The Cambria Daily Leader

BACK OF THE! FRONT. An Air Pillow's Gyrations. J. D. W. TRIES A PLANK BED. 1. Expresses His Opinions About It. A Village in Frame*. One recalls no* with a sense "f shame, mental pictures of the war theatre formed •whilst at home. Grw.r uisi'iluaionmeo-ts ,win nrelr follow if one in destined to i obtain the desire of his heart, whirl' is to wo-rk f,),r the Y.M.f A. at still nearer range to whitO- may he called actualities, but ffi,wt for tins letter is the record of chacge already effected m outlook. Things am, -rint who t they reeraed when the Tfnaance of distance was over every view I one possessed of the -war 7()n -Rpmll i-,np photographs 111 the il-iiistr^ted journals of +he soldiers' harn-billets! They appeared rather at,tractive. Yon probablv 'th-o'ugitf, as "1J. lkoo, that they must ) rather 30'lr. that thissemi-public life, this i simpllPed mode of existence, had features ) not at all undesirable. On" remembers a ,sor.- of 1 oncotic to sr&t away from the i ordered "md ofhme. from its feather I beds MId ;,>prin ma.? trusses and bath- loon tns ;md de>TOF^te d waU", to thoS? pi('- .itnred billets rn Fmncp where man lived {severely plaan. sleeping the si pep of the just upon fragran* bundle* of "raw or > hav breathing the sweet a- r I of wall* and wm«iows. ris- i nc with the birds and rejoining in the Tn-rit-,v yf dawn. It was quite an idyll one • imagined. j The actual thing i* otherwise. There is t no idyll either the front or where we are. at the back of the front. P-jets would find it hard to &Ing the jovs of barn- languish and expire. For there is no romance at the 'front, or at the T°ar. HAFTO BED EXPERIENCES. 1 To begin with: between talking of the ^<Wights of straw beds upon unyielding floor* experiencing these delights. Uhere is a chasm which only experience bridare. The delight? ar«» to be searched tf-or, One gets used to hard couches: the klegree of one's rest, is the degree of tirad- ine*s registered at the close of day. I speak '•from knowledge. Circiimstances have i enaJhied the writer to share with the soldier the privilege of a floor-bed. Truth ) om pel s him to My that he wis glad that ir.i rciimstan~-v- so ordered it: tor here nme jJoncs with all his ooulto live as hardly iaa the brare lai- who fight our battles. So the looked forward with pleasure and ex- Veitement to the first night between a.lœt$ l},pt'I\ the floor, without the softening influence of the farmer's stock. Of that upon tht, flmr it is '•heat not to write. <me discovered that the floor is much harder than it looked that i .bones become sore very quickly and that the night air of France can he v«ry chilly. The novoltv did not apincai 1-when one awoke in the early morning a:nd ^discovered the tricks blankets can play upon the malt who does not know the science of bed-maekin?! But now^ There is a way of arranging blankets, there is a method of ensuring thecr im- m-öbility. Now, one unrolls his blankets, sl ptt ip--and remembers -to more until the •duties of morning call, stemlv to t he Lag- :CaM. Oblivion can he secured by iB- genuifv. One gets ueed to "-P vthing, even floor-beds; one even gets- to like I Khero. Thi", is a hard saying, but if is a faithful record. WELSH 'CHAPLAIN'S AIR PILLOW, We have our night comadio*. The chap-! Paill was the chiei fiarure In one. He called ot our hut during th- afternoon, and a | pecu-Harity •Toioe, a way of lifting the ^fast syllables in the sentence, di^covwred h.im be a Welshman- -the brother of the /■ "Vicar of St_ Mark^s. He 6tired the raght, Hinder the shelter of our Some rti.me in the morning there were mysterious J wrestlings heard; veTwl exclamations, i ;The chaplain was finding out the cusised- jnesR of an air piltow He 5*ai d it had thle of a football in the hard* of W<=ilsh iinternationals: he ascertaine d that it had 'the habit of wandering. At any rate, that f-r,qt- trial of it was far from successful. I Pereonally. I lielieve a rolled-up sack is i Ta I-A-tf Pr. It is stationary. But about the barn-billets I After all, -ont little shelter is rain and wind-ti?ht. "We i.r,- in clover." The FrencJi farm is usual It arranged in sotiare form-ation. ¡Tlê if a family abode; around it the 'harn- the stables, thp cow-houses. They .Ar- unsubstantial buildings, mostly com- '•posed of laths plastered with mud; and f often they look as though a German gun been trained upon than. They are hover-well ventilated. BARN BILLETS. I All over the countryside, on the doore leading into these farm-sqnares, you see th8 words; U) men. I 10 horses, smaller or greater numbers. The I "in.e.t look pictoreisqne in photo- Ifrraphs; they are picuiresqup and no more. • The utmost ingenuity cannot unike them i c/omfortsWe, Thfy may he mad! sweec i and filean. but tlw maji a>t home, who ccm- jures up a, picture of ^ural lors at the • liack of the front, who has a feeding of (eftivy as hp gases upon the charming views Mn the illiigtmfed paperR, is a long way off actuality. There be rats in bar-a, l And a hot day in France often turns into ) a oold Tliht, And the barn-billeis are t-opan.-wo'-k sort of affairs. Use means everything. We boast that • nfter the war the vonth of Britain will -display a spartan irtdiffertnco to feather h'?" and ?priTt? m?ttr<?gfs ?nd ba^h-rooms md decnrH.t?d walls. Who can qa.v'T? :mÔTnin a ? lpa" man ?.1? been tdLmg his fellows of the charms of old home life., !f\f a week of luxurious living. They re- plied with no heroic sarcasms. AS ADAM BATHED. I Ther put up with things. To-dar they are bathing in the pontis, ar, Adam bathed, and washing their under-wear with the thoroughness of experts. They arp-. hap- pier than words can tell. They hav* come through bitter 1and". they have before them ordeals the end of which is veiled, mercifully veiled. Yet tkesa great hearts joke and sing, and laugh at the discom- tI. Thev pot up with things, make the towtf of them. They carry -mi2. The fierce refining fire burns at the front. the back of the front, where there is little of the uplifting and sus- taining influence which they say keeps irten strong and faithful, at the rear there 8.ø occasions for the d1"Rbb.r heroism, ••without chance of glory, which is just aa hard to Pnlcti. R eroism is hard in a barn-billet or a stable. ff you doubt it, take two of the familv 1:-1ankets, transfer yonr&elf to a. shed in Tour garden from which much planking is .frrusang. live and sleep there, do for your- self and at the end of a week examine the state of your temper. u. J, D. W. I

