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TO-DATC WAR NOTES.
TO-DATC WAR NOTES. (Special to the Leader. ") i Saturday Afternoon. TMSACE proposals are quite out of tlvI, & qutestion at present. The issuas at stake are too great. Even if the Western Allies were satisfied, Rus&ia could not be left in the lurch. And then there is thp. proposition: What could be done for Bel- gium? At the bottom of everything lies the danger to all. wbich would he the same after a premature pea-ce as it was before the war broke out- Could England and Fiance shut their eyes to Germany's menace against their Colonies? The ,at- tempts made by Germany in countries, at present neutral are an indication of what we might expect. First, it is Russians fault, then the fault of France, then Eng- laird's And all the time official documents show that each of these nations did it? level best ti avoid hostilities, hut trie Kaiser would not listen to reason. Eve:? Britisher ought to re-echo that sentence in the King's speech to Parliament :—" We are fighting for a worthy purpose, and we shall not, lay down our arms until that purpose has been fully ac hieved. "\7Sr:E are in the thick of patriotic speeches. To-day Mr. George is addressing a meeting of London Welsh-! men, w ho are trying to raise a London) Welsh Battalion. The right hon. gentle- man will, no doubt, |fivo us another of hit; trenchant appeals, in connection with which we have referred to a speech by him that caused a lot of talk at the time. There was some friction with Geritaany over the Moroccan crisis, and Mr. Lloyd George spoke at a dinner given by t b- Lord Mayor of London to the Governors of the Bank of England. The date was* July 21. 1912. IN a passage that, wp knew, afterwards, was prepared with the approval o i Lloyd (-,eorl-,t the Prime Minister, Mr. Lloyd Georgi sail: "I believe it is essential in the highest interests, not merely of thic country, but of the world, that Britair should at all hazards maintain her plao and her prestige amoagbt the Greal Powers in the workl. Her potent influence i has many a time been in the past, and may yet be in the future, invaluable t,, the cause of human liberty. It has more than once in the past redeemed Cont- nental nations, who are sometimes too ap* to forget that service, from overwhelming disaster, and even from national extinc- tion. I would make great sacrifices to preserve peace. I conceive that nothing would justify a disturbance of interna- tional goodwill except questions of the gravest national mcment. But if a situa- tion were to be forced upon UP. in which peace could only be preserved by the surrendr-r of the great and beneficent position Britain has won by centuries of heroism and achievement, by allowing Britain to be treated where her interests vere vitally affected as if she were of no iceount in the Cabinet of nations, then 1 tay emphatically that peace at. that prioe would be a humiliation intolerable for M great country like ours to endure." ARRANGEMENTS have been made by P the news agencies to telegraph Mr. IAY(T George? addn'S8 to aU the leading daily papers on the Continent and in America. It will appear to-morrow and Monday in about ten languages. THE Wltf situation to-day is rathe- complicated. Germa-.y is moving troops on the east again, and there arc TO iidiration4. AS yet as to what she is as to wiiat. slie i,, ioing with them. Some, it is hinted. tre leaving East Prussia, hut whether or France, or Posen. or the Galician 'rentier, is not indicated. So far 1'1 the general situation is con- cerned, it does not matter very much, because if she strengthens one field she weakens another, and any success gained in the west will have to be paid for by defeat in the East—and vice versa. In any event, the duty of the Allies is quite dpar. H strong reinforcements arc thrown into France in the hope of crush- ing the AUied Armies there, we mu?t ut? Jp with Rnd be prepared for another terrific, onslaught. On the other hand, if he Kaiser has determined to press hard against Russia in Galcia and at Posen r elsewhere on the Polish frontier). General .Toffre and those under him must. and will, do their utmost to deal out a decisive blow in the Western area. IT looks very much as if the desire to givp the Crown Prince a victory has not been abandoned, and that still more thousands of human lives are to be sacri- ficed to his vanity. For him to go back with a decisive defeat in France would be a severe blow to the throne of the German Empire. As it is, nothing but an all- round victory will prevent that throne from being subjected to a severe shaking. STORIES of the Germans' prowess with the bottle in the Champagne growing part of France are still coming in. It is. of course, impossible to tell how many bottles of sparkling liquor were consumed during the week, before last and since, when the German troops