The Cambria Daily Leader

A MAD WORLD! MY II MASTERS. What is wrong with us all? What is wrong with the western world? We are going through lifs like the Prodigal Son—with this difference: he came to himself, and returned from the far country of riotous living. We have spent all, but we are still borrowing. We are rioting in luxury although con science and common sense equally tell us that an end must come to t. The motto of the world seems to be Let us drink and be merry, for to- morrow we shall open fresh bottles I of bliss and devise new modes of I pleasure. I Think of Swansea during these i holiday weeks! It is the most ¡ luxurious pleasure period the town has ever known. Expense is no object. The money goes with reck- less abandon. All classes are smit ten with the craze—for a craze it is —in their degree. All pver the country it is the same. London was never so brilliant. The dresses of the fashionable—and to-day all are fashionable-are amazing in their richness. There appears to be uo sensation that is too extravagant to aspire to. t The poor continent, waking out of its nightmare, dis play the s-ame characteristics. Brus- sels is just now an amazing city ol pleasure. A year ago the Bocbe held it in his grip. To-day it 's free, and it is given over to the cult of pleasure. Travellers say the same is true of Paris. And all the time we are slipping, slipping, down the road to bankruptcy. Spending more than we are earning, we appear to have made up our minds to dance right over the cliff to ruination. What is wrong with us? Has peace brought with it an opiate to drug our senses? Are we so weary, after five years of war strain, that we don't care? Or is the explana- tion the simple one that we hav-Oall, unconsciously perhaps, settled with in ourselves that, before we go back to the dull, unthril'ling calm of peace days, we shall have what the school boy calls a good blow-out? It may be; but let us have our long festival with eyes opened to its peril. And let us decide 'to quit before the game grows too dangerous! These are doleful reflections for the sunny months of August; and we have no desire to pose as th.3 Skeleton at the feast. Man was meant to be happy, and his state for over five years has been unnatural. The malaise of peace is hard to shake off. But shaken off it has to be, if we are to get off the slippery slope that leads to extinction. The orgy of extravagance has to cease —and soon-if we are to continue a great power. We believe that, if by no other means, a succession of great shocks will save us. They are coming, inevitably. Germany has one to administer to us, economically; about which we hope to say more at a later period. And America has one in course of preparation. D > we realise all that is meant in tho unequal exchange values .that pre- vail between the nationalities tu, day? Do we recognise the handi- cap the ad verse American exchange, will place upon our exports, or Lll) effect the cheapening oi the German mark will have upon our home mar- ket if we remove trade restrictions, as of course we will be bound to dov A Sunday journal declares that j the Government has the wind Uf)" with regard-to national expenditure. if it is true, it is the best of news. It would be better news if the country also had the wind up! Listen, then, to the words of the expert, who writes about the effect of our fic-ating debt: There is no doubt as to our capacity to stand the burden of this debt, and stand it without undue strain, but only ly industry and economy Oil the part of all classes of the community, and the elimination of waste in all its forms, can it be done. Further, we must not forget that one of the fun- damental facts which is governing the financial situation to-day is that, owing to our sales of some one thousand million foreign securities to the debts incurred to America, and to the loans made to our Alli (on many of which we not hope to receive interest for many years to come), it is abso- lutely necessary that the indi- j | viduals of the nation should produce; more than they did in pre-war days: should consume less, and should j wisely invest the product of those j cornbined efforts." "The reduction of consumption need not mean less comforrable cir j cumstances it can be accomplishod by the avoidance of waste in the broadest possible sense, waste in I 'the home, waste in the factory, and j waste in the field. There is no European country where sheer waste is so rampant as it is in this country. A higher standard of liv ing cannot be achieved by waste or Oy luxury. Considering the coun- | try's need to-day, there is in this1 regard an extraordinarily heavy J burden of responsibility resting OTl those who have made money out of the war, to whatever class they belong." The Prodigal returned. Will we 0 Our path back to economy is a rough road. But the smooth way! over which we are now rushing blindly leads to a precipice. Wo shall pull up in time if each and every one of us reflects upon the part he or she has to plav in this work of national retrenchment.

