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")-1- 'Ihe ;¡tt C-'Qll;!L:. -jnní ;a H:Y '-=:t j AT D. MORRIS, M.P.S. Dispensing and Family Chemist, MARKET STREET, (Nea: Vim's), LLAHELLY. London and Colonial experience in first- class Pharmacies, and for four ye s Senior Pharmacist to a large firm oL Chemists in South Africa. Ail goods of the tightest quality and i lowest possible prices. I PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY DIS- PENSED BY D.M. PERSONALLY. I -=-

fl I- | Killed in Action. I 1 ,:a.! tl.. AI. & Ii. I I PTE. MELVILLE JONES. I News has reached us that Pte. Melville Jones, the only son of the late Dr. D. A. | Jones. Llanelly has been killed in France, j Mr. Melville Jones was a medical student at Newcastle-upon-Tyne who had not completed his examinations, and he joined the Northumbrians. He He was a bright and promising lad, and hundreds in Llan- elly will remember him as a boy. His father was a prominent public man in this town, a justice of the peace, and an ex-chairman of the Local Board, the Urban Council and Harbour Commission- ers. Mrs. Jones is living at Bourne- mouth, where her two married daughters are residing. Deep sympathy will be ex- tended to them.

I I alF.- If c Another Mils'ary Cross JU u l 1. 1. 1.\ c ¡ .11. U. WON BY CAPT. SMITH. I Capt. A. H. Dickson Smith, M.B., Ch.B., of the R.A.M.C., the only son of Mr. W. D. Smith, headmaster of the HeolfaiN-r 'School, Llanelly, has been awarded the Military Cross. Capt. Smith who volunteered for active service im- mediately war was declared, received a commission in the R.A.M.C. in August, 1914. and proceeded to France in the following October. He is an old Llan- doverv boy, and obtained his "Colours" in cricket and football. Capt. Smith was • -a student at Edinburgh University, where he was Gnerson prizeman in Path- • ology, and graduated with Honours in June. 1914. From July to October, 1914, he was an assistant to Dr. Parry, of Pontycymmcr. At present Capt. Smith is at a base hospital in France suf- fering from trench fever.

TUC-OF-WAR AT DAFEN NEXT SATURDAY. I

1;1 r t1  Toil f?r ?e Bra?e. V UrHHY PORT ROLL OF HONOUR. ———— The names given below arc those of men from Burry Port who have fallen in action;— Bonncil, Private Henry. Collins, Private Reginald. Daniel, Captain Ralph P. Davies, Private James. Da vies, Private Samuel. Edmunds, Captain David. Evans, Lieut.-Col. D. Brynmor Chiles. Evans, Private AYiUiam. Fuller, Private Thomas. Gillespie, Private Adam. Hawkins, Private T. J. Isaac, Private Sidney. Jones, Private Robert. Lewis, Private George. Lewis, Private Ivor. McFadd^n, Seaman Owen. Private Herbert S. J. Price. Private Lemuel. Price, Private Richard. Randell, Private Frederick. Rees, Private Albert. Rees, Artificer David Edmund. Rees, Private George. Rees, Private Tom. Roderick, Sec.-Lieut. Allan Buckley Rowlands, Signaller John. Scott, Private John. Scott. Private Robert. Styles, Private Joseph. Taylor. Private 1. R. Vaughan, Sec.-Lieut. John D. Wotley, Private Fred. Williams, Sergt. Edmund. Willia ms, Private Herbert. Winstone, Sergt. W. H. The Tragedy. It is these lists which bring home to the homes in this country the tragedy of war. In the- full-flush of youth, men— and boys—go out 'to do or die' for Britain and some never come hack. Burry Port can hold its head proudly hefore all men even though its head is heavy, for this list is not one which could have emanated from a town with no sense of duty, no realisation of the grave issues which to- day, convulse the whole civilized world. But the mothers and fathers of Burry Port can take heart in the fact that the lives of their sons were dedicated to a purpose higher and nobler than the ordinary humdrum routine of life. The sympathy of Burry Port will go out to the bereaved families, and it will be ac- companied with that which comes from the consciousness that in the task of de- fending the Empire and civilization, Burry Port, small tnough it mav lie, took its part wiai courage and nobility. Mr. W. Griffiths, El&ington roatl, Burry Port, will be ready to receive -,ny liames to be added to the list if it be jn- complete in its present form.

