The Cambria Daily Leader

«    [ v- ,■ I  "? /s? ?  mo Bovril Bovri is coming. I I I 7* ARLY in the New Yar supplies I H of Bovril will be more plentiful, | so that those who have a stock j I of Bovril at home may use it during the Christmas Season, with the satisfaction  of knowing that it can be replaced in a few weeks' time. Consumers who I have refrained from buying Bovril in j have i i I order to leave it for those who stood in j greater need of it may order Bovril from j their grocer in January. The bottle 1j shortage is being overcome, and more t bottles mean more Bovril. I The Shortage of Beef i The shortage of beef has had a serious II effec upon vitality. It is just because Bovril contains the goodness of the beef ] in a highly concentrated form, and has J j also che power of making your other food j ¡ nourish you, that it proves so invaluable jI at the present moment I Body Building Powers of BOVRIL j I 10 to 20 times the amount J I taken. 5 '■■■ I The body-building .1 powers of Bovril | have been proved I by independ ent scientific investi- gation to be from 10 to 20 times the amount taken. Thus Bovril in- creases vitality, strengthens the whole svstem, and I fortifies" the body j against the attacks of influenza. I In the actual experiment made on Human Beings. an amount: of I Bovril corresponding to the size of the smalt black bottle S|L Ba produces an increase in flesh M m and muscle in proportion B M to the large outline bottle. || ■ IS B building Power of Bovril faiWnit Amount of Bovril taken.

j COLLAPSE OF TURKEY. IN SWANSEA GHhiSTMAS MARKET | Turkey in Swansea Market on TUt!3J'1 morning were hk? snakes in Irehnd-uot to be had. The fw which vere earlier hxought disappeared in a way that maktxs tlw hot cakes analogy silly. The same with geese; by eleven o'clock all that the I eager purchaser of poultry had to pick I l'oro wre one or two quite ordinary chicken, and" it bored independence was the characteristic of the purveyors of these. A hungry throng clustered around two or threes excessively tmall piles of rabbits, but it was very clear that a large number 01 families wouid have to tall back on good old British beef, of which I there yet remained a good stook, and this week, as you know, our rations are doubled. I THE MYSTERY OF IT. What prices did turkey and geese and I rabbits fetcli ? That is a problem on which it is wise to draw a veil. There are occasions when the uconomic laws prove too powerful to be successfully united by man-made regulations. Our Food Controller painfully assured, a i<p- j ressjatative of the Leader that reports had reached him of poultry being -old above the the streets, OD the way to the M u .*ket, and he I said he had men on the .1\) watching. But, a.s he sorrowfully put .t, when fat re was coUu&ion betv.Mn the ?.y.r nnd tbe 8Cllf," what could ihey d;?? Wfi at, indeed ? It was ?aid that 9ome 90 :,?? terc ex- J pected in the Market en Tuesday ;dter- in,)Oll, but that thousands vHe v/unted. I THE ORANGES. j 'z, a r, ci ar a price by no means prohibitive. That, I however, cannot be said of Bn/ils, kar- cslonas, and walnuts at b. 9d. (I: .j a lb. A fair bhow of bdliu.nt-berried hdly was offered at Gd. upwairds p?r -p?'g. H?? also of another red-bcrri?l plant i?,<.m- bling holly. Mistletoe was very scanty, yet a sprig, of ') ?-?. could?had -Y,,r 2d.

I STARVING VIENNA. I 200,000 Lives Said to be in Danger. VIENNA, Dec- 20 (delayed). After visitjng some of the poorest dis- tricts of Vienna Colonel Summerhayes, the Chief of the British Bed Cross Mis- | ,i xn to prisoners in Austria, Bays that unless food is t-ut to Vienna immediately at least 200,000 people out of a population of some 2,250,000 will die a6 soon, as the cold weather t6 in. Vienna, he declares, is actually starv- j infr, and people are now dying like ilies. During his 15 years' medical experience in Inciia he never witnessed such sights j as he has seen in Vienna to-day. In the working class many, even among the skilled artizans, have been compelled \to sell all their belongings, including cloth- ing, to buy food. The present rations a.re utterly inadequate, and these cannot be maintained much longer. He had been assured that the situation of the lower, middle classes is more pitiable than that of the workers. They are spending the whole of their savings to buy enough food to keep their families alive.—Beater.

