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I -1 PONTARDAWE ALLTWEft GLEAtilNGS. Pte. kmlyn Kraas, of the 6th Welsh *1 of Mr*. Evans, Orchard street, Has foino borne 011 furlough after having beer out ra Fr;n«'«t for 13 fTC/i t-h^. Before joining, he was a •shearer at M<>ssrs. Giibertso-n's works, V'ontaxcUwe. His brother, Pte. John J ttvjvRH, of the 1,4th Yorks, waa re- | 1 wooinded a-od miming eight ¡ •awftitiw ago, since when nothing has 1n heard of him. A presentation meeting took placo At Tabernacle cm Sunday evening, after the usual service, when Pte. Kmlyn Evans, litli Welsh, and Pte. Grift. Williams, of the 8. W.B., were pl. The Rev. H. Seirktf Wil- tU'pjs persided, a ad made th^ prwsenta- {. aad the following ooatriwited to the pmgromiua: -Solo, r L. D. Rqw £ i.ndH; recitafciuu, Mssa Gladys Jocks; Fit solo, Mr WiQivon Williams. Mr T. J. DstvU-$, A.R.C.O., acted a-; aaoon&pa-atst. Iieut. Brinley Edwards, ol the 51.G.C., saa *<f Mr "d Mrs. John I cia furk>ugh from It Bristol hos- pital, whara l>e i>as bee>n ua«i*-i-goii'.i; irewtmetH after having bet* woui'ded Ùl. «Vv St. Petpr's >cfcoolrozuo a* Thur> J (t.ay evening, the bo j* of fit. Pttors Wefeh Choir gare a pe.iforartKi< in ■ haracter, of the cantata*, "An bout' with the Jades," under the, corductor- ship of Mr loan Williajaa, A.R.C.M., org»rrist. A s'k^tch, entitled "Our At Home Day," was ,ILao ably performed by Mi?f? Otw?n Ro<iy<??Bbf. Map:gif TbanM?, and M?ib+--l TLttle. A lanooas programme was alf<o ?pVc?, when t tollo;t1 t??k part: Pianoforte solo, Master T. Powell <.?n. M)? Winai?. Williams; t??t<?!. ?'o ?«rah S-tedinan ?<Ld brothers. The proooedw were devoted to the Pon tarda w*. 8. and S. W«Sfar,. A. >H)cidtion. Master Tommy Poivel] whs tha acooxnpa-R.s-t. At the end of the f.-oDcert, Pt>- John 0'Br*»n wan pre- sented bv the ohiurmAti, the Rev. Joel J. Daviwp on behalf of the S. end S. Welfare A&sooiatfcw». The usual Christmas services took place at St. Peter's AU Saints' and St. Mary's. Ynismoudury, when the officia- ting clergy W'k-M the Revs. Joel J. Divvies, W. G. Jenkyns, J. E. Wi!- Jiiims a-ird I<\ M icha^fuaae-v. Tha wounded soldiers at Glanrhyd and till, Infirmary were giveii a really | good tinvi uw the holidays, and HOlde, tjiz matron, did all in her power to make the heroes lt8 happy as possible- G-ames and dancing, to- gether with miscellaneous programmes wttre the order in the evenings* A party of the G.V.R. from Pontar- dawe, Cflydaoh, And Ystalyfora", viaited j tha Varteg on Boxing Day, and did some musketry practice, under Capt. F. R. Phillips, wd lieuts. J. Morris Jones And H. J. Powell. The weather was farourable, and some good shooting was ..m.l" Pte. D. J. Phidlips, of the M.G.C., son of Mr aiad Mrs. D. J. Phillips. Corner ILotwk- Alltwen, who iit now im tratjii'ng at Os-westry, Nortli Wales, w rites home ¡:.c,1II(> amusing letters de scribing expericjices in camp. On one atwasiaa, hè. togethei* with three Rhoodda boys, p-repared ft rn-tile for transport, w hen. "Dolly" betvoine rept- less, and tin* trouble sho rrave the boys was w>thing to Compare of ttit- tilato m' Tl» jov ri-de," in wliich Ch?'i'? CbB)plM arKi Fatty '?erc tht\, l«ad«% ohanacters. i The ejcper)etM>f.i of the ladf; with their mattn-r-^r^ rtt night liave also |«^#v.'Vied thc.m rrui.ny a ha[>[>y lx.