Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder

LADY DOCTOR WEDS. Swansea Medical Officer the Bridegroom. A wedding of considerable interest to Swansea and district Nva6 solemnised at Penmorfa C.M. Church, Cardiganshire, oil Wednesday 1110rnmg. The contracting parties were Dr. Trevor Evans, Medical Officer to the Police and H.M. Prison, Swan. sea, and Dr. Edith A. Jones, Medical Officer to the Swansea Education Committee, daughter of the late Capt. Lewis Jones, of Cwmrhaffau, Carnau, Cardiganshire. The Rev. Daniel Lewis was ,too officiating minister. The bride wa" accompanied by her cousin, the Rev. Thomas Richards, of .Newport (Mon.), who cave her away. She was charmingly attired in a gown of ivory charmeuee, tile skirt being draped over an under dress of accordion pleated satin, and the bodice waa draped with Limerick lace. bile wore a coronet of orange blossoms and lilies-of-the-valiey > ith Brussels net veil. Her ornament was a dia- mond platinum brooch, and she also carried a beautiful bouquet, both the gifts of the bridegroom. The bride was attended by Mise A. M. Jones, her sister, and Miss Letty Evans, the bridegroom's sister, who wore gold ant pearl drop pendants, the gifta of the bride- groom Mr. Medi Evans, brother of ti.e bridegroom, acted -ts best man." The wedding was on a quiet tfcale, on;.v the relatives of both families being present. After the ceremony breakfast was partaken of at Cwmrhaffau, the home of the bride's sisters Later in the day Dr and Mn; Trevor Evans left by motor for their honeymoon, whioh will be spent in Bath and Cornwall. The bride's travelling costume consisted of a navy blue tailored coat and skirt, with {).r.1aJl blue taffetas hat. Many telegrams of good wishes. and valuables presents were re- ceived, amongst the latter being one to the bride from the staff of the Public Health Department, Swansea.

SEQUEL TO DISMISSAL BY A I CARMARTHEN FIRM. A case of much interest was heard at Carmarthen on Monday, when James Green, cabinet maker, 76, St. Catherine- street, claimed JE1 lis. 6d., as ono week's wages in lieu of a week's notice from his former employers. Messrs. Herbert Jones and Co., furnishers, etc., Carmarthen. Mr. W. J. Wallis Jones appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. D. King (of Messrs. Thomas and King) for defendants. Mr. WaDis Jones stawd that on July j S't plaintiff, who had been eight years in the employ of the defendants, enrolled • himself as a war munition volunteer, and on July 16th. whilst still waiting to be railed up by the Government, he was dis- missed. Mr. Jones described the firm's con duct as mean, contemptible, and un- patriotic, and said that he was aware that there were a good many men in Carmar- then deferred from volunteering owing to the fact that their employers would not like -it, and events of that kind would follow. James Green, plaintiff, said Mr. Lovell, the firm's manager, told him he was sorry they were.cl.osil)g the workshop, and that his services would not be required. Witness said to him, How about a week's notice? and Lovell replied, As you are likely to be called upon to leave us upon a minute's notice, we are entitled to dismiss you on an hour's notice. That is our contention." Witness said that of the three engaged on the permanent staff in the workshop the two who had volunteered for war munition work had been dismissed. Since Wednesday last he had been engaged on munition work at 6.1 d. per hour. George Jones, a cabinet maker under the nrun, who had volunteered for war munition work, and had also been dis- missed, said he told Lovell ilhat it was a ca-e of -.Pite. J. Lovell, manager for defendants, said the reason they dismissed the men was bee-ause of the pending coal strike and the difficulty they had in getting proper wood. The custom was to give an hour's notice. The Bench ordered that Green shouffd be paid 25s., the Mayor remarking, We WTlt, io say that Mrs. Jones W818 not prompted to give notice to the me.n by any feeling of pique against them for volunteering. We exonerate her from all blame." The business of defendants is carried on by Mrs. Ann Jones.

TWO SONS AND A SO^-gN-LAW. Hte. J. B. Gowman, Treboeth, 6th Welsh. Pte. Tom Jones, 3rd Welsh R.A.M.C.  Pte. H. E. Jones 3rd Welsh R.A.M.C. I Mr. Robert Jones, of 13, Pentregethin-road, Swansea, has given his all to ) the Army—his two lusty sons and his son-in-law.

