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THURSDAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. There was activity on the part. of the artillery on both sides in the Pantheon-Chevrigny Spur region. A surprise attack carried out by us to the east of Moisy Farm en- abled us to bring back some prisoners. I In the region of Les Eparges, to the north of Vaux-les-Polonmei, a portion of our detachments ven- tured into the German trenches, and after a lively combat, in the course of which heavy losses were l inflicted upon the enemy and his organisations, were withdrawn. It returned without the loss of a man into its own lines. There is nothing to report on the rest of the front. WEDNESDAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. Wednesday, 11.0 p.m. There were fairly violent artillery ac- tions in the region of the Pantheon and the Royere Farm and mill, and on the right bank of the Meuse, in the Caurieres Wood and in the sector of Douaumont. There was no infantry action.

DON'T SEND FOOD. The War Office has issued a warning to friends and relatives against sending parcels of food to the fronts. More than half the parcels arrive unfit for consump- tion. Puddings and caks for the Egyp- tian Force almost inevitably arrive unfit I l'or use. --30

I EXECUTION OF BELGIANS. ¡ Amsterdam, WcttffWIlTiy.—According to the Nouvelles," the shooting of alleged Belgian traitors continues under von Falkenhausen with far greater intensity and cruelty than under von Biasing. Executions now take place regularly in Brussels. On the national shooting stand on June 130 twenty traitors were hot together, II including three women and a girl of 14 years old. On July 16 three brothers, Henri, Leon, and Chas. Demoulins, were shot together for high treason. Leon's wife wag sentenced to 15 years' hard labour. Suspects are arrested wholesale. and the prisons in Brussels are filled.- Exchange.

I THE MSKAJG'S PRAISE. I Tokio, Wednesday (received Thurs- day).—The Emperor, in reply to King George's message, says:— The splendid bravery of your sea and land forces has added glorious pages to history. The unity and high endeavour inspiring your people have been no less admirable. The result of their indouiit- I able energy is evident ,and the complete victory of ourselves and our Allies is looked for at no distant date."—Reuter.

SOLDIERS MUST MOT JOIN. | I The Government have decided that sol- diers are not to lie allowed to join Soldiers and Workmen's Councils. This decision was announced in Parliament on Wednes- day by Mr. Macpherson. who. replying to Mr. Ponsonby, the pacifist. said the regu- lation that soldiers must not join politi- cal organisations will be strictly and im- partially enforced. Mr. Ponsonby: Is there to be strict en- forcement of the rule that soldiers will not lie permitted to attend political meetings in future?—Mr. Macpherson said he did not remember the exact terinc, of the para-I graph in the regulations and asked for notice of the question.

I AGED BACILLI. Asked for the origin of the typhoid vascine now used for the inoculation of the troops, Mr. Macpherson said on Wed- nesday The typhoid bacilli were ob- I tained from the blood of a patient many years ago, and has been kept growing ever since."

Estate of the value of more than one and a half millions was left by the late Sir Charles Hoi croft, Bart., retired iron master and colliery proprietor. Damage estimated at between £ 20,000 and £ 25,000 was done by fire at the pre- mises of Messrs. Carter and Sons, bakers and corn dealers, Warrington.

WAR SUMMARY. FRIDAY. Bad weather continues to hinder opera- tions in Flanders. Last night, after heavy bombardment, German troops attacking on a front of half a mile, succeeded in obtaining tem- porary possession of a portion of our front line trenches east of Monchy-le- Preux. Our counter-attacks have already re- gained a portion of the lost ground. The enemy attempted to reach our trenches south-eaet of Queant, and at- tacked one of our new posts north-west I of Warneton. He was repulsed in both cases. News from Russia is better. Measures against desertions and panics are prov- I inge effective, and disaffected regiments are returning to the front. SATURDAY. All the positions lost by the British in the big fight have been recaptured. On the Ypres battle-front our Allies made further progress east of Koreker Cabaret. Operations in France are still being hindered by heavy rain. China has unanimously decided in favour of war with Germany. The French have made progress on the Ypres battle front. In operations at other parts, where the Germans at- tempted a diversion, prisoners taken in- clude a cadet. MONDAY. There is very little of importance in to- day's British official. It records the re- pulse of a series of German attacks, and their failure to attain a number of ob- jectives. The German munition factory explosion at Henningsdorf is one of the worst catastrophes that have happened in Germany during the war. Over 300 persons were killed and wounded, and enormous damage was done. A Russian political crisis has been averted. Kerensky, the Premier, re- signed, but ultimately on receiving a vote of confidence, withdrew, and de- cided to continue office. WEDNESDAY. We have successfully raided enemy trenches near Lombartzvde and have captured a few prisoners and a machine- gun. The German artillery was active during last night east and north of Ypres. According to the Italian communique, a number of encounters between patrols have taken place on the Trentino front. The Italians have also bombarded the enemy with great violence on the Carso. i j Italian bombing "slights" have dropped four tons of high explosives on enemy] military hutments, causing great de- struction. News from Poland says that military law pr0vaÜs at Warsaw, and that a riot has broken out in the military* area. The L esptytatioa of an orga- j Tilled revolt on the part of the Poles. THURSDAY. French troops have again made progress in tho direction of Bixschoote. An attempted German attack on our lines north of Roeux was driven off by our fire. In raids 40 miles behind the German lines a German train was derailed, and another destroyed. The U-boat return for the week ended last Sunday afternoon shows that 21 ships over 1,600 tons gross and two below that tonnage were sunk. A demand for peace and democratic con- trol has been made by a mass meeting of 8,000 Essen miners. The Russian news describes an offensive' action by our Allies on the Galician frontier, in which two villages were captured and 300 prisoners taken. In Moldavia, the Germans have made fresh progress against the Russo- Rumanian forces. M. Kerensky has formed a small War Cabinet, which will hold daily meetings.

