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NODION AR BYNGIAU YR I WYTHNOS.…
NODION AR BYNGIAU YR I WYTHNOS. I (GAN AWSTIN.) Pan mae blodau'r haf wedi gwywo a gwyntoedd oerion yr Hydrcf yn cliwibanu neu yn rhuo d.rwy'r cocdydd ae o gylch eimneiau tref a gwlad, da cael Blodau'r Beirdd i adloni aelwydydd tref a bryn a bro, a thyma Wil Hopkin (" Toriad y Dydd") yn arlwyo ardaloedd Gorllewin- hurth Cymru a defnyddiau adloniant. Dylaswn fod wedi gwahodd fy narllenwyr i gael cipolwg ar Flodau'r Beirdd cyn hyn, ond gwyr cyteillion y golofn lion mai bwrocl ungoee yw fy mwrdd, ac er fod bron cynnifer o amrywiaeth yn dyfod arno ag a huliai lenlliain T'edr gynt, iias gallwn wledda ar y bwydydd nac arogli'r blodau oil ar yr un pryd. Felly, awn at gasgliad Toriad y Dydd yn awr. Darnau adroddiadol i blant ydynt. gan wahanol awduron, ac ymhlith y lliwiau scwolwn rai o brydfertliion y 'garddwr ei hun a thlysion bwysiau onwogion lleol, taleithiol. a chenedlaethol, ys dywed Toriad y Dydd," i geisio harddu rhvw- faint ar lwybruu fy ngwlad a'm cenedl yn yr oos dymhestlog lion." Y mac awcn a phrvdyddiaeth a phwyntil ac ysgrifhin tlarfclydd a I)orn lonn Rhys, Llanon; Alfa. Hafod-y-Gon. Clydach; Ynysog, Llwy nbeudy; y Parch. ■ J. J. Williams, Treforis; Irfonwy Amman; y Parch. Crwys Williams; Myfyr Nedd, Resolven; n. Cynlais .Tones; Dewi Glan T'uch; Mrs. Michaeliones (Godre'r Graig); Gvvyrosydd; W. Jones, L.T.S.C., Ystaly- fera; LI. Bowyer, Pontardawe; Gwilym Cynlais; Ap Clodlyn; Hirfryn; Bowen lie-an (Ynysmardy); Eos Ceirios; Gweledydd; a'r gwr hynaws o Godre'r Glaig-Will Hopkin—v;edi parotoi blodall ainryliw i swyno a pliersa wru. as os mai Ewyn ct-ncdl yw sain can," wele gyflo i ddarllcn ac adrodd a pherori nosweith- iau gauafol difyr vn nghanol y blodau. Fy nghyfaill awengar a llyfrvddol, Talnant, o Abertawe, a'r Cynghorwr gweithgar C. P. Bell, o Ystumllwynarth, fuont yn tynu fy sylw gyntaf at y gyfrol techan, ac yr oodd yr olwg ar ddarlun yr awdwr a'r casglwr yn ddigon i'm hadgofio am y siriol werthwr o Gvi-mtawe, a gvhoeddodd o'r blaen ei lyfryn difyr, Tcnnau'r Pore." Fel byn y can Toriad y Drdd i "IJyad v Ffynon yn Allt-y-Grog Yn mhorphor Allt y Cvfyng, A glas y mynydd mawi, Ma-e llygad glan y ffynon hen Yn gloewi fel y wawr; Mae'n syllu tua'r dwyrain I fedydo cynta'r haul, A theifl efe ei wydrau'n ol I'w gyfarch yn ddi-draul. Mae'r Grug yn llosgi'n gochftlam TJwchben y llygad glan, Ac yn y Grug mae'r hedydd per Yn parotoi ei gan; Cliwibana'r awel falmaidd. O'i gylch ar fore gvyn, A thyr y gaeaf ar ei glan .?.'?-?A.r bTydia?'r f'?rom eyn. Er y caraewn gyhocddi'r pennillion ell. ,'haid boddloni ar yr olaf Sawl evaith bu'r tadau wrtho'n „ Addoli ar eu hynt. Gan ddanfon gweddi tua'r nef A'u mawl yn llonni'r gwynt: Iachawyd miloedd viiia Bendithiwyd mwy, mi wn, Tywynodd llygad cariad Duvr n hael i'r llygad hwn. Bendith ar ben Toriad y Dydd. Godre'r Grraig. am ei gynyrchion syjnl, melus, a'i ga^liad campus o Flodan'r Beirdd, ar gyipr cyfarfodydd ll?nyddo], cyrddau adrodd Ysgolion Sul a Golx^ithluoedd, ac ymgynulliadau cil y (lentan ar aelwydydd lletbrau'r mynyddoedd. I'a un ai cwrdd tdebran ai cwrdd cliwnrt"er, pa un ai diddori'r oedranus ai difym'r plant fydrJo'r amcan, ceir dcfnvdrl ocrdd a chan awr bamddenol. grym i'r gwladgar, yftP-i er gv.-(,itligar, llawenydd i'r lion, a modn- lon gras i gnnnoedd yn Beirdd." Sebon a siwgr," medd rhywun. Wei, prvnwr-h a darlienvch v llyfr bychan, a chewrh faro II drMcch eich hunain, i gyd. Yn y cyfarnser, frown at englyn hudd- tigol Alfa i llygad v Dydd yn Eistedd- fod Genedlaetliol Penyl^edw:— • Llygad Ilon, gwyliwr hronnydd—y gwanwyn, Cwlwm ffwenau'r wawrddvdd; Eiliw'r haul ei reolydd, Ar lorn chIol. hwrlwm o ddydd." 