The Cambria Daily Leader

Leader" SPecials:-I To-morrow: Answers to Service Questions. I Thursday: I An Old Swansea Auction, By W, H. Jones. By W. H. Jones. I

i The Real 6.30 is the LEADER 6.30, which last night gave Exclusive Report of I Prime Minister's r Speech.

MUZZLING THE 1 BOCHE. ALLEGED ALLIED TERMS. I The Daily Express" publishes this morning what it declares to be an autho- ritative forecast of the final military terms to be demanded from Germany. In connection therewith, however, it ought to be noted that a I-,ii-is to-(, I, save that reports in the French and Allied papers regarding the new Armistice Con- vention are tor the most part inaccurate or premature." Germany wili be required to make four separate buhmissions-military, naval, territorial, and economic. The territorial and economic ternis liave not yet been de- cided. The toal future strength of the Ger- man Army will be fixed at a maximum that will certainly not exceed 300,000 rank and tile. The total number of officers permitted will he 5 per cent. of this rank and tile. All the present ofifcers not se- lected for the new army must become civilians in the most.. absolute sense of the word. The new German Army will consist pro- bablv of 15 infantry and live cavalry divi- eons. NO CONSCRIPTION. I mere is some difference of opinion concerning the method in which the new German Army will be recruited. The Bri- tish view is that conscription in Germany should he absolutely forbidden. The new German Army will exist en- tirely for defence, and p<?<ih!y to pre-I FN'-e internal order. The General Staff must he disbanded. Technical studies must he rigorously I restricted, and the teaching ti war as a science will not be allowed. I There is a definite limit to the quan- tity of arms and ammunition which will be allowed the new German Army. The importation of war material will be en- tirely forbidden. Germany will be specifically forbidden to manufacture such things as asphyxiat- ing gas. She will not be permitted to keep-any military forces within a certain distance from her frontiers, and no German armed forc. will be allowed west of the Rliine. A Paris telegram to the" Cambria Daily Leader to-day says that it is be- -lieved that the draft proposals of the military experts—which have not yet been discussed by the Convention com- prise the military and naval disarming of Germany. It is certain* that the Allies contemplate supplementing the purely military and naval convention by clauses of a territorial and financal order, which will give it a character of a veritable pre- liminary of peace. PAYMENT IN FULL. J I- i Tuesday. The Matin correspondent states fbat they understand from a good source Ithat Wilson has accepted the proposal that Germany shall be made to pay the maximum.—Exchange.

BARRY AND CARDIFF. Suggested Inclusion in the City. At Cardiff on Monday the Lord Mayor presided at a conference between a sub- committee of .the Parliamentary Com- mittee of the Cardiff Corporation and re- presentatives of the Barry Distrjct Council, wfcen a preliminary discussion took place in regard to the question of the suggested inclusion of Barry in the proposed extension of the Cardiff City boundaries. The Barry members intimated that they would at an early opportunity place the views before a meeting of their Council and the largest ratepayers in the Barry district. —— ii

MUMBLES 'FLU VICTIM. I The death took place on Tuesday at Mumbles of Mr. William Jones, mason, of Oystermouth-road. The deceased had an attack of influenza which quickly developed into pneumonia. Mr. Jones was foremost in every electioneering cam- paign.

LAN DO RE HALL. A committee meeting in connection with the I.andore Memorial Hall was held on Monday evening, when a report was given lw Councillor D. Richards and the Rev. B. J. Thomas as to the interviews with various employers of labour in the district oeeking their views on the project.

LUCKY LEE. I In the featherweight championship In the, f<,athprweight el1ampionehip I contest for the Lonsd?e belt at the Nati-'m) Sp.?'-t'n?Jinb, London, on Mon- day night, Taney Lee (Portobello) heat Danny Morgan tTirphil) on points. Hav- ing twice .previously won the belt, it now becomes the personal property of the Scot. 1 The decision was very unpopular, the Welshman being of-emed by the majority to be well ahead. Lee received a good deal of punishment.

