The Cambria Daily Leader

1 LOCAL POLICE COURTS. I IMonday.-Before Messrs. Richard Martin (in the ehair), and Fred Ho-cke. I TO SIGN THE PLEDGE. Anno Evans, widow, was charged with being drunk and incapable in High-street, on Saturday. She was discharged on condition that she signs the pledge. THE DEFIANT WIDOW. Rachel Morris, widow, was charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct in] Adelaide-street, on "Saturday. I Special Constable Thos. Beard said the woman was very drunk and using bad language. Defendant, who said she was a munition workef, had one glass of beer about ten, minutes to nine on Saturday night. Fined JOs. or seven days. < I'll work no more on munitions for you," she shouted as she left the court. DRUNK. I A fine of 5s. was imposed upon John Morgan, rollerman, for drunkenness in Alexandra-road also on Saturday. I FOREIGN SAILOR ASTRAY, Antonio M. Gomez, Spanish seaman, was charged with being an alien found ashore after 9 p.m. without the permission of the Aliens' Officer. Sectional Commnnder A. Longden, of the special police, spok;e ,to arresting defendant after 11 p.m. in Wind-street. Defendant, through an interpreter, said that he lost the way to his boat. The case was dismissed. IN A PROHIBITED AREA. Jose Ponis, Spaniard, donkeyman, was charged with failing to notify the aliens' registration officer of his arrival in the prohibited area of Swansea on September: 19. P.C. (97) Moore stated that defendant arrived on a vessel and did not report himself, and had wandered about different lodgings in the town. Supt. Roberts eaid that the police had been looking for the man for about five days.. A fine of 25s. and 5s. interpreter's fee was imposed. j OBSCENE LANGUAGE TO A CHILD. Catherine Maloney, married, was fined 10s. of seven days, for making use of ob- scene language on the Strand of Septem- ber 4, and also for not appearing in an- swer to a summons on September 22. P.S. (2) Williams 6aid that defendant used a most abusive epithet to a little girl. UNLICENSED DOG. Thomas Hicks was summoned for keep- ing an unlicensed dog. i'.C. (HG) Edwards said that he visited the defendant's house and saw the dog. The defendant's mother appeared for de- fendant, who, she said, was at front.— Fined 5s. When leaving the court she called out: I don't see no fun in this when he's out fighting for it" (the dog). I LIGHTING' RESTRICTIONS. Joseph Allen, hairdresser, was sum- moned for not sufficiently obscuring lights in his premises, on September 15th. Inspector Williams said that the light which was coming from an attic window wa-s a very bright one, and the blind was not drawn. Defendant said that his niece must have heglected to draw the blind. Ethel Williams, the niece in question, said that she had just come from the country, and was in ignorance of the regu- lations. The Chief Constable (to Chairman): She comes from an area where the lighting re- strictions are even more severe.—Fined 10s.  For a similar offence, William PhiIIips, window cleaner, residing on the Strand, Swan-sea, was also fined 10s. MOTOR CYCLIST FINED. MOTOR CYCLIST FINED. 1 Meqp« Shepherd was fined 20s. for un- lawfully keeping and using a motor-cycle without a license on September 7th. Evidence was given by Senyt. Jones (Swansea Licensing Department, Town Clerk's Office\ LODGING-HOUSE KEEPER'S OBLI- GATIONS. William Nathaniel, hauher and lodg-I mg-house keeper, was summoned for fail- ing to obtain asigned statement of parti- j culars of all persona (aliens or otherwise) staying in his house at Landore Samuel Brenton, fuel worker, was sum- moned for a similar offence. The first-named defendant pleaded ig- norance of the regulations, added to the fact that lie could not read or write. Fined 20s. There was no appearance in the second case, which was accordingly adjourned for a week. A filled of 20e. was imposed on Frederick Lyons, glazier, for failing to enter in the register the particulars of a Russian staying at his house on September 9. NEIGHBOURS' QUARRELS. I William Jenkins eummoncd Catherine Isaac Annie Ellis and Olwen Thomas, next-door neighbours, for assaulting Beryl Jenkins, three years of age, daughter of William Jenkins. Catherine .Isaac, on the other hand, summoned Thomas JoiJdns and William Jenkins for sureties of the peace. Mr. Edward Harris prosecuted for the first named parties, and said that a short while ago Catherine Isaac had been con- cerned in a case at the Swansea Police Court. In this charge evidence had been given against her by a member of Jenkins' family. This had caused trouble, and it was alleged that Catherine Isaac, Annie Ellis, and Olwcn Thomas had thrown blue water and other things at their neigh- bours, in addition to using abusive epithets. P.C. said that when he entered the house he saw the child men- tioned standing before the fire very wet. The next door neighbour's bath w in Jenlvii*' back, and appeared to have been emptied. The three women, Catherine Isaac, Annie Ellis, and Olwen Thomas, were fined Sl each or 14 days. The summons fjy Catherine Isaac against the brothers Jenkins was dis- misled. There were cross-summonses by Eliza- beth Jones and Mrs. Sarah Bennett for sureties of the peace. Mrs. Jpnes. in the box, said: U She called me a and asked me to come out of my house and see what she would do to me. When I came out she went in." Mr. Harris (for Mrs. Bennett): Are you I afraid of her (Mrs. Bennett,)? Mrs. Jones: Afraid of her! (With dis- dainV If I was afraid of her I wouldn't summons her. Both parties were bound over in the sum oi £ 5 to be of good behaviour for twelve months. They also had to pay 2s. 6d. each court fee ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. I Muriel Wildo (15) and Elsie Wilde, two I sisters, summoned Felise Thomas for abusive language in Bevan's-row on September 16th. Defendant was fined 10s.

