Welsh Newspapers
Search 15 million Welsh newspaper articles
7 articles on this Page
RUtBA-N's'A'S FROMT!ER Ii…
RUtBA-N's'A'S FROMT!ER Ii DEFENCE. The great importance attached by both sides to the nghtmg in Ru. mania- is shown to-day by two mes- sages regarding the reinforcement of the opposing armies. Petrograd announces that Enemy reinforce- ments are continually arriving," and we are. also told, via Rome, that Russian forces have arrived on the Rumanian northern front. It seems certain, therefore, that affairs are working up to a climax in this war area.. The week-end news en- courages us in the hope that the I enemy invasion is now being stayed. The Rumanians report the capture of 2,100 prisoners and 15 guns from the enemy. Against this has to be set the lo&s of 1,300 men and 7 guns reported captured by the Bulgar- ians. 'r r A series of frontier successes -have been secured by the Allies. The most notable of thes.e is in the Ait Valley, south of the Roter Turm Pass. Here the Rumanians, attack- ing north of Salutrjk, were able to recover ground to a depth, of 61. < ? miles. In the Predea.l Pass zone,) where the Germans are making their supreme effort, the enemy claim a further ad vance and the capture of Azuga. Our Allies are on the de- fensive in the hills and marshland of the Northern Dobrudja.. The writer who contributed yes- terday's war review to the Ob- server in the absence of Mr. Garvin—who is not in London &t present—(and an attempt was made to ascribe the authorship last week to Mr. Winston Churchill) comes tD a conclusion that has already been referred to in thesB columns as that arrived at in well-informed and) authoritative quarters. It is that neither in nnance, nor industrialism, nor in the question of food, is there any reason to suppose that eco- j nomical pressure will compel Ger- many to lay down her arms. A food crisis may come in the spring, but not of such severity as to warrant hopes that it will lead to a collapse. Germany, it is increasingly plain, must be brought down on the neld! oi battle. Wo are getting near to the close of a year of high hopes unrealised. Whether these hopes were well founded we cannot say, but we hav.e to face another winter of prepara- tion. In 1916, so history will re- cord, the Central Empires were placed dennitely upon the defen- sive. In 1915 we saw the Germans still entertaining ambitions of break- ing through the dajn that ran across Belgium and France to the borders 01 Switzerland; we saw them sweep- ing over the plains of Poland, and heard of threats to march to Petro- grad and Odessa. These ambitions are gone. The road to the western seas is closed and sealed. In the East, Russia stands firm. In one part of the war theatre only—in Rumania—is the ene-my displaying the initiative. It will "be the task of 1917 to wear down the defence. As far as we can see the cotnmg winter will greatly differ from last. The enemy on the Western front will not; be allowed opportunity to strengthen his fortinca-tions. Joffre and Sir Douglas Haig will go on hammering and advancing. We may expect the armies to continue their task of harrassing the foe, hitting here and there, never giving the Germans rest. Last winter was a time of comparative quietness. On our part it was essential, because we had not conquered* the muni- tions dimculty. Now the conditions are vastly different. We can keep pace with the insatiable demand of the guns. On the Somme, and per- haps elsewhere—who knows?— there will be many developments before spring comes, and the final task of breaking the enemy is attempted. Sir Douglas Haig reports that further ground has been gained norbh-east of Les Boeufs. The con- ditions under which our men are fighting is vividly described by the correspondents at the front. In the engagements on Saturday our men waded in mud beyond their knees, and not a few were only salved from foundering by their companions tugging tliem to nrmer berths. Rain clouds hang in fat grey folds Low above the ba-ttleneld—an im- penetrable curtain drawn between the roving airmen and the ground they seek to survey. Shells roam blindly through the mist. The armies grope for each other across the stark fields, and even when these fitful storms are at their height there can still be heard the malignant chorus of machine guns and hand-grenades, in defiance of the weather, which has proved itself greater than the powers controlled by man. It is comforting to know that ample provision has been made for the British soldier who must fight in these trying conditions. He goes to the front warmly clad. Mr. Percival Phillips describes a group of German prisoners in thin grey tunics who were shaking with the cold as they gazed enviously at a passing column of infantry—nne, stalwart men of a Highland regi- ment, following their pipes—and the reason for their envy was the new, snug-ntting leather waistcoat each Highlander wore over his broad chest. The references in Parliament to the judgment of the \Vest Wales Munitions' Court in a recent case, and the suggestion therein that a Government inquiry be held, give. us cause to believe that the whole of the circumstances will be reviewed on behalf of the Government. We, hope that when the inquiry is held, and the system of giving out contracts for munitions