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'I  The innucnce of armament, pure an d simple, upon the course of a war is popularly but erroneously imagined to be decisive; and if it could operate anywhere conspicu- ously it would be no in the course ct the present conflict. In point of fact, in all wars It has usually been the case that one side has been markedly inferior to the other in the quality of its weapons; but that side, fcpougn handicapped sometimes very se- verely, has LzetL .by no means invariably worsted. Success in war depends upon a ( combination of qualities and endowments, of which perhaps the most important is a superiority m leadership. Under certain circumstances that can effecMlie most aston- ishing feats; in the American Civil War. for example, "Stonewall" Jackson, with 16,000 men, by dint of sheer brilliance and audacity i of strategy, by hard marching but little, fighting, twisted around his little finger a Federal army of ten times that strength, and changed the course of a whole campaign. Yet the same war afforded perhaps as good i an example as we seek of the fuilur? in the long run of exceptionally talented general- ship to prevail against sound if not con- spicuously brilliant leadership on the other, allied to tenacity of will and a great prepon- derance of resources. Lee was crushed eventually by the "big battalions." In the eighteenth century and in the ..Napoleonic Wars it might be said that dis- parities of armament had little to do with the fortunes of wars, even within the limited sphere for which an important influence can be claimcd for them. For centuries there was little development in firearms; and the most revolutionary changes began in the' • generation after the close of the Napoleonic struggles. A Prussian in- j vented a needle-gun, which was secretly accumulated in large numbers; but the riots which broke out in Berlin in 1849, and were the nearest approach to a revolution that Prussia has witnessed, compelled their pre- mature use, and disclosed to the world the possession by Prussia of a new engine of war. In the war against the Danes in 1864 and against Austria in 1866 the Prussian needle-gun was superior by far to the Danish and Austrian weapons; but in 1870 the Prussians had no mitrailleuses' (a crude form of machine gun), their needle-gun was to- I tally outranged by thw French chassepot' in reach and in rapidity of fire, and the Ger- mans had as a counteracting advantage only a distinct superiority in the quality of their •'Knrpp breech-iaading rifled field artillery, pitted against the French bronze smooth- bore muzzle-loaders. Zola in the "Downfall" has described once for all the ^tragedy of a battery of artillery, outranged, and then finally destroyed, by the superior enemy guns whom it is impotent to snipe. — Again, in the Russo-Turkish War, the | Turkish Martini was far better than the Russian rifle; and the Russian artillery was compelled by the long range of the Turkish small arm to keep a distance from the Turk- j ?. ish lines that prevented by it any elective ? co-operation for the Russian infantry attacks on the Turkish trenches. Hence the repeat- ed sanguinary Russian failures to storm Plevna. In the American Civil War the i Confederate arms were much inferior to Uiose of the Federals, who could buy the toefct.that-Europe cbuld send them; but that: did not prevent numerous and great if inde- owiVe Confederate victories. In the Spanish- AltieriCaA War the Spaniard- in the South African War the Boers, and In the Russo- Japawese War the Russians (in regard to their field aVtillery) all had marke-' advan- tages over their opponent's; thfe Spaniards he- better wne, the Boers, t,N better i field gun, the Russians the bettier field at-til- I klry yet each in'tU'rh WJ'defeat&l In the classic times of the Macedonian phalanx, t&e Roman legion and the Greek hoplites, the u66 of the sword, javelin, spear or arrow exerted a great influence upon formations d tactics, tout not upon the fate of cam- jpalgns. In this war it infcy be' said, to dehl with the Western com batants, that the French had the best field gui-i and the British th« fofcfct rite; thfc trwiftAns had. the j in numbers of machine-guns and in heavy artillery, at the outset. The Germans from tnfe first, it will be seen, enjoyed a superior- ity in just those weapons which are best euited to position warfare, of trench and re- doubt the British and Frenoh excelled in the "weapons suited to the quick-changing phases and rapid and long movements of fighting in the open. What great successes, 45f a marked importance upon the rourse of war, caii be claimed for a superiority in armament in this conflict? One could sav there are two cages, which are incontestable i  d?moMtrate; the triumph of W2^ ie < J»?CTH? f»■ n 17-nh howitzers bvet t?e l?el 'giall <orti-?es in 1914, Md the Ground .GW311 rrierity in weapons "er the ;,f; in 1915. ,i f'î1 1M4 the German big gunR demolished ? ?a fw da..?g defèncs t?t had ?h&tter<? Mtta?try attacks preceded only by {? ?rtit- ?''y?pa?twn from guns of Ieer caibl' ■ Itry 96 rap?id collapse of the obstacles which ?tMdthe enemy's m&in line of cOmmuMicft- '1íiÓl to irance rendered 1 pomible that tr?- mendous Onrush from which thme Vear3 later  Belgium have not recovered. Tie Geapm?n ?p?ontv in 1915 over t? Ra8.?s and t?o SerbfMM need not be hi sisted upon. Here, ? ?ywhe?, is a case in whch Results of ? f"t ?P?Ttance can be ? dain?d ?r ?penoTity in weapons; for m the other attributes of armies, leadership the :tnett of the mn, and nugg, the Germans in no sense hold a decisive superior- ity over the Russians. a«ain ?? ? Alhes in Jg 1916 and aga.in in 1917 the .ABies ':in JW? had upon thj" e whole the prepon- ,J «er*/ uoe over the », ? not perhaps M teach m quakty, at least ,a quantity, hut it a preponderance msu?cient to secure the gam  feJl ?. ««man  in ?'-A"?? o,r ^e Br?Im?t £ 6its of ,BelJüm in 1914, a? aU round i eupenonty .u .,rms over the «nfwtunate  h, jc?. To the Allied ?big guns CW.i smt?? defe? wTht- ch ,?mut<.d their c?cacy, .n« the Sr? mus' all round inferiority, tho?eh mani- fest cle.?y in 1916 and 1917 rIlaPH more clearly upon the 8omme in 1916 thM in the Miowtttg y?r—wa? not nearly so great ac in the Partallel. Indeed, t tatter 11 hardlv be lkd a pan, lie) at all, snvo in so far as there ',vttt;¡ unquestionablv upon nthe (n side, as with the Russians, all inferiority of importance to the Allies in all the mechanisin of war. The famous report i of Sixt von Arhitn beaTs that out. The1 Germans in the Winter 011916-1917 set tJlem- Selves to remedy that shortage, and by "Imta.ining from offensives prodigal in thci- di,maiids,tip)ii arfcillety and amxnunitija and the quietude of the Russian front, Lhev were enabled make this yert- g ¡'.rtter showing than they did upon the .Som^e. The German defence is, it is true, no more successful in the West in 1917 than it was in 1916, in frustrating the attainment- the Franco-British forces of limited local objectives; but at any rate all that we have read makes upon us the impression that t' ? < ,Ge.rmaii.q werf- not so badly handicappei, as last year. In the old contetnptibJes of the first seven divisions 'who I-ouot at Mons, it may be feaid that thev ivei-e provided, .