Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder

GRAIN BOAT SUNK. Wednesday afternoon the crew, number- ing 3:j, of Messrs. Furness Withv and Co.'s steamer Tunisiana (1.220 tons), bound from Montreal for Hull with grain, were landed at Lowestoft. The captain. reported that the vessel had been tor- pedoed without warning in th" vicinity of the North Barard Sands, upon which she was eventually run to settle by th-s stern Towed in Keel Upwards. The steamer Belgrave has been tor- redoed off the Pembrokeshire coast, and was towed iu on Tuesday, night, bottom upwards, into Broadhaven. Appliances have been sent for to right, the vessel. The crew have no doubt been picked up by a passing vesssl or landed in their own boats.

ZEPPELIN WRECKER HONOURED. A groat popular welcome was given at Newton Abbot, the little Devon- shire town in which he was born, to Flight Sub-Lieutenant John Stanley Mills, who with Flight Lieutenant John Wilson attacked and destroyed a Zeppe- lin and its shed near Brussels on June 7. The chairman of the Urban Council presented to Lieutenant Mills an illumi- nated address recording the town's ap- preciation of his achievement. In reply Lieutenant Mills said thou- sands of Britons were doing more heroic things daily. We want, he added, every fit man to tight in this war." -0

BELGIANS CAPTURE AFRICAN PORT. Havre, Wednesday.-A telegram from the Belgian Congo to the Minister of Colonies announces that a Belgian force has captured Kissigmes, Queri Kumiss- enje, in German Fast; Africa, an im- portant station on Kimi Lake, dominated by a fortified, work, which the Belgians destroyed. ——— « —-——

GERMAN SPY SHOT. The German spy Multer. it is annouocwu by the Press Bureau, was shot at the Tower of London on Wednesday morning. Aft*r his appeal gainst thesentenco was dismissed on Monday Muller was taken back to Brixton Prison, and on Tuesday wae handed over to tbe military authorities And removed under an armed escort to the Tower of London. He wat4 watched through- out, tbe night by a guard of the HA-C., and shortly before six o'clock yesterday morn. ing was taken to the miniature rifte rajice in the mo.t of the Tower The riring party consisted of cisrht picked marksmen. At the word of command the cisrht soldiers fired. It sounded like one re- port, and Muller was certified by the medi- 1)1).1 ofldoer present, to be dead. Later in the morning an inquest was held in the Tower by Mr. Wynne E. Batter, the Eaet London coroner. The jnry were trades- men living: in the neighbourhood. Formal evidence wa* itivon as to the condition and sentence on the prisoner, and the manner in which it had been carried out, and the jury returned a verdict that the sentence of death had been duly executed In accord- ance with the law. The spy Carl Lody was shot at the Tower on November 6. NAVAL ESPIONAGE COURT-MARTIAL The summary ot evidence in the case ur I the alleged spy Bosenthal, who is said 10 have confessed that he was sent over ry the. Germin Admiralty to obtain naval in- formation. was r.t Welling- ton Barracks. Bosenthal will be tried by court-martiai.

PRINCE OF WALES' BIRTHDAY. The Mayor of Swansea on Wcdnesday sent the following telegram to H R.H. the Prince of Wales: Ou behalf of the townspeople of the ancient Borough of Swansea and on my own behalf, I respectfully tender to you the heartiest and sincere congratu- lations qa your Highness attaining your majority. We all fervently hope that your Highness will be long spared to us, and that the great crisis through which we are now passing, and in which your Highness is so bravely taking a part and giving so fine an example will soon terminate in success to the arms of the brave Allied Forces." His Worship received the following re- ply from the Comptroller, Buckingham Palace: The Prince of Wales being at the front, I am desired to express to you and the townspeople of the ancient Borough of Swansea, His Royal High- ucss's grateful thanks for your kind congratulations on the occasion of his birthday." The Mayor informs 116 that he aiso at the same time sent his congratulatory telegram to France.

