The Cambria Daily Leader

GOOD Irl-i l-vvsi 50/- 'PALMER' SUITS for 30/ TO MEASURE. SALE I EXTENDED A FEW DAYS LONGER. Recent events decided Palmer to offer New Autumn Suitings at half- price. 150 new 50/- Suitings rt diced to 30/ 350 new 55/- Suitings re- duced to 32/6 to measure. Order one before Sale ends. f In a Select I "CIRCLE" 'PALMER' Clothes ) are absolutely essential. I i "The Cut" I is so distinctly superior to ordinary clothes. xSta  Swansea's .? ?  p ALL B 9ldft I ?t HLMEl'Sj Sr' 12, Castle St. 0, 3 p Tailor,

ALD. MORGAN HOPKIN. PUBLIC EXAMINATION IN BANKRUPTCY AT SWANSEA. RESULT OF ACTION BY CROWN Ald. Morgan Hopkin, of 8, Bellevue- street, Swansea, and of the Ship and Castle Hotel, Mumbles, appeared tor his public examination in bankruptcy at the Swansea, Bankruptcy Court on Friday, before the Registrar (Mr. rank •P. Charles). Debtor tailed to appear at the last court. In the statement of affairs debtor was described as a butcher. His gross iiii- bilities was scheduled at £1,077 Jtb., and £ 1,0H9 18s. was czpected to rank tor dividend in respect of 13 unsecured creditors The assets inclutlsd 2s. 1.1. cash at banker's, and boos debts, which were estimated to produce- nothing, lcaviug a deficiency of £1.1)77 13s. Sd. "The result ot the action brought by the Crown aga.in.st. me." was the cause of failure alleged by the debtor. Non-Appearance at Previous Court. In reply to the Official Receiver (Mr. Hy. Rcesi, debtor accounted « r his non- appearance at the last court by saying he failed to understand the. notice. The notice of the Otlicial Receiver, he said, I came before a notice from the Registrar 1 to attend betore him (the Registrar; at three o'clock in the afternoon. thought he had tc obey the Registrar's notice first. The Official Receiver: You are prepared to apologise to the court for your non- appearance Debtor:. I do «o now, to yon and the Registrar. What are you by trade or professions- A butcher. Unw long have you been a bt;tcher" Since I left school. Js that the onI) occupation you have betti engaged in''—Yes. Is this the first time you have appeared in bankruptcy?—Yes. 1 .Have you had a previous failure?—i No 1 Merged I nto Bankruptcy in 1880. Were you not adjudged a bankrupt ;•« was merged into bankrupt, proceedings with my father, because > was dispossessed of a house in Bellevue- street, and the petitionary creditor brought me in in outer to possess uuuseu of my property, which was mine when i was 21 years of age. Unfortunately I did aot tr.ke proceedings and fight it. The fact is you were adjudicated a bank- rupt in but 1 don't like the word. I was brought into the proceed- ings through my unfortunate ignorance. Debtor, said the Official Receiver, ap- plied for his discharge, and got it on Mar 1st, 1P9» Since 1833, the debtor continued, he had -arried on the business of a butcher at a ;tall in the Market, working for his nether. When fli-1 you give up the business?— a lit still a butcher. Where?—Not at the Market now. For Purpose of the Vots When did you give up the stall don't really knois, because i was not in active business at thj stall. I was nomi nal'y tenant. Debtor said for the last three or four years he allowed bis cousin to occupy the •tall and conduct the business. Thts I)fficial Receiver: The stall was in jour name. Debtor: For the purpose of my claim- ing a vcte. You paid the rent-I did. And you v ere responsible ?— I was r* sponsible, and when I got into arrears 1 had to pa.y. Debtor admitted after several question.. that, at ihr time of his failure, be owed the Ccporanen £ 2 for rent of the market stall, and h- Da!Íd £1, although he knew he hod lie. business to do it. Why did you do it c-For the simple reason that I promised to pay it. Paid After the Receiving Order He admitted he paid ,.£Y after the receiv- ing order, and thereby committed an ofience against the Bankruptcy Acts. lie borrowed £ 1 from Mr. Woodward, but b" could not say exactly how much more bo borrowed on that occasion. When you started business on your own recount in 1893, what capital had youS' Weil, j-eallv I cannot tell you. You have stated that von had about ,e3ó When did I say that?—At your prelim- IHrv examination. Well probablv I had that money. Replying to further questions, debtor eaid h" left the Market in 1913, and lit- had been doing nothing since that time. Kept by his Wife. How have you been able to live?—By my wife. Did "he keep you?—Certainly, she is keeping me now. So' you aro living at her expense?— Absolutely. I think you have stated that has been the position air affairs since 1911 ;-Per- haps it has been so. When you say the business at the market was carried on by your cousin, what were you doing as a means of liveli- hood ?—Living with my wife, One would naturally think you were liv- ing with your wife, but what were you doing for a livelihood. Has she always kept you ?—She has kept me since I was ruined by the Government. What where you doing before 1911 ?-I a meat contractor, and supplied the Army in every part of England and Wales. Debtor admitted that from time to time he had borrowed a good deal of money from his friends. He borrowed. £ 210 from his wife to carry out a contract. Where did the £160 you borrowed from Mr. Woodward go to?—-To pay a bank- ruptcy petition served upon me by the Metropolitan Bank. Debtor, replying to further questions. he had been sued frequently in the County Court, and there had been jiid- ment summons against him, all of which had been paid. Before 1009 he reckoned he was in a fairly solvent position Pawned a Diamond Ring.. ion had a valuable, diamond ring, what became of that?—I pawned it to ray people who were pressing me two years ago. The ring was woi-tli (-16 or £18, and he got £ 8 10s. on it. Mr. Woodward had the ticket. He bad lent his cousin money to carry on the stall. lou had had two bankruptoy notices from the bank?—Yes. He bad scheduled Lloyd Bros. for t-"3 for repairs to an outhouse at West Cross, but it was not his property. I will pay all my debts, before I am much older," exclaimed the debtor. I hope you will," replied the Official Receiver. Do you owe anybody else anything?—I owe His Majestv the King Debtor replied that he wanted to come to that, and asked the Official Receiver not to ask him so many trivial questions, and appealed to the Registrar for pro- tection. The Registrar reminded the debtor that he was conducting the examination. Will you please understand,' he said, that you are here for the purpose ot anjfwering questions put to you by the Official Receiver, and not for the purpose of making speeches? I Loss on War Office Contracts. Debtor, in reply to further questions, said he was tenant of 8, Belle V ue-street, where he occupied one room, and also of 6, Worcester-place. He owed 1-5 in rates i-n respect of Worcester-place. His total !contracts with the War Office amounted to £81.2-, and he lost S171 7s. 8d. in respect of those contracts. Debtor went on to say that with the loss of time and money out of his own pocket, he thought the loss would be considerably more than that. The Official Receiver: If you put it like that I shall have to ask the Registrar to make an order for a fuller statement. Debtor adhered to his original state- ment. Later he admitted his deficiency account was not strictly in order. He bad nine or ten contracts with the War Office altogether. He efttered into the contracts with the assistance of Thomas Morgan, of Newport. Morgan looked ati,-i-t.tic Northern Command, and debtor looked after the Southern Command. The latter lassigned the contracts to Morgan because the latter found the money. The Official Receiver said the question of partnership was fought for a whole day in the courts, and the jury found there was no partnership. The Official Receiver: You estimate Morgan made a profit of 2d. a pound-a profit of £ 2,000 in fourteen days Yes i There are contractors in England to-day making a profit of £ 1,000 on supplies to Territorials. Debtor denied he owed Morgan f.161, altliotigli the debt was scheduled. 5s. in the £ The Registrar had occasion later to ask debtor to restrain himself. You have been allowed a lot of latitude. You are hurling accusations against people who are not here to defend themselves. You must really restrain yourself," he said. I don't think I was justified in devot- ing so much time to my duties as an alderman," debtor said, in reply to the Official Receiver. The examination was here adjourned to allow the Official Receiver to make fur- ther enquiries. Debtor said he was prepared to offer his creditors 5s. in the E.

