The Cambria Daily Leader

SUMMER SCHOOL. West Wales Winners at Llanwrtyd Eisteddfod. An eisteddfod was held it tfeft Victoria Hall, Llanwrtyd Wells, on Tuesday even- ing, under the auspices of the Summer School The hall was crowded, and the competitors were numerous. The presi- dent was Mr. B. I. Williams, Llanwrtyd; the conductor, Mr. T. Williams, Glyn- Nea.th; adjudicators—music, Mr. Phillip Thomas; Neath; recitations, Mr. T. R. Thomas, Cwmtw reh; literature, "Mafon- "NY"; accompanist, Mrs. Lloyd Jones, iiorriston. AWARDS. The awards were as follows:—Open solo for females: Miss M. Evans, Ystradgyn- lais. Open solo for males Divided be- tween Mr. J. S. HWry, Pontardulais, and Mr. Silas Morris, Maesteg. Chief recita- tion: Mr. J. E. Parry, Tycroes. Recita- tion for children: 1, Miss M. Roberts, Drew fach; 2, Miss Nancy Ho wells, Llandovery. Chief choral: Llanwrtyd (conducted by Mr. Jones, Tinpant. Penillion: Divided between Mr. D. H. Davies, Llanwrda. anct Mr. J. Hughes, Pencader. Englyn: 1, divided between Mr. Phillip Jones, Mor- riston, and Mr. D. H. Davies, Llanwrda; 2, Mr. Rees Evans, Cwmgorse.

SLEPT IN THE WORKS. Aberavon Mother and Ten-year-old Boy. At Aberavon on Thursday Elizabeth Grey pleaded guilty to charge of neg- lecting her ten year old boy, Richard. Mr. Lewis Thomas said the child was filthy, hadly clothed, and very badly nourished. Ha had a cut on the cheek from which matter was oozing. His face was swollen, and the right eye cl ose d Inspector Be!,t said he had to send the boy to the workhouse. JiicGovern, eaid the -I-,iD.T Ad s-I in Port Talbot steelworks the night be- fore, he saw him. The defendant said the boy was in- jured while bathing at Neath. The case was adjourned for a month.

YSTRADGYN LAIS. Presentation to Departing Official. At the close of the Ystradgynlais Coun- cil on Thursday a presentation meeting was held in honour of Mr. Victor Taylor deputy clerk and executive officer for the Food Control Committee, who has been appointed clerk for Llanelly Council. The presentation of a cleock was madc by Mr. Ben Williams, J.P. (chairman) on behalf of the Council, officials, ano I members of the Food Cntorol Committee. ( Mr. Wilhams referred. in eulogistic term; to the manner in wrich Mr. Taylor hat. fca,rr|ed out1 his duties for the past few years. Whilst they regretted the depar- ture of Mr. Taylor, they rejoiced that he had been appoÜltc-ù. deputy clerk for hi native town. (Hear, hear). Messrs. W. D. Walters, Lewis Thomas. Dd. Lewis, Jestyn Jeffreys (clerk), Dr. VV alsh, Thomas Watkins, and others. also spoke, after which Mr. Taylor ex- pressed thanks.

Charged at Swansea on Friday with i11- decent behaviour in ElmVlane, Fran! Lisawski (25), a Chip's cook, was fined 40s.. and Minnie Davies (22), a widow, being discharged. The Chairman remarked that defendant was going a dangerous way, but the Bench were dis-pceed to give her a chance.

FISHERMAN'S FIND. I Body on the Sands SWANSEA WOMAN'S II END. I A chocking di SCOT err was made by a I fisherman on the Swansea Santi" on .Fri- day. The man. whose name is Tom Lancy, was going through the fish; ng nets near the West Pier at about 11 o'clock, when he found the body of a woman close in 'between two of the pier piles. It was in a lemarkable position, with arms held .rigidly outwards. There was a slight wound on the temple. The hair was in a rather tangled state, and the body was attired in a yellowish blouse and a blue eerge skirt. Lancy immediately called aid, and the ambulance was -sent for by a Docks police- man, who came on the scene. A large number of people gathered on the spot before its arrival, and one was a brother of the deceased woman, who was identi- fied as a Mrs. Daviee, who occupied rooms over the Weet End Forge, opposite the old Police Section House, Lower Oxford- street. She had been missing overnight. It is stated that Mrs. Davies, w ho was a munition worker atPembrey Works, -was affected to a certain extent by an explosion at the works.

