The Cambria Daily Leader

I — ——————— I LAMPETER SCHOLARSHIPS.  'I The following are amongst the SChülar- ships and exhibitions awarded at St. l^avid's College, Lampeter, on the results of the examination last week: Mr. T. A. I Roberts, Abergwili, Traheriie and Eldon," £38 (Theolo-gy and Hebrew); Mr. D. D. Bartlett, Carmarthen, Tra- I herre," .30 (Theology); Mr. T. M. j ) Hughes, Conwil Elvot, "Butler," £2,) (General); Mr. Ivor Davies, Manselton, I Swansea, "Waunifor," £10 (General); Mr. D. F. Jayne, Carmarthen, rntrance." £JO (Theology); Mr. John Evans, Pontar- dulais, Entrance," £ 8 (General); Mr. C. G. Rees, Pontyberem, "Entranee." S8 (General). J

THE SPEAKER. I The Speaker (Mr. Lowther) arriving for tho re-assembly of Parliament yester- day. (Photo In.1.)

Entries arriving from ail pad.; r.)r Com- mercial Travellers' Eistodfodc November 1. I

RHEUMATIC AGGMY. I BtTT WHY SUFFER NOW? I t- f I ? I ,1-17 I 'u J >-  A 1Kt I It in hot 6altrated water will etop the aches, pains, stiffness, and swelling within ten minutes. Over a million packets of (for the preparation of ^-titrated water) have been sold in the past two years, every one with the manufacturer's plain and legally i !-inding money-back guarantee _enclosed, and the eale is increasing daily. This mr-.ms .something'. Thousands of packets linve been used bv soHiersofa?Ithe .\Hipd Forces fort)ierehet of rheumatic or other muscular aches and pains, gouty joints, foot troubles, etc. Your own chemist is authorised to return money in full, immediately and without a word, if you are dissatisfied. It is al- ways kept in stock, already put un in packets of convenient sizes, and selling at very low prices.

MINERS AND COST OF LIVING At the National delegates' conference of the Miners' Federation, held at the Central Hall, Westminster, on Thursday. Mir. Dilland, of Durham, moved a resolu- ,oiiti!iu(, d rise in thc, tion deploring the continued rise in the cost of living, and the ineffectual efforts of the Government to prevent it. and call- ing upon the conference to approach the Parliamentary Committee of the Trade rnicm Congress with the object of calling a sjKrial conference to decide upon a policy towards a redlle: ion in the cost of I living.

I FINANCIAL NEWS. CATTLE MARKET. I Bristol, Thursday.—JdXHler&te supply cl I i- i I o rv, (I I I ;best /9s. per c»i. ii\e .vxi £ iu; uioUeravu quantity, aiutton, iw. ,),ez- !U. piiis a-kin. xbree h-umireU store rattle; trade elow and sure. -No pigts. laileh ows. 28 to cS up to 50 for special a-niniais. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. [ While neutral" exchanges moved in our i iavour. the American exchange reacted h'p?fjr ckjeiny RL 4.17—.? dois. Swi?er- cioscl tiu ^l'i. j&i., and Holland at lift. 06. Paris at .561. We.. and Bru»:elg at 5.if. 11C, were practical);, unchanged. | CrOLD AD SILVER. I.- liio price ot bar alil-r reiapeeu 4a. ior <af.ii aii'l y-16<l. for future delivery to wi il.11,1 63 1-16-¡ respectively on 6ales to secure rofltsi. A. tiie close the tendency of the maiitec was viiicertain. liar ffold on otter iii tho market was taken fo? India at a.bout 93a por ounce. j X?>UTBAI>S BUYING- DOLIiARS. I It miKl-t b,ave oeon ttiouclit that a fur- ther imirovement of the aterliOK exchange 0:1 i(-,w lork should have beeu seen yes- terday, on the publication of the full de- la ilf of the British Government's new American loss/v. for 260 million dollars, with ito j>rovidai: that the t'ive-and-a-half per bonds at 96 and Three-Year at 98. are convertible at par during Li-eir currinc.y, at a fixed exohang-e of 4.30 116. to the £ 1. into Five per Cent. National matunny on F«brua,ry 1. 1909. i. he rate; nevertheless, Wklled yesterday 'ii Me Londoft market from t4.J?. to whie t had risen on Tueedav on t.he news cf the loen, to J7^. This pa-rtionlar move- ment, however, li,.c- lar..vs the "Times") a very simple exiu-anation. which should be 'loted at onoe in order to prevent false in- ferences from i.t. The attj-activenese of tho British Government's new issue in New York b". immediately been graeped bv in- ve+Lors^ iu neutral" European countries. ————— I