Iø.-  i "Il r V a c e for r1 Ttfln. p11ltitD 0 II \) æ 1. A 4 li A \.J \J Al A Ú   S I      ergt..vor Rees wins the covetec: ulstmdwD.  A Fins Story of Heroism. Sergeant Ivor Rees, V.C. I a SPLENDID HEROISM. The official reoord reads as follows:— I No. 20002 Sergeant I var Rees, South Wales Borderers. I A hostile machine-gun opened fire at clo-o range, inflicting many casualties. I Leading his platoon forward by short rushes, Sergt. Rees gradually worked his way round the right flank to the rear of the gun position. When he was about-, twenty yards from the machine-gun he rushed forward towards the tej.sn, s:\ot one, and bayanetted another. He then bombed the large concrete emplacement, killing five and captured thirty prisoners, cf whom two were officers, in addition to I an undamaged machine-gun. It is with feelings of the deepest grati- fication that we announce that the Victoria Cross—the "red ribbon" of Army decorations, has been won by a Llanelly soldier. The striking intimation came through on Thursday, but it was not until this morning that the news- papers were free to make it public, that Sergt. Ivor Rees, only son of Mr. and Mrs. David Rees, Stradey Hill, Pwll, had been awarded the proudest distinction of the imperial forces. As may be imagined the good news spread through the tov. n and district like wildfire, and on all hands, delight and pride were expressed that the valour of one of the local boys had been thus rewarded. Sergt. Ivor Rees is only 23 years of age, and the last three years of his life have been spent on the blood-stained battlefields of France. Prior to the war he was employed as a eraneman at the I South Wales Steel Works, and in October 1914, he "heard his country's call" and enlisted in the South Wales Borderers-a, regiment already famous for its record of Victoria Crosses. He went with the Borderers to France a few months later, and soon came into the thick of the fight- ing. for, as was said by a well-known General the other day, "if there is any fighting on, the Borderers are sure to be in it." Our gallant young townsman underwent many hardships and ex- perienced more than one narrow escape, but he escaped unhurt from shot and shell, but later on fell a victim to trench fever for which he was treated at Cardiff Hospital, where he remained seven weeks. By this time he had received his Cor- poral's stripe, and on returning to France he came in for further promotion, being made sergeant. His good fortune con- tinued to follow him, and only a few weeks ago he wrote to his parents ex- pressing his thankfulness at having I 1 ,n 1" come through so many "big pushes" un- scathed. "FOR VALOUR." The Victoria Cross is the most highly prized decoration of the British military and naval services. It was instituted hy royal warrant dated January 29th, IS06, and promulgated in the official "Gazette" on February 5th. ft is a Maltese cross in shape, and is made from cannons cap- tured in the ( rhnean war, principally at Sebastnpool, the design on the obverse side consisting of the royal cvest, a crowned lion, beneath which is the in- i) Oil Valour." Non-com- missioned officers and men and such com- missioned officers as may have risen from the ranks, who have been -Yarded the Victoria Ci oss. receive an annuity of uo, which under special circumstances I may he increased to £50. The ribbon is hl1;c for the naval service and red for the military. to A FATHER'S PRIDE. 1 When a "Star" representative called at Pwll on Thursday he found a very proud family at Stradey Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Rees, the parents of the winner <?f the Victoria Cross, were receiving the congratulations of their numerous friends tlwre lwing quite a stream of kindly callers. "I of course," said Mr. Rees, very proud of what my son has done, and we are all pleased that it has been recognized in such a prominent way. 1 may say that Ifor was a born soldier. Not that he ever did any soldiering before, but he was al- ways fond of it, and in his letters we could see that he was full of the work, no matter what the hardships were. There was