The Cambria Daily Leader

| CASTLE CINEMA. CASTLE CINEMA. V TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, ( C A SISTER OF SIX, M A Delightful and Thrilling B M Drama in Four Parts, featuring m BESSI E LOVE and the € TRIANGLE KIDDIES. K

(GAINS HELD, .—  ——— French Capture 1 Two Farms. GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL. Haig's Confidence. j XO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. I Early this momiag the enemy again attacked in the neighbour- hood of Hollebeke, but was driven off before reaching our lines. Another hostile attack, made under cover of a heavy barrage against our positions at Westhack, was equally unsuccessful. I A German raiding party was re- pulsed during the night east of Epeby. 1 WEEK-END NEWS. I BRITISH. I SATURDAY, 9.12 p.m. The weather has continued to be wet and stormy. y Our troops have gained further ground during the day north-west of St. Julien. Hostite artillery has shown considerable f activity east of Messines and in the Kieuport eeetor. GERMAN RAIDS FAIL. I SUNDAY, 11.59 a.m. The enemy's artillery developed great activity duriiig the night in the neigh- bourhood of Hollebeke and the Ypres- Comines Canal, north of the village. French troops made further progress nortivweet of Bixechoote. A German raiding party was repulsed last night south of Arleux-en-Gohelle. Our troops carried, out a successful raid Bast of Vermelles. Early this morning a hostile attack upon a post held by, Portuguese troops was driven off with low to the enemy. HOLLEBEKE ATTACKED. I 9.5 p.m. After heavy shelling of our positions north and south of the Ypree-Comines Canal, the enemy launched an attack early this morning on both sides of the canal and succeeded momentarily in gain- ing a footing in Hollebeke. His troops were at once driven out by our counber-stbackf,, in which we oap- tured several prisoners. Elsewhere the eiieritfy^^atfirek failed. A bostile raiding party was repulsed by our fire last night south of Queant. SIR D. HAIG'S AfeMY ORDER. Amiens, Sunday.—Sir Douglas Haig has issued the following Army Order: To- day we enter the fourth year of war with a firm confidence based on what we and I oar gallant Allies have already done. This recollection of the past three years Can leave no doubt in our minds that the British Armies in France and the workers in the Empire on whom they depend have the power and will to complete the task which they have undertaken, and that they will continue it until their labours are crowned by certain and definite vic- iory."—Press Association War Service, FRENCH. I P.M. Ia Belgium the artillery duel again at- tained a certain violence during the day, especially in the region of Bixohoote. Our patrol operating to the west of the gteinstraete--Wounien-road occupied two farm* in advance of our lines. f The weather continues to be very bad. In the region of St. Quentin our &rtil- lery carried out effective destruction fire against the enemy trenches to the east of- Cauchy. East of C?my two German at- tacks ly?u.h ahortly before two o'clock this afternoon, were broken by our fire before they reached our line. On the banks of the Mouse there was marked artillery activity ia the sectors of Avo- oourt and Donaumorit. JUVINCOURT ASSAULT. I Sunday, 3 p.m. In Belgium the artillery activity was intermittent. North, of the Aisne the night was marked by German attacks at different points of the front. Two attacks delivered by email forces against our position om the Ceuse- Jnates Pleatea/u were easily repulsed. Further east the enemy, towards 12.30 S-ra., delivered a serious attack south of Juvinoourt. After a very lively fight our eoldiera drove the assailants out of the portion (yf tnfcnrflee in which they had *aooced*d ia* felting. Onr line ..hIM been ii its entirety.% The 8irtillery duel assumed a certain violence on both baaiks of the MeuÐe. notably in the regien of th* Mori Homme and | i C.vieNB Wood. PATROLS ALERT. I 11 p.m. J I In Belgium there waA no infantry action. OuT patrols continued to show activity in front of our lines, and brought On the rest of the front there was inter- mittent artiliery fighting, rather violent towards L& Royere Farm, in the sector of t C?mmue, and in Champagne in th? re?on ? ?M hme. ? = — = — = = = = —

jl,r,,f< JOY RIDING. I t.. < i?  0 40/- Fine Imposed at t Carmarthen. Jofon Beynon, Bryn Gwili, Pontyates, »as fined 40s. at Carmarthen on Saturday for using petrol on a motor car plied for pleasure purposes without a permit. De- fendant informed P.C. Davies at Ferry- side that he had applied to the Board of Trade for a permit, but had received no rêply.

