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100,000 GERMAN MSMALDES. I French Troops Advance 3,000 Yards. I LOST TRENCHES RE-OCCUPIED. TO-DAY'S MILITARY SURVEY. IHnMMMnMiHHnraM ■mmbmorm -4 LONfrOlS', Wednesday Afternoon. The Press Association learns that up to 10.;311 Inet night only local German attacks had taken place east of HheimJ;el'f" ib* Yaikv Massiges, where Von E'nen's arluv (4 -1 i fi attacks which were all repulsed with heavy losses, This army, pre'.iously in .support, has been thrown into f the battle. The French have rcoccupied trenches nhieh they gave up upon retiring on their battle positions. The situation cast of Rheims is very satisfactory. In this (sector the French lost no guns, and had flight casualties. West of Rheims the main lighting has been in the Marne Valley. Yesterday the Germans pushed their line forward three miles to Festigny, which is his most southern point. On a four mile front south of Dounans, the French yesterday advanced 3,000 yards. This advance brings the German bridges undtr medium artillery fire. Un the rest of the front there were only four local attacks. It is estimated that the German casualties so far approach 100,000. I The French losses are nothing even approaching this. The 6ituation remains Ifood, and is even more satisfactory than la6t night. AN EXHAUSTED ENEMY.. Ground Littered With Dead. I PARIS, Wednesday. I The special correspondent of the iiavas Agency on the French front telegraphs:— Some 20 enemy divisions were engaged Tsetween Rheum and Chateau Thierry, and several other divisions were hold 'n ytfcerve ready to intervene at a moment's notice, aé indeed they did, or to follow up the success which had been anticipated. Mhe second, and still more important Juetor is the value oi the divisions which took part. According to first reports re- ceived* all the divisions which have been iclentified are of first quality, represent- ing the elite oi the German Army. It miust also be borne in mind that all the \Lnits which had been resting for over a jnonth, and well looked after, had under- gone a course of intensive training, in 't:w of their apprttuoliiug intervention B-t the front. Both from the number of divisions employed, and the, quality of the iznits put into the line, it is clear that Germany made yaeterday a very powerful effort. These fine di, iions have suffered very heavily, or have been so weakened that they will not long be able to leinaiii "tthe front. AN EXHAUSTED ENEMY. i Clear proof of the exhaustion of the enemy was the absolute lull all ni?hi -vh?.h foiWw-.od the h'?a.-y S.&hti?g ifefi iday. The disappointment of th? enemy inuet be very great judging from c-tat?- ments made by prisoners. Once again their officers had promised them an easy victory, declaring that they will find op- posite them only a email number of troops, completely demoralised. Never have the enemy's losses beer* so k,gh. Dead litter the ground in heaps. The German position on the southern bank is most precarious, as the bringing up of supplies ifi extremely dif- ficult. This morning tho battle raged i once more. and first reports confirm the Ge rrnan failure. The bearing of the American and Italian troops was magni- ficent, and they offenda most determined resistance to the enemy. AIRMAN ATTACK MASSED TROOPS. Out bombing aeroplanes intervened in the ba.tb in cGnsidürable "ormatiùlls. One of our groups, which carried out two c-'Hsecutive attacks, comprised over 100 n achinos. OUT fighting aeroplane cease- lessly machine-g.mned masses of the cnemv troops. One squadron succeeded in preventing for a ctuiiter of an hour all access to a bridge which a very important assembly of troops was trying to cross. Not a single man was allowed to pass during that time. The exploits of cur airmen were all the more remarkable be- c<use our c^uadrons hid great difficulty in flying owing to very low clouds, in traversing which they lost liaison with their comrades and suddenly found them- selves in the midst of enemy groups. FRENCH OFFICIAL. I Paris, Tuesday, 11 p.m.—To-day the I Germans, v ho were unable to resume their general attack, v.hich was broken down by us yesterday, made violent local efforts to incroaso their local successes. This morning and in tiio afternoon the battle was particularly stubborn. South of the Maine some eneiny forces attempted to come up the course of the river. Our troops caused the enemy advance to slow up by means of a defence foot by frwf .rI 1-.01,1' .1, criomv I'll thA lill .c"1. .L.lJ.\l {.d.L' ,:o.a Reuillv—Leu zrigrty. j For eur pait we counter-attacked the enemy on the front St. Agnan—La j Chapelle—Mont Auron. Our troops cap- tured these two localities;, and carried their line on to the tjeight overlooking j the Valley of the Marne in' tbc, region of Bourd'ennerie and CI?s 3li1cn. Between the Marne snd Rheims the Between the -Itarne znd Itlif?i iiis the, EmD-ev-ltiili.iii tr?,c?p-z r?-ptk)Fed severil r ,»uem'v attacks and maintained their ?c'.? Wns.' >j Ea,t of Rheims the Germans this morn- ing re-commenced \icJcut artillery pre- paration, which was followed by attacks at several points of the front. A strong offensive in the direction of Bea union t-sur-Ves!e failed to debouch from Prunay. fit the sector of Suippo two attacks made to the west of the river failed under our fire. The fighting was not less lively in the region to the north of Cronnc- and east of Tahure. w here the enemy alsJ attacked. His efforts were everywhere in vain, and his assaulting troops were repulsed with heavy losses. It is confirmed according.to an order found on prisoners that the attack made on the Champagne front by fifteen first- line divisions aimed at realising an ad- vance of twelve and a half miles on the first day and reaching the Marne facing right. GERMAN CLAIM. I i ne uernians. in tncir omciai <'?m- 111 u n I (I u e4?"i eve-niilg, claimed that up in then they had takPn 13,000 prisoners.