had the run cf the cellars at Itheims and Epernay. It is on record, however, that in 1870 at Rheims alone they" necked" no less than two millions of bottles. TOO much reliance should not be placed upon the reports of Austria's plight. That the aged Emperor has a sorry spec- tacle to look upon is all to true, but all his resources are not drawn out yet, and if a good backing is o,,ive!i by the Kaiser. the Adrian Army will have p<»teutiali- t.i«8 for serious trouble for. several months to come. The bull, of the regiments may be weak as instrumentF in full dress battles, but. until Russia has made her ronquost sure she will have to be acti-a g on the-defensive all along her lines in Galicia and South Poland, wbirV willj interfere with her march to Berlin. TTA.LY is-the most serious problem. In another column of the Cambria Daily Leader we give a summary of her position with regard to the Triple Alli- ance., which shows that the Alliance did not bind her down to assist Germany and Austria in all cir^umstajices. The! temper of .the people is distinctly against j Germany, and they can see full well that to complete the Triple Alliance now, j after standing out so long, would avail but little in preventing reprisals. |
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ft4! American Consul-General in Lon- don will be glad to lieiir of fie where. aboirts of Dr: and Mrs. Krauskopf, F. Lojscher, Miss lrma Hogg, Mi Kut.h CurtisvS, Rev. Peter Winslie, Harry Lee. F. Huber, Helen G- Allen, Anna TV". Gardner, Edith Mote and Joseph Trausel. By permission of the Queen. Print-em-wiary has bot-me Patroness of the Girl?' Patriotic Union, which ha.s been orguaiaed by tie. Association of Hear) 'fietresses for spread-1 in* information anions girl* throughout [ the United Kingdom as to bow they inay render heip during the war. The office, is at 61. Great Ormond-street. W.C. Lady Arfatown is collecting for the Bel- gian Relief Fund, and is aekine all Bruesele "Old Girls. or any ladiee educated in Bruaeels or elsewhere in Beleium to con- tribute. All subscriptions sent to Wood- lawn Hot, County Galw.iy, before Septem- ber 30th will he acknowledged by her; L470 ha* been received up to date. Over 20.000 Post Office employes are now serving with the Army or i
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i W ? UMMMEO. I k BAD WEATHER. BRITISH FIRST DIVISI3N RESISTS FUEIQUS ATTACK. CERMANS STill DEFENDINC The Press Bureau reports The situation mnai«s unchanged. A counter-attack against the First Division during the inght was driven hack. The weather is bad, and rt is raining t-nntinuously. EMPERORS BROTHER-IN-LAW, ANOTHER MM OF GERMAN ROYAL FAMILT KILLED. Amsterdajii. Saturday.—According to news from Berlin, the Grand Duke of Oldenburg is slightly indisposed, and has left the nspsiern battlefields for Olden- burg. Prince Otto Victor of Schoen- burg-Waideirbarg, brother-in-law of the Emperor, was lulled on Monday on the battlefield of France. Prince Fried-inch Karl of Hesse and his eldest son, JVmoe Friedrich Wilhelm, are both being n-tirsed in the same hos- pital, having been wounded at Villers- (-Sec. | The N??s Van Denbag learns from Maastricht that all motor cars arriving if the town are being stopped, and, if hey are without passports, they are brought into the military headquarters where long lines of cars are standing. I The steamer traffic between Maastricht and Liege is now running regularly for goods. —————- ————— ZABERN AVENGED. tlOIOillOUS GERMAN 8FFICER PAYS THE PENALTY. Amsterdam, Saturday.—The Telegraaf reports that the Germans have evacuated Termonde and Londerzeel. Street lamps were lit in Antwerp yes- terday from 7.30 till 8 o'clock, for the first time since the present situation began. Lieut. Von Foerst-ner. well-lrnown in con- nection with the Zabern affair, has been killed on the Western battlefield. EXACCERATED REPORTS. MADAME PATTI'S EXPERIENCES. Madame Patti, accompanied by her husband. Baron Cederstrom, arrived in London last night from Carlsbad, after a jourjpey which was frequently interrupted and occupied altogether eight days. At the outbreak of the war Baron and Baroness Cederstrom were seized and searched by the Austrian police in their hotel in Carlsbad, and were kept pris- oners in the hotel until September 8th. when they were allowed to leave for home. According to a report sent from Paris. where the baron and baroness arrived yesterday, they were stoned by a mob in Carlsbad on leaving the hotel, and had to be protected by troops on the way to the railway station. "The reports about us are greatly ex- aggerated." Madame Patti told a Press representative when she arrived at Vio- toria StAtiop last riight. Baron Cederstrom added that there was no truth whatever in the story that they haq been stoned or mobbed, although it was true that they were kept prisoners in the hotel for more than a month.
