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UNDER HEAVY SHELL FIRE.I
UNDER HEAVY SHELL FIRE. A St. Thomas Stretcher Bearer's I Bravery. In a letter to his wife, Mrs. Griffin, 11, Pinkney-street, St. Thomas, Swansea, her husband, S. B. C. Griffin, who, as stated in Monday night's Leader," has been recommended for the Military Medal, states:—" I got it for bringing in wounded for 35 hours in a rough time, but I never got hit once. It came out in Orders that I was recommended for the Military Modal for bringing in wounded under heavy shoil fire regardless of his own life, 11
FOG IN SWANSEA.
FOG IN SWANSEA. The fog which prevailed on Monday night increased the difficulties and risks to p&descrians in nndiug their way about in this period of da-rlMj?d str&etc, for it i6 a matter for surprise that there was not a crop of minor accidents to report on Tuesday morning. One gentleman, mak- ing his way home to Brynmill quite lost his hearing near the Hospital, and went on his way thankful for his good luck in not finding himself inside the institution.
SIR A. MARKHAirS WILL.
SIR A. MARKHAirS WILL. Estate of the gross value of Z733,290 was left by the late Sir Arthur Markham, I M.P. In his will the late baronci re- quested his widow to make present's to friends in the constituency, and to the poor of Mansfield, out of his Parliamen- tary salary, which he may have invested. It is announced, kowwer, that the de- ceased applied this fund while alive re- lieving the lot of prisoners of war be- longing to the Sherwood Foresters and of the Russian prisoners.
THE MOTHER OF SIXTEEN.
THE MOTHER OF SIXTEEN. An application for a separation from her husband, Thomas Evans, a collier, now of Giyn-Neath, was made at Amman- ford by Mary Ann Evans, Nantygro, Tycroes, on the ground of persistent cruelty. The parties had been married 22 years, and applicant was the mother of IS children, five being aliv-e. Owing to a technical objection by Mr. Ludford, defendant was not called, and the Bench granted an order of 15s. per week.
i TO-DAYS NEWS I
TO-DAYS NEWS I ————— 1¡jt ————— BEAUMONT HAMEL STORMED. ??*n ? ft!?? ?"n'?'??sr?o I OVER 4,000 PRISONERS RUSSIANS REPORT A SET-BACK TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL, British General Headquarters, Tuesday, 10.50 a.m. We have stormed the fortified village of Beaumont-Hamel, and lia-ve adva.nced to the station Beau- court-sur-Ancre. The number of prisoners in increas- ing. I Considerably over 4,000 have passed t-hrough the collecting station since yesterday morning. Fighting continues. [Beaueourt-sur-Ancre is a mile east of Beaumont-Hamel, but the tation is some little distance from the village, itself.] —————— oS»- TO-DAY'S RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. Transylvania.-In the Alt Valley, the enemy's persistent attacks succeeded in forcing back the !j "Rumanian troops slightly. In tl-tk, J itù the enemy has taken pos- l session of the vilage of Bom- be:dj. Dobrudja.—The situation is un- c hanged.—Wireless Press. ———— ———— I TO-DAY'S RUMANIAN OFFICIAL. In the region of Drogoslavele, the; i enemy attacked with his infantry and his heavy artillery, eomp-el- ling our troops to give way on the left wing. On the right bank of the Alt the enemy violently attacked, the positions changing hands several times. Finally, by using much superior forces, the enemy made progress. After desperate struggles our troops wer compelled to witbdraw to the south of Bombeshti. ———— TO-DAY S FRENCH OFFICIAL. To the south of, the Somme the artil- lery struggle was rather lively during the night in the region of IJr essoir. In the Champagne a Strang enemy detachment which attempted to reach cur lines after a violent bombardment, was easily repulsed by our fire, to the west of Awler- iv3. The night was calm on the rest of the front.
A FIFTH WAR LOAN? I
A FIFTH WAR LOAN? Amsterdam, Tuesday.—A Budapest tele- gram reports that a representative finan- cial conference has decreed that the moment is opportune for a fifth war loan, which will take the form of a six per cent. permanent loan and 5^ per cent. redeem- able loan.