SHELLING OUR  i. UNES GERMANY ARTILLERY BUSY TO.DAY S BRITISH OFFICIAL. France, Wednesday, 10.21 a.m. We captured a few prisoners and a machine gun during the night in a suc- cessful minor enterprise east oi Villers- Brettoneux. A raid attempted by the enemy in the ea. me sector wus repulsed. A few prisoners were secured also in the course of a successful raid carried (jilt early this morning by English troops in the neighbourhood of Hulloch. Hostile artillery has been active in the Somnie and Ancre sectors, north of the Scarpe, north-east of Bethune, and north of Bailleul. BRITISH OFFICIAL. I I France, Tuesday, 8.12 p.m.—.barly this morning the. enemy attacked and suc- ceeded in entering two new posts estab- lished by us in the neighbourhood*' of Hebuterne, but he was immediately counter-attacked and driven out by our troops. We secured a few prisoners. Hostile artillery has been active to-<lay in the Locre sector, and has shown some activity also on other parts of tho front. A-viaiion.-On the loth mat. storms again handicapped work in the air. Our machines dropped a few bombs and kept the, front under observation Six hostile machines were brought down by us. One of our machines is missing. A violent thunderstorm prevented night bombing aftfr midnight. Prior to this liour over four tons of bombs were dropped on Seclin railway station and on billets. All our machines re- turned.

ROOSEVELT'S SON KILLED. A special Paris telegram on Wednesday say*;— Flight Lieut Quentin "Roosevelt, younger son of ex-President Roosevelt, waos killed in an air fight on the Chateau Thierry front on July 14th. His cousin, Artillery rapt Philip Roo^vfdt. who was in trenches, saw him fall. I oj

I BELGIUM A PAWN | CERMAN CONDITION OF SURRENDER A pacial telegram from Auultidani on Wr,Iiiesday ,iy,,i: A Hamburg coirespondent learns from an authoritative source that Germany's plans for the surrender of Belgium are as follow.—(It. Belgium to be politically and economically independent d th? Entente. <?'. A Oermano-Belgium mili- tary conversion to be signed giving Ger- many the right of way in the event of war. (3). The seas to be free to Germany. (4). Germany to set indemnities for war expenditure in the shape of her Colonial Lmpires by additions on the Congo. STEP TOWARDS PEACE. Amsterdam, Tuesday (received Wed- nesday).—According to a Budapest, tele- gram Count Michael Karolvi said I obeerv<\ with satisfaction, that the Ger- man Chancellor has now, for the first time, made an entirely correct, empha- tic, frank and courageous declaration re- garding Belgium. In my opinion this declaration iJ certainly a hig step to- wards peace."

