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NOTES OF THE DAY. From our London COrTexpmdent. I The Premiers Speech. I Mr. Lloyd GeoxgeT, speech in Pans created an immense sensation in "this -country. It seemed on Monday evening that we Avere heading for a first-class politicit r'wisis. The tension continued 811 Tuesday, and men were talking freely of .a re-construction of the Government. When Mr. Lloyd George rose to answer Mr. Asquith's question as to the proposed Inter-Allied Conference on Wednesday, the House of Commons was erom-ded and everybody was on the tip-toe of expecta- tion. The House listened eagerly to his recital of the agreement. But when he had finished members looked at one an- other as though they had been cheated of a sensation, and one felt instinctively that all the electricity had gone out of the atmosphere. Cui Bono ? The agreement, providing *s:it doegfor a supreme council charged with the duty of surveying the Western Front as a whole, commands general approval. But what mystifies one is the Paris speech. What was its object ? "Where was its justification ? What good has it done ? These.are Questions that one finds it diffi- •cultrto answer. I am told that Mr. Lloyd f George was invited to speak frankly in j France iin order to invigorate French opinion. 'His speech has certainly been well received in France, though if has not saved tM. Painteve's Government from de- feat. But in England the speech has created something like dismay. Running through it is the -suggestion tJaati if; Lloyd George's own ideas had been adopted the military situation of the Allies would have been .much more favourable than it is to-day. it .is allways possible to make an attractive picture of the "Might-have- beens." But I aim bound to say that, marvellous as has been the foresight of Mr. Lloyd George in many rmotters, some of his strategical ideas 'were impractic- able. Haw could England have saved Serbia earlly in 1915 when it was all we ,could do to find enough mem ssnfl guns for ■ ,dur own front in France ? How could we have rescued Rumania in the autumn -of 1916 when-oapart altogther from the 'difficulties of advancing through a most -difficult country from a not too secure ¡ base at Salonjka-lt is now known that ireacfeersus Russian Ministers had .de- liberately betrayed Rumania to the 4pnemy P The simple truth is that the Allied failures in the Balkans were due to Itn&sia and to Russia alone—meaning by that the old. corrupt and incompetent Russia of the Tsardom. 'j Another Explanation. Another explanation of tVio Paris speech is that it was actuated by the Prime Minister's resolve to beat down opposi- j tion in this country to the project for an I Inter-AlHfd Council. Our own Imperial General Siaff was notoriously averse to this idea of a Supreme Wax Council, for fear the now body might impinge on the sphere of Sir William Robertson and his colleagues. It is clear, however, from Mr Lloyd George'* statement on Wednesday that the Versailles Council will have no ♦executive authority and that the national staffs of the various armies will not be lettered. What the Versailles Council will do is to give close and continuous I iittention to the "Western Front as a whole, and not merely to the English, the French or the Italian aspect of it. The nee d for such body is self-evident: had it been in existence six months ago tho Italian catastrophe might have been averted. Premier and the Military Chiefs. j What complicates the situation is the fact that between some of our military chiefs and Lloyd George there is little !r¡o,f. Ho J'r>!1;:1rds them as wanting íu imagination and f they resent t his criticisms as those of a civilian, who has no qualification to pronounce on strategical questions. In justice to the Prime Minister it must be said that on several vital -matterr, he has been wiser than the military experts. In regard to shells and other munitions of war and in regard to railways to facilitate the move- ment of our troops in France, Lloyd George has shewn greater sagacity than the soldiert. 'Vime "has vindicated him. It is known, too, that he believes it is wrong to confine the high commands in the British Army to the old gang; and deplores the 'fact that better use has not been made in important positions of thr, brains of the "New Army, which con- sists of the flower of the nation. It is also whisjjd'ed that he is dissatisfied with the actual achievements of some of our generals m the field. Soldiers in high places dislike these views and criticisms.; but they must beware of antagonizing the PriTni- 1-- i the Primr Minister, for he has a large body of opinion behind him. There a7;) no limits to Llonyl George's admira- tion for the new Army: his criticism is of the military caste, the ringed fence wif high officers, which monopolizes influewje and poster.

