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CTSUR CASTE*:FOL I GYMSV I CYSU'R C.A:RTID:FOL I GYJL]l'D I I BfNG':M w.m<J>HÔTEL, I 6, Souttmmptan Bu!M!ns? Hofbarn, Lwufcm, WX. fOppoaite Ohanoery Laone Tube Most ooBnenieaxtly aifcuated for Vo- tors, for Business, or PJeasure. Under the Personal Supervision of Mr. and Mr*. J. N. LEWIS, Homely. Quiet, and Comfwtabts. Terms Strictly Itoderats. Nialtt ParUr. Tolograms. AiooTW. Ltoodon." TkOM: fitt OutML

PEN PICTURES. '■ Sidelights on the War. STUDIES IN CONTRAST J EAR BATTLEFIELD German Prisoners' Letters. 1 I READY TO DROP AND I STARVING. The Frees Bureau at noon issued the ifotlovin^ descriptive account, which has been communicated by an eyc-witne^s (present with general headquarters, and Iwhich continues and supplements the jnk.rra-fivn piiblisbe(i yesterdav of the ± rano^ ement.s of the British Force and of -the French armies in immediate touch -with it. In the presentation of striking con- trasts, this was no exception to the rule. Within sight of the spot, where I these, words are being pprlned the chauf- feur of a general staff motor-ca.r is com- Jjdetmg his morning toilet in the open. frafter washing hLs hands and face in a eaweepan minus the handle, which he has ■balanced oil an empty petrol can. Ho carefully brushed his hair with an old Juil brazil, using the window of the car an whici he has slept., as a looking-glass. From the backward sweep he gives his Somewhat long locks, and judging by his ■"well-cut and clean hut dull brogue h. it is dear that he "m once been a "knut." in spite of his oil ttaimed khaki serried jacket and trousers, be i-I. in far-t, an ox-piiblie school boy who nlister1 for the war to do his bit for his fcotmti v, and a right useful part he is plav- Pig. Inhabitants Resigned to Fate. I The resignation with which many of the Inhabitants accept whatever happens is a s-emarkablo feature of the .situation. They llk-"Il in nr. way perturherj by incurf#i<in of IatrangoP- officers and Dinn billeted on them, "whose presence, even if they apiiear in the » ape of deliverers, must be at least, a "rat inconvenience. At dinner honr -,Pqt.-rday, in a house, '« hich at ordinary times is a second-class .carp in a small country town, this trait ,aa exhibited to a curious degree. The toain entrance of the cafe opens on a com- bined entrance hall. and a kitchen con- taining a long zinc, covered table and fur- Jitshed with a large cooking range, "whilst tho officers billeted in the house "were eating lunch and smoking in a ,Faloli next door. A continuous stream of orderlies, motor T-yciist despatch riders. intelligence ant.s. telegraph operat.ors, and staff officers w-ere passing through the hall, ono soldier-servnnt was frying something at a range, and others were slicing to- matoes and onions at one end of the table. Oiiite unperturbed, amidst a cloud of flies, the patron, his wife and family were discussing their own dejeuner with gusto, immersed in their 4)wn affairs, and also in a shower of 6-ase. for they were eating artichokes. ah petal of which was first dipped in a b"wl of melted butter and conveyed to t'?nnouth with flourish. ThN\Was 80 much noise and smell that wa 8 impoMible. from inside tbe bouM j.o hear the incessant booming of guns. Another Picture. Within half a mile of this bustling I wsene, palpitating with life, however, "'v- a different picture In a deanng ;bOsPltal to which the wounded had been I-)rought from ??? dressing stations behind  firin line, were rows of onr woucdpd  ?o heTP th?re was no diS)c?!ty in chrn1T1g thp distant r?ar of artillery w?j?.? ?j? air outside quivered. Prisoners' Letters. It a^Wa-Vs instructive to regard rnat- Her's t> 01 ^e opposing point of view, and ?tt) ] e ? ? fonUo?g ?,??, (''<dr-ads from lettersj r p may be interesting In all the plaèf's we passed through — oull^, 1 wounded, and many parties or orri' < with '?Ddagod arms aDd h.mds. On Sept. 15th ?" reached a viUa?p in w>iinL^ t?o'.g)? we should get pom? 8t, h.tlt :e ba<t hHrdly gnue to t!)