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DOMESTIC SQUABBLES. Much-Deserted Neath Wife. I Much-Deserted Neath Wife. A mutual settlement of a domestic squabble having failed, Catherine Ann Brenton, Wallace-road, again appeared before the Neath magistrates on Wednes- day to ask for a maintenance order against her husband. Frank Brenton, tin- worker, who she alleged had deserted her three times since their marriage eighteen montlis ago. Mr. Edward Powell appeared for the applicant, and the case was heard in defendant's alisencc. In support of the application, appli- cant said her husband came home from a theatre at 11.30 last Monday night week. She had gone to bed, and when she came down to let him in. he threw her into the street. She only had her nightdress on, and she had to go to her mother'* house for shelter. lie was continually slapping her in the face, twisting her arms, and putting a towel over her head, threaten- ivy, to smother her. In reply to Mr. Powell, applicant said her mother-in-law was at the bottom of all the trouble. The bench granted an order, fixing maintenance at El a week with the cus- tody of the child.

ANOTHER GERMAN LIE. I punter's Agency is informed that the British Admiralty flatly and categorically denies a statement recently published in the German Press that the British Gov- ernment had informed Holland that from the middle of August all British mercan- tile vessels would he armed. It is added that the statement is an ab- solute fabrication, which no <ubt is being published by the German Press in order to provide material on which to base fresh illegal acts of barbarity against ships of th-e British mercantile marine.

