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P AMUSEMENTS. tfihiiW 8.15. TO-NIGHT. 8.30. 'Phone: Central 92. HARRY DAY treownts by arrangement with the Palace Theatre, London, Vanity Fair The^Phenomsnal Success in its entirety, direst from the Palace Theatre, London, lis 8 MAGNIFICENT SCENES, T, Featuring KITTY COLYER, *= Supported by (slbetle Dillon, 2 Neliie Vancourt, RubY Duval, Kitty Lynn, Augmented Orchestra, G2EORGE HUGHES. Johl Rorke, Sidney Bray, S Peter Delahanty, and FREDERIC BENTLEY, Fiøn the Palace Theatre, London. GRAND THEATRE MONDAY, MAY 13th, 1918, Six Nights at 7.30. and MATINEE on SATURDAY at 2.30. jMureay King and Charles Clark introduce ~a Magnificent Production of ROMANCE. ESormous Whitsuntide Attraction! THE LITTLE BROTHER." THE PiGTUBE HOUSE. ,the House of Good Pictures and Music. TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. 'cr. Anita Stewart in CLOVER'S REBELLION, .'£ A Greater Vitagraph. FATTY in A RECKLESS ROMEO. JIMMY DALE, No. 5. VULTURES OF THE LAW, -1. A Clever Spy Drama. Monday Next.— "ANNIE WARD and DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS. CASTLE CINEMA I 4Ad joining Leader" <3iiu-,e. ) Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, WHO WAS TH OTHER MAN? A, Thrilling five Part Drama of Mystery & Adventure, featuring Francis Ford. -THE RANGE BOSS, from the Story by Chas. Alden Seltzer. A Splendid Five Part Story of the West. line Horsemanship, Magniiicent Scenery. Monday Next— ""HE LAND OF LONG SHADOWS. Whit-Monday—1 to 10.30. DARLTGN CINEMA The House with an Orchestra, •4 TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. A Great Storv of the Frozen orth. In GOD'S GOOD TIME, I' A Bluebird Super Production. FATAL RING, No. 8. -Maf Marsh and Robert Harron in MISS MISUNDERSTOOD, A Picture with an Original Story. Monday Next.—CHEERFUL GIVERS. ELYSIUM, From 2.30 till 10.30. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Gladys Broflfcwell in A BRANDED SOUL, .Grea.t :Fox Phoro-Plav that will reach the Heart of Every Woman. THE RED ACE (Episode 4), "The Undercurrent." A SHANGHAIED JONAH (Triangle Keystone). IN SATAN'S TOILS <.»■ Thrilling Drama in Three Parts). WAR BUDGET. Thurs. Next.—There's a Silver Lining. May 27th—Ex-Ambassador Gerard's MY FOUR YEARS IN GERMANY. EXPERT SIGHT TESTING (For Spectacles). HOTCHINS-ETCHELLS, F.B.O.A., .-RONOURS Exam. (Load). PORTLAND STREET, Swansea I (Opposite the M.arket). | SPECIAL LINES. I;W'9I) Ca?es. eh containing 8/22 )b. tree (gToss) White Zinc Paint. 56s. cwt. Iteftr 41 cases, each containing 8/25 lb tins (gross). White Zinc Faint 56s. ewt. Item 5.—13 cases, each containing 8/25 lb. tins (cross1, Biack Paint (some Red) 56s ewt. The tins (lots 1. 2. 3) containing paint will be charged at Is. each. and the cases Zs. eacp not returnable. .net. and Free on Rail at Bristol As these goods are part of the salved rargo of a torpedoed Steamer the oil is offered without guarantee that the contents of drums are absolutely intact or in per- feet condition. Sample drum? may be had on approval. •«Jid if found unsatisfactory we will take them "back on payment of carriage both w?v?'&? buvcr. fi.,rgN,JGS AND CO. LTD.. PennrweH road-! Bristol. CTC West Wales Brass Bands Association. To Se,-reta.ri-,s .-K Pep your eye on this SATURDAY, JULY 6th, 1918. Animal BRASS BAND CONTESTS at PONTARDULAIS. ii nrr- ■ £ -LYNE RACES, SWANSEA. WHIT-MONDAY, MAY 20th. ) AllibwBest Horses in Wales have Entered 11 vO»toc Open 1 o'clock. First Race, 2.30. AMUSEMENTS. I ROYALl THEATRE. S ? J!*? !?** MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, SLID MAN'S "D L 1 mu M A ??q4 b ,:¡ < LUCK, | Featuring I Mollie King & Eade Fox. I I Drama, Five Reels. 