South Wales Weekly Post

PROMISE TO THE 1 FIGHTERS. I MR. REDMOND'S I STIRRING MANIFESTO. I Mr. itedmoud has issued the following I lliIH1Íf{>sto;- (To the People of Ireland'. At. the very commencement of rhe war I made an, appeal to the Irish people, and -soe^iaily to the young men of Ireland, to mark the piotound change which has been brought about in the relations of I refund to t'ie Empire, by wholeheartedly supporting | ;be Allies iu rhe tield. I pointed cut that at jasi, after cemurias of m;suuiJeertanding', the dem&ci-axiy of Great Britain had nnaiiy ana irrevocal>ly decided *o trust Ireland, and I called upon Ireland to prove that the concession of liberty would, as we had promised in your name, have the same effect in our country as in every ether portion of the Empire, and that henceforth Ireland would be a. strength instead of a. weakness. I further pointed out that this was a just war, provoked by the intolerable military despotism of Germany, and tha, it was a war in defence of the rights and liberties of small nationalities, and that Ireland would be faiee to her history and every constitution of honour, good faith, and self-interest, if she did not respond to my appeal. I called for a distinctively Irish Army. composed of Irishmen, led by Irishmen, and trained for the field at home in Ireland. I ackiiowied^e with profound gratitude the magnificent responge the country has made. For the first time in history we have to- i dav a T Huge Irish anny in the field. its acnievementc! nave covered Ireland witn glory before the world, and have thrilled our hearts with pride. North and south have. Vied with elleh other in springing to arms, and, please God, the sacrifices they br-o made, i-ide by side on the field of battle, will form the purest bond of a united Irish nation in the future. We have kept, our word. We have fulfilled our trust. We have definitely accepted the position and undertaken th0 obligations of a. self-governed unit among the nations which make rp the Empire. One more duty remains to be fulflnJ. We have to stand by and maintain the Irish Army at the front. We must not and will not tolerate the idea of ('r Irish regiments being reinforced by any but Irish soldiers. Ireland must maintain Irish refriments until victory haA beer. 'i'he gap? in the beei, wc,? i ranks of our Irish Army must, be filled, not by Englishmen, cr Scotsmen, or Welshmen, but by I'ishmen. Our paJIant fellow-countrrrnen at the front commissioned me to ruske this ippe-at. Thev attieal to-day, Through me, from the trenches, to farmers, labourers, artisans, uinl to every class of our people, not to desert them. In your name I promiped them in France and Flanders that Ireland would stand by then. wm you fulal that promise? The task is not diftlcuH, Fill up the reserve battalions! Your brothers in the trenches are not only upholding the honour of Ireland before the world. They are defending Ireland itself from ruin and destruction, from murder and sacrifice, from the confiscation of the lands of the Irish farmers and the wrecking of the property and prosperity of every class of our population. You are under no compulsion save that, of duty. In the name of honour, justice, and religion, in the name of common gratitude, and in their own highest self-interest, I ap- peal fA) the young men of Ireland who are still available to form the reserve battalions and io commence their t.raininc. so that, in the evont of t.he war not speedily ending, they may be rpody to fill every gap in ttoe ranks of the Irish Army at the front- iHismed) J. T, REDMOND.

MAY HAVE BEEN CHILDREN. Strange Affair at Swansea S-oclaL" The police have received a. re- port fr<ITl! Miss Macurie, 31, Grow-place, that. whilst a social entertainment was in progress at the old Y.M.C.A. building, Dynevor •place, on Thursday eyeuing, in connection with the Swansen Social Club, the lights suddenly went out owing U> a defect iu the apparatus. The hail was in darkness ic-r holt" an hoar, and later when the outer clothing of some of the female participants wcr" examined, purses con- taining money, and a "badge from a soldiers cap, were missod. Enquiries made at the police headquarters go to show that some children may have had access to the outer rooms and tampered with tlie eicctric light. The loss of the articles and rnoiiev-tliere were three purses taken—remains a mystery.

NEATH AND BRECON RAILWAY. The report, of the direct ox* of the Neath and Brecon Railway for the year 1?15 states that the arr&nsrcmeut for fixing the compen- sation e-plained in the report for 1914 con- tinues in fcrce, with the exception that tho proviso for the reduction of the net receipts Iihs bee'i withdraw!) in consideration of the Taijway comnar.iee bearing p proportion of the war bonus payable to employes who come within the E,ailwa,y Conciliation Scheme. The following is a summary of the receipts and expenditure on revenue accountReceipts of railway, ctc., £ 93.044 Ifts. 7d. expenditure, £ 54,740 18s. 5d.: leaving 2d.. whioh to miscellaneous receipts (net.) from reids, interest, etc., oC £ 1.980 15s. 8d„ make a total rel, income of £ 40,2 £ 1 7s. 10d. This with the balance from last account of £ 78 15s. 7d. makes £ 40,363 3s. 5d. Deducting interest on ture Stocks £ 27, £ 40 lbs. &d.. there is a balance of £ 13,122 69. 9d. Out of the a.bove balance of £ 13,122 6s. 9d. it is now proposed to pay a dividend on the Preference Stock of ZI per cent, for the yea.r 1913, amounting to £1i,011 ld., leaving a balance of 8d. to carry forward. Warrants for the interest on the "B" Debenture Stock and dividend on the. Preference Stock will be ported to the respective holders of those stocks on the 13tli March, 1916.

