The Cambria Daily Leader

LOCAL DEATHS ) Swansea Soldiers' Names Appear in Casualty List. Liste of casualties giving <h<? names of seventeen officers and 550 men wore, if -1 sued en Friday night. The following u; an analysis of the lists: — Officers. Men. Killed 5 60 Died of wounds 1 32 Died 7 Mounded 11 302 Mining — W r Prisoners — 3 Swansea Men Kilted. The news that their son. Private John Green, 2nd Devon Regiment, has been kilted in ac-tion has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Gre»m. Pent remawT. Pentre, Swansea. By poet the parmis received a parcel containing decea.sed's Rih and io~;de was, a note from the captain of the regiment briefly slating that the owner was killed in action on Friday last week. Prior to enlisting deceased was employed at Messrs. Baldwin's Works. Private Michael Connors, 83, Coibourne- terraec, Swansea, was a member of the 3rd South Wales Bordererre, and left, for the front; three weeks befot-e Christmas. He volunteered to fetch rations and had nearly returned to the British lines when a ballet struck him, inflicting a fatal wound. He was 31 years of age, and leaves t a widow nnd children. Drtd id Hospital. ew has been recravcd of the death at Boulogne of Private Bfn Williams, 2ndi Welsh Re-gt., who waj wounded in the ra<f and legs at Las Ba.,see, on the 25th nIt. Death followed Uk* amputatoin of both his leys. He was a native of Llanybri. Carmarthenshire, and a brother of Mr. David William?, cattle dealer, Llai)- ,i -ephan. As a reservist he was called up at the commencement of the W3T, apd pro- ceeded to the front from Gorseinon.

NO SKHHC IN AlSACf. j Interl?ea, Fb. 8.-Th ?Uli?i-y Gov- MBor of Mnih?)USe has i?is?cd a dt<r? Q?i, any person found cki-ing in ?;? DM?bourhood will be a?re?t€<? &nd im- prisoned. Th re??on ? Y-tr?bah?y to }}Ivnt tha formation of any tr&<? ]H the ?o?w mi- leading to German troops.

A NEW TRIAL Gardener's Action Against Owner of Dacia. ?w York. Friday.—T?e ca? in whicbJ l)fax Kle-ist. gardener and mining labour re. cla?mpd £ 50,000 damans against Mr. and Mrs. Beitnng for ?liena.tmg the] »fVp«"tion= of his ■wife, their daughter Juliet, ended to-day in the judge dis- charging the jury and ordering a new trial. This decision waf; given because Kleist a rtpd in a newspaper interview that his life waf; threatened and he had been attacked by a gang, presumably em- ployed hy Mr. Breitung, the new owner of the liner Daria. In the opinion of the judge the statement W"a5 prejudicial t? the defence. It hs a,?sumed that the action win now be settled out of coijrt. Befor- the judge gave bis decision, Mr. Breitung swore that he had no objection to his daughter and Kleist living to- gethoiipKlpifct's lawyer immediately arose, and aed Kleist if he wanted to return to his wife. Yes. ye* replied Klcifi eagerly. Will you return to your husband?" the lawyer asked Mrs. Klekt. She answered most emphatiealy. "No, I ill not." I

REVISING THE PRAYER BOOK. The Archbishop of Canterbury, who pre- h (, p sided jpsterd&y at the meeting of the Up- per House of Convocation at the Church Douse, Westminster, announced the result of the bishops' consideration of the pro- posed revisions of the Prayer Book. A joint, committee Its-s been at work harmonising the recommendations of both Houses on the point. This committee made 162 recommendat.ionr. The Primate said the bbltr¡ps hoo dealt 'with them a.sl follow-:—A?rp?d to 143. VcrbaUy ,mendl ¡ 6. Po-tponed 5, Referred back 6, To be dis- c?s?d by a conference of both H<>us 2. "In the overwhelming majority of (Sk." the Primate said, tfce bishops have Agreed to what the harmonising committee recommended them to agree to, and the other cases, with two exceptions, do not present any outstanding points oi irreconeil abi 1 i t y."

