The Cambria Daily Leader

MARCAM FOREMAN DROWNED? j I The body of Thomas Griffiths 6S. yard foreman to Mies Talbot. Ma.rgrata Estate, was discovered on Sunday afternoon in shallow wa-ter in Maretam River. The rtifefovery was made hy a lad narnel Bobert, Roberts, who instantly summoned Sergeant. Hawtiu Gfargazn). It jo surmised that de- ceased started out, in fetch water frora tb > river and fell in. Deceaf* who if a mar- ried man. hae worked all his lifetime on the Ha.rga.rn Estate.

ORGAN RECITAL AT THREE CROSSES. A gravid orga-n rerifcaJ was held at the CongTfsiatjorw/l Church. ThreP. Crosses, on Saturday evening, by Mr. Arthur E. Daviefi, F.R.O.O. Amons t-ho piece? selected by Mr. Da-vjep were: Off,teire in F (VTeby a.nd Eao??e" (Wo??etth?tm?'. Foet.?r March" Jfolntyre) a?d P?Lal OSertoirf (Dcdds). Allegretto ''Ifeiville. Allegro iFearce', a Melodie (Tate). OfFerloire Bat-a-ke'. Other arttetes were: Mr. M. Morgan. Trealstw; elo- cutionist, Mr. W. H..Tone?, Swansea. The chairman was Mr. David Lloyd, The Pines, Killay. 4 r.

PRESENTATION TO SOLDIER. A smoking concert was given at Font- ardulais on Saturday in honour of Pri?'?t?? D. J. Taylnr. Mb Welsh, recently wounded l- a sbcH from a bnmb in i ílanciH: A purse of money was pre- sented to Private Taylor. Mr. P. Allen presided-

WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING CARS] IN STOCK OR FOR DELIVERY DURING FEBRUARY & MARCH: I N STOCK. ■Ua.'thcrpe Minor Four-Seater, £199 10s. I Calthcrpc Minor Two-Seater, with Elec-j trie Lioht Set, £ 194 5s. Ca!thorpe?l5H.P.Four-Seater.Brook- lands Model, £315. j 22.4 H.P. Renault Chassis, i540. 9 H.P. Renault Two-Seater, £ 257. Sold. 9 H.P. Renauit Delivery Van, £ 245. ij 13.9 H.P. Renault Ch,2ss"r,, E302. 10.14 H.P. N.A.G. Delivery Van, £ 306. FEBRUARY DELIVERIESI 1 Singer Light Car, with Elcctric LighT- Inti Set, 1215. Sold. 1 Singer Lisht Car, with Electric Light- ing Set, £ 215. Fen. 22nd. 1 Standard Liyht Car. with Electric Light- ing -Sot and Self-Sorter, £ 240. Sold. 1 Caicott t_»5ht Car, 13.5 H.P., £ 195. Sold, 2 Calcrtt5;, electric Lighting Sets, End February. 1 Stcnd.T-d '«'ith Electric Light Set, S22C 15s. E ;H February. 1 Caiihorpo Minor Ccupe, with Electric Lighting Sft, E225 15s. Sold. 1 Calthorpc Minor Coupe, with Electric Lighting Set, 5,22s 15s. 1 Calthorpe Minor, Two-Seater, £17. 18s. Sold. 1 Singer L:;ht Car, with Lighting Set, £215. End February. 1 Broexlands Mode' Calthorpe, £ 315. Sold. 1 Bedford-Buick Streamline, w Delco Electric Light end Self-Starter, £ 295. j Sold. 1 Buick, with Delco Lighting and Self- Starting Set, £245. End February. 1 Albion 16 H.P. Two Ton Chassis, £503. Scld. 1 Albion 16 H.P. Two Ton Chassis, £ 503. Feb. 23rd. MARCH DELIVERIES. 6 Singer 10 H.P. Light Cars, with Electric! Lighting Sets, £ 215. & Calcotts, with Lighting Sets, £ 210. 1 Calthorp-3 Coupe (Minor), with Lighting Set, £ 225 15s. 1 CrJthorpc Grand Duke Michael Model, with Dickey Seat and Electric Light- ing Set, £ 203. •* Salthorpe Minor Two-Seater, I178 10s. < Calthorpe Minor Two-Seater, with Ekc-i trie Lighting Set, £ 194 5s. 1 Albion 25 H.P, Two Ton Chassis, 159e. Sold. 1 Bedford-Buick, with Delco Lighting and 4r Self-Starting Set. £ 295. Sold. 1 Bedford-Buick, as above, £295. Middlej March. f' 1 Buick, 1245, End March. Your Car or Motor Cyc!e j Taken m Exchange. Our Deftrred Terms are I I! Down, and Balance by 12 Monthly Payments. I Extra 2 per Cent. Charge. R a E m J0 lail es (GARAGES), LTD. SWANSEA and CARDIFF.

