The Cambria Daily Leader

BOROUGH EXTENSION. -————— County and Corporation to Meet To-morrow. The week's remembrancer" of the Swansea Corporation cohtains the follow- ing meeting for Tuesday:— 3.1.5: Joint meeting between repre- sentative6 of the Glamorgan County Council and the Swansea Corporation re Borough Extension—County Hall, Car- diff. It will thus be seen that a meeting haa besn arranged of the two bodies to dis- cuss the points at iasue between them, and all interested in the Greater Swansea wi!! f?rTentiT hope for a euceessful and  jaMuogt- ?<

I WAR ON NEUTRALS. The Naval Department at Washington announces that a submarine shelled and unl: the Norwegian barque S i no a on Friday morning. Fifteen of the crew wcv paved.

u PERSON A LWOTIVES." I Frofestfach Trad Council snd ExtenstonQposittcn. j At a meeting ot tr Iforestfach and District Trades ahonr Council a j resolution was phatieally protesting vgainst the con- tinned opposition of tl various oouneils j interested in the SW<l!(' Borough ■ E\- tension Bill. We are < '< he opijfm," the ?-e;v ) t> tion proc.eedecl, that he 71 mainly bad upon pers^al motive-. -f not made in 'the intere of the tjonimunify. Being ii.constant i: with the rank and file, e are ernv.r: ■ that there is liq vro- posed scheme oil | contrary, it is looked Up'- as a !x'< 'i ic?r ?'?prdu?. We therefore call ipon our 1LP_. Mr. John Williams, to g-e the Bill his active and energetic supirt. so that tho scheme may be broughtinto "ith as liltlo delay as

n-11?  *1 BOROUGH BOUDAPIES. i I Mr. John Williams, W., Sees the Town Clerl Mr. John WiHinm?. 'Yf.. on Innd:t71 h?d an iRt?r??icw '.vith thp own Cï.k (t' Swanlira CIr. Lang Ooath)^.fp^><;(-]j-|g the proposed division of Llansaiet mder the Boroujrh Extension Scheme A deputation, of the Llarimlet Trades and Labour Council has wnwl upon 3fr. Williams, consising of Couy Councillor T. J. Eichards, District Coicillor T. J. Morris, T. W. Williams. <7H. Goodwin (Raihraymen), and Morg; JdewelJyn (miners'), with a view of enl ing his sun- port to their opposition toiat part of the—Bill which proposed- thdivision of the Llansamlet area. Mr. John Wmiams has M ocain ap- { pointed by the Select Commio to sit on the Standing C'mnuittee J' which is understood to have charge oi-te Bill. It is distinctly understood M Williams will not block the Bill or itiardiss its yM->iion, but will extend hiiupport to getting wh:,t is -required tojtisfy the l Ll:JBJot iJ:t

STOLEN TROUSERS. I rg at Swansea on Monday with stealing 15s. in money, a pair of trousers and a vest and a shirt, value in all 35s. He was a lodger in the hoiise, and borrowed the trousers and vest from the son of Mrs. Sarah Eli/alieih Curnock, the com- plainant, and then left the house. The money also was afterwards missed. Defendant admitted stealing the trou- sers aiid vest, but hot the 15s. He offered, when he started work, to pay Mrs. Cur- nock for the clothes. He was sent down for two months.

To-DAVs ALLOTMENT hint. Where cucumbers were planted in r,:i'l S :l:rj: m ,? ']! ¡ t ,i, p;tnt" ?iU h:np .? (I c?rt i<f"?)b?' giowth. and the embry:» fruits will be n, If a great. number c; frr.it* appear they .])<)?i;i be evenly thinned to the number likely to be required .by the household. If all t" fruits are allowed to develop, the plant-%ill bqe#ij&-e)iiw»i%y» and an end put to succession. The point of each fruit-bearing shoot should be pinchcd out at two leaves past the fruits. and the shoots neatly pegged; down^ aV to cover the space in the frnBte. assMrrgttly ".possible. 1 During warm and sunny weather the plants should be syringed once or t-v. ice a day. and the frames closed rftel-, the last syringing in the ETening, ('¡:lre be taken to fee that the water is the same tempera- ture as the air in the tramc. These ire- -.nejit f,vringin £ S keep the -soi 1 moist, on tho surface, and it i~ often, advisable to. ?rh'? a stick here and t^er^^e frame, and to examine these to see uuit Olp su! is not too dry underneath, as dryness at the root is fatal to cucumbers. When- ever tli %l-)il aT-YT)ezir-, to be getting dry, a good fioaking of tepid water should be given. Frequent supplies of weak liquid, manure wMer will assist the plants and lengthen the time O?f b?ari?'?. Grower.