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AN ACT OF HUMANITY 1 German Officer's Deed of Heroism, in his latest dispatch i makes the. following interesting observa-1 I tions: So many accusations of bad conduct, some only too well founded, have been: brought against the Germans that it is I a pleasure to be able to record of one of them an act of humanity. During the engagement a.t Giventhy one of our 1 officers had been partially buried by tlle I parapet of a trench which had been, blown in on top of him. A German, officer whoaw him, regardless of the fact that he himself was out in the opE-ul under a hail of bullets, stopped to dig him out and give him brandy from his frisk. To the great regret of those of our men who witnessed this deed of gal-I laatry and self-sacrifice and deeply ap-t p"eiat?ed it, the German was killed by a! chance bullet. Extracts from letters tpU of the effect of six months of war upon the German ?opulatioa. One says-— It tr?D't be long bcforp jhy call up the Landstuxm here, then I shall have to go too. They take almost everybody. I hope there will soon be peace." An Old Soldier's Criticism. The following from an old soldier is amusing, but its ruthless criticisms can hardly have been encouraging to the r<v cipient. It is dated December 12:— You have had luck to-escape being taken prisoner. That the English have taken so many prisoners is incomprehen- sible to me as an old soldier. I can only attribute it to your short and bad train- ing, and to many fourth-class shots who blaze away without hitting anything. Your short training makes me pity yon, espe- J cially bfling sent against thnse hordes. It I is. of course, nothing to do with you. and you a.re doing your duty, but the fault, lies with the system, which is probably no I better in the enemy's case. In the matter of leaders we are badly off. as those who I know anything are soon killed or wounded.

I PORT TALBOT MURDERESS RELEASED. I I A Port. Talbot murder charge of a few years ago is recalled from the fact that the accused, Mabel Blackmore. has just been released from prison after serving about three, years of her sentence. She was released from Aylesbury Prison, and the action of the Home Office has beftn taken in consequence of the excep- tionally good conduct of the young woman, who is now comfortably placed in a home in London. During her incarceration Sister Wray, the late police-court mission- a.ry at Swansea. who took a very sym- pathetic view of her case, froquently heard from her. I It will be re-called that the young woman, who was only 24, was in domestic service at Aberavon, and that she threiv into a pond the body of her child. Sentence of death was passed, but con- siderable sympathy was felt by the genera l public, and largely-signed pftinon was got up, T?ith thA result that the <€ntcnoc va? commuted to one ,i penal strvitude. for life.

ABERA VOl JUSTvSES' CLERK. The Aberavon magistrates met on Satur day at the Council Chamber, for the plir pose of appointing a new ju^ices" clerk ii succession to the late Mr. Marmaduki Tennani. There were two candidates, Mr. Ernest Tennant son of the late Town Clerk anc Mr. Lewis M. Thomas, solicitor, Aheraror Mr. Ernest Tenna,rt was elected unani- mously, Mr. L. M. Thomas withdrawi^j !I in ian-our of the successful candidate.

DOCKERS ON STRIKE. Swansea Men "Out" for Higher Wages. A dispute has arisen at the Glasgoj Wharf, South Dock, the dock labourers? II eDgad in discharging general cargo de-? I manding increased pay. Their rate at; present is Td. an hour in the day-time, and lOd. an hour at night. The men demand lOd. per hour for day work, and Is. per htrur for night work. The management, has offered 8id. and lid., but this the men refuse to accept, and they arc not at work to-day—between 50 and 60 of them. The men are members of the Dockerel Union, and have been advised by the secretary. Mr. T. Merrells, to accept the! terms offered, which are tho same as! those of the settlement effected at Car-j diff daring the last fortnight, and are; in excess of the rates paid at Bristol, and; other Bristol Channel ports tor unload- ing similar cargoes at the present moment. This is the second strike at the docks within a week, the earlier dispute, which is now settled, being at the North Dock.

DOWIAIS WORKS MANAGER DEAD. I Mr. William Evaut, manage? of the Dow la is Works. Dowlais, diM on Friday from pneumonia after only two days' ill- ness. He was 72 years of age. Mr. Willia,m Evgns was born at Aber- gwesyn. Breconshire, his father being the late Mr. Thomas Evans, who came of a long line of clergymen. Mr. Thomas Evans himself was educated for the Chur,b, but did not, take Hnly Orders. At a very early age deceased commenced work at the Dowlais Works under the Guest family.

I SCHOOLBOY MATCHES SPOILED. I Despite the inclement, weather the Sc hools' Soccer lads turned up in good numbers this morning- St. and Rutland-st. actually started but the rain came on again and all the games were abandoned. The competition is now in a most iatcr- esting stage as some of the weaker clubs are making splendid improvement. s: Helen's, who have lost nine players have been beaten three times and have drawn once, wherea.s in the initial half of the season they had an unbroken record. Sketty and Rutland are playing splen- didly just now and the former team seems intent on winning the Lennard Cup. To- day's frames will he played off on the Vic- toria Park on Saturday moming next. THE RUGBY PROGRAMME. I The Rughy matches were also aban- I doned. ? r _jf

POR COLDS and catarrh. No matter how bad you may be with Cold in the Head and Catatrh you will imme- diate benefit by using "Nos>troline-" It clears your head instantly. It relieves the distress- ing irritation in the nostrils. It stops the running discha,?e. It s?ts rid of the thick ferni-laden muoos in your nose and throat. ft enaMaa you to breath? freely. It. quickly banishes catarrh and soothes your cold away! 1 You know that Nostroline is doing you d the minute you try it. Begin to-day. Tubes 1;1.4 and 2/9, most chemists. or post, free from makers, Harold E. Matthews and Co., Chemista. CLifbon, Bristol. J :===-=- •

WOUNDED AT LA BASSEE. I The parents of Ptp. Frank Walsh, who ftside at 45, Orchard-street, Swansea, have been notified that their son has been wounded, and has been spnt on to Chester Hospital. Pte. Walsh received his injury during the severe fighting hear La Bassee whilst serving with the 2nd Devon Regiment.

