The Cambria Daily Leader

RELIGION IN SWANSEA. A LEADER ARTICLE. THE INDIFFERENCE OF THE PEOPLE. To the Editor. fcir.—i noped tilat your searching and suggests r-lites of April loth, on the sub- ject of the Church** and Religion would lad to an instructive correspondence. Peruape you will allow me, as one who has for long know-n both the churchy and the, people, to carry the question a little fur the; fiij unpopularity 01 organised religion £ je; without saying. It is, a great pit) that lllg no local atteaapt was maue to inquire into tho measure and the causes ot aoa-ch"iircii-^oing, rcr t.Mat is a very refli symptom a£ religious indifference. Soaw ten ytars sinew a proposal was made at th-fi Swansea. Tree church Council to i anch an inquiry, but it met with i^noanunoij^ defeat. There was, and is still, I ioKr, an unwillingness to utce •«lis. tacta. I dk> not wonder. The spirit cij adventure and courage <xf which yon. write, is lacking, and such an inqtiiiy would reveal in a startling way the iittie h'•>!< religion lias upon the ma of the people, and how little meaning is attached to chinch membership by many. judging from their indifference to the more inti- mate meetings of the churches. But—to discover and bravely face the facts might yet isave a. critical, and almost tragical situation. THE EARLY CHURCH. Tii-rr is much So ?>e said for some ot, the ejfpUuiatiotis to;: pa4e*Hi in review, but for th*; mo-H they are quite secon- dary. the. do not go to the heait of things. Ym aak fc: a diuroh of colossal courage, instinct with the joy of adventure, a cru- sading church. a church with itè eyes uoon the Heavens, and not upon it, leaden* My hf-art goes with yon all the way. Yon» describe the Chri^rtt-n society of the early dsns. The New Testament, gives its the werft hf- hoM that church got upon the world of its time; Gibbon ooivfessRR it; the early days of the Reformation, of Quakerism, of the Evan- gelical Revival endorse it. Every little ..group of tnen and women protecting to be Christians presented fto the world an entirely new, arresting and challenging type of character. There were broad hints of Christ about them, they had "lærned of Him," in the home and the market their speccli betrayed them." It was Tlut a difference of creed, ot mode of wor- ship, that challenged, and indeed won ".titn everywhere but the lives of the men awd women who professed the new i-e. Mgion. They lived, or at any rate honestly tried to live the Sermon on the Mount, the 13th first Corinthians. The dynamic of it all was what lan Mad-area has described in The Mind of the Master a supreme, quenchless, dauntless loyalty to Jesus Christ. This was the outstand- ing feature of this- new type of character. I Brain, tongue, hands and feet were His glad slaves. It was a loyalty that flameci in a whit'hot passion of Lore. Every- thing grew out of that. beauty of char- acter, Mo.i for righteousness, patience in ¡'ujT.ring, stedfastness to death, c-Tc-n the daath of the arena, or the fire. Is it any winder that they turned the world upside down? THE SUPREME NEED. I have long been convinced that we play with the whole question, we deceive ourselves, we disappoint Christ unless in our churches we are producing a type of character like this, and that the one, supreme need is men and women with a like passion of love and loyalty to Jesus Christ, and all that will automatically grow out of that. Yet somehow He is at a discount. We talk of our ehuroh and becoming church members," and dteem ashamed to flame out in passionate devotion to Him euoh as characterised Paul and the great saints of all the cen- turies The church is empty without Him. One longs to hear men and ivomen, young and old, talk in the old fashion of "giving their hearts to Him." This, then, seems to be the line of ad- vance, the, way of hope. The church must give herself as never before to her high calling to make saints, in the broadest sense of the word, saints for the home, the ehop, the office, social life, the Council Cha.T-lor every sphere of life. Given a supreme loyalty to Jeirn6. all the Test will follow. No man can love Rirri with- out .seeking to be like Him. and to do His work. Every man loyal to Him in his home or business advertises Jesus in the most effective way, and by eo much weakens the opposition to the churcli. Such a man may be reckoned on to go t over the top" in deadly grip with the foiocti of evil, or to be as a good shepherd • seeking amongyjt the mountains for the Ic-if sheep. At the back of all this living, and breaking out now and then in warm gleams of light will be passionate love of the. King and zeal for His kingdom. I realise what all this means—the neftl of another Pentecost for the Church of Jesus in Swansea. Why should if not come? And it will come if tie churches feel the need of God. and believe that He is still the living God. Only so can tin- world's need be met, ftnd its great hungry heart—in spite of all appearance**—find ours very truly. John Adams Rawlins*. Raftfcer Day. 191!J. aw"np.

