Papurau Newydd Cymru
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 THE AUSTRALIAN( SOLD i UK.A…
 THE AUSTRALIAN ( SOLD i UK. A 1.. ¡ 80 LI) 1 J:.Al\. f PEN SKETCHES OF I E'V i -L  DARE-DEViLS. MAN TO MAN RIFLE DUEL. j (By Captain C. j £ » L. Lean, Official Press I B«presentative with t'iie Australian torces in tlw Darcland-les.) GABA TEPE. ou occasionally come across men of the madly daring sort, of whom uny story might be tine, For example, some two month.s ago an officer in a battalion which I know very well indeed was going along his section d Are trench when he found a man standing* up a head and dioulders above the parapet and blazing at something over it and then calmly lowering his rifle and standing there looking l?i ?i t-rertell (, f the over the parapet wijth a trench of the enemy's not three hundred yards away. It turned out that he was having a. duel with a Turk. I do not know by what quaint sys- tem of mutual signalling they arranged it, but each one was having one shot at the other and then standing up there for the other to have the next shot at hmi. So they blazed at one a,noler while the men along j that section of the trenches looked en through their periscopes and loopholes, and no doubt the Turks were looking through theirs also. ■ The officer told the man to stand dowll at ones ana not to be a fool. The duellist step- ped down when he was ordered to. but uie moment the offic.r had pained he jumped up again and want on with the game. His r i val's shot had almost grazed his car. Bora sides were eagerly Icok?ig an 01i--?,P-rvaigi quite honourably tho rules of this extra?r- dinary gamf; t:;eu tho Australian ?U j>ac.< into the trench shot through the temp10. The -I  shct  ?ct CH:?" not ftcm the Turk c? posite, but from a distance to the south. While the Australian was ?hootiug, same 1 otLer Tunc had sh(M him. The Turk who shot him was not necessarily a bad sportsman—certainly j not a bad soldier. Probably he did not know that any duel was picceeding. and he was not bound to honour it if he did. That recklessness is a great qua 1 itv-I That rec k les,iieL-zi I'? think it is really an indispensable one—m j such operation." es the la-miing or in Wild night-fighting I I I i m t'tacRless ravines s-.ac.ii as 01 tne oatue of Sari Bail'. But it has ic3 value in trenca fighting too. The world knows that in the terrible charge yhich the Light Horse Bri- gde made across the .n ec-k between Anzac and the Turkish position m the dawn ] of August 7t.h a few bght horsemen did actually get across vvniist- the whole lorcc the.* started suddenly eank to its knees and seemed to ia,illt ii-i the scrub behind the-m. I was calking thi3 week to one of the very few officers who j was wounded in that charge, and who managed to get back—the k;i!"c-d twice the number of the wounded on that pcca- | sion. "He v.-as in the second line, which started two rtiirute6 later than the first from the sa-ne trench, and he n;id the ret of his line had their eyes over trie parapet as soon the first- line started, and saw the firs Ene relax its rnusdos and fail for- ward ,about to ten yards from the pet. The sc con a line knew perfectly well what it was going to, and the third due still more zo. Yet, when he was ling out there a-boat fifteen yards from our trench—the second line passed ths bodies of the first some six ev eirht yarns cut, and managed to reach a utile farther btiore they fell— j while he iviii, out there waiting for the third iine to coma ovei', it happened that an isolated man rushed pa.t him racing for the Turkish trenches. They we. e each quite alone, and they pitched forward five or six yards after passing him. The third line never came so fér-or perhaps these two were the sole remnant D: it that reached r.tsn ¡jlùr.e was Apparently n-li a rlovirg thins en the ground I- 1 I- around hin, or near nor. only otu aeaa, and the bullets flicking up the dust and the shrapnel thrashing the earth into a j haze. But one unb ounded or slightly wounded man must have been there, for prt- sently a figure eager! up to this officer. -Wfti-t had I better he asked. He must have- been wondering whether it was his duty to jump up a-id rl1"h Oil like those other I dauntlt>.s fellow- "Get back any way you oan." said- the officer. Poo- chap, it is not l ue chance in a hundred that he did sf). Tho o?icerliini?'f ed?cd u.-?c': very slowly, always k?cpin? his he?d h t? enemy, shoving him- seU with his hands with 3 bullet through his foot. It was slow work, but He was not far from our lines when he <'<»•; t a t»g at his sleeve. J 'a,-i been spiked by a dead man's I bayonet. Tie tugged and tugged, but it would not tear—he- b.(i to go forward again with the zt all the while befc-i-6 he could disengage it. Pre- sently, quite unexpectedly, he found his f"t working into space, and lurched over into the shelter of one of our rap?- j Why Crrre. f?y-"ay b; rec k less, ?utpor'ior? ?.cni ca;'r,' :t: f:rc;l::Str),:lt ("i7,fk; A'.?h'a.ii.'? brigadier was going rOU1d his fines the other day when he saw ? hc?v?tv- built man whose appearance made. him & srconcl time. 1 "T,¡1. T your cap," said t'r- birgadier, i The man do! -o. vVhat age are yon V ''Fort; five, ai r. "-So, vo.ii' r a-I ?o"? '?'r)t'??/' :;s^y;» W hat made you come- j "WeU. I had two ?')?. -md tli?- '??r? bc,b killed at the beginning. That's why I came.
