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AMUSEMENTS. 6.30. TO-NIGHT. S.30., 'Phone: Octroi 82. FREDKARNO present s a New Production I HUSTLE Cast includes— A. W. BASKCOMB, Beryl Deane, Mon- tague Golding, Esme and Dolores, I Supported by a Hive of Bustling Hustlers « bceue I-OflicDs of Simon Slack, Stock and Share Broker .ClIAOS Scene 2—Reception Room. the Mind and ? Memory Institute ULLMANISM i Scene 3Simon'8 Unices under the New  Regime THE EilECT LATEST NEWS PICTURES. « » PHIL & PHLORA, m their FItra-Refined Acrobatic Dancing Act. Silent Comedy. fó TERRY TWINS, the Duplicate "'t!1p JACK THOMAS, the Goblet: of Mirth. ELYIUMI Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. I' Madge Kennedy in FRIEND HUSBAND, a Story of a Girl w ho Laughed at Marriage Vows and a Marriage of Convenience. Eddie Polo in THE CIRCUS KING. Episode, 12: "A Strange Escape." A SAFE DISASTER (Billikin Comedy). IN THE LIONS' DEN (Drama). Topical Budget & Usual lull Programme ROY ALl THEATRE, I THE HOME OF MUSIC MonTaes. & lVed. Pauline Frederick IN I The Fear Woman I 1 She plays one of the hardest, parts i ou the Screen and conies out of it 1 with flying colours, as Pauline Frede t"ick only can. I Sessue Hayakawa Xiet%,f of Dim Faces Ably supported by his Wife. Episode 10—Cyclonic Serial, HANDS UP "THE SUN MESSAGE." Two-Heel Triangle Keystone, j The Villa of the Movies Fe.turjr;g CHESTER CONK IN. S B——I ■IIMIIIM— 6 .J?JS? A <E-??I[S??! ?M ? CINEMA.  TO-DAY. 18.30. BOSTON BLACKI E'S LITTLE PAL, T?e Story -?t a Gentleman Crook. Metro ? Master Pi-oduction in Five Keels. Aursie Sydney, the Famous Creator 01 Ultras in A STRANGE ADVENTURE A Thrilling Drama hy Cines of Rome. Huns & Hyphens, 2 Part .Big Y. Comedy. Wild Waves and Angry Women. Mutt and Jeff. Pathe Gazetts.   CARLTON. 2.38. TODAY. 10.30. Tfte Greatest of all Drury Lane Dramas, SPORTING LIFE, featuring an All-Star Cast, by Cecil Raleigh Seymour Hicks. Produced bv Maurice BEWARE OF 'BORDERS, a Two Part Comtdv. run Fast and Furious. THE RIGHTFUL HEIR, Two Part Triangle Drama. MARVELS OF THE UNIVERSE, The Beaver Prepares for Winter, Pathc azette. PICTURE HOUSE 2.38. TO-DAY. 18.30. v A Paramount Picture. Ethel Clayton in WOMEN'S WEAPONS, Four Part Super Drama. Famous Players present Hall Chine's Supreme Dramatic Triumph, THE ETER. NAL CITY, featuring Pauline Frederick. A FIGHT FOR MILLIONS. Episode S; In the Clutches." MARVELS OF THE UNIVERSE, I Pathe's Gazette. PUBLIC NOTICES. I The Greatest Enemy of Health-Alcohol. The Prime Minister said: Yon cannot have an At Empire with a C'3 POlmlation." The President and Committee of the Swansea and District Total Abstinence Federation invito vou to hear an ADDRESS bv C. W. SALEEBY, Esq., M.D., F.R.S. (Edin.), oii "The Ideal Ministry of Health," In MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL, On Wednesday, October 22nd, 1919, At 7.30 p.m. Chair to be taken br HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR (Coun. W. H. Miles). N.I?.