-ur. At AbeixJaru ractir. on Boxing Day, Mr (Ratlin Joae«t\ Khvdyl'ro, "Little Silk, took firnt P¡-:7.B in the long mile trotting handir.-iip. ihnd s^wid prim in the six furlong tr-tt-iifg da-sh. There was a large Uvfldaisco at the Pubtio^Hall, oa Boxing Nig&t, wht^n a waf held in aid the S. and S. Welfare Asst>ciation. Mw^rs. Jo«?[>h Powell and Albert Sni th WOie the M.C.'s. The nrt!-4. wao provided by orchestra. Ptniia,r dawe httfrdres^TiK aud barbers are up m arf-mrt H^ain^t the action of wm of the local meri who have lu,t--iy taken to plyk.g the tnwla of tonsorial artist to their follow workmen. It. is felt that apart from the tact that it is diihonest to run a btkuneas during working hours, t hese n-irm, who are trade unioflifit«, s^wiuld show some sj uapn thv to thost, who d-pend upon I their trade for a. living. Verb sap. In aooardance with th-eir u««.»l cus- I torn, tlib membnr-, of the Dyffrjni Tawe, Logan D&hne, and Edward Bevan (,ec, of tho R. A.O.B. h^ive again thought of the Ixn and brothers of the Order who are serving aabbre and afloat at the 1,.q¡-)i1 of |>ea<x» and goodwill, and have sent t.hen1 sums of money. Xeodleas to gay .th! shoals of, letters that have arrived, :how that the boys appreciate the k:n<tr,-eHa. A la rge nJim-ber of JocaJ 1x".j"li \;itd their hornet over Xmae, asmongst them l>eing the following:— Pte. Tom Talbot, of the Welsh Guards, son of Mrs. Edward Talbot, T)f C'hurch street. Cadet DI. Howtdls son of Mr and Mrs. Gøo. Howclh;, Alltwen. Driver Hy. Andrew. of the A.S.C., son of Mr And Mrs. Robert Andrews, of YnLsdcrw mad- Cadet A/icurin Rees, t. R.C.O., and his brothers Ca<let Rir^h'o R«h>s, of the H. and Swimmi Archnr Recs, sons oi Mr and Mrs. Rkharth Wes- tern rOld; Tnwr-iJios. G;;n:;cr A. Tr.ling, of the Uplar.d^. | PU». F. B;bbs. of tlw R. A. M.C., son ol Mr John Bibbs, George street. Pte. W. A. Thomas, R. E., tOC; (If: Mr and Mrs. William Tlicmias, Paris i House. Messrs. Willie and George Tweodv, hoth of the MerMcv.iitile Mnrinc, -sons of Mr an d J r. Twee dy, A Mtwcn. Si i>;n. -J. Ilt)rris, of the Navy. Petty Offkxr W. l'.vu.rL>, of the Navy, of High Htrcet. Co!"]>l. Howie Lloyd, of the Canad- ii!.n.st R,.n of Sa-'r^t, nnd Mrs. D. T. L-lovd, Otutrr road. Pte. Edwards, stki of Mr and iVI rs. Morgan iPkl-ward^, Go orgs xtrwt, who returned from hospital, and who was wounded in France six weeks ago. Signaller Recs Thomas, of the Navy, son of Mr and Mrs lVm. Thomaa, Paris House. Pte. J. A. Williams, A.S.C., son of the late Mr D1. T. Williaons, who wii, buried last week, and Mrs. Williams, Alltwen. I Tlui Public Hall va.s crowded on | Xnvas night, on the occasion of the I -tiitiual concert in connection with the Alltwon Congrogatior",il Cliurch. The pr<H^eds this yeH r were devoted to the Alltwea >S. and S. Reception Funds. Mr PhiHip Davios presided, aiicl in a short address thimked those present for their support ill turning up in such large numbers. Thero were three or 'four societies in*the place for promoting the welfare of the soldiers aud sailor?, but he would like to point out that the apiirit of co-operation that prevailed was all that could be de- si n. When there were three or four bodies working to the same good end, greater efforts were made by each of the societies to outdo the others in their treatment of the boys. He qlso referred to the fact that a number of Po-ntardarwe boys had a-ssisted in the capture of Jerusalem. (Applause). The star artiste of the evening was M'Ï8s Ti.