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AMUSEMENTS. 6.30. TO-NIGHT: 8.30. Central 92. f; FRED BARNES, The Famous Light Comedy Star. •' i TUCKER, The Singing Violinist. IJ VIOLET ESSEX, The "Star" of CUu Chin Ch,)w." Latest News Pictures. ELSIE ROBY, The Comedy Girl in Burlesque Stunts. MAGGIE CLIFTON & Partner, In a New and Novel Equilibristie and Herculean Gymnastic Act. DUSTY RHODES, Singing Comedian, locally known in Wales as E. J. Riekard. CORNALLA and EDDIE, Toss 'Em and Miss 'Em." ELYSIUM Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Jules Verne's World-Renowned Submarine Photo-Drama, TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. The Submarine Spectacle, embracing a "Thousand Wonders of Air, Land, Sea and Ocean Bed. OUR BOYS IN GERMANY, the Thrilling Official Photographs of the British Army the Rhine. Charlie Chaplin in TRIPLE TROUBLE. Topical Budget. Monday Next.—THE DANGER GAME. CASTLE11 11 CAEILE (Adjoining Leader Office. 2.30. TO-DAY. 10.30. .Vivian Martin in THE FAIR BARBA- DIAN, Five Part Paramount Production. 'SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN, a Sweet and Pathetic Story in Five Parts, featur- ing the World-Famous Child Actress, Little Em Gorman. GIVE HER GAS (Eddie Lyons Comedv). CHARLIE CHAPLI N in tho Famous War Comedy, SHOULDER ARMS. Paths Gazatto and Weekly Pictorial. CARLTON, 2.30. TO-DAY. 10.30. Frederick Warde, lTHE HEART OF EZRA GREER, A Drama m Five Parts. WOMAN IN THE WEB, No. 8. William Russell, THE LONE STAR. Monday Next.-VIOLET HOPSON. PICTURE HOUSE 2.30. TO-DAY. 10.30. Tofa Mix in a Fox Masterniece, M. R. t LOG AN, U. S A SHERIFF NELL'S TUSSLE (Comedy). Corinne Griffiths, LOVE WATCHES, A Greater Vitagraph. SALES BY AUCTION. Preliminary Announcement. IX THE CHARMING GOWER PENINSULAR. GLAMORGANSHIRE. EXCEPTIONALLY IMPORTANT SALE OP UNIQUE AND EXTENSIVE AGRI- CULTURAL AND SPORTING PRO. PERTIES. OUTLYING PORTIONS OF The Kilvrough Estate, (WIMBLEWOOD AND WILLOXTON SECTIONS, &c.). Comprising some of the choicest land in far-famed Gower. Compact Ring Fence Areas, offering a couple of exceptional Sporting Estates of limited dimensions: Beautiful BUNGALOW and MARINE BUILDING SITES on rhe Gower Cliffs. CHOICE READY MADE SMALL HOLDINGS. FREEHOLD GROUND RENTS, etc., the whole containing au area approach- L ing ¡ 2,000 Acres, which will be offered for SALE by AUC- ? TION (under instructions from Lieut.- i Commander A. E. P. Lyons, D.S.O.), hy Messrs. James and James F.A.I., is the Month of JULY, 1919, at the HOTEL CAMERON, HIGH-STREET, SWANSEA (subject to such Conditions of Sale as shall then and there be pro- duced). The principal lots comprise: FREEHOLD GROUND RENTS AND BUILDING SITES, abutting upon Fair wood Common, Mynydd bach y Coes, and Llanmorlais Common. FREEHOLD GROUND RENTS AND BUILDING SITES at Nott Hills, Penmaen. THE FREEHOLD FARMS AND SMALL HOLDINGS ot Tycochisaf," "West Hills," "Pengwern t'Sta.ltbouse/' "Little HilliS," II Middle Hill?," Bryngwas," Wimblewood Canol," Wimblewaod Isaf," East Hills," Carters Ford lligher," H Car- V. ters Ford low,?r," lytinblewood Ueha?