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}J- "1" -rr ¡-' "1 VERYTHiXG in Stock in Household  ironmongery, including ?hu?glcs, ?'gc, and Table Mangles, Lamps and ?ves, Blowers, Fire Guards, Fenders, "Ild Coal Vases; Portable Boilers; also Cycles, both Gents and Ladies, all at °tt"est prices. Inspection will l)e .es- soined.—D 3-Iughes, Ironmonger, Station Road.

LOCAL RELIEF FUND. Amount already acknowledged 3 6 ? Thomas and Co. (31st '(:l.J' 4 0 0 ?anmoi. Foundrv Employees. ?11]0 ??on. 0 1 4 ?- Thomas and Cu"Č:t2nd ('(,)! 0 0 (, 3  6 I°rf' a Wor k men 3 '2 (5 ^rs- Hopkins, John street 0 4 0 10°oeds of Lecture hy Mr. Llew. AViniams, M,P, 1 9 0 Howard (to 11 tlx June) 4 0 0 1 blandly Trade 'smen's Associ- 3 1 L S j '-l J":i: d PaYblcnts to :2:-hl dune, 1917.5805 17 3 ■ | Blanco in liana 235 5 2 AvoragQ payment per week 43 8 0 Cases eu—Jl't pv x-i. V* Sr O vY AFT, Hon. Treasurer.

Art in .6 Wales. I -*— SUGGESTIVE ADD HESS BY THE BOROUGH MEMBER. Mr Llewelyn Williams, K.C., M.P., in opening the second day's proceedings in connection with the exhibition under the auspices of the School of Art, said that under the guidance of the headmaster (Mr. Daly) he had derived great pleasure from iusepeting the products of the infant Art of Liarieily, if he might so term it, and he noticed .some very striking exhibits. Wales was, of course, an artistic country, and he was not surprised therefore to find that Llan- eliy, which was the capital of Welsh Wales, should display such remarkable talent as was exhibited there, but unfor- tunately, up to recent times we had lacked the technique and the instruction in technique which would enable the V, elsh artist to give a full and compre- hensivc display of his talent. Hut during the Iis? twenty years Wales had made a tremendous advance, and they had only to go to the Royal Academy to be con- vinced of the reality and the rapidity with which Wales had advanced. He had attended the Royal Academy exhibition lor more years than he cared to remember •—certainly for the last 22 years. He had of course seen Welsh pictures there—a "W elsh Landscape by Leader or something of that sort—but they were only incidents in the exhibition. As Welshmen, we were proud and interested to see them there, but we felt they were overwhelmed by the multiplicity of other pictures and statues which had nothing to do with Wales at ail. But if they went to the Royal Academy this year what would strike them right away was that it was a Welsh Academy. In the first room they would find replicas of the beautiful statuary which has been placed in the Cardiff City Hall through the munificence of Lord Rhondda. Then they would find portraits, not of Welsh- area, but of Englishmen and Scotchmen ol imperial fame hy a Welshman named m. Llewelyn, and Welsh landscapes by header. He did not pretend to be an art critic, but he studied faces in order to foul out the character behind, and he know a good portrait from a bad one. And lie was not sure that AYm. Llewelyn not the greatest portrait painter of the age. In every department in that great Academy—because one of the Asso- ciates told him it was one of the greatest Academies he remembered—they would find Welsh exhibits. There was one very sentarkab?e and sensationai picture tlx-re by a real Welsh girl, Miss Margaret Liuusey Williams. It was a rather un- pleasant topic, but it was a powerful pic- ture, the title being "The Devil's Daughter." So much power was shown in t?? production that even though the topic p!lo,ctio,-i that the tol),,c i? a great future for Miss Williams, j who war; bred and born at Barry, He pre- dicted a great future for Wales in Art, aral recalled a long conversation he had I-, itli Prof. Herkomer, one of the most versatile geniuses that ever gave himself iii) to English art, at an eisteddfod in 1^.6 at Llandudno. He would never for- ge. the enth usiasm with which Prof. Her- komer dwelt upon fcfta Aiiislis Capabilities of Welshmen. pj o f Her k omcr said we wer;' very hach- \\1 !I>l', :111] 'l t\¡:ll;\ ;C{ l-> ¿:'1 glimmer of what art really was, hutthe thing was there. He (Mr. Williams) really believed that Prof. Herkomer :1 t that tmie really meant to devote a por- t.cm of the remainder of his life to art in Wales, bat he l'üwld it was impossible for one man to do the necessary work. There was lack of organization and so niucli backwardness, and of course one could not do in a day or so what was required to give Wales the chance she should get. It will, said Mr. Williams, I have 110 doubt, take, a generation, but as sure as the sun rises to-morrow I believe that Wales will do in the rcalm of Art what she has already done in the realm of i music and what she is doing to-day in! the realm of statesmanship. Wales is an old country, but the people are the youngest in spirit of all the pioplc in the world, and I have unlimited faith in the future of Art in Wales.

