The Cambria Daily Leader

COMMERCFnFTHE OAs. PRINCIPAL STOCK EXCHANGE AND OTHER MAtsfCtT KMlfi SETTLEMENT DATES. Mining Contango Feb. 22 Mar. 8 General Contango Feb. 23 Mar. 9 Ticket Day 24 Mar. 10 I'ay Day Feb. 25 Mar. 11 Consols Pay Day Mar. 1 pr. 1 CORN MARKET. Swansea. Monday. Flour at Swansea to-lay advanced an- The price is now for extras, and 2s. less for seconds. I-ondou. Monday. Weather showery", cold; quieter feeling all round to-day. Wheat, small demand, mostly 6d. decline. One Northern Mani- .tobts, 69s. sellers; two Northern Manito- bas. GSs. arcepted and sellers; threes, 67s. tellers; winters come 6Ss.; Karachi-s, to 67s. 6d. landed. Flour prieos, un- c hanged, but quieter; town households., 53s. Maiz-o ea-, ship an(-l 13aricy, inehan-c d qi-i i i't. and sellers. Barley, unchanged, quid. ,)al-s Plate,. ship, come ?3s. White Clipped, Sis. 3d. landed. Englisn Wheat, quiet. I METAL MARKET. London, Monday. Copper firm, turnover 750 tons. 64i to fri-i cash, Gii to 65 three months. Tin. irregular, ISfci to 186i cash. Kit to lut} three months. English lead. 20J; foreign, 19 to 20. Spelter, 4l to 12J. Middles-; bro 'Iron. 56s. 6d. cash; 56s. iGd. month. BUTTER MARKET. Cork, Monday. First, 0; second. 116; third, 0; fourth, 1,1; superfine, 0; mild, 0; choicest boxes, 0: choice, 0; fresh butter, firm. ——————— 18 MEAT MARKET. London, Monday. B<?f steady, Sr-otch long ?. 2d. to 55. 4d., short 5s. Idd. to 5s. Gd.; English Bides, os. to 5.5. 2d.; Irish, including Birkenhead killed, Is. IOd. to 5s. Id. Mutton ffi-M, i Scotch tegs 5s. IOd. to 6s. id., wethers 5s. Id. to 5s. 8d., ewes is. 6d. to Is. 8d.; Eng- lish wethers 5s. to 5s. 4d., ewes 4s. 6d. to is. fd.; New Zealand, &s. 9d. to River I'late, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 8d. Lamp, English 7s. id. to 85., New Zealand 4-s. 10d. to 5s. 2d. Veal and pork, quiet. CATTLE MARKET. London. Monday. Arrivals of ixr-asts were smaller than Oil the previous Monday, and passco off quietly, but values ruled steady. Quota- tions; Scottish, 6s. 2d. to Id.; Devon?, (5s. to 6s. ,-Ill.; NoTfolks, 6s. to ns. 2d.; Due-: lins, 5s. lOci. to Gs.; fat cows, 4s. Sd. to 5s.; heavy hulls, is. Sd. to 5s. Sheep supplies were slightly larger, and experienced fair support, prices heing 2d. per 8lbs. Quotations: Southdowns, 7s. fid. to 7s. Sd.; 7ist. to Sst. down tegs, 7:.<.1(1. to 7s. 6d.: Ust. ditto. 7s. 2d. to is. Ifi.; lOst. ditto, 7s. I to 7s. 2d.; lOst. half-bred?, 6s. lOd. to 7s.; Sst. to lOst. down ewes, 5s. Id. to 5s. Gd. per Sibs. to sink the offal. Milch cows. £,19 to £ 2-5 each. Calves, nominal. Total supplier: 08 beasts, 3380 s heep, 20 cows, .5 calves. SHIPPING NEWS. The following vcsgels have arrived in'¡' Swansea: King' Dock.—Feb. 20 a.m.: Sicilia si 722. Lisbon, R. and S.B. hoist Paol,) Padre s 705. Leghorn, S.H.T. wharf; St.! Philippe s 2116. Rouen, Societe Comnier- ciale, buoys. Feb. 2(1 p.m.: Odin s 675. Rouen, Richards, Turpin; Arendal « 876, Charente, Burgess and Co., buoys; Anglo Bolivian s 2367, Milford, Simpson Bros., Tennant's lay-by; Barrowmore s 2376, Liverpool, Burgess and Co., B shed. Feb. 21 a.iii.: Charles s 105, Porthgain, F. 11. Tuoker, S.II.T. wharf; Kaarr.ater! s 908, Heysuam, Lindsay. Geramn, buoys; j Jot Mil s )8, Kinglcchlc^'en, M..Tones. A s 218, Cal- ais, J. F. Fisher, huoys; Beruta s 101.). Nantes, buoys; Kildin s 998, St. Nazaire, -Na!zi,s, I)uoys; Kildin s 998, St. ?lazaire, Prince of Wal?s Dc?k.—Feb. ? a.m.: Grove s 751. Cardiff, Howell and .Tories, G.W. No. 4 hoist: Tango s 667, Cherbourg, Aadnesen end Dhal. G.W. No. 2 hoist;! Bristol City s lSùl), Bristol. T. H. Couch, R. and S.B. No. 3 hoist; Helga s 725, St. j amire, H. Goidlierg. G.W. :\0. 5 hoist; Ceirbana 6 767, Glasg-ov, I Strick. R. nnd S.B. No. 2 hoist. Feb. I) p.m.: Fbndï(" s 240, Bayonne, No. fj quav; t'.iveus worth s 479, Dublin, Harries Bros.. Midland hoist. Fob. 21 a.m.: Ingstadt s 347. Rouen. Richards, Turpin. G.W. -No. 1 hoist; C.T. 21 e 784. 'lltham)tou" W. H. Jenkins, buovv Edi&ic? s 829, Manchester. A. An- drews, 56 shed; Mnrton Hall s 277?, Lon- don, Bur;?s and Co.. No. 3 crane. Feb. 21 p.m.; Ethel s 655, Havre, buoys; Vene- tiaii s 1738, Liverpool, Burgess and Co.. 56 shed; Lilias s 601, Rouen, buoys. North Dock.