The Cambria Daily Leader

t'ty MINE DISASTER IK JAPAN.  ? ? MtME OtSASIM ? JAPAN. Tokio, Tuesday.—A ??erious explosion hv t 4s occurred in a coal mine at Fuknoka. Eight hundred miners are entombed.— vo if "«>«iter.

11 tW — -?_?  11 tJ PO? TALBOT MINER MLLM. Last night a fatality happened to a sday. Workman at the Cynon Colliery, Avon *alley, the victim being Benjamin In h Irmel) Evans, aged 27. of 32, Jamoe- treot, Port Talbot. Deceased was en- ed as a roadman, and while cutting a "rait" from the roof a large stone fell on his head. Death was almost instant- r ilieous.

'0W1 i —r :j WORKMEK'S CONTRIBUTIONS. ,?. Copenhagen, Dec. 15.-The H Correspon. '^nxblart" states that the numtier of Organised German workmen serving under  %a colours to October 31 was 661,005, or R. J. |1.3 per cent, of their organisation. kinong those who have not been called •p 300,000 are unemployed. The organi- ? ?ion b:? contributed 12?7,50,WiO marks oe**Li ^o37.50d) to the aid of unemployment and of  '.(?0,000 marks (?150.000) to the aid of 1,(, womem an d children of those serving. ?? .,< The population 01 Berlin at the end of ? ??Qst was 2,063,302; at the beginning of ?' jt, ??Tember it waa 1,979,93'? The greater t ?'?. portion of the 70,000 who have gon? to the ;?'„< hnt have been HU<?.

Rf'jl ,k t?' HARDSHIPS AT OSTEND. ainiJII Tan?' Rotterdam, Tuesday.—People who have e i; Ir Arrived at Flushing from Ostend and nrbij Bruges to-da.y state that since Dec. 2 the des People in the once-fashionable watering- Olace have been without bread and have bn living on potatw3. Since Thursday \rtb? t? street lights have not been lighted. ? ?Rd it is forbidden to burn gas except for ?, .g < ;king PUCf¡. I i'armcrs have to pay a toll of ten Iti'auLs daily to sell milk, and if anyone ?";? ?es outside the town he h&s to pay a 'Ü1. *^0 of five franca on re entry. When ?. ?nyoBe leaves BdgiuID all gold, and frt- '!umfir sih"er. i, tak<?n away, German °A? !?PM' money being ?jbetituted. whilst it  forbidden on pain of d.th <o attempt (l 'o +md moy out of Belgium. [T- i- ?? Au?-orp T':?parationa are ?inH >e 'I &.d for the arrival of f?vcral ?hotean ?"??< ? '"?d?turm and L?jd'?'?hr mn. who ar?? .s<?f. ? ina?e up loe?e? at the iroul I V. • red- i i.

STIRRED UP MUTINY. 1 DOUGLAS DETENTION CAMP PRISONERS I COURI-MARHALLEO. I INVISIBLE INK USED A court-martial was held at Douglas, Isle of Man, on Tuesday on two alien prisoners from the Douglas detention camp. Major Cholmondeley, National Reserve, presided. Otto Luz, a youth of I eighteen, was charged with endeavouring to communicate with an enemy, to wit, I Emile Luz, his sister, of Wurtemburg, Germany, by writing to her under postage I stamps and in the body of a letter by I invisible ink. Prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge. Evidence was given that the offence was discovered at the censors office in Lon- don. The communication was sent back to Douglas. I Prisoner, in his letter, said they had already organised a mutiny. There were 25,000 prisoners there, and anybody found supplying them with newspapers were I punished with hard labour. In a letter written to the commandant I of the camp after the discovery oi his communication prisoner denied he had j evM- been concerned with others in stir- ring up discontent among the inhabitants of the camp. 1 In answer to tho president of the court, j ¡ prisoner said, I bad no idea I was com- mitting such a crime against the rules of I tho camp." Found Guilty. I Evidence as to prisoner's good character I was given by another prisoner in the camp, who in cross-examination admitted it was quite untrue that any people got ha.rd labour for supplying newspapers to the camp and that there were 25,000 pris- on? rs there. I The court found prisoner guilty," and the President -Aid the sentence would be submitted to the Lieutenant-Governor for I' his confirmation. I The second prisoner, Curt Vansch, "a middle-aged man, was charged with en- deavouring to stir up disaffection among the prisoners, and to incitq them to reject their food. Evidence was given by a number of I guards at the camp and by alien pris- oners that prisoner was one of the ring- leaders of the disaffection which culmin. I ated in the fatal riot on November 19. The evidence had not concluded when the court adjourned till to-drvy.

