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LATEST WAR NEWS GERMAN TRENCH DE- FENDERS EXTERMINATED f # A FIGHT IN A FDC. The following communique was issued from Paris on Thursday afternoon:— In the region to the North of Arras several infantry engagements of rather a violent nature developed in the course of the evening and night between Angres and Souchez. To the north of the Bethune-Arras road, a German attack, preceded by a strong bombardment, was completely repulsed. To the north of the station of Souchez we made an attack which enabled us to approach nearer the village. We took! possession of a line of German trenche after having exterminated all the de- fenders by means of grenade ar.d petard, 11 and we have progressed beyond that' point. We took some prisoners and captured a gun. ioisons has been bombarded. In Ar-1 gonne the fusillade and cannonade lasted all night, and at daybreak in the region of Marie Theresa the Germans attempted to leave their trenchcs. They! were repulsed: Between the Meuse and the Moiselle the night was full of incidents. In the forest of Apremont and at the Bois le Pretre there was a bombardment of, musketry fire, a fire of bombs and of petards, but without any infantry en- gagements, except between Fey-en-Haye: and the Bois-ie-Pretre, wilere all enemy attacks were checked.
GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK.
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GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK. Paris, Thursday.—A correspondent If the" Figaro" at Boulogne tele- ,ritlilis an acount of an affair 11 the Channel on July 4th, when German submariners were tired upon. He regards it as beyond question that the submarine, which was mentioned in the official account, as having disappeared, j ,-vrii.s destroyed. kfhe telegram r.dds:— 'The submarine, was struck by patrol j. :>oats The. Hollands's gunners fired at toast 25 shots, the last, of which was sent into the submarine at a range of 25 yard?. damaging her badly, and sendidg? hprtothcbottom. "She disappeared in a cloud of thick smoke, leaving only traces of oil on the surface. The. submarine seemed to M about 130 feet long, and of the most re- cent typo. "Throughout the encounter the sub- marine circled round the Hollande which, brilliantly handled, kept 'end on* to the submarine. The latter was thus unable to get in a shot on thg beam."
10j A Tfn tiUI t. 10 FRANCE.…
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10 A Tfn tiUI t. 10 FRANCE. An eloquent tribute to France was paid j by Lord Curzon at the garden party at Montagu House on Wednesday in aid of France's Day. Queen Mary, Queeii Alex- ipdra, and Queen Amelio, who attended Ihe garden party, remained to hear his .ordship's stirring address. During the past year, said his lordship, France had added a hundredfold to the debt under which jJt. had already placed, by its brilliant achievements in litem- ture, in intellect, and in art, the whole Jf mankind. We were fighting to keep alive the precious flame which had burnt in the sanctuary of the hearts of both peoples for centuries—the flame of liberty. Asphyxiating the National Soul. If the Germans were to win, their cruel tyranny would asphyxiate the life of our two peoples even more effectually than their poisonous gases had sought to overcame (lie bodies of our soldiers. A r;Prlllan victory would mean not merely the mutilation and maiming of our national existence for a century to come; the occupation of our territory; the crippling of our resources; the disappear- ance of our Colonies; the subjugation of our pMgle. for generations under the iron heel of (the conqueror, but it would moan the extinction of all that made life worth living for our two peoples, besides dealing a heavy, if not a fatal, blow at thp cause of humanity and civilisation for all mankind. France had seen, a.s we had not, the invader in her country for nearly a year. She bad s-een her fields devastated, her towns and villages destroyed, her churches and cathedials—those exquisite monuments of the faith and art of the iiii-,o ruins. She had seen her population scattered, subjected to nameless horrors. During the greater iart of the year the enemy had been plantM within a (listanep. of her capital n,, gi-o-,tier than that which separated London from Oxford. In Ihr:-f;atne period -he had lost hundreds of thousands of her population She had borne it with- out a 111:1 rniur. After nearly a year wp, maw her still undaunted. The Climax Drawing Near. = She WHS still confronting the crisis. which in his (Lord Curzon's) view was drawing near to its supreme climax, with the same resolute tenacity witJi which she had overcome all the perils with which she had been faced. France 1wd been an inspiration to us. Like her, and with her. we were resolved to endure t.' tLe end. We would not lake our hand from the plough iintil the furrow. loiiq and bloody tliough it )-)e. was (h ¡Ùon through to the end. We should no< hê satisfied with any premature -and r.nrortafn goal-
THE LION-HEARTED FRENCH. !
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THE LION-HEARTED FRENCH. Major the Hon. A. C. Murray. M.P. for Kincardineshire, ill a letter to a con- stituent (published in the Glasgow I Dailv Record"), says: "The division attacked here a. few nights ago. but for one reason or another- wixicvh must not be revealed—we were stable to hold the trenches which were ODptured. In the German report the reason ascribed was the superior fight- ing qualities of the Saxons and West- but wf. can afford to laugh at ,lie proposdtion that any of the German troops in front of us are superior in fighting qualities to our own men. The Freach ure fighting like lions on our right. Since the spring t.he whole chHrac?r of the war on the Western front has changed. The initiative h381 passed en tirely int? the AH]ps' bands. The Kaiser hlb glibly of a peace which would enable what cannot be done by Germany to-day to be done by them to- morrow. but there can be one Peace and one only, a,nd that is a peace which destroys the spirit of Prussian militarism dllrl rids us for ever of thp menace of another European conflagration."
