Llanelly Star

Matches in Munition Works.  S REpolit. I I 'fIn: CHIEF COXS"BJ'ES REPOJJT.I In his quarterly report to the ijtand- ing Joint Committee, the Chief Con- fitable said that with regard to the non- i indictable offences the increase of 201 was more than accounted for by nearly- created offences incidental to the war, (e.g., 174 cases under the Lighting Order, 103 under the Defence of the Realm Regulations, 127 under the Cent- ral Control Board Liquor Traffic Order, etc. ). The Chairman asked the reason for the large increase in the- offences against the Defence of the Realm Regulations, apart from the Lighting Order. The Chief Constable stated that it was principally due to a new order regarding carrying matches into munition works. The Chairman: There is very great difficulty in detecting people carrying matches I think. The Chief Constable said all work- people were searched by the staff of male and female police. [• The Chairman There is a large num- her of women employed there, and I am told that some of them are not above taking matches into the works.

1. f, C,? 1 Single Me? at Peinbrey  To the Editor of tho "Star." Sir, The Llanelly Tribunal seem to have much to listen to in respect to the single men employed at a certain Pembrey factory. At every sitting the niatt-er crops up. Well, what of the circum- stances and how many single men are thereat employed eligible for general service ? Some of our married men seem to hear the idea that the war should be won by tho single men of otir country. Has not the married man a far superior sacrifice to make ? What of his wife and to ,toc, them ravaged by the vicious Hun ? Does he ever remember Belgium ? I admit that there are greater responsi- bilities on the shoulders of the married man, and yet they are not the only ones who bear the burdens of this war. Noth- ing; is ever said of the single men em- ployed at collieries. From their stand- point the Pembrey Factory appears to employ all the single men in SouthWales. Wliat" of the married men with no issue ? Should they also be excluded ? Nothing has ever been said in reference to those, although married, who joined at the outbreak of war. They had no opportunity to shirk their duty to their country under the cloak of matrimonial ties. I am, etc., 11th Â.IJÚI 1"1- SUVLA BAY. 11th April, 1917. -==-==-==- I

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QTT OIQ'rr fl.:J i 4?:i,t I I ?- Feeling j\ ;erencws were made at the Rural Council to the death of the Chairman, Mr W. B. Jones. A whisper is going round that the ser- vices of some munition worker.^ will not he Icquircd much after July. Does this mean peace in 1017 ? The first week of this month, ii-c are told, has been colder than any similar period for CO years. The second week, we imaginp, was even worse. Mr. Ebohezer DaMC?-. '.h?) has received a unanimous "can" to the pastorate of Bcr?a, Bym?. is a cousin of thc- Rev. D. J. Davies, B.A., Capel Als. Details of the battle of Gaza are anxiously a wanted in the town. The Llan- elly boys, licm what has already tran- spired, played a fine part in this famous victory. His many Lh?'?'Hy friends will r??ret to hear that Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., is ill. "Jimmy" broke down as the re- sult of the strain last week cf the nego- tiations in respect of the increase of wages sought by the railwaymen. The biographical sketch of the late Mr Beaumont Saomas which appeared in the "tar, hal now been published in booklet form and distributed among the five thousand employes of the firm of wnieh our ie.te iriend was the controlling spirit. Th,; county autnority have decided to 1 leave the details of the proposed tecnmcal schoo.f to tne Lianellv com- rmttee. It is to be hoped that this is the beginning of a better spirit between Llanelly and Carmarthen. i Much regret has been aroused in the- town by the death of the "ev. D. L. Davies. a former curate or St. Paul's. remembered as one of the most popular members of the Scarlet fifteen, his play as a rcrward being of the highest class. The iron screw steamer Solway Prince, on ned Ly the Care and xoung Shipping Company. Limited, Cardiff, has been sjd to Messrs. Stone and Roife. Llaneiiy. She is 317 tons gross register, and was built at Penarth in 190 by the Pen- I arth Shipbuild ing Company. Mr. John Hinds, M.P.. our new Lord Lieutenant, spent, the Easter vacation at his Carmarthen residence. It may not be generally known that as a lad. h? was a pupil of Mr. J. B. i iaiiis. Inspector of Schools. To-day they are. as might be Expected, the closest of friends. denote wuh int?rpFt that "Miss Mary Cardentr, daughter of CounciHur j J. Waltey Thomas, is playing the lead- ing role in Cyril Hareourt's brilliant <*omedy, "A place in the Sun." She has engaged to appear in a repertoire of London jjlays, being one of the youngp.st actresses to play these part*. Al-e have received a deeply interesTing letter from an old Llpnellyite in i Chicago in which he refers to the enthu- dasm aroused all over th,e States by the decision or the Government to ,ini, the .11: J'j'esident Vt ilson," he savs, "nas not been m a hTfrry, but we knew that he would do the right thing in the- I end,"

