South Wales Weekly Post

?H! .NA&M 0 ? ?j? a ?!vBSEE!Mns CLASS .3. MEN TO BE PUT ON FARMS AND NEV,, AGE LIMIT Sr ORDER. In an important notice to fa.rniers issued on Tue&day night the Press Bureau says :— The President of the Bo.11'd of Agrkul- I ture and Fisheries has received a communica- tion from the War Omce to the effect that it has been fcand n&cesMry to call up one- half of those men engaged in agriculture to Whom fke Tribunnts hav6 refused ccrtioca.teB of exemption, frcm military service. .A.rrangements will be made as quickly as possible ia phce severa,! thousands of Class C5 men at the -iispf-4al of the farmers, and the President hopes that in the national in- terest farmers will do their best meanwhile to carry on in the very difficult circumstances in which thcv are p¡;C('<l. "ALL MEN BETWEEN 18 AND M." A new Defence of the Realm Order com- pels the employers forthwith to keep— 1. A -jjst gluing particulars of all men between the ages of 18 and 42 em- ployed for a, week or more. 2. A statement of (lj .I.le total female en1¡ploy<os of any age ani (2). The total 'of male employes under 18 or over 42 engaged for a week or more. 3. A liFot of male emplcyes between 18 and 42 casually einp Ed during the pre- ceding,Tponth. All three -,tgteritbntg ha,e to be rfvmect ai the beginning of ca-ch nioi-itli. Copies of Q:e &rst two must -be pcsted 'up cjhngp!cuously oc the premises &nd copies of thii'ee de- Eveted to the lœd rcrniting' officer each .mont!?' ? ? j Tb,?eficial,, forms ia ?ich thejts?must be kept WtM shortly Se procura.bia at post' o&ces.

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EXPERIMENTED AT I SWANSEA DOCKS, DEATH OF THE DAFEN I RECLUSE." The death has taken place at DJ.fen, near H<meIIy, .of Thomas Williams, known ss the Dafen recluse, an eccentric old character. who had lived a life of seclusion for over a. quarter of a century. Williams, who was 71 yeTrs of age, was an extraordinary little ye-irs of a,e, ,tlle long period he lived as a rnaii. D  ring recluse he is said to have been dumb to ai! intents &nd purposes, although it was generally understood that he retained the power of speech to th(! end. But for some unknown reasort he absolutely refused to ex- erciae it, and his pecil:3,r habits earned for him th-e name of Tq.e Silent Man c.f D':fen." At Lla.nelly, where he regu]a<rly did his shopping, he was a, wen-known'ngure, his method being to-trAHsact his business in writing. A few years ago he claimed t'o have Invented a patent propeller lor steam- ships, but nothing has since been heard of it. He used to come to Swansea to experiment with it.

WOUNDED N.C.C.'S AT SWANSEA. The a'rriva.L of seven wounded N.C.O.S) and eleven men at Hih-street Station on Monday afternoon attracted much atten- tion. The men were met .hy a sq uad of the Munibtes V.A.D., in command of Corn- mandant. C. Russell Peacock, and conveyed to the Mumbles Hospital in motor cam. kind!y lent for the occasion. Seyera.1 of the' new arrivats wfre on crutches, but aU wer able to walk to the cars except one, a Swansea, boy, Trooper W. J. Morgan. Pern- broke Yeoma.nry, of" .Brynhyfryd. who has been ghot in the sÚ/hH1h, "and had to be conveyed on a stretcher. There ate four other tocal men alnoiig--t the new-comers Sei-gt. A. J. PnJOs Regiment), of Clarence-street, Swan.sc:' Lance-C'or;?). T. J. Mojgfr and !ate of St. 'Fbonia)i R'neman B. Prime! (Men.), of Mketty, an'd Ftp. J. Ranotvi (Welsh Regijnent). ot 6j..Strand. Swan-! sea. AmongKt the N.C.O. 's are a tnajor and two sergeants. There are now M patients in hospital, several new beds having been added