-o far td; thtey "\VMit, with a proper compleime it of artillery' in nutnb"_1Jst the British io- pound* -"•Id. (Ri1^ thf- 4.5-ijvr'. howitzer and the 60-pounder "Long from" vere ^upericr 1 to the eoi,respondi,ng Gernian -tteiijyofls. The enemy forced the tetreat ■catrae of 4 great superiority in numos s. perthitting enveloping movements which ■threatened the surrounding and destruction, pf the British forces if they did not fall back Z4 tH a nMtp fa,voor{»hIe nt" c- Jtoal.,situation, even more than to their t Mpoildqrnnc-e ut nnmbers of guns, j As the at least in action to every British division, the artillery of the latter was of course at a terrible disadvantage; but had the conr fiict been between equal forces the British would have been handicapped neither in the number of their field pieces, light or heavy, or their quality. The German monster guns had no diiec? part or lot in the fights from Mons onwards, until *he Ai?ne when the lack of any British heavy ordnance was first felt, and felt badly. The German superiority in machine-gui* (there were 16 to every German battalion, against two to every British battalion) aIM counted for little. The British, with their opea formation,s and their entrenchments, offered, as a rule, no good target for machine-gun fire; the far fewer British machine-guns had, in point of fact, far more numerous aad better targets in the masses. of German infantry, who crowded forward aoross the open to the attack at Mons and at Le Gateau. Even in respect to the ter- ribly outnumbered British artillery, in their sternest ordeal, at Le Cateau, the testi- j mony of all observer, is that by their ex- traordinary skill and devotion against heavy I odds they beat the German gunners aaid saved at least halt the British Army from j complete destruction. Such narratives as those of Lord Ernest Hamilton and Sir A. Conan Doyle, collected from the evidence of numerous British official and professional eye-witnesses, brings that out clearly. We j Jbst heavily in guns at Le Cateau; 42 are said to have been left upon the field, mostly in pieces. But they had done their work and saved the day. When the nature cf the wa.r changed, ajid it becani-e a battle for entrenched positions which could onJy be taken frontally, the German advantage in machine-guns and in heavy guns became apparent. ✓ The lighter Allied field pieces, the British 18-pounder and the French 75," could not destroy the German entrenchments and emplacements; the Allied heavy artillen; existed only in totally inadequate numbers; and the abundance of German machine-guns enabled the enemy to pour out overwhelming storms ■ of bullets, whilst the shortness of the range, t,he flatness of the trajectory, and the un- t limited expenditure of ammunitiop of the German gunners more than made up for the lack upon their part of such a refinement of Skill as distiingitifh^ the musketry of the Regulars of the British First Seven Divisions at Mons and Le Cateau. There is no doubt but that the skill in marksmanship, and the rapidity of fire of the long-service British i professional rifleman, favoured with the easiest of targets, staggered the Germans. -Nothiing like it Was seen elsewhere at the time, or has probably been seen since, at least in respect to riiie fire. Every British Pegular of those days was a machine-gun to himself, but a Int-l.rhine-gun exceptionally in- telligent, disciplined and economical in fire. We voo the day at Mcuns and Le Cateau by sheer skill in marksmanship. and not by mere hlazing away from innumerable guns of unlimited ammunition. Mons and Lc Cateau are parallels to Cressy and Agincourt and Poictiers in their illustration of the ca- pacity of a few men of deadly skill in arms to arrest and throw back attacks of far greater masses of inexpert infantry. The ntai of the New Armies were certainly not to be compared with their immediate pre- decessora in that respect; setting f side the early Territorial battalions who went out. It is amazing and amu.fing ■ to find men who have passed years at the front come back and not only shoot badly on the range but display ignorance of, or at least a marked lack of familiarity with, the various "points"' of the bayonet. The Armies which stop at home, to meet the contingency of an invasion, kre much better trained than th-e Men who were bundled out of the oolin- try in 1915 to meet and endeavour to over- | throw the flower of the German Army. f c fu-In the Emitter of trtftitts, we have picked -wp ■'Mttny Iditte from the ^rroans, but have ^im- j proved far beyoiinl our teacher*. In commer- cial life in times of peacr, we were ferhiliar with the case of the German who, working upon a British idea or hint or patent, dis- regarded in this country, created and en- joyed a lucrative pie-eminence in some branch of commerce, as a consequence as in the case of thfe dye stuffs invention of the British chemist Parkin. In war, the process has been reversed; the German gave us the hint, in the shape of the 17-inch gun, the i flame-thrower, and gas, and the counteract- ing gas helmet. And in all these matters we are clearly &head of the enemy. The millions of British men who are familiar with the simplicity of the Mill's Grenade No. 5 or the Hotchkiss machine-gun are amazed at the rapidity with which they can be I' mastered, and cannot conceive how they can ,be improved upon. .The Mill's grenade can be described in twenty seconds the Hotchkiss machine-gun can be pulled to pieces (entirely by hand, with the exception of a isk\gle operation) in 35 seconds and reassembled in 75 seconds by An expert. The Tank is unique; the British gas and smoke and flame projecting ap- I pliances throw- those of the Germans into the shade, and the British gas helmets and respirators are not only iinsurpassed but un- equalled, and their ufe is characterised by an ingenuity add success that must ma-ke the, Germans bitterly rue the day when they Sent the poison gas clouds creeping across the battlefield of Ypres. More important than all of these superiorities it, however, I the old and still maintained ascendancy in the fighting spirit of the British the I German soldier. That is, in the long run, what counts for more by far than all the I advantages or handicaps in weapons that have ever been manifest in the course of the war,
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The Stockholm Conference ia dently deeply buried. The PwKaaae&tety Comihit- W&e of the Trades Cm*ress hM abandoned the idea, bt think that %t s?me tutui-e time QCh a. confe?Mt<ye sh&uld be Md. As long.? it is put off sufficiently far into the future, if that period be after we have heatea the Germane, we do mind, labour, by withdi-xvi-ng fiou the present idea of Stockholmism, ha* averted the men- aoe of a most damaging split in its lanks. The very natural and wise idea of Labour now app?a-fs t& be that before such a confer- I ence M he?d it is ?sehtial that there sh:n be \ibtttntil agreement bn H? ?af?r!! themselves as to what kind of peace they want. The Labour Conference of the Bodkers' Union, held a day br two ago, fol- led the idea, of Mr. Ben Tillett, loyally supporting the lighting forces until tisrms of peace afe settled uiging organised labour to define its policy -a,ttd mitii&tm conditions by detnocrattf vote; and olaitmng (and who' will deny it them?) the right of deinoem--y I to its sh.%re of representation in deter- mining the pea,-e settlement. Mr. J. H. Thomas, the railway men's secretary, has! very wisely said that the compromise of the Trades Congress will "be accepted gladly by Jill who are genuinely anxious for the faturm, of Labour, and that it means averting the danger of a Labour split "frotn top to lot- torn." Mr. Thomas is, we are glad to see, giving excellent counsel to the workers just now. The loco. raln. w-hc) are still threaten- ing a strike, are, he said, "like profiteers, trying to take advantage of the State's ne- I cessity." No truer definition-of their atti- tude could have been adduced.