THE MINERS' HOURS. I T<> the Editor. I Sir,—In his letter of the 18th inst. Old Miner stated that he only worked ?x and a half hours, and if we had the uix honr?. day we would only work four fciaurs. I have worked at 14 different collieries. and the majority of men em- ployed thereat worked fully seven and tlnee-quarters out of the eight. Of course Uiftfe are exceptions, and those men vjii) Work the so-called &ix and a half hotirs are the cause in the majority of disputes arising out of the Minimum Wage Act. If we as miners knew that our efforts wen? for the good of the State and not for the individual discontent among the rank and file would have been much lose in the past. Nationalisation of mines would he a step in the right direction.— .Yours, etc., nntirnist,

TOLL OF WAR I ULL OF WAR 'I ESTIMATE OF TOTAL BRITISH LOSSES Mr. Bon^r Law, in a written reply to Mr. Lajub?rt. states that the number of casualties in the Royal Navy resiiltilig? from acts of war from the outbreak of wai I revised to date is as follows:— Killed. Officers 2,061 Men 20,197 Wounded. Officers 818 Men 4,081 TTntraccd Missing. Officers 15 Men 8 These figures do not include the casual- ties of the Royal Naval Division. The approximate number of casualties among all military forces and for all theatres of operations from the beginning of the war revised to date is as follows:- •Killed. Other » Officers. Ranks. British 30,807 460,831 Cot n 1 a. 1 sand Indians 7,602 168,703 Total 38,409 6:35,534 Aggregate total 673,943 Add deaths presumed Oil lupsc of time 97,000 Missing, at present un- accounted 64,800 Total 835,743 Wounded. Other Offieers. Ranks. n ri t ish. 76,132 1,532,552 Colonial and 11ldÍ<1n" 17,125 421,402 Totitl 93,257 1,953,954 Including died from wounds and died from other causes. It appears from the above figures that the final total of casualties from all causes is:— 2,882,954

LICENSING CASE. I Charge Against a Momstorc Landlord. I At the Swansea Police Court on Tues- day Hichard Jones w a's summoned for selling or supplying to certain persons on his licensed premises, the Mill House, Morriston, beer to IX) con- sumed on the said premises during pro- hibited hours, to wit, 3.45 p.m., on January 25th. David Pliilpit (12), charge- man, Aneurin Lewis (32), soldier, Gomer Llewellyn (37), tinplater. and Isaac Thomas (51), mill Toller, were summoned for consuming the beer. I The Bench dismissed the whole of the summonses.

THE NEW BEER. I How Swansea is Affected. I The new Beer Prices Order (1919) will take a lot of understanding, and nobody seems quite clear as to what the Order means in some of its provisos. The points tlw t ellwrge clearly, however, are tha.t hottled Bass and Worthington, and Guinness's stout niust be sold in the public bar or for off-consumption at 7d. per bottle, and elsewhere at 8d. per bottle. Lager beer and certain other stouts are to be a penny cheaper than these prices. The j.ew qualities of draught beer under the'Ord:'r are to range from 3d. to &d. per pint, but the brewers have not yet been able to brew the new qualities. and tho opinion is pretty general that I the three-]>enny "beer" would not oe likely to meet with any demand. The chances are that for the present week at least the old qualities and prices will rule in the town.

TABLES TURNED. 1 Macedonians Fight Their I Oppressors. BELGRADE, Sunday (received Tuesday). It is announced that during the offen- sive on the Salonika front, when the Bulgarian lines were broken by the heroic attacks of the Allies, the Macedonians, who had been enrolled by force in the Bulgarian Army, surrendered en masse to the Serbian soldiers Many of these continued to fight with th-1 Serbian troops against their Bulgar- ian oppressors. Now they are all returning to their liberated country, including even those Macedonians who have lived all their olives in Bulgaria and who had learnt to know the Bulgarians in peaceful circum- stances. The Macedonians bitterly accuse- the Bulgarians on account of their brutal and inconsiderate conduct towards them.

BOATSWAIN'S FATAL FALL. I A man named Anderson (43). boatswain on the s.6. Astral, fell into Harries' Dry Dock, Swansea, on Monday night, and sustained severe injuries to the head. He was taken to the Hospital, where he died on Tuesday morning.

