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SALE of Water-Colours, Etchings, Mezzotint and other Engravings, China, Books, Pianola, Piano, Cabinats, Clod;" and Bronzes, Screens, Standard Lamps, Deep Divan and other Easy Chairs and Settees, Overmantels, Chippendale Chairs, Carved Oak Sideboards and Tables, Writ- ing Tables, Bookcases, Bedroom Suites in satin walnut, mahogany and other woods; Turkey and Axminstex Carpets, Skin Rugs, Garden Seats, Plants, and other Effects. ESSHS. John M. Leeder and Son WILL SELL by AUCTION, on tho Premises, on THURSDAY, AUGUST :>rd, 1010, and following day if necessary, at 12 Noon, the Contents of the HALL, DRAWING ROOM. DIN- ING ROOM, MORNING ROOM, 7 BED and DRESSING ROOMS. KITCHENS, GREENHOUSES, GARAGE, &c. On View, by Catalogue only, Day Prior to Sale. Catalollrl f»kl. each) of the Auctioneers, ■fe, Waterloo Street, Swansea. SHAFTESBURY HALL ST. HELEN'S ROAD. SWANSEA. SALE cf HOUSEHOLD GOODS, removed for convenience of sale from a house in Windsor-terrace and Erynmill Avenue, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2nd, 1916. SVIr. Joseph Harris XT AS been favoured with instructions to ±jL SiiLL by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the above Hall, a large quantity of superior Household Furniture, Comprising: Pianoforte in Rosewood Case, handsome Inlaid Mahogany China Cabinet, Solid j Mahogany Sidobr.aVl. beautifully carved Inlaid Solid Oalc 5ft. Bookcase, Mahogany Chcfioniere, ditto Bureau, Koeowoo d Drawing-room Table, Drawing and Dining- room Suites, Mahogany and Walnut Bed- room Suited, odd Couch, old Oak Writing Table, 11 polished Bent wood Chairs, small Wooden Camp Bedstead (folding), Chesterfield Couch (with drop end). Brass and Black Bedsteads, Wire Mattresees. Wool Overlays, Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Brass Lenders and Eire Brasses, Walnut llall Stand, etc.. together wit|i the usual culinary utensils, i-nd other articles too numerous to particularise. Goods on view morning of Sale. Sale to commence promptly at 11 o'clock a.m. Terms—Cash. Auctioneer's Offices: 1ü9 Docks. NEWCOT," WEST <"ROSS LANE, MUMBLES. To lis SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE. r. J. Baron Pascoe (E.S.I., F.A.I.), j T_5 AS been instructed to SELL by PUB- -?? LIC AUCTION, at the Above Addles, on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2nd, 1916, tiie Whole of the Valuable Household Furniture I AN 1) EFFECTS. | Comprising Well-made DINING SUITE tin Saddle-bags, Walnut Dining Table, Carved Walnut Sideboard with Bevel- | plate Mirror Back, Chipendale Occasional Table, Walnut Overmantel, Two Brass Curbs, Eire Brasses, Handsome DRAW- ING ROOM SUITE in Figured Plush, Brussels Carpets, Linoleum, Rugs, Bam- boo Hall Stand Stair Carpet, Substantial Safin Walnut BEDROOM SUITE, S. W. Bedstead, V,ire Spring Mat trees, Feather Bed. Boslter and Pillows, OAK DRESSER. Kitchen Tables, Chairs, Steel- top Fender5 etc. etc Goods on view Morning of Sale from 9.30. Sale to consirienco at 11.45 a.11. I)ro!-Ilfit. Cash. Auctioneer's Olliees, Cardigan Cham- bers, 6, College-street, Swansea. Sale of a Leasehold Residence, No. S. Lang- land Road, Mumbles, and the Furnish- ing Contents. Mr. Arthur S. T. Lucas HAS been instructed by Captain E. — Hubert Plant (the Executor uncUft- the will of the late Mrs. E. J. Plant), to offer for SALE by PUBLIC AUCTION (subject to Conditions), ou the Premises, on TUESDAY, AUGUST 1st, 1916, the Leasehold Dwelling-house and Premises, known as 8, LANGLAND ROAD, MUMBLES. Immediately after the sale üf tho Property the Auctioneer will Sell the whole ot the HOUSEHOLD FUR- N1 SUING APPOlNTMENTS. Full detailed Particulars of the -both Sales appear on the Auction Posters. The ale of the Property to Commence at 11 o'clock in the Forenoon precisely. For Particulars apply to Arthur S. T. Lucas, Auctioneer, 6, Rutland-street, Swansea, and at Mumbles. Tel. Central 230. Established 1885. Or to Messrs. Viner Leeder and Morris, Solicitors, 281. Oxford- street. Swansea. Telephone: Central 203- (No. lfillI.) PARISH OF OYSTERMOUTH, G LAM ORG A N SHI RE. Important halo of Two Charming Free- hold and Freehold and Copyhold Sea- side Residences. Mr. Frederick F. Meager, F.A.I., TS instructed to offer for SALE by -? PUBIJC AUCTION, at the HOTEL METROPULE, SWANSEA, on TUES- DAY, AUGUST 1st, 191B (subject to Con- ditions to be there and then produced), the two very Attractive Freehold and Freehold and Copyhold Properties, viz.: Lot Detached Residence known, as The J\:îount," Lang- land Bay, standing in its own grounds and containing an area of 2 roods and 3 perches or thereabouts. Th house con- tains Ground Floor: Large Entrance llall, 3 Reception-rooms, Kitchen, Scul- lery and Laundry, and usual outside offices; First Floor: 7 Bedrooms, Bath- room (h. and c.), and w.c.; Outside: Large Paved Courtyard, Greenhouse, Rus- tic Summer House, 2 Stall Stable and Coach-house at present used as a Motor Garage, and an Acdylenc Gas Generating Plant. Tho house is approached by a Carriage Drive and also by a back en- trance. The grounds are nicely laid out with walks, choice shrubs and three lawns in tiers. Vacant possession of the above lot will be given on completion of pur- chase. Lot 2 —All that Detached Partly Free- hold and Partly Copyhold Marine Resi- dence, known as St. Leonards," Lang- land Bay, containing on Ground Floor: b Rooms, Large Hall, Scullery, Larder, and usual offices; First Floor: 6 Bed- rooms, Bath-room (h. and c.), w.c.; Sec- ond Floor: 5 Bedrooms and Box-room. The house is approached by a Carriage Drive and Side Walk. The Grounds are 'tli (i h  nicely luid out with shrubs. The house and premises, which are in close prox- imity to the Bay, are now let to Col. Vaughan on a lease for 3 years from 25th March, 19IK, at a low redtiti of £ 100 per annum. Sale to commence sharply at 3 p.m. Mines nnd Minerals are Reserved. Further particulars and Conditions of Sale and Orders to View from the Auc- tioneer, Swansea (Tel. Docks 335), or of Messrs. Le Brasse.ur and Co., Solicitors, Newport, Mon. (Tel. National 2634-). Look out for the Marathon race, Mumblea Pier—St. He 'a s Ground, Thursday, Aug-ust i 3rd. to Ground, 6d. PUBLIC NOTICE. COUNTY BOROUGH OF SWANSEA WAR PENSIONS, ETC., COMMITTEE. APPOINTMENT OF SECOND ASSISTANT CLERK. Applications arc Invited for the fkbove appointment. Commencing salary, L-90 per annum, payable monthly. Applications, stating age, full experience, and qualifications, with copies of not more than three testimonials, should be sent in to the undersigned by 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 3rd, 1916. Canvassing of members or ofSVcers of the Committee will be regarded as a disqualifi- cation. T. L. JENKINS (Secretary). Central Police Buildings, Alexandra-road, Swansea. gWANSEA EDUCATION COMMITTEE. WANTED, a MAN and WIFE as CARE- TAKERS of BAPTIST WELl, SCHOOL, SWANSEA. The persons appointed will be required to devote the whole of their time to the Caretakinir and Cleaning. The man must be competent to do small repairs. The- selected candidates will be expected to pass satisfactorily an_ examination by the School Medical Officcr. Application forms and lists of duties will be supplied by the undersigned on receipt of a stamped addressed foolscap envelope. Age not to exceed 45 years. Wages, 27s. 6d. per week. with house, fuel, an 1 light (threo-fourths to man and one- fourth to wife), and war bonus of 5s. Assistance will he civen for cleaning in accordance with the Committee's scale. Applications (to be made on the forms cupi'lied) must reach the undersigned on or before .Monday, 7th Ayeust, in a sealed en- velope, marked outside "-kpplica,tion-Care- taker." Canvassing1, directly or imfirectly. is pro- hibited, and any candidate pursuing tho same will be disqualified. A. W. HALDEN (Clerk). Eduation Offices, Grove-place, Swansea. Friday, 28th July, 1916. -— J Jii-iiUJ Sun Rises 5.23, Sun Sets 8.48. Lighting-up Time, 9.19. High Water To-day, 3.4 a.m., 8.12 p.m. To-morrow, 8.36 a.m., 8.4a p.m.