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The gigantic number of 150,000 officers is to receive instruction in the American camps naxt year, and the Americans &re clearly pr^>aring for a campaign in 1&19 if need be, when the American forces, in Europe may well exceed the total number of men that Germany will have under arms upon all fronts. Thirty thousand American National Guardsmen have marched through the streets uf New York bound for the,front, and be- fore Christmas Pershing will have an appre- ciable sector of the Western battle front manner under the Stars and Stripes. The American policy is the only time one—think of and work for comprlete victory, and that alohe; nevcir mind the date, whether it is 1918, 1919 or 1920. We have set ourliaiids to the ploilgh arid, the complete crushing of German military po-* er may take us a couple of campaigning ,eas( -is- yet.
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"Eisteddfod Ystumllwynarth!" Manager David James is going "some" these days. 600.6 A greenhouse near Brynmill Park bears a sign, "Apartments." Opening for respect- able plants, evidently. To-day (Friday) is the last day for deal- ings in unrestricted tiiiplates. From to- morrow prices^ are strictly under Govern- ment control. < <-< $ ?< ?-<  > Hoary-headed Mumbles fishermen view with growing suspicion the attempt? re- cently to describe them as residents of "Ystumllwynarth. -<!x?- < >-$-< >-<  An observant party says he has discovered that Saxon residents in the suburban dis- tricts of Swansea favour Cymric names for their residences, whilst their Welsh neigh- bours go in for quite the reverse. Most interesting. "Cymro Bach" (Skewen): Steady, friend, steady! This is supposed to be a more or less breezy column—just according to moods an d weather-but although we share your opinion of the Hun, really,, you know, this is a family paper J "Fish-eater" -(Swansea) writes t—"I read somewhere a 'little while ago semi-official statement advising us all to eat herrings, a? they were both cheap and plentiful. All 1 they were both c saw in Swansea on Saturday were 3d. each. 1 bought cockles." Good! Several of Dr. D. Vaugha-n Thomas's criticisms at the Mumbles Eiseddfod were a bit pungent; but as they were evidently given for the good of the singers concerned, it is to be hoped that they were taken in the same spirit in which they. were uttered, A cockle-woman left a large tub of cockles near the Albert Hall on Saturday whilst she j foolishly went to look for cubtoiors with a smaller one. When she returned half-a- dozen dogs and one cat had paid a Visit to her wares. She swore both in English and in Welsh. A French resident of Swansea says he came across a party of some seamen compa? triots of his in Victoria Park on Sunday 1 evening. They were delighted with all they saw, but were manifestly puzzled &800 why there was no band playing on the stand after church hours. And, now one comes to think,; what earthly harm could it dot I In Queen's-road district, Sketty, within a radius of one or two hundred yards, no less than five officers have sacrificed their lives for King and country, viz., Captain Leonard Godfrey, Rederoft; Lieuts, Dixon Burnie, Glenview Brinley Morgan, Duniuce; Ar- thur Rosser, Penrhyn; and Tom Morgan, Wooda, son of Mr. Steve Morgan. A glorious record for some dozen houses, <l>.  Mr. Matt Walter? Llansamlet, the Welsh quoit champion, has accepted the challenge of Mr. Bill Morris, of Swansea, the Welsh In ternational quoiter, who defeated Collins, of Llailelly, and George Graham, London, to play a game of 31 up, and the pair have ar- j ranged to meet at the Hospital Carnival, Victoria Park, Swansea, next Saturday after- 1 soon. This will be a great game, and quoit enthusiasts should turn up in foi- cO" R! I will oppose each other at the conclusion of the Mngle-haaided quoit tournament.  A M?mbiM V51tor on SUlld&v. afternoon pM?om?ed what onlookers desMtbe as a glori- ous a £ t of bravery. As the train was run- ning in at the Pier Station a little toddler of about three years of age was seen walking towards the engine to what looked like a cer- tain death. The onlookers gave terrified shouts, but the visitor in questi on—a young ItMly dashed forward and in peril of her own life caught the child Up and placed it out of danger. The two servants met. '\Vos this war they're talking so much about make much, difference to you?" "The missus says we've to economise; so we're to have margrine at me?ls in the kitchen. "Doesn't she have it, then?" Wot her! She says it doesn't suit her digestion. But there's nothing wrong with her digestion. We know that. For as often as not we send her up the margarine and have the butter our- selves."—(Mr. Charles Davies at Sketty.) 4: The grand military sports at the Swansea Hospital Carnival next Thursday will in- clude novel drill by a squad of Shropshires. The men will all be blindfolded, and after forming fours and going through a bit of marching and other evolutions, they will be halted to remove their bandages. They find themselves in all sorts of peculiar positions, nitich to the amusement of them- selves and of the spectators, who are naturally provided with a heap of genuine fun. Another amusing item is a pillow fight for soldiers on the horizontal bar. It doeq 71bt often happen that the attrac- tions in any carnival are so many and varied that they cannot all be ad vertised on one bill. But this has been the case with the Swansea, Hospital Centenary Carnival, and a Special bill has had to be propared to adver- vertise H.M. Life Guards Baiid, Professor Pomesey, the world's champion diver, and the grand military Sports for next Thursday at 5. p.m. It seems like a "world's fair" with so many sensational items engaged at great expense.' ■4- A Midlands traveller on a Brynmill car one day ttit, week got in reminiscent mood. About five vearft hack." he said, "I was offl this same route and all of a sudden I heard a tremendous noise on my left. The conductor infortftfed me that the Swans must have scored!' After further en- lightenment the; eif progressed towards the sands, which I had set my mind on seeing, although the weather Was cold. Just before I came in sight of your beautiful bay I heard another roar of many voices close by and wak informed by the same guide and mentor that th? Whites must hav scored.' I thought to 'm)8Cn, Some football "Il this. This gefttlejhah'is experience wac evidently on the unique occasion when both the Association aiM Rugby combinations had big matches on at Swansea the same day— i Queen's Park Rangers at the Vetch Field and Leicester at the Cricket Field." There must have been 25,000 spectators between the two attractions. .e$$$". I "Wher" Art You Going ? Where are you going, my little weisn maid, Out in the warm spring rain?" I am going to my lovew on the moorland side Up through the fresh, grass lane." Ie Ie your lover working, my little Welsh maid, Out upon the moorland side?" "No, no, rnv lover's sleeping in a wee, grftn ilum- ris a year ago he died." Have you any token, my little Welsh maid. Flbt yotfr lover that lies M Jon 1" I have a bunch of primroses to put upon his grave, And a song f his white tombstone." Won't yoiy take another lover, my little Welsh maid, For the spring-tide's wam and kind?" Oh no, I'll have no other while the spring | still oomes ♦ » With, his footsteps in the soft hill-j u wind. I A* G. PRYSJONES Un the Welsh Outlock"). It transpired at the mining tribunal that a colliery owner was also an egg merchant. An additional attraction at Swansea Metal Exchange on Tuesday afternoons will be the provision of tea. Friday morning's weather heartened everybody. The one question on every tongue was, "How long?" "I am not af nianufacturor, I am a lawyer Mr. Henry Thompson declared at the Swansea Tribunal on Thursday. Mr. Steve Morgan t,hinks there \;ill be good supplies of potatoes up till Xmas. After then he anticipates a pinch. ■4><X><3x><S> Business was brisk at the Swansea Tri- bunal on Thursday. Interest never I flags- so fat as the applicantr, are concerned. -JX<XixJXJ>S» We observe that the wiimer of the long jump at a recent fete hailed from Tumble. He must have been more agile than the naane would suggest! A list of "reduced" meat prices in a Lon- don pa-per give's the price of sirloin of beef ae Is. 8d. per lb. Our tame expert says: "Give me tripe at 9d. „ P.C. Kinsella seems to have obtained a permanent berth in guarding the court doors of the Swansea Tribunal. He is the police dog-killer, though hde geniality disguises the fact. A Swansea docksman suggests a photo- graph of local female war-workers—muni- tion-workers, tram conductresses, post- women, window-cleaners, etc.