Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder

APPEAL TO NONCONFORMISTS DF WALES j Lord Derby's recent letter has brought our couui.i v into a new crisis in con nee- j tinn with recruiting, and we feel that, as Nonconformists, we should appeal to our young men to respond to the call of their consciences on behalf of their country and their religiou at the present time. As everyone knows, we hate war with all our hearts, and we hate it now morn than ever, but we feel that, the dreadful conduct of this terrible war by om enemies, and ihe object they have in view of crushing Great Britain and trampling j underfoot everything that is dear to us as a country and Empire, call upon us to use nil our energy and make every sacrifice to gain a decisive victory over the enemy which would destrov us. We should not like to see compulsory enlistment in operation; wo feel that it would interfere wilTi our personal liberty, and with the military efficiency of t-hos-c wbo are compiled to enlist, so that in order to avoid this, and ensure victory on the bais of personal voluntary effort, we wish our young men to consider their posi- lion seriously, and to show all readiness to i do what they can to support the principles held most sacred by themselves and their fathers. Everyone who enlists now will have the opportunity of chosing what unit of the Army he would wish to join (which will not be iliewoci when the next call of the (iovernmcnt corner, and this will give •them the advantage of joining thc, IVelsh army, a portion of which is now r11- camped at Con way and Ivumitl Fal k, Their officers iu these places will be! Welshmen, and those who join wilil have' evpry fair play to gain positions in the Army on their own merits. They will be cared for by Welsh chaplains and ministers, and the Brigadier-General, ¡' Owen Thomas, himself an ardent Welsh- man, will supervise all their both military and social. We think it most important for the parents of Wales, whose sacrifice has been so great, to see that they secure the healthiest and safest place for the bodies and souls of their sons, and we believe they will do this by encouraging enlistment in the Welsh Army. James Charles-, Congregational minister, Denbigh (chairman of the Welsh Con- gregational Union). O. L. Roberts, Congregational minister, Liverpool.. R. P. Williair s, Congregational minister, Holyhead. SHa3 Morris, M.A., Principal Baptist College, BaxgoV Henry Rees, Baptist minister, Dolgellv. TJllis James Jones, M.A., Calvinistic Methodist minister, Rhyl. E. E. Morris, M.A.,Calvinistic Methodist minister, Wrexham. T. Charles Williams, M.A., Calvinistic Methodist minister, Menai Bridge. Hugh Jones. D.D.. Wesleyan Methodist minister. Bangot. Thomas Hughes, Wesleyan Methodist minister, Port Dinorwic. Richard I Jo yd Jones, Wesleyan Methodist minister, Prestatyn.

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MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE I — ——— ROYAL INSPECTION OF DIVISION ON: PAhAuE. Buckingham Palace, Monday. The Queen, accompanied by the frincess Mary, visited Winchester to-day on behalf of the King, and saw a Division of Troops on Parade. The Lady Ampthill, Liontenant-General Sir John Cowans, Quartermaster-General to the Forces, and Major R. II. Seymour were in attendance.-From the Court Cir- cular. Before the sickly dawn had broken, the sleeper in the ol dtown awoke uneasily to tllè sound of hoarise orders echoing through the streets, tho clatter of h"rs< the tlittll(ler of transports, and the U'amp of marching feet. The myfctury of it banished number. Hour alter hour tue unseen procession went rumbling on, until the light grew and day uauie- a lay of sombre siaea and clinging mists as chafing to the iiesh as the bitter and peno^.uruig cold of Sunday. The streets quieted. The fcoidiere had gone to thair renaezvouti, whistling, eingmg, us ',hou;ju reveiiio! before the dawll were a call to a time of ease instead ot to a long and t.