The Cambria Daily Leader

MENTALLY DEFICIENT. I The Case of a Swansea Boy. I At Swansea Workhouse Visiting Com- mittee on Wednesday, Mr. Abe Freed man presiding, an interesting discifssion arose as to the provision locally of an institution for the mentally deficient children of Swansea. The debate cropped up -,vm the result of a letter from the Swansea Schools Medical .Officer. who wrote on behalf of the Educa- 'ron Committee, asking if the Swansea "Guardians ooukl accommodate at the Workhouse, a little mentally deficient lad, of vicious tendencies. The. request was -i4e as a favr. Dr. G. Arbour Stephens said that the Swansea County Borough Council was one those bodies who opposed the erection of -an institution, and this was the result of He had no doubt the Council did it in all good faith. David Grey said tha-t if steps had been taken at the proper time this would not have occurred. This was making a I-poor little fellow a pauper. ^.Councillor F. S. Parker said that were it not for the outbreak of war, measures wouM have been taken. Ultimately it was decided to recommend to the Board that a deputation be sent to interview the clerk and medical officer of the local education authority. The depu- tation is to consist of the following gentle- men: Messrs. Abe Freed mail, A. Bowen; S. Rees. and Dr. G. Arbour Stephens. -■Further discussion of the matter was suspended until the deputation reports on fhe interview. A vote of sympathy was passed in the usual manner with Mr. and Mrs. Morgan •n the death of the Matron's sister, Miss Summers.

NEATH AND THE NATIONAL. I The Late Sir Thomas Price, K.C.B. A meeting cf the General Committee of the proposed National Eisteddfod at Neath in 1918 was held at the Gwyn Hall, Neath, on Wednesday night. Aid. Hopkin Morgan, J.P., presided over a representative at- tendance. Ot the outset the Chairman referred to the tragic death of Sir gliomas Price, K.C.B., at Leicester. Before he left "Neath." said the Chairman, "one of the last things he said was that he would neturn from South Africa to Neath when (they had the National Eisteddfod there. Sir Thomas was a most distinguished Welsli m a n, wlid in South Africa had done nmch to promote the welfare and interests Welshmen, and -also in this country. To every Welshman irt South Africa he was a brother and went out of his way to further the interests of his fellow countrymen. He moved a vote of con- dolence with the family and relatives of ..the deceased. H. Thomas (Llamsamlet) seconded and the vote was carried. LOCAL AUTHORITIES, SUPPORT. The Secretary (Mr. Phillip Thomas) read the replies received from the Swansea Town Council, Swansea District Council, AJjeravon Town Council, Margam, Neath, Britonferry, and Glyncorrwg District "Councils, Neath Board of Guardians, the Margam and Duffryn Afan Welsh Society, and Pontardawe Guardians, each of whom wrote promising to support the applica- tion. of Neath for the Eisteddfod. In dealing with the matter of a bond, the Chairman said that as far as could ;be seen at present the Eisteddfod would last two days, and the third day would be devoted to a gymanfa, and he hoped that that would do as much for congre- Mi.gational singing as it had done at Aber- ystwyth. The Secretary announced that when the "effort' was made to get the National at in 1!)13, 154 guarantors agreed to subscrfbe £ 1,70tf. He did not see why that amount could not be passed on this occa- • sion. The Secretary also read the memorial which the committee had prepared for submission to the Gorsedd. It was written -Ith English and Welsh, and set forth the '"paramount claims of Neath in every re- t for the National. Mr. J. H. Thomas proposed the adoption -;f the memorial, and that it be submitted TO the Gorsedd. Mr. Lew is Davies (Afan Valley) FR- eonded, and Mr. D. Rees Phillips, F.L.A. XSwansea), spoke in support of Neath's claim.

