South Wales Weekly Post

jM2,MO MAUSED. MARGAM ESTATE FREEHOLDS. DETA!LS OF PRINCtPAL SALES. Meeera John M. feeder and Son, of Swan- tea. on Friday completed the four d?ye *&!e ef tht; freehoM of the )preMer P??? of Port Talhct belonging to Miea Ta,tbot?a? trnsteee. Local interfft in the M.le ba,a been very keen, M)d each day hM aepn t large eudiencp. the compettHon on Friday when the pt-incipm buMneee ,7remiies were put np, wax exceptionally briak. In the four daye t totti of over 671 lot" ha.ve been ofFered.&na the fate haa realised upwa.tdt of £.U\iO. aud the auctioneer'. are ttiH buey selling further 'ats priTp,teiy. The ch .pelt were withdrawn from public competition, and an ov)i)t-,rtunity (fiven t< ouy jr-tvatoiv. It ill smtictp&ted that the rem.&inder of the fri hoUs in Port T&Ibot and those in Aberavon" belonging to the estate will be offered in September. MeMtra May. How. and Chitver. of 49. Lincoln)! Inn Fields, W.C.. are the NoHcitora for the rendore. Thf foUowinx weqe the princip&l roaliaft.tiona:— 9. Bath-terrace. )ct for 87 yeara'at t7 trro jnd rent. Mr. homat Jones..E143 lla. 8. Cu",en-t4"n! let for 7' ypare. at C7 4e. fcund ren; Mt A. V. WUtia.m", iAI3 6e. 11 and 12. Cwwen-terrace. let for 75 year,. tt £4 ]2e. ground "eut. MiM GrH&the..EIZZ lOa. 24. Curwen-terrace. tet for 76 years, at iH tround rent, Miaa GnOtha. 1107 lOf. 21. Grugoe-te"ace. let for 71 yeart), at J71 f round rent. ilIZ 15e. Forge-road, 96 years, LS, Mr. Beenan, tl79 12f. M. YO Freeh,'Id resi.-t.-nee. Avalon. Forge-road. let At JE35 ot a yearly tenancy ttte Taibach tid Pt)rt Talbot Co-operative Society. Ltd £1.305 8e. 01 Six cotta.i!es in South-parade. let on weekly tenaacief at 3«. '<d eaci;, landtord paying outgoing. Mr. DaTid Williaiu,3. t4O5 8s. 1, Ymø-street. £3 5e.. 81 yea<re, Mr. WiUiam ETaca. JE106. 34; perches of garden ground, adjoining !Mt lot. let at 12a. per annum. Mr. Spencer, <E10516e. J 31. Kiafr-atreet, 88 yea-ra, f3 10a., Mr. J. B. Jones. -EI06 ga. 67 and 68. Tydraw-ftreet, 77 years, £3 18e., Mr. H. WiMiama. £105. 50. Tydraw-etreet, 79 yea,r6. E3, Xr. M. A. Jenkins.JElOS. B&nk fhambere. Station-roahd. 60 yeaa-o to ran. at and sKtU" &t rea.r. let from yea.r to year at .Sl per aJinTun. Mr. Ma-rtta Jec- k)ne..E4535f 1 lQugh-teM":1.Oe. 60 yearp. £7 10tr! Mr. At. W. Powf!ll.7.07 15a. I 2. Plo11gh-, 60 yeaM. *'3 8. 3.. „ Mr. Dd. T,ewis, E286 1. ? T 'P1<?-?<? M year.. ?7 10. Mr. Dd. ?? to?&ra?. 60 y.a?. ?5 8. Mr. 4, Plough-terraml 60 yea.n, £5 8!1., Yr. L?i. Mathi&a. ?206 Me. „ 5. ? PloQtt?-terrace. 60 yeara. ?? M. „ ?f ?n. Ijeia. ?251 14a. 6 ploagb-tM-raoe, 60 years. ?p7 .1. 0a.. <X,i. 3los,,m ThomaB..£211 146. ?s?? 's ?—- ? ? ?- Bowel Lewis. A26. IAP. ?p???.? ??. ? ? ?-" JAwis. £231 14?. ?" Pl?h?-. 60 y?r? ? 1?.. Mr. J. mil1mflu. i?216 19. 4d. ? ?-u?raS 60 ye?..E7 10. Mr. Grant, iZO6 148. ?P-loSn-?a?. 61 year.. ? 10. Mr. T. ien ins. EZII !'ts. ???e?, 63 y?. ? ? Mr. J. rd .276 1ø.. ?pto?n?r?. ? y?. ? ?-. J. nd. ;Zg I £" e. F ?P??rrace. 6? year-E2 ?.. Mr. F. ?\fo?rrace. 63 ye.T.. ? 10. W. 19, plough-terrace, 63 yearl!l, £I 10. .cef, L206 148. ? r ?-?race. ?.?'.? &- ?"'?- eere ???e???? Mr. 21, plcu b-terrace, 64 Years, fz so. Mr. Grant. 1 6 14.. u r plo?-?Tace. 67 year., .E7 10. Mr. T. ?l ?? ?rra? ? ?ar.. ?0. Mr.  Courtland-terra,-e, 68 years, Elo. Mr. Grnt, f27B ?o?ndterrace 65 y? ?3' ?? :E. Gibson Daviell, 8olicitor. S246 16, ????rra????? a 58., ? ??' Co?anSrrace. 6. y?r.. ? ?.. Mr. John Lewis, £261 169. ??C????,? ?? ? 1)"re and Deere, L261 184. ????d?r. ? year.. ? 14.. 4d., Deere and Deere, £257 28. ? ?tIand?rrSe.???. ? IS. Mr. D. E. Jone. licitor. £21!. ?1? Co?any-Era?? y——. ? 6. Mr. Eanford, 1247 31. ?fnd' ??rtland-terr?e. r.. ?. itr Mo.e. Thomas. solicitor, ?5 ?? 32 ?tation-*treet, 82 ye.are. ??o. ?J?. atnfard. M78 19s. ? 4?t?t?, <? ye?..MT 15. Mr. T. S. Ellis. £442 4.. ?a?n-? M Tear.. ?. Me?. -??t??-. J? 31 Rtation.-treet (Licyd'o BaD. 0 ?Ygarf6 a6. .Mr. M. A- JenkiQl3, sodei- r £WI 158. ? ?t?trS?ye??- ? Mr'- H. .T. Lewis, £42 t3s. u r'I ? ?tiot?t. 7. y? m2 ?., ?eu. "'lOn CoUlery Co)nPal"y. = 9& ?So??7?.?? Glen- avo? Colliery Cotrpany. 'l1 106. ???r'??e?? 912 109., Mr. G. D. White, £328 151. V?ioSrS; 78 y..r.. ?12 K?. Mr. J. :!t. Williams. E329 38. "??' ?.n'.tr.et. 80 year.. ?. Mr. lld 16,3. ??on:?.:t ?I.yd'. B?). 77 year.. jEM 6' Mr M. A. JeaMn..?530 11.. 6, 7 and 8, Station-.treet. 75 year,, total ground rent JE46. Mr. Llewenya.m49318.. 4 8tation.8tr.et. 79 year"BIS. Mew!. TtM*tf<ll and Thorn! LM B, 3. sb%tion-street. 79 years, EIS. Mr P. Grant, £Y1I Sa. ??tha.ny Chape!. Statioa. etreet, the ru8ttleS. £110 7?. ?MortSn?terrace. 67 year.. JE5 4.. 6d., Mr. Moaef Thoma". JE1C1 16a. 34 Md SS. MorKan-terface :.7 yeara, t4, MeMrt. GriCth. L113 4e.

FIRST S)GN? ENCROACHMENT ON GERMAN GOLD. D;.çWlsing Germa.ny's gold export's, the Daily Telegraph City echtar savs For the moment, the Dutch exchange on Rerlin, which a fortnight ago had fallen to 22.10 aonns per 100 marke, has -Ilied to 54.90, M ag&met the p&r of 59.25, which meMM that the mark m atill only worth a shade over 7d., metetd of Is. Genn&n tuthonttes long ago admitted that without a huge indemnitv the country wouJd he baxakrupt after the war, and the fact that the gold which was to ea&ble Uiem to mAke pu.rch&&es of raw n2ateri4s en a large sc*le and rMUjne buxmees has had to he enoro&cbed upon may be th'e &rst sign of Uennany's impending finandal ooUa.pse.