VON FALKENHAYN'S ADMISSIONS THE WASTAGE OF GERMAN GUNS AND AMMMOII. FURTHER DISCLOSURES The re-s8 Association's special corres- pondent at British Headquarters in the field writing on Thursday (received on Saturday) saYB :-In view of the interest that has been aroused by the important disclosure conveyed in the recent British official communique that the wastage of German guus in the past few months has been considerably in ex- cess of production, and that the same thing applied to ammunition in reserve, in which there has been a serious dim- inution, it seems worth making further references to the captured order by Von Falkenhayn upon the subject. It is laid down that the shortage is brought about by (a) enemy's fire; (b) by the excessive use of material by our own guns; (c) bad or injudicious handling. These are interesting admissions, but still more interesting is the following passage: There must be no unnecessary firing to disturb the enemy. Firing by way of reprisals, etc., must be reduced to the lowest limits, especially on quiet sec- tors of the front, but even where the tac- tical situation compels artillery to flr, efforts must be made by good observation and careful fire dis- cipline to attain the object in view, with only absolutely necessary ex- penditure of ammunition. Searching fire without observation against enemy bat- teries is, and always will be. a waste of ammunition. A prolonged, uninterrupted barrage haaa particularly bad effect upon our guns. Care' must, therefore, be taken that the barrage curtains are not con- tinued too long. If several curtains are fired, one immediately behind the other, the question must be considered whether the guns cannot cease fire for a short time in turns, one after another, in order that they may be inspected and allowed time to cool. It would appear that Krupp guns, in quality and endurance cannot enter into competition with British weapons, and as for good observation, seeing that the Ger- mans have now been driven off practically the whole of the high ground between Thiepval and Flers, and that they seldom venture to soar among our own airmen, it is rather difficult to understand how this part of Von Falfcenhayn's instructions is to be carried out. HOW CANADIANS TOOK COURCE- LETTE. Whilst moving about to-day, listening to the thunder of guns (ours-we are not economising), growling at the weather, and trying to find out all about the pro- gress of events, I heard the story of the carrying of Courcelette by the Canadians. From out of the disjointed versions of various men, supplementing or correcting one another, there emerged features of as brilliant an epic as the Rons of the Maple Leaf have ever yet been heroes of. Whilst I was not told as much, it ap- pears to me that these splendid men actually -aceomplislit-d a good deal more than they were told to do, or they expected to do. Some of them were scarcely rested from a long march to their jumping off place before they went forwan\ again their famous victory of the loth. A curious turn was given to the fierce conflict by the fact that the Germans had planned an offensive of their own -at this part of the line, which so closely synchronised with our plans that it began five minutes before our moment was reached. In fact, the support waves, coming up to carry the German positions, swept right through the ranks of the Canadians, who were busy in bayMK?tting'' 'and bombing back ¡fl:t Bodies, a tactical coincidence which, need- less to say, considerably accelerated the beating back process. The final rout of this German. attack Was consummated when a gallant officer, who paid for his valour with his life. led a party of twelve bombers right into the thickest cluster of the Huns, scattering grenades right, left, and front with extra- ordinary vigour. There were many French Canadians in the mop-up battalion which- went forward' for the purpose of seizing and clearing out the village. Coureclette had been less ruthlessly strafed than most of the surrounding places, and still pre- sented a decent semblance to a group of houses flanking the slight curve of the main street. SUPERIOR GERMAN FORCE DEFEATED. It has since been ascertained the Ger- mans in the place very largely outnum- bered their attackers, a discovery which has caused profound mortification to cap- tured officers. The advance was across a wide and very exposed slope, over which the assaulting waves had to move diagon- ally in inclined lines, so as to clear obstructions. Artillery fire was heavy, and as the Canadians advanced machine-guns began to clatter in a rapidly-swelling dis- turbance. But it was also, so like old-time warfare after their months of sitting down in the dismal Ypres calient as to be greatly to the taste of the Canadians. They saw green grey figures scurrying away before them and vanish into the earth.

