Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder

JBIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS, j  ———  ———————————— MARR! AG ES. St. SiIoh, Pen tar- j < duiais on the ISth. b the Vicar. Rev W. ( D. morgan, Pte. S. Jones. S. W.B.. Liver- j pqflff eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Jones, 1 Mi^hHcbook Haverfordwest to Miss Mary H. (Nana), third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evan R. Morley. Voed-facli. Pontar- L dalais. ia £ ORGA?T-EVAXS.-On Friday. October 19tJ,;¡..jtt Calfaria Bautisf Chux-eh, Olydaeh. bv~slie Be.. T. Valentine. Evans, Second- • Lidfterf:tnt Harry L. Morgan (Welsh *it) Leah, younger daughter of Rev. Vftiwitine Evans. Bv licence. i October 17th, by special licence, at Sot. Mary' s Church, Abergavenny, the Eev. Basi1 Jones offi- ""—vtjrting. Albert E Windsor TZ.N.. Devoim- port. to Catherine E Prichard. third daughter of the late A. T. and M. Prichard. decorators DEATHS./ DA V IES.-On October loth at 43, Hafod- street. Elizabeth widow or the late Thcs. Davies isailmaker). (iEiFiTTHS.—On October 38th, at 9. Sydtiev- crescent.- Banweli-street Morri-ton, Daniel I Grifliths. the dearly-beloved husband of a r. A. G r M t h; LEWIS.—,0n Saturday. October 20th. at Pen-yr-heol Fal'H'. Ciydaoh. the Utv. Isaas Lewis. Baytiit minister. BranUcy Lf;iri. LLLTv ELYJi.—On Ooc-ober !Sth, at Bryn. cebn. Brynaminau, Margaret, wife of William Llewelyn, in her 33rd year. Iil'WIS.—On October 23rd. at Woodford Vtllas; Morriaton. John D. Lewis (r. Lewis P-od-Son.3 Dillwyn House). MORR.-ŒQu October ZZnd, at Cwmdwr Villas, Clydach. William Morris, aged 78. SiONE.—On October 15th at 47. Balaclava- street, Kiehard Stone, baker and grocer (iata Misr-street). Aged 77. TA Y LOR '-On October 21st at Cock-street Farm. Uangennith. Gower Sarah, widow of the late Rowland Taylor. TEEHAEXE,—On October 15th isuddenly), at Craigcefnpar. Ciydach, David Tre- narne. aged 64. TKATCHI-R.—On the ISth iast.. at his n:"jd- Th"ATC.'tfE '-Z.-Ol t,'P? -th at his recid- husband oi ?ary Thatcher. KILLED IN ACTION. BEYXOX.-Eme.5t J W. Beyncn. Laacj. and York Eegimeut, killed 'in action cn the 9th mat., dearly-beloved and only son of Mr. and Mrs. TV. o. Beyuon (nee Brvant) i -4 Haw8tea-d-road. Catford. S.E. Aged 1.9.

PUBLiC NOTICES. NEATH RJRAL DISTR!CT.  Tha Milk (Prices) Order, 1917.1 TO MILK VENDORS AND OTHERS. I jVrOT'ICE IS HEREBY GIVEN t?at th+-, Coa'rcl Commute for th i Rural District of Neath have, by resoiu- ticii dated the 24th day of October, 1917. "varied the maxim am price for milk sold .by retail within their area, and fixed game at 6d. per quart until the 31st December nexr, wnen the prices will be further con-, eidered. Such resolution ha- been reported -to the Food Controller, and will take effect from the date hereof, or at such later time J as the Food Controller may direct. DaTw this 25th day of October, 1917. w. p. jenkins. Exezulik-C Officer. 4 Parade. Neath SAILINGS. AUSTRALIA by the HIENT LINE. Through bookings to NE77 ZEALAND AND TAS?IA.\JA saloon Ticket;' inter'-nangeable with P. & 0, Line. "Aiasagsrs—f. Green & Co., Anderson, Anderson & Co. For passage appiv tatter firm, 5. Fenchurcb Avenue. London. E.G.. J. »* or Loeai Aeenla. ,&¡"V¡;(tJ South & East Africa. URIUfS- ROYAL MAIL AOUTE. -filJILE The Gspe'Natai' .»> Transvaal. Rhodesia, ttttf East African Ports, Mauritius, &c. ..F6i"Såilings and Othr Information, apply to the Head Office. 3 and 4, Fen- _.tC_i{ùfi!rt, London, E.C. 3, or in SWan- sea To T. R. V, Mason and Co., or Bertie kins and Co. WHITE STAR LINE.  A t S' Uve?co! io Aust?a?a. ,-CALLING AT CAPE TO WW (SOUTH AFRICA). Fares: To Australia, S23 to £ 3i; to Cape r-Towc, £ 15 15s. to t24 36. i these steamers art twin screw, fitted i {with btio? keels, aaJ bafe been 6p?T-tI!y? ?on?ut'-ted for the C<iiun:?i trade. Tbe ¡ ?eccommodatjoa oompriaes Smokiug. Kead-j 'iDg, and Diaing Hioma. Surgeon and J?tew?rds?ses carried. For i- rtb-cr particulars apply to the I -Mxx-? Agents: VHITE S'?,AR LIE, i ?.iv'?pMh C?kspur-st-eet, S. W. 1, and '3?. Lc<jr?<.?:)nn-sti'?-?t. E.C..3, London.  ,??.?_——? j——) 1 MONEY. FTHE SWANSEA I -L. II ¡¡" 1ào ^Mercantile CO. (Ltd.) PARK STREET, SWANSEA, I I Make Cash Advances Dai'y, from £ 10 to f. I Oofj So Charge anlese Business done. I Strictiv Private and Confidential. For further particutarb. apply H. B. JONES. Manager. MISCELLANEOUS. &I ISCELLANEOUS. ¡ L .TJATION THE RATS with Rodme." and • save the focdatuffa. Sodine is the eY terminator that makes the final rat ration. It "erer fails. 6d.. Is.. Ss., 3s,. 5s.- Post od. iHarley. Chemist, Perth, Ngent&E. ff. Griffiths (BridgtvacI-. T. J Rees (Skewen) R. D. Morgan (Maesteg).

