South Wales Weekly Post

IN 3RYHMILL LAKE. I ELDERLY SWANSEA WOMAN'S 1% FATE. I The body of a woman was < (as briefly reported in our last edition) recovered from Brynmill Park, Swansea, about 4.30 on Monday evening, and has since been iden- tified as that of Mrs. Emily Roe (62), widow, of No. 25, Recorder-street. Mr. D.. H. Hemmings. 45, St. Helen's-road, Swansea, saw the body floating in the water, and he informed the park-lteeper, ^lr. Packer, who brought it to the bank. Deceased left her home at one o'clock the same afternoon. She had been in poor, health for somo time.

GUARD OF HONOUR OF! W A A C S > -1 1 UNIQUE LOCAL WEDDING IN I FRANCE. I They have many unique events in France behind the lines, but perhaps one of the most unique occurred a few days ago at Calais, when a young Swansea, lady—?Miss Lily Jones, Langdon-place—who has been on active service with the W.A..A.C.'s ior ten months, was married to Staff-Sergeant R. A. Mcintosh, of Dover. As can be imagined, the difficulties in the way of the celebration of the ceremony in a. country which is now one vast barracks, were great, and consequently a great deal. of the time-honoured appendages had to be dispensed with. However, a hundred ] smart W.A.A.C.'s formed a guard of honour in the vicinity of the little church where the knot was tied, and the French residents attended in force to bestow their congratulations on the happy couple. in- deed, whatever was lacking in ornamenta- tion was amply made up for in enthusiasm, although the bride's admiring comrades in khaki could not repress a sigh at being denied (alas! through the-stern exigencies cf war) the delights of frills and furbelows I oil such an auspicious occasion. However, the couple were the recipients of many pretty and useful presents, includ- ing; a s-I a-fteriiooii tea service from W.A.A.C. friends, antique china' trinkets from the officers, as well as the gift of a pair of coat-cf-arms salt spoons 'from the Burgomaster of Calais. Mrs. Mcintosh has just returned to a home <iepot after spending a short leave in Swansea.

LEAVES EICHT CHILDREN. ) Alfred I-arilboui-iie (40), married, with eiglV- children, and living at the Old Georg6 Inn, Penclawdd, was instantaneously killed by a fall of roof at Kilian Collieries on Monday. Deceased was engaged in cutting coal at the time, when a fall of stone pinned him to the floor. When extricated it was found that he-had sustained severe internal injuries, including a fractured skull.

SWANSEA ALLOTTEES LOOKING AHEAD. The Swansea and District Allotment- j holders' Exhibition will be held on Novem- < her 6th and 7th at the Albert and Minor ils.

FISH PRICES AT SWANSEA. I I At Swansea i^ood Committee on Mon- i day a circular with reference to the fish I prices order was received pointing out the margin was much too large for re- tailers on the coast.-It was decided to see the representatives of the fish trade to see if an arrangement could be come to with regard to prices.

— 1 I I LOOK TO YOUR 51RE PROTECTION A3tt» TO MERRY WEATHERS* 3?019 LAE EXTINGUISHING SUPPLIFIS. &MPMtion* ca?ied 0" 'b=ly &iuad MV-11-.="al ,A e" Vim How, H*nd ti" Pumps, CDa8tUI and ready imm te fJ#6. eølRYWUTHIR SON8, I0™3 sme law GSZNMM   !???

30,000 MEN FROM THE LAND. TO BE AVAILABLE BY I WEDNESDAY WEEK. GERMAN, PRISONERS FOR I WELSH FARMS. The Executive Committee of the Glamorgan War Agricultural Committee met a representative on Monday of the. distri(?. commine?s ? a conference held  ab the Hotel Metropwle. Swansea. Mr. Percy Dayer. J.P. (Oydaeh) pre.?i?pd. The object of the conference \v/.s to consider the latest Proclamation, to "comb out men from the land fc.: the Army, and Mr. C. D. Thompson, on behalf of the County Executive Commit- tee, e"plaineà the position to date, i?ven before the war, h" said, the labour ques- tion in t' country w<'? very acute, and caused a lot of anxiety, but s?nce the war there had been a number of m?n taker ?rom the !and, and by decrees it ? p?. thought some sort of Polity had been reached when there ? as a Royai Proclamation h-sutd intimating that aii men between thç ages of 19 and 23 were to be made ir;imediat<M y available for military sen ice. It was intimated alii Grade T'lnen up to 31 years of age were i to be called. Immediately this was! known Mr. H. A..Pritehard. the srerr- | tary, wrote to the authorities pointing* j out the peculiarities- cf Glamorgan agricuiture, and the next thing they heard was that the quota required from Glamorgan was 450. in?iud)u? those be- tween the ages of K> ai??a?. J?ord Tre- lowen, the Director of ationaJ Service, was approached, and he said We have; got to have the Hfm, and at once/' It was going tn, he scrims for a.2,r>ul turo in the county, but the men, h¡:d got to be found,, and the Executive Comnuttee were wishfjj^ to do so, hut by mitigating th8 I blow as far as they possibly could. There were, three ref, s o f namely:—German prisoners were very skilled men, and at least three camps had been arfangtd women. labour, and (for getting in the harvest) schoolboy labour. The Chairman said that the Executive i Committee were making the best of a bad job. Mr. Thompson remarked that 30,0001 men from the land in the colifit).7 gel cr- ally were to' be available by Wednesday | week next. j

GREATER SWANSEA. MAYOR AND TOWN CLERK IN LONDON. I The Mayor of Swansea (Aid. Ben Jones). The jIayOl' of Swansea (.Jd. BlI Jane':>), I the Town Cierk (Mr. Lang Coath), Hi'd others, were in Loudon on Monday for the purpose of seeing Sir Mond, M.P., and Mr. T. J. Williams, M.P. (Swansea Vis- trict), in reference to the procedure to be ] followed as to the extension fdf boundarics. f | Whether the Local Government Bourd Order extending the boundaries goes tiiiough, (says a London correspondent) de- pands on whether there is substantial oppo- sition to the proposals, and as yet the time for petitioning against extension has not. arrived, In the event of such opposition being forthcoming and it proving substantial the Order will probably not be given effect to till after the war, even if it be finally ap- proved.

