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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. MARRIACES. JOT NSOX—MA IN WA K ISO.—At 6t. Cather- ines Churett, Oorseinon. on Wednesday, by the Rev. R. W. Jones, Albert Kdwaiil .Johu8(\n. to IronA .\{,1i1waring ? 1IAHTIX—S3UTH.—On May 6tli, it Parson's '} Grcpn. S.W. bT licence!. James Tdris Mar- ? tiu?oniy son of Mr. ana Mrs. Richard Ifnrtin. of Swansea. to !<ili?n. younger daughter of ?r. and Mrs .'Hiom.'M Smith, Lakeside, ShadweJl. Yorks. DEATHS. BUTTERFIEI,T) --On Mnv 7lh. at 45. Want- wK-road. ?oath. ?t)Ham BuUcrri<Td. ui hi> 8i>rij year. CARR.—On May ?rd. at Swansea, after a 1()"g Illcl piinftil (ieral-cl Carr, el Lftri- BJVS, I'iiren-o.ogriMt-. ENGLAND.—Or ?ar ?rd. ?t 1. ?arca.r?- terracr, St. Thomas. Winnie, df.iriy-be- loved child of ?lr? n.d Mr?. T. (x. LQ?'&?' Agf; O y*N4J'S. E V A Evans. ivif?, of U? D. Ev?M. &). t'oedsaesoh-orescent, SKctty. EVa.niv--John, the beloved husband of Mary Evans. 1. St. David s-street. Tairpv.aith. wno iidsscu away on May ord. HOW EJ,L-S.—On May Znd, of wound?. Cap- tain Grah,1 m Howells Welsh Regiment, third and dearly loved >on of Annie and John Howells. Postmaster. Weston-siipcr- Mare (formerly of 62. Brynymor-erescent. Swansea). Aced 21. JEKEMI'.—On the 6th insC, at. 10, Christina- street. Kiizab-T,h, widow of the late David Jeremy: aged 84. JONES.— On MOD day, suddenly. Samup{ Jones, aged 71, of 2. Edward,Hrect, wan- Jones, aged 71. of 2 Edward-street. ?w:t.n- PbRKVOr April Jdtb. Ptr. Haroll Perry, olries SOil of Mr. Peiry. baker, Windmill- T e r, M'mfwliere in F; a nor- RICH.—At 40. Walters-road, on May 4th. Edith Jenny, aped 20. beloved sister of E. T. Rich. Chemist Ilieh-streef, Swansea. E.HJB1".—On May 2nd. at -,Wyorniii- Eaton Grove, Pyarca. i Pearl), dearly beloved wife of Ciia.rl«> I.c,)fia-d R-.srby. WILLIAMS.—On May Ar-d. at 26. Wern-road, Landore, Marga rct Williams (Nursi^; aged 17.
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SITUATIONS VACANT. TI''ANTED, (('nend Servant; comfortable homf'; man family: country ?'1 pre- ferred.-Box F ,7. Heraid of Wales. Swansea. 50A5-10 FOR SALE. CWMAVON.—For Sale, by Private Treaty. .0. 1. Tyma-cn Meadow, Cwmavon — Offers, in writing, should be sent to Mr. Aioses Thomas, solicitor, JTberavon. not later than the 1st of June next. C5-20 GVEXTLEMAN S 1915 ModeTde LuxeCycle. J fitted with B.S.A. 3-speed if ear; perfect condition: nuist sell; accept £ 5: approval v:il!.insly.—15. Upper Porehestcr-streei. Hyde Park, London. 21A5-12 | MISCELLANEOUS. •T)BIZb Drawing in aid of Dd. }Iorn ,j one¡;. Ddrainen, Capel Hendre, Parity- n.vnuon. List of Winning Numbers:—(t> 798, (2) 75, (5) 1717. (4) 1567, (5) 2264. (6) 1116, J) 2181, (8) 1386, (9) 592. IJO; 7, (11) 1991, (12) 555, (13) 2914. (14) 970 (15) 1477, (16) 1537, (17; 2869, (18) 1720. (19; 1309. i20) 15S7. (21) 1076. (22) 1954. U Prize- must be claimed within 14 days of the published date.—Wm. Roberts, Secretary. "1 ADIES' Hair Coombings Wanted. Value 4 -li by return. Any quantity.—Horroeks. 52:i, Portland .Street, Brighton. R A TS-G,od Eats are dead ones killed with "Rodine" Rat Poison. It kills Eats on the spot. Not one esc a pes. Tins 6d., Is., 2s.. 3s., 5s.; post, 3d.—Harley, Chemist, Perth. Agents: E. H. Griffiths, j Bridgend; T. J. Kees, Skewen; R. D. u Morgan, M. a est eg. NO DEAD CHICKS.— \> make vour poultry pa, you must rear every cliick, and the only sure way to do this is to feed them for the first: three weeks exclusively on Armitage's No. 1 Original Dry Chick Food, and follow on with Armitage's No. 2 Grow-on Chicken Mix- ture, and Armitage's No. 3 Small Chicken Corn. Manufactured by ARMITAGE BROTHERS, LTD., Poultry Food Special- ists, NOTTINGHAM. Sold by: Fred J. Parker, Plymouth-street, and The Thomas < Hardware Co., Uplands, Swansea. £ SA I LI NGS. AUSTRALIA BY THE ORIENT LINE. fnder Contract to carry Hi< Majesty's! ?):!ns to FREMANTLE. ADELAIDE,] MELBOURNE. SYDEY, BRISBANE, Through Booking to NEW ZEALAND and TASMANIA. » Tickets interchangeable with P. & O. Line. T,in ac. ft Stmrs, Tons, Toodon. OKOKTES £ 023 Jun 2 Managers—F. GREKV & Co., and AXBEKSOX, AxDf.RSON & Co. For pa,3sage apply to latter firm at 5. Fenchurch Avenue. London, E.C., or to Bertie Perkins and Co.. 11. Somerset Place, and T. R. W. Mason and Co., 2. Mount-st., SwaJls. I IIMifty South & East Africa  UNION ROYAL MAIL ROUTE. I CASTLE The Cape, Natal, Transvaal, Rhodesia, UMP ??? African Ports, ? *.tMiL Maurittue, &c, For Sailings and Other Information apply to the Head Office, 3, Fenchurch Street, London; or in Swansea to T. R. W. Mason and Co., or Bertie Perkins and Co. WHITE STAR LINE. Liverpool to Australia. Fares: To Australia, < £ 21 to .