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1 TO BE TRIED AT SWANSEA. EXPERIMENT FOR TWO MONTHS. j Th? Swansea W&tch Committee on Thurs-¡ day decided to give the Women's Pa'?,nl Mu ement a trial icr a neriod d two months. The chairman (Aid. Daniel Jones ) piesidbd, j and tea decision w& th? oatcolM ? an in-I' SuenticJ G€uuLjdon consi?u)?, ci Ladv Llew- e a, Mrs Talbot Bic?, Mrs. Charles Eden, .viias Phillips (the organiser cf tho iSa-ticna] Union of \A,-oiren Workers), and Miss Griffith Jones, the 'local secretary of this organisation. Lady Llewelyn, on behalf of the deputa- tion, asked thcolarnitÜJe for permission to work in e town as women patrols such as wa.s being done in other ccntrep. If no b cd, then no hArm. she said, could result in the experiment being tried in Swansea, and her ladyship pointed out that in other centres the nioveiuc; had the goodwill of the milita.ry authorities, magistrates, and police. The aim was to get hold of the' giddy young girls who were about the streets so that they might be prevented from drifting into ques- tionable path.?. Organiser Goes Into Details. Miss Phillips explained that the Na-tiuital Union of Women Workers had the patron- age of Her Majesty the Queen, who was the President, and that the Home Office and the military had sanctioned the movement. She pointed out that the women patrols were not engaged in ordinary rescue work, the object in view being to lock after young girls who i were infatuated by. the military. The ladies wore no uniforms but, simply armlets, and gave their services in patrol work under police assistance. Sir Edward Henry, the Chief Commissioner of Polioe, had expressed himself pleased with what the women patrols h&d done in London, and Lord Kitchener, who was not a man of; great sentiment, had also written to the various Brigadier-Generals asking them to support women patrols wherever they had been started. It was felt that Icca! ladies knew local conditions better than strangers, and they worked in couples, giving their services for a couple of hours once or twice a week. She spoke of the manner in* which the work of the ladieti had been approved by the chiefs of police at Brighton, Reading, Ripen, Brentwood, etc. "We are not women police," she urged, "and have no wish to be. Our only association with the police is that we are entirely under the jurisdiction of the Chief Constable and in no town has a single complaint ever been made in the way the patrols work. We have cleared undesirable streets by simply walking througn them. We don't want to see evil but we only want the people to know that we are there. The Chairman said that the committee had disc"ssed the matter several times, but; so far had been unable to see eye to eye with the ladies in the mat< < Lady Lle^lyn. Lady Llewelyn May 1 say that the com- mittee who would be at the head of the Ladies' Patrol Committee are composed prin- cipally of ladies who are responsible to the various v iinen'g organisations in the tew-, like the Young Women's Christian Associa- tion, Girls' Friendly Society. Church Army, Salvation Army, and the Women's Co-oper- ative Guild I only mention thtit to show that they are ladies interested in women and girls and likely to give what I may call wise heip. Ald. D. Davies said that when Miss Jones spoke to him about the matter ho was led to think that the original idea was to do patrol work in tho vicinity of the mili- tary camps. M:ss Jones said that that was thii original idef, of the movement, and if it became known that there were undesirable streets where women and soldiers congregated then the patrols would visit those streets. Aid. DaTies: Because I know some of the members of the Watdh Committee thought it would be exceedingly dangerous for ladies to go in certain parts of the town at night. Miss Phiiiips explained that the women patrols would in that ease be entirely guided by the Chief Constable. She had visited Lowestoft, which was a seaport town, and there they had not got the slightest diffi- culty. Aid. Davies: There is a great deal of dif- ference between Lowestoft with its local fishermen, and Swansea, which is full of for- eign seamen, seme of whom, especially when intoxicated, were dangerous. Miss Phillips said the main idea was to pet-oi screets where the soldiers were. She would be very sorry to -,ee the ladies going to aav rougfli quarters of the town. Lady Llewelyn It mtt be understood it is not rescue work. That is a different branch altogether. In answer to Mr. Barclay Oven, Miss Fh'llips sad the Indies would never dream of interfering with women or girL who han- pen-ed to speak to soldiers and v. ho might-, in fact, be personal friends or relatives. L-ady that it was only giddy girls who endeavoured to attract the attentions of tho military that would be watched. Mr. Barclay Owen said that it might be pra- ely a desire to get a. friendly acquaint- ance. Lady Llewelyn It depends upon how they behaved. j In reply to Mr. Dd. Matthews. Miss Phil- lips SFvid that a lie. of the women's patrol would always 'be supplied to the Chief Con- Mr. Protheroc: Why have you pel actedj stable.  Swana? Is it an awfully w?kt?d t-own ? Miss Phillips: Oh. no. Mr. Protheroe: Have you been to Car-j diff ? Miss Phillips: No. I Mr. D. J. Davios askec1 if Miss Phillips' had had any experience of a town similar, to Swansea? 11 No Powee of Arrest." r mil ipa replies in me negative, and in answer to Mr. Barclr v Owen said that the patrols had no power of arrest, Aid. Dd. Davies: In point of fact you have no more power than the private individual Miss Phillips: No, except that the police give us every assistanoe if wanted. Mr. D. J. Davies asked what particular portion of Swansea needed patroHing;" Miss Jones relied: The Mumbles-road. Recreation Ground, parts of Sketty, and Oxford-street. M-r. D. J. Davies: It is very evident iha^ it is the h" ts of the soldiers that you want to patroL Miss Jones: Yes. I was told onCy yes- terday that some of the sol dn ers could not go abcui without being accosted by silly young t: rls. Mayor and Soidtsrs' Rights. j me .\i £ :or ^Alderman Aierreus) saia that Whatever was done they must have regard for he rights and tho liberties of the men in khaki. They knew as a fact that dis-, tricts where the military had been stationed had been mere moral than in pre-war times, an dthey were j tlous of the good name of the soldiers, and did not want to cast any j reflections upon them, though at the same time they as a Watch Committee appre- edited the desire to guide the silly young giufa aright. Mra. Chas. Eden: We ore trying to track the girls and not the men. Miss Phiiiips also made it clear that the ladies did not interfere with tbe soldiers. Her experience was that if the girls behaved as well as the military there would be no need for women patrols. j* d. Dd. Dayi-e said he thought they were all agreed about that. These wrre a new kind of troops, nnd they had liad large bodies at places like Bedford and Win- chester, where the mem had been hold in the highest respect. At Pedford it was pub- licly stated that their conduct had been irre- jproaohable. What Miss J r-nee had to was the swe»rming of youixg girls around drill halls and military camps, and that was noticeable to everybody. What the Wo.,chj Committee objected to was the constitution of what was practically a vigilance commit-1 tee to patrol the town generally. 1'n t-hat way the ladies would be practically iruterfar I fcig with the ordinary work of the police. The specific •• ">ject of dispersing young girls j who frequented the vicinity of the camps 1 was a laudable one, although they had very few soldiers now in Swansea. It was not desirable, however, that the ladies &hrsuld patrol placcs like the Strand. Tho Watch j lumn.).. .^Sfttftw^d in next -column,,).

