The Cambria Daily Leader

CAN YOU DO !T ? ———— go.- American Mind Test F or Students. For Students. (1) "And cows from honey come bread; (2) honey bees flowers gather the -from; (3) fuel wood are coal and burned; (4) jfotten eea-water sugar from is; (5) hump camel has a his back on; (6) food is tobacco as valuable a not; (7) a general j not corporal a and rank same the of are; (8) moon earth, the only from twenty ft is; (9) Washington Canal 1776 Panama the in built. (10) begin a and apple, acorn, asparagus, with words the. These ten sentences (gsays tho "Dixily Exprcss" Boston Corespondent) are part of Coluuitjia University's psychological teste of entering lUè,ts. WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. The candidate is told to look at each sentence and to think what it would be if the words were put in the right order. The student'must write and underscore the word true" if the corrected sen- tence states a true fact. lie must write and underscore the word false if the tien tence does not state a correct fact. The first sentence with the words in the correct order would thus state, Bread and honey com-es from cows," which. being obviously untrue, the word "false" would be* written. Another test is that of giving the stu- dent a question and four answers, and the privilege of marking a cross after the correct answer. The following is an example: Why should you not give money to beggars on the street ? is the question, and the four answers are: Because it breaks up fami- lie6"; "It makes it hard for the beggar to get work "It Taker, away the work of organised charities It encourages idleness." GUN-CARRIAGE PROBLEM. If a gun-carriage gets stuck in the mad, what should you do? Sit down and wait for the road to dry? Leave it and go on ? G-ct more horses or motors and pull it out, or blast it out with dyna- About 35 students took the psychologi- cal entrance test to Columbia in 1914, eays Professor Thorndyke, and their course through the college was very care- fully studied. Five of the seven highest in that test graduated with general hon- ours, and five of the seven lowest left for various reasons before they had com- pleted their course.

ALLENBY IN EGYPT. f Troops Line Streets of Cairo. I Alexandria, Tuesday.—Lord Allenby ar- rived this morning. After seeing the Sultan his Lordship proceeded to Cairo.— Keuter. Cairo, Tuesday.—On arrival here, Lord Allenby was received with military honours. Troops lined the road, and aeroplanes hovered oi-erlic-ad.-Reut,-r.

THE GROCERS. I No Winter Classes to be Held at Swansea. At a meeting of Swansea Grocers' As- sociation, held on Tuesday evening, Mr. E. Gravelle (president) in the chair, slfort reports were presented of the recent Soutli Wales Council quarterly meeting in Swansea, and also reports of an im- portant meeting held at Ystalyfera last Thursday, and attended by Messrs. W. Lewis, J.P.. A. A. Webber, E. Gravelle, and Levi James (Neath). Considerable discussion took place on the question of a flat rate for sugar, upon which a deputation is to wait upon the Sugar Commission in the near future. Another matter discussed was the possi- bility of holding a Grocers' Exhibition in Swansea next year, and the finding of a building suitable for it. There is con- siderable difference of opinion regarding the tuitability (if either can be secured) ot two hnildinglt-thA new Patti building to be erected in Victoria Park, and the Drill Hall. A sub-committee was appointed to en- quire as to which building would be most tunable. NO CLASSES THIS WINTER. It was decided that no steps should be taken this winter with respect to the forniatiou of technical classes for grocers. The only foom. available is the Technical College, and that Was considered to be too far from the cent/re of the town.

