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i, CASTLE CIPI-EMA! (Adj joining Leader Office.) I Mon.. Tues. and Wed., 2.30 to 10.30. "PEGGY," Featuring Miss BILLIE BURKE. ki MIss BlLLIE BUR1(E II' The First of the Triangle Dramas. In Four Paris. (Exclusive to this Theatre.)

I MORE BRITISH HEADWAY. I Further Advance South I of the Somme. 1 BRILLIANT FEATS IN THE AIR. 5 Russian Fleet in Action in the I, Black Sea. t, ——— TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. The appended official report was issued at British Headquarters in France at 1.15 p.m.:— t South of the Somme a further ad- < vance was made during the night by our troops "to the east of Cour- celette. A strongly fortified system of enemy trenches was captured here, and our line advanced on a front of half a mile. A Some prisoners were taken. At Mouquet Farm the enemy coun- ter-attacked at nightfall with great violence, and was driven back by our fire with heavy losses. There was considerable hostile artil- lery activity during the night on many parts of the battle front. East of Bethune an enemy munition dump was exploded by our artil- lery lire. TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. The French official communique, issued by the Press Bureau this af- ternoon, say:— To the north of the Somme the night was relatively calm. Our patrols, pushing forward as far as the southern outskirts of Com- bles. found a great number of dead oodies of the enemy. They captured about 15 Germans, including 1 officer. To the south of the Somme the ar- tillery was lively in various sec- tors. i Everywhere else there was inter- l mittent cannonading. ARMY OF THE EAST. Bad weather has hindered opera- tions on this front. Excepting skirmishes in the region of Lake Doiran, no infantry ac- tion is reported. AVIATION. On the Somme front our aviators engaged during the day of Sept. i* 22, in 56 combats, as the result L of which four enemy machines were brought down and four I others were-seen to fall in a dis- abled condition, although their descent could not be followed as far as the ground. Finally two were compelled to alight. In the course of the combat, Adjt. Dorme brought down his 11th German aeroplane near Goyani- court; Lieut. Goullin brought down his 7th, and Adjt. Taiascen his 6th. The fourth German aeroplane re- ported as brought down crashed to the ground south-west of Roc- quinamy. In the region of Verdun, Lieut. Den- oir, attacking at close quarters a German aeroplane, brought it down in his lines north of Doua- mont. This is the 10th machine brought down up to the present by this pilot. Our bombarding squadron have also shown themselves very active on the whole of the front. 5 In Belgium one of our aeroplanes j dropped. four bombs on the bar- 1-t racks in the forest of Hauchalot. tA In the region of the Somme a group f- of 16 French aeroplanes bom- 17 barded the railway stations of Fins Epchy and Rofel, and the aviation grounds at Hervilly, on which 80 shells of 120 milimetres were thrown. To the north-east of Soissons an enemy automobile depor received 30 shells. Adjutant Barran, accompanied by a bombardier, left his aviation camp last evening at 7.15, and arrived at Lumig- 6ha.sen (Palatini). Th% aviators droped three bomM on the .military establishments. Continuing their route they dropped three more bombs on an important fac- tory at Manning (right bank of the Rhine) wre a huge fire and several ex- plosions were observed. Our aviators returned at 12.50 a.m. Finally, during the night of the 22nd- 23rd one of our dirigibles bombarded the railway link-, in the region of Mardoing, south-west of Bunbrai. TO-DAY'S RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. I The Russian official oommunioue issued I in Petrograd this afternoon says:—. During the morning of the 22n<L in. the I region S.W. of.Lake Narotch, the enemy launched a gas attack lasting two hours. In the intervals between the waves of gas the enemy attempted to attack in dense columns, but was driven bapk on each occasion into his trenches by our machine- gun, rifle and artillery fire. In the region S.E. of Baranovitch, the enemy liberated more gas. Caucasian Front.—In the region S.W. of Grunachan our advance guards made a I surprise attack on an enemy frontier post, breaking through it and inflicting heavy losses. We captured guns, cartridges and equip- ment, which had to be burned, owing to the impossibility of carrying it away. WARSHIPS IN ACTION. Black Sea.-In the port of Erezel one j of our torpedo-boat squadrons sank two steamers and a number of sailing vessels loaded with coal. TRENCHES RAIDED. The Secretary of the War Office makes the following announcement: The General Officer commanding in Salonika reports:— On our Struma front our patrols successfuly raided enemy trenches in the neighbourhood of Kamar- jan, causing some casualties. Our naval aircraft dropped bombs on enemy transports with apparently good results. On the Doiran front we carried out I raids on enemy trenches at three points. C AERODROME BOMBED. I The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following announcement: The enemy aerodrome at St. Dennis Westrem was aga.in attacked yes- terday (Sept. 22) by a squadron of naval aeroplanes. The result appears to be highly sat- isfactory. Reliable reports now to hand show that very considerable damage and many casualties have been caused by the previous bombard- ment of their objective. In the early hours of this morning (Sept. 23) the enemy aerodromes at Ghistelles and Handzaeme were heavily bombarded by naval squadron. All machines returned safely. I A BULGAR REPORT. Claims to Big Artillery I I- Successes. Amsterdam, Saturday.—An official com- munique from Sofia of yesterday's date says:— Macedonian front.—On the heights of the Stara Merecka Planina, between Lake Prespa and Florina, north ot the height of Bigla, the enemy artillery was anni- hilated by our artillery. Our advance parties have captured ho,, tile trenches in the Mojlenica Valley. An enemy battalion, attempting to ad- vance towards Sborska, and the height of Preslab, was annihilated by our fire. West of the Vardar calm prevailed. East of the Vardar the enemy infantry advanced, after strong artillery prepara- tion, but was repulsed by our fire and forced to retreat to their former positions On the ridges of the Belasnica we cap- tured the villages of Calmisch, Sveti and Pdka. Between Petka and the height of Dewa- tepe the enemy abandoned a camp with much war material. On the Struma front there was feeble artillery ifre. On the Aegean coast calm prevailed. Rumanian front.—Along the Danube things were quiet. In the Dobrudja a big battle developed on the 216t on the line Casicci—Enghez—Karakoej. The enemy attacked with about 20 batalions, three i attacked with about 20 battalions, three forced to flee before our couuter-at tack, and was pursued by our cavaJry till dark- ness set in. German aeroplanes successfully bom- barded the Danube bridge at ^Cernavoda, and enemy camps near the villages of Cochirleni and Ivrinez. I' On the coast of the Black Sea calm pre- vails.