MOTES AND COMMENTS.
MOTES AND COMMENTS. The more one reads about tho murder of Cupfc. Fryatt, the more disgraceful dees the event appear. The Kaiser's personal complicity in the crime is now almost certain; the reports contain circumstantial evi- dence t. that effect. That must be remembered and examined when the day of settlement arrives. Next to the personal aspect of the case- regret and anger caused by the mur- der of Capt. Fryatt—comes the evi- dence given of the degradation to which the Kaiser and his compan- ions in crime have sunk. They ap- pear to bo absolutely reckless. They must know that whoh the end of the war comes, if they are not over- whelmingly triumphant the Allied Powers will put such occurrences into the scale. And yet they go on, step by step farther down. This can only come from a recognition that they are beaten, and the recognition has made them so reckless that only one more step in desperation, and spair can be imagined—suicide. If taken as an incident in the war, the loss of Ca-pt. Fryatt is only one more addition to the list of casual- ties. But loss in battle and a cold- blooded murder are two different things, and that difference must be f.-tken. 'into account. H any good can come out of evil the Capt. Frvatt affair should supply it in the shape of an incentive to every true man amongst the Allies to go for- ward with the war until the gang of dastards are swept out of Potsdam for ever. The men in khaki, the munition workers, and those who have to supply the silver bullets, each and -all should find an addi- tional reason for giving to the full all their effort to ensure proper punishment to those guilty for such a smudge upon humanity and civi- lisation. Next Friday's patriotic meetings should emphasise the national abh.ore.nce of those who authorised and carried out such a contradiction of everything that justice and humanity holds dear. That the men in the field arc doing their share in bringing the Germans to book is clear from this morning's reports. The British are making good progress, in spite of the efforts to prevent them. Short and matter of fact as Sir Douglas Haig's despatches may be, they are full of the eloquence that tells of heroism in its highest form. Regi- ment after regiment comes into the arena, and each in turn does its part nobly and efficiently. lane after line, the Germans are swept back, and although they seem to gain a temporary success now and then, it is on a comparatively small scate and is very short lived. It is probable that before long we shall hear that the attack upon Combles has commenced. That town is one of the key positions, and its capture must come as the com- plement to Pozicres. That the enemy knows this is evident from the preparations he has made to de- fend the place. Everyone who writes refers to the fact that it will be a hard nut to crack. But we must look once more to our artillery, who will need as much as ever a good supply of shells. It jriay Do necessary to turn Combles into a heap of dust, but if that necessity Idoes arise it must be done by the combined action of the gunners out there and the shell makers at home. It may be taken for granted that the fighting on the Somme front is following a plan that will enable the British to get forward the guns that will enable them to take full ad- vantage of the commanding position over the surrounding country which Pozieres gives them. At the moment they are endeavouring to extend along the low crest of t-hebill. They have succeeded in taking a length of trenches to the eastward. They are also pressing outward on both their flanks, thus threatening Thiepval in I the one direction and the ground beyond Longueval in the other. With regard to France, her first care just now is Peronne, where the difficulties are second only to those at Combles. A cautious line of action seems to have been adopted, and the troops of all grades are working upon a methodical plan for the purpose of gaining the utmost at the least expense in lives. Verdun is a secondary considera- tion for the time being. The Crown Prince seems to be beating his forces out against the stone wall set up against him, and the result of his tremendous efforts is seen in no gain. On the contrary, the French are holding back the German at- tempts. So long as that can be maintained, all is well. If the Crown Prince sees fit to send his men on to certain destruction, the responsi- bility rests upon his shoulders. But the terrible loss of life incurred in that responsibility cannot go on much longer. Unless he and every- one connected with him in the cam- paign -are gone mad, there must be a revulsion sooner or later. News from Russia is still cheer- j ing. In each section of the Eastern line, good progress is being made. It i is true that for the moment we have not much news from the Riga dis- trict, where Kuropatkin is giving