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1 Picture Palace, Pont}%erem. NEXT WEEK. NEXT WEEK. Usual EXCELLENT SHOW of PICTURES. POPULAR PRICES: 4d., 6d., and 9d. Thursday, Doors Open at 6.45, to com- mence at 7. Saturday, Doors Open 6.30, to commence at 6.45 and 8.45. MATINEE Thursdays at 4 o'clock, Id.. 2d., and 3d.

HODION AR BYNCIAU YR i' WYTHNOS. (GAN AWSTIN.) I t Fel hyn y cyfeiriwyd llythyr ataf yr flWythnos hon, ac y mae yn fy adgotio am iHodyn a gefais flvnyddau yn ol wedi ei gyfeirio: "Awstin, W ale^, England, preat Britain," ond yn awr wele: Å wstin- };ich cynhes, eres lythyrau—a dal { Yn deg am y ddimau; Ewch ymlaen, gwnewch amlhau. jj? L D i enaid yw'ch doniau. — B ria l log. —Briallog." ?Ac o'r tufewn i'r amien yr oedd a ganlyn, Imewu cyfeiriaci at yr englyn coll a ym- jjddangoeodd yn y llith diweddaf: t. G<)ste,, Awstin.—Yr oeddwn wedi Ineddwl fod y Cwmwl Du wedi ei gario ymaith gag ryw awyrlong i wlad estronol, .8'i osod yn rhestr y colledxgion, ond er fy eyndod, yr wytlinos ddiweddaf gwelais ed fod wedi dychwelyd yn fyw, iach. a dianaf, wedi bod ar gyfeiliorn. Hefyd, gail ei fod yn teimlo yn newynog, ac ar gyfer hyny yr wyf wedi darparu arlwy iddo. Cyfranoged yn helaeth o'r VOHTH RYFEL. A oe6 bara neu yshwrid ?-gwarth gwyllt Gwerth gwaed \,w'1' dorth ryfel; Am yr ebyrth mae rhwbel, A daw y gosb, Duw a'i gwel, Briallog, Treforis." A phrin yr oeddwn wedi cael amser i gychwyu y casglu a'r mantoli a'r cwtogi er mwyn cael arlwy'r bwrdd golygyddol Cymreig i hyd a lied un golofn, pan y daeth llythyr gludydd a'r llith canlynol i'm llaw: Tri mis yn ol meddyliodd pobl Llanwrtvd, fel pobl llawer LIan arall, mai "ason" (fel y dywedant) wael fyddai y bresenol. Ond nid felly y mae wedi bod, oblegid o safbwynt ymweliadau nid yw Llanwrtyd wedi cael ei gwell erioed. Y mae ugeiniau, os nad canoedd, wedi metliu cael llety yn y lie. Dychwel- txld peth canoedd i'w cartrefleoedd y Sadwrn diweddaf, ond daetli bron yr un nifer i mewn. Amlwg am eu habsenoldeb, er llyny, ydyw y gwyr ieuainc. Y rhyw fenywaidd a'r rhai mewn ocd sydlt yn y mwyafrif o lawer. Er fod y tywydd dipyn yn anffafriol a'r bwydydd yn ddrud, mae pob un yn ceisio gwneyd ei hunan yn hapus, ac i gyrhaedd yr amcan hyn mae y cyngherddau a'r cyrddnu adloniadol sydd yn cael eu cynhal bob hwyr yn y Victoria Pavilion yn llew- yrchus dros ben, a'r ymwelwyr yn eu mwynliau tuhwnt." Am y llwyddiant yn y cyfeiriad yma, lnae diolchgarwch a bendithion dirifedu yn cael eu harllwys ar benau y pwyllgor, o ba un y mae Mt. W. Clement, Glandwr, Abertawe, yn ysgrifenydd, a rhyfedd yn y byd fod y fath lwyddliant pan y deuant j wybod fod gwr mor egniol yn bre&enol. Yr oedd yma gymanfa ganu nos Sul, pan yr arweiniwyd gan Mr. Herbert Llewelyn, arweinyd Cor Undebol Troed- yrhyw Merthyr. Canu anfarwol a chyfar- fod nad anghofir am hir amser, cv byth. Yr cmynau dewisiedig oeddynt Hyf- rydol ("-Nlarchog -leFu"), "Crug-y-Bar" ("0 Fryniau Caersalem."), "Sandon" (U Lead Kindly Light "), "Edinburgh" ("Dyma Babell y Cyfarfod"). Canwyd yr 'Dlaf er dathlu pen xnlwydd