I PRISONERS OH JJ-BOAT I
PRISONERS OH JJ-BOAT I EMMS OF B??i A? AMERICAN EAPL?8. INTERESTING I Paris, Tuesday.—Capt. Frederick Cur- tis, of the Americ.an steamer Columbian, who has arrived at Carruna with the res- cued crew, all of whom are in a deplorable condition, states that he was a prisoner on board the German submarine DiU for six days after the destruction of his vessel. Capt. Arthur Patterson, of the British steamer Tetonia, also says he was a pri- soner on board the same submarine for eight days, during which he heuà the guns of the submarine in action a?d also heard distinctly the explosion of the torpedo which he learned later blew up the Norwegian ship liaito, soon after which Captain Yelling- sen, of the Norvr^ian ship, joined him in his narrow pri,sou on .fc?w,.rd the sub- marine. On the following day Captain Curtis became their fellow-prii+cner. ) CAPT.- CURT-IS, S-TORY, Captain Cnrits says: My ship carried a cargo of about 9,000 tons and a cnw of 109. We were all saved. I stopped on the demand of the submarine, whose com- ma-nder ordered me to abandon my ship with crew immediately, which we did without other baggage than two satchels with documents and money. Submarine U49 at once fired two torpedoes at the Columbian, which immediately sank. The crew were left in lifeboats while I was taken on the submarine, which plunged immediately. I was taken into the quartermaster's small cabin, where I found the captains of the Tetonia and Balto. After us came the captain of the Norwegian ship Fordalo. The cabin was very small. It contained a little folding table, folding chair, end three wall bunks. All were permeated with the odour of ben- sine. There was no communication with the exterior cabin. It was absolutely j dark both by night and day. We were given each morning a few morsels of black bread, a cup of coffee and some bad but- ter. At noon we had stew made of canned meat and soup. Sapper was at ten, con- sistingof coffee or tea with butter or mar- ma-lad< The hours passed in this narrow prison were vry long and disagreeable. The captain of the submarine was a man of about 36, while the crew of 40 sailors were all very young and were dressed in shiny leather clothing." GUARDED BY ARMED MEN. I Captains Curtis and Patterson, relating their experiences while on board the sub- I marine, said they were allowed a.t inter- vals between the operations of the sub- marine to go on deck and smoke a. cigar- ette. They were watched on deck by mem- bers of the crew armed with revolvers, but when they went below the crew put aside their weapons. There was only one chair in the cabin which the captains used in jtum, otherwise they laid down in their banks. The submarine signalled to the Swedish steamer Varing when 13 miles off the Spanish port of Camarina towards noon on the 9th. The steamer stopped and had to take on board the captains and land them. She was also ordered to take on board the crews of the Columbian and the Norwegian steamers at the same time. All were welcomed on board the Varing. The submarine watched the operation, and then ordered the Varing to make direct for the coast six miles from Camarina. The submarine directed the Varing to put out her lifeboats and em- bark the shipwrecked crews in them. During this long and difficult operation an American from the Columbian feU into the sea but was saved. The British Consul at Corutma, visited the survivors of all the boats and gave all possible assistance.—Press Association War SpeciaL ============
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&wi I l. ,t." ,<I i? .J   p?p?  I I 0 "AV Q. ?HR ?bumE I I Leader Ojjice, 4 50 P.M. I Over 4,000 prisoners have passed through the. collecting stations since yesterday morning as a result of the new British advance. A Headquarters message states that we have stormed the heavily fortified village of Leamiiont Hamel, and have advanced to the outskirts of Beaucourt-Sur-Ancre. Earlier messages speak of the collapse oi strong German fort before, tho British onslaught, which resulted in the penetration of the enemy lines on a front of nearly live miles. A war cor- respondent anticipated the tail of Beaumont Hamel, considered by the Germans to be impregnable. Cardinal Mercier has sent a lengthy pre- test to the civilised world against the deportation of Belgians to Germany, for the purpose of compulsory labour. A Berlin telegram claims the capture of the Butch steamer Batavier VI. which, it is alleged :)y the enemy, carried ron- traband. The Rumanian official says that in the region of Drogoslavele the enehiy at- tacked with infantry and artillery, com- pelling the Rumanians to give way on the left wing. On the Alt the enemy attacked with vigour, the positions changing hands several times. Finally, by using superior forces, the enemy made progress.
