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A NEW SWANSEA
A NEW SWANSEA CEMETERY AND STREET SCHEMES. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD INQUIRY INTO THE PKOPiMLS. COUNCIL NOT SPECULATING The last hour of the Local Government Board enquiry at tho Guildhall yesterday was occupied with evidence on the Temple-street—Castle-street corner im- provement, and shortly after six o'clock the Inspector (Mr. H. Shelford Bidwell, M.I.C.E.), adjourned the enquiry till to- day. Mr. W. J. Rees, estate agent, who said he was acting for the Capital and Counties j H?nk in the matter, epoke of the noed j of an improvement at this spot. The bank were not prepared to sell a part of their property, but would sell the whole. If the Corporation bought the whole of the property, they would not have any difficulty, in his opinion, of getting rid of the surplus they did not require. The Corporation had acquired the freehold of Nos. 14, 15, and 15a, Temple-street. There v-as a staircase common to Nos. 14 and 1.1, and the Photo Supplies Company, the leaseholders of No. 14-the lease had 16 years to run-were opposing the acquisi- tion of the property. Mr. Villiers Meager, who appeared for the Photo Supplies Company, said the "onipany did not want to be disturbed in Hieir business, and he suggested the Corporation were simply acquiring the I properties foi, speculative purposes. No Desire to Speculate. I The Town Clerk: The Corporation have no desire to speculate. This is a bona- Sde application to widen the road. He submitted that no private business should stand in the way of a public improvement, j It transpired that the action against the Corporation by Mr. David Thomas,. he lessor of the corner thop which wasI, demolished, was not quite settled. Brynmill Lina Improvement. when the enquiry resumed this morn- 1116 the suggested improvement at the. junction of Oystermouth-road and Bryn- i mill-lane was considered. Mr. borough .surveyor, said iti *'? intended to do away with the trian- K?iar pie.e of land, and remove the trees, widening the i?ad from 2,ft. to 54ft. It wa? a very necessary improvement owing to the volume of traffic on Oyster- Hi"uth-roati. Mr. E. E. Tanbridges, borongh eytat; agent, said the Corporation held the free- hold of the land, tho w arf" pre- pared to surrender their lease for a pub- lic improvement, and Lord Swansea did not oppose. Picton-Plate Improvement. The noxt street improvement proposed *'a& ia Picton-plaoe, St. JTelen's-road. The Bo rough Surveyor said the road wab narrow and dangerous at the cor- ner by Dillwyn-street owing to the volume 3t traffic. The Corporation proposed to take a part of Dr. Brooks' forecourt. I'he Inspector: Is he a willing vendor? The Town Clerk: No, sir. The Inspector: ic it r oesrarr to ac- quire the whole of the 1 -operty ? The Town Clerk: It is t at all neee~- ary for us to acquire C ,'3 whole of the Property, but under the Lard Clause's Act ? are forced to p?qni-.? che whole pro- t?J'ty if Mr. ot cee Ilis way perty if Mr. Rroc I Ct T -ot see his way to sell us the portion want. Mr. Brook, who afoaared in person to oppose, suggested the widening could very well he carried out by rounding off the opposite corner, where there were several fcfflall lock-up shops. The Borough Surveyor replied that the i. dea was not only to widen St. Helen 'a- 1'0;111, but to straighten it as well. I'he Borough Estate Agent, referring to Afr. Brook's suggestion, 6z:id he was afraid the Corporation would have to interfere 1 wlth his property on account of the down traffic along St. Helen's-road. The Town Clerk remarked that if Dr. Brook world agroa to --PIT the 6trip of forecourt required he would recommend flif3 Town Council to pavo the road in I ront of his premises with wood blocks jnstead of with granite setts as at present 1n order to reduce the noiee of the tra.ffic. ft was understood in the course of an iformal conference on the point that Dr. Brook did not accept this offer. The Swansea Bay Site. I The Inspector them took evidence briefly from the borough surveyor on the widening of Ovstermouth-road opposite tho Swansea Bay Statioll and Gorse-lane. It was proposed, said Mr. Heath, to ac- luire a strip of land j rom the London1 ftnd North Western Railway Co., and; tnake the road of feet wide, formal evidence was also given by Mr. H ath on proposed minor widenings— oart of a general scheme in each case—in ('^aton-roacj, .Brynhyf ryd, and Llacgyfel- j ..cob-road. by the acquisition of forecourts. The enquiry then closed, and the in- »pector later left with the officials on hie tour of inspection.