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CARMARTHEN. I County. I PILFERING AT A COLLIERY. iwan it. Jones. a carpenter at «^arway Colliery, was fined 30s. for stealing three pieces of timber, value Is., the property of the colliery company. The colliery cashier said there was tremendous lot of pilfering going on at the colliery. Replying to the bench, he said the cus- tom of allowing workmen to take home ifrewood had been stopped. CYCLISTS WITHOUT REAR LIGHTS. A number o cyclists were fined 20s. for riding without rear lights. Superintendent J. E. Jones said that unless tho lighting regulations were ob- served, they would be having serious acci- dents now that motor-cars were travelling with subdued lights. Cyclists must take reasonable precautions. Major Dowdeswell, J.P., said future cases would be treated much more severely..

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THE WORLD OF SPORT j SWANSEA V. [Co EfFORT FOR SOLDIERS WHO I HAVE SUFFERED. EXCITEMENT AT ABERAVON I The Rugby football match played at Swansea, on Saturday, between Mr. W. J'. 'Trew-'s team and an Aberavon side selected by Mr Leyshon resulted in a draw of a try each. As has already been stated, the pro- ceels are being devoted to the movement ior providing a Lord Roberts Memorial W'oriishoi). BOWLERS ENTERTAIN WOUNDED. I 0. Saturday afternoon. Dyfatty Park presented. quite a festive appearance, when ou wounuea soldiers from tne Pam Wern Hoapitai accepted an invitation from the Uyiatiy BoYViiug Olub to pay a vjsit to the green. Tne district around Matthew-street aud (Jroxt-istreet was well decorated wÙh tias9. wiiile the cluo-house ill the park was beautiiuny ornamented with various flags, and brigntencd up the neighbourhood. iiie boys" from the front were welcomed to the green by Mr. George l'ayne tchaiiinan ot tne DYfatty Ciub) and Councillors '1'. lloweiis and h. Morris. The game was a pleasant one, and much enjoyed by tke ■visitors, who were warmly received by a largo crowd of spectators. An adjournment was made to the Albert Restaurant, where Host and Hostess Evans provided a sump- tuous repast, winch received close attention from all present. Afcer the tables had been cleared, Messrs. Geo. Payne. D. Jenkimjr and J. Gnlhths each expressed thei" pleasure on the appearanc of tne wounded soldiers on the Dyfatty green, and hoped that the soldiers -had thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Miss Beatrice Jenkins, Madame M. Kane, and Mr. E. Rees delighted the com- pany with excellent songs, and the ap- plause which greeted each song showed appreciation of their efforts. After "smokes'' and chocolatea had been provided in quantities, the singing of the National Anthem brought the proceedings to a close. The soldiers were conveyed to and from the green in brakes, and all along the ¡ route received a hearty reception. FRY'S EASY JOURNEY. At Poritygwaith, on Saturday, Billv Fry (Trlorstown) met Billy Jones (Mountain Ash), who deputised Jack Josepn, of Ponty- pridd. in a ltnrounS contest. Jones was sub- jected to heavy punishment, and waa down for a count of three in the fifth round He was again on the boards for a count of nine in the eighth session, vrtien the referee intervened and awarded the verdict to Fry. SPORTS AT ABERAVON. Successful sport43 were held on Saturday, at thj Central Athletic Ground, Port Tal- bot, in aid of the local Reception Fund for entertaining Soldiers and Sailors returning from active service. Beautiful weather pre- vailed, and there was a large att«*idanbe. Mr. J. Wyatt, New Inn, Aberavon, was the secretary, and the o'ther officials were as follows:—Chairman of committee, Mr. J. Brown; treasurer, Mr. J. Donovan; clerk of the course, Messrs. J. If. Grant, W. R. Ttomas. and P. Sullivan: judges, Messrs. J. R. Cadman, J.