inve-stigate.d, some- thing will be done to equalise wages. It is questionable whether a system whereby very high wages are earned by men who in other employments were not making half these sums, is good from the point of view of the nation, whilst close by are others earning on the usual scaJe. It is certainly harmful in the highest! degree that boys should be making! anything between 25s. and J&2 a week for work which under ordinary circumstances would not bring them more than 10s. or 15s. It is harm- ful because these princely wages are often thrown inconsiderately upon the market in competition with men who are struggling along at theu'' ordinary employments and at little increase upon their ordinary wages. The effoct is observable in the increase of market prices. We will give a homely illustration which was conveyed to us the other day. The, mother of a lad upon. active ser- vice, desirous of giving the boy a rare treat, went to Swansea Market for the purpose of buying a chicken, to be cc-oked and sent out 0 The price quoted to her at one of the stalls seemed excessive even for these times, and she was engaged m the dear old local occupation of beating down" the saleswoman,. and meeting'with success, when an.! other purchaser appeared on the scene, inquired the price, and was i quoted a sum in advance even of that asked of the first inquirer. She did not bargain' She took two of the market-woman's stock, and as she disappeared with her purchases the saleswoman explained to thel soldier's mother: You see," she 1 knew s h e said apologetically, I knew she would pay what 1 asked. Her bus- band's in a munition works. A little illustration, but one we think which strikingly illustrates an evil of sudden high wages upon mar- ket values. We are told that the effect is apparent. in many other directions, and the consequent rise in prices tells heavily upon the housewife who finds her household purse not heavier than it was before the war, and the. exchange value of the sovereign greatly reduced. Of the inequalities of the system we need not speak; they ought to be plain to every man who thinks of the struggle the soldier's wife has I" to make to make two ends meet upon her army allowance, and the opulence—there is no other word- of many homes into which munition earnings are pouring. There is something wrong about the whole system. The President of the Board of Agriculture has been preaching to the fanners of the West upon a dis- concerting text: the increase this year, compared with last year, of 112,000 acres of land lying in bare fallow. The farmers' answer is that they are short of labour, but if it is true, as Lord Crawford asserts, that agriculture is one of the weapons by which Britain means to win the war, the answer is not suSi- cient. To-day in every workshop and omce unconnected with the manufacture of munitions, the most serious dimculties connected with the shortage of labour are being met and overcome. Are the farmers meeting their troubles in the same spirit? There is a dead-weight of lethargy to be lifted, a. rousing of the agricultural interests to the serious- ness of the times and the need of ex- traordinary effort. The example of France, where the fields have been stripped of all but the young and the old, and the harvest is still good, must be urged upon the farming classes of Great Britain. We are reaping the bad effects of our land policy. In other days the yeomen of Britain were its strongest supports in war. But to-day, through the gradual disappearance of the small farmer, and the eco- nomic developments which placed hundreds of acres under the control of one tenant, the land is not the great reservoir of men it used to be. The reports of the rural tribunals show how the farmer of many acres claims himself to be absolutely de- pendent upon the exertions of half- a-dozen labourers to work his land. When farms were smaller, and were worked mainly by the families upon them, it was far easier to release the fighting men and carry on." That is what has happened in France—the country of small pea- sant proprietorship. The man and his boys have gone to the war, and grandfather and grandmother have come out of the armcha-irs by the kitchen fireside to help the wife and children to sow and reap the land. We will have to come back to the old system under which the yeomen of Britain were the backbone of the country.
¡*
*<ALE UP IN DUBDN." « Løader" Headline. The "toper" cries: "Ala&! alas! Tilings have attained a pretty pass, Now Baee is up in Dubl-in We can't afford to-double in. Tatnant
I, HOLD YOUR TONGUES.'
I, HOLD YOUR TONGUES.' Crown Price's Appeat to Hts Troops. Paris, Saturday.—The Crown Prince, when reviewing, at tho end of September, severa'l regiments at Wavrille, address<d them in the following tenne:— < My d-e'a.r soldiers. I ajn very proud of you. You are brave men. Although we have not succeeded in our attacking enter- prise and the capture of Verdun, it is none the less true that you have behaved as heroes, as the true sons of the historic kg-ions of Germany. a I am very grateful to you for the un- limited devotion and courage which you have shown." The Crown Prince is said to have added: H Now I ask you to continue. The order is, Hold on, hold on still, and hold your tongues."—Exchange.
CORRESPONDENCE.