APPEAL FOR HELP. Baltic States Want Peace. I An appeal by the Baltic States to the Western democracies, signed by the Foreign Ministers of Esthonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has been issued from the Esthonian Legation in London. It is as follows:— Esthonia, Latvia, and I. fluwmia ad- dress themselves to the "ies and to public opinion. The democratic Baltic ites have fought for their liberty, ai t for the annexation of foreign ternim •, They desire only to liberate their respective peoples and in so doing to fulfil the principle of self-determination. It is not their in ten Hon to int. in the internal affairs of Russia. At present they are prepared to enter into pourparlers with Russia, but in order to safeguard their future they earnestly request the great diplomatic States to control the fulfilment of the treaty, sliould peace be concluded. A NEW PRINKIPO. In declaration by the Baltic Confer- ence it is stated that the three States con- cerned, n acquiescing in the proposal of the Soviet Government tor peace negotia- tions, have acted in accordance with tlie principles approved by the Peace Confer- once in convoking the Prinkipo Confer- ence. U Nevertheless, considering the real character of the Bolshevik Government, the Baltic States can only conclude peac e- on the condition that thbir internal life is guaranteed against the propaganda of Bolshevik Russia. It is necessary to state, in order to avoid misunderstandings, that tbe Baltic States had no illusions as to the design; on the independence of the Baltic States of those who might conquer the Bol- sheviks, but who were a greater menace to the liberty of tho Baltic States than the Bolsheviks themselves."

I MAYOR'S SUNDAY. Prouession to Form at Guild- hall at 10.15. In another column will be found parti- culars respecting the attending at Divine Service at St. Mary's Church on Sunday morning next of the Mayor of Swansea (Aid. Alex. Sinclair). His Worship respectfully asks that the. naval and military units, friendly soci- eties, and burgesses will assemble at the Guildhall not later than 10.15, to enable the procession to leave promptly at 10.30 for the Parish Church.

OFFICERS MURDERED. I Kurdish Tribesmen's Crime. The War Office announces that a re- grettable incident is reported to have hap- pened near Akra, in Kurdistan (about 50 miles nortli-east of Mosul). It appears that on November 3rd ';Nlr. J. H. Nell. Indian Civil Service Political Officer at Mosul, and Captain K. R. Scott, M.C., 31st Punjabis, Assistant Political Officer at Akra, were returning to Akra after in- specting recruits for the frontier gendar- merie posts near Boia. Kapra (about 15 miles north-east of Akra) when they were attacked by a party of 100 Kurds, and I BOTH WERE KILLED. The perpetrators of the cnme are r&- ported to belong to the Zibar tribe, an aome of the local Kurdish gendarmerie appear to have joined them. After the murder of these two officerF Akra itself was attacked by a body of about 300 Kurds, and the gendarmerie at that place were forced to withdraw. Information as to the causes which led to the murder of these two gallant ofifcers is meagre, but the crime appears to have been the result of inter-tribal jealousies. The disturbance appears to be purely local, and there are no signs at present oi its spreading. i

I RIFLE SHOOTING. 0 Weekly Competitions Opened at Swansea, The range at the Riding School, Drill Hall, Swansea. which is the be,A quarters of the Swansea and District Rifle Club, has recently been overhauled. The hanging light has been removed and footlights laid instead, which is a decided improvement, as the results of the week's shooting have shown: Practice is in full swing on Monday, Wednesday and Fridav of each week. In adidtion to this Thurs- day afternoons have been set apart for lady members The committee have decided to run weekly spoon competitions, the first of which is now in progress. For this pur- pose the members will be divid into three classes. It is open for members to shoot as many cards as they choose dur- ing the week, the spoon in each class going to the member who has the highest I score with two sets of cards. A winner of a spoon will be handi- I capped, so that it will give everyone a chance of winning, and also bring the I best out of a previous winner. It is! anticipated that the number pf lady I members'will shortly increase, so that a spoon comPetition can be run solely for them. 6 One or two lady members are already showing themselves to be keen and enthu- siastic, and have returned cards which would do justice tc tu&nr Jecagaiicii I S' shots." )

