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The military critic of Truth," no un- trustworthy guide, indicates the < £ ]"•? and scope ot recent. operations: Gi.n.i- court is the fifty-third village taken lioin the Germans on the Sonime from, since, July < 1st last, and out of this number not a, single village has OCèil recovered 1¡Y the eue™> All goes well, and may soon go better. Our troops are full of light, and confident 01 vic- torv when their chanc? comes, while the number of prisoners taken, and the case with which strong positions like Grandcourt (2 captured, show that the German soldier J5 losing his moral and tiring of the struggle. The Morning Post .correspondent saw re- cruit? of the 1917 class ?mong the German prisoners, while boys of Class 1918 have made their appearance in the West, showiii2 th :t attrition is doing its fell work, in spite of German assertions to the contrary. It is palpable that the final issue must be resolved on the Western front. Thue the great body and pick of the German tioop-- are massed. The campaigns in Poland and Rumanii have failed in their main objec- tives. Hindenburg, with his strong bias for the Eastern front, is compelled to realise that it is the West that chiefly counts. Hence the ruthless submarine programme, regard- less of consequences, as a probable prelude to the emergence of the German battle fleet -its movements restricted by the minefields laid by us—and the hoped-for dislocation of our transport service to France, Egypt and Salonika. Germany, like a cornered rat, is ready to snap at everybody. The small Sandinavian nations and Holland protest against German piracy on the high seas, but, a.re too afraid to make their protest effective. Spain and the South American Republics, be- cause further away from the striking power of the modern Hun, are more outspoken. In other sectors of the world's war we have I need to cultivate the right perspective. The break-up of the Senussi on the weste-rn fron- tier of Egypt' is a positive result, the im- portance, of which it would be impossible to exaggerate. Egypt, in consequence, ceases to be a danger zone. The Mesopotamia cam- paign, now under sound guidance, is pro- ceeding satisfactorily. But it is necessary to tell the public that the capture of Kut is of no great value in a military or any other sense. The principal purpose of operations in this sector is to "contain" Turkish troops urgeiltlv needed ekewhei-e The advance up the Tigris holds fast Turks on this front whose aid is being called for imperatively in 'the Caucasus and at other points where the Turkish Empire is tottering to its falf. I
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Both the French and the enemy artillery iiave been unusually active in the Cham- vpagne district of late, and Friday's oom- ftnuriîque with its report of an enemy attack -eï" cover of the explosion of several mimes" bespeaks a hew method of 'a-ttacil Although the French communiques of the i pa?t few days have report?d "violent artil- irrit s?ruggles," there hae been no mention of an unceasing, concentrated artillery bombardment, and at the same time the enemy attack was evidently not merely one of the uaual raids made with the object of an advance of a few yards by occupying the -cmter of the exploded mine, as the mention of "several mines" leads one to conjecture as to whether the Germans intended this as an experiment. Suffice it that if the enemy made any progress at all he did so at heavy cost and reaped no advantage in the secur- ing of ground rendered practically unten- able by our mines—or, at any rate, tenable ynly at a great cost in effectives. We may ifoe certain, therefore, that if the attack was experimental it if hardly likely to be adopt- ed ae a definite method, as an intensified a.rtillery bombardmemt effectually destroys wiro entanglements and shatters parapets, Whilst the operation of exploding mines simultaneously cannot be so accurately ad- jnstedas to ensure the destiruiction of all the means of defence.
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We think the public will derive reason- able comfort frpm the brief discussion in the Upper Chamber upon the submarine menace. It as true that three-fourths of our ^hipping is not available for feeding our people; that 2,300 ships haw been sunk, ?.d that four million tons have been lost, re- presenting a much greater cargo capacity on fee basis of a year's voyages. Within the last seven days, said Lord Charles Beree- tord, 150,000 tons of shipping have been put flown; and it is tolerably clear that this is too hot a pace to last. But the Admiralty's View was summarised in the reassuring statement that we would, in all likelihood, pull through. At the same time stress was laid upon the public stinting itself to the utmost degree of its food during the coming months. I Already, we are officially told, the ooun- fcer measures have achieved considerable guocess; a number of submarines have been put down; and the acceleration of loading and discharging, the construction of new shipping, the patrolling of the vital routes, the speeding up of the output of destroyers, and other measures are being car- ried' on with vigour. Stilf fur- ther stringent economies in the use of tonaage will, however, be enforced, ^11 d there is no doubt but that the public will have to submit to much further re- striction upon an appetite which is already in many cases inordinate. The three meal a day ideal—enforced in the case of troops which undergo a vigorous physical training under circumstances which stimulate the appetite—should be observed, by every patriotic citizen. it has been found necessary to increase the freights and rates fOr iit-uti-ail tonnage, and it was evident some time ago that the limitations wore a failure, and that we were being deprived of tonnege for which we cannot afford to haggle. The neutral runs -precik;oly the same risk upon the high seas a.s the British seaman—perhaps even more, for they are not armed—-and we have to take into consideration that the neutral risks valuable and immensely profitable ships, and their lives, in the service of the Allies. At Swansea it has been perceptible for a long time past that the limitation of freights had become a circumstance sharpen-y ing the stress by driving the neutral to the better paying markets which are open to him. The American shipowners who have kept their ships in port and submitted to the Germans will have the right to choose their own course of action; but it is permissible to point out that it is hardly dignified. Lord Charl°s Beresford's tribute to the British seaman, who runs the most terrible risks, was as