MOTES AND COMMENTS.! There is a refreshing novelty about the American way of conduct-1 ;!ing warfare. Our Cousins have re-1 piused to conform with the old diplo. matic usages, publishing documents ^world-wide that we and the govem- i'ments of the Continent would keep fin a dark pigeon-hole until the edge ?of their piquancy had worn off, and jfjnaybe their usefulness had disap- Ipea-red. We owe to the United States a clearer conception than we had originally with regard, to many points concerning the origin of the gvar. The duplicity of the Kaiser ag been brought into sharper ■•relief. And now it appears as hough the American method of idping things-trampling without re- ject to the ancient proprieties upon .:tradition-is going to be of assist- gap,e to us in estimating the pro- gress of military operations. Mr. k eicI the American Secretary of ar, is issuing a weekly review of; ,o. war, which discusses with re- markable candour problems in. which everyone is interested but I aboyS which we learn little that is aufcfeoriiaMvo. When the lamented 1 Lord Kitchener spoke periodically in the House of Lords we had some- thing approaching these weekly re- views, but Iris statements lacked but Ii-?s 'Lacl.:ed their fra,kness ec)ntem- Mr. Baker tells-lis, for instance, that wo have overcome the neces- sity for a long winter bait. The potency of tbe Allied material and men, the accumulation of the technical means of combat, and the preparations which have been going on for many months, he says, will make possible for the British and and French Commanders to triumph over natural obstacles, and, ,ith v. few short. intervals, we may ex- pect the offensive to press forward, j This is the most heartening state- ment that has been made since the close of the summer. Last winter, the weather conditions on the Sc-mme compelled a cessation of active operations in October. The winter of 1915 was stagnant. ) J Mr. Baker is right, the winter or 1017 will result in very decisive changes. For if we can go on deepening the Y pres wedge, if the French can follow up the Soissons offensive and turn the Hindcnburg i line, the spring will see the Germans in strange straits. Already the plain of Laon is lying before the French and the enemy salient of St. Gcbain is threatened. The British are holding on grimly to: their hardly-won positions on the edge of the great Houthulst Forest, j Before us, in this sector of the line, we have a task of tremendous difficulty to accomplish. A corre- spondent with the army says that he believes the Germans intend to hold the forest as long as possible, fighting stubbornly every foot of the way back iu order to keep this thick screen for the battery groups that probably lie between its upper edge and the Yser marshes. Pri- soners have asserted that the Houthulst woods will be defended at all cost. Although largely swamp and broken jungle, they still con- ceal a number of German machine- gun refuges, little islands of con- crete in stagnant ponds woven to- gether in a bewildering labyrinth bv a network of raised footways and  br;QF¡: slen d er bridges. Forest fighting, as our experience j in the Ancre Valley and north-east of Albert showed, is a bloody busi- ness. In Wales we shail ever re- member Mametz and High Woods the struggle in Deville Wood was even more sanguinary. But if we intend to clear out the great forest which now supports the German defence—and Haig may have quite other plans than to capture it iiv direct attack—we are infinitely better armed for such work to-day. Our artillery did amazing execution in the Ancre offensive; men who have been in the 1016 battles and j this year's fighting declare that they cannot be compared for in tensity and destructiveness. The Houthulst Forest barrier will (1)t be the obstacle to our progress Hut the woods from iiametz to the Bazentins were last year. j Even the casual reader of the war news will hYencted that there is greatl y increased gun activity. The artillery is going its hardest every day, and not merely as a prelimiu nry to an assault. All along the hue from the Somme to I pres, and thence up to the coast, the sound of the guns is unceasing by day and night, and in the quietest sector there is a perpetual hammer- ing at the opposing front by big guns and small, by raiding parties and other minor offensives, which move the line forward and straighten it out. Mr. J. A. Spen- der, who recently visited the front, says that he has heard these activi- ties questioned; but he answers that they are seldom questioned on the fighting front. There you will find a great repug- nance to the quiescent policy which would permit the trench lines to settle down into an inter- minable underground existence, in which the opposing forces watch each other and do nothing. Every active British officer makes it a matter of personal pride that the J lines opposite to him shall not be a rest-camp for the enemy. To have done and to get home, and, in the meantime, to use all possible energy to that end, is the uÜversid desire." ) aeSlre. As to the effect this ceaseless pounding (alternating with well- thought out and directed jumps) is having upon German nerves, we turn to the American War Secre- tary's review for evidence. Mr. Baker says that. the Riga offensive was undertaken with a view to bolstering up the moral of the country, and more particularly ,n order to be able to-meet impendin i internal difficulties. The German High Command, he declares, has! invariably picked out a weakened objective in order to be able to re- cord a success which should be of political rather than military value. An island off the Finnish coast in the hands of tbe enemy is in no way an offset to the recent Allied i victories in Flanders. Sound stra- tegy demands that no such diver- sion of forces should be undertaken at so crucial a moment. And he concludes: If the enemy had any confidence of being able successfully to stem the tide of the Allied ad. vance in the West, he would throw every ounce of his strength into the balance in Flanders, and, if pos- ¡ sible, by crushing the Allied armies, I bring about that peace with vic- tory which the German has often stated was his objective. Ger- many by extending her lines in the East has merely added to tbe length of her line of communication. p Miss Ann Louisa Bailr. who rliM on Tuesday at Eeher, was 100 on January 7 last.