THE GERMANS CHECKED. I
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THE GERMANS CHECKED. I A Petrograd communique fays the Ger- man check on the River Bug, where, owing to severe lassos, they were obliged to suspend their movement, occurred be- tween the towns Komianka and Glincany, which are twenty miles apart, north- east and east of Lemberg. Enemy's Terrible Losses. Geneva, July 7th.—The Innsbruck cor- j respondent, of the Tribune de Geneve says it is reported from Lemberg that the Austro-German troops pursuing the Russians on the Vistula have suffered terrible losses as a result, of the Russian i a. -Ti counter-attacks made IS mitas to the Eorth of lom&eow (near Zamosc, S. Poland). Up to July 5th the Germans advanced, but the Russians attacked the right flank of the enemy, and routed a whole divi- 6ion, taking 2,000 prisoners, eight guns, and niiiiier' guns. Oils maebiue guns. the l,a. Cl,.i th, froi3t l,tibliu -F,,a 'Ic)", Thousands of wounded are contmua ) arriving at Jaroslaw, Przemyei and Lew berg.—.Exchange. GUNS FROM FORTRESSES? I Wednesday's German official elates: Lublin, J'angorod and Warsaw -ir H?eaten?, and all attempts of the Rn.s-' ?ns to break through the A?tnan fwnt between the Pruth and the  ?arp frustrated bv Pflanzer's and li I -s arm?. which liberated the Germa, ii-id? Austrmn prisoners.. Th?y report that the IZIlssians vsedi b.a.y naval guns from Krot¡},dt, al1d I "obl)ed other fortre&s4??s of ??'?? jr .r a; n* to be used at the front. Weakened Fortresses. Those guns hav? been partly lost.re-, d?i? tl? power of the fortr?. ?'u? ? thus weakened for lack ?- art;l cry. The ?rmy unrl? Archduke Joseph Ferdinand is advancing after having successfully broken through the enemy lines, fighting fresh successful battles. Vesterdav, he fought his way towards d ay, 'I Gilczew and the heights north of the Wvznica. Under t-he pressure ot this ad- vance, the enemy also retreated on the Wieprz via Tirnogora. The bootv taken in there battles iii- creases to 41 officers, 11,500 men, and 17 machine-guns. THE AUSTRIAN REPORT. Amsterdam, July 7. An official state- ment from Vienna says:— North of Krusnik (28 miles sout,h of Lublin) fighting has become more violent, new Russian reserves having been brought up. Counter-attacks at various points were repulsed by the Austrian troops. In Poland. south of the Vistula, we captured Height 95 east of Dolo Waflal and south of Borzymow. The Russian losseswere very considerable. We captured ten machine guns, one re- volving gun. and many rifles. Further north, towards the Vistula, a Russian attack was repulsed. In the south-eastern theatre of war, west of the Upper Vistula, our troops are making good progress. During the pursuit towards the Zlota Lipa (Galicia, east of the Gilita Lipa), between July ?> and 5, we captured 3,850 Russians.— Reuter. The Russian Report. Petrograd, Wednesday. To-night's Hussisu official communique states:- On the upper course of the River Urjin- bovka (Lublin district) the enemy de- livered violent attacks against the ctor of the villages S'l-ortcbitza--IU, niiil. These were repulsed, and we threw him buck in complete disorder. Along the road leading from Krasnik our troops successfully continued to counter-attack, and the eneiny was COlll- pelled to pass to the defensive. We took 2,000 prisoners and several machine-guns. On the road from Lvoff (Lemberg) the enemy took ^tho offensive at numerous points, but failed to achieve any success. Having suffered severe losses, the enemy was compelled to suspend his movement. —Press Association War Special. Petrograd, Wednesday.—The hills of Wilkolaz, the scene of the latest Russian success, are 20 miles 'south-westwards of Lublin.—Press Association War Special.
UNEVEN i ttiL JUNE. I
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UNEVEN i ttiL JUNE. In a descriptive story issued from Eye- witness, on Wednesday, tne following occurs:— July 3rd.—June has passed without any occurrence of importance, and the un- even! fulness of major operations on our front has been matched by the dulness of the weather, whioh has in.,terfered with a eria 1 reconnaissance. On the night of Sunday, the 27th, near the Bethufle-La Basisee road, we succeeded. in bombing the enemy out of a mine I crater known as the Vesuvius Crater." Away on our left the German guns set i fire to a building on the east, of Ypres. Ou Monday, there was an artillery I Met ion by both sides all along the right- half of our front. In the vicinity of Cuinehy we fired a small mine. and the enemy fired a larger one. South-east of Armentieres two explosions took place l in the hostile trenches. Further south our machine gunners shot down a German flag which had been planted between the lines and brought it in -as a trophy. Mysterious Explosions.. That ntfcbt five explosions took place in the neighbourhood of La Ba&see, but their cause io not known, and on our left the German artillery resumed its activity and shelled differe nt parts of the area round Ypres. On Tuesday, the 29th, it was the turn of Armentieres to enjoy the attentions of the hostile guns, which were directed on the town for about four hours. Xear Cuinehy our miners blew up one hundred yards' length of the enemy's trenches, and, it is believed, caused considerable toss. On Wednesday minor operations started early, for at 3 a.m. we mined and destroyed some 50 yards of the German front, defences about two miles to the ndrth of Neuve Chapelle. This produced the usual reprisals from the hostile guns in the. neighbourhood. In the afternoon, near the La Bassee road, occurred an