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A PLEBISCITE I CERMAN CONDITION OF SICNING PEACE PARIS, Thursday. The "Potit Journal" says it has reason to believe that Count Brockdorli Bantzau has been authorised to sign the Peace Treaty, with the reservation that the treaty must be ratified by a plebiscite of the German people.—Press Associa- tion. RANTZAU'S LATEST NOTE. I VERSAILLES, Wednesday (received Thursday). MM. Pierre &nd Bissieres, of the Min- htry of Foreign Alan's, procaeded to Ver- ?ailiM at 9.30 this evening to receive another Note from Count Broekdorff- ?ntMm. This document is stated to have nothing to do with the counter-proposals -which the German plenipotentiaries are to I hand to M. Clemenceau to-morrow. j THE COUNTER-PROPOSALS. I Paris, Wednesday (received Thursday). The German delegation has not yet pre- sented its counter-proposnis, the respite accorded to it not expiring till to-morrow at three eel-ock. When the Council of (Four receives the text of the German counter-proposai-s, it is believed in French diplomatic oirolee that it will at once enter upon their examination, while the responsible Commission will meanwhile strive to have the final text of the Treaty ready withip the week.

ilANELLY WATER Bill RURAL COUNCIL BILL IN COMMITTEE LONDON, Thursday. The Llanelly Rural District Water Bill rM before the Commons Committee this toorning, Captain Starkey presiding. Llanelly Rural Council, the promoters of the Bill, were represented by Mr. Yoeey Knox, K.C., and Mr. W. J. Jeeves, and the Bill was opposed by Mr. Ifonoratus Lloyd, K.C., and Mr Tyldesley Jones, for the Llanelly Corporation, and the Hon. G. E. Charteris, K.C., and Mr. W. A. Robertson, for the Llanelly Steel .Co. and the St. David's Tinplate Co. Mr, Vesey Knox laid stress on the diffi- culties of the problem confronting the Rural Council. The population was very scattered, and the most productive part: Of the area from a ratable value point of View had been taken within the Corpora- tion limits. The grootost difficulty was that the whole area was on anthracite coal measures, and the only good valley lor the water supply was taken by the borough. 1,500,000 GALLONS- '1. Mr. Knox said the KurJu Council scheme had been more extensive than hwl been contemplated. The original esti- mate was £ 174,000 for a million gallon scheme, but when they found that for a comparatively small increased cost they could get 1,500,000 gallone they decided on a larger scheme. Certain areas now sup- plied by the Llanelly Corporation were proposed to be supplied by the Rural Council, and the largest consumers in that area, the Bynea Steelworks, had withdrawn their opposition. Mr. Knox challenged the ability of the Corporation to face three dry years, and said their extension scheme was the real reason for their opposition.

THE PREMIER. His Proposed America Visit It is learnt officially that the position in regard to a suggested visit by the Premier to America is that Mr. Lloyd George has undertaken to consider the proposal, but has made no promise to go. A cordial invitation has teen given to hian, and if all goes well there is no reason to doubt that his consideration of the proposition would incline to be favour- able. But with so many uncertainties ahead the Prime Minister would hesitate to give even a conditional promise, ro far in 'advance, to undertake the trip, and he has not dona so.

K.C.'s STEPFATHER. Death of Mr. Rees Lewis at Llansadwrn. The death has occurred, in his 76th year, of Mr. Rees Lewis, Brownhiil, Llansadwrn. Deceased was a keen and up-to-date agriculturalist. He was senior deacon at Capel Seion Methodist Chapel, and held office for 35 years or more. Tie was for over 30 years a member of the Llandovery Board of Guardians and Rural Council and had passed through tho chair hi both casee. He was also a member of "VI School Board. In politics he was a Conservative. He -as step-father of Mr. Llewelyn Williams, W-M.P. for the Carmarthen Boroughs.

