The Cambria Daily Leader

I IRRECOVERABLE. I A diachai^ed soldier, wearing a. few wound trtripe-s, at the Llanelly County Court on Monday stated that he had for- warded a cheque for kl to a bookmaker to back a horae, which won. but never re- covered the money. His Honour explained that it was irre- coverable. Applicant: Can't I recover the stake of £1? His Honour: I am afraid you cannot.

I SOLDIER DROWNED. l On Sunday afternoon three soldiers be- longing to the Welsh Regiment, were bathing in the mill pond at Pembroke when one of them, Pte. Dd. John Davies, was seized with cramp. One of his com- panions, Pte, Marshall, went to his assist- ance and got hold of him, but despite his efforts Davies sank into 13 feet of water and did not rise again. The body was recovered some hours later, and was re- moved to the mortuary at Pembroke Workhouse. Davies was a native of Croes Hands.

BORO' I EXTENSION. Greater Swansea Bill Goes II Forward. London, Tuesday. A Provisional Order relating to Swansea to-day came before the examiner 01 the House of Commons for proof of com- pliance with Standing OrdeX, The Order is for the extension of the borough, the adjustment of the financial relations be- tween th<i borough and the county, and other matters contingent on the exten- sion. The Standing Orders were declared to have been complied with, and the Bill goes forward.

SKETTY. DISCOVERY. I Tragedy Enacted Within Last 10 Years? As stated in our ft.30 edition of Mon- day, the complete skeleton of a man was found in the grounds of Singleton estate yesterday afternoon, following the dis- covery of a skull by two Swansea boys the night before. The date 1899 on one of the two sovereigns found on the body gives some idea of the time limit within which the man met with his fate, and the presence of a revolver near the body. coupled with a perfoi-ation oi the and the finding of a bottle of capsules, givee an indication of ca U,,). But tiierfl is still another due as to the date of the tragedy. As has been tated. a medicine bottle f..und on the body bore the name of Mr. J H. Kent, chemist. The bottle in question, it may be said at once, would not have been u.ed for poison as it has been Mr. Kent's system to supply poisons only in distinctive bottles fever since he went* into business. P point is that Mr- Kent did not go into business until April, 1208, so that if the bottle was in the dead man's possession at the time of the tragedy—and it was found at the P()t. where the coat pocket would have been-then the tragedy was not enacted more than ten years ago,

VISCOUNT ERLEIGH. Military Cross For Sir Alfred Mend's Son-in-Lsw. Sir Alfred Mond's son-inplaw (Capt. Gp.raM R?f'? Vi-frj);'? f?'?i?h) 11, J?een -? ?- .;a ?? anTefP'fKr- m fiftfiry' Cross. ?

THE DAILY RAID. 1 Pari&, Tuesday.—The following offidal I cpmmunique was issued here lat(, last night:—Our observation po&ts having signalled the approach of enemy airmen on Paris, a "warning WM ginn at 10.54 and the all clear" was sounded at 11.25 p.m. There is nothing to report. f

TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF Plekhonov, a Russian an t l-Bolsherist Socialist, has died.—Reuter. I he pombined coal, gas, and electricity rationing order will be published in about a week. 55.000 tons of Government stationery were used in 1917-1-8. as against 19.700 tons in 1914-15. Forged 10s. Treasury notes. excellent imitations, but without the wate-r mark, are in circulation. Three youths were fined 10s. each at Swansea on Tuesday for gaming with cards on the foreshore. Gravediggers in Darlington are on strike, and week-end mourners have had to dig graves of relatives. Salonika, Monday (received Tuesday).— A telegram -from Teheran reports that the Persian Cabinet resigned on May 31st. -Newspapers announce that the Ameri- can airman Bayliss has been given the rank of sub-lieutenant in the French Army rank Thomas Burney, engineer of a steamer recently quarantined at Graves- end, ha? oied oi bubonic plague ?1 end, bg? U-c-? i i A further opeiation rendered necessary by a return ot pleural effusion following pneumonia \va Ttertoriiied on Viscount Rhondda on Monday. H.M. Trade Commissioner for South Africa—Mr. W. G. Weekham—will visit Swansea from Friday, July -5th, to Mon- day, the 8th inclusive. For alleged trading with German prisoners of war a man named Rushton v a arl-,c-s t e d at Bas i tij-? was arrested at Basingstoke. He had over 5lb. of tobacco in a bag. Auguste Svistrom, a foreign seaman, has been missing from his hip w hieh now lies at the King's Dock, Swansea, since Thursday evening. Appealing to Ashby-de-la-Zoucho Tri- bunal, a gardener produced potographs of six brothers serving, and was allowed three months' exemption. "Ml\~|v6r Gwy-nne has succeetleff ia ob- taihing an extra allowance of sugar per man, for the purpose of making ginget beer for tinplate workers. R-om, Monday.—South of Asiago a British party penetrated into the enemy's line, inflicting considerate loeees on him and bringing back prisoners. ■Joseph Griffiths, stud manager to Lord Roseberv tor :? years, has just. died. He bml. Hmo Derby v.inMtt—Lads? 't?9? 'Str Tt?K? ?9&, -?nd CTf-pr? -t9M. Nottingham Tramways Committee have been informed by the Board of Trade that in order to economise coal the use of stopping-places must be curtailed. In Parliament Mr. Bonar Law mentioned that the attention of the I Vatican had been called to what took place on Corpus Christi Day in Paris. Joseph Stops, a Warwick Corporation offie-iål was fined £ 25 or' three months' imprisonment at Leamington for refus- ing to submit to medical examination. Merthyr honoured their first Victoria Cross hero, Sergt. John Collins, of the Royal Welsh lusilicrs, by presenting him with an address and a substantial cheque. The steelsmelters of South Wales and Monmouthshire have decided to apply for an increase in wages to bring it up to the all-round figure of lUO per cent, bonus. Coal Controller has decided that coal- owners may deduct war wage for days on which miners are absent for medical examination by the military authorities. I Mr. John Twomey, of Swansea, is to be a delegate at the annual meeting of the National Transport Workers at New- castle-on-Tyne on Thursday and Friday next. Owing, it. is thought, to spontaneous combustion a large quantity of Govern- ment forage was destroyed at Aldershot on Monday, despite the efforts of the fire, brigade. No part of the increased revenue from the raising of railway fares would, Sir A. Stanley informed the Commons, go into the pockets of the shareholders, but wholly to the State. Since 1916 withdrawals of wine from bond have been limited to half the quantities previously allowed, but these restrictions, it is officially announced, have now been removed. Vienna papers states that in connection with the riots at Cladno, seven persons received six weeks' hard labour at the Prague civil courts, 16 received two months' imprisonment, 13 received seven weeks, and four received three months. Havre, Tuesday.—By dredging the canal at Seraing, Liege, of John Cockerill and Co., the Belg'ian Krupps, the Germans have re-covered over a million l«ran<V worth of copper objects hidden upon the German invasion. A boy, aged about 14, was bound over at Swansea on Tuesday on a charge of stealing a toy motor car, valued at < £ 1, the property off Lewis Jones, 66, Bryn-road. The car had been left out one night, and was niisssed next day. The new chapter of what is regarded as the Welsh Jarndyee v. Jarndyee caso will be begun on Wednesday. Woodman v. P,wlll>ach Co. is then to come on before Mr. Justice Eve on enquiry as to the amount of damages to which the plain- tiff is entitled. 1' "I A nuie gin named s»ymonus, aged 4 years, while flaying on the quay at the North Dock, Swansea, on Monday, fell into the water and was rescued by Thos. Dixon, of the Strand, Swansea," who. jumped into the water without divesting himself of any clothing. Paris, Tuesday.—Medical experts who, during the last few days have Wi^l^ticd the large number of wounded arriving at the Paris Hospital for first treatment, have given their opinion that in most cases the-wounds have not become septic, thanks to the quickn^s^ with Which they have been dealt with. At the annual meeting of the Glamor- gan Joint Poor Law Committee for the Feeble-minded, which administers the Drymma Institute, held at Neath on Monday, Dr. G.. Arbour Stephens was elected chairman, the Rev. D. Phillips, vicar of Newcastle, Bridgend, senior vice- chairman, and Mr. J. G. Harris, Pontar- liwe. junior dc-e-chairman.

