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OPERATIONS ON GREAT SCALE German Statements, I (NEMY TROOPS MADE DRUNK. I PARIS, Wednesday. 'A special telegram from Zurich I;ay!s The Cologne Gazette prints 5a. big type, so that all may read, ptkafc the Headquarters Sttfff is or- anising at Cologne, Berlin, Karls- iruhe, Leipzig and Hanover, confer- ences reserved exclusively for the leading journals, with the object of preparing the German Press for joperations on a great sc-al on the JVVestern front. I 1 a'O-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. France, Wednesday, 9.57 a.m. paids attempted by the enemy last night in the neighbourhood of Fanquissart were successfully re- pulsed by Portuguese troops. {With the exception of some artillery ( activity on both sides in the t Passchendaele sector, there is > nothing further to report.. French Ex- fpert Commentator Writes: The opera- tions on our front maintain the bame 'character, and there is still nothing to -rt buA raids. The most important ?.T executed by French troops in the M- gion of Killednvs, where our detachments penetrated the German trenches to the klentli of -Ii kilometre, killed the occu- pants and brought batik the few survi- vors. Other successful raids were carried out ion.the British front, notably by the Por- tuguese. On the other hand all enemy at- tempts failed. The artillery remains (active on the Tight bank of the Meuse find in the Ypres sector. Aerial bombardments are being1 vigor- ously continued behind the enemy's lines. jDritish airmen yesterday dropped more than 9,000 kilogrammes of explosives on enemy objectives, notably on two aero- dromes which serve as the point of de- arture for German bombing machines. El he British aviators are also continuing .jfhe-ir brilliant feats in the interior of Ger-  F1terd'3Y they again bombed mihtary Objectives in the important industrial city pi Mahnheim, where several factories f're seriously damaged. l v FEARFULLY DRUNK." f ( I German Raiders Who Feared I AustraHans. I Paxis, Wed..Tlasday.-The special corres-") ixmdent of the Petit Parisien on the ritish front relates a story told him by B captain of the British Army on the iWivneton Bill sector. This officer t!I,ti.(]:- lo,waxd6 three in the morning, on one 1ay last week, iscittries and men on duty Moticed strange sounds coming from the piher Eride of the barbed wifc in front of tl.Jexil.-the sounds of singing and shout- ing. intermingled with. oaths and' ex- jtued altercations. The Australians poste dat this spot ne- gct.iated the barbed wfre, and ieU upon b hundred or so of gticulating dagger- ?ng about in all directions, and tearing h.ir uniforms to bits against th? wires. After a show of resstance they suffered (themselves to be led away as prisoners, fuelling strongly of alcohol, all of them Jaeing fearfully drunk. On the following day tliey explained that they had been told off for a .raid, ibnt knowing that they would have to do fcrith the Australians they had shown k-(jry little enthusiasm for the job. T?cn there were threats of scooting them, n?illy they had be?n given their fm of rum—French rum, which had conie from )Dne of the bæt cdlar8' in Cambrai, and £ vhen it was thought they had <1nmk, (enough to be warmed up for the at?ck hey were sent forward, driven ahead like k heard of« cattle, with two machine-guns hreatening them from behind. j OPERATIONS IN BALUCHI- I f 3TAN; [ INDIA OFFICE COMMUNIQUE. London, Wednesday.—The Maons, aided by the Kliotlans, have perpetrated a ser- fifcs of outrages in and adjacent to their ?titM.1 &r€H?. They attacked in force on j?ur p&?t? at Gambaz and Foft Munro, ?ut were completely repulsed with eevere ,Mualtif?s. Their attitude is still Mfinant itld; punitive measure are being taken *gainst ?Yem. Our aeroplanes have effec- tTely bombed triLul eont?utrations. /TO-DAY'S ITALIAN OFFICIAL. t Rome, Wednesday.—There was hàn- i king artillery fire west of Lake Garda, i pud in the Monpella sector. Deiulto, til18'rY action was carried by our bat- ri06 and effective bursts of lire on i?oaile positions on the left bank of the iave. Our- batteries set fire to two cap- ?tive balloons. Two hostile aeroplane Were brought down, one by the French fund the other by British aviators. v j OVER THE BIGHT. t British Seaplanes Defeat Enemy. London, Wednesday.—-The Admiralty tmmounccs that on March 19th the Bri- vjtoseh seaplane patrol, flying in the Heligo- land Bight, engaged two enemy seaplanes ten miles to the north-eastward of Bor- í uni. The enemy was engaged, and one jpf his machines driven down in flames. I Our machines returned safely. i* r r TRAIN DESTROYED. f Daring Work of our Airmen. f London, Wednesday. • The War Offioe makes the following Announcement: Our aeroplanes have bombed Augistu fend Porna 6ta hons. Near the latter 1.( a train was attacked by machine- '?un fire from a low altitude. The driver twas seen to jump off, and ? train was [^derailed and Sul-N"('ntly bOmbed. j An aeroplane directed machine-prun fire iofrom a height of 3?'? feet against the Bul- garians in Seres. I A hostile machm" ?6 cli?t down, fall- ?? M? La Doir&? .?. Str" .)

