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ITHREE 6th WELSH 1'- DEATHS.I…
THREE 6th WELSH 1'- DEATHS. 1 CLYDACH SERGEANTS I I HEROISM. t Fell in Effort to Succour I | Comrades. I OTHERS WOUNDED. I I (Passed by Censor.) The story of the deaths of three mem- hers of the 6th Welsh is told in a letter sent by Corporal C. Mason, of that regi- ment. to Mr. George Gritrsby (a brother of Sergeant Grigehy), resiclino, at Forge-road, Clydach, which the latter received on Tuesday. He writes: I feel it my duty ag an old pal and a brother of the Order (a refer- ence to the R.A.O.B.) to inform you of the death of your brother, Sergeant Herbert Grigsby, which occurred on Thursday morning, August 5th. We had already lost Bert Nicholas I and W. Moore while out working in front of the trendies, and, anxious to find out whether they were dead or not. your brother made a dash over a email bank. and cried Nicholas is dead!" As soon as the words had been uttered he wa.s shot. We shouted to him many times, but with no result, and we came to the conclusion that lie was either un- conscious or dead. Work was carried oil by the men in the hope of recovering them as soon as possible, but on account of tlit- difficult circumstances the bodies were not recovered till dark. They were taken out to he buried in 4 little village in our rear." Prior to the outbreak of war, Sergeant Grigsby was employed at the. Mond Nickel Works, Clydach. He was also well known upon the football field. and played at halt and at back for the Mond Nickel Works Association Football club. On the football field he was known as the old war horse." Private W. Moore belonged to Clydach, and Private Bert Nicholas is a native of Glais. THREE WOUNDED. In Tuesday night's casualty lists oc- curred the names of three other men of the 6th Welsh among the wounded. They are: Leonard (2180) J. H., Millwall (2034.) D. C.; Owens (W2») Lance-Corpl. W.
LABOURER HAMCED I
LABOURER HAMCED Durham Murderer Pays the Last Penalty. Frank Steele (31), a labourer, was hanged in Durham Jail this morning for the murder of Nana Barrett, his Pa ramour, at Gateshead. The. condemned man walked firmly to the scaffold, and the execution was car- tied out with the utmost expedition.
DOCKS DISPUTE SPREADSI
DOCKS DISPUTE SPREADS Ten Coal Tips Now Idle in I Swansea. The tippers' dispute at Swansea Docks appears to be a good way off settlement. On the contrary, it has extended its scope. On Wednesday morning the trouble spread to five more tips in the North Dock. four of which are owned by the Great Western Railway Co., and the other by the Midland Railway Co. These are now at a standstill, increasing the numlier of tips idle in the port to ten.
RUSSIAN BARptlTliiE SUNK !
RUSSIAN BARptlTliiE SUNK Lloyd's report that the Russian bar- quentine Baltzer ha.s been sunk. A boat containing the captain and seven men was landed.
LANDSLIDE IN PANAMA CANAL…
LANDSLIDE IN PANAMA CANAL Lloyds Colon—A message dated Tues- day says: There i6 a continued land slide in the Panama Canal. Fifteen ships are held up.
BUSY MUNITIONS MINISTER_____I
BUSY MUNITIONS MINISTER Owing to extreme pressure of work at the Ministry of Munitions. Mr. Lloyd George, M.P., had on Tuesday to cancel for this week his inspection of munition factories in the north.
OVER A MILIION PRISONERS
OVER A MILIION PRISONERS In a report from Mr. Gerard, American Ambassador in Berlin, to the Embassy in. London on the subject of the treatment, of British prisoners of war, the interest- ing statement is made that there are over < million prisoners of war in Germany.
A USEFUL BATTLESHIP -
A USEFUL BATTLESHIP Amsterdam, Tuesday.—The Lokal-I anzeiger says that the Turkish battle- fthil) Hiiirredin Barbarosse had consider- able fighting value, and played an active part m the Dardanelles operations. It wa" frequently fired at, but escaped un- touched. until it was at. last destroyed by An enemv tordedo. -Reuter.
