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funeral of Miss Starkie Bence. The funeral took place at Llanfrynach Church on Wednesday last week, of Miss A. M. Starkie Bence, whose death, as reported in oar last issue, took place at the Priory. Folkes- stone, the previous Saturday, at the age of 48 years. The Rev. Hilary W. Lewis officiated. The hymne, The sower went forth sowing," Lead kindiy light," and For all the saints," were sung during the service in the church, and at the conclnsion Mrs Hilary Lewis played Choppin's funeral march. The chief mournsrs were Mr Starkie Bence (brother), Mrs ROBS (sister), and Mra Napier Start. Amongst others present were Mra J. Conway Lloyd, Mr H. F. W. Harries, Mr W. F. Parry deWinton, Mrs Randall, Miss deWinton, Major Walker and Lieot C. H. deWinton (from the Brecon Depot of the S.W.B.), Mr li. C. Rich, Mr Roger Price, Penoelly, Mr •ohn Evans, Glanusk, Mr John Jones, *3, etc. 4 tiurober of non-commisfiiooed officers from the Depotj S.W.B., acted as beareas- Ve*y large number of wreaths and crosBes were Bent. ]

BORDERERS IN THE GREAT PUSH. Breconshire Officer Leads the Advance A battalion of the South Wales Borderers, commanded by Colonel J. Going, at one time stationed at Brecon, played a notable part in the front line attack of the British offensive in the neighbourhood of Albert, which began on Saturday, the 1st inst. The Borderers were led in the advance by Major G. T. Raikes (son of Mr R. Raikes, of Treferydd, Breconshire) who came through the fierce ordeal unscathed. There are at the Howard Gardens Hospital, Cardiff, live wounded men from the battalion, and three of these-Private C. Turner, Private G. Good win, and Private J. Tucker-were 8.en on the 5th inst. by a Press representative, who obtained from them some details as to the role played by the battalion. The South Wales Borderers were in the line nearly opposite Beaumont Hamel village, which had been held by the Germans, but which is now in the hands of the Allies. This was their first objective. The Borderers entered the front trenches under the cover of darkness, and at ? 20 the signal was sounded for the advance to begin. They at once leaped from their trenches and began the advance. After they had pro- ceeded some 200 yards German machine-guns opened fire and wiped out the greater portion of their front line, only about three being left. Private Tucker was among those who fell, wounded in the right shoulder. He lay there all day among the dead, deeming it wise not to move until darkness came on. Some of the British wounded became delirious, and Tucker saw the Germans turn their machine guns upon them. He also saw the Germans dressing the wounds of some of the British wounded who fell close-to the German trenches. Amongst the officers wounded was Lieut. Fowkes, whose life was saved by the gallantry of one of the men of his company, Private Per- kins, who picked him up and carried him back into safety under heavy fire, an action that is described by those who witnessed it as very heroic and deserving of honours recognition. It was the unexpected appearance of the Ger- man machine guns that was responsible for the big casualty list. The men who lay out in the open all day describe the experience as especially trying, owing to the hot sun which poured down upon them. After the way for the advance had been opened opposite Beaumont Hamel another division was brought up and continued the ad. vance. Private Tucker said the South Wales Borderers' officers displayed great gallantry. Lieutenant Evans, who prior to the war was a Ceylon tea planter, urged them to go forward after he had been himself shot both in the body and the leg. Major L. T. Raikes, D.S.O., of the R.F.A., another son of Mr. R. T. Raikes. was in the great German bombardment of the Ypres salient at the end of May and the beginning of June, and has been home at Treferfydd since the 6th June. He was suffering from shell shock, but has made a wonderful recovery, thanks to the complete rest and the beautiful Breconshire air.

