The Cambria Daily Leader

THE SECOND DAY OF VICTORY. Things like these, my child, must be, after every famous vic- tory," gaicl old Kaspar in the pOBm. How well we understand this to- day! The exhilaration of Neuve Cliapelle and of Loos was followed by many messages to darkened homes. The harvest of the Somme was heavy. We strewed our best on the fields of Frfcourt and on the f hillsides of the Ancre. And homss will again be saddened this week when the buff envelope, containing a few fateful lines, arrives to crush the spirit of some anxious parents. But, we believe, not as frequently as last year, for the news from. the battle-front is good in all directions. We have had two days of great vic- tories, and they have been achieved at comparatively small cost. "It is indeed good news," says a message from the Press Camp, that our casualties have thus far been ex- tremely light, and the large propor- tion of them are walking wounded." This is not a matter of good luck alone. It is a consequence of the j better means of grappling with the enemy discovered since the offen- sive of last year. We have learned from the French, who are notably efficient in the economical use of their forces. Our artillery has be come even more accurate than it was last year. The barrage can be closer and more minutely timed. And the tanks must have been great helps. The machine-guns of the enemy do not count so much to-day as when our men had to face their rattle of lire without much protee- ti on. The clearing of tho Vimy heights may be one of the decisive factors of the war upon the Western front. If a success) comparable to this had been achieved in the first- days of the Somme onensive, if Beaumont Ham el and Thiepnll had fallen in July, the pace would have beeu greatly quickened all along the battle-front. But they withstood all our efforts until the autumn, with the result that it is only recently that we have reaped all the fruit of the year's offensive. The Vimy Heights, which long defied the at- tack of .the French, have now eome into our hands upon the first day's thrust by the British* The eastern slope, so Sir Douglas Haig was able to announce on Wednesday, has been cleared of the enemy, and his counter-attacks have failed. It was upon the Vimy Ridge, a week or so before the Somme sive, that we lost an important posi- tion tfhieh had been secured upon its Hanks' in the days when the French faced the Germans in thus theatre' of war. In view of the great operations preparing lower down the line it was not considered: worth while, retrieving the loss. But! this week sees a noble and sufficient revenge; we believe that the conse- quences of this great victory wiU be more apparent every day. The whole battle line is alight. The offensive has extended towards La Bassee, and it may not be very long before we hear very stirring news. For the Vimy Heights were the great' bastion of the German's wes- torn lines. Whatever eke has been allowed to go, he held to the Ridge with a grim resolve; lavished upon it all the arts of fortification and armament and defensive skill that war experience has taught him; never hesitated, whenever the Allies threatened to shake his hold upon the Ridge, to sacrifice the lives of hit; men in counter-attack upon counter-attack to preserve it. And now it is in our %ands. j The issues are tremendous. The Times points out that upon the ridge hinges the whole strategy of the enemy's retreat in the West, With Vimy firmly held, he could swing his line farther south slowly j back and back until erieli part of it j reached the position where he has a mind to stand. With Vimy firmly held, that line would have covered the French industrial towns and districts upon which he depends so much for hi* supplies. But with Vimy gone, the defence of these j towns and districts waverti and can hardly hold. With Vimy gone, the pivot of the whole retreat shifts and gives backwards, ifcg timing is thrown out of gear; it is in instant risk of fracture. j With that bully face of his turned towards the Rhine, Hindenburg gtopa whilst on the way home to ex- plain how strong are the lines he has made in the W et. They are so strong, it seems, that we can withstand every attack with abso- lute security on all our fronts." After this display of bluff, we turned expectantly to the German commu- nique for a dispatch that would rival a Turkish bulletin in mendacity. But the Crown Prince Rupprecht, is very candid and truthful indeed- for a German. He thinks that the German people bad better have the ill news broken to them by degrees, and so they are told that the English —it is always the '"English," which term comprehends ail unite in the Empire—have penetrated into their positions on the roads radiating from Arrag, And although they "did not succeed in breaking through," two German divisions suffered con- siderable lose, This is a consider- able admission, and a change from the "pre-arranged plan style of earlier reports. While the whole front front 1,1-1 Bassee to St. Quentin is fluid, we j can only roughly indicate the extent of the a d van" of the advance. What the Germans expect us to do when we really break through we do not know, but, as one of the correspondents points out t?-day, the esser^ial thing in. the success, so far -as itt'as gone at present, is that everywhere along the. northern part of the attack, where we were confronted with the original German lines, we have captured and hold the whole first, second, and third main line systems. This," he declares, is an extra- ordinary achievement. Just to the south-east of Arras we have, m ¡i effect, really broken through the ex- treme end of the famous Hinden. burg Line. Above that point, due ea.st from Arras, we have at one bound over-leaped all defences to a point more than halfway to the at most equally famous Queant-Dro- court line, which may be regarded either as a continuation of, or a switch line, to the northern part of the Hindenburg Line." The Bishop of St. David's thinks that the equitable reconsideration of the Welsh Church Act is inevi- table. And this because of the "new spirit" upon which the; Prime Minister relies to solve the vast problem of national reoonstruc- tion. It is a spirit, says the Bishop which places the future of national welfare a.bove all pre-war party pre- possessions and which realizes the ¡ supreme value of righteousness in home affairs from the immense eac- rificee made for the cause ef righteousness in international -it- fairs. This new spirit, he asserts, is shared by Nonconformists as well as Churchmen. Quite so. But I Bishop Owen knows as well as any- body that among the great body of Nonconformists in Wales it is not the financial adjustments rendered ad visable by the war that are cans- i ing irritation, but the plainlv-de- i clared intention of Churchpeople to use any period of postponement grap-ted them to frustrate the will of the Welsh nation.

