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I -BELGIAN REFUGEE'S DEATH. There have been five births among the Belgian refugees in Swansea-three dur- ing the last fortnight-and three deaths. Two were of infants, but on Wednesday night Madame Deplantersh, aged 35, the wife of a fisherman, died at 2, Horton- etreet, Swansea. She leaves three chil- dren. Her husband is away, and will not hear of her death until he returns. The poor woman had been ailing for some time, and attended by Dr. Lloyd Edwards. The funeral ceremony, which took place at Danygraig to-day, though sad, did not lack a picturesque element, for the bearers were dressed, as is the fisher custom in Belgium, in the nsherfolk hat, jersey, and trousers. The Mayor and Corporation were represented by Mr. Saunders, of the Borough Estate Office, and the funeral service conducted by -Father Conrad of St. Illtyd's R.C. Church.

CRICKET. I Gorseinon Thursdays v. Gowerton County I School. Played at Gorseinon on Thursday. Scores: County School.-C- Jenkins 16, W. E. bavies 0, E. Gee 2, M. Jones 6, 1. Eustis A. Thomas 3, L. Knoyle 1, R. H. An- drews 1, W. G. Phillips (not out) 1, T. Jones 0, J. E. Stephens 0; extras, 4; total, 10. Gorseinon.—B. Redmore 17, W. Evans S. 1. Phillips 29, G. Thomas 12, W. G. R. John 1, W. Thomas ö, A. Clarke 10, A. Ilorthwick 0. H. Davies 0, D. J. White 0, D Evans (not out) 4; extras, 10; total, 97. For Gorseinon, W. G. R. John, A. Clarke, and W. Evans took six wickets ()r 20 runs, two for 5, and two for 15 j ttspectively. Mr. Gee took five wickets' fOr 35 for the County School.

Princess Xema of Montenegro, sister of  ?he Queen of Italy, has entered a hospital at Naples to prepare herself fcr nursiqgI the wounded in the war. Jt I

THE SCROLL OF FAME.) LOCAL MEN IN THE CASUALTY LISTS. A SKEWEN HERO. I -■ Corporal David Davies, Skewen, whose death in action has already been re- ported. On the occasion of his last visit home from the front he received a pre- sentation from the villagers, with whom he was very popular. DANYGRAIG CORPORAL KILLED. I News has reached Danygraig that I Corporal G. E. Teague, of the 2nd Welsh Regiment, was killed in action on May 9th, at the Battle of Ypres. The de- ceased served all through the South African War, and rejoined the regiment in August last. He took part in the re-1 treat of Mons, was wounded on the Aisne in November, and returned to the front, in January, since when he has been in every action in which his regiment has been engaged. He leaves a wife and two young sons, who have lost a good father. Mrs. Teague lives at 43, Pant-street, Danygraig. MORRISTON SOLDIER'S WOUNDS. I News has been I received that Pte. W. Reed, Cae. mawr, Morriston, has been wounded at the front. He is now at Edmon- ton Military Hos- pital suffering from a wound in the left side in addi-i tion to the loss of his left eye. Pte. Reed, who, is only 20 years of i age, joined the 2nd: Welsh in August.! He left for the; front in December, and has been in the trenohes since Dec. 22nd. He met with his injury at I La Bassee. BRYNHYFRYD "TAR" WOUNDED. R. J. Northey, of 79, Sydney-street, Brynhyfryd, who has been wounded in the Dardanelles Mr. Northey joined the Navy last Sep- temper, and was amongst those who took part in the Antwerp expedition. He was formerly in the Navy, which he rejoined on the outbreak of war. BURRYPORT LIEUTENANT WOUNDED. Among the wounded officers is Lieut. F. H. Garnons-Williams, 3rd R.W.F., at- tached to the 1st Battalion. He is the second son of Mr. Garnons-Williams, Burryport, agent to the Ashburnham Estate, and was gazetted to his lieuten- ancy as recently as April 7 last. News has been received by the family that the wounded lieutenant is making satisfac- tory progress. ABERAVON SOLDIER BROTHERS. I Gunner John Donovan, 1st Batt. Royal Irish Rifles, -hosf? sister still resides m l Aberavon, is lying at Middlesex Hospital suffering from wounds. His brother Tim. who was also at the front, was killed whilst engaged as a bomb-thrower. DIED IN HOSPITAL. News has reached Swansea of the death in Netley Hospital of Private David Randolph Thomas, the fourth son of the! late Mr. David Thomas, colliery pro. prietor, Swansea. The deceased left Swansea about ten years ago for Canada, and at the outbreak of the war he joined the colours, eventually coming over to this country with the 103rd Canadian Rifles. Recently he contracted a cold which developed into fever, and on Tues- day he died at the Netley Hospital. He was buried the following day.