explosion, which flattened some twenty yards' length of the enemy's works. That night, near Ypres, the Germans again had recourse to gas shells, whilo our artillery fire was effective against a redoubt near Hooge, eight bodies being counted on the parapet alone. Hostile Aeroplane Brought Down. I On •Thursday. July 1st. a hostile machine was brought down by our guns I and fell somewhere within it* own lines On Friday, the 2nd. an artillery action wac the only feature. During thl--e fire days there have been numerous skirmishes between patrols, and sniping has been carried on steadily. Slight losses have been inflicted on the enemy, one German officer, who had ap- parently crawled out alone, being killed I by a bomb on our parapet. The dis- mantling of La Bassee Church is pro- i ceeding. Most of the high chimneys in the town have long since been demolished. Slain by Their Own Poison. That the employment of poisonous gas niust have considerable dangers for those m* aking use of it has been obvious; and it appears that in the neighbourhood of Hill 60 fifty ??" of the German 105th R?im?t ?'-e recently ?phyxiat?i by f)? ?? <.a-; ? raping from a cyhuder whjcli waahluitt bbyv oo ne of "? shells. In ?? w,ti")Ils of the pncmy's fronta?rtam •«"?» 2 X carry rcwrvmre of oxygen ??'" ? ? ?m?n ? bJks for r?vh-al of any ??pp?d,o?M? be affected ? the gas- man   Pre? A?ociaUOQ >* *rspecia l
FIGHT IN A FOG.I
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FIGHT IN A FOG. Rome. i Tlip \rmv Head- WSwe^ ti>« M* ««- muniquc t E Val DaoW the ('n(>D1Y »«frp,So an attack upon our position in ',]," D] Campo, hut were repulsed ??n? ?rio?'s 10&s('s. In th. Cadonc our ??\'?"?c? opened fire upon the wcrk6 o! the (\'rt ? the hiah valky of Ulc Cordc Y o?, and ujx>u Ta^liater, The Sassi, at the Passo Di Vaiparola, daiuaginji them r-erioualy. In Carnia, besides the usual vain at- tempt of the enemy in the direction ol Pal Grande, we repulsed attacks mad; upon our positions at the Passo Pramofio and Monte Scharnitz. Fighting ccntinucs with Sloiy but. con- stant progress on the Carsic Plateau, where in flip days from July 4th to July 7th we made 1,100 prisoners. On tho night of the 6th inst. our airship bom- barded effectively an important railway j miction north of Opema. j On the morning of the 6th a flotilla of our aeroplanec, succeeded in throwing a large number of bombs on the Austrian aviators' ground near Aisovizxa, east of Gcrizia, causing lireg. Another aeroplane i threw bombs on the station of l'iabresina. Our aviators, who were the. object of artillery and machine-gun fire, returned I safely. FIGHTING THEIR COMRADES. Turin, July 7th.-The strenuous fight- ing which, after many days, has ended successfully for the Italians in the Tyrol was on a more serious scale than the modest laconic phrase The enemy was I repulsed" in the latest Italian com-1 mu.niqlÙ would imply. The opposing troops experienced terrible WMther conditions. The battle, which | began last Thursday evening in a blizzard, was fought until Monday night ill bitter cold, when dense fog super- vened. According to the frontier Press, usually a reliable guide in regard to the fighting in the Tyrol, the Italians and Austrians fought upon the Lava redo heights, which wer stormed, on Monday night, in fog so dense that the huge electric inuminators could not penetrate it, and the Italian", as well as the Austrians, frequently found themselves at grips among rocks with their own comrades. The possibility that more harm than good might be done by the use of artillery was foreseen by the Italian commanders, who ordered the heavy guns to cease firing-3 wise precaution as, according to the reported statements of prisoners, at least one duel occurred between Austrian batteries, which blazed fiercely at each other for a considerable time. When the fog lifted at dawn, the Italians found that the Austrians had evacuated the locality. Reviving the methods of the Roman legions under Julius Cresar, the are adopting backshiekls and breastplate. On the Alpine front some of their in- fantry use a portable steel screen, rectangular in shape, and furnished inl H eye-peepers" for protection against •fhrapnel-shot and grenade-splinters vhilei climbing mountain-slopes. A quantity of these have been [licked up in front of the entrenchments north of Pal Grande (between Monte Cl")( J and Freikofel), where the enemy si.ff,itcl particularlv grievous losses -n a futile attack on Monday night. Simultaneously another Austrian column moved in considerable force against Pizzo AvostaniP, which mountain lies an hcur and a half's march away to the east. In order not to waste ammunition, the Italian infantry allowed them to ccme up in masses to within 600 yards, and then decimated the ranks with deadly rifle- volleys and machine gun fire. News from Austria is that the Italian advance on Tolmino from the south-east is meeting with determined resistance on the part of the Austrians. who have concen- trated a large force of artillery in this district. Several German prisoners brought into Feltry declare that, they were drafted from the German front north of Arras during the last week in May. 0.
ITALIAN CRUISER TORPEDOED._I
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ITALIAN CRUISER TORPEDOED. Rome. Ti-tiir 'z (I Liv.Ar. official commu- nique says recomiaisance in force was earned out on Wednesday night in thvj ?ppc" Adriatic. The crui?r Amaltl.! which took p<n't. in n?rations. "as tor- pedoed at dawn by aH Austrian sub- marine. Nearly the whole of the crew and officers were saved by our ships.
AUSTRALIAN'S VALOUR.