I NAVAL V.C.'s ■ Rewards For Daring I Exploits. A "London Gazette" supplement issued last night contains a number of awards for the daring attack on Kronstadt Har- bour on 18th August last. These includo two V.C:s awarded to Commander Claude Congreve Dobson, R.N., and Lieut. Gordon Charles Steele, R.N. Commander Dobson organised and was in command of the coastal mofw boat flotilla. lie led the flotilla through the i chain of forts to the entrance of the har- I bour. Coastal motor boat No. 31, from which he directed the general observa- I '¡" ?hen passed in, under a very heavy I muchme-gun fire, and t?rpedu?d the Bol- shvik battleship Andr?i Pervozanni, subsequently returning through the heavy I fire of the forts and batteries to the open sea. Lieutenant Steels on the same occasion was second-in-command of Coastal motor hoat No. 88. After tlii shoat had entered the harbour the commadning officer, Lieut. Dayrell-Reed was shot through the head and the boat thrown off her course. Lieut. Stoele took the wheel steadied the boat, lifted Lieut. Dayrell-Reed away from the steering &n<i firing position, and torpedoed the Bol- shevik battleship Andrei Pervozanni at a iiundred yards range. I DIFFICULT MANCEUVRE. < I lie had then a difficult manoeuvre to perform to get a clear view of the bat- tleship Petropaviovsk, which was over- lapped by the Andrei Parvozanni and obscured by smoke coming from that Sl1iP.¡ The evolution was skilfully carried out, and the Petropaviovsk torpe?<x?d. This left Lieut. Steele with only just room to turn, in order to regain the entrance to the harbour, but he effected the move- ment with success, and firing his machine guns along the wall on his way passed the lino of forts through a heavy fire out of the harbour. I The King has also given orders for the I appointment to be an Additional Member II of hte Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most Hon- ourable Order of the Bath, of Lieut.-Col. j and Brevet-Col. (temporary Brigadier- General) St. George ewes Armstrong, C.M.G., R.M.L.I. This is for valuable services with the Army in Palestine. Lieut. A. W. S. Agar, V.C., R.N., re- ceives the D:S.O., and Commander E. Gascoigne Robinson, V.C., R.N., the O.B.E. (Military Division).

SOLEMN MEMORY. French President on I Our A lliance. I The President- of the Frenc-h Republic was a«tir early on Tuesday morning:, in view of t,he full day before him. His Excellency followed the example of the King in the matter of sending to the Cenotaph In Whitehall a wreath in memory of "The Glorious Dead." Soon after eleven the President received in one of the State rooms at Buckingham Palace the mem- bers of the Diplomatic Corps in London. At 12.30 the President, with Madame Poincare, the French Ambassador, the Earl of Cheeterfleld, and members of the suite left the Palace for the City in open eemi- State carriages, escorted by a detachment of Household Cavalry, with standard, and proceeded to the Guildhall to receive an address of Welcome, and to be entertained to luncheon by the Lord Mayor and Cor- poration. The route was lined by troops, I guards of honour were mounted at Buck- ingham Palace and at the Guildhall, and sightseers along the line of the procession I gave the President and Madame Poincare j a hearty reception. j ENTHUSIASTIC DEMONSTRATION. I The progress of the President through the City was the occasion of a demonstration or popular feeling such as has rarely been dis- played towards the person of a friendly visitor. Tremendous cheering was raised ae the President and Madame Poincare, smilingly bowing their acknowledgements, passed with their flashing: escorts through the streets. The Guildhall courtyard had been trans- formed for the occasion into a kind of re- I ception hall, complete with choice floral Adornments, and trophieh, consisting of the entwined flags of the two nations. Through these the distinguished visitors passed to the Library, where the city's address of welcome was presented. Among those present were:—Lord Derby, Earl Beatty and Lady Beatty, the Lord Chief Justice, General Sir Ian Hamilton, the I Marquis of Salisbury, General Lord Raw- linson, Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdce, the I Postmaster-General, and the SoMcitor- General. I I MPRESSI VE ENTRY, I j The entry of the procession into the I I' Guildhall was imp re skives Before them I walked Prince Albert, Princeas Christian, I I Princess Louise (Duchess of Argyle), Prince ) and Princes Arthur of Connaught. Princess ¡' HelEna. Victoria, Princes-, Jlarie Louise, and I I the Marquia and Marchioness of Corie- brooke. Replying to the address. President Poincare said there was something new between Britain and France stronger and I deeper than before. In peace time they I were already friends; in war they became allies, and the welcome that day was a re- newed pledge of fraternity. He was con- vinced Prance desired to cement more and more closely every day the bonds which attached her to the heart of the British I people. ¡ At the subsequent luncheon the President ) said it was good fortune to find Jiimsef n London on the anniversary of the ay •/h iii I the German armies acknowledged defeat. The memory awakened by the first rett"] of that date had already for the British I' and French nations assumed the grandeur of a solemn commemoration. The horrors which had occurred in the conflict must never happen again. Their nations had saved justice. Now they ha4 to come to jji .keep iaelice Alive. ) 1