ISECRETARY FOR WAR'S BIRTHDAY, "There is only one man in Europe whom the war has raised head and should- ers above the soldiers and statesmen of his time. That man is Lord Kitchener." Thursday the subject of the above strik-j ing statement was 66; and it was a per- sonal friend of 30 years' standing, a man who has associated"during that time with Lord Kitchener in all kinds of capacities, both military and diplomatic, who uttered this una?aggcrat?d declaration to a Press r?pres<'ntati? yesterday. Lord Kitchener has ??en likened to all kinds of men and all kinds of things. The Perfect Machine is perhaps the commonest comparison- But if modern machines almost think, by n? stretch of imagination can they bo mado to think ,ahead. And it was just the qnalitie? of colossal foresigh t, amaziug courage and thiu.Jag-ahead that were required of the man who Mt down m the Minister?. r<?m at the War Office on August 3 1 f last year and coolly planned immense new armies that could not possibly be ready for many mouths to come. I Alort War Office. I Hardly less extraordinary than thi61 tremendous achievement. in the opinion of a privilcgedobservcr,isth? revolution worked in the War Office itself. Officials are now elert, passionately loyal follow- ers of the example set "in work and self sacrifice by Kitchener himself. It was almost to be expected that the best known man in England to-day should be also the It a at known- Everybody knows of Kitchener the Machine; nobody (sa-ve the privileged fxw of his acquaint- ance) knows of Kitchener the Man. Yet t.he latter aspect is no less gratifying than the former- A man who first met K. of K." in the LiT>yau Desert—long before lie had reached the full zenith of his fame- told tlio writer that bo was then most strongly impressed -with the young soldier's brilliant sense of humour-a humour that persistea invariably in œciDg all sides to a thing at oncE', I His wonderful humour and his unfa.il. l ing tenderness of h<?!'? declared the narrator, struck me then a? they strike I nie now. They arc the keynotes to a character that io too often though of an only relentless, machine-like, and severe I Hardest Work Of All. I I I' It is this human tolerance and real generosity of heart and hand that have t,iirnk,Li -.i. great staff of would-bo critics into a band of workers in unparalleled loyalty and affection to their chief. His (subordinate* at the War Office work eagerly and well; they know that uK." (as the, invariably describe him) is tho hardest and longest worker of them all. His wt.)rking- licilrs rcm Ha.\11till a late hour of the night lie lunches there, and often dines there. Not seldom his few hours of sleep are snatched on the simple, soldierly bed that occu- pies a corncr of his room. He is pro- bahly the first Minister at the War Office who has not dined out" since he received his portfolio; he is certainly the only Cabinet Minister who reads th* morning papers only during the few minutes before he goes to bed I The Supremo Necessity. 1. If Kitchener at all remembers that to- day is his birthday—and those who know him think it a matter of doubt—the ut- most relaxation he may allow himself will be a motor-car drive. His sole de- parture from the Spartan habits of eating and drinking and sleepirur. learnt on his earliftst campaigns, takes the form of an occasional eigar after lunch or dinner; in the matter of drinks his personal ex- ample is only too well known. Always and above all in his private as in his pub- lic life comes the suprer- necessity ->1' the work of war,, the urjei^if organising for thp ultimate victory. K. ha-- never said the \'r would last ten months, or ten days, or ten years," another intimate oommettted. He has simply eaid-and it is typical of Um- Wo are going to beat the Germans.' These arc the main characteri-sties of the man who, above all other men. holds the admiration and trust of the British pew,ple. Thorough" is the simple mctto of his family, and to-day, after 4i years in the service of the British Em- pire. there is no better word to describe him and his work. I Birthday Recruiting Effort. Earl Kitchener on Thursday received I from all parts of the world congratula- tions on the anniversary of his birthday. 80 fai? as he personally '?&s conrned'l th? Waf Secietary went about his ordin- ary bU6in. He va? at his department i-ntil noon, and then went to 10, Dowa- ing-street. Others, however, celebrated the event in a very practical form. Under th<? aus- pices of the territoria l Forces Association I some 17 band:- with banners paraded the streets of thv West End of London, awl as they madj, their progress leaflets were distributed calling fo.' 5,000 men to enlist, at onco to fill the gaps at the front in celebration of the anniversary of Earl Kitchener's birthday. I

I EIGHT V.C.'S. I The following received the Victoria l Cross, bringing up the total number of recipients during the present war to 6$;— Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hotham Montagu Doughty-Wylie, C.B., C.M.G., I Headquarters Staff, Mediterranean Ex- peditionary Force (killed). I Captain Garth Neville Walford, Bri- gade Major. Royal Artillery, Mediter- ranean Expeditionary Force (killed). Captain Francis Alexander Caron Scrimger, Canadian Army Medical Ser- vice. Medical Officer, 14 th Battalion, Royal Montreal Regiment (wounded). Lieutenant George Rowland Patrick Roupcll, 1st Battalion, the East Surrey Regiment No. 1539 Colour-Seroeant Frederick William Hall, 8th Canadian Battalion (killed). I No. 9539 Lance-Sergeant Douglas Walter Belcher, 1.5th (City of London) Batta- j. lion the London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 0 24066 Lance-Corporal Frederick Fisher, 13th Canadian Battalion 'killed). No. 2052 Private William Mariner, 2nd Battalion, the King's Royal Rifl6 Corps.

I HER MONEY IN AUSTRIA. I It was mentioned at the first meeting r>f creditors of Ladv Theresa Holmes Booth that she had over £ 17,000 in Austria, and uier son over. £ 13,000, but as they were alien enemies 01 Austria they could Dot obtain any money. A trustee was appointed. j

MEN'S INVESTMENTS. I i." SIR ALFRED MOND AND WAR LOAN SCHEME. Sir Alfred Mond, Bart., M-P-, and Mr. I Joseph Shaw represented South Wales in i a very large deputation of employers of labour of the United Kingdom, received by tho Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. McKenna) on Thursday at the Treasury. The object of the deputation was to dis- cuss with the Chancellor the best means of facilitating the distribution of the War Loan amongst industrious working classes. The Chancellor said it was suggested to open an omœ at each works near the pay office, so that workmen might have an op- j portunity of buying 5s. vouchers whilst the money was in their hands- He hoped that whatever was done. would be in friendly co-operation with the Trades Unions the Friendly Societies, and other organisations, and under no conditions should pressure bo brought to bear upon any workman. Sir Alfred Mond eaid he bad communi- cated wit? his works in South Wales, and their ?ugg&sti:)i? were that they .>5hould I endeavour to work the echeme through their gaving? bank, where they had al- ready a large amount of money invested, and to utilise th" machinery of the savings bank to look after men's vouchers end keep accounts. It would be neces- sary to have the confidence of the men, and he was glad his firm had tbe confi-| dtnee of their employes. Five shillings a week, however, was a large amount for a workman, and ho thought if the scheme was earned through, sums as small as Is. per week might be collected for ultimate conversion into stock. «.■