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I BUXTON-RICE. I I VICAR OF SWANSEA'S I I DAUGHTER I j I WEDDED AT THE PARISH CHURCH. I 1 Considerable interest was evinced in the 'wedding. at St. Mary 6 Parish (Jhureh. Swan- t9ea, Tuesday afternoon, when Miss Muryell utadys Rice, fourth daughter of Cauon the Hon. W. Talbot Rice (vicar of Swansea) and Mrp. Rtce (Brooklands), was married to Mr. t Patrick A. buxton (Fellow of Trinity CoUege, Ca,mbridge), son of Mr. and Mrs. AMred F. Huxton. Fairhil!. Tonbridge. Only immediate rctattves were invited, j ana admittance to the service was Etrictly by t:cket. but a number of interested specta- tors had assembled in the sacred edinoe to witness the ceremony, the bride being very popular and District Captain of the Swan- sea Cu't Guides. The service was fully choral, and the clergy oBoiating were the Lord Bishop of St. David's, the Rev. H. Vaughan Johnson (rector of St. Michael's, Winchester), and the Rev. L. R. Hancock (vrcar of Holy Trinity; Richmond, Surray), uncles of the bride.. The bride, who was given away bv her tather. was charmingly attired in a gown ot I rich ivory corded brocade, trimmed with old Spanish lace (the srift of her mother). A wreath of orange blossoms surmounted a Brussels net veil, and a, sheaf of Madonna lilies was carried. Her ornament was a dia- mond pendant (the g?ft of the bridegroom's father). Attending the bride were four brides- ?rnaids, the Misses Katheryn. Victoria, ana' Lettice Rice (sisters of the bride), and Miss Elizabeth Buxton (sister of the bridegroom). They were A picturesque group, in dainty frocks of nattier blue gec-rgatte over white si'k. with ivory net fichus, And veils of bine tulip over wreaths of gold, leaves. They can'ied white Prayer Books. and wore gold and pearl safety-pin brooches. gifts of the bridegroom. t The bridegroom was accompanied by his brother, Mr. Denis Baxton, Duke of Well- ingtoE'a West Riding Regiment, who under- took the duties of best man. Mr. Arthur I Hey presided at the organ, and played a. I choice sel-l'ction of wedding music. It is 'ntereating to note that the Rrst hymn. Lord, _'Y.. thank Th<a," siln- b: fhe choir, was written "T'y't'!ib'Tjfidegroo'm'8 grandfather, the late Dr. T. W. Jex-Bln,ke, lxoadmqste,r ot Rugby, and Dean of WeHa. Upon the bride and bridegroom marking their exit, a guard of honour was formed by the Swansea Girl Guides, of which the bride was district captain. At the close of the careinony the wedding party repaired to "Brooklands" (the home of the bride's parent'i. where a reception was heM. Later in the day Mr. and Mrs. B"xton left en toute for Cornwall, where the honeymoon will be spent. The bride's travelling costume was of sub- dued Mxe blue cloth, with a nigger bpown sill: hat ana skunk furs (t.he gift of the bridegroom's mother). A large number of very beautiful presents were received by both bride and bridegroom. "JOAN.' I I

MAN WHO WENT TO I LAW I AND DID A LITTLE HORSE RACING. I jE374 DEFICIENCY AT I NEATH. At the Neath Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday Arthur Thomas, process worker! at the Mond Nickel Works, Ctydach, ip-, peared to undergo his public examination. < His liabilifes were £389 13s. 2d., and deheiency Z:17-t. 10s. Prior to his employment at the Mond- Nickc! Works he was a grocer at the! National Stores. He had sold the stores! tor £400. His father had given JE450 for the business. Official Receiver: It is suggested that this property was worth a good deal more? Debtor: No. I believe my father gave too much for it in the first place. Proceeding, debtor said he sold the business because he wanted money to hght the action respecting his claim of partnership with his father. Judgment went against him in this action. The- Cinci;)! Receiver: Were you advised that you had a good case?—No, sir; but I' thought i had a good case. The result, was that you were landed in costs—:iB296 8s. 9d. ?—Ye. Have you paid any of those costs?—No. Had you any intention?—Y never ex- pected to ha.ve to pay costs. I thought, they would have been satined with winning the case. Proceeding, debtor said ? that after the judgment he sold the business to his wife for J615. The Registrar: What did you do with the j315?—I puid my trade creditors. Debtor added that the book dabts, of i nom'ua,! value of JB24, were &old to hL-; wife; for J310. He now owed no tru'de debts. The Official Receiver: What became of the furniture you had when you were married ?—All I had was six ta.Mes and a chair. The OERcia! Receiver: What?—Oh, 1. rpea,,i one ta.ble and six chairs. (Laughter.) The Registrar I thought so. R U -N A HORSE. The OfRcial Receiver: Done any horse-. racing?—I had only one horse: I ran it at Civdach, Clyne, and Skew'en. I won,oti the Gelhonen Mountain, but nowhere else. Did vo-,u do any betting?—No; I only ran. !the harite f&r sport. The examina-tion wa.<; adjourned. Thf- creditors were represented by Mr. L. C. Thomas, srthcitor. Neath.

SHOT SN THE ARM. I !pENRHIEWTYN MAN'S ADYEN- i TURE AT PORT TALBOT. At Port Talbot on Wednesday, Grimth Howell. Mangel-street, Port Taibot, was re- minded a, week charged with wounding Frank Dctidle. Eastbourne-terrace, Pen- rhiewtyn, who was shot m the arm with a rev,ol%-jr It stated that Dendle's wife !iad been I 1'(,f'Bi,'iug attentions from HowcH. and tttat' dte had left him. Dandle ca.me to Port I Talbot to look for her and met her and Howe!! walking together a.t the back of the Grand Hotel. H" is then aJIeged to have been shot in the arm. Howell,told the poli-cf that Dendle struck him on the back of the neck, and that he took out a, revolver, which went off. Dendte's wound is u considered serious