- Phillips, and T. Rajidall; starters. Messrs. G. Davies and J Pi ice; handiGappers (foot events) Mr. Ted Lewis, l'ontypridd; galloway, Mr. J'. Price, Mer- thy": During the afternoon the Britonferry Bam rendered selections RESULTS, I Charlie Chaplin impersonator: 1. Harold I Phillips, BritODferry. 100 yards boys' race (under 14): 1, Geo. Pavies; Stanley Davies: 3. Wallace Evans. 50 yards skipping race for girls: 1, Miss M. Williams; 2, Miss M. Tuckfield. Egg-and spoon race ifor ladies)1, Mrs. C. Lucas .Taibach; 2. Miss O'Shea, Aber- avon; 3, Miss E. Thomas. Aberavon, 50 yards wounded soldiers' race: 1. Pte. Charlie Jones, Port Talbot, F,.W.F., 2. Sgt. Jones. Rifle Brigade (Baglan Hospital); 3. Pt. Pattison, Scottish (Baglan Hospital). Pte. Charlie Jones was the old Aberavon. forward and Welsh international res.UW,. Ho lost an arm in Yprea last December, when, after rescuing a wounded comrade, he carried him into a hosaa Just after he entered a shell burst in their asttnt. killing ten men. ACh-arli-e lied no icss than seven WOJUld i. ■ v 120 yards opSri handicap; 1; A. C. Stuckey. Aberavon, 18Jyds; 2. H. Pike, Caerau, 15i yds; 3. E. O. Parry, Gilfach GocTt, 11 j vds. Sack race: 1, R. Allen, Cwmavon; 2. H. Jenkins Cwmavon (a lad). ExMbitions, in sack racing and jnmping were given by Mr. Jack Jenkins, Cwmavon, the champion of Wales. 300 yards open handicap: 1, H. Pike, Caerau, 31 yd-s: 2. T. Evans. Treberbert. 39 yds; 3, G. II. Lloyd. Treherbert. 37 yds. Six furlonps galloway race: 1. W. Howell (Cwr.,avon), Dolly; 2. J. Jones (Aberavon). •-Mother's-fdob' Ooe mile galloway race: 1, J. Davies. Pont- rhydyfen, Little Dick (120yds); 2. D. Davies Aberavon. Mabel (Ilyds); 3, Griff Jones. Duffryn. Ginger (f20vd¡;:) Tug-of-war: The Welsh (Protection Com- pany) beat the Steelworks and Dockers' team. i Band race: 1, S. Davies; 2, E. Singleton; 3, J. Jones. RUNAWAY RACEHORSE. I The six furlong galloway race produced several exciting incidents. In the first heat the rider "of Duiais Maid was thrown just as he was within 20 yards of the winning post. and lost the race. in the second heat little Annie (Mr. Llewellyn, Ammanford) came in an easy winner, but her rider a lad named Trevor Pritchard, Pontrhydyfen, was unable to-pull the animal up and she went round the course lap after lap. It soon became evident that the boy was ex- hausted and unable to stop. Eventually Edward J. Hopkins, the rider of Mother's Idol. mounted the latter horse and fol- lowed around the course and succeeded in catching hold of the reins and pulling Little Annie into the field. Immediately he did so Pritchard fainted, away, hut with the aid of -the ambulance-men he Quickly re- covered. In the final for the same event Little Annie was ridden by a young man. In the first lap she broke out of the course, but was brought back. Rounding the corner by Bridge-street in the second lao she jumped over the rope into the crowd, knocking over Mrs 0 Niel, Pont- Eftreet. The horse, rider and woman rolled over together. The police and ambulance- men were quickly on the spot, but for- tunately all escaped without serious in- jury. Mrs. O'Neil fainted, but was soon brought round. GROVESEND GALA. I Grovesend was en fete on Saturday on the occasion of a poultry show, athletic sports, and ambulance competition, the financial result of which will be handed over to the local heroes' fund. The Pontardulais Town Silvc' Band (conductor, Mr. D. Hanney) gave its services gratis Thj officials were :-President, Dr. G J. Williams, Pontardulais; vice-president, Mr. J. Beynon, M.E., Grovesend; chairman of committee. Mr. ü. Davies, Grovesend; vice- chairman and show manager, Mr. George Mughefe. Brynheulog, Grovesend; poultry secretary. Mr. Gomer Thomas, Gorsfawr, Grovesend; sports, etc., Mr. J'. L. John, Grovsend Farm; treasurer. Mr. T. R. Thomas, Bryncar, Grovesend. I AWARDS. I Modern game: 1 and 2. John Johna, Kil- lav 3. D. Evans. Grovesend. Indian gaule- 1, Dd. Evans, Grovesend; 2, Wm. Matthews, Upper Cwmtwrch; 3, Thos. Emanuel, Llanelly. Oil English game: 