—The Lecturer was one of the Pioneer Advocates of this Beneficent Reform. ORGAN RECITAL, 7 p.m., bv Miss I LILIAN STRATTON, A.R.C.M. Collection. Mount Zion Baptist Church, Craddock Street, Swansea. HARVEST Thanksgiving SERVICES Continued TO-NIGHT at 7.30 Preacher—-R ev. J. R E ES, Westbury, Wilts. A CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL. (P.P.) AMUSEMENTS. I GRAND Theatre I SWANSEA. MONDAY, OCTOBER 20th, 1919, Six Nights at 7.30. MATINEE on SATURDAY at 2.30 p.m. The Royal CARL ROSA Grand Opera Company. TO-NIGHT at 7.30— Offenbach's TALES OF HOFFMANN. Mesdames Ina Hill, Eda Bennie and Constance Willis. Messrs. Albert Bond. Albert Kirkman, Harry Brindle, and Henry Hardy. The Performance of II Trovatore on Saturday will commence sharp at 6.45 p.m. GRAND Theatre SWANSEA. NEXT WEEK- Mr. J. A. E. MALONE'S Co. in TWO OF THE GREATEST OF ALL THE DALY'S THEATRE, LONDON, SUCCESSES, THE MERRY WIDOW, MONDAY. TUESDAY, and WED- NESDAY EVENINGS at 7,30. gipsylove, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, and SAT- URDAY EVENINGS at 7.30, SATURDAY MATINEE at 2.30. Company includes— EDWIN DODDS, J. W. HUGHES, ROBERT NEEDHAM, MAISIE DARRELLE and PRUE TEMPLE. Box Office (Mr. ,y. ,1. Casey) Open at the Theatre Daily, 10 till 5. Tel. No., Itti Central.  CARLTON To-day and during the Week. The Greatest of all I Drury Lane Dramas, J SPORTIHS LIFE EXCITEMENT and Romance in Every Scene. I Don't Forget the MATINEE Every Day at 2.30. :c= PUBLIC NOTICES. J. S. ARNOLD, STOCK AND SHARE BROKER, Bank Buildings, Castle Square, Swansea. Tel. "Jarokl," Swansea. 181 Cent. NEATH RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. PRIVATE STREET WORKS ACT, 1892. 1 RHEOLA TERRACE, CWMGWRACH, RESOLVEN. TO CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS. The above-named Council hereby in- vite TENDERS for the Construction of Storm Water Sewers, Laying and Joint- I ing Earthenware Pi(??, Erection of Man- ))oks, Gullpy Gratu?s, Laying Curbing. Channelling, Paving, Ballasting, and Metalling, etc. (as required by the Pri- vate Street Works Act 1892), together with all other work required in the Re-eon- struction of P HEOLj TERRACE, CWM- GWRACH, RESOLVEN. Plans, Sections, and Detailed Drawings may he seen and Copies of the Specifica- tion, Schedule of Quantities, Form of Tender, etc., can be obtained on applica- tion to Mr. I). M. Da-vies, Engineer, Council Offices. Neath, upon receipt of E2 2s. as a deposit, which wiJl returned to the Tenderer after the Council has oome io a decision on the Tenders, hut not before, provided thai he shall have sent in a bona fide Tender, and not with- t drawn the same, and also returned any drawings anddoCilluents lent to him for the preparation of his Tender. Scaled Tenders, endorsed Private Strept Works," addressed to Mr. T). J. .Kempthorne, Clerk (Highway), Dyffryn Chambers ,Neath, must be delivered on of before 12 Noon on Saturday, November 8th. 1919. I The Council do not bind themselves to l accept the lowest or any Tender. By Order. L. J. KEMPTHORNE, Clerk. Dyffryn Chambers, Neath, October, 1919. AUCTION MART, 3, 4 and 5, GOAT STREET, SWANSEA. The SALE of CHINA Will be CONTINUED TO-MORROW (TUESDAY) and WEDNESDAY, at 2.30 p.m. JOHN F. HARVEY & SONS, Auctioneers.
