The Cambria Daily Leader

SWANSEA EXTENSIONS. I ( I KSPECTOS TAKES FURTHER STEP TOWARDS I ITS ASCMPLISHBEKT. j I MAHER 8F IHE WARM.  WARD& I Some indication that Swansea Borough extension proposals are progressing is af- forded by the statement at a meeting of the Parliamentary and General Purposes Committee on Monday afternoon (Mr. D. Matthews presiding) that Major Norton, R.E., who condl1;ted the recent Local Government Board inquiry into the scheme and the sewerage proposals, is to be in the town on Thursday or Friday to go into the question of the division of I wards under the extension. The Town Clerk was expecting a tele- gram stating whether the conference would be on Thursday afternoon or Fri-1 day morning, and stated that he was mak- j ing arrangements for the representation of the authorities concerned. It was decided to write the Postmaster- General, pointing out the urgent necessity of proceeding with the proposed improve- ment of the very inadequate accommoda- tion at Morriston Post Ofice, and the local will he askc-d to support the request.

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MOTCR LORRY BREAKDOWN I How Ammanford Thieves I Were Overtaken. At Ammanford on Monday, Edward i Uren, and Benj. Shepherd, Swansea meuj employed by Mr. Emanuel Thomas, mineral v, ater manufacturer, were charged with stealing seven pounds of tobacco, valued £ 2 2s. from a Llandebie shop. It appears that on Monday evening last they delivered some cases of mineral water at the shop, and shortly after- wards the assistant found a quantity 0: I tobacco missing. P.O. J. Higgins went i in search and arrested the nicn on the road ucar Giauamman. s?veu milas away .1 the motor lorry having had a break- down. In p??Sf?iug through Tirydail they had olll four pounds of the tobacco to I John Jones, of Station-road, for 166. To tllH police oiheer Shepherd said: a Both of us are in the swim," and Uren remarked: The less we say the better." Both pleaded guilty to the charge, and Ureal, who is a married mail. appealed M be let off in order to re-enlist, in the army, where he had served his time. The Chairman (Aid. W. J. Williams) said they did not. feel justified in allow- ing Uren free this time in view of his previous record. He would have to go down for thxee months with liurd labour. To Shepherd they had shown some cou- sideration on account of the fact that there were no convictions against hiin, and he would be sentenced to two months' imprisonment.

For travelling between Duft'ryn and Cymmer without a ticket, George Martin was at Aberavon yesterday lined £1 and costs.

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-.z I I III FRENCH MILITARY SCANDAL | Chief Army Paymaster Tried by Court-martial. Paris .Monday.—The trial by court-martial leg-an to-day of iIi. Desclaux, Chief Army Paymaster, and formerly secretary to M. (aillaux. He is charged with misappro- priation of n-ilitary plOviEion2 r!nd Fuppliw for the benefit of liis friend Madamo Seehoff. There are six other defendants. The President of the Court is Colonel Thic- baut, of the Gendarmerie; the prosecution in the hands of ilaitre Biouior, and Dea- ciaux is defended by Maitre Dcmin.ee, who was to-day wearing the uniform of a colonel. The hr.aring began at noon, and th-j oourt. wac-- full. The open space in the middle of the court was eficked with material belonging to the Army Administration, which it is alleged Ix?sclaux misapp ropriated. Among the a- sortment. beside foodstuffs, were French and German rifles, shell cases, swords, pet- rol tins, and, most important of all from the point of view of DcseHux, a. quantity of tent canvass, as on this count the Pay- master can bo charged directly with theft from the -State; while i1 respect of most of I the other goods no other charge but one of receiving stolen goods ran bo Three 801dier mimed Dupuy, Pinson and Verges arc nlso accused of stealing pro- visions, which they subscquetly handed to Deeclau*. Hubbub in Court. The proceedings opened with a discussion or a ycint raised by coucsel regarding the competence of a Court. presided over by a Colonel to try a prisoner wearing Colonel's; uniform. A sharp passage of wcrds between counsel, involving- all allusion to the Ceil- laur ca.se, provoked a hubbub in court, and the President was obliged to call the public to order. The sitting was snspended for half a.13 hour, when the Court decided it- I self competent to try the case, it belns pointed our tha*. Desclaux, as Treaury offi. oiaJ. had only the nominal rank of Color,el. and appeared before the court-mirtial as a private solclier. CTr.der examination by the President, the i soldier Dozics, who conveyed cood* from Desclan xto Madame Beehoff, declared that he was mer.'ly carrying out Desciaux's in-I structione, "hich he raver Questioned.— I Eeuter.

