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VIENNA BREAD FINfcS. cerne, Inday.—Thirty Vienna bakers have been sentenced to imprisonment'and fines for violations of the regulations re- lating to the preparation of war bread. ?omc of t?R Snps ?K:posM? amount to ??'O each.  Fo-ls are' now being Mid for 12s. ?!. each fn thp?cn?ntrv districts -of Hungary, and for 10s. Od. in. Budapest itself.— Wireless Press. 1

n INUt[YIIU I Y." 11 ERRlAN CjAtCEllOR'S ¡ Se PROMISE I riFF eueoEi. Aild A WE-VI LOAN i IT AU?iier?am, ?rmjy (.r?ceivcu oamruay;. 1 the German Reichstag to-day. Count on Eoedcrn, Minister 01 Finance, bub- uttod the new Budget. He said the JLiri- TI ?h blockade of the C:?l'm and neutral jastSj v.'hich wa? n?m? the hitherto listing usn?e ot I.niernatioual Law, had een answered by an actual blockade by I leans of the submarine Weapon. For this there could not be any written. Emulations in international Law govern- M ig this weapon. Since thclegitimato 11n-1 2stricted eiapluyment 01 the submarine Iritish Ministers had been busy wit h, in- lilting abuse.. j The Mmi&tcr wc?t'into a icn? argument II egarding the ongm o? the ??'. These nemy utterances," he declared. {)ulv 11 Lrengthen our determination • to-achieve I ctoiy. In the Budget new taxation pro- iosals for 1,250,000,000 marks were included, s well us a war credit of the unpreee- tc ented amount of 15,000,000,008. marjes. Ln additional tax of 20 per cent, on the tl xisiing war taxation was necessary. -There would aiso be a tax of marks a on on coal, and he contrasted the iavour- st ble condition of Gern»«ny in regard to oat, compared to all their enemies. There P rould also be a tax 031 railway tickets and in railway freights. The average extra- u irdinory expenditure during the months if Oetobcr to January was £ ,775,COO,CD? iJ, narks. The total expenditure cf the world fell it in their enemies in the proportion of two A o oije. Thus, of the total of 15,000,000,GOO j c' sterling, not more than 5,000,000,000 mil- i.nir; nvmld fall 011 Germany. 10 .VJ"J 'V""L In addition to tho war credit, they must ext month h¡.1\ another loan. The out aok was certainly serious, but their econo lie life gave no reason to look into the 5 uture with less coniidence than hitherto, i: f the (icriiiau people iirialy believed in a Lappy issue of the linal struggle, which 0 md become inevitable, they must also xpect financial cousMURnces. Against l he demand of our enemies for reparation, Œ shRU bo able to put the word iiulem- t ve 1-.o alle tu liti', ,-tie -r:-=±r— j

F?W POTATOES. j i o < :-=: -I =-=- -,ft 1,( FiSiity or swsaes anu Parsnips. i «■ I TlI"I. ""A."T" nf ..LJ.l¡t! .l tl > V Vi ('JlllL,J I n Swansea. Market to-day, and thoso that s ,ici-e on sale were eagerly snapped up at I itd. and 2d. per lb. t There is a good supply of meat in the iiarkst t-o-day. J; A fruiterer in Cattle-square has the fol- | j- owing notice posted outside his s hop:— c Potatoes are 1 td. per 1i) (no bags given I free) to purchiisers of equal value of other g i'ffods. Please note we are losing 15. Gd. a )h every bag sold at this price." RSNNCFTMRIE '1 R^I RMTV r- J, u P.I 1 ro » i* » i • j r ¿c, 11.11, HU- t )f swedes and parsnips are arriving in | t own. which are being rapidly disposed of (. n place of potatoes. s coldni I cc uci n tto t gur I L.I L." r-J UULI UI • 1 NR^ T I .J._J.. <_„J_ -4- .I. H\: jiaiiaon puiuio iiiuriv^id arc ssiui awaiting supplies. A big v;!iokv-ak> dealer stated on Saturday that it was Qb. vious that supplies were being withheld unreasonably, but they were getting for- Irard just .sufficient supplies to prevent a famine. Reports from all markets show that only about a quarter of the usual of potatoes arc reaching the city. t C1DCT riarc IM UIQTflDV I I' ,1 I", .¡o TVir flit* fircf I'll flu* flio 4 <UOJ H<O <UUV ..< 'U,v' Barrow market there were 110 potatoes on sale on Saturday. Many acres of potatoes I; in the district have not been dug up, the owners stating that there is a scarcity of j: labour. 0--