All ioeue will f-bortJy take place Tinder very srood auepicee of 640.000 Ordinary snares of the halvage and Towage Com- pany T,iii-it(-d There was a large deqjand for th, uurlcrwpitjnff, and Arrangements "-ore comi'ieted early to-d'. —.

CIT ADEL BAND. ? for Support. Public Thanked for Support. To t)ie Mitcr. sir,—.ivmdh- allow a little space in your valuable paper to thank th-a people of Sw ,1t;ea for their generous assistance | in holpincr the Sw aiisea Salvation Army Citadel Band to rai.e the sum of £ 200 for additional new instruments, which I was appealed for some time ago. The instruments are now on order, and the public presentation will shortly take plaoo at the Citadel in Richardson- street. In addition to the above, the Swansea- Polico borce are presenting tlio band with, a beautiful first-class cornet in memory of the late Polir-e-serpeant T. Ncwr-ombe, who was a Salvationist and former member of the Citadel hand. The iii-ill be made by Captain i ho^nas at the Polie-e Court, ou Fridav afternoon at 4 o'clock. On behalf of the members of the band instrument scheme, I remain, yours tna?kfuHT. I Arthur H, Evans. j Organising Sec ret v. r v."

I THE GRAND THEATRE. -Mr. J. A. E. Malone. for many years producer at the Gaiety and Daly's Theatres fri- tl)o ]at- -lir. George Ld- warilos, is pending his London company to the Grand Theatre next, week with tvo of the most succcssful of all (he musical plays that the country has ever econ, namely, "The Merry Widow" and Gipsy Love," neither of which needs any in.troductioll to a Swansea audience. There does not seem any necessity to the Par-linunting melodies con- tained in borh these plays, for who can ever forget the "Mprry Widow waltz and Joy," and the Drinking Song from (jipsy Love." A first-class company is touring with the pieces. Mr. Robt. Needham will be re- membered for his fine performance and magnificent singing in the part of Jose, the strolling gi psy; that excellent comed- ian, Mr. Edwin Dodds, as Baron Popoff and Dragotin; Moesrs. Davice and Hughes as the vocalists, tenor and bari- tone; the Misses Ada Thomas and Dai«v Darrelle will he found able supports of the talented leading lady, Miss Prue Temple. The great feature of each per- formance is the excellence of the choru.?. Booking is already going merrily and those who have experienced disappoint- ment the last few, weeks by not taking notice of the advice given, WftulJ do well to heed it now and gel to the theatre box office without further delay. A matinte of "Gipsy Love" will be sziveii o-n at 2.30. )