CADOXTOH CANAL FATALITY.
CADOXTOH CANAL FATALITY. Mr. Howel Outhberfcson held an inguect at Aberdylais yesterday on Bamuel Ed. v&irds, aged ó:, tinworker. of Ganal Bank Cottager, Abardylais, whose body was found in the Neath Canal &t Cadoxtom on Friday morning. P.O. Daviee (Naafch Oounty Polioe Office), said that in consequence of informatian, he psoceeded to Cadoston, and recovered the body from four teet of water. There was a scratch on deceased's knee. but no marks of violence. His watob had stopped at 10.15. E\ ideuce was given that deceased was seen at various places at Neath on Satur- day afternoon, but no evidence was forth- coming; as to how he. got into the water. Dr. Prell (AberdylaiaTl said that death was due to suffocn-tion by drowning, and a verdict was returned accordingly. Principe!, Barry Training in the Sunday School."
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The death has taken place at Port Talbot of Mr. Morgan Jenkins at the age of fiO years. The decease d was a re- tired Margam farmer, having for many years kept the BryR-hsnicg Farm. i 11■ ii ■ ■ ■ in
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PIRATES AT WORK [-.-.
PIRATES AT WORK WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO DATE. INOriWEIGIAN VESSELS TORPEDOED WHilST It f AKSHOR. I I Piers siMY. i The German pirates spent a busy day yesterday. They added at (east two more victim to their list, this time the Cardiff steamer Brankscme Chir.o and the Hartlepooi steamer Oakisy. The crew in each casa was saved. They were both j 1 Swansea traders. An attempt to torpedo the Folkestone- Boulogne cross-Channel boat faiied. In addition tha American steamer Carib has sunk after striking a mine in the North Sea off the Gorman coast. Par- ticulars will be found on Pago 1. The full list cf victims up to date is as iollows.- Date. Vessel. Nation. E, eb. 18 Dinorah French. Torpedoed off Folke- stone did not sink. j » 19. Belridge Norweg Torpedoed in Chan- nel; did not sink, 19 Evelyn .U.S.A. Mined off Bor k u ill.; crew saved 20 Ejoerke Norweg Mined ill i North Sea; j crew saved 20 C J 1 B., I d 20 Cambank British. Torpedoed (Cardiff) off Angle- sey 4 of crew killed, 21 Downshire. British,Torpedoed j off Isle 0: I Man ;crew saved. 23 B?gia Norweg T?rpf?dofd off Dover; crew MtV?d 23 Branksome Chine Brit. Torpedoed I (Cardiff) or mined off Beachy Head; crew saved 23 OaJdey British Torpedoed off Folke- stone, crew saved. 23 Carib American Struck a j inine off German; coast. Passenger Steamer's Escape. The Press Bureau issued the following early this morning :— The Folkestone-Boulogne cross-Channel steamer was attacked by a German sub- marine shortly after leaving Boulogne last night. ( The torpedo passed twenty yards ahead, and missed. The passengers, numbering 92, con- sisted of civilians, and included among their number soma neutrals. I ti a Fofy. i It Fon. Further particulars of the sinking of the Norwegian collier Regin (reported in the Leader" yesterday show that she was bound to an American port with a fall m:o. Tha captain anchored off Lha Kentish coast for some hours owing tc foggy weather, and the anchor was being raised at 6.30 in the morning •vhen a violent explosion occurred. Those, ;.