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SCROLL OF FAME. I Many Tributes to a Skewen I Private. Docks Men Wounded. I 5.967 CASUALTIES. The military casualty lists issued last night contain the names of 104 oiffcers and II 5,863 N.C.O.'s and men. Details are as folloIV6 Officers. Killed 15 Died of wounds 17 Wounded 62 Missing 7 Prisoners of war 3 N.C.O.'s and Men. Killed 951 Died of wounds 1..18 Accidentally killed 5 Died 6 Wounded 4,297 Wounded and 23 Missing 423 WELSH OFFICERS. I Wounded. I Havif's, Sec.-lieut. E. L., Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Fox, Sec.-lieut. W. H., Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Thomas, Sec.-lieut. S. I., Royal Welsh Fusiliers. GOLFER WOUNDED A SECOND TIME. ( aptain B. Kosher, Durham Eight infantry, who has been wounded for the second time in action, is well known in Welsh golfing circles, being a memlier of the Royal Club at Porthcawl, and also of Soilthwrtwinwn Club. For a few years previous to the outbreak of war he com- peted at the anual championship meet- ing of the Welsh Golfing Union. He is an all-round athlete, and is the well- known Rosslyn Park captain, and a powerful hardworking forward. Whilst at Cambridge he obtained his rowing blue.. DIED AT BASE. I The sad intelligence has been received at Llanelly of the death in acm of Pte. Clifford Bowen. son of the late Mr. -Nicir- gan Bowen, St. George. Early in the morning of August 28 the young soldier was wounded and was removed to a base hospital where he (tied some hours later. I For 15 iiiolitlm lie had been at the front, I but had not been previously wounded. Prior to enlisting in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers he wa.s employed at the South Wales Steel Works. A brother. Petty Officer D. Morgan Bowen, Old Castle- road, is serving in the Royal Navy, having been called up as a reservist at the out- break of war. IN A LONDON HOSPITAL. u I Pdtv O?cer D. R. Grey. the son ot Mr. and Mrs. D. Grey, 585, ?e&th-roa?. Mm-- riston, is now in a London Hospital, suff- eriong from wounds received a?ut th? eyes and face caused hy the explosion of a hand grenade during recent fighting. Petty Officer Grey joined the R.N .D. at the outbreak of the war, and has seen ser- vice on three diffe-rent fronts. SUFFERING FROM FEVER. Gunner Ik-n Thomas, R.r.A., who has served in France and Salonika, from the latter was taken to a hospital in Malta with malaria fever. Jle was the only support of a widowed mother. Mrs. Mary Thomas, Old lialRII, Cwn-it)wi-la, and en- listed on the outbreak of war. Prior to enlistitig he was employed as a miner at Dunvant Colliery. UNOFFICIALLY REPORTED KILLED. Unofficial news has been receiver! tliat Lce.-Cpl. Daniel Bevan, of 26, Horeb-st., Morriston. has been kilkd in action through the bursting of a shell. The news of his (h has been sent, by another Morristonian, who is attached to the same re.iruent-tlfe Welsh Regiment. Lce.-Cpl. Bevan was 29 years of age. lie was married and has three children. rre- vious to joining the colours two years ago he was employed as a collier at Maes- teg. PONTARDULAIS BOYS WOUNDED. I Lieutenants Curtis Morgan (r.fte vic- arage). South Wales Borderers, Carl fioughton-Lloyd, the Woodlands, and J), ,T. Griffiths. Bancyberllan, all of whom have recently been wounded, are now in a fair state of convalescence, and are ehorfly expected home on sick leave. BRAVE AND COURAGEOUS SOLDIER. Mr. and Mrs. l nomas Vavle8, 12, car- donnel-road. Skewen, have just Vwvn in- formed of the death in action of their son. Pte. Trevor Da vies, of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, which took place on August 25. He joined in December, 1914-, when only a few weeks over his 16, and from letters received by his parents, he had a splen- did record as a soldier, although so young. The O.C. of his Company, says:— Please accept my deepest sympathy. I miss him very much from the company. After what the battalion has been through lately there are only a few of us left who came out with the battalion, therefore when one of them goes, the remainder of us feel it very much. He was one of ^aven that wm hit with a shell." The Re^ D. J. Havard. Church of England Chaplain, writes thusSad though this may be, you will always have the satisfaction of knowing that he djed for his King and countrjr—contributing by his efforts and life towards the ending of this horrible war, and towards a peace which will re- store liberty and freedom to Europe." In a most sympathetic letter, Sergt. W. C. Roberts of his Company. says: I cannot express to you how grieved I am. He was in my platoon, and we were al- ways good friends, and he was always a most willing worker, and a brave and courageous soldier. We had been in many a tight corner together, but. alas, we had to part. He lived for about ten minutes after being struck, and be died in my arms quite peacefully. I did all I could for him, but it was of no avail, and be- lieve me, I wept bitter tears over him." He was a most popular young fellow. Previous to enlisting he worked at the Xew Pits, Main Colliery Co. BELIEVED KILLED. I Mrs. Jones. Shaw s-lane, Carmarthen, j^ceived official intimation on Tuesday "h&t no further news having been received relative to her son, Pte. David Jones, Welsh Regiment, who was posted as mis- sing on September 24, 1914, the Army Council have been regretfully con- strained to conclude that he is dead." Another son, Pte. Jack Jones, Welsh Regi. ment. will killed in September. 1915. HAFOD PRIVATE WOUNDEO. I Mrs. Williams, of 12, Tip-row. Hafod, has received official intimation to the effect that her son, Ptp. J. H. Williams, of the Welsh Regiment, has been wounded somewhere in France," and is now in hospital in England. It is the second time for Private Williams to have been wounded. Prior In joining the Colours he was employed at the King's Dock. Mrs. W illiams has already. one son killed in action. POSTED AS MISSING. I Mi*. Beard, of 30, Waunwen-terrace. Swansea, would be grateful if any of the cliiitiit, of her hushand. Corpl. D. J. Beard (17018) of the Welsh Regiment, could give her some definite information. He has been reported as missing. ALL IS WELL." I Private V^illiam Clement, of Lamb- sfreet. Cwmbwrla, one of the heroes whose portrait figured in our scroll of famp on Tuosdav, has written to his relatives a cheerful letter in which he says: All is well." HOME ON LEAVE. I Lance-Corpl. Ben Williams, of the Black Watch, who has been wounded in France and who has been some months in Hos- pital in England, is now at his home in Odo-strcet. Hafod, on sick leave. EMPLOYED AT THE DOCKS. I News hase been received that ilrii-ate I .1, H. Jones, of the Welsh Regiment, and whose parents reside at 4. Brynsifi-terrace, Swansea, has been wounded in France. 1Ie wa-s formerly employed at the Atlantic Patent Fuel Works. SWANSEA BOY DiÊSFROM WOUNDS. I M rs. M. Morris. 5, Calvert-street, naa | received the sad news of the death of her husbaud from vounds in France. Lance- Cor)X>ral W. Monis. who formerly worked in the tinsheds at Swansea, and was well known and respected, used to be familiarly known as Patsy." Ho enlisted at Cardiff iu 1908 in the Welsh Regiment, at the age of 2t. On the outbreak of war, his regi- ment was ordered to France. At the battle I of Yprcs he wa? wounded and came hom", After that he was dnÜh'd" to Egypt, and subsequently to France about two months ago. Mrs. Morris received a letter from her husband a fortnight since, saying he had received his parcel, was enjoying the best of health, and 1 tip smokes, which came very handy in the trenches. She replied to that letter, hut has had no answer. Lance-Corporal Morris leaves a widow and three children, aged 13, seven, and six. Lance-Cpl. F. Jones, Bennett- street, Landore. (In Hospital.) OFFICIAL LIST. I Died of Wounds. Royal Garrison A rti Ilery ,-Smi th, 25374, Bdr. D. J., Milford Haven. Wounded. Royal Garrison Artillery.—Noble, 446. Gnr. T. S. Tenby; Smith, 377, Sergt, J. S., Good wick. g P,,oyal Fitiiliers.-Fuller,. 7958, S. B., Haverfordwest. South Wales Boi-derere .-Owen, 12312, R.. Ystradgynlais. Welsh Regiment.—Davies, 17518, Lce.- Cpl. T., Swansea. Wounded-Shock (Shell). Royal Fusiliers.—Williams, 10032, J. S., Haverfordwest. Missing. Welsh Regiment.—Williams, 11274, Lee,. CpI. P., Gwauncaegurwen. l

