The Cambria Daily Leader

ihe Cambria Daily Leader gives later news than any paper published in this dis- trict.

CASTLE CINEMA (Adjoining Leader Office). Mon., Tues. and Wed., 2.30 to 10.30. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN An Entirely New Picturisation of the World Famous Novel, in Four Parts. The Primitive Strain, An Enthralling Drama in Three Parts.

CAVALRY ACTION DRAGOON GUARDS HELP OUR INFANTRY PBEPARiKG FOR ASSAULT oa ENEMY'S IHinU LINE Excellent progress continues to be made by the British in the new phase of the great Allied offensive in the West. North of Bazentin-le-Grand our troops had penetrated the German third line and obtained a lodgement there. For some good reason, however, the troops here were on Sunday ordered to withdraw to the main line, an operation which was carried out without enemy molestation." Meanwhile, they had covered the work of their comrades, who were the •I'MPh'-wm po«iL"'i? t(} 11i:- a;. An interesting fact of the official news is tba-c in the neighbourhood of Bazentin- le-Grand Oa squadron of cavalry—the Dragoon Gllards-wer in acton, this hü- ing the first use of mounted troops since 1914. SUNDAY NIGHT'S NEWS. Sunday night's official is as follows:— ;1.4,.) p.m.- vyith the exception of heavy oombardments by both sides there has been no event of importance since the last report. We are continuing to find large quan- tities of armament and other war material abandoned by the enemy in the positiong captured on the 14th and loth, and yes- terday five more heavy howitzers and four 77 mm. giins fell into our hands. Last night, covered by the detachment which had been thrust forward to the Bois, de Fourneaux (High Wood), our troops! were engaged in strengthening and im- proving onr new positions. Early this morning the Foureaux de- tachmc'H was ordered to withdraw into our main line, and the withdrawal was carried out withoat molestation from the enemy. PRUSSIAN GUARD AGAIN. Paris, Monday.—Reviewing the fighting an expert French commentator says;- Yesterday (Saturday1 the British consoli- dated and extended their gains of the day before. North of the Somme fierce fighting en-! abled our Allies to develop their progress in the wooded region stretching from Posiwe, west of Bazentin, to Guillemont, east of Longeval. Not only was the whole German second position broken on a, front of about ten kilometres, but our Allies even succeeded in making a serious; dent in the enemy's tlii T-d iine m the Boia i de Furneaux. However, the British Coin-I mand, rightly anxuys not to expow the troops to defences which are still too strong to yield, look to moderate their ardo'lr, and this morning (Sunday) the de- tachment occupying the advanced position was ordered to withdraw to the main line. This Tiovement was turned out without, difficulty. The importance of the war material and the number of prisoners captured hy the; British in two day9 proves the violence of their attacks and the value of their suc- cess, in which the Prussian Guard, the' enemy's 1ast resource in times of stress, were engagro. BELGIAN BOMBARDMENT. I Le Havre, Sunday (received Monday).— ) The following Belgian communique is published to-day At several points on the Belgian front there have been artillery j' duels that ended in our favour. The fire of the Belgian heavy guns was pnrticu-! larlv effective against the enemy's defen-' sive works at Steenstaete. which were practically destroyed.—Press Association. KAISER ON THE SCENE. Amsterdam, Monday.—According to ani offieial telegram from Berlin, the Kaiser J is at present in the battle sector on the, Somme, where ho has received reports from the Commander-in-Chief ot the Army. conversed with the Chipf of Gen- eral Staff, visited hospitals, distributed iron crosses made spoe(.Iies,i Association. ENEMY ALARMED. Amsterdam, Monday.—The graaf" learns froiv the frontier from a: reliable tourer that the Germans in Western Belgium are showing great un- easiness. and taking all c-orts of pre- cautions. Large quantities of books and documents, which had been kept at various kommandaturs, are now being transported from Ustend and other places in the neighbourhood via Ghent to Brussels, as they are no longer considered' sate where they were. now that thel British have reached the German third line of defence in Flanders.—Press As- gociation.