? eld .kit<h('n8 for food when shrapnel start? ?'?''?mg near onr rpgimen? vhich wh"' '1' "48 in close t'orm?ioD. We at once 80118?'t covfi, in ?me hou?. At 6 o'clock- eUr company waF order? to mo\"e 111' ,to a. ln o?? to P?t.:ct "m' fl.rtJlH'ry. hjch c-?'? ?.to action iD a ""ld the rest of t(io b;Lt- ? the Ibtb w. a????- f)n the lüt b we "1'74tx(:ed, covp-red by our g,m,. The euc?????' ??'???.? ? ,b? bnshes, and some were ^-vises into our trenc,h?",?,? ?'? "ot more than one hund???  village. To my right ahj i ft ?nded comrades were com,,] ?riy.that tbe enemy. shO()ti from the houses, found too easy a mark in U8. if ?e assumed an upright position  J re immediately fired on. Two of our 601diers oudcAvoured to carry a wounds r?an to the rear. One was killed, and the other was wounded in the at.tpar{? T ? Soon the enemy's buUets hf?an to get ? rom the ri?ht. and after about one hour .dorin which time the company 1"8t ab01Jt 25 men, ? ???B forced to re?''°? bringing our total strength  ??- We ??ed with 250 men. W" i 1 j no oScer.. left. On the 18th at ? a.m. wp reached 8 vill^ ??"'? thought to be Rbl"  ??- and TOllfrtf] Sh?raw ?? half had p.?ed. however, "rapr»el again found ?-? o-?. We ?spentt the afternoon in the vil?M ?h?h was cc.nti?uou?v under F-heR ?e. ? ra,? of < he fact -t,,? our guns ?re ..he?.n? the enemT-s artillerv. Wp heard nor ?o?I MY our ?un? ^ld ? ?t at those of the enemy (Continued at foot of next cohimn?

GERMAN WARSHIP SUNK. FICHTING IN CHINA. THE JAPANESE V.COUBOilSLY ATTACKING STROHQLY FORTIFIED PLACE. MINE SWEEPERS DESTROYER Pekin, Saturday. Two Japanese steamers, while mire sweeping at Kiao- chao, came in contact with mines. One vessel was siink, aud the other damaged. The Japanese have sunk a German des- troyer. Fighting is continuing briskly. It is principally confined to cannonading, and the warships in the harbour artt actively assisting the German fort3- SOLDIERS ROB THEIR OFFICER I TYPICAL ACTlIN SY PRUSSIAN BARBARIANS I Paris. Friday.—A Prussian lieutenant, wounded and clad in a private's uniform, arrived here to-day. He declared that while lying wounded he was completely stripped of his clothes by German soldiers, who also stole 1,200 marks which he had with him. W was picked up stark naked by Frerfoh ambulance men. who clothed him I in the uniform of a dead soldier. LEIPZIG'S DOINCS I AMERICAN OWNED Oil TANKER SUNK BY I GERMAN CRUISER. San Franci co, Saturday.—A telegram from Valpariso states the German cruiser Leipzig sank the oil tanker Elsinor, British registered, though American owned, off Chile on Sept. 15th. The crew of the Elsinore were landed on Galapajos Island. ————— —————. THE "CULTURE" EXPERT. I LOUVAIN INCENDIARY SAID TO HAVE TO HAVE BEEN RECALLED. Paris, Saturday.—The "Matin" pub- lishes the following telegram from Am- 1 sterdam: .1 I "Jtfajor von Manteuffel. who ordered l the burning of Louvain, is said to have been recalled." PAPEETE BOMBARDED. I CERMAN CRUISERS SHELL AN OPEN TOWN 1 Bordeaux, Thursday.—A;n official com- munique issued by the Ministry of I Marine says: On Septemter 22nd the German cruisers, Scharnhorst and Gniexnau, off Papeete, Island of Tahiti sank thp slllalll French gunboat Zelee, which had been disarmed since September 14th.. and was consequently without gunll or crow. The German cruisers then bombarded Papule, which is 4n bpkn town, after which they sfcood out to sea A a all the ports in the ocean are occu- pied by Anglo-French forces, the re- victualling of th^German cruisers will speedily become impossible. They will then have to try their strength with the cruisers of the Allies. CERMAN OFFICIAL NEWS. I Amsterdam. Saturday.—A telegram from Berlin states the following official communique was issued by the. German Army Headquarters yesterday evening- Our Western Army wing repulsed fresh efforts made by the French to outflank us south of Roye. The French have been dislodged front their positions. In the centre of the. battle front, the situation is unchanged. Troops advancing I in the Argonne obtained substantial advantages in a southerly direction. East, l of the MenSe, the# French from Toul undertook energetic night attacks, but t were repulsed." Before Antwerp, Forts Wavre and I -,I(berin, and the redoubt, JVy-per- relle. with The intermediate works, were attacked yesterday afternoon I at five o'clock. Fort W a el hem has been invested. An important western outer epaulement. at Termonde is in our possession. I In the eastern theatre of war, an advance of R.ussian forces across the Tc rcmen aga;llt the government of I Suwalki seems imminent.

