The Glamorgan Gazette

I Garw Gleanina-s (By LLOFFWR ARALL) I The fine display of floral tributes in the Pontycymmer Cemetery on Palm Sunday was much appreciated by thousands- of visitors. Praise is due to Mr. John Hughes (sexton) for the care and attention given in every kleiaal. i. It would mean a long days journey to find a more picturesque and well-kept Cemetery. 0 0 0 Good Friday, will, no doubt, pass quietly, and more solemnly than usual, when we re- alise the critical period through which we are now passing. < w Many a kind thought will be given to rela- tives and friends who are now risking their lives for us. • • • The usual cheap excursion trains will not run during the Easter holidays. Election excitement is over at last, and things will soon resume their normal condi- tion. The winner of- the handicap was "Labour Lad." The result shows the power wielded by Labour and to what uses it may be put if directed and supported properly. < < <* Congratulations are due to the candidates and their supporters for the energetic can- vassing done by them. 9 Unfortunately only one seat was vacant this time, but we trust the unsuccessful can- didates will not lessen their good work or lose their sympathies in local movements. < w < It was interesting to see some prominent persons in the limelight. It is a pity the same energy is not shown by them in connection with Committees for alleviating local distress, etc. Perhaps the cause of all this is that work on Relief Committees, etc., is usually done quietly, without the limelight effect offered, by electioneering. < It is rumoured that another Relief Com- mittee is about to be formed. If this sort of thing continues every con- tributor will soon be a Committee of his own. 0 0 0 Who asked his wife if the water was boiling the day before he was ready to kill the pig ? w We learn that the Higher Elementary School boys are going to devote their Easter holidays to gardening. < w As railway facilities will be reduced over Easter and most people will remain at home, a splendid opportunity will be given for plant- ing out gardens. w Congratulations to Mr. Tom Evans, son of Mr. Ebenezer Evans, Bridgend Road, Ponty- cymmer, on being promoted to Sergeant- Major of the 6th Manchester Regiment, now stationed at Cairo, Egypt. He has served 18 years in the Regular Army.

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■■Ml I' 11 I FAR AND NEAR. i WAR TOPICS OF INTEREST. JL W w Belgian Refugee's Grave. The first interment in the new Morriston t I Cemetery (which has been open for some time past) occurred on Thursday afternoon, the deceased being a little Belgian refugee child, who had died at the Poplars, Morriston. Degrading." To a labourer who had caused a disturbance outside a, German baker's shop, Mr. Symmons, at North London Police Court, said: "You degrade yourself as an Englishman. We make war on German soldiers, not on civilians, j as they do. You must pay 5s. for your lapse." A Joy to Talk to Them. A Scottish clergyman at the front came across a battalion of the Gordon Highlanders. He says he found it a joy to talk to them. There was a University company among them, and one man had folded up in his sporan a copy of Delitsch's edition of the Psalms in Hebrew to read in the train. Censor and Welsh. Protesting against the continued refusal of the censor to permit the transmission of let-, ters written from the front to parents wh know no English, the father of four Welsh soldiers says "If Welsh blood is good enough to be spilt on the plains of Flanders the Welsh language is good enough to be written." No Drink at Epsom. I A petition has been promoted at Epsom ask- ing the local licensing justices not to permit the sale of intoxicants from booths and vans r on Epsom Downs at the race meetings this year, and also asking the Grand Stand Asso- ciation to co-op-erate with the police and the Urban Council in keeping all booths, caravans, and tents off the Downs. From the Ranks. I Lajice-Corporal n. P. Thomas, .of Shirley Road, Cardiff, has received a commission as temporary Second-Lieutenant in the 8th South Wales Borderers, stationed at Hawkhurst, i Kent. Lieutenant Thomas joined the 7th Cavalry Brigade 9th Lancers at the beginning of the war as private, and was promoted Lanoe-Corporal. Educated at Cardiff High School and Penarth County School he served some time with Cory Brothers and Company (Limited) in the Canary Islands, Teneriffe. General's Ornament. I As he is evejy inch a soldier so Major- General Sir Francis Lloyd is every inch a Welshman. He has added recently an orna. ment in his office at the Horse Guards, and there are not many ornaments admitted into this "sanctum." • It is a blood-red Welsh "Drygon," as the General terms it, which he tells his visitors was made by those engaged < in the newly established anti-German toy in- dustry in the Vale of Clwyd. The "Drygon" stands in the centre of the mantelpiece. Undertaker Suffers from War! I The Billericay (Essex) Guardians are con- sidering a request from the undertaker for a higher allowance for the interment of