The Cambria Daily Leader

——t The Cambria Daily j Leader gives later news than any paper published in this dis- trict.

BlD, S Germans Helpless.. GRAVE DEFEAT FOR AUSTRIANS. ikiAiN S. 7,715 Prisoners. Great news for the Allied cause comes from Russia, and, regarding Prussia, from Vienna. The latter is to the effect that our Ally has com- menced a great offensive in the Riga region, before which the Ger- mans are helpless. T'he Russian artillery bombarded the enemy lines for 24 hours, and fired at a rate which showed they have now 50 shells as against one in 1914. TO-DAY'S RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. Petrograd. Thursday (received Fridav).—An official communique as fo l lows:- issued this evening is as follows:— Western Front.—The number of prisoners which we took on July 4th and 5th, and in the course of the fighting which is still going on west of the line of the Stvr, below the town of Kolki, amounts to more than 300 officers and 7,415 men, mostly unwounded. We also captured six guns, 23 machine-guns, several thousand rifles, two searchlights, eleven bomb-throwers, and 11 ammuni- tion wagons. e repulsed violent German attacks near Gruziaten. On the right bank of the Dniester, in the region of Jivatcliff and Hotz- mira there was desperate fighting. There was" a Irve!y artillery duel in  rtf-in y tüs front north of | i?eLtur, of tho front nort h of East of Baranovitchi the enemy launched several desperate coun- ter-attacks, which we repulsed. He several timps opened rafales of fire with his heavy and light guns against the region of the village of Dabrizy, east of Baranovitchi., Under cover of this five he delivered I, two violent counter-attacks. Me drove him back on both occa- sions, bringing the fire of our ar- tillery, machine-guns and rifles j Upon him.—Press Association. ENEMY ADMISSIONS. I Germans Helpless Before Riga I Offensive. A telegram fmm Vienna announces that the Russians have begun a tremendous offensive on the Riga front, where their artillery has de- destroyed the German trenches. hours, and the Germans were helpless before the Russian artillery, which can fire 50 shells as against one in ¡ the year 1914.—1 Exchange Special E A RLIER NE W S. Pptrogrnd. Thursday (received Friday). Coil) iiii-ii iqiio South of Pinsk Marshes we yesterday obtained new and important successes. ^orth-west of Raznitchi, on the Styr. we yesterday captured live guns and over 2,1100 prisoners. North of Stegruz&atine we captured pnenlv trenches. --f the lxnver Slrypu and on the right rnnvk of the Dniester the enemy was completely overthrown and driven back. W p took nearly 5,000 prisoners, with eleven niachine-Kims. We have ,>.If'{) captured the villages of Vertniki, Hot. Monasterjisk, and J>ozene. On the front in the Riga region we fell back on our old positions.—Renter. ALL-ROUND SUCCESSES. I Germans Austrians, and Turks Beaten. The following is an eailicrRussian com- munique of Thursday:— On the Dvina front and the Dvinsk positions, and further south, there was lively artillery fire at numerous point's. Near Boyare on tho Dvina, above Fried- riohstadt. our light artillery smashed a. German light battery. The attempts by the Germans to take away their guns did not succeed, and a gun team which en- deavoured to save one of the guns was annihilatpd. All the guns were eventually abandoned by the Germans. In the direction of Baranovitchi the fihfing" continues and is developing to our advantage. The enemy delivered repeated counter-attacks in ordprto regain the posi- tions captured by us, but each time he was easily repulsed. Between July 3 and 5 we captured alto- gether- 78 officers and aboTI t, 3.040 men. On the Caucasus front, in the region of Platana, our troops are making further progress between the Taurus and the Sehorokli. We repulsed on-emv counter- attacks, and we also drove back the Tur- kish attack on the Schorkh if-If, where "r men carried an enemy work on the heigbta. In their attacks the enemy used ^'H'hyriating bomhs. In carrying some parts of the enemy Positions in the region of Baiburt we cap- ered a large quantity of arms, cartridges, S^nades, and other war material. In the direction of Diarbekir. j tbfo m Euph.ra.tefi Vallev, our foreffc at- tacked with the bayonet the Turks who t\ tie offensive at dawn, and drove them t()rds the west. The enemy left over a hlHldrnd dead on the ground. THE ENEMY REPORT. Thursday's German report was as fol- lows Army Group of Marshal von Hindcn- btii-,(Y.-Soutli-east of Riga and at numer- ous points of the front between Posta wi and Wisehniew further minor Russian at- tacks were repulsed. In a counter-attack ] south-east of higa we captured 50 pris- oners. Army Group of Prince Leopold of Bavaria.—Fighting, which was particu- larly severe in the district east of Goro- dishtshe and south of Darowo everywhere resulted in our favour. The Russian losses were again very heavy. Army Group of General von Linsingen. -Fighting near Kostiuchnowka and in the sector of Kolki is still proceeding. Arm^ Group of General von iiothmer.— | On the front of the sector of Barysz, after the repulse of repeated enemy attacks, our lines of defence were partially removed to the Koropiec sector. Russian stoz-miiig columns repeatedly collapsed before the German lines on both ■sides of the Chocimirz, tsouth-eaet of Ilumacz. AIRMAN'S WONDERFUL SIGHT. Parie, Thursday.—A Petrograd tele- gram to the Journal says that the opening of the breach in the enemy's line at Lutsk, which the Austro-Germans are now struggling to close, has resulted in some desperate engagements. A wounded aviator relates that lie saw two whole Russian army corps (65,000 men) charge with the bayonet, after a terrible artillery preparation. The following day he saw a furious melee between seven Russian cavalry regiments and an equal number of regi- ments of Austro-German cavalry, in which the Russians put their enemies to flight. Thousands of Austro-Germans and a large ^umb;-r of guns were captured. — Press Association War Spccia' AUSTRIA'S 500,000 LOSSES. Petrograd, Thursday.—The general staff at Petrograd estimates the Austrian losses at over half a million during the month j which has elapsed since General Brussi- JvW" forces v.3 set in motion. Mili- tary writers are most optimistic concern- ing the more or lass immediate outcome of the achievements of the past four weeks. They divell more particularly on the menace to the enemy's vital centres of railway communication, namely Bar- anovitchi. Tvovol, and S tanislau. The Russian giuis, according to the latest dis- patches, are pounding Baranovitchi at a rang-e of about foirr miles.—Press Associa- tion.