U-?-U?i! UUii????S. ? 1, -I- I, i m ?'?acK en ?M?cn msr- i ? cr.ant Ships. 1 Cai1 E1p: 11 —- llio Lxcliange ieiegrapli Co. learns I from a reliable 60i,rce that with reference to the attack on the group of Dutch mar- chant ships, four of which yprp home- 1 -Mard bound to Holland with foil cargoes, on February 22nd, in the western iip- i proaches to the English Clianuel, tliat no instructions regarding routes were asked for or given by the British Admiralty. The whole of the arrangements were in th3 hanck; of the Dutch authorities. Lloyd's report that the crews of the ( kllowing steamers,; presumably all saved, were landed Friday, their vessels having been torpedoed on Thursday;— Zaandik. Nooverdak, Remand, Gaaster- j. land. Jaeatra Menodo, Bandoeng.—Joint I Mcotage, conTCPTinw nc THS MlPfSHTS '1\11 VI" VI "1. I M De Lannessan, ex- LA, 1.1.. '"v. "It.s. v .I-&4.i. '> Minister of Marine, writes as follows in Matin on the submarine war:— After much deliberation and research a plan has been devised for the special protection of our transports from being torpedoed whilst proceeding to the Army iu the East. This plan consists of the reduction cf sea routes to the minimum by the utilisation of rail routes from France, thereafter as far as the port of liriudisi. Even after this has been thor- oughly accomplished there will remain i the 'Otranto Straits to traverse, though it is narrow and cau be barred by steel nets." ITALIAPti TRANSPORT SUNK. A CFNFP.: AN ITFT LILIN transport was torpedoed on her v.ty to Saloiiik a. Most of the troops on. board j • ""•ere saved* j

0-BAY S TVAR RESUMEI -————— 4 I ?, Office, .i.en fo.m. jj 7 T .J" C 'veral thousands of employes are said to have been killed by a terrific explosion which occurred at the munitions fac- tory in Dresden just after Christmas. The Kaiser made a special journey to the site of the disaster. he S.000 Greek troops who surrendered to the Germans and Bulgarians at Kavalla, are interned at Goerlih, where they are on the verge of starvation. he German Minister of Finance has made an important statement. In addi- tion to the credit, he says, they must next month have another loan. Against the demand of their enemies for re- paration they wanild be able to put the word indemnity." Lore British shipping bas been tor- pedoed. With regard to the Dutch merchantmen attacked it is pointed out. that they did not- consult the British authorities with xsegard to route, etc. I! P.O. s., ftft:p;w

:«-l}ArSHfcWb_|H DHStr j iiOru l/ovonyort s cvmuiuuii l.'1J11.111 utxs ) improve. There are now 0,588 women at work on ho L. and N.W. Railway. Alderman Lawrence O'Neill has been m- railed Lord Mayor of Dublin. Every possible cilort is being made to revent food waste in the Army. Mr. H. W. Fox (Unionist) was returned ?pi?o;ed for j?. Warwickshire division, [ ?Lloapl-x)-? d for The empiovmrnt oi policewomen has icon discontinued nt Wimbicdci), Surrey. A York-hire curate, the Rev. E. Johnson, ins started work as a filled at tuc Ossmg- ( on Main C-ollieiy.. The deat h occurred in Dublin on Friday if The O'Conor Don, head of a family rhic ?cp3 hack t, the lentil century. ) t ho L c. n t?, i i-- ??n mpriso'nment f-r theft, William Smitb, >8, was ?aid ?o han' spmt t'?' last ?1 years n gaol. The Canadian Post Oiffce reminds coire- •.condent-s hat KiU-hener -is no-.v the name ji the town in Western Ontario formerly its To amount of new money subscribed to -a-,ii(iiiiit oi-n(,W Dlon(,y tstil)6cri'?)e(i to iihiounted to exclusive of po.vt otiicc investments. V or the present the sale of spirits on :aturdays has been prohibited in C.arL«le nd that part of the western border area ituate in Scotland. On March 1 the ofri res of the Centra; j Control Board (L'qy.or 'I rallic.i will be noved from t'aimda Mouse, Ivingsway, to I'll jatyiuer House. 1 tit, i'icoadilly, W. Ordered to join up, Lancaster Smith, a i nember of the Sidmoutli (Devon) Lroaa ,'ouneii, tainted, ar.d .the case, was ad-, ourned for medical examination. Mr. Ilvan Francis, tailor and drap^ .ay jtlw.t jw.). tKit the Ma\'felt(U}.tr^s- ïtm N"-I!o applied to the Tribunal for eh- tmption. rite's and caKtsamount?]?<o J;(; 2s. r.Ct'?iri'?ctpd at t?e?'TiiQ?aU Court.'T'? Friday on Gcaigc Patrieke, of illm '?t- iu'seent, Coldcr's Green, fc-r travelling on b tube without paying his fare. Sydney, Friday (received Satti-,day). Win the War celebration here to-day vas a great success. Mr. Storey, Parlia- nentary Labour leader, said Australiit iliould iill the gaps and ensure victor}7 tending more men to the front.-Reti- er. being pro- noted at the Swaneoa Docks. • The iirst )rize wiil be .?50 in War Loan certiti- 'atc?. and there will be ??\'<r.? utb?r K'hies'of a lesser amount.- It is hoped uv ;lco hu:.d over a certain ame-unt to eh«rit- ,!de institutions. New York. Friday (ree-'ived Siturday). Mitchell, i'.iay.:r of New lorfc, lias j •ceommonded the Hoard of Estimates to :akc stfps. to provide focd for the pool' of he city. The Board has resolved to ask he State Legislature tor the sale of food ■tali's at cust price, and to inquire into: he high cost of living.—Router