THE COUNCIL I COLLECE DECISION FiNDS FAVOUR, QUESTION OF INCREASED I t SALARIES Wednesday's meeting of the Swansea Town Council, vhi2ii promised to be a very lively session, was presided over by his Worship the Jtv >r (Aid. Ben Jones). Also present were: A:, ermen. Geo. Col- will, W. H. Miles, I I evonaJd., Marge! Tutton, J. Ilillaril. Richard Martin, and Dan Jonos; Councillors n Matthews, V. J. Davies, W. W. Holmes, H. Macl)oii«ll, T.. W. Ho wells, T. Shee'ian, Geo. Hili, 0. A. Hemmings, D. GriSiths, D. W?liRms. -?- Sinclair, Ivor Gwynne, John L?i?, T. W. Wilson, D. J. Bassett, J. B. Owen, R. Buckland and J. H. Lee. At the outset the Mayor referred in sympathetic terms to the death of Mr. G. Bell, who bad served the Council faith- full v aIid well for 35 years. A vote ol* condolence waa passed in the i-SLial manner. BATTALION HISTORY. I Major Dyson Williams wrote suggesting that Swansea should follow, the- a< l of Canada and get the chief epochs of their local battalion's work illustrated. Laicr on there would be a rush of this wrk. and it wouIt be difficult to get it done.— The matter was referred to the Battel .on Committee. < EMPIRE OAY. I It was decided to celebrate Empire Day by hoisting the flag over all municipal buildings, and by bringing the "Iignitkance of the day before the school children. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. I Council Delighted With Decision. I The Mayor said he felt sure that all the members were pleased to hear that the Commissioners, who had considered the claim of Swansea to University status, had decided in favour of the town. The matter had been very near to the hearts of all who had had the in- terests of Swansea at heart. He felt sure that they would not rest until they made this College an accomplished fact, and eventually, second to none. (Hear, hear). Mr. Ivor Gwynne also expressed his delight at the decision of the Commis- sion, and especially. at the fact that they had also recommended that the Business Committee which was established with a view of co-ordinating all technical schools throughout the area should prac- tically control those schools, with the Swansea College as their head. There were numbers of' masters of industry both in East and West Wales who had i taken a very active interest, in the- work of the committee. lie wanted' to empha- si se the part that committee had done. They could look forward to a very suc- cessful career when tliov had accom- plished what they h:d been 6et out to do many years ago. The work was not Tel tticy"TiTi?!~v?rr to gd the char- i ter of the Privy Council, and he sugges- ted (that a small committee, consisting I of the Mayor; possibly himself, and the i rice-chairman. and one or two. other members, with the Director of Educa- tion and the Town Clerk, he authorised to adopt any measures they thought necessary to hurry the Privy Council to grant this charter and also to get sub- flcriptioDsfor an endowment fund pro- mised conditionally on University recog- nition being granted. He trusted there would be no delay, now that they 'had hl the assurance of the Commission. They should do all they could to ensure gaining that to which they had looked forward for so many years. IN THE BEGINNING. I Mr. David Matthews referred to a mectmg of the Education Committee which took place about two years ago, and to the fact that he called attention to this very matter, following an nn- nouncement that morning of the ap- pointment of a Ifoyal Commission. It occurred to him then that it was a very groat opportunity for Swansea, and that opportunity had not been taken ad- vantage, of he cjuuestionod very mutch whether they would lie in the nappy position they were placed in now. was a source of extreme pleasure to him to see that what he predicted at the time had turned out to be correct. The town should be very proud of the fact. MUCH TO BE DONE. J Aid. Martin said that they had a very great deal to do if they were to take ad- yantagtH of what the report of the Com- missioners recommended. Everything had to be done 'to ensure the success they de- sired. The Commissioners had lai down six conditions, and they had said that Swansea could have immediate re- cognition if they only came up to tl-Lw mark. The course the, Commsisioners suggested was that they get a committee of the present Court of the University 01 Wales and satisfy. tliat body that every- thing Swansea provided was up to the re- quirements of a University College. Ic was a veritable achievement for Swan- sea, and lie hoped that the town, having su^ p-jt^ully achieved tl¡"3p,1\r for > whjeh It set out, would let nothing stand in the way of reaping the fu benefit. Some people would, perhaps, expect the new University to reach the highest possible standard of efficiency. Possibly some would require a very high standard, higher than they would re- ceive from any other college. That was not to SwanseaJs disadvantage. The higher the standard set them the better it would be for Swansea. If Swansea was compelled to go up tt4 the highest possible degree, it would be a distinct advantage to the town. In a-nv case, there would be nothing lost. Swan- sea should be prepared to do everything, whatever the cost, and he took it the Ooi ncil would not miss any opportunity that was afforded them. PersonaMy, he felt grateful to Mr. David Matthews for taking the advantage offered him, some time a go. I THE COMMITTEE. I Mr. Mathews suggested that the ques- tion of the appointment of a committee be left rin the bands of the Mayor and Mr. Ivor Gwynne.. I Oil the motion of Mr. D. J. Davies, this course was adopted. I A PRIVATE SESSION. I I Question of Salary Increases. The Council then Avent into committee, and the Press were a ked to reti re. Whell .the Council resumed its ordinary proceedings, Air. n. Matthews, referring to the re- commendations fo rsaiarv increases put forward :n the Finance Committee's re- (ti1lud a I foot of n<?t B?n). „■ .? ?'-??. j

