The Cambria Daily Leader

AT THE TRIBUNALS. I I MUMBLES. The Mumbles Tnbunal met on Thurs- day, Mr. J. CUJfimin-g-B byanS presí<ling. The military authorities wwe represented by Captain Harold Williams. A painter, ijow a fnel worker, vras gt-antod fixpmptiori 11 p to November 30th. The appeal or another painter similarly ENIPLOVPD WAS DISMISSED. A TII v-oTi now employed in oracHng fur- naccs at the spelter works was exempted up to Dec"1IIlwr :) 1,1 Thp application of a railway clerk was dismissed. A local coal merchant's appeal was re- fused .,ii the gTt>u.jid that the tribunal TPardcd the application as premature. There is an appeal pending in Swanse-a. A plumber and a mason were asked to ■withdraw their applications on tits ground that they were over it years of age.

RVIYDDING, PARK HALL. I An enjoyable ooneort was held on Thursday ev«nin?. and- wag lliuh apprc- ciiited by the soldiers present. Mr. Ctearge Morris opened with a pianoforte eolo. and. this wae followed by a, sons by Mr. Powell (ba.sA) Mr. Tanner (tener) was in gooc form; a humorous imitation by mi6g E. Morgan greatly amu»Ml; the Mopee^ Dtj,vies played a pianoforte duet. a?d Mrs. Du?n did Mio&?  Ooprano) .%ang? a solo. a? did Mia& Kmily Edwards; -Up MMe Ida Morgan gave a quaint, recitation. It is intended to give a. limelight. exhibitior. on Tuesday evening next. at 7.30, and a.U soldiers ar £ invit-sd to ittent!. The ha.11 ifi open every eyming for ramen and reading, and li-ght refreshments tr>e provided at nominal oherses.

THANKS FOR SYMPATHY. DAVIS.—Mr. and Mrs. G. Davis, The Elnw, Killay, wish to express their grati- tude to the many kind friends for their M?f ^ympathy with them m ?hM:' pad kir(I ilym- eldest ?n in France. 150A114

GLAMORGAN ASSIZES. Thp t»1 ani9rgpa.nfihire Assizes will oped I at Swansea on Saturday. The judges (Jugtu-t-H Lush and Bra." I arrived in the borough- at I-,10 this (Friday) afternoon. There are two non-jury, five special, and three common jury cases down lor hear- ing. The followmg are some of the-eivil Castes:—C/imroon jury cases: Henry Thomas Locke v. Peter Sydney Thomas: IDiza Hannah White (widow! v. Avondale Tin pi ate Co., Ltd. Non-jury easew: Gla- morgan Cn., Ltd., v. Edward Thomas and Son: Albert Ldward Mahoney v. H. Latuer and Co.

RUSSIAN SET BACK REVERSE ON KOVH FRONT; 1,500 MEN CAPTURED BY EidEMY- BATTLES IN PROGRESS Eighteen miles south-east of Kovej, where the Russians had established posi- tions over the Stokhod, the enemy on Wednesday attacked and carried the advanced trenches. The Berlin report claime that tjie fi.uetdaiiB lost 22 officers and 1,500 men prisoners. RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. I I XJetrograo, J hursday.—Kovel front.— O11 the river Stokhod, in the region of I Vitonezh (18 miles S.S.E. of Kovel) and the villagas of Mikhailovka and AleiaJi- drovka (uve and aeven aud a half miles W. of Vitonezh) Imttles are proceeding. The first enemy attacks on VitoJKKih and the heights u> the isouth thereof were re- pulsed, but at ahout 2 o'clock in the after- noon the enemy, after fierce artillery !x>mbardment, launched a further attack and captured our advanced trenches situated on the western bank of the Stokhod. South of Vitonrah on October 29 Colonel i ozdniak, of the Sapping Battalion, was mortally wounded and died almost im- mediately. Carpathians. In the wooded Car- pathians, in the region west of Capul Mountain, the enemy attacked the posi- tion of one of our regiments, and had almost 6tK-eeeded in pressing it back vrtien our reserves arrived and repelled them.- Wireless Treses. GERMAN OFFICIAL. ?ront of Prince )pold.-Army Group of General "on Linsingen.—WestphaJian ..nd Ea?t Frisian troops under Major- General von Ditiurth Elormexi the Russian positions which had been pushed forward fietir and south of Vitonezh to the left bank of the Stokhod. Besides heavy casualties the enemy lost 22 officers and 1.508 men in prisoners and 10 machine guns and three trench niartar-s.

