The Cambria Daily Leader

WELSH GUARDS. Story of an Attack on German Positions. Further interesting; references to the part played by Welsh units in the Great British offensive around Loos in autumn last are made in the concluding instalment of the narrative prepared by the Com- blittee of Imperial Defence from official records. For the first time we have the Guards Division, including the 1st Welsh Guards, brought into the limelight. The Guards re-placed the 2nd Division on the night of October 3, after the re- pulse ot a strong German attack north of the Quarries. At eight a.m. the bom- bardment of Hill 70 began, and an hour afterwards the assault was delivered. For some* time the crest of the hill was stub- bornly contested, but the machine-guns in the, redoubt did great execution, and in the end the attackers were pushed back to the trcnche-s lower down the elope. Hete a confused struggle went on with Varying success; several times our line gave way before the German counter-at- tacks, only to be rallied and to go forward again. As the 63rd Brigade, supported by two battalions ot the (itth, came forward again, the troops of the 21th Davision be- gan their advance, the 72nd Brigade in the two hading lines, tv.o battalions of the 71st in reserve. Farther south again the- South Wales Borderers, the Black Watch, and the 2nd Welsh of the 1st pi vision wore moving forward against Hulluch. Of these three battalions, the two en the left came under very heavy Qiaohine-gun tire, and could make little headway, but the Welsh pushed on far, driving the advanced German troops back before them, and getting quite close to the Southern end of the village. But the Germans had made good use of their occupation of Bois Hugo. They had brought up machine-guns, and were able to pour a damaging enfilade fire into the "iglit flank of the 72nd Brigade, inflicting aeavy casualties. Unable to get through the wire, and with nearly all their officers down, the 72nd had to fall back, suffering terribly from artillery the. Meanwhile the Welsh, left in the air by the retreat of the 72nd Brigade, had had to full back from their exposed position near Hulluch. THE GUARDS' DEBUT. On tho 27th the whole 15th Division was withdrawn for a richly-merited and much-needed rest. While the 3rd Cavalry Division were taking oveiv and consolidat- ing the defences of Loos, other troops Were relieving the 21st and 24tli Divisions in the eaptmed trenches nprth of Loos. These were the Guards, about to make their debut as a division. The task as- signed to them was the recovery of the line Hill 7U—-P nits llbis—Chalk l'it, on frhieli the Germans were by now well es- tablished. Not till four o'clock on Sep- tember 27 did the Guards advance. On their left the 1st Guards Brigade and the troops of the 1st Division, who were hold- ing on to tfeeir advanced positions close to Hulluch. were to assist the advance by tatting off smoke bombs and making other demonstrations as if about to assault Hulluch, while on the right the 3rd (j trck" Brigude was to move through 2-oos to attack Hill 70. While the 2nd Guards were hotly engaged round Pints Hbis and Chalk ['it V'VKXI, the 3rd ad- vanced steadily through Loos under a storm of shells, many officers and men being put out of action by asphyxiating; gases. About 5.30 p.m. it launched its attack on Hill 70. The 4th Grenadiers, who led the brigade, had lost so heavily frúIU the gas shells that the, Welsh Guards, the supporting battalion, had to be put in at once. Pushing forward steadily, these two battalions, botit of them in action for the first time, won their way nearly to the crest of the hill, and though the redoubt on the top checked them. as it ha.d checked the 15tk Division on theprevious morning, they established and maintained a line just below the crest of the ridge, more or less where the High- landers had railled round the Cameron I tartan two- days before. VALUE OF THE ATTACK. r Duri!\ g the II i I.: h j the 2nd ScoU Giutrd s up a.nd relieved thp Welsh battalion. Th, gallant attack of the Guards had not Achieved all it had set out, to do. but; it bad resulted in the definite establishment: of the British front. Between t iirce and 'our o'clock on October s the Germans prtme streaming over the crest of Hill 70 In masses. The Germans pressed on with Magnificent courage, but were mowed down a] most to. a man by the rifle fire ot the 2nd Ministers in Chalk Pit Wood and the 1st Gloueesters in the Chalk Pit it8clf, and of the 9th King's just north. or gome hours desperate bombing work ).-nt on in Big Willio and in the saps and ')Iii-,niinicati' on trenches round, whilst the onmouthsbirus (the Pioneer Battnlion if the division) W""T putting the redoubt '? a dpi?BsibIp condition. Not much ?Qnd could Iw gnf>d, though useful help given by some detachments ?nt up the Notts a.nd Derby Brigade, a.nd j??rtly bfforf four p.m. th.? adv?ncpd P! d th' I.inoolns and I?ir?st?rs fpU  nn the rednubf. They rallied thpre, .?'?*'T?. ?n ? ?hp G?rm?n counter-attack checked, i I

SMUTS' ADVANCE I MANY GERMAN LOCALITIES OCCUPIED The Secretary of the War Office makes the following announcement:— EAST AFRICA. Telegraphing Oil May 2a, Lieutenant- Genejal Smuts reports that his advalicd troops have occupied the following locali- ties without opposition—viz.:— (1) 1-iufu Lager (on the Pangani Rivr. 26 miles south of Kahe Railway Station oil the Usiuiibara Railway); (2) Lembeni (on the same railway, 10 mile-ô south oi Kahe); (3) Ngulu (in the Ngulu Pass, between the Northern and Central Pare, Mountain groups, eight miles south-east of Lem- beni l. Iu the Kondoa Irangi area, where the enemy suffered a severe check during the tigbting on May 9-11, there are reports of renewed hostile activity. l'hø German force6 in Ruanda are in re- treat before tne converging Belgian columns, which hold Kigali. Niansa, etc. The operations in the Kahe region have been arrested by bad weather since tlte end of March. The troops under General Smuts had. after successive defeats of the enemy on March 7 on the Luiru River and Kitovo llills. on March 1i) in the neigh- bourhood of Kahe, and on March 20-21 in Rufu forest, entered Kahe railway station on March 21. On that night the enemy evacuated the entire Riifti line and re- tired south along the Usauibara railway. The Kahe region, which lie*; 20 miles to the south of Moshi, is traversed by the Rufu river, one of the many affluents of the Pangain. To the south south-east of Kahe the country rises in a series of hills, some of them 3,000ft. high. The country is well wooded and though very wet is one of the richest and best cultivated of East Africa. The force operating in this district is distinct from that which is engaged in the region of Kondoa Iroiig I. riie. latter place, which is 125 miles from Arusha- was occupied by General an Deventer s column on April 19. Operating separately this column struck down from I.ongido, and, after taking Arusha. pressed on te Kis-sale and thence to Kondoa Irangi, whence the enemy, having suffered a severe defeat, retreated towards the Dar- es-Salaam-Tanganyika railway. On being heavily reinforced, the Germans, under the command of General von Lettou- Vorbeck, the Commander-in-Chief, at- tacked the British on May 9-11, and were defeated. Kondoa Irangi is about; 120 miles south- west of Kahe, from which it is (separated by the Masai Steppe