WHY HE FLED. When a boy of e-Iven broke into a shed j .^bere art models are stored he sav; the ypreeentation of a lion's head and teen Moll wroy in terror.

SWANSEA. I The King celebrate h^. 51st. birthday to-day. .I'rremysl was retaien by the ene-my a year aco to-day. Corporal A. Gear, of 74. Garmartben- road, Swansea, oame home on Thursday evoning on a few dayi" leave. H f, has bf--n doing clerical wort out at the front for about 19 When a Nut with gaiters and a very j long hat guaeri walked clown High-street, a bluejacket turned to his companion and said: look at that chap wah 'n-i, hat rigged port and starboard with lanyard." Swansea youths aro going a liti.le tro far, Two rather ragged urchins walked into a local public-house yeisterdav riid helped tben^eivos to matcbee in the I matr-.ii tra vs, and were outside before the prop-r.ieror had. recovered. Amonsr the manv spheres -if labour into vrliirli women have heen introduced is that of engine cleaning at the railway depots. Th", I.,onriori and North Western Com- pany's sheds at Swansea have now their contingent of female cleaners, A Swansea man who is waiting to le called up writes somewhat sarcastically to the effect that, judging by the buoyancy and spriglitlinese displayed by some of the who patronise ^be bowling greens, thoro was no need for the authori- tins to limit the recruiting age to 41. I Lance-'Jorporal Peter Puxiey, of the Welsh R??im?nt. cAm? hom? on short leave and found another daugh?r avatt? I ing hhu- By a tragic foincid?ncp ln? brother, Pr?at? James Pux?y. ¡pn a hospital to come home, and found his daughter very ill. She has sine# died. Thore i8 another brother doing service in Africa. Th-P three soldiers are sons nf Mr. James Puxley, of Greenhill-st.reet> Swan, Swansea people well remember the wreck of the Montagu on Lundy Inland indeed several hundreds of them went to -p-o the suicken battleship ab she Ikiy helpless on the Shuttf-r Rock- A writer In a popular magazine this week gives a grapliic daecriptioa of the salving ot the unfortunate warship's 50-ton 12-inch guns, and their safe delivery at Pembroke Dock- yard--a feat which, iicoomplished in t\)ite of almost insllrmmlDtah difficulties, has probably never before been equalled. Ag a Lyn" i;nco ,f the miserable | wenthor experieneed on Easter Monday. and the number of visitors, tliu refreshment caterers at the Mumbles were unable to recoup themselves for the ,]tlay they had gone into. They were looking forward to the Whiteun holiday with high hopes of making up the 1&- way. but the announcement that the holiday was to be pofet>x>ned till AllgllSt has come as a bolt from the blne," and they are now bewailing their unhappy let.

