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UNDERTHREE FLAGS !
UNDERTHREE FLAGS Allied Forces Link Up in I the Cameroons. HaH< Wednesday. The Belgian j Colonial Minister announces that the corn- | mander-in-chief of the Belgian troops in the Cameroons r porus that a detachment .iKlr'i his orders has arrived at..7a.unde (lately the German capital), where it effected a junction with the Franco- Britieh forces. The. flag's of the three; nations were hoisted over the fortress, and military honours were rendered.— Renter. Eeuter learns, from Cadiz that, a Tfgi-, ment or marines has been ordered to re distributed on several steamers to guard the Germans who entered Spanish territory to tho oouth-wst of the: OamerooTts and who are shortly to be I transferred to Spain.
I FBCM PIT BOY TO AGENT.I
FBCM PIT BOY TO AGENT. I Mr. DaN i(I who has just been appointed assistant general managor of the Cambrian Combine Collieries, has had a romantic career. Ho started his working life as a collie.- boy at th0 now disused liinas pit?, and has attained his present position by sheer merit, it is in- teresting to note -that Mr. Morgan a p-rdc- cejseiH in his new Mr. Arthur Brown and Mr. Percy 1.. Ward. now Innd liich r."t s with other large elsh colhet.T coE- cerns.
!SWANSEA BREWSTER ISESSIONS
SWANSEA BREWSTER I SESSIONS ELEVEN LICENSES TO BE OBJECTED TO. APPLICATIONS ADJOURNED The annual Brewster Sessions for the borough of Swansea were held on l hurs- when the following magistrates were present :The Mayor (Alderman 1 Merrells), Alderman Dan Jones, Mr. E, G. j'rolheroe. Mr. W. Thomas. lIr. Xeteon Jones, Mr. J. W. Jones. Y..Edwards, Mr. R. Martill, Mr. Thos. Jones. Mr | Iiichard Lewis, Mr. David Roberts, Aldcr- man Bell Jone»«, and Mr. David Thomas, Tiw proceedings were of a formal char- ■ acter. The report of the Chief Constable 1 Cap- tain All Thomas) to the magistrates ap- pears elsewhere. Four Licenses Opposed. Tn tour cases the police, Deputy-Chicf- Constable Roberts announced, opposed renewal of licenses., and with tiiene exceptions all the liceoses were renewed. The houses; objected to were Tiie Diliwyn Arms. Union-street, days' licence; A.tini-P Davies, licensee. Flint Mill Inn. Upper Strand, seven days' lir-ense (Thomas Jam*.i>. Borough Arms, Wind-street, six dayf" license (George Harry Llewellyn). Landore Jnn, Fandore. six days' ale- house (Kexeiah Davies). Ihe hearing of the. objections was ad. journed for a weel. Mr. J. H. Thowp. son appeared in the case of the Landore Inn, Mr. Glynn Morris represented the J owners of the Flint Mill and Borough j Arms, and Mr. Moy Evans had been in- i structed by those interested in the Dillwyn A Additional Objections. Mr. Piehard Watkins announced that he intended to give formal notice of ob- jection in respect of the following licenses: Mile End Inn and Mermaid Inn, St. Thomas; Cross Keys, St. Marr-street; off- license 13, Oxford-street; Brunswick Inn. Dake-streefoff-license, Pemuaen-terraee; off-license. 46. High-street. Mr. A. Andrews applied for and was' granted a music, singing and dancing! license for the Royal Theatre, Wind-; stxeet.
AN APOLOGY DEMANDED O ¡ -…
AN APOLOGY DEMANDED O ¡ America and Impudent Aus- trian Commander. T. -1- 1'b -,r '1' Xew York. Thursday.—" The World's Washington correspondent says the ecrl"- tary of State has demanded from Austria an apology tor the submarine attack on the American steamer I'etrohte, the punishment of tbc,, f-f the sub- marine, and an indemnity for injury sus- tained. i The submarine fired without warning on the Petrolite. The submarine requested chat it might buy provisions, which the Petroliie refused to sell. The Ausirinn commander replied he woud take wha' he needed.