SKETTY NOTES. After Private LomM, of the Shropahirea, h<td Htnc & eolo at Sketty Brotherhood meet- ing on Sunday afternoon. Dr. J. A. Raw- 1m ta delivered an interesting addreM en Wh&t ma-nner of child sha.11 thM be?' He sa.id th&t the Urst thing they h&d to do in th&t campaign was to get <. new eenae of the trrM-tMsa of tho child, &Bd to create aome kind of reverence for it. They knew well from the reaea-rchee of evolu.tionistf, Da.rwini&nii. and others. th*.t the child did mot be<rin it* hiatory when it ftve itt first cry; it wM not the chjM of the individual merely, but of the race, &nd lives lived gmerations ago were reproduced in the little thild. Bitetty always stood on & hith pinn&cle at eport, and in pre-w&r dtya eimued in crichet. footba.11. smd MHiu-rda. a.nd now while the boys a.re oKhtiB<: tt the front their eldera in the Volunteer Company keep up its reputa-tion for producing Al ehots. &cd everyone felt elated when, on Saturday, for the tteoond year in euccession under new &nd novel comdittona. they carried off the bat- taliOtn ch&Uengo cup. The wounded coldier" Appreciate the thou<rhtrulne='a of 80m., kind triend in pla<c- ing aetta at, Eversley-road Junction and out- atde the Church Hall for them to rest their tired limbe and bask in the eunahine. Mr. JohTt CUMbrook is making slower pro- greea than anticipated. and ia very poorly at preeeot.

——— — —— LOOK TO VOU« HRE PROTECHOM jurp To MERRYWEATHERS' 10:& HRE EXT!MCU!SH!HC SUPPUXS. lnmwtans ouried out by drOM and tnnmed TtM iMpeeton. "Loodan Made"?ire BoM.H*ad Firw Fampo, <nd Fire Btctpea, tOMty for tmoieditte livery. MERRYWEATHER A SONS. ft, LMftt ACM, & GMNnriCZ.

i "RUN OUT OF BEER." VALLEY LANDLADY'S UN. AVAILING PLEA. HEAVY FINE AT PONTAR. DAWE COURT. At PoatardAwe Police Court an Friday, Mm. Ehx&betb Harhea, landlady of the .oya.1 O&k, Rhydyfro, was charged'with ail- ing intoxicatmg liquor during tikgaj hours h Whit Monday. Daniel Davies and Dd. I DaYÍ" t.inwo.rk&rs, of Ynismaudw, were summoned for aiding and abetting. P.C. John sa.id that at 9.66 p.m. en Ma;v ) 28th he visited the Royal O?. Rhydyfro, and in a hack room saw three man sitting wit-h gla&sos of Lemonade in front of them. He went out into the back Mid there &a,w Mrs. HMTMo in convers&ticn wrth de.endan e, Daniel Danae and Da.vid Da.viee. Daniel D,ieiq had a haf-patt meaaure three p&rts rLdI in hjs h&nd. There were also two othter me"iTes at bamd, apparently ccnta-mmg beer. Witness a*ked Mrp. Harries why she had supplied the liquor during illegal hoWII and she sa-id that the man had his beer since nine o'clock. Da-vies bore this out. Gross-eia.mined by- Mr. JMf'rg&n Da,vies ffor the defence) said he dVl not know whether the statement tJ)at Mrs. Harries Lad Run out of beer long before nine o'clock was correct or not. He admitt that to his knowledge both men I were highly respectable. In repty to Supt. Lcthere'n, witness sa,id there wae no suggestion that the mure ,I)t&i.ned hop bittera. Mrs. HaITetI, wneu c3.Ued, declared tha.t thpre waa no beer in ber how;.e lortg before nine o'clock on tTie night on which the of- fence wM alleged to have been conMmtt.ed. S't,e also sa-id that she only 8c\ppled the men with hep bitters. Mrs. HarrMe was nned B10 as the Ben-ca sa.Ml they drirl not give credence to heir story. It was a&id that tha practice was very pt-munt a-nd th.ey wanted to stop it. 'i'he ca"e against Da.v:d Davies w&s ddsmissed, whilst Dtniel Dairies was nned J62.

SANCTION TO, RA<SE &21.260. L.G.B. AND LLANELLY RURAL COUNCIL. For months the Llanelly Rural District Council has been trying to get Local Government Board sanctton to a further ban of E21,260 for the purpose of com- pleting the Council's waterworks under- taking, hut without success. Typhoid has broken out, and the Coun- cil tias pointed out that the work so necessarv for public health could be com- pleted this year by means of conscien- tious objectors. 'Throughout, Mr. Towyn Jones hM been untiring in his enorts to get s&nction for the completion of the loa-n to the amount stated a"bove, and has now succeeded. The Local Govornment Board, after consulting with the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury (of which Towyn ia a Junior Ix)rd) ha.s now agreed to allow the Council to raiee the £21,260 required.

B.3 AND C.3 MEN. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO TRIBUNAL. Important instructions have been sent to the Ch&irmen of Tribun&Is throughout the country to exempt .,11 men classified B3 and 03, who are not clerks or engaged in trade, allowing them to return ta civil like. All those exempted in this way are to be drafted to the Army Reserve, and may, of course, be caJlod up later. Clerks are urgently needed for the Army P*y Cot-ps &nd other units, and men of boi-h B3 and 03 will doutfdeM +6 uialiaed as well. Men akSltd in ea. 'gllleèring and other trades will be vtry useful for Army purposes. The instruction was issued by the W&r Office on Thursday, and Tribunals throughout the country were yesterday acting upon it.

SOBERS ON THE LAND. Hatf-a-CMwn a Day and AH Found. At Glamorgan Chamber of Agricult&re at Cardiff on 6a<tiu-day, the chairman men- tioned that the War Oatoe bad sent down to Oardit Barracks a. military codtingeut to help the f&rmera ui getting in the TM),r- veat. the number allocated to Glamorgan being 150. He wiehed the f&rmera, he said, to understand th&t this waa a harvest com- pany. and waa not oupposed to be a skiuel l&bour compa.ny in any Mnee. There had been a. tood deal of work to be done to obtain thio la.bou.r, a.nd it had been wrung out of the military authorities only with great di<Hculty. He w&nted the farmertt to ?iTe the Minorities as tittle trouble ae poa' aiMe in thie m&tter. He hoped they would rea-liae th&t the country was &ghtin? for ito exmtencf. &nd tbt.t it WM up to them to do &U they coutd to help to win the war. The very lea.at they coaJd do wa< to accept this Ia.bonr loyaJly. The wa,?fa would be Se. a day of ten hoora if the soldter found his own bo&rd and Iod<rins, and Za. <d. a d&y if board and lodging were foand by the em- ployer.

SWANSEA TROOPER KtLLEO IN ACTION. I Mr. Robt. Allen, watchmaker, 20, Ca.er-street, Swansea, ha<s received c&- cial intimation from the Wttr OBice that his aon. Trooper Bertie AHen, of the Hussars, has been killed in action in France. He was 24 years of aga, and was in the s&me branch of service twelve months be- fore the outbreak of war. He went through the hatUes of Mons, the Mame, 6rst battle of Ypres, and the Aisne. He was frost-bitten in Belgium in Decem- ber, 1914. but apart from this came through unscathed. On hLS return to the front he went through the battles of the Somme and the Ancre, &nd his death, which took p!ace on the 10th inst., is keenly regrettpd by all who knew him. He was one of the sm&rtest men of his regiment, stand- ing over 6ft. lin.

I SWANSEA SEA 8COUT LEADER. I A.B. C. A' grown, eon of Mr. Frank C. Brown. hay and corn merchant., Swansea, promoted to a corn' mMMon rank 0) tjhe Navy. Pre\ioue to the' cubbreaJt of wa,r wae in chM-ge of tKe loc&l troop of Sea Soouto. t

I SWANSEA BOY'S PRACTUREO I SKULL. ThomM B. Moore (16), of iNo. 47,' Sebastopoi-street, St. Themes, Swansea, was t&ken to the Swasea. HospitAt on Sunday evening, suffering from a frac- ture of the skmi. He lost control of his) bicycle while cycling from BenneJd-pIare into Pentreguinea-ro&d, and ran into a boundary wall near the Midland liailway. He wa;s picked up unconscious and taken to a house close by, and &fter being seen by I)r. John wa.a removed ta tJw Hoa- Dttid.