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Sun Rises 6.48, Sun Sets 5.12. Lighting-up Time, 5.42. High Water, 3.10 a.m., 3.35 p.m. King's Dock. 36ft. 3in. a.m., 36ft. 6in. p.m. To-morrow, 4.6 a.m., 4.27 p.m.
AVERTING A CALAMITY
AVERTING A CALAMITY A settlement of the dispute at Maerdy Colliery, Gwaun-cae-Gur- wen, seems to be, at last, well with- in sight, and the anxiety preyaiJ-1 ing throughout the district as to the possibility of the permanent closing down of the pit has been averted. A contingency of that kind in- volved far-reaching effects not only upon the 700 workmen employed at the colliery and their families, but, upon tradespeople in the im- mediate vicinity and in villages and townships within, a radius of many miles. We use the word dispute" m regard to the matter, although, at one time, the employers contended that there was no dispute, that it required two parties to a dispute, and, that, without reference to the actions of any person or persons, they had simply decided to close the colliery down because it did not pay. But the decision of the col- liery Directors was undoubtedly based upon the workmen's rejec- tion. of the Coal Controller's recom- mendations as to future working arrangements, and it was that bal- lot rejection which weakened the workmen's case when they asked for the intervention of the Con- troller subsequently to help them to induce the company to carry on." And that is the sense in which we apply the word dispute, so that we may fairly consider it, in the light of later events, as a. minor if not a non-contentious point. It ccms that the owners had, for years been, at various times, threa- tening to "close down the pit, because it did not pay, and there was—and possibly is—in view a scheme for sinking another shaft from which it will be easier and cheaper to work the coal. If, how- ever, men thrown out of work, had to wait until the new pit is ready, rhe district would have been seri- ously affected by unemployment, and the necessary migration uf miners to other districts and other coalfields, the necessity for which will now not arise. So much has been said as to the demand of the workmen for the re- tention of the special local arrange- ment-—known as the Mabon agree. ment because it was a settlement affected many years ago between Mabon, the veteran miners' leader, and Mr. Hargreaves for the colliery company—that Mi ere is no need to enter into details a to what it in- volved. Nor need we enter into the natural, but fruitless, plen. of the local leaders that, in past years, the original company made money on the Maerdy pit which enabled them to sink and develop the East Pit. The loss of money on the working of the Maerdy Pit in the immediate past seems to have been beyond challenge, and a Govern- ment subsidy was placed beyond the range of possibility by the work- men's contention that they must have, not the minimum wage fixed for the whole coalfield, but special conditions which were applicable, and to be applicable, to only one I colliery. These matters are merel y men- tioned in order to explain the mul- tiplication of point-s raised by both sides, to say nothing of. the list of s top p age s—m any admittedly d ue to the action of the workmen, and others, which they held were due to the action or inaction of the man- agement. Coalowners' Association, I Miners' Federation Executive, and Coal Controller were appealed to, and the various points and conten- tions whittled down to whether the recommendations of the Coal Con- troller's representative (Mr. W. L. Cooke) who had investigated the disputed matter on the spot would be accepted by the men. This led to a second ballot being taken, and the workmen, by an overwhelming majority, on Thurs- day, affirmed the view that accept- ance was the best course to adopt. Of course, it did not necessarily I follow that the owners would, after I the lapse. of some weeks, consent to l the re-starting of the colliery on the terms comprised in that decision; but, at a time when output is so frequently emphasised as the mam essential to the life of our indus- tries, we have no doubt the and-take principle will operate, and a settlement mutually satisfac- tory to both sides, will be. effected I —perhaps even before these notes are in the hands of the reader. It is by far the best way out of a I difficult and serious situation. Even the Coal Controller would have no power to order the colliery to be carried' on at a loss, but his recom- mendations to both sides will un- questionably lead to the lessening of friction on many of the points which have been -so prominent during the prolonged negotiations and attempts at a solution of the puzzle, who is right and who is wrong? And in this instance, as in other instances of recent industrial disputes, we are glad to find that there is no question of victory or de- feat for one party or another, but that the result so far achieved is a triumph of common sense. ———-———. )
RURAL TRAGEDY.