SWANSEA WATER. i nnr Position Good-If We Are Careful. Thase who know best tell us that Swan- sea's water position is eziremely satis- factory. and that the town is in no dan- ger of a big and unquenchable thirst. A Caiti-bi-;a Daily Leader" reporter, who saw Mr. Collinson, the wat?r en" gineer, was informed that this was due to ,Iiat this was due to he success whic'i had attended the pre- vention of waste—a matter, 6aid Mr. Col- linson, in which the Leader had paid n very prominent part by emphasising the necessity for care and economy. 'f Wo ha/e brought our consumption down by i million gallons a day," j Mr. Collinson. If this had not been wou ld have been in a. verv different position. The town has a very good reserve, in vow of the prolonged drought, and this, despite the fact thar: since the borough extension we have been called upon to supply larger quantities to praoiically every part of the added areas. In most of these places the local sources of supply had to all intents and purposes dr'ed up, and wherever possible Swansea water hIL-, been supplied." Mr. Collinson drew attention to the chart, and showed that Swansea Has still in hand enough water to last rt for some time, even :f the drought continues. But, :1S be p-oillted out, there is no certainty of the weather in these days, and if the position is to be safeguarded the only way to do it is by cutting down consump- tion to the lowest posts'ble limit. The average consumption per head per day is still 31 gallons, which is higher than it ought to be. The person who wastes \ra«er to-day is r sking a famine of that I commodity.

 ?- 7- 11 -E NEATH P OL C. Inspection by Sir Leonard Dunninq I On Monday Sir Leonard Dunning made his annuallllspecbon of the Neath Bor- ough Constabulary. lie expressed sfitis- faction with all he saw, and in an address to the men referred with pride to the large number who had joined the Army during the war, and complimented them upon their safe return. The men were afterwar-da drilled by Chief Cons'able W ITiggins.

TRAVELLED IN HORSE SOX. At Aberavon, on Monday, Thomas II Church, Pendarv/s-street, Aberavon, pleaded guiKy to travelling without a ticket from Haverfordwest to Port Tal- bot on 28th May last.—Mr. Vivian Deer, l for the G.W.Ii., said tho defendant tra- velled w!h a pony in a horse box, and when asked for hrs t'eket fiiid he had bought, one but lost it.—Fined 20s.

I j JUMPED OVER A WALL.  Curious Blaengwynfi Assault Case. At Aberavon on Monday, Gritritl1 Bowen. a collier of Gwvnfi-strect, B/aen- gwynli, summoned hiB neighbour, Wil- liam Edwards for assault.—Mr. Lewis Thomas prosecuted. Complainant said that Bowen jumped over the wall on him, causing him to fal-l. His head was cut. lIe had not; worked since. Defendant was fined ,5.