i BURIED BY MISTAKE. Undertaker's Discovery at Swansea. botuethjcgot a burial sensatirm m con- nection with the Swansea Union leaked out on Thursdav morning.' As far as we have bcfn able to ascertain the facts, it appears that on Wednesday the fa(?- 's, it that c?u Wednes(lay ta?pr, of Hi?b-strect, went to the Union Infirmary to bring away the body of a woman, he made th0 remarkable discovery that she had been buried by ne parich ?ndc-rta?er on Wednesday morniBg by mistake—by whose mistake we cannot say—and that t'hc body of a man re- mained in its place. The woman was Mary Joseph, of 4. HaJod-st;cet. wbo died in the infirmary on the ZtEi: inst., and the man's name was John Olsrn. I Exhumation Demanded. The relatives or friond? of Mary ,IOE3P!1I' had made arrangements for h?r nmain i to be buried in a private grave ;.t j Cockett. on Saturday next, and they are naturally very indignant at the blunder j that has been made, the interment hav- ing taken place at Oaaygraig on Tues, day morning. It is stated they havo de-I manded the exhumation of the bodyvRe- sponsibiUty for the blunder iA& yet,.to be axed It appears that when the mistake was made there were three corpses at the mortuary—one other besides the bodies ol Mary Joseph and John Olsen- The latter died on Sunday. Mr. Davies had ':0 other course but to take the coffin, which bore a breastplate, with inscription, back to his shop. In a conversation with a Cambria Dailly. Leader" reporter on Thursday, lie f.saidv.thife ^;as.the "„„mo.§t .remarkable ex-. I per ion ce. ht; .-had ever met with as an undertaker. Guardians Confer, I A special meeting of a committee of the Board of Guardians was held at the Union Offices on Thursday to investigate the matter. The proceedings were private. The Guardians' meeting lasted over two hours, and at the conclusion the clerk (Mr. LI. Jenkins) said he had no statement to make to the Press. From the, relatives, however, we learnt tl&atr i't; had been decided by the meeting to take the necessary steps for the ex- humation, and that the body would be removed to the liafod some time to. morrow. Providing there is no hitch, the funeral of the old lady will take place as originally arranged, on Saturday. I

TINPLATES TO NORWAY BARRED. I In the Pou?pf Common? oc Wednee- ,.Jflh,Mr 11,f:11liam8 (Swansea ?ib* ,trict) as??d' the -Pre,adcint of the Boardi of Trade, now the trade export returns i over the five months of this year in tinned platen are increased about 100 per cent, over the same period of last year to Norway, what quantity of the increase in percentage has bee-u sent from Norway to Germany, Denmark, and Holland; and if these plates, when shipped as cans, contained conserves only, Mr. K unciman: I am aware of the. in" creased exportation of tinned plat as to Norway, but the Norwegian trade .returns do not include any statistics which would enable me to furnish the information asked for in the latter part of t.he ques-I tion. The export of tinplates to Norway will shortly be prohibited by Order in Council. By au Order in Council, published in a supplement to the Londou Gazette to- day, it k, ordered that the exportation of terno plates should be prohibited to Den- mark, the Ketherlanus, Norway and Sweden. The exportation of tinplates, in. cluding tin boxes and tin cannisters for food packing, which is prohibited to port* in Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden, should be prohibited also to Nor- way.

NEW FACTORY ACTS' SURGEON. I The newly-appointed surgeon under the I Factory Act—Dr. W. Ilellver—was until a month ago in partnership in Aberavon with Dr. J Arnallt Jones. J.P. The partnership was dissolved in consequellce of Dr. Jones, as lieutenant-colonel, laving joined the colours. Upon the dis- solution Dr. neHyr, who took over the entire practice, was appointed in place of bis late partner &:< medical otfieet of health for the borough of Aberavon, n.edical officer for the Aberavon-Port Talbot di8trict, under the Svans? Port Sanitary Authority, and more rf??ntly eurg?on for .he sam? division undar the Factory Act. Dr H?Hy?r ha* b"n in j r,rMti.:u Aberavon-Fort Talbot fori (oht yf?rs, ?nd dnrTtg that period, by hM prof-?ssional ckiil and g! ni&l anil kindly disposition, 1ms made himself ex-. tremely popular with all sections .? the j public I

FARM WORK BEFORE SCHOOL. ) I The scarcity of farm litbour was the suc- ces&ful plnrt before tho Llauelly magistrates I on Monday cf Enoch Phillips. Trilian Farm, Tiimsaran, who was summoned by the Car- j marthenshire Edncation Committee for ne- glecting to send bis sor to school regularly. I I have 55 <ocre<s ci land," said defendant, and nobody to work upon it except To whe i'; 17 years of ago, and myself. Labour i? now needed to attend to the turnips, pota- ¡ toes, and bar. I am sorry I lnvro been obliged to keep the boy home to do light Nork. I have tried everywhere to get two j farm servants, but I have failed." The Presiding llagistratB: What is the boy's age? ^Defendant: Thirteen years and five ucnths. The Presiding Magistrate: In N-ie-.v of the circumstances, we dismiss the case.