GERMAN RAIDER OUT. TEN CARGO BOATS I SUNK. EXPLOITS OF THE NEW MOEWE. T.b.a Secretary of the Admiralty makes the I foUowing announcement:— For some time p'Sst it has been assumed that the following British and French meT- chant vessels, which have long been overdue. ha.va been sunk by a German raider :— British.—Dramatist, Radnorshire, Minieh, Netherly Ha.11, Mount Tentle, King George, George and VoJta,ire. French.—Nantes and Ashure. Definite news has now been received from Pernambuco, BrazH, concerning the assump- tion. On fhe ,aJtei'lloon of January 15th the Japanese steam&hip Aud,-<)n Maru arrived at Pernambuco having on board the master and 277 men of the crew of some of the vessels ¡.which were sunk on various dates between the 12th of December and 12th of January. In addition, the st-eamship St.. Theodore was captured ;'nd a prize crew put <jn board. The ?.s. Yaroda-Ie was also captured and sent away with a.bout 4C'C 1]1en of the crews of the other sunken vessels who were to be Janded. No further news ha, yet been received of their whereabouts. (Note.—In December last the Admiralty announced that a German raider had been seen in the Atlantic. jVo further newg of hei' hsd been received until the above state- ment. She is evidently a veseet of the type of the Moewp.)

THE REPORTERS 1 D!SCRET)ON. INCIDENT AT CGCKETT CTYUNCIL. 11 "? Ptioy to th& commencement of the Cockett Parish CouncU meeting on Tuesday. the following conversation took pla<'e Just as a representative of th.e "Daily Post" en- tered Mr. T. Hopkins. Fforestfach (with heat): I draw your attention to my friend who has just come in (the "Daily Post'' reporter). I know the games the newspapers p!ay. We have failed in Fforestfach district to "-et letters about the Rural District Council pub- ],he& in the "Post" or the Leader" the last two months, and the report given about I me by my friend two months ago was mOst ridiculous. Mr. W. Jones (oversee! Waunarlv.-vdd) I think the 1'cportci's are very wise in rot putting everything in t.he paper. They are wiser than ourselves in using only that which is interesting to their readers, and they deserve our tha.nks. If they (the re- porters) put in u.U what was said, it would be a laughing stock to the public. I think he acted very wisely.

P!GS FOR THE PEOPLE. SWANSEA BYE-LAWS TO BE I VARIED. Swansea. Health Committee met on Tues- day, Mr. IM. \Mllia-ms (chairman) presid- ing, for the purpose of considering the question of the bye-Jaws affecting pig- Dr. Evans (Medica! Omcer of Health) read a letter from the Local Government Board to the effect that the Board of Agri- culture and Fisheries had suggested re- garding the need of increasing the 'food supply of the country, increasing the num- ber of pigs. and also developing poultry and rabbit-rearing. It pointed out that the urb.m authorities should not ,hesita Yarv- ing the existing bye-laws, but it did not. contemplate that piz-, should be kept iu clo&e aggregate areas. Tne spirit of the letter, said Dr. Evans could best be met by informing the public that anyone desirous of keeping pigs should make application to the Health Depart- ment, a,nd each could then be considered on its merits. Generally pigs should only be kept where there are tilled gardens, town backyard poultry shol' lrl he kept on the intensive system—provide a drop-board in the roosting shed anu proper flooring for the scratchins: sh&d (an excellent example of which can be seer' Brynmill Park). Mr. D. J. Ba!1<'ett suggested that those who' kept pigs should collect the house refuse. Mr. W. Owen said there must be some genoral method of collection. FMd Not to be Wasted. Dr. Evans observed that people would not be justined in wastmg food in order to provide food for pigs. It was resolved to adopt the Medica! Caicer'H report, a,nd to advertise the f&ct that applications for pig-keeping can be made to the Health Department.

JIMMY WILDE I APPEALS TO THE RHONDDA TRIBUNAL. Jnnmy Wilde; the famous boxer, of Tyorstowl1, appeared before the Rhondda Recruiting Tribunal at Forth en Tuesday. and applied for leave to appeal, as he had net none so within the prescribed period. He ptatej that he had worked underground for ten yearn, and ho had been twice medi- calty rejected In his opinion he would be mere useful to the country working under- ground. and, further, his father, two sisters. an'! two brothers were partially dependent upon him The Chairman (Mr. W. P. Nicholas) You would have a good time in the Armv. Applicant: Yes, if they would keep my family. The Chairman:. Could you not do your boxing m the Army? Applicant: No, I think nut. The Chairman subsequently announced that the application wc'uld be granted, and the case would be dealt with in the same wi y as the others. PersonaJly. he could not oSer much hope that the application, for ex- emption, if made, would bo successfal in view of the great need of the country for jttea.