BRITAIN'S FLEET OUR MEN EXPECT BATTLE BEFORE WAR ENOS. PARIS, Thursday. A special correspondent of the H Jour- nal" has been visiting the British Grand Fleet, on which. he says. it is impossible to discover any traces of damages sus- tained in the Battle of Jutland, save for those which it cherished out of coquetry. The writer proceeds:— "The spectacle of the Fleet is at once sc vast that the eye cannot take in the whole panorama at one glance, and so ohargec with pleasing and novel details that ite- every aspect calls for close examination. Important new naval units are massed there ready to spring upon the enemy th< moment he issues from his lair. Th( Fleet constitutes a weapon, the immense force of which stuns the imagination." The correspondent records sympathetic- ally the ardent hopes expressed to him by officers and men. Their words warmed my heart," he declared. The soul of thE British Navy," he continues, harbours b-ut one aspiration, one determination— to meet the Germans once airain face tt face, and engage them in a decisive fighl from which only the victor shall return The Fleet give one the impression of hav- ing n considerable margin of superiority in numbers. It will not hesitate to run very great risks to account for the enemy when the fight comes. The officers are fo: the most part of the opinion that tht Germans, beaten on land, will not allow the wa.r to finish without staking th-edl j all and accepting a great naval battle. Press Association War Special.

