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TREASURY NOTES BAIL REFUSED AT NEATH. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST I YOUNG MEN. 1 At Neath on Monday, Percy Clay and James Clay, two young men of Villiers-road, Skewen, were charged with uttering iorged Treasury notes. Head Constable Higgins intimated that he intended to ask for a reniand until next Monday. P.S. J. Davies said that on Saturday last he arrested the two- men in Windsor-read. He took them to the Town Hall Police Sta- tion, where they were detained on Sunday. Witness charged them with Uttering forged notes. and they made certain statements. Accused were then remanded until next Monday. ( Mr. A. J. Jeffreys, who appeared for the defence, asked for bail. He pointed out that the accused had borne hitherto irre- proachable characters, and that they were the sons of highly respectable parents, who had resided in the district for many years, i The Head Constable strongly objected to the application. "This is," he observed, ■ Far toe serious a case for the granting of bail. The Chairmail1 (Mr. W. B. Trick) said that if the accused were allowed out on bail, there was the possibility of the ends of justice being defeated.. The charges appeared to be serious. Bail was refused, but Mr. Jeffreys was given facilities for conferring with the ac- cused.

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•=■ ■ NEATH'S "NATIONAL." ENTHUSIASTIC TOWN'S MEET- ING. GOING TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF IT. A large and enthusiastic town's meet- ing, convened by the Mayor of Neath (Alderman H. P. Charles), was held on Tuesday night at the Gwyn Hall, Neath, in connection with the National Eistedd- fod to be held at Neath in 1918. Alderman Charles presided, supported bv Mr. T. J. Williams, M.P. (Swansea District), Aklerniitn Hopkin Morgan, J.P. (chairman Glamorgan County Council), and Mr. Phflip Thomas (secretary), all the districts which had supported Neath's ap- plication being represented. The Chairman remarked that it was very gratifying to them that their appli-, cation had been successful. The Secretary read the letter received » from Sir E. Vincent Evans, secretary of the National Association, formally notify- ing that the application of the inhabitants of Neath for the National Eisteddfod of 1918 had been granted. It expressed the hopfe that they would proceed at the earliest possible date to elect subjects for competition and to take tHe necessary steps for proclaiming the Eisteddfod. Alderman Hopkin Morgan then moved a resolution expressing pleasure that the i National Eisteddfod of 1918 is to be held at Neath, and thanking the Gorsedd for selecting Neath. He was confident that with all pulling together they would make the Eisteddfod a great avid memorable success. (Cheers. ) Mr. T. J. Williams, M.P., seconding, expressed the hope that the Eisteddfod of HaS would be the "Peaee Eisteddfod." (Cheers.) The resolution was unaui-, mously carried. it was agreed that the General Com- mittee consist of forty members, with power to co-opt twenty further members, each to be a guarantor and subscriber. Alderman Hopkin Morgan urged that in the appointment of the committee they would have regard, first, to the success of the Eisteddfod, and, secondly' to the dis- trict. It was decided to divide the representa- tion into twelve districts, each of those outside Neath to have two representa- tives. Mr. Philip Thomas (secretary pro tem.) was unanimously elected secretary' of the General Committee, with Ir. I Stuart Thompson (London City aiirl N, ? land Bank) as treasurer, and the Mayor I and Alderman Hopkin Morgan as chair- > man and vice-chairman respectively.

HALF-MILLION OUTLAY." OIL SCHEME NEAR SWANSEA. NO AGREEMENT SIGNED I YET. Rumours of the Anglo-Persi.au Oil Com- I pany having squired a la-rge area of land between Skewen and Jersey Ilarino for laving down new works on an extensive scale are revived, but from inquiries we have made we learn that no actual agree- ment has been signed, though the land has been surveyed. A Cardiff contemporary states :—W e are in a position to state officially that arrange- meats huive been completed for carrying out the works, which will consist of oil refineries, etc.. and tha.t the scheme has re- ceived Government sanction. The site ac- quired comprises Elja acres, and is situated on the side of the new road which runs from Skewen to Jersey Marine, quite close to the Cwrt-y-Bettws Collipry The oraipital expenditure on the nndrrtak, Ilig will amount to about £ 500.000. and employment will be provided for a large number of ni-n and women.

