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ALLIES' LUST OF CONQUEST. -0 CUNNING REPLY TO Mr. '1 'LLOYD GEORGE. French Ambitions. I ALLEGED SECRET TREA lY WITH TSAR. Dr. Micliaelis, the German Chancellor, has replied to Mr. Lloyd George's criticism of has speech in the Reichstag. A Berlin telegram (says Router's Copen- hagen correspondent) states that on Satur- day evening the Chancellor addressed a delegation of the German Press. Both the speech of Mr. Lloyd George and the recent debate in the British House of Commons, said Dr. Michaelis, proved, with indisputable clearness, that Great Britain does not desire a peace and under- standing by agreement, but only a conclu- fiion of the war which would mean the complete enslavement of Germany. I ALLEGED FRENCH COMPACT. A further proof of this may be seen in ths fact that Bar Edward Carson recent! declared in Dublin that negotiations with Germany could only begin after'the retirement of the German troops beyond the Rhine. Mr. Bonar Law modified that declara- tion, putting the standpoint of the British Government as being that if Germany wanted peace she must first of all declare herself willing to evacuate the occupied territories. You all knorw, the Chancellor added, that detailed information regarding the French plans of conquest, approved by "reat Britain and Russia, has circulated tor weeks past in the neutral Press. Written proofs of our enemies' greed for conquests have since fallen into our ;■ aiula "I refer to reportfe of eye-witnesses and »ar-witnesses of the secret debates in the French Chamber on June 2 and 3. "I publicly ask the French Govern- ment this question: Does it deny that t M. Briand and M; Ribot were forced to confess that France, shortly before the Russian revolution, had come to an agree '•.HMit having in view vast plans of con- •Miom. with the Government of the Tsar? SECRET TREATY. i ask if it is true that the French Aiubaisador in Petrograd received in- • f i uctions to sign It treaty with Russia < :ii(-,h had been prepared after- negotia- ,"11 witb the TtMtr. 1 his treaty ast-ured to France lie: d. Liers of tt!70.. but amended on the i-tu's. of previous wars of conquest. When M.. Tereschenko took office the -liii-sian Government protested against arrangement aud other French aims conquest, and declared that the new I itsfiia would no longer be willing to take J',lrt in the struggle if it learned these »•reach war aims. Was not the principal object of M. Thomas' journey to Russia to overcome this remorse of M. Tereschenko'sr The French Government will not be to deny all thie, and will be oblig(cl i" confess that M. Briand was the object I < r violent attacks during the secret J k-,s-Qiozi, and that M. Ribot wjfs obliged to yiod uce the secret treaty. The enemy," added the Chancellor. must aIM) renounce any ideas of con- ilUOSt. The French Government had every >, uson for ho!ding debates behind closed iiuore. "They are & fresh proof that not wo and Mir Allies but only the enemy Powers are responsible for the prolongation of the ar. "HONOURABLE PEACE." Copenhagen, Sunday.—Count Czernin, in receiving a party of Austro-Hungarian journalists at Vienna yesterday, said:— The Rechstag declared that Germany vas conducting a defensive war, and that the German people only asked for an hon- oura ble peace. "1 must reply to 'Mr. Lloyd George," Count Overrun, by a question- What arc we finally to expect from the Untonte? We shall nevei accept a peace which U) nut honourable for us. If the Entente loe-s not wish to enter into negotiations on • he baeis which we L<?ve clearly indicated, >ve shall continue the war and shall fight to the last extremity. "1 am absolutely convinced that the Entente will never succeed in crushing us. t. Since in our position of defence we have uo intention of crushing the enemy. the war will end sooner or later in a peace by understanding. To my way of thinking, the natural (•inclusion is thit further sacrifices and suffering imposed on all humanity are l useless, and that it is necessary in 'the in- terests or humanity to reach this peace by understanding as soon as possible." ERZBERGER AND PEAC5. I Zurich, Suliday.-Herr Erzberger, the I leader of the German Clerical Party, who has arrived here, interviewed by the New Zurich News (" Nachrich- ten said: "If I could only have an opportunity of talking with Mr. Lloyd George or Mr. Balfour or their trusted representative we could in a few hours reach an understanding as to a basis for peace which would enable official negotia- tions to be begun immediately." Kerr Erzberger authorised the journal to publish this statement, for which he accepted full responsibility. He denied that the new Chancellor was a war Chan- cellor, saying that liid5 mission was peace. Re added that he thought that a fourth war winter might even now be avoided, the basis for an agreement between Germany and England already existed.— Heuter.

