The Cambria Daily Leader

CASTLE CINEMA I (Adjoining Leader Office.) Mon., Tues. and Wed., 2.30 to 18.30. THE POPULAR STAR, BLANCHE SWEET, In a Picturisation of the Supreme Tour-Part Belasco Drama of a Dual Personality, •THE CASE OF BECKY'

BULBARS' MOVE I GREEK FRONTIER GROSSED RISING ANCER Of THE HELLENIC PEOPLE Salonika. Saturday.—A strong force of Bulgarians, estimated at about 25,000 men, has crossed the Li reek frontier by the Kupel Pass, occupying the Greek fort and earthworks at the entrance to the struma Corge, near Demir Hissar. The Greek garrison retired without offering resistance, except in the case of one company, which fired 24 shots, but finally withdrew upon categorical instrue- i lions from Athens. The Unitarian aclvar.ce guards then pushed forward and occupied the btation and bridge, at Demir Hissar Considerable enemy activity is also re- ported on the hanks of the Mesta, near Xanthi especially, where a collection of pontoons and other preparations for bridg- ing the stream. all point to an important movement, upon Greek Macedonia.Press Association. BULGAR CAMPS BOMBED. Athens, Saturday. -Bulgarians have oc- cupied the Greek fort of Rupel, north of; Demir Hissar, after having granted t-h--a Greek commander two hours in which to evacuate it. They then occupied Fort. Caniovo and Fort Drogatin, which Greece constructed after ihe Greco-Bulgarian | war..French aviators bombarded i-h- Bulgarian camps, causing great destruc- tion. The:v returned safely. On Sunday it was reported that the Bulgarians had occupied the bridge of Demir Hissar, which had been partly destroyed by the Allies. They also took possession of the station of Demir Hissar and part of the town. There was a very lively cannonade during the day, especially on the left bank of the Mesta. The Greek Government have lodged protests with the Cent"al Powers against the invasion.—" Daily Express." GREECE'S NEUTRALITY. Athens, Saturday.—It is announced that the Government consented to the occupation of the fort of Hupel by Bul- garian troops in consideration of the con- cessions made by it to the Entente Allies and its desire to observe strict neutrality. The Government will issue a statement: pointing out that no other course was possible since the Germans threatened to have recourse to force and hostilities ollld inevitably have followed. The occupation of the fort, it is eXPlain>d'l was necessary to insure t he safety of the enemy's route from Kuprulu to the Kula Pass.—Renter GREEK INDIGNATION. I Salonika, Sunday. The Bulgarian advance in the Demir Hissar region has aroused a storm of indignation and rage among the Greeks. The Salonika news- Papers publish the most violent articles of protest against the supine attitude of the Government. They demand abandon-1 nient of the policy of neutrality, and! urge the immediate breach with Bulg"aria! and the enlistment of Greece on theside of the Allies. Shoals of telegrams have been de- spatched to the King and the Govern- ment voicing these feeHn?s, also to M. Venizelos calling on him to save the nation. PUBLIC PROTESTS. This morning there was a huge gather- ing in the equare of the Church of Saint Sophia, which the police were powerless to prevent. They were brushed aside by tslieer weight of numbers. Fervently worded speeches denouncing the Bul- garian as well as' the Greek Cabinet, were enthusiastically received with cheers and cri es of Long lire Venizelos," France and Great Britain." and Down with Skouloudis and Bulgaria." Crowds after- wards went in procession to the Prefec- ture and addressed telegrams to the King and the Government, protesting against: the abandonment of foi ts, built with t,'Ie blood of martyrs, and offering to shed; the last drop "of their blood in oideri to defeat an inveterate foe. ■ Witliout doubt the popular feeling is more deeply stirred than ever before by the latest Bulgarian incursion. 'The agi- tation is calculated to react on the other parts of Greece. Meanwhile it is not clear whether the j Bulgarian advance is the beginning of an offensive movement, or merely part of n general scheme of defence. It is suggested in .?ome quarter? that the Bulgarian ab- jective is Karalla, in order to satisfy public opinion in Bulgaria, with some- thing attempted, something done. Bulgaria's aspirations in regard to, Kavalla have never been made secret, and Greece's p^e'-ent weakness is! teen/jrjivably Bulgaria's opportunity.. However, it would seem unsound statesmanship on the part of Bulgaria to ris? the undue provocation of Greece while things are in their present state, in- trrnaf ionally shaking. A more plausible I explanation is that Bulgaria was alarmed at the increasing strength of the Allies on this front. and was anxious to perfect I; her defensive position.