WAR LOAN SCRIP WARNING. I The notice of the Treasury has been called to shopkeepers and others who in certain cases are accepting War Loan Scrip vouchers in payment for goods. In the opinion of the Treasury, any use of these vouchers for currency pur- poses is undesirable in the national in- terest, and any traders accepting them are wai-n-ed that the vouchers are only exchangeable for cash or War Stock on the terms of the published prof.pectiis. The Treasury will not be respoasible for the exchange otherwise than in strict ac- cordance with the prescribed conditions of any voachers obtained in .the ocurse of trading operations. I

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PENYGROER ASSAULT. I -b BEER BOTTLES USED AS WEAPONS. At Ammanford Police Court on Monday- fore Mr. A. E. Du Buisson and other nagistrat«e—two Penygroes collier brothers, Sidney Davies and Oswald J. Armstrong, were charged with unlawfully wounding Dwen Commins, a middle-aged man, or Tynewydd, Crosg Hands. Considerable in- terest was manifested in the case. Mr. T. D. Hurley, Llandilo, appeared for the prose- putiou. and Mr. Hy. Xoyee, Ammanford, de- tended the accused.—Outlining the case, Mr. gurley said the affray took place on the ISth of June at Goreddu, Penygroes. It was illeged that the accused obstructed the pas- tage to a house in Gorsddu from which pommins came out. He stumbled over them. and they set about him, Armstrong fitting him and Davies striking him on e head with a bottle and afterwards kick- big him on the ground, breaking (several ;ib,i. Commins became unconscious ai.fi was carried into an adjoining house, where he was attended to and his wounds washed. Dr. Clutterbuck would epealc as to the con- lition in which he found Commins, and no Soubt the bench would come to the con- tusion that the injuries inflicted were very perious. He had not yet recovered and wat; o-,ill unarble to work, and in all probability fre would not be able to do so for some time, as his ribs were in a very bad con- iition^ and being a man of middle age he rvould not. get over it so soon a* a younger aian.—Owen Commins said he had gone to Ammanford on the Saturday in question in the company of Wm. Lewis, with whom he returned to Gonddll. Penygroes, that night, between eleven and twelve. He went into Uie house of Mrs. Taylor for some coil-are. There was a side passage to the honse, and there sitting down with his feet etrotchNi acroes the passage when he came out was a. person whom he afterwards ascertained fc" be Armstrong. It was dark, and he was tripped down on his face and hands. Ko 1 sooner did he ge,t up that Armstrong hit him in the face with hi.9 fist until he fell down. Get-ting up again the other man, Sidney Davias, struck him with a half-pint bottle on the forehead 'the force of the blow feiling him. lie got up the third time and was struck on the hoead again with the bottle. He fell. and remained on the ground and received several kicks in the right ribs, two of them being broken. At the time Sidney Davies was nearest to him. Young Morgan was also within striking distance. He added that when he was tripped he fell into the road, and subsequent events hap- pened on the roa-d. He suggested that both Morgan and Davies kicked him. He lost consciousness, and when he came to him- BCif the first thing he remembered was Joan 2. Davies. washing him. He lost a lot of blood. Accused lived near the spot.- Cross-examined by Mr. Isoyes: It, war, the firvit time he had mentioned that Morgan kicked him. He did not suggest that neither Da-vie^ nor Armstrong did all the damage to him on the ribs. On the head they did. That night he had a little drink, namely, two bottles of ale. Hie friend, Wm. Lewis, paid for both. He was only five minutes in that house in (joOraddu. and had nothing to drink there. When he went into the house there was no one in the passage. When coming out, he denied that Lewis got through the passage all right, but that he being none too sober stumbled over Sidney Davies, and after declaring Who the is there trying to stop me," struck him with his walking -,tick.-Th-ere is some feeling btween you and Sidny Davies?—That's the second time for him to attack me.—Haven't you threatened, in the presents of a man named Wm. Evans, that you were going to "knife" Sidney Davies?—No.—He denied that when he found out it was Sidney Davies who was one of those in the pas- sage that he turned back to strike him the second time, and further denied that be- cause he refused to oom-a away, Lewis, his friend, struck him with a stick and left him. Continuing, he said he did not see the bottle used but felt it. However, there was more than one bottle used, the first breaking. Both bottles were pelted at him. -He was a very good shot, wasn't he?—Yes, he did not miss me anyhow.—Chairman: Pretty near, 1 think.—Mr. Noyes: I suggest II that -Davjee had no bottle at all in hi" possession ?—Yes he had.