NEARLY HALF-A- I MILLIONE ——— — —— SWANSEA WAR LOAN EFFORT. PU3UC AND PRtVATE GUBSCR!PT!ONS. i 1125,000 From Corpora- tion. At Swansea. Council on Wednesday, The Mayor (Aid. D. Dav,i-es), in bringing forward the Government National War Loan question, spoke cf the appeal that was being made throug'hout the ccuntry. and the re- sponse that was already being ma.de. This was the last vpiuntary loan of the war, and if it were unsuccessful—which he did not for a single moment anticipate—the money t required would be 'raised cOllpulsQrily, and if that were ever to come about it would be a.t a much lower rate of interest. Now the.muney WM required, and he anticipated it was .goins to be a colossal success. It would hearten t.ltc Atliea and c.iu'=e de- pression ajnoncst the"r enemies on a very wide scuLe. He behoved the various com- panies and individnals v.'ere going to assist In mÚjl1g the greatest fuian,:ial un.dert.aJdng the world had ever known. After consulta- tion with the borough trer.-purer (Mr. W. H. Ashmole) and Mr. A. F. Eden (chairman of the Swansea Patriotic War Saving:. Associa- tion), the latter, alt-hough not now on the Corporation, was a sound tmancinl judge, and he was &ure they would all be pleased to receive the benent of his advice, his Worship !-aid he was very p4eased .to propose that the Corporation \&ubscribQ .8125.000. (Ap- plause.) Of this amount JBIOO.OOO would be new money. Newport Corporation, he re- marked, had subscribed ;S40,COO. In addi- tion the Swansea Corpora.tiou held .818,00.0 of Exchequer Bonds, which it was not in- tended to convert at aH. The Corporation, bv Subscr!b!ng 2125,000, 1,' 1 1  was setting an example to wti'cn he hop€<l the community wouJd noblv re&pond. It wa-s too so<m yet t<j say bow much private tirms would subserve, as their directorates had to consult and arrange subscriptions. It was announced the previous day on the Swansea Metal Exchange tMt Messrs. Richard Thomas and Co. had agreed to subscribe .6200,000. Another gentleman, whose name he was not at liberty to dis- close, was subscribing ;F;120,000, and others were:—Clients of Mr. Ban-on Pascoe..618,000: Councillor W. -?ari*on and Co., .610,000: Mr. J. S. Brown, £12,000 (£10,000 conversion) Ben Evans and Co.. JEo.OOO, Mr. J. C. 'Woolls. J82,000: .T. R. Down &nd Co.62.000; 8wanEea War Savings, £,¥soeiation. JB2,000. That list totalled JB4$6r,OCO—upar!y half a millioit already, which 'was an excellent sta.rt. (Appftluse.) proceeding, his Wor- ship said they woutd put up at the Market a saroriiater shcwmg how the taan was go,mg iocaHy, arrangements having been made at the banks and post office to get the 'returns da.tly. Then they intended open- ing an enquiry bureau at the Borough Treasurer's OSic'e for anyone who wanted gtiitlàriceoït the loan to obtain same. Upon the proposition of Mr. W. L. MOJ:gan., secowled by Mr. Geo. B.emmmgs, the action Quttined was cordiaUy approved of, the necessary resolution being carried unanimously.

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SUPPLIES OF SUGAR. GROCERS' HOPES AT SWANSEA. "What can we do with sugar? asked the president ot S"¡¡usea 'Growers' Association on Tuesday evening. "Can we get it?" The Secretary s:ud the Federation were desirous that rptai'crs should keep a record of their 1915 suppii& so that averages might be struck upon which basis the percentage of future supplies wouJd be made. Mr. E. R. 'GraveHe (St. Thomas) said that supplies each month would depend entirely u;pon the imports. It w's thought that FUPP!IES in the future wouid j;c mare L': th;n !)' the Appointment of De!egates. On the motion u? ?h'. A. l?chards. seconded by Mr. John Jenkins, it wa? unani- mously decided to nominate Mr. A. A. Web- her for the position of :hird vice-president ol the South Wales CounciL This carries with it the presidency in four years' time. The following delegates were appointed to attend tha Council meeting at CardiN, <). grant of 7s. 6d. each being voted towards the in,cro'l.ed tra.v?liins{ expenses: Messrs. E. R. Gruvelle and J. Jenkins (aenicila), bhe President a.nd 11-r. W. L. 'janiors), Messrs. J. S. \Vt'hndÐ. 'W. Holme. (extra delegates), and Messrs A. C. \V(>1,. and R. Harrv (enipf?cn 'v ,l -1 t-es).- Stock: TfFtow. Regardms t:\(;. ¡nè ,1<:> o;!uHon of '.vhit.e flour Mr. Wcbb< s,,i4gestei that th" M'n- iater &f Food b& a.sked to give a general per- mission to the 70 or 80 members of the As- =octa,tion aljout two months in order to clear off existing stocks of -,elf-riising and ca.ke nour.—A fSect was adopted. — —B

SWANSEA FACILITIES FOR I NEUTRAL SHtPP!NC. Re[rl'il1g to the recent order from the I Board of Trad'e, that before Hxing any neu- tral stea,mers ovar one thoTJsand torL-, per- miasion had to bp obtatined from the Mann.e Department of the Boaa'd of Trade, Mr. II. MarsiTaIl (secreti),r-.N--of the Swansea Cbal OIL Wedn.eQ;d,iv re- ceived <t telegram from the Central Execu- tive in LoMdun fur the supj?y of con,! to I France h.nd' Iba?y as fo!!ows:—"AU coa! voyage charters for ueuti? Yessels from here to Erame and Ita.ly can be completed i without pMvious reference to authorities l provided approved by ,the looa't conMmttee at scheduled ra.t.e.s." This simplifie. char-! teruig, a,nd InH3.nS th? Swii!ea Committee i n carry uut the whole of tJ.