I EAST WARD RELIEF PLANS. At a public meeting of the East Ward, held at Falnan^ Bay Schoolroom, Alder- man George Colwill presiding, the follow- ing ladies and gentlemen were elected on the committee of the Prince of Wales' Relief .Fund ;-Pentrechwvth; Messrs. D. Thomas, Sam Davies, T. H. Williams, W. W. Rosser. Kilveyi Mrs. D. Williams (representative of Soldiers' and Sailors' Family Fund), Mr. H. Leyshon (chair-1 man). St. Thomas: Mr. Probort (Upton- terrace), Mrs. Dandow (Dangraig-terrace), the Rev. Matthews, Mr. A. Holbrook (Miers-street). Port Tennant: The Rev. "V..Vieredit h, Mr. V\ hitmore (\Ver» r'a >>- road), Mr. J. Williams, the Rev. T. Wil-j liams (St. Stephen's), Mi-. D'Wyre (Ysgol- street) It has been decided to hold meetings on Monday evening at the following centres: Si. Stephen'n Ball. Port Tennant, from I 6 to 7.30 p.m. Fabian's Bay Schoolroom, from 6 to 7.30. p.m. Canaan Schoolroom, from 6 to' 7 p.m. Bethlehem Schoolroom, from 7.30 to 8.30 p.m. All in need through unemployment caused by the war may apply at the above centres; only those affected by the war need apply. All residents at Gwm and Pentrechwyth must apply at Bethlethem; Kilvev residents, from Morris-lane to Samlet-row, at Canaan; St. Thomas resi- dents, from east side of Morris-lane to Kinley-terrace, at Fabian's Bay; and Port Tennant residents, from Kinley-terrace to Wern-terrace, at St. Stephen's.

