The Cambria Daily Leader

| m CASTLE GINEMA4 (Adjoining" Leader" Office). Mon., Tues. and Wed., 2.30 to 10.30. THE WOMAN, A picturisation of the Great Bclkmo i Drama, produced by Jesse L. Lasky. The Village Scandal, A Triangle-Keystone Comedy, featrrrw I ing Raymond Hitchcock, the Famous American Comedian.

WARM FIGHTING IN BALKANS. BULGAR ATTACKS FiIL. VILLAGE REPEAtEDLY CHANGES hAfjOS. Paris, Saturday.—The Petit Paris- ien's Salonika correspondent reports that die enemy made an attack on the Fiorina front, which was broken, some four miles from the station. Bulgaria has also started an attack on the Moglenika Valley, but our troops, ad- mirably assisted bv our artillery, stemmed the rush of our assailants, and resumed the offensive alter inflicting heavy l<ro on the enemy In the sector of Doiran, the village of Dclzelli, occupied by our troops yester- day. W; the object of violent counter- attacks by the ±>ulgnr-Gennans. and was lo*t and re-taken several times- nie artillery fighting in this zone i^ very intense.—Exchange Special. Salonika, Saturday.A. Serbian com- munique issued to-day, says: Yesterday at dawn we were attacked by Bulgarians all along the front in the- sector starting from Moglena, and ending to the north of the villages of Strupina and Pojar. The Bul- garians were repulsed by powerful coun- ter-attacks and thrown back upon their original positions after sustaining enor- ILO! losses. Towards Fiorina there weer only Serbian observation posts. Here the Bul- garians occupied the town and railway station of Florina. An -enemy air squad- ron bombed the British ambulances at Vertekop, six persons being killed. BOMBS ON ENEMY HANGAR. Nineteen Allied ueroplane-s dropped 80 bombs on enemy hangars at Moiuistir, Excellent results were observed. A GERMAN CLAIM. A German official reuort of Friday s ,t-atec,-Aft,Lr reoent unsuccessful attacks by the Entente troops, the allied troops began to counter-attack. AfteT fighting with the Serbian Danube Division, we captured Floripa.—Press Association. [Florina is a Greek town about ten miles from the Serbian frontier, south of Honastir.]

EAST AFRICAN FRONT. General Botha's Tribute to the Fighting Forces., Pretoria, Thursday (received Saturday). —General Botha, in an oificial commu- nique issued on the occasion of his return from the East African front, says: After having had a complete discussion with General Smuts, General Botha tells the people of South Africa that things In East Africa are going as well as possible, and that if we continue to assist General Siu u'i-s to the utmost a completely success ful end to the campaign is in sight. After paying a tribute to the enthus- iasm and keenness of the forces un(i the staffs, all (4Í' whom, whether from the Union, India, Europe, or.,elsewliere, had worked with the heartiest co-operation ard complete harmony, General Botha refers to the stupendous difficulties and hard- ships with which the forces have been confronted, and rejoices at the cheerful-, determination with which all obstacles have been overcome, lie appeals to the manhood of the Union to keep up an adequate flow of recruits in order to re- place wastage and enable General Smuts to crush the enemy's resistance swiftly and decisively and to clear up the scat- tered parlies who are holding out in the mountains and jungles to the south of the Central Railway. General Botha continues: Until this is accomplished we cannot give our South African troops that opportunity so many k* earnestly desire of going to the acsistance [< of their brave comrades in Europe who by [. their splendid deeds in the Battle of Picardy last month earned the undying gratitude of Mouth Africa anjH her sons.

CALM ON BELGIAN FRONT, Havre, Friday.—An official communique issued from the Belgian Headquarters to-j day says: Calm prevails on the Belgian front.

PIANO TYPEWRITER! Mr. Herman Daiewski has .secured the rights of an invention called the piano- typewriter. When attached to an ordin- ary piano the instrument prints the music as played. It is the invention of an Italian.