—Feb. 20 a.m.: Ragnluld s 880, Nantes, Aadnesen and Dahl. Atlantic Works No. I. Feb. 20 p.m.: At s 66. Bridgwater, G. Shepherd, Beaufort, wharf; Abbot s 1'?. Portaferry, G. Sherherd. Dyer's wharf: Haugsund 8 348, Havre, R. IT. Evans. Bath's wharf; Eleotra s 218, Dieppe. Evans and Rogers, Feb. 21 a.m.: Lyd s 56, Portishaed, G. Shepherd, Beau- fort wharf. Feb. 21 p.m.: Isbjorn » 291. Boulogne, H. Goldberg. G.W. :\0. 4 hoist; Velocity$79, Pcck?tt'?. Ltd., Wearer's wharf. South Dock.—Feb. 20 a.m.: Eo.-?een W3, Dublin. M. Murphy, L.N.W. 5tJ.d.¡ Feb. 21 a.m.: Wirral Coast p 28!), Liver- pMl. Powell. Bacon and Hou?'h. Coa?t Line wharf; Gertrude s 299, Rouen, Gold- berg and Cov buoys. Feb. 21 p.m.: Lutece s 739, Rouen, P. H. Coward, L. and N.W. Xo. I hoist; Agra s 62, Bristol, Pockett's wharf. I ————- I TRADE OF THE PORT. I Swansea, Monday.—There was no im- provement in the trade ot the port on the whole last, week, and comparison with the preceding ehowed a slight de- crease, aud 14,000 tons as against the cor- responding week last year. The import trade was more active, and there was a good shipment of tinplaten. The coal and patent fuel trades, however, were quiet, the shipments amounting to 79,064 tons only. Imports induJ., :-Pn:nce: ?0 tons pit- wood, 650 tons iron ore, 245 tm]8 sa)d, and II t?O tons general; Spain: 4,M? ton? iron are, 2,500 ions iron pyrites, and 1.200 tons calamine; Tunis: 800 tons sand. Imports. 15,481 tons; exports, 90,681 tons: and total trade 106-162 tons, compared with 107.605 tons the precedifig week, and 120.322 tons j :;he corresponding week last year. Shipments of coal 70,729 tons, patent I fuel 8,335 tons, and tinplates and general goods 11,617 tons, the latter for Norway, ¡ Holland, France, New York and home Ijorts. Shipments ot tinplate 76,288 boxes, and receipts from works 60,769 boxes. Stocks in the dock warehouses and vans 326,561- boxes, compared the preceding week, and 415,276 boxes the jor respond ing date last year. Vessels in dock on Saturday: Steam, :3: r-ail, 35; total, 73. PORT TALBOT SHIPMENTS. The shipping trade af Port Taibot Docks ) during the past week was agr.in highly ? saiM.ictory, the total tr.nnage with j amounting to 54,735 tone, made up of 52,3891 • tons exports. and 2.346 tons impor'.s. The I week's total, compared with the rorrespon- dizz week of laet year, showed an iiv;reare j of 3,912 tone. The foilowing are the details of shin- merts:—Exports. (foreign p-ort?\ 4').4>1 tens; coal (coastwise), 1,908 tons. iVter.t fuel, 1,390 tons; angles. f8 ten?; s-alvanised shoots, 276 tons; tinplates. 40 tons: copjxr, 70 tons; MIia??t, 201 ton. Total. 52,359 tons:, ImportsBallast, l.Mn to's; ?a.nd. 1? tons; pig iron, 1,146 tons; pitwood, 80 tons, Total, 2,346 tonzi. TI-It,,il shipments. 54.73S tons. SWANSEA HOTEL COMPANY, LTD, The- report of the. Swansea Hotel i'oru|v- ,v., Ltd., far the year ended Dercmber 3: t last, states that the balance sheet shows an ( x- penditure on capital of L69,490 56. Zd., and nex profit on the year's working of £4, i £ s. 5d.. from which has to be deducted in* tercst on Dc'ocntorec £:06 15:5.. which hn bocn paid, leaving-, with tho balance of £ 848 10s. 9d. brought fiem last account, sum of £ 3,096 14s. 2d. available for divider. Out cf this amount tlic director3 r<»com. the usual dejrcciation on fnrri- pre and oarpete and motor omnibus hc written off. absorbint; £4(;1 3s. 3d.. and that a dividend of 6 per cent, on the Ordinary shares, absorbing .£1,5.; 89 3d., carrying for- ward a, balance of £1..30"2 2s. 8d.. subject to provision for dirr"tors' fees. The directors loirret to record the death of their esteemed colleague. Mr. A. 11. Steeds, who has been a director of the com- pany from its inception, and who rendered •rood service to the company. Thr-y have appointed Mr. T. N. Ta If curd Strick to the vacruicy, and Sir R. A. Morris and Strick retire from the directorate, and, botl: heing eligible, offer thcmnelree for re-eiec- tion. Tho auditor, Mr. R. H. Marcb. also ru- tires a.nd offers himself for ro-clectioiu

