The Cambria Daily Leader

CASTLE CINEMA (Adjoining Lftnder Office.) MONDAY, and During the Week. CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S BURLESQUE on C A R M E N. Ai Ees&nay Chaplin Comedy in Four Acts.

DINCHY WELL HELD. Counter Attacks Repulsed. TO -DAY'S COMMUNIQUES I Monday's communique from G.H.Q. j shows that we have a solid hold upon Ginchy. The week-eiid news from the I Western Front had been wholly good. The Headquarters ;i, Sunday afternoon summarized our gains during the past week. We have advanced on a front of. 6,0(10 yards to a depth varying from 30 to 3,000 yards, have inflicted severe defeats and heavy losses on the enemy, and have captured Falfemontvj Farm, Leuze WoodA Guillemont, and Ginchy. Sunday evening's dispatch stated that ?me of our rifle regiments and regiments from Warwickshire, Kent, Devonshire, Gloucestershire, Surrey, Cornwall, Wales, and Scotland have been engaged in all the fighting of the past week, and have done splendid work. TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. The following telegraphic dis- patch was issued by British Head- quarters in France at 11.27 to-day: The enemy made two more, counter- attacks on Ginchy yesterday, which were repulsed. "Several small detachments of hostile infantry attempted to attack our line near Mouquiet Farm and in the vicinty of Pozieres, but were driven off. Between Neuville St. Vast and La Bassee Canal our troops entered the enemy trenches at several places, taking some prisoners. -———— .————— TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. I "0 the south of the Somme the Ger- mans during the night made a series of attacks on various points of our new front, from Berney as far as the region to the south of Chaulnes. Five attacks were started by the Germans, several of which were accompanied by jets of liquid flame. Everywhere the assail- !ng troops were thrown back into Ing trcons were 41. the trenches by our artillery and machine-gun fire, which inflicted heavy losses upon them. The night was calm on the rest of the front. SALONIKA. On the Struma front the British troops crossed the river at the Orjiack height under the enemy's fire, and attacked on the left bank of the village of Nevoljen and Karadzakoj, where the enemy is desperately defending himself. From the region west of the Var- dar, as far as Lake Doiran, our ar- tillery has violently bombarded the Bulgarian position and carried out some efficacious firing on the enemy's batteries. On the front of the Serbian Army there was a set-back to the Bul- garian outposts. AVIATION. Western Front.—During the night of September 9th and 10th, ten of our aeroplanes dropped 60 large calibre shells on important mili- tary factories to the south of Bruges. The bombardment, which was carried out at a height of between 400 and 800 metres, was very efficacious. Ouring the same night 104 shells i were thrown on cantonments and munition depots to the north of Somme Py. Violent explosions were observed. Lastly, one of our air squadrons bombarded the barracks and aero- drome at Salldourg. Twenty shells of large calibre, which fell with great accuracy on the objec- tives, caused important damage. TO-DAY'S RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. Petrograd, Monday.—The follow-' ing official report has been issued to- day- Western Front.-Nothing to report. Caucasian Front.—During Septem- ber 9th and lOth, fierce battles continued in the region of Ognot. Here, on September 9th, we took prisoners:— 4 officers and 240 Askaris, and also captured one machine-gun, one howitzer, and two cannons. The latter we had to destroy and throw over the cliffs owing to the impossibility of carrying them away. In the region of Sakkiz our troops occupied the town of Vina. after an engagement, and are now pur- suing the enemy.—. W ireless Press. I BRITISH OFFICIAL. General Headquarters, France, Sunday, 11 p.m.—South of the Ancre no change. About mid-day to-day the enemy iaade a (Continued at bottom of next column).

THE ROUND-UP." I Swansea Amusement Houses I Visited. The round-up by the Swansea Police of the, eligible young men of the town and district, which commenced on Saturday afternoon in the town, was continued in the evening, when a number of local amusement houses were visited with a view to ascertaining whether there were any evading military service. Many were challenged to give proof why they should not be in the mnk-, and those who had not the necessary evidence in their posses- sion were taken to the Central Police Station. In all, theje were about fifty arrests, bnt the young men were ultimately released on giving sufficient satisfaction to the tribunal.