MUNITIONS COURT. Mr. J. Vaughan iidwards presided over the feouth-Weet Wales Munition Court, which met at the Guildhall, Swansea, on Saturday. A first-hand furnuceman at a controlled establishment was charged with absenting himself unlawfully from work between September 25th and October 4th, and dis- obey iag an order at the works on Septem- ber 25th. Defendant admitted the first charge, and denied the secoud. The works manager said the man ne- glected his work, and as a result, the fur- nace was not casting. A fine of .£3 was imposed. A doubler a.t another establishment was fined £ 2 for losing three hours on a shift on the 26th September. His defence was that a bebinder refused to fetch him water so he left. Two youths were similarly oharged in respect of September 26th. The prosecu- tion stated that the Ponfardawe Fair was held on that date. and the lads expressed their intention of going. They were warned agaius going, as it meant loss of output and a substantial loss in wages to several married men, who had worked short time tl>e week before- Represented by Mr. Jno. Edwards, the lads pleaded not guilty One said he was ill, and the other gave no evidence. The chairman said he wished he could j emphasise the importance of their work t'? the country.—A hue of 108. in each Cai'R was impoccd.

SIR JOHN SIMON. I Sir John Simon, in the course of a long I letter to his constit«ent5 at Walthamstow :i:mounc.ing that he is joining the Army, '•ays:—- In spite of <11 that has been accom- plished by the Allies, and of the certainty which Sir Douglas Haig's strategy gives us that the enemy is being overthrown, I cannot bring myself to believe in the pos- sibility of negotiating. an immediate and II satisfactory peace. The peace we want is a peace which will prevent a war like this I ever happening again. To l-k content with less than this is to mak-e all our sacrifices of no avail. To demand more I than this is to forget the object for which ve v/ent to war and the ideal which has inspired us.  I can imagine on!y one crime which is to b- compared to th? cLime of permit-II ting the war to go on for an unnecassury hojr. and that is t'h? crime of slackening in our purpose after all the sacrifices we I hai-e made before a real opportunity of securing it has arisen. Holding these opinions, I have very anxiously con- ¡ sidered what my own duty is, and, though it is but !itMe that a man of m\'1 a" and training can contribute by join- ing the army in the field, I have come to th? conclusion that I ought at this stage to take that course."

THE IV.ABIP-IOGION. The annual meeting of the Swansea Mabinogion Society was held on Tuesday at-the Grosvenor Hotel, Mr. D. Khys Phillips, F.L.A.. presiding, supported by Aid. Ben Jones (Mayor-Elect), Councillor Jehu Lewis, Revs. R. S. Rogers, B.A., and D. Caron Rees (Vicar of Kilvey), and other?. The treasurer (Mr. J. O. Jones) reported that the society commenced last year with a balance in hand of 5s. 3d., and ended with a credit balance of £.1, 9s. lOci. The following officers were elected lor the ensuing year:—Presidents, Ald. Ben Jones (Mayor-Elect) and Aid. John Jordan, C.C.; chairman, Mr. D Rhys Phillips, F.L.A.; vice-chairmen, Mr. Morlais Samuel and Rev. R. S. Rogers, B.A.; secretary, Mr. "Talnant" Llewellyn; treasurer, Mr. J. O. Jones (Dillw vn); correspondent, Councillor C. P. Bell. Mr. Howell, of the Grosvenor, was thanked for his kindness in placing a room at the disposal of the Mabinogion. The Mayor-Elect (Alderman Ben Jones) received the congratulations of the Swan- sea Mabinogion Society at its annual h e el-airman gathering on Tuesday. The chairman (Mr. D. Rhys Phillips) scid that Mr. Jones was a man of the highest integrity, and they wished to congratulate him for having obtained the highest honour th3 town could confer. He was sure the worthy alderman would discharge his duties of Mayor of this important borough with dignity and ability. Councillor John Lewif, Britb:711 Tawe, and others also ppokc, Mr. TiCwis dwelling upon Aid. Jones's kindliness and philanthropic spirit, and predicting for him a ue-sful vear of office. The Mayor-Elect spoke feelingly of the kindness shown him by all sections in Swansea. lie had been touched by the sincere tone of their congratulations; he- would do his best to deserve them. The work of the Mayoralty grew year by year: and in. addition 'there was a terrible burden cast upon the office by the in- cidents of the war. He would do his beet to maintain the dignity and traditions of the chair.

The eieteddfodic spirit has teen revived io Neath by the Orpheus Male Voice Choir 1 and the arrangements for the Eisteddfod o.i Saturday are now complete. The inimi- cal and literary events constitute a re- cord, and succeed is inevitable. In con- junction with the eisteddfod an art ex- hibition will be held in the Council cham- ber. All the paintings and art work is the work of convalescent soldiers at the Tnnr?!s Fed Cross Hospital. Neath.