I J OLD WATCRCARTS. Swansea llijlr-'ays Committee to day, in rehouse to request fro-at Glu ng > decided to offer frhe-m three c'd not required* at lov pries. GREEKS' VICTORY. much Booty in Recent Battle. Athens Monday (received Tugs* da:'}.—An official Greek cemmnniqufl etute^- that m tho recent fighting t the llulg-arianø 20 officers vers 3x111 ol and C7 curded. The exact ca.s"ualii' in men hare not yet beeg revived. TLo number of pritCBart taken was l-, cr'0, of ^"hem £ 3 were -ofS-. Ct-rc,, Thfc C: reeks captured two iargja a. n^-iimber of maebiao-riiwiw 8.11 Exc NEWMARKET, M?TtNQ. ? Bettieg: 13 to$o; 'i • 3.45- t ?-2. ? Pc.:?? A ;r.?. 3-? ■ h ? ? 0**  Al THE NEW D'ERBY, 5.10 -(off 5.S3I—(rA iN.B' >KOUGH 3 BLI'NK 2. TRECIjAEK 3. Alrro rail: McXeil Air Raid. Mont Spin; F_ loi. Sonnne !iso, Rivershore. A -row -juitli John. Therraoirene Zinovia. Tricycle

CHRIS LANGDON WINS. Chris. Langdon ( Ystalyfera) and Gomer Perkins (Ferndale) provided the chief at,- traction at the Queen's Hall, Cardiff, on Monday eveiiirg, nii-m-,ting in a 15 three- minute round contest. It was a splen- didly fought bout, and Langdon received Mr. Jack Smith's verdict on points.

WELSH MUSIC. The idea of the donors of the £ 10,000 to the Welsh University for musical educa- tion in Wales (savs a London correspon- dent), I gather, is that a director shall b* appointed with headquarters at some Welsh centre, and that teachers of music "hall pay periodical visits to every town, village, and valley in Wales.

BELGIAN PREMIER. Resignation of Baren de Broquevilte Le Havre, Monday (received Tuesday). —Baron de Broqueville. Prime Minister, has resigned upon a divergence of view in regard to Government methods. The* King has appointed M. Cooreman, ex- I Presideut Belgian Chamber of Represen- tatives, to succeed him.

SWANSEA CL ERK'S DEATH. Mr. Reginald Pitts, of 150, King Ed- ward-road, Swansea, cashier at LloydV Bank, dropped down dead at the bank offi-ce at Port Talbot about 31.30 on Tues- day, morning. Mr. Pitts, who was ahuut 30 years of age only came to Port Talbot foi- -tempc)rai-y duty on Monday. Dr. Fredericks was summoned but could only pronounce life extinct.

E390 OWING! At Swansea on Tuesday, Thomas Jones, assistant lodging-house kpr, was charged with arrears due to his wife en a maintenance ord-er-X390 4s. Od The chairman (to complainant): And be owes < £ 390 ? I Clerk: That's all, sir The chairman informed defendant that he was quite at the end of his tether now. and asked was he prepared to find Z-5 right away, and to pay 10s. per week, and .J3. per week off the arrears—15s. per weak in all.-Pefendailt agreed.