 A Pub! ic -Qili. A 11 ——— COUNCIL AND SLAUGHTERHOUSES. At ;i. .special meeting of the Burry Port Council (Coun. Dd Arnold in the chair), on Thursday evening, the question of slaughterhouses was lengthily considered. The Surveyor read a joint report—com- piled hy the Medical Officer and himself- which stated that there were five places where animals were slaughtered. Fxcm the sanitary point of view the places were .defective.and unsuitably constructed. The effect of slaughterhouses in close prox- imity to dwelling houses, in a populous part of the town was also touched upon. The .Clerk reported that if a slaughter- house was unused for a year anyone else desiring to use it would have to obtain :a licence. Cotiii. Hammond broadly described the position as "a public scandal," and said the Council in regard to the matter, was in the same place as it was 20 years ago. (Cfiun. Jkihn :Eva u s asked how often the places were inspected. The Surveyor reported that he had no fixed schedule, but that the last inspee- tion took place about two weeks ago. Other details in particuliir instances were discussed (privately), and the mat- ter was adjourned.

NO "FRWT FOR CHRISTMAS PlTDHmC. -2- (Christmas pudding of the rich old familiar kind will be a rarity in English homes this year. The chief ingredients— raisins., sultanas, currants, and peel-are now virtually unobtainable, and no fresh supplies are expected to be available to the public until after Christmas. "The Government sent its buyers to Greece two months ago, auA .evicry sliipfflBrnt that ar- rives is Government property," said the manager of .a largo London stores. "This is part of the War Office scheme for sup- plying half a pound of the favourite pud- ding to every "soldier at the frorafc.

TRIMSARAN. At Sardis Church, to-night, the Hev. Dr. Gwylfa Roberts will lecture on "Great Pioneers, in Welsh Life," and to- morrow morning, afternoon and evening, he will preach the anniversary sermons. He has just returned after an extended  oj,t b ll- alcs, tour in North W ales, where he preached and lectured at several places— Wrexham, Colwyn Bay, Trefriw, etc.

LOCAL WAR PENSIONS COMMITTEE At a meeting of this Committee held on Wednesday last, the Town Clerk was appointed secretary to the committee, and Mr. D. T. Griffiths (solicitor), appointed treasurer, I

At a "social" held the other evening a prize was offered for the best answer to the question—"What ought to he done with the Kaiser ?" One competitor sitg- gested that he wpuld boil Wilhelm's body down and give it to the pigs. Rather an insuit i<> the pigs, isn't it ?

The Surveyor's Salary. I COMMITTEE TO MEET MR. JONES. I I When the item on ,the agenda relating to tbP. Surveyor's salary was reached Mr. H. B. Jones asked leave to retire and he left the room. Discussion followed and it wa.s decided to .appoint a small committee—the same committee as considered the estimate--to I go into the question with the surveyor himself. In his written application tke Surveyor I the salary of his predecessor in pre- war days was £ 160. His (Mr. Jones') present salary was £ 139 plus £ 31 4s. war honns. He mentioned that the work had increased, together with the responsibility and the cost of living had become very greatly enhanced. He asked that his salary be raised to £ 160 together with war bonus. Coun. Edmunds asked for particulars of the increase in the work. There were, I he said, no improvements being under- taken. Dr. J. 11. Williams picturesquely an- swered by saying it was more difficult to retain an old patch in a pair of trousers than to buy a new one. It was a more, difficult matter to keep things normal in war time than to spend money in improve- I ments

T* The Train Service —— 0 I COUNCIL AND ALTERATIONS. I Coun. Edmunds, at the special meeting I of the Bm'ry Port Council on Thur:clay, I said it would be a great convenience to passengers .if the Cork Express leaving Swansea at 9.15 p.m., which stops at Llanelly, could be stopped at Burry Port in view of the fact under the recent alter- ations, that the 8.30 p.m. from Swansea was the last down train which stopped at Burry Port. He moved that the Clerk write to Mr. John Rees, 'the divisional superintendent, with that object. It was also decided to include an application in I respect of the "5.4o (Llanelly ) from Llan- dovery, that it be run to Burry Port, as so many workmen who cannot catch the 5 o'clock train from Llanelly have to wait about until the train due at Llanelly at 6.40, but which generally arrives con- siderably later than that.