SEIZURE IN PULPIT. SWANSEA MINISTER'S SUDDEN ILLNESS. i During the evening service at Taber- nacle Chapel. Skinner-street, Waunwen, Swansea, on Sunday evening, the Pastor' (Rey. R., J. Willoughby) was taken ill in the pulpit whilst preaching his sermon, The rev. gentleman was taken into the I vestry by members of the congregation, I and a medical man sent for. lie was i later conveyred to his home, Constitution 1j Hill, and on making enquiries we are in- formed that he was a little better on; Monday morning. It is feared thtlt the breakdown was ¡ brought about through heavy work. the i gentiemm attending no less than five j different engagements on tL Sunday. I

POTATO PRICES FIXED. £5 15s. TO £ 6 10s. A TON. PRESS BUREAU, Monday. The Food Controller, after consultation with the agricuttmaI departments of Great Britain and Ireland, has fixed the followin? prices to the growers for wheat, oats, and potatoes of the 1917 crop :— Wheat, 60s. per quarter of 5041b. Oats. 38s. 6d. per quarter of 3361b. Potatoes (main crops), in quantities of not less than six tons f. Q. r. or f.o. b 115s. per ton for delivery from September 15 to January 31 l<iv*s. per ton. for delivery in February and March 130?. per ton for the remainder of the season. The prices in each case are for produce of first quality delivered, as. required, in sound marketable condition. Further announcements will be made re- specting seed corn and seed potatoes for use in 1918. and early potatoes of the 1917 crop. (Ntite.-Fiti-itiei-s have in some cases been receiving as much as £ 14 per ton. The fixed maximum now, for the best qualitv, 1917 crop, is £ 6 10s. per ton.

MADE HER ILL. FEMALE MUNITION WORKER s! PLEA. South West Wales lumition Tribunal met ac Swansea, Mr. J. Yaug-han Kdwards pre- siding. The hearing was resumed in Which a female munition worker was proceeded against tor alleged unluwliil disobedience of orders. The evidence tor the prosecution at the .last hearing went to shew that defend- ant volunteered to go to work in another department when the foreman of that de. partment asked for a worker to go there. She later returned to her former depart- ment, and when told by lihe foreman to go back to the department she volunteered for, she refused. Defendant, at the last beat-int, said she told the foreman that she was only jroinsr to work in the department for a day. but this the foreman now denied in evidence, but admitted tha.t defendant,. when she volun- teered, used the words, I'll try." Defend- ant. when she came back to her proper de- partment, complained that the work made her il1. Defendant now said that the foreman a.sked her if she would go, and she told him she would try. Later on, she met tihe fore- man, and told him she was too ill to go baok there any more. The other foreman told hrr she would either have to go back to the department or go home. The case was dismissed with a caution.

Six Sunday traders and three aiders and abettors were fined 5s. each at Swansea Police Court on Tuesday.

