The Cambria Daily Leader

SWANSEA POLICE COURT. I Labourer's Foolish Conduct with I & Knife. Monday.—Before Messrs* Fred Rocke, James Wignah, Aid. Win. Williams, Richard Martin and David Roberts. Wm. Owens (34), labourer, for being drunk and incapable in Brid ge-street on Jan. 11 was fined 5s. Evidence ivas that defendant had been found lyiug on a railway line helplessly drunk. Patrick Clarke (27), labourer for he- ing drunk and disorderly iu High- street on Jan. 11 was fined 7s. 6d. or seven days. Thomas O'Connors (25), a labourer, for a similar offence in "Wind-street, was sent to prison for one month. Evi- dence showed that lie had been banish- ing a large knife and frightening people. Patrick O'Connors (25) labourer for being drunk in Llewellyn-row, and not appearing to a summons on Dec. 14. was bound over to be of good behaviour. Begging in Jersey-street on Jan. 12, Frank Filler (23) a labourer, was cautioned and the case adjourned for a rr.outh.-L, berozer Jones (oD) a liawker, for a similar offenoo was sent to prison for 14 days hard labour.

HISSING ASSISTANT I i Alleged Theft oi £23 From Neath Butcher The Neath Police are investigating an extraordinary case 01 alleged theft. It appears that a well known butcher sent an assistant to the bank with in gold and Silver. Later the assistant was sent to another shop belonging to his employer with the sum of thirty shillings in gold and silver for the purpose oi small change. When the employer subsequently visited the. brauen .shop he was informed that only m. had been received there, and further inquiries shewed that the £ 23 intended to be deposited at the bank had not been ieft there. It was afterwards stated that the assistant had been seen on the railway- station, and it is alleged that he has decamped with thf3 money, and the police are no* making a search for him. He had occupied his position for about three years, and is 19 years of age.

ECZEMA ALL OVER CHILD'S HEAD. b. Maypole Sq., Alconbury. Hunts., Eng.—•" My littie boy Vincent had a bad form o-t ecaeiua all over his head for ten months. He used to scratch it until he made it bleed, then it scabbed over and began to spread round his neck and round to his other ear. it would bleed and discharge until It spread all over his head. I was given a box of — ointment and had to wash the head with soft soap every night and mornjng and cover it with the ointment and sew white rags all over it like a cap. The poor child would scratch outside the rags and it would then discharge and the rags would stick to his head. It got no better at all, then a friend sent me a tin of Cuticura Ointment and a tablet of Cuticura. soap, so I started with them. By the third morning the scales were nearly ali off. I kept, on washing his head, with the Cuticura Soap and spreading the Cuticura Ointment on each morning until I used up one tin. 1 sent for another and be- fore I had used half of that his head was as clear as it could be from sores and new hair growing like anything." (Signed) Mrs. Lucy Townsend, May 23, 1912. Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold by chemists everywhere. A sample of each with 32-p. book post-free from nearest depot: Newbcry. 27, Ch?rtcr- h?uso Sq., i?ondon, R. Towns and Co., Sydney, N.S.W.; Lennon, Ltd., Cape Town; Muller, Maclean and Co., Cal- cutta and Bombay; "Cuticura," Bos- ton, U.S.A. Tender-faced men should shave with Cuticura Soap Shaving Stick. Sample free.

Lieutenant (District Officer) E. Owen, Royal Garrison Artillery., ou promotion from Second Cla»s Master Gunner, Pem- broke Dock, has been appointed to the Royal Garrison Artillery, Berehaven. A good specimen of a mammoth's I tooth was found during excavations for t. e new Great Northern Railway line m Cuffley to Hertford. It is to be posited in the Hertford Museum. Since last November 2.700 people lave attended Wesley Saturday evening Concerts. Babies are debarred from the "At ITome" on Thursday evening in connec- tion with the Sketty Brotherhood. Dr. J. A. Haw lings announced on Sunday that "much as we should like to see baby, and hear his 'music,' we bave no rooail"

  t A LIVING VENUS. London Girl's Measurements Compared with Famous Statue. fjondon has produced a rival to Miss Elsie Scheel, of Cornell University, C.S.A., whose figure, it has just been claimed, is the nearest approach to that ot the famous statue, the Venus de Alilo. Miss Scheel, who is twenty-five, was measured by Dr. Esther PaiKer, also of Cornell University, and the latter de- clared that Miss Scheel was absolutely | without defects and must receive the prize annually given to America s most perfect "noinaii. Her rival in London is Miss Marjorie Watson, an attractive girl of just twenty, who lives with her mother raid sisters in Southfields. For three years Miss Watson has. heen employed as a model in a West End modiste's show- room. Miss Watson's measurements are be- lieved to be the nearest to those of the historic statue tha,n any yet recorded. They are:- Venus Miss de Milo. Watson. Hpig'ht. 5 4 5? l:,ht 5 :1.3 5 J. Neck 12.5 13.0 Chest ".).0 33.0 Waist  26.0 26.0 Hips 58.0 38.0 Thigh 22.5 22,0 Calf 13.2 13.4 Ankle 7.4 8.3 Yt risi — 6.0 Bust — 37.0 Upper arm — 14.0 Fore m-m — 9.7 i :1< == 9sL J Here are Miss Scheel's measurements: Weight .1.2i.it. ,)lb. Height 5ft. 7in. Cheat, 34.6m. liips

