The Cambria Daily Leader

ENOUGH MEAT AT NEATH. i I At a mooting of the Neath Board of I Guardians, on Wednesday, a circular letter vas road from the Builth "Cnion j thawing: attention to the high price of j inrat. and suggesting that the system of I tlLJ grading of cattle lie withdrawn, was I allowed to lie on the table. Mr. Evans: Wotlldn' t we have more I meat if the grading order was withdrawn? n. Trek: More mN\t! Why, you have got more now in the district than you want It was 100 per cent, last I ■week, and all E-ielisb meat Personally, I ( insider there is too much mpat in the dii-tri^t.

LLANELLY BY-ELECTION. Nomniations for Capt. W. T. Davies' Seat. Two nominations were received on Wednesday for the municipal bye-elec- tion at Llanelly on November 2Sth, to fill a vacancy caused in Ward 1. by the resignation of Capt. W. T. Davies. The candidates are Mi-. Frank J. Rees, J.P. (Llanellv Steel Co., Ltd., and Mr. Dd. Williams (Labour), Downing-street, both of whom unsuccessfully contested the last election. Mv. Frand Rees, J.P.. has previously represented Ward II. on r e Corporation.

We have just received a huge consignment of LADIES' AND MAIDS' HEAVY TWEED COATS in Light Greys, Fawns and Heather Mixtures, FURS, WOOL SCARVES i Underclothing, &c., jand will be offered this week AT  _g? JempHng Price;-o Clear. ?' ??L???eM? 'a L ?Ut     ??"  ??S??? A Choice 5?C? 0/ Y?????arm r?ee? ? P? ??? and Plain 5/!oJe? from 6/11 to 21/ Worth double. Best Possible Selection of WOOL SCARVES and WRAPS in all the leading shades, at all prices. We make a speciality of Ladies' Woven Underwear, and keep only the most reliable makes: Wolsey, Alpha, ameses, Alpine, &c.9 BEST POSSIBLE VALUE ALL ROUND. Oxford St., Swansea.

