The Cambria Daily Leader

CASTLE CINEMA. m Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Mj i A SELF-MADE WI DOW, fi A Unique & Remarkable Cotaedv- a Drama, featurijag Alice Brady. ip S CAPTAIN OF THE GREY I] g HORSE TROOP, U M A Brilliant Vitagraph Drama, fea- m fruring Edith Storey.

68 CASUALTIES. London Raid Results. DETERMINED GERMAN EFFORTS FAIL. One Gotha Brought Down Two determined efforts to break through the aerial defences of London, made by German aviators on Saturday night and on Sunday, met with. little success, al- though, unfortunately, the death roll is heavy. Altogether 27 were killed and 41 wc-re injured. This includes the casualti ae from all the districts attacked so far as is at present known. The casualties were, as set out in Lord French's report:— SATURDAY. I Killed. Injured. Men 3 1 W ome-n 5 Children 3 3 Total. 11 4 SUNDAY. I Killed. Injured. Men 13 27 Women 3 10 Total 16 37 Two days' tot-al 27 41 THE OFFICIAL REPORTS. I The official story of the raids is told in the following reports from Lord French:— Lord French reports on Monday, at 11 a.m.:—Last night's air raid appears .to have been carried out by six or seven enemy aeroplanes, but only one pene- trated into London, about 9.45, and pro- ceeded by the Thames estuary into Lon- don from the south-east to the north- east. Bombs were dropped in various die-' tricts between 10.40 and 10.55 p.m. The remaining raiders which attempted to reach London from the north-east across Essex or from the east along the- line of the River Thames, were all turned back. Police reports of casualties and damage have not yet been received. OVER THE ESTUARY. Press Bureau, Sunday, 11.40 p.m.— Lord French reports:— Hostile aeroplanes came over the Thames estuary shortly after 10 p.m., and proceeded towards London. Some bombs have been dropped in the. capital. The raid is still in progress. ONE GOTHA DOWN. Press Bureau, Sunday, 10.45 a.m.—Lord French, reports:— About half-a-dozen enemy aeroplanes made the mouth of the Thames about 9.45 last night, and carried out an attack against London. All were turned back, save one machine, which penetrated into the capital along the line of the river, and dropped a singly bomb in the south- west district about 10 o'clock. This bomb demolished a house, and buried an in- valided officer, his wife, and two children. Several other bombs were dropped by the raider in the eastern outskirts on its way in, but no serious oasualties or dam- age are reported. DRIVEN AWAY FROM DOVER. An attAck which was delivered against Dover at 10.45 p.m. was driven off, some bombs being dropped in open country. Several of our pilots engaged the enemy. One of them fought an action over the Kent Coast, and shortly afterwards a large enemy machine was seen from the shore to crash into the sea. Police reports of casualties and damage have not yet been received, but they are apparently light. ACCORDING TO BERLIN. I The German official on Sunday con- tained the following statement:— Our aviators last night attacked with bombs London, Dover, and Dunkirk, as well as the fighting forces on the north coast of France. 14 BOMBS ON DOVER. Spectators Cheer Falling Machine. Dover, Sunday.—Enemy aircraft were in this district last night, and 14 bombs are reported to have been dropped, all falling in a small field. A great many people also state that one of the enemy was struck by gunfire while pa6sing over the cliffs, was seen to catch fire, and descend rapidly in the Channel. There was loud cheering at this spectacle. Two searchlights from different angles picked up the aeroplane and held it, whilst it was heavily shelled. The night was beautifully clear. GOTHA HEMMED IN. I Over an hour's constant cannonade was experienced around the Thames estuary while the raiders endeavoured to approach London. An exciting episode was a pro- longer struggle in the South-Eastern dis- trict, in which a Gotha attempted to break through the fiery barriers set up by the guns. The pilot circled in vain until the moonlight waned, when he fin- ally passed eastward. NAVAL CORPS BOMB A DUMP. Press Bureau, Sunday.—The Admiralty I announces:— On Feb. 16th a bombing raid was carried out by naval aircraft on Zuydwege dump. Many bombs were dropped, and a fire was observed to start in the middle of the objective. All our machines returned safely. AND ANOTHER ONE. The Admiralty announces that a naval air raid was carried out on Uytkerke aero- drome at about noon on the 17th inst. Many bombs were dropped on the objec- tives. One enemy machine was shot down out of control. All our machines returned safely.