1 THE Window of. I My Dreams Drama, Three Reels. I 19th Episode— | GLORIA'S ROMANCE | J Drama, Two Reels. s 1 | HAM AND BUD (Comedy). |» JERRY AND THE OUTLAWS I (Comedy). | Also 1st Episode of the Great Serial, | i A LASS OF THE j L U hi t3 L A N D S Featuring I i Fearless HELEN HOLMES. I I OPEN MONDAY 1 P.M. I I Tuesday and during week, 2.10. L ,— PUBLIC NOTICES. THE SWANSEA C-AS LIGHT COMPANY Has for Disposaf.a Limited Number of SECOND-HAND RENOVATED GAS COOKERS at f,3 to £ 5 Each (or Hire Purchase from 5,7 per Quarter). These prices include the cost of de- livery and fixing, but owing to shortage of labour and materials it is only possible to accept orders where suitable connections exist. Show Rooms, 64, Wind Street. 15th May, 1918. Neath Corporation Gas Works. NOTICE CF ADVANCE IN PRICE OF GAS AND METER RENT. o WIXG to the continued high cost oi Coal and other Commodities essen- tial in the manufacture of Gas, and to the recent further large increase in the War Bonus paid to the "rorkme, the Price of Gas will be Increased by 3d. per 1,000 Cubic Feet to all Consumers through Ordinary Quarterly Meters, as and from the reading of the Meter Indices for the June Quarter, and the rental of the Gas Meter will also be Increased by Is. per Quarter irom the above dote. A Quarterly Rental of 16. per Quarter, Payable in Advance, will also be mado upon all Slot Meters us and from the above date, in lieu of reducing the num- ber of Feet of Gus obtainable per Penny, as prevailing War Conditions prevent the required Labour and material being ob- tained for effecting the necessary altera- tions to the Slot Meter Fates. (By Order), W. CLARK JACKSON, Engineer and Manager. AMMANFORD RECREATION GROUNDS. Whit-Monday, May 20th. GRA^D GALA DAY. 1,-Childrcn's Eisteddfod. Prize. Juvenile Choir, under 16 years. fJilian'r Dolv<Ul" 2 2 0 Open Solo for Children under-16 5 0 Oper. iiecit for Children under 16. 3 0 Open for Children under 12 3 0 Open Reuit. for Children under 12. 3 0 Best Essay for Children under 16; Subject "Patriatism" 2 6 j Best Letter from the Trenches (open) 2 6 Adjudicator: Mr. D. Lloyd Griffiths A Tirydail. Ammanford. Accompanist: Airs. W Edwards A.L.C.M.. College-street. Ammanford. 2.—Timbering Competition. First Clas,First Prize. £ 2: Second Prize. £ f: Third Prize. 10s. Entrance Fee. 2/6 (including Admission to Grounds) Second Class.—First Prize, 30s.; Seoond Prize. 15s.; Third Prize 7s 6a. Entrance Fee. 2s. (including Åclmiion to Grounds). 3.-Boys' and Bicycle Races. Boys up to 12 years Prizes 5/ 2/6. 1/ Boys un to 17 years. Prizes 7/6 3/ 1/6 Distance 100 yards. Entrance fee 6d. BICYCLE RACES -11 mile, open; 1st Prize £ 1 10s.. 2nd fl, 3rd lf/ 1 mile. open; 1st Prize £1: 2n,¡ 15/- 3rd 7/6. Entrance fee, 1/5 each event. 4.-Baby Shew. Boys and Girls (mixed) up to six months: prize. 101-. Boys up to 12 months 10/ Boys up to two years. lGö, Girls up to 12 months. 10/ Girls un to two, yearf!, 10/ And Consolation Prizes. Entrance fee. 3d 5,-Ambulanc Competition. Men—Prize £ 1. Women-Prize. £1. Teams to consist of 5 members, one to act as patient. Competitors to nrovide their own stretcher'?, splints, and bandages. Entrance fee per team (including Ad- mi esionV There wi!l be an FNTEETAINING TROUPE and BAND ir. Attendance. Entries for any of the above events should he sent to the See~etarv as early as possible The Children's Eisteddfod will Commence at 5.15. and. :f wet will bo held at the at 5.15. nT)d. Church Room. GATES OPEN AT 2 o'clock. Entrance, Is.: Children. 6d. (inclusive of Tax) Hon. Secretary. Mr. T C. Morgan. 