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AMUSEMENTS. S M PIRE OXFORD STREET, SWANSEA. j Monday, April Hth, and Twice Nightly at 6.,rs3 and 9.0 during the week. PHIL RAY The Soul of Brevity and Wit. HARRY LAMORE, The Odd American on a Slack Wire. New Seri-es of Up-to-date Subjects on THE AAiERiCAN BIOSCOPE. j WULLIE WALKER, Scottish Comedian. METZ AND ivlETI, Unique Conversational Dancers. ROB, IVY AND LYN, In Novel Scena, 'The Garden of Music.' ALF CHESTER, Comedian. MILLER BROS., Cojiodj bar Artistes. JENNIE JOHNS, Vocal Comedienne. GRAND THEATRE SWANSEA. MONDAY. APRIL 14th, and during Lu-e week at. i and MATI fiu SATURCJaY at 2.38, I LOULs MEYEK Presents His Uwn Company, ill THE GLAD EYE. Preceded at Eacu Performance by I M THE VAoDtvii-i-t JHULERS," & Novelty, arranged and produced by I Louib Riiiil. I NEXT WEEK- Mr. Philip Viiciiaei Faraday's Musicad) Comedy Production, "THE PINK LADY." Full Company of London Artistes, in- cluding Mr. Fred Wright, Jun. THEATRE ROYAL. WIND STREET, GWANSEA. Proprietor & Licensee-William Coutts. William Coutts lias pleasure in an- aouncing the Important Engagement of Miss Mabel Maruioring in Henry Arthur Jones' Greatest Successes. TO-NIGHT (SATURDAY), at 7.31, MRS. DAME'S DEFENCE. To be preceded by MUDDLE ANNIE, ft Comedy in One Act by the Author of karie Tempests Famous "Art and Opportunity. Seals may now be Booked at Gwynne H. Brader's. Tel., 291 Central, ano 1212 Central. NEXT WEEK- THE WALLS OF JERICHO. PiCTURELANP THE WORLD'S BEST PICTURES ARE on View Every Evening at 7.46 throughout COUTTS' CIRCUIT. iO-NIGHrs SELECTIONd are u foliows:- AT THE BHAFTESBURY CINEMA ST. H £ LEN'S-ROAD, SWANSEA. The Cod of Coid .selig. Timid May Vitagraph. Pat Clancy's Adventure .Edtaou. The Leopard aud tlle Burgiarb..Lux. Treasure Trove Thaniauser. In Cyrinaise Comenca. Ihe Peace Offering Billy's burglar .I. Vitagraph. Path.es Animated Gazette of the World's News, Published Satur- day, April 19th, 1913. AT THE PALACE, HIGH STREET, SWANSEA. The Same Programme as at the Shaftesbury Cinema. AT THE TIVOLI, CWMSWRLA. Hi3 Mother's Hope .Edison. feet That Speak Lux. Vf lly Tightwad lips .K.alem. The Professor and the Lady Vit. Bloomer Hurries Up .Cines. The Biood-stained Pearl Cosmo The Usurer .KaJem. From Goscheuen to Warseu (Col.) Gauiaont. Billy's Pipe Dream.Vitagraph. Tha Cat'i Paw .E:>t>ailay. AT THE PICTUREDROME, MOKR!STC?. ) Z. Mo E ¡o. E. I ZigMnar, the Eei'x S?t. Eclair. Breton Scenery Gaumont. i Poiidor's Gilt .Pi*squali. Six 0 cG-Gk Vita,,rapa. T?e leiepnone Girl & "he Lady. A. B. Kcward tor Bronco Bitf?.E.s&nay? Gaumont's Graphic 0 I lopical Events. AT THE GLOBE CINEMA, CLYDACK. The Same Programme as at the irli-turedruille, Marriston. AT THE PAVILION, PGNTARDA WE, For Love Is Lifo (Coiout-cd,) Pathe. No Place for a Minister s zon.Edisoa Through the Suez Canal. Am brosio. In a Garden .Thallh.auser. The Servant Problem Vitagraph. Percy's Express Delivery Urban. Three Friends A.B. _F- AT THE PLAYHOUSE, YSTALYFERA. I The Same Programme as at the Pavilion, Poritardawt. AT THE COLISEUM, YSTALYFERA. CONTINUANCE OF STOCK SEASON. This Week's Programrm- Te-ri(gftt (Saturday), It SWEENEY TOQO." A M US EVENTS. TrajEdcC UdMUIrt IKm-IW .allHwmil II II « fEy t I P I C R E I I H 0 U S E 3 I I HICH STREET, SWANSEA ? ? (Next Door to Daviei & ?uort). jj I Managing Director William Coutts. ? I The Last Word in Cinema Theatres. i TO-DAY— j j I CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE i Fr,c-4n 3 tiii 10.30. I Mr. W. H. Koara's Orohastral | "lays Every Evening. j TO-DA V'S PROCHAMME- | | | C!NEMATOCK?PH SUCCESES. I His Mother s Hope Fdisoii. 1 Feet That SPMl" .LUX' ? Why Tightwad Tips Kalem. | The ProiúSsor and the La<iy. V it, i •i Bloomer Hurries L'? cines. 