BARMAID CHARGED WITH MURDER 1 Mr. Justice Lush continued the hearing I at the Old Bailey on Wednesday of the ca6e against Alic? Mary Wheat ley, a bar- maid, who is charged ?i?h the murder- of Mrs. Woottpt? wife of a li??tcnan); i:t the 10th .H?dtordfhirf ?ginieBt. As" l kwent to press the case was again adjourned.

THE WELSH BILL. ——— « ——— STRONG PROTEST AT GLYN-NEATH CONFERENCE. Addoldy Chape], Glyn-Neath, which this year is the meeting place of the cymaafa of the Welsh Congregationalists of Glamorgan, is noted far and wide, as being situated in one of the loveliest spots in the celebrated Yale of Neath, and at this time Nature's charms are at their best. A large number of delegates had assembled on Wednesday morning, from all parts c.f the county, representing some 60,00ft church members and about 180,000 adherents. The officers of the Lnion for the current year are: President, Rev. J. ilywei Parry, Llansamlet; joint secre- taries, Revs. T. II. Thomas. Port Talbot, and J. W. Price, Troedyrhivr; treasurer, Mr. George T. Dai-ies, J.P., Llantrisant. The President occupied the chair, and several important questions of public and denominational interest were dealt with. An address was delivered by the Rev. Robert Griffith, the Welsh representative of the London Missionary' Society. A number of important ai»d interesting; resolutions, chiefly bearing on war problems, were proposed and discussed. The following resolution was proposed by the Rev. J. Bevan, B.A. (Cardiff), and seconded by the Rev. James Davies. B.A. (Myiiyddbacli). "That this annual assembly of the; Congregationalists of Glamorganshire, with a membership of upwards of HO.OOO, views with considerable misgiving the in- troduction of the Postponement Bill in th"; House of Commons, after the definite assurance given by the Prime Minister and t.he Leader oi the Opposition that nothing of a controversial nature should be brought before the House during the war, and that we also regard the opposers of Welsh Nonconformity in bringing in this measure as cunning and treacherous- Also, this conference calls upon the Welsh members to withstand this insidious move with all the power at their command, and insist tlmt the Act as it stands shall take its course in the ordinary way." The resolution was carried. The Rev. D. M. Davies (Wannarlwydd) moved a strong resolution rfgarding the subject of purity and morality, and the Rev. P. Hughes (Cardiff) in seconding, -aid they must, not judge wickedness by the number of children of mothers who are not wiver. There -iras a great deal of evil existing outside that, and the. women of the churches, w ho were not in office as deaconesses, could do splendid work by visiting the wives and families; of soldiers. The Rev. Robert Griffith (missionary) said be was gratified at the deep sym- pathy of Wales grnerally with foreign mission work The children who ool-i lected were doing splendidlv. He wished to point out that the home expenditure of the Society only came to Is. 3d. in the A; of the total expenditure. The officials of the Society's office in London were giving noUie examples in practising self- sacrifice. One secretary had given up an income of E750 a year to take this ofifce. Proposing a resolution protesting against the ifsue of Sunday newspapers, the Rev. H. M. Hughes. B.A. (Cardiff) made a very strong speech. Ho said that this condition of things meant religious deterioration. He sympathised with the parents and others who were anxious to .obtain informa.tion about their i-6tis at the front, but he was afraid it was the means of giving the present, generation an appetite for Sunday newspapers. He proposed That this conference wishes to record its indignant protest against the issue of new Sunday papers, pictorial and-other- wise, under the cloak of the war. The conference earnest ly hopes that the ministers and leaders of the churches will call special attention to- the danger of this insidious and rrowing"kvil. so that it may be clearly seen and avoided, at. lea-st by the mem- bers and adherents ofocur churches. It al.^o solemnly asks all church members and all those who esteem the purity and sanctity of the Sabbath day to discourage by every means in their power the sal e and circulation of all Sunday papers." This was seconded, and the resolution was carried. The Rev. E. Jones (Skewen) proposed "That this conference protests in the most emphatic manner against the action of certain individuals and companies in taking undue advantage of the war in raising the prices of the necessaries of life, and thus enhancing their profits un- duly at the expense of the poor and needy: and that it appeals to the Government to take immediate steps to counteract and put a stop to such nefarious tradintr." This was seconded by the Rev. Enoch Hughes, Abercanaid. In the course of a splendid address, the ??nng 111, --idt!? the Rev. J. Hwel -n t Parry, Llansamlet. said that faith had its social as well as its individual aspect, as it pertains to the Church of God. We were, he continued, at pre- sent in the midst of the greatest cr'sis of our national history, ami the church had to face problems and responsibilities that were strange and diffi- cult. These could not, and ought not, to be left to individuals as such. They could only be properly faced by the whole church, actuated by the one faith. The church could not, and dared notf..igpore these vital matters without.'being- disloyal. and disobedient to the mandate of Christ. As thou didst send me into the world, even so 6ent I them into the world- Ye are the light of the world." The Pilate attitude of feigned innocence was impossible to the church in the present crisis. It could not afford to remain passively complacent while the rights of humanity, which are the rights of Christ, were being trampled under foot by a, ruth- less militarism. And signs were not want- ing that the best spirits in the church had taken up the challenge, as -witnessed by the thousands of our young men who ( had flocked to the Colours, the" untiring efforts of the Y.M.C.A.. and the solicitude! of men and women for 1 he welfare of the sick and wounded. This varied and noble sendee was animated throughout by one spirit and one faith. In conclusion, he said that for the sake of the world, and no less for its own sake, the church must. hold steadfastly to this faith. Without it she would become de-I moralised and impotent as an effective force for the salvation of the world. When this terrible war comes to its final issue, the Church of Christ, by its Divine faith, must see to it that militarism is for ever vanquished, and that the prin- ciple of faith and good-will towards all men would be established, so firmly that thev would never aeain be shaken. The conference was resumed on Thurs- day. Among those who preached were the Itev. lewis joii^s, Abererave. chairm.in of the WCV, Pcnar Griffiths, En rvs JaioeK, Aberrant, and the Kev. Robert. Griffiths, i iifcsionary, from Madagascar. The latter made a m imi?rtant ?ar?- itient on ttie i<-flex  0.1 tl)p ment On the !enex ir-n?eBcc of the evan- gelisation of Madagascar upon France, lie said it -"ould plav a uost important part In the restoring of France to- Christianity. God had pent the French "•* Madagascar to t^ach them what. Chris- tianity js. The three chief men in Franco were .Tcffre, Gallieni, and Angagneui who had seen in Madagascar, Paganism, infidelity and Mohammedanism van- quished. Already this, coupled other influences, had begun to tell liponi the religious life of the French. Scenes akm to revival were wilttnDeessseeeu d during the morning meeting. T4e next year's chairman is t he Rk-v. T. G Jenkins, Llwynypia. The joint secretary for the next two vcars is tho Rev. J. Davie*. B.A.. Mvnvddbach. Next year s meeting- -.¡-e 4* be 14"ld at Sardi-. Waunarltvgdd. (