< deck were thrown off their feet, and others who wero below were thrown from their bunks. It was soon seen that the steamer had ,sustained serious dam- age and must founder. The boats were got out and the 22 members of the crew took to them and were picked up three hours later. ). tie Norwegian seamen are certain from the circumstances under which their ship was blown up that she was torpedoed, the vessel not having got under way from the position where she had anchored. They were not given the f, li<rlit«s'; warning, nor was any attempt made by the submarine to ascertain the national- ity of the Regin. The crew spoke very I bitterly of the latest German methods of I warfare against unarmed neutral ships. ¡ The Pilot's Stcry. The only man injured, wa.g Mr. O. Gjertson, a Norwegian pilot, who was j conveyed to the Dover' Hospital with a broken knee-cap. Seen at the hospital in the evening, he was very emphatic that the damage was caused bv a tor- pedo. He asserts that the injury to the 1 ship's hull was too low down for a mine to do so much damaga, and they had got scarcely any way on the ship at the moment of the explosion. They had o-tty just recoverod their anolior and the ship was scarcely moving. The pilot said that he went on board at Newcastle, and all went well until encoaQtared some fog and dropped anchor in the Channel as a precaution. They were about to make another start when they were startled by a tremendous explosion right under the forepart of the ) ship, and the deck and contents of the forehold were scattered about m all directions. The confusion was so great that he did not feel any injury to himself until he attempted to go into one of the boats. He found that he was unable to use his I' left leg, and was so helpless that Be fell overboard, but was quickly rescued by eomp of the crew, who drawed him imtoll ona of the boats. The ship was then ( going down by the head very rapidly. I' They rowed about for some time until thv were picked up. The Regin is a vessel ?f 1,R44 tons, built in 1913, and owned by E. Lund, of ChrisFiania. Disobeyed Instructions. I Washington, Tuesday.—President Wil- ) son announced to-day that he had been informed that t'in captain of the Evelyn disobeyed instructions and tcok the wrorsg course.—Exchange. The German official news circulated by wireless last night contained tlw foil i<t- ing account of the loss of the Evelyn and adventures of the crew:— Advice has been receivod in Berbn tint Captain Smith, of the steamer Ev^jn in- formed the German authorities +hat his ship came to grief through the of the British naval officer wnc ns^iuctea him to follow his course instead ¡,f. the more northerly course laiu ctlWI1 l-y the German instructions, whereupon tt e ship struck a mine The disaster occurred at four o'clock on Friday, and the ship seven hours later The captain, the Datch pilot, and 18 men drifted about in a riw- boat until Saturday afternoon, when they were rescued by a Gorman patrol Nat. A Spanish had 'by that time died from expos ore. The others are aU re- j rovanng, au? ZT? now in ?he P?Hcr?" Home, in Bremörhaven. The mate and the rent of th? á;v fntp, second boat! i,tie r-p?,.i: of fTi,(A fti fba sl?C.Ond Ix)-,At ? liiLk&tai)* j
I IIRISH SEA CHANNEL CLOSED
I I IRISH SEA CHANNEL CLOSED The e Bureau last treht issued «ra j ArirairaJty notice of rest.ricrioi) of navi- g-ation of the north channel of the Irish Ghfljuiei, The notice states tluit niarinei« are warned that mvis;a.tion and the us.3 ol the ep-eciiied area is forbidden to all ships a-nd yes&els of any size and national hy. The specified aroa is bounded by lines connect- iu? pouits A. B. 0. D. :— 112L -i nE. A ing' IcTittt?e 55 d('£,TN æ nùns. north, longitude 5 degrees 17 mins., west; B being 56 deiToes ilniins. north, 6 degreea 2 mins. west; f 0 being' 55 degrees a miml. north, 5 j 2A$mins. wost; zli!d D being 65 decrees 2 mins. north, 5 degrees 40* iniu-s. west. i It is added all traffic wicaing to proceed througrh the north channel must pass to the southward cf Bathliu Island between ean- a.nd suntzet, and no ship or veeeel is to be within four milc.s of Eathlin Island be- tween sunsst and sunrise. The order takea etloct from it,lle 25rd infit. The restricted area to the north of Ire- land is indicated by the black ppace on the map.