RURAL TRAGEDY. Pembrokeshire War Pension I Case. A meeting of the Pembrokeshire War Pens:ons Committee was held at Havcr- fordwest on Saturday, Mr. E. Marlay Samson, K.C., presiding, when Mr. T. John brought forward the caes of a St. Florence ex-sold ler, whose six children had been admitted to the Pembroke Workhouse. For some reason or other, he said, the niar.7 wife did not receive her separator, allowance for seven weeks, and the woman, without telling anyone, but hop- ing that the money would everyday anive, starved herself to ?ive the child- r'l food. The result was that she d'ed. Eventually the arrears were pa.;d. but ths bungling or red-tape of some Jack in office had caused this woman's death. ¡ The chairman 35ked whether the woman did not reside in the area, of the I' Tenby War Pensions Committee. Atr. John: Yes; but they d:.dn't know of the case He added that the arrears wars pa;d in one sum after the woman's The chairmaji thought the case one which could be met by the Distress Com- mittee of the County War Fund. i
MUNICIPAL POLITICS.I
MUNICIPAL POLITICS. I Importance to Women. I A correspondent writes:— j The meeting to be held at the Central 1:(all, Orchard-street, next Friday even- ing, under the auspices of the Women's Freedom League, should prove inter- esting to all municipal voters, especially the woman, to most of wlwln the vote is still a new thing. It is often not realised what large powers the local Council has over the conditions of life and health of the community. By an intelligent use of the vote, and by the conscientious effort 0: the Councillors, much can, be done to reduce overcrowding, to close insanit.ary .areas, and ensure the prompt and cleanly removal of dust and refuse, and to super- health conditions in laundries and work- shops, as well as in the kitochen of hotels and restaurants. INFANT WELFARE. Naturally also the woman is interested in questions connected with a pure milk supply, with all that touches on the case of motherhood, infant clinics, medical in- spection in schools, and the early treat- ment of tuberculosis. Apathy at election times shows indjfferenec to these impor- tant matters. It is useless to stand supinely aside at election times, and afterwards blame the councillors because things are not done, or because they are done badly. The same holds good of tuberculosis.
BIRCHING. I
BIRCHING. I Carmarthen Justice and Sparing the Rod. In dealing with Harold Thomas (16), Pibwrwen Lodge, C'roesyceiliog, under the First Offenders' Act at Carmarthen on Saturday for stealing a bicycle lamp belonging to John Jenkins, Cwmfrwd, the chairman (Co). Drummond) said theee offences among boys were greatly on the increase, and much more frequent than when he was a boy at school, when they were "swiped," which did a lot of good. Apparently, it is not done in schools now, and family castigation seems to lie out of date, and consequently boys get into trouble," added the eTiairman. If these offences go on like this, magistrates will have to go back to the good and ancient custom of ordering a good swip- ing. Twelve swipes with the birch was the finest remedy for anything of this sort." I
PENUEL EISTEDDFOD. I
PENUEL EISTEDDFOD. I A successful, eisteddfod was held at Penuel Baptist Chapel, Carmarthen, under the conductorship of the Rev. Waldo Lewis, B.A. (pastor), the presi- dents being Mr. John Hinds, M.P., and the Mayor (Aid. Wm. Evans). The ad- judicators were:—Music, Mr. J. T. Llew- ewelyn, Port Talbot; recitation, Hyw<I Myrddin; and accompanist, Mr. Tom JamesCr06S Hands. Chief awards:— Penillion singing: Eva Cook, Garnant; children's choir, Myrddin Juvenile Choir (conducted by Miss Evans, Car- marthen) tenor solo, divided between Brinley Jones, Carmarthen, and Harry Williams, Foelgastell, Cross Hands. Ba/ss solo, Tudor Beyiion, Pontbenry. Cham- pion recitation, Miss EvaniS, Glanamman. Soprano solo, Miss Annie Da-vies, Car- marthen. Englyn, J. LI. Thomas, B.A., Carmarthen. Ductt, Misses Xan JÓnes and J. H. Jones, Carmarthen. Champion solo. MiAnnie Davies, Chief choral, ilyrddiu Glee Society (conductor, Mr. Wm. Jo lite, Carmarthen).
