The Cambria Daily Leader

NEW ROAD TO BISHOPSTON. The work of makJlg, the new rnad at a point opposite Harris b gardaus, Black- pill; to the Mayalf, was connnencod yes- terday. A nuiBhcr of men are employed, and the work is expected to last about four months. The road, when completed, will be a great improvement on the old road leading from the Woodman to Biehopston CommoD, which is very dangerous for motor and vehicular traffic-

OYSTER BEDS RAIDED. At Swansea on Wednesday, Lace lan Campbell (42), and John Neary (22), both of Swansea, were summoned for stealing a quantity of oysters to the value of 1S., the operty of WiUi&m Burk, Mumbles, on ?tober 13th. .'rhe' defendants picked up oysters from ijufc prosecutor's oyster beds and broke em open with a knife and stones. Defendants rigorously denied the theft, but were fined 20s. or 14 days.

.000 AND HEAS MADAME JENNIE UTJjIS eing Gounod's JEWEL SONG" e,nd Otiv,er's ON THJB MABCE," in the AXBEET ILALL on TBGLMDAY.

A return was issued yesterday showing ,t,ikwt the number of emigrants during September was 21.452. as compared with 36,039 in September 191.3, the total numh-er of immigrants waa 5,954, as ooiupared j witkeflri in Sonfr-mbfr 1913.

BURIED ALIVE. 1 SWANSEA VALLEY CENTLEMANS NEPHEW KILLED. I CAMERQNS SUFFER HEAVILY, Xcw", h;1i5 come to hand of the death of 'I Captain Ooujlas fon of Colonc.I ^M'ers, in the Battle of the Aisne, The colonel ie a bra!her of Mr. H. X Miere. of tho Swansea Valley. The .tor:; of the ( has been told to a relative of Oaptfi-in Miers by her brotber-iu-law, Colonel Gideon, of the Lan- cashire T'lisiiicrs, who wrote:— I :10. 7501 Bandsman H. Boaiher. Cameron Hiprhlatulers, iellg me tiuat last Thursday i week, September 25. Clptaíu." Miers was iu I temporary command of the regiment. They t moved up to relievo the BLaok Watch, and the headquarters occupied a cave about 10 square yards in size, lCft. high. About 6 a.m. (Friday, £ 5t,h\ Douglas (Giptain Douglac Miere) got hit sliglitly by a. shrap- nel in the urm. and eect down for another offioer to relieve him white he went to get it I d r.v-oo<l. J>ougi.as ..t.arted t-o eo out cf the cave io go to the hospital, but a BheJl fall- ing near, he returned. Buried. I Several shells fell near as than," con- tinues Bandsman Eoshcr. when all of s, sudden a big shell must have fallen on top of the oave, as I never heard an explosion, but when I came to I found my head sticking out of the earih, but could not inove. Two man came to help m-e, a.nd eventually, aJ>oui ¡ 10 a.m., I g-ot, out. We weif, still under a heavy lire, and we tried to dig the others out We reported to the brigade camp, and they (sent, us a party of Scots Guards to help, but the shell fire was too hot. In the evening a. party of Engineers wae eent, to flig tho others out. but they only succeeded in getting Lieut. Mciklejohii's dead body out, and Corporal Mitchell, who was still aiive, but. badly crashed Five Officers and Thirty Men Killed. I rsf) others had got out on Fridav night when I left the front for the base. I feel absolutely sure that all inside the cava were killed. There were five officers and about SO men Serg-t.-ilajor Burt, CoL-Sergt. A boot and Sergt. Hutchirijeori, orderly-room sergeant, were among the men in the ca.ve, and presumably are killed. MONSIEUR LE MORVAN. I I)ei-a wd have been received with respect to the death of Monisicua- La Morvan. of Glan. raor-cjeseent, former manager of M. Depc-aux and CO.'6 business at Swansea Tht) dt>ceased we6 about 25 yaars of age, and wae c, sc.oDd lieutenant in tho French iieid A i-tillei-y. ILe had taken a oonspicu- ous paa-t iu many engagements in the battia of the MaT-no. A ahell wounded him in both legs, and he cited from these injurieo shortly alt,si-wdrc,& WAS ON THE HOGUE. I Enrifieer-Ccmmander Uto?e, a, nephew of Mrs. Stephens, of I?ondon-roa?i, Nc?Tj], ha? diad in a. Dutcli Hospital from wounds 6ub-I taiued in the North'fcea when three British! cruioere were sunk. He was on board H.M.8. Hogue. The deceased married a, I Neath lady. I MONSEIUR PETIN. I M. Adrien Pet in, who wae formerly wit.h M. I)>^p«aui at Swansea., and lived in Bryn- road, Swansea, has sent & letter from a. French military hospital dater October Uth. He is wounded in the right forearm, but I although the wound id a deep one, it. ia not serious, and he hopes in thT«e or four weeks it will be healed. M. Pe4,in received hie baptiam of fixo on the Belgian frontier cm August 25th. A VOICE FROM EURRY PORT I SOLDIER AT THE FRONT TASKS fOR SMKES SOCKS AND HEWS. A y?ung Burryport hero has sent a postcard home from the front, after fight- j ing in the Battle of the Ainno and other engagements. He is Ph'. William John Morgan, of the Welsh Regiment, and is grandson of Mr. William Morgan, of Sea view-terrae, Burryport. On his postcard he says:— .hist a line to let you know that I am ah-i?ht. and hoping you are the same. Send me a few packets of fags and cigarette papers. We are hard up here. Send them up in a Uttic parcel and a. couple of pipers. Send me a letter with some news about Burry- port." He also asks for 5ome hose. His address is D Company Wel-li Regiment, British Expeditionary Force." Private Morgan worked as a boy at the I cold roll? at the Ashburnham Tin Wm's, and joined the Welsh Regiment about ?t.wo .Fpars ago- He was with the regi- ment at Mons, marched back to near Paris, and then went on to the Aisne.J Another short message says that the men of the regiment are very "chummy," and whatever is sent to them, in cigarettes and newspapers, is shared amongst them. ■ ■ I II." I GlFTFOR THE BORDEBERS. The War Office makes the following announcement: His Imperial Highness the Grown Prince of J'apan has, through an aide-de-camp, delivered a most gracious message to the British troops operating with the Japanese forces before Tsing-tau, and has presented them with a gift of i refined sake (rice wine). [The British troops with the Japanese forces are the men of the 2nd Battalion of I the South Wales Borderers.] .————— S. AND S. CRANTS AT SWANSEA. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Families Association maka allotments at Swansea i each Tuesday and Wednesday, varying as circn instances vary, to cases introduced by the local representatives- Secretaries i having carefully gone through these, and decided on the allotment, the amounts arc placed in small envelopes, and dis- tributed to the individuals concerned on Friday afternoon. A l.irgu io.i.a is lent to the society in each ward for the purpose. Oxford-street Schools is HIe centre for Victoria Ward, and the. Public Library lecture hall that' for Alexandra Ward. ) There are more recipients in Brymmclyi Ward than any other..The average out- put is abont, :CI,00 per week. The tobl amount paid up to laf<t week was £S.3.JO i7s. 5d., of which Swansea. town has claimed ..e2.695 and the district £ 655. The previous week the association distributed in the town £ 374 IU. 6d., and the! district X120. -——— I First Arrivals in Carmarthen. The first batch of Belgian refugees to i come to the Carmarthen, district are a f amilv of five, who have been received by Mr. if. Lloyd Price at his residence, Bryncothi, Brechfa. The Mayor of Carmarthen's War Be, lief Committee, who are arranging for acommodation in the borough, have had plAced at thfir disposal Rhydygorse Mansion bv the owner. Mr. I). J. Edwards, of Salisbwy. Tlke offer has Kopn RrN"ntpd.

