South Wales Weekly Post

f INDMSH0I? There is never an effect without a cause: if you Wl: n to get rid of the effect, find out the* cause and remove it. t It is the only way. Apply this common-scrne method to the every-day ailments that take the snap and' zest out of life. Your headaches, your pains after eating; flatulence, and kindred disquieting symptoms of digestive disorders—What is their cause ? It may be that some iood you have eaten was unsuitable, but it isn't likely that that is the sole cause. In nine cases out of ten, Indigestion. Biliousness, Constipation, Headaches, Languor, are the direct result of some simple derangement of the Stomach, Liver, and Bowels, due to the fact that these important organs have lost tone, and are unable to perform their I functions properly, and need rest aiaj I 11 Jgg*s, help to enable them to recover their, normal healthy condition. May be they |!| Jr Jf ^8^' are simply tired or overworked. Mother f\Lu!}) Sigel's Srup has proved of inesiim- I I KHail t W rll/k ???? ? able benefit to thousands in like case. ?r'? Put it to the test t0"day- Bat ? j J?. ? Put it to the test to-day. ps j! I <jtM'rm'Tta??.!rn!<mtOM<Ma?t??tatnBMt<t!<mm!t?!! !< toxr??? «M?!m < )? t!m«t?t?? 

"SIXPENCE OILY." I I SWANSEA'S RATE j INCREASE. ■ 1 SATISFACTORY FOR WAR-TIME. "1. A, d l' t At Wednesday's meeting of the Swansea Council, Mr. H. Macdonnell (chairman of the Finance Committee) gave his financial view-of -the past year. He said he was pleased to see that the committee had kept well within their esti- ma.tes for the past year, and that had, of .course, substantially helped in dealing with the next year's rates. From the borough treasurer's report it would be seen that the increases in the estimates for the Corpora- t:on were as follows; --Borough rate, L10,606 district rate, £ 4,823; education, £ 6.145—making a total of £ 21.578. After dealing with balances -this represented an increase in the Corporation rates of 6d. in the £ »This, with 4d., estimated increase in the Guardians:: precepts for the year, made a Total Increase of lad. Of course, the Corporation had no control over the expenditure of the Guardians. If a 10." rate was levied it would repre- sent about 1.5 per cent. increase on the pre-war rate of 3s. 3d. :n the £ The Corporation, in corrirnui: with all other employers of labour, had to pay war tonuses to its employes to meet the 11}- creased cost of living, and this had ap- proximately cos-to workmen, £ 20.500,. or about a 9d. rate, and to officials £ 2,600, or just over a Id. rate. War aUowances to the men serving with the Colours had cost .over £ 6,000, representing nearly a 3d. rate. Beating all these facts in mind, together with the enormously-increased price of materials, and the lesser income from many sources, the increase of rates by 15 per cent. over the pre-war rates was not at 111 unreasonable, and only in accord with the general increase- in the price of everythina, and the reduced value of money general!}'. The statement prepared Liv the borough treasurer showing the actual expenditure 1912-13 and that estimated for the ensuing- year was very interesting ana brought. out clearly where the extra expenditure had .been incurred. It would be observed that the increased expenditure on the six years amounted to of which the Guardians were responsible for £ 15.000, tin: Education Committee £ 13,500, and the other Corporation committees about £ 28,500. After a very careful scrutiny the Budget Committee were Unable to Offer any Suggestions for reducing the estimates oi me various. committees, but they had .been successful in ma-king an arrangement by which the toLd: rates could be reduced by 4d. lit; was mi- able to state the nature of this reduction, but the borough treasurer or himself would oe glad to explain the matter to any member. 11 y iiiezu b (-,r. They were sorry that the whole of the estimates were not printed n time for the aijci h c- Cotiiic i i committees and the Council, but the full budget would be printed after that meet- and would include the whole of the Corporation and Education Committees' estimates in one nook, an improvement' which they had anticipated for some time. He moved the adoption of the minutes and the budget, with the exception that the figures of the-precept for general district' purposes he amended to £104,788, and that for the borough rate purposes to £ 35,378. The effect of that will be that the rates would be increased by 6d. only, for which the Guardians would be responsible for 4d. and the Education Committee 22d., and the Corporation (General Purposes) would be reduce d by Ad. I I' 'e liC3'J ')

KILL THREE BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. By Saving—for your own benefit. By Investing in Government Bonds- to insure Victory. And to sustain your health, take*an occasional dose when needful of chat unfailing and tried remedy I KERNICK'S VEGETABLE PILLS They are made from the finest Vege- table extracts, and improve Digestion;, keep the System in order, brace the Nerves and clear the Head. Sold in 9d., 1/3 aud 3/- boxes by ali Chemists, etc.