NO GUNS FOR SHOW. I The Secretary of the War Office makes the following annotiii(,,einent The proposed exhibition of the guns and carriages captured by the British Army during the recent fighting on the Son) me -tfill not now he held, as a large number of them have been handed over to our Allies to be employed by them in the field against the original owners.

PREFERRED PARKHURST. I Daniel Savers, who was charged at Old- street on Tuesday with being an absentee, said: "Why should I go soldiering when there are Jews round Whitechapel who are doing nOtilitIg" I won't do it. I am a convict on licence, and I would sooner go back to Parkhurst, where I come from." He was fined 40s. and hand.ed over to an escort.

A HOME RULE PETITION. I Sydney, Tuesday. -A public meeting at the Town Hall to-day inaugurated a fund for the relief of distress in Ireland. Mr. Hoi man, the Premier of New South Wales, moved, and Mr. Gardiner, Vice- pre-sident of the Fede-ral Executive, secon- ded a request to the Imperial Government to treat Home Rule as a matter of special urgency, thereby achieving complete im- perial unify in the national crisis. This I was carried unanimously.—Reuter.

A PARALLEL CASE. I After being re jected four times, a young man named Jionr-v Davids, who re- sided with hie mother at Barestede-road, Hammersmith, was finally accepted and served eight weeks with the Queen's West Surrey Regiment. He was discharged in September, and had since been much de- pressed. His body was found in the Thames with the hands and legs tied with string. Giving evidence at the in- quest on Tuesday, his mother said he had been told by a doctor, that lie had not IS months to live, and would sit for hours looking at Collier's picture, "Condemned to Death." A verdict of Suicide while of unsound mind was returned. I

PLUMS IN PLENTY. Large quantities of plums, fnostlv Vic- torias, arrived at (vent Gardn on Tues- day. and realised 2s. to 3 s. a half- bushel, enabling them to be qoid retail at :')(1. a Ih, for the finest and lid. or 3d. for seoond grade. According to wholesatprs at Covent Gar- den, the very best potatoes should ot be more than Id. a lb. Many South London bakers on Tues- day reduced the price of the loaf from 9d. to 81d, Danish baoon was 5s. cheaper on the London provision exchange on Tuesday at 121s. a hundred weight.

FRI EN D'S HELP FOR ENEMY. Mr. R. O. Mennell, hon. secretary of the Friends' Service Committee, appealed to the Surrey Appeal Tribunal at Croydon on Tuesday for absolute exemption. In mentioning the voluntary work which he was doing he referred to the help which the'Friends' Emergency Commit- tee exte{nded to Germans, Austria?]*, and Hung-arian-s stranded in Great Britain. In consequence of this a similar commit- tee was formed in Germany to assist Britishers, and as recently as June 20, he said, the late German Ambassador in London had a meeting in his house in sup- port of the committee in Berlin, when fitOft'was raised, and they were in touch with that committee. The tribunal referred the appellant's case to the central tribunal.

NEXT WEEK at the GRAXD, "BETTY." ELYSIUM High Street, Swansea. 6.45 TWICE NIGHTLY. 9.0 MATINEES Thursday and Saturday at 2-30 Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Star Picture- The Bapiscourt Affair, in 3 Acts. | GREED. GAUMONT GRAPHIC. LITTLE LADY LAFAYETTE (Comedy). I SEPTEMBER MOURNING (L-Ko Comedy). j Thursday Next The Children of the Ghetto, Israel Zangwill's Great Dramatic Play of Jewish Life. Commencement of the Great Circus Serial-PEG 01 THE RING, featuring GRACE CCNARD and FRANCIS FORD. I

I = A SWANSEA FIRE. I Destructive Outbreak in I Wind Street. Shortly after ten o'clock on Wednesday I morning a fire broke out in a large ware- I house in Wind-street, !>ehind Messrs. All- sopps and the Swansea Gas Light pre- mises. The building, which belongs to Mr. David Roberts, auctioneer, was used: the top floor as a furniture store of Messrs. Bevan, the middle floor as a flour store of Messrs. State, Watehet, and paper was stored on the ground floor. Shortly after ten a.m. Mr. J. Boyle, an employe of Messrs. Walters and Baohelor. who have stores near, saw smoke iasuing from tlie roof of the buildings. He called the foreman, who immediately telephoned for the fire brigade, and the latter were on the spot in a commendablv soort. period. By this time the top floor was burning fiercely, and though the flames were quickly subdued, the whole ot the I contents of th?t floor were charred and rained. Fortunately the second floor did not con- tain much flour, stock being unusually low this week. All of tliis, however, was more or lees damaged by the streams of water. By eleven o'clock the fire was practi- cally extingu ished, and not before the in- I terior of the top floor was gutted, and a considerable portion of the southern wall bad fallen. Mr. Thome, manager for Messrs. Bevan and Co., is quite unable to give an esti-1 mate of the Io&6 that firm has inezirq; he only says it must be very oonddorab?. —anything from £ 1,000 to £ 2.000—as tbe: warehouse was packed from end to end with furniture of all kinds. This is cov- l ered by insurance. An hour before the outbreak Mr. Thorne was himself in the warehouse, and no one can give the slightest indication as to how II the fire originated.

I THE KING'S DAIRYMAID. Muss Avis Pascoe, a student at the Corn- wall Council Dairy School, has been ap- pointed principal dairymaid of the royal dairy at Windsor, whicn. was founded by the Prince Consort. Miss Pascoe will have charge of all the dairy •services of the Royal House bold, •fuperintending the provision of butter, milk, and esgs.