IN MY GARDEN. 1 Although the snow fell this morning, my bonc& tell me that spring is near. The wind veered, round Ia.?t night, and to-day there is a feel in the air that will be good for those alowly-?rmimting eeeds of mine. j Alas, poor garden, it has been very neglected eince Saturday. But I predict better week-end weather. I hear good news for country friends. Allotment wnd garden owners in the county of Glamor- gan who are relying upon the County Council for their tiood potatoes mav take I heart of grace, for the seed which was 1 coming from the North of Ireland has al- ready arrived in thi6 country, and within the next few days the various P&rish Council ofhcials will doubtlese receive in. ) timation of the arrival of the consign- ments at the nearest railway stations. ( It is stated that there is lilcey to be a shortage of dwarf beans, eo that those who intend to grow his species would he well advised to procure their seeds with- out delay. X.

VEGETABLES FOR PARK. At the meeting of the Oystermouth Park and Foreshore Committee on Tues- day, Councillor D. $eyn<m presiding, the Surveyor said that he had surveyed the end of the promenade on the sea front, and found that the sea wall also required to b« repaired. Considerable damage had also been done to somn of the t! in the park. He would be glad if the committee j would consider the advisability of closing i the park at dusk. It wa-s decided to close the park at p.m. during the month, The park-keeper is to be instructed to plant vegetabk; in the beds in the i?ar? instead of flowers as in former y?Ntro. Mr. C. P. Bell drew attention to the dis?racptut condition of the lane in the Dunns leading to the station. Tradesmen were continually depositing their shop refuse, which wag allowed to accumulate j until it became unsightly. Dead dogs were sometimes washed up by the tides. Tho Surveyor l',Siid that he would attend to the matter. ?_

THF- CARNIVAL. The carnival at Victoria Park. Swan- sea. in aid of the Mayor's Swansea Boys' Comforts Fund, was a distinct success at the second, proceedings on Tuesday. There were the customary special attrac- tions of Mr. 11. Studt's roundsboute, and a two hoars' boxing programme. There were also concerts in the afternoon and evening. At the former session items were rendered by the Bonymaen Minstrel Troupe, Miss Catherine Campbell, Miss Nina Carlton, Mies L. M* Harries, Mias Mollie Drew and Master Willie Regan. The evening's programme was taken part in by the Swansea banjo and mandoline band (conductor, Mr. D. C. Thomas), Mr. Twin Jonas, tho Dutch Dandies Costume Party (conductor. Mr. H. E. Fletcher). Bert and Beryl (wooden sh oe dun cere), Miss Nell Jones and Mr. J. P. Andrews, and the Gwent Glee Si-nger6 (conductor, Mr. J. W. Jones).