-_._-.._-,I ESTEEMED AT MORRIS*…
ESTEEMED AT MORRIS* ion. LATE MK. ENOCH EYANS, CROWN-STREET. REPREBENTATIVE GATHERING AT FUNEEAL. The funeral took place on Thursday at -ivnyddbach Chappy, of the late Mr. Enoch b^ar.g, 61. Crown-street, .Morriston, whose death, occurred on last at the Ssran- at tj-? of De-eeaaed W8" fcigrhly esteemed at, Morrigton. where he had actively asfo-iated himself with rumero'i^ so with the British Steel --I e of which he was branch secretary for 17 years, and a.n execu- tive committee member for three j*oars. He wan also a member of various other com- mittees. The Re*T. J. Uie.rrs (Morriston) and the Rev. Huirhse (Soar, Swinsip) oEQ- j watea. The mourners were: Thomaa Evans, I>avid Evans (brothers), E. W. Evar.s, T. D. Evans, T. J. Erans, W. Jones (nephews). Ed. Rces Swansea, John Baptist, Ifanse'ton (brothers- ip-iaw), T^ewiy Morgan, Joseph Morgan 'uncled, Thos. Morgan, Joseph Morgan, Lhw. ellj*; Thomas J. Morgan, Morgan, Sketty; T. Evans, Treboeth. ard Ttees Evans (cousins), David Rees, Evan P^oh-erts (Sv-anser), Joseph Jones, David -John, Thee. Matthews. J. Davife3, ilanselton (cousins). Anions those present were: Messrf- Thomas Griffiths, Ne&th, oocretary of f-he British eteel Smelters' Association: John Matthias. Brynhyfryd; Abraham Eowden. Skewen, Eaeoutive Committee member of association. Others present were: John Th-mas trrown- street), A. R. Lewis. T. D. Jones (Frondeii. George Matthias Cynyddbaoh;, Ivor Oriffith- (Crown ill ash Thos. Morgans, David -Davies (BatafabV, Thos. Evans. Thomas Morgans Lewis Eughes, R, Rich J'ds, "í,rm, Francis mason), Enoch Evacs, William Evans (Vfear- age-road I. Eijas Knoyle, Win. John. .J00[' Rosea (Llanesly:, W. 8. Treharne, Thomas Eichard:i, T. (111-rey. Wreaths were sent from of the PiTanch of British ,=:1 Smelters," Memcers of tho iOyfYryn "B'rich. "11embn, 01 the TaJernacIe Sunday School." The hmeral arrangements were earned out vy JKnoy!^t ( 2-v T^Ti^iwr
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Briton FeITY Dhtri.ct COtlLf cl met) u. en Tbai-^day evemng; Councillor Jas. Thomas, T P presiding. It was dto'de- that the employes of the Council re allowed the usual v nnstmas 2iit or a. su.]>plv of Tnc d.e- »lora-bie state of the subway leading from iRookingham- terrace to Yictoria-roa-d was brcught forward by Ccnnc-illcr B/>berts, and & was decided that the san-evor be Jr.atruci- ''d ? to b&v this roadway put in ceUev ccndt- ?,d to havp thi?s p?,, t in t,,etLet- 0-,n d i- tkn.
THREE TRAINS ! DESTROYED.I
THREE TRAINS DESTROYED. I BRITISH SUBMARINE'S B""I""l""1 1 BE1LLIANT FEAT. TWENTY-FOUR DAYS IN SEA I OF MARMORA. An officer 011 a submarine which has re- cently in the bca of Marmora, writes to the "Manchester Guardian" :— We returned safely yesterday after twenty- four days in the Dardanelles in the Sea of Marmora. You can take it from me it was a line show. We broke all previous records. '.vas absolutely splendid. The tale of OLU' doings is the sort of thing one reads of in tile old days. Wo fairly took things to the cere. We the first submarine in his- tory to bombard a place 011 shore under tire, i tnink we were under fire on an average of three times a day, and penetrated into all sorts oi places and destroyed shipping. We have shelled a railway and destroyed two troop trains. We shelled an embank- ment and blocked the line, then caught the trains as they came along. It was the fun- niest thing you can imagine to sea the train try to hade behind trees, but we caught her and smashed her all to blazes. Three ammunition wagons Eiew up with terrific explosions. ( The soidieis, of course, got out aua tooK cover, and- hred tons of ammunition at us, but we were out of range. Altogether we sank on3 gunboat, five steamers (one of 3,COO tons) and 17 large I sailing ships, and destroyed three trains and one railway embankment. We aiso dived up to Constantinople and fired a torpedo at tiie whan at the arsenal, w;lie,-e there wero a lot of munition lighters, find there was a most terrific explosion, which shook the boat, although we v* ere It miles away. Wnab happened I don't but some- thing got it in the neck, judging by the (roing. We had a small uuel with a small S-unboat one day on the surface, and drove ner off, although, she hred 200 rounds of ammunition from her two guns. i Alter that we were left alone, and every- I I thing ran like blazes when we got anywhere near, The only drawback was tha-t we all had dysentery. —— and I had to keep watch all the time, and by the time the 24 da-vs were gone we were absolutely done up.
