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ATLANTIC FLYER I KILLED. *…
ATLANTIC FLYER KILLED. Fate of Sir J. Alcock. Sir John Aicock died on Friday as the result ot his injuries in a crash at Cotte- vard, near HOUCll. reported yesterday. The story of his historic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland in June this year is still fresh in the minds of his countrymen. In his own words, the actual time- table in crossing by Sir Arthur Whitler Brown and myself on June 14th was,15 hours 57 minutes." The machine was a Vickers-Vimy-Iiolls. Hawker had made the great attempt, and takes his place ih history. American air- men had crossed the Atlantic with one ¡ stop. Sir John Alcock and Sir Arthur Brown succee(le(L in the non-stop flight, and the world was thrilled. The airmen were received in London ) with great acclamation. They were knighted by the King, and glowing tri- butes were paid them by Cabinet Minis- ters and other 'jublic men. I
STARVING AUSTRIA. -I-i :I
STARVING AUSTRIA. I :I 70,000,000 Dollar 11 Loan From U.S. 1 VIENNA, Friday (received Saturday). News hs reached Vienna from New York that the United States has decided to grant Austria a loan oi- 70,000,000 dol- lars in monthly instalments of 9,600,000 dollars.—Exchange.
SWANSEA NONAGENARIAN. I
SWANSEA NONAGENARIAN. I 1 Mrs. A. Prothsroe's Death at Age' of 93.. 1 O"(}.e ){ Swansea's oldest inhabitants I ^serl away—31rs. Adeline Protheroe, I- Rhydding Park-road, widow of Mr. 1 j ,ry Protheroe. of Merthyr. he old lady, who liad entcre(I her 93rd ,ye„\r, was born in Goa'-street. Swansea,! the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John. .She was not only one of the oldest, but one of the most re-pocted inhabitants of Swansea.
HEARD CRASH OF GLASS. !
HEARD CRASH OF GLASS. Night Watchman's Fall into Dock, j I .4 .,?, 1, -1 1 ?-4- 1, "n, ,t\.t.L'I.L vi itvciuuii oc\i. ti'cai u tew if turned at the inquest on Albert Marsh Wil-j Ha-m? (54) a. watchmah. employed at Messrs. Harris's Dry Dock, which was conducted b- tbo b, by tho borongh coroner on Saturday. Eli Foster. & pumpmn. said he heard al cra?h of glass, and went out into *the ? open. He called to deceased, but received no reply- He saw one lamp the glass cf which was broken, lying on the quay, and deceased was lying at the bottom of the dock.
ST. HELEN'S INFANTS.
ST. HELEN'S INFANTS. On Friday afternoon the children ot ot. Helen's Infants' School wero the happy j ?ipients of pretty toys, kindly given by J Councillor Peacock.  fhey had a concert and Chr?ttnas tr?e. which were much enjoyed. The items included:—Standard la, The Seasons and Days of the Week; Standard lb, play, "Teddy's Christmas Stockings"; Class la, Christmas dances; Class Ib, Pictures in tho Firelight; Class Ila, The Gipsies' Dance; Class lib, recitation, "The Christmas Fairy Babies, "A Surprise." I Carols were enng, and a hearty vote of tftunks given to Councillor Peacock for so kindly acting as Santa Clans
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CAR HIT BY BOMBS. I Attempt to Murder Lord French. j I IRISH OUTRAGE.! Lord Fronch, Viceroy of Ireland (as. 1 reported last night), yesterday escaped assassination jn a bomb attack, which re- calls the Pluenix Park murders in 1832. The attack tcok place not far from the Viceregal Lodge, Phoenix Park, Dublin. Tour bombs were thrown from behind a hodge ao Lord French was passing in bis II armoured motor-car. He escaped Ull I injured. One of the assailants was dead by the military guard of the Viceroy. The I other assassins escaped, niter firing, several shots irom the cover of the hedge, i A "dlectl n aud & ooj»>#tab!o' were- j wounded In the possession of the dead man, who has d) identified, were found I two revol vers. • AMBUSHED. 