There was a large attendance at the Tabernacle Chapel, Cvrmrhydyceirw, when the Rev. II. D. Clement, Mus. Bac., de- livered an interesting lecture oii lkf- Journex through Canada." Mr. T. J. r, 11 i ams. fciiiai, pre- mi 66- ft

HOW BRITONS WON i I ■- — i^i' I NEVER A MAS I FLINCHED." SWANSEA GUARDSMAN DESCRIBES THE II GREAT BATTLE. SOLDIER'S VIVID PICTURE. I (Special to the" teader" and Passed by i Censor.) Private John Lillie. of Swa-nica, Ni-h,) is now at tho front with the 2nd Scots Guards, gives a vivid description of the recent action in a letter home. lie says Once again I am safe and sound, I but. as usual, very lucky. We have been i in hell and out again. SincCI last I tv-rotel we have heell very busy taking a part of the German line. I am pleased to say we have made good progre&s, and it is OlUy a maLtt'r of tÍ1ue beforo we get them on the run. Weight of numbers and metal uro beginning to tell. No doubt you have read all about it in the papers. It has been a case of attack and counter- attack, we, of course, getting the best of a t ia(,?' we, of (, it at all times. We took up a position tho other morning ready to advance. Whilst waiting orders wo camo under a terrific shell fire, which was nerve-racking, but never a man flinched. Presently the order came to advance, and we started off in excellent order across open country, very soon coming under rifle tire. I had I to stick to the captain and follow where he led. Neck Deep in Stream. H Vf è camo to a stream. Sir Frederick throwing his rifle on the opposite bank, and without hesitation, took to water. I followed suit., and went in up to the neck. We clambered out the other t5-ide and ran for cover, as we were still under fire. Coming to a trench, wo stopped for a breather, then on again. Another stream, but bridged this tune. We were coming nearer to our position when a bullet hit the man on my left; it went through his hand. The man on his left was hit in the arm. "Finally, tve reached a trench occupied by our troops. This proved to be our stopping place, and we mado ourselves as comfort-able as possible in a small t-pace. Everything was wet, of course, everything ruined. It took some timo for our clothes to dry on us. I am glad to say! we are none the worse for our wetting,; but had it been cold, frosty weather there would have been a differenf talc to tell. Our artillery kept shelling hard that: afternoon, and with the Germans re- plying the noise was awful. The Germans had strengthened their position by bring- | ing up some guns. They also imported i some Jack Johnsons" from somewhere, i as we soon found out. They sent over about 30 heavy shells, which burst just behind our trenches. German Carries British Wounded. "During the night the enemy counter-at- tacked, but without success. The follow- ing morning the prisoners began to come ill, most of them wounded. A lot of cur wounded men were with the party, and it was a strange sight to see a German prisoner carrying one of our wounded on his back, and curs helping the German wounded along. Most of tho prisoners seemed to he frightened, and I suppose they expected to be treated ao they treated ours, but they were quite safe in our hands, as we are not savages. Wo v, ere re- lieved in due course, and went back for a bit. Now wa aro billetted in a house, but not beyond the rango of shell fire. Vivid Picture of Contrasts. Yesterday, about 10.30 o'clock, I could hear the church bell. ringing. At the sallie time the big guns were tiring away dealiDg j out death and destruction all round, What a contrast! The bells calling people to worship, and on the other hand men killing each other. I thought of what was happening at homo. I could picture dear old peaceful Swansea. I felt just a little homesick, but that soon passed away. That sort of thing does not do. I also wondered if you could picture the scene out here, and I knew you could not draw on your imagination to that extent. Could you imagine a scene of utter deso- j lation, the houses blown to pieces, others on lire, the fields pitted with holes (some big enough to bury a horse), caused by hurst.ing shells, the thunder of the bic guns and the rattle of the musketry? I could say more, but it would not serve any good purpose. "We had had a few casualties in the fight which is still going on, but the German cas-ualties are much heavier than ours an we have made a good haul of prisoners. rT suppose we will soon be in the thick of it again. We are all in s'ocd spirits be- cause we know that we are on the winning side. The weather is much improved: It ¡ is much warmer at night, which is a good thing. We arc glad the winter is over. We I havo had a rough time."