J NAVAL BRIGADE. I A Visit to Swansea Head- quarters. ? Although it was early in the evening I ?-h?n Alderman Bassett paid a surprise ..jsit to the Old Castle, a large number of1 boys had already assembled. The Com- modore (Lieut. John Hodgene, O.B.E.), showed him into the debtor's prison, where the librarians wqe working with all ppeed issuing books to a crowd of eager borrowers. After viewing the gym- nasium the boys were put through some pretty manoeuvres for his benefit by In- structor, Ash bury, to prove their thickness and ability. ALD. BASSETT'S ADDRESS. He then gave them a short address, fray- ing that he had no idea that he should have seen such a well-filled room, al- though he had heard a good deal of the great work of the commodore and officers were carrying on in that building. The splendid training they received would help them to become good citizens and r roake them healthy and fit to meet their future responsibilities. He had much pleasure in presenting them with uniform f-tripos, and also tlirej silver medals to be won in competition. All boys will have an equal chknCe of carrying off the tiophies, as tegular attendance, general behaviour, attention to discipline, and good manners, will be taken into consider- I ation. The boys showed their appreeia- tion of his kindness by giving him three hearty cheers. CAPTURED FIELD GUNS. A disappointment was in store for the I Brigade on Saturday afternoon, as tor- rents of rain fell to make it too un- pleasant for the intended march, to view the captured German guns. Finding it wiser to postpone their visit. Instructor Ashbury kept them. interested by giving them full details of Naval weapons. He explained how they were placed in the barbettes, and in every quarter, de- scribing the work of the gunners crew with the shell hoists, sighting, loading, elevating, and depressing gear, and how the interior of the gun was rifled to give the. shell greater velocity. Every detail was illustrated on the black board. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES. The Yulatide entertainment will take place at 7 o'clock next Friday, December 27th, at the old Swansea Castle. A thoroughly en joyable evening may be ex- tLora,i?,ghly onjoyableevening may ?-I ex- Anchor s weighed."

SIGNALMAN WHO FORGOT. A signalman, reports Colonel Pringle. tho Board of Trade Inspector, accepts full responsibility for a collision on the I.. and N.W. Railway between Wigan and Warrington at Bamfurlong Junction on September 2$, when an empty motor- train, travelling at considerable speed with signals clear, struck the tender of a stationary light engine. The driver of the motor-train was killed. The com- l^iny provides links in signal-boxes for re- minding signalmen o? the p?iton of vehicles standing on the running lines. If this particular signalman had utilised one of the lin?s in the manner iatonded he would have remembered, when he trifd to lower the signal for the empty train, that the' light engine was still in the I ea;pe position.

A DANGEROUS RIPE. I Ai A-beravon, on Monday, Christopher Kendra. OwTjiavon-road. Aberavon, haulal-e- man. at Dyffryn Ehondda Colliery was charged with a breach of the colliery regu- Jations. Jfr. Lewis M. Thomas prosecuted. Wo. Moore, a collier, said that on "th De- cember defendant told him not to go on the journey a-a be was going to give his mate Harding a "rough ride." Witness warned hipt not to do anything of the sort. Witness went on the journey, and had a rough ride." Owing to the spoed, the lights went out, and the trams were thrown j off the line. Seven repairers had a very narrow escape. Defendant admitted taking the clutch off. He vk fined U.