JAP BATTLESHIP. Blown Up With Loss of 500 Lives. Paris, Tuesday. — A telegram from Tokio announces that the battleship Kawachi blew up on July 12 in Tokuvama Bay and sank. The casualties amount to over 500 de-lid.-Reuter. [The Kawachi was a batleship of 20,800 tons, built at Kure, and com- pleted for service in 1912. She was armed with twelve. 12in., ten 6in., and eight 4.7in. guns, had a speed of 20.5 knots, and carried a crew of 960.]

I FATAL WASP STING. A boy n-amed Smith was fatally stung by a wasp while playing on the sports ground of FelsteJ School, Essex. The insect appears to have been particularly venomous, as the boy collapsed immedi- ately after being stung. He died from shock a sh„ort time afterwards. Dr. Har- rison. the coroner for the district, has de- eded that au mquest is not necry. ?  ,'> .????..?.?!&i?';

TO-DAY'S COUNCIL PREMIER COMING IN THE AUTUMN SWANSEA'S TANK TRIUMPH I The Swansea County Ikuough Council had before it what looked like a light agenda on Wednesday afternoon. The Mayor (Aid. Ben Jones) presided, and others present were: — Aldermen George Colwill, J. Devonald, J. HiHai-d. W. H. Miles, Dan Jones, Kicliard Martin, M. Tutton; Councillors Percy Molyneux, D. Wiihams, T. Shecban. I\ J. D<?iM. J. i Macdonell, G. Hill, F. J. Park?r. David Matthews W. Owen. G. A. Memmings. I. <?ynn?, D. Ri?hard?. T. W. H<'?p)!s. E. rr?'.L:  -f Parf?'? O??u, J. Lewis, ami .1.1.).)wk::11111<1, On th £ motion of the Mayor, a vote of condolence was parsed with the Dowager Lady Rhondda and with Ildy Rhondda. SWANSEA'S TANK. J The Mayor made re, '.v-encc to the great Tank result, in which Swansea had raised nearly a million and a quarter. They were much indebted to the great work done by Mr. Ashmole and Mr. A. W. E. Wynne, and also by a few mernoorsof the Council. They had collected praet icall y oi'3,000,000 in Swansea, during the past six months. (Hear, hear.) It was a very creditable record. GREATER SWANSEA. I The Mayor then referred to the fact that since the last Council meeting events had moved, and they all hoped that the Borough Extension Bill had now gone through. He could not let the occasion pass without reference to the Town Clerk. ( Hpar, hear.) He had the privilege of going to London with the Town Clerk some months ago, and felt sure what t be Town Clerk dirl lwt know of London, in his official capacity, was not worth know- ins*. PREMIER'S COMING VISIT. I The Town Clerk read a letter from the I Prime Minister's secretary, referring to the excelent result of Swansea's Tank effort last week. The Premier felt sure that the Mayor, too, must be delighted with the ready manner in which Swan- sea had rescinded. ']lte letter concluded The Prime Minister is looking for- ward wiih great pleasure to his visit to Swansea in the autumn." U.S. SOLDIERS. Reference was made to a letter asking Swansea to associate itself with the sug- gested. hospitality to American eoldiers now in this country, the scheme being that -every town should invite a certain number ot Americans to visit it. The number of visitors would, of necessity, be email during the next few months. More than 100 municipalities and dis- tricts had accepted the offer to co-operate but to attain success the*scheme must bet general. !ts enccts, M?t only durmg thf} ¡ )PP .t f!v"f '"Y'w! '? ??'s. I- "f- 'f (Proceeding). j

OUTRAGE ON SPAIN. I1 I Minister to Greece on I Torpedoed Ship. | I, a- ,Is, (I .-A tol?gram from Athens ?ays: it is announced from .I Snanisb our(e that a Spanish steamer, having on board the Spanish Minister to Greece, Suitor Lopez de Vega, who was on his way to Spain, has been torpedoed by n German submarine. The steamer was fiying the Spanish flag. Tho German Minister at Athens had been notified six days in advance of the departure of the.Spanish Minister. latter, with his family, were rescued.

