The Cambria Daily Leader

I Up GRENFELL, V.C. Kit VEY HERO'S NEPHEW KILLED IN C FlAtiikRS. HIS MEMORABLE DEED Captain Fronde Grenfell. V.C.. was lulled at the front last Monday. The news is i w Ein.de public in the announcement, of a 5tr- vice to be held at cit. Peter's. tawn-3qn.ue. on Wednesday 1ll memory of hici and Irs twin brother, who was kiuecl in i'laudera en September 14. Ciptain Francis Grenfeli was one of tbe fjrt rftne V.C. s of the war. lie gEL,. e fla added giory to the name of the Jth Lance « by s&xing the guns at uouDun on August 4. Hió brother, Captain "ii,N-Y GrenfoU -also of the 9tri Lancers—and he were in- separable..ind he died in Septeoioei Captam Francis Ureniell wrote as ionows to a friend at Eton:—" Weil, we've at la at been parted, and you who with djficuiiy used to part us alter fighting in the c.ct 4ays will kucw what that means to me." How He Won the V.C. The deed which mil ever be associated with the name cf Francie Grenfell wa that oi August, when two of our guns, li anned, lay within grasp of the eneillj 'Ve'q sot to get those guIld back." Captain Grenfell; "who's going to volull tccr for the j0\)?" Twenty-four mtu fcepped out. Xitey started; and the bulled fell around them. cut their leader. Come along! They can't hit U. -and In the bee of a murderous tire the r.,tij:s avere davcd. Only three ei cui- men were bit. Later in the day Captain, Grenfell re- ceived a bullet in the thigh and h.d two Buyers injured. While they were waiting for the ambulance a motor-car arove it). "That's what 1 want," said Captain Gron- tell. Wtiat'(i the r.sc of .in ambulance to lIIe: Take me back to the firing UJ)e!" And be went. Captain Francis Grenfell was a nephew of Lord Grenfell. A Biography. Captain Grenfell was the eighth eon of the late Mr. Pascoe du Pre Grentsii, of Wiiton Park. Beauoats-fiel(i, and a. nephew of Field- H.irshal Lord Grenfell. He was born on September 4. 1860, and was at Mr. Purnford's house at Etor from 1694 to 1899. lie was in the Eleven in hi* lafet year and was ■ £ l2o Master of the Beagles. His brother v.as Whip at the tame Lme and they pliyed a, *-?ry iaiportant part both in the building of the present kennels and organising the t'd- ministration ci the Feaglett Fund. On ieav- fng Eton he receireit a commrf^jOD in the 3rd Batta linn beaforth Highlanders (Militit), and two years later was gazetted second lieutenant in the King's. Royal Rifle Corps in 1901. After serving in the &iltli African War in 1901-2, when he received the Queen ? Medal with five clasps, he joined the 91 h Lancers as lieutenant in 19C5, and was pro- moted captain in 3512. In the iuter.ula 01 soldiering he fcund time to become cue d the bett polo players. Writing in "The Times'' of September 2 on the death of Mr. 'Eivy'' Grenfell, "H.G." Baid One may say that the twins did as JlHldl as any to aosist the revival Avid de- Telopment of modern polo. They played a dashing but generous game, and with Capt. Jermer and the Duke of Roxbur^he won the polo championship and subsequently formed the laaions Old Etonian tide." This Old Etonian side proposed to go io America rn 1910 in order t" try to recover the cup t;riat has sine, bepn brought back to this country, but owing: to an accident to Captpin Gren- fell the t-ir had to be given up. Both Cap- tmri Grenfell and hi" brother had many devoted friends, and the memory of tlte,>e two (vingtilcrly gr,y and sallant spirits will louir be clier.shed- -c. The Fighting QrcnfcISs- Grenffll ir a honoured name in Swansea, end especially in the St. Thorny district. Mr St. Lerr Grepfell, proprietor of the Copper Works at Pentr,echwyth, had four sous and five daughters. One of the sous is the present Field Marshal Francis Wallace GrenftU, ftrst Biiron of Kilveyjtho 1 eldest Mr. Pa^e/oe du Gronfell. of Wil- i;-n Park, Beacouffield. The hexo who has |u<31 fallen was bis eighth sen. A man? tiie daughters cf Mr. Pa>aCQe St. Leger Grenfell were Mj"s Eleanor Grenfell UifTw the widow of Canon Trotter), who laid the i'oufldaticn stolie, of Pentrerhwyth Church, and Miss illay Grenfell, wbo for years carried on schools at ly-ilvey and St. Thomas, which was afteri,ar-&s handed over to the vicar of Pi. Thomas and are still -oudiicte(i in connection with the parish. Firit Officer V.C. of the War. The announcement that Cspt. Francis Grenfell. V.C., of the 9th Lancers (the first officer in the Army to receive the Victoria Cross during t.be present war), had been killed ill action, followed close on that of the death from wounds of hit, cousin, Capt. Julian Grenfell, D.S.O.. of the Royal Dra- goons. The 80U of Lord Dasborough repre- sents another branch of the Grenfell family —grandson of Mr. Charles Pasooe Grenfell, of Taplow Court, near Maidenhead, elder brother of Mr. Pascoe St. Leger Grenfell, of Swansea. His son, who died at an early a ,E,. was at one time M.P. for Windsor. Lord Desborough bad a long minority, and wae, afterwards M.P. for one or two con- stitueocies, and has taken great interest in sporta.