well deserved as any tribute ever paid in the course of the war. With the odds usually against him, exposed in unarmed ships to shell or torpedo fire, liable to die miserably at sea from starvation, thirst, and cold. the British mercantile sea- man plies his trade with a serene matter-of- fact ness in the daily doing of his duty for « which no words of praise can be too high. We have in mind the case of a typical British seaman, a man of advanced age. His vessel was. sunk far out in the Atlantic; ehe went I down in seven minutes, and the boats were hastily launched on the ocean hundreds of miles from the nearest land. The men were cramped and exposed—so stiff that,, when rescued, they could not move.. Day by day they scoured the seas, and day by day in vain. Think of their torturing anxiety as daily their limited store of food '((;17, shrunk visibly, and an agonising death bv thirst and hunger approached. They were saved at last; and within a few days of their landing these men, including the seamen in question, were once again at sea, facing the same terrible pros- pects with an unshakable forti- tude. Let the public remember that every piece of bread they eat is brought to them by the indomitable heroism of these men. ————— —————
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A correspondent with the Italian armies lays stress upon the change which has come over the moral of the latter. There appears to have grown up rather early in the war (so far as Italy's war is concerned) a spell of depression as the inadequate technical I resources of the Italians led to costly and warren successes of so little importance that the idea grew up that the enemy's line might be invincible. A similar experience orought not dissimilar Wekvs into vogue in iranee amongst some ot, our men. But the fall of Gorizia transformed this frame of mind and proved of incalculable moral value in stimulating the Italians with a consciousness that victory could be achieved.after all. The Italians last year seemed to be upon a similar plane, in re- spect to artillery and equipment generally, as we were in 1915; a.nd likewise in respect to their grasp of the peculiar new style of warfare which the modern fortresses had developed. Nineteen hundred and seventeen should certainly see the Italians in Trieste at last, and there is every reason to believe that they will be there before the summer, and in a sense crown their labours; for Trieste has been the Italian battleory in the war. They should be able to strain beyond the breaking point the waning and dispirited Austrian remnants which still continue to eke out a resistance far from discreditable under the circumstances. The flower of the Austrian Army had fallen or been taken prisoners by the time the Italians entered the war by the Russians and the Serbs, but sufficient good material remained to offer a most stubborn resistance, which now. however, must be nearing the end of its tether.
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The past week ended with substantial British successes on the Ancre and in Meso- potamia. A minor French set-back in the Champagne area is the only item on the debilt side. Over so long a front the enemy can- not bedepied an occasional thrust, but the whole tendency of the operations in the West dutring the winter months has been favour- -i b le to the Allies, able to the Allies, who have developed a marked ascendancy. This is important as the most, critical stage of the war is ap- proaching. Germany is certain to throw eve/y available ounce of weight into the ba:ùm as soon &s th? climatic conditions are favom'a.l''?. for economi c %nd other reason? dex?mi4 ? <hn &!?t et?hnite de?stt?. Since June by the forced deportation of Ed. gians and Poles, and the mobilisation of her own civil population, she has adde,d.sile and a quarter millions to the strength of her armies in the field. In the spirit of a de sper- ate gambler she is bent on staking all her resources on the table this summer. It is not for us to underrate the possibilities of an effort which brings to the maximum point her armies in the fighting line whilst deplet- ing to the point of exhaustion the reserves at home by which these can be maintained in a state of efficiency, despite the wastages of war. An attempt on the heroic scale to forestall the offensive on the part of the Allies in the West is more than, probablesinoe nowhere else can such decisive results be expected. This is realised by General Nivelle and Sir Douglas Haig. We. may discern evidenced their intelligent anticipation in the steady acquisition of improved tactical positions on the Somme, Ancre and at Verdun. Else- where on the long entrenched line from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier the iraids and i the minings may be regarded as means for harassing the enemy, impairing his moraj, i and for affording practice and confidence to the Allied troops. They represent the pre- parative measures for the most fierce and ] sanguinary fighting-that which is to de- termine once for all on which side the bal- a.noe of strength inclines. This may not only be the yeair of decision but also of peace- on our terms. But we must be prepared for less than that. Germany's only chance to avoid unmistakable defea.t les in this vear's campaign it may be nece&&ary for the En- tente AHies to carry on the war another ve&r to accomplish the purpose thev have in view of destroying Prussian militarism and relieving the world of a sinister shadow that for decades has brooded over it. ——————.
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The ruthless submarine piracy—the latest of the many illusionary schemes foisted on the German as the instrument of victory— there is substantial reason for believing, be- cause of official and other reports, is failing of its purpose. It has angered all the neu- tral nations, and is being countered with satisfactory effectiveness by the British Navy. Our Admiralty inexplicably permits the losses to be recorded of British and neu- tral vessels destroyed by the U-boate, but insists on reticence regarding the losses in- flicted on the latter. Only incidentally— as last week a hostile demonstration was re- ported against the crews of two or three captured German submarines brought to St. Pancpis Station on the way to an intern- ment can-ip--ai,e the public allowed to know that the German under-water craft are not getting things all their own way. It would brace the nerves of our people to be assured that the sea pirates, like the Zeppelins, were being combatted energetically, so that there is a, fair promise of their depredations being recorded on a descending scale.