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NOTES OF THE DAY. .0 From our London Correspondent. POLITICAL PNTRIGUES. Tory elements iii, the Lloyd George Government are hankering after a general election. They do not relish the Prime Minister's dominance; they hate the prospect of sweeping franchise re- forms to which he has committed the Government; they think an election would strengthen the Tories in the House of Commons and so help them to build fresh barriers against the growing power of democracy. it is not a very intelligent reading of the signs of the times, this reasoning of the reaction- aries. But one cannot comment too severely on the levity of spirit which would precipitate a genera l election on a register hopelessly out of date—dis- franchising soldiers, sailors and muni- tion workers hy the hundred thousand, and making no provision for the voice of women to be heard. Even if the, dirty trick succeeded and a Tory Government were elected by the residuum of the nation which donG is entitled to vote on the obsolete register there would be such fierce resentment in the public mind that such a Government would be paralysed from the outset. DUTY OF THE PRIME MINISTER. Mr. Lloyd George ought to stamp with both feet on these manoeuvres of the -enelnios of democracy. The intrigue is directed against him as much as it is against the people. He will do a national service by crushing it without more ado. A general election in present circum- stances would be a crime against the State. Let the Prime Minister apply himself instead to the two great tasks of domestic reform on which nis heart is set, viz., (1) State-purchase and control of the liquor traffic; and (2) a compre- hensive franchise Bill. On both these questions he will have strong Liberal and Labour support as well as the help of the more enlightened sections of the Conservative party. Never were circum- stances more favourable than they are to-day to the passage of these great re- forms. It would be a public calamity were such a unique opportunity allowed to slip by ungrasped. OUR IRON ORE DEPOSITS. The difficulty experienced by us, owing to thel submarine mehace, in. hringing iron-ore into this country from Spain has j •compelled the Iliiiistrv of Munitions to fall hack on neglected deposits of iron-ore within our own s hores. Because of their low grade many of these deposits have never been worked, our iron and steel makers preferring to rely on the rich hematite ores imported from Spain and Sweden. Now, under the pressure of war necessity, we are realizing the potential wealth of these neglected deposits—one of the most extensive of which lies in an English county hitherto regarded as purely agricultural. In order to utilize these low-grade ores for the manufac- ture of steel the Ministry of Munitions has had to erect a new type of furnace adapted to the Gilchrist Thomas process, most of the British furnaces having been built for the Bessemer-Siemens process which is specially suited to the treatment of the richer ores. It was the basic pro- cess of Gilchrist Thomas that enabled Germany to utilize her enormous deposits of low-grade ore and so build up her gigantic steel industry in the past 30 years. We are now, under the imperious I necessity of war, adopting the same mcthod (discovered remember by one of our own countrymen), of treating our home deposits of low-grade iron ore.  THOMAS. CtLCHR!ST THOMAS. The basic process yields as a hyp-pro- duct a slag rich in phosphorus which is exceedingly valuable as a fertiliser for agricultural purposes. Its discoverer Gilchrist Thomas, son of a Welshman in the Civil Service, was educated at Dul- wich College, after leaving which he served as clerk at a London police-court. He had a passion for metallurgy, and whenever he had a few days' leave he ■ travelled to Tredegar or Blaenavon to try on a practical scale experiments worked out in his little laboratory at home. At last after much toil and patient effort came the brilliant success which brought him a. well-earned com- petence, but his health had been im- paired by his incessant labours and he died before he was 40 in the plenitude of his renown. Mr. Andrew Carnegie, who admired him intensely, said he had never seen the flame of genius shine more visibly in any man's face than in that of Gilchrist Thorn sis.

SUNDAY NICHT'S CONCERT. A complimentary concert will be given at Haggar's Theatre to-morrow night to Mr. Llew Edwards. The popular pianist has played at scores of charity concerts, his services being given on each occasion free of charge. -NV. Edwarcls wiH short- ly he leaving to join the Army, and his numerous friends have organized the above concert as an appreciation of, his past services. There is a monstre pro- gramme, tip-top artistes.