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AUSTRALIAN'S VALOUR. (Passed bv Censorl. Pte Robert John Northey, of 79. Sidney- Etreet, Brynhyfryd, Swansea,, who has just returned home to recover from wounds in the left hand and kne.e, reeeised in Galli- poli, is the first wounded man from the Dar- danelles to arrive in Swansea. lie belongs to the Naval Brigade (Howe's Battalion), and though quite young, has now served for three years in the Navy. He was discharged from the Navy thro igh sickness, and when the war broke out was aboard a merchant vessel in a. Belgian port, whero they were locked up for about, a week. On his return, he enlisted from I Swansea. He was sent to tie I Cryatil Palace, and was one of the 400 Navy men who volun- teered to man boais. They were engapred in the trenches defend- ing Antwerp. There he ioet the main body of his company, end after a 52-mile walk, joined another. T1 is was fortunate for him, for his comr.ad est are now interned in Holland. During the fliege, he eays. there wa.s eheU-iiring all the time, but be didn't see much of I the Germans. Later, they went up from Port Said to Kantario, in EgyPt, on the Nile, where they were for three weeks entrenched. That place his sincc been blown to bits, and all around it, by our shell fire," said he; "but it was only a bit of scrapping we had there." His comrades were successful in saving the lives of about 98 Navy men who had jumped overboard from a monitor when she was unsuccessfully torpedoed by the Turks. It was in February that they left England, and on April 25th Northey was one of the landing party at Sedul Bahr. He was with the 28th Division. The South Wales Borderers were there, he say. doing pood work, and also the Dublin Fusiliers. The Australians had landed on one beach, and they on another. It was pretty hot there," says Northey. They were sent from a troopship in small boats which they rowed themselves. About the first thing they had to do was to make a road for the guns. They worf being fired on all the time., The Dublin Fusiliers landed. Tbey made a da-eh forward while the N'lyal Volunteers were constructing the road. "After that," he said, "we had to drop picks and shovels a.nd go to help them under shrapnel and rifle fir". We wre driv- ing them on with the bayonet all the time. We managed to drive them in a couple of miles, and when I left they were at the foot of Achi Baba. We advanced for about six or seven miles, under fire all the time. The Australians landed under a very heavy the and they were charging with picks and shovels." The iMdinF WM made at, ba]f-pq.t four in the mormDg. The barbed wire entangle- ments unde: the water had been cut by "the DubHDS arc! the 1-iskilli'nvs. They were out of the Clyde, an old tramp steamer which ran ashore and landed from the sea side cf the veeeel under fire. Private Northey explained that the great object of the Allies was to attain command of Achi Baba. an eminence something like Kilvey. Un May 6, while stooping, he was wounded in both hand and knee. He was sent in a, hospital ship, first to Alexandria, about a three days' voyage, and afterwards hy train to Cairo Hospital. Here, he aayf. they re- ceived very excellent treatment from he British people, who brought them cigar- ette. etc. From Cairo he was sent to Gos- port Hospital, Portsmouth, and after re- maining there about, vv '> w «cks. he re- J turned lio Swi
j A HOwitLY KiNG.
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j A HOwitLY KiNG. j Solicitude for His Soldiers. Udine, Tuesday.—The presence, of the King at the front is a most powerful ele- ment in maintaining the high spirits and accentuating the enthusiasm of the population. The other day his Majesty entered. a village while Austrian shells I were still falling. At first, he was not recognised, but when an old man of tlus irredentist region cried, It is our King. all the inhabitants rushed to surround him, embarrassed what to do to pay homage. The King took a child in his arms and kisesd him. The people were deliriously enthusiastic. His Majesty recognises not only the oiffcers, but the ordinary soldiers. lie stopped an Alpini, saying: Lid you ac- company me up peak so and EoO;" The Alpino could not contain himself for pleasure. He recounted that one morn- ing, while he was on patrol duty, he met the King who, hearing firing at the top of a mountain, asked him to accompany him thither. As a matter-of fact, his Majesty needed no guide, for he left all behind, climbing like a chamois and asking questions constantly. When the King and the soldiers reached the top of the mountain, they examined the posi- tions around through field-glasses, while the Austrian bullets came nearer and nearer, but Victor Emmanuel was as calm and serene, said the Alpini, as if he were at a theatre. When they descended, half famished, the King shared his own luncheon with the Alpini. In connection with the personal courage of the Kivg. it is related that when he was Crown Prince, he was visiting an amis factory. A bomb exploded. Victor Emmanuel simply drew his cloak about him without eaying a word. Only later was it known he had been slightly wounded. Seeing an elderly soldier Gilent. and sad, the King asked the reason. The soldier replied that when he left home one of his children was ill. and he had since received no news. The King became grave, and spoke words of encouragement, saying he himself for a whole week had received no letters from home, and adding, I am also a father." His Majesty ordered his f-ide-dc-camp to telegraph an enquiry about the soldier's child. A wounded Bersaglierc was being borne on an ambulance with his leg almost severed. As the King passed the soldier pointed to his leg, saying: "For your Majesty." Victor Emmanuel saluted, and replied, No, my son, for Italy." Xext came a dead soldier. The King ordered the bearers to halt, approached with bowed head, and remained a few moments in prayer.
MOND NICKEL COMPANY.!