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The Germans report a British attack in "snow shirts" in France, where the tradi- tions of the White Company" have thus been revived. This device has been em- ployed principally on the Eastern front, where it is a regular practice with both sides to attack in white overalls. It if; simply a modification of the idea embodied in khaki and adol-wted from nature-" pro- tective colouring." The traditional red of the British soldier has vanished probably for ever khaki has now traditions which are too glorious for it to be abandoned. Kipling an g after the South African War of "a red little, dead little army," and it is cel-tain that the traditional red coat will be seen no more. The garb of our an- cestors on the fields of France and Spain, the memories associated with it have been cast into the shade by the recent struggles in Northern France. All armies have now adopted the device of "protective colour," in. some cases during the war (as with the French), in others after exhaustive tests in peace time (as in Germany), or a.fter expe- rience, in the field (as with the British). But the choice of culour '-varies immensely. The French took the field at the com- mencement of the war in their blue coats and red t-rousere; colours which, it was claimed, would render the infantry more readily dis- tinguishable by their own axitillery at long a point of great importance. A sky- hlue colour ^of a light tint has now be-n • ■hosen, and khaki and sky-blue lines face field grey of the Germans. The German tint is perhaps better suited to the Euro- pean landscape in which green and grey pre- dominates and the British khaki to the yellowf.ii baclcgrtHjiid of tropical' countries. But in practice khaki, like its weavers, has proved to be very adaptable, and is soon smeared with clay and earth and dyed anew. The colouring of uniform to render it diffi. cult to distinguish is simply armour in an- other form, "visual protection." Armour itself is being more and more- liberally em- ployed, the steel helmet being followed by other protective devices, such as Icopholed iron plates for the use of riflemen in tho trenches. Steel and concrete he-ve been introduced into the trench fortifications, for machine-gun emplacements and observation posts; but it is doubtful if they are of much value against the tremen- dous weight and power of modern artillery. The knight of the days of old was too heavily burdened with his armour to be very mobile, and when knooked over he fre- quently found it impossible to arise, and could hardly advance at all over boggy ground, as the French found at Agincourt. The modern soldier has an equal encum- brance in his "patek"; but the protective brance in his "pac value of the latter is limited, though it exists. The best defence of any kind is, however, a superior weight of fire upon the enemy, a.nd of that protection there has been abun- dance latterly in France. Rain and mist both shorten the range greatly at which effective practice can be made a.gainst at- tacking troops but, on the other hand, it is possible by indirect fire, discharged with indifference to the expenditure of ammuni- tion, so to sprinkle exposed belts of ground that the difference to the attackers is very little. Besides, it is in dim weather the more 'difficult to demolish the defences, a task which calls for a detailed a.nd constant survey of the artillery practice made. The barrage fire-a line of shells kept exploding I continually above a given line of ground, a veritable wall of firc-ig one example of unaimed ifre, since it forms a barrier through which infantry have eventually to pass, and if they get through at all it is only at the cost úf great loss. Sometimes indeed, they may be isolated, imprisoned in a. barrier of lfame, unable to advance or retreat, to receive reinforce- ments, ammunition, or food and water, and have to surrender. That has been a com- mon experience with the enemy latterly, though no doubt a general weariness of the war and inclination to surrender has had much to do with that. Protection in the South African War took the form of the widest possible extension, but the circum- stances in France are totally different. Many more men are required to a, given I stretchof ground there niiust be lines behind lines, and there is also infinitely less value placed upon ii- e thain in the South African I days, when a dread of casualties was a veritable obM?icn with f orm. ?e ?tncd up uo? wH?-? ain'?iin.? to fa* I gMa???.. i? a*, oxhtsi.nitrons we hYe to pay the price, and it is not M- grudged. ■ I h, all wars there has been a constant cycle of devices and formations designed to ini?e lo? and of their ultimate I desuetude. In this war the greatest change h? been the enormous redu?on in the l[n the Criule- War wa?age from d-?. In the we lost for some nve or & th°^ .lain i? batt^ three times that  ?! from di?o, and ther. was the disprc;,14ortioi.' th" SouM.. African War: Th R.A.:C. ¡ has wrought veritable miracles in ?th-e ?L?? lias the Army of probably a million and a hhaallf t oof t men who would otherwise have been  by .diseae.Ther; have been iiie 'it -a??l -e e --i?ceptiol-is M^onia CUi; poli, Egypt, aiid Mesopotamia; tropica, climates will not be denied their toll. But in France the health of the troops has been min ?S ou. and the con?uences t? the iSn tfav« ?n incalculable On a greate, or less de?ee thi< has h£n the expen?ce of other comba?nts, uving perhaps the Serbs And Anstro-Hu?ariaus. whose medl- cal secrvice was defective. Russia has been partiularly .m-off for dicto". and modern medical appliances of 111 kmds 38 against th"t hei, soldiers have been drawn from a robt pe- autJ.'y. In France the chief de- fits^ ?"? ?i? The devoted and »Mf?lfri'*1 ?ho?.? in our ho?tals ar unequlted abroad in their efficiency. 1 et, quaintt? enough, it was in Germany where Florence Nightingale learned the art- ot nursing.