I THE BRIDES' CASE. FATAL BATH AS AN EXHIBIT. i I The trial of George Smith for the. a l. Ileged niiirder of Bessie Conetanoe Annie Mundy in a bath at Herne Bay on July 13th, 1912, was proceeded with at the Old Bailey on Thursday- Evidence has been given that the prj Joner. who had been previously married i at Leicester, went through a form of mar- riage with Miss Mundy, and, according to the Prosecutor, two other women with whom he also went through simulated marriages have also died in their baths. The hrgf witness this MOTBiDg was Mr. Phillip Ann?I?y. a ?olicttor. of Herne i Bay. wiio spoke of visits of the. prisoner, whom he knew as Henry Williams, and Miss Mundy, who was known as Mrs. Williams. JTiey called to consult witness about two will,. and he told them thai they were roughly drawn up, and were ii,- valid. Prisoner produced a copy of a voluntary settlement whieh Mrs. Wil- liams said she desired to have revoked, as she wi shed to purchase a house. Disinclined to go to Trustees. Mrs. Wilhajis said that the deed -as made when she wa^ very young, and she regretted it. Mr. Annealev said that he told the couple that he did not think t h lady would be able to revoke the deec without the consent of the trustees. Thev said they wished to use the bulk of th" money to buy a house and to set the hu&- ijand up in business. Mr. Anneslev said hp advised Mrs. Wil- I liams that tho beet course would be to approach the trustees to get their consent to the trust being brought to an end. but the couple said they did not wish to ap- proach the trustees. His Lordship: Did both of them say, or only one of them ? Witness; To the best of m'f recollec- tion, Mr. Williams said 6u. Mr. Anneslev said that questions were prepared for counsel as to the suggestion that prisoner and his wife should make wills in favour of each other and covenant not to revoke them. Counsel expressed the view that there was nothing illegal in Mrs. Williams covonanting not to revoke her will, but whether it would be effective was another matter. Counsel further expressed the opinion that the trustee at any time had-poirer to defeat the arrangement by purchasing an annii-itr with or without the-consent of Mrs. Williams, and thai Mrs. Williamf* marriage did not entitle her to set aside the settlement. Discussing the pmp<?s?r! arMll\get gpn?rally, ooun?I ?a?d he did not consider it Tfry M-tisfactor?'. The oourt<? he said, regard married women very jealously and discourage dealings with their property in favour of the hus- band. I think comparatively slight evi- de-ner- of pressure on the part of the husband might, induce the court to set aside a covenant of this sort. I do not see how it could be for her benefit to make such a covenant." The Doctor's Rejoinder. Percy Mullgate, a baker, who lived next door to 80, High-street, Herne Bay. wherp Mr. and Mrs. Williams lived. said that on the afternoon of the tragedy pri- soner asked him to ask his wife for son-ii rag which was wanted to wipe up some blood. Prisoner seemed pleased when witness offered to attend the funeral, with him. Dr. Frank Austin French spoke to hav- ing been consulted by prisoner and Mrs. Williams. On the first visit, prisoner paid his wife had had a fit, but witness had to put leading questions to find out what had occurred What is your definition of a leading question:" asked Mr. Bodkin, naively. I think you have given a very good de- finition, Mr. Bodkin." replied the doctor Counsel: What was it? Witness.: To assume a fact and to sug- gest ac answer. Witness, explaining what happened. said he asked prisoner if there was any movement of the legs or jaw in the course of the fit. Prisoner said there was a twitching of the legs and the jaw moved. Witness looked at the woman's tongue, but found no scar, which might have been caused by previous fits. Dr. French described how he received a note on the morning of the woman's death and went around to 80, High-street, w here prisoner admitted him. Prisoner followed him upstairs, and directed him into the bathroom, where he saw the bodv of the woman lying back against the sloping end of the bath, face upwards, the lace partly submerged. The mouth was certainlv under water, and he be- lieved the nostrils were also. I Reconstructing a Crime."  .1 The bath was placed on the table in front of counsels' seats and Dr. French descended from the witness stand to mark the position in which he found the body- Much interest wa6 shown in the demon- stration by the spectators in court, and the prisoner himself rose from his seat and leaned over the edge of the dock in order to follow the proceedings mors closely. Mr Marshall Hall and Mr. Montagu S1 arman, who are together for the defence, also walked round to the bath, until they were waved back by the Judge. The jury expressed a. wiah that e«w»e- one should be put in the bath ior ocular demonstration. His Lordship: I can. tmly suggest that vou should examine this bath in "yMit priva/te room, and that you should put one of your number into it. It would be much better done by one of yourselves in private. Mr. Marshall Hall: I asked Mr. Bodfan if he could provide somebody a.bout the height. His Lordship: I think it would be much better for the jury to try them- selves. There are disadvantages in the French system of reconstructing a crime. 31r. Marshall Hall: Yes. Dr. French showed, by placing bit hands on the bath, how he found the body. The crown of the "head, he Ilid. wan a. little below the level of the fop of the beth. One hand clasped a, piece of sOap. The legs were sloping upwards, the feet being partly submerged, but the lopa were out of t.be warfef. Deat-b was due tc asphyxiation by drowning, said witness. 11 SiifTom-tion would do." observed his lórdEtbip. a If Tou can use art English word, do so." After lunch Dr. Frets eh was crosa- examined by Mr. Marshall Hall. The witness admitted that at the time of the inquest he knew the ,oroner re- ceived n letter stating that great care should be exercised at the inquiry, and also that his recollection would probably b., more accurate at the time than two and a half years afterwards. Prisoner'ti II evidence at the inquest, tallied with whjt his own observations had led him to In- dace. i. d Counsel: If the woman had been air- ting conscious a considerable portion f her uprrm and ?houlder? would t-? i-al)oi-e the level of the bath ?-T" If anybody were to eatch hold of h°r ifeet with the water as you found it she would have iimple opportunity of putting her arm?- acr&? ?be outside of the b<n-? j to prCH'Dt her going under H— Yes. Would not anybody l>e naturally and i normally expected to r-lutch Yes. Witness said he thought it would be t possible to drown anybody of fire feet nine inches in the bath if the legs *cw I taken hold of and suddenly drawn away. The case was adjourned.

