The Cambria Daily Leader

f I- r}le London Office of the •i "Cambria Daily Leader" is at 151, Fleet Street i [(first floor), where adver tisements can be received j up to 7 o'clock each evening for insertion in the next day's issue. -;Tel. i 2276 Central. -.T ¡

ALLTWEN LADY'S DEATH. I The death took place on Wednesday ''i^ght of Mrs. Mary Da vies, widow of Mr. Jehn Davies, of the Rock Inn, Alltwen, Bear I'on tarda we. The deceased, who j "as (55 years of age. had been in poor health for some months. I

   I A DRINK uh?iHuL i IMPORTANT DEBATE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS "2,lU i- I ( The drink Question wai one ef the many subjects raised in the discussion on the Vote of Credit, in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Sir George Cave was again the chief speaker for the Govern- men t. \1 j'. Lcif Jones and others made tfjrhesfc appeals for prohibition durinf the war, but, the Home Secretary doubted whether this was the time in which they could hope to settle the old temperance 'controversy. He gave an account of the' 1,1117) eti t had imposed, nnd doclured that the mmmfac-. ture of potable spirits in this country had practically ceased. j He promised that, so far as it, was neees- savy to restrict the output of liquor in order to maintain food supplies, the Gov- crnment were prepared to take every step | necessary. But they must deal with the fict-P of the cave. They were not entitled to go beyond the needs of the eountry. Practically no spirits for drinking pur- poses were being produced now. and the output of beer was to be curtailed by 30 per cent, of last output. FOOD CONTROLLER'S PROMISE. The Food Controller informed them that [ this, in his opinion, was all that was neces- sary; but, of course, if the condition of things necessitated it, there would be a «?ti-]l further curtailment. rc I don't shut out State control or even State purchase, lie remarked. "The Government may have to consider these things, even in the course of the present war, but these are matters tor the future." MR. RUNCIMAN'S ViEW. Mr. Runciman suggested that, as the Government wanted to improve on every- tiling, their predecessors did, they should dispose of the pot-stills as well as the patent-stills. When the Government faced compulsory rations he contended thnt they would find feel-mg in industrial districts strained to the utmost, unless I they hnd done their be-t in the rationing of food materials in the production of drink. The people were far more sensitive over food than drink.

E X A Ml N A T10 N OF MINERS. Coliierievin the Ammanford district are | being visited this week by the travelling medical board in connecting with the suggested combing out of the colliery workers. A fairly high proportion of the persons examined is found to be fit for general service, —

SOLVA WIFE'S PETITION. j In the, Divorce Court on Wednesday Mrs. Mary Jane Williams (otherwise Jones), of Whitchurch, Solva, obtained a decree of nullity of her marriage with her husband. Mr. David Stephen Wil- liams, because the marriage had never been consummated. The wedding was :in December, 1890. and petitioner iaid r-hc I only lived with respondent two years, There was no d-eftiice to tlie. euit.

I CHEAPER TEA. -I- -1 After the market had opened in a very unsettled state, prices' of Indian tea in London on Wednesday were id. to Id. per Ib lower. In answer Ifo que.tions in the House of Common; on Tuesday, Captain Bathurst | said that, the Food Controller knew of 110 sufficient justification for the increase in the price of ten. and proposed to take im- | mediate steps to investigate the cause.

C.= GERMANS AND TANKS. Amsterdam-, Wednqeday.—Some months ago German papers were claiming the j original idea of Tank? for a certain Herr Goebel, and euggesting that the Briti-.Ii Tanks" were merely poor plagiarism of hie invention. It is interesting in this connection to learn from the Cologne Volkszeitung that Herr Goebel has to fight hard to get his invention used, and it appeals for speedy help for him. eo that his invention may help to hasten the end of the war.— j Keuter.