FRENCH DUKE KILLED. d 11' I) d Paris, Sunday. Ihe Due de Rohan,! Deputv for Morbi'ban, died yesterday from wounds received during the fighting at Barleux, on the Soiunie. The Duke, who was S7 years old. was captain in Chasseurs a Pied. He had been wounded twice be- fore, once at Charleroi, and again at Pouaumont during the last stand, and had received the Legion of Honour. On the Somrre he was wounded in 1.5 places. The Duke is the eighth Deputy killed in tlil- wa,r.

TWO EMPIREs CONTRASTED.1 Kimberley, July Hughes, the Australian Prime Minister, arrived here yesterday. A public welcome was accorded him at the City Hall. There wer scenes of the wildest enthusiasm, Mr. Hughes* replying to f, d4res-4- referred to a speech made by Mr. Hertzog on Thursdav, in which the latter said that Mr. Hughes was as convinced a* the soundness of his ideas as he (Mr. Hertzog) was of the opposite- Mr. Hughes eloquently compared the two imperialisms and the two empires which were at present at 'nr: em.a.sing on the one hand the barbarities cOrniii6fd bv the Germans in Belgium and the man- ner in which they had blotted out %e Janguage of the people of Alsace-Lorraiii^ end on the other hand the posmop .Soiifli Africa, with which ereai Britai-I had recently been at war, and ",hich now enjoyed as wide a liberty as Australia and had the fullest religious, racial, and .political freedom. If he were askPd. ho said, whether he "believed in nationalism, he always replied in the affirmative. Australians were very proud of their nationality. Did he honour the national spirit less because he stood -with other free men for a common cau.se? Mr. Hughes left this morning for Dur- ban. where ke rejoins the Euripides.— Beuter.

i FURTHER FROM VERDUN FRESH fRENCH GAINS IN THE FLEURY REGION RUSSIANS Ili THE WEST TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. (issued by the Press Bureau). j Between the Oise and the Meuse aj strong enemy reconnaissance was dispersed by our fire in the neigh- bourhood of the Moulin Gour- I'avent. In Champagne a surprise attack: directed"by the Germans on the trenches in the Russian sector was repulsed by a counter-attack I which cost the enemy some losses. On the Verdun front the night was I restively calm except, at Hill 304, where rifle fire was lively. West of Floury we made some pro- gress and took some prisoners and 3 German machine guns. In Lorraine, after a somewhat lively and extended bombardment, the] enemy made two attacks on our! positions in the region of Thann (south-east of Moreny). Both these attempts were repulsed and some prisoners fell into our hands. There is nothing of importance to report on the rest of the front. THE WEEK-END NEWS. I The cki-el item of interest in the i'rencli Sunday night news is the activity of Russian patrols on the Champagne tront. On Sunday afternoon there was news ofj a surprise attack on the Somme, which j enabled the Germans to retake Lai Maiaoucitte and Biaelies. The trench, however, made a strong counter-attack, and re-took the positions. The official message includes the fol- lowing details:— To the north of the Aisne. near Oulches, we effected a surprise attack on the hos- tile trenches, which were swept clear. On the right bank of the Meuse, strong enemy reconnaissances, which attempted to reach our trenches in the wood be- tween the river and the Poivre Hill were thrown back by our tire and our barrage. In the sector of Fleury our infantry made appreciable progress to the west and to the south of the village. The activity of the artillery remains very great on both ?ides in this region, as well as in that of Chenoy and La La u fee. In the region of the Somme our aero- planes have been very active. Four Ger-j man machines attacked bv ours above thej enemy's lines were brought down. Two, others seriously damaged were compelled to come down. In the region of Verdun one of our aeroplanes set fire to an enemy captive ba-iloon. During the night of the loth-lf>th July j one of our air squadrons bombarded the railway station of Hombleux and Roisel,! and a heavy battery in the neighbourhood of the latter station. During the same night another air squadron dropped numerous projectiles on; the Abbecourt Railway Station and the stations of Tergnier and Chauny. ENEMY'S REDUCED MAN POWER. Paris, Monday—The expert French1 commentator, writing on Sunday, says: j South 01 the Somnie vesteroay e\ oiling the Germans attemplid a bold surprisa, attack in the bend of the river, making! along the canal under cover ot log. They: turned northwards again, creeping in, force into the shoulder formed by tholl course of the Somme, captured the village| of Bi aches and Maisonette Hill. but a. counter-attack made us atrain masters of; the two positions and the coppice which; lies between them. This diversion does not appear to have been of great im-I portance, for the Germans claim only! one hundred prisoners. and they, of: course, omit to add that their re-capture! of Biachas was quite short-lived. On the rest of the front surprise at.: tacks on both sides are reported, which have no important bearing on the ° general course of operations. One ot those actions is interesting, how-, over, as showing the pr<ver.ce of the Russian contingents in the firing line in Champagne. Lastly, there is a renewal of activity i! before Vejdun. On the left bank of the Meuse we recapeured ::ome elements ot trenches east ot Hill 301,. On the right I bank we scattered strong enemy patron between the river and Poivre Hill, and made important progress near Fleury, drawing distinctly closer. The intense bombardment which is going on in this region no doubt heralds coming attacks against Souville and; Tavannes. The Germans. who are re-I dueed to strict "onomv in men by the; offensive on the Somme. are evidently! trying to do the greater Dart of the work by artillery.