VICT-OR-IA'S-R I-CH- HARVEST. I Melbourne, Saturday.-Ilere have been magnificent rains in Victoria, and a great harvest is predicted.

I THE BRITISH SOLDIER. I Paris, Saturday.-Me "Matin" pub- lishes to-day the first of a series of let- ters from a special correspondent on the British front. He has something to say about the "tanks," and extols them highly. He concludes, however, by de- claring that powerful as may be these fantaistic-looking machines, they are, after all, machines, and nothing more. For an implement of warfare, for a really spkmdid overpowering weapon, one must t."ù to the British soldier himself. L

SOLDIER-MINERS I 17,000 MEN TO BE RELEASES FROM I MILITARY SERVICE. IMPORTANT ANNOUKCEMENT I Our Mining Correspondent writes:— At the monthly meeting of the delegates representing the miners of the Anthracite District, held at the Dockers' Hall, Swan- sea, on Saturday, Mr. J. D. Morgan, chief agent of the workmen, explained the posi- tion with regard to the exemption cards of ,the married men employed in and about the collieries. They would, as had been explained by Mr. Dyer Lewis, the Chair- man of the Western Mining Tribunal, be in the hands of the colliery owners by next Wednesday at latest. Mr. Morg': ti also reported that arrange- ments wer likely to be made that nearly who were now in camps in various parts of this country, in training, should be released from their military en- gagements to return to the mines, in order to help in increasing the output of coal for this country and its Allies.