I LOGICAL BEN. A Consistent Swansea Favourite. An amusing meeting with the Lord Chief Justice—then Sir Rufus Isaacs, Attor-ney-Genoral-is recalled by Mr. Ben Albert, the popular comedian who make- a welcome return to the Empire theatre, Swansea, this week. Mr. Albert had just sung his lAgical" song, in the course of which, in describing the difference be- tween Capital and Labour, he speaks of the latter as Capital, Copitall, and Keepitall." At the conclusion of the turn, Sir Rufus remarked to Ben, .Many an election has been won on a worôe cry than that." I 20 YEARS A FAVOURITE. I It is interesting to note that Mr. Albert'^ connection with Swansea goe back 20 years to the time of the old Empire (now Palace) theatre in High street. It was there that he made his debut to a Swansea audience. Mr. Albert Mitchell was the manager, and Mr. Tom- linson, the deboniiir cliel d'orchestre at tin present Empire, then occupied the samp I position up the street." A RETROSPECT. The names of those who figured on the | bill a; that time are of interest. These were \0.:0. Hunter, Chas. Miklare, Peggy I' I Pride, Tom Leamore, Nora Hamilton, anr1 the Frantz family of acrobats, all name" which will bring back memories to local theatre-goers. I A REGULAR VISITOR. I 'I Since his first appearance Mr. Albert has never missed a year at Swansea, although he has found time to visit Africa and Australia. At the beginning of his I career Sir Oswald Stoll named him The Dry Old Stick," and later The Beam o £ Logical Light." Mr. Albert is a prinn favourii,e in pantomime, and has played with sr.eh popular "principal boys" a.? ¡ the Misses Gertie Millar, Zena and Phylli: t Dare, Marie Loftus, Lily Hawthorne, Julio I Mackay, Laliu Rose, etc. It is noteworthy I that the rights of his Song of Logic have recently been negotiated for by a well- known revue manager. I I i

LATE MRS. BATCUP. | I LATE MRS.BATCUP. I Funeral of Well-Known Swansea Lady. The mortal remains of, the late Mrs. I Batcup, wife of Mr. T. Batcup, of Messrs. Batcup and Harries, and daughter of Mr. Chas. Reed, of Messrs. Beor, Evans and Co., were laid to rest at the lumbles Cemetery on Monday. Prior to the in- I terment a brief service was held at the United Methodist Church, Oxford?tr?et, j conducted by the Hvs. G. W. Hicks an? J. Rennis. A large nunffr of relatives and friends of the deceased lady attended to pay their last tribute to the memory of one who had long been a faithful mem- ber of the church and who had endeared herself to all by her unfailing sympathy and true Christvi., helpfulness. Amongst those present were noticed Messrs. G. H. Mayhew, Bell Davies, E. A. Maggs, Squire, Godfrey. Jefford, New- combe, W. H. Palmer, Watkins and Bowen. The late Mrs Batcup had borne with great fortitude i long and trying period of ill-health, and the sympathy of a large number of business and other friends will bo extended iro the husband and family of the departed lady. The cere- mony at the graveside was taken by the Rev. G. W. Hicks The chief mourners. were: Mr. T. Bat- cup (husband). Matter Haydn Batcup ^on), Mr. Charles Reed (father), Messrs. Fred, Charles, Willie, and Cyril Reed (brothers), D. B. Harries, U. Batcup, J. Batcup and Harry Batcup (brothers-in- taw),, C. Bate-ip (nephew), W. Reed and i Arthur Reed, Branton (cous-ins), H. M. I Warmington, Frank Taylor, W. Davies, J and many others. The bearers were Messrs. Sing. W.-bber, Watkins, Bryant. | r)aiiiii&, r. Rosser, T; James, Brayley and Moves. I WREATHS. I The following friends sent floral tri- butes: A. E. Fursland and Sons, Mr. and MrlS. S. Sorensen, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Johns, Capt. Dinan and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shapland, Lily and Luther, j Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rosser, Mr. and Mrs. Turner (Sketty), Mr. and Mrs. Dallieag, Vi and Mary, Mrs. Whitehead and Jack, Gladys Roberts, Mrs. Lloyd and family (Bishop- I ston), Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith (Hafcd), j Harry, Annie and Ernie (Manselton), Dick and Gwen (Messrs. Batcnp and Har- ries), employes of Messre. Batcup and Harries, Mrs. Jones and Miss Watkins (Gorseinon), Cousins (Combemartin), l (Marwood and Westdown), Hus- band, Tom and Hadyn, Father Mother and Gwen, Bryn and Janet, Fred and Annie, Charlie and Alice, Will and Maud, | Cyril and Maggie, Auntie Reed and family (Braunton), Cousin Will and I Polly (Bideford), Cousin Ern and Florrie (Somerset), Cousins from Marwood and. t Westdown, David and Gussic, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor (Cradock-street), Mr. and I Mrs. John Batcup, Aunt Nell and Uncle Harry (Barnstaple), Mr. and Mrs. J. Tay- [ lor (Gowerton), Charlie and Florence, j Frank and Ada, Em and Bert, Bon, Amy and family, Lila and Will, Syd, Glyn, j Ricflard J. Lewis and G. W. Mayhew | (Ben Evans and Co.), Rees Davies and i Sons, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Sing, Mr. and I Mrs. W. R. Jeftord, Mr. And Mis. W„ jL?i Brv^nt$*&*