ANOTHER CHECK FOR KAISER. -W i PRUSSIA INVADED. I 1 I TSAIRS TRIOPS CUT UP GERMAN FORMS, i SANGUINARY CONFLICT. The German invasion of Russia has. been unfortunate for them. j The first big engagement has already ( resulted in the invaders being badty cut up in the Government of Suwalki. The latest news of the Russian cam- paign appears below:- Petrograd, Friday.-The following coni- iAuniqne has been issued by the Russian General Staff:— The battle on th, East Prussian front continues. So far the fighting has had no definite result. In tho, diatrict of Miriampol we have definitely occupied German positions near h ra-ma, to the wt)st of Simno. As a re- j suit of a night attack aaid an energetic Kussian offensive, the enemy haa reared from Leipimv towards Suwalki. On thfl road f rorr,. Sednv to Suwalki the retrean.ing movement of Germans, pursued by Russian cavalry, supported by artil- lery fire, at times became a disorderly flight. A Sanguinary Conflict. < A sangaiaarv conflict ensued In the i Suwalki district as the result of German reinforcements having beec hastily sent by railway in the direction of Margra- bowa to th ? assistance of the retreating troops, and opened an offensive action on the iine Augustovo—Suwalki. Xear Rack- 1.<\ the Germans ID3.de a bayonet attack by night, but sustained serious losses. many being killed and wounded. Augustovo was bombarded by heavy ar- tillery on th. north-west side until twd o'clock on Monday afternoon. when the infantry, resolutely taking the offensive, completely drove the enemy back in this part of the field. The eneinv has also been completely J driven from Schthcbutchine and Grajevo, where Russian troops have invaded Ger- man teiritory. Russian troops have seized part of a convoy of motor-cars attached to the Ger- man eolumn -which has been operating againt Osouwiec. In the M!?va di!rtrid the enemy m3d a gre?? p bow of ;.ki.I-, il,? offeDpive, but they were repulsed by the Rii-mai, troops. 86 Vessels CRptured. i 86 Vessels Captured.  Russia has captured 73 German and 13 Austrian vessels since the outbreak of w '111. [N,Tote.M.argmlowa is in East Prussia, Rackza, the scene of the German night t bayonet attack fiasco, is nn thp frontier line. Grajevo is situated to the south- east of Augustovo.j BATTLE OF CRACOW. 1,209,000 Troops in Conflict. Rome, Oct. !A telegram from Petro- grad to the Giornale d'Italia say* s The preliminary engagements be- tween Russians and the Atirtro-German. forces around Cracow have already be- gun. The Russians, who are commanded by Generals Russky. Brussiloff, and Radko Dimitrieff, number a millio-n. The Austrians, who hare been rein- forced by four German army corps, mostly Bavarians and Saxons, are ex-1 pec ted to take the offensive, as the Ruian8' sfan is to invade Rilesia. General Hindenburg has assumed com? mand of the Austro-German force." Renter. [General Hindenburg has thus beer' transferred from East Prussia to defend Cracow. It is said that the number of An Brians and Germans combined is 800,000.] i RUSSIAN NAVAL STA?MMI. OFFICIAL-DENIAL OF ALARMIST RUMOURS 1 I Petrograd, Friday.