Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder

LATEST WAR NEWS Thursday's French Official. < In the Argonne, on the Fille Mort,' we fired a mine which caused; great damage in the enemy trenches. On the right bank of the Meuse an enemy attack directed on one of our trenches at the Bois-de- Couricres, was repulsed after a lively combat, in the course of which the enemy sustained serious lots. The night- was calm everywhere else. BRITISH OFFICIAL. I GENERAL HEADQUARTERS. I France, Wednesday, 8.-? p.m. J The past ? hours have been marKEd by a series of well-executed enterprises at variolic portions of our line. A highly successful minor operation was carried out by u6 last llIght ea-st of Beau- mont Ilai-iel. A section of tke enemy's, trenches was seized and consolidated, and 140 1" were taken, among them i i x o&ice.» \y e carried out a succeessful raid this afternoon east of Loos, and secured a number of prL«onere. Yesterday evening the enemy's trenches were also entez-ed by us opposite Armen- tieieo. Many of the enemy were killed, it lunstile machine-gun was destroyed, and other damage done to the enemy'6 de- fencpte Artillery activity has continued in the neighbourhood of Le-sboeufs and on both sides of the Ancre Valley. We bombarded the enemy's trenches op- posite Le Sare and his battery positions in the neighbourhood of Gommeeourt. Destructive bombardments of the enemy's lines were carried out by us north of the La Bassee Canal, weet of Ploegstraete and in the neighbourhood of Ypres

GREECE YIELDS. Athens, Wednesday, 4.20 p.m. (received Thursday).—The reply of Greece to the ultimatum of the Entente Powers wa-s handed to the Allies' representatives this afternoon. It accepts the demands of the Allie.s.-R,euter. It is understood (writes the Paris corre- spondent of the H Daily Telegraph ") that complete agreemert was r< ia<" bed at Rome a,ion, all the Allies regarding action at Athens and at Salonika, and that Itaiv i", in oomplete accord ith Great Britain, France, and Russia. A personage, who at- tended the Rome Conerence says that they constituted a solemn confirmation of the Pact of London of Septem ber, 1914, and that there is not a single point in the situation which has not by now been examined and' agreed upon. The Confer- ence in Rome b;,¡,,¡, already been named The Conference of Victory." —

THE CQFMALUS TORPEDOED.  The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the H.M.S. Cornwallis (Capt. A. P. David- son. D.S.O.) was sunk by an enemy sub- marine on January 9th in the Mediter- ranean. The captain and officers are saved, but there are thirteen men missing. It is feared that, they were killed by the explosion. Her principal armament consisted of four twelve Bin. and ten 12-poundere, and «he had four ton>edo tiih",s, 't he crew numbered 750, and her t/otal was £1,03t),30. [ I he Cornwallis was a first-class battle- ship of It.000 She was laid down at Blackwall in July, 1809, and voaa launched in Jul; 1901. She Jiad a sp<ed of bS.9 knots, and was commissioned at Chatham on 9th, 1901, by Capt. W. B. Fisher, tor service Oil the Mediterranean Station. She was attached to Devonport.. In May, 3914. she was reduced to the Third Fleet. Hie Nmv, for relit, t apta.n A. P. David- eon was appointed to h-or in June, 1914.j

SEAPLANE CARRIER SUNK. 1LM. seaplane carrier Ben-My-Chree (Wing-Commander C. R. Samson, D-S-O-) was sank by gun tire in Kestiozo har- bour (Asia Minor) 0:1 January 11th. The casualties were one officer and lour men wounded. IThe Ben-My-Chree was a steel mple screw steamer of 2,550 tons gross, owned by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co., Ltd., and built in 1908.]

KARL'S COUNCIL. Pa-is, Thursday.—The Zurich oorre- sj>ond<ent of Le Matin telegraphing on "Wednesday said :—The Emperor Charl es returned yesterday to Vienna, from Reichenan. He immediately received in audience the German Ambassador, Von Wedel, aa well as Count Tisza and Baron Burian. The Etiaporor 8\1 bsequently proceeded to the Austrian Headquarters, where an im- portant War Council was held, at which were present the Bulgarian Crown l'rine BoyiN, Count Czernin, the German mili- tary attache, also the Hungarian War j Minister, a-nd the now Ambaasador to America, Count Tarnowski.—Exchange.

WAR ALLOWANCES. i The Government, I understand (says our London correspondent) has adopted a new scale of separation allowances as follows;— Present New Scale. Scale. Wife without child. 12s. 6d. 12s. 6d. Wife and one child 17s. 6d. 19s. 6d. Wife aDd 2 children. 21s. 9d. 24s. 6d. Wife and 3 children. 23s. Od. 28s. Od. Wife and 4 children. 25e. Od. 31 fi. Od with an addition of 36. for each additional child as compared with the present scale.