WITH ONE VOICE. Swansea Peop!e Agree on an All- Important Point. The voice of the people is heard all over the country. Swansea lias joined in the the cotititi- N-. S?vit3i,,c?t -,as joined in tbe. out earnestly and plainly. This week an- other Swansea woman gives a statement and personal proof of what Doan's Pills have done for her. ()f I'. 11, 1,V1* ii d mi l 1-tei-- Mrs. F .A. Bunn. of 13, Windmill-ter-j race, near the Board School, St. Thomas, Swansea, says:—" I have had terrible at- tacks of backache, the result of kidney trouble. 1 had touches, too, of muscular rheumatism. At times the pains have been almost unbearable. My head has been very painful, and there have been dizzy spells. The water was disordered and showed a sediment. However, I felt very much better after using Doan's backache kidney pills. I had great relief from them, and was altogether better in every way. I use no otlvr medicine, for Down's pills arc the best I can take tor the kidneys. (Signed) F. A. Biinn." U ric acid poison left in the system by weak kidneys causes lumbago, rheu- matism. gravel, urinary disorders: makes you fell dull, heavy, tired and miserable, and leads to fatal disease if neglected. Doan's backache kidney pills act directly on the kidneys and bladded, bringing quick relief and ensuring the poisonous acid and waste water being removed be- fore they have time to set up disease or irritation in the body. Of all dealers, or 2s. 9d. a box from Foster-McClellan Co., 8, Wells-street, Oxford-street, l.ondon, W. Dont's ask for backache or kidney pills—ask distinctly for Doan's backache kidney pills, the ,,1HU as Airs. Bunn had.

REBEL'S FAREV/ELL. Last Letter of President of the" Republic." The Star publishes the farewell letter of Patrick H. Pearse, the President of the short-lived Irish Republic, written to his mother on the eve of his execution. The letter, dated Kiimainham Prison, May 3," rain My Dearest Motber,- I have been hoping up to now that it would be possible to see you again, but it does rot s(-zn I>osfil)le. Good-bye, dear, dear mother. Through you 1 say gcod-bye to Wow-Wow," Mary, Brigid, Willi?, Miss B.. Miceal (?), cousin Maggie, and everyone at St. Enda's. 1 hope and ttelievc that. Willie and the St. Enda's boys will be all safe. I have written two papers about finan- cial affairs and one about my books which I want you to get. With them are a few poems, which I want added to the poems in MS. in the bookcase. You asked me to write a little poem which would eeem to he said by you about me. I have written it, and a copy is in Arbour Hill Barracks with the other papers. I have just received Holy Communion. I am happy except for the great grief of parting from you. This, is the death I should have ached for if God had given me the choice of all deat hs—to die a soldier's death for Ireland and for freedom. "WE HAVE DONE RtGHTr" W»! have done right. People will say hard things of us now, but later on will ui. Do not grieve for all this, but think of it as a sacrifice which God asked of me and of you. Good-bye, again, dear mother. May nod bless you for your great love for me, and for your great faith, and may He remem- ber all that you have 80 bravely <,uflf']'('¡j I I hope soon to see papa, and in a little while we shall be all together again. Wow-Wow," Willie, Mary Brigid, and mother good-bye. I have no! words to tell you of my love for you. and how my heart yearns to you all. I will call to you in my heart at the last moment. Your son, PAT. Wow-Wow mentioned above is a sister. Willie is the brother who was also shot. Patrick H. Pearse was described in official gazettes of the rebels as the com- mander-in-chief of the army of the Re- public and President of the Provisional Government. He was a schoolmaster by j profession, and was formerly bead master of St. Enda's Gaelic Secondary School, near Dublin. Pearse, who was 36, although born in Ireland, was of English descent, like so many other rebels in Irish history. When he was only 17 he founded the New Ireland Society in Dublin, which gave monthly lecturer on Irish history and literature. He was on llio executive organ.

DESERT DISCOVERIES ANCIENT ROADS OF CHINESE TRADE-as Some interesting details have been re- ceived (says Renter) of the discoveries made in Central Asia by Sir Aurel Stein, who has reached England on the conclu- sion of a two and a half journey, undertaken by order of the Government of India, through Eastern Turkestan, we.s-, ternm-ost China, the Pamirs, Russian Tur- ke.sbui, and along tho Per so-Afghan border. in endeavouring to find new routes lie j j followed a lino of march to the Pamirs which took him across Darel and Tangier, a territory in the Hindoo ivoosh, never beforo visited by Eurojjeaifcs. The visit -vk,,ts made possible by the chance that Pakbtum Waii, an exiled chief from Chit nil, who had carved out for himself a. new kingdom there, W1\.S then endeavouring to consolidate it by getting into friendly relations with the Government. This was on ground of his- torical importance in ancient times, which had been visited by the old Buddhist pil- grims from China ANCiENT WRITING ON WOOD. Alter crossai}^ into Chinese Turkestan, Sir Aurel Stein made his way as rapftfiy as pas-sible towards the desert round the dried-up Lob Nor (Lake Ihp), visiting on his way a sand-buried old site in thf 'l'ak- lamakan desert. He discovered ma.»y ancient writing on wood and in an early Indian language dating from the third century A.D Among other discoveries at the satne desert site wa.s a ancient orchard, still allowing with uncanny clearness the ei a borate arrangement of fruit trees and vines earned over follis, all dead. The settlement had been abandoned close Ion seventeen hundred years ago, and the river which once carried water to it now loses ifcjelf in the sand at a very great distance. WILDERNESS OF SALT. iue explorer followed up through the Lop desert the earliest route by which the Cliinese, carried trade and influence into Central Asia from the end of the set ond century before Christ. For over 20 marches the route was now quite waterless, a terrible wilderness of salt and wind and eroded clay, and ice sufficient to assure at least one month's supply of water for the party (which. including excavation labourers, counted 35 people) had to be carried. Perhaps his most important discovery was the tracing of this ancient route, and of the numerous ruin<s along that part of it which lay through a dried-up ancient delta. it was by this route that the ancient Chinese conveyed all their silk to Central Asia a.nd the far-off Mediter- ranean. The numerous pieces of exquisite Chinese silks and brocades found in the cemeteries will open up a new chapter in the history of textile art. HUNDREDS OF COPPER COINS. lu that part, of the desert which was waterless in ancient times for a distance of some 150 miles he was able with accu- racy to track the route of the ancient caravans by iiiils of coins and other small objects accidentally dropped. In one place the direction in which a convoy had moved was clearly marked by hundreds of copper coins strewing the f-alt-encrusted ground. They had probably dropped trom a load during a night march, and had remained untouched for at least sixteen hundred years, a"; the route lfad since that period been wholly abandoned. Ancient ammuni- tion in the shape of bronze arrowheads, probably from some arsenal, also strewed the track in the salt desert near that | point. WATCHTOWERS AGAINST HUNS. During another portion of his travels Sir Aurel explored for a distfance of 2.50 miles a further section of the r?;lio- fied border line by which the Chinese had endeavoured to protest their westernmost marches in Kansu against ancient llun raids. From the, ruins of watchiowers found in continuous succession along the wall he recovered intact numerous written re- cords on wood dating from the first cen- tury before and after Christ. His travels involved over 11,000 miles of marching over mountain and desert. The explorer spent some three and a half months among- the mountains north of the Oxus. in Russion territory, and spoke j in hig-h terms of his treatment by Colonel! Yagel'lo, the commandant of the Pamirs Division, and of the ready assistance given by the Russian authorities on every occasion

