The Cambria Daily Leader

HAPPY IDEA. A Proposed Mother's Day in Swansea. The Swansea Women Citizen*' L'nion taken up the suggestion of Mr. J. A. Whitehead, aeroplane manufacturer, Puichmond. who wishes to have on Aug. 8, a specific Mothers'' Day," when every ,Qxie realising what is due to the mothers of the Empire, should go out of their way to show them some kindness. Mr. White- head's desire is that everyone should 37aake, a point oi doing some active kind- ness in honour of mother—not necessarily his or her own mother, but a mother; and Specially the mothers who are suffering as a result of the war. It is not to be a flag day, or anything of that sort; the sole idea is that each person should show practical sympathy with some needy -pother ca -o.ugm>t 8th. no t*ug(^e»U a little outing, gift of food or clothing, or Sympathy how in any other form that individual needs or ingenuity may sug- gest. The difficulty of any association in taking up such an idea is, of course, that it is essentially an affair for the in di- vidual, yet an association may do much in making known and popularising the idea, which is perhaps one of the happiest that our present evils have brought forth. Lady Lyons presided over a small at- tendance in the Central lIall. Before Wfflinj: to the main purpose for which the Meeting had been called, the Union dealt \>lith its ordinary business. CHILDREN AND PICTURE SHOWS. -Miss Dillwyn Llewellyn said she had Written to the secretary of the National Vigilance Association as to what could be done in the matter of unsatisfactory cine- matograph films. The Secretary was of opinion that more could be effected by Appeals from public bodies than by a censor. Miss Llewellyn had alap the happy suggestion that cinematograph shows for children could be worked in connection with elementary education. The children might, in a pleasant and effective way be taught geography. The children would learn far more from pic- tures wisely selected than from a map. An enormous amount of good might, she thought, be done in this way. I.id *v Lyons thought the suggestion taost excellent, if it could be carried out. In the meantime, she asked what were they going to propose to the Watch Com- mittee. (A deputation is to wait on the Watch Commit too at its n<'xt meeting on August 29). If they did not ask them to to do something definite they would not do Anything at all. r SOCIAL EVILS. A resolution calling on men's societies to assist in remedying social evils had secured bat om aecre- tary of the Young Liberals, Mr. GeorgA Dorr ell, who suggested tilat half a dozen liaen should be called together. He men- tioned the Vicar of Swansea, the Secre- tary of the Free Church. Council, and the President of the Chamber of Commerce. HELP AND CHEER FOR MOTHERS. I Lady Lyons ,iid the proposal of Mr. ■ I Whitehead would appeal to all of them. All wanted to do something to help, and they all knew some mothers who would be glad of help, and even those who did not want help, wanted sympathy. A great many gentle-folk—well-to-do mothers, weje in sore die.treas and wanted sym- pathy and for somebody to show that they cared. Mrs. Catkin Williams had kindly taken up the scheme at the Mayor's re- quest. It 1-tas not a tiling that could ba organised; it waa just an appeal to indi- viduals t6 help others, and if that had only been a big meeting, ii- could have been made kuown throughout the town. In sorno places the Mayor and Mayoress had taken it up- If any lady present would like the names of mothers, Mrs. Williams could givo them. Literature was on the way, but it had not arrived. Mrs. Williams thought some ladies had been frightened by the thought that this was another" Flat; Day," and that people would bo asked to sell tokens perhaps with a mother stamped on them. It was not; it was an individual affair. They were all able to talk so well. She was sure evervone must know of a mother in need of sympathy- They would have to de- I penri on the Press and those present to make this known. What each one had to do was to find a mother in need of a little help and cheer, and let her lw made to feel that .someone had remembered her. She said that Miss Llewellyn had under- Itaken to invite six mothers to her house for a little tea party. In CardiS' the Mayor and Muyorc? had taken this up ,splendidly. ?he wanted it known that names of n?h?rs could Iw had at the rCentral Hall any time between now and rAugwrt 8th. J twas decided to send a postcard to each member of the Union, the form sug- gested being, Owing to your absence from the meeting, it is necessary to let you know." (Laughter). Mrs. Harris suggested a tea party at Singleton, which she felt sure would 1w available for such a purpose. It should be for the poor mothers of Swansea, and every members of the Citizens' UnMn should attend and pay Is. or Is. 6d., which would defray th? co6t of two mothers who would go with them. Lady Lyons mentioned that the idea was individual work, and that there was no need that anyone else should know; it was not a general scheme calling the mothers together. It meant that each person should do what she could.

