South Wales Weekly Post

nH&?!?M8B?a? ? ?TM?!M HEIGHTS ?S??E'yB?MB SUCCESSES BY I RUSSIANS. MUCH WAR BOOTY CAPTURED. (Admiralty "tntsrcepts Cottsctect by Wretess Press.) FKlK'JCKAjD, Monday. The In the valley tf the River Usa our troops gained possessicn of a ftdge of heights and captured much wa:- material. East of the vtHsge of Ciiauhutte we captured severat hetghts. The enemy counter-attacked on the occupied he¡ghts bu\ ,r4,4re reputsed.

UNDER A POUND PER HEAD. RATIONING OF SUGAR I SUPPLIES. I FOOD CONTROLLER'S COM- PLETE CONTROL. The Bills establishing the new Minis- tries of Labour, Food, and Shipping are issued. Lord Dnvo)nrort, as Food Con- troller, is given lull powers to regulate the suppiy and consumption of food and also to take such steps as he thinks best for encouraging the production of food. Sir Joseph Maclay's omce is described as Shipping Controller, and he is em- powered by the Bill to take such steps as he thinks best for providing a.nd maintain- ing an emcient supply of shippmg. The offices of Food Controller and Ship- ping Controller are to cease twelve months after the end of the war or at any earlier date nxed by the King in Council, and the powers or duties of the two omces will then revert tJO the Department or a-uthority from which they were trans- ferred. Officials of the Food Control Depart- ment are ascertaining the sugar stocks in hand and prospective supplies. It is con- sidered fairly certain (says the Daily Mail ") that a system of rationing, fore- shadowed by Lord Devonport, the Food Controller, last week, will shortly be in- stituted. The indications point to a r&tion of three-quarters of a pound a head a week. A family of four persons would get three pounds a week.

"PEACE" M.P. ADDRESSES SWANSEA MEETING. The Swa.neea I.L.P. were resim)wlble for "'f.e" meeting at the Elysium ou Sunda.y evening, wht!n Mr. C. P. TreveYyajl, M.P., waa the principal speaJser. CouD. Dd. WtNiama presided, and there was & targa attendance. Mr. Trovelyaii said that some men had not been allowed to voice their own cpinionB, though they had not gone so far as silencing members of Parliament. Referring to the German peace cffef, i he said though they did not know what the proposals were, it was a common fact that the great mass of the German people passionately wanted peace, but they would not accept any terms. They wanted pea<ce on reasooabLe and decent conditions. At Dresden 80,000 people attended a peace gathering and at Frankfort 30,COO. There was im Britain, he said, no p'rty to a, PeMo at any price." He always said that it would be unthimka.ble to have peace without the com- plete political and economical restoration of Belgimn. But he considered that thia con- dition Germany was prepared to accept. Belgium, France and Serbia they wanted restored, Mr. Trevelyan added. Of all the Powers in Europe the great sore, however, was Poland. It had been doubted in cer- tain quarters whether Germany, after -the present war, could be trusted to keep in- tact her pledges. His own opinion was that Germany wculd never again be the oppreB- eive Power in the world that it used to be. Tribute to the Premter. I Mr. Trevelyan then went on to say that what,ever they might think of Mr. Lloyd I George they a.U recognised this There was no man in our time who had thown greater astuteness in bringing together parties who seemed to be hopelessly dis- united," and he hoped that he would apply that extraordinary talent of his in erven a greater sphere, and win a greater triomph than even he had won in the in- dustria.1 sphere. After dealing with the military situation the speaker said the situation was altogether insoluble without diplomacy. He was in favour with the pro- posal made by America, and which Germany and Great Britain had also agreed to, in establishing a lasting pe&ce after the pre&ent war ilad terminated, but he asked why didn't they begin now. '(Applause.) Questions were then invited, after which Mr. Geo. Hollett moved the following re- solution "This public meeting of Swansea ueges His Majesty's Government, in con- junction with the Allies, to carefully con fidpr the offer of the Cental Powers, and to enter into; negotiations with the object 01 i securing a just and lasting peace." The resolution was carried 'with three dis- sentient", who were greeted with cries <?f "Throw them out through the window :.Jurrlerers In

RESPECTED AT PLASMARL. I The death took plica on Saturday after- noon of an old and respected inhabitant of PIasciarl m thp person of Mrs. EHza-beUi Clarkp. 1145, NeB.th-roa.d, Swansea, at the age of 69. Decea&ed was vtry well known m the Pla.sn:art district, and carried on a g°nera.I business a fe.v yen's ago. She was I a widow. n:id leaves six grown-up childrpn. The hmeral takes place cu \Vednesday for CwmgeHy CenidPt'y-.

Wil!ia.m Richard Davies, deck-ha.nd, w&s B.t Sv-'a-Mea. on Saturday sent to prison for a month for rdHng to join one of H.M. boats on December 12th. Detective Francis gave I pvidence of arrsft.

I If you enclose one penny stamp to Mr. Agar Raputiae, Ltd., Manchester, you wUl receive by return FREE SAMPLE8ofKAPUT!NE for HEAOACHE or MEURALG!A, which all sufferers say are worth a "OROWN" each DOSE.

GREEKS "COMING ?? 8 Mz q??TM I THE EVACUATION BEGUN. BUT PAR!S HAS ITS I DOU8T8. I (Reuter's Forcignp.eal.)) I THE PIRAEUS, ??at,urda-v. I The carrying out of the measure for I the evacuation of northern Greece has I already begun. Officers are supervising I the transport and material. l)¡ote.-The a bove was promia&d by the I Greek Govcmjnent in r&ply t'j the Allied Ultimatum.) WHOLESALE SCEPTICISM !N PAR!S. PARIS. Saturday. The commpnring on the fJtua- tton in Greece, obsern-c that King Constan- ti:K) gave way at the first energetic .step of the Anicg. a,nd that it is now necessary to a.certain vhether he wiU kfep his promise. The AHics ha.ve found out to their c,">.st that at Athens to make a prcn-Li-e and to keep it ar,e two different thii,,C, The AUtes possess the me-ing of coiitl-oiliii-, the situation, and they ought to make use of (.hem. The King of Greece, v.ho Ir- an ally of Germany, wit! endeavour to ;tm time. h¡¡' the safety <yf the Allied Army he must not be allowed to do so.