KING GEORGE AND KAISER. The Press Bureau on Sunday evening issued a denial of a statement contained in a telegram sent by the Kaiser to Presi- dent Wilson on Aug. 10, 1914, alleging: that in a conversation with Prince Henry of Prussia, King George empowered him to inform the Kaiser verbally that Eng- land would remain neutral if war broke out on the Continent involving Germany aftg iTi-agoe,. Austria, aod Buggi<».

SOUTH WALES INQUEST ON VICTIMS DEATH ROLL OF SIX On Thursday at a South Wales town, an inquest was held on the bodies of the un- fortunate victims of the explosion (pre- viously reported) which took place on Tuesday. Mr. Joseph Sayer, the manager, said that immediately after the explosion he had a roll call taken. and it was then found that the six persons in the building were missing. The jury retired for a while, and when they returned the foreman said they were unanimous in finding that there were six persons in the building at the time of the explosion. The inquest was then adjourned until Tuesday. fe Mr. Sayers, the Coroner, and jury passed a vote of condolence with the re- lativea of the deceased. [The above report, as passed by the ¡' Censor, appeared in our 5.30 edition on I Saturday.]

U BOAT LOSSES. I Germany Says Average I About Three a Month. Copenhagen, Sunday (received Mon- day).—A telegram from Berlin states that, contrary to rumours of overwhelming losses of submarines, it is officially de- clared that in the period from February 1st until August let, the monthly average of losses was little more than three, while the monthly increase in the number of submarines was many times larger.—Press Association War Special.

AMMANFORD OFFICER! i Popular Lieutenant Killed in I Action. I News was received in Ammanford on Monday that Lieut. Sidney Davies, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Davies, Union-street, had been killed in action whilst fighting with the Welsh Division in the recent ad- vance. Lieut. Davies, when he joined as a private, was a minister of the Gospel in a Congregational Church at Stoney, Strat- ford. He commenced preaching at the Christian Temple Church, Ammanford, and was only recently married to a. Rhyl lady. He was exceedingly popular in the town.. There are two other brothers in the Forces-Lieut. E. O. Davies and Pte. D. Davies, of the R.A.M.C.

WLLSH STRIKES. I Llanelly Traction Men: Cardiff Bakers. I Cardiff bakers on Sunday decided by an, overwhelming majority to strike, They refuse the offer of the master bakers of an advance of 3s. per week, the remainder of the men's application to be referred to arbitration. It is stated that a number of employers induced workmen to go back in the mistaken belief that en amicable settlement had been reached, and the strike has been decided upon as a protest against this trickery and against misleading reports of the dispute. LLANELLY ELECTRICAL TRADE DISPUTE. The Llanelly and District Electrical Light and Traction Company'e,employes have decided to strike on the wages ques- tion. An official interviewed on Sunday night stated that the strike was tailing place in face of the fact that the question has been referred to arbitration agreed upon by the men's representatives and the company. The men complain of de- lay in negotiations.

U-BOAT MURDERS. I ——— O Survivors' Affidavits. .1 I .? ? I Attmiraity, Sunday.—As has already been reported unofficially in the Press, the British steamer Belgian Prince was toipedoed by a German submarine last I iiesday. The crew abandoned the ship in two boats and were ordered on to the upper deck of the submarine by the German commander. Under his directions the boats were then smashed with axes and the crew of the Belgian Prince deprived co'! their lifebelts. The master was taken below and the hatch closed. The submarine submerged without warning with 43 men standing on her deck. This was the entire crew of the Belgian Prince. With the exception of three, all these were drowned. The three survivors had contrived to retain their life-felts without the knowledge of the enortvy. They were picked up after hav- ing been in the water 11 hours. The details of this atrocious outragte are supported by the separate affidavits of the three survivors. The cold-blooded murder of these men equals, if it does not trans- cend, the worat cneMM _hk-h ou*gneiiu« >; have committed against humanity!