jABERDARE INSTITUTE. AHeged Damage by a Colliery Company. A motion to discharge an order made by Mr. Justice Sargeant in the Chancery Division came before his Lordship on Thursday, when Mr. MacSwinney, on be- half of a workman's institute at Cwm- amman, Aberdare. stated that an action was brought by them for an injunction and damges against the Powell-Duffryn Steam Coal Co., Ltd., for alleged letting down of the institute buildings by the defendants in the course of mining opera- tions. The defendants denied the alle- gations, and hot up a deed of partition of 1788, which, they said, gave them the right to carry on operations whatever might be the consequences. Counsel for the motion desired a de- claration that the defendants were not entitled to raise the question of law upon the deed of partition. Mr. J. G. Wood, for defendants, con- tended that they were entitled to have the question decided before the action was tried Hi* Lordship aid it had already been decided upon a reservac in a deed of partition similar to that in the present case that mine owners could work their iii-if,F r(-,tw:tl,.staiicling what they might do to the surface. That being cO. it was probable the defendants would succeed on that question of law, and the action would be disposed of. He refused the motion with costs.

IS PANAMA CANAL DOOMED?! ————— The "iJlnancial Times" of Montrealj states that it has received private infor- s t ];)A ef mation froia landon to the; effect that engineering circles in Croat Britain are convinced that the Panama Canal is j doomed- An admission of this by tb.: United Sta(es Government, is is declared, cannot be delayed many mouths. We are say this journal. thai, American emissaries have been in Great "Britain for the last two m-onths en- deavouring to -obtain the British engineer- ing data on the alternative plan known as the Nicaragua route. "Jt will be remembered that a strong body of engineers fought the Panama pro- ject in favour of Nicaragua. Now it is claimed that the Panama Canal is doomed, after the expenditure of about £ ]00,000,000. The trouble is in the eleven-miltvlong Culebra Cnt, and it has been demonstrate d that, after the so-called landslide, the dredeing operations actually take oirt more earth than was displaced by the land- slide. In othef words, the trouble is not to the landslides themselves, but to the fact that Culebra Cut is a gigantic ?ra i, a giganti?c bog, and the more dredging there is the more there is to do. "The canal has been closod for sewn months. It should have been reopened in February. It is now esi unated that it-will not be opened until the autumn." ————————————

TRAM CAR OVERTURNS Late on Wednesday night a double- decked tramcar of the Wisan Corporation Tramway Company overturned on the New Springs route, with the result that 21) passengers required medi(2al atten- tioii. Seven passengers were conveyed to ])00- pital, and an elderly ladv .ho had not been identified, died on Thursday morn- ing in Wigan Infirmary.

Ijord Derby. Under Secretary for WaT and Vice-President of the Army Council, has appointed M r- l an Macpherson, M.P., to be his Parliamentary secretary (un- paid). and Air. W. H. T. Obtley and Cap- tain B. -S. Town roe to be his private secre- taries. CLa«ws to instruct women in dental mechanics are to be opened in London at the Borough Polytechnic.