RECORD OF LYME REGIS. Lyme Resis has sent a contribution of £1:O to the Lord Kitchener National Memorial Fund. This works out at slightly over 101 (1. per head of the popula- tion. The fund has now reached a total of over £ 232,500.

ADVENTURE WITH A PYTHON A ladv had a terrifying experience at Port Elizabeth. She was left by a natural- ist friend in a. conservatory with a py- thon, which was supposed to be asleep. The door slammed, and the python be- gan to move towards the lady, who was obliged to step between the moving coils of the reptile in order to reach the window to attract attention.—Exchange.

PROHIBITED IMPORT^. I A Royal Proclamation issued on Friday night prohibits, except under license, the importation into the United Kingdom of the following articles:- Chestnut extract. fhich lacquered wares as were expressly excepted from the prohibition on the im- portation of furniture, manufactured joinery and other wood manufactures. Glass, window and sheet. i Glass, plate. Tableware and ?la?g.

DISABLED MEN ON FARMS. I The training courses offered to dis- charged sailors and soldiers by the Board of Agriculture includ e practical instruc- tion and rpo board and lodging, and there will be nc deduction from their disability pension. There are still vacancies for a reasonable number of men. They should apply for a form of application to the Secretary, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, i, Whitehalkplace, S.W.

OUR ZEPPELINS I WONDERFUL NEW CRAFT "GETiiiiS] RtADY." (BY A NAVAL CORRESPONDENT.) During the past week 1 have watched our great airships at work, and, although \1 am unable to make any practical com- parisons with the German Zeppelins, our new airships certainly seem marvel- ?ul, ,)usly rigid, are beautifully dcsigued, and they answer the helm or their planes with amazing celerity. 011 a sunny a!tcrnoon ?it is a wonderful spectacle to watch the monsters glittering like silver in the sky, pirouetviug hither and thither, now up, now down, now circling, or racing away at incredible speed, engaged in practice jfor the Coming Day." Neutral captains arriving at certain •East Coast port* are enthusiastic in their admix ation for our new airships. These 1 mariners have frequently the opportunity lot observing in daylight the Zeppelins j patrolling ou the Danish coast, but in studying our ships as they manoeuvred in J the skies considor they aio far. more re.. Uly handled, their model is finer, and the British ship altogether less cumber- Uome than the German crait. The British I airhip, moreover, appears to travel at an alllaziuglJ high speed. This high coai- | mendation by foreign skippers accustomed to approximating navigable qualities is significant.

lOUR LOAN iN AMERICA. Huge Applications From Syndicates. New York, Friday.—The applications from syndicates for allotments of the new British loan have been so large that the subscription books for syndicate participa- tion were closed to-day. It is announced that the books for pub- lic subscriptions will not be opened until next, week. Numerous individual appli- cations have already been received.— Beuter.

TINPLATE SHORTAGE. a Serious Effect in the Swansea District. It is estimated that the decision of the Government to limit the output of British tinplate works to tinplates required for Government purposes will throw about 1,000 tin platers out of employment. It will have a serious effect upon the Swan- sea district, where tinplates have hitherto been manufactured in sucli large quan- tities. The shortage of material has been keenly felt in the district for some time, and at the present moment only 72 of the mills are working, whilst it is predicted that the new restrictions will reduce the number from 50 to 60 per evilt. Maiiu- facturers see no difficulty in tiie men find- ing employment in the .steelworks, where there is a shortage of labour. Indeed, some of the men who did not indulge in the tinpiaters' holiday last week worked in the steelworks during that period.

DEUTSCHLAND'S VOYAGE. New York, Fridit.i-. --OfTicers and pas- sengers on the trans-Atlantic liner I Fachem, which has arrived at Boston, re- port that they saw the German mercantile I submarine Deutschland on August 12 oK the Banks heading north-east. The craft, which was iir.it sighted at a distance of five miles, was taken to be floating wrec kagt", but {,ll t he Fa :;hcm steaming towards it t here was no diffi- culty in making out the Deutschland. The submarine submerged and was not sighted again.—Exchange. Another rcpoit alleges that the Deut- schland ha arrived.