PREMIER'S TELLING ACT. I One of the most telling passages in the Prime Minister's speech at the Queen's Hall on Saturday was when he referred to the Kaiser's and his Chancellor's attitude toward* restoration. His mode of de- livery of his phrase amounted almost to an inspiration. They talk giibly of peace, both of them," he said, b-b-b-but the st-et-st-stammer, they st-st-gt-stutter when they talk about r-r-r-resoration." This touch of art illumined the whole sen- tence wonderfully.

MASTER OF THE ROLLS. I Famous Judge Resigns at Age or so. The Daily Express understands that Lord Go zens-Hardy has sent to the Lord Chancellor his resignation of the office of Master of the Rollit. Lord Cozens-Hardy's resignation is due to the oevereillnen from which he is only just recovering and which will fft- der any arduous work in the future im- possible. The famous judge will enter his eightieth year in November. His family seat is at Letheringsett, in Norfolk. He represented North Norfolk as a Liberal in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1839, when he became a judge of the Chan- cery Division of the High Court of Jus- tice. In 1901 he was appointed a Lord Justice 0; Appeal, and Master of the Rolla in 1907. He was created a peer in 19H: Tivo months age, when rumours of Lord Cozehs-Hardy's retirement were current, it was stated that his successor would be Sir ikarce Oav*. tfe« BoasiiiSgJS&T.

GERMAN BtAST. >. MUNITION FACTORY WIPED OUT ..1. ■ 300 Casualties _1 | CENSORSHIP VEll AMSTERDAM, Saturday. According to reports from- the German frontier, the explosion at Henningsdorf was really one of the worst catastrophies that have happened in Germany during the war. Over 300 persons were killed and wounded, and enormous damage was done. The munition factory was wiped out of existence. The strictest censorship is exercised in the master. Henningsdorf has been isolated by the troops, and no one is allowed to enter it. Exchange Special.

A MUMBLES RESCUE. Lady Bathers Pluck at Limssiade. Miss Barbara Samuel. Sw £ #isea, and three London gentlemen, now visiting the Mumbles, effected a plucky rescue on Fri- day evening at Limcsladc Bay, where a lady bather was in difficulties and calling f<.lol help. Miss Samuel, who had just come out of the water, rushed in again, followed by three gentlemen, and although the tide was running high they reached the impcriiied bather and brought her fcafely. to shore.

BELGIAN'S LAPSE. Window Smashing Cam- paign That Cost £ 15. Wilfully and maliciously br-Itki-ig five panes of glass, value £10, at the Rising Sun public-house, PentrechWyth, on Saturday, was the chaise against Gerard Verdonck, a Belgian spelterman, at the Swansea Police Court on Monday. Millie Gdfith6. daughter of the licensee, said that at 4.30 p.m. on Satur- day defendant came twice to the door and demanded drink. On telling him that he could not lie served he ;eôCo'U- into the road and threw etones through the window and the door, smashing ton panes of plilss. A picce of glass struck her on tho tide of the head, cutting it". Fur'.her evideacc showed that when I Vcrd,nck yras in the road he threw boulders at the door, ground floor windows, bedroom wirtdows. and even on the rwf. Defendant admitted, and said" he "loet a little bit of his head because he could not have a drink. The Chairman told defendant he Would be lined £ 5. or go to prison for one month, and would alw have to pay the £10 damages incurred.

