The Cambria Daily Leader

f WALTER TATE, I Dental Surgery, LONDON-ROAD, NEATH, IS NEITHER DEAD NOR MISSING STILL IN ATTENDANCE.

 ACTIVTY 81 VPRES. I B Attacks R?a???!B??e? ?' | I SIR J. FRENCH REPORTS SEVERE FIGHTING. Our Artillery's Superiority. l PRESS BUREAU, London, 1.50 p.m. I The Field-Marshal Commanding the British Forces in France reports as fol- lows under date Monday:— The enemy continues to show considerable activity in the neighbourhood of Ypres, and several attacks and counter-attacks have taken place. At 6 a.m. on the 21st the enemy exploded an elaborate series of mines, which de- stroyed one of our trenches. A new line was prepared a short distance in the rear, and was immediately occu- pied. Any attempts at further progress have I been completely frustrated. I Near Givenchy our infantry, after a suc- cessful bombardment, captured an enemy's trench and blew it up. An attempted attack by the enemy along the La Bassee Canal was easily repulsed by our artillery fire. South of the Riv3r Lys there has been an increase in artillery and rifle fire, in which our troops have shown a marked superiority. Along the remainder of our front only I artillery due!s have taken place. Thick weather has handicapped the work I of our aircraft.

EX-PREMIER'S ALTERCATION. I Lisbon, February 21.—After an alterca- tion at the entrance to fbe International Hotel, M. Caillaux, the former French Minister of Finance and Premier, and Senhor Eduardo Burnay, son of Count Burnay, came to blows.—Iteuter. M. Caillaux after tbe outbreak of the war was allowed to resign his position as a paymaster in the French Army and go to South America with his wife, who, it will be remembered, slot and killed M. Gaston Calmette, editor of the" Figaro." £ Te is now on his way back to France.

AMERICAN INDIAN RISING. I New York, Monday.—A telegram from Denver states that serious trouble has arisen in the Indian reservation on the 1tab border, and that the Piute tribe has risen as the result of an attempt to arrest one of the tribe On a murder charge. A United States marshal entered the reser- vation to effect the arrest, but the chief contended that tho matter came under the jurisidiction of the tribal courts, and re- fused to surrender the man. The oiffcer returned with several deputy marshals, and insisted upon the man being handed over. The Piute chief promptly summoned his f'dlow<rs to resist the arrofrt, and several skirmishes ensued, I in which three Indians and one white man were hilled. The. town of Bluff, Utah, is1 pnrrounded by warlike Indians. and com- viil,iic,ition lias been cut oft'. A massacre is feared, and the State troops have been rushed to the scene- •

 AJ AGREEMENT?!  WELS fi nCFJDOH rd U h rü;  I QUESTION. I rR. ASQUITH'S STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS. I I FURTHER LEGISLATION In the House of Commons tine- after- noon, Mr. Asquith said the subject of the revision of the Welsh Church ques- I tion by further legislation was under considpration. and there was some pros- pect of agreement. = i

SHATTERED SOLDIERS. I Letters Written by Deutorai-I ised Germans. Paris, Tuesday.—The Figaro to-day publishes two letters sent by German soldiers to their families at the beginning of February. In the first one the writer says: "I am quite shattered, and can hardly carry my pack. If I die it will be a miserable death, for no one here cares what happens to me. The situa- tion hero is worse, than in Ku.scia, ami what the newspapers bay is untrue. We are treated like dogs, and sent like sheep to slaughter. The French guns speak so that the very earth trembles, while our- artillery barely fires a few shells lin(I we are forbidden to fire our rifles. Wherever one looks one nees only dead and wounded. The post, they tpll me, forwards nothing, so that no information should leak out. The man who gets out of this alive will be lucky, and will have something to thank God for. This is a fight to a finish, and it is impossible to tell you all I seo." The second letter runs as follows:— F,rst line companies every day have six or eight men killed, and 20 to :m wounded. The enemy has pushed for- ward his sops in which he has placed mines to blow up our trenches. Hand grenades and bomb throwers are the terrible weapons to which recourse is made. The bottom of trcm-ltos is covered with a layer of mud five or six inches thick."