,DING DONG BATTLE. tTowns and Villages Lost and Won. < I HUN BATTALION CUT UP. t Y I r To-days Terrific Fighting. To-days Terrific Fighting. j TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. < French Headquarter. Tuesday. < T Between the Oise and the Aisnc the enemy, held ey the. energl.c .» resistance of our troops, made no progiets. Between the Oise and the Ourcq the battle continued during the evenin? and during the night with e qual violence. I > •« From 7 p.m. violent attacks took pl ace in the Pemanb-Sacomu, Kissvaux Bois IroesLes sectors. "Peruant fell into the hands of the enemy after a bitter defenc2, .'?hich co&t the assailants heavy bs SCE,. Further to the ?outh, our troops ceded a little ground to the we?t '?f Saconin a4d ?tssy-aux-Bois. Taverolles, attacked by the enenjy, was retained by us, as well as Prosnes. Fighting was no less lively in the region to the south of the Ourcq. The enemy, supported by numerour artillery, directed his efforts on Mesloy^ Xeuilly, liv Poperie, Porcy, and Bourches. a lJ A counter-attack enabled us to re-capture Nesloy. B t; {, Neuilly La Poperie was the scene of a violent comb at. After 1 ■ *"pasftiug from hand to hand the village remains in the hands of the Germans.. American troops checked the advance of the German forces, who sought to penetrate the Bors de Neuilly, and by a. magnificent coun- ter-attack drove them out of the 'north of this wood. Further to the south the enemy was unable to make any headway. On thft Marne rront an enemy battalicm vhich had crept along the left bank of the heights of Jaulgonne, was counter-attacked by the Franco-Americans and thrown back on the other bank after having sus- tained heavy losses. The footbyidge was destroyed and 100 prisoners remained iu our bands. On the rest of the front there is no c)¡il,pge,. TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. France, Tuesday, 10.25 a.m. We captured a few prisoners lash night in a uccessful raid west of Merville. A hostile attack on one of our new posts west of Vieux-Berquin was repulsed, leaving prisoners in our hands. Hostile artillery developed considerable activity early this morning ■ between- Albert and Serre. BRITISH OFFICIAL. General Headquarters, France, Monday, 1.39 p.m.—Hostile raids were repulsed dur- ing the night north of Bailleul. i ,.f-ke number of prisontVrS capture Hy U8 i ? ? f?t n?bt's succ??ul operatic;; ?<?uth- ? ?!&f' ?t:' tMxt? is -—-— ? We al&o captui?d a. 4?erman anti-tahk ?n, in addition to 30 machine-guns a?d ?everal trench mort?rs- I FRENCH OFFICIAL. France, Monday, 11 p.m.—The battle ? ,<'&-& unied with great intensity during I night and in the course of the day. ,he Germans, brii?Lns up fre?h forces, p;ade an attack with redouble! violence between the Diss and Ourcq. To the north of the Aisne the enemy ^ttacks were made on the hill of Choiey, ?hich for the hfth time was t?a?turcd ?.' our ti:?o?. All the attempts of the enemy between 4 he Oise- and the Aisne. and especially to it he north of Moulin sous Tourent and Le ingue. were fruitless. -Between the Aisne and the Ourcq the f jTJerruans made desperate efforts to enter the forest of Villers Cotterets from < 1m pa.:Al,th and from the west simultaneously. j fOtif troops heroically sustained the on- Waughts of the enemy forces placed on (tiiis front of attack, and broke up their ipVivaace, inflicting sanguinary Toaees. To the west of Scissons the Germans stopped to the east of Pernant, and Ifurtiier to the south of the general line fiatonin-M.issv, and the VaiutaiHe Wood. (pastern fringes of the Forest of Retz and pVoesncs. Vigorous counter-attacko made. us J irvasters of Faverollee. which was at first *x cupied by the enemy. Between the Ourcq and the Marne the ..1ê¡¡é\tion is unchanged. In the region to the south of Ville-en- < P -i tdenois the franco-British troops banI I (j-jcaintained all their ground to the north Champlot j < FRENCH COMMAND I > WAITING. PARIS, Tuesday.   Outer's Expert Commentator, writing j, ?t: nig?t. 8aJ6:- < On this, the eighth day of the battle, j?S???S'was continued ilh greater rio- | én('e than erer. French counter-attacks "?'ere more frequent, more effective, and f j ?ore thorou?Itly co-ordinated, and while Achieving progress at certain points, we > h?d back (he enemy offensive on the bole front. We are now approach- 'It the moment ? hen the arrival '0? our r<M€rve<; will ha,e' r? fcitablished equilibrium between the ?npogin? forces, the German losses hav- t?ng grown more and more serious every <f?iT. The enemy, however, ctiHha? a ^numerical superiority on the whole front, jeiul may be able to embark on a new offensive in csome other sector, perhaps that of Montdidier—Noyon. The F rench Command, therefore, is showing wisdom in biding its time before putting fortli all its efforts. 'ONRUSH EVERYWHERE HEUR Paris, Tuesday.—The general imp?'M- d,?',i?ed from reading comments of military critios in the Press this morn- ing is that up to yesterday the more and mo re. energetic reaction of our troops was preparing the way for stabilisation ,and by slowing down the enemy's advance was leading us towards equilibrium. To- day, when the enemy onrush is every- where held and even in places thrown back, stabilisation is effectively begin- ning. The Homme Libre," confirming this impression, says not only have our re- "serves arrived, not only is the infantry beginning to recover its normal density, but our artillery, aeroplanes, munitions and provisions have followed, thanks to the excellence of our network of roads and railways. v U.S. REJJMFORCEMENTS. 1 A Paris message, dated Tuesday, sayf. that ihips ace unceasingly pouring forth on French soil hundreds of thousands of combatants. "PARIS MUST BE SAVED." > Paris-, Tuesday. M. Marcel Ilutiu, in the "Echo de I Paris," save: Paris must be saved from the guns of the Boche. The patriotic elan and vite of our troop*. v> ill. at the de- cisive moment, enable us to become mas- ters of the situation. Our British Allies are by our side. The Americans are com- ing to the fight. I saw, yesterday, on the roads leading to the field of battle Ameri- can regiments of every description. If we hold fast, Germany will be forced to Mib- mit to a peace which implies eternal iiis- j tice.—Exchange Menage. AMERICAN OFFICIAL. June 3rd, 9 p.m. (received Tuesday). Patrolling was active in Pioardy and in Lorraine. Artillery fighting occurred in Lorraine and in the Woeuvre. At a number of points the-fa were air combats, in which our aviators shot down a hostile machine. I One of our 'planes is missing. NEW PEACE OFFENSIVE? i Paris, Tuesday. I In the Echo de Paris Pertinax prophesies a fr&sh German pacifist offen- sive. Our re-ply:" the writer remark, ig r?a?v. It ? the Atlantic, '?hic? ? each month bringing to us American sol- j diers by hundreds of thousands, and our ) Alliance which is ever drawing closer ) and becoming more active, as will soon be seen. These are the safest promises of victory, provided we know how to hold oiit.Pro" Association War Special.

