Llanelly Star

-m. Mum 11 ||| Hi I "The Ilome of 6 Beautiful Pictures." 1 i Llanelly C inema 1 Continuous Performance Daily 2.30—10.30 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, MadcapMadge Starring Olive Thomas as a charming "Tomboy." This play is magnificently produced. Th ere are many fine scenes of the ultra-fashionable Palm Beach Colony with a grand masked ball at the big hotel. E| ¡ Adventures of Stingaree. I Episode 2. H Thursday. Friday, Saturday, | Sunshine Alley Is all that its name implies being radiant with optimism. Pretty Mae H Marsh stars in the quaintest play of a quaint actress. ■ A Midnight Mystery I Featuring RUTH CLIFFORD. B THE BRASS BULLET. I Episode 17. S§ Proprietors Llanelly Cinema Company i MANAGER MR. J. CROSS. P The Directors of ) LLOYDS BANK LIMITED desire to call attention of their » customers and others to the I I advisability of investing all I available moneys in the ¡ L VICTORY LOAN. GUARANTEED FOR EVER. GUARANTEED FOR EVER.. ?? maSr ?PMlB KansasaJj ?r?L. THE ?LL-STEEL &!?Y?Lf: WITH DUNLOP TYRE6 AND STUBMEY AOCHE9 B-SPtEO CEAB. ??=???? Agent:—JOHN GRIFFITHS, CYCLE EMPORIUM, LLANELLY. j Ajuulb "I have continuously used the Raleigh for 12 years. <8 .—. M averaging over 9.000 miles a year, without a single 4| Ui^r ^Srf r/ —^j & mishap. "-S. Rowland. A I t;lshill, Ci;ceil&am,Maitchester. reV <fMp.L'HEI.GlHt3 l C RALEICHtVa jCL.i-:jC-, »l."NOTTINC,HAM 3 M h M t no T-iiiinininifl i Wr & E. JON ES Fashionable Ladies' & Gents* Tailors 46, Station Road, Llaijelly. FINE RANGE OF ATTRACTIVE SUITINGS AND COSTUME CLOTHS IN STOCK. Fit and Style guaranteed. All work carried out on the premises under our personal supervision. Ladies Costumes a Speciality, NOTE THE ADDRESS— 45, Station Road, Llanelly. B b, It. 1}" Baby Carriages WE HOLD THE LARGEST STOCK IN WEST WALES. Reliable Quality Only —— —- Pugh 8r;j? FltftriifURE MANUFACTURERS. Aitar" i. or. H ANTEED to Lave <:1. larger circulation than say other paper in Llanelly,.

I THE TINPLATE OUTLOOK. THERE are several ominous clouds on the horizon of the tinplate trade. New factors of no little significance have made their appearance since the Armis- tice, and employers and workmen are looking to the future with some forebod- ing. Our staple trade, it is beyond question, will have to face in the coming months keener competition than ever, not only from America, but also in other countries which have hitherto been de- pendent upon South Wales for supplies. The Americans we are told, are cutting prices in neutral markets with a view to their ultimate capture, and the increased costs in this country make it impossible for us to follow them in this direction. What controls the situation is the price of steel, and in this matter, the Ameri- cans have a big pull over Welsh makers. Proposals are on foot also, to build tin- plate mills in Australia, Norway and Sweden. Fortunately, the Welsh trade i admirably organized and we note with satisfaction that a joint delegation of em- ployers and workmen has been appointed to visit the United States to study Ameri- can methods. This is a step in the right direction, and should be productive of; good results. It is refreshing too, in when there is so much distrust i between Capital and Labour, to find em- ployers and workmen combined in safe- guarding the industry in which they are so vitally concerned. SWISS VALLEY. I wE have every sympathy with the correspondent who, in another column, complains of the continued clos- ing of Swiss Valley to the public. Why this stupid piece of red tape was not cut months ago is beyond the comprehension of the average man. There may have been good reasons for the closure in the early days of the war when blood-curd- ling stories were current of atrocious Huns on the prowl, looking out for water- works to poison. Surely, however, that danger, if it ever existed, has long since passed away. Swiss Valley as our cor- respondent points out, is one of our none too numerous beauty spots. Within easy i reach of the town it offers a wonderful combinaton of charms, and in these blazing days of June, the two artificial lakes and their charming setting make up a. picture of surpassing beauty. It is nothing short of a scandal to deny the public access to this favourite resort and we trust that the Waterworks Committee will take the necessary action without delay. j THE COAL OUTPUT. I ONE of the most disquieting signs of the times is the serious decrease in the coal output. For the coming year it i estimated that only 217 million tons will he raised as against 287 millions in 1913 and 230 millions last year. This decline is made all the more ominous when it is borne in mind that many thousands of miners have now come back j to the pits. Lessened production of coal. as our London crrespondent pointed out ir. his striking article last week, will have ( far-reaching and disastrous effects upon trade and commerce. It will handicap i every British industry and also re-act most unfavourably upon our economic position. Coal is one of our greatest national assets. It is the corner stone of industry at home, and as an export, our stand-by in foreign trade as a substitute for currency. A lessened output means dear coal, and dear coal in turn meaifc that the price of every manufactured article is made dear. Take tinplates for instance. The threatened increase of 4s. 6d. a ton in the price of coal will send up the price of tinplates which already have to meet increasingly keen competi- tion from the American mills. To-day American plates are being offered at a price which the Welsh makers cannot touch What will be the position of the home manufacturers later on with coal at an enhanced figure ? The same thing applies to all home industries, not to speak of the hardships imposed upon poor people who cannot afford to pay fancy fancy prices for fuel. No one grudges the miner good wages and shorter hours, but it is unfortunately only too true that as his wages advance, his productive capacity diminishes. This is not credit- able to the miner who seems to have adopted for his policy the pernicious principle of "take it easy."