PRUSSIAN YOUTHS CALLED UP.…
PRUSSIAN YOUTHS CALLED UP. According to Tuesday's Dutch papers; lads ot IT over throughout Prussia, i eligible f<>v military '-ervice in the Land-' sturm. have been ordered to report them- selves wirhoul delay before the military authorities. v
MNUS FOR WELSH MINISTERS.…
MNUS FOR WELSH MINISTERS. i <»!;imorgan Methodists ai the monthly n-ecfi-?)g 3^ 'Herruon Chapel, Ogrnore Vale, reson-ed to urse all the Chnrelfs of Glamorgan to pay a war bonus to the minister" serving them.
.NEW FRENCH AIR DIRECTOR.…
NEW FRENCH AIR DIRECTOR. P;Lri.-? V, '? -<-f?r.n<? R?Hicy. of' the artillery. Dirff'?r of" the Central 1W:i- tary Explosive. School, has been appointed Director of Military Aeronautics at tho Minieh.} of War.- lveuter. L <
jTHEWAR ! I 3 I . — ! iJ
jTHEWAR I 3 I — i J I Resume of To-day's j I Messages. j I I "Leader" Office 4.50 p.m. j Gmeral Srnith-Dorripn. ■ hroiv^la contipus:" i illness, being unable to assume comnuuv. I in Fast Africa. General Smuts ha: j | accepted the command. j The fifi-i portion of an article by Mr. Ivor I Gwynne, Swansea, on his Vl",L to uiv j I trenches, appear- to-flay. j In broad daylight German seaptarees trday yihe-d Ramcgate and fVnvid stair-. Materia] damage was negligible- i and ihe casualties were two women an-, ) a child slisrhtlv iniurcd. f Keporfs from the show a torn poiary gain by ihe Germans, who captured S some me", res of French first line trenches. | M. Thomas, the French Minister c Munitions, stated that the gprinp | will see France in possession of immcnet. j reserves of ammunition.
| FAMINE PRIDES j AMINE- PRICES…
| FAMINE PRIDES j AMINE- PRICES i I _? THE INCREASED COST OF LIVING IN BEBllti.: "THEY WANT PEACE" A lady long resident in Berlin has ar- rived in England to rejoin her husband who. as if Berlin representative of a hi- London house, was interned early in tie war, and was*" released and sent back t England some time ago. Interviewed on Thursday, the lady ,it. things were very bad in Berlin and worc gettjng wo!-•«■•. t'oocl of a.ll kinds was very dear. The t rouble ir some instance? wa~ a imost, as mucu. due to bad organisai ion to the s hort age. Famine Prices, here the trailers had kberty of action, they extorted tamine pricc-, and it w; this squeezing of the populace that exas- l»erated them so and led to disorders bor- dering on rioting. People in Berlin were tired of the war—fed up a- it were—and were keenly anxious for peace. "I recently heard a P; assian soldier*' she continued, ask a newsbov in > he hearing of several people, i- t hero new- in your paper about oeaee r >"o,' replied the led. Then get along wilL said rue soldier. It there is no talk of nothing else matters.' Tired of the War. That anyone tn a parUic place, and particularly a soldier, dare say -ach a tiling," said the lady, "tells eloquentlv of an undercurrent of public feelhtg. The- people or Herl-ill, and deub-less the people, of Germany as a whole, are tired of the war with all its pt .vations. They want peace, and nothing eisa matters."
SWANSEA SAMRS HOME
SWANSEA SAMRS HOME Appointment of New Superintendent, W" understand that. Mr. Brunt, formev'y engaged in the M'ss'^u tn Sea- men at Ipswich, where he also conduf tod n sailors' home, has been appointed super- inrendom of the Swansea. Sailors'* Home a vacancy being caused by the death of the late Mrs. Winter. Some years ago. Mr. Brunt was a petty officc- in the British Navy, lie (xOl- n^enees his new duti about the middle of this month.