KAISER'S THANKSGIVING. I Amsterdam. Monday .-—The German il victory in East Prussia was celebrated I yesterday by a thanksgiving service in all the Berlin churches. The service, at the cathedral was attended hy the Kaiser. —Exchange.

BLUCHER'S SURVIVORS WELL TREATED. I Ajnsterd;un, Feb. 82. —The Telc- graaf" learns from Berlin that sur- vivors of the cruiser Bluc.her, in letters' to rhcir family, state that 234 of the crew were saved bv British torpedo-j boats, and that they were all well-treated by the British ilors.-Heuter.

SHIP'S LIFEBOAT PICKED UP: I Copenhagen, Monday. — The Swedish steamer Vala, which arrived at lisbjerg tc-day, from America "ith oil cake, re- ports having picked up in the Atlantic an iron built lifeboat, bearing the name Theodore Palmer, New London." m ■" 1 IIIMr" 1

BREAD REGULATIONS IN FORCE. I Ainsterdam, Vorwarfcs points out that February 22nd i, a day full of meaning, for the new bread regu- lation now comes into force. Bread and flour may only be sold in exchange for bread tickets, and housewives must con- scientiously keep the tickets. Bach bread ticket contains vouchers for four pounds, which amount mUHt last a full week. *■"—

I INSTIGATED BY CERMANS. I Peking. Feb. Nan- king indicate that Chang Sun's troops are completely unmanageable. Sonie of them hare crossed the Yangtze from Pakow to Nanking, ami partiallv wrecked the new theacre. One epat in an European lady's face. Th* .Nanking authorities profops their in-ability to deal with these hooligans, as thej have no ;iiin-, Sun's troops. It is considered probable that German money is financing the trouble. If some action is not taken there may be some scrioue development in the eituation.- Exchange.

NAVAL CAPTAIN'S WcLODiNG IN SWANSEA I An interesting ceremony was solem- nised a.t Walter-road Congregationi I Chapel, Swansea, on Tuesday, when Capt. J J. Hern, of R.M. prize. ship Varzin,. was married to Miss Jennie Ryan, niece of the late Mr. D. J. Ryan, artist, Tre-j OTky. The bridesmaids were the Misses Beatrice and Maud Felix. Miss Lilian Ryan (Treherbert), and Miss Flostrie Rees (Treorky), whilst Mr. W. Mackintosh acted as best man. The ceremony was conducted by the Ivev. Evan Jenkins, and the bride was given away by her uncle, Mr. Joseph lyan. w When the war broke out. Capt. Hem was harbour master and pilot at Calcutta. Later he was ordered to lake charge or; 10.1H prize ships in succession, the first one being the Hamburg-Amerika liner Paula. The honeymoon will be spent iu Calcutta.

 BA?-?-AD TO MERSINA, j STORY OF A LONG JOURNEY THROUGH HOSTILE LAND. THE VANISHING GUARD j Cairo, Monday.—In an interview to- day, fr. Jones, sub-manager of the Ottoman Bank, described the journey of himself and companions from Bagdad to Mersica as being naturally "very trying, butc,ald It might have been worse. About 50 of them, guarded by Turkish soldiers, left on December 13th for Aleppo., They were conveyed in 24 carriages, which j were semi-circular, and the only way tol obtain comfort was to iie down. There wci8 three to each carriage. Tha guard filtered away at (iilferent, points, and they were without a guard at all by the time they reached Aleppo. Here thev stayed seven day.?, and enjoyed freedom, the people being well disposed. Unwise Curiosity. They then proceeded to Tarsus, and stayed there three weeks. Here. also, they were at perfect liberty, until one day they were found examining an antiquated gur. at a kiosk at the top of a hill, where-j upon their movements were restricted. Thc-y sighted a British warship passing the Hill of Alexandretta. After leaving Tarsus they went on foot to the Anti-Taurus Mountains. They tramped for five days, nine hours daily, and fell asleep at night through sheer fatigue. The American Consul, who accompanied the party, lent them money to purchase foodstuffs, which did much I to sustain them until they arrived at Mersina, which they reached in an ex- ( hausted condition. Here they were im- prisoned all night. Next day they were taken on board the Syracusa under escort. False News. I The inhabitants of the larger towns, j Mr. Jones said, were well disposed, butj natives of smaller towns and villages were hostile. Turkish telegrams announced! the destruction of tho British Navy, the German occupation of France, and the Turkish occupation of Egypt, and the I relief of the party may be imagined when they saw the first English newspaper they had seen since October I st, a lmlldlp being gin,n to them when British marines i boarded the Syracuse off Alexandretta. Their wi yes were not allowed 10 kave Bagdad, and Dr. Johnson, a Church missionary, aged 70, remained to look after Uie nine English women and their children. Mr. Jones conchided, We have to i thank Djemol Pasha for our release, lie gave which permitted us to leave the country. Djemal was formerly y i of Bagdad. Generally speaking, we have no complaint to make of our treat- ment. There was no persecution, although the valis, of course, raised difficulties, and I¡ sent us from one to another.