I BdY MUNITIONERS. The new post of organising officer of boys' welfare, in connection with the. Ministry of Munitions, has been accepted by the Rev. ,R. R. Hvde, Rector of St. Mary's, IToxton. and head of the Maurice Hostel. Mr. Hyde has for the last H years worked with conspicuous succ-eSs among the bot-A and young men. The pre- sence o-f a large number of boys in muni- tion factories has made it. •necessary to take special measures for securing their welfare. Further details as to this special work can be ohtained from the Welfare Department of the Ministry of Munition*, 1, Whitehall-gardens, S.W.

I A MOTHER'S HEROISM. -1 Mrs. Green, of Mitcham Park, has re- cently undergone the removal of about twenty-five square inches of skin from her leg in order to accelerate the recovery of her daughter Millicent, aged twelve. On July 5 the daughter was knocked off a bicycle by a motor-lorry and dragged some distance, one of her legs being practically bared of skin. The wound showing little Rigii-, of getting, better, Mrs. Green three weoec- ago gave her own skin to ha.sten the healing. Tan pieces were grafted, about half of which grew, and it is anticipated that th* girl's recovery has been hastened by at least three months. The mother, who suffered great pain for f^r days, is now about aurain. and the girl is able to go out in a bathchai r.

AN UNWANTED CHILD. An inqueet was held near Newcastle on Tuesday on a child of two years, whoso body was found in a sack in a pond on Friday. Hannah Wilson, 24, the child's mother, is under remand on a charge of wilful murder. The evidence showed that; | the. sack containing the body was weighted with a brick. A rope was round the sack, and a string round the child's neck. [ The police stated that the mother when questioned said no one would adopt tho her. and she was nearly off her head. She added, I took it to the water and put it in a sack. I did away with rt. The inquest was adjourned for a week.