THE TATEM LINE. New Fleet Acquired by Cardiff Shipowners. It is officially reported at Cardiff that Lord Glanely has disposed 01 the steamers in the Tatem Navigation Co., and ac- quired a new fleet, chiefly standard ships under construction. It is reported in shipping circles that the old steamers were sold for a million sterling, and that some dozen new vessels, totalling about 100,000 tons dead weight capacity, ha,e been purchased at a cost of nearly two millions sterling.

WELSH CLUBS AND S.L. Applications have been received from the following six Welsh clubs for admis- sion to the Second Division of the Southern League, and will be considered at the annual general meeting on Tues- Abertiilery, Aberavon, Mardy, Pontypool, and Llan- bradach.

SHUNTERS REMANDED. A further remand of a week was made at Swansea on Thursday, wlion two railway shunters, James Gilbert Garraham (30), and Frank Cutliberi Murphy (22), were charged with steal- ing various articles, in. chid ins; a number gf bottles of whiskey, the property of ihe Great Western Railway Company.

SWANSEA BATTALION I FRIDAY NIGHT'S MEETING AT THE ELYSiUM Swansea's duty is clear. The town must accord a right royal welcome to the Swan- sea Battalion on Monday next, when the Battalion Colours will be brought back into the town, and we have no doubt that Abertawe will rise nobly to the occasion, that the duty, which at the same time is a pleasure, will be done, and done well. Later on we will be able to publish full details of the arrangements, and it may the possible to give the full programme on Friday. FRIDAY NIGHT AT ELYSIUM. As will be seen from our advertisement j columns, a meeting of the members of the Battalion is to be held at the Elysium at j half-past seven on Friday night, when it is expected that everyone interested will attend. Of course every member of the j Battalion who nan get off will be there, I and the same remark applies to Monday's i great junction. i

WIRES AND MAILS. I Complete Tie-Up Threatened at Winnipeg. I New York, Wednesday (received Thurs- day).—A special message to the United Press of America from Winnipeg states that the Labour party has declared that a complete tie-up of telegraphic and mail services is being contemplated in sym- pathy with the strikers. It is intended to sweep all Western Canada. The Amalgamated Postal Workers3 Union between Port Arthur and Van- couver have ordered a strike immediately. The strike leaders declare that the re- turned soldiers are dissatisfied with the cost of living, and are supporting the strike. Sir R. Borden, addressing the Common's, last night, said that law and order would be maintained at all c')st.-Exchango Special. I 1

I THE "DIXIE KCD." j ———————— -0 i I Killed by Blow in Paris j Brawl. j aPris, Wednesday.—The Nixie Kid," the celebrated negro boxer, was killed on the terrace of a cafe oIl theBoulevards on I Sunday night (says the "Daily Express.") He had been drinking heavily, and got ¡ up from a table on the terrace and stag- gered against an American oiffcer. The latter remonstrated, and the borer made I an insulting reply, which enraged the officer, who struck the nigger with his fist and sent him reeling. The Dixie Kid rose, and the officer knocked him out. I When he was picl?M up the negro was i ut* He was 45 years of age and we)I- I ?.?owR in London and l?ris. I I BEAT JOHNNY SUMMERS. I The Dixie Kid,"whose correct name I was Aaron Brown, was well known in 'I London boxing circles. I Among others whom he defeated were Johnny Summers, Jack Goldswain, and ¡ Johnny Matheson, the fighting Scot," all of whom he knocked out. He was an I extremely clever boxer, but could not al- ways be relied on to give of his best. I Dixie Kid was deported shortly after the war broke out for giving false evidence in I connection with a charge of absenteeism preferred against a boxer named "Fight- ing Bob Spencer. I