paupers. The undertaker urged that he now makes no profit on his contract. To a Press representa- tive he explained that from the sum paid by the Guardians he had to defray the burial fees of the churchyard. Since the war broke out -there had been a great difficulty in securing grave diggers, and the clergy had been'com- pelled to raise their fees. Where he was for- mally charged 8s. the charge was now 13s. 6d. or 14s. His Last Act. I In a letter from the front Mr. Edgar Rees, the Welsh Football Union referee, who. enlis- ted at Cardiff, and has since been promoted warrant officer, relates an incident which was -told him by a Belgian officer: "The officer," lie says, "was delighted to meet a Welshman. Producing an empty cigarette packet, he told me that be was lying wounded beside a woun- ded Welshman, who handed him the cigarette packet containing one cigarette, a.nd insisted upon the officer smoking it. When he had finished the cigarette he turned to thank the Welshman but found that lie had expired. His last act on earth had been a noble one- so like the story of Sir Phillip Sydney. The dead soldier's name was not known, but his -empty cigarette packet was treasured by the I • Belgian oiffcer." Information Bureau. I An information bureau to aid refugees and persons who have lost trace of their friends or relations has been opened by the National Council of French Women, under the presi- dency of Mr. Jules Siegfried. The object of the bureau is to collect information from all the countries in which fugitives have taken refuge. Relief committees of France, Eng- tan'd, Switzerland and Holland have offered their co-operation, and the Belgian Govern- ment and the Belgian Legation have given it their encouragement and support. There are already about 500,000 index cards in connec- tion with the bureau, and each day over a hundred refugees are traced. All refugees are requested to send their names, present addresses, and addresses before the war to the Office De Renseignements Pour Families Dispersees; 27, Avenue 1'Opera, Paris. Wadfng Through Love Letters. The following amusing story is told in a letter from the front by Lieutenant Crosby Smallpiece, Army Service Corps, who is a nep- hew of Lord St. Davids: "For some time the section of which I am in command was sent to rest at a base, and it was part of my duties to censor all the letters the men sent home. They had nothing else to do but to write let- ters, and the censoring became a very serious business for me, as I frequently had at night carefully to wade through 150 love letters. So I decided to. introduce a change, if possible, and one day I motored to the nearest town, Boulogne, and there bought a football, which I took back to my men to play with. The result was quite magical. The money I gave for the football proved the best investment I have ever made. The men took to it so keenly that they played football all day, and had very little time left in which to write love letters. After the introduction of the foot- ball I never had more than five letters to cen- usor at night." « Fifty Years Ago. -W I From the "Cardiff Times" fifty years ago: The Prussian Government seems to be anxious again to relieve itself from the embarrassing contest with the opposition majority in the Legislature by plunging into another foreign war. In the discussion of the Budget in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday the Minister of War used the following language, which is inexplicable except upon the supposition that M. Bismark has resolved to provoke a quarrel with France:— "France and Russia have at their disposal armies numerically superior to ours. It is therefore necessary for the War Administration of Prussia to place the country in a position capable at the decisive moment of repelling any hostile attack. The necessity for meeting this emergency has in- duced us to charge ourselves with heavier bur- dens than we otherwise should have desired." Afraid of the Signals! I An exciting story was told by Captain John Smith, of the steamship Pandion trading be- tween Rotterdam and Manchester, who arrived in Manchester Dock on Saturday. He said that after leaving Rotterdam the previous Sun- day, and when midway between the North Lin- der Light and the Galloper Light a seaplane swept over them at a height of probably 500ft. and dropped a bomb, which exploded near the starboard quarter and carried away the patent log-line. "I at once ordered distress signals to be fired," the captain went on to say. "These make a tremendous noise and emit sparks. On hearing them the airmen sheered off, and it was some minutes before they screwed up courage to resume their attack. I put the vessel to starboard, with the result that the seaplane went straight across her. This manoeuvre saved the ship, for five bombs dropped in rapid succession fell harmlessly into the sea. Had we kept the course to port we should have been hit. After dropping the seventh bomb, which also fell into the sea, the baffled aviators flew away. I fired one rifle shot at the seaplane, but failed to hit it."