SWANSEA—LLANELLY MATCH. Mr. F E. Perkins told "Pendragon" this morning that no fresh fixture be- tween Swansea and Llanelly had yet been arranged.

MUSICAL SUCCESSES. The following two pupils Mr. Donald lx>t-t. Professor of Music, Swansea, wero suc- cessful in obtaining the diploma of L.il.A.M. at the December-da tmary Examination of the Royal Academy of Music,, 1II London, 1912-1913Miss .Marguerite Haydn-Parry, ringing, in the class for performers; and Mi&a Klsie Williams, pianoforte, in the class for teachers. 01-13

■ 1,1 ABDUCTION CHARGE. At Neath on Monday Rees Thomas (18), 2, Hopkins-plaoe, was remanded till Tuesday on a charge of abducting a. girl named Sarah Jane Edwards, under the age of 16. No evidence was given.

I ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES Win. Williams, ooliier, Nantygio, was further remanded at Neath to-day on (a charge of obtaining two gold rings by i false pretences from the shop of Mr. j .Richard Kai ten bach, jeweller^ Green- street, Neath.

Wooden nests have been affixed to trees in Hampton Court Palace ground" i for the protection of the smaller birds frequenting the gardens. Great Britain's imports of frozen rab- bits from Australia last year were 490,870 crates, as compared with 646,747 crates in 1911, according to Mr. J

¡ i SLEEPLESSNESS, INDIGES- I TION I AND KIDNEY DISEASE. Pain-worn Housewife soon Cured by I i DR. CASSELL'S TABLETS. ¡ Mrs. Dry, of lo, Prospect-terrace, York -iv i-itc-,s l,'or 4 years 1 suffered misery from indigestion and kidney trouble. I felt ill all over, with dreadful pains in my stomach and across my back. I had no appetite, and what 1 did eat just turned to wind, and I got so terribly weak and run down that I could hardly drag about. I was never really free from pain, and, worst of all, 1 could not sleep. All this time 1 was taking doctors' medi- cine, but nothing touched my com- plaint tiil I got Dr. Cassell's Tablets. That was the beginning of health for me. The pain aU went, I could eat and sleep, aDd soon I was well and strong again." I}r. Cassell's Tablets aro a i-evelation to Liieso suffering from nerve and organic weakness, digestive and kidney troubles, and all diseases arising from physical debility in children or adults. Price lOjd., Is. I'd., ;,nd 2.s. 9d. at all chemists. l A free sample box sent on receipt of 2d. for postage, etc., to Dr. Cassell's Co., Ltd., 418, Chester-road, Man- chester.

L —— BROTHER'S THREAT Neath Woman Faints in Witness Box At Neatb on Monday, Charlotte Daiigault, 7, Quay-road, summoned her brother, Will. Thomas Davies, HJ, Wind- street, for assault and battery. Complainant, who appearej in court with a black eye, said that on January 7th defendant attacked her on the stairs, and said he would murder her and do six months. Whilst giving evi- dence complainant fainted, but soon recovered. Dr. Joseph Walters gave evidence, and Mrs. Flora Davies, mother of the parties, gave a. vivid account of the iraeas and her unsuccessful efforts as a peacemaker. Defendant was fined 10s. and costs or seven days.

UNUSUAL APPLICATION. Peculiar Action at Swansea Police I Court. An usual application was made at the I Swan sea Polite Court this morning, when a man named Rees Hopkins was summolle(I for neglecting to maintain his three grandchildren, who were charge- able to the Swansea Union. They had been so since December 10th. The. ¡ father was in America. An order of los. a week was made. After the case had been decided. Air. Leyshon said he had been instructed to I act for Rees Hopkins. He had been un- avoidably delayed. He was aware that the case had been decided and asked them to reinstate it. I After consultation, the Bench agreed and an adjournment was granted

FRANKNESS REWARDEFJ, At the Swansea Police Court to-dai Charles Ewart Uzzell, a man of gentle- manly appearance, described on the charge sheet as a labourer, was sum- moned for using abusive language to- wards Beatrice Pennock, and with as- saulting his mother-in-law, Mary Pen- nock. Evidence was to the effect that de- fendant had broken a picture, thrown a cup at complainant, and had struck her. Defendant expressed his sorrow at the occurrence, and said he was at the time under the influence of drink. The Bench said the defendant had been frank and straightforward in the matter, and lie was bound over.