1 ?The S.e?adstasr.cd Psa. .Cosmo. I iThe Usurer Kalem. j From Go?chencn l? Worsen (Col.) I Gaumont. I Billy's Pipe Dream Vitagraph. jj Pathe's Animated Gazette of the World's ?ews, Published Satur- da.y, April 19th, 1013. | I chan;ict-s Every Monday, | j Wadnssday, and Friday. ? í} \,J fHH1 r.' r.s F' Or H tA 7 n íL 6KF8RS ELKftlfi THEATBE UNION STREET, SWANSEA. The Premier Hall or South Wales. A Ceaseless Feilyrrnancj of Exceeding Exceiidnco from 2.30 iiii 10.30. PROG RAM ?^E FOR TO-DAY.- AN INDIAN OUTCAST. iAKiNC CARE OF BABY. A FOSESr FIRE. THREE GIRLS AND A MAN. BRONCHO BILLY AND THE MAID. FOOLING THEIR WIVES. PIZEN PETE. BUDGET. THE OXFORD IMPERIAL LADIES' ORCHESTRA Plays Daily from 2.30 till 10.34. Afternoon Tea Free of Charge to All Parts of the House. All Trams Lead to the OXFORD." Pictures are projected on the Wonderful CHRYSTAL MIRROR. POPULAR PRICES:-3d., 6d. and is. PUBLIC NOTICES. jpUBLlC m EDICA-L s EILVICE. Owing to the rush of for membership the oifioe will be open every erecting from 6 to 8 p.m., for the present, in addition to the usual office hours. (Signed) ROGER THOMAB, Secretary. Omcee Ma.nsel-street. CHAMPION HACKNEY, MACAULAY (7,182) WILL STAND AT FAIRY GROVE FARM, KIIJ-AY, FOB SEASON 191.). AND WILL SERVE MARES AT THREE GUINEAS EACH AND FIVE SHILLINGS GROOM FEE. For further particulars to Mr. HENRY JAMES. COUNTY BOROUGH OF SWANSEA. TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT: JUNIOR CLERK. APPLICATIONS are invited for the post of JUNIOR CLERK in Town Clerk's De- partment. Wages, Ie. per week, increasing according to scale on approved service. Applications in candidate's own handwrit- ing to be seat to the undersigned not later than the 26th April, 1913. H. LANG COATH, Town Clerk. Guildhall. Swansea, 17th April. 19U. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. GRAND AMATEUR A THLETIC SPORTS at the SWANSEA FOOTBALL GROUND on WHIT-MONDAY NEXT. Entry Forms to be obtained from W. J. Morgan, Sherwood, Mumbles. PLEASE NOTE-NO LIMIT. ELEVEN EIGHT EIGHT (1188 CENTRAL, THREE LINES) Are the New 'Phone Numbers for T. BARFOOT, Turf Commission Agent, 6. WORCESTER-PLACE, SWANSEA QWANSEA AND DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF EN G IN EBBS. MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS are invited to attend a. GENERAL MEETING to be held on TUESDAY EVENINC, the 22nd Inst., in the LECTURE ROOM of the SWANSEA PUBLIC LIBRARY, ALEXANDRA-ROAD, a.t 7 o'clock prompt. wheu DR. W. MANSERCH VARLEY will Deliver his Presidential Addreea. Subject -THE TRAINING OF ENGINEERS." A Diseneeioii will follow. Chairman—TH OS. NICHOLS, Eeq. (Vioe-Preaddemt). R. A. JONES, Hon. Sec. 9, Kcneington-terrace* Swansea. I^EMALE LEARNER IN THE POST OFFICE AT SWANSEA. AGE 15-48, FORTHCOMING EXAMINATION Applications muat be received at th* Civil Service Commission, London, not later than the 22nd May, on printed forms to be ob- tained. with particulars, from the Secre- tary, Civil Service Commission, Burlington Gardena, JM^wion, W. I | EALE3 BY AUCTiOlS. PONTARDULAI3. GLAMORGANSHIRE. GREAT SALE OF FREEHOLD C WELL iNC-HO USES, Comprising of a Whole Street in a particu- larly convenient position. Messrs. James and James F.A.I., Are favoured with instructions to offer for I SALE by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the FARMERS" ARMS, PONTAEDULAIS. on FRIDAY, APRIL 25th, 1913, the whole of WiSiism-street, Pcntardtllais, Comprising— 32, FREEHOLD HOUSES, W iih excellent Gardens and Back Entrances thereto, all in the occupation of Substan- tial Tenants; Nos. 1 to 15 at Rentals of zEl 7s 6d. each per month, and Nos. 16 to 32 at rentals of J51 86. 