RAILWAY SMASH. I Glasgow Passengers Injured. I An alarming railway smash occurred on Monday morning on the Caledonian line between Glasgow and Paisley, resulting in inj ury to several passengers. Fortunately none of the injuries are likely to prove fatal. A mineral tr&in was passing loop lines at Wallneuk Junc- tion, when the engine and several wagons left the metals. Almost immediately a passenger train from Glasgow ran into the ¡ derailed wagons. The windows of the carriages of the passenger trains were I broken. Traffic is now being worked over the goods lines.

SWANSEA GIRL MISSING. I The Swansea Police have been informed that Gladys Beynon, a young girl, has been missing from her home at 4, Swan- court, Tontine-street, Swansea, since September 8. She is 5ft. tins, in height, 21 years old, of slight build, and when last seen was wearing a Burberry coat.

MEDICINAL HERBS.. I At a meeting to promote the growth, collection, and drying of medicinal herbs at Norfolk on Saturday, it was decided to join with Suffolk to form a herb-grow- ing association for the Eastern Counties. ?u. E. M. Holmes, curabor of tho Phar- maceutical Society, mentioned many herbs whicK could be grown on a large scale in Norfolk. I

GUARDED LEGATIONS. I Athens. Sunday afternoon.—The En- tente Legations are guarded, and there is a French naval detachment at the French Legation. Athens, Sunday evening.—M. Zaimis had a long interivew with the King this afternoon, followed by a Cabinet Coun- cil. It is apparent that the Entente's demands in connection with the shooting incident at the French Legation have been fully accepted.

NERVOUS MOTORIST. I At Carmarthen on Saturday, John Howells, Plough Hotel, Carmarthen, was fined 10s. for infringing the Lighting Order by having head lights on hip motor car within six-miles from the sea, namely at Llanstephaun.—Mr. J. Howell Davies, solicitor, who appeared for the defendant, said that whilst driving from Carmarthen his client got rather nervuos I on the road, the night being dark, and he put on the lights temporarily.

AUGUST, 1917? I WEN BRUSSILOFF THIMS WAR WIU. END I THE CAME IS WON I General Brussiloff, the illustrious Chief of the Russian Army, has been interviewed by Ludovic Naudeau, the Daily Chro- nicle's special correspondent. He said: T.) my mind the Austro-Hungariaa Empire, assailed from all sides, will not be able to stand much longer before the hordes of enemies who arf, hurling them- selves against her and are only preparing to increase the vigour of their blows. I follow with the greatest attention the admirable offensive efforts carried into effect on the Western front by the AngLo-French armies. I fully realise the huge difficulties which you have to over- come. I understand the enormous obstacles you have to overthrow, but I am, nevertheless, fully convinced that your efforts will result in the rupture of the German front. It is for me an absolute ■wla.rrty. The offensive assumed by the Franco- British armies helps us here in that it prevents the Germans from sending against us too heavy rein forcements. They I are, all the same, drawing a certain amount of troops from the west and send- ing them against us, but not to such all I extent that they can have a determining influence. They may simply delay our I moving forward, and that is all. "THE GAME IS WON." I The present war is one in which it is impossible for us to lose, and, although a vast deal remains to be accomplished, a successful result is already in our hands. The _game is already won. I said so two years ago, and I did not change my mind one year ago, when the dearth of munitions obliged us to undergo great trials. I am no prophet. The future is in the hands of God. But if I had absolutely to make a hypothesis, I should be inclined to think that the month of August, 1917, might see the end of our memorable work."

THE BELGIAN FRONT. Artillery Duels and Bomb Conflicts. I Le Havre, Monday.—Yesterday's Bel- gian official communique says that there is nothing to report on the Belgian front. Le Havre, Sunday.-The following com- munique is issued by the Belgian Head- quarters on the events of the week from September 2nd to September 8th. During this period artillery activity has been' comparatively moderate, apart from the southern extremity. In the Streenstraate and Boesinghe sec- tor serious bomb fighting has taken place at various times and principally during the night. This fighting has been followed by violent artillery duels. Belgian guns of all calibre have replied with force to the enemy batteries. In the sectors of Steenstraehe and Hetsas Belgian artillery has carried out in the f-enrfse of the hp few days an effective and destructive fire on the enemy's defen- sive organisations.