HYPNOTIST TO PAY. I Emma Barker, aged twenty-sevpn, was given £ 50 damages for breach of promise on Saturday at the Birmingham Assizes against her second cousin, Artnur Barker, of Tunstall, Staffordshire, described as a herbalist, hypnotist, and mechano-thera- peutist. Defendant had put in letters to rhow that it was the plaintiff who had pursued him, but counsel for the plaintiff stated that these were fabrications and were written by the defendant on the same note- paper a.s he u-sed when writing to his solicitors. The judge said that the alleged forgeries would be impounded, and he would consider whether thev should be brought to tle notice of the Public Prose- cutor. I

OUR WAR DRINK BILL. I Tn September I intend to walk from one end of London to the. other, and I hope to speak just in a simple way in the great open spaces and squares," said the Bishop of London at Fulham Palace on Saturday at a ararden prtrty in connection wit-h the forthcoming National Mission. In the first year of the war," said the Bishop, the drink bill jumped from to J6170.000,000, and in the second vear from kl 70, 000,000 to El%.MO,OM. He instanced the lead set by Russia and France in Tegard to the liquor traffic, and rem a r Iced tha.t whilst he shortened hours had done a great deal, -Vt the public-houses in the East End had rever done such a thriving trade. I am oft en criticised about what I Rfv regard to the d-rink question, but. I ftli flaking from the duke's point of view i As well as .f.ram flu* ■unorkimr. man's."