The low-lying parts of Gower at the present time are more like swamps than anything else. Baron Kato, the Japanese Ambassa- dor, left London yesterday for Japan, where he will be appointed Alinister of Foreign Aifairs. The Physical Degeneration Com- mittee says;—"Every step gained to- wards the solution of the housing prob- lem is something won for sobriety." Better house would not necessarily en- sure better homes, but they would be a great help.

MUNICIPAL ART. I Students' Opportunities for Street i Planning. I Or. Saturdar evening the members of the Swansea Art Society held a social evening: at the Royal Institution of South Wales, Swansea. There was a large attendance, and Mr. Tcm Matthews, Llandebie. There success. The chairman wae Principal Grant Murray, and the guests of the society were Mr Sichard Ease, the art expert to Somerset House; Mr. Christopher Williams, and .1r. Tom Matthews, Llandebie. These were also present: Mr. Percy Cleaves, A.B..C.A, Mr. Gott (professor of architec- ture), Mr. Ernest E. Morgan, A.P,.I.E,.A., Miss Hemmings, Miae Kiteon, Miss D" Kirkman. the Misses Leaver, Mr. C. Perkins, Mr. J. Johnston, and many others. At the outset Mr. Murray welcomed the guests of the evening. The society, he said, was honoured by their presence. 1t.r. R06S. added Mr. Murray, wa-s one of the most eminent, critics of the day, whilst Mr. TiriI- li.i.ins was well-known as the artist who had painted ny Itoyal command the Investiture picture. An intensely interesting paper was read by Mr. Percy Gleaves, A.K.C.A., the pro- fessor of painting at the Swansea Art School's, on the subject of The Opportuni- ties of an Art Society." He said he could imagine an Art Club taking an active part in discussion oil street planning, laying out of open spaces, landscape gardening in the public parks, etc. In this connection the garden city scheme would appear to be a valuable local opportunity. He vras confi- dent that if an art club realised its possi- bilities in this direction, art would attain to a more eminent position in municipal affairs, and the artist would be taking a fuller share of his responsibilities as a citizen. At the close of the address Mr. Boss paid a tribute to Mr Gleavos, and reminded tnose present that early art in England could be traced to Wales. The great English masters i ha-fl obtained their inspiration from Wales. I .r..1r. Matthews, Mr. E. E. Morgan, and Mr Gott also spoke, and aiterwards refresh- ments were served.

NEW BUiLDiftC SOCiETY. Eleventh Swansea Liberal Termi- nating t", Stai't To-rnorrow. Our readers will see m another column of this issue the announcement that the first subscription meeting of the Eleventh Swansea Liberal Ter- minating Building Society will be held to-morrow (Tuesday), in the Ebenez^er Schoolroom, High-street, at 7 p.m. These societies have long been estab- lished iii the town, and their promoters axe business men, who have had con- siderab!e exper:ence in managing these institutions. The progressive tievelon- ment, of these societies from the ".First" to the "Tenth" deariy shows that tbey have not only met and supplied a. ivani but established themselves in the confi-I denco cf the public, and rank a-niono's; I the largest in the district. Hundreds of working men have been, and still are, members of these societies, and can! tes,ifv to their cxccHent working. A distinctive future of these so- cieties is their form of balance sheet, by which every member can see at a glance his or her exact position. Tho "Herald of W ales," as far back as 1838, said of these societies: It :s certainly to such men that Swanseu must look to encourage, and it is OLlv ,?v such honest Markers that the re- proach of the failure of her building so- cieties can ever be wiped away." That it has been wiped ai,?av is de- monstrated by the immense growth the I societies and the very successful ter- mination on December 10th last of tho Seventh Liberal Cuilding Society after a duration of unly 11 years. 11 months. 12 days. The secretary of these so- cieties is Mr. Frank S. Davies, 8G, St. Helen's-road.

BURIED BY FALL. I inquest upon Body of Sryncocti Collier. Au inquest was neld at Brynooch, near Neath on Saturday, respecting the deatli of Eynon Jones, collier, who was instantaneously killed by the iali of the roof at Wern Ddu on Wednesday. W. Boweu, collier, Rhos, said he würking with deceased, in a new head- ing about 5 a.m. when lietween two and three cwt. of stone fell on him. Dd. Stephens. Bryncoch, fireman, said he had warned deceased of the bad roof. It took haif an hour to recover deceased's lifeless body from the debris. The jury returned a verdict of acci- dental death.