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 The Tribunal 0 1 RESULTS OF THURSDAY'S APPEALS. I A meeting of the Borough Tribunal was held on Thursday when the Mayor (Aid. j D. James Davies) presided, and there were present Ald. R. P. Thomas, Coun- cillors T. H. Samuel, W. Powell Rees, J. L. Jones, and Mr. Russell. Re-examination Ordered. j In the case of Ernest T. Francis (20), I it was stated that although the Tribunal had ordered that the man be re-examined the Medical Board had refused to re-ex- amine the man. The Mayor Then we again order that the man be re-examined. Lieut. Ingrams: It was only a recom- mendation that the man should be re- examined^ The Mayor We order that the man be re-examined. Postponed. In the case of Morris Cohen, Mr. E. Kammerer appeared, and appellant said that owing to his health 1-io, was obliged to give up his job, being at present em- ployed as a rag collector. Lieut. Ingrams: Then what better job is there for you than a rag collector ?— No answer. Postponed for two months. Casing up Deferred. I j Mr. J. Lewis Phillips Represented Gwilym J. Thomas, assistant in the em- ploy of Messrs. James and Sons, and said he was passed C 3. Lieut. Ingrams said that as the appel- lant was not a clerk or engaged in en- gineering the oalling of this Class was deferred. Postponed. Six Months. I In the case of W. M. D. Be van, Mr. J. Lewis Phillips said the appellant was a married man with three children, passed C 1. He added that Mr. Bevan was the manager, and the Company knew very little about the business except that it was a very paying affair. Mr. Phillips This case has been fought on appeal and therefore I come with con- fidence before you. The Mayor: You are not making a speech now ? Mr. Phillips: No; I have never been complimented on being able to make a speech (laughter). Aid. Nathan Griffiths said that if the County Tribunal intended to grant con- ditainal exemption they would have grant- ed it. Mr. Phillips I quite agree, but there is nothing to prevent the military author- ities bringing the case up for review again. The Mayor I don't agree with you or Aid. Griffiths (laughter). Postponed for six months. Pvlynydd Mawr Employes, I In the cases of W. J. Owen, E. A. Wil- liams, F. A. Stephens, and W. J. Hosea, it was stated that they were in the em- ploy of the Llaneliy and Mynydd Mawr Railway Co. The Clerk failed attention to the fact that the men were engaged in railway service. The Mayor: I suppose you would not appeal unless these men were indispens- able ? Mr. Morgan That is so, we could not work the railway if we lost the services of these men. Mr. McAllister said that with one ex- ception the men had only been passed (lass C 2. Adjourned for a fortnight. Petition of Sawyers. I In the case of Vv Davies. the Mayor pointed out that as the man was a sawyer over 40 years of age, he was in a certified occupation. Lieut. Ingrains; 1 hen I don't apply for t" ini i). Messrs. Brown, Thomas and John also appealed for Lor H. i .dvards (1S), an- other sawyer, who had keen passed C 1. Mr. John said the man was engaged in I we. which was essci;Hal to munitions. The Mayor: Then we adjourn the case for 14 days. Carpenter and Band Conductor. I David Jones, carpenter, in the employ of Messrs. Buckleys Brewery Ltd., in ap- pealing said lie was the conductor of the Llaneliy Town Military Band. Lieut. Ingrains I have no report of this case so I would like to have it ad- journed to make inquiries. Replying to tlie Mayor, appellant said that one of the carpenters in the Com- pany's employ was of military age. Postponed for three months. A very difficult case. I i1 'Li _4 J ;I 1. In the ease of Robert E. Thomas (24), a married man, said he was a grocer and salesman in the employ of his father, who being paralyzed, would be ruined if lie (appellant) was taken to the Army. Replying to Lieut. Ingrams, appellant said his father was incapable of doing anything. He (appellant) had been passed Class A, and was only 24 years of age. Lieut. Ingrams I leave it to the Tri- bunal, it is a very diiffcult case. I Ii" u 0' 'l 111 n >J:. I Postponed for 4 months. i No Notification. I Robert G. Lucas (IS), single, who had be o fhv-er d A, sa el 1 was employed as a setter in the cold roll department of the Lurry Works. lie added that he was the eldest of six children, and his father was a Sergeant in the R.W.F. in Salonika. It was stated that the man's mother j was allowed 35B. 6d. The Mayor said he had heard that, men enrolled for munitions had been calleo- up but no notification had been received by I the Tribunal, and he did not see how they could be dealt with. Lieut. Ingrams submitted that the men who enrolled could be called up in accord- ance with a clause'in the form which they signed. Lucas argued that he was too young to enrol, and said he did not have a pro- tection card. The Mayor said it would be unfair if the Tribunal took any statement without some proof in writing- The Clerk pointed out that the appel- hnt had not enrolled because he was too young. Postponed for two months. In a Certified Occupation. R. M. Vernon (32), married, with one child, in appealing said he was a foreman in the employ of the South AVales Trans- port Co., who supported the appeal, and said a large number of men had been re- leased for the war. A-ernon said he was a repair mechanic. Ald. Griffiths: I submit that the man is not what he represents himself to be. I The Mayor: Have you any evidence ? Aid. Griffiths No sir. The Clerk read the Company's appeal, and pointed out that according to the statements made the man was doing some thing beyond his ordinary avocation.. For the Company, Mr. James, the man- ager, stated that they were under a guarantee to employ the men on their re- turn from the Colours. Aid. Griffiths Have you ever appead before the Tribunal in the past ? Mr. James: No; it is a most xmcon- genial task to us, and we have never ap- pealed before. The Mayor: We think the man is in a I certified occupation. Aid. Griffiths Very well, I give notice of appeal, but if the man goes before the Medical Board and is placed in a low category it may alter my decision.

