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ACTIVITY IN THE '4WEST
ACTIVITY IN THE '4 WEST THREE BRITISH RAIDS. I IBILLIANT FRtNCH AIRRAIDS I TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. In the course of the night there was rather considerable activity of the artillery on both sides in the sec- tors of Douaumont and Vaux. The night was calm everywhere else. AVIATION. I During last night 20 of our aero- planes carried out various bom- I bardments. The enemy aerodrome at Martini- haucourt, Slez-Bcrnes, the rail- way stations at Rou illy-A tines and Viiecourt, and the canton- ments at Hoyc received numerous projectiles. BRITISH OFFICIAL. Thursday, 8.30 p.m.—We carried out a successful raid yesterday against the enemy's trenches north-east of Arras. His positions were also entered by us earlv this morning in two places in the neigh bourhood of Wvtschaete. East of Armentieres, after a heavy bombardment, a party of Germane en- deavoured to approach our trenches. They were driven off with loss before they could reach oar lines. The enemy exploded a mine early this morning north of the Bluff. No damage was done. Enemy artillery activity con- tinues to be marked in the neighbourhood of Ypree. Elsewhere intermittent artillery activ- ity has continued on hath sifW FRENCH OFFICIAL. Paris, Thursday, 11 p.m.—Between the Oise and the Aisne we dispersed an enemy reconaiesance near Fontenoy, and took some prisoners. There wa6 rather lively artillery fights ing in the sector to the west of the Souins- Somme Py road, and in the regions of Douaumont and Pepper Hill. On the rest of the tront there was He usual shellng. At about 5.30 p.m. a German aeroplane dropped two bombs at Compeigne. A woman was njured. There was no fiats- rial damage. GERMAN OFFICIAL. Thursday.—Western Theatre of War.— Owing to rain and fog there was cnly slight fighting activity.—Press Assoc ia- i tion.
FOOD PRICES.
FOOD PRICES. Quotations in Swansea Still High. of continue hurh Riid innô r.âse- have been reduce u. lunges from Is. to Is. bd. per lb.; lamb, from Is. 2d. to Is. 4d.; pork, Is. 5d. to Is. 6d.; veal, Is. 3d. and Is. 4d. Fish ioS very scarce. Soles are offered at gs.; turbot, at cod. at Is. 4d.; plaice, at Is. 6d.; dried haddock, at Is. per lb.. iippers arc 6d. per pair, and so are dried red herrings. Chicken costs Is. 8d. per lb.; duck, 18. 8d.; turkey, Is. lOd. and 2s-: pheasants are 10s. to 13s. per hrace; hares, 5s. and 6s.; rabhite, Is. 6d. and Is. 8d. Coffee is normal, but a grocer says that on Friday morning he received an intima, turn of an all-round rise of Id. per lb. in tea. ÃJn, still rising; is being sold as from Is. 4d. to 1&.8d. per Ih.; cheese (bast quality), from Is. 3d. to 1s. 4d.; butter, 2s. to 21;. 2d.; lard, 16. Apriooi6 and other tinned fruit are dear —aprioote, lid. and Is.; plums, 10d.; peaches, 7d. Good rice is obtainable at 3d, to 5d. per lb., hut other cereals run high. Haricot beans, 51-d. There are no green peas; split peas cost 4d. Sardines and 6almon vry congideta-bly in price, but are dearer all the time. Potatoes aiid green stuff are obtainable at the same old high figure; there are plejrfy of grapes at 6d.; and plenty of oranges can be had at two a penny; and bananas at Id. each.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? —————  -———? How American Honesty Was Tested. I JfcQure's Magazine gives an account, Df an honesty teat applied by it to .the American public. One hundr^ letters were pent out, each coutainiug a dollar (48.) note, obviously from the wording not intended for the person to whom the envelope was ad- dressed. The question was: liow many would return the money to the address in the letter? Groups of five person's of vari- ous social classes were selected to receive the letters. The result, according to groups, was: 33 HONEST WOMEN IN 50. Ret-u m ed. Kept 1 Money. Money. 5 vrives of prosperous citizens. 3 2 a?efrpcp,-?s 3 2 '? 'typ?sts 3 2 5 trained nurses 3 2 5 teachers 4 ] 5 successful business wouieift 5 II 5 miscellaneous women 3 2 5 working girls 3 2 5 doctors  3  2 Ia.wy?rs 3 2 It HONEST MEN IN 58. Returned. Kept Money. Money. 5 successful business men 3 2 5 lawyere 4 1 5He? men 4 1 5 pubLiciMi? t 4 5 plumbers. 3 2 5 New .Yor? aldermen 3 2 5 newspaper men 4 5 actors 4 1 5 doctom 2 3 6 New York policemen 3 2
