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Com" As for Fighters. THE BOYS' PRAISES OF Y.M.C.A. WORK. R.S.M. Fear has received twenty-one letters from Aber. men serving abroad, of which the following are a few extracts Seaman J. Warrington, R.N., writes—I was glad to see in the "Cambrian News' that you are getting a Y.M.C.A. for Aber. which is greatly wanted and I hope the movement will iprove a success. I am sure the people of Aber. will support you as they have done in sending comforts to the boys. We are still waiting for a battle. The Germans only send a few destroyers out now and again; but, never mind, we will catch them on the hop one day. Seaman B. White, R.N., writes I must say the cake you sent was glorious and the choco- late rich." The cocoa tablets f have not tried yet. May God bless you all for the kindness you are showing towards us in this terrible war. You do not know the feeling that comes over us when we receive a parcel from you. I cannot express it in words, but you can partly guess. Lance-Corpl. E. D. Rowlands, France, writes —You can see by the papers that the boys are )u c doing great work these days. A few more weeks like this will bring the glorious victory as the morale of poor old Fritz is absolutely broken. The big guns are hammering away and in the trees close by is the cuckoo calling her song of peace. I am sorry to see in the papers that so many of Aber. boys have made the great sacrifice. Please convey my deepest sympathy to their parents. I am pleased to hear that you are making a move at Aber. towards getting a Y.M.C.A., which is greatly needed and, what is more, it will stand as a memorial for the gallant lads that have fallen. I trust to see the good institution flourishing if I am spared to return. I must say the Y.M.C.A. has done great work here. God be with you till we meet again. Pet. J. Roderick Davies, France, writes-It is comforting to know that our friends at home are not unmindful of the boys in this terrible struggle. We all trust that the end ;s not far off. I am so pleased to think vou are having a Y.M.C.A. at Aber. and may the effort be crowned with success. I hardly know what we fthe boys of all nations) would have done but for the good work of the ladies of the various Y.M.C.A.'s at the front. We are always wel- comed and are able to spend what few moments W8 have to spare in comfort, and often meet a friend from home. I hardly think there is a Tommy who does not feel a warm regard for the Y.M.C.A. and its warm association. I am sorry to say that I have been in hospital on three occasions since I wrote to you. I was afraid that I had lost the use of my right arm; and, though I am not at all myself even now, I am glad I am able to write. The other week I had to ask a com- rade to write for me. I also lost my speech which was a terrible blow to me, but God has been good and I have gradually regained my speech, and am getting better. I am once more on duty. With kind regards to all Aber. friends and the best of luck to the Aber. Y.M.C.A. Pte. T. G. Humphreys writes I cannot express my gratitude to you all in appreciation of these gifts, not only because they are use- ful, but because I realise the amount of labour, timo. ,:nd money necessary in order to enable suc'; ri'00d results to be achieved. Please convey my most grateful thanks to all the subscribers of your fund. I thank you for card enclosed with kind wishes. Pte. C. Ansley, France, writes--V-,e have been rather busy lately letting Fritz know we are alive and well. The weather has been all we have wished for lately. There is an Aber. boy—Glyn Thomas, Mr. John Thomas, the draper's son-in the same platoon as myself so we get a good talk of home and wonder i: we will have the luck to come back again, but all we can do is to put our trust in Him. May you have the support to keep on the good work you are doing a little longer, for I feel confi- dent the war will not last much longer. Gunner W. J. Edwards, France, writes—We are having a pretty hard time at present aT we are giving old Fritz a rough time too. We are all quite satisfied. I have not come across any Aber. boys, but am always on the look out. We are having grand weather. I was sorry to hear of the death of Seaman T. O. Jones who was a schoolmate of mine. Lance-Corpl. W. James, France, writes—Tt is nice to think that Aber. friends are still think- ing of us lads so far away from home. The only thing we can do now is to do our best to win this wicked war. We are noiv having lovely weather. 0 Corpl. Archie Potts, Francs, writes—We are having grand weather now and bathing is our favourite pastime. Our bathing place at pre- sent is a lake in the grounds of what was at one time a fine mansion which has been battered by German shell fire. Many thanks to the mem- bers of the Rheidol Choir for getting up such

Towyn Goal Keeper. I Corporal LEWIS JONES, Towyn Rovers Goal Keeper; whose ship has been torpedoed.