TO-DA Y'S NEWS IN BRIEFI
TO-DA Y'S NEWS IN BRIEF I During the past year a total of 0,000 ha.s been collected in St. Pancros for public funds of charity and benevolence. At some of the main drainage stations, the London County Council is using a mixture of pitch and coke as a substitute" for coal. By cultivation of a small plot of ground at Alexandra School, Hounslow, the boys have realised 1-9 17s. by the sale of pota- toes and marrows. Whilst hurrying to catch a train to attend the funeral of a relative. LNI r. Jos. Butters, aged 42, of Asplins-road, Totten- ham, fell in the road and died. A well-known Cheshire farmer named Henry Bower, was- found shot in a room at High Lane, near Hazel Grove. A gun was found between his knees. Lancashire Insurance Committee have decided to grant sanatorium treatment for an initial period of two months in the case of twelve discharged soldiers suffer- ing from tuberculosis. During the hearing of a case at Middles- brough, in which an eighteen-year-old youth was charged with theft, it' was stated that he had three brothers at home, all under 25 years of age, and all badged. A man named Sajidereon, who appealed at Lambeth, told the tribunal that be earned k-260 per annum ,but did not pay income-tax. The Mayor remarked that the admission would interest the local tax collector. An appellant at the House of Commons Appeal Tribunal, who asked for exemp- tion on the ground that he was the father of six children, the eldest 11 and the youngest 4 months, was granted till March 1, with leave to appeal again. About 400 temporary clerks at Woolwich Arsenal axe demanding that the war bonus, which they state was approved by the Army Council as from October of last year, to be paid to clerks and writers in Government departments, should be paid to them now. Bandsman Congdon, of the Essex Regi- ment, who lost his speech through being buried by a shell, and has since been in hospital at Reading, was standing at the street corner when he heard the martial strains of a band and exclaimed Oil! and regained his speech. A scheme for establishing a municipal savings bank is under consideration at Newcastle. Skilled workers on the Tyne, trho are engaged in Government and cos&. trolled establishments, are now parniag at a modest estimate, in some cases of the highly skilled trades, anything from S6 to £7 a week. I A resolution passed by the Whitechapel Board of Guardians in favour of the annual adoption of summer time on the grounds of economy and convenience, has been endorsed by many other metro- politan and provincial guardian boards. An appellant at Stepney Tribunal des- cribed himself as both a tailor and a butcher, explaining that under ordina-ry circumstances he made clothes, but at other times, when illness overtook his father, he took charge of the latter's butcher's shop. Thames Conservancy have agreed to pay an additional war bonus of 2s. 6d. per week, making 5.s. per week in all, to lock- keepers. The engineer's men who are temporarily in charge of locks, etc., in place of men serving with the colours, are also to be granted a bonus of 2s. 6d. per week.
FLORAL "AT HOME." t -I
FLORAL "AT HOME." t I Exhibition of Chrysanthe- mums at North Hill. Aiding the funds of the Red Cross Society, Major Harries and Mrs. Harries gave a floral at hoIlle" at their resi- dence, North Hill, St. Jamee's-creeoent, Swansea, on Tuesday afternoon. A large number of ladies and gentlemen availed themselves of the opportunity, and in viewing the charming array of chrysan- themums of all tints and colours had a veritable floral feast. Terrace upon terrace of delightful varieties, from qrchids to the Morning Glory, a pretty flower coming from Rhodesia, were arranged with the ex- quisite taste of an artist, and the on- looker was left astonished. There was a sparkle of darling colour everywhere, a tyuical example of gem-like magnificence. During the inspection warm thanks were extended to Major and Mrs. Harries, and tea, was subsequently provided. The, gardener is Mr. Walker.