Llanellyife Honoured. 3FR. 'EVAN JONES AS HIGH SHERIFF I OF CARMARTHENSHIRE. I The ancient ceremony of nominating the sheriffs was performed in the Lord Chief Justice's Court on Monday, Mr. I Ik mar Law occupying the chair. Mr. Evan Jones, of Llanelly and Trimsaran, wag mctmiuqte(I as high sheriff of Car- diganshire for next year. Although Mr. Jones has spent the greater part of his busy life in Carmar- thenshire, he is a native of Cardiganshire. 1 He eame to Llanelly as a lad and served his apprenticeship at the then famous ¡ Cwmbacli shops, Vaughan street. Later I on, he launched out tm his own account, and established' what was the 'largest furniture business in South Wales under the style of Evan Davies and 'Co. Upon relinquishing this, Mr. Jones 'became associated nith the coal trade, and ac- I quired a large interest in the Rhos Col- liery which at that time was in anything but a prosperous condition. The new proprietors, however, quickly changed all that and to-day the Rhos is one of the most successful collieries in the anthracite coal field. His next purchase was -the Achddu Colliery, Burry Port, followed by I the New Pool Colliery iu the same district Here, too, Mr. Jones spent a large sum of money in sinking the Crown pits. De- velopment operations are still in progress here, and there is every reason to believe that a large output will be secured in the near future. More recently, ,the High sheriff elect purchased the Trimsaran estate which includes a well known col- liery, a. brickworks, a large number of workmen's houses, and several well-culti- vated farms. Under his enterprising management, Trimsaran is rapidly be- coming a busy hive of industry, and al- ready there is to be recorded a large in- crease in the daily output of coal and bricks. Mr. Jones is also connected as a shareholder with several works in Llan- elly. As a business man, he has been re- markably successful, but it ik a success which has eome by dint of hard work and the exercise of a judicious enterprising spirit. I His many friends will extend to Mr. Jones hearty congratulations on the honourable and dignified position to which lie is to succeed in his native shire.

QUir Fallen Heroes. — » SERGT. D. SAMUEL JONES. 6 Ihe sad news was received by Mr. and Mrs. David Jones, 56, High street, on Tuesday, that Sergt. David Samuel Jones, of the 4th Welsh Regiment, was killed in action during the recent fighting at Gaza. The blow to the parents is a severe one, as Sergt. Jones is th eir second son to lose his life iA the war in "118 eourse of a. few weeks, the other 8011 being Pte. Walter' Thomas Jones. 11th W lsh (Cardiff Pals), who was killed on the Salonika front. Sergt. Jones enlisted in August, 1914—a few days after the outbreak of war—and participated in the memorable landing at Suda Bay, in which operation the 4th Welsh won imperishable glory. He saw much heavy fighting in the Dardanelles campaign, and was subsequently trans- ferred to the Egyptian theatre of war. The young soldier—he -was 25 years of -i a large circle of friends in the town, amongst whom his death will' be much deplored. An old Heolfawr school- boy, Sergt. Jones was. before enlisting, employed at the Glaum or Foundry. PTE. J. DAVIES, Myrtle Hill Dairy. Pte. Gwilym Thomas, Bifyn, has writ- ten to his parents saying that on the 6th inst. he saw his cojnra.di, Pte. J. Davies, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Davies, Myrtle Hill Dairy, killed instantaneously. Pte. Davies, who was 24 years of age, be- longed to the South Lancashire Regiment which he joined in October, 1916. The young soldier had been on the Western front nearly 12 months. In his boyhood he attended Park street School, and later the Higher Elementary School. A young man of honesty and integrity, he was highly respected, and attended the Wes- leyan Chapel. He was widely known, and his death is deeply deplored by bis numerous friends and acquaintances. '■ 1 1 O PTE. GWILYM LLOYD. Official information ha £ been received that Pte- Gwilym Lloyd,' Royal Naval Division, has been killed in action. Pte. Lloyd who resided with 'his parents at 13, Lakefield road, was well known locally having been employed for many years with the Llanelly Billposting Company. WOUNDED AT CAZA. News has been received that Pte. Reggie Edwards, Richmond terrace, Llanelly, was wounded in the recent fight- ing which culminated in the capture ef Gaza.