WAR-TIME DISHES. MANGOLD WURZEL COOKGRY. M- rs. Peiaber Reeves, one of bhe Worsen Directors at the Ministry of Food, 5t>.i<1 on Tuesday that educated peopile who oan afford them should iiiia substitittes for Hour and as little of these as possible, If people ate bread more slowly," she said, they would need less of it. A good many people say they dislike war bread, but if they ate it slowly and chewed it properly they would find it much more digestible and also need less of it. A good substitute for potatoes are mangold wurzels, and they ought to be used while they are in season—for the ( next six week?. I have tried them myself and found the following recipes esocllent: j n rill or Baked Dishes, lib. mangold wurzcl, lib. vegetable but- ter or dripping, 2 small onions, pepper and salt. j Method. —Cook the mangold wurl in tho butter for about 20 minutes or ttntil tender. Then add tho onion (which has been previously chopped) and pepper and salt Drain for a moment before serving on cooked lentils, butter rice, or cheese sauce. lib. mangold wuraal, So!, vegetable but- ter or dripping, 2 tahlespooofuls of stock 1 ('egeta'olo m njeat), a little pepper and S salt, Method-—Cut the niangpld .wirrjel into I small dice. Dust them in wholemeal flour, !ac<e in t^ucepan together with tli$bu^-1 te: and stock; and let simmer t':J1 tender; but care must he takoo that the iijisturn does not boil. Serve as a vegetable. lib. niangold wiirzol. (Cut into dipe and cook as in Pirpt recipe.) Drain, and thsn dip into a batter made from the follow- ing: I ügg, ^lb. flour. 2ok. breadcrumbs, sufficient milk to make a nice frying bat- ter. Fry in vegetable butter and other cooking butter or dripping.

THE "GLAMOUR" OF I ECYPT A SOLDIER'S VIEW I A SOLBtERS VIEW I SAND, DISCOMFORT. AND HISTORY I In a recent letter from Home I was in- ¡ vited to give my impressions of Egypt, ) and asked whether I had yet come under the spell of her glamour, or experienced the fascination of the desert. Received, as it was, in the middle of the Sinai Pen- insula, thia lottcr, with the accompanying question, rather made me smile, but this id au attempt to reply. If you asked any one of the great majority of those now soldiering in Egypt his opinion of the glamour of Egypt and the fascination of the Desert, he wou ld probably regard the question as arising from the ideas of either stay-at-home visionaries who knew not what they said, osr 8IS the outcome of cynical conspiracy on the part of eome tourist agency to lure people to what I think a God-forsaken country not fit for a* white man to live in Go into any meee, or listen to men on the march, and the burden of their plaint is that it's all very pretty for well-to-do people to live luxuriously at Cairo, and go meandering up the Nile in a houseboat, looking at ruins; or careering about the edge of the desert on riding camel; but that it is qttite another thing to footslog it for hours, days, and weeks over sand (than which there iF nothing nore tiring to march on), seeing only an occasional clump of palm trees, with the water in your bottles warm, and tortured by niM and mosquitoes. He would say that while, no doubt it is very nice indeed to he able to see Egypt at your leisure, it is quite another thing to be a bob-a-day Tommy, trekking all day, and at night scraping a hole in the sand. and huddling into it with one blanket, living on two meals a day, and plagued by insects of all kinds. And from thia point of view there i.s. indeed, a vast difference. With the exception of a very negli- gable proportion, the men of the Egypt- ian Expeditionary Force know nothing of the show places; thousands have never been within a hundred miles of Cairo; to them tho Pyramids, the Sphinx, and Luxor, are names. A part from the port of disembarkation, their only expclriciicel of hum-fin habitation is the occasional sight Of a small and very dirty native vil- lage built of one-etoried mud huts, and theae verv few a.nd far between. If one could collect the definition of Egypt! Of the European eoldieM, the sum would resolve itself into eand. camels, files, gippies (natives), and again FA NT). All that is true, but there does not seem to lie much room for romance (even with a entail R). but (itill to the impressionable there is Romance even in the Desert, es- peeially in that part with which I per BonoHy am concerned. Egyptology as the leannod understand it has no place in my thoughts. I do not concern myself with ruined temples, ancient architecture, or the forgotten and forsaken worship of strange gods. For the present, as a very email unit of the Arniy which has driven the Turk out of Egypt, and isulriving him out of the Holy Land, I am dealing with that portion of Egypt and the Desert which is known to thousands of Welsh- men who a.re now (perhaps unwittingly) engaged in a modern crusade. Since the last. campaign opened, we of the Desert Column have cleared the hated Turk from Egypt, and cliaeed him far ovor the borders of Palestine. Our pro- gress has been preceded by the construe- tion of railways, the laying of water pipes; the making ot roads (each or any of these exploits triumphs of engineering skill), and the subsequent transportation of guns, cavalry, infantry, supplies, etc. And the Romance of this is that from the base to our furthest point of communica- tion we have followed the immemorial camel caravan route from the Land of the Pharaohs to Cnaan; the same route over which travelled the Patriarchs, Abraham Isaac and Jacob; the trail by which Joseph's cap tore brought him to bondage; the ro-ad by which thu Holy Family fled from Ilerod. As 1 write, I am in the Land of Gosen, famous in Biblical history; the very stations on the. railway line are sited near oases where from the beginning of the world's history human and beast has rested and watered. Witin easy walk of my tent are the remains of a once flour- ,i,sl)ing Roman colony; not very far off is the spot where Pompey the Great was murdered on Ms night into Egypt a'ter Ins Italian dicaster This route hae been followed by countless and in most caces unknown armies; Israelitieh, Egyptian, Turkish, Roman, and Crusading, right down to Napoleon, who found in El Arish the Key to Egypt"; and now tho Modern Crueaders- I have tried, though imperfectly, to an- awe. the question eet in my own way; from the point of view of the soldier, grousing (as is his right) but carrying- on. and from that of the dreamer- There are two points of view, after hav- ing weighed both and pondered over them you may get some faint idea of my view* ATI the Glamour ot Egypt." I 4 T.O.M.

