The Cambria Daily Leader

WELSH BARD'S END. .The death occurred suddenly on Satur- day oi the well-known Welsh bard Evan Davydd," the Rev. Evan Davies, Trefriw. He was walking along Gower-road on Saturday night on his way to a preach- ing engagement at Pandy Tudor when he underwent a seizure, and was removed to the Tollgate House, where he succumbed immediately. u Evan Davydd," who was 79 years old, has been pastor of the I'eoiel C.M. Chapel. Trefnw, for over forty years,, and editor nf th, C.M. periodical, "Uadmerydd," for 25 years. He was moderator" of the C.M. eau«e in 1914. He wrote numer- ous books. and in his bardic capacity was in great demand as an adjudicator. He was a great authority on Welsh literature. The interment takes place on Thursday, and refreshments are ing provided be- fore and after the ceremony.

MUSICAL SUCCESSES. At the R.A.M. and R.C.H. school exam- ination held recently, the following were successfulHigher Division: Miss Mar- garet Weston, Eaton-crescent. Elemen- tary: Miss Joan Williams. Grammar of Music, Division II.: Miss Mariam Wes- ton. Also. at previous examination^ the following were successful.—Lower Divi- sion: Miss Margaret Weston (distinction), Mise Miriam Weston, Miss Connie Clark. Elementary: Miss Norah Barnes, Mies Nancy Davies, Primary: Miss Joan Wil- liams. The above are pupils of Miss Iris Welsch, 9, Brooklands-terrace, Swansea. 146AVZl

L1 WE ARE SETTLING DOWN TO PEACE PRODUCTION, and the personnel of our perfectly appointed factory will soon be back at pre-war strength. Henoe we are able again to give prompt attention to RE-COVERS and REPAIRS. KENDALLS, Umbrella Specialists 26, Castle Buildings, Castle Street (opp. Woolworth's). Swansea. I EXPERT SIGHT TESTING (For Spectacles). HUTCHINS-ETCHELLS, F.B.O.A, nONOURS Exam. (Lond.). 9, PORTLAND STREET, Swansea (Opposite the Market). E. S. Ohappell allows 10 per cent. Disootmt to all Discharged Sailors aDd Soldiers. j.

STALE BREAD I POSITION IN SWANSEA EX- PLAINED Much controversy is going on in Swan- I sea regarding the stale bread" question. The master bakers have received a. com- munication from the local Food Com- mittee stating that there appeared to be a wrong impression about that the provi- sion as to the sale of hot bread was likely to be revoked. The executive officer has been told that there should be no relaxa- tion in the operation of the orders. Also, the inspectorial stair, both of the I Ministry and of the local committee, have been requested to call on bake re at an early date. MASTERS' PROTEST. I This has arawi1 from Mr. W. H. Bur-I ridge, the president of the Swansea Master DakeN,' Association, the statement that J the master bakers resent this action I 6trongly, and they felt there va? no j necessity for such a personal visit. j CONFLICTING INTERESTS I A Leader reporter interviewed Mr. V lctor Evans, the executive officer of the Swansea Food Committee, on Tuesday morning, with reference to the situation. He said that the object of the operative bakers was to pievent night work, and he I thought that there was nothing unreason- able in that. Fresh broad," said Mr. Evans, is good neither for man's pocket nor his stomach." It was advantageous for the interests of the masters to sell fresh bread, for it increased the consumption by more than 25 per cent. The claim to be solicitous about the man carrying his bread in a tin to his work did not find favour with the executive officer, for," he said, it has been the custom for year* for the working man's wife to bake bread, which the man has taken to work and enjoyed even when a day or two—or more—old. The fact is that the interests of the men and the masters are not identical. It is in the interests of the nation to keep the clause in the Bread Order (the twelve hours clause). It is a matter which closely concerns the people's health. I do not believe the demand for fresh bread on the part of the working man is anything like what it is made out to bu. Fresh bread is indigestible—and the older bread is the better—for the stomach."