LLAMDtLO. LLANDILO. Councillor II, W. Ienkir-a. architect, bus! joined the Engineers' Water Transport, Section. I

GORSEINON. The fTinp-ral of Mrs. Stocir, GoTseinon- terrace. took place on. Friday at the Cemetery. Kingsbridge. The mourners included r?. David H?s. Tb? K?v. D. H Th?mq?. Ebcnezer, ?&cia.tpd at th" 'bouae and tJi? ?ravesidf

MORRISTON. The Heath occurred on Friday evening I of Howell Pidon Evans, tlie seven year IOld s.ni <A tiie iuev. and M i> jt. j/uiou Evans, of Manora, Morriston. Great sympathy is felt with Mr. and Mrs. Evans in their bereavement.

GOWERTON. The Gowerton Group of School Mana- gers at their last meeting (Mr. L. Saun- ders in the chair) called the special atten- j, tion of attendance officers to the serious- ness of low percentage^ in attendances ot" children at school, it hring- pointed out that even a slight diminution of percen- tage involved a serious financial loss to the ratepayers of the county, 1 per cent. equalling a loss of 1:1.7m.

NEATH. At Thursday's meeting of the eath Town Council, the Clerk \}lr, E. C. Curtis) | referred to the fact that Mr. D. M. Jen- I kins had completed HO years' service ly>rough engineer under the corporation, and felicitated him upon the evenl. The 1 Mavor Councillor Thomas Jones). Ald, H. P. < "navies, and Councillor W. B. Trick speke highly of the valued service Mr. Jenkins had rendered in that capacity.

LLANGADOCK. ] Thd CouQ?lnr Evan Hamas. Bryn'l &rwex, formerly of Bryn<?&helL who i& also i) m&mber of the LlandoVEry Board of  Guardians, a married man; has left tol jcm the colours. Mr. Harries w&; trea- ?ur?r of th? "I su k and wounded fund and pr.i.60Dcn; ot war fund, and in these and other capacities rendered the com- munity some very useful w-ork. As a result of the competitive concert held on Easter Monday. Mr. Tom Jones-. Glansawdde. hon. txc-asurer. has been II able to hand over 1:18 7s. 3d. to the Serbian j Relief Fund

LLANDOVERY. The death has occurred, after an ill- n,em of a few month*' duration. of Mr. David Evans. Church Bank. Deceased, who for many years wa-s a coachman in the employ of Alderman C. P. Lewis (Llandingat). leaves a widow. His only son, who served his apprenticeship at Messrs. Ben Evans, Swansea, predeceased him by some years. The fortnightly sitting of the magi- F be. fortnig strates was held on Friday. David I Morgan Jones, -of Siloh. Llandovery, a lad of 14, was charged with riding a hicyde without a rear light.-FinM os. 6d.

SKEWEN. II On Friday, Corpl. Alec. Green, was wel- comed home. The Per. J. C. Beycn. B.A.. presided. The following contributed to the programme: Mrs. Webb, Mrs. and Miss Evans Jones. Mic,, Bessie Price. Masters H. Boundv. Ernest Williams, and W. Follant, and the Chairman. A pre- sentation on behalf of the Reception Com- mittee W3« mad-e by Mr. Sidney McNeil. and on behalf of the St. John's Athletic Club by Mr. David Williams. Address** were also delivered by th? R. J. Evans Jones. Mr. V?m. Davies, Mr. Tom Lloyd and Mr. B, Walbrid. The result of the Pound Day effort at I Skeweji and Neath Abbey on Friday, on behalf of the Red Cross Hospital, The Laurels, Neath, was the sum of £ 20 zo cash and goods to the value of .£16.