BASBURT TAKEN IMPORTANT SUGGESS IN ARMENIA HUGE BATTLE IN SOUTH Paris, Monday.—A telegram from Mohiiou to the Petit l'ansien states that the big engagement con- tinues on the southern battle front, the results of which are not yet as- certaina ble. By the large number of forces engaged on both sides and the violence of the counter-attacks by the Austro-Germans, the im- portance of the fighting may be judged, the objective is not only j\ovel, but the continuance of the Russian attack in Galicia. Despite enormous efforts to throw back the Russians on the right bank of the Stokhod, our ally retains his positions on the left bank of the Zariedtchi sector. The fighting continues in the sector of Aanbabka-Ugli-Korsini, where the enemy has brought up a great quantity of heavy artillery. Finally, to the west of the Strypa, in the Mona?pyryisk sector, where the Russians have made consider- able advances, the enemy is coun- ter-attacking vigorously. Hard fight- ing is taking place, but, the Russians retain all their positions.—Exchange Special. The RusfOia n A rroy in the Caucasus is making excellent progress, and has cap- lured the strategically important town vf Baihurt. ip Armenia. All along the huge Russian Western battle front fierce figiitine is taking place, the enemy having a ft emoted the offensive in various sectors. Everywhere he was repulsed, and received sanguinary losses. THE OFFICIAL NEWS. The official news is as follows:— | Petrograu. Sunday, 1.42 p.m.—To-day's official communique says:— Western Front.-On the right wing of our Riga position our troops, supported! hy land and sea urtiilerv, made slight; progress iu the region went of Kemn\ern. On the rcfei of the front there were en- j gagoments which had nn effect upon thoj general situation. j During the latJL cruise of our vessels in the Black S"a one of our torpedo boats destroyed 26 sailing vesse ls. Caucasus Front.-Last night the valiant Troops of our Caucasian army captured the town of Baiburt, an important ad- vanced centre in the Armenian theatre of war, ] 11 ;»everai sectors the Turks are making a headlong flight, destroying their stores on the waL In the region of Taurus and Bassin. on the Upper Chorolch, our troops made fresh and important progress, consolidating themselves in the captured Turkish posi- tion. During the last few days our valiant Caucasian army, with its characteristic courage, has lieen victorious in a series I of engagements in the reeion of Baiburt. Mamakhatun and Mush. A SANGUINARY REPULSE. The following is an extract from Saturday's Rvssian official:- Yesterday, in the course oi the day, the, Germans opened violent artillery firel against our lines east of Gorodistchie, north-east of Baranovitchi, after which they assumed the offensive in the region of the village of Stroboff, but were repulsed with heavy 10f-608 by our fire. A little later, after continuation of the bombard- ment, the enemy took the offensive in massed formation a little further north of the village of Stroboff- but was again repulsed by our iire. After having taken breath, the Germans made a fresh at- tack in the region of the same village, but our troops repulsed the enemy with machine and rifle fire. and made a counter-attack which resulted in fresh progress and the capture of more ground, where our troops are consolidating them- "elves. Repeated partial enemy attempts to advance towards the sector 60uth of ,ector rout t i o the village of Stroboff were also repulsed bv our lire. TURKS IN RETREAT. II A Saturday night Russian communique records the following successes on the Caucasus front: In the l>rzingjan region, a hill south of MomakLatun was attacked and 18 officers and 100 men taken. Part of the 49th Turkish Regiment was surrounded by Cossacks, and an aide-de-camp, 29 officers, 232 men, the regimental records, and a quantity of stores and ammunition taken, also several machine-guns. The message concludes: South-west of the town of hlA-h we drove the Turks from all the-ir stroncly fortified positions. Another Ottoman division recently ar- rived on the Caucasian front from Thrace abandoned its equipment of tents and re- treated, partly in the direction of the Eastern Euphrate.s Valley and partly in the direction of Diarbekr.

WATCHED A SOLDIER DROWN I At an inquest on Driver John Meadows, of tie A.S.C., who was drowned while watering two horses near Wroxham Bridge, Norfolk, on Saturday, it was stated tlia>t. although t-here was a crowd on the bridge at the time, no one went to his assistance. The coroner said it was disgraceful that a crowd should stand idly by and see the poor soldier drown. He could not but think thAt if the slightest effort had been made he mifrht have been saved. The verdict was accidentally drowned.

PORTUGAL'S PART. I Paris. Sunday.—The Eclair" pub- lishes an interview with the Portuguese Premier, Senhor Almeida, who said the Portuguese people would readily give thpir military aid on the day that Britain deemed it necessary and useful. The Por- tuguese Army was ready to answer the call. The course of events and Portugal's financial resources would determine the number of men to be sent to France or elsewhere. Thi-, would be whatever was necessary, but not more than was neces- sary. The interview was revised by Senhor Almeida Mid Senhor Machado, the Presi- dent of the Republic.—Beuter.