SOUTH WALES FINANCE. 1,1111 RE PORT. February 22nd, 1915. Business has been rather idle to-day. cvs\iug:, no doubt, to many princi]1h.ls taking advantage of the fine weather. Rails.—There is no change to report. Coal and Iron.—Albion Ordinary are wanted at £ 5 5s., and the Preference at £ lt 10s. BSaenavon Ordinary are unchanged at 15s. 9d. Consolidated Cumbrian Ordinary are in demand between 22s. and 22s. 8(i., with a good business pasfirg. The Pre- ference shares keep ifrm at round 18s. 9ri D. Davici and Sons' Ordinary have droppe;1 to about 1&,3., on the disappointing divideiic announcement. Ebbw Vale Ordinary art changing at 19s. Grsat Western "B" have further improved to £7 17s. 6d. to to. Gwauncaepurwen Old are wanted at 26s..id. and the New at 13s. Insoles are 20s. but. International Ordinary are wanted at 2«. 6d. Lambert Bros. Ordinary are offering small at 24s. Lockets Ordinary are wanted al £ 5 2s. 6d. NantjTglo and Blaina Prefer- ence shares are wanted at £ 70 10s. Norths Ordinary 11a,c an easier ter-dency at Ocean Coal and Wilsons Ordinary ketp firill round 54s. 6d. Rhymney Iron Old and [ Now are unchanged. The Preference arc offering. at 17s. od. Tredegar "A" shares are buyers at 21s. 3d. Windsor 10 I'rrferen. e are buyers at 12. ii'iscsllaneous.—John Blonds are wanted at l8s. CardifE Pure Ice Ordinary are fl,) j 10s. to/all. Coliseum Ordinary keep firm 1l' £ 3 17s. 6d. to £ 4. Spillers and Bal-ers Ordi- nary ar, 49, to 43s. 6d. There is a good (lemar.d fur Union Cold Storage Preference sIn :re> Dock and Shipping.—There ip a good de- mand for most of the local Dry Dork share? but very few shares obtainable. Moun* Stuart Preferred are offering at per. LCK; Shipping shares keep firm. BUSINESS DONE. Powell Dnffryn Ordinary, S. 4M. Consolidated Cambrian Iref., 9d. Globe 6.9. ilOs. paid. lis. 3d. Ebbw V.ale Oidinary, 19?. North Caucasians, 26s. 6d. Grand Trunk Ordinary, E9 123. ML S;.ice Petroleum, 1,)5, 911. Ton Line (Cardiff), 5. Tatems, 34s. 6d.. Cairn Lir.e .£1. 31s. English Crown pel ter?. 30e. 3rl.. Mp. M. Imperial Tobaooo (Canada) 6d. British Amerimn Tobacco Pref., 20s. 10(L Aplin and Barrett Pref.. 2te. 6d. Shells. t.6. 9d. D. ])I,ril; Pref., 23s. St. Ivel Pref 16s. 9d. Albion Ordinarj". X-5 5a CUEBFNT QUOTATION Nominal Nom- Amt. Stock. Quotations. Consols. 68—69 £100 Alexandra Dl" 4 p.c. A Pref. 92 -94 AloxDk Illy 4A p.c. B Pref 32 —34 PPiivay Deferred Ord. S7 -8J Barry 4 p.c. Prderrrd. 8G -3t /1D0 Great Western Kailway Ord. 100—110 jLlOC Midland Deferred Ordinary 66 —67 I £10 Port Talbot Railway Ordinary 17 "-171 Port Talbot Pref Si— 9i Railway Deferred— S2 — oo £ 100 Rhymney Preferred 80—82 Tnff Vale Railway Ordinary. li8 -6) Lloyds Bank ..£2 paid. :5t-Z7 i £ 10 T.<,ndon and Pro. Bank £5 pd. 18 —3; £ 12 London City a.nd MA. £2 pd 81- 9t £ 60 National Prov. ( £ 12 paid) 36 —37 £ 10 Albion Coal Ordina.ry. S¡- 5, £ 10 Albion Coal 6 p.c. Cum Pref. 11 J-i 1,3 JE1 Blaenavon Ordinary 151;5-1,5 £ 1 Burnyeat Brown Or(.Iiua.-y 1711)-59 £ 1 Cardiff Colliery. 1 11-16—1 13-56 £ 1 Cambrian Cons. Ordinary. 22 0-2?,t £1 Cambrian Con 6 p.c. cum Pref 18 6—19 5 £ 1 D. Davis and Sons Ordinary. 34 6—35 6 -P i- D, Pavis New Ordiiary 34 0—35 0 £ 1 Vobw Valo Ordinary 18/6-19 0 ,f)-, Ebbw Vale 6 p.c. Cum. Pref. 4 £ — 4g 1 0 £ 5 El(,,crs j- I Fernhill Crilir-v Ordi).iary. 27/0-28/() £ 1 Fernhiil Coll. 7 p.c. Cam. Prof 19 6—20,6 £ 1 Gwaun-cae-Gurwen fully pd. £1 Gwann,c-:lp.gnrwcll 10s. paid 12 6—13,6 £5 Groat Western Cally fully pd. "r" S £ 5 Great Western Colly £ 3 paid 5i— ii £ 5 Internationa! Coal 5 — 5j £ 1 Insoles 19/0—20 0 £ 1 Insoles 6 per cent. Pref 18 6-19,6 £ 1 Lambert Bros Ordinary S5 Lambert, 5: p.c. Cnm Pref. 4i— i.5 Lockets Ordinary 5 — 5i £ 1 Newport Abercarn 7J p c. Cum. Pre-Pref 21/0—22,1 £ 1 Newport Abrrcam 7 p.c. Pref 18/0-19fC £1 Norths Colliery Orrlinary. 26"0-27 a £5 Ocean Wilsons Ordinarv. £ 10 Penrikyber Ortliiiarv. 11 -1-121 1-1 Powell Duffryu Ordinary 54-6—55/0 i 1 Powell Duffryn New partly pd £ 1 Rhymney Iron Ord :Olù). 10,6-10,19 £1 Rhymney Iron (New; £ 1 Ithyraney Iron 6 p.c. Cum Pf. 17/6—18/0 £ 1 Tredegar A (14s. paid). 21/0—21 6 £ 1 Tredegar B (fully paid). Z7ió-ZS'6 £1 United National Oi-dinarr 0 £1 United National 6 p.c. cum Pf 21/6—22/6 £ 1 Britonferry Chemical 34/0-35/0 £ 1 Ben Evans Ord £ 10 Parry Graving Dock tii—13| Li John Bland Ordinary. laM-19M £ 1 Coliseum Ordinary 3" El Coliseum llref 20/6—21/6 £ 1 Channel Dry Dock Ordinary 18 6—19/6 £ 1 English Grown SpeltLr WIO-31 -iC -01 Furness Withy £10 Hain Steamship Com;>a.nY. 13!-14 £ 1 Jones Dickinson 0-din.-try 8-6— (lC L,C liaicocl, Dc1. 0rd. 7j— 7j £ 1 "Rcdcrcft S.N. Company, 2SJé-2f16 £1 Sellers and Bakers Ord. 4ç.i-50i! -Pic Spillers 6 per cant. Pref 12^—121 -i I Stepney Spai-e Wheel. j7:-7" £ 1 Tatera s.s 34/0—35 8 £.10 'We:¡,.en; Ordinary 141-15. £:10 V-oai-er,3 Preference ini- 11