I BRYNMELYN, Meeting to Support Mr. W. Samuel. I. The noticeable feature in the elec.t;cn meeting at St. Mark's Hal], Cwmbwrla. on Wednesday e-ening, was bbe repre- sentative gathering of ladies present. The meeting was hLt 'n support of the can- didature of Mr. Wm. Samuel, the nominee of the Progressive Party, and a gentleman who has lived in the ward all his life. Mr. A. W. Evans presided, and a.t the outset referred briefly to. the candidate's many qualifies, particularly business acumen, fed pointed out that on the Swaneea Council to-day rn-n, of action were wanted rather than talkers. (Ap- plaiise.) The candidate was accorded a wan 11 J reception He dealt at some length with a number of the questions before the publiC at the present time, particularly to those of Housing and the rates. White: not agreeing enureiy with the view* of the Housing Committee on the question of sites, Mr. Samuel agreed that the shortage of houi-es would have to be me- at once. PRACTICAL MEN NEEDED. Alderman Ben Jones, J.P., powed out that practical men were wanted on the Swansea Ccunail. end no.t talkers. (Hear, hear). They had a number of members who made a. trell endous amount of fuss on Council d:q'Qughtet'")-h t.h, waited men liko l'lr. Samud, practical men—(hear, hear,)—men who had looked after their own a/Tibirs and had carried them on successfully That type of man was the best man to represent the rate- payers. Much had been said on the ques- tion of IlouR'ng. The Corporation at tho present trme had a fair number of houses in course of erection, abourt, 500. Their difficulty in the past had been one of sites, As soon as one, would choose a. 8i,e. someone el-,e would propose all". the. and then sou eone el-^e would oppose tha,t. That was what they had been doing for anum tlPr of years until now, unfortunately, the houses would 00si practically three times as much M ther would have cost before. But they had this con-solation, they had a very liberil MEN WHO UNDERSTOOD HOUSING On the question of the need for pr\(' tical men the speaker pointed out that there were very few members of the Council who knew how to build house? He knew of one that did not. (Laughter.) There were sixty members on the Swan- fta Council to-day, and they did not want all that number to be like postage stamps. They wanted men of experience like Alr. Samuel, and ho assured his hearers that thir, catidictite, if returned, would be an a.soer to the Council (Ap- plause.) Swansea had great possibilities, «nd m a very short time would become the Metropolis 0" Wales. The rates were bothering many of them now, and he, for one, did not' want, to see Swan-sea in a wtate of bankruptcy. Some of the mem- bers had said openly, the rates don't bother us." In t,)pl.v to that he would t say that they bonld not spend moDev recklessly and fooli-shly. How could they tho better avoid than by returning to the Council a man who was likely to j iose something ln;niself if the rates went up. They did nrt want great orators on the Council. Tho work of the Council- was not done on Council day, it was done in committees, and done quietly. (Ap- plause.) NEEDS OF BRYN M EL YN." Councillor David Grey said that if there wns a-sy w; rd thjit knew of the, neetl for hoil-sing Lt .was tie Brynmelyn Ward. (Hear, hear.) Men of character, of strong moral character, were needed on the Council, and whilst he had noth- ing to say against their friends on the (Jher aide, he felt' that if there were more men of Mr. Samuel's type on the Council it would be better for the town of Swan- sea—(applause)—for the tcwn needed cleaning. (Hear, hear). Councillor David Evans expressed the view that men were required on tho Coun- cil who could be relied upon to look after the all-important question of the expendi- ture, and to see that the ratepayers had the best val He for their money. The speaker dealt at length with the schemes of the Corporation, incidentally display- ing a. clear grasp of municipal affairs With regard to the tramways, he snid that liero there appeared to be itist cause for grievance, and he felt that Mr. Samuel would ventilate that grievance and secure, to some extent, a more efficient service, (Applause.) On the motion of Mr. T. Johnston, sec- onded by Mrs. Goff Morgan, a vote of con- fidunce in the candidate was carried. KILVEY WARD. r Mr. G. Calwill to Stand for Labour. Labour nominations for the Borough Council elections include that of Mr. Geo., Colwill tor the Lvilvey Ward. The original selection here WM Mr. } Oldham Hughes, a lay reader, who has concluded that his present duties render it impossible to give full attention to those of the Council. In Morriston it is found that the nalllA of tho candidate select rd by tlie Labour Party does not now. appear on the burgees roll, and Mr. J. C. 31artin has been se- lected in his stead.