ONLY PUSHED HIM. Hendre Man Who Was Unconscious For Ninety Minutes. At Ammanford on Monday David Mor- sjans, Nebo, ilendre, summoned Jolm j Stephens, JBryneithin, Ilendre, for us- sault, he alleged that the defendant, with- out any cause struck him a severe blow, which rendered him unconscious for an ¡ uour and a half. When he came round be was liomp with his wife. It was said that be hud to be carried home by four men. Defendant stated that he only pushed jj the^^pomplainant. t A Una ? 15s. was inflicted. 0

j BY AIR TO THE I WELLS. I 1$ The First Flight Yesterday the Avro aeroplane, piloted by Captain Lruce—one of those young veterans of the air who won for us the mastery of the skies over tho Western front-not only beat the railway service between Swansea and Llanwrtyd Wells iliot a ha. d business this), but also the telephone service (this again, to those familiar with the tragedies of trunk delays, nut a difficult triumph). As aero- plane flights go, ours was a long journey, for we had to ascend to a great height to obtain favouring winds, and to ?et over the mountain currents. It took us about fifty minues between the Sands at Bryn-  and :10 field in front of the Aber- nant Hotel at the Wells. It exhausted h'w hours and a half of time and mental tissue to get through ? by the wonder- ful telephone service. Let me confess that I am not among the people who aspired ardently to fly. Terra-firma is my natural abode, and not the blue heavens. But the invitation of the Avro people to be one of the first of the passengers to the Wells way too tempting to ho resisted, and so, a Little timorous inwardly—I hope not outwardly -1 put my leg over the side of the machine as it rested yesterday morning on the Sands and 'slipped into the seat behind the pilot's, begoggled, fur-capped, and well-equipped for the journey over the mountains. "Contact!" Tho pro- peller began to whizz, and then to sing, and we were off, taxi-ing over the Sands. In a few moments there came a sense of freedom, and next the country began to reel away under us. Up and up! We were over green fields. They were getting smaller and smaller The country opened out. New horizons unrolled. There was Clyne, a wooded dell; and Lairwcod, marked by its white roads. Waunarlwvdd, directly underneath us. And the sun shining on Carmarthen Bay. What were our sensations? It is hard to define them. It is hard to find the appropriate parallels. The first was, greatly exaggerated, the feeling one has when the London tube-lift starts unex- pectedly. The second, a feeling of extra- ordinary buoyancy, and the taste of a novelty unlike anything before ex- perieneed. And, most lasting impression of all, the negative sensation—it was quite illusory—that we were not making any speed. As a matter of fact, we never did loss than a mile a minute. Quite candidly there was nothing to cause nervousness. Perhaps it was that the sense of wonder overcame any other pos- sible sensation. Up aloft, look- ing down at the two long streets that make up Waunarhvydd, and away at the ramparts of Mvnydd Du, hazy in the summer heat, then over the shimmering land of Gower and the sea beyond, with the wind swishing like a fury in our ears, it appeared as safe as though we were en the firm earth- I gave myself up to the sheer exhilaration of the expe- dJtjon-to view the country, to spy the land ahead, and especially to see how the Black Mountains would look from this new angle of vision. We were over Waunarlwydd when it seemed to me that we were stationary. Yes, we were scarcely moving. There was the Loughor river still, and the Penllergaer pond, and Gowerton right in front. In my ignorance I be- lieved we were Forcing a slow way against a heavy wÍlld; instead, I learned after- wards, our pilot was mounting steadily, climbing ami climhitiiy, until we were seven thousand feet up. Then, after steep "hankings," we headed straight