-to, be pre- served as a historic memento of the part the women, played in the war. The fountain outside the Swansea Metal Exchange has been silent this week but the storms have made a fountain inside the building, where the rain has percolated through the 'Change ceiling. '> A Swansea, epicure who was feeling un- well on Friday said that ail he had had to eat for supper was some chipped potatoes, a pair of kippers, some cold rice pudding &.nd a few plums; which, of oour$e, he main- tarns, couldn't have explained it. A lady who regaled her pet-dog with a large mutton-chop in a Swansea park the other day found that the wounded soldier on tue opposite seat had noticed. His sub- sequent observations sent the lady haughtily off with heightened colour. < !-< x $ --<>-?  Life is not all h:tppineEiE in the case of a Swansea brewery manager, who is being constantly stepped by friends requesting sup- plies. All he can do is to refer them to those with whom they are in the habit of flealicig and if the dealers can do nothing the brewery is powerk»s. The profit of £175,000 made on "Tommy's" beer is expended for the benefit of the Army on contributions to the Regimental Institute Fund, smokes to soldiers and sailors, news- papers to the Forces, wool for winter com- forts, libraries, the Union Jack Club, the Star and Garter House Trust, and—Bovril free to the troops. So why worry? "Look cheerful? Y C; I feel so. I' ve just been to a cinema show where a jolly J-ick Tar boots a German spy out of the room of his lieutenant'i? sweetheart and then jumps with both fóet on his top-hat. I can hear the shriek's of delight now. We're In- tensely anti-German, after all, man, woman and child, no matter wfcst labels we bear." c We have received the following from a Swansea bluejacket: —"Cardiff, not being satisfied with taking the credit for Swansea's naval and military records,- in addition to Bed Cross, nuinitiosM end other honorary war work, has now succeeded in getting one of H.M. ship £ :o*lled 'Cardiff,' The Swansea I men aboard want to know what our" public men are dcring here." •: L. <'> *< -<! -< t Extract from a letter received by one of the boys in France — We're living in very trying times at home, Dei. Bread dear, l meat dear, tea scarce sugar scarce, and your poor dad s grumbljng all day long be- Voause there ain't much beer; the 'bacco is dear, and matches is scarce. All the same, Dai, we've much to be thankful for, and that is that we've got plenty of water." The latter remark evidently had reference to the rain. I A Mount Pleasant man, who has been assiduously cultivating a handful of pota- toes in his back garden (?) aald who has been complaining of the extent of the foliage and iiilme-rciftilly chaffed all a consequence that 1 they are "all tops, now find that the po- tatoes are actuaHv peeping out of the ground of their own accord. Tlxere is a siiggesticiii that if not promptly gathered they will begin to p&el themselves and make tracks for the boiler. The engagement of the 1st Life Guards Band means a huge expenditure, and it is to be hoped the public of Swansea will appre- ciate this fact and lend tlieit- liberal patron- age both at the Swansea Hospital carnival and at the sacred c^neertfc at the Grand Theatre on Sunday week. No one can say the Carnival Committee are not giving the public value for their money, especially hav- ing regard to the expensive engagement of the world's champion diver and the extra military sports on Thursday. < < >-<!x xtxS X  Corwen, which is making a spirited appeal for the National Eisteddfod of 1919, is fam- ous for its Eisteddfodau. Half a century ag-o it is stated that the attendance at one gather- ing in the small parlour of the Welsh Harp consisted only of three cwrw-loving bards. When the last of the three arrived he asked the host where the Eisteddfod was to be held, and was shown into the little parlour, where two other bards, who had been more punctual, were spinning out englynion over a pot of cwrw melyn, awaiting his arrival. Reference to the Rev. Towyn Jones, M.P., becoming known as the Rev. "Towing" Jones reminds a correspondent of an inci- dentin connection with the rev. gentleman's election. On the election day a setter, be- longing to an Ammanford journeyman tailor, was neatly attired in a blue coat, on which was beautifully embroidered in large white letters, "Tow in" "Towyn" "To win." It ie remarkable liow the Welsh spirit, with its glowing fervour, assimilates those who come to live within its borders. This is particularly notable in the second and third generations. A very able Welsh author and journalist stated the other day that the demand for works of Wekh history and literature frequently, comes more from thie ? class of reader than from the Welsh them- selves, particularly so in the middle and upper classes. When one comes to ponder. the matter, much Welsh history has iheen made by settlers from England and Ireland. -< s > -< Pickings from Punoh." Kaiser (having read Mr. Gerard's German reminiscences) "I never saw a more abomi- naible tissue of deliberate truths." tJnsuccessful Competitor at the Allotment- holders' Show: "I ain't making any com- plaint, Mr. Smith, but w'en the fust prize for onions goes to the judge's brother-in-law and the fust prize for marrera to 'is wife's grandfather, it makes yer think a bit., that's all. Germany is a. bankrupt concern, says the "Daily Mail." A denial is expet-tod every hour from Herr Michaelif, who is Germany's Official Deceiver. Much sympathy is felt inl Germany for Admiral vOn Tiflpitz, whose proposed cure in Switzerland is off. His medical adviser has advised him to take a long sea voyage, l but failed to couple with the advice a few particulars on how to carry it out. According to theA<?on tL? istrate, under ne? instructions boy& over fourteen must pay their own fines or go to prison, parents paying theflnèS fbr those below that age. This ctoas legislation is bittetly resented oy some of our youoiger wage-earners, who in- tend to insist upon their right to pa.y for their oonft amusements. "New iKKbour troubles 3-rebrewing," de- clares the "Evening News." The chief. Labour trouble, fcoweVer, seems to be not. b*owingA Steak at Swansea is 2s. 2d. per lb. ><!>-<? There is a slump in "Peace Conferences" justnow. -^<^x, -<ixsxe> A local mah is developing a squint looking for sugar. -$x £ «$x £ *<!x5> Washing day to one Swansea man spells a. complete wash-out. And so passes the most unseasonable August in living memory. The Vivian statue in Wind-street is be- ooming quitea rendezvous in the evenings. <  <  -< > < x & -<  The teachers at Sketty school rendered valuable iaasistanoe to the injured m the 'bus accident. ?  -<   -<  <s>-? Tea is to be served on Swansea's Tuesday Metal Exchange. Vifhat about the "rolls and "plates"? A Swan-sea grocer ifound the other night that he-had etfough tugar to satisfy ail de- .TMrods. Then he woke up. The promptness with which succour was penderedtothe injured in the Gower 'bus aecident is worthy of every praise. Suitable sites are being arranged for the wafa for wounded soldier and1 sailors gener- i/usly given by a Swansea dockenuun. <  ?x  <  -<?x?