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OUR SEA LOSSES 11 THE BALANCE OF POWER UNAFFECTED THE POSITION IN PRE-DREADNOUCHT BATTLESHIPS. THE ALLIES' RESOURCES Five battleships have been sunk in or near the Dardanelles, but happily they all belonged to the pre-Dreadnought era, and in pre-Dreadnoughts we possessed on the opening of hostilities a superiority over tier many ot two to one in units, apart from eight ef the latest armoured cruisers which in all the elements of lighting pQwcr re not inferior to the jider battleships of the German Fleet, J.'hse latter vessels, though lightly ar- oiourcd, each mount from four to six ;).2-in. guns of 50 calibres, while ten of the German pre-Dreadnoughts, much bettor armoured, possess only four of 40 calibres. We quote from a valuable article by Mr. Archibald liurd in the "Do iiy Telf graph The Triumph and her sdster, tbe Swift- sure, were ships which were purchased in 1903, in an emergency—peril in the Far East—and when the present war occurred they were not on duty in home waters. The one was in reserve at Hong Kong, and the other was flagship on the East Indies station. Owing to their eharacter- istics they were unsitite(I for incorporation j in either of the divisions of the Grand Fleet. They were purchased from Chili, when they were approaching completion at Elswick and bat-row, and wore in- tended for service in the Far Fast at a time when the course of events in that part of the world wa.s occasioning no little anxiety. The Ti-itinph and Sii-ifffiure were the laat two armoured ships to be designed by the late Sir Edward Reed, and they were th" centre of comdrlerable ccntro- versy. Displacing 2,200 tons less than the Duncans, then recently completed fcr the British Fleet, they possessed an advan- tage of one knot in spped, (lid not compare unfavourably in protection, and threw in a minute i:3i- tons of metal, as compared with loss than nine tons of metal in the case of the Duncan. Their purchase was generally approved at the time, but re- 1 fleetion and experience led to the con- elusion that the bargain, involving the expenditure of i'1,875,000, was not a wise one. What we Have Lost. ¡ The Bulwark, Formidable, Irresistible, Ocean, Goliath, Triumph, and Majestic having gone, how do we stand in pre- Dreadnought bati.leships When the war opened we possessed forty, including the Lord Xcjsnn and Agamemnon at one end of the scale, and the nine Majesties at the other. The latter ships are over twenty years old, and it is iu vessels of more recent construction and greater power and efifciency that we liave suf- fered losses until yesterday, ivhen we had the report of the Majestic. We stili powers thirty-three prp-Drcadnoughtf, but the aggregate includes the eight Majesties. In the circumstances it js impossible to dismiss the linking of the Triumph and Majestic as matters of no importance. They represent a weakening of our sec- ondary hattle fleet, but if all the ships of the Majestic, class were to disappear, without less of life, the fighting strength of t,he Navy would not suffer appre- ciably, and—this is the poillt-the tigt- ing weight of the Grand Fleet would not be impaired; it would still possess Its great margin of c-treugth over the Ger- man High Sea Fleet. We must force the Dardanelles, an.fl wo may have confidence that we can do Let it be recognised that the appearance of submarines must reader the co- operation of naval force increasingly hazardous, in epttkl of the presence of large numbers of destroyers. These craft render successful attack less likely, but they certainly do not render it impos- sible. This if- a point which may be borne in mind when it is asserted that if the Lusitauia hod been provided with an escort of two or three destroyers she j would not have been sunk. The Allies' Resources. Onr: final word. In naval power, as re- presented by Dreadnoughts. the fleets of Britain, France, and Italy occupy a posi- tion of unquestionable strength, and their preponderance in pre-Dreadnoughts is ever) mors C&B& lerqble, particularly if their$rray of large armoured cruisers is J honl in mind- The position in pre- Dreadnought battleships ia as follows Jbntaiu oj uarnaany 20 France U +\\¡$tri 9 I Italy 8 furlcey 2 Italy 8 -i ll 53 81 I The two old Turkish battleship^—pur- chased from Germany in iglo-ollgllt, perhaps, not to be taken into considera- tion, and in that case the numbers are 53 to 29. It is a happy circumstance that Italy, with her considerable fleet, bas thrown in her lot with the Entente Powers. She can help. The successful prosecution of the naval operations against Turkey re- quires only that the three Entente Powers should co-operate in a cordial spirit of helpfulness, each contributing such ships as they can spare to ensure [the triuiuoii of the common c&v^e. i