VALLEY CASE OVER, i Judgment Reserved :? Ystaly- fera Uugatton. I LOXDOX M onday. I Tlfa? concluding stage in the inquiry as to damages in the action or Woodman, butcher, Vstalyferu, against the Pwll'iach Colliery, before Justice Fvc. in the Chau- tvry Divieion. was reached on Monday, whon fr. Vnughan Williams, Iv.C., plaintiff's counsel, made the la.t speech. He said that when the nuisance of the coal started it was admitted that plaintiff had a prosperous business. years after the nuisance plaintiff had to close two shop5. and thr only inference to draw was that they had to be closed in conse- (iuence at the nnijun -e. He asked why should plaintiff be compelled to change '¡is.ordillxI'v course of business because the defendants chose to create a nuisance. That Vas not the way wrongdoers ought to approach a person whom they had wronged. He asked for such damages as would relieve plaintiff iroui any in thiij litigation. As to dhcTcpanck-s and detects in tho lioaks Counsel submitted that if plaintiff •,vantr«d (J make a fraudulent claim he would never have tih-d to support ii by such' kind of book?. The Colliery Com- pany had been hostile to plaintiff and gave him no help. though it had now hern fhown that the nuisance wsts j->crfe<-tly re- media bio. Defendant-' offer of inadequate as settlement of the c-a-'c. The Judge said he would re.-erve lJ1 de.-ur-i

GOWER M.P."s SO.N.. n I v. e regrr. ut i ;i at -ii i*. ,Uiiv 'i WiTHams, third or- Mr. Jolirt' Wil- | linms. is ^rflluslv ill. Mr. Williams' second son, William, i< suffer- :ii -]loll "1)0(.k in a Ld,'cd('r bos- j pital. «nd has already had sfvem! up'ra- 4inil lias alr<,I-ldv li-l,i

MEMORIAL CHAPEL.. he annivor.-« «r.y. service^ oi the rial Baptist Chapel, Swans; >. S-d;:v were held on Sunday. In the, morning tbe sermon was delivered hv the K-v. H. C. M ander (Mount Pleasant Chapel), who took i'r his t'-xt, Feed My L zi in b, *Jle statol that the children in cur Sunday schools and in our homes had problems before them in the near future of momentous difticuliy. Speaking of the possibilities of the child, the preacher said Piv-udent Lincoln in-as born in the boekvvoods of America, and forced his way to the White House in Washington, and was finally President- David Livingstone was bcrn in a little village amongst the hills of Scotland and became a great man by his good work in opening up darkest Africa. In the afternoon a musical service was held, and Councillor W. G. Lloyd sided. The artistes were: Soprano. M'>s M. II. Mattey: contralto, Miss Hetty Davids; tenor, Mr. Wm. Tanner; violinist. Jlr. George James. A.C.Y.: organist, D. Pughe-Evans; and conductor, Mr. -Josiah Thomas. Councillor W. G. Lloyd, in his remarks, said that it wa-s the 2oth anniversary of Mr. William Thomas as superintendent of the Sunday school. At the evening service a powerful and inter- esting sermon was p--oo"hed by the Kev. F. C. Wbitp. B.A. (po-ton. The collec- tiran- for the dav amounted to „ £ ^t, which r-a3 devoted to the Sunday School Fund, j

TROUBLE BREWING. Aystrian Master and fnsu. r&ction Threat, Milan. Juno 15.—The new Austrian Minister of the Interior has had walli-. festoes published throughout the Empire announcing that tlie Government lias been informed oi' preparations for an in- surrection and warning the population that any attempt of the eort will be put down by force of arms. These manifestoes were torn down in all nl Slav provinces, and the police are obli_ ged continually (o replace them. Tlie agitation in Galu-ia is growing daily, and the disorders in tho Southern Slav States arc oeeoming as bad as ti:<v-e in ISohemta.

IV?ARR! ED THIRTY YEARS. On Monday, ac Swansea, Sarah Sp1 illav ouminoned her husband, Joseph, ior sureties of the ;x>ace. She soid lie was always threatening her: but he, on the other hand, held that fdie threw knives and It so when he tantalised • her. .lev had been married for 2»l (l's; {:j 1;¡ l ::J ;J;: ¡,!t, trat?ad i ourned ?.c r:?? for a moBt;. ?<?- \i?ng)'o<hi..).<?J:-??.?v?.