MEMORIAL SERVICE. I One of the Swansea Battalion. I On Sunday evening a memorial service was held at the Central Hall, Forward Movement, for the late Private Ernest Tooze, MayhiH, Garden City, who, like his parents, was a prominent member of that place of worship. Tooze was one of the firpt to join the Swansea Battalion when it was formed, and subsequently went with it to France. He took part in the "Great Push," and with several of his comrades he fell for his King and country, on July 9th, leaving a wife and two little boys to mourn their loss. The pulpit on Sunday evening was occupied by the respected pastor, the Rev. Watcyn Williams, who preached am appropriate sermon, in which he referred to the loss the connexion had sustained by the death of their heroic brother. In his last letter to him (the pastor) Pte. Tooze had written saying he was looking forward to returning home and working shoulder to shoulder in pro- moting the good work of the movement. Special hymns were rendered by the choir.

GREEK STEAMER SUNK. Athens, Sunday.—It is reported that a I, Greek merchant steamer has been tor- j pedoed by a German submarine off thp i Ionian Islands, and that the crew were I saved by a British warship. No details are yet to hand.

VERDICT UNDOUBTED. Melbourne, Monday—Regarding his conferences with labour organisations on I' the conscription question, it is believed that nowhere except in Adelaide did Mr. Hughes find representatives free to de- cide on the merits of the case. Secret I juntas are alleged to have threatened I with political aistinctiou those speaking according to their consciences. The great bulk of Melhourne Ia bour supporters in South Australia are behind the Govern- ment, and Western Australia has passed a resolution expressing confidence in the Government, and saying the issue should Ii be fought in the open, as the verdict of the people was undoubted.

TRADE AFTER THE WAR. Amsterdam, Monday.—The President of the Bremen Chamber of Commerce, interviewed on the effects of the tighten- ing of the British blockade says Bremen's export business has ceased, though there is some participation in the Baltic trade. Their shipyards 'were, however, well oc- eupied with orders for peace time. He hoped Germany's colonies would he re- turned after the war, but douhtel1 whether Germany would recover the South American trade. They looked to the State for the future strengthening of their overseas commercial relations. I

LLANELLY BIGAMY CASE. I A charge of bigamy was preferred at the Llanelly Police Court on Saturday against a young man named Arthur Geo Smith, The Flats, Thomas-street. Only formal evidence of arrest was tendered by the police, Detective-Sergt. Thos. Davies stating that he arrested tho prisoner at his homo in Thomas-street. When cautioned, Smith said: My wife left me about six weeks after we got married. I saw her carrying on with her cousin, a married man. I asked her if she was coming back, and she replied: No; I don't want you, because I did not love you in the first place. I only wanted you to he the father of my child.' Th'at is all I have to say.- A remand was ordered.

SERBS ACTIVE. I ——— ——— Enemy Driven From Two I Villages. Salonika, Sunday. To-day's official Serbian con.munique says that yesterday there was the ordinary artillery duel on I the entire front, while in the direction of Fiorina,, at dawn yesterday, our artil- lery forced the Bulgarians to retire in disorder from some of their advanced trenches, where we found more than 60 rifles, many bombs and other articles. In the direction of Kozani we expelled the Bulgarians from the villages of Paleo- chori and Emboria.

A SWANSEA WEDDING. Mr. Watts Jones Miss Beatrice Burnett. Two well-krv>wn and popular Swansea residents—Mr. B. Watts Jones, eldest son of Aid. Ben Jones, J.P., and Mrs. Jones, and and Miss Beatrice Burnett, youngest daughter of Captain Burnett—were' mar- ried at St. Paul's Church, Swansea, on Mooday morning. The sacred edifice was crowded with relatives and friends, and the Rev*. W. E. Prytherch and Gilbert Rees officiated. The best man was Mr. W. A. P. Jones, Lieut. Gwynne Jones, Royal Welsh Fusiliers (brother of the bride- groom'), who was to to have carried oat the duties, being unable to be present. The bride w as given away by her father. She war- tastefully attired in a cream coating costume with touches of hand em- broidery of mauve silk with a picture hat of mauve velvet and gold tinsel foliage. The bridesmaid was Miss Gwladys Jones. sister of the bridegroom, who wore a covert costum?, with a pale blue velvet hat with black underlining and a sweet wreath of flowers. On account of the death of the bride's brother, who lost his life in the sinking by a German submarine of one of H.M. ships in the North Sea, the ceremony was quietly observed, and there were no flowers. As the haopy couple left the church, Dr. Vaughan Thomas played Mendelssohn's "Wedding March on the organ, and after the wedding breakfast Mr. and Mrs. Jones left for their honeymoon in the Shakespearean district. The bridegroom is chairman of the Swansea Town Football Club, and Welsh representative on the Southern League, and the bride who, it will be remembered, won National Eistedfodic honours as a vocalist in 1913 and 1915, has been organist of St. Paul's Church. Many costly presents were received.