I MAN SENTENCED TO i- DEATH. I BUT HIS ESCORT GOT DRUNK. One cannol very well spend twelve months at the Lout, as I have, without coming across odd experiences (writes a staff offir-er in the Dahy Ma.l "), They are all in the day's Tormd) and, after a time, are tukan as a matter of course. Perhaps some of them, which I jotted down em H rough <lia-y, may be of interest as showing the life and work of our troops in France. Where shall I begin 1 Probably one place is as good as another for this purpose. Accordingly, I wiil start with a little iuci- dent diat occurred on a certain bleak wIntry morning last February. I was sitting in my teut at a railhead neariI Armentieres. About two o'clock; the flap .vas pulAed aside and c man entered and &iked Lor the officer on duty. As I occupied this proud position, I inquired his business. Ilease, sir, I wjrit to go to Ronen," he sorld. -Vprv well; who are you?" I'm a prisoner." "A prisoner? Then where'a your escort?" "Oh. they got drunk at Givenchy and lost my ticket. I thought the best thing would be to ask you for another. It's quite ill right, sir. I'm sentenccd to death. This is my warrant, committing me to the j military prison at Ronen. Please, when srs I there a train?" I stared at him in amazement. This was the coolest customer T had ever seen. Here | was a man walking about wtih a death sen- tence hanging over his head ard calmly i inquírcing when it would be convenient to carry it into effect. I asked for details, They were promptly forthcoming. Accord- ing to the papers he produced my visitor i had been couri-martialled for sleeping at his post and sentenced to be shot. There was a prospect, however, of the sentence being commuted to penal servitude,, and this was why he was on his. way to the military prison at Rouen. All I could do was to forward him there with a fresh escort. What his ultimate fate was I never knew.