north again, and once more the country moved under us. The railway line ran into infinity, and along its course we passed Gorseinon, and in a few minutes, PoTitardulais. Here we seemed to be climbing again, to get well above the steep sides of Graig FalVr, over which <vi the gentlest of days the winds are ?iw a 'vi roariri,?. itide,,d looked 1he littl valIeys between the Uiw and I .he Lou?hor-v;)I!? .?.rn.? ..?i?. U'A t 1"1 Ili I-K,(] often on Saturdnv ex- curMons Beautiful appeared Llandre- mor, the lnonntain farm on the rraig, with its compact fields surrounded by moorland; and the sleepy hamlet of I • €ntre Bach nestling under the sides of the mountain, and white-washed Ty Newycld, and Rhosillv amidst its ash trees. To the right was the ribbon of road crossing from Rhyd-y-pandv to the Bettws and Ammanford. It cut like a knife, staring white, over the uplands The little Loughor is in serpentine folds through the valley here, and I watched each curve as we flew over Graig Fawr, and the chimneys of Pantyifynon and Ammanford drew nearer. Next the lime- stoile quarries, and the village of IJan- debie claimed notice, and then T,Iandilo.- a Llandilo flattened out and without hills —came into sight, and with it the Towv ■I wish I could write here a tale that could bring to your eyes, as ours sa wit, the picture of Carrejj Cennen on its great rock Or the picture of the dark moors of Mynydd Du. nd the red-ribbed precipices over L!y»-y-\an Faeh. Or the vib of country that opened out west from IJan- dOH'ry-Twm-Slwu-Catti land, st2rn and | 'i" ??n the Sugar Loaf, with its 1', l] 'je<- ?"? line, and, ?on. the w€ n "Ostinaticn. reposing snugly in theIr eu?ding hills. Now as I have?id. we were sevo') thousand feet up, and when we the Pleasure lake by the Abernant we commenced to come down." We descended in sieep circles and spirals, banking and indulging in all sorts of manoeuvres which I am told greatly de- lighted the big crowd who hailed u.s as Captain Bruce brought us quietly to ground in the Abernant field. For myself I cannot say that I am enamoured of these circlings and bankings. The earth wobbles too greatly when they are in progress. The journey home was Romance with the capital letter. What can I describe? ShaH it be the wonder of the Van. illumined by the afternoon sun, and warmed out of its greyness by its red rays? Shall it be the experience of passing four thousand fed above Garreg LVlyd, and tracing every road, every path, over its rugged slopes? Shall it be the solemn range of the long rampart of mountain. with its gorges and rivers that shone like ■stream. of crystal, its bare grey rocks, and black moorlands? Shall it be the spec- tacle of Carmarthen Bay all ablaze with lor.r? Or the sight of Gower, as we rode over its neck, the peninsula set, in a frame of fire; every headland silhouetted, and the Worm itself throwing up its lion head against this sun-kissed sea? No, either t??k I h?vc s?t i beyond m?—is beyoi^ anybody but the pnct; and I am no poet. Bnt if I cOllldsm in sweet nnmbprs, I would b?t ''Hce to tell you what Swansea Bey look s hho when you ?r? hanging in the sky six thonsand fo?t above PontaT- dul?is—how mnrvpnous is the blue of its waters, how wondrous ifS settin". how beautifully the town clings to its shores. Tut-tiit! Tlifrt- are some things the wise journalist will not attempt to do; and I will no more than suggest the incompar- able sights of our journey home. We did it in splendid time. We journeyed more steadily than any travelling sensa-; tion T know of can parallel. And, coming I down like a swooping bird, and ringing l the blue sea once or twice, we landed so gently that we were at rest before one had time to realise that the trip was I ever. J. o. ,yv. 1

