Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder

CIGARETTES FOR SIXTH WELSH. I Mrs. Huggms ,or the Eoval Hotel, Swan- I' H'3, has received e. letter of thanks from f-ca, has v. lef,ter<,f f'roui Kth \V;)lhll" a \f' ('?ns?nnt':? I' j ('j¡l'Č'etl i-(: l'i-oin Captain C. A. JL Shaw, which, he undend.and;, was pro-j vided out of a fund originated by that lady. Captain Shaw had informed him that there i?mamod a sum Futficient txt! provide twice as many us he had brought. We under?imxi that at a smoking con-I (?rt held at the Royal Hotd, Mr. Crocker, on beh<t?t or Sir Alfred Mend. Bart., and the rest was colle.cfecl from the hotel staff and visitors. Nine, thousand packets I of Woodbines, and 500 packets of Ca.pstan jt?dium were ?cnt out in the first parcel, and there is yet in hand ?'11, sufficient to send two nMre parcels of the same amount.

According to the utterances of Lord j Tvc.i'eburu in the House of l/ords; about fifteen million men ha we now died or been wounded through iho war. am ii II IW.IWW!ig^CTa»ir»i-.i«p,wwwwp«Mi3aWi<»iiuiwwii»,iihiliiil 1

EiSTEODFOD AT CORSEmOil I An eisteddfod HIlder j he atlspices of the Cvmdeithas Cymreigyddion was held at QUI Ebenexe-r on Saturday fli-eiiidg. The following acted as judges in their (-I ifftr- ent spheres: T. H, Johns (Irvonwyj, PenyK heol: Jinny Thomas, Fforestfach; John .Tones ( Ala.wfryn'), Gorseinon; Rev. D, n. Thomas, Gorseinon. The accompanist was Miss Lilian May "Davies, A.V.C.M., Pejivr- heol. Award s-Solo, children under 14: 1, Beatrice Mainwaring, Babell; 2, Lizxie John, Waunarlwydd. Recitation, children j under It: 1, Irene T'homns, Loughor; 2, 01 wen Pees, BeHrws; consolation. John A. Davies. Ffore?tfach. Sonrano solo: OI wen Thomas, Ixmghor. Tenor rolo: Tom Pritehard, Lough or. Bass solo: Tom Peters, Jjlanger.neeh. Open reeitation: Tom Bowen, Peniberton. Duet: Tom Peters, Llangennech, and Joseph Thomas, Gorseinon. Hymn tune: Edwin Davies, TAangennech. Verses, "Pfynon": Richard liloyd, (I'orsconon. Penif-ence of eight words: IJ.?i?Ti May Dav?ps, PenyrhfoL Chief chot';?. ?Byddin y Gwir?: Horpb, Ijoughor (D. WftH Richards^. The secretary to the committee was fT. Francis Bridgewaler: the treasurer was Mr. Thomas Thomas, Gorseinon.

PENCLAWDD HEROES HONOURED. At the Church Hall, Penclawdd, a con- cert of welcome was held to Private Henry Dark, lith Welsh, and Seaman Clifford Lewis, both invalided home from the front. Private Henry Dark received his wound in Franco, a bullêt passing] through his left hand. Clifford Lewis has servant in tiw iN;ivy ii), ovw BiovtJH He was in the engagement off the Falk- lands. Subsequently ho fonght on the Gailipoli Peninsula for ten weeks, where he suffered a slight shrapnel wound lTid an attack of enteric fever. The meeting was presided over hy Mr. Daniel Owen. The presentation of a sum of money was made by Mrs. D. L. Richards, for which both men briefly, rc- turned thanks. Private Daniel Brenton, Eth Welsh, was also on the platform. lie, however, had recently been similarly honoured. An intereting programme was contri- buted to by the followiug: Messrs. John Jenkins and Brinley Richards, Misses Gwynfor Jenkins and Irene Tanner, Mr. Hen Thomas and party, Messrs. Enos Guy and David Francis. An address was given by Mr. G. E, Gordon.