BISHOP'S TAXI MISHAP.. The Bishop of St. David's on Friday even- lrg had. a narrow escape in an accident whila proceeding to a confirmation service at Llansamlet. His lordship, with the vicar of Uansamlet, wae proceeding- in a taxi cab, and when near Foxhole Bridge a col- lision occurred with a horse which Mr. R. Jones of Gelly Farm, was riding, and the c?h dashed into the bridge. The taxi wan (imaged, but the bishop, the vicar, and the driver escaped with a shaking, and the bihop was able to proceed to the Church *1 confirm the 60 candidates presented. Mr. Joncg was also much ohakeil, .-?.????.J:?S? 4

RUSSIA STill IN THE WAR TROTSKY'S PROTEST CHAOS AND GRIME IN PETROCHAO Germany is again at war with Russia. The Germans claim that Trotsky's rap- ture of the peace negotiations on 1'eb- ruary 10 amounted to a repudiation of the armistice, which, would terminate seven days later. It is suggested that the enemy will in the first place send troops to help the Ukrainians in their fight with the Bolsheviks. M. Trotsky has protested, unddemanded from Berlin an explanation of the mis- understanding." HINDENBURG SUPREME. A Rotterdam correspondent Bays that German policy in Eastern Europe is now openly one of annexation. Probably the whole of the Ba.ltic provinces will lby ')?,-e- cupied and Poland will be-further dils- membered. The position of Hindenburg and Ludetidorff, he 6ays, was never &o strong. There are violent protests through- out Poland against the new partitions, and these, it is said, are likely to have marked effect in Austria. BACK TO GERMANY. The German Commission and the Com- mis.sioll-s of the States allied with Ger- many left Petrograd yesterday, and this morning crossed the German lines on their return to their respective oountries.- Reuter. PLOT TO KIDNAP LENIN. A Petrograd telegram says that an offi- cers' conspiracy has been discovered, the purpose of which was to capture Lenin and hold him as a hostage. At the quar- ters occupied by the conspirators, arms, live bombs, and hand-grenades were found.—Heater. SOVIET TROOPS FIGHT COSSACKS. Petrograd, February btil ((ieleve-cl) *-A Bolshevik message from Kharkoff reports sanguinary fighting in the region of the Don between revolutionary troops of the Soviets and the Cossacks. I CHAOS AND CRIME. ■o Rumoured Suicide of Gen. Kaledin. Petrograd, Friday. Robberies and crimes of all sorts are on the increase. The Patriarch's treasures at Moscow, con- sisting of gold-bound and jewel-studded missals, mitres, church plate, and so forth, valned at 30,000,OCO roubles (nor- mally £ 3,000,000), have been stolen, when is uncertain, but the loss was discovered on Wednesday. The gold weighs 4001b. Robbers are getting more daring and many large sums have been stolen, some- times totallingr several millions of roubles daily; oven the post is the subject of armed attack in daylight, A few nights ago the Dutch Minister was robbed and undressed on the palace quay. Religious riots are reported from Ja.ro- slan, where t.he Red Guards have cloned the churches and affixed seals which have en broken by the mob, resulting in vio- lence. A report that ICaledin, the Cossack leader, has committed suicide is probably correct. General Alexieff's,. position is critical, while everywhere Bolshevism is sretting the upper hands. POLAND'S GREAT STRUGGLE. Zurich Sunday (received Monday).—A Lemberg message to the Frankfurter Zeitung says the combined Polish parties have decided upon a general strike ot all public work as a protest against the new Ukrainian frontier. RUMANIA'S TIME-LIMIT. Paris, February 16th.-Acoordi-ng to a mes-sage from Basie, Germany has agreed to extend until next Friday the time given to the Rumanian Government to reply to the ultimatum insisting on the opening of peace negotiations.—Reuter.

STRIKERS SHOT. Westphalian Outbreaks Suppressed. The Hague, Sunday.-I have to-day re- ceived. first-ha-Eid information regarding the situation in the Rhenish Westphalian industrial district (says a correspondent of the Daily Mail.") The Rhenish papers published state- ments confirming the officially authorised view that Westphalia was almost normal and that the real stri;, as taking, place in Berlin.. Actually the gravest damage was done in mines and workshops in Westphalia. In one mining town six German civilians and five or six "others" wore shot for taking part in a strike. The German authorities have established a rigorous system whereby towns of over 100,000 inhabitants are precluded from obtaining rood supplies for more than three days in advance. Hence if a strike bt e iks out food is simply stopped by the authorities at the end of three days.