: MARITZ CAPTURED. i -
MARITZ CAPTURED. i BOER LEADER WHO STARTED THE REBELLION. DISCOVERED IN ARCOlA Pretoria, Tuesday.—It is officially an- nounced that Maritz, the Boer rebel leader, has been arrested in Angola by the Portuguese authorities.—Press Asso- ciation War Special. Maritz was the last of the rebels unac- 'counted for. He fted to the Germans in Dama.raiar..di but soon parted company | from them.
I EARL KITCHENER APPLAUDED…
EARL KITCHENER APPLAUDED a Sightseers Not Allowed to Demonstrate in Dowing-st. The Cabinet met at 10, Downing-street at noon to-day. Mr. Asquith presided, and there was a full attendance. A large crowd of holiday makers assem- bled in Downing-street to Avitness the arrival of the Ministers. Earl Kitchener drove up in uniform punctually at 12. The crowd recognised him and made a demonstration. There was no cheering, but tlie people clapped their hands. The police do not permit demonstra- tions in DoAvnlng-street, and immediately after the clapping the people were re- moved to Whitehall.
NAVAL RECRUITS ! ♦. !
NAVAL RECRUITS ♦. Swansea Scheme for Keeping i the Men Fit. Naval recruits are rolling up in gratify- ing numbers day by day in Swansea. Lieutenant .John Hodgens. honorary naA-al recruiting officer for Swansea, who recently obtained a commission in the Royal Naval Volunteer 'Reserve. has hit upon a happy idea. He has obtained per- mission from the Exchange Company to use the spacious flat roof of the new Exchange Buildings for drilling recruits in the short interval between their enlist- ment and departure from the town. This morning a Cambria Daily Leader reporter saw a batch of recruits being put through their exercises in this exalted position by Chief Gunner In- structor Hunkin. It is a good way of keeping the men fit before they take to the serious work of training.
NOW THEY ARE LOOKING FOR TAUBES…
NOW THEY ARE LOOKING FOR TAUBES I Paris, Wednesday.—According to the Petit Parisien," an inhabitant of Mcr- vilip, near Hazebrouck, has offered a prize of 1,00ft franrs to the first soldier who brings down a Taube in the area of that commune.
INCREASING COLD PRODUCTION…
INCREASING COLD PRODUCTION The Transvaal Chamber of Mines, Johannesburg, advises by cablegram that the total output of the mines of the tor July amounted to 770,356 ounces, of the value of £ 3,272,258. The production in June was 755,280 ounces, of the va iue of £:i,208,224.
EXPLAINING THE REGISTER I
EXPLAINING THE REGISTER I —— National registration work at Swansea. is proceeding without a hitch. An L.G.B. inspector was at the Guild- hall on Wednesday morning explaining to officials of bodies in West Glamorgan | who are undertaking the work points in connection with the big task of classifica- tion to be commenced next week.
CARPENTIER'S SERIOUS MISHAPI
CARPENTIER'S SERIOUS MISHAP Paris, Wednesday.—According to the "Matin," Carpentier, the famous boxer, had a fall while flying in an aeroplane last week owing to the stoppage of the motor. The machine was forced to land on very rough and uneven ground in the Vosges. The observer escaped unscathed, but Car- pentier broke his ankle and split the bone over the eyebrow.
I CAR -CLEANER'S CURIOUS -DEATH
CAR CLEANER'S CURIOUS DEATH On Wednesday morning a car cleaner in the Halifax tram shed was killed in a remarkable manner. Archibald Heming- way was engaged in cleaning the top of a double decker car when another cleaner heard a scream, and turned to see Hemingway lying on his side in a state of collapse. He was breathing, but died shortly afterwards. It is thought by the management that the insulator of the car was damaged in Tuesday's storm, setting up a short circuit, and that Hemingway touched a live part.