I ON THE SANDS. Novel Hut Budding Compe- tition for Children. A rery aorei competition, developing children's initiative and abilities, took place on Swansea Sand* on Ta««day afternoon. The arrangements were in the hands of Mr. Xewton Jones, jrganieiing secretary of the Y.M.C.A. cam- paign, and the Rev. D. M. Chivies, director nf -boye work. Ton th<rasand post-ca, with a drawing of a cut, were ttentout io, to^al ØI(,hoow. These cards were to be cut n as to beoome mcdele fo<r hute, to be reproduced in e&nd. About sixty children mtne along on Juasday with their completed models, and 4LUne of them were exceedingly keen, hav- ing g?hared ?ieUe ?Dd etone? from win- io" and doorways, white <?h<*ra had mlSs and tapes and measurements ready. hNiat. crowds gathered round the com- aetitors, and were, manifestly axmohr" in- rereeted in their efforts. 1. Some of the klea« which they developed were very vdeaf; which the-y deve lor4e d were,,Ter y The adjudicators, Messrs. W. H. Lewi^, B.A. (Maneelton), W. Powell, and Sidney Palmer, made the following awards:— First prize (three* of 1.), Raymond Mor- gan, Basil M. Jenkins, Clifford Palleeton; jiecond (six of 58), Hilda Short, Phyllis Sott. Doris Wilson. Lfnda ColliJWI. Tom Long, Lilian Ricards; third (15 of -is. 6d.), vyril Jonee, Eli Lewis, Stanley Cook, Sid- npy Roberts. Bronweh Clark, Annie Wil- liams, Beatrice Hr/k i ;i ?. Dorien Lott, iuby Evans, Aubrey Bow?n, Cyril Cray-1 i Phyllis Aldridge, Gladys Edwards, Lewis, Dorien Koe. I l>avie«, encouraged by the success if-,this venture, will arrange others of a chn rat-t r r.

A?? EXTRAOKDIXARY EASTER EGG- tLera ilre sixteen of them ia one pod. a-cl licbi one nroduceu a Black Feetle. Et"I'F' ifSWe Beetle cominc into proper contact ritli Kestin?'* Pov,le- DIF-A VACT. J Keetir;tr> K'jlT« the lot. jgoid -«nlr in Ij tefttel*. ihd.. ;e A&d IA. f •

FARMING IN PARKS. j I I I Sir Alfred Mond Says it Pays I Sir Alfred Mond, in issuing a report on I' the cultivation of certain areas in the! royal parks during 1918, states that the net profits amounted to £1.638. He regards these returns as bfring very sa-tiafac?ry. taking into t'c'n?derati?n the fact that the cost o? cv?tn atlon was mate- rially incrmekd by uœti!ntial ad?uc?s in tvajfas or war nm. Thp farming jus- tified the experiment over the two years i 1917-18. I SOME DETAILS. The report for 1-HS, issued yesterday by the Office'rf tA)e follonvin'g I I returns on the profit side:— Bushey PaTk. 6531 ¡ jct:!1'tark"('Y}" 6IT 1 I Greuwkh P;Hk (Gta??hou?M! & Hampton o."}urt 27' Hyde Park (SlE,8-hou¡:W:6) 425 I Kensington Gardens (Model Allotments) 27 Queen Victoria Garden (Flowerbeds) 6 Regent's, Park (Flowerbeds! 2"t Regent's Park ()Iodel Allotments) 34 j Regent'? Park ?a*s.ho-c?e6) 1. Eichm??d PaTk <yurM)y Amount) 6?? R?ral Parks C-?pnerstli7 I. 40 j Total profit 1,769 1 II There was a of Jil31 at Eichmond I Park. where 75 fores were cultivated, 1 leaving a no. profit of ,tlS8, I

