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NODI ON AR BYNCIAU YR WYTHNOS. (GAN AWSTIN.) ( "Gan ddechreu yn Jerusalem," rhaid 1 mi gyfeirio yn gynt-af oil at y profion diymwad wyf yn gael fed diddordeb di- ddarfod yn cael ei deinilo yn y nodiadau a gawsom ar "Ysturnlhvynarth." hen enw gwreiddiol canolbwvnt y Mumbles— Oystermouth." Caraswn roddi cry'n- odeb o'r llythyrau a ddaetliant i law ar y pwnc hwn oddiar ymddangosiad fy llith diweddaf. ond oblegid diffyg gofod, gresyn gorfod gohirio'r manylkm. Deuwn atynt eto, ac yn y cyfamser derbynied y Parch. D. Rees, Newton, Mr. D. Edgar Thomas, Pontardulais, Alfa, a'm cyfeill- ion cu o Llanelli fy niolchgarweh .am "Ill cynyrchion. Gwelant y wuwr cyn kA) hir. Codi mae'r hwyl Gymreig yn Ystum- llwynarth, ac, yn ol poh tehyg, yr ydym i gychwyn y mudiad eisteddfodol yn ystod yr haf, am wyl fawr leol i agor y ffordd i'r alwad am Eisteddfod Genedlaethol. Beth ddywed y Cynghorwyr Boil a J. J. Jones a Mr. David Juries (penaeth y gledrffordd) ? A phan ddaw'r cyntaf a'i gynyg ymlaen yn y Cynghor, am sicrhau i'r cyhoedd y darn tir lie bu'r "Figure 8 yn chwyrnellu cyhyd, gobeithiwn y gwawria gobaith am neuadd deilwng i ddiddos doi deng mil. Y gwir yw, y mae'r ysbryd sydd yn yr hen gastell yn eithaf effro ac yn chwyfio baner gain y chweched ganrif, yn Hoer, ar I awer no: -aiir i f, yn f l ocr, ar Iawer nos wen ac yn adseinio nodau corn Taliesin uwch v muriau ronwrion. Pan ddaw'r alwad am wyl hedd, dwed deupii-t-h y wlad, de'w¿h i'r wledd." Bum yn Llanelli. dydd Sadwrn, yn nghynadledd flynyddol Undeb Genedl- aethol y Cymdeithasau Cymreig a senedd llenorion a dysgawclwyr bryn a bro. Daeth y doethion o bob talaeth i "Jerusalem Cymru (chwedl Cymrcdor cryf llawn parch i'r lie), ac englynwyd yn swynol ar yr achlysur gan fy njjhyfaill Morlais." y tanbaid Gymrawd o Aber- tawe. fel hyn;— Cydunwn oil yn gynnes-j wynnu Anwyl wlad ein mynwesj I lenwi swynol hanes ¡ Y Gymra?g a mwj o wres. Gan fy mod wedi cael gofod lIed heladh yn ngholofnau ir yr "iaith fain" i adrodd manyhon y cwinld mawr," gallwn ym- fcddloni ar bwysleisio pwyntiau yn y gongl hon. Ac y mae yn hyfrydwch i mi gael croniclo Cymraeg pur a pheroraidd araith ardderchog y llywydd, v Seneddwr gwladgarol E. T. John, cym-ychiolydd Dinbych yn Senedd-dy Prydain Fawr, a "thad bedHld" mudiadau cenedlaethol Cymru y dyddiau llyn, o ororau Mon, Mam Cymru," i gyrrau cyffiniau Caer- dydd, ac o Abertawe i Abergwaun, heb con am guddfanau ciliau dyfrllyd feddau Cantre'r Gwaelod. Gwelai ef y gwawl "drwy'r gwyll tywyll pan yn anerch y iiBynhadledd. Wedi diolch am Lynawscdd y cynrycli- i ,iolwyr brwdt'rydig yn ei aii ?thol yn J!ywydd. cymcrodd Mr. John y cyflo i ail- ddatgan ei gydymdeimlad llwyr gyda gwaitli, pivi-pgs, del fry d Cymru, mor bap- us uncdig yn rhvyymau euraidd yr Undeb. Yng nghanol pryder, prudd-der, ac alaeth Armageddon, gall Cymru yn hyderus ymgysuro yn yr argyhoediad y eylweddolir ar fyrder ei dyblad ddnaf am ryddid, annibyniaeth. a datblygiad