THE MAJOR'S WISH. Major Walton, Dr. eon Guarrds, of Brighton, who left Jsl02,225, directed in his will til at no gloves, hat-bands, scarves, cloaks, or other disgusting parapher- nalia of the undertaker" should be worn at his funeral. He al.so requested that the horses used should be brown, bay grey, or ch;s'nut, and not the usual undertakers' sla b- sided Belgian horses behind which no gentle:r,an would care to be seen dead or alive."

THE DOW LA 13 MURDER. The Condemned Man'3 Appeal. The hearing of the apfieal of Daniel Sullivan, who is lying. in Swansea Gaol, for the murder of his wife at Dowlais in' July, will be heaytiin the Court of Criminal Appeal in London on Tuesday next. A petition for a reprieve has been signed in the Dowlais district, and has been forwarded to the Home Secretary.

AMMUNITION EXPLOSION. Copenhagen, Thursday.-Some further facts regarding the terrific explosion of ammunition which occurred some days ago in thp artillery depot at Ttothen-stein, near Ko(,nig,-I),Prg (East Prussia), have been re- ceived here. The catastrophe caused a wild panic in Koenigsberg, which was shaken as if by an eartliouake. A.school situated near the scene of the disaster fell to pieces like a pack of cards. Over 100 persons were killed and a still greater number were wounded. The morgue was besieged by relatives of the victims. Large forces of the military have for several days past been engaged in clearing the debris.—Ren ter. [The ammunition which exploded at Rothenstpin was captured from the Rus- sians in the battle of Tannenberg in 1914.]

DENMARK AND THE WAR. Stockholm, Aug. 17. The "Dagens Nyheter's Copenhagen correspondent has had an interview with a prominent Danish personage "with inside knowledge" oil the West Indies q-nestion. The Dane declared thnt Denmark, Dot once but several times, had been on the verge of being dragged into the war. and only the -of a certain great Power had nreventel a catastrophe. The. question of the f-tftle of flip Danish West IndieR heeanw urgent owing to the fpar of the States that some Euro- pean Powpr might occupy the islands dur- ing the war. The personage was further of the opin- ion that the United States might occupy, though not annex, the inlands in case the salE\ was declined by Denmark. Denmark li-L-t- corn between the mill- stones; and the situation had often been far more dangerous than people believed. v lWitter.

!? M!?Pf!T?A I ?a t?LOusu!?!?? SUCCESSFUL RAID 0,1 TURKISH MARAUDERS. SIXTY KILLED I 'TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL) FROM MESOPOTAMIA. The War Office issued the follow- ing this afternoon:— During the present month, Turkish irregulars have endeavoured to in- terfere with our reconnoitring steamers on the Euphrates, es- pecially in the vicinity of the vil- lages of Lien—Khaidi. On the 15th inst., a successful raid on these marauders was carried out by our forces and a contin- gent of friendly tribesmen, sup- ported by two gunboats. Sixty of the enemy were killed and a ;;o>tsiderabie number wounded. Our total casualties amounted to three killed and one wounded.

TALKED WrrH PR! d%C E. I Welsh SoSdisr Royal Visit I to Front.- Sa.pper D. R. James, of Angel-street. Bridgend, writes to his wife:- The King and Prince of Wmles paid us a visit to-day. They ca.me to where Smith and I were working. The Prince climbed up the ladder and was talking to us for about ten minutes. They took us by si rprise. They came up just like ordinary officers. | J The Prince asked me whether T thought it was safe to work where we were [in the day time. 1 pointed out particular places we could see from whpre we were. Little did I think I was talking to the Prince of Wales, and I was going on with my work in the usual way—of course, with a in iiiv iriotit,h.

AN "EXTRAVAGANT" WIFE.I "My wife is much too extravagant for me," plenekcl a man at Willesdcn on i Friday. The Wile: He gives me five shil- Euge: a wcpk; and once, only once, he added another sixpence.