I IN CHARGE OF GIRLS' HIGH I SCHOOL, •I Miss E. K. Mullins, the new headmis-, tress of Swansea High School for Girls.

I' PREMIER'S TRIBUTE TO SCOTLAND. Mr. Lloyd George told a Glasgow j "Herald" correspondent on his depar- ture from Scotland that Scotland was as' firm as her mountains, and would "stand fast." There was an even deeper re- solve than last year, and absolute unity jj as to the prosecution of the war.

SWANSEA VALLEY OFFICER. Lieut. Gilbert H. Da vies, of the Royal Engineers, who has been gasetted acting- captain, is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Raes Davies, Brynteg, Girllai-it., and has been connected with the Territorial Forces lor many years. Prior to the outbreak of war he was surveyor to the Cwmamman Urban District Council. He took part in the Dardanelles campaign, and has b.een decorated with the Order of Serbia.

II BIN DINC OVER "NOT A FARCE. John Fawler was summoned at Swansea on Tuesday to show cause why reoogni- •^iiice-, entered into by him. in resect of his son, John H. Fowler, who was bound over last December in £ 10 for larceny, were not forfeited, the boy being again convicted last month. Defendant said he had been ill, and so had his wife, and could not look after th hoy. The Bench said the entering into tecognisances were being regarded too lightly in the town. The binding i; not a farce but a reality. They decided to fine defendant £3. 4

Mosquitcs are rampant in South-East Lon- don. A correspondent at Barmouth telegraph* that a rich vein of gold has been discovered on the Caeaudeon estate, three miles from the once famous gold mines. In another part i of the Merioneth shire mountains also, some miles off, a vein of gold has been discovered. Through wondewful presence of mind a scholar of Manselton School, Swansea, saved his life or, at least, a nasty, accident, on Monday afternoon. The la-d was play- ing in Manor-road, near' the school, when a Fo?d motor-car came along. The lad had his back to the car and walked backwards towards it; the driver swerved, but could not avoid the boy who, then noticing the danger, suddenly fell on his face and let the car pass over without touching lurn. He thgn jumped up none the worse for his exciting experience. Nearly a score of la4m between the a^es of 9 aind 15 were dealt with by tire B.amsgrate magistrates ye6terda.y. Twelve raided a. fancy shop, by means of P rain pipe, and ,i ;??ed off.a collection cf article*. Two stole soap from a laundry. Two more broke into a store and stole a bag of mon,w: Another couple "broke into .? pri^ats house amd emptied wine and spirit bottles. Ail empty house was entered fhy a sldest of whe-m was 10. and they carried arway an omamsnt, Soms of the ladU were j "birched; oth-esre w era lined, and the re- asveso another cha.nce.

BOTH LEGS OFF. I BRITON FEARY MAN'S DISTRESSING DEATH. j While Thomas Arnold, aged 65. foreman dockgateman at the Briton Ferry Docks, was crossing the line near the station on Monday evening, he was knocked down by a, shunting i dowii b.?, a s l iuiit i ilg goods, train and the wheel; passed over both legs just below the knees, severing them Dr. Godfrey, who was in prompt attend- ance, crdered his removal to the Swansea Hospital, which was donr The unfortunate man's indition, howe? -r, was such that he die? s-?rtiy after adi?ts- sion. sk'n..

TAXI TO THE R,ACr-S. NEATH MAGISTRATES AND A I T Ot! -'[)ID ,? JOY-RIDE. r f th -y. •i For contravention.* of the IV-rijr Spirit Order, Arthur Clarke, Vivian rlotel, Aber- avon Gwiiym Evans, Coprtland-placc, Port Talbot; Griffith Thomas, Bevan-. street Aberavon; and John Williams, Ty icaen, Cwmavon. were fined 25 each at Neath oil Monday, t Mr. Edward Powell -said the rpen hired a taxi to go to Y'nisarwcd Colliery, but went afterwards to the races at Aberper- gwm.. ) Mr. Wherle (def"ndind said th men did rot drive oat with the prime object of at- t-endin? the r?ce meeting, although they eventually got there. One of the party i wanted to P. person. at the Tnisarwed Colliery, and was told he was at the races. Chairman said that the going to the col- h'ery was a "mere blind." It was highly reprehensible that young men, who ought to be doing their duty to their country, should go about using petrol" v.-hich was vital to the war.

WITHOUT COUPONS," I SWANSEA FOOD COMMITTEE'S ATTITUDE. There was, at some Swansea butchers on Saturday night, a surplus of frozen meat, and in cases where requested the locat Food Controller gave instructions to sell without coupons. In c^her cases the meat as taken to cold store.1. Complaint has been made to the Swansea Food Committee of the selling of bacon without coupons, and a case was brought before the Food Committee on Monday.