WESTERN MINERS. I —— — rm ——— Pitmen and the Income Tax. The monthly meeting of the Western Miners was held at the Dockers' Hall, Swansea, on Saturday. Mr. Dd. Griffith6 presided, ancj was supported by Mr. John Williams, M.P., D. Grenfell (chief agent), E. J. Joaies (treasurer), and D. J. Wil- liams (sub-agent) Mr. Herbert Jenkins (hon. secretary of the St. John's Ambulance Association) addressed tho meeting at great length upon the advisability of supporting that organi- sation. It was decided to insert the matter in the agenda for discussion at the meetings of the lodges in the district. The agent reported thattthe Dunvant Penlan Colliery dispute had been settled since the last meeting. It was resolved to call a conference with a view to prevailing upon the, S.W.M.F. to get the income-tax upon wages repealed. It was further reported that several prices had been settled during the month. and arbitration was pending with regard to disputes over other prices.

SUPPORTED COMPULSION I Melbourne, Saturday.—The Executive of the Australian Workers' Union has suspended Mr. Spence, its president, for supporting conscription.

THE GALLANT SERBIANS. I Corfu, Friday—The representatives of all tho Allies here have warmly congra- tulated t4e.8el'bia. Gvo": 4>A the victorious entry of the Serbian army into the territory of the Kingdom of Serbia.

SHIPPING LINE FUSION. I A Leith (correspondent RaY the old ps- tablished Leith firm of Messrs. George V. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., steamship owners, has been acquired by Messrs. Furness, Withy and Co., Ltd., the great Liverpool shipping concern, and will be conducted as a branch office of that company from October 1st next.

AUSTRIA'S ATTITUDE. Amsterdam, Saturday.—A Budapest re- port to the "Berliner Tageblatt" shows that at Thursday's sitting of t he Diet, Count Andrassy again criticised the Austrians' attitude towards Italy and Rumania, declaring the former could not take Austria's pre-war negotiations seriously, and that the latter but for neg- ligence oould have been restrained.

THE OLDEST TEETOTALLER? I Mr. Frederick Wharton, who was prob- ably the oldest teetotaler in the country, has died at Kettlebrook, near Tamwnrth. He was in his hundredth year, and had been a life-long abstainer. He signed the pledge at Derby 57 years ago, tOO became a Good Templar in 1872. Several times he was summoned as a passive register, and had distress levied on his goods. In 1905 he wac, presented with a testimo- nial by Dr. Clifford.

1, WHEN WE ARE AT WAR! At Carmarthen Tribunal on Friday, a printer, appealing for his foreman, was asked by Captain Margrave (the military representative) whether a woman could not do the work. He replied in the nega- tive, adding that if he employed a woman the trade union would interfere. Captain Margraves Trades Union! Trades unions ought to be crushed up these days. Fancy talking of trades unions when we are at war with a country like Germany! Two months exemption was granted.

 WAR MINISTER SUED. I Mr. Lloyd George was the defendant at Rhyl County Court on Friday, being sued for Y,5 damages by Sergt.-Major Phillips, 20th Welsh Regiment, who alleged that the War Minister's motor-car damaged his bicycle. Plaintifi's solicitor said that owing to war conditions and the soldier removing from Rhyl the action was discontinued, and he asked for non-allowance of costs. Mr. Lloyd George's solicitor said there was an excellent defence, and witnesses .from London woul d have to be called. He I pressed for costs. Judge Moss allowed Mr. Lloyd George scale costs up to the notice of discontinu- ance of the action, but refused special costs.