WANTED MORE MONEY. YOUNG CHEMIST'S PLEA AT SWANSEA. MUNITIONS TRIBUNAL AND I NATIONAL INTERESTS. ———— At South-West W&les Munitions Tribunal,) at the Labour Exchange, on Friday, Mr. J. Vaughau Edwards presided, supported by! Messrs. John Evans (employers) and Sydney: Jones (workmen) as assessors. Mr. J. W. Thorpe was clerk to the court. An application for a leaving certificate by an assistant junior chemist at a. local works was resisted by his employers (reore- aented by Mi. Reardon) on the ground that the youth was serving a certain parted on probation. Applicant, in reply to the works' manager, stated that he could not get enough money. He said he had had an education, and he wanted to reap the advantages of it. He ad- mitted tha,t he was taken on at the v.orkp in that particular department without knowing anything about chemistry, but said that he was also learning at the place he had been guaranteed a job, and at which he would be getting a very much larger rate of wages. Before going to the works he was now at, he was a tocher at a Welsh school. and had done a little laboratory work there. Replying- further to Mr. Reardon, he ad- nutted that the works had acceded to hi? re- quest for the allowance of his return railway ftu"e to Swansea to attend the technical classes, and that every probationer was similarly treated. The chief laboratory chemi,st at the works, holding the D.Sc. (Lond.) a..t1d B.Sf. (Wales).. degrees, giving evidence, stated that hf knew exactly, having had great experience j of Welsh education, the class of youth re- quired for t.he work. He never took on an\- youth unkss he held the senior certincate of the Central Welsh Board. The young em- ployes were divided into sectiong and sub- divided into groups, each under the super- vision of a ca.pa.ble and experienced chemist. It cost a great deal to train the boys. He referred to the advantages a b&y had before him at the estabHahment, and how, when; Swansea. College became a constituent of the University of Wales-—— Mr. Va.ugha.n Edwards Which I hope it wiH The doctor endorsed this remark, and con- tinued that the boys would then have an opportunity of securing the B. Sc. intermedi- ate certinc'a.te fter ntterdinp- the very Complete chemistry course aTH.U&ble at the Technical College. The firm, to encourage the youths, paid return railway fares for their probationers to attend the latter, and all fees. and arranged their work so that they could be at the college in tiBM, etc. They could not make an excep- tion in the cAse of appellamt nd gire him a different rate of wages as there were 21 boys employed at the laboratories under the age of 21, and they were all employed at the same rat. The bovs were Receiv!ng a techntcat education I and nwnev as wei). Here the Chau'ma!! enquired whether ap- pellant sti]l wa.n.ted to go on with the ca.ae, having regard to the exceptional educationa.1 a.dva,ntag.es of his position. AppeHant replied that h? wanted eiaough money to support himself. The a.pplica.iion wa.s refused, it being more; in the national mteregt that he shonJd re- ma.in at his present situation.

!NSTRUCT!ONS AWAITED -i TINPLATERS AND MILITARY I AUTHORITIES. At Swansea. District Tribunal, u Friday when the <'a?e of a tinplate p:ker was being considered, it wa.s Rtated that the mi!iLa,rv h;i,d made arrangements with a'} Í:i'nplater with regard to mdita.ry service, but the Cha.irman said they had received no corn- muaiM.On to that effect. Consequently !t wM doci i,i to adjour]) all tmplate ca.be. peiidiig dehiMtp instructioIlS from the a-uthorities.

NOTICE TO QUIT. I [Condition of Swansea Quay WalL! The Swansea, Borough E.=,tat? ? -e'ot hag The Swansea %orgh tal? e has reported to his committee the po?'t;?? t?kcn up by the tenant of the Liverpool Wharl with reference to the sta,te of repair w the adjü;ning- quay waU and the alleged Hn.bilit.Y of the in connection with the OM-thing of ships a,t the wharf, ajtd that act- mg in conjuEction with the chairman he had ,er-ved the tenant with notice to quit. which would expire on the 26th instant.. ajid re- r¡u5te,d The Estates Cummitt-t"(' reeved that the action of thp cha.irn-'an and the estate agnt in giving the notice be c.c.a6rmed, and the Tcwn Clerk be instructed to obtain counsel's opinion on the several points now arising. and 'hat in the meantime the chair- man and f>l<t.lte agent bp authorised to deaJ with the t,en.a.ut to:- a letting if dee,rnm

HER SEVENTY-THtRO A-PP-EARANCE I Ann Ed-,vards, of a certain ciagE, made her T3rd appMTfUice at Swansea PoHce Court on Monday, when she was charged with riotous conduct and wandering on the Strand on Saturday night. P.S. Sanderwn (&peciat consta.Mc) gave evidence, and defendant now said that she ill and wouM go to the workhouse if they discharged her. Defcn- d<uit waos sent down for three months.