/J Tirmynydd," "North Hill," Littk! Luniton," Part of Great, L'innon/' "Furze Hill," Brynafel," Furzehill Cottages," Carters Ford Forge," Lun- non Fields," Willoxton," Pengwern," .1 Furze-land." "New Close," "Great Kittle," and Great Kittle Allotment," etc., etc. Sale at 2 p.m. Full detailed particulars and Plans will be issued shortly. In the meantime, further information may be had from the Auctioneers, 7, Goat-street, Swansea; Mr. T. E. Jenkins, Iiilrrough Estate Office, Parkmill; or from Messrs. Nichol- son. Patterson and Freeland, Solicitors, 46, Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster, London, S.W.I. SKETTY. Tql TRUSTEES, INVESTORS & OTHERS SALE AT LOW RESERVE. At the HOTEL CAMERON, on MONDAY JUNE 30th, 1919. Freehold Ground Rents, Aggregating S96 85. per annum, arising out of Nos. 10 to 42, VIVIAN ROAD ,SKETTY, comprising Dwelling-houses, Shop, and Garage. Dwell Ing-liouses known as IVY COT- TAGES." KIMBERLEY ROAD, SKETTY Sale to commence at 3 p.m. Full particulars from the Auctioneer, Astley Samuel, F.A.I. Corner of Gower and Orchard-street, Swansea; or of the Solicitors, Messrs. Hartland, Isaac and Wutkyia, Rutland- att.. SwMisea? "?' AMUSEMENTS. GRAND Theatre SWANSEA. MONDAY, 23rd JUNE, for Six Nights at 7.30, MATINEE on SATURDAY at 2.30. Chas. B. Cochran's Production, From the Oxford Theatre. In the Night Watch Under the Direction of T. LEWIS WALLER and PHILIP BENNETT. ♦ NEXT WEEK- The Inimitable Actor, Mr. ALBERT CHEVALIER, In the Delightful Plar, "MY OLD DUTCH." SALES BY AUCTION. Preliminary Announcement. NORTH CARMARTHENSHIRE, In the Parish of Myddfai. THE CILGWYN ESTATE. FREEHOLD, RESIDENTIAL, AGRI- CULTURAL, and one of the finest SPORTING PROPERTIES in South Wales, comprising a total area of about 2,000 Acres, Let at the Low Rental of £ 1,200 per annum, exclusive of the extensive Wood- lands, which exceed 700 ACRES of admit- tedly amongst the best natural Timber Growing Land in the Country, and would be unsurpassed as Demonstration Ground for a School of Forestry. The whole for SALE bv PUBLIC AUC- TION, about the end of AUGUST, 1919 (under instructions from the Trustees of the Estate of the Late J. P. W. Gwynne- Halford, deceased) by MESSRS. Wm. & Walter James, F.A. I At the TOWN HALL, LLANDOVERY. The principal lots comprise:— THE CILGWYN MANSION HOUSE AND GROUNDS, extensive Estate and other Outbuildings, Lodges, Gardens, etc. THE FREEHOLD FARMS of Baili. yryn," Coleugoed Fawr," Pistyll- gwyn," Caegwyn," Mount Pleasant," Treventy," Tircoed," Pactygasseg," ,( Garr0glefain," Llwyniar," Gollen- w,en, T,lwy TIM(' red ii I L," Gorllwyn Fawr," Gorllwvnfach," Troedrhiw," Tynewydd," Pentwyn," and Tir- bach," etc. Also about 10 FREEHOLD COTTAGES AND GARDENS, and THE NOTED SCOTLAND WOODS, etc. N.B.—The Mansion and the centre por- tion of the Estate, within a Ring Fence, will be offered first of all in one Lot, form- ing an ideal Small Size Sporting and Re- sidential Estate, and if not sold in that way, thep in separate Farms, Small Hold- ings, etc. Full detailed particulars and plans will be issued shortly. In the meantime fvther information may be had from the Au tioueers, 7, Goat- street, Swansea and Fron 'eg, LIangadock; G. C. Maurice, Esq., B. klalld Estate Agent, Bwlch, Breconshire, or Messrs. Rider, Heaton, Meredith and Mills, Soli- citors, 8, New-squ&re, Lincoln's Inn, Lon- don, W.C. THE SECOND ANNUAL SWANSEA WOOL SALE, at the SWANSEA CATTLE MARKET. Messrs. James and lames F.A.I. Wilt offer for SALE by AUCTION, on the Premises above, on WEDNESDAY, JULY" 2nd, 1919, punctually at 12.30 p.m., about 10,000 FLEECES of good class Shropshire, Kerry, Ryeland, and Cross-bred Wool, in suitable Lots as per Catalogue.' The lots will be on View Morning of Sale, from 11 o'clock. Further entries are respectfully soli- cited. Catalogues and Conditions of Sale to he obtained free from the Auctioneers, 7, Goat-street, Swansea. Tel.: 172 Docks, Swansea. SWANSEA AND LLANELLY. Edward Roberts and Son Will OFFER for SALE bv PUBLIC AUCTION, at the HOTEL CAMERON, SWANSEA, on TUESDAY, JULY l9t, 1919, at 3 o'clock in the Afternoon, Valu- able Leasehold Properties: In Lots as under. Lots 1, 2 and 3.