 U.C.¡;,1. S?G?S D.C.M. bsx ia s '{r' Impester. i' i ¿" I., "Ill. 1.11"f.. 1..11"rl. Perkins, a native oi Swansea, was charged with stealing a pair of trousers and a sh irt, the property of Ben Phillips. •Bryneoch. John Henry Davies, The Rhyddings, said he was going homo on Tuesday niglit when he met prisoner on the road, limp- ing along on' two stick's, lie was wearing three hit badges itu(I v,-ar decorations ou his breast, lie said ho was in tho Ritle Brigade, wounded at tha battle of Loos, and lost his leg by sburpud. and was Wearing an artificial limb, value £ 32. Be asked witness to find todgmgs for him as he had loot his train to Swansea, and he took him to his uncle's house, who ac- commodated him. Nest morning he stole the trousers and shirt. P.O. Phillips i aid prisoner admitted stealing tho clot ho?, and e-elling tho trousers in a public-house,for a dollar. 11.(\ was further chargcd with assaulting | u railway porter, and with a breach of the Defence of. the Realm Regulations, to which he pleaded guilty. I MSiTsTftR OF THE WORST TYPE. He is an impostor of the worst type, t He i i iiii o?toi tho WOl't:lt typC' said Supt. Ben Evans. "He has never done a day's work since 1008, only when ho has been in jail. On Tuesday, the 15th February, he visited tha Y.M,C. I Port TaIL)-c, %vlio;i a reception wa? iven a returned soldier. Prisoner was noticed by the ex-mayor, Mr. Percy Jacob, welr- ing three gold stripes on the sleeve of his coat anu tho D.C.M. decoration oil his breast. The ex-Mayor, continued Supt. Evans, interested himself in the case, and in an interview prisoner said his name was David Morgan, and had served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He wac at the battle of the Somme, and was sent to blow up a gun, v. hicii he did, and on re- truning his leg was blown off. Prisoner told a pitiful tale. olid was given a sovereign by the ex-Mayor. Tha Clerk: What about his artificial leg? NEVER IN THE ARMY. Supt. Evans: An absolute lie, 6ir. He I has ijever been in the Army, and a few I weeks ago was knocked down by a taxi in Swansea and injured his ankle. Prisoner was sentenced to six months' haru labour, tlle Mayor auding, that it was a despicable thing to impose upon I the charity of the benevolent during a crisis like the present.

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CASTLE CINEMA. S ? OLGA PETRO VA In Fonr Fascinating Acts of Sublime Drama, THE ETERNAL QUESTION. jt THE BUGLE CALL, ? A Thrilling Triangle Western 4L Drama in Five Parts. IfellJon., Tues., Wednes. S

WONDERFUL HEALER. c?.- Romance of Antiseptic Re- i discovered. J il flavine, the .remarkable new anti?ei)ti(- 1 to which reference was made at a_ weet. i lttg of the governors of the Middlesex ?pital on Thursday, is one of those *>iaiiy discoveries which have been made. ^fcandoned as useless, and then redie- covered and turned to practical account, writc.s a mcdical correspondent. It was tir;st prepared by Ehrlic-h, and was redis- covered iu investigations carried out at Wi-3 Bland-Sutton institute at Middlesex 1 lio&pital. Immense improvement lias keen effected, and it now seems to be the tilO:,t effective antiseptic we have. At the Middlesex Hospital it has been tested fcr over a year with marvellous and now u:¡s them exclusively in septic s (popularly called poisoned wounds), fader its influence discharging wounds Sickly clean up and the skin begins to r.eep over them almost from the first day. Large shrapnel wounds begin to heal within four or five days, and when tile wound comes under treatment Ulcklv it heals by first intention and without the formation of matter Suppuration). The outstanding feature of the Flavine I impounds is that they cyo not harm the issues nor interfere with those blood cor- puscles which destroy the raicrobes.