I WAR GRAVES. I ——— Mr. Churchill's Reply ta Mr. f J. Wignstll. I In a written answer to M1. James Wig- nail, who suggested that, parents Whose I s^-ns have been killed during the war should have permission to erect menioria.1 stones over their graves, on condition that j the dimensions of the cross or head-1 stone should not be greater, either in height or width, than those of the head- stones recommended by the Committee, such memorial stores to be erected at the cost of the parent s themselves. Mr. Churchill says: I r egret I have no power to grant the permission suggested. The responsibility in this matter .rests with the Imperial War Graves Commission, a distinct Im- perial body incorporated by Royal Charter in 1917. The Secretary of State for War is ex officio chairman of the Commission, but otherwise it is entirely independent of the War Office. I AIM OF THE COMMISSION. I [ I may say that the aim of the Imperial I i War Graves Commission is to give effect I to the desire expressed at the Imperial I War Conference in 1917 that the Empire i should accord equal honour to all those who have made the same sacrifice in the I j common calW". They have received appli- I "dions from H small section of the pulbic ji K- permission to h? jrivep to re18tin"lt tr" I .rect niemorials ■< ottu ehoosu. over the graves, but, apart from the prac- < tical difficulties involved in such a pro- posal, which are not fully realised by I those who have not seen the cemeteries, the Commission feel that the erection or individual memorials, verying aocording I to the taste and means of relatives or friends, would be incompatible with the idea of a corporate commemoration of thp citizens or the Empire who fought anc I fell together in her defence. The Commission, however, are times anxious to give the most sympa- thetic hearing to proposals that reflect the views of the relatives, and thoy have asked those 'who object to their scheme to defer pressing their requests until three experimental cemeteries at present under construction are completed, when it will be possible to judge of the effect of the scheme as a whole.

I NEW BEER ORDER. I I The Food Controller has issued an order I amending the intoxicating liquor output j under the delivery order of 1919, the effect of which is further to increase the out- I put of beer as from April 1 to a total of I I 2C>,000,000 standard barrels, including two I and a half million barrels reserved for i distribution; by the Food Controller in ) industrial areas where he is eatieiiod that j permitted barrelage is insufficient to ¡ meet existing requirements.

ARMY TENNIS TOURNEY. j I Paris. Thursday.—In the inter-allv ? army tenis championship, Paterson l<Aust:di¿\), was beaten by O?Uatu (Aus- tralia).-lWutcr. j t;

POKED THE LION'S EYE TRIALS OF AN ABERAVON SHOWMAN ) At Aberavon on Thursday, William t Keyes, travelling showman, was I charged on three fftinmionses with not I paying entertainment tax. Mr. J. C. Robertson, of London, prosecuted for the Commission of Customs and Excise, Mr. K. S. Wehrle appeared for the dÐ- I fendant. I Mr. Robertson said that on April 11th defendant was carrying on his enter- i tainment, a performing lion show, at Aberavon Fair Ground. On that night David Roberts, local Customs and Excise officer, visited the f air Ground. At the entrance to the show was the notice, Admission, including tax, 3d." j He observed several people paying for! admission, but receiving no tickets. He paid 3d., but had no ticket. The fol- lowing night, Mr. Roberts, accompanied by a oolleague, visited the show, and the same thing happened. But on this occasion some people were given tickets with entertainment tax stamps. Mr. Robertson added that this was not the first time defendant had been in trouble; he had been fined L25 on two summonses at Sydney. POKED THE LION IN THE EYE. Mr. Wehrle pleaded tor leniency, re'. marking tliat defendant had been han- dicapped in carrying on the show, a* his three sons were in the Army, and he had only the help of his wife and a young girl. The crowd on this occasion was rough and difficult to control. One man poked the lion in the eye with a walking-:# k. ? Hid: interfered w ith "h, Eerforroanee. Another man tore down his trombone from the stage and broke it in pieces 1 A hne of £ 12 10s. in each case was j r- i I imposed. i

15,000 IDLE. Crisis in Scottish Herring Fisheries. The Scottish herring fishery has reached a crisis, the East Coast fishermen refusing to continue the horring fishing owing to tho unremunerative prices. Fully 15,000 people are idle. Govern- ment intervention is demanded.-Exchange

POLICE S RIKE? I Swansea Included in Secret I Ballot. Swansea is amongst the places con- cerned in t-hf balloting of the policemen of the country by the Police Union on the question of a strike to secure recogni- tion and tho reinstatement of dismissed constables. The Union ?f FDliœ and Pr?n W?rdpr. I is far from satis-fi? with the Home Secre-I tary's (?onocesions. and thJ' &t!U demand I r^-oguition and the abolition of a military head of the force. The threat of a strike next Tuesday oou- sequently still remains, and it is stated that the secret b lllot that is being con- ducted throughout, I/ondon i6 overwhelm- ingly in favour of a strike. In such an event, the Cabinet, which has held special meetings on the subject, will act firmlv and unflinchingly.