IN PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Thursday. The Speaker took the chair at 2.45. Lord Robert Cecil informed Sir E. Cornwall that a Note had just been re- ceived from the United States Ambas- sador stating that the American Consul at Bagdad recently telegraphed that 1.000 British prisoners were still in that city, too iil and weak to proceed else- where. The official list 01 K u tprisoners had not yet been furnished by the Otto- man Government. Lord Robert Cecil said the correspon- dence would shortly be issued on the ex- change of interned civilian prisoners in this country and Germany. Mr. Ginnell asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs if he would explain the delay in issuing the passport, for which he had applied, to enable him to visit certain countries for the purpose of studying peat industries. Lord Robert Cccil said the issue of the. passport had been delayed in view of the proceedings against him. Mr. Ginnell asked whether the passport would lie issued after the proceedings had terminated. Lord Robert Cecil: It depends upon the result of the proceedings. ^Laughter). NO ANSWER! Mr. Renciall asked whether the pass- j ports would be given to the hon. member 1 if he gave an undertaking not to return. (Loud laughter). No reply was given. { PRISONERS WITH THE TURKS. Mr. Forster informed Sir E, Cornwall that 60 Jar <? is known the total number of prisoners now in the hands of the Turks is approximately fioo officers and SJwO other men. These include natives, Indians, aDd Egyptians. in addition to British oiffcers and soldiers, and officers and soldiers from the Dominions. TO REBUILD DUBLIN. Mr. Herbert Samuel informed 1fr. Cbmcy that it was houed to introduce next week a Bill to facilitate the recon- struction of the portion of the City, of Dublin destroyed in the course of the recent disturbances. THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND. Mr. Asquith announced that the I would be advised to take the necessary steps regarding the honours and titl." held by the Duke of Cumberland, the Duke of Albany, and Prince Albert of i I j ECONOMIC CQNFERENCE. II Mr. Asquith ?aid on WdI1e6day a dis-j cuasion would take place on the r<?solu- i tx?n<4 at the .Lconomj Conference ati Paris. I MR. GINNELL SUSPENDED. Mr. Ginnell was ordered to withdraw for disorderly conduct, and was suspended from the service of the House. The Sergeant-at-Arms approached the lion, member, who refused to leave, and the sitting was suspended. ¡ In a few minutes, the Sergeant-at-Arms i again approached Mr. Ginnell with four attendants. Meanwhile, Mr. Lynch and other members endeavoured to persuade him to withdraw. This he did, and the sitting was re- sumed. I ——

THE WELSH CHURCH. I At a diocesan society meeting at St. j Asaph on Wednesday, the Bishop of St. Asaph said that the Church in Wales shared equally the perils of the moment under an unequal burden of anxiety, for the day that brought peace to Great Britain was the day appointed on which the Welsh Church was to be deprived of her scanty endowments. Meanwhile a costly Commission was being maintained to get all ready for the blow to fall. More than 70 per cent. of those who volunteered from Wales for military ser- vice were Churchmen, while the Welsh Church was in a hopoles, minority among sLay-at-hollic8 and conscientious obj ectors. After the war things would not go on as usual. Those spared to return would make their voices heard. lie would not say what they would feel about celebrat- ing the day of peace by despoiling the oldest branch of the Church of Christ in the country, but one thing wa.s certain— they and we were casting longing eyes to those graves where their dear ones rested. It was passing stran.ge that those who might be spared to return to Wales would find the advent of peace for which they fought ushered by the alienation from the Church of her ancient churchyards. The 'impiety of this deed dealt a wound that even time could not heal.

ALARMING COLLISION. ) Mail Van Runs Into Ppntardawe Car l A serious motor collision took plaoe at Trebanos, Swansea Valley, on Thursday morning. It appears that as Air. Phil Humphries, motor car driver, was driving a party of munition workers from Pont- ardawe to I^andore he met the mail van at the bottom of the hill at Trebanos. The steeri ng- gear of the mail vaji had got out of order, and Mr. Humphries, realising the danger, ran his car on to the pave- ment. Unfortunately, however, the mail van ran into the tail end of the munition workers' car, and one of the,girls, who was riding inside, was thrown on to the road. Luckily she did not sustain serious in- juries. The front portion of the mail van was badly damaged. Mr. Humphries im- mediately ran into Pontardawe and secured several cars from Messrs. i t i II. Francis and Son, so that the munition workers w?re taken to their destination only half an hour late, while the same cars were able to bring back the night shift to Pontardawe. A telephone mes- sage was sent to Mr. Brayley, of Swan- sea. who sent up another van to take the mails tip the valley.

PETROL PLENTIFUL. Presiding at the annual meeting of the Automobile Association at "the Hotel Cecil on Wednesday, Mr. Joynson-Hitc?s said: Tber is no lack of petrol in the world. but what is n'Md?d is more traoqport to get it over here. We realise that the Army must need an enormous amount of petrol, but are we sure there is no waste in the. ArTny J sometimes feel that a cer- tain class of his Majesty 's officers will lose the use of their legs, a.s they don't seem to move anywhere except in a fast' mot,or-car." The request not to use a motor-car for pleasure was described as canting hypocrisy. If one form of amusement is j,,oing to stop, let it all stop."