—He ha-d no time to iiiek up any of the fragments then, and could not aay whether any had since been found. He denied that he commenced strik- ing -the accused with a stick, and that when they turned on him he fought as best he could with the stick. On the contrary, how- ever, he never raised his. hand. After hie wounds had been dressed he walked home by himself about 2 o'clock the following inorning.-In re-examination, he said the battles were full, and their contents flowed over his face.—Mr. Hurley, having obtained the con-sent of the bench to put a question ho had om-itted to put during evidence-in- chief, asked whether the accused, Sidney IDavies, bad made an offer to him?—Yes, he sent a man to me.-Ila-ve you been epeaidner to Davies yourself?—Yes. He told me to make it as light as I could. Witness added that he did not "want to press the case and Bend them to a term of imprisonment, if they would oettle the case and pay for his lo.t time and expenses. The man sent to him was Jno. Davies, who offered about £ 50 for settlement.— Mr. Is eyes: As a matter of fact, you and D-avies have been drink- ing t-og-ether for several days after this?- Talking together; not drinkin,You have been talking together ("Juke friendly?-Y", it i« better to be friends than otherwise.— Don't you think you would be lucky if you got the £50 out of Davies?—He has offered it.—You would rather like to get it?—No answer.—Chairman That goes without say- ing.—Mr. N'oyea: But the charge is for a criminal offen-ce, and he says he is willing to aocept money in settlement.—Mr. Hurley: Me did not eay he was willing to take it, only .that Davies had offered it.-Evidene-e. w given by Frederick Rees, of 47, Gors- tldu-road, who said that when Commins came out of the passage Armstrong was standing, and it was over Sidney Davies 'he stumbled Armstrong then hit Com- mins out of the passage into ,the ditch.— Mr. Noyes: Didn't Commins strike Daviea with a stick?—They tumbled, and the stick just tapped him. He aiSded that Commins. •was going >to hit Daviee. and it was because of that that Armstrong struck him.—John iLennon, 56, Gorsddu-road, admitted stating to oo police that after the fight, Sidney Davies said he gave Comrnia few hard blows with his fist, and also gave him two sma cks with a bottle." In cross-examina- tiod, he said he thought Davies was making m of it than what really happened.—Dr. H. y. Clutterbuck said he examined Com- inilb on the Sunday morning. He had two wounds on the scalp and two, at any rate, of Ilia ribs were fractured. He was in bed • n<t; in pain, and for the first few days his coiffeition was bad. The wounds were lacerated and rather jagged. They were about an eigth of an inch deep, one an inch long, and the other three-quarters of an inch. It war, possible that those could have been caused by a blow from a blunt object, such as a bottle. Commins was practically out of danger in three or four days, but his ribs would take 51 long time to get rigkt; in fact, they were not right yet.—By Mr. Noyes: It was possible for the wounds to have been caused through fall- ing against a stone, and any forcible blow might have fraotured the ribs.—J. B. Davies, 69, Gorsddu-road. said he had brought bacs a parcel for Sidney Davi-g. one of the ac- cused, £ nd the latter called. The contents were six half-pint -bot-tles of beer. They were three in the bouse, and there and then tliey drank one each, and before leaving Sidney Davies said to witness, Rere is one for yo. for Sunday." Davies then took away two full bottles with him, leaving the "empty 4iines behind. Witn-elõ", was on the point ongoing to bed when he heard a hor- Tible noise, and going outside he found a man lying on the road practically on his back. The man was plastered with blood, -and for time witness failed to recog- ,xiise, hin^ .He took him to the houge and vaehed bia. ana lie iken saw it was Com- mins, who was in a dazed condition i--P.S. Beynon spoke of arresting Sidney Davies, who said, I was drunk. I don't remember I anything about it. I had a 'bottle in my hand, but I gave it to a boy before I began fighting." He also charged Oswald J. Arm- strong, whom he arrested on the following day, and his reply was, I knocked him when he knocked Sid on the floor. I did not touch him after. I heard the sound of a bottle being smashed .when Sidney beat I him." On Sunday night witness picked up fragments of the beer bottles which had been smashed on tho road ten or twelve yards from Taylor's, house.—Mr. Noyes sub- mitted there was no vestige of a cafe against the accused Armstrong, who was charged with being a principal in the second degree. With the exception of strik- ing one blow at the outset when he thought his brother was being "threatened, Arm- strong took no further part in the fight. The Chairman, after a consultation with his colleagues and the Clerk (Mr. W. L. Smith), announced that they had corce to the conclusion that there was not sufficient evidence for committal against Armstxong, I who was thereupon acquitted.—Davies, who reserved his defence, was committed for trial to the next Assizes to be bald at Car- marthen. Bail was allowed in his own recognizance of £ 50 and two sureties of £5û.