HOSPITAL SHIP LIE. I Admiralty Denial of Huns' Newest Fable. London, Tuesday. The Secretary of the Admiralty an- nounces:—In the German Wireless Press tjrne-.?e of 21th May, the enemy purports 'to 6n? confirmation of their repeated allegations of the misuse of British hos- pital ships in a statement attributed to pin English medical student, recently ca.p- jt'ired, to the effect that he saw in June, {!916, when in Rouen, munitions being dis- charged from the hospital ship Western iA ustrr. lia, -.No, munitions of any description were ever, carried in the W estern Australia, nor iia any other hospital ship.

Paris, Monday (received Tuesday).—A Court-martial has condemned M. Rappa- Tx">rt, charged with defeatist activities, to t- Nx moths' imprisonment and two liiui- ^red 02nce fin(- r

RUNAWAY, ZEPPELIN I BRITISH SEAPLANE IN PURSUI] i Admiralty, Monday.—Numerous antI-I submarine and escort patrols .k er-e, carried out, and long reconnais- nances, made across the North !;ea. Submarines were lighted and attacked, and enemy mines were lucated on several occasions. During a North Sea patrol a Zeppelin was siglil ed and chased, but our sea- piano was unable to get sufficiently near" to engage her effectively. One of our &ea- planee is missing.

A GLYN-NEATH WILL. Mr. Thomas Elias, Abernant Farm, Glyn-Neath, for many years haulage contractor for the Aberpergwm Cul- lieries who died on the 3rd March last, left, estate valued at £ 2,603. 19s. íd: gross, with net personalty £ 2,044 Os. 3d. Pro- bate of his will lin- been granted to his widow, Mrs. S. Elias.

AFTER THE WEDDING. I had been a total abstainer for 30 years and went to a weeding where 1 was given port wine, which upset me," said i Daniel Donoghue, Wern-road, 1,la11- elly, at the Llanelly Police Court on Mon- day, when ehar-ged with being drunk and disorderly on June 1st. Defendant was fined 12s. inclusive.

DISTRICT COUNCIL. Councillor T. Howell .T-one.,4 presided over a meeting of the Swansea Rural Dis- trict Council on Tuesday. Mr. David Williams was appointed on the governing body of the Gowerton Intermediate School in succession to the late Mr. P. D. Atkins. Messrs. Wm, Llovd and D. Davies were elected on the Naval and Military War Pensions Committee as additional Labour representatives.

WEST WALES WILLS. The Rev. William Morris Lewis, of Tyllwyd, Llandelog, Pembroke, who died, on May 26, aged 78 years, left estate of the gross value of A:4,659, with net per- sonalty £ 1,457. Mr. Frederick Curtis Pike, of Buena Vista, Vergam Tree, Fishgyard, formerly of 14, Akerman-road. Brixrtou, who died on March 1, left estate valued at t572 gross, with net personalty 9436. Probite of his will has been granted to his widow, Mrs. Mary Ann Pike, of 67, Newbury- street, Wantage, Berks.