GENERAL ELECTION. The "Daily Telegraph says: Events in the House of Commons since the open- ing of the session have given ri to un- easiness in many quarters. Pin-pricks" have been inflicted upon the Government. and it 11f; feared that these tiling* may be the deliberate outcome of a political oon- ference held in London within the last few days. While Ministers obviously can have no desire to "resort to an appeal to the people, they cannot be ecxpccted to look calmly on at; efforts to increase the embarrassments of a Government, en- gaged in a great wir. At such a moment a General Election ought not to be with- in the bounds of possibility.

LLANELLY LADY'S WILL. I Miss Margaret Elizabeth Bowser, of 13, Hall-street, Llanellv, who died on the 30th December last, left estate of the gross ndue of ?,301. of whic? .E6,37? i? '?t personalty, Probate cf her will. dated UOth Jun. 1913, ha.s been granted to Mr. Edward Morgan, of 15, College-street, | Llanellv, retired insurance «uperinten- dent, and Mr. Daniel Howell Pugh, of FfYllnonan, Burryport, cashier. The testatrix left £ 300 to her nephew, John Edwin Bowser: £ 2,200 to her nisce, Lily May Bowser; i:20 to the vicar and church- wardens of Pemhr-cy, for the upkeep of the family vault there; £ 10 to Edward each to the six children of her brother, Alfred T. Bowser; the family seal to her brother John; and certain real estate to her niece, Gwenny Pugh. The residue of her eetato she Icit to her niece, Lily May Bowser.

A FORGIViNG HUSBAND. A -forgiving husband's plea for an err- ing wife in a bigamy case was m^-de in the Old Bailey on Wednesday by George Dean, who said: I believe ehe has been led astray. She, has always been a good little woman to me. I am sorry for her. Give her a chance. I will fix her up and see elie has a home. Let her have the two children. Do what you can for her." It appeared that Dean married the woman in America in 1905, and in 1907 they came to Manchester. When the war broke out Dean enlisted, and was sent to the front. This year his wif-e went through a form of iiiari-iage witli-a man named Burford, now on active service, telling him she was Ro widow with two children. She received two ¡;;eparati,m allowances. The Common Serjeant passed sentence j of six n>onthe.' uuprisoiunent.

 BOMBS ON BRUGES '■■■ ■ FRENCH DAY ATTACK SUCCEEDS BIG FIGHT ON RUSSIAN FRONT j TO-DAY'S RKENCH G:FFICIAL. Between, the Oise fmd the Aisne we j carried out during the day i-inie Yesterday, a surprise attack on the enemy trenches in the region of Suis-Aleine. Our detachments, dashing forward as far as tho German second line, wrested the works l'tncl shelters, | and inflicted appreeinble losses upon the enemy. In 'Champagne, the artillery struggle was violent during the night. In the sector of La Tourbe there was considerate patrol activity in the region of Villay .(Vailly?)"east it] Soissons, Coutieres Wood, and to the south-east of Clniuvonchourt ive took some prisoners. Aviation; yesterday morning a German aeroplane was brought; down in an aerial fight. During the day time 01 the 14th inst., and in the night of the 14th j and loth, our air squadron suc- cessfully bombarded the aviation grounds of Colmar-Varennes and Manguy, the railway at Achies, i and the bivouacs at Curchy, BIG BATTLE IN EAST. TO-DAY 'S RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. (Admiralty, per Wireless Press) Western Front.—Alter having bom- barded for over two hours our trenches in the region in the vil- lage of Ziocchew, the enemy at- tacked us. According to the latest reports, the battle is still proceeding. BRITISH AIR RAID. EFFECTIVE WORK ON DOCK CENTRE. The Admiralty till, ou,"C,(w,Oii the 11th instant an attack was carried out by our naval aeroplanes on the harbour and ship- pin? of Bruges. A considerable weight of bombs were dropped with most successful results. jUl the pilots and machines returned safely, with the exception of one. Eastern Mediterranean.—On the morn- ing of the 12th inst., durirg n reconnais- sauce, one of our aeroplanes was shot down by a Fokker. The pilot* and ob- server were captured, after having burnt I li-Eir machines. A second Fokker was engaged, and de- stroVed, by an escorting machine, at a range of 50

