The Cambria Daily Leader

ROYAL WEDDING. I The wedding of the Counters >7 a da Torby to Prince George of Bat?enherg in t? Chap?J Royal, St. J a' Palace, at nwa on Tne?ay will be the most not- able eIIeIlt of the autumn season. The King and Queen, Queen Alexandra and other members of the Royal amily will attend the ceremony, which is to be pre- ceded at eleven o'clock by a ceremony with the rites of the Russian Church in the chapel of the Russian Embaesy in Wolbeck-fitreet,

FEMALE SPY SHOT. I Bonne, Monday.—A female German spy 1 has recently bek-n executed flt where she had been tried. She was arrested ) while attempting to cross the frontier. Her husband is a merchant in a good position in Leghorn, and ahe left Italy after tie declaration of war with Austria, but instead of proceeding to Germany, stayed in Switzerland for some months. She then returned to Italy, passing as an Eng&skvomxn by means of a forged pass- pwt. Rb-a wa« found to be conveying I important secpet documents, including plans of the dockyards of Spezzia.

WORST FOR YEARS. London was ?r&pped on Monday night in ODe of the densest Mgs Umi h?s b. experienced for many years. Tike weather was dull and misty during the day, and about 7 o'clock in the ev-oo- ing a pall of heavy mist fell over the City and the oaifikxrts, practically blotting wWie dastriefcs. j Pbople returning borne from work found themselves lost in familiar districts, and jovinw-9 that ahooaid in the ordinary course have taken a few minutes fre- j quen)" iM?-thened oat t? ?atf ?? hout? j Ve??coi? traffic pr-t*&Uy <?ea?d, ? [ being impossible to see a yard ahead.

2900 IN SOVEREIGNS. I How gold was drawn from the banks in Devon and Cornwall, and has since been lying snugly in drawers or chests belonging to the rural inhabitants of the far-west country is shown in the case ot a Devonshire morland farmer, who has just bought a small farm for £ 1,000. He paid £ 900 in sovereigns, and the other hundred in silver! This sum, it appears, had been steadily accumulating for years, and the recent period of prosperity for the farmers resulted in the owner ob- taining the required capital in a very short period.. It was. however, akided to I the store in a hig chest, and there the greater portion had lain idle for years.

C.M.S. IN SWANSEA. I There was a large attendance at St. I James' Hall, Swansea, on Monday after- noon. when missioners of the Church Mis- sionary Society gave addresses. The speaker9 were the Ven. Archdoacon Moule and the Rev. H. C. P. Weatherhiead. The Rev. W. Talbot RiN presided. The Archdeacon dwelt with Christian life in China, and eaid though a munber of years had passed ■since his return to England, from that oountry, he had not sevoredhiB connection with it. They heard from the missionaries that idolatry is fast reviving in China. The Rev. II. C. P. Weatbie-rhead spoke of .the mission of St. Mary's Pariah, Swan- sea, which was doing magnificent work in Japan.

OUTGREW HER STRENGTH. I A Bn?, t&H danghl", the pride of her parents, may have grown too fast. ( If, with her height, she is calm, even-be??: pered. rosy, with bright yes and al springing footstep, you have nothing to Soar for your girl But this rapid growth is sometimes gained at tfee expense of ber strength. Wayward temper, a con- stant hunger for sweets, headaches, and a pain in the b&ck and side after a little healthy exertion mean that instead of entering womanhood smoothly and with- out dieturbance, as she should, s.he is paying already the penalty of thin blood. Watch for MOC.&. Look, after she has climbed a hill or run upstairs, for breath- lessness, a colour that comes and goes, and a lioart that beats fast and pain- fully. These mean anaemia, and an anabmic girl will never make a healthy, blooming woman. She is bloodless. Let her have Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale people—and see that they have the name Dr. Williams on the package. Soon a better appetite, bright eyes. ealm temper and fresh colour in ofaeeks and eyes will tell you that she is making new blood; and then all will be well. FREE.-For the help of parearte in caring for growing girls and for all women net quite strong useful hints will be found in Plain Talks": send a post card for it to Hints Dept., 46, Hoiborn Viaduct, London,

In Tuesday's Te".er we shall pub- lish a special article fen Curwen, by Mr. John Rhys Daves. Sir Leo Chioiza Money, M.P.. is still doing the blockade and contraband work for the Ministry of Munitions, on which he has been continuously engaged since the second week of the war, long before the Ministry was formed. The fetch your own loaf system, by which the oonsumer gets the loaf a half. penny cheaper, is being adopted by many South London bakers. A pearl necktaoe valued at L3,000, lOlSt by Barone.s.s Campbell von Laurentz, of ESoeemead, Windsor, while shopping in London, has been found at Selfridge's. A piece of plate has been awarded by the Board Gf Trade to Captain Elise Francois Saiudo, master of the French steamship Havraise, of Havre, in ogni- tion of his services to the shipwrecked crew of th-c steamhip Second", of Cardiff, whom he rescued in the Mediterranean on September 27th.