I TO FILL GAPS. I TO Fill GAPS. Wounded Soldiers Suggested for Police Wos-k. At a meeting of the carmarmonsture Standing Joint Committee at Carmarthen on Tuesday, the Chi of Constable (Mr. W. j Picton Phillip-) reported that 34 polico were serving in the army, and the strength of the force at present was 91 out, of an establishment cf 128. Other nvon under 23 years of age were being called up, and lie had arranged for four men to join up. Seven or eight of what was called additional constables were also called up. Ho would be in a rather awk- ward position. Replying to question"). the Chief Con- ?t?blo said he ?s unable to r<'p?ace men ?l3? men over military age or discharged soldiers. Jaiii(-q ITillg-,Tohnes Lieut.-G?neraI 3ir JaiuM Hills-Johnes thought wounded n?n discharged should be got to police munition works. j The Chief Constable said that the wages p,i at munition works were considerably higher than were paid to the police, with | the result that they could not get men. Dr. J. H, Williams (Burryport) said the ridiculous rate of pny granted by the com- mittee was It sufficient detc-rrent against joining the police force. The Chief Constable said he ifrreed with Sir James Hills-Johpes that discharged wounded soldiers might act as police at munition works, but they èoulcl not get them. « The men we get are most in- terior and awful-looking S-tuff-, I-, he said, and they are continually changing. Some of them leave even without. giving notice."

SOCCER TOURNAMENT. 4- is result of the Soccer tournament j played on Ea-ter Monday at the Duffryn. Gopi»eivi(iii, St., Helen's (Swansea), and the (jtorseinon United carge ifl the final. For some reason St. Helen's did not play, hence the eefcs of medals were awarded in this orderGoreein"P United, lot; St. i Helen's (Swansea), 2nd,

Private William Ramsey, of Beb^ide, Northumberland, is at the front, and damage having been done by fire in his home liis l'ellow-villngeis are raising II] fund to niilia yood the loss. j

I i SWANSEA. t The S wansea Public Library Com- j ¡ mittee met art the Institution on Tuesday j evening, Councillor E. G. Protherce pre- j siding. The Librarian's report was eatis- factory. The Rev. F. II. Benson, B.A., who is! to speak afternoon and evening on ThurF-, day at Spiritual Advance meetings a. Wesley Chapel, Swansea, is regarded in Wesley an circles as one of the most gi'tcxl of the younger ministry. The LRev. S. Chad wick wrote recently of him: lie j vitalises everything he touches, combines i scholarship with evangelical fervour, is in sympathetic touch with the ideals and aspirations of younger Methodism, and is in all. things a man of fearless conviction.

I BRITONFERRY. I A Uymanta Ganu was held by the j Welsh Baptists at Rhooboth Chapel 011 Easter Monday, under the baton of Mr Rhys Evans. Perth.

I LLANDOVERY. Mr. John Da vies (U11 o'r Cwm), Water- street, Llandovery, a veteran eistedd- fodwr, was amongst the prize winners at! Llangadock on Monday, on the hynlu tune.