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I DRIVER CENSURED I I AT SWANSEA INQUEST. SEQUEL TO CLEANERS DEATH. I he shocking circumstances surrounding the death ot a L. and N.\Y Railway em- j\e, Griiffth John Davi-es, engine cleaner, i 16. of 82, Argylt-street, wire the sub- ject of the Swansea Borough Coroner's ir,- quiry at the Police Station on Monday afternoon. Richard Lituteii.-t-let,. Beach-place, Oystei mouth-road. foreman cleaner, .sai/i that on Friday last deceased started work at 6 a.m. cleaning engine 1421. and d 9.45 a.m. met with the accident. A copy of rules was produced forbidding any hut authorised persons to move i,ti engine in steam \vith- ():U t first b [ oN- out first having blown the whistle and warned t-i;ase so authorised to iirst ascertain that no engine cleaners were working on an engine about to be moved. Another related to the instruction given that any cieaner engaged on an engine about to be moved should be first warned care taken to see that, such warning was hear Witness heard no whistle sounded on this occasion, but might not have heard it on account of the fact that several engines were under steam. The work of cleaning the engine had not been completed when it was moved, but engines frequently were kept under steam whilst cleaning was in progress. It was the driver's or fireman's business to see that due warning was given. There were six persons m ail engaged in cleaning this particular engine, tnd those on the scene when witness arrived testified to the fact that there were "targets" (used as signals) on 1421. Who- moved them he could not ascertain. The "target" on this occasion was fixed near the lamp bracket on the buffer-plank, but if it had been placed on top of the smoke-box it would be directly in the line of sight of the driver. Both places, however, were equally proper. Dr. Ldgar Reid spoke to examining de- ceased There were fractured nbs on the right side, and evidence of the internal parts* of the abdomen being crushed. De- ceased died from shock. The assistant foreman. John Powell, 1, Sloane-stieet, gave evidence, and said he arrived on the scene at 10 a.m., and inter- viewed the five cleaners, who definitely ,L:d L:¡t the'" target \i on the en- gine after the occurrence of the accident. Alfred Lewis, Clarence-terrace, senior cleaner, said that deceased himself pl-jced the "target" on the engine, and agreed that it was the practice for the senior cleaner to be responsible for the putting on and taking off of "targets." At 9.50 John Morris (driver) and Joseph Griffiths (fireman) were to take out the engine, and arrived at about 9.50, in ample time to observe tha.t they a.s cleaners were engaged on it. The Coroner What were they doing dur- ing the quarter of an hour? Witness: It isn't for me to say. The Coroner: But it is for you to say. Witness: I saw them get on tha footplate of the engine. Proceeding, witness stated that two of them were engaged on the boiler and two beneath, the latter being deceased and a man named Finney. He (witness) W¡li' on the engine when it moved, though the "target" was on. He heard a whistle, and the engine moved almost "mmediately. No warning apart from this was given witness, though the driver a.nd firem m may have shouted, and he could not have heard thetri *,lie locomotive was blowing off steam. With his experience, the Driver should have known this. By Mr. Hilditch There was plenty of time f6r decmsed to get out of danger be- tween--the biov.Itig of the whistle and the starting of the engine providing such warn- ing was heard. In addition to blowing his whistle and shouting, what would you expect the driver to do?" asked the (oroner. Witness Come around. ¡ The Coroner This is the rule?—Yes. Was it done on this occasion?—>To. Was it the probable reason that the driver i only wanted to iiiove a couple of yards in order to have his ashpan cleaned out?— Yes. Edwin Rogers, Woodvilie-road, Mumbles, another of the cleaners, agreed that the target was on when the engine was moved. J.eonaid nibian. 2, Baptist Well-place, another cleaner, with 18 months' experience, said he heard deceased scream, and shouted out "Stop there'.1; someone in the motion." The engine then stopped. Harold Finney, Langdon-place, was en gaged cleaning underneath the engine, and was aware of the fact that deceased was also i there. When the whistle blew witness ?ca.Ued out, Look out!" but he could not 'sav whether deceased heard him. Witness?, saw no sign given from the engine-driver or the fireman. Brinley John Leaker, 6. Gelli-strt, the last of the cleaners, also corroborated in re- gard to the target being on. Charles F. Morgan. 