LIEUTENANT MOND. I Second-lieutenant Henry Moiid, son of 1 the Kl. Hon Sir Alfred Mond, Bart., M. P.. who has been wounded in the head by shrapnel, is at present in hospital in London, where hf, was visited by his relatives on Sunday.

CORPSES WASHED ASHORE.1, Copenhagen, nnda.v.-lt is reported from Esbjerg that yesterday the corpses! of two members of a Zeppelin crew were: washed ashore near Blaavands Jfllk. One j of them appears to be an officer belonging to Kiel. Fishermen picked un outside Esbjerg a large piece of canvas which is, believed to have formed part of a Zeppe- li n. —Exchange.

LOCAL PUBLICAN'S ESTATE.! Mr. William Williams, of the Commer- cial Inn, Pentre Estyll, Swansea, licensed victualler, who died on the 20th March last, left est p. to of the gross va ] ue of £ I,3K7. of ia-hich EI.132 is tiM persona lty, and probate of his will ha.s been granted to Mr. David Hopkins, of the Mexico Foun- tain Inn. Landore, Glamorgan, licensed victualler, and Mr. Richard Dayi, of the Upper Compass Inn. Pentre Estyll, licensed victualler. The testator left JE100 each to his daughter Irene and his son John, specific becjuests to each of his chil- J orPD., and the residue of his estate to his children, David, WiJ,li."m Irene, and John in equal shares. i

VERBUN LULL O RE?'EO OFFESVE EXPECTED  H ?f f H Paris, Sunday.—Sunday was absolutely calm at Yerdun, i.o-day's semi-olfceiid rev i ew. An intense bombardment was kept up along ti-ie whole ft-oiit, but the enemy did not attempt, any infantry attack. Let us not, however, conclude tram the stagnation of operations that the Germans are going to abandon the enterprise against Verdun. For reasons both of a inm-al a..n(i materia l order the hypothesis, we yepeat once more, is improbable. The present lull is due to the same causes af, previous lulls, and shows an analogous course of things. It will doubtless be followed by an identical sw-quei—'the resumption of the offensive on a great scale. Our soldiers and their leaders await this without cauuety.

OLDEST ENGRAVER. Deatft of Mr. Cave at Swansea. The death occurred at half-past o.ne on Sunday afternoon of Mr. Henry Cave, the well-known engraver and printer, of Fisiier-streer. Swansea. Mr. Cave, who was in his 78th year, had been confined to his room for two months. He had been in business in Swansea, for V) years. lie c.«me from Southampton, and previous t,) opening a shop in CaN- sireet (which eventually pulled down t n make room for the extension of Messrs. Ben Evans" premises), he spent a short time in Cardiff. Some years ago he kept the Bay View Hotel. Thf" greatN part of 'I rt .) f his business career, however, was spent in Fisher-street. He leaves a widow and nine children— threp sons and six daughters. His eldest son, Willie, is a dentist in Margate, another son, Nelson, has joined the colours and the other son, Tom, is in his father's business, but will eventually join the Army. The funeral will take place at Dany- graig on Thursday. Mr. Cave has tiiree grandsons serving with the colours. One of them has suf- fered from gas poisoning, and another is wounded rather severely. Three daughters are in Swansea, one in Brighton, one in Cornwall, and one in South America—all are married. Mr. Cave was a Conservative, a Church- man, and a Forester. I

KAISER CHANGES OFFICIALS-! Amsterdam. Monday.-A Berlin o?ci?l  t??r.im state* that the TÜiser has ap- pointed Baron von Tsebamer .Urull tjuarith, Government President at Breslan, to be Secretary of State in Alsace Lorraine. Dr. Von Jagow, Police President in Berlin, becomes Government President at, Bresdan, and Herr von Oppen, Police President at Breslau, be- comes Police President in Berlin.

POISON SUSPECTED. Tokio. Sunday.—The "Asahi Shimbun" prints a Peking telegram reporting that. ?' h incso Pr  df'nt. i" Yua.n-Shih-k?]. th? President, is in a grave (?T)dition. He b" b?<?n ill since Friday, and is now said to be unable tol, BI k. Poi son is suspected. Yuan was reported on Friday as being willing to retire from the Presidency when a suitable successor is found." His position has In critical ever since hp, proposed to assume the throne, hgainst which several provinces revolted.