FOR LANCASTRIANS. The comfort of the Lancashire wounded soldiers in London hospitals has not been attended to as well as that of others. For this reason. Sir Edward H. Holden, Bart. (chairman London City and Midland Bank) is endeavouring to arouse the sym- pathy of Lancastrians and others with these brave and suffering men. Swansea, which is'never backward in response to such appeals as this, may send contributions, great or small, to Mr. C. C. Vivian, at the Swanss# branch of the Lon- don ieitjr and Midland Bank. r. irrr-

OVER THE BORDER RUSSIANS ON THEIR OWN TERRAIN I RUMANIA'S CAPTURES I The Germans, advancing more rapidly in Galicia, have reached the Russian frontier. Since the breach in the line 10 days ago they have moved forward 6.0 miles. The Austrians, forming the enemy's right wing south of the Dniester, have advanced an equal distance, and are within 25 miles of Czernowitz, the capital of Bukovina. I -I I RUSSIAN REPORT. (Admiralty, per Wireless Press). Potrograd, Saturday.—In the Carpa- thians the enemy attacked our detach- ments in the region of Botmotchu, east of Kirlibaba, and pressed them back somewhat. Rumanian Front.—In the direction of Kezdi VaSarhely the Rumanian troops continued the pursuit of the retiring enemy, and towards the evening: of July 27th occupied the heights about 3 1-3 miles south-west of the villages Monestdrka, Kochinul, Dragoslavo, and Beresczi, and heights south-west of Beresczi. In these engagements the Rumanian troops took a battery and some prisoners. In the region of Kalakul our detach- ments advanced towards the River Putna and occupied the village of Boduple, on the left bank of the river. Sunday. Western Front.—Between the Baltic and River Pripet there was rifle firing a,nd aerial activity. In Galicia an enemy attack on our posi- tions in the Qv.est-Zbarag region (on the frontier north of Tarnopol) was repulsed. In the direction of Tarnopol and further sonth the enemy's advanced elements ap- proached tho line of Krimovce-Roma- nouvka-Jeribki. In the district west of Gossiatine our forces evacuated the Tchalarouvaka-Denti- rovka line under enemy pressure. West'of Zalestohik the enemy occupied Jassienourfcolny and Toporovee. In the Carparthians a series of attacks in the Mount Tomnatik. region and in the sector north-east, of Kirlibaba the enemy drove back our elements a little toward^ the east. Rumanian Front.—In the direction of Kezdij Va-sarhel Rumanian troops made progress and occupied a line of heights nine versts west of Monestirkak-Kachi- noui, and other heights west of Dragoslavo and in the Zealeasery district. Copenhagen, Friday.—The Vienna even- ing papers report that the Russians are evacuating Czeraovitz (capita-l of Buko- vina).—Press Association War Special. -0-

SHIPS, MORE SHIPS. Controller otv Meeting the I U-96at Menace. I PARIS, Monday. Sir Joseph Maclay, the British Ship- ping Controller, in' an interview with the London Correspondent of. the" Petit Parisien," said with reference to the transportation of coal to France, that 60 per cent. of our merchant vessels, and all long distance vessels, were now armed with guns and provided with sufficient gunners to work them, but the surer remedy seemed to be the intensive con- struction of ships, and, above all, fast- going ships.—Reuter.