—Nos. 23, 21 and 25, BEACH STREET. Lot l.-SHOP and PREMISES. 14, MARKET STREET, LLANELLY. Lots 5 and 6.—Nos. 1 and 2, STANLEY PLACE, MOUNT PLEASANT, SWAN- SEA. Lot 7-Nos. 1 and 2, HARRIS STREET, MOUNT PLEASANT, SWANSEA. Lot S—No. 6, DYNEVOR PLACE, SWANSEA, Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be obtained as to Lots 1 to from Messrs. Frank Thomas and Andrews, Llanfair Buildings, St. Mary-street, Swansea; and as to Lots 5 to 8 ftata Messrs. Collins and Woods, 1, Worcester-place, Swansea; and as to all the Lots from the Auction- eers, at their Offices, LLANFAIR BUILD- INGS, ST. MARY-STREET, SWANSEA. KILLAY, SWANSEA. (Near Clyne Valley Brickworks and 5 minutes' walk from Killav Station (L. and -N.W.R.). SALE OF CONTRACTOR'S PLANT, MACHINERY, and HORSES. T. Victor Williams Is instructed by Messrs. Williams Bros., Contractors, Pontardawe, on completion of contract, to SELL by AUCTION, on TUESDAY, the 1st day of JULY, 1919, the remainder of the Contractor's Plant, &c., Comprising:—Four Horses: Swansea, 7 years, 11 hands; Tom, ti years, 14.1; Vio- let, aged, 15.2; Bingo, aged, 13.2; 1 Steam Engine (Marshall) 10 tup,* 1 Oil Engine (Robson) 10 h.p., 1 Saw Bench to take 12in. Saw, 2 New Circular Saws 42in., 8 Wooden Trolleys 2Sin. gauge, one 4-WTi«dl Wagon, 12 Cross Cut Saws, 6 Axes, 560 Yards of lin. Wire Rope, 1 Portable Wooden Shed 6ft. x 6ft., 1 Chaffcutter, a Large Quantity ci lin. and lin. Galvan. ised Tubings, Harness, Chains; Sheaves, and many other articles. On View Morning of Sale. Sale at p.m., aft-er arrival of 1,25 trahl from Swansea (Victoria Station). Tempts—Cash. ^Auction^^p^a; I SALES BY AUCTION. I PONTARDAWE. Parishes of Rhyndwyclydach & Llanguicke MESSRS. W. J. Rees and Partners, Have received instructions from Capt. J. Gwvn Jeftroys, to offer for SALE by AUCTION, at the HOTEL METRO- POLE, SWANSEA, on TUESDAY, 15th JuLY, 1919, at 3 o'clock, Valuable Freehold Farms and Accom- modation Lands, ripe for development for building, in Lots, short particulars of which are as follows: Lot 1.—Two Freehold Cottages, Gardens and Field, known as TWYNYGARTH," RHYDYPRO, containing 3a. Or. 37p. or thereabouts. Let on lease for the term of a life now aged 60 years at A:7 7s. per annum with reversion to the rack rent estimated at S15 per annum. Lot 2.—Freehold Farm, known as GELLILUOGUCHA," RHYDYFRO, comprising Faini House, Outbuildings, and about, 69 acre,) of ILii(I (together with a leasehold enclosure of about three acres). A valuable right; of Common is appurtanant to this Farm. Let on yearly tenancy at £::2 5: per annum. Let 3.—Freehold Farm, known as "CWMBRYN," RHYDYFRO, containing Farm House, Outbuildings, and about 5(1 acres of land, together with Rights of Common on Mjnydd Cam Llechort. Let on yearly tenancy at £ 28 10s. per annum. Lot i.-Fre-eltold Farm, known as "HEOLDDU." RHYDYFRO, comprising Farm House, Outbuildings, and about 104 acres of land, with valuable Rights of Common on Mynydd Cam Llechart. Let on yearly tenancy at £ 57 14s. per annum. Lot 5.—Freehold Ffyrni known as "TIR- SHET," and Corn Grist Mill known as GELLIGRON MILL, situate at Rhydyfro, containing Farm House, Outbuilclinjte, Mill, and about 16 acres of land. Let on yearly tenancy with other lands at tao per annum, of which £29 per anmim is apportioned on this Lot. Lot 6.—Freehold ACCOMMODATION LAND, situate adjoining the "Travelers' Well," at Rhydyfro, and comprising Pas- ture Land and Cowhouse- Containing an area of about 11 acres. Let on yearly ten- ancy to Miss Hannah Lewis at £10 per annum. Lot 7.