South Wales Weekly Post

THE DAILY TOLL MISSING—CAPTURED. Pte. E. J. Llo-d, Felinfoel, Llanelly, re- ported missing, writes -home stating that he is a prisoner of war. Cyclist D. A. J. Roberts, uungest. son of the Rev. J. W. Roberts, formerly vicar of Felinfoel, is a prisoner of war. Ser-t Arthiir Clapton, Brynmor-road, Llanelly, reported missing, is a prisoner of war. A brother, Sergt. Ewart Clapton, wounded, is home on leave. Official intimation has been received by Mons. and Madame Tambuyser, Belgian re- fugees at Rhydygors, Carmarthen, that their twin sons, Pierre and Francois, serving with the Belgian Army on the Western iront. are missing. The Tambuyser family have been resident at Rhydygors, with oilier refugees, since November, 1914. Private Richard Trick, 4. Firm-street., North Hill-road, Swansea, is a prisoner, of war at Limsburg. Trick was formerly a labourer at Baldwins, and his father has been in France for three years. IN HOSPITAL. 1 Sergeant C. E. Henwood, S. W.B., Swansea, is suffering from 'gunshot wounds -s h ot iN-uui-i d -? received in Salonika. He has been three times wounded; and was at the fending in the Dardanelles.

"SKUNKS AND COWARDS," NEATH TRIBUNAL AND THE H CONCHYS." At Neath Borough Tribunal on Thursday, the Chairman (Mr. H. P. Charles) said he considered it a scandal that coluscientiolis Objectors should allbwcl the right to. appeal under the cent proclamation of the Military Service Act. He added: "These men were nothing but skunks and cowards, and it was not fair to others who might have legitimate grounds for appeal."