A SWANSEA FIRE. I Startling Outbreak at Local I Photographer's. On Saturday evening, on the premises of Messrs. Walter Watkins, printers, end Mr. W. Morris, photographer, in Castle Bailey-street, a fire, the consequence of which might have been senous, broke out. Mr. and Mrs. Wright, of the Posada, adjoining the place of the outbreak, were ar-) used before midnight by the sound of breaking glass, and discovered the pre- mises next door ablaze. Firemen and police, in charge oi Inspectors Bowen and I Eastorbrook, with Sergts. Mills, Jones and Thorne, were soon on the apot, and after two hours' work got the conflagration in hand. The licensed premises of Mr. Morgan were, however, in danger for some time. Mr. John Powe, confectioner, Caer- strüot. eho v/ed presence of mind in remov- ing Mrs. Chaplin and her two children out of danger. The cause of the fire is unknown. The damage is only partially covered by insurance. I

GERMAN MONEY CRitilzs- I Geneva, Sunday.—In a long statement I made last night regarding the grave economic crisis which Switzerland is now traversing. M. Schulthess, President of the Republic, stated that Switzerland would only be able to obtain an adequate supply of coal from Germany by making that country a very high loan. He added that notwithstanding its rielies Germany, owing to the enormous quantities now being consumed in its munition factories, lacked coal. This scarcity, severe last winter, would probably beoomo worse this winter. The Swiss newspapers regard this at- tempt to extract money from Switzerland as a significant indication of Germany's finaapial cauditiojk

SWANSEA'S SEATS TO-DAYS SPECIAL MEETHIC OF THE COUNCIL An important special meeting of the Swansea Borough Council om Monday afternoon considered the position of the borough with reference to its Parliamen- tary representation under the Represen- tation of the People Bill, the formation of a new Parliamentary constituency, and to deal with ofeher questions arising out of those matters. At the outset the Deputy Mayor (Aid. Ben Jones) referred to the loss Principal Salmon, of the Training College/had sus- tained by the death in action erf his son, and the Council passed a vote of deep sympathy with the relatives of the de- ceased officer. The Town Clerk (Mr. H. Lang Ooath) reported with reference to the proposed linking up of electrical power stations of the country, and he was instructed to still protest against the insufficient repre- sentation of municipalities upon the National Committee. FOOD CONTROL. Col. A. Sinclair mentioned that Lord Rhondda, as Food Controller, had framed a scheme, and while a part of it had been made public nothing of a definite nature had come out of his views. Therefore, he took the opportunity to lay stress upon the importance of whatever steps were to be taken in view of the necessity of taking prompt action when the scheme came before the nation. He moved that the matter, which was one of urgency, be referred to the Parliamentary Committee. Mr.. G. Protheroe seconded. Col. Sinclair emphasised that no time was to be lost, when in the ensuing dis- cussion, reference was made to whicli com- mittee it should be referred, the Colonel observed that it was an effort to shelve the question. It was eventually agreed to refer the matter to the Council, a special meeting of which will be immediately called when the necessity arises. (Proceeding).

AMERICA'S PERIL. ————— ————— Intervention Actuated by Self Preservation. I NEW YORK, Sunday. At Madison Barracks this evening, Mr. Lansing, addressing 1,700 members of Officers' Reserve Corps, emphasised the peril of German Imperialism to the United States. He declared that the future of the United States was at stake, and said that if any of his hearers had the idea that they were fighting others' battles and not their own, the sooner they got rid of that idea the better ft would be for all. lIe asked whether the officers imagined that if Germany had been vic- torious in Europe, and America had re- mained neutral, Germany would have withheld her hands from such a rich prize as the U.S. ?.,He asked if his hearers thought it would be easier and wiser for the U.S. single handed to resist the Ger- man Empire, flushed with victory, than unite with the brave enemies of that em- pire in ending now and for all time the menace to the future.