-Freeliold ACCOMMODATION FIELDS, numbered 2529, 2530, and part of 2536 on the Ordnance Map (2nd Edi- tion), situate at Rhydyfro, and contain- ing about 12 acres. Let on yearly tenan- cies to Miss Hannah Lewis and Mr. Gwilym Lewis at the total yearly rent of £ 7 10b. The land adjoining the foregoing has been let for building. Lot S.-Fr"hold ACCOMMODATION LANDS, situate at Gellygroii, and num- bered 2922, part 2923, part 2926, and part 2927 on the Ordnance Map (2nd Edition), containing an area of about lit acres. Let to Mr. David Bevan on a yearly tenancy at £32 per annum. This land is ripe for building. the land immediately adjoining being alreadv built upon. Lot 9-Freehold ACCOMMODATION LANDS, Situate near the last-mentioned lot and adjoining the grounds of Gelly- gron House, numbered 2941 and 2942 on the Ordnance Map (2nd Edition), contain- ing an area of about 10A- acres, and let on yearly tenancies at the total rent of X24 10s. per annum. Both the tenancy agree- ments reserve power to the landlord to take up land for building purposes. Lot IO.-Frmhol(i ACCOMMODATION LAND, numbered part 2937 on the Ord- nance Map (2nd Edition), and situate ad- joining the last-mentioned lot and the Main Road to Rhydyfro, containing an area of 21 acres or thereabouts. Let on lease for 35 years from 25th March, 1911, at C25 per annum. The various tenancies above mentioned are nearly all very old tenancies at low rents. The Mines and Minerals under all the Lots are Reserved. Further particulars and Conditions of Sale, may he obtained on application to Messrs. Smith, Rundell, Dods and Boe- kett, Solicitors, 9, John-street, Bedford- row, London, W.C.; or to the Auctioneers, Messrs. W. J. Rees and Partners, The Laurels, Swansea. MANSELTON, SWANSEA. Exceptionally Important Sale of a Free- hold and Free Hotel and Premises, 12 Freehold Dwelling-houses, etc. Messrs. James and James, F.A.I., Are favoured with instructions from Sir Courtenay Mangel, Bart., to SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the HOTEL CAMERON, HIGH-STREET, SWAN- SEA, on SATURDAY, JULY 5th, 1919 (subject to such Conditions of Sale as shall then and there be produced), the following Valuable Modern-built Freehold and Free Hotel and Premises, Called and known as THE MANSELTON HOTEL (with vacant possession on completion of purchase), situate at the entrance to the Manselton Park, in a unique position of monopoly, being the only hotel on the Manselton Estate, and 12 FREEHOLD DWELLING-HOUSES (in separate lots), nearly adjoining, be- ing Nos. 1 to 12, ST. JOHN'S ROAD, MANSELTON, immediately in front of Manselton Park, and within two minutes of the Tramway at Eaton-road, well and modern-built with dressed stone front walls, and let to good tenants at 8s. 0d. and 9s. each per week respectively. The Houses contain 7 Rooms each (four of them with Bathrooms in addition), Coal-houses, w.c .'s, and Front and Back Gardens. Sale to commence at 3 p.m. For detailed particulars and Condlt jolls of Sale, and any further information with reference to the trade of the Hotel, etc., apply to the Auctioneer, 7, Goat-street, Swansea; to the Manselton Estate Office, Manselton; or to J. E. Anthony, Esq., Solicitor, 11, Lincolns Inn Fields, London W.C. ALWAYS t. f — ——. WELCOME TAKE ROME 11 HOME V THE NAME GUARANTEES THE n*r; i1i>KBEsr vaw* °BTAi]u8tE« Self-raising Flour Custard Powder Baking Powder Egg Pow d er I  Mf??-? <? &C- ? "?!   '? Everything in your grocer's Shop marked I will give delight to those at home, pit wholesale u»*uractumju THE CANTONA CO. fa 5 NELSON STREET, BKT5TOL
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WELCOME TO THE PRINCE.