LLANGAMMARCH WELLS. FUNERAL OF MR H. C. WHALE.—The funeral of Mr Henry Charles Weale, of Tyncoed farm (whose death we reported last week), took place cn Friday last, at Liangammarcb Churchyard. Mr Weale, who was 44 years of age, bad resided at Tyncoed for 17 years. For the first 12 years he acted as farm bailiff for Mr F. Griffiths, the Pomp house, bat daring the last five years he was tenant, and as a farmer be was very successful. He was widely known in the district and greatly respected. The funeral was very largely attended, and much sympathy is felt for the widow and little son in their bereavement. The Rector, the Rev J Evans, officiated at the house and at the graveside. The service was very impressive, and two Welsh hymns were euDg, i.e., Ymado wnaf a'r babell" at the hoase, and Dydd myrdd ryfeddodau" at the graveside. The ohief mourners were Mrs Weale (widow) and son; Mr and Mrs William Weale, brother dnd sister-in-law, Llandrindod Wells; Mr John Weale, brother, Crossway cottage, Builth; Mr Walter Weale, brother, market gardener, Llanelly Mr James Weale, brother, Mertbyr Mr Prioe Weale, brother, farmer, Kington Mr Isaiah Weale, brother,i Abercynog; Miss Gertie Weale, niece Mr and Mrs John Owens, brother and sister-in law, Cefnioly Mr and Mrs D Jenkins, brother and sister-in-few, Sennybridge Mr Walter Jones, brother-in- law, Oilfynydd; Mr Evan Jones, brother-in- law, Cwmaman Mr Wm Jones, brother-in- law, Cwmaman Miss H Jones, aister-in law, Cwmaman'; Mr and Mrs Price, brother and sister-in-law, Penoenian Mrs T Owen, sister- in-law, Carnau Mra L Davies, niece, Tre- harris Miss D Owens. niece, Cefnioly Mr E W Powell, nephew, Llandovery; Miss Nellie Jones, niece, Tyncoed farm; Miss Phyllis Jenkins, niece, Senuybridge; Mrs Price, cousin, Blaencwm and Mrs Davies, ooasin, Llandovery. Beautiful wreaths were sent by the following :—Mrs Weale and child Will (brother) and family Phyllis Jenkins (niece); Mr and Mrs Price, Pencenlan E and H Jones, Cwmamar; Mr and Mrs Fred Griffiths and Mr and Mrs trost; the Rector and Mrs. Evans, the Rectory; Dr and MrB Black JoneB; Manager and Manageress of the Lake Hotel; the Employees of the Lake Hotel and Tynooed Farm Mr and Mrs Williams, Seville Hoase: Mrs Jones and Mrs Evans, -Myrtle House; Miss Richards, the Bapgalow; from all at Aberaeiros; and Mrs Davies, Cwmddylan. The undertaker was Mr Charles Jones, Llangam- march. A memorial service was held ót the church on Sunday evening, when tbe Rector made sympathetic and appropriate reference to the departed. ZBNANA MISSION. — Last Friday evening, at the Church Institute, a moat interesting address on the Zenana Mission in India was given by Miss Jokes, to the Sunday School children. Afterwards the children were all invited to tea by Mrs Evans, the Rectory. CONSECRATION OF THII NBW CHURCH. The consecration of the New Church will take place on Wednesday next, the 19th inst, by the I Lord Bishop of St David's. The. Eiervice will commence at 2 80 in the afternoon. In the evening at 6 o'clock another service will be held, when the Rev Griffith Thomas, vicar of St David's, Carmarthen, will preaob. For this great occasion the choir will be provided with sarplioea. On the following Sunday, at the usual service!?, the Bishop of Swansea will preach.