WHAT ABOUT] YOURS? YOURS? ¡ ————————  —— They shall grow not old, as we tha are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor tin j years condemn. At the going down of the sun and L the morning j Wo will remember them. Mr. Binvon's NEi-se in th Times rings true of our resolve. Yes, we will remember them! I But how best? Will you rea", I what Mr. Stanley Cook has to sa" 1 to-day? You will find his wordi: set out upon Page 7. Subscriptions, we ar. son-J t say, are moving but .Iowl-v. gentleman who wished to do hi; modest best told us to-day that he was waiting for the big guns to fir.- r in their cheques first. But fttell waiting will be fatal to the succes.- of the fund. It is the five shillings. the pounds, that mount up. It iv the tribute of the People to th- fallen that Is wanted. What b-lor-, will it mean to Swansea to see the greatest part of the required sum supplied by the few? The hon treasurer is Mr. David Roberts, J.P., 61, Wind-street, Swansea, and the hon. secretary: Mr. J. D. Williams, "Cambria Daily Leader," Swansea. with Mr. H. Stanley L. Cook, East Burrows, Swansea, as chairman. Either will be glad to receive and acknowledge your donation. A LETTER TO-DAY, Swansea, Nov. 11, 1919. Dear Sir,-Enclosed plaase find my little niita towards the widows and or- phans as just a thankofFering for thr war having ended, and just to help a little for their comfort. All acknow- ledgment in the Leader will be suffi- cient with the following:— Galatians vi., 10: Psalms 41, 1. A CLASS TRIBUTE. Mr. W. Bevan brought in to-day 3s. 4<1.. the result of a Clus Tribute at Waun Wen, after the Tw-o Minutes'* Sileii/W Sstanflard V-, Boys',School, has given a lead to Swansea. < SUBSCRIPTIONS. „ £ s. d. i Swansea Branch of the British 2 6. d. Red Cross Society (per Mrs. C. H. Eden. the Ladv Chair- rnan) 262 10 f "Well Wisher" ion 0f, Major G.. S. HarnM. 100 0 0" .I lOe0ri [ Another Well Wisher 100 0 0' Mr. J. B. Edwards, Penallt, Sketty 10 10 0 LovelPs 5 5 fl Mr. Fred Jenkins, 34, Ilaw- tliorne-avenue 2 2 I). Haydn Lang Jenkins, 34, Haw- thorne-avenue 110 Mr. John Evans, Gower-etreet 110. Mr. J. W. Grty. newsagent and tobacconist. Uplands. (I 10 0 Galatians vi., 10; Psalms 41, 1. 0 5 0 Standard V. Waun Wen Bovs* School 0 3 4