BELGIUM BLAZE. I ♦ Aerodrome and 22 German 'Planes Consumed. Amsterdam, Wednesday.—The frontier eorresjjondent states that a mysterious fire completely destroyed a new aero- plane erected by the Germans near Niv- elles, in Belgium a "lwd containing 22 aeroplanes being entirely consumed. Ten Belgian and two German N.C.O.'s hav<? (x'?n arrested. The fire L? ai<l to have been caused by German revolution- ?ari(,.g; in tli-- A-riiy. Before the fire a secret meeting took j pla< > in Nivelles, w here a scheme, for des- troying the aerodrome was discussed.

I LOCAL WILLS. I I Estate of Late Borough I Surveyor. Mr. George Bed, of ï, Sketty-road, Swansea, late Borough Surveyor of Swan- sea, who died on March 1st last, left estate of tlu* gros5 value of £,573 18s. lid;, of which £ 2,511 las. Id. is not per- sonalty. and probate of the will lias- been granted to his widow, Mrs. Annie Bell and another. Mr. David Wilmot Jvichol, of 20, Green- field-terrace. Llanelly, bank cashier, and the old Welsh Hugby International for- ward, who died intestate on March 11th last. brother of Mr. C. B. Nicholl, the famous Oxford and Welsh International forward, left estate of the gross value of £ 517 lis., with net personalty of £ 14o 19s. 5 d., and administration of the property It as been granted to Miss Mildr'd William, s, his eon, Harold Theodore Nicholl, being now a minor. ■

DIRECTOR PROSECUTED. I Too Much Swansea Coal for Green- houses. At Bromley on Monday Sir Lverard A. Hambro, a director of the Bank of Eng- land, who is also a justice of the peace, was fin(,(i ;Elo and six guineas coftts for having at IIaye<s Place, Kent, more coal than he vi-R-5 pntitled to under the Coal Distribution Order. Mr. Barker, prose- cuting for the Coal Controller, said Sir Everard applied for 150 ton* of ooal for a year, but was told his year's supply would be 100 tons, including 19 tons which he had in his cellars. In April a letter was eent telling him that he could have no more ooal till the autumn, but notwithstanding this he ac- cepted delivery of over 20 tons of anthra- I cite from a Swansea firm last month. Eighteen tons went into the greenhouses.

j Leonard Parr (5), who reside* at 23, Ddg ware-road, Uplands, was knocked down by a motor car on Tuesda*. and sustained a fractured jaw and wounds on his forehead. He wu-5 taken tff the hospi- tal nd -.de ed. i.?????? -—-—— V

¡ "BETRAYED!" What German Prisoners ¡ e f Say. I A COLOSSAL DEFEAT. PARIS, Wednesday. 'Marcel Hutin, in the "Echo de states that the enemy has sus- taijr\- <{ a cola sal defeat which will re- scind throughout Germany. Already prisoners taken south of the Marne are lie bii-e been betrayed." Thtre are now only two alternatives: — (D'kjiat the enemy will continue the wland pile up N-itlioit profit the 'tot;>f his losses; or (2) that he will stop the ojFensive, recognising defeat, and put up afresh offensive, for which he will require time. Tiiio is precisely the issue of victory, whi^ is certainly going to the Allies. ==========

? DUVAL SHOT. j Triitor Executed in France To-day. PARIS, Wednesday. DtJal. who was condemned to death in tho '.Bonnet Houge" trial, was executed thie iiorning at Vincenne*.

RAil03 INTO GERMANY. Bombs on Offenburg and I | Thionville. Th? following dispatch has been received f rum the Headquarters of the Royal Air ForoA Independent Force, in France:— Jut K), 11.15 p.m.—On t.he 15th inst. the Railway sidings and sheds at Offen- burg and the hostile aerod rome, were suc- cess! fiiy bombed, good bursts being ob- servul. Oilthe 16th inst. our machines attacked the riilway sidings at Thionville. Several buics were observed on the railways; a lar444ire was started, and several heavy I pxpl?ion!- enued. A?our machines returned ?fcly. Altc?tir iiia,hine.s rpttirnt d