 L.C.C. HALL NEXT. | Sir Alfred Mond states in Parliamen- tuiT papers that he is considering the Question of hastening the completion of the new L.C.C. hall on the south side of J'io river in order that it may be used I tar Government departments.

A SUSPICIOUS FERE. I Amsterdam, Friday.—" Lea Nouvelles, )[ Maastricht, reports that on February J!) a great fire broke out at the works of -Messrs. John Cockerill and Co., at Seraing, ar Lie:e, i The managers rooms, all the counting i housr-s, workrooms, and model shops were (le-,irove(i. The loss of < Machinery models is irreparable, and the total damage is estimated at < £ 2,000,000. The cause of the fire is unknown, but there is reason to think Germans know Something about it.-Reutei-.

FUTURE OF FLYSNG. ¡ FUTURE OF FLYING. il Air. Handler Pag^, who has designed' a ] Biffantic aeroplane, which, in a recent ex- I Periniental trip, rose to a height of 7,000 i carrying twenty passengers and a ( Pilot, believes that the large machine in future commercial development will have Plenty cf room for pacseng;ers, or j luggage, and will cover greflt distances. 'A daily express between London and ( Paris," he says, carrying mails and 1 tal)re than two or three passengers, may ( possibly be an institution of the not far distant future," while he believes that, i despite starting delays, a machine will be ( i i-nac h Constructed that will cross to America i *&ore quick1 y than the mail steamers.

COMBING iMfc COLLIERIES. I Tribunal Inquiry at Mcrriston. The Colliery Tribunal met at Morriston 611 :aturoay: Mr. Dyer Lewis presiding, fcnd Mr. J. D. Morgan was the assessor, to deal wjili the men clarified at the last Travelling Mbdical Board, THE COPPER PIT. The Copper Pit wa6 first dealt with, as result of which several men were re- leased for the Army. A t-mgle man in charge of the aerial topeway v;s The Tribunal allowed the colliery to letain the mall. •A coal miner. Class A, had been work- hl thr<?? months at a spelter vcr?s, and •^ven nionthrs at a steelworks, but had previously been employed as a hard rtound" worker. lie was treated as a toiner, and retained by the firm. ThrM raen who had not been examined ordered for P-Narainat;on, and will be released if Class A. PtNThx LULLIEny. The Pent re Colliery review resulted in the release of three men. The men who had not been examined were treated as in the previous colliery review. Two ttien who were alternately niglit and day driving a hunlagt.' engine which requirtxl jTnueh kl1\ and experience, were re- tained on the ground of indMppnsability.

f.'J, C, ti'¡. p Ql A. T H SPADfe. • ,r,¡ > r' U ;).JiI I Cv. W;)H..{rww:Llb2neg Wt!O i. Urge Sunday Dsgging. i <;) .JIo"r¡;'Jf U'Ob.C). The lisv. fc-ilas K. Hocking, who rcently Morrit io i, has been t dvocating pastors leading their flocks to t unday labour on allotments. ? t A well known W??lcyan mirds?r, Mr. 1 Greenland, who L&s (loliic^^d tiITi1! addr!-5=<? to th2 mc? in moro r lian a hundred military camps during t ho war, suggests that Brotherhood" and 'leacant Sunday Afternoons m:ght be =■ mployed in this way, aka the C'er iui: c mploypd in this way. aleo the eeiuur lasscs of Sun.d'.y Schools. ( t

CHALLENGED AS THEY LEFT, i All men of military age were, upon leaving Linglicld races on Saturday, challenged by. the military.

HOS?!TAL" ANNUAL REPORT. J A spenal racfhn? of UiG b war sea ? Hospital Board of MaHa?m?nt on ??tur- n day mci'tun?—Mr. Ch-irlc, J.'re- sifhu?—considered and adopted the draft I 0 c'f ,i,cport. 1 c

ITALIAN SUCCESS. II Friday's Italian official says:—Last night one of our airships, by a clever n .inceuvre, suddenly reached the enemy lviaticn ground at Prosecco and dropped one ton of high explosive vrith visible suc- "EISS. St:e returned safely.—Admiralty, per Wireless Press.

ARMCHAIR FETCHES £ '.7^. I ..1 ? 1,- At a sale ot tne lurnuure •«"- Mr. Cor.rf. aDtiygraig House, Pembrey, ~armarthenshire, an old armchair which tarted with a £ ~t bid was eventually mocked down for J6177 10s. It' de- jcrikecl as a real antique ciaw-ancl-ball nlllhnir. with carved shell pattern ¡: cabriole legs.