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PREMIER'S STATEMENT. ROME. Monday. A communication addressed by the J?rejnier, Signor Orlando. to the Senate and the Chamber giveo the following ac- count iof the situation at the front, ,based on information received from the Supreme Cummand up to 10 o'clock last idight:- During the day the enemy, by a strong reatttioji, hindered the counter-offensive pressure of our troops and those of our sAlJies on the Asiago Plateau and in the Mount Giappa region. They also attacked violently all along the Piave, in order to gain ground, and ito .establish solid bridgeheads on the xight. bank of the river. Our troops, by their, tenacious resist- ance and repeated counter-attacks, are strongly.. holding the eneuiy The struggle is most bitter on the ^eaeterp slopes, of the Montello and to the- i .west of Sacdona Di Piava. AUSTRIAN LOSSES 5 TO 1. I .rrom the Press Association Special "Correspondent with the British Army in -Xonday.-I have just returned from an tfm ferview with an officer of higli rank on ithe British front. He ey pressed himself :jB every way satisfied with the result of the. Austrian attaek on our lines. He "int-ed out that the Austrians had lost Ppmetically five to our one. 1'our guns were captured. The officer referred in specially high terms to the work of our airman on the Piave, where they broke tip at lea6t seven bridges and fired 25,000 rtridges from a low altitude. The freneral opinion of the Austrian troops is J)ot high, though their sappers displayed Remarkable persistence. FULL STORY OF THE FIGHTING. ITALIAN SEMI-OFFICIAL. I TO-DAY.1 I [RECEIVED TO-DAY.1 The battle which broke out yesterday from the Asiag-o plateau to the sea has but begun. The pressure of the Austrians: -is continuing very strongly along the whole front, and they are concentrating their most powerful and' tierce attacks astride the Brenta and across the Pi ave. It is still possible that the fighting'line will flow backwards or forwards, but the situation in its entirety seems very reassuring. Yesterday the enemy, though having a strength of not less than 60 divisions, including thaee in the first lines aI1-d the reserves on the front of attack, did not "Wueieed in passing at any point of the ad- vanced area, a result the obtaining of -wl,ich experience of many battles has proved to be very difficult—that is, to tinker the onslaught of a lie.ivy mass of tlie troops, prepared and supported bv the fire of thousands of guns. ITALIAN COUNTER-ATTACKS. I And even during yesterday white the Memy was still redoubling his efforts, the toiilfter-attacks of the Italians were launched against the storming columns and drove them back: and it is exa ctif- this double characteristic of the attack held in the advanced zone of re- sistance, Hiid in the immediate following up of the counter-attacks, th,-t elmrly tthows tho ftcollei)t results obtained by the Italians in all its value. This favour- able result if due t4 timely artillery counter preparation, and to the magnifi- I cent resistance and unparalleled elan of the troops. The enemy had hosed his enterprise on various things which were -to assure him the victory, and the artillery preparation, relatively brief but of extreme violence. attd with a very large employment of gas shells which wais to destroy the Italian front lines and paralyse the action of their artillery. ARTIFICIAL FOG. I Then the Austrian infantry, with their equipment lightened, and in thin and OP- storming formation, were to advance to the attack under the protection of an artificial fog produced by bombs and a ømQke apparatus, which consists of re- ceptacles containing a chemical ntixtura torhich, coming out in tho ahape of a thick tog covers for ten minutes a large area. Long and careful training had been car- ried out that each detachment might be able to perform its task perfectlv. The enemy had placed so much fafth in his ^preparation that he had fixed for his columns, M the Aim for the first day's fighting, an ad- vance of more than fifteen Iplometree. The objectives were to descend from the taount?n area into the plains and r?a?!  "X. THE ENEMY FOILED. But this, bombardment, b-giin on the morning of the 15th int. at 3 o'clook, j 4Arid which lasted about an hour, was an- ticipated, and in part frustrated, by the formidable fire of the Italian artillery, which destroyed his. lines and his shelters, obtained full hits on his massed troops, omtl poisoned with gas his battery em- placements. And when hie infantry ad- vanced into the belt of the front lines, they found the resistance prepared by the Italian machine-guns. They had to sustain the counter-attack of the Italian supports and immediately a great part of the advantages obtained aii(i leave prisoners and machine-guns in the hands of Italians. BRITISH VALOUR. This is what happened to the Austrian* along the -whole front of attack. To the north of the Cisuna en group of British soldiers; passed aud EiU- round^d by the Austrians, resisted until the counter-attack arrivad. which freed them, and at' the same time captnml two hundred of the 'enemy, to the south- east of Xcnnar. The French occupied again with elan a strong point momen- tarily yielded, and took 185 prisoners there. from the Moschin, to the Monfenera the valiant Fourth Anriy is not only re- sisting but has airesdy completely re- gained the advanced positions of the Asolone. the Fertila, ^-he Solarolo, and of the Porte di Walton, where the enemy at- tack had made some slight progress. To the south of Montello. the enemy, who has succeeded in^erocsing the l'iavc with considerable ferret, is gradually being pushed towards the riveT. THREE THOUSAND PRISONERS. Altogether, no fewer than three thou- sand prisoners, including 89 officers, have been taken by the Italians and the Allied contingents in this first day of the struggle which was to have been the,be- ginning of eucco-ss for the Austrians, hut has resulted in a dismal failure tlueh us has given the Italians faith in their strengthened moral resistance, and is a happy augury for the future destiny of Italy. LINE RjE-ESTASLISHFD. Determined Resistance by Italian Troops. ROME, Saturday, 10.30 p.m. (Received Monday.) The Under-Secretary for Home Affairs issued the following Official statement late last night:—The battje continued with the utmost violence, the ensmy pressure being equally strong along the w bole fiont from the Alps to the sea. The de- termined resistance of our troops. pre- venteri the euciuv from breaking through our lines. The battle is proceeding with alternating fluctuations, but the Italians have succeeded in re-establishing their original line.—Exchange. SIGNIFICANT! Austria Not Pleased With Results. Paris, Monday.—M. Marcel Hutin in the "Echo de Paris," owimeiitin% -on the Austrian offensive, says that the im- pression given by two days fighting is that .the Army of Emperor Karl has sustained a severe test, which may shortly be trans- formed into a colossal defeat. Although the battle was engaged with 60 divisions, the admis.fions of Vienna concerning the 'advance of the Archduke Joseph on both sides of the Bren t.a-" We were not able to retain more than a part of the advan- tage gained. (•?), and we were compelled to abandon Mount Eaniero owing to the encany's counter-attacks, which were de- livered with very superior forces, aid sup- ported by artillery fire which caught ns on the flank"—are significant.Exchange