1 Job a Berw oeddvnt yn beirniadu, ac yr oodd 187 o gystao Rhifyn rhagorol ydyw y Welsh Out- look" am Modi. Cynwysa ertliyglmi pwysÍg ac nmserol ar destynau'r drdd, megis Mr. W. Ll. Williams, S. ar Ddadwaddoliad yr Eglwys"; Mr. J. Arthur Price ar y Deffroad yn yr Eglwys Gymroig ac ysgrifau treiddgar ar wahanol agweddau o'r rhyfel a'i dylanwodau goan Mr. D. Davieos, A.S., ac ereill. gyda difyniadau o araeth t "Pr1f' W<>ini:iosr ar Serbia. Yn nodion y mis, eyfeirir at Gadair Ddu Tledd Wyn, a pylwir fod y Swyddfa Ryfol. wythnos we-di'J' Eisteddfod, wedi cyhoeddi'r llinell foel :-H killed: Evans, C1117. E. (Trawsfynfdd." Tua deunaw mis yn ol, medd golygydd v We]«V Out- look," syrtliiodd cymydog i Hedd Wyn yn y rhyfel, a chyfynsoddodd arwr Cadair Ddu PenvlK'dw yr englyn canlynol, fel lieddargraff iddo:— Ei atierth nid aeth heibio-a'i enw Anwyl nid a'n aiizlio Er i'r Almaen ystacnio Ei dwrn dur yn ei waed o. Priodol. ddigon, erbyn liyn, i'w gerfio ar feddfaen yr awdnr ei hun. 0 ganol cyffro Gwaun-cae-Gurwen ac anngliydfod gwagenni glo Rhydaman, ac mewn gobaith am ben ar y drafferth drwy ymyriad y Llywodraeth, yr wyf am geisio, yn fyr, longyfarcli glowyr y I wlad ar eu llwyddiant yn sicrhau codiad heddyclilon o ddeunaw y dvdd yn eu cyflogau, ac yn gwylio gyda diddordeb eu hymgais i ysgafnhau baith treth yr enniliion.
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I Because the Vestry refused to increase his salary of SJ2 and to give him a bonus. Mr. C. H. Farr has resigned his position- 0" sextcn and parish clerk at Gosberton, quence of service held by generation after generation of father and son in the Farr South Lines., thus breaking the long se- family since Easter 1757. At the inquest at Swansea on Thursday on the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Borland (59) ■wi^e of a caretaker at Queen's buildings, where she fell dead on Monday, it was stated M-at deceased had had a fall iioiit a year ago. Recently she had complained of heart trouble. The jury found that death was due to natural causes. Medi- cal evidence did not connect the fall re- ferred to with the cause of death.
LATEST WAR NEWS I
LATEST WAR NEWS I THURSDAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. France, 10.9 a.m. Heavy rain fell again last night. The enemy's artillery showed con- siderable activity during the night i west of Passchendaele. Otherwise there is nothing of special interest to report. 'WEDNESDAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. Wednesday, 9.42 p.m. In the course of the day hostile atr tacks against our new positions in the neighbourhood of the Ypres-Staden rail- way led to local fighting, without effect- ing any material change in the situation. No further counter-attacks have been made by the enemy, and our troops on the battlefront have been actively en- gaged in organising the positions cap- tured by them yesterday in spite of great difficulties arising from the state of the ground. Artillery activity has continued on both sides. The number of prisoners taken by us yesterday and so far repori.ed is 2,038, in- cluding 29 officers. This number in- cludes IftU taken by the French. We also captured a few field guns and a number of machine guris and trench mortars. On the 9th inst. little flying took place except on the battle-front, where a great deal of work was done, in spite of a strong gale and thick clouds. The enemy's new gun positions and other suitable targets were reported by oxir aeroplanes to our artillery, which then dealt with them. Touch was kept with our infantry all day, and the enemy's troops were harassed by machine-gun fire at every opportunity. A ton of bombs was dropped on Staden during the day, and at night two tons were dropped on Roulers, Courtrai, Menin, and Ledeghem Stations. A direct hit was obtained on a hostile train, causing a number of explosions. I In air fighting four German machines were brought down, and two others were driven down out of control. Two of our machines are missing.
ITHURSDAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL.…
THURSDAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. In Belgium, in .the course of the night, wg broke up a German at- tack attempted eastwards of Draeibank on our positions be- tween Papegoed Farm and Vic- tory Farm. On the Aisne front an enemy patrol who tried to reach our lines in' the region of Cerny, was repulsed by our fire. On the right "bank of the Mense, to I the north of Hill 344, the Ger- mans launched an attack which enabled them to obtain s; momentary footing on some ad- vanced elements of one of our trenches. After a lively combat, we repulsed the enemy, and re- main masters of our positions. Aviation.On October 1st Flight- B yan brought down his tenth enemy machine. WEDNESDAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL.! Wednesday, 11 p.m. In Belgium there was no infantry action. Our troolÆ are- organising the positions captiired. The number of pri-,oners taken since yesterday morning exceeds 400. Hath artilleries were active on the front north of the Aistie ain(I on the right bank of the Me use. AHer an intense bombardment the ..mans launched strong attacks on our positions north of Chauine Wood. In the course of the fighting, the vio- i lence of which was maintained all day, the enemy succeeded in gaining a foot- ing at some points of our advanced ele- men Is in the front line. Our artillery tire stopped his progress. There is nothing to report on the rest of the front.
!— ii ^j»|- j I-APPALLING…
!— ii ^j»|- APPALLING LOSSES. I France, Thursday.—With the exception of a good deal of artillery activity, all has been quiet along the Flanders battle-front since yesterday morning. Tho Germans are apparently only too willing to leave us aione. They have found counter- attacking only, a too costly business, and although they have continued to follow the doctrine of the "offensive defensive" when attacked, it is becoming increas- ingly clear that the enemy troops have no taste for coming into the open against us, and that their leaders have grown to dou ht wlwther it is wise to force them into doing so unless absolutely necessary. Professor Weyner Maxx Osborne draws j most appalling pictures of the condition which the German Army has to face and the considerable losses it is suffering: As an example of how the German divi- eions are being used up on this front the experience of the 234th Prussion Division is instructive. This division, raised in. January, first went into the lin-a north- J west of St. Quentin. Almost at once it. was heavily attacked by the British, and the lads of the 1918 class were muc.i shaken. The casualties were very heavy, one regiment alone losing something like 400 prisoners. In September the division appeared on the Ypres front. After our victory of September 20th it was thrown in to heavily counter-attack us north-east of 1,4t. Julicn, but the efforts were all re- pulsed. Again on the 20th ult. some elements at any rate of the division were in action and were completely shattered. The result is that at present the division exists in little more than name, and will probably take a long time to recover any, fighting value. The younger officers are said to have been of a poor standard and not trusted by the non-commissioned officers and men, several of them, indeed, having been re- tired for incompetence. The old German I officer class is now almost entirely used up. I
FRENCH TAKE ANOTHER WORK.…
FRENCH TAKE ANOTHER WORK. I Paris, Wednesday (received Thursday). —The Expert French Commentator says. On the southern fringes of Houthoulst Forest our troops seized another work, the Papegoot Farm, neJr the point of junction of the Allied armit-s. The British front then descends toward- the south-ea?t. skirting the \'illa?? of Poel"pelle, which, despite their Kacrificce. the Germans have not been able to recapture. During the German counter-attacks the l British not only repulsed their enemies, i inflicting great losses upon them.
THURSDAY'S RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.I
THURSDAY'S RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. Thursday's Russian communique Fays that south-east of Jacobstadt the enemy is attempting to renew fraternising. In the Caucasus two villages were taken, 250 prisoners, some booty and 700 sheep. The enemy fled, destroying the bridges.
A week s PiRACY. I
A week s PiRACY. I Press Bureau, Wednesday .-The Secre- tary of the Admiralty makes the follow- ing announcement:— Weekly return of arrivals, sailings, wa.r losses, and unsuccessful attacks for the week ending 3 p.m., October 7th:- Arrivals and sailings of merchant ves- sels of aU nationalities over 100 tons net at awl from United Kingdom ports (ex- clusive of fishing and local craft):— Arrivals 2,519 Sailings 2,632 British merchant ves-sels r-unk by mine or submarine (1,600 tons gross or over). 14* Ditto, (under 1,600 tons) 2+ British merchant vessels un- successfully attacked by submarines. 5f British fishing vessels sunk 2 Tho Admiralty adds the following note: This return invariably includes all mer- cantile tonnage known to vhave been sunk by mine or submarine, whether employed on Government service or otherwise. •Includes one sunk during the week ending September 30th. ^Includes one sunk during the week ending September 30th. tlncludos one attacked during week ending September 23rd, and two during week ending September 30th.
H.M.S. DRAKE SUNK. I
H.M.S. DRAKE SUNK. I Press Bureau. Thursday Night.—The Secretary of the Admiralty announces: H.M.S. Drake (Captain Stephen H. Radcliff, R.N.) was torpedoed on the morning of the 2nd inst. off the north coast of Ireland. She reached harbour, but then sank in shallow water. One officer and 18 men were killed by the explosion. All the remainder of the officers and men were saved.
TOWN WITHOUT MILK. I
TOWN WITHOUT MILK. The majority of the inhabitants of Wrexham were on Wednesday without milk, dairymen having suspended de- livery, except to hospitals, owing to the Food Committee refusing to alter th" price.