Hindcnburg great trouble. But there' need bfe no impatience about it. It is known that the Germans have massed upon that section, knowing that it is vital to the Russians as well as to themselves. Kuropatkin, therefore, has a diffi- cult task in hand, and the natural characteristics of the country do not help him much when he has to move troops and supplies. On the other hand, Hindenburg must have a very large force to plav with. The country is unhealthy, and the stories of sickness amongst the men are not likely to be over-estimated. Another factor in Kuropatkin's favour is the splendid progress made by Generals Sakharoff, Brussiloff, and others, farther south. It looks as if there is a race between two of the armies engaged—will one reach Kovel or the other reach Lemberg first? For the moment Lemberg is of more importance in the Russian operations than Kovel. So far as can be judged what is happening in ¡ the Lutzk salient is that General Kaledine holds the enemy in the northern half of that indentation, while General Sakharoff pursues his offensive in the direction of Brody, an important place on one of the main railways running f through Lemberg. If the Russians can press along that line they endanger the whole communications of the Germans from the south to the 'north.' 'Meanwhile' the idea of tak- I ing Kovel has plainly not been abandoned. The Russians have simply seized the opportunity affor- ded by the concentration of German forces before that town to make a blow at a part where the front is weaker, and the severity of that blow is indicated, by the heavy cap- tures of prisoners. In Asia Minor the Turks have made some movement in the south, but*they are scattering in the north, chased by the Russians very closely. We ought to hear in a few days that the Tsar's banners are Hying over Sivas (to the south-west of Erzin- gan), and over Kharput (directly south of Erzingan). Once that is accomplished, Adana 'and Aleppo will be threatened, and the Turks in Mesopotamia and also those working towards the Suez Canal will be cut off from their communication with Constantinople. The southern cam- paign will be short-lived then. At present it is, prolfably, being sub- jected to the waiting game. I Erzingan, apart from military sig- nificance, is an important place for I historians of the relations between Church and State. It was the resi- dence, during most of his chequered career, of St. Gregory, the Illumi- nator," who converted Armenia and baptised the King, with all his Court, in the Western Euphrates, which flows past the city. With their King all the Armenians em- braced Christianity, in some cases, one fears, through compulsion. This national conversion occurred several years before Constant.ina established the Church in the Roman Empire, and Armenia thus became the first kingdom in which Christianity was adopted as the religion of the State. Considerable interest attaches to recent developments in the copper industry in Australia. The Hamp- den Cloncurry Copper Mines, Ltd., instead of sending its metal overseas for conversion to pure metal, as heretofore, now sends the whole of its output to be refined at the works of the Electrolytic Refining and ) Smelting Company of Australia, Ltd., at Port Kembla. The re- finery is not yet able to electro- 1\ lytically refine the whole of the com- pany's output, and the excess is pre-refined and is being disposed of at satisfactory prices. An interesting paragraph in the directors' report is that dealing with the establishment of works for the manufacture of copper goods as fol- lows:—" In association with the Mount Morgan Gold-mining Co., Ltd., the Electrolytic Refining and Smelting Company of Australia, Ltd., and the British Insulated and Helsby Cables, Ltd., of the Hamp- den Co. is participating in the Metals Manufactures, Ltd. This company is formed to manufacture all classes of copper wire, copper tubes, sheets, etc. The works will be situate adjoining the electrolytic works at Port Kembla. The con- sumption of manufactured copper goods is a growing one, and after ex- haustive investigation, and on the assurances of support from the Com- monwealth authorities, we are satis- fied its inauguration is commercially justified. The capital of the com- pany is C200,000, of which a first issue of 60,000 shares has been made, the company subscribing for 15,000 shares. Orders have been placed for the necessary equip- ment." • The necessity of improving the amount of foodstuffs grown at home is still being pressed by .a number of writers in papers all over the coun- j try. Mr. Wm. Purvis, of Bletch- bley, points out that there is a big field open to English agriculture for the supply of the raw material or new industries-for potatoes, from which alcohol and starch are made largely in Germany; for beet, from which we could profitably manu- facture some of the sugar heretofore