A CURIOUS BLUNDER.1 DLUNtkit i SWANSEA SOWER ARRIVES HOME AND !I IS NOTIFIED Of HiS OWN UEA TN. I "GROSSLY EXAGGERATED," Myuyddbach village is gay with minia- ture bunting to-day. Strings of tiny flags or even of colored paper cross the roadway, and banners wave over en- trances of one threshold there. That is No. 3, Springfield Gardens, the home to which Pte. SidlFY Payne returned on Tuesday. He had been wounded at the Battle of Aisne, but after Ü'days in Bos- combe Hospital, Bournemouth, is now fairly on the road to recovery. A photo- graph of Private Payne appeared in the Leader on Monday. While he bad gone out with some friends this (Wednesday) morning, how- ever, Mrs. Payne had an extremely un- pleasant shock. By the 12 o 'clock post came a letter from the War Office, in- forming her that Pte. Sidney Payne had been killed in action, also a communi- cation from Lord Kitchener, conveying the sympathy of H.M. the King. Full ia- structions were given as to the widow's pension, etc. Singularly alsn, she received by the sarno post a letter from Boscombe stating that her husband was- suffering from malaria. She had at the time when our represenativc called, not been able to show her husband the letters, hut so far as she is avare. ho has act suffered from malaria. How the mistakes occurred does not appear. Possibly a coat which Pte. Payne lost, had been picked up, and it was as- sumed that he had been lost also. o It was your husband who came home, yesterday: it wasn't his ghost?" asked the Pressman. Oh yes, he is here righ t enough, in the flesh, thank God," said Mrs. Payne.

I MOND NICKEL CO. MPORTANT ASSfSTArWE IN THE COUNTRY S DEFENCE. I (SPECIAL TO THE "LEADER.") Sir Alfred Mond presided to-day in Lon- don at the statutory meeting of the Mond Nickel Company, called in accordance with the Companies' Act. The Directors reported on the allot- ment of shares consequent on the purchase of the undertaking of the old company, and stated that the preliminary expenses of the new company were estimated at £ 3.000, In moving the adoption of the- report, the Chairman ..said the meeting was formal. The great bulk of the shares iil the new company had been allotted in ex- change for shares or the old company. Since the data of the report some more shares had been allotted in exchange for shares in the old company, and there was now relatively a small number of shares outstanding illtliffrnt parts of tho world, our Colonies, etc., as to which claims had not yet been gent in. He had no doubt all would be sent in in due course, and ^hat tiw transaction would be completed in a relatively short tiivse. The number of shares allotted of the. new issue up to date of the accounts on October 1st were £ 1,1)3,000, which now reached the amount of £ 170.000. As far as the company itself was con- rned, they were carrying on, of course, the same business. It was the ymo Board and the same Company as of old. Like most other businesses, they had had a difficult and anxious time during the early stages of the war, but he was glad to say they had surmounted theru, and that their financial position was ciuite as satisfactory. They wore supplying prac- tically entirely the contractors for the A i-lliy and the War Office, and were very busily engaged doing their utmost to turn out the largest possible quantity of stiiff to keep the defensive forces of the country well supplied. They had had a visit from their Canadian manager, apd he reported very satisfactorily. Several of their Colonial men were serving with the Can adian contingent, and were at Salisbury Plait., In tho refining works everything was running smoothly except that owing to a large number of men having enlisted —they formed a large percentage--there had been difficulties in training new num and organising the work. Otherwise the prospects of the company wore very good. The war. he did not think, would inter- fere in any way with the programme laid out before it broke out. It might cause some delay to new developments, but to what extent he could not tell. On the whole the position of the com- pany was just as sound as before the war broke out, and its prospect.,5 were just as good. He moved the adoption of the re- port. M.T. Saxton Noble seconded, and the motion having beeu carried, the proceed- ings terminated.