LOCAL WILL.I
LOCAL WILL. Mrs. Elizabeth Gower, of Penybryn, rfritonferry, who died on Dec. 4th last, 1 wife of Henry Gower, retired grocer, has left property of the value of Sl,255 2s. lOd. The will is proved by her daughters, Eliza- beth Mary Morgan, of Bank House, The Parade, Neath, and Annie Alice Gower and Nellie Jenkin Gower, both of Peny- bryn. The testatrix leaves her property: ociiia4 to her three daugliters, j
CREEK HOSTiUTY. ' '. 1
CREEK HOSTiUTY. 1 ATHENS' JOURNALS DENOUNCE: ALLIED NOTE I A correspondent of t he "Times" says: I Since presointatdon of the AllieW Note to the Greek Government on Decem- ber 31, containing demands for repara- tion for the events of December 1 and 2, the Government Press has beoome increas- ingly hostile and impudent. The Note is denounced as irtacceptable, and as the pro-Ally Press has been de- stroyed and all the Veneselist. journalists j imprisoned, the Government journals en- tourage each other to greater deeds of heroism on paper. Public opinion and the will of the people" are invoked in each line, though such factors, as ex- plained in my last telegram, are now al- ( ji-.n-existent under f regime, which imprisons every person daring to oppose the present policy of the directors of Greece. Daily arrests of Venizelists coxbtimie in Athens and the provinces. An employe of the British I/Cgation, a naturalised British subject, who was for 23 years interpreter to the British Medi- terranean Fleet, was arrested in Athens three days ago on his way to the Legation, and was imprisoned on the charge of being a propagandist. A protest to tltp Creek Government from the British Min- ister requesting the rele^tse of the em- ploye ha.s not be?n answered by the Greek Government. Th country hou?c of Mr. Noel, the longest-established British resident in Greece, situated in the island of Euboen, has been occupied by Greek soldiers with the intention of searching it. GERMANY'S AMUSING HOPE. Amsterdam, Thursday.—Indignation is caused in the German Press by the Allies' Note to Greece. The "Frankfurter Zei- tung sees that the probability of Greece's further uefulness as a pawn in the Ger- man game is rapidly vanishing. In its article on the Note to Greece, while ignor- ing the Italian Note affirming Italy's soli- dari,ty with her Allies, the" Frankfurter Zeitung" says that it is noteworthy that here, for the first time, at least in public, a, conflict of interests proclaim itself, which in the course of time should not remain without oonsequences. The paper adds:— 1'erhapa it is just the fear of such conflicts which causes the Entente to shrink back alarmed from peace negotia- tions, which might lead to further dis- agreements in their own circle.
FERDINAND VISITS KAISER. I
FERDINAND VISITS KAISER. I Amsterdam, Friday.—A Berlin official telegram says the King of Bulga ria on Wednesdav paid a short visit to the Ger- man Headquarter and had a conference 1 with the Kaiser lasting several hours.
SPANISH STEAMER SUNK. ji
SPANISH STEAMER SUNK. ji Carthagena (undated).—The sinking of the Spanish steamer San Leansbro Jias ] caused an immense sensation here. xh« ( vessel was owned by the Carthagena Ship- ping C-ompany, and the entire crew be- longed to the port. The crew have been saved, and are expeoted to arrive here on Saturday. 1
THE COBBLER'S CONSCIENCE 1…
THE COBBLER'S CONSCIENCE 1 < At Carmarthensliire Appeal Tribunal ( at Carmarthen on Thursday, a shoemaker < from Cross Hands said, in support of his appeal, that he made and repaired boots i for colliers, and had a wife and child de- < pendent upon him. He was prepared to < do work of national importance on a farm ] or in a colliery, but had conscientious 1 objections to combatant service or muni- i tion work. He was a preacher of the Welsh Apostilic Church, and had held ( these views with regard to war for over 12 years. f Exemption granted conditional on his < un4atAking farm work four days a week. t
TRANSPORT SUNK.