) t C!PUTE OVER. I —— ? ——— I STEEWORKERS GO I BACK. I RESLT OF SWANSEA  MEETINGS. 1 An impa,nt meeting of the Welsh Steel a.nd Tmpe M&kers, together with dele- gqt-es fro!the Steel Smelters', Dockers', a.nd Wel&?j-tisana' Unions and the Am&l- gam&ted Mety of Engineers, was held at the Aletatxchange, SwaJMea, on Frid&y, for the puose ot a.djucting differences a.ria- ing out c'fe orMtsmen'B wa?e dispute. The C?ncilia?ic Bo&rd recently gra.nt<d Ut- creates toqe men directly conce.-ned, &nd the diapu' hat arisen over the engineere, anuths, &t's, etc., cla-itning to participa-te. Mr. F. tl<bert<aOQ prBaicted. The confer- ence laste<or severaJ honn, and the upshot! was that delegates decided unanimously to i'trong reconmend tha.t< the workers who h&d ipped -,vvrk in the e&rly p&rt of the week ould reaume pending the result of a baII4 amongat the members on tbs queatioa. I M< vote for ReaumctMtn. As the ttcome of the steel meeting at Swansea. < Friday a. b&Ilot was taken cjnoogst t men, &nd the men's de!ega,tcR met again; the Elysium, Swansea, on Sat- urd&y consider the same. The res'l. sbowed the men were in favour of rcturniTto work, and ocnMquently work wiH be retned at five o'clock thie (S&tur- I day) evem. The txdlot wae on the quea- I tion of t.hE!ten' acceptance of 15 per cent., in Kne witthe bonuaee recently given. The ddstte, which aaected steel and tin- p?nte worl in the Swansea,, LIa-nelly, <md Vrt T&lbcdistricte, ?s now consequently a.t ac encl

WACH COMMITTEE CRtTtCtSED. I EMPLOMENT OF CHILDREN I AT SWANSEA. At a mtmg on Friday of the Swa.tt9e& JuTeniJe hployme!ftt S\lb.Gcmm:,t, Ald. Ck-JwiJ! uiM chair, the Wa,tch Committee OMne in f aome critM'dam because 01 its action re venile employment, Mr. H. S. Cook MyiJ that it se'emed to hun that the Watch C<nnittee did not look &t the matter from the tht point of view. On tbeTnoti'&n of Mr. A. P. Higham, seconded tMrs. H. D. WiHia.ms, it was r&- eolved to opreei regret at the W&tch Com- mittee's ac&n before the propcfted joint con. fer&tice w. the Education Committee, ajtd ad:ing thathis should be held a-t once, a.nd that the pposed bye-laws be not pa.i&ed m!ftil th<<n.

WE6H AND THE C!LASSICS. MR. E T. JOHN, M.P., AT CKWERTON SCHOOL. At the anuaj ptize distribution &t Gower- ton Il-:terdiate School, on the platform supportiiiathe chajrma.u {Alderman Harris, J.P.) wei-cMr. E. T. John, M.P.. Dr. Var- hy (princill of the Techuicai CoUeigo, Swaji- Ilea), and fr. P. D. Atkins. Mre. ReM Harris dis'but6d the pnzes. FoHowin the report of the headmaster, j Mr. D. E.WHHAins, M.A which refeTred tc the \-ar)aa sid<& of the Bchool's activities, and whichple&ded for a more harmonious partuershJ between the school .and the pare'nta, Mr. E. John delivered a. ttirrLng edu- catnonal a4reM. Briefly referring to these Welshmen rho were Uie pi(Aiieers m the iron und stee! tlde in America, and to the young Wet*h!na<n Sydney G'Uchnst- Thoai&s, who brought a&at. the revùlun in the steel ,tl'l¡q knoti aj! the basic process, pro-. evaded- to aow the importance 04 I;t\lY oi important m his opiu- ioa wa-a ti? etudy of modern languages— French, <?eMMm. &ad especially S'pa.)Tiab—? tba.t thNr '?0?6 might become weU equip- ped for the j TNlpUS COMMERCIAL LIFE of the tuW. WeJsjH, he claimed, possess- ed the ea.ItH ilraluø in mental training as thu cl&ssica, ant he urged on, parents t,he ETt- porta-nce of)ilingualism. South Wa.lM, he atat4o,d, ba<!a literary tradition whicii he hoped acho4 euchr M th&t would oonttnue ta maintain j The "h04peech revealed NL-. JobLn to be i one of the 'oreiaost educatLoaaltsts of the da-y At in the proceedirip the girls' choir MMg 'There's a. land, a dear Ia,nd," and "Be tu faithful unto death" (Men- dejMohn), Ahich were very acceptably re- oeived by Ie large audience. After th< usna.t votes of tlianks, which Dr. Varley proposed, the proceedings ter- minated wtt the Welsh and English Na.- tionaj Ant-Fdna.

PATHETtC FUNERAL AT _CCKEn.. the mnew -)f the bright little tad. David John Watlttii. wh-t fell off a raft in Cwm Quarry pold. t)ockctt. on Wednesday and WM drow-n4d. tonK pWe on Saturday after. noon. It Ba< large and iznpree8iv. and 6ta.rtad frO!C hia home in tepney-str.3,et, (JOkEltt. a. MU'ee o'clock, for Sketty, hif Mhoolmatet bearing a.Q artiaciaj ant. maay bptHttifoJ !'or<tt wreatha. and the Cachctt Day and 8<mday achool Choirs eincinx hymoa jn Ite way down. The coiBn wae beautif"tly jjolished with brasa attinxe, ani the priucíAJ mnurnera were Mr. aamuei Watkir. lrrazidfather), Missea Ann and Maria Watitine. Mr. and Mre. Reginald 7-jitmix3. atd 'OTne of the leading people of the dtttriot The mterTnent took place at the Welfb Chapel b< ta! ground. Sketty; where the aev. D. 0. Kees tpastor) and Mr. Edward ID410 conducted t.he serTice, at which aeve?l eld iamiUar Welah bymne ?ere sun?. Pefore learin? the graveside the children tJttw roees on the coQlB. Much sympathy tctt with the famUy. ?' ? -"—

CARMAFI(HENSHIRE REDt8TR!BU- TtON. The pro')nal .Lwue of the Boundary for the Ca.ru¡.a.rlh.cnshire i)<*w ("on&tiu.enciej! i." as followa :—The Baatern chvision) tC ton.ÍJt ,)f J la-nelly, th-e part of the TUfal Strict of I.la.ndiloia,wr, Nvhich ooTMiat's of the ciTil ps&riahes of Bettws and LIaudebie, tle Blunicipai boroug-h c-f i,i'.n€Uy, &nd th,- irbart districts of Amma-Qiord, Burry a'U Cwmamm&n; the Weatem, or divixion, tc conf.tft of the ru ra.l di.s>ff, of Carmarthen, Llan'dovpry, Llanb,rUL'f, ewc'Utle-F..n.lyn, .au.d Whit- land. M) rxt of t-he rani ddstrict of Llaa- dilofa.wr a6i5 tot included in the proposed Eastern 4ifision. the 'TtumcipaJ borough of Oarmarthot a-Qd Llandovery, and the urban districts afLIan-dilo and N'ewc&stle EnUyo. AT

LOCAL ALLOTMEMT COMPET)TtOM8. The N e!\l:.t Allotment and Cott&ge Garden. intf Aaeocilllt.íon ts developing en proxreaeive linea. A vegtteble "how will be held on Aug-azt Sohda.y,. whoi speoia.! priz"a will be aftrded to Allotment holder* for the cultivatou of pot&toee. About two acres of a4ditil land ie being acquired to pro- vide for the erer increasing ctem-%uds of <u]d S!t<tty. I Sketty Atiotment Society is a.rraanrin<: a. j competition for FA&turday a-ftemoou. July 17, open to 4JI the tllotteee on HiU Hooee F,Otatt- 6l«t.ty, when priBM will be offered for the bqt. Plot. bewt onion bed, eix beet j leeks, I&rgl narrow, tto. The crops will be Judged ott tb-a ground, a-ad will be oootidered not by b"U: but qna-Uty, and profcMionaJ C.%rdenero tfiU only be a.llowed to compete in their VOciml aection. Keørs. Oha,rlea Yeo, r-R.A,9., BrMarend, and John B. C&rr. county holti<:ultun.l demonetra.tor, Ileugood, will a.djute. Xr. J. H. Morgan i< hon.

POWTABDUtLAtS PRtSOMER OF I WAR. On Friday morning, Mre T. Bowen Reee, Swansea,rokd Pharmacy. Por.tardulaia. re- ceived a vielOOme better from her brother, Private W. Glyn PhUnps. Koya.1 West Kente (whcM ph6io and report &ppeM-od in the Pcet" Ia<t, Sa.turda.y. 23rd iuet., that he ha.d been wounded &nd mittainx eince May, 3rd). eta.tn)g that he -VM a. prisoner of war in Geroia-nt'. Formerly he waa at the Ca.r- ma.rthfB QramiDa-r School, Jtnd when only la yeare ot age he joined the Welah HorM. tmd waN tfansf erred ? to the La?ucert. &nd went out to France lut November attached to the Roy&I Weet Kentt. He ie the ycuMeat w ? the late Mr. ?ud Mr<t. DMiel PhaSpe, jS?eycr far WMt CMMHtrt?Mt.