WELCOME TO THE PRINCE. The Prince of Wales spends only a few hours in Swansea to-day. We wisli it were as many days. But he will be here long enough to realise that in his Principality there is no corner which has him in warmer regard. By the time the majority of our readers go over the-s; lines, the Royal visit will be over, and the Prince will have sped from our midst. We are sure he will have departed with sufficient by which to remember Swansea and its ardently enthusiastic citizens., NVo ii-elconie him firstly because of his house. When thrones were tottering all over Europe, and the regime of Royalty seemed to be ending, the British throne stood secure, with increasing signs of loyalty towards it, the symbol of a people who have, by tradition and by precedent, fashioned out a con- stitution that to-day suits the char- acteristics of the Commonwealth as none other could. When Victoria- came from Kensington to hr august reign the heavens were full of portents that troubled the up- holders of monarchy. It was a time of flux, of excitement. But she was led by wise counsellors, and she herself, over sixty years—during which the Commonwealth grew to maturity—attracted to the throne the faithfulness and the service of her subjects by her goodness, by her sagacity, by her rigid adherence t,) constitutional practice. Her throne was Broad-based upon her people's will, and when the great inheritance passed to her son, who was to add to its lustre, Great Britain bad long recognised that no style of govern- ment could meet its peculiar needs, and especially those of its dominions and dependencies, so excellently. King Edward added skilfully to the edifice so patiently and sagaciously strengthened by his mother. "The Pf ace-maker" j; his epitaph; and we know to-day that that is the most glorious title man can ever gain. What we owe to his wonderful work in making possible the entente with France would take time in telling; let us say, briefly, here that when th,.) storm at last broke-the storm that no influence could prevent, because it was made by a nation bitten with the disease of madness—the efforts of Edward VII. to increase the friendships of Britain served us well. There had been a time wh':n we were in isolation. When the ordeal fell upon us, we did nut stziii4 alone. The son of Edward VII. reigns d the highest tribute we can pay him is to say that, in. & day of great difficulties, ho rules over his people's hearts as effec- tively as over their persons. In that fierce light which shines upon a throne," through five years of such turmoil as the world has neve? before known, he has maintained the affection which the British people repose in the throne. King George has indeed had an uneasy reign. Vexatious constitutional problems faoed him in his first years of authority, and the states- manship he then displayed has been followed, in the years of war, by actions that have established him in the succession of good and wisu kings. The. influence of King and Queen has been cast upon the side of purity and sacrifice. George V. has never made a call upon his people without himself taking the lead in sen-ice. He has fulfilled the highest conception of Kinship -hç has been the servant uf h;s ha- b-f-c-ii tl-,c sorn-ant ut h.? The Prince of Wales, whom 1V-' welr-ome to-day at Swansea, said the other day at the Mansion Hou^e I that he had found his manhood during the years of war. No prince ¡ of modern times has erer had a sterner apprenticeship to the art of Kingship. We are not going to utf-er words of commendation be- cause the heir to the throne did his duty in the conflict. He did no more than hundreds of thousands of young men; and in this matter the humblest offered as true service as the highest. But the Prince went to France without fuss, stripped of the majesty that sur- rounds Royalty. He was content to carry out his princely motto; t" serve wherever circumstance placed him. And because be did his part unostentatiously; because he sunk his individuality into that of the mass; because he has shown the humility that best beeonie,-q a pr-nce because in his every action he has revealed himself to be a typical son of the country, having given proof of his bravery, yet modest in bear- ing—because of these things ttnd the promise of his years,, we hail jour Pjjaefc o £ .Wales!
I SOLDIER PRINCE
I SOLDIER PRINCE An Unaffected English Gentleman. I WAR EXPERIENCES. The Prince of Wales," aid the Court Circular, "attended by Captain the Lord Claud N. Hamilton (Grenadier Guards) has returned to the front." That was the distinctively British way of celebrating an event which, had the chief character in it been so minded, would have vividly lent itself t{} a popular appeal The thought of the heir to the British throne in a supreme crisis of British history, returning to the front to take his share of the perils of the might- iest struggle in human annals, was one to move all hearts and imaginations. The Prince, had ho chosen, could have driven from the Palace to the. Atafioii between cheering and enthusiastic crowds, the central figure of a, popular pageant. But that is not his way; it is not the way of the House of Windsor; it is not the Bri- tish way. There was no display, no bid for applause, nothing that could" even re- motely suggest self-advertisement. The Prince slipped away unannounced and un- noticed just like an ordinary officer, and the public did not even know he was going tmtil he had gone. I OVER THE TOP! It is all a part of the Prince's native keenness and vitality that: he demanded the right to run the risks and share in the dangers of his brother officers. He could yio more be a cotton-wool soldier than he.could be a prig