- - jUNWELCOME WEDDING GUEST
UNWELCOME WEDDING GUEST Accosted in White Hart-lane, Totten- ham, hy a detective who accused him of desertion from H.M.S. Pembroke sin<>6 April 19, George William Triggs, an able seaman, replied: This is awkward; I am on my way to get married." The detective, yielding to the bride's entreaties to allow the ceremony to take place. went with the bridal party to the registrar's office, and after the ceremony the bridegroom was taken to the police station. On Tuesday at Tottenham Police Court Triggs was ordered back to his ship. His application to be allowed to see his wife who was present in court, was granted.
RADIUM FOR RHEUMATISM',
RADIUM FOR RHEUMATISM Washington.—In view of plans by the British Army Medical Department to use the radium treatment for obstinate cases, of rheumatism contracted in the trenches, a recent announcement, by the United States Bureau of Mines will be of especial interest. Government experimenters have sue- ceeded in producing one gram of radium metal at a total cost of 36,0.50, dollars. Up to this time radium has been selling from 112.000 to 116.000 dollars a gram. The hunau aiso announces that an increasing anwwmt of radium is heing used in the trèal.en t of canmr.-Reuter.
A ZEPPELIN DESTROYED
A ZEPPELIN DESTROYED I ENGLISH COAST RAIDED1 SQUADRON OF HOSTILE AIRSHIPS Kill FOURTEEN PEOPLE. YOUNG AVIATOR'S DEATH The folloAving was issued by the Press Bureau on Tuesday :— The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following announcement: A squadron of hostile airships visited the East Coast last night and this morn- ing between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and 12.30 a.m. Some fires were caused by the dropping of incendiary bombs, but these were quickly extinguishfd, and only im- material damage was done. The following casualties have been re- ported Killed. Wounded. Men 1 4 Women 8 6 Children 1 2 IS 12 One Zeppelin was seriously damaged by gunfire of the land defences, and was re- ported this morning being towed into Ostend. She has since been subjected to continual attacks by aircraft from Dun- kirk under heavy fire, and it is now re- ported that, after having had her hack broken and rear compartments damaged, she was completely destroyed by explo- sion The night was extremely dark, accom- panied by a thick fog in places, which rendered night Hying by aeroplanec, very difficult. It is regretted that Flight Sub- licutenant R. Lord, who was ore of the pilots sent up to engage the enemy, was killed on landing in the dark. The Death Roll. The Press Bureau at 6.2o p.m., issued the following:— In consequence of later information just received from the War Office. the follow- ing revised statement of casualties in con- nection with last night's air raid should be substituted for that issued a short, time ago:- Killed. Wounded. Men 1 5 Women 9 7 Children .1 4 2 14 14 Four Zeppelins Return. Amsterdam, Tuesday.— According to a telegram to the Telcgraaf from Ame- land. four Zeppelins passed there early this morning, flying from west to east.— Press Association War Special. The Fifteenth Raid. The air raid on Monday night is the fifteenth visit of hostile aircraft: Dec. 25.—Dover and Mouth of Thames. i Jan. 19.—Yarmouth, Sheringham, and King's Lynn. Feb. 21.—Colchester. Coggeshall, and Braintree. Apl. 14.-Blyth and Tyneside. 15.—Mai don. Lowestoft. 16.-Faversham. 29.—Ipswich. Bury St. Edmunds. May IO.-Sotifiten(i, Westcliff, Leigh. 17.—Ramsgate. 27.-Sonthend and V.cs.tdifÏ. 31.-0utl,ying London. June 4.—East and South-East Coast. (i.-East Coast. 15.-Noi,tli-East Coast. Aug. 9.-Bast Coa-st. The published information is that in these raids 70 deaths have been caused.
KOVNO EVACUATED -
KOVNO EVACUATED Zeppelin and Aeroplanes Visit North Baltic Province. Petrograd, Wednesday.—The Govern- ment institutions of KonlO have been moyed to Bobrinsk. Various factories are removing the machinery to other towns. Piple, Avhich was mentioned in last night's communique, is six miles west of KonlO, on the left hank of the Nicwiien. The telegram from Riga states a Zeppelin appeared for the first time over the fortress of UstoA iusk, flying round the ramparts. German aeroplanes are visit- ing Riga almost daily.