dilestaer oenedloedd by chain er distadled, ac am sylfaeniad a sefvdliad sicr heddweh cyffredinol a didor. Drwy gyfrin gyfar- edd yepryd rhvddid yng nghyflawnder yr amscr trowyd aflwyddiant milwrol Rwssia a dichell du ei llywiawdwyr yn rhyddid i'w phobl, yn wawrddydd oleu i Poland adfyduy, ac i Fffinland hirfaith ei amrnedd. Drwy drahausder y gelyn, dygwyd gweriniaeth enfawr i bender- iynu sicrhau yn ddiymwad difodiad bythol y fidog a'r fagnel. Yn cich ymdrech pybyr i gyfJawn gynhal Cymreigisrwydd Cymru heb fymryn o ball na thrai yr ydveh yn ffyddlawn. i egwyddor cydd feunyddiol yn derbyn anmhrisiadwy warogaeth llafur a blodeu y cenedloedd. Canfyddir liefyd yn dra chyffredinol fod tueddfryd y Celt bob amser yn rhwvdd gydnalxid hawhau ei gyd-ddvn—yn hollol rydd oddiwrth yr awydd a'r ysfa am oresgyn a dar- ostwng, fed angerdd toimlad cenedlaethol y Cymro yn gwbl ysgaredig oddiwrth elyniaeth a chasineb. fel yr addefa y bardd Seànig am ùanom;- In whose fiery love of their own land No hatred of another's finds a place." Pan y gwelwn felly ein zel cenedlaethol a'n Cymreigdod diledryw mor gwbl gyeon a ffyniant heddweh a rhyddid. a phob agwedd ar gynnydd gwareiddiad a lies dynolryw, yn sicr ni fydd i ni laesu dwylaw yn ein ymdrech diflin i gadw Cymru alr genedl Gymreig, gartMi ac oddicartref yn eirias vn eu zel a'u brwd-/ fryd?dd dros Ein Hiaith. Ein Gwlad. Ein Genedl." Cyfeiria'r adroddiad at fanrolaeth Thomas Mathewe—ya ddiiiawr a dwfn galarwn ei symudiad oddiwrthym. Der- I byniais o dro i dro oddiwrtho lylltyrait nieitliion yn llawn brwdfrydedd a zel, yuglyn a gwaith yr Undeb, yn eynllunio gweithgarwch pellach, pwysicach, mwy eang. Ieallai y sylweddoiir hwynt yn y dytodol btian" n,- na'r araith i'r dar- llenydd. l'e luai modd, carwn dihlyn ymlaen, nwwn Cyniraeg brwd cerryg-oalch i adrodd rhai storiau difvr cy^yllticdig a'r N r olr yjuweliad a dalwyd i Ystafeli Wesley yn Xjlanelly IIou.se," oud hvd y luth nesaf. rhaid gomedd. liefyd, rhaid gadacl Jiidlo diliau Cwynfan Cvmru hyd cawn hamddon i rci "trem tros ysgwvdd," ac wrfli ddiiynu penawd papyr Mr. T. M. Evans, M.A.. Rhydainan, cofir fi ei fod ef yn parotoi casgliad o englynion Gwydderig i'r wasg. A dyma, mcddai nhw, cldan o cuylvnion y diweddar fardd Uwydderig ar Ban-jo y Dyn Tylawd Y ffrympau gan i gyd—wyf finau Yn fynycli 'r nn yepryd; Mi ganaf nnvy. gwyn fy myd, j Ham a wyau yw Ban-jo dyn tylawd. pwy a'.I wawdio—tenor! T'ner ham yn firio; I letty dyn mae'n la-tc-doh! A r wynwns yn soprano. y -d oedd ar y copi a roddwyd i mi gan iin (I Gymrodorion hrwd Glanun yr A man, ond dywed y Parch. D. M. Davies mai P»anjo (ld-vitisai fod, am fod v ffrvmpan vn tlebyg ei shap i fanjo. Dirwynwn pin llith yn awr i hen gydag englyn y Parch. D. M. Davie. Waunar- lwydd, i'r Heddgarwr :— Heddgar^vr yv." r gwir Wron-- a noddwr Dan nawdd yr angylion: Tarian y fro. tirion pi fron. Dyn a'i ?ur dan goron. Felly, rtllW I,lyfr Tonau n,n-,Od y Trr- nyddion (Hughes, Wrexham) dan sylw yr vythnos nesai* I