THE JAPANESE FLEET. A new Japanese battleship wae launched at Kobe, tays a Monday's Reuter Tokio message. She is of 31,000 tons, has a speed of 23 knots, and carries twelve H-inch and twenty 6-inch guns.

ADMIRAL IN A COLLISION, I Admiral Sir Percy Scott narrowly es- caped serious injury on Sunday afternoon at Egham. While motoring along the I Causeway-road his car collided with a car driven by an officer home from the front. Both vehicles were damaged, and but the admiral and the others were unhurt.

BLOW AT RUMANIANS. Amst?rd&m. Monday.—According to in-  I formation which appears to be trust- worthy. the Central Powers will make ) every effort during the present and next month to cureh Rumania, against whom a vast concentration of gnns and men is reported to be in pro. r,ss .Reu ter.

WHY HE SHOUTED. I There was one amusing incident in con- nection with the Cory Hail "peace" I meeting which was not recorded. A bulky Pressman got up suddenly and ihen sa.t down on a bench on which the representa- tive of a Socialist organ had placed his overcoat. There was an agonised shout from the owner of the coat, and the bulky one asked. «'V:ha.t's the matter, old chap? Are you ill?" "Oh, dear, no," was the pathetic reply, but you've sat on my coat, and I had a pound of grapes in one of the pockets!

WHEN EXTREMES MEET. I Copenhagen, Nov. 13.-Th.e Berlin cor- respondent of the « Berlinkshe Tudendes" reports that the Kaiser received in audi- ence the Leader of the Food Department, and had a long conversation with the- Socialist representative, Dr. Mueller, chief of t.he German Supply Associations., The Socialist papers lay emphasis on tho fact that Dr. Mueller is the first German Socialist to visi tthe Court officially, and that he has been received by the Kaiser in such a manner as the German workers must accept. Exchan.-e.

I WELSH MINING SUIT. ■ •— i qp> — Action Against a Glamorgan. shire Ofliery Co. I The hearing was continued by Mr. Jus-i tice Sargent in the Chancery I)iri.gi. oD,t on Monday, of the action against the Ynysamnwn Colliery Co., Ltd., of James- street, Pontardawe, and the liquidator, Geo. Brinley Bowen, of Salubrious Cham- Hers, Swansea. Plaintiff, Wm. Burchaill Rees, of Red. Lion-passage, London, claimed tlO4 as arrears of rent and royal- .ties, which, he said, was due by defencl- ants as lessees of a colliery at )-nysdawel Farm, Llandilo Fawr, Carmarthenshire, Damages were also claimed for alleged I breaches of covenant to repair the mine, I and plaintiff further asked for a return ot I certain machinery that had been removed, j Evidence for the defence was continued by E. 0. Davies, mining engineer, and I David Jeffreys, colliery manager, Ystaly- fera, with the object of showing that the mine was in a good state of repair, and that according to the usual practice, when; the working was temporarily stopped, It was flooded so as to save expense, and that this method did no damage.. After a lengthy summing up, the Judge j said that having heard the evidence for the defendants, lie must find in their favour. rt was completely proved that: in a mine of this description the roof of whieh consisted of clift or ittrated shale, water did not experience a prejudicial -effect upon the workings and the timber, i. but to a certain extent acted as a pre- serVative. If there was any want of re- ,.pa.ir-whieh he did not think there was, it was merely of a temporary character, and might be made good when the mine I began to work again. The plaintiff would; have the rent paid into court, and any costs in regard to that, but there would, ,-be judgment for the defendants with thel general costs of the action, and the order '1 would be without prejudice to the right! of the plaintiff to enter a claim in the J I liquidation in respect of future rent andi liabilities under the lease and rent ac- crued since the date of the action. ———

I RING OF WARSHIPS. i Enemy Mine Layer Sunk to! Escape Capture. h the Prize Court on Monday, the! President disposed of a motion on behalf j of Commodore Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt and the officers and crew of five of His Majesty's ships, asking a declaration that they were entitled to prize bounty as being present at the destruction of the German mine layer Meteor in the North Sea on 9th August, 1915. Accord- ing to an affidavit by Commodore Tyr- whitt, he was in command of a squadron of light eruisers consisting of the Are- thusa, Aurora, Cleopatra, Conquest, and Undaunted, and when the vessels were some 50 miles north-west of Horn's Reef a vessel which proved to be the German mine layer Meteor, was observed aban- doned in a sinking condition, and was subsequently seen to founder from a neu-j tral vessel in the vicinity. The Arethusai rescued the crew of the British vessel J Ramsey, and it was then ascertained that the Meteor having previously eunk the Ramsey, was returning to Germany when she was informed of the approach of British warships. The disposition of the) cruisers leaving no room for the lItftoor i to escape, she was scuttled and blown up by her own crew, who went on board a Swedish fishing vessel near by. No pris- oners were taken, but from information which had reached him, Commodore Tyr- whitt lwlieved that the crew consisted of 131 persons. Commander Anderson for the claimants added that the ships or the British squad- ron were spread out in a long line, and the Meteor being in the middle she was unable to escape at either end. So pleased apparently were the German crew at their exploit that on their return to Germany they were photographed in a body, and they numbered 131. The President awarded prize bounty amounting ,fo £6.75, being an-■ aggregate sum of £ 5 per head of the persons aboard the snemy vessel.