I R. & S.B. ANNUAL I MEETING. SATISFACTORY STATE I OF AFFAIRS. The annual ordinary general meeting of the Rhondda. and Swansea Bay Railway Company was held at the Hotel Metiopole on Saturday afternoon. Mr. George Deer, J.P. (jh.uirm.in) presided; and was sup- ported by Messrs. W. H. P. Jenkins, J.P., Fred E. Jacob and Wm. Davies, J.P. (directors), E. Lewis Jones (secretary;, John David (general manager), W. Sing (accoun- tant), and Hugh .BeDinghain (solicitor). Apologies were read from Coh W. Chas. and Lieut. Mi'bcurne B.' Williams, two members of the board. The general body of shareholders included S. W. Yock- ney (late engineer to the line), S. Treharne, G. V. Perry, Thomas Yorath, H. T. Hall, S. Crapper, J. H. Taylor, E. D. Edwards, W. N. Mundy, W, W. Lk-ve'lin.. W. D. Roberts, f. U. Cawker (auditor). W. Clement, Aid. j. Jordan, Daniel Evans, W. H. John, Donald Robertson, and David Williams. The Chairman, in proposing the adoption of the report, said It wa^ much to be re- gretted that our country was still in an iin- I preoedentcd state of war, and he could only repeat what he said when they met a year ago, that was that the railways of the kingdom were still under the control of the Government under the Regulation of Forces Act. 1871. La.st year7 he told the share- holders that the consideration the railway companies as a whole were to receive, was that they were to be paid a sum equal to the net- receipts for the year 1913, but, that if the receipts for the iir- half of 1914 turned out to be than vlu.c for the first half of 1915 the.ro ""2jó! to be a reduction made in like proportion for the period of continI in the year 1914. This arrangement bad been somewhat modified, and the. ra.ilway com- panies would recei ve for the yea.r 1915 the same amount, as for 1913 subject to the railway companies bearing a proportion of the war bonus payable to the employees. I nder these circumstance? their receipts for 1915 were just about what they were in 1914, and it. followed that the rate of dividend was the in the report, they earned during the year 1914. the Kum of £ 1,271 mere than v.an re- quired to pay the minimum dividends, 1 and a moiety of thijs amount, namely £ 635. had been credited in their accounts. Had times been normal they would no doubt 1 "nave earned a larger revenue. They had, of course, no control over the unfortunate state of things that existed to-day, and they would have to be content until the war comes to an end. Let them hope the time was not far distant when R satisfactory peace could be brought about. The junc- rion between their railway and the Great Western Railway at Neath Fiver bridge, and the improved junction at Court Sart, had been completed and had been hronght I into use. The line between these points had also been improved for taster running. They would find that the expenditure on capital account during the year 1915 was £ 8,027. and they would observe the largest of the items was the balance of the cost of the work to which he ha-d just referred, namely, the improved junction at ( ourt Sart and the improvements in the railway between that ^unc.tbn and Neath River bridge. The directors made an inspection of the line ,la$t. W;{. and were pleased to in a position to assure then1 that their property as v\ ell maintained and was in an excel- ie.nt condition. (Hear, hear.) Mr. W. H. P. Jenkins seconded, and tire report was tdc,,T)ted. On the motion of Mr. F. E. Jacob, seconded by Mr. Wm Davies. dividends at the rete c>f ?.i, per cent, per annum for the six montiis were declared on both the pre- ■I ferencc and the ordinary ca-nital. An Important Improvement Atr. b. \> > O^kllfV, WHO 'Vftfs pT')gln^ae',Y, of I the line for many years and had much to do with it" construction, was most- oordiallv 1"t. ceived on rising to propose t-Jlr re-e.iect,Lr;n of '\fr. W. H. P. Jenkins ard Lieut. Mil- bourne Williams, the retiring directors. In doing so he said that the bringing into I fruition the .mnnection at. the Neath Paver Bridge, WIc of the greats przblic advantage and wedd add V, :1:.i1 p- rfi:e. Mr. J. H. Taylor seconded, and t.he r?o lufion was carrioci. | lil?,.ion "arii ixi The 3.?dit«r. '\?. F. G. Cowker, was a?.3 re-elected, on the proposition of Mr. W. W. IJeweilin. seconded by rr. S. Crapper. V T. Yorath proposed a vote of thank," to the directors and officials of the com- pany for the efficient, maimer in which they had. conducted its business. TT" expressed the ftiot, Col. Chas. Wright md Lieut. Melbourne Williams would be with them next hear). Aid. Jordan seconded, and t-ho resolution was carriecl by acclamation. In reply the. Chairman said he would con- vey the- wte of thanks to the afasent direr- t.J!Ï. and added that in the genera.! manager and the other officials they had splendid men, and he sincerely said lie had never worked with a better lot of officials than it I had heon his privilege to do during the 13 or 14 yc.)T.s he had been associated with that railway.