DIED TO SAVE HIS ENEMY. I The story of how a corporal j n the Loyal North Lancashire Regimeni gave his life for his enemy is told in a letter of a com- rade from the Vimy Ridge, received at Preston. The writer eays:- One of oar chaps was so upset by the cries of a wounded German that he crawled out on his hands and knees to help the lad to come in. He got to him, and the two started back the crater. The machine gun fire i*^r-easod, and both were hit. Later we J^und both dead. hold- ing epee-li other's .^ms. The act made a great impress i upon our Hun prisoners, and several of thcip asked to be present whefc the dead Lancashire lad and the Ger- iiian t had died for were laid in the same grave. j

[ I N EAST AFRICA. i Germans Retira Before I British Advance. Press Bureau, Monday, 10.20 a.m. The Secretary of the War Office announee: Ea.?t Africa. — Brigadier General Nonthey, commanding the British forces on the northern border of Rhodesia and Nyassaland, reports that on May 25 the troops under his command advanced to a distance of 20 miles into German territory. On the whole front between Lakes j Nyasa and Tanganyika the enemy was compellNl to reti re from Ipiana (21 miles north of Karongat and Iganda (1? miles north of Fcrt ilill) towards Newlingen- bert. The Sou+h African and Nyassaland troops did very good work in bridging and dossing the Tongwa River by night. Lieu! .-General Smuts reports that the raihvav station of Sone (Usanbara rail- way) was occupied by a, column of his! troops on May 25. Another column mo\ed down the Pangoni River, near ?!?u'!?o Apuni (!R mUes west by north! from Sone) to Le Sara. The enemy are from ?',onp) to Tho enemy i.iv There are no further developments in the Kondoa-Trangi urea.

MR. TEN WANT'S SON. Airman Seriously injured by a Fall. A fatal aeroplane accident occurred on Sunday in Kent. A biplane, which had just ascended, wus caught by the wind and sideslipped at a height of 120 feet. It fell to the ground, and the pilot. Captain G. A. G. Jones, was killed. His passenger. Lieut. Tennant., was seriously injured. The bi- plane was wrecked Mr. Tennant is the non of Mr. n. J. Tennant. Under-Secretary for War. He was most seriously injured, having frac- tured some of his ribs and his right ankle, while there is also a wound on the face. Mr. Tennant was taken to a hospital, where he was visited on Sunday afternoon by hi's mother, who stayed the night at a house near the hospital. A BRILLIANT AVIATOR A verdict of Accidental death. was I returned at an inquest on Saturday night on Second-Lieutenant Robert Newman, of the Royal Flying Corps, who met with a biplane accident on Saturday morning and died while being conveyed to a cottage hos- pital. It was stated that Lieutenant New- man was in France for some months, and had been recommended for a Hisht-com- mandership. On one occasion he took a machine over to France in an hour and a half. _>

THE NEW MAPS. I Alleged Agreement of the I Aiiies. New York. Saturday.—Several news- papers, not of the sensational order, pub- lish, in a varying form, and on differing authority, details of an alleged agreement by the Alliet; for a redrawing of thp maps of Europe- and Asia in the event of a decisive victory. The story, emanating from Florence, is summarised with reserve. The main fea- tures of the so-called agreement are as follow :— (!) The German Empire to be disin- tegrated into its former self-supporting States, including Germanic Austria. (2) Heligoland to be ceded to Britain. (:{) Hiitin to share Germany's colonie-F. "Üh France. ,0 France to repossess Alsace-Lorraine. (5) Belgium to be restored and to iinnex Luxembourg and possibly some territory to the eastward. (6) Japan to retain Kiaouchau. (7) Russia to surrender Polish terri- tory to a renationalised autonomous Poland, which also receives German- occupied Poland, Galicia, the Bukovina, and a portion of northern Hungary. (81 Russia to get Armenia and the southern shores of the Black Sea, with the territory adjacent to the Darda- nelles. (9) Italy to receive Smyrna, the Twelve Islands, nor) ions of the Trenfino, Gorizin, Trieste, and Dalmatia. HO1* Serbia to absorb Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Slavic Hungarv. Although lacking in authority, circum- -'tunce? prohibit one wholly to ignore or Pz'i),.111?) i', olie to icrnore or

A CRICKET SET WANTED. I The boys of the :)¡rd Welsh Field Am- bulance still lack a cricket sot. We shall he glad to receive gifts or offers of articles towards the requisites. In all the follow- ing are required: tnmps, ericket balls, two bats, and. if possible, nets.

IRISH MARTIAL LAW. The following proclamation was issued on Saturday in Dublin, signed by the j Right Hon. Justice Wylie and Lord Chief Justice Cherry: Whereas disaffection and unrest still prevail in certain parts of Ireland, causing anxiety and alarm among peace- fiii and law-abiding subjects of his Majesty, martial-law shall be continued throughout Ireland until further notice.

SWANSEA DOCTOR S WILL. Mr. Albert Francis Blagdon-Riohards, j of 140. Walters-road, Swansea, physician; and surgeon, who died on the 21th Deceml>er last, at. St ret ton House, Church Stretton, Salop, left estate of the gross value of £ 6,523, of which £ 3,lt>0 "is net personalty. Probate of his will has been granted to his widow, Mrs. Alice Jane Blag<lon-Richards. The testator left his estate in trust for his wife for life", with I remainder to his son, John Blagdon- Richards.