IMARRIAGE OF MiSS EVA MONO,
MARRIAGE OF MiSS EVA MONO, The marriage arranged between the Hon. Gerald Rufus Isaacs, only son of the Lord Chief Justice of England and Lady Reading, and Eva. eldest daughter of the Right Hon. Sir Alfred Mond, Bart., P.C., M.P.. and Lady Mond, will take place on i Mondy. September 28th. The wedding will be quite quiet, and only immediate relations will be present.
I --'-MR. F. MOHO ON DUTY.
MR. F. MOHO ON DUTY. Mr. F. Mond, son of Mr. Emile Mond, and nephew of Sir Alfred Mond, is serving as a lieutenant in the British Artillery.
MONDAY'S "FRtEMDLY."
MONDAY'S "FRtEMDLY." How Manchester will be Represented at Swansea. The Manchester United team to oppose Swa'mea Town on the Vetch Field on Monday will be as follow? —Beale Hodge and Allman; Hunter, O'Connell and Cub- berlev; Meredith, Travers, Turnbull, I WAst and Wall. Allmafi and Cubberley both played for the Swa.ns last season.
SWANSEA PUGILIST FOR THE ARMY,…
SWANSEA PUGILIST FOR THE ARMY, i Ciupjjy Thomas, the Swansea pugilist. who opposed Tommy Phillips at the last tournament held at the Drill Hall, has left for service with the Colours. Concert at Murton. Mr. Willie Richards, A.C.V. (Manuel-1 ton) was responsible for a splendid con- j cert at Murton WesJeyon Chapel, Bishop- ston. on Thursday night- In addition to admirahly played violin selections by Mr.! Piehards, vocal solos were rendered by j Miss May "Robert? (soprano), Mr. Abner Roberts (tenor), Mr. E. S. Evans (bari- j tone), and Mr. Geo. H. Hemmen (elccp- j tirmisfi Mi Gertie Thomas was the accompanist. The concert was arranged in aid of i H.R.H. The Prince of Wal-s Relief Fund, and it was announced during the evening that the total amount of tickets sold was £ 21, which would be handed to the fund.
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Colliding v-itbl a cat when cycling, Frederick Cotterell, sixteen, fo-otmam in the service of Sir, Alexander Brown at Broome Hall, Dorking, received injuries from which he died in hospital on Thurs- day. Vs foreign supplies of eggs and poultry v,?ii l be very much smaller, the Masters of rebounds A?aooia?JLOB ha? passed a resolution that, it is imperative that all riesters of hounds should rednce foxes below the normal." The Queen, in accepting a copy of light and Shadow," a song published by West and Co., refers to the special <n- propriateness at present of the words of Mr. H. Fothergill Foster; the inusic is by Mr. Walter Shephard. The funeral of Mile. Bricka, for many years the governess and faithful friend of the Queen, took place yesterday at Golder's Green Crematorium. On a wreath in the Queen's handwriting were the words "In affectionate remembrance, J from her old friend, Mary R."
ROLL OF HONOUR.