obtained from Germany and Aus- tria; and so on. All that is needed is an awakening of our farmers and a little State encouragement. Agri- culture is invariably the most suc- cessful where it caters to the inter- nal industries of its own country. At present we produce about -CI90,000,000 of essential foodstuffs against £ 220,000,000 irnportcd- only £ 60,000,000 of the latter com- ing from our Dominions overseas. Of wheat we produce only one-fifth of our requirement. Is it seriously contended that we cannot do more than" tilightly increase this dangerously low proportion? Mr. Hall and other experts appear to be- lieve that we could increase our wheat production by 50 per cent. at least, and probably more without decreasing the area of such good grass land as is regarded by the British farmer as essential to suc- cessful dairy farming and meat pro- duction. An acre under wheat will yield 2561b. of meat or 360 gallons of milk, as against 1201b. of meat or 168 gallons of milk from an acre of grass. Of course, the grass may pay the farmer as well as or better than the plough, but it is not so clear that it pays the nation. The statement that, instead of flowers, potatoes have been planted in St. Catherine's churchyard, Keas- den, recalls a story told in Two Suffolk Friends," by F. H. Groome, In one of the deaneries my father (Archdeacon Groome) found a churchyard partly sown with wheat. Really, Mr. Z- lie said to the incumbent, I must say I don't like to see this.' And the old church- warden chimed in: That's what I saa, tew, Mr. Archdeacon; I saa to our parson, Yeou go whatin' it a.nd whatin' it; why don't yeou tater it .?" This found its way into Punch," with a capital draw- ing by Charles Keene. There still seems to be some mis- understanding in the public mind with regard to the West Indies deal. After fifteen years of negotiations the Danish and United States Gov- ernments have come to terms in the matter of the Danish West Indies. Under the proposed agreement Den- mark agrees to sell St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix for a sum of five millions, the original offer of the United States in 1901 having oeen £ 800,000. It remains to be seen whether the agreement will be rati- fied by the Danish Parliament and the United States Congress, pre- vious attempts to sell these islands have led to protests in Denmark, but the price now offered is much better, and it may be that the Danish Parliament this time will De more complaisant. The Panama Canal makes the United States more than ever anxious to get into its own possession islands which in the hands of the enemy would be a valuable naval base.
AVON VALLEY MINERS. I
AVON VALLEY MINERS. I The Holiday Question. I The monthly meeting of the Avon Val- ley District of the South Wales Miners" Federation, was held on Saturday at the Dockers' Hall, Port Talbot, Mr. W. E. Gregory (Resolven) presiding. Delegates representing 5,800 miners were present. The auditor's annual report was sub- mitted, showing an average membership, for the past six months, of 5,900, and the district officials were complimented upon the satisfactory manner in which the ac- counts were kept. The agent (Mr. Wm. Jenkins, J.P.) re- ported that the matters in dispute at Messrs. Cory Bros.' Collieries, Ilesolven, where the men had applied for permission to tender notices, had been submitted to the Joint Board for consideration. Mr. Jenkins also reported that the dis- putes in connection with the enginemen, stokers, firemen, etc., at the Duffryn Rhondda Pit and Level, Cynon Colliery, and Oakwood Colliery, had been partially settled, and he (Mr. Jenkins) recom- mended that the notices be withdrawn and that further negotiations be carried on in order to secure an uniform basis for all men working in those departments. The district agreed to adopt this course, and the notices are consequently with-' drawn. A number of questions in connection with income tax and the Military Service Act were dealt with during the month. The question of providing an ambulance car for wounded soldiers at the front was considered, and eventually it was decided to defer the matter for a month, when a ballot will be taken on the question, and the agent strongly appealed to the men to contribute towards such a deserving cause. It was announced that a number of the lodges had already decided that no stop- page should take place during the August Bank Holidays. In his report the agent referred to the action of the Board of Trade in allowing the coalowners of South Wales to increase the price of coal for home consumption, and said that the Government were not justified in doing 6o without first of all bearing the views of the Miners' Federa- tion of Great Britain. This body bad now taken the matter up, and he was pleased to see that other people outside the miners were also taking it up in defence of the poorer classes.