I FISHING RESORTS ON THE I L. & N.W.R. Fish Itig Resorts on the L. & N.W.R.' is the titie Ct a little booklet which has been issued by the London and North- Western Railway Company. It îur-I nishes1 the names of over one hundred em gling ta tious &nd, carrying its mis- s?n to the furthest limit, gives the waters that may be fishui- the kind of fish that may be looked for, and the  o r names and addresses of those to whom to write for further information. A copy of the booklet can he obtained free on aplioation at any L. < £ • N.W. Station, Agency, Town Office, or from the Enquirv Office, Euston Station. I N.W.

7! 7- Mr. H. n, WnkpfipM wlil ledure to- morrow (Tuosdav) evening at the Y.M.C.A. (i-ymiiasium on "A Pond: What is in i1?" The lecture will be j mustrat?<! by m?iiificent Hme Hp:1it views, and t1w chair wU! b? occupied bv Air. J. Trevor Owen, M.A. Ad- mission is free. )

SATURDAY CONCERTS. Programmes at Popular Week-End, Gatherings. The Cwmfelin Male Voice Party were rospcusibi-a for the excellent progr amme given at the Bagged School, Swansea, on Saturday night. As usual, there was a large attendance, presided over by Air. E. T. Franciii. The party were under the baton cf Air. W. Norwood, and were heard to advantage in The Destruction of Gaza," and Deep Jordan's Banks. The artists who assisted were: Songs, Alisses Annie George, B. Anthony, Messrs. O. Evans and i). Evans; elocutionist-, Miss Kol- insky; instrumental its. Messrs. 1). Harris (Cwmbwria). and Wm. Lee, and Miss B. Anthony. The accompanists were Air. Evan Walters and Aliss Certie Thomas. The annual meeting of the Total Abstinence Society was held on Friday at the Sailors' Rest, wheu the secretary- Mr. T. J. Williams (who was ua- animouslv re-elected) presented his re- port, in which he ma<te a. reference to the high standard ol the programmes given at the y meetings. WESLEY. The Saturday mgJn, concert at Wesley was a decidedly fine one. The attendance wm excellent, and the pio- grammt wa- both varied and good. Mr T. W. Hughes, presided. The "l\ Siloh Glee Singers" (under the con- ductorship of Air. T. Ivor Owen, L.R.A.M.. A.T.C.L.), g-ive excellent renderings of "Delvn Aur," "Lovely .Maiden." The Üùô,}J' little Shamrock," and "Boys of the old Brigade." Air. T Ivor Owen played by desire Alen- delssohn's "Andante and Rondo Caonccioso." it was a brinJam; per- forriiaiice, and well-merited the audience's demand for an encore. Items were also given by Miss Evelyn "Williams (solo pianist), Miss Hughes (soprano), Aliss C. Hopkins (violinist), and Mr. D. Jones (tenor), Aliss Annie Thomas lecited. Miss Sarah A. James, R.A.M., and Air. EJwYll Daniel accom- panied. Sketty Wesley. A good programme was arranged for the 'ieiuperance Aleeting at Wesley I Schools, Sketty, on Saturday evening, j the different items being much appre- ciated. The attend ance, however, was not so large as it mignt have been. Air. W'm. Morgan occupied the chair in the absence of Mr. Albert Williams. The speaker was Aliss Barker, who came from North Shields, and who delivered an able address. Solos were rendered I) the rudowlug: All". W. George, Alisses Edwards,"Tiice, and A. Williams and Airs. Gammon. Miss F. Jones, w lio is hon. sec. of the Society, ably accompanied Mr. A. Saund?'s pro-I o.. -r,he vote of thanks to the speaker and artistes, which was seoonaed by Mr. 1!, laUJLn. I Y.M.C.A. ThAt the Saturday concerts at tl1e I Tiiat tilo -sa,?ui*cia-v concerts at the Y.M.C .A. nave not lost thcjr popularity 'I was evinced by the attendance last Saturday, to enjoy a programme ar- ranged by Miss B. M. Clarke, L.R.A.A1. A.R.C.M. Miss' Clarke acted as accom- panist throughout the evening, whilst tiie following contributed to an excel- lent, interesting and varied pro- gramme:—-Misses Giadvs M. Davies. Violet Ree&, — Joslyn, Bessie Samuel, Gata Nicholas, Messrs. B. Bullock, George Thomas, and E. Norman. Last but not least, a Humorous sketch pro- voking much laughter entitled "Tile l designing was given by the I 1 "Georgians." The chair was taken by I Mr. Howard Corbett. Next Satur- day the programme rs being arranged by Miss Fay Stacey, 11.A.M. Mood Hall. I Tl J 'J' dr". The girls or 'J errace-road Schools, under the leadership 01 Miss ineai, headmistress. Miss 1. Prust, and Miss I Griffiths, drew the largest gatheriug I vet seen the Mond Hall. The con- cert- was heid under die auspieeis of the Liberal League, and Councillor (Jlancv presided. The daintly dressed and skillui little dancers and singers com- I pletely won the hearts of the large audience, and each item was vocifer- ously applauded. I Councillor Ciancy eulogised the wor k of the mends who had taken such trouble to provide the entertainment, and also to the teachers and pai-ents. He appealed to all young men to be- come members of the League. I In making the announcements the organiser referred to the important I ward meeting to be held at Cwmbwria Congregational Schoolroom on Feb. 1st. the lecture at Carmarthen-road Congregational Schoolroom on Feb. 3rd., when the Rev. • Professor Joseph I Jones, 3-1.A,. B.D.. Aiemorial College, Brecon, would lecture on "Christianity and Social Questions." and to the East ard meeting Februaiy 6th, I when 3ddresec would be delivered by prominent Liberals.