lEACUE OF NATIONS LORD LANSDOWNE'S PROPOSALS TO PEERS Lord Parmoor invited' the House ùf Lord on Tuesday to assent to the prin- ciple of a League of Nations, and time initiated a debate which is likely to be the first of a' long series on the fcame theme. He found a sympathetic audience and powerful supporters in Lord Lore- burn, Lord Lansdowne, and Lord Parker, who delivered -speeche-s in hearty approval of the central proposition of a League of Nations, possessed of what Lord Par- moor described as an "adequate sanc- tion to enforce its will. The one thing needful, all agreed, is the effective en- forcement of a common public law, impos- ing a mutual restraint upon the nations tn their international relations. LORD LANSDOWNE. Lord Lansdowne outlined his idea of a League of Nation Uf., one which should: 1. Be open to all, and, if possible, tomprise all; and I 2. Be armed with executive powers, and be able to exericse three kinds of pressure on any offending nation: (a) Moral. t (b) Economic. (c) Military and coercive. He believed that the omens were en- tirely favourable for the formation of such a League, and that even the Central Powers would not venture to stand out- side it. Nobody," he said, proposed to rely on a German pledge or a German signature," and he cordially endorsed Lord Grey's saying that Germany had always been the great anarchist of Europe." But if Germany joined the League she would be placed to a certain t-xtent in harness, and the fear of a sen- tence of outlawry from all the other' Powers would be in itself a material guarantee. The debate was adjourned.

BOY WELFARE. I ——— Ambitious Scheme For Local I Consideration. -i I The Mayor of Swansea is convening a town's meeting in the Guildhall on Tues- day next, 26th inst., at 7.30, and, judging by the considerable interest shown m thi.6 most necessary movement, there will be a large attendance. The Sunday School Union at its last monthly meeting expressed its approval i of the scheme, and the leaders ot the l various boy ur?nuisations in the town are encouraged oy the thought that the ?.t?ntion oi the whole community i? t(? be centred on the problem oi how best to develop our lad"" The Juvenile C)r?auj?ialioii Committee have had; the matter under consideration, I and are heartily co-operating; whilst M" H. H. Wakefield and hit, and en- thu?iastic body ot workers arc keenly m.' teres ted. it cannot be too oft n slated that the (lirty -of caring tor our young lads is one that should devolve uikiu whole ceiu- -nnnrtty;- and- ve^'feei sjrre-ftTG towii iAH rise to the occasion and shoulder its ve- s>possibility. The time is ripe for a com* prehensiv- co-ordinated scheme which will- be the r&efnis 'of encouraging, strengthening and extending the existing organisation n hose work is c;tt>IltilJw carried on without the support they de- her\(\ and nothing but good can result from tile' tact that boys will realise the whole town is profoundly concerned with their well being. I Within the proposed lllOyement. there will be freedom 01 action for ail organi- sations to develop along their own lines, but with the moral and financial support of the whole town behind them.