54. Bathurst-street, heard a shou?, Is all clear?" before the! engine started, though in his opinion the j fetter way would have been to look out over the side and see that all was clear. He assisted the fireman in extricating deceased from the workings. It was the driver him- self who started t,he engine, but witness did not notice the presence of the target. The fmmaII of the engine 1421 was then called, Joseph Griffiths, 175, Port Tennant, who said he was mounting the sfep of his engine when it was moved by his mate (the driver) after he (witness) hid distinctly heard the shout R .glit I*' Later he heard a ery proeeding from the front part cf the engine and immediately shouted Stop I Upon examination he found deceased in the motion. He was got out and expired almost immediately. Witness had no idea as to Who gave the order Right!" I but he heard it nevertheless. As to the tar- I get, after attending the deceased he saw it was not there. What he did see was that there were two lamps on the socketand with tho lamps there the target could not have been placed in its proper position. The Coroner Who put the lamps there? Witness Morgan, I should think. Coroner Did you put lamps there Mor- gan?—Yes. sir. Why didn t you say so before. Mr. Rowlands Could the lamps and tar- get be there at the s,i.rne time? Coroner Both couldn't be there. Mr. Rowlands (addressing Morgan) re- peated his question and sonjtfewhat of a stir was caused by Morgan fainting. Each of the five cleaners was interrogated a.s to the presence of the lamps and all :d- mitt:jd seeing them. The witness. Griffiths, here explained that it was essential for sig- nalling purposes that the lamps should be in position and it was his business to see them there. Morgan was here interrogated as to how he could be in an\ doubt as to the presence of a target when he placed the lamps iu the position in which they were found, but no amwer was forthcoming. Continuing. Griftlths said that his would not be a complete train without a lamp at the rear and one in front, but on this oc- casion there were two in front and none at the back. The Coroner Can you account for Mor- gan. with his experience, making such n mis- take ?—No. Mr. Row lands You heard someone shout Right? "—Yes. It was one of the cleaners who ;ohóuted ?-- Yes. You heard them all deny shouting?— Yes. i Then One is a liar? 1 Levi Thomas, 16, Chirpnnx'tt-n?e, the I ashpan man, spoke to telling the driver that he came to rake the ashpan out and ivant?ed the engine moved on. but did nrjt hear the Bight!" referred to by the previous wit- j ness. I The driver, John Morris., 42. Vincent- sureet, was then called, and after due warn- ing elected to give evidence. He proceeded to relate how he went into his engine after the request of the previous witness, sounded his whistle, looked out over the cab and shouted, "Look out, 1421; all clear!" and then crossed over and looked out the other side, receiving a chorus of replies, "All right from which he deduced that every- thing was clear. He then moved the en- gine gently ahead about a yard or less. Suddenly he heard a shout of W;hoa Whoa there's somebody in the motion." He saw nothing of the target, although he could have seen it had it been in its proper position, and he did 1 x>k. Referring to the rule providing that individual warning must be given to all those engaged about the en- gine, and an acknowledgment of such warn- ing received from each one, witness admitted not having fulfilled this, nor the one which said that the responsibility for moving an engine without first having ;uscertained that no person then engaged upon it rested with the person moving the engine. He was satisfied with the replies of "All right and a statement of Thomas' s to that effect of Let's get a move on." Mr. Williams Is it always practicable to follow all the rules as laid down?—No, I should require an hour or so to do every- thing. Not knowing all the cla riers I thought the best security was to have their assurance. The Coroner, summing up, said the cause of death wa.s clear. The jury's materia] question was whether there was sufficient negligence to justify a verdict of man- slaughter. He certainly thought the evi- dence against the driver was worthy of seri- ous consideration. Another witness was here called, Alfred Williams, of Shrewsbury, another L. and X.W. R. driver, who was at the sheds when the engine was moved and who testified to his shouting to the fireman of 1421 not to -w 1 move the engine since there was a hoy in the motion. The fireman responded with a nod of acknowledgment. Tho jury retired to consider their verdict, and on their return the Foreman (Mr. W. H. Jones) announced their decision as follows Death due to shock following injuries re- ceived. and found John Morris guilty of culpable negligence, insufficient to justify a Terdict of manslaughter, but calling for se- vere censure. The Coroner said 11 e thought the jury had taken a Very lenient view ot the matter. Jiorrjs should not haw <rone about his work in such a reckless manner and trusted that lie would never do so in future. Youth could not be pleaded, and undoubtedly he was very much to blame. He considered Morris very fortunate in the view the iurv had taken. < Sympathy was expressed by Mr. Tandy on behalf cf the railway company and Mr. Wil- liam.^ on behalf of the N,p.n. The inquest lasted seven and a half hours.