To crown the brave, to place a wreath of pold on the tomb ofV the fallen—tiw> j falJen frolli Swansea Suaday Sciiools, Churchfis and Brotherhoods—by tears to carry some human sympathy to the heart-broken, to sing and to speak of the I/ove that is eternal, of the Infinite Com- passion, aU the Free Churches gathered ott Wednesday uogirt in Weeley Chapel. The present week 16 observed generally throughout the country by the Free Churches as a Week of Fraper," and ro it is in Swansea, but for this -night all sectional, mootings were suspended, aa with one heart and one voice a great tbrou assembled in one pl?MiO—Wcel?y thro*

RECEPTION MEETINGS. On Wednesday eroning, at a crowded meeting held at the Free YLission Hall. Dynevo-.r-road, Skewen, an enthusiastic welcome was given Leading Seaman W EI. Tosel1. Seaman Brinley Bow-en. Pies. Ben Gethin. Geo. H. Stokes, Idris Thomas and Gunner David Morgan. Mr. Ilenrr Reason presided. The local V.T.C. paraded in honour of Pte. Geo. H. Stokes, who has been awarded rhe Military Medal for sral-bvnlry. the battalion band being in attendance and playing selections. G WAUN-CAE-GIJ RWEN. On Tuesdav evening, at Siioh Chapel, a reception and presentation concert was held for Pte. Rees nix. who is home on his lusrt- leave, and Scrgt. Field. The latter has feen considerable active «ervfc> HP was with the Royal Naval DirHon d the de- fence of Antwerp, and after that the Gallipoli campaign. TM- pres ident (the Rev. < 'lement E\1J1\ piT«e.nte<i p-ift s to both men on behalf of the Soldiers' and Sailor-' Fund and tiie Ladies' Guild. The following contributed to the programme: M. Davies, B. Goronwy, R. Phi dips, A. M. Hoos, L. Howe, D. Morris. M. Walters, D. E. Jones, J. Evans. M. Evan<?, O. Smith, O. Watkins, I Smith, J. Rees, M. Phillips, M. I/ewvs, R. Dnvies, D. M. JaiKps.

GERMAN ARMY HEALTH Berliu. Wednesday.—Statistics of the gtato of health in the German army during the second year of the war chow a decrease in the number of c&sfs of illness, due to the protective vaccinations as well as to the fight against communication of illness through lice and flies. The cases of illness and of war diseases in the first and second years of the war, per 1,000, amounted to First Second Disease Year. Year. Smallpox .01 Nil Typhoid fever 5.6 1.4 Dysentery 2.8 1.8 Cholera 32 .24 iln thisis 2.9 1.7 Inflammation of lungs 6JS 4 Nerve diseases. 24.3 21.5 The improvement in the health condi- tions is the more valuable because in the second year of the war our troops were led much further into the u-ilxealthy, badly provided regions in the •. st and south-east. Of the wounded, ot including those killed, 70 per cent, returned to the front, 6.4 per oent. are unfit for further military service, and the rest are doing garrison duty for the army. Of the inmates of the home hospital* 90 per cent, became again fit for military service. Mortality amounted to 1 per cent. The remainder liave been aent home on leave or to health reeorts, or are unfit for further military service. TJie number of all members of the army blinded since the beginning of the war amounts to 1,250.—Admiralty, per Wire- less Press.

NEATH COMPENSATION CASE. At the Neath County Court on Wednes- day, before his Honour Judge Lloyd Mor- gan, K.C., Janet Morris, widow, Cwm- avon, sought, an award for £300 against the Imperial Navigation Colliery Co., under the Workmen's Compensation Act. Mr. Villiers Meager (instructed by Messrs. Morgan, Bruce and Nicholas), appeared for applicant, and Mr. Metcalfe (Bristol), represented the respondents, who had paid P,90 into oourt in satisfac- tion of the claim. Eventually his Honour gave an award ,for that ammnit.

