Llanelly Star

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NOTES OF THE DAY. From our London Correspondent. THE MAN-POWER BOARD. The hopes encouraged by the formation of the Aian-PoAver Distribution Hoard have not so far been realized. This .board was appointed LO settle the con- iiictnig claims of the various Government departments in respect of men. It is not .an easy task that was given to it. The more the problem is investigated the greater the difficulties appear. b The AVar Office wants more men for the Army next .year, and casts an envious eye on the large lists or exempted men. A rigorous combing-out will supply a certain number and f^ore will come III from the expiration of the exemption periods. Beyond these supplies -and the automatic inclusion in the Army of young men of 18, there is no large source of man-power untapped. The Ministry of [Munitions cannot release men from war-work, wants indeed about 100,000 more workers in order to keep production up to the growing needs; the Board of Trade casts its protecting shield over the seamen and firemen necessary for our merchant fleet; the Board of Ag- riculture says that the land is already suffering from a shortage of labour; colliery managers say they cannot release any men from the mines, and the rail- way companies are not able to spare a man from the railway. OUR MANY OBLIGATIONS. I I  Many people at home ana most people abro.a.d forget that Great Britain has many obligations to fulfil in this war over and above the maintenance of large Army in the field. First of all is the Navy, which protects our shores from invasion, and keeps the seas open for us and our Allies. The Navy and its auxiliary ships employ about 300,000 men; and more than twice that number is engaged on land in work of naval construction. As is right and proper the Navy has the first and paramount claim on our en- gineering resources. Then we have to maintain a large fleet of merchant ships in the interest cf our Allies equally with our own interest. British ships carry munitions, food, coal and other supplies to France, Italy and Russia. Millions of tons of British coal and scores of out the heli) of British industry France thousands of tons of British steel are conveved to France every month. AVith- out ti-e help of British industry France could never have kept going through these two terrible years of war. It is not onlv British munitions, hut British money that lias sustained and is sustain- ing our Allies. Our advances to the Allies in the current financial year will ? gig lit i c reach £ 500.000,000. This is a gigantic amount, and we can only furnish it if our export industries are kept going, which means that some portion of our man- power must he kept at home for indus- trial production. SOME SERIOUS CONSIDERATIONS. I Continental peoples have no conception of the manifold roles which we have to play in the war. If they did, the preva- lent notion among them that we have still millions of men who could he added to the Army would never be entertained. As it is weseem to have taken too many men from agriculture. It is a disquiet- ing fact. revealed for the first time this week, that our wheat area has declined hy 250,000 acres in the past year. This decrease is the more remarkable in view of the high price of wheat, which, in ordinary circumstances, would be a powerful inducement for adding to wheat acreage. The only explanation for the decrease is the scarcity of labur. A West-county M P told me yesterday that next year there will be a further large fall in wheat acreage owing to the same cans- A ? diminution in home-grown food .upplies means that we 7nilF;t import morc  wInch ivill neces- ?t.? an .a** blrden on our shipping, .?h .trained to is l1tmost capacity. --erioHs considerations do not T?heusSee the fballow  who -nn" the sensational newspapers. hut +?pv m?t gravely oc-cu?y our statesmen. Tt is fo?v to im:;jne thlt che one thlpg necessary to us in this war is to a £ reat Army in the field.

Our New Mayor. ALD. D. J. DAVIES TO SUCCEED LADY HOWARD. Congratulations will be extended to Ald. D. Jameb Davies who, at a private meeting of the Corporation on Monday, was unanimously appointed Mayor elect. This will be followed by his formal ap- poitment as Mayor of Llanelly on the 9th November. The proposition was carried on the motion of Lady Howard, the re- tiring Mayor. The, new Mayor has thoroughly earned the honour of occupying the Mayoral chair by reason of his long and varied services to the town. Ald. Davies is not a veteran in years, but he has behind him a long record of municipal service, dating back to 1900 when he was elected one of the members for Ward 2 on the Urban District Council. He has represented that Ward ever since, and during the two years, 1904-06, he was chairman of the Council—a position which also carried with it the chair of the Harbour Trust. In the affairs of town and harbour, the Mayor elect has always taken the deepest interest, and he worked indefatigably to secure a Charter of Incorporation for the town. When the late Sir Stafford Howard was elected Mayor, Ald. Davies was chosen Deputy Mayor, a position which he has held up to the present. We cordially wish the new Mayor a success- ful year of office as Llanelly's chief citizen.