BELGIAN BABY BORN AT MORRISTON I A baby girl was born to Madam Couge- ment, at the Poplars, Morristbn, on Wed- nesday. This is the first Belgian birth which has taken place at the Poplars.

SHORTENED LINE GERMANS REMOVING TROOPS FROM FRANCE. BELCIANS ON THE ALERT Rotterdam, Thursday.—The Germans are sending troops from the western area to Germany on a large scale. Many crowded troop trains have passed Liege in an easterly direction. These troops do not come from Flanders but from France, where the Germans are probably short- ening their line. There have been no troop movements in Flanders except eome activity near Dixmude and local transfers of material from Bruges to Ghent. The Germans are feeling their way in the region of Dixmude. Tne rapidly dry- ing land is enabling them to push for- ward troops. The beigians, however, are on the alert and have held their own in sharp skirmishes. The enemy are quiet before Ypres as their troops have been detached for the effort to stem the fierce Allied onslaughts lower down the battle line.

AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE Glyncorrwg Council and kapaclOuô Landlords. At a. meeting of the Glyncorrwg District Ccunoil on Thursday, Mr. Iclris Waters eaid he had investigated complaints made to him by colliers and other workmen concerning increases in their rents. In some cases duv- ing" the pat;\ month as much ad 2s. per week had beeufldded to workmen's cottages, am personally, he considered landlords who did this were taking an unfair advantage in the present crisis. He could understand and appreciate the advance in foodstuffs, but thought the question he litd raised was one which the Council should investigate. The Clerk (Mr. Edward Powell), in repiy to Mr. Jor.es, said the assessments were based on the rents* The Council resolved to make a personal investigation, and to report to the assistant overseers all landlorde who had raised the

CARMARTHEN MAN ON TRIUMPH. Among the crew of H.M.S. Triumph, wlueh was sunk in the Dardanellea by a, Sub- marine this week, was t'ii'ct-ciass Stoker David John Waiters, a son of MI. and Mrs. Daniel Walters, Railway Tavern, Lammas- street, Carmarthen. It is not yet known whether he was among those saved. A.B Seaman Charles Fisher, who WIs married to a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Waiters, was on H.M.S. ilogue when it was sunk on September 22nd, and he was drowned. ]4.r and Mret Waiters has another son who is in the 8th Welsh Regiment.

