Llanelly Star

HIS HAT.. is shabby. Why don't you make him buy a decent one ? Very likely his Hatter fitted him to his hat. NVe'll fit a hat to him. T. RHYS DAVIES Yaughan Street, Llanelly.

Death of the King 9 Fatal End to a Short Illness. I A Nation in Mourning. I With deep regret we announce the death of his Majesty the King which took place shortly before mid- night yesterday. It was only two days ago that the nation was startled with the news that the King was seriously ill with bron- chitis. Friday's bulletins increased the national anxiety, it being re- | Ported that unfavourable symptoms had made their appearance. 1 Last night it became evident that his Majesty was passing away, the bulletin announcing that the con- ation of the royal patient was crit- Ical. Just before the issue of this bulletin, the Princess of Wales was Seen leaving Buckingham Palace in tears, and later on, all the members of the Royal Family were hurriedly summoned to the King's bedside. The Queen had been in constant attendance at the sick-bedside and just before the stroke of midnight, the dread announcement was made that King Edward VII. had passed peacefully away. » WIDESPREAD GRIEF. I It is impossible to describe the wide- spread grief caused by the announcement of the death of the King. It is not too much to say that the whole world is in MOuriiijig. On all hands are recognised 1S great power for good in the destinies of tbo nations, and the passing of Edward the eacemaker is an event fraught with Momentous consequences. It occurs, too, at a time of great crisis in this country, on the eve of the greatest constitutional juggle which has been waged since the inic of Magna Charta. SCENES OUTSIDE PALACE. I Pathetic scenes were witnessed outside Buckingham Palace yesterday. All day there was a constant stream of callers, and thousands of people gathered to scan the bulletins. On every face was written gloom, and nothing that the doctors could Say served to lighten that gloom. As the evening wore on, the gravest alarm was I S felt, it being reported that camphor injec- tions intended to strengthen the action of the stricken monarch's heart had been used Without effect. Later on, oxygen was l administered but with no success, and the King gradually sank and passed into the great unknown. I NATURE OF THE LAST I ILLNESS. I Medical men do not accept the state- ment that the King was suffering from a mere atbck of bronchitis. His Majesty \Vas receiving visitors and carrying out his by no means light duties within the last few days, and it is not likely that a case of C)rdinary bronchitis could have developed 1n the interval so gravely and caused death. In the case of the King, however, the bronchitis was aggravated by heart Symptoms, the congested state of the bron- chial tubes increasing the strain upon the heart. — THE LAST BULLETIN. I When the evening bulletin was posted at the Palace gates last night, the disappoint- ?g character of the intelligence it conveyed  had a marked effect on the waiting crowd. 4fter the rush of readers from all parts oofl ? Palace front to the three notice boards? the hush that ensued was profoundly signifi- cant of how deeply His Majesty's subjects were touched. Hardly a word was said except by way of questions, and in reply to the query, the ejaculation I. Critical No breaking up of the great gathering followed the publication of the last medical report. People seemed to feel and act as if they could not-dare not-leave the vicinity. So the crowds remained, sympathetic even to silence, as the night came rapidly on. I DIED IN HARNESS. I The King died-as he had lived-in har- ness. He refused to stay in bed yesterday, but got up and even transacted business with Lord Knollys, his private secretary. He faced his illness with courage and de- termination, and except during the attacks of coughing and choking, conversed as usual. He had a bad paroxysm of coughing in the forenoon, and in the afternoon, such paroxysms recurred, till in the evening the attacks took the form rather of failure of breath, and he became comatose. But throughout, he remained up. During the attacks, oxygen was, of course, freely ad H ministered, and indeed, the air of his room B was thoroughly oxygenated. I I (I MY BELOVED FATHER." I The Prince of Wales forwarded the following telegram to the Lord Mayor of London soon after midnight Buckingham Palace, 12.20. To the Lord Mayor, Mansion House. I am deeply grieved to inform you that my beloved father, the King, passed peacefully away at 11.45 to- night. GEORGE." —— » —— I QUEEN ALEXANDRA. I A telegram to-day says that Queen Alex- I andra is bearing up as well as can be expect- l ed. She will probably enter into semi-private H retirement at Sandringham. M ——— ——— King's Horse wins yesterday. I The special trains that ran to Kempton Park for the races yesterday were filled with men who talked of a great sportsman whom illness had laid low with such tragic swiftness. His Majesty's Witch of the Air had been entered for one of the races, and came in, winning by half a length. The result was received with great enthusiasm. While the cheers were still ringing, five doctors were waiting in an ante-room near the King's Chamber —wondering—hoping—fearing. g ——— -——— I THE NEW KING. I King George V. was proclaimed this morning in London. His Majesty was born on June 3rd, 1865, and is the late King's second son. He entered into the succession after the death of his brother, the Duke of Clarence, in 1892. As Heir-Presumptive, he married in the following year the Princess Victoria Mary, born on May 26th, 1867, only daughter of the late Duchess of Teck, His Majesty has issue five sons and one daughter. Prince Albert Edward, born in 1895, now becomes heir to the throne. The- new King, who ascends the throne fifteen years younger than King Edward, can claim without question to be the most travelled of monarchs. His travels began at an early age, as his education was an entirely naval one. He succeeds to the throne at a time of unusual difficulty and stress, but his subjects r as ureC, that their differences have had his close anxious attention for many months past. During the last few weeks, he has becill- a constant spectator from his .place abovel the Clock of the proceedings in the Jlouse ji of Commons. t' '-j' 'i I I