ROLL OF HONOUR. MEN ON ACTIVE SERVICE I NAMES OF SWAHSEAS SONS WHO ABE; I DOING THEIR DUTY IN KITCHENEWS ARMY. I We have pleasure in giving the names of some of Swansea's sons who have re- sponded to Lord Kitchener's appeal. We propose to make this list as complete as possible, by giving the name of each office m Swansea where employes have joined the Regular army or the Territorials. We invite employers to assist us in com- piling « Our Roll of Honour by sending to our office fat publication the names of their employes who have volunteered for aeuve service. I JAMES STRICK & SONS, Fruiterers. Albert Baston, R.F. (Reserve). Now at Woolwich Hospital, wounded. A. Cecil Strick, Glamorgan Yeomanry. ¡ SWANSEA EDUCATION AUTHORITY. H. Griffiths (" Druid," of the Leader "), Glamorgan Yeomanry. W. E. FULLER & CO., Westbury-street Sergt. Williams, 6th Welsh. Rowbotham, 6th Welsh. Rogers, 6th Welsh. Johns, Glamorgan Yeomanry. Gay, East Lanes. Regt. Abbott, 6th Welsh.. Pembridge. King's Royal Rifles. Buxge, King's Royal Rifles. E. G. Fuller, King's Royal Rifles. W. Fuller, A.S.C. BURGESS & CO., LTD. P. R. Dangertield, R.F .A. POST OFFICE TELEPHONE DEPART. MENT. F. Mills (R.), R.F .A. F. Hellings, 6th Welsh. F.C. Taylor, Kitchener's Army. C. A. Duckfleld, Kitchener's Army. G. MORGAN AND CO. SelwYn Rendell, Grenadier Guards. George Morgan, Royal Engineers. DAN MORGAN, Oxford-street. Walter May, King's Royal Rifles. Morgan Richards, 7th Welsh (Cyclists). W. H. HOWARD, Dillwyn-street. Wm. Howell, Devon Regiment. D. JENKINS, Ltd., Beach-street. John Hancock, 6th Welsh. Albert Rawlings, R.A.M.C. Edward Edwards, Kitchener'6 Army. Geo. Clements. Yeomanry. Thomas Thomas, 6th Welsh- Daniel Davies, Army Service Corps, Arthur C. Martin, Army Service Corps. Geo. A. Davies, Somerset Light Infantry. T. Arthur Cox, Somerset Light Infantry. DAVID REES, Woodfield-street Thomas Price Williams, R.G.A. T. Clifford Deacon, 1st Welsh (Howitzers) Messrs. HENRY BILLINGS & SONS, 4 Builders. Joiners.—A. J. Day, S. T. Bewin, H. Wooigar. MaisonS.—F. Dean, R. Parry, H. Labbeth, F. Rosser. Labourers.—S. Spiller, F. Rowlands. F. Elliot. T. J. Benson, T. King, D. Mc Mahon, J. Ellis, T. Tomlinson, T. Trick, D. C. Owen, and Rd. Arthurs. Mess* rs. JOHN & F. WEAVER, Con- t tractors, Manselton. F. Wilkins. Samuel Evans, John Tuckett, Alexander Evans, Samuel Norman. Joe Atterwell, John Irving, G. McAdams, Samuel Gibbons, Charles Wilcox, Anthony Thomas, John Trainer, Wm. Vaughan, Geo. McGirk, and Oliver Daley. Tirdonkin Collieries, Ltd. R. Tollick. 7th Welsh Cyclists. D. J. Davies. R.A.M.C. Harry Jones. R.A.M.C. D. P. Thomas. R.A.M.C. Harry Howells, at present unknown. Dan Davies, at present unknown. richard Davie6, Naval Reserve. Fred Russell. Breeonshite Battalion Territorials. D. J. Bees, RA,M.C. Tohn Thomas, R.A .M.C. Willie Davies, R.A.M.C. Thomas Jones. R.A.M.C. Sam Rees. R.A.M.C.
CAUGHT TWO GERMAN SPIES.
CAUGHT TWO GERMAN SPIES. HEATH MERCHANT'S USEFUL WORK WHILST J ON HIS HOILDAYS. Mr. John Bowden. a well-known Neath merchant, while spendfcg bis holidays at Combemartin. a peaceful little village on the Devonshire coast, was sitting on the beach overlooking the harbour when two well dressed strangers approached him. One of them entered into conversation, asking a lot of questions about the ship- ping and the coast line. Mr- Bowdan's suspicions were not aroused iiutil on turning round, he saw the second stranger taking photographs of the. harbour with a peculiarly con- structed camera. That was sufficient for Mr. Bowden. lie left the strangers, and communicated with the War Office. A few days later, the two strangers were arrested in his presence. They were German spies, and in their possession were photos, plans, and other documents of considerable im- portance to the enemy. The spies are now prisoners.
! SWANSEA -TOWN v. TON PENTRE.…
SWANSEA TOWN v. TON PENTRE. Half-time Score: SWANSEA TOWN—1 goal. TON PENTRE—Nil. YEOMANRY RESERVC- RECRUITS, We are asked in announce "i -i.t Lieat.- Col. C. T. Llewellyn, or an officer of the Glamorgan Yeomanry Reserve Regiment at Bridgend will attend at t' e Glamor- j gan Yeomanry Headquarters, Swansea,! at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, September 25th. for the purpose of meeting applicants for service in that regiment. It is explained that as there a.re few facilities for teaching men to ride, riders only are being accepted, and, as the regi- ment exists for the purpose of (supplying drafts for foreign service, men only are accepted who are willing to volunteer to rerve frbroad, of course, after full train- ing.