PARISH OF LLANELLY. j "jl/TESSRS. J. HOWELL THOMAS and I SON have received instructions to SELL by AUCTION at St. Mary's Auc- tion Mart, Carmarthen, on SATURDAY, JUNE 21st, 1919, the following valuable Freehold Farm, etc., namely:— Lot 1.—All that Freehold Farm known as "HERBER-DEG" FARM, together with an excellent Dwelling House, a two- stall Stable with Loft over; Cow-house for 8 cows, with Calves' Cot adjoining, Barn, Turnip House, small Stable, 2 pig- styes with Boiler-house, and a Corrugated roofed Implement Shed, together with 53a. of very useful land, in the occupa- tion of Mr. m. Jones at the very low annual rent of E35. 0 This Farm is situate within ab-out half ø mile of the Village of Pontyeates. Lot 2.—A small Meadow or an Allot- ment on Gorsglaw, containing about 2i acres of very useful land, with an easy access from the Parish Road leading from Five Roads to Pontyeates and situate about t mile from the former, now in the occupation of Mr. Walter Jones at a low annual rent of £ 2. Sale at 2 o'clock punctually. For further particulars apply of the Auctioneers, St. Mary's Auction Mart, Carmarthen; or of Messrs. Roderick and Richards, Solicitors, Llanelly. Free Dental Treatment '??????? ??   TO demonstrate and prove that what I claim is an absolute fact, I will extract TEETH FREE. I claim Absolute- ly Painless Extraction of Teeth, by the very latest and most up-to-date method. Think of this, you, who are martyrs to Dental Troubles and lack the so-called nerve, can have this treatment FREE either at your own house (if you send a postcard) or at my Surgery (9 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 8p.m.daily). Grasp the meaning and reason of this offer-Simply to CON- VINCE YOU that my Extractions ARE PAINLESS. Misfitting teeth of any make remade to fit.—All branches of English and American den tistry.-Rep.-iirs.-NTew Teeth from 39/6.-All work guaranteed. -Terms and prices to suit all. Note New and Permanent Address:- G. CUFFORO-GERSHON (Late of 4, Walters Road), DENTAL SURGERY, "HAFOD," 11, NEW ROAD, LlaneHy. NATION'S CUSTARD .I 0 I. IÍ' POWDERS "J

I SWISS VALLEY. I To the kditor of the "Star." I Mr, I was glad to read your protest in last week's "Star" against the continued closing of Swiss Valley to the public. We put up with this, as well as a good many other things, during the war, but surely, the time has now come to relax the ridiculous restriction by which this beautiful resort is forbidden ground. It was pitiful during the glorious Whitsun holidays to see so many people who had arranged for picnics finding access to Swiss Valley barred to them. It is to be hoped that the Waterworks Committee will meet immediately and decide to abolish all restrictions affecting the rights of the public to this one of our not too numerous beauty spots. I am, etc., Llanelly, CONSTANT READER. June 11th, 1919.