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WELL-KNOWN MORRISTON TRADES- MAN. A weU-kno .vn. and es.tcennxi tradesman of Morriston passed away on Sunday in the person of Mr. Dd. Thomas, newsagent. Tho CVose., at the Age of 42. The funeral is on Thursday a.fternoon nit, Bethel Cemetery, Llangvfelaci). i

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TOOTH ABOUT i mmmx. ■■ "■1 ■ 1 ■ ■ MUMBLES LADY'S STORY. I HALF-POUND OF BREAD PER DAY. PRICES & RATIONS. A Mumbles lady named Mrs. Wr..ndlioff. who his just returned to the village after being in Germany since the outbreak of war, had a very interesting chat with a Daily Post representative on Sunday. The lady, who has been living with relatives in Pomer- ania. said that the German authorities, in the first instance, wanted to have her in- terned, but through outside influence she was ultimately allowed to Jive with her rela- tives. although a very strict watch was kept upon her. She had nothing to complain of as to her treatment. In fact, the people were very kind to her. At the out-break of wir there were loud boastings regarding what Germany would do to France and England. They were very much quieter now, although quite convinced that they had won the war, but Mrs. Wendiioff states that it is perfectly true that Germany is afraid of Mr. Lloyd George and is quite convinced that the recent peace proposals were the direct outcome of his aip- pointment as Prime Minister. With regard to the food question Mrs. Weiidlioff saYs that whilst the people are not actually starving there is a. terrible scar- city. The absence of fat of any kind is severely felt and plainly s hows its effect, pecially upon the children. H ilf a pound of bread per day is allowed, the bread being com p. of rye. barley and potatoas. It is brown in colour and not so unpalatable as one mig"t think. The meat allowance is jib. per head per week, includ- ing bone, but all the fat is carefully, re- moved. If, however, a person keeps pigs his meat allowance is stopped, and when the 'I animals are killed he is only allowed to keep a portion corresponding to his allowance, the authorities taking the rest. Four pounds of potatoes per week are allowed and one egg per fortnight, and three litres of miik per day, but from November 1st all cream W.Lg separated. Coffee is 8s. to 9s. iper lb., and very little of that obtainable, and what there is is mixed with burnt rye and barley. Pepper is Is. per oz., and a "2d." ta,blet of toilet soap cosM, Is. 3d. con)mon washing soap is not to be had. No cheese or bacon c;ni be obtained and only lib. of su¡r::l' per month is allowed. Wcol i.: %8, per lb. Clothing very Scarce. Llotning jS practicah^ unobtainable, all the cloth being needed for the German Army. What there is is a kind of shoddy. Cabbages are Is. 4d. each and onions are practically non-existent. There is no rice. tapioca aaid such like cereals and no' oil. Electric lizht is inst Jied down to the smallest outlying villages and farms, and even in the barns. During the fruit sea- son all plum stones are carefully put aside and taken away by the authorities for the purpose of extracting the oil from them. Mrs. VVendhoff cClso noticed th i t in the pine woods. i which are a great feature of the country, incisions are mad e in the trunks of the trees and tin cups placed underneath to oatch the sap, but for what purpose it was used she was unable to find out. Leather cannot, be obtained, and the people are now taking to wear wooden clogs. i These conditions prevail in Prussia. Mrs. Wendhoff says that in Bfvaria there is enough food as the King would not consent to the Kaiser's conditions and kept the food control in his own hands. In Poland there is enough food, but ft t?;ibh* dear. Starvation but for Prisoners' Work. I A:1 toou, ot course, :s only obtainable by (, f -s tickets, and if unvble to purchase it during the appointed hour or if the stock I runs out, one has to do without. I Germany would have been beaten long ago, said the lady, if it had not been for the work done on the land by tiie prioners of war. The people are fully aware of this and Ithough the men a.re worked from daybreak to dark they are not unkindly i treated, and rather thaJI they should go short of food the people very often have to go short themselves. Mrs. Wendhcff says the soldiers' letters I complain very badly of the want of proper food and what they are mainly fed on is bread and ooiiee, varied with a few potatoes. She expressed herself as being very som for the common people. They are, on the whole, very kind-hearted, but are only al- lowed to know what the authorities wish them to. and this they believe implicitly. They h«ve a. fervent love for their Father].nd and honestly think that no harm can pos- sibly come to them. They are not natur li- -.m-ae-eons, and If reprisals were made on their towns, or if eve,- we invade theh. country, Mrs. Wendiioff is onvinced that they will quickly give iu. as the olliy way to beat a German is by paying his back in his own coin. The feeling against England is very bitter, and when prisoner? are taken the first ques. tion asked is. "H, many English? [ How She Cot Out. Mrs. Wendhoft was two months getting permission to leave the country and even then her relative, were convinced tha.t she would never get pwt the frontier. Havino- at length reached there she was verv closelv questioned as to her reasons for leaving the country and had to state that she wished to visit Holland on business matters. She was then. made to take a bath whilst her clothing was thoroughly searched and even her hair taken down. Her money was t:iken including an English sovereign, and replaced with paper currency, although phe lost J61 5s. in the transaction. She complained strongly that she was left utterly destitute, as the paper money would not 1w accepted in a neutral country and the sovereign was at length reluctantly returned to her.