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MOND NICKEL COMPANY. Masters and Men striving in Country's Interests. London, Thursday. The Right Hon. Sir Alfred Mond, Bart-. M.P., presidM at the ordinary genera.1 meeting of the Mond Nickel Co., held in London to-day. In moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, which have already been published, Sir Alfred said that if there had not been a reconstruction of capital the balance-sheet would have been the fifteenth ordinary one. The total capital now was Hie bulk of this was in accordance with the recon- struction, but, like most companies of an industrial and progressive character, when the war broke out, thev found themselves in need of additional capital. Successful New Issue. Experienced financiers had been amazed at the temerity of the company in issuing further capital, but they were still more surprised at the response. He thanked tho shareholders, who in a time of great national crisis eame forward and subscribed. Those shareholders had reason to congratulate themselves, lor those shares had ever since been at a substantial premium- An issue of 6 per cent, redeemable debenture stock had also been most successful. In f act, the issue had been over-suinscribed. These two financial transactions had put the company iu a very much stronger position than it had been for a long time. Their property in Canada stood at £ 1,527,000. This was an extremely moderate capitalisation for extremely valuable properties. No War Profits. In this country the refining works stood at £ 567,000. The item investments in the balance-sheet were practically Trea- sury Bills and securities of a like charac- ter. The increase in profit was a highly satisfactory figure. Some people had an idea that the war meant very much enhanced profits. The directors had not thought it their duty to take advantage of the necessity of the nation and make extravagant profits, and had deliberately refrained from putting their price of nickel to anything like the prices some other firms had thought fit. to do. (Applause). Employes at the Front. I They were grateful to the staA and work- 'I men. A great tuany of their Canadian workman were fighting in Flanders and out of 850 men employed in the British works, 218 were serving in the forces. He was sorry to say six of these gallant men had been killed, two of them in the Good f Hope. The company were paying at the rate of £ 8,500 a year in half-pay and pav to the dependents of the men serving in I the forces. (Applause.) There had been a lot of talk about, bad time-keeping, but the time lost by their men during June was under one per cent. (Applause). The directors had thought, it right to re- establish reserves on an ample scale, and had decided to invest them in the new War Loan. (AppiaUfttJ). A Technical Difficulty. I Their business to-day was in an ex- tremely sound condition, and the reports received were of highly satisfactory character. Every nerve was being strained to complete an increase of the refining works in this country. Among the many difficulties they had had to cop tend with, one related to sulphate of copper, the export of which had been prohibited, and licenses had had to be obtained to export it even to our good Allies, the French. He was glad to say these and other difficulties I had been got through. The whole of their product had been at remunerative prices, and' they had helped to keep the. French wine industry alive. He had been asked about, paying in- terim dividends in time of war. He tho'?ht it woul? be wron? to give any pl<*dg?, but the lll aaJr would be seriollily I considered. H? moved the ad.ption of the report and payment of dividends at the following ratesAt <?,even per cent, on preference capital; at 20 per cent, on ordinary capital, less income-tax in such case, and that tloo,ooo be added to the reserve and £ 5-1,162 be carried forward. Mr. Saxbon Noble seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously. A hearty vote of thanks to the chair- man was "paewd, on >he motion of Mr. Morris, for his exhaustive and highly satisfactory address.
! MISHAP KfLLS TROUT IN PARK-NIILL…
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MISHAP KfLLS TROUT IN PARK- NIILL STFIL-Atd. Local anglers will hear with keen regret t ha.t the little, stream at Parkmill i is not likely to yield any more trout for seme few years to come. On u-ueeday, the road from the Cover Inn to tehe village was tnr sprayed, and bet ore the substance could dry there was a downpour of l'ain. The tar, washed to the gutters, was carried by the flood to the rii-pr. i To-day, there is probably not a live fish j in the stream, and children haye part of Wednesday in picbng dend trout by the basketful-from the water, j
I SUMMER ASSIZES. )
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I SUMMER ASSIZES. ) I CASES TO BE HEARD AT SWANSEA, j Among the nki prius eases to be hearti at the Glamorgan Summer Assizec?, to be oi«ened at Swansea on Saturday, i>efore Mr. Justice A. C. Lawrence lid Mr. Justice fcscrutton are the. following:— Before a Jury. Redding v. Thomas and Thomas.—Al- leged slander. Evans v. R. E. Jones (Garages). Limited.—Proceedings for personal in- juries. Owen v. Bishop Davies and Others. Proceedings for money lent. B. M. Morgan, by G. A. W. Morgan, her next friend, v. Edwards.—Proceedings for personal injuries- Hughes v. Williams.—Alleged seduc- lion. Lloyd's Bank (Limited) v. Thomas.— Guarantee caso. Hopkins v. Maggs.—Alleged slander. Buff v. H. L..tones (Garages), Limited. —PrtxK'.eduig-s for personal inj uries. Hughes v. the Liverpool Victoria Legal Friendly Society and Others.—Alleged fraudulent representatk>iii5. Without a Jury. Gregory and Others v. Reynolds and Others.—Contribution (motion for judg- ment) Howclls v. Griffiths and Others.—Proof 01 C,)l" 1\111. Oi copy will.
;- 7= - - ' HUSBAND'S ALLEGED…
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7= HUSBAND'S ALLEGED CRUELTY. Sad Aberavon Story. At. Aberavon on Thursday, Mary Ann Parkins summoned her husband, Cyril Parkins, a collier and fish and chip mer- chant, living at Sanclfields, Aberavon, for cruelty, and applied for a separation and mantenance order.—Mr. Dan Perkins ap- peared for complainant, and Mr. L. M. Thomas for defendant.—Mr. Perkins ex- plained that the parties had been married twelve months, and there was one child. Previous to the marriage, however, com- plainant had two children, which defen- dant knew all about. Defendant, had been cruel to her on numerous occasions, and had hit her about unmercifully. On pre- vious occasions she had summoned him, but had forgiven him on a promise not to repeat his brutal conduct. On June 5th he assaulted her, hitting her down and kicking her about the body, and in conse- quence she left him. He had been unkind to her since the marriage. In reply to Mr. Thomas, complainant said that the two children born before the marriage were black children," and she had not attempted to get an order against the father. Mr. Chas. Jones: This has got nothing to do with the case; that was before the marriage. Ho knew all about that before he married her.—Mr. Thomas: ) et; that is so.Tilo Chairman: Cannot they he brought together again?—Mr. Thomas: Possibly, sir. The case was adjourned for a month, and the husband was ordered to pay 12s 6d weekly maintenance in the meantime.