SLANDER CASE. 1 Damages Awarded to a Glan- amman Farmer. Th- act-ion brought at C;u-maYtIienshire Asc-izes by Oswald Thomas, butcher and farmer, Pantglas, Derwydd-road, near Llandilo, against Wm. Lewis, retired farmer, Powell Ucla Villa, Glanamman, and William Jenkins, Powell Ddu Farm, Glanamman, to recover damages for slander, was concluded on Monday evening. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in both actions, and awarded him C20 damages against Jenkins, and one farthing against Lewis. Judgment was entered accordingly with costs against both defendants.

AIR SHIP WEEK." I "Airship week" was opened in the borough of Pembroke on Monday, when imposing ceremonies, in which military a-nd naval contingents participated, took place both at Pembroke and Pembroke Dock. At the latter a platform, a. mov- able office and a model tank had been placed in Albion-square, and the proces- sion from the, Market Hall was headed by the band of the, 4th Welsh Regiment, whilst a naval party took part, and the Square was lined with soldie-rs. I The procession included the Mayor and Corporation, and all the public bodies, and it was the day upon which the Dock- yard is closed for the King's birthday. There was a big attendance. At the re- quest of the Mayor, the town was gaily decorated, and during the opening cere- mony an airship hovered over the Square and dropped leaflets. It is hoped to raise MO,000 in the borough during the week. <

THE BILLING CASE I 0 M. P.s Dramatic Entry of Dock. NEARING THE LAST ACT. LOiNDO-X, Tuesday. There was again a crowded court when the l'emberton Billing trial was resumed at the Old Bailey to-day. When called upon to (surrender defen- dant, to the surprise of many, unlatched the door of the dock and took his scat in it. Mr. Hume Williams, the prosecuting counsel, called the Judge's attention to the matter, and Mr. Billing remarked: 1 wish no further privilege from the Bench, my lord. I liiii-e concl uded my i;ase." His lordship: You may sit where you like. Throughout the trial Mr. Billing, it may be mentioned, had occupied a seat at the solicitor's table. Mr. Hume Williams then commenced hio concluding speech for the prosecution. Counsel emphasised the fact that the prosecution was undertaken at Miss Maud Allan's own e.vpen-e, without one farthing being contributed from the Gov- ernment, and from the beginning to the end of the case the authorities of this country had no more connection with the prosecution than the ushers of the court. It wa". added counsel, a purely private issue ]>et\\een Miss Maud Allan and Mr. Billing. Be hoped he had made it abun- dantly clear that suggestion of interfer- ence by the Crown with the attempt- to piospcutp Mr. Billing, hiding behind the skirts of Miss Maud Allan, was absolute loo'inshiiie. The Crown had no connection directly or indirectly, with the case. What did the defendant say to the. charge? proceeded counsel. He might have tontented himself by pleading not guilty, or have stated that the matter i-oinplainoil of did not 3ppl,v to MiAA Allan, or that he did not suggest that Miss Allan was a kwd or unchaste worn aii. I "INTERMINABLE NONSENSE." But. that did not suit him at all. That would not have given him the advertise- ment he required, or the opportunity to drag ;n all (his interminable nonsense about tite Black liuok and the demorali- sation'of our country. It iva6 a fair assumption that some have "helped him in. the jn-eparafion of these particulars. The matter complained 0," was not a criticism of the play. It was a personal attack upon the private char- acter of an individual made lor a pur- I), tie night the jury would easily learn before the case reached its I 1, 6 Li e final ■ ix^ue.. I hey might icamourlage the issue of the case by talking a hunt the puolic interests, hut what it really came to v jJ? a .fi LJ)I:L\1.U Allan «uid defendant, and the jury had to judge Ix" tween the two. Counsel submitted that it was ludicrous to say, as defendant did. that Hie issue for the jury was whether >t was a moral plaj- or a' lewd play. If he really thought there were 47,4)00 of the brightest and best in Tingland against whom; certain vice was alleged, kt him unoerfake a campaign against it. He must not seek action's a t law in order to get an advertisement. (Cheers from friends in the gallerV and from crnwd, in the streets). "After aU." continued coun&el, this wretched man who wrote the play, this --urious, p?rvertfd genius ako wrote other plays, which are some of the best <'omM!ip? produced in this country, and ire clean and amusing. This curious, perverted, brilliant, creature, seems to hav*) written this very unpleas.ant tra- ced y (referring to Salome") although I don't think it deserves quite the abun- dance of dirt that has been thrown at it liv. "some of the witnesses." Mr. Pilling: But I eould not cross-ex- ruinr J) im, I MR. BILLING WARNED. xne juugt: warned oetendant that li he interrupted again lie would go out of ccurt adding, it i* a misdeameanour, •aid your presence, is not necessary. Counsel contended that aiaong all the fcvidtoice L-W which defendant bad under- taken to prove this woman to be a prac- titioner oi Lesbiat. vices, not one witness had ruggeoted they could hud in the play ifom beginning to end a hint or sugges- tion vi 'JjL'abian practn-cs. Every forill of extraordinary vice had been submitted, and in a powerful passage counsel said: You may educate, you may refine, you may become sciesitihc. if you will, but there are certain elementary fact's of human nature—passion, love and hatred -implanted in us by Almighty God which no civilisation will eradicate." Referring to certain passages m the play Saiome." counsel observed that de- fendant found -something connected with Sadism—u vice invented by lunatics for -S vent--d by lunatics lor Counsel a-,ked the jury to consider whether defendant,was entitled to say that Niiss Maud Allan was a degenerate, and immoral, and a lewd woman, because piie played the part of Salome. Dealing with the evidence of Mrs. Stuart concern- I in! h-r visit to Ripley, counsel said the alles."ion was that Mr. Primrose and Major Rothschild had in their possession a document which ought to have been sent to Scotland Yard, which was the property of the British Government, and which no man. who had the interests of his country at heart would conceal. It Tras said they showed it to a lady, a mere acquaintance, and that these gentlemen did nothing to save the honour of their country, and did nothing but return this borrowed book to a German Guardsman. and did nothing until they met their death—Two gallant gentlemen, who died lighting for their country. CAPTAIN SPENCER EJECTED. I During Mr. Justice Darling's summing up Capt. Spencer interrupted from the back of the court, and his lordship had I him ejected from the court. DISGRACEFUL SCENE. 4 Soon after this incident Lord Alfred Douglas interrupted the judge, calling him a d d liar. He was immediately turned outof court The jury retired at 3.15 to, consider their verdict. (Proceeding).