AMUSEMENTS. 6.30. TO-NIGHT: 8.30. 'Phone; Central 32. HARRY LAMONT presents his COWBOY NilPSTRELS, In a Round-Up March and Melody. LATEST NEWS PICTURES. HARRY WEST, Comedy Acrobat and Dancer. THE WHITTAKERS, Refined Comedy uuo. PILL, the Thought-Reading Dog. The Original ASCOTS (Douglas & Ethel) England's Greatest Dancers. HARRY HERBERT, Comedian. THE GLADIATORS (James Findlay and Louis Christiansen), Art in Athletics." •gr. LYa i u ivf Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Madge Kennedy and Tom Moore in a Splendid G-oldwyu Production, THE ¡::AIR PRETENDER, a Charming Love! Drama in Six Parts. Eddie Polo 111 THE CIRCUS KING (Ep. I I). The Greatest Serial Ever Produced. Mr. & Mrs. Johnson's' ADVENTURES i AMONG THE CANNIBALS (Episode 4). Malaita, the Island of Mystery. Keystone's Comedies and Topical Budget. Thursday Next.-ONLY A GIRL. ROYAL Theatre. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. THE CALL OF THE CUMBERLANDS, Featuring Dustin Farnum. Drama 4 Reels*. NINE TENTHS OF THE LAW, I x Draiiia, F,ve Reels. MALAI Â- The ISLAND OF MYSTERY (CANNIBAL LAND.) I Second Episode, HANDS UP, featuring I Ruth Rolwancis. I Two Reel Triangic Keystone.  lg-,y7'W  CASTLE C2NEMA. 250 TO-DAY. 10.30 [' The First of the New Metro Master Pro- ductions. Emily Stevens in I A SLEEPING MEMORY, Seven Act Photoplay de Luxe, from the famous Novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim. CUPID v. ART, Two Part Uunedy, starring Alice Howell Ciara Kimball Young in LOLA, Adapted from Owen Davis' Play. Thursday Next.-William Farnum in KIDcRS OF THE PURPLE SAGE. I. CARLTON. 2.3S. I U D A Y_ 10.30. t tit, Liiromparanie Actress, Theda Bara in WHEN A WOMAN SINS.' Love's' cry ox forgiveness saved & soul for better things. Alice Joyce in FIND THE WOMAN, Adapted from the Famous (J'Henry s Ciierchy La Femme/' Five Parts. The Fascinating Love Story of a litau- nnil Young Singer, whose ambition was uimust crusiied by the Tongue of Scandal. Gazette and Pictorial. PICTURE HOUSE ;t.. a U I) A Y I U. 4u. T ho Ever-Popular Favourite, W. S. Hart III RIDDLE GAWNE, an Impressive Film Story of W'ld West Hatred. Mary MacLaren and Kenneth Harlan in i Ht MODLL'S CONFESSION, a Five Part Phillips Special Photo Play, m which a woman's wit, when pitted against man's determination, wins a notable victory. HER BLIGHTED LOVE, Scream Comedy Gazette and Rex Beech Travel. PUBLIC NOTICES. THE EDUCATION ACT, 1902. THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY dOHOUGH OF SWANSEA. AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS. SOTICJS IS HEREBY GIVEN that J. E. PliGiiE JUNES, Esq., District Audi- tor, will commence tiro AUDIT of the ACCOUNTS of the COUiNCIL, and oi their EDUCATION COMMITTEE, or Committees, It any, and of Officers of the Council and Committees, in respect ot their receipts and expenditure under the Education Act, 1902, for the year ended Slst. March, 11)19, on Thursday, the 4th day of September, 1919, at 10 o'clock in the forenoou, at the Borough Treasurer's Otfice, • Sv.if! jca. A Copy of the Accounts duly mado up and balanced, together with all vouchers and receipts mentioned or referred to in such Accounts, will l}(\ ueposited at the Education Ofhces, D.t nevor-place, Swan- sea, and be opoa during office hours to the inspection of all persons interested for seven clear days before the Audit, without ice or reward. H. LANG COATH, Town Clerk. Guildhall, Swansea, 9th August, 1919. G E R R A N S CHARABANC TOURS. Tuesday-RHOSSILLI. L.uvu Office, St. Helen's' Road, 10 o'clock. FAHE — 6s 6d. Thursday—PORTHCAWL. Leave Office 2 o'clock. FARE — — 8s. 6d. Office — St. Helen's Road. PONTHENEY, near Uanelly.—A Grana JL. ProfeMionat Byorts will Lf held at the above olace on Auxyst 23. 