I KAISER'S COMPLAINT. 1 I MALIGNANT SORE THROAT FOLLOWS DIPTHERIA. I rari, Wednesday.—The "Journal's" I itadrid c-orrc-spondent telegraphs accord- ) ing to trustworthy information received there, that the German Emperor is suffering from malignant sore throat, following diphtheria, contracted during 'JUG visit to the Easteru Front, and his condition, although the bulletins describe it as improved, is causing grave anxiety to his entourage.

I SHORTAGE OF LEMONS. Prof. Pares, British official rpPfœent..a-! ??-G with <hc Eussian forces at the front has returned from Poland, and has now gone to G?Hcia. As regards food prices in Petro?rad. one article most seriously affccted i? lemons, which are now six* p?n?c apiece, and shops will not sell more I than two to any one customer.

GRAIN CARRIER SEIZED. I 1 The German steamer Wartanfels, which has been seized by the British authorities, was brought into Hull on Tuesday by a prize crew. She was bound from Bombay with 8.000 tons of I wheat. The Wartenfels is a double-decked steamer of 4,511 gross tonnage, registered at Bremen. The vessel was built in 1903, ) and is fitted with wireless apparatus.

I LOSS OF H.M.S. BULWARK. I The Court of Inquiry which was ap- pointed to inquire into the loss of H.M.S. Bulwark has now reported, and it is clear I from the evidence which has been pro-, duced that the explosion which cauUf\<lI' tho loss of the ship was due to accidental ignition of ammunition on board the ship. ¡ There ia no evidence to support the suggestion that the explosion was due either to treachery on board the ship or to an act of the enomy. It will be remembered that the battle- ship Bulwark blew up early on the morn- ing of November 26, as she was lying near Sheerness. When the smoke of the ter- rific explosion cleared away the vessel j had entirely disappeared beneath the waters, and the lotis of life was very heavy. All the officers and nearly 750 men! —close 011 800 in all—were killed, and the II survivors numbered only 11.

I 3,000,000 MEN IN ARMS. I 1 Earl Grey, presiding &t a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute laet night, at which the. Earl of Meath read a paper on the Training of the New Army," alluded to German envy of the British Empire, and said a German told him that Deep at t.he bottom of every German's heart is the desire to take from England the Empire ihat yon are not strong enough to bold. In the opinion of the German people you are rotten through and throtlgh. You are sunk in sordid sloth and sensuality, and we mean to take from you some day the Empire which is onrs by right." The Earl of Meath said k was calcu- lated that some 3,000,000 men had already answered the call to arms. Tho training of these men over one-fifth of the globe could not fail to influence irresistibly British thought, British character, and British destiny.

SHIPPING NEWS. I The following vessels have arrived at C')T, -an% -ea:- Priuce of Wales Do-k.-Der-mber 14, p.m.: Tag-as s, 508, Liverpool (Burgess and Co.), 56 shed. December 15. ajii Alfred Kreglingcr a. 605, St. Servan; Rosetti B, 1307. ilouen, buoyt.. North Dock.—December H, pan.:I AMMt s, 104, Portaferry (G. Shepherd), Padley's Wharf. December 15, &.m.? Caroline s, 361, Cardiff (F. II. Tuckc-r), Liverpool Wharf. South Dork.-I)member 14;. p.m.; Citr of Brussels s. 782, Cork (Burgess and Co.); Thisbe 8, 489, Caen (P. H. CowMd). buoys. December 15, a.m.: Afton ?. 486, Cardie Ql. Jonea and BTO-). Gi?ngow Wharf: Marie G 1?7, La P?-hpllo ',W. G. M. Jeffreys), buors; ?mon 81* Ajcachon (W. G. M. JaSreye).