IN HOSPITAL AT BOULOGNE. Official intimation has been received that Sapper P. E. Hopkins, of the Royal Engineers, has been admitted to Boulogne hospital -siifferiiig from gunshot wounds in the right leg and left foot. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hopkins, 18 Mina street, and before the war was engaged at the Port Talbot Steel Works. Prior to that, he was on the clerical staff of the Old Castle Works. PWLL SOLDIER WOXJNDED. News reached Pwll on Thursday that Pte. Gwyn Hughes, youngest «on of the late Mr. Joseph Hughes, Pwll, had been seriously wounded. His uncle, Dr. J. H. Williams, left for France yesterday to do whatever is possible for the young soldier. A brother, Ptc. Arthur Hughes, is also in France, and another in the Navy.

BOROUGH OF LLANELLY LOCAL WAR PENSIONS, Etc., COMMITTEE THE LOCAL COMMITTEE invite ap- plications for the following appoint- ments (a) ASSISTANT CLERK (Male ox Female—but preference given to dis- charged sailor or soldier). Applicants must possess knowledge of Shorthand, Typewriting, and Accounts. Previous office experience essential. (b) JUNIOR CLERK (Male of Female). Previous office experience essential. The appointments will be teniporary and subject to a month'& notice on either side. Applications, endorsed "As.sistant Clerk" or "Junior Clerk" respectively, stating age, previous experience, salary required, and accompanied by copies (not returnable) of not more than two recent testimonials, may I)e delivered to the undersigned not later than Monday, the 2Gth November, 1917.. Canvassing will disqualify. HENRY W. SPOWART, Secretary to the Committe. Town Hall, Un nelly, 16th November, 1917.

BIRTH. EVANS.—On November loth, at Abor- pe.rth Recto:-<\ Cardiganshire, the wife of the Rev D. J. Evans, of a daughter.

Exemptions b be Rsviewe^ 't."¡Íc"2J bJ l:C.ilC., 1 i'I'i.f;; — — I IMPORTANT NOTICE AT BURRY I j PORT. We are officially informed that Lieut. Ingrams has given notice of his intention to review all conditional and absolute exemptions granted hy the Burry Port Tribunal on either of the following grounds:- I (a) That it is not expedient in the national interest that the man should remain in civil employment. or (h) That it should be made a condition of the man's exemption to join the Volunteer Regiment. The first batch of these cases will come I on before the above Tribunal on Tuesday I evening next. I

Couniy School Salaries ?G?n?? y oc?ooi L' hJ í I NEW sCALE llEIG: CONSIDERED. I A meeting of the County School 1 Managers was held on Thursday at the II School, Mr. Greville in the chair. Miss Davies was given permission to I engage two temporary teachers, and the headmaster said that he had engeged Mr. Hugh Roberts, B.A., on his staff at tl70 plus the bonus. I Scale of-Salaries. I Jlr. Clement said that he was not satis- fied with the maximum of i;280, and would like to fix a scale that would secure the best teachers obtainable. The Headmaster stated that there was a meeting to be held on Saturday in Car- marthen to discuss the very question. A departmental committee was also sitting, but they had not reported. Letters were read from assistant teachers thanking the Governors for the advances granted them. An application was made by Air. Morgan Rees for an increase of 33 one-third per cent. instead of the 25 per cent. which he had been allowed. Mr. Rees stated that lie had been two years in the school, and prior to that served 13 months in the Army. Had he got the school three years ago instead of voluntarily enlisting, he would have received the 33 and one-third per cent. bonus. Mr. E. Willis Jones said he sympath- ized with the young man very much, but not being connected with the school he did not see what they could do. It was decided to defer the consider- ation of the question until the scale had ¡ been revised.