-yi i^ ex- perience. The town resumed its ancient i It, some 01 tiio oici-v onu spirit long bluet* lost tiirouga t, e bustling activity 01 tile new n'ny v. no had taK^n pocuiesaion ot it, 1 he cauips were emptied j.urouy ii the early hours tneir mhaoiiurifs luuxcueU, legLUieiit by regiment, to lue rt)ILILIZ 01 gre-at .U&I/JLLKVS wtiere tney were to Oeioie iao tjueeu The a.vioion wricn had grown bei^'re our eyes, which had oome into lite as we rccuit 01 all liiopirea pnris-}, was ill being. iiie mists oiuiig ciosely to the grounu, ana. nicl tne long Ubrkzuns. The enas 01 tne long line 01 soldiers ilisappeai-ou in Loue WLiiCe wreauus. The eye could not contain its Lull aimensions. The work 01 eariy moriung had. been completed, anu tne cuvision awaited the couii-ng 01 the %iLiee-ii. A k)itviiluu had been tmut for her in tne cenire oi tne pjiraue ground, facing tne une, and over it was the uniuxieu btandard, and that otner hag of a proud nation. The lied Dragoi. xifcsw at many points of the it view ground, never since the days k), tue x imces with greater signmcance. in tne enclosures near tne pavilion were con- giegiawa miiny puouc ieplesentauves of note, the izarl of £ >ir Ivor iieroort. sir wiiUam Vvauan Wynn; not ,,I.iny vveisn Memoers, but these included V\ iiiiaiu. iirace, air AUred Aiond, and Mi*. Llewelyn Vviuiams; the municipal repreaentaLives 01 our town, who maus a L)Aa"t) snow. which contracted with the xauure of Uardill to send a delegittion; uoionei Ivor itowen. the Jiecorder 01 Swan- sea; and many otners whose names axe iuiown to tne vrincipality. Presently there was a stir, and out of the mists which made mysterious dis- tances came the Wueen in an open Army bervice motor car without other shelter irom the rain tnan an umbrella, it came to the halt betore the pavilion, and a band struoJC up tho antnem whose notes have acquired deeper meaning in these tilnec, AB tAo strains ceased, the oar started upon a tour of the distant, &hadowy lanes of men. It passed along r-nem, slowly, regiment by regiment, dis- appearing again into the vague white- ness. Then the Queen returned, and stood alone, ret using to take covor, and protected only by her Umbrella, to take the salute. The great moment had come. The long lines moved, the leaders gal- loped 011 to their head. There was a roll of drums, a trumpet blast, and to the quack time of tiod .bless the Frinoe of wales'" the review started. Again out of the mists shadows grew dennite, dun masses became clear. The General passed the Queen at the salute. The wonder of this march past in the thin rain-for the sombre skies had now opened-the mystery of it as dark forma- tions emerged into lines of marching men, the magnijicence of this drab pageant af khaki, the pride of it, cannot be put into words. All the past of our land arose before one as this culmination of it*, stormy history was unrolled before our cyos. All its martial needs, its long con- turies of strife, became burning realities. One felt his spirit strangely expanded as these soldiers, company behind company, battalion after battalion, their line straight and their steps as one, passed the Queen and the Standard, and the Flag of the Dragon. A strange sight, an unthinkable sight two years ago when the mattial heart of our land was beating slowly, but a spectacle true to the history of a race which has always fought for liberty and goodness. One thought of these battalions as individual units; as line upon line obeyed the sharp word of coinmand and came to the royal salute, one recalled the making of this New Model, the calling together of the little men, men of the same stamp as those who have shown themselves able to war, who have fought for Wales with the pugnacity of giants, the gathering of the industrial clans into this new world of arms of musicians and poets, of school- men and colliers, scholars and craftsmen. The wonder of it grew and grew. The mystery of it awed one. The pride of it brought tears to the eyes, and a lump to the throat. And then, when the artillery had gone by, after the horses had drawn their grim burdens past, after the drivers had made their Salute of the Whip, the bands took up new marching melodies. First, The British Grenadiert3 1-1 with its lilting invitation. And then the greatest of all ,the marches, the tune which sets the heart pounding and the pulse jumping, and moves the mildest-mannered Celt to stirring thoughts—" Harlech." Harlech with an opening rattle of drums, and a message which thrilled through one like a cold shock. There