RIVAL FACTIONS FIGHT. .1. ANTWERP RIOT. BAVARIAN AND PRUSSIAN SOLDIERS AT LOGGERHEADS. BELGIAN FLAGS USED. Amsterdam, December 15th--Furtb.cr details are now to hand concerning the revolt of Bavarian troops at Antwerp, regarding which I cabled you yesterday (says Mr. F. B. Harrey in the U Daily Chronicle "). Acuta r dissension botween these men and the Prussians is revealed,. They quarrelled in the Falcon barracks, where the Bavarians were principally quartered, aud the dispute developed into a riot, wherein furniture and windows were smashed. Tho Bavarians were under orders to ieave for the front that same day; but in consequence of the riot their departure was delayed until the following day. When they left Antwerp many had tiny Bavarian flags attached to their rifles, thus proclaiming their distinctiveness from, and their opposition to, the Prussian troops. It is even asserted by eye-witnesses that several of the men openly flaunted Belgian flags, and it is known that during their stay in Antwerp they bought button portraits of the Belgian Queen freely. While in Boucholt Bavarian soldiers decorated with flowers the picture of the Queen, in the house in which they were billetted. t About 80 Bavarians were detained in Antwerp after their comrades left, and it is presumed they are to be court-mar- tiaJled. This serious occurrence discloses, in conjunction with similar incidents which preceded it, that the relations existing between the Bavarians and Prussians are the reverse of amiable, and that if accentuated they may prove to be a factor favourable to the Allies in the western iheatrft at least. REVOLTING TROOPS. Bohemian and Moravian Soldiers Refuse to Quit Barracks. The Exchange Telegraph Company cor- respondent at Sargans, on the gwiss- Austrian frontier, writing on December illth, stntes that Bohemians who have managed to evade the frontier guard3 and j roach Switzerland report that the Aus- trian authorities are experiencing great difficulty with the Bohemian and Moravian troops. Hevolts arc* occurring frequently. and cases of soldiers refusing to fire upon the Russians and Serbians are reported from both theatres of opera- tions. The most recent instance of revolt was that of the 3rd Territorial Battalion of the 28th Bohemian Line Re?im?nt.: which ",s ordered at the end of Novem- ber to leave for Pol;) nd. I The soldiers positively dec?mpd to quit t'he barracks, and d. was not until two1 days after the reported day of denarture i that they were induced to leave Prague. I Their punishment, was severe, for it is stated that all the ringleaders nnd one out. of every ten of the rank and file have since been shot.

ON CERMAN SOIL. FRENCH INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES IN ALSACE. Last week General Joffre was in Thama (Alsace) and shook hands with many pimple citizens, assuring them that all would be done,to bring back Alsace to France and unite it to the French Government for ever- From December 2 to December 4 the French troops attacked the German field fortifications opposite Dammerkirch and Thann in the so-called Hirzbach Wood. On Friday, the 4th, there was a really important battle with considerable loss. J know that the Germans buried over 2,000 men on Saturday last. The battle, was moro important than tho fight of Mulhouse in August. On German Territory. It is certain that no German paper will speak about this last battle, for it is a German rule and custom not to publish the news of any battle fought on German territory. It wopld be painful for any German people to know that the enemy were occupying a part of their Empire. From the Swiss frontier to St. Die there are four German army corps. Every day new reserves arrive from the Rhine. Yesterday (December 9) the Germans saw from a captivo balloon that consider- able French troops were arming again in Alsace. The balloon was exposed to a con- tinual fire from French Funs, hut the bal- loon war, moved all day long in the Hirz- bach Wood by motor-cars. The Germans bring their guns and can- non (21 and 24 centimetre howitzers) al- ways at night into position, and cover them with sacks, bags, fto.. to conceal them from the peasants and inhabitants of Alsace, because they ft-ar spies.