BRECONSHIRE WAR ITEMS. Captain D.G.Johnson, D.S.O., South Wales Borderer, has been promoted from a General Staff Officer of the third grade to be a brigade major attached to headquarter Units, as from May 25th Major E W Jones, South Wales Borderers, has been gazetted tempory- I iontenant. colonel whilst commanding a group machine-gun training centre, as from June 20th Captain D. H. S. Somerville, adjutant to one of the battalions of the South Wales Borderers, has been wounded in both forearms by gunshot whilst in action with his battalion. The wounded officer (mentioned recently in despatches), has been admitted to a military hospital at Bristol, and is reported to be "doing well." Second-Lieutenants H A Anson and F H Best, South Wales Borderers (Territorial Force) have been gazetted temporary lieuten- ants, the former as from August 14tb, 1915, aud the latter as from December 16tb, 1915. Lieut Anson is a eon of the Hon F Anson,' late of Felinnewydd, Taigatth, and Lieut Best is eo son of Mr C W Beat, of Brecon. Lieut L A Newman, South Wales Borderers, has been accidentally killed while on active Eervicrf. Secood-Lisutenau!; H F Sharpe, South Wales Bor(ierers, lias boeu wounded. Capt Brlflu Thomas, South Wales Borderers. is hTlirted t.3 have received a gunshot woand iu tbe leg. He is tbe youngest eon of Mr J G Thomas, J.P., of Llandongb Rectory, -and has been on active servioe in Franco for about ten months. News has reachc-d Hereford that Capt Trevor R Allaway, South Wales Borderers, has been killed as the result of a bombing aociieut. He was the only son of Caps Rhys Allaway, of Gwynfryn, and wae only 23 years of age. 5949 Sergt F Muaty, South Wales Bor. derers, is officially reported to have died whilst on active service. He was formerly stationed at Brecon Barracks. Information has been received that Major Cole-Hamilton, D.S.O., the Chief Constable of Breconsbire, has been slightly wounded at the Front, but, fortunately, his injury is not sufficiently serious to prevent his continuing on duty. Thursday's "London Gazette" announced that Major H E Porter (retired Indian Army) was relinquishing the temporary rank of lieut- colouel on ceasing to commund a service bat- ttilion of tbe South Wales Borderers. Mr Ferrar Ricketts, Army Service Corps, brother of Mr J F Ricketts, of Trebarried, has died of enterio fever in the Persian Gulf. Lieut Owen Wales, South Wales Borderers, received tbe Military Cross from big Majesty tbe King at Buckingham Palace on Saturday. Lient A E Morgan, South Wales Borderers, of Newport, a well-known athlete, has been wounded for the third time, and is now in a London hospital. Lieut G J Coventry, South Wales Borderer, attached Yorkshire Light Infantry, is officially reported wounded. Lieut. -Commander Harry Pirie-Gordon, son of Mr E. Pirie-Gordon, of Gwernvale, Cfickhowell, received the Distinguished Service Cross from His Majesty, the King, at Buckingham Palace, on Sat- urday. Commander Pirie-Gordon was in some of the hottest of the Dardanelles fighting. It is reported that Colonel Lord Glanusk is com- ing to England on leave. Second-Lieut. F, H. Cleveden, and Second-Lieut. A. S. Thomas, South Wales Bgrderers are reported wonnded. The latter is already at his home at Cardiff. Lieut. C. Davidson, South Wales Borderers, previously reported wounded, is now reported prisoner of war, and Lieut. J. 0. Murray South Wales Borderers, is reported missing. High Praise for Local Admiral. Both the despatches of Sir John Jellicoe and Sir David Beatty speak in terms of very high praise of the part played by Rear-Admiral Hugh Evan-Thomas, commanding the 5th Battle Sqaadron from the Barham," in the naval victory off Jutland. "This sqaadron," states Sir David Beatty is one part of bis report, "supported as brilliantly and effect- ively." Another passage a.ys :Before leaving as tbe 5th Battle Squadron was also engagine battleships. The report of Rear. Admiral Evan-Thomas shows that excellent results were obtained, and it can be safely said that his magnificent squadron wrought great execution." Sir John Jellicoe observes: "Str David Beatty brings to my notice tbe brilliaial support afforded him by Rear-Admiral Hugh Evan-Thomas," and for himself says- "The magnificent squadron commanded by Rear- Admiral Evan-Thomas formed a support of grfeat value to Sir David Beatty during the afternoon, and was brought into action in rear of the Battle Fleet in the most judicious man. ner in the evening." Rear-Admiral Evan-Thomaia is a brother of Mr Henry Evan-Thomas, of Caerwnen, near Builth Wells, and son of the first chairman of tbe Breconshire County. Council, the late Mr Charles Evan-Thomas, of the Gnoll, Neath.