Ann Griffith, yr awdures. Yn mhlith y pwyllgor dewisiedig am fr wythnos hon y mae:-Cadeirydd, Mr. James Clement (Alarch Ogwy), Sciwen; Mr. W. Hopkins, Caersalem, Treboeth; Mr. Elias Thomas, Llangyfelach; Mr, W. Bowen, Llanelli; Mr. Phillip Roberts, Rhydamman; yr ysgrifenydd, Mr. W. Clement, Glandwr; a'r cyfeilydd. am y tymor ydyw Mr. T. J. Lloyd, A,T.C.L.. Treforis, brawd gobeithiol a defnyddiol iawn yn yr ystyr yma. Y mae yma lu o bobl adnabyddus Aber- tawe a'r cylch yn bresenol. Nos Wener cawsom ddarlith odidog gan y Parch. Dyfnallt Owen. ar y testyn Three Months at the Front." Carwn ddweyd gair hefyd am gyrddau lzweddi-" cyrddau y horeu," fel y gelwir hwynt—cyrddau da yn mhob ystyr, a nawdd y nef yn amlwg yn mhob cyfarfod. Arweinydd. neu arolygwr, y cyrddau hyn am yr wythnos o'r blaen ydoedd Mr. Llew. Evans, Treboeth—brawd rhagorol. Yn Llanwrtyd ydyw penawd y dis- grifiad digrif ca-nlynol o'r cyrchfan poblogaidd gan Rhandir Llawer i gawod ac ambell i heulwen; Cwrdd a chyfeillion i'm cadw yn llawen; Cyd-he-swch a Drfed, cyd-dis-ian a Gwili; A cheisio pysgota-lieb ddala er hyny; Trin pub djrysbwnc ar wyneb y cread, A pliawb yn dyheu ain newid y lleuad; Yfcd y dwfr, gan dreio barddoni; Ymdrochi mewn Swlffwr a hwnw mron berwi; Mwynliau y cyngherddau a siarad am Awstin A'i Golofn Gymraeg mor flasus i bobun. Mae rhosyn fy moch yn cochi yn hyfryd, A phennill i mam o Ffynonau Llanwrtyd. Sylwaf fod mudiad ar droed i gydnabod, drwy dysteb gyhoeddus, weithgarwch a thalent fy nghyfaill, y Bonwr J. Tywi Thomas, .ysgrifenydd a phrif eylfaenydd Cymdeithas Swyddogion Iechvd Pelieudir Cymru. Y mae talentau a gweit.ligarwoh a chylch, adnabyddiacth Mr. Tywi Thomas yn eang ac yn amrywiol. fel mai prin y mae anghen cyflwyno i syl"r byd Cymreig deilyngdod y gwrthrych, ond hawddach gwneyd hyny na pheidio. Ac i mi, fel Cymro llengar—g.vda pharch a sercli at wlad, iaith, a chenedl," fel yutau. y rune yn ddiddorol neillduol i wneyd y nodiad fod fy adnabyddiaeth o lHJno yn myned yn ol i belkler niwl y blynvddau, pan oedd ef yn fachgen ieuanc yn rhyddiasthu ac yn byrlvinu barddon- iaeth i gyhoeddiad misol bychan oedd dan fy ngolygyddiaeth, pan ocddwn yn hogyn pen-felvn ylll ^Ihontvpridd — C'yd- ymaith y Tleiityn." Bydcl byw fyth, o TJ;wi Gair eto i gofio'r darllenydd am Eistedd- fod Ystumllwvnartli, i'w diynal y cyntaf o Fedi. Rhaid i'r farddoniaoth, y traeth- odau, etc., fod yn 11aw yr ysgrifenydd—y Cynghoxwr Bell, 8, Castle-terrace, Mumbles; neu'r beirniad. Y Parch. R. S. Rogers, B.A., Capel Gomer, Abertawe, cyn neu erbyn y 25ain o'r mis hwn. Bvdd yn dda gan y cantorion a'r cerddor- ion wybod, hefyd, mai lIr. "anglIan Thomas. Abertawe, fydd yn bcirniadu y gerddoriaeth. Yr wyf yn meddwl fy mod yn y nodiad hwn wedi ateb amryw ofyn- iadau a ddaethant i'r gwyddfa yn ystod yr wythnos neu ddwy ddiweddaf. Da genyf ddeall fod ceisiadau am ragleni wedi dyfod o bob eybi i Gaerdydd. o Abergwaun i Aber- tawe, ac o 1 xestiniog a Dowlais a Birken- head dros for a thir ac afon i Gaer- w-rosy dd—hen enw Castell Ystuinllwyn- ma tk.

THURSDAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. France, 10.15 a.m. We advanced our lines slightly dur- ing the night south-west of Ypres. On the Y pres battle-front a hostile attack upon a strong point held by us east of Langemarck was repulsed by machine gun fire. Last night a party of the enemy raided one of our forward posts in the neighbourhood of Lombardt- zyde. Two of our men are miss- mg.

THURSDAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. There was great activity of the Ger- man artillery to the north of the Aisne, notably in the Braye- Hurtebiso sector. Several attempted enemy surprise attacks in the region of Laifaux Mill, Ailles, and Cerny failed. On the left bank of the Meuse our artillery, dominating that of our adversary, continued very active in the course of the night. On the right bank of the Meuse local operations enabled us to reduce the enemy's points of re- sistance to the north-west of Mormont Farm. Seventeen pri- soners fell into our hands. The number of prisoners taken since the 20th August now reaches 7,640, including 186 officers and 600 wounded. The material captured and counted up to the present comprises 24 guns of all calibres and more than 200 machine guns. In addition nine guns have been destroyed. There is nothing to report on the rest of the front. Aviation.—In the course of the daytime of August 22 our air squadrons bombarded the rail- way station at Fribourg-en-Bris- bane, the aviation grounds at Colmar and Schlestabt. In the region of Verdun 1,300 kilo- grams of projectiles were tljrown on the enemy railway stations, bivoacs, and aerodromes. Our aeroplanes also attacked with their machine guns convoys on the march

THURSDAY'S ITALIAN OFFICIAL, I Yesterday we again made consider- able progress on the north wing of the Loin, and attained a new success on the south wing. The enemy has redoubled his coun- ter-offensive. Our troops are repulsing his counter- attacks on the positions captured and are proceeding towards the realisation of their objectives. On the Carso our troops carried a strong position south-east of Dos- so Soiti, and held it. Our aeroplanes and airships dropped 12 tons of bombs on the enemy. The prisoners captured up to date amount to 350 officers and more than 16,000 men. HOME, Wednesday (received Thursday). The Italia Nazionale learns that the Austrians, alarmed at the growing intensity of the battle on the Italian front, have sent o.n urgent request to Germany for re- inforcements. The Austrian losses up to the 21st inst. are 55,000 killed and wounded. One regiment which showed signs of mutiny was hurriedly withdrawn from the front. The Austrian losses have been heaviest in the Isonzo region, the Andavo, and Tolmino. A heavy shell bit the Austrian General Headquarters, near Tol- mino, and killed the whole of the staff. —Exchange Special.

SALONIKA GUTTED. (From Press Association Special Correspondent.) SALONIKA, Sunday (Received Thursday). I arrived at Salonika this morning. Practically the entire business quarter of the town has been destroyed in the fire, nearly all the hotels are gone, and several hanks have been either gutted or partially destroyed, though the books and treasure were saved. The scene presented is one of utmost desolation and ruin. The fire started in u quarter of the town inhabited mostly by the poorer classes, and spread nipidly, fanned by a strong north-west wind. It soon assumed the dimensions of a conflagration, which raged furiously from Saturday afternoon till late on Tuesday, when it spent itself, although it 1st still burning to-day in some parts. The scene was one of terrible grandeur. When the wind veered round to the north- east the fire developed into all avenue of flame a mile wide, which progressed by leaps and boupds. devouring everything in its passage. So much confusion and panic prevailed among the people that the salvage of goods and chattels was in 1 most caees meagre. It is estimated that about 60,0'10 people are homeless, while the loss <>; propel t.v and public stores of all kinds is enormous. Naturally there is great distress. Insurance companies are stated to he interested to the extent of two or threo million pounds. The Allied military authorities ren- dered every possible assistance, though the.scarcity of water was grievously felt. All kinds of devices, surh as blowing up houses, and pulling down walls, were adopted; indeed superhuman efforts were displayed, and much valuable work was performed, by our military lorries and Red Cross and private motor cars, in quickly transporting homeless people to I places of safety. Each of the Allied armies is taking care of destitute people, the British alone tend- ing some 30,004). Briefly, Salonika has been visited by the worst disaster ever known in its history. The whole sea front, from the Custom House to within a couple of hundred yards of the famous White Tower, has been completely destroyed. To crown this appalling catastiophe, three enemy aeroplanes, probably at- tracted by the immense glare caused by the fire, new over Salonika on Sunday afternoon, and dropped several bombs while the fire was still burning. The coincidence of the air raid with the con- flagration is, to say the least, singular, taken in connection with the happenings at Monastir on the eve of the Salonika fire, when the enemy fired 2,000 incen- diary shells, and practically destroyed the whole town of Monastir.

A WEEK'S PIRACY. I The figures for the sinkings issued on Wednesday night (for the week ending August 19, 3 p.m.) are almost identical with those of last week, when the record was exceptionally low. Further, the traffic shows an increase, but the number of vessels attacked was again low-the same as last week. Details:— IN-AND-OUT TRAFFIC. I Merchant Ships (over 100 tons), All Nationalities. This Last Prev. Week. Week. Week. Arrivals 2,838 2,776 2,673 Sailings 2,761 2,666 2,796 -1 5,602 5,442 5,469 The above do not include fishing and local I craft. I BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS SUNK. I Mine or Submarine. t This Last Prev. WTeek. Week. Week. 1,600 tons (or over) 15 14 21 Under 1,600 tons 3 2 2 Fishing Vessels 2 3 0 20 19 23 One of the large vessels was sunk a week ago. The number unsuccessfully attacked was 12, including one last week and one a fortnight ago, the corrected table being: This Last Prev. Unsuccessfully We-c-k. 1 We-ek. Week. Week. attacked 10 9 11 The total number attacked was thus 32 (29 after correction). I £ >-