¡jt! Tltomas. the violinist, of I Neath, who appeared in the Swansea Valley for the tit time, and the AHtwen committe,. deserves the high- est praise for having had the enter- prise to 5rNN" her services. Kvery- bodv .seemed delighted with her per- fcrmant^J, and rn.tr of dIp aud ience had come from Morristom, Ystradsrvn- Iais, and other parts of the Swansea Valley. Miss Laoira Evans Williams ,o n eic; llent forrm. Mr Powell Ed": a • u As pro-'ented from attend- it g, ar. J he was deputised by Mr David h» -in. I (indon, a baritone, who was well received. Owing to the indis- position of Miss M J Frcuneifi., "Llaeth- ferch," at. Treorchy, Mr D. Clydach Tlwmias, CHydach, ably acted jis deputy. The program;me was a9 follows:- Yooa-1 ralo, "Prologue" (Pagliacci), Mr Davwl Kvarus; violin solo, "Lar- ghett," Misrf Tefl»i» Thomoo; wkwlI t, olo, "A fors e lui" (Traviata), Mis* I*vtjra Evans Williams; recitation, Dui fwtd Stf.,ri Partner Dai," Mr D | C.C THcrasaw; v'iolin wylo, "Balade and Polonaiso', Mi Te'ie Thomas vocal solo, "Y Marokog" Mr David Evans; i vofal ) "Hymn to the Almighty," V1 iss I.urn Evana Williams; violin soli.< (ai "Luthier De Cremone." (b) YaLse, "TI-i(- Lilac Bush." (e) "Poeme Hf»ngrcirt," Miro Te.s^ie Thomas; fwci- ta,t.ion, ,"M.aií: the Lifeboat," Mr D. i Clyd-aeh Thotnas rooal solo. '^liou'rt patu-HOg hesnbe, mv brotheT." Mr David Evans U tfedo,/VAr forou ,glap." "C.'lyohau Abtwdyfl," Mixs Laura i WrlUwrns. violin- «olo, "Fantasia" I Miss Tossre Thomas; duett, "Give me thy hand," Mi. Laiira Evans Wil- liatns and Mr David Evans. The con- 5-cort ozided wit., the pinging 44 "Hen \V"U'id fy Nhadft«. Pte. Stanley Davie,«, M'MQ of Mr and Mrs. David Davias, Albion House, who wan rwoemtly wounded in the fighting in. Palestine, is now in h(wipita?. but. '.? extent of his injuries IN not yet k?own. HM ia in the M.G.C., and i? a brother of Sec. Lieut. Arnold Davies, who hoe seen considerable ser- vice in France wi a dispatch rider. Coa?:rutu!?.tMno to Mr David D?if? Brecon, road, Perntardawe, who h? l>eej> very suooesaftil duriaag the XNna.s hotida^, winning the t-enor solo, and "ad m the champ in solo at Port To-lix)t nn Saturday. On Boxing day he woa the tenor solo at Beidgond (-)ut of 12 competitor^ again sec-ond in the pen obamp«-a soJ o out ol nine rom- i petitors. A highly creditable record. M r IL Stanley GrifBthK ha.1* been gaaetted aA a- iSecwd Lieutenant in I the. R.F.G., having recently completed | a ooume in No. 5 Scloi Militarv Mron.aUliN. He joined the Inns of of Court O.T.C. in, July, 1H17, arid is the FOI) of Mr John Griffiths, late Comity road Inspector for GlaJnorgan. He was oduoated at Brecon (VJl^e. j Anther son is als serv:<ne; with the MaohiJte Gun Onrps, having beeo in Et almost since the outbreak of war, I News arrived at Bryn Siriol, Edward Sbre^t, AHtwen. that Pte. W. D. J<m?, R.A.M.C, ha? been &!?htJy gaj,se<l in FT?n<?. but ? '?w p.rogress- in? fHVour<?h!y at a t??It?r? hat'piw\.I I in England has :wn L'O months sen'iee in France, and ha.d beøn I nursing for IS months previously at various I.ondon hospitils.