D.C.M. for Rugbyite —— c .——. Ex-INTERNATIONALS SON HONOURED. Pte. Percy E. Roberts, son of Mr. E. J. Roberts, the ex- Welsh international and Llanelly full-back, and nephew of Aid. Joseph Roberts, J.P has been awarded the D.C.M. Pte. Roberts, who is 22 years of age, belongs to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He was a member of the New Dock Stars R.F.C., and it is worthy of note that the playing members of this Club enlisted en-bloc at the out- break of war, a fact which Mr. P. W. Beynon, the headmaster of New Dock Schol is justifiably proud of as they were all formerly pupils of his school. Prior to the war Pte. Roberts, who is unmar- ried, resided with his parents at 17, Bid- dulph street, and was employed as a riser at the Burry Tin plate Works. He has seen active service in France and Salonika. Appended is a copy of the official com- munication received by Pte. Roberts' parents:—Under authority granted by H.M. the King, the Army Commander has been pleased to approve the award of the D. C .M. to Pte. P. E. Roberts, 11th R.W.F., in recognition of his gallantry and devotion to duty in the field. The Corps Commander trusts that you will convey to Pte. Roberts the sincere con- gratulations of the Army Commander and himself together with thanks for the good work he has performed. The Major- General commanding also wishes to add Tiis sincere and heartiest congratulations, md the Brigadier adds his heartiest con- ,,iid tii(, Br;n,,ior aciets 1, Is ',Ic-art i est con-

Cruet Paners, suitable for 3, 4, and 6 hottla Cud" 7Sd.— Star Stationary Stores.

I Brewers' Petition I I "THE TRADE" IN WAR mdJl. I I At the Quarter Sessions yesterday, Mr I Y illiers Meager ,iiistructect by Mr. M. R. Hichards, Llanelly), presented a peti- tiCIl on behalf of Buckley's Brewery iytd., Felinfoel Brewery, and the Licensed Vic- tuallers' Associations of Llanelly Car- marthen, and the Amman Valley declaring that m the present circumstances it was not necessary to impose the full compen- sation levy for the forthcoming year. ) Petitioners referred to the heavy dutiet imposed upon the trade by recent legis- I lation, and the restrictions of the Liquor Control Board. Mr. Meager said it was obvious that with all the restrictions mentioned the facilities for drinking were far more de- creased than if half the licensed premises in the county had been abolished. The object of the temperance reformers was already obtained by the steps the Govern- ment had taken. With the advance in the price of materials and wages, counsel added, the trade found it very difficult to make both ends meet. The Court adjourned consideration of the matter till April. i

For the Third Time I A C.O. GOES BEFORE THE MEDICAL BOARD. The case of David R. Davies who had informed the Borough Tribunal that as he was a conscientious objector no Tri- bunal would compel him to appear before the Medical Board, was mentioned for the thud time at the meeting on Thurs- day. It will be recalled that a week ago the Tribunal insisted that Davies, who had refused to comply with the Tribunal's wish when an adjournment was made, should go before the Board within 14  l ioti l d go be days. Mr. D. Jennings, who represented the man's employers (Messrs. D. James and Sons), said that Davies had been before the Medical Board and had been passed Class C. 3. With the permission of the Tribunal the appeal would be withdrawn pending the calling up of this Class. The necessary consent to withdraw the appeal was granted. ——————————- I BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. I A Missionary Conference in connection with the above will he held at Greenfield Chapel on Tuesday next, presided over by Rev. Gwynne Owen, commencing at 3 p.m. Delegates from each Baptist church of the town will attend. At 7 p. m. on Tuesday, a public m issionary meeting will he held at Capcl Zion. The following missionaries will attend both conference and piiblic meeting, Rev. T. Lewis, Congo; Rev. George Hughes. India; and Rev. David Jones, Congo. We are expecting a good time.