DEFENDED HIS ARMLET. YOUNG MAN IN RAILWAY I CARRIAGE. I SCENE IN TRAIN FROM I SWANSEA. At Swansea County Police Court, on Sat- urday. John Davids was summoned for be- having in a disorderly manner in a ra.ilv.Tay compartment to the discomfort of the othea. puisse gers on January 15th. Mr. Rupert Lewis prosecuted for'the L. and X. W.R. Co., a.nd Mr. Edward Harris defended. Mr. Lev\-is said that on the night in ques- tion a train was leaving SwaaiaeR Victoria Station. The compartment was full 01 men and women, and Just. before the train left defendant and his wife got in. There was only st.md'ng room, so defendant stood at one doov and his wife at the other. There were two young men fitting in the corner, one of them wearing an armlet. An old gentleman in the compartment rose and I oSer?d his sa.t to defehdanfs wife, but she edil,pd it, ??Ung there were younger men in the carriage. Defendant's wife mad? some cfTensive remark to the young man About his armlet, and he told her if she repeated it he would have her locked up at the next station. Defendant theii oaugJit hold of the young man by the throat and started shaking him. The young man's friend went to his assis-i' anoe, and defendant then started to punch him. The carriage was now in a state of a-iici a woman Pulled the communication card I -.1 J' iiad tile t.am was stopped ;u :viumoies-roaa Station, and tiie guard called. Mrs E. Eafcin, Dunvaut, gave evidence of p'jUin? the communication cord. \Vw. Keenc. Hying at Pontardulais. alM gave evidence, and said defendant's wife eaid to him that he thought he could do as he liked because he had an armlet on, but it was 110 credit to him because only the lower classes wore them. Witness did not retaliate when defendant struck hirn. He only put his hands to his face to ward off the blows. j Mr. Edward Harris: Are you an Irish-I man ?—Y es. Mr. Harris: And you did not try and de- fend yourself?—No. Ir, Harris And do you still aay you are an Irishman?—Well, T am not a Welshman, Witness could not quite grasp what Mr. Harris ?as "getting at," so Mr. J. H. R??!?er, ane of uhe magistra.?. told witness that Mr. Hamil ?as -wiy "Imving a. hit of that. -?f r I-lamq wii.; -niiv 'I -ivI nz a bit of Corroborative evidence was also given by W, Walters. Pontardulais. Detective Sergeant Darrell also gave evi- dence. For,Ot,lie defence Mr. Harris admitted there was a disturbance but under provoca- tion. Defendant thought thai one of the young men was getting up to strike him, and he caught hold of him and put him to sit- down agncn. He admitted that defend- ant smacked the other man across the face JI wh-en he went to interfere. A fine of 40s. was imposed.

TWO MEN USE 2,300! I HOW BRITISH RETOOKI PART TRENCH. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS,. FB.ANCE (delayed). A "brttle of bombs" has been raging since Sunday :n the Hooge area, south-eaet of Ypres, where the Germans succeeded in occupying a,bout 400 yards of our fiont line after exploding several mines. A portion of the captured position has hen retaken', but the old front line is still broken, although so torn by craters and the shells of both sides that the enemy cannot I occupy it. The result has been the creation of a new no-man's land" with British and German infantry lying on opposite aides 01 a low ridge formerly held by us. This ridge, or bluff, is on the north side of the Ypres-- Coni-in es canal, which runs in a south-easterly direction between the Ypres —Warneton road and Hollebeke. It is a conspicuous elevation above the marshlik plain, and the :act ihi,I i, the British front line lay above the enemy trenches at this portion of the salient doubtless inspired the attack of Sunday night. Prior to the attack there were Five or six fetats at other portions of the salient, German 't\- fantry leaving their trenches and in some cases actually reaching our line, but being speedily driven back. Heavy shelling ac- companied these diversions, which were spread over the greater part of two days. The bluff above the. canal was not shelled tin-ie. On Sundav night, several mines were ex- ploded against this British trench, followed by a thirty minutes' itombavdment of great intensity. Than. German infantl-y attacked in mass formation, j*achuig the bluff, which had been badly battered by the explosions. Craters old and new-—two created by mine explosions some days previously—ploughed the intervening ground r etween the opposing lines, and the British front trench which fell into the enemy's hands did not. afford them sufficient protection from cur counter- When the Germans attacked, two British miners were working in a gallery leading n- wards the enemy position. They came oat unhurt on hearing the explosions, only to find the trench swarming with German in- fantrv—"three deep, as one of them re- ported. They dashed through this mass of men, cle-ared the trench, arid disa-ppeared in the darkness, afterwards reacmng their battalion in safety. Subsequently counter-attack#: by us drove the C,eTii)in.. from a. portion of the cap- tured position. An Enormous rturooer ot bOlmDS were uf?d. The Bnt?h (i1vi('m holding thi? p?rt of the aa.H'ert ia particu?r!y pro- I rlci\t in throwing ?feuadep, and the ?u?p?y of these, missiles Supplies I flowed forward steadily from the depots witboni a pause, and as fa-st as a bombing party exhausted its stock of ammunition I fresh bombs reached them. One officer, a sergeant-major, and a pri- vate in one bombing pa-rty used 2,3CO bombs I between them in these counter-attacks.. A concentrated artillery firo was dircctcd on the German infantry tightly packed in the battered trenches along the bluff, and there is no doubt that thev have suffered fa,r more casualties than their opponents. At, nresent thev are Still sacrificing men I in the endeavour to hold one, slope of the bluff whilp constantly being harassed by our troops holding the other side. This area., aa I have explained before, has Thi 8 a,ma,, ? I been the scene of frequent struggles since it became part of the battleground of Y pre j sixteen months a.go. The 400-yards, stretch of line we abandoned has changed hands so time.- that the titie of "international trench" is quale fitting. Each change of ownership has marked by heavy losses. Operation* in this portion of the salient have by no means ceaced The German guns are doing their best to support, their men, who cling toO the craters and shell holes north of thp canal, and the British artillery is equally act)v. (Mr. Percival Phillips in the "Dt?'ily Express. ") I