NEAR PRZEMYSL 1 0 i INTENSE BATTLE RACING FOR FAMOUS I FORiRtSS. 1 KURDS AMBUSHED The Russian offensive against the German invasion is asserting itself, and despite the intense attacks oi the Ger- mans our Aliles are holding ground. The biggest battle now proceeding is that for i rzeraysi, where the lighting has I reached a stage m which it is described as stubborn. The Germans have in no j place been successful, and have suffered great losses. The Russian communiques are as follow:- Kurds Ambushed. Petrograd, Friday.—the following com-I munique, dated the 25th inst.. is issued by the General Staff of the Caucasus Aruly: In the direction of the coast there have been the usual gun and rifle fire. South of Meiiazgherdo, our troops inflicted a defeat on the Kurds, taking them in an ambush. In the direction of Dilman and Van, our troops had an engagement with the Turks in the vicinity of Bashkala, and have occupied Urumiah. On other fronts there is no change. Petrograd, Thursday.—Thfc official com- munique issued to-night says:— In the region of Shavie we fought with success on the 25th and 26tli. Our troops made progress south-west of the Muraviewo-Shavli line, as well as on the Lower Dubissa, repulsing the enemy's offensive. Near Rossieny we captured several hun- dred prisoners, automobiles, and other trophies. On the Bohr the enemy, during the night of the 25th-26th, bombarded wifh his heavy artillery the region of Ossowices, and attempted to the east of Jedwabno a fruitless offensive under cover of asphyxiating gas. In several sectors of the narrow front there was active artillery and rifle firing. On the left bank of the Vistula, on the Bzura, our light infantry routed the enemy with the bayonet in a successful skirmish with- German pickets. The enemy survivors were taken prisoners. In the direction of Opatow the enemy delivered six barren attacks with great forces. In Galieia, on the 25th, and during the night of the 25th-26t.h, the enemy delivered attacks on the whole of our front between the Upper Vistula and the left bank of the San, but was everywhere repulsed with great loss. A very stubborn battle on both banks of the San between Przemysl and the Great Marshes of the Dniester continues with intensity. In the region beyond the Dniester, on the 25th, the enemy opened a determined offensive on the whole front from the Great Marshes on the Dniester to Dolina. l In the course of this and the following days the enemy suffered enormous losses, and was nowhere successful. The hostile elements which pierced our line between our points d'appui near Stryj were destroyed by our fire. During a counter-attack we took many prisoners, the number o.f whom has not yet been definitely ascertained. n-

LOSS OF TRIUMPH I Turkish Story of a Submarine Attack. Mudros, Wednesday.—The Triumph is supposed to have been sunk by one of the German submarines known to have entered the Mediterranean. Four hundred and sixty of the crew were saved. Amsterdam, Thursday.—A report from the Ottoman Headquarters received here via Berlin j, Ves the Turkish version of the sinking of H.M.S. Triumph last I Tuesday. The report r-ays:- At 12.30 p.m. on Tuesday the British battleship Triumph passed slowly before Ari Burnu with torpedo nets oat. It was clear that she intended to bombard the position of our troops, who since the end of last month have been fighting there against the British. Two torpedo- boat destroyers accompanied the battle- ship. A second battleship of the Ven- geance type was standing somewhat farther out to sea. Several torpedo- destroyers and 6oouts were cruising out to sea in order to cover the battleships against submarine attacks. Despite these strict precautions, a sub- marine belonging to the navy of our Ally Germany succeeded in attacking the Triumph without being discovered by anyone. The torpedo which she fired shore through the torpedo nets, and striking the ship amidships, exploded. The battleship then listed on her side until the upper deck touched the water. Nine minutes later she capsized, but re- mained floating keel upwards for 20 minutes before entirely disappearing. Part of the crew, which had rushed on deck. was saved by the torpedo-boat destroyers and other ships which had hurried up While it would have been very easy to kill by means of shrapnel r the sailors who were swimming about in the sea and to blow up the rescuing British boats, our artillerymen, in ac- cordance with their noble feelings of humanity, did not hinder the work of rescue. The German submarine was pur-; sued for a long time by British destroyers, j but she escaped undamaged.-Re titer