THE CHAPLAIN'S WIFE.I -d&o- I Decree-Nisi Granted; Major as Cs-Respondefst. In the Divorce Court on Wednesday, Captain Henry Cyril Eddowes. a chap- lain to the forces, was granted a decree nia with costs and the custody of the only child because of the adultery of his wife, Joyce Winifred, with Major Ken- neth Grant. Captain Eddowes stated they were in India from 1900 to 1913. In the latter year he found that his wife had made the acquaintance of the co-respon- dent, and he complained of their associa- tion. Tlis wife afterwards declined to live with him. In ISM he joined the forces, and last year, when on leave, he saw his wife at Swanage, and she told him she proposed living at Guildford, where a friend had lent her a cottage. Petitioner visited her there, and then he received a ktier saying she had stayed at the Savoy Hotel with the co-respondent. Petitioner a found that the cottage at Guildford had been bought by" co-respon- dent and given to the respon-uttnt.

DRUNK I N A S H E LT E Fl. At Swansea, on .Wednesday, Jno, Hogran, I sinker, and Georsjo Dickson, night watch- rmau, were each fired lfts. for being- drunk and incapable in Xeath-road, Landore, on Sunday, October 21st. The evidence went to show that the two ¡ were found helplessly drunk in a 8hplte-r used in road-makinfr.

[CHOiF? BOY BURNS CH URCH.j At Rotherham on Tuesday Sidney Cam- eron (11) pleaded guilty to a charge of having set fire to trie PHrgh Church at Wath-on-Dearne, on August ICth. It is an historic building, and the damage done amounted to nearly Cameron, a choir boy, nt first denied the allegation, but later said he would tell the truth. He set a cassock on fire in the vestry because h.. had been hit. The boy was sent to a reformatory for five years.

RECRUITING iN WALES. As had been foreshadowed. Dord Tre- ■ owen has been appointed Director of Re- I cruiting for Wales. Col?npl J. Reynolds McLean, formerl.;1 ?f C?rdiS, ?as been appoi:it? Director- (?eaetal ol Recruiting ?'itu c-Yers??t of ¡ the recruiting ju?chhie iK Great Britain. I in Great Britl),R. wards, of Crynant. Dylais Valley, has been appointed Medical Commissioner for National Service in South Wales and Monmouthshire. He is the son ot the late Ry. Bickerton Edwards, one time vicar of Llanwonno, near Pontypridd, who was the brother of the Bishop of St. Asaph. For about tWÐnh years Lieut.-Colonel Bickerton Edwards was a medical prac- titioner in the Dylais Valley in partner- ship with Dr. Armstrong. He married Miss Daniel, d&ughtbrr of the late Mr. Win. Daniel, colliery proprietor, Crynant.

STABBED WITH A HATPIN. At the Swansea Police Court on Mon- day, Thomas Thomas, licensee of the Glo'ster Arms, Glo'ster-place, summoned his step-daughter, Winifred May Daviee, a. married woman, for assault on Oct. 13. Mr. Thorn peon, on behalf of complain- ant, ra-.d that defendant made certain allegations against her step-father with regard to money coming from her hue- baud in rrance. She then rushed at him with a hatpin and attempted to strike him. In the struggle which followed, the hatpin penetrated his hand. PlC. Yeo, of the Swansea Harbour Police, said Mr. Thomas called out, "She's killing me; she has stabbed me with a I' hatpin." The officer went in and separ- ated them, when the woman exclaimed, Let me get at the old again." Mr?. Da vies was, hotiid over in £10 for ¡' six months. u

SWANSEA RUHAL COUNCIL, 1 At the meeting of the Swansea Rural District Council on Tuesday, Mr. Howell ) Jcnespreaidinp, Dr. Trafrord Mitchell, M.O.H. for Llan- dilo-Talybont reported 69 births during September, and 27 deaths. The rate is far below the average of the last ten years; the, death rate is a.lso below the average. The doctor also called attention to the fee tha children were of en seen in the t streets before they had recovered from the measles, and he suggested that handbills on the subject be printed for distribution. nr. W. Williams, M.O.H.. Close dis- trict, reported 16 births and eight deaths. The birth rate is decreasing at an alarm- ing rate; the proportion boys to girls was this month as 5 to 11 A large number of complaints had been {i receive drelative to the alleged smoke nui- sance .4, t Llausamlet and district, and last week he visited the district and made in- quiries. He came to the conclusion that the smoke constituted a nuisance under the Public Health Act. It also prevented the inhabitants from drying their, lienn. etc., out m the open, as the smoke spoiled and' stained the material. When passing through it the doctor himself had a diffi- culty in breathing, and a feeling of suffo- cation accompanied by pain in the cheet. Thifi was referred to the Parliamentary Committee and three members of the Parish CouncU,

?- FREE CHURCH COUNCIL, j Aid. Richard Martin, J.P., presided over the meeting of the Swansea English Free Church Council, held at Fabian's Ear on Tuesday, at which there was a largo aHend(1nc. The Council approved of the Education Bill, and urred the Government to recon- sider the banging up" of the measure, i-L-e st-ss i k)ti. and to pass it during the present session. A deputation consisting of Messrs. W. G. Straiten and E G. Davios attended from the Swansea Band. c,f Hope Uniüu, asking the Council for their support. Mr. StrattoTi characterised the Band of Hope as the" training college for the Sunday- school." He also mentioned that Swansea holds the record for South Wales for examination entries ard results. (Ap- plause.) The deputation's object in attend- ing was to ask the Council to urge the keenest and best of its members to taxc an intereset in the work. The Council promised to give their support. It was also agreed to support the re- moval of the Girl;<' Hostel from Alexan- dra-r-cad to Northampton-place, which meant the extension of the scheme. Mrs. (J).) How ell s and Mrs. Watkins attended to explain the scheme, which would in- volve a cost of -61,200. The new premises had been secured through the efforts of Mr. Aeron Thomas. (Rear, hear). ¡ Tr? com'mitte? bade farewell to the Rflv.\ t p. W. Kn?ht Oto?nt Calvary, Ma-?M'1- ton), who is leaving for Nur,eaton. Mr. Martin referred to Mr. TCnichfs untiring i real, pnd to his work cn behalf of the Council -T v -Pbke o? thr- Mr. Knight, in reply, spblre of the broad-mindedness of his people at Manset- ton, and their loyalty. He thanked the Council for their expressions of esteem.

