The Cambria Daily Leader

1805-1914, 1 On October 21st. 1805, Tord N-elson. fell at Trafalgar, in the hour of victory. There has 1m no such solemn obser- vance of Trafalgar Day as the celefcra- tion we keep to-day. Over a hundred! years, Britain has held unchallenged sway on the seas. Nelson's heritage has been kept. We have paid too great a price for Admiralty to squander it. We have too much at stake to risk the losing of it. We keep Trafalgar Day in sober mood, and in our rejoicing nothing will be thought or said that will hurt the sus- ceptibilities of that gallant ally, once our enemy but. now our closest friend. In our homage to the men who fought and fell off Trafalgar we include those: gallant French mariners w hose bravery j was not dimmed by the events of the fateful day. We remember the gallant! British sailors who preserved for us the mastery of the seas, and we remember as well the gallant French saildrs who did all that heroic men could do to turn the fortunes of the fight. If we think with pride of what the Victory did. we dwell to-day with admiration also upon' the great things done by the French Redoubtable, which covered herself with glory. We do not celebrate Trafalgar Day in the narrow, hateful spirit in which the Germans recently "honoured" Sedan Day. Rather do we look upon it as the event which sealed our command of the seas, the event which made Britain un- disputed mistress of the oceans. Tra- falgar symbolises our sea power. It was our baptism into a solemn charge which we dare not lay down. It is by the sea we live, and we have seen in these last days that sea power is an essential con- dition of our safety. So on Trafalgar Day, whilst we have in. our rejoicings not a memory but. that which is sweet, of our ancient foe and present friend—tried friend and true—we look upon the victory gained for us by Xelson as the inspiration that will keep keen the eyes and strong the hands of the men to whom has been entrusted the perpetuation of the Nelson tradition. What a tradition it is 1 What a story Britain has on the seas I Who that has read, in Kipling's A Fleet in Being, the chapter on Ours by right of birth" will forget the thrill of pride which coursed through him when he came to the passage in which he spoke of tie leisurely, rolling slow-march of the over- lords of all the seas—the whole thing ours by right of birth—ours the speed and power of the hulls, the hearts and brains and lives of the trained men. H Any other breed with this engine at their disposal," j said Kipling-in 1899, writing truer than he knew—would have used it savagely 1 long ago. "'in our hands it lay as harm- less as the levin-rods of the Vril-Ya." The short, hollow Channel sea is onrs- bought for us drop by drop, every salt drop of it, in the last eight hundred years—as short a time as it takes to make a perfect lawn in a. cathedral "The speech on the deck below was mine, for the men were free white men, same as me, only considerably better. Their notions of things were my notions of things, and the bulk of those notions we convey one to the other without opening our heads. We had a common tradition, one thousand years old, of the things one takes for granted." What are those things we take fer granted ? Are they not. that, because of ocr situation in a little island home in ithe North, mothering many peoples and j with m.iny children of our blood scattered ol-Pr the world, we havo to hold fast to that which Nelson bequeathed us; that the hulls of steel must. carry on the | tradition rendered splendid by the wooden walls. That, not for pomp a.nd power but ars a sacred charge which we accept a« guardians of the. inheritance, we have to keep the h nlls of steel as wardens of the J oceans. We know that the Nelson spirit is burning brightly in the bosom of every soul in our Nary- And we know that the Nelson Touch will be applied—as it was on Saturday, and at the Bight—when and where the presumptuous challengers of our j power care to come into the high seas, j We keep Trafalgar Day not boasting of what happened a hundred years and more a.gn. The enmities of 1805 are for- gotten in the glorious companionship of 1914. But we keep the Day solemnly, realising the bigoh mission of the British people, and resolved to do nothing- tú. tarnish it. Trafalgar Day should be a. day of dedication—upon which we 1 realise anew our exalted destiny. » =-' ■■ UJ-