BAD SICKS IN SPRING. I Spring ailments are rea l, troublceoma < disorders. Even the most robust people' have found t he long spell oY wiiat-r \veather trying to the health. Too much i indoor life, often in heated rooms or, stuffy places of amusement, taxes the! vitality of the strongest. Then the blood! becomes thin, watery, and clogged with impurities. Sorno peg pie have head-; aches and a feeling of langour; others are low-spirited and nervous. Still others arc troubled with disfiguring p-.tuples and skin eruption. wiulo al- most everyIjody gets up in the morning tirod out and with no appetite. | Those are all spring symptoms that the blood is out of order, and that a spring, tonic is needed. Some people fly to purgatives—a great mistake. You can- not cure yourself with a drastic aperient that leaves you weaker still. That is all a purgative does. What you need to give you health and strength in the spring jt-i a. tonic that will enrich your blood and soothe your jangled nerves; and the one always reliable tonic, and blood- cleanser is Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Tlie-se pills not only banish spring weak- ness but guard you against the moro serioufi ailments that follow, such as ancemia, nervous exhaustion, indigestion, rheumatism and other diseases due to disordered blood. Begin Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People to-day; they are sold by most j dealers. FREE to you. A helpful book, All abult your Blood- Send a postcard for a copy to Book Dept., 4G, Holborn Viaduct, London-

CALL TO REV. F. B. MEYER. At a meeting of the members of Christ Church, Westminster Bridge-road, last evening, it was unanimously derided to extend a call to the Rev. F. B. Meyer to become postor of the church in succession to Dr. Len Broughton, who recently re- ?i?nt?i on account, of ill-health. Mr. Meyer previously h?d 4A« ^iterate Ij.-?? 1?:*

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OLYDACH AND SWANSEA MUTUAL BENEFITS THAT WILL ACCRUE FRUM AMALGAiYIATiuN. I INDUSTRIAL PROSPECTS I Now that the Pontard.awe Rural District Council h.io decided not to make any repre- sentations to the Local CKneminent Board for the inclusion of tUlla a:id Caemawr in the admiimtrauve area of Pontanlawe, tin: quest-ion is being asked by many rate- payers m Olydaeh washer urban powers snould Lie coug-ht for HnyiKlwy-C.yUach, or whether application ehouid be made to taken into tne Borough of Swansea. A private meeting is to be held in Clydach thi6 (Tuesday) evening- to consider the ad- visability of engaging aa expert to report on the matter. The delegates who will at tend zit-c- the district arm parish councillors, together with a few "a, ge ratepayers, I their decision will be awa.teu with interest. CLYDACTTS PROSPECTS. I there is no douot tila f., Clydach. would he an acquisition to the horough of swansea, vhi.e., Oil tao otner Il<Il(Í, Ciyaacii wouiu beueut in. iter.u-.y in many respects, ciyaach is regarded as. cue of the mosi ihrivaig and prosperous villages in &011U1 iVaiee, its prc,penty. mctustnall', bemu; tmduub?edty duo to its u'?a.?'m?S! to ?wan?e? auu further depcnd??tt up?n the erUerpri-e ci Swansea. I '1 f;.ere aro strong signs also of further developments in many directions, especially when the Great Western Railway Branch from L,atiam?et to '?v-aun-caeuurven will be coaip.etod. Th.a railway cute through the heAH. of CI:nl, and a number of col- liem-s will be opened. There is a?so a virgin coaitieid in Cwmoi.yda<<u, wh.ie a new vein I of coal was recently struck at Moody's Col- liery. HIGHER HATES IN VIEW. I The rates for Ci yd a. oil Warli for the I.iF!" I two calls were 8s. Cd. in the .i., with a pros- pective mo.ease of 2d. in the £ on general rate, irrespective of special expenses, wine assessments are 2b to SO per cent, higher at (\ydac-h than in other parto of the PouUr- dawe Union. The reason advanced for tIllS is that Clydach is so rear to the borough. Til ere are reasons for believing that tho rate.* of Clydach will 00 up .gain in the near future, on account of the projected 1 water scheme, which will cost many thou- sands of pounds. Ciydach cannot boast of a. gocd water euppty at, present, whiie m the summer the Cray wa,tor his to be turned 0,1. A movement is 011 foot also to acquire laud for the laying out of a ceme- tery, whioli will funtier hetp to swell the rate 3 EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES. I If Clydach were taken, into-the borough the ratepayers would stand to grain a, good ùe tl in regard to the price of electric and gas, while iu regard to educational ad- vantages the population would be served much better than at present- The Secon- dary School ff? Pontaidavve diftrict situated about 7? miles away and on the l borders of Breccnshire. ??ansea,'s educational institution ia more convenient in every way. and, notwith- standing the high fees charged county icvi- dcuts, ten boys and girls from Ciydach are now pft.yin:; the money in preference to going tu the top of tha Veiley. The elemen- tary schools of Swansea are alao better equipped, and thors is a much higher per- centage of certificated teachers. The uum- ber of free scholarships are larger in Swan- sea. but, unfortunately, county children are not eligible to compete for the scholar- ships.