THE DOCKS SCANDAL. Mr. Ball Points Out a Few I Dangers. The alleged scandal was again referred to at a meeting of the Tawe Lodge Visiting Committee on Wed nesday. It was. re- ported that a woman of a, certain class, who was suffering from an illness, desired tc. leave the institution. The question was asked as to whether she could not be pre- vented from doing so. Mr. A. Da vies (Master pro. tem.) stated that she could not legally be detained. Mr. A. R. Ball thereupon gave it as his opinion that matters at present, are as bad as they were before the revelations were first made. He had just come on a shift at 7.15 on Tuesday morning when two of these women left a Norwegian boat at present in the South Dock. He himself accosted a. member of the crew, who stated that the-e women had been aboard since eight o'clock on Monday evening. One of .them was a young girl barely 20 years of age. MR. BALL'S SUGGESTIONS. I In an interview with a Leader repre- sentative, Mr. Ball suggested as a solution to this scandal that these women be com- pulsoi ilv photographed by the Swansea police authorities. This would give their officers a clear knowledge of the women. Something more definite could then be charged acrainst them. DANGER TO GIRLS. I Many of these happenings were the out- come of apparently insignificant begin- nings. "For instance," said Mr. Ball, I "there is a works in the vicinity of the docks at which many girls from about 15 to IS are employed. It is a well-known fact that during the dinner-hour a number of these girls frequent the dockside for the purpose of small-talk with sailors, gener- ally foreigners. One thing lead ? to another. Some barricade should be erected between this works and the docks, if only for the benefit of the girls themselves." He added that in a certain quarter, at an early hour in the morning, one could see these women straggling to certain lodging-houses where they congregate. It would be a God-send to the town 4 these places were burnt down, as they are places of refuge."

YOUNG SYMONDS. Joe Symonds, of Plymouth, who meets Louis Ruddick, of Leeds, at the Swansea Empire on Saturday afternoon in the elim- inating bout for the bantam-weight chara- pionship. The proceeds go to tae Spoils- man's Ambulance Fund.

LAST 2 DAYS OF LAST 2 DAYS OF SALE. J SALE. BULLOCK BROS., Jewellers,  PORTLAND STREET. ?S. ?  LAST 2 LAST i JL /LAST OF SA1.E. 2 DAYS OF SALE. 2 DAYS OF SALE.

SCROLL OF FAME. Bridgend SOlictor and Neath! I Pastor's Brother Killed. I The casualty lists on Wednesday night I contained the names of 281) officers and 2,394 non-com misioned officers and men. Details are as follows:— Officers. Killed, 61; died of wounds 1; wondd.1 10-3; missing, believed killed, 13; missing, 1., N.C.O.s and Men. -K-iIieo, 476; died of wounds, 130; dire<I. j 5; wounded, 1,318 ,> missing, 441; prisoners, 21. The officers wounded include Major Lord Dudley Gordon, younger son of Lord I A berdeen, and Lieut. Count J. E. de Salis, elder son of Count tie Saiis, British Envoy to the Vatican. I CAMARTHENWAR NURSE. ixews hds reached Canyartheu of the death in hospital at Malta of Sister Fran- t'es Ethel Brace. A native of Pembroke Dock, she was for four years at the Car- marthenshire lnfirrqary, Carmarthen. and left in June to serve under the Queen Alexandra Iiu;>erial Nursing Service. She 1 worked in a field hospital at Salonika. A NATIVE OF SWANSEA. I u NAT.I. OF SWANSE. Mrs. Hannah lregunna, 01 63. Dyiatty- terrace, Swansea, 'has now received offi- cial intimation from the War Office that her son, Pte. flre4 Tregunna, of the Shrophiree, has been killed in action. Pte. Tregunna joined the Army shortly after the outbreak of war. -lie took part in the battle of Loos, and was reporteci as missing on the 25th September. 1915, and is now reported as killed in action. Mrs. Tregunna has another fton serving in the WeLsh Regiment. NEATH PASTOR'S BROTHER. I 'I lie Hei- NN jjt,? 