DEARTH OF PASTORS. Burryport Flocks With* No Shepherds. At Burn-port at thlf present time there are several churches without pasture, with the rps?ilt that vrhan a dc?th occurs there ar? no preachers available to bury. Onl?? Friday, Mrs. Hughe^, Furnace, cne of the oldest and most respected old ladies in the district, was buried at Jerusalem Welsh Congregational Chapel graveyard by a curate from Pembrey. The following list might* be interesting to or.r readers, showing the places of wor- ship and the llumbcrof members!:—Jeru- salem Welsh Con gregation-nl Clui, 600 members, no ppstor; Carmel Welsh Con- gregational Chapel, nearly 400 members. Rev. J. N. Roes; Zion Welsh Congrega- tional Chanel, nearly 250 members, Rev. J. N. Rees; English Congregational. nearlv 100 members, no pastor; Bethany (C.M.), over too members^ no pastor Eng- lish Baptist, about 100 members, Rev. D. J. Morris. B.A.; English Wcsleyan, nearly 100 memltere, no resident pastor; Taber- nacle Welsh Baptist, nearly 500 members, Rev. R. E. Williams.

NAVY OF THE EMPIRE. Rear-Admiral Hal sen-, of the lord-s of the Admiralty, speaking at a war anni- versary meeting at the Palladium on Sat- urday, said the Royal Navy and the mer- cantile marine had transported to the seat of war upwards of 8,000,000 men, with i^unit.ioTis -d he cHd not, hesitate, t» say that the spirit a-nd heroism of our mer- chant seamen had never been exceeded.

MINERS AND PEACE TALK. Major Hunt has given notice to ask the Home Secretary whether he is aware that Mr. Quelch, of the so-called Workers' and Soldiers' Council, hM threatned that unless their conferences are protected by the Government the pacifists will con- sider a drastic reprisal; whether he has any official information showing that the South Wales miners are now considering strike action, and that their lead will be taken up in other quarters; and, if eo, whether the Government will take steps to prevent persons from fomenting indus- trial troubles among the workers in in- dustries necessary for the prosecution of the war.

2id. PINT. I If you a-re charged more than 9-id. for a half-pint of the New Government ale the publican is a profiteer. Interviewed by the Daily Sketch," a well-known brewer said: "Publicans ought not to charge ni6ft a half- pint, or fivepence a pint. That leaves them with a fair profit, and if they charge more it is in the nature of profiteering. This ale is known as 91b. ale, because it is brewed with 91b. of malt sugar to 36 gallons of water. Ale is brewed with as much as 301b. of malt sugar to the 36 gal- Ions of water, but this 9lb. ale, though of low gravity, is quite good if not kept too long. Often, when beer is not ftp to tie mark, it k the fault of the publican n £ >t undsrfltfln<im £ i hit