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I NODION AR BYNCIAU YR I I WYTHNOS. I (GAN AWSTIN.) I Cynhaliwyd ail eisteddfod flynyddol 1 Treboeth dydd Sadwrn, o dan amgylch- iadau hapus iawn, nid yn unig o safbwynt j arianol, ond hefyd o gyfeiriadau ereill. Yr oedd yr eisteddfod wedi ei threfnu i'w chynal o dan nawdd Cronfa'r Milwyr a'r Morwyr, ac yr oedd y pwyllgor wedi parotid rliaglen gyfoethog, yn cynwys llawer o destynau adnabyddus, a chafwyd llu o ymgeiswyr bron ar bob cystadleu- aeth. Yn y cyfanswm yx oedd 378 o gy&- tadleuwyr. Llongyfareliwn felly y pwyll- i goor ar y llwyddiant. i Y llywyddion am y dydd oeddvnt Mri. T. J. Williams, A.S., Maesygwernen, a D. Thomas, Y.H., Bryncoed. a'r Cynghorwr Richard Hughes, Fairy Glen. Yr oedd y tri yn breeenol, a chafwyd araeth amserol a grymus gan bob un. Fel arweinydd, ) llanwodd y Parch. J. Davies, B.A., Mynyddbach, ei swycld yn iawn. Y beirniaid oeddyntCerddoriaeth, Mri. W. J. Evans, Aberdar, a D. Thomas, Llwynhendy; llenyddiaeth, Parchn. T. Llynfi Davies, M.A., a J. P. Gough, Plae-j marl; rhanau ereill, Mri. Trevor James. W. H. Fisher, a Miss M. A. Ivey. Fel arfer, Megan oedd y brif orgai- yddes, yn cael ei chynorthwyo gan Misses Muriel Williams a Rachel Rees. Da gan bawb o bobl Treboeth ydoedd gweled Mr. D. J. Truscott, Llundain, yn bresenol. Brawd ydyw i Mr. Truscott, o Treboeth, wedi gwneyd ei gartref yn y brif-ddinas er's 23 o flynyddau bellach, ac yn ol pob j argoelion yn gwneyd yn dda. Rilag ei flaen yr elo, Yr oedd 31 o gyetadleuaethau ar y 9 rhaglen, ond gan fod y many lion wedi ymddangos yn yr iaith fain/' un neu ddwy gant ymddangos yma. Y bryddest ydyw un. Testyn hon oedd H Y Ddaear j Newydd," a'r wobr oedd cadair dderw hardd, gwerth pedair punt. Y buddugol oedd Mr. I). R. Griffiths, Bettws, Rhyd- aman. Urddwyd y bardd yn ol deddf, braint. a defawd, a'r un cyfaill oedd yn Uwyddianus ar y delyneg. j I Yn y prif ddarn corawl, Ar Lanr 31 Iorddonen Ddofn," yr oedd naw cor i mewn, a chyrhaeddodd y canu safle uchel iawn gan bob un, felly yr oedd y dis- gwyliad am y fcirniadaerh yn fawr ac yn aiddgar, a phan aeth Mr. Evans i ddechreu mantoJi yr oedd y gwrandawiad yn astud. Wedi trin a thrafod pob cor un ar ol un. ar eu pwysau a'u cyi'artaledd, dyfarnodd I y beirniad mai Treh oedd v goreu. 4elns i glust y cantorion o'r cylch oedd f clywed v beirniad yn cyhoeddi mai dyna'r ,cor goreu oedd ef wedi wrando yn rboddi ? datganiad o'r darn yn y&tod ei boll gvs- vlltiad a boU-z"4 Vd!J .M  bSddugol dyma'r tro cyntaf, mae'n debyg, iddo! gystadlu. Dyiua fel y canodd Gwirosydd i'r eieteddfod:— Yn Treboeth y doeth a'r da—a bywicg Feib awen sy'n gwledda; Hen wyl hoff fel heulwen ha', A gvryl sy'n codi Gwalia. 0 fuddugoliaeth i fuddugoliaeth y mac ad,ifor yn marchog, a da genyf gael cyile i'w longyfarch ar lw\ ddiant ychwanegol r wythnos hon. Rhwng coronau a chadeiriau ac ysnodenau heirdd bydd ef a D. Rt G." mewn sefyllfa cyn bo hir i sefydlu amgueddfa farddol. Cynwysa Cymru Awst erthygl swynol ar Gwm Crai, gan LI. Jones, i Yetradgynlaie. Disgrihr golygfeydd .1 rhamantus, atgofion yr hen dadau, tradd- À odiadau na wyr pobl Morganwg, gan < fwyaf, ddun am danynt, ond, medd yr ysgrifenydd, diclion mai'r man a dynn » eylw y nifer fwyaf o ddieithiiaid yn y | blynyddoedd a ddaw, wrth deithio gyda'r tren, fydd y ddyfr-gronfa enfawr ym | mlaen y cwm, yr hon eydd yn disychedu j miloedd tref AMrtawe. Haif wrth odre I Ban Giherych. Ugain mlynedd yn ol nid ? oedd yn y fangre bon ond da? dy bu?ail, a gweddillion hen y^tabl lie cedwid gvnt i genylau at wasanaeih tramffordd Syr < John Christie. Bu liawer iawn o ddynion | yn gweithio yma pan oeddynt yn gwneu- ) thur y gronfa, codwyd ugeiniau o --a=-, ? coed i'r gweithwyr fyw ynddynt, orbyn f. heddyw y maent wedi gwasgaru ar hyd y byd mawr, a'r wlad a gafodd lonvdd." Eryg un ar ol i ofalu am y lie, sef Mr. Watkin Williams. Cyniro pur o ddylfryn Tawe ydyw ef. Cododd Corffolaeth Aber- tawe dy hardd iddo yn yniyl y llyn. Wedi i drwst dynion a piieirianau ddarfod o'r lie. oeir heddyw heddwch yn teyrnasu ar y mynyddoedd— ■ ( Clywir eto gyda'r wawr f Swn bugeiliaid niegis cynt,5 j Costiodd yr ymgymeriad yma swm an- 1 ferth i dref Abertawe, ond cant lawn I werth eu harian wrth yfed dyfroedd iaeh- 1 usol gwlad Brycheiniog. 1 0 ardal hoff, boed amddiffyniad Duw í Yn amlwg arnat, drwy'r dyfodol oeeau, i A chrefydd bur a'i dylanwadau byw 1 Fo'n aros yma rhwng yr hen fynyddau. Gyda chrvbwylliad byr am Seren yr < Ysgol Sul," rhaid i mi adael miaolion 1 Awet am y tro. Y Parch. Charles Davies, Caerdydd wr hynaws. galluog, a gwrteithiedig—ydyw pregethwr v plant am y mis, a Siarad Cymraeg" ydyw teetyn pybyr y Parch. E. W. Davies, Ton Pentre. Dyma un peuill o'i eiddo:— >iaradweh Gvjnraeg yn eich cartref, uaradweh a'ch tad a'ch mam, Ya.e'r iaith, er yn hen ac oedranus, yn para yn gryf a dinam; Siai- adweh hi'n liyf ac heb wrido, siaradwch yn glir yr Hen Aeg, Mae'r Werin yn falch o'r hen tamiaith, mae'n Premier yn siarad Cymraeg. j