CARMARTHEN. I Messrs. Smith, Davies ajod Evans, soli- citors, Aberavron, brought an action be. fore Mr. Justice Ridley at Carmarthen Assizes on Friday against Messrs. Eva.ns Bros.. auctioneers, Llanybyther, for E4& an amount said to be due under an under taking with regard to securities. Mr. Vil Hers Meager (instructed by Mr. Hub Hughes, Aberystwyth) appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Parsons, K.C., and Mr. Griffith Joo«s (instructed by MT Pen- nant Jajnes, Afcerayron) were for t-lir de-

GIVES WONDERFUL EASE TO TI RED. I ACHING FEET, I.n tilp majority of cases f^et-ache and! ;orns develope through lack of support in the muscles of the foot. The muscles that! rip and bind the bones of the foot in position relax under the severe strain. with the result that your feet ache for want of support..Torped Supports are! wonderful for tired feet, weak ankles, flat Foot, bunions, etc. They gently hear the burden for the feet, and restore them to rh-G correct position. Price Ins. 6d. per! pair. Fitting free. Rich. The Chemist, j Ltd., 30. High-street, Swansea. Get Joy- ped Supports and walk with comfort.

LOCAL CASUALTIES. j Th? latest casualty lists "ontain the following name?, reported under various dates.— j Killed, Welsh Regiment.—Harris, 11212, D. J. (Swansea). Accidentally Killed. Welsh Regiment.—Davies, 1396, W. (Maestegj. Wounded. South Wales Borderers.—Jones, 16351, Corpl. F. (Aberavon); Phillips, 14143, Q, (Lianelly). Reported from other regiments;— Died, R.E.—Argent, 111767, Pioneer G. (SwaD- sea) Wounded. Dorsetshire Regiment.—Roberts, 8526, S. (Hafod, Swansea). Wounded (Shock Shell). Grenadier Guards.—Edwards, 17375, B. (Swansea) The following casualty is also reported in an earlier list Killed. South Wales Borderers.- Thomas, 14106, J. (Lianelly).

A TWIDDLE! Ju*t an esfv one by Mr- D. R. Daniels, I i

I STUDENTS' APPEAL. Interesting Dialogue at Car- marthenshire Tribunal. A ministerial student, and a conscien- tious objector who appeared before the Carmarthenshire Appcul Tribunal to appeal against the refusal of the Carmar- then Borough Tribunal to grant him ex- emption was subjected to a long cross- examination 1 « Have you ever heard of Christ driv- ilig people out of the temple with whips?" asked Capt. CremWn. That was because t-hp temple was n sacred place," replied appellant, "and sanctified as God's property." Capt. ('rpnil v-ti: Don't you think your liberty and freedom and love of home are also sacred'-1 Yes, but afterwards, accord- ing to Christ's doctrine, if any mAll can- not- forsake father and mother, M'f, iin-I children, brothers and sister, and follow Him. bp is not worthy of Him. What do .011 understand Christ to meian when he told the man to sell his garment and hlJY a. sword- What do you-think t]ie sword was for ornamoni What is the usps of a sword if yoi; do not u=e it" We are fully equipped, but not with the sword which Great Britain uses, but with the sword of the word of íjrvJ The Chairman (Mr. W. Griffiths, Man elly); Wo arc at war tru-dav. and let us hp practical. A r. know that fathers and mothers and children are bc-mrr lulled l.v the thousands. What do toi5 ?ugge,at should, bp done to bring this wa.r to a finish. taking a practical view of it ?— If we, as a nation, even in this crisis, turn to Gnd. and get ourselves clear, he will take care of everything elae, and will defend us. The appeal was dismissed. The Amusement Tax. •V theatre manager and part-proprietor, against the temporary exemption nf whom Capt. Margrave appealed, said if the tak- ings at the theatre were the same this year as last year, it won Id moan nvnr XKflf) to the State in amusement f;ix. He only wanted temporary exemption te find -F-t a conscientious manager," he si i o-I There was a <»<>e. in the papers recently oi a manager of a theatre who,, after a fortnight, ran away with the takings." Mr. Dudley Drummond: He was a con- scientious objector to cinemas, if he wa* not a. conscientious manager. (Lp.ughter.> The appeal of tho military was dif- missed. IVill someone please 9, it for Mr F. Jugent? 11