I Goginan Father and Sons. I Private MORGAN JONES AND HIS TWO SONS. I Pte Morgan Jones, though much above mill- 1916 and has taken part m last year and this tarv age offered his services at the outbreak of year s offensives and has escaped unscathed, war and was accepted He is with the Cardigan Private Jack Jones has been discharged after Batterv on service in England. Private W. R. serving many months. b Jones, R.F.A., has been in France since August, JIll y--

BLAENPLWYF. Cynhaliwyd cyfarfod blynvddol vsgolion Sab- bothol M.C. Gogledd Aberteifi yn Blaenphvyf dydd Mercher, Mai 9fed, o dan lywyddiaeth Mr. J. Barclay Jenkins a'r Parch. It" J. Rees, M.A., Aberystwyth. Declireuwyd y cyfarfod cyntaf gan Mr. William Evans, Ponterwyd, trwy fawl a gweddi. Daeth tyrfa liosog o gynrychiolwyr I ynghyd o wahanol vsgolion Sabbothol rhan uciiai y sir, a mawr y brvvdfrydedd a ddan- gosid wrth ymdrin ar gwahanol faterion. Cyflwynwyd y gadair mev.n modd deheuig gan y cyn-Iywydd, Mr. J. Barclay Jenkins, i'r llwydd etholedig, y Parch R. J. Rees, M.A., Aberystwyth, yr hwn a ddiolchodd am yr an- rhydedd ncwydcl hen ac am y teirnladau da a ddangosid tuag aito wrth ei roddi yn nghadair Cyfari jd Blynvddol Y sgolion Sul Gogledd Aber- teifi, a chyfeiriodd mewn modd tyuer iawn at wasanaeth mawr ei ragflaenydcl yn y gadair, a theimlau fod y cylch yn ddyledus" iddo an: gymaint o wasanaeth, am y tymor maith o 23 o flynyddau-17 fel ysgrifenydd, a 6 fel llywydd. Ar gynnygiad Mr. William" Evans, Ponterwyd, yn cael ei eilio gan Mr. Daniel Jones, Bethel, pasiwyd pleidlais wresog o ddiolchgarwch i Mr. Jenkins, a dymuniad ar iddo goel blyn- yddau lawer etto i fod o wasanaehh gyda'r Ysgol Sul yn mhob cylch. Pasiwyd liefyd bleidlais o gydymdcimlad a Mr. Hugh Hughes, Salem, yn ei brofedigaeth o glywed fod ei fab ar goll yn Ffrainc. Awd yn mlaen gyda trefnu y gwahanol feusydd (larlleu ac arholiad i'r ysgol- ion, a threfnwyd fod y rhan olaf o Efengyl loan i'w threfnu yn faes i'r holl ysgolion a ddeiwisiant hyny, hefyrl fod y safonau i'w cadw hefyd i'r ysgolion hynny ac a fydd yn dymuno parliau i lafurio ynddynt, a threfnwyd fod y pwyllgor gweithiol i dynnu allan y cynllyn yn ei fanylrwydd. Hefyd trefnwyd ar gynnygiad Parch. D. Lewis, Dewi, fod arholiad i'w gynal yn mhob lie y ceid ymgeiswyr, gan adael allan nifer er mwyn i'r ysgolion bychaii i gael rran- tais o'r arholiad yn ogystal ar lleoedd mawr. Am 2, prydnawn, cafwyd cynhadledd o'r cyn- rychiolwyr. Declireuwyd trwy fawl a gweddi gan y Parch T. Rees Jones, Cynon, a chafwyd agoriad nerthol a dylanwadol gan y Cyn-lvwvdd ar y mater gosodedig, sef "Amoda.x llwyddfant ynghlvn ac addysg grefyddol yn yr Ysgolion Siibbotiiol," a dilynwyd ef gan y Meistri D. Stephens, Aberffrwd, a W. Hughes, Rhydfen- digaid, annerehiadau grymus gyda thon uchel iddynt, ac amlwg oedd y mwvnheid hwynt gan y dorf o gynrychiolwyr oedd yn bresenol, a rliamall y bydd yr ysgolion yn manteisio o ym- arfer y gwahanol bwyntiau a chynlluniau a awgrvtnwyd. Yn mldith y gynnulleidfa cafwyd attegiad i'r anerchiadau gan Mri. T. Jones, Bronant: D. Jones, Bethel W. Evans, Pon erwyd a David Samuel, M.A., Aberystwyth. Cyhoeddwyd rhestr (v chwech cyntaf yn mhob dosbarth) o'r rhai llwvddiamis yn yr arholiad yr wythnos diweddaf. j ===== |

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Fairboume Gunner. Gunner W. ELLIS, R.F.A., Has seen service at Gallipoli and is now on active service in France.