CORRESPONDENCE. [Letters to the EdiM" tik,ould be brief, to the point.. a.od a.)Qut aomethtng. Cof rec-poudents shoutd send their ttamee a.oa acitiresoes. not oeceHt>al'ily tor publication.1 SCHOOL-GIRLS OF THE EMPtRE WARTR)BUTE. To the Editor. Sir.—May I beg the courtesy <.f your colmnn'-i to make known the effort now be- ing miLdc by the Women's Nilay.-lime Fund to provide school-girls of tue Empire with The oppoi-t-unity of paying their tribute to thope thoua&nds of women and girls who, by making munitions, are helping the na- tion in its hour of sorest need.. Sohool-girls are tMtoriously patnotic. but the opportunities whereby they caj] expreaa their patriotism are inevitably few and far between, This present appeal provides that oppor- tunity which h&a hitherto been talking, and as it ha.a both patriotic and educatinnat valu-é it should not be diSicu-It to obtain the hearty co-operation of both schoolnus- tresaea ajid their pupHs, pwt ii6nd present. without whicJi the tribute it is hcped to offer to'our devoted women war workers cannot take that Mtiona.! and cooiprehen- siye character which is so desirable. The me'Miods by which the tribute will be raised are so novel. intere&iinE', and in. structive. that I am sure they need only to be explained in order to receive enthusias- tic support.. I invite, therefore, all achcohmstressee and "old girls" willing to 3o a little for the comfort and welfare of our wpmen war- workers to communicate with me without deiay. A postcard addressed 0 "The School-girls of 'the Empire War Tribute." 16. Georg8trect. Hanover-eauare. Lon'oa. W.. a,nd simply bearing the ful) name '-nd ad- dress of the sender, wilt bring full dtaila of the a.4DDeal.-Youra. etc., E. PWTON-'lURB\i;q4L.- J
!HY[,ANS AT THE FRMT. I ——?—-
!HY[,ANS AT THE FRMT. I —— ? —- SfM-SOMS AM)0 THE BSCmE OF GUNS. I HERE is no accounting for taste, I jj but behind the British lines on the Ancre we could never under- stand why U WherB is my boy to-night P" ranked par excellence as the favourite 601dius' hymn. Consider its motif, con- sider its appeal, and then you will ask why in the name of wonder the boys l-aved to sing it, and to sing it in the mouraj'uj) style reserved in Wales for the red-hot periods of revival meetings. The writer never sat in front of a piano trying to hurry up the pace without having to wrestle severely with a temptation to hysterical laughter-for was it not ludi- crous that these lads, the best of our land, should solemnly annou.nca their manifold shortcomings *G the family prodigals! But they enjoyed the render- ing of it! How their voices quavered when they came to the lines But bring him to me with all his blight, And tell him I love him still. The religious sentimentalist will say that here we have an acknowledgment of man's universal sin, but thank the heavens we had enough common sense at these hymn-songs in France to know that the soldier wasn't declaring his imper- fections, to recognise that Tommy didn't mean very much by it, that he loved the hymn because he loved to go back to the days of childhood, that he loved it be- cause the magic, gracious word "mother'" shone through it like a golden gleam. Great times we had at our hymn sing- songs. We would announce them in some such fashion as this: At 8, A Hymn Sing.Song in the Yard. Select Your Own! Ask for Your Favourites! Come and Let Us Hear Your Voice! At eight o'clock then, the pianist would sit down before the battered instrument, and strike up a popular tune. There was a certain amount of initial shyness to ( overcome, and the first hymn was always j in the nature of an ordeal. Sometimes one played it through without any visible response, but it generally happened that in twos or threes, the boy& in the yard would come along, take up the hymn- books. and seat themselves near by. This was the moment. You turned nonchal- antly, and asked if anyone would select a hymn. Instantly half-a-dozen numbers would be hurled at you, and of these you took careful note, <md turned up the nrst. Thus the programme would be started. Twenty or so voices would join together, very timidly for a while. But the pianist) knew by experience that all would be welL now. Before the hymn was through the singers would be many. To the soldiers passing outaide, the singing Wa6 a certain lure. The yard quickly filed: up. This one felt rather thau saw, for it must be all eyes upon the piano when soldiers are rattling away at their fav-) ourites. The volume of sourtd grew; stronger. Hesitating voices waxed louder.) The last traces of nervousness went. A! hymn started by twenty to thirty men would sometimes be finished by two hun- dred.. Then we went full steam a.hea<i." There was, a& h? been indicated, one, sure favourite. Were there others? Yes,! but so many that one cannot pick among, them and say that this or this was most popular. It may be said, in general, timt every, hymn associated with a good tune was in demand. The crowd w hich had asked for Dr. Matheson's divinely Hn-! der 0 lo" that will not let me go," and had su-ng it with a restraint that would have done credit to a church choir, would also revel in the boisterous, strains of When the roll is called up! yonder." And of the latter hymn, nere, is a t&le to tell. I need not say that when four or five hundred soldiers wefe lustily giving it forth," they drown-ed all the traffic noises, and that even tho roar of Pa was deadened to our ears.! They leaped at the chorus, and it w&s a I struggle to keep the pace from raceeourse: speed. At the first tijue of render-, ing one night, the singers simply ignored the long note which custom insists should come at the third repetition of Wlieui the roll is c&lled up yon—der——— und I jumped the barrier swiftly to the close. Useless for the pianist to strike a loud strain, to keep it vibrating with pedal down! The piano's voice was too tiny to have any e&ect! So, when the chorus' next came around, the player jumped up; and, in the best manner of the Welsh con- ductor, motioned a long continuing note.; That did it! The spirit of mischief was; abroad, and one is certain that in the rich and varied history of Sankey and Moody," there has never been such a' sustained chord as these boys kept up—, kpt up until their wind gave out, and. they had to gasp their way to the end.: Thereafter the soldiers went as you; please," which was not conducive to ar-, tistic results, but contributed to their enjoyment. I have returned completely cured of &n affectation to scorn the hymns that ¡in;.¡lp, I have come to see that H Sankey and. Moody" meet a genuine need, that they. are beloved of thousands far beyond the stately tunes some cherish most. "Throw. out the life-line will ever be associated in my mind with a terrible evening when the singers were the men of the ——— who had just come down from Trones Wood, when the guns were thundering en masse, and the ground seemed to shiver with their concussion. They sang it over and over again. Even when silence came, and one asked for another number they wanted it again. What shall we have next?" Let's have that hymn again, corun," someone called So we had it again. I cannot say what its singing meant to these hundreds who were absolutely engrossed. in it. I do not know whether it bad any direct religious appeal to the men, or whether it was the music alone that touched them. Such things are b4pyond! us to decide. But to me hymn and tune are ever more sacred. There was light heartedness in the sing- ing of Sankey's." But when we came to those hymns knit into the very bone of Britain, the hymns of Watts and Weeley and Cowper, a deeper note revealed itaelf. 1 have heard Our God, our help in ages past at great religious and national gatherings in this land. When the Pre- mier came to Cardiff in the nrst year of the war, ten thousand sang it with such intense feeling that I caw the stern face of Mr. Asquith quiver with emotion. When in the summer twilight, amid the booming of the gums, it was sung at our eing-songs by the men who had come out of bell, my eyes were always glazed with tears. They sang it slowly, reverently, mightily. They felt the migic of the words as well as the dignity of St. Ann." They sang as believers in that Throne 'Death which Thy saints have dwelt secure." We tried to close our sing-songs with this hymn of faith and comfort; and I know—for the boys often told me so— that it was to them like the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. J. D. W. t 1,
A SWANSEA HEM.