 ENEMY HELD uP. I ENEMY HELD UP. BATTLE RAGES ALL NIGHT. I I FRENCH AND BRITISH STAND FIRM I J PARIS, Thur&day Afternoon. i?  The V r'ench official com in unique' says :— The battls continued without cessation during the night. Our troops energetically hnld the western approaches of Soissons, from which the enemy was unable to debouch, despite his repeated attempts, Further to the south COMBATS OF EXTREME VIOLENCE I are taking rlaci in the region of the Soissons-Hartennes road and on the Sere-en- Tardencis-Vezilly front, where our troops, supported by our reserves, are opposing the enemy masses with untiring tenacity. On tha right ths Francs-British troops on the Bronlllet-Chillom front, as well as to the nc-rth of Rheims, BROKE UP ALL TH.E ASSAULTS I of the erteniy and retained their position. » I BRITISH GENERAL. HEADQUARTERS, j FRAN CE, Thursday Noon. During the night the enemy attacked a strong point known as the Routc-a-Kcepo, north-west of Festubert, and was com- pletely repulsed. We carried out a. successful minor opera- j tiolin the neighbourhood of Merris and improved our line slightly. We captured a fexv prisoiier3 and a machine-gun in these encounters. A party of our troops raided enemy trenches last night near Locon and brought back a few prisoners. Hostile artillery has been active east or Villers-Bretonncux and in the Hinges-Kobecq sector. 1 (Press Association War special.) PARIS, Wednesday, it p.m. I The battle assumed a character of particular violence on our left wing ih the region of Soissons. After a desperate resistance and street 'fighting, which held for several hours the effort of the enemy, our troops evacuated the town, the exitsI of which they hold. West and sauth-east of Soissons the battle is continuing on the plateaux between Belieu, Septmonte, Ambries, 1 and Chacrise, In the centre while we gave ground, under the pressure of the enemy in I the region of Loupeigne, to the north of Fere en Tardenois, the Franco- British troops further to the east. sue- ceeded in maintaining their positions j on the line Brouillet—Savignv—Tilloy. On the right the troops which cover Rheims foil back behind the Aisne Canai to the north-west of the town. I II. GERMANS CLA M 25,000 PRISONERS. (Admiralty, per Wireless Picas.) BERLIN, Wednesday aitcnioon. I The number of prisoners has In- creased to 25,000, including one French and one English general. Wednesday e\'en:n,. Near Soissons and between Soissuns and Jtheims we made fresh progress. I OM THE NORTHERN FRONT. i r BRITISH GENERA? HEAD- QUARTERS, I FRANCE, Wednesday .wening. A hostile raiding party was driven off during the night in the neighbourhood of Beaumont Hamel. A local attack made by the enemy north of Kemmel was completely re- pulsed by French troops. There is nothing further tc report frorg. the British front. FLEETS OF GERMAN TANKS. Various war correspondents point to the; use by the Germans of tanks oir a much larger ?, a!e than ever before, particularly near Bcrrv-au-Bac, where whole fleets were I usetj. I 600,000 MEN. ALLIES SURPRISED ON I LADIES' ROAD. According to the statements of prisoners, (writes Mr. Greemvall, the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Express") the enemy had twenty fresh divisions ready for the present battle. We know that at least fifty other divisions were removed more than a fortnight ago from the Somme and Lys sectors, while the enemy also had twenty divisions holding quiet sectors- men who have not been in action this year, I. and must -th:efore be considered fresh I troops. This gives him a fighting mass of between ninety and a hundred divisions, of ¡ which he used about one.third, say I Six Hundred Thousand Men for the present offensive. The Allied troops were* outnumbered three to one, and in some places ten to one. It seems that we were surprised on the Chemin des Dames and at Craoime on Monday, as we were at St. Quentin in March. Our front forms a semi-circle which the enemy is trying to break in the middle. Between Soissons and jKheims the enemy has created a bulge which he would like to j enlarge. I am told that the Germans crossed the Aisne on a bridge of their own men. The British troops fought most heroically;, and absolutely Blooked the Road to Rheims. They clung on to St. Thierry and jnadc the enemy pay heavily for everi foot of groond lie won. Here at least the enemy's losses xrere tre- mendous, and as he has already made the acquaintance of the Allies' reserves, we may expect to see the 'situation change for the better within forty-eight hours. The "Verdun sector has never lost interest, and. I wish particularly to draw attention to the artillery activity" on the east bank of the Meuse. • j DIED TO A MAN. HEROIC AN G LO-FKEN CH last: STAND. FRENCH FRONT, Wednesday Evening. I Taking refuge in Germiccurt Wood, and being gradually suiroimdeti. Englishmen and Frenchmen decided to make there a last stand, .to die there together, or to beat.the enemy oiY. A handful of the Territorials got away to tell the tale; the Englishmen fell to a man. The French officer who told 111c of this j cpJtO.de- .of the battle spokc vjf the £ a!iaiii work oi A British Cyclist Battalicn fighting with the before Fismes, and of:-tire fate of some British officers v. ho 'o&t their lives in blowing up the Aisne bridges near Graonnc. There was no time o take the ii;:ual precautions, but the thing had to be done, dnd they did it. It was the .left, and particularly the Fiftieth Division, tint" had to bear the heaviest of the "kc]. The bombardment, which lasted three hours,-was of an indescribable intensity, the dljHljghtair being scon -'saturated -with pTson gas, and when at dawn the Germ;),n infantry, hideous ill their mauls, broke like a tidal "wave upon our thin line it was over- whelmed.-(Mr. G. H. Perrid.) FOILED AGAIN AT PARIS. AIR ATTACK FAILS: ONE I -DOWN. I ( P re.-i's (Press Association. War Special.) PARTS. Thursday. official communique is issued this morninq; :— Yesterday evening the enemy displayed great aerial' activity and dropped bombs in various places ;vb eh in d the front. Some aeroplanes were reported to b m:?-! iii- foi' Pai,i- ii,cil at 11.24 and our means of fence Mere put fnto ??d c;ui, ir?eaii8 of &, f e-tice x?-cre put ?nto Tso enemy iv.achine passed the iolent av- j lillerv" barrage or flew over Paris., Some] bombs were dropped in the outskirts. An 1 enfejny aeroplane hit by our anti-air- craft batteries and fell in flames. "Alt clear was -riven at 12.54. 'BRITISH AIRMEN'S WORK. 1 he oyernigiit, british aerial communique reports the droppinsj of 30 tons of bombs on Lli--a destruction of 13 and the driving down of four other engmv planes and an a.tt.ack on Thionvillo anjrj Meir. Sahlons railway stations.