INSPECTOR'S MATCHES Pembrey Mu?tton Factory | Prosecution. • ) Henry Charles Hpaoy, of Liverpool- j street. Watford, was proceeded against at I Llaneily Police Court on Wednesday for having matches in his possession at the I'embrey I'actoxy. Supt. Rawland said defendant WM an I inspector, and. being an inspector of the Ministry of Munitions, the offence was looked upon &? a T?ry &eiious one. Mr. F. X. Powell, who rpprpsen?d the defendant said the regulations varied in different parts of the country. In some j*laces tii" authorities were very strict, and in oUiers very slack. Defendant war, fined 1::J The presiding magistrate said no restriction could be made in the case.

CRUSHED IN A PUMP. David Llew. John (41), of White G( ate, Llansamlet. a collier atth Llan- sarnlet Colliery, was admitted into the Svnnsen Hospital early on Wednesday morning suffering frora a crushed hand sustained at-the colliery, having caught it in an electric purap. His hand was afterwards nmnutated.

I I AGED GIPSY. Charles mith, a man of 70, described a* a gipsy, was charged at Swansea on Wednesday with stealing a wood railing, value 1s. Cd.. the propertv of Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn, on March 23rd. I denied stealing the wood, but stated that it was found lying on th-e road. • The flip caae.

I WAR WEARY WILLIE. I Berlin, Tuesday.—The ex-Crown Prince ¡ entertains the idea of returning homo from Holland OR the conclusion of peace, rKM?rd'in? to information which the Zwolf uhr Blatt publishes from a I ",Zwotf abr Blatt publisheo fr<)m a He hopp?," sav« the journal, that nd difficuUies wiil lie placed in his way. j He intends to live at Potsdam as aj private person or to settle in a caatle in I North Germany. "Keuter. [The Peace II Cpn.ference will decide where the ex-1 Ofown Prini-p i.=. to go.] I

r UNWRITTEN LAW. I I A coj-oner's jury at Smethwick on i I Tuesday justified a blow which reulted i in a man's death, on the ground that it \T9,s struck by a soldier in deience of his wife. The soldier, Private G. Henry j Norton, stated that he. found a man struggling with his wife outside tli3sr dwelling ,and struck him in the face. The man seemed to walk away. Next day witness heard that' a dead body had I been found, near the spot. A-lixiical evidence was that the man, I William Janies Graham, had sustained ] a fracture of the skull. I

I GORSEINON GYMANFA. A (ivraaufa Gjnu was held (it Libaims CM. Chape). Goretinon, by the Calvin. igt Îc Methodists of Iabanus, Bethel (Gowerton). and Moriah (Loughor) chnrcliee. I"jie conciii(,tor was Mr. E. T. Davies, F.R.C.O., Merthyr, and the presi- dents the Revs. W. Talfan Davies (Lib- anus), Richards (Gowerton), and II. T. Levies (Lougbox). T>io acc aivpanists Miss Bessie Morgan (GoraeinoiO, Miss Mary Morgan (Gowerton), and Miss Gladys Rees (Loughor). The chief anthem, Torwyd y Tant," and the chorus. Magnify, Glorify," were  Glorify, were rendered by the massed choirs. The chorus was compoeted by Mr. E. T. Davies in memory of the late lir. Harry Evans. By desire, Te«u bia'r Gan (J. T. R) was sung by the children at the afternoon and evening services. Afessrr,. Rees Williams and Morlais I Samuel, Swansea, gave addr&s. A com- 'I! pdiÜon of mf b??t tune for children was w,?n by D. W. DavuM. Goreeinon.

