The Cambria Daily Leader

I A COMPARISON IN SACRIFICE. We are inclined to think that Mr. Lloyd George's Government has al- ready gone half way to success be- cause it st-arted with a proper con- ception of the British temper. Britain has never shown at its b(-,t, said the Premier, except when it was c-onfronted with a real danger and understood it. He might have illustrated that state- ment from British history; the times, of Marlborough and! of Wel- lington afford abundant incidents in proof thereof: For over two years we have been enlarging our ideas of the sacrifice necessary before the world can b freed from the lust of Germany. At the commencement of hostilities there were few among our military leaders who had a vision of the enormous hosts of men, and the colossal quantities of.miini- tions that would be required. lir has been in slow stages we have advanced to full recognition of the strain victory will impose upon us. Fresh sacrifices are to be asked of the country. It is convenient to call them sacrifices, although the word has no meaning here wheik we compare our life at home now, and as it will be under the most stringent regulations, to that of the soldiers in France. "There are millions who have given up com- fortable homes and exchanged them for daily communion with death," said Ær. George. Multitudes have given up those they loved best. Let the nati-on as a whole place its comforts, luxuries, its indulgences and elegances, on a national altar caasecrated by such sacriifces as 1 these men have made." It is a small request. The other day the N ation" I printed a letter, written by an offi- I cer home on leave, in which lie sadly averred that since the be- ginning of the war the civilian popu- lation had forgotten its true mean- ing, its first high hopes and inspira- tions. He felt (in a word) that he had come back to an alien frame of mind, something frivolous, some- thing devoted to sensation, inclined to regard the war as a spectacle, His judgment is somewhat severe. It is the judgment of every man who comes home from the Somme, that place of ordeal where every mind works upon one problem, where every thought is concerned with the war. The soldier returns from the western wilderness, an(li sees the life of the country running normally, the people rushing after; pleasure, and living luxuriously. Little wonder that at first the con- trast is too startling and that he sometimes breaks out with an in- dictment of our ways of life. If the traveller from the Somme be an observant man however, if he has eyes that see beneath the superficialities of life, he will come to know that underneath the gaiety is a great longing for sacrifice. The 1 country has always been before its legislators in this respect. It has been ready, and more than ready, for every new call; often it, has taken the lead itself. It was ripe for compulsory service long before the Government recognised that iact. It is ripe now for the further measures the Premier spoke of. What the country wishes to hear no more of are plaintive appeals to do this or that. It wants to be told, plainly and authoritatively, what it has to do. It desires to hear the Thou shalt'' instead of the gentle Wilt thou?" Proper organisation can never be secured by voluntary methods. Thousands of men and women are anxiously awaiting t] u n0te of command in the voice of iu civil leaders. I They (the ratepayers) want heroic measures of economy. A voluble citizen held forth. upon the inequality of dressing up our parks, taking from his pocket a ZD hich ex p l?tin(-? d popular magazine which explained how Berlin had converted all its public beds into cabbage and potaro I plantations. There was very hard criticism of the Swansea coun- cillors who had defended the ,):s usual policy in the parks (or as Dear as they could get) on the ground that, it pleased the visitors. Had there been a contest on the First, and had a candidate been pre- sent to promise as the first plank in his programme Cabbages, not Chrysanthemums For Cwmdonkin he would have been certain of a dozen votes. The people of Swan- sea are in the mood (notwith- standing summer visitors) to rejoice over the spectacle of cabbages in parks." We quote the above, which ap. ( peared in the Leader" in October, 1915, as an evidence how heartily we are in accord with the project the Mayor of Swansea carried through at Wednesday's meeting of the Council. Ald. Davies said he thought that there could be no more elo- quent object lesson to the people of Swansea as to the real and grave situation than to see one of their parks ploughed up. It was part of a national duty, and no piece of land in Swansea, which could carry potatoes, should be neglected. We are glad to see that the objectors were silent, and that we are going, at last, to turn our parks to profit- able uses. There have been few tthings more vexatious tojfche people who have realised the strain the war. is going to impose upon the country than the sight of the business as usual'' parks. It is well that the Council has taken to heart the Premier's warning: "Every available square yard must be made. to produce food, and labour avail- able for tillage should not be turned to more ornamental purposes until the food necessaries of the country have been adequately safeguarded. The beet use must be made of the land, and of all available labour, to increase the food supplies of the country. ———————— The pressing need not only for economy, but for investment in the War Savings Fund is becoming more and more apparent to rich and poor alike. The duty is both obvious and imperative, and it is pleasing to find Llanelly in line with Swansea and other towns. Strenuous propa- ganda work has been in progress, thanks to the activities of a War Savings Committee, who have been fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Glynne Jones, H.M. Inspector of Schools, 'whose organising powers and influential appeals are already bearing fruit in abundance. Al- though Mr. Glynne Jones himself is inclined to think progress has been disappointingly slow, we share the rview expressed from headquarters, which is the direct opposite to that entertained by Mr. Jones. At the beginning of November there were 43 associations in exist- ence in the town; to-day there are 54. Of these, 43 show a member- ship of 5,192, last week's receiltsl amounting to ?547 16s. 9d., whî13! the total numboc of certificates pur- chased is 7,22L These figures are very illuminating. Others could be quoted to show how much better it is to have a personal canvas at each works rather than allow them to go on in their own sweet way. An in- stance of this cited to the oommit- tee was so startling that we venture to think nothing but the personal appeals will be considered satisfac- tory in the future.