TRANSPORT SUNK. 153 MEN MISSING FROM BRITISH! SHP Press Bureau, Thursday Evening.-Tho Secretary of the Admiralty announces that the transport Ivernia. was sunk by an enemy submarine in bad weather on January 1 in the Mediterranean whilst carrying troops, and there a.re at present four military officers and 14-6 men missing. The oasimJties among the ship's officers and crew are not yot known definitely, but it is hoped that the only ship's officers missing are the surgeon and chief en- gineer. A later announcement readsDetailed information concerning the Iveruia casualties has just -been received, from wiiicij it is ascertained that the number (J rieot mi«wng is 120, and the number of in,-it missing from the crew is 33. I The Ivernia was a vessel of 14,278 tons, owned by the Cunard Line, and registered at Liverpool. She wa-s a steel twin-screw -boat, built in ISOfl.]
COAL FOR NORWAY.:
COAL FOR NORWAY. Restrictions Follow Abused 1 Agreement. H The Daily ChTonick" learns from & well-informed source that the severe re- strictions which have been imposed on the export of coal from the United Kingdom to Norway are due to the fact that con- siderable quantities of fish and pyrites have been exported from Norway to Ger- many in contravention of formal agree- ments. Representations have been made with a view to prevent further export inconsis- tent with tlve terms of those agreements, and to fix the responsibility for the abuses which have already taken place, and which, it is hoped, will prove to have been due to the laxity of subordinate officials and improper oonduct on the part of cer- tain exporters.
KING AND WORKERS.
KING AND WORKERS. Gratified at the Unity of Purpose. The King has sent the following reply to a letter sent by the hon. secretary of the National Workmen's Council convey- ing good wishes for the New Year, and calling the King's attention to the fact that the working classes desire that the war should be prosecuted to a successful finish Buckingham Palace, Jan. 2. Dear Sir,—I beg to acknowledge the re- ceipt of your letter of December 31st last, and to say in reply that I have received the King's command to convey through you an expression of his Majesty's best thanks to the National Workmen's Coun- cil for the loyal and cordial terms of their New Year's message. It is a matter of the utmost gratification to the King to know that in this great war ha: the upport of the workers of tfie country, who can so greatly help in assuring the victorious issue we all mean to attain. The foundation of a lasting peace, bring- ing in its train all the blessings of future prosperity and welfare, calls for the help- ful co-operation of the whole nation. Yours faithfully, Errington.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
THE PRINCE OF WALES. Friday night's Court, Circular states that the Prince of Waler, and Prince Albert have arrived at York Cottage, Sandringham. ——^
SWANSEA MAN'S PROMOTION. 1
SWANSEA MAN'S PROMOTION. 1 In Sir Douglas Haig's list of promo- tions appear the name of Sergt. H. Lees Kandeli, of the Welsh Regiment, who has been given a commission. He is the son of Mr. H. T. Randeil, traffic superinten- j dent, of the SwaIaur Trust.
A CORONATION MISHAP. I
A CORONATION MISHAP. Amsterdam. Thursday (received Fri- day).—The Lokalanzeiger says after the coronation of King Karl at Buda- pest, one, of the jewels In the crown was missing, and great consternation was caused. After a careful search the jewel was found in tbe Ca-tliedriil.* Rk-uter.
THE " PALL MALL GAZETTE."
THE PALL MALL GAZETTE." The Press Association understands that the Pall Mall Gazette," until recently the property of Lord Astor, has been purchased by Sir Henry Dabiel, M.P. The change of proprietorship comes into effect on Monday. It is understood that the policy of the paper remains un- changed.
COUNCIL OF INDIA. <
COUNCIL OF INDIA. < The Right Hon. Austen Chamberlain, M.P., Secretary of State for India, has selected General Sir Edmund G. Barrow, G.CJB., G.C.S.I., tor the appointment of Member of the Council of India in suc- cession to General Sir Charles Egerton, G.C.R. whose term of office will expire next month.