OGMORE YALE BROTHERS IN THE ARMY AND NAVY. Three Ogmore Vale brothers serving in the Army and Navy, are Private Edwin Pinkard, R.A.M.C. (Welsh Army Corps), an Ogmore Vale Rugby three-quarter; Private Fred Pink- ard, 9th Welsh, who has played as a three- -quar,Wr-dor Ogioore Vale and Nantymoel; and A.B. Will Pinkard, H.M.S. Black Prince. They are the sons of Mr. John Pinkard, of 5 Bridge- street, Ogmore Vale.

THE QUEEN'S "WORK FOR WOMEN" FUND. VALUABLE WORK BEING DONE. How the professional women workers under their care have been provided for by the Cen- tral Committee on Women's Employment is revealed in their interim report. At first all women who have lost their em- ployment owing to the war came within the scope of the Central Committee. It became clear, however, at an early stage, that uni- form treatment for all classes of workers was impossible. The difficulty of dealing with artists, authors, journalists, and other professional people by any ordinary system of relief led the Gov- ernment Committee to appoint a special sub- Committee to report on the professional classes. It was arranged for the chairman and secretary of the Central Committee to serve upon this sub-Committee ex-officio. Various plans njeanwhile for assisting pro- fessional women had been considered by the Committee, and a central register had been opened. One group of workers in particular was felt to be on the border line between pro- fessional and industrial workers, namely, women clerks and typists. It was in conse- quence decided to leave this class of semi-pro- fessional employee to be dealt with by the Central Committee. About 500 unemployed clerical workers have been interviewed at the Committee's office, 130 of whom have been placed in or- dinary employment. Vacancies were pointed out to 167 others, who thus found employ- ment. For the rest it was decided to start a scheme of training for clerical workers, on lines similar to those of the Committee's training schemes for industrial women. It was felt that this was necessary in view of the urgent need of further training shown by many on the unemployed register. The scheme consists in Utilising existing schools and colleges for training, and paying maintenance grants to the workers out of re- lief funds. The girls are paid at the same weekly rate as the industrial workers, nameiy, 10s. per week. But since the scheme cannot be localised in the same way as an ordinary workroom an allowance not exceeding 4s. a week has been allowed for travelling and incidental expenses. Use has been made of free scholarships given by Clark's College and the City of London College, and it is hoped that arrangements of a similar nature may be made with other edu- cational institutions. This general scheme was not intended to act as a bar to any similar schemes for clerical workers, set up by local representative Com- mittees, nor to the admittance of girl clerks to ordinary workrooms or training centres. The City of London Committee, in co-opera- tion with the London County Council, has opened a college for unemployed clerks, where the girls are given free instruction in book- keeping, typing and shorthand, and also in dressmaking and general educational subjects. Similar work is being done by the St. Pan- eras Committee, by Croydon, and by Batter- E-ea for juvenile clerks. As the girls become efficient they are now rapidly finding places. I

PONTYCYMMER BUTCHER'S BREACH OF AGREEMENT. Before His Honour Judge Hill Kelly, at Cardiff County Court, on Thursday, H. Wood- ley and Company sought to obtain an injunc- tion to restrain John Heartland, a former em- ployee, from engaging in business in breach of an agreement whereby he contracted not to commence or become interested in the business of a butcher within a certain radius, within one year after the termination of his service with the plaintiffs. Mr. George David appeared for the plaintiff. Evidence was given that defendant was em- ployed to manage a shop nÖford, Street, Pontycymmer, and that in about a week after he left their employ, on January 11th last, he opened another shop on his own account in the same street, with the result (according to plaintiffs) that their takings at Pontycymmer had gone down to the extent of about 25 per cent. His Honour granted the injunction, and told defendant that it was very fortunate for him that plaintiffs had not proceeded against him for damages to which he had rendered himself liable under the agreement.