-. - . - AIR RAID ON SMYRNA
AIR RAID ON SMYRNA Turkish Port Bombed by French Airmen. Athens, Wene«day.—T nforiuatien has been receive-' from Myt.ilenc thai a squadron of Freivb aeroplano.s bombed Smyrna yesterday. Tiie damage done is not tfafed. Smyrna was be?ore tit. var one o* Tur- key's ivt-n-t imj)ortant p.r1". It in Asia Minor, on the eastern side <u the /Egean Sea. A m-.ent teport said that ifl.fHlO men had becii concentrated there, through fear of an Allied landing.
STinflU L ATiHG RECRUIT INC.
STinflU L ATiHG RECRUIT INC. Toronto. 'vN'ednewtay. —The burning of the Parliament Btiildnvrs at Ottswa ha: had a marked effect on recruiting. Or the day of the tire tbp, tra-itvire claas ie, members bat now i' numbers 7C In Toronto ane dis- -;r new cattaii-B is belt's recruiter, i «a»:h. ee-k.
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.FRANCE READY FOR THE SPRING…
FRANCE READY FOR THE SPRING 1 Colossal Reserves i ALLIES UNITED IN PRE- PARATIONS. Result of Gigantic Effortso N Paris, Thursday—The "Petit Parisiea" publishes an account of an interview Signor Campolonghi, the Paris correspon- dent or the Seeolo," has had with M. Albert Thomas. Minister of Munitions. M. Thomas, after alluding to the outlet -of the war. when only impetuous, rapid and decisn e kii(-,iiintere were expected, bat a long and ilo-w wa.r of material was really in groepect, eaid while, Germany only had to develop and exploit her exiting industry, France, on the. other hand, had to organise and improvise an industry that did not exist. M. Tilcmws thpn went on to describe the touching spectacle given by the leaders of industry, soldiers and civilians, who rivalled with each other in their devotion and self-.sacrifice. Alter the offensive in Artois and Champagne, however, we understood better than bejore we should only i know the limits of our frantic productIOn. with the en<m of the war. Efforts were tioubled, old works increased their staffs t.) 'an almost impossible degree, and new ones sprang up as if hy magic. To-day 2?'?.M;! workers, including 12<.),<?0 women, ?'c wording on the produciion of war  material. jj lii tiie Sprirg. I In the tpring France will posses an immense reserve, of ammunition. This reserve will he colossal. The Allies are hastening the limits of their activity. It is therefore. ese-eatial that close, cordial, nd const ant contact ehould be estab- J:.«!icd between the Allies. Contact exists between Fran* c- a nd ;(ireat Britain. The last meeting between filr. Lloyd George, and M. Albert Thomas < a& i.ut.&Q<i<d ? ?cula?jp to ?hat extent j ?r?cks ?f ammunition could be piled up r,t???cks of amiili-,Tiitl-on (:otjld ],i-? piled of effort and mutual help both now hope to be able to establish a close association with Italy. The visit to Italy of French minister*, especially of the Minister ot, Munitions, is being made with this ob-I K-ct. Must Exchange Hones. Mr. Thomas, fays the correspondent, am convinced that I j iai f?ntributing as?nmch as I <"?n to the preparation of the ma?ria.t nctnimcnt ?Hih -7. ill ]?3? t.-) Tirtwy, v-Hi be prc- judiced if WA work ?ach on our <T?n a'- ? .um without -fepIiDg om'?h'p.? &hcmMpr b, 6houldH, allowing our?<'Iv?s to ?o ?<"duc;>d and led astray by mirages and aims. In order to develop theh- material strength, tho Allies exchange! guns and munitions. Let them also ex- hartgiRi thojr hopes and their faith, and tisue increase ateo their moral strength." Mr. Thrvmas concluded by saying the union of to-day s'hc?ld be preparation for of +I-e-clay slit-i)ld l,e preparatioii for! CO-DPERATI ON BETWEEN ALLIES Before his de.partu|e from Italy, M- Rriand is reported to have informed an Italian journalist ho felt certain of ob- taining from Italian statesmen the moot serious support, for the task of bringing the joint -n ork to a suc.eei.sful issue, and p'tahfi?hing a ?iMpr and more fruitful j ??''ppratioD between t.h? AUic?.—?'c?jter. ..i ui 11
PRUSSIAN LOSSES !