JAPS FOR RUSSIA? I Paris, Wednesday.—The Petit Jour- nal," in an article on the possible military intervention of Japan in Europe, says:— To those who cherish doubts as to the disinterestedness of Japan it will be enough to recall the fact of the Rusao- Japanese Alliance. The objections and difficulties in the way of Japanese inter- vention in Europe have been removed. 2ias» vanished, Uncle Sam no longer glances nervously at the little Jap. The expansion of Japan, the journal says, is entirely economic. What the Japanese covet is not Jndo-China, but the granting of commercial facilities, and it is better that our allies should assume front rank as regar ds the economic development of our great Far Eastern territory. The journal ends by hailing the glorious dawn, which will be symbolised by the appearance of the Japanese flag upon the Russian front.

DISORDERLY RETREAT. JASSY, Tuesday (received Thursday). To-day's official Rumanian communique is as follows:— On Saturday, in the sector of Dniester, as far as the Trotus Valley, there was weak artillery activity. The enemy at- tacked several times between the Trotus and Doftana Valleys, but was driven back by the Russians with heavy losses. The enemy resumed his violent attacks between Slanicu and Tirgu Ocna at Gros- ejbti, and against the glafs factory eight kilometres west of Monostierea Casinu, but was driven back almost everywhere, falling back beyond our positions in dis- order, and leaving in our hands prisoners and war material. In the sector south of the Sutitza Valley the artillery bombardment OIl both sides was fairly violent. In the sector north of the Susitza Valley at Gusta. and at Marasita the enemy in the morning resumed his violent bom- bardment and launched several attacks. which obliged our troops to give a little ground In the afternoon Rumanian troops de- sired to avenge themselves and led with great dash by their officers, took part in counter-attacks and drove hack the enemy n" far as the Sueita Valley and Saturnu. south-east of Panciu, capturing prisoners and machine gu.is. Their advance was yr reefed with difficulty in order to consu- lidate our positions Up to the present we have captured more than 500 prisoners and five machine- guns On the remainder of our front there was uriiilery activity of varying intensity. .¡-

EX-TSAR'S TRAIN. Petrograd, Aug. 21.-Tlie Homanoff train collided with a freight train at the town of Slwlia. Although the passengers i were unharmed the trains were delayed for 21 hours. Upon reaching Rumen the party were notified that the house at Tobolsk was unprepared, and the party slept in a The ex-Tsar Nicholas alighted ifrst. his wife following. His sun. wearing the uniform of a corporal, came next, smiling, with his sisters. A crowd of natives and soldiers gathering, the ex-Tsar rushed down into the cabin, and the steamboat ctarted. The party arrived at Tobolsk on Mon- day morning. The family will live at the former Governor's house. Four hun- dred guards are living in small lid uses. The whole household, including the guards' houses, will be surrounded. General Versohenin and Kobelinsb. re- presenting the Government, remain at Tobolsk, receiving all the correspondence for the family.—Exchange. -0.

FAINTED IN MrD-AIR. At the inquest at Ilford on Wednesday, on Lieut. G. O. Robert Craig, M.C., Lat Lancashire Regiment, and R.F.C., it was stated that he went up from an aerodrome on Sunday evening, and after engaging in fighting practice with his flight-com- mallder came down in a spin. He re- eovered himself from this, but began im- mediately to spin in the opposite direc- tion and crashed to earth. A doctor who witnessed the occurrence was of opinion that the lieutenant fainted in mid-air.