TO HELP THE WOUNDED. The nation's needles, which have clickej off comforts for our fighting men evej since the war began, are now to help in it new way- The Daily Sketch has or. aanised a schema by which women ma1 put their own particular art of Deerllewor^ toO patriotic use and at the same time wi^ money prizes amounting in all to This huge sum, divided into over fifteen hundred prizes, will be awarded to tte senders of the best pieces re needlework to be exhibited and sold in London during the third week in June. The net proceeds of this exhibition and sale will be gi* ca to the British Red Cross Society. women who are not required as nur-;«\s nfi whose delicate health or hopip iiiii" p vent them irom entering III r) work will thus be able to take a big s in helping the wounded and mitigating the horrors of the war.

Tho death is announced of Mr. DiniA Brace, Hope-street., Pontsrdulais, in his 7Srd year. Tdf, was a member of HOP4 (/•ngrogatiooal Chapel, and was wety fcrmim and reaDected ia the ciiatrid:.

MONEYLEADERS ACTION: i SWANSEA LANDLORD AND HIS WIFE THE DEFENDANTS. j JUDGE ON BILLS OF EXCHANCE. I i An action over a complicated money- lending transaction was heard by His, Honour Judge Bryn Roberts ot Swansea County Court on Monday afternoon. i The plaintiff was Mendal Fonr-r, money- lender, 9. Carlton-terrace, Swansea, who was represented by Mr. Vilhers Meager (instructed by Mr. Edward Harris) and the defnedants Ames Gordon, landlord ot General Pioton public house, and his wile for w hom Mr. Trevor Hunter (briefed by I Mr. Verlcv i'rice) appeared. By the action, which had been remitted from the High Court, plaintiff sought to recover £ .27 10s. on a joint promissory note made by defendant:* on DèC. :2th for j £ 3U, paya.hle by instalments of 10s. a week. Mr. Villiers Meager, before, stating the case for pbintiff, ??id. in an ailidant de- ?emdadts s?t up that the note was obtained by lui?repr?enta'titm and that an earlier note wai ruled to be valid and sibsisting bail. Advance on a bill. Prooeeoing, he aaid that in May. 1914 two men from Gorseinon named Ford and Baker called on plaint ill and wanted a loan of about £20, They failed tosati-sfy him as to security thou, but called again in June and wanted a bill dis- counted. This bill had been drawn aud accepted by tiie same per-.on—a man named 11 usader— and endorsed by Bake?. Fcid and the malt* defendant Gordon. Baker and Ford filled up the Uau?l mo..nylpnder's application forms, and after satisfactory inquiries, pIauitiA' agreed to hd?aMee thpm ??8 on I tb? bi 11, aLd gave the cheque to Ford. Moneyiender's Profits. I After receiving the cheque. Ford said: "Seven pounds is rather much; what if I pay the money in a month or six weeks:" Plaintiff replied, "Then I will be satisfied with D3 profit." Ford then handed plain- tiff a bill for E20. and the arrangement was made that, if the note was paid, the bill would be handed back. The time elapsed, and the money was not paid. The bill was not handed back, the moratorium I ensxied, ajid on October 28th Husader had left the country. The Promissory Note. I Gordon then appeared to be the only person worth powder and shot, but he wanted timo to pay the note. He aud his wife came to plaintiff's office, and plain- tilf agreed to lend them £2.) to pay the bill, with ;-a interest, the money to be repaid by weekly instalments ot 10s. Plaintiff handed the Husader bill to Mr. Gordon. Only £ 2 10s. was repaid, and then the instalments ceased. Plaintiii was claiming the balance of C- 10s. Plaintiff gave evidoneo, and was cross- I oiaminod at some length by Mr. Hunter. Mr. Hunter: Have yon ever seen a bill of exchange before? Plaintiff; Only a few. His Honour: I shouldn't meddle with them. Miss Fonsr, plaintiff's daughter, gllv. corroborative evidence. Defendant, on oath., sai-d at the timo lie gave the promissory note he believed lie was liable on the Husader bill, as ho bad endorsed it. After paying the fifth instalment he "was advised he was not liable. During proceedings against the other endorses of the bill of exchange he discovered tlure wa., another promissory note in the caM. He had not recovered anything from the other endorsees. The legil arguments in the case were continued on Tuesday morning, arid "ventiuLlly his jrfouour gave judgment for pi-iuififf, with costs. His aiv-i-ed plaintiff not to deal iu ^ae^e sort of documents in future, I or he might lose his costs.