1 ) i M-LANT FOR SUVLA i I…
i M-LANT FOR SUVLA i I BAY. j !NEW Y.M.C.A. HUT OPENED AT PEMBREY. The Cory-Y.M.C.A. nut, the cost of wtiion has been generously defrayed by the Misses Cory, of Cardiff, was opened at Ptmbrej on Thursday. Sir Stafford Howard, who pre- sided, was sup-ported by Lady Howard, Miss Cory, Major Cory, and others. I Miss CCiry, in presenting the hut to the Y.M.C.A., said they hoped the hut would be the means of briitging much happiness. That hut was originally intended for Suvla Bay, but it was a blessing that it was not sent there, a-s now that the British troops had' been withdrawn it would be the envy of our enemieg instead of our friends. (Laugh- ter and applause.) Major Cory said that while at Suvia Bay he received a letter from his sisters saying they would have great pleasure in present- ing a Y.M.C.A. hut for auvla Bay. The very thought of it sent him and his fellow-officers into shrieks of laughter, a a it would have been all matchwood in about two minutes. It would have n be brought on a lighter, and the Turks would at once sa.y. "This is ammunition," and it would be blown into bits before it got from the landing stage. Addresses were also delivered by Lady Howard, Mr. W. Y. Nevill, J.P., Rev. Fuller Mills. Captain Ward, Mr. F. S. Higman, and Mr. C. E. Watkins. j
ALLIES' AIR FLEET. >
ALLIES' AIR FLEET. RUMOUR CREATES PANIC ATI HAMBURG. AMSTERDAM, Thursday. A panic was caused yesterday in Hamburg by a sudden rumour that the Allied air fleet was arriving to bombard the city. The rumour proved to be false. So great was the general fright that the commander of the 9th General Roell. issued papers contain- ing a long series of measures to be taken in case of an air attack. The citizens would be notified of the air danger by ten gunshots, and anyone remaining in the streets aftei- this warning would do so at their own risk. The tranJ and trains would stop running and be emptied at once. j The people would be oidercd home by the shortest roste. and all lights extinguished. Special protective measme..i wou'd be ordered for the harbour. When the peril was over public criers would be sent about the streets with trumpets and dnnne to make the neces- sary announcements and 'livE instructions. Fcar; on th-) part of the Hamburg popula- tion is iucrrn^v! rather than abated. People J hardly dare g > out after sunset, fearing an j attack from the Allied air machines. j <
SWEDISH VISiTORS TO THE ALLIES,…
SWEDISH VISiTORS TO THE ALLIES, TOUR THAT SHOULD DO SOME GOOD. (Pie-is Association War Special.) ST'?CKKOL?. Friday. Baron Adelswaid, the ex.)1mister. has giv?u a. Swedi"h newspaper ids impression of the visit irraci to France and England by a party of distinguished Swedes, of which he was a member. Ho recalled the fact that the journey wis undertaken with] the object of dissipating the bad feeling which had sometimes been noticed in rela- tione between the Swedes, France, and Eng- land, and to clearlv show that. Swed neu- traiitr was as fully sympathetic toward* Fr.-uc and England a? to any other nation, and said the impression the visitors had gainpd was that Fiance WH. passing through a new renaissance in which all her good quaiii e? wer? to the fore. The sole thought of ail was ro defend the country and to repel the invader?. The visitors also gained an irresistible im- pression that the French peopie were convinc- ed they wfTe fighting for humanity, liberty, and justice. \Yiih the Englbh this feeling v. a; ho>\n in a salmer manner, but the Jin people felt that it needed an its strength and all its power to cMmd what it regards as the cause of right and justice. Baron Adelsward g?inod this impression not only bv conversation with President Poincare. !Vf. Dcsehanel, M. Cb-menccau, Mr. Asquith, Sir K'iward C-irey, TnrrJ R()helt (.'e-i.:il, and 'thers, but from :j number ot de, puties. soldiers at the front, and citizens of I all classes.
>--I CALL TO POPULAR SWANSEAj…
>- CALL TO POPULAR SWANSEA j PASTOR. The Rev. F. Sparrow, pastor of the Oxford- strest "United Methoddst, Church, Swansea, had been invited to succeed the Rev. H. H. Steinbrklge, B.A., B.D.. as superintendent iyi Is ewcats ule Kas-t circuit, a.nd pastor of the "Alien Memorial' Church, in 1917. The church is a large one, and occupies an im- portant position iyl a growing suburb of the city. It was elected a-s late as 1903 at a coat of over £ 8.000. It Ila., a lar-c lecture hall, with cl-ags room.- and modern equipment, vnd offers a fine opportunity tor Christia.n service.
SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS. I I I…
SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS. I I I Aii important aeputaoion representative of the medieai profession waited upon Mr. 1 Tennant at the War Office to-day to discuss the position wluch has arisen as a result of th0 enlistment of so many medical men for the service of the Army and Navy. V was [jointed out to the Ur der Secretary that ic mean a greatly depleted ice to the civilian population. The deputatioa 'v?? introduced by ?!r. J. Hugh v?-axds, M. P., and Mr. Tennant, in replying, said he recognised the importance of the ques- tion which they b-?.d laid before him. and 1 promised to give their views sympathetic consi d eration. j
I FROM YOUR GAS. 1
FROM YOUR GAS. EXTRACTS FOR HIGH J HXPL0SIV £ 5. J I WHEN LIGHT AND HEAT 1 ARE POOR. Approximately, every ten tli--i housewife places in the gas meter one goes to increase the supply of our high-explosive' shells. In other words, the gas companies, at the. instance 01 the Ministry of Munitions, are extracting irora gas all trinitrotoluol! (i.N.T.) and benzol. This decreases the! heating power of the gas from 5 to 10 per cent., and accounts for extra time taken in cooking aid Without trinitrotoluol and benzol one ca- not have the high explosivc shell, which is so necessary to crush the enemy. Concrete trenches, armoured gun ernpla-cemcnts and barbed wire entanglements only fade away when high-explosive shell is used. And the only commercial sources from which trinitrotoluol and benzol can be ob- tained are gasworks and coke ovens. Hence the Minister of Munitions' circular to local governing bodies asking them Dot to test I gas. Contrary to general expectation, the gas companies, which have made NO REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF THE GAS supplied, but in many cases have increased it, are not making a profit by eliminating trinitrotoluol and benzol and transferring it I to the Government. All the companies will L of extraction. receive is the bare ccr-t of extraction. People have complained that although the quality of gas hos detriorated, the extra price, established since the war, has not been abated. "The increased charges for g;f; supply," said the editor of the "Oas World" to the "Daily Sketch" yesterday, "were due to the enhanced price of coal and the rise in freights. But, in the case of the London gas I companies and a large number of those in the provinces, it is not to the interest of their shareholders that the price of ga-s should rise "Tliis is because of what is technically known as the 'sliding scale.' By this 'slicl- ing scale.' as the price of gas increases sc does the dividend automatically decrease. Here is an instance of how a company loses by in- creasing the consumer's bill. "A London oompany is now charging 3s. Id. a thousand feet which, according to the permits of a dividend of 4 per cent. "Before the war its gta,naard price was 2s. 2d. a thousand f ^et, and at such a price it was entitled to pay, and did pay- to its shareholders a dividend of £ 5 9d. 4d. per cent. "And, it has to be remembered that, what- ever we as gas consumers may say, the Minis- try of Munitions has every right to acquire I 1 this trinitrotoluol and benzol. Their extrac- tion from the gas supplied to the consumer j means less heat, but that can be placed at 5 per cent., and at the very oat-side 10 per cant. "In every instance where a consumer finds he requii-es twice the amount of ga? to boil the water in a. kettle, or a geyser, he should I immediately communicate with the gar, com- i' pa.ny. Theix. is something wrong with the supply system."