I TEN TONS OF POTATOES SEIZED BY CUSTOMS AT I SWANSEA. Ten tons of potatoes that ca.me from Ireland to 8wa,naea, have been seize-d by the Customs owing to the prescribed formalities not h&vinc been complied with. They were l&ndect in Swansea, some days azn. Mr. N. Pettars. shipbroker, Swansea.. told the "Poat." on Monday tha,t the ca.pt.ain of the vessel brought them over not with th-P slirhtest idea. of prontcerin?- The vessel was coming over lilrbt, a.nd ho had smrgested the bringing o< a few potatoes for thf poor. I "It's hMd lines considering the purpoae" Mr. Potters sta.tea. to ba,ve them held up in the London Wharf here, and if they a.re not disposed of pretty soon they vnU get rotten. T ha.ve been in communioatioc -,Titb thr Food Comtroner and the Cntttoma autliorities it.- j London. Ireland &ad Swansea.. Nobody wajits to make anything out of thera, only we don't wa,nt them epoiled." i Enquiriee in other qua.rtept show that the < pota,toe<* were seMed owins to the form&H- tiee not ha.Ting boon followed. Anthority. however, arrived on Monda; morning for the Caetoma to diapcse of the tabera. eo there is not the slightest f6a.r that they will go bad. Mreotly. the Ioca,l Ouetoms received this B.uthority they befra.n to act; there are no lack of buyera. a.nd the pot&toefi will promptly be diapoeed oL

W,t1troUT PREJUDICED ANTHRACITE MINERS AND I C.O/S/' At Anthracite Minare' meeting at Swap. aea, Mr. Thomae Daview (DUlwyn) in the chair, aupported by Mr. J. D. Morgan (agent) and other oSciale, & letter was read from the No Conscription Fellow- ehip asking tor & donation tcwardt the relief of the dppendeBte of imprisoned con. acientious objectora. Aftfr discussion, the meeting decided, without prejudice and from & humanitarian point of view only, to vote ;CIO to the < purpose. I Chance for the RMruKMt. A liot of collieries at which a considerable number of idle da,ye hzd taken place during the past two M,,Utbe wa.a fubmitt-;d, aad the n.<reats (Meaars. D. J. j!.orgr&n and J Jamee) were iE&tructed to brtng the matter before the Ceutfa.! Executive Conner at CardiBF next week with & riew to trotting anancitJ I. ieUpf.

'h TE_R'!FIC SYSTEM OF FORGED EXEMPTIONS. "This system of forgery is terri-Sc," eaid Capt&in Lucy, represenhrJ; t.ha War CSce, when he asked, at the GuildhaAl, London, tJia-t.WilIia.rn Jabez Da.woe, a deeerter, on whom a forged Army cla-mific-,It.ini-t card and a forged r&gietr&tioa c,.ari, marked "Medi- KuJIy were found, sho'tUd be bAnded over for triaj by cotirt-martial. Dawe admitted that the cards were for- raid iha.t he bought the clasNiji- ca.ti'on card from a man in boho, but co'uld not give his name. Capta.in Lucy said he wa« instructed to aek that some exempla.ry punishment should be innicted on Dawe. It was pointed out that on a charge of de- sertion the court could only hand the ma-n over to an eacort, but the mHita.ry could try him by court-martial, and Captain Lucy 8a.id that course would be adopted, as the *War Office was determined to get to the bottom of these forgeries.

FEDL OFF BARGE. Landed Boy's Fate in Canal. Pwanaea Borough Cf-roner 'Mr. J. C. Mor- ria) conducted a.B 'nq'ury "t Lacdore on Friday into the death of Phillip Lindenbum (8) nf 5. i''orb"s.strp< Ln.ndor. rho was a-ccidentahy drown<*d ia the SwanocA Ca.n&l on Thursday eveninK. Ch%,rleg Ecnr;' Lindembtiri, brother of de. ceased. sta,tcd tba he and doc<pa.<ed went d I )*,tz= the tatter jumped oo a.n ern¡1tr !tá.ttrc. ceiled to bun to come a.way ard th-'c&tpnpd to tcU h;B mother, but he shpute'l. You t'a.n't get me now." and pueind himself cff the aide of the ca-nal. over-reached himselt. and fell in. Witr.?sa tried to ?ft him out, but he wae out too far, and h<* ea.w deccaecd ?o down and cojne up twice. Witness then ran home, but owiM to fright did not tell his mother at once. Witness s father went to the c&nat, but coutd not Rnd deceased. After grapplit,g operations hpd been tried by the police the body waf found, but life was extinct. A verdict of Accidental death throuEh drowniasr" was brcught in.

STORE IN BACK GARDEN. Prosecution of Swansea Metal Dealer. At the 8wa.nøea Police Court on Monday, lepac Levy (39), was sumnioned with carry- ing on businf-ee as j, dealer in eld mt.a.ls or as a Marine-store dealer and 'afing to register particulars of eame in the proper qu:)Tter. Mr. Rupert Lewis, prosecuting on behalf of the police, said th&t the detective officer accidentally diecovered the whereabouts of the stores. Defendant had auother place of huameso in a different part. of the town which was registered. The newty-oiecovered etore waa situa-ted in the back garden of the house where he was residing Itt Neath-roati. Defendant had been oarrymg ou a busineae there for about 12 months, and the police regarded the matter as a very aenous one. The Bouch would know the nature of the trade, and <;uit<! realise the pomibllitiee of such a store. Detective W. Francis spoke of visiting the house, and eliciting the information out- lined by Mr. Lewis. Mr. W. R. Francis, defending, said that there was no criminal intent, but that his client had simply omitted to register the place M he should have done. The Bench nned defendant 40s.

MORRt$TON H.A.M.C. MAM. I Mr. a.ad Mrs. Rees, 35, Green-street, I Morristcn, ha,re received news that their son, Pte. D&niel Reee, of the R.A.M.C., has died of wounds in a hospitaJ in Egypt. Pte. Roees )OUT'd shortly after the outbre&k of war, and had been on active service for nearly I two'years. He was one of three' soldiers in & dug-out when a shell I burst, killing one of bi% comrades .instantan- eously. Pte. Rees was wounded, and the third man, who WM blown completely 'm to the air, ezeaped without a acr&tcb. Deceased wa.a conveyed to hospitaJ and succumbed to Ma 1 woundis on the 3oth -I June. Pte. Reee -47aa 26 years ot age, ajid ) WM employe J as furo&cem&n at the Bea.ufort j Works, Morristc' Another brother, D. J. Reea, is ajso with the coleun.

M.M. FOR SWANSEA P!REMAN. A.B. Arthur Edward Wroe, 42, Ba-thurst-sttreet, Swa-naea, has received t.h« Mdita.rv McdaJ ribbon for deliver- ing aa important mess&ge after being severely wcund?d in the face and right arm during the big push la&t n Ma. He i& now in &n Engli &h hospita.1. Wroe is 19 years of a.ge and wa.s a fireman with Messrs. Powleshjid and M&eon prior to the outbreak of war. He has one brother a prisoner of war and anpther in the Army.

NEW SWANSEA UEUTEMAMT. l Private Wm. Verschoyie (rray, who enlisted on the outbreak of war, and hav- ing served for two years in the 7th R.D.F. (pals' ba.tta.lion) ,a.ti Suvia Bay, Dardanelles, etc., has been promoted gecond-lioutenant, and gazetted to the Connaught Rangers. LIeut. Gray is a ne low of the late Mr. Benjamin Cook, MJR.O.V.8. (of Measrs. Cook and Daviea, Swansea), amd of Mrs. Davies, 37, FiynaD&-t=am, &ro-,m-