Mr. 0. B. Stanton, M.P., painted several pictures for the successful Red Cross sale at Aberdare. Intimation has been received at Upper Cw mtwrch that Lieut. Daniel John Wil- i liams, son of Mr. Joseph Williams, late Abergwys, has been killed in action in the recent fighting in France. At the time or enlistment he WM employed as a school- master in London Deceased was 35 roars ?'' age and leaves a widow and oue dll1d. j

"I STOLE THE LOT" I SWANSEA CHARGES OF BURGLARY At the Swansea County Police Court on ¡ Wednesday, Jno. Donovan (22), rag an(,, I bone collector; James Birmingham (17), tinsmith; and Evan J. Lewis (27), were involved in numerous cliarges of break- ing and entering and receiving quantities I (It brass from Messrs. Owens Bros., Messrs. The Bryngwyn Steel Co., Measr-s. The Grovosend Steel Co., Messrs. The I Swansea Navigation Colliery, to the value of £ 25 17s, Sd., on dates in August, Sop- tember, and October.—Edward Beaumont, iron merchant, was charged with receiv- ing l?j FlS. of brass valued ?18 10s. well knowing it to be atoL&n. A lr. Edward Harris defended Birmingham, Mr. Henry Thompson represented Donovan, and Mr. ¡ David Clarke defended Beaumont. A patrner in the firm of Messrs. Owen I Bros, said he missed a quantity of brass on Oct. lith. The lock of the store was very hard to open. In reply to questions, witness admitted that in the metal re- covered by the police there were some other pieces similar to that missing. Mr. H. Benson, iron founder, Pontar- duiais, taid Beaumont came to him on October 12th and offered a quantity of brass for sale. He said there was myre .)raE?i for -z u to come. On October 15th he came again and said it had arrived. The total j quantity was 5cwt. Iqr. 2-llbs., and de- fendant asked llis. per cwt. Stanley Isaac Thomas, a mechanic at Grovesend Steelworks, eaid a bearing was made to a pattern which had been patented. This sort of bearing, which was 01 phospher bron?a was never sold I to local dealers, It was sold back to the Phosphor Bronze Co., London.. P.S. Apsey, GcwertoH. spoke of urrezt- ing the two men Donovan and Birming- ham, and later Lewis. Lewis said he found the metal on the Garngoch Com- mon. lie later sold it in two lots to Birmingham, but Donovan said: :0, 1 paid you the money. I paid you £6 on Thursday; SJ1 10s. altogether. Later Lewis admitted that he had taken bear- ings from Bryngwyn Works at different times. He took nine or ten pieces alto- gether, heavy bearings from near a 6hed. Tho last piece lie took last Friday. Donovan aud Birmingham, however, denied stealing the metal, and said they went down to sell some rags. They could not go into tho sitect to put them in, hut not having a key, had to go back. Bir- mingham went to the blacksmith's shop. Donovan had borrowed Birmingham's horse, which was another rea-son tor his presence. In answer to the cltar^a, Beaumont said. It's a false charge; I did not know it was stolen." Beaumont said he had made entries of these purchases in his note hook. Mr. Edward Harris submitted there was no case against Birmingham, as appar- ently he had been misled by Lewis. Mr. Thompson made a similar submission on behalf of Donovan. Mr. David Clarke submitted that Beau- mont had bought the brpf:s quite openly, and had paid a regulation price for it. He did not know it was stolen. All fuur defendants decided to go for trial at the next assizes. Donovan. Bir- mingham, and Beaumont pleaded not guilty. Lewis soicl•' "I stole tho lot last Friday. Birmingham paid me in my house. And on the Saturday morning at 9 o'clock they came up to Gavngoeh Common and met me. They had a. cart a.nd drove away to I Penllergaer. On Sunday, 14th I went to Pcntlliw Common, and I saw Birmingham and he told me was 2cwt, 1 quarter missing from Gowertou. I told him I knew nothing about tha-t? It was nothing to do with me. He said, "I know it's P<? thing to do with you. I know nothinu ahout the other stuff at all." Defendants were committed to the next aa?zM. bail in two eurcties m £50 being t-<) eul'of of .950 being

EAST ISLINGTON ELECTION.! Polling at East Islington on Tuesday re- suited in a decisive victory for the Coali- tion candidate. The figures were:— 1 1-1 I Mr. Siaaiiwood (uoaiirion) L,, i tiv Mr. Baker (Reprisalirt) 1,532 Mr. Barnard (Natioaal) 513 :Majorjjy 1.177

A PENNY TOO MUCH. Messrs. Peglor's, Ltd., were at Swansea I on Monday summoned for selling self- raising flour at a price exceeding the maximum. Mr. Rupert Lewis prosecuted and Mr. Hy. Thompson defended. Police Matron Edwards end Inspector R. Bowen proved that an assistant BOld the packet at 4Jd. instead of 3-i-d. Defendants contended that it was an error committed through the stupidity of an assistant since ,dismissed. She, hr. been given definite instructions to sell at ;\d The Bencsh said they could not accept the explanation, and a fine of tOs. would be imposed.