I CHARLES GHOST A Seasonable Yarn. I Outstretching their arms as thfey arose from the session of Christmas tafte- J tcli.ing, a merry little group oouduùed that it had been a happy party; in fact, it was unimaginable to regard the host being associated with anything dull or uninteresting. At midnight the company was about to make its adieu into the snow-clothed streets when, quite by chance—the merest chance—someone broached the question of ghost stories. Charle.s-he was to stay that night at the house—replaced his spectacles, for outside the subject of journalism there, was one topic which fascinated him—and that was gho8Ls. He had never actually j seen one, though he somewhat obstru- siveiy boasted LiiaL onoe he laced a white aparition when returning home in the I wee 6ma hours o' the morin' from a friend's coming-of-aps celebration". Yet ha Lived in hopes (,f coming into con- tact with one some day. from bit; early boyhood he haunted a poetic imagination; he had always followed under the banner of romance, and devouring every litcie re- ference to ghosts, he mid grown to believe they existed; in iact. in his mind, every house was haunted in which men lived. Ke did not associate himself with the ensuing chapter of ridicule, but as he shot out his lege, placed his head back into his ohair, and puffed visions of smoke into the atmosphere of cigar aroma, he thrilled at the thought that in the very house in which he would stay that night there was a mystic figure in white, which, with its long, boney arms, would encixcie him as he rested in hisi bed. 1 wiU sit up tor it," he resolved as he arose from his seat. Don't be stupid, man," cried a mem- ber of the party who was standing nta: the door with hi1..t in hand. 1, You surely don't believe in ghosts, do you?" eaid he I do, indeed," replied Charles, and 1 -tin going to watch for it co-night!" Bettor for you to shoot Gerhians," in terpolated another of the guests as Charles withdrew from his pocket a six-chambered revolver, and vowed vengeance on the aiygtic object. "The, houce is haunted," he remarked, a9 the party, amidst a tipple of laughter, parted from the house. Charles had a stoic determination to watch for the presence of the object, and, extinguishing the light, sat in the black atmosphere of the apartment, seeing Iread, ghostly visions. He grew impatienl as the minutes, the hours, passed by. Suddenly, he felt he heard a faint moat1 which crescendoe-d into a long, poigna'ii cry. His heart throbbed and thumped as he dashed from his seat and gazed into the gloomy darkneofc of the corridor, and a thrill went right through the boneB of his little system. He stru'J< blindly out in tbe hope of pelling the figure hp thought he oonld se^ before him, and when his right foot can'? cmshinsr against thp baiii«ter he yearned to grasp the throat of the figure, anI] squeeze every bit of life out of it. H" would have darted in pursuit baG he P{) been glued to the spot. Every limb lw c.ime numbed, and as he reihained at the sitting-room door the long, mournful poignant sound continued. And then, in !;he darkness ahead, he could see the un- mistakable figure in white, with its long arms outstretched. Gradually the hideous apparition witl its long, skelton white face, slightly 'noved towards him. He endeavoured tf' trrasp the revolver from his pocket, but his hands were lifeless. His hair stirred thore was a thrill up his backbone, al1( as the deathly white figure stared at Itim lie failed to resist the temptation to scream TTe had fainted. When the household rushed down, and found him prostrate on the floor, sevoral angry faces looked at his as he faltered. The ghost! the ghost!" "The man has ghosts on the brain," one. but poor Charles, white as .he snow in the street, persisted that he had seen the fijure. And one does not need to be of an imaginative turn of mind to realise what were* his feelings when he realised that the ghost," was nothing less than the white washed bottom of a tree in the street, which he had seen through the hall win- dow. Charles has now castoff the ghost super stiti-en; he is now shooting. Germans instead, and no one laughed more heartily at the incident than he when he curie home to Blightv on a reoent furlough. F. H. P. I