6d. per month, payable weekly in each case. The whole producing a gross income of L,581 15s. PER ANNUM. The Houses are modern and well-built of Brick and Stone Walls, with Carnarvon- Slated Roofs, and Cemented Front Walls. Each Houae contains Entrance Passage, with tiled tioors, tTont and Back Parlour, good ivitchen, 3 large airy Bedrooms, Coal House and w.c.; excellent Garden, securely I divided from the adjoining garden, with unclimbabie iron railings, and with a solid stone wail bordering the back lane, to which each house has a back entrance. Nos. 16 to 32 have Pantries in addition. The Houses are Light, healthy buildings, with unusual headroom for houses of this description, and being freehold as well would make first-class investments, such as are not oHen met with in cottage property. Tae Property wiU be offered in Single Lots, as may be required by Purchasers. SALE TO COMMENCE PROMPTLY AT 6.30. For further Particulars and Conditions of Sale apply to the Auctioneers, 7, Goat- street, Swansea, or to E. M. Ciason Dahne, B,¡q., Solicitor, PontarduIaXs and Swansea. RE THE LATE REV. J'. T. GRIFFITHS (DECEASED). THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF SWANSEA. PARK-STREET, OXFORD-STREET, HOS- KINS'-PLACE, iiADGG-STREET, CLAI^ ENCE-STREET. THE KAFOD, AND SKETTY. Messrs. Jafnes and James F.A.I., Are favoured with instructions from the Rev. J. S. A. Griffiths to offer for DALE by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the HOTEL CAMERON, High-street, Swansea, on TUES- DAY, MAY 6, 1913 (subject to such condi- tions of Sale as shall then and there be produced) the whole of the following Free- hold and Leasehold Propertsesi vis. LOT I.-The FREEHOLD COTTAGE GARDEN and PREMISES, No. 12, MADOC- STREET. Let at the aggregate rental of £ 15 123. per annum. LOT 2.-The LEASEHOLD COTTAGE, GARDEN and PREMISES, No. 17, CLAR- ENCE-STREET. Let at the aggregate ren- tal of £<:6 per annum. Held for an unex- pired term of 24 years at the ground rent of £1 18a. per annum. LOT 3.—The LEASEHOLD COTTAGE and PREMISES, No. 36, OXFORD-STREET Let at the aggregate rental of Cl8 4s. per an- num. Held for an unexpired term of 35 years at a ground rent of JE2 per annum. LOT 4.-1116 LEASEHOLD COTTAGES and PREMISES, Nos. 6, 7, and 8, HOSKINS'- PLACE. Let at the aggregate rentals of £ 31 4s. per annum. Held for an unexpired term of 35 years at a total ground rent of £3 3s. per annum. LOT 5.-The LEASEHOLD COTTAGE and PREMISES, No. 36, Park-street. Let at the aggregate rental of £ 29 18s. per annum. Held for an unexpired term of 24 years at a ground rent of X2 10s. per annum. LOT 6.-The LEASEHOLD COTTAGE and PREMISES, No. 26. PARK-STREET. Let at the aggregate rental of -029 18a. per annum. Held for an unexpired term of 11J years at a ground rent of £1 16s. per annum. LOTS 7, B, and 9.-THREE LEASEHOLD COTTAGES and GARDENS, Nos. 1, 2. and 3. VERNON-STREET. HAFOD. Let at aggre- gate rentals of £ 42 18s. per annum. Held for an unexpired term of 4,31 years at a total ground rent of L4 per annum. LOT lo.-The LEASEHOLD COTTAGE and GARDEN, No. 4, BEYNGOLEU-TEERACE, SKETTY. Let at the aggregate rental of ilo 8s. per annum. Held for an unexpired term of 56; years at a ground rent of JE1 138. 4d. per Sale promptly at 3 o'clock p.m. For further Particulars and Conditions of Sale apply to the Auctioneers, 7, Goat- street, Swansea (Telephone 172 Docks); or to Messrs. Eaton-Evans and Williams, THE PENTWYN ESTATE (Residue of). PONTARDULAIS. Messrt. James and James, F.A.I., Have been favoured with instructione from the Owner, D. Jones Powell, Esq., to SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the FARMERS' ARMS. PONTARDULAIS, on FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 26,ih, 1913, at 7 o'clock, the whole ot the Residue unsold of the above estate, comprising: Frsehsld Pasture Land, BUILDiNG SITES AND MINERALS, Viz. Lots 1 to 4 inclusive.-FOUT-t BUILDING SITES, with frontages of 44 feet each, and Containing an area of about 35 perches each, situate off Heolwyllt-road, Pontardulais. [ Lots 5 to 7 inclusive.—THREE LARGE BUILDING PLOTS or one good Pasture Field, abutting upon the public road lead- ing from Heolwyllt, Pontardulais, to Cefn- drim, and containing by admeasurement a total area of 4 acres 2 rcoda 9 perches. Lot B.