HOME FROM THE FRONT.
HOME FROM THE FRONT. Corporal A. Excell, of the Welsh Regiment, whose experiences at the front have already been reported.. He is a native of Swansea. Our picture (by D. C. Howells) shows the corporal with his little daughter beside him, and his pet monkey on his knee.
NEWS IN BRIEF I , I-
NEWS IN BRIEF I I MESSAGES FROM ALL I POINTS. I Woman in Zouave Uniform. Among the French women who have shown great courage during the war special mention should be made (says the "Times") of Eugenie X. aged 28, a washerwoman who, having obtained a I uniform, joined a regiment of Zouaves and marched with them for 30 miles and fought in tbe battle at Meaux. She was wounded in this engagement, and, her sex: being recognised, she was sent home by the Provost Marshal, who compli- mented her on her bravery. I Arrowroot for the Troops. I The Press Bureav issued the following on Friday r~ The following telegram from the oiffcer administering the Government of Wind- ward Islands was received by the Secre- tary of State for the Colonies on Sept. 15 :—" The Legislative Council of St. Vincent to-day passed a loyal address to his Majesty the Ejug, and voted £ 2,000 for the purchase of St. Vincent arrow- I root for the use of his Majesty's forces." I Soldier's Heroism, I Antwerp, rriday.—An official announce- ment describes the following act of ero- ism during the fierce fighting on August 26 Our troops were separated from the enemy by the Willebroek Canal. The Germans on the other side were sweeping us with a fere from their machine guns. It was of prime importance to the Bel- gians to cross the canal, but unfortu- nately the bridge was up. and the mechanism by which it was worked was on the German side. A soldier of the 2nd Regiment of Chas- seurs, named Tresignies, offered to go and lower the bridge. Risking certain death, he dived into the stream and swam across under the Prussian fire. The bridge was lowered, but Tresignies was mortally woundoo.-Reuter. General French's Passion. My brother, says Mrs. Despard. who is. of course, referring to Sir J'ohn French, "will he one of the happiest men on the field. For the war-game is his one passion. He loved it when he was a hoy. Battles and preaching were his only hobbies.. And Napoleon was, and still is, his hero. Napoleon the soldier, not Napoleon the politician. Indeed, he holds very -strongly that the soldier should stick by his sword, the peasant by his plough—you know Frederick the Great's dictum ? That is one of his first axioms in life. In one curious way his Napoleon cult has been unexpectedly use- ful. In pursuing his hero-worship be has traced every hillock and hedgerow of the country over which he is now fight-1 ing. He knew .the Belgian theatre of war by heart through the Waterloo campaign before he ever, landed- Queen's Aunt as an Alien. Mr. Lloyd George, in answer to a ques- tion hy Sir Harold Elverston, states in yesterday's Parliamentary papers that payments in respect of the annuity of £ 3,000 a year to the Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklcnberg-Strelitz' granted by the British Parliament have been sus- pended. in view of the proclamation pro- hibiting the payment of money to any person living in an alien country. The Dowager Grand Duchess of Meck- lenberg-St.relitz celebrated ,her 93rd birth- day this. year, and is the oldest princess in Europe. She is a daughter of Adol- phus Duke of Cambridge, the sixth son of George Ill. She is a sister of the late Duke of Cambridge, and Mary Duchess of Teek. and is therefore the Queen's aunt. She was born in Hanover, and in 19:t was married ai Buckingham Palace to the Grand Duke of Mecldenberg-Strelitz. Upon her marriage Parliament voted her t3,OOO a year, and she has therefore re- ceived over £ 200,000 from the British Treasury. The number of garments sent bv Even- ing XftWS" readers to Queen. Marv's Needle- work Guild now totals 20,478. Clothes tor the. women and children are specially asked
I LATE CENERAL DELAREY
I LATE CENERAL DELAREY I I REMARKABLE SCENES AT MEMORIAL SERVICES Pretoria, Friday.—General Delarey'r; remains were brought here from Johan ncsburg under military escort, and con veyed with every mark of respect to the Dtlten Reformed Church. The manorial service aroused rem-i m able sympathy. General Botha and all the Ti.Embers of the Cab-net in J'nnojia were present,. Subsequently the remain* 'tpr tolen through packed streets to the ii.ation for! eonveya.no- to Liehtenbuq I inent has appointed a Judicial Commis- I sion to inquire into the shooting ..f General Delarey and Dr. Gr.ice.