> FORCING EASI. Grut Dash by French I for Le Forest. I BRITO ADVANCE. I FR'ENCH OFFICIAL. Paris, Tuesd.aJ 11 p.m.—On the omme front, in spite of the bad weather, our j troops have continued their progress, and have during the day secured considerable I advantages. To the north of the river a series of brilliant figliU, in which our troops gave ) proof of irresistible dash, we pushed our line into the district to the east of Le Eorest. We reached the outskirts west of beyond Anderlu Wood, took by storm the Hospital Farm and Roinette, captured a part of the Morrierie Wood, and occupied to the north-east of Clery the extremity of the hill traversed by the road from Bou- chavesnes to Clery. We ako strengthened our position" on the north of the river connecting them up with the southern bank, taking the village of Omme court which ie entirely in our hands. Among the war material taken by us from the 3rd September in the sector of the north alone we have been able to take stock up to now of 32 guns (of which 21 are heavy guns), two bomb-throwing j apparatus, two trench guns, and impor- taut 6tock of 1.2 howitzers, a captive ba lloon, and a great number of machine- guns. We have not yet counted the prisoners made in the course of the day. To the south of the Somme the battle has gone on the whole day with extreme violence. The enemy multiplied his counter- attacks launched en maese at a great number of points of our new front, notably south-w?t of Barteux and south- east and south of Belloy. In spite of the repeated e?orts of the enemy we maintained our line and in- flicted sanguinary losses upon him. Between Vermand Ovillers and Chilly we got back a salient and numerous other places held by the Germans. To the east of Sovecourt an attack by our troops gave us the chance to take a line of German trenches and to reach the north-wet;t and south neighbourhood of Deriiecourt Farm. The total number of prisoners taken since yesterday to the ,outh of the Somme Teaches now ?.??7. of whom 55 are onicers. i In the same sector of the south fonr heavy guns and 100 machine-guns fell into our hands. The total number of prisoners taken on 3rd September on the French front of the Somme, north and south, amount to 6.K5A, and the number of guns to 3<i, of which 28 are heavy guns. There was an intermittent cannonade on divers parts of the front, which was rather violent to the east of the Meuse in the sectors of fleurv aiia Le Chenois.— < Press Association War Service. BRITISH OFFICIAL. Tuesday, 10.25 p.m.—lo-day's fighting i has resulted in the further strengthening of our position in Leuze W»xxl, of which we now bold the greater part. Some 60 more prisoners have been taken. In spite of I-veiAvy hostile artillery fire and indifferent weather conditions our troops at still pushing forward, and are in possession of all ground between the Falfemont Farm and Len?.e Wood and be- tween that wood and the outskirts of Ginchy. 1 During the day we bombarded the enemy position in the vicinity of Hohen- zollern Redoubt, opposite Gtvenchy and to the south of Keuv-e Chapelle. Yesterday, despite the very unfavour- able weather conditions, our aeroplanes carried out successful co-operation with our artillery. GERMAN OFFICIAL. Tuesday.—The great Somme battle is j proceeding. Betewen Le. Forset and the Somme a hot battle is raging. South ot the Somme our troops are successfully re- j sisting the attacks of the enemy on a 12 miles front from Barleux to the south of Chilly. East of the Meuse fresh French attacks against our lines east of Fleury and against our new positions won on Sunday .near the Souville ravine were repulsed.— -Reuter. BELGIAN OFFICIAL. I Le Havre. Wednesday.—A Belgian com- mnnique states that yesterday there were Blight reciprocal artillery actions towards Dixmude, Xoord Scliooteeet, and Boes- inghe.-Pres-s Association. THE SOMME OFFENSIVE. I New and Important Progress. I Paris, Wednesday.—Reviewing yester- • • day's fighting, the expert French Com- mentator wfrote la6t night:— The Somme. offensive continues with a regularity oi success which must be dis- concerting to the enemy. Despite the in- clemency of the weather, Tuesday was marked by new and important progress I on the north of the river. Our front now skirts the western 6ide of Anderlu Wood. north of Le Forest, to the east, the Hospi- tal farm which we carried by storm, cj.?<;?? the Marrier Wood, and then fo!- 10w5 the wood from B<),Lichavenii:i (,l- Clery and terminates on the other bank at Omiecourt, which fell into our hands I to-day. Brilliant I nfanty Fighting. I This advance, which extends for about six kilometres, and reaches a depth of Me kilometre at a certain point. was ob- tained after a series of very brilliant en- gagements in which our infantry showed irresistible dash. < South of the Somme the enemy replied with great vigour, and hurled counter-at- tacks in massive columns against our new positions, especially in the region I of Ba-rleux and the village of Belloy, but aL his attempts broke down before the re- sistance of our troops, and at the end of ¡ the day our territorial gains of the pre- ceding day remained intact. The ranks of the enemy were considerably thinned by the concentric fire of our machine-guns and our On our side. positions were organised and consolidated. A line of oo-emy trenches was also cap- tured east of Soyecourt. and our pressure is tightening around Deniecourt. More to the south, after carefully prepared opera- tions, our line was rectified and improved from Vermaud-Ovi Hers as far as Chilly. _I Good Haul of Prisoners. The number of Germans captured since Sunday last on the French front on the Scmme numbers at present 6.fi50 soldiers, to whom must be, added 1.000 t.aken by our British Ally. The balance therefore amounts to a total .t 7,650 prisoners :n thr^e daY5. The booty is equally large and includes Bp to the present 36 guns, several hundred machine-guns, and a great quantity of various matpriaL The very satisfarftory results of the day are due, like others, to the power of the AMies' artillery prepara-fion, and to the vigourof the infantry attacks. The battle of the Somme is following since July 1st a slow but. sure method, which consists of attacking the objective only after having buried it under an ;i\alanche of shells—a method which. has the advantage, above all. of reducing our losses to a minimum. Experience having proved that these tactics wpre successful, ..Ne must expect to see thm eon tin ue to b.) developed. The Germans are very (lireet in their communiques, and limit themselves te saying that the great battle of the Somme continues. and that their troops are en- gaged in violent fighting. They confess the loss of the village of C'hiily. but pass over in complete silence the capture by our troops of Clery, Soyecourt, and Omiecourt.