NO SEASIDE DRINKS? Central Board's Reported Decision. From a letter arMmssod to the Tenby magistrates by the Central Control Board. it appears that there is to lie no modiiica- tion of the Board's order for Wales, for the benefit of seaside and health resorts. At a lively meeting held at Al>eryst- wyth in support of the modification of the Board of Control's Order, a number of ministers sjvoke, and a resolution wel- coming the restrictions were carried.

UNIFORMS FOR It SPECIALS." London City special constables on Thurs- day petitioned the Corporation for sum- mer uniforms on the ground that uniformed men secured more respect from the public. After a long debate the Cor- poration a d to spend ,4,5,000 on the uniforms. I

SIFTING OUT BACHELORS. < The military representative at Sheffield Tribunal Oil Thursday night said that 2,000 young badged men would be released from the Sheffield works as soon as the necessary number of older married men with large families was available. At pre- sent only 14-8 married men had bf-en ob- tainod. and fully 4,000 would be needed as the sifting progressed.

SELF-SACRIFICING HEROISM. An engine cleaner named Harold Starkic Bateh. of Rishton. near Black- burn, lost his life on Thursday night while attempting to rescue a schoolboy named John Farrer, Clarke-street, Rish- ton, who had fallen into the canal from a boat.. Both were drowned. James Gunn, who dived to recover the bodies, was so exhausted tlwat he had to be as- sisted out of the water.

SEATS FOR THE WOUNDED. Seats for the use of wounded soldiers are to be provided by the Metropolitan Public Gardens AsgociatiD-n in Spaiiiards-road, Hampstead; Du Ca.nc,-road Hammer- smith; Roehampton-lane and Putney Park-lane, Wandsworth; Pootscray-road, Woolwich; and on Barnes Common, as resting places to and from the military hospitals in the- localities. I

DYE FROM SEAWEED. I Lord Aberdare at a meeting of the WelRh Industries Association on Thursday said that they had a scheme for producing dye from seaweed. He was satisfied with a suit consisting of Welsh woven and dyed material which he had purchased. He be- lieved a good many of their ladies had obtained very becoming green costumes* Mr, Harcourt. stated in Parliament on Thursday that the production of dyestuffs in." country had made very substantial progress since the war be2an..