1 Lord, French had been met at the J dation by his ;.notor-('ar, whiel1 (ac(':)1'<1- ing to the Daily Chronicle corre^pen- j dcut)lluippiiy has armoured sides, a fact } which undoubtedly was of the most vitat importance in the ordeal his lorcbhip { underwent within the next few moments. Followed by a military guard, the car at once etarted from the station at a j smart pace, (lov,-n tilt, short road which i lead*, to the AfcUtown Gate entrance to j the park, The route was kept by police j stationed at intervals. j j his road is flanked by high walls and hedges, and my inopee' io'i of the scene J this afternoon gave me a good idea of' j how such a place, giving good shelter and vantaga points, lends itself to such an ambush as had been planned. BOMBS! The car was only a short distance from the station, near Kelly's public house, j when a shot rang out, and thence to Ash; town Cross the fusillade became almost I continuous. j Shots, unfortunately, are no novelty in Ireland in these troublous days, and both military and police must have heard them with ft sense of familiarity. Suddenly into the dull reports of re- volver shots came the deep and unniie- takeable note of exploding bombs. It was obvious to eye-witnesses—and, indeed, later inspection of the vehicles hus given ample t'onfirmation- tùut many bullets and bomb fragments struck lotli the Viceregal car and the car in which lha military escort was following, but glanced off the armoured sides. I Many of the shots and bombs appeared to come from hrgli ground behind a public house close to Ashtown Cross, and a num- her of men engaged in the a t tack could In seen at this point. -1 CART ACROSS ROAD. At Ashtown cross-roads an empty and I horseless farm cart had been drawn partly across the road, evidently a planned at-1 tempt. to delay or stop the Viceregal car. ) It was when speed had been reduced to pass this obstacle that the first shots rang out. from behind the hedge and also from behind the cart. I At this moment the car with the mili- A tary g-nard skidded and swerved, ap- parently in pulling up quickly to deal f with the situation, and was at once the mark for a number of bombs thrown from l both sides of the road, and five of these burst near it. One of these badly shattered tli.- car but the only occupant, the driver, was; unhurt. The occupants of the ear. which by this time had been brought to a I si ill, at oncp sprang out and opened firg in every direction from which the rifle shots and bombs had come. 1 > ATTEMPT TO RESCUE. I They promptly brought down the man who had thrown tbfl bomb iVom behind the farm cart. j As he lay on the ground t".o men dashed out from behind some outbuild- ings and endeavoured to drag the liod x- away. but were driven off by shots from the escort.
FONTARDULAIS TEACHERS.
FONTARDULAIS TEACHERS. v Welcome Home to These Who Served in the War. I A delightful function took place at the CQuncil Schools on Friday evening,) when local teachers held a whist dri :e I and .socitil in honour of the sat. ho.-nc, coming of their colleagues from the -var. j There were 30 present. Mr. Isaac L. I Davies, headmaster, presided, ami Mr. j Tom ('I'. i(-t?ed qs M.C., whilst the i secretarial duties- had been <*f?cicn'Jy dischara:?d bc Misses L. M. Jcnrcys:qJ(! 'I H. L. Roberts. During the evening the following ¡ presented i)" Miss M. E. Davies, head- mistress. 'vi-I"tli elegant gifts, on behalf of the teachers: Messrs. D<L GriSlths, landilo Talybont N.P. Geo. D. ivlor- ris, W. J. Davies, W. R. R ichards. D?u Jones, Glyndwr Samuel nd J. K?'art Hopkins. The ii,innci, at wiiist Misses M. G. Thomas, S. O. Davies, L. M. Jeffreys and Mr. Dd. Griffiths. A very happy time was spent.