1, T. Griffiths, Llan gepnech: 2, J, Walters, Mynydd bach y Glo; 3. J. Griffiths, Ammanford. Wyandotte, while: 1. it Parton. Landore; 2, W. Evans, Burryport; 3, R. Lloyd, Llan- elly. V Wyandotte, any other colour: 1, J. Rosser, Perclawdd; 2, W. Tlibmas. Swansea; 3, F. Watkins, Carmarthen. Orpington, black: 1, Ford and Slater, Sketty; 2. R. Wilson, Bynea; 3, Jenkins and Thomas, Llanelly. Orj-ington, any other colour: 1, T. Rogers, Stoford Poultry Farm; 2. H. Sweetland, Llanelly; 3, H J. Greenhill. Treherbert Rock, any variety: 1, J. Rees. Llanelly; 2, G. Hughe-B, Bridgend; 3, F. Watkins, Car- marthen. t Rhode Island red: 1. S. T. Mansel Lewis. Stradey Oaijtle; Z, Mrs G. Williams, Llant- wi't Major; 3. D. J. Jenkins, Yftradgyiiiais. Black Minorca: 1 and 2. R Wilson, Bynea; 3, Geo. Banfield, Llangennech. 3I, Leghorn, any colour: 1 and 3, W. J. Thomas, Port Talbot; 2, W. T. Sherlock. Llarelly. Leghorn, any other variety not men- tioned: 1, Mrs. Newall* Cheshire; 2, W. M. Davies, Llandilo; 3, Jenkins and Thomas, Bynea. Cockerel (1916), any variety: 1. T. W. Rogerr, Stoford Poultry Farm; 2, J. John, Bynea, 3. D. Price. Ystradgynlais. Pullet (191$): ,1,W., Lewls, Landore; 2, T. W. Rogers, Stoford Poultry Farm; 3. D. Price. Ystradgynlais. Har\. feathered bantam, any variety: i. David Davies. Grovesend: 2. J. Williams, Llanelly 3, Mrs. G. W. Williams, Llantwit Major. Soft feathered- bantam 1., O. E. Hodge. Bristol: 2. D. Vaughan, Llandebie; 3, Tom Davies. Llwytihendy. 15. selling class: 1. T. W. Rogers, Stoford Poultry Farm; 2, Richards ana Sons, Peny. graig; 3. J. Pleace. Newport Rabbit, any variety: 1, Fd Giles, Ox- fort; 2. D. R. Thomas. Aberdare; 3. J. R. Coqjie", Brynhyfryd. forking homer pigeon. ^ock„or hen: 1, D. Hagedorn. Loughor; 2, J. James, Dunvant; 3, C. F. Coxon, Loughor. Any other variety: 1 and 3. Aanie Evans, Llangennech; 2, W. T. Looker, Gorseinon. Sports, Etci. Starter, Mr. Ben Oliver. Gorseinon; judges. Mr. John Beynon, M.E., ancLRev B. Elwyn Williams. 80 yards footrace for boys under 16: 1, I Baden Powell, Grovesend; 2, Tom ffell, Grovesend. 120 yards (open): 1, P.. G. Reynolds, Llan- elly 2. D. T. Davies. Llangennocb 443 yards (open): 1, P. G. Reynolds. Llan- ell ÿ; 2, Morton Rees, Llangennech. High jump: Morton Rees. Llangennech. Tug-of-war (not over 10 aside): Grovesend (Capt D. Bennet). Sack race (80 yards): 1, R. Howslls, Llan- eHyt; 2, Sid Congton, Grovesend. Egg and spoon race (80 yards): 1, D. T. Davies, Llangennech. Ambulance (teams of five): 1, Swansea St. John's. Stickifng colt or filly, dam not exceeding 14.2 h.li.: 1, Ll. John, Grovesend Farm, 2, D Richards. Grovesend: 3, J. Penry, Gorseinon. Best pony on the field, not exceeding 13.2, to be shown in hand: 1. T. R. Thomas, Grovesend; 2, D. Davies, Waunarlwydd; 3, D. Richards, Grovesend. Musical chairs: 1. J. L John, Grovesend; 2, D. Williams, Brynawel. VIctoria Cross race (on horseback): 1. B. Williams, Brynawel; 2, T. R Thomas. Bryn- car. I VMORRISTON FETE. I Chief interest at Morriston, on Saturday, was centred in the fete and flap day held at the Maesygwernen Grounds, under the auspices of the Morriston and District Nufs- ing Division of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade, rhe objection of the function was co raise the necessary funds to provide equipment for, the members of the division, wno number over 50. During the past two years they have devoted aauch time and ex penso to make themselves qualified, whilst they have given their services free at vari- ous hospitals, including1 Porthcawl rnd Barry, and in each case have paid their own expenses to and fro. It was most grati- fying- to find that Morristonians responded to the appeal so admirably. There was a good attendance, and, together with the flag sales, a handsome sum should e real- ised. procession took place. starting from the St. John's Church, and proceeding via Woodfield-street to Maesygwernen, beaded by th, Industrial