COL. W. D. REES TAKES UP COM- MAND IN ROYAL ENGINEERS. I Colonel W. D. lees, V.D., of South- ville, Swansea, has been officially notified that his Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to appoint him to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Engineers. Colonel Rees served for 30 years in the (ith G lamorgan Battalion (formerly the 3rd G l amorgan Rifle Volunteers) of the -Welsh Regiment, and was commanding officer for nine years* On the occasion of the visit of King Edward, who was the honorary colonel of the regiment, to Swansea, Colonel Rees had the signal Colonel W. D. Rees, V.D. honour oi acting ae A.D.C. to his Majesty. On appointment, to that command he also had the honour of presenting his officers to their Royal honorary colonel at Court. He retired four years ago, and on his retirement the officers at a compli- mentary banquet pros-ciited to him a magnificent set of silver -salvers as a token of their esteem. We believe Colonel Rees is the only retired Territorial officer who has been given the command of a unit in the Regular Army, and, further, the first infantry officer to be given a command in the Royal Engineers. He will be leaving for the front at an early date. Colonel Rees is senior partner of Rees and Co., consulting engineers, West- minister, also oLf Rees, Winship and Co., engineers and contractors, Swansea, and is director of several local industrial works. His son, Lieutenant Glyn Rees. is serving in the 30rd Iftfcli County of London Regiment, and his partner. Lieu- tenant B. Winship, is serving in the Cheshire Field Company, Royal Engineers.

SOLDIERS ALLEGED THREATS AT I LANDORE. You liave, up to now, bore an excel- lent character, and have done good work for your country. I have no doubt you were brought to that state through the fault of your too kind friends." These word s were addressed by Mr. Abraham H. Thomas, the chairman of the Swansea Bench, to a soldier named Thomas Jones, who was charged on Wed- nesday with being drunk and disorderly on the G.W. Railway Station at Laudore, and also with wilfully damaging a carriage window valued 7s. 6d. Mr. Rupert Lewis prosecuted, and In- spector Hughes said that defendant came out of the train and was very disorderly, threatening to shoot and' bayonet every- body. He deliberately broke one or the carriage windows as the train was going out. Jones now expressed his regret. I have been to the front since August 13th, and I am home on 5 days' leave, sir," he said. I bad a drop of drink, and it went to my head." The Chairman, in making use of the re- mark quoted above, adjourned the case for three months, telling Jones that if he did not repeat the offence, he would not hear anything more about the matter.

In the Welsh Ilorse Regiment, there is an average of a medal and a half to every man in the line, fib per cent, of which consists of ex-Army men. There are 29 sergeants and staff-sergeants who ran I boast an aggregate service of 557 years. J