1919. in aid of the Foi.thenry War llemorial Uver 4.50 in Drisrea. Record tSntrie-s. Surir.t L9; Horse £ .U 10s.; Cy«Uu«, f6; together with Numerous other Items —of- r lint-ry forms. SjdI.V D J. Bvan Gree Park, Ponthuury. Hajtetty: E. Walters. Bryua?fryu. Pont- toenry. laanelly. WANTED, FOB END OF AUGUST SMALL HOUSE FOUR/FIVE ROOMS OR UNFURNISHED I FLAT. ¡ AijdIv E.V.O.. Lea-der. Office. Swansea- &V.) AMUSEMENTS. GRAND Theatre SWANSEA. I MONDAY, 11th AUGUST, 1919, Six Nights at 7.30, MATINEE on SATURDAY at 2.30. I FREDERICK G. LLOYD presents the r RECORD MUSICAL COMEDY A CHINESE HONEYMOON | NEXT WEEK— MURRAY KING, and CLARK'S COMPANY in I R 0 X A N A | SALES BY AUCTION. ———————————————————————— SWANSEA. I FOR SALE WITH VACANT POS- SESSION. J. Barran Pascoe, F.S.I., F.A.I., Has been instructed to SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, on the Premises, on WED- NESDAY, 20th AUGUST, 1919, at 11.:?" a.m. prompt (subject to Conditions of Sale to be there and then produced), the Valuable Leasehold Residence, Situate and known as 44, WALTER ROAD, SWANSEA. Held upon Lease for a term of 99 years from 25th December, 1873, at an Annual Ground Kent, of il 6s. The Property is exceptionally well built, nicely decorated throughout; the Rooms are large and lofty, and fitted with every convenience. Accommodation com- prises 4 Receptiun-roonis, Kitchen, Scul- lery, Larder, China Pantry, Bathroom, w.c., 6 Bedrooms; Outside, w.c., Larder, Large Wash-house with Loft over, easily converted into a Garage or Stable. Immediately after the Sale of the Pro- perty, the Very Substantial and Costly HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE will be Sold, comprising: Handsome Drawing-room Suite in Silk Tapestry, Beautiful Mahogany China Cabinet a n' (-i, Overmantel to match, 3 Heavy Brass Fire Suites, Mahogany Occasional Tables and Chair, Mahogany Dining-room Suite in Leather, Ebony Overmantel, Uphol- ) stored Wicker Easy Chair, Sundry Or.a- ments and Vases, Choice Selection of Pic- j Lures, Splendid Axminster Carpets, Lino- leum, Well-made White Enamel Bedroom Suite, walnut Dressing lable and Wasli- stand, 3ft. tiin. Brass Bedstead, Hair and Wire Spring Mattresses, Feather Bed and Pillows, Kitchen Dresser, Refriger- ator, Garden Seat, Brass Stair Rods, Mangle, and other items. j On View Day Prior to Sale from 2M p.m. to 5 p.m. Terms—Cash. Further particulars to the Property j j may be obtained of Wm. Cox .Esq., Soli- citor, Adelaide-street, Swansea, and of the j Auctioneer, 7, Gower-street, Swansea. 53, MALVERN TERRACE, SWANSEA. j THE HOUSE HAS BEEN SOLD. Astley Sumuel, F.A. I Has received instructions to SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, on THURSDAY, 14th August, 1919, the Antique & iViodern Furniture Solid Oak Suite in Green Plush, Hand- sonio Solid Mahogany Circular Table, Mahogany Side Tables, Walnut Ovei-mail- tols, French. Ornaments, Mason Jugs, j Japanese Whatnot, Marble Clock, Antique) Caddy, Choice Chippendale Cabinet, quan- j tity of Goss China, Axminster Carpets, Water Colours, Mahogany Hall Stand. Curtains, Weather Class, Walnut Side- board, Telescope Dining Table, two very line Divan Chairs in Leather, Brass Curb, Fire Bras ses, Mantel Drapery, Antique Oak Chair, Sheffield Plate, Candlosticks, E.P. Cruet, Toast Rack, Teapot, numerous Valuable Books, Coal Vases, Stair Carpet and Rods, Antique Chest of Drawers, Satin Walnut Bedroom Suite, Basket Chair, Brass and White Enamel Bedstead, China Pedestal and Pot, Copper Wire Spring Mattress, Hair and Wool Overlays, Bow-fronted Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Feather Bed, Feather Bolsters and Pil- lows, Blankets, Sheets, Quilts, Short Suite, Linen Cupboards, Office Chair, Copying Press, Kitchen Tables, Dresser, Smoking Chair, Dinner and Tea Ware, Oak Clock. Work Bench, Vices, Miscellaneous Tools, usual Kitchen Utensils, &L-, PRIZE NORWICH CANARIES AND CAGES. Quantity of Plants and Shrubs. Sale of Furniture commences 11 a.m. Goods on View 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday. Terms—Cash. Further particulars of the Auctioneer, King's Chambers, Swansea. AUCTION MART, 8, 4 and 5, GOAT-STREET, SWANSEA.. MESSRS. John F. Harvey and Sons