1 he HtT, Y\ IJegwell 1 homas. pastor of I the English Baptist Church, Neath, has] been oihciaJty informed that. his hi other, Pte. D. R. Thomas, Lanc&shu-e RpgmMn'? ba? been killed in action. When the war cloud burst, lir. Tlioiiiab at once threw up a comfortable position in order to join the colours, and had seen much fighting in Prance (hiring the pt. 12 months. An- other brother of the pastor, Pte. Dan Thomas, is in the battle zone. I TOUCHING TRIBUTES. I The comrades of Private F. H. Bills. Royal 'Vlh Fusiliers, who was killed in action recently, have paid touching tri- butes of the soldier lad's bravery in letters to the bereaved parents, Mr. an d Mr". Bills, who live at Exchange Row, Mclin- cry than, Neath. It weiiis that Pte. Bills was the captain's messenger, and many times he ran the gauntelet on some errand of mercy. Once he volunteered to cross the fire-swept ridge to bring in a wounded comrade, but was stopped. He had been in France for **e^eral months, and in his last letter he told his parents what plea- sure the weekly arrival of the Herald of Wales gave, him and the boys in his platoon. DECORATED BY KING PETER. rr 1_ rr -1 >• v • J 1 i xjie xviug oi otjruia, witii mo approval of King George, has bestowed the deco- ration of the White Eagle on Captain Arthur Evans, R.E., son of Mrs. Evans, Bridge-street, Carmarthen. Captain Evans was mentioned in Sir Ian Hamilton's dispatches, and in General Sir Archibald Murray's dispatch (pub- lished this week), and was the officer in charge of signals at General Headquarters in Egypt on the occasion of the recent battle of Remani, when the 'l urks were routed. He was engaged at the Post Office. FORMER GORSEINON TINMAN. Mr. Jobn Joo, 2, Approach-road, Man- lelton, has received a communication ap- \rising him of the death oi his son, Pte, John Llewelyn Job, East Lanes. Regi- ment, in consequence of wounds. Joining the colours in September, 1914, Pte. Job sa.w three months' activity on the western front, whence he was drafted to Salouika early this month. He was severely woun- ded, and died on the 1,5th inst., in his 23rd year. He was a faithful and popular mem- ber of Libanus Baptist Church, 'the mem- bers of which had received numerous bright and cheerful letters from him. Pre- vious to entering the Army he was em- ployed as a tinman at Grovescnd Tin- works, Gorsemon. SWANSEA OFFICER WOUNDED. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, Oakwood-road, Swansea, have received a telegram to the effect that their elder son, Second-Lieut. Wilfred T. Harrison, of the Welsh Regi- ment, has been severely wounded, and ad- mited to a base hospital in France. 1'rior to the outbreak of war Second-lieut. Har- rison was employed in the office of Messrs. Baidwins King's Dock works. His bro- ther is a second-licutenant in the A.S.C. CAPTAIN F. G. WYNNE, O.S.O. Captain (Temporary Major) Francis G. Wynne, Lanehashire Regiment, who has just been awarded the D.S.O., for gailan- try in the field, is the third son of Major M. S. Wynne, of Mellaston, Pembroke, and brother to Mr. W. G. Wynne, solici- tor, Pembroke Dock. He has been in the. Army nine years, and saw service in In- dia prior to the war. He went to France in November last and was wounded iu i the foot at Contalmaison. He is at pre- sent staying at Mellaston on sick leave. His father also held a commission in" the Lancashire Regiment for 20 years, and took part-on the Afghan War. I CAME FROM MICHIGAN. The death has occurred in action of Pte. William Lawrence, whose widow resides at No. 158, Rliyddings-terrace, Brynmill, Swansea. Pte. Lawrence, who was 22 years or age, came to this country from Michigan to join the Devon Regiment. He w;as a signaller to bomb throwers. I FINGER AMPUTATED. Sergt. David Hopkins, R.W.F., has re- turned to Fforestfach alter nearly three months' attention in a Devon hospital. Joining the colours shortly after the out- break of war, he saw several months acti- vity on the western front, where he" wa.s wounded early in June, a bullet entering the left hand and necessitating the am- putation of the middle finger. He it- now mufti-clad, having been granted his dis- charge. In spite' of his strenuous and nerve-racking experiences, he look as of old. Previous to the war Sergt. Hopkins was employed at the Garngocb Colliery, and was a prominent member of Gendros E.F.C. Committee. I PEMBROICESHIRE DEGORATldNS. Lieut.-Colonel R. M. T. Gillson, Wilt- shire Regiment, who has been awarde(i. the Distinguished Service Order for con- spicuous gallantry, is the son-in-law ot Ifr. John Kenworfhv, Victoria-street, Tenby. Mrs. Gillson lives in Tenby. Lieut.-Colonel R. P. T. Hawicsley, Royal Engineers, is mentioned in Sir Archibald Murray's dispatches. Colonel Hawksley is the eldest of the three sons of the late Mr. James Taylor Hu., ot Caldey Island. One of the^bvothers, Lt.