MINERS AND HOLIDAYS i STRONG PLEA FOR ABSENTlON FROM THE ADMIRALTY I LOCAL COLLIERY DEADLOCKS I (By Our Mining Correspondent). I Cardiff, Monday. A meeting of the Council of the South Miners' Federation was held oil Monday morning at Cardiff, when there were present amongst ot hers, Mi-. Janie-s Winistone (in the chair), Mr. T. Richards, M.P. (general secretary), Mr. It. ODloilti (treasurer), the Right. Hon. W. Abraham, M.P. (Mabon), Mr. John Williams, i M.P., and Mr. D. R. Grenfell (agent for the Western District), Mr. J. D. Morgan and Mr. John James (Anthracite dis- trict), Mr. W. Jenkins (.Mid-Glamorgan I district). YNYSCEDWYN CASE. Amongst the local disputes ,onsiderel I was a case from Ynvscr-dwyn Collieries, which was refkm-i-fd t o two members of the I Conciliation Board, representing the i workmen and the employers. RAVEN IMPASSE. I A case, from the Raven Colliery was also considered, the men asking for lrmission to give notices in order to enforce the posi-1 tion with regard to the re-employment, of old workmen. Attempts were made in the course of the day to bring about a settle- ment, Mr. John James personally seeing one of the coalowners' representatives, but it was understood from the report given by Mr. James subsequently to the deputation from the colliery that the in- terview was an unsatisfactory one, as the owners suggested that th N colliery might be closed if the present arrangements are interfered with. MORE NOTICES. I There was an application from the work- men of Penlan (Dunvant) Colliery lor permission to give notice to terminate contracts on account of an unsatisfactory price list. The checkweigher, Mr. I was present, and la id the case before the Council. The application was granted. ADMIRALTY'S PLEA. There wat an imj>ortanf letter from the I Admiralty urging the counci l to see that the miners of South Wales were urged to abstain from taking holidays during the August holiday week. The letter pointed out that the <)iiti)ut of c,)a,l last year was 35,000.000 tons less than the pre-war out- put, and the necessity for providing coal tor the Admiralty and for war purposes be largely increased, for, as the coalfields of France were in enemy hands, this eountvy had to provide for France and Italy as well. The importance of the matter would therefore ba se<'n. The Council decided to call a canferenee of delegates to consider the matter, and in the meantime to discuss it with tho coal- owners at the joint meeting this after- noon.

SWANSEA HOSPITAL. Sir John Liewelyn's Munifi- I cence. Sir John Llewelyn has again come to the 1, aid of the Swans?? Hospïtl in its time of need. Sir John rpco?nit?s that that noble institution has its resources taxed to thol utmost at the present time, and he has now added t-o his man- munificent acts by contributing £ 1,000 to its funds. I

FELL FROM BRIDGE. I A peculiar accident befel Evan Evans (79). of Pleasant View, Glyncorrwjj, who fell from the G.W.R. Bridge, Hafod, into the road below. He was taken to the Swansea Ho-spital suffering from injuries to the back.

NEW USE FOR CINEMA. I We have received a copy of a cable from Adelaide. dated July 14, which says that a new use has been discovered for the moving picture machine at the Adelaide Tost Office. The movements of suspected postal officials were recorded by means of a concealed cinematograph.

GREEK KING INJURED. I Athens, 'atiirday.rhank-s to the efforts of the troops, the fire in the Tatoi woods has been extinguished. Three officers and eight soldiers who lost their lives in fightipg the flames were buried to-day in the presence of the Queen and of the Crown Prince. King Constan- tinp was unable to attend owing to indis- position and a slight injury to his foot. About 20 more lives are believed to have been lost, in the Sre. At Kiphissia a panic was caused by a temporary outbreak which was quickly ?ot under. The authorities believe that the fire was accidental.

LAW IN WAR TIME. I The Kind's Bench cause list show a re- markable increase of cases set down for trial- There are fifty-two special jury actions waiting to be heard; -If the end of Ma £ the waiting list had diminished to under fourteen. The common jury cases number «pventy-nine—a return to the when the Lord Chancellor's liff, was made a burden to him by the growing toll of arrears. Fifty-eight non-juries are standing for trial, an increase of twenty-one since June 13. As there are only two weeks of term left. the courts are likely to start at Michaelmas with substantial business in hand. I