^ ADRIAN D. STOOP WOUNDED.
ADRIAN D. STOOP WOUNDED. Lieutenant Adrian D. Stoop, the fau)?n= ?us'b- intcrn?tionaL ii <?ci&My reported as having been senrely wound? at I?madie. He has tclp?raphfd from B.?j?dad that his \mund is not. RP)'Ï01ls.1 His brother, also a prominent footballer, was wounded in France in March, 1916.
THE OLDEST TRADESMAN.I
THE OLDEST TRADESMAN. The death took place on October 10th of Air. Richard Pen hale, tool bandit' manu- facturer. who for nearly half a century carried on business in St. Mary-street. Swansea, and at the JIafod. The deceased was a faithful member and trustee of Wesley Chapel, Swansea, and always identified himself with any cause which made for the. betterment of his fellows.
WHY LEATHER ISDEAR. !
WHY LEATHER ISDEAR. New York, Wednesday.—The Asso- ciated Press Buenos Ay res correspon- (teiit reports that, coincident with American and British demand for dry hides, Germans in Argentina are also buying heavily on German Government orders, with the result that prices have risen 12 per cent, in ten rlays.Peuter.
THE FATAL PLASTER.I
THE FATAL PLASTER. At the inquest at Southwark on Wed- oil a child who died from lock- jaw it was stated that he was struck on l the nose by his sister with a stick which had a nail in it. After the cut had been washed, horacic powder and ointment were applied, and the injured part was covered with sticking plaster. A doctor said thnt the tetanus bacillus could only live without air. In covering up the in- jury the mother unwittingly did the worst thing possible.
A BURRYPORT TRAGEDY.I
A BURRYPORT TRAGEDY. I On Monday morning Mr. Cole. Pem- bc-rton-avcnue, Burrvport, heard the dog howling in the garden. He went down- stairs and out to the garden to try and top the dog howling, hut all to no avail. He called his son, who was supposed to bo in bed, hut got no reply. He then went to an outhouse, and found his ?on, Ed?ar Cole, nspendPdl ffOMaheaw. Medical aid w<<srequisi- tiom'f. but ?hf m:? \vas dead. H?' ?'<.? 37 years of age, and had ba^n ill for some time.
BROKEN BYE-LAWS.I
BROKEN BYE-LAWS. At Aboravon Borouyh Police Ccirt. on Thursday, James Ifooper, groceir, Port Talbot, was fined IN-. for 'driving a motor- car through Water-street on Friday night, 21st September contrary, to the bye-laws.
"SLIGHTLY EXAGGERATED."I
"SLIGHTLY EXAGGERATED." First Air Mochanic W. Ernest Tate, of the Royal Flying Corps, writes to say that he has been tokl that his death in action has been reported in Neath and Swansea papers.' He wishes nJ to say that he is still in the land of the living!
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MASTER OF TAWE LODGE. Mr. and Mrs. Price, master and matron of the Swansea Union, were made the recipients of a presentation at Carmnr- then this week. Prior to coming to Swansea they were associated with Bethania, Carmarthen, where the pre- sentation w. The gift was a silver entree dish.
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New York. Thursday.—Three men were arrested yesterday evening on charges of conspiring to blow up ships in New York Harbour bist year.—Reuter. It took seven Army doctors on hour to put me out of the Army, and one civilian doctor took three minutes to put me in it again," declared a discharged soldier at the lia-w Society Tribunal,
WAR SUMMARY I
WAR SUMMARY I FRIDAY. Our latest victory is proclaimed as being the greatest since the Marne. Impor- tant positions have been captured and over 3,000 prisoners taken. The ground won by us includes four miles of the great Menin Ridge. The enemy has heavily shelled our new I positions east of Ypres, but has made no further counter-attack. British troopss have been engaged in or- ganising the captured positions. Three German raids have been repulsed, in one case after stiff fighting. H.M.S. Drake ha" unk after being tor- pedoed. She managed to reach harbour before going down in shallow war. There wer-Vsevera 1 local men on board. One officer and 18 men were kill-id by the explosion, SATURDAY. Welsh troops have successfully raided the German line north-east of Gouzeau- court, bombing dug-outs and inflicting casualties on the garrison. A Franco-Albanian battalion has inflicted a sanguinary defeat on the enemy, who fled, leaving 300 dead and 500 pris- oners. Determined attacks on the French brought the NIem)" no permanent gain, our Allies' position being restored. Enemy artillery has shown' increased activity on the battlefield, but the in- fantry has remained inactive. The Russian Army, despite its sad ex- periences, continues to fulfil an ] tU- portant role in the common cause of the Allies, as it is instrumental for re- taining oil 'he Russian western front constantly increasing enemy forces. MONDAY. A German attack on our front between Hollebeke and Broodsiendo was beaten off, and a few prisoners remained in our hands. The weather in Flanders has broken up. During the week-end an additional 380 prisoners have been taken by the British. An attack on the French in Champagne failed. General Maude's recent victory brought us 3,455 prisoners and 13 guns. A U-boat interned at Cadiz tas escaped." A general has been sus- pended in connection with the matter. Riots are said to have tahn place in Vienna. TUESDAY. I Another big blow— the fourth in 20 days —was struck early this morning by. Sir Douglas Hai £ Ws attacked on a wide front north-east and east of Ypres, in conjunction with our allies on the left. Satisfactory progress is. being made on all parts of the front, notwithstanding the stormy nature of the weather. The French „<;oinarunique sets forth that an attack Muis made in JEtdgium.iB.?t?.. ]unctioirw? t{!HBritt?h??mv. "Th? fighting continues end is progressing m our favour." the message adds. There has also b?en marked activity on I the Aisne front on the part of tin- artillery. On the right bank of the Alevse II vigorous ,irJu!)y duel continues. I A V.as};iugton message receive*! to-tfav says that contracts lor the building ..f torpedo boat destroyers to the value ^70.000,000 are to be put into immediate effect. Russian successes in the Black in I!itl,lr itie. destruction of seve") coal- laden barges and the capture of steamer. WEDNESDAY. Distinctions have been gained by Welsh troops in the great Allied blow in Flanders. French troops- got to within a tew hun- dred yards of Iloutliulst Wood, the key to Flanders." Counter-attacks were delivered sf the Germans last evening in the neighbour- hood of the Y pi-es-biadeii railway. All were repulsed, but south of the railway, on a front of about :Ooj yard*, our advance troops were forced back. Further counter-altacks made by the Germans north-east of Broodseinde were repulsed with loss. We have carried out some successful raids south of the River Scarpe. The Russian revolution is said-to have turned the heads of the German Navy, and to havy introduced revolutionary ideas. A French report says that a great secret council of the German Empire has been held, with the Kaiser ae presi-I dent. To-day's Italian official reports recon- noitring activity east of Gorizia, and the capture- of an- enemy patrol. Enemy stormng parties on Car so, after repeated attacks, were repulsed with heavy losses after furious fight- ing. The Russian official on Wednesday re- ferred to an encounter in the Irbe Channel, as a result of which an enemy trawler was set on fire. (In I Oct. 8th Russian aeroplanes dropped 20 bombs on Rodenpoys Station, and one of the Riga Stations. THURSDAY. There has Ikvu considerable activity on the part of enemy artillery during last night wet of Passchendaele. Operations in Flanders are being hindered I by heavy rain. The Germans are rushing troops to Flanders at breakneck speed. I Speaking in the Keiehstag the German Chancellor says that Germany must strive to attain that the armed alliance ot our enemies does not grow into an economic offensive alliance To-day's Italian official says that along the whole front there was no event of importance.
A NEATH "BREEZE." I
A NEATH "BREEZE." I A breeze occurred at the meeting of I the Neath Town Council on Thursday., when Mr. J. R. Jones (Labour) o-sked why the Gwyn Hall had been let for a war aims meeting on Monday next when an appli- cation from the Socialist Society had been made previously. Why," he asked, is the working class taboo? Mr John Morris: The norking class is not. Working men are not to be included in the same category as Socialists and the I.L.P. I The Mayor (Aid. Charles): All this is out of order. Do you move anything? Mr. J. R. Jones: What can I move? Mr. Challaoombe (Labour) then moved that the Socialists' application be granted. The motion was lost by an overwhelm- ing majority.
"WE CAN WAIT." i
"WE CAN WAIT." i DEFIANT SPEECH BY MICHAELIS I Amsterdam. Tuesday.—At to-day's plenary sitting of the Reichstag the im- perial Chancellor said that on the day the Peace Resolution was adopted (July I'"til he had, with the Feichstag's appro- val. described Germany's aims, namely, "We must continue to persevere until the German Empire, on the Continent and overseas, establishes her position. We* must further strive to attain that the armed alliance of our enemies does not grow into an economic offensive alliance. We can in this sense achieve a peace which makes certain to the peasant the fruits of his land, which gives the worker a merited recompense, which creates a market for industry, which supplies foundations for social progress, and which guarantees to our ships the doc- trine of the free voyage and right to enter ports and to take in coal all the world over; a peace of the widest economic and cultural development, a real peace. This peace we can attain within these limits. (Applause.) As long as our enemies confront us with demands which appear unacceptable to every single German, as long as our opponents want to interfere with our frontier posts, as long as they demand that we shall yield a piece of German soil, as long as they pursue the idea of driving a wedge between the people and its Emperor, so long shall we, with folded anus, refuse the hand of peace. We wait, and can wait. Time is working for us. (Applause.) Until our enemies perceive they must reduce their claims, so long must the canon speak and the U-boats do their work. Our peace I will yet come." (Applause.) Amsterdam, Wednesday.—Baron von Kuhlmann, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in the Reichstag, said there was but one answer to the question, Could Germany make concessions in any I form regarding A lsace-Lorraine?" That answer ivas iNo, never."