?? /A<B?H!? ? offers at H. Samuel's ? r ?ent Sale beat all previou s records for the )? BtC SAV6MC ) ?FULL every purchase means for you. jjw ?MONTH'S Keen buyers are snapping g W THtAt. /????_ "P incredible bargains H any eive,-y iloup! See a) ?ttc!e ? ? ? /CL- ? ? ? ?? the windows Ht vel t], y car CALL do *,t S RIIL Oble. F I RE ??????? BREAKFAST CRUtT. ?? ? "LUCKY" ?/???<?? WEBBtNe mKNS. '????H ? ?T? ?? 3:-ct.So)idGo!d. ?????t???SEmt? Ltfetime's wear. ? ?9? ? iaBtM ? ?.?? Sold by weiKht, 10/6, i5/. ai/-up? LUMiHOUS ?RtST WATCH. ?N wards. vVedding Sheivs the tinic by day &night. ?TM? ?S??????? jj ? ?? IMPORTANT KOT!CE. ?\ Make sure of the name H.SAMUEL before j ? yon enter the Shop. We ha?e no con- ? ?? nection whatever with any other ?? ? ? ? ? ftrm of a simitar name. ?? ? ? SAIMMUEL ? ? Vatchmakt:r to the Admiralty. ? ? 265, OXFORD ST. ? ? KUNDER THE BtG CLOCK,) ? 8WANSILA. S' tt vea cannot oa)i, ?r'tc for Ffae CatateaHS ? B t. M. SAM?6L?J? ?hstM_ ??h?9r_?? ?

"A G!FT_HORSE." COCKETT LOOKS IT IN THE j MOUTH. At th.e Cocket-t. Parish Council on Tues- day, tl)te proposed gift of land by Lady Howard for .a. recreation ground at Waun- adiwyd was discussed, and the dra.ft a.gree- ment was ? lead by the clerk, Mr. T. J. meiit was li,e-,t d bv the cler l ?, Mr. J. ?Martyn, who. a.ft<n reading the agreemeut, advised the Coui-x-il that t.he scheme, as outlined, woT)ld not suit them, amd he wo'u.M not advice them to sign. The Council, according to the agreement, would ha,ve no voice in the general managment or in reference to employes engaged on the ground, and the money could not be found: either, as the precepts had been issued for the present year. At the annual meeting of the Counci.l i.t. i \r&.? stated JS50 was as much expense ;'s? t.hey were entitled to go to on fencing, but ?lie? (the clerk) believed it would RUN INTO HUNDREDS OF POUNDS. As the Cockett Council expected to t'e merged 1)) the Swa.nsea borough, he thought it adviM.ble to consult the Swansea. Town, Clerk befom doing anythittg.—This was agreed to. I It wa.3 stated Lady IIoward reserves the right of mi nasals .above and belov.' the piece of ground oSered, and there were veins of coal being &ea,rcbed for by companies at the I present time in the dtstri't.

I VERY SAT! S FACTORY. I SWANSEA COTTAGE HOMES PRODUCE. Swansea, Cottage Homes Vi'siting Com- mittee met on Tuesday, Mr. H. Michell pre- siding;. Superintendent reporte<t that he had re- oeived ,a. cheque for JE12 10s. 8d. for surplus vegeta.bles wid. and a list of items w&a placed before tJhe committee. Mr. Dd. Grey said during all the years he had been a Gua,rdia,n this was the first, time he could remember such a thing done, and he tfhought they could congratulate them- selves upon the satisfactory Etate of the farm. ?Th? number of cMldren in the Homes at present is 106. ?h?nka ? w?ro accorded Ckmn. I?ughame Morsan for a present of aDDles, and Mr. Wm. Owen for oranges and apples. The Gorseinon Male Voice Party wrote asking if they might give a concert at the Homes upon a date to be arranged, they I had been very pleaded at the ?P? ?? them upon a preViO\1B ooca.sion at iawe I led &€. "—Granted. 1- Denta! Treatment. A letter was read from the local j-?uc?M? ? Authority regarding dental tr?ment a? clime. and also one from the Method umcer of Health as to how many children theie were for treatment-The matter was left toO the doctor and the clerk. _8_£ For coou nc'muct. ?t ?the close of the meeting prizes ? ?<,u cond?in?e Home. (Piven by some of the X?e H-diars) were presented, and in doing so t? M?m?n spoke in encouragmg terms to t1e recipients, as a,lso did Mr. Jeffreys ?ha.i?n). Father Harrington Mrs. Gi?- ?ry ?-s. M. Ha.rriR. Mrs. Kelly. Mr. Dd. ?r?v and Mr. J. Bundle. On behalf of t?oae who won t?e prjzea. one ? ?eboys thanked the commjtt? for the ? ?ndne? ?hown t?em. and eaid they me?nt to d??l ?hey oould to carry out the wishes of the,G?a.rtiians. _—————;