y PRISONERS I And it 5 Guns Captured. I MVELLE'S GREAT VERDUN VICTORY Russians on the Offensive. ,Pres. \ü(iation War Special.) PARIS. Monday. Thp omoial communique says :— ¥ To the south of the Sommp .m enemy de. tachment. which attempted to rear-h our hnps to thp ?outh of Beriify wa- f!pnl.ed with greit,3de, On t.he right bank of the Meu?e. {oUowmg upon .T, bombardinent rpportc'j m yei<terday'" communique, the Germans violently counter-attacKeo at the close of the day against our new posi- tions. They did not Fucr'eed, however, in obtaining a, foothold, except at one. point. namely, the Chambrettes Farm. of still hold the environs under our nre. The number of prisoners tahen since December 15 is 11,287, inctuding 281 cheers, and the number of cannon cap- tufed or destroyed is 115, bestdes 44 mine-throwers Md 107 machtne-guns. ETprywhere else the night wa;s calm. t/yote.— Chambrettps t'nrm, south nf the Bois dps Fosses, is two mites north of Douaumont.) (Press Association War Service.) PARIS, Sunday, 11 p.m. The official communique says :— On the right bank of the Mcusc enemy artiHery, countered by ours, bomba-rded our new line of VacherauviUp to Bezon- vaux, and notably in the sector of the farm of Cam brettes. There was an in- termittent cannonade on the rest of the front. (The overnight Saturday-Sunday com- munique claims over 9,00.0 prisoners and 81 guns in the Verdun Ttctory.) BRITISH GENERAL HEAD- I QUARTERS. FRANCE, Sunday, 9.30 p.m. Last fright a party of our troops stio- cessfu!ty raided the enemy's trenches near Ransart, inniotiug a number of casualties on the enemy and bombing his dug-out! Ave also entered the enemy's trenches south-west of Wytschaete, where we. de- stroyed a machine-gun emplacement. The enemy b!ew a cumounet this morn- .ing east of Ypi-es. I GERMAN ADM!SS!ONS. (Admiratty "tntercepts": Cotiected by Wirc)ess Pfess.) The German omcial statement issued on Sunday afternoon states:— Army Group of Crown Prince Rup- precht.—Near Hannescamps (north of Hebuterne), north of the Ancre, English detachments under the protection of strong fire endeavoured to force their way into our trenches. They were sanguin- arily repulsed. Army Group of the Crown Prince of Germany.—On the eastern bank of the Meuse the French yesterday continued their att.:ck. After hard nghting Bezon- vaux and the wood west of the village r? mained in their possess! on. Their thrust, continued northwards, collapsed before our positions on the ridge of heights north of the village of Bezonvaux. MORE FRENCH !MPUDENCE! A LTerman major, who came trom bptn-! court to carry out a reconnaissance, found himspif. captured by the French troops, and displayed great anger against the French attack. We had made peace overtures to you, he said, "and here you are attacking us f" "VICTORY IS CERTA!N." VICTORIOUS GENERAL'S I FAREWELL TO STAFF. (Press Association War Service.) PARIS, Saturday. General N ivelle, accompanied by General Retain, was present at the glorious action which he had prepared, and which crowned the w.ork accomplished by h;m as commander of the army of Verdun, Bidding farewell in the evening to his staff and to the eminent commander whom he described as one of his most valuable. collaborators during the past seven months. General Nivclle said I leave you after a splendid day. The. experience has been conclusive. Our method has been tested once more and the 2nd Army has incontestably demon- strated its moral and material ascend-: ancy over the enemy. ¡ Victory is certain. I assure you of that, and Germany T\ ill learn it to her ¡ cost.

91,000 REACHED. I OSCAR SNELLING FUND. We learn Upon enquiries from the honor- ary secretaries (Mr. H. Lanig Coath and Mr. F. E. Turidge) that the amount of the Oscar SneIIins Fund on Monday morning was about .61,030. The latest donation received is .650 from Sir AU'-ed Mend, Bart., M. P. The Vica-r of Swansea, had a going out col- lection at St. :.lary':o- on Sunday, which, it is. believed, wi!! reach .d.4 or thereabouts.

CORSEtNON WEDQ!MC. At Ebanezer, ("orr.einon. t}<e marriage was solemnised D. Em!yj Jenkiii.4, l erk- at Penl[.erga.ør. clerk at the Ca-rn'go:h ColUerics, a.nd liss Sybil ¡a.y Thomas, G''lliorgan. The bride, accompanied by her iater and two nieces, was giveu away by ht-r father. Mr. W. Jcnk'ns (brother) B,cLcr! as he&t mnn.. Rev D. H. Thomas (Ebenezcr). assisted by Re. G. Lewis (Bethel) ofRdat?J 'fl'. D. Bevau, organist, '\I!tTch. After partaking of tht' -eddin.g brc:<.kfa.&t the ha,ppy couple left fcr PembrakR <i, their honeymoon, rh? pre.sents were numerous and useful. ) — .—

ANOTHER MORR!STON COMM!SS!ON Another poputar Mornstoman, in the: person of Mr. David Arthur Thomas, only! sou cf Pev. and D. E. Thomas, (Bethania). Morriston, tias been gazpttpd' to a commiF¡on in the Royal Welsh j Thnma! who is 22 years of age, has been with tbe colours smcc January, and has gone through his tra'uing ss a cadet at Trinity ¡ College, Cambridge. Previous to eniist- ment he v.'as empToyed at the Capita! and' Counties Ba,nk. Ltd.. L!aael!y, where hcj is also well-known. The news of his pro- motion will be heartily received by his numerous friends.

REV. TALBOT R!GE S FOURTH I DAUCHTER. The marriage arranged h?t'?ppn. Mr. Patrick A. Buxton, FfHow of Trirnty Col- lege, Cambridge, Mm cf Mr. A?i-?d Bux- ton. Fairhill, Toubridgp. and MuryeU) ioiiirih daughter of Prebeudary the 6on. W. Talbot R.ice, \ica.r of Swan- wH take pJace =11: the parish church. Swansea, on Tuesday, January 16.

Master Joseph Victor Da vies. son of Mr. Mtd Mrp. Wm. Dävies, "Avon Dale," Giyn Hwchwr-road. Pontardutais, has passed the intermediate division at the recent Trinitv CoUege exnminattons, i)). pianolorte playing Ke is the nephew of Mi'. Edward Davief, tge fa-mcus Morri&ton teuor.