S UPERZEPPE L I NS. According to special information re- ceived from Juricb. the Germans have been working feverishly at the construc- tion of old and new model dirigible for several weeks past. The first four unfit fe of the new super-Zepp flotilla left the sheds this week on trial trips. In contrast with the old-model vessels, the biggest of which were 530ft. in length, with a bag capacity of 16,000 cubic metres, these newest, monsters, towering to a height of 75ft.. measure 777ft. long, and the envelopes can store 32,000 cubic metres of gas, enabling them to rise to an alti- tude of 13,000ft. Each vessel is propelled by eight motor engines, capable of develo- ping 4,000 to 5,000 horse-power energy, with a maximum speed of 75 miles am hour. On each of these super-Zeppelitus is provided tJ-oravjo for about seven tons of asuilofiivar J

DAY OF TRANSITION APPRECIABLE ADVANTAGES CAllED 01 THE SOMME. ENEMY'S DISORDERED RETREAT Paris, Saturday.—The Expert French Commentator" writes:—Yesterday was a day of transition on the' Somme. The French and British troops, altougih they did not reassume the offensive (which had been interrupted for some days by bad weather), nevertheless gained -some appre- ciable advantages. Our Allies in their section captured two lines of Germa.n trenches, on a front of over a kilometre and a half, between Flers and Martin- puich. On the French front our men be- gan by repulsing the enemy between Le Priez Farm and Rancourt. SMASHED BY 75's. This new effort was smashed by our 75's, the assailants being driven back in dis- order to their point of departure. Another attempt at re-action was begun a few hours later, only to meet with the same degree of success, and the Germans made no further effort during the rest of the day. On Thursday all our gains were held and even developed in the afternoon by a series of successful local actions. One of these made us masters of an isolated house which had been organised as a small post by the Germans and which hindered our progress towards Combles, as it strongly defended the approach to the village. Farther east we also gained some ground. These two operations enabled us to bring back to our lines 150 Germans, who will swell still further the number of prisoners taken on the Somme by the French and British troops. MAGNIFICENT RESULTS. Between the opening of our offensive on July 1st and September 18th, the total for two and a half months amounts to 55,800 prisoners. Of these 3-1,050 were taken by the French. To this really considerable figure must be added the German killed and wounded. Our object being rather the destruction of German f-oi-ces thau the capture of any particular town, it follows that from this point of view alone the battle of the Somme has already pro- duced magnificent results.

THE COCAINE HABIT. Prosecution Under Defence of Realm Act. At Bow-street on Saturday, John Reid Laird (32), independent, was charged under the Defence of the Realm Act with having been in possession of eleven phials of cocaine and one bottle of liquid cocaine. Evidence was given that defendant was found unconscious in a bedroom of the hotel where he resided. He wa,s removed to a hospital, where he was certified to be suffering from the efrects of a.n overdose of cocaine-morphia. Tke phials of cocaine and liquid' cocaine were discovered on the dressing-table. A detective-sergeant said when defen- dant was formally charged, he replied: H I am sorry. I know I should not have had so much in my possession. I am taking it to France. For the defence, a solicitor stated defen- dant had been the victim of the cocaine habit for a long period. He came of a highly respectable and wealthy family in the North of England, Defendant, who looked very ill, was re- manded for a week.

DUTCH LINER SEIZED. The Hague, Saturday.—News was re- ceived here this morning that the steamer Prins Hendrik, of the Zeeland Co., has been taken to Zeebrugge by the Germans.

ORDER TO GERMAN AIRMEN. IVtrograd, Saturday.—An order found on a 43erman airman who was taken pri- soner, recommends German aviators to take care of their machines during air operations. This order is the outcome of heavy losses suffered on the Russian front by the German air service.

MEDALS FOR MURDER. Amsterdam, Saturday.—The RoU. nische Volkszeitung." which hitherto has been indignant at the suggestion that a medal was struck to commemorate the sinking of the Lusitania, now admits that there was such a medal, which was not meant to glorify the deed, but to stigmatise the covetousness of English business men.

PEMBROKE MINE FLOODED. I On Friday afternoon, wrokmen at the Hook Colliery, Pembrokeshire, cut into pocket of an old working, and the mine was flooded. Two Colliers, William James and Joseph Thomas, were. drowned, and another man, John Bsock, was badly in- jured in attempting to escape. Others were rescued from their perilous positions. One lad, John Thomas, who was rescued after 17 hours of solitary con- finement. at once asked for a cigarette. The bodies of the two men have been recovered.