EVERY CASE FATAL. Plague is spreading in China. It has made its appearance, near Paotingfu, thus endangering Pekin and Tientsin. So far every case has provfed fatal, and the mor- tality is enormous.—Exchange.

1* WESLEY RECITAL. The fourth of a series of organ recitals given by Mr. R. T. Hughes on Sunday, evening was a great success. The artistes were Miss Muriel Deacon, Mr. R. Williams and Mr. W. A. Smith. The organ solos were also much appreciated. The collec- tion was for the Prisoners of 'War Fund.

DEMOBILISING PERIOD. Mr. Runciman, speaking at a meeting of discharged 6ailors and soldiers at Bir. mingham on Sunday, said he understood the War Office view was that it would take a year and 17 flays to demobilise the Army, but when their time was over there would be no holding men.

HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT. The works' governors met at the Swan- sear Hospital on Saturday for the purpose of electing three new members for the Board of Management for the ensuing year. There were 14 nominations. Mr. John Richards and Mr. Harry Thomas having withdrawn. Mr. Thomas Williams, Mr. Probert, and MI*. Aubrey were eventually selected. ''4?? ?"'?t r i

I FINLAND'S WAR CONFLICTING STORIES .FROM RIVAL POWERS Petrograd, Thursday (recaived Mon- day), Reuter's correspondent writes: Determined fighting on a small scale is reported at Tavasgu between Tammerfcre and Helsingfors, Russian troops have left Helsingfors to support the Red Guards. Neither Daritza nor Sparitskv is on the Press Association map, but a small place named Daritzaya is marked ckx?o to KkfY. A circumstantial report published this morning, that the Ukrainians loyal to the Rada have regained the mastery of Kieff, should perhaps be recorded. As regards the other Russian front, there is no con- firmation hitherto of the report that the White Guards have captured Tammerfors. A brief newspaper message, whioh is transmitted under reserve, published in Petrograd, says that fighting began at Yilpula north cf Tammerfors, on Feb- ruary 5th. The Finnish Red Guards, supported by the Russian Red Guards and White light artillery and machine-guns, advanced to the attack from Vrie south, but were repulsed and retreated to Tam- merfors wliiclv, according to rumours cir- culating in Helsingfors on February 8th, is invested by Whito Guards and is burn- ing. Tammerfors is the H lanohe-ster U of Finland, with a population of about 40,000. BARON'S LAST FIGHT. I The septugenarian Finnish IDaron Silver- berg, an officer in the former Finnish Army, returning home in Helsingfors, found three Red Guards at his door evi- dently awaiting him. At the first sign of attack, he drew his revolver and Ml led all three. He entered the house, before which a body of Red Guards was assembled. Standing at the open window, Baron Silverberg began shooting, a,n, wounded 17 men. His last shot was fired into his own temple. The news from the south is as fragmen- tary and contradictory as ever. The news- paper The Evening Hirer maintains that the Polish Legionaries have occupied the fortress of Bobruisk, thus acquiring the chief artillery depot on the western front. The garrison was disarmed and disbanded. The important railway junc- tion of Jlorin. in the hands of the Bol- sheviks. is surrounded. Twenty-six thou- sand Polish infantry and cavalry, com- manded by Prince Radziwell, are ooncen- rated at Bobruisk. KIEFF OCCUPIED. I Petrogad, Feb. 9 (delayed).—"Hurrah! Hurrah! Kieff finally occupied by Revo- lutionary troops," begins a short dis- patch from the Bolshevik Commander Muravieff, dated Dantza., Feb. 6. i

