South Wales Weekly Post

THE NEW SWANSEA. L.G.B. INQUIRY INTO EXTEN. I SION SCHEME, Col«nel Xortou, who lield the Local Gov- 1 ernment Board inquiry into Swansea s, borough extension and drainage schemes, j eat attain at Swaneea on Wednesday at a private conference that had been arranged between the Corporation and the county and district authorities affected by the ex- tension scheme, the idea being to see if some Iigreement could not be come to with the Glamorgan County Council, whose, oppo- pition was the only one outstanding when the inquiry was held just prior to the out- break ot war. j

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RABBITS SHOULD BE CHEAP AT MUMBLES. A letter was read at Oystennouih Council I on Tuesday from Mr. J. Edv. ?rds. on behalf j of the P)unch allotment holders, complaiu- ins of t be damage done by rabbits. It was I quit., impossible to grow cabbage, carrots, or anything of that variety owrbig to the pest, and he requested the Council to do Bornothintr to aba,te the nuisance.—Mr. Edward Bevan said that if permission could be given to ahoot or trap the rabbits he CtJcJdllofin find someone to do it. "Wiring the hedge would he too costly, and a special order for the wire would have to be ob- tained from the Ministry of I-luni-.ions. It was ultimately agreed that the chairman and Mr. Edward Bevan should arrange with certain parfio* in the village to shoot or trap the rabbits.

CWMLLY.NFELL MAN'S MILITARY t MEDAL. Lance-Corpl. Tnomas, B.A.M.C., who was I recently awarded the Military Medal, is a J native of CwmUynfRH, Swansea '%?, a?, il" ey. He j delivered a dispatch under heavy fire after being wounded, and is now in Engla.nd traju-" ing for a commission. ..——— p

HALF-DUTY OFF TOBACCO. AND ENTERTAINMENT TAX REDUCED. CONCESSIONS BY THE I CHANCELLOR. Mr. Bonar Law, in the House of Com- mons on Monday, announced the following concessions on the increased Entertainment Tax proposed in the Finance Bill of Tax on 4d. seais reduced from Zd. to ld. J Increase en' tickets from 7s. 6d. to 15s. to be 6d. instead of ls. as proposed. On seats the duty to be 2a for the first 15s. and 6d. for every 5s., or part of 5s. over. On lower priced seats the 2d. tax to begin at 5d. instead of 4d. seats. Tobacco Duty Halved. With reference to the proposed increase hi1 the tobacco duty. the Chancellor said the Government had decided to make ;t a great deal less. (Cheers.) They felt it would be doing the rí:ht thÜ{g to increase the duty by only half the amount proposed. (Hear, hear.) I The effect would be that the price of the lower grade tobacco would be raised by Id. I only, instead of 2d. The incr&a&ed duty aa from July 16 next, would be lid. instead of Is. lOd. This would enable traders who had ) paid the high duty to get rid of their stocks. i Before deciding to put on the duty at all he I had had a strong feeiinsr that Sttldiers at home I ought to escape it altogether. Soldiers and I bailors abroad paid no duty, and the position, was anomalous. It was very difficult, how- j ever, to see how the exemption could be I worked. EFFECT LOCALLY. I Position of Packet of Cigarettes, j Mr. F. wholesale tobacconist, I Swansea, told the "Post" on Tuesday that the reduction in the tobacco duty would mean Id. per ounce less on tobaccos and a likely reduction of Id. on the present 5d. cigarette packets; with probably ^d. on. Ibwer-priced cigarettes; though so far as "Woodbines," etc., -were concerned he could not say what the figure would be. The reduction comes in force on the 16th inst., but Mr. Gage stated the local trade will not bo able to lower prices for several days afterwards. It is not likely local trade prices will be much altered for nearly a week afterwards owing to the stocks on hand. j

JEWS' RETORT TO LLANELLY ALDERMAN'S REMARK. RAISING OF RENTS: APOLOGY DEMANDED. The Mayor of Llanelly s Alderman D. James Davies) at the meeting of the Borough Coun- cil on Tuesday, read a letter from Messrs". -M. Benjamin and H. Rubenstein, president and secretary respectively of the Llanelly, Hebrew Congregation, in emphatic protest against the remarks of Ald. Nathan Griffith* at the Finance Committee on Monday last with regard to alleged raisins of rents by Jewish property owners." We deny," the letter continued, "in toto every word that Mr. Griffiths stated. and challenge him to give one single instance in proof of his statement, which was nothing less than a gratuitous insult to Jewish resi- dents in Llanelly. We think it only reason- able to ask that Mr, Griffiths should. either give the names of his informant or Offer a public apology to the Ilebrew community. We say that there are only five or six houses or shops owned by Jews in Llanelly, and we are pre- pared if necessary to prove that in no single case has the rent been raised since the com Jtieacemeot of the war. We fear Mr.-Grifefija could not say the same, of Gentile property owners in the town and district. Let lis tell Mr. Griffiths that tbe Jews are quite as patriotic as he is, and perhaps more so. Twenty Jewish boys from Llanelly volun- teered for the Army, and are, ov have beeu, at the front—in two cases three from the same household. Three have distinguished themselves and been mentioned in dispatches. whilst one has been awaxded the Military Cross. What, may we ask. Has Mr. Griffiths and his family doner for the country in its hour of tribulation?" Alderman Nathan Griffiths said that when he brought on his protest he never men- tioned the Jewish community. What he said was that the men who had increased the rents might be born in Jerusalem for all be knew; there were many born in Jerusalem who were not Jews. rrrr