never any grumbling or com- plaint in his letters. He was always bright and cheerful, and full of high spirits." "Did you expect to hear of this great distinction he has won P" "He told us in his last letter that he had been recommended for the V.C., but did not give any particulars as to what he had done to deserve so great an honour. I am quite sure, however, that lie did his part thoroughly whatever it was. He was always a plucky boy, and did not know the meaning of fear." The "Star" man then asked as to the young hero's movements, and when he might be expected at home, because the l town wanted to honour him. I "Oh, as to that," said Mr. Rees smilingly, "I can tell you nothing. We don't know when he will be allowed to come home but he himself expects to get leave. As for the other part, I don't know what to say, because Ivor is not much of a public man. I think killing Germans is more in his line," REJOICINGS AT PWLL. As might have been expected, Pwll went delirious with joy on Thursday. The little village is immensely proud of its hero son, and in the evening there were excited groups of villagers discussing how the great event should he celebrated. In this matter, several members of the Soldiers Comforts Committee expressed the hope that a public reception would be arranged when the new V.C. winner ar- rived heme. At the Council School, where Sergt. Rees received a part of his education, his great achievement was re- ferred to by the teachers during the course of the lessons. Lady Howard, as the patroness of Pwll and chairman of the Comforts Committee, is expected to take the lead in the home-coming celebra- tions. I TERRIBLE BAYONET WORK. I In one of his letters to a relative, Sergt I Rees gave a vivid description cf the terrific fighting in which he had been rc- cently engaged. In more than one Í- stance this took the form of hand-to-hand I combats in which the Huns offered a clcs- (, F Y' It ¡.. ") perate resistance. The bayonet carao into play here with disastrous results for the enemy, intone letter, Sergt. Rees says ¡'1"" 1,, 1, (' 1, 1", .). 1",1, ",1", .¡ c'" I.,L. Llè, 11, O>1C'c r;l'Jù( 11 ill ,1 J.LC ee when, they surprised a number cf Ger- mans, in this emergency, he turned '-is weapon round and used the butt end of it as a club which felled several of the Teutons. Judging from the tone of these letters, the new V.C. appeared to enjoy these close combats, and the marvel is that "he should have escaped unhurt from them all. SERGT. REES AND A DIRTY HUN. A correspondent who is evidently in close touch with the details of Sergt. Rees' career in the Army, sends us the ,1 .11 I following story Y our readers will, I am sure, be interested to read one inci- dent in which Sergt. Rees figured. It is the story of a wounded German who was brought back to our lines as a prisoner by the Pwll hero. With their usual mag- nanimity, our Tommies treated their cap- tive foe with every kindness. Some water was brought up for the little company, and on the principle of "visitors first," the drinking cup was handed to the Ger- man. And how did he show his appre- ciation of the kindly courtesy of the Britishers ? Like the dirty Hun that he was, he took the cup in his hand and actually spat in it. This was too much for Sergt. Rees, and lifting the butt end of his bayonet, he felled him to the ground with a tremendous thwack. "And serve the scoundrel right" will, I am certain, be the comment of every reader. GALLANT WELSH STILL LEAD. I The new distinction makes the nine- distinction ma k es the nine- teenth V.C. awarded to Welshmen during the war, and the twentieth won by the South Wales Borderers during its long history. During the course of the pre- sent war there~*ias been a ding-dong con- test for the first place in the V.C. honours between the South Wales Bor- derers and the King's Royal Rifle Corps. A few weeks ago they were equal with eleven each. Then Sergt. Albert White gave the lead to the Borderers, and in j the present list both the Borderers and I the Rifle Corps figure with one each, so that the gallant Welshmen still maintain the lead.