NEXT TIME. I Prince of Wales Unabfs to I Visit Swansea. I It is now regarded as impossible for his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to include Swansea in the towns he will visit during hit tour in South Wales. The Mayor (Aid. Ben J ones) has been in com- munication with the authorities on the matter, urging the advisability of bring- ing the Prince to Swansea, the industrial metropolis of the Principality, and on Sunday he received the following tele- gram O.H.M.S. Buckingham Palace, February 17th. The Mayor of Swansea. The Prince of Wales thanks you, the Corporation, and inhabitants of Swansea for kind invitation to visit Swansea, but H.R.H. deeply regrets that the time at his disposal will not now admit of his doing so. (Signed) Greville. Comptroller. There is, however, every reason to be- lieve that His Highness will find it pos- sible to pay a special visit to our town in the near future. During his stay at Cardiff the Prince of Wales will reside at the Castle, as (the guest of tho Marquess and Marchioness of Bute. His Royal Highness will visit Cardiff, Port Talbot, and Ebbw Vale, the tour ex- tending from Wednesday over Saturday, and a number of the most important in- dustries will be inspected.

I ESCAPED FROti fHOSPITAL. I A remarkable incident occurred at Swansea Hospital early on Monday hlorn- ing. A man named Dallon had been in the institution for some tim, having been admitted suffering from a cut throat, and he was under detention. During the momentary absence of his attendant he made good his escape. So far the police have not been able to trace hia where- abouts.

POPE AND CAPT. MULLER. I -Ii.itliei-fo--t was understood that Captain von Muller, of the Emden, %ra« released from England for internment in Holland in pursuance of an agreement few exchange of all prisoners of war in captivity for 18 months. According to the "Frankfurter Zcitun# Muller "Cicured his liberty owing to the intervention of the Pope. The jour- nal says: Papal intervention, it deserves to be specially mentioned, played an important role in the liberation of Ca.ptain Muller. It is a fact that Benedict XV., responding to an appeal made to him, used his good offices with the British Government en hf- half of the captain of the Emden. The English Minister of the Vatican announced that the Papal wish had been granted. It is proper to acknowledge with thanks the Pope's share in an affair which gratified every German.

BROKE COW'S LEG. I Carmarthenshire Farm Servant's I Cruel Act. At Carmarthen County Police Court on Saturday, Albert Jones (19), farm servant at Pantypwll Farm, Llanddarog, pleaded guilty to ill-treating a co The evidence of Inspector Mullard. R.S.P.C.A., and P.C. Roberts (Llanarth- ney) showed that defendant admitted hav- ing gone to the oow-shed to clean it, and as the cow, which was lying in a stali. would not turn over, he struck it a light blow on the hook on two occasion. with the shovel, usng the fat side. As the cow would not move he struck it the third time a heavier blow, and in doing so the shovel turned in his hand and the blade cut the. hock and fractured the leg. On a veteri- nary surgeon's advice, the cow was slaugh- tered. D?e?d?nt wa? 6n$d <65. .¡'1;i'f:Hw.£i'l'A::E' '??:?:' 

[OUR SUPREMACY I IN THE AIR SATURDAY'S RECORD BRITISH TROOPS CROSS THE PIAVE TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. France, Monday, 10.4 a.m. A hostile raiding party was driven off during the night by one of our posts in the neighbourhood of Gravrelle. A few prisoners were taken by Por- tuguese troops in the neighbour- hood of Neuve Chapelle. Patrol encounters in which the enemy suffered casualties took place also early in the night in the Alessines sector. The enemy's artilery has shown ac- tivity south of the Arras-Cambrii road, and north of Lens, and in the neighbourhood of Zonnebeke. The restlessness on. the British front be- tween the Scarpe and St. Quentin, noted in Friday's reports, continues. German raids on Saturday south-west of Cambrai led to sharp fighting. In the Ypres area Lancashire troops 111 a raid ncaar the Staden rail way brought back 11 prisoners. The German official news on Sunday re- ports increased artillery activity in the Artois and in Flanders. ZEEBRUGGE AND BRUGES. A Renter's messag-? on Monday says that an Amsterdam pap -r learns from the frontier that violent air attacks were car- ried out yesterday on Zeebrugge and Bruges hu rbours. AERIAL SUPREMACY. British aerial supremacy on the Wes- tern front is strikingly illustrated by Sir Douglas Haig's despatch of last night. The record for Saturday is fourteen Hun machines brought down in aerial fighting, and two more by anti-aircraft guns, whilst seven were driven down out .of control. Another machine landed in the British lines in a crippled condition, the occupants being taken prisoners, as were also the four occupants of one of tbc two large bombing machines brought down by the guns. Our looses for the day were five machines. AfttT nightfall German aerodromes were bombed. BRITJISH CROSS PIAVE. British reconnoitring detachments on the Montello front have again crossed the Piave and reached the enemy lines. Our heavy artillery has carried out very suc- cessful counter-battery shoots.