INSURANCE AUDIT CLAIMS. Committoe to Investigate. I Sir Alfred Mond Chairman. The Treasury announce that they have appointed the following committee to in- vestigate the q II fist ion of the audit of claims for repayment made by associations under section 106 of the National Insur- ance Act. 1911, which was dealt with in paragraphs '22-27 of the first. Report of the Public Accounts Committee (li. of C. 83 of 1916):- The Right Hon. Sir A. Mond, Bt., M.P. (ch uriiumh Mr. n. H. Boggic-Eolfe. Acting Chwf Auditor under the National Insur- ance Mr. ,Johli Hill, secretary of the Boiler- ma ITnion. Mr. W. W. Irons, of the Board of Trade. Mr. Leif Jones, M.P. Mr. F. W. Leit-h Ross, of the Treasury. Mr. G. A. TOllehe, M.P. Mr. A. W. Wyon. senior partner of Mn;. Price, Waterhouse, and Co.; with Mr. II. R. TayKr, of the Board of Trade, as Secretary.

PROVISION FOR WELSH I TROOPS. Military Authorities Thank the I Salvation Army. General Caunter has commended the Salvation Army on the way it had fitted uj) a large 'hotel for the use of Welsh troops at a seaside resort, where it will be. a great boon to the men of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Referring to the 6plen- did spirit of self-sacrifice which ha. heen exercised throughout the empire in the present terrible struggle, the General say.s that foremost among those who have shown this true spirit were the members of the Salvation Army. On l>e- half of the Commander-in-Chief lie thanked the Salvation Armv for all that it had done during the past two years. The hotel lias sleeping accommodation for thirty men. There is a large recrea- tion and refreshment room, with separate rooms for the staff, who have also charge of the hut at the firing range, three wiles away.

BRITISH STEAMER SUNK. I Lloyd's report on Friday states that j the General Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer Gannct has been sunk. She was unarmed. [Note.—The Gannet had a tonnage of ],127 tons. She was built in 1879, her port of registry being London.]

THREAT TO "DOWN TOOLS." The colliery engine winders and stokers in the South Staffordshire and West NAii)i,- cesfershire coalfield have, by ballot, de-l rifled in fpvMi'r of terdortnpf lotfcrv' to; • i.f tin graining of the advance Uj)- pli?n tor. Increases of thre?ppncp and twopence per day are demanded for winders and stokers respectively. Other coalfields have received an in- crease, and the men claim similar treat- ment.

VICTIMS OF LIGHTNING. Death from shock caused by the severity of thunder and lightning was the verdict at (he inquest on Helena Penrose, a young girl, who died in the public recreation ground n t Con,t t. Durham, on Tuesday evening. William Seed, a steelworker, who lodged for seven years at flip Pen- roses', was killed at the same time, the verdict of the jury being that his death was the result of heart failure and shock upon seeing the dead body of the child.

DEFERRED HOLIDAYS. At a joint conference of the Coal Mining Organisation Committee and representa- tives of the Ministry of Munitions, Scot- tish Coal Owner- and Miners, held on Thursday at the Home Office, it was agreed that in view of representations made by the Ministry of Munitions as to the pressing necessitv of the moment it was essential that the July holidays for Scottish indiTstria l workers should be post- poned. There is to be no "Twelfth" celebration in Ulster next week.

TOWNS BUILT ON SHELLS. The House of Commons on Thursday gave the third reading to a Bill imposing unemployment, insurance from September 4 next on workmen or women engaged at munitions works or employed in certain manufacturing trader, including rubber, leather, bricks, and saw-milling. r< It is a small step towards the preparations for peace/' commented Mr. George RimeR. I hope we shall prepare for peace more effec- tively than we did for war. T shudder to think what may happen at certain places wh en peice arrives. Towns he ve been built on shells."

I SHIELDS DISQUALIFIED. Lewis Williams, Penycraig, met Sid Shields, Glasgow, in a return match at Liverpool on Thursday night, the Scot en- deavou ring to reverse the previous verdict. The scheduled course was 15 rounds. Another tremendous contest resulted. Both were out for a short bout, and each was relatedly sent to the boards. At in- fighting the. Welshman proved superior. The eleventh visit brought tho contest to a conclusion, Shields, who had been con- tinuallv cautioned for holding, being dis- qualified.