| CHIEF RABBI TO VISIT THE FRONT. The Chief Rabbi accompanied by the Rev. S. I/ipsoln. Jewish chaplain for his Majesty's Forces in England visit Sir John Freneh and the troops at the front, by permission of the W:'r f>ffic". ieft Victoria on Thuridoj morning.

LATEST WAR NEWS I o— CERMANS SHELL FRENCH HOSPITAL ITALIANS REPULSE AUSTRIANS. LEMBERG EVACUATED, I PARIS. Thursday- The following was officially communi- cated tor publication this afternoon: In the region of the north ofv Arras the night was relatively calm except to the north nt Souehez, where the cannonading tifver ecased. The enemy bombarded Arrat-, the Am-1 Vmlaaee of the Holy Sacrament in per- i icular being shelled, and some of the nuns and hospital assistants wcro killed, In front of Donpierre, to the west -of "loffoe. an explosion of a German mine r-bamber was followed by a violent, bom- rtardment of our trenches. The attempted eretoy attacks by very feeble effects was easily repulsed. Oti the heights of the Meuse at the C'alonrie trench, tho situation is un- changed We hold our position in a portion of the German second line. In Lorraine, near Leintrey, the enemy counter-attacked after a very lively com- bat. but wa,% rep-alkd. a t In the rest of the front the night was calm. The number of prisoners taken cince:, the Hth June in the region of La Fecht is 25 officers, 53 non-eommiseioned oiffcers, and 638 men. m t

STORY OF LAND FIGHTING AT THti DAHOANbLLES. '■ Paris, Thursday.—The official account of the Allies' operations at the l/arda- nelles during the lirst week in iiLL-e dwells on the difficulty of moving an d ad- sancing troops in the Uallipoli ieiunbuia awing to the lack of space. •■ An interesting; narrative is given of the lighting which too k piace on June 4th vvj^en the whole line was ordered to ad- vaiaco. The attack was opened by arul- }.ery at 11.0 a.m., which swept the enemy's K trenches, raising clouds of dust from the J sua-leaked ground. The enemy's guns implied, but were „ quickly silenced under a storm of shells trom howitzers and 75's." At on the Allied infantry, extending from the cliffs overlooking the Gulf of Saros to the abrupt ravine of Kerevee- ¡ dere, advanced to attack. The heaviest work lay before the British front, to which some French batteries had been attached. The khaki-clad iufantry- nien took the l'urkirh trevelies in their lirst rush, and without waiting, went for- ward and captured the second line II trenches. The British troops then spread out, and seized a Turkish redoubt with all its defenders. The French troops, after capturing the Turkish first line trenches, were held up ny at.ro ug works called the Haricot," which constituted a formidable barrier. It was decided to make a proper invest- ment of this place. The total ground won during the day amounted to between l-W and 4M yards, over i 'h of over one and a half mile s~ imvj The-tosses sustained by the Allies were inevitable in view of the nature of the work, but they were insignificant corn- spared with those of tbe Turks, whose bodies filled the whole trenches and ptrctc;! thf; battlefield in heaps. The British took about 500 prisoners, r,liilin- ten officers. « According to these men, Germany has never ceased sending trained men to Turkey, and German officers arc every- c ffberc eniftioycd in the higher commands. ¡