BUTTER AND CHEESE. I Additional Supplies Soon A vailat:e. It is stated the Government propose to a further supply of butter, con- sisting of one-eighth of the February ap- plications for "distribution under their butter scheme, and the price to the gene- ral public will be half-a-erown per pound. The distribution of Government cLe?sp hagimpro';d, and it is a?nounc?d that a further 50 per cent. of the month's ap- plications is to be allotted forthwith. As a preliminary to Government oontrol Dutch cheese importers have been re- quested to s-tate their imports during 191(5.

WOLVES ON VESUVIUS. Rome, Saturday.—A pack of wolves made its appearanc-s on Mount Vesuvius, and attacked the keeper of the observa- tory, who had a narrow escape. The wolves killed thirteen sheep and a donkey. A battue was quickly organised for the destruction of the marauders.—Exchange.

1,000 IDLE TAXI CABS. A thou6and cabs, the fleet of the British Motor Cab Company, were with- drawn from the Londpn streets on Satur- day owing to the Home Secretary's de- cision that he cannot grant the applica- tion of the company to fix the legal fare in London at Is. a mile. About 2,500 people will be thrown out of employment, some at once, others at the expiry of a wek's notice.

MR PERCY SHUTTLEWOOD. I Thr. "Evening Standard" of Thursday contained the following para."rtph:-It is understood that Mr. Percy Shuttlewood. of Y,rNf,,iir, will contest a. constituency of the Lambeth Division at the next Parliamentary election. Mr. FThuttlewood served ae an officer with the Br;'ti-h Expeditionary Fcce during the first twelve months in France, and has mads a special study of interna- tional polities.

WA!TI NG TO BE CALLED. Wolf Silverstene, Ataiv and Navy Stores, Arcade, Ammanford, who resided with h'" father at Gorseinon, was arrested on Friday by P.C. Edwards and chargMi withi h:>ing IUI n h"oIltce. mirier the Military Service Act. Col. T. Lloyd Harries was the military representative, and Mr. s.1 Griffith defended. The man told the con- stable, You've got nothing to do with pie. I'm in the Swansea area." He had pre- viously given his wrong age to the officer. The rtiaiv'was said to be willing to go, arid was waiting for his calling-up notice, which he personally had not received. The beneh bound him over to report for service the next day

A PEMBROKESHIRE FUND. Help for Hospitals and Prisoners of War. A meeting of the Pembrokeshire County War Fund was held at Haverfordwest on Saturday afternoon, when Lord St. D:n'icl' (Lord Lieutenant) referred to the nfed of the public giving greater support to the fund .if they were to continue to parcels to Pembroke men who were pri- soners of war, and a,],c-Q establish a Reci Cross hospital at Tenby. Were it not for the parcels seait from this country, pri- soners cf war in Germany would be very badly off indeod. The following grants were made: Tenby R.ed Cross Hospital, X"2.0ft0; working parties, ,E7,50; prisoners of war, ^6500; com- passionate grants, .£250; supplies for troops, t50; Serbian Bed Crcw^ 250; mili- tary and Y.M.C.A.. £50; a total of 93.380. It was reported tiiat since the establish- ment of the fund the sum of X25,549 had J' been raised. •>,

I WALL OF WATER DELUCE DESTROYS SOUTH AFRICAN VILLAGE A Johannesburg telegram on Monday &aTB :-There has been a deluge of rain in the northern province of Natal. From 14 to 40 inches of rain fell in a period SO hours. Many Band mines are flooded, which will mean a reduced gold output. SUGAR DISTRICT SUBMERGED. Durban, Sunday.—Umfolosi, one of the best known sugar districts in Zululand, has been the scene of a terrible disaster. A terrffic storm occurred, and the water came down like a wall seventy-five feet high, submerging the village and the whole vast sugaf area and wrecking a magnificent railway bridge. Of 300 Europeans, 63 are missing. The railway station, a large storM, hotel, and hun- dreds of Indian and native cottages were' swept away. It is feared the loss of Indians and natives is enormous. The d amage every where along the coast is im- mense. ROCK FALLS ON TRAIN. Capetown, Saturday. Terrific ralns-I have occurred in the Transvaal, Natal, and Mozambique, where railway wash- aways and floods have occurred. Several bridges also oollapsed. Fourteen fatalities happened through a fall of rock on a native train at Waterralboten.