LIFELONG ABSTAINER. Mr. Frederick Pollard, the art cou- n-oisseur, who was killed, at the age of 90, through falling downstairs at his house in abstainer. At the inquest on Friday it was stated that he had never oven been inside a public- house. Mr. Pollard had greatly appreci- ated the kindness of his housekeeper, and by his will had left, her well provided for.

AGED LADY? TRAGIC END. A"?!'D- L?..Ldi .3 ?? I I Miss Elizabeth Bethell (75), of Clifton, Bristol, went out for a walk at Llandrin- dod Wells with her sister. Later they sat oil a public seat, and on resuming their walk Miss Emily Bethell observed that her sister's summer clothing was on fite. She tried to extinguish tLe flames, but failed. Tfie lady then lay down, but the flames increased. A hotel boots who was passing went to the lady's assistance and p"t the flames out. The suggestion was put forward at the inquest on Friday that the long chiffon coat came into contact with a smouldering wax match or a cigar-end, and that on the walk being resumed the "breeze caused the flames to break out. The ju ry, however, were not fully satis- fied on this point, and they returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evi- dence, namely, that the deceased died from shock caused by burns."

AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS. I I It is officially nof ified that after Sep- t tember 1 next no person over 15 years of age will be permitted to land in Australia unless in possession of a valid passport issued or vise bv a competent British authority. British subjects embarking for Australia from the TJnited Kingdom must carry valid passports issued or vise by the Passport Office, Downing-street, Lor don. A 1 in s?hiM?s mu?t carry -0??- ports issued by their own authorities and vise bv 4 he Passport Office, Persons em- barking from foreign countrieR for Austra- lia must first have their passports vise by a British Consular officer in the country of embarkation.

EXPENSES OF AN AUCTION. I Mr. Illfyd Thomas, F.S.I., F.A.I., of Cardiff, the arbitrator appointed upon the nomination of the president of the Sur- veyors' Institution in a dispute between the Glamorgan County Council and Mr Thoma Davies, the outgoiTi? tenant of MaMc:<fUawr Farm, near Brida?d. ha? issued his award nndpr the Small HoMin?.: Act. 19?, in respect of the outgoing j ?nanr': daim for disturbance. The am?nml of the claim was .,e2H l?s. for P,- ?r?pps of auction sale and removal <-)f? household goo ds. The items claimed for included auctioneer's commission for sell- ing. printing, advertising, and postages, fee for preparing catalogue, luncheons, and refreshments, discount allowed to cash purchasers, fee for valuation of farming- stock pior to sale, also for laying down land. to several of which items exception was taken on behalf of the Glamorgan County Council. The arbitrator has now awarded J5147 4s., and ordered the county council to pay the costs of the arbitration.

ENEMY AND FRYATT CRIME. j Germany has received Mr. Asquith's declaration on the murder of Captain Fryatt with outbursts of savage derision. Here are a few specimens of the Press ravings cabled b" the Berne correspondent of the Wireless Pres.—- "Bayrineher Knrier" We despise England's threats They iiirar nothing." "Allgemeinc Zeitung": We and not the British Government shall decide when diplomatic relations are to' be resumed, and on what terms." Stro.sburger Zeitung": "If relations are not resumed, it will be because Ger- many decides to boycott the criminal British." Frainkische.r Knrier": "We shall shoot as many more Fryatts as we can catch. The anger of the British rejoices U8 interisely.- ,=-CI_L.

AiRMEN BUSY. BOMBS DROPPED ON ENEMY MUNITION -DUMPS. j lARGE FIRES OBSERVED I TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL, (ADMIRALTY.) The Admiralty makes the follow- ing ai-ino Line eii-i ent At noon yesterday, the 18th inst., a successful attack was carried out by naval aeroplanes on enemy munition dumps at Lichtervede. Forty-eight bombs were dropped from a height of about 3,000 feet. Large fires were afterwards ob- served. All the machines returned safely. 1F-