SCHOOL-DESK TO CAPTAINCY. RAPID PROMOTION OF SKEWEN PLYER. Lieut. J. S. Chick, B.A., ton of Mrs. Chick, Wern-road, Skeweu, who was re- cently awarded the Military Cross for gallant. and daring deeds in the air against the Huns, was promoted temporary captain on the fie-d on. the 15th May for further successes against enemy aircraft. The gallant young airman is only 21 years of age, and joined up in December, 1914, when only a pupil at the Neath County Schools.

BRITISH SUBMARINE'S ADVENTURES. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM DEPTH CHARGES. The desperate experiences a-rid narrow cscapes of a Britioh submarine as it lay for eight bours at the bottom of the sea while enemt ail trait used everv device to caten and destroy it are told in an, official narra- tive. The submarine came to the surface in the Korfcb Sea* so close to a number of enemy craft, iucludmsr destroyers, that she had to dive at greatest speed. In. endeavouring to straighten out her helm was .lammed, and immediatelv afterwards a violent ,explosion from a, depth charge shook the vessel so vio- lently that several men in the stern chamber were jiftsd oil. their feet. The hull. however, withstood the sho'k. Three minutes later the crew heard a fur- ther loud report. There was nothing to be doneexcept, to Jie absolutely quiet. Then after twenty minutes came a loud, S'rapinçr noise along the whole leivrth oI tfhe craft. It was a trawler's sweep endeavouring To locate any obstacle on the sea bottom. Would the sweep catch one of the rudders, or would it become en- tangled in the conninsj-tower and give away the submarine's hiding-place? Slowly the noise .proEreesed along the ship and then ceased, sftid the sweep left the vessel free. A third and even more violent explosion occurred. The boat ihook continually, and all light3 went out. Other and more deli- cate mechanism was put out of Irear. Still the submarine's crew carried on, and were relieved to find that no serious damage had be-el1 iloi<\ Th" reversing of the switches asain lit up the ship. Steps were taken to put her in trim again, notwithr Ftandinsr the fact that at any time the at- tack might be continued. However. the faith of the hunters in their depth charges seems to have been suoh that they left their quarry for hilled." After staying1 on the bottom for eisrht hours the submarine epme nearer to the surface, and in the even ins proceeded to her base. Throughout the whole of the harassing: time on the bottom there was not the slight- est vestige of a panic on the part of our men.

SWANSEA BANK CHANGES. Mr. Frederic Edwards, the manager of the Capital and Counties Bank, Temple- street, Swansea, who shortly retires, will "DO succeeded hy two joint managers, viz., Mr. Woodliffc, the present under- managc-r, and Mr. Anwyl Richards, the present manager of the bank-at BaHt-,

SWANSEA JOURNALIST II flJENTIONED." Lieut. Ralph Bkmd, Welsh Regiment, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.. R. Bland, Hali-strpet, Carmarthen, has been men- tioned in dispatches. Prior to joining the Welsh Regiment (T.F.) he was a member of the literary staff of the South Wales Daily Xewg -it Swansea. He joined the 6th Wei sit in-the ranks a few days after the de.(.Iaritif)ll cf war, and, as corporal, went with that battalion to France on October 28th, 191-1, a fact which entitles him to wear the Mens ribbon. He quickly attained the rank of sergeant, and afterwards a commission. Till a few months ago he had continued with his battalion in France, but now he is engaged on home service on the East Coast.

SWANSEA HOTEt.8 MANAGER'S WIFE. Mrs. Mary Jane Bowen (59), wife of I Mr. Geo. Bowen, manager of the Bovega! and Queen's Hotels, Swansea, died fol- lowing several serious attacks of illness.1 ^Deceased lady was associated with Iterl: liusband at the Alphi Hotel, street, following Mr. Bowen's connection' with the Swansea Cotinty Club as chef, and prior to that with Madame Patti (afterwards Baroness Cederstrom), at i! Craig-y-Nos Castle. There arc two sons, Robert and William, and a daughter ( M rs. Ad."I  (Mrs. e-,iin AN'iili-anis).

NEED FOR SENDINC PARCELS REGULARLY. A lecture of mite}} interest was given at the St. Alban's-r^d Weisieyan Chapel, Swansea, on Monday evening by Ilr. ,1.: Olen 'Griffiths, who has spent 16 monthb abroad. Ha was, previous to the outbreak of -Var, fonneoted with the local Y.M.C.A. and tuning the war Y.M.C.A. orga.mscf in North Wales. Mr. 11. Wood presided. The !c-ctufe dealt with the Efe I of British pri&orerN of war in (,"erriiiiy and Switzerland, a?d was '!h)ftmted by aeries of lantern slides. The lecturer held the au- dience intensely interested 1rom cûmmr-mec.1 ment to cc'Yc?nE'?n and told his experiences in Most graphic '?=?- emphagising the necessity of Leeping our m!l ?uppl:ej 7 'th parcels, and at the heartil-l thanked. A eoUjctkm was made fcr tJl "D.dy Pct" Prisoners' cf War Fund. and a good mm be handed over.