FOOD WASTED TH-DUCH EATEN I Indigestion deprives many of proper Nourishment. A Simple Remedy. Plenty of food is wasted without anyone being fined. You waste food if you eat it and get no benefit. And you will be punished. Your stomach will puiiisli. jou. The food which you do not digest will for- ment and give you pains. You will be however much you eat. Your appetite will be poor, and/if you are hungry, it will not be the healthy hunger which comes from all of the last meal having been dige-ted and used in strengthening and nourish- ing you for yorxr work. It will be an un- natural craving, caused by an irritable ¡ stomach. To get strength and nourishment out of ¡ food, your blood must be pure and rich. Healthy blood extracts nourishment from food and ca.m&3 it to feed the muscles and nerves. That is why those who take Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale peoplf- always notice an improved and natural appetite after a few days. Their blood is baing purified, and the ,pill? are making new blood for them. -which enables them to gêtfull value from their meals. Go I to your choip-isf for Dr. Williams' pink pills, and after taking them you will soon find them doing you good. Th'is is how Mrs. Alice Butler described her suffering from IiiCtige.tioll v;h(,nr,"ti at 31', Recovery Street. Leeds. She stated: '• A gradual loss of energy seemed to seize me, till I wac fit for nothing. I lost appetite and had just to force myself to eat. ? In time, my back b??an to ache ter- ribly, and my limb? fdt as tirpd as though I had walked miles. Headache bMam<' a daily trouble; I got very dc?. pressed, and ;11Y nerN'S went altogether wrong. Then every mouthful of food set up pain and flatulence. I took medicines, but felt no better. Doctors said that I was suffering from Debility and Indiges- tion: my blood was in a poor way. too. H For four months I suffered like this. Thpn I decided to talte Dr. Williams' pink pills, for I knew a girl who had been cured, though 4tie had had three years' treatment at one hospital be-fore she tried the pills. These pills alone cured her of antemia. My own health soon improved through taking these Dr. Williams-pink pills- In about, a week my appetite began to mend, and I did not have so much pain iin my limbs. Tileii, as I persevered with the pills, my strength mended, and I lost all nervousness and depression. The. head- ache and backache steadily left me, and I was completely curcd. Dr. Williams* pink pills alone cured me of all debility, Door blood, and indigestion." Dr. Williams' "pink pills suit most people's deeds, because the?.p piils Ire "I true tonic and really build up the blood and strengthen the nerves. Dr. William*' pink nills are useful for growing children, also for men and women suffering from digestive troubles, weak nesyes, or thin blood. FREE Of course there are mistakes m d'et. Information rhich will benefit your health is contained in the book, Whnt I to Eat." You can obtain a free copy if you send a postcard to Offer Dept., 46, Holborn Viaduct. Tx>n d o n E.C.I.

I STANDARD COSTUMES. I Standard costumes for women will be ready by the spring or summer. There has been a' change in the original *cheme»s. The cessation of hos- tilities has left the Department of Wool Textile Production with a surplus of cer- tain yarn, which has been used in large quantities during the. war for the manu- facture of a serge fabric known as shell elotll-,an essential component part of shells. This surplus yarn, which is 6imilal. to that from which women's eo." f-uiliei were made before the war, is sum- cient to make 2,100,000 yards oi: serge, which it is intended to produce for cos- tumes, coat frocks and skirts to be old at standardised prices. The cloth will be completed hy the end of February, and, as stated, the garments should be avail- able by the spring or summer. The colours of the serge are black, blue, brown and eaxe.