i SWANSEA NURSING ASSOCIATION 1 THE REPORT OF THE WORK FOR i: i SEPTEMBER. I t i¡ The monthly report of work, for Sp- i tember states that there were 60 caseo on I the books on the 30th; 48 new cases were nursed during the month and 38 taken off the books 105 visits were paid by the 1 nurses to general case?, and 321- to mater-, nitv cases. The conunittee are very grate- fill for gifts of old linen,, down for pillows; apples, etc., which were sent during the month. Mrs. Hyam Goldberg gratefully acknow- ledges the following subscriptions and donatio us for the quarter South Wales Public House Trust Co., Lt i, tit); Employes of Messrs Weaver and Co., Ltd., 8d.; Employes Cwrabwrla Works. Z3 Os. 2d.; Boilermakers' Society, £ 2 2s.; King's Dock Workmen fper Mr. f). T-T. Davies), £ 2 2s.; Lord Glantawe, t]. Is.. Mr. T. Corfield, T.P.. Cl. ls.; Mr. A. f. Eden, Sl Is.; Mr. J. F. Collette, 10s. fid i Mr. SoL Freedman, J?s. M.; Mr. and Mrs? A. Lyons, 10s. 6d?; Mr. Rary?? js.j tL?tijm &v¡w¡..

TRAFALGAR I DAY,  TRAFALGAR I DAY, I A Great Battle and its Teaching, T Since the day when Nelson sent, up the j message that has become a guide of lifej wherever the English language is spoken, many changes have happened. None is] more interesting than two brought to! mind as we compare then and now. Firstly, there is the question of alliances. England was then at war with France; now the two are fighting side by sirle. Then Napoleon had amongst his allies Bavaria and Wurtemburg, whose electors he made kings; now the two are fighting against France. Secondly, there is the great change in naval warfare. In the days of Nelson, there was truth in the liner- Hearts of oak are our ships. Now we have ponderous hulls of iron and steel in fome places several inches thick. Then the I only method of progress was by sail;* now steam engines., of enormous power, with propellers capable of making remark- able speed, liane superseded completely even the thought of mast and sail. And the skill of manoeuvring vessels in the course of a battle at Fea is become of the utmost importance. Such an episode as I the one that brought Jack. Spratt into fame is unheard of now. It was one of many heroic incidents of Trafalgar Day. He was a minor officer on the Defiance, which had bnen engaged in a sharp encounter with the L'Aigle when the wind dropped andhe two vessels were becalmed. Captain Durham wished to communicate with the other ship. which was beaten, but all his boats were shot through. Mr. Spratt volunteered to swim across. Armed with a cutlass and an axe, he called out; "Boarders, follow me!" and. thinking that Up Was being accom- panied by others, he jumped overboard. He was scon climbing up the rudder ebains of the LAivle,, and when he got aboard was attacked. A puff of wind sprang up in time to allow the Defiance to close, and Spratt was rescued. He was afterwards promoted to the rank of commander. The Example of Trafalgar. In a slight, degree, one feature of Tra- falgar day would be followed now. Amongst the many "orders" issued by Nelson to hit officers was tb is No captain could do wrong who placed his ship close alongside that of an enemy." But there is this difference that nowa- days thftre are no conflicts at close grips! wherein grappling irons, boarding parties and hand to hand struggles upon the enemies' decks are salient features. ]' The story of Trafalgar is full of the iglory of battle. There was heroism on each side. In the diepatch that told the British Government of its gain and of i its loss. Collingwood wrote:—"The cotl- Iflict was severe. The enemy's ships were fought with a gallantry highly honour- able ?o their officers." And yet, in its main features, the story lof Trafalgar is simple. At a little house iin the pretty village of Merton, in Sur- N-c-ts-n had been taking a quiet holiday, when news came that the French and Spanish Fleets had entered Cadiz. He wrote to the Admiralty, offering his services, wa^ accepted, and he was placed in command of 27 sail of the line, with Collingwood as the next in command. On September 29th the Fleet arrived off Cadiz. News had been received that Villenuve had been com- manded by Napoleon to enter the Medi- terranean, sweep away the British cruisers and merchantmen, and proceed to Toulon, and the French and Spanish'j vessels bad moved up to the entrance of j Cadi? harbour ready to start with the i first wind. Eight days elapsed before the II wind was favourable, then. on October 1.9th a nd 20th, the fleet of 33 sail of the I line, five frigates, and two brigs, weighed j anchor and put to sea. j ?elson? plan ?as to oppose them with the vessels of the British fleet formed in j two lines, with an advanced squadron of eight of the fastest two-deckers. Colling- wood, having the command of cne line, was to break through the enemy about the twelfth ship from their rear; Nelson would lead through the centre; the advanced squadron was to cut off three or four sliips ahead of the centre. Few signals would be made. When Nelson learned on the 19th that the combined fleet had put to sea, he concluded that their destination was the Mediterranean, aucl he immediately made all sail for the entrance of the Straits of Gibraltar. At I daylight on Monday, the 21.st, when about seven leagues from Cape Trafalgar, the enemy was discovered six or seven miles to the eastward. The signal was given to bear down -in two lines, as arranged. Collingwood led the line in the Royal Sovereign; Nelson led the other line in the Victory. What happened is now an oft-told story. The French put up a [ magnificent fight, but tney were out- manceuvred and borne down. so that the 1 British gained the upper hand. Nelson's Last Words. I | There is something grand and yet. pathetic about, the death of Nelson. He seems to have had a presentiment that the campaign would be his last, for before he left home he had a cofifai made from the timber of the mast of L'Orient The battle had raged furiously when he was struck down—the story is well-known -hot by a marine posted on a mast of one of the enemy's sliips, and the greatest I of Britain's naval victories was overcast I by grief for the loss of the man whose command had achieved it. Before the battle commenced. just after he liad posted the famous message to the fleet- the England expects message, he was in his cabin and wrote a prayer that I should never be forgotten: May the great God whom I worship grant to my country and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and ¡ glorious victory; and may no miscon- duct of anyone tarnish it, And may humanity after victory be the predomi- nant feature in the British Fleet. For myself individually, I commit my life to Him who made me; and may His I blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my country faithfully. To Him I resign myself, and the just cause I which is entrusted to me. Amen. Amen. Amen." Nelson lived long enough to know that his prayer was answered. The last guns i in the hattle were fired a few minutes bo- I fore he expired.