BRITISH GEN I US. Remarkable Tribute by | French Writer. Paris.. Thursday.—Writing fn the "Figaro" on the British manner. Mr. Capus says the tone in which the British Ministers have just spoken of the sub- marine war, with if,? remarkable energy and assurance, is the true tone of i-be war. One discovers in iv no di dain f nr the Pneinr all in the famous phraso "the con- temptible little army," which the KaisPr is destined to expiate so cruelly: nor doe's one feel in it the need to reassure at any cost public opinion, which has been con- fronted, if not with drtril*, at least with the reality of the. situation. Quoting tho replicc of Lord I,rinn and Lord Cnrwn, notably the description by the latter of the new submarine warfare as the greatest peril that has confronted this country sijice the Napoleonic wars, the writer adds that the whole British manner is recognised in this clear confes- sion, and even the analogy with, the risks run by Great Britain in the Napoleonic period has in regard to ourselves some- thing noble and frank in it. It was imme- diately seen that with the submarine war Germany was making her supremo effort. She is putting into it that violence which, combined with intimidation, is her cthicalmethod, but here precisely she en- counters the type of resistance most dangerous to her. Her mania for the grandoise and for frightfulness will eventually be dominated by the patience and cool and deep calculation of British genius.

NEWSPAPERS & NIAN-POWER. Mr. Percy Harris has given notice to ask the representative of the Department of National Service whether his atten- tion has been called to the waste of man- power and of motor and other vehicles which is involved in the present system of distribution of newspapers in the metropolitan area, and whether steps will be taken to bring about a distribution of all newspapers, both daily and evening, by one organieation.

BERNSTORFF LEAVES U.S.A. I New York, Wednesday.—Couut Bern. storff, tho countess and party arrived from Washington hy special train provided by the United States, guarded by police of the Secret Service. No untoward incident occurred. He was accompanied by State Department secretaries. Seven hundred Embassy officials and others went directly on board the Frederick VIII.— Exchange. Search of the liner revealed several hundred pounds of rubber and a number of revolvers which had been concealed.— Rcuel" I

i PROM I-SED TO REFORM. I At Neath on Thursday Howell Williams (collier). Mary?strpct. ?v?n Si?t?rs, WR6! ? brou?itt up in court and charged with stealing an overcoat, value 2?. lid., the property of Messrs. M. Morgan and Co., i clothiers, New-etreet, on Wednesday, David Phillips, chop assistant, deposed to missing the- coat from the doorway. a The coat was subsequently discovered in a local pawnbroker's shop. Accused, against whom two previous conviction's were put in by P.S. John Davies, said he had been drinking heavily, but would reform. A fine of 23 or a jjjonth wae imposed.

f LLANELLY MAGNATE SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. RICHARD BEAUMONT THOMAS A painful sensation was caused at Llan- ellv on '.Rhursday morning by the news that Mr. Eichard Beaumont Thomas, the managing director of Messrs. Richard Thomas and Co., Ltd., the leading Welsh tinplate and steel manufacturer. had died at his London residence on Wednes- day night. Deceased, who was well-known throughout South Wales, was to have at- tended a meeting at Llanellv on Wednes- day, but a telegram was received express- ing regret at his inability to be present, i and announcing his intention to take a week's re'-t. Mr. Thomases fine physique gave the general impression of good hea 11h, Just prior to the war his tina. who had been expanding their works, started what was known as the Burry extension, which was equipped with the most modern and expensive plant. THE UNSTARRING OF TINPLATE j TRADE. Reference must also be made to deceased's patriotic attitude. It is now common knowledge that Messrs. Richard Thomas and Co. brought about the un- st?rring of the tinplatc trad9 with a view to securing more men for th? Armv. In the early months of the war his em- ployees subscribed a considerable sum of money fcr the maintenance of the depen- i dents of soldiers and sailors who were pre- yjously employed by the firm. Decea80fl subscribed a similar sum to that week by week The nrw have also invested < £ 200,000 in the War Loan. Mr. Thomas recently i announced that this firm were prepared to contribute £ 5,000 for a technical college at j Llanelly. Deceased, for a time resided with his family at Bi-yjicaerig -Castle, j Llanellv.

