The Cambria Daily Leader

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I -,qe WAR IN TH.r cAlfL i- —— Zeppeims' Promised Visit in j th? Spnng, I German Retaliation, (U Times Telegram per Press Association.}; Belgian Frontier, Monday.—Continuous rada,3X<i gleet have made fighting prac- tically impossible for HUl days, and ?-,are kept both f-idcs busy doing their host to mako thtir trenches waterproof. Only the ganr.ers have stuck to their regular wor. There has 'r:n far mor" talk of "war in hb* air lately than of waJ" on laid. Th~ Hriri.-b raids on Cuxhaveu and Bruescla awild, it was expected, rouse the Ger. naDs t'? attempt a ''<mB?r-st;r<?k?. These u:p?'-tarions wen' partly r'-ah??d Ia<vt W '•'< nesday, when German airmen cami .n f?rcf W-den 4-T,?rnlan can?,, i •«oor<» d civilians. nns :Ütak was,} hwwr, of no military importance. and I could nor he compared with the C'ux- haven raid. Risking a Zeppelin. I it was thor.ght that the real reply I would l»f made by risking a Zeppelin in :bis direction on a trial trip which might' be epr&CT of in Berlin as a preliminary f to the invasion of England. This sup-! -x,.z by a note dropped J by one of th* airmen -,n Wednesday promising the people of Dunkirk a ??:Ml:'n tor Snu?y- The promised .i?r did not &pp?r. though t hero 'C; reports ft an enemy's ?irsii?p har- ng been ?<'n near Caescl. tv'uty nul?s o the Tim non-apoearar.ee I iT<rrht be attributed to th" weather, which was appalling yesterday, hut it to h." generally expected that the '/•erirans will before long make a show their much-vaunted airehips, if it 1, only to impress their newspaper-reading rrrblie at home, and thai: their iirst de- Ton^trr.tion will be made either over the Hied "lines in th" North of France or in he direction of Dover. Not Till the Spring. Amsterdam, Tu-^sday.—Last Saturday a..Zeppelin was teen flying in the direction d Ghent, and there, is mu<'h talk among coming Zeppelin invasion of. England, hut it is .admitted that nothing can he; iotie until the 5pring.-Pr.-s Associatk>n.

A SHAKY LADDER. ■» BAHfiERDUS ACCESS TO HOLD OF SWANSEA SHIP. The Ciydedale Navigation Co., Ltd., wore at Swansea to-day summoned for neglecting to maintain sate means of access by ladder or steps from the deck to the hold of the ship s s. Greathan The case was brought to court by Mr. .lohn Hi) ditch, and Mr. Fa-wlings dc-1 fended. ) Mr. Michael OTBnpB. of the Dockers' j Union, stated that the ladder from the rleok to the hold -was iu a most dangerous state, and with one word from him the men working on tbe ship vonid hav& I e?pped at once. Mr. R&wllngs admitted the offence, and I spok? in mitigaaon. I Mr. Hilditch said that it would be a TÇJ" easy matter if ofETE (If tlle ships would carry just a few flat bars, so that they could fit up steps until necessary repairs had been made. The Bench inflicted a fined of t5 and I costs. I

PMWPAL GIRL'S RESIGNATION. I The part, ai Beauty in the Drnry Lane 'I pantomime was yesterday resigned by Miss Ferne Sogers- The step v, aos taken alt the invitation of Mr. Arthur Collins, and as the result of Miss Rogers having green open expression to certain tinpopn- lar views regairding the present war Pa which objection was rai sed by various members of the company. The role wae at once transferred to Miss II ?ia»cv IVucklami. who up to now hae been appearing an Zizi in the production.