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With the Victory Loan, so to speak, "off our hands," it remains for the nation to turn with equal resolution Mid self-denial to the other tasks of war organisation which still await it. We do not suggest, of course, that there is nothing more to be done in the direction of fortifying our financial position for the decisive phases of the struggle. It i' i ]..a., mumher remains a carcunai HUl': 1"1 'Cl.Y .——. of the community to cut down all wasteful and luxurious expenditure, and to reduce his outgoings, even upon those small com- forts which almost rank as necessaries of lite in normal times, to the absolute minimum. Such all-round economy is the essential cor- ollary of the great effort in support of the Victory Loan. With those who have pat- riotically subscribed up to the limits of their present means and of their capacity to earn and save in the immediate future, the assumption of the burden already im- plies a careful limitation of their personal spendings for some time to come. With those who have missed the opportunity or who, for any reason, have been prevented from joining in the Lean, it still remains to make up for that misfortune as best they may by ensuring that they shall not in future be responsible, through thoughtless personal extravagance, for any waste of time, frkill, la-bour or transport which should be devoted to the service of the State. It has been represented to the British people, upon the highest authority and with the greatest, possible emphasis, that all the j<urcJiases of the pri vate citizen should henceforward be confined to the absolute essentials of life. It is difficult to bring l home to the average person the importance in the aggregate of individual savings and sacrifices which, taken singly, seem of very small account. But we hope that\gradually the lesson is being learnt that persistence in minor self-indulgences means, collectively, a very serious danger to the community; and that, conversely, their general abandon- ment means an enormous gain in economy and security from the national point of viow. It is quite clear that our imports from over- sea must be reduced to the lowest possible point, in order that our fighting forces may; lack nothing that they may require in the ^risis of the struggle. Ag Lord Lytton said, in speaking of the submarine menace in the House of Lords, from now onwards it must be understood that all the available cargo capacity of the available merchant, sbippiii,, reqlliirecl for absolute necessaries; an d he added with emphasis that the propo- sition is one which would remain true if every German submarine were sent to the bottom to-morrow. I. The duty of all-round personal economy ■is, therefore, clear and insistent. But there are other duties of a. more positive nature which call fúi the immediate activities ol all able-bodied men, women, and children. As soon as Mr. Neville Chamberlain hat completed the preliminary organisation of the great work w-?t which he is so man- f fully grappling*, the reserves of the nation's man-power may oount upon receivin,g their marching orders for their various appointed I tasks. Meanwhile., there is one branch of warùrganisation in whiùh everyone of us a.t this moment can take a hand, namely, the organisation of the national iood supply. Here, as in the mobilisation of our financial' resources, therearboth negative and posi- tive duties to be performed. There is, first, the duty of self-denial in the limitation of all wasteful and unnecessary using-up of existing reserves. In that, every single member of the community can play a part. There is, secondly, the duty of increasing by all practicable means the dimensions of I our home resourcef in the matter of food supply and here also very many. if not all of us, can take a personal hand in the work at once. As Mr. Prothero said at Birmingham, every household that. can make itself even partially self-supporting by producing food is helping the country and easing the na- tional need. The mind of the Minister cf Agriculture was, of course, directed in par- ticular to the development of the allotment system which he hopes s to see everywhere pushed forward. Even the children can help, and, with the long days and good weather ahead of us, their participation in this not unattractive form of agriculture will be physically, as well as educationally, advantageous to the young people them- selves, besides directly assisting the State in a very vital matter. Mr. Prothero holds that it should be part of the present duty of the school teacher to send the children out to cultivate school gardens and derelict albt ue-nts, and we hope that the suggestion will receive practical consideration in a.11 suitable districts^
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In blood and treasure, well done, Swan- sea. Sonto conesientious objectors have otn liknec. to male impersonators. The next step ought to be a standard price for bread.