WOMEN OF BRITAIN I, Will you come and i. cook for the men who are defending Mm yon and your home I f 7,000 t ? ? ? ?y ?y  COOKS AND WAITRESSES j ARE WANTED NOW .fPRHOMEVICEOr_ i .-— J f ?" WITH  (MEN MARYS MMYAlfflUMOlfS! S<Ne? ? WA!TK?SE$ ? R??!? S? SE?CE ???? in this form iw- ?"???MNNtB?aBtMNXMN?MMMMM ? ? thtn Cut Out -the Ad\ f lih reference to ike above p-lcj.ie send '-f ,| I4'lil.' Part lays and j*OP I of Labour (Divisional I f enrolj ment in QM.A.A.C. I 1 omCf I ? ? LCAWthCOURpT8" I Name a ays "I" Naine H D1 ff. B Address ■ 471 471

OUR HUMANE GOVERNMENT. I His Majesty g Lka erument, although pomt?u? out the od, Friday 'attack by Germans on Paris, has consented, on the ap- peal of the Cardinal of Cologne, through the Vatican, not to make air raids on cities out of the battle-front during the I daytime of Corpus Christi to-day (Thurs- day).

The Lord Sheriffs of London j hive handed to Mrs. Lloyd George £8,362 as the result of the collections in the City on the Welsh Flag Day. <

THE MOST CRITICAL MOMENT, ———- -0 ——— I CROSSING OF THE AISNE. 1 FEROCIOUS BATTLE AT MIDNIGHT. PARIS, Wednesday (received Thursday). The Liberty" say that the most critical moment occurred. whtl1 the Army of the Crown Prince, haviiiir forced our defences, r?ached the river between Vailly and Foni Arcy at mid-day on The crossing of the JvLue by the enemy, while the British on th$right and French on the left were still engaged on the opposite bank, would at that time have entailed the gravest consequences, "ihe High Command judged the situation ■wftji the usual sang- froid. t The dangerous missififr of huMing up the enemy's advance unti1 the Allied forces, with their war material, had put .the Aisne' between themselves aiuf-their adversary, was entrusted to a division of picked regiments, which all pYo'udly display the Wellow and green fourragere. From one o'clock in the afternoon furious fighting too kplace. The Germans intensi- fied their effort., throwing fresh divisions into the fray. Towii-dt3 Potit Arcy especially tha struggle was extraordinarily bitter. H and to Hand Fighting of the most dogged and bloody character went on till nightfall. From the heights of St. Mard our artillery wrought havoc among the Germans, and masses which from Maussay and Soupir were making for the river were subjected t") v. A FrigHVûI Barrage I which mowed down their ranks. Three tiu; between one o'clock iiicl six o'clock the Aisne was crossed at several points without the Germans having been able tp succeed in throwing bMk our heroic I ,L. b le ko, z?w,-xeed lit tliro\viitr, back our heroi<: troc^e'irom their portions. The vilhce (? St. brd Changed Hands Six Times. I L One regiment taePfd repeated assaults made by forces whtfth outnumbered them oy to oae. ccuntej.attacking time after time, and .^uo-eeding in holding back the | Germans until the- appointed time-mid. [ night. Tilt .1 came iÑt order to retreat. The elements in echelon to the left of Vailly, and the British divisions fitting near Ponta" M't. "we.ro; a. ved from threatelld envelopment. Nearly all the it was pos- sible to save was brought away and the re- mainder was rendered useless. After midnixi't th???isne was,.M?06sed,.op-  m.se.s. I ,1 -?via(" ?roitt by masses.

CIEMENCEAU AND I A LL lED, ARMIES. 0 1 j I I" EQUAL TO MOST CRITICAL SifUATlONS." | 1 \j .:J. (press Association ^'ar Special.) PARTS, Thursdar. M. Ciemenceavi returned to Paris last (evening from a ¡sit to the front-; When questioned by pressmen he said: "A]I that. I can ana will tell you is j "that the tiqsh and moral of our so ldiers are admirablo; our men are even more magnificent than we could have hoped. Thpy are equal to the most critical situa- i tion.> and £ 0 into the fight singing. Their chief's are like them—worthy of all ipraise. 1 ■ B

DROPPED BABY ON .1 # SWANSEA ALLEGATION AGAINST HUSBAND. I i Miv. Eii/abeth ^.illiaius summoned Iter husband, David Ueorge liliarHs, •at tjw in- L-ea. on Thursday, for persistent cruelty, he said lie had kicked her and hit her uncon- scious. He, said complainant, had accused her of being infected with a certain disease. She :.a<id he was a driinkaid and a '"illy, and she left him because she was afraid of him. On one occasion,-she her husband, who ra-s drunk, dropped .tha baby on the fire and burnt its face. Defendant. said that the assaults were provoked. He accused his of relations with other men and denied, mott of the allegations. The magistrates asked- the parting to con: fer with their solicitors and tee if a recon ciliation Aould not be made. The woman, advised by her solicitor, Hy. Thompson, said on no pretext what- ever, would she go back to her husband. An order of £:2 per week as made.