WAR SUMMARY I FRIDAY. There are expectations that the German peace overtures will be renewed in the near future. In the meanwhile, evi- dence accumnlat.es to show that Austria- Hungary is determined to get peace if s he can. The Press Bureau intimated over night that the transport Ivernia was sunk by an enemy submarine in the Mediterran- ean on January 1st. There are 15:3 men missing. The German naval authorities are making tremendous efforts in the direction of building new submarines of the latest type, and torpedo boats. Aerial ck- fences for all tJ)e important shipyards have been completed. The totals of prisoners takeii by the Allied armies on the various ':ront. in Europe during 1916 make up close on 600,000. The Government Press in Greece has be- come increasingly hostile and impudent since the presentation oi the Allies'; Note. SATURDAY. An Italian newspaper says that the Allied Conference in Home will decide upon the necessary plans to compel the enemy to accept battle at the points where his resistance is weakest. The Kaiser says that the responsibility for the continuation of the war rests with the Allies, In Austria there is keen anxiety for peace. Latest information from Athens suggests that King Tino is preparing tu mane war against the Entente Powers. Details of the new British War Loan will be issued on Thursday "next. MOPJDAY. The Rome conference finds the Entente Powers in perfect accor- i, and united in the determination to pu rsue the war to a successful issue The British Victory Loan will be opened on Thursday. It is the largest in the history of the world, the total amount being t2,000,000,(A)ti. The big battle now raging on the Sereth is of great significance. So far things go well for the Ruseo-Rumanians. Latest information goes to show that the Germans found no corn at Braila. Assuming the offensive in the Riga region, the Russians have taken 500 prisoners. British raids in the west have brought some prisoners since Christmas. Two posts hafre been captured and consoli- dated north of Beaumont Hamel. TUESDAY. A stir has been caused in Washington by the report that 1ir. Gerard, iiie U.S. Ambassador at Berlin, stated in a speech that the relations between t.he two countries had never been more friendly, j .fr. Gerard has been cabled for a lull report of his speech. Faikenhayr has cwipl ur( Foosani, the western bastion of the ortitjecl Sereth » lines, ar?'1 3,900"yrisoaars. Meanwhiie, success attend: the Russian offensive in the Riga region, and 800 prisoners have been tak-f,n It is understood that a fresh Note hps been addressed by the Allies to the Greek Government, with a 48 hours' time limit. Among the fixed food prices are those for potatoes of the 1917 crop, the figure varying from 115s. to 130s. per ton, according to season. In the trench raids at Arras the British found practically no Germans up to the third line. WEDNESDAY. The renewed Allied ultimautm to Groooe expired to-day at noon. According to an article by M. Marcel Hutin, the detailed reply of the Allise to tiie United States will be a document t(i i e of an exceptionally sensational char- acter. The first draft of Belgians. hoth men and women will, it is un derstood, arrive in Scbleswig-llolstein towards the erd of January. They will be distributed j mainly to farms, but also as servants to private families in the towns. It is rumoured that a new statement' in relation to the German peace move will be issued soon. An Amsterdam mess- age, says that the. Bossiscbe Zeitung" is authorised to deny that Count Bern- storff, the Ambassador in Washington, ever said that Germany would pay damages to Belgium. The Spanish Cabinet has resigned, but, King Alfonso having expressed full con- fidenoe in the Ministry, it will remain in office. THURSDAY. The Anzacs have gained a line victory 30 miles north-east of El Arish. Full de- tails are lacking, but already it ic, officially announced that 1,tiOO un- wounded prisoners were taken, while the enemy left GOO killed and wounded on the field. The British battleship Cornwallis (14,000 texns, laid down in 1899), has been tor- I pedoed in the Mediterranean, and the seaplane carrier Ben-My-Chree has also been lost. There were few casualties. Greece has agreed to all the demands; contained in the Allied ultimatum. In the great attack in the Riga region, the Russians have captured 32 cannon and much material. The Ruseo-Rumanians appear to be mak- ing a determined stand QP the Sereth. The Russian Premier, M. Trepolf, after holding office only 45 days, has resigned. His successor is Prince Golitzine, whose sensational speech on the "dark forces" brought about the fall of M. Stuermer, M. Trepoft's predecessor. In a trench raid east of Beaumont Hamel the British took 140 Germane prisoners. A dashing attack by an Indian division has won 1,000 yards of trenches nortii- east of K-ut-al-Amara, Over 160 pris- oners were taken.

(PORTHCAWL COUNCIL. A rummlOB6 by the Porthcawl Urban District Council against Mrs. Mary Car- molin Brogden and Miss Lucy Eleanor Brogden, of Iscoed, Ferryside, Carmar- then, was to have been tried on Thurs- day in the Chancery Division by Mr. Jus- tice Sargant. The plaintiffs claim a de- claration that they are entitled under the Private Street Works Act to a charge on the Esplanade Hotel and ad- joining land at St. Mary-Street, Porth- cawl, for £181} 10s. lOd. Mr. Macinorran, K.C., on behalf of the CoojQcil, asked for an adjournment on the ground that defendant's counsel, Mr. Austen Cartmell, was ill. It was very unfortunate, he said, as one or two interesting questions were involved. His lordship ordered the CaBoe to stand over till Mr. Cartmell could attend. i