IT l   Teaclv I E F S n -t. 7 1 b? e 1. i, ? ?-, I r?"r, S -< THE NEW GRANTS. I At the meeting of the Borough Educa- tion Committee on "Wednesday evening, a letter was read from the local Teachers' totter of d froin the lee-,il Teacl ,-c.r-s' Committee to receive a deputation to- gether with a member of the Executive to discuss at a round table conference the allocation of monies voted by Parliament for the improvement of teachers' salaries. They also respectfully suggested that a day for such a meeting should be fixed at an early date to enable them to put their case before the Committee during the month of July. The Mayor: The letter says "to C'OIP sider the allocation of monies voted by Parliament." No money has been voted yet by Parliamclt. It seems to me we have not heard about it since Mr. Fisher made his statement. The Clerk Payment will be made from April 1st. It is made in instalments, The Mayor proposed that the deputa- tion be met when the Committee knew what the monies allocated by Parliament were. Conn. D. Jennings: I should like to know how many' "traekers this Association i represents ? The Clerk All the certificated teachers are represented. Coun. Jennings: Then.-<what :about the uncertificated Tcachers ? j Ccun. J. L. Jones They; can look after' themselves. Coun. Jennings: I think we should meet them at the same time instead of having two mectings, Coun. E. Willis Jones favoured meet- ) ing the deputation as requested, and said that Parliament were likely to do some- thing. The Mayor: What I have pointed cut is that Parliament has net yet ar8ent{)d to Mr. Fisher's proposals, and if you want any practical outcome from the con- ference with the teachers you must first know what money will be. allocated to Llaneliy. Coun. Willis Jones: Isn't it a fact that Mr. Fisher has already stated that the proportion wliich Parliament will con- tribute is 60 per cent. ? The Mayor Yes, that is Mr. Fisher's statement, but it does not follow that Parliament will assent to it. Coun. Willis Jones: Then we might be waiting until the end of the war before we can proceed. The Clerk said he had already received the formula. Coun. W. E. Clement proposed as an amendment that the Association's rc- quest be acceded to. Lady Howard said no answer could be given to the deputation until something more definite was known. Coun. Jennings said he had heard figures varying from £ 3,000 to £ -5,000 mentioned as Llaneliy's share. Coun. Clement: We cannot come to a decision at the conference, hut we can hear what the teachers have to say. It was decided by the casting vote of the Chairman to accede to the Associa- tion's request, and also to ask the lm- certificated teachers to send representa- fives.

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A Narrow Escape. [ LLAXELLY SOLDIER'S REMARK- ABLE EXPERIENCE. I On^ of the many soldier lads now en- joying in their native town a well-earned 10 days furlough is Driver W. J. Miles, I Coronation road. Driver Miles has been (Ill service iin. France sinw May, 1915, and during that tinw has had- some exciting- experiences. On one occasion he narrow- ly fussed beiRg severely wounded, apiece of shrapnel pkmng his "soldier's small book" and sonK-photographs and other papers which he carried in the- left breast pocket of his tunii?. Luckily, the missile came from a direction diagonally to that in wilier he was proceeding, and pene- trating the contents of his pocket con- tinued its course through his tunic under his armpit merely inflicting a slight super- ficial wound on his left arm. Driver Miles' father, Sapper W. Miles, is with the local R.E.'s in Palestine. Both father and son—the only eligfble members of the family-joined in the early days of the war. Needless to say, Driver Miles treasures the shrapnel torn book and papers as an interesting memento of his narrow escape.