ALLEGED NEGLECT AT BRYN- MENIN. CASE ADJOURNED. I At Bridgend Police Court on Saturday, Eliza Pugh, married woman, Bryn Road, Brynmenin, was summoned for having neglected her four children, aged 13, 7, 4, and 2 years respectively, in a manner likely to cause them unnecessary suffering and injury to health. Mr. Harry Lewis, prosecuting on behalf of the N.S.P.C.C., said the husband appeared to be a straightforward working man, and from en- quiries made by the Society, had paid his wife the whole of his earnings. On the other hand, the woman was of dissolute habits and continu- ally drunk. On the 18th March the police found that the woman had been away for nearly two days, and had left her children in the house by themselves. One of the children was predisposed to deafness. The Society looked upon the case as a rather serious one, I although the facts were not so serious as some- times came before the Court. Defendant, asked if she desired to be dealt with summarily or by a jury, said she wanted to be tried by a jury as she considered it a shame for her to be put on as she was. The matter was explained to her in Welsh, and she then asked for an adjournment to en- able her to bring witnesses. She said before she went away on the occasion referred to, her husband had hit her and given her a black eye. The Chairman: If we allow the case to be adjourned, will you promise that your children will be properly attended to? Defendant: Yes. The case was adjourned for a week.

I OGMORE YALE ESTATE. I ENDOWMENT TRANSFERRED. Under a scheme sanctioned by the Charity Commissioners, the endowment left several hun- dred years ago of a part of the revenues of the Aber Estate, Ogmore Vale, by Bishop Gore to the old Swansea Grammar School, has been transferred to the Swansea Intermediate Schools. The revenue from the minerals has been con- siderable, but under the new lease granted to Messrs. Cory, which came into operation on Fri- day, it will be considerably increased. The lease is for 60 years, with rent at < £ 3,000 a year, wayleaves a penny per statute mile, and royalty 7d. per ton. Previously the rent waa .£645 and royalty d. per ton. It is estimated that the total quantity of workable coal is 24,000,000 tons, with a royalty value of oC665,000 after allowance for coal for colliery consumption. Under the old lease the income for the last five years averaged X2,500 a year, and under the new lease it is expected to average £ 10,000.