I AUSTRIAN GENERAL ACQUITTED
AUSTRIAN GENERAL ACQUITTED Amsterdam. Tuesday.—A telegram from Vienna states that General Auffenlierg, who was accused of having revealed mili- tary secrets in the autumn of 1912, has been acquitted.—Press Association War Special.
IEXPLOSIVE FACTORY FATALITIES
I EXPLOSIVE FACTORY FATALITIES Montreal. Tuesday.—An accidental ex- plosion occurred to-day at the factory of the Canadian Explosives Company at Belscil. Quebec. Five men were seriously injured, including Dr. Heirschburg, iclieini,st. At the previou6 explosion on July 6 Inspector Sammond was incor- rectly reported as having been killed. He was not injured.-Reuter.
IWHOLESALE BURGLARY
WHOLESALE BURGLARY Fourteen houses in one street at Edmon- ton were broken into in one night. An attempt at entry was made at six other houses. The thieves directed t-heir atten- tion to the loAver rooms except in one in- stance. In this ease from a bedroom they took a shirt, but downstairs they threw it into a copper ignorant of the fact that in the folds were E-20.
i LUMP SUGAR VERY SCARCE I
i LUMP SUGAR VERY SCARCE Lump sugar is already 4id. per lb. in Swansea, and a further rise may be ex- pected. Some of the local shops have no supplies now, Mid a well-known grocer, and it i* only a qlleOtiOn of t.ime before aJl will be in the same position. There is plenty of detnerara «nd other kinds, which will, perforce, have to be more used. After all, the srooer added, it was mainly a q,ueetion of appearance oil Live toble.
OUR 'MUNITIONS »•>
OUR 'MUNITIONS »•> OUTPUT ONE HUNDRED TIMES CREATED. INCREASE TO BE MAINTAINED Paris, Tuesday.—An important hiter- view, which throws muctv light on the present situation regarding the production of munitions in England, has been granted by Mr. Lloyd George to M. Joseph Giiltier, the correspondent of the Galtier, Taking the figure 1 as re- 1. T e s. Taking the rigure 1 as re- presenting the output iu September 1914," said the Minister, H the figure for July 1915 is fifty times greater. It will be a hundred times greater in August, and from then, onwards the curve will con- tinue to rise surprisingly. Since my ai-i-i-, al at the Ministry of Musrtions 1 have established 16 new fac- tories and have decided to open 10 more to work exclusively for war. Twelve thousand skilled workmen who bad enlisted have been recalled from the front to the factories. Forty thousand new workmen have been taken on by j manufacturers in accordance with my in* structions." Energy and will," says the corre- spondent, are radiated by Mr. Lloyd George's personality. It is easy to see also that he does not lack that quality which is often wanting in Englishmen—enthu- siasm."
HINTS TO ARGENTINAI
HINTS TO ARGENTINA I General Carranza Talks of Another War. Buenos Ay res, Tue-clay.— General Car- ranza has telegraphed to the President of the Argentine Republic protesting against the interference of the Washing- ton conference in Mexican affairs, adding it would be an unpardonable error should Argentina contribute to a. war between the two nations. The Argentine Government replied thai the Mexican people should regard the conference as a proof-of friendship.
TWO -DEFENSIVE LINESI
TWO DEFENSIVE LINES I Von Hindenburg's Plans on I Russian Front. Geneva.—The .Journal de Geneve states that Germany has prepared two strong defensive lines from the J?orth Sea to Switzptland, which is it declared to be impossible to break through. News received h?rc Germany sa? that, after taking Warsaw, the German Army will entrench on the Russian fron- tier and wait for a winter campaign, and then for peace under the most favourable conditions. According to this report from a German source. General von Hindenhurp has no intention of pursuing the Russian army, hut will break off the battle when the line of fighting on the eastern front is straightened out Both the Kaiser and General von Mac- kensen, it is stated, agree with this plan.
!DAMAGED STEAMER BEACHED I…
DAMAGED STEAMER BEACHED I I Lloyds report that the steamer Rosalie I has been beached. The crew was saved.