SCROLL OF FAME. THE OFFICIAL LISTS. The following casualties were announced last night 'Ish Guards-l\j]]f'd: Rees, 86, Lee-Corpl. S.B. (Aberavon); wounded: Roberts, 688, E. J. (Penygroes); Thomas, 254, Lce-Sergt., T. W. (Cwmavon). THE LATEST LIST. The latest list contains the following— Died of wounds: Harries, 13369, D. (Llall-I elly), R. Welsh Fusiliers; wounded: Mahoney, 15651, E. (Swansea), R. Welsh Fusiliers; Thomas, 174-30, J. (Milford Haven), R. Welsh Fusiliers. CAE BRICKS MAN DISCHARGED. Private Thomas George, of the Royal j Engineers, whoee home is at Cae Bricks. Swansea, has been discharged. He was gassed at the front, and for several months underwent treatment at a lo-i- don hospital. PONTARDAWE MAN'S WOUNDS. I r.s. Wilson, ot Cwiu bhoneilli ViJiu, Pontardawe, has just received news that her husband, Pte. A. Wilson, Worceslers, has been wounded. Pte. Wilson, who formerly worked on the new railway under Messrs. Scott and Middieton, joined the army a year and seven months ago. A brother, Pte. G. Wil- son, of a Welsh battalion, has been miss- ing since August 8, 1915.

SENSIBLE ECONOMY. I The following letter from Mr. Basil Peto, M.P., the well-known authority on fuel and heatmg, appeared in The Time's or Thursday, the 18b( inst:— DAYLIGHT SAVING AND GAS. To the Editor ot The l imes. Sir,—Your correspondent Mr. Brodie, in your issue ot to-duy. points to the ap- parent discrepancy between the policy of fuel economy which is one of the princi- pal arguments for the Summer Time Act, which has received the Royal Assent to- day, and the demand for touol and benzol, which are Id-products of gas prodUdion.¡ It seems worth while to point out the solu- tion of the problem. If your correspon- dent and the public who are within reach of a supply of coal-gas will avoid consump- tion of coal in kitchen ranges and instal and use a gas cooker, while at the same time avoid all tasteful use of gas for lighting, they will not only he doing their best to save coal, but will enable the gas companies to produce the supply of toluol and benzol required for explosives. Yours faithfully, Basil A. Peto. House of Commons. May 17. Mr. Peto's observations will commen d themselves to the more thoughtful Swan- pea residents.

Dnnk Kowen's Mineral Watere I .elti,:YNvhe,re at 2d. jje-r bottle.

WAITING FOR GUNS I 'MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S APPEAL TO WtMEfeS Mr. Lloyd George had a conference with the representatives of the engineering and shipbuilding ciripkiyers at the Ministry of Munitions on Friday. He made a most earuest and persuasive appeal to them to refrain from, insisting upon a long Whit- sun holiday. The effect of the Easter holidays upon our output of munitions, he said, was deplorable. During the fort- night it went down by exactly one-half, and everyone could imagine what that meant to the poor fellows at the front, wiio were ever compelled to study with care their reserve of ammunition. The demand for ammunition was getting Kreatcr and greater as the lighting, be- came hotter and hotter, and a further reduction of supplies to our -t fellows at the front was to him unthink- able. No other belligerent country would j think of holidays at such a time. The French, the Riissians, tlie Italians had none, and he certainly thoughts the Ger- mans and Austrians had none. A GREAT STRAIN. Mr. Lloyd George knew full well how hard everyone bad been working; he real- ised also the physical necessity of relaxa- tion, but this should be remembered: The strain on us all is great, and what- ever the strain is upon us it is nothing to the strain upon those poor fellows who are fighting under a rain of shot and shell night and day—a constant, incessant strain upon their nerves apart altogether from tho terrible dangers they are facing and the risks to life and limb. I think the least that could be done would be that, at any rate, during the present year, bo- i cause we are straining our utmost to iii- crease not merely our ammunition, but the number of our machine-guns, guns, rifles, and naval equipment, there should be a sacrifice of v.'hat would be very legitimate relaxation under ordinary con- ditions. All I am abie to tell you, as Minister of Munitions, knowing exactly what the Army wants and what I am able to supply, is that a holiday at a moment when, perhaps, the fight will have developed into its hottest is a holiday which would compel me to write to the commander-in-chief and say, I am very sorry, but this week I cannot send you half the ammunition I sent you last week,' and that is a letter which I should be ashamed to write. I cannot help thinking that there is sufficient patriotism in fcfaose who are engaged in industry in this country to make a special effort at all costs during the next few months. I emphasise this." A meeting of Trades Unionists is to be held on Monday to consider the appeal.

COAL CARGOES. Completion of Arrangements in England and France. I The Board of Trade on Friday issued the following aiinouicemeiit:- Arrangements have now been com- pleted in England ajid France by the various intcresm concerned for regui&tin? the supply ?i coal to France from tl1'1 United Kingdom, and the new arrange- u?nts will come into op?rat?n on Jun? let. The interests concerned have co- operated cordially in1 making the neces- 8.ny arrangement in drt?win? up a maxi- mum scaio of coal prices and a ta?,- .mff the services rendered by the coal ex- porters in the various districts. 1 The essence of the scheme is that all orders for coal from Frmlce will pass through one central offiœ )U Pari?, and will ultimately be for??arded to local (ommittees in the vanou-: coal distri;Ts- of the United .King(m. These com- mittees will distribute the orders and see that they are carried out. They will also arrange for all the shipping lequired to cany out the orders. These prices are considerably nbovo those first put forward by Mr. Runci- man, on the basis of prices ruling on March btil, with a deduction 01 20 I)(- cent., under which largo steams ow hguring in maximum list at 30s. would have been 25s. The new prices are 40 to 50 per cent, below market quotations.