SWANSEA DOCKSMEN'S TRIBUTE. Presentation to Respected Stationmaster. At Swansea. Chamber of Commerce, on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. W. Cox, for six years stationmaster at the Midland Bail- way, St. Thomas, was the recipient, of a. gold watch, and S-50 in notes, subscribed for by the members as a mark of esteem. Mr. T. P. Cook, J.P.. in the chair. made the presentation in felicitous terms, and Messrs. A. W. E. Wynne (president of the Chamber), R. L. Sa.ils. and E. L. MoTgan added their me-jd. Air. Cox feelingly re- sponding.

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I "NOTHING VITAL" —— -— f VIEW OF OUR- GENERALS. PREMIER'S CONFIDENT I MESSAGE. I Tremendoü.s cheering greeted the Prime bus eheeiirz L i eeted the Prime Minister's closing sentences on Tuesday night in the House of Commons when he gave the House of Commons a message he had just received from a general who had i returned from the front. He (the general) had told him that the gallant General Plumer, who was taking such great odds, and the other distin- gu?hed generals, were calm and quite con: fident. (Chers.) We had lot territorv. but we had lost nothing vital. That w?s the vew not merely of our generals, but it was the view of General Foch, who was equally cairn and confident. (Cheers.) The Germans were aiming at destroying the British .\rmy. They had failed. If they could only get this army out of the 'vay their path would be clear to victory, but they would not do so. (Cheers.) The enemy had inflicted heavy loss. They were nothing to the losses which the enemy had ustained. (Cheers.) The French Army was intact, and the American Army was pouring across. There might be hope, there might be despondency but if they stood together firmly and stead- lastly, without giving way to fear or panic, but prepared 10 give and ta-ke lji a,]] mea- mut.and he appealed to all Irishmen in the same, spiritf; Irishmen in Britain, Irish- men in -Ireland, and Irishmen in America, who were coming across in myriads to be brigaded with British troops—we shall win through in the end. fCh2crs)

-J1\ L RATIONS! j Mak", he mcsv of your rations ( '1 by being well, | jgECAUSE if your digestive # i I organs are able to extract the > f ull value from the food you eat, j» I there is sufficient for aH. <[ That is the whole secret of nutrition <1 l Keep your blood pure and help your ( digestion by taking Chocoloids. The whole of the digestive system is depen- oant upon the bowele. because eight- <1 tenths of the food is absorbed by the • blood in the small intestine. Chocoloids cleanse the bowels and aid digestion. | i 1 Chocoloids ? The??for Constipation S P16^ are PJeasant to take and are not H hurtful to delicate constitutions. | jl Send a Tin to the Front because Choco- < iOids take the place of natural laxatives < I | i (reaetables, etc.) I Price 26 per box of 60 tablets. ..pl,, 11 C ox (24 tablets) 13 from aU Chemists, ? Needha.ms' Branches, or post free from C THE OHOCOLOID CO. DEPT., 5e. (| '? 'Cl) MirchJey Laboratories, Birmbam. <t n. V- COLLIERS FOR THE NAVY RUSH TO THE COLOURS AT SWANSEA. • Another big batch of Army recruits left Swansea on Wednesday. The numbers joining up. especially of colliers and tin- p latere, is increasing daily. One batch of forty colliers came to Swansea trom Skewen in a covered motor van, and first urove to the Naval Officer's aouse (Liviit. J. Hodgensj, at Sketty WAR WORKERS AND. THE VOLUNTEERS, In answer to M:veral questions from col- liers and munition workers, we are author- ised by the Adjutant of the 3rd Batt. (.tj.ainorg-an olunteers Regiment to state that Uie act of joining the Volunteers does not affect anyone's position with regard to Army service. Discharged men. in receipt of partial disablement pay. arc also wel- c'{) me,] if able to pass the small medical test for the Yoluntpers. They will not lose any allowance by joining.

THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS. Arrangements for Thursday's Event. At the Vetch Field on Thursday, at 3 p. m.. a, grs.tid Association match "between the 4th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers and Swansea Town will be played for the joint benefit of the Lancashire Fusiliers' Prisoners' of War Fund and the owans-sa Mayor 's Com forts Fund. The Mayor will kick off, and Mr. Sa.m "Mayo, who is appoaring at the Swansea Empire this week, will sell the ball by auction at half-time, and members of the Chamber of Commerce will make "bids." The Swansea team will be :— J. C. Gray J, T. Hewitt (capt.), Lieut. Stan Jones (Shropshire*) R. Wordley, W. Ball, T. Brazell; E.. Richards, W. Mayo, J. Weir, J. Se'-erns, and J. Prosser. Mr. Fred Rogers will referee, and the Fusilier?' Band, from Barry, will pfay selections on the field. Local Volunteers, headed by the band, will march down to the field from Alex- andra-road.