£J2; to Cape Town, £ 15 lis. to £ 24 3s. These steamers are twin screw, fitted with bilge keels, and have been specially constructed for the Colonial trade. The accommodation comprises Smoking, Read- i; ing, and Dining-rooms. Surgeon and Stewardesses carried. For further particulars apply to the Local Agents: WHITE STAR LINE. Liverpool; 1, Cockspur-street. S.W.; and 38, Leadenhall-street, E.C., Ixmdon. 1/1 i We claim that 2/9 ¡DR, TYE'S DROPSY, LIVER, AND WIND PILLS. Cure Constipai ion, Bac kache, Indigestion, Heart Weakness, Hmdivche and Nervous I Complainte. j Mr. John Parkin, 5, Eden Crescent,1 West. Auckland, writes, dated March 21, 1r¡12: I must say they are all that you represent them to be; they are splendid; indeed I wish I had known about theni sooner. 1 shall make their worth known to all who suffer from Dropsy. :-n1" Makorj S. J. COLEY, LTD., 57. HIGH STREET, STROUD, OLOS. 207th YEAR OF THE \S F%FFICE OFFICE c tHE OLDEST INSURANCE. OFFICE IN THE WORLD. 1. "oM ma Itiia iaW4 ¡iA Inearances effected on the following risks: FIRE DAMAGE, fiwultant Loee of Rent and Profits. EMPLOYEES' LIABILITY. PERSONAL ACCIDENT. SICKNESS AND DISEASE. FIDELITY GUARANTEE, BUEGLARY, PLATE GLASS. < Swansea Office:- VICTORIA CHAMBERS. TOJi A. DA VIES, District Inspector, a. OXYORD SIREET. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. I BURRY POHT Whit-Monday Eisteddfod. t Mixed Choir. Y Blodeuvn 01 ft' i'S. Solos and Due.tt. XI Is. e;5ch. Progra-mmes. 1 id. post free, from Secre- tary. Wm. Griffiths, Elkmgton-road, Bili,r.v Port,. CYMRODORION DYFFRYN AFAN A MARGAM. A Grand CHA,IR EISTEDDFOD lor Children will be held at, PORT TALBOT On SATURDAY, JULY 1st, 1916. Chief < bor.il. Sleep, My Dolly (i). W. Lewis). Prize £t <InrI a Gold Medal. Secretaries; Miss H. M. Williams, B.A., R. Paniel. Maesgwj n," 12U, Tanygroe^-street, Port T; 11boi. SARDIS, RESOLVEN. Fourth, Grand Annua l EISTEDDFOD On Saturday, July 1st, 1916. Adjudicators: Music T. HOP KIN EVANS, Esq.. Mus. .'I'.lUlé' .)1. r, ,'>q. 11""1 Ba-c. Literan-—MARTIN GRIFFITHS, Esq., RKSOLVEX. and T. Vi-ILLIAMS, Esq.. GIA'N-NEATTT. Mixed Choral. Prize Jib. Marseillaise (Cowen. Male Voice. Prize £ 6. In the Sweet By and Bye (Protheroe'T. Solos, Duetts, Recitations, Essay, &c. Programmes ready. Id., hv poo;;t 1id., from Mr. T. J. PtCKs 4, YALE TKKRACE. RESOLVEN. NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT, 1312-1913. West Glamorgan Association of, Friend I y Societies. THE ANNUAL MEETING of the a.bove will be held on MAY 20th, at B p.m.. at LLEWELYN CAFE and COMMERCIAL HOTEL, NEATH. Members Cordially Invited to Attend. Business:—Statement of Accounts; Elec- tion of Officers. i THE SECRETARY. T. D. THOMAS, Glyn-Neath, P re-si dent. MONEY. THE SWANSEA MERCANTILE CO. (Ltd.) 18, PARK STREET, SWANSEA, Make Cash Advances Daily, from ;E10 to F,1,000, No Charge unless Business done. Strictly Private and Confidential. For further particulars apply H. B. JONES, Manager. LOANS. £ 10— £ 1,000, on written promise to repay at 1 & mutually agreed interest. NO travelling EXPANSES charged, business donfc or not. On receipt of letter a, representative will call with ca6h and DISCUSS terms. Distance no object. Do not expose your requirements locally. Commission paid for introductions. F. LAWREXCE, LTD" DOX CHAMBERS. WIXE STREET, BRISTOL. EDUCATIONAL. Rugby Schools, Neath. HIGH-CLASS BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOLS FOR GIHLS. WITH KINDER- GARTEN AND PREPARATORY CLASS FOR LITTLE BOYS. University and Art Exams, with Success. Special Classes for Postal and Secretarial Requirements. Student Governess Wanted. Principal: The Misses WILLIAMS. Assisted by Efficient Governesses.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
NOTES AND COMMENTS. The aftermath of the Dublin riots is following tl-ic coyr,e, that we pre- dieted early last week. A part of thi-Lt prediction was founded upon .the peculiar working of what LS some- times called "the public mind," which is apt'to swing around from horror at a crime to sympathy with the criminal. The majority of loyal citizens, both in Ireland and else- where, will feel that the pressure being put upon the Government to save the lives of those who plunged Dublin into slaughter and rapine should be. discouraged. The first essential to the future of Ireland is a plain demonstration that rebellion does not pay. It is clear that the courts-martial are doing their work with very great clemency indeed. Dozens of men who have ric hly earned the death penalty have been let off with terms of penal servitude. If those who now plead for mercy for*rebels thought a little more about! the people who have been butchered or bereaved, they would have less concern to spare for the people who brought so much disgrace upon the fair name of Ireland. Miss Vivian's