MINERS1 TRIBUNAL. I I Colliers Who Are Not I Colliers. A.t'Monday's sitting of the West Wales Colliery Recruiting Court (Col. A. Pear- wn presiding) the chairman said all ap plications for boys under IS would not be considered, as there was no case to bft made out. Exemption would be grnntÜ. Capt. Harold Williams contended that a certain applicant was not a collier, a6 he had been partly in the grocery buei. ness, had been ill, and then returned ti, the colliery. The Chairman said he f was a collie* during the time under consideration. AUgU6tv1914. un further protest by the military re- presentative, the Obairman said: "I don't oojeet to you appealing, but I don't mink it wili stand much chance." Exemption was granted, and notice of appeal given. MEDICAL CERTIFICATES. I A man who had been a collier from 11 ms school days save for period of illness, wnen ne got outdoor wortc, presented a certificate that he was suffering from acute anaemia, but himself said he com- plained of. foul air. Capt Williams ob- jected to certificates that a man suffered from a complaint which he said he was not suffering from. COLLIERY OWNER'S SONS. I Capt. Williams applied for withdrawal ¡ of certificates of sons of a colliery owner I on the ground that the pit had been idle 1, since December. 1916, and that the men were not engaged as colliers. The owner said he required ten men to keep the pit in order, and few were engaged on the coal. He said three described as engine- men did other work as well. The case was adjourned to enable the military re- presentative to visit the colliery. The owner said he was prepared to re- lease one son, if medically fit. Capt. Williams replied that the man was called up as a conscript, adding: Don't pose before the Tribunal that you are giving up one of your sons. ¡ HIS CERTIFICATE. A man who gave his age as 38 looked over military age. He said he had been I classed ^Cl, and produced his card. The Chairman: Keep that and. go home. (Laughter). ARMY'S NEEDS GREATEST. I A collier who was in a tinworks on I August 8th, 1914, was refused exemption, Capt. Williams remarking: The Army is in more need of men than the col- lieries."

FATAL FALL OVER STAIRS. Swansea Woman Succumbs to I Injuries. An accident which had fatal result6I occurred at Swansea on Sunday morning, when Hellen Flinn (65), of 27, Charles- I street, Swansea, fell over the stairs. She succumbed to the injuries received at 10.30 a.m. on Monday morning. An in- quest will be held.

SWANSEA CORPORAL GASSED. Nevis has been receivèd that Corporal Jack Duffy, Welsh Guajds, son of Mr. aod Mrs. Duttry, 6, Green field-street, Swansea, has been gassed. Last year Cor- poral Puffy was wounded in the leg. and was for soane time a ninmate at the Neath Hospital. His brother, Pte. Jim Duffy, haf jus treturned to the front after short leaiq., i.

I RUMANIA. WIDE BREACH MADE IN ENEMY'S FRONT I SIX VILLAGES OCCUPIED The Rumanian offensive continues to achieve speatfid results. A breach 19 miles wide and 9 miles deep has been made in the enemy's front. Much material has been taken, and six more villages released. I RUMANIAN, OFFICIAL. Jassy, Friday (received Ionday).-The following official communique was issued here to-day:—On the western frontier of Moldavia, several attempts by the enemy to reconnoitre were arrested by R-ussian artillery and .infantry fire. In the sector between the valleys of the Casin and Putna, our troops again ad- vanced some kilometres, and. occupied the villages of Soveia, Dragpeiav, Negri- lesti, Topesti, Zvaleaeurei, and Colacul. We again took prisoners and captured some mortar batteries and war material, of which the list has not yet been com- piled. On the Putna and the Sereth there were mutual bombardments in various sectors. -I)ress Association War Special. RUMANIAN CAPTURES. Rumanian report, July 26:—We have widened to the north the breach made in the enemy's front, and have cap- tured the whole of his position on a width of 19 miles to a depth of nine miles. We have taken 1,245 prisoners and captured two batteries of tin. howitzers, nine 3in. guns, and a quantity of munitions.— Reuter.

IN NAVAL UNIFORM. At a special sitting of the Swansea County Magistrates on Monday, Herbert Chambers, described as a collier, but dressed in the uniform of a naval lieu- tenant, was charged with breaking and entering a refreshment establish- ment in Bracelet Bay and stealing various goods. On the application of Inspector Davies (Mumbles), the case was adjourned for a week.