KEEPING IT DARK. Bolsheviks" Mum About Sunken Sh'ps. Heleingfors, Wednesday (received Fri- day.) The official Bolshevik communique ieeued on Aug, 19th says that high speed enemy boats ent-e,red Kronstadt harbour and that the Red Guardships sunk three enemy boats. At the same time a large number of (enemy aeroplanes atticke(I Kronsbadt, the communique mentions no Bolshevik ships as haTing been sunk or any other dapiap.,

NOW REPORTED DEAD. The parents of Pte. John Woodman, of 42, William-street, Swansea, who hare already been informed that he had been missing since April 1918, has now received official intimation that he is now reported dead. Prior to joining up he was employed at the Prince of Wales Dock, Swansea.

?:11 r ?, I 7 TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. "— "V The last of the matches betweft the BriteMlfWf Town and Britonferr, Steel- works teams is to be played on the ground of tlie latter on Saturday, and the keenest interest is being taken in the local Derby fJVnt. The Steelworks will turn out as follows:—W. Thomas (captain), E. Cooper, H. Tomlinson. E. Williams, A. Edwards, F. Clark, W. J. Hill, Tuan James, J. Richards, Webb and Bates. The Steelworks second eleven to meet the; Britonferry Town Seconds will be represented by the following: E. Hughes (captain), D. J. Thomas, D. Davies, H. Gethin, T. Davies; G. Beer, W. Prosser, Idris Janies, D. Morgan, F. Gibbs, and E. W. Thomas. On the Mansel cricket ground, Aber- avon, on Saturday, Mr. J. D. Darics's (Nth) XI. will meet the Manuel XI., wlien the proceeds will be devoted to the Aberavon Hospital. The teams selected are.—Mr. J. p. Davies's XI.: J. D. Davies (captain), Percy Morris, J. R. Tait. W. J. Bancroft, A. Henshaw, D. Bevan, H. Thomas, W. Gemmell, H. W. Baxter, H. Reason, and H. Creber. Mansel XI.: T. E. James (captain),. W. A. Davies, Stanley J/eTfis, H. H. Jones, Gordon Jenkins, Ll. Thomas, A. Williams, F. Taylor, J. Hey- cock, W. Miort, and H. Brew III¡

DIVED TO DEATH. I I Ammanford Lad's Fate I at Barry. I A 13-year-old lad, named Donald Pater- son Jones, of 8, Arbour-road, Ammanford, who had been staying with his grand- mother at Penarth, went to Barry on I Thursday, and was drowned while bath- ing early in the evening at Collikut Bay. 1 With some youthful friends he went into the water near the boathouse, and dived from the boathouse steps. He rose once, and then screamed for help. A number of people rushed to the scene, and a lad named Griffiths, son of a well known Welsh singer, ran into the water fully dressed. He dived several times, but failed to reach young Jones, who, it is believed, was stunned by coming into con- tact with a piece of rock. The body was recovered some time later, and taken to the house of relatives resid- ing in Romilly-avenue, Barry.

SUPPER BEER." I Summons Against Aberavon I Licensee Not Pressed. David Dundas Gordon, licensee of the Globe Hotel, Aberavon, was summoned on Thursday with selling drink during prohibited hours and premitting it to be removed. Mr. L. M. Thomas defended. Supt. Evans said that defendant em- ployed a man named "V^oodward as assist- ant carman; he understood that Wood- ward was supplied with the beer and the latter took it to a greengrocer's shop. P.S. Mc Govern spoke to seeing Wood- ward at 10.30 p.m. leaving the hote! and going to a shop opposite. He eaid it was his supper beer. Gordon told witness that the beer was supplied before 9 o'clock. I Supt, Evans aid bv believed the defend- ant acted in ignorance, and he did not press the charge. Thdl summons against Gordon and a summons against Woodward for remov- ing the beer, were dismissed on payment of costs.