School Band (Bandmaster W. Griffiths), followed by the Church Lads' Brigade (Capt. W. R. Davies), Morriston Boy Scouts (Scoutmaster Frank Powell), and the members of the. Nursing Division^ The. opening. ceremony was performed by Mr. T J. Williams, M.P.. Maesygwernen, and amongst those present were Mr rnd M-s. Herbert Lewis (Deputy Commissioner for Wales), Cardiff. THE OFFICIALS. T.ie officials were:-Ilrecident, Mrs. T. J. Williams Maesygwernen; treasurer, idss Evans, Pentrepoeth Schools; secretary. Miss Edith Llayd; quartermaster, Mrs. D. M. Davies. The stall-holders wei-e:-Refreclimentg: Mvs. D M. Davies. Mrs. Wm. Davies (Del- fan). Mrs. Joseph John, Mrs. Nicholls, Mrs. J. Richards, rs. D. Bodycombe. Mrs. W. Hale. Mrs. L1. Morgan, Miss Mattie Jones. Trayholders: Misses Edith Lloyd. Uettie Lewis, Edith John, Morfydd Griaiths. Gwen Jones, Olwen Jonec. G. Gregory, Nurse ?,wen •j Mrs. Evans, and Mrs. Lott. trait.—Misses Gwladys. Beattie, and Maud Jones. Sweet: Miss Lizzie Lewis and the Misses Jones. SPORTS RESULTS. During the afternoon a number of attrac tions were provided. Displays were given by the C.L.B. and Boy Scouts, and i-f lec- tio.its were given by the Birchgrove Chil- dren's Choir, under 'the baton of Mr. Ley- ShO1, and by the Industrial School Eand, conducted by Mr. W. Griffiths. Chief amongst the attractions provided WAS the school children's sports, the ar- allgements of which were in the hands of Mr. T. W. John and Mr. W. rotaries. Captain W. R. Davies and Scout- master Frank Powell acted as judges and starters. The following were the results: Ego. and spoon (girls): G Davies. Skipping: N. Roberts Def-patch race (boys): Stan. Davies Th.re-leggled: E. T. Hill and G. Thomas. Bhrafold H. Uren (C.L.B.). Victoria Cross Ivor Jones (Industrial). Blindfolded driving: Ted Davies (Boy Scouts). Tatr-of-war: Morriston nurses. Best-dressed nurse: Miss May Donne. The prizes were distributed at the close by Mrs. D. J. Davies (Tirgrove). I ATHLETICS AT CADOXTON. Athletic sports at Cadoxton. Neath, on SV,tLlj,(Iay. ftrew a large attendance. Good entre8 and splendid handicapping were le- sponsible for a programme of excellent _spor. whilst the ?n'?'sements were admir.' able. The president. Mr. E. Lvans L.n kn, J.I., was present during the whole of the pioceeaings, and took the keenest iriereet in the various events. Music was sullied by 'tiio Ske%N,eii Prize Band. and the fellow- ing oflicialis helped to make the noris the subcess they deserved: Mr. W. McNeil and Hr. H.J. Moon hon. secretaries; Mr. D. H Dp vie? starter; Mr. A. L. David. Mr W. G. Gabriel Mr. Tom Stephens. Mr. G. X fn* A- Borham, Mr. Daniel Dev- onaU. Mr. I). Lewiö, and Mr. T. J. uu^ues judges; Mr. Godfrey Jenkine. ring 8h ward. ? RESULTS. 120 yards ooys' race: 1, Edward Y< i att Neath; 2, J. lhomas, Crynant; 3, II. Adey, 'Icnna li miles cycle race (novKe?): 1, T. Ha lies Alltwen; 2, Walter Blick. Bryncoch; i M* Davies, Tonna. 120 yards flat handicap :open^; j J p Jones. Crynant; 2, T. J. Youact; i, J. Mc- Carthy. Crynant. One mile cycle open handicap: 1, Ajlhur Steel, K-esolven; 2, J. Harries, A^Itw^n* 3 Victor Blick, Bryncoch. 440 yards open foct handicap: At Mc. Carthy. Crynant; 2, Evan J. V-uatt. Jseatli- 3, Wm. Adey, Tonna. Half-mile walking race for woua-iel or convalescent soldiers. There vere six tqt- ers, but all broke into a C;lotItcI', bud the prizoa were divided among them Two mile cycle race (open) 1, T D. ?.owr Tcnna; 2. T. Tong. Onllwyn; ?, ?ck: Bryncoch. UC"°^waX: Britonferry Boy Scouts. Marathonr ace (4 miles): 1, Wm. Adey, Tonna; 2, Watkins. Neath; 3. H. Adey, TonH't. Boy Scouts' competitions: Ambulance' Britonferry Te-iop; shooting, Neath Troop. Sack race: 1, Ernie Youatt. 2, T. J. Yountt GLYNCORRWG SPORTS Sports were held at Glyncorrwg on Satur- da.y '?? of the local Patriotic FunJ. Re- sults 120 yards open handicap: 1, P. Davies Glnjcorrwg; 2, C. F. Rowlands, Abergwynfi. 120 yards local: P. Davies, Glyncorrwg. 300 yards open handicap: 1, G. Thomas. GIYLcorrivg 2, P. Davies, jlyncOiWvsr, Boys' race 120 yards (under 1. R. John Glyncorrwe: 2, S. ^dwirds, Blaen. gwynfi. 100 yards boys' race (under 14): 1, Willie anow, Glyncorrwg; 2, E. Mathias, Glyn- corrwg. Consolation race, 120 yardfc: 1, Ned Childs, Glnycorrwe; 2. E. T. Williams. Cynon.