MRAHON PREMIER ON PEACE ESSENTIAL ■: | WAR CffASILY—BAD TERMS WinOSE I WORSE t I Mr. Lloyd qooe addressed a great meeting m the Queen's Hall, London, on Saturday' afternoon. It was expected that Baron Sbnnino. the Italian Foreign Minis- teiy and M Pasitch, the: Serbian Premier, would be present, and possibly, also M. Ribot, the French Prime Minister. More than 100 British M.P.6 and 20 members of the Government were also, present. The doors opened at two o'clock, and there was aa houA Concert before the meeting began. I' THE RESOLUTION,: i The following, was the resolution moved at this and other meetings That on this, the third anniversary of the declaration of a righteous war, this meeting records- its inflexible determina- tion to continue^to a victorious end the struggle in maintenance of those ideals of liberty and justice which are the common and eacred cause of the Allies," The Marquis of Crewe. chairman, said we will not be depressed bv the present, past or future. There was no general change in our original war aims. The<- re- mained Reparation and Security. THE PREMIER. Mr. Lloyd George said we were fighting to defeat the most dangerous and 6inister conspiracy ever plotted against the liberty of nations. He paid a tribute to the efforts of Italy, and said the greatness of Italy was in itself an additional security for peace and liberty throughout the world. He also greeted the Serbian Prirnq Minister, who was a sagacious leader of d people who were the victims of Teutonic barbarity. What would have happened to Europe if n kid no*, gone into the war with our whole strength? Europe would have been at the mercy of a great and criminal military power. There would have been many nations but one great power and two great iiavie6 for a time. What would have occurred if we had kept out? Russia would have been disin- tegrated sooner; France would have fought bravely, but might have been over- whelmed.. What kind of a peace should we have had then? It was not a nightmare; it was a lieseription of the Pan-German SCRAPS OF PAPER. In Amcriea the Monroe Doctrine wbuld have betu treated lIke any other scrap of paper." „ « The essential fact, was that we had checked the aims of Germany. 'They were told by ebnie that the peril was now past Why don't you make peace? The Kaiser now talks in different lan- guage, and speaKs about detending Ger- guage, a jid rp' ?i u man t soil j .'That- was -not why the ivaiser went to war. ^Bither lie. nor the Chan- cellor said they with -Ger- in an The « German .war lords talked glibly about peace, but stammered over the word "Uiestoi'ation." Before we enter into a peace conference they iiiust learn to utter the W'cyrd," toibpgiii with. 'So far they had not learned the .firet letter of the alphabet. War was a ghastly business, butv it was not so bad as a bad peace, .fcjtill, the plot j had' miscarried; biit "lie, Prussian war lords had determined it should succe-ed next time.. There must. be no next time. Let this peueration etihnnai-e war froto^ among"the targedi of human life The victory m,u§t be so complete that national libprty would never be chal- lenged.. ■ Russia, through her* experiences, had been taught the lesson that an aririyf with- out/principle was a rabble. ■ There were who wished to set up committees.for the, British Army, to direct tne conduct of the waf. But we cannot allow sectiqrial organisations to direct war or to dictate terms of peace. The nation ".a whole made war, the nation as a whole must make pekoe; If we fcow<$i seeds!cf discontent and dis- sension of the nation, we reaped deceit, The nation which "faltered before it reached; its purpose" never became a great people. No one in Britain. France, Italy or Russia, or even in Germany or Austria. knew how near to the. summit of our hopes we w'ere: "M -ï

t AN IMPORTANT TASK. I ygJ.lng,M a n. Controller of Adh?ratty.  Mr. Alan Garrett Anderson, vice-chair- man of the Wheat Commission, has been appointed to the important ( position of Controller at the Admiralty, recently held bySirEric'Ge-d(f& the new First Lord. Xr. Andermn, who is only 40, is a mem- her of the old sliipping firm -of Anderson, Anderson, and Co., joint managers'of the 4 o i l,: Con i i)any,. Orient. Steam Navigation Company. i TWe Controller re^jonsible vfor the? shipping requirements of the Admiralty, War Office, bel Ministry of Shipping- By purchase or manufacture, at home and abroad, the Controller must supply the neede of theee gteat naval, military, and mercantile departments, apportioning to each its fair shafe of money, material, and labour. Ond of the:most iniportant details of the offite at the moment is the provision of munitions and iv1 rial necessary for tfte anti-Submarir paign.

WELSHMAN'S HOARC. I £ 40 in Gold Stored in a Roof. I How R40 in gold came to be stored in a. roof; was explained at the North Lon- don Police Court on Saturday, when Stephen Lambert, aged 70, plumber of Olinda-road, Staonford Hill, was charged with theft. John Stanford Thomas/a draper, resid- ing at 151b, Clapton Common, was called to go on a journey on April 9th. Before leaving he put the J640 in gold and other coins in a bag and concealed them in the roof loft above his bedroom. When he returned on July 30th he went to the loft [ and missed the bag. Mrs, Thomas had^been in the house all the time, and Mr.r Thoinias ascertained from her that the tank iii the roof, had nrer. and Lasnbert had beqn in the loft several times to seiB it. ] Mr. Hedderwick said he couid under- stand an old countrywoman hiding gold in a stocking, but could not understand a wideawake. Welshman allowing gold to be unproductive. IAimrt was'eoniniitted for trial; but, admitted to bail in tike excentiooal car-  cua??A?e ? 