B I LL I ARDS. I A billiard match was played at the Public Institute, Pontardawe, on Monday night hetwen the Pontardawe Institute team and the Mond. Pontardawe won by 114 points. The scores were:— Pontardawe. Mond. 200 Sid Davies W. B. Hughes 142 200 H. J. Morgan D. Lewis 181 200 T. Lewis W. Beynon 127 200 E. Thomas. Deer 178 200 Ivor Ton,s J. O. James 195 164 Gilbert Davies.E. Williamson 200 83 Islwyn Lloyd.D. B. Lewis 100 1247 1133

NEATH v. GLYNCORRWG. The Neath team to meet Glyncorrwg at Xeath on Saturday next will be selected from the following: Back, Glyn Gethin; three-quarters, W. Millett, Vernon Hill, T. Edwards, Cecil Griffiths, and Charles Heard; half-backs, Con Evans and Ivor Jones; forwards. P.C. Perry, P.C. W. Hopkins, P.C. Jenkin Hopkin, Morgan Lloyd. O.wen Hopkin. Boh Randall, D. Vigors. W. J. Thomas, D. Morgan, D. Edwards.-and A. Watkms.

NEW STANDARD! OF RIGHT, I America's Great Task, I BOSTON, Monday (received Tuesday). President Wilson, m the course of a lengthy speech lie re to-day, said it was premature to report results of the l'euce Conference, but he had received very impressions irom it. "\Vlui€j? caid, "there are many differences of judgment, and while there are some divergences of object there are nevertheless, a common spirit and a common realisation of the necessity of setting up a new standard of right in the world." HOPE OF THE WORLD. I Inviting his critics to test the American sentiment on the League of Nations, the President said:— I have the fighting blood in me, and it is sometimes a delight to let it have scope/ ih: pictured the world's disappointment wlien it realised that America had failed; that America made a little essay at gen- erosity, and then withdrew; that America said, We are,rour friends, but only to- day, not to-morrow"; that America said, "Here is our power to vindicate the right," and then, next day, said, Let right take care of itself, we shall take care of ourselves." The President said that America was the hope of the world. If she did not justify that hope, the results were un- thinkable. The arrangements of the pre- sent peace could not stand for a genera- tion unless they were guaranteed by the united forces of the civilised world. He had, he said, come hack to- report progress, and he did not believe that progress was going to stop short of the goal. The peoples of the world would see that their present governments carried out their will, and the governments knew it.

TRANSPORT WORKERS. I The National Transport Workers' Fede- ration have formulated a new programme, and their demands will shortly be put forward for increased pay and easier con- ditions. Among the things they ask for is a minimum wage of E5 per week for all tippers, irrespective of the amount of work done, 14 days' holiday in the year, with wages, overtime rates after 5 p.m., and in all charges an increase of 150 per cent. on pre-war rates. I The effect on port chasgpe of conceding such demands can be readily imagined.

At Swansea on Tuesday, Augustus Smith (25), farm worker, was sent to prison for a month on a charge of steal- ing a £1 treasury note and three 10s. treasury notes, the property of Harry Thomas, of 12, Banwell-street, Morris- ton, between the 6th and 7th of February.

"THAT OLD WHEEZE." I We are informed by the Swansea Chamber 'of Commerce that the j Italian newspaper Italia Nuoya states that an American syndi- cate, composed of bankers and coal dealers, has offered to the i Italian Government the delivery, at Italian ports, of all the coal that country needs, at prices considerably below English prices. This is a striking comment upon Mr. Tom Richards's statement in the House last night to the effect that he was astonished at the Prime Minister trotting out that old wheeze about the calamities that would overtake the South Wales coal trade by the export of the American Pocahontas coal t o the Continent.

SPARTACISTS RETREATING. I PARIS, Tuesday. I In the Manlieim Colliery district the l Spartaeists are retreating on Dusseldorf and Mulhiem, fortifying forests on (heir I way. Government troops are following them up.—Exchange.