SHOT BY A SNIPER-SWANSEA PRIVATE'S I FATE IN FRANCE. I Official intimation has been received at Swansea of a further casualty in the ranks of the 6th Welsh. Private Sboemakc, whose wife lives at Fisher-street, Swansea, having been killed in action. Particulars of the action are contained in a letter received on Sunday from a companion, but the communication from the sergeant of his company, in which the sad news was confirmed, was not received until Monday morning. (Passed by Censor.) The total casualties suffered by the 6th Welsh in France number 16, according to a statement received in Swansea on Monday, the-so including an officer who is reported to have been wounded in the leg. Another private reported wounded is Private J. Lennard, 97, Oak-terrace, Liungyfelach-road, Swansea. The death of Private A. E. Shoemake was conveyed in a letter to his wife from Sergeant E. Rowbothan. the sergeant in charge of the section, who was with him at the time of his death. The sergeant writes: We were sitting together, having tea, just behind the parapet. A few minutes before that he had shown me a photograph of yourself, and made the remark, Well, I have four there to be proud! of, and if I was I hit how I've done my bit anyhow/ The bullet struck I him in the fore- head, and death was instantaneous. He was buried with a proper ser- vice in the church- yard of a quiet little village." Pte. Shoemake was 2.5 years of 'e, 111(1 had pre- viously served in the army. ] [ e joined the lith Welsh on the out- break of war. Prior to that he was employed in the. Ma linesman n Tube Works. As a boy he served as a telegraph messenger at the Swansea Post Office. Private Albert Shoemake was very papular with his companions in D" Company. He couKi write a graphic letter, and many of his epistles home, describing his ex- periences have been published Sir Alfred Mond's S-jmpathy With Widow p, ,npath- y Wi-th Widow Mrs. Shoemake, of Fislier-etreet, Swaii- I sea. has received a. letter of sym- pathy from the Right. Hon. Sir Alfred Mond. Bart, M.P., P.C., in which he says:— I have learnt with great, regret the sad I "loss you have sustained by the death of your husband, Private Alhert Shoemake, in the service of his country, and offer you my sincere condolence." Lieut. Flick Brown has also written Mr" hoemakc a Ipftpr. in which h? !cays: "H? was a 8plendjd a n,i? will be a great I?s to my eedwn, You must take comfort from the fact that he v'as pr?ud to give his life for his Ki?R an d his country. Please accept my sin- J cere sympathy."

UNFENCED MACHINERY AND BOY'SI LOST ARM. A prosecution under the Factory Act was heard at the Swansea County Police Court on Wednesday, when Inspector J. liilditch, the Swansea Factories inspector summonsd Messrs. the Swansea Fuel Co.. Kmg IS Dock, for failing to fence in cer- tain dangerous machinery, on Juno 18th. Mr. J), Yifliers Meager appeared for the company, and Mr. Vaugban Edwards was tor the relatives of Albert Edward Webb, concerned in the case. Inspector Hilditch said that on the day in question a boy, Albert Edward \YeT)b, was working in a very confined space, cleaning out the shute near the elevator where the fuel was carried away. Reaching out for his shovel, the boy un- fortunately got his hand caught in be- tween cogs, and he was drawn in up to the arm, which afterwards had to be amputated. It appeared that the machinery had since been fenced in.. The boy, who gave his age as 15, said he was watching the shute and reaching fot- a s-hovel at the sam-o time. At times the shute became choked, and he was clearing it. Steam in the shute began to get thick, and before he had time to get It is hand away it, was caught between the chain and the cog-wheel. I tried to pull it out, sir, and I caught my elbow. That fell off, and then I ran out." The Chairman (to Mr. Hilditch): Does h" mean his elbow fell off ? Mr. Hilditch- Yes, sir. (To the boy): Turn round, my boy, and show the Bench your arm. The boy showed his arm, which was off from above the elbow Witness added that be did not know what had been done in the matter of compensation. Mr. Meager: Do you know that my fiiend (indicating Mr. Yaughan Edwards) has taken up the case, and is claiming £ 1,560?—No, sir. Mr. Hilditch But the question of com- pensation does not arise now. Mr. Meager, in defence, put in a sketch to scale, and submitted that the hoy could not have reached the danger point of the cog at the top in his ordinary work, and it was rather difficult to understand how the accident happened when the boy was searching for the shovel. The wheel had only been placed on the spot two days before, and the boy was sent down there with the shovel owing to the newness of the machinery. Since the accident no one had heen in the spot. It was only a temporary matter, and thus the machinery did not need fencing. Thomas Augustns Goskar, the manager of the works, corroborated this statement. They did not dispute the bey's right to compensation, and they had made an offer under the Workmen's Compensation Act, but the offer had been refused. The Bench retired to consider the evid- ence, and upon their return the Chairman announced that they found the case proved, and inflicted a fine of £10 and witness allowance.