A LI EN SAT LARGE. The Swansea Bench on Tuesday carried out their warning with regard to aliens infringing the landing order. The cases before them were those of a Norwegian and a Swede, charged witu landing and remaining ashore without the permission of the aliens officer. Supt. Roberts pointed out what was now transpiring on the seas, and statements with regard to the leakage of news to the enemy. We werC seriously troubled in this country at present, and it was very sus- picious these men were ashore in tie- fiance of definite instructions. The Borr !> imposed a fine of S10 or 51 days, and 5s. interpreter's top- in each case- Charged with changing his address from Port Talbot to Swansea, and failing to notify the aliens' registration officer at j Port Talbot of his mention to do eo. a Norwegian chief engineer was fined £ 10 and interpreter's fee. The man was found prowling round the Swansea mar- ket at four o'clock in the morning."

DEATH OF SWAMSEA CURATE | We regret to record the death of the Rev. John Melbourne Perry. M.A., for four-and-a-half years curate of St. Mary's Churcb. Swansea, who wzs inclil,,ic-d VLar of by the Bishop of Noc- wich on Friday last. On Saturday he was taken suddenly ill and died on Sun-I day. Deceased, who was 35 years -cif age. I came from the Chelmsford neighbour- hoed. Twelve month; ago last May he underwent a serious operation at Swan- sea and was in a nursing institute -for some time. After his illness a cheque was presented him by his parishioners. On September 30th he preached his fare- well sermon at Swansea to an overflowing congregation and leit the tow-n on the following Wednesday. The church to which he was inducted had been a high ¡ church, the advowson having changed ha.nds, 1Ir. Perry was offered the living. He was engaged to be married to a daughter of the vicar of a neighbouring parish. His death will come as a shock to his msay friends in Swansea, because lately he had appeared to be in perfect health.

? letter ha? bea?receifp.d from a frifnd at the front by ? an,1 Mrs. Honkin I Davies, 3, Catle Mount, Carmarthen, stating that their CtdMt&on, Gunner Joseph Davids, w??. killed on Octoaer 17th whist in his dug-out. Gunner Davies, who was 25 years of age. was formerly in the Territorials, and was wounded at the Dar- danelles, and was later discharged. He worked in a muniLofl factory for twelve 1" months. He leaves 4» wife and child.

ENDANGERED LIVIS. &I Amazing Story of Boy Who Cut Cockett Signals. At a special session of the Swansea county magistrates on Thursday, a lad, aged 12, but very small, answered three charges of damaging and removing bat- teries from engine boxes at Cockett. The lad's father, George Adams, was also charged with condoning the offence. Mr. P. W. Price, who represented the G.W.R. Co., said that on July 6 and 7, the boy removed a battery from a box near the starting eigj^il box at Cockett; and also on September .5th he damaged and removed a battery from another box near the advance signal, 450 yards from Cockett Station, thus endangering the safety of pastengers Oil the railway. The boy was further charged with stealing the box. Mr. Price explained the working of the signals, and eaid that as a result of the boy's prank the trains had to be hand signalled. When the boy was visited he at first denied the offence, but afterwards eaid:—" We took it from the pCft; we cut it with a hatchet; we threw the tins on the floor." The- offence was serious, aad might have entailed serious happenings. The father, when spoken to by Detective Morris, did not seem to realise the serious- ness of the offence, but replied: Go on with it mate; put me through it, and I'll well put you through it." Mr. Price asked that the boy should be eent to the industrial School. Evidence was given by J. Griffiths and ( L Collins signalmen, M. Francis, a lines- man, and W. M. Dyke, telegraph operator, who explained the disorganisation of the working which would have resulted from the removal of the batteries. Detective Morris «ai<i that when the boy was seen, at Waunarlwydd School he < denied the offence. Later witness visited defendant's house in company'with P.C. Taylor, and saw the mother. When charged, the father said, i know nothing about it." The^magistrates retired, and on return said they had no doubt the boy committed the act on three occasions, and they thought the best thing for the boy was to send him to an industrial school for four e<'l.,1'8. The boy was also fined 40a., which the b, clie bench, was ordered to pay, or go to prison for 21 days. Defendant: Will you give the lad a DL,??iant; Wiil you give t' h t-, lad a Chairman' We are giving him the best ohance passible by sending him to an in- dustrial achool.

A LABOUR CANDIDATE. The Dockers' Union has selected and nominated its chief national orxaniger, Mr. Jamee Wignail, J.P. (Swansea) to be a candidate in the Labour interests at the next general election. The constitu- MHY has not yet been decided upon. Mr. Wignail, it will be remembered, was one of the pioneers of Labour representation on municipal and lo-cal governing bodies, contesting many of the Swansea wards in. the days when working men candidates were not as. popular as they are to-day. His work on the School Board did much to break down this opposition. i

GLYNCORRWG COUNCIL. I A meeting of tli« Glyncorrwg Urban District Council was held on Tuesday evening, Mr. Jno. Jones presiding. The Surveyor (Mr. W. P. Jones) re- I --o had I-),een d'DTIl,' ported that much damage had been done to the sewer by persons throwing rubbish into th9 manholes. It was decided to in- struct the police to investigate the matter with a view to prosecution. The Clerk (Mr. Edward Powell) read a letter from Mr. Lowther, general manager of the Port Talbot Docks and Railway Company, which stated that the Board ot Trade had sanctioned the running of a passenger service between G'yncorrwg and Cymmer. The Chairman gave the result of an in- terview which he and Mr. Wm. Jenkins had fead with Mr. Lowther, and it was hoped that the service would be estab- lished before Christmas. j