A SPOTS OffER. I M N??TBa-r?et Peav Sessional Coujt yesterd ay afternom, *alter SimipLw)v=lyl dealer. of Cikippetduon, Cambs, wis ad- judged guilty of offences against the Swrae Fever Order of 198S by failing to I cleanse and disinfect 10 pigsty as and fitted Me., in ridding poet*. Defendant, Tvho pro- tested it was impossible for a pig dealer to <?wry out the provisions of the Order, remarked, I will raQxer pay a 'quid' to the wax fudd-s than th* ten 'Goto, wjMFFeappn Mr. Howard, chaarman of $e' Becoh. a local farmer, who had ear lieir n.ttnvckrri liiar, M farmem, the tfcree eatficg no+giatnde* «vmpc.thieed wdti de- fendant m ttM matter, but had to carry swl* the law, repliro. U We wili let you off the tea shapings if yon give a sove- Teagm to the Bed Cross Fund." Deien. dagtt tiberetzpon handed a sovereigc to the twyiahmima' clerk, and there was no oon- nctioa.

Officers and men of the Expeditionary I Force who have not yet received Princess JMkarVs Chrisfanas pft "Tiould apply to the flPcwr cfHcmaitdrng 11 ffi r home unit. lfldmm and mothers r, the fallen fhoul(I -sppty to the record oiice oJ. the dead .8flIr ar ew

[ iGABlHARTH^HjHUST^ESTS. IS MIY S TOTAL BErnG ROBBED BY I mimmi I A gscat £ ■ -<rt is being ijiade to accclc- rato reci^lflFi^ for the CaraiartheiisliirS Bat-tal-;o-,i, which up to the present has only reached the strength of a eingle conipacy. The reeexve battalion of the -1th Welsh and the Pembroke Teoiaanxv whoso numbers are d^ffvni moytTy from the Carmarthenshire area have, however, reached full strength, and therefore can be on behalf of tiie Army Corps Battalion, In tø J1 st arM. comprising tin counti es of Cua-martheri and Pembroke, for which Captain Veale is chief re- oruiting ofueer, there havo been close regular army, up to th; end of the Far. The. largest proportion ioire(I in the first few weeks after th3 outbreak of war, but 6jn(' September the bumber has L-reatl diraini?bed, for only about 700 PT7 registered from that time (in. Of fur, tcrtftl number, T,la-nfllv, an (I Ammanford &eut 2,147, and the rafet fame from Cariaarthen and Pembroke I district. A large number of men had [iostpoued mslriug their atte«tation until fhe new year, but out of some tOG pro- •rpeetive recruits fA,) far very few were t forthcoming. In a period of five 17 men only enlisted at the Ammanford offkes. Captain Veale. says that many ùl"I1. especially in the Amman Valley, preferred to jnin in Glamorgan, and he t at many men were thus lost II to Carmarthenshire. ■i ■'

mnm deacc^. j A photograph of the late Mr. Ewe Thomas, of Llaneamlet (deacon at Tabor Chapel for 46 years), whose funeral took place yesterday.

NEATH POISE SERGEANT. [ Police-Sergeant David Evam, I of the Neath Borough Police force who has been promoted to his neir rank to fill a vacancy f:aused by the death of P.S. Beti Davie. Sergeant Evans ha £ served 15 years in the yeath Forco. 0e, was formerly in a cavalry regiment. OjI special occasions he acts 3.6 a mounted constable. He has been highly compli- mented both by the Ixvroush and county bench of justices at Neath for his smart- ness in. arresting people "wanted."

SOUNDS OF CUN FIRING. l Wljafc was generally assumed tc be l gun hrmg was heard in the vicinity of .6-aa last night. Enquiries were made by the "Leader" tc-day, but so defi-1 nite source can be traced. The keeper of the MllUlble6 Ligiithome did not hear the pounds but it is stated that a local building firm ii-sually bla.e.J: their TCfuUing explosion?, mr.y h-ave been the 1 tacunds heurd and mistaken for gmn- o-o-urids hfurd m for SMTL-

SWANSEA SOLDIERS AitD SAILORS SPEND A COMFORTABLE HOUR (Photo by Chapman.) A corner of the comfortable Soldiers' and Sailers' Club established at the Albert Minor Hall, Swansea, by Mr. George Dorrell and a committee. Every effort is made to ensure the comfort of the young warriors who are making full use of the privileges accorded them.