LOST IN THE FOG. I
LOST IN THE FOG. I Paris, Monday.—A Monline Sur Allierl message reports the descent there of a British aeroplane, which had lost its way in the fog.
BIG STEAMER ON FIRE. j
BIG STEAMER ON FIRE. j Lloyds state that a fire broke out in the engine-room of the British steamer Cambrian (5,626 tons gross) belonging to West Hartlepool, lying at No. 13 shed, Royal Albert Dock, London, on Tuesday morning. The fire brigade is in attend- ATlPA (
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PRISONERS IN TURKY. In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Hope informed Sir E. Carson that the Government had every reason to fear that the condition of British prisoners in Turkey was far from satisfactory. Alone among the enemy Governments had Turkey declined to allow the American authorities to visit prisoners. ■SWANSEA STOCK EXCHANGE. Swansea, Tuesday.—There was no special feature on the Swansea Stock Exchange to-day. Kails wem unattractive, and col- liery shares erratic. T11 soles were firmer at 40. 3d.; Gwaun-cae-Gurwen shares were N offered. Shipping shares were fairly ac- tive, Tempufi S.S. shares being done at 45s. 6d., London-American -liaritime- at S?e. 3d., and Haze woods at 42s. THE OTBRAGH MEETING. 2.30-Brown Label (20-1) 1, Salaam (100-121 2, Inconstant George (100-8) 3.—1? ran. 9 t 4- I
-__- -THE BRITISH VICTORY
THE BRITISH VICTORY Strong German Fortresses Fall HAIG STRIKES A BIG BLOW. I. Copyright. Specially prepared by c, Geographia," Ltd., 55, Fleet-street, London, E.C. There are some points rn the British pietory on Monday which were cleared ep in the communique issued on Tuesday. It will be observed that Sir Douglas Haig's evening dispatch does not mention the capture of Beaumont Hamel, although a message from the War Correspondents' Hea,dqua.f ocrarse a message oen- cored by the military—declares that it has been taken. The French commentator pimply says that the village of Beau- mont Hamel is, in its turn, menaced." To-day's message, however, states that the yillag-e has been taken. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S DISPATCH. General Headquarters, France, Monday, 10.10 p.m.—Wc- attacked this morning astride the River Ancre, and have suc-j cooded in penetrating the German de- fences on a front of nearly five miles. The strongly fortified village of St Pierre Diviosi has fallen into our hands. The attack was delivered before day- light in a thick mist. Severe looses haw been inflicted on the enemy. Over 3,300 prisoners have paeeed through our collecting stations already, and more are coming in. Fighting continues. The front which has been captured jjorth of the Ancre consists of the German original front-line defence trenches of an exceptional strength. THE WAR CORRESPONDENTS'| MESSAGE. The joint message of the war correspon- dents is as follows: War Correspondents' Headquarters, Nov. 13, 3.20 p.m.—We attacked early this morning, and have already advanced the i British line on both sidos of the Ancre to t maximum depth of a mile, capturing the villages Beaumont Hamel, considered by the German impregnable, and St. Pierre Divion; aiao valuable trenches north qf Setre. All these positions are part of the heavily fortified original German main line, which they have occupied more than two years. There are many prisoners; 2,000 have already been collected in the advanced cages." Fighting continues around Serre, which was the only place not captured at the first assault. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE I VICTORY. The expert French commentator, whose I exposition of the victory reached us on Tuesday, is particularly illuminating upon the signifioanoe of the victory. The British, he says, attacked on a front of a dozen kilometres, north and south of the Ancro, particularly between Conime- court and Thiepval. It will be remem- bered that, in the first days of the offen- sive action on the Somme, the British troops had already directed an effort north of the valley of the Ancre as far as Com- meoourt, and afterwards limited it to the westeW part oi the sector from the Ancre to the Somate. Monday's operation thus indicates an important extension of the I zone in vilkich the British troops &re fight- ing. It was. nkovwvez, senciered necessary by the fact tbM the progressive advfjioe of our Albes on the rJght of their sector raade the oatliake of their portion rather unfavourable- Their line, in fact, forced a right angle, of which one side ran, from north to soutji, from