"OVERWHELMING ODDS." Sir Douglas Htig has to Lord French :— "Your kind message has given the I .greatest pleasure t: all your o!d com-1 rade-?te?o accept our gr&??tLil thanks. The S37(¡ spirit that carrI ed. your Army through 1914 sustains us all a-gain to-day against overwhelming odds."

I 122 DIVISIONS! I I WHAT WE ARE I. FIGHTING. I | I NEARLY TWO MILLI,ONS OF HUNS! i — I wrote several days ago (says Mr. Percival Phillips in the Daily Express") that 01 the total number of German divisions thrown in since the beginning of s- he battle over ninety have been used against the British alone. Since then this total has increased, for the enemy has now used, I believe, more than one hundred and twenty divisions, and has been able to bring at least two ad- I dirjonal ones from the Russian front. i German Division from itaiy. j I he iinal assautt on Bailieul was a prcme effort, involving very heavy enemy cusu?Ities. He threw m the 117th Division, lately arrived from Italy, the 11th Bavarian Division, and an Alpine Corps, and sent them through the exhausted regiments which were checked at the foci, of the Raveisberg Ridge at the end of the day's attacks. THE WING OF I SACRIFICE." FRENCH TRIBUTE TO BRITISH HEROISM. PARIS, Tuesdsy. r M. Bidou, the. military critc of the De- bats," went yesterday to the British from: He writes :—" The present problem is as fol- lows. Germany threw into the furnace two thirds of her forces, chiefly against the Hnti&a Army, and dug two vast hollows, but obtained tio^decisive result. At what moment will the Allied Conunand judge the situation favourable to turn backThat is Wild t must be awaited with patience and coolness. There exists in all battles a wing for sacriifce, a wing for victorious m-aneeuvie. j The wing of .sacrifice is like that of Davoust at Aasieriiat, Massena at Wagram. The, destiny of this war willed that this role should now fall ou our Allie6, as it fell on us at Verdun. We Admire the splendid courage I with which tlie lions lieici ana struggled until the last man, and machine guns fired until they were submerged, makmg havoc of the enemy. At this critical hour the two nations are fighting side by .ide in close union d nd I constant co-operation under i, sole impulse, i with the same courage, deep friendship, and the .same faith in- victory. t It can never be I told how the British troops, incomparably inferior in number to their adversaries, dis- played the spirit of sacrifice, courage, and warlike valour."

"FOUGHT VERY STOUTLY." MEN OF WELSH REGIMENT IN IT. Dealing with the fighting preceding the German capture of Bailleul, the Times" corresponded on the British front, writing on Tuesday night, ays: Some of tllè men of the Welsh Regi- ment fought very stoutly, and in another area a battalion of the Middlesex dis- i tinguished itself hy counter-attacking most dashinglj- against the superior strength of the enemy and forcing them to retire. But all behaced equally ii-ell, 1 and all our men seem to fight in the same way. The weather at the front is dull and chilly, with a few light showers of rain during the night and morning, and it is evidently unsettled. i

TURKS OCCUPY BATOUM.j FIERCE RESISTANCE FOLLOWS: PEACE." p A -t' I ) (Press Association "War Spccial.) AMSTERDAM, Wednesday. The official communique, issued at Constantinople, dated the loth "inst., says: -i Batoum has fallen into our hands. The enemy defended the outer torts; step by step. The attack against the southern forts commenced on the evcning of the 13th inst. Some ur- rendered without tightvng; others showed great resistance. The town and harbour were occupied.

FINEST FEAT OF THE WAR. j GERMAN NOBLE S OPINION OF THE 55th. Ii PARIS. The correspondent of the "Ma.tin" with the British Army writes of the defence of Giyenchy by the" 55th. nvision "I have seen their prisoners. There are 750 of them, and among them three batta- lion commanders. 'It is almost an honour to be captured by such men,' said one of the prisoners, a German of noble rank. 'You have accomplished," said a high officer, :one of the grandest feafs of arms, the 6]?st of al the w;;r.' the limit,, "That is true. They fought to the hmit? of the impossible. The 55th Division was at the extreme left, by Givenchy. Facing it were three, perha.ps four, German divisions. It had to defend La Bassee Canal, Givenchy, Festubert, and the rest of the line to Neuve Chapelle. "Till the Cows Come Home." "At the beginning of the battle all the men understood what effort was required of them—an effort beyond all effort. 'There is only one thing to do,' said one of them, 'and that is to die.' 'Too easy,' replied the 1 others. 'It is not dying, but holding fa3t we got to do.' 'Hold on till the cows come home,' replied one."