For absenting himself from duty for a week Thomas James Clarke, a salaried and uniformed special constable, was yes- terday at Chatham fined .1;2.

ACTRESS AND MANACER Trouble from a Swansea Engagement. How Miss Victoria Monks, the music hall artiste, is alleged to have struck her manager, Mr. Maxwell, on the head with a golf stick was described in Mr. Justice Bailhache's court on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell were claiming damages for assault, wrongful dismissal, false im- prisonment, aud wrongful conversion of goods against Miss Monks. Mr. Powell, K.C., said. that after a per- formance at the Holborn Empire Miss Monks and Mr. Maxwell returned in a motor car to Tulse Hill, where Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell lived with Miss Monks. They came into the house, and were fol- lowed by the chauffeur, who was called Friday. According to Mr. Maxwell, the chauffeur had damaged his hat, and he then threw the chauffeur out of the front door. Miss Monks had gone into the kitchen. She came out shouting, How dare you treat my chauffeur like that? She then picked up a golf club, said counsel, and stTuck Mr. Maxwell on the head with it. She shouted to the chauffeur You go for him, Friday; if you don't kill him I will." They all then went into the front garden. Friday squared up to Mr Maxwell, and Mr. Maxwell put up his hands to defend himself, and then Miss Monks picked up a piece of rockery and threatened to throw it at him. The police were sent for, and Mr. Maxwell was given in charge. Afterwards the charge was withdrawn- Mr. Maxwell said that during the first part of his stay at Tulse Hill the witness was running a sketch. Miss Monks then wanted another manager after some trouble at Swansea. She came back from Swansea and said that the witness must take the place of the manager at once. She paid him S2 a week. Mr. Brandon (for Miss Monks) said the story about Mr. Maxwell being employed at a salary as Miss Monks' manager had no foundation. The story about Miss i Monks' language and violent behaviour was not true. The hearing had not concluded when the court adjourned. •

BIBLES FOR THE BLIND. I suggestion which Mr. Pea.reon made I 4 his address at Cardiff with reference ia the purchasing and supplying of Welsh Braille Bi hI p" has been readily acceded to by Mr. Joseph Hall, the secretary of the iouth Wales and Monmouthshire Insti- tute for the Blind at Swansea. For some time Mr. Hall has be-ui rais- ing a fund for that purpose, and Pearson suggested that the money avail- ible should be expended in purchasing Tolumes of the new Braille Bible for the poorest members of the blind com- 1 aii-I fl-t?it -A l r. munity, and that Mr. Hall; who has been in the forefront of that endeavour, should try to persuade congregations of chiirche.,3 and chapels throughout the Principality to make periodical contributions, to b. (x- pended in the same manner, so that ovkry poor person in Wales might have a whole or any portion of the Bible in a type which he or she could read. Mr. Hall has now intima,fed that it would give him great pleasure to oo^.vp^y with Mr. Pearson's suggestion.

A verdict of death from natural causes was returned at the inquest at Morrisston on Friday on rt-ichatd Craven (71), for- merly a gas producer at Duffryn Steel Works, Swansea-, who expired suddenly while following his employment on Wed. oesdav. J

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SAW TORPEDO TRACK I ————  ?.———— Officers of British Hospital ) Ship Recount Escape. The Secretary of the Admiralty last night issued statements made by the roaster and office. of the hospital ship Asturias, which a German submarine at- tempted to torpedo on the 1st inst. The captain's statement is as follows: At 4.15 p.m. on Feb. 1, with the, PJME.O., I inspected ship, finishing at; 5 p.m. Going towards the bridge from the main saloon, Mr. Fletcher, cadet, reported to me torpedo just fired at us passing astern. I at once went on the bridge, aud upon the second officer confirming the statement that he ob- served the wash of a submarine two' points on the starboard beam I at once starboarded 3- points, sending down to the engine-room instructions to give the ship all steam possible, After that, until passing the, lightship, I made a zigzag course. Apart from the testimonay of my officers, a number of people on board not only saw the course of the torpedo but also observed the submarine fol- lowing in our wake. It was a very light and clear evening, and at 5.1,1 broad daylight, and in no possibility could the character of the ship be mis- taken. CHARLES LAW, Master. The statement of Mr. Thomson, the I second officer, declares: At 5 p.m., whilst in charge of the! bridge, the ship being N.N.W. 15 miles 1 from Havre lightship, I observed a, smooth in the water about two points! abaft the starboard beam 500 yards i away; about 150 feet from this smooth I distinctly observed the track of a tor- pedo which passed us close under our stern. Mr. Fletcher, the cadet, states that be was on the watch with the second officer when the second officer called: Come at once, a torpedo has been fired i at. us." I