I MINERS' PROTEST. More than 1.001 are affected by I notices to terminate contracts which I have been given by the workmen at the East and Mardy Pits, Gwa.un-cae-Gurwen. I i The men object to the panel" system of i eettling disputes.

RAILWAYMEN'S PROTEST. I The Dowlais Branch of the National Union of Railwaymen has passed a reso- lution emphatically protesting against the way in which the recent conference at Swansea of the Workers1 and oldlers J (k-nncil ?.'as broken up. They also pro-! ? test ?am-t t be action .? the police n standing id!? by and takinD no a(t!<m ..oG..J 'r.' ? wh?'tT?! toward ? maintaining the law I bJ prot??nHg property and individuals." L

LATEST WAR NEWS I THURSDAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. I 1:4..1 p.m. Fr neh troops have again made progress north-west of Bixs- choote. A party of t-he enemy who endea- voured to approach our lines yes- terday north of Rouex were I driven off with loss by our fire.

RAIN AGAIN INTERVENES. Paris, Wednesday (received Thursday). —The French Expert Commentator, writ- ing to-night, 5ays:- After clearing up for a short time, the rain has once more fallen in Flanders, thus hindering the resumption of the operations which are foreshadowed by the recrudescence of the bombardment, notably near Ypres. French troops have gained some ground near Bixschoote, and on their side our British Allies have effected successful raids near Lombar- tzyde. On the French front the artillery duel h r\r> r> m rfirv 1 i TJO] rr nf fliA A icno and attempts by German detachments were repulsed by our troops. In the afternoon the cannonade ex- tended to a sector of the right bank of the Meuse, but there was no infantry action.—Press Association War Special.

ITALIAN OFFICIAL. The artillery struggle was brifker at "tomo feints on tfce Middle l«on4u and 011 xhe Carso. In the morning our flights, persevering in the upper region in the work begun on the 6th inst., raided Chaapovaimo Valley, causing, hy dropping numerous bomhs, new destruction and fires in the military establishments of this locality. The heavy defensive Sre reached the machines, and hit some of them, but our airmen were able to bring them all back to their bases.

MESOPOTAMIA. The War Office makes the following an- nouncement There is nothing special to report. Climatic conditions are improving, though the temperature is still very high.

LIBERIA JOINS IN. Washington, Tuesday.—The negro Re- public of Liberia has declared war against G eiriiiany.-R eii ter. e

BETTER NEWS OF RUSSIA. There is a healthier tone in the current Russian communique. Though the retreat in the Bukovina continues, it is slowing down, and the Russians are offering a good deal more resistance. On 'the Cialician frontier, near the confluence of the Zbrucz and the Dneistcr. the Russians developed an energetic offensive," drove the enemy out of two villages, and cap- tured over 300 prisoners. Two of the principal towns of Podolia, behind the Russian front, are, according to a Petrograd newspaper report, being evacuated by the civil population. One of them, Proskuroff, 44 miles from the Galician frontier, is on the main road from Lemberg to Odessa. In Moldavia, north of Focsani, the enemy are pressing their attack against joint forces of Russians and Rumanians, and have won fresh ground. They are working from the south up the main rail- way connecting the Rumanian and Russian fronts. It is understood that M. Kerensky will follow the example of the Allies and have a small War Cabinet, wheh will moot i daily. RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. | IrilKOGKAD, Wednesday. Western Front.—The enemy attacked our positions in the region of the village of Sonerenki, and penetrated a part of the trenches. He was driven out and the situation was restored. In the region of the confluence of the j River Zbrucz our troops, developing an energetic offensive, drove the enemy out after severe lighting from the villages of Barychkavcy and Wygoda, and the heights to the west of the last-named village. We took prisoners 7 officers and 300 rank and file, and also captured four machine- guns D To the north-west of the town of Sereth our troops repulsed several persistent enemy attacks. Rumanian Front.—Between the Kimpo- j lung road and Mount la Muntelu the enemy made a number of attacks, a large number of which were repulsed. Certain of our gallant regiments, having used up all their cartridges, fought at the point of the bayonet and with stones, which they threw down the mountain side. The enemy succeeded in taking only two of the heights. On the night of August 7 our troops occupying both sides of the Ivimpolung road retired somewhat to the east. The enemy continued his persistent attacks between the Bocsani—Merestchi Railwiv and the River Sereth, and pressed back our troops to the north of Bittigestclii.— Admiralty, per Wireless Press. Note.—The Russian counter-offensive reported above is in the neighbourhood of Khotin, where it was unofficially re.ported on Tuesday that the enemy had been forced back on a ten-milo front. The Zbrucz is the boundary line between Galicia and Russia.