TRADE OF SWANSEA. Harbour Trust Meeting. An encouraging report on the trade of the port was presented by Mr. Roger Beck (chairman of the Finance Commit- tee) at the m-rthlnY aanfifriftii ftf ton Swarm sea Harbour Monday mrrming. Sir Griffith Thomas (chairman) presiding. Mr. Beck stated that the trad e of the port, for July was, on the whole, encour- aging, especially the increases in coal and patent fuel. The tinplate trade was al- most. iclontti&al with rfhe correspondting" month of last war, there being a differ; ence of only 27 tons. There was not a very remarkable difference between the ooun-trics taking consignments. The fin- ancial statement for July was also encour- aging, the loss being £ 1,857 19s. fid. com- pared with £ 5,9% last ye,:tr. T-his result was entirely due to the larger tonnage that was dealt with during the month, and he had every hope that August would prove equally satisfactory. He did not wish to a J hide to any of the Trust's labour troubles, but Mr. Law had pointed out that if it had not .been for one week's stoppage the results fcf- A ntrust woulfl have been bettor still. "But k-t bvegones he hyegones. n said Mr. Beck. "If we can have peace and steady work, there is still a very fair prospect of success for the Trust, and of it1 gradually relieving itself of the burdens which the war has imposed upon it. Mr. George Cook seconded, and the re- port was adopted. The Executive Committee reported that the Port and Transit Executive Commit- tee had made arrangements for the forma- tion of a Transport Workers' Battalion to act iii,tbe port if.a shortage of labour exists, and that it be represented by a local committee of fonr members. The commit- tee had nominated Mr. T. H. Couch as a port representative. The committee, with the view of making fresh arrangements I with the tenants of sampler's enclosures in Warehouse No. fcS, Prince of Wales Dock, recommended that notices to determine the existing tenancies b egivea. 1 The report was adopted.

A CAPE STATESMAN. I The Hon. Sir James Sivewright, K.C.M.G., died at a nursing home in Shropshire on Sunday. He was well known in South Africa, and was a mem- ber of the Rhodes Cape Ministry of 1890. Deceased, who was born in 18i, was an expert on telgraphic matters, and was joint author of a text )-took of telegraphy.

NEW LOADING CHARGES. The following notioe has been issued by the Swansea Chamber of Commerce:— The following charges will be made against all vessels so as to cover the cost of inspection and other expenses in con- nection with the settling of the trimming dispute. The charges will he payable by exporters to the local Trimming Board, and collected by them on the following basis:—Sailers and steamers up to a 1,000 tons (including bunkers). 2s. fid. per. vessel; sailors and steamers above 1,000 tons, 5s. per vessel; steamers bunkering only, 5s. per vessel."

DEEDS WHICH WON V.C's. The London Gazette on Saturday contained the names of 20 officers and men awarded the V.C., mainly, it would appear, in the great Somme offensive. Eight of these super-heroes are dead. The regiments to which they belong are:— Australian Lntantry a Yorkshire Regiment 3 Royal Irish Rifle6 2 Dragoon Guards 1 South African Infantry 1 Seaforth Highlanders. 1 Devonshire Regiment 1 Royal Lancashire Regiment. 1 Royal Irish Fusiliers. 1 Royal Sussex R.egim0ut. 1 West Yorkshire Regiment. ) Lancashire Fusiliers 1 I' Worcester Reeiwent 1