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FINANCIAL NEWS. I i What Sovereign is Worth in U.S. There was some improvement in the New York exchange on Thursday, though it did not amount to mnch. Business on Wednesday was done at as low a figure as 4.111 dollars to the ■ £ sterling. On Thurs- -,d g y r the e day the exchange fluctuated a good deal. but finithed at about 4.17, which means that as regards our purchases from America we have to pay about 4s. lOd. for every dollar, as against -Is. 2d. in normal times. Or, in other words, the sterling is worth 17s. Id. in America. We may ignore all the silly talk about the exchange having collapsed owing to the recent speeches of Ministers in this country em- phasising the gravity of the position. Americans know the state of affairs over here as well as we do, and courageous and earnest efforts to bring the country to a proper sense of its financial and com- mercial danger are not likely to cause panic. This is a particularly awkward period for Great Britain. Imports of cot- ton and food having to be paid for, and our exports are not adequate. As we have frequently pointed out, we can only save the situation by" enormously increasing production and cutting down imported luxuries, especially from the States, to a minimum. In other words, we must work harder and spend less. RECORD FIGURE FOR SILVER. I Lombard-street was not over supplied with money yesterday. A further small amount had to be repaid to the Bank, while some joint stock banks were calling in funds. Short loans were in good de- mand at 3 to 3i per cent. Weekly money was also in request at 3i per cent. Spot silver further advanced ld. to 60Jd. per oz., the highest touched since 3872. Forward delivery was quoted 58-¡d. MESSRS. HANCOCK'S BREWERY. I Remarkable results are published by William Hancock and Co., the Cardiff brewery. The profit increased during the year from £ 69,000 to £ 77,600, and the com- bined dividend and bonus on the Deferred shares is further raised from 12; to 15 per cent. Moreover, 915,000 is again placed to reserve, raising that account to = £ 165,000 while the carry forward is tl,000 higher at £15,300. TO-DAY'S MARKETS. I BUTTKR MARKET. Cork. Friday.-FirstA 27Zs.. fresh butter METAL MARK EM'. London Friday.—Copper 9li kl 91å cash; I loQJto 100i three months. Electrolytic. 10 to 20. Tin, 2731 to 274 cash 269; to 270 three mouths. Lead-English 26. foreign 24g—25g Shelter, 441. i

THE LAST DAYS. ¡ ♦ I Ludendorff's Sensa- tional Revelations. Ludendorff makes some sensational re- velations about the state of the German army in August of 1918, in the course of to-days instalments of his memoirs con- tained in the Times." After the Allied attack of August 8th— which he calls the black day of the Ger- man army in the history of the war—he said he heard of conduct that he did not believe to be possible in the German army —how his men had surrendered to single troopers; how whole detachments had surrendered to Tanks! Petiring troops," he says, "greeted one particular division that was going up fresh and gallantly to the attack with Blacklegs! and War-prolongers! ex- pressions that were destined to be heard again later. The officers in many in- stances had lost all influence, and allowed themselves to be carried away by the itreaan." Our fighting weapon," he says later, was no longer full weight; our war eap- acity had been impaired." Ludendorff says that he became convinced that henceforth there would be wanting the sure foundation upon which, as far as this is possible in war, he had hitherto been able to build up the dispositions of the Supreme Council. In these circumstances, the conduct of the war assumed, as I put it at the time, the character of a gamble, and this I always held to be pernicious. In my eyes, the destinies of the German people was a stake .too high to hazard in a game of chance. The war would have to be ended."

CHILDREN'S HOMES. I Another Kindly Gift. I The hon. secretary of the Widows' and Orphans' Fund is very happy to-day to acknowledge the receipt of a gift of .£1(\ towards meeting the expenses of the ch il- dren's home at Berry Hall, Reynoldston. Through the good oiffces of Mr. Jack Samuel, the well known doeksruan, who was a tower of strength in connection with the Fund last Christmas, we have to ac- knowledge the kindly gift of klo, \ÇQicb he forwards us on behalf of 4 if? 1. who desires to remain anonymous, and who has been impressed with the value of the children's home for the little ones of [ dead soldiers and sailors in Swansea. To-day the hon. secretary of the Fund is sending out invitations to the,motller, if of ten more children to send their little ones to Berry Ha.11 next Monday. Asour readers know, the nominations were in the hands of the headmasters and head- mistresses of Swansea, who were asked to send in names of those whom they thought most needed a holiday change. These axe then forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health, in whose hands rests the nomine tion of the children. Letters from Gower tell us that the chil- dren are having a great time, and we hope the benefit they are deriving from the bracing country and sea air of Berry Hall will pick them up and keep them hearty for the winter.