or a milksop. Thu decorative security of a job at Headquar- ters soon sickened him. He would not reet until he had got himself attached to a fighting division, had done duty in the trenches, and learned at first hand what it is to be shot over. a, regular sport," eaid an officer who WillS closely acquainted with him. I thought it would not. be long before he came out. He always did want 110 see things for himself." .1" I THE MISSING PRINCE, One afternoon, to the consternation of the General Staff, the Prince was miss- ing. He had chafed very much at not being allowed to take part in the actual fighting, and that evening they learned that he had joined the Grenadier Guards in one of their periodical attacks, and gone over the top! On the Italian front he was over and over again in the thick of the fighting, and far more is known in France and Italy of the part he took in the actual danger zone than is known here. Many a soldier's letter, howerer, tells of an unexpected meeting with him. A pri- vate writing to his wife in October, 1915, savs :_U I saw the Prince the other day, quite unconcerned, riding a bike along the road, plenty of shells dropping around, but ho did not care. It was fine to see him taking the risks of war the same as any other soldier. He is a jolly good fellow, and although many people in England say he does not take the risks at all, you may take it from me he takes 11.11 the risks of this war just the C-ame as anvbody else over here in the fighting line." I EXPERIENCES IN THE AIR. It is told that once when a soldier met him. and asked, Are you the Prince of Wailes?-" his reply was, Yes, but for God's sake forget a oout- it:" The fttwrv may be apocryphal, but it i, certainly characteristic. Whatever is going, the Prince wants to be in it. His first flight in England was made over Buckingham Palace in A Hand- ley Page aeroplane. But he was not oonT tent with that, and begged ("ol. Barker, the Prince of Stunters," as Us called him, to take him up. I want to be put through every stunt you know," said the Prince, just before going up at Hounslow. And he was! The ma.chine was looped and rolled, twisted and turned, till every minute the spectators on the ground ex- pected an accident. At the end of this experience, the Prince calmly took the wheel of his powerful oar and drove away from the aerodrome jU$t as if it had been an ordinary joy ride. At Buckingham Palace it was the Prince who first met the trans-Atlantic aviators, and congratulated them: afterwards they were welcomed by the King. Intensely interested in all kinds of Vort, as a oadet at Osborne he was an excellent cricketer and boxer. At the National Sporting Club, when quite recently he jumped into the ring and made a happy little speech, the storm of cheers which greeted him voiced the feelings of the sportsmen of Great Britain. I THE HOUSING PROBLEM. That same desire to know real condi- tions, and- to participate in the life of the people which characterises the Prince of Wales is even more evident in relation to the problems of peace. Hearing of the terrible conditions under which thousands of people are living, he promptly started out on his own account to find out whether or not these things were true. His comment after visiting one of the slum areas was just one word-" Dam- nable U I He is doing everything he can to im- prove the housing conditions of tenants on his estate at Kennington, and there again he has paid personal visits and in- spected the houses to see what wants being done. Last year he spent half of his in- come from the estate in carrying out im- provements, many of which he had him- self suggested as a result of hi:! visits. The Prince has steadily gained in popu- larity during the last few years. Modest, genial, and unaffectcd, he wins the heart of everybody who meets him, and hjs ex- periences at the front revealed him to the world as a man of grit. PRINCE AND 38th DIVISION. | In February list the Prince stayed for n" kt th:n th:? days with the famous 3$t,h pin;ion, then lying at Allonville. That vifcit will Ions be pleasantly remem- be red by officers and iiieii, -,liil many of the U demdbibed" whG witnessed to-dayVs Tocaption will have recalled it. Nearly everybody in the Division saw something of him. many had very pleasant chats with him. and all were impressed by his unaffected manliness. The Prince's connection with the 38th (Welsh) Division dates from their very earliest d»»ys !n France. The 38th went to France at th« begin- ning of December, 1915, and received their baptism of fire with the Guards Divieiion on the Laventie--Nenve Chapelle front. For this fit experience of the tranches they were split up, one company being allotted to each battalion of the Guards. At that tÚne-before h-a left for Egypt— the Prince of Wales was attaahed to the Grenadiers, and came, in touoh. with many of th-a scattered units of the Welsh Division on the La Road at Pont du Hem and in the front line. Everything was new and exciting to the fresh ^oldi-sra—even the mud and rain of the trenches still had a certain glamour of romance. It was a place of famous men, but it sent a thrill through the most unimaginative to see a Prince of the Royal Blood, and He r to the Throne, walking the duck-boards. During tha Prince's tour1 of South Wales there must have been many an ex-soldier in the crowd who last saw the Prince m <. j tranches at Nouvo ctk,-Lveue.