SWANSEA BAKER'S FAILURE. A meeting of the creditors of William ) Ridd. 7, Gladstone Buildings, Swansea, carrying on business as a baker and con- foe'doner• at the Bakestone Shop and C-osy Corner Cafe. Gower-street, Swanseat was held at the. office of the Official Receiver on Tuesday- The liabilities were £.575 16t<. 8d.. and, the assets £ 259 19s- 6d-, leaving a deficiency of £ 313 17s. 2d. [ The causes of failure M alleged by thej debtor, were starting without capital and ill-health. Xo resolution was passer1., &nd J the Official Receiver .remains trustee. )

MR. DAVID HUGHES will sing li(ldte*,s I « GAY GORDONS" and .AdaJJl'S' "JOHN BULL." at ALBERT HALL Concert on I ThuTcday.

The naval collier Jason, which is going l with coal for the American cruisers in the Mediterranean, has been designated i bv Dr. Daniels, Secretary for the Navy { (savs Renter), to carry Christmas gifts, contributed by children in t.he United j States, for thp orphans and widows in Europe who are destitute owing to the 1 xu.

NEW RHYDDI NGS CHURCH. The last of the services in connection I witlx the opening of the new Rhvddings Congregational Church will be held this evening, the preacher being the Rev. W. Griffith Jenkins, B.A., Norwich. Mr- Jenkins is a Moriistonian. and i the son of the late Rev. D. M- Jenkins, who suc- ceeded the bite Dr. Herber Evans in the pastorate of Libanuf, Morriston. Mr. Jenkins is recognised as one of the fore- most of the younger Congregational preachers, and is pastor of Princess-street Church, Norwich, the East A.nglia Cathe- dral of Nonconformity.

ALBERT HALL. THURSDAY—NEW SILOH MALE CHOLR, will sing Wa.r Miisio:- "ANTHEMS OF FOUR ALLIES." "PEACE AX:O WAR." "ChARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE," FALLEN HEROES. Sir Edward Worthmgton, medical offi- i cer to the Duke of Connaught, Governor- General of Canada, has returned Canada to proceed to the front. The Pavlova Red (-or- Matinee at the Palace Theatre ou October 12 realised £ 730 lis., which has lien divided between j the British and- the Russian fled Cross Societies.