POTSDAM CUARDS AT CRACOW. Petrf-,grad, Tiiesday.-Aecording to a telegram from Warsaw, people who have arrived there from Cracow state that the Commandant of the fortress is an Austrian, but that the garrison is Inaiuiy German, and includes the Potsdam Guards. There have been dissensions be- tween Austrians and Germans which tiave frequently resulted in bloodshed.

a TIRED OF LIFE. In this week's Christian Common- wealth" Judge Rautoui states that a man brought an action for damages against his father for causing his exist- ence. o I heard the point argued in the Court of Appeal on entirely sound legal prin- ciples, namely, that according to our law if a man does you &n injury which damages you, and which you cannot pre-I vent, and to which you give no cousent, I that man must pay you damages. All this is sound and good law. Then the' plaintiff went on to show that existence was a lops and a bore to him, and that! he could not get rid of it without break- j ing the law by committing suicide. The! Cotirt was, of course, in rears of ¡ laughtef, but the plaintiff 's argulhr-nts: were vastly more logical than many theo- j logical arguments which I have heard and i read. I

I BAVARIAN GENERAL KILLED I t Copenhagen, December 15th.—During j 1 tho recent air raid on Freiburg, the I Bavarian General von Meyer was killed  by a projectile from an iovMible aero- j piane, which penetrated his head through the h?lmnt. II

I 1 HERO FOR SWANSEA. Sorgt. Steao, V.C., of Wrosham, will be at Swansim next Sunday week, De- cember 28, and will attend the Brother- hood meeting. As exclusively announced in the "leader" a -few days ago, Sergt. Steen is now assisting the .M.C.A. work with the troops. It is probable that Mr. Ie H. Swainson, the Secretary of the Y-M-C.A., will accompany the sergeant, i and act as his host- )

= -11 --W At the Swansea Police Court to-day, Edgar John, 29. coHisr, CookeH, was j summoned for unlawfully carrying a gun ij 11 cl i

LINGFEELD MEETING. 1 A-OROWHt'RST SELLING HTJEDLE ..i.. KACE of 75 sovs Two miles, COODE-NT 5, MOGAJOOK 2, TIP AND RT7X 3. Also ran.; Friendly Foe, Pritska. John | Willie, Jliss Sweetie., Light Charge, Gulvain, Solitoi. Cherry Pieman. j Off 1.0. Traine dby Hare. f Bettiug: 5 to 4 Gulvaiu, 6 to 1 -John Willie, i t1 to 1 others. I -1 L.OQU O~COTrDEN SELLISG STEEFLE- CHiE of 75 sovs. Two miles. COMFORT 1, BLAIR H??PTOX 2. j TUSCCLTXr 3. I Off 1.29. Trained by Payne. Betting: 7 to 4 COMFORT and Blair lia.Ullltnu. 2 to 1 Tnstuhim. Won by a. length an-3 a half; eight lengths j1 between second and third. j 9 A—COVERT SLUE STEEPLECHASE of j 85 sovs. Two ir.iie.s. | 1GXOTTJS 1. EEajI 2.-3 ran.

'W"' ¡ P?A?AWE WILL ) I :Mr. William Wa!te:? cd swanN..a-rO<l.d.¡ I Treban(. Pontarda?f. boot maker, who died 5th July la?t, left estate of te gro? valae cf fl.?P? 73. 4d., with ud per' < ,)nalty .S1,&M ??. 9d. P:o)?t<' of b? ?'in! has been granted to his brother, Mr. J Thomas Walters, fin worker, of Swansea-I road, Trebanos, the sole, executor.

I IJG1'd Derby is hon. colon.-el of eighteen iTlfantry hattaJimls in Lancashire. A Service Corps has been formed at Britonferry for youths between the ages of 10 and 18 years, and at the first meet- ¡ ing held in the National Schools on Tues- day evening, there were upwards of seventy present. The originator of the • schami, the local scoutmaster (Miss I)orotli- Williams, of Baglan flouse), has had several good offers of assistance, and tho formation of such acorps pro-I m i ses to be of great service to the tow u. <

