The Cambria Daily Leader

LADY'S LOST BROOCH I Drapers to Pay for Servants' Negligence. In the King's Bench Divisional Court TharBday Messrs. Bourne and iiollings- wojth, tho West End drapers, appealed from a jud?ao? of Judge Bray at Bloom&bury ComlY Conr, in favour of a Mrs. Newman, for 15 guinem, the value of a diamond 'brooch, which was acci- dentally left at the defendant's shop. Air. Justice Ridley said the court were of the opinion that the learned judge's decision was right. Plaintiff went to the shop to try on cloaks, and took off one she was weariug which was fastened with a diamond brooch. She left the brooch ia the shop, and an asnstant who found it gave it to a shop walker. The latter put it on his desk, and forgot about it, and the brooch was lost. The county court judge held there was negligence on the part of ti&^flfendants' servants, and that, therefore, they were liable. It was said that according to the rules of the defendant's establishment the brooch ought to have been taken to their lost property office. For the defendants, it was submitted that there was no duty cast on them from the mere fact that the article was lost on their premises, and that the brooch never came into their custody. The conrt thought there was evidence of negligence, and therefore the appeal must be dismissed with costs.

'I" tOil YEARS AGO S 1itde wae known of the nature of Vg B eyestrain." ylaeaea were used B for the esfcbt only; to-day we « recognise the vaine (If PROPER I gtasBss in the i>Twonficm of B 1 atraiiii a-n<! hetwlacke and in the & H preeenra-tiom of ttoft elgbt. HI GEt YOUR iSIQHT PROPERLY TESTED t IWTCHINS-ETCHELLS, I E'.B,O..4. 9, PORTLAND ST. l k KrwlTinosfi to Marker). MM SWANSEA.

IN PARLIAMENT SIR EDWARD GREY EXPOSES AUSTRD-li GERftlAN NOT. THE PRETEXT FOR WAR. (SPECIAL TO THE "LEADER.") I House OF COMMONS, Thursday. writs were ordered to be issued for elections in the Chesterton Division 01 Cambridge. Mr. E. S. Montagu having been raised to Cabinet rani;, in Saffron Walden and Scarborough divisions, Mr. Beck and Mr. Walter Pea respectively lun-ing ben appointed Lords Commis- sioners of the Treasury: ia Wigtown divi- sion in the room of Viscount Palrvmple, w ho has succeeded to the peerage; in the Thirsk and Malton division, in the room of Viscount Helm siey, who has also suc- ceeded to the peerage; and in the Howden- shire division in the room oi the late Col. Hurrison-Broadley. Sir Roqer Casement. Mr. McCaw asked whether Sir Roger Casement was still in receipt of the pen- sion gralnted him in 1913, and if so, whether it, was the intention of the GOY- ernment to withdraw the pent-ion, in view of the recent disloyal attitude adopted by Sir Roger Casement towards Great j Britain. j Sir Edward Grey said the pension had been suspended. (Cheers). j The Pretext for War. Mr. Maenamara asked whether the Austro-Kungarian Government made any indication in 1913 to His Majesty's Gov- ernment that they contemplated hostile1 action against Serbia; and, further, did! they inform His Majesty's Government that they had made a Like intimation at that time to tho Ita lia n Government. Sir Edward G ey said the answer to I both parts of the question was in tho j negative. The fact that hostile action 3gainst Serbia was in contemplation in I 1913 showed that. the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, which took I place in 131-1, wa.s not the cause, but was made the pretext, foi' war. No Imperial Conference This Year. Mr. Hareourt, answering Sir J. D. Bees, I said it had been decided in consultation with the Dominions, that it \\as not desir- I able to hold the. normal meeting of the I Imperial Conference this year. Enemv Raids and Compensation. I Mr. Ronald McNeill asked tho Prillle Minister whether the Government had undertaken, or intended to undertake, to! compensate persons whose property had been, or might injured by raids of the enemy by sea or air. Mr. Asquith said the Government had undertaken to give relief for tho dam- age caused by raids that had taken place. and a committee had been appointed under the chairmanship of Lord Par- moor to advise as to the extent and scope oi the compensation. Employment of Aliens. I ifr. McKenna, replying to a large nntli- I ber of questions relative to the employ- ment. of alien enemies and the action of tho police in connection therewith. »>aid he had never employed the police to find work for aliens released from interment. and he had no intention of doing so. (Cheers.) In view of the 01 prominence rf'?Qt?y given to matters in the Pr(', and many fantastic state- ments which had been published he would like to give the actual number of Germans and Austrians who, after re- lease, had obtained employment in hotels, restaurants, or boarding houses in London. In the four months ending with January the total number was 62. Of these 32 were Czechs, Poles. Alsatians. and other nationalities who, although technically •; v aliens were in sym- pathy with > country. Of the latter, 17 released in "anuary. The remaiu—i; 30 had been re- leased after full inquiry and upon money bonds entered into by British subjects during the month of January, which covered