PAWNBROKER'S LICENSE. LLANELLY COUNCIL'S IM- PORTANT DECISION. Notwithstanding the legal advice ten- I dered at Llanelly Borough Council by the Town Clerk (Mr. H. W. Spowart) to the effect that the Council had no power to refuse a pawnbroker's license provided the appli- cant's character waa satisfactory and the customary formalities had been observed, the Council by nine votes to eight declined to accede to an application for such a )! license. The Mayor (Aid. D. James Davies) said re- presentations had been made to him that no one should apply for a pawnbroker's license [ seeing that a pawnbroker had Just been called to the colours, but the Council's .jurisdiction was an ad- ministrative one. and he therefore moved that the license be granted. Mr. T. B. Ludford, who rep resented the applicant, pointed out to Ald. Nathan Griffiths, who opposed the application, that in a recent case in which a borough council refused an application of this kind to an uninterned German, the man appealed, and I although he had been fined ElOO his appeal wa.s upheld. Alderman Griffiths: Then it is a shame. A vote having been taken, Councillor D. Jpnnings asked whether the members who had voted against the application would, in the event of the man appealing", be pre- pared to foot the bill. Alderman Lady Howard: Yes. Mr. Ludtord: Am I to understand that. the Council do not refuse the license on a ques- tion or character at all ? The Mayor: That is so.

CRAY WATER AT. MUMBLES. I At Oystermouth Counoil"s Waters and Sewer3 Committee on Tuesday, the Surveyor's report stated that the consumption of Cray water for last month was 6,415,000 gallons, an average of 213,835 gallons per day, this being a decrease of 5,425 gallons per day as compared with the previous month. The 1 work of concreting the reservoir would be finished next week. Several bad places and I leakages had been found and repaired.

CARMARTHENSHIRE VOL-U-NTEERSi The Army Council has appointed Mr. W. N Jones, of Ammanford, to be the county commandant of the Volunteer Corps raised I in the County of !Co,]-mtrthelis.'i ire. I

NISH INDIGESTION Why go on suffering from Indigestion ? Why put up with attacks of biliousness, flatulence.. pains after eating, acidity, f* constipation, and the tike? Probably all that you need is the help ot fl really etTicient stomach and liver tonic, such as Mother Seigel's Syrup. This famous remedy, made from the medicinal extracts of more than ten varieties of roots, barks, and leaves, Y has been used by tens of thousands of people with wonderful \f J success. It is a ready and convenient means of banishing and preventing the distressing symptoms v/hich arise from a dis- ■>* t ordered state of the stomach, liver, and bowels. That is the f _7>7 secret of its long standing, world-wide reputation. Put it to the test in your own case to-day. f

"UNREST." EVIDENCE AT SNVAN-, SEA. MAIN POINTS BEFORE! COMMISSION. j ("Daily post" Special.) A natever may be the outcome of the Welsh Labour Unrest Commission which has bten busy taking evidence at Swansea dur- ing the last three days, the Commissioners have spared no pains in grappling with the matter and endeavouring to got at the root cstuse. Witnesses of all grades of thought and cir- cumstance have at Cardiff and Swansea btui examined; they have been freely given opmrtunities of sta ing their views without restraint of Press publicity—a circumstance which has contributed to the plainest and s^raightest free exchange of opinion—there has been no official shorthand writer, and the report, when published, will only give summaries of opinions expressed f nd reme- dial suggestion?. What trend these will take is at preset t a matter of pure assump- tion, and must be guarded by the nature of the evidence offered Profiteering. I without attempting to possess knowledge which is in the aggregate only in the posses- sioii of the TTnrtist Commission emphasis hy the workers has been Jai.! upon profiteer- mg as a main contributory cause of the present unsettled state in the industrial world. There is a general feeling—rightlv or y j-ooglj,, we express no opinion—that the U'gn prices of commodities are the result of exp?itatton.a.nd. this has engendered feei-! ings of bitterness which the Government "?\c not been sio? to recognise A large I'?)dY ot the workers see only in the price of 1'X.detuire the work of tbe profiteer; that undue Pretits have been made it would be ictle to ieny, but this is only one factor in the pri prohlem, though an important onc Tie war 1q itself has taken mi1lion I of men from du<ct production, and thrown j the lat?r in much fev.er hands; there has j o^en a national ehort?c in the grain ha-- Teet; m inflation of the currency; a large ptopottn of t h) world's shipping has been  ?pre?e'id directly in unproductive war BeT-! vice-to say nothipg of the losses through I iSe I-bsts, and the ordinary channels of commerce, exchange, and transport have oeeu ftL-own out of gear. These must be I taken nto account as well as the nrofitepr. Disparity in Wages. I w ages have risen with commodities, tnougb aot in compensating proportion, and the restit is seen in the general bodv of I workers hein better off, though not rela- tively b WÜ11 pre-war conditiona. This point His beejj emphasised before the Com- missionhji no-uncertain manner. Another I cause C tbe unrest which has received notice i the disparity in wages amongst SKjJled vorkers, one man parninjc large I money, and another in the same industry (both silled) considerably less, with semi- aJtiUedMn and even unskilled earning more thn the ?Ued. The unrest haa been hleoigr?h.ti eodj *f by the dilution problems; the in- creaaed strain consequent upon an in- creased output; and the overtime constantiv worked in some trades with the short time in oths*. Whilethe workers are organised, the in- dustriesas a whole, from the employers' an,l employe* standpoints, are not, and it is likely te result of the Commissioners' en- quiries -ill tend in the direction not only of means >1' a better understanding, but for a morcscientifio method whereby capital and labur will be placed upon clearer and more iflnite worki:r< arrangements with corresinding benefits to both sides—the ernployrs receiving more efficiency and a full ou>ut and the employes their fair share for tiar work. The proposal to establish Nationl Industrial Councils after the war might »e supplemented by an immediate ar-I rangeient of local and district Conciliation Board: which would have the same object in vie'. It is not at all improbable that the Commsioners will see in Conciliation Board Councs not only for each trade, but even each vcality and individual works where deenjc neeesfcary a. solution on growing probhis. The Conciliation Board. Thexpenence of the Conciliation Board in the'tiplate trade and the Wage Bgard of the annesmann Tube Works give every hopf successful working on a more ex- tend4 national scale. The tinplate itrade, wh i(I prior to the formation of the Board was rmstantly in a troubled labour state, hz.! ijoyed a perfect immunity from dis- puteKince its formation, and the same may be 1M of the Mannesmann Board. In the pastmployers and employed have not beer: bt-oiht sufficiently together to discuss com- and object-, with the result that eaehgtriving for their own ends, have re- gard the other with a measure of siu- picir which by mutual co-operation could be <Wlled. Inlentally the Commission at Swansea- has ul pointed out to it the advantages of Swafea, with its industries more numerous and irled than in any other town lh the kfngm. The facilities offered by the port for IC quick turn-round of vessels has gerv- to emphasise the necessity of loading shipit the ports of discharge, and also for a laier -all&sation of tonnage, which is Swa^a's, due. It understood the Commission will sit at Card before preparing their report, in order to 1\0 evidence from Chester.