LOCAL FOOD PRICES. I Supples and Quotations in Swansea. The present dearth 01 fish is due to bad weather; but there is every likelihood of a better supply, and., consequently, rosier prices when the elements grow more con- siderate. Swan-sea slabs have piles of fresh herring from Lowestoft and Yarmouth; they are selling at 3d. each..Other sorts of fish are very scarce, and fetching ridicu- lous prices— hakf* Is. 4>d., plaice Is. (id.. and so on; but they are only a handful altogether. There is a fair supply of dried fish; haddock at Is. salt cod Sd., kippers 8d. per pair, red herring, 2d. and 3d. A brace of pheasants hc-re and there are being offered at 8" but the shops have a good supply cf rabbits at the old prices..A few come from Gower, but the traders say that the Pembroke ones are the better. Rabbit is about the cheapest meat now obtainable, a little higher than ordinary though the prices may be. GROCERI ES. A grocer busily unpacking barrels of jam said there was no difficulty in oh- tain i ng supplies, and referring to prices observed There's such a variety—all prices from Hid. up to Is. 6d. per 2-lb. pot. The best are raspberry, strawberry, and black currant, with different prices according to the makers Bacon is going up, but retailers have not; raised the prices. That's one of our difficulties said the grocer; "we can't jump with the markets, and sometimes we find we are at a loss The tea market is dearer. That's one of the things again thai; goes against the re- tailer. Cheer*? is higher to buy as well as bacon, but retail prices remain firm. Caer- philly Is.. Canadian Is. Id., and (J.S., not quite so good. Is. Lard sympathises with bacon, but. the retail price is still lOd. There is the possibility of all these things going Yes, directly we. want a fresh stock we shall have to pay the market prices. Then our prices must go up; we can't help ourselves." How' about Christmas fruit? H Prices are ruling higher. At present we are selling raisins 9d. to lid., currants 9d. to lid., sultanas h. to Is. 2d." Arc these prices likely to go higher? ¡ —" It depends on the supply." TIie prudent hou.?ew if her fund run to it. will perhaps be '.veH advised to get in her stock of Christmas fruit now MEAT, FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. I .Meat prices have not varied inaterially I from last week. Welsh lamb, 9d., lOd ) lid-, Is.. Is. 2d.; lamb, necks 10,cl., breasts, lod., legs Is. 2d., loins J¡. 2d., shoulder is. 2d.; Welsh lamb, necks lid., breasts lid., shoulder, loin and legs, Is. 13d. Pork is sold at 1s. 4d. to is. 6d. per lb. good sausages from 9d., and specials Is. Trips costs 7d., hocks 7d., and black puddings are at. the old pricp- 5d. per lb. The Market has a. fairly good supply of apples at prices wfue.li, all things con- sidered, are distinctly reasonable. They mostly come from Herefordshire. Cood cookers, 2d.: good 2d. and 2-d.; Tom Putts, 2:2d.; larger cookers 2id. and :kl.; 3ristocrnJic varieties, id. and fid. Stewing pears may be had at- 4-d.. and eating pears (wb:i.h IQDk nice) at 6cl 1 Bananas, of which the supply is fair, fetch Ed. each, or 5 for 6d. Onions have gone up slightly, though in places they aro still available :2.rl.. and for pic tiers 3d. White graneR are offered at 6d. and black j up to wip shilling. Very fine kidney pota- toes are .selling at 2d. per lb.; cabbages at 2d. to 3d.; savoys, 2id. to 3id.; swedes, 2lb. for J ld.; parsnips and carrots, lJd. per lb. Some of the parsnip-s are very fine. A fe.w artichokes are on sale at 2d. Nuts of all kinds have been marked up at the old rates

COMMISSION CLAIM, The hearing was concluded in the King's Bench on Thursday of the action brought by Mr. Eugene Dapino, Italian engineer, against Mr. Herbert Willett and the Rev. C. J. Sharp, executors under the will of the late Mr. William Will(.tt, the well known builder and Daylight Saving Scheme promoter. The action sought to recover from the defendants commission on contracts for the building of Army huts. Plaintiff alleged that defendants promised to pay him commission under agreement between him and Mr. Herbert Willett. Defendants denied this, and also denied tly obtained work on the intro- duction of Mi'. Dapino. The jury found Mr. Herbert Will-ett had no authority to contract on behalf of Mr. William Willett. that the latter should pay commission in i-ospeet of work done for the War Olhce. They also found Mr. Herbert Willett did not enter into such contract. Hks lordship entered judgment for de- fendants with costs.