CLOTHES FOR BELGIAN SOLDIERS MRS. ElSWORTH'S APPEAL TO SWAHSEA PEOPLE. To the Editor. Sir,—Will you allow me to make an ap- peal through your newspaper on behalf of the wounded soldiers now re,-eived at the Swansea Hospital. As you are doubtless aware, the hos- pital provides all necessary clothing, etc., while the patients are in bed, but in a short time many of these men will be well enough to be up and about the wards, and what is urgently needed is a ward suit for each man. made of navy blue washable material, flannel or West of England serge. The cost of the materials, for each suit j is about 6s. 6d.. ajid I am anxious to emphasise the great economy effected by the public. sending money for this special purpose, as a quantity of material can be turned to much greater advan- tage than by buying separate lengths for each suit. J ? ehaU be glad to receiTe, and publicly .Ilnowle?-ge, donations for this urgent a.n(I will indertal,-e to cut out and arrange the garments ready for making up. Perhaps ladips interested in the irn- ploynient of needlp-women. or ladies in charge of sewing parties -,r ill kindly come forward and help to make them up. About fifty suits are wanted at present.— Yours truly. BrunswÍ£k ROllsf' Mrs. J. C. Elsworth, j Brunswick House.

THE WELSH HOSPIT AL LOCAL NAMES AMONGST THE STAFF FORI HETlEY. Æ I Some time ago we gave a list of local names conneected with the Welsh Hos- pital, which is to be opened at Netley, We are now in a position to give a fuller descriptive list of the local members of the staff; which commence work at Net ley on October 2Sth. Commanding officer and senior snr- goon.—Lieut .-Colonel A. W. Sheen, M.S.. F.R.C.S.. R.A.M.C. (T). Well known in Wales as a consulting surgeon; surgeon! to King Edward VIL's Hospital, Car- iliff, and consulting surgeon to several other hospitals. Served in the Boer War i as surgeon to the* Imperial Yeomanry Vield Hospital. Until recently com- manded the 2nd Welsh Field Ambulance, and is county director of voluntary aid in Glamorgan. Medical officers.—Mr. Fergus Arm- strong, M.B., Ch.B. (Edin.), F.R.C.S. (Edin.), Treorky; Mr. T. Garfield Evans, M.D.. -B.S. (Lond.). Port Talbot, for- merly house surgeon. Guy's Hospital, London; Mr. Bernard Klein, LA., M.D., B-Ch. (Oxon), London; Mr. J. Sydney Rowland?, M.D., Liverpool, anaesthetist King Edward VII/s Hospital, Cardiff. Quartermaster.—Mr. E. J. August. London; had eighteen years' service 1st Volunteer Battalion Surrey Rifles; vntil recently manager of the National Pro- vincial Bank, Cardiff. The medical oiffcers and quartermaster am to he given commissions in the R.A .M.C. Sergeant-Major.—W. H. Chidsey. Sen- ghenvdd; formery sergeant in the Royal Garrison Artillery (V ols.), and the 2nd Welsh Fielri Ambulance; an official of the Lewis Merthyr Collieries. Senghen- ydrl. Sergeant.—Horace W. Hawkins, Bridgend. Privates as Orcl(-rlies. --Ivor L. Davies, Swansea, certified plumber, sanitary engineer. Of the non-commissioned oiffcers and orderlies nine hold certificates of the British Red Cross Society, and seven cer- tificates of the St. John Ambulance Association. Matron.—Miss M. Martin, London. Was trained at the Middlesex HospitaL, and was at one time a sister at the Cardiff Infirmary. Served in the Boer War as a nursing taster in the Welsh Hospital, and is now the head of a large nursing home in London. Miss Martin is the daughter of Mr. Richard Martin, J.P.. of Swan- sea. Nursing Sisters.—M. Griffiths (Royal Southern Hospital, Liverpool), Lamprey, Pembrokeshire. Two nursing sisters are to be appointed in addition to the present ten. Housekeeper.-Mrs. A. W. Sheen, Lady chairman and commandant of the Volun- tary Aid Detachment, British Red Cross Society, Glamorgan, Cardiff, and Kate Morgan. Bridged. cook. Mr August, Miss Martin, Miss Harold. Mrs. Sheen, Miss Burr, and Miss Ppps Jones are all giving honorary service. Colonel Sheen is giving honorary service so far as the funds of the hospital are concerned. Being in military charge, he will receive the pay of his rank from the War Office from the date on which the hospital opens at Netley.