VISION IN THE SKY. I Anoth-er story of a, vision in France, r.hat. brings to mind the Angels of M.. leg-end. is told by a sergeant of I the Royal Sussex Regiment in a letter to his mother at Eastbourne. He writes: This morning. May 22, about 12.30 or 1 o'clock;, we saw a most, beautiful w hi toe I, cross in the sky. It sailed along until it i reached the moon. I think everybody about here saw it, and for about ten or fifteen minutes there was not a shot fired. There was absolute silence on both sides. We are wondering what this vision means. We have had a very hot four days, and have to remain in. the trenches I aaotiier four days.*

n AUtU FRONT I MEANING OF THE RECENT AUSTRIAi EFFORl S Rome, Sunday (received Monday).—The! semi-official statement issued to-day sayb: From the war bulldins published by the Supreme Command yesterday and to- day it appears that the military situation in the zone between Adige and Brenta, where the Austrians are making their principal effort, is, on the whole, stationary. Nevertheless, the moment is opportune to review briefly the situation. On the left wing of our battle front, in the Lagarina Valley, the enemy, who by bloody lighting had succeeded in carrying our advanced lines as far as Zugna Torta Ridge and (l. Di Santo, has since May 18th struggled in vain against the barrier of Coni Zugna and Monte Pasubio. Bere battles took place in which the enemy col iiiii n-, were ies practi- i eally annihiliated". while our troops suf- fered very slight losses, thanks to their clever use of the ground and the calm and accurate fire of the Italian artillery and machine guns and rifles, which every titile mowed down the assailants before they could approach our posit ions. On the right wing, in t.he Sugana Valley, no attacks on a large scale have so far been delivered. Our troops have gradually abandoned their advanced posi- tions, which were in easy rnach of the enemy's batteries between I'anarotta and Monte Cola, and fallen !ia: k in good order. on the principal positions east of Ma so Torrent. The retirement began on May 20th. five days after the beginning of the I enemy's offensive, and was completed in the evening of May 25th by the evacua- tion of Monte Cwaron. Our stout resist- ance on the advanced lines therefore lasted days, and the enemy, while not de- veloping attacks on a grand s<-ale, has sustained heavy losses, including more than 100 prisonei'3. Up to the present, all the. enemy's; efforts against f)ii i- in the Lagarina Valley in the south-west and the Sngana Valley in the north-west have been broken. THE CENTRAL ZONE. In the mountainous central zone, where! the enemy's pressuio must be repeated, behind this line, the ground 6lopos; harply nowll to the numerous valleys forming Posina and Astico. Nevertheless, havii.g abandoned the Toraro-Campa- nolon line, it was necessary for us to fall back as far as the Arsiero basin, where a solid defensive line was occupied. The movement was accomplished on May 22nd, and since then, except for the evacuation of c'u advanced position on Monte Cimorie, no withdrawal has been made in this sector. Thus on the front of the plateau of seven communes tlie nature of the ground and the general situation had made it advisable for us to establish our first: line of resistance almost along the line of the frontier, distant a few kilometres from the powerful organisations of the enemy on the Vezzena-Lustrna Plateau. Our troops, although tiny had fought brilliantly from hu 15th till May 21st, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy, re- capturing some foris which had previously been lost, and taking about 100 prisoners from the enemy, on May 22nd. in view of the very violent iire from the enemy's large calibre guns, had to commence a retirement to the east of the Assa Valley. Here, on mountainous and wooded ground, they have been fighting for six days, hindering and checking the grow- j ing pressure oi the enemy DEFEATS FOR THE ENEMY. I To sum up, if in his first onslaught the enemy hy means of his numerous and powerful batteries, which were brought up to within a short distance of our ad- vanced line, has been able to cross our first defences, and then gradually to move away from the lines of his forts, neverthe- less he has been compelled almost every- where to relax his pressure, while uur re- sistance has been growing stronger. Up to the present the enemy has made fairly important p),0rr-.>s, particularly in the centre in the Posina basin and Upper Astico, a mountainous and scarcely-popu- lated zone, and in the plateau of the Seven Communes, of which we still remain partly in possession. Elsewhere, however. the enemy hits sustained severe defeats. particularly in the Lagarina Valley, where our troops have during the last few days inflicted enormous losses on the enemy. AUSTRIA'S STRENGTH. MiUvn, Sunday. From information available here it appears that in the middle of March Austria h-id 42 divisions against Russia, five in Montenegro and! Albania, "241 on the Italian front, exehi- sive of 111, cavalry divisions. Since then 131 divisions have been added to iho, Trentino front, one from Albania, thTeoe new formations, and the rest from Russia. —" Times Telegram.

