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Llandilo County School ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. Aid W. N. Jones, chairman of the governors, presided over the annual distri- bu ion of prizes in connection with the Lli ndilo Connty Sohool at the Drill Hall ort; Thursday, 20th Wt. He was supported on tho platform by Mr, W Lleweiyn Wil- liams, KG, M.P.; Mrs. Herbert Peel, 'Taliaris; liie Headmaster (Mr. Gwynne Jones), and others. The Ohairman said he was glad to find that Llandilo County School had in no way suffered as the result of the opening of a county school in the Amman Valley, and that it was. better off now than before. He congratulated the school on the good re- sults obtained last year, and also Miss Olwen Thomas, Glanamman, on winning a county exhibition of £25, and Miss Eugenie Tugela Williams, Ammanford, on her success. Referring to the salaries ot secondary school teachers, the Chairman said he called a conference of the gover- nors of county schools on Saturday, and he was hoping that a scale would be for- mulated by a committee appointed by that conference which they thought would be satisfactory. He thought as the result oi the scale that secondary teachers in Carmar- thenshire would be on a better footing than any other secondary teachers in the Princi- pality. Some ratepayers did not appreci- ate that as they might, and said, Why are the salaries increased?" Some people iJhaught the teachers were getting too much. It was not so much in the interests of the teachers—though they deserved all they glot-but in the .interests of the chil- dren that he trying to get a better wale of salaries. If" they crave fair a-r'(t proper salaries to teachers they would at- tract to the county the best (ilass of teiachere, and the result would be that the children would get the best possible educa- tion. PLRADMASTEH' S REPORT. The Headmaster (Mr. Gwvnne Jones), in his report, said that although the war still continued and the mind of the nation was j a,lmoet entirely preoccupied with it, one I of the striking facts of the present day was the manner in which education had forced itself im t,o prominence. They had year what was really, in the light of the j past, history of education in this country* an amazing state of things—the lntrodu^" tion at such a time as this of a c°rop £ jhen&ivl? and far-reaching Kduca-tion fB*1 • and a loud general demand made upoji a j reluctant Government for its early j into law. The four years that had iiit.er rened since the last public distribution rened since the last public distribution had beec a time of trial for the school .^e would remind them that their main puud- j ing with much of value in it was destroyed j by fire in March. 191A. In September of ¡ the same year was opened a new j'P^.ty school for the Amman Valley, a ^'strict from which for many years the ýlandilo school drew more than half of ito pupils. How did the Llandilo school gtgAd now, three years after those happening#- Their main building had been rei>laced and was more considerable in several w,ys than before. It was quite as large It.8 before, but it had proved too small for the num- ers that Taught admittance in it (applause). Were thoey able 'o admit all .bo had ap- plied this yciar, they ^vould have more names or. tjhe registers than they would have had before. After the cpening- of the Amman Valley School, tbie numbers of pupils at Llandilo went down to 140; the number had gradually risen until oo-õay the pupils totalled 20?—108, boys and 100 girls (cheers). Tho separa*10'! of the two districts, one almost purely industrial a* theirs was almost purely agricultural, had enabled them at Landilo to re-arrange their cfcirriculura. They had remodelled their eourse of work, aild it now had a bias towards rural scitn& and agriculture. That did not nuan thit the school was really preparatory- to farming, although the eour-e should help the farmer. The idea was to utilise t'}te familiar surround- my .F to". pupils M In aid to the learning of eoience.. Each hoy had to make every weok a certain amount of practical work in the schoal garden. The main purpose was to develop observation and the means of wTperinQcnt. The other subjects taught had not suffered in any way; the ordinary work of the school went on as before. Referring to the win of the Carmarthenshire exhibi- tion by Miss Olwen Thomas, he pointed out that this was the fifth year in succes- sion in whi/ih a mmfl of ifuat school had taken »ne of the two county exhibitions, j The third dace was also taken both last, j year and this year by a pupil of that "c)ol. He referred to the fact that Car- marthenshire was «till in this regard what it was 21 years ■igo when the pupila pass- ing front heir spools into the universities did not number hilf of those that passed at prnt. The exhibitions the county authorities offer still numbered the same- two for all the schools in Carmarthenshire. He hoped that in the new and larger viewe the county authorities were taking, they mirht take up this question. The Minister for EdiK'ition ha<l pressed forward the question of the importance of sending more pupils frem secondary schools to the uni- versities. One g-reat reason why more of their boys did not gc was that they could not afford it and greater help should be riv-zi to them by the county authorities. A sum of £24() had already been contribu- ted to the eohooll's war savings association and 310 war savings certificates paid for. Old pupils of the school were playing their full part on sea and land in every quarter where there was fighting, and thirteen out of 1f1, 180 had offered up lihe supreme sacrifice WELSH HOME RULE. Mr. Llewelyn Williarrw, R.C., M.P-. congratulated the headmaster on the excel- lent report he had submitted. He recalled the fact that he was engaged as counsel at the Ammanford inquiry He remembered the Ammanford