-All the MINES and MINERALS underlying the PENTWYN ESTATE, PONT- ARDULAIS, comprising 22 acres or there- abouts. Further particulars may be bad from the AUCTIONEER, or from E. M. CLASON DARNE, Esq., Solicitor, Pontardulais and S vvausea. WEDNESDAY. APRIL Z3rd, 1313. TO BUILDERS, CON TRACTORS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS. Important Sale of Surplus Contractors' Plant, Machinery, etc. Mr. Frederick F. Meager (Fellow of the Auctioneer's'' Institute), Of the firm of Messrs. Beynon and Meager, is favoured with instructions from Messrs. Parkinson and Hodgens, owing to com- I' pletion cf Building Contracts in Swansea, to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, on the above date. at their Premises, STRAND, SWAN- SEiA (restr of Vanghan's Tenements), a liarge Quantity of Surplus BUILDERS' AND CONTRACTORS' Plant, viz.: Man's Steam 5-ton Wagon ia first-claee order.. Winch to lift 2 tons, neariy new; large Quantity of Second-hand Doors, Door Frameti, Windows and Sashes, a Quantity of Stable and Common Bricks, a large number of Plasterers' ordinary Trestles, a Quantity of Siates, Ridge Greets, Heavy Sling Chains, Carpenter's Clomp, Ladders, Scaffolding Poles, Flooring Boards, Red Spruce Deals, Slate Slabs, Endless Cb/iin Pulley, Zinc Cis- tern. Quantity of Navvy and other Wheel- bajrrows. Casks, Hods, Corrugated Zinc Sheets, Oorw-reto Platforms. Ashes and $and Soreons, Quantity of Slaving Nailo, Second- hand Stairs, Quantity of Hoop Ircn and BuiMetfs' Centres of various sizes. Firewood, Ropes, &c. Terms—Oaah. Sale to oomroence at 11 8..m, harp. Goods on viow Morning of Sale. j Auctioneer's Offices: Melbourne Honce, 7. Melboew iaoa, Swaceea. Docks 535. SALES BY AUCTION. "PEME2EY," 10, PEMEERTON-A VENUE. Mr, Arthur S. T. Lucas 8a, been instructed by Mrs. Hora,tio Pbillips (who is* leaving for South Africa), to SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the above address, on TUESDAY, the 29th day of APRiL, 1913, the whole of the HOUSE- HOLD Furniture ard Effects, Includingg Sitting-room Furniture Suites, Kitchen Furniture, Bedroom Suites, Bed- steads, Bedding, and other Furniture and Eifects, full particulars of the same ap- pearing on the Auction Posters. Aiso a Ramington Typewriting Machine in good condition. The Goods on View the day prior to Sale from 2 to 6 o'clock p.m. The Sale to Commence at 11.30 a.m. pre- cisely. Terms, cash. No reserve. Particulars from Auctioneer's Offices,- 6, Rutland-street, Swansea; and at Mumbles. ToL Central 230. (Office for Patents. Trade Marks, and Designs Registration.) SRORTNOTICE. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, APRIL Z5 A 26. 22, WATERLOO-STREET AND PARK- STREET FURNITURE STORES, CORNER PARK-STREET, SWANSEA. Mr. Arthur S. T. Lucas Has been favoured with instructions by Mr. Giles Cook, the well-known House Furnisher, to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, the whole of his Valuable and Righ-O London-made Household Furniture, BEDSTEADS, PIANO, and Other Effecta, to m-ake room for the Builders, previous to the reconstruction of premise's, including # E&ndaom? Bedroom Suites in Oak aud Wal- nut, Massive and Kobie Oak and Walnut Sideboards, grand Black Louis C«,binets, 6 very substantial Parlour and Dining-room Suites in various coverings, 30 handsome Art Colour and other Bedsteads, Wire and Wool Mattresses, Feuxher Beds, liundi-cds of Use- ful Household Requisites, &c.. &c. Sale to commence each day at 11 S.m. and 7 p.m. Terms: Ckish. No Reserve. A n-(.tione-r'o Ofli -,es: Swansea and Mumbles. AUCTION MART, 4. & 5. GOAT-STREET, SWANSEA. Messrs. J. F. Harvey & Sons Have been instructed to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, at their Ma-rt, on TUESDAY NRXT, APRIL 22mi, 1S13, a Large and Varied Aseortment of Weli-prex»ei\ed MODERN a.nd ANTiQUE Household Furniture AND OTHER EFFECTS. Sale to commence at 11 a.m. prompt. Auctioneers' Offices: Goat-street, Swansea. PUBLIC NOTICES. s -'I WANSEA MUSICAL gOClETY. lJ.o.ad uctor- Dr. D. VAUGiiAN THOMAS, M.A.) SIR EDWARD ELGAR'S f vl ?4  THE APOSTLES." NEXT PRACTICES FRIDAY, APRIL 25th; MONDAY, APRIL 28th. AND