EX-SOLDIER I  SELLERS. ?r?s
EX-SOLDIER I  SELLERS. ?r?s Open-air Market. I FEDERATION AND TRADESMEN. The determination expressed by the members of the Swansea Branch of the JN.F.D.D.S.S. to get to the bottom of pro- fiteering in Swansea found active forIP wben 011. Saturday they commenced th" open-air food market moTement. It wa. ?uc<'?6siu!, and a fair margin was ??ai- vsod ori the day's sales, which fact 1$1 seized upon by the Federation in proof oi thÁ justification of the new departure A "Leader" representative called at the Federation's headquarters at Mond Buildings on Monday, and asked the sec- retary. Mr. W. F. Francis, how the poei- tion now stood. We have been ao- proached by several business men," he said, who nearly all. wanted to know whether it was fair for us to compete ip the oaen-air market against those who I were burdened with rates and taxes." FEDERATION'S ANSWER. I In answer to that, our contention I was that we have ta-ken into consideration the undoubted incubus of rates and taxes. and jet we find that the great majority of tradesmen are making not merely a living profit-but a substantial on«. Therefore we do not see the strength of their argument." The secretary went on to explain that the ex-soldiers had to buy their supplies on the same basis as any other retailer from the wholesaler, but when it cama to the fixing of prices to the public they did not make them exorbitant, H J went around the Market on Satur- day," continued the secretary, "and paid particular attention to the prices ruling on the Orange-street side, where the Gower people sell. In nearly every case our prices were less per pound thaa theirs—who produced their own vege- tables, and in several instances removed it to the Market themselves." EX-SOLD I E RS' P-R I C Eq. j The Federation buyer is Mr. W. J. Davies, ex-?ergt-major, and he is assisted by Messrs. Reuben Gale and E. Sparkes, whi?t Mr. Francis himself is the chief f organiser. One of the discharged men, who went out on Saturday, was enthrf sia&tic over the success of the scheme. I've proved to my own satisfaction," h! c-aid, that I can lUake a good profit and yet undersell the rest of the Market people. I sold potatoes at. six pounds for S Is., cabbages at 2d. a pound, and apples ( at 2id., and made J:2 10s. on the day." j How did you find the public?" "Find them They came, I suppose, where they could get good stuff at a reasonable price. I sold out threoe times during the day." He added that if he could have secured enough supplies he could have made £ 15 profit, and jet ad- here to the same low prices. It was the same satisfactory position at St. Thomas and Brynhyfryd, where the vendors had disposed entirely of the stocks early in the morning. LOOKING FOR PREMISES. I it is to carry on u with ttie stall in the Swansea Market, and in the meantime the Federation are on the look- out for suitable premises, fairly centrally situated, where the idea can be developed end sales carried on on a more ambitious scale. Certain.it is that all the men are convinced of the justice of their attitude, and they are prepared to refrain from serious competition, providing their ob- ject—the complete suppression of pro- fiteering-is attained.
