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I CLYOACH NOTES I At the Church Hall, Clydach, oil 'Wednesday Mrs. (Dr.) Jt.;m Jones (president) formally opened ;.11 "infant Welfare Centre organised aIJ estab- lished for the neighbourhood. There was a comparatively good attendance of mothers and infants. The oentre will be opened every second and third Wednesday and will be attended by the local medical practitioners alter- natively, while the district nurse will he in attendance at each meeting. Dr. J. Havard Jones was present at the opening meeting. Tea was provided for .the mothers at the close. An educative lecture on the impor- tant subject of "Social Purity" was ¡ given by Dr. J. A. Rawlings (Swansea) t,() a very large audience at Moriah Chapel, Ynistawe. The meeting having been opened with the singing of a familiar hymn, followed by prayer which was offered by the Rev. W. R. Philpot, Mr. E. J. Hughson, who pre- sided over the gathering, paid a glowing tribute to the noble work per- formed by Dr. Rawlings in Swansea for many years past. The lecturer spoke more particularly to the parents and voung people, to whom he described I the causes which led to an impure liv- ing. Immorality, drink, and a low form of entertainment, were each klealt with. During the evening Mr. J. Rees, Clydach, gave a beautiful ren- dering of "Lead, Kindly Light," Miss Mary Aaron acting as accompanist. On the motion of Mr. D. J. Jenkins, se- conded by Mr. A. Arnold, a vote of thanks was heartily accorded the lec- turer at the close. Â.8 reported in these columns at the time, the Clydach and district farmers promoted on June 7th last an agricul- tural jumble sale at Clydach in aid of the British Farmers' Red Cross Fund, and the are entitled to the warmest congratulations upon the splendid suc- cess attained by their united effort in aid of a deserving and noble cause, which has enabled the promoters to ftrward the substantial contribution of jc:192 12s. to the Red Cross Fund of the British Farmers. The balance-sheet gives the following detailed statement off accounts in connection with the effort made :— Receipts Collecting cards per Misses A. Thomas and E. Williams, £2 9s; Mrs. Buckingham, lis. 7d.; Mrs H. R. Jones, Li 14s. 5d: Mrs. H. R. Jones, £2 Os. lid; Mrs. I)d. John, L2 8s.; Mrs Perrett and Mrs. D. Rees, 19s. 3d; Mr. Dd. James -T)s. Mrs. T. J. Hill and Mrs. Shelton, 93 Is. 6d.; Miss E. Morgan, 16s.. 3d. Mrs. J. H. Davies, 8s. 9d; Mrs. T. Williams, 9s. lid.; Mrs. J. P. Mor- gan, £ 4 17s. 6d.; Miss Russell, JE1 6s. fd.; Miss John, jE4 los. 6d.; Mrs. Ben ,Hill and Mrs. D. Eiddig Jones, R,7 11s ld.; Miss Stephens, 11s.; Mr. H. N. Miers, £ 5; Mr. Dl. John, JE3 19s.; Mr. Anthony Thomas, L6 2s.; Mr. John Jeffreys, £1 5s.; Mr. John Davies J34 12s. 6d.; Mr. Isaac Jones 93 15s.; Mr. Lewis Evans, £ 2 8s. 6d.; Mr. Jno. Jenknis JE7 2s.; Mr. Oliver Watkins £ 2 lis.; Mr. Williams (Blaenmaes) C4 18s. (id; Mr. John Harry Ll 3s; pro- ceeds of a sale at Public Hall, jS24 13s. 9d; proceeds of sale of tea, etc., at Public Hall, JE2 16s. 7td; proceeds of sale of flags, E8 Os 9d; proceeds of sale at Forge Fach of poultry, £ 43 18s 6d; sale of stock L32 16s.; sale of corn and sundries C4 3s.; donation from Mr H. R. Jones (ironmonger), J61 Is.; in- terest allowed by bank, lis. 6d. total, £ 196 10s. Expenditure: Cheque book Is.; flags (Messrs. W. B. Lunt), 14s.; advertisements, 12s. 6d. printing posters, etc., £1 8s. 6d.; bread, etc., I 7sJ caretaker (Public Hall), 10s.; fixing hurdles, etc., 5s.; British Far- mers' Red Cross Fund, £ 192 12s. total, £ 196 10s. At a well-attended meeting held at Eliui Baptist Chapel, Craigeefnparc, Pte. John Rees, R.A.M.C., who was home on leave from France, was ac- corded a warm welcome, and was made the recipient of a handsome watch by the local sailors and soldiers' commit- tee, and of a copy of the Bible by Elim Sunday-school, as tokens of warm re- gard and appreciation. The Rev.. Rhys Lewis (pastor) presided, and the pre- sentation was happily made on behalf of the subscribers by Mr. Evan Jones (Vagwr Farm). An enjoyable pro- gramme was provided to which the fol- lowing contributed :—Recitations, Mis- ses Katie Samuel, Violet Howells and Jennie Walters and Mr. Dl. Rees; poetical contributions, Messrs. Robert Thomas and Hopkin Evans; songs, Misses Lydia Hopkins, Maggie