MILITARY MEDALLISTS.I
MILITARY MEDALLISTS. I I Further Military Medal awards include:- I Gunner P. T. Smart. R.F.A. (Port Talbot), I and Pte. E. T. Morton, Hoyal iris.h Fusiliere I <Swane.es,). (Swansea). j
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BRYNHYFRYD INFANTS. i A school concert was given on Friday morning. by the scholars of the Bryn-j hyfryd Infants' School, and was much I I)- preciated by the parents, who came in large numbers. Many thanks are due to j the parents, who took such an interest in providing the necessary dresses and toys used for the various items; also to Mrs. Saunders and the staff for the care- ful manner in which the little ones liad been (rained. The children (170 in all), were srirnn "n "Q?tun w
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ROSS SMITH SAFE. Melbourne, Friday.—Capt. R05s- lagoon. His propeller bad broken. Groat; jubilation at- the am;junesraetit iaf testified through era t the L'ichsinuv:. TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL. I Half-tinie Score: SWANSEA TOWX-1 2oat. ITT, I Oirdiff Corinthians—Teres goa's. Svan-fti Amateurs-■•Nil. NEWPORT— I converted g-oal, I S'WyN N" S E i I. TO-DAY'S RACING. I 2.:iO-X<nirotlc boat Sbann pedab. -9 Betting: 10 to 1 My Royal. I 2.S(K~Boimie Charlie 1. Meoteieid I B Betting: 3 to 1 Bonnie Charlie. W S fV—M cTfiftnto 1, Wavybcd 2.Y.(ft. roouvli 3 Four ran. 2 to I winner. 3.0--t7booff 1, Dismount 3, Bertil's Four ran. iTor fall returns of••batb mcetangd ■ sec Spoi'ting- ¡-r _.f. ö IIIJ. • i
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TO-DAY RACING. J ..?. — a HURST PARK. i SUH-KKY ?LMD?X Rui?Lb HACE JL* U Ci?uso?. tmitea. hn Watto W IliTE liiSAx, A 10-7 Escott 1 Air Ji. s Antaouv 2 Mr W. Vi'illianis' ST. ELOl. a 12-7 Bletsoe J i Alw rail: uj j»uaus«/, .1. (Gurneyi. Old Gold (Mr ltees) White Sand lOainty), oack o'dingie« (Lane). Ta rasi* iBinforai. Vertigo \.i.g'o" ,t. \'3 (:Jrge (Dilioii). Off 1.2. Trainer: Hunt. 1 Betting: 7 to 4 Garry%.u, Lo I »t-rtigo. & to 1 St. Georg«. 7 to 1 St. Eioi and White :Ieat. 10 to 1 A.A., 100 to ti others. Three Ml lengths: hve. 8^ 1 OA PRIORY SELLING STEEPT?? u i.OU CHASE rL?\.TB of 160 »ovs TWi j| miies. t» Mr J. Miles' WEE SANDY a Rees 1 lit.-k;,ol. Jickling's SUZANNE III. a 12-5 < Fit-llgerald 2 Off 1.33. Trainer: oole. i, Betting: 6 to 4 on Wee SandV* Fife ? O-SURBITDN SELIJNG THREE- OLD HURDLE RACE of 200 sote.- Mile and a. half. Mr T. Edge s JACK SHEPPAED, 10-12 Piggott I Air Greenwood'^ YOUNG LOVER 10-12 Knight 2 Mr M. Rhodes'' GEORDIE, 10-5 Dick 3 Also ran: Lee V'Mœ (Morgan), Richard E (Wilkins). Catamaran (Reardon). VHonimae Sana (Westlake). Off 2.0. Trainer: Poole. 111 Bettintr: 2 to 1 on Jack Sheppard, 6 to 1 Jf Geordie. 7 to 1 Richard E 8 to 1 Yount, Ijover, 10 to 1 Catamaran. 100 to 7 others. Lenerth and a. half: half. HAYDOCK PARK. i (\ — lŒWTO HANDICAP HURDLE 1.0 RACE of 100 sovs. Twomite? -viaor Ratclift'fe'fi LORD EDNAM. \S 11.10 Duller 1 Mr Harvie's BOBNOCH. 4 10-12 Bees E Mr Howley 's THE SETTLER, 5 11-53 Threlfell 3 Also ran: Theadosiits" (ililburnt. Auburn Hair (Cole). Silent Sand6 (Smithi, Outrun (Bennett) C6mmander Smith, (Casebourne). Pofismen cHebir), Blazing: Corfc (Jones), Ma- taro (Own?T) Bi?hclor's Luck (Ck?sweH'. taro (Owner ) (?axby)..Ncrfoij? Gui ?Ha?