LOCAL COMMISSIONS. I From a special supplement to Thurs- day's London Gazette" Regular Forces. I Staff Appointment.—Remount depot superintendent, Sir Wyndham Hannier, Bart., and to he temporary major (May! 24). Armv Medical Service. I Royal Army Medical Corps.-Teropo- i rary Lieutenant John Sydney Rowlands to be temporary captain whilst serving with the Welsh Hospital (May 28). infantrv—Service Battalions. 24th Battalion (2nd Sportsmen's).— Temporary Lieutenant Guy T. Edwards,, from 12th Battalion Welsh Regiment, to; be temporary second-lieutenant (March i 1), with precedence next below F. Ed- wards. Royal Welsh Fusiliers-llth Battalion. Temporary Captain Victor D. Manly re- linquishes his commission on account of ill-health (May 28). South Wales Borderers—4th Battalion. —Temporary captains from the 9th Bat-i talion to be temporary captains i (May 1 15): Joseph Fairweather and William S. I C. Glover. 9th Battalion: Captain and Honorary; Major H. H. Bromfield, D.S.O., late 3rd I Battalion (Reserve), honorary captain in I the Army, to be temporary major (Feb. 15). 12th Battalion.—Major Edward A. Pope 3rd Battalion (Reserve) Welsh Regiment, to command the battalion and to be temporary lieutenant-colonel (April 21). .u""

HOSPITAL AMBULANCE IN DANCER. At Swansea Police Court to-day, Wm. Evan Thomas was summoned for reck- lessly driving a motor-car in Gywdr- square, to the danger of the public.—Mr. Edward Harries defended. Thomas Asbmole, employed at the Swansea Hospital, said he was driving the horse ambulance in the direction of Sketty, and near Gwydr-crescent defen..l¡ dant drov-3 the car quickly past him, j and nearly drove into his horse. T T?l motor-car was travelling at fifteen miles an hour Mr. Poole and Mr. W. M. Thdiias cor- roborated. The latter said tnat (le-I fendant blev his horn all the time. Detective-Sergeant Johnson spoke to having a conversation with (ieleridant. Witness had been told by one of the other witnesses that the speed was 20 miles an hour. For the defence, Mr. Harries contended that what had happened was due to a misunderstanding. The defendant had thought that the ambulance was going in the direction of Gwydr-crescent. but instead it went up towards SJietty, and as a result defendant had to swerve the car. Defendant, on oath, said that he was driving at between ten aud twelve miles an hour. He was climbing the gradient of Walters-road before coming to Gwydr-! crescent, so he could not possibly have been going at a high speed. j After a long consultation, the Chair-1 man said that the Bench had decided to J inflict a fine of 20s. and witnesses' fees. J

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I' WELSH FERVOUR IN LCNSOft I I Revival Singing Disturbs I Lord Mersey's Court.* (By Our London Correspondent). London does not appear to be able to understand the enthusiasm of Welsh Revivalists. 'This week Messrs. George and Stephen Jeffreys, the Welsh Re- vivalists, are conducting Welsh revival meetings at the Caxton Hall, and the religious fervour has been intense. There will be a bill for rejmirs, it is said. The singing much disturbed Lord Mer- sey, who was conducting the Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the Falaba, and his Lordship asked if he could not commit the noisy enthusiasts below. ¡ There is no doubt he would have done so had it been in his power, but he could not. However, his Lordship announced that if the noise is continued to-day, he will adjourn this inquiry, eo that to- morrow's doings are looked forward toi with interest, and there appears to be a chance of a certain amount of liveliness. Lord Mersey sent for the Town Clerk of Westminster, and the Deputy Town UlerK arrivea, but this official said he was powerless to turn the revivalists away. His Lordship remarked that he did not expect his inquiry would have a musical accompaniment. The afternoon's procedings of the re- vivalists commenced with a solid half- hour's singing, and the chairman, the Rev. W. Boddy, of Sunderland, expressed the hope that their joyous praise would not interfere with the lawyers in the room above. The enthusiasm of the revivalists grew as the day wore on, and one rushed I through the door crying out that he had seen spirits.