A DEllCA IE WIFE, -0. YOUNG SKEWEH CLERKS EMBEZZLEMENT FIWM 8:!iTCSFcSBY COMPANY. Charles R. Swaffield, a. vo ing married clerk, of Skewen, was. U LUi£ ûne(1 at Swansea on Wednesday for that he did i fraudulently convert to bis use the sum of £ 32 8s. 2d., the monies of bis mas- ters, the Britonforry Chemical und Man- ure Company, on September 1hh. He was also summoned in respect of sums of B3 lis. lld., also on September 11th, and 5d. on September 7th. Mr. Ky. Thomp- son prosecuted, and Mr. A. Josjyn Jeffreys (of ISeath) defended. On the first charge Mr. Thompson said defendant had charge of the petty oath, for which cheques were frequently sent to him. When he left the employment of the firm in September there should have been a balance of E12 8s. 2d., winch, how- ever, was found to be missing. Defen- dant had written a letter apologising for i-er a isii ig 1'. the wrong he had done to th? firm. and promising to repay every penny and ask- ing for reinstatement, as the wrong should never occur again. Mr. Thompson, how- ever, stated that they had felt obliged to bring the case to court owing tJ the fact I that other sums had been missed. They did not wish to be vindictive. George Smith the manager of the works, who bor? out Mr. Hy. Thompson's opening statement, said he Lad every rea- son to believe that defendant had had a great deal of trouble since his marriage in January with a delicate wife, and the money had evidently not been ispent riot-- ously. Defendant pleaded guilty. For the defence, the Rev. T. C. Phil- lips, vicar of Skewon, gave defendant an excellent character. Mr. Jeffreys stated that defendant was 23 years of age, and had always borne a good character. Defendant was getting only 24s. a week in January when he got married. Unfortunately is wife con- tracted a chill on her wedding day, and she had ever since been in a "Very delicate state ("rf health. Defendant was bound ovwr in the ram c.f;Clo for twelve months, and Mr. Thomp- son said he would witljdraw the other, charges*

FUTURE OF SIXTH WELSH OFFICIAL STATEMENT. NO INSTRUCTIONS YET FROM THE WAR l OFFiCE. I MEN'S SPLENDID RECORD. Since thn countermanding of the orders to the M.yUi Welsh, who \(\.re to have gan.) Oil national service of i). gratifying character, rumour has been busy in the! town fis to the new intentions of the War Office with regard to the regiment. Statements ot a most definite character,, with reference to stilt IDore important i duties said to have been assigned to the Sixth Welsh, have been made to-day., These, of course, may lie intelligent anticipations, but the "Leader" is able to state, upon hte authority of Lord Kinian Stuart., M.P., Officer Commandinc the C?ast, Defences, that no 'fficial instruction,, have reached the hpadquartera of the 6th Welsh from tha 'War O&cf., with refer-! ?ence to the future of the regiment, ¡HIS known, of course, that thai order: »ent; to Swansea last week, assign- j ring the regiment to particularly grati- tying service, has hen counrmanded. ?o further fuucial instrucevicns iKive !j been received. ,The Men's Splendid Record. At a time when the best-intentioned efforts are being made to limit the hours in which licensed houses may trade, it is due to the soldiers now stationed at Swan- sea to state 11. few definitely established facts. There are a very 1;lrge nuruber of men now under arms in the Swansea War Station, but, as regards drunkenness, their record is simply splendid. For the past i month, the percentage is very considerably under one per ceat.-a figure which speaks for itself, and shows how well exercised is the restraint of the men. During the whole period the men have been embodied, the figures have also been so extremely low that those in charge of the regiment" speak with well-founded pride of the con- trol shown by the rank and file. It is felt that such a step as some are agitating for cannot iind justification in the conduct of the Territorials, who, although subject to unusuaJ temptation, have behaved In a vay that has delighted those who hold command. As. far a,s tbp. civil, population is cop- cefned, we talieve that there has been » remarkable diminution in the convictions for drunkenness.

KNOCKED OUT. SAM LANGFORD'S VIQTQBY OVER G'JHEGAT SMITH. Boston, • Tuesday. Sam Langford to-'ni'ght keeeked out Gunboat Siuith in three rounds.