I LATEST WAR NEWS I ——— nji;1 THURSDAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. France, Thursday, 12.7 p.m. I We secured a few prisoners during the night as the result of patrol encounters east of Le Verguier. There is nothing else of special interest to report.

THURSDAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. On the Plateau of Vauclere yes- terday towards 8.30 p.m., a Ger- man attack following upon a vio- lent bombardment was immedi- ately stopped, and the enemy was thrown back into the trenches, after suffering heavy losses. The prisoners we took in this region in the course of the operations on May 22nd belonged to six regi- ments, and four different divi- sions. Since May 1st, up to the present, 8,600 prisoners and wounded German soldiers have been taken by our troops. In Champagne there was an active artillery duel in Moronvillers. There were patrol encounters and intermittent cannonading on the I rest of the front.

BLINDED ENEMY. Pitris. Wednesday t,received Thursday), j —The export French commentator writes: The French Command is proceeding all this moment with alternative local at- tncks. which achieve the best results. On Monday our troops captured the enemy's observation posts on the Moronviller.i Massif east of Rheims. taking 1,000 pri- soner's. To-day it is west of Rheinis whero our infantry effort was made, and our positions on the Vanc.lere and California Plateaux, in front of Cr?onEP. were con- siderably extended. Further to the east, before Chen'eux, our progress even ex- j coedcd three lines of trenches, despite the desperate resistance of the Bavarian,/ Hanovarian, Lower Silesinn and Pose.-j: regiments. The advance will have important remPs, I for it deprives the enemy of the last "ejes" which h) still possessed on the; Arlotte Valley, which is itself directlv I threatened. After an unsucc'-?ful attack a?'rin-.t oar nw positions the Germans had to be ?at- isned with trying to hinder us in O1r work of organisation by an immense bombard- ment. Four hundred more prisoners re- mained in our hands during this interest- in? operation. In Champagne our enemy wished aG.?n to reach foi?h of MorouviHers. b?t the atfempt was suppressed, and immediately j collapsed. On the British fr?nt o?y ?he artillery is in action for the moment.—Pre^s Asso- ¡ ciation War Snccial. J

RUSSIA'S BELIEF. I P AH IS, Wednesday (Received Thursday). In a message to M. Ribot, the Russian I Minister for Foreign Affairs says Russia will never forget that at the moment of crisis in Russia it was France who drew j off towards the west the enemy's push, j and enabled Russia to reconstitute her j forctxs. Not guided by ideas of conquest or covetoiisiiess, the Russian r»inocracy j believes the war is necessary and inei-it-I able for the defence of the liberty o, I nations. (Jon?cious of its duty, it would proceed with all s)x?ed to the 'l'('('onstruc-- ) tion of its forces, thus enabling *its armies, animated by the great breath of revolution, to accomplish the task incum- bent upon them, in common with their valiant brothers of the Allied armies. THE GERMAN SPIRIT. M. Ribot. replying, said now Hussia was mistress of her destinies, France, in closer solidarity, would continue the task to which Russia was about to devote her valiant reconstituted armies, leaving to t-lieir eneiiiios the spirit of conquest and covetousness by which they were always inspired. The two nations, in their common ideal, would find strength to obtain the triumph of the set-red cause or justice and the independence of humanity. -iteuter GERMANY DISAPPOINTED. I AMSTERDAM, Thursday. The "Vorwaerts" states that the speeches of the Russian Premier and Foreign Minister will greatly disappoint those in Germany who expected a swift separate peace from revolutionary Russia. The journal says the Russian conception of German aims is incorrect. The Ger- man people do not thiuk of submitting lu ine domination ur militarism after the present war, or extending such domina- tion over other nations. The H Kieuz-zeitung" demands a clear explanation irom the. Pan-Germans how an understanding with Russia is thought j possible, and denounces peace at any price with her.—Reuter. VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FRONT. Sebastopol, Wednesday (received Thurs- day).—Troops and oihccrs of the local garrison, in view of the speech made by M. Keiensky, Minister of War, at the congress of boldiers' delegates from the front, and the appeal by the Council of the Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates, have unanimously decided to ask to be j sent to the Riga front to take part in the tight against the enemy.—Press Associa- tion Special. DISCIPLINE RESTOF.-D. I Paris, Thursday.—The Echo de Paris" ( says the reports which have appeared asi to the rapij improvement of the Russian military situation were confirmed yester- day by telegrams with a reassuring de- I finiteness. It is also reported on excel- lent authority that there has been appre- ciable improvement in the situation in regard to the Baltic Fleet, which, up to a few days ago, was not. entirely bati.tac- i tory. The crews have returned to their posts as fighting units, and discipline has j been revived. As far as the Black Sea Fleet is concerned, the mora) of the men has always been excellent.—Press Associa- tion War Special..

GREAT ITALIAN VICTC I Ye?rd?. on the Ca,r,o, an'N a ?en I hours' vicipnt b?mMrd??YP'nt. cur ?all?nt I troops broke through Uie well CTganis&d lines of the enemy from Catagmioizza to I the sea. where they heavily engaged the enemy on the left, carrying mx hilte. The energy was at first surprised by the sudden i onslaught, but towards evening counter- attacked in force, supported by exceedingly heavy bombardment. He ranulsed with severe losses. During the day we captured more than 9,000 prisoners, including 300 officers. Our air squadron of 114 machines, including some naval seaplanes, took part in the battle, and droprxxi 10 tons cf bombs on the enemy lines, and brought their machine-guns to bear on mass-as of the enemy. British batteries made a lna-jre confcribu- tion to the artillery preparation and naval guns also proved effective. I 1

A WEEK'S P- I RAry. The Secretary of the Admiralty on Wednesday evening made the following announcement:— Weekly return of arrivals, sailings, war lo sses. and unsuccessful attacks during the period ended 3 p.m.. May 20. Arrivals and sailings of merchant vessels of all nationalities (over 100 tons net) at and from United Kingdom ports (exclusive of fishing and local craft):— Arrivals 2,664 Sailings 2,759 British merchant vessels sunk by mines or submarines (1,600 tons or over) 18 | Under 1,600 tons 9 British merchant vessels unsuccess- fully attacked by submarines. 9 British fishing vessels sunk 4

TRANSPORT SUNK. — The Secretary of the Admiralty an nounces that the British transport Tran- sylvania, with troops on board, was tor- pedoed in the Mediterranean on the 4th inst., resulting in the following losses- Officers, 29. 'Other ranks, 373. The captain of the ship, Lieut. F. Brenell, R.N.H., one officer, and nine of the crew. The next ot kin have been informed.