The total number of electors in tho United Kingdom for 191,5 is 8,357,648, stituency is Romford, with an electorate of 62,878, an increase during the jetu of l I

NEWS IN BRIEF i j BY TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH TO-DAY j Commander Carlyon Bellairs, Unionist, was to-day returned unopposed for Mai d- slone. The death has occurred at his Bedford residence, at the age of 77, of ColoLell Thomas H. Goidney, C B., retired, of the, Indian Army. According to a Renter's message from Berne. a skiing parry was overwhelmed near La Comoallay by an avalanche on 1 Sunday. Two were killed. The death is' announced this morning of the Rev. Neil! Machiachlan, B.D., of Dalkeith. a prominent figure in connec- tion with the United Free C'nur-jh of Scotland. » Private Mower, a Norfolk Natij;ial: Reservist, who was doing duty on the railway at Wolverton, was run over ru Saturday evening by a light railway, engine and killed. The. death took place early to-day at! Elthare, Kent, of Mr. James Spicer, senior partner of the well-known linn of; M essrs. James Spicer and Son, of Upper Thames-street, London. Deceased was in! his 68th year. Official news of the death of Lance- corporal Clifford J. Peters, of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, has been received by his father, Mr. James Peters. plasterer, 84, Rodney-street, Swansea. He was just iver 19 years of age. The Osserratore Romano," the organ of the Vatican, denies the Paris reports that, the Cardinal Secretary of State has declared that the Holy See, while safe- guarding its rights and liberties, would do nothing to put obstacles in the way ef eventual action by Italy. I

UKE OLIVER TWIST. Swansea Art Committee "Wants M ..ore-' for Galleries, A meeting of the Art sand Crafts sub-. Committee of the Swansea Education j t'.envrnitte^ was held at the Art Gallery this afternoon, Alderman David Da vies j vrCf,;(J.ng. Mr- Grant Murray reported th.z# both: art galleries had cioied from dusk j lately as a precaution. In accordance with the resolution ox the Pinance Committee, adopted by the Coun- <?1, the Cha4rmaa and .ioo-Chairmau I were appointed on the joint committee. .,bcll will coc?ider the revi.?ion of the allocation of the library rate. Alderman Davies We han. got to try i ird conhnue the existing arrangement, b-?! V: hich we will receive an increasing amonnt each year. The Public Library! Committee are under the impression that; the penny rate belongs to thsiu, but it j does not. Ropiying to Mr. Beck, Mr. Murray said! rale wa:; intended for the public j library and art galleries.

HEA TM GIRL'S BABY. I ) At Neath Police Court on Monday, "Mait Jane D'xige, an inmato of the, Neath Workhouse, summoned. John. Mor-i :an. tin worker, of Morriston, to show etc- The paternity was admitted. j i.nd the Bench made an order of 3s. 6d. j i week. Mr. Windsor Williams appeared .or applicant, and Mr. E. T. Be-via for iefendant. j

FATAL BRIXTON QUARREL. i i. fatal quarrel is reported from rlrixton. Last evening, at a club in Brix- "on, an It alum named Giovanni 1'ien- arora, of Carson-street, Co vent Garden, i-ecsived injuries in the course of a melee from which he succumbed. The police were called in, and Pien- trora was found to have been stabbed. fJiood stains and the impression of a •o-iffk were found on the gravel walk out- ride. •} It is thought the fatal blow was in- dieted in the front garden, and a track •vf blood stains .-howiog .here the man S subsequently carried to the pave-: ment, by his companions was plainly risible. Prenarora was inkon to a doctor, but, despite medical attention, UM Italian succumbed.