DUKE OF NORFOLK. i ———————- Premier Peer Laid to Rest at Arundel. I With touching impres^ivcne?»s the funeral of tiit, Duke of Norfolk took place on Thursday at Arundel. Overnight the | casket containing the body had been con- veyed in a wagon lined with moss and flowers, and drawn by hor?eis, to th,e chapel in the Castle, where Canon Mac Call conducted a brief choral service, 7-Iiieli wa? attended only by the Duchess, her children, relatives, and immediate family friends. At half past nine on Thursday morn- ing the remains were conveyed from the Castle to St. Philip Neri Church. The gathering for the procession to the church was of a large and most represen- tative character. The road from the Castle gates were lined on either side by some 100 mem bers of the Sussex Volun-, tcer Rcgiluent, selected from the nine battalions; the late Duke having been honorary Colonel of the regiment, in the progress of which from the commence- ment of the war he took the keenest in- terest. Requiem Mass was i-elctr&Ved at the church ntll o'dk. In the procession Boy Scouts earned the Colours presented to them by the Duke just before the war. They were tied with black bows, and the boys wore crepe round their hats. Preceding the waggon bearing the coffin was carried the Duke's coronet, and immediately be- hind followed his Grace's charger; with the white and gold cloth used in State processions. The young Duke walked with Lord Edmund Talbot; then fol- lowed many tenants and employes, and boys wearing black 6ashes, and girls (who wore crepe veils) from the Roman Catholic Schools founded by his Grace. Bringing up the rear was the Bishop of Southwark and other clergy. The sight of the solemn procession deeply affected the many local people lining the pave- ments.

U-BOAT POST "SUSPENDED." Amsterdam, Thursday.—German news- papers announce that letters for delivery overseas by submarine will not be accepted for the present.—Reuter.

DARCY AND GIBBONS. New York, Wednesday. —- Les Darcy I and Mike Gibbons have signed articles for a boxing bout, providing A1 McCoy does not previously knock out Darcy. I

Sl A WEEK AT 14. If all boys of 14 are to earn £ 1 n week you will have to pay more for every- thing," said a Glasgow munitions tribunal member whn a boy of 14 who had had an offer of 21 It week was refused a clearance Ii certificate. Tlis wage was ,11-s. tkl.

A FRONTIER INCIDENT. I Copenhagen, Thursday. A Foreign Office statement says: On October 30th last, near Farris, two German soldiers iired upon a Russian prisoner of war escaping over the Danish frontier, and pursued him into Danish territory. The German Government has now apologised for the breach of territorial rights, and states that instructions have been issued I to frontier guards to respect the Danich frontier.—Reuter.

SAXON BURIAL GROUND. I German pri&oners working at Pound- bury, the old earthworks near Dor- chester, oil Wednesday unearthed a lead eoffin afid bra bigones of stone. 'Eight Germans were required to lift the lid of one coffin, which contained a small skeleton. Mr. Thomas Hardy, who was attending a meeting of antiquarians in Dorchester, said that the discovery bore out the tradi- tion that Poundbury was a Saxon burial xiround.

GIRL'S GOOD CHARACTER. I I A remarkable case of wrongful arrest and imprisonment wa6 dealt with at the Walsall Co.unty Court on Wednesday, when Clara Rogers, the daughter of a miner, sued P.S. Thomas Brookes for daniagef. t She was arrested on August Bank Holi- day when she was in the company of an Army lieutenant, and was taken to the police station. When the charge came before the magistrates they dismissed it. The Judge asked why she went with the lieutenant if he had not spoken to her before. Plaintiff: I did not like to say no," because he was a soldier. Evidence as to the girl's good character was given, and his Honour found that the police had jumped to a wrong con- clusion. He a"ard"d her .Sl<? damages— ;80 to be invited'until she was 21 veam, &?d ?20 to be paid to her ? ud friend."