I SCHOOL WORSE THAN STAMS? I  ?  < ??; At a. meeting of the Amman Valley School' Managers, held at Garnant on Thursday afternoon, Mr. J. Harries, J.P., preeiiang, a communication was read from the Clerk to the County fcduca-iion Committee intimating that since deciding upon the schools to oe painted in the group this year they had, after reconsidering the matter and with a vit j exercising economy during the war, resolved not to paint or colour any school this year. Mr. B. R. Evans said he was very glad to learn that there was economy in the ad- "ministration of the Carmarthenshire eefcools. They were extravagant as well. .one new school had now been granted a ladder, but when other schools applied for it previously they were told to borrow a ladder when needed. (Laughter.) Mr. Ev.an Evans said it was a mistake surely, even though they were in the midst of a terrible war. not to have the schools painted and coloured for the sake of the health of the children. Rev. J. Edryd Jones questioned if the de- cision of the Education Committee not to paint any of the schools was not the result of an application from the managers to h-Ac two other schools painted instead < f fhf ones suggested by the committee. Mr. B. R. Evans said the schools named by the managers needed painting badly; the Bettws School in particular was in a shameful state. There was nothing but dirt and dust on the walls. He knew of many stables that were in a better state, and le felt certain that if the sanitary inspector went in there he would condemn it. He pro- posed that tha Education Committee be again asked to ,•accede to the request of the managers to paint the Bettws and Peny- groee schools. This, and also a resolution that all the schools be provided with where necessary, was carried. 1< __—

r GORSEINON VETERAN'S RECORD. He cried like a child when his ser- vices were not accepted," said one of his friends of Mr. Griffith Willis, of Alex- andra-road, Gorseinon. Mr. Willis, it appears, attended a recruiting meeting, and was with the first to sign on," but the recruiting officer (Colonel Rees) would not pass him. At the same time Dr. Mitchell told the old veteran, You have done your bit for your country; now let the youngsters do their bitt" Mr. WiHis is a seasoned veteran, having Joined the Army in 1854, and seen a great deal of fighting. He served 22 years in India with the Central India Field Force (1857-8), under Sir Hugh Rose, K.C.B., and, with Captain F. Bowker, he was present at the siege and storming of Rat- ghur. He assisted at a long series of stirring engagements, including the action at Barodia, the relief of Sangor, the cap- ture of Chanakhota, the action at the Pass of Muddenpore, the Battle of Betwa, the siege and storming of Jhansi, the storming of Loharrie, the actions of Koonch and Mootee, the Battle of Gow- lowlee, the capture of Colpee, and the battle and capture of Gwalior.

I SCOTCH EXPRESS DERAILED. 1 The terrible railway disaster at Gretna was followed yesterday by another mis- hap at Carlisle, when some carriages of a London to Glasgow express ran off the metals, fortunately without anyone being injured. The train involved was the Midland express for Glasgow, which left St. Pancras at 11.30 yesterday morning. It was about a quarter of a mile south of Carlisle station when a loud snap was heard by the driver of an engine on an adjoining line. The express ran on about 300 yards, and left the rails at a point close to the south end of what is known as the island platform- The passengers received a severe shaking, and were greatly alarmed, but it was soon dis- covered that no one was injured. The four last vehicles of the express were all derailed, including the dining car. The passengers got out of the car- riages on to the line, and a lirge number of porters assisted to cirry their luggage to the island platform. On an examination of the carriages being made, it was found that two axles were broken and the wheels of the car- riages lay beneath the train at right angles. It is supposed that the axle under a composite carriage first collapsed and the second axle to the dining car collapsed just as the express was nearing the station. The line was blocked for some hours.

The engagement is announced of Alan Duguid, Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery, eldest son of Charles Duguid and Mrs. Duguid, of Park Lodge, New Barnet, Herts, and Myfanfy, only daugh- ter of the late Mr. John Thomas,. Pcn- cerdd Gwalia (harpist to his late Majesty I King Edward VII.), of 53, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square, W., and Mrs. Thomas, of Inglehook; Blundford-road, Bedford I lark. W.