THE SCHOOL AGE. I STATEMENTS IN THE COMMONS. In the House of Commons on W ednesday, Sir F. Banbury (ILondon City) moved the omission of the first subjection of the I new Educatioll Act, which provides that 110 10xemption from attendance or 'school slia.ll be grauted tn any child bet\yceu the ages of flyf.) and fourteen years. He said that in view of the present shortage of labour such a provision be a great mistake. Mr. Fisher said that this provision v.i.ulcl not come into operation during the war, aiid he would move an amendment to that effect on a later clause. The amendment was with- drawn. Sir F. Banbury moved the omission of the .iissioii of t i lf; second sub-section, which gives a permissive authority to loc&l authorities to fix the school a.gc at fifteen instead of fourteen. Mr. Fisher said that the first sub-section war,- accoMl-ti?,Icd by safeguards in the of exemption. The amendment was negatived. H»H "| ill ■ 11 ■—w

SWANSEA WOMAN'S FATE. Swansea borough coroner (Mr. J. C'I Morris) conducted an inquiry on Wednesday into the death of Mrs. Emily Rfe (61), widow, of 25. Recorder-street, who was found drowned in the pond at Brynmill Pa-rk, Swansea, on Monday last. Dr. Trevor Evans said death was due to drowning. A verdict of "Found drowned,, with no evi- dence to show how the body got into the water," wae returned.

■ THE "BIT" BADGE MEN. WELFARE OF DISCHARGED SOLDIERS. MULTIPLICITY OF ORGANISA- TLONS. I (By Cycliste.") 1 (No. 1.) Discharged soldiers' organisations have become a necessity* The observation is not the result of protound thought, but never- theless there are still a great many people (and they are for the most part persons who have not awakened to th-G fact that the great war has produced, is pi-oduciti-, and will pro- duce in a still la.rger degree, swe&sniig re- forms in every conceiva.ble direction) who doubt the reality of suoh associations. How- ever, the fact remains that they are impera- tive for the welfare of the discharged man, and that; bereft of them, the ex-soldier is liable to misapprehension as to the benefits and privileges due to him immediately he discards khaki to return to civilian life. Not that the average discharged man is unintelli- gent—far from it; but a man's position in these times of a thousand and one regula- tions is apt, to prove confusing to anyone except those who halve been nurtured on offi- cialism and acclimatised to the furbelows of Government departments. Hence for the correct adjustment of. claims, the arrange- ment of the best courses of traiping for the disabled and for generally safeguarding the "Bit Badge" man's welfare, organisation amongst the men themselves is an abso- lutely i itai necessity. Having demonstra- ted this, the question naturally arises: "Are all the organisations possessed of the same views and aiii-ist" Now, that is a question that has been occupying the minds of most "Bit" men who take a sincere interest in their movement. It would only be superflu- ous to repeat that old saw about "Unity is strength," bu!%j £ s application should be ex- tended to "Unity of unities means strength. This is a difficulty which it would be well to arrange before the war is over, when de- mobilisation will create needless obstacles. There are at present in the.U.K., to the writer's knowledge, something like half a dozen discharged soldiers' and sailors' or- ganisations, each having no connection with the other, but at the same time each pro- fessing practically identical aims and ob- jects. Why is: it, then, that these bodies, each claiming in the main to be "non-party, voluntary, non-creed,' 'and established to watch over the interests of discharged men and their dependents generally," do not seek to amalgamate into one vast, able- asso- Mr. Hogge's Recent Visit. The Swansea "Bit Ba-dge" League- is a branch oi the "N ational Federation of Dis- cliaxged and Demobilised Sailors and Sol- diers," and is working to establish itself on -a sound and businesslike fouting. The presi- dent of the Federation was at Swansea some weeks ago addressing the local members, whom. I am strongly inclined to thfrllfp wcr? not impressed by anvthing Mr. Hogge said. In the first place, Ùc latter gentleman re- iterated with much gusto the. high resolve of the- discharged men not to be influenced by party considerations. Yet the long speech he made consisted fcr the most part of attacks on the Government bv innuendo. Mr. Hogge did not caudidly advocate that the discharged man should he up against the Government, but he proved himself a master 01 imputation. The matter can be left at that. However, tiict is by the way. The Swansea brcmeh has done much good in the form of expediting the awards of pensions and -seeing' that each man who appealed to his comrades to assist him in obtaining his rights was aided, and are still continuing this excellent work. Nevertheless, tjvc Swansea Association twelve months after its inception is not oil the foundation it should be. Matters latclyare improving, and the members are-recognising i'nat a financial basis is indispensa ble. Perhaps now that thif essential fact has been fully appreciated the League will see to it that .they adhere more rigidly than ever to the non-party dic- tum. VeanwhIle the premier question for discussioij is the necessity for national amal- gamation. There are other questions of less importance that can be Enumerated in an- other article-, but to dlscuf., each would en- tail a .great deal of space. Perhaps before contemplating the recommendation of na- tional amalgamation, however, the Swansea brèlnch would do well to ascertai it whether or not it; would be a good plan 41 attempt j working on their own for a s hort period- j | say, until the amalgamation idea had been put before every existing organisarion.