WHAT THE WIFE FOUNDI Passionate Letters to a I i Married Man. Mr. Charles Sugden, the actotr, was an important witness in a case that came before the Divorce Court on Wednesday, when Mis. Alfreda Beyfus was granted a judicial separation from her husband. Mr. Walter Beyfus- To charges made against Mr. Beyfus and two former friends of Mrs. Beyfus— Miss Nellie Ridge Jones and Mrs. Lewin Arnold—there was no defence. Last March, said counsel, Mrs. Beyfus became suspicious, and went to her hus- band's offioe in Charing Cross-road. She opened a drawer and fciind, letters. One from Miss Nellie Ridge Jones, written in French, sent a million kisses." in another letter was the phrase, A bien tot, my sweet one. In letters from Mrs. Lewin Arnold the following phrases ocenrred:- And now I have got you, my beautiful one; all my love. We can love each other just as much without being married, can't You be good to me, and I'll be good to you, and when we meet we will be happy together." After Mrs. Beyfus had told her story Mr. Charles Sugden gave evidence. Counsel: You are the actor? Mr. Justice Shearman: I have met Mr Sugden before. Everybody knows Mr Sugden. Mr. Sugden said he had known Mrs Beyfus since she vras four years old. When he went into the flat with her he heard Mr. Beyfus: voice and also that of woman. Mr. Justice Shearman at this point said he had enough evidence before him, and granted, as stated, a decree of judicial separation.

To £ 3,638 received from the show of U C5 at Temple Pier, London, last August, S505 from Colombo was added, and naval and mercantile marine cliari- ti-r-s got 4!2,000 each, and the London Police Orphanage 9,143. A resolution passed by the non-service members of the Unionist War Committee says it is the duty of the Government to decide whether service M.P.'s shall re- main on active service or return to their parliamentary duties. Pleading that he had had three drops of whisky only, Thomas Valentine, of Dublin, charged at London Guildhall on Wednesday with being drunk said, I am an Irishman, and I don't think three glasses of whisky would make any Irish- man drunk. He was fined 5t