191WE WILL WIN. WAR LORD INTERVIEWED "SOMEONE HAS COT TO GIVE WAY." SAYS SIR W. ROBERTSON Through the courtesy. of the New York Times," neuter's1 Agency is enabled to publish the main parts oi aft interview which a correspondent of that paper has had with General Sir William Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff. The correspondent asked for the Opinion upon the present stage of the war of an honest soldier. What was the military tnitli ? Sir William Robertson replied that the ^W5tion was one that no soldier could an-iV.er. The war was a struggle of nations, and from that standpoint no sol- dier could speak definitely. You had to do with the psychology of peoples. Behind the armies in the field was the nerve of the nations represented. This tremendous struggle was a test of racial quality. The workmen and workwomen were engaged in it Every muscle in the vast body was being strained. Supposing that you can only drive the, enemy before you yard by yard, month by month, may 'you not be destroying his civilian confidence, breaking his political will? And in that case the decision is a military decision; you have conquered his resistance. 1914 AND 1917. When people asked, about the destruc- tion of the German defensive in the field a-nd hinted that it could not be destroyed they forgot the difference between 1914 I and 1917. Three years ago we had our backs to them and were retreating, French and British together, close to Paris, with few guns and many casualties. To-day we were away to the north, fac- ing north. We were millions where bc-- fore we had been thousands;' we had driven-the enemy before us; we had taken positions w hich, he regarded as matters of life and death, and our guns were ham- inering hi:n now as he had never been hammered before. It was too early to say that the de- fensive in modern warfare was impreg- nable. Let us wait a few weeks. Some- one had got to give way in this conflict. If the nations of the Allies were stead- fast, if the civilian heart was found. submjsion must come sooner or later from the Central Powers. Quality and character were going to win this war. AMERICA IN THE WAR. Adverting then. to the entry of America into the war, Sir William Robertson said the Getlls affected to feel contempt for the Amftucaiig and their participation in the war, bijt this was due to the urgent anxiety of the Higher Command that the will of their own people should not break in" this struggle of national tenacities. With a nation like the American of a hundred million people, inventive, re- sourceful, courageous, ranged itself on l'he i;ide of (mocratie PoWer which absolutely determined to go on haminer- ing autocratic militarism until the world was safe for democracy, the end wa6 cer- tain. America, moreover, should hasten the end. That was the crowning mercy of her appearance on the battlefield. She had began splendidly. She was solemnly earnest, and when she struck her hardest- it would be with the supreme object of faving the world for democracy and Europe from further death. CONFIDENT OF VICTORY. Yoi, arc confident of the end;" askeel the correspondent.. "Who could din fit it and live." the (':rl1nernl repl icd; but once more ho amfmf"r that it was the fibre, the grit, the nerve of the civilian people that would decide, not only this war but the future of the world. The Germans had discipline in their blood. All those millions had been forged into a sword for a King. But there was a still more formidable discipline, the self-posed discipline of a free people. What could be more magnificent than the spectacle which America pre- sented to mankind, a vast, free democracy imposing upon itself the restraints and vigours of discipline. This meant at this moment as much to the spirit of this struggle ps later its effects would mean ,to the final grip. Turning for a moment to personal mat- ters, the correspondent a skerl Sir William how he managed to keep fit in London. and the General answered that he rode twice a day, had an occasional game of golf, and more frequently played tennis; but above all he kept a clear table. It is a great secret of health a clear table. He never allowed things to accumulate, and kept his mind free of all unnecessary de- tails. His message to America., if lie might send one, was "Gentlemen of the United States, put your backs into it."

THE QUEEN INDISPOSED. The Gourt Circular states that owing to a alight cold the Queen was prevented from attending the eAlservice at ,:w.,f¡mh"$ ,A bbe,> on yesterday.