I 11 NEARLY CROPPI N G, j LICENSING PROSECUTION AT SWANSEA.. i At Swansea Police Court on Monday, Annie Davies, licensed victualler, DiUwyn. Arms, Union-street, was charged with sup- plying intoxicating liquor, to ba consumed on the pi-en-iises, at 10 a.m., and a man named Jenkins, a gardener, was charged with consuming the liquor. Inspector Easterbrook said at 10 a.m. on the 11th inst. he saw two men in the bar, one man («?-,nkins) having a glass of beer. Mrs. Davita admitted serving him ana, asked "witn<??s not to report the occurrmica, T>eiendai^w?. pleaded gt»t!ty, and Mrs. D ivies said the man came '>om Pwlldu iiii "nearit dropping" from exhaustion, and ho begged h-er for a glass of beer, which sht- I gave him. Mrs. Da'¡es was fined £ 5 and Jenkins J31.

¡ rH8GUIS2J AS  mSGU!S2D AS MASONS.| I POLICE BUTTER SWOOP AT LLANDILO. j Det.-Sergt. Thos. Davies, Llanelly, and P.O. Gwiiym Jenkins, Triinsaran, came to Llandilo on market, day in the guisel of masons, and were able to detect I farmers selling butter to customers from the industrial area of the Amman Valley at 95. 6d. per lb. instead, of 2s. 4d., I which is the maximum price fixed by the local authority. A sequel was provided in the local sessions on Saturday, when four farmersi were fined £ 5 each for the offence, and eight customers Ll each for aiding and! abetting. Two of the farmers were alleged to; have tried to bribe the police officers, and they were committed for trial at the, Assizes.

I AMERICA- N TATTOO MARKS. MYSTERY OF EMACIATED BODY. I I .i The dead body, extensively tattooed, qf a an Anierio;ii seaman, Nvts found on the Swansea beach near the West Pier by some boatmen early on Saturday i morning, and it now lies at the local mor- tuarf. The man had been reduced to a practical skeJeton., being a mere mass of bones, and he mftst have fallen where he was found, from sheer exhaustion. Nothing was discovered to identify the body. The tat- tooed marks include the American colouts, the face of an Indian woman, and the letters "A.S." On the left shoulder were tattooed a tiger's head with the wefrds "Death before shame" and an adder, and on the left fore- arm another American flag with Union" 16t,tered and a sailor's head. There are four teeth of the upper jaw miss- ing, and the man had dark brown hair turn- ing '?'ey. parity bald, grey eyes, and a fort- night's growth of beard. He wore a cap and all old pair of brown hoots, no stockings, j a dark coat and trousers, and u,.iderpants and sijjglet. I

I William Lioyd, Machine Gun Corps, o .127, Pentre terrace, Swansea, who is report- ed prisoner of war in German v. 1*3

Mrs. E. Thomas, of 32, Crymlyn street, port Tennant, Swansea, has received informa- tion fron, the War Office to the effect that her husband, Pte. E. Thomat of the South Wales Borderers, has been missing since the 1.8th of April. He %v;i s employed at the docks prior to enlistment and had been twice wounded in France, where lie has been for nearly four years.

? Cu-nn?r-?iHiain L. I Grove, Welsh Regi- ment, -oil of Mr. and M?. T. Grove, 4, J i P rospect-place, Sketty. is a prisoner of war in (Jerinanv. He has only just turned 19 years of age and was succes- sively gardener with Mi-. Gerald Eden and: ?hs. Hyng Morriis, &?et!.y Pa.rk. 1? w?. 11 !ever at mechanical [cowtrivamces and very [popular with his ofncers land comrades.

SWANSEA ADJUTANT II MEHTrONED." Captain Vivian Lewis, adjutant, Swansea Battalion, and son of Mr. Dyer Lewis, for- mer inspector of mines at Swansea, and now of Penarth, i? included in Sir Duuglas Haig's last list of "mentions/

i; DRG%'fNEiD AMERICAN IDENTIFIED. Ttu; body ot tl>u man round emaciated, on the Svransca Sands, near the West Pier, has been identified as Alfred Sims (31), an American subject, who worked at Messrs. fParry and Bocke'sf Strand, and resided at No. 70, Rodney-street, Swansea. He came to Swansea about two year.1; ago in one of the American cattle-boats. He left his-lodgings on the Iltli of May to draw his money at Messrs. Parry, and Rocke's. j

SWANSEA'S SYRUP,SUPPLIES. At Swansea Food Control Committee on Monday Mr. Victor Evans said there was a lot of syrup in the town and people were clamouring for it. The result! was it was being sold at cost price, Is. 21(1., and the public were oonpiving with" the grocers. Dealers had the right to refused to sell, but if it was held up too ■ long the hoed Committee oonld- order it to he sold at the controlled price (10d. per lb.)

SWANSEA WAR TROPHIES EX H I tITION. Swansea Art and Crafts Committee met on Monday afternoon at; the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Conn. F. J. Parker presiding.I 11 connection with the forth- coming exhibition of war trophies, etc., arranged for the middle of June, Col. W. LI. Morgan moved that the exhibition he held in the Deifctt-Francis Gallery, and Mr. Lewis seconded.This was unani- mously agreed to, and it was deemed to be better for tlw success of the even^j not to impose a. charge. The Mayov would be asked to open tho proceeding#, --The Cu'iitor announced that Mr. Joh,C Dyer iiad offered to present to th* Gallery the casket containing the scroll of the freedom of the borough presented liin), for the benefit of the generations to come.-—The Chairman, on behalf of the committee, returned their thanks for the kind oScr. and Mr. Dyer suggested that the freedom-scroll presented to Mr. Soger Beck might he included in the same casket Pnncipa-1 Murray ?as asked to intertiew Mr, Beck on the Eub- P-kei to -N-fr.Becl, on t fis Elj b