A SWANSEA HEM. d-RP- COMPLIMENT An'! DL'mR TO CAPT. 0. S CHilES EVAMS, 8.S.O. LOCAL OSGYMS' TRlBUTE A compLimentary dinner was held at the.- Hotel Metropole. Swa".S,3a, on Saturday evening last, under the auspices of tha Swansea Local Medical and Panel CoumLittee, the honoured guest of the evening being Captain D. B. D.S.O Lieutenant-CoIo.npl E. La Cronier Lancaster, R-A.M.C., T.F., presided over a large gather- ing of the medical profession and !nvited guests. Among those present were Jones (vice-chau-man), Dr. Marks (secretary), and Drs. Andersen.. A. C. Begg, E. Goronwy Jones, W. F. Brook, A. W. C. Cameron, John D. Davi.es, J. L. Davies, D. R. Edwards, T. Eva-, R. C. Eisworth, Thomas John, C. Kemp, F. Knight, R. Lloyd Edwards, Alb<n Evans, .Lioyd Jones, Llewelyn 1),ivies, (;. Jj. lsa.:w, T. Evains (Medico Officer of Health, Swansea.), M. O'Sullivaji, Collins Lewis, Jonas PoweU, E. R. Porter, Edgar Reid, J. S. JL Roberts, Frank A. Thomas, H. II. Thomas, W. M. Willkuns, H. E. Rawlinga, Capt Blower, Adj. Shjop- kin, Bernio 'l'lLSti<1ll, Capt. St.aniev .w!H:'S W. H. Schenk, Messrs. W. Tweony, St. Hillyer Tweeny, J. Tuubridge. W. LL. Thomas, and Lieut. Blake (ySuI'livan, aa glicsts of tho ommittee; CoL Cooke, of ihe Swajisea. (Garrison, Crjmmajidant Browne, ot the Swanesa. Nn.v.)l Base, and the Chief Constable. Aid. Merrclls, who "as at;o invited, iai !rd to attend. The toast of U The Ki.ng" was 'en'HiusL. a'stically hoiioured. Dr. IL E. the toast of U Forces: NavaJ bik; on.ly excTjae for proposing +he toast waa that he was th'a only medical man in Swansea, who had two sons in his Forces. He had one in France, and the othof wa.s on his v.'ay to Mesopotamia. He coupled with the toast the names of Commander BrowJ:&and Col. Cooke. Commajider Brown, I'esponding on be- half of the Na.vy, said the ILik. two yea.ra were the years the Navy had been prepa.r* ing for, the years for 'which the Na.vy ma.ni had been preparing himself during his life. Cdl. Cooke. replying for the Army, sadd, he wa.s proud to be present at a dinner in honour of a member of the Forces who had so gaillantly upheld the traditions of the Army during the war. The Army wag. now engaged upon a struggle for justice— justice to small nations, the dostmction. of tyranny, and the replacing of the amait nations into their places in the lle Europe. THE HONOURED GUEST. Passing 6) die next toast:, the Chairmau1 said: It falls to me to propose the toast) of the evening by asking you to drink tc( the health and the welfare of our guest—* Capt. D. B. Chiles-Evans, D.S.O. If theret is any feeling here it is not one of sur< prise. All of us who knew Chiles-EvaiL4 in ci \il 1-Lfe expected to be preocint at a; dinner like thiB, and we should have been ,W.Lvc-ly indignant with the authorities if hLs name had not figured in the ranks oi honour. I am not going to contine myself to eulogLsing our guost, but I will read w. letter from Colonel Dan E. Evans. Aften', an apology tor his absence to-night, h.J goes on to say: "I have seen enough; fighting in Franco to know what it meana; to have acted contmuoualy for over twQ! years as battalion medical ofUcer as Chilœ-EväIl8 has doue. There is not honour too great to bestow upon cue whof haa endured 'O' D:1u-ohoo u"oÐnhd:i£\l1_ly. Fellow onicers say that his devotion t<t duty and unconcern for his own welfare has secured for him the admiratiou and confidence of all ranks. I am eorry I an$ unable to join you in honouring ao gallant and devoted a soldier on hia attaining th<t high. military distinction which ho SQ' thoroughly dIved." These arc Lieut.