Aberystwyth Rural Council Aberystwyth Rural Council met on Monday Mr. David Lewis presiding. The Clerk produced Government regulations governing the prices of foodstuffs, etc., includ- ing milk. The Clerk read a letter from the British Farmer:> Red Cross Society inviting the Council to take steps to assist, in holding a jumble sale j on a large scale for the funds.—Mr. J. Bunce Morgan, in proposing co-operation, said it was their duty to assist. The district had done well in the past, but the needs were gieat, and the Union should produce the r aterials for a really good sale.—Mr. David James, in seconding the proposition, thought each u ember should canvass his own district.On the pro- position of Mr. E. J. Evans, it was decided to invite each parish council to assist. That could be supplemented by the formation of a central committee to act on behalf of the Council.—The suggestion was adopted unanimously, the fol- lowing being appointed on the Central Com- mittee:—The Chairman, Messrs. II. Lewis, Ponterwyd: D. James, Penllwvn; J. Bunce Morgan, D. Edwards, Dolfor; w. T. Lewis, Borth; and D. James, Penrhyncoch. On the proposition of Mr. E. J. Lvfns, it was decided to support a memorial in favour of freeing the rivers for fishing.—Mr. Evans said although the question did not affect the locality to any great extent, the Council should take the larger view and support all movements afterwards of Porth ,So uth Wales, passed away Daniel Jenkins doubted the utility cf the pro- posaL Every man who wanted v ork N PS fully employed, and to his mind the ri'oposal was likely to benefit poachers and idlers only. The Clerk announced that Mr. David Davies, surveyor, had met with an accident and was not able to attend. Cwmrheidol Parish Council asked the Council to take over the road from Ponterwyd to Rhiw- goch, about half a mile in leii-iii, the Parish Council being prepared to put the road in order. —Mr. Llewelyn Lewis said the difficulty was that the road had no outlet- into another public road, but there were three farmhouses on it. The Council's workman walked the road daily to and from his work, and its adoption would cost practically nothing.—After discussion the Clerk" was directed to inform the Parish Coun- cil that the Rural Council was prepared to wo" allow their workman to put in two davs occa- sionally on the road, but without prejudice as to responsibility for maintenance. The Cot;nr-il decided to refer the question of repairing certain footbridges at Talybont to the Parish Council. Mr. Griffiths, Henllvs, was elected to succeed Mr. David Benjamin, Ynysfergi Farm, and Mr W. D. Lewis, Cwrtvcadno, to succeed Mr. John Morgan Jones, Rhydyfarian, for Llanilar district. The Inspector said a case of measles was notified at Corel Dewi. having been imported from South Wales. Every precaution was taken. A case of diphtheria was fatal at Tal- iesin. Tt was contracted from another fatal case reported at the previous meeting. The house was fumigated and disinfected. A case at Tre'rddol also occurred, contracted from the previous cases at Taliesin. Every effort was made to prevent its i-preadine. Two cases of diphtheria were also reported from Pencae, Taliesin, and two cases at Talybont. The Rev. Evan Jones, a trustee of the house property reported on previously, wrote promising to carry out the Council's instructions as soon as possible and n skino- the Council not to press n Or A'trlD-YO _rr"la riAiinnil rlno-i .1 l-r.. "a '• «.»»n> 1.1 L U fjivc trustees time to carry out the work. Several cases of measles were notified at T-lanilar.

I New Quay Hero. I Private J. PENRY DAVIES, W.R., Second son of the late Captain Davies, and of Mrs. Davies, Emrys House, Church-street, killed in action on the 21st April. Pte. Penry Davies, who was barely twenty at the time of his death, enlisted at the outbreak of the war and, in company with his brother (Private Alwyn Davies) served in the Gallipoli campaign. Both were invalided home, deceased suffering from enteric, and his brother severely wounded in the foot necessitating the amputation of some of the toes. Pte. Penry Davies was drafted to the Western Front late in 1916 and met his death when acting as company runner. Great sympathy is felt with Mrs. Davies in her loss of a son who was of a loveable disposition and appeared to have a career full of promise.