MATRON OF THE Y.MC.A. FUuERAL OF MRS CMS AT DA'.YQRAIC The funeral took place at Danj-graig Cemetery on Tuesday of Mxs. II. G. G'roui;d?j the late matron of tjie Swansea Y.M.C.A., who died at the Swansea Hos- pital last Saturday. A service was conducted in the Y.M.C.A. Lounge by Mr. H. Hill (Ply- mouth Brethren) prior to the, departure for the cemetery, where Mr. Hill again officiated. Tlio mou-rners and others present were: Mr. H. G. Grounds (husband), Mrs. A. Emmerton and Miss Dorothy Grounds (daughters), Messrs. T. P. Cook, J.P., Sidney Palmer, J. C. Xapior, W. H. Bond, A. J. Dickens. David Thomas. Harry Thomas. C. F. Walters. Richard Lewi*, J.P., R. W. Jones, J.P,. D. B. Meager. H. E. Rees, D. Hundel Mills, Misses S. Raycraft. B. Perry", M- Jenkins. :11'. and Mrs. H. C. Eosser. The bearers representing the Y.M.C.A. boarders were: Messrs. H. G. Pea roe, J H. King, J. Forrester, R. L. Gardner, G. Williams, G. Griffiths.

MEETINGS HELD IN CAMERA. ¡¡¡.- —- OYSTERMOUTH COUNCIL COMMITTEES DISCUSS BUSINESS IN PRIVATE. The Finance Committee of the Oyster- j mouth Urban District Council met on Tuesday, Councillor H. Russell Peacock presiding. The treasurer's statement showed a credit balance of 2d-, and the total expenditure for the half-year ended September 30th, amounted to £ 3,735 Us- 2ft Bills amounting to 14s. being expenses incurred during September, were passed for payment. At the conclusion of tho above business a special meeting of the Council was! held, Councillor Frank Beer presiding, when Councillor John Harris proposed that the district rate for the ensuing half-year ending March 81st, 1015, be 2s. 6d. in the £ This was seconded by Councillor J. Cummin g Evans, and carried. At this juncture the reporters were asked to retire. and a special meeting of the Water and Sowers Committee was held in camera, followed by a private meeting of the Finance Committee.

SWANSEA BUTCHERS ESTATE. Mr. Alexander Puddicombe, of Brynv- mor-rond, Swansea, butcher, who died on July 6th last, left estate of the gross val-ae has been granted to his son, Mr. Alexander Puodicombe, butcher, and Mr. Rupert Lewis, solicitor." The testator left his estate to his wife f()J life, Vith remainder upon' trust for his children in equal shares.

STOSEA ARRIVALS. The following have arrived:— King's Do(-k.O'o t. 20th, p.m.: Frank Delmas « 1 i'.?-. La Roehelle, L. Guo-ret nione s 1*66, Genoa, Letters aDd Co. Prince of Wales Dc)ck.-oct. 21)th p.m.: Glenpark s &H, Nantes, Hsrr? Bro?.; Aberval e s 264, Port Talbot, Richards Turpin. I North I)c)ck.-Oct. 20th p.m.: Iron Duke, s 62. Newport, G. Shepherd; Kermarevier 71. Roscotf, J. Cabot: Chan- nel Trader s, Cardiff, F. H. Tucker, Aysgarth Force s 232, Liverpool, G. Shepherd. South Dock.—Oct. 20th, p.m.: P«m- brcie Coast 6 3.54, Cardiff, Powell, Bacon and Hough.

A rilo itig'11;.n employes resl?iD{! oil inarriago w? indnded in dctailp pa&sfd yesterday by the Lcndojj j County Council in reference to its new l nietitod of pocedure. I