JAPANSE NAVY HELPING. A special mess-aye to the Leader states that in the ilout-e of Commons on Thursday, Lord Robert Cecil informed Mr. leKinnon Wood as to the activities in conjunction vatii British warships in the Indian Ocean and Northern Pacific. In vimv of the development of the naval situation, the two Allied Governments considered it npcp?try that the o}}era-I tions of the Japaneae Navy t?h<?uld ba mors fully extended, and accordingly flie Imperial Government had despatched a considerable force to the AlediierrajieaB, where it was co-operating with the naval forces of Great Britain and other Allies. In addition several new detachments of powerful and fast cruisers had been despatched to awsiot the British Navy m the protection of shipping in the Indian and South Pacifiie Ocean. These services to the Allied cause, great in themselves, were of additional value iis showing the spirit of everyone of our Allies, and as indicating the greatness of the assistance we might expect to receive from them in future. (Cheers).

ZEPPELINS. OVER A NORFOLK VILLAGE. Thursday 11.45 a.m. Lord French reports as follows:— Four or the hostile airships approached the coast of East Anglia shortly after midnight last night. The weather was overcast, and a thick rain-cloud made ob- servation difficult. Four airships ap- peared to have penetrated inland into the Eastern Counties. They followed erratic courses, and dropped a number of bombs in country districts, apparently unable to locate their position. The raiders were pursued by our aero- planes, but. the thick cloud enabled them to make good their escape. One man was killed in a Norfolk village. The material damage was negligible. The Press association sayt a i,,e,,)pelin passoØ over East Anglia about 3.40 this morning. Three bombs were dropped on a Norfolk village, and one man was killed and slight damage done to houses. From news received irom various quar- ters it would appear that the airships made an extensive tour of Norfolk over which they were flyin- fcv-z somet.hir.;v like four hours. A great number < • b- were dropped Óth E¡nguarly I' 'i.

BIG SHIP SUNK. PARIS, Wednesday '(received Thursday). The Journal Officiel reports the tor- pedoing of the steamer Soutay, from Salonika to Marseilles, with 344 passen- gers and 81 crew, on May 16th. The ship was pi-orulytly evacuated, but 45 passen- gers perished. The commander dis;U'Pcared with his ship, which sank very rapidly.— Reuter.

AUSTRIAN CRSSiS. I AMSTERDAM, Th ursday. Count Cabinet has tendered its resignation, as the Emperor did not as- sent to the Government's franchise pro- posal. The Emperor accepted the resig-1 nation but asked Count Tisza to continue the conduct of current business.—Press Association War Special. <3—

!N THE FOE'S HANDS. An official return of the number of war prisoners in the hands of the Central Powers on February 1, 1917, is published in the German Press. Germiiuy has 1,690,731 prisoners, includ- ing 17,474 officers; Austria-Hungary, 1,092,055; Bulgaria. 67,;2; and Turkey, 23,903 prisoners—a total of 2,874,271 pri- soners, of whom 27,620 are officers. This total is composed of the foil-owing nationalities Total Numocr, Jn Germany Russian :0,U:i;1 i,Li^,tt(ii French 368,607 367,124 "erl,.iaii 154,630 25,879 Italian 98,017 None Humnnmn. 79,033 10JS7 British 45,241 33T.129 }' l,r') A ") ,') Belgian 42,437 .n):J Montenegrin 5.607 None Mr. Hope presented to the House of Com- mons on March 2ti a table showing that \vere in German hands 1,131 British officers and ,32,519 of other ranks, making t({iE-tller 33,610, or about 500 more than claimed by the Germans. At the same liclte there were in Turkish hands 5*0 officers and 8,221 of other ranks, and ll) Bulgarian hands 19 officers and 495 of other ranks. This makes a total of 1,6S0 officers and 41,235 men, or 42,925 in all. T(? this should he added 1,934 untraced. bringing the total to 44,859, or about 400 below the German estimate. It wr.s not stated on what date the English table was oomoilacj.