About fifty members from the I South Wales district of the Institution of Municipal and County Finginecrs visi_ ted Swansea on Saturday. The insti- tution has made rapid progress during the last two years, its membership hav- ing increased by piratically a. hundred. At the last Council qeting an affiliation was aranged with the engineers of New Zealand A tramcar came into collision with a railway van in Cambridge-road. Hack- nev, on Saturday morning. The drive" of the van was thrown from his seat and severely injured.

IN THE VAN. Swansea Maintainirg its Com* mercial Supremacy Earl Jersey Retires from the Trust A meeting of the Swansea Harbout- A meet ing o! t?e Trust was lield on Monday, Vsir Griffith. Thomas presiding. Trie Chairman read a letter from Lord Jersey declaring his intention to re- t re in favour or Air. Arthur T. Wil- liams. His lordship expressed regret at having to do tins, but it was neces- sary owing to the state of., his health. The Chairman said he had received this letter with regret, and he feit he was voicing the sentiments ox the Trust- when he proposed the iallowing resoiu- t.on "K-esoived that the Trustees rc- ceive with much regret the resignation of the Right Hon. the Earl of Jersey, who hss bean Trustee lor over 30 years, and sincerely hopes that the health of his lordship may SO-Oil be restored." Lord Giantawe seconded, and said Lord Jersey had been of great help to them in the Council. They were sorry to lose him, and still more sorry that he had been sj unwell. They hoped his health would soon be fully restored, The resolution was carried. Satisfactory Trade Return. ijuymi l'r.ce, m moving the aoop- tion oi the Finance Committee's report, was pieasod to sav tiiat the trade 01 the 10 [ 1." tiie cios-iig luoncii oi iast year i was of a satisiactory cuaraci-er, there t'cmg an increase in the imports ot IU per cent. and in the exports ot 16 re.r„ cent., or an aggregate increase of I ti,UlIU tons. In Lne imports there was an increase in copper ore of S,()\}IJ tn s, iron ore 2,800 tons, wood goods 4.6DU tons, sugar 1,300 tons. there wa? .? de- crease in pig iron oi 1,2(?O tons, and grain of 1,000 tons. in the exports coal and cake showed an improvement of 63,000 tons, patent fuel or 7,000 tons, and tinplates and galvanised sheets 5,000 tons. The financial result of the month's working was a profit of £ 3.340, as compared with one the corresponding month 01 last year. Lord Giantawe seconded the adoption of the report. He was glad they were still keeping in a satisfactory position with regard to exports and imports, and but lor the unfortunate strike they would have been in even a much better position. There was an extraordinary fact to which be would like to call the attention of the Trust, and that was the quantity of tinplate shipments de- clared by the Board of 'It'ade. The 'quantity was 460.910 tons, and of that they had passed Through b wan sea 444,462 tons. In consequence of the wav the trade wajf increasing: they had been obliged to increase their shed ac- commodation, and they were putting up sheds which would cover 35,000 square feet, and that would meet their requirements for some time to come. Over 6,000,000 Tons. The Chairman said that looking through tliw returns of tiie 3ear the increase in the trade had been 123,000 tons. He was hoping, however, that when the figures came to be adjusted, the full total trade for 1912 would be 6,300.000 tons. That ?? o d have ¡ an advance of 2UO.OOO tons ou j| the Trad? of JUll, rct\vit:t- Htaudins they hpd had twcmomh?- | ?tr.kc auring 19]?. H? thought üd'r tiie circumstances that was a very gratifying resu.t. lie noticed during tqJh of coal which was far in advance of sin— previous year in the history oi tliese docks, and he was g!ad to M?e tbat tH? j ?ue? trade had incrcaK?d o.er 50,000 j tons. Th ?h?pi?ents 01 tinplates had j cre?cd scmethu]? like 1?.000 to&,s b!;gng u /the towl f.'j&'Jt?y t-? 4?44.4*? ?hkn was aJs? a rec'?'d. Ihe galvnui?ed sheet exports had further increased bjfv about t\,uuU tons. Regarding the finan- cial position lie was glad to say tiiat during the iast seven months of ',Ju year they had made a proiit.of nearly £0,000 w iiich was highly satis- factory. He lelt confident that if they could on y keep «p the shipments to the present rates, and he saw no reason why they shoukl not, they would be able to show a con- siderable advance ov?r those of lat .Yir. Varia. The Chairman moved tb adoption "ot the Executive Committee & report, which was seconded by Air. Roger Beck, and carried. The Chairman moved that Air. Arthur Thomas Williams be appoiuuli, a member of the Executive Committee, and this was seconded b-, Air. Cook and- carried. < Mr. Roger Beck said he thought a message of sympathy and enquiry shendd be sent with reference to th- illness of Air. Alerrells. He remarked they were delighted to see their l"0- league, Mr. Aeron Thomas, was there- again. The Chairman said he met Mr. Aler- rells' medical man, who told him that Mr. Alerrells wai about again, and he hoped they would soon have him amongst them. CRear, hear.)