Intimation from the War Ol?ca has been re- j by ti?c I-el,,ItivcLi o? Incut. B. E. R?eg. i 'rlllnelljn,g Co., J?.E.. who.se home address i= (.'wvnli." Morriston. to the died t.h:? he is !a prisoner of war in Germany. Lieutenant Rees has been missing j sin-0 the 18th inst., j a-ivi had been in France two years. He was formerly mining) engineer with Messrs. ^Morgan Davi ss and Partners, at Glouces- te." e. whole of the.staff of which ofhes ioined up en masse ifi the war. t. PL?. T. G. Evans, Sgl, W. HarVie^, j Port Tenuaiit, Swan-j "W aunwen. a pris- sea, tv.ice gassed, oner of war in now reported iiiiss- Germany.

FLEET OF SWANSEA LINERS. "Swansea Liners. Ltd., ha.ve just pur- ohased Liiotife-i- 6,,500 tcti i" which, with a similar one purchased a few weeks ago—as preYloudy reported in the "Post" -r will form the ivucieus of the new fleet fins recentiy-?tablished company—with Messrs. W. Tutpni and Trevor Bowen ?b the head— are building up. "Swansea Liners" is a successor to "Swansea. Steamers, Ltd. which had a most succea&iul career.

^—1 I — — SHOULD BE SHIPPED AT SWANSEA. ANOMALY OF ^TEEL-SHEET TRAFFIC. lr. T. J. Williams, M.P. (Swansea Dis- trict) complains that large quantities of steel sheets for France, and manufactured in the Swansea area, are sent to Newport tor shipment instead of being sent direct from Swansea. Recently, he says, out of an order for 7,000 -,tons. 6.400 tons were all, cated to Swansea and only about 400 tons- to Newport manufactu^0 yet the Swansea manufactures were sent vo .Newport for ship- ment, 46 per cent. of them being conveyed by motor Mr. Williams is asking the Present the Board of Trade to make representations with a view to securing that ordinary ship- ping traffic from Swansea shall not be di- verted to Newport.

50 PER CENT. INCREASE? THE PORT CHARGES AT I. SWANSEA. As a result of Swansea port's application to be controlled—thus deriving financial support from the Government-a London correspondent states he has excellent autho- rity for stating that on Wednesday a de- cision was come to to allow Swansea Dock to increase its charges by 50 per cent. There is, therefore" every ground for pre- suming that a like increase will be granted in the case of the other Bristol Channel ports also. A proposal Oil these lines was suggested at the recent Harbour Trust conference with Mr. Waidie, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, but it was pointed out that if the increased charges only pertained to Swansea the latter would be in an invidious position, for owners wouJd send their boats to the cheapest ports.. An arrangement on the lines indicated ;s being anticipated, but so far nothing official has arrived at the .Swansea Harbour Offices determining matters. Tonnage Coming Along., Meanwhile, larger supplies of tonnage are cuming to Swansea, and provided these are maintained and extended the port will by the increased charg ,j derive consider- able benefit. • I