I NON-COM. MARRIED AT LLANELLY. I Sergt T. itc-es, lltli Battalion. Royal Welsh Fusilier?, was married at Greenfield Chapel. Ll anplly, ori Saturday to Miss "Urah T. Phillips. 29, New Road. Llanelly. I The bride, who was jriveu away by her father, was attired in a blue costume with 3. hrowr: velvet hat,, trimmed with roees. The bridesmaids were Miss Gwennie Toplis. and Miss S. Phillips. Pte. S. Bees, brother of bridegroom, discharged the duties of best man, the Bev. "Gwynno Owen official ting.

I TIRYDAIL COLLIERS AND MABON'S DAY I The workmen at the Tirydail Colliery, I Ammanford, were to-day (Monday) given notice by thp management to terminate employment within fourteen days. It- is understood that the masters are insist- ing tiiat the men should give up the observance of Mabon's Day as a- monthly holiday. Only a short period has elapsed since thA colliers returned to work after .m enforced idleness consequent upon a dispute bcmccn the employers and hauliers. I.nless a.n amicable settlement is arrived at before the espira''ion of the fortnight, [about 5C0 men will be affecfrd.

MORRISTCN GHILOREN S CONCERT. I. The Forward Movm?nt HalL Morris- ton, wa s again cro?dpd on Saturday even- ing. wb0n the Gra? S?hwl infaHt? held their second school concert. The pro- 1 gramme was again most I':uc('sful: gone through, the large audience being de- !?h'od '?Irh the ca?aMe manllr in which the ?umor?us items wcn' performed. Mrs. H. I). IVill,4itnis, who presided, corapli-M merited the head-mi stress and the stzff for ihejr bard vork- She hoped that anotUer performar.ee would be given, the proceeds i of which should ho devoted to the wjyp^ and dependents of soldiers and sailors of Morrir.ton. This, in all probability^ "ill < be done.

NEW SKETTY PASTOR. I The Ti'ev. W. Emlyn Morgan, the pastor-! elert of the Sketty "Baptist Church, is a II son o( The Manse." T-lis fktlier, Fev. Aaron Morgau, of Blaenffos. fteni., is a forceful personality, and is in the front rank "f "\Ve.lsh Baptist preachers. The new Skefty paster was born at Soh'a, Porabrokeshiro. He was baptised eigh- tyears ago. and was educated at Haverfordwest Grammar School, Old Col- lege, Carmarthen, and the Baptist Oil- lege, Cardiff. From Cardiff Mr. Emlyn Morgan wont to LIsujerc.hym<?dd. Anglesey, and there fulfilled his first pastorate, having charge of tIp Baptist Church tli-^re and its branch church at Bodafon- After three years of happy and successful ministry here. Mr. Morgan was invited to th- pastorate of the church at Criekhowell. The new church at Skettyr with aU its possibility?, appealed strongly to the mi>sionai»- spirit of Mr. Morgan, and so, after much consideration, the, unanimous invitation of the church was accepted, and the. Rev. "\Y. Emlyn Mor-ian hop-^s to commenee hit- mimstry on Sunday, March 7th. Since the formation ('1) th", .hllf"h Rev. James Owen on September 12th. progress has been made. The Sunday school already numbers and the Bzuci of Hope 170.