was battle and victory in every brazen note. One thought that the men who passed to its maddening strains acquired a prouder bearing, that there was a new swing in their marching. The guns passed into shadows, were! swallowed up in the mists. The white- neas and the rain closed upon them. Next. to salute were the cyclists, moving in splendid line, exact and smart. There was a quickening of interest among one group of spectators, for the cyclists are mainly officered from their own district, and draw most of their men from the West. There was young Davies, and Down and Lucas, and, leading his company also, young Mond, grown greatly since he was in Swansea last-a l&d suddenly brought to manhood. A proud moment it must have been to two fathers who looked on, to Sir Alfred Mond and to Ald. Davies, who were watching eagerly for this moment of recognition. The cyclists passed out of our sight into the ever-thickening mist. The infantry commenced. How is one to tell adequatelyl what emotions arose in the breast as the soldiers swung along, the virile eager50l'I.6 II of our land who had followed the Kin8 early call? How ie one to interp,"L to the reader who did not see fhe long line dW-II solving into nothingness, who had not in his ears the call of Harlech J. to the memories of old glories, and did not watch these proud neveT-ending half- oompaniee in line—how is one to explain what emotion surged through the being of every visitor as the battalions came out of the vague uncertain distances into definite shape and passed before the pavi- lion over which the Standard and the Dragon were flying! The thrill of it can- not be communicated, the plain magnifi- cence of it—for 'it was a pageant without I colour, heaven and earth combining to subdue bright tone&mnn-ot be indicated. All one can do is to place on record the feelings of one spectator, as emotional as his type, as the battalions went marching by. No one spoke very much. And many eyee were wet with tears of pride in this new and strange land of ours. There was no wearying. The fascination of it increased. One lost the sense of numbers; and indeed the mind cannot construct a proper picture of great numbers. We strained our eyes to catch a glimpse of old familiar fa.ces as regi- ments near and dear went along. There were the men from the rural areas, with their patriarchal goat-bearded like an ancient-in front. And Colonel Benson, a fine soldierly figure, coming to the salute at the head of his battalion, and its officers with their companies, friends, comrades, of us all. One felt that a cheer should greet them frotn the little group who represented the home town, that we should show, amid this array of thousands, that they were oura. But probably other folk felt as the writer; that cheers were impossible to men in the grip of proud tears and Strong emotion. The battalion passed, too, into the mists, and the eyes of two councillor-fathers strained after them, keeping sight of their sons, until they were covered by the ever succeeding files. So it went on, a pageant of men saluting their Queen, until a. startling incident broke the strain, and set the hearts of spectators beating wildly to another caitre! A company of cyclists were passing, when one of their number was seen to fall. His cycle slipped from nerveless fingers and 'he fell heavily upon the turf with out- stretched arms, and the machine across him. For a moment no one moved, save th( advancing companies of soldiers. Then men ran quickly on to the ground. The Queen eaid something to the officer who stood at her side, and he also ran to trhi fallen eoldier, jumping the StAps of th" pavilion in his haste. The march- past came to its first halt since the horse- men, it seemed long ago, had led the review. In a minute the lad was borne off the ground, a temporary victim to ex- haustion after the strain and excitement of a day which had opened in the dark hours when the town slept. The Queen followed the removal with evident con- cern. Then the tramping of feet recom- menced. Out of the vague distances the companies still came; into these dis- tances they disappeared. The march-past was over. The guns and the horses, the infantry and their allies, were back in the distant line. The order was