I I I FOOTBALL BOMBSHELL.
I FOOTBALL BOMBSHELL. I F.A.'S DRASTIC ACTION. A Fcotbail Association inquiry was held oil Thursday into the match between Liver- pool and Manchester United. The commis- sion found it proved that sums of money 1nd changed hands by bett'ns- on the match, and that players had profits I thereby. Being satisfied that the allega- tion had been proved, the commission per- manently suspended the following players from taking part in football or football management, and they are not to be allowed to enter any foot-ball ground in future, viz.:— Q, Sheldon (JUvemool). E. E. Purooll (Liverpool). T. Miller (Liverpool). T. Fairfoul (Liverpool". A. Turnbull (Manchester United!. A. Whalley (Xanohest4er United). E. J. West 'Tan-Chester United). L. Cook (Chester). F. Howard < -lanohester City1; is sus- pended for twelve months after the regis- tration of players for the unsatisfactory way in which he gave evidence before the commission.
I IN A BOILING RAGE.
I IN A BOILING RAGE. SERIOUS ASSAULT ON BANK MANAGER. SEQUEL TO EXCITING SCENE IN CITY. riiors Art-hur Keble. of independent means, was committed for trial at Marylebone Police Court on Friday, charged with stabbing his brother-in-law, Arnold Johan Ellert, the manager of a city bank, with intent to niurder him. It u alleged against accused that, having been summoned for threatening- hie sister, Mrs. Ellert. and seeing Mr. Eliert walking alono: the Bayswater-road on tho evening of December -3rd, he went up to him aud stabbed him in 411p bar'*ne and forearm with a clasp knife. It, war stated that accused sur- rendered to the police and confe„;<ed he I certainly meant to murder him, adding that hp. was IN A BOILING RAGE wbe.n he did it. They were trying-to rum I him, but they would not make a criminal 1 of him for nothing. Prosecuting solicitor now explained that r. Ellert could rot be c-iiied for another two ( weeks. He asked for the committal cf pri- BoneT and gae notke of additional evidence. Tbe defending barrister appealed for ba'?L goatirgr that prisoner Vi,3-8 exceedingly pro- j voked to do what be did and lost his temper. The magistrate declined saying that the evidence disclosed (I, very serioui state of affairs, and it would not he right, to admit the jirisoner to bail. Accused, in reply to the charge, said he was in such a state of excitement that he really did not know wbflt he was doing. I =- I
DRINK FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS.…
DRINK FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS. I Defence of the Realm Measure. I A further measure under the Defence of the .Realm Act, published in a London Gazette" issued OIl Thulyd:1Y. is [i any perron give. sals, procures or supplies, or offers to give, self, procure or supply to or fur n member (Õ; any of his Majesty's Forces who is under-going hospital treattment any intoxicant he shall be guilty of a summary offesice against these regula- tion*. unless lie proves that ths init-orooa-nst was or was offered in he given, sold, pro- cured, or supplied under doctor's orders in collection with his hospital treatment, or proves that he did not kri-w and had no reasonable ground for ?]Hpfci1ng' thrt th person tn, ?r foo' whom he gave, Fold, pro,¡ cured, or supplied t'h? int')Xka,nt or o?.'aQ to do -o, was ):?dm'?-'in? hospital treat- merit. I
ILORD MELMER.I
LORD MELMER. I Th., Home Secret ?-ry in nly to a ques- tion in Parliament said taere was no (*c.casion for Lord Miliisr to out ua?-U)a,li&a,t?u? pap. a? he ?as already a Bnt.ish ?.)?ct. ] -i?n stattife of -1773, By virtue or the st.at ute of 1778, th9 ?r?ndson born abroad of a grandfather who was a Britisb object bcrn in this country was declared to he a British sub- Jt" I?d the repeaj of that statute by ths Act of 1914 <-?e& not affect the status of any person born before the oassirg or the Act." SWANSEA POST OFFICE MCIICE I On the 27tb December iBctnk Holiday. only cne collection will be made from the town letter boses, t about 1,16 p.m.. in time for tile outgoing nigrht mails. The docks I branch o&ce and town sub-oScpt; will be I cloaed.