THE CURFEW ORDER. I GdtiirolJsr's Ssheme to Save I Coal. It is confidently expected that there will he no serious opposition to the Cur- few Order which. the Government are about to introduce. If provides for. the closing of theatres, music halls, restan- tants, and all places of public amuse- ment at 9.30 p.m. It is intended that the Order shall at first operate for London and the South of Ei gland, but there are those who believe that the echenie will shortly come into operation for the whole country. Mr. Guy Caithorpe, the Coal Controller, has definitely stated that unlets we arc to go tireless next winter* it is imperative to accumulate large stocks of coal during the coming spring and summer. Many thousands of young miners are to be drafted into the Army, but in spite of the entailer production of coal, we have to make provision for part of the needs of our Allies next sumrqer. It is estimated that the Curfew Order will effect a con- siderable saving. Mr. G. H. Richardson, the manager of the Swansea Empire, did not think it would be neoesary to extend the Order to South Wales. He pointed out that so far; as the Empire '¡'as concerned coal was used in an intinetisiiyal quantity. Bosides," he added i,ou need amnse- 1'hent to keep the people and if all the places ot amusement are closed at 9.80, p.m. the people will only go home and brood." Mr T. Byrne, of the Grand Theatre, said that theatrical managers and amuse- ment entrepeneure, had been asked to carry on, whilst at the same time every obstacle had been placed in their way. So far as the length of # the programme was concerned. Mr. Byrne pointed out that the Majority of the comedies (ex- cepting, of course, the musical plays) and society playg could well be got through within about two hours, and instanced the fact that some London theatres had twice nightly performances. Tic, there- fore, felt that if the Order were t'xtendd to South Wales the difficulties would all IN overcome.

MINERS' CONFERENCE. Attended by delegates i from all parts of the Kingdom a special conference of the Miners' Federation was held at West- minster on Wednesday to consider fur- ther the new Scheme for the recruitment of 50,000 Class A men from the mines for "the Army, and to receiye the result of the ballot of members which had been taken on the subject. The returns are not yet complete. Mr. R Smillie presided over the proceedings, which were private.

10 OBSTACLE BY U.S.A. i JAPAN AND SIBERIA RUSSIAN FRONTIER ACREEMENT WITH CHINA Washington, ilonday.—It is indicated from reliable quarters that the United States wiil interpose no new obstacle to Japanese intervention in Siberia. There is great satisfaction here in regard to the friendly manner in which Japan "is pro- ceeding with the negotiations.—Exchange. AGREEMENT WITH CHINA. Petrograd, Tuesday.—The Council of the People's Commssioners representative ip | Siberia have, it is officially stated, con- cluded an agreement with the Chinese Government regarding the frontier ques- tions. An Amercan mission is to visit Siberia to investigate the reports of the arming oi prisoners of war- GIGANTIC WAR BILL. 1 Petrograd, March 18.—Officials admit, that Russia has agreed to the Germfln control of Petrograd. They deny the 13erlin statement that German control of the vrholek-oiiiitry has been accepted. It is impossible to ascertain what form ijie German control of Petrograd will fake. *lt is announced that Russia's war bill is nearly It is probable ulro tiD t Russia will transfer her 11<:e;1> in the i»;;ific and Black Seas to Germany. MARTIAL LAW. I Petrograd, Tuesday.—The Ukrainian Rada has declared martial la w in the provinces of Poltava, Cheruigoif, and j\harkoft„ There is no continuation of the rumour of tne occupation of Kharkoff by Germany. Before the occupation of Odessa the, Allied and neutral shipping withdrew to Sebastopol. Goods traihe has been re- sumed on the portion oi the Baltic line occupied by the Germans. MOSCOW THREATENED. I Churches Decline to Recognise I Peace. A Petrograd telegram states that •Trotsky has arrived at Moscow and sub- mitted to Council oi Peopled Commis- sioners, a scheme of detente of the country in view of belief tlmt Austria- is preparing an enveloping movement on Moscow.- If so "the Government will re- tiro to Sural off or Niji Novgorod. Tikhon, the Patriarch ot the Russian Churc'h h?s ad dressed a nHage to the c:Ui.ud?x?opuiLat:cn declaring thn? the Hu?-ian Church cmuKjt; rcgm'd as hind- ing a pcv.co iv 1,irh dis'-iieni'bers the coun- try, and ?k?cg h uud?r the domination" of a conquering foreign Powers -r. m f I -R 8  -weMistt-sebettTOWs. j Lord Uuckma-Fsor 6 mil qualifying women to act as solicitors passed ita nird reading in the House of Lords on Tuesday. The Earl of lialsbury and' the Lord Chancellor eppo.2"d it, because waruen. they said, could only see one side of -a case.

WOMEN VOTERS, I he Swansea Conservative and Unionist Association held a general meeting on Tues- day, Mr. Hiliard presiding tc discues the new rules whicii admit oi the inclusion of women. Mr. D. Villicrs Meager said he wel. corned women as level-headed voter.