- PaliBeratown Off 1.2. Trainer: Harrison. » Bettins: 3 Droh 4 to 1 The SftHor treyOifF 1. 7'to 2 Dornoch 4 to 1 The Settles* an,? The<xtcmu&, 11 to 2 Lord? Ednam. 6 to V Bachp!or'? Luck. 10 to 1 Patmer?ton and Silent, Sands. 100 to 6 otbrs. Three; two. 1 9A- .UTVENILE SELLING HURDLE -.OV RACE of 100 MTa: for three-year- olds. Mile and a ba-lf. Mr H. Rooked PHIL. 50-52 Laweon 1 )lr Blane'« SAX POL. 19-12 Cole « Off 1.30. Trained privately. Betting: 6 to 5 on San Pol. Four lengths 1 OA HYDOCK PARK HAKDJ?? -J. U STEEPLECHASE of NM sove. Two miles. i Mr Tilstock' MY ROYAL, a 11-52.Wright 1 Mr F. Brown's IRISH REBELLION 6 11-4 Reianiton 2 Mrs Chestermaster's CARGO 5 12-C Smith 3 Alfo ran: Toadatone (Payne). Royal Truce (Dillon). Off ZJZ. Trainer: Bazley.
THE GREAT . FUND. ?Ji?MFe
THE GREAT FUND. ?Ji?MFe A Novel Proposal. DINNER TABLE COL- LECTIONS, T fo.Ss £ 6,782 They say great minds work alike. It j ihis be true. lhre are very many great minds in Swansea, for the chairman of the Widows' and Orphans' (and Chil- dren's Summer Home) i'und, the hoa. treasurer and the lion, secretary have J been bombarded during the last few flays with a novel suggestion to help the fund at Christmas time. In the minds of at least twenty people the same good thought j has arisen that all Swansea would leap at the chance of helping the Fund by dinner table' collections on Christmas Day. The idea has been seized upon with enthusiasm by a large number of docks- mrn, and wherever we mentioned it per- sonally it has been hailed asthcbe.st suggestion yet made to bring the fund into the desired haven of £ 10,000. Y' THE ARRANGEMENTS. °'" V erj- well, then. J.ne scheme wm im> put ihto operation. That isy yc/u ca? put 'J'Cliat is ?;is is aii eii- it into operation, bcause this is an en- tirely personal matter, the success oi which depends upon you, who read this. tiiitl your family. We can only provide the machinery by which these Xmas thank-offering gifts can be received. The s hop, N«..62, Wind-street, will be open from 9 o'clock in the morning til! 6 o'clock .in the evening on Monday,. Dec. 29th, to receii-t- these dinner-table contributions, so please put your family collection in an envelope and send or bring it along to this address on Monday week next. WHIST DRIVE AND DANCE o SUCCESS. I ■The i una makes another leap forward I to-day the hgurc standing at the week- end at £ 0,732. The principal item in the list is the first instalment of the profits from the Whist Drive and Dance— £ 120. The General Ladies' Committee' met at Thomas's Cafe on Friday evening tp settle 11,11 accounts, etc., and "5:. believe that wlien the filIal accounts are adjusted ""there will be another very, substantial contribution from this source. THE MAYOR-AND OTHERS. I The Mayor of Swansea (Ald. Alex Sin- clair) has been good enough to forward us £ 50 from tho Mayor's Charity Fund. We are heartily glad to receive this, not only, for the sake of the contribution itself, but as showing that the objects of the Fund have the deepest sympathy and sup- port of the Chief Magistrate of the town. Another interesting contribution is that of Mr. B. Davies, who, as secretary of the Swansea and District Butchers and Cattle Dealers, Hide, Skin, Fat nd Wool Co., Ltd., forwards their contribution