CONCESSIONS!
CONCESSIONS! Government and the Welsh Church Act. The Archbishop of Canterbury had an interview with the Prime Minister on Tuesday, presumably regarding the new stage in the history of the Welsh Church Act. It is said that communications have been made by the Government to the Opposition with regard to the Duke of Devonshire's bill in the House of Lords. No decision has yet been received from the Unionist leaders. According to the Lobby correspondent cf the Times," the Prime Minister's statement is taken as implying that the Government will make a definite offer of c-crecessions beforo th." present sittings of Parliament end. The Government are un- doubtedly prepared to consider all hard cases that arise during the suspensory period, and their attitude towards life1 interests is being greatly modified. It is understood, however, that they are not' willing fnat the Welsh Church Commit sioners should cease work until the end of the war. If a settlement is arrived at, it is be- lieved that one condition will be the dropping of all talk of repeal." Mr. Llawlyn Williams, K.C., M.P., writ- ing to the Times," points out that ths Duh-e of Devonshire's Bill embodie-s sub- stantially the a:nendm??nts which were moved in the Lords and rejected by the Commons last September. The alleged grievances of the Church were therefore not only known, hut they bad bwn am- j bodied in a remedial Bill before Parlia-1 ment reassembled on February 2. The Welsh Party meting is fixed for; nest Thursday.
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S.B.TT. 1914 llelen's Baptist, Thursday, 7.30 P.m. Mr. William Bradshaw, the Pontar- dulais town crier, has enlisted. He is an ex-soldier, a.nd hopes to get an appoint- ment as drill instructor. Schools at Birmingham are required for hospitals, and consequently other schools will be used for double sessions, one class using them in the morning and another in the afternoon.
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I STRUCK WITH POKERS?
I STRUCK WITH POKERS? I Sercsationai Assault Story Trorn the Mumbles. I A remarkable story of assault was told ■ at the Swansea County Petty Sessions on j Wednesday, when John Hearne, a peg- maker; William Thomas, a labourer; Joshua Davies, a gai dener; and Ann ¡ Thomas, wife of William Thomas, all ot Newton, Mumbles, were charged with causing grievous bodily harm to William Richards, on the night of February 9th. Mr. D. Clarke prosecuted, Mr. J. Evan Rowlands appeared for Hearne and the two Thomases, and Mr. D. G. Watkins I appeared for Joshua Davies. Mr. Clarke paid the prosecutor, a pailiter and decorator, had lived with the Thomases at Newton. As they had to Ilæve the house, prosecutor took a house at Nottage, asking the Thomases to live n ot paying any rent. but attending to his needs. On February Mh. prosecu- tor came home to his dinner, and found Mrs. Thomas undar tha innu?nce of drink. Barricaded the Door. That evening, went on Mr. Clarke, ] the prosecutor brought a man named Wil-I liam Christopher to the house. They had just concluded supper, when Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ordered Christopher out. Mrs. Thomas hit Richards to the floor, and Christopher ran out. Richards followed him, but returned to the house at about 10 o'clock to find the doors locked. He got in thrcugh the window. and being nervous, placed some furniture against the door of his bedroom, and went to bed. Awakened by a noise, he found the four defendants in the room, the door having been forced. Thomas and Hearne struck him several times, Thomas kicked him, and Mrs. Thomas and Davies struck him with pokers. Numerous kicks and blows followed, arid prosecutor, covered with blood, was thrown head first down stairs, being then theown through the door on to a flower bed. He lost consciousness, but recovering, crawled to a barn, where Mr. Woolacott, farmer, found him next morn- ing. Prosecutor bore this out, and said he was still EafTering- Cross-examined by Mr. Rowlands, wit- ness made admissions that be had once looked the door against the Thomases, but denied that his story was a made-up one to save himself with his employer. The case was adjourned for a week on the application of Mr. Rowlands.
