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ARE you going to let your pullets eat M their heads r_1 off until next Spring? Make winter egg-pvo,duction a certain- ty by giving them Karswood (harmless) Poultry Spice, containing ground in- eeets. Packets 2d., Od.—Harris, Cash Chemist, Commercial-street, Ystrad- gynlais. 7 J 12- F'2.3 CHAMPION Stud of Winning White Wvandottes and White Runners; nearly 60 prizes won during last season alone: more winners bred and sold fro this stud than any other Welsh stud. Few sitting at 20s. per dozen. ALso Champion laying White 'Dottes. Boa I'd of Agriculture egg station-hold- er: third season in succession; conclu- sive evidence of where the best are kept. Eggs to residents in ISroeoi- shire 3s. Gil. per d-wu others, 5s. Gd. Carriage extra.— 1). Price and Son, The Stud Farm, Y,;ti-,Itll, 6 2:3. EGGS for Sitting, from Grand Pen of Utility White Wynndotte.s; ex- cellent winter layers, 10/- a dozen un- fertile replaced.-— Tom Jones, Pen- rhiwp.-ys, 1-alK^, C-»■ mnv rrh^^ 4F23M16. SEVEN SISTERS. SOAR cjr PEL. Grand COMPETITIVE CONCERT SATURDAY, FEB ,23rd, 1918. -Champion Solo (Own Choice) £ 3 3 0 Solos, One Guinea:— Soprano, "Nant y Mynydd." Contralto, "Return to thy Itcst" (Pughe Evans). Tenor, "Bancr ein Gwlad" (Dr. Parry) Bass, "Trumpeter" (J. Airlie Dix). Recitation (Own Choice). £ 1 Is. Quartette, Solos and Recitations, etc. Programmes, Id. each, by post, l-d. may be obtained of the Secretaries,— W. P. Harris and D. G. Morgan. 3F9-23. ALPHA Brynammsn. Rhoddir Perfformiad o'r Ddrajna Gymreig Fuddugol Aeres Maesyfelin (Buddugol yn Eisteddfod Gbmarnman, Medi, 1917), gan Gwmni Bramoftol G.C.G. (Dan Arweiniad \r Awdwr, Mr. Rhys Ev uns, Ysgolfeistr, Cwraogrs), Nos Sadwrn, Mawrtfi 2, 1918, M 7 O'R GLOCH YN YR HWYR. Drysau yn agored hanel" awr cyn amser dechreu. Y ma-e y Ddrama Newvdd hon yn seiliedig ar Hanes Carwriaeth Ramant- us "Elin Fychan o Fa«ssyfelin, a Samuel, unig fab yr Hybarch Ficar Pritchard o Lanymddyfri. Cymerir i fyny y Prif Gynaeriadau gan rai o Enwogion Lhvyfan Lien Cymru, a bydd yr oil o'r Cvm«riadau wedi ni dilladu yn nodweddiadol o fywyd C'ymrcig yn nghyfnod y Ficer Pritchard, gyda gdygleydd tavawiadol. Ni arbedir traul na thraffertli er cyf- Iwvnc y Ddrama i'r eyhoedd yn y wdd oru, a sicrheir gv.ledd iaclius o radd or?ti, 'I sici-.Iieir () ra(i d i btwb. JENKIN JONES, YSW., Ysgolfeistr, Brynamman). Mynediad i fewn (yn cyuwys y tax) Ail-seddau 1/3. Rlaen-seddau-2j4 BOOKED RESERVED SEATS, 3s. Danfoner yn mlaen Haw am Docyn- au Reserved Seats at Mr. Evan W. Evans, Cwmgarw-road, Upper Bryn- atnman. 2F26M2 Sardis Chapel, YSTRADGYNLAIS A Gran d COMPETITIVE CONCERT Will be held at the above place, SATURDAY, MARCH 30th, 1918. PROGRAMME: Champion Solo for Female Voices (Competitor's Own Selection), £ 3/3/0 (10/6 will be given to each unsuccessful competitor who appears on the stage in tho final). Champion Solo for Male Voices (Com- petitor's Own Selection), £ 3/3/0 (10/6 will be given to each unsuccessful com- petitor who appears on the stage in the final). Competitors are requested to send the names of the solos to the Secretary by the 27th March. Soprano Solo, "Llam y Cariadau" (R. S. Hughes), or "Babylon" (S. Adams), Contralto Solo, "Bore Pasc" (C. Roberts), or "Y Ddwv Delvn" (Pughe "Dan vr Ywen" (P. Evans) or "L.,i.