handsome gift to the Swansea Hospital comes at a time when such generosity is doubly welcome. The institution serves a wide area outside Swansea—it finds patients coming up from Carmar- thenshire. It is in debt, and the de- mands made upon it are increasing, so that the management has to face an extremely anxious time. The suggestion thrown out by ^iss Yivian on behalf of wounded and bedridden soldiers is in itself al touching and eloquent appeal. That these broken heroes should he cared for in an institution within easy access of their nearest and dearest relations is a proposition for which support should be forthcoming spontaneously. Mr. Lloyd George's speech at Conway, and the resulting so- -called renly to it, arc still being discussed in political and social circles. The chief question arising out of it all is. whether the Minister of Munitions will take any further notice of it? Those who know him best think that he will leave it all alone for the present and get along with his proper work. In a. sensed that will be the best course for him to adopt; but in another sense, It; ought not to be left where it is. For instance, the attacks made upon him, and the manner in which they arc launched, suggest the, | simile of the two-edged sword. Let! I us look at it in this way: Mr. Lloyd George is accused, and without the production of a. shadow of evidence or fact, of aiding and abetting a press campaign and a series of press attacks against the Prime Minister and nearl y every other Liberal mem- ber of the Cabinet. Well, if that be so, it is quite open to Mr. Lloyd George's trends to ask who (if any- one) is aiding and abetting the Cad- bury Press in its attack upon, and campaign against, the Minister of Munitions' It would be interesting to get to the bottom of the business. Knowing something of the Fleet- street ways, we should not be sur- prised to find that the Minister of | .Munitions has snubbed one or two of the smart young counter-jumpers of Bouveric-street. Ergo, they are now trying to take it out of him. There is a much more important aspect of the affair. If-Mr. Lloyd George is the bad Maehiavellian schemer that some of his traducers try to make him out, we ought to hear something from the chief of the Cabinet. If there is any truth in the allegations against him (it may be taken for granted at once that there is not), and if Mr. Lloyd George is challenged to come out into the open with all his plans and schemes. rFore is an easy way of enforcing that course. The proper person to carry out that enforcement is the Prime Minister—not a mere Fleet street word-stringer with a bad at- tack of swelled head. But Mr. Asquith is doing nothing so foolish, and so long as he is silent, the rest of us may continue our confidence in the Prime Minister and his Celtic colleague. Let us put the grounds of that Let us ")lit t l l(, confidence to a further test. Suppose —simply for the sake of argument— that Mr. Lloyd George is hounded out of office, who is going to be put in his place ? Is thevc H single man in, either of HÚi Houses of Parlia- ment who has the prescience to know what is wanted, and the will- power to get the necessary work of providing munitions done? The answer to such a connundrum is necessarily short—Not one Just now, when ordinary vege- tables are so scarce, it is interest- ing to note the number of sugges- tions for providing substitutes. For instance, Mr. Josiah Oldfield, of the Lady Margaret Hospital at :r3NüúJ(,> poiiits'l^tit 'valuable properties of young nettles. After I explaining that they should be cleaned thoroughly, he says that they should be put direct into the saucepan, the lid put on, and no further water is required; they will cook in their own steam in about fifteen to twenty minutes. Serve these boiled nettles plain, like spinach, or with butter or hot oil beaten up with them, or with a fried egg served as upon a portion of greens. Nettles have a little woolliness of texture, but a plea- sant, distinct' flavour, and are f ,-tvour, and a.i,(! specially valuable at this time of the year for their antiscorbutic and diuretic qualities. Another correspondent urges that cowslips may be used for human t-ocd. In Essex, he says, they are known as paigles," and the fra- grant blossons, dried and mixed with flour, arc made into puddings. These" paigle puddings form an annual Sunday treat during cow- slip-time for the children of farm hands. Cowslips, unlike their poi- sonous cousins, the primroses, are quite wholesome, and credited with valuable medicinal properties. although "war economy" has been practised and preached by every public authority in Neath it has failed to bring about a reduc- tion in the rates. Those who ex- pected it'forgot, perhaps, that the effects