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SWANSEA HOSPITAL nNAqGES.…
SWANSEA HOSPITAL nNAqGES. j The monthly meeting of the Swansea Hospital Boa-rd of Management was hedd at the Hospital this morning, the Rev. H. C. Ma-nder presiding. Alexandra Day. Mrs. H. D. Williams wrote offering again to organise a collection for the Hospital on Alexandra Day. Mr. Hughes, the Secretary, said that last year a sum I of £361 was obtained. It was decided to adopt the same procedure as last year. Messrs. Weaver's Offor. The Chairman read a letter from Messrs. Weaver and Co., Swansea, offering to give the institution a donation of 50 guineas, and that for the future, instead of a subscription of 5 guineas, promising an amount equal to that subscribed by our employes, beginning from Jan. 1, 1915." Thanks were accorded to Messrs. Weaver and Co. The financial statement showed that the receipts for January, on the general; account, were leaving a balance due to the treasurer of S:1,695 5s. 8d. The balance due to the treasurer on the building account is £ 6,S5S 96. 4d.
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A remand was ordered at LlaDelly on Tuesday in the case of Patrick Joseph Murphy, Island-place, who was charged with steaUiig a pair of socks from George Roberts, Stepney-street. s.s. U. Annua,! Meeting', St. Helen's Baptist, Thursday, 7.30 p.m. Yesterday in the House of Lords the! Neath Canal Navigation Bill was read. second time. At Pontardulais Social Club, Air. David John Griffiths, Baucyberllan, now in the; Giamoryran Yeomaary, was presented with a, smoker's cabinet. Mr. David Rowan, Benailt CoLliery, was in the chair, and the gift was henrled over by Mr. Iam as Thomas, I>.C. j ¡ n. M. JEiav, St Helen's Baptist, 1 LZhQjmday. 7..30 pin. t
i MINERS CONFER I :.
i MINERS CONFER I MUli? SMWN BY kCAUTION SHGWN BY I BELEGAIES. SOUTH WALES MEMBERS LIKELY TO 'i j f j TEXOEF. SOTiQtS. I  WACE AGREEMENTS | I | 1 (By Our Mining Oorreondent.) t LONDON, Wednesday. It is the usual story: the conference met and an adjournment took place from yesterday until to-morrow (Thursday) when the proceedings will be resumed. The adjournment, as well as the tone of the first day's discussion, tends to indi- cato that there are no great firebrands ■ present, and also that the danger of an immediate general stoppage of colliery operations in South Wales and elsewliere is very small. As was stated ir, As was stated in my remarks in yester- day's (wiibria Daily Leader,p the men of the English and North Wales federated arc-a havi* practically decided upon their new agreement, and they do not' want a settlement postponed pend- ng tho. negotiations in other districts. And although nothing official is given as to the other English district which cannot come into lino for three months, the position is complicated by the fact that, even now, the object of the Federation to get all the ciistric15 into line has not yet been achieved. The con- j fenmce will, therefore, have to work gradually to attain that object, and the,. is really one of the principal aims, and I will, when brought about, be the; strongest weapon of the organisation:1 united and simultaneous action through-1 out the British coalfield. I More Cautious. Very naturally, the war makes leaders! and delegates more cautious than ever in the, action to be considered, and tho tone) of the South Wales men may be guagsd from the suggestion that an agreement; with the coaiowners for a short period might help in securing for the workers I here the benefit of too increased coal prices of the present time. The English j federated area people want a three years' period; some South Wales men want t-.vo years—some less. Welsh coaiowners, pleading for a guarantee of stability of trade, aa a rule argue for a long period—three to the ygars. But the Welsh coaiowners have not yet been approached At Tuesday's conference there were also some delegates and local leaders who favoured five years as a period for all | the &ettic-ment.but they were zieti numerous. Notices to Terminate. I It may be taken for granted that tho notice to terminate agreements will be given, and negotiations entered into with the representatives of the coaiowners of South Wales. How long the settlement may be deferred