The Day's Gossip. I Leader Office. Thursday. When I read the alarmist telegrams in the Times about the real meaning of the Hindenburg demonstrations in Ber- lin, about the 700,000 men known to be under arms, and about a military Monarchist plot, I recall a conversation with a Belgian officer in Aachen last August. U What does Germany think of the ex-Kaiser to-day ? he was asked. He replied that he was loved from one end of the country to the other. Another Bel- gian officer scouted the statement; but it seems that there was an element of truth in his diagnosis of the situation. The difficult question is: How much truth? 12 Miles-70 Minutes. I One morning this week, r a correspon- dent of mine asserts, the train leaving Pontardulais at 8 a.m. arrived in Swan- tea at 9.10. Excellent travelling for reople with the disposition of Job-but the Pontardulais people I know are not lie that! My correspondent tells me that the train is occasionally held up out- side Victoria Station; and that some of the passengers now leave dt at Swansea Bay, and walk into town. The only remedy I oau suggest is a Pontardulais petition to the L.-N.W.R. Co. Canon Barnes.. I It is a long time since Swansea has heard such a sermon as the Master of the Temple delivered to an almost full con- • gregation at St. Mary's last evening. it was almost more of a treatise, that touched most sides of the Disestablish- ment question and (it transpired before the peroration) was given at the sugges- tion of the Bishop of St. David's. It was so orderly, of such admirable form and phrasing, the thinking was so closely compacted, that it gave no reliefs at all in the attention it demanded from its hearers, and I shali be surprised if most of them do not turn eagerly to the Press reports to-day so that they may give to the comprehensive utterance the leisurely attention it deserves. There was every evidence of careful prepara- tion. The speaker's eyes were not for long together lifted from his manuscript. His pale, intellectual, angular lace was almost impassive, his high-pitched, ratner drawling voice rarely altered in tone, his delivery rarely varied in pace. He gave the impression oi looking be- yona, rather than at, his congregation, as it the message, once thought out and framed, was more important than tJ^v. liis only smiles were graceful, pleasant ones for those who escorted him .0 the pulpit, his only lignt comment the one in which he said he could not find third alliterative adjective he needed. Alto- I gether a very impressive yersonality, uaving albeit little of the personal mag- I netism of some of the great I o'i,,Fs Swansea likes. His message is fcliieiy to be forgotten for a long time. 41 D. L. H. P t I The success of the discharged soldiers' training scheme seems to me to be at any rate justified in connection with the handicraft section of the work. I think 1 can safely congratulate Mr. D. L. Harris, the manual superintendent to the Swansea bducation v/oiniuittee, on the fact that five of his discharged sol- diers were all successful in the recent special examination arranged for them by the London City and Guilds. D.L.H." displays a high conscientious- ness and unseltifeh interest in the welfare of these ambitious craftsmen, and i have had it whispered to me that the success of every man out of the number train- ing is not far short of a reqord for \V ales. Being one of the many thou- sands who have lost gifted sons through the ravages of war, Mr. Harris makes it a personal responsibility that all the men who have fought tor their country who I' come to him tor advice and kindly help ?halt at least be given a chance to prove their worth. He is the guide, philo- sopher and friend" par excellence, the boys tell MO. Apathetic Gower Farmers? I I- Milk, una nwik production, occupied tDfI attention of the Gower Food Committee tor a considerable time the other day, and I was rather surprised to find that to all intents and purposes the farmers of the Peninsula do not go in for scientific milk production. At any rate, Mr. Walter Williams, of the South Wales Food Com- missioner's staff, expressed surprise at the tact rthat either apathy or dislike pre- vented the worthy Gower husbandmen i t orn going in for dairy work with method and organisation. Those who do produce I milk on a large scale use old fashioned I prinü¡p!05, and seem entirely averse from mtroducing newer and more up-to-date methods, a fact to be deplored in these t imes of scarce a.nd dear milk. I should be greatly d'sappomted. however, to think that the facts are as well-founded as the Divisional official made them out to be, and would imagine that carefully dissemi- nated propaganda would contribute in a I large degree to the education of Gower farmers in scientific dairy work. The feeding of milk-producing cattle is a tick- lish problem just now, when the cost of the various stuffs is so enhanced, and it is evidently due to this important con- sideration that farmers prefer to use available fodder and dispense with large supplies of rich milk I H. G. Well's Latest. I Scattered throughout Mr H. G. Wells's social writings are numerous indications of his dissatisfaction at the manner in which history is taught. And in truth it is a miserable way. When I was in school I had a few English dates driven into my head. but never a suggestion about our own Welsh history, and of course nothing of European or American history. Mr. Wells has pleaded for years the neoo of a universa l history, a work that will teach us com- prehensively and not sectionally, the story of the world; and now he has got to work upon such a project himself. From the house of Newnes I have been sent the first part of his Outline of History," which is to be published at fortnightly intervals. Part I. deals with the making of our world. It is written in plain language, stripped of technica- lities, and promises a most useful work. The first number leaves off the tale just before the coming of man; it will be in- teresting to see, in the next, how Mr. Wells gets on with the theologians I Mr. Chinaman. I A diminutive visitor from the Celestial Empire, evidently a ship's cook, who shivered in the cold November afternoon, despite' a ragged fur coat and woollen gloves, was puzzling ont the name in big metal letters above the Mackworth Hotel in High-street, but he hopelessly shook his head in perplexity, for our shop names and signs differ greatly from the flowery advertisements of his native land, such PI'i the "Teashop of Celestial Principles." the Mutton Shop of Morning Twilight," the Shop of the Nine Felicities." The Chinaman comprises the soul of a poet with the nocket of a showman. > _L