- Co. J. Hawksley, R.F.A., was recently killed, and another Commodore Hawksley, has been awarded the C.B. for die- tinguished service at the Battle of Jut- land. I sick AT ALEXANDRIA. I Mr. and Mrs. William Davies, of Pon- tardnlais-road, Gorseinon, have received news that their son. Sapper Thomas Davies, is now lying at a military hospi- tal in Alexandria, suffering from dysen- try. He was previously employed as craneman in the Grovesend Steelworks. and was a well-known figure in the Rugby circle of Gorseinon. GLYN-NEATH MAN'S PROMOTION. Lieutenant B?ynon, Aberrant House,! Glyn-Xath, formerly of bkwen, has been promoted to a captaincy on the field on account of his successful work with a trench mortar battery. SON OF FISHGUARD OFFICER. Second-lieut. Reginald A. Sharp, R.G.A. who was killed on September 2, was the | eldest son of Captain li. Sharp, of Fish- guard Har bour, Pembrokeshire, and New- haven, Sussex. At the outbreak of war he was headmaster of Wickhambreaux School, Canterbury, and was keenly in- terested in the Boy Scout movement, being scoutmaster of the local troop. He was gazetted to the E.G.A., and went to the front in July last. In his last letter to his father he mentioned the fact that he had just met the two men he most wished to see, his brother, Sergeant L. M. SbarD, H.B., D.C.M., and his iiest friend, Captain G. E. Thomas, H.G.A. I EX-" LEADER EMPLOYE. I Pte. Horry Price, an old member of the I literary staff of the Cambria Daily I Leader," has just undergone his tiftil op- eration at Dundee War Hospital. He has been, to France four times, and on Friday la.-t he had a piece of shrapnel extracted from his knee. BRIDGEND SOLICITOR DEAD. Sergt. Arthur Stockwooci. Riflg Brigade, I a 13rirlg?iid solicitor, was killed in action oil the 3rd September. Che news wis re- ceived on Wednesday in a letter from one -OF his fellow-sergeants. Sergt. Stockwood who was a native of Cambridge, and a member of a leading Vale of Glamorgan family, was in practice as a solicitor at Bridgend and Cowbridge at the outbreak of war. and almost immediately joined Kitchener's Army as a private, being rapidly promoted to the rank of bombing sergeant, lie served 18 months at the front, and went through some of the hot- test fighting. He was a son-in-law of Dr. Naunton Dan. of Llandrindid Wel^, i h-e Welsh novelist, and was related to Mr. S- Ii. Stockwod, clerk to t be fir idgend magis- trates. i-le was educaled at Cowbridge Grammar School. A tine sportsman, lie ■Ras well-known in cricketing and hockey, circles in South Wales, having played for the old Bridgend cricket club, and lateri for' the Bridgend hockey club. He was very popular at Bridgend and Cowbridge, where the news ot hi" death WiI, lfceiyed with gret regret. He le8vœ a widow and', Dm'-e children, Shortly before Lis cleathi eTg't. Stockwood's papers had been pre- pared for a commission in the < Welsh I Regiment, and he was expected home at an eariy date. CASUALTIES. I Welsh Officers. Offieiallv reported on Wednesday night; Killed. Davies, Capt. L., London Regiment. Wounded. Ashtoru Capt. H. G. G., Gir^rds. Blake, Sec.-lieut. O. 1'. T. W., iknal Welsh Fusiliers- Jones, Lieut. E. A., Middiesev Regt. Lewis, Sec.-lieut. H., R.W.F. Morgan. Sec.-lieut. A. E-, R.W.F. Owen. Lieut. F. V., R.E.A. Perrins, Lieut. and Adjt. J. A. D., Welsh Guards Thomas, Sec.-lieut. N. L., London iiegt. Rank and File. Officially reported on Wednesday night: Wounded. Royal Field Artillery.—Butler, 9020, Gnr. J., Swansea (enlt.). Machine-gun Corps.—Tapley, 13435, G., Whitchurch. Previously reported wounded, now re- ported not wounded Wi>"t Yorksliire Regiment.—Gill, 1159o. G., Soutli Milford. Missing. S-omerset Light Infantry, Attached Wiltshire Regiment.—Williams, 16031, J., Port Talhot. COLONELCY FOR MAJOR CRAWSHAY I From Wednesday's "London Gazette": Regular Forces-I nfantry. I Royal Welsh Fusiliers.Lit,ut. M. Murphy itS seconded for service with a I garrison battalion (Sept. 12). The pro- line, ti on to the rank of lieut. of Sec.-iieut. R Gambier-Parry is ante-dated to March I 3. Sec.-lieut. R. M. Stevens to be lieut (March 20). Infantry. I Royal Welsh Fusiliers—Major C. H. R. I Crawshap to be temp, lieut.-col. whilst I commanding a battalion (June 11). 2nd-Lt. W. Harriscn Swansea. (Severely Wounded.) r rc- ri. fugn, Sw ansea. I, Kilkd.) Dd. J. Lewis, ISergt. Dd. J. Lewis, Gorseinon. (Killed.) L.-Cpl, John Fvans, Skewen. (Killed.)