PRAM PARADE." I YAEY CELEBRATES BABY WEEK. tlQUE PROCESSION AT YSTALYFERA. Otfueeday, at Ystalyfera, in connection witthe Baby Week campaign, a Prani PaI."was held, when a large number of snot's pf the district paraded the prin- cipaitreets with their children. The fea- tnrtf the procession was the great en- tLusm of the si°:ht-seers. who had come frordl parts of the district. The proces- siOHas headou by schoolboys, who sang pahic air, followed by girls carrying a patiic air, the inscription, ban with the inscription. 'HE RACTP- MA^rWKS FOPWARD on t Feet. of Little Children." The banner wallowed by a little girl, impersonating carrying a child, and she was foll-d by a number of girls dressed to r.'P.l:nt Da we Wales. Irie evening an enthusiastic meeting wanield at the Churcn Hall, Ystalvfera, "Councillor Ken Williams presided. Dr. Jr 4tawlings. Swansea, spoke on "What J'wIa)t of Child ghail Ihib be?" and dealt wi•it? fte pre-natal influence of parents upon tiieihildren -BY SHOW AT CEILLICRON. j iTuesd-av afternoon there was a very I  attendance at f.eme'ron Grounds (r.?l?t ?y?r, C J. Gilbertson), when a ? Show WM held. The jn.?a were: Dr^weJyn Lewis, >e?th; Dr. W. J. Lewis. T?era,; Di- Trevor Evans Swanapn; and TEovle, matron of the GIarrhyd War I ?r?oyle, A bout ?10 in prizes w?agiv? ??e b?nd of the 3rd G.V.R. attended in thO.?-rnooin 'Me..T. OiTh"rt¡;on Twas chairman of I the-ti??itT? v Isaac secretary, and M'« J. ^wJ 'trLrSaC secretary, and !tie evef'¡n a ?e<?in,r r was h«M on th? ??hen ?'-<. (Gilbertson presided Mr. Cloley Prer?on. of London, was the I ??. and M the conclusion Br W t? JJ\propd the customary 'ot1I of  

"SUBSTANTIA,I.]- I INCREASES." IS RATE OF PAY FOR COUNTY TEACHERS. S'Lntial iQore&sea in sa,larv will   rss Maohw«in Glaraor6,n « fro?Dril 1 last. Tide--isic,n was fornially arrived at by a sal meeting of the County Eduoa.tion co4tee on Tuesday, the report of the Lletary ^:lb-eommittee being addptmi wiodificatlOn.. ?ep?rt already paMiehe?, provided & iniam Falary for trained men of £ 90 UIÍed £80, with Yeart-Y increments ot xS tp £1J(J, then by ilO -to £ 170: trained wo: &80, untrained £70. £ 5 increments to len £10 to ZE130. AWillialu Llewellyn, as chairman of thdementary Sub-committee. said the cm meant that many teachers would eet im/ate hicrea?es of £ 25, and another £ 10 in tember or October. There would be sufctial increases all round. He mmoovveefal tioption of the roport. ioonding- the Rev. W. Saunders said very gjAd they had come to a deoi- sicmd £39,000 would be spent in the first jye;

FORMERLY OF NEATH. I ite Weyman, of the Royal Defence Pc rormoriy of the Welsh Horse, of Wstreet, Neath, who died at the Neath WtospitaL was buried at Llantwit New Ctry on Tueeday with military honours. „ —— ——————.

tStrhe Food  t i^aj for all War Work ers.  Wt I?!?f????P?y ) R,A p W&? PRONOUr4CF-D 2PFF--RRFFZ:?YY--CCL-EE: S CYCLEt TYR ?? ?k? <a??<&?. ?j? "WHO MADE THIS TYRE?" Pericles cycle tyres have a job of their own. They are manufactured by the uniop ?N?N??N0? Rubber Co., Etd., for the protection of the purchaser of low priced tyres. You will find "MADE BY ^>9185 THE D. R. CO., LTD." moulded on every Pericles tyre and this signifies that the result of 29 years' experience in cycle tyre manufacture is built into each one. You owe it to yourself to Wb know the maker's name. Covers, W.O. 5/3    B.E.. 5/6 Tubes 219 IN ALL 8TANDRD SIZES. I OF ALL OYOLE AGENTS. f