"BEAT AND KICKED II HER." I [DEFENDANT'S ALLEGATION AT SWANSEA. LOCAL GREEK AND CARDIFF WOMAN. At Swansea, on Wednesday* Charlotte Greeu, single, \v»is cx:i.ued on remand with the alleged theft of tei: £ 1 Treasury notes from a house in Rutland-place, on January 22nd. property ot Leonidas Leondaris, a Greek subject. Complainant, through an interpreter, said lie carried on business as a refreshment housekeeper. Defendant for the past six months was employed 41 domestic servant with him. He placed fifteen £1 notes in a box in his bedroom, and loel;pd thlhox. On the evening of the day in question de- fendant told him she w" gnillg out on busi- ness. and owing to her not returning he be came suspicious, and on going to the box found the notes missing. The key of the box had been taken from his waistcoat pocket which was in the bedroom. Miss Owen, police matron, spoke of search- ing defendant, and in a handkerchief tied around her leg she found six JB1 notes. D-etective-Inspector Johnson said defen- dant when arrested stated it was com- plainant's fault. He had driven her to do it. He beat her and kicked her. She had come from Cardiff with him enrht weeks ago, and was living with him. She had only tak,-ii P, Defendant now pleadeo 'guilty," a.nd sa.id that 'f complainant had not treated her cruelly she would never have taken the money. Complainant now "aid that he did not wish to press the charge. Defendant was. bound "IU' for 12 months, and advised by the aiuurmaa ou fftform and lead a better life. 1

TIN PLATE TRADE WAR PROBLEMS. SHELL-DISCARD STEEL AS blATERIAL. i SATISFACTORY ARRANGE- MENT ARRIVED AT. i A meeting of the Tinplate Association has been convened to take (place at, Swansea on Tuesday r-egaxding prices, but tihis has been adjourned for the time being. It is stated that- the War Supplies De- partmont had intimated to certain firms in the trade with respect to price that could buy at 25s. 6d. and asking if they could supply at this figure. The ruling rate generally was from 26s. 6d. to 27s.. hut it is a matter of common know- ledge that there was actually no fixed ;Rt" ind that while one maker was charging one price this varied in particular works. With a, view cf discussing the matter the meeting referred to had been convened, the object being, it is believed, to endeavour to come to a definite under- standing. Regarding the steel bar supplies a deputa- tion recently went to London to urge the necessity of maintaining the supplies--which had several times been reduced-and the necessity for more even distribution. While nothing official has yet been allowed to transpire respecting the result we under- stand that an arrangement has now been arrived at which will ensure a supply of some 45 per cent. of bars—some works now have 35 and others 60 per cent.—to be evenly distributed over the trade. This will come as welcome news to tinplate manufacturers. Experiments have recently been made in utilising shell discard steel for tjnpktes, and quantities have already been rolled for the purpose. Previously steel discards wco sent to the Midlands for a variety of pur- poses. It is understod that the result of experi- ments show the steel is satisfactory for cer- tain classes.