"FLU" AT PONTARDULAIS. 1.(>(.1 industries are seriously affected at P&itardulais oil account of thp, fin epidemic. Alxmt 150 employee have been laid bw at Graig M»>rthyr Colliery, and at'a,'(local woollen mills there was only om jjfrrl at work on Tuesday. The atten- dance at the schools is the lowest on re- corj. The three, medical men have all had»u attack, and they are now actually v on Vng day and night to ward off the I "—

EAST FINSBURY. I Trif result of the three-cornered contest In iiist Fittsburv to till the seat vacant by tie death of Mr. J. Allen Baker was announced a,6 follows on Tuesday even- ing. lir, H. E. Cott/jn (Coalition) 1,156 I Capt. Spencer (Vigilante) 57tj I Mr. A. S. Bclshcr (Independent) 199 Coalition majority 580 I

IN THE SHOWGROUND. I A; Swansea on Wednesday, Margaret Thomas, unfortunate, charged with wardering on the North Dock, pleaded she ivas in Studts' showground. Supt. Koterts explained that the area where defendant was found adjoined the show- | gromd, and Mr. J. H. Rosser, chairman, on the police that no show should be allo wed in the docks area. The woman was discharged

I HOTZENDORF RESIGNS. Ansterdam, July 16.—A Vienna tele- gran states that the Emperor has sent an autojraph letter to Field Marshal Conrad von totxendorf, the Austrian Communder- in-CIief, granting the latter's rluest to be rl ieved of his command, ond thank- ing hm for hi- val uable services as Chief of th General taff. which secure for him an lonourable place in history for all time. The telegram further reports that. Geneal the Archduke. Joseph has been appointed an Army Group Commander, and tavalry General Prince Alois Schon- burg-Iartinstein Commander of an Army. -Reiter.

SW/NSEA AND THE PREMIER I Fnedom to be Conferred in September. Thf J#ond«n correspondent of a Cardiff contenporary writes:— Tl!? Prime Minister will probably re- ceive the freedom of Swansea and others of he South Wales boroughs on the Satur- day in Eisteddfod week. Th( Mayor of Swansea (Aid. Ben Jones) aeen >y a Daily Leader reporter, states that Iii- is not correct as far as Swansea is etficerned, and that the freedom of Stvarea will b" conferred upon the Pre- mierat Swansea some tiiiie in September, but. [hat the actual date has not yet been fixed

I CINQUEVALLI DEAD. Pail Cmquevalli, the world-famous juggler, is dead. He died atidd-enly at his residence in Brixton. Cinquevalli, who was Iprn in Poland, ran away from home whii«yet a schoolboy in Berlin, and be- gan lis career as an acrobat. A fall of 8i1 fet. ow ing to the carelessness of an at- tend;nt. put an end to gymnastic featfi. He fien set himself to become a juggler, andrhe mastery he obtained ovor finch elusfe objects ae billiard balls was little ehorlef marvellous. Cinquevalli, who, in addrir,n to be iug a juggler, was a ling- uistsnd a skilled musician, made his last pubic .appearance in England a few J t»ee> before Vao outbreak of war.