| FOOD FOR GERMANY, j FOOD FOR CERiVlANY. I I d_ I GOVERNMENT COKTRDL RELEASED I (From the Press Association's Spocial Correspondent). j I BERLIN. April 22nd I (Received Wednesday). Owing to the diiffculties winch have arisen in connection with the payment of food feupplieo irom abroad, it is reported that the Government has found itself obliged to permit "ie- trade to a la.r?e ?x- lent for the pu?-cha? of foieign fof;d. N arious trade organusatioiis have al- ready concluded big a?re?mpnt? with ior- f e?u Brms, and ?.he hope is cherished that ir. titwe circumstances tu? importation of fockt from abroad will proceed without further difficulties. MORE FIGHTING EXPECTED. I According to a "lumen, t?lpgram mili- tary op?ration-? on & ?g cale tuav be e- I peded in a tew days in the vicinity of ?iunieh. T-he Red Guard, ?h<?o head- 11aa,rt:'J'$ are at Dachau, is mskmg prp-! paration to offer a strong resistance to th? I Government troops. I It is rumoured that some of the trodps I piot-eeding against Munich are not quite I j reliable, and that 7M ot them deserted on (j?)d Friday to the Red Guard. FEWER STRIKERS. I It is reported from Essen that the num- | ber 01 strikers in the Ruhr area this I I morning was 82,002, as against 100,331 on Saturday. THE ALLIED TERMS. I I BERLlJs ipril 22nd I (lteccived Wednesday), < It would be a great mistake, in the I opinion of the Berliner Tageblatt," for t the German Government to demand the iiiimediate publication of tite Entente'? ] peace terms ae dratt?'d which, the paper says, can only 00 made public after the I negotiations have been completed. Serious disturbances have, occurred at Hamburg during, the week-end. The mob I plundered the harbour quarter, where I collisions oceu ned with the pol ice, rp- suiting in a number qjt persons being killed ami wounded j., A REGULAR BATTLE." The Vorwaerts reports that a regu- lar battle took place on Saturday night in the suburb of fet. Pauli. A police station was stormed, and some 30 persons includ- ing convicts, were released. One police- man was k-ille-I and several were wounded ¡ but the plunderers probably suffered still rtiore severely. Yesterday, pedestrians in St. Pauli were robbed. Notwithstanding these disturbances, Hamburg in general is quiet. Mr. Hoover, tlvi American Food Con- troller, has arrived in Berlin with a large staff. According to news telephoned from Munich the Soviet Government there is "till in existence.

I DEFENSIVE ALLIANCE. I I Strongly Urged by Our French I I Allies. I the proposal for a defensive alliance between Great Britain, France, and the United States is strongly urged, s iys the Morning Post special correspon- dent in Paris.. by our French Allies. According to a Washington message the President has been asked from Amerir'a for a statement of his attitude. A "confidential" reply has been le- ceived which states that lr. Wilson wiil i take no action that will in the slightest 'I degree jeopardise the League of Nations or conflict with its fundamental pnn- ciple m connection with this or other f problems. I

LLANDILO LADY. ■ I At the age of ;)3, there passed away at St. Floieiice llectory. Petubroke- | shire. Mrs. Rees James, sister-in-law of the Rev. J. James, rector of T* I Florence and formerly headmaster of i j St. Teito? SchooL LtptK.tito. I t Formerly -resident at St. Teilo's] i-esicteni pt. t. Tel l.o's specte? by a large ('¡rdeof lne!iGS in the ueigh?U} hwd of LlandiJo. I he leaves behind her two ?rowu-up daughter!' and one son, Li?ut. h. C. James. R.G.A., now in the Army of Occupation in Germany.

BRYNTEG FESTIVAL. J The annual Cougrp?arionsi cymanfa ganu of Brynteg (Gorseinon), .t1orel; 1 (Lou?hor). Tab?ruacle (Gowerton), Heb-  ron (Gro??nd), and Wanngron. was conducted by Mr. Ivor-Owen, L.R.A.M.. A.RC.O., Swansea. I The morning service was set apart for the children, and presided ovet- by the Rev. W. Morgan, Brynteg. Afternoon and evening for the adults, presided over by Mr. D. Evans, Waungron, and Rev. J. Thomas, Grovesend, respectively. Miss Gwyneth Thomas, Grovesend, and Mrs. Thomas, Gowerton, recited. The anthems f 0 Arglwydd tyr'd i Lawr" (E., Mad- dock, F.T.S.C., Goreeinon), and Efe a Ddaw" (T. Price, Merthyr) were ren- dered by the adults, and Telynau Plant" (G: James, A.C., Ferndcle) was rendered by the children in the morning, afternoon and evening by request. The orchestra, under the Ic-tidcre-Iiip tf Mr. W. J. Looker, Was highly appreci- ated. Messrs. D. Davies, Waungron; D. J .r. Evans, s Loughor; and D. Williams. J L.T.S.C., Brynteg, accompanied. The. j orchestra played the Dead March" (SauJ) in mmopy (If fallen heroes. i