LADIES IN HUNTING ACCIDENT. I A Northampton telegram say? that 1 while hunting with the l'ytehley Hounds j from Houghton House yesterday, a horse ridden by Mrs. Wallis, of West Haddon lIail, galloped into one ridden by Lady r Mary Cecil, daughter of Lord Salisbury. Lady Mary was thrown, hut was unhurt. Further on Mrs. Wallis was thrown and picked up unconscious. She is suffering from concussion, but no bones are broken. Houghton House, Northampton, was recently taken by Lord Salisbuiy,

BIRTH OF A MYTH. I Amsterdam, Nfo,lday.-A Dilt,h news- paper reproduces the following from the "Cologne Gazette":— u Our correspondent en the Diitel frontier states that tho captain of a Dutch ship in Rotterdam has declared that he was by the British Government to sink hvs ship and then pretend that it had fallen a victim to a German submarine." The Dutch papers simply add as com- ment: The correspondent has forgotten t b ?i..?, forto to supply the name either of the cdptain i or the ?hip. —Renter. | ■ j

10 THE FIRST Y.C. At Buckingham Palace nio n- ing the King received f'a.ptain F. O. Gren- fell, of the 9th Lancers, and decorated him with the Victoria Gross. Captain Grenfell won this honour during the gimt rertraat from Mons, wbpu he was v>unded. As soon as he recovered he )-et-U"O)N! in the fighting line, and was again wounded. He has now pra-ctioally recovered, and hopes to return to the fmnt, Cap-ta-in Francis Ootavius Grenfell (the official recoirl states) was awarded the V.C. for gallantry in action against un- broken infantry at Audregnies, Belgium, on August 24, 1914, and for gallant conduct in {hasting to save the guns of the 119th Batter^ R.F.A. near Doubon the same day. Tlis was the fjrwt name in the first list o-f V.C,"s in the presect war.

GERMAN SOCIALISTS SUPPORT KAISER I  to  According the U EerIDer Tageblatt?'! Hen' Wolfgang Heine, a Socialist member! of the Reichstag, in the c-our?c of a I speech at a meeting at Stuttgart, said1 that any steps for premature peace would be injurious to the cause of peace. We must have confidence in the Kaiser," said the speaker. If necessary German Socialists will stamd by the side of the l Kaiser and the Chancellor vhen tim-e comes the question of ending war by a peace which will the world to rc< I sume ite peaceful work." The speaker added trrtvt tlvi declarationi of the "Norddeutsehe Allgemeine Zeitvng" about the conditions of peace were the hreath and spirit of the Chancellor, bnt corresponded also to the will of the Kaiser.