inquiry He remembered that he wa« told, arid being an innocent "IU and ineenious man he believed what he I was told and for which he was paid- (laoighter)—he waa told that if an intermedi- ate school was established in Ammanford j that "Ichabod" could be written over the door of i-lie Llandilo school, that the glory would depart with the Amman Valley boys, and that the school would be either closed or dismantled because there would be no one there to be instructed. He was cheered beyond measure to hear from the report of Mr. Jones that their numbers at Llandilo had gone up even in time of war to over 200. Urat was most creditable to the school and the school officials. He rrged the scholars to pay attention to the history of the movement of intermediate educntion in Wales which had resulted in the establishment of 95 to 100 intermediate schools in the Principality. It was one of, the most romantic things that had 0\'r>r hapoened in the history of any country. He hoped they would also pay attention to the history of their country because this little country of ours was a great countrv. Let; th.^rrn not believe anybody who told tnera toat VY aiea was a small country \(1'-1 plause). He often wished he could srive up evrrythit'g he bad to-day in the world and ■ devote himself entirely to the study and writine- of the history of Wales. It never had beev written, and he honed some of .,h" tenjlars would devote their tmie to writing up the wonderful times of Gwalia. I Fire hundred years ago Wales was one of the best ediiI tpfi countries in the world. e' Whoever had "n to Talley must have teen the old ruins of, what was called a 1 monastery. That monastery remained to- day a monument to a great relieious re- vivaj that swept over not only Wales but nearly the whole of Europe some seven or eight lAundri-d.vear- ago It was built by i a man who lived in Llandilo. the greatest- of the princes e< South Wales—the Lord Rhys. Mere cf those religious houses, as th.-y Y,-re call--d-bijill, in the twelve arwl "thirteenth centuries—were in Wales in proportion to the popuiation than in any part, the United Kingdom. Tn those re- ligiorts houses there was free education for the or).,r who afto-r being educated in them. would be sent as iywr scholars to Oxford. He was reading the other day an old of a gr-pat. Welshman—Adam of spoke Welsh and loved Welsh, and if they ever wewt to Usk it was worth wkile their pay a visit to the Ohhirch there in order te see the epitanh in Welsh there tA the memory ■of this wl,isikuau, It was the oldest bit of Welsh 1M fennil in an> epitaoh in the world and Oitic all over the world went there t. try t. make it cut. Adam i of Usk was at Oxford and after that he became a queer d.drnilre,-he became an archdeacon and a fc/7,67T' "a combina- tion or the vicar of ^landilo and myself, added* Mr. WiHiair.* armdfst Unughter. Adam of Usk p!'act.i.l'd Tery successfully in London as a barriger, and was drawing a Stipend as vicar of Parish in Monmouth- shire for some tirhi. Tilen he disappeared from the county an" 110 °ne kneu- anything cf him until he <urned up in Rome and I practised therebepre the Pope ,s a barris- ter. After seven y^ars in Rome he came Kqxjk and joined ^wen Glendower who was then a rebel in the mountains of Merion- ethshire. It wa* only now discovered why he left the coti^try; there had been found ethshire. It Wal only now discovered why he left the Conltry; there had been found the actual indrtment preferred against him. Unforh^ate'y "my archdeacon-bar- rist^r friend." w hen' i'n 'th'e'" khghm rister frlnd" whEn in the neighbourhood of Canterbu'r/t sto!e a horse on the high- Way, and for f°ar of being prosecuted for the theft ra.P ,a^ay to R-ome. He wrote a chronicle of his own times. That chronicle disappeared for centuries, but one part of it was disc*v.ered forty years ago and pub- liehed, but It was imperfect. Curiously enoutrh, tnty years later in an old lum- j ber room in Bulwer Castlo, was discovered an old n>ftm,8cript on the floor which no one thouanvt5iing of, but it turned out on insoe^°n to be the missing part of the chro°^e of Adam of Usk. Speaking of the Welshmen at Oxford in his day, I Adam "f Usk said that what was caned" a Welsh nation at Oxford,1" were alwate fighting ^e English nation. The fact that there ^'as a Welsh nation m Oxford in j the of Adam of Usk shmwd^^that there was a great number of Welsh schoJ»rs 'n Oxford at that time (applause). Indoed he (Mr. Williams) was not at all i surf that there were more Welshmen in Oxford five hundred years ago than tihere }jaJ ever been there since. When the Re- formation took place and the monasteries w*re dissolved by that Welshman, Henry "\rJ3I. Unfortunately the money that was hitherto used for educational Purposes was ,iot retained for that use, and Wales, in- stead of beintr the most educated part of j the United Kingdom, crradually became J after the Refer mat-ion the most illiterate r'nd most ignorpjit part certainly ot ureas Britain. What a pity it was that at the very time when John Knox .vas starting the' primary schools in Scotland, schools which had bred one generation after ano- ther of great men who had made the name of Scotland eminent all over the world, in that generation the funds required to keep up Welsh ciilture was taken away, and Wales became the Cinderella of the nations composed of the United Kingdom. During the last thirty years Wales had been restored to its proper place among the learned nations of the world. They had now in Wales, he believed, 96 or more intermediate schools and the number of scholars was going up year by year, and he thought it was now 16,000 or 17,COP.