Dutch peasants who went to Wintor- swyk to sell vegetables to Germans were offered German notes in paymert, but re- fuscd to accept them even at a discount of 50 per cent. off their face value. As the Germans had nothing but paper money, the peasants took their vegetables home again.

BILL HELD UP. J GOVERNMENT DEFEATED IN THE I HOUSE OF LORDS. The first defeat of the Coalition was sustained on Monday in the House of Lords, which insisted, in defiance of Lord Lansdowne's earnest appeal, in shelving till after the recess the Naval and Mili- tary Pensions Bill. One of the effects of the postponement is that for six or seven weeks, and probably longer, there will be provision available for supplementing the pensions of widows, orphans, and disabled men. Lord Crewe. on behalf of the Govern- ment, had offered to place on the Statu- tory Committee two representatives of the Soldiery and Sailors' Families Associa- tion and two representatives of the Sol- diers' and Sailors' Help Society; and to provide that in appointing local com- mittees regard should be had to the repre- sentatives of societies who had hitherto undertaken the duties prescribed by the Bill. These concessions, however, failed to satisfy the critics of the Bill, and Lord Balfour moved the postponement. Lord St. Aldwyn complained that he Bill set up an entirely new department involving considerable expenditure on which no check was provided. Lord Lansdowne declared that it would be a serious misfortune if the Bill were laid aside for six or seven weeks or even longer. I Lord Midleton, however, persisted that it was necessary to recast the Bill, to I divide the temporary from the permanent, to maintain the voluntary system of workers, end not squeeze it out by a Government system of workers. They wished to discuss its entirely new financial basis. The action of the Peers formed the sub- ject of dis uesion in the House of Commons on Monday, when, on the I motion for the adjournment of the House, Mr. Hogge inquired what course the l Government intended to take, in view of the postponement of the measure until after the recess. Were the Government going to take the action of the Lords lying down? Were they making arrange- ments to override this vote, or did they intend to resign P. Protests against the action of the House of Lords were made by Mr. J. Samuel, Mr. Pratt, and Mr. Andereon. The latter said that Parliament should be kept sitting as long as necessary to get this Act settled in the interests of the soldiers and sailors and their dependents. Mr. Pringle eaid the defeat of the Government in the House of Lords would lx misrepresented in Germany and neutral countries, and this raised a serious situation. Mr. Guiland said he could only pro- mise to convey to the Prime Minister the views of members. Sir Arthur Mark bam said it would be a scandal of the first —nitude if the Government decided to adiourn the House on Wednesday after what had happened. Mr. A. Williams protested against the action of certain members, who turned everything into an attack upon the Government. It made one think that their object was to bring about a Con- stitutional crisis. L; is understood that in order to shorten the delay in passing the War Pensions Bill an amendment will be pro- posed in the House of Lords when the adjournment is moved, substituting four weeks for six -weeks as the length of the recess.

WOUNDED IN LEFT HAND. j WOUNDED FT HAND. I News has been received by Mrs. I .en- nard. of 97 Oak-terrace, Liangyfelaeh-road, Swansea, that her son, Private Joseph Lenuard, of the 6th Welsh, has been ,wounded at the .Writing from ho. pital, Pte. Lennard says: I have been wounded in the left ■'hand. Am getting cm lfine. It has done very \little damage at ilea-,?t not 50 much as !I expected it to do." iBefore the war l?o. jJjennard was a collier ¡' {working at Llanelly. file is 19 yea re of age. Mrs. Lennard, who is i1 widow, has four of her nine sons serv- ing their King and .country. The other three are COT porn 1 T. J. Lennard, I of the 2nd Welsh, who has been wounded at tb? Ircnt and is now in this country; Pcryt. Richard Lennard. of the Roynl Welsh. Fusilier?, now recovering from rounds; and Driver F. J. Lennard. of the A.S.C., w ho has not yet to I the front. Two of these four sens are I married and two single.