I THE" NEW WAR LOAN I PaEMIHrS BRILLIANT SPEECH The gretit Victory Ixian campai.-rn was opened by the Premier (the Rt. llcr.. D. Lloyd (jreorge), the ChaJicellor of the Ex- chequer (the Rt. Hon. Bonar Law), and the ex-Chancellor of ihe Exchequer (the Rt. Hon. R. McJvennaM, at the Ixmdon Guildhall on Thursday afternoon. Great interest was evinced in the his- toric meeting, which marked not only the opening stages of the raising of the greatest loan in the world's history, but also the firtrt public platform appearance of Mr. JJloyd George since he assumed the Premiership, and his first appearance on a City platform *inee the outbreak of war. There was a great, and rcplespnt.:ltiVE\ gathering, and H birge concourse assembled outside the hall being unable to gain ad- m i ssi ;).]1 Among those on the platform were the Home Secretary (Sir George Cave), the First Commissioner of Worths (Sir Alfred Mond). the Treasurer of the Household (Sir Edwin Cornwall), the Vice-Chamber-; lain of the Household (Mr. Cecil Reek), and the Junior Whip (Mr. J. W. Pratf). i Mr. Bonar Law, rising at 3.6 p.m., said the basis of the loan was issued at 5 per cent, and the price was £ 95. That was almost a yield of 5.1 per cent. Its period was 30 years, and the State had the option at the end of 12 years to redeem at par if desirpd. To make it easisr for the public to sub- scribe, they bad extended the period of subscription. Five per cent, would be paid on application, and the balance in equal proportion The last instalment would be paid on May 30th. Subscribers were given the op- tion of a tax-compounded loan too at the rate of 4 per cent., i^ued -at par, and thii also would be redeemable at the option of the State at the end of 12 years. There would be P, right of 'he conver- sion of certain existing securities into the new loan. The 4, 5. and 6 per cent. Exchequer Bonds eoxild be turned into loan at par. There would be the right of conversion of Treasury Bonds, and the rate of discount would be 5 per cent. Mr. Bonar Law said the etamp transfer duty would not be charged. He an- nounced that a sinking fund would be set up in connection with the loan. Each month one-eighth of one per ent. of the capital would be set aside tin the sum of 10 millions had accumulated, to be used in the purchasing of stock whenever it fell beViw the issue price. This would give stability to the loan. There would be slight changes in regard to the pay- ment of Death Duties and foreign holders of the stock would not be Ija11.r> to British Income Tax. Mr. Law sait that payment of income tax could not be made at the source in order to encourage people of comparatively small means to Pub"=eribe. He ftirthei- said the loan could be received for £50 to mutliples thereof. Through the Post Offict, S5 and upwards would he roee/ved. r; hon. gentleman appealed to those with money at 't"he banks to lend it to the State. He was authorised to say that the bank? would give every facility to customers to take loan5. The Chancellor went on to say that so 1 long as there was any money in be coun- try, the conduct of the war would not be hampered. There was a limit to the rate of interest to be paid for money, and so far as he could forecast the future a higher rate of interest tha-n at present would not be paid. If the loan were to fail--and it would not -(cheers)—there were other methods which (ould be tried, and the rate would not he .51 per cent. (Laughter.) The military position did not represent the true position. The gifat German mili- I tary machine was rusting, and the internal condition of Germ-any showed that it was crumbling irresistibly before our eyes (Cheers. ) The Prime Minister, rising at 3.35 p.m., commended the loan as promising in- vestment, and said that the terms were the most generous that could be offered- The loan was to demonstrate the con- tinued resolve of thin country to prose- cute the war. (Prolonged cheers.) The Kaiser had told his people that the Allies had resisted bis peace offer. He did so to drug those whom he could no longer dragoon. (Cheers.) We rejected no peace terms; we had never seen them. We were not offered Terms, but a trap baited with fine words. It would cuit-Gc-rniany to have peace on their own terms. We all wanted peace, but it must be a real one- The Alli were of the same opinion that war was preferable to Prussian domination over Europe. The Allies had made that clear in their reply to Germany, and clearer still in their reply to the United States. The Prime Minister said the conference at Rome Wa6 under no delusion as to the magnitude of their task, nor doubtful about tbe result. The whole situation was probed, difficulties were faced and arrang-emeni-s made to deal with them. All the Allies felt that if victory was difficult, defeat was impossible. There wag a grim resolution at the recent con- ference that at all costs they must ex- ceed the high aim before them when they accepted the challenge of the Prussian military caste to rid the world for ever of its menace, and save Europe from an unspeakable despotism He was struck more and more every time he attended the conferences by the increasing extent to winch the Allied people were looking to Great Britain. He was still more and more confident that they would not fail when so much trust was being placed in them. The Navy had strangled enemy com- merce, and would continue to do so in spite of all the piratical devices of the enemy.

CORRESPONDENCE. j U,P,tters to the Editor should be brief, to I Vii point, end about something. Cor resDoudents shoulJ send their names and I addresses, not necessarily for publication.] RESOLVEN SCHOOL. To the Editor. Sir.,—Your issue of last week contained a report that the school at R?eolven was clo%.d for &CT?n w?&ka owing to measles. This is quite incorrect. Th? ?rh<?l h.?? been closed only for the Chrismas holi- days. with the exception of a week pre- viously—the infants' department was closed owing to measles. I should be glad if you would correct this statement, as most, people in the district arc under the wrong impression that the report was written by me.—Yours, etc.. A. Munn, ► RTfohwn.

BUFFALO BILL DEAD: FASSiNJ OF RDiYlAiiilQ SHGWiilAH j A Renter teiegraiu from 1/enver an- nounees the riva'.h ol Col.'William F. I Cody, better known as Bufialo Hill, hicii occurred on vVi<uie.-ciay. Born in February, ¡ .J.¡¡. i JJ Scott; otiniy, Indianna, Cody died on the Attt: HOT ii figating and pjo!i»<er work a i.ic ¡ ¡¡{¡lJ.{ ) oung Cody ensu-ed 1 iie ( A i-!i.\ as a trooper in the cli Kansas « a\ alary soon alter tiie death of 11;- tat her, an Indian trader and a member of the Iowa Territory Legislature, in lfc>.}3. It was General Ptul Sheridan who eventu- ally appointed him Chief Scout t:) the U.S. Army. Durinj the Civil War he was in touch with TItany of tiie great leadens—General Sherman, General Sheridan, and Genera.: Grant hiniseli'. To two decades of boys lie has been a hero of romance, for Iiea.lthy and ii n- healthy, true and very untrue, tales have teen woven about his personality and ex- periences. But to th? present generation Cody will always be best Remembered as tiie greet showman and Captain of the Wild West Show. By this unique entertainment he brought home to people in this country and on the Continent some idea of tiie wold rough and tumble life he had led as a pioneer, fighter, ::nd scout in the turbu- lent days of the late fifties and e-a-rly sixties. He iirst visited London in 1S95, and troop, lll- cluding some 400 cowboys, Indians, and cavalrymen, on a great European tour. This touif^p-nded in 1906 in Beljnum. lie calculated that he gave 1,600 performances be-fore an aggregate of 8,000,Mp peefele in thirteen countries. On Nov. i (All Sa.ints' Day), 1911. <~>dv retired from public life, since which time till his death he has made his home in the Big- Horn Basin of Wyoming. He told an American newspaper man a few years before his death that he had realised his long-cherislied dream of reclaiming the wilderness of the ?r-? X??h-West. He said: Now I comrol 150,000 acres of Yellowstone Park, nd there are 4 000, ??ttler? whpre I on?? b:nh'd wild buS'aloe' and fought E?d Irdians." As a capitalist, however. Cody did not feci so much at home as in the saddle. As he put il: Capital is a shy animal. It is The hardes t •"••urn animal T ever hunted." e-I.e:-t.b. lcs«. the pioneer, huntsman, and showman L;u-'t have died a '?'.?hy man liavr (ilt,(i -I