— I The F3od Beverage for all War Workers.i BI \r £ oeofr [

I-c STRAFING PARIS, li FIFTY-EIGHT YIGTIMS OF THE LONG-RANGE GUN. PARIS, Tuesday (received Wednesday). Thirteen persons were killed and 45 II wounded in the long-range gun boxnbard- ment of Paris to-day. RAIDINC BATTLEPLANE BROUCHT DOWN, (Exchange special Service.) PARIS, Wednesday. A German battleplane which dropped | bombs in the vicinity of -Pariti wa. brought down between Pretooux said La. Grand Bateuil..

 TODAYS I opp r un ty to M Jg&w secure the most fa A is) ?r re P?rkable bar- gu tooo0.0 Mr ga;n,? in Jewellery, H4l|ln ?f Watches. p,t etc., H K ever offered. The wh?,le    H of fi Samuel's msgnifi- ■ I cent stnek sbovfs i| DRASTIC I REDUCTIONS i able s ilve for 25/CALL TO-DAY ^60/- ^1; 5 COLD GEM I .u LOCKET. Set B  ? ?? With ?ar!s and I1 I BRIIMNG?S« EF normous lustrous Stones in | S ?'?y- .'?trous real GoW P Gems set in i8-ct. f Gold, !rom ?!? FULL ??"? B —————— ?—, UOlNH'S ? LUCKi TRIAL 0 WEJD NCS. W,t, l ding Ring j LUMIN0JS WRiST WATCH.M fi fcf a j Fully jewelled.^ (j j Rel.able time- k,se p er. Nickel Q.M, Sorgrt. H. Orar»g:er ^B' writes; 2ni 13.,tt. c Q uten's" The watch has given r the greatest satisfaci ion. It has 1 had some rough handling; for 6 Jj L yoare, besitfss being struck by V a bullet ciuringr the pre- y sent war. Over 250,000 test monials. H. SAMUEL j? The M?orH'e Lar?M? Jeweller. a C, S. OXFdRD ST., 1 fl tUMDER THE BIQ CLOCK; B SWANSEA » B And at Herthyr, C-<rai$\ Xeiuporl, dc ■ V m if you nannot salt, writs for Free catlktogn M K to •».. Siri. 1' 'o<iN'i.!t:

PIGS FOR THE COCKETT. L.G .B. Sanction the Council's Scheme. Correspondence with the Board of Agricultare, Lord Rhondda, and the Local Government Board, was read by the Clerk, at Cockett Parish Council annual meetiiig on Tuesday evening, respecting the provi- sion of communall piggeries by the Parish Council, the L.G.B. sanctioning the Coun- cil embanking upon the scheme. Com- plimentary remarks were made by mem- i bers of the Council respecting the manner in which the Clerk had conducted the cor- respondence, and a strong committee ap- pointed. with power to co-opt outside ex- perts to put the scheme into operation. The scheme provided for supplying the parish with young pigs at a nominal cost, and where sanitary requirement* prevent people keeping pigs in populous districts such will be able to purchase pigs and rear them in the piggeries. The Ministry of iood will make arrangements for priority cer- tificates for the purchase of concentrated feeding-stuffs, and if unable to obtain such stuffs locally will-place-the Council in touch with the necessary, supplies.

PRESENTATION OF MEDALS AT SWANSEA. The Mayor of Swansea is presenting three medals to the following recipient. I n each case, unfortunately, the men concerned have given up their lives for their country:— Mrs. E. Tucker, mother of the late No. 550384, Sergt: T. J. Tucker. 16th London Regiment M:.s. M. Rose, widow of the late No. 30455, Sergt. J. Rose, R.i.A. Mrs. Margaret Heath, widow of the late No. 9782, Sergt. W. Heath, K.S.L.I. The presentation will .take place at the Vetch Field on Thursday evening next at 6.30, immediately. before the" charity football match in a;d of the Mayor s Com- forts' Fund and the Prisoners' of War Fund of the Fusiliers.