> Major Vietbr Hil<$ftch and Major Dick Player, of SVansea, joined the R.F.A. in r,he same period early in the war. Both have -?rved gallantly. "I s ihat your parcel ?" asked the fumty: man at the telegraph stand in the post office. "No, sir," was the reply. "I thought not," said the first; "it's ine." < < > > < $ ?<  < s  Mr. Alex Moffatt was busy at the Royal j Institution cn Friday in overalls overhaul- ?g and classifying dusty tomes. With him it ia purely a. labour of love. # Considering the numerous trips they make and the condition of the roads, the fact that not mere accidents happen to Gower 'busses is a distinct credit to the drivers. Lord Rhomdda, -who is giving hig personal attention to the composition of local Food Control Committees, wi!l find the Swansea Committee a judiciously selected one. O^ix H xSxS* Distressing as was the motor- accident, the results fortunately were not so alarming as the reports circulated in Swansea business circles at midday on Friday indicated. <x?-< >-  -<   Stop-Press from Neath "We are very pleased ? inform you we have plenty of water in? Neath for two years.—' Old Reader. We shouldn't wonder! Possessing a judicial niiiid and with an enviable record of public usefulness to his credit, the elevation of Mr. M. È. David to the Glamorgan Bench of magistrates has been received v ■•h universal favour. Years ago, Swansea Rugby enthusiasts were, about this time, wont to discussing the show the Seconds would ma.ke I against the then trial match with the Premiers. And oftentimes there were surprises. The spirit of optimism with which Mr. I Roger ,Beck (chairman) and Mr. Aeron Thomas brought the business of next week's carnival before the Swansea Hospital Board on Thursday is s h ared throughout the town I and district. "How long wNl it take me to get to Ffor- 1 estfach?" asked a trusting individual on the J Mumbles road walking? towards Biackp?!. He was told that in the direction he was jj going he would be likely to reach there by the end ci the war. "<- ? ? ?«??-   One of the f chart's of the Clydach Carni- v&l on Saturday was the Rc?aiau bear and i its keeper. An old lady neiV the Square got so alarmed at seeing Brain in the pro- cession, that she backed into a plate-glass window, fortunately with no serious injury to hMselt. Colonel Pearson, at. toe mining tribunal, told a mail who switched an engine on and off and claimed to be an electrician that hf might as well say that the man who pressed the button at ah hotel and called for drinks was an electrician.—Captain' Harold Wil- liams (interposing) I should call him a de- cent chap. That August-was a wet "un may be, judged from the fact that ill Swansea just 9!- inches of rain fell. This compares with 4.15 inches in August, of last year. The rainiest day was on the 27th, when the total fall was It inches, It may be of interest to add that 9i inches of rain represents over the borough of 6.229 acres no less a quantity than 1.583,027,592 gallons of water, or just over Ii times the total capacity of the Cray reservoir. The hymn of Penar referred to in this column last week—"Nerth i dewi rho i mi," ) etc.—was composed after the sudden death of a brother, to whom he was greatly at- i tached. He went out into the night and walked in the direction of Cwmbwrla and Waunwen-and returned in half an hour with the hymn composed. It has been a comfort I to a great many strieken down with grief, and many a letter has Penar received from hospital patients thanking him for it. Apropos of a recent Post Bag" refer- ring to the prospects of the North WTales town of Corwen for securing the National Eisteddfod, a great ma.ny boys of the Welsh Division that was, cherish fond recollections I of the old place. Many in France to-day must think sometimes of trips in the Welsh mountains, in when they were in training. Bala, Corwen, Bethesda, Bettws- y-cood the Na-nffra.ncon Pass are names that should make them reminiscent.— (" Cycliste.") The Swansea Hospital Committee; are now out to make £ 2,000 Jear over this Weèk-end I èt-the Carnival, and the two grand sacred con- certs on Sunday next at the Grand Theatre. Already 61,003 tickets have been sent out on sale; has been received in Donations, with a lot more to come;, a mammoth pro- gramme will draw the crowd from all oyer South Wales, and the weather is smiling favourably. In addition the schoolchildren have half-holidays on Thursday and Friday so everything points to a huge success. < The mMsive sporting trophies in the 8 hape of elegantly designed silver cupe offer- ed for prizes at the Swansea Hospital Sports next turday afternoon are attracting & (great amount of attention in the "Daily 'Post" windows. EMh stands &bout two feet high. They will he awarded the winners of the tug-of-war, sprint and quarter-mile races, "arid have only to be won onCe to be- come the-property of the successful com- petitors., "In solitude I love to be;" sings Miss j Gitana. it is doubtful whether a more restful spot than Hunt's Bay can be found in the whole of the Gower Peninsula, and certaiiuly the blissful state Gertie desired so oft and melodiously can be obtained to per- fection in this inlet. On a sunny day the I harassed visitor can recline in one of the many "dug-outs," and, disimssing dull care, listen to the shrill choruses of the gulls and the musical "w4&h-vash" pf the waves on the shingle. It is the week-end kingdom ot j at least one sun-tanned Swansea newspaper man. There was reiated in these columns some time ago ai harrowing taJe of the footbailer- landlord of a pleasant hostel not many leagues from Pwlldu, who, much to hie con- sternation, did not Q&tch the two or three hundredweight of fish he anticipated owing ) t o but there This same sportsman j went on & crabbing expedition recently and I set out to the accompaniment of doleful pro- I [ phecies of the probable dimension of hacatch I from the week-enders. The latter pre- se??ed a stony silence when he. returned j be&ring .tpwnphantl' Mveral large crabs, a b<? of huge and a. &ne? lobster iThis IS » ouyious wwld, my maaters S TOP PRESS. ♦ t J
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Swansea. 151k9-9 CHOOLING.-Young Girl Required to giv u Elementary Instruction to Delicate I Child at home; morninKs only.—Write, stat- ing terms to "Teacher," "Daily Post, Swansea. 134k9-ll ) HOUSE AND PARLOUR-MAIDS. '1 W- ANTED, Competent House-Parlourmaid; •» V four Ma-ide kept.-kanglaud Bay House, Mumbles. 9^)h9-5 w ANTED, House-Parlourmaid, or House- maid. )Lri;. Edwards, Penalit," Sketty. 96Ch9-6 r—J! -L —L-—" L r 4;0 0 K-C E-N E R*A L& t — 1 ? "M.7'A2VTED, Experienced Coo?-GereTaJ.— '?'Apply 1;\ Btcbon-?x?; SffMse?.: 736ii9-ll WANTED, an Experienced Coot-General, must have good references—Apply Mrp. D. Ti Jones, "Brooklands," Skewen. 118k9-7 i t"t. T -rED, for Swansea, a good Plain Cook; also House-Parlourmaid; small family; good wages and outings.-Apply, by letter, Mrs. Bradford, Bryn Cottage, La-cgland Bay, Mumbles. 983h9-7 -ø COOKS, KITCHEN-MAIDS, Etc. I KITCHEN-MAID Wanted; Young General! •might suit—Apply, with full particu- lars. Mrs. Walters. Penlan. Swansea. 32k9-8 CENERALS. GOOD General Wanted; also Day Girl; must have references; good wages.-Q, King Edward-road, Swansea. 129k9-b COMPETENT General, or Working House- keeper: two in family.—Apply, after 7 p.m Beaumont House, Goring-road, Llanelly. 115k9-13 WANTED, Experienced General Servant.- Apply, with references, to 142, Walter- road. UoM-11 i w A-NTEIY, t Servant for Mian and Wife; no children; rlderl.Y person will suit.