MR. MORGAN TUTTON. I Veteran in Better Health. I 'We are glad to say that Mr. Morgan I Tut, ton—who on Tuesday evening was elected a vice-president of the Swansea j Liberal Association—is out to-day, much Ijettov in health ban he has been for & considerable -me. We wish the Jf^ran a qutck recovery to full health again. )

AMERICAN PLOTTERS.. Allotments to Continue After Peace ¡ I I ? I- ?T- :-I-A t-Qt' The War hardens 01 Ul vn.t-cu >J"v' ar-, to become M Peace Gardens a per- manent institution. The war gardeners, of whom there were more than 5,000,000 in 1918, have not ceased their activities because military operations have ended. They are culti- vating the hack yards and vacant lots in cities and towns with as much pat- riotic enthusiasm as they showed during tho war. i Reports to the National War Garden I Commission indicate that the final count ) will tshow more Victory Gardens in 1919 i than there were War Gardens in 1917 and 1 1918. Tlic, homp, of Lhe soil lia" shouldered their hoes and have gone into I the gardens determined to beat the enemy hunger in the same way that they helped to crush Prussianism.

CRUISER CHRISTENED. Mrs. Botha, who was accompanied by Captain and Mr s. Louisa Botha, per-1 formed the naming ceremony at the launching eerenvmv hy Scott's Company, Ltd., at G reenock to-day of his Majesty's I light cruiser Durban. j

M R. EIVULE MOND. '1 French and Belgian Honours I The French Government have ap- pointed Mr. Emile Mond, of 22, Hyde Park-«quare, London, W., to be a I Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in recognition of the services rendered by I him in connection with the foundation of the Lycees de Londres, which were ostab- litflied in 1915 under the auspices of the t Institut Francais du Royaume-Uni, for I the purpose of providing secondary I veducation for French children during the Fv&r. The King of the Belgians has also created Mr. Mond an Officer oi the Order [ of Leopold in recognition of similar ser- ) •vices in the matter of the education of j Belgian children. I Mr. Mend is one of the directors of the Mond Nickel Co. It will be remembered I that Mr. Mond's eldest son, Capt. Francis Mond, was killed in aerial fighting on the 15th May. 1918.

TICKETLESS TRAVELLER. I 1 Mary Ann Williams was summoned at Swansea on Thursday for travelling on the London and North-Western Rail- way from Swansea to Dunvant wjthout having previously paid her fare, and I with intent to a? -Oi payment: ?Iso for j travelling from Dunvant to Swansea without paying the lare. When asked for hr ticket at the j station, defendant produced a work- man's ticket belonging to another woman, and when questioned by the ticket collector she offered to pay the fare. Defendant informed a Great Western Railway detective, when lie visited her home, that she found her sister's ticket m her purse, so she attempted to aie it. A-fine oi 20s, in each case was im- ¡ posed.