MOST UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR," MUMBLES BOTHER OYER WATER-PIPE. LIVELY PASSAGES AT COUNCIL MEETING. At Oystermouth Council on Tuesday, in accordance with instructions, the Surveyor handed in his report respecting: the water service pipe laid in to a house purchased by Mr. Fred Ley without informing the autho- rities or signing the necessary forms, from a.-house in Castle-street. The report stated that the connection bad been made on May 15th. On May 19th permission was asked and refused, and applicant plainly informed that the service pipe must be made from the main. On May 24th Mr. J. Jones called and wanted to know why a refusal was given, and the Clerk said he thought that some ex- ception should be made. He knew no more about the matter except for a conversation he had with Mr. Jones in the train until one of the night inspectors discovered on June 5tli through a tap left running that the j connection had been made. It bad now been disconnected. Mr. Peacock said the action of the Sur- veyor was beyond the bounds of reason- The hardship was only on the tenant. Mr. Beer: Do you imply that the original action was justified then? Mr. Peacock: Certainly not, but the matter was reported to the Council, who referred 11 to this committee to deal with, and the Sur. < veyor, on his own initiative, takes certain I steps that he had no business to. I Questions to the surveyor. I Mr. Bell: -Jpou whose authority was the water ?upply cut off from 2, Castle-street? The Surveyor: Mine. Upon whose authority were the neighboura warned against giving any water to the tnant ?-,)1 in,e. Was sufficient notice given to tho owners to make a new connection ?—I gave notice on June 29th. Did the chairman of the Water and Sewers Committee request you not to disconnost the service until this evening's meeting?—Yes, and used threats towards me. Are you aware that the tenant of the cot- tage is a soldier's wife whose husband is at the front, and she has two small children?— Yes. As inspector of nuisances do you think to deprive the cottage of water is conducive to the health of the district?—No. The Chairman said these questions had been freely spoken of in the village. It was a great pity Mr. Jones had not waited a few days and brougnt the matter before the Council, when some arrangement might have been made. It was a Most unfortunate affair, and Mr. Ley was also to biame, as when he got the notification from the Council he ignored it and wrote to Mr. Jones. Mr. John Harris then moved that the action of the Surveyor be confirmed, and Mr. Cum- ming _Evans seconded. Mr. Peacock thereupon warmly said he would not sit on the committee any longer and vacated the room. Mr. Befrl moved as an amendment that the connection be restored until a proper oonneo- tion could be made. Mr. Hy. Bos worth seconded, but the amendment was lost, and Mr. Harris's pro- position carried. It was also stated that 50 yards of gal- vanised iron pipe had been laid to the garage at "Windermere," Langland, without autho- rity, and the Surveyor was instructed to have a proper connection made in accordance j with the regulations.

ON A TOWN HILL FARM. UNUSUAL CASE AT II SWANSEA. CRUELTY TO HORSE AND 1 21b. FOWLS. I I John Rees J3), farmer, appeared to answer I an unusual summons, particularly so in view of the need for cultivation, etc., at the Swansea Police Court on Tuesday. It was I that of causing unnecessary suffering to a horse and 36 fowls by unreasonably omitting to provide them with sufficient nourishing food and proper care and attention." I Inspector Lindsay, of the N.S.P.C.A., spoke of visiting defendant's farm at Town Hill with P.C. Andrews, on the 5th of last month. In the arta,ble he found a bay mare in poor condition, standing- in six inches of filth. The stable was devoid of bedding, and there was no fodder about. Witness asked defen- dant why he did not let the horse into the field. Defendant immediately did so, and the animal devoured the graas ravenously. I "No Food for the Fowls." Proceeding to the fowl-house, he examined the fowls and asked defendant, Have you not any food at all in the house for the horse or fowls?" Defendant said, No, I have no hay nor chaff fob the horse, and no food for the fowls." The inspector again asked if he had anything at all, and then Rees said that he had a little corn which he had been using for the land. He then produced it and threw it to the fowls, and they rushed over one another and began to devour the com as fast as possible. Witness informed him that the fowls had been kept for some considerable time, and had not te- ceived proper food or attention. In the fowl-house the birds were standing in three inches of filth. He examined a. dozen of them and found each nothing )wt skin and bones and feathers. They only weighed j^&out two pounds each. The inspector added that he again visited the farm on the 12th ultimo, and found a slight improvement. The place had been cleaned up, but fodder wae still short. Rees, in reply to the summons, denied all that had been said. The Bench imposed a fine of S3.

CIVIL LIST PENSIONS. The civil list pensions include amongst the seventeen name3 Miss Rose Kingsley, the daughter of the late Rev. Charles Kings- lev, the author of "Westward Ho I" etc. Lady Russell, widow of Sir Wm. Howard Russell, war correspondent; and Mrs. Ll-ew- ellyn in consideration of the theological work and the services to educa- tion in Wales performed by her late hus- band, Dr. Llewellyn Bebb, principal of St. David's College, Lampeter* and, of her st.-aitened circumstauceg,

BALDWIN'S NEW ENTER- PRISE. IMPORTANT NEW IRONSTONE I ARRANGEMENT. II The following concern with large local interests has just been registered:- Oxfordahire Ironstone Company (Ltd.).— Private company. Capital £ 100,000 in j51 shares. Ironmasters, smelters and founders, colliery owners, manufacturers of chemic.aIg, dyes, basic slag, artificial manures, tal, I macadam, etc. Agreement between Baldwins (Limited), the Brymbo Steel Company (Limited), and this company relating (1) to the subscription of capital, and (2) to the regulation of trading and disposal of output of this company. The subscribers (each with one share) are: J. R. Wright, Hendrefoilan, Sketty, Glamor- gan, ironmaster; and H. B. R-obertin, Pale, Corwen, North Wales, ironmaster. Three of the first directors are to be nidmip-ated by Bald wine (Limited) and two by the Brymbo Steel Oompany (Limited). Solicitors: Pin- sent and Co., Birmingham, and Birch, Culli- more and Co., Cheeter.

x MINI" SUPPOSING! tat IN THE Summer- timet WHEN AT S hot. AND YOU don't kftOw." AND cant THINK WHAT WILL be nice AT LUNCHEON, For a pudding. DON'T WORRY about it. JUST GET Bird's BLANC-MANGE powder AND YOUR troubles WILL VANISH. AND SUPPOSING HE calls. And stays to lunch t AND HE says THIS BLANC-MANGE Is top-hole! And YOU say I MADE it. And HE says} You DO know WHAT'S good And THEN- WELL! SUPPOSINGt A PRACTICAL HINT. BIRD'S Blanc-Mange is just what you want nowadays good food- value and nice -very. Try a vanilla Bianc-Mange one day soon. Don't think it over, buy | I it right now! It's as good as a cream-mould, and well! lots more wholesome. Besides vanilla there are five different fruity flavors. Make BIRD'S Blanc-Mange with condensed milk and you get round the sugar problem. B57