ITRANSPORT FOR GOWER.I
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TRANSPORT FOR GOWER. I The suggestion made at the meeting of the Swansea Markets Committee that the market frontage in Oxford-street and Union-street might bo converted into shops is only a tentative idea, and there is little likelihood of the suggestion being seriously considered during the war. The scheme has been provided for in the Swansea Corporation Bill, but it will re- quire Local Government Board sanction. In the meantime, while the Gower Light Railway scheme is also being held up, agriculturists of Gower are still handi- capped by being unable to get their pro- duce into the Swansea market owing to the lack of proper transport facilities. The Gower Co-operative Society are anxious that, something should be done, and a meet ing: with, t.he members of the Swansea, Market? Committee is being ar. ranged to discuss the matter- The ques- tion of bui1ding a new Corn Exchange in Swansea has been i-aism, and this is a matter which will no doubt receive con- sideration, as it has been suggested that it might be built over the proposed new shops at the TJnion-street corner of the market. As it will be a long time, how- ever, before these improvements are taken in hand, it would be well if the present system of road conveyance of the goods could be euplemented by motor lorries. Swansea Market is ready to receive the produco, and it should be easier to get it from Gower than from England.
INADEQUATE FOR OPERATIONS.…
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INADEQUATE FOR OPERATIONS. I Doctors and the Penrhiewtyn Hospital. At a meeting of the Neath Board of Guardians. on Wednesday, Mr. John Thomas, Chairman of the Building Com- mittee, stated that the Medical Board, consisting of Mr. Brook, Dr. Lancaster. and Dr. Frank Thomas, did not approve of the operating theatre at the Penxhiet- w-yn Hospital. They emphatically declared that it was quite inadequate, and justice could not lie done to the wounded soldiers without an extension. It was an important matter as well as urgent, and he should like an expression of opinion from the Board be- fore the committeo took any steps. Mr. Levi James snid it would only mean an extension of the present operating theatre. The Rev. Z. P. Williamson (Margam) moved that the Building Committee be given plenary powers, adding that no sac- rifice was too great for the wounded sol- diers. (Hear, hear). Mr. T. Williams (Abergwynfi) seconded the motion, which was carried.
ST. THOMAS GROCER.I
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ST. THOMAS GROCER. I Death of Mr. Tom Griffiths. With extreme regret we have to an- I nounce the death of Mr. Tom Griffiths, j grocer, of 36, Fabian-street, St. Thomas, Swansea.. He took to his bed last Friday and died on Tuesday evening. Thus passes one of the. stalwart re- ligious characters of Swansea. He was a roan held in the highest res- pect for his many fine qualities. He wajs born at Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshiie. and came to Swansea some ii years ago. He was in business tirst of all with Mr. James Jones, then with Mr. William Lewis. Twenty-eight years ago he opened I for himself at the establishment in Fabian-street, where he became so well I known. (-) f sti-on,, rp l be,- He was a man of strong religious be- liefs. Like many a country lad coming into a big town, when lie left the quiet home at Dinas Cross, he made his home with the people at Betlissda, and there, during all these years, he had been identified with every good work instituted by the church. t
ABERAVON'S NEW COURT.I
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ABERAVON'S NEW COURT. The first proceedings in the fine new I court room which occupies an important section of the new Aberavon Municipal Buildings were held on Thursday. The sitting justices were -the Mayor (Mr. W. Williams, who More his robes audi chain of office), Mr. Charles Jones, Mr. Henry Walsh. Mr. George Longdon, and Alderman Da/nd Kees. Councillors, officials, and the general public"" were there in large numbers. The first cac? ?as a remand charge (,1' ¡ !win? dnlnk a?d disorderly against & well hnokn local man named Michael 0''Bn?'? The police inlimatpd to the bench tbü defendant had improved'in hi" behaviour I si?ce the ijr?t h<'arin? of the case, ?nd ?a? now :n good employment. The Mayor: We are phased, indeed. O?Bri?u. to hoar that yoa aie loobu. after yourself. The case was dismissed
|ENQS^EER'S AGE. j
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ENQS^EER'S AGE. SWANSEA MAN'S CLAIM. I On Thursday, in the King's Bench Division, Mr. Justice Atkin gave judg- ment in the case Jones v. Amalgamated Society of Engineers, which had been re- mitted from the Liverpool Assizes far judgment. A Native of Swansea. The plaintiff, Arthur Jones, a native of Swansea, now a member of the Warring- l?ran(?h cf tlip society, ae?ed for a declaration that, long as he conibrm?d wiih the 8ociHY'S rules, JH was cntitl?l ¡ to be a member thereof; that his ex- pulsion from the society was invalid; and that the society be restrained from further excluding him from the society. Giving judgment, Mr. Justicc Atkin sa:d the plaintiff was born in Swansea in 1850. At one time lie was a. member of the society there, but he ccased to be a member, not having kept up his sub- scription. In LS>>7 he joined tho society again, and signed the application form, giving his age as 31 years. From ths date up to J913, 11"-) continues a member of the society, regularly paying his subscrip- tions. His Age. In December, <n 1313, he then being 631 years of age and apparently in ill-health, put in a claim for permanent superannua- tion benefit. l or this purpose lie had to fill up a form, and gave his a-g" as 63. He was then attached to the Warrington Branch ot the ruion. and