I A CORRECTION. I I Reports of a special meeting of the Ystradgynlais Council, held a day or two ago, contained a statement that some delay in the work was due to non-delivery of material from Germany. Mr. A. W. ?Wincote, the contractor, writes pointing out that the report is not accurate, and asks us to publish a disclaimer. The misunderstanding seems to have arisen from the remarks of some members of the Council, who were under a wrong impression when discussing the subject. Mr. Wincote's letter, however, makes it clear that the delay is not due to non- I delivery of goods from a certain portion of the Continent.

I LANGLAND RESCUE. It transpires that one of the gentlemen who went to the rescue of the drowning man in Langland Bay on Thursday was Mr. Egbert Williams, son of Mr. Trevor E. Williams, the auctioneer. Mr. Williams was first on the spot, and he held the man up until the arrival of Messrs. Doherty and Connor.

I RUSSIA I BERLIN IN THREE WEEKS! I II RUSSIAN ADVANCE CAUSES PANIC IN CERMANY. OFFICIAL OPTIMISM. -4 St. Petersburg telegram says the fol- lowing official announcement has been made there: Our troops are advancing on the fortress of Koenigsberg, driving back the advance guards of the garrison. The Russian troops have occupied numerous passages over the river Alle. Between the Vistula and Dniester the Russian troops have come into close con- tact with the Austro-Hungarian armies. Yesterday (Wednesday) the Russian troops fought successful engageme^ near Tomaschoff and. Mouasterzysk. An official Riga message confirms that Russian troops have occupied Tilsit. Tarnapol Occupied. I (EXCHANGE WAR TELEGRAM.) I Rome. A Bucharest message states the Russian lines invading Galicia, having I occupied Tarnapol, crossed the Dneister, I only thpee Austrian corps opposing. Marching on Berlin. I (EXCHANGE WAR TELEGRAM.) I Rome.—A message from St. Petersburg received here states that it is officially ad- mitted that Russia has practically com- pleted the mobilisation of 8,000,000 men, divided into four armies of 2,000,000 each, which are being sent into the field one after the other. The Russian centre has already begun to march on Berlin, where it is expected to arrive in three weeks. I German' Panic. Messages from various quarters agree I in stating that the Germans are becoming extremely anxious about the Russian ad- rancg. Owing, to the censorship, resi- dents in Berlin were not aware, it ap- pears, of the real position, but numbers of refugees have now arrived in the capital, and their descriptions of the disasters to the German forces in East Prussia have caused something like a panic in the city. March on Dantzig. I Home, Wednesday aight.-A dispatch from St. Petersburg to the -Tribuna" stat? th??th the exception of Koeui? h!F?' t Kl'fsiaup now occupy the whole ohff ? i??? rn P?Mia and are marching ° to- wards Danzig. Germany and Turkey. Atbens.According to information re-I ceived trorn a trustworthy source at Sofia, [' 150 ofifcers and petty-"officers of the German navy passed through Philippo- polis on their way to Constantinople.-I Reuter. The Food Question. St. Petersburg. Thursday.—Half the money required for the British hospital for the Russian wounded was subscribed l in a few minutes at a meeting held at the Embassy in connection, with the scheme. It is stated that the Governor of Astrak- han, who is the hetman of the Cossacks, is among the arrested iu Berlin. St. Petersburg is well provided with cereals, eggs, butter, fruit, and cucumbers. Arrangements are being made to bring 80 to 100 trucks of live cattle daily from Petropav lov.sk, Orenbu rg, and Moscow. Crops, although very middling this year, more than suffice for infernal consump- tion.-—Press Association War Special. Postal Communication. Riga, Thiirsday.-Regular postal com- munication is being established with the towns in East Prussia occupied by the Russian Army, including Insterburg. Postal packets have reached these towns bearing Russian postage stamps. Prisoners Fear Poison. St. Petersburg, Thursday.—Scores of German prisoners are refusing to accept food for fear of being poisoned, owing to the libels systematically spread among them. Twenty, thousand pounds were raised in St. Petersburg by the sale of flags on flag day"; the sums paid varied (apart from minor sums) from notes for one hundred pounds to a couple of roubles. The money is to be given to the first Russian soldier entering Berlin. German proclamations of the advent of Ilibertv- continue to he distributed in Poland from aeroplanes. Among other absurdities it is alleged that Japan has declared war on Russia, and that Sweden has occupied Finland. OUTPOSTS DRIVEN BACK. I I Germans Hemmed In. I "Time" war telegram ?per Press As? sociation), St. Petersburg, Thur8daY'1 Important news was given out by the general staff this afternoon. The Russian army is already in the vicinity of Koms burg. The enemy's outposts have been driven back on to the fortress. Manv crossings of the river are in Russian hands. This may mean the 20th German Corps is hemmed in at Allenstein. From Galicia come indications of an im- pending battle. Lemberg is practically surrounded.

I FRENCH GENERAL'S THANKSL I I FRENCH ARMY'S DEBT TO THE BRITISH I TROOPS, I The following telegram has been ad- dressed to Sir J. French by General Joffre, the French command-e-r-in-olkief:- "The British army did not hesitate to throw its whole strength against the forces which had a great numerical superiority. In so doing it contributed in t'he most effective manner to securing the left flank of the French army. It ex- hibited in this task a devotion, energy and perseverance to which I must now pay my tribute—qualities which will be shown again to-morrow, and make certain the triumph of our common cause. "The French army will never forget the service rendered it. That army is inspired with the same spirit of self- sacrifioe and determination to conquer which animates the British forces, and will make good to its debt of gratitude in the battles of the near future."