I NO "CLEAN CUT." II REPORT OF THE MAN POWER DISTRIBUTION BOARD. THE DE-BADOING SCHEME The Lobby correspondent of the London h Daily N ews says:— The governing factor in the report of I the Man-Power Distribution BoPard, which is now before the chief departments is, I understand, that the policy of the clean out of men under a certain age from industries, so as to transfer them to the Army, has been abandoned. It is now recognised that many skilled men who are young, having been apprenticed to some of the war industries- now vital which have only some inLo being of re- j cent years, cannot bo swept into the Army without upeqtting the controlled establishments and factories, the arma- ment tirms, and Government Departments. The report of the Board may be modi- fied in a few respects as a result of De- partmental communications, but will shortly be presented to the War Com- mittee of the Cabinet, when it will be adopted. I gater that the main proposals are as follows:— (1) In the first place, in regard to rail- ways and mines, in which a large num- ber of the exempted men are now working the Board make no recommendation, as their evidence under these heads is not yet complete. They may do so later. THE SKILLED WORKER. (2) It is laid down that no skilled workers whatever fhall be transferred from essential industries to the Army. (3) Where skilled workers can be spared from a works or factory, and adequate substitution provided when necessary, they shall then be required to enrol as war munition volunteers. This would mean that they could be sent anywhere whore their work was wanted. (4) Semi-skilled or unskilled workers day be 'taken from essential industries, but if and when this is done it must be when they can be replaced by diluted labour. The kind of industriesnn which this mar be possible are silica brick works, coke ovens, and even steel works. It should be mentioned, in passing, that the Board do not propose any new scheme for dilution of labour. (5) The ages of 26 and 31 have been bandied about, and various deductions drawn as to the way in which workers under these ages should or would be j transferred to the Army. These deduc- tions are, vitiated by the supposition that the dean cut is still the policy of the Board. What is really proposed, appar- ently. is that in works or industries C which it is most difficult to replace men. only men under 26 should be subject to the skilled workers' enrolment or further un- skilled dilution and that in works where the demand for labour is not so urgent, men up to 31 might be subject to the new conditions. COMBiNG-OUT SCHEME. (6) With regard to the Government Tho. partments, these have been working out their combing out scheme for some tF,(,hen io for some time-past, and the Board do not make any special proposal as to them. But it is understood that the Board are making inquiries of the Government Depart- ments to ascertain how far they have pro- ceeded with their schemes of reduction. Figures and particulars are required. In the meantime the Man-Power Board make the recommendation that in future, during the war, no fresh man of military age shall be taken into the Departments. (7) The Board propose a scheme of de- badging workers which is open to some objections, and may be modified. At present the Admiralty and the Munitions Ministry have their own experts in the different localities to decide what skilled pien can bo dispensed with, and what is the criterion of indispensable skill. Some of these experts are engineers of the first clas-, and it is such men whose opinion is required. The Man Power Poard propose, I understand, that in the different dis- tricts there should be a court of referees to decide these technical questions, the court to be composed of representatives of the War Office, the Admiralty, the Ministry of Munitions. aid the trade unions, but with a general bias in favour of a War Office decision. This has caused a great deal of perturbation in industrial circles, for the trade union element, whether skilled or not. would in any case be out-voted. It should be added that the Man-Power Board ask the assistance of the trade union* to get back from the Army more of the skilled, workers in essential war industries. Also that in an appendix to their report they give a revised list of the certifie doecupations, with special refer- ence to the employment of skilled workers. I

THE BLACKMAIL CHARGE. I In his charge to the Grand Jury at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, the Recorder, re- ferring to the case in which Thomas Jackson is charged with demanding money with menaces from Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, stated that if the evidence were ■correct, there was no doubt that there was deliberate design on the part of the accused, possibly in conjunction with other persons (though there was no evi- dence to show who they were), to 6ell the shares of the Financial News." Ltd., for a price very much above their value, as a consideration for the stoppnjg of the attacks in the Financial News," and to induce Mr. Isaacs to place himself in the very unpleasant position of submitting to the blackmail of Mr Godfrey Tsaaos. Action in the matter was perfectly jus- tified, said his lordship, and the case called for the fullest investigation. I