I SILVER WEDDINC. I WILLIAMS—RICHARDS.—At Hall St. Wesley Chapel, April 10th, 1892, by Rev. H. S. Barton, Benjamin Williams to Edith Marv Richards. Present ad- dress Gilwen House, Lower Cwm- twrch, Swansea Valley.

I Corporation Allotments DISTRIBUTION OF SEED POTATOES. The seed potatoes for the Corporation allotment holders have arrived and are now stored at the Market-place. The Corporation have been fortunate enough to obtain a sufficient quantity tc supply every allotment holder with 1 nd. each. If any of the allotment holders have al- ready obtained seed potatoes from other sources they are particularly requested not to take from the Corporation supply more than they absolutely need for their allotment as there is a big demand from the inhabitants of the Borough who have gardens but have no seed potatoes. The distribution will take place to the allot- ment holders at the Market Hall on Tuesday next' between the hours of 10.30 a.m. and 12.30 noon, and 3 p.m. and G.:m p.m. The price will be 20s. per cwt. The potatoes will bo sold for cash only and on production of a postcard which, will be received by every allotment holder during this week end. Allotment holders are requested to call for any potatoes they require on Tuesday. If any* allotment holder does not receive a postcard by Monday morning he should call at the Borough Surveyor's offioe, as no potatoes will be given out unless the card is produced at the Market Hall on Tuesday.

I Frolu the Shell Factory FURTHER. GRANTS TO LOCAL FUNDS. The employes and stdf of the National Shell Factory are continuing their good work on behalf of local funds, and this week they have made the following grants:— £ Llanelly Relief Fund 20 "Star" Cigarette Fund 5 Lady Howard's Prisoners of War Fund 5 j The above funds have already benefited materially from the generosity of the Factory operatives whose example in this respect is worthy of emulation and deserving of the greatest praise. Appended is a statement for the last eight weeks.— £ s d To balance in hand 0 8 10 Fel). 9.—To amount collected 2 9 7 Feb. 16.— do. do. 3 12 6 F¡eh. 23.- do. do. 3 4 11 Mar. 2.— do. do. 3 11 2} Mar. 9.— do. do. 3 15 21, Mar. 16.— do. dc). 419 2 Mar. 23.— do. do. 3 13 4} Mar. 30.— do. do. 4 1 4! Special collection, Miss Williams' Shift 0 7 0 I £ 30 3 2 April 13.—By contribution to Local Relief Fund t 20 0 0 to Lady Howard's Prisoners of War Fund [j 0 0 April 13.—By contribution to "Star" Cigarette Fund 5 0 0 By balance in hand 0 3 2 t30 3 2 I Harold R. Morgan, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer. The above accounts have been examined and found correct by the undersigned. Mary Rees, Forewoman. I Charles Noakes, Examiner.

I Death o? Rev.D.L.Davies —- AM AN OLD SCARLET FORWARD. j The death has occurred of the Rev. David Lewis Davies, vicar of Llanstad- well and Laleston, Pembrokeshire. He was a native of Newcastle-Emlyn, a.nd educated at Lampeter College. Eleven years ago he came to Neyland as curate- in-charge. Six years ago, upon the re- tirement of the late Rev. Lacev Rumsey, he was appointed vicar, the appointment being a very popular one. H) was a keen sportsman, and when curate at Llanelly assisted the football team, being a splendid forward. He was also a good tennis player. Much sympathy is felt with the widow, who is a daughter of the late Rev. T. Jones, vicar of Llan- ddarog, and Mrs. Jones, Penybrvn House, Cardigan. Many of the boys on active service belonging to the 4th Welsh Regiment will exceedingly regret to hear of Mr. Davies' death, as when they were stationed at Scoveston before going abroad the deceasad clergyman and Mrs. I Davies took a great interest in their wel- fare, and did everything they could for tha boys' comfort. I