BRITISH THRUST Gains On a 2-Mile Front. I NUMEROUS RAIDS. TO-DAY S BRITISH OFFICIAL. We carried out a successful raid last night east of Arras and captured a few prisoners. A raid attempted by the enemy yesterday hiornhig U m the noigu- bcurhood of Giveneky was re- pulsed. For a short period dicing the night the enemy's artillery heavily bombarded our pesitions north- west of Albert. Elsewhere only nominal Activity is reported. BRITISH OFFICIAL. France, Saturday, 10 p.m.—The number of prisoners taken by us in the success- ful operation carried out last night north of Eethune is 196. We also cap- tured several machine-guns. As the re- sult of this attack our troops have gained possession of the enemy's forward pesi- tions on a front of two miles, eecuring all objectives. In the fighting reported this morning east of Nieppe Eorest the enemy by a local attack, carried out under a heavy ltombardment, succeeded in driving in three of our advanced posts wt of Vieux Berquin. Hostile artillery was active this morn- ing east of Arras, and has shown tome activity this afternoon north of Bethune. °, Flying on the 11th inst. was much limited by low clouds and high wind. Two enemy aeroplanes were driven down cut of control. We lost two machines- France, Sunday* 10.27 a.m.—Yesterday afternoon one of our raiding parties entered a German post south-west of Slerris and brought back 11 prisoners. Other successful raids carried out by us during the night south of the Komme nd in the neighbourhood of Hobutcrne resulted in the capture of 17 prisoners and three machine guns. Hostile art 'lery developed consider- able activity during the night north of Bethune and between Loo re Ind the Y pres-Comines Canal, boing especially active early this morning in the neigh- Ixwhood of Dickehuft-he Lake. France, Sunday. 7.35 p.m.—There is nothing of special interest to rcpcrt. On the 13th inst. our airmen carried out reconnaissance work and co-operation with the artillery as usual and took a numher of photographs. Ten tons of bombs wore dropped by us • luring the day- and nine tons by night. the most important Inrgets being the railway stotions of Ectaircs and Armfn- tiere's end Bruges Docks. In air fighting we brought down three German- machines and one observation balloonf and drove down two other hostile aeroplanes out of control. None of our niacliinez, is missing. I FRENCH OFFICIAL. I Act icis north-east of the Bois d" '-tenlis, "outh of in t,lik, (,ii- nbled us to take 70 prisoners and capture some machine-guns. An one-niv Attempt to cross the Mat7. at this junction with the Oise failed uijder our fire. The nightwll6 quict on the rest of the front. Par if, tli,- Wo,rre the enemy, who this morning succeeded in aiD a footing in the \iliago of Kivra.v, in the course of a sharp attack Was driven out again shortly afterwards by our troops, wiio restored their posi- tion- We took some prisoners, inclufliii, one On the rest of the front there is nothing to report. I. LOST AND REGAINED. Vàri". Monda- I1cuter's TjXP-t*! Coill- mentator writes: Calm continues on tue French front. The Germans have, tried once more, but again without success, to cross tho Nfatz near ii-.s junction with the Oi& Tiie only otlier event worthy of notice has been the taking of the village of Xieray. in tbe Woevre. which our soldiers recaptured a few hours later. Thci cannonade from Montdidier to the Marne continues to he very lively.