A YEAR AGO TO-DAY I
A YEAR AGO TO-DAY I A year ago to-day. the Goeben and Breslau reached the Dardanelles. The Germans occupied Landen, twenty- four miles west of Liege. Stories of German atrocities in Belgium reported in Holland. French troops abandoned Mulhausen. Belgian Avomen at Heristhal kept a force of Uhlans at bay with cascades of boiling water.
I DROWNED IN A SEWER
I DROWNED IN A SEWER Two workmen were drowned on Tiier- day in a sewer in Manchester after a violent thunderstorm. They were work- ing when the storm broke and in trying to reach the manhole they were swept off their feet and drowned. Two other men working in a neighbouring sewer had narrow escapes. Charles Ledsham, who saved his life by clinging to the ironwork of the man- hole, said that the rush of water was terrific. He Avas thrown off his feet and as he clasped the ladder of the manhole the bodies of the two drowned men were washed against him.
IA DOUBTFUL COMPLIMENT
I A DOUBTFUL COMPLIMENT Amsterdam, Tuesday.—According to the "Lokalnnzeiger." a' wooden statue of Marshal von Hindenburg, 34 feet high, will be erected on August 29th, the anni- versary of the battle of Tannenberg, on the Ivoenigsplatz in Berlin. Iron nails will be sold to be hammpred into the body of the statue. The proceeds will go to charitable objects. A sensitive writer in the Jenaisehe Zeituug" finds the idea, objectionable, and asks people to imagine their feelings if a figure of one's own father stood in a public place and people were invited to hammer nails into his lungs, heart, and stomach.Reiiter.
I A BELGIAN ADVENTURESS
I A BELGIAN ADVENTURESS Described by the French authorities as an adventuress, and probably dangerous from a national point of view. Marietta Van Weyenbergh. aged 22. a Belgian, was sentenced at Surrey 91Jartn Sessions on Tuesday to twelve months' imprisonment in the second division for having stolen a E,10 hank note from the house of Major Gordon Watney at Weybridge, where she was a guest. She posed as a wounded nurse, said she had been through the sieges of Liege and Namur, and had been decorated by the Belgian Government. As a matter of fact, prisoner had escaped from a. concentration camp. to which she had been sent by the French authorities, at Havre, where it was stated she had taken every opportunity of getting on intimate terms with British officers. On coming to England, she stayed at Portsmouth, Emsworth, I>OA*ar, Folkestone, and at various kotels in I.ondon.
TURKS TIRED OF I THE WAR
TURKS TIRED OF I THE WAR ««»— CALLIPOLI'S PERIL GERMAN GENERAL VON SAUNDERS REPORTED DEMENTED SPLIT IN THE CAMP Sofia, Monday (delayed).—Further ad- vices from Constantinople state that since the return of the Heir-Apparent, Yussuf ¡ Izzedin, from a visit to the Dardanelles about July 20th, the Turks are very much affected by the depressing reports. There are persistent reports in Con- stantinople of a split betAveen the Ger- man officers and the Turks, and it is also reported that Gen. Liman von Saunders has become demented. Germans, overheard talking in a beer shop in Pera, said the Turks could not resist much, longer in the Gallipoli Pen- insula. It is fruther ronnrmed that an outside committee of the Party of Union and Progress and their immediate friends, alli Turks, are sick and tired of the war, and are turning against the Germans. According to private information re- ceived here on August 7th. the Deutsche Levant steamer Sayros and three Bos- phorus steamers, laden w:th coal from ileraclca, have been sunk by the Russians. These vessels are probably included in the number recently destroyed and already reported from Petrograd.
RUSH OF RECRUITS I
RUSH OF RECRUITS I Magnificent Response in I South Africa. Capetown. Tuesday. The rush of recruiting, which was so marked at. the opening this morning, was continued through the day. and the response is generally considered most satisfactory. The recruits who have offered themselves are. so numerous that the medical ofifcers, have been unable to complete their duties.] A notable feature of the recruiting has been the number of old campaigners who I have interviewed the authorities, all being past the age limit.