DASH FROM VAN. I Men's Daring Escape From I Biack Maria. I L!\ ERl'OOL. Wedr,"sday. A daring escape from a Black Maria it :?p<.n't?d by the .Livcrpcil ?'Mff, thrc« nWI1 gaining their freedom in an extra- 'I ordinary manner. Last-evening a policeman on street duty saw a man's head protruding trcrii tiie top ot' tie back ot the van, which was tra- velling at a good speed. He blew his whistle, and the van stopped, and it v as discovered that a. portion of the ventilat- iug- aperture at the back of the van had been broken sufficiently to admit of a man's body passing through. Tbo- van proccFd»Hl to prison, and, on the prisoner. hçoir.g counted, it was dis- covered that three men who had been reo manded at the police court for alleged housebreaking wore missing. The eit,) is to-diy being scoured by the polire, but none of the men have yet been recaptured.

GOLDEN WEDDING. I Loughor Couple"s Fifty Years of Wadded Life. Mr. and Mrs. William Richards, Bryn-road, Loughor. have just cele- brated their golden wedding. Mr. Richards came to reside at Loughor 48 years ago. He was employed at the eld Spitty W orks, and has for 25 years beeu agent for the Britannic Assurance Co. Born at Cv.mbach, Fforestfach, he it. I' one of the oldest deacons at Horeb Con- gregational C?)ap?, and has been a ?,?ll day school teacher for nearly 30 vears. 1 -m_ Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Richards. I Mrs. Richards is also a, native oi Fforestfach. She was born at Middle- read, and is the daughter of the Mr. Daniel Bowen, income-tax collector, and sister of Dr. E. R. Bow-en, Bar good. The coupie were married at Ebenezer Chapel, Swnmea, April 17th, 1839. by the late Rev. Humphreys, Cadie. I hey have twelve children, eight daughters and four sons all living, two of the hoys in the States. They have 34 graud- children and one great-grandchild. A good number of relatives and friends came together to celebrate the event, and many presents were received. I

BRIDGING THE NEDD. i .u_- Promoters Abandon the Scheme. i The abandonment bv the promoters of the scheme for the construction- of a bridge at. tiie mouth of the Nedd at Brit. oni'erry before it rear-lsed". the parliamen- tary stage ",has caused no surprise, in commercial circles at Math, The opposition from the commencement was alr-Aosi overwhelming, the chief ob- jectors being the Main- Colliery CjmpauT? the Neath Rural District Council, and 1 the, Neath Corporation. INTERFERENCE WITH NAVIGATION I Lvidence taken, before Admiral Munroe at the Board of Trade inquiry held at Brit?uierry a moath ago, &!<ow<?I that the bridge would interfere with the naviga- tion of the river, whilst the Ic?cal authori- ties object strongly to its construction by private enterprise. The bridge would have made a short ciktlt-o Swansea from the Britonferry end,, and possibly would have severed the link between Coedtfranc, which is fast develop- ingwith Neath to the advantage of Swan- sea. Going back over history, it is in- teresting to note that- 14 attempts have been made to bridge, the edu, and that only one succeeded, a swing bridge, erected by the Riiondda and Swansea Day Railway Company.

VALLEY OCTOGENARIAN. 1 The funeral took pi-p at Gelliotien Clif*pel, rbntardavre, on Tuesday, of Mr. GrirlHh Thomas, of Trebanos. Deceaseel was$0 year,; of .age, and had carried on business in the Valley a-? a coal merchant for a large number of years. The Kev. D. G. ftees officiated.