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GWAUNCAEGURWEN AND CWMGORSE i On Clvri>;tuia« niorulngt benefit foot- ) ball nuiitch was played between Amman ) United and Curwen on Howard Recrea- I tion Ground, Cwmgors. Amman was I the better team and scored 10 points to 3. Mr. Jim Griffiths and Mr. Ivor I Williams, who are homo on leave from France, played for Curwen. The latter team were represented by D. H. Ar- nold, full-back; Pohnny Davies. D. J. Price, Jim Griffiths. and J. E. Evana, th neo-q uarter.s Mayberry Williams D. Morris, half-backs; Geo. Evans (capt.), D. A. Williams, Ivor Williams, Glyn Hughes, T. M. Jones, Dan Jamtw, J. Evitns, Will Evans, forwards. The referee was Rhys T. DaV\t"5 (W. R. Union). At the Public Hall the pretty oper- etta "Aepes Maeeyfeliu" was per-, formed by the a.CG. Dramatic Co. under the supervision of the author (Mr Rhys Evans, schoolmaster, Cwm- gors) on Christmaa afternoon and even- ing. and also on Wednesday evenin. The proceeds were in aid of the Public Hall funds. j I Sund?yR?v. D. J. Mo, B.A. (Ty)'d,.tIî6'pulpit at Ta?r- n?e?, Cwmgors. Re-v T. M. Rod?ri?k was at the Doek"Chapel, Dao?ly.  Tho annual Children's Eisteddfod was held on Christmas evenil4 at the Tabernacle OhuprJ, Cwm gors. The pn*- sident was Mr. Thoe. Evaois, Llwyu'r- hydiø; oonduotor, Rev. T. M. Ro<ier- lck. The adjudicatoi-s were, music, literature and are, Messrs G I. Thomas L.L.C.M., Bettws; Ben Jones, M.A., and J. H?nri D&vlca, F.G.S., respec- ti?y Aooompanist, D. J- Ev?M, kowznpali?.mpioon 8010 for C. R A M Awaxdo: ohHd?n under 16, Tommy Owen Glan- omman; aolo under lb, 1 Jessie Price, Glanamman; 2 Susie Owen, Qlanom- man; boys under 16, 1, Tommy Owen, Glana- n; 2, Dd. Morris, Cwmgors; girls under 13, 1 Mary Hughes; 2, Susie Owen; pianoforte solo under 16, 1 Willie Rees, Brynamman; 2 Getta Ho wells, Brynamman; violin solo, 1 Ben" James, Cwmgors; 2, Tom Jonea, Cwmgors.; penillion singing, 1 Toni Wyn, Brynamman; 2 Eva Cook, Gar- rwint.; recitation for ohildren under 16, Viola Jones, Gamant; under 13, 1 Viola Jones; 2 Cristina Cook, Gar- nant; recitation undt'f 10, 1 Evelyn Williams; 2 Nlaggio Re+,s. G.C.G.; reading, 1 Jane ETa.n8; 3 M?;?<< May Morris, G.C.G.; letter, 1 John Watkin James, 2 Jane Ev?na, Cwmgors; dicta- tion, 1 J?n<? Evana, Cwmgorse; ? Bc?- sie Williams, Cwmgors; drawing for boys under 16, 1 Clifford Williams; 2 W. L. Sutton; under 13 1 Ben James, Cwmgorse 2, /Tornmy Price, Cwmeora. Best design of Roll of Honour, W. L. Sutton.

A battalion of Soutii Wales Border- ers "somewhere in France" have been disappointed over their Christmas din- ner, says one coming home on leave, They had preserved (ht piga and had carefully fii,t.-tA-no d them up. hut now t.ha,t Christinas Ü: upon them they have hnd to go to the trencher. Accordingly j the pigs ha ve had a temporary reprieve and tho Borderers hi;vc postpone tho dinner.

W. A. WILLIAMS, Phrenologist. can bo consulted daily at the Victoria ) Aretfde (near t,hfl Market). Swansea,

YNYSMUDWY. j Tatit pnodusol ar unLad Mr. Ed- 1 ward Be van a Miss Alice Boubaut, Y UJ^meiKiwy. I Edward huff ac Alice Rhaid ceisio llunio OJUI, Hir oes a honno'n luipus Ao aRlwyd 1Iawn o dan. Tr«»uliai»;int lawer noson Yng ngoleu'r lleuad dloa, Rob feddwl am droialon A blin helyntion nOB. O'r diwedd aetli y oariad Yn drech na hwy' ill dau, A 'nawr maent o'r un enwad A Jikck, a Fi, a Dai. I't)h llwydd i Ned ae Alice Yw'm giv 'r d(iymtiniiid, i, "Beware of oivil pkaces ADd watch your number 3." I

I J PALLEG .(,iOLDHR MISSING. Mr and Mm. Da.niel. PenKarn farm, Pallcg, have. boon offl-caiWy noti-fied by th.(. Wiir Offioe that their 84m, Pte. j. L. Daruel, S. W. B. htis missing (in Franc) since Nov. 30. They rllt bw very grateful to anv of hj cnTnrades for any information oon- oerniog thnr son.

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