ESCAPED FROM GERMANY. Mr. David James, the manager of the Mumbles Railway, knows how to cater for the patrons of the Mumbles Pier. On Sun- day he introduced quite an innovation in the engagement of Mr. Geoffrey Pvke, the only English correspondent who has entered and left Germany during the war. Mr. Pyhe spoke with thrilling effect, and related his experiences in the internment camp and how he escaped.

BLAST OF HOT AIR. Calcutta. Saturday night.—An extraor- i dinary phenomenon, lasting fully ten' minutes, was experienced at Calcutta at 6.10 this evening. Following a strong j brp a sudden hta?t of ?)?t, l1ffocnhng air struck tJw citv from the west. Th(? people, fearing an earll)otltli<l xke, jan out int<i the open, devout Hindus bleu- con- ches, and Mahommedan priests gave a call; io prayer. It was a weird experience, i The oldest inhabitant is unable to rc,(-,All; such an event.. The extent of the visita-! tiou is not yet known.

FOR A WAGER. I A fifty-year-old American is at present engaged in walking backwards from San Francisco to New York, in order to win a. wager of = £ 4,000. He started from San Francisco on August ft last year, and; parsed th-rough Chicago on February 8 of this year. He carries a looking-glass so supported that it affords him a view of the path along which he is moving back- wards. i The journey mast be completed in 260 j days. The distance is estimated at 3,900 miles; the rate for the first two-thirds of the trip, was fifteen miles a day—justj about sufficient, if continued, to take the; traveller from coast to coast within the; time permitted* j

FOOD FOR THE FOE. Germany Preparing for Restrictions. Amsterdam. Saturday.—In the oonrse of a discussion to-day in the Committee of the Reichstag on the food question, Baron t von S:cin. Undpr-Secretary of eni- phasiscd that there was a'sufficient quan- tity of potatoes, but no excees. i Concerning cattle, the Reporter an- nounced that the stock had declined 24 i per cent, since Dee. 1, 1915. As regrards calves, the stock had increased 41 per; cent., while pigs had decreased 21 per; cent., though there was an increase in the number of sucking pigs. For the near future, the Reporter con- tinned. the greatest possible restriction in consumption was ne?c~wnrv. There were restrictions as far as the army was con- cerned, but. consumption by prisoners of war was not as restricted as in the case j of the civil population. A National T il>ernl member :• ">"n!'rd out that as regards stock Germany to-day i possessed some three million head les« j than a year ago. Scarcity would prevail in the very near future. An improvement could be brought about by feeding the population in mass and by means of movable kitchens. A Catholic Party member emphasised that prisoners of war should be sufficiently f. but should not receive t>otter food than German workmen- ['enter.

WHITSUN HOLIDAYS. I ->- — Important Decision Reached; by Labour Leaders, Mr. Lloyd George met the Executive officials of the principal trade unions at the Ministry of Munitions in London oil Monday, in order to appeal for the aban- donment of Whit-sun holidays to prevent any diminution in the output of gun. munitions, and other essential military supplies. ■* | The Minister of Munitions was accom- panied hy Mr. Arthur Henderson. M.P., President of the Board of Education, and members of the National Lal>our Advis-J ory Committee on War Output. It was unanimously resolved to recom- mend that the Whitsuntide holidays of workmen be postponed for two months. This means until the end of July. In the meantime conferences are to be held.

EXEMPTION APPEALS. Sixty Cases Before Swansea Tribunal. The Swansea Military Service Tribunal met on Monday afternoon to deal with over 60 applications by the military repre- sentatives for the withdrawal of certi- fieates of exemption. Mr. Dan Jones pre- sided, and the other members of the tri- bunal present were Messrs. Dd. Matthews, aud Percy Molyneaux. i A RESERVED OCCUPATION. j With regard to a .coppersmith, Major Harris said he had sabitied himself thi? was a reserved occupation. THE CHEMIST'S DISPENSER. Mr. W. A. Thomas spoke on behalf of a chemist for his dispenser. Three em- ployes had already joined the Colours. This dispenser dealt with 300 prescrip- tions a week—100 of them panel cases.! This man had applied to join the R.A.M.C. in November, but they would not take him without his employer's leave. If this man were taken, said Mr. Thomas, one branch would have to be closed. Application adjourned for a month. ONLY THREE WAITING. Several other names were called, and there -was no answer; the police officer said that only three young fellows were waiting.