I HUGE WAR SHIPPING 1 PROFITS. I CHANCELLOR "BLAMES THE GOYERNMENT. Mr. Bouar Law gave the House of Commons some remarkable figures as to shipping profits in the course of the, debate on the Finance Bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Though it was not the fault of the shipowners themselves, he said, but rather the fault of the Government, it was I Most dissraceful that such profits should have been allowed to be made ;n time of war. As an ex-ainple of the kind of were made, the Chancellor gave' some parti- culars regarding his own experience. On a capital of Z8,100 invested in one shipping company, on which in pre-war times he would have been satisfied to receive a re- turn of £ 405 at 5 per cent.. he received iE3,624 in 1915, and £ 3,647 in 191o. After the deduction of excess profits tax. In the clage of a .steamer in which he had CW invested, the boat waa lost in some way, and he received a cheque for a lfttle over £ 1,000 as compensation after having had ample .dividends. While in a third case, an investment of £ 550 produced a cheque for £ 1,050 on the division of surplus capital. "And this is the industry which is going to be ruined by excess profits tax," was the Chancellor's comment.

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TRAGIC TRUTHS. LESSON OF BABY WEEK. APPALLING DRAIN ON OUR PEOPLE. (By Mrs. M. A. Cloudesley Brereton, M.R.San.l., F.I.H., &c.) 'Safe' I Safeguarding the Babies. Healthy children are a nation's most profit- able form of wealth, and to look back over the statistics of child inorta-lity in this country iR to behold an appalling record of opendthnfi, waste of precious human material.. The committees of public-spirited men and women responsible for 'the inauguration of a National Baby Week in the United Kingdom "National Baby Week Council, 6, Holies- street, Oxford-street, W. 1) have addressed a number of pertinent- questions to all its citizens. This is what thp-ir Do You Know That— While nine soldiers died every hour in 1915, twelve babies died at home? Somewhere in the United Kingdom a, baby dies every five minutes all through the year? It is estimated by .the authorities that at,, topr'liZ:™ ?" during '? "? ——?? bef r birth2 More than half this destruction of life is preventable and therefore must be prevented ? The loss of life in the war has made every oa-oy s life doubly precious ? Everyone can help to save the babies? before?" are being born now than ever before? j™ in Population meana decrease in I ?wei Children often are damaged for life by lek of treatment in infancy? ??' thousands of women are handicapped I for life  insufficient Caro and knowledge during .he?r child-bearing period? I Aud that nearly all these disasters are the result of had houeing, unsuitable homo con- uilitfi, ons, and o. griorance? I n-t.. Tragio Truths. ,liege arl ??'" truths, and Vilei? are t?n? ? r) ? ?? "?'? "?M be generally 11'C.alised to-dav. In times such as the8e thcM "hould ]- a ??'v?'?l revolt ?ai?t, condi- ¡ tions which destroy 90,000 children imder the 1 *ge of one year and 90,000 unborn babies in m^h" in England and W&I? alone. R€t?i 1911 and 1914 more than a Qu?rt?r of I the total number of deaths were th?e of children under flve-and in ita children lies the nation's bo. Failing them, victory will Prore but Dead Sea fruit. It is useler-s to attempt to console oneself I or justify inaction with the thought So it has been m the past and so it will ver be," for that is not true. Half, at le?at. of t???, I088c8 could be prevented. The infant mor- II tality ^r\8S markedly from pl"o to pUce. take the London district for example. The death-rate for 1911-14 was, for every ¡ thousand births, in Hampstead 74 and in Shoreditch 148, Such a difference cannot be satisfactorily accounted for on the f?re of climate alone; natural conditions a,? T?<. Wtlolly nor even mainly responsible, and human conditions can be altered-given the necessary money and goodwill. What the men and women of the United Kingdom have to realise to-day is that false economy in this matter. cheeseparing on account of the war or any other excuse, will prove fatal in the long run. A depopulated, diseased Britain will mean in the years to come that the blood so freely poured out in her defence will have been spilt in Tain. And that is a thought which cannot be I"T-Il'iu"i"'¡ I The War Asainst ..0. -¡¡.lil The National Baby Week CommitteetJ tell us that our high infant mortality is "the ?u? t of bad housing, unsuitable home con- ditions, and ignorance." These, as we have said, are man-made oauses, and therefore can be removed. The campaign against them during tbi! century has already 8U>O- ceeded in considerably curtailing the death- roll of infanto, but much more remains to be done. There is still, for instance. an astonishing amount of ignorance prevalent among mothers of every rank, but especially- among tbe poorer classes, who have every- thing against them from the very start. Thence the necessity for an increase in the quantity and quality of the domestic economy teaching in the schools, for more midwives, infant welfare centres, nursery schools and schools for mothers; but most of all for a fundamental change in public opinion on the housing question. The prob- lem in this aspect is not concerned with taking the children out of the homes, but with providing decent homes at a reason- able price for them to stay in. As to the outside skilled help for mater. nity and child welfare, thera are about 800,000 babies born annually in England and Wales; there are about 600 salaried health visitors to be responsible for them-that is to say, one Tisitor for about every 1,300 babies. There should be at least three times that number. Similarly with infant wel- fare centres, of which between 800 and 900 exist, while between 8,000 and 9,000 are needed. The Cost to the Community. A competent health visitor can be secured for £1.50 per annum; an infant welfare centre costs yearly about L575. It may be roughly estimated that the necessary health visitors and welfare centres could be pro- vided at a cost of £1 per birth per year. Half of this would be provided by Govern- ment grants; the rest could be covered by the product of a £ d. raw, An extra halfpenny, then, added to the rates would be the price of adequate care for the country's children; but what may be the cost to the community if the neces- sary measures are neglected who can calcu- late? More Lions in the Path. I In addition to ignorance there are material handicaps, fcueli as bad housing and unsuit- able conditions, to fight against; and here, too, a winning battle is possible, because science has evolved various solutions which offer themselves if we will but listen to two calls now well known a.s watchwords: Wake up, Britain," and Pass the hat, for your credit's sake, and pay, pay, pay." These matters will never be looked at in their true perspective and dealt with in real and practical harmony with modern democratic principles (a) until the medical man or woman is regarded amongst the people as first and foremost a prophet and propagandist whose prime duty is to pre- vent (rather than merely to cure) disease by" teaching us all how to house and feed and clothe ourselves; and (b) until women, pro- perly trained, with suitable experience, are welcomed and sought out for advice and counsel as equals with men on all bodies, public and private, national and voluntary, charged with dealing with these matters, I which are, after all, National Housekeeping —and how can any housekeeping be mcieiitifi- cally and efficiently done where man and woman do not fully co-operate?