-t Watch" (Pinsniti). £ 1/1/0. Bas« Solo. "It ie En-.n: Child- Ten's Solo (tBoys), "Clyw ni Fwvn Waredwr." 7/6 (Girls). Dyma Feibl Anwyl lesit" fCaniedydd y. 1 Irvnt) 7/6. Instrumental Solo (any instrument), !!A/I/O fComftetitor's own Selection). -ition Gwron o Con- nemough" (Cynenfardd) or Mark Anthony's Oration" (Shakespeare), cit: TToc^t-ntion, Ora Pro Nobis," English or Wolfih (Eifion Wv.n), 7/6. For further particulars applv to the Secretaries, W. Ijcvshon V> atkins, ,i. d !?ynlq i s: T. T Crud-yr-Awel. Ystradgynlais: T. T. Rees, Council Schools, PewHos. Ys- tradjrynlaig. 7F16M30 Ystalyfera anrt Godre'rgraig Soldiers' & Sailors' Reception l-und. (Sports Sub-Committee ) Under the auspices of the above A GRAND Sports Mill Will be held on the Athletic Grounds, Wind Road, j Y>-tal)fera, (K;ud!y lent fjr the occasion by the I \.?n'yi'c!\) Athletic Groun ds Co. Ltd.) I \:f(; G';Sr;:) April 2nd, 1918. Competitors and other:; 1)1ea..sp note and book the date. Prizes amounting to will I FOOT EVENTS: 100. 220, and 440 Yards Handicaps. {4(J Yards Handicap for Buys under 16. CYCLING EVENTS. Cycling Evans: Quarter and/Half-Mile Handicaps, and Half-Mile Novice's Handicap. Handic pper 1fr. Ted Lewis, Pontypridd. TUG-OF-WAR I For Teams of Eight aside to pull, and captain. THE YSTALYFERA TOWN BAND Will play Selection during afternoon. s Railway Stations: Ystalyfera (10, minutes), Ystradgynlais (20 minutes), Trams and Mnior 'Busfs from Swansea to within 3 minutes of ground. For Entry Forms and all further in- formation, apply to W. H. BLakeway, Hon. Sec., "Fairholme," Ystalyfera. 7F16M30 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. SEVEN SISTERS. "MESSIAH I gLANT." k A Grand Performance of the above Cantata wIH be i v'n by the Salem Ba nd of Hope, Choir, SevM) Sisters, i on Saturday, April 6th, 1918. Further particulars will appear later. —FE9 CAPEL YOIIATH, CWMGIEDD. Cynelir EISTEDDFOD Gadeiriol yn y lie uchod SADWRN, MAWRTH 9fed, 1918 (o daii nawdd Ysgol Sabothol Palleg). TESTYNAU: Unawd (o dan 18), "Tell mother I'll be there," 2/6. Adroddiad (dan 18), "Pa beth sy'n hardd" (Ieuan o leyii) (Cambrian Lyrics), 2/6. Un- awda ll: Contralto, "There's a land," 5, Tenor, "0, na bydd:ti'n haf o hyd," 5- Soprano, "LIythyr fv mam" .') Ba.ss, "M<?-ch y C<\d!?u." 5(-. Camp-unawd (a.goi,"I), Cudair Hartld. Englyn, "Newyn," 2/G. Can, pedwar penill i "Palleg." 4/- Ysgrif, "Dyfal- barhad," 4/ Adroddiad (agored) "Y Hjeddwyn (cyfieithiad o J. G. Gough, or "Adroddwr", Cadair Hardd. Ped- warawd, "Ti wyddost beth ddywed fy nghalon," 10/ Am fanylkm pellach ymofyner a'r Ysgrifenyddes, Miss Maggie G. Daniels, Pensarn, YTstradgynlais. F16 MINISTRY OF PENSIONS. ¡ Pontardawe District War Pensions I Oorailaittee. PAVILION, PONTARDAWE. I SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1918, At 3 o'clock in the afterroon, A Cinenia, Talk, Entitled:-— RECALLED TO LIFE" Or The Training of Disabled Sailors and Soldiers, will be given by Mr. ARTHUR D. MALDEN, F.R-G.B, I (Of the Ministry of Pensions) Illustrated by Cinematograph Films of the various Trainlng C-entres: Brighton, Roehampton, The Diamond. Cutting and PolLsh.Lng Classes, The Polyt,e?mics and Technical Schoob. St. Dunstan's, The Orthopaedic Hos- pital, Sjieodal Film of the Visit of their Majesties to Golders Green Home of Recoyery, etc. J Admission Free for Adults. Disabled Men are Specially Invited to Attend. 