- a great and most creditable reoord. The people ot Wales were spending more money on education than the people of England, Scotland or Ireland. The Welsh people had from the first been willing to raise money out of rates in order to help on education. Of course, there were defects of organisation. How could it be otherwise? They heard a great deal of cavilling at and criticism of the Central Welsh Board. He w as not one of those who believed that that body was above criticism. He could himself criticise its constitution and organi- sation. He agreed that something must be done, and if he jmight say SOt without being accuscd of being political or contro- versial, he believed that the real solution I must be in Welsh Home Rule. They must have a Weilgh Parliament before Welsh education would be properly organised and properly controlled (applause). He be- lieved opinion was maturing in favour after the war of fitting one great Im- perial Parliament to look after the inter- ests not only of this country but of all j the dominions, so far aa their foreign in- te rests were concerned. If that o« so, Ithert, must be more devolution of afiairs I upon local parliaments as well, and if he read the signs of the times aright he be- lieved that the old bitterness in regard to Home Rule WM disappearing, and that men of goodwill belonging to all political par- ties were trying to find some scheme where- by the local affairs of Wales and of Eng- land. Scotland and Ireland would be left I to be decided by assemblies in those coun- tries. They would have to wait a long t.me for it and the problem of the govern- 1 ment of the intermediate schools was rather an urgent one. What should be done in the meantime? He would suggest tha4ti the Central Welsh Board ought to carry/ the idea of a Welsh Department of the Board of Education a little further and press im- mediatelv for the' appointment .of a Secre- tary for" Wales, charged with the interests of "Welsh education, who would be respon- sible to Parliament for the administration of education in Wale, Th-it was not the final step nor the ideal thing to aim at, but ;t was a step in the right direction. It could de done by the introduction of a short Bill in Parliament on the lines of the Bill establishing a Secretary fofr Educa- tion for Scotland. If Welsh educational authorities and Welsh educationists were combined to make the demand he was per- fectly certain that Mr. Lloyd George would be only t*>o willingr to give orders that the necessary parliamentary time should be given to' it. and next year they v,-°uld have a bi<? step forward in the way of Welsh educational reform (appliuse). 0' Mrs. Herbert Peel, Taliaris, distributed the prizes, and in a successful speech con- gratulated the teaching staff and scholars on the excellent results obtained. THE PRIZE LIST. Carmarthenshire County Exhibition of B25 per annum'—Olwen^ Ihomas. London University Matriculation lami- nation—John Cecil Jones. Central Welsh Board Examinations. Higher Certificate (Z-olwen Thomas, English language and literature, with dis- tinction: History with distinction, Latin with distinction, French with distinction; Tugela Eugenie Williams. English language and Literature with distinction, History with distinction, Latin with distinction and French with distinction. Senior Certificate (19)—Annie Mary Tugela Davies; Idris Davies, with distinction in Welsh and Drawing; Rees Davies; Wil- liam Lloyd White Harries; Laura Christiana Lewis; *Annie Olwen Morgan, with distinc- tion in History and Welsh: David John Morgans, with distinction in History. Arith- metic and Shorthand; *Elizabeth Hannah Morgans with distinction in History arm Welsh; Elsie Doris Rowlands, with distinc- tion in Arithmetic and Welsh: todon Charles Schram with distinction in History. Arithmetic, 'Elementary Mathematics, French, Chemistry, and Geography; Margaret Alma. Smith: *Thomas Glvn Stephens. with distinction in His- tory. Arithmetic, Elementary Mathe- matics, Chemistry; *David John I TTiom-Jis; *Glyn Redvers Thomas, with dis- tinction in History "Henry Davies Thomas, with distinction in Arithmetic and Welsh; James Idris Thomas, with distinction in History, Geography, and Shorthand; *Mary Thomas, with distinction in Welsh; Rachel Maud Thomas, with distinction in Arithme- tic and Welsh; David Rufus Watkins. with distinction in Arithmetic and Shorthand. The asterisk denotes that the pupil has passed in all subjects required for exemp- tion from the Matriculation Examination of the University of Wales. .sunplempntary Certificates (6)—John Gerald Child, Latin and Chemistry: Eliza- hpth Ann Davies. Botany; Lettuce Davies, History; Margaret Eveline Edwards, Ele- mentary Mathematics and French, with dis- tinction Lily Maude Howells. Arithmetic; Thomas Daniel Jones, Elementary Mathema- tics and Latin. Junior Certificate (24)—Francois Gerard Cloetens, with distinction in Arithmetic. French,'Drawing and Woodwork; David Cvril Picton Davies; David John Davies, with distinction in History. Arithmetic, Elementary Mathematics, Welsh, Dråwing and Woodwork: Dorothy Davies. with dis- tinction in Arithmetic; Edith Davies; Min- nie'Gertrude Davies Aerona Constance Ed- wards. with distinction in French, Botany, and Cookery; David John Evans; Marion Hilda Francis, with distinction in Arithme- tie./Botanv, and Cookery; Morley Griffiths; Thomas' Eraest Hngbes, with distinction in French Agriculture. Shorthand, and Wood- work; Annie Lena Jones; Margaret Hannah Jones; Jamiet Ilergan; Magdalen Morgans, with distinction in Arithmetic. French, and Cookery; Annie Maud Morris, with dis- tinction in Arithmetic, Latin and French; David John Rees, with distinction in Arith- metic, Drawing and Woodwork; Glyn Rees; Elsie Mary Samways; Horace Gontr-n Schram, with distinction in History, Arith- metic. Elementary Mathematics, Latin, French, Agriculture, Drawing and Wood- work: Frederick Benjamin Thomas; Jennie I ic; May Thomas, with distinction in Arithmetic; Annie Bronwen Williams; Elizabeth Anne Williams. Form Prizes. Form VI.—1, Olwen Thomas; 2, Eugenie Tugela Williams; 3, John Cecil Jones (Matriculation Prize). Form V.