DEATH OF BISHOP HEDLEY. LOSS TO WELSH CATHOLICISM. I We resrret to announce that the Eight I Rev. Cuthbert Hedley. D.D., O.S.B.. Catholic Bishop of The Diocese of Newport, passed I away yesterday afternoon at his residence, Bishoy's Palace, Ldanishen. The veteran and revered prelate, who was in his 79th year, had been for some time past in indifferent, health, and throughout this period many of the arduous duties which I would other wise have fallen upon him have been ?biy .iischar?ed ;w the Vicar-General of ?he diocese Monsignor O'Reilly. John Outhbert Hedley was a Northum- brian, the son of a doctor who had a large ur?ct'ce at Morpeth. Bom in 1857. he was lediioated at the Beiieiii,?ti-re o,' ',t. I Lawrence, Ampleforth. There the hard-work- ing youns student laid tin, foundation of that erudition for which he was for raany years subsequently conspicuous ui the Cithe.lic Church. Even in those early days the qualities of earnestness, thoroughness, I and patience were manifest in his character, R.nd those remained a notable feature of his 1'e's work. He was in his 17th year when he received the habit, and was "professed" two years later. The next seveu years he passed in perfecting his education, and in 1862, at the age of 25, he wt1.s raised to the priest- j hood. j I Professor of Philosophy. I it is evidence, ot lii,, iiit,i,,tcLLiil powers j that at the age cf 23 he was appointed to the responsible post of Professor of Moral I Philosophy at Ampleforth College. The iats Bishop Hedley. I t' 186" t't In the year 1862 a new monastic institn- tion was erected at Belmont, near Hereford. It was a college through which all monks of tho Benedictine Order in England had to pass on their way to the higher studies, and it was to the chair of Moral and Mental Philosophy at this college that Father Cuth- hert, as he was then known, was appointed, "His close connection with Belmont lasted for eleven years, during which time his contri- butions to Oatholio literature and his lec- tures did much to enhance his reputation as a scholer and a theologian of far more than ordinary attainments. He had, indeed, the reputation of being "the finest Latin scholar in Christendom." Hence it came about that when, in 1873, the Bishop of New- port. and Menevia, the venerable Bishop Brown, asked Rome to appoint him a coa. tju- tor, the cheico fell upon Canon Hedley, who received episcopal consecration as the Bishop of Oesaropolis at the hands of the late Car- Clina Manning in the pro-cathedrai ot Hcre- iord. ror eight years he worked wi th the late Bishop Brown, his unwearied service for the diocese doing much to5 relievo the strain which ;,he important episcopal charge must otherwise have cast upon the aged prelate. The diocese was one cf the most arduous to administer in the whole of the British hIes. as it comprised at that time most of the counties of Wales, together with Monmouth- shire and Herefordshire. On the demiso of Bishop Brown, in 1880, Dr. Hedley was installed as his successor in the See of Newport, the ceremony taking place at St. Michael's pro-cathedral on St. David's Day. March, 1381. Immediately upon his ap. pointment Bishop Hedley left Hereford, and II came to ftanislien, where the late Marquis of Bute placed a handsome residence at his disposal. Under Bishop Hedley's administration great progress wa¿, malie, but owing to the changes made in the boundaries of the (i-iocese--by j which all Welsh counties, save Monmouth- shire and Glamorgan, were Constituted the Diooese of Menevia, an": the vvotiuom incriK.bb wuncsntd J:1 the population ef those counties—reliable statiu- Lcs for comparison are not available. Of the new diocese of Menevia Dr. Francis Moetyn was consecrated Bishop in 1358. Iu 1873 there were 58 priests in the diocese of Newport "lid Menevia. In 1895, the year in which the separate diocese of Menevia was instituted, the number hrd increased to 77, while the number of chapels and misaion stations had increased from 55 to 6?, and many convents a.nd religious institutions had sprung up. Forward Policy. Somo ot the older in'ssions have been re- built, handsome churches supplanting the premises previously utilised. It was com- puted that during the first- dccado of Bishop j uedley E episcojpato no less a sum than £ 1C-J,000 was expended on the- erection and re-ere?tion of churches, schools, and other religious institutions in tho diocese. This vigorous and enterprising policy was char- acteristic f Bishop Hedley's wnrfc through- out Iris episcopate. Mingled in his nature, with all this zeal and energy, there was a warmheartedness and consideration for his clergy which gained for him an affection and esteem of no ordinary kind. This took a concrete iorm in 1898, when, on the occa- 'sion of the 25tli anrnverpary of his episco- pate, he was the recipient from the priests of his diocese of an address of congratula- tion as "a memento of their loyaltv and love. As a preacher Dr. Hedley was no "believer in the a.rt ot. mere d?c?nra.tiM), but his nUer- ances always appealed to the h-art and in- telleet. He ',o ttic and ii, intensely in earnest, and his sermons and ad drosses bore the hall-mark of That his graoes of speech were held in high reiputc- is s liown by the fact that he was specially s^hv.tsd to nrononnco ihe Panegyric at the furc^rai of Cardinal Manning. j I- I 1 His nasto,ral letters ?cre always nappuv ex- pl">sed ::Lld of a timely character, and weie read and appreciated hr beyond the limits of his own diccnse. Bishop Hedhw had kittle liking for isoc1.etv ¡ a,d h9 'w'. never so h?ppy !'? when P-)n? his own cl3Tgy or when 1n hHI -t dy ?t lianiishen. He had a strong literary bent, and during a busy life lie found time to write or edit quite a number of volumes, includ- ing "The Light of Life," "Our Divine Saviour," and "The Christian Inheritance." He was a frequent contributor to the maga- ziries, and succeeded Dr. Ward as the editor of "The Dublin Review," which he conduc- ted for several years with much success, The Bishop was an ardent lover of music and a musician of no mean ability, h's I favourite instrument bring the organ. Ho was the translator of Pope Leo XIII.'s famu nll ft encyclical on Capital and Labour," 1 1 I I 1 and ior this service ne received a goia meaai arrl was made an Assistant at tha Pontifical Throne. In October, 1912, the venerable prelate's I sacerdotal jubilee w'as celebrated, the occa- sion being made notable by the presence of Cardinal Bourne. Archbishop of Westminster, who visited Cardiff to pay his tribute to tho worth of Bishop ilcdley. Another feature of [the ceremony was the reading of a letter of congratulation and blessing from the Pope. The missive was accompanied by a. gulden chalice, a present from,his Holiness to Bishop Hedley. A few days latir an address of congratula-1 tio-n was presente d to the Bishop from the diocese of Newport, accompanied by a cheque for 2..000 g'Jmas. The presentation of thMu wa? mad-1 ht the presence of a large gather- ? i,g, which íncl;ded mny outside 1.1w: l  at lQot .of Next Oolumn. j [ (Continued at Foot cf Next Colunm? j