  !t ? *t I ?. i-.e?so?? ? & oil''?'??? 3 EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND TEACHER'S LETTER. Alderman W. N. Jones, at a meeting cf the Carmarthenshire Education Com- mittee'on Thursday, Aid. Ben Evans pre- siding, objected to a statement in the minutes in regard to t letter received from Mr. E. R. Lewis, secretary of the fi,on-? -Nlr. E. 11. tl: cating better pay for teachers. The minutes, stated that the clerk was in- structed to reply that the education com- mittee had nothing to add to their for- mer letter, "and that it was not desirable to receive any further communications from Mr. Lewis on the subject." Mr. Jones dissociated himself from the latter paragraph, and said the least the com- mitter could do, if they did not wish to give an increase to the teachers, was to send a polite reply. Dr. J. H. Williams concurred, and said it was certainly an illadvised reply to send. "You might have meant it," he said, "but you migh#have kept it to yourselves." ilr. Thomas Thomas (Llangennech) said there were two sides to the question and he considered the way Mr. Lewis ad- dressed the committee in his letter was not altogether polite. Dr. Vv illiams said he did not see that there was a single insulting phrase in Mr. Lewis' letter. Aid. W. N. Jones: If they were not polite it was certainly not for us to follow them in being not polite. Mr. ?»Iervyn Peel: It only means that this committee must mend its manners in future (laughter).

DEA TH. HENIZY-O-N the oth April, at le), Als street, Llanelly, Mildred, daughter of the late Quarter-M aster-Sergt. C. E. Henry, 4th Welsh, and Mrs. Sarah Henry, aged 3 years.

I,  ? Food Saving Campaign i  LAST IGH:, .lEETIXG. I # A representative meet: \va- held at the Town Hall on Fridav evening in con- neetion with the Food Saving campaign when the Mayor (Aid. D. James Davies) presided. The Secretary (Mr. ,S. Glynne Jones) sad this was the third great task th Government had made tu the War 1 ■ Savings Committees throughcut the i h e f-i-st p l ace "-ei"? country. In the ?rst place ihcy wor? Sk2c1 to e stylish War Associations, i j secondly, to aid the Government in its j gi-eat War Loan proboganda. and he hoped they would agree with him that | in the Llanelly district they were moder- ately successful in those two campaigns. He was under no delusion that we had I done all we ought to do; he was con- I yinC2, that there were scores who had I Jot. done what, they ought to in War | | savings. To h;m, at any rate, this cam- t:t 1..1.1.<- t.- l. 1.> t: i was by far the most vital of the three. It I would have been possible to j carry on if the first two had failed; it only have meant more taxation and a heavier debt oA the country, but j | success or failure in this campaign meant victory or deieat, life or death--and that j death by starvation. If they could con- vince the people of Llanelly and district that this was so he felt sure every one would play his and her part. Their ob- iect was to cut down the consumption of j locd stub's of all kinds until the minimum j necessary tor efficiency was reached. He | wanted to emphasis? one fact, and it was The campaign should obviously in the first pi.ere be aimed at the rich and middle classes before any attempt was macb to deal with the poor. Three things often mentioned as in danger of running short were bread, potatoes and sugar. A', e were in real danger of a famine hc- | fen-e the next harvest if the present sub- marine menace continued and no more wheat or flour was impol.ted into the country. It was decided to form an Information Bureau at the Town Hall, and an appeal was made to every patriotic person to report to the Rureu any instance of hoarding cf food or extravagance. It was also decided to appoint an Ad- visory Committee. At the monthly meeting of the Rural District Council on Thursday, a letter was read from the Llanelly Rural Parish Council suggesting that the vacancy caused by the death of the late Mr W. B. J ones should be filled by Mr. Henry Job n, Rose Cottage, Felinfoel.—No action was taken.

TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION I ROYAL CO-OPERATIVE INSURANCE SOCIETY require Agents of good chatacta Men or Women interest in books; union rates of commission; every assisranee given. Apply, Labur- num House, Baby street, Llanelly. Girl Wanted to assist in house work: age about 16-17. Apply, W., Star Office. WANTED, strong Girl for house-work: about 16; live in. Apply, Frondeg. Bryncaerau terrace, Llanelly. FOR SALE, Cabbage Plants. Onion Plants, Shallots, Tomato Plants.— Davies Bros., Sunny Hill Gardens, and 42, Mount Pleasant. WE PAY PROMPTLY best prices for Left-off Clothing. Boots, etc..Postcard —Mrs. Paster, 1 Upper Ann Street, will be attended to immediately.

I DIED !N MOSPiTAL^iN FRANCE. I Til? "<1 JW"-S h, rected the village cf w M that Pte. Sam J.?? E.st Lodge, PwlJ. ha.s ?? ?os??: j? Franc' on -M-'o -n: i' e. J v j j r:->d jn?'.<.?h- j?.,? t? Armv three .?.c..ks;:go. —t