TO-DAY'S RACING. I GATWICK-MEETING. ■J ^—LiEONAKDS SELLING PLATE of 100 sovs; lor two-year-olds. Five iurlongs. i PAltAi'FlJNE LASS 1, QUEEN CAMILLA G 2, k ATC Sli A F 3. Also ran: Johnnie J-f, Tii"a .Nova, Bon Vivant, Greenwich, Liza. Jonnson g. Wild Countess f, Murrays, Stella, Maris, les, Oas- catelia f. iiongroise, Trivia f. Off 1.17. Trained by F. Hunt. Betting: 2 to 1 Katusha f, 5 to 1 Queen Camilla g, 10 to 1 Johnnie- i; PARAFFINS LASS, -ijid Murrp.ys 100 to 6 others. Two lengrths; length and a half. 1) A—ASH DOWN SELLING HANDICAP cf -?* V Jvu sovs. One mile. j.U-vVVOOD 1, QUE SKKA 2, CARLOS 3. Also ran: Niatawah, Cincinnatus, Jufrur- t-ha, Kanran, Veiidome, ."t. Alphonso. Hill Fox. Capital. Brazil, ISouton Rouge, Recip- rocate, Thaddeus, Ranelagh, Happy Days. Puyfondu, WaIrs. Ford, Marie's Pride, Elec- tro Giroi SingH, outh Parade, Billcter, Wandering Wolf, Sporting; Parson, Flota- tion. Off 2.4. Trained by Wilmot. Betting': 9 to 2 Wandering WVslf, 5 to 1 Ranelaph and Jusurtha, 7 to 1 Bouton Roucre, 100 to 8 LOJWOOD, Que Sera, Wolf's Ford, and Sonth Parade, 100 to 7 Electro and flotation, 25 to 1 others Length; two lengths. ? 9A—PRLNCF/S HANDICAP of 500 SOVB. OU Onc? mile and a half. CROMDALE 1, WOLFALLNTE 2, ANGUILLA 3 Also ran Troie Temps, Peter tliP Hermit, Sir Thomas, Frustration Brownii, Rpgal. Off 2.35. Trained by l'ersse. Bettinpr: 2 to 1 Anfruilla, 4 to Brownii, 9 to 2 Real, 8 to 1 CKOMDALE. 100 to 8 Trois to 2 Resal, Walfaline, 100 to 7 Peter the Temps a.nd Walfaline, 100 to 7 Pf'ter the Hermit. 20 to 1 others. Two lengths; three lengths. O rv—MART PLATE cf 200 -?vs; for two- ,3. year-o)ds. Five furlongs. OliOS 1. PORRINGER 2, VERA MAUDE 3. Also ran: Andreas, Aiviminta, Bellatrix, .Sissie Ida c, Midnight Sun. St. Blair- g, Laugh, Ldy Randy I?iinm f. Off 3.15. Trained by RobinaoD. Off 3.15. Trair)eti by Robingon.

FAREWELL TO SWANSEA. Adjutant and Mrs. Watts, of the Sal-va- tion Army, who have been resident iu Swansea for the last 12 months, will hold their farewell meetings at the Citadel in Ric hardson-street to-morrow (Sunday) and Wednesday next. On Thursday they, will go to Aberdare, and will be suc- ceeded in Swansea by Adjutant and Mrs. Harrell from Pembroke Dock. The Adju- tant told a Leader representative that they liked the place and the people, and were sorry to leave, for many reasons. Their work has been very successful, and during their stay 30 members have I)etn added to the roll. and about £ 800 has het-a raised for various pin-poses. Alnvut 40; soldiers and adherents, including 20 bandsmen, have joined the Colours.

The special services in connection with Rbyddings Congregational Church, Swan- sea, are of exceptional interest thie year, as two of the leading preachers of the de- nomination have promised to officiate. The Rev. Rhys Griffiths, Llanelly, though only recently ordained, is regarded as one of the rising hopes of Congregationalism. He is a brilliant scholar, having taken his M.A. and B.D. degrees; an eloquent preacher, and is rapidly attaining a posi- tion of commanding influence in Llanelly. Dr. J. D. Jones. of Bournemouth, is a household word throughout the Kingdom. He is a iearle, Free Churchman, the leading statesman among Congregational- ists. and j>erhaps the mt popular Non- conformist preacher in England to-daj;

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. MORGAN.—To Mr. and Mrs. W. Morgan, "Alma." Eaton-grove, a daughter. WILSON.—May 26th, at 4. St. George's-ter- race Swansea, to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert R. Wilson, a daughter. WILLIAMS.—On May 25th, at 5 Pinewood- road, 'to Jlr. and Jirs" E. Williams. a daughter (stillborn). MARRIAGES. MORGAN—HICKSON.—At Portemooth. on Wednesday. May 24th (by special lie" Stanley R. Zvlorgan of H.M. Torpedo Boat No 16. eon of Mr. and Mrs. S. Morgan. Slcetty, to Gertrude, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hicksccn, of NeAvto-u. Yaimbles DEATHS. RICHARDS.—On Thursday, May 25th. :It 23. 13 1 cnfell Town, Pentreeliwyth, Alfred Richards. Funeral Monday. 4.30, Llafisam- let Church. Men only. IN MEMO Rl AM. IIUC,HES.-Til loving- memory of John Ivor Hughes, the beloved son of David and Martha Hughes, of Caersalem, who died May 26th, 1915; age 14. A day of remembrance sad to recall Hut still in our hearts he is loved by us all No matter how wp think of him, His name we of-c recall; There is nothing left to answer. But his photo on the wall 47A5-26 t lLLJ:R-ln loving memory of my dear son. Private William Miller, 1st Welsh. who died of wounds in France on May 2vth, 1915. Dear is the grave where our loved one ia laid. Loving memories shall never fade: Glad fs the hope that some da.v we shall meet. Kneeling together at Jesus' feet.