Hull is the only m-?cipalitv in tMs ? country ()wnng a telephone sernce. and eount]'V f)",r?  the tariff is 33 per cent. Mo?- the rest of the countrv.

) A Letter from india. An interesting letter has been received <>} Mr, Tom Thomas, Station road, from his uncle, Air Oliver Thomas, a wellknown Llanellyite, who is now doing splendid work as a missionary in India. Yvhiting from Sylhet. he ;1.n;: The GovejT.ment are now recruiting Lengahs to go to 1 raaee as labourers. Already 2,000 KJaassis, Gafos, Nadas, and -N I d as an d Lushais have gone. Most of them, with. the exception of tfrc Ivha.ssis ?rho have been under the iniiuence of the Mission, are wild from the jungle. They have given their oiffcers ranch trouble already | because of their undisciplined ways. On their way down they stopped at Ganbati, and there saw lots of dogs and cats. The Nadas eat these animals and their joy on seeing thesn was great. They immediate- ly broke ranks and chased the cats and uogs even through the bungalows of the Europeans and carried them off in triumph. Similarly, in Bombay, if they saw goats on the streets, they would go and before anyone could stop them, the goat was dead and carried away. Two cf this tribe took French leave in Bombay in order to see the town, and when twenty policemen tried to stop them, they just laid the twenty out.

Mr. John Ellerton, who has retired after 44 years service with the N.E. Rail- way, always walked to and from the wag- gon works where he was cmployed, He thus covered 56,000 miles.

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-=_:=-=--==--=-=== of world movements to admiration, and he will salute it as the most con- summate manifestation of the new spirit which actuates the democracies 'of the world in the struggle against 'the domination of a crude and brutal I nlilitarism. They are fighting not for their own rights, but for the rights of 'Cruelly-maltreated nations which can :neyer hope to repay in kind the ser- vices rendered. It is the sense of the lofty purpose which has cemented the Alliance and increased its strength 1 which justifies and glorifies such an incident as that reported from France Perhaps only international lawyers, j- Who tell us of wars made for such an invasion of Sovereign rights, can com prebend all that it signifies, unless it be the German Higher Command. They cannot fail to miss the meaning of the landing in France of troops from the great democracy across the Atlantic. That act reflects the soul of the Alliance, which is being con- secrated with the sacrifice of blood aiid treasure by the nations which have caught the refrain of a new age, Whence Prussianism and all that it connotes will, we hope and believe, be t,inislied. S b F'I- [ Submarine Figures. The latest return of shipping losses an improvement compared I With the previous week but the .,fillure.s are still serious enough and [ Would be more ^serious still if pre .Sented in a less misleading form. But they do not aftect the broad facts of the situation, which are quite familiar to those who have been able to follow Hie C'erman submarine campaign With accurate I Its ulti- [ Ill,ito failure, as a method of winning the war, is perfectly certain so long as extravagance and waste in these islands are rigorously repressed. Its irrnnediate efficacy is beyond question Hnd has not Locn seriously im- paired. What is needed is a far Steadier and more general under- standing of the true extent of the Menace, which is constant. The laudable efforts of the Food Economy Committees, which oepend on public I opinion, are <r-lIÎly being paralysed ^.v the present alternations between c'°irjpl(;ceney and gloom, and the edicts of the new Food Controller will tneet with just the same difficulty, ^e remain convinced that, in their oWn interests, ike Government; would Well to agree with the Allies quick- ly upon a frauk;. r for in of statement. -^he cvukings of .\liiecl and neutral Vessels, which ,:)1 unpublished, are ft vital—pevh;•)■■. even a prepon- derant—faelor a: • he situation. The ???U'GS o f to?n-?.- ^gures of tomiftge are equally essen- tinl to accurate t. ■ lowlodge, for it toIS of c!ifiVrence :'1 g c tpacitv ftl*iong the ship- ,t t r e c, I t ?ssed toy?. a-- "upwards of  1()W aJl the objec- l)60i) tons." know all the objec- ???s;.hutH.?'?.wni not e beaten, any n?.?.h?nt?eZeppelinsJ bv darkn• •>-] composure." The  d;,l': I n s :;c, l,: ^ost Ctrrain u-eap.'Mi of democracies at''? '?'[sar?.'Ys: ?c?ipieLe un d r    Standing of the'h'' t?.c ON ('r- come.