HOW BRITAIN SAVES 1 EUMPE. 4p THE PREMIER AT GLASGOW. HOPES FROM THE NEW RUSSIA. Mr. Lloyd George, who on Friday received the freedom of Glasgow, a-rrived with Mrs. Lloyd George at the Central St&tion during the moro.ing. He waxt received by the Lord Provost, who oSered a few words of wel- CQThe. The Premier WM given a?i enthusi- a??' ?'eet.iing by a great crowd, amongst conw. The ti,, :Lui eight hundred g?rl muni- tmn workerR in their working clothes. They waved Allied flags cheered vigcrously. At the preaect&tnjn of the froedo'm the Lord Provost, Sir Thomas Dunlop, paid a tribute to Glasgov;s youngset bnrgess be- fore hAnding him the fasket, and when the Premier rose to reply he was greeted with umbounded enthuatMrn. Brita.In, he said, had so far weeihered the storm, but the hurricane waa not over, and it would need aD the effotts, courage, and skill of those at thA heln-, to steer the coun- try through wither foundering in the deep. With the co-operation of everybody they would guide throuch. RttSSi.a. I Rec:a.rding the mihta.ry situ&tion, no doubt Btartlmg developments in Ru&Ma. mcdiSed it th-is ys&r teoYporarily to our (iisadvantage, but permanently fcf the better. What ha,d happened on the West<M-n front showed what o&uJd have been acconrpu&hed thiB year if a.H tlie Ai?ed forces had been ready to bring all-round pressure to bear. Our Army waa Better than It evof had been. Vtcsory w&e burer now tha.n ever. Rua&ja. was now free, and the presence of her repre- aenta.ttvee at the paace conference would ensurp that the victory would be more com- plete and of a. highpr qualty than cculd have been contampisted Lefore. Russia, nioce formidable than ever, would, After these distra.ctt<-ns had pa<ss? a.way, throw b<T p?wer on the side of liberty and <iemccra.cv 2.0? n?t ?!i t;? s de of h?ip\)Ci'isy. &f)ta!n, the laviour of Europe. < }iÐÆi tjtreatt iirit-kii uou beea ready, Ger- j ma.ny would h&ve coneentr&tood on the. over of tiie {ree d'emocracy of FTaixe tm6 yw, whiiet Russia, wae engaged in the trouble. of hsr own rev'oint'ion. He asked crimes of the measures taken to mobql4E; our st'reBgtJi to dwejl ojt the catas- trophe that would have befa.UeTt the tree de- jnocracy of the world ha,d theee m&&sm'es not been ta.kcn. The strength of Britain fmng into the btrcaoh had </nce more eaved Europe aji'a h-utnan liberty. I Attwka. I Anaenca h&d ne t;J' engaged in any wM except for freedom &nd waa now begimniug to &e'nd her sons to iignt under the sM'nda.rd oi hbert.y. i Tht"U" Boats, The Premier stated en the Highest author- ity th&t gubmarinfs wouid net starve ug out at home or drive our armies out of the &e-d abro&'d, aithough they rnig.ht drive UB to iur- ther restrictions iu seme trades. Tijey were begir,i).ing to get them, a.nd ar. ra.gtlJ..U.eu. h<t.n ftepo i,6ane Tor !ú.i[¡rat,lg aud destroy.ng them. it tn<'y a.U d:d t!heir pa.rt. Gerniam ttub- m&nnea v<mid t)e a.lmost as great a. fauure as the ZcppeUDe. if tney did not waste they would not starve. Byttanma ruies the wavts. "Britain etiU rlqes thetwa-veo. nnd will coitinnf to dp so !N apn;e of what the Ger- man suLmarienes can do." (Loud applause.) Wts M á)8St¡. The Premier coocludea that the Army was iuvinc.ble and could not be be&ten, and he sa.'t ao slac.ing or mdoleuca among the nation. The Sovereign (vas working all hard as a,ay man in the country. The vast audience cheered vociferously and Elang the Natioral Anthem." Whit. was waited wa.e that fha n&tioc Should keep stea.dr. aici the w&r would end when the Allies had reached the end they set out to attain. If it came before it would he the greatest diBMier that ever befell mankind. (Loud apoiauae.) RED FLAG FIASCO. Whilst the a.udi&nce was wsemoli.-ig for the chief function a precession of a section of the citizens arrived and wM bsj'a.ngued .by its leadeks. Wven the Premier arrived a.t the haii he was greeted with some mani- festa-tioc of oppcaition, which developed into the singing of "Tho Red Fla.g." The cheer- ing of the 111ooke1'S, _howe\'è!'¡', drowned the demonstratiou- Anothe¡' report says: A body of a-bout 8,000 engineers assembled before the cere. mcny commenced a.ud were axidrei-aed by Mr David Kirkwood, the Clyde deportee. There ware some expressions of hostility to the Premier, but no disorder occurred.

"BE6!MM!ME OF THE I EID." ——— ??——— THE PREMIER SUMS UP. GOVERNMENT AND BREAD PRICES. The Right Ron. Mr. Lloyd George met \rith a great cva-tion at Dundee ou Saturday, where he received the freedom of the city. He &snd the lessons Ica.med iH t.h6 stress of war must not be forgotten in times of peace. Employers and workmen ha.d ma<ie the coun- try in respect of ,ar. material SeoMra tm'oug!Wtt tM wano. ) It was; his spec,,al pride that from the Srsb lie advocated a grea.t programme of big guns a.ud a eupera;bundauce of missiles. (Rear, h<M.) The proud Ger:na.n army vaa now dnveu undergf&uNd by an ajmy which it a-Sectcd to despise three yea.i's ago. They were ra.b- bit ta,ctics, ajid* when a great army was drtvea to such tactics i't WM the Beginning of the end. I We were pound)ug a aetise of inferiority I :nto e-very pore of the GernMLn militar-y miaia- I &tid the Prussiaii was heillg taught the vir- I tue of humility by a Fteroe and retent!6M lash. I It only required that we should hold faot a.nd hold together. (Hea.r, hear.) One oummon wiU and one common eothu- siaem must antni&te all. (Appla.u<!p.) I Touchmg upon the food petition, the Pre- mier aa&d tha,t, if necess&ry, the GóTernDlent v.uld resort to the Excliequer m order that The ptioe ',of meat ithaJl be withih the reach of the bulk of the people. (Appbuse.) There had been no privation in this coun- try such as there w&s in Gennany and Austria.. British p&tr?j0t'!sm was not inferior to maji p-striotisrn, a-nd we mu-Et not grumble u' home because we were deprived M a fe<v of our Juxurie". Th question of restrictions aJid liniitatio)ts of mtGions, drinking, house building, etc., wae not whether they were good or bad, but to wha.t Mctent their withdr&waJ interfered wilh warr activity. the Government poposed to Deal dfMttcatty wtth profiteeeing in food, a.nd were taking eteps wtthm their power to keep the food pricoa witbdn bounde. To keep up their eSMicncy the people should ha.7e &n abundance of €&scntia,!s of life. i In conclusion Mr. Lloyd George asked the people not to allow their minda to be divert- ed by any side i-,tues. (Loud choM's.)

FERRYStDE PETROL CTORE. I At Carmarthen on Saturday. Joseph' BeGketi. Towy View, Ferrysi(le, lessee of the to LIanatepha.n ferry service, was aum;uoaed for storing petrol in the vicinity of the Grea.t We6t"rn Railway without per- j miMion of the military a.uthority and in ex. co6s of the immediate requirements of hia bufiness. and also for keeping the petrol tor aear a dweUin?-hoaM —The Bench nned defendant JS6, and ordered the removal of the petrol from the vicinity of the railway and dwelling houeea. I M! H. ? H ? T

Erneet Edwards (29), BpeJtercia-n, waa sum. ironed with failing to obtain a signed state- mant of particul&rt of &H perpone lodging a.t his house at .1. CromlYI1.street Port Tecna-nt. at Swana. on Monday, acd the Bench imposed a 10: ana.

"F!RST !N THE I K; N %^a D, U, Wi. THRIVING SWANSEA I RECHABITE TENT. An intereetmg presentation took place at the FrienUs' lieel:ng House, Swansea. on Saturday evening, when Bro. B. H. Smite, the retiring secretary of Unity Tent of the Independent Order of Bech&bites, was the reci¡;ient of an illuminated a-ddresa. Unity Tent, which is now one of the meet nourish- ing in the country, owes its proud position to the untiring efforts of Bro. Smith, who been secretary for the pazt twenty-nve yeara- Bro. Ooun. William Owen, Chief Ruler of the tent. presided over a. l&rge ffatheriBg, and imeta.nced Bro. Smith .M one I aJl the quahtiee of an idoai ieoretary Bro. JamM Jenkins, the oldeet active mem- ber, &nd one of the pioneers oi the tent, nia<de the plesentation on its beh&lf, and voiced the members' a.ppreoia.tion of the aeorcta.ry's services. -titi war, supported by several membent, amongst whom were Diatriot. SecreT-a,ry W. J. Mor?a,a and Bro. R. Weat, who emphasised the jndeutetiness of the juvenile section to Bro. Pmith. Sister Muriel Da.y recited To One of the Best," an eulogy of Bro. Smith's work for the ca,use. The recipient suitably responded, ajid elicited a.ppl&use by atating that, although ceasing to be secretary, he would rendar all assistanof- to his son, Bro. R. 0. Smith, who succeeds him aa secreta-ry. He mentioned tha.t Unity Tent ranked nrst in the kingdom a.e the tent with the Latest -cumeer of St&to mem. here who &re order members; Z50 members of the tent a,re now serving with the Colours. ) During the evening a moat enjoyable pro- Cra.mme was gone through, th, following taking pa.rt:—Sisters M. M.a.ttey, Lilian E-d wards and little Muriel Day; Bros. J. S. Morga.u &nd Eddie Evaiia. Sister Steers rendered musica-l items, iHid Sister Williams acted as a-coompaniat. A vote of thanka was pa"ed to all the a.rtiilt'='; to the helpers a-t the tea-tables, &nd .xt Bro. Wm. Owen for presiding. Wlt'b the singing of the National Anthem, a most enjoyable evening wa-s brought to a. close. The address was executed by Mr. W. A. Hellings. an oSloer of the tent. who was congratulated upon his prorounoad ability in this direction.

"HOT WEATHER" CONCESS!ON. 850,000 BARRELS OF LIGHT BEER. It if; the present intention of the Govern- ment (siate" the "Tunes") that the increased ba.rrala.ge of 3,3 per cent. of the existing out- put of beer u; on.ly to a.pply to the quarter begmniug Jaly 1 and texminating Septerrber 30. In other words, it is to bo regard-ed :ba a "hot we&ther conceasion." During the mouths in question it is intended that a.n &ddi.tiona.l &50,0<X) b&rrols of a low gravity brew shall bo added to HM normal supply of 2,500,000 st.a.ndal'd barrels for the quarter. There will be no ueed for fresh mailings; the present stock on the 10,000,000 b&rrels basis would &unice to meet the needs of the brewers until next spring a.t lst. The ulaetxpected release of a larger quan- tity for the months in question may make it necessary to draw slightly on the reserves of baj"ley at &n earlier dat? than originally con- templa,tcd. 'r a?i

I TWO MEMBERS ? Future Representation of Swansea.. The Swansea Pariiamentan-y Committee on Friday'. Mr. Dd. Ma.tmev.-s (cha)r- ma.o) preRiding, cent erred with Mr. D<m Thomas (reprt)M'nEing 8ir Alfr&d Mond; M.P.), Mr. T. J. hllliams, M.P., &nd Mr. JohJi -WiHiams, M.P., regarding the eitci-ts that are being made by tije Cor- poration to secure a representation of tv.o members of Parliament instead of one for The Iwrctrgh. under the New Peop:e>8 tii! 1, I if tie coM&rence was private.