I ROBBED OF HIS COAT. I Two Foreign Seamen Sent to Prison Two foreign seamen, Kristian Fredrick- sen (25), and Laurit Forsland (27), ap- peared ai Swansea on Thursday on a charge of being concerned together in stealing and receiving an overcoat con- taining £ 25, of the total value of £ 27 & from the person of Ali Hassan, ou Oct. 21st.—Mr. iRupert Lewis prosecuted. The complainant stated that be met one of the defendants in a cafe, and tbot walked away together and met the other defendant a few minutes later. After I some conversation the defendant Forsland I I knocked down, while the other de- fendant. made off with the overcourt. IV:* ress pulled out his knife and also whistled for assistance. Sergt. Squires (Harbour Polic"), and Deteetivr-Sergt. Arthur Eynon gave evi- cnce, Frodrtoksen pleaded guilty to stealing the coat, but not the money. Tho other defendant r>!»r.d?d not guilty. Tbe magistrates held that each defend- ant was equally guilty, and sent them to prison fer two months.

17OR SALE, Kitchen Tablec, Eedrtead* Overlay. Three Large Mirrors. Alro Piano. £ 30 or Nearest Offer.—11. Ifnhonev, 1. Brid;:e-street. Swansea. 119A10,1,g "Y^A^T^T). Furnished House; Mumbles or firetty District: for Txmsr Period.—- Write. Crown." "Daily Leader," Swansea.- HOTEL CAMERON. A GRAND DANCE At the above place. I SATURDAY NEXT, OCTOBER 25th, 1919 I Dancing from 7 till 11. M.C.'s: Ceo. L. and W.Tames Cross, Pianist, Mr. G Joues. Admission 1'6 each.