I FALL OF LEMBERG. Retreat Cleverly Carried Out. I Lemberg, which was occupied by our Husciao Allies on September 3, is again in Austrian hande, and the Kussiana ara retreating to the east. According to II lierlin the city was stormed on Tuesday j afternoon by Austrian troops. but in the absence of any news from Russian sources it rernaina to be seen whether General IvanofFs arrak« did, in fact, make any serious attempt to defend the [ city once their line to the west had beeq withdrawn. Austriazl correspondents admit that the Russians foug.'it magnificently, that the Austrians found practically no war booty at Lemberg, and that the Russians after- wards retreated in perfect order. There is. fortunately, no indication that the enemy succeeded in separating the Grand Duke's armies. The recapture of the Galician capital has, naturally, produced an outhurst of jubiJation in Germany and Austria, though the German newspapers admit that it has little military signincaoce. ?berliti, however, has \wen bung with Hags, and the Kaiser and the Austrian iimperor have exchanged long telegrams of congratulation over the event. The Kaiser has also sent a telegram to the Archduke Friedrich, appointiDg him a Prussian Field-Marshal. Delay Explained. The delay in the announcement of the loss of Lemberg ie explained by the fact that the telegrams containing the news, which were dispatched from Amsterdam (In Tuesday, wero only delivered to the London newspapers on Wednesday evening Tuesday t, VHuna communique describes how the Russian defences were pene- trated. The Austrians were not able to force the passage of the Szczerzec rivulet until the Russian defences were broken at Dornleld, l* miles south of the city. Since General Bohm-Ermolli's army pierced the Russian line at Grodek on Friday with the aid of the heavy artillery with which is was lavishly equipped, the Austrians had presumably had time to bring up their superior gun power against the Russian line. About the time of the success at, Dornfeld the Germans, who were within 10 miles of Lemberg on the north, stormed the heights of Kulikow at this point. Afterwards the Austrians broke through on the west and north- i west, and thus the Russians were obliged to make a general withdrawal. The previous retirement of the troops in the adjaecnt positions south of the Dniester enabled this to be effected with- out danger to tbe flank, and the Rus- sians. are now, according to Berlin, retir- ing in the direction of the Bug, which is distant 25 miles to the north-east. Mean- while our Allies have had a gratifying success on their extreme left wing in East Galicia, where they captured 4,500 pri- j soners from the forces which had crossed 1 the Dniester. Amsterdam, June 23. Th* official announcement of the fall of I/omberg is contained in the following' communique from the Main Army Head- quarters issued in Vienna to-day-. The north-west and west fronts of Lem- berg on the line Zolkipw-Mikolajow were strongly occupied by Russian defensive forces. At 5 o'clock yesterday morning j the Vienna Landwehr stormed Rzesna (four miles north-west of the city) and the works on the road from Janow lo: l>mberg. At the same time our traopsi advanced from the north-west across the heights e.t of t" e Mlynowka rivulet and j stormed several breastworks before the Lysasora height. In the course of the forenoon while ad- vances were made in the further direction of the town the remaining works on the north-west and west fronts were cap- j tured after sanguinary fighting. Thoi Russian front was thus again broken and tl, enemy, who again suffered heavy, losses, was forced to retreat. Our troops, pursuing the enemy across the heights eat and iiorth-east (if Uw', (own, crossed south of LemberR the roa.l to Mikolajow. Amidst the joy of the! population General Bohm-Ermolli ('n-,I tered the town at 4 o'clock in the after- noon with the troops of the Second Ajmy. Near Zolkiew and east, of Rawa the Russians are retreating. Isolated enemy attacks on the Tanew were repulsed. Last night the enemy be- gan a further retreat between the San and tbf) Vistula and in the billy dig, tricts of ICielce, everywhere pursued by the Allies. On tbe Dniester the general situation remains ULChanged.-R-euter. Amsterdam, June 23. The following communique was issued in Berlin to-day.— Lemberg was yesterday afternoon -lormed by Austrian troops, and during the night the Szcsezek position, between the Dniester and the Mil-olajow-lkl)ll),,r; rourl. Continiiing their advance the lina ■her north to the east of Lemberg- Z^ttance (13 miles north-east, of LolD- bcrg), and Turynya (north-east of Zol- kiew) was reached. Near Rawa Huska and in the west the situation is unchanged. In the district of the San and the Vis- tula, and on the left bank of the Upper Vistula the Russians begin to retreat.- Reuter. No Booty, Few Prisoners. Amsterdam, VYednesdajy—A telegram from Vienna states that all the papers contain glowing articles on the capture, but the Ausirian war correspondents admit that the Russians have fought magnificently, and that the retreat was effected in perfect order. They further admit that the Austrians took no booty, and captured only a few prisoners. All documents were removed prior to the evacuation. The Emperor expects shortly to visit Lemberg, wherp he will meet th* Kaiser. The news of the capture of the Galician capital has caused an outburst of mad joy throughout Germany ana Austria, and, on the order of the liaiser, all Berlin was hanging with flags, while the school children are to be given a holiday to-morrow. The Kaiser and the Austrian Emperor have exchanged telegrams of congratula- tion, while the Sultan, of Turkey has telegraphed at length to Berlin expressing his satisfaction.—Exchange. Amsterdam, Tuesday, 3.37 p„m. The following official stattment ill issued from Berlin:— Lemberg was captured on Tuesday afternoon by the Austrian troops after heavy fighting. The 34th Austrian Regi-! meut, of which the German Emperor is thief, distinguished itself by a storm attack on the fortification of Lysagor-A. Wednesday, 1.24 p.m. The news has given rise to great rejoic- ings in Vienna. Everywhere there havo been demonstrations of the wildest en- thusiasm The crowds in the streets had An inkling of the news even before the special editions were issued, the hoisting of the national flag on the War Office building being quickly correctly inter- preted. The report spread Like wildfire, and from half-past seven onwards a steadily increasing throng demonstrated before the N'rear Office. The Austrinn National Anthem was sung, followed by the Wacht am Rhein," and later by the well-known military marching song, Der Gute Kattterad," chorused by thou- sands of throats. Until a late hour in the night the crowds continued to parade the streets, carrying flags and Venetian bil- I loons. The windows of many houses were illuminated, and the bells of the churches were rung. There was an impressive manifestation before the German Em bMY. Sitilarly enthusiastic demonetra? tions are reported from the Austrian provinces. The Balance Sheet. Tbe Cologne Gazette" publishes a his- torical review of the six months Russian j regime at Lemberg. In its comments on the Austro-German operations it remarks that the booty and prisoners are so 6mall because the sole aim of the operations was the breaking through of the enemy's front, and destruction of the enemy's forces, and the liberation of conquered territory from the enemy. It will be time to make up the balance-sheet when all the operations are concluded. The fall of Lemberg is only a small episode of a great campaign. The Koelnische Volkszeitung" points out that as a consequence of the taking uf Lemberg the allies have come into pos- session of the issue-point of the railway lines leading to the Dniester. Prussian Admission. Petrograd, Wednesday. On the Tanew, near the village of Lublinetz, we repulsed an enemy attack. To the west of Itawa-Russka the enemy was driven "back from some villages. In the village of Jakazelena our cavalry eabred three enemy compani P.R. On the 21st and during the following night, in the direction of Lemberg, we arrested the enemy offensive by strong fighting. The enemy suffer-xl great lasses in the course of a barren at.tark near the village of Erjoukhovice. and further south of the River Czerzek. but succeeded in advanc- ing in the region of the town of Zolkicw. Consequently, on the 22nd, our troops quitted Lemberg and continued their re- treat on a new front. ————— o