Aberystwyth Allotments. (By W.R.H.) As long as the dry weather lasted the allot- ment holders on Cae Bach and Buarth pitched their song in the major key. Peas and broad beans had come up fairly well 111 some cases; a little irregularly in others; and there were visions of duck and green peas and broad beans ad lib for those who liked them. Broad beans make a nutritious meal; but singularly enough a large number of people locally like just a taste of them when they first come in season and then relegate that nutritious form of food to the background of food stuffs. Cabbage plants, not to be got in the district for love or money, because the frost had killed them all off, were obtained all the way from Brecon and dotted about the plots, and cauliflower and lettuce and other luxuries were transplanted and were regarded with a certain amount of pride and hopeful anticipation. Then the rain came; and, blessing as it was for the whole countryside, turned the song of the allotment holders into the minor key, and if they held a concert on Cae Bach the first item on the pro- gramme would be the song "Listen to My Tale of Woe." The peas which germinated got smaller in number by degrees and beautifully less through the depredations of the birds. Not a shred of the lettuce plants was left after a raid by slugs to mark the place where promising lettuce plants had rejoiced the eyes and whetted the anticipations of the holders. Cabbage and cauliflower plants were nipped off by slugs as if by a pair of scissors. But what struck consternation into the hearts of the allottees was an insidious attack on the rows of broad beans which were on the point of coming into flower. First onerbean and then another with- ered away without any apparent cause, and one after another was bowled over like a row of ninepins. At last a holder got at the root of things by digging up a bean and found that a dirty green-brown grub had burrowed into the very heart of the stalk, just above the root. All sorts of remedies were tried in vain. Soot seeded to the pest down to the ground and time was as congenial to it as a briar bush was to Brer Rabbit of the negro story book. A couple of the culprits when caught in I flagrante delicto were hauled up before Mr. Hal ton of the College Agricultural Depart- ment, who is learned in all pests to which the farmer is ueir to, who pronounced the broad bean pest to be the leather iacket which re- joices in the swell Latin name of tipuila oleracea and has a cousin named faludosa, only distin- guishable by their caudal appendages. Each is as insidious a beast as a German submarine and as thick-skinned as an Irish member of Parliament. It is, in fact, our old friend Daddy Longlegs in an embryonic state, of which in our youthful clays we used to say— Old Daddy Longlegs would not say his prayers Take him by the hind legs and throw him downstairs. Though reluctant to pray, the pest is an yaept in preying on vegetables. When frost comes he burrows deep down into the earth and when fine weather comes he rises to within a short distance of the surface, where he lies in wait, like a certain personnge, for all that he may devour. Burning the grass sods will therefore not extinguish the pest. No chemical will destroy it when it gets into the roots of plants which will not also destroy the plants as well. The only effective way of destroying the pest is to give the ground a stiff dressing of gas lime when it is unoccupied by plants in the autumn and winter. On Saturday evening one holder caught over 100 of the grub. The moral of the whole story is that it was a mistake to have planted anything but potatoes this year in the newly-upturned grass plots. The potato haulms are looking strong and promising and it is for- tunate that the greater portion of the plots has been laid down in potatoes. Dwarf and kidney beans are also showing a vigorous growth, and so far those allottees who planted early have had no cause to find that their enterprise has been nipped by frost. With regard to kidney beans and garden lore, a writer in the "Western Mail's" Day by Day column gives the following quaint directions as to the time of planting:—* When elum-leaves are as big as a farden, You may plant kidney beans in the garden; When elum-leaves are as big as a shilling. It's time to plant kidney beans, if you're will- ing When elum-leaves are as bier as a penny, You must plant kidney beans—if you mean to have any! Notwithstanding the pests, the allotment holders are not downhearted and some of them are lighthearterl enough to make fun at each other's mishaps and sometimes play practical jokes on their fellows. One holder, whom we will call A, told his friend B that he had a beautiful cauliflower on his plot which he in- tended having with his Sunday's dinner. B replied that he also had a cauliflower which would beat A's production hands down, and it was arranged that the two cauliflowers should be submitted in competition on Saturday even- ing. On Saturday afternoon B went to A's plot and cut his cauliflower and took it to A's house in the evening. A Acknowledged that B's cauliflower was the better, but said he could not produce his cauliflower because some- one had stolen it that afternoon. B expressed sorrow at A's loss and, saying that as he bad ,i i set his mind on having:, cauliflower with his Sunday dinner he had better take the one pro- duced, handed back to A his own property. On Tuesday a large mole (gwadd) was caught on Cae Bach winch had long lrnn ersrnged in tunnelling operations under some of thp -plots.