ITALY'S AIR RAIDS. I ——— Prompt Reprisal for Austrian Attack. < j ROME, Sunday (received Monday). Tlie following official statement is issued I here:—On July 27.th some enemy hydro- planes attacked Grady and dropped ten bombs. As a reprisal for this'. at dawn next day our hydroplanes dropped bombs on the enemy's hangars at Prosecco, and I returned undamaged. The sanu morning the enemy delivered an air attach on Ter- muli, and dropped four bombs, causing slight damage to houses, and injuring four persons. One of their aeroplanes when leaving dropped a. bomb in the ««a.—Prees Association War Special.

U-BOAT SINKINGS. I 1 American Pres$ and British Figures. New York, July 27th.—The New York World to-day prints a leadhig article, using this week's report of sinkings by submarines in ofder to urge the Admir* alty to publish the complete figures. It says:- As usual, the Brtitsh Admiralty's weekly report on shipping losse sdue to mines or submarines only servee the pur- pose of mystification. So long as the British Admiralty as a matter of fixed policy tells only half-truths various inter- pre.tations will be put on the figures as now announced. An authoritative weekly or monthly report of the tonnage sunk would quiet all doubts without changing in the least the actual statfc of things for better o? worse. As it is, the British plan in a way amounts to lending aid and comfort to 'the enemy. In the absence of contrary information the Germans are enabled to spread any reports they eee fit, and the pro-German Press here industriously cir- culates them. By dealing only in plain truth Great Britain would end uncer- tainty.

SWANSEA GALA. 9339 For The Police Orphanage Fund. t The net proceeds of the recent fete and gala held at Swansea for the Police Orphanage were £389&. 10d., which amount has been foiwarded to headquar- ters. The promoters are delighted.

A NEATH GALLOP. I At Neath on Monday William John, I Union-road, was fined 40s. tor furious driving. Chief Constable lliggim said he observed defendant beating a galloping horse towards the railway station, and people had to juoap out of the way to avoid injury.

"GOD, THE INVISIBLE KING" I Froin the text, The Image of the Invisible G<xl," the Rev George McLuckie on Sunday evening dealt witl\_Mr. H. G. Wells' book, God, the Invisible King." He rejoicod that Mr. Wells had found God. Mr. Wells bad discovered the Ull- Batisfactorineos oKthe natural lpind, and that science, cultijVe, and social reform, separately or collectively, were insufficient for men's needs' He believes in prayer and God's readineps to answer prayer, as t would that everk Christian believed," gaid Mr. McLuckie/ Though enlphasdsing that his religion whr, not Christianity, Ir-. Wells believed in the primary duties of the Christian religion, as did those whose hearts were ablaze for social righteous- ness. Mr. McLuckie eotild not resist the con- viction that the. "Veiled Being" was the real Master of the situation, that He had a fircod deal to do with Mr. Wells, and with thoro all. Mr. Wells' Gcd was not big enough for him, for he said that He had "nothing to do with cosmic hap- penings." Human comfort was sorely needed, and he did not think that could be got from a finite God who had "nothing to do with cosmic happenings." They could only be got from th.is "Veiled Being," and our conviction about Him, that He is good, that he is our Father, that Hp love* us with a love that many waters cannot q'uuudi.

f LITTLE NEWS FROM HAIC MUCH AIR FICHTINC DURING THI WEEK END I TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL, France, 11.37 a.m. Nothing of special importance oc- curred during the night on the British front. There were small encounters be- tween our own and the enemy's patrols in the neighbourhood of Bullecourt and Acheville. I THE WEEK-END NEWS. I For many days past the German official reports have contained references to the tremendous artillery duel in Flanders, and there have been frequent allusions to it in the French Press. The British official reports are still reticent on the subject. In week-end air fighting the enemy lost 61 aeroplanes. Our losses were 16. Many raids were carried out by our men. .-a. I GERMANS AND THE DUEL. The Germans on Sunday reported that the artillery fire in Flanders has reached the highest degree of massed effect." So heavy is it that it makes the earth tremble on the Kent coast. The air fight- ing, too, is tremendous, resulting in two days in 61 German aeroplanes being brought down. Sixteen of ours are miss- ing.