THE MABSNOGIQN SOCIETY. Mr. J. Mo r] a is Samuel opened the Swan- sea Mabinogion winter session of study at the Grosvenor Hotel, on Thursday evening, by giving an introductory lecture upon the life and times of Morgan Llwyd, the preat Welsh mystic, whose work. Llyfr y Tri Aderyn is to be tahn by the society for this w inter's study. Mr. Samuel's lec- ture wa:s very interesting" and instructive, and all the mVmbers agreed that it was a worthy inspiration to lead them up to the consideration of the' work of the great Welsh writer-

IN PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Thursday. bir H. Darnel a-SKed the Secretary for India what was the nature of the work undertaken by Pro-fe&sor Etlie, art un- naturalized subject, in connection with his Department. Mr. Chamberlain said Prof. Ethe had been engaged -since 1872 in compiling cata- logues of Persian manuscripts in the Library- of the India Office. The first volume was completed ill 19<)1, since which year no payment had been made to him. o further remuneration would be paid until the second volume was finished. Sir H. Dalziel gave notice that he woul-d I raise the matter on adjournment. SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVES. Mr. Bonar lxtw, answering Mr. Outh- waite, said no arrangement had been made for the employment of South African natives by the French Government. A certain number of African natives had been recruited by the British Government to serve with, the Army Service Corps be- hind the lines in France. (Hear, hear). FARMERS HOLDING UP POTATOES. Mr. K unci man said the farmers were un- reasonably holding potatoes from the market. The Government would exercise the powers they possessed. A WAGES TRIBUNAL. Mr. Asquith said the Government mad decided to set up a standing arbitration tribunal to decide during the war ques- tions of wages between the Government and civil employes. IRISH POTATO CROP. Mr. T. Russell, answering Captain nelan, said owing to the recent bad weather, much of the potato crop in IrA- land remained underground. It was esti- mated t:H the crop wDu.ld be about two- thirds normal, or perhaps a little less. The Irish Agriculture Department be- lieved the danger of a shortage was not so serious as was apprehended by the hon. member. All necessary steps in the matter would be Liken by the Department. CHINESE FOR WORK IN FRANCE. Mr. Outhwaite asked the Under Secre- tary for Foreign Affairs whether he could state on what.class of work the Chinese being recruited by the French Govern- ment for employment in France are to be engaged. Lord Robert Cecil said the question was not one upon which he could make any statement. (Hear, hear). Mr. Outhwaite endeavoured to put a supplementary question, but was shouted down. Mr. TIoyd George said men in category B3 would certainly be called up, but he could give no details. Mr. Asquitli said on Wednesday the House -would discuss the condition of sale of enemy property in Nigeria,