[FIGURES WHICH TALK BIG AMERICAN fLEET IN THE j EUROPEAN WATERS I (" Times H War Telegram, per Press Association.—Copyright.) New York. Monday (received Tuesday), —In a speech yesterday, Rear-Admiral Grea>es mentioned that America now bad 150 war vessels, with 85,000 to 40,000 men aboard them, in European waters.

TO-DAY'S ALLOTMENT HINT .The >i>ri>ying of potatoes v. til h -.Ottrtipyi the mind of the cuitiv ito;; .nui it is advisable to get all the 't; t' ready in good time. To get the full h?jr fit ot the work the potatoes- should lit sprayed before the disease shows en tlie foliag^ and there is no doubt that if evt-iy;>ne sprayed their plants in g-u,.l time and ¡a ;1 thorough manner the potato disease could in time be stamped out. Last yrai in many indu-tri i! centreo many of the plots of potatoes were scorched as a lesnlt of the spraying even when the operation was in the hands of experts. As the ingredients were properly niixod and the spraying done at the right" time, the jensons for this scorching are not very apparent, but it is suggested by many that plants growing in proximity to work-sand in smoky districts have n<tt sufficient vitality to withstand the ordi- nary mixture of so da lni sulphate of cop- per, and that more soda should be used. Whether the lack of vitality it. the reason ■or not it has certainly been proved that by using more soda in these cases the scorching ceased. It will-be that using more soda makes the, sulphate of copper less effective, but it is better to spray the plants oftener with a weaker solution than to spoil them by using it at the prescribed strength. Grower."

Mr. Elias Jones, eldest on of Mr. Wil- liam Jones, Alltfawr Farm, Liannon, Pontardulaie, met with his death in 4 lMR rlrt,.l oil Monday. » 3