given to advance in review order. The whole line moved like some huge machine set to one pace. It halted, about a hundred yards away, and one saw clearly, for the first time in thip day of weeping skies and clinging vapour, the whole strength and power and majesty of it. The-General, in a voice which mnst have been heard by every soldier and every spectator on the ground, called for the royal salute. There was another rattling of kettledrums, and the Anthem of Britain was beaten out in notes like hammer-bpate. The eye cana-ht the bavonets of the troops rising and falling. Then came another stentorian invita- tion. The General ealled Three cheers for the Queen." The response was like the reoort of quick-firing guns. The tfholo line, dimmer to us even at the new dis- tance in the increasing rain, broke into frantic life. The cheers seemed to leap from end to end, a roar which had some- thing terrifying in its intensity. Hatsj were hoisted upon the bayonets, and waved in a kind of frenzy. Cheers died down; then they revived. The Queen looked on, a picture of regal dignity What were her thoughts, as the division thus saluted her! She bowfid again and again. Some- thing of what she must have felt must have been contained in the message the King sent to his soldiers-d. message breathing pride and full trust in their arm, and expressing keen regret-U a bitter disappointment were the actual words— that owing to an unfortunate accident he was unable to see them on parade. There was one other memorable scene during this hour or BO of military pageantry. To most it will remain the imperishable scene, the one which will be sculptured deepest into the mind. The General called for Hen Wlad fy Nhadau," that expression of a nation's patriotism which no Celt can listen to without emotion. The band commenced th* dear strains of it, and although its brazen notes covered up the voices cf the j long linos of soldiers behind, and although the Welshmen who looked on were pos- j passed by feelings too strong to make song possible, their lips moved to it, and their hearts quickened to a more passionate love of the land which had met a national call to arms for liberty in such might. On that exalted note of patriotism the review came to its climax. The country still shows itself a land of song even in the midst of war's alarms. The chorus wa-a repeated. Then the function closed. The Queen revealed her womanly concern about the soldier-cyclist who had fallen out, and then, with the National Anthem once again sounding, she and her daughter. the I'yncess Mary, drove along the lines I of soldiers and out of our eight. There has been nothing like it in thp history of this land, nothing as great in strength and in spiritual significance. And large as were the numbers, thev were but symbolical of the host who are already v.-nr-stfiinPd warriors, and another host who will in good time follow into the field. I In historv the review will some dav oome to be thought of as to-day we dwell upon the national assemblies of our frtirrine past—the expression of a people who still love freedom as passionately as their fathers, and are as prepared as they werp to count Hfe small if it be gained and snfeguarded. There are some sacred memories, to the lori-itet, of recent days, memories of A soldiers' service in an English chapel. where the hwyl of the preacher was wedded to a solemn rapturous theme, memories of the sinl-ins, of a the hymns, the tunes tliev love,- all the hvmns our land has learnt at the mother's knee, re- peated lovinHv by sr'Mier-worshippers who were nnx-illinl, to drop their sweet notes "d wo,clir. And still another Tremorv- this to be placed in the charnber in which rN stored the fhines t'vn intimate to be I sTvoVpn or written of without fM; a at v-llifb reverent rolclit-r- "-•^hered around the table as celebrants to .1"1" th emselves anew to another and harder strife—the battle of th» i^-wird man. J. D. W. I The Earl of Jersey has been unani- mously elected an honorary member of the Surveyors' Institution. I The appointment of Mr. Samuel as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster renders a by-election necessary in the Cleveland Division, but there is not likely [ to be any opposition to his re-election.