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS HELP A Flag and Postcard Day was held at Swansea on Saturday, with the object of assisting the Welsh Troops Comforts Fund. Despite the adverse weather conditions prevailing, scores of young ikidie&-solit, attired in the Welsh national costume— and several wounded soldiers energetically ( plied their flags and postcards in practi- cally every street of the town. Indeed Buy a flag or postcard ? n seemed to be the countersign of the day. The young ladies were irresistible, and the. soldiers were not a whit behind, so that, in the words of Mr. T. L. Jenkins lecretary), .( BU8Í1H"SS WRS bri&k." I:)L;.¡ n,v C!LtJ.mflLJ Among the mere energetic sellers of -postcurds and fisjis cn Saturday at Swansea were a number of wounded warriors. The Scotch soldier shown in our piioto- I frapti selling flags to sailors uHit a potato in order to carry his flags, j

THE LIFE OF THE GHllDl — w LADY MOND"S WORK PRODUCIHG GOOD RESULTS The distribution of Mother-raft prices to ?Ider school girl of Swansea in eon-I nection with the Mother?' and Babies' Welcome wa? undertaken in the Central flail, by the president, Lady Mond. His Worship the Mayor presided, and he was supported by the Mayoress, Mrs. I Dan Jones (ex-Mayoress), Mrs. M. B. Williams, Mrs. Williams (Dulais House), Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Waiters, Mrs. Dr. j Knight, Mrs. Horspool, Miss Jarrett, ?he Eight Hon. Sir Alfred Mlmd \Bart.),! 'f M.P., Mr. Ivor Gwynne (chainnan Edu- cation Committee), Councillor Lloya, Mr. Aeron Thomas, Dr. Arbour Stephana, Rev. and Mrs. Watkin Williams, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Rutheu, Mr. and Mrs. Dorrell, Mr. and Mrs. Gott, and the followiagi head teachers:—Miss M. J. Harrj? (Dy- fatty), Miss Froude, and Miss Williams. A very large number of girls were pre- I sent, and conspicuous among the audierft-.e were two Sisters of Mercy representing St. Joseph's School. The Mayor expressed the pleasure he felt at that privilege and opportunity. He had some slight general knowledge of the work the Mothers' and I:kJ.,}:}ies>W d- come had been doing for the last, five years, but lie must confess that up to the time that Lady Mond had given him some details, he did not know that such an amount of work was being done. It was work of the right description—work that, ia his opinion, should not have been left to private persons but have been taken in hand by the nation many years ago. Ie seemed aa if we had to have ,t 11-e greatest war ever known to bring "home to the people the sac redness of life. Buskin had said that the real wealth of a nation was in her manhood. If that could bo brought home to every individual in the country; if they could appreciate its I real meaning! Most of them had thought that wealth consists in the material Stings of this wc,dd. This war had de- monstrated that but for the manhood and womanhood of this nation we should have I been over-run as Belgium and Serbia had l>ef:i. In the past they had been paying too much attention to arts and crafts on I the material side. The nation had spent millions to educate the children and fit them for the batHe of life—he did not blanie them for f his-but they had lost 1 sight, of the fact that unless the child is physically fit the money spent on his mental equipment was more or less wasted. So. in his opinion, the Mothers' and Babies' Welcome was starting at the right fjiti; illey had got to the root of things. (Applause.) Now, the Local Government Board, you could tilraobt say, was taking a hint from Swansea, and S^ wansea Gouucil, with others, have just received a circular in which a scheme was suggested. lie was to say they had a sympa- thetic medical officer of hetdth, and that the Health Committee had adopted his recommendations. (Applause.) Swansea was among the worst towns in regard to the infantile death-rate; and it was needless to say that but for the work carried on here for the last five years, their position would be worse. There was room I for improvement in Swansea, and it could not be solely in the working class I districts. There was a lot of ignorance ¡ amongst the upper classes. They did not see motherhood in the highest forms as I in the lower; in many in?anc-ec children did not get mother care in the natural form. In his opinion, the example they might Eet would influence other classes, and produce a better effect- (Applause.) ile had spent a part of his life in the district of the Mothers' and Babies' Wel- come; its people, were known to him, he knew their need", and could approciato the work that was being done. Call it Socialism or what they would, hut if they could get d state in which no child would die of preventible disease, that was what all wanted. (Ladv Mond: Hear, hear.) Lady Mond, bei ore presenting the prizes, said she wanted to say how thank- ful she was to all thpse who had