"SUGGESTIONS" BRANCH. !
"SUGGESTIONS" BRANCH. Mr. Eric Muir Gamage has accepted an invitation to take charge of the sug- gestions" branch of the National Service Department, and will enter upon the duties of the position without delay. Mr. E. M. Gamage, who is a son of Mr. A. W. damage, held a commission in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and was wounded while serving in the Hood Batta- lion of the Royal Naval Division in Grallipoli on May 5, 1915. j
NO POLITICAL HONOURS.
NO POLITICAL HONOURS. It is understood that the Prime Minister has d4eid?d not to ?seue a political honours list at the present time. Usually m Honours List is issued on the first Jay of the new year. Mr. Asquith as jutgoing Prime Minister issued a vale- dictory li6t in December. It was subse- quently announced that the new Prime Ministers New Year list would not be- ssued until mid-January. Mr. Lloyd jreorge has now determined not to re- :ommend any political honours; and the ist when it does appear will be limited :o departmental distinctions for war ser- vices only. A new Imperial order is about to be created by the King for bestowing lonours on men who have rendered signal service to the country in military tJld civil capacities in connection with he war.
jCOAL M'INE TRESPASS. j
jCOAL M'INE TRESPASS. j I WORKINGS UHOO Skim PARK MANSION I OFFICIAL IIQUiRY AT SWANSEA An inquirs iv-is held on Friday at the Guildhall, SWanea, by Mr. Ifor Bowen, who was apposed by the Home Secre- tary, under See ton .11 of the Coal Mines Act, 1911, to inqiire into a representation made to him by Ifr. Dyer Lewis, H.M. In- spector of Mines that Mr. Thos. Jenkins Lewis, of ]ot -road. KiUay, and Mr. Frank Hancock, f Old Bford, Notting-. ham, were unfit to hold certificates as colliery manage, by reason of gross neg- ligence and i%Ifti misconduct in incor- rectly keeping >luus of the Clynü Colliery, of which they were managers, then in lease to Messrs. Cammed, Laird and Co. Mr. Villiers ttei.LgeJ: (iustruded by Mr. Edward Powell,soticitor, Neatn) appeared for the Home Office, on he,half of Mr. Dyer Lewis. 1\e defendant. T. J. Lewis was represents hy Mr. W. Kensbole, solicitor, Aberdtrc, and the defendant Hancock was r^jresented by Mr. Berry- inan, solicitor, )f Nottingham, and his local bI1ts. M?ssm Alfred Curtis and Son. Neath. At the outset defendants' solicitors ex- plained that tiny were given to under- 6tand that the t&se would be adjourned, and they had no their counsel present. Mr. Ivor BoA-,qt said he was there as Recorder, at tlu request of the Home Office, converted or this date, and he was s that the ease must proceed. He said he wanted to hep the defendants' solici- tors as much a he could by allowing cross-examinatioi to be reserved. TERMS OF THE LEAS'S. Mr. Meager proceeded to open the case and read the leases under which Messrs. Cammell Laird aid Co. held the colliery a.s lessees from ir Robert Morris, and pointed out that inder the lease a barrier o) coal was reseived under Sketty Park mansion. Later, however, certain deeds were entered intc which gave permission • to drive headings through the barrier to connect the workngs, but no permission was given for the vorking of the coal. The complaint was tyut the coal was actually [worked under the house, but this fact was not shown on the plans. Mr. T. J. Lewis was by reason of lie fact that upon the colliery being abaadoned a certificate of the accuracy of tit colliery plans had to I be sent to the Hnae Office. This certi- ficate was not foiticoniin, and subse- quently a claim vas made upon him as manager from 190, to 1911, and Mr. Han- cixik was in charge from that time until the colliery was axmdoned in September, 1915. At this tim< the falsification of the ,plans was detected owing to a claim upon upon Messrs. Canmell, Laird and Co., who had to pay 17,000 damages, for tres- pass. The Home Office alleged that the plans as prepared and kept by the de- fendants were iuotrreot, and in fact fal- sified, and the Court had power to sus- pend the certificates held by the defen- dants. Counsel stated -II)af neither Cammell, j Laird and Co. nor Sir Robert Morris were aware of the fact that the ecal had been woiked, ano suggest.d ihat the coal was worked in order U produce a better out- put, thus prolonging the life of the col- liery, and, incidentally, the period of their appointment as ntinapers. In order that the inaccuracies should not be detected by the lessor's agent it was suggested tint a fall of coal was caused by one. of the defendants. OFFICIAL EVIDENCE.  Mr. DYN Lows, H.M. Inspector of Miu<? ?ave fvideTicf. and said that alxmt ?23,001? tons of coal had been abstracted from the barrier. (Preceding).