SWANSEA SCHOOLS' DOCTORS. It was reported at the Swansea Mcd cal Inspection (Schools Sub-Com- j mittee on Wednesday that Dr. Williams (Brighton), who had been appointed assistant school medical officer, had failed to turn up, and it was remarked by the Chairman (Aid. Miles) that it was useless to further advertise and pay railway tares of candidates, as medical Bwa'n -hjtKt so many places open^tii&t they could pick and choose. The salary Vas £ 400 a. ye,ar,It was agreed to tem- porarily appoint Dr. Edifh Evuns part time. a ]

r TRANSPORT SUNk. TORPEDOED IN MEDI- TERRANEAN. I The Secretary of the Admiralty announces His Maj esty's transport Lsasow# Castle (Capt. E. J. Holl) was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine on May 26 in the Mediterranean. The following are missing and presumably drov, ned Military officers, 13; other ranks, 79; ship's company, captain and two wireless operators; other ratings, 6. The names of the military casualties are not yet knowtf, but the next-of-kin .will be i.. aimed as soon as the lists are received, after, which publication will take place. (Note.—The Leasowe Castle was a ,steel twin-screw steamer, of 9,737 tons, built in 1916 by Messrs. Camnwll Laird and Co. (Limited). Her owners were the Union Castle Mail Steamship Com- lpany (Lunited) and she was registered at London).

DETRIMENTAL TO CENTRALISE. I SWANSEA AND POOR LAW ADMINISTRATION. At the Swansea Board of Guardians* meeting on Thursday, the chairman M* W)n. Owen} and the Clerk submitted t(h,eir repert 011 their recent visit to London, ia cumecLion with the Pour Law Unions Association Conference. The Chairman said that the opinion of the conference was that it. would be detrimental to the Poor Law administration to centralise the work and hand it over to the County Councils. Most of the speakers at t-- coiiference were members of County l Jemcils, and declared that it was a sheer impossibility for theim. to shoulder the responsibility of Poor Law administration. Other members of the conference identi. fied with county councils stated that their respective bodies had passed special reso- lutions asking the Government not to in- terfere with the present system. Whilst in London, Mr. Owen said, he and the Cl^rk v:1t8.1 various Government departments in connection with different matters occupying the attention of the Guardians, and lie was able to reassure them that the proposed closing of tha Llanelly casual ward would not be allowed to affect the Swansea institution. As a result of an interview with a Gov- ernment Department they had been prac- tically promised an allowance of 17s. 6d. pc week for e £ ch case of venereal disease. Sir John Llewelyn referred to the excl- lent manner in which tue chairman and clerk 'had conducted the work in London, and moved that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded them. Messrs. David Grey. H. Jeffreys, Rev. E. 0. Evans, and Mr. -M. E. David pointed out how necessary it was to send delegates to such conferences, and supported.

SWANSEA HOSPITAL AND EX- FICHTERS. Swansea Hospital authorities are making an offer to the Ministry of Pensions to ac- commodates 100 wounded soldier and sailor pensioners, 'of whom there are some hun- dreds in West -Wales awaiting treatment. Provided the Ministry will pay the cost of the temporary erection and equipment necessary, the building—probably oi brick —will be proceeded with without delay. No difficulty is expected under this head. Forming part of this scheme is the in- creased provision being tentatively made for dealing with soldier and sailor out- patients at the Swansea Hospital. Tifts Hospital authonMes have all the details of the scheme arranged. The present acccommodation of the Hos- pital is being taxed to its utmost capacity.

 ? Tt !? M?t?-? w I 1!It 'U ■ e io. oo FOR ISHIPYARD WORKERS | ===============-==^^ g29500 FOR SCOTLAND £2,500 FOR NORTH-EAST. COAST £ 2,500 FOR REST OF ENGLAND AND WALES £ 2,500 FOR IRELAND 1st Prize £ 1,500 2nd Prize £ 1,000 in each case. t HP HE PRIZES will be awarded to the A yards which show the best time- keeping from Monday next, June 3rd to Saturday, January 11th, 1919 The prizes will be cut up into substan- tial amounts from £500 downwards and distributed on a, scheme the details of which will be published later. In the winning yards only those hands will participate in the prize money who have put in at least 90 per cent, of the time. offered to them, or say 48! hours 1 out of every 54. Provision will be made in cases where workers transfer from one yard to another. The competition is confined to yards employing at least 350 hands and engaged wholly or partially; on the building or repair of merchant ships.  ?? ?? GET READY FOR MONLV!