VON BUELOWS REAL MISSION. Borne, Tuesday.—-I learn on the highest j authority that Prince Von Buelow's real mission was to lay the foundation 101" j ltalia-r. intervention for peace at a future I opportune moment selected by Germany, In choosing Italy for a. peace role, Gar- j many hoped also 1,0 accomplish the donblp- purpose of preventing the intervention of Italy in the war and the preservation of r the Italian affiliation with the Triple- Allianc-e following the close of the war. Italy has replied stating her willingness I to intervene for peace when Germany re- quests, but she cannot permit this promifle | to curtail her risht to take paTt in thoj war should further Italian interasts so demand.—Exchange.

CANADA'S SACRIFICE. 1 Recruiting enthusiasm in Coneda is oi a high okoh. No Tear in her his- toTy hnz, ever witnessed so many men ffndar arras, both t for the horae and foreign service. It is esfchnated that over 125.0110 men. aTe in training, while goneml m'rurang for the third contingent has not started yet. Ths second oontingBn i is now anxiously awaiting call and it will be in a muc-h better st-atc 01 preparedness than the first, In the West where a targe proportion oi the population is Britaaih -born, re- cruiting enthusiasm is increaishi^. The Hon. "Robert Rogers, Minister of Public Works, stated that at Winnepeg alone 6,000 men am drilling for war service- Five hundred men will be sent within a. few weeks ais reinforcements to Princess Patricia's Light Infantry, who it is under- stood. are now at ••the- vont. So eager are men to get to tho front that it only took a. few hours to secure this droit, and five times. at: many men could have been got if necessary.

MUTUiV AMONGST CREW. t Lloyd's BaKaat agent telegraphed ye&- tecdayBritish stoameT Kaeaavon, Clvdo to Bordeaux, put in here y; mutiny ar.tsng^t cfew. Expected eail to- m^rrow morninx- The Bkaenavon (ex-CardtS Castle) is owned by sjs. Becrfigrove C<> T>td. (R. T. Arthurs and Co.. m&na^Tr) hw l)Öo!'t of registry beina: C1:(\aw- She was beili at ( ia 13S9.

[ SWANSEA SHIPPING. r SW ANSEA SHIPPING. There is a delay in the arrivals of ves- sels in Swnnwa owing to the rough i v/eathor in th* Clronnel, brat a. good many aro due at tha various docks. The fol- lowing have .arrived.:— North Dock.—Jan. 5, &-m-, 744, London (Harries Bros.), No. 4 quay: Ianishowen mb 142, put ia (——) Jan. o, p.m., Gower Coast s 367, Dublin (Powell, Bacon and Hough), B shed. Prince of Wales Dock.—Jan. 5, a.m., Kovda s 1144, London (Harries Bros.), G. W .R. 1 hoist. North Dock.—Jan. 5, p.m. Arthur Capel s 419, Bavre (Stockwood Rees), G.W. Nc. 2 hoist. South Dock.—Jan. 5, a.m., Rhona g 3..cn. CaTwiiff (M- Mucphy); Jan. á., p.m., PeUl- broke Coast, e 354, Candiff (PowelL Bacon and Hough), CriwA Line Wharf.

AMMANFORD MINERS IDLE. I Close upon five hundred Ammanford miners were rendered idle on Tuesday on I account of a digputn with the hauliers at the TirydaiL CoUiery. It appears that notices which the hauliers tendered to terminate an existing contract expired, ?nd &lthough hopes w('r entertained t-tia-tI the balilien would have bn allowed to continue their work on the minimum wage basis, these did not prove to be well- I founded. Thore was a failure to arrive at an amicable agreement-, with tho results that the collicrr has been rendered idle. Pantyffynon Notices. At the Pantyffynon Collitry several cf the men have received summonses for breach of contract, and on Monday notices were tendered by all the men. 1

PEMBROKE -0 HEN'S SERVICE Ha *Xcnd«n Ipt Tuc^eiy aagitvb Hfcitee that the Kini haS boon gracSbuely pleased IX) grant the Imperial Service M^dal to the following retired members of his Majesty's Cival Service as a recognition of a long and meritorious service t—John Banner shipwright, Pem- broke Dockyard j John Noot, shipwright Ppm?To?e Dockyard; William Phillip*, joiner, Pembroke Dockyard Ja??s Powell I)otk-yard: law,?r, Dock- yrd; George Edwin JobD Wilcox, s?Ue<J labourer, Pembroke DockxajdL