THE COUNCIL COST OF ISOLATION HOSPITAL. j MORE REFUGEES TO ARRIVE AT SWANSEA. TEACHERS AS D8SLL INSTRUCTORS A meeting of the Swansea County Borough Council was held on Wednesday. the Mayor (Aid. T. T. Corker) in the chair. The Town Clt-.rk r-ad a letter from the secretary of the Swansea Building Trades Federation, enclosing a Teaolutioli passed by the Federation calling upon. the Town Council reconsider the appointment of building inspc-ctor, which was made on the 6th iust., as they.were of opinion that, due consideration was uot giVen to the duc c-irt?;i d6iractionYv?ds uot' gi?7on to th6 The. Mavor thought the latter wjis a re- flection ■ on the committee who made the. appaintcient. Tbo appointment was cuado iu quite a proper way. Aid; Merrells, as chairman of the com- mittee responsible, denied the allegation that due consideration was not given. On the contrary, due and ample consideration was givenl t othc question. A sub-com- mittee drew up a short list, and the final selection was "made by the committee, there being 10. members present out of U. Recreation Rooms for Troops. The Army Council sent a circular Urging the provision of recreation rooms for troops in those towns where they were stationed, and off-iiring to hear part of the I cost. Tho buildings, it was pointed out, would be the property of "the Army Council. A sub-committee was appointed to con- fer oil the subject as follows: Colonel Sinclair, Aldennan Miles, Councillor D. J. Davies, Councillor J. Barclay Owen, Coiincillc,r Ivor Gwynae, Councillor W. Laugharne Morgan, Councillor David Matthews, and Councillor Parker. Proposed Isolation Hospital. i With the quarterly report of the Medi- cal Officer of Health (Dr. Thomas Evans) was a joint one with Mr. Broadhead (acting architect) on the acquisition of a site at Hendrefoilan for the new isolation hospital, after inspection of hospitals at Stockport, Huddexsficld, iicigitley and Croydon. Taking all circumstances- into con- sideration," the report said, we estima te that the cost of a hospital of 100 beds on. this site will be at the rate of £.:O per bed, exciiisive, of cost of site and furnish- ing. This estimate is based on the normal prices of material and labour before the war. The possible increase due to the latter is an indetorroinate factor. The estimated cost per bed for fur- nishing given in Dr. Parson's report is..a- maximum of £3.5 per hed..The cost of this site per bed is about £ 5. Therefore the total cost of the hospital works out at £ 39,000, or £391) per bed. By a joint arrangement with the Tuberculosis Hos- pital fer sewerage, water supply, boiler house, laundry and mortuary, it. will be possible to reduce the totai cost, by about This ,estimate does not. include I laying out of grounds and making of ap- proach road." I Teachers as Drill Instructors. A circular was read from the Board of Education stating that in view of the shortage of non-commissioned officers to train recruits for the Army, they were prepared to allow teachers who were teachers in physical exercises and drill to absent themselves from their schools in order to give drilling lessons to the re- cruits. Councillor Ivor Gwynne (Chairman of the Education Committee) said he under- stood there were a number of Swansea teachers who were capable of taking on the work of drill instructors. The diffi- culty of it was that some of the best ones were not prepared to join the forces, with the result tha,t tb e Committe e would have to. keep them and pay them. He had no desire to put any obstacle in the way of the Swansea Battalion, and he was pre- pared to ;dve tho use of thesfI teachers until such times as they were able to get the necessary instructors, t A resolution to this off ret was passed.. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE. I Lord Swansea and the Proposed Cemetery. I The jnLtnitPS of the Jra.rlisnicn.tsiiry ana General Purposes Committee contained resolutions empowering the Mayor to ile- fray all reasonable and necessary cx- rienditura incurred in connection with the relief und bousing of Belgian refugees, if his appeal for funds was not adequately | responded to. was given for the pre-: paction of the, general plans for the. drainage of the lowlymg. areas within the borough, and those proposed to be adrtfci. tj tho borough in accordance with Mr. Midgley Taylor's report of June 13th, 1913, as modified, Plia(i it was also- de- cided to apply to the Local Government Board for sanction to borrow £ 331,894 for constructing a main intercepting sower from the present borough boundary at Morriston, to Mumbles Head. With reference to the proposed, eeme- tery at Singleton, it was stated that Lord Swansea would not consent to trial holes being sunk on the proposed site, and it was resolved to engage Mr. Henry T. Wales to provide the necessary geological information, and to retain Mr. W. J. Rees to corroborate the borough estate agent as to the value of the land. Appli- cation is to b6 Piade to the Local Gov- (rnmAnt Board for a provisional order "ptltting into force the provisions of tlio Land Clauses Consolidation Acts. and the estate agent was authorised to enter into an option for the acquisition of the j' necessary land: Map of the Boundaries. Mr. D. Matthews, in moving the adop- tion of the Parliamentary and General Purposes Committee's report, drew atten- tion to a map which had been provided showing the proposed )aidvr boundaries of the borollgh I- MbMR6fugee$, j  ..? I Alderman D. Davies airectea tae atten- tion of the Council to the question of housing the Belgian refugees. He said he had been advised that another body of Belgian refugees were to Teach Swan- sea at 7.20 that evening. During the past week he and other niembers of the sub- committee haxl had to accept considerable responsibilitv in dealing with these arrivals, and he suggested that (someone should be authorised to act for the Con.ncil. There were half a million of these refugees in Holland, and we might expect tens of thousands of them in this country. The Mayor said the sub-com m i (.tee, would meet immediately after the Council meeting. (Continued at foot of next column).

CAVALRY COMBATS. I AN OFFICER EXPLAINS MODERN CONDITIONS UHLANS RQUTEH BOULOGNE, Tuesday. iuterestrnsr acoonnt is given iu a paper of the kind of fighting in which the allied cavalry has been engaged, with much cilftliuction, during the great battle in the north-west- of France. A wounded officer tells the 6tory:— "Perhaps these cavalry engagements in North France are not too well appreciated by the public. They are no iongsr massed in which thou&iuds of men collide iu formidable shock, but engagements of detail, in which ruse, and Chpooially de- cision, play the greatest part. The side which succeeds in surprising the other, in filtering throngb. its lines, in gaining ground without arouz;i,g the attention of the enemy, obtains indisputable advantage. It is not, contact iif, but 4ie conditions in which it. takes place that, decide the victory. In hand to kind fighting we have almost always the advantage, despite the way in which German generals sacrifice their men. The co-untry in which we are fighting is, however, not. very propitious for engagements over any great area. I think I can eviy that the allied cavalry has fulfilled with advantage the mission which had been aligned to it. It wac, to bar the road to forces of German cavalry which we--o frying to outflank our left wing. It hbis done more. H has repulsed them, and it is now pursuing them stubbornly, re- gaining ground each day. Heroic Episodes. I "Episodes abound. They are all to the honour of our horsemen I will choose two at hazard, which bring out in different respects their qualities, courage, and im- petuosity. The regiment was on the right bank of the Lya, DftJ. a. village which I can- not name. Its attempts to cross the riwr had hitherto been fruitless, the enemv hav- ing blown up all bridges, and having, more- over, placed on the opposite bank quick- firers wherever tho Lys was fores able. In the middle of the night a, Reservist, briga- dkr volUllteere..to tue colonel vo swim across the Lys at a spot where the depth of the rii-or had appeared to the Germans a sufficient obstacle, and to establish on the other bank a basis necessary for rapid crossing. He succeeded in his audacious attempt, and with the aid of four other cavalrymen, who imitated his example, he installed cables, which permitted our bridge builders to construct a bridge. A n hour later the whole regiment had crosced the Lys. Uhlan Regiment Routed. I "The other affair ic ae c-c?red at between La Baa&e? and Esta<n?a. We Led been warned at dawn th:H a. regiment of Uh!?n&, prolitb* by the thick fog, had succeeded during tlie night in reaching, the Milage of At. seven o'clock the order was given to my squadron to make a reconumisance in this direction, and, if the moment, was opportune. to attack tlie enemy. We went off at. once, and half an hour later we ware. 530 ye.rd6 from the village. We had not met a.ny patrols on the road. Very deDiie fog crtill prevailed over the country, and this was to serve us in our turn. A quarlermaetar and fcux men advanced. They rfoon re: uriied. We halt not been deceived. The regiment of Uhlans was there. The men, camped in the public squares and in the hc, were real ing. This was the moment to cuct. We advanced to the firat houses of the viiiage. At that moment a pa.trol appeared in the fcg. When it. per- ceived us it tried to get, bock to give the alarm, but it. was quickly surrounded and captured. We were now near the church, when quite oloeo we heard ooufueed eounds of voices. Charge' commanded our cap- tain. At the gallop we wad., for the Uhlans, who were surprised by this sudden attack. The fight was of short duration. In a few minutes we had done good work. The bodice ot our enemies lay in numbers. Many sur- rendered without resistance, and others fled in disorder. At eight o'clock we returned to the cantonment with 250 prieoneiB. Eighty French had routed 600 Uhlans."