= i LIEUTENANT MARRIED AT I MORRISTON. A pretty and fashionable wedding, in which more than local interest was taken, was celebrated at the Libanns Congrega- tional Chapel, Mcrriston, on Tuesday morning. The bridegroom was Lieut. Arthur Jen- kins, formerly of Manselton, now an officer in' the 3rd Batt. Welsh Regiment, and the bride. Miss Amelia J. Parton. L.R.A.M., A.T.C.L., the well-known Lan- dore musician, and organist of the church. The bride was given away by her father, Mr. W. H. Parton. Connaught- street. Port Talbot. Lieut. D. M. Evans acted as best man. The bridegroom was attended by a num- ber -of officers and privates of the 3rd Batt., the former of whom presented an arch of steel with their Swords. The bridesmaids were the Misses Kate, May and Doris Parton. sistere, of the bride. The bride was attired in a gown of satin charmeuse, with long, graceful over-skirt of ninon. The bodice was of ninon over the palest piuk with scallops of satin. The veil was of Brussels net, with a wreath of orange blossom with heather, and she carried a bouquet of lilies. The bridesmaids were dressed in blue taffeta, and wore hats of black tulle trimmed with pink and stjeams of black ribbon velvet. They carried bouquets of pink and white carnations.

POISON CLOUD AND FIRE. I (Passed by Censor). I How a Welshman, spurning imminent personal danger rescued a wounded Canadian in a cloud of poisonous gas is told by Sergt.-Major J. Ridley, in a letter to the Leader from an Exeter mili- tary Hospital. Ihe heroic Welshman is Private Wm. John Davies, a native of Ystalyfera, who ,tli t l tf-? Owi  Y or k was serving with the King's Own York- shire Light Infantry. One morning Pte. Davies was in the trendies rubbing shoulders with Pte. William Cann, of the 10th Canadians, when shells began to burst all round, and clouds of poisonous gas rolled up. Pte. Cann was badly wounded by a shell, but went on fighting until lie was I bowled over by the gases. In his own words he was" well gassed and wounded, practically to death. lying helpless and alone when Pte. W. J. Davies, braving the gas, rushed up amid a storm of shot, shell and fumes, and carried him bodily on his back to an old farm house used as a Red Cross dressing station." Pte. W. J. Davies. Pte. Wm. Cann. The medical officer there had partly dressed Pte. Cann's wound when the enemy directed a heavy shell fire upon the farm house. It caught alight. Pte. Cann was still lying helpless when, Private Davies, seeing it would soon 1 be burned to the ground, threw away his kit (except his rifle and ammunition), seized Cann again, and bore him away from the blazing building to the Red Cross dressing station in the next village, ,ullv 700 yards distant. Pte. Cann was then dressed by another medical officer and passed on to a place of safety. Pte. Davies. picking up part of the kit o-f a dead soldier, went back and joined again in the battle. Later, however, he himself was seriously wounded and sent back to England. By a remarkable co- incidence, he was sent to Exeter Hos- pital, there to meet Pte. Cann. That's the man who saved me!—that's the man who carried me through hell to life," ex- claimed the gallant Canadian upon first seeing his re&.?uer. seeing Cann is now convalescent, while Pte. Davies is still in the Exeter Hospital recovering from his wounds. Before they parted the two comrades enjoyed a most happy time by the kind invitation of Lord and Lady Iddesleigh, at their mansion, whither they were accompanied by Staff-Sergt. Rogers (of Pontycymmer), the senior non-commissioned officer ef the hospital.

E!STEDDFOD AT COLBREN. Mr. J. E. Moore (Jwyn, of Dvffryn. near Neath, presided at a successful eistedd. fod held at Colbren. There was a large attendance. This was followed by a com- petitive concert over which Mr. Rhys Davies, Abercrave. presided in the ab- sence of Councillor Thomas Williams. Ystradgynlais. The awards were:— sold: 1, Ivor Jones, Colbren; 2, Philip Davies. Godre'r Graig. Children under 10: 1, David John Coombes, Glyn-neath; 2, Ethel Maud Francis, Llau^amlet; 3, Sally Jones, Aber- crave. Girls under 15: Irene James, Llansam- let. Children's recitation: 1, Ethel M. Fr-anci*, Llansamlet; 2, Ethel Thomas, Trebanos. Pianoforte solo: 1. Willie D. Jones, On- llwyn; 2, Laura Rawlings, Swansea. Contralto: Ethel Jones, Onllwyr. Soprano: Madame Richards, Birchgrove Tenor: John Walters, Ystradgynlais. Bass: David Jones, Abercrave. Adult recitation: D. C. Thomas. Clydach Darn Adroddiadol: Gwilym Cynlais. Ys- tradgvnlais; Teifi Rees, Cardiff. L;iies' choir: Llandilofan (conductor, D. Phillips). Chief choral Ystradgynhm (conductor, E. O. Morgan). At tme competitive concert Mr. Gwilym .T oue. of Ystradgynlais, won the cham- pion isolo. The open recitation was iivided between Miss Lizzie Evans, Aber- crave. and Miss M. J. Francis, Ynis- meudw. The amateur solo was won by Mr. David Thomas .Scnnybridge.