I CWMAVON CARNIVAL. l he accounts of the above carnival, tea? and sports, show the total receipts from all sources to have been £14 Is.. and The pxpon-s?? to £ 51 7s- 3d.. leaving a balance Of ?3 (36. 8d. This amount has h1J Je? posited in the bank by the treasurers- Mr. Charles Jenkins and Miss Jones, Yit, j toria-t/Srrace- It has been decided by the committee to give 10s. to each local soldier as he returns from the front, aud in the case of auy man killed in action to his relatives. Credit is due to Mr. W. G McNeil, the chairman of the Com- mittee, for the able manner in which he had conducted the mc-etings.—The Com- mittee extend their thanks to'the ladies who helped by presiding at the tea tables, etc. the seenves of the gentlemen who acted as stewards are al,o deserving of recognition. Thanks are tendered to the churches and ('hapls for the loan of tables, chairs, crockery, etc., as well as tv? the Institute and I.L.P. Centra. I

THE jDAYFSELD BODY SHIELD The Most Marvellous Escape of the War. THIS IS THE ACTUAL TUNIC AND SHIELD WORN BY CAPTAIN KINRED REFERRED TO BELOW. Extract from "DailyMail" Aug. 22:— "The marvellous escape frm. (irfitli of Captain H. C, Kimetl ivill probably rank as one of the moat rrmarkable stories of the war. While walking along a trench he saw a homb conic over aiul drop near t~ei:en soldiers who uerc f, st asleep. He said, I decidcd to smother it by lying on it. So soo)ier had I lain on it than it exploded, bio win a "Ie from the comer of the trench at an analv of about 30 degrees on to its top, anri I shouM doubl- less have been killed but for the lucky chence thaf I was wearing a Whitfield" Steel Waistcoat. The" Whitfield Steel Waistcoat" referred to is the DAYFIELD BODY SHIELD, and is manufac- turefi by the Whitfield Manufactur- ing Co., Ltd.. The Dayfreld Body Shield is proof against bayonet, sword and lance. Also against! III ters and grenades. Worn under the tunic, light in weight (36ozs.), comfortahle in wear, and in no way impedes action. Size 17 x J ins. Covered with Khaki drill. The Double Shield, specially constructed, covers the vital parts back and front, and is made of extra tough metal. PR I C ES:- Single Shield. 21/- Post Paid British Isl1;i 21/61 To Hjc Front 22/6 j Double Shield 52/6 Post Paid British Isles 53/6 To the Front .I 55/- Supplied to Generals, Officers of all ranks, N.C.O. 's and mon. Local Agents- S. HEATH, College Street. B. EVANS & Co., Ltd., General Drapers. Sold bi; Oiit.fittei-s and, Siores in- all Darts oj the United Kingdom, or may be had direct- j rom- WHITFIELD Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Vernon House, Sicilian Avenue, South- ampton Row, London. Write to-day for free illustrated Pamphlet.