RAILWAY CRISIS. I MEN'S APPLICATION FOR 10/- INCREASE An important meeting of members of the Swansea branch of the National Union of Railwaymen. was held a.t the Wort ing Men's Club, Swansea, on Sunday j afternoon. The proceedings uvere strietly private. and no official report was given to the Press. It is understood that the meet- ing discussed arrangements for the general conference of South Wales rail- waymen at Cardiff next Sunday upon the question of the application of the men for an all-round increase of 10s. per week in wages, aDd the general feeling of the gathering was to firmly press their de- mand until a full and complete settle- ment was arrived at. A resolution to this effect, which coincided with a decision of the Cardiff railwaymen earlier in the week, was unanimously passed, and dele- gates were appointed to attend the Cardiff assembly. x MEETING AT AMMANFORD. I A meeting of Ammanford and district railwaymen was held on Sunday, when the situation arising out of the demand for an increase was discussed. Mr. W. ) A. Lewis, who wag a delegate at the Car- diff conference, reported on the position, and it was enthusiastically resolved to support the action of the conference. There appears to be a strong determina- tion to < down tools unless the full de- mand is acceded to. Mr. W. Bowen. Pantyffynon, presided.

TOM MANN OUTVOTED. ¡ Secretaryship of the Society I of Engineers. The following is the result of a ballot The following  resii l t of a T-,allo I of members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers for a general secretary and two assistant general secretaries:— General secretary: Mr. Robert Young. 18,441 votes; Mr. Tom Mann, 14,245 votes. Assistant general secretary: Mr. W. Glennie, 19,090; Mr. J. Emerson, 9,685. Second assistant general secretary: Mr. W. Kelly, 14,956; Mr. W. H. Chapman, I 14,429.

BRITISH FEATS OF ARMS. I Series of Fine Successes. I Paris, Monday.—The Petit Parision writes that the successes won last week by Sir Douglas Ilaig's men are very im- portant. Enemy trenches have been carried on hoth sides of Pozieres, and this double advance is a direct threat to the villages of Martinpuich and Cour-' celette. Further east the capture of Leuze Wood, Falpmont Farm, and the villages of Guillemont and Ginchy forms a series of magnificent feats of arms of I which British troops may be justly proud. No praise could be too high for them.

ELGiAti AfRMEN. Night Flights Over Brussels "and Antwerp. On the evening of Sept. 6th, a Belgian airman exccu .-d a three hours' flight, covering 300 kilometres (187 miles) in the darkness, and flying over Brussels, where he dropped proclamations. On Septem- ber 7, another Belgian airman, in favour- able. weather, proceeded over Antwerp with the same object. In these two towns excitement must have been great. The airman perceived crowds of people in the public squares-

PIRATICAL OUTRAGE. Neutral Vessel Sunk by German Submarine. Amsterdam, Monday.—According to the "Ilan delsl-aad, the Norwegian steamer Lindborg, which left Rotterdam for Lon- don on Saturday night with a cargo of bacon, margarine and fruit, was sunk by a German submarine on Sunday morning. The vessel's crew were brought to the Hook of Holland by a pilot boat. The journal adds that the Ldndborg was stopped by Submarine U6. After examina- tion of the shipis papers, the submarine crew seized all the copper objects on board, a-s well as a quantity of butter and ropes. Finally, they placed bombs on board and blew the vessel up. -u- .u-

SPAIN'S NEUTRALITY. Solorjano, Santander, Monday.—Senor Nidura, thp ex-Premier, yesterday empha- .siaed the necessity of Spain maintaining her neutrality. England and France must change their methods of driving her towards decadence, or she must choose I alliances elsewhere.

LETTERS IN CODE. The War Office gives notice that all correspondence with bookmakers, lotterv agencies, fortune-tellers, and pseudo- scientific institutions will in future be stopped when found in the mails to or from neutral or enemy countries. Its j obscurity would afford an easy method | of conveying information of value to the enemy. Letters with part in code will also be stopped. In all letters ad- dressed to neutral or enemy countries the full name and address of the writer should be given.

CONFUSION OF NAMES. Colonel E. H. Hills, who was staying at Durham as the guest of Professor Robinson, received news on Saturday that his second son, Second-Lieut. C. Hills, had been killed in action. Owing to a mistake in telephoning, there was a presumption at first in Durham that Major Hills, M.P. for the city, and brother of Colonel Hills, had be^ n killed and the minute bell of. the eatheclral was tolled. Colonel Hills at once left for London, where the news of 'the death o- his son was confirmed. He has another son in the Army.