helped. It had been rather difficult for her to come down during the last 12 months; most of them knew that it had been her great joy to be looking after wounded 6oldiers in hospital. Really it had been one of the greatest helps that could be given to her, to let her help them. It had put her in close touch with the men, and it was a great joy to nurso them back to life. She otight to thank tlieiii instead for giving her that joy. In the meantime, all the good friends behind her bad helped her at the Mothers' and Babies' Welcome. (Applause.) It was really now being re- cognised that this was the one want of the nation. Now that their ranks were being decimated by war, people could not suffer the loss of infantile life; every one of them must be taken the utmost care of. That wns what they were II trying to' do. They were trying to teach, these little girls and preparing them for days to come in t he hope that they wovild bear their burdens cheerfully aucJ be I able to fill the happiest posts that women I. could fulfil—the post of mother and wife. She was glad that Dyfatty had won the first prixe. Dyfattv was m1 ways c<veied with glory: and he was very, very glad that St. Joseph's had got. the second, and the two sisters were very welcome there that day. (Applause.) She especially thanked Dr. Pitchings for her devoted attention, and Dr. Esther Evans, who were always good to her, had stood by her, ¡ seen to the children, and helped in the i good work. Without 'Mrs. Horspool and Miss Jarrett she couldn't do anything. The Mayor had spoken of the high rate of infantile mortality in Swansea. That wa; I' why she darted the work, when she heard of these little creatures ooming info the world and going out again without fulfill- ing their mission. It bad small begin- nings, but she Loped it would come out with a hig flourish at flic end. (Applause.) They were the first people in the whole King-dom to start the motherhood classes; now it was being taken up, it was rea- lised that these girls were better matf>I'ial II to work on. They mu<t take care of the pre&ent mothers and the young liv?s; but they cculd teach the gir1, making them efficient mothers and efficient wives, so •that they could have splendid men and women, and f o that no one could in future say, as they now had to, that of the! many willing to serve their I country, a large percentage were disabled, because not physically fit. I Women had borne their part well during the war; they had taken up their bur- decs splendidly, ai>d s-h* hoped they ooukl sitow that they could also bear tlio, burdeaK;. and show rhev were worthy of the great nation to which they belong. (L<md applause). Thi" year lieing the second year of the war, they had decided 6(-tan?d year of tl)e bnd dfcid it would be better to invest some money for them in the Poet Office Savings Bank. (Applause). The girls could then add by quite small sums to their store and go on till they wore amongst those who were saving. The.-e little girls were going to 1? an example to the rest of the nation j in saving. (Loud applaud). Mrs. Horspool remarked that the; doctors said they had done better this y.a, than before. She called for hearty hoor5 for Lady Mond, for Nurse Bragg (, "e3 was now with the soldiers), for Miss J arr..tt. for the teac hers, for the .May jr and Mayoress. The omnibus cheer was heartily giv-n. Mr. 'I/or (hn-nne said lie had no doubt the education tiie girlf; were receiving j would good fruit ill the future. All. mov?ment'? wore unpopular at fir?t: they t-yk ti'T? to develop. The pub?.c ,min.ll '.rm not. very ready to take up new ideas. This movement started in Swansea, but it ) could not remain here. lie trusted the d?y was Dot far distant when the e-ritm(?nt ?'ouM fee 1 its reeponsibHity towards the c'hildnn" not on?y from th? <?e of f?-e 011-1 vnrde. but from the very first d?y of Hi.e, and before tial, iu order to develop a strong manhood in the country. Speaking of Dyfatty, Jw; said he knew that Miss Harris had taken a keen interest in the movement, aud he trusted that other schools would follow the example ot Dyfattv. He wished the centre every suc- cess. (Applause). Mr. Atyon Thomas said they had heard! lUuch ibo-,i t different people doing their, bit." He thought he could truly say filat Lady Mond had done, in this movement, | not only a bit, but a trig bit. (Loud applou>e.) He rejoiced in the success that had been attained. The work had been | carried on with intelligence and energy not only by these girls, but by their teachers. lie hoped Lad., Moud I would grace many such occasions as this! with her presence. (Loud applause.) Dr. G. A. Stephens proposed a vote of thanks fo the Mayor and Mayoress, which was enthusiastically passed. The Mayor, responding, caid that no: one had seen more infantile tragedies; than Jw. and, therefore, no one could appreciate more fully the excellent work that had been done.