I SOME NOTABLE DATES, I Nov. 9th, 1841 Birth of the King. B Dec. 4, 1841 Created Prince of Wales. B Jan. 25, 1842 Christened at Windsor, 3 1859 Studied at Oxford and Edinburgh B August 1860 Visited Canada ffl March 10, 1863 Married to Princess 9 Alexandra I Dec. 1871 Attacked with typhoid fever |g October 1875 Tour in India || 1875 Installed as Grand Master of the Freemasons n 1891 Death of the Duke of Clarence 9 1896 Wins Derby for first time with Persimmon || May 1900 King's Horse won the Derby ■ 1900 Attempt on his life by Spido Jan. 22, 1901 Death of Queen Victoria Jan. 23, 1901 King's Ascension June 26, 1902 Coronation postponed on account of King's illness August 9, 1902 The King crowned May 6, 1910 Death of the King

The Dead King and! the Lianeiiy Choir] ? In November 1907, the late King invited? the Llanelly Choir to Windsor Castle to? sing before a distinguished party. The? occasion will ever be memorable in the? history of the choir. Making the journey by special train, the choristers arrived in§"' Windsor on the evening of Nov. 13th, and i. were conveyed in special carriages to thepj castle. The concert took place in the famous St.! George's Hall, which, the previous even-? ing, had been the scene of a brilliant Statel, Banquet to the German Emperor and other distinguished visitors. Th's was one of the rare occasions when the magnificent ser- vice of gold plate was used in Windsor Castle and by the King's special orders, the whole collections was left in the Hall so as to be be inspected by the Welsh singers. The choir gave a splendid account of it- | self before the Royal party and went through a delightful programme to the un- i concealed delight of their Majesties. Atl the close of the concert, the King, the German Emperor, and the Empress, allB came up to engage in friendly chats with Mr. John Thomas, the conductor and the members of the choir. They moved freely about, the German Empress being i particularly gracious to Madame Thomas, m- .iti? congratulating her on her beautifulEjjj ?voice.  I á Later on the choir were entertained to? <j upper at the Orangery. H

The Star Cups. I  Medals Selected. m 9 Medals Selected. I A special meeting of the league committee was held on Wednesday evening last, Mr 1^ Llew. Williams presiding- Two tenders were received for the medals which were all of pretty designs, being hall marked silver with gold centres. Eventually Mr. W. J. Thomas Park street was given an order for 4° and Mr. Joseph Roberts, Nevill gl street the remaining 40 Each club will re- ceive 20 in order to include five reserves or 4 reserves and a trainer. ||| --0 -0 Secretaries,—Please Note I I With all Representatives and becretaries please note that a most important ineetiiig, will take place on Monday evening next,pro- H bably, the last committee meeting, to collect all ticket money, otherwise the medals can- not be purchased, and Monday evening is to decide what course to follow. Also rames p of-prominent townsmen will be submitted to attend the Presentation. This notice is final and Secretaries must make a special y& note of these particulars. El