WEALTH IN OUR \Al Q"r E WASTE DE-TINBC PSOJEOT I SCHEME PBOViSIOHALL Y APPiiuifEO The conference held for three days dur-I mg last week III the Caxtou Hall," West- minster-fol the purpose of the establish- ment of a new British industry by utilis- ing the waste tins and refuse inetaib of Uiis country which have hitherto gone to a very considerable extent to Germany and Austria—has been followed by very considerable interest in Swansea. The priinf mover in the matter is an old Swansea boy, Mr. Morgan L. Jones, who claims to be not only conversant with all the necessary processes of de-tin- ning and de-galvaaising, but able to carry out the manufacture of a large variety of useful and necessary articles from the; waste tins which for a number of years past has put large profits into the pockets of two great enemy countries. The con- fercnce was attended by SUllie 250 mum- cipal repre-ser.tativcs and engineers from all parts of the British Isles. Owing to the indisposition of Mr. M. L. J ones, the duty of explaining the pro-: posals to the conference fell to the lot of Mr. Charles T. Huthen, of Swansea, as also did the duty of replying to a very large number of complex and technical questions. Mr. Ruthen gave full particulars of the proposals of the uew Briush De-Tinning Co. After laying stress upon the impor- j taat fact that in pre-war days this tin waste, to the extent of thousands cf tons per annum, had been purelmeed by enemy agents, haled in this country and then exported to Germany, where the best of the waste was converted into numerous useful articles and re-shipped to this country, to the great financial advantage of enemy firms. Mr. Ruthen pointed out that after de-tinning and de-galvanising the residue actually reached, amongst other places, Essen, where munitions of war were manufactured with that portion of the waste of no use for other purposof ALTERNATIVE SCHEMES. I There were two principal alternative suggestions. The iirst was that tne Corpo- rations should erect at their own expense the neceseary buildings, and purchase the necessary machines tor the treatment of the waste me la is—in fact, trade on their own account, paying a royalty to the com- pany for the use of its processes. There were nvfmerous objections to this course, the principal being that at the preaent time local authorities did not possess the powers to engage in commercial trading. The alternative proposal was that the company should eroct the necessary build- ings, or rent the same if possible fiom the local authorities, and instal the Leces- sary plant therein for the proper t'cat- ment of the waste metals, the local ai the- ritios to undertake to sell all waste tins and other nictals for a period of J ears to the company at a iixed sum, which si t uld not be less than that paid in pre-war dnys by enemy agents. The local authorities would be orpected to do no more than enemy agents required | them to do. that is, simply to separate the metal refuse from the other ordinary dust- bin refuse, usually destroyed in a iefil6i- destructor or otherwise got rid of, the collection, of course, being carried out, as now, by the local authoritits, who have already the machinery for such work. It was ftlrher suggested that the local authority should provide a site close to the refuse destructor or other depot at a uxed rent, the company tu do all that was further necessary. PAYMENT TO COUNCILS. When the local authority rented the machines for the cutting, flattening and bundling the tins. the rent of the machines and the costs of cutting and bundling would be added to the ton Gell- ing price. The company on the other hand would, if necessary, supply the labour for cutting, fattening and bundling, in which event the rent of the machines only would be added to the selling price per ton. Lu w as laitner pointed out that in the case of ..very small areas, whero the waste tins, etc., were not of sufficient quantity to justify the erection et even tne smallest ot plants, that the authority should &eil the waste product to the eompany, who would send a travelling machine to cut, flatten and bundle the waste, at stated lll- tervals, and afterwards remove the bundled and baled waste product to regional process works convenicutiy- situ- ated for serving a number of small areas. Contracts had, Mr. Ruthen explained, already been entered into with the South- v- urk, Wandsworth, ami Southend-on-Sea jiporauoiis. ana tne plans had already been prepared for the necessary buildings, and approved by the various authorities. The company, it. was stated, proposed to commence the erection of these important works immediately upon receipt from the I Ministry of Munitions of permission. it was suggested that the conference should appoint a committee of thirty gentlemen, which committee should ap-j point a supervisory committee of five members, the latter committee to examine the methods and prooessee as demon- i »traced at works to be erected at Sowth- wark by Mr. Jones, and report within six months to the members of the conference, COMMITTEE TO REPORT. in the atlernoon-s session Air. imutjien answered the numerous questions sent iii) by the members, at the same time ampli- fying many important points raised in the course ot hh> morning address. The^ques- tions being answered to the entire appro- val of the couierence, the large committee was appointed, Mr. Heath, the borough j ?urveyui of -,wan?wa, being one of its mem- bers, and this committee duly elected the small supervisory committee, consi?tin? of the Mayor of liampst?ad. Alderman B. A. O?Bi'ycn? Alderman Wilkins, of 'ins bury, Bailie Robert Mitchell, of Glasgow. Mr. J. A. Priestly, cleansing superinten- dRnt of Sheffield, and the borough engin- eer of Norwich. The conference finally approved unani- mously of the following resolution: "That the proposition outlined on behalf of Mr. Jones be approved, subject to the final re- port of the Supervisory Committee of five appointed by the conference, and will, on a favourable report by such committee, recommend the local authorities repre- sented to enter into an agreement with Mr. Jonee on the lines indicated for the purchase of their waste tins, etc., for a period of years, and 60 on from year to year until determined by notice to be fixed." Mr. David Roberts, J.P., of Swansea, oc- cupied the chair at the second day's pro- ceedings, in the unavoidable aljsence of Mr. Ellis Griffith, K.C., M.P. Mr. Henry i Cu-st, the president of the Central Com- mittee for National Patriotic Organic- tions, was chairman, at the first day's, and Mr. Peter Dodd, M.I.C.E., borough engineer of Wandsworth, at the third day's sitting.