is another question, and I in this connection it is noteworthy that the English Federated area haa been negotiating since last June. To avoid an appearance of tamop-ass the President (Mr. Robert Smillie) gave out a hint on his own responsibility that they might agitate for an increase of wages, irrespective of all agreements just now, on account of the increased prices of living. He did not say that agreements must be ignored, but the men might agitate. Nothing was done in support of that view, but everyone knows the cost of food-stuffs has gone up, and the hint will probably stiffen the backs of the leaders in demanding better pay for the eurface- worker6 and other lowest-paid workmen in and about the mines. Sections.! Meetings. I Sectional meetings and discussions among groups, of course, take place to- da.y, but the conference stands adjourned until to-morrow. By the by, the appointment of a Com- mission to inquire into the bearings of the war upon the coal trade and of the coal trade upon the war is interesting in so far as it aims at a possible intro- duction of outsiders into South Wales to take the pia-sai of the men who have joined the Colours. It is said that about SO per cent. of the miners are now soldiering, and, when tuli proper employment has been given t > men who still remain at home, there map be mom for some outsiders. But it is an important question, and will become: acute when men who are at the front! return home and expect to be re-employed in their old places. j I note, however, that Mr. Vernon Hart- shorn ha.s been appointed as the Welsh representative on the Commission. II
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SWANSEA POLICE COURT. 1,
SWANSEA POLICE COURT. 1, Wednesday.—Before Messrs. A. ir. I Thomas, J. H. Rosser, F. E. Beer, and William Thomas. Francis Clement (46). was cha.rged with being drunk and incapable in Beau- f,-rt-road.-Ile was cautioned and dis- j charged. An Undesirable Visitor. ) James Alexander Kirk (39). a cattle i man, was charged with an off ence against:, a little girl of four years, named Violet Newcombe, in a stable in Green-row, Greenhill, on Monday laft. February 22.. P.C. (71) Harris said that the defeŒ- dant was identified by some children at' the Police Station. When he was charged s he replied, I plead not guilty. I have a; kind of memory of giving a child a penny, I was slightly intoxicated." Defendant pleaded guilty, and elected to lie tried summarily. Superintendent Roberts said that Kirk was an American subject. The Bench sent defendant to prison for! six weeks. j i Arrears. 11 Alfred Stock (25), a labourer, was! brought up in respect of arrears amount- ing to S2 16s. Gd., due to Margaret E. Grey j for her child.—He was ordered to pay, or i eo down for one month. COUNTY CASES. Thomas Foiey and Nicholas Hauton. j: both labourers of Swansea, were charged with being drunk and disorderly on Sun- j1 day iatt.—Thfej1 wara each fined 20s. in-t: dUÜ'Ð. ?———————— 11
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! FIVE GROUPS. I
FIVE GROUPS. I — ■ "'Ht (tEDMANS HOW THE GERMANS ATTACKED. CONVERGING FORCES WHiCH ARE BEIIliS HElD BY RliSSIAKS. AUSTRIAN-S FALL BACK RENEWED OFFENSIVE ANTICIPATED NEA3 RtKAKiAl) FrMIEii. Petrograd, Tuesday.—It will help to- wards an understanding of the plesen; operations in East Prussia (writes Mr. Hamilton Fyfe in the Daily Mail,") ii it is borne in mind that the Germans hare advanced in five distinct groups, which are now In-ing tackled separately by our Russian Allies. Touch is maintained be- tween the groups by the cavalry. Tha first group marched in thn direction of Koviw, between Jurburg and Yilkovishki. The second group, and prob&biy the lar- gest, marched towards the Augustovo forest and the region where Marshal von iiindenburg hoped to turround the Rlliõ- siaiit. The third was directed againesc Osioviecs; the fourth advanced down tha valley of the Pissa towards Lomja; while the front of the fiitti sector was in the district of ZiHuva-iSeipeoju- Here the German troops, which had been occupied for weeks in keeping oil tho pressure of the Russian forces, ad- vanced to Praznvsh and Pionsk, with the idea apparently of moving a the fortress of Novogeorgeievsk. Accor- ding to latest accounts, the enemy is