STONE BEATS CONN. yj I Boxing at Liverpool on Thursday night Charlie Stone (Taff's Well) defeated Joe Conn (London) on points in a contest of 15-3 minute rounds.

ARCHITECTURAL KNIGHTsJ The current issue of the Arehit^c^ Journal" in commenting upon tile knighthood conferred upon Sir Banister Fletcher, F.R.I.B.A., Senior Sheriff of the City of London contains the follow- ing interesting paragraph- Sir Banister adds a further distinc- tion to the list of Architectural Knights, of whom there are now a round dozen Sir Aston Webb, P.R.A., Sir Reginald Blomfield, R.A., Sir T. G. Jackson, R.A., Sir E. L. Lutyens, R.A., Sir Frank Baines, Sir Henry Tanner, kir J. J. Burnett, Sir Robert Ivorimer. gij- Ernest George, Sir Charles T .Ru-i icu^ Sir A. W. Gelder, and Sir Bruniwcll j Thomas."

MILITARY MEDALS. I A new list of awards of the Military I Medal for bravery in the field include the following. BAR TO M M. Spr. C. E. Grey, R.E. (Swansea) M.M. R.N. V.R.—A.J3. E. Harris Hawke Batt. (Keath). R.F.A.—Cpl. W. H. Hewitt, D-307 Bde. (Swansea). R.G.A.-Sergt. F .C. Copeland, 164th Siege Bty. (Fishguard); Sergt. R. E. Job (Milford Haven); Sig. J. Jenkins, 61st Siege Bty. (Pontardawe). R.W.F.—Sergt. W. G. Reed, 9th Batt (Neath). S.W.B. Pte. T. J. Howells, 1st Batt. (Cwmtwrch). Welsh Regt.-Sergt. F. Edwards 19th Batt. (Haverfordwest); Pte. W. it. Gower 6th Batt. (Loughor). M.G.C.—Sergt. D. T. Lewis, 207th Coy. (Swansea); Cpl. E. James, 130th Coy. (Llandrindod Wells). La bour Corps.—Sergt. H. Lewis 154th (Swansea). R.A.S.C.—Pte. D. A. George (Pem- broke). ■ h* V

BALL SET FREE. 1 Development in Finsbury Park Case I LONDON, Friday. When the police court proceedings in the Finsbury Park murder case were re- sumed this morning, the prosecution offered no evidence against Ball, the occu- pier of the house in Prah-road where Lucy Nightingale was. found strangled, and he was discharged. He had been charged with being an accessory after the fact. In the dock to-day were Frank George Warren (or Bourke), ship's steward, who is charged with the murder of the deceased woman, and Harold Ilora-tio Morgan (19), a Welsh lad, who is charged with being an accessory before the fact. -Ball was called as a witness for the prosecution.

LOST HIS TEMPER. I Scene in a Swansea Lodging J House. I The story of a coloured seaman's show of temper at being unable to have his own way was related to the Swansea Bench on Friday, when James Gibson ¡I (28), was charged with assaulting and wounding Sarah Lewis by striking her on the head at No. 15, St. Mary-street. Mr. Rupert Lewis prosecuted, and said that defendant came to complainant's lodging- house and asked for a bed. On being told he could not have one he struck complain- ant on the head. Sarah Lewis said she told defendant that he could not have a bed as they were all engaged. Defendant then hammered the tahle and used abusive language. Com- plainant told the defendant that she was not afraid of him, and he then put his hand in his pocket and appeared to pull out something and then struck her on the head. She saw something glitter in his hand. She screamed murder and de- fendant then left the house. P.C. (89) Niblett gave evidence of ar- zesting defendant, and said there was one wound an inch long and about j inch deep on complainant's head. Defendant said ho had no intention of striking complainant. She had been kind to hinij. G&d.j £ rt>id;that. Jje jsJwittkl twr&j • t •' i 'i'he Bench imposed a fine of 45 or one I month's imprisonment.