-i Write Mumbles," Daily Post," Swansea. 138k9-11 W ANTED, at, onee, good General Servant, able to do Plain Cooking—Apply White Rose Hotel, Wa4ter-road, Swansea. 64k9-8 GOOD General WgLnted.-lf- Cwmdonfein- terrace, Uplands. 35k9-5 GENERAL Servant Wanted; good wages; able to Wash.—Apply 54,. Carlton-ter- race, Swansea. 17k9-5 WANTED, Good, Experienced General Sr- I Wvant for Nurses' Home; wages £æ per annum.—Ao?ly Master, Tawe Lodge, Mount Pleasant. Swansea. 3Ok9-8 WANTED. a Respectable Young Girl as General.—Apply 5. Brynymor-crescent. Swansea. 29k9-5 w ANTED, Young General Servant for small family.—Apply, evenings, Miss Orga.n. 64. Bryn-road, Swansea. 25k9-8 j TXT ANTED, General Servant, able to do plain cooking and attend bar when re-! quired.—Apply Old Swan Hotel. Gower- i street. Swansea. W ANTED, a good General; references; good home.-Mn. Jones, 66, Mansel- terVaoe, Swansea. 2Ok9-5 W ANTED, a good General, able to do Plain Cooking, Washing and Ironing- Apply Miss Sibbering, 1, St. Helenss-oreset-nt (references required), between 6 and 9 o'clock evenings. 989h9-/ WANTED, a Strong, Beepecta?Me General, for Business House; fond of Children; able to do Plain Cooking; good references re- quired—Write Box 108. Daily Post," Swan- sea.. 942h9-5 WANTED, a Young General.—Apply 54, I T Beeohwood-road, Uplands, Swansea. 947h9-t> WANTED, a Respectable Girl, jaa General; good home; liberal outings to suitable person.—Apply Mrs. Thomas, 20, Oxford- street, Swansea. ( 869h9-5 E. XPERIENCED General Servant Wanted; two in family.—Apply, between 6 and 8 o'clock, or by letter, to Mrs. W. A. Ford, Rook wood," 87, Eaton-orescent, Swam sea. 760h8-9 WANTED, by September 24th, a. good, trustworthy General, locr Doctor's I hoube; no washing; particulars on applica- tion. A good Housemaid also by same date; particulars on application.—Mrs. Marks, Brynheulog," Mumbles. 698h9-7 MORNING CIRL6. "STUMBLES.—Wanted, Respectable Woman, I or Girl, for Mornings.—Apply Red- lands," King's-road, Mumbles. 749h9-5 YOUNG GIRLC WANTED. "*Tn"lANTED. B<eapectaMe Youn? Girl for VY Ho<Mework.-?. Bruaawiok?treet. Swan- sea. 95k9-6 WANTED, immediately, a. Young Girl, for Housework .-Apply 10, Chaddesley-ter- Tmce, Swansea, 729h9-7 DAY GIRLS. 'tXT ANTED, Day GirL &bout 16 Team of age.—Apply 0er8," Evefeley-ad, 8keM,y.. 141k9-5 I iar ANTED, Capable Morning or bay GM.— W Appty SO. Em?M-Rlace, Ul)llW1d.e .ltik9-71 SERVANTS' REOSTRY OFFICES. "DKANSBY'S (County Registry and Apart- — nients Bureau, tumbles. — Wanted. Generals (Surrey, Sw.nsea and Mumbles), Hotel 'Servants, HousParlourmaid8, Daily Girls, and all kinds of Maids. 15K<j.3 A RELIABLE Ser«.nts' Registry.—Mi s. Evans, 146, Rhyddngs-terrace, Brynmill. Swansea, Requires -ook-rienerals (f-24), House-Parlcurmaids (>24), Generals, House- maids, and other Maid. 530hS-5 HOTEL SERVANTS, Etc. WANTED, Experienced Waitress; refer- ences required.—Apply Manageress. Lovell V 28, Oastle-Btreei, Swansea. 55k9.10 1 —~ .1 ■ APPRENTICES AD ASSISTANTS. ? ?ROCERY and Pro?'isicns.—Wanted, Ex- perienced Lady ?sistant; must have had previous experience; good wages.—Wiite Box. 710, Daily Post," "Swansea. 122k9-7 TTvRAPERY.—Young' Laiy Wanted for Blouse Department; live out.—Apply J. W. Evans. Oa.stIe-strt>et, Swansea. 136k9-7 BOOT TRADE.—Exptrieineed Saleswoman Required for Gent's Department.—Apply Manager. Saxone Shoe Co.. Ltd., Swansea. 156k9-ll A WELL-EDUCATED, Gentlemanly Youth, about 16 years of Wanted as Apprentice in the Chemist Department.— Apply Boots. The Chemista. Oxford-street, Swansea. 31k 9-8 La-dy Required for First-clars ) — Baker's and ConfpicSioner's.—Apply, by letter, Matthews, Confectioner, Walter-road, Swansea. x 950b9 p RQCTERY and Pwimocs. — Wanted, ?? Superior Young Ladies, with previous experience, for Butter atod Grocery Depa,-t- mer^tfl.—Apply, by letter only, The Direct Trading Co., Ltd., 212, Hi?h-street, Swansea.  62k9-8 T ADY Wanted, for Refreshments, and I J Young Lady, for Fruit Shop.—Apply D. Black. Quay-parade, Svrassea. 6ík9-ô WANTED, Smart Youth as Apprentice.— y Davies and Elliott, Motor Engineers, Christina-street. Swansea. 100k9-6 TAILORS, TAILCRES8ES, DRESS* MAKERS, Ete. WANTED, immediately, an Experienced ¡ Coat H&nd.—rheophilus, Oxfcrd-etreet, I Swansea. 65k9-(j OFFICE BOYS, ERRAND BOYS, Etc. I OOT T?ADE.—Sharp Boy Wanted.—Apply B Cash ard Co., 5, CoUcge-street, Swansea. lC9k5-ll SMART Van Boy Wanted.—Model Steam Laundry Co., Ltd, Clarence-terrace, Swansea. 72k9-6 TITT ANTED, in Colliery and Coal Exporter's Office, Energetic Boy.—-t-pply, in own j handwriting, stating wages required, to Box Daily x'est," Swa-iisea. 3,k9-7 \\7 ANTED, 06&ce Boy.—Apply, stau?g I (\' wa?es requ'red, to Priti?h Wagon Co.. Ltd., Port 'Peniiiino, Swallden. 725n?-& '1 CLERKS, Etc. HOTEL*.—Thoroughly E11>ericcd Book- ?-* keeper Requ red, lmlateJy, ana ifesd StilJrccci Maid; also "ego Maid.— Apply to Manafeerees, fictal Cameron, Swan- sec.. Ht.M-7 ¡ ,iT AXTEi>, Book-keeper (ineligible); must have exprienœ of Shipow^cre' Ac- counte, and able to make up Voyage Costs, etO.ÀpplY, by letter, ?nag reierences, and stating salary required, to Cleeves ancl Co., York Chambers, Swansea. 757n9-ll T^"ANTED, Junior Clerk and Typist, Accountant's Office.—Apply "Account* "Dailv Post," Swansea. 147iv9-7 I TYPIST Wanted, juet for 2 or 5 weeks' temporary help. State expern nce,, saiarv required.—Emanuel Thomas and Son. j Aiexandra-road. Swan.sea. 154k9-5 "U" AGENTS AND TRAVELLERS. I WANTED, an Experienced Traveller, for tli* Credit Dr«tpec.y .(.ineligible); state references, and wages required,—Apply E. Chappeil. 92, Ixmdon-road, Neath. 69k9-10 TS7"ANTED, Young Lady. ati Traveller tor » Drapery; one with Drapery Experience preferred—Apply, after 5 o'clock, to A. Stables, 5, De-la-Bcehe-street. m ii MISCELLANEOUS SITUATIONS. WANTED, immediately, Colliery Tram Weigher: preferenoe given to Dis- charged Soldier with experience of Accounts. —Hew. Howell and Co.. Ltd., Argoed Omcea, Port -Talbot. 120kS-? ?t?RAPERY. BOOTS.—Wanted Exprienoed! -? Manager, Male (ineligible), or Fema.le, to Manage and Buy for Drapery and Boots Department—Apply, in writing, stating age, wages, and experience, to Go-operative Society, Briton Perry. 73209-10 WANTED, Strong Youth, as Portor; good I" wages. — Theophilue, Oxford-street, Swansea.. 65k9-6 BOOT TRADE.—Wanted, good Benohman (ineligible), New and Repairs; top wages to suitable Man.—Apply A. Harvey, .35, Neath-road, Hafod, Swansea. 43k9-8 WANTED, at once, two Bakers (ineligible), "f or Females used to Bakehouse Work.— Apply Sidney Palmer and Sons, Oxford- street. 42k9-5 TTPHOLSTERER—Wanted, Steady Man, for V Retail Shop; permanent job; good wages; ineligible.—Apply South Wales Furn- ishers, Neath. 9k9-8 WANTED, a Useful Gardener (ineligible), for The Mayals.—Apply, in first place, Lady Duncan, Redcliife," Caswell Bay. 100j9-6 ■' ■' "? SITUATIONS WANTED. Wf ANTED, Situation, as Housekeeper; good references.—Write Box M., Daily Post," Swansea. 107k9-7 SITUATION Wanted, by Young Married o Man (inligible),. as Storekeeper, Place of Trust, or any Light Work.—Write Situa- tion," Daily Post," Swansea. 124k9-7 GENTLEMAN, 25 years' experience Com- mercial Life, oapable interviewer, good appearance a.nd address, prepared to repre- sent good firm; state terms.—Write Box 4444. Daily Post." Swansea. 157k9-7 p ENTLEMAN, 20 years' experience Tinplate i Trade. thorough knowledge, costs, yields, etc.. capable balance books and pre- pare balance-sheet, seeks responsible posi- tion; state terms.—Write Box 516, "Daily Post." Swansea. 157k9-7 \\TANTED, by Respeotable Widow, Situa- tion, as Housekeeper to small family (Widower or Bachelor); abstainer.—Write W. B. Daily Post," Swansea. 