9. Nor- man-read. Tirydail Ammanford. ZYLOPYEOGRAPHY is Iraort a De-id A-rt. but Acting i-,nt. See Lyti If-rri- ing. Fisher White, Ben Nathan, and ori- ental company fsom the Ambassadors Theatre, London in The Little Brother." at t Grand Theatre next week. SALES BY AUCTION. ¡ SALES BY AUCTION. TO FARMERS, HORSE DEALERS, TRADESMEN AND OTHERS. No. 1, NORTHAMPTON LANE, SWANSEA. Messrs. Janes and James, (F.A.I.), A RE instructed by Mr. Walter J. Mer- I riman, to SELL by PUBLIC AUC- TION, at the above address (where the goods a.re to be taken to for convenience of Sale), on THURSDAY, MAY 23rd, 1918, promptly at 2.30 in the Afternoon, ¡ the following exceptionally Valuable I Horses, Traps, Harness, Etc., viz.:— 9 GRAND VAN MARES, guaranteed good in all gear and straight from work. 2 SPLENDID COBS, do. I 11 TRAPS, some equal to new and all in good order. 1 FOUR-WHEEL LIGHT SPRING LORRY. 20 SETS OF SINGLE TRAP HARNESS. 2 SETS OF DOUBLE do. 8 SETS OF SHAFT do. SADDLES, BRIDLES, etc. Terms—Cash. N.B.—No Outside Entries Accepted Under Any Circumstances Whatever. Auctioneer's Offices, 7. Goat-street, Swansesft Tel No., 172 Docks. GOWER AUCTION MART, Gowerton. TUESDAY, MAY 21st, 1918. FAT CATTLE and SHEEP will be Sold at Graded Prices in accordance with the Live Stock Regulations. G COWS and CALVES. 50 STORE f IG-S. Will be Sold by Auction prompt)y at Twelve Noca. JAMES & JAMES, F.A.I., Auctioneers. THE GROVE." CASTLETON, RUMBLES. WEDNESDAY, 22nd MAY, 1918. Mr. Trevor E. Williams HAS been instructed to SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION (without re- serve), the whole of the Well-Preserved Household Furniture AND EFFECTS, Comprising Iron-Frame Pianoforte in Walnut Case, Full Trichord, by .brall' and Sons; Music Stool, Walnut JIall Stand, Walnut Sideboard, Walnut Exten- sion Dining Tabie, Fine Spoon-Backed Diping Suite, Overman tel. Well-selected Assortment of Books including Works, Fenders, iiugs, E.P. Tea .)!d Coffee Service, E.P. Fish Knives, Carver, Hand/some Jap Vases, i: ine Burr Walnut Bedroom Suite, Handsome Inlaid Gent/s Davenport, Walnut Bedroom Suite, Oak Bedstead, Combination Bedsteads, Mahog- any Chest of Drawers, Large Quantity of Nearly-new Linen, Leather-top Table, Bentwood Chairs, Mangle, Ware, Glaes, Croekcry, Cutlery, Lino, Culinary Uten- sils, and gcods too numerous to mention. For fuller details see posters. Goods on View Tuesday (day before Sale) from 2 to 5.30 p.m. Sitle to coini-nence at 11 a.m. Auctioneer's Offices: 17, St. Mary-street, Swansea, and Kavenshce," Mumbles. REMOVAL TO NEW PREMISES IN CASTLE STREET. 12, TEMPLE STREET (PHOTO SUPPLIES), SWANSEA. To Shopkeepers, Dealers and Others. Astley Samuel, F.A. 8. HA S received instructions to SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, on WEDNES- DAY, 22nd MAY, 1918, Shop Fixtures and Fittings, LürgePlan Chest with' Efght; Drapers, Counters, Counter Cases, Wall Fittings, Roll Top Desk, Mahogany Chairs, Lino- leum," Frames, Pictures, Photographic Apparatus, Picture Packs, Surplus Stock, and numerous articles not required in the new premises. On Vigw Morning of Sale. Sale to commence at 11 a.m. Terms- Cash. G. CAPEL BUILDINGS, CLYDACH. To householders, furniture dealers and. others Astley Samuel, F.A.I. HAS been favoured with instructions by the Owner to SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, on FRIDAY, 31st MAY, 1918, all the Weil-Preserved Household Furniture AND EFFECTS. Beautiful Upright Grand Overstrung lion-framed Pianoforte (by Garn), splen- did Saddlebag Walnut-Framed Suite, Telescope Dining Table, Inlaid Mufic Cabinet, Brase Curbs and Irons, Gilt Overmantel, Maarble Clock, Brass Candle- sticks, Pewter Muge, Occasional Tables, Linoleums, Rugs, Mats, Oil Paintings, beautiful Mahogany-eased Grandfather's Clock with bra&s luce, Ornaments, Pic- tures, E.P. Cake Basket, Fine Oak Hall Sttnd. Bookcase. Corner Cupboard, An- tique Client of Drawers. Oak Combina- tion Bedstead, Ca.ne Chairs, Overlays, Palliasse*, Book*, Walnut; Sutherland Table, Mahogany Washstand and Dress- ing Table, Black and Brass Bedsteads, Walnut Overmantel, Gipsy Table, Feather Beds. Curtains, very fine Walnut Bed- room Suite, Commode Chair, Swing Mir- ror, Parlour Suite. Lustre