Gonunecourt—which its occupied py the Germans—to Hamel, a I gma.ll hamlet 09 the right bank of the I Ancre; and the other side ran, from west I to east, with Thiepval, Couroelette, Le | Sars, Ga-andoooart, and Les Beaufs as íts I landmarks- ) ALL day fighting. I It -mas, important to reduce ? sabent tha? formed by the German pMit? in the BritMh front. Our AIIL attached thear tmk n?h xmalaiiaa. div»~ I garding the inclemency of the weather, i They hurled themselves to the in a thick fog, and, some. time before dawn, I the struggle was proceeding fiercely. The ) ground whi-ch had to he conquered was I. formidably fortified. Nevertheless by the evening, after a day of almost unÎllter- i rupted fighting, the British troops had realised a general advance, on h front of eight kilometres, and had liberated the little village of St. Pierre Divion, situated on, tlit, left bank of the Ancre, about a kilometre west of Thiepval. The struggle still continues, and it seems that the village of Beaumont Hamel is, in its turn, menaced. The British have thus made the most important pro- gress, and ev/en more (important than might be judged from the calculated re- straint of the communique, for they are careful only to announce results which are oonnrmed. Moreover, the number of; prisoners already counted is 3,300. The heavy German losses bear witness to the vigour of the assault delivered by our Allies, and prove the complete success of the attack, which ought t4 have a bene- ficial effect on subsequent operations, j I THE GROUND OF BATTLE. St. Pierre Divion. aouth of the Ancre, and Beaumont-Ham el and Serre, north of the Ancre. run north-by-west in the order named, between Thiepval and Hebuterne, and were all included in the British line of attack when the joint Allied offensive was launched on the ( morning of July 1 on a front extending Ii from Gommecourt, north of Hebuterne, to Fay, south of the Somme. DIFFICULT COUNTRY. I Though the attack north of the Ancre j did not result in permanent gains such as those which have crowned our arms 1 south of the river, the story of what was done there in the fir-ot days of the offen- &ive is such that, when it is fully told, Great Britain, as the Times Special Correspondent at British Headquarters said as early a? July 5, may perhaps be leven prouder of th? det?ds of &ome of the regiments which fought on this g?ection of the front and which achieved th. some things of plain impossibility than of the successes further south. All the region by Serre and Beaupiont- Harnel to Thiepval is extremely difficult —a country of spelling ridge and inter- vening valley, the dominating points being roughly at. or in the immediate neighbourhood of, these three places. Each was a position of great natural strength, and in the nearly two years during which they had been held by the Germans each had been fortified, both on and below the ground, until the enemy seemed to have justification for hie boast that they were impregnable. THE RUSH OF JULY 1. Yet in the first rush of July 1 some of our troops actually penetrated into and beyond Thiepval. Territorials actu- ally reached and, for a time held Serre. and other contingents fought through and over the successive German trenches of the first-Line system till they were on the highest point of the plateau between Serre and Beauinout-ElameL These ob- jectives were reached about an hour or an hour and a half after the attack was begun. But, in spite of the utmost gallantry, oar men oould not retain their hold on Serre or complete it on Beaumont-Hamel, whom they held positions on both r!,idea Qf the village. THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE The etrategie importance of this fresh blow at the German line (says one mili- tary writer), rests upon the increased strain which it imposes just at the very moment when the German High Com- maaid is trying to aesape together every regiment it can spare from France for the attack on Rumania, and for active j ofrations against the RuwAaiis. Although thesft battles cost tike British Army the tivee if many gailaait infantry soldiers, xet there iajto ottkec war mdming. the j German strength and of preventing Hin- denburg from profiting by his central position to attack the Allies one at a time. Tactically it is clearly demon- strated that in this c.ontemporary fortress warfare, the attacking artillery must, batter the breach, and, to use the old phrase, must make it practicable before it i6 of uso to launch the infantry as- sault. Artillery