—The Naval flead- quarters' tff publishes the following; Since the war hogan" there have been constant rumours about the loss of Ru"- sian ships. In almost every case investi- gation has proved iiiitt f-lipa-. reports emanate from the newspapers of enemies | countries, or sometimes from credulous 1 people bubblimr over with gossip inven-f-ce by evil-disposed elements which seek to alarm public opinion. The Naval Headquarter* Staff declares that all such reports are absolutely false,1 for up to the present no Russian ship has been lost or damayed, thanks to the in-! < recant efforts of our flpot. Notwithstand- inrr the numerical superiority of the < enemy's navy, Ave have baffled all his ] scheme- th- ivmtehed results of which have been flip cannonade of the Baltic i lighthouses, the insignificant bombard- < ment of Libau. and the destruction of the steamer I'leaborg. In conolijsion, the communique says! th? latent information regarding the } mov ement of the fleet may be useful to tb, enemy, therefore the meagreness of i the information on naval operations shoul^ d be regarded by the public with 1 equanimity. 1 MORE SUBMARINES, CERMANY'S NEW FLEET. ¡ — ("Times" T.Ira.m per Press Association.) Copenhagen.—From a reilable source I learn that fevered energy is being dis- played at the German docks. It is re- ported that fifty submarines are building, and more will be built. i •»<> tu bin urine success has made Ger- mans c lamorous for submarine craft. The great lack of bemine petrol and rubber is affAOting German transport. Attempts have been made to smuggle rubber and petrol through Austria. Secret petrol de- pots established before the war are ex-j Millions of lamb skins and sheep skins have been provided for the winter cam- paign. showing that Germany was pre-j pared for war.

HIT THRSCE. LOCAL CONSTABLE'S ORDEAL. I I THRILLING EXPERIENCES AT BATTLE OF MONS. » I I A MODEST RECITAL I (Special to the Leader.']) In an interesting letter received by P;C. Greenfield, Briton ferry, his brother, Bert I Greenfield, of the 1st Batialion North Bants Fusiliers, who, previous to joining his company, was a constable at the Mid- II land Railway at Swansea, and is now in hospital at Birmingham, say*:— I am glad to tell you that J am going on grand, and that my wound i healing up well. You can pleaso yonrspit about tdl- ing mother about me being hit. We ar- rived in Havre about 1.30 on the lith August. We then inarched about eight miie3 in the boiling sun, and when we got1, to camp we were wet through with- sweat. That night it rained as hard as it could, and the nt,1 day it was the same. On the night of the 13th we had to move again, and bad to pull our transport out to the road by drag roj>es, up to our knees in mud. We got to Mons on Saturday, the 'J2nd, and had plenty to cut. drink and smoke; the people of Belgium could not I' give us enough. We then dug trenches. and made ourselves comfortable for the night. A Hot Time. I The next morning at 10 o'clock we had a hot time. We were a company of about 200 strong against -10,000 Ger- mans. so 3-gu ran tell what work we had to do. We stuck to it till they brought a big gnn and ,?t a 1) i, -,Il n? ati d started shelling iis, so wc had to shift. We went to and got there at 8 p.m.. had a bit to eat and then started digging trendies till 1.30 a.m. At 3.30 A-m. I was sent ont to reconnoitre, and we got to the main road when we saw someone coming up the hill. 1 said, Ijay down. boys. and Wp let them pass. They were six Uhlans, so when they got np the road t ley were halted by a picket. I They then returned at thp gallop, and we went: to the road with fixed bayonets. When they suw us t hey turned to the field ou their left, and we fired and fetched them down. But their liorses went back to their lines and we went back to our trench. Wc had not been there ten minutes bofoie the shells started to burst ahout ils, acd we retired to the town. When we got there we were told to go harÎ, a lHi ftfifd the place for all we were worth we dirl so. and at five o'clock we I got the onlp;" to retire again. We fired all the way back as we did so. Battle Between Aeroplanes. We thca maroh'id all night to n, place tailed lnsliy, will,(, wfk had, a rest lor two lvours, and started the next morning for tbo field of battle. I was, with a party of two ser- geants and t-vclve men digging a trench