WELSH COMMISSIONS YEOMANRY AND CYCLIST COLONELS CAZETTED. The "London Go.zette" on Tuesday night contained the following' flJmouncemeirts :— REGULAR FORCES. Social Appointment, General Staff Officer, Second Grade.-Raior tbe Hon. Ohrw'ia.n Dragoons, is ad- vanced from the third grade, vice Cn.ptain D. E. B., B. Braine. Royal Munster Fusiliers. TERRITORIAL FORCE-YEOMANRY. GLaiaorgo nLieutejiant colonel C'ha rlee Leyshon Dillwyn Vona-blefi Llewelyn, from the Territorial Foroe Reserve, to be lieu- tenant-colonel. Pembroke.—Major Cecal J. H. Spenoe- Jones to be i ie u t anan t-co I one I. ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. 2nd Welsh Brigade.—Sergeant Sydney Batem-an Hughet; to be eeoond-lieuteno-nt. TERRITORIAL INFANTRY. 7th (Cyclist) Battalion Welsh Regiment.— Lieutenant-colonel Cecil Locke Wilson, late of this battalion, to be 11 e u ten an t-col o nel I temporary). ARMY SERVICE CORPS. South Wales Mounted Brigade. Transport and Supply Column.— S^oond-lieutenant Fra,ncis W. Randal to be lieutenant. TERRITORIAL FOBOE-ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. 1st Weloh Howitzer Biig.idc.—John Welleeley CoUey to be second-lieutenant.

SHOPS ACT'IN AFON VALLEY. At Aberavon on Monday, Ashton Bees Jones. William Gething, and Charles Clement, tradesmen, of Pniii-.rhydyfel. were charged with an offer.under the Shop Hours Ant by not exhibiting the prescribed notice on their premises in regard to the weekly half-holiday for their assistants. Mr. Lewis M. Thomas appe:um for .Tones and Gething, f?d Mr. ?3foges Thomas for Clement, and pleaded sruilty. Inspector R.ees Williams gave evidence. Defendants were each ordered to pa.y costs, these being the first cases brought before the court.

WAR FUND—Entire Thursday's Concert. by NEW SlI,c,H MALE CHOIR at Albert, Hall. WIIJ YOU HELP? The Mineola jury which is to try th" murdea- charge against Mrs. Carman was completed yesterday. The prisoner watched the proceedings quite composedly k-~E0uter, I