SPORTS AT PARC WERN. An enjoyable evening wa>s spent ],.v patients, nurses and orderies. at. Taic Wern Red Cross Hospital, the .ccasum being the presentation of souvenirs from tbe nur&? and ord?rtie? to the Matron (Miss B. Walker) prior to her d?partur? from Parr Wern Hospital Tif?-? wpek to take ?p ancthpr appohitmen?. Advan- t-a?e ??s taken for ?hf pMs?n?ahon tc? Pta. Oen, one of rh? pah?ntj-. of a sum of money in token ot his bravery in rescuing a child from the Brynmill Park lak. Sports were indulged in with the follow- ing results ;— Hat-trimming competition (.patients) 1, Pte. O'Neill; 2, Pte. Howett. Egg and Spoon rar.e (nurses) Nurse Reid. Hopping race (patients) Corpl. Busby. Throwing Cricket Ball (nurses): 1. Nurse Rürts, 2. Nurse D. Holmes. Tug-of-W'ar (order- lies); Section-Loader Tudor's team: nurses, 1, Nurse Morgan's team; 2. Nurse Gees team; patients, Heddfan Ward. Potato race (patients): Corpl, Busby. Bun and Pop race epatients): Lanoe-Corpl. Burt. Wheel-borow race (staff): 1, Nurse Stephens; 2. Orderly Dougall. Three- legged race (patients): Pte. Thomas and Corpl. Busby, Tiro drill t.,tel Nurse i Reid's teaoi. J

ITOLD IN POLI-GE-GOURTE SWANSEA. There were no cases down for hearin; at Swansea Borough Police Court oj Saturday. County Cases. In. the county section Dand navl. tanner, of Liang.vff'l;¡.-h. was charge' under the National Insurance Act vi11 failing to pill eontrihl1tion" in rwpect ot two servants. Mr. Haydn Jones cuted fnr tlie Welsh Insurance Commis- 8Ù.nets. 1) no t evidence of the two cm- pioyfts in flllpotion was 1-hai ili,-ir cards were not stamped during th« eight, and | six respective weeks they we re in the P. fendant' s service Defendant, who did not appear, 11",1" fined 30s. in each ms,#. and was ordered pay the contributions in arrear, ILANELLY. I, A labour^ nam-vj Richard 'nriflt. 'f So lva, waz, with having failed to if-port himself under the Military Service Act. Defendant stated thai he won Id he I quite pleased to service his King and country, but ho had received no notio* The B'Tl0h impo<.r>d no fine. hiiot ordered detendant tn ;J.w,ut a military escort. PONTARDAWE, Friday ■Before C-t! ?0?1 ? and Pfbtw justices. On b?h?? if Mrs. F.1Ú.;¡th FJp" I Lanaml(>.t. 1r, J. E. Row I and« ??? the Bench to LHY ? maintenance "n1rr mar! a??nFt ber husband. Evan Ho?Tn. m !)??. for lis. p?r week. Mr. R?w!and stated that the defendant's average earn- ings since November last were P::¡:;5 per week. Mr. Edward Harris. tor the. husband, agreed to a, reasonable increa-se. D was deoided that defendant should pay 15s, X"?r week. I Seven Weeks tn Mnv*. I Mr. R. A. Jones applied on behai.f of tn". Clydach [),Iirr Company for ejectment order agajnsf Randle Morri«. who had nrrpd as manager for the oompajiv, C, W. I Ba.«ett..secretary of the company, gave evidence. Mr. Morgan Davies opposed t he application. After a long hearing the Chairman .1.id the application would be adjourned for a month, when the order would be mad e Mr. Davies; That will tno-an seren weeks all told. The Chairman; Yes. Heavv Coal Bill Jnhu W. Horton, signalman. Cwtntwrch, was fined 20s. for stealing coal, value ls-. the property of the Gilwen Ooiliery Co. Mr. Morgan Davies prosecuted. Trespass case, I Charles Jones, collier. Trebano*. was fined 10s. for trespassing on the Midland Railway, The Unfit Horse. Frederick (Cook, haulier, NZ,-ath, wa* ordered to pay £ 2 for working a horse in an unfit state. An Yntsmeudw Baby. Benjamin Jeremiah, now working at Dalton-in-Furness. was ordered to pay is per week towards the child ot Rind won Jones. Ynismeudw Alleged Attempted -Suirlds, A charge against mar- ned. Trebanos. for attemptmr to oomnlit suicide, was adioumed for three months.

