Llais Llafur

YSTRADGYNLAIS NOTES An unfortunate accident occurred at the Swansea iio ;pitai on Saturday last, when Miss Sarnli Irene Jones, daugh- ter oi Jlr. nlld Mrs. Gnilitli Jones, Glynderven, Brecon-road, was the vic- tim. It seems that Miss Jones was <-n- gagod in cleaning out- tin? operating theatre, when l>y some l.-uvins or an- other two containers of carbolic acid which she was; tiding, and burned iu-i; severely (KMVH ME h'I'I. :>kI", .and fractured her arm. She w.is albe t;> .summon assistance, aud «'ab i-.oeji i'v Licy.jiioiij of v. i\intv/reh, who is also on the hospital staff. She is progn.ssing favourably, ukI it 's ;urtur:t< iliuc- 1; will uot he ib disfigured, Mi.;s Jones' brother, Driver Tom Jones, of the R.F.A., it- now in Edinburgh hos- pital, undergoing treatment, after Hav- ing received sc>rio:;s injuries to his loot m Frar.w. He is also doing well. A meeting of the men of the He:j- dreladis and Gurnos Lodges was held a.t the Workmen's Hall on W cdnesuay evening, when a number of grievances were o.scussed. Mr. Lewis Thomas presided. The chier bone of contention is the house coal question, the men aiaintfining that- under all cireursstun- ees a workman sh:;ll Ik; entitled to house xoal iiigelml I It on the other hand, against wiiem a Tote of protest was passed, submit that rhey have the power to deeidc j JIS to the merits and demerits of lite eases Fit It was resolved to t<?Td er I.' (ia i. -or k )P, ;(i: ,,1 \:¡. ;l'({é:c'i;i""l;' -j:L d are 1' 11 iseeawyn, ItKtraagynlju. an d Gurnos. The I.L.P. Hail was crowded on Sunday evening when Proi. J). -J as per Jotics an able lecture on '"Sweden- borg,' under the auspices of the Psychical Research Society. Mr Jones i was supported by Messrs. Wm. Jones and Arthur Thomas. The lecture was a W ebh one. and hymns were sung during llio evenin- Swedenborg was t Swede by nationality, and wrote many hooks on psychology and spiritualism. By trade he was an engineer, and wrote books aai(i st'udl(,(i in his spare time. Swedenborg claimed to have: -visite,d other planes, and the lectuü! •recounted some of his experiences dur- t ing these visits. W hilst on these visits he was unconscious to his surroundings Won earth for a few weeks at a time, and even wrote some of his books whilst under psychical innuence. Ques- tions were put to Prof. Jones at the tions were put to Prof..)ones tilo'! heid ev?ry Sunday at nw i .?. Socmty's j II' oJ rooms at Brecon-road, at (j in the •evening, when all interested ;0 in- [ vited to attend. As announced in our columns re- j cently a memorial is to be erected to the memory of the late Mr. Thos. Thomas, headmaster of the Yniscedwvn Schools, and to that end about £ 20 has already been collected. The secre- tarial arrangements are in the hands of Mr. O. 1). Jeffreys. There was n. good attendance at the ¡ Tabernacle Chapel when the first of a j series of competitive concerts was held. 'I The Rev. J. Emlyu Jones was the conductor, and the adjudicators were I( Mr Rhys J. Powell (music), and Mr Thomas, 'Isynys' (literature). Mr Hubert Gibbs acted as accompanist, nd the prize winners were as follows: I ( hildr<"?'s solo under 14, Miss May Protheroe children's rocitation under 14. dUi'ied between Misses L. M. I Evans, Brecon-road, and S. A. Wil-I liams, Cwmtwreh; soprano solo, Miss Ceinwen Protheroe contralto solo Mias j May Edwards: tenor solo, Mr. J. II Wathan baritone solo, Mr. J. -V. Jen- kins: children's solo, Mr. W. A\ alters, j Penrhos pianoforte solo, Miss Doreer: i Lewis; <| uartette, Mr. D. O. Jones' I purty open recitation divided between Miss Descbia Lewis, Cwmgiedd. and, Mr. W. T. Williams, Cae'rhont ■ humorous verses to the Park, Mr. T. (livicled be- tween Messrs. Tom Da vies Penrhos, and Cha:>. Edwards (Myfyr Mai). The secretarial arrangements were in the hands of Mr. Hy. Owens. The adj( mrned annual mating lf i.h j Chamber of Trade took place at the Ty Gv.vdia ,on Wednesday