I DISMISSED THE FORCE. SWANSEA P.C.'S WHO MADE ALLEGATIONS. I WATCH COMMITTEE EXONElt "I ATE OFFICER. The \ln. 51'1, \tf,'h- n.mtte on Friday I held it,? second FtttirK -?'? ?3t<"? seven ?n? ? haM hours—in investigating foious allegations made against one of the principal officers of the Police Force. In the ref-uli the Committee completely exonerated this officer and Jecided to dis- miss from the foroe the three constables who had given evidence. -r. 0

BEVAN—-FORD, I PRETTY WEDDING AT BURRY I PORT. The wedding took place 3,t St. Mary's CShurrtk, Burry Port, of Miss Mahal Bpvjtn, fifth daughter of Mr. and Mre. John BcTan, Th, Bungalow, to Mr. Samuel Henry Ford, R.N., only son of Mr. Samuel Ford, of Pern- brey. Tunhridgro Wells. The bride was given awsy by her father, and Mr. Naish supported the bridegroom j The officiating clergyman was the Pev. T. ¡ W. Hughes, and Mr. lJt;, T. Richards, A. V .C.V., presided at/the organ. The bride wore a beant iful robe of ivory satin trimmed with lace snd pearls, and' carried a sheath of lilies, and was attended by Mo-, Muriel Evans a* bridesmaid, who wore a Fmait r costume, with -> pretty hat of powder blue velvet, trimmed with ostrich feathers of the aaxae sna*le. ) A reception was afterwards held at The Bungalow. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. John Bevan, Mr. and Mrs, T. Meredith Evans (Swansea.), Mr. and Mrs. Naifili (Tunbridgc Wellfih ilia- Mary Ford (Penangf, Mrs. G. P. Williams, Mrs. Edmunds (Church-road), Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Stewart (Mumbles) and Misc Mstrr Stewart (a- godchild of the bride and I bridegroom), who looked charming in old rose silk with white < ont trimmed with sable.

À. THE OTHER WAY." 1 WHAT CABINET MINISTER I TOLD EDITOR. SOMETHING NOT FOR I PUBLICATION. An American editor who has recently visitc-d this country, had a conversation with one of the foremost Cabinet Ministers, and writes thus in the "Nort h American Review "1 observed the American, you do not concur in the confident anticipa- tion expressed to ine yesterday by one of you* colleagues that the war will end in July Wha is ,,oitr -opinion?" Undoubtedly of as little and possibly oi as much value a* any I have ree-a. First, that while Germany can be made to suffer privations through the activities of your Fleet, she can never be starved mto sub- mission. Secondly, that the French and English troops cannot reasonably hope to cross tie Rhine in preponderating num- bers. The Minister ma.de no sign, but asked quietly-, "And then ?'' That the only sure met-hod of winning a real trironph is, while holding a great, body of the oneiriy to protect tn-eir West front, to train, equip, and ofifccr, with the aid inayl^e of the Japanese, a mighty, irre- sistible Buiiian army. And that would re- quire time.a deliberate dedication of at lca.st two and probahly three years to make certMn the result" The Minister sboo and said:- "I cannot admit that you aN! right; I do not insiet L.h?t you a?e wron?. But." !h? ndded slowh- and ?th the nt-most I ?rousnosx. ther may appear another j [ wav —-a.i'd thp after a moment be Pluci- t dated his thought with notable precision aud particularity—but not for publication.

BRITISH OFFICERS 1 GRIM STORIES. FARCE OF THE "HUMANITY" ORDERS. A well-known American editor, who lias been recently visiting England, gives in the current number of his journal, "The North American Review," some very interesting pen sketches of "Englaaid To-day." lIe tells some grim stories which he heard ,coni a wounded British officer—a Prince- ton man. Here are a co-Liple :— We were supposed to be engaged, in nice, civilised warfare, and, even after the Huns had done the most awful things, we were under the strictest orders to stick to Hovle, Lord Bryce made a fine speech in Parlia- ment against reprisals, and the Government adopted his policy, and the officers passed stern words down the line. You can imagine how strict they were when I tell you tha.t for four successive days %v h e.n I tell ?-ott  the Germans banged awav at our ambulances with particular relish, and we stood there and let them gather up their wounded and never pulled a trigger. But the time came when my pal, as fine a young Englishman as God ever rra-de, got his along with a doreii or more others, but was still able to wave that he was only wounded. Two of my boys were just lifting him into the ambulance when all three men were shot to pieces., Then J bided my lime, which was not long' in coming. A score or so of Germans lay writhing in a heap after a futile assault, and I got. the range for my cighteen-pounder and waited. II Never Again." Sure enough, in twenty mmutes or so out  i t h I gucs?, a. do7.en came an an? 6?lanct?, I gues,, a dozen soldiers as nonchalantly as yon please, and feeHng as safe m a clock, as they had every reason to feel. They got their wounded aboard, and were just starting back when I blew the whole d lit to hell and gone. Of course, I got it in the neck at head- quarters the next morning, but they let oar ambulances alone .1,-ter that. You know. Sir, I love my Tommies; by God. I love 'em, and that's all there is of it; and it about breaks my heart to have to leave 'em to take in a new bGttery. Well, anyhow, it wa.s a beastly littie scrimmage at best, but vtbnt do you suppose tbo.-e scoundrels did? Why, God d. 'em, they —but, say. did you ever see a body mangled by reversed bullets? No? Well, don't; that's all I have to say. Seven of my boys went in a heap, and we were an a bad way when some fresh lads came up and gave 'em the steel. When it was over we had twenty- four -w h iti- four white feathers on onr ha.nds quite ready to slip over to nice, comfortable aua.rters around here and receive bouquets and chew- ing gun from Lord Haldane's friends. Twenty-four in a Row. 'And, mmd you. they were my prisoners. We found the reversed bullets in their guns all right, remember that. Well, I took one glance at that sickening mass at my feot and looked into the eyef; of my boys, and they looked into mine. I waint to get them into trouble, and my chances were better than theirs anyway. All I had them to do was to stand those twenty four up in row, a-nd then, one after another, and without iny particular hurry, ] dropped every mam in his tracks as a door-nail. Oh, it's war all, right. I must. say. he added reflectively, "they took it very well." The officer describes how he was wounded, and after having pinned a. husky Hun to the ground through the throat, next woke up hearing someone saying "American" in a confused sort of way. He found himself in a oot, with t,wo of his Tommies standing there <t..nd one of them saying to the nurse: "Tike good care erf 'im, miss, 'e ain't too proud 00 rght."