THE VOLUNTEER CORPS I ———*——— COMMAN Orr, RBEFHUNE TO LEAD THE ULAtatiAN HtOif/icNl. OBLIGATION FOR SERVtCE The L'arl of Plymouth, the Lord-lieu- tenant of Glamorgan, attended a conler- vwye at the Law courts, Carcuii, on 'i'tturs- uay auexiioon. LS-Uomiuanuer H. L. •ueiftuiie, .u.was cnosen as cowiaall4- atit oi toe Cuamorgan County i.egiaien« ox the Voiunieer Training ^orps. Com- mander lieuvune is a brother of Lieu- -betliune, C. V U ccniauc-Uenerai 1,. C. jbetfiune, C. V v. Uuector-iienerat of the Territorial urce, Colonel Joseph Gaskell, V.D., who pre- jiaed over tne meeting, pointed out that cue executive committee lwcl previously ,uer an(t recommended that, with certain -.Ao(iiiie,itiotis, the county scheme as sug- by the Central Association of oiunteer Training Corps, should be <uo. ted in Glamorgan. Bnetly, tbj? cLH"m makes Cardiff *?h?! headquarters di ?c rc?UMKBt, and recommended that ¡ battalions should be formed in the foL -.j?ing dtsrncts:— (1) Swansea and dif;trid, (2) Mid-Gla- morgan, (:? CardW' and district, (4) the lihqndda, and (5) East Glamorgan. The scheme, which was adopted, places tno responsibility for the appointment of adjutant, secretary, and commanders of the detachments 111 -the hands of the county commandant. The committee will | be responsible for administration, and the commandant for the military train- ing. In the course of the discussion Colonel Gaskeil said that the recruiting officer was the linal authority for deciding wilel-lier a man should join the Army on I leaving the Volunteer Training Corps. I lie did not think they could adv?e any | member who was between the ages of 38 and 40 to expect that he would be exempt from Army service. In reply to further queries the Chair- [ man said anyone who did not care to take on the obligation to come up for servico! if called upon would be given the option j to leave the corps. ¡ The Earl cf Plymouth intimated that.' in accordance wlh the wishes of the 'I committee. he would gladly take the neces.-arv step? when the time arrived to 0'ien a county fund to defray the neces- sary expen500, secretarial or o?bprwi?e, I and alo to supplement tho i«*ds of the corps in the districts and H?ist them in the purchase of arms and eouipmenf. I The Chairman erpressed the confident hope that in a sjaort. t.;Iliii- tlie" v would j have at least f-n battalions ip the county. The Mavor of Swansea intimated that he proposed caTTing a. public meeting ° at Swansea, 0

COL. SHEEN DECORATED. I From the "London Gazette":—The King has been graciously pleased to con- fer the Territorial Decoration upon the undermentioned officer of the Territorial Force, who has been du],Y recommended for the same under the terms of the Royal warrant dated August 17, 1908:— I J oyal Army Medical Corps.—2nd Welsh Field Ambulance, Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred W. Slieep, M.D. [Colonel Sheen is in command of the Welsh Hospital at Netley.]