BY ORDER OF THE POPE. Home, Friday.—During the past three lays sixteen steamers have arrived at Italian ports loaded with food, coal, and )thc merchandise. The Pope has ordered lhfit- the Vatican delegates in America, vho were about to return to Italy, should lelav their departure, no guarantee lis1 v- ng been received t'rom the Central Em- nres on the sulyect of their safe conduct. -"Wireless Press.

TIGRIS ATTACKS 1 I m BRITISH EffORT IN i t PROGRESS 1  ? UMS BF IKME3 7A?E? ? ? ? ?.?., i v QM nm -nfll ?li 1're&S JDUJ?'u.   D.eral Ofnl,er COillrnunding-in-Chief in K esopotamia reportsi Since ths c?'arin? of the Dabra bnd m I our eJÏortõ have been concentrated on bi e taking of the Sanna-i-Yat position (on ir ie left bunk of the Tigris cast of Kut-d- p; aara).  th S'ta???c bom?nramp?cs have lieen 0j irried out dily siMc the 17U) inst. when ir attack failed, and all preparations pj ?o for a renewed dŸort. This attack was launched on February 'nd, and two lines of trendies at tl,- QI 'c, .Utll end ? the poition were 6ceured ?d consolidated. | Fighting is still proceeding. >ti»avy rain has cuuted be Tigris to .se to ilood level, thereby hindering l)ntions and makin: the 6nppiy of t}K ?:")5 ';? the left bank a matter of bOUle ( iu:culty. mm— i

I j ■ —— r- 1"\1 a, Ests?Ka:i3 ot In Loasse iv 14-1 Though by no means all the applica- Ij ions for War Loan have gonù s, hrough, those who arc in a good i.,csi-tioll o judge are now of opinion that the esti- J aate of the Chancellor of the Exchequer hat < £ 700,000,000 had been subscribed will 5 iiovo to have been an underestimate, and hat the total will come out nearer !jDCO,000;000 new money (says our Lon- » JJ CUt 1. \lJv.u. It is very probable that on Monday the w h;:ncellor ot the Ex-hequer will be able S a detailed statement on the; tc ,a?? !? =-=- n

T8PS FKOrVS.G5isJHii5. i, A ??3 ?t? ?ase Meay??, itia rA E?d. !t U The prosecution conclnclr-d ,at the IN iailey on .Friday in tho cabe in which re- r: ruiting o'Sicials at the Whito City and a 0 octor arc charged with conspiracy to d efcat the provisions of the Military Ser- i(\ Act. is Charles Joseph Eoughley Eiley, for- d aerjv a clerk at the White City, gave vidrrcs. H? admitted Dr. Caley to!d | -im to s4op accepting money from tijii to e",)p 'cel'un: i ?cr?t.-??jor Shcnpa.'d. WHO <?], aMU, hat tha only tipf." ?? r?cc'yp? ircm remits v.pr? spo?a??'?s offerings, was ?kod about Kpccihc inctarcc?, and, after eflection, replied:— « well, a deaf chap came in w?'h ODC ? .t?cse truf"?? i? hi" rftfr1 g ■> L pf?nd. I!a r;ti?'<???'?*?<?<?*'??'?' h" <?*'y or.p who h?d been civil to him."t The hearing wws adjourned.

ANOTHER REIViAMD." h Captain Herbert William Wilson, who 3 remanded in custody charged und?r the 1 D?'cncG of tho Realm Act \nth Jrncwir?Iy ] naking a false Etatement in a document signed by him. of which it was lus duty >0 ascertain the accuracy, in March, 1916, J tad on other dates, was again remanded at Liverpool, c:i Friday, for seven days.

"TH E BLACK SFOT." 11 The Holywell magistrate on Friday I] lecided to refer for compensation to the it-easing authority the. license cf the Harp r nn, opposite St. Winfred's Well, on the round of redundancy. It was stated that Holywell was tIw 'black spot" in Flintshjre in the matter ] f its liceuc.'s, tb-r3 being one licence to ( 15 of the inhabitants—the highest pcr- s-ntage in the county. j

BRANDING OF CALVES. t (\1"1 '"II RA _f! !lJ. 1"1'\1'1.£-1, i'1".l-H; I Ml for slaughter. Thomas and James Jones, well-known dealers, were fined JJ10 and X-,5 respectively, and Edwin Roberts, auc- tioneer's clc-k was fined jC»-for aiding and abetting. It; was fiTcgcd that the calves were not; pr.s.-ed through the auction as ie<uired by the Maintenance of Live Ste-k Act, whhdi JSVS that only calves of the value cf £ 2 and under may be killed. .=- t