VERY EMPTY." SWANSEA CHURCH ARMY I LABOUR HOME. I REPORTS AT THE ANNUAL 1 MEETING. I I rhe annual meeting of the S'vansoa C hurch Army labour and Lodging Homes was held at the Homes, Rutland-street, Swansea, on Vi eduesday, Colonel J..John Joues presiding, in the unavoidable absence of 8i.r John T. D. I Jewel vn, Bart.. Ap-)Jogy for absence was expressed on be- half of the .Bishop of St. David's. ROT, the Hon. Taibot Rice, Lieut.-General Sir James Hills Johnes. V.C., G.C.B.. Lady Lyons, Mrs. Ebenezer Davies, and Canon J. Ii, Watkin Jones. The armiiai report, pre.sei.t-3d by Airs. A. G. ivien, who carried out the secretarial duties in the absence of Mrs. Begge, was ample evidence of the magnificent work done ov the Homes, and it showed that Ixstween November, 1914, a.nd April, 1515, 1,773 beds were at the Homes by soldiers, who e-spressed fehtvur grateful thanks for the ex- ce llent. treatment extended to Jib cm. Eniring I the past 21 months 156 men passed through the Labour Home, whilst at the Lodging ¡ home 11.652 bods were lot. In April last, the report continued, Cap- tain Wright, who was then the ofifcer in charge ot the Homes, t-ohi the committee that he felt it his duty to volunteer for special war service. In this the committee thoroughly supported him, and it was arranged that he should take charge ot a Large canteen for munition workers. He is now. the report added, waiting his turn to be called up under the Derby scheme. "He was greatly missed in tho Homes, but it wns right that he should go," Mrs. Eden remarked. AtW referring to head(luartei- it was Decided to close the Labour Home, I as, owing to the war, there was an abund- ance of work to be had for able-bodied men, and for some time the Labour Home had been very empty. The Lodging Home, how- ever, still remained open, and, the report stated, was always full. On the outbreak of war, 16 men from the Labour Home and 25 from the Lodging I Home joined the Army or Naw. One of them had gained a commission, a.nd several were corporals and sergeants. In conclusion, the committee regretted to report the loss of the following friends of the Homes through death: Miss Clara Thomas, Mr Morgan B. »v illiams, Lord Jerssev, Lord Giant a we. Mr. Gerald Eden, and Captain Cosens. The c hairman, in moving the adoption of I the report, urged the necessity of financial statement, a.nd referred to the magnificent report, which, in his opinion, deserved every praise. Rev. P. Moss Weston seconded, and said that all were very sorry to lope Captain Wrigm, but they had ab! successors in C:p1, Co-tterell and Irs. Cotteiejl, who now managed the homes. n-i The report was uanimously adopted, 1 hs was the statement of accounts, wnich re- corded a satisfactory balance in hand. The following officers were i-e-ekcted:- Patron, the Lord Bishop of St. David's j vice patrons, his Grace the Duke of Beau- fort, lieut.-General Sir James Hille-Johnee,. C., G.C.B., Lady Dillwyn Llewelyn, Lieut.-Colonel W. LI. Morgan, R.E.. Sir GritfeTi Thomas, Miss Vivian, Mr. diaries Edeu, and Lady Lyon. president, Sir John I T. D. Llewelyn, Bart. vice-presidents, Very R;¡v. the Dean of St. David's, Rev. the Hon. W7. Talbot Rice, Colonel Gwynne I and klr. Arthir F. Eden general committee, the president and vice-presi- dents, Lieut.-Col. W U. Morgan, Col. J. .1 Jones, Messrs. D. M. Glasbrook, John Dyer. Joseph Hall, rnd theernor of Swansea Pnscn secretary and lady visitor, Mrg. C. W. Begge; lady visitors, Lady Lycii«, Mrs. A. G, Eden, Mrs. John Glas- brook, and Mre. Lancaster; treasurer, Mr. W. Watkins; chaplain, Rev. the Hon. W. Ta'Ubot Rice; clerical vi sitor. Canon Watkins Jones auditor, Mr. F. C. Beavan medical adviser, Dr. Humphreys officers in charge, Captain and Mrs. Cotterell. Tlefow the close Mr. Joeeph Hall moved, and Mir. A. G. Eden seconded, a hearty vote of thanks to Col. Jones who presided, and the proposition was carried unani- mously. It was decided to send greetings to Capt. Wright. A collection 011 behalf of the funds real- ised Lb 17is.