of the war worked in two directions. Whilst the normal ex- penses of the various departments were yigorously pruned, the allow- ances to employes on active service, and war bonuses worked in the op- posite direction. On the other hand there is such a thing as false economy, and with the dawn of j summer we hope the Sanitary Committee will remove the restric- tions on town scavenging, and re- j introduce the old, or even a better system. And the same argument applies to other departments which control the public health of the 'town. May we suggest to the Neath Corporation the importance of re- vising the present scale of rents for 'municipal buildings? Notwithstanding the decrease inl cattle fodder by reason of the rapid growth of grass crops, farmers, it appears, are demanding a higher price for milk. and local vendors naturally intimate to their cus- tomers that there will be an almost immediate increase in price per quart of the liquid that adds to the charm of the cup that cheers and the invigorating Arabian coffee berry. Maybe, there is ample justification fos this in- crease. taking into yiew the up- ward tendency of the price of all commodities just now, and with the higher wages paid there will, per- haps, be a minimum of complaint; but, at the same time, it must not be forgotten that there is a great duty due to the public, and that is they should recei ve value for their I money. The records of the police courts show that there is still need for vigilance on behalf of the authorities in our municipal licultl-i departments. The Neath and- District Farmers' Co-operative Society having with- drawn its application, there is no further need ) to contest the right cf the Corporation to convert a por- tion of the Cattle Market into a fodder stores. It: is. perhaps, a significant triumph to the opposi- tion raised by Aid. H, P. Charles. The recommendation of the Mar- kets Committee was to sl-)eii(I f-,50 on structural alterations, and to charge the Society an annual rental of ;MO. And the little scheme nearly reached fruition when the alderman asked a. few pertinent questions. The absurdity of the proposal was so manifest that op- position quickly developed, and the sequel is to be found in the withdrawal-of the application. In the circumstances further com- ment is unnecessary, except to ad- vocate that the Press representa- tives be invited in future to attend all committee meetings.
--'-- ---I106 FLAGON CASES.
106 FLAGON CASES. A b le of an alleged shebeen *-vas told -if Llanelly Police Court on Wednesday, when Melita Perrin, Derwydd Hut, Burry- port, was summoned for selling- beer with- out a license. Mr. D. Jennings prosecuted, and Mr. T. R. Ludford defended. Mr. Jennings, who described it as a shebeen case, said the huts were used by labourers employed at a local factory. The defendant was the wifr of a foreman ganger.* On Sunday, while P.C. W. H. Fees was on duty, he met an Irish labourer ,nai,it-ci Thomas Lavel coming from the direction of the defendant's hut. He noticed that Lavel hadsompthing con- cealed under his cftat. and on opening the man's coat found three flagons of beer. From information received from Lavel P C. Rees, in company with P.S. Mitchel- more, watcher! the hut that evening-from .20 to tf.45. They eojdd see this hut and two huts near hy. The nitn had jnst come from the worVs. and after thfy had entered the huts there was a tremendous amount of traffic from He defendant's hnt. Be- tween 5.20 and 6.45 about IS men entered the in- fluence of drink. The officers subsequently obtained a search warrant, and the next P.S. Mitchelmore. accompanied by constables, entered defendant's hut and made a search. They there found the fol- lowing: 102 flagons of beer. 2 flagons, partly con;umM. 2f!pmp'yf!a.?n:. TA all, continued Mr. Jennings, there were log cases, and at one time there must have been 10: gallons of beer in the small hut. When the officers entered there wen5 four men in th? hut, one of whom was quite drunk, and he was not a lodger. Tho sergeant searched the premises, and dp- fendant volunteered the statement. ] hav. not sold any. All that is here belongs In the lodgers, bought from Mr. Jones, who ran prove that." He (Mr. Jennings) prp. sumed that upon that the defence would be that the beer was bought by the lodgers for their own consumption. The sergeant would, however, MV that, all the cases were s tacked together, and there wa,s nothing I to indicate on any casei or flagoll which lodgers they belonged to A subpoena had been served upon Lavel. but he got a sub on Tuesday morning, and had not. been seen since. As Lavel was an essential witness, he (Mr. Jennings) applied for a fortnight's adjournment. The. application was granted.
SWANSEA WAN HONOURED.