in- active in this part of the field. The se- cond force, having readied the Upper Bobr, in The neighbourhood of Lipsk, baa not succeeded in crossing it. owing to the vigour of an attack delivered by a Rlb- sian column from Grodno. The third is engaged by the garrison of Ossoviecs, within range of the fortress artillery, while the greatest success the Russians have gained has been against the fourth, which is being driven back towards tho frontier. The fifth group is still pressing along the River Karew, but farthest west a portion suffered defeat and was compelled to evacuate several villages. The official statement refers to tha caution of the individual German com- manders as a feature of their operations during the last few days. At nearly all points they aro disinclined to mov* far from their railways. Nothing like the same energy is bei^g shown as during the advance irom East Prussia in September or the Octobor attack on Warsaw. Austrians Retire to Czernovitz. During Sunday night tue Austrian troops and artillery evacuated the posi- tions they occupied on the frontier at Marmormtza and retired to Czernovitz. The Russian artillery fire on Sunday was too exact to admit of their retention of the frontier positions. The Austrians lezr that tho Russians are preparing a new offensive in thl direction of Czernovitz. There are no signs ot an Austrian attempt at & further ad vance. A strong thaw has lieruu and the road. are deep in tdu?h. Official Statement, The following official statement WM issued in Petrograd yesterday:— A dispatch from the Headquarters Staff of the Commander-in-chief says;— The communique of February 21 deecri- bing the exceptionally difiicuit position of portions oi our army corps during tho retreat irom Laet Prussia, appiaed to parrs of the 20th Corps, commanded by Lieutenant-General Buignkoff, and com- prising the 29tli Division atid three re- serve regiments of the active army. Comiuunication between this corps and the 10th Army having lieen broken in tha evening of February 13, the corps found itself in country between Goldap and Kuwalki, surrounded by a German Army, whose numbers were constantly increased. Until the. 22ud the corps fought heroi- cally against enemy forces several timeo outnumbering it. During these days K; marched 50 versts (about 32 miles), fight- ing tha whole time, and continued to a passage ior itself towards the south- oa,stern portion of the forests cf Augud» cow. According to accounts of prisoners the corps inflicted heavy losses on the Ger- man forces which attempted to bar its way, especially in the fake and forest passes near Ghita. Reports that have now be«n reoeived from various individuals belonging to this corps who succeeded in escaping show that the corps was fightin to the last cartridge and until its eti-etjgth was completely exhausted, valiantly ro- pelling attacks on four fronts, holding oa to its artillery, and taking along with ic many German prisoners. There was a continuance of etubborsfc fighting on the right banks of the Bobr and Narew on February 21. Near Oro- wiec German detachments which took the offensive were thrown back by fire track the guns of the fortress. To the north of Lomza fighting has been in progress on the roads to Radzillow, Artchutchina, and Kolno. Nothwithstan- ding attacks by strong enemy forces wa held Edvabno. The attack made by the Germans along the Tchatchin-Kolti-o road on the night cd the 22nd wa45 supported by armoured automobiles, and was particularly in- tense. The German offensive in the Prszanyss region continues. Three attacks on the town of Prszanysz were repulsed. Our armoured automobiles contributed greatly to this success. Their fire dcci. mated the Germans at a distance of 75 paoee. On the roads to Plonsk soma villages have changed hands several times. On the lett bank of the Vistula, south of the farm of Moghely, wo exploded three mines beneath a German trench and co- cupied the cavities formed by the ex- plosion. In the remameder cf the German trenches we captured three machine guns trench mortars, with bombs, and pri?o? ere. The German losses directly due to the explosions were about 500. During the past four weeks the C-ir. pathian Army captured over 4S,000 pri. soners, 17 guns, and 118 machine guns.