L-tORONER'S PROTEST. The Ofcroner at the inquest on Frede- rick Hollands (It), a furrier, of Hertford- road, Edmonton, referred to the horrible and wretched coniequences of the condi- tions under which we live." Men with large aebpotisil iiie% who might reason- ably expect, in view of their age, to be free from liability to military service, were h-e- called upon. Hollands had nine children (two serving in the Army), and the widow told the jury that he had worried a long time because he thought lie would have to go into the Army and leave her, his children, and hreak up his bwsinees. He was found dead with his throat cut, and a verdict of Suicide while of unsound iniiii 11 wrss returned.

BISHOP AT SKETTY. I Dedication of Graveyard Extension. I The Bishop of St. David's on Saturday afternoon dedicated about half an acre of new land in the churchyard of St. Paul's, Sketty. The extension is on the west. A great public improvement has been made by cutting off a dangerous cor- ner of the road. Later on a lych gate is to he erected, the lower portion of stone work and the other of oak with rich tracery, with ngures of Christ and' St. Paul. Mr. Glendinnillg Moxham is the architect. In church the service was conducted by the Vicar, assisted by the Rov. Eustace Jones. A procession was formed to the grave- yard, where the ground was dedicated, after which the Bishop publicly signed the document securing this ground to the parish for the purpose of Christian burial, and pronounced the benediction. 4 ,i. t  t  M  ?' I

[U-BOATS OFF U.S. FIRST SEA LORD GIVES GOOD GBEER I DIVERSION EFFORT FAILS NEW i"Oi!K, Sunday (Keceneu Monday). A representative of the Associated Preis in London has interviewed Sir Korfiiyn Wcuiyss, Sea Lord, regard- ing the appemmci; of L-boats oil the American coast. Sir Kvseij-n' expressed the view that there is on) r one L-boat 011 the U.S. coa,-<. The L'uciny could not hope to maintain anytl)i»g like a blockade, but are merely making a demonstration in tlw L'jpo oi -cjiusing the Allies to decen- tralise, their t'fiorts. Hid object is to lrighUn the American people, tint the Allies are acting on the Napoleonic prin- cipic: Lxcljjsivcness ot purpose is the secret of great successes and great opera- tions." Sir RossJyi emy»s drew attention to the fact that a submarine, to reach the American const, had to pass cither north or south of the British Isles, or Cibral- tar. Our pcliey was tu fight the Tj-boats in the narrow seas, in which U.S. war- ships were cooperating. The German effort to nake the Allies change that i-olicy had tilled. But there could 1)(' no guarantee that an oecasioml submarine would not es- cape and re.x-h -the U.S. coast. WHAT US. f'AVY HAD DONE. American (oastwise traffic was to be j convoyed. warships, added Sir Kosal.? n, were .operating from Qucenstown a ud in the M?d.temuiean. The relations between the Br?ish and U.S. navies, eiid the First Sea Lord, could not b(s more cordial. Adiuiral iln". of tie' N.S. Nary, attended the daily confer*uc<s, and took an active part in the dispu«ii<ns. lie paid high tribute to the eubnaiine hunting work of the American offices and men. who were first •ate. The.r a.d had been mo^-l oppor- iunc. Sir Ite-syn Vemy.rs concluded with an liSfurnm-e thai the (Sennan boast a year ago feu] hcen proved a hollow one. Britain's tod position was much letter, t here were no queues, tmcl U.S. troo;>s were eomin; across by tenj, -o(."thousands. riuj:f>li?s wee being sent ovfe^ i arati\elv «n;»!l lossfs.