THE WEEK'S PIRACY. I The figures for the 6inkings issued last night (for the week ending August 5, 3 p.m.) show an increase in the number of large vessels sunk and a decrease in the traffic. The number of vessels attacked continues to be small, and it is obvious from the figures of the past few weeks that the submarines are restricting their attention more and more to the larger vessels. Details: IN AND OUT TRAFFIC. I Merchant Ships (Over 100 Tons). Ail Nationalities. This Last Prev. Week. Week. Week. Arrivala 2.673 2,747 2,791 Sailings 2,796 2,776 2,791 5,469 5,523 5,582 The above do not include fishing and local craft. BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS SUNK. I Mine or Submarine. This Last Prev. Week. Week. Week. 1,600 tons (or over) 21 18 21 under 1,600 tons 2 3 3 Fishing Vessels. 0 0 1 23 21 25 Two of the larger ve&sels sunk belong to last week, bringing th? number for that week to 20 and for this week to 19. Thirteen ships were unsuccessfuly at- tacked, two belonging to last week and one to a fortnight ago, the corrected tigures being. Thu; La&t. Prev. Week. Week. Week. Unsuccessfully Week. Week. 16 1 I Attacked  10 11 16 The number attacked was thus 36 (31 after correction). Mails for the British West Indies, British, French, and Duteh Guiana, Dutch West Indies, the Virgin Islands of the United States (with specially ad- dressed correspondence for Venezuela, Columbia, and Panama), and parcel mails for Barbadoes, St. Vincent, Trini- dad .Venezuela ,and the Dutch West Indies, containing correspondence and parcels posted between July 20 and 27, have been lost as a result of enemy action.

I MISS CAMILLE CLIFFORD.  In London on Thursday, Capt, J. M. I ,T. Evans married Miss Camille Clifford I (the Hon. Mrs. Lyndhurst Bruce, widow of the eldest son of Lord Aberdare).

I BIG PUSH AT NEATH. I Three Maesteg colliers—Thos. Thomas, I! John Phillips, and WIll. Barry-were be- fore the Neath magistrates on Thursday charged jointly with maliciously breaking a plate-glass window, value £ 12, the pro- perty of Mr. Williams, outfitter. Green- street. P.C. Watkin Jones spoke to arresting the prisoners in Jjondon-road. Thomas and Phillips were drunk and very dis- orderly. When charged Thomas said they were having a lark in the doorway and he shoved Phillips through the window. Barry replied that he would leave it to his pals to clear him. The case against Barry was dismissed, and Thomas and Phillips were ordered to pay damage to the extent of £10, and for being drunk and disorderly were fined 10s.

THE FARMER'S FUTURE. An important conference on agriculture opened in Edinburgh oil Thursday, and and concluded on Friday. In the unavoid- able absence of Lord Rosebery, the Mar- quis of Linlithgow presided over a large gathering of agriculturists from all parts of Scotland. His Lordship, who was accompanied by the Earl of Selborne, emphasised the need of a sound and sympathetic national out- look and policy,, improved organisation of tha business side of the industry, an,d the advancement of technical knowledge in all branches of the husbandman's calling.

TURNED HIS WIFE OUT. There was a sequel to the case last week in which George Nicholas, a well known docks interpreter, summoned his wife under the Habitual Drunkards Act, and she in turn summoned him for per. sistent cruelty. Represented by Mr. Dd. Clarke, Mrs. Mary Nicholas applied for a maintenance order on the grounds of de- sertion. She said that following the pro- ceedings at the court he turned her out of the house and locked the door. In Mr. Clarke's presence he said he would not live with It is wife again. Mr. D. 0. Thomas, on behalf of Nicholas, admitted the desertion, and agreed to an order of ZI per week, which was granted.