4,000 MILES BY -WtREiFSS :…
4,000 MILES BY WtREiFSS I It is reported from Tokyo that on July 7 wireless communication was success- fully inaugurated between the new sta- tion at Funabashi, near Yokohama, and the Hawaiian Islands. Messages by wire- less telegraphy between Japan and the United States will h regularly accepted in the near future. The distance between Funabashi and Honolulu is about 4,000 miles.—Reuter.
THE GULF OF RICA ACTION.I
THE GULF OF RICA ACTION. I Amsterdam, Tuesday.—With reference I to the Russian report of a great German naval attack in the Gulf of Riga, a semi- official telegram from Berlin states that no important action was undertaken, but that only a reconnaissance was made for the purpose of ascertaining the position of the Russian mines, in the course of which two small minesweepers were lost. I The reported loss of three German ves- sels, it says, is untrue.
IMPORTATION OF CATTLE. I
IMPORTATION OF CATTLE. I On Tuesday afternoon a deputation of the Free Importation Canadian Cattle Association, waited on Lord Selborne, President of the Board of Agriculture. His Lordship, in reply to their repre- sentations, intimated that he could not see his way to alter the policy of his pre- decessors. He was, however, taking steps to ensure a larger supply of animals from overseas for slaughter at four specified ports. —
I TEACHER'S OVERTAXED BRAIN
I TEACHER'S OVERTAXED BRAIN I Dementia prsecox, a disease due to over- taxation of the brain, and associated with school teachers, was stated at an inquest at Shoreditch on Tuesday to have been the cause of the death of Ethel Marion Skinner, a school teacher, aged 34 years. The death was accelerated by pneumonia. The dementia assumed so acute a form that Miss Skinner attempted to jump through a window. A verdict in accordance with the medical evidence was returned.
I HUSBAND AND WIFE DROWNED
I HUSBAND AND WIFE DROWNED Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Jacobs, giving their address as Bloomfield-road. London, who arrived at the Headland Hotel, New- quay, on Monday evening, were on Tues- day drowned while bathing. Mrs. Jacobs suddenly called for help, and her husband went to the rescue with two other A-isitors. Mr. Jacobs himself got into difficulties, and his body and that of his wife were afterwards recovered. Attempts nt artificial respiration failed. A strong under-current was running off the shore at the time. Notice boards warning bathers are affixed at different places on the beach.
IBABE'S BODY IN PARCEL.
I BABE'S BODY IN PARCEL. For the second time within a fortnight cloakroom officials in London have dis- covered the contents of a brown paper parcel to be the body of a male child. Last week the occurrence was at Pad- dington, and this week a parcel was opened in the cloakroom at Liverpool- street Station, disclosing the body of a mile child wrapped in a new flannel binder and a uew Avoollen A-est. The whole was enclosed in two pieces of white calico and placed in a cardboard box, the box being wrapped in three thicknesses of brown paper and carefully tied with string. It has not been ascertained whether or not the child has been the victim of foul play.
THEWAR I
THEWAR I I Resume of To-day's I Messages. Leader" Office, 5.0 p.m. An overwhelming rush of recruits for the Oversea Contingent has been experi- enced in South Africa. A peak, 10,000 feet high, has been cap- tured by the Italian Alpini. The Austrian position is said to be serious. Maritz, the Boer leader, who started the South African rebellion, has been cap- tured by the Portuguese authorities in Angola. Three members of the 6th Welsh, a sergeant and two privates—all natives of the SAvansea Valley, have given their lives for their country. Three other 6th Wkh members have been officially reported wounded. Five Zeppelins visited the English coast on Tuesday night. As a result 14 people were killed and 14 injured, and night Sub-Lieutenant Lord accident- ally lost his life whilst effecting a land- ing. One Zeppelin was destroyed. In an interview with a French newspaper correspondent, Mr. Lloyd George stated that the output of munitions in Great Britain was a hundred times greater than in September, l!)lt. Ten thousand skilled sokiiers had been recalled from the front, and 40,000 additional men taken on as munition workers.