SWANSEA INQUESTS. The Swansea Deputy Borough Cor- er fMr. Glyn Morris), held three inqutx at the Coroner's Court, Swansea, on Satur- day morning. The first was on the body of David Davies (71), of 26. Colbourne-terraee, who was found dead in bed early on Friday Moming. Dr. Anderson attributed death to bron- chitis and syncope, and the jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes. The next inquiry was concerning the death of Alice French, the nine-montbs'- old child of Sarah Jane French, of 8, Gelli- street, St. Thomas, Swansea, who died at the Hospital on January 4th. The mother slaved she was nursing de- ceased by tiie iire on the day of the acci- dent-No.. IJ. Her married daughter (Annie Richards)) was preparing a cup of cocoa, and whilst putting the kettle back on the hob tin- cup upped over, and the contents scalded the baby's nees. A verdict oi accidental death was re- turned. The third inquest was on Patrick McCregan (52), who died on Thursday as tbe result of a fall in King's-lane, Swan- sea. i l t of a fall in K i .,i, I aiie, wail- I C. (84) Porter said he found the m:Jl on the pavement. He had a large cut 1:11 the left side of the head. He died whilst being removed to the Hospital. Dr. Wood having given evidence, a ver- dict of Death from Natural Causes" was returned. The Swansea Deputy Borough Coroner (Mr. Glynn Morris) lield two inquiries at the Public Hall, Cwmbwrla, on Tues- day, the first into the death of Colin Geo. A. Garnham, aged 1 year and 11 months, Mrs. Lily Mabel Garnham, 34, Free- man-street, Brynhyfryd, said she had been using carbolic acid in the process of cleaning a spare room. It was also usk-d as a disinfectant. Witness turned round to procure a brush and hoard the child, who was behind her. cry "Mammy. Mammy." The bottle contained about a spoonful of the acid. Witness immedi- ately took the child to the surgery of Dr. Hubert Thomas The jury returned a verdict of HAcci- dental death, The next inquiry was into the death of Frederick Williams, the 15 year old son of Daniel Williams, of 69. Courtenay- 6treet, Manselton. j Dr. John Davies, who had made a post mortem examination, said death was due to acute gastritis. A verdict of Natural causes was re- urned.. The Swansea Borough Coroner (Mr. J. C. Morris* conducted an inquiry at Swan- sea on Thursday, into the circumstances attending the death of Francis Albert Hagley, a sawyer employed by Messrs. W. H. Stone, timber yard, South Dock, aged 41 years, and residing at 3, Watkin-streot, Swansea, who received fatal injuries on Tuesday through a crane tailing over and pinning him against a baulk of timber. Mr. Hilditeh, ILM. Inspector of Factories. was present. The jury returned a verdict accordingly. Ma-ry Howard, aged 5 years, (>2, Strand. Swansea, who died at Swansea Hospital at 1.30 a.m. on Thursday, January 4th; from burns received on December 15th, was the subject of an inquiry on Thurs- day by the Borough Coroner. Tabith Howard (mother), wife of Lance- Corpl. Howard, now serving with the South Lancashire Regt., said she left dp- ceased playing in the kitchen and went to j make a purchase a few doors away. There was no fireguard, witness having no means j to buy one. It. was further stated that deceased an 1 Sophia Hopkins, aged 5. were playing with papers rolled, uto the form oi a cigarette j and thinking Ler mother was coming, de- j ceased threw the paiter away. In doing I so. her clothing ciugli, fire. Dr. Wood, of the Hospital, having evidence as to the child's injuries, the jurv returned a verdict in a with the cvidcnca- t