of twenty-five guineas. In the list below our readers will see a number of other in- teresting donations, including one'of £ 5 from tho committee of the Welsh drama, and several collections hy the staffs of local schools. THE RE-MARRIED WIDOWS. AI At a meeting of the sub-committee ot the Fund, held at the War Pensions Unices on Thursday afternoon, the ques- tion of donating grants to the children of re-married widows of men who died in the war was considered, and in view of the commitments of the Fund in the years tOCOlllC- and the need of conserving money as much as s possible, it was deci- ded, although with great reluctance, to exclude .grants to the children of these re-married widows this year. This was dccifled because it was felt itbat the second husbands ]ad- taken over the re- sponsibilities of the families and would, jl1 the natural ordpr of things, provide for them at Christmas. It now appears that the General Ladies' Committee had ¡ discussed this question in some detail a I fortnight. earlier, and had come to the conclusion that these children of fallen heroes ou?ht not b be penahsed. A number of thoe who were present "t, Thursday's Committee attended at the H Vade; "Oliice this morning, and in | view of the earlier decision it wari. that of Thurv' V i children—they do not number so many ,.s to make any Nious caU u?n the Fund ill ndw receive the donation that is I being sent out to the children of the fallen. A BILLIARD TOURNAMENT. 11 Mr. H- front., ot tlie Centra] Hotel, High-street, has taken It most lixelv in- terest in the Fund All tho week there JA as been a select billiard tournament in i support of the I'und. Next week he is running a snooker tournaiaent, and on Tuesdav evening there is to be a billiard match of 500 up. By this means Mr. Kout hopes to Fecurp a substantial amount for tlife Fund. More power to his elhow TO-MORROW IN THE CHURCHES. The activities of the local cnurcnes to- morrow in aid of the Fund are referred to i..n the Church announcements on an- other page. We may add the grateful news that the Tahe-rnacle at Morriston will hold on Ctristmas morning a special service, at which there will be carols by the choir, and the collection will be for the Fund. TO-DAY'S SUBSUnl r iiuno.. £ s. d. From the Mayor's Charity Fund, per the Mayor of Swansea (Aid. Sinclair) 50 0 0 General Ladies C ort-i m it tee, proceeds of NN* li i si t Drive and Dance (first cheque. J pending completion of accounts! 120) 0 0 'Continued at foot of next Column) .4
-..-I FOUND DEAD.
FOUND DEAD. Mary Ann Evans. 68, of R-ailway-e-rescent, Abercreirfta.il, was found dead at Graigavon- terra.ee, Cymmer. on Friday iiiglit.
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ROSS SMITH MISSING j Search Party Sent Out,, in Motor Car. I • I MEL• BOURNE, Friday (Received Saturday). A search party has gone in a motor car I to look foi- Capt. lios, to look for Capt. --Sniitli.-Exclialige. )
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— T "—————' PLIGHT OF PARIS. I i_— I Gas and Trams Stopped by Coal Shortage. PARIS. Saturday. J Owing to tito coal shortage the gas has been cut off in many of the suburbs. The tramways in the eastern suburbs.) have stopped runnings Last night all electric clocks.in Paris I had been ,stopped.—Exchange.