I ROYAL MINT'S RECORD YEAR. A summary of the operations of the [ Royal Mint for last year ahowe the total number of ocdns struok during the 12 months to have been 213,862,180 or 28,475,419 coijis more than in the preced- ing 12 months. The number *of Colonial coins struck showed a decrease of 9,930,60(5, but the pieces of Imperial coin- age struck showed an increase of 38,356,019 and totalled 188,145,180. The war issue of pound and ten shil- ling notes coupled with the unprecedent- edly heavy coinage of -ilver which at- tended the issue is reflected in the figures. During the year tho number of gold coins struck was 18,752,241 as against 30,633,962 in 1913. This figure includes 11,501,170 sovereigns or 13,082,619 fewer than in 1913. The number of half-sovereigns minted showed an increase of just over a million. The number of silver pieces struck was 92*455,843 as against 32,29ti.J:?7 in 1913, the face value of the issue being £ 6,250,524 as against E:1.9H.35-t in 1913. The bronze coins minted showed a de- crease in number of nearly ten millions, and ia face value of £ 53,000.

WALL COLLAPSED. A labourer named Patrick Sulbvan was engaged at 7.30 this moroiug in breaking dq-v,,4 an old wall at the bad: of the jplysium. Picture House, High-street, Swansea, when the wall gaye way, and he fell with it. injuring his head and l-eiouldai'3, though, it ie believed, not 'seriously. He was rgjnoved to the Hos- pital in tbe motor-ambiilance by P.C. (Sl) [Davies, and there detained for observa- tion.

'FERRY DENTIST WOMNDEO. Private T. Tudor, of the Grenadier Guards, who before joining the forces was a dentist at Britcmfcrry, ha. been in- valided homo to the Westminster Hós- pitl. London,, wounded in the head by shrapnel, and alfo a bullet wound in thft left, arm received in a battle near Ypre". He is recovering well and hopes to return to Britoaierry ia a week or so.