HOME AGAIN. I Return of the 6th Welsh Colours, £ Colours. DEPOSITED IN GUILDHALL. ;?JL?Si?L<&P?s?Jisi! iF DLaf 1!.1r?M 3 ?hrU! iH jLi!?!n!i! rAlJ! LJ!L. ? Yesterday's Ceremony. Yester d ays Ceremony. u Amidst scenes of great enthusiasm the Colours of the 6th Battalion the Welsh Kegiment arrived at Swansea on Wednesday afternoon, and ;vere subsequently handed over to the Mayor (Aid. W. H. Miles) for eafe custody until such time as the Battalion is re-formed under the -new Territorial Force Scheme. j* It will be remembered that when the Battalion left for France almost five years ago to the day, the Colours were deposited in Christ Church On the signing of the Armistice they were taken over to | France, and carried trinmphantJy mto Germany with the victorious fr Army of Occupation. GIFT OF LOCAL LADIES. I gj These Colours were presented to the Unit by Miss E. A. Dilhvvn ^daughter of its foainder, and Mrs. Roper IV, iioht, at the time when the Iiite King Edward—who was Colonel-in-C-hief of the Battalion—ordered that Colours be awarded to Territorial units. I There was, at one time, a danger that the headquarters of the 6th S; Welsh would be removed permanently to Cardiff, and that the Colours -woiild be kept there. The" Leadu," however, took up the matter,. 7: and as a result of representations made by the Borough Member (the HRight Hon. Sir Alfred Mend, Bart.) to the War Office, and by the Mayor to the Glamorgan T.F. Association, the Colours have now returned do their proper home, and there is every reason to believe that Swansea V-iwill again be the Headquarters. ARRIVAL AT CARDIFF. The Colours travelled from Kinn-tel 6 Park to Cardiff in the morning along jfwith the Cadre or t.he Battalion, which -consisted of five officers and 12 men, Sunder the command of Colonel A. G. .Thomas, and was met at the railway station by Major E. L. Willoox, ('cm- jnandmg the depot of the Welsh n. gi. •Iment; Captain F. EJ., Shannons, ic. j ii- ;i"tant. and Regimental Sergeant-m* jor Porter, together with the regimental goat Rex. At Cardiff the Cadre divided, Coionel -Thom as and nine men proceeding to the barracks, and the colour party, consist- ) ing of Captain J. H. Rnasell, M.C., Cap- tain H. L. Randell, Captain F. C. Palmer, and Second-Lieutenant H. G. Topliss, together with three 'men, Dro- ceeding to Swansea. I I AT THE STATION. 1 There was a large gathering both out- side and inside the station. On the plat- form the company was a very represents- 1 tive one, and it included Col. Sinclair j (the Mayor-elect), Col. T. W. Jones, V.D., Capt. Alfred Thomps (Chief Con-; stable;, Canon Wat-kins Johes, Major Gibbon (C't)n,I,landli-,g Officer), Pollard, Major E. M. S. Morgan, Major ) A G. Thomas, Captain Syd Bevan, Cap- j t.vi n Carl Langer, "Captain G. W Kicharcis, Captain H. C. Hawkins, Lieut. T. Verley Price, Captain Liauston, Licit. T. O. Morgan, and Lieut .arid I Quartermaster H. F. Browne, Regi mental Quartermaster-sergeant Benai- lick, and others. The train was somewhat late, mid 1 1,< time of waiting was whiled away ay th' Various officers in chatting happily 01 the old days, of billets and bullets. Sometimes a sad hole would be struck by a reference to one who had made the great sacrifice. Suddenly there were words cf command, and the officers and other ranks formed up to allow the Colour Party to pass. There was a flash of brightness, those in uniform came to the salute, while on all hats were doffed. The battalion band, under Drum-major Harry Davies, played the National Anthem as the flays were carried to the head of the Parade by the Colour Party, headed by Major J. Ray Gibbon, tbA officer commanding, the march to the Guildhall commenced. IN THE STREET. i Not a cheer I A great silence! That was the characteristic feature of the vasl throngs around the G.W.R. Station, down High-street, Castle-street, and Wind- street. M the Colours of the 6th Welsh wore borne by an armed escort and headed by the mounted police and the band, to tlio Town Hall for presentation to his Worship the Mayor. No cheers; but that was not due (o lack of feeling. On the contrary, ieelings were I too deep, to6 pathetic, too full of awe. t\\ jillcl expression in any orthodox way. Of the brave band of the 6th Welsh that. Swansea gent away, so few had returned. Many lie under the soil of France and Flanders; many will never again be the 6amples of physical perfection they were when they set out on a necessary, but portentous campaign. Even anions the survivors who proudly followed the col- ours to the Town Hall, some had been broken in the fight; ziri(i i--+,i,e crutches! How could we che«r? It was im- possible. A stern task has been accom- plished; the dark shadow cf Prussian domination of the world has IWPll dis- persed. for the rest, theiv me so many to whom the sight of the returning heroes calls up the leepest