THE WRONG MAN. j THE WRONG MAN. Peculiar Assault Case at I Aberavon. | At Aberavon on Thursday, William Jones, of Richard-street, Aberavon, was charged by Matilda Kelly and her hus- I band Patrick Kelly, of Courtland-terr, Port Talbot, for assault. Mr. Gibson Davies prosecuted and Mr. Lewis 1\1.: Thomas Defended. Mrs. Kelly said that about 10 o'clock on July 28th she and her husband and a man named Johes were Standing at the top of Wnter-st. The defendant Jones, passed, and in doing so pinched Mrs Kelly, and after going further beckoned to her. Later she asked him what lit meant, but he only laughed and weut away. Her husband followed him. "GIVE IT HIM NOW." Patrick Kelly said he followed the (e- fendant and shoved him until he fell.' Some men caught him (witness) am. held his arms and called to the defen- dant come on Will, give it him now. Jones deliberately hit him in both eyes till they weiv shut up. It was mentioned in cross-examination that Jones had been to see complainaat = nest day saying he was not the man who had touched Mrs Kelly. The defends ii further wrote a letter demanding t' e payment of £15 for the loss of work m consequence of the brutal assault u^oo him, and for a spoilt suit. The defendant said he had .just :t-;ft the Workmen's Club and wad- standio.y in High-st. Suddenly someone trip(>.x. him up from behind and he fell. Wili.to on the ground Re had a kick under I chin He wa? not responsible for Kel'v': pair of baclk eyes. Probably they were inflicted by the infuriated crowd who set upon Kelly owing to the unprovoked assault. The Bench dismissed both cases.

The National Society for the Preven- tion, of Cruelty to Children investigated 3,146 complaints of neglect and. cruelty in England, Wales and Ireland during the month of July. In the Swansea and district branch during the same month 12 cases were dealt with, affect:ng 39 children. The local office of the Society for complaints, etc., is situated at 26, i Euesell-street, Swansea. I

INTERNATIONAL. Scottish Bowlers Lose at Swansea. England played Scotland at bowls on Cwmdonkin Green, Swansea, on Thurs- day. There were over 300 spectators. England. Rink 2.—A. Munday, W. Chappel, S. Bettoiiev, W. Denning (skip) 20 Hink 3.—T. Jones, C. H. Richards, J. Inch, A. Bowles (skip) 26 Rink I.-W. J. Treloar, E. G. Mun- day, F. Taylor, D. Squires (skip). 31 Rink 5.—H. Hayes, C. Nosworthy, W. Martin, F. Parkin (skip) IP S6 Scotland. Eink 2.—J. Rae, G. Eeed, R. McMichael, R. McKelvie (skip). 14 Rink 3.—F. Forbes, W. W. Holmes, M. Mclndeor, D. McMillan (skip). 9 Rink 4.—A. Barry, J. R. Young, D. McKinnon, D. A. Sutherland (skip) 18 Rink 5.—H. Shirra. F. Millar, C. C. Walker, D. Russell (skip) 17 A KEEN GAME. The game was one of the keenest ff-yi in Swansea for some time, and was cer- tainly the best of the tournaments player] up to the present, especially on Eink 2, where on one particular end the position was changed a number of times, ther- being five touchers during the end. Although England won by a big score, this did not represent the play altogether, because Scotland put up a really great fight. The sportsmanship of the Northerners war, greatly appreciated by their op- ponents. Grnddon had to leave the green on an urgent call, and Scotland at once agreed to allow a reserve to replace him The interest felt in the match can to gauged by the fact that there were ablwif 300 spectators gathered round the railt.. The games for next week are as follow; On Monday, Ireland v. Wales: and on Thursday, Scotland v. Ireland: both being of course played at Cwmdonkin, the start in each case being at 5.30.