EARLY CLOSING IN I SWANSEA I I ———„——— I MGVEMEHT STILL IN PROGRESS. I I I ———— There is still a considerable amount of dissatisfaction in Swansea about tb0 I. action of the authorities in not clocing the public-houses at an early hour during the progress of the war. Several organisa- tions iu the town are still moving in the- matter. it is anticipated that furt'ner steps will be taken. The Free Church Council having passed several resoituions, which, havo been tor- warded to several departments of the Government, we learn to-day from Mr. Griffiths Jones (who was chairman of t1 meeting, and who forwarded copies of l resolutions) that he has received replies, '1 which indicato that the Government authorities are still imrestigating the sul>- ject. The statement of the case was set forth in the following resolutionsj The iirst sets forth a claim that Section < Is ss (1) of the Intoxicating Liquor Aec, 1914, should be amended by striking out- words which make the action ot the licensing justices dependent upon the recommendation of the Chief Otiioer of Police. This general claim is lounded ¡ upon the following statement as to the special case of Swansea (a) Swansea has a population of about 120.000, consisting mostiy of the indus- trial and maritime classes. The town is engaged in raising a battalion for the Welsh Army, besides rocruiting for the Territorial, naval, and other services. (b) On November 17th last the ques- tion of putting the Act in foreo came under the consideration of the licensing justices. The chief-constable, whose ap- pointment was ocly rece!'í.tly coniirmüd ¡ ¡ by the Home Office, recommended the l closing of licensed houses from tsn p.m. to eight a.m., and it is believed that this met with the un?aimo? approval of the licensing justices. A proposal in favour of the hours ofJ) nine to nine wap carried, however, by a majority. The chicf-constable was pre-; §ent during the discussion. but a differ- ence of opinion afterwards aroso as to whether he had consented to nine t-o J nine. It is unnecessary to recapitulate further what occurred, as the cxrcum-j stances are known to Mr. McKenna. whoj found hinlself, and no doubt rightly so, unable to confirm the resolution. (c) The licensing justices again met on i December 17th with the intention then of putting in force the chief-constable's own recûlIilllewahon to close from ten p.m. to eight. a=. The chief-constable, however, at the outset, stated that he withdrew his forirar recommendation, and that he had no fresh proposal to make. This put an end to the meeting. (d'í The ycillating conduct of the chief- constable is unaccountable, as there has j been no change of circumstances between the meeting of November 17th and that of December 17ih. The Act conteiiiplates: that the justice/jirder should be in fores j for at least a reasonable period, and at; their former meeting three months were fixed, commencing on December" 1:1:, which would, of course, cover December 17th. It was known at the time-the chief- constable recommended ten to eight that a large body of recruits were about to leave the town for further training else- where, and 1,000 actually left on the 1st of December, so that this circumstance could not account for his change of mind. A considerable number of sN"iec men are still in town, and recruiting is and will go on. Farther, at the meeting of the 17th of December, it was known that the men who had left were to return for! eight days in batches of 200. Alo 300 naval and other recruits at Christmas. At Rhyl, wher. rTie reeruits were sent, the hciirs are limited from nine to ten, i but now, on their return, they will find licensed houses open from six a.m. to eleven p.m. Tho good object attained at Rhyl will thus be lost at Swansea. (e) The Chief Constable at the meeting of tho 17th of December cited figures fqr periods of a fortnight each in November and December of lawc year, and compared them with figures for the same periods this year to show that there had been no increase of convictions for drunkenness. Those for November were, at any rate, known to him previo to his recommen- dation. But it is common experience that euch statistics are of little value. Much depends upon the activity of the police. If the force is busily engaged with strikes or other important matters, it ie known that minor offences escape attention. Since AugnBt the war has thrown an im- mense amount of extra labour on the con- stabulary, and they have not had time to attend to casas of drunkenness, unless of an exceptional character. Further, about 40 out of 120 policemen bave joined the colours, and substitutes have had to be found from among elderly superannuated members or other sourccB who can scarcely be now a? efhc ent as the regular oHiœrs. The Chief Constable seems to be obeeeeed with his figures, as if the question of drunkenness was the sole governing words of the statute. (1) It is to be regretted that a town and port of such character and importance as Swansea should not have followed tho; good example of many hundmis of boroughs-largé and small-t]axoughout the country, and thereby have encouraged thrift and good order, so essential at this grave na-tional crisis. Much indignation is felt by right-minded inhabitants at tho vagaries of tho Chief Constable. It can- not be suggested that the profit of a trade ought to have weight at .a time when men lay down their lives to vindicate their country's caugIB. (g) The desire of the licensing justices -a body of fifteen-hw been thwarted bv the action of one individual. The ires Church Council, therefore, urge a speedy amendment of the statute. The council I claim a right to speak upon the subject,' as the ministers, deacajne, elders, rud adherents of its churches have c ntri- buted in no small degree in adding largely to the number of recTnits fr,m the Prncipality. The adherents cf the I Free Churches exceed cojisideribly half the population of Wales, It is to be 1 feared that the result of the Chief Con- stable's vacillation and condu it is to j place unnecessary temptation before many of them voun-j; and it may possibly check the recruiting spirit, among eober-minded people, who have hitherto rendered invaluable service. Other important towns have realised these dangers and have -restricted the hours. 2. It was unanimously further resolved, with the view of counteracting the evil effect likely to arise from the conduct of the Chief Constable, and to induce our, j ministers, deacons, elders, and adherents to continue their recruiting service by holding meetings and otherwise as ¡ hitherto, to ask the civil and military I i authorities to take all necessary steps in their power to shorten the hours and to check drinking among the military and >jiaval service men in the county borough of Swansea. This meeting is of opinion I that treating by friends and others of; I young men enlisting is carried on to a! dangerous extent before the recruits I realise the evil.

I It is notified that Belgian soldiers of the. province of Hainault can correspond with their relativef; by postcard Sltlt to I Mr. Do Jonsre, imprimeur, a Terneuzen (Holland?). They arc asked to mention in their card the nam?s of other soldiers of I Hainault, whom they may know tu be in England.