ELYSIUM PICTURES. I I THE WEEK S SHOW, I Of all 'holiday attractions, there was ¡ uone that came second to the Elysium. Bright weather outside notwithstanding, i;roa.t throngs pressed in all day on Mon- day and Tuesday. For the Swanc-ea public had learned that the Elysium is a great Picture House, and its pictures the best procurable. During the first three daye of this week is being shown the, delightfully novel play, Nearly Married," an avalnnche of humour, a joyous play with lots of I laughs from Mart, to finish, to which the genius of Madge .Kennedy (;1. narue to en- thuse over, HiS all cinema habitues know) does very much to develop, concentiate and accentuate. THE PLOT. I It is Aniericau, ot course—everything has to be American in these days—and tells the tale of a young couple about, to he married who propose spending their honeymon right there in their own town." A wager is 'aid that the pair shall be separated before six hours, and all the fun arises from efforts to win the wage-r. It involves many startling hotel scenes, and a side-splitting transformation made necessary by the error of the call-boy. The wager is lost, and the curtain falls oprospective happiness. Episode 1 f of Count Bernstorff's secrets exposes the efforts made to neutralise America's contribution to the Allies by a campaign on the cotton supply, by the I introduction of the loll-worm and by fire. The lady from the Criminological Club, now so well known to people of tllp Elysium, surpasses herself in successful efforts to bring culprits to justice and confession MISCELLANEOUS. I Jerry's Hunning Fight is a healthy I schoolboy, story, which provides endless i amusement; and the weekly topical pic-1 hires include a realistic photo of the s.s. Tyne off Langland Bay. From Thursday r-nwards there is to l>e I an entire change of programme. Some- thing quite startlingly "ripping may lx_> expected from The Primal Lurs," in which Mr. W. S. Hart appears; and there are others. 1

THE WAR MEMORIAL. To the Editor. Sir.—Will you allow me to say a little in-hearty approval of the suggestions you have made lor the War Memorial to otir Swansea falleu ? Some, I realise, find the matter diffi- cult, and are at a to know what scheme they shall support, but 1 must confess that for my part I tinrl the issues clear. Two general standpoints seem In the iirst place, any scheme adopted must not be such as to relieve the Govern- ment of its direct lesponsibilitieij to ex- soldiers, and to the dependents of those who fell. Secondly, the memorial mast be to the I. fallen. Now I venture to suggest, from long acquaintance with our men, that no one held child-lite and its welfare more dear than those fathers who leapt to their country's call during the war. 1.any ..t them have not returned, and the educa- tion of their hlldren should be our first charge. Someone will reply that that i* the Government's work, and that the suggestion violatee our first principle. If the ordinary umncil school, and tfven county school curricula are meant. I agree, but the idea I have in mind is more far-reaching. Among the orphans in our tovrn and neighlxnnhood there must be some with exceptional gifts. ,,ho unless a real opening ts provided for them will ko through life with those gifts undeveloped. Here, for instance, is a girl with out- standing musical talent, who is unable to proceed to any length with her train- ing. There, you have a lad who might make a tine engineer or doctor, but h;s mother from her small p?n?ion ie unable to see him far along th? road. I 6.1iit that a strong, repr&sent?th'f committe of cducationMt!. tpchnimt and otherwi?. could consider report irom the schools j on the progress of our fatherless child- ren, and that part of the War Memorial at least should be devoted to financing likely candidates for continued education. I am, of course, merely indulging in general outlines, but there is .surely no real difficulty in the details. Legal guarantee6 could be obtained preventing j* short-sighted parent or guardian cut- ting short a course of this kind before its completion. That, then, ie the suggestion I regard as most full of promise. The cry of ell-v country to-day is for citizens, for men and women with a real grip on life, and t can think of no IP-Cter way of commemo- ratirg the sacrifice of our fallen men than this, the equipping of their little ones for the struggles that lie ahead. Yours, etc.. M. Watcyn-wimams, I, Captain.