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THE FAT RATION DIFFICULTY OVERCOME.! Fat is essential to your baby and your growing children because fat is stored in the body and forms a, reserve of material to be drawn upon during illness or starvation. Among fa-ts,.butter fat is most essential to the vitality and growth of children. In every pound of Glaxo full cream dried milk there are over four ounces of pure butter fat and 12 ounces of the nourishing solids of milk. Further comment is unnecessary— you can get Glaxo Full Cream Dried Milk, which is the property of J. Nathan & Co., Ltd.. London and ew Zealand: of all chem- ists for Is. 3d., 2-. 6d., and 6s. 3d.-it is the food that builds bonoie babes. 15201

NEWSPAPER EXEMPTIONS. The' EOlt'lOn ?)i newspaper workers under the ?hlitary Service Acts wa.s raJ8ed at Lewisham TribunaL The chairman, Mr. F. Mead, said the Act stated that a public de- partment might include in a list of certified occupations those who came within the sphere of the departments. Within the sphere of what public department could a, newspa.per be? He doubted if the placing of a newspaper maker-up ,in the list was legal. The National Service representative replied that the certified occupa-tioh list, having been upheld by appeal courts, could not be questioned by a, local tribunal. Eventually the case was adjourned, so that the representative could get further instruc- tions.

MORE RAILWAY RESTRICTIONS. I Mr. Ellis Davies recently wrote to the President of t.he Board of Trad e .qp the pro- vision of cheap railway facilities "for work- men who have moved. Sir Albert Stanley has replied that he foarc that, haying re- gard to the present very serious railway position, it may becofne iieees^wy to re- strict such cheap traveliing,, facilities as now exist to a greater extent even thao at present.

The big oil storage project at. the King'F Dock, Swansea, by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, has been deferred until after the war.

?H-HOUT PUBB BMOD HCALTH IS K;i'. VETARZ0 Ife, j *N, i ) =\}:%D.' T?i-I Botti, :the, R4,-m,dy 3.s, 1,adiD l J,.d.n, Fog !I Trial Bott.i? e.thfr Rcmpdy ?s, tMdiDt Cbm:5t8 af r !.etano !?m C. Gpf'l Oak, ¡.W5. Ixmdon, Btt

OVrR FIFTY DR. D ROOS COMPOUND 1HNAL PILLS 't;:e' ¡ Most safe, speedy rem;,?y fm P&m')nBack.Htt,Tet.Kidney. 1I Bladder Die&se. tone. k ) 1/3 & 3! of Chemists or pc?t ( e&D;-r :it{cbi. K<"m<h TOWD. LendeB. OFFENSIVE IN THE BALKANS. GREEKS AND BRITISH TAKE VILLAGES. The War Office announces:— SALONIKA, Wednesday. Early this morning Creek troops crossed the river Struma above Lake Tahinos and occupied the villages of Bejlikmah, Kakaraska, Salmah Kis- peki and Ada. The operation wjj^ most successfully carried out without casualties. Further to the north British troops i occupied Kumli and Ormanli. A fewi Bulgarians were captured.

WILLGERMANFLEET I COME OUT? I THE SWEEP IN THE II CATTEGAT. Sit David Beatty's rweep in the Cattegat is (writes Mr. H- C. iorrati, the naval cor- respondent of the "Da'.lv Express ) not alto- gether unconnected with the G"rman offen- sive in France and Flanders. Indeed, unless the estimate of the situation made by most careful navil students is wholly wrong, there is a strong connecting link between the two event. After all. we were not likely, to send out the great battleships of the Grand -to deal with ten German trawlers. The iia-val correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" writes:—It is very satisfactory that we have struck a severe blow at these craft. There is more in these mining opera- tions than meets the eye, and we play a part in it which the Germans are making ac- quaintance with. There are some indications that the Ger- man fleet may be contemplating a sally. Its action is now determined by the military party, and they have always affected to regard the High Sea. Fleet as the right wing of the army. They may therefore be wish- ful to put it in movement. But the German fleet will not issue from the Skagerrak. It will come from the Bight of Heligoland, and the Skagerrak and Catte- gat mav be I ONE LINE FOR ITS RETREAT. Therefore mining operations in these ap- proaches to the Baltic possess a gcod deal of s'^nifieauce. Sir Da.vid Beatty himself announces the success as Commander in-Chief of the Grand Fleet, and the Fleet itself, far stronger than: it was at the Jutland Battle,, and filled with j new experience, is ready for every eventu- ality. -I

THE PRODUCTIVITY OF Seed Potatoes from the high-class iand of LINCOLNSHIRE is well known. Those desirous of securing our own growths are urged to make early application for their requirements. -——————— All Fopular Varieties in Stock. Orders will be executed in rotation received. APPLY FOR PRICES TO W. Dennis & Sons, Ltd,, Seed Potato Dept., PEAKIRK, Peterborough. 450