DOCTOR FÅINE I CRAVE MESSAGE- TO, WAR COMMITTEE. The British Medical Journal an- nounces that a letter has been addres6ed to the Secretary for the War Committee. Copies have also been .sent to, the Local Government Board and National Insur- ance Commissioners. It is in the follow- ing terms:- My Lord,—We have been instructed to inform you that the Central Medical War Committee, after a careful survey of the whole of England and Wales, is of opinion that no more medical men can; be called upon to take commissions in the R.A.M.C. without seriously endangering  the supply of doctors for the treatment of the civil community, and that a further depletion can only be effected on the re- sponsibility of the Government, after carefully comparing the military with the civil needs. A few more appeals still re- main to be heard before the last man considered available by the committee has entered the Aiuny, but from Septem- ber onwards it will be quite impossible, under the present powers and conditions, to satisfy the large demands of the Army Medical Department, which are now stated to be greatly increased. In this connection the committee desires us to remind you of the letters sent to you on April 21st, April 27th, and June 2nd, 1917, and the suggestions made therein. Yot-cr most obedient servants. N. BISHOP HAKMAN, "ALFRED COX.

NO PASSPORT. An amusing story, which I have thoroughly authenticated (says our Lon- don Correspondent), comes to me of a Minister of the Crown, whose duty it is to issue passports for the country lie ad- mir."ters, finding himself detained from entering a prohibited area without a passport. The Minister, who tells the story himself, is Mr. Munro. Secretary for Scotland. At the week-end lie left London to address his constituents. He broke his journey for the night, and in endeavouring to leave the station was challenged and asked for his passport. lie had none, for, as he humorously put it, how could he issue a passport to himself? However, he found himself detained by a guard with hxed. bayonets for half-an-hour, by which time he managed to get an officer who knew him to identify him. He was thus able to go to bed, being parsed out of the station and in again next morning by the officer referred to. Mr. Munro fully enjoys the joke against himself.

THE WAR RAUSEUM. i Wednesdav.—The correspondent i Paris., !??t? Journal'" m T'?m<To'K""bas? &f-th??' ))Pen interviewing Sir Alfred Mond, the I First Commissioner of the Office of Works, I who is also the founder of the National Museum. Sir Alfred explained that his object was to get together samples of every new idea that had been realised in the course of the war, so that the historian of the future should find material ready to hand. When he wanted to describe, for ex-! ample, the toad-like tanks." Sir Alfred said, there will be a model ready for him. Every pha-se of tli-s war, every effort | made, whether or military, every contrivance that has been employed on land or sea or in the air. will be repre-j sented in the museum. Above all," Sir Alfred went on, this j museum of ours will be British, and, as the British Armies have gone to figlit on French soil they should have a French section devoted completely to them. But we have no room to hold all the objects of local interest that would be necessary for this. What we must have is a lasting j monument worthy of the importance of what it will contain. The men who have! taken part in this great war will come there to revive memories of the terrible past and to explain to those others who never beheld it, and to younger genera- j tions, all the horror and heroism of this Armageddon that the madness of German [ militarism brought upon the world. Thus also will they be taught to shrink from having recourse to arms, whether f.rom ambition of conquest or for the settlement of differences between the nations of the 1 world.Reuter. I —————————————

COLLIERY STOPPED. Serious allegations were made at Neath County Court on Wednesday during the hearing of a claim for damages brought by the Gwaun-cae-Gurwen Colliery Com- pany against Jonathan E. Jones and several other hauliers in their employ. j Mr. Kenshole (Aberdare) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Villiers Meager (in- structed by Messrs. Randall, Saunders and liaiidell) for the respondents. In his opening observations, Mr. Ken- shole suggested that the defendants de- liberatel-v and designedly restricted the output with the object of forcing the em- ployers to come to a certain arrangement. The pit was stopped on March 3rd, and after a week's idleness the men achieved their object, and on resuming work the output was greatly increased. That, he contended, was a serious condition of things, and constituted a breach of eon- tract for which the men concerned were liable. During the period of low output the men claimed the minimum wage, and the claims of the hauliers and colliers were referred to Mr. L. J. Kemptliorne. Mr. Meager successfully objected to tiie arbitration award as to the colliers being put in, adding that the hauliers were not a party to that arbitration. Continuing, Mr. Kenshole said that in consequence of the hauliers not supplying the colliers with trams, the company had to pay the minimum wage for March 3rd week, all through the district in which defendants were employed. In connection with the arbitration, Mr. Ivempthorne j came to the conclusion and decided that the hauliers were not entitled to their minimum wage, as they had not worked with diligence and efficiency. For the defence it was contended that the lowering of the output was due to an excessive quantity of rubbish among the coal. ) In giving judgment for plaintiff (S:27 lis. 2d.), his Honour said there was no. I doubt in his mind that the men left on the 2nd March for reasons for which they weiv entirely to blame. The three men ordered out did not, in his opinion, pur- sue their calling with the diligence ex- pected of them and the other men went out with them on s'mpatheical grOU!l(l;'j From a sporting point of view, it mIght be ? right, but in law it was hopele&s.