the whole period when it had been alleged that workers ere being reinstated by the action of the police, the number of r?Ieas?d aliens not includ-! ing friendly nationalities, who had one I back to employment as waiters was ?r?c —(laughter)—cue German and two Hun- garians, one of whom wag of Roumanian parentac. The Commissioner of Police informed him there was no fo?ndatiou for the allegation that police had en- deavoured to obtain employment for enemy aliens. Enemy Aliens at Large. I Mr. McKenna, answering Mr. Joynson I Hicks, said be. was informed by the Com- missioner of Police that there were about 22.000 male enemy aliens now at large iu the Metropolitan police district, of whom about 16,000 were of military age. In the prohibited areas on the E??t: and South Coast on January 1st there were 005 maio. and 2,302 female alien enemies. The number of aliens released by tho War Office since Nov. 12th was about 2. 700. Alien Monev. I Mr. Runciman informed Mr. George Terrill that the monies received by the custodians under the Trading with the I Enemy Amendment Act amounted to £-384.000. Discussion on Food Prices. I Mr. Asquith. replying to Mr. Bonar Law, said that on Monday. Tuesday, and Wednesday next, the Army Estimates would be discussed, and on Thursday it was proposed to have a debate on the prices of tlx? necessaries of life. I Our Sugar Supplies. Mr. McKenna, answering Mr. Tojehe, I said it would be premature to tCate row when the Government stocks of pupir would be exhausted, but no; i< » would be given to prevent, as far as pos- sible, any embarrassment to manufac- turer^. Mr. Runciman .replying subsequently to a question by Mr. Lough, said the pre- sent arrangement under the Brussels Sugar Convention was greatly to the advantage of British trade. Mr. Ilobson informed Mr. Kellaway that 500,000 letters and 80,000 parcels, weighing roughly 49 tons, were de- spatched evizi-y day to the Expeditionary Force.

 THIS DAYS RACING. I SANDOWN PARK. I I 1.30 -VILLAGF, SELLING HURDLE RACE o 100 soy's. Two miles I MAOMESEY 1, LAEAGNE 2, BEAUVBIL 3. ? n-FAXNHAM SELLING STEEPLE- ■*lJ" CHASE of tOO hoys. Two miles. IJEINE-NA-SHAKK 1, SALVATION 2, GEORGE B 3. Also ran: Bedgrove. I Off 2.0. Trained by Prtne. Betting: 9 to 4 Bedgrove, 5 to 2 George B, BlilNE-N-SKAHK, 3 to 1 Salvation. Won by three-parts oi" a length three lengths between second a.nd third. I 9 ANDOWN GRAND PittZE (handi .d cap hurdle rnoe) of 2bO sovs. Two, miles. 'I CASTLETON 1. I SAY 2. FULL STOP 3. Q A~flTANU!Y CTTP ?pnt?m? nde? '?"? HAXDICAP ?TF?PLKCMAPE nf '00 fwr-?. Three miles. BLOOKALt RUSVER 1. THE LAST 2. LJ* QBMES 4. J

LM'S BREACH I ¡,, i U D Mu ACTION. 1.1 I I THE DEFENCE. I IMPOBTAST POINT OF LAW RAISED ON I DEAD rAW S lE fHRS. QUESTION OF CCRRSBSM?SM j l The extraordinary action for damages ] for breach ot promise of marriage, in which the executor ot a dead man is being sued, was resumed to-day in the; Kin.ara lkneh Divfsion, before Mr. Justice Lufeh and a special jury. j Tho plaintiff is Miss Minnie Magdalene j Quirk, and the defendant is Sir Griffith Thomas, Court Herbert, Neath, tho LrüthN' ?.nd executor of the late )J'thm' ?lUiam Tliornas, ?ho is ":d to have uia^° 'ho promise. The defence was a t,,2o TI-L5 %-as it d?m::I of rh? allegations; that the cbim j disposed no cause of action; and that the daruages claimed were too remote. When the case was resumed Mr. B. Lail,y, for Lie defence, called the, l'ttpn. tion of his lordship to the fact that his :i-,inioi- looked through tlia letters and found that no letter which the de- fendant had lound amongst the deccased's i papers was amongst those or which plain-, tiff had produced drafts. It vras lather | jrregular that; the drafts should be pro-! duced by the lady, and tho defendant asked to accept, her recollection on the! .deceased's letters in reply. The only letters of Mr. A. W. Thomas which the plaintiff had produced afforded no sort oi corroboration of a promise of marriage. j His Lordship: I don't suppose Mr. i Waugh. will contend they do. I don't think those letters arc corroboration. The Judge's View. Mr. Waugh said they must consider the whole conduct of the parties. In letters produced from the deceascd's papers, the lady alleged that the mar- riage had been promised to her and there was no denial by him. His Lordship said he did not agree that tho corroboration of tho promise required by the Act must be the evidence of somebody who heard it made. He thought the evidence of the sister J though it related to a former promise, might be some corrohoration. Mr. Lai ley said, so far as the deceased's letters were confined, there was nothing' in them which lent colour to plaintiff's statements. His Lordship paid that was his view. Mr. Lailey said the letters in 1909 did ) not support any promise of marriage, and the only other f-u?csted ('orrohora- tion was the payment of money by tion w.