WELSH UNIVERSITY PASS LIST. The pass lists of the matriculation ex- a.mina.tion (June, 1D101 of the t"river-sity of Wales contain the following local suc- ceaseg: Candidates who have pad the who ki examination, optional subjects beong shown in brackets: Thomas Nicholas (•Greek. Welsh). Newcastle Emlyn Gram- mar School; William Joshua Phillips (Welsh, Chemistry^ Old College School, Carmarthen; Hezekiali Williams (Greek, Welsh), Old College School, Carmarthen. Candidates who, having previously passed in a part of the examination, have now passed in the remainder and thus completed the matriculation examination: Gwynet.h Harry (History). Llanelly Girls' County School and private study; Wini- fred Ree« (Mathematics), Llanelly Gi.rl, County School. Candidates who have s-atished the ex- aminers in a part of the examination, and are specially rec-f-nini ended by them as deserving to be admitted to a su bse- quent examination in the remainder: Ieuan lorwerth Phillips (Latin, English Language, history, French, botany), New- castle Emlyn Grammar School. Candidates who, having completed the examination or obtained exemption t here- from. now pass in an additional subject or subjects: John Davies, Rhydlewis (geography), Llandyssul County School.

ALL HANDS PERISH. The Grimsby trawler I'eiseus was lost with the whole of the crew of ten hands citi Saturday. The trawler Lindum, ar- riving at Grimsby on Sunday, brought the bodies of 'Con-stantine (skipper), Pickett (mate), and Monkton (deck- Land). The other bodies have not beea rtcovered. The trawlers Lindum and Ventnor were fishing within sight of the Perseus when the crews heard an explosion, after which the Perseus disappeared. Without thought of their own safety the skippers of both the Lindum and Yeiitnor kitre/ed their .-mall boats and pulled &<-ut among *the wreckage honing to save .:>, but only succeeded in picking up tkree dead bodies. At first it was thought lAe Perseus had been attacked by a sub- marine, but the belief is that she struck a mine.

COMMISSION FOR FOOTBALLER. Private W. J. Hopkins, one of the Pontardawe Rugby three-quarters, who has been attached to the 13th Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Win- chester, has just been granted a com- mission in the 9th Reserve Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment, and is due at Manchester on Tuesday next to under- go instruction in the Officers' Training Corps. Lieutenant Hopkins is a native of Graigrcefnparc. and was engaged as teacher at the Pontardawe Boys' School before joining the Colours. He is very popular in the Swansea Valley, and has played football with Pontardawe, Swan- sea, and Neath.

BURRYPORT AND PEMBREY DRINK RESTRICTIONS. At a special meeting of the Llanelly Licensing Justices on Monday, was de- cided, on the recommendation of Chief Constable Wy Picton Phillips, under the Intoxicating Liquors Temporary Restric- tion Act, 1914, that the sale of intoxicants at Burryport and a portion of the rural area of Penibrey, including the Ashburn- ham Hotel, Ship Aground. Commercial, Red Lion, and Butchers' Arms, and all registered clubs in the area, should h? sus- pended between 6 and b a.m. during the continuance of the war.

The fond remembrance in which the late Mr. Harry Evans is held by the Liverpool Welsh Choral Union, whose standard of efficiency lie, as its conductor, did so much to promote, was pathetically illustrated at his graveside, in Smith- down-road Cemetery, Liverpool, last Fri- day. the anniversary of his death, when a tribute to the memory of the deceased conductor was paid in the form of a wreath placed on his grave. Zurich, Tuesday.—The Austrian Home Office report admits 9Si eases iyf rbo^wa in various crown Idnda. chiefly in GaJicia.