v. C j EXPtoiT. I v.. S d L I II I Neat Attack Afainst a Ger- rwati Oetac^m-ant. Lieutenant Jacka, V.O., who won the Cross in the. Dardanelles, was the hero of a neat exploit on the Sotume front re- cently. A sti,ong c,i lot e k swept over a trench which Lieutenant Jaoka and an Australian detachment iiiiar him had captured. He was wounded, and only six of his men were left. Presently about 50 Germans were seen returning with some Australian prisoners-. W-hen they were within a few yards Lieutenant -Jacka, though wounded, called! to his half-doz.en men and led a bayonet charge into them. The Germans were so surprised that 13 surrendered. Lieu-tenant Jacka, who has several Wounds, is (says the Daily Express") in a Loudon hospital. j

A RECORD YEAR. Animal Meeting of Swansea Corn ftAillars' Company. The seventh annual meeting of the shareholders of Thomas and Evans and John Dyer, Ltd., ws held at the registered office, Swansea, on Saturday. The directors present, were Mr. John Dyer, J.P. (chairman), -Captain if. M. G. Evans, J.P., Mr. David Daniel. J.P., Mr. Thomas Evans (managing director), and Mr. William Hopkins (secretary). The shareholders present were Mr. D. Stanley Owen, Mr. Evan Griffith; Mr. Thomas Thomas (Hafod), Mr. 1'. Luther Joseph i (Llangennech), Mr. J. F. jlarvey (Sketty), Mr. Mordecai, and Mr. A. Furguson Vint. The Chairman said: h ie my privilege once more of addressing you. Since our In-st tanritlal meeting, we have gone through troublesome times. Our beloved country has experienced trials which were beyond any human bev'tg"? conception. Still, through it all ws have made pro- gress, and there are more undoubted signs that we and our gallant Allies will emerge victorious, and it is the desire of everyone that the victory will b<' go complete that the peace of the work shall not for generations, if ever again, be disturbed by such a terrible was. I am peased to report to you that we liave once more had a successful year of trading, though markets have fluctuated to such an extent as would astound the-iian in the street. Let me give you an ideaof how things are as compared with ppe-wtr days. A freight of 17s. 6d. per ton from River Plate on a 4,000 ton steamer would amount to 93,50o. The present freight, Hi;):, per ton, equals £ 32,500, or a difference of £ 29,000. This alone is conclusive evideice that the bulk of the advance, in prices of foodstuffs is directly affected by incr'ased freights. I am satisfied that this piase of the situa- tion has been well explained by other chairmen at their annual meetings, and I simply bring it before jou in a casual manner, in order that yoi may also realise the position. You will observe by the report that, after paying 6 per cent. (n the Preference Shares and 10 per cent, on the Ordinary Shares, and omplv providing for bad debts, depreciation and ill usual charges, writing off the good-will adding to the reserves, and after payinj the excess profit for 1915, and making provision for excess profits for 1916, we are carrying forward a substantial balance. Peihaps I may take the opportunity of sayiI\;¡' that this is a record year in every sen, and the com- pany has never been in sicit a flourishing condition. Our turnover is also a record, which is to me and must be to you satis- factory. There is another matter that I desire to mention. All eligible men in our mills andlfm-ar,-Tioiisci; aN serving their j country, and our secreta-y has the plea- sure of returning the papers to the Swan- s-pa Labour Bureau blank having none to apply for exemption. Tie office, staff haa responded weU, 60 per ceit. now serving their country. Notwithstanding all these, and many other difficulties, the business is being carried on satisfactorily, thanks to the energies of Mr. Tho.nas Evans, our managing director, and oir faithful staff, who have worked assidiously in the absence of so many of th. kstaft 1 nave much pleasure in l'noving that ihf- report of the directors and the statement of accounts by adopted. Mr. A. F. Vine seconded the Chairman's motion, and it was carried inanimo«sly. DIVIDEND OF TEN PER CENT. I It was proposed by Caytain H. M. G. Evans, and seconded by Nr. D. Daniel that a dividend of 10 per (-Tit. lw paa on the Ordinary Shares, less Vicome Tax and interim paid in February list. The Chairman proposed the re-election of Mr. D. Daniel as a director of the c- Piny. Captain n. M. G. Evans, in seconding, said the company were fortunate in secur- ing his services. Mr. Daiiel had proved himself during the short period he had been on the board, keen, eiergetic. strong in finance, and very helptil to the com- pany. Mr. D. L. Joseph propped, and Mr. Mordecai seconded, the re-election of Messrs. J. F. Harvey and Sms, charatered accountants, as auditors 01 the company, at seventy guineas. The meeting terminated with votes of thanks to the Chairman, lianaging direc- tor, and the staff.