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PAGEFIELD COUjEGE (formerly Clark's JL College, Swansea Branch; Tuition for Businexfo. Civil service, the Professions. Posts guaranteed to Proficient Students.— Ca'l or write. Pago-street. CTO Boys, Girls, and Apprentices. VITANTED, Youths as Chair Attendants ft 011 the Sarnie; ineligible.-Apply Parks Omcoe. Prospect-place. 46A5-k £ rpELEPHONL Boy Wauted.-Apply Secre- J- tary, Swansea Hospital. 45A5-29 Women and Girls. j WANTED immediately Lady cWk. or TV Man (ineiigibi'ej; akfo Yard Foreman (ineligible); knowledge of timber trade pre- ferreii; good wages.Saw .MiU. LLanaiio. C6-2 WANTED, an Experienced Younj Ladv t't for cash rtc&k; tutui be quick nt figures- Also YOUIlg Ladies for fancy coun- tc otitdcot-s. Thomas Ltwie, and Co., Oiford-etreet, Swansea. 46A5-31 ("i ROCEI:Y.-¥oung Lady wanted, used 10 the trade. Full particulars, first letter.—Apply to "Cocoa," Leader" Office 45 A 5-29 Men ana Youths. L-)OCŸr TRADE.—Wanted, good Benchman JLt for Repairs; ineligible; Avag". 35s. per week to suitable man.—Apply Charlie Thomas, Ysgol-street, Dan^graig. 46A5 gr PICTURE Frame Fitter (wholesale) Wanted; smart man will eventually have entire control.—Full particulars to J. Epstein and Co., Bristol. 46A5-31 -\7S(TANTED, Two Painters at once.—Apply i. ? T. D. Jones, Builder, Swansea. 46A5-jO rPAILORS.—Smart Ladies' and Gents' I J Tailor.-i Wanted at oncc.—Parry, Rey- nolds and Soris. Pontardulais. 5-28 WANTED. Motor Mechanic to drive. and tT look after Thornycroft Motor Lorry Able to do all running repairs—Apply' Whittaker Ellis, Bridge-street. Llandilo. 05-30 -¡ "'{TANTED. immdi:ltcly. smut Sa<?n?.ut Il. i for Tea Van; wholesale r?l?: '?-ear.. sea and District; not eligible ••]• A-;nv Str- vi(-.e.-Apply Lipton. Ltd.. 46. iligh-i'.roet. WANTED, cood Turner: also competent T T Motor Bus Drivers; ineligible.—South W lies Transport Garage, Swansea. CS-29 "f\7"ANTED, good Genera) Labourers: fair VT wa#es and war bonus paid.—Apply J. n. Pritchard and Co.. Chemical Works. Port Tennant. 45A5-29 1 0'1'0 Rfui vel' wanted, for Delivery Van. .n —Apply, with full particulars and wanes required, to Driver. "Leader" Office, Swansea.  NAVVIES Wanted at Messrs. filbert. ? U?7 son's Steel Works,Pontardawe; wages, 7id. and 3d. per hour and 5a. -)er week War Bonus.—T. Walker, Contractor. 3,4A6-9 WANTED. Assistant Operator (ineligible) vf. one able to asisc in Hall.—Apply Manager, Castle Cinema. Swansea. C6-1 Men and Women. A TLANTIC Liners.—All desiring to be- come Steamship Stewards, Steward- esses, Barmen, etc., application forms free; send addressed envelope, William BreakelI. Manager, 95, Shakespeare-street, Southport. ? 46ÀO Domestic Servants. j Domestic Servanb. WANTED, a good GeneraL-Apply Mrs. VV Witts, 11, Gwvdr-terrace, Uplands. 47A5-1 "TXT"ANTED, Oook Genera-l.—Apply Mt»d- f. hurst. Dental Surgeon, 19 Victoria G?rd?r?s. N?th. C5-30 í\T ANTD;-H;usemaidt-horou/!hÙ- ¿x- » F J perieuced.—Apply, with references, Mrs. Thomas, OW BaHy. Mount Pleasanf. &7ÅS-17 HOUSES AND SHOPS FOR SALE AND TO LET- TO LET. a, four-room House at No. 7. Da.vle¿-tc!"ra{, ystrad-road, F'forefót- i/ich.—Enquire at No. 2, Hill-terrace. 4&A6-2 TO LET.—Houee in Skctfcy, Sitting Room, 1 Kitchen, Scuiiery, 3 Bedrooms and Bath Room. Full particulars, apply EO\V':1 aJId EV"nS,, Salubrious Chambers, Swansea. 4 c., U-v SIX-ROOM ED House to Let in Victoria- kj street, Uplands; moderate rent.—Apply 3iJ. Hawthorne-avenue, Uplands, Swansea. 46A5-27 F OR SALE, Semi-detached Houses; live rooms and scullery; large gardens; situated at Cwm, convenient for works; will sell singly, or both.—Apply Mr. C. Wil- liams, iatryn," Cwm. Bonymaen, near Swansea. 48A6-1 n/O A WEEjL —Six-roomed House <? 11/ O May hill Garden. Apply Aetley Samuel, Surveyor and Valuer, Swansea C5-31 FOR Sale, desirable House, six roomt>; bath hot and cold; large baeement.- Apply 35, Pinewood-road. Uplands. 46AS-30 HOUSE and Garden for Sale (Oopy- hoid). Trewyddfa Cottage,-Graig. Mor- rist.c)n.-Ila.rticula,i,b, Samuel, Picturedrome, Llanelly. 05-30 Greengrocery, and Confectioner's Shop to be let in Mount Pleasant; im- mediate possession—Write "Shop," Leader Office, Swansea. 43A5-27 Eaward Roberts a Son's Announcements J"OR SALE, 7? years' lease of Residence in ?' best part of fewanaea; 10 rooms, "tll- room. and usual offices; large garage; suit professional man. JXT Xiit SALE at Nh Leasehold Residence Jf clo?e ? Station and Trams; 2 reception rooms, kitchen, scullery euj., 3 bedrooms, bat h-room; moderate price retjuived. | TO LET, Commodious Shop in beat butsi- ness thoroughfare of Swansea. rs^O LET, Valuable Site for Building Pur- J. poses in e?mrc? of Swansea; good front- age to important thoroughfare. rrO LET, Builder's Yard in central situ a. J. tion; good accommodation; moderate rent. TO LET, Large Dwelling-house; 14 rooms; .1. excellent situation for offices. TO LEI.P, at Mumbles. Commodious Dwell- JL ing-house; 8 rooms, kitchen, and scul- lery; within five minutes' walk of Station; moderate rent. For further vtrtk-ulars of 'ie rbove pro- pprtics apply to Messrs. Edward Roherts aDd Son. Llanfair nSt. Mary- r-t rect,, CWl LODGINGS & APARTMENTS TO LET AND WANTED. APARTMENTS required. Uplands- dis- trict, for gentleman.—Write, in.lasive | terror, W. H. Smith and Son, Alexandra- road. Swansea. CM? C O:'iVEIET Rooms reQ ur:l: must be ? pleasantly situated ,wi (. mfortably furnished.