LLANNON. Under the allspic of the Parish Coun-; cil, the Parish Council clerk has visited most of the farms of the parish to ascer- tain the quantities of seed corn and po- j | tatocs available for sale.

BURRYPORT. A wedding has taken place in Stockwell, London, the contracting parties being Miss Dorothy Whittaker Evans (third daughter of Mr. R. Whittaker Evans, J.P., and Mrs. Evans, Dyffryn, New- road, Llaneliy), and Mr. T. H. Bowen. sou of Mr. Edwin tiowen, Burryport.

BRVhu d4N. On Easter Monday, the Hernion Congre- gation treate(I the members of the Band of Hope to a sumptuous tea fete. The mortal remains of Mrs. IV, in. Jones, Llandilo-road, werp, interred at Gibea Cemetery. Deceased was 4.5 yeaTs of age, and leaves a husband and a daughter.

CARMARTHEN. The chief constable (Mr. W. Pieton i Philipps) reported to the Carmarthenshire Standing Joint Committee at Carmarthen on Tuesday that although indictable offences for 1916 showed aiv increase of 19 in proceedings taken, there was a sub- stantial reduction of 8.5 in the number of crimes committed The increase of 2H1 in non-indictable offences was mere than acfouitted for by rewly created offences incidental to the war.

LLANSAMLET. The usuaJ singing festival of the LAlvin- istic Methodists, namely, Ebanezer. Naz-; areth. Tabor, Carmel and Seion, was held on Monday. The juvenile meeting was held at Scion, and the fraternal and even- ing meetings at Ebenezer. Dr. David Evans, Cardiff, conducted. Mrs. T. C. Lewis catchjsed the children in Rhodd Slam." The meetings were presided over v?-cre presidod over by Mr. Hezeciab. W. Thomas. County Councillor T. J. Richards and the Rev. T. C. Lewis. The accompanist was Mr. Willie Roberts.

LLANELLY. The death took place at Gilston Villa, Ferryside, on Tuesday, of Mrs. Gwyn, widow of Mr. David Gwyn, who for many years was an official of the Great Western Railway at Llanelly. Mrs. Gwyn was a member of St. Thomas' Church. The Rev. T. Onhwy Bowen. Ebenezer, Llanelly, has received a unanimous call: to the pastorate of Tretgarn, Congrega- tional Church, Pem. He is the secretary of the United Association of Cardigan-1 ehirc, Carmarthenshire and Pembroke shire Congregational churches.

LLANSTADWELL. The death hm occurred 01 the Kev. Da. Lewis D?vies, vicar of Haneta'lweU, Pem- brokeslure. He was a native of Newcastle- Emlyn, and e ducated at Lampeter Col- lego. Eleven years ago he canio to Ney- land as curate-in-charge. Six years ago, upon the retirement of the late Rev. Lacey Rumsey, he vcas appoiuted vicar, the appointment being a very popular one. lie was a ke"ll sportsman, and when I at Llanelly assisted (he footbail (eam. He was alw a good tennis player. Much sympathy is felt with the widow, who is a daughter of the vicar of LlaUddarog. j Mr. Davies was 39 years of age.

gwaun-ca £ -gu«?wen. A at Cn- i mel Chapel. The contracting part iff weife Mr. Willie H. Dane. oldest f»n of Mr. Henry Davies, Carmel-street. and Miss Anae Daniel, Brvnhnwddgar. daugh- tor of the lnte Mr. John Daniel. M J: manager of the International Colliery, j Abercrave, The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. David Dnmet, M.E. manager Tirbaeh Colliery, Vstaiyfera. The duties of best man were carried out ;I: Mf. Arthur H.Davies (brother of the t bridegroom), while Miss Gertie Bartholo- mew (niece of the bride) acted im brides- ma.id. The Kev. B. D. Davies, Carmel, tied the nuptial knot.

AMMANFORD. 1 A fine haul of eisteddfodie prizes was made by Mr. W. T. Rhys, the Ammanford baritone, over the holidays. He WOIl thrN guineas for the champion solo at Ystaly- if-ra, and shared the six prize at Henllan. The bardic chair at Three Crosses was capthml by (Iwilym Mvrd- Art impressive memorial service to the late Madame McCarthy Edwards vas [ held at the English Wesleyan Church Rev. W. E. Thomas made feeling refer-j onces to the loss to the church and un- trict. Madame Bessie Morris sang J know that my Redeemer liveth, and Mr. J. Harries-Thoiaas, A.R.C.M., played th* Dead March