TURK CROWN -1 PRINCE'S FATE. FOUND BLEEDING IN I PALACE CORRIDOR. ATHENE Feb. 16 (delayed). J A letter from a neutr^i resident of Cou- stantiuople, which was shown me to-day, con- tains some interesting details concerning the death of the Turkish Crown Prince, "Sfussuf Izzedin. There is little doubt but that he was aaeasainated at the instigation of Enver Pasha. and his fellow Young Turks. The Prince was found in his palace lying in the corridor between the harem and the bathrooms. A vein was csened in the left arm, and he was allowed to bleed to death. The body was covered with bruises, and everything pointed to his having desperately struggled for life. He appears to have been WAYLAID AND SURPRISED IN THE I CORRIDOR. His cries for assistance were heard by the harem inmates, and also by the palace domestics, but none offered to render him any help. When overcome by his assassins he was tbrown down and hound and gagged with a handkerchief. Severa.1 slashes were made in his arm before the murderers suooeeded in their enterprise. The Prince, aware that his life was in dan- ger, had promised to take precautions, but the ulans of the assaasins were well laid. He I WENT ABOUT USUALLY AHMED and always had a revolver in his steeping apartment. Unfortunately he failed to ta.ke this weapon when traversing the corridor to the bath- room, and 80 found himself at a complete disadvantage. The letter also says that passers-by out- side the palace enclosure heard the Prince's piteous shouts for aid. These cries suddenly ceased, nad the marks on his throat show that the assailants half-stran«ldd him in their attempt either to titifte his cries or in the procees of gagging their victim. Although THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED that the fatal wound was self-inflicted, on the morning of the discovery of the body the in- mates of the harem and the entire staff of domestics were marched off under a military escort to an unknown destination. I The enmity between the Prince and Enver Pasha, was bitter. In the State Councils the j Prince charced Enver with being I RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RUIN OF TURKEY by embarking on a disastrous war on the side of Germany. Over and over P-ga-in he declared himself in favour of a separate peace. Enver is also a keen hater who, seemingly, would never scruple to remove inconvenient enemies from his path, and the climax was reached a few weeks before the Prince's I death, when the murdered man said to Enver: "Beware what you are doing. Your hour is approaching when the nation will rise up a,nd ss&ot reparation for its suffer- ings-iis hunger. In the people's hour of vengeance, they will probably hettig you all." It was this outburst that probably sealed the fate of the unhappy Prince, for the tyrant of Turkey would brook no oriticism of the policy of his German masters and pay- masters.—(Mr. Martin H. Donohoe in the "Daily Chronicle.')

I SWANSEA BOY TARS. THE LOCAL JUVENILE NAVAL BRIGADE. PREPARATIONS FOR LADY JELLICOE. Attention 1 Guard one I" The eutiass, uiuharpelit a the regulation*Navy weapon, unsharpeued, of course, was duly brought to action. "Cut two 17' The cutlass was swung to i order. "Cut three!" Pointi" and the cutbBS was pomt?I* Another swing. Parry!" T]w cutbtsx was brought almost to the head level. Slope swords The order was oheyed. Some people ?mUp 0,, the smalmes' oi some of the boys in the street, processions of the Swansea lioys Naval Brigade, but on drill nights the yomjgeters are put ?)ro'?h it," ? a Daily Post reporter found to cih surp?i? when he pepped )n ? i.h? club room in th?? basement of Wa.'?y ('<"11,pel OPP f>nn:ng, C{)]nmodorn" .,i);1 Hodcren? is usually present, and is often accompanied bv )us wifR and sist?r-in 1?. who tak: ? ?'p ?ntpt'p.-L in the work, but he was on other business on t.hir: (').CCH"ion'll Petty 0'fScm Tci A3hbury, an old Navy man, however, was there in full naval um- form. like most of the bovs, and with cutias- in hand drilling the youngsters. The navigation and seamanship instructor, Morris Brooks, another ex-R.N. man, and Lieut. T. C. Neagle. ex-R.N.V.R., the sig- nalling instructor, were also on duty. Miss Aghbury (who wii* accompanied by her mother) WHS at the piano for the drill marches. Lady Jelficoe's Coming Visit. The drills, our representative wa* told, are of special significance just, now, as guard of honour for Lady Jeilicne on her lady?ip'F coming v?it i? being ?-?CMjJv t raia ? ed. In addition to ?utLtss driH_?.n?. by the way. it was raiily wonderful how the lads could swing about ti'he heavy wea- p3u? ?,,)ti',d ulie, sign of fatigue the lads are taught die distinctions be.i.weon .,ho v.n'jou.? ??x—thp ?Mte En- sign a?d the mten?t?n?l code wetf sh'ei??- ed across the ??m—scmaphorp nigj?Umg, wireless telegraphy—an installation is being fitted up—and the way to tie allorr, and the other extremely decorative knots-—the reef knot, the clove hitch, the timber hitch, i the rolling hitch, splicing, etc. A long boom lay on the floor, and this is to be rig- god up for the purpose of showing the lads how to walk upon it. A ltogether the in- stitution 's calculated to make splendid sail ore of just the type of boy that would bocome a credit to the British Navy and Mercantile Marine: There was any amount j ot' grit and spirit in tihe boys, ae evidenced by the peremptory, orders. "Now stop that," that were shôuted out to a few of the refrac- tory c-mes who sat on the benches around, ano when it came to the marching drills they formed fours and single ranks with splen- did preoision.; and it need hardly be added. that they simply lot up "Till the Boys Come Home" and otSber marching songs. There are a.bout 61 boys in the Brigade at the preaent time. e I