SWANSEA WAN HONOURED. A meeting was held at the Carlton Cafe, Porthcawrl, on Tuesday, to bid farewell to Mr. A. J. Oborn, Town Surveyor, upon has leaving Porthcaw! to take up a pri- vate appointment :if Swansea, his native homp. ?rr. K. Davies. manner of the N.P. Bank, presided, supported by the chairman of the Council and the Rev..D. G. Samuel. Addresses were delivered by two of his schoolmates, viz.: Messrs. G. Sibbering and J. Cavil, manager L. 3,nd P. Bank, two Swansea boys. Addresses were al so delivered by Messrs. (PO. Bowen. J.P., Kidwelly, J- P. Leaf, Martin Price, C. Bevaii. L.C.M. Bank. Rev. 'D. <1. Samuel. T. James, and J. E. Davies, who also favoured the company with a song composed fo" the occasion by the Council eba i nua.n. "?- I r. Davies presented Mr. i Oborn with an artistic electric clock under a glass shade, suitably inscribed-—Mr. A. J. Oborn feelingly replied.—Mr. Ohorn commences his new duties Thursday morning in the town.
i ,.J i NEATH MAN APPOINTED.
i ,.J i NEATH MAN APPOINTED. Mr. T. James presided over a special meeting of the Portheawl T-rbail Council on Tuear, for the purp<e of appoint- ing a Surveyor. Mr. Fred Hatcher, assistant to the Ne?fh Borough f;llrWYOr.! was appointed out ot 53 appl?-nts for the po?t of surveyor and inslwdor of nuisances. Of three candidates in the short, list only two turned up. viz., Mr. Palmer (St. Iw,) and Mr. Hatcher (Neath). Mr. Hatcher will take up his I duties in a month. In the meantime Messrs. Tames and D. Davies will temporarily act.
WELSH UNIVERSITY. I
WELSH UNIVERSITY. The Koyal Commission on university Education in Wales held a further meet- ing on Saturday in London. The first stage of the Commissioners' inquiry "il1 be devoted to consideration of the infor- mat.ion already available concerning the work and organisation of the University of Wales and its colleges. The meetings for general deliberation will be held in London, hut the Commissioners are con- vinced -that, in a. matter which is eo closely hound up with the national in- terest and sentiment, it will he essential to conduct part of their inquiry in Wales itself.
.TRADESMEN'S OFFER, j
TRADESMEN'S OFFER, j Interesting Resolution at Port Tafbot. The Marsram Disiric' Tribunal, which 1 embraces Port Talbot, snt on Wednesday night under the presidency of Mr. Edward Lowtber. CnPtainbrtin. and Mr. Lemuel JonRs being present on behalf of the mili- tary. Ther? were over 100 applicants, chiefly married and single tradesmen. Two hours were occupied by the tri- bunal in hearing applications in camera. The tradesmen of the district, on the previous night passed a resolution that they wore prepared to give their services to release single men in controlled works, which they considered would be ;i r more beneficial to the country, especially in the financial way. and would enable the t.radem0n to supervise thr-ir hlJsinesse, This resolution will be s'pni to the local tribunals. Lord Dffrby and the Minister ior War. A representative of the Ffrwdwyllt Tin- works appeared on behalf of his men. He J said that "n arrangement had be-e.n made vith the military authorities iri the Port Talbot, Neath and Britonferry districts whereby all the single men would ha asked to go first. He denied the state- nient that linplaters were not patriotic, and pointed out that from his works alone 57 had joined the colours. The arrange- ment. had been delayed owing to officers being called away. He asked that the tin- works cases be adjourned until May 22nd. —This was agreed to.
GOWER. I
GOWER. At the Gower Tribunal held at Swansea on Wednesday, Major Jessel, the military representative, made clftar the position of attested married men up to the age of 35. In brief the position is this: (I) Attested men must, appeal within ten days of being called up; (2) in the caso of the men to whom the proclanintion issned at the end of last month applied, their power of appeal has now gone by; (3) unattested men will be dealt with under the new Service Act. It transpired that, many men in the rural districts had lost, their right of I a ppeal through failing to understand the position. It was reported that the Appeal Tribunal had exempted a farm labourer I prodded he continued in that occupation. Other appeals had resulted as follows: A farmer's assistant was exempted, but not the man's son; the appeal of a manag- ing farmer at "Rhossilly was not' granted; a lay reader was exempted till June llth, (1 nrl then strongly recommended for the R,A.1LC. An application for a single man for three months' exemption to attend to the crops was refused. A groom-chauffeur (IS) employed by the Chairman claimed exemption on the ground that. motors and horses were neces- sary for the management of two hospitals which Mr. Prichard superintends, and that they were necessary for his business as estate agent.—Two months' exemption. Mr. Prichard also appealed for a groom gardener at Penrice Castle, which Miss Talbot is maintaining at her own expense as a hospital for Colonial ofifcers.—Two mont hs' exempfio?i. Mr. Prichard retired frnai <he chair during the hearing of these two cases. A market gardener tilling 12 acres him- self and engaged in the whole trade was crranted exemption. A steam roller attendant was given two months on the ground that he was engaged in public utility work, and the application of a 'bus manager was granted for a simi- lar reason.