evening, wh en Mr. B. K Watkins, Royal Stores II presided. Mr. E. E. Evans, The Cross, .was appointed chairman for the forth- • coming year. and Mr. T. Jon<\s (Peg- lers) vice-chairman. All other officials were re-elected. It was decided that the credit svetem should be done away with as far as possible. Mr. Torn Williams, Cynlais Stores, j presided over a meeting of the Grocers Association when it decided that in future the shops should CIOPO at 6 c) clock In the enming on Monda3r, Tue&day, avwl "Wednesday, all day Thursday, and at 8 o'clock on Friday and Saturday. It was also decided to work in concert with the Chamber of Trade in abolishing the credit system. A meeting of the local Food Control Committee took place on Monday~last at the Council Offices, when Mr. Lewis Thomas, J.P., presided. The retail milk veiidors again applied to have the. price of milk raised to scvenpcnce, as they contended they could not make a I living. The committee, however, ad- hered to iLS previous resolution. The renders have now stated that they Jtifl li-.ive to give up business. i A camp-Hrilive c.reeert has been ar- ranged to take place at tlw 1. L. P. Hall an Good Friday in connection with the Ystradgvnlais United Choir. As will be seen hy our advertisement columns the choir is also busy preparing "St. Paul" for performance. Further par- ticulars will appear later. rnder the auspices of the local I Welsh Society, a celebration of St. David's Lay will he held on Feb. 28 at | Tabernacle, when Mr. Roland Thomas, a!.A., lireeon will lie the guear of the Mr. -Gwi]y:-n :](1 Miss A!rv Evae-: wi'l take part and Mr. Johu liobeias will sing penillioi:. j t-,f the elsli Sc.eicty in-Id the Cynlais Ca'e, Mr. Chas. Kd »vard:s (Myfr Mai) gave ex- fract-s fi-om tlie literature or 13recoil- abii-e, when be rook as his book "lJlew Llvw<'l's (FJ,y<.Dafyùd) book "Sketches in V, alea." H" passed interesting com- ments on gan," "Johnny Jones and J<-ii;. Bull," "The Stonebreaker," ••'Ffyn->n y Brondi" and the "Murder of Cwmdiiie.sfn." Llywel was a load .survey;)' his district extending from Brecon to i enwyllt. He died about 25 years ago. and was the father of Miss Lywela Da vies, the well-known pianist. Mr.^Tom Williams presided, and the lecture was well enjoyed. excelleii'l (i lárwrJy meeting was in Ui on Sunday (Tcuing last at Airrcfii Chapel in tX'nneciion with the Sunday- school und<'r the conductorshij) of Mr. ix'wis itlwlJ (superintendent. Me?sra Y\ G :ar a chs and W. L. Phillips were; the accompanists and the following items vi are eonmbutod: Solos, Dorris J a:i.s, -iessie Smith, Elizabeth Da vies, i iairej ('aw, Haydn Snook, C'einwen t'riee. G\,tn Morris, Matt. Evans, Lyd- ia Morgan. Mr. Lewis Wathan, Mr. Johnny V. a tha a, D. A. Morgan, May Morris, Miss Maggie Griffiths, and E. Walters and Sal Davies; recitations, Beatrice Michael, %Jessie Smith, Lizzie Mary Evans, Tommy Morgan, E. Wal- ter-, Sal D'avics, Lydia Morgan. Mag- gie Davies, George K-ocs, T. J. Davies, Mara Da vies, Hosie Morgan, Mia Wm. Mr. 'J. Richards, L. M. Evans, Miss Ka Lie Jones, and Miss M ay .Jones. The meeting was a very succtsssiul one. TJie secretarial arrange- ments were well carried out by Mr. J. Oliver James. -— ,—.— Machine-guhr. Danny Thomas, Glyn Villas, BrecOn-road, has been homo. for a few days draft leave. Pte. Thomas will return to France for the sooond j time. He has already had nine months hard fighting and was gassed and wounded on Y imy Hidge last July. All wish him every good luck and a return. <- A rehearsal was held at Sardis on Sunday in preparation for the cymanfa. ganu of the local congregationalists. Mr. Ton' Williams. G. and L. was. the conductor, and Miss Elizabeth Wil- liams the crganist. The singing was excellent, and augured well for the festival. The churches represented wore Sardis. Peniel and Brynawel. "Gwilym," the well-known fox- trapper, raided the Palleg and cap- tured a fox this week.