-is tlio payji?Lo?iit ol,iitonev by His I?ordship ?.id th? pbunmf c?uld not Mrrobora(? herself by producing ) drafts of her letters to the deceased, but I the jury might look at. all the letters, j and he thought, though he had some doubt on the point, that there was just. enough in the deceased's letters to con-1 stitute the necessary corroboration. Ho would d-wl with the defence that the action did not lie at all at a subsequent I stage. The Millinery Business. j Mr. Lai ley said ho should contend there was no cause of action, special j dama.ge or no special damqga, and that no action lay in law. II His Lordship: Do you dispute there is evidence of special damage? | Mr. Lailey: Yos, I do. I pay that on plaintiff's evidence the business was c no value at all. His Lordship said the plaintiff must prove, assuming the less of the business was the loss of a valuable business, she must prove she .gave up that business in consideration of deceased's promise to IDaTry her. Mr. Lailey said be should call no evi- dence on the part of the defendant. Mr. Waugh said he should ask leave to amend the pleadings by alleging a pro- mise when plaintiff went with deceased to Harrow in March. 1909, after dining at the Gaiety, and when, as she stated, he asked her to spend the night with him, and she refused. Mr. Lailey objected, but his Lordship said it would be fairer to allow the. amendment, though ho should tell the jury that the case failed unless a promise I was proved. Counsel's Address. I After a discussion on who should first addross the jury, it was decided that the defendant's counsel should begin. Mr. Lailey, in addressing the jury, said this was not quit* hut was nearly, the first recorded attempt in this country to maintain an action for breach of promise against a dead man's estate, but no euch claim had ever succeeded, and a precedent was now sought to be created by this í lady. The first question the jury would have to consider was whether Arthur Thomas ever promised to marry Miss Quirk in 1910. Unless plaintiff had made that out to the satisfaction of the jury, that was an end of the caM. Whether there was a promise or not in 1897, in the dim and distant past, was absolutely irrelevant. A Very Clever Actress. I The jury would banI to a:-k themgiMvea I whether the testimony of the plaintiff was I evidence, on which they could relv. They I might regard her as i,ha _p!ain am5 simple witness of the truth ot they might look on her, as he suggested they should, as a very clever actress, furnished with all the tricks of her trade, including even tears, and so affected and mored by what took plaoe 15 or 16 years ago that even the recollection of her wrongs made her break down in the witness-box. She was so clever that she took credit for destroying the deceased's letters, but she produced drafts which she said she kept of the letters i sh ?? herself said she sent to Mr. Thomas, j and they included no draft of any letter j which had been found among the papers of deceased. The j?ry mnst examine plaintiff's story closely and consider its ¡ probabilities and improbabilities. It was unlikely to the last degree that I the story was true. Her case was that she lost a business in 1910 on a promise by Mr. Thomas that if she gave ft up I j he would marry her. Only if they found I on that issue for the plaintiff would the jury have to consider the question of damages. "-A Precarious Venture." At the best this business was a most I precarious venture, and could only pro- I duce a pittance. I Dealing with the question of the se- i till counsel quoted the letter plaintiff said she wrote to the deceased, in which she said, "AVhen you asked mo to spend the night with YOll after we had <lined at the Gaietv. L indeed felt I had i got my own sweetheart back agaiTl. Was thai. asked cou??R!, the I?tp.r nf a I waia?B who bad h<e? seduced? This c??rt was not a 'vurt of morals, but, havm?* r?Ard to 3? r?t?tioBs which had! 'existed b?t?c?n th?m. h? as?r) was thts? ;th" ?'rt of woman whom a nwrn jof 5t> w"ùd want. to marry? LDai ? w Wiave ? ?M?mr) dreamt of marrying her in. 1!;tf\? If he I had wante-i to do so, what was there tc, ptkveckt him t Dcceascd's Premise. I Counsel said he did not deny that the deceased prumiecd to "look alter her (plaintiff). But that was a very differcnt I thing ircm tha allegation that he pro-j mised to marry her. A man might eay to his mistress, I will look after you but ho would scarcely say that to the lady he was going to marry. Her correspondence from first to last was that cf a woman with whom a man had had unusual relations asking [ for and obtaining money front him, and I it was wholly inconsistent with the story the plainti'f would have the jury believe. 11a asked the iiiry to say that the pro- set up was n¡'yer made, and that ¡ this action was a "try on." Deceased was a wealthy man and so was Sir Gniiith Thomas, and no doubt would have been I' able fi) g,i rid of the case and still have meat for dinner on Sundays. (Laughter.) Re denied that 1!?'? plaintiff was t-huhh?T ti?atcd, though, if doiiuh th?(; was ?u.