Ashton-under-Lyne Liberal Association has decided not to oppose the candidature of Sir Albert Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, for. the seat vacated by Sir Max Aitken, raised to the Peerage. Lord Dewnport and the staff of the Food Control Department, at present at Gwydyr House, Whitehall, expect to be installed in their new ofifces, Grosvenor Rouse, U pper Grosvenor-street, W., next Wednesday. j

SWANSEA. The usual weekly concert and supper were given on Tuesday night at the Rhyddmgs Park Hall, but on ac- count of so many men having been called up for foreign service there were fewer present than usual. it was intended to hold a military conceit, but this had to bo potrtpont>d at tne last moment, and ALiss S. J. Morgan sang a couple of songs no- companied by Mias Dorothy Great rex. The supper, which was kindly given by Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Thomas, was very much enjoyed by the Tommies," and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the host and hostess, who helped to enbarta,in the visitors. To fill the place of the Rev. Oscar T. Snelling on the Distress Committee, it was decided at the Swansea Borough Council on Wednesday to ask Mib. Snelling to act. in the event of that lady declining, Mr. Featherstone, the court missioner, will be approached. At the Tawe Lodge Visiting Committee Mr. A. Ball reported <hat he had been. given to understand that several men ,lp-I pk'ycd at the in-citutiun were stiii wiLh-j out their war bonus, although it was i-e- cently granted to them. The Clerk re- ported that the matter had now been cleared up and the bonus would shortly be paid, and would, of course, be retro- spective. Mr. Thomas Crai Williams, metal mer- chant, died at his residence, 150, King 1 Edward-road, Swansea, on Monday. The funeral will take place on Saturday at Tredegar, Mr. Williams' home. He wa> 33 years of age.

GOWERTON. The death of Mrs. Ann Bevan, Cae- Dafydd Farm, has taken place, at the age of 84 years. There are nine children now living, about 45 grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.

tycrocS. An accident took place on Tuesday at mid-day at the Wernos Colliery. Two brothers, Henry and David Davies, ot Penygarn, were engaged in blasting operations, when a miss-fire suddenly ex- ploded, causing serious injuries to Rc-n IV Davios and minor injuries and shock to his brother. The former was conveyed to Swansea Hospital. Choral and Literary Competitions and Recitations. Morris-ton E.eteddfod, Boxiug Day, commencing io,30 a.m.