—("Daily Chronicle.") •»■»♦<& » » It took four horses to take a load of coke up Mount Pleasant Hill on Friday morning. Swansea's contribution to the Victory War Loan more than doubles the forecast of a prominent local business man. The thaws in the daytime and the frosts at night serve to oat the Swansea hill- sides with a filmy coating of ice. Almost every Mount Pleasant man has a personal story of a tilimbae. C1 It is a very neat ard tasteful uniform that of Messrs. Arthur Andrews, C. E. Cleeves, j and E. Powell Jonen. who have gone out to [ Fraii ee from Docks on French, motor Red Cross worK. j A diversion for the midday lunch-time rush off Swansea Docks on a recent midday was that of a Harbour Trustee endeavouring to ascertain the timf by the harbour offices' clock from Adelaide-street. It can't be done. The match advertised to be played at Cardiff between New Zealand and W ales has been cancelled, as the All Blackt- can- not get away from France on lea.ve, as ex- pected. This will not affect the coming game at Swansea on March 3rd. ga-ri,e at Sw?in,ea oii .?t-a-rch 5rd. Mfesrs. \V. and D. Davies, sons of the I late ex-Councillor.' David Davies, of St. Helen's-creseent, have presented a bottle of King's ale to be sold by auction at thg next whist drive fQr the "Comforts for the Swansea Boys' Fund. A. similar gift was recently sold at the Cha.mber of Commerce, a.nd realised a good sum. Swansea will be well represented at the great London Welsh celebration on St. David's Day. The massed choir will be con- ducted by Mr. Tom I)avie-,t: the chief solo- ist will be Mr. Ben Davies; and the acoom- paiiist will be Mr. David Richards (organist of Elfed's Church.)—thr?* Swansea < hoys. A.bevtawe in the pictore again Amongst the visitors who came to see the Naval Brigade Boys drill at Wesley, Swan- sea. were two old gentlemen. Both had gone to school in that very room nearly fifty years ago. They had not met since, and they greeted each other like schoolboys. One was an old naval man, the other a re- tired commercial traveller. < -The South Walcf. coajtrimmc;rs' new work- ing agreement, which came into force three w-eeks ago. contains a proviso that every trimmer, if net already a- member d IJoE: Union, catering for such labour, must im- mediately clear oft ail arrears ot contribu- t,ioiis and be a fully paid-u,p member or he shall not be permitted to work." .q; $ We have received the following mysterious communica.tion:—" Economy lt Shops close at 8 p.m. to save light billiard rooms, which use five times as much light, at 12 p.m. Some biHiard room proprietors are at home using the cue: and some hair- dressers have to do work of national iin- port-anoe. If we oa.11 do without a hair-cut we can do without billiards." 8ure 08í.'V 1t l1'l Down south in the latitudes of Cape Horn I often spent the best part of my I watch below on the fore top-gallant yard watching whales. You could trace them for miles, inasmuch, as they showed a swiftly moving green patch on h e surface of the sea and could almost tell the moment when they came up to blow. Hydroplanes, I be- lieve and hope, will heahle, when soaring a.bove the sea, to observe the enemy's sub- marines and deal w\th the brutes as described in the Post.' Man Before the Mast.") Labour shortage is still a big item of • trouble at Gower, and the frost has nulli- tied all promised efforts of the farmer to prepare for increased food-stuffs. When the thaw set, in—and there a.re &igns cf it doir; so in some parts—there will be a big rush on the land. ard several postponed ploughing matches will be held. By the way, one farmer near Fair wood was seen one day this week trying to plough his held despite the hard state of the ground, and he had three homes to each machine. He was a trier." O-^Xy- Dr. Griffith-Jones, formerly of Llapellv, now Principal of the Yorkshire Congrega- j tional College, who was on the Atlantic, homeward bound from America, when the ruthless submarine campaign began, ar- rived in Liverpool on Saturday evening, and reached Bradford the same night. The voy- age was exciting. The British ship on which Dr. Griffith-Jones travelled was head- ing straight for the spot where the Call- fomia was torpedoed on Thursday week.; and caught her S.O.S. signals a few miles; a\vfJ.y. No help could be given indeed, the i captain had to sheer off his own. ship. Dr. Griffith-Jones is in excellent ltb. 1
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i a,l le Lla-nelly appears among the contributors j f millions to the Victory War Toan. | Bravo, the infant borough. One extreme to the other. A week ago, glassy thoroughfares: now, rivulets and cas- cades. Xhe Huns MUST have "nobbled" the Weather Clerk Scores of seagulls, together with crows and other birds, settle in a little field in the 1 Uplands (Swansea) district daily. A kind local lady feeds them, and that's the secret. "Perplexed" (Swansea) wants to know what is the best thing to do when at Swe- dish drill when both trousers' buttons come off at the back.—(For "buttons," next time, ma,ke it "belt.") I A man. describing himself as a "skilled labourer," asked at the Carmarthen Tribu- nal what was meant by that, replied, "A man who can turn his hand to any tiling~ Not an inapt description either. i There appears to be some sort of affinity these days between Swansea and Lknelly, for last week the Sunday traders fined at the seaport town numbered three, and the tinplaters mustered four. "We are seven." In business matters w" don't expect philosophy or mathematical certainty, b;a only reasonble certainty which satisfies busi- i ness mert in carrying business on." —(His 1 Honour Judge Bryn Roberts at Swansea County Court.) f "<I> A Swansea artilleryman now home on short leave says that when passing through one small French town he saw a notice in a small restaurant window:—" Real W elch Am from England; Am Skand- wiches, S,aH Herings, Pykles ;?nd Good i B_d and M?rgerine for SaiL" The cup <??x?