—Bflys: 1, Odon Charles Schram; 2. Thomas Glyn Stephens; 3, James Idrie Thomas; 4, David John Morgans; 5, Glyn Redvers Thomas. Girls: 1, Mary Thomas; 2, Elizabeth Hannah Morgans; 3, Annie Olwen Morgan; 4, Rachel Maud Thomas; 5, Laura Christiana Lewis. Form IV.—Boys: 1, Horace Gontran Schram: 2. David John Davies; 3. David John Rees. Girls: 1, Margaret Hannah Jones; 2, Marion Hilda Francis; 3, Mag- dalen Morgans; 4, Annie Maud Morris; 5, Aerona Constance Edwards. Form III. A.—Boye: Rupert Picton Davies; 2, Ronald Morris; 3, William Haydn Thomas. Girls: 1, Mabel Langley; 2. Elizabeth Hannah Evans; 3, Dilys Rees; 4, Evelyn Morris. Form III. B.—Boys: 1, Ralph Bowen; 2, David Geoffrey Griffiths. Girls: Olwen Rees; 2, Gladys Rees: 3. Catherine Davies; 4, Muriel Evans; 5, Ethel Evans. Form III. C.—Boys: 1 William Henry Morris, Cecil Smith (equal); 3, Dan Owen; 4, John Owen; 5, Gomer Evans. Girls: 1. Lizzie Ellen Jones; 2, Laura Powell, Rachel Watkins (equal); 4, Ceridwen Thomas 5, Olive Michael. Form II. Boys: 1, David Edgar Thomas; 2, John Rees Jones; 3, David Gwilym Pere- grine 4, Basil Harvey. Girk: 1, Sarah A. Jones. Welsh Prize (given by the Ven. Arch- deacon Williams, M.A., Vicar of Llandilo- fawr)—Mary Thomas. A

Lampeter Town Council A special meeting of the Town Council was held on Monday evening in last week at the Victoria Hall when there were present: —Councillor J. S. Jones, mayor (presiding); Aldermen Lewis Jones, Evan Evans, Wil- liam Jones, and Walter Davies. Councillors D. Davies, T. S. Morgan, D. Thomas, T. W. Jones, Idris Jones, W. Davies (Bryn- road), LI. Bankes-Price. D. Jones, and D. F. Lloyd Mr. J. Ernest Lloyd, town clerk, and Mr. R. W. Ashman, surveyor and in- spector.—Alderman Evan Evans, chairman of the Streets Committee, read the reports of two meetings held by his committee to consider the amount of metalling required for the different roads in the borough for the coming year, in reply to the inquiry of the Roads Committee, who wished to have a, detailed schedule sent to them by Decem- ber 31, the surveyor was asked to send the required information.—A long discussion afterwards took place regarding the gTeat damage done to Blaenwern road by the heavy timber traffic carried on by traction engines. The committee had visited a quarry at the Golf Links and Cwmrhvs quarry, but they were not satisfied that the stones from those quarries would be any good to place on the road, as they were too soft. Messrs. Smith Brothers made an offer to send a horse and cart to haul stones for the repair of the road, provided that the Emlyn Colliery, Mr. W. Jones, Peter well estate agent, and the Town Council did likewise.—Alderman Walter Davies stated that there were good and durable stones at Troedyrhiw Quarry.—Councillor William Davies asked was the heavy expense to be borne by the ratepayers of the borough? If they accepted Messrs. Smith's offer, they could not expect them to pay.—Alderman Walter Davies said he was anxious to settle the matter amicably; those who were mak- ing money by the haulage of timber ought to help the council to pay for the damage. He advised that the Town Clerk should consult the clerk of the County Council as to who was responsible for repairing the road. There were 20 ton traction engines used on the road, and an injunction should be obtained to stop such heavy tractors, or the borough roads would be in the same pitiable state as Blaengarw road. It was very awkward that they could not secure proper on in the district.—Councillor WIllIam Davies said that whatever was done would mean a very heavy outlay. and those who used the road. ought certainly to pay their quota towards the cost.—Alderman Lewis Jones also contended that all who used the road should contribute their share Awards the cost, which would mean from B200 to iPM.-It was decided to repair the road as well as possible. and on the motion of Councillor Bankes-Price, seconded by Councillor W. Davies, it was decided to ac- cept Messrs. Smith's offer.-As some hydrant covers had been damaged by traction en- gines, it was decided that the Streets Com- mittee should oonsider the matter.—It was decided that the weighbridge at the Market Place should be repaired aa soon as possible. .Councillor W. Davies gave a report as to what had been. done by the Control Com- mittee regarding the price of coal. Four meetings had been held. at which the coal merchants were present, and it was ulti- mately agreed that best quality ooal should be sold at 41s. per ton; 2s. 2d. per cwt.; anthracite coal. 43s. 4d.—The Town Clerk read a letter he had received from Mr. Ter- wyn Davies, hon. secretary of the L«irpeter Poultry Society, requesting the use of the Victoria Hall on January 2, 1918. f. r the purpose of holding at show, It 1fë,ø dee' ded to grant the free use of the hall as tlie pro- ceeds were to be given towards the Pstrio- tio Fund. Mr. Davies undertook to pay for the gas used, and for cleaning the heL

BANCYFFYNNON, CAPEL IAAC, LLANDEILO. Cynhaliwyd yn yr Ysgoldy uchod gyfarfod croesawi Pte. Tom Davies, Brynhvfrvd. nos Lun cvn y diweddaf. Dima -7 tro cyntaf iddo, dalu vmweliad a'i gartref er pan yr ymunodd, ac y mae wedi bod allan yn Ffrainc am ragor na blwyddvn o amser. Edrychai yr> iach a chrvf vr olwg. Cadeir- fyd ffan y Parch. J. Davies. Cafwyd ad- rbddiadau gan May Pugh, Miss Evans, Pant- arfon: T. Jones, James Leigh, Gett-a Evans; un^wdau a chanenon, Joe Griffiths James Leigh. Misses M. a A. Davies. Miss M. a L. M. Jones, Miss Leigh and Jones. Lille Thomas: Parti Llanfynydd, sef Dl. Jones a'i gyfeillion. Rhoddwyd rhodd iddo o £3 10s. Diolchodd yntau i bawb am eu tcimladau da tuag atto. Siaradwyd gan y brodvr can- lynol:—Paa-chn. J. Davies, Lee Hamer, Meistri Rees Jones, J. Davies, J. Harries, DL Davies. Dymuna pawb ei weled yn ol eto. a hyny yn fuan. I orphen cafwvd pen- illion tarawiadol gan T. Davies. Ysgwyn.