? FINED A SOVEREIGNI I ■ EACH.…
FINED A SOVEREIGN I I ■ EACH. PICKLERS IN A PICKLE, I I I 15 TO 16 MEN UPSET. owansea xuuintioiis Tribunal met at the I Labour Exchange on Thursday, when a con- trolled establishment preferred a complaint against two picklei's, George Jenkins, 13, Cwm-road, and Phil Morris, 44, Siloh-road, tor having absented themselves from work 011 the night shift on December 10 without just cause. Mr. J.. Vaughan Edwards (Chairman) presided, and tlhe assessors were Messrs. F. R i Nevill (Llanelly) and M. Niclrohie (Pembroke). Mr. W. Victor Mor- gan (Gasworkers' Union) represented the me. Hemy Phillips, works overseer, cold-roll department, said the averag e hours the man worked were 44, and Morris's average wages came to £ 2 16s. and Jenkins' £ 2 8s. 6d. Permission had nob been given the men to stay away. Their absence upset the work of 15 or 16 men, which was a very serious dis- organisation. Mr. "Victor Morgan said there was a Con- c'iliation Board itt. the works, and he re- gretted the case had to be inquired into by t,hat court. The defence was that, one of the works rules allowed the absence cf men for two days, whereas tiie mu1 had only stayed away one night. Previously any disputes had been settled by the Works Board. There had been complaints of cad time keeping in the department, but he alleged the condi- tions of the particular work were not good and that since the men had been on eight hours there had been an improvement in the time kept. Mr. Phillips admitted that was so. Mr. Victor Morgan said as regards the offence he had to plead guilty. He thought any machinery that existed at any works should first be brought into u-,e before the Munitions Tribunal, and hence an appeal should in his opinion have first been made to the Works Conciliation Board which adjusted disputes and wages. Masters and men were bo-and by the works rules. There had been no strike at. the works for years be- cause. if they did not agree on any matter, they appealed to the Board of Trade. v Work Rules isi War Time. The Chairman asked Mi". Morgan it he though that works should be applicable during war time, when they wanted to in- crease output. Mr. Morgan replied .he did not think it. should, but one man was short in this de- partment through slackness. From 3 p.m. to after 6 p.m. on the previous day the men in this department had to sit down because there wag no work for them to do. He had done all he could to increase output. Mr, Phillip so id the stoppage on Wed- nesday was due to a break down. The rea- j son why the matter was not brought before the Works Board was because they had tried unsuccessfully to keep better time. Mr. Morgan, he knev, had ap- -pealed to the men for an im- provement. He wished to emphasise the employers had not acted in any vindic- tive spirit; they only wanted to impress upon the men the necessity, for discipline and for better timekeping. Mr. Morgan said the co-mi-iiittee were en- deavouring to make the men go to work regularly. Jenkins said he was told there was not enough work for him that night, and he took his turn off Morris said he was ill that night. The departmental foreman, Coi.laid, denied he had given any instructions for the men to leave, and ciú was preposterous for the men to come to the works, look round, and act on their own responsibility. There was sufficient work for the men. Oross-ex&mined: If the work was short the men always had to consult the fore- man before- anyone could he released. The Court ho-ped the case would have I ""cod results, and he hoped the men would follow the addcc of their leader. A fine of £1 each inclusive was imposed, and this will be deducted from wages at 10s, a week. Mr. V. Morgan appealed to the Court to reduce the method of paying the fine. The OOllrt subsequently altered the payment to 5s. a week, and the chairman hoped the men would take the oa-se as a lesson.
- - _- -AFTER THE WAR.
AFTER THE WAR. BRITAIN AND GERMAN I TRADES. AN OPEN DOOR NO I MORE. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday5 the I Secretary of the Board of Trade, .Mr. Runci- man, said it was an entire mirtake to Run- pose that the Board had not hem looking There was scarcely a department of -pijibbc life of which they b'tt1 not been think- inr what v.as likely to happen when the war was over, and how best they could now prepare for future contingencies. He should not like it to be imagined iiraYancc and Eussia, that in doing that tbf# were con- templating an curly peace. There was no peace, however ^arlv, that we could he a to if it would in any way conflict with the interest.0 cf tho Allies. The investiga- tions had taken pla,ce behind closed doors, and the list of topics covered two pages of foolscap, printed, relating to practically every item of ( ,r commercial life. When lw.a: was OYer not one ''? these th-mg? would stF?'f o? in the ?ame pnsiti"n as "'hen war began, and in every one the r'elationhip of the Central Powers Zollverein were bound to conflict. with our interests. There were pome p,rf';¡¡1 subjects f h'ghJy technical character which ihe Board were not pre- pared to investigate fully themselves. They were investigating subjects such as the iiz, bv the Germans of the English financial svs- tem, the use made of British ports by Ger- man tonnage and the use made by Gernr-n 0Wn?" of British ships claiming the ad- vantage of British ports and the British flag, although they wpre German concerns. Then ther" was the question of the ownership of real property by aliens in this country. He knew of one coalfield in the Midlands which was held up" by Ger- mans trading under an English title, which was doing nothing and preventing others px, c-'oiting the coalfield. That could not go on I after the war. Mr. Butcher <f! York): Are you not going to prevent it, gouip cli durino, the war? Mr. P,urcimf!ji "aid the hon. member might rest assured that thfy were taking great core to allow no German? to stand in their way in England. The«e were some of the tonics that inquired into. md they were net going to be specially ten. I dr to G-ermanp. JUDICIOUS SFCRECV. I I Mr. Runciman .idded that he relieved so far as commerce was concerned that Ger- '.ianv was a beaten nation and it was for us to see that sh ° did not recover. (Cheers.) There were subjects difficult t') d'f-cuss in the House, because, what- wae said there was bound to become known on the Continent. The -PO?ret had ). ";oP acting so as not to grouse suspicion. They had to consider the susceptibilities of ,-Mlie3 and they had •I«o to be careful not to ten Germany the steps thev were taking to get, from Germany some of t,he great commercial fllid industrial advantages she bad before the war. Ger- rrnn trade with Pouth America and in the T^ast "had received a serious blow and IN']. the ddv of the Board to see that our huTiness men should be given every ad- vantage. ((. "beers.)
-"-""-I THE WESTERN COMMAND.…
I THE WESTERN COMMAND. [ The command of the Supernumerary I Companies in the Westevr. district has been divided area-. Major C. W. Jordan has been appointed commandant of the Cardiff area, which includes the counties of Monmouth, Brecon, and a portion of Gla- morgan., and Major W. J. Phillips, of the Swansea area, which includes the counties of Cardigan. Carmarthen and Pembroke, and a portion of Glamorgan.