BIRTH OF A NEW BRITAIN 1 BIRTH OF A _NEW BRITAIN I MR. HUGH EDWARDS AND THE WAR. I STIRRING SPEECH AT PONTYCYMMER. I A successful recruiting meeting, under the auspices of the Mid-Glamorgan Recruiting Com- mittee, was held at the Ffaldau Institute, Pon- tycymmer, on Friday evening. The meeting was presided over Mr. J. J. Morgan (school- master). Rev. J. E. Ramsay, who attended in the place of Mr. G. H. Roberts, M.P.. said party feelings had been set aside because the country had come face to face with something which was far greater than any party. They were face to face with a great crisis—the greatest crisis in the history of civilisation. They were pre- sent there that evening because they wanted to make sure what the result of the war was go- ing to be, viz., that right should be trium- phant, and that might should not enslave, not only that fair land of Belgium, but France and our own beloved Motherland; and that might should not enslave Europe and the world. Hundreds and thousands of men had come for- ward willingly, realising they had the plain, straight duty to perform. That was one of the finest traits of all character, and especially of the British character, that if one could put be- fore a Britisher his duty, the average normal British man would respond to it. (Applause.) That was what happened when the country was face to face with a dire adversity. The fun- damentals in life were deeper than prejudices, deeper than individual opinion; there was the fundamental of humanity that responded in unity to the call. He was a member of the Church of England, and the church would not let him go to the war a fighting unit. He was sure if he could not go to front as a fighting unit, he did not want to go at all. He was a member of the famous London Scottish, and he knew the spirit that prevailed amongst them. He knew that whenever they saw their duty they would do it. (Applause.) When the order was given to charge, they would charge. (Applause.) He urged every man to do his duty. If they would just look at the need of their comrades at the front their duty would be plain. What is war?" continued the speaker. "War is the use of force for a certain specific purpose. Physical bodies are the vehicles, after I all, by which man can express his thoughts, and I the great ideas of life. And force is to be used to prevent evil being done." (Applause.) I THE GREATEST SUFFERERS—IF. I Mr. Sam Thompsom, of North Wales, in a speech, part of which he delivered in Welsh, congratulated the men of South Wales upon the number of men it had sent to the war. But, he impressed on the meeting, they would want more and more men in order to deliver the country from the cruel and tyrannical foe. The successful carrying out of the war was a great democratic responsibility. If such a calamity as an unsuccessful issue of the war should happen, it would be the democracy of this country and of all countries of the Allies, and also the democracy of Germany itself that would be the greatest sufferers. Whilst, of course, the upper classes would suffer, the de- mocracy would suffer the most because the clock of civilisation and progress would be set back at least a century. (Applause.) When the last drop of blood had been shed on the battle- field, and when the fighting had ceased, then would come another big fight-the diplomatic fight; and it was most important that the Brit- ish Empire should have a big Army, well equipped, so that she could put the terms to Germany, and tell her she was bound to ac- cept them; terms which would make it impos- sible to have any more war. (Applause.) Un- less they did that, they would not get peace; they would have a recurrence of this war. (Applause.) I MR. J. HUGH EDWARDS. I Mr. J. Hugh Edwards, M.P., said they were there not to advocate war for the sake of war, but rather, there were, to his mind, two sets of circumstances under which it became not only justifiable, but even necessary to go tov war. War was justifiable in the protection of the weak and little nations against the wanton aggression of a great and strong nation. (Hear, hear.) Why did England go to war? Because of that little country right up in the North of Europe—Belgium. There she was, a peace-lov- ing, peace abiding country, with a population no bigger than that of London. She stood in no one's way; she challenged no one's envy, and yet, suddenly, practically without warning, she was assailed by an unscrupulous foe. Her cities were burnt to the ground, her smiling fields were made the scene of a bloody carnage, her peaceful rivers were made to run red with the blood of her people. Her citizens were murdered, her women violated, and her little children butchered in the streets. England had pledged herself to protect the neutrality and the independence of the little State. (Hear, hear.) How did it all happen? Why, Germany came along and said she wanted to get into France. They worked by a time table and had to be in Paris by a certain date, and so they wanted to be allowed to go through Belgium. But Belgium stood firm; she had guaranteed to be neutral, and she replied, 11 No But," said the Germans, "a guar- antee is nothing but a scrap of paper." If Belgium