EASTER VESTRIES. I The following additional Easter vestry I meetings have been received: SKETTY. I The Rev. H. J. Stewart, vicar of St. Paul's, nominated Mr. S. A. Smith as I his warden, and Mr. Raines Isaac was elected people's warden. The finaiicial condition of the church was reported to be satisfactory. Mr. C. Poole thought the vicar's stipend was inadequate in view of the increased cost of living. Messrs. T. Cotfswoli and E. Rosier were re-elected auditors, and Messrs. Charles Eden, H. S.'Cook, and James Isaac were appointed lay electors to the diocesan conference. Mr. S. A. Sihith handed the -i(--ar illo as an Easter offering. I MORRISTON, I The annual vostry meeting of the, si- David's Churc h, Morriston, ..was held at the Paris!) Hall on Tuesday.evening, the vicar (Rev. Griffith -Thomas) presiding. ltr. J. A. Willinms and Mr. T. Loose- in oro-were- re-elected vicar's and people's wardens respectively. Messrs. W- ,D. Powell, H. Pragnell, Philip Lewis, W. J. Harris, B. Bailey, and A. R. Smith were added to Mr. W. J. Lewis, J.r.. was re-elected lay elector. Mr. J. A,. Williams presented the usual financial statement, which was a very satisfactory OJilf. The Easter offerings to' the assistant clorgy amounted to JOd. LLANGUICKE. The annual Easter Vestry for the parish of Llanguicke was held cn Tuesday night, the vicar (Rev. Joel Davies, M.A.)- pre- siding. Mr. Sidney Lewis- (Brynheulog) was elected vicar's warden, Mr. John Wil- liams people's warden, and Mr. Thomas Jones (Garth) churchwarden for the parish churcli. Messrs. Sidney Lewis, Ernest Lewis, and S. G. Edmunds were appointed to attend the ruridecanal .meetings. It was decided to apply for permission to erect a memorial screen in Sf. Peter's Church. A resolution wa.s passed approving of a proposal that the Church iu England should be given self-government.

At a meeting held under the auspices ot the International Bible Stndent!S. Asw<i. ation at the Eiysfum, Swansea, Mr. H. C. Thackway, of London.ga,ve an ad- drees on "Bolshevism ând the Bible;" He applied the term Bolshevism to (the movements in tavour of personal and collective rights and liberties for thor-e who considered th^'w-elve* ascribed by evicting 'condition*. <

ATLANTIC RACE CONDITIONS MORE FAVOURABLE The giant Handley Page aeroplane, with :ts four Rolls-Royce engines, entered for the th;h prize, is expected 111 Newfoundland to- day. Thus, if Mr. Hawker (Sopwith—Roll^ Royce) and Mr. Raynham i.Rolls-Martin- svde—Rolls-Royce) are delayed much longer at St. John'?, the number of machines ready to start on the grfat enterprise, from Newfoundland will lie at least three Both the morning a.nd evening reports from the Air Ministry on Tuesday Te- ported favourable flying weather on the Atlantic route, the evening report des- bribing conditions m remarkably favourable But the latest news from St. John's was that: mid-ocean w,a"apr conditions had not suiKciently improved to justify a. start. The flight must be made- wthin 72 con- I 2 con- secutive hours between any point in the United States, Canada, or Newfoundland and any point in Grea: Britain or Ire- land. Each coastline must be crossed, and the High I may be made either wa>. Intermediate stoppages musi. be on the water. ATLANTIC WEATHER. The official bulletin of the Atlantic woaiher. dated April 21et. 7 a.m Th ere is practically no change in the er.di-cy clonic, preset-re distributed over the whole, of tiie route. In Ireland conditions show i-igna t: deterioration, whilst in Newfoundland is it

MONDAY'S "GATE." 41,700 Tt ken at Swansea Match, We understand that the receipts at th* international match, New Zcaiaud v. Wales at St. Helen's on Eaeter Monday ;Ippi-0xiniatt,d 91,700. Thi-s is a good result, but far from a record; indeed there have been nine higher since 1141)2. 'Ihe record for Swan- sea was1 in 1906. ivlien Wallps- met the South African?. The receipts on that occasion were £ 2,876. When the New Zeabnde.rs met Wales in the memorable match at Cardiff in 190-3 the takings were 1:2,650.

A FINAL RALLY. Meeting of Canvassers in Y.M.C.A. Campaign. The final railv tor canvasser* in thL% ^20,000 Jubilee campaign is to take place at 3.:1) p.m. and 7.30 p.m. on Friday, in the Y.M.C.A. Library. Any ladies or gentlemen who can still render any individual b-lp should roil I up, as they will be welcomed, and their work appreciated. On Saturday, May 3rd, a special recep- tion is being given to Sir Arthur K, Yapp, K.B.E.. secretary of the National Y.M.C.A Musi; will be provided, and speeches made by leading men.