LLANDILO.
LLANDILO. At Llandilo Bural District Tribunal 01 Wednesday, Captain Edwards (the military representative) stated that in his district, under the new regulations, no less than 300 cases would have to be re- vised
MINERS AND THE BILL. j MINERS…
MINERS AND THE BILL. MINERS AND THE Bill. The special conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain assembled on Tuesday afternoon in London to consider their attitude towards the new Military Service Bill. About 200 delegates were present, including from South Wales Messrs. Vernon Hartshorn, G. Barker, Jamas Win.stone. Alfred Onions. Evan Davies. James Manning, Wm. Jenkins, I and John Davies. The South Wales Miners' Federation s objection to the military service measure is well known, and to-dav they again tcok up an attitude of opposition to the pro- posals. On the other hand, one district at least is prepared to support the Government Bill. Controversy, therefore, is bound to exist, but IPS a prominent South W ale-s executive member o bserved jusl before the meeting, it is quite likely that in the end the conference will vote against the South Wales view and support tlie Bill. t
- - - - - - -AL - THE OLD…
AL THE OLD AND THE NIEW.1 Gowgrfon Pastor Retires I After 30 Years. The For. p., Davids Williams has 1 poached his tarewell sermon at Temple Congregational Church, Goworton. after a pa&iorate of 30 years. It was on the first Sunday in April, 1S86, that, lie began his connection with the then only a corrugated it on building wit ha lo day the Temple Church is one- of the finest, structures in the district, and has :O<3t some £ 3,500, with its large school- room. classrooms, and modern adj uncts, while the membership is 120. In addition to taking a very material part in building up this flourishing cause. Mr. Willi mis has taken an active interest in the public life of the village, He was a member of the old School Board, it" fcS ———■— I Rev. B, 0, Williams, (Old Minister.) Rev. J, B, Davies, (New Minister.) still a manager ot the local school group. has represented the parish on the Rural District and Parish Council, and was a member of the Board of Guardians for several years. His successor has been chosen in ac- cordance with his wishes, the choice fall- ing upon a young man. in tlJP person of Mr. J. Breuner Davies, B..Y-, B.D. (Wa.le,s), B.A. (Oxon) who is an eloquent and impressive preacher. He was bought up in Glandwr (Pembrokeshire), and after seiving as a pupil teacher entered the old College. School, Carmar- then. and afterwawls Brecon Memorial College and Cardiff. University College, taking his B.A. degree with honours, in 1J\ and his Oxford degree with honours in 1915.
- - - -"-'-_u_ - A TRAGIC…
-u_ A TRAGIC DISCOVERY. A young resident of Tycroes, William John Rees, of Tynlone (where lie lived alone) having disappeared for some days, some of the neighbour.* approached the hcuse on SUIJrJ..J" morning, but found both the front and back doors lotted. They peeped through the window, and noticed the occupants; legs on the floor. the rest ot the budy being hid by a table. The local policeman, P.C. Jones, was summoned, and access to the house was obtained bv a ladder through the bedroom window. On reaching the ground floor a ghastly- sight was ievealed. The deceased was found Iving in a pool ot blood. with his throat cut. Near by was a pocket knife, with which it is presumed the deed was done. Dr. Price was at orce sum- moned, and found the body cold and stiff, death having occurred about thrcii days previously. Deceased had, since his mother's death, had bmlt-s of despondency.
SOLDI ER'S DEATH.I
SOLDI ER'S DEATH. Sir Mond asked the Under-Secretary for War in the, House of Commons on Tuesdav Whether his attention had been drawn to the inquest on Private Percy Wilks, of thp 51st Provisional Battalion, who was shot while on sentry duty, and the coroner's remarks regardias the con- duct of the men involved, and whether he would see that a proper inquiry was made into all the circumstances. Mr. Tennant: My right hon. friend has drawn my attention to this case. and I have, in consequence, asked for a report on the incidents.
MR. HARCOURT DECLINES. I
MR. HARCOURT DECLINES. Mr. Tlarcoiirt, owing to reasons of health, has declined an invitation to fill the office of Chief Secretary for Ireland. Among the gentlemen whose names are associated "ith thr- ofhcp arc Mr. H. J. Tennant. Mr. John Gulland (Chief Whip), Hud General edy.
VICTIM OF GAS.
VICTIM OF GAS. News has been received by Mrs. Hughes, 7, Midland- terrace, Morriston, that her husband, Private James Hughes, has died in hospital in France from thp effects of gas poisoning. He was 23 years of age. He leaves a wile and one child. Pre- vious to his enlist- ing at the outbreak of the war he was employed as a fur- iiacenian at the Morriston Spelter Works. He was, hOJllP on lean but three weeks ago. the news 'of his death was conveyed home by one of his churns. Private W. Morgan.