ABERAVON COUNCit BYE-EIEGTION. The nominations for t.he vacant seat ir the oi7t.ii Ward of the Abera-1 on Trw-- Council, rendered* va^,a.nt by the resigna.i ior. of ilr- Lewis L Thomas, c'oied on Satui day. The candidates nominared are:—"Mr. Hopkin B..Jones (ndependenf. Mr. Johi. PhillipF. J.P. (merchant:, Mr. Henry J.P. (izonmonsrer). The iasf-o Lm<d two Candida tee are ex mem be eg of the- Council, a.nd Mr. Kopkii •Tones ig a descendant of one cf the c; burcepsea cf the borough, whose f ithei for many :.aars occupied a petition on the Town Council.

Af, Saturday's mpettic; of the Fembrey School Managers, it was decided; on the c-n i l l-, motion ot Mr. F. J. Mrgan, to ar.k the- County Education Committee tn pay th" full salary. le.s^ Ooveram^nt pay. to all the local teachers who have enlisted.

OFFICIAL NEWS. I I J MANY COUNTER- ATTACKS. i GERMANS FAIL TO MAKE HEADWAY AT ANY POINT. j PRZEMYSL SORTIES. FRENCH. PARIS, Saturday. The following has been officially com- municated :— 3.0 p.m. In BelgiuiA the enemy bombarded Xieu- port Bains and the Dunes. Their batteries were effectively countered by I ours. The Germans appear to have used important forces in the atfac-k directed yesterday against onr trenches east of Ypres. Ai?er an intensa bomba-TCil',IPnt.Ofl our positions they attached with the bayonet, but they were repulsed, and our artillery enveloped with its tiro thej reserves which were to have supported their attack. The German losses were very high. From the L vs to the Cise, and on the Aisne. in the region of Berry-au-Bac, gre«if. artillery activity prevails. It is confirmed that the enemy's losses in Champagne in the last few days have been considerable. According to state- ments made by prisoners, a. battalion is said to have been destroyed. On the heights of the Mouse at the end of the day (Friday) the enemy delivered a fourth counter-attack against the trenches which we took at Les Eparges. This attack wa-s beaten back, as were the th ree preceding unes. by our artillery fire. In the "V osge.s the enemy continued un- successfully his counter-attacks on Hill 6/17, south of Lus; At Sattel, south of the FN'ht. the enemy succeeded in gain- in a. footing on the eastern Fpur (Reich ackeropf' Fighfing continues at this ¡' point, w here w,, had. an advance post. Fain and moTr are faHin?- in the Vocpes. [The ?o?ep n?hting is a new Ger-I man movement on a line about level with Colmar in Mid-Alsace. The Fecht. a. tributary of the River 111, rises in the Yosges near SuLzeren. and joins the River III fifteen miles north of Colmar.] 11.0 p.m. In Belgium and along the whole front as far as and including Rhemis, there were cannonades and fusillades. Our action continues in Champagne under good conditions. We have repulsed several counter-attacks a.nd made fresh prc?resF! tn the north of P?rthcs by occu- pying a wood which the enemy had strongly or-pnnised. In the Arg-mine ni?re han' b?cn ?omc engagements of little importance. M Les Eparges, south of Verdun, after havic?? rcputf?d a ?ixth counter-attack by he enemy, ?e dativered a fresh aUack which enablarf tJc. to enlarge and complete I jho progress jreglijfd yesterday. We took :_hree machine giaTi5 arid two trench mortars, and made 200 prisoners, includ- ing several officer?. On positions which we carried at Xon ive found dead bodies of soldiers belong- ing to five different regiments. [Les Eparges is fourteen miles pouth-t east of Verdun, and below Fresnes. J There is a wood here, and east of it an I important road leading to St. Miitiel. The French won ground here on Fcnru- ary 17th-] Sunday, 3.0 p.m. In Belgium there wpre some infantry I action?. In the sector of Ypres we took a portion of some trenches which the-enemy had occupied temporarily. It is confirmed that. the Germans left several hundred men on the field. Our losses were slight. In Champagne our gains were main- tained. Two of the enemy's counter- attacks at the end of the day yesterday fa-iled. In the Vosges- we repulsed th rN a t- tacks, one on the northern bank of the Fecht and two on the southern bank. We then counter-attacked, and the fighting continues. RUSSIAN. (Press Association War Telegram). PETROGRAD, Saturday. The official communique issued by the General Staff to-day :-ay?