RIGA LOSSES CAPTURE EFFECTED AT SMALL COST BOLSHEVIKS SURPRISED STOCKHOLM, Wednesday (Received Thursday), The following report was received here to-day from the Bable Natlon.al Force at Ihe losses in taking Riga are small. The Bolsheviks were taken completely by surprise, and the majority of the gar- j rison were taken prisoners. Our troops are still advancing. A further large; quantify of material was captured. PILLAGE AND FAMINE. All the shops and well-to-do houses were pillaged. Most 01 the bourgeoisie have left the town. Indescribable famine and misery prevails. Tho prisoners in the citadel have been set ires. The head- quarters, the electricity, and the gas works were all undamaged. The town, however, seemed absolutely dl^ad, and there is no traffic in the streets. The population are overjoyed at being freed from the Bolsheviks. The news ot the arrival of the AmeTi- ç-an Commission with 40 railway wagon loads of nour was enthusiastically re- tseived. BRITISH DESTROYER'S MISSION. The Stockholm Tidningen reports that the Uritish destroy er Valourous al- rived here from reval on Monday, and left again for Ilelsingfors at noell yesteriay. The object of the destroyer's visit was to fetch the two British officers who had arrived at Stockholm with two representa- tives of Finnish Led Murmansk Legion for permission for members of the Legion to return to Finland. The Red Finnish Legion consists of 1,500 men who fled to Russia after the Finnish revolutionary war, and who, when engaged to fight the British troops, surrendered. Among the I members of the Legion are the well-known leaders, Tokoi and Manner. SERIOUS SITUATION. I Bolsheviks in Merv. I A serious situation has developed in Transoaspia. Bolsheviks have occupied Merv, and claim to have got Kush. The British have defeated Bolshevik squadrons on the Caspian. TWENTY MILES FROM PETROGRAD I Finnish troops are within 20 miles of I'etrograd.—Joint Message. ANTI-BOLSHEVIK RISING. To Join Deniken's Force. The YV <■!r Office to-day announces a.n anti-Bolshevik rising on the Upper Don of one independent brigade, 2,500 Ftroig. The insurgents are suffering from a great T'lOi-fnge cf an;» :i!tnitioa, ■r.or_c+-, Lll medical stores, and also from lack ot officers. They hope to join Deniken's force, and have cut the Bolshevik lines of communication ta the nort hern front. In dealing with the risiug the Bolsheviks ore committing atrocities, mutilating: women and children before killing th-em. —Joint Message.

GUAl EXPDHT MINERS' WITNESS AND THE RISK PROBLEM I LOS DO: Thursday, j At4te sitting of the Coal Commission j to-day, Mr. W. Straker (secretary, North- umberland Miners' Association) was fur- iher cross-examined by a representative 1 of the mine-owners. Witness said the export trade could be I handled under a system of natioiudisation. A National Council of Mines would take into consideration all iaciors bearing upon the well-being of the country. lie was I aware that the exporter often Lok huge I risks in respect, of freights and ooalI prices.

CHAPLAINS FORM GUARD. Edinburgh, Innrsdnv.—fir Douglas ITaig visits the Church of Assembly. Edinburgh, to-day, accompanied by Genl. [ Home, and was received by a guard of hm0ur ¡,f C]up1¡;Üns. Sir Douglas i-aid he would like to see established a ^tmeral [ staff for the churches of the Empire.

I I I t NOT ,¡ D!XJ!: KID." ;¿, in. b r j l j i d f L J i. -<* "c ;• ],<• v 'is :¡-t lJii'2' Kid. 'r.cilt-CT. TO-DAY"^ CEfCKET. Y.ork^liire: 103 f-T 5 wkts. j O'd'ord: 122 for G wkts. Army: 216 for 9 wits. 'i rn-i v TO-DAY'S RACING. (SalisburvV— Finisher 1. Ray- a n r a I) 3.30 (Doncfi-ster).—War*ay? 1, Iron, lLmd 2, Off-hoot 3.—5 ran. Betting 3.0 Doncaster.—11 to 10 on Fair Siraono, 100 to 7 Border Dauc-el to 1 Allan Water. i I — | j i ) | i I • I < I i I i 4- A r

TO-NICHT'S EVENTS. Pa.ttman at the Eurnire "ilignon" at the Grand. 1/eaa. Kindly Light." at Elysium. Blindness of Divorce" at Royal. The Reason Why at Caetle. Matins of Marcella" at Picture House. Hoodoo Ann" at Caritor. "Sylvia at Brighton Hall. Gorseinon. Holmess Meeting at Salvation Army CitQiial 7.50. TO-MORROW. Fwansea Battalion Meeting at Elysium, 7.30 J-essre. E. Boberte and SoLI Sale at 18. Chaool-street. Mumbles 11.0. THE WEATHER. (From tho Meteorological Office.) General Inference.—The anticyclone orer be British Isles will cause fair or fine veather srenerally. To-Jay's Fore-eact .-South Wales: LiKbt. indefinite breezes, fair or fine, warm.