AT SWANSEA DOCKS. I Arrivals and Sailings of Vessels. ( KING'S DOCK. I o s 354 Havre, bociete Com- merr,ia-IT, Thrlma s 847 Liverpool; Kasam s 1 £ 75, Caen Harries: ?yrH= « 540, Glasgow; j TouloH?c ? 1232, Bordeaux. Livingstone. Clavmont s 1441 Rouen Mathwin; Stadion Ha M3 Rouen Stone and Rolfe; Arly s 1653, Liverpool. I Sailings.—Brescia s 2068. Genoa. Mason; Domira 2000 sealed orders Mathwiu Louise a 679 Rouen, A. Capel; Pomcroi s 679, ITa-vre. Jeffreys. Llanelly Trader s 296, Hou<;n. Tucker. NORTH DOCK. Arrivals,—Flour des Marc 48 Caidiff; Aube pine 83, Granville. Cabot put bank. Sa,iliug,s *-Devoni-t s 40 Dideford; Alpha s 76, Avonmouth. SOUTH DOCK. Arrivals.—Prmceso Marie Joee 63. sea. fish, Cootie Co.: Esperance 30, La Rochelle. J. Cabot; Etcil DArvor 38 Brest, put bad: Le Aiglon 40 Pilt back J. Cabot; Lucietine i4. J Cabot, ifut back. Sailings.t~leaway s 482. Glasgow, Jortcs Bros. Vessels in Dry Docks.—Marit s. Albion; monitor boat. Cambrian 2; Kutenijell s Cen- tral; Nelly s 943. iiouen Cpntrnl h a;) d: War Admiral s 4278, Prince of Wales; Beatrice s &38. Rouen. Cambrian 1. Vessels in River.-heo Mondego. Katie Darling 53 llajie Madeline c6 pn1. back; Petit Auguste 40, put. back; ehaniv s 34. put back; Alma 64. put back; Pili-te u nil Ion 38 put back; Egalite 37 put back; Petit Hu- bert 37 La Rocbelle- Marcuerite s 27 al- vage; Elizabeth Charlotte,

MESSRS. TUCK'S CARDS. I Messrs. Raphael Tuck and Sons, Ltd., aM in pa.st years, have a wonderful selec- tion of Christmas and New Year's cards. There are upwards of 3,000 designs appro- priate to every section of the public, and those whose desire it is to exchange greet- ings with home and friends should ask to be shown come of this great firm's specimens, with some of which we liaie been favoured. Me^rs. Tuck have again received the gracious permission of their Majeelies tho King and Que&n, Queen Alexandra, and H.B.H. the Prince of Wales to reproduce for the use of the public the topical Royal Christmas cards, which they have had the honour of pre- paring for the Royal house. The King's card Is painted by Howard Davit;, and illustrates in a striking manner the qntry of Lieut.-General Sir Stanley Maude into Bagdad, March 11th, 191-7. The Queen's Christmas peace card iis painted by H. N. Bennett, and is entitled Peaze." Queen Alexandra's Peace card is another lovely example of the work executed by this famous firm, and was painted by E. Ximenes-" Peace shall flourish "—show- ing an exceedingly delicately coloured picture of an angel planting an olive tree. The Prince of Wal(V card was aleo painted by Howard Davie, and depicts Prince Edward in. Palestine. In the year 1270 Prince Edward set forth l'or the flolv Land, where he &ignaMsx-d himself by ujany acts of valour. It was, however, reserved for the army of King George V. to achieve the croymin., glory of planting the British flag on the walls of Jerusalem in 1917. Thene are some very beautiful children's gift books, calico hLks, painting books, games, puzzles, calendars, block calendars of every imaginable variety for business men, the study, and home use. In short, those who wish to make old and young iitippy should nor. fail to see Messrs. Ttrck's marvellous collection of cards, calendars, picture books, and picture puzzles before purchasing any others.

Expression is everything—obtainable at I Jack Lewis's during the holidays from 10 I till 5. The New Studio is between Royal I Hotl and W. H. Smith and Sona. 012.28 i