THE KRONPRINZ WILHELM. j The German auxiliary cruiser Kro1}- ,riuz- Wilhedm, which is reported to liavej simk quite a number of British u, erchaat- men in the Southern Seas, wa-i imaiedi- itely prior to the war engaged in the Bremen-Southampton- Cherbourg— New, lork passenger eerviee. Although the smallest ot the liners employed by the! North Germa.n Lloyd on that partimùz.r journey—her tonnage is below 15.000--6he is nevertheless one of the fastest, with a! nominal speed or 23 knots an how but is known to have steamed over 24 on tj certain occasions. This accounted for her selection by the! German Admiralty as an auxiliary cruiser' rom the very outset of the war, a:.d in j this capacity, armed with either eight or ten 4.4-ineh Krupp guns, she has scored a large bag in both the. Atlantic and ):'alCific OCnE. besides watching from a j safe di^taji-ee the naval battles off Cor- i oael and the- Falkland Islands, and re-1 peatodly escaping her pursuers. Failing' the battle-cruiser Australia, she might well euccnmb to one of ether of the G0- kaot Japanese Dreadnoughts.

-=-- A resolution of sympathy drawn up byi the Pilgrims of America was presented on Saturday to Lady Roberts by the! <-o airman of the Pilgrime of ureati Britain, j

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TEETOTAL RUSSIA. BENEFICENT RESULTS OF PBOHiBSTiON OF VODKA. i A CHEERFUL SAGRiFIGE, I wonder if you realise in England that Russia has become a teetotal country? Try to imagine all the public-nouses in London and in all the towns and villages throughout the British Isles closed; all the f: hops which Dow sfl). wines and spirits filling choir windows with. Perrier and Grape-juice and non-alcoholic cham- pagne; all the restaurants putting away theix wiri.e-ca.rds and offering with ranch, dinner, supper, nothing stronger than cider or ginger-ale. This is the state of things in Russia (writes Mr. Hamilton Fyfo to the Daily Mail"). Strange it indeed, yet there is one thing stranger. Nolwdy makes any audible complaint. If such a suspension of the sale of all intoxicating drinks were to be ordered in England, think of the newspaper war there would lie about it. Think of the iiiiOiberless letters which would be written Think of the meetings wmch the members oi the trades affected would hold—brewers and publicans, hop- jrrowers and wine merchants, bar-keepers j and restauranteurs. Convinced of the Benefit. Here there are no meetings, no tetters to the newspapers, no controversy.! Breweries are idle, boer-eliops stand- shuttered and cheerlese. W ine-shop, if they keep open, keep open at heavy loss. In the famous and fashionable restaur- ants, the Bear, th? Cafe de Paris (man- aged by a former chd" to t1. T?ar? the A&?oria, guests drink non-alcoholic "Tcvase at a chilling a jug, and pronts dwindle to vanishing point. Yet there is no agitation. Those who grumble, j grumble behind closed doors. Partly this is because Russians accept anything that may b? ordered a? a de- cree against v:hkh firuggi? is us('lc&s. But fatalist, obedience does not fully ex- ] plain the readiness of the nation to givG! up its vodka and its sweet champagne,, its light Caucasian wine and harmless.! refreshing beer. The truth is that! nine-tenths of the nation are convinced of the benefit of giving them up. Some I believe that God is pleased with them and will favour their armies. Others I are glad to have put out of their way temptations which they lack strength to resist. Others, again, who never ] drink too much, are happy to fl that they are called upon to sacrifice ?om'?- l thmg when so many ajo gacri&cing all ¡ A Better Peasantry. Add to the the teetotal party, which hopes never to oo tho suspension re- pealed, and you tava a solid block in tavotir of. at all events temporary pro- hibition, a block against which the j forces of opposition tight in vain. The prohibition argument is strong, Crime has become rarer. Tho records (.f tho courts prove this. Savings-bank posits have increased enormously. The number of patients in Petrograd hospitals has fallen in a surprising degree. There are fewer accidents, as well as less dis- j e-se. In the towns workmen who used to spend their wages as soon as they got them are setting up in business lor them- selves. Peasants who, in vodka days, never put by a copeck are buying good ploughs and drills and harvesting machines. There is work for all, and wages are rather higher than they were before the war. Buying in Secret. In all ranks there are many (women as well as men) who arc the better for their enforced abstinence. Brightness ha* come bark to eye3 dulled by over-in- dulgence. Cheeks which, were grey and ilabby hare colour in them again. The owners of these checks and e-res would pay a ridiculously high price for vodka "r whisky if they con id get iit. I have! heard of whisky changing hands at thirty shillings a bottle. But the stocks which were laid up in cellars or cuphoard are mostly exhausted. Private vendors are very hard to find now, and to buy otherwise than in secret is out of the question. There are no "blind pig,;c," as in Canada; and the druggists who in the United States Willi iisually "nblige" with spirits sold as medicine are so terrified here that if you take them a prescription with alcohol in it they ring up your doctor to make sure you are not a fraud.

RIOTS AT ANTI-WAR MEETINGS j Italian interventionists Break Up Counter Demonstrations. Rome, Sunday.—Tc-day demonstrations for aud against war took place in the large towns of Italy. In Rome, Signor Corradini, the publicist, at an enthusiastic gathering, advocated the early intervention of Italy in the war. The Socialists' meeting against the war was interrupted by intenventionists, a veritable riot ensuing. The place was in- i vaded, tables burled in the air, and blows freely exchanged. The police even- tually cleared the place. Similar gatherings elsewhere were ac- companied by disorderly scenes, and necessitated the intervention of the I police.