THE PRINCE OF WALES. Acting-Corporal Fred Williams, R.E., attached to the 1st Anzac Corps of Sig- nallers, in a letter to his father at Liver- pool, tells of an interesting meeting with the Prince of Wales at the front. He Rays: I was working at a. motor-boat I had built out of trees on the bank of a river, when an oiffcer came along. He asked me if I had it ready for running, but as I had the magnet off I told him I could not run it. So we started talking about dif- ferent matters-how I made it, etc. Who do you think it was? The Prince of I Wales. He offered me, a cigarette, and we I had a smoke together."

The Full Text of Sir* John Jellicoe's Dispatch will be found on Pages 6 and 7. Other War News will be found I on Back P. I

I WAR ST-GRETARY MH. llOYD GEORGE APPOINTED TO THE I VACANT urFfiut I PEERAGE FOR SiR E. CREY I The "Cambria Daily Leader" has're- ceived the following official announce- ments — The King has been pleased to confer the dignity of an Larldom of the United Kingdom on the Right lion. Sir Edward Grey, Ban., K.G., M.P. The King has been pleaded to approve of the appointment of the Hight Hon. D. Lloyd George, M.P., to be Secretary of S-t.a+\' for War. In consequence Sir Edward Grey's elevation to ifte I)e ('ragc not more than four of five S<H*reta.rt«s of State will have 6,L-iAte in the House of Commons. It is further announced that the Earl of Derby has been appointed Under-Secretary of State for War. Until J906 the rule was for the Foreign Secretary to be a peer, and it will be a dis- appoiutme-llt to thp Commons to break iN I", li the new tradition established in that year when Sir L. Grey was appointed to the loreign Office. For some time, how- ever, Sir Edward has been a very rare visitor to the House of Commons. Lord liebert Cecil, himself a member of the Caoinet, has been a hig-hly efficient sub- stitute for him as spokesman in the Com- mons for the Foreign Office. Sir Edward Grey has been a memlier of the Rouse of Commons without interrup- tion for over :30 years, having been elected in 1885 for Bwwick-on-Tweed which con- stituency he still represents.

FOOD PRICES. The Enormous Profits of Shipowners. In Iii6 7)1-c u(l(lresc, at the con- ference of the General Fcdn-adon of Trade Unions at Leeds on Friday, Mr. James O'Grady, M.P., said deputations had seen the Pre.sid.At of the Board of Trade on the food prices, but no satisfac- tory explanation was given in that con- necliol1 respecting the enormous profitsi ot shipowners. The mistake the Government had made was in not taking imo their confidence ai-en of iiiid-P the trades' union movement. Unless they did C, liaos and disaster would follow the war in the itdutetnal life of the country.

FRENCH ARTILLERY. Germans Surprised at its II Terribie Effects. Tin newspapers say that; German officer* taken prisoners on the Somme pay an unending tribute to the keenness and dash by French troops, and express their surprise at the terrific effects of the French artillery preparation. Press generally regard it as an un- deniable fact that the morale oi the cap- tured German officers is very low and points out that this is the first time such a h1*- been observed On the ot her hand the newspapers tie- clare the courage and ioyful spirit of emulation among the French troops and their leaders. Thcv point, out as an in- contestable fact that the rapidity of the French attack took by surprise the Ger- mans who, being unable either to move up troops elsewhere for fear of com- promising the security of some other sector, or to bring liD reserve sent against the French so ldiers, troops ob- tained from the front between the Somme and Rheims. It was for this reason that a battalion of Prussian Guards which was completely annihilated, was found to have been made up to strength with companies drafted from different battalions

LUGGAGE*VAN ABLAZE. I The London to Manchester express which left St. Pancras at 2.30 p.m. ou Thursday was stopped at Wellingborough with the luggage van in the middle of the train in tlatne^. The station fire brigade turned out and the passengers helped to quell the fire, but most of the luggage was destroyed.

I A NATIVE OF LLANELLY. The most promising player on the American stage is the consensus of opinion among the Xe-W York dramatic, critics after Gareth Hughes, who is but twenty years of age, and is one of the most gifted artists to appear on thp native stage, and for the coming season there is an active contest for his services. Gareth Hughes is a native of Llanelly.