MARRIAGE of Mr. SWINDELL I I On Saturday, November 10th, at the Church of St. Clement-Danes, Strand, London, by the Rector, the Rev Penning- ton Bickford, Arthur Witter Swindell, of Llanelly, to Mrs. Margaret Wikkins Say, of Cricklewood, N.W. The bride was given away by her eldest son, Lieut.- Commander Richard Say, R.N.V.R. The bridegroom had as his hest man his brother, Alderman Theo. Witter Swindell, J. P of Great Yarmouth. The grooms- man was Mr. Frederick C. O. Say, the bride's youngest son. The bride's dress was a pale dove grey chamoise with darker shade of corded velvet and narrow skunk trimming and swathed round the neck with pale pink jackenett worked with pale pink steed beads. The picture hat worn by the bride was trimmed with plush roses shaded with different French tints, and at the waist a cluster of pale I pink carnations. The travelling coat worn by the bride was of a grey cloth trimmed t with musquash and a muff to match. j The service, which was choral, was beautifully rendered by the choir. The organist played appropriate music before the ceremony, and the Wedding March as the bridal party left the church. The Church was decorated with I Madonna lilies. Being a war wedding, no invitations i-en, hut a large num- her of friends were received at tbe Waldorf after the ceremony—to give con- gratulations to the bride and bridegroom. I The honeymoon is being spent in Brigh- ton. The large number of presents were handsome and useful. )

II. BOROUGH OF LLANELLY. I INFANT WELFARE COMMITTEE. j  13th List. ? s a I Amount previously aeknow- ledged 206 8 10 Airs. Frank Rees 2 2 0 j t:20S 10 10 I Mary D. W. Spowart, j Hon. Ti'pasur?;. I Borough of I.bnel1y Infant 'YeHare Fund..

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TABERNACLE CHURCH. We understand that the famous Welsh Wesleyan preacher, the foremost man of his denomination, viz., the Rev. Hugh Hughes, of Colwyn Bay, will preach at the Tabernacle Anniversary services to- morrow week, Nov. 25th, instead cf the Rev. Stanley Jones, who fails to eome owing to illness. This is a fine oppor- tunity to hear one of the greatest orators of Wales once again.

REGULATION OF BUTTER SUPPLIES W ith a view to securing uniformity in the snpply and distribution of butter, we are asked by the local Food Control offi- cials to request all persons interested in the sale of butter to apply immediately for the necessary forms. These forms he filled up hy all dealers and re- turned immediately to the local Food Office, anghan street, ;o that the neces- sary arrangements may be carried out.

TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION TT7ANTED immediately, smart LAD as Errand Boy; good wages. Apply personally, Morris, The Ladies' Realm. ,W AMU*?, an pxpei?nced LADY » ?Lcuhand-Typi?t? mu?i be a:Jk to write over 100 words a minute. Apply, "Typist," Star Office. STRAYED from G leni-o- road, ? Th-j?ay.B?ckPO:J. Xamc-? "Topsy. Finder rewaro' d \\TANTED Young LADY to help in Chemists Shop: a?-c Apprentice J.=" .!¡ 1 h'J -1..]-'1 L hnale or female). Apply, John Davies, 1 co'-i v 1 ^enrvv i i v i t. TjlXPERIENCED Young LADY ro- q ar.vd for tiie Hosiery and Drapery —P'.yldv and Cn.. 22. Cowel] street. OOD BOY for Bread round Wanted at — W. L. Wooon: = West Fud.