Dilys Hopkins and Irene May Hopkins and Messrs. Garfield Hopkins, Glyndwr Williams, Lemuel Rees and W. E. Thomas; trio, Messrs. W. J. Lewis, A. Williams, and N. J. Havard. A happly spent evening closed with the singing of "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau," the solo of which was sung by Mr. W. J. Lewis. The pulpit at Calfaria Chapel was occupied on Sunday evening by Mr. Dd. John, Clydach, a local lay-preach- er of the congregational denomination. His sermon was much appreciated by i the large congregation. The last occa- sion on which Mr. John occupied the pulpit at Calfaria was about 32 years ago. "I am in the best of health," writes Pte. E. J. Harry, who is with a field I ambulance in France. "I am far stron- ger and hardier than I was in my civil occupation. The winter is fast closing In upon us, so we are in for a severe test. I am now out of the line for awhile. After a week's trench-digging, 1 detailed for duty at the Divi- sional Baths. The men who come here I have either just come tout of the trenche.s or arc about to go into them. 1 hey all get 11 clean change of under- clothing, and what a difference it makes to them. It reminds me of those advertisements "Before Using" "After Using." I saw my first football match on French eoil one day this week. Our Field Ambulance Soccer eleven drew with a Battalion team. The match was played, practically speaking, under Johnny's nose. To- morrow one of the Battalions hold their sports, so that things are looking up our way. And just think of it, alter more than three years of war they increase the Tommy's pay. Fritz is getting it in the neck at present, aud ho can expect more before this month is out. He knows quite well that it is impossible for him to win: he is just holding out for the best terms. What the people don't realise is that the German soldier is at pre- sent getting the benefit of our bombs. Some of the happiest evenings of my life were spent in the old Institute, which seemed to have lost much of its attraction a few years before war broke out. I am confident that the thoughts of the young men returning from the wars will rest more on healthy recreation than they did in pre-war days. Education will at last come into its own. The value of health and of home is realised out here, and the lessons taught by that grim school- master—war—will assuredly not be for- gotten when peace reigns." About noon on Monday the dead body of little Harold Wilcox, a three- year-old son of Mr. James Wilcox, 12, Vera-road, Clydach, was found floating in the canal at a point just below the Nantlowrog bridge. The body was immediately brought out of the water and conveyed home. The child must have wantered on to the canal- side and fallen into the water. The parents had last seen the little one alive about half-an-hour before the dead body was brought home. Thanks to the generosity of Mr. W. J. Percy Player, Wernfadog, who of- fered to pay all expenses. Messrs. D. Roderick, Wm. Thomas, Joseph Davies Dd. D. Thomas and Ben Davies, offi- cerp of the Clydach Carnival Commit- tee, went up to London ?'n Saturday with the object of visiting the head office of the National Institute for the Blind, and personally handing over Clydach's contribution to the Institute Fund. There being no German raiders flying about to disturb their wander- ings, they must have spent a happy time, for written on a postcard, ad- I dressed to me were the following Welsh lines:— Anfonwn ein cofion yn siriol fel hyn, Mae un o'r cwmpeini yn gaffer gwaith tin; wr arall, frawd llednais, heb os ae heb ond, Mae'n gyfaill i chwithau, mae'n fos yn y Mond. Chap arall ni hydia ta'r lle'n mynd yn rax, Chwi wyddoch pwy ydyw, mae'n Chief Income Tax; Mae'r llall yn drafaelwr, mewn tipyu o swell,— Ond boss yr holl gwmni yw Meistr y Cnel. "We were situated near the Welsh Guards a month or two ago," writes Bandsman W. H. Coupland from France this week, "and I tried three or four times to find Jim Davies, of 'The Don,' but the other chaps told me that he was down at the base. However, I had the pleasure of meet- ing Will Griffiths (Glais) and we had a long chat. I saw Jack Thomas yes- terday, and he looked in the 'pink.' I also met Dai Rees up the line with those Tanks, and he was quite well when I saw him. We have had a very busy time of it lately." Harvest