would not allow her to pass, then she would crush Belgium. It was then that Eng- land stepped in and said, We are here to pro- tect that little nation. (Applause.) If you at- tack her, you have got to attack us." (Ap- plause.) It would have been an eternal dis- grace if England had stood aside and watched the little country crushed by the Germans in her desire to crush France. (Hear, hear.) In the second place, war was justified in the in- terests of self defence. If this country was at- tacked she would be justified in defending her- self. That was what would have happened if Germany had crushed France. She would have had a huge war indemnity, and then it Would have been England. Count Bernhardi, Chief of the Staff of the German Army, had said, "War with England is not merely a necessity; it is a duty." And Germany believed that. England stood in her way; she wanted the Brit- ish colonies. If. Germany were to win this war and exercise a suzerainty over England, it would be a poor look out for this country. The conditions would be infinitely harder and harsher than they were in Germany. They should remember they were fighting against a military despotism of the worst kind. Why had England spent so much money on arma- m ents ? Because she knew that Prussia was preparing for war, and she knew not the mo- ment Germany might provoke Europe to war. He hoped never again would England be made the solution to international difficulties; never again would Europe be made to reverberate with the sound of the tramp of millions of armed men. It was good to strive for peace, but it was infinitely better to strive for liberty. He was glad to think that Wales had always been to the front where valour and patriotism of the highest order had been concerned. The spirit of Owain Glyndwr was brooding over the hills and valleys of Wales to-day, and the first man across the Channel to take his place on Belgian soil was a Welshman. (Applause.) In the great retreat from Mons, the British had to cross a bridge at a place called Ven- drecy. It was the only hope of the British in order to get to a place of safety. The Germans were rushing on pouring lead into the khaki boys as fast as they could, so it was decided that the charge of that bridge should be en- trusted to Welshmen-the Welsh Fusiliers. Eigthy Welshmen took their place with Maxim guns, whilst the main body were making an orderly retreat. As the Germans came on, the Welsh kept them at bay. As fast as they could the Welsh volleyed until the ground around there was littered with dead. Those 80 men had been reduced to sixteen. Then, in taking their departure, after the main body were safe, the Welshmen blew up the bridge—(applause)— and one lost his life there, so only 15 Welshmen got back. (Applause.) All they said then was, Well, we have dune our duty as Welshmen, and we have reflected credit upon our little country." (Applause.) Over 80,000 Welsh- men had joined the colours since the outbreak of the war. (Applause.) A new Britain was going to be born in the trenches of France. Many a young man had gone to the trenches in France, and when he had got there had made the discovery that the individual was, after all, the greatest asset to the State and to the community. (Applause.) The meeting ended with votes of thanks to the chairman and speakers. Captain Vyvian Robertson appealed for re- cruits.

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I THE WEEK'S GARDENING. Cabbage and Cos lettuces may now be sown in the open, either where they are to re- main, or in small beds, and afterwards trans- planted. They will soonest reach a usable state if not transplanted. The thinnings, if dug up carefully with a. fork or trowel, may be transplanted, and will give a succession to those which have not been. moved. In an ex- posed garden the lettuces- will grow all the faster if evergreen boughs are stuck in round the outside of the bed, but not so as to exclude light from the lettuces. In planting potatoes it is a mistake to put them in at the same depth in all circum- stances. The depth should depend on the nature of the ground. A covering of 4in. or 5in. might not be too much to keep the tubers and roots moist in a sandy soil in summer, whereas in a wet soil it might be an almost certain inducement to disease. In the latter case the potatoes, instead of being buried, should be laid on or just under the surface, and then covered with soil by being ridged over with the hoe., Celery trenches can as easily be prepared now as later on, and they are better if got ready in good time.. They may be of suffi- cient width to take three rows of plants,, but one row is the most convenient. For this the trench may be made 15in. wide, and the I depth on light soils may be a foot, but on cold, heavy soils 6in. is better. Good farm- yard manure should be dug into the bottom. Tarragon is a useful herb worth a place in the herb garden. It can be planted now. In gardens where the plant is already estab- lished it should be lifted every season, and if the ground is inclined to stiffness, a quantity of well-rotted leaf-soil should be dug into it. Carefully pull the old plants to pieces, and plant only the most promising portions