LATE MR. THOS. MADGE. Funeral of Esteemed Headmaster. Amid manifestations ot the deepest sym- pathy the remains of Mr. Thomas Madge (who for 35 years had been headmaster ;it the Pentrepoeth School, Morriston) were interrect at the New Cemetery, Mor- riston, oil Wednesday afternoon. Previous to the departure of the cortege from the St. David's Church, a service, which was fully choral,' was held, when the Rev. Dd. Williams, M.A. (vicar) offi- ciated, assisted by the U-ev. Alban Jones. There were also present the Rev. W. J. Thon/as (cunate) and Rt", J. W. Roberts (formerly Vicar of Felinfocl). The hymns O God onr help in age past and Lead, kindly light." were impressively rendered, and the Dead March in Saui was played. The mourners were: Mr. Ernest Madge (son) and the Rev. Llew. J. Roberts, St. Anne's, Carmarthen. Mr. Win. Davies ^headmaster* and Messrs. W. Penfro Rowlands, J. R, H. W. Roberts, D. J. Lloyd, W. Fisher and TTy. Evans, mew her of the etaff of t JJP Pentrepoeth Boys' School. acted as beavers. Amongst those present were Mr. T. J. Rees, B,.A. (Superintendent, of Education), Mr. R. H. Williams (headmaster). Mr. Walter Abbott, Mr. J. Celfyn Williams and 1r. T. R. George (Morriston Boys' Sclif--ol). Mr. John Williams (headmaster, Brynmill), Mr. W. H. Price, B.Sc., (Muni- cipal SpMndarv). Mr. S. Ptv?nt (Plasmarl Bnya' Schc .1', Mr. Dd. R?-?. Mr. W. J. Kann?'. CounciUors Dd. Matthews, J.?'. i D. J. Davies. J.P., Rd. Buckland. Mr. Oaklev Walters, J.P.. Mr. Wm. Le-wis, J.P., Mr. W. J. Lewis, J.P., Mr. T. H. 1/eyshon (Bath Villu), Mr. 1). R. Jenkins (A rfryn). Mir. Thos..1 ohn (Oaemawr). Mr John Saul, Mr. Sam Williams (Pentre- podh), Mr. John Hughes (Penard House), Mr, M. L. Bevan (postmaster). Mr. TT. B. Martin (Park-terrace), Mr. J. H. Webber (Woolwich). Mr. Thos. Madge (Garnant), Mr. John Madge and Mr. Rd. Madge i Pontardawe). The funeral .arrangements were carried I out. by Messrs. Walte.cs aid Johns, Morris* j ton.

I WASHED UP BY THE TIDE. The body of hry Ann Beynon, of. Crofty, Fenclawdd, was washed ashore I by the tide at Crofty on Wednesday. She was last seen alive at 7.30 on Monday evening. An inquest will held to-mor- row (Friday).

T 1" i-¡ () r II. J. Nicholls (ooi, of 2, Lone-road, Cly- dach, has been admitted to the Swansea Hotspital sltftPring- fom injuries to his right leg. Whilst following his employ- ment at Players' Foundry, Clydach, he slipped on a plank. Unfavourable conditions having affected I this season's orange crop, the Board of Trade intends to cancel the importation restrictions-

I MEAT GATHERINGS I I CREAT CATHERINGS SOUTH WALES CALVINISTIC METHODIST ASSOCIATION. I UNIQUE ORDINATION SERVICE (By AWSTIN). important and interesting, from a de- nominational point of view, as the South I Association gatherings of the Cal- viilistic Methodists, at Troedvrhiw this week. were, the feature of the proceedings undoubtedly was the ordination service on Wednesday afternoon. Carried on as the tirst ordination of the denomination was (when at the founding of the Cy- manfa Charles o'r Bala and John EIt.tc witnessed the ushering in of the original group of new ministers) the proceedings on Wednesday were typical in their strict observance of the method and form ot service. And, I must say, 1 have never f,et-i-ice. And, I -a v I li 4 ve, iiei-er attended a more dignified, inspiring, re- ception accorded to ministerial students, or a more becoming send-off to ,voting men who were being commissioned to go forth to preach the Gospel of Christ to the World. Of the business sess ion, on Tuesday, and the conferences of ministers and lay- men, I will confine my remarks to the hare mention of the fact that the trans- actions were carried on in the 1-.e6t con- ceivable spirit, and that the address. of the retiring Moderator was powerful and effective. THE ANONYMOUS DONATION. I Tile anonymous donation of '£íj,(lII{I to- wards the Aged Ministers' Fund, and Flie interesting discussion upon the Sustenta- tion l'und (sometimes called the mini- mum wage movement), were also striking features; but the ordination service will bear more detailed recounting. Principal Prys, of Aberystwyth, pre- sided, and not only were practically all the ministers of the Counexion in South Wales present, but there was a crowded congregation, which followed every item and every word of the service with iteen and deep interest for close on three hours. Need it be explained that the service was conducted in the Welsh language. The CaLunistic Methodist denomination is essentially a Welsh one, and the tradi- tions of) the fa then, were observed on Wednesday to the letter. The opening prayer by the Rev. Nant- lais Williams.