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"What Lies Behind I < "t; th I the Victory Loan. By Sir ROBERT KINDERSLEY, K.B.E. (Director of the Bank of England). What is the security behind the New Victory Loan? In the first place, this loan is secured on the whole of the Accumulated wealth of the British Nation, amassed during hundreds of years. All the houses, sh ops, offices, factories and buildings of every description in London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and scores of other cities: all the farms and gardens of the Kingdom: all the thousands of miles of railways, with their rolling stock and equipment; aU the power plants, shipbuilding yards and machinery of every description for every kind of production: all these are the security behind .the loan: for the loan is made to the British Nation, and the whole accumulated assets of the nation are pledged for its repayment. Nor is this all. This is what may be called the tangible security for the loan, and by itself it is sufficient ten times over. But there is also a further security which may be called the intangible security for the loan which is even more valuable. This intangible security lies in the earning capicity, in the industry, in the honesty of 45 millions qf British citizens. J. P. Morgan, the great American banker, once said that when he was lending money to a man he did not consider what tangible assets he had. but what was his business capacity aaa integrity, and if these were satisfactory he made the loan. In this instance it is the business capacity, the integrity and the production power of the whole British Nation which are offered as guarantee for the repayment of the loan, i and this is a security which no English- I man will be inclined to question or to doubt. As long as the British people possess the ability, energy and initiative of their forefathers, the productive wealth of the nation cannot but be sufficient, and more than sufficient, to meet the charges of this and other British Government loans. We have shown abundantly in the war that these qualities still remain with us, and we have shown, too, that we possess the patriotism to pay cheer- fully the taxation necessary to sustain British credit on that high level which it has always maintained. Unless the British Nation fails, as it has never done in the past, there can be no failure in the security behind this loan. Therefore, it is the business of every- one of us to help in keeping up our splendid credit. We can do that first by displaying all the qualities I have men-; tioned, as far as our capacity goes, by economy, and lastly by subscribing as far as we can to the Victory Loan. It is to the direct advantage of our national credit to reduce the amount of our float- ing debt. Our whole financial problem will then be eased. We can all help tp this end by subscribing as much as we can. THE MAYOR'S 14 POINTS. WHEREAS.—1 The war is not over, though victory is ours; WHEREAS.-2 The fruits of victory must not rot for want of reapers; WHEREAS.—3 These fruits cannot be fully enjoyed while our existence is still governed by the temporary expedi- ents of war necessity; WHEREAS.—4 Our imniftdiatia and para- mount duty ie to get back to the system of peace ad- ministration which en- abled this country to bear the brunt of war; WHEREAS.—5 The firet ctep towards this end is a rearrange- ment of our financial die- positions under a more unified command; WHEREAS.—6 The sinking of our float- ing debt is as essential to the safety of the ship of State ad was the sinking of the floating mine in the interests of our mer- cantile marine; WHEREAS.-7 The Government has in- vited us all to become minesweepers; WHEREAS.—8 The good chips Victory Bond and Funding Loan have been put into com- mission for our patrol work; WHEREAS.—9 The terms of service are eucli as we are not likely to be offered again; WHEREAS.—10 Our task is second only in importance to that performed on land and sea by our fighting forces; f^HEREAS.—J1 Its successful accom- plishment will consolidate the greatest triumph achieved by them and en- sure the future stability of the British Empire; WHEREAS. 12 The freedom Of naviga- tion on the seas of com- merce will mean more tnfde and leas unemploy- meat; WHEREAS.—73 With this will oom., the restoration of peace- time unity in a whole- hearted policy of "Back to Businesp"; and WHERE AS.-rl4-We have the adequate guarantees of a State whose word is as good as its bond, that investment in the Loan is safe and sound; Thor,e is. therefore, an obligation upon every citizen of Swansea to D'JY VICTORY LOAN TO-DAY. W. H. Miles, Mayor.
IDIED IN NORTH BORNEO.
DIED IN NORTH BORNEO. The news has been received that Mr. Martin M. Jones, son of Mr. Thomas Jones, coal merchant, Rhandir-felin, Ifelinfoet, near LlanelTy, has died sud- denly in North Borneo. Deceased, who was 26 years of age war, prior to his embarkation, assistant oivil engineer in the construction of the Llynyfan Waterworks for the Llanelly Rural District Council, and subse- quently he was engaged as a sub-agerit for theoontractor of Ring's Norton Waterworks, Birmingham. He volunteered for the Royal Er;1- gineers m M15, and served in Gal pon, J?ypt and P?eatine, being d?mobuMOO th? ;y.
I CARMARTHEN SURVEYOR.
I CARMARTHEN SURVEYOR. Carmarthen Town Council on Thursday pointed Mr/Arthur I. Jones, architect and surreyor, Carmarthen, as borough surveyor at a salary of IM a year. There \1(U'e 44 applicants, and the final ballot was between Mr. A. I. Jones, who re. ceived 11 votes, and Lieut. T. P. Francis, BronyraHt, Pontardawe (assistant sax- veyor and engineer to the Rhondda and, Swansea Bay Railway), who secured eight! votes. Mr. A. I. Jones is 44 years of age, and has bad 28 years' experience as architect and surveyor. He served his articles with Messrs. Richards and Gethin, Cardiff, and has lived in Carmarthen for the past j l?-y6ars. 'H? designed and supervised the] ?WOU" of C?'mart?en Wo??tiqt?.
TOWN TALK.