KMEW THEY WERE GOING TO WIN. BR!LLIANT DASH. HOW THE HUNS WERE DEFEATED. (Pres's AEsQcÍart.i<m War Specia,i.') PARIS. Sunday. The orBciai Eye-witness," dealing with thf Verdun victory, The attack on Pepper Hi)) carried out. with the chronometric preciFion which the nev school of French battle tactic?. The enemy not crdv held the crest, but his lines were we!! down on the hither side of the hi)!. The French infantry dashed forward with the a.bsohite con.Sd'ence of men who kno- they are going to win, R d- ranfing. a.g their cuf-tom Is, on the very edge of their own ai'uUIery barrage as It tinted for ward &o as to g:ive, the Germans no time to deve!op counter mea.surc.F. Where one line of gmoke gemed to be blocked another crept. Hp on the left or right, a.nd a few minutes later the arrested line was again in posses- sion. In an hour the German barrage had re- treated to the far sids of the cre<.t: in less I. than two hours the whole very powerfully organised position had been captured. By mid-day thp gaJla-.nt." division carrying out the attack had signan?.d back that they held the entire position, and had captured twelve hundred prisoners and a number of guns, Already 4r)thev lines of smoke. launched from Douaumont, which all the time smoking like a volcano under the German shell bursts, and from Froi.doterre, were climbuig up the face of Louvemont. Louvemont, including the riHa.ge of that najnp. a.nd HiU 278, fell tn the two gallant divisions which captured Douaumont and the Bois des C'iiette in October. On the right a SttW!ar sweep forward I WM accomplished, which give7 the French possession of the Bez0uvaux Wor,c. The Tictory comes at an opportune moment, foUowijig ujXin the exaggerated suc- Stratec:Ülv it frives the French possession of a series of powerfully- organised enemy positions, and deprives the enemy of a m,,)st valuable series of observa- tion posts, which he wUl miss acutely on the occasion of the next advance. Morally it is I- More than a local victory because it furnishes another striking proot of the moraj ascendancy of the French army over their enemy. It should be noted that. the- Germans had five divisions engaged, aglins-t a smaller number of French divi- sion.s, and that the prisoners mclude repre- sentatives of avery regiment bsbnging to the nve German divisions which took pact 'm the battle. ',I The Germans are now fto!e to two. miips in a dvamca of thair riil, iine part.ure In FébTV,J'Y' -Q'A" I

"LISTS OF PRESENTS." Warning Against Extravagant Ma-rriages. PRESS BUREAU, Sunday. i The at;o,nal Wsj Savings Committee bas; had its a.ttention drawn from minv quar- ter*, and particularly by women who are seriously trying to economise on patriotic ground?, to the expenditure which is still taking place in connection with wed- ding. It is often asked whether the need' for national economy can be a& urgent as it is represented when such expenditure is being incurred. The committee wish to bring to the notice of all concerned the desirability of celebrating weddings quietly and without undue expense in this time of national stress. It appea.ls to them to remember that the publication br<M-dcast through the Pre.&5 of descriptions of expensive gowup and lists of presents, in- ,-Iudir.- costly jewels, create.s a very bad im- pression. In the face of such a.') example it ia hard to convince all chssea of the na- tion that !t Is now .unpatriotic to spend money ou -mything which is not necessary for health or emciency. for heaJth or

LOSS TO BONYMAEN. Death of Councillor C. B. I Griffiths. YV c regret to record the death at, Bony- maon of Councillor C. B. Grif6thf., a popular ar.d highly-esteamed resident. He had been ajling for two years. For ? years he wIZ the .secreta.ry c.f AJlliam Bil.,tL-t Church, i for 20 years a member of the Parish Council and a member of the Group of School Managers until his resignation a yea,r agD. N<' ha.d also hepn a. sccrotary of the 8:,Nan,s, Distn<'t Rt.ptists for ten yea.r!<, and thtee year, ag4) he \Va.s ch.iirman of the \\est Glamorgan Baptist Conference. The d.oo::a.sOO gentleman waa a,bou:t 60 :ve;:m; of a.ge. O'n-R of -%fr. Gbn. seff'eta.ry at Swansea Y.M.C'.A.. and was recently appojnted to an im}X)rtar:.t, post under tha Y.M.C.A in S.itzerland. TfK' bte Mr. GriMths Jea.vea a widow, four sonf., :nid three rla-tghte,s to mourn their !os?. Ppceased abo used hia influence to get &he Bonymaen 'vil- t,,reL-11 (presented by Lc.rd -Jersey) en- a park. Ho wa.5 also tho in- stigator of the Midland Railway worJi:men's tram. The funeral \viH tt'ke place on Tues- day a.fternc.0' next.

JOLLY TIME AT COURTSART HOSP:TAL. At the Military Hospital, Court Sart, a m-,Ig-ificeiit. entertainment was given tn the rrounded and invajided soldiers The event was admira-bly organised by the members of Captain Mcri-m' Ladies' Sick Class, Neath. Some 32 member! with Mr.s. Howe]! Jones, Neath- (hen. sec.), and Mis.s Ann! e Lloyd (hen. treasurerL worked enthusiastically for pome houra in laying the tables t.-ld decorating the fine en- tertainment ha.P- with brIgh.t n.d pleasing fea-tures emblematic of the Yuletidc season. After the whist rh'ive the &o!diers were en- tertained to a. sumptnous repa-t. Captain forris, who- acted as M.C., was the life aud soul of the event, and inspired everyone to a high pitch of enjoyment. He was assisted in hts duties by Ptf. D. J. Jenkins (Artists' Rines). The pnzes, which were excellent and twenty in number, were generously given by'friends of the members of the nurs- ing class. who also supptied ciga-rettes, gwpets, etc. At the conclusion Ca,pt. Morris proposed a hea-rty vote of tha.nks to the lady entertainers aaid prize giver! This was .given with robust a,nd heartfelt enthusiasm by the soldiers. The following were the prize win- ners in order of merit:Whist: Pte. W White, Coi-pl. Eagleton, Pte. Hamilton Sgt. Salway, Sgt. Gorl(jrn,Pte. Gilbert; Pte. Simmee, Pte. Uptou, Pte. Ridsdale. and Pte. Messenger. Consr'lntiir' ,ri"1' ('Y' T Scoley.

THEPREMtEW. ine l'rù:;sA:it)Clätwn, tekgr¿, phing on I Mr: Hoyd GCOI?,5- ]-; bett'and wilt be I J.aNing his room to-tillr.