56k9-10 WANTED, a. PoaiMon, to Take Charge ol t Bar; Husband Sening. — Write Box E. Z„ Da.ily Post," Swansea. 952hS-5 MONEY. D JONES, Fin&noier. makes Ca«h Ad- ?" vanoes from £ 5 and upwards to Respectable Householders, at reasonable rates of interest, without delay. Apply personally, or by letter. Distance no object. No Fees. Easy Payments arranged to suit convenience of Borrowers. Private and ConadentMd. Guaranteed.—Apply ? Grove- pi?.Lce. Alexandra-road, Swansea? d,b. FOR MONEY, a.pply to the Swansea Meroantile OÓ., Ltd., 18, Park-street, Swansea, where Cash Advances arc made daily from £10 to £1,000 to Respectable Householders. Private A confidential.—Apply H. B. Jones, 18, Park-street, Swansea. LOANS.-£10 to £1,000 on Written Promise to Repay at a Mutually Agreed Interest. No travelling expenses charged, business done or not. On receipt of & letter a Re- presentative will C?lt with CMh and discuss terms. Distance no objeot. Do not expose your requirements locally. Commission paid for introductions. — F. LAWRENCE. Ltd.. Don Cbambera, Wine-street, Bristol. EDUCATION. PRIVATE Tuition in Languages, Book- keeping. Shorthand. Typewriting, Arith- metio, etc. Thorough Preparation for Examinations and Business.—Oswald Korth, J Profawor of Languages, 1, Kensington- I terrace. flwassea. 619d.b.-t.c. f HOLIDAY APARTMENTS. LDANWRTYD WELL^.—Superior Private L and Publio Apa-rtments; perfect Cleanli- nees and Sanitation; excellent Cooking; bath (hot and cold); every Home Comfort.— Jenkins, K<H5view 770hS-l« PROPERTY FOR SALE OR TO LET. I dghn M. Leader and Son s Announce- I ments. I FOR SALE. QKETTY, Camgla-s-road. — Small Modern I House; two Recaption, three Bedrooms, Bathroqm, Lavatory, Kitchen, soullery. Lease 999 years. Ground Rent £2 15s. Price £ 325, or near offer. SKETTY-KOAD. Thoroughly Well-built. Semi-detached Residence; 3 Reception; 5 Bedrooms, bathroom; splendid Domestic Accommodation. Term, 95 years, unexpired. Garden. QKETTY, Frogmore-avenue. House and o Shop Premises, with Stable at rear. BRYN-iiOAD, near Bowling Green.—Nice House; 3 lte, 5 Bedrooms, bath- room, etc. Term (unexpired), 78 yea.rs. Ground Rent, 44 10s. TO LET. \TOl XT PLEASANT, Swansea,Convenient 4. Residence; 3 Reception. 6 Bedrooms, Bathroom, etc.; Conservatory (grounds l-a-cre"): Motor Garage; Electric Light. f ANSELSTREET.-<Jorner Residence, suit Professional Man; 4 Reception, 5 Bed- rooms; usual Domestic Offices; Electric Light. Lease, or annual tenancy. TyERT CrOSS.—Excellent Semi-detached Residence: South aspect; 3 Reception, 7 Bedrooms, Bathroom, etc.; Coach-house, or G-irage; Grounds (S-aore); Tennis Ijawn; Gas. WALTER ROAD. Convenient Semi- detached House; 3 Reception, 6 Bed- roomg, Bathroom, Lavatory, etc., Kitchen and Scullery; Large Garden, with Back En- trance. FOR Further Particulars of the above, apply to the Agents: Messrs. John M.. Leeder end Fon, Surveyor* and Estate Agents, T6, Waterlco-street. Swansea. 724n9-5 J. Barron Pascee's Announommito6 T BARRON PASCOE, F.S.I., F.A.I., Aue- '? tioneer, Valuer, House and Eetat? Agent, 6, College-street, Swansea, has the following Properties for Sale:— LANGLAND.-Free-hold Residence, enjoying ( magnificent views of the bay, within i easy distance oi the Oystermouth Station; 2 Reception-rooms, 6 Bedrooms, Bathroom, Kitchen Scullery, etc. T LANSAMLET. -Residence, standing in its own Grounds, within a r-hcrt d-*staii ce of the Railway Station; 2 Reoeption-rooms, 5 Bedrooms, Bathroom, Kifohen. Scillery, Out- houses, etc. Long Lease. Small Ground Rent TJKYNMILL-CRESCENT. Freehold Resi dence, enjoying magnificent views of the bay: recently redecorated throughout: in perfect repair: 3 reception-rooms, 5 Bed- rooms, Bathroom, w.c., Kitchen, Scullery; good Domestic Officcs • Carafe. Early potes- sion. To be Sold at a very reasonable figure, either Freehold or Leasehold. BAY VIEW-TERRACE. Two Compact Dwelling-houses. Leape, 99 years, from 1893. Ground Bent, £ 3 5s. each. TyESTEPN-STREET. Weil-built House. Long Lease. Free of Ground Rent. To be Sold at a Low Reserve. ^AENGLA vBOAD, i^ketty.—Semi-detached VuM; rviceiy a.rranged; easily worked; lr-ge Garden. Lease, 999 years. Ground Rent, £ 5 5s. ATOUNT PT.,EASANT.-Magni.Reent Family 1. Residence. Early popRessicn. Long Leaee. Reasonable Ground Rent TO LET, Kilvey Hill, St. Thomas, three Cottages. Rcferenoe3 and Rent Book must be pioduced TO LET. House and Shop, in King Edw&rrl- road Rert, 15s. pe- FURTHER Particulars of the foregoing way be obtained of J. Barron Paøc f ""f' Rfcreet, Swant-ea. 7"0n9-8 HOUSES TO LET. rpo LET, Furnished, or Unfurnished, the Famiiy T emdenoe known as Ffynone," Penoaerau, Neatb, with Gardens, Stables, Grounds, etc.—Apply Mr. A. B. Davies, Auc- tioneer. 7 and 8, Oxford-street. Swansea. 4j9 7 N E-ATH.—To Let, House and Shop, x-itil -Lv Bakehouse a-ttaehed, moderate rent; -ah) Shop, in main thoroughfare, suit Draper. — Apply R. Mogiord, Soathgate Stores, Neath. 115u9-5 r r HOUSES FOR bALE. F OR SALE, House, in Bcechwood-road, Swansea.—Apply, for particular?, to Mr. C. H. Newcombe, of 41, Wind-street, Swansea. lQ6k9-li FOR SALE, one 6-Roomed House, in Manor- road, Manselton.—Enquire Estate Office, Manselton. 121k9-ll EATON GROVE—For Sale, Excellent Semi- — detached Freehold Dwelling-house, ■ facing sea, comprising three reception and five bedrooms, billiard room, large garden, glasshouse, ete.—Apply Owner, St. Mar- garet's," Eaton Grove, Swansea-. 133k9-10 FOR SALE, Houses in Brynmill, Uplands, Mount Pleasant, and Manselton; also House in Uplands to Let.—Apply Hood, Auctioneer. Swansea. 146k9-ll FOR SALE (Mumbles), Detached House; 3 retention. 6 bedrooms: three minutes from Oystermouth Station and ten minutes from Lanaland Day; spleiidil opportunity for opening a boarding house.—Write "Oystermouth." Post Office. Mumbles. 155k9-ll Tj-REEHOLD Residence for Sale, in splendid situation, near Albert Hall; excellent, accommodation.—Apply Edward Roberts and Son, Llanfair Buildings, Swansea. 9C6h9-7 FOR SALE, 15, Windsor-street, Uplands; — early possession. Apply Trevor E. Williams, Auctioneer, )7. St. Mary-sti-eet, Swansea. 934h9-5 T .¡ HOUSES WANTED. VVrANTED, to Rent, a moderate size 1ft House, in Uplands district—Write, stating rent and particulars, to C. L. Daily Post," Swansea. 125k9-n w ANTED, to Rent, with option to Pur- I f chase, House, in Sketty district, Janu- ary or March term.—Particulars to House," Daily Post," Swansea. 123k9-ll H /f\ OFFERED for Key of Small House, or ? three or four Jnfumished Rooms, within easy distance of High-street Station.— Write Central," Daily Post," Swansea. 101k9-9 PONT ARDA WE, Trebanos, or Glais.—House Wanted, to r-.ent, 6 rooms, modern, for September end, permanent, with view to pur- ohase.-Write Valley," Daily Post," Swan- sea. 51k9-10 P j REWARD for a 4 or 6-Foomed House,  to Rent, in BrynmiU district.—Write Rent," Daily Post," Swansea. 19k9-5 HOUSE Wanted, 5 rooms, Ea?od, Landore, Manselton, or Brynhyfryd district; advertiser willing to take immediate posses- sion.—Write H. D. Daily Post," Swan- sea. 998h9-7 W ANTED, Small Houee, or three or four Unfurnished lioome; any district within easy distance from Swansea.—Write Rooms," Daily Post," Swansea. 972h9-7 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET. TO LET, No. 1, Penbryn-terrace, Brynmill, House and Shop; possession on Septem- ber 29th.-For partiouiars, apply 80, Bryn- road, Swansea. 7k9-8 SHOP to Let, with Residence, good position, .0 3Z, St. Helen's-roM, Swansea; possession Michaelmas.—Apply Watkins, Printer, etc.. Rutland-street, Swansea. 727n9-7 FOR SALE, Freehold Property: Shops, in t High-street; a. Leasehold, in Hafod; cheap to quick buyers.—Write B. C. Da.ily Poet," Swansea. eaOi.9-5 FURNISHED HOUSES WANTED. LADY req nirs Small Furnished House, — Brynmill. Uplands, or Sketty district; careful tenant; no children; long period on suitable terms.