>: — yesterday actions were opened on the right banks of the Rivers Boi-r and ISarew, in the region of Ossowieo, and on I the railway towards Lomza. Ostrolenka, Przasnysz. an,] -which had t-bei character of counter attacks. On the left bank of the Vistula we re-i peHed t'?e.b? hnsUf1 attacks on the! Lcwer Bzura, near Witkowice, south of j the Ba?'a. near Mroezkowiee, and on the Upper Vistula, and on the Xida, near I Bcchinec- On the Dunajetz. near Yah no. we re- pulsed an offensive by an Austro-German force. In the Carpathians we repelled Ger- man attacks between Tur-kolker and Wiszkow, which were distinguished by peculiar obstinacy. As the result of a successful bayonet counter-attack -(if ?-I re-x?upied a hmght '?'c-i- of Spn<?zT:? j which had b?'n captured by the enemy. In the region of Kaiusx (wesj of ?tani?- Jal.r) we aclva7K-ed fighting. We easily repulsed two sorties by the garrison of Frzemysl, inflicting severe lloHs. r Austrian Inventions, The Austrian communiques falsely as- sert that, during the last days they took 29,000 prisoners. How far this invention is from the truth may be gauged from the fact that the Austrians announced that in our re- cent retreat in. the Bukowina we lost 12,000 prisoners, whereas the total' number of our effectives operating in! the Bukowina Yere l€?. than that number. Our actual l&ssee were seven officers ( and 1.007 and 1.007 so l diers killed, wounded, and i J missins. GERM AX. f E R LNI A AMSTERDAM, Sa!"rday, I, The onicial communique published in Berlin to-day says:-  In the vestcrn thpatre ??f war, in Cham- pagne, north of Perthes, and north of Lep ? Mesnil, the French yesterday attacked, TCith strong forces. All the attempts of i the enemy to break through our lines failed. At some minor points the enemy succeeded in. pEnetrating into our ad- f vanced trenches, where fighting still con- i t tinues. At the remaining points the enemy;. t were repulsed with heavy losses. North! of Verdun a Fie;ich attack was also re-! < puised. Near Comoros, after a heavy ji artillery bombardment, the enemy agaiu i attacked and fighting continues In the Yosgøs we stormed the enemy's main position on a height east of Sulzeron along a length of two kilometres, a:r:r{ <11s, Reichs.ackerkopf, west of Muenster. Fight- ing still continues. We occupied after it fighting, MetseraJ and Gondernach. j In the eastern war theatre, in the sector north-west of Grodno and north of Such" I wol, '.hc.r? is no materia! change. South- j ensrr of Kolno the enemy ha,s been thrown back to an advanced position at Lomza South of Mvszyraec 1nd north-east of Przasn,sz aDd ,1i; of Racionz, there has been n?hting of oniy local importance. South of the Vistula, there if. nothingr new. Sunday. On the road from Gheluvlet to Ypres I and on the canal south-east, of Ypres hos- tile trenches have been raptured and some 11 prisoners made. ( In Champagne yesterday, after the i heavy fighting of the last few days, wa' relatively calm- Three French attacks! ♦ made by strong forces near Cambres were <■ repulsed. and two officers and 123 soldiers raptured- r In the Vosges our attack is further pro- pressing- In the region south-east of Snlzeren we captured the Horogberg ( heights near Iloehrod. and the hamlets of Bretel and Widenthal- In the eastera t e c)i.' -ao has yet Ix?en reached. Yesterday in the 1)(?c-n rencbp(l. I-esi,orclay in f,.11(' region north-west of Grodno, north of Osspwie?, soutb-M? of Kolno, and on the  front between Frza.snysz and the Vistula battles are progressing. In Poland, south of the Vistula, there b nothing to report.—Press Association War Telegram. I (