MEDICAL FEES RAISED. At a meeting of the West Wales branch of the British Medical Association held at Carmarthen, comprising the coenties of Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire nnd Cardiganshire, it was decided that the fees for private practice should he raised hy 50 per cent.

Here and There. A young woman named Miss Ashley of Seven Kings has died as a consequence of having been bitten by a mosquito. She was bitten on the nose by the insect and died four days later. I am a discharged soldier living on the 29s. unemployment donation stated a defendant at Guildhall when charged with gaml;ing at banker. Another case of the rich unemployed. "Mons Robertson" were the names given to a baby at Finchley. In connection with Hurst Park races on Monday the Kingston Police netted £ 60 in fines for illegal gaming. On charges of gross behaviour towards a colliery youth, James Jones, J.P.. local preacher and former chairman of Blaenavon Urban District Council, was at Blaenavon committed for- trial. A char-a-banc at Ashton-on Ribble tried to pass under a railway bridge, the arch of which was too small. The vehicle was smashed and 15 people in it were injured. Over 40 acres of moorland, including hundreds of trees, have been swept by a. fire lasting two days at Bagshot. The biggest aeroplane engine in the world has been put under its first test at Wolverhampton. The engine will develop about 900 h.p. at normal working speed. Men are far m-ore valuable behind the counter than women according to the quarterly report of the South Suburban Co-operative Society. The school children of Aldeburgh-on- Sea have formed a club which has as its object the destruction of the white butter- fly.. Surviving campaigns in three theatres of war, a young soldier xiamed Clogher, was cut to pieces by a train near his home at Athlone. Two young whales have been washed ashore on the Northumberland coast near Xewbiggin. Two women were bound over at the Northants Assizes for making false dec- larations to procure marriage with the brothers of dead husbands. It is illegal for a woman to marry the brother of her dead husband. Three famous generals want to fly to America in the Airship R34—Pershing, "Jack" Seely, and General Maitland The dorigible is expected to make the at- tempt next week. George Cheney of Cublington, Bucks, although 85 years old, cycles twelve miles every Sunday to attend the Salvation Army meetings. In a case at Middlesex Sessions, a mar- garine factory porter, aged 17, was said €o earn £3 17s. 6d. Hannah Farr, a Burnley school-girl, on a holiday near Sheffield, was drowned on Saturday while gathering wild roses near a pond. A youth named George Brockway i while riding a motor cycle near Lincoln on Saturday, took too sharp a turn, was thrown and sustained fatal injuries. Britain's war bill up to March 31st this year, has been estimated at £ 6,700,000,000. Cinemas are blamed for bad school at- tendance in parts of Yorkshire. From an overdose of whiskey taken from a cask in a vessel at North Wall, Dublin, a docker has died in hospital. Accidentally struck on the leg with a pike over a week ago, Frederick Horsdell, aged 8, of Dudley, has died from lock- jaw. While a Mrs. Jarvis, of Hoxton, was getting her baby's bath ready, the handle came off a kettle of boiling water, which fell on to the baby and caused fatal in- juries. Two more cases of dog madness, one, in Cardiff and the other in Barry, have been confirmed, making the total number of confirmed cases to date 207. About 500 day trippers from the Wigan district were left behind at Southport on Monday night owing to missing their trains. Some went home by taxi, and many had to pass the night in town. For selling milk which was 50 per i cent, deficient in fat, James Steele, a Stapeley farmer, was at Crewe on Tues- fined £10. Fourteen horses were burned to death in a fire at Smethwick on Tuesday morn- ing. Pew rents at the Church of St. Paul, Herne Hill, London, have been abolished as a war memorial. Reading dressmakers came out on strike on Tuesday demanding a minimum wage of 36s. for senior hands. On Monday 85 lost children were looked after by the police at Hampstead until claimed by their parents. Oranges replaced cocoanuts at many of the usual shying pitches at Hampton Court during the holidays. Fines for too much light have ceased. Now they impose fines for not enough of it. Ivy Smith (9) was killed by a motor car at Newport (Mon.) while returning from a school treat on Monday. Whitsuntide holiday anglers had ex- cellent sport at Deal. A Mr. Hardy, of London, fishing with a boatman on Mon- day, took 447 fish in four hours. Glasgow is experiencing a meat famine and many butchers' shops are elosed.