A PRECEDENT. Lord Kitchener Talk5 With the The subjoined statement was lèd hy the Press Bureau on Fndav overnn^ A considerable number of the mem- bers of the House, of Commons met Kitchener and members ot the Staff of t he War Office iD conference this moming. Mr. Whitley, the Chairman of Commit- tees, presided. Lord Kitchener made a statement reviewi ng certain ^spivfi the war ind replying to recent, critieisms | of Army administration. Subsequently he answered 1. number of questions put to him, of "hirb som? had been previously handed an. The answers to a few ques- tions were postponed III order that, the necessary information might be collected. They are bsing sent by letter to the mem- bers concerned. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks, proposed by the Right Ilnn. W. <'rooks and seconded by Major-Genera! Sir Ivor Herbert." LIKE A SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING, A Member of Parliament gave the. fol- lowing d-'scription of the gathering; It was for all the world liko a meeting of shareholder? in the City, with the shareholders wanting kitov the real, of affairs with regard to their com- piny, and anxious to ascertain when they v ere likelv to get a dividend. Some of th e questions were trivial some lone and involved, but the rneetifig was impatient with hockleu. Membcr.i were ruftst interested in questions which had nothing to do with Lord Kitchener specially, but concerned with general pros- pects over the whol e wide field of war— East and West. North and South. Lord Kitchener, who read his prelimi- nary statement, had a hearty reception at the conclusion as well at the bt^icning of the, meeting To many members who had "oyer met him before his personality s°oras to h,n41 come as something of a surprise, Thej expected to find a brusque martinet, fty stead they found a pleasant-faced bronzed gentleman in a uniform whica somehow looked a little naval. His lord fihÍ p showed perfect toleration of quota- tions, and mariA one or two humorou? asides which were a revelation to th, who had never associated K. of K." par ticularly with a. sense of humour. What heckling there was was of ot. ler- fectly friendly character, and- the ma- jority of members came away with tho feeling that sooner or later all will como riht. It is possible that this meeting, which establishes a precedent, will Tiot 'be the last of its kind.

A POLITER FORM, Well," sighed father. it T should dii ?c-morrov I would want the na?spapfrs to print thisntutuary. bo 1* 11I sixty-pi?ht years ago. enjoyed life quih\ well during the first ten year* and then had to go to work, and has worked likel [ever since."—Athison Gluh«."

CWMAMMAN. Dr M. Williams has reigned the post of medical oiffcer for the urban district, j in view ot his impending departure to take up practice at Civrt-y-boirt, North Wales.

FFORESTFACH. A pubhc reception to Sapper John Rees, Royai Engineers, was h-LI(i at St. 111- tyd's Church, Ystrarl-roarl. when the Rev. n. Charles (.curate-in-charge) presided over a large gathering. A reservist, Sapper Rees Wi1.6 called up at the outbreak of war. and tiiiis tar has come out, un- scathed. Following a neat and appro- priate address by the Chairman. an excel- lent programme was gone-through. Stir- ring addresses were delivered by Messrs. Daniel Williams, Ken Jones .over,Per) John Thomas (Glengarey). The musical items rendpred by Messrs. Harry Thomas. D. H Evans. D. T. Ponsford an d Oliver Williams, and recitations were given by Miss Rosie Davies and Master Herbert Maimvaring. Miss R. Evans, Cynore-road, presented Sapper Rees with a Bible and wallet on behalf of the reception committee and local inhabitants. The recipient suitably reepondc-d. Mrs. Harry Thomas accompanied

MUMBLES. The children nf tb? Mumble W?-sl?yan Chapel, ni?der the d 'r?p?,ficn of Mms Dar- lington, gav? a concert on Friday at Victoria Rd Crc? Hospital. The chil- dren, wlio att?Ir.??,1. took part in cantatas, entitled Daisy D?U'? and "Flags of Nations. Songs, redta-I tiOl, v ioli nand mano &plos were also I r<nd<T€d by th? M?s?? I"" Ridd. D" S6undPr, M. naVi. Winifred Evans, Doris Davies, —. Dt?r, an" Master Whit- l 6<-}d Eva n6. Mr. F. W. Evan a also entertained th? ?oldi?rs '?th a few stoTi?s and provided the smokes t.:lr th I ?venin?. The accompanist was Miss Darlington, and thp chair was taken bT Master fiarry Beynoti-. i Mr. Ijawson Evans, of Swansea, was; responsible for the programme at the' concert held on Friday at Langland Bar Ti osp Ital. when the following artistes toüh. part;—Miss Gwen Lawson. Miss Campbell, Miss Beynon, Mr. Sol. Solomon, Air. W J. Williams. P. C. Price. Mr. Harold White, and Master Leslie Jones. Miss B. -?III --it, -rf i n,,d with her violin. Mr. Harold Williams presided at tlit, piano. Cigarettes were provided by Mm. Page and Mr. Sam Fender, and fruit bi-I Messrs. Allen and Rowlands.