NEARING- BHAILA. DANUBE GRAIN I PORT. I RUSSIAN CAVALRY REAR ACTIONS. 1j;; I I Marshal von JMackenspn's t\vo a,rmien, :now'! 'toving rapidly forward in eastern Rumajlia, -i.rp a.pl'roaching Brai Ja. the headquarters of ;hp. gra-in trade. Thi:c important Da.nube '.ort. thp last place of any coDF.cquenc.f ir' VaHachia, ",till }'ema,i1:ing to our Allies, J8, 'ithout na.tnra.] being pitua.ted on he edge of a level pla,in and south of the .ortified Serdh linp. where it. is suggi:ted I is gge, :hat our Allies .:il1 make a serious stajid. At )re.spnt thf enpmy is ahr-ut 80 or M miks ;'cm Braila,. and is in contact with the Rus- ia.n cavalry. Ic the ack to the extreme north of ths province. I RUSStAN OFFICIAL COMMUNtQUE. ijlUIUö In the court' of yesterday the enemy, con- .muing to follow up our retiring troops, a.t- empted to attack in the region of the Buzeu {ymnic-Sa.rat road and r.uiway line, and in .,he region of Ba.togu. south of the station of FiJipeeti. In the Brst direction our cava.lry twice rushed to attack the .enemy cavalry, which, nowpver, did not a-ocpt battle and rptirpd, ollowing their infantry. In the region of -,it-opi enemy atta,cks were repelled, In th? Dobrudja the cne-my attacked one of our detachment: with )a.rgf; forcea m the region of T(Mtme]< and occupied this village. In the Do'M-udja. the enemy at.ta.cked one of our dÐtachmf't.¡; wit.h larg<e forces m the resrion of Testmele and occupied this villa.ge. GERMAN OFPtStAL CÓMMYNIQUE. Sunday Afternoon, Front of the Archduke Joseph.- -At the Cimbrosla-va, work in the wooded Carp a- thians a.nd in the Uz Va.l!ey, German troops pushed forv.' ard beyond their own lines and ca.pt.ured some dczens of prisoners a.nd di-ovo ba.ck the enemy, who onpred resistance. Army Group of General Field-Marf-ha] von Ma,ckensen.—Th8 Buxkut secbor ha$ be&n crossed on a bros.d front. In addition to 1.150 prisoners, 19 locomotives, about 400 railway wagons (most of which were loaded). a-nd innumerable vdiicJfs fell into our hand.. In the D&brudja the rspid pursuit of the enemy, who only 2onered loca l re8istance, brought ouj allied troops co.,e t-o the region of the wooded district, in the northern part of the country, where resistance is expected. Sunday Evening. The ma.m .bodies of our armies have crossed the Buzdul and the Lower Calmatuiul. The Dobrudja. ormy ga.ined gr<nmd north- wards. (Adnnra!ty "tntercepts": Collected by Wireless Press.) PE i ROGi{AD, Monday. Rumanian Front. In thp region of the Filipesci raHwa.y staHon. and in thf region i of Pibdapodir, the enemy tooh the (,£fen- siTe but Avar, arrested by <mr fire. "ENEMY'S ENORMOUS LOSSES." (Press Association War Special.) PARIS, Monday. A telegram from Petrograd says the; fnemy has sustained in AVaHachia enor- mous losses. Companies of 250 men were reduced to a hundred.

COAL SUPPLIES THIS WINTER. ARRANGEMENTS BY THE COMMITTEE. I INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COMPANIES. Mr. Finla.y Gi!;?on, secretary of the Dis- trict Coal a.nd Coke Supplies Committee for Sc"jth Wales and Monmouthshire, writes to RÐf-erring to'my fe't.ter of 3t.h &Ðptm"'1 ber ialt in regard to the question of the ttttppiy of'.coal tw- co. merchants from Sept.eixber to December, 1916 :— Thp -om _-iu'tt(.,e ha.\e now .jonsidered the question of supplies foT the mouths of Janu'Lry, Febru. auJ Ma.]'.(,h next. The commitLe3 have dccided haL al) the oollierv companies in the -,Diith V/Lie.s and Mon.mouthsh.irc district shR.!l be in¡c;tructcd to supply the same. merchants with. th<' :ame qtiajitiv of house coal in— Ja.n., 1&17, us they supplied m Oct., 1915. Feb.. 1917, la's they supptied in );0' 1S15. .ALa.r.. 1917, a.s they siLppii<d in Hoc., 1915. It ts considered that tilM is the best. cour.e to axlopt. M eMh colli 'ry compa.ny wjll then knov/ to w'hom, and '.vhat. quantity, they ha.vc to supply each month, and the mer- chants will know to whtch colliery companies th"y have to apply for their h.ouse coal and the quantity they are entitled to order from each company. For example, assuming a me,rr.,hant bought 1915. h-om a colhory company (B) 50'3 toii. and from a colUpry company (C) 200 tons. he \\onid be entiLlc'd under the .1lbove arrangement to ))uy from colliery' companv (B) 500 tons and from c&IIiery com- pa,nv (C) 200 tens in January, 1917, and similarly if he bought from colliery company (H) 300 tons in November, 1915, he wc-nid be entitM to 300 t(MM in February, 1917, and ao on. Merchants Must Not Dev:ata. The scheme h.a.s rece-.vect .nef a.ppro\ai ov the Board of Trade. and must not be de- viated from by the merchants. It is most important thut every effort sh'uM be made by any committee appointed in your district and by the coal merchant:! to p.o.int out t<) the the urgent necessity for the strictest economy in the ii-e of fuel, a.nd the committee l'0quest tha,<, every shtU 'be rendered to k?ep the requirements down to the lowest possible limit.. It is hoped that nny committee alypoint,d by vour c.o'un.cil will cut th-e albove arrangements, aii-d will deal with any detailed complaints from householders before My appeai M made to the Board of Trade Committee.