f THE FRENCH I BANCROFT. UlL-BACK LOSES BOTH I LEGS. I Dsd 11 SEND ME BACK TO THE FRONT AS A IS!' TYPIST! Enel by).L Jean Caujolle, the famous French t-n ternational liugby full-back, who has d. d" h J 6en mentioned i.u dispatches and Warded the Military Medal for Con- to icuous bravery, has had his legs shat- red by a sheil, and both have had to I'" th s amputated. ade Notwithstanding this ho asked his ginn Jperior officer to "kindly send me back 1 the front as a typist." 8(3 Caujollee was adjudged to be one of the Ivan ftest backs in the world, and was con- c-ce d dered by soinef to be the equal of John- on or Bancroft. It is of interest that he played against alcs at Swansea ou March 2nd last, a gT e Welshmen winning by live converted als and two tries to nil. '1- J JACK BANCROFT'S TRI BUTE. nfan In an article which appeared in the as at Sporting News the following Saturday ■vwh1 ck Bancroft said of Caujolle:- The French full-back has the cloc fakings of a good player. He was par- u el ularly anxious to do his fiharn- e 1 rhaps more than las share—of the work, artzj It at the same time be has one fatal Weakness in a liugby full-back, for he is I in Po fond of fly-kicking." fon T The Teams. Id It is interesting to recall the teams1 | no faced one another that afternoon. JVmt) 'hey wera composed as follows;- Wales.—Back, Jack Bancroft (Swan- q a)-, three-quarters, Ivor Davies (Llan- rp-C, ly), W. It. Evans (Llwynvpia), J- re-e0 etter (Newport), and G. Hurst (New- f rt); half-backs, R. Lloyd (Pontypool), d Clem Lewis (Cardiff); forward,, r. Alban Daviee (Llanelty), P. Jones onool), D. Watts (Maosteg), Tom ^^illiams (Swansea), H. Uzzel (New- ie. t), J. B. Jones (Abertillerv), Edgar "organ (Swansea), T. C. I.loyd (Neath). Caujolle (Tarliaifc); so-gi rcie-quartoris, R- Laeoste (Tarbids). G. nerrot. (Lection), L. Dessert (Parie), re rt d G. Andre (Paris); half-backs. F. 'h ? ydebasque (Bayonnais), and M. Haden- ?hti? ?? (Bayonnai&); forwards, Le Lebrere of t Tolouse), J. De Beyssac (Bordelais), R. F e Vonges (Paris), M. læuvEdl,) .(Bar- ilp lai8), capt.; F. Faure (Tarbes), J. joins rnal (Paris), M. Legain (Paris), and east1 Lavand (Carcaesonaiso),

The last baitefo of 760 left y rim ley concentration camp for ships off Southend yesterday, and the oanip will now bo closed until the spring.

I RUSSIA'S TERMS. I REPORTED REPLY TO AUSTRIAN APPEAL! FOR PEACE. I KING OF BAVARIA'S SPEECH I An Exchange correspondent at Berne .forwards tlie, reported terms of Rusia in reply to a tentative Austrian. appeal for peace. Something to the same effect has previously been published, but it must be remembered that Bussi-j. is as firm as her allies in her determination not to make P\4CC separately, and this has been interpreted that terms will not he made to the enemy separately. The Exchange correspondent's message is ai follows:— Tbo ".Touraal de Geneve" learns by an indirect route from Austria that aecord- in to a current rumour u tentative vl)- peal to R.uss;a for peace has recently been made by the Government of the! D-Ilal Monarchy. j | KusiaV, reply took the form of the fol- lowing terms:— < The surrender of Galicia to Poland, ] ?oth to be coDstttuted a Z-ingdom under j the sceptre of the Czar. The surrender of Bosnia and Herze* j j govina to Servia and Montenegro. The withdrawal from the alliance with Germany. The constitution of the Austro-Hun- j garian jnonarchy lutort-aem1 States, one of which should be autonomous— J! Bohemia. The uewspaper adds that. all the A us- tri.-tn Government thought the conditionF were too hard. the negotiations were not coutinufd. King of Bavaria's Speech, Amsterdam, Tuesday.—The "Maas- bade" learns from Berlin that the King of Bavaria, addressing troops ox the Landsturm, emphasised the fac?i? that Ger- many was fn?appd in a r;Gven e,;trt "put," he declared, "the people and the princes alike, with tl)() Kaiser at their head, will hold on until a peace is ob- tained which will guarantee the undis- turbed continuance of our social advanco- ment and of our practice of the arts and the sciences. "—-Reuter.