CLYDACH. At Clydaoh on Tuesday evenin. a pcr-I formance of a play "The Welsh Girl," was given by the St. Paul's Dramadc Society, Glais (directed by Mr. A. F. David), under the auspices of the Sailors' and Soldiers' Reception Committee. 'M r. Herbert Gibbon presided. The characters were sustained by Messrs. D. J. Evans, A F. David, and W. Wilkins, Miss Mabiv T. Williams, lirg. George Thomas, and Miss ( Sarah Jones Miscellaneous items were contributed by Messrs. W. Mines and E. Davies.

BROAD HAVEN. The usual Christmas function in con- nection with the Tabernacle Chapel, Little Haven, was held on Tuesday. A variety stall well laden with fancy goods, sweets, fruit, and poultry was in charge of the Misses Rogers and Rees, and Mrs. C. Rogers. Later on in the evening an excellent concert was held, when two sketches, The Little Lamp Next Door" and Hen Pecked" were admirably given by Miss P. Owen, Mi-;s S. Owen. Miss L. Gore, M. F. Harries, and Miss F. Llewellin. Solos were also ren- dered by Mr. J. W. Thomas and Miss Beatrice Morgan.

GORSEINON. The marriage took place on Wednesday at Penuel of Miss Beatrice A. Owen (youngest daughter of Mr. and Mro. Evan Owen) nd Mr. Evan Richards (second 60n of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Richards). The bridesmaids were Misses Bessie and Annie Ric.hards and Miss Esther Watkins. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. Wm. Owen. The best man was Mr. Ernest Penry, and the officiating minister the Rev. Edwin Watkin-s (pastor), agisted by the Rev. M. E. Jones (Sion), and the Rev. W. Morgans (Brynt-eg). Wedding carriages were supplied by Messrs. D. Barysett and Son, Gorseinon.

SKEWEN. The house-to-house collection organised on behalf of Dr. -Barnardo,s Homes amounted to £8 12f;. (Id. There were severa l minor accidents at Skewen on Wednesday, occasioned by the exceptionally slippery state of the roads and footpaths. One of the oldest work- men at the Cape Copper Works, Thomas Lloyd, of 24, High-street, as he was pro- ceeding to his work was most unfortunate, his left arm being fractured by a fall. It was a strange ooincidence. that it was his 78th birthday. One of the boys attending the Coedffranc Schools also had his arm broken by a fall.

HAVERFORDWEST. I The funeral took place on Wednesday at St. Martin's Cemetery, Haverfordwest, of the late Mrs. McConville. The deceased, who was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. James Sweeney, of Haverfordwest, had lived in Manitoba, Canada, for 20 years. At the Haverfordwest Police Court on Tuesday, Annie Davies, Albert-street, was summoned at the instance of the R.S.P .C.C. for neglecting her four chil- dren. The defendant expressed regret, and added that the children were now in the Workhouse. The Bench adjourned the case for three months.

OLD WALLS. On Wednesday morning a marriage was solemnised at Old Walls Cliapel, Gower, between Mr. John Davies, third son of Mr. Watkin Davies, and the late Mrs. Davies, of Dryslwyn, Tumpsaint. near Lampeter, and Miss Mary Elizabeth Brockie, only daughter of the late Mr James Brockie, and Mrs. E. Brockie, of Old Walls. The bride was given away by her uncle, Mr. Brockie, of Bovehill. The bridesmaids were Miss Nellie Daviee, Eister of the bridegroom, and Miss Elsie Brockie, cousin of the bride. The best man was Mr. Charlie Thomas, of the Neuadd Arms, Lr.mpeter, cousin of the bridegroom. The Old Walls minister (Rev. J. C. E. Morgan) officiated. Break- fast was served at the bride's mother's residence, and was attended by a number of guests.