—Send full particu?rE t L. B.' 52, Alexandna-road. Swansea C!:>7 ¡ "TOUNG Lady cr-Young Man in busincM I | JL can hear of Comfortable Hcme with Wif" of Man called to Colours; ver:. reason- able terms— Apply BrYHmiH. Swatitira. D-T.C.. IA-ANTED, superior Apartmentfi. Bryn- » i uuii district; husband and wife and two children.—Write Box G 2, Leader Office, Swansea. 48A5-31 FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET. QEASIDE.—Furnished Bungalow to Let. C3 near eeR; sate bathing and boating; fivo miles from Fishg -uard.-i). Thomas, Morfa House Bridgend. 43A5-27 SEASI DE APARTMENTS. B-LACKPOOL.rirtiy's, 50, Cl?%rnl,y. read; 2 minutes CDtral Station .?e?.. Amusements; Bedroom, Cooking, and At, tendance; 2s. two persons nightly Book Early. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS. AT7"ANTED, a I..rg-QPeYard for storage purposes near ?orth Dock.—Write, giving particulars, Storage," Daily Loader, Swansea. 4 5 A 5-29 FOR SALE. FOR SALE, flaleigh Trap and Harness, -T good as new.—Richard Davies, Con- tractor, SmithfieJd, Pontardulais. 47A6-2 IfOR SALE. quantity of Ballast suitable L' for Concrete.—Topham, Jcnes. and Railton, Ltd., Crymlyn Burrows, Swansea. C6-1 1) EFRESHMENT Van on wheels. with V, coffee urns, stoves, and all utensils; j bargain for quick sale. pp ly 11, melin-street. Swansea. á3.A&-7 I^OR &ALE. 125 Tons of New S.D. Steel JL Mange Rails, British Standard aection, 7c lbs. per yard, with fishplates to suit.— Geo V. Perry, Glcuceater-place. Swansea. 45A5-29 J MACHINERY. FOR SALE, exM-Uent Pillir Drilline J' Machine, one Circular double-action Bellows, one Champion Blower, one Lever, Punch, and Shears.—Apply Evau Evans, Rhyd-y-Polon, Gorseinon. C5-27 HORSES WANTED A?TD FOR SALE. ,A L E QKEWEN.—For Sale, Two LeasdlOld M Houses in Winifred-road; long iease«, low ground rents.-Ariply W. Edgar Morris. Auction and Estate Offices, Olyd .ch-ol"- I Tawe. 46A6-1 MODERN House Wanted; Uplrnds or 1.U. Mount Pleasant district.—Write W. H. Smith and Sen, Alexandra- oad, Swansea. 05-27 LOST AND FOUND. f} tT Reward.—DiamoBd Cluster Ring and J 5-M<jne Ha!f Hoop Diamond Ring. Lost between December and present 6ate.- Apply H. Freedman, Jeweller, !3, College- street, Swansea. 45A5-29 LOST, on May 17 between the Market and Windsor-road. Neatb, Lady's Gold Dress Ring; owner's name inside.—Finder rewarded on returning same to Borough. Police Station, Neath. MOTOR CARS, CYCLES, ENGINES, íiç., FOR SALE AND HIRE. 'Tt?OTOK-C YCLE" 2? H.P., 1912. A J .i?T':? 1l1. sptcd frec-engine. in fine going order; Litcly overhauled. £ 17 cash to quick pur- chaser.—Apply to Garfield Jones, Pontar- dulais. C5-)9 Andrew & Watson's Announcements. TT'ORD Two-seater for Salt, fitted with iivc F, l?il c y Detachable Wheels; biick mag neto; very &poriy model^ real bargain.- Apply Andrewa and ?aMon. Uplands Garage, Swansea. H.P. Phoenix; Two-seater; very roomy, w and in first-class condition.—Apply Andrews and Watson, Uplands Garage. S\\ ansea.  ?? ?'?' Overland for Saic: new con- JL<J?JH.) dition throughout: any trial or examination; bargain.—Apply Assdrev.'s and Watson, Uplands Garage Swansea. 1914-FI VE-SEA. TI:R Overland: only run -Lc'JL'l 5,000; ideal for hire car or conver- sion rare bargain for ciuick sale: any trial or examination.—Apply Andrews and Wat- sun. Uplands Garage, Swansea. 45A5-29 Ivor L. Roberts' (223, Oxtord-street) Announcements. CYCLES.-B.S.A Knfields, Swifts. Rudges. etc., in Stock; prices from i,4 19s. 6d. cash, or easy payments from 10s Ic-r, iponntii. MOTOR CïCLE.-Soh' .Aent for B."?.A. ?. Ennetd. Rudge. A.J.S.. Dou?s, ?un- heam. Indian, etc. Deliveries from stock Largest selection in South Wales OTOR- CARS.—AU Models in Stock, 1" from £ 125; Morgan De Luxe in Stcw-k. £ 125; Trumbull Z-ae-iter. £ 110; 6etachabls wheels. LARGE Mock ci Scccnd-?nd Itlntor L Cycles, B.S.A., Radge. Ennelds. P. A M Douglas, Premiers, etc.; :.r('e;; from £.:0. to 140. Send or Call for List C.T.O M US) CAL lIMSTRUMENTS. PIANO, by John Brinsmead, London: good tone, iron frame, full compass, in beautiful ebonized caae; ivoryjseys: a bar- pain, 17' guine"s.-20, King Edwards-road. :wansea. 43A.6-1 F OR SAL., a Piano, nearly new. ircn frame, tape action, full trichord; worth £ 40, to be sold for £ 22 10s.; bargain.—IS, !i icliard son-street. 46A5-27 Thompson and Shackell's Announcements. P IANO.-IF you want a Good Piano, cheap, now is the time to buy. as Thompson ik<)w is tiie timt, and Shackell, Ltd.. have several in stock re- turned by hirers at the Front Offered a-t bargain prices, and equal to new in all re- spects Send for laif-, with full particular*. -39. Ca&tle-«tre«t, Swansea, etc.. etc. LOVELY Little Organ, returned from hire, only Five Pounds cash, suitable for pleasant Sunday afternoon; also Esvey Organ, only £ 12; and several other bargains to clear.Pboin peon and Shackeii. Ltd.. i9. Cefitle-stre»8t. ¡;c. etc. COLLAR!) and Goliard HaJ)o. onJy ?5 cash, in aplendid condition, and several others at low pricee. List Fiee on applica- tion.—Thompson and Shackell. Lwi.. S9. Ca^tle-stre-et. Swansea, etc.. etc. Godfrey's Announcements. ENDSLEIGll Organ; 11 stops, 3i sets cf jj reeds, 2 knee swells, very fine tone: handsome walnut case with mirror top; 16 guineas, or 8s 6d. monthly; a bargain.— Godfrey and Co. Ltd., 22, 6t Helen'e-road. Swansea. ESTEY Organ; Chancel model, solid oak JLJ oase, 18 stops. 12 sets reeds, 2 knee swells, very powerful tone; 45 guineas cash, or 21s. morthly.