PRUSSIAN LOSSES ——■ —— I laîest Lists Bring Total to ?:??/JfO. | Amsterdam. Thursday.—The Nieuwe Roilerdamsche Oourant." that the Prussian casualty lists, Numbers (-20 to 129. contain the names of 19,389 dead, wounded and missing, '???]?? X??- bers ?? to <:? (?)nt:nn )S.3!3 na, The total Prussian looses are now 2.177 ;)78. t here are, besides. "i i r ■> *i; >er,i.'ia\ bavarian, and Saxon lists; 60 lor and a number containing casual- ties.
CREEKSDEFEAT BULCARS II
CREEKSDEFEAT BULCARS II mmm I n'eguars Leave Their I Leader a Prisoner. pans, llmrsday.—According to the Athens correspondent. 0f the" Mahn, Greek newspaj>ers announce from Soros all engagement, took place the dav before yesterday beWeen a strong band Bulgarian Comitadjis and a detachment fit Greek >rooj>». The Comitadjis were dis- find many .i-!ri"¡¡w.rs in,t1:p,! hands of the Gre?k'R, including tiicir -Ot 'p k leader, Styani T-;anake.
NO PARLIAMENTARY BANQUETS.…
NO PARLIAMENTARY BANQUETS. Tb,rn ?il ?' ? break this y?ar m t1H I custom °l h')?"K P''i'lMmpntat-y ban- j q?ptg on the eve 0\ a new session. jSo banquets will he beld iJxt week.
WAR GfHGE CLERICAL ERROR.…
WAR GfHGE CLERICAL ERROR. Pross Bureau, "WedTJ^seiay. Ihe. Secre- tary of the War Office announces:— In the notice ?spued to the. newspapers of the 7th inst., the date upon which the groups for single men under the Derby Rcheme will clone was given as the 2nd M«rcli. This was; a. clerical error. The j date ahouid- have been given as the 1st I HAICU. I
TRIBUNALS FOR LOCAL AREA 0
TRIBUNALS FOR LOCAL AREA 0 SWANSEA NOMINATIONS TO REPRESENT l THE BfiiiOUCit POSITION OF ELECTIVE AUDITORS At a meeting of the Swansea Parlia- mentary and General Purposes Commitiee on Wednesday, Mr. David Matthews pre- siding, tjie Town Clerk reported with reference to the Military Service Act that the .Local Government Board were taking steps to establish a court of appeal in respectt-o the claims rejected by the Local Tribunal. The Mayor of SvanspA had Ixen in c&nfereno" with the \.haÙ-man of »he Glamorgan County Council, the. Lord: Mayor of Cardiff, and others, and had come to a decision whereby the countv of Glamorgan will be divided into two areas -easiorn and we.ste.ro—and a court of appeal will be established in ooeh. The Mayor, at the request of the Local I Government Board, has nominated Swan- sea representatives, and they are the fol- lowing: Mrs. W .lI. Miles, Alderman D. Davicd, Mr. David James (manager of the Sw a. u,sea Improvements and Tramwavs Company), and Mr. J. Powleslaud. Other j representatives will be nominated by the districts cenerrnoo. Another local tribunal will be lished to deal with those claiming exenjp- t-ioll under the Military Service Act., and ihe Parliamew l^ry Committee reeom- mendccl the Corporation to elect the i present local tribunal constituted under Lord Derby's scheme, and suggested that tha Chamber of Commerce an.d t ne T^abour Association should also he. represented. Elective Auditors' Position, I With reference to the elective auditors for 1916. the Town Ck*rk reported that the Toritl Government Hoard had made an order to the effect that there shall be no re-election of elective auditors this year providing the present auditors will consent to remain in office. A discussion arose on the question of dispensijtg with the office for the period of the war. and the Town Clerk was iU6tnlch'd t? vr)<? to the Lccal Government Board su?g?ting th?re be no further re-appoiDtments.