STREETS, LANES, HEDGES. Batch of Complaints at Mumbles. I At Ovstennouth Council Roads and. Streets Committee ou Tuesday even.ng. Mr Edmund Bevan presiding, complaint was again made of the condition of the I back lanes, Mr. Beer remarked t.h1 at .t.n here sht ouildi t be no need'for complaint to that commit-I tee, but the Surveyor should see to it and do what was necessary, and that gentle-j man wa.s instructed to see to the matter, j Complaint was also made as to the prac-' tice of vehicles being left in the streets at! niI ,,ht, without a light. Accidents had happened, and on these dark nights it, was most dangerous. ¡ The opinion was expressed that this was a matter for the police, who were gener- ally verv smart in detecting such offences, and the clerk was requested to draw their attention to it. A -further complaint as to the condition of the hedges in the higher lanes w.as also referred to the surveyor'& attention. A special meeting of the Water and Sewers Committee was afterwards held, and the press representatives were re- quested to retire.

SWANSEA CHILD ACCIDENTALLY SUFFOCATED. An inquest was held at ,St. Thomas on Monday on the body of the five weeks' old son of Pte. and Mrs. Thos. H. Phillips, 89, Mermaid-row, Port Tennant.—Dr. H. Jones said deiath wa.s due to suifocation, but how the child was suffocated he could not say. It wa4i stated that the father was :t pHvate in the A. S. C., a.nd w:bs now home on i'urtough.—The jury brought in a hoiiie (),, fur l oli,, verdict of Accidehta! de:tth," there being i no evidence to show how the <;hild was Stiff,),Lated.

A line of J&5 waa imposed by t.he IhagiS-1 tt'ates at Swansea, on Tuesday en =US R Str:nd, chief eagineer, a- Norwegian, charged with being &n alien in a prohibited area, v.-ithoat permission of the Aliejns