1 L24,000,000 FORTUNE. New York, Thursday.—The late Mrs. Hetty Green leaves practically the whole of her estate to her son and daughter. The amount left is estimated at £ 24,000,000.— Central News. Mrs. Green's son, C'oloneJ Edward Green, is the manager of her enormous properties, and her daughter is married to Mr. Matthew Astor Wilks, grandson of the founder of the Astor family.

CHEERS FOR ENGLAND. When a train of wounded soldiers ar- rived at Bri-st,olthere were on the plat- form one hundred Norwegian shipwrecked j sailors changing trains to return to Nor- way. The wounded soldiers, noticing the die- tressed appearance of the Norwegians, freely gave them refreshments provided by the authorities. The sailors gratefully accepted the food, which thoy ate with relish. When their train left they gave hearty cheers for England and the soldiers.

COMFORTING AUSTRIANS. I The Hague, Thursday, July 6.-A tele- from from Vienna states that the Press is warning the public not to judge the mili- tary situation as it stands at present, as the Central Powers are about to deal the Allies a decisive blow which will bring the end of the war in sight. The present successes east and west by the Allies are stated to be purely partial advantages which will not be fulfilled, owing to the German and Austrian offen- sive which will be undertaken on an un- precedently large scale.— Fixohamze6

TRENGH TAKEN. BRITISH SUGOESS ON 1,000 YARDS FRONT BIG INFANTRY CHARGE. TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. The following telegraphic dispatch from British Headquarters m France was issued to-day:— Last night the enemy heavily bom- barded our position of Bieaiassoy \Vood, Montauban, and La iiois- elle, using in some places laeiiry- inatory shells. East of La Buiselle, after severe fighting in which the enemy suf- fered heavy casualties, we cap- tured another trench on a frofit of 1,0u0 yards, where we are now firmly established. South-east of Thiepval a deter- mined attack on our new lines was completely cruslled. The enemy artillery was particularly active in the Loos salient, and op- posite Hulluch our artillery shelled the enemy coi-iiniui-lication i trenches and positions in various places, and we successiully sprung two mines opposite Auchv and Hulloch. This morning, in certain sectors of the battlefield east of Albert, we resumed a vigorous offensive at dawn. The Germans at the same time launched heavy attacks on our new line trenches in the vicin- ity of Ancre, north of Fricourt, with the result that violent fight- ing is now in progress along the whole front between Ancre lld Montauban. Up to the present several important! tactical successes have been; gained by our infantry in the! vicinity of Ouillres, La Boiselle, and Contalnaison, but north-west; of Philipville the enemy has sue- ceded in temporarily regaining: 200 yards of their lost ground, v TO-DAY'S FBENCH OFFICIAL, j Surprise Attack by Grer.ade Throwers. The French otfieiul eomanmioue I issued this afternoon says:— The night was calm on both sides ot the Somme. On the left bank of the Mouse there was intermittent bombardment in the course of the night. On the right bank the artillery duel; became very violent in the region of Tliiaumont work, Fleury, and Chennois. I In the Bois Le Potre the enemy made small attacks towards 8 in the evening on one of our trenches but was immediately driven out from the element where he had gained a footing. In the same sector a surprise attack carried out by us was entirelyl successful. For a distance of 200 yards our gren- ade throwers swept out the enemy and we brought back some pris- oners. Aviation—Some German aeroplanes. have dropped bombs on the open town of Lure. There were 11 killed and 3 wounded. All of these victims, with the exception of one wounded soldier, were women and children, and a vote has been t&ken with a view to re- pnsaLs. During the day of the 6th of July, one of our bombarding air squad- rons fired with success 40 bombs on the junction of the railway lines at Lan-Les-Poines (west of Charleville). Combats were engaged in with Ger- man machines by our escorting aeroplanes, which returned safely, j Two German machines were brought down near Mezieres and i one in the re g ion of Lessincourt.

JUNE RETURNS. I Board of Trade returns for June issued on Friday, sbow, an increase of Cl 1.027,7rl in impot8, nd an increase of £ 14,400,995 in exports.

SLIPPED OFF A REEF. Yloilo, Friday.—The Spanish steamer Fernando Poo, which stranded at Antibeg Island, Sulu Sea, "has disappeared. She: is supposed to have slipped off a reef.