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BRYNCOCH WAR CONCEPT. I 8RYKCOCH W AB MERI. A concert in aid of the local Soldiers' and Sailors' Reception Funds was given in the schools by the Bryncoch. Choral) Society, under the baton of Mr. David Lewis. There was an overflowing attend- j ance. In the unavoidable absence of Mr i J. E. Moore-Gwyn, J.P., D.L. (president,! who kindly sent plants for the stage), the chair war, taken by one of the Vice-Presi- dents (Rev. A. R. Davi), who men- tioned the regret and the inability of the! Vicar Rev. J. C. Thomas) to attnd through tcm?rar?y indL-positJon. The? British, French, Belgian, and Ruæian XatÙmal Anthems were sun? with telling e?oct by the choir, who also rendered ml splendid ?tyia the choru?e?. The ?ilos wore finely expressed by Miss Nellie i John, Miss Muriel Jones, Miss Milvern j Lewis, and Mrs. Thos. Harris, who, with Miss Pattie Jones was heard to great ad-1 vantage in a duett. Mrs. Fred Millett. j was deservedly encored, as was Mr. Lewis j J. Thomas. The junior contribution justi-i tied a place in the programme. Master Harold Bradley aud the boy choristei-si acquitted themselves creditably. The recitations by Misses Edith Tremayne, j Winnie Gosling, and Edith Harris were very impressive. The latter, a double prize-winner, was j>ersistentlv encored, j The Deathless Army" by Mr. Dayjtl Lewie (whose eldest daughter, Miss Gert- rude Lewis), with Mr. Hopkia J. ?omas, fSiciently eupplied the aocom pan iments) formed a dramatic prelude to the moving reference made by the Chairman to tlte three local heroes who had lately fallen on active service, with whose relatives a resolution of sympathy was passed in The customary vote of thanks, on the j motion of Mr. David Evans, followed by "Hen Wlpd fy Nhadau," terminated a highly successful concert. upon which; the conductor, secretary (Mr. Lewis! Thomas), and all the artistes are to oe j congratulated.

MYPORT URBAN COUNCIL The monthly meeting of the Burrv- port Urban Council was held on Satur- day, Mr. ti. L. Gravelle in the chalr.-It was decide to grant a W3ge increase of s. a week to all the employes. A letter was re-ad from the Local Gov- ernment Board with reference to the bye- laws dealing wjth the keeping of pj. The minimum distauoo would be from 50 to 60 feet from a dwelling house where they would allow pigs to he kept. Repair of the Roads. A lemg discussion took place as to the state of the roads at Burryport.—TJ»e Surveyor stated that he and the County Surveyor had inspected the roads. Ninety-; five per cent. of the heavy traffic passed the lower road, but a lot of it could go j along the top road. The Clerk reported that he had re- ceived A cheque from M. A. O. l-rcwis, J,P., wfth reference to Somerjtet House money. The amount standing to tlke credit of the Council was £ 213, It was! decided to expend the money on tlte roads. It was decided t o obtain a loan t ere-ct a public slaughter-house.

-==== THE CHORISTER'S BABY j Iorwerth Davies, who said he was a tailor's apprentice, of Ormtwreh, was summoned at Pontardawe on Friday by Mary Annie Williams, of the same place, to show cause, etc. Mr. Morgan Daviea appeared for complainant, and Mr. Henry Thompson defended. Complainant said she had been in the employ of defendant's parents as a ser- vant for two years up to last July. In- timacy had taken place at defendant's j home in February last, and the child was; bora in November. She had walked home; from choir practice on two occasions; with the defendant. The accompanist for! the party was the defendant, and she! (complainant) was a member of the choir. Evidence was given also by Miss Moses, Stanley Jones (choirmaster), and Sergt. Brown. Defendant gave a total denial to the I paternity, but be admitted walking home with the girl. He also said ho was work-! ing with his father and etting 3s. per! week as pocket money. An order ol per week with costs was made.