IMPRISONED FOR OWNING PIGEONS…
IMPRISONED FOR OWNING PIGEONS I At Glasgow, on Wednesday. Peter Turner was sent to prison for 6even days for having four carrier pigeons in his possession without a permit. _0-- _f
PIRATE SINKS NORWEGIAN SHIP…
PIRATE SINKS NORWEGIAN SHIP I Lloyd's report that the Norwegian steamer Geiranger is reported having hoon sunk by a submarine. All the crew were landed.
PATRIOTIC ITALIAN STRIKERS_I
PATRIOTIC ITALIAN STRIKERS I Paris, Wednesday. The "Petit I Paris.ien'E>" Rome telegram states that the Italian st rikers hayp decided to re- J nounce in favour (If the i»-' ] crease of £1 :20.000 granted ihe-In by -the j Italian Government. I
AIRSHIPS FROM CANADA I
AIRSHIPS FROM CANADA I A su-ggestion has been made to the ¡ Montreal authorities that the city join in I a Diovouient spreading throughout the Empire, and contribute £ 1,500 for the purpose of building an aeroplane for war service, the latter to be named after the city. The suggestion favours the idea of a league of cities in the matter of sup- plying airships for use of the armies in the field. The amount of money that has been subscribed in Canada for machine guns, and all sorts of military accessories is not realised in this country, and the list will probably never be fully compiled.
SOLDIERS FOR CANADIAN HARVEST…
SOLDIERS FOR CANADIAN HARVEST I Leave of absence for one month is to be granted to non-commissioned officers and men on the Expeditionary Force still in Canada for the purpose of enabling them to take part in harvesting work. Leave will be granted upon certain con- ditions. For instance, the privilege will be extended only to well conducted and deserving men. They will be required to wear during thedr absence their w or Icing suits, lea-ving their uniforms and equip- ment with their respective units. This should go a considerable way towards solving the problem of shortage of labour on the Canadian harA-est fields for which I the war has there, as here, been respon- sible.
I MAGISTRATES' CLERK AND THE…
I MAGISTRATES' CLERK AND THE BABY I Perhaps the quality (or was it the quantity?) of loquacity displayed during I the hearing of a Police Court case in Swansea on Wednesday was not strained, hut certainly the patienof of the magi- strates and of Mr. J. W. Thorpe (deputy magistrates' clerk) was. It was a case of alleged abusive language, and the parties were of the tallcatin-e sex. But in addition to the ladies there was a baby, who, at spasmodic intervals, de- monstrated to its unwilling audienoo a capacity for making noiee that was pro- digious. Mr. Thorpe, probably taught in the school of experience, was often success- ful, managing it with dexterous swings I of the eyes in restoring order.
I THE GUNS OF FLANDERS. I
THE GUNS OF FLANDERS. I Mr. Miller Christy, Broom Wood Lodge. Chelmsford, in the course of a letter to the Press, says that the gnns can be heard from his house in Essex. They resemble dull thuds, which one seems to feel rather than to hMr!' Mr. Christy's hlHl1S8 stands high and is Ion miles from Ypres, 60 of which are across the water. Another correspondent, writing from East Mailing, Kent, notes that on Sunday afternoon and again on Monday distant firing was heard. Mailing, on the Med- way, lies four miles north of Maidstone, and it is suggested that the sound is con- ducted by the river.
IMACHINE CINS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
MACHINE CINS FROM SOUTH AFRICA Pretoria, Tuesday.—In reference to tbe supply of munitions and machine guns, it is officially announced that it is not a question of money, but of rapid and efficient manufacture. The Defence Force Headquarters an- nounces that the feasibility of manufac- turing machine gunjs within the Union is being im-estigafed. The Government sug- ge8Ü¡ that money 811('rjlwd or intended to be subscribed for machine guns, should be diverted to the Goverwr-GeneraLs Oversea Contingent Fund for augment- ing the aMowances of 4eppndent?s of men serving with the watingeat.
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