REV. )AV5D COWMOR, Desth )f Former Swansea I Pastor. Deep refrri will be felt in Swansea, at the death ofthc Kev. Dd. Connor, pastor Presbyterian Church, and formerly pator of St. Andrew's Church, Swansea. Dcea.sed was at Swansea about t, years—Andrew 's being his first ::h.-rrii**imd iv. toft ^-out-ii#jti fow -^Bewwrtdi jr.TtrPtakchWn • rrt health. The ioccasc.l gentleman a :uan of brillkt intellectual attainments, •i deep t.hinlcn and a scholarly preacher. During his stii in Swansea he made many friends, his sfrong character and kindly disposition -ing an irresistible fascina- tion for all tho came into contact with him. He h:-jj,vs a widow and two chil- dren. and \v;>>hout 44i jrears of age. Deceased's was a minister, and brother ha done excellent work as -aplain wit': he forces in Egypt and fl lice

S W A N S E A T E A C H E R • S M. C. I His numerous Swansea f riends will ho glad to hca.- {h, Mr. E. H. Atkins, who for t'ome time Vis mathematical master at the has promoted to Staff Captain and awarded tha Miliary Croes. He is doing govid work on lhe,taff of the Fifth Army, j He joined up in llo, going out as a lieu- tenant in the

iWORRISTON .ADY'S DEATH. Ihe death took klCf on Sunday morn- ing of Mrs. Carolin Thomas, ag?d 79, of Oakland's. Mormto, widow of the late Mr. Nestor Thnma-« Deceases 1 was very v.ell-knowH in the Sir: i'Ston district, and was a member of Lon Baptist Chapel. Sh-e leaves one dangtcr and three sons, one of whom is Mr.i. J. Thomas, Bryn- afon, woll known i; Morriston public circles. The funerolwill take place on Wednesday at Zion, lorriston.

  USSIA PERIL: 0 A Warning From Italy. The Milan correspondent of the "Times" says that the afternoon edition of the "Corricic- de.lla Sera" on Saturday has an important article on the Russian prob- lem. The Milanese newspaper warns t,he Entente that unless it adopts a new courc/e in Russia within, a few months its pro- gramme trill again be overthrown by the overv/heiming development of facts. Germany," it E-,iys. is now creating lit Russia, thanks to the compliant pas- sivity of the Entente, a situation which; if not t,(",esc,(-n in time, will overbalance American intervention in the Tbe" Corrierc warns the Ent?nt» th-it the enemy is tj obtain from Russia men and war material which will still further increase the force of the blow we I "I !L111 be painfully called upon to resist. The peril for us, as tho "Corriere" sees it, does not only con-i-t in the freedom 01 action of the regular forces of Russia, but prisoners must !w taken into considera- tion, together with the military forces which Germany is improvising in the i-arious Eastern States.

I BUTTER ROUND-UP. Mr. Victor Evans Advises I Prosecutions. I Following up the great butter raid by the Food Control officers at Swansea Market cu Saturday, Mr. Victor Evans, chief executive officer, will recommend to a special meeting of the Food Control Committee this afternoon the prosecution of all the dealers and buyers who are alleged to have broken the law. The total amount of butter seized was ];.63 lbs., and tins ha-s now beep handed ov&r to the wholesale butter merchants for disposal through the usual trade channels. The from whom tlie butter was „■ eized received payment by chequc on Saturdav night.

KAISER'S BOMBAST. Outward Signs of Tremen- dons Battle Success. 55 I .?m???'m?n?m.? j't-I df ay).—A Berlin 'õévs t hI? KaMpr has sent the following tc!('grm to the Crown Frince :— Under yonr leadership the victorious*/ armies of General von Boehru, General von Below, Jld Grneral von Tlutier, have severally defeated the enemy, and shat- tered the etorm of his hurriedly brought- 1", army reserves. The 85.000 prisoners" and more than a thousand guns are out- t :J.rd eigns of- this tremendous battle i ccc.6. To ycu and the participating commanders and troops I express m" tliai,ks and those of the- Fatherlax.tl. ":iL: righting spirit and fighting strength of our ineoiaparafiW. troop« K*iawmtee our iinul "Ti c-tpiy-. God will fBtili«'' liel-p- (Si;~ncd), Wilhelm."