I GWMTWRCH -———— ————. The death took place at Glynmeurig Farm, Lower Cwmtwrcli, on Thursday morning last of Mr. Rhys Williams, after a long and painful illness. De- ceased was 76 years of age, and had served for many years as a member ox the Ystradgynlais Rural District Coun- cil and the Pontardawe Boiard of Guardians. He took n 11 active interest in local affairs, and was :tn authority on antiquities. He was highly respect- ed, and much sympathy is felt with the bereaved widow and children. Deep sympathy is felt with the rela- lives of widow of the late Mr. David R. Phillips, Phoenix- Shop, Lower Cwmtwreh, who passed away on Sunday night. The de- ceased lady had not been very well for .some time, but was at her usual work oql Saturday. Her husband predeceased her only a short time ago. Of a quiet disposition, Mrs. Phillips was highly respected in Cwmtwreh. Her remains were laid to rest at the Y.stradgynlais Churchyard on Thursday afternoon, there being a large attendance of sym- pathisers. j

i ONLLWYN. A smoker wiu- held, at the Half-way Hojuse. <.n Saturday night, in aid of Mr Sam liindiards. who met with -an aocident by p.laymg football. The ehair.was taken by Mr John Evans, Thilais Gardens. Tlie concert was well attended, and was a great success. 1The Glyaneath team rendai-ed con- aiderable assistance ilii-oagii theil- ar- tistes. The oneert was opened hy, Mr I Fred Landrvv, Glynn«itli, the Cocn Singer, and the tand a lso bok part. Others who assisted were Mr Joe Lewis Seven Sisttr. and Mr D. Potter. The Glynneath simg^rs were Fred Landrey, George Bak«r, George- Pockering, AV. Howe]la, E. Edwards, T. Briggs, T. J. To'ague, and AVill Jones, of Onllwyn. The oQncert terminated with selections by the Glynneath nartv (conducted by Mr Fred Lancb^y). :u'd the bard. A football ma.teh was played at On- Ihn-n grounds last Sfiturday betwecn Onllwyn and Ahci*}3ergwm. A very keen contest t??ok pla<'?, and the re- sult wa.s: Onllwyn, 2: Aberpergwm, 2. The referee was Mr J. J amies. Pte. John Perry is home on his second leave from France. He has served two v-mrs with the colours.

BRYNAMMAN BAKER FIKED. At Ammanford Arthur William: a baker, of Brynamman, was summoned for selling a loaf of bretcl which weighed only lib. 14!oz. Defendant ad- mitted, selling a loaf that was not an even number of pounds, but it was charged accordingly. This, he said, was not war bread, but a proprietary brown bread, for which the price was 5d., and he only charged 4!d. Tho average of the batch was over 21b. A fine of Ll inclusive was imposed.

( Ihe Internationale. SOCIALISTS' TASK OF PREPAR- XG FOR APPROACH TO THE ENEMY. In view of the Inter-Allied Social- ist Conference now being held in London, it is interesting to indicate that it was the Belgian Socialist leaders, M. Vandervelde, Pre-sid en t of the International Socialist Bureau, and M. de Brouckere, who proposed odificatio-ns of the British La bour "Part v's memorandum regarding the abolition of Conscription, Ah-ace-Lor- raine. and the future of the Colonies. On Conscription, M. Yaldervelde held the opinion that it was desirable that the old view of the Internationale concerning popular militias as a con- dition ineoe.ssary to national clefen.ee should be maintained. As to Alsace- Lorraine, his suggestion that the French Socialists should draw up the text of the proposal was adopted. Against the British proposal of a vast State in Equatorial Africa under which, as M. Yandervelde has aJl- was put the proposal for an inter- national understanding 'on bases of the freedom of commerce, and the protection of natives—an amendment which, as M. Vndervelde has an- nounced in the "Petit Journal" was accepted by Mr Sidney Webb. who had drawn up the original proposal. It can be stated that when the ob- ject of the Inter-Allied Conference has been achieved, viz., the unity of the "diplomatic front" among Allied Soc- ialists, the formula of derrt«cratic peace will be presented to the Social- ists of the Central Empires. In the event of its rejection or a confession of their inability to impose it on their respective Rulers, ,a,d-Ed.arat.ion of insolvency will be made against tliam. If, however, they accept iT, M. Yandervelde does not believe that the Allied Governments can or would wish any longer t)o oppose the reunion of the Internationale.