SWANSEA NEWSACENT'S CAR. At Swansea Police Court on Monday morning, Mr. Hyam Goldberg, on behalf of the previous Monday^ Benc h an- nouneed the result of an interesting caee under the Customs and Inland Revenue v Act The Corporation (through Mr. H. Ilield) had prosecuted George Williams, news- ag-ent, High-street, Swansea (who was defended by Mr. Arthur Daviee) for usin^ a motor car without a,lioenee under the Customs and Inland Revenue Act. The car in question was a touring car, but in place of the boot there had been installed a box in which defendant's traveller carried goods and samples. The sugges- tion was that, although there was no evidence that the car was used for plea- sure, it was rot by the charge made eolely adapted to trade, and that, use of it in the collection of debts jn&de It liable under the Act. Mr. Hyam Goldberg read the findings of the Bench, which were to the effect that it had been proved to their satisfac- tion that the car had been solely adapted and solely used for the conveyance of goods and other burden, and they di- missed the summons, without costs.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS & RESTRICTIONS 1 A mass meeting of the licensed victual- lers of Swansea and district was held on Monday afternoon at the Adelphi Hotel to consider the adoption of certain defensive measures in view of further jHjesible licensing restrictions. Mr. Harry Rogers (president of the Swansea and District Licensed Victuallers' Associa- tion) presided over a large attendance, numbering over 200. The chief proposal fot consideration', we •fcderstand, was the establishment of a Defence Fund, the income to be derived from a levy on all the members of the association, and the appointment of a committee to look after the interests of the trade locally in various directions. At the time of going to press the meet- ing was still in progress, and no definite rilwiimiin had been reached. At the close, Mr. Harry Bogers, eeea by our representative, stated that various business matters had been discussed at the meeting. A committee had been appointed to look after the interests of the trade u locally and take any action they considered advisable in view of any future action by the Central Control Board- It had also beep decided to make a small increase in the charge for spirits. Beyond this, the president was not prepared to Wy anything further. We learn on good, (authority, however, that it was decided to ask for a levy from each ilioonøed -victualler in Swansea and district of 5s. upwards to go towards a fund for financing a campaign of defence in Prions, ways. j

ALLEGED WIFE ASSAULT Patrick Hayes (39), fuel worker, tffcarged at Swansea Police Court on Mon- day with assaulting and wounding hie Trife with an aehpan, at 5, Emma-street, en Saturday, was, on the application of <?F' Henry Thompson (who defended), re- ? *.nded for a week on bail. The wife ap- peared with the bridge of her noee ban- jj %i £ cd.

?s- I SCHOOL ATTEBDAKCES EtillSTMEHTS OF SCHOOL OFFICIALS At a meeting of the Swansea School At- tendance and Industrial School Sub-com- mittee oa Monday afternoon, Mr. J. Powesland was re-elected chairman, and 1. Vv". Llowells vice-chairman. It was reported one of the attendance officers had enlisted, others had been ac- copted only for home service, and others in their groups. As to the filling of the vacancy, the j Clerk (Mr. Halden) remarked that a Iotas of one per. cent. on present attendance average would mean a loss of S-MO, where- as an officer cost £100. So if they inter- fered with efficiency they interfered with income very considerably. Every time a I child was absent they lost a penny. The question of filling the post was de- ferred until the next meeting, and an application of the remaining ohieers that (>jiey being now two short) they should 1- paid the whole, instead of half, the "tJr8t of their tramway season ticket was granted till the vacancies war'.) filled.- The cost would be 1:12 10s. per annum. The Superintendent of the Industrial School (Mr. W. David) reported 63 boys i at the school. Every thing had gone on satisfactorily, and with the exception of a few colds the health of the boys vrss. good. Since October 28th the boys had been engaged in making very large mail- bags for the Army, and 160 had been supplied. The authorities were satisfied. About 20 of the elder boys were engaged in the work, and the present contract was for bOD If this was not increased, said the Chairman, they would probably consider rloiug some other useful work that, like this, would not interfere with the curri- culum of the school. Some such Schools were taking on highly skilled work. The payment was Is. per bag. The Superintendent further reported that 60 of the boys had visited the school clinic and had their teeth attended to. He was eorry to report the death of their bandmaster, Mr. T. Griffiths.-The meet- ing passed a vote of condolence to the relnrtvea The committee voted C5 for extra Christmas entertainment. The ordinary dinner, said the chairman, was roast beef and plum pudding, but of course if a kind friend would send half a dozen turkoys they would not object.