EACH SUCCEEDING MONDAY, at 8.0 p.m., at ST. PAUL'S SCHOOLROOM. NEW MEMBERS INVITED. P ONTAILDAWE R-URA-L DISTRIC/T COUNCIL. WANTED, WATERWORKS FITTER for the Caegurwen District; wages, 36s. weekly. Applicants muöt, be either registered plumbers or have had considerable expe- rience in Plumbing Work. List of duties may be inspected at the Council Office, where forms of application may be obtained. Applications must reach the Council Offices not later than TUESDAY, the 29 th instant. WYNDHAM LEWIS, Clerk. Council Offices, Pontardawe, 18th April, 1913. f ————-—————————. O S T OFFICE TELEGRAMS. PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE TELEGRAPH ACTS, 1863 to 1911. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ilia Majesty's Postmaster General, having ob- tained the consent, 111 that behali of. the body having the control m the public road between Bryngwili and the cross roads, Cross Hands, intends to place a Telegraph over and along the said public road, and for that purpose to erect and maintain posts in and upon the said public road under the powers conferred on him by the Telegraph Acts above-mentioned. A. F. KING, Secretary. General Post Office, 18th April, 1913. GILA3iORGAN COkiiNIly COUNCIL. I j ADVERTISEMENTS REGULATION ACT, 1907. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a M eeting of the Glamorgan County Council heid on the 17th day of April, 1913, the fol- lowing Bye-law was made for regulating, restricting, and preventing the exhibition of Advertisements. 1. Applicatior;This Bye-law shall apply to all parts of the Administrative County of Glamorgan except such parts thereof as are within any Mumciiial Borough or within any Urban Listrict containing a popula- tion according to the last Census' for the 1 time being of over ten thousand. 2. Kcguiation of Advsrlisoments.-No per- son shall exhibit any advertisement which l shall be visible from any public highway I (whether carriage-way, bridle-way, or foot- way), or from any railway or open land or water open to the public and so placed as to disfigure the natural beauty of the lands- Cape 3. Exemptions.—There shall be exempted i from the operation of this Bye-law:- (a) Advertisements on the door or in the window of a shop or house or any adver- tisement relating to the trade or ImEÍnebs carried on or to any entertainment or meeting to be given or conducted or to any I auction or sale to be held in, upon, or in relation to the ground or building in or upon which such advertisement is exhibited, or to any property therein ,or any adver- tisement- announcing that the ground or building is to be or has been let or sold. (b) For a period of five years from the time of the making of this Bye-law any hoarding or similar structure in use for i advertising purpoties or any advertisement exhibited at that time. Provided that in all excepted cases under paragraph (a) the advertisement or an- inouncement shall not contain letters, figures or other advertising emblems exceeding six I inches in height. 4. Definition.—In this Bye-law the expres- sion land includes buildings and other erections on land, rocks, and land covered with water. 5. Penalties.—If any person acts in con- travention of or fails to comply with any Eye-law made under this Aot, he sha.ll be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding five pounds, and to a penalty not ezoeeding twenty shillings for every day during which the offence is continued after his conviction thereof. Objection to the Bye-law may be made in writing by any person affected to the Sec- retary of State, and addressed to him at the Home Office, London, S.W., within thirty day sfrom the 19tfi day of April, 1913. T. MANSEL FRANKLEN, ClerJ, of tbn Glamorgan Oonnty Council, Glamorgan County Hall. Cardiff, .Q,th day of April, 1513. HETT SALES, TWO-AND- A-HALF times as great as the South Wales Daily Post. • Sun Rises 4,59, Sun Sets 7.1. Lightirrg-usj Tima, 8.3. High Water, 4.57.