NAVAL LOSSES UP TO DATE What Dardanelles Operations Have Cost Britain. The armoured ship losses now sustained by the various Powers engaged in the. war are as follows:— Great Britain: Formidable. Irresistible. Bulwark, Ocean, Goliath, Triumph, and Majestic, battleships. Aboukir, Hogue, Cressy, Good Hope, and Monmouth, armoured cruisers Total tonnage 142,785 France: Bouvet, battleship. Leon Gambetta, armoured cruiser. Total tonnage 23,802 Russia: Panteleimon, battleship. Pallada, armoured cruiser. Total tonnage 20,375 Germany: Blucher. Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Friedrich CarL and Yorck, armoured cruisers. Total tonnage 56,591 Turkey: Messoudiyeh, battleship. Tonnage 9,120 Total Allies tonnage, armoured ships 198862 Tqtftl SneiniL tonnage, armoured ships 65,114; Of the Allies' losses listed above, 92,228 tons have been accounted for in the operations against the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus.

DEAD SOLDIER'S POEM. The following verses have lately reaehed The Times" from a young soldier fighting in France. They are signed only with his initials, but "The Times" reveals the fact that they were written bj Captain Julian Grenfell, whose death from wounds we regret to record this morning. Captain Grenfell was the son of Lord Desborough. The naked earth is warm with Spring, And with green grass and bursting treea Leans to the sun's gaze glorying, And quivers in the sunny breeze; And Life is Colour and Warmth and Light, And a striving evermore for these t And he is dead who will not fight; And who dies nghting has increase. The fighting man shall from the gnm Take warmth, and life from the glotvinj earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run. And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fullness after dearth. ? All the "bright company of Heaven Hold him in their high comradeship, The Dog-Star and the Sisters Seven, 1 Orion's Belt and sworded hip. The woodland trees that stand together. They stand to him each one a friend; They gently speak in the windy weatherf They guide to valley and ridges' end. The kestrel hovering by day, And the little owls that call by nigh? Bid him be swift and keen as they, As keen of ear, as swift of sight. The blackbird sings to him, Brother, r brother, If this be the last song you shall sing "Sing well, for yoli may not sing anotheff çç Brother, sing." In dreary doubtful waiting hours, < Before. the brazen frenzy starts, f The horses show him nobler powers; 0 patient eyes, courageous hearts! And when the burning moment breaks < And all things else are out of mind, And only Joy-of-Battle takes Him by the throat, and makes him blind, Through joy and blindness he shall know* Not caring much to know, that still Nor lead nor steel shall reach him, so That it be not the Destined Will. The thundering line of battle stands, And in the air Death moans and c-ingst But Day shall clasp him with strong hands, And Night shall fold him in soft wings. Flanders, April, 1915. J. Q.

The death took place on Wednesdaj morning at her residence, Penderry, Dun- vant, of Mrs. Rachel Davies, wife of Mr. Evan Davies. Deceased was highly spected, and a faithful member of the Congregational Church, Dunvant. She leaves a husband and three children.

FERRYSIDE LADY'S DEATH. I The death has occurred, at her residence, 'I Glanyrafon, Ferryside, of Mrs. Stephens (formerly of f rawgmawr), widow of Major Stephens, of Holcwm, Ferryeide, in her 79th year. Her father, Capt. David Davies, Trawsmawr, was mayor of Carmarthen in 1835, and was the last of the mayors elected prior to the Municipal Reform Act. Mrs Stephens leaves three sons—Mr. D E. Stephens, of Trawsmawr-Newydd (Registrar of the County Court of Carmarthen and the District liegistry); Prof. J. W. W. Stephens, M.D of the Tropical School of Medicine, Liverpool i and Mr. Hugh O. T. G. Stephens. |