Will SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, on FRIDAY NEXT, the 15th AUGUST, 1919, a Varied Assortment of Practically New High-Class the Household Furniture the chief items comprising: Massive .Panelled Mahogany 5ft. Wardrobe, Dress- ing Chest with levelled mirrors, Marble Top Washstand and Two Mahogany Cane Seat Chairs, Panelled Mahogany Side- board with bevelled mirrors, Mahogany Full-size Bedstead, Drawing-room Suites, Oak Extending Dining Table with spiral legs, 3 Oak High Back Chairs with Lea- ther seats, Settee, Upholstered Arm Chair, Sheriton Mirror, Tea Sets, Brass Curbs, Nearly-new Carpets, Wool Rugs, Stair Carpets, Walnut-framed Piano by Jolin Brader and Sons, Oil Paintings, E.P. Goods, Sewing Machine Stand, Nearly-new Kitchen Dresser, Mangle, Small Oak Coffer, Pictures, Kitchen Range, Iron Boiler, Combination Bed- steads and Sundry Household Effects too numerous to mention. Sale to commence at 11 a.m. prompt. PIONEER CHARABANC TOURS. I Thursday, August 14th, m l 11 w r TENBY. I Leave Garage 9 a.m., Leave Tenby 6 p.m. 120 Miles. FARE, it Is. Friday, August 15th, Porthcawl Leave Garage 10 a.m., Leave Porthcawl j 8 p.m. FARE, Bs. 6d. Bookimz Otfice—PLYMOUTH STREET. | .? J?""? ???. I <!UCh!- ¡ touch of the o!d trouble ? Get the I Kruschen habit and — good bye, gout I I Half a teaspoonful I in hot water I before breakfast — every morning! Of all Chemists 1/6 per bottle. All British J ). f!!) I Ha#!0*' i fJ;1 g | PUBLIC NOTICES. Swansea Town A.F.C. SEASON TICKETS Can now be obtained at Mr. J. Barclay Owen, Oxford St.. and Waveriey Restaurant, Cradock St. 7.30-9. FIELD ONLY— 25/- (including Tax)—ADULTS, t:i/- (including Tax)—BOYS.

TO CATERERS. It ha.s boen decided to give a Dinner on Saturday, the 31st im,taut, at Gar- nant C6uncil Schools, to the Discharged and Demobilised Soldiers and Sailors of Cwmavon, Cami. The number will be approximately 400, and Tenders are in- vited for carrying out the above. Par- ticulars as to Menu, etc., may be had from Hon. Secretary, Peace Celebrations Com- mittee, Garnant.

í t TOWN TALK. Chewing gum i..s becoming .very popular in Swansea, both the weLl-known brands aud thcL,e Kfi local ii ianufacturo. To-day is the Twelfth, and there le go, ing to be a lot of grousing before the day is out. — »s- A defendant at Aberavon on Monday was named Sunberg. Iceberg would luno been more welcome to-day. w It was only a slip said a Taiba. i in an charged at Aberavon with using bad Language. Lapsus linguae again. — o:— "A worn-out hat? is ex-King Nicholas* idea of the crown of Montenegro. Ho has lost his tile." —:o: — The bacon trade is quite cut up about the control. They say the authorities are getting rasher and rasher. A Wrinkle for the Summer Girl," says the headline. But the summer girl doesn't like wrinkles. ag Riding a bicycle in the four-foot way was the evidence against and IS-year-old collier boy at Aberavon on Monday. A. scenic railway stunt! — :o:— It is Pickwickian to see people run- ning about after their dogs on the road to see if they have their muzzles on."— Mr. Lewis Thomas for a defendant at Port Talbot. —:os — Messrs Ben Evans and 03.'8 3-toa Albion commercial car, supplied by Messrs. R. E. Jones Ltd., is quite a novelty in provincial street transport, and has beea much admired. —: oc — Judging by the large number of new nuts down by Crawley Woods, there should be a record crop in a few woeka when they are fully grown. That is If the trippers don't pluok thom all beforo they are matured. —(« — Swansea confectioners, though you:: wouldn't think it, are short of sugar too. One of them says he has not yet received the whol e of his July apportionment. We have managed to pull through," ho says, but we could have sold a lot mora stuff, and have only made what we werit, bound to make." —:«— rot is really wonderful the interest t.1ke. in the game of bowls in Swansea. The excitement