I NEW CLA'N. I Successor to Hev. P. ?oss Weston. The Missions to Seamen will take over the charge of St. Nicholas Seamen's Church, Gloucester-place, Swansea. on March 1st next. The services on Sunday, March 9th, wi!! be cond ucted by the Rev. J. A. Bishop R.D., who has been ap- point-ed chaplain, and will be in full cbarge of the Mission at Swansea, vice the Rev. Percy Moss Weston who, for the next month will fill the pulpit at St. Mary's Church, Swansea, and afterwards proceed to Halifax, where lie was recently appointed to a living, after carrying on excellent work in this town for the pact, five years. I The Rev. and Mrs. Bishop will he given a public welcome on March 4th, at which the Bishop of Swansea will lie present.

I CYMRODORION. In consequence of the sad death of the son of the Rev. Ben Davies, a change has been nrade in the arrangements for the St. David's Day celebration at Swansea. The Rev. Dvfnallt Owen will preach in- stead of the Rev. Ben Davies at C'apcl Gomer.

PARK LLEWELYN BOWLS. The annual meeting of the Park II Llewelyn Bowls Club was held Jn Monday evening. Various sums had been voted to different charity organisations during c' t the war, yet there is a small sum in hand. Mr. Mathew John was appointed secre- tary, Mr. J. Morgan chairman, and Mr. W. Thomas vice-chairman.

BRYNAMMAN LADY'S DEATH. By the death of Mrs. D. R. Joxie, Crown Hotel, which took place suddenly on Monday afternoon, Brvnamman has lost one of its most respected inhabitants. Her sudden demise has cast a gloom over the district, where she was held in high esteem by a large number of friends. She is survived by a grown up family, with whom the deepest sympathy is felt. The, funeral takes plaee ^qjj. J^iur§;iay | afternoon.

VALLEY J.P. DEAD. I A well-known Valley public gentleman has passed away in the person of Mr. Howol Walters, J.P., who died at his re- s idence, Cynlais House, Ystradgvnlais, at the age of 85. A son of t.he late Rev. John Walters, a wfll-known Calvinistic Methodist minister, Mr. Walters has had a great part in the public life of Breconshire. At various periods he had ?at on the Breconshire County Conneil as councillor, late as alderman; was the first chairman of governors of the Ystradgvnlais County ) School, and was a prominent member ot the famous Ivander Swansea Valley Choir. For many years he was president of the local Liberal Association. He leaves a wife, two sons, and a daugh- ter. The sons are Mr. W. Winston Wai- ters, of Ystradgvnlais and Mr. J. H. Wal- ters, Edinburgh; and his daughter, Mrs. I J. T. Dawson.

IL TOURIST* COMING. Australia to Send a Cricket Team. The Australian eriek W; fmr will take place after all this rammer. The Australian Imperial Foroee Sports Control Board will run a firet-claas amateur side, who will play the eotro- ties and other hig games. Fixtures "Ich the if.C.C., Hampshire, Middle fox, Warrick and Worcester have already been arranged, and gaoBBs with the other cormttes will be af. ill be S t ranged in due muree. t I | v

TO-H IGHT'S EVENTS. Secondary School Old Bo's' Be-union, 6.30. Sale of Freeholds at Cotrniocial. Pentre Kstyll. Mr. David Roberts. 7. Swansea Library Committee. 7.30 Messrs. T. W. Richards and W L. Davies at iiond Buildings, on Wales and Recon- struction," at 8.0. The Ulrsium. Count Berrstorff's Secrete, etc. Empire. Two Rascals." Margaret Golda i Quartet, etc.. 6.30 and 8.30 [ TO MORROW. I tale of Furniture at Shaftesbury Hall. Mr. I Astley bam11PI. 11. Dismantlement Sale at National Shell -Fac- tory Messrs..1. M. Lecder and Sons. 11. Sale r of Army Horees at Cattle Market, Messrs. Jame, and James. 11. Sale of Farm Stock at Llandewi. Messrs. J'amcs and James. 1. Swansea Water Committee 3 Guardians House Committee. 3.30. THE WEATHER. I General Infer,lkce.-A snallcw secondary t depression lying over the Westert Channel || ?Vl?l cauge rain locally in our extf??e south.- ern districts- In other areas fai? ?r Hne weather is likely to continue. I South Wales.-Tight winds, mainly nroiri N.E.: fair to ploudv: moderate temperature, slight frost at night.