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Potatoes fell S3 a ton at Peterborough I on Saturday. J
THE HORROR OF LILLE
THE HORROR OF LILLE GERMAN INHUMANITY BREAKS OUT IN A NEW FORM FAMILIES SEPARATED Paris, Sunday.—Pending the publica- tion by the French Government of the official documents to which I have already referred concerning the forcible removal of part of the population of Lille and the dispatch of 25,000 men, women, and chil- dren to labour camps in Germany and other occupied regions, ample testimony is already available of this unprecedented German infamy. A refugee from Lille says that it was on April 3 liist, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, that the news spread in the streets of the city that the Germans had selected a num- ber of young men and women from the population of Roubaix, and sent them away-no one knew where—and that the operation was soon to be repeated at Lille. The mayor and the Bishop appealed to the Military Governor to spare the people ?such shame and hardship, and petitions were signed. Nothing availed against the Germans' cruel plans. DISRESPECT." The day before Good Friday, April 20, all those who had signed the petitions were summoned to the Kommandatur and severely reprimanded for their disre- spectful action. The same evening posters were placarded all over ibhe city ordering the inhabitants, without any regard to sex, age or health," to be pre- pared to be removed on the shortest notice. The poster added: "The military authorities will make house-to-house visits. All the occupants must be assembled out- side the street door, their identification papers in their hands. An officer will select those who are to be removed. No protest must be made." Good Friday passed. Then, in the middle of the night, the inhabitants of the suburb of Fives were roused from sleep and ordered to assemble on the -pavement outside their homes. An officer, with ten armed: soldiers, pMsed along from house ito house, point- ing with Iris finger to "those who were to be taken. Mothers were brutally separated from their daughters and sons, r.nd often forced to leave their little ones with nobody to care for them. BRUTALITY TO GIRLS. German officers took a pleasure in nix- ing young grirlsof good family with women of ill-repute, and making them walk to- gether to the station and make the jour- ney to Germany in their company in cattle trucks. That night 2,000 inhabitants of Lille were taken away into captivity. The tragedy was resumed on Easter Sunday, or, rather, during the following night. At 3 o'clock in the morning people had to turn out into the streets, and Ger- man officers went round making their selections. It was a famous occasion for officers and n.c.o.'s to exercise their lust of vengeance. A girl who had been persecuted by the attentions of a sergeant was denounced by him as one who always insulted German soldiers. "All right. We will take her," replied the officer. "She shall go and till the soil; that will teach her to respect us." Girls and boys of 13 were taken, and men up to 55 All the men and women thus dragged from their homes have been put to hard labour in various forms. A protest by the Spanish Ambassador in Berlin has had no effect. There is fierce indignation on the sub- ject in Paris. GOVERNMENT'S APPEAL. The French Government had already asked the Spanish Government to make representations at Berlin. It yesterday addressed to neutral Governments a more formal statement, which is, in substance, a protest and appeal to the conscience of the civilised world. In a letter covering the body of evidence, M. Briand remarks that Germany has steadily refused to give neutrals the op- portunity of inspection and report which they have with regard to the concentra- tion camps of the belligerent countries. Thus the French civilian population of the occupied departments is in a position more helpless than the French soldiers detained in Germany. Evidence of this wholesale crime was at first difficult to obtain, but it ia now abundantly confirmed. Indeed, the terms of a proclamation of the German military commandant at Lille are conclusive. The attitude of England," it says, H makes mcra and more difficult the feed- ing of the population. To attenuate the misery, the German authority recently asked for volunteers to work in the fields. This offer has not had the success ex- pected. In consequence, the inhabitants will be removed by order and transported into the country." The poster concludes by describing this atrocious measure as irrevocable," and by advising its victims to remain quiet and obedient." MONSTROUS OFFENCE. The general and monstrous offence against law and humanity is confessed by the agents who have had the odious duty of executing it. The excuse offered is one that every tyrant and slave raider might have pleaded from the days w hen the Pharaohs took the Israelites into Egypt to work for them down to May 20, 1915, when the Kaiser's Turkish partners decreed the deportation into Mesopotamia of the un- fortunate survivors of many Armenian massacres.  I need not quote the comments that fili the French Press upon this abomination and the murder of Captain Fryatt. But there is one note in them that should be signalled temperately and respectfully to the American public in particular. The impotence of the lesser neutral States is well understood. The restraint of America at the time of the sinking of the Lusitania and the assassination of Nurse Caveil is well understood. The world was taken by surprise, and it still seemed possible to come that Germany might come victorious out of the war. The position to-day is quite different. Its dangers are that during the rest of the war reprisals may increase in extent aud violence, and that the sympathy between 'the Allies and the watching peoples may disappear. Now or never is the moment to prove that neutrality is a respectable political condition not to be confused with indiffer- ence or feebleness.