in rows 18in. apart. The best ground to choose for the sowing of main crop carrots is loose, rich soil that has been well manured for some previous crop. If this was trenched in autumn so much the better. It should at once be dug over with the fork and finely broken up. Before sowing it is always best to rake it level and smooth, taking off the stones. Mark off the lines twelve to fifteen inches apart if large roots are desired. It is a good plan to dress the ground with dry soot, not too heavily, but sufficient to blacken the ground and keep the carrot-fly at bay. With a draw hoe take out drills one inch deep, and sow thinly but continuously, to ensure an even germination with no blanks. Asparagus beds repay attention now if they have been neglected during the winter. When all weeds have been pulled out break the sur- face soil with a rake, taking care not io injure the young shoots. A good top-dressing should then be given, composed of the best loam that Ít3 available, leaf-mould, and a liberal amount of sea-sand or salt. It is necessary to prune outdoor vines before the roots become active, otherwise they are liable to bleed, and thus weaken the rods. Regular pruning is ae necessary as in the case of vines under glass, for, if neglected, they form a tangle of shoots and leaves, and get covered with mildew during the season. All the lateral shoots of last year's growth should be pruned back to ono or two good buds close to the spur. When a vine is properly pruned it consists of th.. main rods and spurs, with about an inch or less of last year's growth. Old-established raspberry stools gradually deteriorate if not fed. The best time to feed the plants is in late summer, when the young oanes are growing fast, and manufacturing the buds which will have to produce the fruits the following season. Those who neglected this work then should now place a covering of rotted farmyard manure in between the rows and around the plants as quickly as possible. This dreesing will help the plants in supporting fruit, and especially in the production of stronger canes for next year's crop. Zonal pelargoniums, for blooming in pots late in autumn and winter, should now be pro- j pagated from strong cuttings taken from the sturdy healthy tops of old plants which have been wintering in the greenhouse. Varieties best suited for bedding are not usually relied on for this purpose, the larger-flowered ones being preferable. crrowMM triaft a.vr nower Duds snould be avoided, and growing stems bearing only leafage be used. Each cutting should be taken by severing it with a sharp knife just below a joint, and inserted separately in. a single small pot containing sandy soil, and placed on a sunny shelf in the greenhouse. When growing they should be lightly sy-ringed twice a day. • • A useful plant for winter flowering in the cool greenhouse is coleus thyrsoideus, with its spikes of rich blue flowea. After the plants have passed out of flower the stems should be partially shortened back. In a temperature of 55deg. sturdy young shoote will soon form, and theee should be inserted as cuttkig6. In- sert them separately in thumb pots containing light sandy soil, and place them under a bell- glass on the greenhouse stage. Pot them on when rooted, and'grow in. a light airy house during the summer. The plants will make I bushy specimens if stopped office when in 3-in. pots, and should be allowM to flower in the 6,in. size. Cuttings of plumbago rosea may be in- serted now, and they will root readily ib a light sandy compost. Plunge the pots in the propagating frame. During the season of growth the plants will require stopping two or three times to encourage a bushy habit. Some of the old plants may be repotted and grown on to make large specimens. Moss on lawns is almost always due to bad drainage, and the extraordinary wet weather of the past winter has made matters worse. It may be scratched with an iron rake to re- move the worst of it, and the surface should then be top-dressed with some rich compost, consisting of old potting-bench soil, well- decayed manure, and a good sprinkling of lime to kill the moss and encourage the grass to grow. But attention to the drainage of the subsoil is the only certain treatment. It may be necessary to repot indiarubber plants grown in rooms. For .this purpose a compost of two parts loam, one part peat, and a little sand should be made up. If the roots are stood in tepid water for ten minutes or a quarter of an hour prior to repotting it will serve to moisten the old ball of roots and soil. Poinscttias and Euphorbias can now be placed in a temperature of 60deg., and syringed regularly to induce growth but give water at the roota sparingly. When the young shoots are three or fout inches long take them off and insert in thumb pots in light sandy soil. First of all, however, dip the ends of the shoots in powdered charcoal to pre- vent undue bleeding. The cuttings will soon take root if placed in a propagating frame with a bottom heat of 70deg. and kept close for a time. Afterwards pot them into 3-inch pots, and grow them on in a temperature of I about 65deg. Finally transfer them to 6-inch pots, in which, they may be allowed to flower.