Al THE DOCKS. I Arrivals and Sailings of Vessels. I KIG'S DOCK. ARRIV Alj;l\[dor s 1347 Falmouth; Kari s 302, St. Brfi ? Holmen e 792 Rouen; Paul Paix s 2481. Kouen. -Paul Paix s 2481, 1$6iieii. PRŒCE OF WALES DOCK. ARRIVALS.—Daeland s 685. Heysham: City of Frankfort 6 520. St. Malo; Eika s 394, I ) Dieppe; Spica II s 583 Hoo?n: Mercuriua s M2. Sf, Brieux: Ma,R'nhiId s 677, Caen; Gawla s 646, Rouen- SAILINGS.—Helena 1600. Lisbon, Otterdal s 322. Dieppe; Venator 626. Caen; Renee Marthe s 726. Rouen. NORTH DOCK. ARRIVALS.—Cumberland e 159 Drogheda; LiJlias s 09. Rouien. SAILINGS.—Sne.vd s 112. Cardiff; Cumber- land s 159 Cork. „ SOUTH DOCK. Rouen; Sheila 178. Rouen; Alfred Edith 113 tea fish. A1L1NGS.— Ampliritritf 129. Landernoau; Aiprlon 34, La Rpeh'eUe; Fiery CroEs £ 1..sea, fich Gloria 24, %ba .fish. VES,-?;;T.S'IN RIVER. Faithful 92. Morlaix. win.lbound;.St. Lau- rent 55. Cardiff, windbb-uvi VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Rijtkjifiell s. Central: Lewis 6 141. Cam- brian 1; Astra s 349. Cairbrian- Gridiron; Canaotota s 3139. Prince of Wales: Helen Peel s lifeboat. Harrie'.

I MUSICIAN'S ARREARS. I Ten Warrants issued for His Arrest Robert Hicks toll, musician, was charged at Swansea Police Court on Tuesday with taring in arrears in the maintenance of his wife to. the extent of c £ 83 lis. Od. A separation order for 10s. per week was made on January 22nd, 1903, and defen- dant ceased contribution to his wife about 3' years a^o. Defendant attributed his non-payment to ill-health. He now had secured em- ployment at the Palladium, London. Defendant made an offer for 30s. per week. Mr. David Hoskins, relieving officer, stated that ten or eleven warrants had been issued for his arrest. Defendant was ordered to pay X20 to his wife within a week, and to contribute 30s. per week in future, or go to prison for three months.

I BACK TO DUTY. I Mr. H. A. Hield, M.A.. deputy Town Clerk of Hwandea, who has been for the past 12 months engaged in war work in connection with the Admiralty and Ministry of Pensions, has now resumed his duties, as also bas Lieut. Holland Booth, of the Town Clerk's .department, who served at the front and was also associated ->v,ith the Ministry of Munitions department- 4

SWANSEA'S CAS ATTITUDE OF THE COMPAQ TOWARDS CUSTOMERS The Swansea Gas Light Company h iu its annual meeting on Tuesday, Mr. i. Glaebrook in the chair. According to a report supplied by the Company, the Chairman staged that owing to the Government delay in per- mitting the Company to increase the price of ga-s to meet the addiuonal cost of production during the past year, a serious loss was involved in the working, but he hoped a repetition would not occur. One of the most reonarkable points about the past year was the in- crease in the demand for gas, amounting to over eight per cent., due largelv I- the recognition by the public of the general economic value of gas and its compara- tively low price, representing as it does one of the cheapest products purchased by the householder to-day. The Company had been able to supply every demand made upon them during the past year. both in a full and constant supply of gas and in new a ppliances. SU PPLI ES; FOR WAR PURPOSES. It wag disclosed that the gas industry had supplied for war purposes 1,265.800 tons of explots-ives, and that Swansea had made its proper contribution to this enormous total, which no doubt, repre- sented a greiit factor in the winning of the war. The enormous incre3 in costs during the war period to the company repre- sented approximately 100 per cent., in coal. MO per cent. in oil, and 100 per cent. in wages, whilSlt the price of gas had only been increased 60 per cent. over pre-war., The Swansea Gas Light (Temporary In- crease of Charges) Order. 1918, under which the company are now working, re- stricted the dividend to 32 per cent., and it appeared to he entirely unfair that the stockholders of the company (many of whom were Hiving on the income derived from their investment of savings) should bear any of the increased cost of produc- tion. and this ill-considered policy would ultimately undoubtedly- be to the detri- me-nt of consumers generally, owing to the difficulty and conditions in raising future capital. CHAIRMAN RE-ELECTED. The Chairman (Mr. John Qlasbrook) and director 1,1fajor David Lewis) were re- elected to th.' board. A resolution of condolence wa.s passed to the family of the lat-e Mr. W. J. Rees. and votes of thanks to the directors and management for the conduct of the busi- ness nnder trying circumstances were also passed.