I THE U-BOAT TOLL.
THE U-BOAT TOLL. Lloyds report that 2o men of the crew of the. Greek steamer Hiropinas have been landed. The vessel was torpedoed. The Norwegian steamer Helgoy is be- lieved to have sunk.
WELSH FARMER'S SUICIDE.
WELSH FARMER'S SUICIDE. A verdict of Suicide by banging whilst of unsound mind was returned at an in- quest. conducted at Llangendeirne, Car- marthenshire, on William Daniel (35). a single man, farming Wernpele with his widowed mother. Mrs. Margaret Daniel said that her son had been granted conditional exemption by the recruiting office, hut the fact that he might have to serve *in the Army affected his spirits to some extent.
PLAYED FOR DANYGRAIG.
PLAYED FOR DANYGRAIG. Corpl. Geo. Morgan, of 51, Catherine- street, Swansea, has just returned home for a few days from a hospital in Lon- don, where he has been for the last few months recovering from wounds. Corpl Morgan joined the Rifle Brigade in Sep- tember, 1914, and was on active service in France for 12 months before being wounded. Before joining the army, Corpl. Morgan was in the employ of the Swan- c--a Harbour Trust. He was also a mem- ber of the Danygraig Football Team.
SUSPECTED OF MURDER.I I
SUSPECTED OF MURDER. Apparently quite unconcerned at his position. Sergt- Leo George O'Donnell, R.A.M.C., stepped smartly into the box, at A iders hot Policx-, Cutli-t on Thursday to i answer the charge, ou suspicion, of mur- dering Lieut. Watterton. of the R.A.M.C. Accused is a dark, fresh-complexioned fellow of 28. and lie was remanded at the request of Superintendent Davis in order that further investigations might be made. The inquest on the hody of Lieut. Watterton wM also opened and adjourned for a week after formal evidence of identification.
! 600,000 PRISONERSI
600,000 PRISONERS I CAPTURES BY THE ALLIES LAST II YEAR WITH THE FRENCH ARMY, I January 1.1 The totals of prisoners taken by the allied armies on the various fronts in  buropedurmg 1916 make up a mass of close upon 600,000. The details are:— ± rench. captures (»,5UU British 40,500 Italian 52,250 Russian 400,000 Salonika armies 11,173 582,423 This figure leaves out of account the considerable number of prisoners made by the. Rumanians. It is safe to put the eneiaj 's total casualties in France during the year at not less than a million. Reasonable com- putations, based on the enemy's partial admissions, make it con&iderably more. The loss in prisoners alone is equivalent to the bayonat strength of ten full divi- sions. During the first fortnight of the Battle of the Somine the French Verdun army was still heavily engaged with the enemy on its own front, while their Sixth and Tenth Armies were advancing in bounds on both banks of the Souime. This was the great revelation of the year as far as the French Army was concerned. It taught the enemy once for all that any I plan of campaign based on the idea that the French Army can be either crushed or exhausted is chimerical. I
I KILLED IN ENGINE. )
KILLED IN ENGINE. —————. ————— Shocking Fatality at Swansea. On Friday morning a. young engine j cleaner, named Griffith John Davies, of Cartref House, 82, Argyle-street, Swansea, was killed at the goods shed of the London and North Wes- tern Railway, Oystermouth-road. He was engaged in cleaning an engine, and was inside the machinery, wlien the driver got on and put the machinery in motion, after blowing his whistle. The driver failed to hear the shouts which came from the interior of the engine, and the boy was crushed to death between the i crank and the wheels. » The deceased's brother was working in the shed at the time of the occurrence, which created a paimul sensation. I
ILABOUR MATTERS. __I
LABOUR MATTERS. t _h_ Conference to be Held at Swansea. At the Swansea Harbour Executive Committee on Friday, Sir Griffith Thomas presiding, the acting manager, Air. 1. W. 1 Phillips read correspondence from ship- owners dealing with labour matters. The Executive Committee approved of the joint conference suggested to h* held be- tween the shipping section of the Cham- ber of Commerce, Disputes Board, repre- sentatives of th? men. and members of the Swansea Harbour Tru?t, and at which they hoped Mr. Ben Tillett would be present. The Executive Cimmittee also recom- I mended that Mr. P. W. Phillips be I nominated to represent the Trust in the Swansea Chamber of Commerce vice Mr. Wm. Law, J.P., resigned.