I THE JOURNALIST'S DISTINCTION Who does not love the bit of gossip at the press table just prior to a big speech or function, when everyone has some- thing of interest to add to the general stock? (asks IV, Ilitefi-iam in the Newspaper World.") The other day axi old Fleet-street man was telling a good etory concerning Mr. Lloyd George. The Chancellor or tbo Exchequer had been epeakipg in Welsh near Criccieib, and the pressman went up later to the houi-9 of the statesman in order to ob- tain the English version. How much do you want:" asked$lr. Lloyd George, Weil, as a matter cf fact," replied the journalist, I was told to get a column and a, halt if it was ordinary stuff, but the whole of it if it was good stuff." The Chancellor of the Exchequer laughed heartily over the jonrnaiist's distinctions and replied that the latter had better tako the whole of it and use his own judgment, as to whether it was ordinary stuff" or "good stuff."

A STOilY OF LORD KITCHENER Many stories concerning Lord Kitchener and the Press arc current at the present time aud one that is told in i leet-strcet is worth preserving. Possibly it is not true, but least it ls jypicoi. According to the gossips Lord Kitchener received a few months ago 4 visit from a newspaper owner. "Lord Kitchener," said t.ui§ geutieman, Jiave made up our minds to pubUsli the stories of the war as we re- ceive them whatever the Censor decides to do' The War Secretary ma do no reply to this threat and his visitor ixcaiae impatient. "Am I to receive an answer?" he demanded. "Well," said Lord Kitchener, "YQu know what will hap- pen? "Xo," replied the other, "what will you do?" "W e shall shoot you! "Shoot me!" exclaimed the other ill un excited tone. "tln4er what law? "Oh," answered Lord Kitchener, with the ut- most coolness, "we shall shoot you first and discover the law afterward* S { "J*ewfi>aper World." •

) SOUTH WALES POLICE. I Points About the Forces of the Principality. I The reports for 190i on the police forces of England and Wales include, besides, that on Swansea borough (which we have already quoted) the following on I local force; I Brecon County. Lmciently maintaaned—61 men for Jti9,281 acres, 59,287 population (1911), giving 7,382 acres and fI(j neople to each constable. It seemed probable that, owing to tho development of coal mining and the consequent change in character of the population, a further increase would be necessary before long. Twenty- six of the force held St. John Ambulanco certificates. Since the outbreak of war 101 ,cial constables, receiving pay had been employed supernuniarv to the authorised establishment, and another 100 were available. Carmarthen County. (Including Llavieiiy borough): Forco 12S: area iu acres, 583.312; population, 150.185; giving 4,.557 acres and 1,173 per- sons to each constable. In June a fur- ther increase of j;) was authorised to meet the Weekly Day of HeISt Act, and to bring the strength of Llanelly up to 50 The circumstances of the county are abnormal, and it is to be hoped that in tho future questions of increasing the police force and providing new police stations, which must inevitably arise through the opening of now, coalfields, will be dccided more promptly than they hava been in the i-)ait. Eiguty-five mem- bers of the force hold certiorates for the St. John Ambulance Association, as in 1913. TCfl constables are available for duty, with hired horses. M/oii aud equipment are satisfactory. Carmarthen Borough. Force 12, giving 430 acres; and »52 per- sons to each constable. Efficiently main- tained. 129 special constables bad been employed on and off eiiice the otitlirea4 of war, giving protection to special points. Borough of Neath. I Force 23, giving 62 acres and 761 to I ea'ch constable; had been increased by ifivo for weekly rest. Men and equip- I went satisfactory. Nine men formed first reserve, and 36 appointed under the Municipal Corporation* Act formed the Second Reserve. One army and navy reservist had heel1 recalled, and two of the first reserve had been employed guard- ing bridges since 8th September. Pembroke County. Force 97, giving 4,517 acres, and 1,034 persons to each constable. Borough policed by the county. Efficiently main- itained. Fifty mea registered as Firct Reserve, and tix w*re called up on out- break of war to fill vacancies caused by withdrawals from the force (three army reservists and nix roIunteei>')■ Special constables registered, without pay, i were 300. Radnor County. 22, giving 13,689 acres and 1.026 persons to each constable. Efficiently main- tained. On the outbreak of war special eoustables were employed for the pro- tection of important worh. The largest number (40) were drawn from the Bir- mingham waterworks for toe protection of which th«y were appointed.