I THE ASSIZES. I MARGAM FARMER AND I MAID ..4 The Glamorgan Summer Assizes were i ????timed on Wednesday mor;nn? i-?eforel Mr. Justice Bray(?isi rous Court). and lord Colprid?e (Crown Coyrt). .J0t ot the ca??s down for the day were I from the eastern part of the county. I CIVIL COURT. [ Margam Farmer and Maid. I The action in which Caradoc Jones, ) farmer, Cwmalog Farm, rear Margam, eought damages for alleged slander against his former maid servant, Johanna Williams, now a domestic servant at Aberavon, was resumed. The elander complained of was a state- ment said to have been made by defen- dant to plaintiff's wife to the effect that during Mrs. JonesJs absence plaintiff ade. improper advances to defendant, and that subsequently she w~a« awaker.ea by finding plaintiff in her room, and 1 his hand beneath the bedclothes. The defence w.u justification. Mr. Llewelvii Williams. K.C., M.P., and Mr. St. John Franc's Williams (instructed by Mr. D1. Perkins, Port Talbot) represented the plaintiff, and Mr. Lincoln Reed (in- structed by Mr. E. G. Davies, Aberavon) was for the defendant. The defendant, in the witness bo, was further cros-examined by Mr. Llewelyn Williams. She said the statement that she had offered to withdraw the- allega- tion on payment of. her wages, was in. vented by plaintiff's solicitor. Sho had newt been willing to apologise, because j' her story was true. Defendant, reiterated her statement- that paint iff asked her to come to his room to sleep with lura- That might have been,because the plaintiff's bed was bigger. He a^ked her to come after he put out the candle. She remained dressed for half an hour after the incident, being afraid of plaintiff. The reason she did not complain, to Mrs. Jones when the latter ctvme home on the Saturday night, said defendant, was be- cause Mrs. Jones was under the influence of drink at that time. Mr. Llewelyn Williams proceeded to ask defendant if the told the boys (plaintiff's sons) of the incident. The Judge: Mr. Williams, surely you do not suggest that she should have told the boys. No girl would do that, surely. Mr. Llewelyn Williams: I was only ginning on that point, my lord. I hope yuur lordship will let me eondusJ; my case my own way. THE GIRLS SWEETHEART. Thoma.s Phillips, the defendant's sweet- heart, said he saw plaintiff on the Monday night, following the Wednesday. He fet died defendant's box from the farm, and went to a public-house to see plain- tiff. He did not offer an apology and 11 :1 t hd r by defendant if plaintiff would pay the wages that. to. defendant. 'I" Mr. Lincoln Reed then asked the Judge's ■1 opinion .to question witness as to the character for morality borne by plaintiff, to which Mr. Llewelyn Williams took ex- ception. The question was not allowed. (Proceeding).

BREAD RIOTS. Allowance for Trieste to be Doubled. An Amsterdam telegram on Wednes- day says that as a consequence of the riots, which took place last week at Trieste, the Viennese Food Controller has authorised the Trieste authorities to double the bread ration until the end of I the war.

BURIAN ON WILSON. U.S. President Glorified by Austrian Minister. Count Burian, the Austrian Foreign Minister, announces in a review of tie present situation that Austria is willing to discuss peace, and he describes Presi- dent Wilson—Germany's present pet ob- ject of hatrf,(I-as "this genius of man- kind," whoee oo-operatioii no one would refuse. Baron Burian's statement has no doubt! been carefully concocted under the direc- tion of the Kaiser and hus Headquarters Staff, and its German inspiration is shown, by the faot.that Count Burian ignores the question of Belgium—except indirectly, in deprecating restitution "—while he Ie- pudiates the Allies' demands with regard to Alsace-Lorraine and the German colo- nies, and refuses to recognise Italy's just cbilll to the Treutino and Trieste, "his is his master's voice." Professing to accept President Wilson's fou,1 points," Count Burian scoffs at the design, which he attributes to the Allies, of desiring to, break up the Dull j Monarchy. His statement is another in- I dication that "Germain- is anxious about the future.

I CHOLERA IN RUSSIA. I 1 A Copenhagen telegram on Wednesday I says that Asiatic Cholera is on the in- I crease in Russia. Some 500 cases are I I reported daily from Petrograd.

SWANSEA MAJOR PROMOTED. I We understand that Major DYOll Wil- liams, Killay House, Swansea, the well- known county cricketer, has been put in command of a battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, with the rank of lien- tenant-colonel.

1 KNOCKED DOWN BY BUS. I Joseph Jones (65). a commission agent, of 16, Ffynone-street, Swansea, was ad- mitted into the Hospital on Wednesday morning, suffering from a fractured foot and injuries to his face and chest, received from a motor bus, which knocked him down while he was alight- ing from a tramcar at Station-road, Lan- dore.

CHANNEL DOCK DUES. I A hitch has occurred in regard to the I raising of the rates chargeable at the docks and harbours of the Bristol Chan- nel. Recently the Board of Trade sanc- tioned an increase of 50 per cent, in the charges, with the exception of those for tipping, etc, which were raised to 6d. per ton. but th'e authorities have not yet been able to put them into force.