JOY AT PETROGRAD. ??1. lYI. 1 i-Ji i? ??? L/M?J? LiK ?jAr?j!j) ?., Rejoicing Over Fall of Przemysl. Przeiii?T s s-? i i i Garrison's Half-hearted Sortie. IMPORTANCE OF VICTORY, TO RUSSIA. i i ( C)f the] fall or Przemysl has produced all il-i deseribablo wave of enthusiasm through- out ail clasees of the population here. At two p.m. tlio Novsky Prospect was the (;"llO of an imposing iuani?t'atir)U. ?c?uo ot an impo. There was a. procession, in which were carried portraits of Duke.■ Nicholas, besides hundreds of national flags. Tho crowd sang tlio National: Anthem, greeting with cheers all sol- diers they met. I An Important Event. An fmport::J.nt Event. Petrograd, Monday.—The fall of Przemysl marks the most important event: of the Russian campaign this year. It finally and irrevocably consolidates the position of the Russians in Galicia. The Austro-German armies arc deprived of an incentive hitherto held out to them of relieving the isolated remnant of their former dominion. The besieging army j will be freed for other purposes. From information previously published,!j it appears the garrison aggregated about 25,t)i,Hi men, hence the investing force, which must always be at least four times i as great as the garrison, represent not less than 100,000 men. From all infor- mation lately received from hoth Russian I and neutral souices, the position of tho! Austro-German armies iu the Carpathians has become distinctly critical. Reinforce-j niente for the gallant troops of General Bru-ssiloff, General Hadlo IJmitrietf, and other commanders is bound to exercise an enormous influence on the future courM of the campaign in the Carpathians. Petrograd, Monday.—At the Head- quarters of the Commander-in-Chief a Te Deum of thanksgiving was celebrated in the presence of the Tsar, the Grand Duke! Nicholas, Commander-in-Chief, and all tha Staff.—Router. Tsar's Te Deum. Petrograd, Monday.—The following com- munique is issued hero:— At Przemysl extensive artillery fire continues. Portions of tho garrison which on Sunday night attempted to make a sortie from the north-east of the town towards Ougkovitse were repulsed to the lines ot the forts, guttering heavy losses. [The foregoing was written before the surrender. ] In consequence of the jojful event of the surrender of the fortress of Przemy-sl, the generalissimo, the Grand Duke Nicholas, has been awarded tho St. George's Cross of tho second degree, and the commander of the army before- Przemysl, General Selivamoff, the St. George's Cross of the third degree.—Ex- change. The Archduke's Praise. Amsterdam, Monday.—A Venn a tele- gram states that Field-Marrhal the Arch- duke Friedrich ha? is&ued an army order announcing the tall of Przcmy&l after all the oi-k?s, bridge ;)rm, ammum- tion, and war material of all kinds had I been destroyed. The order continues: "Greetings and thanks to unconquered heroes of Przemysl, our comrades in I arms. The forces of Nature, but not of the enemy have conquered them. They continue to be our sublime model of loyl; accomplishment of duty up to the ex- treme limit of human endurance. The defence of Przemysl remains for ever a bright page in the book of our army's honour. I Commander's Last Order. I Petrograd, Tuesday.—The following text of tho order issued by General Kusmanett, commanding the fortress of Przemysl to the garrison on March 18th, j the day before the sortie, has been re-I ceived from competent quarters:— Soldiers—For half a year we children of all nationalities of our beloved Father-1 laud have incessantly been opposing the' enemy, with the help of God. Your bravery has succeeded in defending the fortress against the eueniy; despite his attacks and despite the cold and the privations. You have air3ady merited to i a high degree the gratirudo of th? Coni-I mander-in-Chief of our army, the grati- tude c-f the country, and the esteem even1 of the enemy. There in our beloved! Fatherland thousands of hearts beat, for! yon. and millions are waiting with bated breath for news of you. "Heroes, I announce to Yem my last- summons. Tho honour of our ariav and the country demands it. I sha11 