—Write "K.R DcLily Poet," Office. Swansea. 731n9-8 VAT ANTED, Furnished House, for Winter If' Months; 2 reception-rooms, 4 bedrooms, ?"to.; possession about September 10th, Up- lands or Brynmill d'striots.-Terms and pax. ticulars to John M. Leeder and Son, 46, Waterloo-street, Swansea. 724h9-5 FURNISHED HOUSES TO LET. HCRTON. Gower.—Furnished Cottage to Lot —Apply Bevan, "Bookweii," Horton, Porteynon. 734n9-6 1. .1 1 PAYING CUEST8. | REGULAIR Omœr'p Wife, whose Husband is Ron Acnve Abroad, wishes to have Officers, or Officer and his Wife, as Pay- ing Gueste, in Swansea.—Write "Active Ser- vice," Daily Poet," Swansea. 140k9-18 i:r<: -_C" APARTMENTS WANTED. I A GENTLEMAN Requires, in a central locality, an Unfurnished Sitting-room land Bedroom, with Attendance. Writt C,,n t i,a,, c,o Evans, T- C-mtral," c/o Evans, Newsagent, Brynymou road, Swansea. 143k94 GENTLEMAN Seeks Comfortable SittinJ and Bedroom; sea front.tate ternin with ov without Board, to Method," Daily Post," Swansea. 1!6k9-1 XrOITNG Business Man Requires Comfortably .1. Furnished Bedroom and Sitting-rcom, Uplands cr Sketty.—Write Box 63, Dailj Post," Swansea. 63k94 LADY Requires Furnished Apartments iit a good residential part cf Swansea 1 Front Sitting-room and Bedroom; term. medex-ate.—Write G. It. C. Daily Post,' Swansea. 731n3-8 "tHJRNISHED Sitting-room and two Bed rooms Required, or Half House; per- manency; no attendance; bathroom, etc.— State full particulars to J. c/o Daily Post," Swansea. 71k9-6 T ADY Requires superior Furnished Apart- ments. with full board, in best part of Swansc —Write "J. "Daily Post," Swan. sea. 84k9-1( ffffO Ladies require this month 1, Sitting- room. 2 Bedrooms (unfurnished); per. manent.—Apply. M.D." first instance, Ben Davies. Nevrsfi-gent, St. Helen's-road, Swan- sea. I 26k94 lV ANTED, September 25th, two Unfurn- ished Etdrooius and one Sitting-room; good locality; respectable people; no child- ren.—Write Smoke," Daily Post," Swan- sea. 985h9-7 GENTLEMAN Requires two Rooms; must be central; bath.—Write "Rooms," Daily Tost," Swansea. 9341x9-5 APARTMENTS TO L £ 7^ OR Apartmon-t-s in Sketty Districti suit Officer's Wife; long or short period, every oonvenienoc. -Write Elc-ctrL." "Daily Post," Swansea. 1!3k!J-1 I^UikN aSHED Sitting-room and one or two x Bedrooms to Let; would suit Young Ladies ia Bu Kin ess: bath (hot and cold).- Apply 6, Hennetta-street, Swansea. 101k9-9 To LET, two Unfurnished Roome; use of Scullery and Bathroom.—Apply 5, De-la- Beche-road, Sketty. 94k9-8 rno LET, two or three Unfurnished Rooine.- -A Apply 104, jiarlborough-road, Brynmill. 59][9.8 TO LET, Front B°d-Sitting Room.—Apply J- 256. Carmarthen-road (1,01> cf High- street), Swansea. 99k9-U J ODGINGS to su-.t Two Lady Comjiaiiions, — or Two Respectable Young Men, with homely People.-49. Maribaroui;h-i-oad. Bryn. mill. 96k9 rilwo Young Ijadies Wanted, as Lodgers, m ilalod.-Write Young," Daily Post," Swansea. 10k9-8 TWO Unfurnished Rooms to Let.—Apply 61, Norfolk-street, Swansea. 100t)h9-7 rPO LET Furnished Apartments (two Front Booms), use of bath.—22, Cromweil- srreot, Swansea. 99SnS-7 To LET, two ITnfurnibhed Rooms, use of Scuilt-ry ajid Bathroom; no children.- Apply 5, De-la-Beche-road, Sketty. 887h9-? T ODGIIS GS, for Retipoota,ble Working Men. Visitors, or others; nic derate terms; central; oloie \o (i, W. Railway Station.— WilLinson's, 103, High-street, Swansea. 690n9-lS 30- CARACES, Eto., TO LET.  rpO H.?, at .ear of 7?, ManseJ rerraoe, oon? L vamect Two-storey Bniidiug, suitable for Workshop or Garage.—Apply 72. hnh-l- tormre- 139.U BUSINESSES FOR SALE. FOR SAJÆ. ne1:uine Fiel, and Chip Bu?ine»^ ■ with Gas Engine: main road; good if-ade done. W,.Ite Tarnjuke," "Daily Pest," Swansea. 305k9-9 F OR SALE, small Newsagent, Stationery acd Sweet Butrnem, in best part ot >cv. an-iea.—Write Box 906. "Daily Post, Swansea. 9%h9-1 MISCELLANEOUS SALES. pAINTINu-o^agut .}tl. WwtM- colours, by well-krown Ijondoa .ixtial (Frittany and Cornish Studies), valued LZI sacrifioc at JE1 lot; one sent on appro., 2a. 6d.- Leroye, Pavilion, Sutton Veny, Warminster, wiltb. 1II9k9-1 T .&BLEr-WTH,'i.-Ladv offers three beautiV ful Real Irish Dainask Tablecloths, nearly two yards square; also six handsome Serviettes, un soiled; perfect; accept 138. 6d, lot; worth double; approval wiuingly.- Write W. D. Daily Poet," Swan&ea. 114k9-. FoB SALE, a Trolley Car; or would Ex. -1 ohange for Ilram.-Apply Chaxlwood House, 154, St. Helen's-road, Swansea. 44k94 lJlOB bALE, 23ft. Counter.-Theorhilu.% Oxford-street, Swansea. 65k94 ll/TAGNIFICENT Set of Furs. 18a, must sell, lt also Crepe de Chene Blouses.—f, Bellet vue-street, Swaneea. 979U9 l F AST Steam Launch, 50 x 7J, paraffin fueJ. -*• Copper Boiler. Teak, Copper-sheathed. Quadruple Engines, 12 knots, ooetly, strong oraft; oheap.-PoUock, Brown and Oo Southampton. 936h9-J \1 ARINE Boiler, 6? long x 6ft. diameter -1 good for !00-lbe., recently re-tubed, i# good order; oheaP.-Pollook, Brown and Co" Southampton. 935h9-1 iy NiTTING Machine.—Best Home Employ* ment. Cash or Hire. Only Best Britistf kept. Lists Free. Lessons Free. Established 11171.- W. Griffiths, 30, Queen-6treet, Neath. 58&nl0-3| MISCELLANEOUS WANTS. WILL someone Dispose of Bedstead (larg* or small), Carpet Square, Oilcloth, to Young OtBcer's Wife with small moans, &feaply? No dealers. — Write Cheap, Daily Post," Swansea. 46k9-ll MISCELLANEOUS. A/TEETING Arranged at Red Cow, Righ. l." reet, tor Formation of Pur Cirb for Swansea Oistrtot. it 6 p.m., Saturday, f-'ep- tember 8th. Mr. "k)wl&nds, Ca.N.Nr, will Address a?l Fur Fanciers, who are heartily invited.—John Rex. 49k9.10 ?.A.l OTOR Lorry for Hire; reasonable terms.— -?? E. 8poona,, Pwll-street. Landore. 58k9-10 P ARTNERSILIP.-Advertiser is Open to Entertain Partnership in a Local Sound Commercial Business; could Control Office. 1$ required.-Write Service," Daily Post, Swansea. 75k9-lfl MICHAEL, Pamed Astrologer, Medico ?-L Herbalist (Established 20 earrs).- Speculations, Health, Marriage, Test Bcadt ing. Post Birth Date. lit. Id.-Soriptorinni, Empire Exit, Cardiff. 53k9-ll —————.———— MUSICAL. t?OR SAi E, nrst-cl?M Piano, llrly new. ii i.r mahonv case; al?o Second-hand Piano. f,1,3 casb.-Sims. Z. Walter. road. 139k9-H SUPERIOR Full Compassed, Iron Frame Pianoforte will be offered for Sale To morrow at the Shaftesbuiy Hall.—Joseph Harris. Auctioneer. 738n9-4 WANTED, Second-hand Piano, cheap for Cash, suitable for Learner; state price. —Apply Box 293, Daily Post." Swansea. 93k94 FOR SALE, English Chromatic Keyed and Anglo 20-Keyed Conoertinas. Apply Greenwood, 4l, Locdon-road, Neath. 77k9-14 I,. OR SALE, Harmonium, cheap, £ 2 15s. t L' also a Couch, in Tapestry; rooia wanted.-18a, Riohardson-street. 60k9-i6 1 1^0it SALE, Silver-plated Cornet, by best I maker, equal to new.—Address Eall, 2, | Harrie-streot, Mount Pleasant, Swansea,. 694b9-\ DALE, FORW & CO., LTD.. Eigh-stree? DOardiff.-Now Model Piano& SeoonA hand Pianos at Low Prices ?or Cash. Eu, Terms arranged. Second-hand Organs from £ 2. Seoond-huaid Piano Player, "UstA on application to LocaJ Agecey, 20, King Edward-read. Swansea. PIANO BARGAINS.—Collard and Collard Upright Grand, £ 46; Stroud Upright Grand (when iiw 45 guineas), E32; Farraud (45 guineas), ii4; Hagspiel Grand, "51 Broaawood Rosewood Upright, £ 14 j "Pianola" £ 15; American Organ, LE, All instruments delivered carriage paid.—Writs for complete catalogue and bargain list ta C. Milecm and Son Ltd., The Great West ol England Piano House, 15, Milsom-street, Bath. 42' DOCS FOR SALE. FOR SALE, small Sable Pekinese Do& Puriry, 3 months old, perfect specimen. 509.—Stere Morgan, Wooda," Parkwe- road, Skettv —-«»»- J b i8V