DIET AT BHYNTIRION. At a meeting of the Board of Guardians on Thursday, the Rev. H. Roberts (Llan- gennech) stated that a resolution was passed at a meeting two months a go- about the change of diet at the House. He now understood that the order had not been carried out. The Clerk: We are waiting for a reply from the Local Government Board, as we cannot do so without thr sanction.

DENTISTRY. During the Holidays make up your mind you will have yourTEETH attended to by FEATHFRSTON, 47, Stepney Street, LLANELLY. Back from active service, and resident in the town over 10 years.

I Helping the Poor RELIEF CASES BEFORE THE GUARDIANS. At the meeting of the Board of Guar- dians on Thursday, a number of applica- tions for relief were dealt with. I Husband gone away. I A married woman, aged 37 years, with three young children, applied for relief. Her husband had left her, and an order of 25s. a week was made against him, but she had not got anything from him. She owned a freehold house. The Chairman: She should get tho money from her husband. R.O. White: He has gone away. It was decided to leave the case in the hands of the Relieving Officer. I A Soldier's Widow. An application was made by the widow of a soldier who had been killed The Re- lieving Officer stated that she was in receipt of Pl 9s. 4d. pension for herself and four little children, but she could not get an allowance for a child born after her husband had been killed. It was decided to grant 5s. a week. The Widow's mete. An application was considered trom a. widow aged 65 years, who was infirm and resided with her son-in-law. She had a married son who allowed her 2s. a week. An order for 5s. a week was made. An Infirmary Case* An application was received from the father of a young man 18 years of age, for the admittance of his son to the in- firmary. The Relieving Officer stated I that the father of the boy was a superin- tendant of an insurance company, and had kept the boy at a home in Surrey for a long time, paying jS50 a year for his keep. The Chairman (Mr. W. Y. Nevill) I think the father should contribute to- wards his maintenance in the infirmary. Mr. Gwilym Jones I think we should assist this case as it is an exceptional cne. The parents have been penalized enough in the past, as the son might have been earning good money if he was alright. I move that no charge be made. Mr. David Evans seconded, and it was carried unanimously.

| Faithful Service Rewarded. PRESENTATION TO LOCAL SECRETARY. j Mr. Rex Vivian continues to win fame in Friendly Society circles for his notable work in connection with the Merthyr Unity of Philanthropic Institution. Through his strenuous and untiring efforts as secretary, the local lodge known as the Temple of Love has considerably increased in membership, and is to-day one of the strongest and most flourishing lodges in the Order. On Saturday even- ing the Llanelly District held a special meeting at the Lodgeroom (Ivy Bush Hotel, Park street), to show their appre- ciation in a practical form by presenting Mr. Vivian with a cheque. Bro. Sam John, Grand Master of the Order, proved himself an admirable chair- man, and was assisted by Bro. David Rees, Bynea, P.G.M., of the Llanelly District, and Bro. David Williams, D.P. G.M., Llanelly District. There were also present Bro. Hugh A. Jones, C.S., Llan- elly District; Bro. Wm. Thomas, trustee Llanelly District; Bro Sam Davies, secre- tary of the Order; all of whom delivered stirring addresses in praise of Bro. Vivian's sterling qualities. Bro. David Rees, P.G.M., made the .presentation, and emphasized the fact that Bro. Vivian had introduced in six months' time no fewer than 52 new mem- bers to his Lodge. The musical pro- gramme rendered by eminent artistes was immensely enjoyed, the arrangements be- ing in the hands of Mr. Harry Thomas, Station road.

Our Cosy Cinema. Charming Dorothy Dalton stars in "The Making of Marcella," shown at the Llanelly Cinema, Stepney street, to- night. From next Monday to Wednes- day will be seen a breezy play full of sunshine and fun, "Madcap Madge," re- presented by pretty Olive Thomas, who takes the part of a rollicking "tomboy." It is a most delightful play. Episode 2 of "Adventures of Stingeree'T and other pictures complete a capital first three days' performance. From Thursday fo Saturday we are to see Mae Marsh in "Sunshine Alley," a play full of larks, laughs and love. "Madge" starts as & i merry school-girl whose pranks make her i the idol of her chums. Also will be seen a great five-reel drama, "The Midnight Mystery," featuring Ruth Clifford and Kenneth Harlan. Episode 17 of the thrilling serial, "The Brass Bullet" will be screened, also a good laugh, got at "Billy's Fortune," in which smiling Billy Parsons will shine.

We are promised a move on in regard to housing. Tenders are invited in an- other column for carrying out the Capel Scheme.