DEVELOPING TECHNI- CAL EDUCAHON. I LINES TO BE FOLLOWED. CONCENTRAT!ON AND QUALITY. Swf,c,,oa and Llanelly Cases. Mr. J. Rees, the Harbour Superintendent of Llanelly, a Ioaa.1 thinker, seen by a "Daily Post" representative on the ques4 tion of technical education, remarked as & preliminary .— The way would, I think, be much cleared for advance along the best Hnes it the true mea.ning' of technical education were realised. It M very commonly con- founded with more or less elementary in- struction, and there seo.us to be a pretty general impression that it can be gained in the technical classes of secondary And other schools. This is a mistake. This is not technical education in the sense of some- thing tha<t is to be of distinctive value to the country in developing its manufactur- ing interests, and making competition elective with otJier countries. It is far too general in kind, and on too low a level. It cannot be too clearly understood, and the utmost emphasis is laid upon the statement, that the technical education which is to be of real service must go up to the line of knowledge of all that is known of the prob- lems it is sought to solve, and then travel beyond that over new and untried ground. It muat advance beyond the furthest ad- vances of competitors. "Evidently, to accomplish this, the m€a,n.s of education must necessarily be of the highest and best in the way of teachers, a.ppara,tus, and so forth. It is so costly a, matter that schools or colleges to give fuch education must be few in number. The material to act upon is also limited. The number of those worth technically educat- ing to this point of excellence and eSiciency is sTn;t.U. And for t,he following reason: Mutation is not merely instruction. Edu- cation is a ieading out of a.ud a developing of something inherent in a yoUjHjg ma,n. If that something is not there, you may in- struct him, arbitrarily build up something in him, but you cannot educate him." Questioned as to the obtaining of the right ¡ cla;ss of student, Mr. Rees replied :— How many have tJfe instinct for technical edu catioii? Very few. But The few are worth any amount of troubte <md pains to get hold cf and educate. Iney are incomparably the most valuable of I the country in a manufacturing and indus- trial sense. In the catching of this special brain early the existing technical clashes of good schools form excellent nets or sieves. The majority will pass through, although much impn-oved in the process; the few left behind, too big' to .pas:; through the mesh. should be very carefully looked after. Let them be sent with all possible aid and en- couragement, in the way of scholarships, or what not. to such a technical school or col- j lege as referred to, this being, in turn. allied with a degree and honour conferring univer- sity." The attitude of the manufacturing em- ployer was raised ?nd Mr. Rees painted out "As to the me?ns, on the a.ll-impcrtant money side, it is, I t.hink. by this grasped tha.b the greatest practical value can only be gained by bringing the highly trained tech- niciainnto close touch 'ith the manufacturer so that he caji know what pT&Mems to t-ackle. :Fina.ueial support wi-I I be liven by the m<u!u- i turer not to enable a few clever men to attn-in high academic distinction, hut he will support the means to give high .deti- tinc training that. will he devoted to the solution of his manufacturing dimculties. The question is how to make the best use of the money tha.t, subject to such condi- tions, will be subscribed. It seems to the writer that the best way would be tomethinE: as foHows :—" Enlarge, as one evident source of the right material, the scope and efficiency of existing local technicafl class e.s as far as possible. It has taken much time, Ia.bour and money to bring them up to their present position. Make them still more effective. They offer the cbasice to any young man to prove to capabJe instructors whether his na- tural instincts are sumciently strong, and his powers sumciently high. to justify assist- ing him in a further progress. Funds locally subscribed might he to R decree earmarked fo'' the b(-r-.efit of local students in Hfghty equtpped technical coHeges. But not wholly ;o by a-ny means. for the' upkeep of verv hpa,vy expenditure, und It they are fully to justify themselves there mugt. be an cuttook upon the progress of the scientinc world in general, with attendant htgh cost to keep j MK;e with it.. Same Rute of Thumb. "One way in which subscribers might obta.in special value for their 'money, not only without lowering, but, to the contrary, derating central standards, would .be by gaining the assistance of the experts of the colleges in the solving of particular probtems in manufacturing practice. Bring the highly trained chemist, physicist or metallurgist -t{j the works, show him the difficulty, a,nd ask him to help get over it. 'Also pay him wetl. A man will do much for kudo; he will do more for kudos and cash. At the start there would probably lip a good deal of distrust and contempt between the rule of thumb man with his practical knowledge, but no science and the scientific man with hLs load of science but no practical knowledge of work- ing conditions and dimculties. But as each found out the strong side of the other, this would soon pass a.way, and one successful result of a co-ordination of scientific brains and working experience would do more in the way of convincing than a. world of talking and arguing. The success in increased pro-nts on these lines of manufacturer. A would soon bring all else from B to Z into line. Not Too Many tnst'tuttons. But whatever line is t-akeu to gain the best men and the best results, let there not be a multiplying of local and competing technical colleges under the mistaken notion of thus best looking after local men, needs, and subscriptions. Thoro is not enough monfy to go round, and the result will mevitably be wantage upon an insum- ciently high sta,nda,rr! of efuciency. Further there 'is not enough local material of a sufti c-iently high sta-ndard of quality to justify the expenditure upon. In any case, the best men will go to the best, and not -the," ne?ro&t sch')'?. The biid-i ca-pab'p ?f Iiigher and wilder nights have rarely stuck to the home preserves, and wisely so, or we would have keener local contests, instead of National a.nd Imperial advance, "To bring this home locally LIajielly,; supporting Swansea., aniliated with a uni- ) versdty, would, in mv opinion, be of Far more value to Lianelly than in running an independent technical college of his own. instead, improve and en- large the scope of its technical classes as far as possible, so as to give e'/ery ycung man who cares to attend them every possible chance to get on. Beyond that, the best ttiat can be done for those who get above their level is to' support them liberally in the very best technical college that the joint efforts of the whole western manufacturing district ? can equip with the very latest and very best in teaching capacity and scientific and other apparatus and material. llet anyone who seeks'to know if the foregoing is anywhere near the mark, go through a modern technical college—that at Swansea if he wills-under proper guidance, and see for himself what the means for encctive technical education really are."

The net. Suanoial yield of the lecture I given at Neath by Mr. Hugh Edwards, M. P-, in aid of the local Red Cross Sospi- I tal. waa JS76

Our PdriralAt i j ? ?' ? ? ? ? ts cf M!se I I ? ?'!? ASHLEY, whose ????!? ?? ? Father writes a1 ? ? ? ? .? ? ? ? ? ? My dau?htet? when ten yelr; oil (she is now t I had an atie, eczema on her hand o fet, and the ?vere -t mass o t matter. She alo complained of always feeling tir eel ¡ she had doctor's medicine And ointment, but was n< better. The beg-innin? of this summer I was advisee to try your C;arkH's Biood Mixture, and &m pit-ase. to sa.y thtt after ta.king a few bottles of the Mtxturtf she is not iike the same girl. Her h&nds aud feet tn'< quite better, and she nf-ver complains of feeling tired. (Sgd.) W. Aahiey, 16, South fa.rade, Lincolo. Cc U 'IRAED Bv h Myeu stiffer from 9.,13 such diMMa 9,< KczetMtt, screfulalp Bad t-esra, Abseeatee, Utcer*. Glandular twe)«nsr«, BOil., Pimples, 3ore< ofaln y kind, fttee, Bteott Poteon, Rheutn&ti* OoMt. &c., don't waste your time and money on useless lotions and messy oint. ments which cannot get below the surface of the'' skin. NVhat you want and what you must have to be permanently cured is a medicine that will thoroughly free the blood of the poisonous matter which (Jone it the true cause of ai) your suffering. Clarke'e Blood Mixture is just such a medicine. !t is composed of ingredient. which quickly expel from the blood all impurities from whatever cause aria. ing, and by rendering it clean and pure can be reo lied on to eCect a complete and tMttnt{ cure. Over fifty ??? yMft' tUCCeM. r-)!! ? M ? H ?_? PteManttetht ??? ?.. ? Ci&rke?? S..dbyaH ? ??P? ? Chem?ttand ?.IXtUrC M Store*. X' !!dtMMt!t!!tmH t 2/SperbotHa. ?'aEH?'? Refuaw ??? ? Subtt:tute<. "THE WORLD'S BEST BLOOD PURtFtER. ?_