In the Newcastle Cathedral Choir there are three tenors whose service totals 102 years. They have sung under' four bishops and five choirmasters.

418 Ar.- .1818!8: IT"" T  I ? ???7??i?'?????€&i? Bargains at Ben. Evans' f I Overcoat Bargains at Ben. Evans' Ii Coats for cold weather wear (and notwithstanding the mildness of the Season hitherto, we have plenty of time to get a generous measure of too-coat weather) and Coats for the Rain, All Red uced during our WINTER SALE. Vv JLJ. -<! j L -<<'  Here art a few Hems 4.&i- TWEED COATS FOR 30- Each. This is a lot of about 30 only, Smart Styles and Good Choice of Newest Materials. HEAVY S.3. TWEED OVERCOATS. | Sale Prices 28,6, 32 6, 35/6, 38/6, 45/- 70/- "CONDUIT" COATS FOR 50 Each. We have only about half a dozen of these left to clear at this Special Price. GARBINETTE RAINCOATS, As Sketch Jfef Lined Check Flannel, Prussian or Step Collar, Fawn Shades. Genuine Bargains at 2ocll-, 28/6, 30/ 38/6. j Ben. Evans & Co., Ltd., Swansea. School Outfits at Special Prices during Sale I — I j I j ???/ ?' ? yjm S-1j '???????-??????%???,'? ? ?M'??';????! WiW /n ???.????-?.? -? 1 ??. ?? ? ??? 'f'  ?? ?, ?" L ??4?"