KING AND THE WOUNDED. The King and Queen visited the Ramp- stead General Hospital on Saturday after- noon and talked in turn to about fifty wounded soldiers. The Queen went down one side of Mch ward and the King the other, then chang- ing sides, eo that every man was visited by both. Many times his Majesty laughed at the men's quaint descriptions of how they were wonnded. Where. did they get he asked a cheery West Riding man. In the knee, sir," was the reply; in at one side and out at t'other/' U My lad," said the King, laughing heartily, H von are a Yorkshireman, I know." An Inniskilling Fusilier, badly wounded in the arm, also amused his Majesty by his recital of the thoroughness with which the Irishmen cleaned uP" a German trench. He comes from the south of Ire- land and is proud of the fact that thir- teen members of his family are serving in the present war, while three, including his father, "did their bit" in South Africa. )

CASEMENT'S APPEAL. COURT OF FIVE JUDGES CONSTITUTED 1 (Special Report.) J A) A DON, Monday. Th? appeal of Casement against his con- vic,tion for high treason without the Realm came on for hearing to-day in the Court of Appeal before a bench of judges consisting of Mr. Justice Darling, Mr. Justice Bray, Mr. Justice A. T. Lawrence, Mr. Justice Scrutton, and Mr. Justice Atkin. The appeal was against the con- viction on a point of law. The attendance showed that a good deal of interest is still taken in the trial. Lord Beresford was one of those who had a seat in the jury box. The Attorney-General and the Solicitor- General were both in attendance for the Crown, and Serjeant Sullivan, who broke down dramatically at the trial while ad- dressing the court for the prisoner, was once more leading the defence. Mr. Lk>yle. the American lawver, whose advice has been at the disposal of the prisoner's legal representatives, also occupied a seat y in court. Casement wore the light grey summer suit which he anected at the trial, Tnd rose after taking a seat, to nod and smile to some friends at the front of the court. ARGUMENTS FOR THE APPEAL. Serjeant Sullivan argued against the conviction on two grounds—that no offence was disclosed under the statute, and that the Lord Chie-f Justice's definition of adhering" in his direction to the jury was defective. Serjeant Sullivan submitted that if they had to construe the statute of King Edward III. as if it had been passed yes- terday the first reading would convey a perfectly clear view of its provisions to the minds of everybody, and that the clear view would be inconsistent with the mat- ter charged in the indictment being an offence under the statute. At the time of the statute there were a number of land- owners owing allegiance not only to the King of England but also to the King of France in respect of land held in France. 'I hese barons would be anxious to limit the definition of treason so that their Lnglish lands would not be forfeit because of suit service and homage rendered in respect of their possessions outside tha Realm, although rendered to the King's enemies. OWEN GLYNDWR CITED. In support of hie. contention that there was no authority that could try adher- ence without the realm. Mr. Sullivan cited several 'cases, and in one the Welsh national hero. Owen Glvndwr, figured. The accused had sent his son apparently to adhere to a Welsh re 1^1. In another case the offence was one of having re-, ocived and comforted two, Welshmen, traitors, having feloniously stolen cattle in Shropshire. Mr. Justice Darling, who presided over the Court, suggested to Serjeant, Sullivan that it was distinctly stated in the authorities he had quoted that it was treason against the Kins of England to levy war against him in Wales. The offender, though he could not be tried by the Assizes in Shropshire, or the King's, Bench in London, could be tried by a special commission issued by the King of England to go and try him in Wales. In the course of a discussion between Mr. Justice Darling and counsel as to the fallability or otherwise of the authori- ties quoted, Serjeant Sullivan expressed the view that it was as impossible for a man to be always wrong as it was to be always right. Many judgea have ascertained that for themsèh was Mr. Justice Dar- ling's dry rejoinder Serjeant Sullivan was of opinion that the original idea that adhering to the King's enemies" was an offence that might be committed out of the realm. The theory that he was controverting was to be traced to Cope. THE ORIGINAL STATUTE. Counsel was urging that the authori- ties in question had failed even to quote the Statute correctly, when Mr. Justice Darling interposed with the information that he and his brother Atkin had been to the Record Office < nd had read the original Statute in the Norman French. The experience was very interesting, and they had compared that roll with the Parliament roll of the same date, which was probably written rather before the other. They had care- fully observed the writing and the punc- tuation. If it was worth anything there was a little difference between the two rolls. Serjeant Sullivan said they would have to read the Statute and form an opinion as to whether the first reading did not convey a clear meaning to their minds. Mr. Justice Darling: What becomes of the maxim that second thoughts are best. (Laughter). Counsel said that that did not apply to the reading of a Statute. Lord Esher once 6aid that a case was perfectly to the mind of a person who did not confuse his mind by reading other easels. Mr. Justice Darling: A dangerous doc- trine when you have been addressing the court, for two hours. (Lailghter). The Court adjourned for lunch.