AO?AHCACUVtTY j _____... i
AO?AHCACUVtTY j Austrian Navy's Efforts to Damage Allies. Home. Wednesday.—The following semi- official statement is issued here:— The Austrian Navy during the last 45 hours has increased its attempts against our nava-t forces in the Lower Adriatic. On the afternoon of the 6th inst. one of OUT dfwtroyers etcorting an Albert .cvnispr, hav- ing sighted an enemy acAoplane and a de. stroyer, pursued and feed on ibe la ftei*, driving it, under the Cattaro forts, which opened against the Italian vessel an in- ti-inse bnt fmitless crtillery fire. On the came day an Allied cruiser gave chaen and flrexl on four enemy destroyers. of-mpelLinp them to retire, mid later, before Durazso, baffled a submarine, avoiding a torpedo fred by it. On the 8th izuit. another enemy snfc* marine attacked near Capo I^aghi two of our torpedo boats, which replied by firing several Hhcills atter hivvius avoided the enemy's torpedoes. In the afternoon of the same day. in identical circumstances and with exaetiy the same result, another submarine attack was. mnie a^aiRPt a French des«trover at,. tached to our- fleet, which was cruising: off the Albanian coast.
.- -...--+- - - - - " SQUADRON…
-+- SQUADRON OF CHE AESOPIANE." The S-ecTetary of the W«r OfVcc issued tJie following anuounct-ncnt on Wed need ay night With reference to the Main lifa-d- qnarter? report, dated 3th February, 1316. to the efferr, that a G< rn«ti abropLjre souad- NÆ attacked Poperinglie railway buil-dings and camp, Sir Douglas Haig reiwrts thot a hostile nftioplane dropped four -bombs near Poperlnche Station, but that no damage w a,, d,, Lie.
STATUS OF THE APPAM.!
STATUS OF THE APPAM. ). YorV. Wednesday.—If ioS reported 1 here to-flay that the- State Department at Washington is ineliived to ccfas.i«er favourably the claims oi the British Government thai. the. Aytpani cannot be held here a,) a prize of war, and will shortly turn her This rumour was strengthened by the- fact titat, the ofifcers of the Appam will not {-ail to-morrow aboard the Baltic DÆ orjginally jjianneti, but will await farther deve.lopm.enfe here. It is also worth noting that all the engineers of the Appam Ij aro h'&ig held over indefinitely. t f-
FRONT, jSWAMSEA J. P. AT…
   FRONT, jSWAMSEA J. P. AT IHE FRONT. How France Has Organised. I I WHAT SHE HAS SUFFERED. (By iTIr. IlTOR H. GWYNNE.) (PASSED BY CENSOR.) Having been selected by the War Office to represent the Western Command (as a result of my connection with the Execu- tive of the Welsh Army), with seven others fro-m different, parts of the Western area to visit the liiic ot battle now toeing waged in France and Flanders; j and realising of whai importance and in- bereet anything 1 may have seen is to Swansea and district, I thought it wo old be of advantage if j gave through the medium of the some particulars of the things I saw, and the impression left upon my mind while passing through the country and the trenches. The party consisted of representatives from Liverpool. Stockport, Preston, Man- cJK?tcr, Wrexham, Lord Leagh, AH. D. Dayi3J and the writer. The arrange- meUt were I?tt in th? hands of Mr. Sava?p. of Li\?rpcol, and lrom informa- tion received, from the military authori- tie- we were granted far greater privi- leges than had been given any. other party which bad vioited the, front. This was chiefly due to the influence of Lord Leagh, who in- ¡ ten iewed the. Headquarters, and he hav-j ing expressed the desire of the party as to the divisions and battalions we desired j to see, they readily granted the tame, n. privilege rarely conceded, and which made our visit far more interesting both to ourselves and the districts we repre-t tented. A Unique Concession. I It gave the Liverpool and Lancashire j representatives an opportunity or seeing the divisions aud battalions in which they were interested; while it gave :31:. Davies and myself the opportunity of visiting the -Headquarters of the Welsh. Division, of which the Swansea Battalion forms one of the units. Termit me here to explain, that the oifficuliy of transit made it impossible to