THE LURE OF L0ND0N.I
THE LURE OF L0ND0N.I I I GAY LIFE IN THE MET I I POLIS. j I AN OLD STORY. 1 h < 1 A girl, giving her age as sixteen and her I name as Isabella Johnson, was charged at Hull Oil Thursday with inducing jjoreen Barker, aged fourteen, to go to London by representing the attractive life she would lead. ,-ir. Wlllliazrism, v,,bo prosecuted, L;aici tha.t Johnson had known Barker eight mouths. Johnson told her that having a fine time" in London, and it was very different from Hull. They rad-e about, the accused told Barker, in motor- cars an d had supper parties. They met the next night and stayed at an hotel. On the following night they met two lieutenants by appointment^ went to a music hall, and afterwards in a taxi-cab to an hotel. Johnson gave the young girl her first-class fare to London and ileilt her a costume. They drove from King's Croos to Johnson's flat in George-street, Portma-nisquare, W., and Barker was told that if she paid Ll h, towards the rent she could stay and be sure of a home. Next day they met two officers in Piccadilly, one a colonel, the other a captain. They returned to the flat. Tho colonel gave Barker two cheques, one for jej, the other for £ 2. The flat consisted of drawing and dining rooms and three rooms, well furnished. Life at a Fiat. I Mr. Williamson next described the arrival at the flat at 10 a.m. on November 25 of a police-sergeant. He found that the fiat had been occupied by the prisoner for a, month at a rent of L4 4s. a week. He saw Barker, who told him she was fourteen, ,and John- son, in conversation, pointed to a number of photographs of officers, and said, "I thought Doreen was over eighteen." A young officer in the Flvin<r Corps arri ved, but learning that the police were n the j house went away. Doreen Barker Ea-id th" t at the music hall, after meetling her the first tiine, Johnson ■described her life in London as ripping— visiting shows in evening dress, motor-car rides, and suppers." The accused was remanded on bail till January 3rd.
- -DR. BLAGDON RICHARDS.
DR. BLAGDON RICHARDS. DEATH OF ESTEEMED SWANSEA MEDICO. We regret to announce the death of Dr. Blagdon Richards, of Waiiter-road, Swansea, which took place on Christmas Eve, after a. very long illness. He had a complete breakdown in health a few years ago. The deceased, who was 51 years of age, comes of an old Carmarthenshire farnnly, and Alderman Bbgdon Richards and other brothers still reside in-that county.- Edu- j cated at Cambridge, he passed his cxanrna- j tioiis with great distinction, and obtained his M.A., M.D., and B.Ch. degi eeo. He came to Swansea about ?5 years ago, and B'?t up what soon became a leadh.g practice in the town. For ?ny yean he was connected with the Swansea. Hospital as a THROAT AND NOSE SPECIALIST, and was altogether a very dlcver medical man. He Jeaveg a. widow and ?De little boy. ¡man. The funeral will be strictly private.
BOOT CLEANING DE LUXE.
BOOT CLEANING DE LUXE. HOW SALONIKA DISSIPATES. Boot-cleaning, one ol the milder recrea- tions that Salonika. offers, ranks among the national industries of Greece. To sit drink- ing little cups of thiciv Turkish cocfee and having hi £ boot^ cleaned at the same time is the Greek s ideal of afteriicoti. The 14 lur-bros." as tho Greek shoeblack is musically called, though ?uaHy of tender a.?e, is a true artist, 2nd is by no me&?s content with the dull burnish that satisfies the English boot-boy. He first meticulously scrapes yotir bDot clean of the smallest f^agfl^i-it of mud, then wipes it carefully so as to have a perfectly clean background to work on. After that he applies the blacking, not by dabbing the blacking brush into tbe tin. but with a variety of little metal implements and pponges. When he ba« brushed this to a bright polish you imagine that your' shine is over, but it has really only begun, for the" lustres now goes On to bring out the high lights by smearing votir boot over with a colourless cream wbich he brush?s again to great brilliance, and finishes off by g a r. t two or three- minutes1 friction with a velvet cloth. He completes his work by painting the edge of *»le and heel with a sort Of Tar- i CHEAP AT THE MONET. If Oll attempt during ?H this t'm? to withdraw vour foot- before be is sa-tisf"?d u-?n t.hP' ?ect pi-od?.ed the lustros knoc?p ?nner?ou?y with the back of his brush. Successful lustroi even liavP a to call your attention kvbin they are ready fri- th e other foot, as it is the etiquette of the '?-o??sinn ncv?r to spp?? to a <'l"?'i? aftei- ?rst attracting his attention by hammering upon their Httle wooden hOTof. vnr s 11 this you pay the "hJstrcs" ten leptas, or one penny. and walk away with a self-conscious f^-iing that your feet are glittering.
SERBIAN SURVIVORS.I
SERBIAN SURVIVORS. I 130,000 lA TI-TS MOST. CHANCES OF JOINING THE  ITAL?NS. I I With regard to the strength and the tros- f pects of the survivors of the Serbian Army, the Rome correspondent oi the Times says: The spirit of the men is uot broken. Their cohesion has gone for the moment under the terrible strain, but it can get rest and food they will once ggain become goo-i fighting men. Estimates differ wide}.; Fiq to the numbers that have escaped. ^Voiding all extreme computations, it is piObsble that 130,000 able- bodied Serbians cculd be reassembled if time, food, and practicable ^poimuuical ions were available. This nuiuber would include the small force wnjeh fou^t on the lefT, of the Fre,noh in Macedonia aid retired towards Salonika. It incIud8 also the estimated number of the survivors of Gel. Yassitoh's force, of whi"!l tl,-rp js no news. Unfortunately the situation is not favour- able for the leorgar.jgr.tion of the Serbian Armies. The Bulgarians are reported to be coucentratintl for a push through E!ba«an to-I wards Durazzo; though it 's not the or was not four days ap>o~-that any consider- able Bulgarian force i'3 already within strik- J ing distance of Elba^m. MAY Bg ct-TT °^F- I Greater danger is Iorlial)F; to be appre- hended from the Austrian advance to the Matja Vailey from Prizrend. The dangsr of I the eitua-Cion lies in flie possibility that the I remnants of tbe Serbian Army may be cut off and prevented ?o? jomirg the Italians at Avion? ?nfi y,0. Thp bulk d the SerbTKn troops at ?krtaT] wor?d b" nnab? to face the journey eouthwards until rested I and fed-and time is .-he route from Skutari to DttratZC and Avion a is ex- i tremely difficult. The tracks across the j marshes are mere than knee-deep in mud, i and the rivers and strpsmf have overflowed j thair banks. Owing to Austrian submarine activity, the work of getting supplies across 1 to Rkutari and of hlping the Serbians to I come southwards is extremely arduous. Mean- while the Italian troops based on Avlcna ar? at least providing a rallying point for such Serbian troops as can reath them. I
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"OREAT ANXIETY." II
"OREAT ANXIETY." STATE OF KAISER'S j HEALTH. OPERATION FOR THROAT AFFECTION. GENEVA, Dec. 25. 1'1 ec. tAJ. ?ccordlUjg to news reeved at K'eüz' Engen from Munich, the K?ei-'s hea?Ji is ngeri ir,)in Iluiiieh, the :Kai sei-'s hFLiifli is It is stated that his malady is the thrcat affection to whieh all the Hohenzollerns aic subject. It ha,s deoioped now from the ex- posure and fatigue which the Kaiser has undergone during the wier. An operation, which the Kaiser has fre- I ouentlv postponed, is necessary now. Two throat experts from Bonn and Cologne have j aa-rived at Berlin, where the Crown Prince is also expected. The Kaiser is keeping to his ilor)m.- J" Daily Mail.")