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LLANELLY MAN'S RAPID RISE. I Mr. Gwyn cf the PembeT- j ton Works. L'aneliy, a.ud Mi-. Altin Wii-1 liems, a member of the Llan<e.Uy eiafF of Messrs. L'iohnrd Thomas a,lJd Co., both of whom enlisted in the Army Ordnance Corns last November, ha.ve been appolutext to tahe chav^c of magazines at. York and Pembroke Dock respectively. They were specially singled out. to attend a. course of lectures a.t Woolwich Arsenal, and passed the qualify- ing examinations along with four Crun- j bridge undergraduates. I

RAILWAY WAR BONUS. The Llanelly Branch of the Railway Clerks' Association have received acknow- ledgment from Mr. W. Llewelyn Williams, K.C.. M.P., of their resolution respecting abnormal prices of food. Kegret was expressed a/h their meeting that the clerical staff had not eo far been included in the recent "ilr bonus," which has been {rnvnted to other grades of rail- way workers. The result of the Executive Committee's negotiation is being eagerly awaited, and it. is expected that they will be .s¡¡ec.efuJ.

ABERAVON RECRUITING. Recruiting in Aberavon and Port Talbot during the past week showed a slight im- provement, compared with the previous week. The. number of recruits attested for week totalled 32. For the new Welsh Guards liegime.nt, now tn formation, one recruit secured in the person of William J. Tittle- <

While hunting with Lord Bathu.rst's hounds Lord Cowley, who is staying at Seagry, Wilts, was thrown from his horse and broko three ribs.