RUSSIANS MAKE PHOGRESSL DESPERATE FIGHTING AND SUCCESSES IN I THE CARPATHIAN. Petrograd, Wednesday.The Army Messerger" publishes the following series of communications regarding the latest operations on the Russian.-Euro- pean front. ¡ Eussian cavalry attacking the enemy I bravely near Jourominek on December I 12th disorganised his rearguard and in- flicted serious loss on him. I On the Lowiez-IIovo front violent German attacks met with no success, and I were repulsed by our troops with heavy I loss to the Germans.. j To the south of Cracow the- enemy en- deavoured on the 12th and 13th to contain our offensive, reinforcing his positions. On 1 "th tho enemy debouching in considerable force over the Dukla Pass, endeavoured to come dc?m the northenil Slopes of the Carpathians on the Munkacz side. South of th0 Ca.rpathians, i our troops, after a desperate resistance, ?aiupd pos??ssion of the neighbourhood of IjneverMzke, repulsing the cndny.

I i FROM THE RANKS. I  Forty-two more non-commissioned I oiffcers have beeu promoted ce?ond lieut- enants for service in the eld, s?tes la&t night's "I?ndo? Gazette." 11 j

A BimiAHAN CINEMA. i At a social sitting of the Amman Valley I.icen&in? Comiottt?. on Monday ev?niDR, the application of the Alpha Cinema Company for a dramatic license for their new building in lhYDamman I was refused. Mr. Kamerer (Llanelly) appeared for! • applicants, and Xir. Edward Harris II opposed on behalf of the trustees of the j Public Hall. Brynamman.

MORE SWANSEA SmLLERS. f 1 Swansea continues to send a f?ir num- lwr ot recruits for th? Koyal Naval Din- ? I sion. Amongst those who have ref?ntly joined and will g:? to the Crystal Pa?cf for specialisiug in signalling are Mr. A. I J Richards (son of Mr. Arthur Richards, j registrar of births and deaths), and Mr. Hall. hnth of whom are Swansea Gram- mar School students. Mr. J. Hodgens, the recruiting agent, has stall vacancies ( for others who deaira to specialise in naval work.

SWANSEA SHIPPITIC BOOM, ] Swansea docks this week are enjoying a.n exceptionally busy period. On Wed- nesday morning no lass than fourteen ships were waiting for berths, the docke being full np. and some of the boats will have to wait a considerable time before they can be loaded and put to Ma again. Thero is a great demand for coal, especi- ally anthracite nuts, which are used for domestic purposes, and freights are ex- ceptionlly high, fetching as much as 30s. f.o.b.

A SWANSEA FRACAS. t At the Swansea Police Court to-day, James Brennan, Swansea, -was brought up on a warrant charged with assaulting and beating Mary Ann Thomas, on De- cember 14th. Complainant, who ap- peared in the box with two black eyes and a. cut mouth, said that. s he and her husband were in tha house when Brennan burst open the door GZ the house and came in. He said, «It'" I want," and be immediately struck her in tho facft with his fist She applied fo ra summons next morning, and that night defendant and other men came to her house and molested her. The Bench decided to ad- journ the case for a day to allow Mrs. Thomas to bring her husband as witness.

ONTY "CHIEFS" FATHER. —— DEATH Of LIEUT.-CBL H. G. LINDSAY, CHIMEAN VETERAN. The death, occurred yesterday of Lieut-- ColonclHf:ur.7 Goro JLindsaj, of Glas- Ile-vin House, Dublin. Colonel Lindsay, who was the second sou of- tho late Mr. George Hay ward Lindsay a.nd the late Lady Catherine Mary Gore, sitter of the fourth Earl of Ax ran, was born iu ISoO lie was the great-grandson of the fifth Earl of Balcarres. He served in Lhe South African War 0f 18.5;2-3, the Crimean War, and the. Indian Miltiny, when he was mentioned in dispatches. He married in the Hon. Ellen Sarah Morgan, daughter of the first Lord Trodegar, who died iu 1912. He was for- merly a captain in the Eifle Brigade, aud was later appointed Lieutenant^Colonal oi the Brecknock Ivitle Volunteers. He was at one time Chief Constable of Glamorganshire, which office is now held by his son. Captain Liouel Lindsay. His oldest son, Colonel H. E. M. Lindsay, C.B., Royal Monmouth Royal Engineers, was placed on the Reserve of Officers in 1902. His only daugbtN. CHen Rosamund Mary, was married to .the Earl of Carriek in 1898.