FUNERAL OF MR. T. P. RICHARDS. The funeral 01 the late Mr. T. P. ¡ Richards takes place on Friday nest, leav. I ing Maesyhav, Sketty-road, at 11 a.m., for the Mumbles Cemetery. The arrange- ments are in the bands of Messrs. D. C. Jones and Son, Castle-square.

The Prince of Wales' Fund yesterday totalled £ 3,323,000. Over 913,000 has been received for Princess Mary's Christ- mas Fund, and £50,587 for Lord Roberts' indian Soldiers' Fund.

THIS DAY'S RACING. GATWICK MEETING. 9 O-BRIDGE SELLING HANDICAP of :00 so-it;. Mile and a half. Mr Trimmer's FILL UP, 3 7-1 CE iCKMJERE 1 Mr Knowles'a HILL FOX, 3 7-Z P. Jones 2 Mr Baylis's CRIADO, 4 7-6.P. Allden Also ran: Razel (Clark), Bachelor's Treble 'KendalU, Albion (Wal Griggs), Assayer (Dickens), Fredie (Dick), Duck Point (Wag- gottl. Tears and Smiles (Wing), Captain Ginger (Hoagli), Militant (Cooper), Beaek (Plant ), Morbleu fDedson). Off 2.4. Trained by W. Walters. Betting: 3 to 1 Hill Fox and Fredie, 6 to 1 jdorbleu, 8 to 1 Criado, 100 to 3 Razel. 7ears and Smiles, and FILL UP, 100 to 7 others. Won by four lengths; two lengths be- tween second and third. ? OA-MOLE SELLING PLATE of 100 eovs; for two-year-olde. Five fiur- longs. Mr Tabor's JUDEX, 9-d _CLARK 1 Mr Edge's THE BUTLER, M.~ Dick 2 Mr Mills' ELLERSLIE, 9-0 Watte t Mr Bennett's MONEY BAG, 8-11 Foy t Also ran: Aiidoversford (Tempieman). Ystrad (Collie). Kroo Boy (Butchers), Skoo kum Joe (.Scourse), Graceful Flight (Wal Griggs), Lady Edington (Piper), Fuglebury (Trigg). Merry Yixeu (Smyth). Off 2.34. Trained by Tabor. Betting: 2 to 1 The Butler, 9 to 2 JUDEX. 5 to 1 Ellerslie, 8 W 1 Money Bag, 10 to 1 Graceful Flight, 100 to 8 others. Won by a length and a half: three-parta o fa length between seooud and third. O n-CHABLWOOD HANDICAP of 100 *?* r'-ofs. Five furlongs. Mr PoTB-ney's EXIT, < 7-4 LEDSON 1 -r,r Allden's SANDRLAN, 5 6-9 ..P. Allden 2 Mr H. Hartigan's PROSPERO, 4 6-12 Prout 3 Also ran: Caetleton (W. HuxJeyi, Dolt's Pride (M'Kenna). New York (TindalP. Drop- b t, Charge wort (Foy), Yoldy (Collis), Ijight. Charge (Grant), Winnaretta (P. Jones), Runciman (Crictmpre). Laripette (Smyth), Oneida 11. (A. Wheatle.r), Dunaille. (Turner), Ormette (Di.ckl, Gracious (Robertson). Off. 3.5. Trained by H. Povmey. Betting: 5 to 2 EXIT. 5 to 1 Prospero and Oastleton, 8 to 1 Ormette, 10 to ] New York and Dropwort, 100 to 8 Voldy. Wi«n3ret*a, and Sandrian, 100 to 6 others. Won by a head; similar distance between second and third. 3 30~sijep,et PLATE of 300 sovs; for two-year-olds. Six furlongs. Lord Hamilton of Dalzell's CHAPEL IBEA-NLPTO.N-. &-10 PROLT-L Mr M'Creery's IFARIOTA, 9-2.Doooghue 2 M. Gahnann's HAKI, 8-10 Avery 3 Also rati: Bed straw (Cooper; i, Landore (Bobbins), GaDop Along f fOlark). Off 3.33. Trained by Robinson. Betting: 11 to 8 on Mariota. 7 to 4 CIIAPEL BRAMPTON, 100 to 8 Bodstraw, :5 to 1 others. 4 O-COUNTY ?fUBSERT HAITDICAP of 300 sovs. Seven furlongs. Capt M'Calmont's HALF A GLASS. 8-3 DONOGHUE 1 I Mr Savill's ATOM, 6-10 Crickmere 2 Mr Barclay's WOLF ALINE, 7-13 Foy 3 M?r Ba,-cla E 7.13 5 Also ran: Double Dark Wream). Aatoc (McKenna), Bcrlingot (Morjou;, Rs-ce Rock (Wing), Knighton Lad (Fot), lady Char- niian (Mulholland), Pretenco (Robbixis), Lastington CWagadftl, ^Diplomatic (Wheat- Icy), Wynton (Robertson). Wolf's Ford (Ool- lis), Torwood (Dickens), Graham (Smyth). ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS. Ra.sel. Bachelor's Terble. Fredie. Duck Point, Criado, Tears and Brniles, Hill ox.F The Butler. Index, Kroo Boy, Lady Eding- tou. Merry Vixen, New York, Oneida II., Dunaille. Ormette, Bedstraw, Wolfalins. Eaetington, Lady Cliarmian. — — 3 —— THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Latest London Club Prices. (Run Wednesday. October 28. Distance, one mile one furlong.) LONDON, Wednesday. 3.5 9 to 1 Jamac t. 10 to 1 Sun Yat t and (I. 100 to 8 Disdumenos t and o. ——— OFFfHIAL SCRATfiHINGS. r .W- Sefton Steepleche and Becher Steeple* chaee, Liverpool-Glexipatrick. Mole belling Plate, Uatwxck—Last ISight and London Frivolity. Mole beilins Plate, Gatwick; Trafalgar Handicap and Hook Plate, S&adowu Park- Eclipse. Orleans Handicap, Sandown Park-Ber. Ü I got. All engagements in Mr. A. T. BcU e na.me- ChaffiuchiJ. Rutland Handicap, Newmarket— KiKoj, ■ htake.4,-Kentish Fire. All engagements this ye-ar-Li-owtliorn and Mea.doweroft,. All engagements in England—Freckfo.