LAST DA Y FOR SINGLE] MEN IF NOT ENLISTED WILL BE TAKEN. j :u t: I ¡-\ 1"1.. PRESS BUREAU, Lord Derby is authorised by the Prime j Minister-to express his surprise that his sea anient in tho House of Commons on [November 2 should be considered in any way ambiguous. Tho Prime Minister on that occasion pledged not cnly himreif, but his Govern- ment, when he stated that if young men jditi not, under the stress of national duty, conio forward voluntarily, other and compulsory morns would be taken before the married men were called upon to fulfil their engagement to servo. Lnr(J Derby is fzirther authorised to state liefmstely that if young men meti:cally fit and rr,, indispencabia toj any business of national importance, or to any business conducted for the general good of the :r tmuni'y, do not come forward voluntarily bl.ire Nov. 30, the Government will after that date take the necessary steps to redeem the pieli,-e made cvi Nov. 2. 'Li ov. 2. It must bo cieaily understood that no marriage contracted after registration day (August 15) will entitle any man to be relegated to the man ied groups. Whether a man is indispensa5 a or not, to his business will be decided not by the man or his employer, but by the com- petent authorities and tribunals which are being set up -to consider such cases. ihe instructions which will be issued to; the local tribunals will make adequate provision for dealing with special or ex- ceptional cases. POSTAL ELiGIBLES. I STRONGLY-WORDED LETTER I FROM P.M.G. The Postmaster G e nsral has sent to tem- porary employes in tho postal service a letter more strongly worded than that which he issued to the permanent employes. He invites tht: temporary men to offer their, services to the colours immediately, and adds: Members of the regular staff of the Post Office who have responded to their country's call ought not in the present posi- tion of affairs to have their places filled by I other men of military age, as fit a.s them- selves to serve in the Armv. I cannot, therefore, guarantee that your employment in the Post Office will be continued for the operation of the war. Men who give in their names now will be called up as required, the younger and unmarried men first, in accordance with Lord Derby's scheme. So far as possible they will be sent to the units they select, but the requirements of the military organi- sation wili not always allow this to be done."

I ANCONA SKIPPER'S I STORY. "NO SIGNAL TO STOP. (Press Association H ar Special.) ,f1Il iikjiiir,, rmirsaay. The following message of yesterday's! date has been received here from Tunis :— The captain of the Ancona arrived here to-day and confirms tho statement that the enemy submarine, in firing at the steamer, struck boats which wore ready to be launched. Many passengers 'Were? killed or wounded on board, and others while they were already in the boats. Some of the shipin,recke(t people, on ap- j proacliing the submarine, were repulsed with jeers. The captain dadares emphatically tha+ the submarine gave no signal whatever) for the steamer to stop. The submarine announced her presence at L distance ofi about five miles by a EheU which grazed the steamer. The Ancona stepped dead. The last shells and torpedoes were fired rom a distance of three hundred metres. ■

f ABERAVON'S NEW MAYOR. i FELICITATIONS AT POLICE COURT. HIS WORSHIP'S PREROGATIVE EXERCISED. On Thursday at .\>eravon Borough Police Court, the new Mayor (Conn. Percy Jacob) took bis seat as pr"lidir.^ magistrate for the flrst time. Prior to the cpcirrg oC the business of the court, Air. Lewis M. Thomas, on behili of the legal profession, offered his congratula- tions to Mr. Jacob. From general knowledge of the new Mayor, he knew he could be re- lied upon to carry out. his judicial duties with that thoroughness and conscientiousness which had character]oed his public life. (Ap- plause ) Mr. Dan Perkins (solicitor) and Police Supt. Ben Evans also offered their congratulations. The Mayer: I thank you most sincerely for your kmd expressions over the great honour conferred upon me. I ahall endeavour to carry out the duties ot my office to tbe very bout, of my abilities and with strict iro- partiality. (Applausc.J PREROGATIVE OF MERCY. The first case c.alled on was a charge of drunkenness and disorderly behaviour against Kenneth McDonald. P.C. Jones proved the case. Th" Mayor: As is usual when a new Mayor takes his seat, the first case is dismissed. Let it be a w: l'mntT-

ALD. TUTTON'S SUCCESSFUL. I I PROTEST, I 'I' ('0 At lnur&aay s adjourned meeting or ) the Swansea Council, the MaYlt (Aid. Merrells) in the chair, Aid. Tut ton took exception to a minute of the Parlia- mentary and General Purposes Committee I seeking to fix the rental of a portion of j the Grasigola Wharf, a ad said it was a direct attack upon the Estates Committee, (cf which lie is chairman), and if con- firmed by the Council he should consider j his position on that 'commit,too. He claimed that the administration of the Corporation estate had been properly done in the past, and pointed out that L fore any such minute could be passed, a previous resolution of the Council, fixing the rent would have to be rescinded, He added that the proposal meant taking r-.vay from the Estates Committee some cf its iegitimate revenue. He moved that the minulo lie deleted.—The Mayoi-, upon the advice of the Town Clerk, ruled j the committee's recommendation out of order on the ground Aid. Tutton had stated.