<:xtx?. The cup pre?ent?d to "D" Company (Skettv) of the 3rd Glamorgan Volunteers for success in the inter-company shooting competition has a double value, inasmuch as at is said to b& the first cup that has been brought to Sketty in any branch of sport, | though that suburb has been "very near" many times. -*S> ♦ II' M. le Bare. French Vice- Consul at Swan- sea, is a great admirer of the writings of the late Max O'Rell. There was (says the "Western Mail") evidence of this in his ad- dress at the Cardiff -\T.!Zlo-French' Society"# soiree, when, among )tliei- good things, M. le Bars -said. "John Bull has set his teeth. Jphn HulL cannot he beaten. John. BnU will-not i^e bealen/ i ■ <i. J Mr. Lloyd George has given a new word to the German language- Ever since a recent speech in which he employed thq metaphors of the prize-ring the German i Press has adopted "kllülk-out" as its own. They are doubtful of the gender of the new term, some papers giving "der knock-out" (masculine) and others "das knock-out" (neuter). What's the odds? ♦ Mr. Rd. Martin: at Swansea Police Court on Monday, in refusing an application for an extension of time for a dance, said people must be content. with dancing up to 11 p.m. He did not think it was right people should make merry when their sol- diers were giving their lives for the ciuse of liberty: The application, it was pointed out, was for charitable purposes. <5><3><^><i> <;><!> Major Harries, the military representative with the Swansea tribunal, has received another anonymous letter from a Swansea woman, who avers that her only son, has been killed in France, whilst another young II man she knows, and who, presumably, is physically fit, is allowed to stay at home. Ma jor Harries w ishes us to state that he has made full inquiries into the case and finds that the "stay-at-home" referred to has been rejected, and is consequently net liable for service. A good story is told of an Ystalyfera "Tommy" who was acting as servant to a Scotch k)fficei-. So pleased was the officer with "Tnff" that he took him on leave to Scotland, and introduced him to some gentlemen friends with whom they went for a day's shooting. "Taff" was de- scribed as; a wonderful shot. Presently "Taff" spcttei a bird walking along the ground, and wasabo It to let go when the gamekeeper bawled. "It's no sport to shoot a. bird when its walking." "Quite right." answered "Taff," coolly; "I am waiting for it to stop." ( < x 4' Suburban Townsman (Swansea) writes:—" I am most anxious to accord my i thanks to those responsible for the training of our Sw ansea telegraph messenger boys, for oil a recent Sunday morning one of those lads ga-ve. me, willingly and intelligently, most useful information respecting the despatch of a telegram. It had to do with the welfare of a man in the trenches, and unhappily in the anxious circumstances ï omitted to take the lad's number. Will you please therefore allow me. thro-ugh your columns, to record my appreciation?" Most willingly, ldr: It j Swansea will shortly see three tractors at work Oil the land, and upon the result of the test' (which will take place at a local farm to bf selected) will depend whetber the Corporation keeps one. Colonel J. R. | Wright hk-i promised to purcliazo one tractor. The only obligation in regard to these is that if they were not kept the Cor- poration's obligation will be £ 20 for each tractor, though, as stated, there can only by any chance he an obligation of jC20 in consequence of Colonel Wright's patriotic offer. Tf the Corporation decide to keep a tractor there, will only be the purchase i price involved. The third tractor is being i brought dowiN by Mr. Hutehins on his own initiative. If kept, the tractor or tractors will be let to farmers, who will only be too glad to. hire them. ?liad to hire them. j The musical selections to be performed by the Swansea Police"Band, at their concert 1 on Thursday next have been selected with ta?te. a?d are removed from the c"mmOll- pl- The ballet mu?ic from William Tell," "The Egyptian" suite glowing with Easterncolour. and' the march Indienne." are popular items that find a piic, on the programme of the crack military bands, and will be recalled by patrons of those delight- ful concerts provided by Mr. David james on the Mumbles Pier in pre-war day, And -ut is in the spirit of the times with women playing such a splendid part in our war efFdris that a place should be found for the "Indian Love Lyrics from the Garden of Kama"—(a) Loss. than the dust (h) I The; Temple Bells—ot which the1- composer j is: Amy Wpodtorde. louder!. The band,? undÐr:Mr: BhaJde..f'l"q, can be relied upon to. d*) full jrcfcfcw to this, met I interesting .>ro-fr.ramine.—■(" Mu^ioua." • Eight funerals passed through Wincl-street on Saturday. The number of tinplate mills now at work is less thaii at any period of the distressful yeaTS following the passing of the McKinley tariff. Animals exhibit powers of mind. A dog. that had been kicked by a postman always bit anyone in uniform.—(Mr. J. Thomas, B.A., at Sketty.) B.A. at Sl,,etty.) It is Shrove Tuesday to-morrow, but what with the scarcity of sugar, lard, and flour, it iodks as though there will be very little tossing of the pancakes this year. little tos-.iiig of the. pancakes t-bis yeaj, There are (writes a correspondent) some deliberate falsehoods told by shop assist- ants in certain of the Swansea shops when .customers ask for sugar. The truth may as well be told. < 3 t- t- 4 > >- Major Donaldson, the popular command- ing officer of St. Gabriel's Co. C.L.B. at Swansea, served his time in the Roy,d Navy. The lads think a very great deal of their commander, and he (as he stated last Thursday) "loves them all." Mr. Percy Harries, M. P.. at the Central Hall, Swansea, need hardly have emphasised the very prominent pa.rt the town has played in the present war. The mere fact of his first appear inee on a Welsh platform being at Swansea was quite proof enough. At Lliw rain fell on two dnys only from January 14th to February 16th inclusive, and at Cray it fell^on seven days. Meantime the total storage of water at the Swansea reservoirs fell from 1.391,466.300 to 1.106,701.040 gallons as a result of the dry 'Tis the British way. In a letter home to a Swansea friend a newly-joined up crooty" recounts the gruelling Swedish drill and the rigours of the weather conditions, ha-s a mild grouse about the quantity of the food, and then winds up: "I am thoroughly I ha-ppy ,> ?