for the C.O.. when the shells started again. About eight hurst just where we were at woi;k, and three of us got wounded -two dangerous and one slight (tllal was me hii in the left shoulder). That was well in a day or two. Then we tracked for nine days and done 2T0 miles in thaI- time. We had a good sleep that night and th. next day we were told we were going to advance, so we set off at 7 a.m. battie after battle. The best battle I saw was between two aeroplanes; they were fight- ing for two hours in the air. When T VI tiS on my way to the field hospital I met a man with a broken leg. I done his leg up, and put. him in a rave, and went to fetch some more men to carry him. We had to go through an .open field, and as we were going across the Germans started to fire, and the whole five of us were hit. I got it through m. left thigh. ;)ud as I was going- haek to the hospital to got it dressed I was hit again in the hack of l my right leg. When I got back to a French hospital I laid there for a day I and night and the shells^were bursting all arOll nd IS. f JAPAN. I TSIMG- TAU BARR4CKS OESTROYEO. I The Japaneee toroedo flota operating) to the northward of Tsiug-tau has) rendered good service by destroying the; barracks. The Emperor of Japar: has eent an aide- de-camp In the British troops conveying his Imperial greetings.—Exchange. Successful Attack. Peking.—A Japanese official message has been received describing the latest operations, especially the naval flank itfack. The attack on the forts proved -.uccessfu l, some of the enemy's guns being captured. A German telegraphic agency is making mother desperate effort to infla m Jhiuesa opinion by disseminating thu jravest accusations against our Allie; which are. false.—Exchange. HOW TO "CAPTURE" TRADE! Paris. Oct. 2.—The Gaulois states that the German army has received orders ;0 bombard pitilessly all factories c-om- peting with German industry. A German prisoner states that French crystallisad sugar being everywhere pre- :«?rred to German sugar, the Germans iave destroyed all the refi nc-r Fell ter. I THE AGED EMPEROR. I ■■ Ecroe.—According to news from Vienna, the doctors are urging the Emperor I Francis Joseph to spare himself and not to visit the wounded in the hospitals, fear- ing tht ?hp emoti<m m?ht have ham'f:? effects. He was murh fatigned after a visit to the Hospital of the Red Crops, when he irt?is?od on seeing each wounded man and on sp?kn? t<j each in his respective if» npuage—German 'HuD?ar?D, )'<i')?f. lovak. Bohemian, or Jtahr?. He alõ f?nv?rspd vitb Sister Micha??. who 'R th? Archdm hess Maria Therf?a, and other ladies of the institution,—Reu'tur,

[ TO-DAY'S WAR NOTES. I (Special to the Leader.") Saturday Afternoo". j THIS morning's news make more aTO- j parent than ever the fact that we cannot and must not expect an early ter- mination of the war. The rather definite anticipations published in France, offici- ally and otherwise, at the beginning of the week have no.t been realised ypt. The r hope held out then was that the right wi [I,, of the German Army in France was about to be turned. That turning movement has not been accomplished yet. On the contrary, the Germans appear to have re- oceupred Peronne, and fighting has been I going on tmay still be in progress) as far! west as Arras. A CORRESPONDENT bar, asl-ed "When j .L is the war likely to end?" The question is one to which no direct answer can be given. But if a calm review of ttt. circumstances is undertaken it will lead to the proposal that at least a year may pass before we can begin to think of peace. To begin with, although France ought to -have an army of at least three] mjllions of men in the field by now, and ought to be out-numlvring the Germans; in France at the rate of quite two to one, j the Kaiser's troops have been able t? maintain a very L stiff opposition. They I are in positions abandoned to them by the French, and are said to have already! prepared to remove (if necessary) into! .another line of defences in