 THE SWA'?EA POLICE FORCE. It was reported at the Swanjca W a ten com- mittee on "Thursday that the police force is 53 men shore, and that no mere men should he allowed to enlist. The Chief Constable was instructed to communicate with H.M. Inspec- tor Dunning on the subject.

I ASQUITH ANGRY. I LORD KITCHENER II DENIALS. I BASELESS FABRICATIONS I EXPOSED. I Mr. Hogge, in Parliament on Thursday, raised the question of the suppression of the Cuobe,t0v announcing the, resignation of Lord Kitchener, and a statement by him that he still believed that Lord Kitchener had tendered his resignation brought- up Mr. Asquith himself, full of indignation. Tho hnn. member ha.s been good enough to say that he has a certain amount of respect for me," said the. Prime Minister, and then in the same breath he ch arges me with being a party to deliberate and inexcusable falsehoods. Lord Kitchener never tendered his resignation either to the King or to myself, who are the only people to whom he could tender it. Nor did Lord Kitchener ever brerthe one word of resignation. And yet, sir, the hon. gentleman repeats the state- ment about resignation alter it has been contradicted by the Government of which I am the head in the most explicit and emphatic terms. In the note issued by the Press Bureau this is the language used The statement thot Lord Kitchener has resigned his post has already been authori- tatively denied. It is equally untrue to sug- gest that Lord Kitchener has tendered his resignation or that his visit to the King had any relation to any such subject or I that his visit to the tastern theatre of war in any way betokened that such resignation was contemplated.' And yet the hon. gentleman who pro- fesses respect for me a-ccuses me of being party to a deliberate falsehood." (" Hear, hear," and cheers. Cries of Withdraw," and Shame. ") Mr. Asquith then dealt with a letter by -A-L,r. Joynson Hicks on the same subject. The latter wrote: On Tlmrsday Lord, Kitchener said fare- well to the King, and on Friday he was en route for the Near East. Is it conceivable that on Tuesday this was not a part of I the prospective situation? Did the Prime Minister toll the House the whole truth when he kept back that vitally important piece of news? That ha? been repeated to-day. The deci- sion to send Lord Kitchener on his mission to the. East was taken by the Cabinet on Thursday—two days after I spoke. (Cheers). I will add, because it is just as well that the whole truth should be known to everybody, that the information, the serious informa- tion, which led the Government to take that l' decision was brought to their knowledge for the first time on Wednesday. Yet I am accused of having told a de- liberate lie to the House of Commons when I used the language which I have quoted from my speech on'- TueFday. I am sure the House will believe that I do not speak in any angry spirit, or in any ,,?p i :,r i t of il l -terr? spirit of ill-temper, but I do. in the interests of the decencies of public life—(loud cheers) —.protest against charges of this kind, base- less fabrications, directed—I do not care as far as I am personally concerned—against me as the head of the Government of this country, which are calculated, if they axe believed—and, of course, they will be circu- lated throughout the length and breadth of the civilised world-to convey to our Allies and to neutral countries, yes, and to our enemies in the field, the. belief that the head of the British Government at a time Hike this, and under the conditions in which we live, is capable of stoaning to a.n infamy almost indescribable. (Cheeirs).

FRENCH HONOUR NEATH HERO. RECEIVES THE MILITARY CROSS. We axe pleased to chronicle the fact xhat another I-loy has won fame and hon- our on the battlefields cf F'anrlers. Refer- ence is made to Sergeant, Joseph Davies, of the 12th Batt. Rifle Brigade, son of Mr. Thomas Davies, of Union-street, Penydre, Neath. Sergeant Davies, who left for the front on the 21st of July lt. has been decorated with the French Military Cross of Honour for distinguished gallantry in the great ad- vance of the Allies some few weeks back. This interesting and gratifying information reached the familv at Penvdrc on Thursday. TL- For Rescuing Wounded, ? I I- 1 it was emooaiea in a letter, coucneo. in chracteirstically modest terms, from which I it would seem that the distinguished honour I took second place to the recipient's anxiety as to the welfare, of his father and mother Rnu the rest of the familv at home. Sergt. Joseph Davies. I He doesn't say much about it," said his sister to our representative, but we are all so proud of him. I am so proud of my brother that I can hardly contain my plea- sine," she added parenthetically. The letter itself dealt with tho noble comrades, with whom the writer wsa pvoud to be as- sociated, and it describes how Sergeant Davies had been recommended for rescuing several wounded men under heavy fire and bringing them safely back to the Allied lines. It was the greatest moment of my life," stated the writer, "when Sir Douglas Haig, iu the presence of distinguished generals, officers, soldiurs and a big num- ber of civilians pinned the French Mili- tary Oros:3 to my brear. I shall never forget it, and I thought of you all. How glad you would be to learn that your son I had done his datv a Pr'bish soldieT." From Private to Sergeant. I 1 ..J KX C< a vur v o if < i ii"u luctii oeigeaiiv Davies left England as a private, but was snbequently promoted to the rank of ser- geant on the field. His promotion was alio the result of his gallant, conduct.- He has saved many lives Mid had been recommended for military honours before the latest report from his commanding ofheor- a report which resulted in the distinguished honour, of which all Nea.th will be justly proud, being conferred upon him. In pri- vate life Sergeant Davies was a collier. He is a good soldier and a fine ,-Yatriot.(" Hot- spur. ") Sergt. Davies was an enthusisatio Ruggerite, and rendered great assistance to Resolven in the front rank.