BRAVO GLASGOW!  !;910010001000 FOR THE! VICTORY lOAN. A Thought for Tc-night. At nine o'clock to-night <?it and ask yourself the question: "Have I helped the War Loan ? So far as Swansea is concerned the townspeople, as in all the other patriotic movements which have been brought into existence to win the war, are doing their parts nobly, and the daily rise of the local War Loan barometer to to-day's total of live and a half million pounds is the most magnificent and practical example of a willing and dutiful population. Indeed, it is safe to eay that there arc very few families in Swansea who have not handed over their bit in an effort to bring back their boys, and to assist the country. The small sums are counted upon as much as the large. During the past few days the local banks and post offices have been excep- tionally busy, and, in order to meet the convenience of those who have not already invested, they will remain open to-night and to-morrow night, the banks, from 7 till 9, and the central post offices an houx extra. In the words of one prominent Swan- sea bank manager: We have been liter- ally snowed under, and we anticipate a big rush to-day and to-morrow." A feature at tho banks has been the large number of investors of < £ '50 sums. A LAST APPEAL. Now, by the memory of our gallant dead, And by our hopes of peace through victory won, Lend of your substance; let it not be said You left your part undone. Lend all and gladly. If this bitter strife r May so by one brief hour he sooner istayed, i Then in your offering, spent to ransom life, life, A thousand times repaid. —From Punch." HOW TO APPLY. Those who have not yet helped, and want to know how to go about it, will find the information they need on Page 3, where details of South Wales subscrip- tions will"olao he found. rLASGOW9S TRIUMPH.  Banhers compute that the Glasgow sub- le,cription to the War Loan will exceed XtOC.OOO.OOC. All bankers say that tho ) Loan, f?? far a? Glasgow is concerned, is a tremendous 6uec,??s. J?)!)? queues awaited ? the opening of the banks on Thursday. POST OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS. We have been ashed to state that the Swansea General Post Office will be kept open until 9 o'clock to-night (Thursday) alid tc-morrow night for \Yar Loan and War 3dmr6 busim,'s, I PONTARDAWE'S £ 50.000. rp to-mid-dny on Thursday, over ,250,000 had been subscribed, in Pontardawe to- J wards the War Loan. This is allrt from the );]00,000 contributed by Messrs. W.. Gilbert--on and Cu. There is a big rush at the various banks and the post office.

BIG LANCASHIRE BLAZE. Part of the Birch Mills, Hey wood, Lancashire, were destroyed by fire on Thursday morning, and hundreds of | ojieratives will be out oi work. Only the weaving shed was saved.

GERMAN MINE DISASTER. Berlin, Wednesday.—Near Fallcrsleben, Hanover, 31 men have perished in the Einigkeit potash mine disaster. Some other people who were at first un- conscious are now out of danger. At the time of the accident 180 men were in the mine.—Admiralty, per Wireless Press.

RISE OF 7s. A CWT. At- Chester fair on Wednesday the price 1 of Cheshire chee.&e was 7s. per cwt. higher than in January, fine cheeses selling readily at 164s. to 168?., as against 155s. to 101s. last month. There were 17 tons on offer, and three times as much iniglit have been Eolif.. -Aledinin qualities fetched 158s. to 1ti;. per cwt.

DEARTH OF DOMESTICS. I Mr. William Lawton, speaking at King's College for Women, Kensington, on Wednesday evening on" Common- sen so Food and Cookery in War Time," said that the domestic servant classes were getting very scarce owing to the women going in for munition work. He j knew for a fact that in some suburban districts ladies were so anxious to get servants that they were going out into the iiighways and byways trying to kid- nap other people's servants, and induc-I ing them to leave.