NEWS IN BRIEF "| I MESSAGES FROM ALL POINTS. I I Belgian Newspaper for London. — Yesterday afternoon L Independanj Beige naade its first appearance as I newspaper published in London. A Canadian Fund. I j-jmptoyees of the Mond Nickel Coo pany, Limitp, il, in Canada, have suI scribed £ 8o0 to the Patriotic P-und < Canada. I Clearance Order at Brighton. I The Chief Constable of Brighten hf served a writ-ton notice on every Germl and Austrian residing there to quit w town within a few dayt". :\ahualizl"{)' mans and Austrian? are not affected, j Heroic Ninetv. 1 A special correspondent of the Nk York World say,, that on a. uisrht t an English trench on the River Aisne, ) saw ninety men turn the attack of thousand Germans into a rout. ) 170 Nonconformist Chaplains. 11 ^»ui;ng tne last tew weeKS nearly NonnfrLformi? Ministers ha.e plac<{ their ?rr-jces at the disposal of ti National FrM Church Council as "?lut tary chaplains in hospits? for t? wemnded. The War Office has aireaI accepted 170 of these. Kaiser and His Caqe, Sents from severa l sources mne that the Kaiser has arnvpd at CZf'n- chn?-. The grounds of the club wher^ I and bis ?mte arc staying are enclosed w, high barbed "ire fencing and roofed w?il ;ire l1E'ing, like an enormous cge f^ tanny birds. His Lhlans ?m aer >plaj squadron are quartered out,4zi-d-, fl Royal Red Cross for French Lady. The King has conferred the decorati* of the Royal Red Cross upon Mil Eugenie Antoine, of Vailly-sur-Aisne, f recognition of her courageous and devot* services tp the British wounded in "hopi at Vailly-sur-Aisne while the village w under shell iire.. Domestic Reservists. i The war is responsible for a curi.,t c hange at the Post Office in the dopali nif-nts w here the telegraphists work. large number of women who were formerl employed in that department, but left j be married, are now returning to thfir ol j positions to take the place of men w have enlisted. I I" ar Supplies. I I The Royal Commission 011 the Sud Supply notify that the quantities of r fiu,,(i and white sugars now coming foj ward render it unnecessary to maintal longer the minimum prices, but th retailers will he required to observe, i maximum prices 3Jd. per pound for | J granulated and 4'td. for good cubes. 1 ) Openinq of Parliamemt. Tho King wiH opc? Parhampnt in pI son on November U. and the occasion wi he markfd bv State ceremonial differij as little as practicable from that usual! observed. It is expected that the Qu? will accompany hi? Majesty, and othj members of the Royal Fam?y also 11 prohahly be preshe ceremony, r i Lord Kitchener's Wreath. Major-General H. 1. W. Hamilton, wV was killed in action, was buried ) Cheriton Cemetery, Folkestone, yast,rda: The coffin was borne to the grave t eight sergeants of the Norfolk Rpgimenl A wreath from Lord Kitchener, ii srribod In aSpctionat? mmembrance, wan among the many tributes on d grave. Suspicious Drapery Goods. At the meeting of the council of tit Drapers' Mam'n r of Trade :v6terday tl ? s'? re?try ispntionpd that bp had receiv i 'COJDDlUIl1('ati0ns from members statU that goods had been offered from firms i i Copenhagen and in Holland, and it wi | open to suspicion that these goods wet actually manufactured in Germany a j Austria. The matter had been put befol the Board of Trade. Italy's Opinion of the War. j Messrs. Bertie Perkins and Co. send 11 the following translation of a letter hare received from a well-known firm 1 Italy, which shows how keen the feeli in Italy is in favour of this country ;j I" You and your country can eonnt d our sympathies in the war. We as ilsili 1I..re sellers of but recently ]-jai not shipped on material because mattot were so uncertain, but we are making yc shortly one of OUT usual-shipments. Abo< all, however, we wish to assure you of od sympathies." 15. The celebrated England expects fho every man will do hig duty is. a m1 respondent of the Times writes, cotj morly spokpn of a5 Nelson's last signal As a matter of faaf. it was not. His la< signal, last absolutely, as still flying at ft moment of his death, was No. Ifi. That in truth, his dying message to his countr1 men, which ought to rome especially bori to us on this day. Engage the eneilj more closely." ) The Importance of this Battle. j It is difficult, to overrate the important of this battle (says the Times milital correspondent, dealing with the strugtf in the west). Victory to one tide or ff other will moarl the recovery of strata liberty, and in the event of a German a f,a,t Belgium may he recovered by t,1 Allies. If a stalemate ensues, then t1 conditions on the Aisne may be repeaft up to a certain point. But only up to: point. The. control of the sea which exercise enables us to throw troops asho when and where we vin. and to OTttf?a? any German line which rests its rig upon the coast. Salisbury Piain and the War. j ¡ Salisbury Plain and the ,v. Thp small towns and villages ronl Salisbury Plain (writes a corresponds are heing wnked up in surprising faahi by Lord Kitchener's Army in Train it) They are rubbing the sleep of cent.nr' o? ?f ?-hMr eyes. Trailing streets, whe tb? appearance of a. solitary poopst has been a notable event, are now crow d by men ip. khaki, and the. folk Ví assemble from all round about to look them. Little shops find themselves s (ini a brisker trade than their owners dreamed of. I ndialance. i I The Press Bureau announces ?hat  Indian Field Ambulance Training Corff1, I under the command of Lieutenant-coloA R. J. Baker. Indian Medical Servir*. now in training in London and in 1 ? vppk-pnd camp at Eastcote. A d?ta? mont of M men. including four n?di<' officers, fo»r derk. tonr cooks, and ward ord?ies. has been supplied by t corps at the requpst of the War oSJ and started from Nevley Hospital to spf in connection with the Indiau troof Qualified medical men, medical sFarlert' 11 and Indian students in training in .11 unftersTFy who desire to serve sho'1 apply to Colonel Baker, India 1/ond^a. t