ALLEGED BLACKMAIL -4 SERIOUS CHARGE BROUGHT ON BY MR. C. ISAACS At Bow-street, on Thursday, Thomas Absalom Jackson, commlission agent, of Adam-street, Adelphi, was charged on a warrant for having on various dates be- tween 8th October and let November this year offered to prevent the printing and publishing of divers matters and things concerning the Wireless Marconi Co., Ltd. and Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, with intent to extract money from Mr. Isaacs. Mr. R. D. Muir and Mr. Travers Hum- phreys appeared for the prosecution. Mr. Muir said defendant, according to his letter heading, carried on business in the name of Earl and Jackson, either with or without a partner, as manufacturing engineers and contractors, in Adam- street. He was charged under the Libel Act of 1843, under which he was liable, upon conviction, to a magimum punish- ment of three years* imprisonment, and it would be for the magistrate to consider whether defendant had not also brought himself within -the provisions of the Larceny Act, 1861, for demanding money with menaces. The offence alleged against defendant Mas, that in the course of both written and verbal statements to Mr. Isaac, he attributed to a number of other persons, whom he named, certain state- ments and courses of conduct. This was a prosecution against Jackson alone, and couneel was not concerned whether the statements Jackson made about those per- sons were true or not; what was material to prove was that Jackson made those statements and put them forward as he- ing true for the pll rpoee of enabling him to extort money from the Marconi Com- pany or Mr. Isaacs. NOT A PLEASANT COMMISSION. Counsel mentioned that the connection between Mr. Isaacs and Jackson began on the 17t7h October, when the latter sent Mr. Isaacs a letter asking for an appoint- ment on a .special private matter. This was arranged over the telephone, and in 'the course Of a further letter Jackson said, Let me explain that I thought be- fore the war I had retired from business, but the present crisis brings me down to earth, and I am utilising my old con- nections as the best -pne may to make a living." On keeping the appointment Jackson told Mr. Isaacs that the commis- sion was not a pleasant one. He went on to say: "My proposal to you is that you should put an enckto this business by pnrchasang Harry Marks's s hares. He ha,s about 35,000 ordinary shares out of 50,000, and you will be able to control the Financial News." He is willing to sell to you his shares at 15s. each." Jackwn added that lie would expect a. commission of! 5 per cent, on the total price, and sug- gested that the business should be õn- trusted to a gentleman who, counsel said, Jackson put forward as his solicitor, so that Mr. Isaacs' name should not appear. Mr. Isaacs pretended to consider the busi- ness seriously, and put a number of ques- tions. SHORTHAND NOTES. Before the interview took place, pro- ceeded counsel, Mr. Isaacs had consulted his solicitor, and got his business secre- tary to listen outside the door to what wa4; being said. He afterwards communi- cated with the police. At subsequent interviews a police officer was in conceal- ment and took a shorthand note of what was said. Couusel went on to give in de- tail what transpired at the subsequent interviews, and a conversation over the telephone. The position of Mr. Powell, the editor of the Financial News," was mentioned by Jackson, who said his own view was that that gentleman would have to be "artistically smothered." Jackson fur- ther said he had overheard Mr. Powell tell someone over the telephone that there were plenty more Marconi articles to come. This hint of worse things to some. t-aid counsel, was the ordinary device of the blackmailer. Prisoner: I object to that; it is totally false. I aiu an innocent man. On October, 24th, continued counsel, Jackson again saw Mr. Isaacs and said he had authority to &ell, and all Mr. Isaacs had to do was to hand the money to the solicitor and he would carry the business through. Jackson added: You will find Powell will immediately drop all tJwse I articles in the Financial Kew:" but whenever Mr. Ife^acs asked for a guarantee that the attacks should be stopped, Jack- son replied that it was impossible to oh- i tain such a guarantee. When Jackson was arrested, he said: H It is absolutely untrue; I have never attempted to extort1 money in any shape or form, neither have I said I can prevent these artides" I He also said that Mr. Isaacs requested him to get information about-the shares, When the charges were read over to him Jackson replied: "I wish to state it is deliberately untrue and perjury in every particu lar." The further hearing was adjourned, bail lieing refused.

MORE THRASHING WANTED. The Chief Constable told the Carnarvon fihire Police Committee on Thursday that the only effective way to prevent juvenile crime was to thrash children at school "School teachers did not now take the same disciplinary measures that were adopted in the old days, and wh?n teachers resorted to corporal punishment they were ?uia mon-Nl by the parents. In the course of an animated discussion several members thought teachers exer- cised more influence on children without inflicting corporal punishment. ¡

Astimmdimg ZAM-BVK Cure Saves Life & Umb, uJ/ ? STILL WELL AFTER SIX YEARS. |J| mRS. E. YEOMAN, who Uves at The HoHies, Hackendown, ^JB|pBj^||f I | 1V1 St. Mary Cray, Kent, said to a London reporter:- ???uM'??. B? f I "I cut my right leg 40 years ago. Some time afterwards, where the cut ?????\? | ?S ???????? I had been, there came a lump as big as a walnut. This fma?y led to au 111 1 uicer as !arge as a half-crown. Other sores also ame on the same leg. sJ !F'????M 1 i went into two hospitals and also had treatment from 6ve or six doctors, but my M ? ????'\ M???&?M?? I case puzzled all the medical men. ??t ???7?'???' ?B& fil! t/??S??S???* About four years ago my bad leg swelled up tremendollisly ind became crimson.   ?S!i jS'?NHt?'????MhE? B | Telegrams were sent to my children, and when th £ y arrived I had been given up toy m the doctor. As I !ay t h ere with my children expecting my death at any moment, my rf.1 daughter came to my bedside and ?nked if I could bear my leg to be dressed with _uT\ hE8|Ic»/i^'aWia Ba Zam-Buk. She had ?eat faith in it and felt that it might &t least relieve the awful paiu. '? ????.???.??????WN§??f?!'a So my daughter dressed my sores with Zam-Buk. Sure enough, the pain was very much relieved. Continued dressings of 1 The Great j m Healer, Zam-Buk, as I call it, gradually drove the pain away. The swollen leg decreased in sire, and the _— JB sores began to heal. A few months after my serious illness a. now skin had formed overall the places, i?-— ^3 &$} which were completely healed. That is three years ago, and I am still tree from pain. fff I MM Writing quite recently, or six years after Zam-Buk cared her leg, Mrs. Yeoman, who II. I is 78, says:—" I am very pleased to tell you that my leg is still sound and well. i \||' I Thanks to Zam-Buk, I am not troubled with the least sign of ulceration." g3 Tp j'' ^ain-BnR (w j Zam-Buk is unequalled for Cuts, Knocks, Bruises. Burns, Senilis, Chapped Sands, Sere Faces. Rti«Vs, Bad Legs, Ringworm. fi | Eczema, PiUs. Poisoned Wounds, testsi ing Sores, Sprains, Muscular Pains, <S*c. Ot ail Chemists and Drug Stores, or Hie £ Zam-Buk L<1lJor<It.orie&, LtYas. ZœJu-Buk is puulV animal fat..Mr<. E. Yenrnasi | Zam-Buk Laboratories, Leeds. Zam-Buk is purely herbal and contains 710 animal fat. Mr?. E. Yeoman ?