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IGOOD SHOOTING. I WHERE THE GERMANS FAIL I ALLIES'. ARTILLERY ACCOMPLISH WONOEHFUL WORK. i ALL-ROUND SUCCESS. PARIS, Saturday. Another long account by the -E,,Fv- Witness" of the operations in France and Belgium is published to-day, and covers the period from February 7th in the morning to February 17th in the evening. Except for two days, says the writer, the last part of the period under review was marked by detestable weather, rain falling almost uninterruptedly. There were violent snowstorms, and thick fogs prevailed nearly everywhere in the I theatre of operations. I In spite of these unfavourable condi- tions, the period was a good one for us. 'I To bein with out artillery obtained very brilliant, results, which were chronicled in the daily communiques. It is clear that the enemy cannot lire as much as we can. The superiority of all the ammunition supplied is becoming increasingly ap- parent. Moreover, our infantry has giver. proof in Artois, in Champagne, in the Argonne. and in Alsace, of a very highly- developed aggressive spirit which has I been crowned with success. We thus obtained appreciable results, which the German communiques, after I, having flatly denied them, were obliged to admit to be at least partiall^v true. The prisoners and material which have fallen into our hands are the bes: proof of our succe&s. I Perfect Gunnery. I In the n^thern sector the artillery of the Allied armies was particularly active in the course of the last few days. The Belgian, batteries took a very effective part in the struggles of which this i their activity was often exercised in con- cert with the French artillery, and this region has been the da.ily scene, and fact throws light. upon the perfect touch maintained between the different sectors occupied by the Allifrf troops. On several occasions it was possible to ascertain the results of the firing. On February 8th, we noticed that the men defending a farm which had been des- troyed by Belgian s hells, beating a retreat. On the same day, a hollow rick, which had been placed in a flathottomed boat. and was used to conceal a machine gun. was set on fire. I' On February 15th, some entrenchments which the Germans were engaged in building were totally wrecked. The enemy's artillery, on February S. 9, and 10, bombarded Ram5kapelle Ferpice, and Ostkerke. d e,l Perpice, and On the 15th, the Germans were effec- tively replied to by the Belgian artillery, and were often reduced to s ilence. The strength of the Belgian Army has been in- creased by the arrival of fresh recruits, who have been devided into units well drafted into units well stiffened by troops who have been under fire for more than six months British Army's Good Work. I; In the sector of the British Army, be- sides a few successful infantry actions of which details have been ?iven in the communique of Sir John French, the "ery I remarkable activity of our alUee' artil- iery sJiouM be nodced. The British guns co-operated several times with ours in tha region where the troops of the two armies are lying close to pach other. Fre- quent firing demonstrations were carried out, and particularly between the Lys and the Oise these demonstrations were intended to enable us to regulate our fire accurately, and to destroy the advanced German trenches. Our objective was particularly destructive of the enemy's works. South of Bethune, on the 1, La Bassee Itoad, in the region of Nouville. St Vast. and La Targette. and filially in that of Blaire- ville and Kansart, on February 11th at four o'clock in the afternoon ou.r artillery began a bombardment which continued until 5.30 p.m. Between 4.15 and 5.15 p.m. our heavy | artillery joined the field artillery. At j ;).20 infantry Exin-, began. We noticed that our shells were reaching the enemy's trenches, and his observation posts south of Bethune, and the La Bassee Road with great, accuracy j The enemy replied wiih artillery fire ('i' considerable precisian, and with a short ) but intense fusillade. On the morning fit the 12th our ir>-j fantry resumed its firing, to which thn enemy replied less strongly than on tha day before. Fierce Bombardment. Further south, the infantry and artillery fire carried out in the same con- ditions, was directed on three occasions on the enemy's trenches situated north of the wood of Berthonval. The fire of the 75 millimetre guns were well directed on the copings of the trenches, and created large breaches. The enemy's in- fantry replied to ours, bt without great vigour. We continued firing al! night, but tho Germans' reply weakened and their fusi- lade dropped almost completely. Similar firing was carried out at tha same hours on February 11th and 12th in the region of Baumetz. The result of out fire was very satisfactory. A fog, however, prevented us from full? observing the effects obtained. Our artillery was similarly active be. tween Arras and the Oise. Trenches, bridges, and crossings were fiercely bom. barded, and the prisoners whom we ca.p- tured declared that our fire had been very fire liad bem rcr-p effective. The movements of the enemy behind his lines were fhu3 ren. dered difficult, and sometimes evetj impossible. A minor operation, very, successfully conducted, was carried out on the night of February 6th and 7th on the borders of the village of Clarency. The object in view was to destroy a German trench, clovcrly arranged and concealed, which our men had christened The AIouot I Trap." A coup de Main was carried out by 60 volunteers from a reserve regiment, and a squad of sappers commanded by a sub-lieutenant of the Engineers. At four o'clock in the morning, the explosion of a mine sap almost entirely wreckfed a Ger- man trench. Our men immediately rushed forward, and about ten of them jumped, into the trench, and with the bayonet and hand grenades beat back the Germans and 1 made a few prisoners. Other men occupied a. communication trench running to the second line, barriii" ) out the Germans, while others, with a pick and shovel, completed the destruc- tion of the trench itself. Onlv three men were killed, and the remainder returned safely to our lines. t The German losses were very heavy, j aggregating about half a company. A Bayonet Charge. I Un lenruary sin, anotaer coup de mein [made us masters on the Bethune—T„t Baspe road of a mill which we had pi v. viously occupied. In the affair, we killed 13 Germans, including an officer. The mainder fled. The enemy had concentrated troops for a counter-attack, but the fire of oui artillery difpersed them. Finally, on February 17th. we scored another success north of Arras, neai Roclincourt. At six o'clock in the morn. ing, five mines, which had boen preparer) by sapping under a Germnn trench, wera fired. The Zouaves, Chasseurs, and African Light Infantry immediate! charged, and, passing the destroye d trench, which formed the Germans' advanced defence, attacked and captured the enemy's principal line. The Germans endeavoured to re-captur« the lost trenches during the afternoon, j but their counter-attack waa obliged to deploy in the open country, w hen its effects were useless, and cost extremely dear. [The above appeared in the "Sportina News on Saturday,]