TO-DAYS RACING. DONCASTER. O rv—IiONI) SSBOEO UGH 8EI.MNG  ii. U D1CAP PW TE of 1M eovs. &is i'arlonge- eti a.ight. r. H. Beckctt's ANGEL'S KISS (late Lady Cri3) 9 9-0 .(Poy) 1 Mr. E. Ecerton's MY PATSEY 4 8.6 (Ailsopp) I Sir J. Deschar's MOUNTAIN LOVE. 5 8-3 (Thwaitcs) < Off 2.2. Winner trained bv Bazley. Bettmsr: 2 to 1 ob My Pateer 9 to4 AhkoIs .iss. 20 to 1 liountain Love. 9 OA—POKTLAJSD HIGH-WEIGHT HAX- ..¡. DICAP cf 2M MTs. One mi? three .,Irloy' es. Mr R W Tilley's CISTERN". 4 8-4 (Ailsopp) 1 JILv H. Whitworth's BBUSSIIXDFF. 4 8 ? (Collins^ 2 Ld. Derby's 11BS. JAWLEYFORD. 4 9-2 (Wheatlev) 3 AlfiO ran: Fairy Thorn (Slade). Oil 2.32. Trained by C. Leader. Betlinsr: 6 to 4 Brreeiloft. 7 to 4 Fairy Thorn. 9 to 2 Cittern. 6 to 1 Mrs. Javrleyford. fV— ZETLAND MAIDEN TWO-VEAK OLi.) U PL.VTE of 150 6ovs. Five furlongll. Mrs A. Jarcee FAIR SIMONE 9-S (Collin-g) 1 jlr C. W. Gordon's BORDER DANCE, 8-9 (Foy) 2 Mr 0. V. Tabor's ALLAN WATER. 8-12 (Clarke) 3 I Also ran: Bon Peach iThwaites), A.T.N. Bla<lee). Mauve P.itrh (Martin, John Astute BJadcE). Dut.ch Fhcht (Southey). Inquirer 'Bobbins). La Hoyae (Gri £ gs).> Flower Lt., ILœr). SALISBURY. "? n~JUVEXILE SELLING PLATE of ø *,O-JUVE ? Fivp furla???, etra?ht. Mr. G. Marsh's BLACK JESS. 8-13 (DaTi.) 1 R. Mill's ROMEO f. 8-11 .(W. Earle) 2 _,r.o J. Whitp'" ANGEI.F, f 8-11 (Bonoehue) I Alfeo ran: Chicken Hazard (Watson). | Off 2.5. Trained fur Godfrey. Eittine: 5 to 2 on Angele. 5 to 2 Black 20 to 1 others. x I ? Q/\—STAND SELLlG WELTER HA?- 0. 0 \? DICAP of 151 sov6. Straight mile. Ladv Watt.'s SENSITIVE SIMON?, x 9-1 (Smythej 1 I Mr J, Bavlis' CAROL SINGER, n 8-2 i fWhaMeT? 2 y.< -T. Web\c's SiR AETEGAL. a m (ShatwelH 3 Off 2.33. Trained Aimlb

WITH DRA WN AT £ 890. Messrs. Edward Eoberts and Son con- ¡ ducted a sale at Mumbles on Thursday I of the freehold cottage. No. 18, Chapel- street. It was eventually withdrawn at E300. The furniture fetched very good. prices.