Jugs, Tea Ware, Dinner Ware, Knife Cleaner, Clothes Drier, Cooking Utensils, Earthen- ware Pans, etc., etc. Theodolite Tripod and Stand, Air Meter, Desk, Cooking Utensils, Earthen- Lamp. Goods on view morning of sale. Sale to commence at 12 a.m. Terms cash. Auctioneer's Offices: King's Chambers, Swansea. GOWER, PARISH OF PENNARD. Important Sale of a Valuable and Choice Copyhold Farm situate at Pennard, and overlooking Pwlldu Bay. Mr. Trevor Evans, F.A.I. (Messrs. Bowen and Evans), WILL offer for SALE by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the HOTEL CAM- ERON, SWANSEA, on WEDNESDAY, MAY 22nd, 1918, at 2.30 p.m., the Very important and Desirable Copyhold Farm and Lands, Known as HIGH PENNARD," being situate in the Parish of Pennard and immediately above Pwlldu Bay. In an area having a firet-class farming repu- tation and within convenient distance of Swansea. The holding is comprised in a range of 6 fields, ail being dry and healthy land, having a totui area of 22 ACRES, i ROOD, 19 PERCHES. The BDiLDlGS comprise a Substan- tial NEWLY BUILT DWELLING- HOC SE as well as Stone-built BARN, STABLES, and COW-SHED. The whole Property is now let on an j Annual Tenancy at a rental of £41 10s: PER ANuM. Further information and Conditions of S.le (no printed particulars issued) may be obtained of the Auctioneer, at his Offices, Salubrious Chambers, Swansea, or of Mr. A. J. Puntan, Solicitor, Fisher- street, Swansea. ZYLOPYROQRAPHY is alt-aost "end Zj Art. hut Acting isn't. See Lyn Hard- iug. Fisher White, Ben Nathan. and ori- ci nal com pa ny from the Ambassadors Theatre, London in The Little Brother, at the Qx" WteaAre MAU woeja. SALES BY AUCTION. Preliminary Announcement. Dismantlement Sale of the Whole of the Valuable Fixed Plant, Machinery, and other Effects, at the GARTH BRICK WORKS, GARTH (on the L. and N.W Railway). BRECONSHIRE. Mr. Arthur S. T. Lucas HAS been'instructed by the Owners to SELL, early in JUNE, the whole of the Brick-Making Plant, Together with a 150 I.H.P. High and Low Pressure Hor. Condensing Boiler, 2.5 B.H.P. Turbine, Brick Machine by Alexander and Co., a 9in. Gandy Belt Elevator, a 9ft. Overdriven Clay Grinding Pan by Whittaker and Co., Double-action Lever Repress Brick Machine, a 60in. Keith Air Propeller, W.I. and C.I. Piping, Jubilee Tip Wagons, Tanks, Smith's Forge and Tools, Anvil, etc., 2-Ton Lifting Blocks, Double-Geared Pillar Drilling Machine, Quantity of W.I. an d C.I. Pulleys, Wheeling Plates, Tram Rails, Barrows, Wheels, W.I. Piping. Tram Crossings and Turn Tables, etc.. etc. Also several Large Timber and Brici Built Kilns and Drying Sheds, Stacks, etc.. about 300 Yards of 70ib. Bullhead Rails. Small Quantity or Olfics Effects, and a early-new Remington Typewriting Machine, Black and Red Ribbon, No. 10. Catalogues are in the course of prepara- tion, and may be obtained, with any fur- ther particulars, from Arthur S. T. Lucas, Auctioneer and Valuer, 6, Rutland- street, Swansea, and at Mumbles. Tel Central 230. Estbd. 1885. (No. 1644, Preliminary Announcement. GARTH (on the L & N.W. Railway), BRECONSHIRE. To Timber Merchants, Colliery Pro- prietors aDd others. Mr. Arthur S. T. Lflcas HAS been instructed by the Owners tc SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the GARTH HOTEL, "GARTH, on a date to be fixed early in JUXT; 1'1S, the Whole of the Very Fine and Bautifally-Grown Matured « Oak, Ash, Elm, Scotch, anr! Other Trees, Including a quantity d COG WOOD. etc.. now standing on the BRESTYGARTIi PLANTATION of about 32 acres, and on the upper portion of the COED-CLYN-MELYN WOOD of about 58 Acre* There are ROùd roads surrounding the Plantations, and they are within easy distance of the Garth Railway Station, thus affording every facility for the load- ing up of the Timber when felled. For fui thor information apply to Arthur S. T. Lucas Auctioneer and Estatfe Agent, G. R-utland-st., Swansea, and at Mumbles. Tel. Central 230. Estbd. 