-? morality, and the lady hcrs?ii' had described the dM.csspd as one c.t I the "NV bg?t. H? had paiu tha pip?r ? '?? unhandsomely already a?d ho a?d tho jury to give such a verdict as shou'd dear his memory ircm t1w ch?rgo of having treated this lady unfairly or shabbily ill any way. Amended Pleadings. Mr. Waugh, before replying, s--i(i hcl had mista ken the (lnÜ, ho wished to amend in the pleadings- He asked 1.01 amend by putting in the d utI) of the pro- mise as-June or July, 1909 His Lordship made the afendeemiit as bugested. Mr. Lailey formally pro- tMung. Mr. Waugh said, in this case, the jury were asked to brand Miss Quirs as a woman who had voluntarily sacri-j ficed hw virtue to Mr Thomas, and who had been paid for it. He could not conceive the jury beaievtn-g any such thing. Could anyone understand her giv- ing up 'the business, which would have brought her in a considerable sum, her &tory was true? As to the visit to what had bees called a dubious place," he asked what the jury thought of a man who would take woman to such a plii.cc* His Lordship said he did nryt think the jury should be asked to give an opinion on the fvnv-duct of a .de<1d roan. Mr. Waugh Raid he was only doing it in defence of his client, and did not wish to attack the memory of the deceased in any way. Plaintiff's Letters. Counsel then proceeded to refer to portions Of the plaintiff's letters in sup- port of his argument that the plaintiff was an injured woman. She ix-rotl,- "It is now nearly a year since we have met. and I am quite decided we shall not meet again except under right conditions." That letter was written in cousequeuc« ot the discovery about the dubious place he had taken her to. She had determined that site would not meet him again except under right conditions. Was that. he asked, the letter of such a woman as his learned friend had tried to depict? No doubt she had described the deceased as o good sort," but in 1911 she had he- come disillusioned, and she then took up th eright position. That might be the letter of a woman who had given way to the importunity of a man under a pro- mise of marriage, hut if it was not that. whv should she not have gone on in the future as in tho But instead she j took the proper view, and said unless under right conditions she wouid see him no more. Her Strong Affection. She went on: You atways earn )-Or. I intended :> do tho right thing." What could that mean but marriage? The letter was one of a woman who, with a strong affection for a man. had given way to him, and having been disil- lusioned. said <=he would see him no more unless he would keep his promise which had been repeatedly made. Plaihtif* never asked the deoeased for raoncv till he refused to tnarry her. She rpm?ded him that she had had plenty of letters to prove the promise, but h3.d I d?troYed them at his request, thus placing her-elf at his mercy. Was that the action of a woman who had been the man's mistres&e Surely not. Then he contended that the letters to Sir Griffith Thomas was simply a fair and candid statement of the facts of the case. (Proceeuing).

"THIS DON JUAN." I HU-SBANIYS ALLEGED BOAST Of FORMER CONQUESTS. WIFE'S SUIT DISMISSED I In the Divorce Court to-day, M'ra. Bessie Hudson Pollitt Hunst, of Sunning- dale, petitioned for a judicial separation from Mr. Clarence George Hurst. Mrs. Hurst alleged cruelty and desertion, which Ni-ore denied. Counsel for petitioner said the marriage took plara in September, 1902, at tho registry office, Sit. George's, Hanover- square, and there wais one child, a girl, now seven years old. Petitioner wtas the daughter of people of consitlerable posi- tion, and at the time of the marriage re- spondent was a widower with two children and, as he had stated, he was a prosperous stockbroker. Mr. Hurst waa. now engaged in a theartxieal company touring the country in a. piece called "Monsieur Beaucair." He did not ask the consent of the petitioner's parents to the marriage, although they afterwards rnnd-e the beet they could of it, and the petitioner had an allowance of *8400 a. tmx from her father. When petitioner and respondent returned from -heir honeymoon, .the latter took his wife to live at a house in May- fair. There was a mysterious atmosphere, an-,i ;.VTrm. Hurst discovered that her hus- band had previously been living .in the ;ttne house with a divorced lady, Mr. Hurst having been the co-respondent in I the case Counsel said he would call the lady. Mrs. L. Petitioner forgan respondent, and the couple Li?M! tolerably h?ppy tor ?he ?rat three ves" of their married life. ¡ In 1905 rerpendent took to drinking) and he removed fTom Mayfair to Maada Vale. Wht? he ca.m home intoxicAted he was violent tn hiw wife and broke the furni- tt- hir wil,e and hr,?,1-,e the f couTisel, thi? Don J<Mn of former days bOO,lhd of his conquests. On one occasion in the early rno?in? he ?ma?bed the telephone, and he had threatened to take away the cltild. With regard to the de- sertion, said counsel, respondent told Mrs. Hurst that, he should take a bachelor's flat forr himself and his two children by the former wife, and that she mast go somewhere else to live with her cfriM. This I wits done. He gave her .£2 n week and I found a flat for her at .Brighton. In 1913 he ceased to pay her money. Hur",t, in giving evidence in sup- port of 0C0l1næl' temeat,, said if ebe had )moam about rtbe o £ her lad y ?? w<mld nor hav« married re- ww4ildn,)r ,kiav4% Yno.-r ri Pd 'Fh- Ttid- 1 b.^t th?r? w-a& no J cruelty and de?sttMn, and d:iÆmi. ?*  øøa.