PILLS FOR THE PANICKY. I
PILLS FOR THE PANICKY. We suppose it will be allowed that the last word upon the question of Im- perial Defence should proceed from the General Staff. It is composed of a body of men who know their book, who have possession of much information that can- not be generally divulged, and who view the problem with the natural bias of the military mind in favour of extreme measures .What, then, does the General Staff say with regard to the defences of Great Britain? The panic-mongers tell us that we are at the mercy of a con- tinental nation bent upon conquest. Their sleep is ever disturbed with night- mares of German invasion. They fear to wake and find their tewn held by a Teuton army. They desire to see the country keep pace in military strength with European nations that have long land borders to guard. They would have conscription brought in, and a trained force of a quarter of a million in arms. Of course, like all patriots of this school of thinking, they depreciate the navy. What is the view of the General Staff upon this matter? It was stated decisively the other night during the House of Lords' de- bate. Lord Herschell, speaking for the Government, stated that the con- sidered judgment of the General Staff that the subjugation of this country by an invading force with our present naval predominance was a danger we could face without fear prevented the use of any alarmist language." And the Mar- quess of Crewe also threw some light upon the problem. "It is frequently assumed," he said, "that, as a matter of general knowledge, a complete army of 70,000 men might conceivably be dumped down on our shores at any point, and that the Admiralty might possibly not be able to prevent that being done. Before parting from the figure 70.000, I think it desirable to state that the General Staff are of opinion that in those worst cases which the noble lord (Lord Lovat) suggested -n,iirioly, the complete absence from this country of the Regulars composing the Expeditionary Force-the kind of attack by way of raids, again without mentioning a particular figure, could be satisfactorily dealt with by the forces left in the country-that is to say, what is left of the -Regular troops and the Territorial Force as it exists at this moment. Those raids could be dealt with, and would not have a chance of succeeding." It is not, of course, Imperial Defence, but continental adventure, that the conscriptionist wants. The desire of his heart is to see this country mixed up in every European squabble; to have our army placed upon the Devil's check- board of European diplomacy. And to forward his scheme, it is part of the programme to denounce the Territorial movement as useless. Lord Ribbles- dale described some Territorial riding he saw last summer," is a phrase from the report of the debate, and con- fessed he felt no confidence in riders or horses. The riders appeared to be enjoying themselves more than the horses." "As to the Territorials," said Lord St. Andries, "everybody will ad- mit their deficiency." Everybody will not admit it. In number the force has much to make up, but in training it has never been as efficient. When we think of the old Volunteer days, and compare them with the Territorial system, it will be seen that amateur soldiering has been placed upon a new basis that new ideals pervade the ranks, and that the movement is upon a business-like foot- ing. It has many defects, and to none are they more clear than to the devoted men who spare the time and energy to serve their country in this way. Yes- terday a. writer urged that in the matter of commissions, the possession of meltns should not ba a deciding or even a large factor; and possibly there are other measures, the adoption of which would tend to attract more young men to the colours. This is not the moment," said the Marquess of Crewe during the debate, and I am not the person who ought to venture to discuss the methods, whether they be methods of expenditure or other at- tractiveness, which may in the future be found necessary to maintain the Territorial Force at its requisite strength. But I am quite sure that my right hon. friend the Secretary of State will do his best, and do it with energy, to carry on the work which was started by my noble and learned friend on the Woolsack." But the policy of the panic-monger in assailing the Territorial movement is outrageous. A.s the speaker we have just quoted said: "It cannot be dis- puted that some of the advocates cf national service and of general compul- sory service have succeeded in inflict- ing no small measure of discouragement upon the Territorial Force. I tHas been part of the case of the more extreme advocates of general national service that the Territorial Force as it exists is altogether useless for the purpose of defence, and it stands to reason that if you announce that the force in its com- position and in its elements is a useless body for the purpose for which it is nominally intended, you are- noti going the right way to work to get people to ?in 
THE CASE OF j OAK WOOD ROAD,…