CARNIVAL RECEIPTS. Swansea Hospital Benefits by P.3,516 6s. 6d. The final financial statement in connec- tion with the Swansea Hospital Carnival —a statement which will be presented at the meeting of the committee to-night (Af,andav)-show,s a credit balance of £ 3,516 6s. 6d.—ai^escellent result for the Hospital. The receipts from tho coker- nut stalls, swings, Striker and Kaiser," roundabouts, etc., were C-Nt 0s. lid., from the refreshment stall, 2112 Cis. 9d.; Figure 8 RaihH:Y. £187 9s. 7d.; admission to ground (three days), ES13 (te. 9d.; pro- ceeds of tickets, £85fi 13s. 5d.; proceeds Grand Theatre, S103 Os. 9d. The biggest expenses item is S150 for the1 band.

Rev. W. S. SELBIEISVISITI Important Conference of Swansea Ministers. Swansea was visited on Morulat bv the Rev. Principal W. B. Selbie, M.A., D.D., Preside.t of the National Unio-a of Evan- gelical Free Churches. In the afternoon there was a private conference of Swansea ministers in regard to the condition of the churches and the worK of the future. At 4 p.m., Dr. Selbie prea,ched in Walter- road Church to a large congregation. The public meeting in Walter-road Church this evening, when Dr. Selbie will give an address on The churches hs affected by the war," is. we gather, ex- pected to be of quite unusual importance and interest. Aid. ixichard Martin is to preside, and he will be supported by the Revs. W. D. Rowlands and E. Ungocd Thomas, of Carmarthen..

SENT FOR TRIAL. Hearing of Charges Against Cwmavon Socialist. The trial of Henry Davies, assistant overseer, and well-known as a Socialist leader, of Cwmavon, was continued at Aberavon on Monday. Mr. Edward Powell, prosecuting, eaid tlie total defalcations amounted to £ 1,023 12s. 8d. At the previous hearing he was oom- mitted for trial for defalcation of ac- counts and destroying bank pass-books. Five witnesses were called and said they had made payments to the accused of cheques and cash in settlement of rates, and held receipts from him. I Mr. W. R. ahomas, assistant overseer at Ateravon said he had been investiga- ting tho accounts book, and the amounts mentioned by the witnesses were not handed over to the overseers. Owen Daniel, manager of the London and Provincial anBk, Port Talbot, said the accused had a private account in his bank. and several of the amounts men- tioned had been paid into his private ac- count. Mr. Edward Powell asked that accused should be committed for trial on the w hole of the charges. The o Bnch committed Davies to the Assizes Oil all the charges. Bail was ap- plied for.

MANY TIMES 100,000, [ U.S.A. Troops Sent to I Europe. The fmling of America with regard to the war has become optimistic, and that this is due to fuller knowledge of the achievements of the country which hai; been disseminated in reply to critics of the Administration. Major-General Peyton Conway March has been appointed to lie Chief of Staff of the American Army. Henceforth all American military activities will be regu- lated under his supervision from the sole standpoint of experience of present-day conditions. America's millions of citizen soldiers are to be trained for battle on the basis of what is actually ahead of them —not of what is behind their glorious but .obsolete grandsires. MANY TIMES 100,000. Senator James, in describing the trans- portation of American troops, said:— I was present at the dinner given to Marshal Joffre, when the Marshal said that the most soldiers they needed in France at this time were 30,000. He would divide these into two divisions. At that time the uppermost thought in the mind of Marshal Joffre was that all they needed and wanted from America was enough, solditrs to inspire the French Army and to show the Germans that we were on the side of democracy and liberty. What are the facts? We have sent abroad not 30,000, but many, many times 30,000. Not 100,000, but many, many times 100,000. Has a military establishment fallen down that can do work like that?