PONTARDAWE TRIBUNAL. The Wet Glamorgan Appeal Tribunal was held at Pontardawe on Monday, Aid. Hopkin Morgan, Neath, presiding. An appeal was put in by a Clydach mason, who said he was the chief support of his widowed mother. He had a brother, working, whilst another brother was serv-: ing with the colours. A letter was read from the boy in the ranks, in which he stated he hoped that the Tribunal would listen to hit; mother's broken-hearted ap- peal on behalf of his brother.—The appeal was dismissed. Mr. C. B. Jenkins. solicitor, appeared on behalf of a Clydach timber sawyer on the ground that he was engaged in saw- ing timber for various collieries and tin- j plate works. The decision of the local Tribunal was upheld. Mr. Jenkins was; advised to take the matter up with the; Minister of Munitions as to whether the Alinister of ,\Iiiiiit;oiis a.?, to wh ethei- the Mr. Dd. Matthews, Swansea, appealed on behalf of sixteen single men engaged at a tinplate works at Clydach. Mr. Matthews explained that their only de- sire was to keep two mills going out of three. The company, however, was now prepared to allow eleven of the applicants to leave providing the Tribunal allowed the other five to remain at the works. I This would enable them to keep two mills; going. If the Tribunal decided that all, the men should go the works would have to close down. Afte: retiring, the Chair- man announced that the appeal on liehalf! of the eleven men would b^ dismissed,' whilst the other five whom the company wished to retain would be adjourned fori a month. The Cnairman expressed the! hope that in the interval efforts to arrive; at an amicable settlement with regard; to the tinplate industry would be made; with the Ministry of Munitions.

CORPSE WITH PIPE IN MOUTH J A schoolboy was playing on a disused rifle range near Woking, when he saw an j elderly Illall sitting on a marker's seat. The man's arms were folded, and he had a day pipe in his mouth. A roi>e was! tied round his neck, and examination showed he had been dead for some days. He was identified as a man named Isaac Chowney.

AN ANCIENT NAME. I Now w(, 11 deal with this gentleman with the foreign-sounding name." said the I chairman of a tribunal at which Harry Ulph. the director of the stage depart- I ment at the Stoll head office, was appear- ing. A big laugh wont up when counsel ex- plained that Mr. Ulph was born in Yar- mouth, where his father and grandfather were honl before him. and that Ulph was a naiiie conlinon to the locality since the days of King Alfred. "Dear mf-! Is that so, the astonished comment of tho chairman, who imagined that Ulph was an alien name.

HI-DAY S WAR RESUME ———— ————— "Leader" Ojficc 4.50 p.m. A Bulgarian force of 25,000 men has, crossed the Gre-'k frontier Lind occupied a number of forts. Energetic protests are being made in Greece, and thp King and Government are being urged to j throw in their lot with the Allies. In Germany the food shortage cotifinues, to excite apprehension and anxiety. General Smuts' force in East Africa has occupied a German station, whilst other column are pressing forward in Ger- man territory, notably from the north- ern border of Rhodesia. The position on the Italian front is more reassuring. A lull has again set in lwf("lre Verdun, where a renewal of the German offensive is 0xpeetcc'.

TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEFI Lord and Lady St. Davids have arrived at 3. Richmond-terrace, Whitehall, from Lvdstep Haven. Lord Strathelvde has hpnn invited to act as neutral chairman at next we^k's meet- ing of the Scottish Coal Conciliation Board. Under Willesden guardians' agreement, to pay full salary, less military allow- ances, to men with the Colours, one officer Wtc, 5d. a month An Aehford resident has received 81 t,c?rtoiw from his ?Idicr son at Salonika It was sent by parcel pt, packed in mo, and is none the worse.   VIadivostock. May 28.—Hoyd's report a serious fire started here yesterday at 3 i p.m. In hand hy about midnight. LargA I quantity of cotton, ex steamer recently discharged, also rubber, destroyed. Im- possible at present to estimate exact cargo I involved. Mr. D. T. Alexander, the wen-known Welsh auctioneer, of Cardie. is siiffli.9i1 from injuries and shock, as the result of a motor accident. While he was being driven in a car another motor dh II into I)M. and Mr. Alexander was hurled! over a hedge and into a field. He sus- tained a wound on the head and frac- tured ribs.

U BOAT'S THREAT. I Mar-cines. Sundar.—The liner jllg(>ne I Periere has arrived at Alters. Sh? re- ports that on Fridav evening she received a wireless message from a British steamer which said it was threatened by a sub- m?rin? and asked for assistance. The captain chan?'d his route and mad-? at full speed for the point indicated, when the captain cf the British steamer in- formed him the submarine had not car- ried out her threat, having doubtless understood the danger it would run if the I Eugene Periere arrived.