I I To-day 120 Japanese students who have arrived in Londrmfrom Berlin left in a I Japanese steamer for Shanghai. i

NEWS IN BRIEF. ) MESSAGES FROM. ALL POINTS I Answer to Correspondent. To "Interested": Admiral Jellicoe's brother was at one time a solicitor in prac- tice at Swansea. The Oddfellows and the War. The Cambrian Lodge of Oddfellows (M.U.), Swansea, has decided to remit the subscriptions of all members who are serving their country. Alone in His Glory. Count Bernstorff, the German Ambas- sador at Washington, is tli,, only respon- sible man in America to-day (says the "Daily Telegraph" correspondent), who publicly defends the dropping of bombs in Antwerp upon women and children. The French Cabinet. I The new French Cabinet is formed, M. Briand taking the Ministry of Justice; M. Milkiand, War; M. Delcasse, Foreign Affairs: and M. Sembat. Public Works. The Mõttin state" that M. Messimv, ex-War Minister, will go to join the General Staff of the army as soon as he has handed over the duties of office to his successor. The Sailors' Prayer. Copies of A Sailor s Prayer, printed I on small cards which can be slipped in- side the cap, have been issued by the Chaplain of the Fleet, Archdeacon Wood, for the men on active service. The prayer is as follows:— Heavenly Father, forgive my sins. and strengthen me in all that is right. Grant me help to carry out my duties faithfully and bravely. Bless and pro- tect the officers and men of this ship. Shield all I love from harm in my ab- sence. For Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. I Unpatriotic or -? I The time has not yet come for men to I fight who have women and children depen- dent upon them., though they, too, would be wise to prepare. But (says the Times ") the time has come when every free young and able-bpdied man in the country should range himself in the ranks. All, except those domestically tied, who do not thus range themselves are open to the accusation of being un- patriotic, or of I)eing-afrttid. That is the long and short of it-tbe courage of those who do not volunteer will be regarded as doubtful. I Sinole Men and Distress. I A memorandum issued by the Local Government Board for the guidance of the local committees for the prevention of relief and distress, states that the national organisation has been set up for the purpose of dealing with any distress which may arise in consequence of the war, and is not intended to deal with cases of ordinary poverty. The best way to provide for persons thrown out of their usual employment as a result of the war is to provide them with some other work for wages. Single men who are physically fit and within the prescribed ages for en- listment in the Army, Navy, or Terri- torial forces should not ordinarily receive I assistance from the local committee until other applicants have, been provided for.

TOO FAST FOR HER. I SWANSEA MAN'S EXPERIENCE ON THE I MAURETANIA. Among the passengers on the liner Mauretania on the occasion of its escape from a German cruiser recently was Mr. Arthur Francis, a son of ex-Councillor Abram Francis, of Cradock-street, Swan- sea. Me. Francis is the special representa- tive of the Standard Paint and Kaheroid Company, and he was returning to America after a brief visit to his parents. In a very interesting letter home he says: To sum up the whole situation, I was mighty lucky to get back at this time. A^Gennan cruiser set after us on the Wednesday night we were at sea. We saw its searchlight about twelve mi]es away. All the lights on the boat were put out, even the mast-head light was drawn down. A signal was given, and all stokers and stewards went down to tire up in the stokehole. Such excitement I shall never experience again; that boat went 274 knots an hour (35 miles), ploughing through the sea, and headed straight for Halifax. The turn of the boat, sudden as it was. seemed as if we would overturn. However, we left that German devil, and showed her our stern in great shape. Early in the J I' 1 H 'Of E", morning we had beside us H.M.S. Essex and H.M.S. Niobe, who escorted us i,,?,. Halifax harbour, amid the cheers of the English and Americans. This war is terrible, hm't it' How- ever, it is pleasing to note that Amerie^ is solid witji England and France. The Germans are having a bad time out here; excitement appears to be just as keen over I here as it was at home."

THE CARE OF MATERNITY IN TIME OF WAR I To the Editor. Sir.-Will you allow me to draw ai-I tention to the great necessity of dealing with maternity and child welfare during tho war. The Local Government Board has issued *1 a scheme dealing with the subject, in- viting a conference of workers in various social organisations, and I have ad- dressed a letter to the Mayor, with the result that it is put on the agenda for! the next meeting of the Health Com- mittee. ft is to be hoped that the Health Com- mittee will take active steps to call such a conference. Amongst the forms of help needed are: 1. Free medical advice for mothers before and after childbirth. 2. Free midwife at confinement. 3. Free dinners for expectant and nursing mothers. I. Free milk for mothers and young children. At the Mothers' and Babies' Welcome we are endeavouring to do work of this sort, and it remains to be seen whether the Town Council will wake up and help us at this important time. Whilst such a slaughter is going on, it behoves us to be concerned about the future generations.—Yourc. etc.. (Signed), G. Arbour Stephens, M.D,