France, which was also passed over by the French them-1 selves. They are occupying a line as long as from Carlisle to London, are still 1 in positions that at many points are ai- most unassailable. It may be Christmas: before they are turned out of France, going on at the present rate, and then' the Allies will have to commence "the j task of beating them out of their strong defences behind the frontiers of Germany itself. j \TE AN WHILE all their arsenals, dock-j "*■ yanil., and ammunition factories ar^ on full work. tnrning out arras, ammuni-j tion for all grades, and submarines. Con- i foquently, we must cxpect a lot of hard fighting on land and serious attacks on the sea. So far as the land work is con- cerned, nothing but a continuous on- slaught by "trong and well-equipped armies will have the desired effect. Even if Russia makes a victorious onrush from the east, there is work to be done on the west, and England will have to bear a full share of it. There may be a lull ill the hostilities for a few months—no one likes pitched battles in the. winter—and we shall, possibly, fe a fresh outburst next spring which will last well through i the summer. ) rPHE foregoing is not intended as a pessi- mistic description of the situation. It is intended to press home what has been said by Lord Kitchener, Mr. Asquith. Mr. Lloyd George, Sir Alfred Mond, and others. It is intended also to draw at- tention to the abs-dute necessity for con- tinuing the task of raising a large British Army. And in doing this we must have regard for home defence as v. 11 as for sending troops abroad. Had as their situ- ation may appear from our point of view, there are ample grounds for saying that the Germans have not abandoned the idea of attempting an invasion of England. TT is almost pleasant to turn from the — general outlook of the situation to J the report i rom t'jr John French's head-1 quarters, which is given in another j column of this issue of the Cambria Daily Leader." 7he outstanding feature of the despatch is that our men are still' hard at work, but are cheerful through i it all. The touch of humanity that com. at the end is quite a relief. Some of the soldiers found time for a scratch game of football }"ROM Russia the most interesting part of.the news to-day is that the Kaiser s-enis to be^ shifting his artili4 again. The huge contingent that was sent iilo; East Prussia has been withdrawn and "ilt southwards, where fit may be used in the attempt to keep the Russians out of Cracow. We pointed ou. some days ago the jMKsibility of such a nianceuvre, and did so for the purpose of laying stresc upon two phases of 1h. war. One was j that whenever the Tsar removes troops from one part of the battlefield t a.noth'r he finds his weaker positions attacked. The other was that in this war he has tn: reckon upon rapacity for both rapid aNion and lot wasting tim". It is not Sill-l)l'igi7 n has preased f?rv.ani ?ft?t into Ea?t P"'l- Si?. b';i; w. do not anticipate that the? advance ?)) bo parn?d very far without! ?mpte preparation b^ing made for hold- 1),in,- it?aiie f,)r i'ng are o,(!iij)if- d j\ rTRL\ i- again showing he- capacity 1(lr I'durmng' to the attack. przeij se?ms to be holding out, and t ht're,e I' no ? idence<? that Uw advance into Hun- gary is being combatted. Russia is likelv to throw considerable energy into th" southward advance, as Servia is believed to stand in need of reinforcements, especi- ally in the shape of stores. A counter- attack in that (iii.-irter to prevent Servia from being pressed too severely is, there- fore, a necossiiy of the case. SWANSEA TRACERS COMMISSIONED. I Six more boats belonging to tb,, Ca,,tlgl Steam Trawling Co. (Swansea) hate been commissioned by the Government for Mine-sweeping. ————— ? A LAST STAND." j "A LAST STAND." Swansea Soldier Thinks the Germans j Have Had Enough. Writing to his mothr, who Im cs in C?r- i' narfben-road, Swansea, Private E. Lynn,' j: 'i the Son'pr-st't Li?ht hnaMtry, ?y? :-? "DMr Mothfr,-Jns(.n line <o ?t Tuu! enow T am all right up to t)tn time of rriting. We are now in the firing/ inc. We get a few shells bursting around 1 1; and we have to look after ourselves. i'Qey are afraid to fight us in the daylight; hey try to rtiA],, us in the dark. but they oon go back. I think they are making last stand of it, and that it will soon be ver. "Try and send me a few packets of Woodbines and some writing paper. This my address:—Private E. Lynn, K.S.L.I., Expeditionary Force-" 1