LABOUR AsO Pduk DOO.vERS' üÛ;mi AliO BESùLUTíJS. ii, .? 4 ci iJL U The following are the terms of a resolu- tion which is to be proposed by way 01 I)i-CIPUFo d an amendment by the Executive of the Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Workers' I nion at tue special Labour Conference, to be held on Thursday at the Central Hall, Westminster:— That this .special Labour Coniere.tice, in view of the gravity of the war position and the uncertainty of democratic opinion in all the belligerent countries, calls upon the ci'ganised labour movement to define a policy setting forth and representing the minimum claims of labour in view of an armistice or settlement 01 ncac-e. "This Conference views with apprehen- sion the apparent failure of democracy Lo define an attitude towards the war. We, therefore, suggest that we loyally support the lighting services of the Allies until term- of peace are Fettled. We would urge the organised labour of each country to define its policy tu- wards the war and its minimum condi- tions as to terms of peace. That following the Trades Union Con- gress and the conference to be held in September next for the Allies, and in association with Anieric-an representa- tives, the Peace Committee appointed shall have power to negotiate with ó¡'.n Allies, the Central Powers, and with aeutial Powers, for the :-peclii.j ? of a war conference, to be held in Sweden or elsewhere. That a committee be appointed from this conference to co-operate with the"1 Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress to co-operate with that body in organising the Allies' Peace Con- j ference. H That this delegate meeting is of opinio-: that the proposed Stockholm Con- ference would be abortive in face of the fact that no mandate was given by any organised Labour opinoin representing the Central Powers, together with the fact that our own position in this matter is unsatisfactory." e are of v the opinion that lx-fore any meeting is possible, the organised labour of each belligerent country eliould first of all define its attitude by demo- c ratio voting; that its representatives, should lie purely Labour representatives, and under no Government patronage, with a view of free expression of opinion. That this conference upholds the rights of democracy to its share of repre- sentation determining peace settlement, and invites the democracies of all belli- gerents to co-operate with the view of ending the tragedy of the Ifar." MiNERS' RESOLVE. A delegate conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain was held on Thursday in London, when it was decided to endorse the recommendation of the Ejke<;uiiire-X'oauuiitee. -not --t«~-oture- few ftuy decision regarding the sending of British delegates to the Stockholm Conference until a full statement had been received from the Executive of the Labour Party on Friday. Then the miners will move the adjournment 01 the conference to en- able the districts to decide their attitude.

W H Y SO G 0 BEERLESS. When a man named Alford was charged at the Guildhall on Wednesday with I)e, ing drunk and incapable in the City, Mr. Alderman Domoney remarked:— H You are one of those men who prevent moderate drinkers getting a drink of beer. Men to whom a glass of beer would do good cannot get it because the likes of you get too much.

HOUSING SCHEMES. The first meeting of the Departmental Committee appointed to inquire into and consider the question of providing houses on a great scale for the working classre after the war was held at the Local Government Board offices on Thursday. The proceedings were conducted in private, but it is understood that the business was of a purely formal character.

A CHARMED LIFE. The chief steward of a famous steamship line is beginning to think he has a charmed life. Not long ago he left a Scottish port, and on the homeward jour- ney his vessel was torpedoed. He joined another ship which was topedoed when near the English coast. He was rescued by a parsing ship, and two hours Inter-only eight miles sway—this vesse l also was sunk by a submarine. Once more he was saved, and. not the least daunted, sailed again this week from a British port.

DIED AT SWANSEA. The death has occurred in a Swansea hospital of Mr. Goronwy Edwards, B.Sc., formerly assistant master at Tregaron County School. Mr. Edwards was a native of Corris, Merioneth, and graduated at Aberystwyth College. Early in the war he became an assistant in the chemical de- partment of a South Wales munition works, but several months ago, while at work, he had an accident, to the effects of which he succumbed. The funeral takes place at Corris on Tuesday.