PATHETIC SCENE. LANGLAND TRAGEDY -1 SEQUEL I MUMBLES GIRL AGAIN I I REMANDED". There was a pathetic incident during the progress of the "Langland Tragedy" case at the Swansea County Police Court on Saturday morning when the girl, Elsie Smith, who ifc charged with "Zaorder, again came up. M?? J. H. R?Jaser was chairman of tha nia.?s?9.tes. and Mr. C. W. Slater a?a-in repreg??d t-he giri, wp appeared t? be more 'composed and brightQf-looking than on the previous occa.slOn.. I Supt. Letha??n, asking for ? ?u'ther re- mand, said ih -i -m the next hear?h? they r^uld very possibly be able to proceed with the )case. He was still in communication with the Public Prosecutor, who Had asKed tor further information with regard to the case. The Deputy-Clerk suggested an adjourn- ment until next Wednesday week aud the Bench confirmed this. Upon hearing the decision the girl ex- claimed to her legal representative:" can I say something, Mr. Slater Mr. Slater advised her to confer with him. and the girl bur,t out f'm Not going back to the prison cells; I retu«e to go. She then gave way to tears and appeared to be .greatly distressed at the prospect of remaining in custody. She was then removed from the court leaning upon the arm or her brother-in-law. A few minutes later Mr. Slater asked leave to make an application to the Bench. I know the nature of the charge," he said. "It is technica,Uy a v?ry serious fact." He pointed out. however, that tbe girl had been I in the Swansea Ho&pha!. in Penmaen Hos- pital, and 6i?icp? the developmenb in the case d9wn at OY8termouth-road (meaning, pre siiniably, th.? F? e asked whether their Worships could see their way clear to allow Elsie Smith to be taken care of by her brother-in-law until the adjourned hearing, as this course would probably save her health. Continuing, Mr. Slater suggested to the Bench that the charge was not technically a clear one. Had she been confronted with the capital charge through some actual act of her own it would have been diftcrcnt. It the Bench would allow him the girl's j brother-in-law would undertake to be re- sponeible for her appearance at the next sit- < ting. i3upt. Letheren said that lie must oppose j] the application. Communication between the Public Prosecutor and himself was still going on a.nd at the present he f-it bound to oppose the application. Mr. Slater: I do not wish to say anything about the case, but I do isei that I am justi- fied in pressing the application for the sake of the health of the girl. The Chairman of the Bènch: 1 do iirlt think myself we would be justified in grant- ing the application until we knew definitely iropa the Home Office. Snpt. L'-tbereu would, perhaps, be in court on Wednesday next' and M>\ Slater could make the applica- I tion again then. The girl wa? accordingly remanded in cUs- t.dy.

DAILY POST" WHIST 9 DRIVE. j I FURTHER AID FOR PRISONERS' OF WAR FUND. M popular rfhist drive, arranged by the "Daily Post" and the Swansea. Whh.t Drive Committee, was held at the Hotel Cameron on Saturday evenings and though the attendance was not as large as usual, patrons who helped the Prisoners' of War t und had all enjoyable time. The prizes were won by the following :— I,é!dic.S Mis. NJathesoIl, Nfrs. Charles, Mrs. M. J. Merrhnan. Gents: Mr. J. W. r: vans, Mr. J. 'Howell, Mr. J. C. Meager. Knock-out first competition: Mr. J. Jewell and Mrs. James. Runners-up Mr. T. G. England and Mrs. Gwynne Evans. Champion ."knock-out" Mr; Alf George and Mrs. Bearpark. Runners-u-p: Mr. and Mrs. Phillips. The handsome tea-cloth (given by Mrs. Soby, 167,' Treharne-road, Landore) was won by Mrs. Willis, the ticket number being 425; and 61bs. of jam (given by A^ r. 61bs. of jam (given by Mr. AU. George) was Alf tieorge) was won by the donor and Mrs. Goldman. Mr. George put his jam up by auction, and it, realised £ 2 4s. 6d. Mr. J. R. Palmer was M.C. and auc- tioneer, and Mr. John Jones, "Daily Post," •was the secretary. Mrs. Symouds picked out the winning tiokets in the drawing, and Mrs. Holland presented the prizes at the conclusion. Thanks are due to Messrs. Ben. Evans and the Salisbury Club for the loan of chairs. j •J —- =3

SWANSEA FOOD CHARGES. COMMITTEE DECIDE TO I PROSECUTE. Swansea Food Committee on Monday received complaints of overcharging for sweets. One specific case was mentioned where 9d. was charged for sweets which ought to have been 8d. It was decided to prosecute if it was cliscovered the retailer had been, warned. A rctaiJct" who had no prices for potatoes fixed up was ordered to be warned.. In ibis case, too. rice in packets was sold equivalent to 9d. per lb., whereas the. price should have been 6eL Further, thece was ordinary riec ?n the chop, but this was not intimated. 'It was decided to prosecute. For'not having a meat price list dis- played a Market stallholder was ordered to be prosecuted. A bacon seller was alleged to have sold without coupons. It was decided toi prosceute. C-o-01)(,,rat,;N e t .7 PI-0 Cwmbwrla Co-Operative Society are seeking for a license to sell iith; two local iish retailers protested. It was pointed out that no license was required for dry fish; the Co-Operative; application was not entertained.. A sinlilar. application by Miss M. Ówcn was also not entertained. j Question fo I A request was made by the Cwm?wria Co-Operative Society to allow members! to re-transfer to the stores—those w ho I desired. Mr, Victor Evans stated in another' society several members had not desired to be transferred back. There was a general impression that the public could register afresh in July (when the new ration books came in) but that was a mistake. The Chairman said anyone who wanted to re-transfer to another grocer could do so with the consent of the committee. but anyone so desiring would have to! make out his case. i