thanksgiving services were held at the St. John's Welsh Church, Clydach, on Sunday last, and were largely attended. A fruit and flower service was held in the afternoon, at which the gifts of fruit and floweds made to the Swansea Hospital were numerous. The Rev. Davies (vicar of Brynamman) officiated. "As you will understand, I am now on another front," writes Gunner Geo. Lane, who is with a siege battery serv- ing in the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, "and I think it is a bit better than it was on the last front. It is somewhat warm here in the day, but just nice at night. f believe winter is starting here just now, so it must be warm when the summer is on. The flies are a bit tamer here than in the other country (Salonica), where they don't half torment you. We are not in the fighting line yet, but by the time you receive this letter I expect we shall be giving Johnny a few presents. The papers at home do not say much about what happens on any other front ex- cept France, and probably people in England think there is nothing doing at all out here in the East. But they will know some day there has been something doing out here." Gunner Lane has now seen service on Gallipoli, in Salonica and in Egypt. A successful benefit concert pro- moted by the local branch of the Workers' Union in aid of Mr H. Ley, of Vera road, who is paralysed, was held at the Public Hall, on Thursday evening of last week. There was a very large attendance, and a very good miscellaneous programme was provid- ed, to which Miss Hajinah Williams (soprano) Madame Arthur Williams (contralto); Messrs. W. Tanner W. G. Evans (tenors); F. Crooks (bass); Mrnes and Davies and Callaghan and Johnson (comedians); W. Griffiths (flautist) D. Rees (elocutionist), and J Howells (card manipulator), and the Mond Silver Band (conducted by Band master T. Hanney) contributed in a Maliner wlich e, manner which commanded the warm- est approbation of the audience. The arrangements for the concert made by Mr W. Herbert (organiser), who is entitled t-o the warmest thanks and congregations upon the splendid suc- cess attained. —"Welsh Llewelyn."

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Clydach Child Drowned in Canal. At the Clydach Police-station on Wednesday, Mr. R. W. Beor (county coroner) conducted an inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Frank Wilcox, 3! years of age, a child of Mr. and Mrs. James Wilcox, 12 Vera-road, Clydach, whose dead body was found floating in the Swansea canal at Clydach on Monday. Mr. Evan Lloyd was foreman of the jury. Mr. James Wilcox, father of the de- ceased, gave evidence of identification. He said that he and his mother-in-law left the house about 12.30 p.m. on Monday and went into the village to do some shopping. He left the de- ceased at home with his mother. De- ceased left the house unseen and must have followed some children on to the canal-side to play. The child had only been near the canal onco before, when it had been severely scolded for doing 80. The dead body of the deceased had been brought home by the time witness had returned from the village. William John Rees, Capel-road, a labourer at the Mond Nickel Works, said he was standing on the Nantlow- rog bridge about one o'clock on Mon- day afternoon, and on looking towards the canal he noticed a white object tloatingir. the water about 30 yards below the bridge. He went to investi- gate and found the object to be the body of a little child. Witness imme- diately went to fetch a hook from the blacksmith's forge close by, with the aid of which the body was removed from the water. Artificial respiration was applied by some Mond men who had arrived on the scene, but without effect. Witness could not say how or where the deceased fell into the water. Dr. John Jones, Clydach, said he applied artificial respiration for about 20 minutes, but found life to be ex- tinct. Witness attributed death to asphyxiation, and was of the opinion that the deceased must have slipped on the stone steps just below the canal lock gates and fallen into the water, and that the force of the es- caping water had carried the body to the spot where it was subsequently found. Tlw j nry, without retiring, returned a verdict of "Accidental death through drowning."

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