< Colonel Dan Evan8' words," continued the chaiQIl3.n, and to tlic&o I need not add, except to say tha<( Captain Chiles-Evans joined the orig4 inal army whici). met the first impact of the Germans, and for over two years ha has served continuously as battalion medical onicer. During that time he haa been wounded four tinier, twice omcially —he did not report the others-and lux has done a little gentle etramng of tne Huns, to relieve the monotony of, purely scientinc work. He is entitled to his majority; that is to say he has been OITN{>rl an arduous though equally re< sponsible position in the rear, hut he haa' refused the offer with its promotion, pre- fcrring to go to the fronC, on the ground that it ie too soft a job for a, man of hia active nature, and because it would mean deserting the Wst Yorks Regiment. Ilia conduct during the period of the war haa gained him the distinguished honour of the D.S.O. I intended referring to the. way he got the honour, but he has im". plored me to refrain from doing so. But I have grave doubts whether he should have been coTirt-martialled and not de- corated. But I congratulate him, and. I congratulate him upon a.nother kind of courage by his recent volunteering tot join tLe noble Order of Benedicts. I am: grateful to him for the honour he haa brought upon my profes.siûn. We ara proud of him a& a colleague, and I hava told him how deep and sincere is our hope and trust that hia supreme &a<-ri.< ficf), thongh he has onerpd him-. eelf freely and unsparingly, will.) not be accepted, but that there, lies before him unimpaired health and. length of days in which to enjoy that rara q-uality he possesses of looking life square in the face, gathering in its fuH savour, and finally to leave to thosa whok ('roe after him the memory of one .whol wa9 in every way an honoured and distim-, guished member of that immortal band of heroes—the original Expeditionary Army. (Cheers.) The world looked upon that thin red tine. out-manned, out-. gunned—inferior to their opponents lit every respect but in their morati and) physical qualities, which played so (le,, cisive a part in saving humanity and; -eivilisaton from wreckage and disaster Fate oSered Capt. Chilps Evans an op< portunity to do some fino things and took the opportunity. (Cheera.) The toast was musically honoured. th<t company heartily singing, For he's jolly good fellow." A PROUD MOMENT. After the cheering had subsided, Capt- Evans replied, saying: "I want you tot believe th&i this is a very proud moment of my Mfe. The fact tihat you have come here to-nigbt in such numbers is most touching to me. My nrst thought when I haa.rd I had been given the D.S.O. was, What will the men say ? and now that I know that my men aro plea.sed, I am proud of it. I a.m not e'oing- to derpreciate the honour, because I a.m. j-oHy glad I've go-t it." Continuing. Capt Evans gave many reminiscences of his lifa 'it rho front, n'ld paid n high tribute to Tommy Atkims "—" He's a gentlemq, and a man." (Cheers'). The toast of "The Visitors" WtLS pTO< posed by Dr. Nel=ou Jones, ajMl respond'ed to by the Chief Con&taMo. An excellent musical programme 'waa rendered by Messrs. Roger Thomas, C. D., Price, Capt. Frank Thomas. Dr. J. W. Thorpe, and a recitation by Dr. T., Thomas. A song wa.s <Mng' by Mr. Bogea" specially tor< the occasion by Dr. Rawling, who acted; as ooompanis for the eveamx.
Advertising
*—————t —————————————— r a TO. M t G H T FRED KAR M 0 'S BEST REVUE, HOT AND COLO. Th,e Caet includes— A. W. BAfSKCOMB, DOROTHY FROSTtCK, Herbert Bettngbroke, Donatd MacKay, ETMEL OLIVER, And a Bevy of Attied Beaut'ba. Latest New: and War FHms. BERT WESTON, Comedian. M A G ) N t the English Violin GRAND TH EATR E SWANSEA. MONDAY, OCTOBER 30th, 1916, Six Nights at 7.30, and MATtNEE on SATURDAY at 2.39 p.m. S*r. H. B. t ring's Brilliant Success, THE CASE OF LADY CAMBER. Next Week.—THE SPRING SONG. TH€ PICTURE ?? HOUSE. ??? ??Y X??KX?X ??? ??? ??"? 'y? MASTERPtECE. C CASTLE CINEMA (Adjoining H IAadet u O&ee). Men.. Tues. and Wed., 2.30 to 18.30. THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE, A Thrilling Four-Part Lasky Drama, fea- 'tnriag Miss Chartotte Watker and Mr. Theodore Roberts. BY STORK DELIVERY. A Two-Part. Triangle Keystone, featuring Mack Swain. Thursday Next.