HAY OFFICER MISSING. An Old Christ College Boy. Second-Lieutenant Norman Grant of the Lancashire Fusiliers, and eldest son of Mr and Mrs H. R. Grant, of Castle street, Hay, has been reported "missing" as from July let, the time of the "Big Push." Lieut. Grant was educated at Christ College, Brecon, and became a member of the staff at ihe Hereford branch of the United Counties Bank. Shortly after war broke out be joined the Public School Battalion of the London Royal Fusiliers, and was one of tbe 25 successful candidates for a permanent commission in the Regular Army. He was trained at Sandhurst and in due' course was assigned to the East JLancashire Regiment. He became a machine gun section officer of that regiment and went to the Front about two months ago, and took part in many raids on tbe German trenches preparatory to tbe "Big Push" on July 1st. Universal sympathy is felt for Mr and Mrs Grant and family in their great trouble. y

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BUILTH OFFICER KILLED. On Saturday last Dr and Mrs Spencer, Builth Welle, received the Dews that their Bon Lieut. A. E. Spacer, Sherwood Foresters, I who was serving in France, was missing, and ater in the day they were informed that he bad been killed. The gallant officer, who was only 20 years of age, had a most brilliant sobolastic oareer. Whilsh at Eeble College, Oxford, he joined the O.T.C. A short time I before the war be gained a scholarship at Oxford, also one at Cambridge, and decided to take up the latter. Then came the war, and he aocepted a commission in the Sherwood Foresters. He has served in France for several months with marked distinction. Dr. and Mrs Spenoer both work hard at the Military Red Cross Hospital at Builth Wells, and the former took an aotive part in the training of the local Red Cross nurses prior to the outbreak of tbe war, whilst the latter is the commandant of the Bailth Red Cross Hospital and has made it one of the mo&t popular institutions of the kind lin the whole of Wales. On Monday morning Dr. and Mrs Spencer received a letter from Colonel L Gilbert com- manding the battalion to which Lieutenant Spencer was attached, stating how deeply he regretted to tell them of the death of their Bon, which happened on the 3rd July when be Was in charge of a party which went up to oat wire in front of the enemy's trench. The party came under heavy fire of a machine gnu,and had to retire to the nearest communication trench. Unfortunately Lieatecaut Spencer and his orderly fell into the trench on the enemy's side of the barricade and both were killed by bombs bat bis work was not in vain, as largely due to his efforts the battalion took the German trench the next day. Lieutenant Spencer, who had always proved to be a cool and trustworthy officer, was specially selected by his colonel for this important work. His Lhndy was found during the advance on the 4th rWtoll his platoon dug a grave and he was buried by tbe colonel in the absenoe of the army Chaplain. Colonel Gilbert hopes to place a crofis on the grave to mark the spot.

LLANWRTYD MEN WOUNDED. LNC.- SGT. STANLEY DAVIES, Machine Gun Corps, youngest son of Mr Lewis Davies, Irfon View, Llanwrtyd Wells, has been out in France about two months, seen a rough time of it, and is now lying in hospital at South Mead, Bristol, with a bullet wound in the left thigh. PTE. 1. R. Davies (Dick) Machine Gun Corps, the eldest son of Mrs Davies, the Shop, Abergwessin, near Llanwrtyd Wells, previous to enlistment was on the Staff of the Post Office, Llanwrtyd Wells. Pte. Davies has seen about four months' service at the front, has been slightly wounded with shrapnel, took part in the great advance on July 1st (No Man's Land) and is now in hospital in England suffering from shell shock.