1885. (No. IH42\ Preliminary Announcement. GARTH, BRECONSHIRE. Mr. Arthur S. T. Lucas HAS been instructed by the Owners to JL1- offer for SALE by PUBLIC AUC- TION, at the GARTH HOTEL, GARTH, on a date to be fixed early ia JUNE, 1918, Two Freehold Cottages, With good Garden Grounds, each contain- ing Five Rooms and let to Mr. Price and Mrs. Morgan. The Cottages are situ- ated near the Bridge crossing Dulaie Brook at the junction of the roads from Llangammarch and Beulah with the main road to Builth Wells, and about no yards from the Garth Hotel. For further particulars apply to Arthur 5. T. Lucas, Auctioneer and Estate Agent, 6, Rutland-street, Swansea, and at the Mumb?. 'i\'h Cen-traY 2?. EstM. 1.8??: or to ?fcs?rs. Lpwis Jnnps and Co., SOliei-1 tors, 3! Victoria-street. Merthyr Tvdul. Tel. P.O. ?0. (1643? To Wholesale and Retail Drapers, Job Stock Buyers, and others. FIRE. 9, WIND ST., NEATH. Highly Important Unreserved Sale of Salvage Stock removed from tho Pre- mises of Mr. T. T. Lloyd, 15, Green- street, Neath. MESSRS. Webbritchayd & Co. XTAVE been instructed to SELL for "? the nent' of whom concerned, b? PUBLIC AUCTION, at 9, WIND- STREET, NEATH, on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, MAY 22nd and MAY 23rd. commencing each day at 11.30 in the morning, the whole of the alvage Stock of Heavy and Furnishing Drapery (Ali Uncut Piece Goods). Ladies' and Children's Underclothing and Miscellaneous Drapery Stock, ONLY SLIGHTLY DAMAGED BY WATER, IN LOTS SUITABLE FOR THE TRADE, comprising 1,500 Yards Calico, 3,000 Yards Grey Twill Sheeting. 500 Yards of Damask, 200 Yards Tick, 400 Yards Case- ment Cloth. 350 Yards of Drills, 1,500 Yards Crash, 1,500 Yards Longclotb, 200 Yards Indian Matting, 300 Yards Hucka- buck. 3(H) Yards Muslin, 500 Towels, 200 Yards Bed Valance. 700 Yards Blind Holland, 50X) Yards Turkish Towelling, also a large quantity of White and Coloured Blankets, Twill Sheetings, Art Sergts, Madapplan, Linen Sheets, Bed Spreads, Quilts, Flannels, Flannelettes, Tapestry Table Covers, Glass Cloths, Rolls American Leather, Rugs, Shawls. Navy and B!eck Serges, Astrakhan Cloths. 150 Children's Jerseys, 1,000 Pairs Cor.-ets, Pinafores, Skirts. Aprons, Um- brellas, Boot Laces, Belting, Cottons, etc., etc., etc. IMPORTANT NOTICE. Immediately following the Sale on Thursday, May 23rd, will be sold at the hack of 15, Green-street, Neath, the scene of the fire:- ABOUT TWO TONS OF WOOLLEN and COTTON GOODS DAMAGED BY FIRE, suitable for Marine Store Dealers and Waste Merchants. Stock on View at 9, Wind-strset, on Tuesday, May 21st, from 11 o'clock a.m. to .5 o'clock p.m., and Mornings of Sale. Catalogues may be obtained four days prior to sale on application to Messrs. C. H. Dean and Co., Fire Assessors, Bank- buildings, St. Mary-street, Cardiff; or the Auctioneers, at their offices, and sale- rooms, 15. High-street, and 102, Albairv- road, Cardiff. PONTARDAWE MART. NEXT MONDAY, MAY 20th, 1918. FAT LAMBS and CATTLE will be — Graded and Sold according to Regu- lations. J. E. WILLIAMS, Auctioneer. YSTRADGYNLAIS MART. NEXT TUESDAY, MAY 21st, 1918. "PWES and LAMBS will be Sold accord- ing to Regulations. To Cctcvacnce at 11 a. m J. E. WILLIAMS, Auctioneer. HALFPENNIES. For 5/- Bags of the above, 5/3 will be given by I C. A. SANDER, T I T-B I TS." 1, Wind Street, Swansea. Sun Rises 5.22, Sun Sets 9.0. Lighting-up Time, 9.30. Subdue Lights visible from the Sea- Swansea 9.30, Llanelly 9.31 2-3, Aberavon 9.30, Fembroke 9.341. Subdue other Lights- Swansea 11.0, Llanelly 11.1 2-3, Amman- ford 11.1, Aberavon 11.0, Neath 11.0, Carmarthen 11.2, Pembroke 11.4à. High Water, 0.47 a.m. King's Dock, 3fft. llin.. a.m. To-morrow, 1.10 a.m. 1.50 p.m.
THE PAUSE IN THE ATTACK.