LADY DUNRAVEN. The death of Lady Dunraven, after a long i l lness, took i long illness, took place at Kenry House, Putney Vale, S.W., on Thursday night. The funeral will be at Adore, Co. Jjimerick. The marriage of Lord Dun- raven took place in. 18fi9, two years before hp succeeded to the title. Lady Dunraven was Florence, daughter of Lord Charles Lennox Kerr. They had two daughters, the eldest of whom married the Knight of Glyn and the other Lord Ardee, son of the Earl of Meath. Lady Dunraven spent a large part of her time at her beautiful Irish home, Adare Manor, Co. Limerick. She took a keen in- terest in Lord Dun raven's yachting enter- prises, by which he sought to win the America Cup, his experiments in Irish j tobacco growing, and'his encouragement of horse breeding and technical education.

I MINERS' 5 PER GENT. I ANTHRACITE DISTRICT ACCEPT A FINAL I SETTLEMENT. I MILITARY "INTERFERENCE." I I (By our Mining Corr&spondent) I The monthly meeting of the delegates of the Anthracite district was held on Saturday at the Elysium Hall, Swansea, Mr. W. Hughes, Cross Hands, in the chair, and \!1r. T. Davies, Diiiwyn Col- liery check-weigher, in the vice-chair. There were also present: Mr. D. Morgan, secretary; Mr. J. D. Morgan, treasurer; and the agents, Messrs. J. D. Morgan, J.P., and J. J. James. There was a very large atendance of delegates representing over 14,000 members. The chief agent, Mr. J. D. Morgan, re- ported upon the position of affairs at Ffosddu Colliery, and the meeting ad- cpted the suggestions made by him. Air. Morgan also reported with regard to the collection of income tax from miners, that arrangements had been com- pleted between the surveyors of taxes for the Neath and Swansea diistrietas and the representatives of the miners for an aver- age rate of 19s. 6d. per quarter, to be struck on a deduction for the cost of explosives and tools in making calculations for abatements from the total wages earned by the men. No arrangement had, as yet, been come to, so far as the Llanelly district was con- cemied. MILITARY INTERFERENCE. I Mr. J. James, agent, reported upon the I action taken by the Executive Council of the South Wales Miners' Federation in regard to the military interference with miners who have been exempted. The Executive had called the attention of the Home Office to the matter, and he be- lieved that no further interference with those men would be made by the authoii- ties. lie, however, appealed to the work- men to take their exemption cards with them whenever they left home in order to avoid trouble, and he pleaded with the men that they should attend regu- larly to their work. I FIVE PER CENT. DECISION. I The meeting definitely decided upon merging the figures of the new agreement into the existing standard wage rate in accordance with the award of Judge O'Connor and the recommendation of the Executive Council of the ,South Wales Miners. The figure fixed is 45.78. Considerable resentment was expressed amongst the delegates in regard to the action of certain individuals in discussing district disputes in the Press after such disputes had been considered by the dis- j trict meeting. A Nte of confidence A-as:, unanimously adopted in the agents and the i committee who had co-operated with them in the conduct of the proceedings in regard to the 5 per oent. dispute. The matter may therefore be now re- garded as closed. RE-ORGANISATION SCHEME. I The scheme drafted by a sub-oommitteo I for the re-organisation of the Labour Representation Scheme was referred back 'I to the lodges for consideration during the month, each lodge to send, if they wish, any amendment or suggestion to the dis- trict secretary (Mr. David Morgan) m the I course of the month, so as to be submitted and considered at the next district meet- ing of delegates. RAVEN COLLIERY SETTLEMENT. Mr. James reported the settlement of tho long..standing dispute at the Raven Col- liery, Garnant, and the ^delegates expressed satisfaction at the arrangements made. The dispute had reference to the refusal of the company to re-employ old workmen who had been on strike. As the result of a round-table conferent-t-, between Mr. James and the company and the workmen's local committee, .an amicable settlement was: arrived at on the lines desired by the dis- trict meeting. i I THE AMMANFORD PROTEST Mention was made in the course of the proceedings, of the mass meetings held at Ammanford a few days ago, in regard to the action of the military authorities in regard to certain mines. The delegates complimented Mr. J. James, the agent, upon the manner in which he conducted the business, and the success which ultimately followed his advice.