IFELL BACK IHTO FLAMES
I FELL BACK IHTO FLAMES I TRACIC INCIDENTS AT WEST HAM SHOP fiRE. Two girls were burned death and several persons were injured in a shop fire at West Ham early this morning. The outbreak occurred on the premises occupied by a confectioner named Phillips. His wife and a child succeeded in escaping, but two girls, Beatrice Phil- lips (18). and Daisy Phillips (11), who were on the top floor. lost their lives. One of the girls fell back into the flames from the window as a fireman was on the point of reaching her. The fire- Ima.n then, apparently, lost his balance, and, slipping from the escape, dropped into the roadway, receiving serious in- juries.
I BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.
I BELGIAN RELIEF FUND. I Below we give the sixth list of con- tributions to the Belgian Relief Fund in Swansea:— .Es. d. Gra.igola Merthyr Compa,ay. 50 0 0 Swansea Teachers (Elementary and Municipal Secondary Schools) 16 1 6 Mr. S. L. Gregor 5 0 0 Collected by Miss McInerny 5 iO 0 Collected by Mr. W. Chielett 3 5 0 Mr. David Matthews 3 3 0 Brynmill School (Infant Dep&j <6 9 BrynmiU Girls' School 2 13 Z, Collected by Mr. Lloyd 2 2 8 Mr. R. J. Matthews 2 0 0 Employee. Baths Laundry 1 15 o Miss B. Williams and friends 1 12 0 Mr. M. J. Edwards 1 it 0 Workmen, Graigola j *o 9 Mr. T. H. Hunter i. 110 Mrs. Green 1 0 Mr. J. J. Guppy 1. ] 0 Mr. W. A. Geantnill 110 Mr. IL Youthed 1 1 0 Mrs. F. 0. Eden 110 Mrs. Evan Lewis 1 « 0 Messrs. B. Jones- and Sons 1 1 0 Mr. A. Jones and friends 10 0 Mr. T. J. Matthews 10 0 M. E. -P. 1 I) 0 t.a,ff. Bush Hotel 0 15 6 Uplands Hotel (fourth gift) 0 15 0 Pyfatty Girls' School. 0 r; 1 Collected by Mr. Benuett 0 It, 6 Mr. T. G. Bandell 0 10 6 Mrs. L. E. Trickey (second gift) C 10 0 Mi«s J. D?vies and friends 0 10 0 Anonymous ?u 0 Collected: Aborting Boom, Messrs. o. Baldwin 0 1C 0 Miss Vavie6 I) 10 0 Mollie and Betty James 0 5 6 Collector] by Mis6 Eager 0 5 0 Mr. B.. D. Evans 0 5 0 1 Miss Guppy 0 5 0 Yise, P. C. Eden 0 5 0 Employes Mr. Arthur Samuel 0 5 0 Inspector Boyle 0 5 0 I {r. D. D. Rowlands .0 5 0 Doreen N icho-lis 0 5 0 Mi. W. W. Llewellin 0 5 0 Mrs. Sch.r«!ber 0 5 0 Previously acknowledged Z55 5 lo;, 470 6 0
I MR. RICHARD CORY.'
I MR. RICHARD CORY. 1 Mr. Richard Cory, J.P., who is staving! ?at Yc Wells Hotel, Llandrindod, is ¡ slJ.fierÏ1g from ,an a!tack of pleurisy, and his condition on Friday night was de- scribed as crincal. Mr. Cory is 84 years of age. o age.
A FAMOUS DEAL i
A FAMOUS DEAL i OA TE FOR COMPLETION OF SALE OF THE MIEBS- ESTATE. THE Y,325,000 PURCHASE. On Tuesday, June 16th, of this year, five minutes sufficed to complete one of the most important sales of mining pro- perties ever carried out in the Princi- pality, when the Miers Estate was sold by auction at the Hotel Metropole, Swan- sea, under an order of the Chancery Division, to Mr. Eran Evans Bevan, J.P., of Neath, who may now be re- garded as the "Anthracite King." By his purchase the Xeath coal mag- nate practically secured the monopoly of the anthracite coalfields of this country. The property included the minerals underlying 8,041 acres, mainly anthracite coal, and the sum paid was £ 32.5,000—a record purchase in a South Wales auction room. Under the conditions of sale ten per cent. of the purchase money was paid to I the auctioneer, Mr. Ernest Leeder, of the firm of Messrs. J. M. Leeder and Sons. which amounted to < £ 32,500, and the re- maining ninety per cent, was due to be paid to the Master in Chambers in the Chancery Division to-day (Saturday). Despite exhaustive enquiries the "T,ead-r" is unable to ascertain definitely whether the amount was paid or not. Our London agents, however, inform us that on Friday a party in Chambers, whpse name was not disclosed, paid a sum of The matter came up in private, and no publishable information was forthcoming.