DRAMA FOR GORSEINON. I The Wanna rlwydd Dramatic Society will be at the Brighton Hall, Gorseinon, to-morrcv evening (Wednesday) and also on Thursday. Whatever else may be said of the inhabitants of Gorseinon, there is -ont, thiniz N-er ,vident-the 'v have a gi-e,it liking for dramas—and the Wa una rlwydd Company may rest assured that they will have a rousing reception, since the pro- ceeds are for the Gorseinon Sailors and soldiers' Widows and Orphans and Re- teption Fnnd.

THE LATE CAPT. WILLIAMS. Military Funeral on Thursday. I The funeral of the late Capt. P. T. Williams, son of Mr. David Williams (chief usher of. the South Wales Assizes), takes place on Thursday. It will be re- called that Capt. Williams, who had served throughout the war, and had seen a great deal of fighting, was s-eized with a cold, which developed into pneumonia, to wlfich he succumbed on Monday. The de- ceased officer was about 28 years of age, was exceedingly popular and well known, and deeply respected by a large circle of friends, and was prior to taking his com- mission a traveller for Messrs. W. E. Fuller and Rosser, furniture manufac- turers, Swansea. The interment takes place at Danygraig Cemetery on Thurs- day morning, the arrangements being in the hands of Messrs. D..Tones and Son.

DEPARTING V il 0 A B1 Pi E A .i, I.A'BLE TRIBUTES TO HiS WORK The meeting to bid farewell to the Hon. the Rev. Canon Tal!>ot Rice, M.A., vicar of Swansea, crowded the Albert Hall on Monday evening. His Worship the Mayor (Aid. \Y. 11. Miles), in the cliaiiv was supported by clergymen, ministers, and prominent mEIl, representing practically all denominations in Swansea. The Maj;or specially emphasised the evangelical character of the vicar's messages. (Applause.) There was desire for improvement in social conditions, yet they could not fail to realise that material prosperity, neee*?ary as it was, might not be an unmixed blessing apart from the restraining power of true religion. Canon Talbot Hice had always manifested a brotherly feeling towards all, showing that he had learned in no half-hearted manner the saying, By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye love one 'another." He believed that in the stormy and trying times, before us these qualities were those which would enable the Christian Church with united' front to go forward, and show that it still had a message. The Rer. Canon Watkin Jones testified to the good qualities of the vicar, with whom he said he was related in various ways. They were at Oxford together, though they did not know each other then. There might have been differences between them, but no one could differ from him in his estimate of human lite. The He, H.. C. Mander said that, on behalf of the Nonconformists, he was there to testify that they loveel and honoured the vicar both for his own and his works" sake. When they heard the vicar was leaving, the Free Church Coun- cil at once passed a unanimous resolu- tion of regret and recorded their thank- fulness for his life and ministry. Mr. Hugh -Helling!);.m having spoken on behalf of the Y.M.C.A., the Rev. David Price added his testimony. lie was glad of the meeting, which was a credit to the town. It showed that Swansea appreciated the services of a good man and a great evangelical preacher. Mr. Syd Solomwi urged that the leav- ing of the vicar would be a great loss to Wales. The Mayor having handed the vicar a cheque, the Rev. Talbot Rice, in respond- ing, said that 'he could not take all that had been said for himself. If they meant them for him, he could not accept them; if they had seen anything good in him. it was not from him, hut from his Master. He thanked the Mayor for coming there; he was thankful they had such a Mayor. Mrs. Richards handed to Mrs. Rice a silver salver, and Mrs. Rice replied in a pleasant speech. The Mayor also handed to the vicar a beautiful album, in which the names of all contributors were entered.