CBEtR TRUOPS MU SECEDED i r. 0 !fi iOW QE8SANS TREAT THEIR FBitliBS I I STARVATION THE REWARD I 1 I R I Router s Agency learns irom j.,auaunue ,at the. 8,000 Greek troops who surren- -r,ed to the Germans and Biilgarittiis at avalla, and are now interncU at Goer- In tz, are infuriated with their command- I officer,who has had to leave the lieiigh- lurhcod. -The troops accuse him oi hav- hI ig. taken them into Germany by false co !-ftMiccs,?n-mg them to tUidei-stumI Hmt uw were to be sent back to GrcccB by \?y be Monasiir. Their present condition. is In itiable, efiu-y being almost deprived ot Ire read. Hunger awl.discontent havo leu 'e > muiinits, although the oflicers attempt i11 > pacify' ihcrn. -There have been numer-, liS deati^s' from disease and improper H ourishment. Stl One office has committed suicide.

OUK EFFECTIVES. I -Iz- ? vi r £ smd;esa -i-reops,. fexcsusive jij; of Those in I A A White Paper issued on Saturday gives C a token form the Army estimates ox tfective and non-effective services for the t" ear 1917. It is ?hown that the number  i men on the home and c-aloni? estab- ;1, h?hmsnt. ? the Army. exclusive of those I '2< erving in India, is 5.0(K),000. 1 n'

M?TMLLED PO?t? I oi "l; V" Iii k-a V ti;; '!J jfa,. 01 —1 n I s Clasrui Unwsr i^ov- I 0 ersimsist Conss^sratjow, 1 I S! rrt.» mi rillSfd i: JJl \1.¡.' IUlLJ.n.l"'<4u\J M — ithin the past few weeks, of making 11 wantea a coutrolled port, in order that I jnnage a may as lar us n ossible, improved, is receiving attention I, t the hands of the GovcruBMut Depart- n louts concerned. AIÚong tlwsø who are f iiterested in,shipping and colliery opera. ion?, ami aiso ?moug the miners ?vh?o  Mrrin'? bevc for ome months bMu rc- lJ ucpd 'hv "top wet,k the rumo-ur c hat a number of' otticials from the Mjn. t stry of Motions, and oth(r ,)artnients II W,t Wale,:i. ha Hiveu 1 'Ii. U "r isetoho?sth?ttbis niat?r among I then, wilt be promptly and cUpc?ivcty 231t ,ith. Dr. Add¡\)Il, the Minister of Munitions, accompanied by of. ottitr epartments. "I"'b. f

„OCAL APPEAL UAoii. 1 y 3t'a¡ j;n!ais Agssu "? a I ( C??g Cgsior. ¡ « l'ln.1, t In the (X-.art of Appeal on <»« piaster of the. Rolls and Lords J vu'tices iVarringtun and Scrutton, dismissed an iifttJiftyKitfW. agrtir.st -j lie judgmoisi: of Mr.. Justice Atkin in an t ,etiûl1 for personal injuries brought by 11111 against Mies G. :\1. Powell Jones and ler employers, the South W ales El- lineering Supply Co., of St. Marysstreet, Swansea. Mr. Lincoln Reid, for the appealing daintii¥, eaiO the action arose out of a not?r cycle -accident on September ?)t;?, 915, at Hhm. CilybehylL Mics Po?)l 'ones v.'as employed by t]:a ?(??h Wales  Jn?Q?riji? Supply Co. a.s a traveller. On i h0 dtY in question she was returning to Swansea from her rounds on a motor cycle ,>elon'gi'ng to tie, which ehe used with he knoledgsj of her employers. She col- ided with the plaintiff, who sustained erious iniuties, and his cMO was that 1 iliss Powell Jones was riding 0:1 the vi-oii- Eido of the road at all. eXCf>Ï\'I}' f peed when the accidcnt tGo: place, I r was aiso riding a motor cycle. De. t J 1 'endar.ts denied laintiff's allcsations, nd pleaded contributory negligp^ee, nnJ I liss Powell ■ Jones counter-claimed for iamage to her cycle. Plaintiff fsiled in < is claim, and Powell Jones got t udgment on her counter-claim. T);il".1 Oil fiuhimtted. was wrong, and that adgraent should he entered for his client, T OF LAUCRF MIOVA ¡;],nnlc1 hP A new trial. ,,1.1 IL" "4 Without falling on tho respondents lieir li'rd.-itiix? refused to disturh the udgment ?nd dismissed the Ki'p?al ?ifh ;0sts. I    I

FtLL tiwm r" U, c; I John Mairtwaring (22), 105, Go, ir-rgrai'g, who was admitted to the S'tvansea Hospital on the 22nd mEt., died on Friday night. Deceased, a collier, was sitting on the canal bridge when he over-balanced and fell. sustaining a fractured spine. !"W' a