visit many of those sections th at. were at the time in action; anet pradic-aih impossible if they were resting, inasmuch, as they w?re O! far removed from tJw H?adquartere and the tmug line. Many names were giv?n me of young men at the front whom I promised to see, but when I got there I found that it was a matter of impossi- bility to get at them. -\o one regret.? this more than myself. Precautions en Voyage. I I saw a large number of men from the district, and the delight and pleasure of meeting was equally divided by them and myself, notwithstanding that our con- versation was carried on in the sound of the booming guns and tho occasional whixz?ng of big shells. We Ipu England on Friday morning, January 28th, on a military boat. There were upwards of 1,100 soldiers and officers aboard; in fact, we were praehcally the only civilian*. The great oare and caution exercised in I examining passports, and ascertaining the facte in reference to all passengers except those in uniform indicated that the conditions ot to-day demand the most careful scrutiny in order to prevent Ger- man espionage. It was very interesting to. notice the faces of the soldiers as they passed along the gangway; they were practically all men who had been on 13 ve for 6 or 7 days. They W<re not Mj ¡ bright and merry a? many of th? com- p?mes w? have seen leaviag London ?i- the first time for the front..No, it was plain they had had some." The Returning Soldiers. I Yet you could see lines of determina- tion on their faces, and when you got into conversation with them you at once realised, that there was a greater deter- mination underlying their "NY exiffteneo than even appeared on the surface. One and all that. 1 came in contact with es- pressed but one opinion, Prussian Mili- tarism must he destroyed once and for all. The- Gorman Hun must suffer for his atrocities and cruelty. Yo ran into a rather thick fog. After a I delay ot scroe time we enter the harbour and land upon French soil. Our pass- ports are carefully scrutinised by the French authorities, and these having been stamped '?? are taJ?pu ov?r by one of the I mir?ta-y men t,?e nee,( ;5" ry ar:<tn?'MMnt3 for our conveyance to QU' hotel. Restrictions in France. We are driven through miles of I country, and while pasting along from j town to village, and village to town, we i cannot but be impressed with the fact that France to-day i-3 not what it was, and that present conditions in the British I.-k-.s would not be what they are it we were going through the same experience, the same crisis, the same suffering, and the same deprivation as trance, they are face to face with the enemy, fighting on their own soil. We have not realised, we cannot realise what war really is. We are sur- rounded by water, and we have our im- pi-egnable Navy which, keeps our shores clear from the cruelty and barbarous methods of so unscrupulous an enemy as the German. We go about in our usual way, we pass* from one village to the other, from one town to another without asking permission or either police or military authorities. There, everyoue leaving the town or village -has to be provided with a permit. W noticed a n'nu'?r ot pcoplf. both 1111'111 and women, leaving or ?oingt? Uieir 'u-iployTu?nt. and each permit bfin? ex- amined by a miLt,lr? ??ut.ry as th?y p.?s ¡ the dividing hue of the respective dis- tricts. Tho ?ame thins,Rpt'lnes to all vehicles, and not olity wz?,? fK?-?.?ar*' for the driver of the motor to have a j permit, but every individual in. the car was compelled to have a permit also 1",> I fore being allowed to pa,ss t.bj-ou?h. W? sometimes complain ab?ut th? ?