W. T." IN FAMILIAR ROLE. Volunteer Shootmg at Swansea. On Saturday Afternoon much intcreat wae taJtpn by local Volunteers in their im-cr- comp&ny ahoot in the open with Army Ser. vice miniature bore rifles at Single&on for tJte Battalion Challenge Cup. as it waa doubtfut whether in the new aud novpt con- ditiona D" Company. Skctty, would keef it in their possesaton for ajnother year. though the suburbanites' friends %ere conn- dent, and the reault, an fcUows, «!lows they wore jueUnt-d:— j D" Co. (Sketty). K7; C" Co (baIlshury). 'I "64: "U Co. !Rh¡p.I, 722: B" Co. CRafod), ?21; F" Co. (Pontard&wf), 612; B" C). (Mumbles). S40. Ar* intereatiiig ;o&llpetitior. Mr&nRed be- twfcn the four highest scorers in eich team followetl-Bve '-hota rapid at 25 y&ida and Ove denherate a.t 50 yards, in which "A Co. came out top and D Co. hecond. i friendly con teat between the oiBcers re- &uhed in Capt&iQ W. T. DavieR the adjutant (King and'Queen a )r.zernan), compiling the highest score, and Major A. A. Perkins corn- inK aecond.

JOINED AND DIED TOGETHER. Morriston Comrades' Fate at s-M. Newa h&s been received by Mre. WilR- combe, 11, HOfeb-road, Mcn'iston, that her husband. Trimmer Frederick WiHicombe (a<ged 30), has met his dea.th at &e&. He w.M formerly employed at the ajmealing depa.rt- ment of the Tyrcajiol Works, Morriston. F. W!Hcont!M. F.Taytw. News WM also received oy Mre. F. Ta.ylor, 8, Nixon-terrace. ]Morr"ston, thaA her hus- band, Trimmer Frederick Ta.ylor,' who WM on !)oajd the &a,me vessel, wa<! kiUed.' Both were "pa,Is" in civil life &nd joined the col- oura together. Trimmer Tay!or WM 30 yea-ps ot aj[e, and WM a.bo employed at the Tyrcanol Works.

LOUCHOR'S CtTY FATHERS. 1 At T'he looughor Oounfu Schools a I committee meeting was held, Mr. M. J.: Thomas presiding. In the absence of Mr. J; B. John, cierk of the committee, Mr. J. Owen was voted to t&ke his place. The chatrma-n, after a brief speech, called upcm Mf. Bevan to address the meeting, wluch he did excellently, strongly advis- ing the committee to Arrange to have Mr. Woolf and Mr. Reea to speak at a. special Tiding to further the food pro- duction arrangements. Messrs. Bvans, Thomas and Saunders were appointed to arrange for spraying machines, etc., and aJ&o to brmg a report to the next meet-I tng.

"COMBtMC-OUT" OF YOUNG CODLtERS. The combing-out process amongst miners between 19 and 25 yc<n's was chs" cussed at a meeting of" th Western finers' Asgociation at Swansea on Sa.tr- urctay, and it was reSoJlved to give evi- dence before t<be Labour Unrest Com- mission at Swansea, w.en attention will be drawn to the low wages &nd the !ugh cost of living.

OROWMEO WHILST CATHERtNC STtCKS. Verdict of Death from drownhig waa return ed at Cockett inqurst on Joho Roberta (15), who wa." found drowned in a quarry pocd. W]tt'e8B. who If\od at Stepney-roa-d. Cockett. felt off a raft when gathering etic!tB. and the body wan recovered the Bame evening. The water was 15 feet. A-a.

DOOM OF THE 1 fROF!TEEK. I FOOD TO BE TAKEN OVER. I LORD RHONDDA'S DRAS¡TIC PD:WEHS,. i The Food Controller haa made a.n order that the Oats (Export from Irela-nd) Order, 1917, shall continue in force until 31pt Aug. By tHi Order in Counoi! under the Defence of tha Realm Act, published in Friday mght'a "London &'aacette/' the sd.mt; powers aa-,a con- f erred on the Food as the Admir- alt, Army CouncU, and Wn.istry of Mumi- tiona a-lrea-dy pcssese for requisitioning and controlling prices. I?ord Rhoudda, i.3 now empowered to re- qmsitdon the whole or part of the output of &nv factto-y a!id to pa.Y a w Price base! on -.oOst of production with the a-ddition a re,¡jK)aahle pre-war rate of pro&t without regard to the price ruling in the open market. For this purpose he is a<uthonsed t<t examine books and certain such particular as to output, cost, a.nd r&te oi proSt as may be required for &xing a reason.a.ble price. Similar powers have been t&ken to deaJ with gPOds requisitioned from growers or other producers. Where goods are requisi- tioned from a bonafite merchant or deajcr the prioe is determined by the price p&id by him for tha goods, provided that such price is not unre&eoQable, and by the ra.te of profit which he would normally earn ucd<?r pre-wa.r oonditiooB, provided th&t such profit was not excessive. Where, however, any middleman or specu- Ia,tor has acquired fo<listuffs or other com- moditie8 othervn,e tha-n in the usual course of hia buginees. No praRt at all or a pron't at leaa th&n pre-war ra.t<s ma.y be allowed. These powei'a ha-ve for some time been ex- ercieed by the Admiralt.y, Army Council, and the Ministry of Munitions, and h:tve! enabled th(-F-e departments to purchase their ;Uppli-s at rea.3011able rrioft without reg&rd to ra&rket fluctuations..

H RDYAL HOUSE OF BRITAIN." I SUGGESTED CHANGE IN KINGS FAMILY NAME. The "D&ily Express'' leariv that the King's attention has been called to, and his concern exerci&ed by, the title under which the royal hou&e appeals in tile "Almanach de (Lrotha." It is set forth tht3re as followB:—Great' Britain and Ireland. [The House cf Saxe- Oobm-g and G'oth&.j FoUowing tho King's expressed desire that the Ihikc of Tcck &nd 'h)F family and the Princea of Battenberg and their families shoijdd renounce all E'lggestion c'f Germanic connection, it is understood that his Majasty may now expunge the names mentioned from his own House. This would also affect &M the princes of tha-Royai Fa.mily. In such circuntstajicCs a new na.m.e for the Royal House will have to be found. The øugglebtion put forward is tha.t.it sli&Il be the Royal Houae of Britain—a. title which would embrace all the grea.t Dominions of the Empire.

EVERYTHING BLOWN TO BITS. Pontardulais Man's Ducky Escape. Si:gna.lman W. D. Eva-ns, R.N., of 5, 'Wesi&v-tfrrM'?., Pcatardu-tais, has been tor- pedoed on oae of our sea. fronts, and his boat aa.n.k within one nunate. EvpJis ha.d an exatihg expene.jMC, foy he was iD the waAer for Ila.H-<U1-hour, and had to jump in without a IKe-beit, èIÆi ev'erything, he ea-ys, was "blofM to bit.s/' aH<i ro boat cuuld be lauj)che<i. He was picked up by a destroyer, none the wo'rgs but for a severe sha-king and a few small cn-ts. There werf only eight sur- \-T\-orf., and the remainder of the crew were M,O,t.l y kijled.

PROSPEROUS DRY DOCK WORK AT SWANSEA. The directors report of the Prince ot vfiler, '?ry Dock Co. (Swa.naea). Ltd., for the ?r?n?K ?th April, 1917. .hows that the mo6t for ?''e y?r. after due rescrYa.t!ona for depreciation e-eess profits duty, mum. tier lenr, a.nd incouie-tax. and after pro-Fid- ir<for interest on the debentures, amounts tc) €11023 18. 8d.. and aftpr addmK the bala.ncc brought forwa-rdfromlMt account and deductin? interim dividend paid and ata.cirK.eiO.DOO to the re?r?e fund therere- n?n?to b9d?t with ?.?.? 3a. M. The directors racomm?nd <h3 t)a,yment of .a anal dl,d?,.d of 10 pel cent.. free of ncome-tax,! ca?y? ?r?T.i the balance of ?.M 3<. <d ?oMXt account, 'thf 1916 dividend was 15 per cent.. but. 10 p<'r cf-nt. was the rate for the- previous three yea.rs. t

I SWANSEA OFF!CERS' COMM!SStON8. The names of the following local Swan- sea omcers a-ppear in a supplement to the "Lenaon Gazette," issued on Friday, in which their tempo,-ary ranks are made permanent. In each case the precedence dates back to a considerable period:— Capt E. H. PI&nt. is the well-knoN,;u local solicitor, formerly of Messrs. Beor and Plant, Swansea. Capt. G. N. WaJes, son of Mrs. Wales, of B'Lshopaton, Swansea., has served in Mesopotamia, and is well-known locally. Lieut. (temporary captain) W. T.) Farr is the son of Mr. W. T. Farr, the lllanagmg director of the I Gra.igoia. Company, and the well-known Rugby enthiisiaitt.