—THE— Cambria Daily LEADER Has a Guaranted Cir- culation larger than that of any other paper pub- lished in the district of Swansea and South- West Wales The crew of the second Zeppelin were taken to a military detention barracks. They travelled in two Army transport wagons, escorted by soldiers riding along- side with ed bayonets. Some of the Germans ha& bandaged heads, but they all looked very cheerful. ANTED, Fixtures for St. Helen's A.F.O. (a.s soon a3 possible).-Apply S. Jones, 6. Pbillips-parade, Swansea. 119A9-30 IL OST, Friday Evening. between High- -Lj street and Cwmbwrla, Lady's Brown Bag containing One Pound and 108. notes and key; reward—Hodge, 29, Approach-road, Mai selton. 119A9-27 GENER AL Servant Wanted immediately. —j- rs. Davies, Statio* Inn, High-street, -27 i

ZEPPELIN STORIES 1 INTERESTING TALES ABOUT THE RAIDERS AND THEIR FATE I | Her nose tipped and down she .a, fol all the world libe a haystack afire!-An eye-witness. Ail the crew* of the burnt Zeppelin ap- pear to have died before or immediately upon reaching the ground. A noticeable feature about the victims of the destroyed airship is the poor qual- ity of the boots worn by the crew. One young woman was saw the Zeppelin prisoners pass declares positively that she heard them swearing-in German-as they went by. f Three children were blown from their bed by the force of the explosion, but, beyond the fright they were quite un- harmed. According to all accounts the Zeppelin which was destroyed was flying very high, and was little more than a silvery pencil in the heavens. A stroke of business was taking a penny a heutf for admittance to damaged build- ings, the proceeds going to help people who |1 had been hard hit. Dver a distance of about four miles people were busily engaged in the early hours of the morning in sweeping up the broken plate-giass. One of the German prisoners asked the j crowd when the war would be over. The reply he got was: It is over s ofar as you are concerned." The Zeppelin which came down unburnt bore ample traces of the bad time our defences had given her She had evidently been hit many times One of the driving planes for raising or lowering the wrecked Zeppelin was found half a mile from the scene and at once guarded* by the police. An incendiary bomb dropped in the garden in front of the house occupied by a prominent music-hall artiste and her husband. It was a dud." One writer says that the Zeppelin wreck looked like nothing so much as the con- tents of a boy's box of Mecanno toys which had been angrily upset. The blazing Zeppelin which fell in Essex could be seen from a town which, in a direct line, is nearly 60 miles from where the airship was destroyed. Sunday afternoon's bulletin of the Ger- man Headquarters Staff makes no refer- ence whatever—even a mendacious one—to the raid of Saturday-Sunday night. A pillar letter-box reained perfectly up- right ,though pierced right through, leaving a liolem on each side big enough for anyone to take out all the letters. n one suburb a bomb completely wrecked a public house. It struck the mack part of the building, exploded inside, and smashed up the lower part of the building Four chickens killed in a ruined Hrun' at the rear of a country cottage were the total casualties inflicted by a Zepp. or epps. in an attack upon the North-East Coast. In one stage of about 400 yards long threo bombs were dropped in rapid succes- sion, and along the whole line of tire there is hardly a window that has escaped damage. Although the casualties, according to the official figures, are heavy, it is