Y.M.C.A. Hut Campaign -—, » £ 1,320 ALREADY PROMISED I LOCALLY. A public meeting in connection with the Y.M.C.A. Hut cafp«ign was held at the Town xiall last mgnt when the Mayor (Lady Howard), who presided, said that war always brought great suffering, and it was the duty of those at home to try and make things as comfortable as po;- sible for the soldiers on whose behalf the Y.M.C.A. was doing all it could. She  moved a resolution pledging the bur- gesses to render all possible support to the scheme. The High Sheriff (Mr. W. Y. Nevill, J.P.) seconded the motion. Rev. W. J. Hart, chaplain of the forces, who recently returned from the Somme, said that but for the work of the Y.M. C.A. his duties as chaplain would have been quite impossible. It had been said that the Y.M.C.A. was degenerating into a tea shop and that they chiefly sold tea and Woodbines (laughter), but from per- sonal know ledge he could say that the I supreme work of the Y.M.C.A. was the spiritual side although they attended to the social side as well. There were 250 huts at work in France, but he only came in contact with three of them. One hut had to he closed up because they were shelled out of it. The workers were as much in danger as the men in the front line as frequently the shell area was more dangerous than the front line. Rev. Dyfnallt Owen, Carmarthen, gave a graphic account of his experiences at the front, and related once more the stirring story about the bravery of a Llan elly lad whose name has not yet been re- vealed. Mr. Frank Higman, Swansea, and others having swikeii, the resolution was carried unanimously. It was announced that the following subscriptions had been promised with an additional substantial promise from Messrs. Richard Thomas and Co. Ltd.— £ s d Llanelly Steel Co. (1907) Ltd.250 0 0 Old Castle Iron & Tinplate Co. 200 0 0 GIanmor Foundry Co. Ltd.100 0 0 John S. Tregoning and Co. Ld 100 0 0 Bynea Steel Works, Ltd .100 0 0 Dafen Tinplate Co. Ltd.100 0 0 Air Harry D. Evans, J.P.100 0 0 Mr. W. W. Brodie .100 0 0 Benj. Howell and Son Ltd. 25 0 0 Llanelly Gaslight Co. 25 0 0 Messrs. D. James and Sons, Stepney street 25 0 0 -If! Dd. Evans, Bradford House 25 0 0

The New Dock School is very proud of the D.C .M. won by an old boy—Pte. E. J. Roberts. The lads fully expected a half-holiday in celebration of the aus- picious event. Perhaps Mr. Nathan Griffiths. as chairman of the Education Committee, will see to this.

Several wounded soldiers from Llanelly are now in hospital in different parts of the country. All of them would like to be transferred to Pare Howard for home reasons. What says Mr. Dan Williams ?

FAIBFIELD, LLANELLY? ? Messrs. Henry Studts and Sons ARE STILL AT THE ABOVE GROUND "tf'ITH THEIR Scenic Hallway Mt?? ?-?  -? JBk.    JL ??? ? -<- ?? <? ?  Great Water Fall AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS. Open evsry Evening, Just the Place for an Evening's Enjoyment

Generous Employer MR. STUDT. REMEMBERS HIS MEN ON ACTIVE SERVICE. Seventy-five former emplovees and Cieven nepnews of Mr. Studt are at pre- sent on active service. Mr. Studt, with his usual generosity, is sending them par- cels regularly and keeping in tuuch with every one of them, and has received hun- dreds of field postcards and letters in acknowledgment, including the follow- ing:— to tnank vou very much for your splendid gift of chocolates and aates. which I was lucky enough to receive this week. Men back from leave sometimes say that you would not think there was a war on to be in England. On the surface, this is not very encouraging, as it makes one inclI ned t,) think that the people of England do not realize what is going on out here. But when gifts like yours come along, it gives the lie to the thought, and though outwardly England may be the same as ever, yet beneath the surface we know that their hearts and thoughts are with us out here. Trusting you are in the best of health.—Yours thankfully. Sapper C. H. TURNEY, (03054) R.E. Sigr.. 113 Dde., B.E.F. "Signals," 113th Inf. Bde., B.E.F., H 14th October, 1916. 1 uear -ir. fetudt.—1 lease allow me to express my most sincere gratitude for the various consignments of comforts which you were good enough to send me for dis- tribution. 1 have received a huge bale of socks and three boxes containing packets of chocolate and dates. These have all been distributed among the men of this brigade and 1 can assure you they were most thoroughly appreciated. They came out at a most opportune time, while we were in the trenches, and miles away from the nearest shops. For this reason they were doubly welcome. We have been having some rather rough times recently, it being our misfortune to be in one of the worst sectors on the whole front, but nevertheless we have been worrying the Boc-hes very consistent- ly by raiding his trenches, etc., to dis- tract part of his attentions from the Somme front. We carried out two very successful raids this week, bringing back six prisoners and a machine gun. I am pleased to say the weather is holding up well—it is somewhat stormy, hut dry. which is a great thing. Will now close, with best wishes to yourself and family, again thanking you for your great kind- ness.—I am, yours very truly, FRANK PEARSON.