WELSH CONFERENCE. ——— ——— GiíEA T MEETiaa OF ifle NATIONAL Omidi OF WALtS ArCABMFF. The* National Conference organised to complete the arrangements for the iorma- tion of the Xational Union of Lvaugelical Churches in Wales, which had been post- poned on account of the war, will be held. in Cardiff on ..November 3rd and 4th next, under the presidency of the Rev. John Williams, Brynsiencyn. With the passing of the Welsh Dis-1 establishment Act, the Churches in Wales are contironted with au entirely new situa- tion, and the national crisis has thrust to the forefront new issues and problems, which demand the attention of the most trusted leaders in Wales. Invitations havo been sent to all tho Churches in the Prin- cipality to send delegates, and already there has been a great response. Tickets at a fare and a third will be issued by all railway companies. In addition to the usual busineM $W sion, there will be a great public confer- ence to deal with the national crisis and the responsibility of the churches, and a* the war 15 likely to be prolonged, it ts fait that the churches should take the widest view of their responsibility and duty. Leaders of every section of the churches are expected to take part throughout the proceedings.

APPEAL DISALLOWED At Glamoi-gan Quarter Sessions at Swansea, on Wednesday, before Mr. Oliver II Jone« and Mr. J. 11. Eosser, George Field, landlord of the Smith's Anns, Pengram, appealed against a con- viction and fine of £5. inflicted by the iBargoed justices for selling beer by re- tail without a license, by delivering all the house of a man named Llewellyn Price without it having been previously ordered by the person to whom it 1Ia. delivered. Mr. A. T. James appeared for tb% appellants, and Mr. St. John FrMMdt ?Williams was briefed for respondents. The application was disallowed, witlt costs for respondents. -.1

ILLNESS OF REV. J. ROGERS, PEMBREY. We regret to state that the Per. Tohe I Rogers, the well-known Congregational preacher of Jerusalem Chapel, Pembrejy is confined to his bed since last Wednea- j day, and was unable to preach on Sunday i last.

I -On ?- Ltd"tbo I?T?ost PM.n? ? and Orsan Arm in th? v?rld. are cT?tb t" eng'??e vh<?? Nld e?aj-c time «g«nt)s.- ?AVDIY 3ou ()dœI;lt. &M.cae.??.aO&AiM?