FEUNGWK. Cynhaliwyd cyfarfod yn Horeb nos Fer- cher diweddaf i groesawu Private D. Lewis, R.F.A.. pan ar ymweliad a gartref Ffvnon- newydd am ychydig ddyddiau. Llywvddwyd gan v Parch. D. C. Davies, Horeb. a chaf- wyd cyngherdd o'r fath oreu. Caeglwvd yn y cyfarfod y swm anrhydeddus o ID.3 17s. 8d.. a chyflwynwyd yr anrheg ban Mr. John Davies. Llain, a diolchodd Private D. Lewis mewn modd tarawiadol. Cafwyd rhaglen faith, yn cynwye unawdau, adroddiadan. canu penillion, &c.. ac aeth pawb drwy eu gwaith yn ganmoladwy. Cafwyd ton gan gor y plant o dan arweiniad D. Evans. 1'9 Hefyd gan y rhai mewn oed o dan arweiniad B. Jones. Melus. moes eto.

PEN DINE. On Sunday De". 16th a carol service was held at Pendme Parish Church. Th", children of Tremoikt Schools, trained bv the heatlinaster (Mr J). F, Jones), who presided at the organ, sang a number of carols. The rector of Pendine (Rev. R. W. Phillips) gave a very instructive address. There was a very good congregation. The collections were in' aid of St. Dunstan'* Homv for Blinded Soldiers. 1-

I Thero is such a shortage of cobblers in West Wales thai boots are being sent by parcels post te be repaired in other parte of At kingifon.

[Aix BIGHTS Bmimvim.1 THE ALL-HIGHEST I AND 1917. 17. Being an. alleged intercepted letter from imperial William the War Maker, to his son William the Loser of Battles, recording the condition of the world in 1917, and now made public for the first time by Sir JOHN FOSTER FBASER. POTSDAM. gave you command that Vear- dun should fall into noble German hands on the first of January, 1917. You have failed me. The French still retain it, and in one of their scurrilous Parisian and decadent comic journals there is a picture of General Foch with one thumb against his nose, his fingers extended, the other thumb against the lesser finger of the first hand, and the fingers of the second hand likewise extended in your direction, a posture, according to the Second Groom of the Iron Cross Foun- dry, intended to be offensive to the son of a mighty monarch. See to it that before December is out Verdun has the glory of being added to the German Empire. It is true that some of my own calcula- tions have ttot been fulfilled. My uncon- querable Bavarians didn't reach Calais on the dote I instructed them. My irrepres- sible Prussians muddled the schedule and didn't arrive at Paris at the appointed hour. My unquenchable Hindenburg has not yet marched through London. But, mark you, they are but mortals. Had they possessed the superb divinity which en- shiinei3 my every action they could not have failed. You invite me to write the story of 1917 so it may be treasured among the archives narrating the stupendous events of my eve? glorious reign. Let it first be set down that Germany is winning the war. It is not for me to reveal when the victory win be achieved—an American Ambassador like Gerard may get hold of it and print it aa a frontispiece to a mendacious volume ex- posing my shortcomings in the plebeian quality ot correct, spelling—but when 1925 is reached the condition of Europe will be different from what it is to-day. That is a piece of Wilhelmian criticism: but cogi- tate carefully, and even the defective son of an all-perfect imperial father will under- stand. Willie, be not impressed nor despondent over the fact that the contemptible British Army has advanced in France and Belgium during this year which will shine through the ages as Germany's star. I give you to understand that the German armies, are never defeated; they always retire in ac- cordance with the prearranged plans of my subservient Staff to stronger positions. That is the strategy of war. When they have retired to the banks of the Rhine they will be in a stronger position than ever. & VICTORY IN RUSSIA. We have had a superb triumph in Russia. There we snatched the most brilliant suc- cess at the very moment when the hated British imagined we were completely ob- fuscated, which, I think, is an English word. MaChiavelli's advice to the Prince was but the chattering of an infant com- pared with my device to achieve conquest by coin.. Willie, it was a shadow on my burnished renown when the Russian revolution came in March. I had Nicholas the Tsar, Stur- mer the Prime Minister, Protopopoff, the provider of peace by starvation, ensconced in my wallet. There was to be a separate peace. Then Russia stood on its head and kicked its heels in the air, and when the band played there was no Tsar, most of our dear cousins the Romanoffs were in prison, and the men we had stuffed with gold were hiding in their cellars. For a long time Russia had been merely patting us in battle. Now Russia was going to hit us. Did I despair? I never despair. A Rus- sian is a Russian. When I sipped wisdom with my milk in the nursery, I learned that there are other ways to kill a sheep besides drowning it. So when fuddlers like Rodzianko and dream-fed visionaries like Kercnsky were trying to secure a stable Government good German gold was doing its subtle work. Our friend Zederblum be- came a Russian called Ulinoff Lenin: Braunstein adopted the Russian name of Trotsky; Aaron Abram became Krylkin— and they started to talk the simple-minded Russians into the belief that they were going to have the greatest republic on earth, a realisation of the dream of Social- ists, everybody with a farm, no work and lots of money for doing it, if only they would submit to my august pleasure. I did not tell the simpletons what would really happen to them when I got my grip upoa their hirsute necks. Some of the Russians refused to fall into the trap I had prepared for them. They began to fight the other Russians and none of the Russians fought ns. The Russians wers so busy killing each other that I oouid draw many of my divisions from the Eastern Front and rush them to the West- ern Front to take part in one of my pre- arranged plans. Anyway, all through my genius, a. reaJ effective peace has been made with Ruesia by the Russians pumraorlingj each other. So learn, Willie, that what cannot be achieved by courage can generally be attained by corruption. AUTHOR OF BOLOISM. Remember, further, I am the real author of Boloism, a great international game which I have