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RATES TREBLED. I To-day the Scottish railways announce that owing to the increased expenditure consequent upon the war and to the steamship companies having advanced their charges, all traffic rates between Scotland and Ireland will he advanced on March 1st from lOd. to 2s. 6d. per ton. This is the second substantial ad- vance made by the Scottish rail ways since the outbreak of war.

7  BURIED BENEATH AVALANCHE. 1 Cameo, Italy, Friday.—Last night in the I region of Merce, in the commune of Tenda, an avalanche buried a hut in I which were the workmen of a hydraulic power company. Troops and 300 workmen proceeded to the scene of the disaster, and" 15 bodies were recovered. I

WARNINC TO AIRMEN. I The Dutch flag has been hoisted on the towers of some of the communes in the Province of Zeeland to show airmen when, they are flying over neutral terri- j tory.

At a special meeting of the Morfa Fund Relief Committee on Friday, Mr. Ernest i Tennant. was appointed secretary in suc- cession to his father, the late Mr. ^larma- duke Tennant, J-P. The position carries I a salary of .;1;25 a year. {

FRENCH OFFICERS RECAPTURED. Amsterdam, Saturday.—The Niew<| Van Der Dag learns that two French ofifcers who escaped from Mainz hava been arrested at the station, at Worma. A third who escaped with them ia still missing.

CERMAN ADMINISTRATION IN WAND. Amsterdam, Saturday.—The Xieuws Rotterdamsche Courant" states Hera Dove, vice-president of the Reichstag has been appointed a member of th. German Administration of Poland. i—^———^

FRENCH TRAITOR EXECUTED. Paris, Saturday:—The Journal eayj the Court Martial at Chalons has sen- tenced to death Piarre Haby, born at Vienna, of French parents and found guilty of treason. Haby was executed.

At the Pembroke Dock Police Court yesterday, Rufus Nurse, a dusky «>»Tr»a« on board the sailing ship Teresa, of Genoa, was remanded charged with mali- ciously wounding Guisseppe Rinoso, ■ » seaman on the same ship, by striking him with a piece of wood.

It is an open secret that Albions are giving the best results at the front. We cannot accept any orders for 3 or 4 Tonners, all being commandeered by the Government, but we have a 2 TONNER due for immediate delivery. HE. Jones (GARAGES), LTD. SWANSEA and CARDIFF. WAR OFFICE DRIVERS. 16,000 Motor Lorry, Steam Lorry and Motor-Car Drivers required, and will b4 paid 61. PER DAY. Men who desire to join should .ppI1. WITH REFERENCES. TO R. E. JONES, (GARAGES), LIMITED, Printed and Published for the Swansea Prese, Limited, by ABTHUB PARNgU HIGHAM. at Leader Buildings. Swaatfsa NEXT VEEK. Grand Theatre, SWANSEA. The Brightest, Briskest, Wittiest, and most wholly I and perpetually Galvanic Musical Comedy yet produced. Mr. ROBERT COURTNEIDGE'S Production- THE PEARL GIRL C I There is something to I please everyone's taste in this delightful production. I NEXT WEEK. Grand Theatre, SWANSEA. f

B I LL I ARDS. I Gorseinon v. Ammanford, I Gorseinon. Ammanford- 128 A. Clarke J. Thomas 150 13ft Ivor Phillips (capt.).H. Harris 117 79 H- J. Davies .A. Mainwaring 1.50 I 150 J. 1. Phillips D. Hopkins 132 1 150 Trevor i)avies s. -r)av-ie..s 92 150 Wat Thoma.s.T. Wiliiams w' 150 D. Powell D. E. Vaughan 63 ( M7 759 j

LUCRATIVE DAYS FOR SEAMEN. Sailors and firemen are now getting the highest wages ever offered in Swansea port, a Leader representative was told to-day by Mr. George Gunning, secretary of the local bra nch of the Sailors' aud Firemen's Union. The wages for ordinary chartered ves- sels are 1-7 a month, and £8 for Admiralty chartered vessels. The weekly are S2 5s. for ordinary, and £ 2 10s. for Ad- miralty chartered vessels. It is under- stood that when the men are employed by the week, they find their own provi. sions, but when engaged by the month their provis ions are found for them.