TH E PR IC E OF TOFFEE. I Annie Lamprey, fancy wines dealer and confectioner, was charged at Swan- &ea on Monday with unlawfully selling toffee at 9d. instead of 8d. per quarter lb.the maximum chargeacle for toffee. -1H' admitted it, but ,aid gho b, no< I k no--n what price the toffee was t,? nol, filie had not received the invoice.—Defen- dant was fined 20s. t

HONESTY AT THE BAY. A remarkable lost and found in- c.idont wa-s enacted on the Mumbles train on Saturday evening. Two ladies who had been to I,angland were discus- sing the fact that one of then had left a parcel of sewing on the rocks, ?>nd the I futility of returning to ecar< h for it. Another lady. seated near, and who over- heard the conversation, at once returned I' the parcel to its owner. She had picked it. up with the intention of handing it over when a claimant came forward.

AMERICAN OFFICIAL. Sunday (received Monday).—In the ) \v \J"l' the enemy executed a local attack j against thelft of our positions. During the attack there was brisk artillery tight- The assaults not ouly failed to p.i^trnte our lines, hut were thrown with severe leases and left several t j.isoner-s, of whom one was an officer, in r hands. in the region of Chatau i'hierry two locisJ at racks made by the !.emy during the night on the line Bourcsches—Bois de BeJleau were easily broken up. The nrtillery on hath sides continues very active in this region and in Picardy.

DROWNED IN CANAL. Fate c-i ,.9-v-,ar-DId Swansea Yoiilh On Saturday evening, Louisa O'Connor, I of 5. Upper Strand -ravr a body flo-iting in the canal, near the Super Heating Works. Mr. Spooner, of 12, Upper Strand, jumped in and brought the body to the balIk. Artificial respiration was applied- Dr. John Davies was called, but I could on]y pronounce life extinct. The body is that of Luther Davies (19), Powell-street, Swansea. His father is a I soldier with the Welsh Regiment.

 SWANSEA M.M. I Sergt. Percy Butler, eH?t son of 3,lr.l :m1 Mrs. F. G. Butler. 1, Marlboroua-h- road. Swansea, and nephew of Mr. Geo. P. E, ans. of the 'Cambria Daily I.?adfr" staff, Swansea, has b?fn award e d tbf mili- tary mcdaL in Fr:nN'. About six weeks n?o Percy w3S gassed in France, and w:thin a fortnight of again joining un (after- -recuperating in a French hospital) h" was awarded the military medal. He joined the Army in 1914, and is now with the training stiff in France. Previous to joining up he served his apprenticeship with Mr. Morris, tailor. Union-street, and is 23 years of age. (

DRIVEN OFF. Futile Attempt to Raid Etgfald. Statement i-su-cd by the Officer Commanding the Home Forces on Monday: A lic^lule aeroplane crossed the coast shortly after mid-day to-day. It was fired upon by tho anti-adrcraft defences a-d DiFda out to sea im. mediately.—Exchange TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. Between the Oi;o and the Aisne we s'r?.cec6-fuily carried out this morning a^loeal operation v.-Liea enabled u* to extend oar positions to the north and north-west of Hante Bxaye. We took about 100 prisoners an4 cap-hired some machine-guns. At Courric-c3 Wood and tn thai Vosgsjs we r?puk:-d enemy sur- ¡ jwriso al-irnclis. '1 J rt .'r. There is nothing to report on the rest of the front. BULGAfilAlV CABINET RESIGNS. Amste^bni, U'or.dr.y.—A Sofia tele* grain is 2_> L 'L,- that tho Bul. garian i-'iviui :r has tendered to tho King the resignatio n the Cabinet, which -35 acceptcd. I g 1 ■— ■■ ■■ ■■■-iii i—