'n,r)   M. TRUEMAN'S THREAT MYSTESY iri; A POSTAL CSDE2. When the cat* Trueiuan v. Rieharr' foj alienee, ofi&nc. under the Bankruptc.» Act, was resumed at Neath on Thursday. M r. Tneraan referred to the non-attend- ance ■ -t witness, Alec Forbes, of Swansea. Since the last sitting he had written him a letter, enclosing 10s., and warned him that i nless, he attended the Court, that day, he should apply for a warrant for his arrest, to be brought to tie court. i be Clerk pointed out that the sub- P!- na was dated January 3rd, and the wit- ness 3.11,WeJl'l jt. V>r. Trueman: I was not aware I had to is-ue a fresh subpoena fcr an adjourned sitting. i he ( Jerk That subpoena is dead. M r. Tr-jeman: Will you grant me a -Fr'~h Mibptpna to-day? I will send it by special messenger, to get him here to-day or ) o-morrow. The Clerk: To-morrow? We shall not be dealing with the case to-morrow. We h"w eno'.igb ordinary business to occupy the court. Mr. Truernan: Perhaps you will let it stand over. A few minutes later Mr. Forbes entered the court. Mr. Trueman said he had written to Mr. W. B. Trick asking him to make a fur- ther search for the documents asked for. and to be in attendance that rr- "ming to give the court the result of that search. Hi-. Trick was net in court, but he wits going to ask the oourfs indulgence. Would the maci-atrates put the questions (handed v.h- \fr. T.icb appeared in the box. The Clerk That is irrf-gular. You called MX Trick, r-xamirei him, and. his evi- dence has been signed. Mr. Trueman: Surely thp court have the right to re-call any witness if they think it necessary. .T'n' Revall. solicitor, examined by Mr, Trveman. paid be had been instructed Mr. W. B. Trick in the ease of Mise Millard. W. Ilo:?-. furniture manufacturer, Swansea, to*-l tin. court that he cazae tii<*re a busy man, and wanted to be re- leased as soon as possible. I do not want any few, but if T can assist justice 4 hat is all I want." Witness then stated he supplied defendant with goods '(1-, 11"d had been paitl by cheque. Examining him about the do'ails, tbe C'erk told Mr. Trueman that he did not quite understand what a criminal prose- cution really w^s. I am almost ge-ttirc angry v,„th you,' he added. The Chairman (smiling): I I, am disappointed wiili you, Mr. i'ru Mr. Trueman Scr y :.tr. I vrra-•' extremely careful. When Alex Forbes, tailr-, S'. rcad. Swansea, entered the box i. an application for expenses, "I am one of those poor mei) cia not afford to waste three days. The Clerk explained that a f-erriti-r*- would be granted by the county for jo, son able expenses. Mr. Trueman: I will pay you anything reasonable if you don't waste the time of the courf-. Witness said he was first introduced to defendant in 1907. In that war the Neath Drapery Company changed its name to Arthurs and Co.. and it was carried on by Mrs. Brinley Richards. Questioned by Mr. Shipton, witness said he bought a connection of the busi- a *d he 9 ness in 1909, the year he left. The Clerk: Vou ha.ve calleo Mr. Forbee to show that the bus;r-s in Summerfie^d- place belonged to Mr. Richards, and he has said the opposite. Gomer Williams, an boy employed by Mr. Wm. Leyeon, solicitor, was called by Mr. Trueman, and Mr Leveon objected to his giving evidence, explaining that he tiad been in the box and given evidence There could only be two objects,, one to test hie (Mr. Leyson's) c-dnlit-i-, o" off- rain esnotking from the office boy which lie himself cvqild have proved if asked. Mr. Truem&1t: I am going to prove from this witness what you can't. The Clerk: What is your authority? Mr. Trueman: A solicitor is not granted a certificate to instruct, persons how to make frauds. Mr. Leyson: Be careful what yon are saying, Mr. Trueman. Eventually Mr. Leyson eexplained that whilst he was engaged at the County Court, Mr. Trueman called to aek for a certain thing. He told his clerk to at- tend to him. and Mr. Trueman bulked the clerk into giving him three dates at to when Mr. Richar4 called to do a cer- tain thing. The clerk could not swear tc it, and he was prepared to go into tlto box to prove it. Mr. Trueman: That is a tissue of lies and I am going to prove it. Witness was questioned, and said nt remembered Mr. Ih-ueman calling at the office with reference to the date oi as- signment to Mr. Ridlards. Mr. Leyson instructed him to give him one date, which he did. Resuming after lunch. My. Shipton in- formed the Court that he had since as- certained that the Swansea witness, Mr. Alec Forbes. bad not received the 10s. which Mr. Trueman stated that morning fee had enclosed in his letter. He wished to point that out, because he did not want the Court to be misled. Mr. Trueman: I sent Mr. Forbes a re- gistered letter, and put the 10s. in. He has never suggested to me that lie never received it. Clerk: Mr. Forbes has given hie evi- dence excellently, and there is nothing more to be said. Mr. IJrueman recalled MT, Stwart Thompson, bank manager, which brought his case to a conclusion. The Bench dismissed the charges against Mr. Brinley Richards.

HALF A MO! Arrested at Birmingham, David LanL stene, formerly of Burrows-road, Neath was brought before the Neath magistracies on Thursday charged with neglecting his wife y.«d family. Warrant Officer Gabriel told the c-olirt that the prisoner's family had cost the Guardians over £.54. Prisoner: Half a mo' I have been in prison for that. He was sent down fer n month.