LLANELLY WEDDING. I ——— < Carmarthenshire Families- I United. At All Saints' Church, Llanelly, on Saturday the wedding took place of Miss Enid Eileen Towy Lewis, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Mansel Lewis, Stradey Castle, Carmarthenshire, and grand-daughter of the late Sir Phillip and Lady Miles, Leigh Court, Bristol, with Lieutenant Gerald Aylmar Garnons- Williams, R.N., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Garnons-Williams, Rock House, Burryport. The bride looked charming in a dress of white crepe chiffon over Georgette embroidered with pearls and orange blossoms; she wore a tulle veil with a wreath of myrtle and orange blos- soms and a Brussels train belonging to her grandmother, and wore a pearl neck- lace, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids were Miss Gulston (Der- wydd) and Miss Pryse-Rice, who were ac- companied by little Miss Marged Howard (daughter of Lady Howard) and Miss Joan Garnons-Williams. The bride was givep away by her father, Mr. C. W. Mansel Lewis, J.P., and the bridegroom was attended by his brother, Lieutenant Fenton Garnons-Williams, as best man. The Bishop of St. David's, assisted by Canon D. Watcyn Morgan, officiated. Mr. A. W. Swindell presided at the organ, asa All Saints' Church Choir took part in the service. Among the guests were the, Stradey Castle house party, Mr. and Mrs. Garnons-Williams and party, Lady Stepney, Lady Howard, Captain and Mrs. Morton Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Pryse-Rice, and Mr- Mervyn Peel and Miss Pefi. ?/'

GERMAN AIRMEN INTERNED. Amsterdam, Sunday (received Mon- daorrV—A .telegram fr-.ta X«-, in m(w land, ife- vs a Germ in aoropkme landed there Cring to in'-tor fr: aW. The two ooou t>a<ats bavo inferrxvi.— Pres.8 Aisoeiattcin War Special. MANCHESTER MEETING. 2.0—High Tide 1, Happy Iola 2, An. cient and Modern 3.—7 ran. i j .•> 1 I • ■ '> 4 ■ 1- -■

SHIPPING FREIGHTS. Question on 215s. Charter to Barcelona. Notice has been given to ask the Par- liganentary Secretary to the Shipping Con- troller, (1) whether he is aware that a Spanish oto-iiner was on or about 31st July! chartered for a cargo .of coal from this country to Barcelona at 215s. per ton; and whether other vessels under the control and direction of the Inter-Allied Charter- ing Executive are only permitted to re- ceive a freight to Algiers or Oran, approxi- mately the same distance, of 48s. 6d. per ton; (2) whether all British trades have been taken control of by the Shipping Controller and all ships allowed to earry out their operations in these trades are requisitioned at blue-book rates, the Gov- ernment taking the whole difference be- tween blue-book rates and the actual freights earned by these steamers, amoun- ting in many instances to large sums of money; whether it is admitted that blue- book rates in various cases inflict a loss upon the owners while the Government are making large profits out of the freights earned by those steamers; whether the owners have to give their services in man- aging and loading these steamers without remuneration; and whether he can state what the Government do with the large sums of nioney that they are extracting from the shipowners by means of this system of commandeering; and (3) whether the British Government, through the Ministry of Shipping, have been char- tering neutral steamers at as high as 50s. to 55s. per ton per month on their total deadweight carrying capacity, and paying all excess premiums for war risk insurance over one per cent. per month; whether they a.re now endeavouring unsuccessfully to charter neutral steamers at 47s. 6d. per ton or upwards on their total deadweight carrying capacity, our Government paying all excess- premiums for war risk insur- ance over one per cent. per month; and whether British steamers of similar type and class under Government requisition are only receiving about 6s. 6d: per ton per month on their deadweight. r