I FOOD REFORM. Baking of White Bread May Be Prohibited. There will probably be a fiill-dres6 de- i bate on food prices in the House of COlll- mons on Wednesday. The promised Gov- j ernment Bill is not yet ready, hut it is understood that Ministers are prepared j to give facilities for a discussion on the following motion, which stands in the names of Mr. Hewins, Sir Philip Mag- nus, and other members of the Unionist Business Coni.Lil 'ttee That. in the opinion of this House, it is the duty of the Government to adont further methods of organisation to in- crease and conserve the national food supply, and so diminish the risk of shortage and serious increase in prices in the event of the war being prolonged." It is expected that Mr. Runeiman will make an important statement of policy on behalf of the Government. Wheat, potatoes, and milk are the articles of food which arc giving the Board of Trade most anxiety at the moment. Not only will the surplus Australian crops for 1915 and 1W3 he largely drawn upon for British needs, but the wheat re- sources of India will almost certainly be tapped. One of the suggestions into which the Government are making serious inquiry ■ is that they should prohibit the baking of white bread, and that the wholemeal or standard loaf should be made corn- puleory. France and Italy have ah'eady resorted to this measure of economy, and there is some prospect that it will soon be enforced by law in this country.

FOOD FOR THE PEOPLE. Hindenburg's Letter to Chancellor. Amsterdam, I'uesoay.— I lie Dnssel- dorf Generalaizeiger publishes a letter which Von Hindenberg has addressed to thp Imperial Chancellor in which he dv ells on the necessity of providing the labouring classes with sufficient food to keep them fit for strenuous war work. He points out several districts wh,ere t !k distribution of fat ig insuiffcient, and urge-s fair distribution, and also the • necessity of impressing on agrieultnrish; that. they must bring their products to market in greater quantities, especially fat. The Imperial Chancellor has sent the letter with the recommendation to the Federal Government. ^jr'i ■. i

WITH KA!SER'S CONSENT? Amsterdam, Tuesday.—The "Augslmrg Abendzieting" learns from what it de- scribes as a most reliable source that the Czar has invited I"roWo- Israel, the famous German surgeon, to undertake an operation on the Czarewitch. and that: Professor Israel has already left for Pet- j rograd, with the. permission of the Kaiser. From another source, however, according to the "Hamburger Nachricliton," it is stated that Professor Israel has declined j the invitation.

SWANSEA CAGE BIRD SHOW. I Another bird show on an extensive scale will lie held in the Swansea Market on Thursday, Novemlier 16th, when the Swansea and District Cage Bird Associa- tion will exhibit over 700 canaries, both British and foreign. Something beyond the ordinary will be presented this year in a Yellow Hammer—Canary cross. This should arouse the interest of all fanciers. After the exhibition a sale of birds will bo held.

THE SURVEYOR'S INSTITUTE. I At a meeting of the Surveyors' Insti. tution, held in London on Monday even- ing, the secretary announced the follow- ing elections:—Fellows: Col. Francis Dud- ley W. Drummond, D.L., Carmarthen; Major E. S. Carrutliers, Hobbs Point, Pembroko Dock and Henry Ralph Crabb. Municipal Offices. Pembroke Dock. fin- ing surveyors: George Ernest Llewellyn, Bryngnrw, Aberkenfig; and Robert Thos. Roes, Glandare, Aberdare. Professional associates: Thomas Barlass, Old Oak. CarmArtthcn, and Ronald Astley Samuel, Tanyrallt. Eaton-grove, Swansea. Sir Richard Redmayne (H.M. Chief Inspector of Mines) was unanimously elected an honorary member of the institution.

A TIMELY DISCOVERY. Two postmen named J. Smith and A. Woolley, were proceeding near the Grand Theatre to their homes from work in the! early hours of Tuesday morning when they .heard cries of I am bleeding to death." It was very foggy at the time, but they ultimately found an elderly man bleeding profusely. They discovered that he had severed an artery, and took him to the Swansea Hospital— where he was medically attended and ultimately taken home.