LATE MR. PROSSER THOMAS. Landare Man Who Died After Demobilisation. The funeral took place at the Cwm?e!:v Cemetery, on Monday, with military honours, of the late Mr. Benjamin Pros-n Thomas, master of Brecon Workhou> The deceased, who was a native of Lan- dore, had been in the Army for .-(,m(- and on bein demobilised paid a visit to his family, when his health gave way, and he died a his brother's home .a Bryn-street, I'r>nhyfrvd. The mourners included Mr. James Thomas (brother), Mr. George Palmer (father-in-law), Messrs. J. E. James and D. Davies, Llanelly (brothers-in-law), etc. The Rev. D. Price (Bethesda), assisted by the Rev. D. B. Richards (Brynhyfryd), officiated. Wreathf were sent from: Widow and son. Mr. J. R. Palmer and family, Mr. W. Palmer and family (Port Talbot), Gwilym and Minnie (Port Talbotl, Staff of Work- house (Brecon), Mr. and Mrs. Morgan (Brecon), Mrs. Jones and Doris (Brecon), Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Phillips (Brecon), Masters' and Matrons' Association (per Mr. Jones, Poritardawe), Mr. George Hl1ghœ, and Mr. and Mrs. Davies and ]iii,he,s, and -Ilr. an d -N l rs. Davies and

GRAVE CHARGE. Llanelly Man's Alleged Relations With Little Girl. At Llanelly on Monday Leonard Thos. Gould, 8, Great Western-terrace, was charged with a grave offence and with assaulting P.C. D. J.' Phillips (Docks). Mr. Leslie Williams appeared for the pro- secution. It was stated that P.C. Davies saw the defendant and a young girl of 15 in the back lane of Station-road on Friday night. On hearing the officer approaching they walked away. The girl got clear away, but the officer overtook the man, and a sculffe ensued, P.C. Davies sustaining in- juries to his fingers. The defendant was so violent that j he officer had to use his staff, and it was necessary to have Gou,ld | handcuffed J}('for,e he could he removed to the Police Station. When charged he made no reply. Tlve little girl in her evidence stated thaV'she had improper relations with the defendant on two occasions a fortnight previously. She did not t'dl &uyonf what tiace. O?fendant was sent for trial at the Assises.

I LABOUR LEADER DEAD. The. Press Association announces the deatii, which occurred shortly after two o'clock this morning, of Mr. W. C. Ander- son,. the well-known Labour len<lei<, and, until the dissolution, member ror the Attercliffe division of Sheffield. Mr. Anderson married Miss Mary MacArthur some seven years ago.

I TO-DAY'S ALLOTMENT HIN r, I The seer sowing reason is now on us. and the beginner should bear in mind that seeds are still scarce and dear, and ¡ a few tiiis on economy might be of value. No seeds should be sown broadcast, but in drills of varying depth according to the size of the seed. The young plants will thus come up in clearly defined rows, and are thus easily thinned. All seeds of plants that can be transplanted should not be sown in the place where they are to mature, but in specially prepared seed beds in which the soil is not too rich. It should rather err on the side of poor- ness, as when the plants are removed to their permanent uuarters tney will readily take up the rich food provided for them. Sow onion seed in boxes in a frame, and sufficient seedlings can be got from a, quarter of an ounce of e-eed to make a row of about 120 feet. The same applies to almost all green.. crops. Sow seed r. rows, and transplant as soon as plants are large enough to I hanlle. Grower. 4

I The death occurred suddenly at his home, 34, Neath-road, Llansamlet, on 1 Sunday, of Mr. Fr"- Fro?t, aged 42.