N.S.P.C.C. AND CHtLD NEGLECT. The N&tional Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children inveBtiK&ted 3.607 compl&inta of neglect and cruelty in EcK- Ia.nd., Wales, and Ireland, during the montn o ;d.a". Üf the oasea, 3,443 were found true, a.n't'ctinf? the welfa:e of 10182 children ana involvin? 4.M8 offenders. Wariiirig8 were leaned in 5.083 c&Be9; 172 were prosecuted (r'-sult.iug in 168 convictions), and 188 were dea[r, with by tt,tn,;fer or in other w&ye. Thorf were 20.608 viftits of superTisicn nUKle. From its foundation in 1884 the society h&B dealt with 956,172 com?Iaiuta. in- volvuig 2.6?.? children. In the Swansea. Ivi-g2,6y Branch during the fame month 17 caees were de&it with, affecting 52 children, j

SWANSEA EVEM!NC CLASSES.. I Pwa-neea, Schools StaJnns Corcjnittee on Friday. Mr. David Matthews in tha chair, instructed the Director of Education (Mr. T. J. Reee) to a.rra.age fov the opening of the evanini! co:)tinuaticc classe,3 on the a&me linet as iaat yea.r ¡ -,1:1 fhe addition of a,rt eubjecte.—The meeting agreed to a.ppomt reprea?.?tativet) to <t conference with teache:a on tho 8ahries queetion.—It was reeolved th<tt the sfhool euru!u?r ?oHdsya be from Auffuet 3rd to Septer-,ber,Srd.

MAKtNG TH!NCS WORSE. '1 At the Anthrw,.to Mrnrs' AssociAHon meeting a.t Swansea, <T<n Saturday, arising out of the disputa a-b the C&e Bryn C'Ûl1iery, AjMmAnford, it trajMpired that not only ha<d eiforts at a settlement fa.i-Ie<I but that a num- ber of ooUieriea in the district were renderpd idle because the workmen, without the con- sent of the assovation, joixf-d in a demon-' fttratioa of protest agadost tjie a-otwn of the Brya ownerft.

F!SH FOR POULTRY I MEAL. I MR. CRAWFORD HERON EXPLAINS SWANSEA CASE. Now, <{oea it stand to reason." aaid Mr. 0. Heron, manager of the Swansea Steam Trawlers to a PusL eseiitatiye, that good fish would he Hent from the market to: the Kind's Dock POUILfY Meal forks'" The sugeBLlon was Hie result of an allega- tion that because certain course 6sh—gurnet chicly—failed to r<MLch market price ib was ueapatched to be made into meal In the nrnt pbce," said Mr. Heron. the fsh was not ours. It came in a Belgian boat, and when landed would net keep. In ia-ct, it h?d')e. t'lat was the reason for its despatch bo the factory. Fi!<h to day is worth its weight, com- naraHveiy epeaktng. in gold. and is it feasible that buyers on the n.,arkc-t, ad our own le¡J!entaUve It)O, wcmld not ha\e bid for fish that was good? T:here were '¿'S21bs. in a &)t, and eVl'n 10 a bit would cnty be to Id,. per ]b. (it had been rumoured that becauge 4s. wan not reached the fish was withdrawn), who is the buyer that would not give id. or ld. per lb. to-dzy fo:' anything' in good condition? The whole thm? is absurd. Wj :.re anxious as a wharf to only send fish ir' good condition, and to that end whenever hfh is tainted it is a', once sent ose: to the Poultry Meal Works. Swansea, ye:u6 t-iro did not enjoy the be3t of reputa- tions, but to-day it is quite different, Buyers now fully realise that whatever comes from Swansea is in nrst-rate state." Asked as to the quantiry of nsh that was so sent ov-3r, Mr Heron said it was small, a.tid he accounted for the coarse fish becom- ing tainted becau-3i- the nshermen did not take the same trouble with it on the voyage as they did for the better classes of Reh We wani every ounce of fish we can get for food." said I'le. Heron in conclusion. and we are doins our brst to get it. But remember that whorpas before the war we had 20 trawlers operating, to-day we havp only three. Seventy-nve per cent of the country's fml'in? trawlers are engaged in nationil s(;:]vice," i Mr. Heron added that he had the i. nspec- tor's omcial condemnation of the fiah.

THE "HUSH!" SH!PS. I LATEST MARVELS OF OUR NAVY. A na/va! correspondent of the "Times," describing the thing's concluding vi-fit to the neet. sa.y8: The cruiser fleet a-nd attendant satellites Ee at their moorings on a va.st ex- panse of inl&nd waters, one of Britain's greatest geogratp-hic.al a'ssets. Here are the Hugh' ships of which the public and the ta.xpa.ver who bo'ug'ht them imow noth-ng. Th,ere are vessels her*, that for ten or a. dMen reasons &re pupcrtor to aay-thiiig: that the CermMis have ever iaunched from a s-lip- way; The-ir speed is a thing to wonder at; their aj-mMnent is ('Atr&ord.inary their ton.nage and length almost unbeH.ev&ble, and ma,ny oi them have device? that shoutd do much to- wa.rds deciding the ipsua of the n'ext na.vai ba-ttle in our favour. Ldn@ on line they swing to the t:de, circling on their cables &a the ebb and now tu.rns them like so many toy ships set on a c&n- needed bear mg.

SLUMP IN !M PORTS. LAST WEEK'S TRADE AT SWANSEA. Swansea, Monday.—In the early part of last week there was some degree of activity in the tra,de of the port, which. however, WM not nia.inta.ined, the arrivals of tonnage materially declining. As c(>i,)ared with the Precwding week thè returns show a !oM of < M.COO tons, ajid a ia,rarcr decrease as against the corresponding week la.t yca.r. A very large decreM/e was experienced, in the iTn- I port trade, and the coa.l and pa/tect fuel traces diepla.yed less activity, but general exports were, however, a.bove the average. ahipmente of coal and patent fuel amount to 61,245 tons. Imports 4,769 tons, exports 70,515 toM. and t<M.aJ trado 75,284 tona, corn. pared with 1M.445 ton-! the preceding week. and 113,629 tone the corresponding week l&st ye&r. Shopmen ta of coat 45,606 to!M, pa-tent fuet 15,U7 tonp, And tinplatca and general goods 9.17S tons. The latter for France &nd home ports, < I' .iPt.Qt ? re. ceipts from wcrl<s M,l45 'boxes. Mccks m tTtS w.!lrehoJjBt',a,4Q, va,Bsni,5C4 boxes. t.

MEATH ABBEY SPORTS AND CALA. On Saturday afternoon a sporta and gai& was held oji the ground of the Neath Abbey Ruine. \ucder the auapices of the Skewcn and Neath Abbey "After-the-War" Club. The wounded soldiars of the Peorhtwtyn and Laurela Poapita.ls were entertained to tea. and were the gueetw of the day. A Marathon ra.ce of five milea. from Mor- ristou to the Ground, Was the event of the dtCl'lIOl)D, the nr6t in being BiHy Jphnaon, Newport. and the second W. Adey. Tonn&. 100 Yards Open Ha-ndtcap.-l. W. Michael. Mcrthyr; 2. Cecil Rill. Aber&von; 3, Cecil GniEtha, Neath.. 4<!0 Yards Open.—l. M, McCarthy, Crynantl 2. E. J. You&tt, Neath; 5, W. F. Halt, Oydach. "CO Ya,rds NcTice.—l, A. C. Stuckey. Port Ta,lbot: 2, Andrew Jamee, Neath; ?, C. Grif. nths. Np?jr,h Football Plu Kick.—W. GriSthe, Neath Abbey. Drop Kick-E. :Evans. Bryncoch. Juvenile Choir Competition.—Ehenezer, Neath Abbey (Mr. R. Evans).

SWANSEA CUNMER S FATE. I Gunner A. Mead, 50, William-street, Swan- s ea, has been killed in action in Fra-nce. He was twenty six yparF o? &ge and lea-veg a widow ajtd three cbildrcn, being em- pt,)yed by MeBgrs. i'Mrks and Co., Swan. M'a..

SWANSEA MEOALUST WOUMDEO.! Sergeant D. C. WHiMM, MiUtary Medallist, whose wfe lives at 8, Gordon terrace, Swansea, with her rnothar, MrK. Mor- ley, has been wound- ptt in the Baikans. He was on the hos- pital ship Dover Castle on his way home when it was torpedoed.