at the local interna-tiouai, tournament at Cwmdonkin last nigh. was ait t'mes intense, but for all that that crowd was quite impartial, and good shotaf by both sides were readily and vigoroulk applauded, Long residents in the Gower ninsu1 daclare that they never remember a sum* m&r in which so many picnics haTe been held M this, and, judging by the pro-j cession of returning brakes, motor ch am-4 ba.Boa, on Sunday it bancs, etc., on Sunday evening, it wouldij appear that the Sa-Pbath is omeof most popular days. 0: ¡ I' ■ j j. Reporting the National Qymanfa (5aa«s| ait Cor wen, one of the weekly p&,)Or, gott in a hopeless tangie over one popula 'tem. Diolc-li Iddo," of course, i known to tho majority of people in Watefc.i but few could recognise the well-known| title in the "Debereh Iddo of our Lon-' don contemporary. —. a. — I An Ammanford bachelor tailor re4CeiVedi I the other day a picture postcard •onrey-J ing an unmistakable long nieasage, 8 one of the Cardiganshire reqprte. Sus I oicion fell on an Ammanford baker, Wh()i was sojourning there, and thus ran tile; tailor'a inspired reply, Crajj dy fara, Nid hawdd fy nala." I I There ie one thing about bowls which: I should like to see introduced .into every I other, game, especially football," said u. man at Cwmdonkin last night. I notica I that when the players finish match; they shake hands all round. That shows good feeling, and certainly helps to 811. gender the spirit of true sportsmanship." Some question arose at the Ammanford court over the date of the new public- I house hours of closing. Said Mr. S. Grif-i fiths (one of the a(ivocatec,), I am a total'■ abstainer, and can t be expected to knQw, but I think my friond (Mr. Gwyn C'. I Porter) will be able to assist you." An appeal to porter: n observed the irrepres- j sible magistrates' clerk (Mr. W. L. Sinith). — JO J— A Mumbles man had been asked to buy: "ome margarine for some visitors on Lllon- Jay. lIe consented to do so, and on his way to Rut land-it root station for homo he noticed that his parcel was looking rather graaay. He decided to put a news- paper round it, but the hoot soon caused the oily naturo of the contents to per- colate through it. From the Dunns station until he reached home. one could easily follow the trail, as the oily drippings marked the way very plainly. — ro :— A new method of serving up ice-cream hns been introduced by the vendors o-i this popnh;,r cooler on the Swansea Sands. Hi* herto it has pn dispensed ia the glass, the wafer, and the cornet, but dur- iug the last few days it is being sold in small p,ts placed upon an ordinary biscuit. The reason for this is probably to be found in the fact that the record tilvl- the r-e  cr d crowds who have visited the beach during this record summer weather have devoured so much iee-oream as to create a shortage of the ordinary wafer biscuit. — :o: — There are a great number of credulous people about, and included amongst them are those who are fond of having a bob on." Thus it came about, a day or two ago, that when a well-known looal gentle- man—known to all sportsmen as the re- tailer of "something good "—entered a certain Swansea hotel and greeted a friend with the remark, Hullo, Iloval weather to-day (meaning, of course, the glorious sunshine). He was unconsciously the cause of a lot of misunderstanding. A workman at the other end of the bar, wno is the possessor of long-distance ears, who was incidentally studying the racing pro- gramme at I.ewes, jumped to this as a first-class tip." Sure enough there was a hcrte running by the name of Royal Weather, so he quickly got on it." The next thing was to put his friends on a good thing ab?o, so ho quickly got around the haunts and confidentially gave the information to dozens of backers, also the source from whence if came. Sad to re- late, tho punters followed the adviceg.bu;i Boayl Weather was an also raiu", j