SOCIAL AT OWLZI i t-A. .f'- "u- A social was held at: (iW-cStIll, illilulall- on Thursday evening, Mr. John LI, Evans. presiding. An excellent- programme was contributed to by Mr. Trevor Jen- kins, Mr. Harold Evans and friends. Miss Phillips, Mr. John L. Reje, Mr. Eiarys. Williams. Mr. Bryn Jeukins. I\1r. Dai R033 handed Pte. Williams a gift*

LOCAL WILL. l Mr. Wra. Jones, of Tynyrhcol House, Tonna, Llantwit, Juxta-Neath, who died October 21st last, left estate of the gross value of of which £ 18,486 is net personalty. Probate of his will has been granted to his widow, Mrs. Alice M. Jones, to whom be left the whole of his ectfite absolutely.

THOUSANDS OF 11I VICTIMS II 1 ■■ $ I tXPLOSlOH AT DRESDEN i J "in UNITION WORKS BLOWN UP I Heuter'fi Christiania message received TI tb Saturday says:- Norw(,gi, ivlio has just returneu j frenn Dresden, informs the "Aftos Poster" that the great munition factory at Dres- 41-eii was destroyed by a series of explo- j ?ns on December 28tb last.  ?f SO.'? employcs, including 2,000 sol- T' wrs several thousands were killed out- t!;ch t. 'i'hs Kaisrr made a special journey on 0 'h? ?Hewing day to visit the site 01 the Q Faster. — -j

SWANSEA WAR LOAN. —:—rS ;r IF F Natiai.ial war savings 1 Association. f The Mayor of Swansea has received the j M. Ki11(er<,10Y, ciiairman of the National War Sav- T lngS Association: I "May I take the opportunity of the loing of the War Loan campaign to ^nder you the hearty thanks of this Dunit-, for your cooperation with our ^ganieaHoii? The promises that were lt1.adc at the Chancellor of the ExclH'fIUer'S inference at Westminster Hall have been E fittply fulfilled, and a great national ser- j s lce has b?l'n rendered by ths Lord -iid chairmen of urban R ^•itricts and borough treasurers through- Fl c'tf the coviiti. Y. ti Wo trust that your co-operation will tl eOntinue in the no less urgent matter of y Olir normal work, that Ql forming War c Savings Associations. There are already c Nearly 25,000 associations in existence, c 4r.4 it is our desire to double this number the end of June. Willi your help we ;&ave little doubt that this object should nttained. attained."

BIVOUACnMBED !ALF-A-ISH OF PMJESIiLES I DROPPED 8Y !? FRENCH I M" 1"'T' D-DAY'8 FRENCH O.tl"lCL\J,.J.' ,1 -IT r,4- +Vl!i r.ln<:¡: I i tne v osges yt-sueiuaj, "V 1jU- of the day, one of our detachments T' penetrated the enemy's lines to the north of Scnones. his morning, after a violeat.bom- Gs bflrdment, the Germans unsuc- M cessfiJlly attempted a surprij e at- a, on cur trenches near X\ asen- th bac h. he night was calm on the red of ^Aj the front. i ca ?V!?!!ur<. ? ? io? I-I.?.: Ll l r-i^r.tnnpan'i ir» -v, no OJ cur Oil uuMiyuiuKu, 1 the course of the night, the f £ c- i tcries at Wcrth, in the region of I so Briery, ana returned without inci-1 B, dent to its station. cur hundred kilograms of projec-i |. tilts v/crc oroplied by cur aero- rl planes en the German bivouaes :n tr the Forcs ci Spinccurt. ) tÎi

AN fU S H HSROIKE. 11, GaSsa^i Girl Oscsraied by ¡£' t?3 Kmg. J  -=- ?, The heroine of-the Dublin re hell ion was r.ouisa Nolan, a young Irish girl, in her ;en; On Saturday Miss Nolan, who is inly 17 rears of age, attended at Buekijig- H [lal Palace at the command of the e, to receive a decoration tor her gallant d Ic-pd. d. In the hottest moment of the rebell1:m V the girl r'? "?' ?? °i? ? und?r a hail of S?o aud dra?Tred ?u oaiier and ? number n ?' men, who h?d b??e- shut down, to ? e 11c nf safety. TcHin? ?Pr story on 1 fl- h clay. Miss Nolan, who is at pre-ent appear- r ing in the revue, said ^iat at the time «ho was staying with t friends, in Dublin. The G.P.O. was being r bombarded by the soldiers, seeing an a officer and several men fall, she ran out r b, hplpthclll. 'I ca?&tt ? ?M* '?i-M'?er? abe Raid, ''« "????bua' iii*. !.n]i?_ ?'- ""? Fbrexters. and mur?ged to pun him! t bphind the shclt.'r of ?omr hwrdiu??." Thc'L shp! dr?p?pd a n'umbcr of r?cii io sddy. and, in spite of the warHinf?s &}, doctors and nurses, crossed the Mount- street Bridge, still under fire, and brought back a. dying sohlier. He died with my i hand in liis," said Migs Nolan. I The mother of the officer vrhom the r brave girl saved has presented her with a & silver purse and the badge of the t Foresters. < a I