and the saddest per- sonal memories. Cheering in these condi- tions would certainly be out of plnco; or even flag waving, though banners were displayed outside many premises all along the line of march. AT THE GUILDHALL. I The police kept the Guildhall Yard closed to those without invitations to the ceremony. Outside the main door, a plat- form, decked with national flags, had bef,i-i erected. Other flags decorated the front of thf; building, while overhead floated tin- Union Jack. Large rrowds gathered cut- side the railings in the peacefully advanc- ing, evening, awaiting the belated arrival of the procession.. Among those waiting were the Mayor and Mayoress (wit, their little girl), the ox-Mavor (Alderman Ben Jonos\ Lieut.- CoIoneL J. E. Thomas, Lieut.-Colonel Brock Williams. D.S.O., Major Mil- D. S O If ii bonrne Williams, Captain A. V. Sinclair, Major Beynon Winsor, Captain G. Rich- ards, Captain W. Davies, Captain H. Roberts. Commandant Maggs, Col .-Sergt. Turtle, Captain Bert Palmer, Col. Pear- son, R.E., Major B. Perkins, O.B.E., Mr, Arthur Andrews (president of the Cham- ber of Commerce^. Mr. C. E. Cleove,? (vice- president of the Chamber of Commerce), Mr. P. W. Phillips (general manager of the Hat hour Trust), the Town Clerk (Mr. Lang-Coathi, the Vicar of Swansea (the Bey. C. Harrington Lee.?). Captain the Ber. H. C. Mander, Messrs. David Hobert", W, H. Palmer, W. H. Ashmole, W. H Harding, J. Lewis. D. Richard*. Alderr.ies' T. James, G. W. Peacock. A. R. Ball, n Grey, 1). Richards, W. Llovd. SIR ALFRED MOND'S CONGRATU- LATIONS.. The following letter was received by th", Mayor from Sir Alfred -NTond Oct. 22, 1919. Alderman Miles, Mayor of Swansea, Guildhall, Swansea. Greatly regret impossible to join you to- day in welcoming return to Swansea of Colours of Sixth Welsh Regiment. My hoarty congratulations to you and all who hare taken part in the successful agitai ion which has led to this satisfactory result. Alfred Mond. At last the main gates were swung open for the police-marshalled procession, headed by the hand. playing a popular march. The final movements of the colour party, with its fully-accoutred guard, responding to the admirably de- livered orders of Captain Palmer, were impressively done, and when they stood solemnly at ease and time had been al- lowed for the old soldiers, many of them in working clothes, and the general pul> lic to gather round. THE PRESENTATION. Major J. Ray Gibbon, standing at the side of the Colour party, and addressing the Mayor, said: "On behalf of the Gtll Battalion "Welsh Regiment, it gives me very great pleasure to present to the, Mayor and Corporation of Swansea, for keeping, until such time as the Battalion ils. reconstructed under t'tii, Territorial "Force, these colours. 17irst tho King's (Captain Palmer stepped forward. dropped solemnly on to one knee and dipped the flag so that tll(" Mayor could rciftc-li the head of its staff and draw it to the platform)—— And. secondly, our Regimental Colour- "THE SOUL OF THE BATTALION." (The Mayor received this likewise from Capt. Randall.) These Colours (the Major went on) represent the soul of the battalion, and as a battalion formed from this town and surroundings, and having associations running back for some sixity yeais, we expect, and have no doubt, that the Corporation w'll keep gihein in safe ke-pping until such a time :s ibev are returned to whoever mav be Officer in the future." (Applause). THE MAYOR'S REPLY. Replying in a very appropriate speech, the Mavor sand as a member of the old Rifle Volunteers (the orig.nal ot this ba<:ta l ion) i gave him peculiar pleasure, on behalf of the Cor- poration, to receive the Colours for safe custody. A number of years ago the volunteer? were not taken very feeniously by the population, which was outside the movement. Many people thought they were■ piay'ng a', soldiers; but when, five years ago, the call came it was proved to world, as well as to this country, tha:- the inea who had spent a large of their leisure time and energy :n thp piw years in this way, learned. t*> t.t they had dont- it to good purpose-—(hear, hE-an-and that a spirit which, in times of peace, responded to lb is call upon their time and energies, responded also when the country de- manded that tlw:r time and energy should be spent abroad, upon the field of battle. (llcnr, hear"). A SPECIAL PLEASURE. w:io sure if was to the inhabitants of Swathat the 6th Battalion of the Welsh Regiment was the first Welsh Kx.talion to se-' foot upon French soil in struggle that had now ended vic- toriously for the Allied Forces. (Ap- plause.) Reference had been made in 1he Pross during the past few weeks to Ihe possibility o fihe Colours h,jnl{ de- posier! elsewhere. He mte I-irreoiiill determined tii,-v should rest in no place ) Mit-ule Swansea. 