ONE OF THE BORDERERS. Seoond-Liout. John Christopher Arthur William-Vaughan, South Wales Bor- derers (killed in action on July 18), was the eldest son of John Williams-Vaughan and Mrs. Williams-Vauglian, of Peny- maes. Hay. He was bora at Yel i nnewydd on J ulv 2:3, 189], and was educated at 1ton and Hertford College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1914. He rowed in his College boat in 1911-12-1H, and was captain of his College Boat Club in 191;. He tpok a commission in a Breconshire Battalion of the South Wales Borderers, and was afterwards seconded to the Machine Gun Corps, and went out to France on June 4 last. He was wounded in the face hy shrapnel, but refused 4o leave his gun. Remaining with his gun team, he materially assisted in stemming I a German counter-attack, when he was killed instantly.

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CUT AND DRIED. The Scheme for a Channel Tunnel. U In Trance there is nothing hut whole- hearted enthusiasm for the Channel Tunnel. Italy is a "warm partisan of the scheme. Everything wnv rests with England." M. )'ve,s Olivet, who is prohahly the beet known among living French econo- mists, used these words on Wedne«?day in a valuable iontribution to the discussion o nthe tunnel. As far as we are concerned," he Hid, "the whole scheme isfut and dried. Once the project achieved consent build- inH operations could besrin at once—once, that is to say, the war Ü; off our hands." In France a Channel Tunnel Company was i'ormed as long ago as 1865. Jt is still in existence and active, and quite regularly constituted. The tcheme finally evolved bv -ilie, patient efforts of that able engineer, M. Sartiaux, of the Oompagnie rb Nord, is for a tunnel roughly ol miles long, for 20 of whics it will run under the sea. The depth of' the Channel is only -about. 165 feet, and it is proposed to carry the tunnel the same distance helow the sea floor, thus it the great pro- tection of an impermeable wall of 165 feet on its sea i ck. I

DECLINE IN D R U N K E NNESS. Striking figures showing the decline in drunkenness was given on Wednesday by Lord d'Abernon, chairman of the Liquor Control Board, in reply to a deputation 01 Scottish church and temperance organisa- tions, who urged total prohibition in Scot- and during the war and eix months after- wards. <Jn? sngge6tion which provoked much laughter wa.s that spirits should be treated like petrol, and every consumer 6hould have a license. Lord d'Aljernon ctifd it had heen rather represented that drinking and drunken- ness in Scotland were no better now than last year. In 1913-11 there wore, "00 con- victions in Glasgow a week. This number had now fallen to 300. In Edinburgh the total of 150 had dropped to 70 a week. The quantity of spirits cleared for home consumption during the first six ntonf!t« of 1916 was 2,688,000 gallons, contracted with 3,685,000 for the corresponding period of 1915. It; was worthy of consideration whether the most drastic and violent step was the best likely to promote the deputation's temperance policy. It might be that more moderate methods would be more effective and more prod uctive of permanent good.

Prim* Andrew of Greece, brother of King Con-sf-antine. called at the Foreign Office on Wednesday and saw Viscount Hardinge, Permanent Under Secretary.