r LIKE CAtGS OF SLAVES1 i THE DEPORTATION OF BELGIANS TO liERMAKy. CARDINAL MERCIERS PROTEST. Amsterdam, Monday.—Cardinal Mer- cier, in a lengthy protest to the civilised world, dated November 7th, against the deportation of Belgians to Germany for the purpose of compulsory labour, baY4 that the previous protest on October 19th, when the ordinances issued only j threatened the unemployed, was ignored by the Governor-General, but to-day all able-bodied men are be.ing taken, carried off to unknown destinations like gangs of slaves. The Cardinal recounts the German method of procedure by districts, pre- ceded bv the postiia,, oeded by the posting up of orders making Burgomasters iesi)onsible for their execution, and quotes three of the decrees issued, cne in August, 1915, and two in May of this year, as 'paving the way for tho blow now struck. The last decree ordered the unemployed to be taken by force to plaoes where they were to work, but to-day it was no longer a question of forced labour in Belgium, but in Germany, for the Germans benefit. The Governor-General alleged that the un- employed were a danger to public order and a burden to official charity, and this being refuted, he abandoned the argu- ment and declared that the prolongation of unemployment would result in the workers losing their technical skill, whilst the sums allotted them tended to burden the finances. The Cardinal re- joined that Belgian finances could have been protected by sparing the Belgians heavy war levies, while their professional skill could have been maintained by allowing Belgium to retain its machines, raw material, and manufactured produc- tions, instead of transporting them to Germany HUINED HOMES. The peaceful homes of 100.000 work- men, reduced to unemploy ment largely through the German occupation, were entered and men and youths torn away for entrainment and slavery. From tome had even lweii extorted an undertaking which the Germans dared to call volun- tary. The Cardinal then recalls that after the occupation of A ntwerp the Military Governor gave him a written assurance that the Belgians would not be deported to Germain, an assurance which was confirmed by Marshal Von Der Goltz. Cardinal Merrier then reproduces the reply of Governor-General Bisoing to a letter he sent him on the subject of the deportations, in which the measure is sought to hc defended on the ground that it is prompted by social and economic causes. As if, comments the Cardinal, the word of an honest man was cancellable at the end of one or two years, like special leaves accorded tc oflicers.

COMMcUfTHEDA BUTTER MARKET. Cork, Tuesday.—i'irets, lS2s.; seconds, 181" frh ouixer, 85. METAL MARKET. London, Tuesday.—Copper firm; 128i to 129 cash; j3- to 124 three, months. Tin firm; 13722 to &8cah; 189J- to le)A three months. Knglwh lead, 32$; foreign, 3öi 29J. Spelter, 6-54. CARMARTHEN FAIR. Carm-artfien, TuædaY.-To-dIliY'" fair was well attended by buyers and eellere. There were a Jew cows and calves eold at from £ 25 to £ 40; yearling?, L16 to £ 18; two-year- olds (I,c.ar. £ 1 £ to £24; store bulls (soared £ 19 to .£12.

IRISH RACING. CURRAGH MEETING. 1.0-SiOlT1:Y PLATE of 100. 8OYS. Six fur. lüng8. RHIlG LADY 1. LE CONNETABLE 2. LEDl>ISTON 3. Also ran: Colour System. Ethel IT. O-alwa-y Belle, KiLnoracy. Mofat. Nellie A^rah. Fair PHAsepsrer. Uncle JJaie. Bettiii: 2 to 1 j-lunircr Lady, 6 to 1 Colour System. Galway elle. Kilnoracy, 8 to 1 Led rtiston, 10 to 1 Con net-able, Ethel H. Nel. li'? Asrrah. 50 tó 1 others. Four lengths; short head. PLATE of 100 eovs. One mile. MALLUSCA 1. MiySTTtEL PARK 2, IRON CROSS 3. :setting: 2 to 1 Molhisoe, 100 to 8 Minstrel Park, 7 to 1 Iron Cross 2.0-XEW VENTCE.T PLATE of 200 BOYS. One mile. UGLY DUCKLING 1. DORYAL 2, GENERAL VILLA 3. Also ran: Count Allen, King Melton, Mi- randum. Bert'ting: 6 to 4 on Ujrly Duckling, 6 to 1 General Villa end Dorval. 103 to 8 others. Pour lenfrths; six lengths.

Melbourne, Sunday. Commonwealth supplies for hospitals and additional stores are laid up ow.ing to the coal strike. The death has taken place at Leyton- tone of the Rev.Alexander Jaffrey, one of the best-known Presbyterian ministers in London. The polic-e. should he in a position to stop thp giving of joy rides to child- ren on the handle-bars of bicycles, said a Stepney jury.