SWANSEA S DUTY. I- GWILI SUGGESTS NECESSITY FOR AWAKtHinU A WELSH GasSCIEIitE. Quaint as the above suggestion may seem, there is a significance in it which should be noted by the compatriots of the man who gave it public utterance at Swansea on Tuesday night. The well knoitn bard, preacher, lecturer and principal of G-wynfryn School! (Wateyn Wyn's old eollege), the Rev. J. Jenkins (Gwili), addressed a large and enthusiastic gathering of the Swansea! Cymrodorion at the Free, Library on Tue. day. His subject was Bywyd Penillion Telyn." and thH interesting lecture, bristling with catchy, hreezy quotations from the lyric bards and peuii iion singprs of the Principality, was illus- trated and assisted by the introduction of harp selections executed by Mr. Goo, Thomas, of Bettws, Ammanford,, and solos rendered hy his cousin. Mr. Edgar Thomas, of Pontardulais. Urged by a cheering audienee, even Gwili liimseif sang as a solo, with harp accompaniment, some racy penillion, and Welsh enthusi- asm was thoroughly aroused before the strains of Hen NVIad fy Xhadau," led by Dr. Vaugha-a Thomas, closed the pro- ceedings The chairman (Hr. tlcrdati% had pro- posed a vote of thanks to the lecturer for his inspiring address, and Gwili was responding when he gave the Nationalist quip as a fillip to the Cviurodorion of Swansea t.o make their influence felt. Ha had incidentally referred, during the lecture, to the approaching election in Swansea District. He now congratulated the society upon the excellent attendance that night, and expressed the hope that the Cyrnrodoricn would continue to in- crease in members and in activity. that they wouldmnkû their iufraenee felt in municipal.and public life, and that they would, as it was their dufy to do, awake the Welsh conscience in the town. It need scarcely be said that the senti- ment so tritely espresseYl elicited rousing cheers from tho assembled Cymry.

.J HELPING LONDON WELSH. Lady Brvnmor Jones presided over a meeting of the Ladies' Committee to pro- vide. comforts for the London Welsh Bat- talion held yesterday at 27, Bryanstou- fcfjUare, W. Among those present vwre Mrs. Lloyd George, Mrs. Ellis Grifi'th. Mrs. John Hinds, Mrs. Timothy Davies, Mrs .Ivor Bowen, Mrs. D. H. Evans, Mrs. W. J. Davies, Mrs. W. Mrs. H. M. Emlyn and the Viscountess Parker. It was reported that the eomfnittce had col- lected 2.(500 pairs of socks, 1,000 Handker- chiefs, 15,000 cigarettes, and a number of tobacco pipes. It was pointed out there was still need for matiy more comforts, especially warm shirts for the men.

WAR AND A3STMCE At a recent meeting of the Council of the Swansea and District Total Abstin- ence Federation, resolutions were passed dealing with various aspects of the tem- perance question, and they were directed to be sent to the proper authorities and the Press. It was resolved to request the War Office to make arrangements so that no total abstainer at the front bo com- pelled to break hi6 pledge by having to take rllm or other intoxicating liquor in any form; and further it was decided to ask the War Office to prevent any facilities tfcing granted for the supply of intoxicating liquors in the canteens and training rounds of our soldiers. The Federation also passed a resolution pro- testing agaiiif t the manner in which the decision of the local licensing bench as to the opening and closing hours of publlc- houses was received by tb2 licensed vic- tuallers of Swansea.