I BLACK COUNTRY STOE SEQUEl A sequel is threatened to the recent strike of 3,000 lninrs in tha Black Country, the Coaiowners' Association having tanc- tioped tho issuing of summonses against ail the men for neglect of work. Several have already been served- The men's leaders state that unless they are withdrawn another general strike is inevitable. Four hundred" meu have ceased work at one pit, alleging they were kept l>elow beyond the legal number of I hours.

I ALLIES' KINGLY GREETiHSS I Nisk, Thursday,—The, King of Italy hag sent the following telegraia to King j Peter: "At tho moment of entering the field ng-unst the common enemy, I send to your 3I(jesf.y a friendly greeting wishing! renewed victory to the brave Servian nation." King Peter replied In common with oil Serbians I have hailed the cqtry of Italy into the Alliance | against our ancient and common enemy | with joy. Your Majesty's Army will cover itself i-, ith glory while fighting with its Allies for justice and right in J Europe."

I GENERAL VCU SANDERS WOUNDED. I Paris, Frjday. A telegram froip Salonica, to the "Echo de Paris'' eays the I Gea-man General Osman von Sanders wounded in the course of the recent fighting in the Gallipoli Peninsula. He has been replaced bv nQtner German oÜker. Ádnir..l von ?'?pdeM. I '¡'he Ot tonWl) Amiy at the &tr??s bow amounts ? 210,000 mpn.—E?o.h?n?f. ¡ V.scount P?!; writes to filc "Da?ly I "Admiral von Usedom, who liao, sue- ceacled to the German command in the Gallipoli Peninsula, is half Eaglisb. it ii to be hoped be will behave better than some German officers. "When I met his father, the late General von Usedom, at Berlin some I cars ago, he said-'Ok, I can talk Eng- lish. for I married f1 lady from a dirty, smoky town called Huddersfield.' "I replied, 'Ah, I have seen one like that called Essen.' "He said, 'You are quite right," but lie lia-,ige(i the conversation." 1