THEY DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY. I (I'ma Association VVa.r Special.) A-Y'MliKIMM, r rid ay. The "Echo Beige" announces that Jules Legay, of Cueemes, Joseph Belsana, of Cuesmes. and Charles Simonet, of Hons, have been sentenced to death and already executed, while another Legay, of Cuesmes, has been sentenced to5twelve years' penal servitude. Accused were found guilty by a German court-martial of communicating to -the enemy news of the movements of troops to j and from the front. j

LEFT WITHOUT I CONSENT. SWANSEA MUNITION COURT SITS. FINE FOR ABSENTEE WORK., MAN. Swansea Munitions Court sat on Thursday, Mr. J. Vaughsto Kdwaids being* the chair- man and Messrs. H. Billings and Wm. Pugh the assessors. The clerk of the court was j Mr. J. W. Thorpe. Complaint ?? as ma.d that K Stait. steel, (-'c,-rnpi'a.Llit ivas CÜI1- t?ink ef-pi,?tor, hiiiif?elf v;ithoLLt c?*,il- George B. -.IorikhcOise supeiiutcudcu.t. said Stait came on the woi?s in August and received 38, a week. He left a fortnight ago, and was now in F/Ssex. His foreman had said Stait was suffering from a slight F lio iiien were b-(-, U'l cough before he left. Tho men were being paid much in excess of anything before. Before the war the rate was 28s. Stait's average wagtes, with overtime, were £ 2 17s. a week (including 3s. bonus). The firm were erecting steel water tamks. The Chairman Were you not rather amiss in not bringing to the notice of your men that they are suoject to the regulations of a controlled establishment? Witne&s: I may be; I did not know it was iiecesisaTy. It •Uranspired that tho mm had com- plained thai he was being paid below the scale at other works. A telegram was sent to the man not to leave the work, but he had left. Four men just previously had applied ie.- increases, but the rates they were paying were those they were paying in other parts of the country. The firm were enquiring into the matter, but on the I Saturday Stait can, e to the works and said he was going to leave. John Harris, one of the four men. was present, and said he did not represent Stait, but he stated the trouble had arisen through the firm not replying to the men's I application for increases six before, i Defendant Certified as Unwell. The Chairman thought they eQu:d not hear the witness under the circumstances. Stait was certified to be unwell and could not attend that day. I Stait in a letter said he did not know he l had to ask consent as he thought he was an odd man ?akKi on by the foreman. Be thought he couLId leave any time as tank erecting was wt his work, but artesian well sinking. He pointed out he had two homes to keep and the money '?'a? not sufficie-!1st I to keep him going, He tdd the foreman that he was going to lea.ve. and waB not ,e.U in health. After the reading of Stait's Letter, the Chadrman rolad that he would admit Harris's evidence. The four men had had a dispute with the employers (,ver wages. As no reply was received to their applica- tion. the men sent a telegram on Saturday week to the firm, and Stait waited for two hours for a. reply. Then he Heft. The tele- gram arrived later in the day telling the men to stay. In the meantime Stait had left. The four men were pad at the rate of 8d. per hour. Mr. ??)nKhous'? said the rate was realiy 9d. an hour, including 6s. allowance and war bonus. Thf firm were not going to pay more; they would withdraw the men first, for they were really not sub-contractors. The firm sent tanks to America and Africa, and negroes who had never seen a. hammer put the tanks together under supervision. ■Sta.it would put about 12 hours overtime in dining the week. The Chairman said it was admitted Start was suffering from a bronchial affection and he asked Mr. Monkhouse if the '-ni would have let him go had they known h'is' state of health. very Decent Fellow." *«• 1.1 .t.. _L -f1.H ''ri'111rJ IMF. iVioiiKrou^e wiougu*. turv have let him go, but his travelling home to Essex—and not arriving till the Monday— I contributed in their opinion to his condi- tion. When he arrive] home he sent to his foreman stating that he arrived home very nearly finished. "Witness described Stait as a very useful workman and a very decent fe The. Court found that Stait was subject j to the regulations. They thought there were extenuating circumstances, but that j he had retarded the work. A fne of 10s. way imposed. The Chairman said it was probable a large number of workmen were not fully conversant with the terms and conditions of] their employment in a. controlled estab- lishment, and the court threw it out as a suggcstMn th&t it should be made dearly knowu men could not le&ve without conent.