Llanwrtyd Corporal's Marvellous Escape. Saved by his Bible. A latter just received from Private Dick Davies, whose portrait appears above, tella how Corporal Tom Davies, Machine Gun Corps, son of Mr Rees Davies, Gollyfelen Farm, Llanwrtyd Wells, owes his life to his pocket Testament. It was in the great advance on July 1st, at a stage when the officer and several men were wounded, and only five left to manage the garis, that Tom was hit in the chest, but his little Bible saved him, and he came off with only a brnise. The Testament is one of many distributed amongst local soldiers at the Front and Overseas during last Christmastide by the Young People's Association of Bethesda Calvinistic Church, Llanwrtyd. It is only quite recently that Corpl Davies was presented with a certificate for gallant conduct in the field.

ABERCRAYE. PERSONAL Lieutenants W J Hamilton Morgan and Dan Hopkins were home on a short visit during the week end. HOLIDAYS -Thu Elementary Schcols in the Swansea Valley (Breconshire) will close for the midsummer holidays on the' 21st inst. and re-open on Tuesday, August 29th. NATIONAL MISSION.—OQ Thursday evening, after the service at St David s, a meeting was held to discusa what steps might be taken locally to participate in the great National Mission. The Rector of Y stradgynlais and the Rev J G Hughes were present. Another meet. ing, presided over by the Rev J G Hughes, was held on Monday evening, and there was a large number of churchpeople present.

POLICE COURT SCENE AT CRICKHOWELL. There was quite a acene at Crickhoweil Police Court on Friday last. Mrs Julia Moss, wife of the landlord of tbe Vine Tree Ion, Llangattock, applied for a separation order against her husband, on the ground of persistent cruelty. Mr T Vaugban, Crickhowell, appeared for the complainant, and Mr W J Everett, Pontypool, for the defendant. Ou the case being called, Mr Everett said he v. as glad to say that there had been a settlement by consent between the parties, whereby the husband bad agreed to pay his wife 17s 6d a week for the maintenance of herself and child, and to pay tbe costs of the proceedings. He therefore asked that the customary order be made by the Bench in accordance with these terms. Mr A H Miers (who was in the chair) But we know nothing about the case. We are here to adjudicate, and I cannot consent to something we do not know anything about. Mr T Vaugban We are not asking you to adjudicate. It is only a happy arrangement, particulaiiy-as tbe parties are husband and wife. There is some hope of their coming together sometime, but if the distasteful details are brought unnecessarily before tbe Court, the estrangement might be a lasting one. The Chairman We must have the facts before coming to a decision. Mr R H A Davies (clerk) said the application was a perfectly proper one, and it was usual and quite in order for the Court to do as suggested. The Chairman Please be quiet, Mr Davies. The Bench are adjudicating, not you. Mr R H A Davies I do not pretend to adjudicate. I have merely given my opinion as magistrates' clerk. The Chairman The case must either go on or be withdrawn. Mr D Powell-Jones (the other presiding magistrate) I do not agree with the Chairman's decision. The Chairman I don't care about that. Mr Everett asked the Clerk to make a fall note of his application, with a view to an application being made to the High Court for a mandamus. The Clerk I shall certainly do so. The Chairman again emphatically said he would not consent to any order being made in the absence of the case being heard. If the case was not going to be heard, it must be with- drawn or adjourned. It was a serious charge. Mr Vaugban It is not a criminal charge. The Chairman This is a serious case, when a man is charged with cruelty to a child. Mr Everett Excuse me, sir; it is not to a I child, but to his wife. The Court can either deal with the application as suggested or refuse. I have decided what course to take. The Chairman was proceeding to mark tbe case "withdrawn," when Mr Everett again protested. "The case is not withdrawn," he said. The Chairman ordered Mr Everett to sit down, and afterwards called on the policc to put him out and to clear the court, but no action was taken. Mr Everett laughingly said he dared anyone to put his hands upon him. There is an application before you," he said to the Chairman, and as your learned Clerk has told you, it is perfectly in