THE HOLIDAY POSTER. |
THE HOLIDAY POSTER. The Ministry of Munitions have issued a brilliantly-coloured poster appealing to the workers to postpone their holidays. It is bordered red.wliite, and blue, and printed in blue and red, and reads as follows :— Postpone your holidays. An appeal i to the nation by Sir Douglas Haig. Let the whole British nation forego any idea of a general holiday until our goal is reached. A speedy and decisive victory will then be ours.—Sir Douglas Haig. This appeal is addres.sed not only to munition workers, but to all classes of the commu- nity. Support the men at the front. Post- pone your holidays." In the opinion of those dealing with the matter, the response of the munition work- ers to the appeal of the Government for a general suspension of holidays has been ,very satisfactory, j
I CAPTAIN FRYATT' j !
I CAPTAIN FRYATT' j FRESH FACTS ABOUT; THEJCRIME I WORLD-WIDE PROTESTS AGAINST INCREDIBLE INHUMANITY THE KAISER'S COMPLICITY I The Press Bureau issued on Saturday1 correspondence between Viscount Gl.,eyl and the United States Ambassador regardl iaj; the shooting by the Germans of Cap- taill (,'I, rles Fryatt, commander of the Great Eastern liner Bs«issels. The Ger'! man official account ct the shooting a.9i issued from Berlia and published in thei Press was sent by Viscount Grey to the American Ambassador with a Note aa fol- lows:— I lows: Government find it difficult to be- i lieve that a master of a merchant ship who, after German submarines adopted the practice of sinking merchant vessels without warning and without regard for the lives of passengers and crew, took a step which appeared to aiuord the only chance of saving not only his own life but the lives of all on board, can have been deliberately shot in cold blood for this action. If the German Government have in fact perpetrated such a crime in the case of a British subject held prisoner by them, it is evident that a most serious condition of affairs has arisen. The Foreign Secretary requests that an argent inquiry be made by the United tUfctea Em- bassy at Berlin whether the report in the Press of the shooting of Captain Fryatt was true, in order that his Majesty's Government might have without delay a full and undoubted account of the facts before them. INDECENT HASTE. The American Ambassador in London has received the following paraphrase of a telegram received from the Ambassador at Berlin regarding the previous inquiries of Viscount Grey:- July 27, 5 p.m.—Referring to your tele- grams Nos. 821 and 824, I brought the case of Fryatt, captain of the 6.6. Brussels, to the attention of the Imperial Foreign Office in writing on the 20th and 22nd, and requested an opportunity to engage coun- sel. A verbal reply was made yesterday, stating that the trial was fixed for to-day at Bruges-it was added that the Foreign Office had requested a postponement if possible. I have to-day received a written reply stating that it is impossible to grant a postponement inasmuch as German sub- marine witnesses could not be further de- tained. Major Mounmann has been appointed by the German authorities to defend Fryatt. He is in civil life an attorney and jus- tizrat. EXECUTED SAME DAY. I Amsterdam, Sunday.—The Telegraaf learns from the frontier that the sentence on Captain Fryatt was pronounced on Thursday morning, and that the same evening ho was executed on an isolated spot of ground in the harbour. One alder- man of Bruges was a witness of the execu- tion. EVIDENCE OF DESPERATION. Reuter's representative was received on Saturday night at the Foreign Office by Lord Newton, Under-Secretary of State in. Charge of the Prisoners' Department, who made the following statement on the sub- ject of the murder of Captain Fryatt:— I cannot say at this stage what his Majesty's Government proposes to do, but a.s a matter of fact it would be very rash to suppose that Great Britain would bind itself, under any circumstances, not to take retaliatory measures. The affair ia occupying the serious attention of the Cabinet. One cannot confine oneself to further expostulations. This may be only a prelude to even more savage warfare on the part of the Germans, and of itself is sufficient evidence of the desperate situar tion in which Germany is placed." THE KAISER AGREES. I The Hague, Saturday.