A MOUNT PLEASANT LAD._
A MOUNT PLEASANT LAD. Yet another Mount Pleasant lad 'has given up hie life, for his country, in the person of Private Samuel John Cotterrell, .of 6. Brynsm-ter- race. He is an old Terrace-road school- ;V. Although the news has not been officially received from the War Office, it is unfortunately believed to be true, it comes from the pen of a staunch tnend, who, in hia letter, says: "Jack struck by a shell." IIp, joined a Welsh unit at the outbreak of war. Prior to enlisting he was employed by Afessrs. Llovrl Rmc < builders, SwaMe. He is one of ten children, and his lrler brother is Nlr. Robert Cotterrell, who has bpen <1^. charged from a T^&'tment, ?hHst Private W?- Cotterrell, a youuger brother, is now at the lront. ger
InORSEINON SOLDIER KILLED.
nORSEINON SOLDIER KILLED. Mr. and Mrs. John Brain, of 8, Pro6- peet-plaoe, Mason's- 1 o a d, Gorseinou. have received official notice of thp death <ot their third son, Sapper John Ivor Brain. He was only 23 years old and en- listed on the < ut- break of war with the Devons. Previ- ously employed at the Sheet Mills, Gor- iseinort. Another eon, ,Samuel Plenry Brain (:21",). enlisted with r i he Swansea. Bat, ftalion, and wa £ in- valided out alter 15 months' service.
I DUPING THE IRISH.
DUPING THE IRISH. Mr. Balfour on German Naval Raid. The following is the text, of Mr. Bafc four's letter sent to the Mayors of Lowes- toft and Yarmouth The Admiralty, Whitehall, May 8. Dear Mr. MaTor- In accordance with the promise which I made to the deputation [rom Yarmouth and Lowestoft which was good enough to wait upon me this morning. I have much pleasure in sending you tor communica- tion to your Town Council a. brief letter on the subject, of the German raids on tiio East and South-East Coast of England. From the naval and military point of view the German bombardment of open towns has fco tar been singularly futile. Judging by the three attempts already made, their method is to 6end over a squadron of fast battle-cruisers to bom- bard some undefended watering-place or fishing town for half-an-hour, and then return at full epeed to the protected waters of the Heligoland Bight. A cer- tain number of non-combatant men, wo- men, and children are killed, the total number in all tsuch raids is Ul), and a. certain amount of private property is de- stroyed whose value does not grætly ex- lueed the cost of the material ue?ed in its destruction. An ever-deepening disgust is aroused cgainst. German methods, and no military advantage whatever is gained. I But this is only part of the story. You have emphasised what the Admiralty weil know, that even halt an hour's bombard- l ment must inevitably cause anxiety, and I in some casou even terror among women and children who cannot estimate the power of ths enemy or forecast its pur- pose. I | You therefore a?k me whether I can say anything to reassure these helpless civilians whose fathers, brothers, and sons are so gallantly fighting in the North Sea and Mediterranean. 1 think I can. In the fiT- place, let me observe that. considered by itself, the recent raid on Lowestoft and Yarmouth was not, from the German point of view, a very wise operation. There was little to gain by it and much to lose. It is true that then- hurried visit was so s hort as to make it unlikely that, the Grand Fleet, could inter- cept them before they regained a place of safety. But while this made ii impossible for them to effect anything of importance from a military point of view, it did not save them from serious risk. They cannot count on coming into an area, patrolled by submarines without suffering a lo-xs far greater than any which they could inflict upon us. No damage to an unfortified town. could compensate them for the loss of a. Dread- nought, cruiser. Why, then, it may be asked, did they undertake the a dventure? The answer. I conceive, is—having duped the Irish rebels to their destruction by the pro- mise of a serious attack on Great BritaIn they made a show of fulfilling their en- gagement by bombarding Lowestoft and Yarmouth for thirty minutes. It is not an experiment, so far as I -can judge, they would lie well advised to rp- peat. This would be true even if the distribution of our naval forces on the East Coast was undergoing no alteration. In the earlier stages of the war con- siderations of strategy required us to keep our battle fleet in more northern waters. Thus situated, they could concentrate effectively against any prolonged opera- tions such as those involved in an at- tempt at an invasion, but not against brief dashes made under cover of the night. But with the progress of the war our maritime position has improved. Sub- marines and monitors, which form no portion of the Grand Fleet, are now avail- able in growing numbers for coast de- fence. and, what is even more important, the increase in strength of tne Grand Fleet itself enables us to bring important forces to the Muth without in the least imperilling any naval preponderance else- where. It would be unfitting to go into further details: but I have, I hope, sufficiently stated the reasons for my conviction that another raid on the coast of Norfolk (never a safe operation) will be hence- forth far. more perilous to the aggressor than it has been in the past, and if our enemy be wise is therefore less likely. Yours faithfully AHTHUE JAMES BALFOUR-
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-z SAVING DAYLIGHT. The Summer Time Bill—that is the? official title of the new daylight, saving measure—was introduced into the House of Commons on Tuesday and read a first time. It is described as a Bill •' to pro- vide for the local time in Great Britain and Ireland being in advance of Green- wich and Dublin mean time, respectively, during the siiiiimer months." Mr. Herbert Samuel said he hoped the Bill would be passed this week. If that is so. the cha.nge will come into effect on the night of Saturday-Sunday. May 20-21. Clocks will then be set an hour ahead. Normal time will be restored on the night of September 30-Ocfober 1. All rail- way and post office clocks will be altered, the municipal authorities and Church authorities are to be appealed to to alter their public clocks, and the assistance of the Press is to be evoked to impress upon. all people to conform to the change. All iinyone has to do is when going to bed ou Saturday, May 20. to put the clock on an hour and next day do everything as usual. The change could really be effected ;)d ministratively through the railways and the post offices, Mr. Samuel claimed, and the chief need of the Bill is to regularise the legal definition of time in various A cl5 of Parliament. There will be no penalty for refusing to alter one's clock. The con- tumacious individual will sufficiently punish himself, said Mr. Samuel, by find- ing himself out of step with the whole oi the rest of the nation.