"MtSS!NC." David A. Davies, 2, Port Tennant-phce, St. Thomas, h&a been post-! ed a.s missing after an engagement, no hope being entertained tha.1 he is a.Uve. Ha was fcrroErty employed at Baldwin's, Ltd. David is the second son of Mrs. Da. vies to be .k Hi- ed, h& being her sole' support.

GALLANT BYNEA HEUTENANT. Second-Li=utenant < J. Willianiq (jelly- deg. Bynea, near !J\anlIy. South Wales Bor. derers h-is bec,¡ recommended for the Mili- tary Crotte ior, in tin word? of the oSicial report, congpicaoue gailayitry, in a. suc- cession of patrol actions during April and June. I" Ms capacity as ba.ttj.Iion ecout oStcer he has ahown great gailajitry and da.3h in ca.rrying out his patrol duties. On three occasions he has captured aud brought in eneDlJ' pr!?onara, including a party of 19 of the enemy which he rounded up and brought in in brotd hg.ht, on the 21st April, 1917." Lieutenant Williams was engaged on the etsLS of the 8t Da.vid'6 Tinplate Worta prior to joining the Colourt.

I PORT TALBCT RA!LWAY ANO DOCKS COMPANY. Warrants for the interest ou this company's four per cfnt. debenture stock for the half-year ending June 30, 1917, wiU be posted to the 3ebenture-holdera to-day (8&turd&y), &n<l will be'payable D JúJz2, 1917.

BABY WEEK. THE WELFARE OF THE MOTHER. INTERVIEW WITH SWANSEA'S M. O. H. This is Baby Week. In Swansea, as else., where, every effort is being put forth to in.. oulcate responsibility in this master of motherhood aj-:d child welfare. Mothers besj- the burden of the world and they don't get a look in," Dr. Thomas E-vans, the borough medicaj officer of health, told the Da.uy Post" on \.i.on(la. Dr. Ev<ins, for weeks past, has been putting hia whole heart an-d soul into the movt-nient, for he se&s that with well-cared-ft-r mothers and b='.bes the future 01 the race :s assured, wmlst, incidentally, his public duties will be considerably lightened. Yes," he repeated, "the mother bea.ra the burden of the world, and even her hus- band, in thousands of cases, fails her, or else he would have done more for her welfare Nl life. He himself succeeds in getting &n eight-hour d&y, but his stiU toils from morning till night u.nde.r extreme di&culty." Quite right., doctor. Now t.?ll us &ooie- thing abo-jt Baby Week?'' Snow S!mpty tne Fnn." 1 11 \Veii. said i)r. i,,vai-i- wnar. we are aiming at is to get every man and woman in Swansea, to tLmk to start with and to tbulk cle,.rlv a, tu W.ila.t the movement mean& .Many people are incluied to the be- lief tha-t it is nothing but a baby show. Why, the baby -lio-,v is sunply the frill in the fanfare of ctit thing. The real aim of the campaign is i.<- mould pubhc opinion in such a way as to give the mother and her babe fa.K-mj.y :n the ot the future of the country a.nd to bring home individuaj respon- sibility in the matter. in the past the Utate and the cou-titry h: defended the child from perf<onal cruelty, Lu.t there are aii. gTades of cruelty a.nd this campaign is to put a new interpretation upon the old duties and to see that the child not only must be pre- vented from personal cruelty but that it must, have iairpla,y &nd a fa.ir bt,ae, m lite. And, mind *you, this cannot be done unleM; you give the mother a fa'r chs.nce. By the inovememt it la proposed to build up a permanent council to aid the nation to create the necessary ma- chinery for the care of mothers, babes a.nd littte children that Ls to &ay, to urge the State and local s.uth.jrities to provide eduea. tion in the way of health visitors for tiia pTeaent mothers—Swansea, I may say, i fairly well supported in thia reject already —and schools for the mothers of the future some time between the tinio of leaving school until the marriage. Other things intended are better and more house accommodation, baths and wa.shhouses, to uplitt the standard of cl-iiiliiiess, maternity &nd infant centrea where the mother can get pxpert medical ad.. vice for herself and her infant; ma-termty homes, where the mother can be sent if the h,im,, conditions axe prejudicial to her health during her confinement; day nurseries for the little toddlers on washing dajs, market mornings, and so on." I State Shatters Hatf CMt. "The cost of all tlus, doctor: "Partly by the State. Do yon know that the State is now prepared to pay 50 pet cent. of the cost of all this to any town that hasf the enterprise to ta.ke it up? The State, I in fact, is far ahead of municipal authontiej) in this respect. I may addttt the n.busa of any of the propo&ed facilities will be ab- solutely prevented." Coming to the programme in Swansest, Da, Evans emphasised the importance of parent4 attending the variola achoole and tho mass meetiings at Morriston, (to-night) and th.a Albert HaJJ on Wednesday evening. Tht great attraotioii at the various cinemas whe3 the powerful nim, ",Ntothei-;and," atarring Mj'a. Uoyd George and Mrs. H. B. Irting. will be &hown. needs no more than a mer. mention to ensure crowded houses eact< eveming. Collections in aid of the expense)) of the campaign will be taken up. BabM shows are also being held in the vajtcua dia- tricta of the town. The nrst took place a.f Morri&ton Pentrepoeth Schools on Monday a-ttemoon. The e:itriee for these t-howa pro- nMse to bo éxœptlC'nal1y heavy. In St.. Thom&s a1(;];"o'400 Met the Fattest Baby. It ii not tEc fattest ba,by, generally fec[<H< this or thAt a-pecially prepared food, that'wiq take tJi 3 prizes, but, in the words of Dr. EvMMi. "the happiest, cheeriest, and firmer baby" will be adjudged the winner. Ladiet with special knowledge of infanta, suoh a< I profesMonal nuraes, doctors' wives, will act as judges for the local shows, but for t.h4 j championship show nt the Cricket Field Ott Saturday afternoon next the judges will b4 Dr. Edith Evans, Swansea; Dr. Florence Thomaa, Swansea; Dr. Marv W.tclung Swa-nsea.: Dr. Dickey, Port Talbot; an4 Dr. Jones (Rhondda Urban District Coun, cil), all ItMly doctors, who will be assistea by several local medical men. References to the movement were made Mt mot.t of the chmrchps and chapels on Smx I day, and in a few instances special collet tiorLS were taken up towarda the e of the campaign.

FAMOUS BAND AT MUMBLE & Big Crowd Enjoy Rich Muster Tpeat. The music at Mumble Pier on Sunday waa, by permission of Colonel Sir H. S. Sthreathneld, M.C.V.O., C.B., supplied by the celebrated .band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, conducted by CaptaJin A. WiUiaatw, M.V.O. Mus. Doc. (Oxon). Favoured wit},. glorious weather, the band, as might hava been expected, proved a. big draw, and all the seating I'oom and far down the pier was packed. Capta-in WiHiams in compiling hM programme pend a b!g compliment to the musicat taatea of his audiences, tuid the music given wao most classical. In the afternoon sel" lions from "Attilla" (Verdi) were p!ayed with much nre, and a suite, "Equ'see's Caucasiennes" (Ippolitov- Ivanov'). a weirdly beautiful work, were the o'utstatidhT,? i<tems; and in the evening. "Reminiscences of Donizettí" (arranged by F. Godfrey) and the overture to "Benvenuto Ceilini" (Berlioz) charmed everyone by the exquisite manner in wtMch they uere por- trayed. An xylophcTie solo by Musician J. Connor a-nd <'omet Sol-, "A Perfect Day," by Corpt. A. Mayes both had to be repeated,, and tha programme, which was a real mtWcal feast, ooneltiitd with a nne selection of Irish airs, "The Shamrock." _<

WAR SAVINC IN SWANSEA SCHOOLS. H.M. Inspector Glyn Jones addressed t tneetmg of the sta.n's of the Cadle, Gendros, Gorse and Tirdeuna-u .SciM)ois at the Gendroa Council Sohool on Friday in furtherance of the war savings sche.me in Swansea schools, and deaJt exhaustively wit.h the subject. The præervatlon of h'uit and also food eoonc.my were discussed, fhe local churches and cha-pels are to be asked to co-operate in opening branches to assist the war savant gcheme.

AVON VALLEY REFUGEES." ThR Aegnt (Mr. Willittm Jentttns, j.p.) pe* ported to the Acon Valley meeting upon the National Oonfercncea held in London respect- ing the recruiting of miners, and explained that only thofte men who had entered the mines since August 14. 1914. would be called under the Combine-out Order. It wa.g re. aolTed to continue aupport to the agitation to secure payment for sniRll coal in all the mines of the coalSclfi. as this wac a corn* modity which had considerably enhanced in value, and should be paid for on the sam* basis ae large coal. I

If you enclose one peony stamp to Mr. Aga.r; Ka-putine. Ltd., Manchester, you will receive by return FREE 3AMPLESoFKAPUT!ME for HEADACHE or MEURALGtA, which all sufferers say are worth. "OROWM" <MMh DO$E. i