THE CASE OF OAK WOOD ROAD, j A Resident's Letter. I To the Editor. I Sir,—With refcrenoe to the terrible I accusations of a few councillors, backed up by tho Vicar 01 & Gahtriei's, i tamed on the evidenoo of a few (very lew) persons who appear to have a grievance, I hope you will aliow me a iitcie in your valuable paper to reply to aome ot the statements. As one of the oldest residents in Oakwoocl-raad, I can truthfully say titat the residents (many of whom have boop here since tke houses were built) have been as healthy as those of other parts, many families not having had a sign of illness of any kind. 1 aia aware of one case of diphthena, which unfortunately, proved fatal; and another fatal case, ivmcb was sup- posed to be diphtheria, but has since been pioved to be not so, because another child has sinee suffered in the same wAy lately, and the case was pro- I nouueed to be, not diphtheria; and 1 should like to know whether or not one case of diphtheria in seven years is I suilicient to condemn a row of bo houses, when there have been more casct in other streets, about which nothing is said ? The Medical Officer said a few days ago tbat diphtheria was caught by contact with sufferers, and that by far the largest number of ca&es iu Swansea had occurred in the St. Thomas dis- ti ict; then why has l'rlr. Davies and the Viear of St. Gabriel's made such an attack on Oakwood-road 'i Ma-. Da,vies says there have been bö cases of diph- theria m Swansea for the rust quarter of this year he does not say where they occurred, but there has not been one m Ui»kwood-road. When Oak wood-road was built, the C'oi pr ration had provided no drainage, and the Housing Committee passed the plans for cesspools, and the owners were put to considerable expense in pro- viding tiieir own drainage. With the houses Nos. 1 to 12 I have not much knowledge, excepting that their cesspools have to be emptied pretty often. Nos. 32 to 35 are pro- j perly drained, but I can speak with certainty about 2\os 13 to 31. The cesspools iu these are of a most satisfactory nature, being built on the dry principle, without mortar, and fully ten feet deep by six feet diameter, and I believe that only two of them have been emptied since the houses were built; the others are still acting satisfactorily in every way. And when it is understood that the tops of these are fully 18 inches below the surface of tne garden soil, it will be admitted that no smells or dangerous gases, can emanate from them. In reply to a statement in your con- temporary that during hcan-y rains the sewage had overflown anca dried cu the garden surface," I say this is quite untrue, as far as Nos. 13 to 31 are con- cerned, because (1) being so fair under- ground this is impossible; and (,2) be- cause all the surface water is drained into the sewer.iii the front street, and does not enter the cesspools at all. The Chairman of the Sewers Com- mittee said at a recent meeting that "all the owners had agreed to connect to the new drain." I am sure the pub- lic will be surprised to learn—and I can speak for the owners of 15 houses out of the 19 I am writing about (I can give names if necessary)—that they have not been approached in any way, and have not given their consent, either verbally or in writing. It is the Corporation's duty if they are not satisfied with the drainage, which the owners were compelled to pro- vide through the Corporation's laxity, and with their consent that they should lay down a proper drainage, and connect all the existing houses to it, at then- own expense entirely; and the more quietly it is done the better.— Yours, etc., "Resident." I
THE FORESHORE.I
THE FORESHORE. I To the Editor. I Sir,—With your article in last night's "Leader" respecting the condition of the loreshore in the neighbourhuod ot the Tuberculosis and Isolation Hospital, I quite agree. It is indeed a standing disgrace to a town like Swansea. 1 also wish to call the attention of the inhabitants of the town to the con- dition our foreshore is getting into below the Swansea Bay Station aad the Stream. It is getting hollowed out in such a way (to get at the gravel founda- tion by builders and others) that in a short time there will be left a muddy swamp instead of our beautiful sandy beach. Surely if the Corporation cannot pre- vent the taking away of the gravel be- [ yond their boundary, t here is such a power as the Board or Trade to prevent the injury done to the people's rights.— Yours, etc., An Old Inhabitant. I
DA YLTGIIT- SA VIN-G -BILL…
DA YLTGIIT- SA VIN-G BILL 1 To the Editor. Sir,—Will you kindly permit me to I draw your attention to the tact that, if this Bill had been passed, its operation would commence to-morrow (Sunday), and as sunset would not take place before 8 o'clock, workers would gain an additional hour of sunlight alter work every evening until the third Sunday in tember. Se pWith regard to rising in the morning, there should be no diliiculty, becaus43 there would be as much daylight at six o'clock as there was on March 22nd, and of course the climatic conditions of April are better than they are in March, or even during the preceding five months. The movement makes progress, but if the Bill is to pass, electors must write to their representatives in the House of Commons, asking them to urge the Government to see that this non-party ¡ measure is placed on the Statute Book with as little further delay as possible —Yours, etc. I Sluane-square, London. W. Willett.
ITHE MILITARY CON-I SPIRA…
I THE MILITARY CON- I SPIRA C-Y. We have escaped from a perilous path, says Mr. A. G. Gardiner in the course of an article on Lord lloberts but Conscription leads directly back to that path. j It will plunge us into the maelstrom of European politics; it will make us the tool of European combinations; it | will take from Europe the one steady- ing and disinterested influence in its affairs. That is only a by-product of Conscription, but it is the most grave of all the considerations involved. There is of course another motive behind the conspiracy. There is the hope that a free democracy mtfy be tamed by the drill sergeant. But that is not a military consideration. It has no bearing upon the struggle of the veterans. As to the issue of that struggle we need not be disturbed. The British people will never wear the fetters of I Conscription until the North Sea runs dry.
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l On Wednesday nfxt, at Wesley Schoo lroom, Sketty, the Brotherhood orchestral concert, will take place. The Qhadr will be takoa at ¡..2Q.
The we10611 Bill.