PENUWCH. Llangeitho district C.M. schools held their annual festival on Friday. Llangeitho School was catechised by the Rev. D. Jones. Tre- garon; Llwynygroes, by the Rev. D. Jones, Maesyffvnon; Bwlchyllan, by the Rev. J. Green, B.A., Twrgwyn; and Penuwch, by Mr. WT. Hopkins, B.A., Berth. The attendance was good and an excellent festival was held.

CONTROL OF WELSH COLONS. The proposed order for the regulation of the commons, which was protested against at the last court lect of Croity Wallia, has been re- vised in such, a manTIct. as to be approved by the jury at Pencoed on Tuesday. '1-J--

Aberystwyth Hero. I Private JOACIM BONNER, Son of Mr. Evan Bonner, 3, Brewer-street joined the forces shortly after the outbreak of war and was killed in action on May 6th. He was twenty-eight years of age.

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Llanfarian Fusilier. I Private J. JENKINS, R.W.F., Youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, Rhos- fawr, on active service in France.

Aberystwyth Comoral. I Lance-Corporal W. J. PIERCE, I Youngest son of fr. and Mrs. James Pierce, 13, Corporation-street, transferred from a Liverpool regiment to a North Lanes, regi- ment and now at Salonica in charge of a battalion orderly room. Formerly Lance- Corporal Pierce was in the Registrar s Omces at the U.C.W. and in October, 1913, was ap- pointed to the Accountant's Department of Liverpool University.

I WASTE OF KG HEY. At a fleeting of the Leeds Joint Paviia- mentarv Recruiting Committee a resolution was unanimously passed protesting against the waste of money involved in paying barristers j to act as military representatives. The Gov- ernment proposed to pay barristers so appointed a salary of £ 250 a year and 15s a day subsist- ence allowance, give them a commission, and provide uniform and outfit. This is thought to be unnecessary as for the past fifteen months this work has been done by professional men over military age who have, acted without pay- ment and who have gained a complete know- ledge of the routine.

Newcastle Emlyn Soldier. Private WILLIE PARRY DAVIES, Eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Davies, Old Post Office; joined the forces in May, 1916, when about eighteen years of age and is now in Mesopotamia with the advance supply transport and in charge of the Expeditionary Force of free canteens. Colonel E. C. Lloyd Fitz- williams is at the head of the regiment. Previous to joining the forces W. P. Davies served as telegraph boy at Newcastle Emlyn Post Office for four years.

Pwllheli Soldier Torpedoed Private ROBERT HUGHES, Penrhydlyniog, who was drowned when on a ship torpedoed by an enemy submarine; two brothers in the army.

Bont Brothers. I Privates W. H. and J. T. JENKINS, Ymrestrodd Pte. W. H. Jenkins Ebrill, 1916. Aeth i Salonica Hydref vr un flwyddvn, a chlwyfwyd ef yno Rhagfyr lOfed. \n awr vn nghlafdy Sant Ignatius, Malta. Ymunodd Pte. J. T. Jenkins a'r fyddin Gorffenaf, 1916; aetli i Ffrainc Rhagfyr 9fed.

I LLANON. At Penlanfair House, on Sunday morning, Miss Annie Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Jones, formerly of Aberystwyth and afterward of Porth, South Wales, passed away at the age of twenty-one. Miss Jones was brought some three weeks ago to the residence of her aunt, Mrs Evans, Temperance. The following were successful in the examina- tiou in first aid last. week :—Mrs. Walton, Bel. mont House; Miss Dora Jones, Roseland; Miss Williams, Glynperis; Miss E. C. Evans, C.M., Wave Villa; Miss Jones, Harriston: Miss Blodwen Jenkins, Enkrateia: Miss Marian Richards, Morwylfa; Miss M. L. Jones, Clyde Vale; Miss James, Ma nor a von; Miss Ethel Jones, Talnrvor: Miss Davies, Glanmorfa: and Miss Beryl Rowlands, Pantanamlwg. All the candidates sat and all passed the examination creditably. Two of Llanon's young men are serving in the tanks. Driver William Davies, Trial Bach, joined the Motor Transport some time ago, and Private William Lloyd Jones, Barbara, entered the Royal Engineers last week. Private Richard M. Davies, Waunfawr, was home on furlough the end of last week.