and infantry, too, must learn to fight in intimate oo-operation. THE PESSIMISTS. I We trust that this brilliant achieve- ment will silence the pessimism in writ- ng and in talk which has lately been pre- valent in some quarters (says The Times "). None of it is justified, and while some of it must be attributed to petty personal intrigue, more perhaps is due to the inordinate vanity of certain talkers and writers. These persons, whose acquaintance with military affairs is at the best the knowledge of amateurs and theorists, seem to fancy that they are greater masters of strategy than our highly trained professional soldiers. If the intrigue stood alone it might, per- haps, be ignored, for its authors are known and discredited. But it derives some semblance of plausibility from the fanciful schemes of armchair Napoleons who advocate the flinging of vayt armies to anywhere and everywhere except the one point where the pick of the German Army are being slowly but surely driven to their knees. THE 6.30." Gives Swansea News of the Victory. The 6.30 Leader" on Monday night gave exclusively the war correspondents' [ message dispatched at 3.20 that afternoon from the front, recording details of the British success. The air raid on Ostend was also exclu- sively reported in the 6.38 Leader."
BURRYPORT MILK SUPPLY. I
BURRYPORT MILK SUPPLY. Another meeting of the residents of Burryport was held at the Infants' School, Burryport, on Monday evening. The school was packed, scores failing to gain admittance. Mr. T. G. iI.iiu.-oek voted to the chair. The canvassers- who had distributed the handbills reported that the. residents in several streets had declared they nonM not purchase at 6d. per Iuat-t. A deputation from the Llanelly Milk Vendors' Association attended, and state- ments in vimikiation of the high price were advanced. No arrangement, how- ever, was arrived at. Meanwhile the boycott" is to continue.
AT THE TRIBUNALS.I
AT THE TRIBUNALS. I WEST GLAMORGAN. I- I A Glyncorrwg grocer with an off- license, appealed to the West Glamorgan Appeal Tribunal at Neath on Monday for an assistant, who, he said, canvassed, sold and delivered. A woman could not replace him because she could not handle four and a half gallon casks of beer. Lieut. Buchanan: What does this man deliver altogether ?-FIour, spuds, and beer. (Laughter). The appeal was dismissed. A military appeal against & Blaen- gwynfi butcher, aged 31, resulted in final I extension reduced to Dec. 13th.
-STEE4. OR MEN? I
STEE4. OR MEN? I The Federation of Steel Smettore Trades I Unions having parsed a resolution—in i view of military representatives in vari- ous parts of the country endeavouring to oomb out steel workers in so wholesale a fashion as to be, in the opinion of the trade. detrimental to the industry—ask- ing the War Office ;md Munitions Depart- ment to say whether they wanted steel or men, the former department, I under- stand, after eonsulta hon. with the latter, have come to the conclusion that instruc- tions must be issued to recruiting officers that steel workers must not be taken for military service. At the same time Mr. Uoyd George is appointing a committee to go rormd the works of the country to see if it is possible for any dilation of labour or substitution to take plaoo in them. The difficulty has obviously arisen through the eagerness of military representatives to get every maan possible iirto the ranks.
NO -WARNING. I
NO WARNING. Statement by American Pas-J senger on the Arabia.' (From the Press Association's Special Correspondent.) Malta, Monday (received Tue.day).- Mr. Paul R. Danner, the only American of the Arabia's passengers landed here, has made the following declaration: I am an American citizen, and was second-class' passenger on the Arabia bound for Mar- seilles. At 11.20 on the morning of Nov. 6th, ,I was sitting on the port side of the after deck when a tremendous shock to the ship occurred, which was immediately followed by an explosion. There was ab- solutely no warning whatever, not a warning of one second. It appears from statements of certain passengers who were on the starboard side, that immediately they saw the periscope of a submarine ap- pear out of the water about 300 yards distant on the starboard side, a torpedo was fired, and it was only owing to good fortune that the ship floated on a level keel for a considerable time that we were all saved. There was certainly no warn- ing of any kind.—(Signed), Paul R. Danoer, Malta, Nov. 13th, 1916.