STEAMER DISAPPEARS. ( Stavenger, Thursday (c?layed).—At 8 a.m. to-day four or five gunshots were heard off Egersnnd. 81\ the same time two steamers, apparently irdinary mer- chantmen!, were seen thrc- or four miles off. the coast. Shortly aftrwards one of the steamer* (1iapJwred. She had ovi- < dent\v been sunk. The se-ond ship wa,11 l?.t Rœtl steaming Tn a we^erly direction. I p rosa Aseociatkm. j

FOOT BY FOOT. HEAYYCERMAN COUNTER- ATTACKS REPELLED FRENCH CAPTURE FLEURY TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. The following report is issued this afternoon by the Press Burea.u North of the Somme the enemy sev- eral times during the night launched counter-attacks against the positions captured by us yes- terday and preceding days from! the region of Maurepas to (Tery. All these attempts by the enemy were broken by our n fr-Vi-v rill fire and by the energetic couiiter- offensive of our grenadiers, and they were unsuccessful except at one pcint, where the enemy ob- tained a fooling in a small trench element, to the north of Maurepas. During the night we took 50 more prisoners. South of the Somme the artillery fighting was very violent in the region south of Belloy and Estres. On the left bank of the Meuse, to- wards the close of last evening, the Germ ans made two grenade attacks on the salient north-east of Avocourt corner and on our trenches on Hill 304. In no place were the enemy able to approach our lines. He was obliged to return to his starting point leaving dead and wounded on the ground. On the right bank of the Meuse the fighting, which started yesterday, was suddenly resumed. Our trops captured foot by foot a block of rude houses which the enemy had still held on the east fringe of Fleuyr. The whole village is now in our pos- session in spite of two German counter-attacks, the only result of which was to cause sanguinary losses to the enemy. In the region east of Vaux-Cha- pitre Wood, grenade fighting was continued, and in the approaches to the right of Vaux Fort a. some- what lively resistance of the Ger- mans brought about no apparent change. The number of unwounded prisoners taken by us on the right bank in the fighting of the 17th and 18th, exceeds 300. The bombardment was very violent on both sides in the region of the on both si d es i l il. attacks. On the rest of the front the night was comparatively calm.

RUSSIA'S A:R RAID. I Much Havoc Wrought on Enemy's Baltic Hangars. Petrograd, Friday Night. Western Front and Caucasus.—The situation is unchanged. In the Baltic Sea, on the night of August 16, a squadron of our seaplanes under com- mand of Naval Lieutenant Lichine, made a successful flight over he enemy's avia- tion station near Lake Aughern. Bombs were dropped and apparently caused great destruction. One of the enemy's hangars was wrecked, and fires broke out in several parts of the aviation station. Our airmen were subjected to a heavy fire from the enemy's anti-aircraft guns. The enemy sent up rockets and bombarded the machines with shrapnel, which, however, did not prevent our airmen from accom- plishing their task and subsequently re- turning to their base without loss. TURKS HELP BOTHMER. German Official, Friday:— On the front of General Von Bothmer's army Turkish troops repulsed an attack by some Russian detachments. In the Carpathians we extended our suc- cess. On the Staravbczyna we captured about 200 prisoners and several machine- guns. The official Russian evening report of the 11th speaks of the annihilation of a battalion of tlie -3rd German Infantry Besorve Regiment by machine-gun fire and an armoured motor-car near Monasterysk. We declare in reply that the battalion on this occasion lost only two wounded.— Press Association. Austrian offiei;Al, Friday:- Front of the Archduke Charles Joseph.- After storming the mountain of Star Obcyna, German and Austrian troops cap- tured 200 prisoners and two machine-guns. South of Horozanka Austro-Ilungarian battalions drove the enemy from advanced trenches. Hindenburg's Front-The army of Gene- ral Boehm-Ermolli the enemy has during the last few days suffered such heavy defeats that he remained completely quiet the whole of yesterday.—Press Associa- tion.