AN ARTICLE IN "THE WORLD." At Bow-street, on Saturday, Mr. West F. He Wend Fenton was fined C100 and .£\0 10s. costs under the Defence of the Realm Regi?at?ons for a uubhcation in The World. ?.? •% |

TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. Germans' Futile Attack in Champagnt French Ht-adq-aartc-rs, Monday. 3.31) p.:u.—There, was a vie tent ^rt-iliery action in tie jegion of Mc*rt;ar Wood and Yauraillon. In Champagne. after lively artillery preparation, the mans launched as attack on the posi- tions we captured <rn the 13th. to the pftt of 13 iitt de Meeii.il. Afler a. lively combat we drore the eneniy from lllle trench element* where he had. in the first instant obtained a footing. Some prisoners ■rergl^ft in out hand?". On the right bant of th* Meuse both artilleries aiorned a certain amount cf activity claring the early part of th ? night. Tnere it, netting to report oa the rest of the front, UKRAINE GRAIN OEPOTS BURNED. Copenhagen, Mondsy.—"■ Germ a ma learns from Ukraine country geaitlo- men that tlio Bolshevists have burned many .g-aiji depots is the Ukraine and have plouglicd up autumn-sown com. —Exchange, MASKED MEN'S THEFT. 'On Saturday night, six cyclist? rode to an aerodrome .which, is in course ot construction "in County Dublin, and enteric j a. hut whoro there w-ore two night watchman, hold them up with revolvers whil.; the piaco was t:Ine- searched. Th* men. who wore hand- kerrhiefs over their faces-, carried away several maps, a theodolite, and a. I numbeTof papftrs. DURING PROHIBITED HOURS, At Neath, Thomas G. Thomas, land- lord of the eBar Inn, was fin-ed 4ft. aM costs for supplying, and William Maes was fined ZOs. and costs for con- I j eamiogliquor during prohibited hen re THE PRINCE'S TOUR. W;) -Lmderrt-and that further efforts to-day to sectire a vsjsit of the Prince of Wales to Swansea. have resulted ia a I me sa-be that unfortunar-sly, H.R.H. s programme is too fell to bp now 31- I tered T ho Prince., towerer, is to re- ceive the 'J.iTcr of Swansea and a murnkr oi mcnvbf.rs of tli-e Oorpora- tion: whan, he arrives at port Taitot ion Wednesday. I BELGIAN FINED. For failing to notify change of ad- dress, Joseph Mytp. a Belgian refugee-, was fined 406. aad ooete, and FTed. Stephens. 2. TTigii-eir"t. for failing to keep the Aliens' Besieter, was fined. SJe. and coets, at Neath to-day. I I OATTLE MARKET. Metropolitan Market Monday,-Beast en- tries were on a lighter scale compared with Mondav la-st. but showed e—cellent duality acil were readily disposed of at official graded prices. Sheep supplies were also smaller, mostly ceirprisinsr Down and half- bred tefrs. also 30 Dorset cross-hred lambs, a,nd which were allotted at the regulation limit of 9s. 6d. per etone plus value of skin. METAL MARKET. London. Monday.—Oop-per. 110 to HOt ca.sh and three months. Tin 317 to 3171 cash: 314 to 314* three month*. Toleqd. 29i—2Si $. ,tf  

TO-DAYS WAR RESUME Leader," Office, 4.50 p.m. British aerial supremacy has re-asserted itself during the week-end on vhe West- ern front, when many battles took place in the air. Germany has dec t ared herself still at war with Northern Russia, the Armistice having ended without the declaration of peace. Two efforts at raiding London from the air met with small success on Saturday and Sunday. Fifteen oas-ualuee wera caused on the first occasion, and one Gotha was destroyed. A fleet of machines took part in the second, only. one getting through. Heavy fighting is reported from Finland, with great uncertainty as to reeults. British troops in Italy have crossed the. Piave and attacked the Austro-German Forces. General Sir Wm. Robertson, Chief of the Imperial War Staff, has been replaced by General Wilson.

BERLIN RAIDS. Police Arrest Minority Socialists. GENEVA, Saturday. As the result of police raids in Berlin, numerous arrests of minority Socialists Tire reported there. Arre*ts have also been made in Leipziet and Mannheim.— Exchansre Spec'-al. FEELING THE PINCH. COPENHAGEN, Saturday. A telegram from Berlin reports that re. preventatives Off theo Austrian, Hungarian, and Turkish Governments have arrived ni Berlin to discuss the food question with the German Government.-ExchamV.