  j 10-MY'S ?EWS ? E F i LI U (j If !j w; fi. Transvaal gold mining proofs ar't? Tl'é\nsn\.a1 g,:ld ruU'lJ:g l'r()iis aT' t" A Z]?fn< engineering unit may bf 'j? i'rojn'.h?Lrn?d States to l^alestipe. -L';iited ,o ]'ale lp". port c<i liiiiod or missing during the wr; Over l.ti'-Ki nottfcs of hot wuce ium- received from B-arbat'.oes for too West Indian iiegiment. Gabriel Shepherd, an expert -sfuniUK'r n ho rescued eight persons from drown- ing, has died at lie age oi 6w. two German pnsoiK-rs have e^c»pe- from Shrewsbury. One ^i>eaks Lnglith and the other has a scar on his forehead. j 1 is J ■ y rh? -i Aiayor that he nind for providing a sir. er wedding H-i for tl.'oir Maj.'«tio.> must soon ix> Henn- ?'.?;miL-f'rd. the wf'lJ"ln(;.q ;• •urna ) !? J;as been adopted by the Mont- !'l1fè1;J;, 11: è ¡ )j\ 1:11 ';l;J (1,) 1 j\ /;t: c(!ld ieat J. i redeiu-k At km. the boy IV li u :I,, charged with murdering hi-s -sister at Not- tingham, lii.s bei'i. <:e; tincd not. respon- sible for his action.?. Messrs. Lotery, wholesale tailors, of W hitechapci. are prepared to tram 100 riisaoied .-ol i'iei s and to give them 'per- manent emplevment. :\I1" G. Kerlev, of Cranborne, D(¡H;t,4 lias oxactjy 300 living descen- chint'i, irve children, :fc> grandchild ren, ood .j" great gTandchildrcri. Brigadier-General Bernard Cecil Frey- berg. Y.C., D.S.O., is among the wounded in the week-pnd casualty lists. He has been wounded seven times previously. At Swanss-i on .Monday. Mecs: s. dn and Ce., bi-eu it ^natiufi ctureis," ;.(-t. n III- sufficiently ebscnriivj' light-- ii their premises. Washington, dune 15.—The United Government, .aas » dvuiK'?d Great .i:ji'iu a fresh icon of L'^o.t.Kio.rOO, mak- ing up to date CiviUKHi.iioo. The total ioans to the .Allies now amount ;o Exchange. M-iicow, June (delayed).—M. Jjenin j os issued a di-crte dirccticsr M. Litvinolf tlie Bolshevist Envoy in London, to give (1:10,000) to the family of Karl Marx for the erection of a monu- ment 011 the hitter's, grave.—Eeuter. Washington, June 15.—The United States .Medical Department announces that twelve women physicians have been accepted to servo as anaesthetics in base hu-pitals. with the status of contract surgeons' and the privileges of first lieutenants.—Exchange. In an allusion to the spare bedroom, which in Vi ales is usually reserved for the honoured visit of the minister," Dr. the King Edward Welsh .Memorial, romanced at Bangor on Satur- day.—" Poor old minister! He is put ii a beastly, stuffy place which has not been inhabited for month. lie is highly h. m- oured but, nearly smothered to death."

S W A N C, E A COUR: LEET. Welcome to Duke cf E?au'crts V\felcC'me to Dl!KC (;f Efê.U'Ci'tS New Aqe'U 1; 7 th.. 111an. and borough o- S-.van.-ea v. os held with a view of ira"k ple<ig« at the Guildhall. Swansea, on Monday, Mr. Kichard Whife Beor (steward of ihe manor), presiding, nl was. supporbwi by Mr. Franc i s Hob? (.agent to the Duke of Beaufort).. The court was opened by the Sergeant-at-Arm (Mr. ;U V.. Dowdall.i reading the foruiul:). hue jiM'y r.as composed of ir Griffith Thomas (foreman), Messrs. D. Glasbrook. Horatio Watkias. C. C. Vivian, T. N. St rick. F. Fi::dh»y.-on, Lnng Coath (Town Clfrk), David Harris. Tutton, P. S'rjttknvood. Daniel, Jones. A. O. Schenk. and W. II. Jones i 1k> apptnntment of <?!i.i?''asastct- lows; -Sergeant-at-Arms, Mr. J. R. Dow- (ldJ: laii^Jkeepe'r. Sir Griffith Thomas^ inuin ) keeper and a le ta--ic- Mr. William M.on-o!. • No picsentiments were made, rmt Mr. Horatio Watkins said he was expressing the feelings of the court when he said how glad they all were to see the steward well enough to preside over the assembly. iunc-Loon was subsequently held at the Metro pole. Mr. R. W. Beor presided. The usual loral toasts were submitted -ii,.d drank with enthusiasm. Sir Griffith Thomas submitted the toast of the health of his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, and congratulated the Duke on the marriage .01' his daughter, and hoped in the near tutufe that his GrOice would visit tho town. He also congratulated Mr. Idobiis on his appointment, as well as the steward on his renewed health. Aid. Morgan Tut ton proposed the health of the steward, and referred to the long friendship that existed between them. 'the steward, in acknowledging, said he had held these courts since 1887. and he had great pleasure in holding them. He referred in feeling terms to his old friend, the late Mr. Glyn Price, and said he w'P' pleased to introdupe the new agent (Mr. Hobbs), whom they would find a vefy good fello Wt. The Town Clerk (Mr. Lang Coath) proposed the health of the new- agent. vrhe Town Clerk added#tbat be hoiK-d the Duke himself would he present when the lex tension of the borough took place. The toast vas enthusiastically acknowledged. Mr. Hobbs said he would tndeavour to follow the late Mr. Glyn. „ ••rice, who was beloved by everybody. Other toasts followed.