I WAR SUMMARY, I FRIDAY. Hostile raiding parties were beaten off with loss by the British last night north-east of Armentieres. In other sections of our front trething of special interest has occurred.^ Encouraging and brilliant, ^results ,J have been attained in the war against U-boats, according to a report from Paris to-day. The number of U-boats sunk from May 1st to May 5th is given as a dozen. Our success against the underwater craft is said to be mainly due to the ap- pliances of. the British Admiralty. The situation in -Russia is improving daily. At a congress of peasants' dele- gates Mme. Brecliovska emphasised the need of active operations at the front as being the only means of making pro gross towards peace. j SATURDAY. { We carried out a successful raid last night north-east of Gouzeaucourt, and brought back some prisoners. Hostile raids have been repulsed east of Loos. north-east of Armentieres, and east of Ypres. An appeal has been made to the workers of Russia by the New War Minister to back up the Army in its efforts to save the country. It is asserted that the most serious crisis in the modern history of Russia has been satisfac- torily settled. MONDAY. On Sunday a fresh breach was made in the Hindenburg litto along a mile of front. To-day's news shows that our troops have followed up the initial suc- cess and have driven in the wedge still further by capturing the support line. Many dead were found m the captured position, and 150 prisoners taken. Two enemy divisions were engaged. A naval brush rook place between four French torpedo boats and a foe iur stroyer flotilla. One French ship was slightly damaged. j The U.S. is to send a force to France tt "theearlifst practicable date." It is expected that the first force will be about 40,000 strong. A brilliant French attack has carried lines of trenches and brought in 800 prisoners. TUESDAY. The breach in the Hindenburg line now extends over 10 miles of front, except for an intermediate break of 2,000 yards. The German losses in futile counter-at- tacks agfeinst the positions captured by French and British were very severe. The latest British success includes the destruction of a huge German ammu- nition dump, north-east of Quoant. The shock was felt far behind cur lines. The total absence of Hisciplinc in the Russian Army and Navy is deplorable, according to a report hv le Commander of the Black Sea Fleet. Since the report was made, however, M. Kerensky has grasped the reins and hooes to restore a rigid discipline. WEDNESDAY. Our positions on the Hindenburg line were heavily bombarded last night in the neighbourhood of Bullecourt. A vigorous reply was made by our artil- lery, and no hostile attack developed. A successful raid was carried out by us early this morning, south-east of Gav- relle, a number of Germans being killed without, there being any cusualties on our side. As a result of patrol encounters we have captured a few prisoners. General Alexieff, the Russian Com- lnander-in-Chief has made an appeal to the Army to restore its banished disci- pline and render itself capable once more of marc hing to victory. The Germans have been wreaking their rage upon Rheims. It is opined that within a week Rheims Cathedral will probably collapse. THURSDAY. The Admiralty announces the loss cf the | British transport Transylvania. She was torpedoed in the Mediterranean, over 400 lives heing lost. A few prisoners were secured by the British daring last niyht as a result of patrol encounters east of Le Vertnier. A fleet of four or five hostile airships visited the East Coast of England last night. Following erratic couts^s, they dropped bombs, but the material damage was negligible. One man was killed. The names of many local men appear in Sir Douglas Haig's tenth instalment of mentions."

GALLANT FISHERMEN.1 PAUlS, Wednesday (received Thursday). Ilie Journal" officially states that the small fishing vessel Ibis. of Arcaclion, v ith a crew of 14 men. W8,<¡ fishing on Tuesday in the Bay of Biscay, when she was attacked from a distance of less than 300 metres hy a submarine. The sea was rough and the wind fresh. The Ibis was proceeding at a very slow pace, and there was no ship in sight. I The master, without hesitation, aban- doned the nets, and manoeuvred in order b1 accept battle in the te?t disadvan- tageous conditions. The spirit he dis- played. the coolness of the crew, the skill of the boy at the wheel, and the clever- ness of the gunners, were so effective, that the submarine fired only half a dozen shots, land plunged at the end of five minutes. After she had disappeared the Ibis sent another two or three shells into her wake and retired uninjured from the adventure. Press Association War Special.

Empire Day was celebrated in Swansea on Thursday with unbounded fervour and patriotism. Flags flaunted over the most prominent buildings of the town, special addresses were given in the schools, and many people in the streets wore small pieces of red, white and blue in their coats. A feature of the schools' proceedings was the urgent appeal to the children to economise in food, and the addresses delivered by well-known local gentlemen appealed to the scholars to emulate the glorious deeds of the men oil the battleefild, and grow up true and staunch citizens. One 01 tue tc\uurns of the Swau«xi cele- brations was the gathering a,t the Cen- tral Hall o-n Thursday afternoon, whan Lady Mond addressed the members of the Swansea Tippararv Club. It is now 15 years since the Rev. the Hon. W. Talbot Fiee became vicar of Swansea, The 15th anniversary is to bo celebrated by a special thanksgiving scr- vi -e. in St. Mary's Church on June 3rd. and a general gathering there of all the Sunday Schools of the parish. l