WAR SUMMARY. 1 — FRIDAY. Counter-attacks have been made by the Germans on the new positions gained by us yesterday east of Loos, in the direc- tion of Cite St. Auguste. At the second attempt the enemy suc- ceeded in pressing back our line slightly at some points, but later in the night our troops again attacked and re-estab- lished our positions. There was artillery activity on both sides during the night east of Ypres. The Germans have set fire to the cathedral at St. Quentin. SATURDAY. A German counter-attack was made early this moning ag our recently cap- tured positions noruu-west of Lens. His troo-ps were completely repulsed. There has been considerable hostile artil- lery activity during the night in the neighbourhood and aorth-east of Ypres. Some of our light naval forces fought an enemy destroyer in the German Bight. Though repeatedly hit, the destroy. 1 escaped through the mist over the mine field. French aviators have carried out success- ful raids, in the course of which 111 machines were engaged, and 13,000 kilos of explosives dropped. MONDAY. IOn both banks of the Meuse French troops went forward this morning to the attack on the German positions with magnificent ardour. The latest news to hand indicates that an Italian offensive has commenced on the grandest scale along the Carso, Isonzo and Julian fronts. Concentrated blows against Austria promise to be the hardest of the war. During last night a German counter- attack on positions captured by the British in the morning was completely repulsed. A successful raid has been carried out by us east of Lens. On the Ypres front our front has been advance d touth-east of St. JanshDer. Many taoof bombs were dropped during Saturday night by our Royal Naval Air Service on St. Pierre station and sidings, Ghent, Thourout station and dump and Bruges docks. We carried out a raid on Sunday on Snelleghem Aerodrome, where a direct hit was registered on a large shed. On the return journey our aircraft were attacked by hostile aircraft, which was beaten off. TUESDAY. The new offensives launched by the Italians and the French are yielding brilliant resuifs. It is strange, there- fore, to find the Germans claiming that the Verdun battle is going in their favour. Sir Douglas Haig reported this morning that the third attempt to regain the ground recently captured by us south-east of Epehy. The attacking forces were repulsed, and we hold all our positions. Our pogjtioJte north of the Ypres-Meuin road have been improved. During the night of the 19th-20th the R.N .A.S. dropped many too of bombs oil Middlekerkc, Dump and on Diuges- oise Works. To-day's French Eastern communique says that 50 aeroplanes dropped 1,500 kilograms of explosives on the Prilep region, causing a great number of fires. By the fire at Salonika 100,000 people have been rendered homeless. WEDNESDAY. The British gains south and west of Lena have been maintained. Further progress has also been made north and north- west of Lens. As a result of heavy fighting, in the course of which strong German counter-attacks were repulsed by us, fresh ground has been secured in advance of the positions taken by us on the 15th inst. There has been great activity during the night both sides, east and north-east of Ypres. Enemy airships visited the east coast of England last night and this morning. Two of them were brought down during a visit of short duration. The casualties and damage are slight. Under the pressure of the Italian forces the Austrian lines are cracking. Our Allies have effected a master stroke, and in certain sectors of the Carso the fight- ing is fiercer than ever. The Germans have added to their bad re- cord by bombing three French hospitals behind Verdun The French, so their to-day's French offi- cial points out, have captured since August 20th, 6,116 prisoners, including 174 officers. They liave also secured an important quantity of booty, and a com- plete regimental staff. In spito of etrong German attacks the French havo everywhere integrally maintained their positions. A brilliant return offensive by the French drove out the enemy from a first line trench in which they had obtained a footing. Th<- Austrian logics in the present fight- ing with the Italians are given nt, ;F,.lIOO killed and wounded. There are, of course, thousands of prisoners as well. THURSDAY. The Italians yesterday made considerable progress on the north wing of the Loin. The enemy is rc-doubltng his counter- attacks. Three hundred and fifty offi- cers and more than 16.000 men have al- rea dy been made prisoners. The French Official reports great enemy ai til lory acticity north of the Aisne. The prisoners taken up to the present amount to 7.64!), while 24 iruns cf all cali- bres and 200 machine-guns have been captured. Alarmed by the growing intensity of the battle on tho ltalian front, the Aus- trians have sent a request to Germany for reinlorcements. The A irAnan losses up to the 21st inst. are 55.000 killed and wounded. They have been heaviest in the Isonzo region, the Andavo, and Tolmino. A heavy shell which hit 1 h" Austrian General Headquarters, near Tolmino, killed the whole of the stair. The total casualties of yesterday's air raids on England were given officially this afternoon as 11 killed and 26 wounded. The I>riti,sh line south-west of Ypres were advanced during last night. A hostile attack upon a strong point held by us east of Langemarck was repulsed by machine-gun fire. Last night a party of the enemy raided a forward post in the neighbourhood of Lombardtzyde, and two of our men are missing.

COSTLY RAIDS. I EIGHT GERMAN AEROPLANES DOWN I Ten enemy aeroplanes visited the Kentish coast and dropped bombs on Ramsgate and Dover on Wednesday morn- ing. Eleven persons were killed and 13 injured. The material damage is slight. Eight of the aeroplane raiders were brought down, one of the pilots being rescued, only slightly injured. The Admiralty, in a message on Wednesday night, after announcing that a third machine was shot down, states that the gunners in a fourth machine appeared to have been killed. DOVER, MARGATE, AND RAMSGATE. PRESS BUREAU, Wednesday. *) p.m. The Secretary 01 t,iL ,1Jty L. ¡kea the following announceuient:- In amplification of Lord French's report, ten enemy aeroplanes of the Gotha type were attacked by naval aero- planes in the vicinity of Ramsgatfe be- tween 10 and 11 a.m. to-day. The enemy machines, which were flying J at a height of between 11,000 and 12,000 feet, were closely engaged, and, in addi- tion to the two mentioned by Lord French in his earlier communique, another was shot down by R.Is.A.S. machine close to the coast. The re- maining seven Gothas returned to sea- ward, followed by numerous naval air- craft. The pilot of an R.N .A.S. aeroplane which chased the raiders oversea reports that after firing 300 rounds of ammuni- tion into one of the enemy machines both gunners appeared to be killed. There was no fire in reply, even at 20 yards distance. I LOSSES AMONG THE ESCORT. ADMIRALTY, 11.50 p.m. The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following announcement:— The following report has been received from Vice-Admiral, Dover, relative to the action taken by the R.N .A. Service at Dunkirk: Several flights of machines were sent I out to intercept the enemy aircraft re- turning from England. One flight of three machines met 12 Gothas 35 miles north of Nieuport. and engaged them, chasing them to Zeebrugge, but with no decisive results. Another of our patrols of 10 machines engaged a flight of ahout 25 enemy escorting scouts who were off the coast awaiting the return of the enemy bombers, and in the ensuing fight five enemy aircraft were driven down com- pletely out of control, and probably some more, but in the close fighting accu- rate counting was impossible. All of our machines returned safely. I 11 KILLED; 26 INJURED. I Field-Marshal Lord French reports as I follows :■— August 3. 1.1 0 p.m. The total casualties in yesterday's aero- plane raid on Ramsgate and Dover were 11 killed and 26 injured., i I