MARGAM ALLOTMENTS. The tenants of war allotments in Mar- gam parish have received a circula; from the Margam Estate Agent reminu iug them that their tenancy conies to all cud three months from the date or which Peace was signed, i.e., 28th Sept. 1919. He also warns th( \enants not tc make any sowings or pl "ings whicl cannot be harvested by the end of Sep- tember, as no compensation is payable. ——————————_

"LIKE A MADMAN.-T po When Wm. Lake, foliier, Neath, war charged before the local magistrates on Friday with using indecent language or, Crynant Railway Station, P.C. Daniel Station, 1' C Dan i (,' said Lake was behaving like a madman. His language was disgusting.-Fined 20s.

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I  i < ) I TO-DAY S CRICKET. i Australians: 5'1 for 1. j M-Jddksci: 13 lor 0. j 1 orlshire279 1 or 3" (doelirca). j Northampton: 156..(all out). r TO-DAY?S RACIKIG, 'I Betting: 6 to 1 Tctri Colon. ji Grcnr 2, t Belting: 9 to 4 Moun: Koyal. I 1.0—On Lojve J, u¡-.iin() OV/re-lle 3.—Eleven ran. j i :V"" i* I i r   I I ¡ '?? I .j i ¡ I For To-day's Racing and Cricket I See Page Six. —.ii

i TO-NIGHT'S EVENTS. i j Harry Weldon at the Empire. Koxana at the Grand. The Croes lieärer" at the Elysium. • Alice Brady in The Ordeal of Bosetta." at the itoyal. William P-amum in "The Rainbow Trail at the Castle. ) Heart of the WUda" at the Oarlton. W. S. Hart in Shark Monroe" a? the Picture House. TO MORROW. j Mr. W. N. Jones' sale at Cawdor A. Uan- dilo. at 3.0. Swans' Final Practice Match on Vetch Field, I at 3.50. THE WEATHER. General Inference (from observations Lt 7 p.m.): An anticyclone centred over the. Bay of Biscay, is extending over the British Isles and generally fair weather with winds between S. W. and W.. is probable over the crreater part of England Ireland aDd Scotland will be affected by a depression i no1* indicated off our N.W coasts, and showery conditions are probable. South Wales.—Wina W. or S.W., liybt; j fair generally; little change of teinperaturt. Further Outlook.—Wind between S. and W with generally fair weather, alternating with showery periods.

i CONGREGATIONALISM. Jubilee Services at Hope, j Pontardulais. Hope Church, Pontardulais, one of the largest and most important in the I whole of Welsh Congregationalism, thig i week celebrated its Jubilee, Guided by the two veterans of those days, the Revs. William Humphreys (Cadle), and John Thomas (Bryn, Llanelly), a movement was initiated to I form a church in 1868, but the same was not incorporated till 22nd August, 1869. The first pastor, a Mr. Thomas Williams from Brecon Memorial College, was or- dained in 1871. He left in January, 1874, and was followed in October of the  same year by Mr. John Thomas (after- wards of Merthyr). In April 1882 the pastorate was taken up by the Rev. T. Penry Evans, who ministered here till his lamented death in August, 1888. Th present pastor, the Rev. D. Lloyd Mor- gan, D.D., entered upon his duties in September 20th, 1891. Up to 1889, the pastorate, was a joint one wit lithe historic church of Ty- newydd, Llanedi. The first church nuar- bered 40, and in two years the member- ship had trebled. To-day there is a membership of 500. The chapel has been twice considerably enlarged, and two substantial and elegant vestries have been built in addition to the branch causes of Seion, Waungron, and Soar, Hendy. The church entertained the Congrega- tional Union of Wales in 1911, and the Cyfundeb" has been its guest more than once. The following took part at the services, and each has an immediate connection with Hope:H. T. Jacob, Fishguard; J. i Evelyn Thomas, B.A., D.D., Coventry; I.T. Elas Thomas, Llangadock; D. J. I Hywel, Pencoed; J. Luther Thomas, Conway; T. D. Lloyd Morgan, Heywood; Dan Wyn Aubrey, Penrhos; W. M. Lloyd, Dowlais; Gtimth Joaes, Capel Newydd; a?d John Morgan, Amman- ford; Aid. J. H. Thomas, J.P., Eyan Evans, Thcs. Rees (Hendy), Robert t Richards (deacons), and David Daries i {senior qe). W&ungxon.