THRlLiJffG DEEDS. I I A WONDERFUL ASSAULT BY LEGION i OF HONOUR I (From the Press Association's Special Correspondent). HEADQUARTERS, Wednesday. (Received Thursday). j First and foremost among _the corps which have added fresh lustre to their records in the Champagne battles is the Foreign Legion. The Legion was assigned the task of attacking the approaches to the Moronvillers heijjto* tt and Hie close-: meshed network of Urnclie* and le- doubts known as The Uitlf," whidl stretched from the eastern slopes of Mont j Sans Norn to the bank of Suippe. At, Auberive the work was divided. The 1 Legion, as soon as the enemy's line was crossed, was to face east and drive the nelllY out of the "gulf." j Mont Sans Nom fell oii the ifrst (lay, but the crack Saxon regiments holding the German extreme left fought with such vigour tliat it was three days be- j fore all the objectives were captured, and the enemy's counter-attacks were re- j newed for a further three days. During these six days and nights the Legion was engaged night and day in thu bitterest hand-to-hand and grenade fighting, prac- J tically without intermission. The cncwv's guns and machine-guns on the heights on the farther bank of the Suippe enfiladed the position from east to west, so that it was impossible to show oneself above the ground. During the day fighting and bombing went on under- ground in trenches, shelters and. craters. The main communication trench i of the Gull was directly cnuiaded by j a machine gun across the river. The j Legionaries, after they had driven the BcKihes from the position, were unable to LoId it, and had *o establish tlieui.selve-. in an improvised line of pi*? and shell j )u.'Ic3 paraIM to it. Taken in the nank by the Legionaries' advance dow n the • "Gulf," the Germans evacuated Auberive i without a fight. Tiio first Legionaries to I erter it wer? a lieutenant and an Ameri- can corpoi-a1 whu. quite alone, found the place (which had been fortihcd with al- most fantastical elaboration) empty. That | two men fighting independently should ■ capture an important position was char- ac-leristic of the battle of the Gulf." During that wrok the Legion lived on Grenades and water. Sending forward supplies through the German barrage was' almost as deadly work as lighting. The lirst call was for grenades, of which there could never he enongh; and the second for water, the want of which paused terrible Rufijffing. Food was thought of last of all, ond its scarcity was hanllv noticed. -ion was I-eliei d When at last the Legion was relieved, j decorations and rewards fell in showers j among its shattered ranks. Every other man in the Legion wears a decoration, and many have t hree or fyur. The Com- > wander's chief regret is that hC"cannot reward every illun among t hcw. All de- serve it, he maintains. Eleven hundred prisoners:, 22 guns, 5S' trench mortars, and 17 machine guns j wer? captured by the Legion during the six days in the Gulf," and in the at- tads and counter-attacks eight German regiments were o badly mauled that they have temporarily vanished from the front. The Legion was cited in Army Orders as A marvellous regiment animated by hate of the enemy, and the most exalted spirit of sacrifice." This is the fourth citation it has earned in the war. A fifth palm will be added to its flag. The losses among the Legionaries were iMKi^tssairly severe. Among those who fell was the commander. Colonel D.. who was replaced on the battlefield by Major N. The two regiments of the Foreign Legion which have fought throughout tho war in France are composed of foreigners who enlisted for the duration of the war, plus a sprinkling of Frenchmen. Fiftv- one nationalities are represented in their ranks. These men are in no sense adven- turous or men anxious to escaoe from the i past. They are practically all young men who enlisted from love of France and faith in the justice of her cause. Since the Battle of the Somme it has been found impossible 10 maintatin the Legion in France at the to maintain the Legion in France at the decline in the numbers of recruits. This is due to thet fact that several States which were among the principal sources of recruitment for the Legion have j entered the war on the side of the Allies: for example, the United States. Italy, Rumania, and Portugal. The largest con- tributors of recruits at the present moment are Switzerland. South America, ind Spain I found two Britishers left in the Legion—a New Zealander, a major and battalion commander, who has passed his whole military life in the Legion, and a voung motorist from Braintree, Essex, who was in business at Bordeaux at the outbreak of war. The Americans have aluiost all left. either to join the Ameri- can Aeroplane Squadron or to enter their own service. Only three or four are left. Among the citations for distinguished service præened in its records I noticed two of British Imperial interest:—" Rene Bourgeois. Sergt.. Canadian, decorated with the Military ?ledal and Croix de  Guerre for distinguishvd courage, notably in rescuing a wounded comrade who was lying in front of the trenches under fire and .Tohn Ford .RIVpgton, British, who, although 50 years of age, gave proof of remarkable courage and dash. setting the best example to all."

NEW AMZAC-0?4-SEA. After h< .ing arguments extending over ten days, the Court of Appeal on Thurs- day gave judgment upon appeal by the London Express Newspaper Company, defendants in actions for damages for al- iened libel and maintenance brought by Mr. Charles Neville, of the South Coast Land and Resort Company. Mr. Neville complained of articles in the Daily Ex- I)r(-ss Iiiii-i with carrying on a fraudulent scheme for the developing of an estate at Brighton named New Anzac- on-Sea, and criticising a prize competition connected therewith. At the trial Mr. Neville obtained, a verdic* for k:;(io (,.ii tlit, issue of libel, and judgment. He was en- titled to bo indemnified on the issue of maintenance. Lord J ustice Swinfen Eady now held that the verdict for X300 was one no jury could reasonably come to. and that the verdict and judgment must be set aside. The verdict for maintenance must also be set a side. -1 On both issues, however, the Court ordered a new trial