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DUTCH SHIPS SEIZED. 1 SAID Bi GERMANY TO HAVE CARRIED CflillBASASD. BRITISH LiMR LOST | Amsterdam, ?v. ?_? j??? te Ie Br?m ?-Or, Saturday the Dutch  B<.tav?r VI, which w 46 c?rrv- in* o lar cargo of contnibaad, was held ? by °)lr Fl?adere Naval Forces and taken ?nt) barb?r.-Reut?r. A Wireless Press message from Amster- fc> Zeebru^ that Batavier VI. was t?ea to Zeebrugge. NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. .t(.otterd.a:tb., Nov. 13—It is reported thut -?N- ov 13 .1 -???'?VMr Line contemplate stopping it8 service to England for the present in VIew of the seizure of one of its vessels, the atavier VI., by the Germane. There jjoute "0 pa?engers on board the vessel.- Reuter. [Since the early days of the war the _tuvier Line steamers have been chal- lenged by German naval forces. In Octo- be., 1914, Batavier IV. was stopped by a submarine, and in September last Bata- vier W- Wa6 seized by the U6 and taken tO Zeebrugge, 1.0 be released, after exani- i lnation. Other vessels have also been in- terfered with, but in no case lias a ship been detained. Several other Dutch Bteamers have recently been taken to Zoo- WTOgge.j SWEDISH STEAMER CAPTURED. AlalrnO, Nov. 13.—The Swedish steamer :Rhea, which left here on Saturday, for Stockholm with a general cargo, has been seized aad taken to a German port.— Reuter. BRITISH STEAMERS LOST. I Lloyd's announce imat the steamer Kapunda has been sunk. According to Lloyd's Register &he was of 3,W7 tons gross, was built in 1S08 at West Hartlepool, and was owned by the Moss Steamship Company, Ltd., of Liver- pool Another British steamer sunk is the Cater-hem, of 1,777 tons, built in 1886 at Sunderland, and owned by the Caterham Steaniship Company (H. Harrison, man. ager), Glasgow. The British steamer Morazan has been Bunk. Her captain was taken prisoner. The rest of tie crew have beem landed Built in 1995 at Sunderland, the vessel was owned by the Liverpool Shipping Co (II. Fernie and Sons, managers). GERMAN COUNTESS ON BOARD? Amsterda.m, Monday. — The Tele- graaf 's Flu^ung correspondent suggests as a reason for the Germans taking the Koningin Regentes into Zeebruggo that there was a oertain German countess on board. The correspondent adds that there was also a German speaking lady on board who had been acoainpanied to Flushing from Belgium the previous day by a Ger- man.-Reuter.

A NARROW ESCAPE. Premier's Third Son Buried by Debris. Mr. Asquith's third son. Arthur Asquith, is home from the front as a re- sult of a peculiar accident which at first threatened him with total deafnees. Mr. Arthur Aaquith is an officer in the Naval Division, now in France. A few weeks ago a heavy shell exploded close to the Prime Minister's eon and buried him among the debris. When released Mr. Asquith discovered that hiS ears were peculiar. He was deaf. At first it was thought that the drums of his ears had been completely destroyed as a result of the concussion, but a subsequent exammation by a specialist has proved that they are only perforated. He is slightly deaf now, but is rapidly improving tinder skilled treatment, and hopes to rejoin his battalion before very tong.

COAL STRIKE SPREADS. COAL STRIICE SPREADS. Sydney, Nov. threatens to spread to other industries, i The failure of &.bL,ppin, is closing up the piHTAr iDdklatz7 and Sydnoy is threatened j ritil darksess within a. few days. The oafOSty of tie miners wish all coal to be Apdased tainte& that the f Fftdww.1 Government should take action tc restore peace, whilfl the Federal Gov- •raiaent rem&-i:rw ina-rtiouiate.- The Staes."

Citay Took, a" Chrneman, of High^fcreet, Poplar, was at Thames Court ou Satur- day fined :13tM1. or three months' imprison- xaeat. for bttrbouriug opiura tho value and duty of which were £630. Dr. Alccck. M-V.O-. organist of the -Chapel Royal aad assistant organist ot > Westminster Abbey, has accepted the ap- pointment of organist at Salisbury Cathe- .,dftl onered him by the Dean and Chapter. Jtocrisfam is following tho lead of other towns. Its TTaes- Council is or- ganising a protest meeting against high prices of milk and other foods. It is proposed that the meeting shall be held Tabernacle vesti^r.

FOR WAR WORK. I I Germany Organising All I Healthy Citizens. Amsterdam, November 13th. — The I "Lokalanzeiger" this morning announces according to a Frankfort telegram, that all healthy citizens are to be summoned I compuleorily for work of national impor- tance. A Bill authorising enlistment is to be presented shortly at a special session 01 the Reichstag, in which foreign affain will not be dkcusscd. The Lokalan- zeiger" explains that the Bill will pro- bably not provide for the extension of the military age limit, but it will compel ail citizens physically fit to take service in ammunition factories or such, other work o: national importance as may bo directed. It appears from this announce- ment that the objections to any form of levee en masse without the sanction of II the national representatives in the Reich- stag have induced the Government to proceed, at least nominally, on legislative lines. Yesterday's Berlin papers published an urgent official appeal to women to apply for war work in factories. War brides are accUisoo of leaving factories on their mar- riage, and then taking separation allow- ances and refusing to continue work. Other womeu are toM that they must not allow fal-se ideas of rank to prevent them from entering factories. A proclamation by the General Com- manding in the Munich district threatens that eelfish and idle persons who refuee to take work and forego amusements will he forced to do so.—The Times."