SWANSEA N.C.O.'s PROMOTIO j M. I Sergeant Ben Morgan, of the 1/5! Welsh Regiment, now sei-vino- in! France, has been proiiioted to the! rank of Company! Q u a r10 rni a ster Scr-1 He went out to Fre.nce with the first draft of the Gtht Welsh on October 1 28th, 131-4, and wusl "I ).. 1 engaged a i the! battle o: Lecs. He also served :n the South African War. I Heiereth?w?rhfj was -employed at Stone's timber yard, South Dl. His famUy re?idM; at) Ga vden-s; reef ,Swa n -1 r; His six "b; -Irt-n ;i l,alr,- gSri v>t<- vi It not vet seeiv

RUN 6VER BY A TRAP ¡ INQBISy INTO LlAffiEBiE TRAGEDY, j Mr. W. 11-0 B roaie. deputy coroner, conducted an inquest at 1 Llandi-bie tcuijhing the coath of Jeremiah Slieehy labourer, lodging at the Workmen's Rest, Ammanterd, who was knocked down by a trap on the mam road between Llandebie and Ammantorci OIl Monday evening. Richard Grainger, foreman at the Lian- clly waterworks pipe track, identified the body, and said deceased had worked at Pentregwenlais till evening, and lelt Llan- ciebie for his lodgings at about six o'clock, after having had two pints of beer at the Ivy Bush. He was a splendid workman, but his eyesight was not good. Win. Griffiths, a colliery driver, said that on the day in question he had been engaged by Mr. Thomas, licensee of the Golden Grove Arms, to drive out a mercial. The conveyance was a dcg-carr. On his return journey from Ammanford lie liad Miss Thomas as passenger. The accident occurred by Oak-terrace shortly after six o'clock. At the time 01 the acci- dent he was going six or seven miles an hour. The trap lamp affixed on the right side was giving good lirrht. Wi tness, describing thp accident, said he was keeping his eye on a number of children before him on both sides of the road. and he did not see deceased at nIL He kept a bit to the left side, and the first untoward circumstance he noHced was the trap giving a jerk, and Thomas say- ing, Yon have gone over a man." Going back. he found deceased lying face up- wards, and Tiotioed a jrash on his head. He was an experienced, driver. To a juror, he said the rond at that spot Waf; narrow and shaded. The nearest lamp was thirty ar,,c ] The ne, yards away, but the two lamps were on the same side and there was a bend. Miss Thomas. Golden Grove Arms, said the deceased crossed the road right in front of the horse two yards away. The left shaft knocked him down, nd the wheel went over him. It was impossible to sitvp him. Dr. D. MacDongall. -,inho wa? et!INI to the scene of the accident, said the de- ceased had sustained- bruises on the left temple and forehead, and also two ribs broken and ti e lung lacerated. He was in a dying condition, and passed away ten minutes later. He ascribed death to sfvere general shock and concussion d the brain aggravated by the injury to the lung. The jury returned a verdict in accord- ance with the medical testimony, the jn- juries being accidentally received. Tliey added a rider to the effect that the catiniv bvp-law should be amended, mak- ing it neaessary to have two lamps o vehicles of the kind, one on each side. The Coroner said he would forward the recommendation to the County Council.

 LLANDILQ BOARD OF CUARDlANS. Mr. Evan Davies presided over the fort- nightly meeting of the Llandilo Board of Guardians on Saturday. Considerable time was taken up with the revision of the relief lists over the whole union. Mr. R. Matthews again complained that paupers in Llaudilo town were receiving on an average more relief than those resident in other districts. He instanced paupers who were receiving 7b. 6d. a week who were over 70 years of age, and it was because of tliat, he said, they refused to accept old age pensions. During the discussion which ensued, the Chairman said that this question was continually cropping np in that Board He suggested the appointment of a small committee consisting of three meanbers from outside the urban area to consider such cases. A resolution was passed appealing to the Local Government Board to concei-it to an increase in old age pensions or to empower Boards of Guardians to supple- ment old age pensions. The Local Govarnineat Board wrote with reference 10 the relieving offioership for the North District that the Board considered that the present temporary ar- rangements should be continued for the discharge of the duties of the office for tho period of the war. They were not pre- pared to sanction a new appointment at the present, time. Mr. Davies, the relieving fkfficer, said he had no desire to continue in office, and would willingly resign in favour of hif deputy. Eventually the matter was adjourned for a fortnight. i

CHI Is COUGHS. Wonderful Efficacy of VENC S LiGHTN.'NG COUGH CURE. Those terrible coughs a rat" colds in ohiHrip .(1 Ireqnent just now, respond with aum^inK quickness to treatment with s Lightning Conch Cure—the tearing, h *tkiug tough leasing almost at ouee, while the general health is restored at the E-llue time. Mrs. Weston, 4. eotsbury-road, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, writes" Poor little baby used to rough and cough, and would turn almost black in the face. He went sik with coughing1, and would bring up his food. My hiisbqiui had used Yeno's with good cffict, ami it had also cured both my little i. j i. so 1 gave it to baby It was won. Ü::1ÍlIl ho-v yuickly it acted. Baby got relief almost once, and the sickness stopped, ?oon he was quite l'ud and ever so weM he, qii-,te cured and ever so well But fj^v TE.WS Lightning Cough Cure will eh?i(B':ruch cures. Of all chemists, prices Ilia., Is. 3d., and 3s.—the 3s. size be- ing the most economical. Suitably for old younj