Private R. J. Reea, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who was wounded in action, and is nor. interned in Holland, was formerly a porter at Swansea. ♦

 NEUTRAL^ SHIP  ??L? UH!??5 L unH -;nr. S 61 !v K. U I .—?— < '?-?—— MINE OR TORPEDO ? i NORWEGIAN COLLIER LOST OFF DOVER TO-DAY, CREW SAVEi I The irritation already in Nor- way will be aggravated by the news that to-day another of theli. vessels has been sunk. Fortunately the crew were saved. Although "it is not y H certain whether aj torpedo or a mine was responsible for the j loss, the rapidity with which the vesseli disappeared points, 10 the termer as beidgi the weapon used. The news is conveyed in the following telegram dispatched by the Press Associa- at Dc,er.- The Norwegian iteamer Regin, laden with coal, from the Tyne to Bordeaux, was sunk off Dover, between 6.0 and 7.0 this morning, whether by torpedo or mine is not yet known. The crew of 22 were saved by a British destroyer, and landed at Dover. The Regin sank in about ten minutes. NORWEGIAN ANGER. Great Excitement Prevailing at I Christiania. Copenhagen, Monday. — Germany's offence to the Norwegian flag created a feeling of most bitter anger alii over Norway. Public opinion i" per- fectly astonished, and the excitement prevailing at Christiania has not been surpassed since the critical days of 1905, when Norway's independence was created. The members of the Government are; ,ontinually holding conferences, and it I ii reported that a in seeing with the King, took place in the afternoon. The "Tirlens Tegn" says: "If no mis- take has been made Norway should im- mediately demand compensation. Our voice is weak, but in this particular in- stance it would be heard in all neutral countries. Tho world's mightiest should not forget that even Norway's neutrality is not without value." Tbe paper seems to indicate the stop- ping of exports to Germany.—Exchange.' Dutch Coast Mined. Rotterdam. Mondajf*—Dutch fishermen report that there are many mines in the; neighbourhood of the. North Hinder lightship off the mouth of the heldt. Dutch torpedo-boats and a police boat are. searching for them. Yesterday a fishing-boat caught a mine in its net and brought it in intact to Ymuiden.

DEPRIVED OF LECAL DEFENCE. I Petrograd, Monday. -The Senate has decreed that subjects of hostile states resident in Pussia are deprived of legal defence of their matprial interests.

GERMAN ARMY ON HALF PAY. I Paris, Monday.—According to informa- I tion from several sources, the German rank and file ore only receiving half-pay, and tlip ofheers are said to be in the samo position.—Iveuter.

TURKS' SUDDEN FEAR. j Cairo, Monday.—The Turks have now! made practically a genera l retreat on! Damascus. Only an unimportant force I remained at Beersheba (40 miles south-; west of Jerusalem)' on Friday. The stories of an abrupt flight, from! the Suez Cana l due to provision diffi-i cul ties are not reliable. It was the! sudden fear for their f-ommunications. that caused them to fall back headlong.!

I HYDE PARK MYSTERY. I At Westminster to-day, an inquest wa,s held on Alice Elizabeth Jaman (40),! lately of Crescent-street., Not ting Hill, who was found murdered in a ditch iiii Park on Friday evening. A bi-otlier of deceased identified the; body as that of his sister. Sho was a single woman, and s he followed no' occupation as far as he knew. Witness lust saw deceased in March. 1914.

ANOTHER PASTORAL SEIZED. 22.-Tbe Rome collre_ Paris, February 22.—The Rome corre- spondent of the Echo de Paris states that the seizure of the pastoral letter of the Bishop of Namur has greatly affected the Pope. The correspondent adds that the Holy See is indignant, at 1 liis fresh act of violence on the part of the German authorities, and will make a formal pro- test to the Prussian Minister at the Vatican.-P,ep.ter.