—, 1 SWANSEA KITCHEN-MAID Itf TROUBLE. Edith Reynolds (21), kitchen-maid, was charged on remand at Swansea OIl Monday on three counts with stealing coats, scarves, shoes, "combinations," haL, blouse, pic., vjlue in all a.b; uti £4, the pro- perty of Liliav. Rces. Maggie Maud Evans, and Oliver §us.—The Benc,il adjourned the case for ? month, the g:? meanwhiie to be under t'i/j care of Siste? Osborne. to be t-,ni ler care Of Sikit,i O.,3b oriie. .,0.'

SWANSEA MAJOR'S MILITARY CROSS. Major G. IS. Davies, a former traveller engaged, with Mr. Pugslev, Swansea, aud living 'in Pantygvvydr road, has Leeil awarded the. M.C. Major -Davjs, who in serving in Egypt, is the eW-est son of the Rev. T. Davis, formerly of Bethany Chapel, 'Y",t Cross, 'and he has been decc- rated for getting water to the troops under

MISSING FOR FIVE j DAYS. I TRAGIC DISCOVERY NEAR I BRYNAMMAN. FAITHFUL DOG'S VIGIL ON I MOUNTAIN. —— I The dead body of Mr. George Davies, I of Coi-oriation-i-oaLL lBryjiamraltn_, found in a disused lime-kiln, under tn.; v circumstances, on Friday. He was I ?iason, and on Monday ?st h?d gone up f> the Black Mountaii-? ;?t outside rynammau, where he propo^d to start I business ao v-? liere iip- 41 to start tsc>tl kilns on t?'' mountain htp. As he ?iled to return ti?t nighi, '?jH wife (a drench lady) became mucj) ??rmed. The following day (Tuesday she went up to the lime-kiins herselii, and saw I their dog—a eoliie—lying by has master's coat. There was no sign of her husband anywhere, but nothing would persuade the dog *0 leave the spot. The local constable and some workmen engaged at a sand quarry in the vicinity also made minute searches hut without result. On. Thursday the men employed at the Maerdy Pit, one of the Gwaun-cae-Gurwen Collieries, lost a day's work in order to continue the search, but still without result. On the following day the workmen of the East Pit joined, and a party, braving not a little scoffing, began to dig amongst i the debris that half-filled the kiln near which th.e? Dog persisted in staying. There they felt a inaii's haiid, and after further effort were able to bring out) Mr. Davies's dead body. 4le had been i missing for live days. It is presumed that the poor fellow had crawled into the kiln throughhole at ¡ the bottom in order to repair tthe walls on which t-lit-, -liniest-oxic, wa, that the debris which had lain in the upper chamber for years had fallen in and suffocated him. He was about fifty years of age, and much sympathy is felt for the widow, who has no near relatives in this country. I

I BREAKING ..O'UT." ) SUSPECT "LOADED WITH I I BOTTLES." I "Breaking out of the Narrow Guage Inn" was the charge preferred at Neath on Satnr-I day against Frederick Cork, lodging in Lon-  f ou ii d  don-read,' who was subsequently found with three 'bottles of whisky and o?e of bi- iidy valued at £ 1 18s. 6d. P.C. David Evans said that at 1.40 (1. m. ■he noticed a faint light in the bar of the inn. Peeping through the blinds, he sa,w prisoner with a lighted paper, examining the bottles on the shelves. Witness waited and after- wards followed prisoner to the' Square, where lie found him "loaded with bottles." He arrested 'him and took hi 111 to the bor- ough police station, where he charged him with breaking out of the inn and stealing the bottles of spirits. In reply prisoner said "1 have nothing to say. I was caught, wia.sn't I?" Chief Constable Higgins, in applying for a remand until as gi-ai-ited-- said, that prisoner was a stranger from Lon- don.

i AMERICA'S LEGIONS. TWO MILLION MEN NEXT I MONTH. 1 ■  PARIS, 5undaj-. by a representati ve of the Havas Agency, M. Tardieu, French High Commissioner to the United States, de- clared :— "The effectives ot the American Army i w ill amount 011 June 6tli to more than A new "call fov 1,(XK),0UJ will follow immediately the transport 'of these troops is assured, so that before mid; summer the number of American troops at present in Europe will be doubled, and be- fore the end of the year trebled. The capa- city of transport of troops from America to France surpasses considerably that of the transport of German troops from the Russian to the French front in its most acti ve period. "Thanks to these measures the Allied armies will have for the final phases a superiority of numbers with the power of unlimited renewal." » j THE SHIPS wnL BE THERE. NEW Y.ORK, Sunday. M. Andre Tardieu's statements cabled from Paris to the effect that a big army ot American troops- will be in France by mid- summer, is confirmed, subject to the pro- visionst-that the British Admiralty con- tinues to "release a sufficient number of ships for transport. According to present indications, th,e full quota of -ships will be forthcoming, "FOUGHT LI KE FI EN DS," ( FRANCE, "Monday. The Press Association's correspondent v.ith the American Army in France says the Americans suffered considerable losstes, which they were unable to avenge to their :?atisfactioi i, 4i? i tiissl?-, N.?, i t l i the eneyrty ci,, ?tisfactton, i? a tussle with the enemy on Sunday. They were shut in by an im- passable barrage and enfiladed from both ftunks. The Americans fought like fiends.