ST. DAVID S DAY. I Thp matinee to be held Rt the Alhanibra on St. David's Day in aid of tho fund for Wd"h trooP', and' "hch wm ?c? a He tided by Quean Alexandra and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd George, promises to be a huge suc- cess, and Dr. Lloyd, who is making the arrangements, hopes to clear ,-03,000 by it. In order to reach that figure, however, he will need the aid cf the rich folks ot Wales, and already he 11:18 received some snbstaniial donations, among them be:ng Lady Owen Philipps 150gs., Mrs. Godfrey Isaacs lC-3;rs.» Mrs. Sc:n Ra:n?3y and Lady Trcdefrnr .5&?-. ench. Mrs. Lc?ip Ward S35. Mr. Chas. RadcUfte (CardiH) SOgs., Mr. ,Tosph Fraeer (CardiS) 2?E- ??'- ?°- Bodd .£O, Lady Merthyr £ 25, Sir Alfred Icnd 2P.7S., Sir Clifford Cory Ell 10s., Canadian Pacific Kailway «62?, Mrs. Coza- let ,£20, Mr?. Shadworth Watts «52o, Hon. Mrs. "Deverens « £ 10. Mrs. Morgan Jones iii), Lord Ncrtheliffe £10, Mr. A. Gold- finch .£1/1. Dr. William Lloyd has bought the gal- lery, a few frirnds of the Eccentric Club have bought the amphitheatre, and Dr. Lloyd has arranged for 4CO wounded sol- diers, as many Welfih as possible, to be talxen to the tlieatrts in special mptors. There will be 'a special box for blind offiwrf, provided b-v Ladv Owen Philip.ns,

COLD IN KILTS. i Ie "Keep quiet; lie low; the scent is HOC, but it must be cold in kilts." t Tfceso in were alleged to have j been written in a letter from mother tu ( Thomas Hardy, of Liverpool, who was sent to prison for four months at Nortliwich j on Friday on charges of being drunk and disorderly, assaulting the police, and with deserting from the Argyle and Sutherland 1 Highlanders, i. I

KA!SERAN8HY. i  'I I Tlott^dam, J? ndav.—Much interest it as been shown irt a speech delivered yester- day at Metz by Baron Von Gammingen, the Governor cf Lorraine. "Much has hnpnened here," he said, that has caused the Kaiser's heart to bleed, but what pains me is that such occurrences are general. When <h? K?K?" r raturns to J'Tetz a deputation should wait upon him Knd rcmh!d h!m that the m? ? I.OTt-Au? h?vp h?d in batHe/' The speaker also referred to the Kaiser's angry remarks and refusal to visit Metz beeauso thousands citizens preferred fol-i i n g e.

CARMARTSHEPi GAS. CO. ) it; ujLiiuui meeting Ol the *arJLi.'aruira Co. was held on Friday, Alderman John Lois (Mayor, presiding. The report showed the quantity of ;,as eold was 2S.02G.00f) cubic feet—2,050,000 less than in 1915. This decrease as due to the Daylight Saving Act, restriction of lighting, and other causes. The xioual dividend of 7-i per elt on the Ordinary shares, and 7 per cent, on t-ho new Ordinary sb a res, was declared. The chairman said that the directors very reluctantly had to advance tJ1. price of gas bv 3d. per thousand cubic feet, and even then the price compared very favourably with larger works, in- I cluding thoso in the immediate vicinity of the coalifeld. 'Die retiring directors— Me-irc., A Sappitt, Walter Lloyd and Evan. Jones—v.-cre re-elected. Mr. John Richards was rc-electcd auditor. t

HA.WAnDEN FOR WOODED. r'o..vl. I Air. Henry viiaastonra has to ttic fTar Office the use of Hawarden Castlo as 1 hospital for, wounded oiacers. It has oeen equipped for 250 patients. and will )0 taken ovfr on March 1.

WHOSE" BIT" BAD1 t t 1 I_ I 1 RftlO V A royal navat on; I;ac;ge, ,tJ. picked up on Friday afternoon on the Upper Strand. It will bo returned to the owner en application to :21. Carmarthen- road, Swansea. ;=-= I"" J