AMERICAN FLAG iNSULTED. Amsterdam, Feb. 22-A traveller who was in Liege on Thursday last reports to tie Telegraai that a party of German soldiers tore off some small American badges worn by a number of civilians. A meeting of Belgian children, to fix- press their gratitude for the ijifts sent from America, was to have been held yes- terday, but was forbidden by the authorities. Some shops in the Rue C-athedra-le which had hoisted the American jiag have been -doeed.-RemLer. I

P RATES FAIL TO RETURN GERMANS ANXIOUS ABOUT nm OF THEIR SUBMARINES. ANTWERP'S NEW INDUSTRY News from Holland to-day indicates that the lessee in the fust few days of the submarine "blockade" of Britain have not been all on one side-. Two of Germany's beat long distance submarines axe ruiasing, and there :s reason to doui that they via ever re' irn- Keports from tfc.. G- r fro.ier rew eei'-ed at Amsterdam staie neat;. ess prevails at Cuxhaven, as two large sub- marines iiave not leiurncci to their base. It is feared that the submarines have been tank. They wern two days overdue at noon to-day.—Exchange. Submarine Yard at Antwerp. Rotte/aam, Mcndaj-.—A gentleman v.-ho has arrived from Antwerp iniorms the Nieuwe Kottcrdamsche Courant that, the Germans are building submarines at Antwerp. Some time ago a high wall was erected around Cockerili's yard and wharves at Hoboken. What was happening inside was a run;terv until curious workmen in a neighbouring establishment allowed themselves to be hoisted to a height over- looking a wall which surrounded the aret.. They sa.w a large number of Ger- man Admiralty workmen engaged on un- finished submarines. Some days later a crane by which sub- marines are swung was requisitioned and used for lowering submarines into the water, where they were tested. Subse- quently submarines or parts of sub- marines were transported by train to Zeebrugge.

DEFENCE OF BUDAPEST. I Berne, Monday.—According to the "Pesti-Hirlap," the well-known Buda- pest newspaper, the military authorities of the Dual Monarchy have just com- pleted the construction of a series of trenches on the plains betwen Budapest and the Carpathians.—Exchange.

TO SAVE FOOD. r Rotterdam, Monday.—Dutch travellers who have returned from Berlin and Ham- burg declare that the German Govern- ment is encouraging rich families to take prolonged holidays in neutral countries, thereby leaving more food available for the poorer population. It is expected that 5,000,000 peojrte wirl take part in the first exodus.

A MYSTERY SHIP ASHORE. Copenhagen, Feb. 22.-The German steamer Atlas, from Bremen, has stranded near Gedser in the Baltic. According to the Pilitiken" she is a mystery ship. Her captain will not allow anyone on board, and it is not known where c-lie, originally came from or what cargo she has on board, but she was about to pass the Kiel Canal. A German insurance representative of Copenhagen sent an expert engineer to the spot, and the services of a salvage steamer have been requested.—Exchange Telegraph Company.

FOOLISH CONDUCT. Sentence of six months' hard labour was passed at Spilsbv (Lines.) ypsterd-ay on Bertie WhydaJe, cycle, repairer, for having on February H, contrary to the regula- tions made under the Defence of the E-ealm Act, displayed a light" in such a manner as could serve as a signal, guide, or land- mark." Evidence was given that Whydale had twice been caulionecL At 11.20 on the night of the ltth he was seen flashing an acetylene lamp from a hill, 250ft. above the f-ea level, across the fens towards the sea.

SWANSEA INSPECTOR'S LOYAL SONS. Thp younger son of Inspector Ford, of the Swansea Borough Police Force, who joined the 2nd Devons in Kitchener's I ( Army some mouths ago, has had a rather )1 unique experience for a member of the i J new Army, in that he has been out in the trenches fighting iu L) Basses, where he was wounded in the knee with a German bullet. He entered hospital, and atfter • a < hort rest again returned, to be brought back to this country suffering from frost- bitten feet. ?c arrivMl from FraBCf on Saturday last, and is at prt in hospital in Manchester. Inspector Ford has another son in the 1st Rifle Brigade, but he is now a prisoner j of war at Doeberitz, having been taken after Mons. Another sou expects to leave for tlie fighting line next week. —————

j OUR GRATEFUL PRINCE. I I — Paris, Tu^day.—An impressive cere- mony took place yesterday at Bethisy St. Pierre, in the district of Senlis, which the Prince of "Wales visited to thank the ic- habitants for their care of British wounded. His Royal Highness wa4s greeted by a large crowd with cheers and cries of Vive I'Angleterre." After being welcomed by tho municipal authorities, the Prince proceeded to the Town Hall, where he conferred the insignia of the Order of St. John of Jeru- j salem on Abbe Bezaut, Dr. Lajeunooze. and Sister Benoit and Mademoiselle Juliette Caron, of the Incal nursing orga- nisation. After bidding the authorities a cordial farewell, he took his departure. The! Prince was accorded a very enthusiastic I s^nd-off by the crowd assembled outside the Town Hall as he set out I-. hi? motor car.