I THIS DAY'S RAGING.
THIS DAY'S RAGING. WINDSOR. I WINDSOR. O Q—FB.OGMOEE WELTER HANDICAP of 2. O -p5 sova each for starters, with 100 sovs added. ivFe furlongs. Mr H. Hartigan's EAWAL PINDI, 3 9-4 DULLER 1 Capt Cheape's MAZBOOT, 3 8-4.Herbert 2 Mr Bendona BLACKCAP. 5 8.5 Robbins 3 Also ran: Holt's Pride (M'Kenna), Orbino (Trigg), Melton Flier (Watts), Raeburn's Glass (Cooper), Mince Pie (Gardner), May- hud (Elnor), Sundawn (Piper), Red Star (Saunders), Turna.drift (Whalley), Prepaid (Spear), Belle cf Lumley (Prout), Beche-de- Mer (Robertson). Luxor (Stokes). Off 2.6. Trained by F. Hartigan. Betting: 5 to 2 RAWAL PlJfDI, 4 to Or. bino, 5 to 1 Belle of Lumley, 7 to 1 Holt's Pride, 100 to 12 Blackcap, 10 to 1 Beche-de. Mer. and Mazboot, 100 to 6 others. Won by a neck; head between second -nd third. 9 OA-LOCK SELLING NURSERY RAN. DICAP of 103 sovs. Five furlongs. Mr Howard's PEGOUD, 8-7 E. WHEATLEY 1 Miss Nancy Edwardes' DONE AGAIN. S-S Moyland 2 Mr E. de Mestre's BERRILTHORPE, 8-11 A. Wheatley 3 Also ran: Pipistrelle (Robbins), Court Bleddyn (Watts), Sand Martin (W. Thoma/j), Silverlock (Cooper), Lorikeet (Templeman), Myramo (Spear), Sybil c (Piper). Early ):orn (Donoghue), Funny (Saunde, Primeval (Gillett). Voice (Foy). Off 2.35. Trained by F. Darling. Betting: 7 to 2 Berrilthorpe, 4 to 1 Early Mom, 3 to 1 Done Again, Primeval, Sand Martin. and PEGOUD. 30 to 1 Myramo, lfíO to 7 others. Won by a neck; two lengths between second and third. 3 O-WINDSOR SEPTEMBES HANDICAP of 400 sovs. Mile a.nd a quarter. Lord Carnarvon's MOHACZ. 5 8-4 S. DONOGHUE 1 Mr Cttllinau's ROYAL WEAVER. 4 7-12 ShananiLn 2 Mr Buchanan's DRAUGHTSMAN. 3 7-3 Cooper Also ran: Berrilldon '%>ear), Flip;vi.nt (McKenna), E?einfontein I'JeJJjss). Vater- gruel (Watn), Queen Ena (Robbins), "to Mslruan (Whalley), Oisea.? Bleu (Stores), ?nsitive Symons (H. Thomas); Men'la (Prout'. Off 3.3. Trained by B.. Dawson. Betting: 9 to 4 MOHACZ. 7 to 2 Kleinfos- tein. 6 to 1 Viearla, 8 to 1 Draughtsman. jO to 1 Flippant and St. Melruan, 100 to 7 others. Won by three-parts of a length; length and a half between second and third. 3 90-VITLGE SELLING PLATE of 103 BOYS, for two-year olds. Six fur- longs. Mr Edges MENLO. 5 9-9. E. WHEATLEY 1 Mr Tabor's MALHEUR, a, 9-9 ;Clark 2 I Mr Booth's BLACK .PfRATE. 6 9-9 Collis 3 Also ran Bachelor's Treble (Trigg). Mel- ton Yank (P. Allden), Norihvale (Duller). Beauvril (Piper), Remington (Gardner), Money Bag (Foy). Off 3.32. Trained by Lines. Betting: 9 t.o 4 MENLO and Itemi-igton. 6 to 1 Malheur, 7 to 1 Northvale and Money- bag. 10 to 1 Bachelor's Treble and Black Pirate. 100 to 8 others. Worl by two lengths; three-parts of a length between second and third. A A—IVOR NURSERY HANDICAP of 150 sovs. Six furloogrs. Mr Hall's KEYNELLA. 8-1 DICK 1 Ool Fenwick's LADY CHARMIAN, 7-10 Herbert 2 Mr Wilton's ELAINE. 9-0 Templeman 3 Also ran: Strong Boy (Oooper). Sandmole (Firth), Silver Thrush (A. Templema.n), Mar- green (Gardner), Valona (W. Huxley), Simon Hope (Jellissj, Silver Shield (Donognue), Ke.reavina (Watson), Theseus (For), Glen- gohela.ii(- CSaunders). Polymeiba (Spear), I Trixtress (Wing). Vardar (Robbins). Latest Withdrawals. I Windsor I-Tanclicau-Nai;sau. Three-year-old Handicap, Birmingham- Knight of the Heather. Nottingham Handicap-I Farfadct. All engage-wonts-Ariette, Methunyna, Knight of the Valley. Suffolk Nursery, Newmarket-Sup,-rior. Great Eastern Handicap, Newm-ii-ket.