I CHEAP DIVORCE.
I CHEAP DIVORCE. of the undefended divome petitions now being tried are poor persons' cases," said Mr. Hassard Short, the Poor Persons Secretary, at the Law Courts on Tuesday. That in itself is proof that the new rules are working suc- cessfully and that the public are taking advantage of the possibility of cheap divorce. More than 1,000 orders have been made." From June 9, 1914, to December, 1915, Mr. Hassard Short dealt with 22,518 letters received, and despatched 32,111 others. Lp to February 23 last 4.1.5 applications had been received, of which 1,3S1 had been granted and 2.3/6 refused, the remainder being either pending or transferred to other districts. One matter vrhich has caused me some difficulty is the busriness of getting wit- nesses to court. A fund was intended to be at the disposal of poor persons' wit- nesses, but the war has suspended the operations of the. committee. Witnesses undoubtedly do in many cases find it im- possible to reach the courts owing to lack of railway fares and risk 10 their wa?e?. t ? A great number of soldiers have nmde j use of this department, but this is not j surprising considering fhp great number i of married men who are now serving." I
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The Secretary of S tate foi- India has accepted, on behalf of the Government, of India, gifts of a motor-lorry fitted i, an office for work in the field. presented by Sir Alfred Mond. Bart.. M.P.. and a motor-ambulance presented hy Mr. j. verail, Llj ndu Houge, WeJ»hjfr>afc, is
WELSH TINPLATE TRADE.
WELSH TINPLATE TRADE. Having received a proposal from the Welch Plate and Sheet Makers' Associa- tion to allow the wage list and war bonus as they now stand to remain in force till the end of the war, the tinplate section of the Dor.kcrs' Union, which recently met in conference at Swansea, could not see their way clear to agree to the sug- gestion of the employers that no meeting of the Conciliation Board be held this year. At. the same time the men greatly sym-. patbise with the illness of Mr. Henry Clem°nt, secretary of the Masters' A. sociation, and upon his recovery it is 'quite probable that a meeting of the Conciliation Board will take place at a later date. A conference will shortly be held at Swansea to deal with the question of the amalgamation of unions in the iron, steel and kindred industries.
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The Rev. H. C. Mander. pastor, of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Swansea, is expected home on leave in the course of a week or two. Private Garfield Connibear, who lias been home on leave at No. 50, Hewson- •street. Mount Pleasant, from Egypt, has returned
..-..-i SWANSEA DISTRICT.I
SWANSEA DISTRICT. More single tinplaters' claims were con- sidered at the sitting of the Swansea. District Tribunal on Friday, Mr, Morgan B, David in the chair. Th^ first ha ten ot cases were from the Cambria Tinplate Works, J'ontardulais. A mill engine driver and electrician, aged 25, applied for total exemption as he was the only person able to drive a mill machine of a peculiar type. He con- sidered himself indispensable and irre- placable.—Two months. A mill manager and roll turner, the sole support of a bedridden mother and delicate sister, was also granted two months. It was claimed he was a.bso- lutely indispensable in llie works, as the whole responsibility rested upon his shoulders, and without him the works would be at a standstill. He was the only man in the works who worked 3bo days in the year. The application of a furnaceman aged 23 on personal grounds was refused. The case of a furnaceman who said he eoulci not walk more than half a mile without becoming lams was referred to the Medical Board. Applicant, aclded he was married on November 9th. The Clerk (Mr. E. Harris): If you had been married a fortnight earlier you would have been all right. Total exemption was granted to an ap- plicant with a. withered left arm, which he showed to the court. When two brothers, one a dou bler and the other a furnaceman. asked the Tribunal to decide which of them should gü, Mr. Thomas Jones remarked, Solo- mon's decision." They had a V rot her in the Navy- The Clerk: Let them toso 11p. The Elder Applicant: we would rather you decided. Major Jessel said he would prefer the younger one, and the Tribunal acceded to this request and gave the other two months. That isn't enough to keep a (--it, in milk." said a doubler from Teilo- Works of the separation allowance whose appli- cation was refused. A small tenant farmer from the Mor- riston district who works in the tinworks in times of pressure, was granted two months' exemption on agricultural grounds. The unattested cases were then dealt with, the first applicant, the only son of an invalid widowed mother, being allowed two months. A conscientious objector who liad been excused combatant service previously now applied for exemption on personal grounds.—The previous decision was con- firmed.