TRAIL OF CHAFF. Fforestfach Constable Tracks Men for Half a Mile. X'.l _i rj i /tr\ ii L'.JU\\ ItlQ nugnes ioot, laoourer, was charged on remand at Swansea on Wed- nesday with stealing chafF value 2s. from Gpndrcs Farm, Fforestfach, the rt, perty of Elizabeth Evans, on April 18th. P.S. Wm. James Taylor said he found a trail of chaff and followed it to tho. defendant's house, about half a mil away. Mr. W. J. Thomas (for the defence) said defendant found the chaff on the roadside and took it home for his son's rabbits. He had served over 20 years in thp King's Liverpool Regt. and bors a good character. Be was bound over in the sum of L29 for twelve months.

AT THE DOCKS. a Arrivals and sailings of Vessels. KIXG'S DOCK, ARRIVALS.—Frivole 99. St. Brieti. Ocirn&e s 432, Rochefort; I/Orient .,5°. Southampton: Zebrina mb 1-59. St. Brieux: Alsasre 48. Ouimpier. 8AlLIG8.-il. PKI2SCE OF WALES DOCK. ARRIVAL8.-Xil. SAILINGS.— Crosahandis s 324, Bouen: Ash-. ton a 113. Isigny; BTiI 405. Isigny; LiHfe ton s 1R13o. uen. NORTFT I?OCK. a 609. Rouen. NORTH DOCK. ARRIV ALS.-Isabel 55. Bideford: Hems- tone 86 Bideford; Tordenskiold s 340, Havre < SOUTH DOCK. ARRIV.U.J.I.j'onhea,lm 56. Brest: Joseph- itle Horteu-se 43. Dournene: Marguerite 35. Dcurnntiez; Gafsa 4C, Cherboure:,Amphitvite 120. Brest; Swansea s. sea: Ofcer mb SR. Haarlem: Audacicuz 39, fa Rochctle Martbe s M. pea: Fratcrnitie 49. JJ'O"ir"t: Ftireclle 93, Quimpier: Pacefeiatur 43. L!\o Trinity: Roche Caetle 94. oea SAILINGS—Venator 627. Caen.

PONTARDULAIS MILK CASE. At Swansea on WednesdaF. David Wil- liams, m:Ik vendor, Forest Hill Farm. Pontardula's, was summoned for selling v milk 11 per eent. dlficipnl, in butter fat. on March 1Sth. also with selling miik "20 per pnt. deficient in butter fat at the sam<s time and place. Mr. Henry Thompson, for defendant. denied that the milk had bee% tampered with. .A. fine of 10. in each case was

CLYNE VALLEY RESULTS. At the second day of the Clynf XalW races on Tuesday-the attendance was fa mr eood and the number of eutric-s exceeded those of the previous tia.; Details:— Gallon] 112 Handicap ione Mann fTboma<c, Swansea): 2. 'Fairyland (Jones. Abei'titlerv); 3, U:1,¡)t¡Y Boy 'Ixwis, LIan. dilo. v Eight ran. Evens Maple Six Fur Ion a.. Trottiinr Handicap. 1, Bash- ful Boy (Evans Llandebiei; 2* Henlan P-ov (Lewis, Re^olven). Silt ran. 10 to 1 dinner. One Mile and a half Galiopitur Handicap, .1. Helena (Davies. Gwauncacsnrwen); 2, Sun rise fGwvn-Jones. Neath!: 3. polls". Evens winner. One and a half Miles Trottiner Handieay> 1, Henlan Boy; 2. Stand A-Ion,, (Walker. (Howell. Glais) Six ra«3 3 to 1 winjaer. Oonsolation Gallopinr 14a n(iica ,I, mile): 1. Happy Boy. 2 Hanov Bird. F,Tch« winner

LATE MR. J. T, P. ANTHONY. We ha, been asked to state that it short service will take place at St. Judevt Church, Swauwa, • 011 .Friday morning, previous to the- buvial of Mr. Jaui-'s T. P. Anthony. The service, which will 1)4 a short one, will be tiiken by the l)' M Davies and Canon Watkin Jen?# v t wicar of Christ Church),and will com- mence at o in the morning, The body will be conveywl to the churcli by the members of -the Men's Society in> connection with the church, of which de- ceased was for some time the respected chairman. The burial will take place at-Gwynte. near T.langad'.xk, leaving Victoria Station ,at 9.33 a.m. on :Friday morning.