- Ammanford, was followed by the singing of the old hymn Mae pyrth y Nef o led y pen- Mi welaf for o waed, Lie gallaf fi'r ffieiddiajf un íll hollol gael iaehad." Suitable portions of Holy Writ were read and prayer offered by the Rev. Picton Evans, and then followed the addres on Natur Eglwys by the Rev. K. H.OP6 (Dyfed.i, Cardiff, the charge by the Rev. Rhys Morgan, of DcM Brdi., and the questions upon the Confession of Faith by Dr. Cynddyhin Jones. DUTIES OF THE CHURCH. Address, charge and catechism were ex- tremely striking and effective. Naturally there was greater scope for brilliancy in Dyfed's address on tho-chai-aetei-is:tics and duties ot the church than in the other parts of the service, and Dvfed rose to the occasion Original, epigrammatic, thoughtful, the points were so many and so various as to elicit, at the close, many declarations from ministers and laymen that they had never heard, better, if equal. Of course, it is impossible to outline such an address. Election" had been a subject of con- tention for generations, but; he said, could not be expellc-d from membership of the church. God made the chinch • men make monks. Monks were no doubt good men, but tbev were men who were mistaken as to the principles of life. Com- munion fostered the development of life." The law of the Lord, broken, and on broken tablets, was what some teachers submitted to their followers." COMPROMISE NOT NEEDED. I people, in professing to try to bring men to God thought the standard of ttip church was too high, and ihey therefore lowered the standard of their church instead of raising the standard of men's lives. They temporised with the things of God and compromised with the world. There was no proper Welsh word for compromi¡;;e-<C ('.daddaw'd'" did not. render it properly; and in church matters the Welsh people did not need com- promise. Some people actually slept in khp por- tals of the church 01 the Living God." A great light blinds the eyes of people, sometimes, as effectively as great darkness does. We now saw an enlight- ened nation, which pridNI itseH on being, and had been recognised as cu ltured, adopting HS Hfi motto ■ Might against light.' With all its light it had gone for its motto to the unenlightened pag;m, who had merely adopted it from the wild beasts of the forest." The church was built upon the Rock —that Rock was not Peter, hut Christ. Peter was not a rock, but sand—golden iiand it mights be, but sand." Mere extracts, disjointed, as the fore- going are, they may give the reader tome idea of the definite, direct grip with which Dyfed handled his subject, and, unfortu- nately, space does not permit of fuller treatment of the man and his message. But I have attended many a score of ordination services ainong various deno- minations since the day when 1 was pre- sent at the ordination of the Rev. John Williams, Brynsciei\cyn—back in the long vista of the rolling years, as I now call up the stene to my mind—but have never been at a more impressive service than this on Wednesday at Troedyrhiw, Mer- thyr. and as I write the memory of one of the closing hymns—old and old- fashioned. bu ulways inspiring—rings in my ears:— "0 anfon Di yr Ysbryd Glan Y n enw iesu mawr, A'i weithrediadau megys tan-- 0: anfon Ef i Jawr." STUDENTS ORDAINED. I The students who were ordained were:— Xort? <ardi?an: D. J. Da?-t?. B.A., B.D. (Capel S?ion), and T. Ivon Jones ?AI)t?i-I ystw?h). Carmarthen: T. Beynon, .J.I Timothy Davids (Llandly), Roland T. Davies. East Glamorgan: W. Edwards, M.A. (Mountain Ash), David J. Owen, B.A. (Bedlinog). East Glamorgan Pres- bytery James Deans (Cardiff), Sidney Evans, B.A. (Loughor). D. Brynmor Jones (Pont.v gwaith), and Morgan J. Rees (Hopkinsfcown). Brecon: R. Elias Jones (Gellv). DENOMINATIONAL STATISTICS. I At the afternoon conference of the Asso- ciation on Wednesday, the Rev. T. Jones- Davies. Taff's Well, secretary of the East Glamorgan Monthly Meeting, submitted the following statistics: Churc?M. 119 Mini&tprs and preachers 12j Deaco-ns f;:2:3 Other communicants 17,481 Total membership 18,229 Members in probation 96 Children in the chureses 8,578 Grand total in the churches. 