I THE ELYS'UM. I Remarkable Films, Both I Grave and Gay. There ia no place of entertainment more popular—and deservedly w-in Swansea than the Elysium Pic6Te Palace, and that the Swansea Public can scent from afax a good ching was proved by the great throngs which, all Monday afternoon and evening, taxed the ample resources of this best-equipped and most wide awake dulce domus of the people. No dull moment is permitted at the Elysium. First, we have a thrilling drama of civilisation's outskirts in the Law oi I the. Great North West," itself well fitted to be the star feature at most picture houses, but here just an intro. It is a drama in five acta, with Miss Margery Wilson illustrating in a marvellous way how varying emotions play on the human countenance. Then, to the accompaniment of the heartiest applause, comes the never-fail- ing Charlie Chaplin, this time as a tramp who, for gallantry in rescuing the fair, is regarded with farm work, which he pro- ceeds to deal with in the characteristic Chaplin way. We hare the Pictorial -Nowc, full of striking local and genpral representations, and the cinema. advertisements, which themselves are eeducingly attractive. Another item is a work of genius in which the romance of the war finds a profound embodiment. The story is of an officer, from one of the stately homes of England, who, falling out wounded in the retreat from Mons, finds refuge at a little Belgian village, whose occupants hide bim in a secret attic, until the danger of the advancing Germans is past. So far we have but trodden the outer court# of the Temple, for the film which will most impress those fortunate enough to gain admittance to the Elysium this week will be Episode 1. of The Hidden Death," the story of the sinking of the Lueitania, of Imperial German spies and their plots in America. We could wish, for the felicity of the world, that it were all fiction, but alas, for us all-that out- come of a retrogressive civilisation is well- known to have a too solid basis in fact.

I THE SHEPHERDS. I I Chief of the Society Visits I Swansea. The Shepherds' Friendly Society at Swansea held their annual District Meeting at the Working Men's Institute, Alexandra-road. Some 50 delegates at- tended, and the proceedings were graced by the presence of the Chief Shepherd of j the Order, Bro. George Eaglesham, of Glasgow, and the Deputy Chief Shepherd, Bro. S R. Marsh, of Cardiff. Councillor John Morris, Neath, the Dis- trict Prov. C.S.. presided, and was sup- ported by P.D.C.S. Evan John, P.P.C.S. W. E. Francis, D. Treas. B. Treriee, and I I). Sec. Jas. Rowland. The secretary stated that the District was composed of I 41 lodges, with a membership of 4,200. The I combined funds of the lodges and District amount to over £ 32,000. I The election of oiHcerB, etc., excited con- 6iderble interest, and the following were lappoint,e,i:-For Prov. C.S., Bro. E. John, Landore; Deputy C.S., Bro. H. J. Baæett, Llangennech; for management committee, Brœ. W. R. Jonœ, D. T. WillianM, and D. Williams; for delegates to A.M.C. at Aberdeen, Bros. T. D Williams, John Jenkins and B. Trerise; of lodge books, Bros. Thomas and Walker; for auditor, Bro. Jenkins; for head of order board, Bro. B. Trerise, Swansea; unity auditor, Bre. J. C. Bowe; visitation committee, Bro. W. D. Johns. Bro. Treriee was appointed the Society's repjfesentative on the Swansea Hospital Board. A grant of C5 was made to a bro- ther in distress, and grants of Z5 5s. to the Swansea Hospital, and £ 2 2s. to the Llan- clly Hospital. THE CHIEF SHEPHERD. I During the proceedings the Chief Shep- herd addressed the meeting on friendly society matters. He emphasised the need oi giving members the opportunity of paying for higher benefits in order to ob- viate the necessity of their joining two foi- three societies to provide sufficient for times oi sickness; the desirability of amal- gamating the South Wales District; the support of the proposed Ministry of Health by the Government, and a State medical service. After the meeting an adjournment was made to the Royal Hotel, where dinner was provided and a social evening spent, in the course of which a presentation of a handsome smoker's cabinet was made to the Chief Shepherd. The Chief Shep- herd and Deputy Chief again gave ad- dresses, and ispeeches were made by Broe. J. Morris, B. Trerise and Jas. Rowland; and songs and recitations by Broe. Eagle- sham, W. J. Penhale, D. Powell, E. John and T. Evans, the proceedings termina- ¡ ting with tIHl Xat ional Anthem and "Auld Lang Sync..