I ITALY BUSY. 0- Minor Fighting," and Big Gun Duels. ITALIAN OFFICIAL. ye-sterday there was noticeable activity on several points of the Trentino front. Minor. fighting, which resulted in our favour, took place in the Valewive. We took some prisoners in the Lappia de- pression, ea6t of Lake Garda, in the San Pe Llegino, and on Mount Paona. The artillery duel was concentrated in Lagar- ing Valley. On the Julian front the air activity was considerable. One enemy machine was brought down east of Tolmino.

"A LESSON TO HIM." Magistrate and N. U. R. Dele- gate to "Peace" Meeting. As a result of the storming of the pacifist meeting at the Brotherhood Church, Southgate-road, London, on Saturday, Maurice Leahy, a sturdily- built railway porter, was on Monday charged at North London Police Court with using insulting behaviour whereby a breach of the peace was committed. Counsel for the police said he did not put the case forward as a very serious matter, as the Mum hat) been b};n into custody quite as much tor his own pro- tection as for anything else. He was a delegate to the peace meeting, having been .sent by the Shepherd's Bush Branch of the National Union of Railwaymen, not to take part in voting, but merely to report the proceedings to his society. The magistrate said: I'should have thought that the railwaymen would have something a great deal better to do than attend such meetings. People who go about hunting for halls in which to hold these meetings, and the people who at- tend the meetings are, to my mind, ask- ing for trouble*. Personally, 1 should say these meetings ought not to be held. Accused was placed in the witness box, and, relating his experiences, said on leaving the hall when the crowd broke in, lie was knocked senseless by eotneone. The Magistrate: I hope it will be a lesson. You can, report to your society. I hope they will not send any more men to such silly meetings. Accused was discharged.

HIS THIRD WIFE. Greekt Interpreter's Action Under Drunkard's Act. At the Swansea Police Court on Monday George Nicholas (65), a Greek subject, well-known on Swansea Docks, summoned his wife May, under Section 3 of the Habitual Drunkards Act. There was a cross-summons for desertion. Nicholas was represented by Mr. W. R. Francis, and Mrs. Nicholas by Mr. David Clarke. Mr. Francis said complainant's wife had been addicted to drink for some years. She was rarely home, and defendant had often to cook his own meals. When his wife was in drink she was very disorderly, and one one occasion the police came. In reply to Mr. Clarke, defendant ad- i mitted this was his third wife, and that she was 3t; and he was, as already stated, 65. He had divorced one wife. At pre- sent he kept a boarding-house in St. Mary's-street, Swansea. He also inter*- preted at the Swansea Docks. Outlining the case for Mrs. Nichyias, Mr. Clarke said all Nicholas wanted was a cheap divorce. It had cost him a lot of money to have that divorce. His first wife was an actress now off the stage. His daughter by his first wife had come home, and he had told Mrs. Nicholas that his daughter came first and she could go oil the streets if she liked. He being a ship's runner, interpreter, and assisting in the registration of aliens, made from JXi to £ 10 per week. Mrs. Nicholas said her husband had always controlled the purse-strings, buy- ing all the provisions and even her cos- tumes. There were continual quaratts about her family and money matters. Both cases were dismissed;

CARTERS' BONUS. Masters Dmand. to Swansea I Corporation. Mr. Heath, the Borough Surveyor, re- ported to a meeting of the Swansea Stores Committee on Monday that he had re- ceived from the Master Carter5 Associa- tion a letter stating that as the Corpora- tion had granted another war bonus of 5s. a week to their workmen they had to pay the same advance to the carters. They, therefore, asked the Corportion to pay an extra Is. per day on the haulage contracts. This, said the Surveyor, would mean 6s. and not 5s. per week. The Committer decided to grant 10d. per day (5s. per week) subject to the Sur- veyor being satisfied that the advance of 58. per week is being paid to the drivers. The minus of the Stores Committee were adopted at a special meeting of the Council later in the afternoon.