I SHELLS FOR U.S. NAVY. :
SHELLS FOR U.S. NAVY. The Tender of a British Firm. ) Washington, Friday.—Despite the exis-, ting demands upon British munition' factories, Messrs. Had fie Ids, Ltd.. of Film- land, are lowest bidders for furnishing 14 and 16-incli armour piercing shells for the American Navy. Not only wa6 their bid- more than 200 dollars per shell less than the hids of American firms, but their t.ime for delivery was half that specified by five of the other companies which ten- derf,d.Reuter.
I MILITARY CROSSES. I
MILITARY CROSSES. Ex-Swansea Footballer Decorated.! Captain Evan Davies. of the Welsh I Regiment, has won the Military Cross. He was senior teacher at the Deaf and Dumb Institution, his home being in Cardjgan.1 Captain Davies was, a few years back, a I prominent pJayer in the Swansea Rughy team, his portion being forward. Captain Henry Charles Hamilton Eden, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eden. GJvn-, derwen, Lower Sketty, has also won the Military Cross. He is at present doing Major's duties, as he is ek)miuandiu.- a! howitzer battery in France. LOCAL "VET." MENTJONED. Captain D. Gladstone Davies, of the Swansea Corporation, who hae lveen 18 I months out in France with the Army Veterinary Corps, is also amongst those mentioned.
SWANSEA STREET TRAGEDY.!
SWANSEA STREET TRAGEDY.! A man named P. McGreggan was found, lying in an unconscious condition on the footpath in King's-lane, Swansea, on Thursday afternoon, be having fallen and, sustained a cut. on the head. lie was con- veyed to the Hospital, where it was found he had expired.
SCALDS CAUSE DEATH.! -i
SCALDS CAUSE DEATH. An eight; months' old child named Alice, French, who was accidentally scalded on the face and chest in November last, dipdi at the Swansea Hospital on Friday morn- ing. The child's father is employed at Calder's Timber Yard, King's Dock, and resides aJ 8. Gclli-street, Port Tcnnant.
THRIFTY GLASGOW.-I
THRIFTY GLASGOW. I Striking testimony to the progress of thrift in Glasgow was made at to-day's annual meeting of the Savings Bank, the largest in the country. Deposits in the ordinary departments totalled an increase of < £ 407,000. The paynients totalled £ 3,216,000, a decrease of fully half a million sterling. The balance due to depositors now exceeds < £ 12,178,000.
RUGBY FOR THE RED CROSS.
RUGBY FOR THE RED CROSS. Having been approached by a represen- j tative of a club in-Neath, Mr. A. R. Ball, the ex-Swansea and Danygraig forwai-d, i i.s trying to raise a Swansea side to play at i Neath for the benefit of the Red Cross. He would be glad if Rugbyites belonging to Danygraig, Baycliffe. or any other local organisation would communicate with him at 6, FullerVrow.
TO-DAYS WAR RESUKEi
TO-DAYS WAR RESUKEi Leader" Office, 4.50 p.m. There are expectations that the German peace overtures will be renewed in the near future. In the meanwhile, evi- dence accumulates to show that Austria Hungary i6 determined to get peace if she can. J The Press Bureau intimated otot tjM?I that the transport hernia wa6 suz!ogl an enemy 6iibinariiio in the Mediterran- can on January 1st. There are 153 men missing. The German naval authorities are making tremendous efforts in the direction ot building new submarines of the latest j type, and torpedo boats. Aerial d fences for all the important shipyards 1 have been corupltvcd. The totals of prisoners taken by the Allied armies on the various fronts in Europe during 1916 make up close ou 600,000. The Government Press in Greece has be- come increasingly hostile and impudent since the presentation of the Allies' Note.
TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF i -…
TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF A large number of Australian nurses have arrived in London en route for the front. Captain P. F. Warner is going on very satisfactorily, and it is hoped that he will be able to get up some time next week. London laundry proprietors intimate that owing to the military demands it is impossible to maintain promptness or re- gularity in the collection or delivery of work. Two tradesmen at Orkskirk (Lanes), whose certificate the military representa- tive sought to have reviewed, were allowed to retain them on agreeing to pay £1 and 15s. a week respectively to the Red Cross Fund.
I BLAMED THE SUN.
BLAMED THE SUN. Swansea Motorists' Escapade at Newport. At the Newport Police COUort on Friday, Walter Francis Jones, a Swansea motorist and special constable, was fined 40s., ano his lincense endorsed for driving past a danger flag, and running along the tram- way track for 60 yards. It was stated that defendant was driving at the rate of between 40 and 50 miles an hour, and it took six men to get the car out of an excavation it ran into. The defendant pleaded, in defence, that the sun was shining in his eyes, and could not .see where he was going.
RELIEDON HISTASTE.
RELIEDON HISTASTE. Neath Sergeant's Discovery at the Hope and Anchor. A prosecution under the Liquor Control Order van heard at Neath on Friday, when Thomas Sims, landlord of the Hope and Anchor, Neath Abbey, was summoned for supplying intoxicating drinks for con- sum ption on the premises during pro- hibited hours. Supt. Ben Evans prose- cuted. and Mr. Jestyn Jeffreys defended. P.S. Quarterly spoke to visiting the Hope and Ancluu- on the 28th fkceiii l>er at 11.15 a.m. Five men were in the tap room-.Jolln John. John Morgan, Lewis Morgan, Wm. Cook, and John Williams-- with five glasses on the table. lIe asked them what they contained, and four said "Lemonade and a dash." John John, who hid his glass in the COrlwr of the scat, tasted the contents of the glases- spirit g lasses—and pronounced it whisky and lemonade, and the hidden glass rum and lemonade. The landlord was out at the lime, and the landlady said the servant. Catherine Herbert, must have supplied the drinks. The servant said she had supplied the men with hop bitters, and that the iiicii must have put the whisky in the glasses themselves. RELIED ON TASTE. Cross-examined by Mr. Jeffreys, witness said he was confident that whisky and rum were in the spirit glasses, lie never took a sample, hut relied upon his taste. Mr. Jeffreys argued that the constable's evidence was not sufficient, and should have been supported hy a sample of drinks which he alleged were in. the glasses. Supt. Evans: It would not be po-sible without division, and then Mr. Jeffreys would have something to say about it. The Magistrates' Clerk: Cor.tlab'tv must in future he armed with bottles. Supt. Evans: 1 shou-d like Mr. Jeffreys to state one instance where samples have heen taken produced. Mr. Jeffreys: I can quote you three in- stances in Breconshire. Supt. Evans: Oh. the Bretons will do anything. (Laughter.) The Mayor: Under what authority could this be It has been done, 1 know, in club eases. The defence was an absolute denial. The servant spoke of the men coming into the bar to wait for the train, and she supplied them with hop bitters. The landlady said the police- sergeant never found any spirit glasses, except the rum glass, which must have been used the night before. The four glasses were "tumblers," and had contained hop bitters. Wm. Cook, Skewen, said he was drink- ing hop bittors, but had a pint before he left home. Ben Morgan told a similar story, but got mixed up between lemonade and hop bitters. Later he found that he made a mistake, and that hop bitters" was his beverage John John denied iioealing the glass containing rum, and, said the sergeant was a dirty man tÓ say such a thing. The Bench found defendant guilty, and imposed a fine of X2. and each of the five men for aiding and abetting 1-1.