DOGTOR CHtAAi RGEF: O ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO INFECT A SOLDIER At Marlborough-stieet Police Court on Thursday, John Henderson Bell. M.D., of Beaufort-mansions, Chelsea, and M. Levi Markham, a tailor, were charged with at- tern pti Ilg to convey a disease or a.n in- hrmity ti a soldier hi the A udraliau iorees. Both accused were legally repre- sented. Detective-inspector Wencdey said there would probably be further charge.. The matter had been laid before the Director oi Public Prosecutions, who would, un- deubtedly be represented next week. Major Thomas Victor Brownl assistant Provost-Marshal to the Australian lrn- perial Forces, enid that on April 16th he gave instructions for an investigation of offences alleged to have been coiumittea by Dr. Bell and Markham on May 22nd. Prisoners were taken into custody, and when charged, Bell said; 1 am inno- cent." Markham made no reply. Detective-inspector Wensley aid it wa., thought there would be a charge of con- spiraey againsr. the men. Major Brown stated that he had the consent of the competent military autho- rities to oppose any application for bail. Mr. Frcke hdmer, in asking for bail, explained that Dr. Bell had held many public appointments He was house j physician at Brompton, medical officer at ihiunslow Hospital, and physician to the Edinburgh Royal infirmary. The magistrate asked what the disorder was that was referred to in the charge. Major Brown said the charge referred to a hyperdermic injection in the knee ir. ordor to bring about synovitis. The magistrate, remarking that it was orly a misdemeanour, eventually allowed Dr. Belt bail. Markham was also al- lowed bail. Note.—Synovitis is defined as an in-, •tair.aiation of a membrane, usually with pair; and swelling of the joint.

SUGAR REFUSED. Under the Defence of tho Ktalm Regu- latious, Messrs. Lipton, IAd., grocers, were summoned at Swansea!on Thursday for imposing, or attempting- to impose, conditions on the "ale of sugar-oil April 2jtl1. John Hugh; manager, and Basil lierepath, assistant, were summoned for aiding and abetting in the commission of the offence. Mr. A. H. llield (deputy town clerk) conducted the prosecution, j and Mr. C. W. Slater dei'ended. Miss Julia Coombes, Oxford-street, said that un the date mentioned she visited Messrs. Lipton's Oxford-street stores and asked for sugar. Mr. Herepath, the aseis-, taut, replied: Wo cannot give you sugar unless you buy goods. We are keeping it for our customers." Witness then said: You have sugar, then, but yci won't w 11 it." She then left the shop and in- i formed the police.. Inspector Bowen said Miss Cooaibes came and complained to him. He accom- panied her to the shop and interviewed the manager iiiid the assistant. There Herepath said to Miss Coombeg that what | he previously stated was: "We cannot! give sugar alone, as the little we have we reserve lor customers. For the defence it was said there was no mention of any condition, such as "-sugar alone," or with other goods." The manager and assistants had been given full typewritten instructions from headquarters. These were posted up in the shop, and had been carefully explained to the &taiÏ. There was not the sligh test intention of imposing any condition. The manager was not in the shop at the time of the transaction. The Bench retired to consider their de- eision, and after a short retirement the Chairman announced that Messrs. Lipton would be fined };:?5, Hughes £ 5, and Here- j path (

CENSOR'S SENTENCE. Reduced to a Third by Court (? Red uced to a Third by Ccurt of Appeal. In the Court of Appeal on Thursday, before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Lawrence and Shearman, Anthony '1 ho' Spalding, an as-istant censor of cables at the Press Bureau, living at Putney (who was snetenced to three years* penal ser- vitude at the Central Criminal Court for collecting without authority and com- municating information calculated to be useful to the enemy) appealed against his sentence. Spalding at first pleaded rot guilty, but withdrew the plea and admit- ted 15 out of 17 counts in the indictment. It was alleged that in the course of his official duties he availed himself of the opportunity to obtain knowledge, and for a period of several months was in the habit of sending to a friend in the country what he termed tit-bits" of in- formation. It was not alleged by the prosecution that the offence had been committed to assist the enemy. The evi- dence was heard in camera. Mr. Brccklehurst, on his behalf, said that there really never was any breach ot confidence on his part as an i.ssistant press censor of communicating any infor- mation which came to him in his official capacity. Counsel characterised the in- formation as "extra special gossip of Fleet-street." and not obtained in the Censor's office. Much of the inform ition came to him through the medium of press acquaintances. The sentence was reduced to 12 ninths' hard labour.. The Lord Chief Justice said the distinc- tion between the acouscd and an ordinary member of the public was that lie was a person employed by the State for the very purpose of preventing information being circulated or published, whether that in- formation was obtained at the Press Bureau or in Fleet-street, and he had no right to treat him as an ordinary mem- ber of the public. Sir Archibald Bodkin, for the Crown, admitted that the offence was not com- mitted for the purpose of gain.

SAVING THE FOOD. At a special meeting of the Amman fori Council on Wednesby night, Mr. J. ('. Shaw- presiding, the clerk outlined the provisions of the Food Control Order, and its administration in the town was left in the hands of the Health Committee, with full powers. The Sanitary Inspector (Mr. David Thomas was appointed inspec- tor under the Order at a salary to be reoommer.d^d hy the committee. The Clerk stated tke jPood Controller took the matter very sariouslv, and the Council ought to as well. Any bma?-h of the Order 1\-bh would be defected by the in?pMtor would be reported to the com- mittee, who would take steps to enforce the Order.