2F16-23 YSTHADGYNLAIS LOCAL FOOD CONTROL CIMMITTEE. Tho alxive Committee requires the services of an Assistant Executive Of- ficer who will also be expected to act as Inspector under the Food Control Committee. Applications to be sent to tho Execu- tive Offieer, Council Offices, Ystrad- gynlais and must be received not later than first post on,Monday the 2oth instant. Applicants must be. kieKgible far military service. Salary £ 2 per woek. 1F23 S A K DIS, YiTRADGV LAio. Two Grind Performances (f Mkndkt.ssohn's St. PAUL Will be given at the above place Jun- 6 & 8, 1918. I>y the; Ysiratlgynlais United Choir Under tne Condu-. torsisip ot" Mr. H. H. HANSON, A. c. o. Asistl d by • Eminent Artistes. 2F23M2 I /'L'BLI(; RALL. PONTARDAWE. • GRANjp ('O.M PETIT [YE ('ONt I KT I SATURDAY. APRL G. 191K. ♦ Open Competitions. ':ol' 8. l!LtJ'\l- mental "los, ad Re.-itat!oi;r.  Further particulars ap;>lv (0- | Mr Ted Lewis cfiithfield Hom:, Pontaj-dawe; and M^is M< rgan. High street, Ponta-druv^. CENTRAL HALL. YSTALYFERA. -.I. Two Performances ol' the brotv.v I Operetta- Life at Sea Will lie given at the above plate, THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATUR- DAY, Feb. 2-8, March 1 and 2, 1918, by the CAERSALEM CHILDREN'S CHOIR I Under the leadership of Mr Rufus Gape. I Doors open at 7, to commons at 7.30 A Special Childien's fVrforiB- ance win he given on Tuesday Evening, Feb 26, comracncing at 6 o clock Admission, 2d. 1F23 TO THE OYER SEERS of the Poor of the Parish of Ystradgynlais Higher, in the County of Brecon: To the Superintendent of Police of the District of Ystradgynlais and to the CJerk of the Licensing Justices for the Division of Ystradgynlais in the said County and to all whom it may eoHcern. I WILLIAM EVANS PRICE, of Llwvn-y-Bryn, Colbren, in the sa.id Parish of Ystradgynlais, Weigher, HEREBY GIVE YOU AND EACH OF YOU NOTICE that it is my intention to apply at the Adjourned General Annual Licensing Meeting to be held for the Division of Ystradgynlais, in the said County, at the Police Court, Y.str,tdgyi,lttis,af,Gresaid on THURS- DAY the FOURTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1918, for a License enabling me to keep a Billiard Table for Public use in certain premises, to wit, Llwyn- y-Bryn, Colbren, in the parish of i s! r.idgyr.L'.is Higher aforesaid. AND I also give you nQticc, Lliat I ;• iii tll." owner of the premises in re- )f tlii isipplicitioii is made. DATED this 16th day of FEBRU- ARY, If) IS, WILLIAM EVANS PRICE. 1F23. "■ 1 I. QROCEEDS of Concert at. Drill Hall, Gunvj.s on Feb. tilL 1918, in 2nd of the Ystradgynlais and Ystalyfera Local War AuxRiatir' Funds Receipts. £ s d Ticket money 16 4 3 Donations 8 15 0 j JB24 19 3 j Payments. JE s fl Ystradgynlais War An*. Fund 12 9 8 Ystalyfera War Aux. Fund. 12 9 7 JS24 19 3 All the expenses were. defrayed by private subscriptions.— Ethel G. Strick. W. A. WILLIAMS, Phrenologist "■an be consulted daiflT at the Vic^-ma Arcaae (near the Markat), SwallflAQ.