I," TO-DAY'S FHINCH OFFICIAL. The night-Vo marked by rather iolent artillery action^ in the Braye- en-Laonnoi6rCh«Tngnj Spar eectoor (region of th« Hurtebiee Monument) and on both aides of th« Menfio. Surprise attacks attempted by the enemy at various pointrl of the front failed -under cur ire. FlPTY SPIES SHOT. Germans In VtUfSftn Uniform In the Rumtfiltn Line*. Renter's Agency learns that latest fofoirmation tnd in London re- garding Rumania, ebtnes that the pro ganda by Germans and others in the Rumanian Army TiajN been of a most pronounced character. German agents have been ordering the Army and | people to follow "the example of Russia. Dnringthe past week no kss than fifty Germans attired in R usshui uniforms, tavebmn discovered, ar- rasted, triad and shot. According fl, tha latest official reports tihe success of the RxEmanian Atoit during the week ahow that its spirit is a3 tf rcng and determined ee ever. > r 1

OATTLE MARKET. Metropolitan Market Monday.-Arr_ivals of beasts were larger by 475 head compared nita the previous Monday. Trade generally proved slow, and prices were rather easier ill. most instances. Total supplies were 1..381) beasts, 5,70Q. sheep and lambs, 13 cows. and 13 calves. Scotch polled, 10s. 6d. to 10s.. 10d.; Downs. 10s. 'lOd.: Devons. 10s. to 10s. ad.: Herefords. 10s. to 10s. Sd.. fat cows. 9s.; heavy bulls. 8s. 4d. to 8s. 8d. BUTTER MARKET. Cork, Monday.—Firsts, 185s.; seoonds, 176s.; fresh. 181s. METAL MARKET. I/cndon, Monday.—Copper. 125 to 1254 cash, 124i to 125 throe months. Tin. 246 to 2464 cash. 242J to 243 three months. Foreign lead. 30^—29a- Spelter, 54—50. MEAT MARKET. Central Market. Monday.—Beef—Scotch long 9s. 4d. to short, 10s. 8d to 10a. 10d.: English, 9s. 2d. to 9s 8d.; Irish, 9s. 2d. to 9s. 8d. chilled hinds, 9s 10d. to It's fore. 7:' 8d. cle¥s. hlg.s, 9kulnsciii wethers. 10s. 4d. to lie.; ewes. 9s. to 9s. 4d.: English wethers. 10s. to 10s 8d.; ewes, 9s. to 9s. 4d. Liino., English. 13" to lis. 8d. Veal. English. 8s 8d. to 10s. Pork. English tOWD killed. to 9s. fid.

TO-DAY'S WAR RESUME I I ? Leader Oj?!ce, 4.?0 p.m In two days our airmen have brought down 61 German aeroplanes and two observation balloons. Our losses are 16 'planes. To-day's British Official report contains little of interest. There were small patrol encounters. The Germans have reached the Russian frontier in Galicia. It is hoped that the recalcitrants will show fight on their own territory. They have fallen back 60 miles in ten days. Meanwhile on the Rumanian front £ h £ offensive continues. A breach 19 mites wide and 9 miles deep has been made in the enemy line. Cunningly replying to Mr. Lloyd George's criticism of his Reichstag speech, Michaelis, the German Chancellor, al- leges that a secret treaty existed between the French and the late Russian Govern- ment contemplating the annexation by France of German Rhineland territories.

TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF A German aviator who escaped from Belgium has been captured in New York. The Alexandra Rose Day sales at Fforestfach on Saturday realised S6 10s. 6d. On the occasion of the Australia Day celebration at Adelaide an American flag was sold by auction for £600. Mrs. Adeane, wife of the- Lord Lieuten- ant of Cambridge, has been elected ar: alderman of the County Council. A lad, aged about 15, while. cycling was knocked down in Old Brftad-etreel by a motor-omnibus on Saturday mlorn. ing and killed on the spot. The old regular Army was probabl,* the finest force that has ever taken the field since Ceesar's legions."—Lieut- General Sir Francis Lloyd. A munition worker has been fined !5 for having two iron nails in his possession while in a shell factory. He had lost a- trouser button, and replaced it by the nails and some string. Sir Courtenay Cecil Mansel, Bart.. of Maes-y-Crugiau Manor, Carmarthenshire, at present a lieutenant in the R.F.C., hag been adopted as a prospective candidate for Coventry at the next election. Delegates of the Petrograd Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates, ac- companied by British Socialists, arrived in Paris from London on Saturday morr ing. They will also visit Italy, whew they will return to England.

t SWANSEA'S BEER. ————— —————- I Slight Reduction, if Any, in; Government Brew. The Swansea Licensed Victuallers' Asso- ciation Executive met on Monday, whm the price of Government Beer" was dis- cussed. Mr. Harry Rogers presided. During the discussion it was stated that Sw&naia's supply of the new beer would be small, and only for a short period, and it was decided to defer the matter until the half-yearly meeting next Wednesday, the opinion being expressed that the re- duction in price, if any, could only be small.

NEATH CINEMAS. Must Close at 10.30 p.m.; Y No Children After 9. t Applying to the Neath magistrates On Monday for the renewal of the mum (ml licence of the Palace and Hippodro > Mr. Arthur Evans said it was utterly im* possible for his oMent to accept the ma#is* trates5 suggestion to open for one perform- t an-a only, and contended that it was ultra vires to impose such a condition. Mr. Leyshon, malcing a erimlar applimeb- tion in respect of the GnoN Haill, aaid itr would mean financial disaster if they had to open for one performance nightly. Retiring to consider the legal point, tbAt Mayor announced that the licences woulti be renewed, but the halls would bleffe to close at 10.30, and no chaidren under If yeans would be admitted after 9 ooloa. v

WHO'S WHO. -.a- i Nominees for Position of District Representative. 1 Who are the leaders connected with the ') Pacifist movement, which is ambiguously, known 86 the Workers' and SoldieTe. Council "? The district for which Swan- sea was chosen as the centre (district 12) has not yet made its choice of district representative; that was to have been part of the business at the Conference at Swan eea, which was not held. Here are th( nominees for the position:— 4 Mr. George Barker, Abertillery. Councillor Harry Davies. Cwmavon. Mr. D. R Grenfell, Sketty. s Mr. George Gethin, Britwnferry. Mr. H. Hiles, Cardie.. iSev. J. Morgan Jonf*, Mfttbvr. Mr. J. C. Morris, Rhondda- Guardian N. Tromans, Mountain Ash. Mr. James Winstone, J.P.. Pontypooi. > Councillor Dd. Williams. J.P., Swan"& Mr. John Williams, Merthyr. The nominations, it will be eeen were 11 in number. The voting was to have been on the exhausitive list system. After each, vote had been taken the candidate re- ceiving the least number of votes was to have been eliminated from the list until two remained, when the final vote would have to be taken. But the best laid plan? of mice and men aft gang agley, and the delegates were so surprised by the opposi* tion action that some at least had not time to fill in their voting papers. Members connected with some of the or- ganisations that these gentlemen repre- sent will rub their eyes in many cases.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN READY. Charlie" Chaplin has now replied to English comments on the fact that he has not yet joined the Army. The New York Sun" prints a dispatch from its Los Angelos correspondent quoting Chaplin as saying "I am ready and willing to answer my country's call to serve in any branch of, military service at whatever post national authority may consider I might do most good, but I am waiting for word from the British Embassy at Washington. j Meanwhile I have invested a quarter of a million dollars (=650,000) in the war, activities of America and England, confri- %uting to both loans. j "I registered for the draft here, and have not asked for exemption. Had I drawn I would have gone to the front likfi, • [ any other etie —? ?. ?.r. ?.t N E)? 'dN l(