MR. BEN DAVliS ASDTHt WOUNDED Danvcoed Red Cross Hospital had it, I bapfihOi ot classical music and • song <>n Fr'uny aflernoun. In fact, it was .l reprcd notion of the Albert Hall patriotic concoU :n miiii.V. uro. Mr. Ben Davies, with characteristic kindness, arranged tho delightful programme and gave the wounded men the boot musical treat they ever enjoyed. The veteran tenor was in !i!1.? He electrified the men froni Piande-- aud (iailipoli with an exquisite rendition of I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby. lie aluo sang ,rTo Mary" and '??' a cla??icai iuterpr?tation of "My ?i<?:us." h fr sl,,ir in Fl?ie '4?3 Dilyg Jon&s. another sbu in the musical firmament, v/as in pprfMt voice. Mie gave a few songs which will stick in Ih> hcmts M the soldiers for many a long T?e other artistes who gave ;t splen- did accoaut of themselves were Mrs. R. G. 1 .-cm-^ls~ Bwyi Davies, and Regimental SM-St.-????' DlIn. Tbe a< cu-"??? was Mr. W. Barit?. rrb.e iall i?,t Was -Nl-r. W,. Barkw, D.'?-\ th-l-, cha--ruian A. B. On the pr.?'os?:? of Mrs. A. L. Fur- neaux, a vote oi I to the eminent -itli acclamation,. inter which Mr. Ben Davies sang Hen | Wlad ty Nlmdau."

STARVIKG IN THE WORKHOUSE! Tliomas Thomas, .pleaded guilty at Swansea Police Court on Saturday to having I seen, drunk and disorderly, and -u druni'l- a,. m tile Swansea having absconded from the Swansea, Workhouse wit:h clothes the property ot the Guardians. P.C. Tlxomas lia4 found him helplessly drunk in Brynsifi-terrace. Defendant: I came out after something to eut; nothing but starvation there, and I didn't return. Deputy Chief Conshafele Roberts said iiiere were 28 previous conn,ictioiis- for drunkenness. He had in 1904 and ;<)?. eitaHai?y left the WM?Tioue with tBe C 1Ja l'dians' dothes, Th" Chairman (to defendant); You'll Lav?tr'gn down for six weeks.  Def??:Th?Bii:j??, i

I I Is change II for a Sovereign ? No-and if you eat meat gj I without digesting it pro- I perly, you are losing a lot 11 a i y ? <' o I of the nourishment of the 9 You are gettino, s'i-iort (meat. You are getting short g 11: ? change for your money. S But if you eat mustard with I | your meat you digest the meat | I instead of wasting it. B   n" 'P'" I ""i"> "a f[ fJ ..t. ,> l1 \<'>' 'ii£ \ibf I D.S.E Mus*ard (II \\i. DIGESTS I i THE DISH. H ",< 0 Ti. B. -$ II -_9. "Ð.Ui\>BIII .—————————————————————————————————————————. ■« 1

EISTEDDFOD AT BRYNAMMAN. I The eisteddfod held at Gifcea, Brynam- min, on Saturday, for the benefit of the Public Library, which was recently de- stroyed by fire, was a highly successful event. The competitors were numerous and representative of the best Valley talent. The spaciou-s edifice was comfortably full. The adjudicators were:—Music, Mr. Wm. J. Jonoa. Ci-, mgor-e; literary, Mr. Reus 1). Jones Brynamman dictation, M' W. J. Walters. C.M., Brynamman. The I awards were I under 1, Jtssio Price. Glanamman; 2, Lewis 1). Rowlands, Rkita- tion under 12: Tydwen Williams, Brynam- Solo for children under 16: Hannah Mary Jones, Brynamman. Recitation un- der 16: Maria, Jane Jcnes,» Pontardawe. Duet for children under 16: Blodwc-n and May Thomas. Lower Brynainma-n. Welsh [ d:ct?tio?; Bessie .Hodencl" Keuadd-road. j Hymn (three verses): Mr. Tom Morgan (con- ductor MME:m; ? Orchestra). Suggestions as ;0 ho? to make tbe eisteddfod a fucce?s: Messrs. D. B. Thomas and Dd. Bowen, Bryn- amman. Confined solo: Miss H. Rees, Glan- ammaJi. Open recitation: Mr. Torn J Larry, Garnant. Champion solo: Prize, after a .kern competition, divided /between Miss Mary -Davie- Brynamman, and Mr. W. T. Eees, Ammanford. The president of the evening was Mr. Isaac Jones; secretary, Mr. T. B. Williams; treasure! Mr. Jonah Jones; and Mr. T. 11. Thomas chairman of I committee. Mr. Arthur Williams proved an efficient, accompanist.