7- TIN PLATE TRADE. I The Board of Trade Labour Gazette" in its March issue gives the number of tinplace mills working at the end of February as 253, and of sheet mills ol, an increase of 20 and 0 respectively on the previous month of January. Diffi- culties in securing a supply of steel bars and of delay in transit of ra>- material were reported, yet the condition of the trade showed little difference with that of a year ago.

[OOTFIERS' BILL. -1 The text of the Hill to make provision for the health of mot hers and young chil- dren was issued on Ttwisday.' Any local authority in London, and elsewhere with a population of over 20,060 may make arrangements for attending to expectant and nursing mothers and children under five who are not being educated in schools. It

NATION'S REVENUE. I Exchequer returns frcm April 1st, 191", to March 16th last .were as follows Receipts, £ 653,359,658; expenditure, £ 2,557,307,778. Corresponding period of preceding twelve months:—Eeceipte, I- '53') c "'1 416 t ,(,,) *< £ 532,571,4-1-6; expenditure, < £ 2,022,122,470. The estimate of the revenue for the com- plete financial year has already been ex- ceeded by fourteen and threa-cjuarter mil- lions.Last week's r.K"»llts ;.n.nnted to twe>nty-ohe millions, and there is still a, fortnight's revenue to come in. ±

AGED PRISONERS. I Paris, Tuesday.—An agreement has been finally reached between the French and German Governments regarding pri- soners of war above the age of 48 years. It will come into force immediately. Con- sequently non commissioned officers and men of i8 years of age and over will be rc-pah'iat-. without delay. All officers of the age indicated will lie interned in Switzerland.

UNFIT FOR FOOD. 1 Boxes of Fish Buried at Llanelly. j 1n his report to the L!anelly Health Committee, the Sanitary- inspector -(Mr. Sharpe) stated that his attention was called tp a quantity of jsh at Stepney- street. There werl 29 ttoxes, which had been sent by goods train from London. Upon inspection lie found that tHe fish was unfit for food, and a notice was served and the fish taken away and buried. It is interesting to note Miat a Llanelly fisherman, after appealing to the Borough Tribunal la*t week, appeared, along with his two brothers, who are also fishermen. before the local Food Control Committee, the object of the tribunal in inducing them to do this being to get them to dis- continue sending fish caught locally to Birmingham and elsewhere, seeing that it was being returned stale a few days later. In view of tlle shortage of meat it is hoped local fishermen will sell their fish local1 i V

2,938 SHIPStOST i ——- U-Boat Successes in 1917. STRIKING FIGURES. I The Paris correspondent of the Daily I Mail writ-s:- Figures published concerning ships I sunk by German submarine in the four quarters of last year are: bunk Quarter. Torpedoed. by Shell January-March 203 579 April-June. 42ti 674 J uly-August 339 292 September-December 311 114 Total 1,279 1,659 Combined tota.1. 2,938 The proportion of torpedoed ships gunk to those attacked was 70, 75. W. and 69 per cent. in the respective quarters. Dur- ing January, 1918, the percentage fell to 58, and last monbh to 55 The propor- tion of ships sunk by gunfire to those at- tacked' was about 80 per cent. during -the first three quarters of the year, and 60 per cent, during the last quarter. í INCLUSIVE FIGURES. It is not clear from the figures given in the message exictly what the totals refer to. 11 British sinkings last year had been 20 a week, which they were not. that would have ffit'nt a loss of 1,040 vessels in the year, furthermore, on the figures published our Allies' losses have been much fewer than ours. So it may be that the two groups given include all ships lost, Allied and peutral—liner, tramp, and fishing boat. INCREASE IN SHIP OUTPUT. I Dr. Macnamara, in a Written Parlia- mentary answer on 'J ueaday gave the following figures of the gross tonnage of mercantile shipping completed in Jan- uary and February of 1917, and of this ywr •— j JANUARY. 1917 48,089 191ii 58,000 FEBKTJAliY. 1917 79.541 19 IS 100,038

CLOSED DOWN. 1 .0- German Spinning and Weav- ing M ills. Zurich, Wednesday.—The North Ger- man Gazctt" says that Germany has closed down 1,630 spinning and weaving mills out 01 1,700 &ince the war startcJ. and 1,100 boot factories lixv4A lieen closed down and 705 oil refineries suspended. Of tJ\e silk spinning m'lls, only 2,500 are working out of 45,000 before the war.— Exchange. 6 I

CATTLE SALE. i At St. Clears Mart, on Tuesday, 34 fat cattle and 21 fat sheep were allocated; 11 cows and calves were disposed of at prices ranging from SZ6 10s. to £ 45; 19 ewes and lambs were disposed of at £ 4 10s. eacb, and seven store (cattle realisei from jElS to .£24 10s.