GEF,MANY'S AIR CORPS IN THE EAST. I The extent of the part played by the aviators in the war in the East is referred to m a message from the Birmingham Post" Warsaw correspondent. Staff oiffcers tell me (he writes) that Field-Marshal Hindenbllrg has in use on the Eastern theatre of war seven or eight airships and many hundred aeroplanes.. The work of direct military value done by the German air corps is very great. Zeppelins have gone very far east. An aeroplanisfc who was shot down near Sjedlee reported that he had flown along the railway a" far as Smolensk., which was 600 miles from hif. starting-point. In the field our aviators attack with great courage. The most remarkable cases known to me, proceeds the writer, are those of M- Opatoff, a civilian volun- teer aviator, and Lieutenant Grigori, M. Opatoff fought a German 3I>rop12.L:t near Brermiy. He dropped a bomb which, exploded in the air and knocked the Ger-1 man aviator out. Over his head appeared a second German aeroplane, and down came a bomb. The Russian i->se and fisw so close over the German aeroplane that a bullet from the officer on board struck him- Despite his wound the Russian, con- tinued the struggle, and in the end rose high enough above liis opponent to drop a bomb safely. The German aeroplane fell. Lieutenant Origorieff chased a German aeroplane. The German was flying low. Gri¡)ridY "t- ahead, and dropped a bomb which fell a !!ttle ?head of the German. The ùistu.rban.e of ttf. air capsized the j German, and his machine felL The I oiffcer on board and his m("hac wereI, killer I.)..

THE NECKLACE CASE. ——  ——— II MR. J'JSm DARLING'S MMS I SMltiC UP. I THE JURY'S FlNQiKGS. I THE JURY'S H?tiCS. I The remarkable necklace, case came to a conclusion on Saturday beioie Justice Dariing at a King's Bench Duiiionai j Court. It vas an action brought by Messrs. j Wilson and Gill, jeweUers, of Regent f.tr&et. against M.escs. 1L DougLas and Co., L'd. ?cousistiug mainly of Mr. Henry ami nts wite), dressmakers, oi Weli- ( ctreet, on a bill of exchange for £ 900 dated June L5th, l?t. Their Getence warj tE?r the bill had been obtained from theiul by a trick of Mr. Charles liease (brother j of jir. Henry IieasL\), who got it in blank, [ coutplcted it without authority, and gave i it to the plaintiffs in payment for a pearl necklace thar his ?ifc had procured fro" ..hem. Mr. Justice Darling, summing up the case, said ir was au action to make Mr. ( and Mr*. Henry Hoase, the defendants,! responsible for a pearl necklace weeli Mr. G-ordon, of the plaintiff company, I supplied to Mrs. Charles Hease, a person j practically unknovn to them. Mr. Henry lipaac was on no sort of verms cf intimacy with his brother Charles, who was aspir- ing to be a member of Parliament. He -as to get into the societ), frequented by members of Parliament, a circle outside that in which the dTess- I maker and her husband moved. He had married a Miss Cunningham, the daugh- ter of Mrs. Canning ham, a well-to-do politician, if it were politics to drop ex- plosives into piliar-boxes and then run away to Boulogne. The Purchase. I In these circumstances, said his lord- ship, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Uea«e came into co.itact with the plaintiffs. Mrs. Charles Hease then bought a pearl neck- lace and it was in connection with the way in which it was to be paid for that this case arose. It was for the plaintiffs to show, his lordship explained, that they took the bill in good faith, and for value, and that at the tune it was negotiated to them they had no notice of any defect in tha title of the person who negotiated it. If the facts and circumstancp/j were such, said his lordsbrp, that the jury came to the conclusion that Mr. Gordon was not blundering and careless, but: that he must have had a suspicion that there was something wrong, he should not be able to recover f-,n the claim. A man;, who honestly blundered would not be. Liable, and it was for that reason that Mr. Wild (counsel for the defendants J had endeavoured to make out that Mr. j Gordon, who carried out the transactions, j was not a man of average intelligence | From his name. however, his lordship gathered, he came from a country where I everyone was supposed to he inicii (laugh rer)—and he carried on a business in "hieh one -?ould not expect to find men wanting the ordinary intelligence of business people. The jury, after considering their ver- dict. answered the following questions that had been left to them by the judge:- The Jury's Findings. j Was the acceptance obtained from tho defendants by Charles Uca?e by fraud?— Answer, Yc?.? Did the defendant ?vc Ch?rl?s Hea?e authority to convcrt the acceptance into a bill of exchange, or was it entrusted to t biai merely for the purpose of showing to Mrs. Cunningham?—" Yes" to the ffrst part; No to the second part. Had the plaintiffs definitely taken the bLll a holdei's. so that it had become theirs to deal with to the extent of JiSoO for their own benefit before they had been told by Henry Hease of the fraud?—Ye?.. Had the plaintiffs notice at the time i they heceived the bill that Charles Hease j had been guilty of fraud in respect there- of Was the bill taken by Messrs. Wilson and Gill under an agreement with Charles I Hease that in consideration thereof they should not prosecute Mrs. Hease:—Not Mr. Justi "ê Darling having left the I court before the findings of the jury, judgment was not entered. Solicitors: Messrs. McKenna and Com- pany, for the plaintiffs; Messrs. H. Pfahl and Company, for the defendants.

KILVEY CHURCH FIRE. I Blazing Roof Causes. Service to be Abruptly Suspended. I Firn broke out at All Saints' Parish ) Church, at Kilvey, Swansea, yesterday, j during the service. The congregation was at once dispersed. The outbreak was confined to the roof and the cause was an overheated flue. When thp message was received at the Swansea Fire Brigade Station, P.C. Davies immediately went over. T^ith the assistance of some civilians, laildera were] raised, and on examination of the roof it was found the fire was proceeding from the chancel portion of the building. AM part of the roof was torn away, when it!; was found that two beams were on fire. Appliances were used from Foxhole, and with the aid of one length of uoso the fire [ was extinguished. The damage, which is estimated at about £30, is covered b4- in- sur&noe. The evening service was held as usual.