HOW TO INCREASE YOUR HEIGHT! Plays bowls. So thinks Mr. J Beran. I

X? T CTT TIVT ?1? STREET, JLL^JL^ A k_?JL KJ ±V±) SWANSEA. — — 6.45. TWICE NIGHTLY. 9.0. Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, June 5, 6, & 7, I MARITANA (IN FOUR ACTS). Adapted from the World's Famous Opera by Wallace, and Universally Acknow- ledged to be one of tbe Most Remarkable Photo Plays ever issued. BROKEN QOtN. QAUMONT GRAPHIC. FRA NCE. NO SMOKING, A Beautiful Interest Subject. Featuring Billy Reeves. MARY PICKFORD, The World's Sweetheart, in the Comedy Drama- The Unwelcome Guest. !i M.477A?E? D?/LV ? 2.??. I j THURSDAY NEXT, Return Visit of the World's Sweetheart. J Mary Pickford, in "Rags."

I KING'S HONOURS WELSH NAMES IN BIRTHDAY LIST The, King's birthday honours list, issued on Friday night, includes 5 new Peers, 12 baronets, 31 knights. The Prince of Wales is awarded the Military Cross:- Mr. BaLfour, in, recogni- tion of his services to philosophy and literature, receives the Order of Merit Sir W. B. Robertson. Chief of the 101- perial Gen-eral Staff, beoomes a full gene- ral. lord Reading is mode a viscount. A G.C.M.G is conferred on Sir C. Spring Rice, our it An interesting baronetcy is that given to Mr. C. Arthur Pearson. A new knight is Mr. Robert Pea.ree. the M.P. for Dav- light Saving." There are many honours for wax-work services. .The list, apart from promotions, is madrcl ap as follows: I., 4 K.C.M.G! i C. ),1. G. 2:i 373 707 I Royal Red Cn,s!" 515 D.C.M |. 580 Military Medal iabout 1045 WELSH HONOURS, I Sir dR-ar? ?icho' onp of th& ne\'1 kBi?bt?.i-?tomm?Qd?r'?f?b?R?y? Naval Reserve. He has voluntarily under- taken th? fx?minatif'i d?tip? for Brif-t'? Ch&nnfd since Au?us: 1911- ? is mat??r- mg director of the Cardiff Hall LiM. Sir W. J. Tafeni; a baronet, is a public- spirit.ed shipowner of Cardili and an art lover, whose benefactions to the Welsh Mu seum hai-, been noteworthy. | Major Wayne Morgan, who has been awarded the Military Cross for distin- guished bravery in the field, is a son-iu- law ()f Mr. Jen km Jone-f, clerk to the magistrates at Swansea. Major Morgan, whose home is at Whitchurch. Cardiff, is iu the Royal Engineers attache.! to the Cheshire Rept. He recently returned to the front aitfr being home on leave. Awarded the .Distinguished Service OrderCaptain David Brynmor Chiles- Evans, M.B., R.A.M.C. (T.F.). Captain Chiles-Evans will be remembered at Lan- dore*, where b c, bL, a large practice. He was extremely popular in <hp distiT?. He I sen ed in South AfnCA. a.nd on tbp ou?- br??k of ho?tHj?i?s in 1914 promptly took up hi" military dnti?. b?iuT m? of ihel firsr Territorial R.A.M.C. officers to be pent to France. He was subsequently mentioned in dispatches. Before taking over his practice at Landore, he was resi- dent. medical oflicer at the Swansea. Work- house. He played football for thp London Welsh Club