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ALDERMAN MERRELLS AND THE TEACHERS. LVanus n writes us an H open letter "■ to Alderman T. Merrella respecting his speech last Wednesday upon the request of the teachers who had enlisted. The letter is coached in altogether too vigorous a style for full reproduction- Evanus states (iu part): Do you fancy the teachr-r is of different flash and blood to the.rest of us? Do you think that he becomes 6illy when he enlists, and so forgsts the monetary promises made him 2 You know tha truth about the matter. The local education authority in their first war enthusiasm promised lavishly— L -u.t off more than they could cltw--(lnd you wounded- the cusc^ptihilitiee men who only respectfully reminded the kycoj ed??tion? uoritl of tbL??;
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MEA T SCARCE AND DEAR I Swansea Butcher Gives I Reasons for Increased Prices. 1 (SPECIAL TO THE "LEADER.") is there a shortage of meat in Swan i sea The question was put by ai 1" Leader representative to a weU-known i local purveyor on W, ednesday. "Yes," was tl.e reply. "There al- ways is a shortage at this time of the year and there will be less meat next month, This is always the case just previous to I the lamb season." But there are other causes, more especially this year?" Oh. yes. The Government comman- I deer the best foreign meat. Then another I cause is the great difficulty of getting meat shipped from Ireland." What about the prices ? Beef is R- 3d, a score more than the corresponding period of last yea.r. Mutton and pork are about the saaie. It means tha,t we sell beef a penny a pound dearer I thaii we did this time last year." No Big Profits. I Then, like the provision dealers, jou j are not making big profits?" That is so; no one who deals in food, is making big profits. It is very hard lines on the batcher." What about the farmers ? Oh, the farmers are doing all right. A Gower farmer made nn admission to me the other day that he had had a very good time during the last three year;
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   ,iLJS i I GOVERNMENT SEEK SCHEME TO SET MEN I FREE FGR SEiiVICE. COMMITTEE APPOINTED I I Tho Homo Secretary has appointed a Committee to inquire into the condition* prevailing in the coal mining industry wih a yielY to sc-curig such organisation ¡ of work and such co-operation between employers and "workmen as will se": free for enlistment tho largest potable1 iittmber of men qualified for service without interfering with the i nec&ssary production of ccal during the war. | rl."he members of the Committee are as follows:— Sir R. Redmayne, K.C.B.. Chief In-, ) spsctor cf Mines (chairman)- The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres. Mr. Vernon Hartshorn, Mae.-Aeg. I Mr. Arthur Francis Pease. Mr. Charles Edward Rhodes. Mr. Robert Smillie, president of the 1 Miners' Federation of Great Britain. Mr. Stephen Walsh, M.P. Tha secretary to the C?mmitte? is Mr. W. E. T. Hartley, one of H.M. Inspec- tors of Mines, and any communications should be sent to him at the Home Office. South Wales Recruits. T,"b is step by the Government has two main motives, in which the interests of j the Forces and the interests of the in- dustry itself are vitally concerned- The I miner is a useful soldier, especially in j trench work by reason of his expert knowledge of the spade. On the other I hand it is imperative that sufficient men: ehonld be avAilable to work the coal pits The Navy want abnormal quantities of coal for the warships, the auxiliary cruisers, and the transports: the War Office also is in terœte.d, for fuel s needed in the industries which concern the prodnctdon of munitions of war: and the general industries of HIe nation are interested, a? an abundant supply of fuel is needed for their operations. No figures are available to show how many miners have enlisted, but it <s estimated that in the South Wales coal- Dcid about 20 per cent, of the men hav? joined the colours, and in some other coalfields the percentage is as high as 40. It is likely that a judicious re-dis- tribution of labour would provide for an increase of enlistment while safeguard- ing the output, at least, in those parte of the coal-producing areas which are working at high pressure. I
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