IWHILST CHARGE-FIRING.
I WHILST CHARGE- FIRING. 114YSTERIOUS GLYDACH PIT I FATALITY. The circuirstan-ces attending the shot- filing accident at the Ciydach Merthyr Col- liery, Olydach, Swansea, whereby John Thomas, a married man of Lone-road Clv- dach, was killed, and three others more or leps senouoi y injured, were mquired into by less seriously injured, were inquired into by Lieut. C. J. C. Vvri!Ls-on (deputy coroner), at the inquest on Thomas at the Clydach Police Station. Thomas Jones, of Upper T>own-street, Clyd&ch, said that he worked with the deceased and the others on the day of the accident. Witness- had bored 12 holes, and was just about fimisbing the th-irteeinth when he heard an exp l <om'iag tiM he heard an explosion coming from the d.rection of the-deceased, who was engaged -,v i ?o was in charging the holes. Witness, who was at the time on his knees, was blown back from the face, and immediately lost con- sciousness. The custom was to fire the charges one after the other, a time-fuse being connected with the detonator in the charge in the hole. Witness, who had known the deceased as a most careful work- man fOT many year, did not see the deceased setting fire to the time-fuse, and could not say w hether any ramming ha.d been commenced. Two other witnesses—the fireman and the overman-ah-o gave evidence, and the jury returned a verdict of Accidental death."
SHOIRT WAY ViTH FOOD ;EXPLOITERS.
SHOIRT WAY ViTH FOOD EXPLOITERS. MACKENSEU'S LEAD TO I OTHERS. SENTRIES KEP THE PRICES j DOWN. c P 1. In the Hungarian Parliament an amusing account was given 01 the activities of General von Ai aok enscn at the time he had his headquarters in Teinesvar, in Southern Hungary, before the Serbian offensive actually began (says the Buda, Pc"t correb- pondent of the Morning Post!") It W.Œ complained that while tlw German Gensral was staying iu the town, during the con- ■centration 01 t-li. troops there, he behaved as if he were in a ca-ptured enemy town. It was stated that the day after the General arrived he found that food prices were excessively high, and he there and then issued an order fixing tne maximum prices a.t a much lower figure than the Government had,, fixed them earlier, and when he was warned of the illegality of the oidor. Tomes var beiing in Hungary under tne Hungarian Li-.vs, he answered: "I am i quite satisfied that the people and the soldiers in this t-;v;n and in zon.e under my command will rather have food at chc..p and illegal prices than, at dear and legal prices." Nothing would deter him from his resolve to give the people cheap food. Thp ni&rclianits went to him in a deputation and told the General that they had paid much higher prices for their stock than the prices fixed by him. "If you say another word, he answered, I will have you all locked up." Tints Temesvar was a happy and c-ontonted town as long as it was under the commanrl of General Mackensen. It was also related that he ordered 1\OIn contractors to build military barracks, and gaYB them three days to finish the work. The. contractors protested, saying that they would r-aquire ten days. Unless you do the work in two days," he told them, "i will have Yofu all locked up. and will have the head contractor shot to-day." The barracks were finished in two days. When complaints reached him that dealers not respecting the maximum prices he had fixed, he placed armed soldiers i»- the- shops, and gave orders to have the shopkeepers a.rrGsted at the first sign of revolt.
SWANS AT BARRY.
SWANS AT BARRY. A HEAVY DEFEAT. I There was not a good gate at Jen ner Park, Ba,rry, Oill Ohristmas Day, when Swansea Town opposed Barry. The ground, not- withstanding* the heavy rains, was in good condition. Teams: — BARRY.—W. Bower; Frank Sheldon and W. Proberts; J. Rook, E. Webb, and Crockett; — Beynon, Fred. Sheldon, C. T-reen. Thonihill, and D. Evans. SWANSEA TOWN.—E. Fisher; T. Prince and W. Ball; F. Yeoman, H. Fisher,' and B. Watson; W. Messer, T. Brazill, w: Weir. 8v.arbrick, and A. Lloyd. Swansea broke away from the kick-off, but Sheldon saved. Barry secured and after a fine run Green netted Barry's first goal within a couple of minutes. Barrv combined well, Green in particular being prominent. Messer Whrn-l fifteen yards from the Barry s;oal, with only tlowùn: to beat, hesitated, and Crockett ran across and cleared. In the second half Swansea assumed the aggressive, but the Barry backs saved iu fine style. A good run by Lloyd, however, resulted in Weir scoring with a high shot. Shortly af- terwards, following some exceliart combina- tion bv the home forwards, Sheldon the second goal for Barry. Evans just missed from an excellent centre, but promptly ma.de amends bv scoring with a iine shot. Bowen brought off a save from Messer. Webb j scored No 4 for Barry from a timely transfer from Evans, anid the last-named player struck the upi-ight with a surprise shot, and, securing from the rebound, Green netted. Breaking through on his own, V> ebb regis- tered the culminating goal for Bam*. FINAL SCORE goals. SWANSEA TOWN—1 goal.