-w .e- j itrictions placed upon our liberty in this I country, but. they cannot compared the restrictions placed upon the people j in a country where war is being waged. A Striking Contrast. Having realised what war means. I I could fully appreciate the necessity for those measure?. Though we covered oi miles in the country during 1 our whole journey, I never remember sc -1-ug a single man oi' military age either Ion the field or on the road, driving a I horse, or performing any kind of civil employment. Practically all horses were driven by old men, young leds or women, and chiefly women. I saw a lot not more than 10 »r 11 years of age driving a pair of horv.,E- I also saw a young woman driving a team of four horse*, and numbers of women following the plough; voting lads and old men only were employed in repairing roads. In fact, notwithstanding the number of Frenchmen now engaged in the war. I never came across a yard of land that, could be cultivated, that had not been cultivated and made ready to receive the seed The Women of France. This war as far as Prance is concerned is not only be jog fought by the men of France, but equally no vigilantly, arwi if anything, with greater determination by the women folk. Every boy and' girl, every old and young man, and every man over military age is playing his or her part in this great conflict: they are doing their bit as a united nation to secure ouce and for all the liberty and freedom of their country: and to make it impos- sible for their children to have to suffer what they arc suffering to-day. Yon could not walk through the streets of the towns, or pass through the villages or along the country road without, seeing signs that flic suffering had already been great. The drain upon her manhood had been immense, but there still remained an undaunted courage, a convincing de- terminat ion that, the end must be a vic- tory for the Allies. Our Happier Let. I It was evident upon ail hands that France realised her responsibility; that there was no sacrifice too great to make even by the richest in the land, or the ]XK>rest in the country in order to prose- cute thi? war to a succes?ul i?sue? and I as a BrjtiFber realiMig wh'at she wap doing. I could not but compare iiiant our little differences over which we often, complain and have at times kicked over the traces, but. paltry, and insignificant as compared with what ehe has to suffer. We have given up, and are still giving up our manhood, and while I know that there is no other nation under the sun that could II have risen an p?ual army on fh?, voh:o- tary system to the army brought into ex- ¡ istence by Great. Britain, yet I have to admit that wf,, have not up to the pre- sent realised to the fullest extent the seriousness of his war. the sacrifices that we may have to make, and whicA we would have, been compelled to make, had the fighting line been in our own country and not in France and Flanders- We I have exjjeriem-ed a. few air raids, and we sympathise with the victims and their families, but we have not had towns ¡ destroyed. The /Zeppelins disappear and we go to rest, but this ha.s not. been the experience of France. We have to admit that tho horrors of this war have Dot been brought home to us in j similar manner to that of France, but we should be prepared to do all that lay in II our pownr to prevent like conditions erer being experienced in our Isles. No Misunderstandings Permitted. This is a p^rh*! when no misunder- standing should divide any section of th<a| community. The Government should tee j that ?nij-?oy?Ts o?' labour are not allowed b Be<w ?h? country by high pr:dJ:3; work- men, and espf?i?Hy thc? ,pgagAd upon munition?, hon!d not relax th?ir efforts in any direction, but should put forth grea.T-'f efforts if possible, keeping in view the one great object taught me. by the transport men engaged jo France—that the Tommy in the trenches and at the gi1 shall not, nay. must rot, be neglected or allowed to suflVr in any rfiape or form; that our Jack Tars, who are to-day keep- lnt; our hig)t seas open by their daily and nightly vigilance through the cold, dark and wjjitry nights, must not be allowed to g? r hort. We should hav but one object in yiew —the' prosecuting of this war to a successful issue—and I :4h convinced aftr what I have wit.?e?Sc'd that this can only be dope by a united people, prepared to utilise all their resources, both in money and labour, joining together in on A great eff.Tri and. one great aim. Tlit-ii* the end will soon come. (To be Continued To-morvow.)