OSyfUND V ANSTON, Photographer, Swansea. Winner Champion Gold Medal London.

LIVE GOALS OVER WirIrC EXTRAORDINARY ACT OF GORSEINON TINWORKER. WANTED SOLDIER'S COAT. h A fcinworker named William James, of Gorseinon, was charged at the Swansea Police Court on Wednesday with causing grievous bodily harm to his wife, Eliz;i- I beth James, by kicking her, on January 2nd, at their house, Cecil-road, Gorseinon. Mrs. James said that her husbavd oarue h-ouio drunk and wanted her 10 give her soldier son's red coat, which ha wanted to wear in the street- Sho fused to give him the coat. He threatened her, and picked up a sliovel full of live coals, which he threw over her, burn- ing her. Ho then knocked her down, aud whilst on the floor he kicked hcr^ She called out, and some neighbours came in. Defendant, questioning his wife, sought to prove that she was drunk and threw the teapot at his head. Mrs. Jani,, 4 however, denied these allegations. Complainant's daughter said that elm went to the house. Her father tfireatene<| her and chased her out of the house. Slis aftervards went to the (Jbctor with h:\( mother P.C. Phelps, Gorseinon, said he 111"" the defendant, but could r>■ >t charge him, as he was drunk. When charged afterwards he admitted giving his wife a clout or two. Defendant stated that his wife and daughter had been paralytic drunk for a week. On this day be had been in the house for about two hours when b is wife came in drunk and threw the tea* pot at him. The Chairman remarked that liq thought James had not done his casa any good by trying to blacken his wiifl and daughter.—H& was Bent down to. three mouths.

BUKOWINA OCCUPIED. Russians Moving Along Austro-Rumanian Frontier. Petrograd, Tuesday.—All the eight dim tricts of Bukowina are occupied by thd j Russians, who are now moving along thfl Austro-Kumanian frontier. Some do lachments of the Austrians are trying La cross into Rumania and disarm. The capture by the Russians of -campaign documents when they took the staff oi an Austrian column in the Uzok Valley as prisoruers has probably ruined th. scheme of operations ia Western (lalicil. Hindenburg has launched somas motot boats equipped with machine guns 011 the Vistula. They are trying to mak raids towards the junction of the Bzura. This and the intermittent cannonade from the north represents the main Ger- man activity, with occasional infantry dashes.' Shelling Their Own Wounded. Russian cavalry moving wastwwd od the River Rawka came upon a group (-A shivering peasants, who pointed to tr-ø burning village which the Germans kepi shelling. The peasants said the only people loft there were the Germans' own wounded- In retreat through the Carpathian Passes from Galicia to Hungary, the di-* organised Austrian divisions are (hs. playing savage cruelty. Thoy, fjysteroati, cally burn the houses of the RwtljeniaB peasants on the Galician side- Those which do not burn readily are unroofed and tha walls smashed, leaving ftmilMX without shelter. The devastation 14 specially complete in the Dakla Valley*

CHIEF WHIP'S FUNERAL Past and Present Colleagues Pay Last Respects. The remains of the late Mr. Percy Si Illingworth, Chief Government Whip, left London this morning tor Bradford, wbera the interment took place this afternoon- The coffin was accompanied on the journey north by relatives and friends and several past and present coueag-des of the late. Chief Whip in his oflLcud work. The hearse which conveyed the body from the deceased's residence to Cross was heavily laden with flower*, j many of them frcm representati.. political bodies, both Liberal and c,)w servative. The mourners who trarelled by the same train included the widotfc Miss M. J- Iuingworth (sister), Harry Illingworth and Mr- Albert mimf» worth (brothers), Mrs. Coates (mother* in-ktw), Mrs. Parker (sister-in-law^ Dr. Parker, Mr. Dudley Illingworth and JLieut. A. "Hclden Iilingworth, P.N.VJi. Among tiie colleagues oi tho late Chinf Whip who also travelled by th" flmerW train were Lord Murray or Eli bank, Capt. the lion. Frederick Guest, M.P., Mr. jobs Gullund, the Scottish Whip, and at. Vi*, liaia Joaos, "I I