I YNYSTAWE COMPETITIVE MEETING. Another sutx-wssfal competitive meeting was held at Mcriah Baptint Sohoolroom. Ycystawa, Gn Saturday eveciug. Mx. Daniel presided, and Messrs. W. Beets unusic) and T. Eees (Lit-em.t,ure) a,nd Mies F- Butl« (prixe-baga) were the adj udica/tora. flfca p:itlLi!.Xf.1 awards we:- Solo for children (under 10): Mias Myfanwy Martin. Fecit atdon for children (under 10): v«».«*^a» G-lyn Lewis. Snlo for children (under 16): Mtbb Aninit if. Morgans. Eecit-ation for chilla-en (under 16): iliefl Enid John. SoprcTio eolo: Divided between fae Miseee Annie M. Morcra/ns and Bl,,c,(Iwen Man-tin Teai^r eolo (for novioesi Mr. Tom P. Wll. liams. Tenor golo (open): Mr. Samuel Da-viee. Bariwne lo (fœ' noTice?): Jtr. WiJH? Th?.,? Cn'dach. Baritone solo (cpeni: Divided betweom Me«>rs. John L. Jenkins, Clydach, and Tom Thomas, Ynyetawe, Best written on Paul": MiBe Lizxie Lewis. Best a^iswera to Scriptural qusestkms*. ila&:er Bitchie Aaron- Best made prirc-bag: Divided between th*. Misses Bojchrl A. James and- Irene Thomas. Mlaed choir competition, "Ce^glu'i yngubau gawn": Cwmbach Music Lover?, Clydach (conducted by Hr. Gwilym Grove*.

ALLIED FLEET AT WORK. FORTS DAMAGED. BATTLE CRUISERS BOMBARD DARDANELLES DEFENCES. ENEMY GUNS SILENCED. The Press Bureau issued the following on Saturday.— The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following anriondeement.- Yesterday at 8 a.m. a British fleet of battleships and battle-cruisers, accom- panied by flotillas and aided by a strong.) liencti squadron, the whole under the I command of ice-Admiral Sackville H. I Garden, began an attack upon the forts ¡ at the entrance to the Dardenelles. ) The forts at Cape Helles and Kum Kale were bombarded with a deliberate long range fire. Considerable effect was pro- duced on two of the forts Two others were frequently hit. but being upon I earthworks it was difficult to estimate the. damage. The forts, being outranged, were not able to reply to the tire. At 2.io pun. a portion of the battleship force was ordered to close and engaged the forts at closer range with secondary armament. The forts on both sides of the entrance then opened fire, a-nd were engaged at moderate ranges by the Vengeance, Conn ii-allis, Tritim.Tth, Suffren, Gaulois, and Bouvet, supported by the Inflexible and Agamemnon at long range. The forts on the European side were apparently silenced. One fort on the Asiatic side was still firing whnu the operations were sus- pended owing to failing light. No ships of the Allied Fleet were hit. The action has been renewed this morn- ing after an aerial reconnaissance. His Majesty's aeroplane ship Ark Royal is in attendance., with a number of seaplanes and aeroplane? of the Naval Wing. [The above appeared in tho Sporting News on Saturday.] THE TURKISH VERSION. Amsterdam, Saturday.-—A TurkisJi com- munique from rbe Dardanelles states that eight armoured ships bombarded the outer forts for seven hours without silencing them. The enemies fired tiOO shots from the great calibre and 15-centimetres guns. Three hostile armoured ships were dam- aged. one adminil ship heavily. On the Turkish side one man was killed and another slightly wounded. A a official communique received from Constantinople states that early yesterday morning British and French warships bombarded the outer forts of the Darda- nelles, firing some 400 #,hots -without achieving success. One soldier was slightly wounded by a stone splinter.

ARMY SURGEON'S LECTURES. Surgeon-General Evabt. O.B., an eminent lecturer on temperance, will fpe,%I- at Step- ney Hall, Llanelly, on Friday, on Alcohol in Relation to Efficiency." In the evening at the Scouts' Hall, he will tell the eiory of The- Betterment, of the Soldier's Life."

Tho Land and the People" ("Y Til Bobl" was the subicct of a lectu-i delivered by the Rev. D. Gwynfryn Tones, Chester, at Trinity ("Wc-bleyan) Chapel. I'ontardulai.?, on Saturday evert ir. -Mr- Morgan Michael, Glanffrwil, printsd artrl Published for the Swansea Press, Limited, by ARTHUR PARXELL iiiGHAil, at Leader Buildings, Swiosea,