ADDING TO HER ENEMIES. I Amsterdam,"Nov. 13.-Iri political circle in Berlin complete pessimism is expressed ar. the outlook of a conflict, with Norway. The Norwegian reply is not satisfactory in any essential point, while it is re- garded as unsatisfactory in all matters of I principle. I It is believed thai. Germany will make another attempt to impress upon Norway the consequences of insisting upon her present policy. The Chancellor has decided not to shrink from a diplomatic rupture if nece.'t- sarv.Exe,h,np.

A PROFITABLE BUSINESS. I From the Spaiding Guardian": What," he asked a Spalding farmer, did this crop (of potatoes) cost per acre to produce, including rent? Twenty pounds would cover it," he answered. And would the average crop be eeven tons an acre? » H I ahc-uid say so-qlli tfl. Tien the farmer selling to-day is get- ting .£77 an acre and a clear profit of C57 an acre? H He must be "—skwdy. And those few men in South Holland who have a thousand acre of potain some case with none sold'—are each able to make a profit on this one crop of about .860,000? He agreed.

LORD ROBERTS MEMORIAL FUND. I The balance sheet of the sports held at I Sw&naea on Saturday. Sept. 23rd, on be- half of the Lord Roberts .Workshops Fund, showa a surplus of t201 15s. 11d. Domt- tions amounted to i60 and LI52 14s. 6d. resulted from the sale of tickets. Printing and advertising was the greatest element of expenditure. This reached £ 17 (is., and t7 -te. 2d. is debited to the ¡ football match. Other costs ran the total I expenditure up to £::>1 Is. 2d.

BLOCK" COLLECTING! I Meetings of South Wales It Insurance Agents. I A meeting under the auspices of the I South Wales District Council, National Union of Agents, was held at the Work- men's Institute, Mountain Ash, on Mon- day, Mr. W. Thomas presiding. Mr. W. Williams (secretory) and Mr. Wm. Lewis (treasurer) gave reports on the financial position. I In the evening, a meeting was held at which Councillor Trowman presided. Mr. Tom Thomas (organiser), Swansesj. =.pok-'> on the pemic'oos" fyst eni of block coHccAin? ?' in (he ?r?<' Insurance com- panies, "moh he described as a menace. It was time agents were o.rganil to Pght ¡ these joint stock companies. The insur- ance companies had gwatly reduced their agency staffs by adopting this system, which meant unemployment, taking books and transferring one agency into another that had taken wars to build up- The following also spoke against the block svstem a.nd women agents:—Messrs. J. B. J atnes, Wm. Lewis, .T. Nicholas, Wm. Williams, J. George and W. Prosser.

CALM ON FRENCH FRONT. I FRENCH OFFICIAL. I Paris. Monday. 11 p.m.—The day -a.1 comparatively qui?t on the whole of the front. I

ASSIZE PECULIARITIES. The Glamorgan Assixps at Swansea last week, although, happily, insignificant in some respects, were marked by more than one peculiarity which will memorise them in many minds. J.D. the first place, the criminal business rt.-oved what we believe to be a record in brevity, at any rate for many years in Glamorgan. In the second place the assizes, after the seventh day, were adjourned, and one of the judges will return on the 21st inst. to try a couple of non-jury cases remaining on the civil list.

The centenary celebrations of John Curwen-a name that will always be as- sociated with the tonic-solfa systcm-is celebrated on Tuesday. We understand that a large number of West Wales societies will have special celebrations.

THE elM. ilA BAILY LEira HAS A Guaranteed Circulation LARGER than that of any other paper published in the district of Swansea and South-West Wales.

BATTLE IN THE BALTIC. TORPEDO GRAFT SUNK BY THE RUSSIANS MONDAY'S RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. On tho liiver Nava Jovka thel battle is still proceeding. Transylvania. The liumanians launched an attack to the north and south or Toivedoving, and have occupied a range of heights. The enemy is launching fierce at- tacks in the region of Kimvolung. Dobrudia.-On our left bank our troops have made a slight advance towards the south. NAVAL BATTLE. Torpedo Craft Sunk in the Baltic. The Baltic Sea.—On the night of Kcvember 10th and 11th, a flo- tilla of the enemy's 36-knot tor- pedo craft entered the Bay of; Finfttnd. A dense fog hindered the discovery of the enemy's ves- sels in good time, and in conse- quence the enemy succeeded in bombarding the Baltic coast for several minutes. About 100 shells were fired. The enemy retired hastily, and we sunk the majority of their torpedo craft. Further pursuit of the hostile units was hampered by dense smoke and the timely discovery of the enemy traps. -W.;rc,.Iess Press.