—MATRtMONY (A Triangle Drama). ??? THE CARLTON ?. ????? CmEMA. x? Pe?tuhBg X'< ??? BETTY NANSEM. ?. E JLYSI U M. Weh $tf«t, SwanMa. Menday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, William proeents, at Great C&st, <V!)t!atn Faftunt and the World Famous F<HE Players in THE GILDED FOOL (4 Act&). The Ballroom Scene cost Sl,000 alone to produce. PtRATES OF THE AIR, A Great L-KO Comedy in 2 Acts. Thursday Next— Theda Bara in KREUTZER SONATA. ROYAL THEATRE, Wind Street Monday, TuMday, and Wednesday Onty, The French Offensive on the Somme (July 1916). Fhe French Onicial War Film taken indor the auspices of the French War Office (3 Parts). Showing the Fighting that took place on the right of the British Line. THE FLASH OF AN EMERALD (Drama, 4 Parts), And Several Other Fine Pictures. Royat Orchestra. Open Da<ty, 2 till 10.39. MONEY. DON'T BOX&OV IN YOUR OWN TOWN. where you and the lender are known. Bepntation without bteiaMh beats bounce. £UI to EIC,600 lemt Drivately by the o'd- Mtta.MiBhed B.P.(3. who &re approved and rtcommended by toe Press jBU Doan lOs Mtatthjy ?100 Loan ?2 Monthly ?ac Lo&n ? = JB5eo Loan ?4 Montbty PrompeaUm and Prem Opinions free. Pri. tacyjEcarMteod.—THE BRITISH FLKANCE (X)- & Brid.EMtreet. Bn<tol. Tel. 1675. !— MONEY LENT- BY POST, WtTHOUT SECURITY. THZ MTYJUtp COUNTY PRIVATE FINANCE ?'jLM<)t 'Mke ash adv?ncM from ?30 to -,000 to I.t4tM of GoMiemen, Merchants, S .cp- teepeM, F?naeM, Md to tU retpenttbte peMom o Mete of HM< ttcne. Sthct!ypnvMe. No fees charged Berrower3 with other firms can have their tetae )t*td off of iRaeasec4 ttd they are advised to pay xo pfeHmtntry expense!. Fuit infermtHon sup- ptted Vwis anA pest fre*. ? ?*'o th< BecretMy. Mf. W..urtagh. M VMMMM Bt?et. t?ndoB. W. C<MA.LL Loana Advanced Every Day to 0 M?Tnbeais to suit their convenience, in iiob.&ree, aay. jEl, JE2. JE2 10s.. JM. £10; any number of ahapes.—Apply 8ecret,ary, Local 3<)fven);!ment and United Perma,n-ent Moaey Society. Ltd., Oxford Buildings. 284, Oxford- it-re-et, sw..a.-ea. 144AU-2 EDUCATIONAL. \7'CtJNG HEN. aged 16 to 25. Wanted to J. take up Poatal Toition Couj'ses in the :nllowing Sabjects :—Mining: Telephony, ordinary and Advanced: Telegraphy, in. and, Ordl&a.ry and Advanced: Wireices Tele- graphy. Ordinary and Advanced; Submarine ?aMe WorMn? and Testing; E}enjen-tary BteetfieaJ &!sineering. Bfa?netiam. and Kt<!<Ari<aty. and Engineering Mathematics.- ?nte fof P'roepectTts and Term? to?— !BCBETABY. W.A. 3 DEPT.. SHAW'S COL. TRY. W A 3 DEPT.. S YLAW' Col- I"V = ETEALEXANDRA-I&OAD, LONGPOBT. M'AEP&. UTC S'TCDENTB So«oeasfuny Prepared for Pro- J &<dency m rjTMAN'f; Sbsrtha-nd. Local ?AKCiTE BOA.RD, and Civil Service. LES- ) MtMS Kivem in Arithmetic. English, Book- teeptag, etc. Satisfaction g"llaran'teed.-Mr. IwTik 56, Oxiord-street, gwzLn,ea. Day or ivening TnitMm. CTC HUGE STOCE of =f..A8.H LAMPS, BATTERIES, BULBS, e<<c. (Trade only supplied). F<!f Samples, write or call on B. JAMES, tMmfacturer'6 Agent Tor Walea, 2, Green- ieldwterrac.. Mawn's-road, Goneinon. I SALES BY AUCTiON. SWANSEA VALLEY, In the Parish cf Yeir&d.gynlais Lower, I Breconshire. ŒC'DH. John M. L¡(r and SoM V\T}LL SELL by AUCTION, at the HOTEL CAMERON, SWANSEA, on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 1916, at 2 o'clock p.m. precisely, in lots, r-i-eehoid Groun Pants, Amounting to S3S &c. Sd. per annum, arising out of and secured upon "THE CASTLE HOTEL," YSTRAD- GYNLAIS, THE OLD BRICK WORKS, and DWELLING-HOUSES AND PREMISES situate ac Ynys Ucha and Ynys Isha, and known a, Yays Isha Cottages, formiDg Dart of the YNISBYDAFE ESTATE. Also a Freeho!d Known as "ERYN VILLA," Situate near thp Castle Bridge, between Yetradgynlais and Abcrcrave. Particulars, with Condition of Sale, may he obtained of George T'udor, Esq., Solicitor, Brecon, or of the Auctioneers, at th<'ir Omces, 4C, Waterloo-.street, Swansea. ABEEC'RAVE, SWANSEA 'VALLEY. In the County of Brecon. MESSES. S on TTAVE received instructions fBoj:a I..Mut.