ri!!Ji$'i>'¡Wi¡'!l¡"mL.trY'P"qfiE.ùt  (Telephone ?YO. Glamorgan Gazette Offices, BRIDGEND. We Direct You • to the above Address for PRINTING OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS Poster Work a Speciality Call or Write: Glamorgan Gazette 0 c e, Queen Street. .————————— l ——— POSTERS Any Size, Shape or Colour. THE WEEK'S WORK. I Sow turnips thinly. Plant main crop potatoes. Sow main crop peas. EemaJte herb beds. Sow broad beans. Harden off sweet peas. Plant out hollyhocks. Insert dahlia cuttings. Sow all hardy annuals.

BRITONS IN GERMAN HANDS. I NEW REGULATIONS GOVERNING I CORRESPONDENCE. The War Office has received through the courtesy of the International Committee of the Red Cross at Geneva a copy of an order issued from the German War Offioe under date of February 3rd, with reference to the correspondence of prisoners of war interned in Germany. The principal features of this or- I der are that a uniform rule is laid down for all the camps, and that the commandants of the individual camps are prohibited from inf- posing restrictions of their own. Prisoners are to be allowed to write two letters a month not exceeding four pages and six pages of ordinary size in the case of soldiers and officers respectively. One postcard a week is allowed in addition. Exceptions to the rule are permitted in the case of family affairs or urgent private business. Prisoners are re- quired to impress on their families the desira- bility of not writng too often, of restricting 11 the length of their letters, and of writing clearly and legibly.

I NANTYMOEL j LECTURE.—On Wednesday evening, the Rev. S. E. Prytherch delivered his popular lecture at Dinarn Chapel. There was a good attendance, and much interest was taken in the remarks made. Songs were rendered by Miss Annie Williams and Mr. Ted Jones. Miss Phillips presided at the organ. The Uev. R. T. Gre- gory acted as chairman, in the absence of Mrs. j Williams, Osborne House. The usual thanks were warmly given. J*IXCAROKX -nn.L8. bó1'l two ounoes of macaroni till tender, then cut into small pieces. Beat up the yolk of an egg, add an ounce of grated cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the macaroni, and put the mixture into a saucepan. Stir well and cook for several minutes till the egg is quite set. Turn out when cold, flour the hands, and shape the mixture into balls Egg and breadr crub them and fry in boiling fat. RHUBARB IN JELLY. — Simmer rhubarb uontil tender, then drain well, and return to the pan all the liquid that flows from it. Add, in proportion of a packet to a pint, of liquid, either red currant, cherry, or othex red jelly or jelly crystals. Sweeten to taste, add a little lemon-juice, and when cool pour it over the rhubarb previously placed in a deep crystal dish. This is delicious with cold rice pudding or blancmange. RHUBARB IN BATTER.—Mix together a tea- cupiM (four ounces) of flour, a level table- spoonful of fine sugar, and a small quarter- teaspoonful of salt. Make a slight cavity, and in it break an leg-. Stir and add milk gradually tibl just moist enough to beat, and when quite smooth mix in a little more mialk —rather less than a half-pint altogether. About half fill a pudding basin with short pieces of rhubarb, and pour in the batter. Cover the top with greased paper, and steam for about all hour and a-halif. Or it may be baked in a dish, in which case the batter ihould be made a little thinner.