lead yon to pierce with your points of steel, tho iron circles of the enemy, and then march  ?n ever further without sparing yonr: ''norts until we rejoin i)ur &rmy. van-- .f?r hard lighting, is now near U6. We are on cho eve of a great battle, for tliei enemy will be reluctant to abandon the, prize ho has coveted for so long. Kuow, true defenders of Przemysl. that each ot I you must have bu. one thought—Forward,; ever forward. You must crush every-' thing that bars your path. The honour of our country and of each 0113 of you iothids that after this glorious and victorious struggle we should fall an casy prey to the enemy like a flock of sheep, As heroic warriors we must open a way, i and wo shall open one." During the last days before the sortis. the garrison receivMi UMrea?sad rations,! Each soldior was ginn bi-?uits to l?t five days, warm clothing and new boots. T ho officers were instructed to explain to ( the soldiers that \f they returned fortress a.n inglorious fate awaited tlicii-L.i and consequently they must pierce the! Russian front at any cost. An easterly direction was chosen fori the sortie as being the lino of least rp- sistence, and also because it led to an! area where tho Russians had large storetj and depots of arms and ammunition. iorB t ha n 20,000 men were to have taken part in the sortie, but several units ro- fused to move, despite the orders of the commander. Only the 23rd ltoiived t Division and some parts of tho S,-)thi Landwehr Brigade and tho Hussars took j an active part. The defeat they met! with was decisive. Why Garrison Returned. An official Austrian communique from! Vienna indicate8 that the garrison of Przemysl returned to tho fortrp,s beca:15ü I it found it&elf opposed to large Russian foices. On this it should be remarked that the Russian forcer near Ifrzemysl; were never large. The. great sortie was! repulsed, principally by the valiant' territorial troops and a few battalions oil the reserve infantry regiments. The numbers of the captured garrison exceeded the expectations cf the Russians, j The enthusiastic demonstrations on the I Ii occasion of the capture cf Przemysl hstedi well into the night. Thanksgiving FN-, vices were celebrated in all the cliurchesi of the capital. In the Caucasus. Petrograd, Tuesday. — The following' official statement, has been issued by the! General Staff of the Russian Army in the., Caucasus on March IIlst.- Fighting took pkco in the district of | Transtchorokfc and the Valley of Ala.c-h-I ken. On the rest of the front no engage- ment has taken place. Italian Views, Rome, Monday.—The newspapers 'hero attach great importance to tho fall oil Przpmyhl. The Giornale D'ltalia points out the mi^ stake which the Austrians mad ¡ in making the army which was defeated j on tho San enter Przemysl. The "Journal" thinks that Austrian j troops who have surrenderd to Russians | number to-day 100.000. The Journal n adds that it is impossible to estimate! with any precisian the full value of thisi remarkable Russian success. Novertho-i less, one may well believe that tIn con-' ditions of tho Aut-tro-Germazi Army in, Galicia and the Carpathians will rapidly! become very serious if other troops arc! not despatched to counteract those which the Russians will now havo at their cLs-! posal, namely about 150,000 men. An Industrial Centre. Przemysl, besides being the military j stronghold ot Central Galicia, is an un- portant industrial town on the River San, largely engaged in the manufacture of machinery and the timber and corn i trade. Its population, including a garri- son of about S,500 in normal times, wi over (50.000. Przemysl. hkr, a good many more place-j names in the Eastern theatre of war, is I an orthoepies puzzle to most people here.¡ It can be pronounced fairly accurately j as-—Pr-zhem-isl. SOME FAMOUS SIEGES, I Constantinople .1453 .)3 days. j Badajoz .1S11.1812 .13 mo-uthal Sebastopol .lë;)1-:t855 .11 months' Delhi .18.)7 .17 months Paris 1870-1871 111) dafs Chitral 1K95 46 days Kimbeiley 1809-1900 4 months, Ladysmith .lS99-tM0 .118 days Port Arthur 1901-1905 7 months; Liege I. 1.1 )14. 2 weeks