LESS BANKRUPTS. Fewer Women Failures, The constant diiiiin-, 'N 1 in the recorded number of insolvencies, which was so marked during the war, was continued in even greater proportion during 1918. The report of the Inspector-General in Bankruptcy, which was issued yesterday, shows that only 826 failures occurred last year, less than half the number for 1917. Mr. J. G. Willis, the Inspector-General, expresses tho opinion that it is unlikely that thir, year's failures will differ mater- j iany from thofee of last year, though he adds that when the speoial protection of debtors afforded by emergency legislation comes to an end, and with the resump- tion of a more normal course of trade, an advance towards the pre-war number of failures may be anticipated. The amount of liabilities as estimated by the 826 debtors last year was —again less than half the total of 1917- their estimate ofhe assets was XI,057,87,1,, and the estimated loss to creditors was < £ 921,792, compared with < £ 2.232,227 ia 1917; FEWEq WOMEN. Of the 826 failures, 02 were in the euo, of women, compared with 251 in 1914. Mil- liners and dressmakers provided ten of these, grocers five, and lodging-house keepera five. As to the particular occupations of tfu, debtors, the largest failure occurred among the textile trades, cotton showing liabilities of .£108.99, and milliner* and dressmakers £ 105,226. The chief decreases were m stock ant4 share brokers with liabilities of ^»,fi7!) In 1918, as compared with 1:275,8.55 in 1917, against P,260,001, and directors and promoters of public cam- panies = £ 51,086 against £ 147,322., There has been no failures of bankers since 19) 1. Among the nine bankrupts prosecuted by the Director of Public Prosecutions for offcncee reported by the Official Receivers following on their investigation of the bankrupt's conduct and affairs was the oase of a bank manager, who pleaded juilty to larceny while acting as hQJl. v U;'1-.1 Mit. ¡ ireeaurer to a Bi.blfi-fiofjetyf j {

TO-DAY'S RACING. 1, 2, Rucking. Qu< rri :> Fo'.i t r:iv>. Tfcjttin?: 111' 10 J:!a v. f-Vu? j-jtn, I t i ) & mss <. ■ ^1 ■. I—53851» FOR TO-DAY'S RACING, SEE PAGE FIVE.

PONTARDAWE LECTURE. There was a large audience at Pontar- Iawe Public Hall on Tuesday evening, ,rh"'n a lecture was given by Mr. E. klmund.s Labour candidate for Cardiff, jn Education and Democracy." M r. Iugh Salmon, headmaster Alltwen School. presided.

ELECTRICITY BILL. LONDON, Tuesday. The Standing Committee of the 1.0. I,f Commons to-day resumed considera- -ion of the Electricity Bill. At eleven o'clock, the Chairman and uch members as were present stood and 3mained standing the prescribed two ainutes. It took another twenty min- ites to secure a quorum, and then thp Committee proceeded with a series of :erbal amendments to Clause 24, most, .f which were withdrawn and otheri iefeated. Lieut.-Col. Hall proposed an addition ,0 the clause which deals with the supply of apparatus, providing that no suck ocaf authority shall fix s-ach electric .mes, fittings, apparatus and appliances axoept through an electrical contractor carrying on business independently of the local authorities. This was so violently assailed all round that it was withdrawn. The Committee, adisucnsd til 3hw day* ?'  R'

VALLEY SOCIAL CLUB. Ex-ServScemen's Whist Drive. An enjoyable evening was spent at tho Poutardawe Soldiers' and Sailors' Social Club on Tuesday evening, when a whist drive took place, together with presenta- tions to Mr. D. W. Rocs, chairman of the branch, who is about to leave the dis- trict for sanatorium treatment, and to Mr. U. Q. Davies, cx-secrteary of the branch, who has been appointed Pensions Investigation Officer. I Mr. TV. A. Thomas presided. Mrs. J. B W illiairts presented Mr. Rees with a I Malacca walking-stick, gold-mounted and suitably inscribed. Mrs. Foley presented Mr. Davies with a walking-stick and fouzit-ain pen. Each recipient suitably responded. A prod musical programme. a::u. yaui thruuah.