NO FREE EXIT. I The Belgian-Dutch Frontier. I The Belgian Legation states: It has re- cently been reported in the Press that the frontiers of Belgium are open, that free exit from occupied territory has been authorised by the German authorities, and ,that Belgians, except men of military age, are allowed to pass into Holland. The Belgian Legation learns from an authori- tative source that this information is in- correct. This rumour probably owes its origin to the fact that German units guarding the frontier have been tem- porarily removed at certain points.

SWANSEA JEWELLER'S WILL. Mr. William Thomas Bullock, of 44. Gwydr-crescent, Swansea, who died on the 22nd March last, left estate valued at ?)5 gross, with net personalty 9469. Pro- i bate of his will ha6 been granted to his sons, Mr. Arthur Thos. Bullock, jeweller, of the above address, and Mr. Fredk | Wm. Bullock, of Bryn-road, Swansea, I jeweller.

COAL EXPORT TO FRANCE. In regard to the export of coal to France, shippers of the Swansea port are notified that ships arriving too late to be- gin loading in September will rank against October-December licenses. Where no such licenses are available, application must be made through the local com- j mittee to Mons. Parent, of the French Coal Committee, in London, and if ap- proved by him shipments will be per- iritted, providing the. steamer has arrived before midnight on September 30th.

STATE CONTROL. I Coalowners who were in London on Friday complained that apparently they had not been officially consulted by Lord Milner officially as to his ideas in regard to State control of the nation's coal out- put. They appeared to think they had been slighted. There is no ground for this feeling, for it is understood to be Lord Milner's intention to consult all parties interested, and there is ground for believing that he has already ap. proached, informally it may Iw, those holding an official position aiuoi/gtfc the coalowners and coal exporters.

TO-DAYS WAR RESUME) Leader Office, 4.5-9 #4& J An Admiralty announcement this aftep. noon states that the enemy aerodrome at St. Denis Westrem was bombed, with highly satisfactory results by British naval aeroplanes on Friday. A similar raid was made this morning on aero- dromes at Ghistelles and Handzaeme. All our machines returned safely. The British General Officer Commanding at Salonika reports, on our Struma front we have successfully raided enemy trenches in the Kamajan region. On the Doiran front there have also been trench raids.

TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF I Up to the end of August < £ 85,657,000 had been invented in War Savings Certificates and Exchequer Bonds. 2,374 acres of rich farm-land adjoininz its estate at Wisbech has been bought by the Co-operative Wholesale Society. Sympathetic references to the death in action of Mr. Asquith's son are made by the leading Japanese papers.-Reuter. Manchester retail dealers decided to close on October 2, the Monday following the holiday arranged for munition workers. Contributions received on Thursday brought the total of the fund raised by the National Committee for Relief in Belgium to over < £ 2,000,000. Several inches below summer level in some reaches, the Thames is very clear and anglers are having the best sport in the evenings with gudgeon, dace, and roach. The death has occurred at Northampton of Mr. Frederick Covington, J.P., aged 82. He was for many venrs a town councillor, and took a prominent part in local affairs. I After the death of IMichael McOirl, in Prestonkirk, Haddington. Workhouse, over £100. chiefly in gold, was found hidden in the room where he had lived for many years. At Norwich on Friday a speci&l con- stable was fined ti for spreading a false report. H? stopped a cycli-t and ordered him to put his lights cut, saying there was an air raid. John McPherpon was sentenced to six months' hard labour at Glasgow for break- ing the plate-glass window of a jeweller's shop in Argyle-street and stealing £ 44 worth of jewellery. Sixteen Glasgow magistrates have passed a resolution urging the Government ro vield to the "universal desire of the nation that women shall be enfranchised on the same terms as men. Whilst a. nursemaid was wheeling a baby I in a push-chair at Dudley a motor-cyclist dashed info it. The push-chair was smashed to piece? and the nursemaid ".as) hurt, but the baby escaped injury. j A p-?rantee that all railwayman return- ing from military service and fit to resume their former employment shall be allowed to do so is being sought from the Board of Trade by the Railwaymen's Union. Ballot papers, returnable on November 20, are to be issued on September 28 for the election of a general secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen. The can- didates are Mr. Arthur Bellamy and Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., assistant secretary. The special outfit allowaA^e of .£5 10s. for officers proceeding to the Mediter- ranean, including Egypt, Salonica, and Corfu, will be suspended from October 15 in the case of officers embarking for, or granted commissions while serving at, those stations. Thomas Drury, of the Royal Field Artil- lery, and/his wife were sentenced by the Nottingham magistrates on Friday to six months' imprisonment for fraud by draw- ing two separation allowances per week, one after the husband's discharge and the other on his rejoining the Army. Fines and costs totalling « £ 32 2s. were imposed at North London Police Court on Friday on Robert Bun-h, a milk dealer, of Sonderberg-road, Seven Sisters-road, who was said to adulterate his milk by water contained in the cans in which he delivered it to his customers. At their fourth sitting on Friday the jury which has been investigating the deaths of a woman and two men at the A. L. Meteorlite Company's works at Cani- berwell on July 25 decided that an acety- lene gas cylinder exploded, and they ex- pressed the opinion that the authorities should reconsider 'the regulations govern- ing the acetvlenfe industry.

BRITISH SUPERMEN. I An American Professor's Tribute. Dr. Benjamin Rand, of Havard Uni- versity, returned here to-day (Friday), says the New York correspondent of the Daily Telegraph," after investigating the wur conditions in Europe, and has issued a statement which serves as an efficient counterblast to the theories of Professor Munsterburg, also of Havard, who has been workilg for thv German propaganda. Dr. Rand tells Americans that victory for the Allies is absolutely certain, and that the course of the war has shown that the Germans are by no means the supermen Professor Munster- burg has painted them. He says: Ample proof was given me that the English rather than the Germans are the efficient race. The former have raised and equipped an army in two years with a per- fection which excels what the latter has been able to do in a decade. The entire equipment of transportation from, muni- ti-tin iilants to the front has been made with a thoroughness that must challenge the admiration of the world. In the mag- nitude and multiplicity of the problems which have been solved a task has been performed greater perhaps than has ever fallen to a nation in so brief a time. Financial problems, too, have been met by England of a character that has never heretofore been dreamed of.

SUPPLEMENTARY. PENSIONS. I The total amount of money paid by the War Pensions Statutory Committee to the local committees for supplementary pen- sions, allowances and grants, from July 1st to September 23rd, is £ 333,969.

EARL'S BROTHER KILLED. I Captain the Hon. Richard Philip Stan- hope, brother of the present Earl Stan- hope, and heir presumptive to the Earl- dom, is reported to have been killed in action in France on September 15th, whilst leading a charge of the Grenadier Guards.

J 1 PORTUGUESE PROGRESS. A rpecial Exchange mame" fwiffla Lisbon dated Saturday, says:—'th* Mittiftter for the Colonies hae romfmld a. telegi-am from XigQ asrQotmc^rig the advance of Port-aia-ma tJooops ia German East Africa. fte, adnn 12 kilometres. The enemy is retreating into the interior, and eTaetaated his headquarters. Tocafco hat been tured by the r- >- f, "t. V I < i I •1 • :i; ■ ■ t t t

HIS ORDERS. Amsterdam, Saturday.—The Cologne Gazette" gays that Col. Carabalo6. the former Commander at Kavalla, told a Belgrade correspondent that he had orders to hand over Kavalla without re- sistance to the advancing Germans and Bulgarians because the Greek standpoint was to show the same attitude towards them as owards the Entente.