order. It is not for you to clear out solicitors, their clients, and everybody else." Mr Vaugban also intimated his intention of net leaving the Court. You have no right to clear the Court," he said to the Chairman. Mr Everett, to get over the deadlock, said he would respectfully suggest that the Chairman retire from the Bench, and that the services of another magistrate be obtained. The solicitors then consulted, and Mr Everett said he and Mr Vaughan had found another solution. The terms of their agreement would be embodied in a deed, and they would ask for a formal adjournment pending its preparation. The Chairman remarked that he was glad to hear the case had been settled in that way. Mr Everett I do not care whether you are glad or not. Since we cannot get justice in this Court, we are dealing with the case in another way. He added that he was very thankful he did not attend that court very often, and that be had never in the course of his eareer met with such discourtesy as he bad that day. Mr A H Miers writes to say that the charge made against the defendant was one of per- sistent cruelty, as entered on the charge sheet, and as he understood it had reference to a child he wished to hear something about it.

Treeastle News and Notes. [By Novus HOMO.] The news of the death of Mr T H R Price, formerly of Camden House, Treeastle, was received with astonishment here, as only the other day he paid us a visit on leave from his training quarters. He joined the army last November, and was doing well until recently, when he had an attack of pneumonia, which pulled him down very much. The funeral took place at Devynock last Monday and is reported in another column. Although tbe deceased had left Treeastle many years, be will be greatly missed here, for he was loved by all who knew him. Hay harvest will soon be in full swing here weather permitting. Some farmers have already started, and crops seem very satisfactory so far as quantity is concerned. The clerk of the weather will decide the question of quality. A certain farmer one fine morning, keeping a milking cow which had strayed, found her on the road under circumstances which made him quite satisfied for the moment that the straying had been a profitable business. He drove her home in the belief that she would yield the usual supply of milk, but when he got there he discovered that she had been carefully milked clean. One would not like to repeat his language. Some people have been very inquisitive about the disposal of the body of a sheep which was drowned on tbe day of washing the Van Mountain flocks at the Usk Bridge, near Trecastle. It may serve to put all speculation j at end to state that tbe carcase was buried in due course, with the exception of the skin which the owner has wisely turned into money.

[ BRECON BOROUGH TRIBUNAL. The Mayor (Mr G. T. Jones) presided over a meetiug of the Brecon Borough Tribunal held on Thursday night. Other members present were -Nic "-I F, James Morgan, Eiwin Davies and John Davies. The first application dealt with was that of Messrs Eastman and Co on behalf of John Powell, described as a elaughterer. The case bad been adjourned from the last sitting to enable the firm's district representative to be present. -Nlr Martii, one of the firrc's representatives, now attended and was questioned by Mr C W Best (military representative). He said he was not aware that Powell bad expressed bis willingness to join the Army Service Corps. They bad spared one man from their Brecon establishment for the Army, and Le had not been replaced. There was a difficu'ty about running the two Brecon shops in conjunction with each other, because Powell aid the slaughtering. Mr Clifford, their local manager, bad enough lo do in looking after the manage- ment of the sbcp and baying stock, etc. The Tribunal grauted temporary exemption till August 31st, conditionally upon their per- mission being sought before any further appeal was made. Archibald Preece. bookstall uoarfger for Messrs Frank Mason and Co. at the Brecon station, whose appeal to the County Tribunal had been referred to ut the instance of Mr Best informed tL Court that he bad been before the Medical Board end placed iv Cia-34 3. Mr Best suggested that the application be withdrawn until Mr Preece was called up and then he could apply again. This course was agreed upon. George Perkins, Boar's Head Inn, Brecon, was granted exemption tili August 31st. but informed that he could not appeal without the permission of the local Tribunal. Harold Borrows, draper's manager, High street, was granted exemption till September 30th on account of personal hardship. THE CASE OF THE HUNTSMAN OF THE BRECON HOUNDS. Lieut.