"THE FULL PRICE." ENEMY WILL. SACRIFICE MILLION AND A ETALF. I NEW YORK, Tuesday. X? ding to information which has flIt ed into Washington from Germany, the price which Hindenburg and his lieu- tenants are willing to pay for their attempt to achieve victory on the Western front amounts to a million and a half casualties. It is alleged thi -bt before the drive began the militarist and Socialist leaders rea'ched an agreement by which no objections of a political nature should be interposed be- hind the lines against the continuation of the offensive until this maximum estimate of casualties had been exceeded. The militarists are said to have assuaeel the Socialists at the outset of the drive that they confidently anticipated reaching their goal—which includes the annexation of French territory and the Incorporation of the Flanders ooast into Germany, and heavy indemnities from the Western Powers—at a cost of lives far less than the maximum computation. Since the offensive started the militar- ists have apparently changed their view and Are now warning the country that it may be necessary to pay the full price.

SWANSEA TUCBOAT CASE. Judgment was reserved at Swansea | County Court (until next court) oil: Tuesday in the. case of a claim for tlr)O, damages, brought by the owners of the tug Fawn against the owners of the Sta gliotind. -Capt. Peter Edwards, man- ager of the owners of the Staghound, said there was room for two tugs to lie at the outer berth even at the present time. He never made a claim to the berth.—Engineer Wm. Grey, of the Staghound, Capt. David Davies (deputy- harbour master), and Capt. W. J. Davies; (pilot) gave further evidence for the defence.

 l?a, A woman living in the hamlet of La Sico- tier, in Western France, wa-s recently seized with an illness which lasted for several days after opening a letter from a French prisoner in Germany. On the same day Qj.npther woman -Tecived a. letter from her husband, who is a captive in Bavaria. This mrpsive also contained asphyxiating gas, and other cages are reported in the district.

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Sam Tay]or, a, coloured American, was fined JB5 for being ashore alter 9 p. m. at Swansea on Wednesday. The number of boxes of matches released for the London area is 4,000,000 per week, and for Scotland 2.400,(^X3 per week. | '), T O per wee k At the South West Wales Munition Court on Tuesday, three workmen were charged with not working diligently at a local works last month. The case against one of the workmen was dismissed, the President observing that there appeared to be ii, reason that he should have rested. Nevertheless, it was a proper case for in- vestigation. Regarding the other two men the position was different, as the men went intentionally to a place where they knew they would be unobserved. The two other men were therefore fined ID2 each.

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BOLO SHOT. ARCH-TRAITOR MEETS HIS DOOM. DRAMATIC MEETING WITH CAILLAUX. (Reuter's Special Service.) PARIS, Wednesday. Bola was shot at six o'clock this morn- ing at Vincennes. ) PARIS, Tuesday. Bolo has finished his revelations, and as soon as they have been verified his fate will be made known. He was confronted yesterday in the Sante Prison with Caillaux (after having already undergone that process with. 31 me. Cail- laux), and according to the Echo de Paris" there was a scene of a somgwhat violent character between the condemned man Knd the ex-Premier, each hotly contradicting the other's areei'tions. Sensational Statement. The same newspaper mrnits tne sensa- tional statement that Caillaux, prior to an in- terview with his friend a,nd lawyer, the de- puty M. Cec.-aldi, in same mysterious man- ner obtained permission for the door of the room in which the conversation took place to be left a jar, instead of firmly sh ut. as the regulations order. At't.:>r Mine. Caillaux had been confronted with Bolo in managed to slip in through the half-opened door and join her husband for a few seconds, during which she told him what had happened when she sa.W Bolo. Her action was witnessed by an examining magistrate, and judicial inquiries have been instituted.—(" Da-ay Expres" correspondent. )

WELL-KNOWN SWANSEA PEDESTRIAN. fr. Collis, of 132, Pentre Estyll, Swan- sea, has received news that her husband, Sergeant Charlie Henry Collis, of the 3rd Welsh Field Ambulance, has suc- cumbed to wounds received on April 11th, 1918, on the Palestine out. It will be re- embered that Ser- eant Collis was a ne time amateur hampifcn of road leaestriauism, and very prominent in local "watks" some years back He joined at the outbreak of war, and served through the whole of the Gal- Pöli had been on active service in the Eastern theatre of war. three years next July. He was a former employe of t.he Cwmfelin Works, and a prominent member of the Treboeth Silver Band. At one time he was a warder at Oxford Prison.