I JUNIOR FOOTBALLERS 1 at the PICTUREDROME I Arrangements have been made to presentM the Cups and Medals at the Picturedrome on Friday evening next at 7 o'clock sharp- The admission to all footbal ers will be threepence to any part of the building. It will be a footballer's night and some well known local sportsmen will take part in the proceedings. It is unfortunate that Mr. Llew. Williams the popular Chairman of the jlj league committee cannot be present as he carried out his work most creditably- It 1^ to be hoped that a crowded house will In brcught together to bring a close to the' first season of the Llanelly Star Junior Rug-Pff by League with a brilliant wind up. i

(GREAT BAND CONTEST g j AT LLANELLY I The committee of the Welsh National Show met at Swansea yesterday to furthei arrangements for the show at Llanelly on I§fg August Bank Holiday. c It was decided to hold a brass band || contest on the Monday, the handsome prize Of ?75 to be offered. The winning band I will then have to give its services for the H second day of the show. I

I LLANELLY BOY SCOUTS. I (Warrant Scout Master, Mr. H. T. Davis.'I I Chaplain, Rev. J. Llanfair D.avies. Chaplain, Rev, J. !lnfir Davies, I Orders for the week ending May 14 S Sunday, 8th, Church Parade, 10 a.m. sharpp ? Club Room, R.E. Band by kind permis-? sion of c. off. Monday,- Drill with Staves 7 p.m. I Semaphore 7 -30 p.m. !| Tuesday, Drill 7 p.m. i Wednesday,-Drill 7 p.m., open. || ? Semaphore class, 7-30 p.m. tfj Friday.—Drill 7 p.m. Semaphore class, ? Bugle practice, 7-39 m Saturday,—March out to Stradey woods, BI B 2.39 p.m. t IH. T. DAVIES, B N Scoutmaster, I I First Llanelly Troop B

ELECTRIC GARS  COM!Ne. 1 k — + —• ■, Intentions of the Company. T f A STAR representative was informed yes-, tcrday that the Traction Company are¡: making arrangements for supplying Llan-f; elly with electric light and power by the" first of January next. The necessary pre-l liminaries are now being completed in Lon-I don, and early next month an army of workmen will descend upon the town. The power staiion, as we have already informed, our readers, will be erected on an advan-" tageous site near the North Dock, leased from the Harbour Trust,and the cables willi 1e laid from here. 1: It is the intention of the Company tor proceed with the electrification of the tram-' ways at the same time, and to extend its! present limits to the adjoining villages. The service is to extend in three directions! -Felinfoel, Pwll and Llwynhendy, andE these centres of population will thus be? linked up with the town. The Compmy possess every facility for? rapid construction as was shewn in the ex-r pedition with which they laid down the?' present tramway, and the same quick de- | spatch will be brought to bear upon the larger scheme now to be taken in hard. H

EAST v. WEST. 1 THE CHAIR OF THE MAIN I.. ROADS COUNCIL. j ■■■««» ■ I A meeting of the Main Roads Committee! of the County Council was held at Carmar- then on Wednesday, at which Mr. ThOS'I Thomas proposed the re-election of Mr Griffiths, Llanelly, as chairman. This was! seconded by Mr. Simlett. Mr. David Evans proposed the appoint-p ment of Mr. John Lloyd. He did so be- 9 cause Mr. Griffiths had been chairman fori the last three years, and he thought it was time they gave some one else the chancc, W Mr. Griffiths said he was not desirous oft being put into competition with anyone || He would not accept the chair unless iil; was quite unanimous. He was quite will- ing to let Mr. Lloyd have it. Col. Morris Mr. Llovd is chairman of I. the Small Holdings Committee. Are we going to give all the honours to two or three ? I am a common Council man f. When will my turn come ? Mr. Mabon Davies When we proposer you. j; Col. Morris Every dog has'his day, andj these aldermen have had theirs. I support? Mr. Griffiths. In the end Mr. Lloyd was appointed, a|- vote of thanks being accorded Mr, Griffiths^ for his services in the chair.

Vi A Sad Case t ——— ——— f An appeal is being made on behalf of ]\1r J. Rees, 3 Stafford street, Llanelly, by hn fellow members of the Hearts of Oak Ben- efit Society. Mr. Rees has been afflicted with blindnes for some p years and is now undergoing special treatment by an oculist at Manches ter. The treatment is costly, and necessitate- his going to Manchester now and then. Members of the society will call at the'. homes of members in this town and out- skirts within the next few days. Subscriptions are also respectfully solicited from the public at large as well. They may be sent to either of the following- Mr. D. Morgan, Delegate, Belmount, Coleshill Terrace, or Mr. F. H. Evans, 13 Glanmor Terrace.