EmmEO!T? u' Ii y: L I J r OAY. j DAY, I PBINClP At STOCK EXCHANGE AND OTHER j MfHff KttMS. I SETTLEMENT DATES. I C eb ?>' Mining Contango 8 Feb. 21 General Contango Feb. 9 Feb. 23 Ticket Day fob. 10 Feb. 24 Pay Day Feb. 11 Feb. 25 I Consols Pay Day Feb. 3 liar. 1 METAL MARKET. I London, Friday. Copper, firm; turnover, 1,100 tons62V il, 1,2 7 to 621 cash, 1i2 to ti3 £ three months. Tin, irregular. 176 to 17(ii cash, 152, to 133 threo months. English lead, 194; foreign, 18Æ to b. Spelter, 36 to 33. Middies- bro' Iron, 56s. Ik], cash, 5us. Sid. month. ——-1 • SHIPPING NE WS. I The following vessels have arrived at I Swansea: King's Dock.—Feb. 1 p.m.: Gyda s 738, Dieppe, Pinkney and Co., buoys. Prince of Wales Dock.—-Feb. "t a.m. Axpe e 791. La liochelle, Lindsay, Ger-! man, buoys. l'eb. J p.m.: Bakoi s 1276 l' '}' II 't I! Port Talbot, Striek and Co., buoys;! Astree s 427, Caen,1), Coward, G.W. -No. iKx k.—l-eb. 4 a.m. :Wragly 2271.1 Avonmouth, Harries Bros.; I'll A way Et, put back, C. Fishley. South Dock.—Foo. 4 a.m.: Patricia s I Ile, Dublin, M. Murphy. I" c, b.11 New Pioneer s 320, Garston, M. Jones and Bror., 22 shed. MIDLAND RAILWAY CO. j The directors of the M?Unnd Railn" Co.. ait?r making an allocation of £ 200,0O0 j to the general reserve, i?commc'Hd a divi-j cieii,j -,or at tILc- r6to t-1 per cent. on tho pref. converted ordinary stock, and at the rate of if per cent. on the deferrerl converted ordinary stock, being equal to £ (> 10s. per cent. on the former ordinary stock. In terim dividend at the rate of £ 1 5s. for each .£100 of preferred stock and at the rate of £ 1 lU". for each £100 of dderred stock paid on August 15 last, leaving now to be paid £1 5s. for each £1no of preferred stock and A:2 10s. for each £ 100 of deferred stock. The balance carried forward is about £130.000. ——<—- I GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY. The Great Central Railway accounts for the past year show a balance enahl- ing payment of the tull interest on all preferences down to and including the 4 per cent, preference stock, 1891. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY. j The accounts of the North Eastomi Railway Company for the year ended December Sis', admit of the payment of a final dividend on North Lasteru Con- sol s of 3 £ per cent., making with the in- terim dividend paid in August, 6; per c?nt. for )hc y?r, ait?r pIaciDg a sum ek?.nt. ft)r lite ypar, ?t,-r p la(-iDg a sum, rif to tlio ;,jid carrying forward a balance of £ 190,000. iorward a balumee (>f L!90,eo(,. SOUTH WALES FINANCE.  S3?H WALES FINANCE &EPOBT. I Business has again been on a good scale, I and Goal and Iron and Shipping continue in good demand. BAILS.—Therei is no change lo report. Taff Vale Ordinary looks weaker. COAL A!ND IRON.-Albic)n Ordinary are £ 5 to L5 105., and the Preference Ell 10s. to kli Blaenavon Ordinary are 14s. bid. Con- solidated Cambrian Ordinary Lave again been very active, with business done up to i s. 6d. e.d. D. Davis Ordinary are 35.6 6d. bid. Ebbw Vale OrdTnary have been a very BLrong market, with busi8S done from 1?'. t) 1bs. Groat Weetm'n "B" have fJrther impro'.cd. w?Mi busmen dene at 48 2? 6d., &E<t the "?ew" shares are round £.5 j56. ¡ Gw&un-cae-Gurwen "Oid" are See. 6d., and the "New" are unchanged at 12e. Insoles Ordinary are wa.n?ed at 18& 6d. Interna- j taonals are 5 bid c.d. Lambert Ordinary have improved to '235. M. North's Ordinary have improved to 26s. Ocean Coal and Wil- j eons have changed hands at £ 9 15s. Powell DuSryu Ordinary have been done at 53s. j Rhym?y Iiou are unchanged. Tred e gasr "A" are 20s. bid. United National are bid for at 555., with no saaree obtainable. Wind- sor 10 per cent. Preference have changed hands at £ 10 Ws. i MISCELLANEOUS.—There are sellers of Cardiff Ice at 11. Spillers and Bakers Ord- inary are 49a. 6d. to 50s. In Shipping shares, Britain S.S. have fnr- tber improved to 1? to ?11 15? Field Line are 22s. to 23s. Globe s.. (10s. paid) are 1&. 