Oh-,Dpe11 all<)ws 10 per cent. Wscount  r,a. lSl Discharged 8a,Uors and So?diere. I 1- Mr Th»  ?F*F?F?? ■ '?? ?? Remedy.   mMgel w £ ung Tonic jgjjf sg ? tunglbmc gS COUGHS & J&7 f§, COLDS f" Chv%m" ",a taim I" mbeft" P**p*rti ly jflSStw W. T. OWBRIDGE. Ltd. ASSt Maaafaetttrerfc Tfre Laboratory, HULL* \a EttMukti 1874. J DO NOT PAY MORE than the, current Retail Prices advertised In each box of CIGARETTES 10 25 50 100 No. 555 (Virginia) 9d. 1/10 3/8 7/2 No. 444 (Turkish) 1/- 2/5 4/10 9/5 Sole Manufacturerf: ARDATH TOBACCO CO., Ltd., Worship St., LONDON, E.C.2 ———— w- JlllliilllillHl I I I II tt.{. 11> In, ".t" ,;f I jjfer^okT*! I The New Family Medicine., [ THERE -was a time when the majority of mothers seemed to 1 fj. iL imagine that children would "grow out" of: ererything in the 1 ■f shape of illness. Now they realise that it is only by carefully p k; watching and regulating the health of the little ones that weaknesses ?' in grown-up life are avoided. 1 j P The new family medicine, Ksr-nak, is Mea! for j? ? '? N  <!? juvenile stomach and bowel disorden. 1t M eo ¡..Ue. *§ R ? ? tr soothing, and natural in its working that the DM?t .| r/3 .?  ?' delicate or fast-growing child wil respond to itl I* ?-. unique restorative qualities. Ker-nak, in fact; la ????? MAKES ?7LMC CM/LDREM WELL, 1 1 I V\ Jst" C? <??. and by bringing health and happiMM into th? la I jfX home is welcomed as the Family'a F&'Mvite I Prescription which supplies a need never before > I E Jmf)/ n. furnished by the household medicine chest. It iI JJgg | particularly to be noted that Ear-ask amiahn | ? /Tv? ??N?N???'? ? \? <  neither opiates apr any d&o!l. nOmW k npr any dangeCroBur* s mineral iIgB ????t dnice. It Is & perfectly nature cur< II t C- SOOTHING CURATIV.i l SOOTHING & CURATIVE* l^S f i i""f WI iim i i V* or '1- CI bn (d all Chemitti. w I ?m!N?—3-? frrn* the Ker-nak Natural Bmedv.i WJk jr-^ k fii Ltd* Leedt. @ :3iI   ???"?? ?. ?S  BEWARE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HARDENED ARTERIES. Says Alice Landies, Certified Nurse. Gives prescription and some good ccmntbn-sense advice based on many years of hospital experience. More than an ounce of uric acid, urate of soda, lime. and other mineral impurities in solution which the blood is constantly srathering from all parts of the system, are normally filtered out and expelled by healthy kidjieys every twenty.four hours. The moment the kidneys become congested or deranged, however the cells are dam- aged. so they no longer control the secretions and the mineral impurities do not remain in solu- tion but com-ence to depoeit as solid particles of crystals in the arteries, nerve sheaths, joint and muscular tissues. When deposits of lime RJid other mineral elements cause the waJle of the arteries to harden and lose their elasticity, the blood pressure can no longer be equalised by the arteries expand- ing or contracting when sub- jected to any etrain. as from sudden exertion, frisht or excite- ment for instance, XUJS means a danger- ous strain on the heart. which can even prove fatal in some ca-ses even though the heart valves themsehes may not yet be affected. There is no doubt that high blood pressure 18 responsible for many ailments and weak- nesses seldom attributed tc it When a per- son easily becomes fatigued, if the heart palpitates after elisrht exertion, if the breath is short at times. or there is any trace of dizziness, nuambness, cold and damp hands or feet, a circulatory disorder may always be suspected, &ad a careful medical examin- ation is highly advisable if the symptoms persist. I have encountered but one satisfactory way to deal with uric acid and other acidu- lous impurities in the blood and tissues. That is to dissolve, neutralise, anl wash them out. Remember that uric acid, A 4UA like other aoidA. is neu- tralised by. a strongly alka- line liauid. Nothing else can have just the ea-m- effect. Tak- ing powerful kidney medicines. irritating ealte. etc. for euch a dangerous condition its merely wasting time. Instead, try drink- ing a strongly alkaline medicinal water containing such recog- nised Urio acid solvents and eliminante as lithium, magne- siuih, etc. The refined alkia sal- trates compound (powder form), which any chemist, can supply at very little cost oontaias all tnwi^iltAnf& olf>Aili4v AAm. 0 LJUf JlCVCOkai J MftiVWttuw M' pounded in the right proportions. A level teailpocnful dissolved in a tumbler of water and taken twice daily is the prescribed dose The beneficial effects should be plainly noticeable within a day or two. A. peculiar pro-, perty Qf stronely alkaline water Í6 the rapidity with which it is ab- sorbed into the blood. When beimr filtered out again and expelled it thoroughly flushes the kidneys and takes the dissolved mineral impurities with it.