BRIDGE BOMBED. I Aerial Co-operation by Greek # Machines. Athens, Sunday.—A report from Salo- i nika states that two Greek aeroplanes and two Allied aeroplanes bombed and de-I stroyed the day before yesterday a bricige, over the Augusta, near Boza. Shortly afterwards, a train load of Bulgarian soldiers coming over this road, was unable to pull up, and consequently were hurled into the river. The train was entirely destroyed. The fate of the soldiers is not stated.

VENIZELOS-1 MESSAGE. 10 You Are Going Once Morel to Deliver Macedonia." Salonika. Sunday. Pregeiiting the colours to-day to the newly-formed Fourth Itegiment belonging to the Seres Division of t:he Army of National Defence, M. Venizelos said: The colours will remind you of the War of Liberation of 1912. and the war against our enemies, the Bulgarians, undertaken with our allies, the Serbians. We must beat once and for all the Bul- garians, who are the Prussians of the Balkans." You are," added M. Venizelos, going once more to deliver Macedonia."

On a demand by Scarborough Corpora- tion employes for an increase in their wages of Us. per week, a committee has been appointed to report as to whether there are still in the employ of the autho- rity any men who can be released for agricultural or other work of national importance. The King has appointed Mr. Arthur Beck as agent to the Sandringham estate. M. Thomas, French Minister of Muni- tions, and General Dall' Olio, Italian Minister of Munitions, have concluded their visit to London. The War Office announces the resigna- tion of Sir Frederick Ifreves from the Supply of Nurses Committee and the ap- pointment of Fleet Surgeon R. W. G. Stewart and Miss A. Macdonnell, repre- senting the Irish Nurses' Association. The death has occurred in his 70th year of Admiral Thomas Brand, second son of Speaker Brand, afterwards Lord Hampden. He married in 1879 Blanche, daughter of Mr. Henry Gaskell, of Kid- dington Hall, Woodstock, and leaves a widow and two children. Ripon Tribunal granted a man condi- tional exemption on their deduction from his appearance that he wa& over military age. The man told the members that he was born in Birmingham in 1874, but that there was no entry in the register, nor could Somerset House trace one. Godulming has lost by death, at the age of 88. a well-known local personality, Mr. Charles Softlev, who was just under 3ft. 9in. in height. lie was a prolific writer on topics relating to old Godalming, and he also wrote his own memoirs and some amount of verse. In his memoirs he re- calls the festivities he took part in as a schoolboy at the Coronation of Queen Vic- toria, and he recalls the making of the excavations at Godalming for the town gasometer-in 1".

I BY 43 POINTS. I I Pontardawe Beat Hafcd at Shooting. The return shooting match between the Pontardawe and Hafod platoons of the V.T.C. took place at Pontardawe range on Monday evening, and resulted in a win for Pontardawe by 43 points. Scores:— Pontardawe.—J. Mundv, 79; John I. Williams, 79; F. J. Bloomer, 78; 1. G. Harris, 74; J. R. Williams. 86: A. E. Eddleston, 78; S. G. Edmunds. 74; C. B. Davies, 55; Evan Griffiths, 8g; J. M. Jones, 71; Lieut. F. R. Phillips, 81; total, 841. Hafod.—W. Pryor, 74; J. Richards, 50; C. Evans, 80; F. Morgan. 78; W. Phillips, 78; L. G. Edwards, 71; John Howells, 77: B. D. Thomas, 58; Geo. Beor, 84; D. J. | Morris, 78; D. J. Hansen, 70; total. 798. Up to now, Pontardawe has taken part in four matches; won three and lost one.

The Emperor Francis Joseph has been suffering for some days from a slight catarrhal affection, but continues his daily work. says Reuter. In times of difficulty the police fre- quently have recourse to the huts of the Y.M.C.A. in the Metropolis. A few days ago they brought into the Y.M.C.A. hut at Euston a man who was speaking a lan- guage that they could not understand. For the time being everyone was baffled, but presently an ordinary private was found in the hut who had a fiupnt knowledge of Greek, Arabic, and other languages. This interpreter discovered that the wanderer spoke Greek and desired to make an urgent reqUMt. and the difficulty was soon solved.

LLANDOVERY CATTLE MARKET. •Llandovery, Tuesday.—Mr. J. Davies bold: the fort n isrhtly sale of opttle at. the Lian- dovery Council Mart to-day. There v t- r e disposed of :-70 head of cattle, from t"o to £ 35; o bulie, from £ 20 to £ 26; 700 la n. O. from 22s. to 52s. 100 sheep, Iro-n 2it- tn 3s.; 130 corkers, from iS to C4 :G3.; 20 ca'v-ea, from 3£8 to 4(is There was a if -aa clearan^ all round