THE PAUSE IN THE ATTACK. Nearly two months have gone of the seven or eight which are all that the Germans can reasonably count on to enable them to accomplish their great ends. In the course of, less than two months, according to one of. the correspondents, the Ger- mans have now had. over 150 divi- sions engaged in the offensive. That there are 150 German divisions be- tween the Sea and Coucy soun-is very formidable, but it must be re- membered that this is very much less than a division to a mile; and that many of the German divisions are still .under strength. The Ger- mans certainly have plenty of men for the moment, but they have no cha.nce of staging a more terrific at tack than last time. They will probably demonstrate over a vast areQ., but only press their assaults at three or four chosen places. One of these places must be the sector of Ypres. There will be one of th3 fiercest struggles of the war for the hills from th* Scherpenberg to Casssl. Supposing the Germans made good their hold on the whole rpnge, our position in the Calais Bridge-Head would be more uncomfortable, but in no way desperate, and we may be quite sure that ths Germans won't do it under six figures of casualties. There is .also the prob- flble chance of a drive at Popermghe from the north. The Germans cer- tainly failed disastrously when they >ied at Bixschoote a little while ago, but there is no reason why they should not double their strength and try again. Any considerable and rapid advance there would be unpleasant, but the ground is more than difficult and tha Belgians are fighting superbly. Everyone in Paris and at the front seems confident that the Ger- mans will attempt th:\ direet drive on Amiens from 'about Albert to Hangard. Their chances there do not look promising, and it is no wonder that they have shown no very great anxiety to attempt it. The French also seem to expect an attack down the Valley of the Oise, via. Compiegne to Paris, but aI. though that has an attractive and plausible sound, the most optimistic Hun could hardly regard such a venture with much enthusiasm. One is forced to the conclusion that the Germans probably consider thfufc the North offers the greatest chance of success, and there our position is in some ways curiously favour- able. The Nieppe Forest and the Hills impose a very potent barrier to an advance, and there are many signs that the enemy is not too happy in his present position. Those whose only chance of learn- ing about the war lies in their daily papers do not, perhaps, realise that the official report, which comes twice daily from Sir Douglas Haig, is in reality the curt and abbrevi- ated summary of literally hundreds of other reports. Every Army Corps, every division, almost, one may say, every company has its own Intelligence Summary. Every- one from a corporal upwards is con- stantly giving a written description! of what he has seen and what he has done. A stream of reports, I the most interesting stream in the world at this moment, is for ever pouring in, and out of this fascinat- ing compound is distilled those brief summaries we know so well. Possibly none of the myriad activi- ties hinted at above will get any mention whatever. So it can be easily understood that what these brief summaries suggest has been a quiet and stagnant day may have been brimming over with minor I events. A great battle may have been raging, but it will have been a stationary not a moving battle. A moving action is certainly more deadly, but any day of great acti- vity is costly enough Therefore this pause must. ha.ve I been a very costly and unwelcome interlude. We of course have also suffered casualties, but it is our ob- ject to hold ground and we have .held it; it is the Germans' object to gain ground and they have failed to do so. They desire to secure defi- nite territorial gains as the reward for their losses. But during such a pause as this they suffer the casual- ties of a great battle and have merely a huge casualty list to show for them. They know also that they have given us a splendid breathing space, that America. has added to our resources, and that we are now in a position to inflict the heaviest losses on thotit, when they decide again to try their luck. The Germans have not yet suf- fered Werwhelming loss, bat the ob- jectives gained have not been worth the sacrifice. That is the certain truth. Had not hopes been so de- liberately inflated, had not the in- ternal situation of Gennany become so perilous, were it not for the menace of America, it is possible that the Germans would be con- tent with their gains, and would try a diversion. It is just possible that Austria will get a few divisions, but otherwise the day ot diversion is past.
, NATION GONE MAD I
NATION GONE MAD MAJOR FOX'S EXPERIENCES IN I I GERMANY I SWANSEA MEETING I Judging by the tone and temper of Fri- day night's meeting at the Albert Hall, Swansea, there need be no fear that any sentimental sqeamishnesii or pacifist ten- dencies in Swansea will favour a pre- mature peace with an enemy whose brutal and vindictive treatment of pris- oners of war was solidly and personally proven by Major Fox, D.S.O. (Scors Guards), the danger of whose lustful war aims was admirably demonstrated by Col. the Right Hon. the Earl of Den- bigh, C.V 0.. A.D.C. There was a crowded gathering, presided over by the I Mayor (Aid. Benj. Jones), who was sup- ported by the Town Clerk (Mr. H. Lang Coath), Lieut.. John Hodgens, O.B.E., Mr. George Gunning (local secretary of the Sailors' and firemen's Union), Major Bransby Williams. Mr. W. Brownrigg, Mr. J. Tone6, and others. A PEOPLE GONE MAD. Major Fox, who was very marmiy