COLLIER KILLED. I John Griffiths (31), collier, lodging a 9, Grange-street, Port talbot, whose parents reside at Chapel -street, CM mgaiedd, Ystrad- rynlais, was fatally injured at Duffryn Rhondda Colliery on Tuesday afternoon. The afternoon shift bad just descended and while deceased was, with others. waitine to Let aocuqtfomed to the darkness, a piece of brick arching gave way. and fell upon him. caiwing instant death As usual, the shift did not start work.

LABOUR ELECTION PLANS. I Labour members, candidates, political agents, and organisers from all parts of the country are attending a two days' conference which opened at the Central Hall, Westminster, on Tuesday, to dis- cuss the position of* the Labour Party and questions of organisation in Anew of the next General Election. Mr. FranJc Purdy, chairman of the Executive Com- mittee, presided, and Mr. Arthur Hender- son, M.P., addressed th$conference, which was private.

ADVISED TO "LIE LOW." At Gloucester on Monday Henry Charles Pearlman, Prince of Wales-road, Swansea, who admitted being an absentee under the Military Service Act, was stated to have used a birth certificate belonging to his younger brother and endeavoured to pass as 17 years of age. Inquiries at Swansea had proved the defendant to be over IS years of age, A letter found in the defen- dant's pocket advised him to lie low," as he was playing a risky game." The I defendant was fined XIO and cost- ami re- inand-ed to await a military escort.

GAS WORKS CONCESSIONS. I GAS WORKS CONCESSIONS. I We understand (says the Times that the President of the Board or Trade will shortly make an important an- nouncement in Parliament about con- cessions to be made to the gas undertak- ingfc of the country. Their position has been prejudicially affected during the last three years, and the proposed Order in closing places of amusemeu; at 9.30 p.m. must still more seriously affect the earnings of companies iu the scheduled area. It is estimated that the losses of some of the larger companies will in con- sequence be not less than' one-sixth cf i" their, income. It is Understood that legislation is in contemplation to relieve the situation.

LAND ARMY PAY. I Wage Increases ior Women Workers. Tlv-, Food Production Department has de- cldcd to raise the wage for women now en- rolling in the Land Army to 2Ue. per week. Those who have passed an efficiency teat. which includes a month's satisfactory work on a farm, after training, will receive a wage of 22s. and upwards. The same Department also wish to make widely known the need for increasing the uumber of pigs, and the fact that in spite of a shortage of concentrated foods, feeding stuffs will be available for pig-keeping. Thp pig must not only be kept. »:y tne former, but by the private individual, i Potroent holders, and cottaEers. The Min strt of Food is about to issue an Order allocating a ration of cake or offal for the feeding of breedina aon* and young pigs, <

i TO-DAVSTfrENCH OFFICIAL, HoaidsTLiirtcTS, Wtdn^day. — Tkare wui considcra,bLa enotcy artillery ac- tivity in Champagne X2 tllê rt bunk of -the Ifouse aiui-m tlifc WcA,-rrs anomy ctr4ga0»f general poipte of thA iroa*: io iniaatry actions, vftiijj vcre Tasaiti To Á aor<i!> eask oS KhoiSto a German surprise fart irBi <&&i hæk-m. In., sv- tor of Soon in enemy three, times :i fitmpiwl, i- reac3i OUT line. yjuJ was obligtrf tc. fall r undor f!i« via- fence of car fire after snstalniiieait of hoary 1. In L^M-raiaA a stroisr caamy on cmx posiijoas to ilus eatiti. of ^rrapor* occfibioBcd a vio- lent 1saa<3 to iund entèr. Chir afaia Tiad the tippear hatid aa-d drove ;><& tlxo:ca«iiiy iaiing prison* eri irara iixi Ot oar par: e carried oit a raid lata Gffe G-iriuuii liaas .to tjje oast < £ S'^ppS: ei 3 front SPltS IN BRISTOL C'HAftlNEL. 111 rut fevdarj Yr. Ua=a, niaVa. aid tliArQ -as to ebow them wcaro Genaaa is tlie ^risfcol Cljaaael pwtil AGATWSf COMB-CUT. It I* •at-oSci-iH.r statcj tiat ttiaeiR' ballr-t & Gt f" ;.J)ý, <1 <