RUSSIA. KerenskjL Resigns BUT WITHDRAWS UNDER PRESSURE. I The War Situation. A political crisis in Russia, threatened by the sudden resignation of M. Kerensky, the Premier, has been averted. M. Kerensky found himself unable to form a strong Coalition Cabinet. An all-night meeting of all the political parties followed, and M. Kerensky agreed to resume office on receiving a vote of general confidence. TEN DAYS' EFFORT. Kerensky has once more proved himself the strong man of Russia. For ten days he struggled to establish a stable Govern- ment. but his efforts were thwarted by the action of extremists1" on one band and that of the moderate elements on the other. Finally the Premier resigned, and left Petrograd, with the intimation that he could no longer continue to be responsible to the country. This bombshell had an immediate effect. The Provisional Government, after refusing to accept the resignation, called a meeting of representatives of all the political parties. As a result an agreement was reached on the basis of mntuar concessions and an expression of general confidence in Kerensky as the only man poesessin| sufficient authority to assure the Govern- ment of the country." t BEYOND CZERNOVITZ.. Strong Stand by the Russians. North of the Dniester the Austro-Ger- man forces have gone little beyond the Zbrucz, which marks the frontier between Galicia and Russia. South of the river they are still pressing the Russians, who are now 10 miles to the east of Czernovitz. Although, generally speaking, the resist- ance of the Russians in this field is weak, our Allies have at one point near Czer- novitz turned on their pursuers, and have taken prisoners 20 officers and 500 men. DECISION OF CONFERENCE. Petrograd. Saturday. The conffwonoe of all parties opened yeA, terday to deal with the matter did no< end until edx this morning, wfoen on agree, meet v, 1,4w"m aH the politica: factions on th& btris of mutual conces sions and expressing general confidence in M. Kerensky as the only mam possessing sufficient authority to aosume tie govern- mmt of the oounby. The conference was suspended in ordei to .afford the various parties to it an op- portunity of coming to an understanding as to, the best way of settling their differ- ences. When the conference reassembled a de- claration was read on behalf of the follow. ing important Mups:-The Social Demo- crats, the Revolutionary Socialists, the Democratic Radicals, the Labour Union Party, thp Popular Socialists, and the Cadet Party, that these parties were ready to entrust M. Kerensky with the reconst.i- tution of the Government on the basis 04 two conditions: (1) That of the Socialists, that the new Government shall remain faithful to its declaration of July 21, and (2) that of the Cadets, that the Govern- ment should possess entire liberty of action in all its policy and be completely indeepndent, of the influence of any poli- tical party. All the declarations were permeated bj a npirit of jrenei&l confidence in M. Kerenskv a.!? being the only man of suffi- cient authority to assure the government of the country. CZERNOVITZ CAPTURES. RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. Petrograd. Siinday.-Eiist of Czernovitz, in the region of Boian, we captured Dol- jok Wood as a result of fighting. Out Eburg Infantry Regiment, M the result of a bold attack, took prisoners 20 officers and over 500 rank and file, and also cap- tured three machine-guns. South-west of Boian the enemy occupied the villages of Molodia and Kotulbanski. West of the Sereth the enemy took in battle Neifrndovz, on the Sutehav river. Rumanian Front.—In the direction of Kimpolung our troops, under the pressure of the enemy, retired somewhat eastwards. Vamon was occupied by the enemy.—Ad- miralty, per Wireless Press. Petrograd, Saturday.—Enemy troops have omopiek the*.pwash-ip of Koudiint2y, 20 versts west of K amenets podoll sk .— Renter.

LINER STRIKES MINE. I Passengers to Holland in Scanty Attire. Amsterdam, Saturday.-The Holland Amerika steamer Noordam (12,500 tons), on the way to Rotterdam, struck a mine off Texel. Assistance was immediately forthcoming and 200 passengers were takei off. It is hoped to save the vessel. A telegram from Terschelling reports that a torpedo-boat has left there to help the Noordam. My correspondent at the Helder states that the Noordam is still floating and an attempt is being made to tow her to Nieuwdiep, but she lies so deep in the water that success is improbable. The harbour at the Helder is packed with relatives of the passengers, who were landed in all sorts of attire, some with little or nothing on. One lady, Mrs. Pleyte, came ashore in pyjamas.—" Daily Mail."

ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE. Surgeon-General Sir A. Keogh Visits the King. The "Court Circular" announcesJhat Surgeon-General Sir Alfred Keogh. Direc- tor-General of the Army Medical Service, and Brigadier-General A. C. Geddes, Di- rector of Recruiting, had the honour of being received by the King at Buckingham Palace on Saturday. « <