ABERAVON SOiMB'S COWARDLY ACT. At the Aberavon Borough Police Court on Thursday, Albert Edwards (18), Pen- darvis.street, Aberavon, summoned Wil- liam Jones, Borough-street, who appeared in khaki, for assault. Mr. Lewis M. Thomas, for complainant, said that the assault was a cowardly one. On Saturday night complainant went into a barber's shop to get a shave. Finding the shop full, he came outside, and was confronted by defendant, who after a few words, kicked and struck him into a state of insensibility, and he had to be treated by a doctor. Through the injuries re- ceived complainant had been unable to work. There had been some trouble be- tween the wives of the two men, which probably led to the assault. It was a cowardly assault for which defendant should be punished severely. Complainant in evidence bore out the facts. Mary Ellen Stevens, 6, Isaac-place, spoke to hearing screams outside her house on the night in question. She went to the door and found Edwards lying on the ground with defendant standing over him. She saw defendant kick Edwards, who was unconscious. Defendant, in evidence, stated that the reason that he assaulted complainant was because he had insulted his wife. The Chairman (Mr. Charles Jones): You have no right to take the law into your own hands. You have acted like a coward. Defendant was fined S4.

SUPPLY OF WAR MATERIALS. To the Editor. Sir,—There is a possible source of supply of war material that I do not think has as yet been utilised, and one that could con- ceivably be developed to quite an appre- ciable extent, provided an agreement could be reached between masters and men. Steel and tinplate works everywhere have to employ a surplus of skilled labour such as machinists and titter8 to deal with the rush of repair work in the limited time flt their disposal on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. During the week these men are simply engaged in anticipating a break- down, and as a email engineering works Hi nearly always found in the immediate vicinity of steel and tinplate works, it is suggested that these men could profitablv be employed in the production of war mate- rial and at the same time be at the beck and call of their employers to give imme- diate attention to any breakdown. I have reason to believe that the men themselves would welcome suoh an oppor- tunity of increasing their wages, but euch a course could only be adopted with the sanction of the masters, who would, cf course, only be expected to pay their men for the actual time worked, and would only be possible if the War Office sent to these different pla-ces machinery suitable for the production of shells, etc. In view of the possibility of air raids would not such a distribution of machinery be desirable? Unless some such course as above indi- cated is adopted I would venture to predict that there will shortly be a very serious shortage of skilled labour in all districts in South Wales. Would some of the masters interested give expression to their views on this matter through these columns ?—Yours etc., W. S. WILLIAMS,

MABINOGIOH IN COWER. The Swansea Mabinogion Society on Thursday journeyed to Ilston Valley, where it visited the old Church under the guidance of the rector of the parish. All the points of interest were thoroughly explored. Later in the day the party halted at the site of the old Baptist -Church, where John Miles laboured before religious persecution drove him across the ocean to found the new Swan- sea. The Rev. D. Caron Rees, the new Vicar of Kilvev, and an ardent Welsh Nationalist, accompanied the society, by whom he was cordially welcomed into the ranks of the Mabinogion."

-< The new edition of the list of past and present members of Cambridge Univer- sity now on active service contains just under 9,000 names. Follcwing on Italy's declaration of war, Sweden, Denmark and Norway have sent official notifications to all parties of their strict neutrality,

Toluol and mixtures of toluol, which includes the explosive T.N.T., are in- cluded in the latest list of contraband of war noticed in the "London Gazdte.?* (