OFFICIAL NEWS BRITISH TROOPS IN BELGIUM. STRONG POSITION TO MEET THE CERMAN ATTACK. TOCGLANQ CASUALTIES. The following communiques have 1 been issued by the Official Press Bureau: Thursday, 5.30 p.m. 1 he following telegrams have been ex- changed between the Secretary of State I for the Colonies and the Governor of Barbados:- I he Governor of Barbados, to the Secretary of State for the Colonies:— August 25. The House of Assembly desire that £ 20,000 from the Colonial Treasury should he granted to his Majesty's Government as a gladly-offered contribution to the expense of the righteous war now being waged by the Mother Country, and as a symbol of loyalty and attachment. Probyn." "The Secretary of State for the Colonies, to the Governor of Barbados:— August 26. His Majesty's Govern- ment gratefully accept the generous offer of the House of Assembly, and most highly appreciate the spirit in which, through its elected representatives, it en- dorses the justice of fhe British cause and hastens to its support. The gift would be most welcome in the form of sugar as far as practicable." MANY GIFTS. 8.35 p.m. An offer has been made through the Canadian Government by the people of Prince Edward Island to contribute one hundred thousand bushels of oats, de- livered free to any port. It is intimated that additional aid is to follow. The War Office has accepted a gift of tea offered by the Ceylon planters' Asso- ciation for the use of troops in the field. Mr. S. M. Elliadi, of 76, Jermyn-street, has offered to supply fifty thousand cigarettes free to the troops at the front, and his offer has ben accepted. It is understood that a similar offer has been made to the Navy. have offered to his Majesty's Government a sum of money, which has already amounted to about £ 27.000, to be spent directly to assist the British cause in the^field. The offer has been gratefully accepted by the Government. The Government of Ontario is prepared to place at the disposal of his Majesty's Government 250,000 bags of flour. to be used for such purposes as his Majesty's Government may consider expedient. The offer has been gratefully accepted. CASUALTIES IN TOGOLAND. 7.45 p.m. lr> 'Uii. ng the recent operations in Togo- land the following casualties occurred: KILLED IX ACTION. Lieutenant. O. M. Thompson, Gold Coast Regiment, West African Frontier Force, and Royal Scots, and two French officers. SEVERELY WOUNDED. Lieutenant H. S. Collins, Gold Coast Regiment, West African Frontier Force and Shropshire Light Infantry, and two I reiich EurovK?an non commissioned officers. COM PLICATED WOUND. Lieutenant A. J. Macpherson, Gold Coast Regiment, West African Frontier Force. SLIGHTLY WOUNDED IN ANKLE. Sergeant-major J. W. P. White NATIVE TROOPS. Killed: English, 12; French, 14. Dangerously wounded: French, 1. Severely 17. Slightly wounded: English, 9; French, 2; carriers, 6. Missing: French, 1. Died of wounds: French, 2. ALLIES IN BELGIUM. Friday, 12.30 a.m. French operations extending over 250 miles necessitated certain changes in the position of our troops, whp now occupy strong lines to meet the German attack.

PRESS BUREAU'S DEFENCE. WHAT ITS FUNCTIONS ARE, AND HOW 1 HEV ARE DISCHARGED. The following statement was issued bv the Official Press Bureau at 1.50 this atter- noon:— Certain criticisms of the Press Bureau which have appeared in the Press seem to betray a misunderstanding of its func- tions as defined by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons yesterday, j t is complained that, news is suppressed; that the pu blic is kept in the dark; and it is argued that the Government should bring pressure upon the Bureau to discharge more candidly the ttinctioits for which it was created. These criticisms have no relation what- ever to the facts. The reasons which have prevented Six John French from sending more than very laconic despatches should have been obvious. Everything has been published by the Bureau after the closest and constant consultation with the highest naval, military, and political author nits, which il is considered can be published without grave prejudice to the welfare if our army in the lield, and every publica- tion has been made at the earliest possible moment.

MUMBLES CHILD'S DEATH. An inquest was held at the Mumbles Police Station, before Mr. C. J. C. Wil- son, the Deputy County Coroner, touching the death of Ronald, Brace, aged 15 months, who died suddenly on Wednesday morning. Witnesses having given their opinion that the child died of convulsions, the jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes.

I Commercial Cars (Limited) state that practically the whole of the Coninier" cars in the United Kingdom have been commandeered by the War Office, and they are supplying the War Office with new lorries at the rate of 14 a week.