FEMALE CLINICAL LABOUR I The Swansea Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Associated Cham- I bere of Commerce, is considering the idea or establishing a college for the tea-ching of females to become proficient in com- mercial clerical work. It is contended that in voasequenoe of Lord Derby's re- cluiting tcheme many clerks who are' willing to join the colours, and will go i when called np, will thereby create! ru meroua vacancies in the commercial circles of large centres which must be filled up with all possible speed. In order! to obviate any great amount of incon- venience, female labour must of necee- eity be in great demand. The Chamber of Commerce, at their meeting to-day, will take into consideration the forma- tion of a local committee to go into the qr cation. It is proposed to give the rela- tives of 1he young men who leare their positions preference in the filling up of vac&ncieaL 

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MISS KENEALY'S REQUEST I CURIOUS APPL!CAT.O.i TO A MAGISTRATE I Miss Annesby Kenealy, the novelist, I was charged on remand at Bow-street on Monday with attempting to commit suicide by taking poison at the Law I Courts on November 19th. Dr. W. E. Wade, house physician at Charing Cross Hospital, said that when prisoner was admitted she was conscious, and there was no symptom of poisoning. He could not say whether the bottle shown him had contained morphine. The Accused: Would you be surprised /.0 know that I took ten tabloids contain- ing morphine? Addressing Mr. Hopkins (the magis- trate), Miss KeneaJy said: "I think Ii had a right to ask th&t the remainder of the contents in that bottle ahouild be analysed. The Magistrate: It may be thrown away. We should only be supplying material against yourself. It is a serious matter for you. The Accused: It would be a refutation and an answer at ouoe to the innuendoes made against me that I was not acting in good faith. I asked for it to be tested. The Magistrate: If the certificate showed it was absolutely harmless, it would also s how that you did not want to kill your- self. The Accused: It would show I was a complete fraud, and not an honest person. The Magistrate: You say you do not dispute you attempted to commit suicide in a public court, and, of course, I cannot deal with such a case, and it must go for trial. On the other hand, I shall be glad to help yon to make some arrangement which is ratisfactory to yourself and your people The Magistrate added that he would want sureties for her good behaviour, and he could, no doubt, let her go away with her friends The Accused: I can't go away without that bottle being analysed. Mies Kenealy added that she had been brought there under bad circum- stances, that she had been driven to this, and her nerves broken by persecution. The Magistrate: Do you want the case I to go for trial? The Accused: No, your worship. If there is nothing in the bottle, there would be no object in my going for trial. I simply wish to establish my honour. Mr. Hopkin6: I am not sure. It is almost impossible to appreciate your point of view. You are seeking your best to establish before me and another tribunal that you thought the bottle was so full of poison, and you were so anxious to kill yourself that you took it. The Accused: Yes, that is my position. The Magistrate: And the result was to fail ? The Accused: Yes. T am sorry I did fail under the circumstances. Mr. Hopkins: Will you be so good as to give your assurance that you will let this matter drop, finish, and end, and not behave yourself in this somewhat hysterical way again? The Accused: I cannot accept that. I have been driven. I can give you this assurance: that the overwhelming wave of public sympathy has given me the security that I shall be able to publish another book and earn a living without undue interference. It is on that security that I am willing to start life afresh. The magistrate accepted the brother's surety in .£50, and bound the aooused over in a similar sum to be of good behaviour for six months. Accused: Will you bind Messrs. W. H. Smith and Sons over? The Magistrate: They are not before me. Please go away with your people and do let them help you. Mr. Bodkin, representing Meeers. Smith and Sons, said there was not a word of i ii i b in the reflections caet upon them by Miss Kenealy.

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RATS IN THE TRENCHES. We read the other day in a published letter from a. soldier at the Front tha? our men in Flanders amuse themselves when they have nothing else to do. by testing their skill with the gun and bayonet in killing rats. We had not realised how numerous in the trenches these pests are until we received the other day from Mr. Thomas Harley, Perth, the manufacturer of Rodine," a copy of ft letter that was sent to him by a R.F.A. sergeant, dated November 1, in which he says that rate are a plague on the battle- field, and during the recent oold weather they have all flocked to the dug-outs, male- ing matters very uncomfortable Dm Tommy, but, thanks to U Rodine," the whole lot have cleared off. Another pre- sent for Tommy—" Rodirio."