TO-DAY'S ALLOTMENT HINT. jj»A mall sowing oi celery for the min-I .rop should now he made. This )< u?ally oonsidtied a& one of the luxury croj>s ( owing.-lo th, amount of space it requires I' and the t-raall yield in comparison with qtljer crops.. Sow the seed in boxes made up of fine rich eoil, composed ot three parts loam, I one part leaf-mould, one part decayed manure and one part slurp sand, tite whole to ba w?ll mixed and passed through a half inch sieve. Sow t?c seed thinly and cover lightly, then place the boxes on a mild hot-. When the seedlings are )?rg<' enough they should be pricked out into a cold frame or into a turi frame, so that protection can be given during cold nights. The soil should be fine and rich like the seed boxes, and the plants should be pricked out three im he-; apart each way. They should be carefully looked after with re- gard to watering and protection, and also receive an occasional dusting with soot to keep slugs and snails off. The plants should then become fine, sturdy stuff for -putting out into the trenches at the beginning of June. Cultivator, j

CO MIN G 0 F AGE. j I I ihjee meetings.were held in bwan&ea on Tup-day night by the Swansea and District-Band e[ Hope Union, at Libanu& Chapel, Cwmbwrla, where the speakers wore .the lievs. G. McLuckie Samuel Williams, the chairman Mr. J. Rhys L>«tvi«iG; at A«w -TAndom. I w here the Speakers were the Keve. Penar Griffiths and J. H. Owen, with Mr G. P. Cool: -Davies in" the chair; and at the Forward Movement Hall, St Thoma-s-, t, Hev. ll. C. i'lander.being the s 1!"akN-. and the chairman M-r. 'Svdney Palmer. The concluding; coming of age uioetingfi will be held on- Thur-xlav at Mount Pleasant Chapel, when the Rev. A. Beynon Phillips and D. Durof Walters will speak, and the Rev H. C. Mander will preside, and on Saturday, when the prists gained at the last temperance ex- amination will be distributed. _.0_-

MUMBLES ROADS. I At .a aneeimsr of the Oyster-mouth Roads and Streets Committee on Tuesday. Conn Kdmund Beran presiding, the, Kurveyoi <Mr. W. P. Puddicombe) reported that be had received a communication from thr Connty Surveyor alloting áQ tons of road metal for tbe up-keep of the road from the Beaufort to Limeslade Bay. The surveyor was deputed to attend a ooaferenee of the Institution of Municipal And County Engineers at Cardiff' <v> March 28th next, .the business of which will be a discussion on Building Bye4arws I on the basis of the Local Government Board intermediate, series IV., which will 'he opened by Mr. D, M. Davies, Neexh. A memorandum was received froni the National Salvage Council urging the local autfcority to takp up the matter with a view to the collectiion of waste paper and otiher salvablo material. The surveyor was instructed to deal with tlip matter. The financial statement showed that the sum of £ 6.860 lfts. 5d. had bP-e11 ex, ponded during thp Inst eleven months out of the ^e.tr!j e t£ tiinWfe ol 1t.f25.

TO-DAYS WAR RESUME •" Leader Office, 4.50 P-17, Portuguese troops last night successfully repulsed raids attempted by the enemy in the neighbourhood of Fanquifsart. There WII.6 artillery activity on buth in the Passchendaele sector. A Zurich message says that the "Cologii" Gazette" printe in big type so that aii may read that conferences are being organised with the object of preparing the German rreaa for operations on a great sca le on the Western front. Trotsky has arrived at Moscow, and has submitted a scheme of defence in view of the belief that Austria is preparing an enveloping movfinent. The War Office announces that it is re- ported from Salonika that our aero- planes Iiave bombed sta tion", and a train. The United States will offer no ne\j (:11- stacle to the intervention of Japan m Sibeiia. About 100 Germans captured by Austra- lians were found fearfully druuk." They were raiders, and were straggling against wire entangi'iuor. ts tearing their uniforms to bits.

TODAY'S NEWS iN BRIEF K. Wallas was unanimously elec- ted deputy chairman oi the London Oeiinty Couneil on Tuesday. This is th fii't time in the history of the Council that a woman has occupied a position on the dais. Nearly 900 local authorities have noti- fied the Local Government Board that, with the promised Slate aid, they are pr,- pred to carry out scheifie providing in the aggregate for the erection of 1^0,0(J(( houses for the working clatses after the wa r. In the House of Loids on Tuesday the Bill which prevents air bombardment refugees who buy or have since March 1:! bought small houses in "safe" area from turning out the tenant passed tbrough committee. „ Half .the registration cards in London have been lost since 1915, say the local officials who are bringing the register up to date.. Mr. Thomas Lewis, M.D. (London), D.Sc. (Wales), has been recommended for election to the Royal Society. He will be thy first graduate of the University of Wall's from the University College of South Wales and Monmowthsh ire to re- ceive th 5 coveted distinction. Dr. Lewie i, physician in charge of the oardicg-raphit department ■ at University Coil ego lioepi. tal, London.