ZEPP. DESTROYED. PRESS BUREAU, Tuesday, 10.20 p.m. The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following announcement:— A portion of our light forces, operating near the coast of Jutland on the niorn I, i, of the 21st inst., engaged and destroyed i an enemy Zeppelin. There were no survivors. ZEEBRUGGE BOMBARDED. LODO, Thursday. The Secretary of the Admiralty mabes the following announcement A bombing raid by naval aircraft was carried out at 3 o'clock yesterday morn- ing, August 22nd, on Zebrugge Mole. Some hits were made. A raid was also made on Ghistelles Aerodrome at 6.30 a.m., August 22nd. Bombs exploded in the western shed, and fires were started. All our macliinos returned safely. Renter's Amsterdam message says-—The frontier correspondent of the Tele- graaf reports last night British ships ap- peared on the Belgian coast and bom- barded Zeehrugge.

ABERAVON BABY SHOW. I The prospects for the success of Aber- avon Baby Show to be held next Thurs- day arc rosy. Already there are a large number of entries, and doctors from a neighbouring town have hHn invited to judge. The Mayar (Aid. Goslin) i6 giving a handsome championship cup for the best baby, and a special prize will be given for the best baby whose father is on active I service.

STOLEN PROPERTY. I Before the Swansea Bench, on Tliiirs- day (Mr. W. Thomas in the chair), Cor- relins Crowley, fruit merchant, was charged with feloniously receiving several articles of jewellery, value £ 20. belonging to Elizabeth Davies. of the Commercial Inn, Pentre Estyll, knowing the same to hnvc been stolen, at Swansea, on Monday. fr. Hy. Thompson i-fprpse-nted defend- ant. and objected against Snpt. Roberts's application for a remand until Wednes- day. Applying for bail, Mr. Thompson said Crow ley was a Swansea man with a settled residence in the town. Supt. Roberts's application wns granted, bail being refused, the police ob- jecting on account of the amount of money involved.

ACREAGE UNDER HOPS. I The Board of Agriculture are is,iiinz to every hop grower in the country a letter calling for a return to tho Board of fhe following particulars: Acreage of hops on his holding in 1!1114. Acreage of hops which will be cropped this year. Acreage on wh'ic'n heps are growing but from which hops will not be picked this year Growers are asked to complete and re- turn three forms on or before Saturday next. The covering letter calls attention to the Hop Order of Mav 19. and slates that the return is required for the pur- pose of the schome under which the Hop of t l i(- Control Committee of the Board of Agri- culture will be the- sole purchasers of hoys of the 15)17 crop, and that growers failing to make this return or cropping an acre- age in access of that allowed under the Hop Order (i.e., one-half of the 1914 acreage) are liable to have their hops re- ) fused by the Control Committee, apart. from any proceedings that may be taken on account of a breach of the Order. l