ANOTHER ENEMY ATTACK. ew Forces Thrown Into th6 Battle To-day's Fremeh Official. To f he out!l of the Murne. the ienauns, ina-king of new- forces, ittuck-xi yij-rerdav evening to thef )"rih of St. Agnan aod La CijapoUe slid MoutLodon. The enemy c B p'netra'ing T'hj with l>ittpni'-e.-> on he wooded slopes. Imiufdiately .■I p.»int. Vurthir to t be "a t. lespitv very lively utfyks. "é have iield tue enemy on tho 'Îlltbf-rn r.i -■ktrt<. of the Bourg-uigcy and Xesl Wood. The Germans also a+i-emptetl 3 d r..ng effort in the. dimtiou of M'-nvaiion. of whieh. they v< re aM to take pvvsejoieu. A countcr-aHart by (pllr troops, however, drove them out of this locality. Marne and Rheims Molent hghtinj is I now ill pro £ re £ i, in the Courton The enetoy attack in the region oi Brigny, completely tailed. eatt of Eheiius a local a local attempt of tho'enemy was fruitless, notubly in the region of I'runay, where the. Crermans were -tempted to renew their a?i-uult on Beaumont, and suatamed a eanguinary defeat. We ha v. integ- rally maintained our position* fcery- v here. NEWMARKET MEETING, Herself 1, Quesn's S^-aare 2 3.»—i ran. ¡, METAL MARKET Ixmdon. Wednesday.—Oopper. 122 to 1221 cash and three months. Tin. 364 to 365 ea-ah and three months. Foreign lead. 29; Spelter. 54-50. IRON MARKET. .fch erbampton. Wednesd.ay.-Little new business has resulted aa the outcome of laet week's quarterly meeting of the Midl?nd iroi trade. The outlook is unsettled and contracts are subject to any modifications in the price sanctioned by the Ministry of Munitions. To meet the 4s. advance in coal, marked bam are £ 16 per ton and unmarked bar ?S 17s. 6d. Thcr ei& activity in the sheet trade at f,17 for black double". and £ 28 for corrugated sheets. Puddled bars arc quoted fli IN.. and maximum for gas ftvh) is L-15 to £ 15 5s. i

TO-DAY'S ALLOTMENT HINT. Where swedes and other turnips wert sown as advised in an earlier note, they will now require to be thinned, and this should be done iKiore the plants get too large, as if allowed to grow up crowded ajnd spindly they seldom form really first class roots. Swedes should be thinned 10 about ten inches apart, and other turnips eight to ten inches, according to the variety and nature of the land. All the turnip family respond very readily to light dressings of superphosphate, and where the land has previously been well limed, light sprinklings alosng the rows will prove beneficial, but care must be taken to keep it off the foliage, or scorch- ing will result. While it is now too lato to sow swedes, unless only email sized roots are required, garden turnip may still he sown, selecting varieties according to the purpose for which they are re- quired. If they are to be used as soon as ready, one of the early sorts, such as White Stone, should be sown, but if wanted to keep through the winter, Orapge Jelly or Veitch's Red Globe will be the. most suitable. It is necessary to thoroughly work the soil for anything sown from now onwards, so as to secure as much growth as possible during the remaining warm months. Grower.

SILVER WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gllley, ot Neath. To-day (Wednesday) Mr. and Mrs. Edwin' Galley, of Latymer House, Oak- v.ood-road Neath, celebrate their silver weddinsr, and they have been the recio- ients of numerous gifts and" congratula- tory messages. During their six years' residence in Neath they have enjoyed wide popularity, and as manager of Vint's Palace, Mr. Gilley has made the acquain. tance and retained the friendship of th-a citizens. A provider of public entertain- ment all through life, Mr. Gilley is aw authority on its evolution; he joined Messrs. Livermore Bros., famous Cotirfc Minstrels, in the first Jubilee year as agent in advance, and held this position for 13 years. During a quarter of a cen- tury spent upon the road, Mr. and Mrs. Gilley have visited every town in Great Britain. The ad.cnt of the cinema brought them repose. They are both charming company, and their settlement i-: lias been a happy one. Ibm. j Gilley is a keen LLorticqltVist, ".(. ,f< "1'