AMERICAN CITIZEN. I Sequel to a Serious Charge ofi False Pretences. A Divisional Court on Tuesday heard a case arising out of a charge made at Bow-street Police Court against Mr. John Wesley de Kay, Gegent's Park, said to be an American citizen, of obtaining 315,000 francs under alleged false pretences. Mr. Muir said Air. De Kay was com- mitted for extradition on August 8th last at Bow-street, and later a rule nisi was granted by the Vacation Judge, Mr. Jus- tice Sargant, in favour of Mr. De Kay, on the ground that no evidence was pro- duced a^ would according to the law of England justify the committal for trial of the prisoner if the alleged crime had been committed in England. Mr. Muir, for the Crown, now asked that the rule should be discharged. Counsel mentioned that in March 1911, De Kay entered into a contract with a French gentleman named Leroy to supply rifles and amnni- | nition to De Kay, who was a representa- tive of the Mexican Government, of which the President was Huerta. A bout 6,000 rifles and a million cartridges were sent to Mexico in April, but they ,were stopped by the United States blockading squad- ron. They were returned to Europe and stored in a. Spanish arsenal. The arrangement had been that Leroy should be paid in Mexican bonds, but in the meantime President Huerta was deposed, and the Government of Mexico passed into the hands of Carranza. Efforts were made to get the arms out of Spain, and De Kay and Leroy wired if they could get hold of them the French Government would buy them. An au- thority was given to a certain gentleman by De Kay for that person to negotiate! with the Spanish Government to get the arms released. That gentleman had the I support of the Allied Powers. De Kay was informed, however, the negotiations were a complete failure. Negotiations were then started for the sale of the arms to the Belgian Government, and were car- ried out with a group of persons in Fiance. In January. 1915, a contract was entered into between the Belgian Govern-! ment and De Kay It was agreed that I 315,000 francs should be paid down, and it was alleged that at the conferences De I Kay said he was in a position to deliier tlie goods immediately. The goods were never delivered, and when seen by two officers of the Belgan Government, De Kay j undertook to deliver the goods within six months, and if- not, to repay the 315,000 francs. Coun«el said no part of that undertak- ing was ever carried out. De Kay wasi arrested in London and charged with j false pretences, the alleged false pretences] being that he was owner of the goods, and that he was able to obtain the delivery of j the arms out of Spain when he so desired, In the result, the Court discharged the rule, holding that the order made by the magistrate for the extradition of De Kay to France was right and within his juris- diction.

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SHELL-SWEPT FARM LANDS. A deputation representing Dominion agricultural interests left London on Tues- day to visit the ravaged areas of Cham- pagne and Lorraine on behalf of the Agri- cultural Kelief of Allies Fnnd. The French Government have afforded special facilities for the.tour, and the deputation will be shown some of the devastation caused by the Germans in the farming lands, whir-h the Agricultural Relief of Allies Fund is assisting to repair.

I ADVANCE IN WHEAT. I Wheat was 2s. a quarter dearer on the week at Leeds Corn Exehange on Tues- day. There was very little on offer, how- ever, and only a tew sales were effected. New wheat row 2s. at Spalding. the price reached being 65s. per quarter. There were no new oats on offer.