I- MUNITIONS TRIBUNAL. I Absenteeism and Drunken- ness of Workmen. The South-West Wales Munitions Court held a sitting at the Labour Ex- I change, Swansea, on Thursday after- noon, Mr. J. Vaughan Edwards presiding, with the Clerk (Mr. J. W. Thorpe) and j Messrs. H. Billings (employers), and J. Smith (workmen), assessors. Two cases were withdrawn, the firm concerned having granted Ie-a ving certi- ficates. 1 I AN APPLICATION REFUSED. A sawyer employed^ at a wagon works applied for a leaving certificate, as he wished to resume It is former employment as a colliery lampman. He had an arti- ficial leg, and complained that his present1 work was too heavy. Formerly he had been fined for leaving without a certificate and ho now explained in a letter that he thought Iw could ck> so as he was not badged. He complained of having been kept out of work for six wooks when so many men w-ere wanted. The application was refused. I LEFT WORK IN A HUFF. A third-hand smelter. whose aVe1'e II earnings were t2 1?. 8d., was summoned for absenting himself two days without permission. He gave as his reason that the man in the shift before him neglected some of his work, and left it for him to do. The night foreman denied this. The President taid the Tribunal con- cluded that defendant left his work in a j buff without any good reason, and he j would be fined X2. DRUNKENNESS. I A pitman at the same works whose I average earnings were given as C4 9s. 9d. a week, was summoned for drunkenness and absenting himself from work. In a letter defendant admitted ho was a little the worse for,, drink, but not drunk." He bad worked for the firm for the last 26 years, and never lost a shift before this during all those years. The Manager, however, did not sub- stantiate this, but stated that defendant was frequently the worse for liquor, and he wished to put a stop to it. The President observed that that was not a temperance tribunal, but they were certainly of opinion that, workmen, how- ever much addicted to drink, ought not to make themselves unfit for work during working hours, especially as this was war time. Apparently this man was unfit through his own fault. He would be fined 22. Another pitman was fined S3 for a similar offence. The manager said the man was so drunk that lie, sent him home, fearing an. accident. He had had occasion to stop him for weeks at a time for the same cause. WANTING TO FIGHT. I Two young ladle men, employed at the same works, were charged with absenting themselves from work for two hours and returning the worse for liquor and want- ing ° to fight. One of the defendants said he only had two glasses of liquor, adding No man can get drnnk on that." The President: I wouldn't like to say. I dare say some men can fake H glasses. The night foreman, in evidence, ad- mitted striking the other defendant by way of retaliation. The first, defendant said he only said he wanted to fight for fun. I The pitman: lie wanted to fight his l mate. The President:: And you don't think it. is fun. (I..anghtN). Each was fined £ 3. I AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. I An interesting point arose when a clerk I employed at ,1 controlled works who desired a leaving certinca!? said he was an American citizen, and understood he did not come under the Munitions Act. He had been with the' firm three y?rs. but had better prospects. If he could not go to the other job he should return to the States. He had found another man to fill i his place. The firm's representative said whether tliev could get this man depended upon the decision of the military tribunal. Applicant produced his papers, which the. president said proved he was an American citizen. The President ruled that as applicant was employed at the works before the war he did not come within the scope of the- Munitions Act, being an American fitisMB. Hut although it was not neces- sary for him to have a leaving certificate, he did not think anybody would employ him without one. He suggested the em- ployers should graciously grant a certifi- cate, otherwise the court would simply record the facts of the case and appli- cant would be free to leave. The firm's representative prefe-rred a record to be entered.