STATUS DISPUTED CLAIMS AGAINST THE COPPER PIT CO. A further case against the Copper Pit Collieries, Ltd., was heard at the Swansea County Court on Wednesday, when David Jordan John claimed lii 4d. for unlaw- ( ful dismissal. Another workman, David Roes, of Pentretreharnoroad, Brynhyfryd, claimed S4 13s 6d. on similar grounds. Mr. D Walter Samuels (instructed by Mr. J. Jenkins) again appeared tor plaintiffs, and Mr. Prosser (Messrs. Kenshole and Pros-ser) defended. The contention of the plaintiffs was that these men were employed under the gen- eral agreement, and were accordingly en- titled to 14 days' notice. The defence, however, said that they er" casual labourers For the defence Mr. Conybear, the cashier, said that on March 26th (the day of their dismissal) Rees and John came to him for money. Witness said he could not give it to them until he had seen the mechanic under whom they were working. Ho proceeded to find the mechanic, and on his return the two men had gone. On the fellov.- i),- morning they again came to the office, and witnef-s instructed a clerk to prepare" prior payment pay tickets. The clerk completed Rocs', but when he went outside to give it to him Rees had gone, and he was seen walking towards the pit top. I In giving judgment, his Honour said that if these men were previously engaged on colliery work they would come under the agreement in its entirety. But as there was extension work going on in the way of building, they were really working in connection with such extension and were not sufficiently connected with the imlllstryof coal getting as to make them coHierv labourers. It was true that these men had been occasionally underground, but one did not read that that was enough to make them colliery labourers. With regard to the allegations made that the men had not seen the cashier on their dis- missal. his Honour thought it wa.s a very I serious allegation, because the suggestion was that the cashier and the clerk had made theso entries fraudulently and wrongly in order to influence the case. It w absolutely incredible that the men would do that in order to'put money in. the pockets of their employers. If there were any strong personal interest involved he would understand it. He gave judg- ment for defendants, with costs on Scale B. His Honour said it appeared to be a case where a question of principle was involved, and he gave le-ave to appeal.

BOYS' BIG WAGES. When four boys were charged at Totten- ham on Wednesday with stealing growing fruit the magistrate elicited that one of them, aged fifteen, wrvs earning, on piece- i work, 5s. a week another, a lad of 18 .£2 15s. a week; while two boys of 11 each earned 18s. a week. All are em- ployed in munition works.

EX-JOCKEY'S 96,000 A YEAR. A steeplechase jockey named John Floyd, who fÜlt"rl at last London Sessions that he formerly raced at Chan- till, and before the war had earned SO,000 a year, surrendered to his bail on Tues- day. The charge against him was that of stealing a dress, a petticoat, and two pairs of shoes. Tie produced documents show- ing that he had volunteered for thp Army. and he was bound over on promising to pay for the goods.

BODY ON THE BEACH. The Harbour Police were informed on Wednesday afternoon that the body of an unknown man was lying: on the beach near the King's Dock. Two constables ot the Harbour Trust went to the King's Dock and found the body, which was in a nud e state, except for a pair of boots which were covered with barnacles. The body wns in such an advanced otate of decomposition that a coffin had to be taken to the dock and the body placed in it to be removed. The lNclv was dis- covered by Mr J. Charles Dari«s, a trimmer, who resides at Glenmor-crescent

MISS SYLVIA PANKHURST. Amongst the applicants for advice at Bow-street on Tuesday was Miss Sylvia Pankhurst. She said that in a case heard the pre- vious day it was stated that she had bitten the arm of the man who was charged. Mr. Garrett: Yes. that was said, but I did not take the slightest, notice of it. Miss Tankhurst: But it has been in all the papers. Mr. Garrett: A witness volunteered the statement, but it had nothing to do with the case before me, and T told him SQ. Miss Pank hurst: I neveV bit anyone. When I applied to the Pre: s to contradict it I was told I must come here. I want to know what I ought to do. Mr. Garrett: If I were you, I shouldn't take any notice of it. Miss Pankhurst: Very well, I won't. I don't want to get the man into trouble, but he ought to be careful what he says.

UNFAIR TO OTHERS. When the S\yins?a Board of Guardians met on Thursday afternoon, under the chairmanship of Mr. J. H. Rosser, J.P., Mr. W. Owen moved that the application of Dr. R. J. Lloyd Ed wards, medical officer of District Xo. 1, for an increase of salarv, be referred to the Duties and Salaries Committee. Without discussion this was agreed to. The Finance Committee recommended that Mr. Wheel, temporary sub-relieving officer, fliould cross-visit in certain relief cases owing to the pressure of work. Mr. W. Owen moved that the matter bn referred back. He was not aware, he said, where Mr. Wheel got his appointment from; he was appointed as a case-paper clerk, and it was unfair to other officers to have someone placed over their heads. Mr. A. Ball seconded. The Clerk (Mr. Llewellyn Jenkins) ex- plained that Mr. Wheel would be entirely under his direction. Mr. J. Meredith contended that the real objection lay in Mr. Wheel's title of temporary sub-relieving officer." It was decided to refer the matter back to the committee, as also was the sugges- non to engage a female clerk named Miss Davies, Mr. W. Owen pointing out that the ratepayers of the town should have been given the opportunity to place their daughters in the employ of the committee, j

MEN WHO SAVED EUROPE "HAVE WE FOIICHT & BLED FOR BOTHINO P Mr. C. H. Derry general organiser for Great Britain of the National lerleration of Discharged Soldiers and Sailors, on Thursday forwarded the following tele- gram to the King :— Quarter of a million of discharged sol- diers and 6ailors protest strongly against the sending of British delegates to I Stockholm. Men very angry. Have we fought and bled for nothing? A message was also sent to the Prim< Minister as follows:— Quarter of a million Mons, Marne, Aisne, Ypres.. Jutland, and all dis- charged demand representation to die- cuss Stockholm, and protest vigorously against sending delegates there or else- where on peace missions. Are all our sacrifices in vain Men exceedingly angry. Does not our opinion count? Does it not matter about our dead? Re- member once we helped to save Euyops. i ———

THE WORKERS' BEER. Increased Output Granted South Wales. Lord Rhondda has granted permissior for an increased output of beer for tin. munition area" of South Wales and Mon- mouthshire, with the object of alleviating the reported hardship caused by tho pre sent shortage.