SWANSEA RESERVIST'S DEATH. The photograph is of Pri.ate J. Thomas, 2nd Welsh, who was mortally ?o-?uded in action, and died on September 101 h. Pt,?. Thomas was on the reserve when called to the colours in August, and was a native of SVansea, where he had a wide circle of friends. The greatest rvmpathy if. felt, for the widow, who, villi her four children, i3 diving at 21, St. DavidV&treet, Gwaun-i eae-Gunveu*

INGENIOUS CHEQUE FRAUD —— City Firm and Bank Swindled by Clerk. An ingenious cheque fraud is being in- vestigated by the City Police, and it is believed that tho swindle is one of tin- s carried out by the same man during t; past 18 months. The amount invclv- 4 in this case is £ 800. A City linn recently advertis-tl a vacancy in their ofifce, aId among the replies was one from, au applicant in Warwickshire. Hia qualifications and references con. sidered satisfactory, and he was engag^rj sabjeot to the confirmation of the ni t recent testimonial. The employers w-o 3 to the firm named in the letter, and tha reply was not only satisfactory hl:t flattering. Subsequent inquiries, how. support the suspicion that the man now wanted returned to the address ill the Midlands and himself wrote the 1, timonial. He then transferred his owtj current account from the local hank tj a branch in the City, representing thaj lie was going into partnership in London. The man, who was fully competent at his work, seems to have employed hia trst two weeks in tho offico in studying his employers-' signatures and discover. ng tho desk in which their cheqin* was kept. One morning a lettei was received stating that he was unable to return to his duty owing to illness, and soon afterwards the t-wployar, found .hat two of their ehequee, each for £4 l'; t. had been passed through their account at a hank in Lombard-street. Tha cheques had been taken from the em. ploycrs' own hook, and after then ;gnatu.ro had been forged they had beetj paid into the man's own account. The.f were cleared in due course, and tho man promptly drew out the money, with til.1 exception of a small balance to keep th" account open, and apparently to disaruj suspicion. He is described as being from 30 to .1 years of age, 5ft. 7in. in 11eight ?it? black hair and daric eyes, and of manly bearing.

ABERAVON TRADESMAN'S FUNERAL The funeral took place at Aberavo* C?mebpry on Monday, of Mr. Wm. Henr? BilUngham. 81, Watcr-strcpt. Aberavon, At Kt. Mary's Parish Church a tspec-nj service wa-s h?d by the Vic'ar (the RI' I Ed. Da,jof), ?hf also oSioiat?d at tha graveside. The chief mourners werci The widow (Mrs. Mary Jane Billing, hani), Misses nolot.. Doris, Adeline, and Clarice Billingham (daughters); Mr. W. Barrow (brottier-in-law); -Vr. Jatnti Payne < half-brother); Mr. Richard Mills (cousin); Mr. Richard Barrow, Bridgend (cousin); Mr. R-eg Surridge (nephew).

MARGAM HOUSING SCHEME. At, Margam Council Chamlier on Mon.. day night, Mr. H. S. Stewart, A.R.I.B.A. L.G.B. inspector), attended to confide? tiie application of the Margam District Counc,il for sanction to borrow the suma of £ 9,703 and £ V-!>i for the purpose of schemes under the Housing nf the Work- ing Classes Act, 1890, for the erection oi working class dwellings at Bryn, and for the purchase of land and the erection of working class dwellings at Taibach. TheNt was no opposition.

 A CCWMM PRESENT A TICN. Upon his leaving to take up a respon# sible post under the Great Western Colliery C.. Ltd., Pontypridd, Mr. W. Wil. liauis, mechanic at Berthllryd Colliery, was the recipient of a tobacco pouch, pipf and silver match-bos. Though Mr. Wil- liams has been in the district but a shot | time, ho has won the good wishes of al} I with whom he has beome associated, ar<| the presentation was a mark of the it esteem. Air. William Tanner (electrician) pre. sided, and Mr. David Evans (mechanic^ (. efngoleu Colliery\ handed over the giit to Mr. Williams. A musical programing followed, those contributing including! Messrs. Clarke, F. Hickory, G. Broom, li, Howlett, J. Dftvies. G. Bees, and Wiu, Leyehon.