EX-SOLDIER'S CHILD. A discharged soldier from Pentrechwrth was called before the Swansea Guardians Visiting Committee on Wednesday for inquiries with regard to his baby which was in the Institution. He told a sad story. Hex said he had had seven years in the Army, and was discharged in 1915 with a pension of 4s. 3d. per week. He received it until re- cently, when it was stopped. He alleged that his wife had deserted the child be- cause it was a cripple, and. that influenced by her mother, his wife had left home and turned him and the baby away. In reply to questons fty the chairman, he said he had not worked for three weeks. Asked how he lived, he said that neigh- bour& gave him food. Mr. Owen observed that they were very accommodating neigh- bours who would give food away in these times He told the man that lie (Mr. Owen) thought it against human nature for the mother to abandon the child, par- ticularly when it was afflicted. In reply to a question as to whether drink had anything to do with it, the ex- soldier replied that neither he nor his wife drank intoxicants He admitted that or: several occasion he had smacked her face for a good reason." Subsequently he was informed that ho would have to take the child out of the Institution. Mr. Owen asked that the man be in- formed that if he did not take the baby i a warfant would be issued for his arrest, •

CRUSHED BY PIT PROPS. r< B 10- i George Bouchir ef 263. Trewyddfa« j road, Landore, employed as a collier at the Copper Pit Collieries, Morriston, was fatally injured while following his em- ployment on Wednesday by some pit props which fell on him. lie was conveyed tc the Swansea Hospital, and died early IT the afternoon.

SCEN E iN A POST OFFICE. | A man entered the post office ai j Trafalgar-road, East Greenwich, got lif" bind the counter, struck the two wonie; clerks, and then produced a revolver. On assistance arriving the rian bolted from the office, and was pursued on a bicycle hy a police sergeant, who suo ce-eded in arresting him.

NO PUBLiC INQUIRY. Asked cn Wednesday whether the Vvav Office would order a public inquiry into th<i.al!cgatujD^ of Ibheatment of a ''c<>n- | scicntious objector at Cleefhorpes Camr so that Brigadier-General Elliot Major Grimshaw might state their c 1st pJhlicly, Mr. Macpherson said that it was not proposed to hold such an inquiry.

NOTICE TO QUIT. Tiiere re,-nis to be no way out of it (says the Daily Express ") but for the' Unionist. Central Offices and the Whips )ffiees. on the Embankment, close by the Houses of Parliament, to go out into the wilderness, for Sir Alfred Mond, the head of the Public Works, has giver them notice to quit to make room fo: Lord Ehon-dda's Food Control.

A FATAL BLOW. 1 — son of Afr, ?.Vm.Ro?rt Davids (15), <-on of Mr. D?vid Davi?, 35, C!y'ad?-sh'eet. Mcrri?- ton, was killed at the Mannesman Tuhe Works about 8 o'clock on Wednesday night. Deceased was engaged as a labourer He was handling a tube at the time, anc was struck violently in the chest. Dr. Clws" Kemp, Morriston, was sent for. bu1 before his arrival the young lad had (x. [ pired. ■ ■

WORKED FOR GRENFELLS. The death occurred at Grenfell Town. j Pentrechwrth, on Wednesday, of Mr, Thomas Henry Glasson, at the age of fil. He had been employed at Upper Blink Works for about 40 years under Mr. Paa- coe Grenfell and since that time by Messrs. Williams Foster. For between 30 and 4.r. years he was a deacon at Canaan Cha-pel. He lea-ves a widow and on daughter, who is a school teacher. He wae a brother of infr. Kichard Glasson, the Kilvev sidesman.

I "EiCH DYN." Much interest is being taken here in th' movement to secure the adoption of ? Welsh motto for the Prince of Wales. I am told Is-ays the London correspondent of the Western Mai! ") that it has been de, II cided to abandon the present German one of Ich Dien," but the choice of a new motto is by no means easy, for thf Herald's College has to be satisfied and many formalities carried out. I have to. day received a letter from Lord Stam- fordham, the King's Private Secretary saying that the King could not sanctioj the substitution of the words Eich Dyn for those of Ieh Dien Unless authorit; for the history in favour of the forme was unquestionably established." It is. know, quite true that there is no authen tic conemporary account of Edward 1. be ing at Carnarvon Castle holding out hj. son to the Welsh chieftains and saying tc them, Eit-h dyn." So that convincing historical sanction for the suggested n('í\ motto will not be possible at all, though there is no doubt Edward 1. meant his son to be a real Prince of Wales. With regard to Ich Dien," it is sup- posed that that was the motto of the blind King John of Bohemia who was killed at the battle of Cressy, and that Edward the Black Prince adopted it as his own, witb the three ostrich feathers as his crest. But even this is only a theory, and, indeed Ir. Llewelyn Williams declares that igainst its acceptance there are more im. probabilities than there are against thf Welsh tradition. For one thing, there iF no other record in the whole history of chivalry where one Prince assumed the crest and motto of another whom he had killed. Though the Heralds have always been and apparently still are against the acceptance of the Welsh story, the his. torical sanction of the German motto ■ems equally indefinite, and I think the King would please Wales by adopting the proposal communioated to him m the Jut- day or twdi