TEACHER'S COMPLAINT. SEQUEL TO FERRYSIDE ROAD SCENE. At Carmarthen on Saturday, Miriam Louise Dalton, a young 'woman living at Mount Pleasant, Ferryaide, was summoned by Flor- j enec Coaatance Jenkins, mistress at Ferryside! School, for assault. Mr. H. Brunei White, instructed by the National Union of TAachers, appeared for complainant, and Mr. W. J. Wallis Jones defended. Mr. White Asked the Bencli to mark their sense of the justice of the case, as a warmuc to parents and others that they should net j aS8auh a teacher for acting solely in the ? jut-er(;,sts of duty and discipline in the schools. Miss Jenkins skid that on Friday, the 12th inst., she had occasion to send defendant's brother, aged 10, to the roaster's desk. He ran home, however, and he was not corrected until b,4 return on the following Monday" morning. Defeudant met her on the road the afternoon of tha.t day, and asked what business bad she to send her brother to the desk. She replied that she had a right to do iiO, whereupon defendant struck her on the arm and also KICKED HER ON THE LEFT JJi-G. Cross-examined, compi?na.nL ?a?Q HUH ueien-1 dant called her Ja?-h y Crwt, which h?d & j loml meaning. She did not, like that, b?t she ne-ver loat her temper. Mr Wajlia Jones: Did you put up your fist and push her away, and she pushed you bRck ?-K 0, P.C. Davies said oom-plainant showed. no marka on her body, but she was almost cry- ing. Defendant said when she asked complainant why she had reminded the master of the boy's offence, complainant pushed her and she pushed her back. She did not kick her. Mr. Wallis Jones: I suppose she is high and mighty hecs,usa she is a teacher ?—Yes. Defendant's mother and Margaret Thomas, an aunt, corroborated. The Chairman (Mr. D. h. Jones), in impos- ing a fine of 10B., said the discipline of the school must be maintained. < I

■■ y U.S.A. SENATOR'S WARNING. GERMANY'S REPEATED "POSTPONEMENT." NEW TOfcX Friday. Senator Lodge, in a speech in the Senate to-day, urged President Wilson to stand f and refuse to accept Germany's plan to sia|| armed merchantmen without warning. The abuidonmert of the right of meg* chantmen to arm a.nd the right of Ameri* cans to travel or ship oargoes iu armed mer. chantmen," he garid, can reet only on th4 ground that a new instrument of marine destruction must not be impeded in its woxlt of death and murder. Such a doctrine ia Revolting to every instinct of humanity and every principle of law an4 justice. Any act by a. neutral which alters tht conditions created by war is an unneutra l act. The merchantmen of one belligerent have been swept from the seas therefore, if we abandon the principles for which we have stood it makes us the ally of that belligerent. It would put us in a position of hostility to those belligerents whose mew chantmen still sail the seas. It would be ff 3tep t?Wtrd? war. ste" p Sh?tid the Adminietntion alter 0- well-defined position it would accept humilia- tion aifd Incur the danger of a war rrom which the boldest and most unscrupu- lous would shrink." Senator Sterling, of South Dakota, sup- ported Senator LocLge in a strong speech, declaring that the German threat to sink armed merchantmen without warning con- stitutes "our gravest international crisis." —("Djiily Express.")

[UNRULY EX-POLICEMA'N CREATES SCENE AT CARMAR- THEN COURT. An ex-Metropolitan policeman named Dd. J,ew i s. n,,Yw liviig t (' Lewis, now living at Carmarthen, created a wene at Carmarthen County Police Court cm Saturday when he applied for the variation of a maintenance order for the payment of 10s. a. week, made against him in Januarv of last year in respect of his wife. Mr. J. F. Morris, who appearrd for the applicant, said that since the order was mcde the position of the applicant was very much worse, &nd that of the wife very mnch im- proved. The income of the wife was now something like C4 10s. a week, for she re- ceived £ 3 3s. for billeting four soldiers, 17s. from two of her sons, and 10s. from the defendant. The only inccmo applicant now had wati 12s. a week police pension, and about 4s. 6d. a w-aek from a. bunk deposit. After 131 years' service he had to leave the, Metropolitan force in 1909, having received a severe blow on the head, and watt said to be suffering from mcntd aberration aa a result. On account of this he could not get employment. Lewis, in the witness-box. Became very excited, and supplemented his answers with abusive references to his wife. The magistrates' clcrk (Mr. H. Morgan Griffiths) asked Mr. Morris whether, if appli- cant was still suffering from mental a ber- ration, he was a fit witness? Mr. H. Blagdon Richards (one of the ma,gistr,at,c.) He is not giving evidence, and this sort of thing cannot g' Oll sa y he is suffering from mental aberration. Tow can he be expected to give sane evidence? Mr. Morris: A person suffering from men- tal aborration cm, in many CP.SCS. tell the truth. Air. Morris Tried to cool Lewis down, but it was of 110 avail. Lewis continued to thrust abusive remarks at his wife. "I will kill you bef'-re I have done with you," he exclaimed hotly. Asked by Mr. H, Brunei White, who aj>pesared for the wife, whether he spent a pound a week on drink. lywis said: "I do rot. know. She does no* want me. She' has sent fOT the police to turn me out of the house. Applicant continued *his unruly conduct at the back of t-lie Ooijrt,, and th. pplice,s»t the request of the Bench, h;.d to put him out. The Bench said they saw no purpose in varying the order.