MEMORIAL TO BOY HERO. When Jack Corn well, the boy hero of the Jutland battle, was in the Grimsby hospital, where he died from his wounds the day after he was admitted, he was asked what he did amid all the terror of the fight. He replied, "We kept carrying on." Both in the ship and in the hospital he carried on to the last. In justice to his memory, writes the Mayor of Grimsby and the chairman of the Grimsby Hospital Management Com- mittee, it has been decided to endow a cot in the ward where he died, to be called The- John Travers Corn well Cot." The cot will be maintained in perpetuity, and a tablet with the record of his devotion will be fixed in the ward.

RAID ON GULF OF SUEZ. I The Secretary of the War Office forwards the following for publication:— Telegraphing on July 15 the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mediter- ranean Expeditionary Force, reports that two columns operating from Tor and Abu Zenei ma respectively, on the Sinai shore of the Gulf of Suez, had returned to their bases after successfu l ra ids on enemy posts in the Peninsula. Sixty miles of difficult country were tra- versed in the course of these operations, prisoners taken. and live stock brought in. Despite a certain amount of opposition and considerable sniping, no casualties were suffered by either column. [Tor is a small port 150 miles south of Suez nnd near the southern end of the Peninsula.]

j TO-DAY S WAR RESUME1 t "Leader" Officc 4.50 p.m British progress is unchecked in the! omIlle offensive, though a force that got into the German third line has been! called back. Cavalry has been used by I us for the hrst time since 1914. Bmches village and La Moisonett Hill i temporanl' fell into Gorman hands, but the French, by a sharp counter-attack, speedily regained the ground. Our! Allies have won back some lost terrain j before Verdun. The Russians, still scoring in-Armenia,! have taken an important strategical I position, the .town of Baiburt. The! Turks in this region are in flight. A huge battle is raging along the Rus-I sian southern battle front. On the; issue depends not only Kovel, but the: continuance of the Russian Galician offensive. 1 Fresh important gains have been made b%- the Italians, particularly in the Tofani region.

TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRlEFI M. Marinkovitch, Serbian Minister of Commerce, has left London for Corfu. The Flambards Mystery, hy Sir i William Magnay, Bart., is a real. livei detective story. Very unfavourable reports have been received-from the wine-growing districts in Hungary, especially from the neigh- bourhood of Tokay. Mr. Flint, an Australian inventor, has patented a vulcanizing process hy which he claims that synthetic rubber can be produced at a cost of 6d. per Ih. A French officer named Joseph Coutis- son, 31 years of age, is reported to have escaped from the Island of Urk (in the Zuider Zee), where he was interned. Asparagus seed is suggested as a sub- stitute for coffee in Germany. It is :-<iid, when roasted, to produce an infusion very similar to coffee in colour, taste, and aroma. Thunderstorms, hailstorms, and floods are reported to have occasioned immense damage in Bohemia in the country around Prague. Grain and fruit crops have suffered severely. A Decree has been published in Athens whereby from 4 a.m. on July 28 Greece will adopt Eastern European time, and will thus be two hours in advance of Greenwich mean time.