MINERS' MEANS. III I TWAGES AND THE GOST I OF LIVING. i I :PRESIDEliT'S IMPORTANT STATEMENT AT LONDON COKFERENGE. j SOUTH WALES OUTLOOK l:Y Our Mi..ins u" indent.) The conference of delegates represent- ing all district sections of the limer5 I Federation oi Great Britain opened in London to-day, and there seems to he. every confidence that the peaceful solu- tion predicted in these columns a lort- night ago is lively to be arrived at. The delegates repjes-eui iug what is known as the English Federation area met yestarctay at a conference of their own, and practically confirmed the ar- raugement tentatively mad", between their representatives and the coalowners of that area. The principal item in that arrangement is the raising of the a!-an- dard wage so as to make what is now l the maximum wage the minimum of the future. That agreement, if put into ) force, will undoubtedly affect the nego- tiations in other areas, and the South Wales proposal to bring the wage up to, practically, 65 per cent. upon thp exist- ing standard will be a great point gained. Tcpmen's Minimum. Lpon the question of the fixed mini- i mum of .):0. per day for surface workers the English miners do not appear to. have, so far, succeeded, and this is iiidi-i cated by the declaration ot the need for j persisting :u the tlcriltud. Meanwhile, the decision of the recent Cardiff Conference to increase the monthly subsenptin of the members in South Wales from one shilling to two shillings per month, does not seem to be challenged seriously by any district. In one or two instances, in the upper end of Glamorganshire, some one of an inquiring turn of mind appears to have succeeded in getting a resolution parsed asking for, further particulars. But that is obviously) nothing but an attempt to gain time. -On the other hand, following the lead of..the Anthracite District, the Western i iJfetrict Iili accepted the ircrease. It has gone further in this respect, that it has suggested to the Central Executive the basis of the apportionment of the two shillings, viz., 3d. for the expenses of the louses, (id. for the districts, and the reiuaini ii-, Is. 3d. to the Central Federa- tion. The matters will, of course, be con- j sidered at the proper time by the Extc-u- tive. The Prince of Wales Fund. As bearing upon the references which I made a few days ago to the disr-atisiaction expressed at the administration of the Prince of Wales' Fund, it may be added that the Western District proposes that the levy should now be reduced from 6d. to 3d. per week. Of course, if carried throughout the South Wales Coalfield, the reduction of 3d. per member would make: a difference to the fund of about £ 1,750 per week. The main interest, however. now. centres on the London Conference. I PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT. At to-day's meeting of the Miners' Federation in London, the President' stated that if the cost of living remained up it might be necessary for the miners and other workers in th.is country, wages agreements notwithstanding, to seek relief .L z, to seel,- reliei' by demanding an increase of wages. t I SHIPBUILDING WAGES CONFERENCE. A conferpDc-o began to-day in New- castle between the Shipbuilding Em- ployers' Federation and representative? of the Shipyard Trade Unions respecting applications by the ninn for increases in wages. There was a representative at- tendance of emyoplreis and of member? oi the Shipyard Standing Committee under the national agreement, and re- presentatives of the Boilermakers'i So"iet.y were also pmyent