>-  -<  -<  ,?. There was a big contrast between the two police sheets at .Swansea Police Court on Saturday. Where the borough bad nine or ten cases to deal with there was only one "D and D." on the county sheet. t Supt. Letheren looked justifiibl4 pleased with himself. I The two P.O. letter slits in front of the Head P.O.. Swansea, and labelled local and general delivery, have no significance now. Since the installation of the revolving band at the base there is but one letter-box. and all the letters drop on to the moving band, I being carried direct into the sorting-room. ■♦<(><-$►>*> i Gower farmer are anxiously awaiting the coming of the t.t'M?r&. and although ad vised by "armrleurs" (as they put' it) on land questions, are willing to learn. They are told the new machines are capable of big things. The fact. they say, that a, stone can enter into the machinery and cause trouble is 4 big item to take into cv)sidara • tiou. x I Who was the anM.teur? I"ca? fanner who .?  upon going bo hi? stable fonnd his h(¡l'é stretched out, and, without waiting, rushed to the telephone to call up a well-known dead-horse dealer to remove the carcase? | IITpon going back to look at his "loss" he found it ?taading up eating a good meal cf chaff. "Some" resurrection! ) A member of the St. Gabriel's C.L.B. Co., remarked Major Donaldson at the pre- i--sentation of CUP'" medals. on Thursday evening last., juined the colours before he was 18 years of age,' was promoted ser- geant, won the military ¡;;t>.i:1a..1. and is now holding the rank of quartermaster- sergeant- major. iSpaaks well for C.L.B. training. "4$." The playing of the Po-itar,iitla.% ,anO Pon- tardiwe Sands in Saturday night' s Volun- ter demonstration at Swa-npea was inspirit- ing. It emphasised the value of martial music to a marching body of men, whilst their playing inside the Central Hall was quite a revelation to those who, know how hard hit all brass bunds have been by the call of the war. The late Mr. Francis Bevan. of Oxwich Castle Farm. Gower, was a remarkable peT- sonality in more ways than one. It is not generally known that he had an extra- ordinary power of perception, and it is a standing joke that although deprived of sight (temporarily) he could a l ways refer to his watch during dark nights and tell the time when others fa.iled.  A "Daily Post" man who ha? jU8L joined the Colours was busy ?oli&hing his boots at a remote, spot on the East Coast, when another man came u.n to him and asked him if hol didn't hail from Swansea. "Yes," was the surprised reply. "And isn't- your name So- aiid-So "It is," wat, the still more sur- prised answer. And astonishment grew when the querist proved to be a Post" em- I ploye of years goue by. Abertawe has a !ong arm and her sons are everywhere. The Welsh collier," writes Mr. D. Rhys I Phillips, the Swansea Welsh librarian, who speaks i- Itb knowledge, buys more books than any other class of worker and not only doe:, he buy more, but the books he buys are frequpntly of a profound character, em- bracing the best in English and Welsh litera- ture." Mr. Philips gives interesting in- stances, and his statements are fully borne out by Swansea booksellers, who find many of their best customers in the men of the mine. In support of his appeal before the county tribunal at Carmarthen the other da.y a clog- maker e?ayed to strengthen his claim for Ie xempt i1-m by, the a?s?rtion that his service! v.?re now in greater demand because th tendency among the people was to go in more II for wearing clogs than ordinary bcots and shoes. The very nex.t applicant for exemp- tion. howfver, was a boot-repairer, who up- set somewhat the case cf the clog-maker by exclaiming that ordinary boots and shoes were as much, in demand as ever, and that the necessity for repairing was equally press- i ing. With two contentions so diametrically ( opposed to each otjior. the tnembers of the tribunal were left to o'raw inferences from their own experience. The late Mr. Richard Beaumont Thomas according to the Iron and Coal Trades Review," contracted a bad chill while on one of his regular visits to the Llanelly works of his firm (Richard Thomas and Company. Limited). Educated at Clifton College", Mr. Beaumont Thnmli went through the steel work? at Barrow and Elhvv Vale in the eorlv seventies, when these works were just commencing to make Bessemei steel- for tinplate liars. In his early days I lie was associated with the Lydbrook NVorks. and afterwards was concerned in the acqui- { siition and development of the various tin- plate work, of the company. Mr. Beaumont Thomas was only 58 years of age, and was an exceedingly hard worker (Continues our coii??ux'ia?ry). His one g'/eat hobbv was? the development and welfare of the business with which he was associated and t he!' ,vitli ?,j no doubt that but fo^ his unfailing attention to h's r t ?. ?.-?' would not have met such an early deatii. I — ■ I One London bank issued its loan prospec- tus in the Welsh language. This is oer- tainly a new deporture. The district correspondent who sent us in a paragraph anent a member of the "Royal Gun Artillery made doubly sure. Roughly s peaking, Swansea became frost- bound a month ago, "and now," said some- one in High-street on Friday, "we shall'get rain for the next three months." Gowerton County School has been closed I on account of the heating apparatus being out of order, due to "bursts" caused by the frost.