The military authorities in Ireland on Wednesday prohibited the exhib'tion of a film entitled Irelaud a Nation," which has been shown at the Rotunda Picture Hoose, Dublin, since last Vonday. The\pictures represent scea>ef dealing with the rebellion ol 1798, the passing of the Act of Union, and Catholic emanci- pation. They have been seen nightly by large crowds, who cheered, and joined in the sipping of Nationalist eong&,

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Picture Palace. Pontyberem.# NEXT WEEK. YE XT WEEK. Ue'inl EXCELLENT SHOW PICTURES. POPULAR PRICES: J.J. 6d., and 9d. Thursday, Doors Open at C-15. to com- rrtene? at 7. Saturday, Doors Open 6.30. to commence at GA a.ui 8.i5. MATiNEI? Thursdays at 4 o'clock, Id., 2 d., and 3d

MODIGN AR BYIOIAU YR WYTHHOS. (GAN "AWSTIN.") T in no marwolaeth. Mr. Gwvnne Hughes, Tregib, wedi peri gwir alar nid yn uii ig i yn Sir Gaertyrddin a i-bylch eang ei adnahyddiaoet.il bersonol, ond trwy Dele- heudir Cymru Ar hyd y blynydd.au, Miewn gwahanol ewyddi a ohysylltiadau cyfrifol, cadwodd ei enw da yn dd-ilwgr a'i boblogrwydd ymhiitli poh dwbarih. Yr oedd y 11 Rhyddfryd^ r trwyadl a<c yn. tiyrnro pur, tedrai siarad Cyiiiraeg croew, a thrwy ei wir foneddigrwydd a'i garedig- i rwydd i bawb ac ar bob aehlysur, yr oedd wedi anwyio ei in in yn nghalouan miloedd. Derbvniwyd rlifti lldlJyrall, H wYlhno-" hon, yn cwyno fod y codiad yn ml) ris tocynau rheilffyrdd yn gwneyd cam inawr ) a masnachwyr bychain ydynt yn eeif-io enill bywioliaeth drwy fyned oddiamgylch i werthu h vddau o dy i dy—rhai yn Pfwerthu te, ereill winner, cartref, ac ereill drachefn yn gwerthu hosanau. Gweithwyr wedi methu dilyn eu galwedigaetb ydyw llawer o honynt, a gwna crogbris presenol tocyn teithio eu gwasgu yn 1 iKcbon y gwncir rh.vwbeth yn y cyfeiriad o volla sefyllf? pobl fei y rhai hyn pan f ddo'r Llywodraeth wedi derbyn dir- prwyaethau ar bw-ne y caledi teithiol, fel y disgwjlir y gwnant ar fyr. Yr unig berygl yw mai pobl y dinasoodd mawrioll gant sylw &f- yr anghofir ]>ereriiiion tlodioll 7 wlad a r pentrefi byciiain. Godlw un llythyr sylw at agwedd arall o'r pwiw; dyriis a nodwyd, ac agwedd y dylai masnachwyr Abertawe edrycli i mewu iddi ar unwaith. Gwyr pawb fod tocynau marchnad i'w cael ar ddydd Badwrn i deithio yn weddol vad o Ddyffryn Aman a manau pwysig ereill i Abertawe, Iilanelli, a Llajuleilo. A syndod inawr i lawer, dydd Sadwrn diweddaf, oedd mothu c-ael tocyn rhud i Abertawe, tra y gallent ei gael i Llanelli neu Llandeilo. Dau swllt ydoedd y pris. g-ynt, o Rydaman i Aber- tawe, ond dydd Hadivrn gofynid pedwar owllt a cheiniog am docyn Wrth son am ardal Kliydaman, adgofir fi mai magwrfa barddas a tbelynogion a eliaingc a pheimill ac ambell englyn gwych ymhiitli llawer un talcen slip, ac efelyeh- iad llenyddol H chartref s-wysiol Mabinog- .1<m y Mynydd Du ydyw y cylcli o'r Gwter Jawr i'r Byd a'r Rettrws. Y mao yno feirdd. a rhai a gredant eu bod yn feirdd, ac ereill na wydJanx. eu bod yn icirud hyd pee byddo rhyw aaigyldniad neillduol yn tu tyjiu allan ú'u cretin. Fel dwv enghraifFt o'r gofiodiad olaf hwn rhoddaf y canlynol: Yelivdig flwyddi yn ol, dig^.yddodd damwain erehyll i Mr, D. R. Griffiths, o'r Bettws, yn y lofa lie gweithiai, ac o ganlyniad cyfyngwyd ef i'w wely am an-iser maith. Fel y gwn inan trwy brofiad prudd, yr opdd y dydd yn faith aJr nos yn hir iddo ef tra yn gor- wedd ar ei wely cystudd, ac i dreulio yr amser dechreuodd D. R. \3." rigymu ac cdli. ae yn wylaiud ac anfwriadol blodeu- odd allaii yn fardd. Gwellhaodd ei iechyd yn raddol. laddol, a thrwy fyfyrio a meistroli yneolau can a phill a phenill a phlethiad englyn, a chystadlu ae enill radeirbui a gwobrwyon a chlod a pharch a hri daeth yn adnabyddus drwy wlad a thref, ac y piae erbyn heddyw-wel, gwyr pawb I mi y mae ei ddiwylliant a'i lwvdd yn fwy diddorol na'r cyffredin am ei fed yn cliBgyn 0 de11111 lien stoc "Ifor Cwm- I liwit fvcldai jrwjTs," availed d diball yr hWll fyddai gynt yn cren llnwenydd hyfryd a -bar- trefnl vn nhy tv nhad. Yr Ot..d Tfoi yn cvrythr i Griffiths, y Nailer," oracl poblogaidd Efail Gof y Bf^tws hyd y dydd heddyw—a thad D. K. G." Ar yn avr y mae cyflafan erehyll y Cjfandir a balzelider gwaedlvd y Caisar v.(,di tvinii ailap. ta,r(ld arall o'r Bettws. Yr wyf wedi darllen llawer englyn a phenill j'r Caisar ei- pan dde^-hreiiold .t rhvfel, ond nid w.vf w-c-di dyfod ar rlraw Ili-Li-h.w re.str o benillion yn cyfleu pcchodau a thrythyllweh Gwilyni yr "Ynfvd raor ddidrugaredd i lygad meddwl y Cymro uniaith ag y gwna "Pelagius" .yn y cytiegriad a ganlyn :— Y KAISER. I A wel rhyw ddewin arna'i fai Am wir gaehau y Kaiser. 'Rhwn eufyn Ze]>pp]ins yn y noo Yn groes i forgainc Dover: Prif waith y l'hain ynghyd a'u llwyth Yw ta lu'r pwyth i Lloeger. Ar lwybr brad. dywedwch pwy Na chafodd fwy DD'j fargen. Daeth Zepps y Kair er eu gwae Yn fflamau o'r ffurfat'en j Ah. Fritz., digofaint o bog gradd Bob pryd a ladd ei baicbon. Mae. gan y Kaiser "ICiiards yn gylch O'i amgylch fyth yn ffyddlon, Y rhai sy'n gwylio ddydd a no6 Ei einioes rhag gelynion; Ond gelyii penna'r byd yn giwn Yw'r hwn sydd yn ei galon. ) Mae gan y Kai6er dai a tliir I A mil o wyr yn weision. Ma aur ac arian ganddo'n etor I esgor ar g,voiiron; Hapusrwydd nid oes ganddo, ond Gelyniaetk lond ei galon. Ei lyngec, gnddia'i fewn yn gall A'r llall sydd yn y gwaelod, I Fe wasgwyr] bon yn ddwfn i lawr Gan bwysau mawr ei phechod; ghoed troed dialedd ar ei gwar J Am ar fabanod. Maeln mathra evfamodau'n earn Fei tori darn o bapur, I)ibvunali lwydd ar faes y gad Ar wneuthur brad ein brodyr; Ni pherchir gwir yn hry na'r gau Gan aehau'r hen bechadur. I *Does modd cytnno gyda hwn Ond trwy y gwn a'r fagnel, Dal ar dy gyfle Prydain Fawr- Rho'i ben i lawr vn isel; A rhodda iddo y fath glwy Na chyfyd mwy i ryfel. •Twv yw Pelagius meddai rhywun, lk bnm inau bron gadael y gath allan o'r rwd, a sabrwd yn nglu-st den-pu fy nghy. rnydog mffl Mr. Morgan George-bardd Tiewydd J Bettwe—ydyw. Dim gam ymheIUteh, 08 gwelwoh fod yn dda.