-Godfrey and Co., 22. lit. Helen's-road. Swansea. PIANOLA Piano-Player. in new condition- all latest expression devices: 20 guineas rash, or 15s. 6d. monthly; a barlain -G-A- frev and Co.. Itd.. 22. St. Helena-road. Swansea. 45A 5-29 MOTOR CYCLES & CYCLES REQUIRED -¡{TA1-r"E-ï5'-a good Secord-h&nC, Motor- ,Cycle; must be in good condition: state lowest cash price.—Write "Cycle," Leader Office. 4tA5^Jl BICYCLE, good fecond-hand wanted, 3- JD speed, 26 inch frame. Must be in thoroughly good condition.—Apply "Cycle." Leader Office, eath. Œ2 POULTRY, &c. G ROUND a- contained in Kars- VT wood Snice. greatly increase Egg pro- duction. 2d., 6d.. Is.—Davies Bros., Chemists, Hebron-road. Clydach. 47A5-28 6 EGGS eacoh hen every week are now ob- D tained with Karswood Spice; 2d., 6d-. Is. Packets from Harding, Grocer, Lan- dore. 47A 5-28 TRADE SPECIALITIES. M. Terry T Re^ SPIRELLA CORSE-rg.—Miss M. Terrv, Re- t.J presentatiye for tne pirella Corset Co.. v, Phillips-parade, Swansea. 45A5-30 rpo Tailors and Outfitters.—E. Marcus, X Taiior, is open to make up Suits; also to cut, make, and trim suit.—For particu- lars apply 2, Gr-ove-place, Swansea. 46A5-30 W E can Make you an Up-to-Date Suit VT from any of the N c;;v STtadoe: Qua-tity rtgh. and Style right.—alabaster and C-o, The City Tailors, under Swansea's Old Castle Tower. 31A5-31 IONDON Timc-T)?b!e and Red Rail-Guide. J —The current HoEue of this popular Publication is on Sale at all Railway Book- stalls and leading Newsagents. Nearly 600 pages it deals with over 3,WU railway sta- tions. At twopence, it is the he:, ?lai cheapest Railway (luide ever published. DO you like a Bargain in a good class L Fur Hearthrug? if so, try us now. Also Fur Sets. Jenkins, Furriers, 8. Dillwyn-street. 47-A-5-2S PAL M ISTRY. T\TADAMEDRUSILLA?F.BI.M.S.fDip- ?i. loma.), P?mipt. Clairvoyant, American Mystic Readings. Advice daily—Address; i 68, St. Helen's-road. Swansea (oppooite the Hospital). 46.A.5-31 l\,f"ADA.M-riALMA, Cetebra.t?d We!ah Palm- ist. Phrenologist. Ad-?-se on ?1?-ria?e. Changes, Speculation. Attendance from 11 a.m. tiU 9 p.m.-19. Park-street, off Union- street, Swansea. 43A5-2? PALMISTRY and Clairvoyanoe.—Madame JL Virgo. M O.D.I, same ewidreac last three years (no removal). 238. Hrga-itieet (over Davies's. Chemist1, next 1kte: Cam- eron. only three doors from Woolworta'w Stores. Hiffh-^jirepi. s-wuj>$ea. 4i-Âc-51 PRiZE DRAWING, ] "PVRAWING for Benjamin Howell, Tranwn- U road. Uansamlet, has been Postponed to Saturday..July let. t916. All holders of 1cash and unsold tickets kindly return to Thos. Davies. Hallway. Liansamlet, on or before June 17th, 1916. 47A5-29 ESL7 LT of Prize Drawing for the Benefit b of Walter Wroe—541. 1821. 1049. 3491. 1217, 2238. 1872. 1412, 1343. 1446 768, 364. 820, 4.)4, 1720. 1275, 539, 1S31, 44, 52. 1729, 1238. 57. 1341. I THINNING Numbers of the Art Union Drawing tor the Benefit of William G. 'f?'ae-sal,(-zn. are the following:— ? 1297. 16?. -t?57 ?1. 7?, 2522. 1992. 1649. zzœ, 245&. 24«4. 2687, 2483, 522. 703. 1107. 364, 2579, 894, 2552. 1024. 2440, 2578, 2460. Prizes must be claimed within fourteen days.—&. Groncw. Secretary. DRAWING for Thomas Charles, Godre'r- graig. Postponed to Saturday. June 17. All Holders of Cash and Unsold Tickets are requeued to return same to Treasurer, Mr. Wm Harries, Lamb Cottage, on or before June 3rd, 1956. C5-27 WANTED, GOOD LABOURERS. Apply WALTERS & JOHN, Swansea Vale Spelter Works, Liansamlet. COMMERCE OF THE DAY. BUTTER MARKET. Cork, Saturday.—Firsts. 141s.; seoooda, 1:>4. thirds, fresh butter, 1446. MEAT MARKET. Central Market, Saturday.—Scotch, Vang, 7s. 2d. to Lb.; hort, 88. to 8e. 4d.; Englien sides, 7s. 7d. to 7s. 9d.; Irish, 7s. 6d. to 7e. 8d; Argentine hindquarters, 7s. to 7s. 6d.; fore, 5s. lOd to 6s. 2d. Mutton—Scotch wettors. Ite. to 9s. 4d.; lwt. 7s. 2d. to 76. 6d,; fing- li.s-)as. to bs. bd.; owes, 76. to 7s 4a lamb, Ys. 4d: to IBs. 4d.; ve-vl, 6s. 4d. to IGS.; pork, 6s. 3d. to 7s. SWANSEA DOCKS. Saturday.—There was a good attendance on Change, and several substantial deals were male in anthracitc and steam ooals. Tlip markets in both tliese coals remain practically unchanged in tone. Swansea to:- Lefcliorn. 85s. 6d.. 500 61d., 2600, 7th (R. W. J. .Sutherland!. Brest, 27s., 900- vo" (L. Gueret, Ltd.). Dieppe, ,),)" bd., or schedule rate, 910, prompt W Ronnleidt and Co.). Dunkirk, 37s. d., fuel. (Skjoldulf), 700, prompt (S. Instoue and 00. Dunkiri;, j'is, 6d.. option, Rouen, 34s. bd., fuel (YilrÜd), 600. prompt Instone and Coo. The following vessels havft airived at the various dodc3:- I>JCK— May 27 a-m.: Lewis s 114. London, T. W. Ward; ToTosa s 1113, LA Pal- lice. Aadnesen and DaTii. PRINCE OF WALES DOCK.-May 26 p.m.: Denise a 802. Rouen, C^eeves and 00.; Ville de Caen s 156, Havre, "tookwood Rees. May 27 a.m.: lrroa s 291. Treoort, W. A. BAi'gess. NORTH DOOK'Ma!' 26 p.m.: Gaufflet 50. Granville, J. Cabot: Bjerka s 775, Rouen. H. G(-Ic.bc!rg. )Li.,iy 27 a.m.: Vibrin a 235. Rouen, Stone and and Rolff-. SOUTil LmTCK.—May 26 p.m.: Barganny- 395, Newport. S. Stephens: Garibaldi 8 44i Havre Detricheux and David. SOUTH WALES MARKETS. BUSINESS DONE. Coal and Iron—Powell Duftryn Ordinaryf 58s. fed.; tamonaii Oidniary, 29s., 2. bU., -is ou.; insoles Ordinary, <i5s. bd.; New- por't-Aoercarti 7 per cent. Prei. j;.ls., 21s.; Graham s i\avi»a[ion, £ 2s. itnynuiey Iron 3iew, bu; Main -New Oraittar> £b5.; ijRmbert's Ordinary, 386. 