"LATEST WAR NEWS."| Joka That Caused Trojuble at1 Cont?oHed Wo?ks. Latest War New s. Clydach Declares War on Glais. Landore Castle in Ruins. Slackers Hetreat to the The writing: en a tank at a controlled works of the foregoing words was respon- sible for the appearance at the West Wales Munition?, TriJJHual at Swansea on Thurs- day afternoon -01 a labourer at a munitions establishment, who was charged with annoying soldiers who had returned from the Army for munition work. The defendant pleaded guilty, and the manager pointed out that when he spoke to the man about the occurrence the latter remarked 1 hat he had seen simi- lar statements in other works, and he I write them a< a joke. A WITNESS PROTECTED. During cross-examination as to the j meaning of the word slacker," the work- man's representative enquired of the man-, ager: Are you of military age?" The Manager: If I was, I should have) been in the Army long ago. The Chairman (Mr. J. Yaug-han Edwards): It is quite an improper ques- Hon, and you have better armour than io ask those questions. RETURNED MEN BOYCOTTED? A sergeant, who said he joined ihe army at the outbreak of war, pointed out that he had passed for imperial service, but, at orders, was sent to the controlled works in question. By a certain section at the works," he said, "WP are considered as cowards and slackers because we haven't been to Franco, and are practically hoy- cot-ted by nine or tpn cf them through it." The Chairenin: Through no fault of i own. The Workmen's Representative-. In what way have you been boycotted? Witness: When mates you workpd with previous to the war shun you after you come back, that is what I call boycotting. Defendant said lie did not regard the nipn as slackers; in. fact, he remarked, he re,spectcd any man in uniform, because he had a number of relatives in the forces. It was done purely as a ioke. ?v a if) k e. Defendant expressed his sorrow, and the representative of his union contended that the case had been grossly exag- gerated, and that there was no intention of giving annoyance to anyone. 'I -'I) e i whole case was frivolous, and was a waste of time to bring it before the Court. A WARNING TO OTHERS. The Chairman said it was impossible to regard the words "Slackers retreat" as a joke, and to ensure fair nlay, not only between employer and employes, but among the workmen themselves, they would impose a fine of £ 1. They trusted that it would be a warning to others.

LLANELLY SOLICITOR. An Order of Suspension for I' Three Months. In the Divisional Court on Thursday— before the Lord Chief Justice and Mr. I Justices Avory and Low-j r. Thomas Morris; Williams, solicitor, of Llaneiiy, was suspended for throe months. Mr. Tyrrell Paine said the report of the Law Committee was that the solicitor had received from a client, a Mrs. Mary J. Hughes, til 17s., which lie had received tor the purpose of paying estate, duty and interest in respect of certain property passing under the will of the late David Roberts on October 8th, 1915. Being piessed by the Commissioners for payment of the money the solicitor sent a cheque for that amount, but the cheque was dis- honoured at his Llanelly bank. It was not till later, when threatened with pro- ceedings, that the money was paid. The .matter was mentioned before .Mr-.Jjwtice Scrutton, when the solicitor made certain admissions and explained why the cheque was dishonoured, which, he said, was due to a mistake on the part of the bank manager, with whom he had made an ar- rangement, and that the manager had apologised. The judge did not accept the explanation, and directed the papers to go before the Law Society. » Mr. D. Rowland Thomas, on behalf of the solicitor, submitted it would be a hard punishment to strike him off the rolls for this offence. He was only a young man about 30, and had been in practice only one year. He did not deny that he had the money, and admitted he had been foolish but denied that he had any inten- tion of fraud. He was now in the Army, having attested under the Derby scheme, and was now in France. What practice he did have was lOl't Thf; Lord Chief Justice, giving the judg- ment of the court, said they were anxious to take as lenient a view as possible of the case having regard to the circumstances. They could not, however, pass by the mis- use which was made of the money by the solicitor without innicting a penalty. They had co?ne to the conclusion that the jus- tice of the case would be sufficiently met by ordering that he be suspended for a I period of three months, and that he must also pay costs.

I UNDERSEAS LINERS. I Germ. an Admiral's Cold I Douche on Hopes. Amsterdam, Wednesday.—The German admiral Count Baudietiu, in an article in the I're^is, urges Germans not to imagine that commercial submarines have ?'<ed he piobiem of tb? blockade, and 3io; to forget the conditions which make the employment of tuch submarines neces- sary. He its oombating the view that the re-opening of some form of communication with the United States makes it more than ever undesirable to recommence I, submarine frightfulness, but his views are none the less noticeable. He says: Economically, submarine I commerce can be most useful, but all depends upon its b?mg safe, punctual, and <'xt<'n?h'r, uni?sts it be safe H1d punctxial it i, almost useless. From the military standpoint the commercial i-ubmarme is I pointless except so far a.s it provides us rcg-ularly and certainly with military re- quirements. From the point of view of moral effect I am afraid my views are iikely to disap- point many. I must admit that my feelings oscillate between pride at the German achievement, and recognition of the fact that this very achievement must make us feel the almost- humiliating j nature of our situation as regards Lng- land. J'he German people should not forget the dire necessity which drives us to em- ploy tuch methods of conveyance."