-FOR THE WOUNDED.I
FOR THE WOUNDED. Another excellent programme was pro- vided by Mr. Eddie Evans, for the bane- fit of the wounded soldiers at the Y.M.C.A. on Thursday evening, the following well- known artistes taking part :-Soprallo. Miss Irene Summers; contralto, Miss Lil- lian Edwards: bass, Mr. W. Myles; violin- ist, Mr. Clifford Vaughan; elocutionist, Miss Nitney Harman; child soloist, Miss Annie Cole. The accompanist was Mr. G. Glasson. Smokes were very kindly pro- vided by the Swansea Co-operative Society, and the Masters Evans provided choco- lates.
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A BROAD HINT. Bethman-Hollweg Asked to Resign. An Exchange message from Amjle.- dam on Friday says the Krcpps' Berlin organ publishes an important, leader urging Be th man 2 Ho! 1 w e g to resign im- mediately after tie Entente rejection cf his peace proposals. lie is discredited not only hy Germany as a weakling, but also by Europe. Ris blundering re- marks on Germany's guilt, in attacking Belgium hare never born forgotten, j „ nFL S. F. THOMPSON DEAD. The death occurred on Friday morn- ing of ltr. Samuel Frank Thompson, partner in the firm of Messrs. Thomp- son and Shackell, SVansea. Deceased is father of the well-known local ad- vocate, Mr. Henry Thompson, of the firm of Messrs. Andrew and Thompson. I j I 1 ) I I I •
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VALUE OF GRAND JURIES. At Newcastle Sessions on Friday, Mr. Atherley io nes, K.C., remarked ugon the! circumstance that for the first time in the1 city's history no grand jury was present! at the Quarter Sessions, advantage having lyoen taken of a recent statute to inform the gentlemen liable to serve that, there! being no business, their attendance was! unnecessary. He commended the valu- able functions of the grand jury, es7?c'aHy at thi? period, wl?n the con- stitution of the country was in abeyance and when there had been constituted by the wisdom of Parliament tribunals which, in secret and with little or no rc-? sponsibiiity, dealt with matters affecting sometimes the life, and often the renuta:, tion, of individuals who were not in or-: dinary circumstances amenable to any tribunal, except the well-established tri- bunals of the country.
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I WAR AND CRIME. Chairman's Observations at Carmarthen Quarter Sessions. The Carmarthensliire Quarter Sessions was held at. the Carmarthenshire Hall on I Friday. Mr. W. Drummond presided. In his charge to the grand jury he said bpd?r?d to exr?'? to :h.?n a* r?pr»«epta- ',I «• 'he Orunty, llis wishes for their prosperity and happiness throughout the coming year, and that the County might enjoy an absence of crime, and that the year might not pass a.way without our country having attained not only peace at liom3 and abroad, but an honourable peace that would guarantee no further dis- turbance for many generations to come. Were it not for the war, there would be little crime before the court that day. The Chairman said it was for the court to decide whether or not the compensation levy should be made for the current year, or whether it should be postponed for another six months. In view of the diNi- culties of the situation generally, he was rather inclined to suggest that the fixing of the levy should be postponed to the Easter Session. By that time they antici- pated having retuwis from the various petty session a I districts as to the, number of public-houses likely to be referred for compensation. They would then be able to make some port of estimate as to the amount required. I LEVY DEFERRED. I At present there was £ tiHl 10s. 7d. in hand to carry them through the year. That would only be sufficient to wi pe ofT at the end of the year the liability of the loan received from the Home Office, leav- mg th?m w?th no funds to earn ()r?, "fl for any eompensaÙon that might he r? quired. The court adopted the "sn$t.ion (?f postponing th? levy till En?pr. FIVE PRISONERS. Of five prisoners for trial, four were concerned in a. series of charges arising out of alleged thefts at Pembrey. The first ease taken was that in which David John I Williams (42), munition worker, a.nd Jooel)li Morell Bacus (37). ironmonger, of Burryport. were charged with stealing or receiving, between April 10th and May 6th two rolk-, af lead, weighing a ton and a quarter, thp property of the Great Wes- tern Railway Company. MT. Marl ay Samson (instructed by Mr. T. H. Ludford, Llanelly) appeared for the prosecution, and Messrs. Llew. Williams. K.C.. M.P., and L. N- Thomas (instructed by Mr. Wil- liani Davies, Llanelly), defended. 1