NEED FOR THRIFT. Swansea War Savings I Movement. A joint ward meeting has been held in ] connection with the War Savings move- ment. It was arranged that a meeting be held at Watinwen School on Wednesday next for depositors and others. At the request of Father Harrington, Mr. Codd, of the Borough Treasurer's staff, attended a meeting in St. Joseph's; Hall at the close of the Sunday evening; service, and gave an address on the need of thrift, explaining irwdetail the local scheme. ) Mr. John Griffin followed with an earnest appeal that those who were not already members should join the League of the Cross (R.C. Temperance Society) j and commence this week to invest in War Savings. Father Harrington spoke on the neces- sity of disciplinary thrift in these times. Several questions were answered, and upon Mr. Codd calling for a show of hands of those who desired to support the local scheme, 17 persons signified that intention.

CONSTANTINOPLE'S JOY DAY. Amsterdam, July 16.-Acoording to a telegram from Constantinople, a Schutte- Lanz dirigible arrived at Constantinople yesterday. The arrival caused great en- t h usi asm.—Reuter.

RUSH FROM AMSTERDAM. I Amsterdam, Monday.—The Tele- graaf learns from Rotterdam that the -German steamers Brussard and Eduard Martini, which have been immobilised here since the outbreak of the war have both left port. The Bussard put re- solutely to sea, but the Eduard Martini steamed out into the offing and re- turned, the German captain pretending his engines were damaged, hut it is sup- posed he feared an encounter with British warships, and hurried back to neutral waters.-Reuter.

SCOTCH MARRIAGE ON TOUR. When liord Anderson in the Court of Session at Edinburgh on Saturday de- clared that Flight-Lieutenant Stanley Bell, R.X.A.S., and Liliah Bell, Glen- thorne House. Golder's Green, were mar- ried, it was stated that the parties had been members 01 a theatrical touring com- pany playing A Message from Mars" in 1903. At Kilmarnock one evening at a supper Lieutenant Bell said, I take you Liliah Hudson as my wife." She, very nervously, answered, My husband." Afterwards they lived together as married people and there were three children.

WAR ON TRAWLERS. I Intimation of disasters to British patrol ships of the converted trawler type was brought to a north-east, coast port on Fri- day, when the Dutch lugger Doggerbank. of Scheveninghen, put in with 11 of the crew of tbee Nellie Nutten. It is stated that the patrol boats were surprised by one or more enemy submarines, which directed upon the British vessels a heavy gunfire at long range. Three of the crew of the Nellie Nutten were killed. Of the 11 survivors, three sustained slight flet-h wounds. There is no newf yet of the other patrol vessels similarly shelled. These were the Onward and Eva. ? is feared they have been lost with their crews. Each boat would carry 13 or 14 men.

GERMAN RETREAT ON RUSSIAN FRONT. Router lcanb from Ger- man official comn.unique:- ihet General Linintell" s irocps south-we-t of Luck have withdrawn behind the Xipa. SWANSEA OFFICER KLILLD. We .regret to announce "a+h of Lit-y*. Lionel (Lila) Griffith Jones. 2nd Dur- ham Light InTaniry i vourceft son Mr. Griifith^Jonefc. Ea rrit-tN-d 1.L a w. v h-v was killed in action in France on th" 12th ijist Tie was awarded the v Cros* in April last. TO-DAY'S PARLIAMENT, In tV House of Commons today. Mr. > -ou-.tli. in reply to a question w hether )w Home Rrdo Amending Bill would b( introduced after +be autumn recess, an- "¡' f,¡,d V-s. s ji." If to a further (¡1Jl"j ic>n vjf b r. :.rn the safeguarding of Unionist?, ii.' :»sk:-d the House to w»jt for the 1" traduction or He Bill ■w bKh. he hoped, ■>v be very poon. MESOPOTAMIA. In 1, a question as to ^'bother Mesopotamia!) Force hod for a long tini" b-on unprovided with the slurcs ucd equipment. Mr. á11jth ;d he would make a statement ou th-o Mviopotamiai: operatione- to-morrow. BIG STEAMER SUNK. Lloyd's Algiers message dated Sun* (]ay. says steamer E?ck*>ia has been fmk by submarine, and IS men h&vw been landed there. It is believed that one boat's crew landed at Bizerta. CThe Eccles-ia i.o.TU tens sros*> be- longed to tbo Mancliat^cr and Jalford S S. Co., Ltd., Manchester <