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i STAGE AND STALLS. i~ PROGRAMMES AT LOCAL THEATRES AND HALLS. It ig early to speak yet, but the experi- ment, of two "houses" a night at the Grand Theatre promises to quite justify anticipations. "Little Miss Ragtime" has had a good run this week, and tli? attrac- tion next week will be "Searchlights," by Mr. Vachell, which bus enjoyed such sueccss at the Savoy Theatre, London, with Mr. II. B. Irving in the leading part. Mr. Yacljell, who is cue of our best known novelists, has been no less fortunate as a playwright., amongst his recent successes being "Jelf's," which n- joyed a long run at Whyndbam's Theatre, with Mr. Gerald du Maurier in the lead- ing character, and "Quiiiueys," founded on his novel of that title, which has proved very popular at the Hsywarket. But undoubtedly bis greatest success, both artistically and financially,- has been "Searchlights." it is not a war play, but one with which the war has a good deal to do. The principal characters are a prosperous Englishman and his wife. rlwre is a pon who seems to fee made of rather poor stuff, Vrut his mother is de- voted to him, and he is suddenly inspired to manliness by the outbreak ot the war, from which he returns wounded. lie, is not, however, the sou of his mother's husband, and the revelation of this fact brings painful developments, which aro worked out in a very human and thrilling style, ending eventually in forgiveness and reconciliation. We would like to point out to our readers that although the play is presented twice nightly it will he given in its entirety, without any abridgment, and exactly as played at the Savoy Theatre. I Bu-inp-iS as Usual," which broke all records at t4c London Hippodrome, will bo presented nest ?c?k at tho Empire, and should prove entirely to the ta?te of Swansea audiences. Where it scores over so many other revues is fhat it is a real revue, being a resume of topical events. The book is by A. P. Courviije and F. W, Mark, the former being the author of "Hullo Ragtime" and "Hullo Tango!" ti This in revue. By his real name of E. V. Lucas, he is known to the literary world as the author of many scholarly and charming volumes. The music is practically all from the fer. tile brajn of Herman Larewski, composer cf Sister Susie and other haunting melodies without number, while the revue ako contains work by tbe famous Jimmy Glover, Drury Lane' famous chef d'orchestre. The dances and ensembles are by (lio clever American producer, Ilbrry Hall, and the Empire production is under the personal direction of Edward Lauri, the famous producer of West End musical comedy- Presented ill seven sceiies, the revue is a revelation of how much silver lining e-an be found in the war cloud- Those who revel in sweet music, smart and witty dialogue, and plenty of rollicking humour, pfionld on j no account miss Bin-mess as Usual." There will bp a maiipee on, Saturday at 2.30. Variety "turns" will be provided by Daplme Wynne and Co., in a dancing and vocal sr-ena, including The Dance of the Allies"; Wilfrid Burnard, in some excellent impersonation of star^ and char- acter impressions; and Tom Jones, the popular 'Ydih comed'iap. ? ? The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatr.b," a powerful drama by the Famous Plaren Company, wHl be th top nner in an ex- c&He?t hm of fare at the Picture Hou?o on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. It is ait emotional drama of mother love, featuring the celebrated actress, Hcnrl- etta Crossruan, one of the most dis- tinguished stars of the contemporary stage. Other pictures are Star of the North," a very exciting Indian drama; The Cub Reporter's Alignment," a fascinating story by Kalem; "The Smoking Out of Bella Butts," in which ¡ -¡-he. aC'ldties of an anti-smokin? !'odety have .m une?p?cte?I result, and Fatty and the Balloon For the w?k-pn<t, The Scales of Justice (Famous Players), a powerful story weU told and illustrated by scenes and incidents of an enthralling nature, is the chief attrac- tion, and other films include "The Leopard? Lair (Selig). Ilcriii?? of Hamilton a detective drama by Edison; "Billy's Wager." "Cupid Caught a Thiev" J .overs' Luck (Key-; tone), and" Pathe's Gazette." which will be shown durina; the whole week. Free ices are served to patrons every afternoon now that the hot weather hasj come. Patrons of the Castle Cinema will be provided with another highly entertain- ing progr itnme next week. The principal draw is Max Sees Lifet a, screaming f-vo^paft masterpiece of fun in which Max Linder is seen at his best; in fact, it is super-Max. The scenes in which he represents a yotitig iiiaii who has par, taken not wisely but too well, while they are so delicately performed that they cannot offend, are positively the limit u in sjmyle, broad, farcical humour. The Tavern of Tragedy" is a. fascinating drama, with i). grim story pf a villainous innkeeper. It, i-4 a picture of great dramatic injnflity, in which three quite opposite ch;*acter studies are wor,,Ier- "di" sriven bv the premier artistes, Miss Dorothy Gist, Mr. Por.ald Crisp, and Mr. F. A. Turner. Ofber excellent speci- mens of drama are The Shadow of His Crime," a detective story, and" The Phantom Warning," a- drama, of the I labouring world. The Anglers." a side- <T)!ittin? Keystone comedy, and other ?r-r?" pictures, will be shown. The e'"VF item for the week-end is "The "an," in six parts, dramatised from the! uvel by Foreft Hal?py and Hcbert Davis. J