CHINA-JAPAN INCIDENT. I Peking, Saturday.—The Japanese and Chinese versions of iie recent affair differ considera bly. The Chinese contend tnat the incident was due to the Japanese troops marching to the Chinese barracks when the local difference might have been seTtled by a magistrate or Chinese mili- tary commander. It is contended the Japanese had no right to station troops on Chengchiatung. The Japanese assert that Chinese soldiers threatened a Japanese policeman, and soldiers were sent to pro- ject the latter. There is a probability that the matter will be settled locally, and not develop into a serious diplomatic question.

TIMBER STEAMERS ON FIRE. Passengers by an English steamer which has arrived at Stavenger report, having seen two ?hips with timber curgr?s Hre off the Tvne. Circumstances did not iwrmit 'of t?fir ?rnin? the u?m'e& c- natiQnaJity of the ebrps. j

TO-DAYS WAR RESUME "Leader" Office 4.50 p.m. j tt A successful raid has been made upon Turkish irregulars who have during Lik? month been trying to interfere wit%,0 our reconnoitring steamers on the Euphrates. Sixty of the enemy werêl killed. tl There has been warm fighting in tire Baln kens, and Buigar attacks have failed. The village of Dolyelli has been occupied by our troops after violent counter- attacks, in the course of which it was lost and retaken severa l times. t The news from the Somme front is goody British troops having won several strong enemy positions. The Italians are forging steadily abraif east of Carso, despite the. enormous diiEP1 of this locky highland. j V' >' h:fv"c h;.1'- been ,"T mi:;h I "t enemy's Baltic hangars by Russian airti men. Great airships are being built by the British. It is claimed for these neol craft that they are far less cumbersome, than the German Zeppelins.

TO-DAY'S NEWS !N BRIEF I —. The Queen-Mother of Spain has arrived at San Sebastian, where she will stay duiw. ing the summer. ,( A number of Portuguese civilian doctors have been appointed for work in French11 h.o,pi tals. -Reuter. Lisbon municipal authorities have (!eSi cided to call the new quarter in their citv the English quarler.-Reiiter. III General Pittaluga was severely wounded by an Austrian sniper on entering CoriziNi says an Exchange wire from Rome. Owing to the high price of bread thf i ancient custom of gleaning, which had be- come obsolete, is being revived this year by Essex cottagers. Let all neutrals—Americans, Swiss, &s.—who'fight on the side of the British and French be shot as franc-tireurs and pirates," says Count Reventlow. Renewed earthquake shocks have been felt on the western Adriatic shore a.nd at Florence. Rimini suffered some damage, but the Malatesta Temple is untouched. Wharves at Bermondsey Wall belonging to Messrs. Canard, Ltd., blazed furiously and two storeys stocked with corn were gutted. Canadian trade commissioners spent the day in Birmingham interviewing manu- facturers, and afterwards left for Scar- borough. Violet, Danbnry, a young woman, was fined JOs. at Southampton, for photograph- ing German prisoners on their arrival from the front. A huge German mine, found at the en- trance to the Humber estuary, has been presented to Grimsby in memory of Grimsby mine sweepers who have lost their lives. Whilst under repair a building in Queen's Gate, South Kensington, collapsed and two workmen, Charles Cooper, 64, and John Everson, 56, were killed by the fall- ing debris. Charles Dukes, organising secretary of the East Lancashire Gas Workers' and General La bourers' Union, was fined < £ 2 for being an absentee, and handed over to the military authorities. The treaty of October, 1905, between this country and Denmark, providing that all questions of difference which it may oe thought possible to submit to arbitration shall be so submitted, has been renewed- to operate till the year 1921. Seven German and 14 Austrian prisoners who were working on the railways at Kola (Russia) escaped and arrived in Northern Nor-way on Friday (says an Exchange wire). Kola is the ice-free port at the ter- minus of the great new Arctic railway. General Kuropatkin, who is succeeded on the Russian Northern front by General Russky, has been given the Governor- Generalship of Turkestan. Long ago he was aide-de-camp to Shokeleff, then Governor-General of Turkestan. From Berne the Wireless Press hears that the Austrian military authorities are exhibiting at Innsbruck and elsewhere cinematograph records of the execution of the Socialist member of the Austrian House of Deputies, the Trent Italian Bat- tisti, recently shot at Bozen for H higb treason"