? PRO-GERMAN PRAYERS." At the meeting of the Swansea Enerlish Free Church Council, held at Fabiaus Bay on Tesday evening, time Rev. A. Beynon Phillips craned a. discussion with regard to the weekly united prayer meetings at A r gyle. In the course of his rpmarkg, he said he did not object to other people holding their opinion, but the prayers recently had been of a pacifist nature; in fact, they could be called fro-Geryraii prayers." They might be sincere in asking (:W:h5 pardon for en- tering this conflict. but, personally, he thallj\cå God that we had been given the opportunity to this menace from the world. (Lpplr-use.) Mr Phillips remarked also that the at- tenilallcoat the meetings was getting smal- Jet-, and suggested the establishment of prayer centres" in various parts of the tOW! The Chairman (Aid Rd Martin) followed this up with the suggestion that the meet- ing be an itinerant one, and proposed that the matter be left in the hands of the Exe- cutive- This was agreed to

LOCAL-BORN PASTOR. We regret, to have to record the death j of the Rev. Isaac Lewis, twelfth child of Mr. lie-as Lewis, Penyrheol, Llangyfelach, and brother of th0 Rev. D. Rhys Lewis, West Vale Baptist Church, HalifaK. The Rev. Isaac Lewis, who had never thoroughly recovered from a trap acci- dent which be&i him at Landore some years ago. came to the farm kept by his relatives at I.langyfelach a fortnight ago, and being yuddeoly taken ill expired at the old homestead on Monday. He wae 42 years of age, and was edu- cated at the Normal College, Swansea, and Brighton Grove College, Manchester. His first pastorate was at Milium, Cumber- land. He spent three years at Camber- l well, and the last five years of iys life he laboured with grpat acceptance at Bram- by Baptist Church, Leeds. A brother, the Rev. ilowel Lewis, wae pastor of Mount Zion, Swansea, where he died. The late Mr. we- a very powerful prea.cher. who had often been heard in local pulpits, and he was esteemed far and wide for His eloquence, but far more so for his kindly disposition. He wa a I man who always went out of h.is way to do a good turn.

ALLOTMENT TENURE. Mr. Prothero, in rply ? a deputation of alktment h?ldeM at the P?ard of Agri- culture en W?d??dRy, said the (lep?,?t-I m?t were eouaid?rin?, in vi?w ? the urgent importance, the extension of the tenure of allotments which expires at the end of 1918. ¡

Cor pi. A. Victor R??. of the W('ltõh ¡ D"eg,nient, son of ??r. and Mrs. Da.vid Bees. Coed Bach HD uee Pontar- dulais, who bas been lying in a Salonika hospital, suffering from Malaria; ia now making progress towards recovery. Airs. Ida Richards, 23, Heol Gerrig. Tre- both, Swansea, has been informed that her brother, Pte. Sydney Jones, has been wounded in France. Pte. Jones is 81 years old, and was employed at the The parents of Pte. Johnny Davies, Heoi- l, Ammanford, have been informed by the officer in charge of his company that he was killed on October 4th. He sus- tained rather severe wounds in the battle of the Somme last year, and only about a I month had elapsed -¡nce his return to France er-e he paid the supreme sacrifice

OUR MilK PRiCES ALLEGED BOYCOTT IN THE DISTRICT On Wednesday a rumour gained cur- [ rency that the milkmen in the area con- trolled by the Swansea Rural District Council had decided upon a boycott to pro- test 'against tha action of that authority's Food Control Committee in tixing the price of milk at 5d. per quart. It is known that in some parte of the area milkmen (i ii(i not appear on the scene on Wednesday. and, for explanation, they stated that if they sold at ;3c1. per quart, the net result would be a dead loss- In some districts the position was a very anomalous one. For iustance, a milkman at Glais is amen- able to the regulations of both the Swan- IS-ea. Rural Control Committee and the Neath Control Committee. The former have fixed the price at 5d., whilst the latter ailpw 6d. per quart to be oharged. On Wednesday this dealer supplied those of his customers who resided in the Neath area, but their less fortunate neighbours in the Swansea district area were left severely in the cold. Tho Food Control Committees, however, point out that the majority of retailers are themselves farmers, and if a farmer can afford to sell milk at Is. 5d. per gallon wholesale, he can equally well afford to sell at Is, 8d. per gallon retail. It is fur- ther indicated that the price fixed by the authorities is a maximum price, and there- fore farmers selling at Is. Sd. per gallon are cloarly exploiting the unfortunate re- tailer. It i6 also stated that a firm of retailers in Sw'an-se» are selling at 5d. p?r quart to- day, although the maximum is Gd. per quait. The Clydach Maternity and Infant Wel- fare Centre Committee have called the at- tention of the t'ontardawe Council'to the fact that the Food Control Committees ia many areas have reduced the price of milk to 5d. per quart, and they urge the Dis- trict Council to U\3 its powers to bring about a like reduction in the Clydach dis- trict. The district below the Wesley Church, Ciydach comes in the Swansea district area, where the charge is 5d. per (-tiifir '?, 1 li( il-,e r-4? quart, whereas ike rewt of Clydach conies in the Pontardawe area, where the charge is 6d. Commendable Efforts at Ammanford, A contrast to this anomaly is the com- mendable effort beina made at Ammanford t) co-ordinate the efforts of the different authorities.