played sedulously during this year. The family of Bolo is enormous. There are members of it in every Land. "You »et hold of your Bolo. He must be a stxik- lnsf personality. He is invited to Switzer- land just to see the hills have not got out of repair owing to the war. There he meets a good son of Germany who has his truak full of gold. Result: your Bolo re- turns to France and puts gilded salt on the tails of needy public men, who begin to think loudly that the war has gone on long enough and it would be sensible if peace was made with Germany. Or your Bolo, with pockets stuffed with gold, may roll his eyes and sob that poor France should be so iniured for the benefit of perfidious Eng- land which wants other countries to fight till they are completely exhausted, and then England can get hold of their trade. The German game of Boloism has been played most successfully in neutral countries and in the lands of our enemies. We printed an imitation Italian paper, so the Italian soldiers might read that their wives and children were starving, and then, when the Italian soldiers were thoroughly depressed, we attacked them, and thousands of them re- treated in accordance with our plan. we have started the game in Ireland, and in certain parts of Great Britain. But we must so carefully: those British are suspicious dogs. But I have high hopes of getting much money into England to support the caUtle of peaoe. r German money has been most useful in getting fair-minded people to understand that we Tentons never intended any harm to the world. All we are doing is to defend our homes from the brutal British who want to make slaves of us all. We are the most loveable people on eafth, and if it were not for perversity all nations -on earth acknowledge'this. The lesson of 1917 Willie, is that you should first corrupt the traitors, and then plead that your heart is dripping witk teers at the loss of so much life, because disreputable Britain does not realise Ger- many is actuated by the holiest of motives. THE AMERICAN AMATEURS. If you would have proof that we blonde eons of Attila are a great people see how we are hated. There is now scarcely a nation small enough not to hark against us All toe Zw^pfettntg American Republics hAve de-

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Amman Valley County School PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY. The annual prize-giving ceremony of the Amman Valley County School was held in \.he Y M.C.A. Buildings, Ammanford, on Wednesday afternoon, oeiore & A J -I gathering of parents and those interested in the school. The chairman was Lieut.-Col. W N. Jones, Dyffryn, who wae supported on the platform by Ald. W. J. Willianw, Brynamman; Mr. Geo. 0. Williams, B A. (headmaster), and Mrs. W. N. Jones, the latter very gracefully distributing the prizes and certificate to the successful students.- The Headmaster's annual report snowed gratifying progress throughout the year, which was crowned by a very successful exa- mination list. The attendance had increased from 157 in 1914-15 (the first-year of the school's existence* to 239 pupils at present on the school registers—136 girls and 103 bo s. The question of accommodation had thus become acute, and he regretted to say that of 90 candidates who presented themselves for admission at the beginning of the pre- sent school year only 70 could The governors were fully alive to culties, and steps were cow about lo be taken to consider plans, and prepare, the way^geno- rally for the new school premises, so that no time will be lost in erecting permanent buildings once this paralysing war comes to an end? Theirs was the only intermediate school in Wales that was housed in tem horary premises. The C.W.B. result* wore eminently satisfactory. Seventy certificates were obtained, representing 80 per cent. Sfes and the number of distinctions amounted to 79. In September, 1914. none of the punils were above the junior cel1^ cate stage, and consequently a long way under the military age, and they did not exDec't then they should ever have a loll ot honour. Almost 3* S1"^ and boys then in knickerbockers had K<"ovm to be men in khaki, bearing upon their shoulders the perilousresponsibihtyof^ diers and sailors m the defence of t-eir country. The school now had a roll of honoui with ten names inscribed uponi^. Two old girls were now m Edinburgh Ij verity entering upon their first year's work as medical students, namely, Enid \V llliams and Gwyneth Williams. In conclusion he emphasised the importance of pupils being admitted to the school between the ages of lli and m years, and remai.ung or the complete four-year course -The CI^lan snoke in felicitous terms of the \\ork of the headmaster, staff and pupils, and the gover- nors very much aporeciated their successfu efforts. It was feared that the opening of the Amman Valley ^'hool would niil.t^ against the success of the I la-idJo p( 'K °h but happily the contrary had proved ti ue To-day both schools were flourisliii-ig' io that there was ample evidence tnai filling a much-needed want. Dealing with the status of the teaching profession, he stated he had felt for years that the te.clnng profession was not recognised as it hould be, both secondary and elementary. With re- eaird to tho secondary teacheis, he .*as ab to say that a conference of governors m Carmarthenshire had been held t'o the advisability of adopting a mnf irm scale of salary for the secondary teacher* thiotgh- out the county.. That cOTference^va^ q^te in sympathy with the suggestion, ar.d ap pointed a coVnmittee to -formulate a scale which would be acceptable to all ^go'^ nors with the exception of LlaneHy. Th scale had now been formulated .or__ ?obm sion to a future conference. That o.«.e he thought was the best thav had tier been brought prominently before the county of Carmarthen, if not the best seate in the whole of Wales. If that sea e '\án be car- ried. then he felt certain that: secondary teachers in the county would be quite sati- fi(d and would realise that their effort* were being appreciated. After all, the object was to attract to the country the h('st b'11,'s' 8° that the child might in the ^nd get 'lie hene- fit He added that the scale of payment to elementary teachers in the county could not "h;'t"\tT' be upheld, and he hoped to see donf in that' direction also.