TWO SWANSEA CHUMS. I Private Thomas Clark (left) and Private Walter Morgan (right), botlh of Rock-street, Swansea, and of the same regiment. Both are reported missing and beiieved dead. I

■ WOUNDS ON BREAST AND THROAT. Aberayon Couple Taken to I Hospital. A man named Joseph Jones (50), foreman's labourer, and a woman, Annie Pegram, who lived with him in apartments at Water- atreet, Aberavon, a.re in hospital euffering from wounds alleged to have been inflicted in a quarrel On Tuesday night. Dr. Frederick inserted no less than thirty etitches in the woman's breast, and the maji'a throat had aleo to be eiiuilarlj treated.

I MESOPOTAMIA. I LORD HAROINGE ON HIS DEFENCE. I MISLEADING REPORTS I FROM THE FRONT." Lord Hardinge, Vicercv of India from 1910 to 1916. and now Permanent Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replied in the House of Lords on Tuesday to the criticisms passed up-oii him ;by the Mesopotamia Com- missioners. The following were the chief points (summarised in our "final" edition) in his speech :— Tlie lk,"ztr Effort of India.—The Commis- sion did not give sufficient prominence to the unexampled effort made by India at the out- set, of the war and -to I Generosity of her contributions, i which could not fail to hamper her further operations elsewhere. Internal and Frontier Affairs.—Adequate v,-eight was not given in the report to the riskfi and preoccupations of the (vovernment of lildit during 1914 and 1915 in connection with internal and frontier affairs. The Military Budget.—The financial side of -the pro-war military administration was m excess of the maximum fixed by the Nicholson Committee. In the light of after events, he recognised that possi'bJy all or- dinary financial considerations ought to have been sacrificed if the Secretory of State ajid India, Council would have agreed. The Advance on Ba.gdcid.-Tite full tele- graphic correspondence s howcd that the Government of India wcrEl strondv Opposed to an advance on Bagdad without reinforcement?1. It might be con- tended that they ought to have maintained theii- N.-etr- hut he asked whether such a course would have been justified in view of the obvious politkal advantages of the cap- ture ot Bagdad, of the strong pressure ir<:mll home, aiid of the unammCns miht.ary opin- ion in favour of it. The Inadequacy of River Transport.— I ibis was only revealed when it was I Too late to make it good I although everything possible was doii« to remedy it. The Medical Breakdown.—He could only confess to having been completely deceived by the misleading report received from ths front, and to that extent he must accept ftill responsibility. But the moment the truth dawned upon him he made every effort with- in his power to remedy the situation.

"BE NOT AFRAID." I HOW GALLANT WELSH I CHAPLAIN DIED. LAST MESSAGES ALONG THE I LINE. i In his third artiole in the "Miming Po?t on -lh? Last JP." the editor (Mr.¡ H. A. Gwynne, of SwaiMea) deals with the qualities of Tommy Atkins, his m?eH?ua u_!o??!ioy. hl8 good humour a.nd nnfailing cheerfulness. He adds, however: "ThMo ii one pumfoie among the fighting units at the iront which is almost universal. While they readily admit the magnificent work done be- hind the line, ttliey do ask almost unani- mously for a purely fighting- de?ration to be ?ivcn only for good work done under hre. The Military Cross in some respects did satisfy this grievanoe, but it has been given to men at the bases. It must not be ima,gined for a moment that the man in the trenches does not fully ap- preciate that without the man behind he could do very little. But it iW not un- natural that when he earns reward under fire the dooorationawarded to him should plainly indicate to the outside world that it was won in the fighing line. And when the solemn moments arrive when the men are waiting in tense and poignant expectation, though there may be many a joke, there is also a great serious- ness. I love the picture painted to me of the late Maurice Peel, chaplain to a bat- talion 01 a great Welsh regiment. As they stood in the trench waiting for the attactc that fearleer, man sent Messages along the line, giving them the great courage of purpose, I (Ll*d so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, said he, and down the line went the message, The p?dre. B?ys, God 80 loved the world padre, He gave His only begotten Son. And again, The padre says, 'Christ said 'It is I be not afraid." And the last message, The padre says 'JMus said I am with you always, and then over the top, to death or glory. And among the dead that day was the gallant padre."

OFFER PROMPTLY ACCEPTED. NEATH'S MAYOR AND LOCAL1 BABIES. < The Neath eclebrations in connection with National Baby Week commenced on Tuesday evening with a well-attended meeting convened by Mrs. MGore-Givyn, of Longford Court, tne hon.^ secretary i of the local Infants' Welfare socia-! tion. I The Mnyor (Aid. Charles, J.P.) pre- sided, and in the course of his opening remarks announced that he would give war certificate to every baby born at' Neath between midnight on July 1st and midnight on July 7th, and, if the baby lived and was passed by the Infants'! Welfare Association, he would present I another war certificate as the first birth- day gift to each of such children. The announcement was received with loud applause, and the offer readily accepted. Mrs. Oloudesley Brereton, whose work in connection with the movement is so much appreciated throughout the coun- try. gave a practical address, emphasis- ing by facts the preventable waste of in- fant life. Mrs. Ooombe-Tennant and Mr. J. E. Moore-Gwyn, J.P., D.L., also addressed the gathering. The celebrations will be continued on Thursday, when a baby exhibition will be held at the. Gwyu Hall.