NO MILK SUPPLY. At the special session of the Swan-sea county magistrates on Tuesday, Mr. Ed. Harris, clerk to the Rural District Coun- cil, applied for a summons against Wm Thomas, Gellyrrastad Farm, for" making unreasonable demands" under the new Milk Order. The position, he alleged, was that the farmer had refused to sell at the price fixed by the Food Control Committer to people whom he formerly supplied. Mr, Rosser: There's no milk supply at all in Sketty now. Mr. Harris: That's why we are bringing this forward. We shall have no difficulty in proving that Gel. is an unreasonable price. The summons was granted.

COUNTY FOOD PRICES. A food control conference representing Llandilo Rural, Llandilo Urban, C'wm- amman and Ammanford, was held on Tuesday, Mr. Rd. Matthews, J P., pre- siding. A protest was read from the Amman Valley Farmers) and Milkseilers' Association against the action of Cwm. amman Council in fixing the retail price at 3d. a quart. The Association stated that they were appealing to Lord Rhondda. No action was taken, ant later it was decided to make the price jd. for all the districts represented, a reduc- tion of one penny in most cases. A flab rate of 2s. 2d. per lb. was fixed fn¡ butter. A sub-committee recommendec i n,, a b ,),it meat price modifications averaging about; 2d. per lb reduction. Mr. T. M. Evans. M.A., who acted as clerk to-the confer- ence. was asked to approach all other executive officers in the county with, a view to co-ordination.

MALTHOUSES GUTTED. Damage estimated at about .£100,000 wai cau-ed by a fire at Ipswich early on Wed- nesday. when three huge malthouses, con. taining much graia hay. etc.. were com- pletely gutted The premises belonged to the Ipswich Malting Co. About 70 firemen, with throo nro engines, endeavoured to isolate part of the premises, but without avail. Overheating is believed to be the cause of the outbreak.

RESPECTED IN I-LANDOVER) Funeral of Mr. Henry Williams, Tanner's Hall. The funeral of Mr. Henry Williams Tanners' Hall. Llandovery, senior partner ia the firm of Messrs. E. Williams ami Sens, one of Llandovery's oldest and most respected tradesmen, took place at Llan- dingat Church on Wednesday. There wa* a large and representative attendance. Amongst tiio.ie present were the Deputy Mayor, Aid. T. Watkins, Aid. C. P. Lewis, ( Aid. D. Saunders Thomas, Ald. Douglas Jones. Councillors H. Havard, W. Junes, J Nicholas, Dl. Lewis, H. Price, G. < Anthony, T. Roberts, J.P., R. Thomas. Messrs. D. Isaac Havard and J. Hughes (bo-rough mace-bearers), the Vicar (Rev. D Edmondes-Owcnl the Curate (Rev. W. D Evans), the Ward-en of the College (the cev. W.W. Pooh-Hughes), Revs. Joseph Jenkins, D. E. Thomas (Llanstephan), Joseph Harry. H. If or James, Dr?. Mor- gan and Elbn County Cou?. D. Davies. J.P. (Rhyblid), and Mr. W. H. Jones ('h7blid), an-(] -A-Lr. AV. If. ion+,s Tho chief mourners wereMr. Wm Williams (brother). Mr. and Mrs. I)d. Wi!- liams (brother und sister-in-law). -Mr. and Mr: John Lewis, Swansea (brother-in-law and sister). Mr. and Mrs. Powell. Garnant (brother-in-law and sinter). Mr. and Mrs. Davies, Tanners' Hall (nephew and niece), Mr. T. Williams. Ystradgynlais (cousin), Mr. and Mrs. J Williams, Yetradgynlaie (nephew and niece), Mr. and Mrs. E. Davies, Gwyn Cottage. Llangadock (cou- .sins). Mr. and Mrs. T. Lewis (nephew and niece). Mrs. Davies. Swansea (niece). Mrs. Jenkins. Swansea (niece). Mrs. McCail, Swansea (niece). Miss Annie Williams. (cousin). Mrs. Davies, Bon Marche. Llandovery (niece), Mr, Ethvio Lewis (nophew), Mrs. Wikon and Mrs. Davies (Pontardulais), Mr. T. Parry, Castle Hotel. Llandilo (a very eld friend of deceased). Mrs. Matthews and Miss Thomas, Pumpsaint. Tho Eevs. Joseph Jenkins (pastor of Tabernacle C.M. Church, of which de- ceased wa? a member), D. E. Thomas ? (Liar!-t?pha??' and .Meph Harry, ('ffi. oiatd at tho house, ?? the Vicar (Rev. ?D Edniondas-O?en). the Curate (R?. W. D Ernns). and t'? Warden of th? C?l't?ga (Rev. W. W. Pools-Hugh?), at the church and grave.

Mrs. Williams, of Cardonnei- road, Skewen, has been informed that her hmhand, Pte. Wm. J. Williams. R.F.A., is suffering from an attack of Malaria, and is laid up" in hospital at Salonika. The latest nsws is most re-assuring. Prior t- joining he w as the organist of Horeb Bat- tis-t Church, Skewen. News has been recei ved by Mr. Davie* Gwalia House, Caemawr, Morris ton. tha*- his eon. Pte. W. J. Davies, Welsh Guards, was killed in action on the 12th inst. He was Z5 years of age. His brother, Pte. S E. Davies, has also been wounded in th< head and is now in hospital in France. U, r. John Edwards, 12, Grove-terrac>- Morriston, has received news that his son, Pte. Sidney Edwards, of the Welsh Regi- ment. was killed in action in Franca. He was 31 years of Age.