LLANDILO. In connection with the Ebenezer Bap- tist Guild, an entertainment, the pro- gramme for which was got up by Mr. John Morgan, was held on Tuesday evening under the presidency of Mr. Llewelyn Bowen. The different items were: Carol- singiiig by th- choir; solo, Miso Gwc-nu,. Morris; duet, Willie Morris and Sydney John; solo, Miss Maggie Davies; quar- tette, Mr. Griffiths, Mr. Thomas, Sins. Lewis, and Mies Williams. Recitation, Ur. To-bias Thomas. Death has removed an old inhabitant in the person of Mrs. Jones, 1, Green- field-place, Llandilo, who was about 70 years of age. Deceased had been care- taker of the C.M. Chapel since its open- ing in 1874. Another death during the week was that of Mr. Dl. Davies, Llansawel. He died at the residence of his eister and brother-in-law, the Rev. J. E. Davies. formerly pastor of Jewin Chapel. London. Deceased was about 70 years of age and a bachelor. Mr Robert Matthews presided over the meeting of the Llandilo Rural Tribunal, l when 44 cases were heard.

PEMBROKE DOCK. One hundred and thrity-eix old -hdle" of the Pembroke Dock County School an now serving with the colours.

ABERAVON. [ Aberavon Council met on Wednesday night. Alderman J. M. Smith moved a vote of cundolenc4 with the medical officer. Dr. Hellyer, on the death of his sister, and also with Mr. Wm. Thomas; the waterworks foreman, whose son was killed at the front. The motion was car- ried in silence

CWMAVON. On Wednesday evening Mr. Lewis M. Thomas, district coroner, conducted an inquest upon Idris Tudor Morgan, the ei* year old son of Mr. W. J. Morgan, 7, Somei-eet-place, Cwmavon, who was drowned while sliding on the tinworka pond on Monday night under circum- stances already records. A verdict oi accidental death was passed.

NEYLAND, News has been received of the dea.th which occurred at Chatham, of Mr. Geo.) Mathias, of Kensington-road, Neyland. Deceased, who was 59 yeafis of age, and formerly cirriM on bufaneas as a wheel- wright, became employed at Pembroke Dockyard wrae years ego, and was oorarily transferred to Chatham. He is to be buried at Neyland.

NEATH. Madam li>lhs, Glyn Neath, provided the concert at the Neath War Hospital, which was much enjoyed. Mr. Harry Burgee, J.P., Aberavon, prœided, and) the following artistes contributed to h programme:—Madam Ellis. Miss nag?'gii Jonæ, Miæ Williams, Mr Ed. Evans, and? Mr. David Harris. i

WAUNARLWYDD. 1 The funeral of the Rev. J. Bevan, 1 Sardis, took place on 'rue--day. T v a large attendance, and the service was? conducted by the Rev. D. M. Davies. The following ministers also participated Revs. B. D. Williams, Eurof Walters, W. James, J. H. Parry, Seiriol Williams, Dr. L'oyd Morgan, J. C. Lloyd, and D. O. Rees. l'he remains of Mr. John Griffiths, aged 59, deacon and singing conductor of | Sardis, were also interred on Tuesday. The Rev. D. M. Daviee conducted the ser- vice, being assisted by the ReVs. W. for- gan, T. Michael, J. Jones and J. C. Lloyd.

BURRYPORT. Un Wednesday evening, the annual I Christmas tree and money distribution in connection with Zion Band of Hope ■ pigs Kajik took place. The pastor pre- sided. The Treasurer (Mr. Howell Wil- liams Era-'f. the annual statement. The sum of X-175 lis. 4d. had been received during the year. During the 16 years th) hink bad been in existence the sum of £3,000 has been paid out. On Tuesday evening a concert waa given at Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Chapel Burryport, when the chapel c'hoir, undei the leadership of Mr. David John, gaY a maste-rlv rendering of the sacred can- tata, The City of Gold." Mrs. CalOie Thomas, wife Mr. p, Thomas. Elkington-road, died on Tuesday. She leaves a husband and two small child- 'ren, the youngest only a fortnight old