CHAOS IN CHINA.
CHAOS IN CHINA. RESTORATION OF MONV ARCHY RESENTED. THE BUMBLINGS OF REVOLU- TION. PEKIN, Thursday (delayed). Ilighly interesting develOPmeilt6 are 0001 curring with unexpected swiftness. it oao. no longer be doubted that South-west China. and particularly Yunnan and Kwaugsi provinces, is trembling on the edge of rebellion. The bitterest opposition to the monarchical restoration is manifested, and the old loaders of the 1911 revolution are liustening towards the storm centre. The creation last night of a large number of dukes, marquises, counts, and viscounty from among tiis provincial generals an d governors, in g,n ef!ort to whip up loyalty, is treiioraUy considered preposterous, and even ludicrous. It shows that the Emperor-elect is at last exhausting his infinite variety, and looing his sense of Proportion,- as well as ot humour, Altogether, it seems that finality is as faip off as ever.—(" Daily Telegrah.") NEW YORK Friday. An Associated Press teiegram from Pekitt reports that o- l revolutionary movement has broken out under the leadership of an ex. military Governor of Yunnan. Thirty thousand soldiers have been sent to quell the insurrection.—-(Renter.)
-==-::;::.. , STILL ?8RE MEN.…
-==- STILL ?8RE MEN. j C^LY WAY TO WIN THE WAR. The Director-General of Recruiting halt issued a booklet on the administration of the group system, and in the introduction Lord Derby writes:—" Difficulties ar4 certain to ariss in connection with, so flir- reaching a scheme, and success or failure largely depends upon the manner in whicJ, t-ho-sc concerned overcome these difficulties and carry out that portion of the national work entrusted to them." The booklet contains the following notat on the importance c-f man power:- It is generally recognised. by th4 General Staff that the duration of the waf will depend on the man power the Allie. are able to put into the field. If it wer4 possible for the Allied forces to put intd I tiie field such an ov erwhelming; majority of men and guns tha-i no matter whit th4 cost, the ofterjsive could be pursued, the enemy's arrmes largely destroyed and this enemy's country invaded, the war would not be so prolonged as it is likely to be if the forces on each side are so equa.l thaii no distinctive superiority can be gained* i Accordingly, it should be distinctly rog.. lÜ,ed that every man who can possibly h? spared for the Ar?y or ?avy recti assists in the shortening of the war and thereby diminishes f,,Lrtiier indtistri' io&&.?
- - - --THE CRY IOlt MEN.
THE CRY IOlt MEN. W A j,'t'S FATE 14 THE BALANCE. SIX TO FIVE ON THE ALLIES.  Wh?n tho Prime ?un?ter announces the results of jjord Lerby a rcv.TiUtm v campaign^ and defines the policy ot tuo Government regarding it, we know whether the Cabinet propose to win or lose the war. Nothing else and nothing le.s than this is in question (s&ys the "Tnuea" mt'ita.ry cor- respondent). Early this year it became known to many, (people that we were rot getting the men we needed to maintain existing and author- ised formations, i-nd rs the year went on the situation changed from bad to worse. Tl e Prime .Minister and Lord Kitchener had only to tell the public the truth to obtain any powers that they needed, but this truth was never told, and, more important still, no adequate measures whatsoever were prepared to maintain nnmners. Attriuon. a-ureter will out. Sir Edward Carson showed in the of Commons en Decern- bcr 21 that three of cur divisions in the East* which should have numbered 36,000 infan- try. were men, or, in other words, that wo had failed to mak e good by; drafts the wastage of -ar in the field. Colonel Yate further showed, on the fol- lowing day. that a certain Second Line Ter-i ritbrial division in England, due for the front next March, l ad only 4,800 infantry in place of its proper 12,000 men. These ejf amples are typical of incompetent admira- tion. Was it improper of Sir Edward aV Colonel Y'11.e to have drawn attention fa these facts? No doubt it was most nnfir-' tunate that the course should have beea necessary, but just a.9, in the question. of muntiona, some one had to expose the J situation in order to bring about rJ^twr, so, in this case, months of patient impatience have shown us that nothing but exposure can force the hsnd of the powers that be. Equalit-and a Superiority Wanted. A 1' I ^9 Allies, counting only men actually as the front, have about six million men to the The million of our enemies. This superiority is, however, reduced almost to an equality by the strategy of the past year and by tha special conditions of the Italian theatre which have enabled some 300,000 or 400,000 Austrians to hold up cur Italian Allies. It is not possible to win this war without, greatly superior numbers and still less is it possible to win it soon. The provision of such numbers is the primary duty of the Allies. )M -1f
DIFFICULTIES OF SOMEr. IATTESTED.
DIFFICULTIES OF SOMEr. ATTESTED. HARD CASE FROM NEATH. "Inquirer" (-Neath) w-rites:-rn your lead- ing article of to-night I notice something with regard to Lord Derby's scheme. This is my position I am a. singU man, nearly 41 years of age. I have attested and shall ba liable to be called up. I have a. widowed mother 67 years of age, and a sister, and I have to keep the business going III order to Mipport them- True, I can apply to the tribunal, but I believe the local tribunal has no power to grant examptions, but only to put me 511 a loiter gl.oup. If I have to go and my assistant also, r suppose it will mean that the business will liave t,(, c l ("e., I h p have to close, as I have no one to take nay place. Then wha-t about the rent, rates, taxes ai(.i alid the bills I owe to wholesale houses? I shall have a mountain of debt's to pay when I return, if ever I