SOLDIER CHARGED WITH MURDER. (Continued from Page I.) ouldhave left the guard-room after the hot was fired. He helped Sergt. Merry- ield to carry the deceased out. Prisoner: Do you remember us sending or licer ? Witness: No Didn't you ghtf us M.P—No; you asked to to join. and I refused. Albert Elliott, boatman, 16, Avon-street. Port Talbot, depobod to hearing a quarrel 11 the guards-room. Afterwards he heard shot, and went to the guard-room. He aw prisoner standing hy. Deceased said, Who shot me? I never done anybody [DV harm. Oh, my wife and children!" Fitness smelt drink on deceased. Pris- ner was drunk, and now and again ex- aaimed oil, dl?r t" at the same time mtting his hand on his head. Witness lot water, and assisted a fellow-boatman  render first aid. R?tman Owen Prydie, Tanygro?street. ? Talbot. gaYo .imi?r eTidenee He iJdod ?rtt deceased said to him, I had ??e t?y ?mi. Prisoner was under jo rifle- in I-oy Ile influence of dxink- Boatman Mitchell also gave similar evt- Medical Evidence. W H- Hellyer, A.braon, said! r.n the Saturday in question he r3S n?t?d to Port rlbot Docks to see j I'eaaed. Witness expLamed the nature lf the inj uries, and g?? that in con-j n with Dr. Isaac, of Swansea, the Sr8 ncntal doctor, performed an opera- '?' ?p made n postmortem examma.' jon. The wound could not have been 1f-i:c.flíctet. The hqt. niiivf have bpfen Ired at a few yards cltstancü. Sent for Trial. cneed was committed for trial at the ?? ?q" &izcs on q]( capital c1ung. of T Deceased's depositions were eai. No allegation was made against nrisoDCr. OUR JAPANESE FRIENDS. NAVAL AUTHORITIES EXCHANGE CQMPLMfltNTS. (Press Association War Telegram.) e PreM Bureau ""s aHernoon issued ma?bjo??:— thA,: gpcr?tary of the AdmiraKy com- '??tcs the following telegrams which na?d between the First Lord of the padsl3 "rrr.lty and ?'?oe?dmu-al Yaaldro, A: \er of Marine, Tokio:- Mf"ltn F?st L?rd of Admirahy to Vice- Adniir? Yashiro, MLnister or Mann<" A l desire on behalf of British Toklr;lty and Royal ISavy to express at AIIl crucial stage of the war our deep thIS o? ??? efforts and energy with tense 1. N I. which the Japanese Navy is gust&ining cau5e of their ally. Apart from the rcat objact of extermination of mam ?ermaB b?o in the Paune, Japanese ?ips and squadrons are everywhere l'nj "s hpip of im-aluahle character in giving 11 s ^p'o't J trad, the 8ean.h for ljip, an^ the convoy of troops to the dccjsive sphere of the conflict. (I Y?rom ice-Admiral ahiro. Minister of Manne, Tokio, to Pir&t Lord of Ad- o'raJty--On behalf of Imperial Japanese >*avy« J- der my w?nne? thanks for ou; sincere and cordial m?agc. and Y"nre you that it is a maHer of utmost satisfaction to us both that perfect har- mony and understanding eXlsts every- where between two allied navies which ptrikes true note of main object of com- pact, and which will certainly tend to hasten attainment of the ultimate goal. I earnestly hope that it will not he long before tlue end is successfully achieved. Tin1**hfcn ■„ AMATEURS PRACHCAL SYMPATHY- The Swansea. A mate. u r Operatic Society at their general meeting last right voted S21 to the Prince of Wales' National Relief Fund. The Society will not produce an opera. this season, but will give two coucerte in aid of the war funds. The first will be held at the Albert Hall. Swansea, on December 10th, and will take the form of 'An evening with Gilbert a.nd Sulli- van. The whole of the proceeds will be given to the Belgian fund, the expenses Ittuig paid by the Society. 1. ISAJOR PAUL ROOS. Mr- 1 an] Roos, who will long be remera- bered by football enthusiasts on account of his Welsh visit, is a major m tha South African Union Defence Force

(Continued from Previous Column). I Borough Boundaries, I M Y'. F. J. Parker, referring to.the report on the borough boundaries, asked for a list of the streets it was proposed to in- clude in the ue wwards, and for certain other information. The Town Clerk said that Mr. Parker, or any other member of the Council, could get the informatioll at his otike, but he pointed out that the time was very short in which to make all tho neceissary arrangements to meet the requirements of the Local Government Board. Mr. W. Owen said they wanted to know what the suggested alterations were. Mr. P. Molyneaax suggested that the matter be deferred for a week. The Town Clerk said they were very much behind-hand now. Mr. Owen: You come here and ask me to swallow something which I know nothing about, and I am not going to do it. Ald. T. Merrells suggested that they should leave the matter till next year. Mr. Matthews, in reply to Aid Moragn Tutton, said they were satisfied that the oulying districts would agree to the pro- posed extensions. Tim Getting Short. I The Town Clerk pointed out that the I Local Government Board proscribed cer- tain information which the council must supply, and the time was short in which to supply this information. If they agreed to this report he did not see that what was suggested was irrevocable. Mr. Owen said that as members of the council they ought to know sometimes what the Parliamentary Committee were doing, and not bo asked to accept reports about wh-ich they knew nothing. U-i. Matthews suggested that the ques- tion be deferred for a week and mean-1 while members could be supplied with the information for which they asked. I Alderman Merrells was in favour of the matter being adjourned for a month. Mr. Matthews; You will kill the scheme if you dftfer it for a month. Aldennan Merrells: I want to kill it. We are going to add a burden to the town of thousands and thousands. The Mayor said the Parliamentary Com- mittee consisted of five members of each party in the Council. and he did not think their deliberations were kept under the busTiel at all. Mr. W. Morris moved that the matter be deferred for a fortnight. Mr. Matthews: A fortnight will kill it A Special Meeting. ) Mr. MolyBeaux moved that a special Council mating he. held within a week to i discuss the matter. Alderman B. -Jones seconded, and the resolution was carried.