1500 C I FT. lkie6 Talipot hae sent to the vicar of I ^fathow's Church, Swansea, a gift of £ 5f>0 k>waxd« the erectkm of a new parish hall.

Bia VICTORY IN EGYPT I i A?ZAC?' SUCCESS ??R TEN tiOOEV i AHA?. The Secretary of the War Office makers the following announcement: On the 9th of January, our troops capturod a strong enemy position of six lines of entrenchments with six main redoubts and the central keep covering Rafa, 30 miiesl north-east of El Arish. The attacking force, wihch was com- pcscd of Anzacs, mounted troops and imperial Camel Corps, left bl Arish at 4 o'c1G:k p.m. on the' 8th of Javuiary, and the attack on; the position commenced at ?! o'c.,](,ek a.ni. on the 9th. Fighting lasted until 5 p.m., when the position was finally carried. After this engagement a Turkish; relief force Was located advanc- ing from Shaial, 16 miles east of Rafa. This force was engaged at a point about four miles from HaLl. The position was entirely destroyed. The full details of this operation are not yet to hand, but up to the pre- sent we have taken 1,600 un- wounded prisoners and four mountain guns. The enemy killed and wounded in our hands amount to 600.

SMOKE IN FUSE WORKS. The lives of a large number of work- people near Birmingham were eaid to have been endangered by a girl's love for cigarette smoking, and 6..e was on Wed- nesday fined £10 for the offence. Her name is Gladys Farr. and she was charged with having struck a match in one of the fuse hnt-s at a munition works. It was explained that the defendant had been employed in the fuse huts, in 6ome of which there was a very large quantity of open powder. The huts were, perhaps the most dangerous section of the danger area." Owing to the large i quantity of powder about the atmospiiere was highly explosive. The defendant was seen to strike a match in one of the fuse hute, and to attempt to light a cigarette. Another girl knocked the match out of her hand. Farr told the Court that she struck the match without thinking what she was doing, but immediately afterwards she realised the seriousness of her act. The magistrates .said it wan a fearful thing to think that anyone by a mere act of foolishness or criminal folly should endanger the liyes of a great many people. But for her good character the defendant would have had to go to prison.