FATHER AND SON LOST. r
FATHER AND SON LOST. r Mr. L ewis Thomas held an inquest at Forthcawi on Wednesday on the body i washed ashore on Newton Beach. Capt. W. E. John, of Swansea (brother of the captain of the schooner Jane Knox, whose Lody was interred at Newton on Wednesday afternoon), identified the bod-v as that of Lawrence John, his nephew, 19 years of age. Witness said his brother sailed with a mate, and his brother also had two of his sons with him, viz.. Lawrence and William, who was 17 years of age, and the thrae were lost. A verdict of Death by drowning" was returned.
THE 1917 HARVEST. i
THE 1917 HARVEST.  ,>1 t?Ttn- J91?-ha-rvf<<n Maj! .t*? ?eon?d<ae<l' complete. The latest reports of the Com- mi scion era of the Beard of Ag". iculture are, on the whole dicappoint-iug, the result may Ik1 considered as a qualified failure-. Among the summarised reports are the following for the Principality: — South Wales.—"The corn harvest drags its weary length.aloug," says the Commis- sioner: "conditions unfavourable to an extent, almost beyond memory." Mid-Wales.—Still same corn out; and unless tho weather improves diiiing the next iew davs most of it will be lost.
THE COI-D SHOULDER.I
THE COI-D SHOULDER. I Amazing allegations were made by die-J charged faldiers against the treatment j accorded to their class by the Swansea Dockers' Union, at a Bit Badge League meeting on Wednesday. A discharged j soldier said it was almost impossible for. any man just returned from the Services | to obtain work on the docks owing to the regulations of the Dockers' Union. The following resolution was passed:— That this I.-cague views with feeling-, of di:¡.¡ut anll emphatically protests against the treatment mded ont to discharged soldiers seeking employment on the Swan- sea Docks by the Dockers' Union." It is understood that Aid. T. Merrells, the district secretary of the Dockers' Union. will in due course reply fully to the allegations.
HOUSE FAMINE. I
HOUSE FAMINE. At the monthly meeting of the Neath Rural Didrirt Conneil, hold on Wednes- day, under the presidency of Mr. W. B. Trick, J.P., it was agreed-that Messrs. Prosser and Feaman should represent the council at the housing conference at Shrewsbury next month. It was decided to send a return to the Local Government Beard that G31 dwelling-; were required within the nreji of the Council under the I housing scheme. CARMARTHEN HOUSE FAMINE. At Carmarthen Town Council en Wed- n?day. Mr. David Williams said there was som? reason for the Connci! (I?ayin? .'c?ior i? rc?Ui? to tH' h????n? pchcjn?. Was it. he a'-rp? hp? ihpra wns a vested interest in the small houses in the town? Who could deny that a number of houses in the borough were unfit for habitation? At least 200 houses were said to bo required at onco. Tho Town Clerk c::i(l no replv had been received from the Local Government Board to the Council's inquiry who'.her the question could be re-oncned. Alder- man W. Spurrell said ho was convinced that the Government scheme was intended for large munition areas and not for towns like Carmarthen. It was decided to sum- mon a special meeting to consider the matter.
SWANSEA SECONDS' WING. I
SWANSEA SECONDS' WING. I Fte. Gwyn Barron, of Pkpth-, hn? been inva?d?d out of the Army with trench f?vpr and rheumatism. In prw'tl! d?ys Pte. Barron was a w?n-knn?n footballer .md < ric?ftpr. H" p?n'rd Ru?y for the Swansea Seconds .T? n \vin? threequarter. i ■■ 11 ii
- GIRLS AT THE DOCKS. I
GIRLS AT THE DOCKS. At Aheravon on Thursday Lilian Evans • and Gertrude Bowen, two voung girls, ••ere charged with bad conduct near the 26th P.S. Davets (Docks) spoke to seeing thej girls with pailors, but when he approached the men ran away. Tie had had several complaints about the defendants. Fined iCteacJi.
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According to Wednesday's Bulgarian [ communique, the Allies attacked south i of Doiran, but were driven off with hea 1-Y loss.
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MUTHff ii Gë;ÚiiA;. j,A VY I KAioEn o -AU cOR SLG.D In r?p<i?n? to the Keichst;? the In ré'l}nrn; ;0 the H{'oichst;ll{ thE' I( r¡:'1:; I; ;l:'J'" 'II :j:t'(;' i the a:Uieierijf ut .ill th? ire.s to a revolu- tion. :y pi: '•he said Admiral \'on Ca;v?lle, was to paialyse Germany's power and to tor-, /•_ t j .• «iirjir-.ttlers had suffered the late C"ey deserved. LV for tile ,¡ 1\1" Minoiitv :;cci:i:t i:;enik?:s of having held conferences with the loader ol i he revolt, who received from and encouragement. This accusation led to stormy scenes, Socials, >;k\<Ki'i' in turii the Government of having repressed the revolt with unnecessary severity. v.h(,.e incident lormed part of the debate .originated by the on Pan-German propaganda in the Arm- Four battleships, one stated to be the Dreadnought Westfalru, and the light cruiser Nurnb^rg, were involved, ajid the revolt W'1-5 of so grave a character that the Kaiser visited Wilhelmshsven and ordered the shooting of one out of every seven of the mutineers. The Chancellor declined to as: ie responsibility for this, and finally three men only were executed ,tnd heavy sentences of penal servitude were imposed on other! The captain of the Westfalen was thrown into the by the mutinous sailors, and his body was not recovered for eight days. The mutinous crews left their shipls and went ashore. Marines were ordered to attack ihem, but refused to do so. An Oldenburg regiment wa¡. then ordered to undertake tho task, and surrounded the mutineers, who then surrendered. Besides the crews of the four batttle- ships who mutinied, the crew of the light cruiser Nurnberg, which was at tea at the same time, juso revolted, seized their officers, and proceeded in the direction of Norway for the purpose of getting in- tern: d there. On the way the Nurnberg fell in with a torpedo-boat flotilla. The fiotiliu signalled to the Nurnberg. which, however, m: le no" reply. Upon this the commander of' the flotilla grew suspicious, and wirelessed to Wilhehushare-n that the Nurnberg had not answered Lis signals. Ile was in- structed to stop or sink the Nurnberg. The crew, seeing themselves surrounded, surrendered, and the ship was brought back b Wilheimshaveu.
THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE.I
THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE. The Evidence for Swansea. l/v-* nppondix oi the second repurt of the Royal Commissioii on University Education ni Wales have just been pub- lished. The volume is of very great in- t«c.-t to: Sv.an.-ea, lis it (UÚ-nltJs--2 the evidence offered on behalf of the town re- garding the i-laiiii j tor tile aienuUon of the Technical College to the University. It is. qujt impoi^ible to summarise here evidence which if given fully would fill five or.si.i issues cf the Leader," but we may outline,some of the outstanding fea- tures. Swansea is already familiar with the trend of the evidence officially offered. The Mayor, answering Sir Owen Edwards, ,said the aim was to establish a really iirst class technical college. Sir Owen Edwards: But as soon as the time is convenient you will alto add an arts side:- Y e.s. Sir Wm. Osier said there should be no difficulty in a technical college of the first rank being a constituent part of the University without an arts department. The Mayor agreed. Sir Alfred Mond gave important evidence regarding the relation of pure science to iidusfry. Pure science, he agreed with Lord llaldane, was the indispensible foundation of real progressive advance in industry. We-liot-c to refer later to other evidence offered given on this day At a later sit- ting Dr. G. A. Stephens, on behalf of the university graduates at Swansea, sub- mitted evidence from university graduates contending that it was advisable to have- non-degree COli nws of lectures in history. literature., social science, music, hygiene, etc. In examination he suggested agricul- ture as a subject for development at Swar.-se-a. It was a very big distributing centre, and a big manure manufacturing plaxe. The Hon W. N. Bruce: It is not the function of a university college to be a distributing centre for maiiurcG.No; but if you want a metallurgical laboratory beeic slag certainly would be closely as- sociated with the work of a metallurgical laboratory. Dr. Stephens pleaded for an arts faculty at Swansea as well as a science laculty, and gave interesting evidence re- garding the possibility of a department of music, and answering Sir Owen Edwards, said that the graduates wanted a more liberal education generally to be given at the college. Principal Griffith, of Cardiff, preesed that the universities of Cardiff and Swan- sea, as regards technologioa' education, were regarded as on an equal footing.
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_0' GAS WORKERS' WAGES. What Neath Inciease Will Represent. At the monthly meeting- of the Neath I Town Council, held on Thursday, the 'Mayor (Ald. H. P. Charles. J.P.), pre*?,d- ing, the gas manager (Mr. W. Clark Jack- son) reported that under the recent award of the Committee on Production, the in- crease in wages to the gas workers would amount to k700 per annum, making a total increase in wages during the war of ,51,750. The average increase in wages amounted to 331 pe- reent. ever pre-war rates. The report was adopted., The minutes of the Watch Committee stated that the Chief Constable had in- quired about, the payment of a war bonus for the police, and the, committee had adjourned the matter until the next meet- ing of the committee, so that the Chief Constable would make enquiries as to the increases paid in Swansea, Cardiff, and other towns. This was agreed to. The Council sanctioned the proposal of the Education Committee for securing: a loan for the erection of a handicrafts centre attached to the Gnoll schools.
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There was a frost in Swansea and neighbourhood early on Thudy m<'in- mg. For having, match" in their possession in a factory, two men were fined &3 each at a West Wales Court on Wednesday.