PILOTS, ASSISTANTS. Result of a Swansea Arbitration. Mr. Ernest Page, K.C., visited Swansea,, to hear and decide a el-aim made by the j National Amalgamated Labourers' Union' to the Swansea Harbour Trust for anm. crease of wages for pilots, assistants, cranemen and others. The arbitrator has awarded a 25 per cent, increase to pilots' assistants and 5s. pe-r WK-k increise to cranemen and others. The award is to have effect f-rop Ijhe ?e? asjajUHB.Sfer"-1

TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF A row of eight thatched cottages at St. Mary Bourne, Hampshire, was burned down on Saturday. Over £ 500 has been raised in Richmond, Surrey, by carol-singing and other means for St. Dunstan's Hostel. There were no currants in a scrapie of raspberry and red currant jam analysed by the Camberwell public analyst. Major-Generals Sir H. D'A. Keary, Sir R G. Egerton, and H. Hudson (all Indian t Army) are promoted lieutenant-generals. Twelve persons have been killed and 40 injured in a collision between an express from Barcelona to -Maerid and a cattle trjjLn. There arrived at Rotterdam on Saturday 322 British officers and men lAxm Ger. many for repatriation, including 77 of the R.A.M.C. Washingt,on, Sunday.-Th American Federation of Labour has adopted a de. claration of its determination, to fight the wa: to a fmal victory. ior having maliciously .fired several corn-stacks, Charles Hoar, 34, labourer, Wns sentenced to six years' penal eamitudo at Kent Assizes on Saturday. ? During two years the Motor Transport Volunteers have carried 6t>S,000 Foildime from London stations after midnight: they have 433 motors and a personnel of 520.' Lizzie Harvey, of Meashom, was fined £ 2 28. at Aahby-de-la-Zouch fot havingr concealed her son, cn absentee, who was found covered 'Iviti.: clothing under a table. The Mayor of Swansea (Aid. Ben Jones) has received an invitation, and will attend the formal opening of the Prince of Wales Hospital, Cardiff, on Wednesday afternoon. Lionel Arthur Bull, otherwise Reeves Bull, aged 29, munition worker, was sen- tenced to six months' hard labour at Mat-, lock on Saturday for having registered unlawfully as an alien. Accidental death was the verdict at the inquest on Alice Klein, 51, widow of « German baker, Culford-road, Dal-ston, who was shot while her 19 year old son was showing her a revolver. William Longdon, a munition worker, was fined S25 at a North Midland polica court for having taken a pipe and matches into a shell factory; and Walter Brown was fincd Elo for having slept on duty. Colonel Bennett, Worcestershire Regi- ment, who gained the D.S.O. in the South.- African War. and was wounded in tlie Somme battle, has been appointed secre- tary of the Worcestershire War Pensions Committee at S250 a year. The schedule of protected occupations, which does not take the place of or in aiyl way affect the list of certified occupations, has been revised; a man who has heldfli" protection certificate may appeal to a triy. bunal on personal grounds. The King has appro-red the grant of t&a Polar Medal with Clasp, inscribed An- tarctic. 1914-1,5," to membetre ef the Im- periol Trans-Atlantic Expedition, includ- ing Sir E. H. Shackleton. and Lieut. p Wild. Ath explorers have lectured at SwanGta. s Damage amounting to over E2,000 was caused through a fire which destroyed the lecture hall connected with the Sal- vation Army Congress Hall at Clamton on Saturday. There was an explosion of gas which blew the roof off the hall. No one was injured. At Swansea on Monday Alfred Day, 27, policeman at Pembrey Works, was fined 20e. or 14 days for travelling on tho G. W .R. from Port Talbot to Swansea 1 without paying the fare. Defendant saiàl lie had no intention to defraud. He had' served his country two years, and had' been wounded twice. "I never give prisoners what they like. I know you don't like hard labour, oo you will have 21 months of it," said Mr. Jus- tice Avorv at Bristol Assizes on Saturday, to Thomas Conway, 22, a sailor, who ad mittcd stealing three overcoats, and asked for three years' penal servitude instead of 21 months' hard laoour. Viscount Northclifie has confronted to accept the jiosition of Director of Props-, gandn in Enemy Countries. Interviewed! by a Press representative, Viscount Northcliffe stated he had agreed to direct the section o" propaganda which bae4 been carried on for dissemination of speeches, statements of war aims. and other matters among the peoples of the Central Powers and their Allies.