FUNERAL AT THE MSHBLES. I live funeral took place on Saturday, at Oy-fctermouth Cemetery, of Mitos Eleanc. Delahay John (Nellie), of 5, Caetlegale. Mumbles, and wiio was the victim of the fatal accident at West Cross on Tuesday last. The funeral was very largely attended, and wsas an indication of the reepect in which the voting lady was held in the district. The chief mourners -wore: Mr. a.nd Mrs. Sam John (father and mother), liri-n and Gwyneth John < brother and sister), Mr. and Mrs. W. John (uncle and aunt), Mr. William John (ooxisin). RIêY, George (uncle), Mr. and Mrs. John. Francis (uncle and aunt) Po-nuirdawe, Mr. William Francis (cousin) dawe, Mr. and Mrs. Hira/n Hoseer (uncle and aunt), Mr. Thomas R«es (uncle) Pontardawei Mr. William .Toha (cousin), Mr. B?vid Rees ?-?u?n), Mr. T. Grun- kt r. T), ?-, i ,I -Itcv, The following officiated at the ceme- tery, which was crowded with people:—' The Rev. lister Gaunt (Vtumbkv- Bap-i tLst), Mr. E. G. A arley 1 Gospel Hai/i, and Mr. William Davies (Bethany. West Crossi. Many floral tributes wore ceivod. I

7 -= t Oil THE RiFLE RAtmE i i The return match between the Pont- ardawe and Vstalyfera V.T.C.'s took place at the Drill Ha.-l, Gumos. Vstaiviera started badly, but, making a fine tvenluaily lau out winners by points. Scores:— j Ystalyfera. Poalarda-ac. I 57 M. L. Kees J. ?.  i  ??. M SfJ A. L. While J. E. i* 7!- ? D. I.- Williams J. H?r'm S- S5 Kd. Williams S. G. EdMnnds S-"t ] M Frank Jacket: F. H.??xt 71' S? K?c-. RM.J. )1. :'np" ;.L I '?. L "h':1:,11.>< :iFi ¡ V- Llewelyn 1 «53