I AUSTRIAN TERMS, I  ——— ——— i MAY BE HANDED TO PRESS THIS EVENING PARIS, Thursday. The Petit Journal understands it is iutexuled to publish a very ck-ar summary of the Austrian Peace Terms he tore they are handed to the Austrian delegation, It may possibly be issued to the press, the says, this evening. I TO-DAY'S CEREMONY. PARIS, Wednesday (Received Thursday). To-morrow, at three o'clock, at the Quai d'ûreay, the terms of the Peaoe Treaty ¡ with Austria will be communicated too the Allies, and the following da.y they will be presented to Dr. Renner, the Chan- | c4lor of Germ.an Au?trta, at St. Germain. | The protocol of the public sen-ice on the next day will be the sanil- as on the day of the presentation of the Treaty to | the Germans at Versailles. The Allied plenipotentiaries will take their seats first, after which the Austrian delegation will be introduced by Ivlr. William Martin, chief of the protocol. M. Clcmeneeau will then say a few words, to which the Chancellor (Dr. Ren- nr) will reply. Then the document con- taining the Entente's terms will be I handed to him, and this will bring the proceedings to a close.

SELFRIDGES. I [ Net Negotiating far Swaiiwa II I. Premises, < Rumours have again been current in Swansea that Messrs. Selfridges had pur- ckaeed an important business blocK in the heart of Swansea. I lOur London correspondent has made inquiries, and he obtained an emphatic contradiction of the report. One gentle- man connected with the firm said they I' had neither bought the business in. ques- tion nor were they in negotiation for it. They had recently acquired five busi- 1 nesses. and that was enough for the present. i

P R I N IN THE C I TY. Freedom of London onferred I To-day. LONDON, Thursday. The Prince of Wales received a great welcome in the City to-day, when he drove in a semi-State carriage to the Guildhall, to be enrolled a Freeman of the ancient City. His Royal Hignoss, acknowledging the I honour conferred upon him, referred to the dark days of England, and observed that though the clouds were Dot entirely lifted off the líürhon. we did knew that the British Empire had once more vrenthed the storm. London had also emerged triumphant from the great world st, uggle.-Excliaii.e.

C.N.R. OFFICIAL'S POST. Lie;!t.-Colonel T. A. lliam. K.E., rc- j jointly appointed Military Director of the I Anatolian-Baghdad Railway at Constanti- I nople, is a Canadian, and wris a member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force be- fore being eec-Jiided to the Imperial Forces for duty carl;: in 1918. Prior to the war he was in the sen-ice cf the Canadian Northern RaVway. j

DUMP EXPLODES. I  at Cologne. I 80 M issi ng at CotogMeJ COLOGNE, Wednesday (Received Thursday). A violent fire broke out to-day at a large bnilding occupied by the Americans. A neighbouring munition dump also exploded, and 80 men are missing.— Exchange Special.

TO-DAY'S CRSCKET. I a OXFORD v. AUSTRALIANS. I OXFORD — 1st inn. I Waldoek, c Oidtield b Docker 3 Knight, e Oldiield b Kelleway 24 Ward, b Kelieway lozi I' Watson, b 2 Powell, c Oldiield b Kelleway 2 Bell, not out 10 } Giilingbam, not out 8 j Extras 6 Total (for 5 wkts.) 94 I M.C.C. v. YORKSH I RE. I ïORKsnHœlf>t Inn. I JKhodes, b Watson 7 Denton, b Kennedy 4 j iKlner, Ibw b Kenuedy 0 Holmes, b Watson 13 Burton, std Brookes b Watson 8 Hirst, not. out. 15 Sutcliife, not out 16 Total (for 5 wkts.) 63 CAMBRIDGE v. ARMY. I AK.vlx.—1st Inn. Major Robinson, c Brocklebank I b Gillingham 9 C. L. Tudor, b Calthorpe 27 Tufnell, c Wo xl b Calthorpe 4 Spring, b Calthorpe 2 Capt. R. G. Tudor, Ibw b Johnston 4 Capt. Tusker, c and b Calthorpe 9 Major I'oyntz, c Wood b Rocka- h.anl 12 Jefferson, not out. 26 Buller, not out. 2, Extras 9 I Total (for 8 wkts.) 160