I THE NAVY LEAGUE Swansea Branch Rovived: The I Little Navyiies. I. To rewi''y the Swansea branch of the Navy League, a mcetmg was bfid in the Ht James's Hal], convened by Mrs. • Walters (Penylaa), on Friday afternoon, j Mr. Arthur F. Eden (presiding) ,¡;ajrl the hou. ot-cretary of the branch, Mr. Hugh Vivian, was Somewhere in France" with an armoured motor car. and in his absence the branch probably had not done 60 well as head- quarters would wish'. It was only due to a seaport town like Swansea that it should support the League. Interest was a more important. 'matter than i-ubgehptton. Thi? extra-- j ordinary country was fuJ1 of all ?rt'? of leagues. They paid a number of people in Parliament £100 a year, and a Civil Lord £ 5.000 a year to keep the Navy all right, and then had to form a league to keep them un to the mark. It appeared that they could not set on without leagues. He thought the National Service League was justified, and the Navy League had done a great deal in creating un interest in the j Navy. I At the pre6tmt tic?P. ir ? i"v of th? bad | newg they had received that, morning, they must ail feel England had not a. phip too many in its Navy, and lie believed that but for the Navy League the Navy might not have been quite ao strong as it was to-day. They had had Little Navy it es in Parliament., and un- fortunately SOInc of them were of aiieu origin, who had the r heck" in Parliament to tell the country what to do with the Navy. If we had followed I the advice of the Little Navyites we should have been a lost country to-ciav. Mr. Edwin Hall, J.1' London, meeting the argument that our Navy ex- penditure is high, Mid that in Nelson's tinw the country was willing to pay a premium of more than 2.? pMi cent. c?a its overseas trade to guarantee its safety; we were only asked to pay 2; per cent. on our enormous volume of trade. When they heard Little Navyites say it a pity to spend money on the Navy be asked them to realise that those people wanted to starve us into submission, if they had a II chance, to the Power we were now fight- ing. The League's object .was to keep pressure on any government to see that the Navy was kept to a proper standard, and for Little Navyites who ruigbt creep out after the war, he advised a ducking! in a neighbouring horse-pond. Mr. Roger Beck, moving a vote of thanks, said he did so with] considerable pride and considerable relief. As a, member of the Society of Friends when asked to take part in thr meeting, he wrote to Mrs. Walters tha* he was placed in a difficult pocition. All their teaching had been to avoid war. but to repair, the. damage caused by it to the utmost of their ability, but his last, diffi- culty was removed by a communication to the Society of Friends, members con- veying to feiiow-members who had deemed it their high",t duty to enlist, a warm message of friendship. So he joined the Mumbles Platoon of the Volunteer Train- ing Corpi; that mcrning. In consequence of the communication to which he had re- ferred, be felt he could come to the meet- ing with all his old militant spirit strong upon him. Swansea should identify it- self with anything for the benefit of the Navy, for the sailor and the mercantile marine, and it should try to find room to help the league. Tilt) piotion, seconded hy Mr. peacock, was carried, as also a vote of thanks to the chairman, on the motion of Mrs Walters.

I DEPORTED BY ANSTP.IANS ¡ Petrograd, Friday-—-The Awstriaus have arrosted and deported into the interior of Austria, as hostages, all "the authorities of the Communes eft Poland, which they bave oeeupied. under the pretext that these authorities, in spite of promises of fidelity to Austria, were sympathising with aDd aiding tho Russians.

I VATtGAN'S DIFFICULT POSITION Pomp. Friday.-Regarqing the dCptH-! tur of representatives of belligerent countries accredited to the Holy See, the Ofiservatore i.oiaano, the Vatican or- gan, says this must be attributed merely to the new situation created by the par- ticipation of Italy iu the war. The posi- tion of the Holy See is rendered most diffi- cult.

RIFLEMAN ACGIDENTLY SHOT I A tragic accident is reported from a sol- diers' ('m]J "t Sheerness, Rifleman Thomas McGrath bping &bot dead through the riile of a?otbfr Kcluicr goin? ofl' I whilst it ?as being cleaned. The b?Upt ('nterd McGrath's chest. It was noi I kuowo that the r?tie was loaded. I