—According to ft report from Maastricht (Holland), the question of Captain Fryatt's execution was discussed at the Imperial Head- quarters in reply to a telegram from the Duke of Wurtemberg announcing tho sentence and asking for confirmation. This was telegraphed immediately, the War Council, which included the Em- peror, General Falkenhayn (Chief of General Staff) and other Staff officers, agreeing on the justice of the sentence. HORROR AND INDIGNATION. Dr. Macnamara on the Outrage. Speaking at the graveside of the naval boy hero, Cornwell, on Saturday, Dr, Macnamara, referring to Captain Fryatt, of the Brussels, executed by the Germans, said the story of the circumstances of his death filled all their minds and stirred them to the deepest horror and indigna- tion. Their sentiments concerning this crime would, he was sure, be shared by the whole civilised world. The name of this gallant representative of the mercan- tile marine would ever be honoured amongst English-speaking people. I "ADORED HEROES." An American View. New York, Sunday.—The Herald s^ys:—Expiation awaits Germany, and among the crimes to be paid for with blood and iron is this murder of a gallant seaman of the finest type. The Tribune finds the German way of thinking in such matters peculiar. In the year, it says, in which Capt. Fryatt made the fatal mistake of attempting to save his ship from destruction Germany's licensed submarine assassins torpedoed and sank forty unarmed British ships without the slightest warning. Those adored heroes of the Fatherland succeeded in a single year in slaughtering more than 2,000 helpless men, women and children, But their victims were non-combatanta Hence what was done was fair play.
TRADE OF THE PORT.
TRADE OF THE PORT. Swansea. Monday—Although, a,gainst the preceding week. there was a elisht fall. insr off in the trade of the harbour la;,j, week, the total again exceeded 100.00 torw. The imports displayed some improvement, and there was a fair business in coal and patent fuel, but the general exports were not up to the average. In comparison with the corresponding week last yeiiT. the trade of the week shows a loss of 34,000 tons. The shipmcnta of coal ,jnd patent fuel were 87.894 tons. Imports include—irance, 2,910 tons pitwood, 550 tons potatoes; Italy, 4,375 tons calamine; Algeria. 1,607 ton-3 cala- ir ine; and Australia, 1.485 tons wheat. Im- ports, 14,043 tons; exports, 94,519 tons; and total trade, iDSM2 tons, compared with 111.872 tons the preceding week, and 143.079 tons the corresponding week last year. Shipments of coal, 68.278 tons; patent fuel 19.616 tons: and tin pIa-tea and serieral Roods, 7,0io tons. The latter for France, Portu- gal, and home ports. Shipments of tin- plates. 80,695 boxes, and receipts from works 63.786 boxes. Stocks in the dork warehouses •and vans, 115.597 boxes, compared with 132,506 boxes the preceding week, and 283.924 boxes at this date last year. Vessels in dock on &turday-Stealn. 54; sail. 66; total, 110.
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Overbalancing herself and falling into a tub containing Sin. of water, a five-year- old girl was on Saturday drowned at Barrow-in-Furness. Near Ashford on Saturday the biplane of Captain Lymington, R.F.C., struck a high building and was wrecked. Thfl officer sustained concussion of the brain, and was taken to hospital.