-Col. Stoart, Morgan applied cn behalf of the huntsman of tbe Brecon HctinJ". The application was no assented to by the military representative. Col. Morgau said be had an order of tbe War Office which stated that no exemption h as to be granted to single men who were huntsmen on the ground that they were iudiepensable to the members of the bunt, bat in the case of married men only exemption be granted in exceptional circumstances, and he maintained that tbe present circumstances were excep- tional. The Brecon Hunt was a very small one. Last year be Lad two meu and one of them had been called op and he employed a boy of 75 years cf age. If he conld not keep this man, the question of whether they ought to do away with the hounds would have to be considered, as be could not get anyone to take hie place. 0 Mr Best, in correspondence, considered that in the interest of bcree breeding it was not necessary to keep the hounds. In normal times there were oyer 50 horses keps by the followers of she hant. Another thing was tbat by following the bounds a good number of young men were taught to ride, and it waa surprising what a large number of young officers there were at the Front who coalj net tide. It was not a question of selling the hounds but of destroy- ing tbem. Mr James Morgan If the bounds were given up, what about the foxes in the country; would they do a lot of damage ?—Wf> do keep the foxes down, and we help the farmers to keep them down. Mr Beat: Are men of military age and medi- cally fit needed in the Army ?-They are. I What efforts have you made to find a substi- tute to this man ?-I have made every effort possible. I have seen the Master of the Cots- well Hounds and made enquiries in Yorkshire for a man and failed. Do you think this man should be kept with the bounds rather than serve with the colours? —I think that by looking after the bounds he is acting in the double capacity. In reply to a farther question Col. Morgan said that a good many officers at the front bad learnt to ride by following hounds, and that many of them were dead now. The Mayor: I take it it is not easy work to manage these hounds ?-No, sir. You want a very exceptional mac to manage them. It would not do for the chairman of the Military Tribunal or the Military Representa- tive to go there ?—No, they are rather savage. (Laughter.) The Chairman said under the exceptional circumstances they granted an exemption till September 30, and hoped that by that time that Col. Morgan would be able to finish the war. (Laughter.) Charles Woods, Ship Street, applied for an extension of his exemption and claimed that he came under the description of the one man busio ess -Exam pt ior, grunted till September 30th. Messrs. Coppage and Sons were granted ex- emption till September 30th in respect of Thomas J. Price. Mr A. Wilding, fruiterer, Straet, was given conditional exemption. The application by Messrs. Bradley, clothiers, on behalf of J, Capper, their local manager, was granted until September 30cb.

C.E.M.S. IN INDIA. Visits by the Bishop of Swansea. The July number of the Men's Magazine," the organ of the Church of England Men's Society, contains the following:— » "INDIA.—The Bishop of Swansea sends a most interesting report of his recent visits to various branches in January and February. We are greatly indebted to the Bishop for the stimulus which his visits and addresses and fatherly counsel have given to the members of the C.E.M.S. in India. The Bishop was at Mhow in January and early February at Ambala, on February 12th, where he found a strong branch, with a membership of something like 90. On February 14th the Bishop was at S. James's, Delhi, where (he remarks) the difficulty is in the fact that many of the members, who are Government officials, are away at Simla for seven months in the year. The Bishop visited Agra on the 15th, 'Jawnpore on the 16th, and Lucknow on the 17th. where he had a meeting of about 80, including officers, missioners, .Eurasians, natives, etc." —— MEMORIAL CARDS-NEW DESIGNS.-A, great variety of New Mourning Cards at the County Times Offices, B-econ tho perfection al taste, at low prices. Call and Bee them