LOCAL NAVAL RECRUITS. Lieut. John Hod gens, R.N., was respon- sible for the recruiting of a batch of 100 men for his Majesty's Navy, who left Swansea on Monday morning. The greater part of the men hailed from Uan- elly. and in order to give them a cheerful send off, Lady Stafford Howard offered to defray the cost of a band to play the men to High-street station. Accordingly the Swansea Tramways Band led the proces- sion and played popular airs en route. The men were frequently cheered, and handkerchiefs, etc., were waved from win- dows. The Swansea Naval Brigade under Lieut. Hod gens, was also in attene.

TO-DAYS WAR RESUME I Leader" Office 4.50 p.m To-day's British official report speaks of German counter-attacks on Ginchey, all of which have been repulsed. According to the Russian official com- munique issued to-day, there is nothing to report on the western front. Fierce battles have occurred in the Cau- casus, and prisoners and guns have been taken in the region of Ognot. In the region of Sakiz the town of Vina has been captured, and the pursuit of the enemy continues. Infantry attacks on the British line near Mouquet Farm and in the vicinity of Pozieres were driven off. Briti-sh troops entered enemy trenches be- tween Neuville St. Vast and La Bassee Canal, and captured some prisoners. The outcome of a splendid week's work by the British is that the line has been advanced on a front of 6,000 yards to 3,000 yards. The Premier has just concluded a visit to the front, in the course of which he had an opportunity of witnessing the colos- sal expenditure of shells which is now taking place. Saturday's London Gazette contained the names of 20 officers and men to whom, the V.C. has been awarded. General Brussiloff predicts that the war will end in August, 1917.

TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF i The death is announced at Manchester of Mr. John Angeil, founder of the Sal- ford Workingmen's College. Owing to the collapse of staging at Gil- lingham (Kent) Gasworks, George Ham- mond and Philip Bachelor were Jailed. The Rev. R. O. Roberts, curate of Fern- dale, Glamorgan, who is joining the Welsh Guards, is to be replaced by a licensed layman. In memory of Jack Corn well, the boy hero of the Jutland Battle, a special medal and badge will be given for plucky ac-Lions, by Boy Scouts. I should advise all men, up to 45 years of age especially, to try to learn their drill," said Colonel Northcote Davis on Saturday at Slough. Twenty-live motor-ambulances for use at the front, provided by the Yorkshire Miners' Association at an expencp ot VZ,000, were on Saturday handed over to the authorities. Colonel G. M. Gloster, Temporary-Col- onel C. K. Burnett (18th Hussars), and Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel T. M. S. Pitt (County of London Yeomanry) are gazetted temporary brigadier-jgenerals. The (juiadian Hospitals Commission, meeting at Ottawa, passed a resolution advocating the building -ol^ National highway by the Federal Government after the war to give employinent to returned soldiers. The September rest for munition work- ers does not, states the Ministry of Muni- tions, apply to filling factories and other works which, owing to military exigen- cies, cannot be cl?ed, and for which special arrangements will be made. Nothing was more dangerous than smuggling men who had been engaged in munition works out of the country, said Mr. Cancellor on Saturday, at Thames Police Court, in sending to prison three Belgians who had tried to leave the coun- try without permits, and three of the crew ol a Dutch ship who had aided them. Corfu, Sunday.—At the re-assembling of the Skuptchina, the President of tho Chamber said it was his unalterable con- viction that they would return to mained and dishonoured Serbia, which has suff- ered, but would be great in future, and that their foes, traitors and barbarians that they were, would be conquered.

ILLEGAL HOURS. I Two Women in a Neath Taproom. At Neat hon Monday, Margaret Jones, Full Moon Inn, was summoned under the Liquor Control Order with permitting l drink to be consumed during prohibited hours; Blanche Jones, a widow, of Pen- drill-street, was summoned with con- suming the liquor, and Jennet Jones, Henry-street, with aiding and abetting. Mr. Edward Powell prosecuted, and Mr. T. E. Bevan defended, pleading guilty to the two offences. P.C. Will Hopkins spoke to visiting the Full Moon at 3-50 on Wednesday after- noon. The two women were in the tap- room. One was drinkink stout out of a glass, and the other had half a glass of stout on the seat by her side. Mrs. Jones, the licensee, was in the bar, and told him the stout was supplied at 2.20, and she thought the women had left the premises. No evidence for the defence was offered, and the Bench fined the licensee 40s., and the other defendants 20s. each.