SPECULATED THEATRES. I SWANSEA GLME?S P?EnS E?A??AI? II !? BAdtfuPM; At Swansea Bankruptcy Court on Friday, Edward John liann, trading as Dann and Co., clothiers, at 15 and 16, I Wind-street, Swansea, appeared for his 1 public examination. His statement of j affairs showed gross liabilities amounting I to £ 32,499 6" 6d,, of which £9,612.115. 5d. j was expected to rank for dividend in respect of 69 unsecured creditors. There were 13 creditors fully secured for £ 20,499, the estimated value of securities being X30,497, and two parties secured for ?1,043. The assets were estimated to pro-I' duce ?],MO, leaving a dencieHcy of Jt?!9. Mr. Thomas, Port Talbot. represented Mr. Cox, one of the largest creditors, and Mr. R. Collins was present as trustee. Debtor accounted for his failure as fol- lows: "'Heavy speculation in buildings at Port Talbot, want of time to re-arrange my mortgages, by whic1. I expected to obtain a surplus of assets, depression in shipping trade during the last nine months, I Bought the Star Theatre. I Replying to the Official Receiver, debtor said he carried on business formerly at Port Talbot, and had a good business there as well for twelve months. lie took the premises. 15 and 16. Wind-street, in Sep- tember, 1907. He had speculated on theatres. He bought the Star .Theatre, Wind-street, and re-built it at a COST of ??.000 to ?.(?0. He lost about J?700 on that enterprise. He built the Royal Buildings and New Theatre, Port Talbot, I at a cost of about £ 10.000, but lost heavily on the undertaking. He had borrowed extensively on mortgages, but the bank had been good to him. In two law auits judgment had been given against him. He admitted in one case his defence was frivolous, and was only to gain time. I Lived on Hope." I You appear to have lived on hope and other people's money," said Mr. Thomas, in putting a number of questions to the debtor. I The exami-nation was th-ri closed.

I SWANSEA POLICE COURT. Friday.—Before Mr. H. A. Chapman, Dr. Nelson Jones, Messrs. John Rees and J. Devonald. George Chas. Bevan (46), labourer, was fined 10?. or seven days for being drunk and incapable in High-street. Janet, Morris (24) and Margaret Llewellyn (34) were both sentenced to one month's imprisonment for riotous conduct. Thomas Renshaw. charged with desert- ing from the Royal Marines Light In- fantry about twenty years ago, was dis- I charged owing to the fact that the Army did not require bis services.

I OXFORD LOCAL SPECIAL SUBJECTS. I .I- Q- I Tll IOJWWlUg au* "UÖ i results of the Oxford Local ex- I aminations in special subjects. They arrived at the Education Office ths I morning-. MUNICIPAL SECONDARY SCHOOL. Senior Bovs.—E. J. Jones, passed in Eng- lish, including composition, but not in Division b, c. or d; J.' H. Lamont, paeeed in geometry, but not in algebra, passed m phyeics; H. Parton. pad in English, iii- cluding composition, but not in Division b. c, or d. Senior Girle.E. J. Bowyer, pasted' in géÔ- graphy, French, and drawing; M. O. Lewis. passed in geography; W. Palmer, passed in English, including composition and one or more of the divisions, parsed in geography, French, and drawing; A. Thomas, passed in English, including composition, but not ui Division b, c, or d, phased in geography. Senior.—Ebenezer Charies, passed in Greek and algebra; Davie Thomas, passed in geography; Benjamin J. Williims, pap-sea in English language, literature, including composition; Mary <1. Harries, in geo- graphy; Emily Phillips, algebra; M,igd-> leine Raoulx, parsed in English language, composition and re(?- literature, including composition and geo- graphy; Annie Stephens, pxssed in arith- metic. OXFORD LOCAL OVER AGE LIST. Junior Girls.—S. Lehnert. St. Winifred's Convent. Higher Local.-Mi-s Annie E.. Davies, passed in algebra- Preliminary Certifi.cate.-M. Marquis, N. Morgan. K. Preedy. J. Poole, A. Poole. Over Age List.—C- Roberta, N. W.itkins.

I DISTRESS FUftDS. We have already published one list of l Swansea ward and local district repre- sentatives of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families' Association. The following list gives some of the chief officials in GlamorgaD I 41st Regimental District (No. 4 District) Glamorgan. Dewt-Card iff Record Office-Shrewsbury. Hon. President (ex-offi(it))-The Earl of Plymouth (lord-lieutenant.) President—Miss Talbot, Margam Park, Port Talbot. Vice-president—Lady Aberdare, nuf. fryn. Mountain Ash. Treasurer—Miss Benson. Fairy Hill, Reynoldstone, S.O. Hon. Secretary—Major-general C. n. H. Nicholl, Margam Park. Port Talbot. Hon. Auditor—Mr. F. It. Barker, the Capital and Counties Bank, Swansea. Bankers—The Capital and Counties Bank. Swansea. Secretaries of Divisions. I I Aberavon and Port Talbot—Mr. Geo. KTiott, Margam, Port Talbot. Gower—Miss M. E. Benson, Fairy Hill, Reynoldst,on, S.O. Neath and Briton Ferry—Miss Edwards Vau £ han, Rh?ola, Neath. Swansea and roartlwe-M rs. Gerald Eden. Rhyd-yr-Helwg, "kctty, S.O. Concert on the Sands. I The open-air concert held on the swan-I sea Sands on Thursday night in aid of the Prince of Wales's Relief Fund was highly successful. A large number of bcats were sold, and Boy Scouts took round Prince of Wales's Fund collecting boxes. The chair was taken by the Roe". P. M. Weston, Vicar of St. Nicholas, who also sang, and Mr. Harry Devine and Mr. A If Thomas kept a crowd of several hundreds in roars of laughter, and the Great Adler. military illusionist and conjuror, got out of a Siberian prison straight jacket. The piano was lent by Mr. Samuels. the stage built, by Messrs. Walker, and lights provided by Carr Bros., and Mr. Peacock. Mr. O. Horner was hon. secre- tary, whilst several artistes took part. The ta.kings will go, without any deduc- tion, to the fund. On Mumbles Pier. I I At the Rogues concert at the Mumbles Pier Pavilion on Thursday night.£5 2s. wa.s raised towards the Prince of Waless I Fund in Mumbles.