6d. to j?U. 6d. Hains are linn at £ 13 1&. W. and C. T. Jones are 17s. to 1&. M(,, tile Ordinary have improved to £ 8 5s. to £ 8 15s, Orders and Handford, Bedcroft, and I Tatems are unchangde. list OF business DONE. I Bedcroft S.S., 26s. Khymney Iron "Old." 10s. 9d. Ocean Coal and Wilsons, 9j. 9j. Powell Dufl'ryn Ordinary, 53s. Taff Yale Ordinai-),, E66 15s. Consolidated Cambrian Preference, lgx., 19a. Great Western Railway Ordinary, Clll 10t0. Globe S.S. (10b. paid:, 1F.. 3d. Great West-em Colliery "B." E8 2s. 6d. Ebbw Vale Ordinary, 17s. 6d. Elder Dempster Preference, ZOs. Britain S.8., llg, 11f. Windsor rirst Preference, 10;. CURRENT QUOTATIONS. I Nominal Nam. Amt Stock. Quotations Coneals .—— 683 Sloo Alexandra Dk. 4J p.c. A Pref. 92 —34 £ 100 AIM Dk and Bly 4! p.c. B pret ttf — £ 4 Lloo Barry Railway Deferred Ord. 88 —89 £ 100 Barry 4 p.c. Preferred 8G —€1 xioo Great Western Bailway Ord. llOi—.11 £ 100 Midland Deferred Ordinary. 67 -68 £10 Port Talbot Bailway Ordinary 17g—17g 4,1'j fort i*LOOi faj— I R.100 Rhymney Bailway Deferred$4 -86 I £ 100 Bhyainey Preferred 8O-æ £ 100 Taff Vale Railway Ordinary. 68 -69 ( £5i) Licycis Bank £8 paid. 26J—27| I Lio London & Prov Bank RS paid IS—19 £12 London City & Mid. £ 24 paid £ 60 National Prcv. ( £ 12 paid) 35 -37 LID Albion Coal Opiiilary. 4g 5! II Albion Coal 6 p.c. Cum Pref. 11$—113 £1 Blaenavon Ordinary 131:5-14 6,1 ?1 Burnyc?t Brown Ordinary. 55/6—56/6 Li Gaxdiff OoUiery -Bo., B' 11¥ £ 1 Cambrian Con'wlidated Ord. 22/9 22 5 O011 6 p.c. Cum Pref 6 £ 1 D. Davie and Sons Ordinary. 35/5—06 6 .£1 D. Davis New Ordinary. 54,r-i5 ,S £ 1 Ebbw Vale Ordinary 17i6-13l0 I 45 Ebbw Vale 6 p.c. Cum. Pref. 4|—4J £1. Elders £1 FC'r.:Ihill Ooi'.iery Ordinary. £ x I'^riitui: G01. 7 p.c. Cum I £1 Gwauii-eao-Gurven fully paid 25/0—27/0 .£1 Gwaun-oae-G orwen 10s. paid 11/6-12;6 £ 5 Great Western CoTlr fully pd. 7J—8J £ 5 Great Western Colly fS paid hi— 61 £ 6 International Ooai 6 1. iPI Insoles 6 par cant. Pref. a 4&mbw Am I%-4i m £ 6 ùamb 55 p-c. Cum Pref. 4|— 40 I £ S LockeOrdinary 4i— i II £ 1 Newport Abercarn ít PA Cum. Prs-Pref JJ/&—& £ 1 jSc-vrport Abercarn 7 p.c. Pref £1 North's Colliery Ordícary, 6 .;¡;b O. ea.n ll"OIJ;,< O. dll1..ry. d-' 0"ea-n Wilsons Ordinary (.t> 1' g .flo Penrikyber Ordiaary Il3r—1 £1 Powell Duffryn Ordijaar-v ":1 Powell Duffi'y:i Xew partly pd 29/0—300 "1 Rhymney Iron Crd (OJdj. 10!6-1jfl.. £ 1 Bhymney Iron 9/9 £1 Bhymney Iron 6 p.c. Cum Pf. TredeL-ar A ze 11 Tredegrar B ifiLliy paid) 26/0—27/0 £ 1 Unitetl NationaF'Ordi.iarj' 56.6—67/6 j £ 1 United National 6 p.c. cum Pf 2116-2Z,.6 I £ 1 Britonferry Chemical. 32/6-38. £ 1 Beu Evans Ordinary flO Barry Graving -),,)ck 13i-131 £ 1' John Bland Ordinary 37/6 ;8.5 .&? Coliseum Ordinal y 3i- 4 Li Coliseum Pref 19.,6-a6 £1 Channel Dry Dock Ordinary IS 'C—19/0 I 1 English Crown Spelter ZP, £ 1 Furnees Withy £10 Kain Steamship Company £ 1 Jonos-Pickinson 9/fI j £1 Jones, R.E. Ordina,ry. 40,<0—42/6 j £10 Win. Hancoch def. ord. 7n .i ,Bc-dcroft S.N. Co;.npany. £1 Spiliers a nd Bakers Ord 49/0—50/0 £ 10 Spiliers 6 per cent. Pi-ef lZt-125 I AFI Stepney gi)ai-e Wbe¡;1. 16/6—17/6 i £ 1 Tatem F' 34/0—35/0 j £ 10 WNivcrs Ordinary l4?—l3? 910 W eavers Preference t?— !1 Ex alL T Ex div. AGRICULTURE, GRAIN AND I FLOUR. OUR WEEKLY REVIEW OF THE I TRADE. I (Written for the Leader by J. K. I Carthew, Grain Expert.) Since posting my last review to the time of drafting thi", there has been a f&arked change and improvemeiif in the weather, it 1-wiiig colder and drier, more benehcial in every way for agriculture. The land is getting into good condition for.worfeing in readiness for the spring crops, and live- stock, particularly the young lambs, arei healthier. The fat stock market has continued good, trade being bri"k and prices in ftftllers favour: rieef, 7Jd. to fid.; Mutton, I 7Jd. to 10/d.; Pork, 61d. to 7id. per 10. The wool trade eliows a further im. provement, and prices ar- well main- 1 1 A. ió: < tained.- Washed, 1?. 