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I TO-DAY'S RACING. I NEWMARKET MEETING. WIND-UP OF FLAT RACING. ,1") t> A—HOU'Q-HTON STAK??S d %5 ao? 1—t'JU •oa/oh, with 2W H)" added, for i two y-oar olds one mil*. DKN8ELL?N 1. COQ D'OR 2. VALLAXCE 3. Also ran: Quick Thrust, Maoch, I'cly- chromy. Portugal, Rhona, CJuinney. Off 12.55. Trained by i'ersee. Betting: 15 to 8 Co(; d'Or. 4 Co 1 liansellon, 6 to 1 Quinney, 7 to 1 Kfiona, in to 1 l'oly. chromy, 100 to 7 others. Vi on by a bead; neck between second and third. -1 A—FRIDAY SBIJ?NG ??'RSKRY HAX- 1.0 DJCA.r of 150 ;Y6, ?d?d to a, ave?r- stakes of 5 eovs each fcr starters. Five iur.ongs. LADY RANDY 1. KARL ROGXYALD 2 LUJPINUS 3. Also ran: Santa Catalina. Walpole, Grove Thrush -c, Codicil, Queen Okruilla g, iiurjna f, Waltz. Jessica p. ??a?ter ?u;f. ?lida?. Scottish ArcLcr. A-i-i-a. B-ook, Flight of Ages f, Marie Odile, Coral Sea, Xavier. Stella. Maris, I'restezza f, Ivlareilla. Off 1.4. Trained by Sicvier. Bettiner: 5 to 2 Arras, 8 to 1 Valentine's Brook, Vvalpole 10 to 1 Earl Rosrnvale, Mur. als. 100 co 8 Lupinus. Camilla, Waltz, Marc ill a. 100 to 7 Scottish Archer, 20 to 1 others. Won by a head; uck between etocbd srd third QA-QumsBEHEr HANDICAP of 500 l1 .OV ()"s; e?cond reœi\' 50 so vs. M\e furic "-II QUEEN OF TITF SEA S 1. WI-) rRTON 2, TRIXM'Y SQUARE 3. Also ran: Vanitie. Siller, silver Tag, Per Annum, Polyphonic, Amphitryon. Comedi- cnne. Snnni, Ma.ny Laiids, Black Walnut. Off 1.34. Trained by Green letting: 2 to 1. Amphitryon. 9'to 2 Worm- ieighton, 5 to 1 Queen of the Seas, 10 to 1 Irinity Square and Vanitie. 100 to 8 Siile- Polynhonic, and Black Walnut, 20 to 1 others. a short bcadl lencth and a half Wen by a short head length and a half between second and third." 2 fwrC?l'{EBI^ XURSERY HANDICAP 1 of 10 govs each for starter, with 200 so. vs added. Seven furJongs BY JINGO 1, SMILE 2. JUTE 5. A1so ran: Roubaix Tenacity. Prince L.onp! Ca&ca.telIa., Bridgof Maine, Tom F.-I. I'?icne?lvon, ????' BawD ?- BeHatrix f. ?Pr?-?' ?"?"?? ? Melba X, Desmond's "rr ast,. B t.5?- Trained by De Jfestre. 7 ? .f? ?? 4 ??"??. 7 to 2 By JinRo I to. l^oubai-, '? 10 1 Tenacity, 10 to i I'?mile, c?, and ?.. 20 to I otner3. TV ja. by three-parts of a length; neck be. tween secon'dand third. 2. SO~FRHA^ STAKES (handi?p) 0f ¿,¡. ?"?ov?; 9?-ond receives 50 soTe ?'?y !ie and a quarter 8ANDIHOLE ??????? Ifr. 2' CLEMATIS Also r °ha'Pfl Bra.m, Hadwav A??. FUstratfP' Ceyx. Scrcni?im?' ? ??' Frustra,ion. Off 2.34. Trained by Youn?. Bettin: 5 to 2 :Khcdiv'J 111.. 9 to 2 ChaDd  8 to 1   9 Clematis, 20 to 1 othere. Won by four lengths: three lengths be- tween gfx?nd and third, "3.0'?P ??DJCAp of 50 ? ?h. «r.year out*. 8is furlon ?vSciBL? BR?? PR-INCEl MAGPI-3 3 Also ran: Count Warbler, The Speaker. LamTnermuir. Wliitewa-s].. (Yff 3,4. Trained by Rogers. ✓