TUG S BATTLING TRIP. The tug Genette, belonging to Messrs. Topham. Jones, and Hailton, Fishguard Harbour contractors, returned to rish- guard yesterday after a perilous voyage lasting five weeks. Required by the Admiralty, the tug, in charge of Captain Hawkings, Milford Haven, set out from Fishguard on November 14th for Dover during the stillest gale experienced this winter. Off Strumblo tho captain of one of the cross- channel vessels reported he saw the Genette disappear, but the tug reached Milford &ftcr battling with huge teas sixteen hours. Next day they were Bent out for Dover. They ware then ordered to Ramsgate, then back to Dover, thence to Southampton, where, after inspection by the authorities, she was rejected as too small for the work. For three days the craft was airash in the English Channel, and during four da:vs no food could be obtained owing to the inrush of water. Chief Engineer Mr. Cocks was warmly praised by the captain for his skill in keeping th e machinery, under gioat difficulty, in motion.

WHOLE FAMiLY SUFFOCATED. By an escape of gfcs a whole family has been suffocated in a flat at Homerton. The deceased are: William Deabill, SO, laborer; Rosin a Deabill, 2D, his wife; William Deabill, six; Kosina Deahill, two. The flat was situated in Mabley-6±reet, Horneiton. As the residents in the fiat ahove i.rtiood a «tr.n,? small of gas, uitd no one had seen any: member of the Dea-~ bill family for some hours, inquiries were made. The police forced an eli- trance to the premises, and found the family dead in the bedroom. Mi-h. Dcabill and the two children were in bed, but the husband had apparently made an attempt to get to the door, for he was lying on the floor iyst inside the room. The windows of tlM room were closed, and there was an overpowering suie.ll of gas. This was pubsequently tratoed to a. leak which had occurred in tilt) gas main im-l mediately ia~ f^ont of .tho houee. A.- cat l M as fouoa dead ia. one of the rooma

I AN IRISH INTERNATIONAL 1 jfrwi i DR. 07BRIEN TO ASSIST THE ALL I 1 BLACKS. I. A professional appoinment. ha? brought to Neath that dashing a.nd brilliant Irish International Rugby three-quarter, Dr. O'Brien. In a conversation with "Rover" i the doctor intimated that it was his ill t en tin to assist the All Blacks when the war was over. As a matter of fact, he had b0cn apprcach?d. and had readily con?.ntcd, to play in the charity match against Aberavc.n on Boxing Day. This having been cancelled, Rugby enthusi- lasi.s have to revel in the joys of anticipa- tion a little longer. But when this gallant InternaLiona] I from Erin dons the All Blacks colours hu can make up his mind for un'3 t thing-a real Welsh reception I

SWANSEA FIRWI S CE[iE'ROSITY. I Mrasrs. 1. E. Jon^s, Ltd., 11;,>1.' ar~ I ranged a Christmas Tree at the Carlton j Cafe, Swansea, from 11 o'clock onwards on Saturday for the-children of tho Bel-j gian refugees; ard Mrs. Mervyn Howdl r and her associate* on the Belgian Com- 1 mittee are being asked to control same. I

i IMMENSE BAVARIAN LOSSES, I Copenhagen, December loth.—The hun- dredth list, while ivseh containing only 2,484 additions, brings the- total of the. Prnssian killed, wounded, and missing to 1717,319. To these must bo. added 74 j j Saxon, 7"i Wurtemherg, and 118 Bavarian lists. The total of Prussian and Bavarian casualties hitherto published i* about 1,000,000, and the Saxon and Wurteui- berg lists give an additional 200.000. ? The he?vy losses of the Bavarians hare j lAd Mome Germ n ns to describe thn ironic?lh' as food for British cannon."

i.7'=;¡;=; MA H HfA G ?3. LFDG-EF—LA u VDER.—On December 15t.h, ? St. Gai>ri«I's Church, Swansea., by iiie Rev., j M. H. Williams. Vicar, Trevor, eldest son I of t,ho 1atÐ Mr. Hubert Lid?ey, Swo-usea, to Ado. daughter Gf Mr. and ?)Lr?. B. U. Launder, Gwydr-crtiscent, iiwansea. I DEATHS. WILLIAMS.—On the 15;li insU, at 20. Wind- 6or-s;eot, Uplands. William William* 1, lete cf Pantygwydr), in his 7frth year. Funeral at »Skett.e Ohursli, Saturday, TYIiEL.—Kilted in at tion on November 2aid, [ Edwin Ty.vei, of lioyal Horso Guards.

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