this branch forwarded the c)ajm to the J^jcecutive. The serekn' called attention to the discrepancy in the entries as regarded the age, pointing out that whereas he had stated his age at as 31, it should have been 37. fie could not, obviously, be 63 when he applied in 1913. Mr. Jones was asked about it, and, on February 21th, the secretary of the Executive wrote that, owing to the unsatisfactory nature I of the case, the Council -oould not pass tho claiia., A Branch Resolution. Later. a letter was written to Mr. Jones, asking him to show cause why he should not be excluded from the society, on the ground that he had given a "false age entry. The Warrington Branch asked Jones to attend ;1 meeting, called for the purpose of discussing the matter. Jones did so, and, in reply to questions, said he told the officials, at the time of entry, his true age. Eventually, however, the committee came to the conclusion that he should be excluded, and passed the following resalution:- That Brother Arthur Jones be ex- cluded for falsely declaring his age at entering the society. The next day the resolution, was con- firmed by the branch under the rules of the society. The Principal Issue. I His Lordship said that the principal issue never seemed to have been con- sidered by the Council at all in dealing with the case. The clause referring to the matter, his Lordship thought, meant that a man must have made an entry with the intention of deceiving the society, with the object of inducing them to make him a member. The evidence given for t?h?. secretary was to the effect that he never thought James was trying to get into the society by fraud. The president of the branch also stated that the Council did not come to a con- clusion as to intention in giving the false age. It appeared to his Lordship plain that, I in the circumstances, the committee came to the conclusion that once it was establi&hed that Jones had in fact II stated his age untruly, they were entitled to act. on the rule, andi abide by it. They therefore parsed a re- solution that he. be expelled. It seemed to him that the, did not consider the question whether he knowingly declared i his age to be wrong. or whether he did so with any intention to deceive the society. His lordship knew he had not to con- sider whether the decision cf t-be, Com- mittee was wrong or right; he had not to consider whether they acted according to the rules or natural justice. He was quite clear, however, that they acted bona fidEI, and. that they gave him every op- portunity of explanation. He ihad to consider whether the Committee acted in accordance with the rules and their mea.ning. To his mind they had not acted in accordance with the rules, and he thought they had no right, to exclude him. They did not consider the real isenie on which alone they were entitled to exclude him. Plaintiff was, therefore, entitled to the relief he asked for. He would give judg- ment. for the plaintiff and costs down to the time that the pleadings were amended which his lordship had allowed.
SWANSEA'S WOOL SALE. I
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SWANSEA'S WOOL SALE. I A meeting of Swansea Markets and Slaughter-houses Committee was held on II Wednesday, Mr. R. Buckland presiding. The Markets Manager (Mr. J. W. Davies) reported that the first wool sale, held at the Market, had been very suc- cessful. There were 153 lots, comprising over 10,000 fleeces. The total value was L-),331, an average of lp. 6id. per lb. The revenue to the Market was £13 8s. Id. A letter was received from Mr. Wm. James (the auctioneer), 6tating that he did not think the Market would be suit- able for holding the sale another year, hut Mr. Davies (the Markets manager) thought the difficulties experienced by Mr. James with regard to weighing could be met if the sale was re-organised. It was left with Mr. Davies to make arrangements with Mr. James for coming sales. The committee congratulated Mr. Davies and the Market officials on the excellent manner in which they had car- ried out their duties. Mr. James in his letter also appreciated the help he had received from the Markets manager.
NOSE-DIVED TO EARTH. J
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NOSE-DIVED TO EARTH. A verdict of Accidental death was returned on Wednesday at the resumed coroner's inquiry into the account, where- by Ma jor Harry Tailyour Lumsden, offi- cer commanding the Reserve Aeroplane Squadron at Brook lands, who was killed on June 21. Lieutenant Carpenter, pilot of the Avro biplane, in which Major Lumsden was a passenger, Euid that when the machine v/as. between 1.500 and 2,000 feet up (he inlef valve of the eDgine blew ont. Tjiii; caused the engine to stop. Witness as- sumed control of the machine, which had been under dual control, and endeavoured tc. land in a wheat field. When 200 feet up he made a short right-hand turn, but the machine nose-dived and struck the I ground almost verticallv. Maj fir Liims- den sustained injuries from which he died within a few hours. Replying to the coroner, Lioutetiaut Carpenter mishaps with engines fairh tr.?quent. The nose-dive was clue to a mistake in turning. ¡
--.I SWANSEA FATAL ACCIDENT._I
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SWANSEA FATAL ACCIDENT. I The death occurred at Swansea Hospi- tal on Wednesday, of Thomas Jmes (39), a dock labourer, who was admitted to the institution on the previous day, having been crushed between two trucks at tii- Soulh Dock.
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At an inquest at. Hammersmith, Tues- a^ av on Henry Samuel Coleman, aged ;18, a solicitor's clerk, who died from anthrax it. was suggested that the bnccili had been introduced to the skin by means of a i-.hv. > ing lwush manufsctured from animal hnir. A verdict of accidental de-th returned.
I THE COAL CRSIS.