SKEWEM. On Tuesday, a charity Ilwtch was played on Skewen Football Ground-Main Col. lierv workmen—No. 4 Colliers v. No. 7 Colliers. The No. 4 men won by 21 points 1 to pil. Mr. W. J. Stephens was the re- j feree. The Skewen Silver Band was in attendance. On Tuesday afternoon, the remains 01. young Ivor Henry Harding, 27, Dyncvor- road, Skewen, who met with a fatal acci- dent at Cwrt Herbert Colliery, were laid to rest in St. John's Churchyard, The Rev. Morgan Jones, curate, officiated, as- sisted at the graveside by the Rev. J. Evans Jones (Tahe-rnaelf). 1 he Moore- town Church Miss ton Sunday School, of which the deceased was a faithful mem- t bcr, took part in the procession. Tliort,, were floral tributes from the Sunclay School and his own class at the school, and the Cwrt Herbert workmen.

GORSEENON. I On Tuesday morning a fatal accident occurred at Garn Goch No. 2 Colliery, Gorseinon. It appears that James Phil- lips (40), of 3, EynMi-jstrest, Gorseinon, was k?co?? f?wn by a runaway empty canA d'sun. death bt.in? p:'n<?c.aUy ?smn' taTKOus. I?e&??d w? wn.n<Jwn ??t! repeated, having lived in t1¡.i) neighbour- hood for many years. The Rev. R. W. Jones, vicar of Gor- seinon, has received thø reinH o. the Church of England Temperance Society's axammation for the Diocc-se of St. David's. The juniors (children under 13) j have won the Diocesan Challenge Banner, The interme-diates (children 13-10) have wod the Dio'Cf-.an Challenge Shield, Master Harold WiHta'ns won tho Bish«pJs j prize -a gold medal—for th" highest ? marks in the whole diocese, while the fol- lowing won book prizes offered by Lady Howard: Misses Chrisse Thomas, Emily McMillan, Dore-en Tobias, Bessie Davies; Masters Harold Willos and Albert Slu- man. Several others won certificates. The Rev. Hugh Rces, rector of "i.oughor, leaves on Tuesday to take no duties of chaplain with His Majesty's Forces.

n GENBROS. 5i Mr. L. n. Tranter has conducted a very successful series of missionary meetings at the Gospel Hall. The seven days' mis- sion was extended over Easter Monday.

BONYMAEN. At Bethlehem C.M. Chapel, the Rev. O.C. Morgan preached a memorial sermon to the late William Jenkins, Bryntawe House, Bonymaen. Deceased was 58 years, and wa3 a chief engineer on board a mer- chant vessel. He was washed overboard outside Lisbon, but his body was recovered and artificial respiration applied, but [ without success. He was buriad in a Bri- tish cemetery at that port. Mrs. Wm. Jenkins (widow) and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. j Salmon, M.A., daughter and son? were i pr<sant at the service. n

WAUMARLWYDD. I hidgar Ciranville Meredith has lately enjoyed a course of uninterrupted success in local eisteddfodau. The annual singing festival of the Bap- tists was held this year at Zion Baptist Chapel, W aunarlwydd, and proved an un. qualified eueccss. Mr. J. T. Jones, Tre- orchy, conducted the singing. Congratulations to the Rev. D. M. Davief, Sardis, upon his success in the Englyn competition at Waunarlwydd eis- teddfod.

LANDORE. the death ha.s foften place of- Mm" Hannah John, of Castle Graiz. L&'hdore, at the ripe age of S4. She was the relict of, the late Mr. Thomas John, eupownten- dent at the Duffryn Tinworka, Momaton, and was one of the oldest membora wor-: i¡híppin at Dinas Baptist Chapel, LanV^ dore. The death has taken place at his resi- dence in eath-rold. Plasmarl, of Mr. D. John, bookseller and newsagent. The do- ceased, who was a devoted membier Rt Hermon We!ah Congregational CStapeI. Plasmail, was about 68 years of age. and was the father-in-law of the Rev.-R. OJ Hughes, Burryport.