TO BE NAMED "SWANSEA." I Swansea is not to receive a vuut. from the tank "Julian," now on tour in-the smaller towns of South Wales, but the new War- Savings Campaign will be opened in earnest here on July 8th next, when Swansea will again be asked to provide a definite weapon of wlr-ili-s time to be named after the borough.

REPLY TO SWANSEA I VETERANS. Commandant Magg?, United Service Brigade, Swansea, has received the fol- 'owing telegram in reply to the members' Kmplre Dav message:— I "BUCKINGHAM PALACE. The Private Secretary presents his compliments to Mr. Charles Maggs, and is commanded to thallk him for his letter written on he ha If of th e officers and members of the Swansea United Service Brigade on Empire Day. J "24th May. 1918."

MILITARY FUNERAL AT SWANSEA. The funeral took place at Danygraig Cemetery on^Saturday of the late Sapper P. Dunphy, R. E., of 33, Ebenezer-street, Swan- sea, who was badly gassed in France, and died in N etley Hospital. Deceased had been in France for years, and formerly worked' at t.he Pacific Fuel Works. The Lancashire Fusiliers provided the firing party, and .the coffin was placed 011 a gun-carripge, covered by the Union Jack. >

NO SAL.E OR RETURN." To secure fu^ner" ?ouomy in tho use of paper, the Board of Trade have jnade an Order prohibiting, on and after June 24, the dGHvery to retai](rs in the Cnitcd Kingdom nr In any oth?r European coun- try of n? spapers, ?)oo,ks I postcards, or similar publications on the terms known as sale or return," or under any othr- arrangement by which any allowance is made for unsold copies.. On and after /Jueombei-JtO the Order is to Ij)ply to any !><.amnion or country what- r,ever.. I

P.C.'s HughtV .67) and Davie? (63), Swan- P.C.'s. HUfî1čr ;7) 'I?'¡,68), Swan- ,'a Police For- j(jiiilii, ',rie colours next week. Mrs. Teesdale, 408, Pentreguinea-rcad, Cwmbwrla, has received oiffcei news thai) her husband, Private George Teesdale, South Lanes., has Leon rtvpsinrr since the I, of war and been in France ior two years anct ni.? u.oii■ tw ?e. He is S4Yeai'scf ge, and em- ;J;:d is 3i:\1al'J'1l! g(\i. -irlil r

PUTNEY TO SWANSEA, GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL HEAD MISTRESS. COMMITTEE AND AN ANONYMOUS » £ TTER. Swansea Education C<rSi»U'tee met 0$ Friday for ^irpose of rrvpni mending the -t ticad iiiisWNs for the Swan- sea. High School for Girbn succession to M:lru L. M. Benger, .who as resigned on acc^jjint or failing health.. the out-aefc t^s Chairman referred to comments ifc the Press with i/efei-eiics to gie short list. 'Xhe Staiffng Sub-Cvpnmit» tee, he said, left 14 stone untumwl with a vie;> £ ( of securing I Welsh-speaking candi. dai- > and one whq had be,en ti-aliva in one of the Welsh Mjiiversify Collf es, But scln>dlg were not rected to fiiol positions tor women but for the purpose of -Ing the best education- possible to the children ot Swansea, and while they were prepared tn give preference to Welsh tra^ie-d candidate# they were njt amongst the present a,ppU< ?nts and they had no alternative in the in- terests of education in Swansea and ths school in particular than to recommend th" best teacher from the qualifications before them. The sub-committee, however, did -not lose sight. of the importance of a Welsh- speaking headmistress. Mrs. H. D. Williams said that not the slightest notice should be taken of a letter ;u. by cne who had Not the courage to give his name and address. 'It was for this reason the Daily Post" do- clined to publish the letter referred to.) Tho Chairman said he would not have taken any notice of it but for the fact that the Welsh Society was referred to. Mr. T. J. Wilson said the chairman's ex- puliation would do a lot of ffood" although he agreed with Mrs. Williams generally. The Staffing Sub-Committee recommended that Miss- A F. Gibh. Exeter, be appointed supervisor of physical teaching exercises.— Agreed- to. The Appointment. The Director of Education (Mr. T. J. Rees) reported that the Staffing Sub-Committee had that day interviewed the five candi. dates in the short list for the post of hea.4 of the Hig-h School and recommended that Miss Abbot, of the Clapham High School for Glirls, and Miss Eleanor K. Mullings, of the Putney County Secondary School, appear before the committee for final selectcion. Both candidates were interviewed and Miss Mailings received the appointment, subject to the confirmatioin of the Council], In returning thanks, Miss Mullings said she hoped to make the school part of the lifs of the. town and the girls of real assistance to bur country. (Hear, hear.)