'Hear, hear.) They ff, ",Iaf it il?ii I-,t--n ?iiiv in- tention the whole feeling and sen timeo t i tbe ivlioiv fteling tr)(I retitii,-tedt (Hefrr. hear.) ASSOCIATION'S ASSURANCE. On their behalf, he pressed this po:n I very- strongly upon the T.F. Association, whose assurance he was glad to have th's week that it was never intended to place them outside Swansea, the proper place for them to remain. (Applause.) The nation as a whole (the Mayor went on) had done wonderfully during the war, rising to heights of heroism and bravery unsurpassed in the world, and giving the lie to ideas of decadence. And they re- joiced that the units which went from Swansea had played their parts man- fully :n the national sacrifice and effort. They would keep these Colours proudly? in the recollection of Thesa D1n, some of who^e bones now lay in !.he &oil of France aCld Belg-ium, who died for their country and town's sake, and whoiie &ac- rifice, he trusted would .lead thorn to be such men in the future as to be worthy of the ifroat sacrifice tbev had made on their behalf. He accepted these Colours on behalf of the Corporation and town, and promised to keep them f.-th- fully until such time as the ba*»':ai:on was reconstituted and uiven hack its place in the life of the to wn. (l.ou d applause.) Ald. Ben Jones, also voicing the pride of the town at the return of the Colour- and his conviction that the town would continue to lie readv to do ibs share fl' liio country, said the Mayor had said all ihat n»d to he said from the municipal point of view. 1 THE MAYOR-ELECT. Col. A. Sinclair, the Mayor-elect, was next called upon by the Mayor to speak. As an od ofhccr of tbe bat!a!ion, he -?al(i that he ?elt more Ht?n words could ey- pretss hiei great pleasure in welcoming i the Colours hack to their native placc. The Mayor's suggestion that they were going to I- placed elsewhere created such a si it- in Sw ansea that it was very quickly dropped. As an old officer of the lith Welsh, it would give him the greatest pleasure and honour to sit in the Council Chamber as Mayor with the TWO GLOHIOUS FLAGS floating over his head. He recollected that when the battalion received the Colours 1116 son was one of the party to *? li (? Ti go to London to receive thou, being then in the ranks of the 6tli Welsh at tho eeiii- time as iiis father (the speaker) was an ofheer. When he looked back qthe past five years he recalled how the bat- talion were anxious to go at their country's call. Co!. Sinclair referred to the diary of the battalion C.O., Lieut.- Col. Lord Xinian Crichton-Stuart, the loss of whom, with many others of the men in France, was to be deplored. The diary showed the thought and feeling which existed between him aud his men. He (the speaker) thought that while the .Colour are flying here in Swansea they. together with the thoughts of the stirring deeds of the men in France, would be a;i incentive to great things. j CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WELCOME. Mr. Arthur Andrews, speaking on be- half of the Swansea Chamber of Com- merce. said that as a Chamber tll' had always followed the doings of the (it II Welsh Keg'ment of Swansea with the I keenest interest and with great pride a' f its splendid record in France. Lieut.-Colonel J. E. Thomas, who w. j received with much applause, was intro- duced by tbe Mayor as rziv officer in J) Company when I was a private 30 years ago." He said it was a new thing for Kim to welcome the regiment back. He had been connected with it for 33 yoar*. Prior to the war people had been apt to jibe at the Territorial and Volunteer Forces, but ho could honestly say that the Hth Welsh was quite the best regiment in Wales before the war, and now, with their record m France, tho)" were even better than that. They were an honour to Swansea, and it was up to Swansea's young men to ioin the regiment when I constituted, and keep up its high tradi- tions. THE CHURCH. I The Vicar of Sn'ans?a (Rev. C. n?rr?ng- t,in reiaii,k(41 t!J.?r.Hh:<d been «ri- miring t!)? motto, I am a servant." H'' ur?Mt that mailv of the present day troubles could easily be solved if the motto | of the ?th Welsh were borne in mind, j The Rev. H. C. Mander also spoko, nnd told some of his experiences with mem- bers of the t'th Welsh while he was clit-ti). lain to the Forces in France. He heartilv welcomed the cadre on their return. MEDALS PRESENTED. d The- Mayor then presented the follow- i ing decorations, the recipients being loudly applauded:—D.C.M.: Sergt. G- Davev, R.W.F.; Sergt. C. Beva.n, 14th rte. T. Cahill, R.M.F.; Corpl. J. Rees. K.G.A.Sergt. J. Parker. R.F A.: and the daughter of the late Mr- D. E. Lewis. The National Anthem concluded tbe, ceremony.

I ABERAVON POOR RATE. I Aberavon poor rate is 5s. 4d. in the Y,, as compared with 3s. 8d. during the last half-year; was approved by the magi- strates on Thursday morning.