TURKS' FAILURE German Advice Disregarded by Ottoman Authorities. Petrograd, Tuesday.—The following communique from the Headquarters of thcArmy in the Caucasus is published here:— During the 21st there were actions in the Trans-Tchorakh region, where the Turks were thrown back across the River Itchhalsu. No fighting has taken place anywhere else. German Advice Disregarded. Sofia, Monday.Now that the Turkish offensive in the Caucasus has proved a complete failure, the information trans- pires that German military mission to Turkey expressed itself against the plan o fattacking the Russians, and advised the taking up of a strong deiensive posi- tion, reserving the principal effort for tho invasion of Egypt. It will be remembered that at the time of the Balkan War, after the Turkish rout at Lule Burges, certain articles in German asserted that the German military authorities bad advised and counselled the assumption of a defensive position in the Ergene Valley in Thrsre, in preference to an offensive along the Turco-Bulgarian frontier. Reports from Constantino-jjia state that placards against the Young Turks haivo been discovered there, but it is difficult to control the news. Another report affirms that a consider- able increase in the Temetu tax, or thp tax on earnings, which comes into opera- tion on March lith is having a bad effect. Little trade is left, and it is feared many thops will close altogether.

A meeting of a sub-committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence was held lit, Downiiig-street this morning. The Prime Minh-ter, Mr. Balfour, Mr. Samuel of the Board of Trade tli War Otiiee were present.

5.3D Edition. Rhe ms Again Sheti-d. t'ar.s. Tuesday.-The French official issued this afternoon wj* :i is nothing to c..m,uti^jUO C-T 3art evetirg. j-4* ci i-ou-.cturttj'do tiie rrK ?> aHek. which our fire were not abiC I Ciuvt.. Tic bc-xubird- 1 oi s, reported laift evening. us ex rv-ueiy violent. It lasted che icr six hours, and the second Uours. were thrown oil all quar-erc (1 tt. remained of the Cathedra;, W1"r. ass t>ajt-icularly aimed at, has again seriously -ufTTcd. The interior ,ú .u..o u. Lijeito existed, has been imougn, ani a score of houses ■.vere st t on fire. T\renty persons beiongmg i.0 tho civil population werrt kiheci. To the east of Argoone, be- iween Matin Court and the Meuse, our ur'iliery silenced the Germen battery, oLd blew up his ammunition wagons. Un the rest of the front there is nothing l;iv to report. Stock Exchange Business. T ;:r:> is a moderate hnsiness pawing on the Stock Exchange, but pricoe a-pi nr.setiled. For instance, if a buyer of a few shares appears the price of the security is put up. On the other hand, if thov is seller, the market eases of, There is no etabiliry in values Swansea Watch Commute*. At a meeling of Swansea Watch Com- .1,to-day it v.-as stated furnishing of < -■ntrol Police Station has been intrusted to Messrs. J. and F. Weaver and Co., and Messrs. Ben. Erans and (V, tvanspa, at a eoTt of ,£:]13,- VVoiuen s Freedom League will be ::1- .S.r.iiea t-iat if a deputation to the eoiuiiiiUee on question of women patrols of any avail they could t nd notit>e of this iniention-—All ciaenia. were renewed .-Certific-,aik-E and gratuities of Fq were girra to I'.C. (r.t5) Newell, Mr. Harry Bolt, and lli. I- redenck Clarke, for bravery. i I RAcirio

COST OF WAR BONUSES. I -1 I Railways Hindered by Short-I age of Coal Supplies. I Sir James Bell, presiding over the j annual meeting of the Glasgow and South-1 Western Railway to-day, 5aid the war bonus to their er/iployps would be extended to a wider application than to the mem.¡ I-rs comprised nudpr tho conciliatiol I scheme, and -would oo?t; th? company X63,000j annually. The company had the greatest difficulty in getting the delivery of coal for railway purposes. Prices had pone up enormously, and a restricted ser- vice of trains would require to be put into operation.

PRUSSIAN OPTIMISM. I Amsterdam, Feb. 22.—In the Prussian Diet, Dr. Delbruock, Imperial Minister pf the Interior, declared that the supply of food for the community at moderate prices vas now assured. Be added, "The methods by which f;reat Britain is turning the war into a i va-r of starvation compel every man without distinction to subordinate his whole life and being to the ends of that I var. "Everyone's giiidipg rule must be: C Cousidpr what is harmful to the enemy and helpful to the Fatherland.' "Then victory will not and cannot be torn from our grasp, even if the whole world were to take up arms against uts. -R,euter.