"FOR MY DARLINGS SAKE." FORMER ILANELLY JEWELLER'S DELUSIONS BEFOliE DEATH. STRANGE LETTERS LEFT A verdict of Suicide during temporary insanity was returned at the inquest at Bournemouth on Saturday on the body of irdam Miguel Kiechaelieu, aged 59 years, a butler, who had been employed at a doctor's in the town for some eight months. On the previous Thursday de- cea,sed had charged his wife at the Bourne mouth Police Court with having stolen a sum of money and various articles which, he alleged, belonged to him. The magistrates, however, dismissed the case, at the conclusion of which tho wife applied for a summons alleging persistent cruelty to her. The case was to have been heard on Friday, but on the morning of that day Riechaeiieu was found dead by his employer (Dr. F. W. Ramsay, ot Braidley-road), with a bottle, which had contained laudanum, by his side. The Coroner mentioned that differences had existed between deceased and his wife. About a fortnight previously Mrs. hiecnaelieu left deceased, and the events which followed seemed to have upset the latter',s mind. There appeared no doubt that deceased took his own life. Evidence of identification was given by Caroline Jessie Riechaeiieu, of 67, Norloft- road, Malmesbury Pat-k, Bournemouth, wife of deceased. She said she last saw deceased at the police court on the pre- vious Thursday. In answer to the Coroner, witness said there had been differences between de- ceased and herself. He had been peculiar all along. She married him two years ago She added that before her marriage to him deceased had been in a lunatic asylum. Witness proceeded to identify letters written by deceased. One of the three letters, from which the Coroner read ex- tracts, was found wrapped round a bottle of laudanum. It read:— uan t Live Without Jessie." 11 L&n t live without Jessie. Jessie, my wife, my heart's love. Good-bre to mv lost wife. To free Jessie, and please her, one dose, the lot, for my darling's sake." A further letter, timed 11 p.m., Thurs- day, read:— f inished, robbed, slandered, deserted by my darling. I must remember to love her till death. I cannot help doing that. Jessie has no thought of my agonv. She is happy to-night; I die alone. In life I was never unkind to her. I must die, for to-morrow, by her ae, I should be com- pelled to tell the world of her sins. That is too unkind for her true husband to do. I die." Another letter, timed l 1.20 p.m. -ThTtrs" day, was:— Horrible language for Jessie, but have saved her from telling more lies. How pleased she and her father and her brother will be to find me dead." The Coroner added the letters showed clearly the intentions of deceased Suffered from Sleeplessness. Dr. Ramsav said that on Thursday night (the 20th), about 10.30, deceased came to him and said he could not sleep. Deceased handed to witness (who was with his family at the time) a note in which be asked for a tablet,stating that he was a,??ked for -L tAbl?t,Rtating that he wis worried. Witness gave deceased (who had told him he had been taking opium, but without released a dose of veronal. He did not see him again that night, but on the! following morning found him dead in I bed. Answering the Coroner, the doctor said deceased was an eccentric man, but other- wise quite sane. Mrs. Riechaeiieu, recalled, -said deceased was in the habit of taking laudanum. The medical evidence revealed that the state of the body was consistent ifrith poisoning.. The jury eventually returned a verdict as stated above.

SUFFERED TO THE UTMOST Italian Press Reply to Emperor Francis Joseph. Rome, Wednesday.—The Italian Press comments on the proclamation of the Emperor Francis Joseph. The Corriere della Sera observes:— There is scarcely a phrase in it which is not contrary to the truth. For over 36 years the Alliance has been betrayed in Vienna constantly, implacably, and sys- • tematically. We have not broken a treaty but a chain. The old Emperor evokes the names of the battles of the Risorgimento, in which the Austrian forces had the upper hand. This evoca- tion will bring him misfortune. We won even when we lost. We represented the future against the past, right against iniquity. We have to chase the Emperor still further towards the same destiny as his glorious ally in Constantinople." The Giornale d'ltalia considers that Italy has suffered to the utmost Austrian disloyalty. Austria does not know the i Italian people. The Gazetta del Popolo says: The old game consists of crying perfidy, in- gratitude, and treason. It does not im- press us. It is because we are not traitors that we are freeing our martyred brothers, and that we are co-operating in the just punishment of him, who, scorn- ing treaties, substitutes a regime of vio- lence for the loyal collaboration of all countries towards the miagnificent victory of civilisation. It is because we are not felons, aged monarch, that we have not accepted what you offered to make ,*us betray our new Allies, to forget every ,v iduty towards the Irredentists. It is" in vain that your proclamation denounces the insatiable Italian greed. Nature has established the frontiers of Italy. Wo | have to. gei them. Your message>a|ed i despot, invokes fate. Fate will be acedim- i pli shed .Roufer.