—Hence those cheerful smiles. I I' Although in good humour, the allusion to the First Commissioner of Works, in Thurs- day "Daily Sketch," is not/exactly flatter, ■ing to the member for Swansea borough. »-o » ♦ ♦ A four-guinea taxi-cab drive saves the Swansea Corporation £800 a year! This was stated at the Visiting (Lunatics) Com- mittee as having been effected through bet- ter terms being arranged for Swansea pa- tients at certain as ylums. < War Loan Stock can still be bought through the Swansea War Patriotic Savings Association, Somerset-place, Swaneeal The opportunity is presented until the 28th inst. Intending depositors must join the Association first, of course. II I 't Commissioner Higgins, who visits Swansea to-morrow (Sunday), is the ter- ritorial leader in the United Kingdom of the Salvation Army and reputed to be one of the most effective public speakers in the country. He has. been an officer for thirtj years. O« The indefinite nature of claim, of Cardifl and "immediate district (m they put Hi as to the amount subscribed locally to the War Loan is best exemplified by the state- ments in the Taffside dailies on Saturday. One gives the total at £ 20',000,000, -while the other plunges" for a tritiin,g ten millions more! j )1r. Wm. Toogood in his weekly nOte, gives eighteen admirable stable rules, and the last one we commend to many mejl in charge of Swansea coal carts. It reads "Speak gently to the horse andtdo not swear or yell at him. He is a gentleman by in- stinct, and should be treated as such. The stable is the horse's home, and it is youi privilege to make it a happy one." cv "A.S." (Mumbles) writes:—With regard to holding up potatoes and asking extortion. ate prices. I seem t remember that when there has been a "potato famine" in Ireland' they appealed to and got assistance from this side of the Irish sea. They are now showing their gratitude. Not so many years ago they were glad to get a little over 40s. per ton, instead of refusing £ 8, as at present.  annotijice d tc Mr. Percy B. Ra?ns, M.P" announce tc .iddres? a. mass meeting at the Centr Hall, Sw?n?a. this (SatgKfoy) .^filing ca?t take the credit for bei,?t. t? 01. ator of the Volunteer mwetu-eot in this coun- try. It is doubtful whether any one matt ever had to put u,p with so much discourage- ment and snubs from officialdom, but, for- tunately for the country, he has won through." An old fellow on his death-bed, in making his will, murmured, "And to each of my employes who has been with me twenty years or more I bequeath £ 2,000." "Holy smoke! What generosity!" the lawyer ex- eI, ti-i-ned. "No, not at all," said the sick man. "You see, none of them has been with me over a year; but it will look good in the papers, won't it?"—(Mr. Charles Da-vies at Sketty temperance gathering.) "I notice in the Post Bag (writes An Old Volunteer") "a suggestion that Swan- sea Specials should be given an allowanca for boots as they walk eight miles a week. This is all very well in its way, but whait about the Volunteers who have been drilling three or four times a week for over a ooqp-le of years? They have not only paid for theii own boots., but have also purchased their own uniforms. "-Nevei, rnii-id; all doing good work! ;>?<. It was generally admitted in .Swansea doaks' envies on Friday that the War Loan sweepstakes would have been a much ■greater success if the promoters had had more time. Another day and the total, instead of being :0315, would certainly have been nearer £ 1.000. Both Mr. Trevo* Bowen (the chairman of the committee) and' Mr. Harry Behenna (the ^energetic hou. secretary) won prizes, and good luck to them, for they are both excellent sports. The draw was a public one to members of the Exchange. A Swansea private in the Volunteers-, who in civil life is a firm's manager-wa.s on duty at High-street Station the other night. when two Scotch officers inquired about the next train for Birkenhead. The Volun- teer readily supplied the information and directed the officers accordingly. He re- ceived fourpence in the palm of his hand, and before he could realise what had hap- pened the officers had left. The money went to make up the fare of a wayfarer who was stranded for a few coppers. So the tjp had a practical usefulness after all. Old Docker" (Swansea )writes The greatest mistake Germany has ever made is to have gone to war with us at all. Our best business houses in this country were full of German commercial spies, who were silently and surely cutting the vital cords of British j trade. In twelve years we would have b; en killed commercially. Now Britain has awakened to the grim fact, and when this war is over our imports from our own Colon- ies and our exports to hem of British manu- factured articles will be so great that there should be an abunda-'i'V of work-for all." So may it be. < According to yesterday's paper (writes "Shellback"), an American schooner has been sunk by an enemy submarine. The American schooner should not be classed with our British schooners, which are of small burthen. On the contrary, they are sniall 1)tirt l iei,. large fore-and-aft rigged vessels: many have four masts, and spread an enormous amount of canvas. When running before the wind S they sail wing and wing. Their sheet* are slackened out "0 the full extent, whilst their heavy boom: hang out over the- port and starboard sides at the same time. On a. wind they are very fast. .+ The winning number in the Swansea Docks War Loan sweep was 664, and it was purchased on Friday morning by Mr. F. Bowen Oil the advice of a friend while travelling up on the Mumbles car. Up to Friday morning the winner aid not know it Nil" on. The War Loan prizes were paid out at the London City and Midland Bank in the afternoon, and those prize-winners who did not turn up had war savings certi- ficates purchased for them. As these num- bered about half. the local selected war charities benefit further, for they will re- ceive the differente between 15s. 6d. and RI.. instead of the difference between £ 4 15s. and £ 5. and pro rata of course. The charities will benefit to the extent of about £40. 0 v ■