JAPAN'S AGED PREMIER. I Tokio, Sunday.—Count Okuma. the aged Japanese Premier, in a speech yesterday, indicated his early retirement in favour of Baron Kato. Baron Kato is Japan's Foreign Min-, ister, a post he has held four times. He started his career as clerk in a laige com- mercial house, and afterwards entered the Foreign Office. He was Minister in Lon-1 don 1894-1899 and Ambassador 190S-1913. He is perhaps the strongest representative j of modern Japan and a firm believer in the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. He is 5-1. Count Okuma is 78, and, despite his age, returned to public life two years ago to pull the country together after the over- throw of the Cabinet through the naval scandal.

THE IRISH INQUIRY. The Royal Commission on the Irish re-, bellion resumed its sittings on Monday, Sir ohn Ross, of Bladensburg, formerly Chief Commissioner of the Dublin Metro-! politan Policy deposed that in his opinion the landing of arms at llowth in July. 1914, was an event intimately connected with the rebellion. The Government al- lowed the Arms Act to lapse in 1906, and thereby everyone in Ireland was enabled to arm. This appeared to him to lx- an extraorai- i nary step for any Government to take. It was the forerunner of futii rt, trouble. Ire-1 land was divided into manv factions, all having different ideals and aspirations, and to give the people an invitation to arm themselves seemed like a suggestion to bring a lighted candle into a powder magazine. The repeal was of no public utility and concilated no one. ■ ■:

GOLD DEPOSITS. Montreal. Sunday.—There is excitement: in the Porcupine gold district over the dis- covery of rich gold deposits in the Brad-, ford mines, which adjoin the famous Dome mines. A high yield per ton of ore is an-! ticipated judging by the material already- ta ken out. The discoverers of the new vein, which is in the American gold fields owned by a company at Hartford (Connecticut), state, that it is the richest find ever made in the Porcupine. The famous Hollinger and Acme gold mines in the same district (which with two others have been merged into a single company) pay respectively i 12s. and i'2 per ton on the average. The Porcupine mines are situated in I Northern Ontario, .<*c*me 450 miles north of' Toronto. The pla<-e is easily accessible by i several linA* of railway.

WORKMEN TO PAY DAMAGES.1 At the Aberavon County Police Court on Monday, the adjourned summonses! against 30 of the workmen employed it; the Oakwood Colliery, Pontrhydyfen. were again mentioned. It will lx* remembered that at the previous court the summonses, were adjourned with a view fo a settle-j ment. Mr. W. H. Towlson (Messrs. Kensholej and Kenshole, Aberdarei now announced that the eases had been settled, the terms; of settlement being that the, men should; pay .£HO damages, inclusive of costs, to j be divided among all the workmen respon- i sible for the stoppage, and to he deducted hy weekly instalments from their wages. The workmen also undertook to carry out; the terms of the conciliation agreement in the future. Mr. Lewis M. Thomas, for the men. said lie POl1l",Hrpd in thp decision, i and the cases were then withdrawn. i

T'vo German Attacks Fail. TODAYS FRENCH OFFICIAL. The followng was officially i-omniuni- c;;11!! in Pari* on Monday afternoon:-— i-j the aouth 01 Roye our artillerv •we vinrm-d 1lie German first lino i;¡:t"" in t ic. r< ifjon or Blamur- On the left bunk of tlv Meuso was. a marLed activity vi till" a-isliery or l>oti"j >idcj :n the course of ib • nig.it. YcslvJ'day.. tow ards 7 p.1H. Gcrn-an attack, debouch ing from 1h,=, Crow's Wood, was completely repulsed by our curtain and inrantry fire..V ■ -:n.i atta-k started towards midnight i't the sanv region likewise failed. < >n • r',u' ■ t na id., the Jiifckt was caliu. lu rvgion oi Yali tort the artillery very lively. In Lorraine we specs', d a strouy German :r the Joreftt. of Pavroy. AVIATION.—1 >uri ng ester day our pile's delivered 16 Combats to German aeroplanes, and two of the latter were hrought down. Ullc icl! iu harues on tLe si; the Argonne Wood, near Mon- li i-. cad the other in the region of c'ah.t north oi Bcr\ry-a-Bae). WEDDING TRAGEDY. A widiet of Guilty*' WL- 'o re. at Cardiganshire Assi/es vii Moiiuuv in the east- in which L\ .n John Jones (16), a farm servant, was charged with the man-daughter of Jui>a Harries. Cwinporthman. who, acting as bride: maid, was on her way to her brother's wedding at Beulah. where sioj "L shut dead. The defence that ''he occurience was a:i accident.—Ac- ciK'd discharged. SOCIALISTS SUMMONED. A: Aberaven to-day. four woll-kno'n d .-oca! Nk utlistc—.i am**) I'rice (miner apd to n councillor), Henry Davies (rato t ivxiiu* un t, liarry Dilns lal Moiiiwaring summoned an obstruction by holding an anti-conscription mhng. hearing is proceeding.