- Adular. No wm arks-t October Hand icap— A ides. Burton Nursery, Birmingham—Cockhorse. Juvenile. Plate—Maivel cf Peru. HOOTON PARK MEETING ABANDONED. I The Hooton Park October Meeting has been abandoned in consequcncc of the race- course stands and etabies having been taken ever for the accommodation of troops from Liverpool. JOHN AMENDALL DESTROYED. 1 WhiJe at exercise John Amendall was kicked 00 badly by^Ringlo Trigger that he had to be destroyed. He was weighted in the Cesarewitoh it 7st 1.01b., and many good judges fancied bis chance for that race (aYs "The Time.I. John Amendall was bred by Colonel Hall Walker, and owned by ( Mr. de Meet re and Mr. Hogg.
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Messrs. Spink and Son (Limited). 6, King-street, St. James's, have been auth- orised by the Executive Committee of the British Red Cross Society to receive and to catalogue for sale by public auction gifts in jewellery, silver, antiques, objects d'art, etc., contributed to their fundf;. The names and addresses of the.donors will be given against their lots in the catalogues issued, unless the contrary is specially desired.
Family Notices
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS —— ■— DEATHS. WATTS.—On Sept. 18. Mr. Thoe. Wattm. the beloved husband of Ann E- Wa £ ts, & Henriettas reet. Funeral Tuesday, UÐ, Danygraig. No flowers by request. MARRIAGES. MERCHANT—OBORNE.—On Sept. iTSh. at St. David's Church, Charles Harold Mer- chant, only eon of Mr. and Mrs. Merchant* Brynsifl, St. Thomas, to Ida. Gwendoline, youngest daughter of Mr. Obonse, 40. Wind- mill-t/erreuje. ROWLAND—MORGAN. —On 15th Septembefc at Walter-road Congregational Church, James Harold, eldest son of Mr. and lirs. James Rowland. 16, Clare-street, Majisal* ton. to Evelyn, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howell Morgan, 21, Verig-street, Man- eelton.
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THE REUEF FUND 1. 1 The National Relief Fund this afternoon I reached the total of £ 2,728,000.
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The Kine has accepted a copy of Sir J Frederic Cowen's new eone. "Fall In," 1 words by iLirold Begbie, the proceeds ff the sale cf wMch are to be eiven to the Pi?ace ,f Wales s Fund. Lord Kitchener ha* also accepted a. c?py. and the War Office line issued a request that the sons shall be sung: at aLl the music-halls to aid. recruiting. The War Library. Surrey Houee, Marble Arch ,acknowledges with many thanks gitte of books and m i-g-izines received duting the last few days The response has bMn t-o generous that for the present thA V ar library does not require any more. ew books will, however, alw.xys be welcome, all the hospitals insist on clean copies tór tha more anxious cases. Sir C. AssheLon-Smith is critically ill. Printed and Published for the Swansea J'rens, Ltd., by ARTHUR PARNELli HICHAM, at Leader Building* ( Swansea, j
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Owing to the shortage of pit props, imported from Germany, a trade com- mission, with a Board of Trade official, sailed to-day for Newfoundland to report upon the suitability of Canadian wood ior English use.