SHOWING UP THE EMPLOYERS. MEAJN WAGES OF INDIS- PENSABLE MEN. Perhaps the most impressive feature of the sitting of a London J->erby appeal tribunal was its suggestion of the extent to which the continuance of businesses hinges upon the retcniicn u; the service of men earning from 30p. to 50s. a week. The cruployera generally looked surprised when r.hej were aeked ,-riiat the indispensable mans v.ages were. One employer argued with great energy that his man did all his work when he him. aeli was away, including buying and m 011. There w&s (If) ore who could take his place. The Tribunal looked serious, and the chair- man (the Mayor of Westminster) henitated. "What do you pay him" "-ked a member. Twenty-live shillings a, wer. was the reply; "and I-Liti porterage." The appeal of a warehouseman and tore- man packer for total exemption, was re- fused. He was described as "a. veritable Samson" the only mau we can tiud who is strong enough to cany t'p bales of cloth, each welgh ing lewt., to the third floor. "A most usefu; soldier, sureiy," remarked a member oC the tribunal. "BI.4i;, sir, we can't do without him | "Halve the hundredweight," suggested the chairman. Impossible, sir'. How can I carry on my biisii-te-Ag without him? How can we carry on the war witho'it men like that? Good afternoon. Nest case, pleaso!" I The Revue Comedian. I An employe: apper.ied the Holborn I Tribunal on behalf of a, comedian who was "escnthl to a revue." The Mayor: What is it in his performance that makes it impossible to replace him? The Applicant He plays the part of a dude, and they y.n hard to get. He is the life &nd soul oi t,i-ie piece. Have you tried to get an uuder-sfcudy ?— T have. I have done away with all chorus men and have put women in their places. The rest of them in the revue can easily be dispensed with. This man i? th entir be disp?n,ed with. Th, s man i. *lie entite I suppose that it is idle to suggest that the country would benefit by this man 3 ser- vices? -I don't know. A Canadian whe saw the show said it was a tonic that no doctor could prescribe. The application was refused.

r-' CARTOON eb ANNOYED ■ SOMEBODY. ¡ LONDON WEEKLY FINED HE AYILY. At Man«i/ House Police Ot1rt, London, on Friday", the proprietor^ of the "By stander" were fined 2100 the late editor. Mr. Vivia.n Carter, R-ci); and the artist, Mr. 0. E. B. Bernard, t50t on a summont4 taken out under the Defence of the Realm Act in respect to a cartoon published ov January 26th.

SWANSEA SHIP SALE. Mr. Rimciman. in the House of Commons, speaking upon idle ships and high freights, mentioned that in the disposal of British craft to foreign ownei-s one Swansea .Dei two Cardiff boats were sold to Greece, but under heavy bond to a British bank that thev would only be us?d in the "i,, <? the» y \!HM. The oniv Swansea ship knowr to haA e changed hands to a foreigner re- cently is stated to be the Anne H., wfcioh was disposed of by Mr. Christians not to the Greex Go-verii rile n a well-known Swansea firm of provision merchants, Messrs. 0:wi and Knutsen, Pier-street. She is now on her way to the Brazils.

I (Continued from Preceding Column.) Dd. Richards deniod ta.king any part in the not?. Remonstrated." E. G. Husband said he remonstrated with I Inspector Gill and P C. Evans, who, he said, were kicking LJoyd. 1 said, he I continued, "don't kick tho man. If he has done anything wrong, it is your duty to iake his name and address and summon I it. In cross-examination Husband denied that he had called Inspector nm a swine, and threa.tened to get him out of the foic?. He could give no reason why these proceed- ings should have been taken against him. Annie Lewis, New-road, Skewen, said that Lloyd was sober, and W J g COil versing with other men abot the band when the policemen came on the scene. She saw stones corning from the opposite side of the road, and heard someone shout, "Cease pelting; you are only making it worse for the men. was sorry to see David Llúvrl treated as he \Va.«, Mr. Thonias Yc)" were there all tho tiitie and saw everything thai happened I drew back when the roughness and the kicking came on. Mr. Thomas The crowd k;ckirig"No, the policemen. *.Vhat was L.oyd doing?—He was lying "I' the l'ound dong nothing. He couldn't do anything. Mr. Th'.m&s: But we have already heard that he was kicking for all he. was worth? ¡--I didn't ,ic him doing it. The Decisions. I Alter a -->ho;'i deliberation the presiding magistrate (Mr. Lew; Jenkins) announced that the Bench had carefully considered all the cases, and had decided to take a rather lenient x iew. Put to the defendants and others the justices wished it to be made kno-vn that if disturbances of a similar nature again occurred the penalty would be imprisonment. In the throe. of a gfeat war the least that people at heme could do was to live peacefully. In the case of Lloyd a fine of 157. would be imposed for drunken- ati.-I i i s,);- A er i v 1- for assaulting P.(:. F:va,iq and 40s. for assault- ing P.C. Davies; David Richards would be fined £ 4 William John Pike -C? and John I Richards and E. J. Hufibekod at each. I