.-I BEER MAY COST MORE j .____-*…
BEER MAY COST MORE j Possible Effect of Reduced j Barley Imports. BaHey Imports. I The prospect of a further advance in the price of beer, which may GO np LO a glass, was foreshadowed in an interview on Wednesday.with a prominent official of the Br??r: ?('ciety and the ;ationnl Trad,? -kssociatioP.. Although BO <?iniLe prop?'.? has y? been made, by lite Government 10 prom nit the importation of barley used in the • manui'aci ure of beer to relieve tiie short- nge in tonnage from which the nation is | suffering, the rb-ewe-s Soc"o*y, it was stated, is taking time by the forelock, and is holding a special roeeUng to-day j (Thursday) to consider the whole qnes- j tioit. I A recommendation will hf mad" t.h:,i [j, deputation be appointed to approacli the. President of the Board of, Trade in the: matter of the possible rfcstnet.:oi2 of the importation of brewing Any rp c," the kiv.rl r<K*snt!y; hinted at in the House 0;' Commons j would, it was added, mean a serious less to the trade. It would also recoil upon 1 the public, because the prite of beer would be further increased, and an advance of another halfpenny per glass wou-i be th-e inevitable outcome of a restriction in tiie j supply of raw material* j
- - - n, SEQUEL TO FATAL TRAM…
n SEQUEL TO FATAL TRAM CRASH; Grave Charge Against the Driver. At Gateshead Police Court, on Thnrs- day. Leonard George Lane (20). driver of a traracar which, during his temporary • absence at another car on Saturday, ran bc'< !;wards and evertiirr>ed, with the re- suit that four person* were killed, was' charged with having caused the deaths OT Private Edwards Hutchinson. Mr. Vaisev Morrell. Jane Kiirabetli Morrcll. Foster Ellerton Morrell. The police ga\ e j evidence that accused was arrested ou i't'esday night, and in reply to the charge sa id. "Yes." He was remanded till j Monday. _h_ j
ITALY AND CHEAPER FREIGHTS…
ITALY AND CHEAPER FREIGHTS | Rumoured Arrargement Favourably Received. j In view of the fact, that the Swansea C'haiiilwr 01 t.'emmerce passed a resolution hist week urging' upon 'the Government to take steps in concert with our -Allies, to. limit freights, the news thai an arrange-] ment has he?n arrived at betve?n tb': British -and Italian .c-d al thi, hound t? b<? cry favourably received a' the Swansea Docks. It would be interesting to know in what lines such an arrangement has been made, and it is hn}d j hat the B*!t:?h ?nd French Governments will also come to a Fi-e.nc'o wi:ll It .should be noticed,. however, that the news beers no official stamp, and perhaps the paragraph wb;ch appeared in the French Trade Beview, which we pub-, Imbed in our late edition on Wednesday, i? on?. aft, all, a wise Hn?.K?pati''?! of i onlr, aftp,? all, a o- futtir? J
'-I NO LUXURIES FOR GERMANY.…
NO LUXURIES FOR GERMANY. Stockholm. Wednesday. — The Berlin correspondent of the Stockholm Tid- ningen learns from ceaii-ofiicial :"011,1' that the importation of all kinds or 1 luxuries will soon be prohibited.
HARBOUR DOCK RATES
HARBOUR DOCK RATES Swansea Tryst Decides to Maintain Charges. •A meeting of the Swunsoa llaiboiir Trust Lsecuiive was held in the Board- morning, itader thy presidency 01 Sir (;rithih Th?ma?. Several nlJt12T' »e.~c de21t with )f routine chaxa.eter. ainongst them ljeing an application of Messrs. Pockett*s Bristol occupy their «i-b art age premises at th ,• South Dock. This was agreed The represe;tfat'<>n. rhc S^anse.: Chamber of <"o:r>nieree in respect *o ibe i!1("rpa.¡l li,ii-i-nk,r dock dues snr] rates were further considered., and in the end the. commitiee resolved they were obliged to continue to impose the incre-iaed charges.
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GERMAN REVOLVER CANNON Captured by the French, To-day's French communique tain- the following:- In Ai tcis tho artillery duel continues from Hill 119 as far as the road i'rozj, >-euv;!le to Tlie-Iu?. Grenade fighting ha* enabled US ta chase the enemy from some of the corof munication trenehfe captured by hiaj to the W-cst of La Folic. At nightfall the Germans t-trODgSy ii-tta-ked our posific-ns on tho road from Xeuville to La Folio, but were r. pulsed. The enemy only succeeded in getting a icothold in one of the craters whi-il we had ie-taJkii iroiu him lately. Io the Soutli of the Somiac, in the couiso 01 minor c-ugaecment? (aniod out during tho day ou Wednesday, we took 50 prisoners and captured two machine guns and a re. yolver cannon. Tbero is nothing 01 iuiportanco to ro port on the 16;.t of tlaa front.