LLANSAMLE.T TO AID "POST" FUND. At the Parish Hall, Llansamlet, a. whist drive and dance, organised by the em- ployes of the British Metals Extraction Co., Ltd., Works, took place, the proceeds being devoted to the Llansamlet Heroes' Fund. The first prize, a military case, was won by Private Stokes, who has gained the Military Medal. The lady's prize, a cut-glass silver rose bowl, wae won by Miss Nancy Donne, Llansamlet. A member of the Heroes' Reception Committee, in pass- ing a vote of thanks to the works' staff, hoped this, their second effort, would ex- ceed the first, which resulted in ;E2b being handed to the fund. the largest sum yet contributed in Llansamlet. The com- mittee of the above having realised the dire necessitv of the large fund tlfat is inevit- ably required to be sustained to meet the demands of our brave prisoners in Germany, a resolution was unanimously carried that the next function organised by the works employes shall be entirely in support of the "Daily Post" War Prisoners' Fund.

MEN OF 55 AND VOLUNTEER FORCE. Lord Desborough presided Oil Tuesday evening at the House of Commons at an in- fluential meeting summoned by the Central Association of Volunteer Regiments to con- sider the effect of the new Man-Power Bill on the force. It was agreed to press for an amendment. in the Upper House to provide tha-t all exempted men should be required to join the Volunteers unless reasons of health precluded them from attending the neces- sary drills, and tha-t Volunteer officers who ha-ve passed the efficiency test should be exempt from service in the Army unless wanted in the regular forces for commission- ed rank. Another report credits t ■ Mj. Percy Harris the statement that. the amend- ment would require all men up to 55 to join the Volunteers, except those unable to drill through bad health. It was also agreed to rrge the Government to treat the force more generously, and to make clear that it forms an integral part of their scheme for home defence. ■

SWANSEA'S EVANGELICAL WEEK. The Albert Hall, Swansea, was again crowded, when the second of the series of United Evangelical Convention meet- ings was held on Tuesdav evening. Rev. Wr. W. Lewis opened the meeting, and Dov. Percy Moss Weston led in prayer. Tho Welsh revival hymn Diolch Iddo was sung with much fervour. Rev. F. W Ainley delivered the address, and the Rev. Prebendary F. S. Webster finishedl up with the singing of the touching! chorus of "Bend me lower to get the i Breeze of Calvary," to the tune of "Diolch Iddo." There will be further Convention meetings on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at 7.30. the speakers being the Rev. F. W. Ain- ley, Mr. J. G. Govan, Rev. Charles In- wood, F.R.G .S.. Rev. W. S. Jonas, and Rev. Prebendary F. S. Websteir.

The hillsides at. Blapnavon were covered with snow an Tuesday. A heavy fall of.1 iiiad,, -ome of the country roads in North Herts almost.im- passible. Many plum orchards in full bloom I were much damaged. The roads and fields I in thf- Kent hills district were covered with 1 four to six inches of 'snow.

I HOME RULE—AND RESIGNATION. THE INTENTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT. In the House of Commons in the debate on the concluding stages of the Military Service Bill on Tuesday night the Govern- ment put up Mr. George Barnes to an- nounce their determination to carry a Home Rule Bill through Parliament, or to resign if it failed to pass, and to express a personal belief that the clause giving power to apply Conscription to Ireland I should not become operative until the Home Rule Bill was passed. When pressed both by Sir Edward Carson and Nationalist leaders, h", de- clined to commit the Government to a • promise that no men should be called up before the Home Rule Bill became law but Sir Edward Carson, who sptrke later, persisted in this interpretation of the Minister's speech. No Bargain lor Conscription. Later.Tli,- Prime Minister repeated Mr. Barnes's pledge that the Government meant, if possible, to carry the Home Rule Bill. But he warned those who might be restponsible for its not being carried that, they would be bound to direct the war without it, for it was the view of the Gov- ernment that it was necessary a-s a war measure. He made it clear once more that Home Rule was not Offered as a. bargain, and told the Nationalists irankly tha.t, if they were to reject the Bill, that would be their responsibility. Now the cat is out of the bag/* shouted Mr. Devlin. We cannot possibly have resistance to Home Rule as a means of defeating con- scription, the Prime Minister retorted. That, he explained, was why each measure must be taken upon its merits. The House decided to retain the irishi clause by 236 votes to 123. Other divi- sions. very favourable to the Government, followed before the (inal stage -of the Bill was passed.