OFFICIAL tiEvVS; -0 GERMANS ADMIT SAN DEFEAT I FURTHER BRITISH PROGRESS REPORTED I IN LA BASStE iitOiON. I ITALIAN SUCCESSES FRENCH. PARIS, Friday. To-night's official communique stater- The rmtish troops havi; made progress in the direction of La Busser. Near Angivs the enemyV counter- attacks have continued witn inertasing violence, all of them having failed. There were five in the day-time, two night attacks, and at least seven in twenty-toui hours. Our artillery and our infantry have prevented our assailants from making any progress, and our positions have been maintained in entirety, in spite of a furious bombardment of extreme inten- sity. To the north of Ecurie. in the particu- II larly difficult region of the Labyrinth, we Lnmade ]? metrM prc'gress.? Along the who?c front t:o)u Aug res i" Arras the artillery struggle bus been par- ticularly violent the whole day. On the borders of the wood of Le Pretro our last attack enabled us to strike the route of Fey-on-hayo to Lorroy at two points. We have made 15U pri- soners including several officers, and taken one machine-gun. In Alsace, in the Massif Schnebeen- rieth we have made progress to tho extent of several hundred meters. RUSSIAN. PETROGRAD. Friday. The following communique, dated th» .511, in.,t., is issued by the General Staff of the, Caucasus Army :— In the direction of the coast then, ha, o been the usual gur. ind riile fire. South of Meliazzherdo our troops have inflicted a deteat 011 the Kurds, taking them in an ambush. In the direction of Dilman and Yan our troops have, had an engagement with the Turks in the vicinity of Bash- kala. and have occupied Uraniinh. On the Other tronta there Í: no change. ITALIAN. ROMf, Friday. The following communique was issuer! here to-day by the Grand Headquarters On the Tyrol and Trcntino frontier artillery fighting continues between our fortifications and those of the enemy. At Tonale and on the Asiago plateau 1 we have extended northward our occupa- tion of 1 he region beyond the frontier above the entry of the C'hiese into Lake Idrio, and our occupation of the rugged billy region betwpen Lake Idrio and Lake Garda. Prominent men of Tazza, in #the Val Lugano and other parts occupied by us, presented themselves to our authorities expressing patriotic sentiments and devo- tion on behalf of the inhabitants. On the Carnia frontier the engagements of our Alpine troops continue with happy results and the capture of prisoners. On the Friuli frontier we have occupied Grado, where the inhabitants are en- thusiastic. During the night of May 20 a squadron of our airships effected a raid into the epeniy's territory, throwing bombs on the Trieste—Mabresina line, and causing evident damage and apparently interrup- tion of railway communication. Although subjected to violent rifle and artillery tire the squadron returned un. harmed to our lines. GERMAN AMSTERDAM, Friday. To-day s German official communique says;— In the eastern theatre of war on the Dubissa our troops resumed the offensive. An attack on both sides of the road from Possieny to L'irogola was successful. We captured 3.120 prisoners. Several Russian night attacks at other points were repulsed. In the Foil tll-ea st eril theatre of war. in Qrdr to arrest the advance of the Allied droops, the enemy, with fresh forces from other theatres of war, attempted attacks on the right bank of the San at several poin's. Near SioniawH (twenty ldileg north of Jaro.-lav) our weak forces were thrown back to the left bank of the San by the Russines, whereby we lost six guni which we were unable to withdraw in time. North-east of T'rzemysl on both banks of the Wiszina- our troops are making good progress. Since May 26th we hava made a further 9,000 prisoners and taken 23 cannon and 26 machine-guns. [The Wisfnin is an eastern tributary of the San which lfows south-easterly crossing the Przemysl-Lcmborg rail- way.1

DIVER RECOVERS A BODY During diving operations at tbe spot where the Princess Irene disappeared in Sbeernees Dockvai'd, a divc.,r rr(-ovei-ed-tli(- body of one of the ship's crew, a man apparently about 2.5 years of age.

I FRENCH GOVERNMENT WAR FILMS I) 1".1 l Paris, Friday.A ^election of cinemato-1 grapli films depicting scenes at the front was exhibited this evening before a small private audience. The films were takep by military operators wjth the special sanction of the military authorities. The Government has bpen induced to fake this step to place 011 record some of the episodes of the vioat war, and also to combat the campaign wfyicb the Germans have been conducting for a long time past in neutra] countries by means of the cinema- The pictures are remarkably fine. AI.! though apart from batteries in action they do not include actual battle scenes, a good idea of the nature of the ground which has been the theatre of tho r-eceut deeper ate fighting north of Arras is convoy by a II film shoeing the ruins of Carency. with t4e freueb apd German cntrfnchnicBt?.