WELSH CASUALTIES. Many Officers and Men in the Lists. The following names of officers appear in the latest casualty lists:— Died of Wound-.—S(x-ord-l.iru*\ G. Wil- liams, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Missing.— Lieut. G. Davidson, South W.-t,e, Bor- derers. Wounded.—Second-Lieut. T. H. Cathrall, Capt. C. H. Jonps, Second-Lieut. S. Jonf- and Second-Lieut. R. Stock, R.W.F.; Second-Lieut. H. Mond, Army Cyclists Corps; Second.Lieut. J. W. Rei- nolds. attached Welsh Regiment. "Missing. —Cipt. C. E. H. James, Welsh Regiment and Royal Firing < orns. The following casualties were announced on Sunday night, reported under various dates:— Killed.—Welsh Regiment: Cottrell, 1.)60. T. J.. Swansea: Dupplaw, 973, Lce-Cpl. D., Maesteg: Griffiths, 193S, II., R-esolven, Neath: Jones. 11.L R., Swansea. Wounded.—Welsh Guards: Huehes, q,.F, D.. Llanelly. Marsh, 191, Lcf^Sergt. H. H.. Cardiff: Morgan, 1723. R., Pembroke. Welsh Regiment: Hibber, 2315, A., Gors- einon: -ion(ts, 1323, E., Swansea; Jones, 2086, E.. Swansea: Rowlands, 717, A.. Swansea: Williams, 3202, D.. Gorseinon; Wright, 3224. G.. Pontarduhais. W onnded. Shock-Shpl1.-Royal Munster Fusiliers: Folley. 1644. Sergt. J., Swansea.

A LADY PUBLIC WORKER. Miss Elizabeth M. R. Dumpld. for many years proprietress of the Pump House Hotel, Llandrindod Wells, diffi on Sunday morning, after only Jÿilf an hour's illness. With the exception of a short interval when slie undertook the management of the Langland Bay Hotel, Miss Duffield had been in charge of the Pump House. Hotel for well over a quarter of a century. Mier, Duffield possesse d un- usual business capacity, and prominently identified herself with the development of the Spa. She was warden of the old Parish Church for some years, and occu- pied t'hat position up to the time of her death. Miss Duffield was also the first lady member of the Llandrindod Wella Urban District Council, and had passed through the chair. She was a hard worker in philanthropic movements, and was lion, treasurer of tlie Convalescent Soldiers' Comforts Fund promoted by Sir Thomas Hughes and Captain J. German. Miss Duffield's only brother is a bank manager in London. J

ON ANOTHER ROUND. Commercials Who Are Leav- ing Swansea. The members of the Swansea branch of the United Kingdom Commercial Tra- vellers' Association held a smoking con- cert on Saturday evening at the Hotel Cameron, Swansea, when members bade farewell and godspeed to the local mem- bers of the Association who were .joining j the colours. There was quite a patriotic air about the gathering, and an exceed- inglv enjoyable and oonvival evening wau spent. Mr. W. J. Bryant, the Chairman of the branch. presided. The Commercial Travellers' Association had played its part well in the present crisis, and those who were now in the firing line had brought credit to the organisation. He bad great pleasure in welcoming M. Le Bar?, the Acting French Consul at Swan- sea, and Mr. Edward Harries, the solicitor of the Association, who had rendered splendid help in the past. NO DOUBT OF RESULT. M. Le Bars "aid there could be no doubt as to the result of the war; in fact, there could be no doubt a.s to the result of any war in which Great Britain took a part. Mr. Edward J lurries also wished the members of the association who had gore. and were going into the ranks, good luck [ and a. safe return, and Mr. E. T. 11116- bands, the secretary, intimated that before the introduction of the Derby scheme 2,000 members of the association had joined the ranks, and the total number that would be serving when called up under the scheme would be over The association had also opened a fund to send motor ambulances j to the front, and lie hoped to despatch on Monday the Swansea branch's first; donation of £ 30. They had also contri- buted well to war funds, and on behalf of the men he thanked the subscribers, The musical programme was arrangedj by Mr. J. W. Jones, onduct?r of the Gwent Glee Party, and in addition to selections by that orgamsjt.?n..solos were rendered bv Messrs. D..J. Squires, 0. Price. Ric'iard Bees. Kibblewhite, D .lone; Davie6, W. Matthews, and Ben! John.