ALL-DAY FIGHT. Germans' Greatest Efforts at Verdun. Pans. Friday, 11 p.m official communique says; On the left, bank of the Meuse both artilleries were very active in the, sector of Hill ,'04 and between the Mort Homme and the Meuse. On the right hank the Germans at- tempted a powerful offensive against our positions botween Vai;x pond and the village of Damloup. This lasted all day. Continuous attacks in packed masses followed each other in this region. The magnificent resistance of our troops got I rue hetter of the enemy. Our counter- I attacks replying to every German attack prevented any enemy progress hefore Vatix Fort, which the Germans are at- tenipfiiig to Clipture at all costs. The fighting assumed unprecedented violence. The assaulting columns, mown down by our cannon and machine-guns, suffered Enormous losses. Enemy masses coming up to reinforce the participating battalions wer- takon under our heavy artillery tire and driven back in disorder towards Dieppe. In the sector of Damloup, -at the Meuse foothills, the enemy succeeded in pene- trating into the village of which we lx>ld thtt greater part Artniery fighting continues very vio- lently all along the right bank of tlio Meuse. ENEMY CLAIMS 2,000 PRISONERS. I The German official report claims that I in tbp storming of the Bo is de Cailette ( they took prisoners 76 officers and over I 2.W men. and captured three guns and at  at least 23 machine guns.

HIS 102ND BIRTHDAY. I Joseph Frogatt.. of Off-rton, Cheshire, attained his 102nd birthday on Friday. He was born at Ashbourne, Derbyshire, and has lived at for v, Nirs. Mr. Frogatt has 80 descendants Nino of his grandsons and a grandson-in-law are serving in the Army.

MACKEREL G!VEN AWAY. I In coc&equ?DC? of the c??tl'ass shoa!? of mackerel to be seen all day off the ?bor? between Dover and Hythe, th? b?a?ch in many plac?. i? covered with sprats, which ar? driven out of the 'wat?r by the larger fish Women and children wnh f-maH hand nets and baskets stood at the water's edge and collected as many fish as they I were able to carry away. The catches of I mackerel have been so enormous that at I Sandgato the fishermen have been giving them away j

DIED AT HIS POST. Splendid Devotion of Soldier Telephonist, Petrograd, May 18. -In a divisional order read to the men of every Grenadier unit during the last few days the bravery and devotion to duty of a soldier tele- phonist are celebrated in eloquent words, man. Sergius Sokolofl, was on duty at a trench, telephone in a dug-out when a German attack as made. The two companies of Grenadiers who were at- tacked held out for four hours against much larger forces of the enemy, and had then to retire. horth- afterwards ttle.- received reinforcements and made a counter-attack, sweeping the Germans nHt and retaking; all the ground n Inch they had for a sliort time lost. When they were back in their trenches the lirenadiers discovered Sokoloff's body pierced by bayonets, lying by the tele- phone instrument, which he had con- tinued to ii-P until his death. TTY gave the regimental staff in the rear a running account of the, fight as it. went 011, And it was due in his pluck in sticking to his post that the reinforcements which saved the situation were despatched. He might hava retired w)th <he other 111E"Jl'¡ hut he waited. When he reported that the Germans were jn the trench the officer at the other end ot the wire said You must try to get away at once. 7' It was too late. At that moment apparently Sokolofl was discovered and bayoneted. l'eaoe to thy ashes, brave hero." says th", divisional order. You set a magni- ficent example. You proved yourself a true soldier of the Czar and a truo SOl) of your country. Your deed, written in letters of gold, shall shine 111 the history of your regiment. Your name shall bo known from end to end of great, Mother-Russia. The whol e nation shall ho proud of you." The Cro«s of Saint George and £ 10 have been sent to Sokoloff'.s family.

SWANSEA GRAMMAR SCHOOL SPORTS. The sinnnal athletic sports (If Swansea Grain-mar School are announced to take place at St. Helen's (.'ricket Field next Thursday- The early dosing people and others not engaged in important, war i work ar? f.tr?n?ly advi&pd to tak? the op. port-unity of wiinesting some i-cry inter- esting and what promise to be-keenly eon tested six>rfs. In spite of the aKscTioe of prices, tho lads have entered tor tlv ij various events in increased number., Although not a record, the entries lie I well above the average ot previous yea*. The purely athletic events are as usial, Yi7. 100 and 200 yarde. quarter mile, .ne mile, hurdles., high and long jumps. In addition there are several amusing owsata. including the obstacle rac«--alway« an ft- traction—the Victoria <ross race. anol A special event for wounded soldiers. The nature of this last is a secret, but it is to cieate considerable flip The Swansea Police Band will be in attend- ance. and it only requires a fine day to jJ make the sports a success from the hnaii- cial point of view, and &o help the Mayor's War Fund.

fenda.nts.- The Judge said he much re- gretted that the proceedings had been prolonged since the year 1912 until thp present day. HA gave judgment for the plaintiffs for ilie full amount claimed with exxstf. and granted a stay of execution as. to costs on the usuai grounds.