I MORRISTON'S LIGHT. I Electrical Main to be Laid Down. j Swansea Highways Committee met on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. D. J. Davies pre- siding. The Surveyor, reporting upon road repair matters, said it was proposed to lay an elec- tric main from Villiers-street to Mannes- mann. Ald. Miles asked if that would assist the electric lighting of. Morriston. The Surveyor said no doubt the Electrical Engineer would run a main sufficient enough with that end in view. The Chairman &aid the main would cer- tainly assist matters. The Surveyor submitted an interesting re- port, upon the meetings of the Municipal and County Engineers' Annual Conference at Hastings on June 28th--30th. and which he, together with Aid. T. Merrelte (chairman of the committee) attended. Applications from certain craftsmen for increases of wages were referred to the special committee. Old PublicHeuse. I A plah by the L. and N.W. Railway Com- pany for the conversion of an old public- house at the corner of Bathurst-etreet into two dwelling-houses was disapproved as not oomplying with the bye-lawe.

LLANELLY C.O." RELEASED FROM PRISON. Mr. Towyn Jones on Tuesday received a letter from Mr. W. Brace (chairman of the Committee dealing with conscientious objec- tors) in reference to the case of Mr. Dan Griffiths, schoolmaster, Llanelly. The letter stated that Griffiths had appeared before the Central Tribunal and had been released from prison to proceed to work with the Aurlit Committee at Princetown.

-==-==-¡- I "I Saves Bread, gfigf Meat and Potatoes, H A real food. JHK 4 it ii -14k Don't Go Sj p w j jaP from Bad to Worse. When Getting Over a Cold, Fever, or Germ Disease, Don't Let Your lli(b iin^^|M dgKJfiP|8 Kidneys Break Down i MORRISTON ADVICE. "jiss L. A. Williams, of 50, Ciyndu Street, Morriston, near Swansea, says:— c. My kidneys have been a great trouble to me for nearly two years, on and oft, particularly in 1 h change of the weather. I have been subject to dull, dragging pa-ins in the back, ani felt continually tired and depressed. After bending it was difficult to straighten. I tried several medicines for the com- plaint before taking Doan's backache j kidney pills. These pills got vé me grea.t relief; a course of them quito cured me. I am in good health now, I am glad to m! and Keep Doan's pills in the house in case of need. I recommend the medicine with every confidence. (Signed) L. A. Williams." Fighting off Germ Diseases weakens the kidneys. Look after them during recovery, or you run the risk of chronic kidney disease. Germs poison the blood so badly that in a, germ di&ease the regular blood filter- ing task of the kidneys is simply doubled. They weaken. That causes backache, headaches, dizziness, urinary disorders, thinness ind a dull, tired condition. After influenza, pneumonia, typhoid, scarlet fever, diphtheria, tonsilitis, and even ordinary colds, watch for signs of kidney weakness and don't neglect any. Use Dean's Backache Kidney Pills. They have given quick and lasting relief to many in Swansea. More exercise, more air, more sleep, less to eat and changes from over-work will help, too. The ringing Momston testimony given here is the sort of proof Doan's Pills rely upon. Could Letter proof be had? I Send for Free Book on "Moderation, Cheerful. Be auI" you ask for DOAN'S and get DOAN'S ness, and other Long Life Laws." —the Fills Miss Williams had. All Dealers, cr 2/9 a box, from Foster-MsCiellan Co., R, WeHs St., Orfar-d St.. London, W. DO N'S -Ba.ckache Kidney Pille. rUBLIC NOTICES. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL: REDISTRIBUTION OP SEATS. BOUNDARY OOMMISION, Parliamentary County of Glamorgan. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Com- issioners appointed for the purposes of the above-named Bill have provisionally deter- minsd that the Parliamentary County of Glamorgan shall be divided into the divisions described in the Schedule hereto. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that Hugh Robert Williams, Esquire, one of the Assis- tant Commissioners, will attend at the Glamorgan County Hall/ Cardiff, on Tues- day, the 17th day of July, 1917, at 11.30 o'clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of hearing any objections to the proposed constitution of the said divisions and of receiving any proposal for their alteration. Any person interested may attend at the time and place above-mentioned and be heard with reference to the matter aforesaid, but the substance of any objection or pro- posal should be stated in writing and handed to the Assistant Commissioner at the In- quiry. Witness my hand this 4th day of July, 1917. A. E. WOOD, Assistant 8ecretary to the Commissioners. Office of the Commissioners, Local Government Board, Whitehall, London, S.W.l. THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO. The ABERAVON DIVISION—consisting of the part of the Rural District of Neath which consists of the civil parishes of Baglan Higher, Baglan Lower, Coedffra-nc, Michael- ston Higher and Michaelston Lower, the part of the Rural District of Penybont which con- sists of the civil parishes of Kenfig, Pyle, Sker, Tythegston Higher and Tythcgston Lower, the Municpal Borough of Aberavon, and the Urban Districts of Briton Ferry, Glyncorrwg, Margam and PcrtTicawl. The EASTERN DIVISION-, odsistilig of the Urban Districts of Caerphilly and Golligaer. The LLANDAFF DIVISION—consisting of the Rural District of Llandaff and Dinas Powis. and the Urban District of Barry, The MID DIVISION—consisting of so much of the Rural District of Penybont as is not comprised in the proposed Aberavon Divi- sion, and the Urban Districts of Bridgend, Maesteg, and Ogmore and Garw. The NEATH DIV TS ION- consisting of the Rural District of Pontardawe, so much of the Rural District of Neath as is not com- prised in the proposed Aberavon Division, and the Municipal Borough of Neath. The PONTYPRIDD DIVISION—consisting of the Rural Districts of Cow bridge and Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre, the Munici- pal Borough of Cowbridge. and the Urban District of Pontypridd. The WESTERN or GOWVR DIVISION—con- sisting of the Rural Districts of Gower and Swansea, and the Urban District of Oyster- mouth. N.B.-A map showing the boundaries and contents of the several Divisions as set out above will be deposited and can be inspected at the Town Hall, Bridgend, on any day be- fore the date of the Inquiry, during ordinary office hours. t 416 I (GLAMORGAN WAR AGRICUTURAL X COMMITTEE. I MILITARY SERVICE. EXEMPTION OF FARM HANDS. Under a recent instruction all men whole time employed on farm work of national importance are not to be called up for service with the colours or for medical examination. Any mail coming under tho above ctascription should, on receipt of a caliipg- up notice, immediately write to the Secretary of the aliove Committee, 131 St. Andrew's-creacent, Cardiff. 41o i