re- ceived, had a terrible tale to tell, and he told it in a blunt, soldierly-like, unem- bi-llished but very effective manner. In- cident after incident from his own ex- periences, and those of others, which lie observed during his two years and ten months of imprisonment, made the audi- ence realise that Germany ie, indeed, what he described it, a nation possessed, and that the Germans are as a people gone mad. Loathsome persecution, bestial punish- ment, cold blooded and deliberate cruelty, wilful niri'ssacres, shameful indecencies— he went through, speaking as one who had suffered them all, the whole gamut of German Kultur, and the gathering en- couragingly acclaimed his determination, when he referred to a hideous night spent in a strafe cell "to get square with the Huns for every second of that night." He expressed the euia total of the" ha te n lie felt against the enemy when he went into the war—and he has served in many previous campaigns—in the phrase, "Have a cigarette" which he used to some German prisoners his section captured after he had com- miserated with them for having been taken so early in the fight. But," be said, I have come out of the war, after imprisonment, with a different feeling." (Applause). LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE. His bitter experiences had killed that sporting instinct, and tho sooner the better we radically alter our methods in dealing with the Buns." He had taken an oath that no German would again come into his life and live. (Applause). His thrilling escape, made possible by the loyal and abnegating devotion of fellow prisoners wab told in a telling maimer, and into his unvarnished re- cital of the story the deep devilry of the German lit up by the golden gleams of stoical endurance on the part of the British and Allied prisoners he inserted a much appreciated tribute to the Swan- sea dockers, who were putting in an extra bit because of the war, and doing it without grumbling." I believe the dockers here are buckling Into their work like the devil, and t am very glad to know it. (Loud applause). THE EARL OF DENBIGH. II The Earl of Denbigh, with itil, aid of largo maps, proved unanswerably that the dangers of a Gorman victory in the East were as great as the dangers of a German victory in the West. They wan- ted what they called Mittel-Europe, and in tho future he (the Earl of Denbigh) thought that Aleppo would become one of the chief strategic centres of 'he world. Germany had always cast hungry and covetous eyes around the world, and h«.d endeavoured to get. possession of the Azores Islands in the Atlantic. The Ger- man in war was no fool, and we had to get up very early in the morniig to be equal with him. (Laughter and ap- plause.) Germany had lj!am«-d, and di- veloped hate against England becausc all possessions which they wo '.id gtve any- thing to have were in our hands. Eng- land is always in the way," sa:d tbc speaker, "but we did lot pm: t thiic.' (Laughter and applause.) People v.^ic prone to think of the origin and causes of the war in no other farms than the invasion of Belgium, forgetting German world ambitions and her Eastern designs. It was for us to see whether world dominion or downfaH would mean down- fall for its. (Applause.) The Kaiser had said he d'd not want the war. He quite believed him. What the Kaiser wanted was a short, sharp and successful war. (Laughter and ap- plause.) SPOILED THE KAISER'S GAME. The Kaiser had said he did not want to fight England. He quite believed that too. (Laughter.) England came in and spoiled the game. (Loud applause.) They wanted victory for security in the future, victory for peace, for the decline of the German bully in the world. (Loud applause.) Mr. George Gunning proposed a vote of thanks to the speakers and moved a reso- lution pledging the support of the meet- ing to the boycott resolution of the sea- men. He wished they put half as much strength and vigour into their actions \.0 shift tha Germans from their midst as they put into cheering resolutions. There were Germans on tho docks, and he wanted to see the dockers act, and act quickly to remove them. (Applause.) Mr. Brownrigg secondoo. tho resolution, which was carried with acclamation. A vote of thanks to the Mayor for pre- siding was carried amid applause, and the singing of the National Anthem ter- minated the proceedings. A collection "or the Prisoners of War Fund was taken during the meeting.
I DOCKS' EMPLOYES.
DOCKS' EMPLOYES. Swansea Applications for 121 Per Cent. Bonus. A London correspondent writes:-A number of wages applications from em- pires of the Swansea ifarnour Trust came before the Committee oi- Produc- tion in London on Friday. Mr. C. A. James (Cardiff) and Mr. S. T. Cocks (Swansea, of tho Amalgamated ;><ie;y of Engineers) applied on behalf <-f the en- gineers employed on the company's dredgers and steam tugs for the 12,1 per cent, bonus; the enginemen, firemen, and cleaners asked for au entire alteration in their working conditions, together with an all-round increase in wages on the 12i per cent. bonus; all the railway em- ployes claimed a 6s. advance on the pre- sent war bonus, carrying overtime, the present war bonus.to be transferred to wages. All the demands were based upon the increase in the cost of living and on economic grounds. A representative of the Swansea Harbour Trust opposed the applications, stating that undrt- present conditions they could not meet the claiiils put forward.
I SIR ALFRED MONg.
I SIR ALFRED MONg. Sir Alfred Mond answered on the floor of the House 118 questions during flir* list session, and 3:> questions were jjuswered by written relics.
TOWN TALK.