SERVICES TO PORT AND TOWN, RECENT CUSTOMS COLLECTOR HONOURED. At Swansea Chamber of Commeroe 0. Friday, Mr. A. IL Dawson, collector'of Gus. toms, Cardiff, and recently of Swansea, wai presented with au illuminated address as a slight recognition of the services he hati I rendered the port and town. Mr. Dawson, I who was accompanied by his wife, met with a hearty reception. The President .said the CrOveinmerit regu- lations forbade any presentation in aajothel form, but th-e members hoped he would prize as greatly the ad dre-ss, which was the result of spontaneous feelings all round. AIr» Wynne t.hen read the address, which was oiu of congratulation at his promotion and r5. gret of his leaving Swftnsea, where -he wa.t so much esteemed. The address was ar- tistically worked in colours and' was greatly admired. The chairman congratulated the artist, .Mr. Morgan Thomas,- and termed the exemption of 'the address as exquisite and a real work ot art. At the foot was a highly finished pen and ink sketch ot the 'Change. Mr. C. Cieeves said Air. Dawson was a real. business man who introduced the busi- ness spirit into his work, which was not always the cr?t»e in Government departments. Of Great Aid to Business Men. Mr. Arthur Andrews said Mr. Dawson had mixed thoroughly with the business men; never did lie remember a col ioctor of Cus- toms who was so much a, part. and parcel of them from a business point of vew. Mr. Dawvijn received their deepest appreciation for he had hefpcd the business community very greatly. Mr. T. Coucli (general cargo section) added appreciation and spoke too of Mrs. Dawson's *,oi-k a& the Y.M.C.A., the soldiers' buffet and In other tielda for the benefit of the soldiers and sailors. Major G. Harries said the courtesy of the Customs staff in Swansea. was a very happy feature. The Mayor (Aid. Ben- Jones) said there was no stiffness about Mr. Dawson who had rendered Swansea great and lasting service. Mr. S. Stephens said their express-ions of appreciation wete sincere and Mr. Dawson had the satisfaction of knowing that he left hosts of friends behind him in Swansea. Cardiff, in Mr. Dawson, had something worUi having, and they wanted him too Eulogies on Mr. and Mrs. Dawson's work at Swansea were also given by Messrs. W. T. Farr, W. G. Foy, E. P. Jones, and WID; Lewis, J. P. (Morriston). Mr. Dawson, in reply," said it was hard work to say good-bye to men whom he Q much"appreciated. He appreciated the gifii greatly, he could assure them, and he spoke of the cordial assistance he; had always re- ceived at their hands.. Subsequently Mr. Dawson received' handsome diamond pin and a silver hot watei jug^at the hands of former employes at the Swansea Customs, Mr. T. Cull is (surveyor making the presentation.

UNFIT FOR CONSUMP TION." ALLEGATION ABOOT MUMBLES BKEAD. At Ovstermouth Food Committee ojf Monday, Mr. George Williams made a strong complaint as to the quality of the brea4 sold in Mumbles, $;hich he stated was ij times quite unfit for human consumption He asked whether the executive officer cou> not effect some improvement. The question was raised to whether th bakers added anything to the flour after it arrival in the Mumbles. I Mr. Williams said-Ili. should not like 1..< prefer a charge like that, but he did knovi that at times there were substances in th, i trellcl suspiciously like lumps of dirt. Sumt- of the bakers sold much better bread than' others, and if they knew that the commit- tee were enquiring into matters it wcuJ" make them, more careful, and he requested that the food inspector inspect the variou* bakeries and view the ingredients and uten- sils used. •- An application from a. local butcher for permission to sell tea was refused, It was doc'-led that the number of eggs for preserving-Should be limited to sixty.

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,CORTEGE A MILE LONG. I —— FUNERAL OF THE RECTOR. OF NEATH. A cortege fully a mils in length attended the funeral of the late rector of Neath (Rev. Arnold Frederick Evans, M.A.). which took place on Monday at Llantwit Old Cemetery. Thousands lined the route, alqng which all blinds were drawn. At St. David's Church a memorial service was conducted by the Rev. J. W. James, rural dean, who was qS- sisted by the Revs. D. D. Richards (Neath) and the RBV. David Evans (St. Catherine's). The funeral precession was headed by the borough police force under Chief-Constable Higgins, and included the Mayor (Alderman Hopkin Morgan, C.B.E., J.P.), members and officials of the Xeatlv Corporation,. jus- tices of the peace (county and borough), members of the Board of Guardians, District Council, raid other public bodies, the Mother's Union of St. David's and St* Cath- erine's, the churchwardens and sidesmen of S. David's, St. Catherine's and St. Thomas' choirs, clergy, and ministers of Nonconform- ist churches. The chief mourners were :—Mr. and Mrs. "Wallace Evans (brother and sister-in-law) and Mrs. Dr. Jones, Brecon (cousin). Many beautiful fioral tributes were sent. At tfle'graveside the Ven. Archdeacon Green, ci Monmouth, read the committal service. The clergy present included Rev. J. C. Thomas, M.A. (wear of Dyftryn), Rev. J. D. James, R.D. (vicar of Cadoxton-juxta- Neath), Rev. J. Llewelyn Thomas, M.A. (Kucar of Aberpergwin), Rev. J. D. Richard- son (vicar of Baglan), Rev. J. Davies (vicar of Aberavon), Rev. E. Thomas (vicar of Resolven), Rev. W. Griffiths (rector of Cdybebyil), Rev. Z. P. Williamson (vicar of Margam), Rev. A. R. Davies (curate of Ula Yi n) Ricrv. A l e?,?, Duffrvn). Rev. Alcwyn Jones (vicar of Tonna), Rev. J. Morgan (Crynant), Rev. W. Jones (Seven bisters), Rev. J. Williams (vioay of Abergwynfi), (the Rev. D. Banker Williams (vicM of Cwmavcn), Rev. D. J. Jones (vicar of St. Theodore's, Port Ta.lbot), And ministers of Nonconformist Churches.