COCKETT COUNCIL'S "ANNUAL." At the annual meeting of the ockett Par- ish Council on Tuesday evening Mr. George Hanson, Fforestfach, • was appomted chair- man for the ensuing year, and Messrs. Doug- las and F. E. Rees first and second vice- chairmen respectively, the overseers being Messrs.J. T. Martyn (reelected). J. Jenkin Thomas, and T. Hopkins. The Allotments, Library and Footpaths Committees wei'e re- appointed. Mr. J. T. Martyn was re- appointed honorary clerl, for the twenty- fourth successive year, probably a record for England and Wales. The .let-I: presented the financial statement for the year endect March 31, 1918, showing receipts from all sources to have been £ 7C0 5s. 4d. and pay- ments amounting to 1.5; leaving a. balance in hand with the treasurer of L161 10s. 4d. Estimates for the enduing year Welt". aUo presented and pl,ccel)t, of d. in the £ to meet, the geneiai expenses of the Council and Id. in the £ to meet the ex- penses of the libraries weie issued upon tliaj Overseers.

I ITO (Horticultural suits everythlosf J.) that Grow?: wonderfully m-ci'pases all [ Crops. Allotment Holders and Gardeners should buy from Swansea Co-operative Soeiety, Ltd., Orange Street, Swansea. ?66cib5-25 "DITO (Horticultural No. 1), suits eycrythingo JJA that Grows; wonderfully -'nereasfs all I (irops. Allotment Holders ard Gardeners should buy from J..J. Parker, Parkers"Stores, Port Tennant Road. Swansea. 467bd5-25 1 l ITO CHortiVuRuval Xo. 1). suits rverythine that grows; wonderfully increases all crojrs. Allotment Holder, and Gardonfrs should buy from Alexander Johnston. Seeds, man. Florist and Bulb Importer, 227. Oxford- street, Swansea. 461db4-27 FITO (Horticultural 1i. suits everything that g»ows; wonder! uliy increases all I crops. Allotment Holders r-nd Gardeners should buy from Swansea Corn and Poultry Co-operative Society, No. 6. Market, Swansea. ■  462db4-27 462(lb4-27  ————— —-————— t ? -) FITO (Hortic.uli.ural No. 1). suits everything -t that grows; wonderfully increases all crops. Allotment Holders and Gardeners should buy from Ed. Parson* and t"'o., Speds- ivc". etc.. Oxtord-street. Swansea. 4<50db4-27

YSTRADCYNLAtS- FIRST M.M. Corporal David Griffiths. K.G.A.. son of Mr. David T. Griffiths, of Cwmgmdd, Ystradgynlais. has been awarded the Mili- tary Medal for conspicuous galJantrv dur- ing the recent ifghting in Friii,c, where he has been serving for 20 months He is the first native of the place to gain such a dis- tine-t-iozi. He is at present lying wounded in a ba.se hospital in France, and was t-m- ployed before enlisting as a mine. in Ynis- I cedwyn Colliery, Ystradgynlais.

BULL CHARCES MACHINE-GUN POST. 'I "Live stock, which were apparently v-an. derin about on the battlefield without in- ( I terferellce. occas'onni h strayed into the front Iinp—1 have heard an extraordinary story of an infuriated buH which ch arged a machine-gun post near Xnac T-Vlise. —(Mr. Percival Pbl"1111?,i ?:ri "Dil,7: Percival  in "Ð;:¡¡i, ¡ ><re. ")

The S?an?n Pjrnamencary C-ommiHee have no less tha.n twelve prospective judges' lodgings placed before them. Meantime, N Brooklands. will remain tin- judges' lodgings tin September, 1919, so that there is no im- mediate hurry, it is thought, to select an- other home.. Mr. J. Pugh Williams conducted a success- ful sale of cottage properties at the Marquisa Arms, Fforestfach. on Tuesday evening. There was a large attendance and the bid- ding brisk. No. 1, Abcrgelly-terra^c. free- hold four-roomed house, let at 8s. 6d. pef i fortnight (ex), with a plot of land, 'sold to j Mr. Wm. Jones, Fforestfach, for £ 240; No. 2, Abergelly-terrace. freehold four-roomed house, let at 8s. 6d. per fortnight, landlord paying rates, was sold to Mrs. M. Williams, Fforestfach, for £191; No. 3. Abergelly- terrace, freehold four-roomed house, sold to Mrs. M. Williams. Fforestfach, for 9190; No. 189, Middle-road. Cwmbwrla. leasehold four-roomed house, 7f. years' lease to run, at an annual grourftl rent of £ 1 4s., estimat- ed to let at 6s. per week, sold to Mrs. M. Williams, Fforef caeh, for £ 167; "Twyny- waun, Fforestfach, leasehold six-roomed house, with about eight-acres of land, with- drawn at £2HJ. Mr. W. R. Frajicis was tha venders' solicitor.

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