9d. (amall) .toOw Vaie Ordinary, 25e. 9d, Z3e. LOFCL; ALaui Colliery i'refs., ig 15s.; Celtics, 17s. lid Lockets Ordinary, 17 Is. 3d., £7 2s. fid.; D. Davis Ordinary, 3o6. 6d. Shipping.—Anglo-Belgioue S.S., 20s.; Town Line 8 (small); Maritimes, 308. (four times), 2>s. 9u.. oOe., 30s.; C-ressingtons, 31s 3d nains, Kbedivials 20s.; Orders i nd Hamtiords, 10; Tempus. 18. >iifaetiila;ieous.—Civmnel Dry Docks Ord.. 30s. 6d., 30s. 6d.. 31s.; Barry "Railway De- ferred., 80; Thomas Owen Pref., 13s. 3d. (small); Taiping Robbers, 3e. lid.; Sulphide Corporation, 2Ys. 4d.; Humber Ordinarj", 14s. 3d General Accident, 12s. 4id. WEEKLY REVIEW OF GRAIN AND FLOUR TRADES. During the past ten days the weather has been DÜUUJ,) itue, dry, and wrm-from a-A agricultural standpoint distinctly gooa. Mangold planting 1.5 ncirig completea under tavourauie conditions, vegetables and grass a:o i'liriy the spnng crops and v> inter >vhL-at are maKIllg steady growtti; J; bweh are uoing well. Trade in fat- stock aas eontinuod to rule very brisk, and prjces saov. a further a-dvance; beef. lid. to mutton, Is 2d. to Is. 3d. (if shorn, ahout IJd, lesvb); pork, Ifid. to Hid. per lb. Business in wlool has been good at firm prices; wasiieii, IL;. iid. to Is. bid.; tin- w-hed. Is. ^id. to 1.5. 4jd. per lb. con- union of Winter wneat in North Amca. 113.S improved several points in the last few vcekjs and althougti it is still below the brilliant outlook of last year, given medium weatner to fiarvest over an average crop may bp. expected; the planting- of Spring' wlieit is now practically finished, and win 1st the breadth laid down is mticfi lees than last season. it nevertheless exceedi; tho normal, in spite of the war, agricultural prospects in Europe are, in til*, main good. The Spring cereals and Autumn-sown wheat. are growing fast; grass ^11 d vegetables are plentiful, 'jhc Indian harvest is practically completed, tne result being a faic to full average crops of serviceable wheat. The,, seeding of wheat in Argeatina. and Axwtra-j li,! is drawing to a close under favourable; climatic coadit.ions, a full acreage haying" been laid down. Shipments of foreign- wheat to Europe are on a large seale. and' exceed the consumption, but" deliveries by farmers axe somewnat meagre; warehouse stocks incre.?siLL?,. TRADE. 'ruL Pi?jA'DX? GRAIN CARGO TTULDE. Whea,t.—Duii, Hd rather e&mer: Russian^ nil; CaJ¡forman, 6.), 6d.; AUBtrahaD. M;t Pip.te. 60?.. 61s. 6d.; Indian, nominal; Ameri-i 61s.; Winter. 56s.. 5Sa. Maiie.—Steady; American, nominal; Rus-J sian; nii; Plate, 54s„ 55s. Baricy.-Firm; Indian, noifimal; B^aaianj nil; American, 43a 6d.. 46s.; Persian. 44s.» 45s 6d. Oats.—Firm Rti.Bian, nil; Americaa, &is, 3fe.: J)iate, 2.s. 6-i.. 34s. 6d. SPOT PRICES AT MARK LANK. Wheat— Dull; Russian, nil; Indian, now. inal: Australian, 64s. 6d.; California. 64s.. 6d.: Plate. 61s., 62s.; Ajneiican Spring, 6& 60s.; Winter. 58s.. 61s.; English White SfaJ 53; Red. 66s 57s. ) Maize.—Firm; Russian, nil; American.; nominal; Plate, 52s. 6d., 53s. 6d. Barley.—Firm; Russian, nil; Amerieanj 44s., 6d.; Persian, 44s. 6d., 46s.; Mwti-? 57f- 6. Oats —Firm; English, 34s. 6d., Sis. ForreIigU > 3&a .bd. Feeding Clakes.-Steady; demand nboder-4 ate. FLOUR. Green vegetables are more in evidence* but old potatoes are again dearer. Tba bread tmde has been good, and the sale o flour fairly go. particularly for prompt (ie-I livery, but quiet forward. Prices as followati —Town Whites, 50s.; Households, 49s. 1 Country Patents. 44s. Whites. 426.: Ameri-i can Spring Patents, 47s. 6d. 48s. 6d.. Ma-Bi*? tolva Patents, 47s.. jjfc. Kansas P?teBta. ?. 6d., 47s. 6d.: 3 ?n? Bakers, 4?t,, <3a.? Hungarian Pa.teï1t. minal WHEAT FORECAST. On the whole, the outlook for growings whe-it crops has improved, and is quite up to the normal for this time of the ypiar, but, freights keen fairiv steady, and are still very high, which feature tends to check any material fall in markets; but there ia little or no speculation; buyers are very wiselly TeglÙaÜng Pumbases by reç.w.r- men:?. A* regards the War. the outlook for the Entente has improved, and will undoubtedly continue to do ?x>. FEEDING lFF FORECA.W. There is little alteration to note in th« con«umr»tion of dry food, it being distinctly good for the season, and with continued stiff freight- rates markets in this depart- ment have ruled firm. But nrices are too high for speculation; a ca.titir",u hand-to- mouth policy is the one to follow. A MITCHELSON AND O0„ A. Also CASTLE BUILDING. Ateo Colttm B'ld'gs. SWANSEA. Pinner's Hall, Cardiff. London. Telephones- Wlegmma- 826 Cent. Swansea (2 Lines). Mitchelson. Swansea." 2 £ ?< Cardiff (6 Lines). "MitchelH>D, Cardiff.. 7680 London Wall (2 Lines). "Che.lsonmit, London.* WE HAVE BUYERS OF- 250 L1donerican Maritimes, 2%. 6d. ;■ 200 Stepneys. !3«.: 200 Ben Evans Ordy., £& D. Jones Dickinson Prefs., 15s.; 24 Britoiw- ferry Chemical Prefs., 20s. 3d-; 560 Celtict, 17s.; 50 R. E. Jozies Ordy, 26s. &1.; 200 Pre-; fcrencc, 17s.: 50 Cardigan S.S., 5i; "80. Tat ems; 500 Court Line, 33s.: 500 Cress; ogtcn. 20 Swansea United Brewery Ordy.;i 20 Weaver'^ Ordy.; 15J Camhria-n Ordy., '&s.i 100 Globe S.S.. 15s. bd. WE HAVE SFTLLERS QF— 100 E.C. Spt-lters, 39&. 100 Ebbwe, 24s. M. Mf Celtic-, 17s. Hd.: 180 Loudon American Maritimes. 30s.; 30 Atlantic Patent Fuel. S. 200 Britonferry Chf mica; Ordy.. 28s. 9d.: 69 Fcrohiil Cqlly Ord>. 37g. 3d.; 290 North'* Colliery Ordy.. 2(W DQlfiwiUL; 46 B^celwoed 8$.. 3te,