TINPLA IE PROSPERITY REViEW OF THE TRADE IN 1915. The report issued by M??s:'?. Sim an d The report .ue-d by M<¡:;¡, f:im and plate nur )?e t ?r M'? say: i v ■ doubt 1 iiaf: :any -t a: d lf};i;(,i,);r,h: :> ("nj''1f a ;;(-:¡\1 of cv ra-vdinarr-v- pentv. 'ih? process has ?('?? on steadsly 4 J 1rovc.j h u-.it t!:e a -i -'i ri a 'k?, -?d ff: t¡ :i:}: Govoriuiieiii c.<'>:vi u> a mure or degrcv, tiie re; alv h';L;t it í" a matter OJ the greatest di!T1,.¡ltT to find a maker wi;o a- ire<- to ui'dcrcakc eriva! cort. unless a. oiiite limited extent. This may be unavoidable, but, in utiier dififculties,, it :s playing havoc witii the export {'n nection vi th? counhy. T!i!> condition <-i nifairs apjdies ir. an exceptional degree 10 ?p v?rio?s nval trades on account 01 the unparalleled call tor niui.it J ins ^abnormal ck»- mano. for steel ha< naturally resulted in a bhu!.t su;>pi\ to tii-ji'at** wor and other cor.ftuncrs. but tic !-hortage and coii.-equcat ri." in values became more acv.u- in the last quarter of the year. Other difficulties of the trade have >x**n shortage of labour (owing to wholesale enltatm-enls), shortage of railway vans, railway congest ion. Government export prohibitione, largely reduced steamer utilities, aad, -latterly, shortage of acid*. The hope is expressed that tiie authori- ties will in their regiilationp bear snffi- ciently in mind the vital j mparts dob of maintaining the general trade of the country, 6<)., that our financial stability may remain unimpaired. Tinplate makors have been tnouivled InQr", or less throughout the year as to their supplies of raw materiai, and also as to the shortage 01 labour. It has been roughly estitnatcnl that 70 per cent of the present productkwi js taken up by the British or allied Governments. If it doubted whether the authorities realise the extent to which manufacturer and transport have beon handicappod by drawing so many mf4n from the factories and transport services. Some have boen brought bade already, and others wiil probably folkwr, but even now, with some puelic men, the be-all and end-all of their vision seems to be a nation in arms, without troubling them- selves as to the effoct of all this upon. our commercial output, and therefore our una.Dotal capacity. Production has been on a .smaller scale throughout the year; probably varying from 5(1 to 80 per cent, of the capacity, and exports show a large decrease. American tinplate makers Tiave during tie year been having the time of their lives," 60 far as neutral countries are concerned. Their prices have been alto- gether out oi proportion to our own, aad they have been able to take innumerable orders from our former customers witk the greatest ease. T,be American exports of tinplatee and femes in September totalled 22.271 tons, against tlie British 2D,000 tons—Gr«a.c Britain having to take second place lor the first time in history. Our Govern- ment has taken action to oocttoI the ex- port, of American, tinplaoes to European countries, and it is probable this has been of some aesistanoe to the Welsh makers. A largo trade has been done with France and Italy, and no doubt then* woe Id be considerable iacresee with Russia if the means of transport could be improved. On the whole, it may be said that the W^elsh ciaHf-re have had quite as good year as ootild have been expected wrnksr tie very trying circuroetanoeB, aad it would sot be rinsh to assume thai their nuugin of profit has been an th. whale better flvaa emial Wages are now much the highest on, re- cord. The cocrse of peiew durmg thf year ooMsted roughly, oi a gradoal- dtrnag the fiistcix taontlw, a^ndoai^ll dsrbng- the next qvutmv «oai *■ r^Pid Obs dujobog timaTftomfehw At thggad af the ,ew the vwy kigh figurv tk% was emoa. the sgon at which tbtt^year begs&. TMb is oot^a. jre- oord; in Jaaaary, IW priee nacfeed. 325s. and in the arty oewmadft 400. VMS toudked. There has been tea mormons adtxao&foi the price of steel ban, tke vatae *faiag from £ 4. 15s. in January to Jm. at qmw end of Decamber. In tha last-quarter rim -was setiaewhere befawxm J& Mb. MD4 M. On the wlwle, it is tttated. timm, Am no 8Qon to be unduly dqaarnati wSHe the tposiiaau revealed by tfaeae &g*zye% but it j«-de*«ctlj-1» be hoped 1%at t8e.øo. ntent v:iU find it posssUa diaiaM. rather than aacrwtse, the gw ii% <li (jiatfl iia whici hav" beea AI. A" imujiim on tiw trade.

mm mmm. At Lewerpool 0m 9&tardstn 3& q -A I & Christftaa (3t) was JPtnanfcd an. a Qi-W of the wilful murder- oi bkg. =NAM. It was etated that ill. -8-4 or%.dbau- naent mad* by prisea*»r tl» pofee -ehgtfaA his home and found Hjml point of doe-th. Bbe died ohm* wards. Tlx* pneoner said bm wed a hanasemr. and in -rett ftwom 4muve elated, Tlmit- God ehe's away fmm all itloa peasecataoa. God have mercy Dp;n us."

206th YEAP, OF THE SUN "S m OFMCE THE QaJJBST UfSURAWCE OFFICE IN •PBK WCWBLD. Xraa iMiia Insuranoes effected on tU following: risksj FIRE DAMAGE, Resultant Loss of Rent "a nd Profits. EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY. PERSONAL ACCIDENT, SICKXESS JLSD DISKASE. PiDBIJTY r.U.AUAMI". BORGIiAET. PfiATB GLASS. Swansea Odioe.-— VICTORIA CHAMBERS. TOM A. DAVIES. District Inspector, 7 aud S. OXFOW STWML