I SIR EDWARD GREY. SURPRISE STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT. f Sir Edward Grey astonished the House of j Commons on Thm?dav by volunteering the information that he tendered h.? rc--ignt- tion at the time the Coalition Government was formed. He was answering a question as to whether Lord Haldane had been assisting in the work of the Foreign Ofhee. Having replied in the negative, and having described Lord Haldane's withdrawal from the Government as a very great loss to the pubbc eprvice, he added 1 expressed to the Prime Minister my desire also to resign at that time, and but I for the crisis in public affairs I should have done so.

COUNCIL AND THE I GOVERNMENT. BRISTOL IDEA FALLS FLAT I HERE. At Swansea. ('OIWCiJ on Thuiaday. s letter WM Trad from ,he Town Clerk of Bristol nug?estin? that Swansea pass a, resolution to the cS?ct that commencing & new municipal year tho Council should place on record its? confidence in the present Coalition Govern- mcnt, and its determination to give its whole- hearted support in carrying the work to a. successful issue. jSld. David Daviest I do not think many municipalities are responding to that. The Mayor: I should net think so. Aid. I "v d Davjee added that by íDvWng expressions of confidence, they aliso invited opposition to the Government. On the motion of Mr. W. Owen, th^letier was allowed to ho on the table. -.a&8'.u.

TWICE SMASHED HER I JAW. SHOCKING STORY OF HUSBAND'S BRUTALITY. At Aberavon on Thursday, William James Smith, collier, 1, John-street, was summoned by his wife, Maria Jane Smith, living apart at 4. Wern-square. Aberavon, for persistent cruelty. Mr. Dan Perkins appeared for com- plainant, and Mr. lewis M. Thomas for de- fendant. Afr. ilerkiiis told a hat-rowing story, -He said that husband was of an extremely passionate and jealous nature. On October 19th he deserted her and divested the house ot all the furniture, etc., which he sold to people around the place. The parties had been married since coir, plain ant vias only 16 years of age. A child wa.s bora a few months after marriage. Since then he had (said Mr. Perkins) treated her in a most cruel and brutal manner, and after his inhuman con- j duct came to the court with the defence that his wife had committed adultery. Defendant had lived with his wife without whispering any such allegations. Mr. Perkins said he was going to suggest that defendant was the adulterer. Three years ago defendant smashed his wife's jaw, and 10 or 12 months ago smashed it a second time. So brutal had been his conduct that the poor woman was driven to attempt traicide to get out of her misery. Only eight weeks ago ho came home and went to his wife, who was in bed. and because she was ill and refused certain overtures he. struck her violently in the moutb. smashing her artificial teeth. His mo?t recent ad of brutality was <? beat her shamefully and gave her two black eyes. At this stage the I court adjourned. On the resumption of the sitting it was I stated that no evidence would be called, de. ?. fendant having agreed to pay 10s. per week to his wife with costs and advocaws fee.

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WRECKED JN A STORM SWANSEA-LADEN FRENCH SCHOONER. French papers report the loss with all hands of the French schooner Alfred Janne, which left Swansea less than two months ago with coal for Lisbon. Tho Alfred Janne was at Swansea frei queiitly; she took coals to Lisbon then shipped salt for Kochefort, and from there brought over pitwood to Swansea* It waa while ncaring Piochefort—within sight of the harbour—that she struck the rocks in a storm mist and foundered. The wreckage was subsequently washed up, and with it arj empty and battered boat belonging to taa schooner. Her captain was M. Her vis, and aU the crew of five were Frenchmen. After leaving Swansea ou her last trip she picked up crew of a vessel, who had been huddled to. gether in a small boat for twelve days. Thesa she landed, and papers to hand record tha great kindness with which the shipwrecked crew wert; treated by Capt. Hervis aboard the Alfred Janne. The Swansea agent for the boat was Mr4 W. G. M. Jeffreys. sr.1 .1

DR. "WILLIE" DAVIES, WOUNDED IN TWO CAMPAIGNS. I BY BROTHER-BOER AND BY GERMANS. Dr. William Thomas Frtderick Davies. D.S.O., weii-fcnown to old Swan- seaites, has been returned as Unionist mem-' her for Yeoville, South Africa, by a splen- did majority. Born in Swansea, in the year 1350, son oij Dr. Ebenezer Davies, lio has had a some- what varied and exceptional career. Ha was educated privately, and afterwards "walked the hospitals" at Guys." III 1882 he took the degree of M.R.C.S. (Eng- land), and M.D, and B.S. (London) in 18&5- 1384. For two years he practised at his profession in this town, emigrating to Sout-bj Africa in 1838. where the built up a large practice in Johannesburg. Shortly after- wards he was a member of the honorary medical staff in the General Hospital, a post which he filled to the great benefit of that instituLonillltil about three months ago, when he resigned owing to pressure of work. Dr. Davies was a member of the Reform Committee and took a prominent part ia the political events in the Transvaal in 1895-96. He was surgeon-major in charge of the Imperial Light Horse during the Boer war, served during the sie-ge of Ladysmith, and was appointed to medical charge of the relief column to Matching un- der Colonel Mahon (now in Serbia). He wa.s invalided home in 1901 iiiid after peace was declared he wa." appo;fit-,el a member of the nominated Town Council bv Lord Milner. Dr. Dai-L: also raised a squadron of mounted riflemen for the ht T.L.H. at tH3 beginning ot the present war, and after- wards raised the 2nd I.L.H. Regiment, to which he was appointed colonel. This fe, gimert formed part of the force under Rrigi. dier-General Mackenzie and took part in the march to G7beon. Dr. Da,viea wai4 wounded in the engagement that followed and returned with his regiment to Job an. nesburg in August last.