WARSHIP STRUCK BY TORPEDO. Press Bureau, Wednesday Night. The Admiralty announce:— H.M.S. Roxburgh was struck by a tor- pedo on Sunday last in the North Sea. The damage sustained was not serious. and she was adG to proceed under her own steam. Thfre w-ere no casualties. The Roxburgh is an armoured cruiser of the Devonshire class, with a displace- ment of 10,850 tons. 1'111'1 armament con- sists of four 7.5in. and six 6-in. guns with twenty small quick-firersi .1"

SEVEN DRIFTERS SUNK. Lloyd's Cullercoats correspondent says tb following message was received from tho steamer Llama on Thursday morning Just picked up crew of nine men from drifter Quiet Waters, of Peterhead, aDd also ten men from the Viceroy, Aberdeen, sunk off the Shetlands by a German sub- marine, 25 miles east of the Skerries, on Wednesday night at 11 o'clock. They re- port the other drifters sunk at the same time. We are going to put crews ashore at first opportunity."

SWEDISH STEAMERS SEIZED. Copenhagen, Wednesday.—The Germans yesterdav and to-day seized in the Baltic the Swedish steamers Bergslagen, Mimosa, Fram, Kiple, and Olis, aud brought, thorn -to Swinermunde. All the stea.mers cajne from harbours in North Sweden, and had no contraband on board.

MORE PIRATE CRAFT. Amsterdam, June 23.—It 95 reported that not only at Hoboken, near Antwerp, but also at Puers, in the neighbourhood of Irermoiacle, submarines are being con- structed by the Germans. Some Antwerp finns. it is stated, intend to start shipping services between Antwerp and the Rhine. <.—————

LIVE SHELLS IN PARCEL. Three men n-em severely injured by an explosion at the Woolwich Pout, Office on Thursday. A parcel, which was being handled by a won named Curtis, must have contained small live shell*, ap- parently sent home from the front by a soldier as a curio, and the shell exploded with great violence. Curtis sustained lacerated wounds on the face. Two other men working near by were also struck by fragments, and one of them is reported at tho hospital to be in a seriou,3 condition*