I OVtRLAPPlKB 21L. åuu fii R. BEn TiLUI AM* BOKBKKEu I DEPARTMENTS The Dock, Wharf, Riverside, and Ge eral Y\orke;'s' Lnion resumed their 00; ference on Thursday, at Anderton's Hofr Fleet-street, London. The Executiv Council brought up a resolution h-eartil. supporting the principle of paying ade- qu:te pensions to all disabled soldiers and i)(-n,,ons to all sold-lei-, ant those killed in the war or who have dhjd i while -erving in the forces. Mr. jjcn iiiiett (.general secretary), j]č moving the resolution, said the delegates must nave in mind a number of public and semi-public institution:- t t" r pensions. Over those institutions there existed no effective control. There weie some funds which had been created for the relatives of soldiers and sailors. Those funds were glowing. but were really held in the banks for the maintenance of pub- lie officials. (Hear, hear.) He remembered as a boy the scandal arising out of the Crimean War, and nn- less the 'Government helped in this niat- ter we should have a number of business bodies mouching about manipulating funds, and such men, he regretted to ,I%- were net always moral or honest. We j coulcl afford to --pend about =t8,f>00.(X>0 a day on war, and nuw was all opportune time for seeing that adequate steps were I tak-i for the full protection of our men. .-an d their dependants. While there were Civil Servants, politicians, and statesmen who w.re quite prepared to evade their responsibilities en this matter, there were others who would be reedy to put up a fight if they had a sufficient body of opinion behind them, such man, for in- stance, as the present Minister of Edu- cation. The motion seconded by Mr. Wig- nail (.national organiser;, Swansea, sup- ported by Mr. Taylor (Barry) and Mr. Thompson (Grays). Mr. Tillett: The average living of the interned Germans here is higher than that oi 50 per cent. of • the working j classes. Why this is so God above knows. Mr. Taylor: Who pays for those in- dividaalsr1 Mr. -Tillett: You do. (Laughter and cheers.) j The resolution was then carried. Mr. Tillett then moved a resolution in favour of the consolidation of all Ir-bour laws under a Labour Ministry. Mr. TiUatt said this motion of the Executive Council was essentially neces- sary at thi" juncture. His own experience in visiting departments of the public administration was invariably, when making a call on a particular question, he would find he would have to visit suc- cessively the War Oihee, then other p £ i fments, in all not lees than four. Tllen he would have to go on to the Ministry of Munitions, subsequently to the lit mo Office, and next to the Treasury. When he had iiuithed he was just as wise cs 1.0 was at the start, because ho could get nothing from the headquarters of these scattered forces. (Laughter, and a What about the National Service De- par tine lit -Air. Tillett: Oh, that department is under the Board of Trade, the Home Office, the Labour Ministry, and the. Admiralty. (Loud laughter.) The Lord alone knows what it isn't under. (Re- j newed laughter.) Mr. Tillett went on to say that he had advocated co-ordination for the last 25 years, and the Trade Union Congress had declared for it again and again. A Labour Ministry was the great necessity of the moment. In the old days it was said that men like himself were all for establishing machinery for the pur- pose of getting jobs. Well," said Mr. Tillett, those who criticised me in this matter were the very first to apply for jobs. They have got the jobs, God lovo 'em, and they don't do badly on the whole, although Geti* of 'em would be much better in I^toi." (Hear, hear. and laughter) It was an absolute necessity to co-ordi- nate the statutory laws affecting labour. At present labour was governed by 9 many over-lapping departments that in many cases it was practically impossiblf to concentrate or to get any satisfactory answer to questions, however modest and however right these questions might be.. He did not deny that they had received courtesy from members of the civil ser- vice when they had been approached on labour matters, but the difficulty was to pin anybody down. The whole position was Gilbertian in character, and they cer. tainly would not find business so con. ducted in any of our banks. He could not say he was entirely satisfied with the present Minister of Labour, or his De. partment, but the Minister was hedged round and handicapped. Whether the ap- pointment of Mr. John Hodge had been wise or not, they had to look the facts fully in the face, and whoever the Mini- ster was for the time being he ought to have executive machinery. Unless the needed reforms were at once secured we should have confusion—worse, ocnfounded. Mr. Awbrey (Swansea), thought there was some danger of Labour members be- coming despotic when Questions arose from time to time affecting workers. What was certain was that they were now controlled by people ho knew nothing whatever about their affairs. (Hear, hear). The resolution was adopted.

WALES AND REFORM. At a meeting of the Welsh Parliamen- tary Party on Wednesday it was decided to make representations to the Govern- ment in favour of Wales and Monmouth- shire being treated as a distinct unit, separate from England, for redistribution purposes by the Boiiiidarv Commission. Merged with England, Wales two of her present number of 34 members. On the other hand. if the population of Wales and Monmouthshire ahout 2,550,00-is taken separately from that of the rest of Great Britain, the Principality would he entitled to 36 members. Taking the present (1885 Redistribu- tion) Parliamentary divisions, and apply- ing strictly Mr. Speaker's Conference re- port proposals. Wales will lose two seats net. the actual losses being as follows:— Carnarvon Boroughs, Denbigh Boroughs. Flint Boroughs. Montgomery Boroughs, Pembroke Boroughs, Carmarthen Bor- oughs, and the Counties of Merioneth and Radnor (eight), while, the actual gains are as follows: Cardiff one mpp-il-wr, Rhondda one member, the county divi- sions of Glamorganshire three meml>ers, and the county divisions of Monmouth- shire one member (six), a net loss of two seats. >,