I DODGING THE ARMY. I A fine of JJtf), or two months' imprison- ment, was imposed by Mr. Paul Taylor, at the Marylebone Police Court, osn Joseph Buckingham, aged 37, a taxicab driver, of 31, Church-street, Edgware-road, for fail- ing: f<) appear when called up. He was arrested a-s -a. result of an anonymous letter sent to the military authorities by a man who statl that he had two sons fighting at the front and was disgusted at the way some of the young taxi drivers at a cer- tain garage were openly boasting that they were dodging the Army. Mr. Paul Taylor, after reading the letter, ea.id he did not wonder at the man's disgust that this qorf. of thing should go on while loyal, decent men wpre risking their lives in the trenches for lis. lie directed that the pn<w>uel' should not be handed over to the military until the finp had been paitl or the sentence had been served.

1 BOOK BOORT!! BOOK for BETTY." I MORRISTON HORSE SHOW. To-morrow (Thursday). REFRESHMENTS ON THE GROUND. Caterer: Tom Fviaiis. Midland Hotel. The Shropshire Military Band will be ift; Attendance. Gates Open at 12 o'clock. ^PFINDERS are invited for DRIVING CROSS MEASURE from Green to Big Vein. Dimensions 10ft. x hit- dipping 3in. per yard. Approximate distance, 30 yards. Jland boring. Also another Cross Measure from Pumpquart. to Triquart Seam, ïàft. x 6ft., rising lSin. per yard. Approximate distance. 100 vards. Power drills. Apply The AMMAJSFOKD COLLIERY Co., Ltd., Polity berem. T EDMUND ROSS STEPHENS. of ?o. 147, X' Miskin-road, Trealaw, Haniier. hereby pive notic that I will NOT BE RESVON- »SiBL.E for any DHBTS or ENGAGKMKNrPS of niy Wife, EMILY AN Is" STEPHENS, now of 25..Rodney-gtreet, Swansea, from this date. And, further, that, the sakl Emiiy Ann Steiibens has no authority to pledge my, Credit nor to enter into any Engage- ment or Contract in my name nor on my ac ooi.ii u Date t this 2nd day of September. 1916 EDMUND ROiSS STEPHENS. Witness- Waiter G. Spickerwell, Solicitor. Llanelly. rPENDERS are invited for DRIVING a DRIFT from the Five Feet Seam to the Six Feet Seam. Distance to bo driven, 240 yards more or loss, dipping 18 inches to the yard. Width of drift at haee, 12 feet; above tram, 10 feet; near roof, 81 feet. Height above rail, 7 feet. Full parttmlars to be obtained from, the Manager, LOUGHOR COLLIERY CO. (1910), LTD, Caeduke Colliery, Loughor. LORD KITCHENER NATIONAL MEMORIAL FUND. President; H.M. Queen Alexandra. To the LORD MAYOR Mansion House, London. >» I enclose £ s, d. a§ a donation to the above ( Fund., t Name J I 'J i •" ? ) Address —

RUDDICK v. SYMONDS. The Coming Great Boxing Contest. The forthcoming great boxing contest at the Swansea Empire on Septem- ber 30th, promises to be one of tlie mont notable events in this particular line ever held in the Principality. As already stated it is the eliminating contest for the Bamtam-weight Championship of Great Britain, between Louis Ruddick, of Leeds, and Young Symonds, of Plymouth. Mr. George Richardson, the energetic manager of the Empit-e, infornif ti8 that all tlia arrangements are now praetically com- pleted. The contestants will weigh in at 9 o'clock on the morning of the 3tttli inst. and a party of officials from the National Sporting Club, including Mr. A. F. Betti- son, will be present. The programme is a long and interesting one. Amongst tlw preliminaries is a ten-round contest be- tween Idris Jones, Ammanford, and Iyor Day, Porth, also a six-round contest be- tween Arthur Bishop, Caephilly, and Jvm" Evans, Neath. Wally Pickard, the come- dian boxer, is also coming down from London to give one of his inimitable exht- bitions. It should be mentioned in passing that Louis Ruddick, who was never in better- form (and the Be observation will apply to Young Symonds), recently beat Tommy Harrison at the Liverpool Stadium. A time-keeper for the cbampionmhip contest will be appointed by the National Sporting Club.

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