GUARDS FOR SERVICE. I The King, accompanied by the Queen, Princess Mary. Queen Alexandra, Princess V H:U,r:a. tl,p Duke of Teek, and members of the Royal Suite, inspected/ in Hvde Park on Thursday morning a newly formed household battalion, raised by the brigade of Household Cavalry. The King was in khaki, and was received hv Li eld Marshals Lord Grenfell and Vis- count French. He made a detailed ins- pection of the troops, who paraded to the numbei of al)out 900, and surisequently made a short speech congratulating them Tlkv Press Bureau issues the following copy of the King's address:— Colonel Portal, officers, non-commis- sioned officers, and men of the Household Battalion. It gives me pleasure to see you on parade here to-day, and I congratulate all ranks on the Battalion's smart and sol- dier-like appearance and steadiness under arms. This is the first occasion in the history of the Household Cavalry that an infantry battalion for active service has been formed from its regiments. "Rmnemhrr that you are members of either the 1st Life Guards, the 2nd Life Guards, or the Blues, and I am convinced that as infantry you will maintain the splendid traditions which are the pride of those regiments. You are shortly leaving for the front, and I shall follow all your doings with the greatest interest. I wish you God speed and good luck."

j GRAIN ANO JDORN TRADES. I WFETCS -R EV-I'E vv CAHTHKW j During the past seven or ten' days tha weather has become folder, with occasional sharp storms and heavy rain, with some ftlle intervals: on the whole fairly favour* t able fur agriculture. Mokir.g allowance* for the !ho-t surpiy of labour, steady pro- if beidg mcide. in planting winter wheat, and the high prices ruliitfar now are an inducement to farmers to c-ow sa much as Doasiblc. Hoots and vegetation continue plentiful, and live stock are doing well. The fat stock markets have ruled steady, j and prices arc fully maintained. Bee:, id. I to mutton. 9d. to Is pork, lüjd to ill,,d. per ih. Trade in wool has been qnitg^risk, with; prices in sellers 'favour: utivrisbed Is. 3d. to Is. 6d.. washed la. 7d. to Is Id. accord, I to quality and the locality. deeding winter wheat in the United Stau." i? in full swing, the outlook te.ing some- what variable, though in the main good, and an increased breadth wi3_i.bc-laid down. Threshing winter wheat and spring wheat in N-u-th America is progressing, but- tb yield is poor. considerably less than in tbl1 previous year. "Makintr a slight allowance for the war. agricultural prospects in Eu- j roije are. iit the main, good; roots and grass are plentiful, live stock continue to do well, and "prices of everything are ruling high. Her-orisof the growing crops in Argentina are variable, and. on the whole, far from favourable; in some provinces they are suf- I foring badly from drought. The outlook in Australia continues good, and in India agri- cultural prospects are quite satisfactory I The harvest in the Southern Hemisphere will begin about three weeks nence. Ex- ports of wheat from foreign countries to Europe are about pct tmI to requirements, deliveries of English up to the average; I warehouse stocks maintained. I TH FLOATING GRAIN CARGO TRADE. Wheat again higher: Russian nil. Call- fornian. 76s 6d.; Australian, 76s. 6d.; In- dian. -itis.; Amreicau spring, 74s.. 79s.; win. ter. 73s., 79a Maize dearer; American, nominal: Plata. E3s.. 59s. Barle ydearer; American, 46s.. 4N.- Per- sian, 45" 4Îs,: Indian, 50s., 53p, Oats dearar; EuwiaTi. nil; American, .S4s. 38s.; iJlate, 34s., 38s. SPOT PRICES AT MARK LANE. Wheat again dearer; Russian, nil; Oali- 80s.; Australian. 80s.; Indian, 81s.. 82s.; American spring, &08" 84s.; win. ter. 79s.. 83«6.; English. 71s.. 008,; red, 70s., "¡C! Maize, higher; American, nominal; Plate. 55-=.. 56a. Barley, higher; Ruf-ia-n. nil; American, 46s.. 49te.: Persian. 46s.. 4&. Indian, 53&. Oats. dearer; English, Me. 4% foreign, 54s.. 40s. Feeding cakes, dearer: demand moderate. FLOUR, Potatoes are dearer", and with colder weather, the consumption of bread is brisk. This coupled with a further sharp in wheat markets has caused flour prices to advance sharply as tollows :-Town whites. 6ts.; t households, patents, &5s.. 56a. whites, 53,< 54s.; American spring patents. 59s.. 61s,; Manitoba Kan. sas patents, SPs., spring bakers, 54s. j Ims T)a6t?ntq %s' 5 9 9.. Hungarian patent, nil. WHEAT FORECAST. Furthe:- reports of serious damage by drought to the important Argentine crop- now nearly ripe-have had the effect of fur. t-her advancing wheat markets fihe-rply, particularly in America. Price* are at a higher level now than they have been for a ccneration. and speculation in the ordin- ary way is out of the uu est ion; buy from hand to mouth is the policy to art opt. The war is being waged as fiercely as ever. and. as may be expecfted over such a vast area, there are fluctuations, but on the whole it iF goipc well for the Allies. FEEDING STUFF FORECAST. There is little or no change in the oon. sumption of dry food, iT being, quite un to the normal for the season. Prices of feed- ing stuffs are again dearer all round, but they are too high for'speculation. Retrulate purchases by requirements is the course to follow. Bad language was spreading enormou slj* among women iiittiiitioii ,aid Mrs. Rose, of the Baptist Women's I-ieague. a* Newport,

ALDERMAN H. P. CHARLES. NEATH MAYOR-ELECT.