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I THE COAL CRSIS. WELSH COALOWNERS AND MEN'S LEA 0 E R S SUMMONED TO LONDON. From Our London Correspondent). London, Thursday. Air. Kunciman lias arranged to meet to- day both representatives of the Co-il Owners' Association of South Wales and Monmouthshire and the Executive Coun- ;ci! of the Welsh Miners' Federation-n. reference to the wage agreement dispu >. So far he has giveR the latter body no in- dication as.to how he views the interpre- tations they have put. upon the outstand- ing points of their demands. The Presi- dent of the Board of Trade will meet to- day the owners and men's representa- tives separately, and then probably try to hring ahout a joint conference. The owners had returned to their homes on Tuesday, and were wired for last nip lit to COill" 'back again for the conference. Meanwhile anxiety is beginning to be ex- pressed as to whether there, is time enough now to bring about a new agree- ment. Seven out of the fourteen ^r.ys allowed by the Cardiff conference on Wednesday last have expired, and judg- ing by the temper displayed at that ("(11,- ierence the men will be disinclined to go on under day to day contracts long. r than next mid-week. It is hoped, how- ever, that the outstanding points will he disposed, of by then, and that the kirger task of embodying the terms come to may then be proceeded with without any cessation of work. Messrs. James Wins tone, George Barker, Vernon Hartshorn, A. Onions, Tcm Eicliards, M.P., and Evan Davies, visited the Board qf Trade on Wednes- day in reference to the Soutl Wales wage agreement dispute, and, it is under- stood, laid before Mr. Runciman a draft of what they suggest should be the terms of the new agreement. This pro- vides that the rate of waa-es shall be 221 per cent. above the 1915 standard rates, which are, of oouree, those laid down by the President of the Board of Trade to the recent Cardiff conference. The general rate of wages shall be not less than 16 per cent. above the 1915 standard rates. The average selling price is fixed at 15s. 6d. per ton, and the terminating period of the engagement is suggested as April 30th, 1918. London Thursday Evening. Negotiations carried matters but little further. The miners' representatives were with Mr. Runciman an hour and a. half, but this time was occupied in further consideration of details of 1& men's demands, and a futile endeavour to bring both parties together. Mr. Iiunciman gave neither party a definite reply, but the miners' leaders understood he would do this to-morrow (Friday) morning. Thus another day of little tima available has gone, and the miners' leaders do not disguise their impatienefc at the delay.
THE FALABA JUDGMENT.
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THE FALABA JUDGMENT. Giving judgment on Thursday in the case of the l alaba, Lord Mersey found that the ship was sunk by a torpedo from a German submarine, and that measures taken for Raving life were, promptly car- ried out, and that proper discipline was maintained. He added that the submarine made no attempt to save life, and that probably it would not. have done so without endanger- ing the submarine. Lord Mersey decided that be was satis- fied that the witnesses who described the boats of the Falaba as having been rotten were mistaken. and that damage sustained by some of the boats in launching was v, a. not due to any negligence on the part of the officers and crew. The Explosives on Board. He was satisfied that when the E&laba started her voyage the boats and life- saving appliances were in good order, and the crew were efficient. The cargo in- cluded thirteen tons of cartridges ami gimpowder for Government use on tlin W est Coast, but this was not more than was usually carried in peace time. The Falaba was unarmed- It was un- certain whether the submarine changed her flag to German, or Iwhetber the latter was at first mistaken for the British flag. The point wa.s, howevar. immaterial, since from the first the captain believed the submarine to be an enemy craft. WThcther the submarine was within her rights in sinking the Falaba he was not required to state, but he assumed in any event she, was bound to afford men and women a reasonable opportunity of getting into the- boats and saving their lives. Forced to a Grave Conclusion. This the submarine did not do, and eo grossly insufficient was the opportunity afforded that he was driven to conclude that the submarine captain desired and designed, not merely to sink the ship, but also to sacrifice the lives of the passengers and crew. There was evidence of the, laughing and jeering on the submarine* while the passengers were struggling in. the water, but on this matter he pre- ferred to keep silence, in the hope that the witness was mistaken. The boats of the steamship Elmira, 4 sister ship of the Falaba. and built at the same time, had been examined within the last few days, and were quite sound. He was satisfied that witnesses who de- scribed the Falaba bQalllls as rotten were mistaken, and that the boats were in good order. The captain, the officers, the crew, and the passengers did their very best. The responsibility for the consequences of the catastrophe must rest exclusively with the officers and crew of the German sub- marine. Tribute to Brave Rescuers. The men in the rescuing boats behaved with great courage and kindness, and (ie. served the highest commendation. The Court's findings include, in aiddi* tion to those already stated, that no blame b- attributable to the registered manager of the Falaba. the marine superintendent of the company, or to Mr. Baxter, chief ofifcer. His lordship concluded that there had been an allegation that signals were fired irom the Falaba intended to call for assistance against- the submarine. That allegation was brought to his notice wftos the evidence was closied, but after care- ful inquiries he was satisfied that allega- tion was without foundation. No signals were bred, and Mr. Baxter made an affidavit Co that efL-.et.
LOUGHOR BRIDGE TENDER. -M
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LOUGHOR BRIDGE TENDER. M A quarterly meeting- of the Carmarthen- shire Main Roads Council was held at the Shire Hall, Llandilo, on Wednesday, Mr. Wm. Griffiths. Llanelly, presiding. The estimate of the Yorkshire HenebeeJt Contract Co. for the re-construction cf Loug'hor Bridge for £ 17.917 was accepted, and the Council decided to apply to tho Ijocal Government Board for sanction to borrow £ "2.200. the amount of Carmarthen- shire's contribution towards the contract and other expenses, the Glamorgan County Council having agreed to contribute a. similar amount. It was also decided that watchmen lo placed at both en.ls of the bridge with tric- stop-watcbcs to ascertain the speed < f vehicles psiwing over the bridge, and to prosecute drivers exceeding the speed limit..
. THE TINPLATE EMBARGO.
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THE TINPLATE EMBARGO. A London Gazette supplement, on Thursday contains an Order in Coun- cil which prohibits the exportation of tinplates. including tin cannisters for food packing (which are at present prohibited to ports in Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway and Sweden), to all foreign ports other than those of ranee, P.ussia (except Baltic ports), Spain and Portugal. A similar conditional prohibition is placed oil Cassava powder and tapioca, niandioea or tapico flMir, ruttans, sago Mud 6« £ 0 and (lour.