QUICK COUNCIL WORK; THE SWANSEA COMMITTEES RE-APPOINTED. SOME CHANGES: ALD. EVANS'- POSITION. Swansea Council on Thursday discussed the appointment of committees, and Mr. David Vfatthews suggested that the es-Mayor take the pifice of Mr. Milbcurne Williams on cer- tain of the committees. During discussion. Aid. David Davies moved that the Mayor and e-v-ilayor in every case be given the option of returning to the corn. mittees he formerly held. Mr. D. J. Davies seconded,, and the resolu- tion wns agreed to. Aid. Corker next moved that the whole of tho committees as set out last year be re- appointed subject to the foregoing motion. it was pointed out that Aid. Evan Evaua would be left off certain of the committeee. Mr. W. Owen suggested that, each party on the Council make arrangements amongst themselves by which Aid. Evan Evans might be included on some of the committees. Ho thought certain of the members would be willing to retire in Ald. Evan Evans' favour, Mr. Sheehan came to the rescue by resign" ing from the Waters and Rpwers Committee in favour of Aid. Evan Evans. The Town Clerk said that Coun. Milbourne Williams, who is With the Swansea Battalion, ha.d written to say that he Apd no desire to be placed on any of the standing com- mittees as he would be unable to attend them. J). T, Davios moved that Ald. Evan Evans take the place of Mr. Melbourne WiI. liams on the various committees he sat upon, with the exception of the Waters and Sewers. The ex-Mayor would take Mr. Williams's placa on that committee. These suggestions were adopted, and the whole of the committees reappointed sub- ject to these changes. • i i 4

<¡J BEYNON-ELIAS. 1 1 Interesting Wedding at Abeiv pergwm. j An interesting wedding took place of Aberpergwm Church on Thursday, the cou" tracting parties being Second-lieutenant Theo. Beynon, 13th Battalion RovaI Welsh Fusiliers, and Miss Elizabeth (Bessie) Ellas* second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elias, Abernant, Glyn-Neath. The Vicar (the Rev, J. Ll. Thomas. M.A.) officiated, The brido, who is a sister of Captain T; E. Elias, who acted as press correspondent n Northe.rn Fram e at the commencement of the war, wa4 given awsy by her second brother, Mr. Rhys Ellas, M.A., director cl education for Merthyr. Her youngest brother, Mr. J. Elias, acted as best man. 1 ■ „

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(Continued from Preceding Column.) Committee were dealing with such areas with a much stronger hand. Miss Jones said that Miss Phil1-- already reported that the Strand was no place for women patrols. Aid. Davies: We should have to organise special rescue parties to save you down there. (Laughter). In answer to Mr. D. J. Davieg it was stated that there was no cost to the Cor- poration attaching to the patrols. Ald. Dd. Davies Supposing we were dis- posed to try io a- an experiment? Lady Llewelyn That would be a very good heginnng. Miss Phillips explained that the TTnion of Women Workeiff usually started clubs where! the men could assemble with their girl. friends and r, a happy evening. At the close of the interview. Lady j Llewelyn thanked the committee for receiv- ing them and expressed the hope that they would see their way to try tho idea as an. experiment, and if it was found not to an-, swer then it oould be given np. At other! places where it had been tried it had been! welcomed. Thank yoi;. very much. The deputation hen retired. j  Two Months' Trial. I .t — -.4. J if- A ,I. i. lr, f rOnnoTOtt ;"U,Ë>t:U VUeiw LI1» ( be given three- months' tri-ii. Mr. Holmes said he was strongly in fav. our of a trial being made. It could do no ham. and it might do good. Mr. David Matthews also supported, and eventually it was agreed to give the proposal; two months' trial, subject to the list of patrols being given to the Chief Constable, who would also decide the area to be par trolled, j

j (Continued from preceding coliitrin.) Catholic Chwch. and in the speeches which were delivered eloquent testimony was paid to the esteem in which Bishop Hedley was held by men of all shades of religious thought. His 'high position in the Roman Catholic Church was evidenced by the fact that his was one of the names submitted to the Pope as successor to Cardinal Manning in the See of Westminster. Dr. Htdiev was not an am- bitious man, "and it is probable that he felt more content to remain among his people in Sonth Wales. In Swansea and We&t Wales the Catholic community, although not privileged to have seen him since his illness, have many abiding recollections of his visitations, chiefly for the purpose of confirmations, his last im- portant appearances being on the occasions of the jubilee of St. Joseph's, and the funeral service of the late Rev. Father Fitzgerald. In aU his visits his intense love for little children was most pronounced, and many al soldier on foreign soil will hear of his death with grieved memories of a kindly voice and a gen tie hand administering the sacrament • ot the "laying on of hands" when. a little. i [lad in far-off Waless