CARMARTHEN RATES. t
CARMARTHEN RATES. t Increase of Is. 2d, in the g. i At the Carmarthen Board of Guardians on Saturday the Clerk (Mr. J. Saer) re- ported an increase of Is. 2d. in the £ in the county rates, made up of for elementary education, 5d. for police, aud 3d. for main roads. The Chairman (Mr. D. Stephens. Llanarthney) said the increases were astounding. On the proposal of the Rev. J. Uyfnallt I Owen, it was decided to ask liif- County Council for an explanation of the large I' increase in the rates. The Rev. Fuller Mills said they ought send a very emphatic resolution to the Government asking them to reduce ex- penditure at a more rapid rate than was being done at present. I The Board decided to send such a reso- lution.
|THE LOST TRAIN.I
THE LOST TRAIN. I To the Editor. Sir,—I should like to draw the atten- tion of the councillors of the town and districts to the fact of the inconvenience to which the people of Bonymaen, Pen- I trechwyth, and Cwm are put from time to time- They all know what an outland- ish place it is, and when they pay a visit ¡11P there they come in motor cars; but eve-rbod7 is not so fortunate. Although we arc looking forward to the time when we shall have something better, for the present We must try to take all the ad- vantage possible of the conveyances we have, and to that point I should like to draw attention. As I WPs coming home to-day about two o'clock, I spoke to some of the people that I met on the road carrying up their heavy baskets, and looking ready to drop under the burden. I could not help but remark that it made me think there wns a strike on. You ought to have heard the answer: "They opened that old bridge, and kept U6 there until it was too late for the train, and we have had to carry out loads all the way around the road." The same thing happened before as I know, and I should like if the councillors would take the matter up in their next meeting, and place the matter before the Harbour offi- cials, stating how the people of this neighlxiurhood has been neglected, and hoping that they would do their best to remedy this inconvenience, eo as they could travel by trin-the only convey- ance we have. Hoping rhat something wiU be done at once.Yoiirq, etc., W. H. Dacy. I
TOWN TALK-- \
TOWN TALK- We are apt. now, to underval ue the individual. Leadership never comes from | the mass."—Rev. H. Mander. -;0:- An ambiguous testimonial.—" Sir S-- 0-- ha-s no hesitation in offering the ex- cellent cigarettes to his friends." Thus a Sunday contemporary: "During next week a systematic campaign will be carried OIl in order to exterminate rates." h'if ts! -:0:- Never give up hopes. We might get a I little more summer yet. At least one per- son thinks go, for ho was wearing a straw hat last night. —.o: — In the lyric competition in jthe current ussue of The Bookman," too name of the Rev. I.lynfi Davies appears in the list ,P-Iectf-d for special commendation. • — t The slogan for to-day is:—Over the top f at the rat! The National Rat-week begins to-day. The military and civil authorities J|| are combining in a great offensive. --0'- The Finnish Diet have discussed the II 'jrovernmcnt's report on the recent Bol- shevik peace offer, and have finally de- cided to take no action in the matter. So that ought to Finnish it! -:0:- Swansea "saw rM H on Saturday -a good doal more of it than it has seen for a long time. It drifted in from LlaneUy and was in dahlias, daisies, rosettes, streamers, and other thin". -'0'- A drama week was successfully opened by a half dozen or so cats in a Sketty back garden in the "we sma' hours of Sunday morning. The programme in- cluded solos and choruses, and the ren- derings were fearful and wonderful. o: — The sugar rations were curtaiWl during the railway strike, but it looks as if this curtailment will last a long time if America carries out her .suggestion of prohibiting the export of sugar for six months, owing to a threatened famine. -:0:- We read that potted mAat which was I made from the flesh of dogs, cats, and r rats was sold at Hamburg at 7s. a lb. A ji correspondent suggests that the rats r caught during the National Rat-week cam- I paign should be sent to Germany, just as I we used to do with the old horses in pre- war days! "There must ba some strong men in SwaIlpa." was the remark made in tho car this morning. Of course there arc, but not stronger t.han in other parts nf tho country." "They must be. because only strong men could manage to hold up a fleet of fishing trawlers." What do vou think of it? — :0:— The