I CORPORATION RELIEF. I It is understood that up to the present the Swansea Corporation have spent .C60iJ in the matter of relief. This amount in- eludes the monies granted to the soldiers' j and sailors' families. I I

EXAMPLES. I Mr. Fra nk Yeo. only son of Mr. Frank Cory Yeo. of Swansea, and Mr. Guy Beor, have enlisted as troopers in the Yeo- jj-iii-nry. Mr. Yeo writes home a, cheery I i letter concerning hio experienees-fhk, | letter of a soldier.

I THIS DAY'S RAGING. ■ GATWICK. r ? A—SSLHUFST SELLING PLATE of 10C sovs. Six furlongs. Mr Edge's CANOKITK. a 9-7 WHEATLEY 1 Lord St. Davids' JOSEPH JUNIOR, 5 8-13 Wal Griggs 2 Mr Allden's SANDRIAN, 5 9-4 Allden 3 AJuo ran: Honey Bee (Wallington), Sooltie (Moyland), Menlo (Ctark), Beauvril (Levyi. Gong (W. Collis), Mariel (Dick), Berriithorpe (A. Wheatiey). Off 2.3. Trained by Lines. Betting: 3 to 4. Malheur and CANONITE, 5 to 1 Gong, 8 to 1 Scollie, 10 to 1 others Won by four lengths; three lengths be. tweeu second and third. ?n"?DDISCOMBE SELLIG PLATE -? ?.'J ? of 100 sove., for two-year-old^.—5f. Mr Edge's TEO, &-11 GARDNER X Mr E. de Mestre's MISS DIBBS, 8-8 A. Wheatley 2 Mr Melville's ROCKET, 8-8 Wal Griggs 3 Also ran: W. and G. (Moyland), Silver Fooi (Whalley), Gelano (Jelliss), Calamity (K. Robertson), Forky (Buckley), Primeval (Firth), Martella (Pipen, Napthalia (Trigg). Speak the Truth (dark), M'Kinney (E. Wheatiey), Dunham (Martin), Manviette g (Fox), Garter Dame f (Robbins), Merry Vixen (D. McKenna). Off 2.32. Trained by Lines. Betting: 7 to 2 Silver Foot, 4, to 1 Celano, 6 to 1 TEO, 8 to 1 Miss. Dibs, 109 to 6 others. Won by alength; head between second and third. 0 n—TILGATE WEI/TEE HANDICAP of 100 aovft.—6f. Lady Torrington's MAC, 4 8-2 OLARK 1 Lord Durham's SIMON SURF, 4 7-12 Wing 2 Capt Cheape's MAZBOOT, 3 7-9.Herbert 3 Also ran: Binfield Grove (Gardner), Sun- dawn (Piper), Victo (Whalley), Symon's Girl (Dick), Oneida II (A. Wheatley), Miss Röll. stone (B. Coqper), .Desmond's Song (Rob- bins), Plasturton (Stokes), Blue Stick (Col- lis). Off 3.5. Trained by Fallon. Bett,ing: 3 to 1 MAC and Simon Surf, 5 to 1 Binneld Grove. 8 to 1 Victo, 10 to 1 Maz- boot, Miss Rollestone, Blue Stick, 20 to 1 others. Won by a length; short head between; second and third.  OA—HOME-BRED TWO YEAR OLD O.tJU pi??E of 300 60V3.—6f. Mr Dyer's STARSHEEN, 8-2 ..BUCKLEY 1 Ijord Derby's LUTE A, 8-4 ..Prout 2 Mr Langland's SWANREB.. 8-11 Piper 5 Also ran: Ptolemy (Hickey), Gallop Along f (Clark), Gallant Jack (Trigg), Valona (W. Huxley), Petrovitch (Watson). Kroo Boy (Butchers). Dancing Fawn (Randall), Lady Charraian (Robertson), Drucilla. (Wheatiey), Stonewall (Shannon). Off 3.36. Trained by W. Walters. Betting: 13 to 8 on Swanker, 7 to 1 Lutea, 8 to 1 Dancing Fawn, 10 to 1 Gallop Along. STARSHEEN, and Stonewall, 100 to 7 others. Won by three lengths; length and a half between second and third. A A~ATJGT7ST HANDICAP of 200 soyfc -1 Mil and a half. Mr Hulme's VINILLA, 4 8-6 ROBERTSON 1 Mr Astor's HAMOAZE, 3 7-0 Robertson 2 Mr Wootton's WHROO, 4 8-7 Dick 3 Also ran: Auctioneering (Firth), Queen. Ena (Robbins), Agnate (Wal Griggs), Lon- derry (Watts), Sea Water (Trigg), Roeey Ina. (Gardner), laady Colonist (Wing). Off 4.2. Trained by Nugent. —————- é ———— HAYDOCK. 