"READY MONEY ONLY." SWANSEA TRADESMEN' OPtNSON HOSTILE. CREDIT CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL. The Suggestions Section of the National Service Department have sent out to rat; tail traders the following proposals witX a view to obtaining their criticisms:— (a). Credit accounts as between retail trader and public be temporarily dis- continued. (b). Window dressing to be partly of wholly discontinued. (c.) No retail tradesman to directly of indirectly call or send to any place of residence to solicit orders for any article cf rood. (d.) That it be compulsory on every retail purchaser of foodstun.s to take away at time of purchase all articles less than lllb. in weight. Opinions in prominent retail trade sections at Swansea, is that it is not ad- visable to onty aHow ready-money trans- actions, and the question is asked: What would become of the monthly or quarterly accounts? Weekly wage-earners, it )a pointed out, might not be so affected, hub fhose who depend upon monthly or quar- terly sources of income are compelled to have recourse tn. credit. So far as concerns customers assisting iu the carrying of their purchases, this meets M tth ready approva).

iN A STEA,MERIS, SPANIARD'S ALtJEGED ATTACK AT SWANSEA. FerhanJo Mantcro, fi Spaniard, wast* charged on remand at Swansea, on Wednes- day with ui)!awtun\ wounding Dimas Mórta.- male on Decembf).' 2.5th. Mr. Harcid King appe.-aed to progecuto, nnd Mr. D. Chu-kc (Messrs. Viner Lcede< and Moms' office, defended. Complainant Raid he was n (.hiIi:Ln and a fn'ematt on the Bonaventurc. On Xmat Day defeitditit -;ild he had tc-.t. some muney. Ahont 10.50 p.m. witness was in the {oc's!< slightly under the influence of drink. De- fendant came in and vdtness asked turn d he had iound his money. Defendant rs' plied, "I'!I Q'et some more money when work for it. As he was passing defendant struck witness on the left side with a razor, making a, large gash. Cross exannncd. witties- said ther< were ten men asleep ill the foc'sle. H<, was not very drunk. Defehdjnt v/as sober. Witness dented thaL he tried to strike d& fendant. Dr.J. C. Luudcn, Swansea Hospital said defendant was su&onn.g' from a deel cut to the bone on his left side, and sevek and a ha)f inches m length. The natur'. of the wound was consistent with prose- cutor'sstorv. Witnesses Y.rc called, and Me stated thai. pIahi-tiS took off his coat to light de- fend;i.,it.. I -Nfr. Clarkc argued that no jury woui < convict on the evidettce, but defendant was sent to the Assize?, on bail.

"DOES NOT PAY." WAUNARLWYDD DOUBTER AND POTATOES. The question of allotments and thei, privileges was discussed at Cockett Coun cil on Tuesday at length. It appeared from the discussions that Sketty was weit ahead with the scheme of allotments, Fforestfach was anxious to come into line and wanted information as to the planting of seed potatoes on spare land, and Waun- arlwydd were easy on the matter. A member from this district said Waun" arlwydd was not enthusiastic over the growing of potatoes and other vegetables, as it did not pay. The Council discussed-the qualities of the potatoes best for late and early produc- tion, and many varieties weretaentKMted immune from disease. It was said the wart disease was prevalent in Glamor- ganshire. To help outside districts to learn the best methods of cultivation the Council agreed to hold public meetings in Fforesb* fach and \Vauniiriwydd.

CA8 MUMBLES. Mr. BeM \:ëL'ntion at Oystermoutoi Councii on Tuc-J:\v evening to the facb that the Swansea, Gas Co., who formerly allowed 21 feet for Id. in the slot meters \vcre noH only allowing 18 feet, and the light was not so good. He thought that in view of the large prqnts they were making this was exorbitant, and that the Council should take the matter up. The Clerk thereupon read a letter from the Town Clerk of Swansea asking for the Council's support in any action they might take in the matter, and it was resolved to support tile action.

THE CONSTABLE'S "CATCH." At Swansea on Tuesday. KHjah :Mat Frcpdma.n, tobacconist a.nd confectiuner. :)n<i Samuel Onitwoour. tobacconist; w<Tp sum- moned for Sunday trading and S'lpd 5s. e&ch. Three persons w-e-re also fined 5s. each for iding and abetting FrMdman and two peraons ftned 5a. each for ajding and a.betting Crawcour. All the sevpn ca&e$ were proved by P.O. (86) 'Edwards.

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