—A heaity Note of thanks to Mre. W. N. Jones for dwtn- butin'' the prizes and for her unassuming work on behalf of the school on the motion of Aid. W. J. w illifizns, Siomkd by Mr. Fred liargre-avcs; Slid ap- preciation of the chairman s work and worth was voiced bv Mr. Dd. Davies. •I-l\ rhedvn, and Mr. Gomer Harries, Biyiidm- man" During intervals songs were given by Miss Kate Whitter and Mi,s Louisa Davies, and a glee party, led by Mr: Gwilym R. Jones, gave renditions. students who received awaias. Senior Certificates: Dora Davies; Hannah Davies: Hannah Jane Davies: Ethel Evans; Phyllis FIddler; Jane George; Mary Agnes -Howells.; Wiiinie Jones; Pansy Lewis, distinction in Geo- praphy: Morfydd Morgan, distinction in Drawing; Ida, Parry, distinction m Jre"clj'> Muriel Roberts, distinction in \V e'sh Kate Whitter; Daisy Williams; Doris v\ llharns; Mary Williams: Muriel W illiarne; Dewi Edwards, distinction in Welsh; Thomas Huirhes Evans, distinction in Drawing; Samuel Hicks, distinction in Drawing; Thomas John Jones: Gwyn Lewis, distinc- tion in Drawing: Gwilym John Rees, dis- tinction^* Drawing: Idris H. Re«s. distinc- tion in Drawing; Trevor S. Williams dis- tinction in Drawing. Supplementary Certi- ficates Annie Davies; Mary Elizabeth Davies; Gwyneth Llewellyn, distinction in French; Hannah Rogers; Ceridwen Thomas; Maggie Williams; Selinas Williams; John Emrys Beynon, distinction in Chemistry; < Cecil Leonard, distinction in Chemistry. The following have secured exemption -from the Welsh Matriculation Examination:— John Emrys Beynon. Idris H. Rees, Kate Whitter, Daisy Williams. Junior Certifi- cates: Winnie Bowen, distinction in Welsh; Cordelia Davies, distinction in Arithmetic, Latin, and French; Hannah Evans; Mary Jane Jenkins; May Beatrice Jones; Alice Muriel Lewis, distinction in Mathematics, Botany, Geography, and Needlework: Cein- wen Lewis, distinction in Drawing; Morfydd Lewis; Nina Rees, distinction in English, Latin, French, Botany, and Drawing; Maggie Thomas, distinction n Arithmetic and Botany: Enid Williams; Gwyneth Wil- liams; David Howells. distinction in English. History, Mathematics. Latin, Chemistry, and Woodwork; Idris Hughes, distinction in Drawing and Woodwork; Stanley Jenkins, distinction in Arithmetic and Woodwork; Arthur D. Jones, distinction in Arithmetic and Dr&wing; Johnny Joshua, distinction in Welsh; Hubert Richards, distinction in Arithmetic, Drawing and Woodwork; David Evan Thomas, distinction in English, Mathe- matics, Latin, Chemistry, Drawing, and Woodwork; David John Thomas, distinction in Drawing and Woodwork; Ivor Treavett, distinction in Drawing and Woodwork; Ivor l'on Watkins, distinction in Latin. Chemistry, and Geography; Clifford Williams, distinc- tion in Drawing and Woodwork; Bessie Child; Gladys Davies; Jane Evans, distinc- tion in Arithmetic and Needlework; Doris James, distinction in Botany; Edna Leo- nard, distinction in Drawing; Maggie Lod- wiolc, distinction in Mathematics and Needle- work; Gertrude Rees; Lizzie Roberts; Lewis John Jones, distinction in Woodwork: Dil- wyn Lewis, distinction in Arithmetic, Chem- istry, Drawing, and Woodwork; Glyndwr Morgan, distinction in Drawing and Wood- work; Stanley Owens, distinction in Welsh, Chemistry, and Woodwork; Eliot Rees, dis- tinction in Arithmetic, Chemistry, and Woodwork. Prizes:—Form VI.—Boys: J. Emrys Beynon. Form V.—Girls: Dora Davies, Pansy Lewis, Katie Whitter, Daisy Williams. Boys: Gwyn Lewis, Idne Ktes, Trevor S. Williams. Form IV. a Girls: Cordelia Davies, Alice Lewis, Nina Rees. Boys: David Howells, Hubert Richards. David Evan Thomas, Ivor Watkins. Form IV. b.: Girls: Bessie Child, Edna Leonard, Maggie Lodwick. Boys: Stanley Owens, Eliot Rees. Form Hi. a.—Girls: Mattie I Rees. Maggie Thomas. Boys: Cyril Sims Davies, Sidney John, Ivor Jones, Arthur McCarthy. Madden Williams. Form III. b. —Boys: Evan John Griffiths, Emrys Lake, Idwal Phillips. Form II. a.—Girls: Sarah Elizabeth Davies, Mariel Smith. Pcys: Myer Cohen. Cyril Graham Davies, Douglas Troavett, Geraint Williams. Form II. b.— Girls: Doris Jenkins, Edna Rees. Boys: John Albert Thomas. Willie M. Thomas. 49-0

LLANDILO. I Two centenary meetings in connection with the late Williams of P.uitycelyn were held at the Capel Newydd, Crescent-road, Llandilo, on Thursday evening', the 20th inst., under the auspices of the Llandilo Welsh Nonconformist churches. The Rev. Wm. Davies (Tabernacle) occupied the chair. Addresses were delivered by the Rev. J. E. Davies, M.A. (Rhyddfawrj. Lasael, Llandilo, on the Poems of Pantycelyn. The Rev. E. Ungoed Thomas (B.)5 Carmarthen, "The influence of the hyrny)- and W. Llewelyn Williams, K.C., M.P., on the Historical Aspect." A solo was rendered by Miss Bronwen Williams, whilst the service was introduced by the Rev. Corris Davies (W.). Mr. John Evans (County School) conducted the singing, and Mi^s Olwen Williams pre- sided at the organ. Other ministers present were Revs. Thomas Thomas, Albion House, Llandilo; Stephen Thomas. Salem; D. Bowen, Hermon; D. H. Williams (Cong.), Llandilo; W. Harries, Penrheol; David Williams (M.C.), Llandilo; David Rhydderch (M.C.). Llandilo; D. P. Roberts, M.A., B.D., Memorial Hall, Llandilo. A magic lantern lecture under the auspices of the Capel Newydd Band of Hope was held on Thursday of last week at the Vestry of Capel Newydd, Llandilo. The subject was Heroic deeds and actions of the Boys in the Great War," the lecturer being Mr. G. Gwyn Jones, County School, LIandilo. The Rev. Wm. Davies (pastor) presided. There was a good attendance. Messrs. William and Walter James, auc- tioneers, Llandovery. Llangadock, Llandilo and Swansea, held their fortnightly sale of fat cattle, sheep, lambs, calves, and pigs at Ij the Uandilo Uroam District Auction Mart on Monday, when there was a good supply and a keen demand. The following numbers passed through the ring, viz. :—45 fat cattle, 350 sheep and lambs, 13 calves and a good number of pigs The prices realized were the following, viz. :—Fat cattle from JC18 to E46, sheep and lambs from 92 to £5 10s., eAveF from j62 10s. to B5 2s., and pigs 18s. a score.