- I CoioMi H. E. Jones Williams, to off?r for SALE by AUCTION, at the HOTEL CAMERON, SWANSEA, on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 1916. at Two o'dock p,m.'pre<:iscl.v, the Valuable Freehoid ACGornmndation and Budng Land Known as HEN-NOYADD FARM, Situate aiongaide the Main Brecon Road,! and Ripe for Development for Building Purposes. The Farm, which comprises a Dwelling- bouse, Buildings, and 25A.,3R.,30P. or thereabouts of capital Meadow and Pa6ture ;.and, is let to Mr. Wiliia.m Mor- gan, on'V yearlv tenancy, at the low rent of S24 ')P?. per annum; for the purposes of this Sate notice to quit at 29th Septem- ber, 1917, has been served upon the ten- ant. FOUR ACCOMMODATION FIELDS, Numbered 871, 878, and 1,033 on the Ord- nance Map, in the occupation of Mrs. Tjewis, Mr&. 'WatkiW5, adei Mr. Evan Watkins rpspecti'ety, and No. 377 let to Mr. F. F. Depeau.x; al&o FREEHOLD GROUND RENTS, Amounting to S37 13s. Id. per annum, arising out of and eecu.ced upon the Aber- craFc Poet Omcp, Council Schoolp, and Mother Dwelling-hou&os and Premises, situ- ate on the Hen-Noyadd Estate, abutting on the main and adjacent roads. Detailed Particulars, with Plan and Conditions of Sale, may be obtained of George Tudor, Esq., Solicitor. Brecon; or of the Auctioneers, at their Omc-ss, 46, Water loo-street, Swansea. SALE ROOM. Xo. 7, GOAT STREET, SWANSEA. Messrs. U'ai-.ies and James F.A.I., WILL SELL bv AUCTION on the pre- mises as above, on TUESDAY, OCT. 31st, 1916, a large assortment of Household Furniture AXD EFFECTS. as above, which Itavc been removed to the Sale Room tor convenience of the Sa]e. The principal items comprise:—A iiret- class Round End Full-sizRd HilUard Table and Accessories, Two Walnut Sideboards,' several Brass and Iron Bedsteads; Box-i Spring and other Mattresses; Single Bed- istea& and Combination Bedsteads, Hair Mattress. Mahogany Dining and Loo Tables, \Vahstands and Dres&ing Tables. great variety of Chairs, Oil PamtiDgd and other Pictures, China, Ware, Books, Iron Safes, several School De'?ks, as well as a large quantity of Bar Fixhires and Fit- tings, and many other articles too numer- ous to particularise. Goodson View Morning of Sale. Sale to commence promptly .at 11.30 a.m. Tenns-Cäsh. Auctioneers' OSiecs, 7, Goat-street, Swan- sea. Telephone—172 Docks. AT THE HOTEL CAMERON, HIGH- STKBKT. SWANSEA. Mr. Henry F. Hood, F.A. TVILL SELL by AUCTION, at the ,at)ove Hotel, the foUov/ing Properties on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, 1916— 33 & 34, VERNON-STPEET, HAFOD, SWANSEA, Containing 5 Roomx æch. Let at Weekly Rents of 6s. 9d. each, including Rates, and l:eld for an uncxpired term <ff about 38 years at a Ground Rent of <E3 2s. 6d. for the two. "SOUTHDOWN," LE BREOS-AVENUE. A well built, roomy, modem Dwelling- house situate just oS the main road from Uplands to Gower. ''his houge contains 3 Reception-rooms,- Kitcnen and Scullery combiiM'd, 4 Bedroom: Bath-rMm.d w.c. There is a good Garden, well cultivated. 'le back yard is tiled out ard contains good Coal House and w.c.; al&o a entrance. The premises are in excellent condition and are nttcd with High-class Grates, etc., Convenient Cupboards, and Electric Light- ing and Heating Facilities. The property will be sold with vacant. possession as the ovner is joining the The pr-emi-()s ire held uii&r a leafe The premises are held under a Lease for 99 years, of which about 4 have expired, at a Ground R-t of S5 17s. Sale to commence at 3 p.m. For further Particulars, apply as to Vernon-street, to Messrs. Aeron Thomas' and Co., York-street; and as to South- down," to M&asre. T. W. James and Co., Solicitors, Got.-strœt, Swansea; or a,s to the whole of the Auctioneer at his omccs, Arcade Chambers, Goat-street; Swansea. Telephone Central 513. ALBERT KALL, SWANSEA. SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS. Mr. Trevof E. Vr/iiliams tJAS Been Instructed to Remove from Two Re,identes at the Mumbles, for Convenience ol' Sale, and SELL By PUB- LIC AUCTION at the Above Hall, on ( TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31si, 191S, the HoMsehoSd Furniture AND E-ic-FECTS, Comprising: PIANOFORTE in Walnut Case, Pull Trichord, Iron Frame, as good as new; Massive 6ft. Sh eTaton J¡;ikIOÜill Suite, Dark Walnut Bedroom Suite, SatLn Walnut Bedroom Stdte, Od, Toilet P&ir, Chests of Drawers, Bedsteads, Wire Ma! ti-assea. Overlays and Bedding, Fine Queen .