TRANSVAAL GOLD OUTPUT. I A cablegram was received in London on Monday from the Transvaal Chamber of Mines, Johannesburg, advising that the total gold output of the mines of the Transvaal for August amounted to 781.150 ounces, of a total value of t3,318,116, oom- pared with 761,087 ounces, of a total value of < £ 3,232,391 in the previous month.

PREMIER AT THE FRONT. I British Headquarters, Saturday.—Mr. Asquith ha.s been spending three days in the area of the offensive. His visit, which concluded to-day, has been of a purely m- spectional character, without any political significance so far as is known. He visited Fricourt, and afterwards lunched with General Sir Henry Rawlinson. The Premier spent a good deal of time in a casualty clearing station, talking to wounded soldiers, and was much inte- rested in a Flying Corps Headquarters. He made a regular tour of ammunition dumps, examining both specimens of our own shells and those captured from the Germans. Mr. Aequith asked many ques- tions as to the supplies and quality of our ammunition, and had an excellent oppor- tunity of wiinpssinF the colossal expend i- ture of shells which is now taking place. He left early this morning so as to be back in England by noon tc?day.—H. Perry Robinson.

ILL-TREATMENT OF A PONY. At Neath Police Court to-day, Levi Davies, Blaentwrcb Farm, Clyue, waf Utted 20s. for ill-treating a pony. ?  ( ■ j ) f <

WHARF GUTTED. I ■IIP Four Zeppelins Said to Have! Been Destroyed. S -C-,openlia,-en, Sunday.—Travellers from Germany (says the Politiken ") report that a few days ago a large German air- ship wharf near Frankfort was burned down. Four Zeppelins, almost completed, and more than tifteen aeroplanes were de- stroyed. The factory was burnt to the ,,round Exchange. Amsterdam. Saturtiay.-It is stated from Mons (Hainaut) that on Monday morn- ing one of the Zeppelins which took part in the raid on England had to land at Mons, badly damaged. The airship had many wounded men on board.-Reuter.

counter-attack north of Ginchy, tut was repulsed. During the last 24 hours over 3:,i) pri- soners and three machine guns have been brought in. Yesterday the progress of our attack was closely followed by our airmen, who at times engaged hostile troops with machine gun fire. In the course of many aerial ccmfcatB three hostile machines were destroyed and some others driven down damaged. On the remainder of the British fr(nt the usual trench warfare. Last night our troops entered the enemy's trenches south of Neuve Chapelle and inflicted casualties on the occupants. BRAVE WELSHMEN. General Headquarters, France, Sunday, 3.10 p.m.—All the ground gained yester- day, as already reported, has been main- tained, and our gains further extended last night and this morning. Prisoners are still coming in, and the full number taken cannot yet be stated. A counter-attack north-east of Pozieres during the night was easily beaten off. The results of the heavy fighting during the past week have been that our line has been advanced on a front of 6,00(1 yards to a depth varying from 300 to 3,000 yards. Severe defeats and heavy losses have been inflicted on the enemy, and the im- portant and strongly defended localities of Falfemont Farm, Leuze Wood, Guille- mont, and Ginciiy have been wrested from him. despite his utmost efforts to retain them. The spirit and dash of our troops during this severe lighting in the face of frequent determined counter-attacks and constant intense artillery fire have been magnificent. The fine work of Irish troops from Connaught, Loinster, and Munster, already mentioned in connection with the capture of Guillemont, was carried on yesterday by the same troops in the attack on Ginchy. I Some of our rifle regiments and regi- ments from Warwickshire, Kent, Devon- shire, Gloucestershire, Surrey, Cornwall, Wales, and Scotland have also been en- gaged in all the ugh ting of the past week, and have done splendid work. GERMAN OFFICIAL. Sunday.-giligtria has fallen. The! Russo-Rumanian losses in recent fighting, have been proved to be very considerable. —Press Association. [Silistria is on the right bank of the Danube, in the Dobrudja, 30 miles from tlit; Bulgarian frontier.1 <