.=; M!N!STER FOR HALF A CENTURY. DEATH OF WAUNARLWYDD I OCTOGENARIAN. The death took -la 'e on Thursday iiilylit of the Rev. J. E. A. Bev,zi, Ccngi'ega'tjollall miniver of Sardis Chapel. Waunarlwydd at the ru-e of 86, zt his residence in Swansea- road, Wa'marlwydd. He was one of bhe pioneers of !he old School Board, and wag a native of however, been minist-er at S:n-dis for over 50 years. He was well known: in the district, having been prorq'e,i!ly id.zntified with educational anairs and a member of the Swansea Dis- trict Gronp of School Managers. The. funeral takes place on Tuesday at'ternoon next at Sardis Graveyard, and will he public.. The death also took place on Friday moi,n-. ing of Mr- John Griffiths, CMC of the pillars of the .above chapel, a wf-D-known con- ducto)' of ehuil's i:1 tht" disti'irt. nnd a ptomi- nHnt eisteddfedati. ].'he late Mr. Griffiths letvts 3 widoAv, t.wo sons, and thre{-

LOCAL C.W.R. PROMOTIONS. I Mr. Charles Roberts, assisba.nt district I good s manager, n.\Y.R.. Burrows lodge, Swansea, wiU be promoted t- district goods manager on the retirement of Nlr. L. E. Trickey. on the 31st ot D<f';mber, &nd Mr. W. E. James. Skt.ty, the presp.nt chief clerk, wiU succeed Mr. Roberts as assent d-isthct eoods mana.ger, who, ia turn, wiU be suc- ceeded by Mr. Ellli:;on, of Dudley. I ? ceeded by Mr. ElHson. of Dud!ey.

By wav cf v&na.t.jon t-o th€ usuaJ weekly I concert, patients tt Mumbles Hospital held a. 'wMst-dTive on Friday eveninl,61- Twenty-two g-im'es were played, a-n.d a.fter a keen a.nd closety-con'tested fight the follow- ing were returned winners:- 1, Pte V/ Doughty (167); 2, Lce..CpI. Dea.u (164); 5' Pte. E. H. GTiggs (162); 4, Op!. W. Rcay (117). The phzes were preacnted by tlie I m<iltron, -.1-nd the sluing of tho Na.tionlalj Anthem brought .1 very pleasant evening to tt close.

CLOSER TO KUTII B ——— I ADVANCE TO THb ? N ((rH. MOONLIGHT AEROPLANEI ATTACK. PRESS BUREAU, Saturday. The Secretary of the War Omcc an- nounces :— Mesopotamia. Durpng December 14tii the initial advantage secured &y the operati&ns of the previou'' night was steadily tmprovsii, our forces advancmg northward on both banhs of the Hai river, Brctish outpMts being cstabHshed withm three-quartets of a mite of tha Tights, south of Kut. During the n;ght of tho 14th—15th oiii- aoplaJles: jiiyiug by mocntight, success- fuHy attacked the pontpnn bridges on thc' Tigris, v. Jiich the enemy had removed from their sites, and were towing up stream. The materiol was broken np and scattered. THE TURKtSH VERSION. (Press Association War Service.) AMSTERDAM, Sunday. The- official Turkish eOJllmuniqm issjtncd ye.sterday in Constantinople N'lYS:- South *of our position at FpUa.hie we re- pulsed strong troops or Mtpmy pava!ry, and at tlic, same time shot down by onr fire one of his aproplnncs. an infantry attack by the pnpmy was snc-cessfuHy Iiekl np. We captured some prisoners. (Noí('Rcuter's Agenoy is informed that the facts of the encounter on the Tigris alludpd to as tha position at Fin- able, arf givfn in the cornmnniqne issued hy the War OfSce.)

PART OF BAGLAN ESTATE. ABERAVON SALE REALISES is.500. FREEHOLD HOUSES AND GROUND RENTS. Mepsrs. John M. Leedera.nd Son sea.) conducted a, i-ale <tt the Walnut Tree HoteL Aberavon, on Thurda.v of freehold dwelling-houses, freehold ground rents, und building f.itet-. iormu'g part of the Banian Estat.E'. The properties ccns;stRd cf 177 Jots, situa.ted in AbEraY(1!]1. Ragl¡m, Rriton Ferry. Neath, and Melincrythan. The followin.g' lots were disposed of: No. 18. Pentyla. Aberavon. dwelling-house, soJd b Mrs. G. W. Harrison at J3250..No. i? I rs. (I. .). Mea View Cottage.?, Baglan. ,<old to Mr. W. J. Thomas at jpi75. Swan Rag- lan. sold to Mr. ,S. James, Hi-iton Ferry, at B250. FrpehoM ground rent, :M 10! per annum. on X08. 50, 51, 52, Briton FpTi'y- road. Melincl'than. i'old to Mr..D. Th<omas 3,1..6155. Freehold ground rent ul .0150 per annum, secured upon the Globe Hotel. Aber- 3A-on. sold to Mr. Mose, Thomap for ft client at .S2.6JO. Ground rent of JB20 on Nos. 1 to 8, Herbert-street. Aberavon. ¡1uld to Mr. D. K. Jones for a ciieut. J6525; .Sl 17s. 6d., on No. 5, Mount View-terrace. Aberavon, Mr. E. Madden, Jt345; JB117s.6d.on No. 6, Mount View-terrace, Aberavcn, Mr. G. Speticer, .845; .31 17s. 6d. on No. 7, Mount View-terra< e. Mr. W. J. Da-vieH, .845; .Sl 17s. 6d. on No. 2. Knight-street, Mr. W. Williams. £4-5; £'1 17s. 6d. on No. 5. Knight-street., Mr. T. J. Leyshon, :E45; .62 10s. on No. 9. Pent.vis, Abera,van. Mr. H. John, JS68; i:l 15a." on No. M, Mr. F. W. Pn.ge, .650; jB5 on N< 17, Mr. IL Williams, £8:>; JM Ms. on No. 19. Mr. F. Pa-ssmore, B85; £2 5p. on No. 22, Mr. W. Jones, JE70; Jb5 en No. 26, Mr. D. K. Jones (for client), .S140 JE;5 10s. on No. 30. Mr. S. D. Evaii,.F, .B150; £5 4f?. on No. 46. Pentvla., Mr. D. Pcnty!a. JMr. R. 'T]bb, £365: ;E1 on No. 44, LIeweiiyn- street. Aberavon. R. Cound..625; .Sl on. No. 60. Mr. J. Clement..B25 ;S1 on No. 64.Mr.H.Tapp..e25;JSloT).No.66,Mr. \N". 6d. 74, Mr. S. A:' Land?'. -320 f,l c,ii );1'1.31. Mr. r. more..€2? .61 on No. 65. Mr. Evan Thomas, ?23: ?t on N?. 75. Mr. A. Coombes, C23; .61 on Nn. 79, Mr S. Clothier, JB23. The total amount realised was JB5.512, a,nd the solicitors were Messrn. R. and C. B. the i? r, were JenkinM and Lloyd, Swansea.