9 n-i-T-IXTON WELTER HANDICAP of 2.0 101 ?6v?. S?furlonge. Lord Sefton's CARTE PERCE-E, 3 8-13 FOY t Mr Canning's LOVELY THRUSH, 4 7-5 Spear 2 Mr Clark's DECLARATION, 3 7-7 Campioi3 i Also ran: San Juan (Manser), Lady Do- reen (Ileckford), Formula (Thwaites). Final Shot (Dickens), Perennial (Donoghue). Off 2.0. Trained by F. Lambton. Betting: 5 to 1 Final Shot. 7 to 2 CARTB PERCEE, 4 to 3 Perennial and Declaration, 10 to 1 others. Won by three-pa.rts of a length; two lengths bet-ween second and third. 9 OA-THREE YEAR OLD SELLING .30H?t.NDICAP of 150 SOYS. Sevn fur- longs. Capt D. McCalmont's FISHGUARD, 8-6 DONOGHUE 1 Mr G. Edwardes's FREDIE, 7-13 Smyth 2 Mr Stobart's PERISH, 7-10 Millburn S Also ran: Potluck (Hodgson), Welsh Beau pear), The Crown (Foy), Mischievous Billy (Waggott), Frank Knipe (Challehor), Lady Jane Grey (P. Jones). Great Gur-s (Ledson). The Village Schoolmaster (Collies), Best. Birthday (Dickens). Off 2.34. Trained by Perese. Betting: 7 to 4 Fredie, 7 to 2 Mischievous Billy, 7 to 1 Frank Knipe, 10 to 1 others. Won by half a length; head between second and third. 3 O-AUGUST HANDICAP of 300 sove. 0 Mile and a half. Mr. G. Edwardes's NASSAU, 4 94 LEDSON 1 Lord Suffolk's SPENSER, 4 8-0 Foy 2 Mr Kenney's GRECIAN MAID. 4 7-5 Spear 3 Also ran: lielio V (Wm. Griggs). Kleinfon- tein (Donoghue), Cerval (Bullock), Denison (p. Jones), Oceanus (Campion). Off 3.3. Trained by P. Hartigan. Betting: 5 to 2 Gre-cian Maid, 7 to 2 Cer- val. 4 to 1 Spenser, 6 to 1 10 to 1 others. Won by three-parts of a length; bad third. "? OA—TWO YEAR OLD SELLING PLATE Do of 103 sovs. Five 1urlongs. Mr A. James's MARCUS AURE-LIUS, 8-9 RICKABY 1 Mr qalvin's UNPROTECTED F, 8-6 Foy 2 Mr Beardsley's LADY MARECA, 8-6 Donoghue 3 Also ran: loch-et (F. Bullock), Lucky Paddy (Crisp), La Volva (Dickens), Topi (W. Smyth), Porch Climber (Morris). Trained by G. Lambton. Betting: 2 to 1 Lady Mareca, 4 to 1 Un- protected and MARCUS A UR Eld US, 5 to 1 Locket, 8 to 1 la Volva, 10 to 1 others. 1 Won by a head; three lengths between second and third. A A—GERARD PLATE of 300 SOTS, for two .0 yer o71s. Five furlongs. Mr R. Walker's MILETUS, 8-7 SPEAR 1 Mr Burn's RANETITE, 8-10 Donoghue 2 Mr Leader's GERT, 8-4 Wm. Griggs 3 Also ran: China Blue (F. Bullock), Anti- pater (Thwtites). Off 4.0. Trained by Rooney. Bettilig: 2 to 1 on Banetite. 5 to 1 China Blue. 8 to 1 others. Won by a short hsad; four lengths be- tween second and third. OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. All engagements at Haydock Park—NiokeL Donoaster St. Leger—Carriza.1. Haydock Park engag,Ments-Twiety and Twittem.

-■ r OUR SAILOR PRfNCE. Prince Albert, serving with the CoUinip wood, has been transferred to a hospital ship.

DEATHS. ABBOTT.—On the 26th inst., aut 3a, Paxtom street, John, the beloved husband of Elia* Abbott, age 64. Funeral Saturday, 3.0, i'otf Danygnaig (public). Friends please accftyfc this the only intimation.

WANTED, Three good Plasterers, 9Jd. per hour to good men.-Kpply W. and J. R. Watson, New Colliery Houses, Porotardulais. 364A8-31 Printed and Published for the Swansea PreM, Ltd.. by ARTHUR PARNELL HICHAM, at Leader Buildings, Swansea. <