PEACE BY NEGOTIATION. Mr. Wardie, the chairman of the Labour Party, made a rousing reply in the House of Commons on Wednesday to Air. Ramsay MacDonald's peace by negotiatioii 11 speech earlier in the week. He described such a policy as futile. The Labour Party, for whom Mr. MacDonald did not speak, said, with the Government did riot r p e. k c,? and the country, that until victory was achieved peace was impossible. Mr. Wardle argued that, instead of talking about the peoples coming together, we should exact reparation for the injury Germany had infiictcd on the world. Germany," lie declared in conclusion, could not be talked into peace."

BREAD AT 1s. 8d. A POUND. I Athens, Wednesday.—Food conditions appear .to have become very stringent again in Turkey, eays the Times cor- ¡ respondent. Telegraphic demands for the dispatch I of foodstuffs for the diplomatic and Con- sular staffs of one of the neutral Lega- tions in Constantinople have been re- ceived here, and it is declared in these that bread prices are becoming exorbi- tant, the equivalent of Is. 8d. per lb. having been reached on one occasion lately, though there are, of course, fluctuations. I have seen a very much consored letter from Smyrna, in which the writer speaks of persons in the easiest circumstances celebrating the birthday of on. among them by the gift of some lumps of sugar, than which at present nothing could have been rarer or more costly.

TO-DAV'S WAR RESUfE1 .11 M I ■ I l«^^ I LeadelJice, 4.50 p.m. A affront has been offered to the I T'nited for tite Aiisi-,ri:llls have torpedoed and sunk an American schooner. Germany has issued another declaration reiterating that lleutral vessls entering the barred zone will be destroyed. A French writer gives an interesting in- sight into the methods employed by the British in trapping piratical underwater craft. British forces have scored some more signal successes on the Western Front, A feature of the closing hours of the Vic- tory War Loan is the great triumph scored by Glasgow. The Scottish eity liad up to Thursday morning subscribed

TO-DAY'S HEWS HI S'?EF I I T 9 1,1 A Y S Nl ?i3 i?l I E F II The Catholic Bishop of Limerick, Dr. ) O'Dwyer, has celebrated the 50th year of i his ordination. He has been 30 years a bishop. î A ewe lamb on a farm at Llangristiolus, Anglesey, bought recently at a Red Cross sale, this week gave birth to five lambs, all of which are alive. Lord Devonport had rath or a bad night. and wis no better on Thursday, j Mr. Asquith was a little better on Thurs- j day. Mr. Birrell is going on very well. I Mary Upchurch, a young wcnian, who was married on Saturday, was killed at Three Counties Station, near Hitekin, on Tuesday nightwhilo trying to alight ireni a moving train. At a meeting of the Honourable Society I of Cynirodorion hel last evening in Lon- don, Professor E. lyreli-Green, I,.LA,. St. David's College, Lampeter, read a paw 011 "Welsh Church Architecture." Sir. John Hinds, M.P., presided. Sydney, Wednesday (received Thurs- j day). A. cinematograph film which j caught fire caused a panic in the Boys' Brigade Hall at Surrey Hills to-day. Uje person was killed and 30 injured.— Reuter. After making various bequests, the late } Mr. Daniel Mackintosh Forbes, of Ayr, left the residue of his property, which is expected to amount to about £ 100,000, to the University of Edinburgh, of which he was a graduate. The deceased left estate valued at over £ 109,000.. The death was reported on Thursday of Mr. James Arnold Bradshaw, stock and share broker, Liverpool, aged 58. ) Deceased at on time took interest in i racing, his most successful horse being Cutler, which, when framed by Goswoll, brought oft several coups in hurdle races, t The death has occurred at Eamsgate of George Philpott, a 35-year-old boy, who shielded his little sister with his body when bombs fell near them his brother during the air raid on Rainsgate last March. The boy never completely -t kii-eii. 'Yhc, iievcr jrecovered from the shock. j Councillor Holiss will move, at the next meeting of Birmingham City Council,,tlmt no further grant lie made-to Birmingham. | University out of the rates until the Urn- i versify have definitely decided whether or not they intend to retain the services of any pre-war unnaturaiised Uernian j professor on their salaried stuiV.