SURVIVORS OF A DRIFTER. Lloyd's agent at Sunderland telegraphs I under Thursday 's date:—The trawler Pauline arrived here with some of the crew of the drifter Heron, sunk by a sub- inarine. I

COLOURED LABOUR FOR FRANCE. Ottawa, Friday.-The Militia T,)epart- I ment has authorised the recruiting of a battalion of Canadian negroes, under fite, command of white officers for construction work in France.

LOCAL MAN'S MANY WOUNDS. News has reached Swansea that Pte. S. McDonald, of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, has been wounded in the head, arm and chest. Pte. McDonald, whose home is at i No. 10, Edward-street, Swansea, was well- known at the docks, where he use d to work as a labourer. He joined up at the outbreak of the war. Mrs. McDonald has six children. This is the second time for her husband to get wounded. j

jTO-DAY'S WAR RESUME II —— ——— "Leader" Office 4.50 p.m j Great news comes from Russia. The Austrians have suffered another grave | disa<ste: the prisoners taken numbering 7,715. Welsh troops have been distinguishing themselves in the big fighting on the | Western front. I There is a pause in the battle on the Somme. The Allies have made satieiae- lory progrec« and are holding practically all the positions taken. The German Preas have lw-en attacking England for her blockade policy, and for the abolition of the Declaration of London. Mr. Lioyd George hits Iveen api>oint?d I SeciAOtary -of State for War.

I NEViS IN BRIEF I Where ihe lighting i.s. Somiue-wlicre in France." Admiral Damianos hao laken up his new duties us vjiveiv .Minister oi Marine, The Sultan of Egypt has ottered to give j £ 5UJ if an hospital is i-stablished at Alexandria in memory oi Lord Kitclieiu-r. Over five and a bÚf millions of cigar- ettes have been distributed to s-oldiers and sailors by the .Mayor of iiuddersfield's j Fund. Automatic gaming machines are to be removed from regimental institutes at Aldershot, states the "Naval and Military lteeord." War sav ings ]5s. (id. certificates sold during the week ending June 21 were y(i5,7t)2, raising the aggregate to Compensation amounting to (0.703 was recovered by the Niuior.at Union of Rail- waymen la-st year for 19U fatal accidcnts. The Xing lias e>:preyed his deep Yill- IKitiiy with the Y.M.C.A. movement for providing Híual institutions lor munition workers. A Woodhaiu (Surrey) cjioir boy, after hearing a sermon un" iiirift," decided to sing witliout payment -for the duration of the wur." Mr. John William Lamb, a hosiery manufacture i ot Netting mini, left £ ti,OOU in hii inill to .-Uoert JLuwaj d Daft, his manager. Bordeaux. Thursday (received Friday;, —'fhe and Oueen ot iionrencgro, with Princesses Xama and x. era. iett to-day tor Italy. Sydney. Friday.—A conference of the Liberal party adopted a resolution yester- day favouring universal »er\ ice during the period of the war. A tiisterdaiii, Thursday (received Friday).— The German Conservative Irieo- to make use of the abolition of the UecJaratiou of 1/ondou b\' Britain to pro- mote a propaganda in fsvour of more vigorous submarine warfare. Amsterdam, Friday.—It is stated tlia, both the prosecution and Herr Liebknevht have apjKaled against tho decision ill the recent trial. Proceedings in the Court of Appeal will probably begin early in August. Bukarcst, Tuesday (received Friday).— Wheat harvesting is almost complete, the croos being excellent. The pu lIlic re- ceived with great satisfa«tion the news ot the Allies' succeefces in all the areas of fighting. Athens. Thursday.—It is stated on reliable authority that the Greek Govern- ment has been advised irom Paris that tha Entente is favoura.bly disposed to consider the Government's demands re- garding the arrested Greek ofh<rs. Ottawa, Thursday (received Friday).— The Canadian Railway Commission issued judgment to-day, refusing the increase of five per coat, on railway rates asked for by the companies, but permitted them to increase rates on different commodi- ties from one to five per cent. on lines east of Port Arthur. Members of the Unionet Party in the House of Commons, and a few Unionist Peers attended a meeting at the Carlton Club on Friday in connection with the Irish settlement question. Lord Lans- dowrie, who is very specially interested in the matter, was amongst IJvise present. Others who attended wen Mr. Ponar Law. Sir Edward Carson, Mr. Walter Long, I/ord Edasund Tallvn. Sir Frederick Smith, Lord Hugh and Lord Robert Cecil, etc.