I THE PICTUREDROME The pick of the film world is proud boast of the management of this e- tablislied institution, and judging by poster for next week the claim is well jusi ified. Monday to Wednesday, a very linL dramatic picture, ( The way of the Cross '1 showing the trials and sufferings that Christ-l ians had to go through in the early days. t The American Biograph Company figurel prominently in ( Leather Stockings,' when; a host of comic and travel pictures will Ix; shown. Thursday to Saturday that sensa tional film, ( Nero, or the burning of Rome 1 will be reeled off. The management pro-l mise that this will be the finest ever shewn at the Drome. For next week the man-f agement have secured the film of the fam- ous fly of Mr. Graham White from London to Manchester.

I Asterisks. 1 Le Roi est mort. Vive le Roi. A £ 11 (] Two years ago next Friday the Rev. Elias -^Davies was killed. ] Mr. Arthur W. Swindell is opening a mag- ■jiificent new organ in Yarmouth on Wednes- day. i -'J Owing to the death of the King, the Band pf Hope demonstration arranged for this 'afternoon has been postponed. « j The term airman is suggested on the analogy of seaman," landsman etc., as a convenient substitute for the more clumsy aviator." o o Cocoa nuts are expensive when you shy at them at a penny a time. A local footballer a shilling yesterday and got one sol- itary nut for his pains. A On Thursday and the following nights, there will be shown at the Picturedrome a magnificent series of pictures of the recent Cup final. These will possess a special in- terest for all footballers. The Stepney Wheel Company is stated by i well-known authority to be the only firm n the motor industry which "IS" making • money—and declaring dividends. B I The London Welsh Choir Society has for its orchestra a brilliant conductor in the person of Mr. Philip Lewis, who is connected with Llanelly by close' family ties. i I The Llanelly Star Rugby fifteen defeated s^the Swansea League fifteen in the first inter- vtown league match played. That's one for ,the young Scarlets anyhow. Encore I g I Derby night among local junior enthusiasts ,-the Picturedrome next Friday, when a good number of our footballers will display ¡the powers of their vocal organs etc, etc. ? s ? c According to the Medical Officer, 3 per cent. of the children in the Llanelly schools are suffering from blepharitis and conjunc- tivitis, not to mention otorrhoea. How shocking Capt. Hughes, a welL-known Llanellyite, was a shipmate with the late King on the frigate Black Prince fifty years ago. He recalls pleasant memories of his Majesty's geniality and bonhomie. ) Three hundred choristers belonging to the Llanelly Temperance Choir will journey to ,the Crystal Palace on July gth. The choir us,on an average, the youngest of all the .choral societies making the journey. 4  i _j Members of the Llanelly Royal Choir will .always treasure grateful recollections of the -;iate King. Never was there a more gracious SStiost, and his entertainment of the choristers at Windsor will never be forgotten by them. The possession of an infant, writes a suf- fering correspondent, does not justify a mother or nurse in selfishly disturbing the devotions of a church full of people. If a child cannot be kept quiet, it should,- like a good resolution—be carried out at once. t Two missing bags of coppers have been disturbing the equanimity of a local office this week. A magnificent reward-nothing Jess than a packet of Woodbines—was offered for their return. And we are glad to say that :the reward has been won. The morning r salutation will now be resumed as usual. 1 0 s- i Aneurin M. Davies, Station road, formerly secretary of the Oriental Stars Rugby and Cucket Clubs, and now secretary of the Ltanelly Star Rugby league, is a candidate for the South Wales Daily News holiday scheme. Now that the surpmer is coming he should have a good innings" in the competition. At a recent meeting of county teachers, iiljheld at Llanelly, a gentleman from London could could not get nearer the word than Lun-elthy." During the meeting, he re- ceived a wire from a colleague in London conveying greetings to all old Lun-elthy' I g friends." A teacher present, whose hearing is not as keen as of old, enquired of his neighbour what the wire contained, when he was seriously informed that it conveyed greetings to all old unhealthy friends."