DOUBLE BLOW. BRYNHYFRYD MOTHER'S BEREAVEMENT. Swansea Deputy-Borough Coroner (Mr. Glyn Morris) conducted an inquest at the Public Hall, Cwmbwrla. on Tuesday, into the circumstances torching the death of the two-year-old child of Mrs. Lilly Ma.b 'l Garn. ham, 34. Freeman-street. Brynhyfrvd, which drank some carbolic acid from a bottle on Friday last. Evidence wa-< giver by the mother, who said she ke4pt the c^ljolic for household duties. The little child was with witness in a spare room where the acid was kept out of the way. when suddenly the baby cried out ,NT,,Immy Mammy!" 0" turning j round she saw the bottle in the child's hand. She did not see the child take the poison, Dr. Huliert Thomas said death W;),8 due to acute bronchitis and heart failure following the taking of the ca.rboiic acid. The jury returned a verdict of Acci-! dental death," and expressed sympathy with the bcre,aved mother, who, it was men- tioneO. heard the sad news that her husband had lost his life on a mine sweeper prior I to the present fatality. i

YOUNG GIRL'S BODY. ] Gruesome Discovery on Pembrey Line. A /bodv was seen lying on the railwar near th" Ashhurnh&m Bnd?e. west (? Pembrey Station, by the driver of the Carmarthen workmen's trai?. late on Sunday night. In- formation was given to Porce Sergt. • Mitchelmore and P.O. Evan avie8 (3;, I Burry Port, who proceeded to the spot, and discovered it to be the mutilated bodv of a t youno- srirl. TJ>r> h?nd, a~ ras. and feet were complexly severed. It was removed to the Pembrey Mortuary. where it W. identified as that of I Morgans, aured 19. residing at 12, Ashhurn- ham-road. Burry Port. I An inquest will be held.

HEAVY FINES. I Riotous Defendants at Ammanford. j Wo arc 'Vtermimxl to put. a stop to i the rioting going on in those districts," said Aid. W. X..Tones, the presiding; niagisti-ate at the Ammanford Court on Monday, in fining two Penvgroes colliers,: Moses Harries and Geo. Morgan. £ 2 and for a ssaulting a mnn named John Jones. Bro-okfiekl, on his way homo on Christmas night. They waylaid him, and kicked liira in the dark until i P.S. Beynon, hearing shouts and groans, 1 j arrived upon the scene. ) I Morgan was also fined £ 2 and costs for 1 using indecent language outside the! Farmers' Arms. Penygroes, on the samel i night. Tho total of his inclusive fines came to about ,£8. He was given a had character hy the police.

SWANSEA PARENTS I Charged with Neglect of Children, i At Swansea on Tuesday, summonses /'or alleged neglect of their four children came on for hearing against Ellen Lloyd. married, and DaN-id ljoliii and Ellen Lloyd. The summons against Ellen Lloyd had beeai taken out by the police, and the one against both defendants by the N.S.P.C.C. Mr. Hield (Deputy Town jClerk) appeared on behalf of the police in their case, and 1Tr. David Clarke (Messrs. Viner Leeder and Morris's office) appeared for the N.S.P.C.C. j The cases were adjourned for one month owing to-the male defendant being iell hos-I pital.