WHERE SHOE PINCHES. German Paper's Tirade on the Blockade. Amsterdam. Friday. — The Cologne Gazdtc." in an article violently attacking England for her policy of blockading Germany and the abolition of the Dec lara- tion of London, writes:— England does not respeet her own p riDCi],IC* which she once defended, and does not respect humanity and inter- national law if it suits English interests to trample upon them," it asserts, refer- ring to Lord Robert Cecil's deelaration regarding the relief of Poland, that the English interest would be much better I served if the Belgians and Poles were 1 starved too, and says that for that reason I England raises difficulties in the way of American relief work/ 1 The PV)fr then dwells on the question of the food supply of the British interned civilians at Rnhln, recalls a previous article wherein it said it was the fault of the British starvation blockade if the prisoners. like the Germans, have to put constraint upon themselves, and that if the Germans are obliged to starve through the English violation of international | laws the English prisoners must starve in the first rdace. The journal nnotes a recent article in the IV e,tr,ain,,tf,r Gazette." and replies: We share the! a hiiiidane(- of our foodstuffs with Eng- lish prisoners in such a manner that first of all our German countrymen are pro- vided for, and that subjects of the Power which want to starve us get what is left." In this way we hope to hold through, but at any rate we prefer not to take! refuge in the reme dy against the English malady, namely, capitulation before Eng-1 i lish starvation." j The H Cologne Gazette" doubts the assurance of the Westminster Gazette that England will take no reprisals against Germans interned in England, i and concludes: If the nation on the other side of the Channel cannot and will not comprehend that it was they who. in the present war. made us fcrfpat Reliti- mentality they will oppose their idolatry I with still more unrestrained reckless-jj ness.

PEMBERTON BILLING CALLED UP, Mr. Pembertcm Billing, M.P., expects to be .i. private in the army this niter- HO-JD. for he was ordered to present him- self to the rc-eraiting authorities, having been pus»<*i tor garrison itrvice .it hc-irui, intends to comply. Mr. Billing said he would ask Tur leave tc a' iend lilt Air Inquiry on Monday. LOCAL WILL. -Nlr. tf,-hn Taylor, of 85. Windsor-road, Neath, retired licensed victualler, vho died on April 10th, ha* left estate to tiie value of HUti5, of which .€10,215 is net personalty. Probate ot the v. ill and codicil of the N%-ill it, granted to Evau Evans Bevan, of Cadoxtou. Neath, brewer, aud John. Evans., of Gravel Bank. Pontarrlew#, brewer. >EWMARKLT MEETING. •hSONcwlay 1. Cul-aor Yale 1, Ail Sorer.* AGAINST IRISH COMPROMISE At a meeting of the member.- of the Unionist Party in. llW nou se of Commoiig, lield at the Carlton Ciuo this afternoon, epeechee v.ere delivered againct the Irich compromise. But tho P.A. understands that, theie ♦. ery indication that the party a a whole will accept it, and alter expressing their feeling* abide by it loyally. ———————————■

A SKETTY OFFICER. Major W. H. Jenkins Dies i. French Hospital. Official news was received at Bryi Derwen, Sketty, Swansea, of the death, ii hospital at Rouen, of Major W. H Jenkins, eldest eon of Captain W. H Jenkins, of Swansea. The late major was 35 years of age, axu was a single man. Another brother i serving with the Colours in Egypt WOUNDED BY SHRAPNEL. Private H. A. Webber, son of Mi Webber, grocer, of Union-street. Swansea has been wounded in the side by shrapne while serving with the Royal WelsJ Fusiliers. lie was formerly employed i) the office of Mr. Ashrnole, the borough a« ocuntant. Mr. Webber, senior, has beei notified that his son is making satisfa4 tory progress in Cheltenham Hospital. ONE OF THE PIONEERS. Mr. and Mrs. David Jones, of Fenian road, Mooretown, Skewen, have just re ceived an official intimation of the deatf of their son. Private Robert Jones (211 neither the place nor the circumstance being specified. He originally belonged t the Welsh Pioneers, having enlisted upot the outbreak of war in August, 1914. H went through the whole of the Dao danelles campaign.