I QUARTER SESSION
QUARTER SESSION WHAT RECORDER WOULD LIKE TO DO The Swansea Quarter Sessions were held on Thursday, before Col. lvof Bowen, K.C., the Kecorder. Albert Redvers Rees (17), labourer, waj charged with breaking and entering the lock-up shop of the Swansea and District Co-operative Society, Ltd., and stealing tobacco and cigarettes, value j £ 6 13s. 7d. Ur. Hugh Jones prosecuted, and prisoner pleaded guilty. Detective Francis said prisoner came of very respectable parents who had dma everything possible for him Since he was last before the Recorder he had been employed as a painter under the Corpora. tion. There were previous convictions. There were three other charges of a. similar nature agai nst prisoner, ith(k elected to have them dealt with miy. marily. Fire XI Treasury notes, stolen were, it was alleged, used by prisomw and a companion to go to London. The Recorder: I am told your father ia tired of you. Quite right too! Prisoner expressed a wish to enter the- Army.. The Recorder replied that they did mg want thieves in the Army, but brats, hon-eet men. The only thing I think would cure you would be a very com- plete thrashing, but the law doee not al- low me to do that," added the Recorder. It might cave you from a life of misery and crime. I must think ever this eVA- and shall sentence you later." ALLEGED RECEIVING. Cornelius Crowley (46), fruit hawker, was charged with receiving from David Isaac Thomas two gold banglesand other articles of jewellery, the property of Eliz. Daviee, well knowing them to have been stolen; and further with receiving one silver watch and other articles, including an 18-carat gold ring and a lady's watcfc from Dd. Isaac Thomas (who is already under sentence), the property of Annie Delaney. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Hugh Jones (instructed by Mr. Rll. pert Lewis) prosecuted. Mr. Marlay Sampson (instructed' by Mr. Thompson) defended. Mrs. Davies and Mm Delaney, whoee respective husbands aro lieencees of the. Commercial Inn, Pentre Estyll, and the Three Crowns. Swansea, gave evidence. Mr. Delaney, cross-examined, said he had known prisoner for 25 or 30 years, and had found him a steady and sober man. Dd. Isaac Thomas spoke of being taken by Crowley to his bouse, and afterwards the Three Crowns. Here, he alleged; Crowley told him to use his head and see what he coulci get." He (witness ) went upstairs, and took the articles, act- ing similarly afterwards at the Coinmer- cial. Cross-examined, witness admitted hav- ing served six terms of imprisonment. He was now serving a term of six month; for stealiig rhese articles. Chief Detective Inspector Hayse said that he searched Crowley's house, and in tho lavatory cistern found a bangle, a brooch, and small key. In the kitchen was found the silver watch. Crowley denied having received anything. When arrested Crowley said: It's no use me sgueaking about it, I am in it and I have got to 6tand it." Prisoner, giving evidence, said Thomas must have put the bangle in- the cistern himself. He did not do so. The whole story was concocted. Evidence for the defence was given to the effect that the watch- was picked up by a little girl. The Recorder said it was for the jury to consider whether it was safe to con- vict on the evidence. The uncorrobo- rated evidence of Thomas could not be depended upon. Tht jury decided that defendant was not guilty—a decision received with applause. « A VISIT TO GREENHILL. Margaret Prior (28), housewife, was charged .th stealing 36 El Treasury notes and 18s. in money from the person of David Tudor Jones, engine fittter. Mr. Hugh Jones prosecuted, and Mr. Griffith Jono« defended.—Prosecutor came to Swansea last August Bank Holiday with £ 38 10s. in his pocket, with a friend. They went with accused and another woman to a house in Greenhill. They had drink, and on going outside he "dropped like a stone." When he came to he found the accused there and his money gone, and also an eisteddfod pro- gramme. When searched, no money was found on the occused, but the eisteddfod programme was. The jury returned, a verdict of not guilty, and prisoner was discharged.
SWANSEA DRIVER KILLED.
SWANSEA DRIVER KILLED. Official nws has been received by Mrs. Burns. Dyfatty-street, Swansea, that her husband, Pte. Frederick John (Fred) Burns, was killed in action in France on Sept. 20th last. Deceased lad seen service in Salonika, having b *n in- valided home with malarial fever, and-in July last was drafted to France. Berors enlisting be was employed as a motor driver by Mr. Walter Jones, fish mei,- chant, of High-street, Swansea.
IDEAR BOTTLE OF RUM. ;
DEAR BOTTLE OF RUM. At Aberavon on Thursday Jitary Ana Woodroff, licensee of the Walnut Tree Hotel, was fined gin for permitting the sale of a bottle of rum at 8.45 p.m. 08 October 4th. Alice Gertrude Rogers, bar- maid, was fined £5 for selling it, afic Albert Smith, discharged soldier, 10s. f4W buying it. The evidence was that a woman was seen with a bottle of run under her coat. and inquiries by Inspector Morris showed that Smith had bought it for her. The defence was that the rum had been purchased at 2 p.m. -<
I " FOOD CONTROL.
I FOOD CONTROL. Folio wins the reading of a further lette: from the Carmarthen Industrial Co-opera. tive Society complaining that the loe-3. Food Control Committee had been ap- pointed with a total disregard to lor4 Rhondda's wish that* Co-operative repre- sentatives should be elected on such com* mittees. a lively discussion ensued at tat Carmai-then Town Council on Wednesday, when Mr. W. J Martin said that in vi- of certain information given by a membei at the Food Control Committee, he pro- posed that that member, who was a pro- vision merchant, be asked to resign, and that a Co-operative member be elected in his place. After a heated discussion Mr. Martin's motion wae defeated by an overwhelming majority, only the mover and Meander voting for it.