5.30 EtditiOiix, James Pearce, aged 57, a fireman in the Oil Works at Landore, was foifad this (Saturday) afternoon by his daugh- ter hanging to a bed-poGt in his room. He had n depressed, and in a bad gtate of health for eome time. This morning he visited Dr. Powell, and after that wwnt upstairs- At 12.15 his daughter had Been him in bed. but go-' ing up again at half-past one, she wab horrified in making the discovery above indicated. to Dr. W. Marris, Landore, and the police were sent for. Dr. Marris could only certify that Fearce was deud. Sergi. -Thomas, of Morri6ton, and P.C. Cotter- ell were gooi2 present. 4.15—HALF-A-GLAS6 1; KEVNKLLA 2: ATOM 3.-8 ran. I AÙSTRIANS REPULSED. Nish, Thursday.—An official com- munique reports a series cf successes by Serbian-Montenegrin troops ag-ainst tho Austrians, resultirg iu successful ad- vances^arid the repuifC of counter at- tacks. Mcrehanttte Offices and the Navy. By request of the Admiralty, the Im- perial Merchant Service Guild sub- mitted the names of 36 officers of tho merchant sendee for appointment in the mine-sweeping flotilla. These 'officers arc now engaged in the hazardous duty. The Guild suggested to the Admiralty that the time they arc now serving should be allowed to count for their higher certiRcatM. A letter to hand to-day from the Admiralty states that this befrice irill connt as suggested. STOCK EXCHANGE DECISION. The Committee for General Purposes of the Stock Eschangc to-ciay confirmed the following resolutions;— That owing to the exceptional cir- cumstances now prevailing, no member shall do bargain or negotiate, the pur- chabe or sale, whether between mem- bers or non-meriberf, ia securities dealt in the. American market at a less price than the English equivalent of the New York closing prices of Thursday. July 30th.' "That all bargains in such securities suall be for cash, and no time bargains-or options shall be allowed. QUEBEC'S GIFT. Ottawa, Saturday.—The Province of Quebec bas-giren 25,000 dollars to the Belgian Edief Woik. Half-time: Swansea TWfc, 2; Stalybridge, 0. 1- Swansea Mercantile Co., Ltd. 18, PARK STREET,, SWANSEA, MAKE CASH ADVANCES DAILY from 110 to £ 1,000. No Charge Unless Business Done. Bills Discouuted. Strictly Private and Confi- dential. For further particulars apply— H. B. JONES: Managing Director.

satisfactorily, as the latter were so w concealed. Onr condition is now really awful, tor, we have io lie out in all weathers, and we are all tooking forward to a speedy end. We are very badly off as regards food. Some of our regiments can only muster 3 to i companies. (The enemy referred to are French.) Ready to Drop. I Another letter written during the re- treat,in front of the French from Montin- vrail contains thef ollowing:- After thirty-six hours march we had rest, and arrived in time for a fight. For three days we did not have hot meal, because our field k tchens were lost. We got ? hot meal yesterday evening, though we are all just ready to drop. We must march on. TVo more extracts; "We found great quantities of food. but for fear of poison did not take pos- session of it until we had got hold of the proprietor of the house and forced him to taste it. We are near Rheiras after having gone through hard, bloody, and most horrible days. "Th?nk God I ayrn, ?tiU alive. Of) our regiment of threp thousand men, I there are now only sixteen hundred. ( us hope this battle, which ought to he one of the greatest in history, will I-ave me sate and well, and give us I ))eatce. I am absolutely done, but we mut not despair." t