3d.; unwasheJ, 1.. per lb. Reports of the winter wh at croos in Canada and the United Statos are quite favourable, enow having recentl y fallen protecting the plant from frost, an-1 farmers have made further good progress in working the land for spring wheat. The eituation in Europe is unchanged, the autuinn-fiown wheat in the principal countries, making a slight allowance for; the war, is on the whole looking well, and reports from India continue highly satisfactory. The outlook in Argentina is rather better—climatic conditions being more favourable though even now they are not wholly satisfactory, heavy rain having fallen in certain districts. Shipments of wh-eat from foreign countries to Europe are only moderate, but deliveries by farmers have increased. Warehouse stocks 6how little alteration. The Floating Grain Cargo Trade. Wheat, again doarer but quieter; Rus- sian, nil; Plate. 59s., Cls.; Australian, nominal; Caliloriiiajt, 60s., 626.; Indian, 57s. to 60s.; American, spring 59s., 61s. 6d., winter 5Ss., 61s. Maize, very firm; Russian, nil; Plate, 34s. 9d., 35s. 6d.; American, nominal. Barley, very firm; Russian, nominal; American, 35s.. 35s. tiel.; Chillian, .j.< 35s. 6d.; Indian, 35s., 35s. 6d.; Persian, 346., 35s. Oats, very firm; Russian, nominal; American, 3^ 32s. 9d.; Plate, 30s., 30s. 9d. Spot Prices at Mark Lane. Wheat, again higher .but quieter; Rus- sian, nominal; Plate, 61s., 62s. 6d.; Australian, nominal; Californian, 62s., l 63s.; Indian, 61s., 62s.; .American, spring 59s. 6d., 63s., winter 59s., 62s. Cd.: I English, white 596. 6d., 626., red 58e. 6d., (ii s. Maize, very firm; Russian, nil; Plate, 346. 9d., ;3& American, nominal. Barley, very firm; Russian, 35s.; Ameri- 3.< W.. Per- sian, 34to:. 6d., 35e.; English malting, 316., 42s. Oats, very firm; English, 32s., 3Ss. 6d.; foreign, 30s, 3-Vs. Feeding Cakes, steady; trade moderate. Flour. ) There is little change to report in the I consumption of bread. Potatoes and green vegetables are dearer, but this is about counterbalanced by economy in handling the staff of life. 13rit with wheat markets again on the run, the price of flour has further advanced. For instance, Town Whites, W, 6d.; House-i holds, 48s-, 4S&. j Country Patents. 44«., 45s.; Whites, 42s., s; American Spring I Patents, 44s., 46s.; Manitoba* Patents, 43s. 6d., 44s.; Kansas Patents, 43s. 6d.; American Spring Bakers, 39e., 40s.; Hun- garian Patents, nominal. Wheat Forecast. The American markets have been again excited, and at times rampant, but buyers are slow to follow. They are acting with more than u-sual caution, and quite right too. Prices being unusually high, it L, no time for plunging. The war continues to wage fiercely in all directions, but on the whole it is pro- grossing distinctly in favour of the Allies both on land aud water. That they will ultimately come off victorious there can be no doubt. More than ordinary prudence is re- quired in dealing in wheat and fiour. Buy according to requirements, is the course to put'tue. Feeding Stuff Forecast. I Th consumption of dry food is faiT1,,¡ good owing to the larw daDd for fat stock, and prices "of all feodmg stajT? ,naveII ruled very firm. But values arc now at a high iavel, and 6jtM'??<'o. is ")sky. Go &iov ? now theI ?1:ky. GQ iJO'A- n:w

A VERY ATTBACTIVE SHIPPING SHARE. 'I Si?GLETOX ABBEY &.S. COMPANY, LTD., I £10 ( £ 5 PAID SHAKES). The managers are Messrs. Fred Jones and I Company. Cardiff, who have been very suc- cessful with their other steamers. They ha-se never paid less than 30 ner cent. per annum, aftei- providing liberally for reserve The Singleton Abbey, 3.900 tons. was con- tracted for Rorn time bpk at a co?t of .?27,203, and is due for dei,very in Yay. ¡ Sin?o her purchase, &he has'appreciatcd very much in VIWUC, ancToouid doubtless te sold Jo-day for and the break up value of the £10 (Z5 paid) SHABES IS I FB OB ABLY NEAHLY PER SHARE. Tiiis Steamer has already i- en fixeil on Time Charter at a very satisfactory rate, and successful dividends are confidently an- ticipated. I We consider the shares viry attractive. We can 2-t the moment obtain a number of them at par, viz £ 6 per share, FREE OF EXPENSES. Baiance of £4 per share, mak- ing them fully paid, will be due on the ind of Arril. BRITAIN S.S. COMPANY, LIMITED, ElD SHARES. These shares have been iu active demand j of late, and are now quoted Xil 12e. 6d. 10 £ 11 15s. per sha-r.e The Company has a very r-oo-I record. zn<\ is now doing exceptional'y well. Th e>hares are a sound and attractive shipping invest- ment: 1913 dividend 124 per cent. We have special business in thc?e.