 20YEARSJ Sr£R\l2CE. ? 20 YEARS' S?V!CE. iN&atHi Superintendent .of tit". ii I Britamiic Assurance CJ. To commemorate his 20th yrar in the > serric of the Britannic Assurance Co., I Mr. W. Jones, the superintendent, enter- 1 tained his staff to luncheon at tht< Castle 1 Hotel, Neath. on Wednesday. The oc- j casion was distinguished by the presence of the general manager (Nir. J.* k. son), Mr. T. Dobson (director), and Mr. J. McGcoch ?Birmin?ham), and a number I of isiipvripteii(iejits j,,i Houth Wales and j Monmouthshire division. The divisional inspector (Mr. T. Davies), occupied the ehair After the loyal toast, Mr. A. W. Evaus 1 (superintedent,, Swansea), proposed Our Company in a very interesting address. 1 Mr. T. Dobson, in responding, in his j usual forceful stylo, traced the develop- uient 01 the company from its tiny hc- g-inuing to its present massivenees and I i power in the insurance world. He point,d out with pride that th(' company j had bcpn tlw pioneer in most. of the j liberal conditions which now attach to j industrial insurance contracts, and that ) at all times It had had a most enviable reputation for its treatment of policy- 1 holders and rt:preí'entat.i ns. The toast of the South Waies and Monmonthshire Division" was proposed bv Mr. J. A. Jeii'erson in a vigorous and nblo address. It was with enthusiasm that those present heard that this was the first meeting he had attended since his appointment to the important posi- tion of general manager, and the warmth of his reception was such that it was obvious his presence was greatly appre- ciated. Mr. T. Davies (divisional inspector), in replying, etiid the division was deter- mined to maintain the outstanding posi- tion it held in the ordinary brauch, and to do everything possible to reach the mark set by the general manager. He (the inspector), in congratulating Mr. Jones, of Neath, on attaining the first ixxsition. ih the industrial and second in the ordinary for the division for the past year, appealed to the superintendent" present for more ambition in planning their district results for 1917. .NIT.r. J. McGeoch (ordinary branch). proposed the Neath District" in a rousing address. Mr. White (agent), on behalf of the Neath staff, presented to Mr. Joint (.superintendent), a gold watch. Mr. Jones, in responding, thanked his distin- guished visitors for the great honour they had conferred upon him in attending his I meeting, and also expressed his thanks to the large number of superintendents who had supported him that day with their presence. The musical part of the programme was of an exceedingly high order. The accompanist was Mr. T. Ilopkm Evaus, Mus. Hne." the well-known .and talented, conductor, and the sining of Mr. G. J. Griffiths (tenor), and Mr. Isaac Morgan (baritone), was greatly admired and ap- plauded.

SEDITION AT A CONCERT. I Four Sinn Feiner* now in Arbourhill Barracks, Dublin, wlll he triej by court- martial on Saturday. They are charged with acts at a concert intended to cause disaffection, by singing a seditious 6ou.g, outitl?d Who fears to speak of Easter week," and by seditious recitations caH?d Vpu?eanco and Reading GoaL" One of the accusW actd as sta?e manager, 

i WH. IN PARIS. IV.ri.5, Tb ur.:<Iay.—-Jr. O-.erard, late American Ambassador in Berlin, with his wife 8: Erabar.y tr:i:T, arrived acre* to-day. —E^uter. I i > 1 1 ) I 1 j 1

C.ASTLE CIMEMA. C VWAWWI THE BATTLE OF THE ANCRE S And the ADVANCE OF THE k TANKS, ? ml THE OFFICIAL WAR F I Lki. Thurs., Fri., Satur. Zf1