 I A? STERiS?. e-: 1 1. "¡: IFl. &a ¡, 1!J' Elvet will be the preacher at Ebenezer to-morrow. < The cost of policing Llanelly during the last six months was £ 1,222. The anniversary collections at Park Church on Sunday realized The Library Committee met last night but the Carnegie offer was not discussed. but the Carnegie offer was no?. ( Ils?crAne d It is expected that the King and Queen will visit a certain factory not a thousand miles iron: -iext year. "Dr. Wiliiar. b makes a 'pill' and 1 have to swallow it.' —Mr. John Davies at the Burry Port Council meeting. Mr. Squaneo gave evidence on behalf t of the railwaymen before the Committee on Production in London this week. < < < It is stated that the terms for the Ash- burnham site tor the purposes of the Welsh Farm Colon;, may be regarded as practically settled. < < btebonheath has accommodation for LjO patients, or 175 if it came to a push. There are eight wards full of the most cheery patients we have' ever seen. I cbc-c-rx- pat]cnt, we haeeer Mr. Harry D. Evans and Mr. H. C. j Bond have be "pricked" for the high o i 1 shrievalty of tue county. This means I that all being well, Mr. Evans will occupy the distinguished office in 1919 and Mr. I Bend in 1920. Bond iii ?20.   People who ?:\? t]]?ir sugar cards mu?t, j according to the Ministry ot Food, make a statutory declaration before a com- missioner for c;lhs that the old card, if found, will not be used when a duplicate card is issued. 0. < • These are the dark November days. In pie-war times, L?nellyites used to asso- I. .1. S ciate them with a massacre 01 the Scar- lets at Stradev on one nevei-to-be-for- gotten Saturday afternoon. We have travelled far since then. This week Burry Port has sent nearly a hundred Xmas parcels to the local boys on the distant fronts. Twice that number are to be despatched to France and the Navy early in December. !N-hat, is Llan- elly doing for her hoys ? » « » • A Llanelly soldier in Salonika sends us a copy of the "Balkan News" which con- tains a report 01 a sitting of the criminal court where two fish merchants were fined £ 400 and sentenced to v. ■> months imprisonment for profiteerieg. "This," says our correspondent, "is what the powers that be are afraid to do in Eng- land and Wales." Local men played their part in the re- cent capture of Gaza. Little viu they think when they read in the- Sunday Schools of the .skirmishes between Samson and the Philistines that they themselves would one day lie summoned to fight on the same ground—ground ofter. trodden under the feet of Assyrian and Egyptian warriors. The town played an import?nt part in the time of the ( ru^i t. and it is possible that many a Welshman may be to-day treading on the dust < i an an- cestor who went to the Holv ],;>nd seven centuries ago on a lil,-e rid it of the tyranny of the Turk

SILVER WEDDING, Yesterday, Inspector Morgan, Police Station, and Mrs. Morgan, celebrated their silver wedding. They were married 25 years ago at Lloyd street Chapel by j the Rev. Ben E vans, tlie then pastor. Their many "fronds will congratulate the Inspector and his good lady on this inter- esting anniversary.

— I THE POPULAR. As we prodsc•>< ■ "Mas;;s and Faces" proved a great attraction at the "Pop"' this week, the superb mounting of the splendid series of pictures being mm. h ad- mired. 1 or t he coming week, Mr. Jones has again succeeded in arranging a line programme well up to the high standard that the public »v by thi^ time learned to expect. Firs* pbc- in the bill com- ni?-.c?.? on Monday "ill '? vahen by '"Little Miss E.oiiw; 0 story which iias captured crowded audiences in London. The Llar-clly verdict we have no doubt, will be an endorsemert of this. Another fine drama is "Ail the world's a stage." while < n the coiiKdv side there will or "Dollars and Sense. Commencing on Th t urcot I actor Y\ illium Farnum will bo seen in "The Woman from Bitter Roots," a five ^■ .• f41 at; :e.. 'ire aro otho n'llhao.t jiiins rot fcrg^ctmc the Bnimsiather inimitable "Fragments from. Toe Popular open tlit'lv lion; oi.e car alway-, ho o i i .-re a ■ o'- ye: !0 under the cosiest conditions. i