Perth (Western Australia), Wednesday Kieceived Thursday).—The Premier to-day asked the Governor to dissolve the Legis- lture' His Exc?I?ncy however refused, and Mr. Wilson is forming a Liberal Ministry. ro. Paris, Thursday.—Prasident Poncaire yesterday received Sir Edward Morris, the Newfoundland Premier, to whom he handed a message- to the people of New- foundland, thanking them for the valiant army which they had sent to Europe and was now fighting victoriously with tha British and French. It will be of interest to all the friends of JJ' eUina n t Stanky Wootton to I<?rn. that he has been awarded the ?hUtary Cross ]t?s friends wi?l ?Iso be glad to hear that he is almost completely restored i to he t] I h. Welsh miners' wages are now per l cent. higher than before the war.

IFOR 14 DAYS ONLY, FOR 14 DAYS ONLY, To Advertise the FIT, STYLE and WORKMANSHIP of Amh "Oft 0 m 0 D. c. DEAN, The Tailor. 451- Suits Reduced to 37/6 SOl Suits Reduced to 42/- 63/- Suits Reduced to 50/- Special Display of RAINCOATS, OA Ready for immediate wear, from  These are Genuine Reductions. PLEASE NOTE THE ADDRESS:- 22 Castle St., Swansea. All Garments Cut on the Premises by a First Class Cutter.

SCRAP FILES. | ————— m Swansea Case Before the Railway Commission. it On Thursday, in the Railway and Canal Commission Court, the hearing was rt^ j sumed in the c-ase of Thos. W. Ward, Ltd. v. the Midland Railway Co., which con- cerned the rates charged to the applicants by the railway company for the carriage of scrap files and scrap propeller shafting for the applicant's works at Swansea, Preston and Morecambe to their Sheffield Works. Mr. Talbot, K.C.. for the railway com- pany said the company had found the let- ter from the applicants paying the sum they were asked for without prejudice." Mr. Whitehad, KC., for the applicants, said in March, 1916, the railway company wrote for the amount, saying they could not make any further Concessions, and that if it were found that allowances were due for propeller shafts the same would b? allowed. If the account were not p&id ? in the next ttl{'ment the applicant's credit account would be closed. Appli- cants replied expressing surprise nt such suggested extreme measures against them, and asking for an interview. An inter- view followed, and on March 31st appli- cants sent the amount claimed, some < £ '300, reserving to themselves the right to dis- ] cuss the matters and raying- that they, could not agree to the unreasonable posi- tion taken up. Mr. Justice Lush: I am a little surprised that the company should have taken up that attitude ,and it is a little unfor- tunate. Mr. Whitehead again raised the question of the jurisdiction of the court in the mat- ter. but Mr. Justice lAT-h said the court were unanimously of the opinion that they had full jurisdiction. WHAT IS SCRAP? J Mr. Whitehead: The decision on the question of the carriage of the files de- pended upon the construction of the word scrap." It had gone unchallenged that files in a state of deterioration as rejected by the engineering shops were scrap in the trade. Mr. Justice Lush said the court thought the evidence a little vague as to whether these files were usable as files without fur- ther treatment, and they would like to have some independent witness on the point, or they would take an opportunity of satisfying themselves from some inde pendent person before delivering judg- ment. Air. Whitehead eaid his case was that these files inward and outward wer* the same, and, going in four-ton loads, should go 4t Class B rates. The names of Sir Robert Hatfield and Mr. Arthur Balfour, both of Sheffield, were suggested as wit- nesses. and it was said that the gentle- man in India who dealt with files there was now in this country and could give evidence as to the -use ■th#f files were put to there, but he was now ill. I The further hearing of this part of the case was adjourned till October 12th. The name of the witness selected as an inde- pendent witness is to be mentioned later. Th? claim in respect of the propeller shafts carried from Swansea and Preston and Morecambe to the applicant's worts at Sheffield was then proceeded with. Mr. Ward, chairman of the applicant's company, gave evidence. Other evidence was also given in sup- port of the applicants' ease. It was stated that a greater part of the applicants' «-rap for Swansea went by water and not by rail. CASE FOR THE RAILWAY COMPANY. For the railway company Mt\ Evans was called. He said th? railway company had never agreed with applicants that the steel propeller shafts which they claimed to be eorap should bo carried at the scrap rate. The railway company iiade in- quiries in the consignment of certain of the shafts, and where it was found that thr shafts were to be remilled they were charged at the scrap rate. In all other cases the old rate was charged. The hearing was again adjourned.