TOWN TALK. The chemists are taking up the tale now. One Port Talbot chemist announces No saccharine." —; o: — Butter was so plentiful in Carmarthen last Saturday that sellers were hawking it about the streets. -'0:- We are like variety artistes—' Denbigh and Fox '-doing two turns a day," said the earl at Swansea on Friday. -:0:- A eteelworker down the line pleaded for an extension of time before the tri- bunal in order to dispose of his dicky birds." — iO:— They were having a, few -words," but as usual the wife had the last, her part- ing shot being: Oh, shut up. you ought to be on the Swansea Council 1 — :o:— They go into action smoking and singing and with laughing eyes," is the late6t tribute to the Welsh, and might just as well be going to a football match. — :Or-~ Aberavon Corporation have increased their hackney licenses from 5s. to 7s. 8d. so as to include water charges. This is not such an excessive increase as some of the taxi charges! :0 Sir Alfred Mond is the victim of "Punch's" parliamentiary cartoonist this week. Sir Alfred, in his shirt sleeve-s, presents a figure over which, he himself, will be first to laugh. -:0:- Is this the height of profiteering? A local landowner's agent. taking advan- tage of the great demand for bean and pea sticks, claims "royalty" from the farmers on the sale of these commodities! ro The Cardiff papers have turned against the County Council. To-day that body ia told, apropos its opposition to Swansea, that deserted by its constituent District Councils, it is left without a leg to stand on. — O "Indignant Dad" writes:—"It passes my comprehension why extra foodstuffs should bo allowed f grown-up visitors to the Mumbles over the holidays, while the poor little kiddies aT" deprived of their Whitsun treats." There are few men, if any, who knov more of Aberavon affairs than the pre- sent Mayor. A stranger asked him "How long have you lived here, Mr. Smith ? and was crushed with the reply. I sleep in the room I was born in, sir." — -o Jay Laurier, who has often topped th- bill at the Swansea Empire, is recuperat ing at Langland Bay after a serious ill- ness. The popular comedian has been doing his bit in the Army and has now been discharged after nearly two years' service. o: — A well-known Swansea tradesman this week lost a wallet containing, among other things, < £ '30 in notes. He advertised his loss, and offered e5 reward for its re- turn. and was more than pleased yester- day to receive the lost packet. There is still some honesty in the world. — -.O:— A young member of a local Welsh chapel who joined up in the first few months of the war had the privilege of attending his first Welsh religious service WwaY from home on Easter Sunday in India. The meeting was conducted, by .one of the missioners in that far-off country. -:0;- A local butcher says that on one day this weak only one lamb was slaughtered in the cattle market. Still, judging by the flock of sheep and lambs—it reminded: one of old t.ims-being driven up a side street to the slaughter-house on Friday morning there should be no scarcity of lamb and mutton this week end. -:0:- An old athlete and Welsh Rugby Inter- national who witnessed the Grammar School shorts said he never enjoyed any- thing better. The keen rivalry amorigst the lads was good to see. and every one of the boys was "a trier" from start to finish, putting in every ounce, features sometimes lacking when their elders were competing. -:0;- As his parents insisted upon his atten- dance at school, notwithstanding the teachers' strike, the six-year-old Amman- ford trades unionist already referred to in Town Talk, has removed to the resi- dence of a relative at the Mumbles, be- cause the Glamorgan Education Com- mittee do really pay "the right wages" to those in their employ. -:0:- Entering the -police court on Friday morning, our representative was at onco motioned to the dock by the presiding magistrate, his offence being that of reaching the Murt one-sixteenth of a second behind time, the clock having ceased striking as he mounted the last step. Defendant was dismissed with a caution. There was no other business. -;0:- 4 The Grammar School sports programme contained one "item of particularly pathetic interest. In the list of past eham pions of the school four names were starred—those of Major Bryn Lewis (champion in 1907 and 1908) Captain Graham Howells (1912), Captain J. W. G. Morris (1913), and Lieut. N. P. Davies (1915)—indicating that all four had been killed whilst serving in his Majesty's Forces. :C- The present period will probably go down in history as the Salt Age." Wo give as an example the fare provided yes. terday by a Swansea landlady to one of her "young men Breakfast: Salt bacon followed by bread and salt butter. Dinner: More salt bacon. Tea: Very salt fish and bread and salt butter. After that the poor man refuse d supper, and retired to bed reinforced with a couple of pints of cold water. -0:- A. "Leader" man who had an article in a London religious journal this week about the remarkable series of prayer meetings in Swansea, on Thursday—the day following its publication-received from London a long anonymous communi- cation. which after expre'wing the hope that he would go on from strength to strength, etc. extended an invitation to one or two Swansea people to attend special gatherings of "the children of God," and true messengers." at Honey- bourne. Worcestershire, and Bruton. Somerset. Honey bourne and Bruton lying outside the area served by the Leader," our man promptly sent on the letter to Mr. Geo. Clarke, who is conduct- ing services at St. Barn-abas. -:0:- Aftei waiting in vain for a glazier to call to repair a few panes of glass in a lean-to, broken by' the last fall of anow some months ago, a Swansea man, in des- peration, decided to try the job himself. He bought the glass and putty a.nd bor- rowed the necessaty implements. Ascend- ing to the top of the roof, the job was done to the entire satisfaction of the man himself and the admiring family. "Never a4;a.in," he shouted down to his spouse, a will I pay to have anything done in the house; I can do it all mrpelf-" On 'the way down, however,- he had the mis- fortune to break as much glass as he had jutt put in, and nearly came through him. self in the bargain. Moral: Every man to his tra(io.