extra- ordinary that the death roll is not far bigger. The Zeppelins left in their trail many ruined houses. Only one body in the burnt Zeppelin, was undamaged. He was, so they say, the commanded. He looked," said one, aa if he were asleep." There was a half- smile upon his face. A bomb on a Midland town buried itself in the municipal refuse head. Another materially assisted demolition work which has been in progress for some time for the clearance of certain property. One man who is deaf was awakened only by his St. Bernard dog, who had broken its chain and jumped through a window, to get to him. The roof collapsed as he left his bedroom. A rescued woman was sure that there had been a bad thunderstorm, and- said that she thought that the glass with which her mouth was filled was ice until she realised that her face was bleeding. The Zeppelin prisoners are mostly well- built young fellows, probably not much more than 20 years old. They wore a uni- form not unlike that of a fireman, except that they wore no helmets; some of them had no headgear at all. It is proved beyond dispute that some localities have escaped owing to the dark- ness in which they were enveloped. It ia strongly suspected in other cases, from th., accurate ilncs they kept, that tne Ze £ >- peiiits followed certain line6 of light, how-, ever faint. Long ago Lord Michelham offered a sum of £ 1,000 for every Zeppelin brought down up to the (lumber of 10, and after the Cuffley exploit Mr. J. W. Isherwood, of 4" Lloyd's-avenue, E.C., offered S500 to the next airman who brings down a Zeppelin on British soil. We found four of the bodies lying in a heap together," says one observer of the destroyed airship. They were terribly burnt—they looked like mummies. On was naked to the waist, one had his head off, and there were others with their arm# and legs smashed." The middle of one of the fallen airships crashed fair upon an oak-tree, strippinw it completely of every leaf and everyt bough; set fire to it, and left nothing bub the ravished trunk, which now ctalidg blackened, sharpened to a point, andf sticking up like an exclamation rnrk. The pile looks," says one eye-witness of the wreck, as though a dozen Forth Bridges had been squeezed and doubledl up by a giant pair of grippers and thrown higgledy-piggledy in the sleepy hodlow formed by two fields of rising ground. Ii; is principally a mass of latticed girders." Relic hunters were so enterprising and persistent that it seemed wonderful that any of the Zeppelin, large as it was, stilli remained where it fell. Everybody seemed to have a bit of aluminium, worn some- times as a buttonhole, or a fragment of the envelope or a machine-gun carlridge. or a botton from a German uniform, or- perhaps a bit of war bread. A soldier who had obtained special leave from the front to visit his father, who was dying, was expected to reach home on Saturday evening. Some delay, however, prevented his reaching, his father's house until Sunday morning,, when he arrived to find the place iff ruins, his father having been killed out< right, and his mother and sister lying una conscious in hospital, seriously injured* Before the burnt Zeppelin finally de. scended the sound of many articles falling to earth was heard. A widespread sedrch discovered many things—guns, maps, notes, instructions, telegrams, parts of machinery and the like. Among them were the makings of a meal-a piece of German sausage, a sandwich, of smoked bacon, and very black bread covered witk lard. > The captured Zeppelin commander a3iadd the cool request: "Please allow me to go to the nearest poet office so I may tele- phone to someone in London who will let my wife know that I am safe." The pre- posteroosness of the suggestion "waa quickly countered by a soldier, who ejacu- lated: Don't be so sure you are eafe. matey. We don't know what there may be against you." PhlegmaticaJly the Hun commander bowed to the inerit^bl*