| CHANCELLOR'S GIFTS (Continued from Page 1). I card, and a- certificate from the c'ci«r who has signed your medical ticket. Unless you havo arranged with your society to obtain extra benefit, you are not entitled to any sick benefits in re- spect of the first three days of y<ur illness..Notice of illness of an insured i person can lie given by to-lay. The. elairn foi maternity benefit must j be made- to the insured person's j society, or, in the case of deposit con- tributors, to the Local Insurance com-I: I iiiicr-ee. Tiie Red Ticket. If you are a member oi a society you I will have received by now a little red medical ticket. Ii you have not re- ceived one by the 16th. apply to your society, or if you are a deposit con- tributor apply to the National Health [Insurance Commission, Wellington House, Buckingham Gate, S.W. This medical tk:.ket i" available until April 30 next. With that ticket in your pos- session you should go to the nearest Post Office tc. your address and ex- amine the list there exhibited of doctors in your district who have agreed to serve on the. panel. You may choose anv one of those doctors to attend you and apply for treatment to him. If he agrees to take you as his patient, he will fill in his name at the back of your red medical ticket. The medical beneift includes free medicine and medical and surgical ap- pliances. so that if your doctor gives vou a prescription or orders some ap- pliance, you will takr. the prescription or order to any of the chemists in nw district who have contracted to supply I thu same a list of such chemists you will also find in the Post Office Deposit Contributors. I Deposit contri butors, as those who have not joined Approved Societies are I-riusi, secure their benefits through the Local Insaranoo Commit- tee, the address of whose offices they will find at tita Post Office. Forms axe prcviaed on which, they must declare they are not members of Approved Societies; probably by this time they will have received an insurance book, together with instructions for obtain- ing sickness benefit. If they have not received instructions they should at once communicate with the clerk of their Local Insurance Committee. Those insured persons who obtain their treatment from an Approved 111- stitution must give their red medical ticket to the institution. If an insured person has applied for and obtained Irom the Local insurance Committee permission, to get treatment from a doctor not on the district panel, and wishes to claim a contribution towards the t of treatment, he must return his medical ticket to tho Insurance Committee. I BENEFIT "BABY" Dunvant Mother Ciaims to be the First. cel*t;hcated n-Lidwife, writes that Mrs. Holland, of i, Laburn- ham-terrace, Dunvant, was confined of a daughter at 12.25 a.m. on January 13th, and she claims to be the first, in that district, at ieast, to claim benefits under the Act. I AT SWANSEA I Friendly Society Officials and the Claims. Although, from the beginning of Monday morning, every insured person who has luiiilled the qualifying condi- tions is entitled to benefit, enquiries at Swansea on Monday went to show that, out of the 30,000 (odd) insured persons m the town and district, very few have as yet applied for benefit. Mr. Pugh, the organiser of the tin- plate section of the Dockers' Union, in- formed a "Leader' reprsentative that he had only one claim, that of a man who had been in a sanatorium for the past six months, and whose family are entitled to sickness benefit. I Mr. Twomey, of the National Amalga- tcd Labourer's Union, has three or four ion. iiai? t h i-eo or four claims, but as far as maternity benefit is concerned, no claims have yet been put in. As one well-known Friendly Society official said: "On such an occasion as the birth of a child, people are too occupied generally to bother about rushing to get maternity benefit." It is interesting to note that regis- tration of birth at the Registrar's office will not, by law, be made until ¡;cix! weeks after birth, but by the local regulations, a midwife attending at ai* accouchement is bound to notify the medjcal off jeer of health of the fact within 24 hours. THE DOCTORS i j Official statement Expected After To-night's Meeting. An adjourned meeting of Swansea doctors was held at the Hospital on Saturday evening, when the question ol the proviMon ? mcdicai attendance for the wives a?d tamih?s of int&ured and uninsured persons waB considered. A sub-committee was eventually ap- pointed to go into the matter and re- port to a further meeting to-night. After to-night s meeting an official statement will probably be made. I Morristorv. A mass meeting of workers was held in the Tabernacle Schoolroom, Morris- ton, on Saturday evening, Mr. David I Gower presiding, when the doctors' offer of 26s. for attendance on persons dependent on insured persons was re- jected, and an alternative offer of 6s. 6d. per aunum (young niol, not to pay) was made. A further meeting wiH be held after the doctors have mcL on Tuesday. Burryport. I Mr. Henry IDsvies presided over a i¡ meeting at the Stepney-road Institute, Burryport, on Saturday evening, when it was stated that no rldilllte terms could be arranged with the doc-tors uu" I til after the Swansea meeting. The local cloct.ors were Ni-illizig to attend the familie.s for 2d. in the £1 on the gross earnings of the men, with a minimum of 3d. per week. Cowerton. I At a. mass meeting at the Rechabite Hall, Gowertou, it was decided to con- tinue as formerly with regard to the dependents of insured persons for a trial period of three months. I TO THE BACHELORS. ] Mornsion Doctor's Appaaf. I To the He/itor. » Doniun. Morristan. I Sir,—As this is a matter so vital, for both sides. I venture to place one factor fore tlw workmen, for having practised so long amongst them, I be- lieve they will accept my suggestions in good part It is the question of contributions from the unmarried. I gathered yester- day that they object to contribute any- thing, and thus assist the married men W. Lane Mitchell's report. with families as they have always dene hitherto in the various works. The effect of this now is that the dOCOON 1ir() n:hwtant]y üompcllod t? raise the contributions of the ma!'n?d men to make up fc,, 1.1io deficit, hence they penalise us for the default of ou: unmarried workmen. Surely the bachelors of to-day who will be tile married men on the morrow, are loyal to their loiiow w orkmen Selfishness has been described as that detestable habit" which no one j will forgive in others. Such selfishness and its results is no fault of the doctors, hence the onus or bringing them to reason must rest upon the shoulders of their fellows, and I feel every confidence that ere long the fuii justice of our actions will tell, and the younger minds will come into line, and thus save any further unpleasantness, for the sooner our differences are settled the belter, tor we have been groping in the dark long enough.—Yours, etc., January 10 -l()}" E. hice Morgan. January 10., 1913. E. hice margan.