\in)c Dimm? Suite Up- holstered in Red Plush, Mahogany Rrame Drawing Rcom Suite Upholstf-'red in Tapestry, Inlaid Sh.&raton China. Cabinet, ) Fine Mahogany Sidebon.Td, L3.rg'e Stolid Mahoga.ny B<M)kcase, Walnut Sideboaj'd, Mahog&ny H..a.ud, Old Qak C&i.ncr Cupboard, TriQ."Carnvl 0&k H.:¡J,1 Ch&ire, Carved Oak Table, OetaonáJ, and Occa- sional Tables, Telescope Dining Table, Bnonzes, Vases, BTaæ J<oo.dern a,hd )jóng, Carpets, line, 1,. ,s. Stair Rods,. Singer Sewing Machine, American Collapsible Pr&m., Eitehcn Dresser, F.jtb.oo. TaNe, DiTiner Service, Tro:1 Sorvice, Crockery, Cutlery and Other G<M)da too numerous to meht. Goods on View Moi'nimg of Sale, Saleto Commence 'at 11 a.m. Prompt. Terms—Cash. AuctionoorB 0ffi(je9.-17, St. ,Mary.etreet, Swacaea (,and at :Mbl:r,. Docksl. PUBLIC NOTtCES. I THE SEASON'S I NETV MODES IN i IN BLOUSES and FURS Are 7!0!C being S/t0!pn in the fultest variety, at moderate prices, at Pi4A DA,ME jEMILIEEVANS' SHOWROOMS 29, OXFORD STREET (Below the Empire). Agent for Glenster HaIB. I Sew Agentfor Stor-noway Sports Hats. ——————————————————————————- !THE SALVAT!OM ARMY. ,MRS. GENERAL BOOTH Is Ccming to THE Woodfield Street, MOHRiSTON, on MONDAY, OCT. 30th, 1916. LECTURE at7.3C p.m. Subj€<t: Salvation Army Work in WAR Tï ME." Chairman—Couneittor D. Matthews, J.P., Supported by other inQuential La-dies and Gentlemen. — A.DMŒSION FREE. — FreewiN Offedn!) at the Doors. PpGcia.1 i*&ter€nce will be made to the Salvation Army's Great £201.1,000 Schema to a&sist W&r Widows, &c. All are Welcome, Complimentary 'l1.ckets, for Special He- i served Seats, can be obtained from Briga- i dier Rogers, 16, Oaklande-tcrraee, Swan- &ca, or any S&lvation Army QSioer. PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. THE Rev. W. [Vileivilie Harris, M.A. (Yonng Ppopt<s Sec., OoDgrega-tionaJ Union), at MOUNT PLEASANT on THURSDAY, 30th NOVEMBER. 4.30. Swansea S.S.U. 7.38. TO BOOT MERCHANTS. t Lar&e Stock of Boots and Shoes re&dy for immediate delivery. Specia).—Nailed Boots for Miners, Dockers, .Farm Wear, etc. (Whole5alo Only.) DAVtD LLOYD, GOWB,R STREET, SWANSEA I d-nh"IØ:P;a.l"Ð. SALES BY AUCT!ON. SHAFTESBURY HALL, St. Releu'c,oad, Swansea. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER lat, 1916. r/àr. tjosoph Harris ?JAS boon favoured with instructiona I '-? to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION at the above Rail (where the poods will have bfcn removed for convenience of Sale), a large quantity of superior !HiOMS3ha!{j rli-niture And other Effects, the chief itemB eom- prising:— HANDSOME ROSEWOOD DRAWING- ROOM SUITE. INLAID WITH IVORY and COVERED IN SILK TAJPESTRY; 1"UŒD OAK LEATHER-SEATED DINING ROOM SUITE. BEAUTIFUL CHIPPENDALE CHINA CABINET, Walnut Telc!ecope Dining Table, Carved Walnut Sideboard with beveile-d plate- giaas mirror back, Walnut Ha.H Stand, WaLaut Overmantel, HANDSOME -LARGE GILT-FRAMED PIER GLASS (7ft. ain. by Sit.), Brass Fenders, Fire Brasses, Carpets, Linoleum. Hearthrugs, OaJ: and Walnut Bedsteads, Carved Wal- nut Bedroom Suite, Walnut Octagonal Table, Wicker, Easy and other Chairs, Wiro-wove Mattresses, Wool Overlays, Mahogany Step Night Commode, Hand- some China Tea Service, E.P.N .S. Tea and CoSee Service, Kitchen TabLes, etc.; ¡ together with two full-trichord check- action PIANOFORTES (almost Dew), ELECTRIC CARPET SWEEPER, MOTOR CYCLE (6 h.p.), WITH SIDE CAR (in splendid running, order), and other articles too numerous to particularize. Goods on vi&w morning of Sale. Sale to commence promptly at 11 o'clock a.m. Terms Ca.sl1. Auctioneer's Omces, 1, George-street, Swansea.. Tel. No. 469 Docks. Sun Rises S.52, Sun Sets 4.36. Lighting-up Time, 5.6. Subduo Lights wisib!e from the sea— Swansea. 6.51, Llanelly &.52. A-mmanford 5.21, Pembroke 5.25. Subdue other Lights- Swansea. 6.51, LlaneUy 6.52, Ammanford 6.52, Aberavon 6.51, Neath 6.51, Car- marthen 6.53, Pembroke 6.55i. High Water 7.M a.m., 8.tS p.m. Kins's Dock-39ft. 3in. a.m.. 58ft. 4in. p.m. Te-morroMf, 8.38 a.m., 9.3 p.m.