BOCUS DOCTOR SHOP ASSISTANTS ASTONISHING FRAUD An amazing story of personation was told at Bromley PoHc? Court on Monday. It was a story of a man pa?-hig hhuseLf oS as another who was dNId, holding him- self out as the possessor of qualincations which he did not po?se?, sguing d?ath certificates, vaccination certificate. and aU kinds of documents, which a medical man alone might sign. The story was told by Sir Archibald Bodkin iu prosecuting James Allan, of Aidborough, Chifilehurst, on a charge oi practising as a doctor, and using the titles M<B. and C.M. There was a further charge of unlawfully giving a death em'- tiiicutc, but that was dropped. 4ad the tinal stage of the strange story was that, owing to Allan's energy w zeal in connection with various hosp^ais in the district, he received the distinction 1;1 V.B.E., and that, as Sir Archibald pointed out, was really his undoing. For when Allan returned a form to the- puiv lu&ors of the Medical Directory, in which his name had been appearing, ho added tne letters O.li.E. It had also appeared in the newspapers, aud when j the Registrar of the Uenerai Medical Council looked at the oiiicial publication, i ha found no such practitioner retfJsUsreu there. THE REAL DOCTOR. This led to inquiries 111 Scotland, where thetw had been a James Allan, M.B., C.M., ot Edinburgh, who died in 181)8. In 1002 an attempt had been made by come- one to purchase the real J ame8 AHa n's medical diplomas, but it did not succeed. Since that year, however, the present James Allan, using the letters C.B., C.M., had been practising at Chislehurst and issuing death certilicates, although that charge was dropped. At Chislehurst James Allan had been largety instrumental in forming a branch of the V.A.D.. and. when the war broke out He was appointed medical officer of the V.A.D. hospital at Chislehurst. He had also done, valuable work as Assistant County Director of the V.A .D. in Kent, and it was for this he received the O.B.fc. Sir Archibald Bodkin further explained that the James Allan now charged was the son of a farmer at Lurgan. in Ire- land, that ho had been a shop assistant at Glasgow. alld had studied medicine and become acquainted with the person who tried to buy the real James Allan's dip- lomat. Canon Dawson, rector of Chislehurst, said Allan had been his medical attendant for 16 years and had given every satis- ia,r.tion,. On the charge of practising as a doctor and using the letters M.B. and C.M., Allan was fined JS20 and 10 guineas oostj.

I; TO POLE BY-AIR. Fate of S. A. Andree Recalled. Apropos of the proposed expedition to the North Pole by aeroplane, it is of in- tereet that the last- attempt to reach the Nort h Pole by air was made in July, 18^7, by Mr. S. A. Andree, a Swedish aeronaut aud scientist, who was accompanied by two companions. Ho employed a balloon of large size, and ho wo*, induced to at- tempt the' voyage by the regularity of the Atlantic Trade Winds. lie thciciore argued that if he were to ascend at Spitz- berrn, his balloon, provided it was ren- dered gas-tight, would drift across the North Pole. In order to provide for occasional irregularities of wind he deyised a system of sails and trail-ropes, and he carried a collapsible boat, 12ft. by Mt., and sledges, in order that the explorers might travel over water or ice if their balloon lost its buoyancy. ¡The basket or gondola was covered in os a sleeping apartment, and carried, besides cameras and Ecielltitie instru- ments, a cooking titove and provisions for a month. CALCULATIONS. Andreeis idea was that if he were successful the wind would cany them across the Pole in six days, and reach the mainland of America or Asia in a fortnight. The greatest probability he thought was that the balloon would land in Siberia, if not on the Pamoyeden peninsula, and if not, near Cape Barrow, in Alaska, where there is a United States Govern- inent station. The last probability was a landing in British North America. Andree's first attempt in 1808 was stopped by bad weather, but at 2.30 p.m. he left panes Ifibnd, Spitzbergeii, with his two companions. He was never eeen again. They carried pigeons, and one of these i alighted in the rigging of a sealer off Spitsbergen. -It carried a message dated j 12.30 p.m., July 1;), stating:— Good progress eastward. This is the third pigeon dispatch. No other pigeon messages Kere received, Andree's balloon also carried buoys to bo thrown out every HO miles, and one of these was picked up on the coast of Iceland. MURDER, RUMOUR. Several relief expeditions which wen sent out to find the explorers failed to discover any trace of them. There Vvere reports in 1902 that they were murdered by Eskimos in British North America, but this was never satisfactorily estab- lished, and a report that a balloon with human skeletons had been found in Siheria WR denied by the authorities at Yakatsk in June, 1914. It is obvious that A tJdr failed1 in re- gard to the| dirigilHlity of his balloon, and that an aeroplane expedtion which can fly right against the wind is an en- tirely different proposition. One question will be whether the ;>ftrol tank can be eo protected that it! will not freeze in the Polar cold.