WELSH CENSOR WANTED! i I Welsh soldiers at the front have a I grievance. They dare not write to their Welsh speaking relatives at home in their accustomed mother tongue, except at tho risk of having their letters stopped and destroyed by the censor. Welsh prisoners in Germany have had letters containing Welsh words and phrases passed by the German censor:! but a Welsh soldier at the front, who in-I troduces a Welsh sentence or expression ) into his letter, may bo certain it will nsver reach its destination. Sapper W. Roberts, now in lioc-pi t-al i, t Weymouth, writing to a friend at Car- narvon, says.— As most of my letters (from the front) have been sprinkled with a few, Welsh words, I dare say they went to th" censor's waste papp-r basket. Everywhere I went, and I havp moved about the length a-nd breadth of France, I have been singled out by every censor, and almost imprisoned through my ljit of Welsh (in most cases as a spy) I hope the newly formed Welsh Cuards will take their own Welsh oemsors out with, them: it will save some of the roD. a great deal of bothier. This, though, the latest, is by no means a srJiiary instance. Parliamentary at- tentio.n. ?11 probably be csH?-d to th? matter. Wh?n. 'y)m? months ago, 'i01sh I remirs w?rn forbidden to sp?ak "elh. waeo,. on d"ty. Lord Kitph?ner. on hav- ¡¡ -his attcntiou ?Il?d to th? !nat,er, 'h:mod a ?n?ral ord?' '<o confmahdlhgi officers dir?tin? that flili 'I)(- granted the meu to UbL. their n?tm- .toafiuu, 1

DIED IN THE BATH. j EXTRAGROINABY CASE AGAIN BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. CORONER'S OFFICER'S EVIDENCE George Smith (43), described as inde- pendent, of Richmond-road, Shepherd's .bush., was charged oil remand at Bow-! street, to-day, with causing to be in- serted in the marriage register at the Bath Registry Otaee a false entry relat- ing to a marriago between himself, in the ilam-, of John Lloyd, and Margaret Elizabeth Left. Tho narrjagl) tOtik place on December 17th last, and the following day the bride was found dead in a bath at Ilighgate. Oil December 13, 1913, at Blackpool, a woman whom accused had, married a few days previously was dis- covered dead in a bath nnch-r similar circumstances. Only one wjtnos-s was railed to-day by Mr. Bodkin, for tho prosecution. Thomas Arthur Bird, clerk to the j ccronerf or Central London, stated that! on December 22nd last year an inqnesl was held on Margnrot Elizabeth Lloyd, j Witness recognised the prisoner, who gave evidence in thø aa me of johilil Lloyd, of Bismarck-road, Islington, Accused described hiras?lt as a lanki agent, and he identified the body of the woman as that cf his wife. Margaret Elizabeth Lloyd. aged tliirty-eight. j Prisoner added. I was married onlv last Thursday, Dccc-mber Inspector Neill Busy. Mr. Bodkin asked for a further re-1 mand for eight days, and said: 1 Inspec- tor Neill will be very much engaged in making certain enquiries in tho interval Mr. Davies, for the defence, said he thought case had proceeded sufficiently far to justify prisoner's committal. Prisoner aws remanded for eight days.

ALIENS AND A CINEMA. I Action Over License That j Was Refused. A King's Bench Divisional Court to-day I unanimously discharged two rules calling I upon the London County Council to hear and determine, according to the law, appliea Lions i'cr cinema and music licenses made by the London and Provincial Electric Theatres Company for fehree of their theatres. The Council had refused to renew the licenses on ihe ground that three of the six directors of the company aliep enemies, that most of the shares of the company were by alien enemies, and that the coronal of the com- pany was in the hands of alien enemies. The Lord Chief Justice said these ex. hibitions exercised a powerful influence on the. minds of the young, sometimes, aiso, on the minds cf others. If the Theatres Committee and the Council came to the conclusion that it. was not suitable that such a company should, at such a time, bo licensed to carry on such ) exhibitions, it could not, in his opinion, be said to be Arbitrary exorcise of the Council's discretion or one based upon extraneous considerations. Ho should require argument to convince him that a proxy, given by an alien enemy during j the war to a British subject, to vote in this country for an alien enemy, was not against the law and, therefore, null and void.

ANOTHER GERMAN TALE. I Petrograd, Monday.—The German Lêga- Hon at Stockholm has published in the Swedish newspapers a telegram purport- ing to come from Tabriz, stating that the commander of the Russian troops has arrested and expelled to Russia a Swedish subject named Kink. and a Swiss naintd Neff.

JEWELLER ROBBED OF OVER £ 1,500. London detectives are sea,rehing for a couple of ftv-igners, suspected of gag- ging and robbing a jeweller, Mr. W. | Cutoows-«ki, of Percy-street, Tottenham- court-road. The jeweller wa3 invited by a well- known foreigner to attend with jewellery at a flat near tho Savoy Hotel, in order i that the man's wife might select some articles. Shortly after his arrival at the flat with a wallet containing diamond and sapphire rings, Mr. Cutowski says, a tablecloth was thrown over his head and he was tied to a chair. Tho the tablecloth was removed and the jeweller was gagged and blindfolded. His assailants quickly gathered up the gems, worth £ 1,300, and taiang bank notes and personal jewellery from Mr. C'uto-.Tski decamped.