-r- I High Explosive in  n'¡- Court. $ I GIRL S ALLEGED IEFTS FROM MUNITION FACTORY. I At the West London Police Court a young woman was charged with stealing from a munition factory two caps, a fuse, two pellets, and a primer. Dot.-Sergt. Garner produced the articles and explained that the pellets consisted of a very high explosive. Mr. De Grey: Good gracious Be care- ful how you handle them. I don't want to be blown sky high yet (laughter). Sergt. Garner said that they would only explode on violent concussion. Mr. Morley, who appeared for the girl, picked up the pellets, and the "Magistrate asked him to be careful. Mr. Morley, who is an officer in the Army Ordnance Corps, said that he took a professional interest in the things. The Magistrate: I suppose if they did explode we should be blown to bits ? Mr. Morley: I expect so. The Ma gistrate said that it was an ex- traordinary thing that a girl should be I going about with such articles. He hoped that the police would search her house carefully in case there were other ex- j plosiws there. Sergt. Garner assured the magistrate that they wouKI do so. The Magistrate, after hearing the evi- decided to grant a remand, but refused bail.

BURRY PORT URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. w ANTED immediately, a HAULIER, for Council work, wages S2 a week. Apply, H. Bowen Jones, Surveyor. Somerset House, Burry Port. 1-

The Food Committee. It LABOUR REPRESENTATION I At the Burry Port Council on Thursday a letter was read from the Trades and Labour Council requesting that the local Food Committee should co-opt two labour members :—Mr. Thomas Williams and Mr j W. D. Jenkins, would net as the repre- sentatives of organised labour on the Committee. The Clerk explained that the committee had been constituted in compliance with the necessary instructions and contained what the Council regarded as a labour re- presentative, and also a woman, thus ful- filling the official requirements. Conse- quently there was no vacancy and he sug- gested that a reply, pointing cut the sit- uation be made. This was agreed to on the motion of Conn. R. G. Thomas, seconded by Coun. IF. J. Morgan.

I  I- 1 S?gar Supplies o — INSTRUCTIONS TO HOUSEHOLDERS. Official sugar registration cards are new being printed for the Ministry of Food. They are about Sin. long, and nearly 4in. wide, and a perforation across the centre divides the card into two parts, one of which will be kept by the retailer and j 1 one by the householder. The householder is required to fill in the name and address of the retailer from whom he resires to purchase the family supplies of sugar, and to sign a declara- tion that no other sugar registration card has been signed on behalf of his house- hold. Directions for the use of the card are printed on the back. These state that the card must be sent or handed not later than Monday, November oth, to the retailer whose name and address have been filled in. The retailer will tear off and keep the upper part, and return the lower part to the householder after en- tering his name and address in the space provided. The following notes also ap- pear on the householder's part of the card:- "Before December 30th, 1917, the sup- plies of sugar at the shop where you have registered may not be sufficient for you to buy sugar there. After December 30, 1917, you should be able to buy at the shop where you have registered the authorized weekly allowance of sugar for your household. You must then be pre- pared to produce this part of your card whenever required to do so by the retailer named upon ti. It, alter Dec. oOth. you have any difficulty in buying this weekly allowance from your retailer you should communicate with your local fool office. "It will be your duty in case of a re- duction in the number of your household, to make a corresponding reduction in your purchases of sugar. In case of any increase of household your retailer will, as far as possible, allow a corresponding increase in your supplies." The caution is given that any person altering any entries made hy the local food office on the card is liaLle on con- viction to a fine not exceeding £ 100, 01 six months' imprisonment, or both.

CAPTAIN DAN DAVIES' LAST LETTER. Simultaneously with the news of the I death of Captain Dan Davies, of the Welsh Regiment, his last letter came to hand. It was written last Saturday, and he was killed on Monday. He wrote:— "At 3.1.5 this morning the sentry on my -post saw some movement; he opened fire, and then challenged He missed his objective which turned out to he two young Germans (enrolled last February), about 19 years of age. They were brought to my quarters, and on being questioned by my took (who speaks German fluently) said they belonged to the 185th Jaegar Regiment. One wore his cross guns, and was n sniper. They were pleased to be in captivity, and said that our artil- lery fire yesterday caused them 150 casualties. Both were bright and intelli- gent youths, and one was particularly goed-looking. They were a. little hungry (natural to lads of this age at 3.30 .m ,); r and were thankful for some cold tea, bis- cuits, and bully. I forwarded them un- der escort to headquarters with the cook as interpreter. I hope he will come back, but I am afraid the brigade will collar him as permanent attached H.Q.— i linguist. Not that there is much dainty cooking necessary here, but every man counts these days. We are subj ected to • I very heavy shelling here, and the weight of metal that come our way makes the ear hum even when a shell bursts a couple of hundred yards away. Direct hits on this dug-out deafens us for minutes together. Love to all and hap- piest wishes.—Dan."