Sunday Herald yesterdav re- marked: "There are some people who think we ought to have a Finance Dic- tator, or a Finance Cabinet, just, as we had a. VVnr Cabinet. Some names suggested • tho Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, and I Mr. Edwin Montagu. Sir Alfred Mond ought to know .something about finance, too.' -:0:- A Swansea man, who works in Sospan town, and who was present at the match between Swansea and Llancdly on Sntur- day. has decided not to go to work for a fodnight at least, on account of the mer- ciless chipping he would receive at the hands of his Llanelly confreres. He is a lucky lUorblthat he can afford to take a holiday in these days of dear living! On Saturday afternoon (writes a member of «ie staff) I boarded a car at the Uplands hound for t.he Market. It. was not long oof ore I realised that the vehicle was brand new from the buHder-?. and. on i inquiry, I was informed th?t it wa? thn f Inakin its very first journey after leav- f; ing the depot. It is a fine example of |, ccaohbuilding, and reflects 0:. greatest f^edit on the Tramway Company's work- men. Of the di-cufsions. on the price of milk there is io end. In the course of an argu- | ment on Saturday night a wetl knmrn Swansea man said he certainly thought the price should be lower. He was willing to allow for the increased cost of feedinsr S stuffs, but there w'ro a large number of i] cow-keepers who were permitted to gran* tbeir cattle on common lands, which h? took it belon?'d to the public, and the? j people should be compelled to provide the 1 J "public with a cheaper supply. ij The Bit Badge men'? advent in Hie 'j Swansea market on Saturday morning j proved a huge success, and attracted la,.a crowds of buyers. As their prices wero lower than those ruling elsewhere, j soon disposed of their goods. Their t a were pitched near the Oran?e-?treec f'atc. One ex-SerTice man who has a regular L/ stall in the Market rc?e to the oec.?ion i with the fonowin? notice in brqe tn; j[j a I am a federation of my own." f — x, f A party of young boys were missing from i :1 certain Swansea neigh bourhood on 1 Saturday from morning until I-ai-ig after f Ilnt. and much perturbation was f,t by their parents at their long absence. When [ at last they arrived horrte, they explained | that they had been down in the country looking for conkers." Judging by their I stories, they mu?t have tramped about a < dozen miles just for the sake of a few horse chestnuts. Bat that's the spirit to 'rj conquer! —: ot — A correspondent writes:—I was alwKTS of the opinion that the T.ader" was < good advertising medium, but last wecV f, ill-,i opinion was verified concl usively, Afte r making the announcement of a 1| birth, the result has been a regular bom- bard ment of literature from firms adver- V, tising their various patent foods, peram- r bulators. etc. Local, bu-in'-ss people can. i take ;» tip from wide-awake firms, j, who allow no opportunity to pass to in- crease their clientele ) —: o: — A correspondent writes:—I read with interest contributions from and should like to add to Saturdav's Town Talk paragraph about the various names of the late summer in different J countries. Roamer supposes it i? c. called in Wales Indian Summer, as in England. In Wales, among the natin" Welsh, it is only known by one name, and that Haf Bach Gwyl Mihangel." t This spell of fine weather is generally looked forward to by farmers to garner in the harvest, especially if the summer has been a wet one. A Swansea district man voluntarily paid the advertisement columns of the Leadir a rare compliment on Satur- day evening. He said that perusing his evening paper on arriving home from work one night he noticed that somoone was advertising poultry for sale. The birds were just what he wanted, so ho I immediately set out to purchase then). But he was too late. Another gentleman who had also seen the advertisement bad forestalled him, and had secured the lot half an hour before he arrive-d on the scene. 0: The beautiful fine weather yesterday brought the new willtar fashions out with a vengeance. The scene on the Promenade (J and Mumbles road during the afternoon i was absolutel y it from a lady's point of view. What with the skunk and squirrel furs, and the latest wrap coats, the scene was a very pleasing one. Of course, the knut was also out at his best, but, strange to say, at the time the writer pa-sed not one summer straw was visible, although two young men were either advertising a hair restorer or were fT lower" of the no-hat. cut. <