The late Mr. William John Dalzell Burnyeat, a Cumberland ironmaster and a harrister-at-law, left .tl,34, practi- cally all of which goes to his wife for life, or until her remarriage, unless sho shall marry a natural-born British sub- ject." Copenhagen, Thursdav.—The journal Politiken says a plan to invite many thousand disabled soldiers from all bel- ligerent countries to Denmark for the pur- pose of nursing them back-to health is nearing realisation. Large sums have been subscribed- The scheme is under the control of the Danish GovBrmui«mt, I

COAL FOR FRANCE. Shippers and a Question of July Licenses. The Emergency Committee of the (",en. tral Executive of Great Britain under the scheme for the supply of coal to Frances held a protracted meeting, lasting all day* on Wednesday, ;nd well into the evening, at the Hotel Victoria, London. Sir Daniel Stevenson presided, and amongst those present were Lord Rhondda, Mr. T. J. Callaghan ^vice-chairmen\ Messrs. T. E. Watson, R. 0. Saunderson, and G. T. Dun- can (Cardiff" and Messrs. A. W. E. Wynne, C. Cleeves, T. P. Cook, and Harri? (Swansea). The committee had under consideration the question of the utilisation of July licenses for shipment in the early days of August. The authorities are at present in- clined only to permit such licenses being available for steamers which have com- menced to load before midnight on the 31st July. The committee had an opportunity of meeting M. Weisa, French Minister of Mines, who arrived from Paris during the afternoon, and the meeting was informed that M. Weiss had arranged to consider any cases of particular hardships which might arige if steamers should run into the early days of August. Exporters in each district are to at once submit such cases to their respective local committees, and the local secretaries are to attend at the Hotel Victoria on Monday next to mept the secretary of the Central Exeeotive Committee and the representatives of the French Committee on this busmess.

BIGAMY AND ARSON. Three Serious Charges Against Labourer. "Charges of arson, attempting to poieoa his wife, and bigamy were preferred against a labourer named Henry Allen at Birminham on Wednesday. Mrs. Allen lives apart from her bur- band with two daughters, a.nd they, with two lodgers, were rescued by the police from the bedroom window of their boose on July S. the prisoner, it is alleged, hav- ing set the house on fire. The wife said her husband gave her stout which caused a burning of the throat- She was four days in hospital. As to the fire, it wiw stated that Allen obtained admission to the house by forcing the cellar grating. Underneath, the staircase tarpaulin and paper aoaked in paraffin were found. They bad been set fire to, and but for the promptness of the police, Mrs. Allen eaid, they would all have been burn to death.-Allen wae com- mitted for trial. Allen was next charged with bigamy, and upon this charge was remanded for a week.

TURKEY'S NEW LOAH. Amsterdam. Wednesday (rereired Thnr^ day).—According io a Constantinople tele- gram the official" Gazette publishes a; law authorising the Government to eon- elude in Germany an advance of .?3j0,000.—Tauter.

A SAD COINCIDENCE. A q<M1 coincidence occurred at the faner ral of the lafp- Mr. T. Price, of Globe-row. Da fen. near Llanelly, on Wednesday. As the funeral cortege was leaving tne house a telecrram arrived conveying the news of the death in hospital cf deceased's -On. Pte. Silas Price, who had been, wounded in France.

KILLED IN AIR FIGHT. Amsterdam, Thursday.—According the" Xieuve Rotterdameche Courant," the "Frankfurter Zeitunsr" states that German Lieutenant Otto Parschan, who was recently decorated with the order Pour Le Merite, after bringing down his eightb. ("nemy aeroplane, hae been killed in an air fight.

Arising out of a question by Mr. Ronald McNeill as to the release of an interned1 German, Mr. Reddy asked whether it was not a fact that que,=tions asked in that House had bred Cerinanophobia," or German fever, and had created delusions such as war babies and channel tunnels. (Loud laughter.' Lloyd's Rotterdam message on Wodne*- day stated that the ifshing smeak S.C.H, 208 landed 28 men, crews of the Norwegian ship* the Bams, the Sibra and the Juno, loaded with timber, and torpedoed ia the North Sea.