BIRCHGROVE. II At Saron vestry on Tuesday evening Mr. Isaac JCUe6, Gwaun-cae-gnrwen, lectured on How to make the most of the Garden." Alderman John Jordan presided. Mr. John Rees, prudent of the Birch- grove Soldiers' and Sailors' Fund, has re* c?vpd the following Ipttfr from Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Enms, M?s?re. James Adams, and Wm. John Adams, 1,121, Talbot- avenue, Butte Montania, U.S.A.: "Very triad toraad in the Herald of Wales' oi the gatherings held at Birchgrove and vicinity for the purpose of cheering and presenting the brave boys who are fi £ rhbinp> for King and country in the trenches andt7 on the -,ei- We beg that yon may rende-rll us the favour of distributing our littlfrr donation (= £ 3) towards the aforesaid pur- pose in any manner you may deem fit." I

PORT TALBOT. I At Port Talbot on Wednesday afternoon,. before Messrs. Charles Jones and R. Gibb, Axel Carl sen, a Swedish seaman, waS charged with obtaining X9. by false pre- j fences from Helena Nilsen, Tanygroes- street. Port Talbot, and a lso with "failing i to join his ship. Mrs. Nilsen said she j cashed an advance note for Y,2 for the prisoner, who then failed to join his ship. I He was sent to prison for two months. A sacred cantata entitled Herald Angels," was exeellentlv performed by flic- Band of Hope children of Calfaria Wo?sh Baptist Church, Port Talbot, on i I Wp.dnASday evening. The nr?t part of the orogramme consisted of songs and recita- tions by the children, who had been trained by Miss Lottie Williams, Broad- street, who also played the accompani- ments. The sc hool room, which was tastily decorated, was packed Soldiers stationed in the neighbourhood were entertained by the friends of the English Congregational Church. Port Tal- bot, on Tuesday evening, December 19th, ja-t the Y.M.C.A. Quarters, Seaside. The Rev. M. Davies, pastor of the church, was in charge of a splendid programme, which the soldiers thoroughly appre- ciated. Sergt. Evans, of the 333 Protection Co., spoke in eulogistic terms of the value of such functions. Mr. Ivor Thomas, R.C.M., in "Hiawatha, at Tabernacle, Morriston, Boxing Nightt j 7.30

I CADET CORPS. ) I The Good Example of the I Swan sea Naval Brigade. Tribute to the good work of the Swaiy ) sea Boys' Naval Brigade, and similar or- ganisations, was paid by the Mayor (Aid. Dd. Davies), at the Swansea Borough Council on Wednesday during the con- sideration of an Education Committee minute as to the advisability of forming cadet corps at the Grammar School and the Municipal Secondary School. Major Dyson Williams, it was pointed out, had expressed his willingness to take charge of the corps, but he had rejoined his unit this week, and had, therefore, left the town. Nothing has done more good to the country," said the Mayor, than Baden Powell's Scouts, and I cannot conceive of anything better in Swansea than the formation of a cadet corps to- do for the boye what the V.T.C. is doing for the men." < Aid. Davies referred to the high stan- dard which the lads of the Swansea Naval Brigade, under Lieut. John Hodgens, had I :roo.ched, and spoke of the excellent ap- pearance of the boys whilst on parade at ithe Guildhall that afternoon. He moved that th? Education- Committee be asked j to formulate a scheme for the establish- ment of a cadet corps. Col. Sinclair, who seconded, felt that the ?t-tabli-hment of such an oI'ga.nition in the town would have an enormous effect upon the youths, and would turn out better men. l'he resolution waa unanimously adopted. ..=

Mr. C. S. Bentley. hon. secretary of the City of London Piscatorials. has been pre- sent at every weekly meeting of the club since it was established 14 years ago. An American, Glenn Edward Tincher, who has been wandering about the coun- try without registering himself, was sent to prison for three months at Bristol on J tWednesday.