LLANNON. On Wednesday of lus-t week, the funeral took place of the late Mrs. Roderick, the interment being at Tabernacle, Cefneithin. The Rev. D. Harford Evans, her minister, officiated. The following also took part in the setvice:-At the house, the Rev. A. Rritten, vicar of Gorslas; at the chapel, the Revs. B. O..James, Tabor: D. J. Lewisc, B.A., Tumble, and T. M. Price, Bethania; at the graveside, the Revs. B. James, Tumble, and Job Herbert, Peny- grocs. The deacons of Tabernacle Chapel acted as bearers. Many letters of sym- pathy were received, including 1110 Rev. J. Gwvn James, Rhosycaer.au, Pi m. Mr. J. D. Morgan, miners' agent; Mr. D. Morgan, Tycroes, secretary to the Anthra- cite District of the Miners' Federation; M.r. John Jones, Castell Holfen. on be- half of the Managers of Group 1 Council Schools. The chief mourners were: Mr. D. Roderick (husband); Second heut. D. J. Roderick 'vsoni; Misses Myfativ.-y and Bella Roderick (daughters); Mrs. D. Jones (sister); Meesrs. Gwilym, David, Gomer and Johnny (biotherf i; R.i v. D. Griffiths, curate, London fbrother-in-law); Mr. D. Jones (brother-in-law). T'h^ total amount realised m the Flas? Dav. on behalf of the Soldiers ami Sailors' Fi'nils at Cross Hands on t^e "^th inst., was 210. Is. 10d., one box having over trhree t^nineas. I -ibi. week a serious accident occurred at the New Cross Hands Colheru;?. As^a workman named Adams, a nati 'o of Neat'.i, moving from his working p.s. f, to get his dinner, a heavy toyio iell lIpon him and fractured his spinal column. After being attended to by Dr. D. H. Grifhths, he was taken to Llaneily HosojjLal^ ▼ rere he Ul>B in a precarious condili^i/, and is not expected to recover.

LLANEGWAD Mr John D. Lewis (Drysllwyufab) has du-d at the ige of 83 at Cleveland. Ohio. Fo was one of the be«t known. Welshmen in the city, and had been a prominent eislvdd'odwr, iwmlllng numerous Viwrdio chairs. He was a native of Llanegwad. Fo was one of the be«t known. Welshmen in the city, and had been a prominent eislvdd'odwr, .'winning numerous Viwrdio chairs. He was a native of Llanegwad.

~The Secretary to the Ministry of Muni- tion* announces that an explosidff occurred on the evening of December 23 at an explo- sives factory in Kent. Some material dam- age was done, but there was no loss of life.

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MILFORD HAVEN PETITION. A petition signeo by 2,373 persons in Milford naven has been forwarded to inlr. Will Crooks. M.P., for presentation to the Home Secrdary praying for the release of Mary Orchard, post-office girl, sentenced at the Wert Wales Assizei to 18 months' hard labour fcr stealing £ 3,000 duihiv transmission through the post. ——— ———

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clared war against us-them is aeaxoely a dago who does not loathe 118. Tfi* people of the United States show how they fear us, because we refused to stop sinking passenger ships and hospital ships t>y our superb sub- marines. Our most gallant under-the-water sailors are catholic in their destruction, for they sink everything on sight, and then they stand on their slippery decks and sing songs to the glory of their Kaiser, while the -mis- creants who will not accept our Kultur sink below the waves. In order to save explana- tions with neutral powers, for which Ger- many has a righteous contempt, the instruc- tion was that their ships should disappear, "leaving not a trace behind," but an unscru- pulous Yankee, with no sense of honour, pilfered our code and revealed our designs. We were too noble to care. The Americans are making much noise about what they intend to do next year. As we have intoxicated Russia, hamstrung France, smashed England, it will be easy enough to make these amateurs from across the Atlantic wish they had never disputed the supremacy of the All Highest Lord on earth. It will be easy to knock them out, and when you have raised my Imperial flag on the ruins of Verdun I command you to thrash General Pershing and rout the men of a land who presume to have a bald-headed eagle as their national emblem. (To be continued).