SCROLL OF FAME. Welshman Decorated by I French President. Ilptain A. Maitland Jonee, R.A.M.C^ the elder sou of the late Rev. Joseph Jones, M.A., ot Sutton, Surrey, and of Mrs. Jeannie Maitland," the Writer, Builth Wells, has been awarded the Croix de Guerre at the hands of the French President. The medal was awar ded by the French Government for the reecue of women and children from the evacuated towns a.nd villages, which were after-. Warde heavily slielled by the Germans." Capt. Jones i6 well-known in Swansea an diitrict, where he and hif, raothtr reeidea for some time. j NATIVE OF PEMBROKE. See.-lieut. Evan Walter Daviee, of tht9 lioyal Welsh Fusilirre, a native of Pam. broke, has been killed in action. He was a raemixsr of the Barry Dock branch of the National Provincial Bank. ONE OF FIVE BROTHERS. Mrô. Batcup, of 23, Manor-road, Man- fielton, has roceivoo news that her hus., bajid, Gunner T. A. Batcup, of the R.F.A., hag been wounded in the two legs. lie ill one of live brothers in France. TEACHER WOUNDED. News was received on bunday that Pte. Wm. John Jones, eon of Mr. John Jones, Castell Holfen, Cefneithin, haa been seriously wounded in France. Be- fore joining the colours Mr. Jones was a student at the Carmarthen. Training College for teachers. PLAYED FOR AUSTRALIA. Pte. T. H. Francis, Railway-terrace, who a few years ago left Llanelly for the j Ar?eBti?e with Mr. Jack Morgan, the ? ".I,lanelly and Welsh International for- ward, paid a visit to his home during Eastpr, and has now returned to a London hospital. While in Australia, Pte. Fran- cis assisted the Australians against the English Rugby team. After the war broke out lie joined an Australian Regi- ment, and has eeen active service in France, where he was Wounded. PWLL PRIVATE'S DEATH. The news has been received at Llanelly that Private Sam Jones, of East Lodge, Pwll, was killed in France and buried in a Havre military cemetery. Pte. Jones 11 was a married man. He was formerly I employed at the Llanelly Steelworks. DIED OF WOUNDS. I 'fhe death took place ou Sunday last of P.O. W. Alfrwj Mallam, in a military hospital, at WhaMy." Btackburn, at the age, of -1 years. ilifi body was brought to the home of his parents at 20, Tre- wyridia Common, I'lasmarl, on Tuesday evening. The deceased, who joined the R.N.D. in January, 1915, was sent to the Dardanelles, afterwards going to Salonika. He was drafted to France in 1916. Ht1 vNa.; wounded in the head in November last, and after undergoing several opera- tions lie was brought ort!f to England, where ia.- succumbed to his wounds. Tli-a funeral, which is to be tl military one, will take place on Saturday next, for Cwmgelly cemetery. The deceased was a faithful adherent at Salim Baptist Church, Landore, and a memorial service will be held by the Rev. J. II. Lamb on Sunday evening next. CASUALTIES. I The fat-Mt casualty lists contain the Ii names of 104 officers and l,i?U men, 35 M !j' the former and 473 of t)i? latter being re- ported dead. Non-Commissioned Officers and Men. Killed. Devonshire Regiment.— Jon^s, 5153, J* Builth Wells. Did. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. — Llewellyn 38805, G. D., Norberth. \V oundeil. Welsh Guards.—Bannister, 1337, C., Neath; Evans, 2270, T. L., Ferrysidej Franklin, 2876, A., Clydach; Howells, 1261, Lance-Coipi, T. G., Swansea; Jones, 1969, J., Llandyssil; 1-tawle, 393, C., Swan- sea. Welsh Regiment.—Davies, 11818, N. V. Swansea*; Hearnshuw, 45S09, C. P., Tenby; Owen, 33f)2S, D. Cwmamman; Thomas, 21876, R., Llanwrda. Missing. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. St€ph?De. 17002, J., Britonferry.

GIFTS FOR FOOTBALLER. On the eve. i-if the departure of Mr. Harold Richardson, the Swansea Rugby tlireeqiua-Fter- t<. joia th-5) colouw, hia frienefs on Tuosrtay evening nttrtll.ined him to a smoker when Mr. Harry Rogers presided Among thosa who 116- sociated themselves with the function were Messrs. T Robfrc? (Skewen), Dick i.iies, Palmer Paul W, Doherty, and Lts. Llewelyn Walteif and IT. Simms. On be- half of the company Mr. Hy. Rogers liaaded Mr. liichai'dson a eilver flaek, suitably inscrit>er( whilst Mr. Dick Jonea made a presontatior in tiie shajw of a clasp knife with accessories. Tribute was paid to Mr. Richardson's capabilities « a footballer and a i4rii-t4