FOLLOWING GERMANY._____I
FOLLOWING GERMANY. A Vienna message states that an Im- perial autograph letter has been addressed to the Premier with a Cabinet order re- | garding thip cotablisliment of an indepen-I dent food war department, which will, it is supposed, act in similar lines to the German institution.
IN THE POLISH LANGUAGE.!
IN THE POLISH LANGUAGE.! A Warsaw telegram states that in com- phance with the wishes of the population the Governor-General has issued an order holding elections to the Landtag and State Council, which will decide on Bills submitted to them; also on initiative pro- posals. The proceedings will be in the Polish language.
IAIR RAID ON CAIRO. :
AIR RAID ON CAIRO. Cairo, Monday (received nifssday).-An air raid on Cairo took place at 11.40 this morning. Several bombs were dropped, and there were several casualties. Only insignificant damage appears to have been done to property. The following official statement is issued:— In revenge for the raid which was carried out by 12 of our aeroplanes at Beersheba and Maghdaha on Saturday; last, when they seriously damaged some establishments, which naturally were the sole object of the attack, one hostile machine. tlhis morning dropped nine bombs on business and residential quar- tof-s of Cairo. ters of Cairo. The enemy tnus adheres. to the principle of directing attacks not j on military targets, as prescribed by in-! ternational law, but on dwellings and! persons of an inoffensive civil population.
] BOMBS ON OSTEND. I
BOMBS ON OSTEND. New Attack by British Naval j Aeroplanes. I The Secretary of the Admiralty on Monday evening issued the following:— At noon yesterday (12th inst.) a squad- ron of naval aeroplanes carried out an I attack on the harbour at Ostend. A considerable number of bombs were dropped on the Atelier de la Marine (naval workshops) and on war vessels in the harbour. WOMEN AND CHILDREN BOMBED. ITALIAN OFFICIAL. On the Trentino and Carnia fronts (i.e., the west and centre of the Italian front) artillery was very active. In the Terra- gnelo Valley intense enemy movements are continuing, although hindered by the ifire of our batteries. On the Julian (eastern) front there is nothing to report. On Saturday night a squadron of enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs on Padua." A building where numerous woman and children had taken refuge was destroyed, with the result that the greater part of them was killed. The number of dead ascertained already amounts to 60.
WHIST FOR THE WOUNDED.I
WHIST FOR THE WOUNDED. I A whist drive, organised by the nursing sisters and N.C.O.S, was held at Danyooed [ Hospital on Monday evening. The follow- ing were the prize winners:—1, Private Brennan; 2, Private Arlick; 3, Private Smith; consolation prize, Private Ball. Eefreshments were served during the in- terval and pianoiorte selections given by Private Squires. Section leader J. R. Hol Rees carried out the duties of M.C., and the prizes were presented by Quarter- master A. L. Furneaux.
/'BRAVE AND CHIVALROUS."I
/'BRAVE AND CHIVALROUS." British Airmen's Tribute to a Dead Foe. Amsterdam, Tuesday.—According to a Berlin official telegram, an enemy air- man on November 11th dropped "behind the German lines on the Somme front a wreath to which was affixed a dedication and a letter. The dedication said: In memory of Captain Boek'ke, our brave and chivalrous enemy. The Hoyal British Flying Corps." The letter was as follows: To the officers of the Ger- man Flying Corps at this front. We hope you will find this wreath. We regret that it comes so late, but the weather prevented us from sending it earlier. We mourn with his relatives and friends. We all acknowledge his bravery. Please remember the Morane Squadron to I Captain Evans and Lieut. Long." The Germans' Snnerior Command Iiw pent the wreath, with the dedication lt, to I the parents of Cantain Boelcke.