POOUNG THE DOCTORS. SHOULD THE WAR BE PROLONGED. A 8ta.t.e-oontroiled medical service )or tne nation is one ct '.he of a pro- ionga.tion of tho war. The pioieMvjn is air€.t<i.v the Pl'08ptx.a,; ot Home r-ucti mterventiou. At preaenL a '.ldaJified maTi may purchase a practice oT emer a. pa.rt.mn'Bhtp anywhere. if\;} may. )t in: chooe.es, Sft up lua door- piato ?" W: l'cat)ty and oa.h.t aboilt to make a now pia,cnce for himself. Ths re- i.Lii6, in peace tune, wa.8 tha.t. some dist.ricM, cuietiy V.l';) <Mie8, were under-dootored, whue Ths more pleasant localities had BOIÚt:UlIIOO moie man a iuU comple- uient. When the war brought demands for many medtoal oincers low the Navy ..nd Army. the at.rain on the mcM iett lu practice pjonons the civiUK.ni' becalne sbvere. "The ruOtic will oerta.iaiy have to take an intf-t€8t in the matter of its doctorf.' said Dr. Oox, Dicdica.1 secretary to the B idsh Medical Association, to a lepresenta- tive of the Daily ExpreBa." The problem is one ot growing intensity. So far it would only be true to &a.y that the profession and the &uthonties are looking ahead and oon- sidcriri!? pe,sslble plans. 'I'he public would proba.bly +1, chief obstacle to any plan tor pooling Pra,ctices. They have a very natural prejudice in favour of their own doctors, and would dis- like tha idea of being assigned to a particu- lar practitioner for i.heir looahty. They may have to th'nk of t.ha,t, however, if the war should be prolonged."

-= I SOLDIERS' WIVES' ALLOW- I ANCES. Carmarthenshipe Committee I Discussion. At Carmarthenshire Local Committee. under the Naval aad Military Pensions AoL, on Thursday, it was decided. at the puggeetion of the District Committee, to nab the Statutory Committee to allow dis- trtct &'immittep=! to grant a.n extra Zs. 6d. pt-i week to soldiers' wivea in addition to the Bepa.ra.tion allowance of 126. 6d., having legard 10 the increased cost of living. Mr. D. Eügere (LtRHeUy) moved t.ha.t the amount be 7s. 6d., making El a week. Ald. Ben Evans. Penoa<!er (ironicaUy): W'jJ,y don't vou propose .65 a week? There is pienty of money in the country. Mr. S. 0. Da.vi<M (Tumble) said the m- ought to !)e equivalent to tha,t jn the cozt of food. 1 ?r??m& HiHs-John?. V.C' G.C.B.. pro- posed that penmss?n be obtamed to grant 29 6d. in oas-es where the District. Committee thought. it necessary.—Mr. Borers' motion Warmig to L!and)!o. I Complaint was m<M)e of the dijfnoHlty in securing: t quorum at the Llandilo District Committee meeting. and Mr. Ja.mes Phil- ips moved, and it was oarried, tlia,t the mcmbera be informed t)hM unless they attended, the Cnuuty Committ-ee woutd np- p,ii,lit a, committee of their own.

SWANSEA GENTLEMAN'S APPCtNT- MENT. Mr. Thonia.s Jones, of Cra.igymor, Mumbles, who has been appouited a director of North's Navigation Cottienes (1889), Ltd., is n member of the Swansea Rural District Council, a partner in the firms of Messrs. Jones, R'efS and Co., stockbrokers, Swan- sea, and Messrs. EnJlyn Reps and Co., coat exporters and contractors. Swansea.; also a, director of the f; tperia! Navigation Coa.I Co., Ltd., thp Gwaun-cac-gurwen Co!Hcry Cu., Ltd., and other compauie'

.CONCERT AT SWANSEA GILLS' (-.I, Ul B. concer-t 'held at tho (Hrl., Ciub, 0!d YM.C.A., Sws.n.sea, fn Sunday, -)fr. D. G-r'y (Guardmn) prei=>.íding. thp following t<X)k pa.rt:—M.t.gtcr Morst'n Doyd (viotin),. Miss Eva Beynon (recftatiort)..Misses Cheg- 'A-iddfn and Grade Thomas and Mr. Herbert! Hushes (solos), MÙ'5sr. Tiionia.s n,Hd Davie. and the 1i&"8S Thomas <ind Essie Davi&s (tjuartette). The accompanist v.-as Miss GMtie B&vMB, A.T.C.I..