■"■■I ??.g?r ? One packet of j??? Qu&kerO?t? J^uals 40 eqqs ???mj?od v?e Buy your food by the Government j Standard of Food [ Values-the "Calorie. ft Calorie is the unit of food value by which the relative j nourishment of all foods is j stated in the book issued by His Majesty's Stationery Office- j Food and How to Save It." by Edmund I. Spriggs, M.D., F.R.C.P. For breakfast, for instance, eggs costing 3/8 per lb. give only 624 I calories of nutrition. Fish at 1/8 per lb. gives only 228 calories. But Quaker Oats, costing only about 6cL per lb., gives no less than 1,810 calories I Use Quaker Oats in many ways in addition to porridge—see recipes on the side of each packet. It both sustains and energises the hard worker, and strengthens the body and brain of the growing child Quaker Oats The Sealed Packet Astttret Parityo I I QUAKER OATS. LTD. FINSBURY SQUARE. LONDON, E.C. 192 I ,.? _? 1? I ????? tlœpcf J ?!&MWt?? I ) I ?Mt* ?bec? I maiaaa ?CM? ? ? ?? II I II mftsS iJll ?y3??S?? Ss I s IRON-OX 1 ? Tiny Tonic. Tablets ? IRON-OX Tonic Tablets aid Nature-they have a direct tonic  eSect upon the whole nervous system-they make good lost ? vitality—?nd by a gentle action upon the Uver and digestive ? organs maintain and strengthen their normal functions. Iron-Ox Tonic Tablets are a Natural Tonic demanded by Nature. 50 TaMate, 1/3 I Paeked in Cardboard .so- <tanattt< ? ?r. Y ON SALE EVERYWHERE. THE IRON-OX REMEDY CO., LTD., io, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C. 250 Ublets, IS/. In Bottles. Small metal container for pocket ow so lkd wKh eaab bo, ] NEXT WEEK! Phenomenal Booking! ALBERT HALL, SWANSEA. Performance of IJt i T f A Mandelosohn's i?JL?A???F'?L on THURSDAY, JANUARY 30th, by the Swansea and District Co-operative Choral Society. tSopfM: ARTISTES Madame Laura Evans-Williams. Tenor: Mr. David Harry. Contralto: Madame Maggie Davies. Bass: Mr. Lewys James. BAND AND CHORUS 250 PERFORMERS. Leader of Oreheetra, Mr. Willy Roberts. Organist, Mr. Trevor Anthony, A.T.C.L. Conductor—Mr. IVOR OWEN, A.R.C.O., L.R.A.M. Admission—Reserved Seats (Limited Number Only), 56. and 46., 2s. 6d. Seats all disposed of; Unreserved Seats, 26. and Is. (All Prices of Admission Inclusive of Entertainment Tax). Doors Open at 7. To Commence at 7.30. Plan of Hall may be seen, and Seats and Tickets obtained at Mr. D. J. Snell's, t1 and 22, High-etreet Arcade, and the Secretary, Mr. EVAN OWEi. 45. Robert- street, Manselton. Tel.: Central 724.

WHAT will IT BE 7, _I FUTURE OF THE TINPLATE TRADE Adiough the conciliation triumph on the wages and bonus questions in the tin- plate trade at Monday's meeting at Swansea was highly satisfactory to the district as well as to those concerned in the industry, the anxiety manifested as to the future was indicated in the speeches which were delivered at the con- clusion of the proceedings. The Chairman (Mr. F. W. Gibbins), while expressing satisfaction at the fact that conciliation had succeeded, thought he ought to say very distinctly and very clearly that they were looking forward with great alarm to the future of the trade, and though they (the employers) could at thN present moment concede the wages they had, they feared the time was ooming when there were going to be hard times in the trade. PREPARE FOR RAINY DAY. I He thereföro asked the leaders of the men, and the thinking men amongst the workers, to carry back to their tellow- worIters the opinion he expressed and his hope that now they had a good wage they would put something by for the rainy days they might have to face in the near future, when the business at such a con- ference as that might not be the question of advancing but of reducing wages so as to keep the trade at all. Far might that day lie away, but he solemnly assured them that it was very apparent at the present moment, when they regarded the steps being taken by foreign competitors to now! the markets ae soon as freights became sufficiently low. He asked the men to take the agree- ment they had come to in the spirit in which it was intended, and ho urged the men to remain loyal to their unions and to the decisions they came to on their be- half. What h? wanted was for all to f?l- that the best possible had been done, and to accept the decisions in that spirit. "UP AGAINST SOMETHING." I Mr. Tom Griffiths, M.P., in proposing a vote of thanks to the chairman for the way in which he had presided over the joint proceedings, remarked that he could assure the chairman that so far as the future of the trade was concerned all the thinking men in the trade knew it was up against something, and it was only by co- operation that they would be able to re- gain markets taken away during the war. If they could only keep the co-operation that had existed in the past, he was not afraid of any foreign competition beating the Welch manufactur6 and their men.