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SPREADING DISEASE l CESSANS PLACE CONSUMPTIVES AMONG OTHER InVALHI PBISUnEfiS. Paris, Thursday.—Madam Karen Bran- son, writing in the "Mating says:— Germany has deliberately planned and organised the propagation of tuber- culosis ampngst the prisoners of war." Referring to the camp at Casael, a medical eye-witness writes:—" The limn- ber of sick was 10,000, and the deaths num- bered 4,QG0." Dealing with the camp at h'riedrichs- feld, an eye-witness writes:—" As though it were desired to spread tuberculosis pur- posely, those who Nk-em seriously ill with tuberculosis were put into the same huts with tliu convalescents who were recover- ing from othei- maladies, and whose weakened state constituted a condition s pee-ialty liable for contagion." -Exchange Telegram. D.S.O. FOR DOCTORS. The King has been pleased to give directions for the following appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St. George:— To be an additional member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Order: Major Philip CLaude Tresilian Davy, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps, in re cognition of his distinguished service and devotion to duty during the typhus epi- demic at Gardelegen Prisoners of War Citmp, Germany, during the spring and summer 01 1915. The King has been pleased to award the D.S.O. to the undermentioned officers in recognition of their distinguished service and devotion at the same üamp :-Gaptain Augustus Scott Williams, R.A.M.C.; Gap- tain Arthur James Brown, K.A.M.C., Special Reserve.

AP M.P.'s LIBEL ACTION Alleged "Cruel and Wicked" Allegations Circulated. The hearing was resumed in the King's Bench on Thursday of an action for damages for libel brought, by the Hon. William Gervase Beckct., M.P. for Whitby, against Mr. George John McDer- I mott, former canvasser for advertisements the "turooy Review," of which plain- tiff is part proprietor. Mr. Beckett conydained that defendant had published a circular alleging he was unfit to sit in Parliament, and making other allegations. Defendant admitted publication, said the words used were true, and pleaded hltr oorujaent. Counsel for the plaintiff said the wicked aud cruel libel complained, tof was circulated among Mr. Beckett's constituents at Whitby, although as M.P. for Whitby he had absolutely no connection with the matter, de- fendant's grievance being against the Saturday Review." In this statement complained of defendant said the mem- ber for Whitby gives a very poor display cf manhood, especially in times like these. Appealed to and trusted as an officer and a gentleman. he has kepf in the back. ground aoo failed in both. As an officer, Colonel Beckett never came to the front, as a gentleman the Hon. Gervase Backett, M.P., never manifested himself. The statement added that instead of running a newspaper. Colonel Beckett should be running a nurse," for men such 'he lower the standard of manhood. Counsel said defendant had actually gone to the length of writing to Lord Kitchener attacking plaintiff. Captain Beckett, the plaintiff, said he was a military secretary to the general- officer-commanding his district. He had now taken up work in the War Trade De- partment. His attention was caUed to the libels by constituents. Witness had practically nothing to do with the man- agement of the" Saturday Review," and he did not think he knew of defendant urtfil he received these letters. Mr. McDermott, the defendant, said he had no spite against plaintiff, but he thought h was justified in using the words he bad done, because Mr. Beckett failed to come forward and improve mat- ters in response to witness's letter. He also justified his reference to plaintiff as wishing to fight the (Tcrmans with kid gloves and toothpicks. Witness said he upheld every word of the circulars he sent out. and thought plaintiff was unfit to hold any public position. the jury found for plaintiff with £750 damages. His Lordship entered judgment for that amount with costs, and also granted an injunction restraining defendant from j repeating the libels. It was stated defen- dant had no intention of repeating the ljbele in any case.

-c:.=- FALLEN HEROES. Pte. W. J. Rowe, Swansea. (Killed.) Pte. J. G. James, Eke wen. (Killed.) Second-Lieutenant Tom Ellis Parry. (Believed Killed in Action.)