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NEW QUAY- 1st and 3rd Fridays in each month; hours 2 to 4, at Mrs Jenkins, Milford House. MACHYNLLETH—Every Wednesday, at Mrs Trevor Jones. Arosfa, Railway-terrace. SEVERAL SECOND-HAND CASFTNL MOTOR CYCLES FOR SALE, TNCLUDING Fords, Rovers, Swift. O.K. Motor Cycle. Enfield. All in good order. Apply W. T. OWEN, Garage, Towyn. —————————— jSoientiflc F>?s?ht-Te3tlngfm<I Frame F?i *fng Qualified Hight^TestinK Optician. ¡ i c R ¡ j i W. HALL JONES. M.P.H < Pharmaceutical Chemist ¡ | Fellow of the Worsh.piai of 5 Spectacle Makers, and of the XtustHute of j- Ophthalmic Opticians. f 33, TERRACE RD.. ABERYSTWYTH 'm"W!I!t"I- Latest Designs in Monuments and Headstones in Granite, Marble and Slate. Good Stock always on hand. Write or Call. Low Prices DAVIES AND JONES Monumental Works, d349 Chapel Street, Tregaron

a fine concert in aid of your most deserving fund. Pte. J. Morgan, France, writes-I am at a dressing station where the wounded are brought in and I can tell you they are glad to have a smoke. I am keeping in pretty good health. Please convey my kind regards to all friends at Aber. It is very good of them to think of the boys, hoping this terrible war will soon come to an "end. Corpl. G. H. Davies, France, writes—It is wonderful how you keep the fund going, but Aber. people were always great in rising to the occasion.. Sapper Ivor Davies, France, writes—The cigs. came just when we were advancing and before the canteens could be opened. Of course, I shared them around, as we were short at the time, but by now canteens are going strong as well as the French shops. I have not come across any Aber. lads this trip, but better luck next time. I was sorry to read of the death of Mrs. C. M. Williams. We are going J it strong here and in high hopes of seeing this affair all through this year. j Pte. A. Chamberlain, France, writes—All the boys are looking forward to a cig. from Blighty. I share the cigs. among my mates and all of them wish you luck in your good work. We are having glorious weather now and I can assure you the Tommies take full advantage of it as we are giving Fritz plenty of trouble now. I have not seen any Aber. f boys lately, though there are a good many of them about here. Pte. W. R. Thomas, France, writes—I am glad to understand that the people of Aber. have not forgotten the boys that are in the field of battle trying to do their duty to King and country. I wish you luck to carry on this good work to the end, and may the day soon dawn when we shall see this great war over. My best regards to the good people of Aber. Driver E. Boyce, France, writes-I only wish I could come home and thank you all for the great kindness shown towards me and the other boys. We are having glorious weather, trust- in you are having the same. Acknowdedgments have also been received from Seaman A. Brodigan and Quarter-master R. Brodigan, R.N.; Airman W. J. Dudlyke, France; Gunner D. H. Doughton, France; Pte. G. Parry, France; and Pte. T. W. Porter, France. Amount already acknowledged (Christmas, 1915), £ 14-6 5s.; amount alreadv acknowledged (weekly), C590 2s. 10d.; Mrs. T. North (14th), 10s.; Professor Levi, (5th). 10s.; Mr. John Richards, Tynpynfarch (28th), 2s. 6d.; Mr. W. Lloyd, master, Poor La w Institution (16Ui), 2s. 6d.; Mr David Williams, Albion (9th), 2s 6(1: Mrs. Rollason, Llanbadarn-road (4th), 7s. Gd.; Mr. G. W. Jones, grocer, Princess-street, 2s.; total, E737 19s. 10d. Thirty-one parcels, which includes one non-smoker and five new re- cipients, sent this week. cost B5 9s. 4d.: contri- butions for the week, £1 12s. Od. R.S.M. Fear has been greatly encouraged by receiving the information from the fronts which he has asked for, viz., of any man who has not received a parcel for two months. He feels sure, however, that there are still several who 1 are not getting their parcels regularly, and this he much regrets. He makes a special appeal to the men themselves to send him this informa- tion and a parcel will be sent at once, as the friends at home not in some cases give him this information. He would like to hear of any Aber boy n,- plreadv on his list, as he is most anxious that none should be overlooked.