ALLIED IN CO,ULN.E. m 'TO SEEK AGREEMENT OX WA l AIMS. WELCOME IN LONDON. J The Inter-Alli-ed Sociaiist Cc.nfercn<«-> began its thne day?' private dTibcra- j tions on Wednesday at the Central I Hall. Westminster. After the ad- pmrnment until Thursday, an t?'K ial statement of the pre<cd:.ngs W:J.5 1ssiied. Mr J. W. ().<.(:ii. Chairof the Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Irni<)n tlle rIlr-lltli(.r- ing was unique in the h;>N'ry of the Labour movement, in the i;u't that it was the first oecai'k>n on whi< !i the workers have evinced a dcterinln.atT>n to take a. dominating part i:i lit;- issues of war and peace. "We still have .h in th" den^o- of the world. said Mr Ogden, "providing they can be nikuved t.) t-e the light and know the truth. Our initial declaration that whatever mav have been the oanpex of the outbreak of it is clear that the people. •of Europe, who are necessarily the <iiiiei' sufferers from its horrors, had them.st'lves no hand in a truth so ins:stezit and indisputable that we are justified in putting the «-tronc;est possible em pilar is on the .statement." It was decided to appoint live Com- ir.is-jicvns to deal m it-li the business of the Conference. A Territorial was np- -omm i sv i on was ap- po'nted. itli Mr Sidm v Webb chairman and M. Longuct as secre- tary, to deal with all qnestioes coming under the heading of territorial re- adjustments in Secii.Mi a of the Memorand um. K AGREEMENT P0;->1BLE? nnj an a-gre-emont ».-? itacne<i m | London this we<>k by the r<pre-iit- fives of the Labour viid Soeial ^t par- ties of tlie Allied Powers? 0 1),i t! 1),S on this jK>int varied among British Labour members. Th,), wlu had taken part in the preliminary con ver- sa-tions in Paris last week were opti- mistic. Mr Will Thorne M.P.. and Mr C. W. liowerman. both agreed that the indications were in favour of unanimity upon a statement of the war aims cf the Lalxrur and Socialist parties in AlrcJ countries. "They were accept'd," said Mr. Bowerman to a press representative, "h". the delegates we met in Paris, and 1 sec that the French Socialit pa.rty as a whole has moved in that direction. I This ve.n of optimism was not shared, however. by some of the other members of the British Labour party.

BREWERS HUGE PROFITS MR BOXAR r A AY'S EIGHTY PER II CENT. SHARE. Mr Alden, .;on the House of Commons on Wedne-da.v. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he was aware of the inflated profits of the breweries and the liquor trade gener- ally during the last yevir owing to the permissi'Ti tc) iiicrc-.i-e the urice of in- toxication Kquors. nrd what at- tit,, he proposed *o take. Mr Eonar L'm- said that he was aware ',)ic,.t liisli profits had recently been i >dc by the liquor trade. These were to the excess profits tax of 80 lJ£>1' cent. Mr Pringle: In view of the fact that this is the worst of the three enemies we a.re fighting, is tins trade to be allowed to earn- away the loot? Mr Bonar Law: We are certainly taking away a. large share of it. Mr Chancellor: Is is the intention of the Government to make a present of a million sterling to this trade next vear, as was done last year ? Mr Bonar Law: If I am ChajiccUor of the Exchqner I shall not make a I present of a million to anÿ trade. (Laughter).

HOME GROWN FOOD I BRIGHTIER OUTLOOK FOR THE I NEXT AUTUMN SUPPLIES. An agricultural correspondent understands that the outlook for the (-,o,m:i i i g autumn food supplies has bright<*ied up considerably during the past few weels. Not only Are the farmers doing what was anticipated, but in many cases on their own initia- tive they lio-ve laid dowTl considerable areas uaider corn and root", beyond what had been scheduled. Certainly a verv substantial portion of wliat is known as the 1918 programe will be acctomplished by the farmers. Another very satisfactory featuw is the steady increase in the iruml>er of I allotments made by the locnl autliori- ties. During January they increased at the rate of over §.000 a week; dnrrng tho present month the average has been at .the fate of over 10,000 weeklv. No fewer than the local authorities liave distributed allotments totalling Ahout 620 acres, in the course of tho week ending Feb. 16, Bradford heading the list wifth a very large acreage-

Madame Patti was 75 on Tuesday. Through the upsetting of a candle on Monday night at Ebbw Vale £ €5 in Treasury notes belonging to a work- man who intended investing them in War Loan were burnt. Two men were killed and two in- jured by the fall of a oollierv roof in Rhondda Valley. Mr. Ivor Bowen, K.C.. has been appointed Judge of County Courts on Circuit 28. A 12-vear-old boy has been remanded at Braig charged with setting fire to farm buildings, which burnt for two days, at Brosmont, Monmouthshire. Seven out of the eight public ho us* s at Newport (Pern.) have had no bee» for five months. Shortage of steel has caused irregu- larity of work at Pontardulais Tin pi a. to Works. Portlicawl Cymmrodorion are mak- ing .an application for the National Eisteddfod of 1920. Mr. A. H. Hewlett, Briton Ferry, is the new president of the Britisi* Steel Smelters. While the teachers are helping wit o the food cards Hendy schools have been closed for three days a week.

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