DOLGARREG ESTATE. 1 Mansion Withdrawn at £ 5,400. Messrs. Wm. and Walter James, F.A.I., conducted on Wednesday, at the Town Hall, Llandovery, the sale of the Dolgarreg Estate, comprising an area of 910 acres with an estimated rent-roll of nearly £ 1,250 per annum. The solici- tor to the vendors was Mr. D. T. M. Jones, Llandovery. Dolgarreg Mansion, rental £ 345, was withdrawn at £ 5,400. Neuaddfach, 22a. Ir. 13p., rent t39, tenant Morgan Williams, sold for £2,02õ to Mr. Pugh Williams ,auctioneer, Swansea. Neuadd- fach meadow, 2a. 3r. 27p., rent t3, sold for £100 to Mr .Pugh Williams. Tiral- len, 97a. 2r. 15p., rent 2138, sold to tenant, Dd. Davies, for 93,900. Dol- garreg Lodge and smithy, 17a. lr. 36p., rent tl4 10s., representatives of Dd. Lloyd, sold to tenant for £ 1,000. Vale of Toy Inn, rent £ 15, sold to Mr. Watkins, Brewery, Llandovery, for £ 605. Freehold ground rent house, Station- road, rent £ 2 12s., sold to Mrs. Davi ep £ 70; do., rent £ 1 3s., sold to Mrs. J Davies, Plaswenallt for £35. Bridgend House, rent R10, sold to tenant, Mrs. Jane Jones, for R300. Doldderwen,. rent 210, sold to tenant, Rev. D. J. Morgan, for JE200. Freehold ground rent Wenallt* Villas, la. jr., rent £ 5, sold to Mrs. Daives, Plaswenallt, for £ 135. The Post Oflke, Llanwrda, rent £10. sold to tenant, Mrs. Davies, for Freehold ground rent, Orchard House, rent £1 15s., sold to tenant, Mr. J. Jones, for £ 145. Llwynbwllon, rent g,), sold to tenant, Dd. Isaac, for £200. Freehold ground rent, Cloth Hall, 16s., sold to tenant, D. J. Davies, for £ 23. Freehold ground rent. Trewidden House, rent £ 2. sold to Miss Davies tenant £ 50. freehold ground rent, Dulais House, rent ZI 15s., tenant, W. Thomas; and freehold ground rent, wifter course and reservoir, rent £1. tenant W. Thomas; sold together for S85 to Mr. Morris. Free- hold ground rent, Derwen Fawr House, rent el 3s. 6d., tenant R. N. Davies, sold to tenant for £30. Freehold ground rent, Plasnewydd, rent S2 10s., tenant Mr. Mor- gan; sold to Mr. Morgan (tenant) for £60. Smithfield House, rent Z5, tenant, Jas. Evans; sold to tenant for £13á. London House, rent £10, tenant T. H. Davies; sold to tenant for 5:250. Llanwrda shop, rent iE25, tenant Mr. Nicholas; sold to tenant for £450. Freehold building site, rent S:12, tenant as above, sold to tenant for P-160. No. 2, Glanyrafon Cottages, sold to tenant, Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis, for 4300. Freehold ground rent, Danycoed, rent X2. tenant Rev. L. Morris; sold to Mr. D. Williams, L. and P. Bank, for t62 10s. Coedarycoed. rent £1 10s., tenant Rev. L. Morris; sold to Mr. D. Williams, Bank, Llandilo, for £45. Tyffold, rent S6. Mrs, L. Davies tenant; sold to tenant for S260. ROYAL OAK HOTEL. II Royal Oak Hotel, two cottages, rent t35, tenants Mr. Ronald and others; sold to Mr. J. Edwards, butcher, Ammanford, for £ 1,220. Glanyrafon Cottage, sold for 13l5 to Mr. Thomas, Britonferry. Royal Oak stables and paddock, rent 1:5, tenants as above, sold to J. Edwards, butcher, Ammanford, for 936. Cynllisaf, rent £55, tenant Chas. Mor- gan; sold to tenan.t for £ 1,850. Cae Lion, rent. £21, tenant M. Morgan; sold to ten- ant for ZWO. t3,800 DEAL. Caesiencyn, rene 1:117. tenant Dd. Har- ries, sold for £3,800 to Major Harries. CefngoTnoth, Llangadoek. Caeshiencyn Fields, 10 acres, 2 perelies, rent £15. 6ame tenant; cold for S620 to Mr. Dd. James, Glansevinisaf. Wernfrena, rent S25 10s., occupier T. Jones; sold to tenant for £825. Tyddyn, rent £30, tenant Dd. Griffiths; sold to Major Harries, Cefngornoth, for £ 1,250. On the same dare Messrs. James also offered for sale Cynull Uchaf, parish of Mothvey. 52 acres, rent JE38 2s 6d., ten- ant J. Davies; sold to Major Harries. Cefngornoth, for £750. Dolgynon, parish of Llangadoek; also freehold landrliore close to Dolgvnon, tenant Dd. Williams, Cefngornoth. rent 96, sold for L250 to Mr. Williams, Llwynbedw. Dwelling-house, 13, College View, Llan- dovery, rent F,9, tenant J. Edwards; sold to tenant for £330. The solicitor was Mr. D. T. M. Jones, Llandovery.