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L R E 1= USE O. I Alleged Thefts From Swan- sea Railway Trucks. j On Saturday morning, James Bmi-, nard (20 i, loco. fireniaii, Thomas Boyle (20), labourer, Joseph Begle.v (20) lab- I' ourer, Wm. Jones (21), labourer, W. Lei- well (20). fuel worker, Thomas Dickenson (J9), labourer, and Trevor Clarke (19). f labourer were charged at Swansea with being concerned together in stealing and receiving a quantity of goods from cer- tain railway trucks on the G.W.R. sid- tngs sometime during the past six months. the'property of the G.W.,Itail-,va' v Co. Inspector Mountjoy dbiected to bail The value of the goods stolen would pro- bably exceed jBlOO Further a more seri- ous charge was to be preferred against the men—that of assaulting a G.W.R. I I polioa-officer in the execution of his I dutv. Prisoners were accordingly remanded for a fortnight in custody. LAD OF G'60D FAMILY. 1 ■„ j „ /O A f/% 1%. 1 JA bixitrou jOdl VIM .1.0.'4, UUJU V'V' destitute, and looking very peaked was also brought up. He was alleged to be of a very good family in Pembrokeshire, and his name was Thos. Reginald Davies. He was aiso remanded in custody until Monday week bn a charge of stealing a quantity of goods from the G.W.R. at Landore on the night of December 18—20.
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At. Swanssa on Saturday David Gibbs was charged with stealing £2'2;' in Treasury, notes, the property of John Thompson. betwe-en the 8th and 10th December. lie wM remanded until Monday.
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PIT TRAGEDY. j —»■ ■ ■ €t» —— —— I One Brother Killed and 1 Another Injured. I In a shot-firing accident at tfower Ynvs- garwed Colliery, John PowpH, agd 24, of Cadoston, Neath, ?as killed, and his brother, George Powell, was seriously in- I jured. The deceased was a single man.
NU UAS.
NU UAS. Aberavon Business Premises Using Candles. There was no, gas at Port Talbot on Saturday owing to the gas workers' strike. Caudles are being uaed -at all biisino.4 I premises. I I
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STABBED IN THIGH. 1 Accident at a Swansea II Public House. I A man named Percy Bracewell, of 5, I Wator!oo-street, Swansea, a temporary postman, was accidentally stabbed in the thigh, in the Hum nncl Ptinciioon Hotel on Friday. He was detained at the Swansea Hospital.
STORM IN CHANNEL.
STORM IN CHANNEL. PARIS, Saturday. In a violent storm many vessels wer« wrecked in the Channel. i At Havre the three-masted schooner, l.e Poilu, was, dashed against the pier and If! badly damaged. The vessel was brought '}:J into port, but most of her cargo was lost. At Trouville a steamer of 400 tons waf wt-ecked. All fishing boats and vessels have put into Channel ports.—Exchange.
DE BEAR'S SCHOOL.
DE BEAR'S SCHOOL. Annual Prize-Giving at Swansea. The annual priae-sivuigr and concert, in connection with the De Bear Schools, | Swansea, wa? hold at the Albert Hall en Friday eyening, when the Mayor «nrl Mayoress were present, ?nd Mr. Bernard i I?e Bear (the managing director). A fÚn report, of the proceedings will appear in our Monday's *»<i it,V>"
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•— (Continued from preceding Column) Swansea and District I: Butchers and Cattle Dealers, Hide, Skin/1 L and C- Ltd. (per j Da vies, .secretary) 26 <3 0 j Staff at the Htiollal School, per Mr., S. i (:r t'- J '> 10 0 Ct. Gordon 2 10 0 James H arr i s, Esq. Tyhen, Bryn-road 2 2 0 K a rd om ah, 14, C as tie street. 2 2 0 Staff at. Kardornah 1 14 0 Dr. and Mrs. Evans, ath House, West Cross, 2 2 0 Miss Harris and Staff v of Dyfatty Girls' Rehool. 2 2 0 "BiddIes' Boys" (4th donation), per Mr. D. O. Thomas) 0 12 0 Mrs. Plummer, 19, Hawthorne-avenue 1 0 0 Scciete Commerc i a l d'Affretmenfc and De I Commission 10 10 0 IA. '.T)eccrotts. 50, r <:> '> I I, High-street 2 2^0 Messrs H. and B. Gold- berg, 2. St. James' Gardens —10 0 0 Lancashire" 0 10/ 0 Frank Gage, E?q. 5 o 0 Bed Cow Money Club, Plasmai'l 0 10 01 Welsh. Drama Comrnit- I tee, per Mr: Wm. Clement (secretary). 5 0 ol 1