I AM INNOCENT. (Continued from Page 1.) The Alleged Assailant. He then asked his daughter what had occurred, mid ?he replied that thieves had come to rho house a? 12.30 a.m. and had struck her mother, 'the daughter li?,,L i st i,uc k li(,r then went on to describe her mothers assailant as a man of medium height, dark, and dressed in a long white coat, a dark waistcoat., and big white turban. Clark said he subsequently went out and cailed the neighbour's servant and an assistant su, who remained with his daughter. He theu went and iu-I formed Mrs. Fuiham of wbat had ha? poued. He remained there .ht e minu?us. She appeared to be upset by the event. I Continuing, Lieut. Clark said that from there he weut to Major Buch- anan's house, who asked whether the police had been informed of the crime. They then both went to the police sta- tion and reported the attack on Mrs. Clark. From there they returned to the bungalow, where Major Buchanan attended to Lieut. Clark's wife, after which Lieut. Clarke wrote a report to the police. Lieut. Clark declared that Mrs. Fuiham's daughter had told a falsehood when she had stated in evi- dence that he had prevented her from speaking. 'H? said that on the morn- I ing of November 16 he gave his wife her monthly allowance, and warned her to be careful with the money, its he had heard that thieves were about. I Children Against Me." Lieut. Clark concluded by saving :— All my children are against me. They have been so for years. 1 never instigated anyone to murder my wife. Thieves murdered her. The only thing missing from the house is money, whioii 1 gave her Oil November 16. The wnole case against me is false. I am inno- cent. Questioned by the court, Lieutenant Clark said he knew nothing about tho arsenic found in his wife's box. Re- ierring to the evidence of Hndhu con- cerning the arsenic, he declared it was absolutely false. Budhu, he said, had given false evidence because ho (Lieut. Clark) was very strict in hospital. The accused Hudhu, on being asked whether he wished to say anything, re- plied that his previous statement was correct, and that he had nothing to add to it. The accused Rain Lai stated he was not at Agra wheu the murder was committed. The accused Budha Ken jar declared that he Jelt Agra on November 6th, and only returned in December. When he wa* arrested at Muttra, on his way back to Agra, he knew nothing of the murder. The niag] stratt- then framed the charges against Budhu, Ram Lal, Sit- khia and Budha Ka.njar of having jointly murdered Mrs. Clark, and C;ark and iuent in the crime. Clark stated that meat in the crime. Clark statedtha.t he would only call as witness the as- sistant statioirm aster at Agra. Mrs. Fuiham named no witnesses.

r WINTER'S SHARP I DESCENT iJ -j i 'H (Continued from Page 1)1 Whitland district on the border of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire suffered from one of the heaviest floods on record for many years. Telegraph pies were swept down and carried over the hede far into dw held". In some cases being taken down the river. The mam road was covered for a- mile and a half with water, ;oxid parties going t.o a boll at Mr. Protheroe Beynon's Mansion had t.o make a detour of ten miles. Land Subsidence. I Alarming results ..lre feared at Lian- bradach unless a change sets in. The land is lower than the leyel of the river, and there io, owing to the localj coiiicry working, an imperceptible sub- sidence of hmd. Year by year the SoodiD? has increased until a dozen or more houses have been under water for a few months. Unless there is an immediate improvement many of the families in the northern portion of Lianbradach will be homeless. The bliszard in the Feak dastrid is said to he unprecedented, a foot of snow falling on Saturday afternoon. Considerable inconvenience was caused to railway traffic, the London express from Whitehaven being snowed up at Black Combe, Cumberland, a similar fate befaHing several trains nea» Burnfey. and one on the Highland rail- way had to he dug out. DISASTERS AT SEA. ) The Dutch schooner Aafreua, from Bremen for Berwick-, went ashore at Carnoustie on Friday night. Of the crow of four only the captain, who waf pulled out of the water whilst attempt- ing to swim to the shore, was saved The Norwegian steamer Gangeren, from Bruges to Great Yarmouth, went to pieces on the North Sand, early on Saturday morning. The crew of eleven '??rt; saved by the Gorleston rocket brigade. )Iai-tlia, fi-om ? The Dutch ?oop Martha, from ?cw- castle to Sou?hnmpton with bricks, was driven a&hore Dear Lowestoft, but the erewof four and one woman were taken off by local rocket brigade. The Lowestoft lif'eboatmen went out on Saturday afternoon and took oif three of the Harwich ketch Gladys, but owing to the violent gaie could not re- turn until nine on Sunday morning, oe- 30 hours in the blizzard. In saving the crew of the steamer Duneim at Sunderland, a member of the rocket brigade named McCarthy, lost his life. The trawler Raindrop went ashore at Aberdeen on Saturday, all the crew, however, except the mate, who was washed overboard, was saved. The steamer Hawkwood, London, turned turtle off Spedon, near Filey, j and wrecked. The crew is believed to have been saved. Seven live. were lost in the wreck of the Danish steamer G. Koch, of Odeuse, on the Girdle Stone near Aberdeen.