TOWN TALK. There is only one Town Talk to-day: The Prince of Wales' visit! Proverb applicable for 8 a.m. to-day:. H Words on the weather flock together." -:0:- A lady's journal c-ays that calad hats are now being worn." There's some sense in that, for they are seasonable at any rate. -:8:- Hilda, aged nine, wants to know why the Prince of Wales does not dress like the Princes she reads about in her story books. — -o— A local man visiting a dentist recently was astonished to find, instead of tha month old papers, publications of that day's date. —!<:— The gas supply at Port Talbot is re- covering slowly after the stoker's strike. The supply will be plentiful when the Council meets. -:0:- A freehold oottage in the South of Eng- land. which was rented at 5s. a week, was recently sold for £45. Who would not become a house-owner at this price? — »r— It is most appropriate that the Prince of Wales should come to Swansea ou a Friday. It was only the other day that he was admitted into the sacred circle of the Fishmongers' Guild. — *f— In December, 1908, the Prince, then U years of age, took part in the perform- ance of the Christmas pantomime, Dick Whittington and his Cat," at the Royal Naval College, Osborne. —imz — Although not on the line of route of the day's ceremony, there were some Mount Pleasant people patriotic enough to display bunting, the Grammar School also being prettily decorated. -ift — Swansea's own humorist. Mr. Alf Thomas, made some great hita at the Pontardulais concert. "Buttercups," "the slate," and the fire brigade have caught on. Alf" will go again to "Ponty." -:0:- "Wish she wouldn't be 60 long," mut- tered the pressman as he was kept waiting in a dog case at the Police Court om Thursday, when Lily, of Tip-Top," at present in Cardiff, was the d-efendaui? — J»S— A prophet sometimes is not without l?nour in his own country. Mr. Rbys J. Thomas, Pontardulais, who has just scored such a distinct success in London, was fully appreciated locally, at last. —— A curious point of English 1aw, not generally known, is tha,b only the eldest son of the King has a legal right to the tit:t> of Prince. Other Royal children are' eo entitled as a matter of courteey only. -ot- A good many people are imbued with the idea of taking up small holdings. This scheme should have a great impetus, seeing that the Government are willing to advance two-thirds of the cost towards erecting dwelling-housee. There was a large exodus of the agri- cultural fraternity from Gowerland to the Royal Show at Cardiff on Thursday. Their prai-se was unstinted of the stock exhibited, and also of the nne display of agricultural implements. I* This morning's mail brought us the "'ime time ago following cryptic note: "Some time ago a Swansea. bowls club presented one of its mjembsrs with a pair of white shoes. H f friends are still awaiting the recipient. appearance on the greau wearing them." — It was reported in the papers last night that the Crown Prince had escaped from Holland. His intention, if possible, as he himself is 6aid to have declared some time back, is to become a private citizen. Well, he haa been a public nuisance long enough. — .*>.— When a rush of first-class and other passengers entered the Mumbles train at three minutes past one yesterday, leaving only two minutes to spare, a stranger asked, What's the meaning of this? A habitual traveller drily replied, This is the bread and butter train." v: One of the finest items in a fine pro- gramme at Pontardulais was an original composition by Mr. Joseph Thomas, G. and L.T.S.C., the conductor of the Operatic Society. Dr. Vaughan Thomas (Swansea) and other eminent critics have given unstinted praise to this latest effort of the talented young composer. Mr. Morris, of Llansamlet, at the Food Control Committee, said be was very pleased with the way officials carried on in Swansea. He did not think they could be beaten in any other part of the country. The absurd tale that Vicky" Evans is looking for a larger size in hats than have hitherto been obtainable ij unconfirmed. — so:— The tarring of the roads is proceed- ing in some of the districts, and it is rumoured that many of the boys are hoping to obtain some of the tar for celebrating the signing of peace. In fact some youngsters were overheard last night on the Kilay road planning to make a bonfire of a barrel of tar which is being used there. -:0:- Will aeroplanes be provided in Swan- sea to-day P asked a thirsty wag. What for? queried the policeman. To cross the street for a drink when the cordon is drawn up tight." No," replied th. constable, after a moment's reflection. and as the pubs will be closed, tho- vouid be no advantage in putting up triumphal arches for crossing ovar. Swansea is dry to-day; the rain drizzlo is only a local trade mark." No one doubts that the Prince of Wales is shaping more than well. It would be odd if he were not. Born into one of the hap- piest, least ostentatious, hardest-working households in the land, the son of a father whose whole life is governed by a sense of duty, and of a mother whose warm-heart- adness and practicability nevor shone forth more clearly than in the grim days of war, he began life under the soundest and most wholesome auspices. —.o-— The Travelling Commission of Inquiry into the cost of production of niilkj. which Visited South Wales recently in the course of their investigations, has just issued its report, and advocates the con- trol of the wholesale milk trade by the Government for the successful working of any scheme of differential prices. Doubt- loW this is the correct solution of the mmtber, when we remember the bother over the differential prio" of Swansea and Cardiff. Walkhm tb"ugh l*tho main streets d Swansea on Thursday reminds one slightly (writes a correspondent), of the decorations which were put up CIa th occasion of the visit of the late Xi. E+ ward VII. in July, 1904, to cut the fest sod oi the King's Dock. But there is ofltt piece of handsome workmanship lacking, namely, the Mannesmann Arch, which was erected across Wind-street opposite the General Post Office. This was th. work of local workmen, and when lit uø at night was deemed by critics at thi time to be one of the prettiest sights in the country. It is a great pity tne Cor- poration did not acquire this hamfaome piece of the engineer's craft to form ows oi the pygwiaat features of tfr town.