26,903 Baptised 621 Adult total abstainers 11,844 Members of Bands of Hope 6,881 Adherents, including members of the churches 33,959 Sunday 8('hoo15: Teachers and officers 2,482 j la1'6 18,419 1 Total 20,961 Successful candidates in annual written nbmber of libraries belonging to Snnday schools, 29; contain- ing 3,639 volumes. COLLECTIONS. Collections towards Ministry by x Members 11,79S Congregational Collections 2,383 Towards Debt ;wd £.n1 er-.t 6,872 Towards Hospitals, Charities, etc. 631 Towards Sunday school work j Towards Foreign Missions 95S' Towards Home Missions 340 Towards Weak Causes Fund 141 Towards Forward Movement 233 Towards Temperance Work OS Towards Other Causes 4,810 Receipts from pew rents 1,516 Receipts from House Rents and Other Property 2.327 Total 33,060 Paid for Mini>trv I Paid Interest on Loans Paid for Repairs 1.?37 Paid for Debts on Chapels 4,061 Total on Buildings Making tho total payments Chapel seating accommodation, 59,276: value of the chane] total debt Average contributions of mem bers towards ministry during the year, average contributions of members to- wards Hi". 3bl. THEN-AND NOW. 7n comparing 1900 and now. they found that in the 15 years the number vf churches had increased by 17. and the com- municants bad increased by ,tlS0-aa average of 279 per annum. There had been an increase in the "on- tributjons towards the ministry of aud towards foreign miss'on-i -"io, and to-wald^ home missions of .£);;7. There had been an increase in the value of denominational property of < £ !21,547, while the increase in the debt remaining on the chapels was only J:il.121.

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A TRIBUNAL BREEZE." Military Representative and Solicitor. Objection was rjrJ by Captain Mar* grave at th*1 Carmarthen Ttural Tribunal gi-aw-i, at iii, 17ai-mai?ttii-?ii Pur,?il Davies, solicitor, appfaring for an appellant, con- tending that it v ai-. a ease where there no special reason why a solicitor should appear. Mr. Howell Davies (warmly): You have no right. Captain Margrave, in support of his contention, read extracts from the Local Government Board instructions in regard to procedure at tribunals- Mr. Howell Davies: What are VOU, reasons for objecting to ,soliritors: Captain Margrave: It is my OFF. The Chairman (Mr. John Jones): You take this a* a test case for our decision ? Captain Margrave I do. Mr. Howell Davies said this htjd como as a surprise to him. The regulations under the Military Servi ce Act expressly stated that.' an applicant, was entitled to be represented hy soli-itor or conn-el. It had been the procedure in all the tribunals throughout the country for solicitors to appear and no objection had leen taken by military representatives. This was a most unheard of objection. There was only one reason for- it, and most of tl,.o members of the tribunal would know wluit it was.' Aked by the chairman for his views, Mr. W. J. Wallis Jones, another solicitor present, said there was no question about the right of solicitors to appear. The rule was that no speeches were allowed. Captain Margrave: There is the regula- tion. and if you give your decision I will refer the matter to the Local Government Board for decision. Mr. Davies: I object to Captain Mar- grave referring to regulations. He is only referring to instructions, tl a«ked him t,(Y- give his authority and he has not dono Captain Margrave: I will show it to tho members of the tribunal. Mr. Davies rose to sj*eak, and Captain Margrave retorted: speak to m, Mr. Davies. I did not speak to you. Mr. Davies held that the Local Govern- ment Board instructions had no force, whatever in face of tii- Act of Parlia- ment* If the tribunal decide against me," saitl Mr. Davies, I will at once go to the Division.%1 Court." V Mr, John Saer ( the < Wk): I don't think there should be any throat. Captain Margrave: Of course, it is only what you can expect. Mr. Davies: From you. After a retirement, the Chairman ppid the tribunal had decided to allow Mr. Davies to apr>ear. and to ask solicitors to confine themselves to putting questions and refrain from making speeches. Mr. Davies; Much obliged. We always do that.