WM!TA!M'S REPLY TO GERMAN PEACF OFFER, REPARATION AND SECURITY." Future of the War and Finance. 1-11.' N ¡-.Bou;; r quer and Leader of the Hou.se of Commons uidicnted ];' Parliament on T( sday what will be the nature of the Bntish rcp!v to tht ?ptman peace ofTcr. Mr. Law mpntioned that o<'r expendit.)n< ?uc?theoHtb'-eak of the '.Y.ir. including Thursday Vote of CrpJit. reached the cof. o?nt u?ure of ?5,862.000,0-30 H-? did not ?uggpst that we cou!d keep up the present rate o_ expenditure mdennitelv, .butwa could keep it up long enough to beat cuF long enough to ma.k$ urc that it would not he fron. finailcial causcg thnt. we should ia:i to .s.-cui-p the vic- tory wp de&tred. iReno-w(,(i ) r, Mr. Asquith's Policy. j me newspa the peace pro- pD8a I of the German Emperor..(J p till had L;;chcd his M,.je=tv'9 government. and it w'ts cbYiona that under thoge c]rcu])!pt.at:ce'< j'o member of the Gov emmpnt cou)d make any st tement en them. There .vns <;t]p thiHg, however, v.-hich h< thought it necessary to sav. Inm<.vin?tb< la;:t ,rote ct Credit the then Prime Minister, m n peroration which deepiv moved tht HonsE of Commoni', !1:,ed thes'e wcrds:- rhe cuds of the AJHes are weil hnov.'i, r t'iev an; not. are Botvin- d'ctLV.. ends: hut. they i-eqi.,ire that t.hert =i'Hi) be .tdcquate reparat'on for the pnst, and adequate ,cecnrih' for the future That. conch)ded Law, is .Rtill ne British pohcy, that is sti!) the detorminn- tl*(,!i of his Government. (loud DDd prolonged cheers.) Near!y s<x Mttt:cns a Dav. I] e %7tff, ot ('l'edâ <lfiked Í(.[' i.; LlOO million po,mck Our daily war expenditure is now £5,710,000, ;g ''il ad- T;.Me to th? AiHe-. For Lhc year the wa? oKJay, .ei,&c0.000.000, i. ?000,000 ? excess of the estimate.

COMPLETING THE tv11 N JSTAY. FULL LIST OF UNDER- SECRETARIES. ?? BUREAU. Thursday Evpni.?. r?,? ?' ? ?F?'??ent.s are an. noned ?????ry Secretaries of Muuitions-Sir ? ? ???'' ?? Mr. Kellaway. PPna?rliamen? tary 8ec.-et.My to the Admiraltv- ?\- T, ? MacN?mara. '??.vjt lx)rd of the Admiralty—Mr. PrptTman. ian'anientary gpcretarv to the Board o< education—?r. Herbert Lewis. ?M-hamentnry Secre?ry to the Board <? Tra,de—Mr. G. H. Roberts. Pa.rl]?m€atary Spcretary to the Local Gov. ¡ ?rnment Boa.r<i—Mr. Haye? Fisher t Parlta.a)pfitary Secretary to the BoM.l of f A?ricuMurp—Sir R. Wjnfrey. Under-Secr&tary Home Oftice—The Right. i Hon. William Brace. Under-Secretary Colcniea-Mr. Steel tLaitr I Ia.nd. Under-Secretary India—Lord IsHngton. farliamentary Under-Sporel"ltz,y War Office- Mr. J. 1. Macphei'Mon. Financial Secretary War Office-Mr. Forater. AsaiataMt Postmaster-General Mr. Pike Peas& Lord Steward of the Household Lord Farquhar. Lord T'reaaurpr of the Household—M-. Jamea Craig'. Controi'e'' of the Household—Sir Edwin Cornwall. Lord Chamberlain of the Household—Lord Sandhurst. Vice-Chamberlain of 'he Household—Mr. A. C. Beck. Captain General of Arms—Lord Colebrooke. Captain Yeoman of the Guard—Lord Su<!ie!d. of Horsf'-Lord Lords-in-Waitinp Lord Hersrl,.ell, Lord Kenyon. Lord Sta.nmore, Lord Rana- horough. Viscount Valentia. Lord Hylton. Parliajmenta.ry Secretary fpr Air Boa.rd— Maicr to j,,io Treaau'y Cioint)-Lord Edmund Talbot. the Hon. Neil Primrose. Lords of the Treasury—Mr. J. M. Hope, Mr. Stephen Walsh. Mr. Pratt.

DR!NKS TO BE DEARER. SWANSEA LICENSED VICTUAL- LERS' DECISION. A conference of hrewMa. bottlers and the committee of tho Swansea, Licensed Victu- allers Association was held at Swansea on Friday. Mr. Ea-rry Rogers (president of the Association) in the chair, when the position of the "trade" was discussed from all standpoints. Owing to the shortg-" of supplier, it wa.a agreed that illmareÜ pricea would have to tM charged. and it wa.3 further resolved that uniform charges be enforced through- out the district. Furtiher, the oustom of giving Free Christmas drinks to customers is to be dispensed wtth, as it is now prohibited by law, and no sug&r ia to be supplied with alcoholic driuka. The trade" will meet ia the early pa;rt of Ja,nua.ry, when the new prices will be arranged.

PTE. BENNY THOMAS. Reception to Local Soldier- Pugilist. A reception meeting- was held at Ta.b01f Cluaipel, Mansa-mlet, to welcome home Pte. Hen.ny Thomas, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, and the -wen-known boxer, from the trenches. j\Ir. Jon&s, pastor of Penief Green Congrega.tiona.l Chapel, was chadrman. Pte. Thomas was presented with Treasury notes by Mrs. Grimths (the Vicarage), and suitably rest)oiided. Solos were rendered by Mr. Silas John and Miss Xora.h Neill; recitations by Maste! Victor Mon-is; instrumenta l quartette by Messrs. J. Jones, A. Bell, W. PhiHIps, and T. Thomas (oonàl}iot by Mr. Ben White). Speeches were mad'e by the Vicar, the Rev. J. Davis (curate), and Messrs. Stantxury mid D. Harris. Miss M. H. PhiHips wa.s the accompanist.

SKEWEN EX-SOLDtER IN TROUBLE. Thomas Melton, collier, Old-road, Skewen, was at Neath on Friday charg'ed with neg- Icctuig his four children. It was stated that defandjnt wa. a' aischarged soldier who, although not working full time, earned over JB2 pet' week. Inspector Best spoke to visit- ing the home n De-. 6. The children were poorly clad :1d there was practically no food in the house. He purchased some for them. Defendant had ;ClO when he was discharged horn the Army. He spent three or four ponads on things for the houae and drank the rest. The wiie's statement was to the effect that defendant left her and the children to starve, and that he knocked her about when he wa.s sober and when drunk. The ca&e was adjourned for two months to enable the defendant to improve, with tha alternative of gaol.

a Sergt. H. Coombs, Swansea,, who under- went an operation recently, is now out and about again. He is to undergo another operation.

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