The we10611 Bill. Home Secretary and Con- cessions Rumours. (By Our Lobby Corrcspondent.) R UMO uRS have been circulating persistently this week-end respect- ing concessions on the Welsh Biih icur morning contemporary has re- ceived, evidently from one who was pre- sent, some particulars as to the de- liberations at the W el&h Party meeting. How far there is justification for all this alarm, bringing with it as it does the ridicule poured upon us by our op- ponents, may be seen from the fact that there has been no definite assertion of any representations having been made by any section of the Liberal Party, or by any responsible representative of the Church Party. No useful purpose can be served by raising this issue at this juncture. One prominent member of the Welsh Party expressed the opinion to me that It would be far more useful if the various organisations in Wales, instead of passing at their meetings hysterical resolutions calling upon the Welsh members to accede to no compromise and no concessions," were to give sup- port, tangible and effective, to the work of propagating the principle of Welsh Disestablishment in the English con- stituencies. This is the work that de- mands the attention of the iiberationists m Wales, and it is futile to harangue the Welsh members, while his duty is neglected. & The Tory papers have triumphantly asserted that the Central Campaign Committee, which hos done such ad- niirtble work in the English con- stituencies, has received but little sup- port from Wales. How far this is true J am not prepared to judge, but un- doubttdly there is some I-tistliication for the assertion. It is to be hoped that the leaders of Welsh Nonconformity will immediately devote their attention to this aspect of the case. There can be no concessions on the present Biil unless great pressure is brought to bear on the Government by a number of English Liberal M.P.'s. The probability of representation by the section of Liberal M.P.'s, who were 6, articulate in their opposition to some of the Disendovvment clauses of the Bill, is by no means remote, and it remains to be seen whether the quiet and deter- mined work of the Central Campaign Committee in the constituencies, de- spite its great lack of funds, will effec- tively quiet this opposition. Some consideration, when concessions are talked of, must be given to the diffi- culty of the Government, even if they should so determine, embodying the concessions in the present stage of the Bill. The Parliament Act stands in the way, and if concessions are now made, it can onlY be finally with the consent of the Opposition both in the House or Commons and the House of Lords. # I am informed by a reliable authoritv that never during the stages of the Bill were the likelihood of concessions being made, more improbable I am also informed that the Home Secretary has expressed the greatest surprise that there should be any talk of concessions during this second Session. It is cer- tain that he himself will resolutely op- pose any proposals of the kind. The critical period must arise during the third Session, and it is for this time that the work of strengthening the hands of the Disestablishers in the House must prepare. I would suggest that the attentions of that valiant fighter, the Rev. Evan v Jones, of Carnarvon, would be moro profitably devoted to the strength of the cause, rather than exercising his pen in answering the puerile and fatuous vehemence of the irresponsible Bishop of St. Asaph.
DRINK CAUSED CRiME. I
DRINK CAUSED CRiME. I SCA THH: iNDICTMENT BY REV. J. T. RHYS, SWANSEA. The annual meetings of the North Gower Froe Church Council were held on Thursday at Horeb Chapel, Loughor, under the presidency of Mr. Chadtes Harries, Loughor. In the afternoon a conference was held, when the Rev. W. Morgan, Brynteg, read an interest- ing pnper on David Livingstone. A discussion followed, in which Mr. T. Davies (Dunvant), the Revs. W. F. Philipps, B.A., 0. O. Davies, D. H. Thcmas W. Calfan Davies, Lewis Richards, and D. M. Davies (Waunar- I.-ydcl) took part. The following were elected offioers President, Rev. W. Talfan Danes, Gorseinon; treasurer, Mr. John Thomas, Cowerton; hon. secretary (re- elected), Rev. 1). M. Davies, Waunar- lwydd. Drink Problem in Wales. In the evening a public meeting was held and a speech was delivered by the Rev. J. T. Rhys, Swansea, on The Drink Problem in Wales." Mr. Rhys, said he computed that the drink bill of Wales amounted to about £8,OCO,OOa per annum. The cojiv-ictions for drunkenness in Wales were a reproach t-o their civilisation and a challenge to religion. In proportion to population there was far more crime in Wales than in England, and it was f.afe to say that were it not for drink-caused crimo Wales would be practically free from, crime. The silence of the Welsh mem bers in the House of Commons and in the coun- try on the drink problem was, he said, disquieting and discouragiug._ As an amendment to the Scotch Bill in favour of p-bicing clubs on the same basis as public-houses in the matter of the dq-.Vg and hours of opening, only two WelsJi members supported the amendment against the clubs, one of whom was a Conservative, and the other a Labour mem ber. Ha thought it was time to bring the 'Welsh members more into line with the needs and aspirations and practices of the best in Wales in the matter of temperance. The Rev. W. E. Philipps spoke on the message cf the Church to the un- rest of the age." Mr. Philipps said some people complained that the churches wore not doing enough, but ho thought that they were doing too much for instance, carrying on bazaars, p~o- iriding billiard tables, etc. That was not the work of the churches, but to uplift men from moml degradation, and to lead men to Christ.
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In accordance with custom, when Mr. L?usdejb. the newly elœted. air. man of the Nov.castle Guardians, took his seat, a snuil-box was handed to him, with a threepenny piece to replenish it. Mr.Ernes t Hilcy, northern divisional goods manager of the North-Eastern Railway Company, has been appointed general manager of the Now Zealand Government Railways, and will lesve Ne-'xcastla in the course of a few months. Charles Homor, in the service of Eastbourne Corporation, was knocked down and killed 011 the railway lino yesterday afternoon while crossing the metals to get ooa-1. He had returne d tn work yesterday mocrning aitecr six k weeks' illness.