SUCCESSFUL AUCTION MART. I The sale of cattle, etc., by Mr. Win. Evans at his Auction Ma: t on Tuesday, j proved very suessful, and showed the need of such, a means of transfer between dealers and the farmers. There was a fine array on offer and good prices were realized. Mr. Evans is to he c-ongratu- lated on the success of his enterprise. j

PROMOTION FOR LLWYNH ENDYsTE ] Lieut. CyriT G. Davies, youngest son of ex-Sergeant D. Davies, Sunny Bank, Llwynhendy, has been promoted to O.C. of the 1st Provisional Company, Royal j Engineers. He received his commission in June, 1915, in the Royal Welsh Fusil- j leys. Whilst on active sovvce en the Western front the young officer was tran- j sterred to the Royal Engineers. In Oc-t- ober last Lieut. Davics ?'a? wounded through the explosion of a German mine. and was invalided to this country, where since March be has been on light duties.

To Pay, or No!: to Pay. TRAVELLING EXPENSES. Coun. D. Arnold presided at the meet- ing of the Council on Thursday evening. There were present Messrs R. G. Thomas, Daniel Davies, A. E. Taylor, T. Davies, F. J. Morgan, and S. L. Gravelle. Expenses. Mr. F. J. Mor gan called attention to the fact.that a cheque had been drawn for expenses to Carmarthen when mem- bers of the "Council were there on busi- ness. He wanted to know- whether that was usual. He did not know of its having been done before. The Clerk Are you referring to officials or members of the Council ? Mr. F. J. Morgan: Both. Mr. R. G. Thomas: I think we should pay expenses when we send members down. Mr. Tom Davies Was there not a re- solution passed The Clerk So far as I am concerned it is agreed that I be paid all travelling ex- penses except those between Burry Port and Llanelly. Mr. R. G. Thmas: On this occasion the work was important Government work,- it was in connection with the Parliamen- tary boundaries. j Mr F. J. Morgan: I only want to know and to ventilate the question. It was ultimately pointed out that it was quite usual to pay such expenses.

1 Hymn Translations, 1 W A LOCAL VERSION. I Much interest has been aroused by the competition for the best translation of "Os dof fi trwy'r Anialwch," the adjudi- cation on which v.as published this week. The winner is the well-known bard I "banned. We give here a version by the Rev. Rees Griffiths, M.A., IJanelly- Thy grace shall be my wonder My soul, in battles vanquished. I bring to quietness;— And all the snares are broken And free my feet are found. If this I am beholden, Praise endless shall resound. Ti. I a struggling sinner Shall take my journey through, The song will be most wondrous. The language will be new; Proclaiming loud "Victorious For full salvation' s might; All fears of war's reverses Dispelled both noon and night.

A young lady in North Finchley found an old linen bag containing ztlOO in notes Taking her find to the police station, she has been reward e d by the owner with 5s.

46 S t I a P. I WATER TURNED OFF, 1 At the meeting of the Burry Port Council on Thursday evening, Councillor Taylor asked if the Council were going to (lo MytTdSg in the matter cf the turning off of water by Miss Bowser. "I do not think people should have to carry water across the docks," lie paid, "merely be- cause people were to he turned out of the house. I think a letter should be sent asking that another supply of water he put in." I Coun. T. Davies: I don't think we can do anything in the matter. Coun. Taylor: If I wanted to put water on I should have to apply to the Council. People who cut it off should he hound to do likewise. Coun. Daniel Davies asked the Clerk the position and he replied that the Council could not do anything. The matter then dropped.