"B?S?S OF nEATH" ü¡ ,:hUil U  GEBMAffS WHO KNEW THEY WERE ADVANCING TO DES TRUCHON. I RUSSIANS' BRILLIANT WORK j PETROGRAD. Friday. i German prisoners captured at BorJic moff and at oiiaschidlovcka. where the iiu^sian troops gained their recent &uc- cess give description of the terrific fighting in that region. Seven divisioiM called by German soldiers. "Divisions of death. inasmuc h as they re-alised they were doomed to destruction, were hurled against the Russians on an e-x- tremely con fined front. » ihe flaugnter among dense ranks of the enemy on this restricted ba ttlæel:1 was appalling. Having repelled the at- tack the Russians then counter-at- tacked, making one of the most bril- liant charges in their military history, whole companies of the enemy bc-inic bayoneted in their trenches. The state of Yoliaschialovska, one of the keys to the stiat.gr.c position in this sc-jtor, was capturc^ by Russians at 10.30 on Wednesday morning. The fighting at this point, with great masses of troops engaged in a death melee, re- calls the Battle of Borodino in the 1812 campaign. Greet Britain's Share. A semi-office! article appearing in the Press here discusses Great Britain's share in the world wr, and ill-bunded eorn- plaints which have been made in certain Russian circles that Great Britain's' efforts are not vigorous enough. It says that France and Russia knew perfectly well what help Great Britain would giva therl, in ease of war. Never- theless, the FnitPfI Kingdom has sur- prised all expectations, for it has per- formed a pfill more considerable share or the common task, having almost imme- diately undertaken the arming of mil- lions of men. If the creation of this arm- appears somewhat, slow, it must not be forgotten that Great Britain is now a military country, and she has had, therefore, not only to train this army, but she had besides to build factories for the manu- facture of guns and ammunition. All that takes time. The article concludes: The Germans understood this state of things better than the Russians, and they have a true idea, of the importance of these preparations which the British are making, and about which thev entertain no illusions.

AN AIRMANS ESCAPE u- Adventurous Trip to German Coastal Positions. AMSTERDAM, Friday. Acording to a message from Siuis, fighting on the Flemish coast near ostendo is still going on, heavy artil- lery firing having been heard through- out yesterday and the preceding night. More to the north the Allied airmcu are frequently reconnoitring the German positions. At 4.30 yesterday afternoon guns and machine guns at Beyst and Zeebrugge opened heavy fire on an Allied aeroplane which, however, flew over the sea apparently unscathed. Firing continued to be heard at Os. tend last night. The British are keep- ing a cadul watch on the sea. Pro- bably, says the correspondent, in conse- quence of the German threat to take action against transports conveying troops across the Channel.

CABINET M!NISTERS' CONFEBERCE. This morning Sir Edward Grey anrt oth<T Ministers saw Mr. Churchill at the Admiralty. Subsequently a council of Ministers was held at 10. Downing, street, thosp present including the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill. Earl Eatohener. the Marquis of Crewe, and Sir Edward Grey. Tne Ministers met at 12.30. and sat for an hour.

WELSH EDUCATIONIST'S DEATH. The de-atli took place yesterday morning at his residence, Iron Dinas, Carnarvon, of Mr. D. P. Williams, at the age of 72, after a comparatively brief illness follow- ing a seizure. He was the first Chairman of the Carnarvonshire County Council, and he was probably the first Welsh Non- conformist in North Wales to occupy the position of chairman of a bench of magis- trates. Mr. Williams had been associated for fifty years with the public life of North Wales. The outstanding feature of his life was his great devotion to the cause of Welsh education. He was a member of the Court of Governors of the University College of North Wales. Bangor, from its inception, and served the interests of that institu- tion faithfully, and did all in his power to maintain its Welsh characteristics. Mr. Williams was also a member of the North Wales Counties' Training College Com- mittee from the first, and its first chair- man.

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