LETTER FROM PRIVATE LONSDALE. I Private William Lonsdale, the Leeds tramcar conductor, who t Germanv to "JO years' imprisonment for an assault upon his prison guard at Pooberif z, has written home a letter, t'rom which the following are extracts:— "Dear Wife.—Thanks for th Chrihnas card. I don't want. you to send anything else. until you hear from me again. Of course, you can send a letter in answer to this. 1 shall get letters all right. Only write plainly to make it easier for the interpreters to read. I can only write to you when the German authorities give me permission. This is the only chance I have had since I wrote at the end of September. I am in the h(t of health. Tell Oxo (hi mate on the tram) that I have not c-een the colour of beer since the j

ENGLISH LEAGUE I FIRST LEAGUE. ) Sunderland 5. Bla.ckburn Rovers 1. I Sunderiand 5, Blackburn Rovers 1. Tottenham Hotspur f, No Lis County 0. I West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester I United 0. SECOND LEAGUE. 1 W olverhampton Wanderers 1, Bristol I Citv O. I Bury 5 ,Glossop C. Grimsby Town Stockport County 1. |' Huddersfield Town 2, Fulham 2. Leeds City 1, Lincoln .City n. Leicester Fosse 8, Notts Forsst 1. j Preston North End 5, Barnsey 2. I The Arsenal 2. Blackpool 0. Clapton. Orient 3. Deroy County 0. ———— I SOUTHERN LEAGUE. í Gillinffliam 1, Southoad United O. Swindon Town R, Brighton and Hove 1 Cardiff City 3, Portsmouth 2. Luton Town 2, Exeter City t. I T, MiTT*«ffl' Athletic 1. i Plymouth Argyle 3. Bristol Rovers 0. j Watford 3. Croydon 'Jomin<>r> Noithami'ton 2, Reading 1.

f THiS DA V'S RAGING. I PLUMPTON. I I ? A-POu K-LADE SELLING STEEPLE- I CHAf*?; of 60 so vs. Two miles. ) FLATTERER 1. VICTOR, DE WET 2, IGNOTUS 3. I ? Qn-^VELSFIELD SELLING HURDLE .A?..30 RACE of 10 sovs. Two mH?. GOOD EXAMPLE 1. PEREISNIAL 2, SLULEY 3. 3 O-KEYn<:R HANDICAP STEEPLE- .0 CEASE of 60 sovs. Two MiIC6. COOLDREEN 1. LE YLSO Z. PAT | MCCARTHY 3. CLUB PRICES. I ——— LONDON, Monday, 1.0. I LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. I *Eun Wednesday. March 24. I 100 to 9 Ilol,,?er-ites o. i !lMto?Outra,mtaLnd?- IC,O to (, 1,,rd li)iiand3le t atzd o. I 20 to 1 Gimbearer t. GRAND NATIONAL 'CHASE. Run Friday, March 26. 130 to 12 Irish Mail o. I 100 to 7 Bachelor's Flierht t,. to 1 Denis Auburn t and w. I 21 to 1 Father C?n.fegMr t. 23 to ? Rory O'Morc t and o. OFFICIAL. SCHATCHiKGS. AH engagements in England— Rodman, Jc.h. Clir[, F.Gl."l?nza, Ballyshee, Picture Saint. All encashments— Greater Britain. All engagements under National Hunt rules—Corporation, St. >reots. Great Cross All published handioaps—Phyllistown. Miliary Handicap Steeplechase, Sundown —Carrisrrue, Prince Francis, Elvaston 'Chase, Derby—Orangeville, Full House. Derbyshire Handicap 'Chase—Gale II. Corinthian 'Oha.se, San(io-,Yii-Bruce and Joe Devlin. Lutte-ur III. and Grand National. I The Press Association received the follow- ing telegram from Harry Escott last night: "1 am afraid Lutteur 111. will not run for the Grand National. He has gone lame." The horse has already been backed for the big Liverpool event. Escott's other Grand National candidate is the Australian Bulla- warra. I. ■ I

THE ENGLISH CUP. I swans, Conquerors Drawn I I Away Again. I T-ho draw for the fourth round of the English Cup was made this afternoon, as foilows:- Clielsea v. Newcastle United. Bradford City or Norwich City v. Everton. Bolton or Southampton v. Hull City. Oidham Athletic v. Sheffield United. Played on [¡j,rch Hh. Kick-off 3.30-1 Re-plays same time following Saturday.

SATURDAY S RESULTS. QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS v. EVERTON, Final Score: EVERTON—2 goals. QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS—1 goal. BOLTON WANDERERS v. BURNLEY, Final Score: I goal. gear. After extra time. I BOLTON WANDERERS—2 goals. BURNLEY—1 gcal. SHEFFIELD UNITED v. BRADFORD,) Final Score: SHEFFIELD UNITED—NiL BHADFOHD-Xil. After extra time- SHEFFIELD UN1TED-1 goal. BRADFORD—Nit. SOUTHAMPTON v. HULL CITY, Final Sco re: SOUTHAMPTON—1 goal. HULL CITY -1 goal. After extra time. SOUTHAMPTON—2 goals. HUL CITY—2 goals. MANCHESTER CITY v. CHELSEA, Final Score: CHELSEA—1 goal. MANCHESTER CITY—Nil. BRADFORD CITY v. NORWICH CITY, Final Score; BRADFORD CITY—1 goal. NORWICH CITY -1 goal. I After Extra Time. BRADFORD-l goal. NORWICH CITY—1 goal. SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v. NEWCASTLE UNITED Final Score: NEWCASTLE UNITED—2 goals. SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY"—1 goal. BIRMINGHAM v. OLDHAM ATHLETIC Final Score: I OLDHAM AT LUETIC—3 goals. BIRMINGHAM—2 goals.

FIGHTING THE SUS.MRINE. I I am informed (writera correspondent) that the steps to 1>9 taken by the British Admiralty to counter the German sub- marine menace are of a very complete character, comprising methods hithertot not resorted to, The full scheme will b.: in o"i»eration very shortly, and, though for a period of abcut six weeks losses may continue to be indicted by the Kaiser's pirates, they will be on a diminishing scale, and at the end of that time it is confidently anticipated that submarine1 warrar.e on our merchantment will not be i worth the risks the submarines will be forced to face.