EVERY MOTHER SAYS that Gower's n RJ?? ,1If -?! y,< <- ??U? Uau-:Q ?i?fj?? .OO. Is the Best and Safest Medicines for Wind. Gripes, Restlessness, Joe. FIRST DOSE RELIEVES TRY IT 7H. per BOTTLE. Sold only L., John Govrer, M P S.. ,fro-n London aed Cheltenham), The Pc-eyk Chemist, 14, Vaughsn Street, Llanslly.

SOLDIER'S CHRISTMAS PARCEL. I The public are notified that the follow- nig are tlie latest dates on vviuch parcels above the postal limits of weight should be despatched to troops serving abroad (other than in France) in order to secure delivery by Christmas :—- India, Sept. 20; Mesopotamia, Oct. 10; South and East Africa, Oct. 2.5; Salonika Nov. 1; Egypt, Nov. 1; Malta, Nov. 20; Gibraltar, Dec. 1st. rSuch parcels, which must not be under 1111). or over oClb. in weight, should be sent to the Military Forwarding Officer, Avonmouth Docks.

TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION IOR SALE, Lady's CYCLE; in splen- did running order; also Bradbury Treadle Sewing Machine also in good con- dition. —Williams, Auctioneer, Llanelly. A PARTMENTS Required. middle Oct';iter, for married couple; good locality; about seven minutes' walk Post Office pei •maneut; state terms, 'D.R .C.' Star Office. T OST, small Gold BANGLE with diamond centre, between Murray street, Stepney street, and Town Hall Ground s. Finder rt warded on returning to Star Office. \*TANTED, immediately, two steady J.- '.{' .\} HAULIERS, at trade union wages Apply, Fclinfoe! IVewer;. Co. Ltd., Llan- (.11: Xl \TED y T TY"- ."1' 'T WANTED, a Your.g T ADY ASST-T- ? A? .? .t?.,? 'A?HM?.??m? sUCet.

ASTERISKS. I —— —— Sergi. Ivor Rees, V.C. The village of Pwll has one P.C. and one V.C.—the former a man in blue, and the latter in khaki. The preachers at Calfaria anniversary j to-morrow and Monday will be the Rev. B. O. James, Cross Hands, and D. Hopkins, B.A., Llwynhendy. < < Carmarthenshire can boast to-day of having within its borders the oldest and the youngest winner of the V. C. The veteran, of course, is Sir James Hills- Johnes. w < < < A few weeks ago, referring to the eighth Military Cross brought to Llan- elly, the "Star" said that the next local decoration must be the V.C. And so it has proved to be. < » The V.C. is held by all ranks. It is the proud possession of humble privates as well as Field Marshals and Admirals of the Fleet. It was also extended to civilians who bore arms against the Indian Mutineers. « « Mr. T. Hay Samuel appeared at the Swansea Empire on Monday and Tuesday deputising one of the artistes who was indisposed. and with his comic and patter created a great impression. Mr. Samuel has since been "booked" as a deputy for the Empires at Cardiff, XClrport and' Swansea. w < Thirty-nine years ago this week the Cwmlliedi reservoir was opened. At the time it was expected to be sufficient for the needs of the town for the next half century. So rapidly has Llanelly de- veloped. however, that already a second i^ervoir has had to be provided and a third will be required before long. Friends of Miss Mary Gardener will be interested to hear that she is to return < home soon after a highly successful tour of the Wyndham's Theatre play "No- body's Daughter." As "Honor" (the title role) Miss Gardener enacts a "Peg o' my heart" type of part; an incorrigble madcap sclioul brl the first acts. and at the last, a rudely awakened, emotion! woman. « < A sarcastic Burry Portian writes:— "We shall be 'some' town here soon. We only want just a few things to go on with such as roads, a drainage system, water supply, electric light, public hall. an en- larged railway station, and a cinema. Life will then be worth living here." [Might we add a cemetery to the list, with specially deep graves for grousers like our correspondent.-—Editor.]

MARRIAGE OF fvIR. CHRISTIE. The marriage took place hy special license at St. Mart!>. Pieeaddiy, Lon- don, of I-. Christie, assistant works manager at the Pembrey Factory, to of Mr. Richard Yv atkm Northampton place, Swan voa.