SWORD OF HONOUR. 1 Presentation to Lieut. John .I Hodgens. At Hendrefoilan, the residence of Coi. R. Wrjght. tlus afternoon, Lieut. John Htt od, gens, R.N.V.R., was presented with a sword of honour, subscril>e-J for by the officers, boys and patrons of the Swansea Naval Brigade, in recognition of the good work he has done as honorary naval recruiter for the Swansea, Carmarthen- shire, and Pembrokeshire areas since the outbreak of hostilities. The presentation was performed by Mrs. Wright in the presence of the officers and boys of the Brigade and a number of prominent Swansea people. The sneakers tec-tified how Lieut. Hodgens as put his whole heart and soul into naval recruiting, and as Lord Tredegar publicly stated at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. Swansea holds the blue riband for re- cruiting for the Royal Naval Division. The sword is a beautiful niece of work, with a richly ornate hilt. complete with gold knot. and suitably inscribed. After the ceremony the boys of the Brigade, of which Lieut. Hodgens is Com- modore, were put by Chief Instructor Ashbury through a series of interesting naval drills and evolutions on the lawn, including squad drill, company drill, physical drill, etc. It should be men- tioned that each of the 200 boys com- prising the Brigade subscribed a litle towards the sword, which was supplied by Messrs. J. D. Morant, contarctors to the Admiralty, Portsmouth. A few days ago Lieut. Hodgens received a warm letter of appreciation from Bri- gadier-General Campbell, inspector of re- cruiting for the R.N.V.R. This m read and the following is an extract:—"To t h ose especially whose services are pnrely honorary mv best thanks for their wel- fare are due, and Lieut. John Hodgerrs* work in connection with his cadet corpe. must be of great value in furthering re- cruiting, and his expenditure of time and money in this direction is much ap- preciated." Col. Wright afterwards entertained the bov-3 of Brigade to tea

RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. Petrograd, Saturday Afternoon.—Wav rn Front: At S o'clock in the evening on ,e ISih August, after an artillery bom- jrdmcnt. the enemy launched an attack •ar Cne village o; Czviniacat, 15 ver&ts toO e -ou?h-east cf Sviniehi. but was re- ils-i-d. In the region of Lake Nobel our troops ptur-d a part cf the enemy position t6 e vest of the lake in the region of the i'l".ge of Chervisx-he. On the River Stokhod our troops, after severe fight, broke through the enemy's sitions and captured the village of )b( !y, the farm Tcherische, and a dis- iery. making a considerable aovance. liif najyjber of prisoners counted ao .uit'd to two officers and 2i*0 rank and r., in the direction of Kirkbab, the enemy turning the offensive with considerable ■<:e pushed back our advance muard coni- ny a little distance. Caucasus Front.—On the front between vass and Kemakh road our troops shed back the enemy for a consider- Ie distance. J n the region of Diaber- r fierce battle are raging.—Wireless es*. < LEOPARDSTOWN RACING. L Lord Wavelet 2, Fair I'aisonger 3.—Six ran, 10 to ] winner• Z.1Q-Mecliu:tcr 1, Outran 2, Glaiebury e.-—14 ran. 3 toO 1 winner. t < ♦