FOR GALLANT CONDUCT ON THE FIELD. Cerpf. EH.M Isaac, of 14p. Robert-street. Manselton, has been; awarded the Militaryt Medal for gallau.ti oohduct in the field. i He set a. fine ex-t ample of cool courage jl and devotion to duty! on the occasion of; two "umessivo raids! on the enemy posi- l tions during last! month, and also I-eii- I dered invaluable he!p? to a torpedo party.» He was wounded a few months back, but I recovered sumciently to return to his unit. Previou to war he was employed at Messrs. Richard Thomas and Co., Ltd., tinplate works at Cwmbwrla. He joined up during the early months of the war, and has served with the Welsh Regiment. Is at present home on leave from the front.

LLANELLY CORPORAL'S MEDAL. Corpl. R. Eric Morgan, R.F.A., son of 3Ir. E. W. Morgan, Hafodybryn, New-road, Llan- elly, bas been awarded the Military Medal. He was a member of the Llanelly Cricket Club, and joined up Eoon after the outbreak R

MASTERS' COUNTER- OFFER,. THE CRISIS IN SWANSEA BAKERY TRADE. The Swansea Master Bakers' ASBociatiolll met on Tuesday evening. Mr. W. H. Bur- ridge (president) was in the chair, and there was a large attendance of members. The claims of the operatives for a furthe? war bonus of 5s. per wsek and a "platform" for the female workers was fully discussed, and it was decided to offer the operativeg at their meeting to-morrow (Thursday) evenr ing 3s. per week war bonus to both malet and females. If this is accepted the male operatives will have had 14s. per week war allowances. It is confidently believed there will be n, stoppage in the tr ?d on Saturday nexk when the notices tl,%Inate. ——————-—— — .1'

"A Creat Sufferer from Rheun;a tism M p i Our portrait (a Daniels, of 83, Birmingham, wh43 m been a great suf. fay ^.jjl»iSdF r ferer from Itlieti. inatisui. I have been under my doctor for months, v i' nciha, -e alco taken medicated baths, but I have der, ved more benefit from Clarke'? Blo d Mixturs than all the do:?to?-'s medicine an b,i I ho s put together. I think all sufferers ought t4 know of this wonderful remedy—(Signed), KDITH DAMELS. In a further letter Miss Danielf writees: 'I wish you to know that I am now quiti cured of Rheumatism, thanks to vour Clarkev Blood Mixture. I shall taka it now and again as 3k I blood purifier, C U R E D Ifyou suffer from an> such disease M Eczema, Bcrbtuia, Bad L-Des, Abscesses, UlCUrs, a laLndulaLr Swellings, Bolls, Pimples, Sores, Eruptions, Piles, Rheumatism, tout, SLC., don"- wRste your time and money on useless lotions and niessy ointments which cannot get below ths surface or the skin. What you want and what you must have to be permanently cured is a medicins that will I thoroughly free tin blood of the poisonous matter which alone is the true causa of all your suffering t,larke's Blood Mixture is just such a medicine 16 isconipo-sed of ingredients which quickly attack, oyerrome and expe. l the impur.ties from the b.ood this is why so many truly wonderful cures stand to its credit. Over fifty .jjfcislv years' 8uccua Pleasantb tn. jf ^o^-w ]|iv ta3i#" ,(ar.l'es  Blood S.!d by..1I U'8 Chem cts and I Mix?re jf Stores. II 2jS per boi:tl:. Raiuso Substitutes. EVERYBODY'S BLOQu rU.HilFt £ «.'

RAILWAYMEN'S FORMER SECRETARY. I Mr. J. E. Williams Passes Away. A message to the "Daily Iost." 011 Tues- day states that Mr. J. E. Williams, who last December resigned'the general secretaryship of the National Union of Railwaymen on account of ill-health, passed away that morn. ing at his residence a-t Bowes Eark. Mr. Williams had been confined to his bed for some time past.

AMERICAN L I N E. LIVERPOOL TO YORK. SAILING UNDER AMERICAN FLAG. Carrying 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class Passenger? Apply to AMERICAN LINE, Liverpool, London, Southampton, and Bristol; or to Agents everyw here. — '—————. — a

SWANSEA INQUESTS. A verchpt of "Accidental death naf returned by Swansea Coroner on the bodf 1) 0 ril of James Morris, 29, collier. Churck Villas, Birchgrove, who died at the SwaR- sea Hospital as the result of an accident in the colliery.—A similar verdict wiq agreed upon at the inquest on Hopkin Bowen, 60, mason, of No. 9, Russel- );treet, Neath, who was injured at the Cockett Tunnel on June 17th, through the overturning of a trolley on the rail- way line.

KEATINCj,s KILLS Ji BUGS FLEAS Mor BEETLES <uf £ i 11ns.¡- 38