NEW RUMANIAN CABINET. Bale, Wednesday.—According to infor- mation from Jafesy by way oi Vienna, the iiev% iiumanian Cabinet of M. Marghilo- man is torai)(Ysc-d exclusively of l>ari is;uis of the Central Powers.

ROAD SERVICE IN FRANCE. TfcP deputy surveyor o; sea (Mr. R Heath) has been asked by t-ht* Director of Railways and Koads to give him all the assistance he can in obtaining men of tl> £ labour1ng clas-s of g" physique for road service in France. Mr. Heath; accordingly iliaJces an appeal. Any one wisMjng to join should either write to Mr. Heath, or oall to aiee him.

R.A.O.B. FLAG DAY. Lady helpers are needed to sell flags in Swansea on Saturday, March 30th, and oil Monday, April 1st, in connection with the Swansea Province of the R.A.O.B. The proceeds of the Flag Day are to be devoted to St. Punstan'e Hospital for Blind Sailors and Soldiers. Application should be made to Mr. W. J. Emnes, 1 I, North Hall-road, Swansea.

VALLEY RE-UNION. I There was a happy re-union of soldier I.t-otherr, at Ynisforgan laet week, wh" 1Jriver Tom Rogers (Welsh RegimenJ i, PtfoS. John Rogers (Welsh Regiment) rmrl Joseph Rogers (Royal Wol?h > Fusi1ieri. all sons ot Mr. ?ige R<?M of B?-D- tprrace, Yni?or?ao. met at hGm' Another broth?. Lanc??'oi-p'L Davd Ko?r:. Welsh Regiment), has made the supreme sa-criftoe.

"A RECRULTTNG POSTER We ought to far. v.ith regard to th- lett-cr in %eeterday's ;<u('. that the m* scr-ntion to which exception was taken was written by a man who. by reason (, f his political views, would not natui- ally have thought of using the phrase in anj. r:iight"- ,ay. S IG the in charge are concerned, p-js^ilile COII- ne. uuR of the phrase with not conceived.

I -THt: I'STAR ".GYMNAST. Bristol Tribunal exprcsocl ast.oni; nw:\t when a man who carae hefo-re.thel12. ck^ihed grade -3 was described « r. ,itiar gvmnast, who i^ad appeared m aj. the chief inufiflc ball-s of t-h country. Hisz solicitor -said that some Hate ago hehad fallen 75ft. and had fractured bit> Skull, and that had a broken ankle and suf- fered from a loose cartaiage and flat foot, and had loaf the sigh* of one eye. Th- Tribunal granted six months esamptior,

PARSEE'S INVENTION. 1jr y A' Kapadia, Enrieter of ti: Inner Temple, hag mveated a new prH oeøs of preserving foodstuffs for an un- limited period. Dr. Kapadia. a Parsee doctor of med;- cine, and Oriental lecturer at Londoi, v TTniversitv College, claims that his inven- rT?nir??rot-r t? virtues of iiimplicity wcl cheapne?, and he has p?atent? S?it ?t?' world aver. It repnts almost ?r vears' patient experiment.

C.E. QUARTERLY MEETING. I The. ouaiterly meeting of the Swansea Christian Endeavour Union was heW at the Central HaU on Tueeday evening. when the prudent <md several delegatao attended. The chair war. occupied by the Rev. W. Watkin Wilhams. The W, J. H. Lamb gave an addr?. A ma<?o<? snsr was also provide the f<?low. E?  pS=-So? by?,? ? R?by Edwards (pianoforte), bii. Muriel ?wson. and Mr. Tom Mcholis; duets, Misst? Beatie and Maud Bower? and Mioses Maud Peters and Phyllis Edwards; recitation. Miss Ada Matthews; while the Central Hall Choir (under the conductor- «hin of Mr. Goo. Edwards) rendered k' ?n ? My Soul.'? Mi?s Muriel Da?o. 'a 11(i Maud Pf? taking the eolo part? ¡ Miss Ruby Edwards and Miss Hetty

I I port, said the ommittoe could submit the resolutions with every confidence. They had gone very fully into the matter, and the Council knew the very important IAX)1-1-. and the enormous amount of work done by the officials.. The report was unanimously adopted. l (ProQe^ding).