BILLIARDS AT SKETTY. I Sketty Church Club was well filled with cueists on Monday evening to witness the gunie of 500 up which was to decide the billiard championship and possession of the cup for 1917. The contestants were J Messrs. T. M. Davies (holder of cup for 1916) and H. Anbrey The scores were:— Aubrey, 500; T. M. Davies, 401.

I I rf I ■ -M- 1 I BABY RUSSELL. j Firm-, i"iard i'l-esh i, Doverconrt Road, East Dulwich, S.E. 2°3/15. Dear Sirs, » My baby only weighed 51 Ibs. at bu th, and made no satisfactory progress at 3? months he only weighed 9 lbs. I wa? then advised to try Virol, which I did, and at the end of the first week he had gained 12 azs. He has had Virol | ever since, and is now a bright, healthy, happy baby, With firm, hard flesh. Yours sincerely, I B. G. RUSSELL. J In Measles, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis or ? InHuenz.?. Tirol should be given to children ? ofwhiteverage. incre:t,,?-,sth,-?r power I of resistance and .cccvery. and strengthens I them against d&n?ero.i? ?f:e'enects.  .'L. ) w æ;; 1L fa G'?ss?nd StonaJara, ?- 1,9, S/U ) VIRCL, LTD., !U16¡¡. Old Streat. E.C. I: Br:t.sh Made, British Owned. I 'U;'C'k' -j,

IN AGONIES FROM CANCER. SINGLETON MASON'S TRAGIC DEATH. SAD STORY AT THE INQUEST. The Deputy County Coroner (Mr. R. W, Beor) conducted a.n inquiry into the circum- stances attending the death of Geo. Waters, of Swiss Cottage. Singleton, on Wednesdav. Mrs. Sarah Waters (widow) said her hus- band was a mason, and had been ill in bed for a period of nine weeks. On Tuesday witness gave him some tea with a littla toast, and i1 fterwards proceeded to fetch he; washing. Returning half an hou- later shi saw a gun by the door of the kitchen, and deceased lying on tlwfloor with his band on the trigger and the gun in close proximity to là, bodv. He wa quite dead. His am wa", 72. Scrct. John Wood (Plice Stt111. SketJ* Said that at SHC on Tuesday he We«&<* Swiss fVtft'7\i found deceased as de- scribed, lying Ll liis loft side with his hea< partly under the bed and a'sporting gun, con taining one empty cartridge, by his side From the position of deceased it appearec th-? he shot himself whilst lying down. IV. Edward Mnr?:tn, Sketty. deposed t? I)i- E di,Ilt,e? Sketty. depoed t6 finding Watci? ead when he arrived, anr making an examination found a small wour.r in the abdomen with a piece of thfe bowe; protruding. Death was due to "shock and internal lit morrhage," although there was not a speck of blood to be seen where he was found. Witness added Deceased had heen living in agony for months, and his most have been a terrible life, suffering from cancer in the face—a hopeless case., w here nothing could be done for him." The Coroner said it wa* quite clear that deceased had shot himself, but must havt been more them temporarily insane. -> A DhVOMED WIFE. i ho jury retuiiied q. verdict accordingly • and Dr. Morgan said he would like it to h known that the wife had attended him ir splendid fashion during his illness, and bao not known what it was to have a complef night's rest, for months.

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INJURED BY SAME SHELL THAT KILLED EX-PREMIER'I SON. Two E.e,olveii men have, been mentioned in the dispatches of Sir Douglas Haig- Second-Lieutenant E. H. Morgan, R. E son of Mr. W. Morgan, agent for th or t l i, Iiheola, and other mineral estates; ani Sergeant Ben John, of the Grenadie Guards, now in a London hospital, suffer ing from shell shock and wounds. Sergeant John was injured by the saim shell as killed the son of the Rt. Hon. H H. Asquith. John is well-known it Rugby circles. He played centre thrert quarter for both Neath and liesolven