41 FIGHT THE FAMINE." Swansea Free Churches and Europe The Swansea Free Church Council hM issued an appeal to the Free Churches of Swansea and district for parcels of women's and children's clothing (or money) for the" Fight the Famine" Fund, the success of which is urgently needed to relieve the unspeaka ble misery prevailing in many parts of Europe, and make international reconstruction possible. Donors are asked to hand their parcels, etc., to their church sec- retary.

BLOOD-IRON PHOSPHATE MAKES THIN FOLKS FAT If you are weak, thin, and emaciated, and can't put on flesh or get strong, no matter how much you eat, go to your chemist and get a small supply of Blood- Iron Phosphate, and take as directed. Enough for a two-weeks' treatment costs only 3s., and every package contains a guarantee of satisfaction or money back. If at the end of three weeks you don't feel stronger and better than you have for months; if your eyes aren't brighter and your nerves steadier; if you don't sleep better, and your vim. vigour, and vitality aren't more than doubled, or if vou haven't put on weight, you can have your money back for the asking and Blood-Iron Phosphate will have cost you nothing.

GUARDIAN'S METAPHORS. Neath Outdoor Relief Doubled. During the last twelve months out- door relief has doubled itself," said Mr. Morgan R. Morgan, at a meemof the Neath Board of Guardians on Wednes- day. There is a revision committee on Tuesday next, and I hope every member will be present, prepared to tackle the problem, and endeavour to stem the tide so furiously rising around us and threatening to swamp us. We are on the quicksands of financial disaster, and unless we endeavour to :ave the situation we shall be neglecting our duty as custodians of the public purse." Without comment the members of the committee ororaised to attend.

T?e Cocoa Nibs. 1 t u,74, I < r^.y | j v They met the wondrous talking Well, An oracle, far-famed. Let's put a riddle to it now!" Each Cocoa Nib exclaimed. What food is meat and drink in one ? Your answer quickly tell! The splendid cocoa Rowntrees make," Replied the Magic Well. R. ARKELL. (To be confitttied.) I "TTS so sustaining" is what those people say who know Ro|Wntree's Cocoa best. If you do not feel like solid food, or if you have no time to get it, you can always take a nourishing cup of Rowntree's." Mother, too, can feel happy in her mind if the children have Rowntree's for breakfast before going to school. It makes any meal more nourishing and is a safeguard against working V too hard on too  ?p?? ??t?? ?N MM  tf T??t c:cait ELE?CT ??t?t '??????<MH? "?<L?? • THE PEOPLE'S FOOD-BEVERAGE For DUTCH BULBS OF ALL KINDS, Hyacinths, Crocus, Tulips, Snowdrops, Daffodils, Narcissus, &c., &c. H. A. LEAK, The Seedsman, 211 & 212, OXFORD STREET. Telephone 431 Central. •

44 XMAS ALLOWANCE." Neath Committee Changes Its Name. Neath Guardians decided on Wednesday to grant extra Christmas relief is follows: Bedridden adults, 36.; other adults, 21;. 6d.; and children, 2s. Mr. D. G. Davies did not like the word relief," and thought a better najno should be found. It was decided to call relief" allow- anoe in the future. Henceforth the Relief Committee will be the Allowance Com- mitteo."

ROADMEN'S THREAT. Carmarthen Main Roads Committee Decide to Take No Action. A special meeting. of the Carmarthen- shire Main Roads Committee was held at Carmarthen on Wednesday, Mr. W. Thomas (Whitland) presiding, to con- sider the notices tendered by the roadmen under the County Council to cease mork on Saturday next unless they were granted the Stoker Award, which would give them £2 8s. 7d. per week of 47 hours. The Clerk (Mr. J. W. Nicholas) x- plained that the present wages of the road labourers in the agricultural district were C2 2s. 6d.. as against 21s. pre-war. and in the industrial district 9 2 10s.. as against 23s. pre-war. The foreman and steam roller drivers were paid £2 14s. per week, a? against 30s. prfc-war. Aldorman Ben Evans proposed that no action be taken in regard to the men's demand, and Lieut.-Col. Delme Davies- Evans, D.S.O. (Penylan), seconded. Dr. J. H. Willinms proposed that a small committee be appointed to meet the represtotatives of the men and report. Mr. H. S. Holmes (Carmarthen) seconded. The motion to taw- "0 action in the matter was carried by votes to 10 for I Dr. Williams' amend""

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