Young Soldier Killed. Official news was received yesterday hy Mr. G. J. Spinks, Woodend road, that his only son, Pte. Harry Spinks, who was attached to the Soutn Wales Borderers, had been killed in action. Pte. Spinks was 20 years of age, and enlisted about six months agu. It is only five weeks since he was home on leave, and after being three weeks at the front he made the supreme sacrioce. Prior to enlisting Pte. Spinks was employed as a carpenter bv Messrs. Brown, Thomas and- John.

NEW HARBOUR TRUSTEE. I The vacancy on the Harbour Trust caused by the resignation of Capt. Dd. Thomas has been rilled by the election of Mr. D. G. Hogg. As a shipbroker iden- tified i. it', the port fcr many years, Mr. Hogg will be a real acquisition to the Trust. He was a member of the first Harbour Trust, and was an enthusiastic supporter of the scheme of channel im- provement. At the following election Mr Hogg did not come forward as a candi- date. His return to the Trust will he generally we lcomed.

The new order for early closing will 1, come as a boon and a blessing to shn- I keepers and their assistants.

I Stebonheath Hospital I APPEAL FOR WORKERS. In connection witli the SL. Johns Hos- pital about to be opened at fetebanheath School, a public meeting as as held at the Llwynhendy Council Seaoo; on Thursday evening. Mr. John Thomas presided, and was supported by Miss Brodie, 1r. E. D. Jones, Mr. Stacey, Pov. and Mrs. Bell, and Mr. Jenkins, the last named ncug a Llwynhendy man who has done ambulance work in France. Miss Brodie said that the St. Johns Ambulance work was part of the war work which iiad fallen to her lot. She did not know much of the actual working of the St. Johns Association until the be- ginning of the war when the girls at the 1.,Y,C..A. decided" that thev would like to take up arrif)ulaiace'' IV formed a class under the instruction of Dr. Catherine MacNeil.' It was then decided to write to the Red Cross Society and tbe St. Johns Ambulance Association inquir- ing if the girls could sit for an examina- tion. The Red Cross Society wrote in a very proud way indeed, stating that as they had not arranged or authorised the classes they could not recognize them or consent to an examination. On the other hand the St. Johns were quite pleased with the application and readily consent- ed to arrange the examination. That's the explanation as to why they were St. Johns and not Red Cross. The girls did not mind in the least which section they joined. In her opinion the Red Cross had a little bit too much red tape. I They refused to allow the girls to be ex- amined aaer training simply because they had not arranged the place for the lectures, etc. The St. John examination was eventually held and the girls were very successful. A division was then formed and 24 members were enrolled. At the present time there were over 50 fully qualified girls for service in the Hospital. It Avas generally known that the Stebonheath school Avould shortly be opened as a hos- pital so that they had a "big problem to tactile. They would require more help and were anxious that as many as pos- sible of the young women of the district should take the course and qualify them- selves for service at the HsnitàI. She hoped that in a few months they Avould have' a very strong detachment of girls in Llwvnnendv. It was noble Avork 1', t help those who were fighting so brave]"| for us. Mr. E. D. Jones then made a strong appeal foremen, and was folloAved h, Mr Stacev and others. I Mr. Davies and Mr. Thomas av^t<* I vnaimouslv appointed hon. secretaries of j the brigade to be formed in LlAvynhendv. and practically all the young women pre- j sent volunteered to join.

TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION WANTED, an Honest and reliable VAN- MAN for Llanelly Steam Laundry. Good wages. Apply, Gibson, Auè- tioneer. FOUND, a PURSE, containing money. | near William street Pest Office. En- quiries Box 1. Star OfPice. WANTED at once, an APPRENTICE for Scotch Wool Stores. Apply personally 18a. Stenncv street. Llanellv. j FURNISHED BEDROOM and Sitting- ■ room (Front), to let, or Lodgings for two. Apply Star Office. STRONG BOY Wanted, imme. Apply. Thomas and Co., Ironmongers Stepney street. ANTED a strong GIRL for housework. Apply, with reference to 43, Glen alia road. WANTED, for Solicitor's Office, a LADY CLERK. Apply, "Legal." Star Office, DRESSMAKER, TAILORESS û r MACHINEST.—Dd. Evans, Bradford j House. Llanelly, requires young LADY j for making Blinds Casements, Cur- bin, etc. FOR ?ALE. hv nuhhr- auction, at WIT- LIAMS' ArCTION ROOMS, 33 Imra'V street. Llanellv, on Friday. Nor. 3rd. nt- 7.30 p.m.. () Leasehold'COTTAGES. situated at and known as 3 to P. Dnfe i roAV. near Morfa Works. For fnrth°r particulars, apply to T. Williams. Auo- + ;or,ror- Murray Street. Air J. Lew! Phillips, solicitor. Llanelly.

I ASTERISKS. A portion of the Zeppelin brought down at Potters Bar is on exhibition by Mr. Lowther in his Arcade wind-cv»s. \\ei>n soldiers have no better friend, than .Air. Studt, who has organized bene- fits on their behalf realizing about ;t;500. -Air. Lewis Phillips has hritfed Mr. LleAA eK n W diiams. M.P., ior the defence in the murder case at xhe Assizes next week. A telegram arrired at the Llanelly Post Office on Tuesday about 6.20 p.m. it was delivered at Old road at 9.40 p.m. We are getting on. A point iv.»r tho Borough Member—Why should Llanelly tinplaters be treated by the Tribunal differently to their fellow- \c.i?jic'n ?? G?amorgan.shire ? Mr. Femday, -c? motor <?' f n?p. tried a r?w form A locomotion a few days ago. \ïiting H cuLm wJt-h some fronds, he wen-? np in c.? of Olr Army aeroplanes and greatly enjoyed the experience. Look out. for a school of aviation in Llanelly shortly i,,ow 14e"!)g r. i d e on The special enort now beh'g made on behalf of the Y.M.C.A. re<?]? the fact that it was seven years ago this month that the foundation stone of the Llanelly Institute was laid. There was much talk at the time of swimming baths being pro- vided as part of the equipment of the building. The baths have net yet materialized.

s £ S2G. ——— HANDSOME COLLECTIONS AT PARK CHURCH. In connection with the anniversary services at Park Church Oil Sunday and Monday, Dr. Goodrich preached when as a result of a special effort ex- t-endi-lig ol-el, a few months, the amount towards the reduction of the debt on the building was

-1- ASSOCIATION OF MARRiED MHM. On Tuesday night a deputation from the Llanelly branch of the National Asso- ciation of Married Men Avaited upon Messrs. Llewelyn Williams, M.P., J. Hinds, M.P., Towyn Jones, M.F.. and C. B. Stanton, M.P., in reference to their i-Isiting Llanelly to address a mass meet- ing on behalf of the Association. The principal points urged were the need for an increased separation allowance and the combing out of single slackers now hiding in unskilled employment. The hen. members named promised to give the matter consideration, and three of them undertook to attend the meeting if the date of the meeting Avas conAtnient. The d-putation consisted of Messrs. Geo. James Isaac (chairman). Howell John ( icc-chairinau\ and H. L. Griffiths (secretary)

"ft e have the pleasure of acknowledging this week a donation of £;3 12s. 3d. to- wards the "Star" Cigarette Fund from the committee of the Explosifes Loading Football Club. This represents part of the proceeds cf a football match played, at Stradey Pr.. Many thank RECIPE FOR RHEUMATISM and all Uric Acid complaints.—Take o r. spoonful of Fllncll Salt m half a pint of hot water e-erv morning ebfo; e break fast. This salt cleans the heart, liver and kidnc-y, so cieans the system of aIr compjairts. It is sold t.y all Chemists and Grocer•• everywhere at Is. per tin. SPLENDID S ciiian Buttercup CuCKER- ELS. 6 mouths; wonderful hYlng starins (Coldbecks), price Or-, fid. also Russian Orloff's. 10s. Gel. Tncpoction .—Miss Lewis, Strade" e Castle5 Llanelly. <0-" .l