n_ PIGS AND POTATOES. I Mr. Protheroe, speaking at Fareham denied that the Board of Agriculture was opposed to pig-keeping. The Board wished -is many pigs as pos- sible to be kept, but they should, he said, be fed in an economical way. He commended the keeping of pigs to cottagers. The pig and the potato were two of the most important things that could be grown, and he hoped that there was going to be a very large increase in the potato crop. He a lso enforced the importance of cul- tivating a llotments, as one of the dif- ficulties this year would be that of I rail wa y tra nspo rt.

f'  "Prohibition I After an address on "Prohibition I Within the Church," the opinion was expressed at Newport Baptist Union that the Church had no right to make total a bstinence a condition of mem- bership.

W. A. WILLIAMS, Phreinologist, H "<•'r'j .t the ■x. \1.rt). Sw. BEFORE YOU FURNISH —— VISIT ——- jl¡ D mT A s iJ. FURNITURE DEPARTMENT. The latest designs and the most modern ideas in Artistic House Furnishing, snd a Splendid Selection of Specimens of the best modern and also repro- ducrions of Antique Furniture will be found on Show. While many different styles of Furniture are represented they are all of refined design and excellent workmanship, and the Price of every Article is not merely competitive, but without exception the lowest in the Frincipaiity* x Hug-e Stock of Carpets. Hags, Linoleums, Curtains, Linens, Bedding. Bedsteads, etc., and everything necessary for Furnishing throughout in good style at Moderate Cost. | Enaulries Respectlully, In. v:1 ted.. E d  9 OXFORD STREET  Edwards' S? W" ansea ???W????? WATERLOO STREET ??FWWM?.&TTttRJ??SU.?. Seed Potatoes. t J'h reniel s„s Dull Jj am Son, YNlSYDARRcN GARDENS, Ystalyfera, j ARE NOW BOOKING ORDERS FOR THE FOLLOWING Immune Varieties of Seed Potatoes: A KING GEORGE LOCHAR ¡ GREAT SCOTT TEMPLAR MAJESTIC CLIMAX All the a bove are from the well- known firm of Messrs J. and W. Birch, S?fton. Scotch Seed, once grown in England. 1F23. Eii,,I,iiid. IF23. Butter Rationing, t i! 6 s < I lir Bees, BUTTER MERCHANT, YSTAL1 FEB A, :i -(. .a.T Desires to remind his large circle of Customers that, under the local as well as National Food Control Scheme, they are at liberty to register for ¡ Butter. &c., with their usual dealer, and are NOT obliged | to obtain their supplies from r the dealer w here they may r have registered for Sugar. 1FM

———————————  IN MEMORIAM. KING.—Died of wounds, buried near Kut--cl-Am,ir.a, February 19th, 1917, Harold, the dearly beloved and only son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King, "Hazelhurst," Lower Cwmtwrch.

WOMAN AND MAN'S CLOTHING. "When i see the things men ol to- day wear it fills me with horror and disgust," declared Miss Helena Nor- manton, B.A., at a. meeting of the Women's Freedom League. Miss Nor- iiriiit,on is the lady who recently ap- plied t-o the Inns of Court and re- ceived forms of admission. The kilt, she said, is much more dee eiit thin trousers, and if men want to look dignified they put on robes and be- skirt themselves. The Elizabethan tight hose worn by men was nice and artistic because there was no disguise of the shape of the human leg, where- | as trousers hid the beauty of the leg and represented the legs as cylinders. Miss Normanton also urged the wear- ing of brighter colours in clothes by both sexes as a means of raising the spirits of the nation.

"WAR TIME" BOOTS—ON SALE ON MARCH 4. It has been definitely decided to re- lease the new "War Time" boots and shoes for sale to the public on Mon- day, March 4. A notice to this effect has been sent to all retailers through- out the country, at the same time warning them against exhibiting or selling standard footwear before that date. The new prices of "War Time" footwear will range from 7&. 6d. to 14s. for boys' and girls' 18s. to 26s. for men's, and 13s. to 25s. for women's. The official stamp, which will be foujid on the soles of boots, is of oral shape bearing the words "War Time" Boot. with two crowns on each side. Each boot will bear the official stamp giving the size and price, and no re- tailer will be allowed to sell above the fixed price. A special class of boot is being made for those engaged in agri- culture and heavy industrial work.