LIGHT IN THE DARK. Marshall's Mission on Swansea Strand is known to moat people only thi-uttuli Band," an oi-ganisiticn if musical hope. A writer who has pene- trati. farthe-r sends an/account of a great Communion Service on Sunday mornin; participated in by those who have lately hll delivered from the power of sin The "dOOJl appearance and orderly eOD- duet of young people in a subsequent service suggested to him that their pro fession of a change of heart was net an empty one. lIe found the afternoof Sunday School merely wanting room," and was much impressed with the evening service at which Mrj, Grounds, better known as Miss Barkei", the B.W.T.U worker, was present, with others. While this service wa$on, Mr. Marshall, evi- dently a man of strong faith, wAS'visitina in Women's Lodging-houses "the most despaired of souls, in Swanseu." Mr. Marshall despairs of none, believes that none arc lx\vond reclamation and regene- ration. Already his faith if> rewarded, and he has in mind and heart a much bigger movement for righteousness on the Strand.

Shoe. knife, and accoutrement makers, a branch of the engineering trade at Lei- cester, came out on strike on Monday con- sequent on a dispute ae to fi. rat.

A Message j from the Coal Controller In the series qf public all- muncements issued by my Department it has been shown that the Coal Short- age is the direct consequence of one of the stupendous sacrifices made by this country to win the war. The great victory that has crcVoned our efforts fully justifies thesf sacri- fices. 1 regret that in spite qlc- the fact thû t miners are beillg rapidly released ■ from the Army, no relaxa- tion of the coal restrictions will be possible this winter. There is too great a shortage to make up- The greatest economy is still necessary with Coal. The various ways of saving fuel and light advocated in the advertisements will not only help to obviate in- convenience during the coal shortage but wi/l point the way to permanent economy in the great work of National Reconstruction. 9/ I ooMMfc Coal Controller. fztued by the Coal Mines Deft, of the Board of Trade, Holborn Viaduct, E.C. 1. 8.T 24. liHWHI 11 H IHWiHIl In li llhH N11 ill III iBIl i mnliilll

I THE REGISTER. 1^1 i IOfficial Return of English and I Welsh Voters. An official return of the number of electors on the new register-°-the first un- der the Representation oi the People Ad- for England and Wales was issued on Monday. This shows that the total elec- torate of boroughs in London -its 1,958.055 (including 89G.533 women); Parliamentary boroughs in England (excluding London), 6,714,173 women): Parliamen- tary boroughs in Wales and Monmouth- shire, 367.731. (138,213 women); total for all boroughs in England and Wales, 9,039,979 (3,6(}fl,lM!) women): Parliamentary counties in England 7.352,379 ( 2,804.453 women)—in th? intt?r ht?ur?a the women \oter? of U?rby and Wilts arc not in- c"loitlded. not h?vin? yet bc?n ascertnin?d: Parliamentary counties in Wales and Monmouthshire, S0:},223 (309,113 women); total for tho Parliamentary counties d England and \Vat. 8,làiÙnZ (,11:1,5:ili women.) Totals of boroughs and coun- ties, 17,195;5§1 (0.773,(ill women), Univer- sitv constituencies, 30.100 (1.915 women). Grand total 17,225,990 voters (including G,775,530 women).

During the stormy weather, a boy named Hodder was driving a milk-float over a lev?l-crossing on the Abhotsbury line and was knocked down by a passing tritin and killed.

————— ————— —— —— i i- a Christmas Holidays Ben. Evaps &cog's MMatSw a.M?S? ?& ??Ft 0 PREMISE& Will be CLOSED from Will be CLOSED from Tuesday Evening, Dec. 24th, until Monday, Dec. 30th. I FUNERAL "URNISHING Arrangements have been made as usual for dealing with FUNERAL ORDERS. Orders may be given ( by ? Phone or Telegram at any Hour of the Day or Night, or left at No. 14" The Promenade. Telegrams—" Evans, Swansea Teleplwlle-1015 Central. I BEN. EVANS & Co., Ltd., SWANSEA,