TEACHERS' o«LARIE$. Mr. D. R. Harris, principal of the North Wales Counties Training College, anc formerly the Normal College, Banr. is to represent Wales on the committee fp- pointed by the President of the Board of Education to consider the question os salaries in secondary schools and othea like institutions. Aid. D. H. WiHiams (Barry) represents Wales on a ffimilai committee dealing with thn question bi salaries in elementary schools.

DEBTS OF A LORD. Creditors met on Wednesday at tht London Bankruptcy Court under the failure of Lord Rotherham of Broughtcn, described as of Queen's Gate, W.,Tlfe debtor, a Manchester cotton spinner, waf formerly Sir William Holland. M.P. foi Rotherham. Mr. Percy Becher, for Lord Rotherham, obtained an adjournment of the meeting for three weeks to enable him to lodge a proposal for the payment of P cash composition of 7s. 6d. in the X.

I I TEA SHORTAGE. If the present s hortage of tea énch i(,(Iiit,.r,t,e (,-uys a I-r(,Fs Association mp- sage) it may be necessary to issue tea tickets, as in the case of sugar. At fb> there is only about si* iW,"Clzs, of tea in the country. Sir Thomas Lipton. interviewed on Wednesday, said there was plenty of tea waiting for shipment from Indian por's /but they could not ship it because of tha freightage difficulty. So far as lie coul4 see the same restrictions would have to be placed on tea as on sugar before long unless more freight room was provided. t |.

I PERSECUTED GREEKS. Athens, An-just 20.—Replying to a qtH" lion in Parliament as to whether Ger- many was responsible for the persecution I ef Greeks in Turkey M. Poiitis, Minister ") .J J\ L .1" 'C1. of Foreign Affairs, said that in April, 1317, the Greek Minister in Constantinoph i teleprnnhed that he understood from hE Grand Yixier and the German Ambassa- dor that the evacuation ol Aivali by the Greeks had been carried out according to I a programme elaborated by the Gorman General Staff. M. Politis laid on the Pro sidential table four documents relating tc. the persecution of Greeks which been shelved by the previous Government.— Renter.

I MEAT PRICES. Lord Rhondda has held several confer. to ounsider the best pla-u for taking control of provisions. He is about to frame Orders for this purpose. The scheme is based on the maximum prices periodic- all issued at his request by the London and. provincial produce exchanges. The term provisions js used in the trade sense, and includes bacon, butter, cheese and lard. I The Food Controller is also having this wee); a series of conferences relative tc I the fixing of meat prices. Yesterday there was a gathering of representatives. ,0: Agricultural War Committees at Gros- venor House, and an Irish deputation is arriving in London to-day to take pttt it) a discussion of prices. Dealings in apricot pulp, bitter or sout oranges or their pulp is forbidden after August 28, unless they are now on theij way to this country.

I TRAGIC HOLIDAY. An inquest on the body of Maggie Ant Davies (19), 9. Brecon-road, Pontardawe, jwbo died?t Swansea Hospital on Tue& day from burns received while on a holi- day at Mumbles, was held before the Borough Coroner on Wednesday evening, Daniel Davies, the father, said deceased lived at home with him, and was on a holiday, staying at Bryncoed Cottage. Mambles, He saw her in the Hospital after the accident, and she told him she wag about to press her skirt with a flat iron, as she was going out for the day. [While doing so, the skirt she was wear- ing caught lire. She blamed no one. Edith liowells, 40, Brecon-road* Tofff- nrdaw*>, baid she and the deceased ?oro (.pending a holiday at Mumbles. At mid- t day on Tuesday, deceased made up her mind to press her skirt, and lett witness for that purpose. She was at the back of the house when she heard screams, and a cry, Oh. Edie, my dress is OIL Witness ran into the kitchen, and el).W her in flames. She had been weajriftg a t hin voille dress, which flamed up vary quickly. There was a little gas jet the tender, at which her dress must have caught fire. Dr. W. 11. Woods said deoeased was ad- mitted to the hospital sit 1.50 p.m., and died at 7.50 p.m. There were severe burns over the whole of her bodv. face and ankle. She died from shock. I The jury returned a verdict accordingly.

Tlir: Coventry broth ers named Macleag ate the berrie3 of the deadly nightshade (belladonna) gathered on a country ramble; one died, and the two others are now recovering from the effects el tllt fteisottuo*. Å