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an Y HAS BEEN DEFIITELY CHEC:-EI-C- A'-PAGtlEI"1 Will He Try Elsewhere? ENCOURAGING NEWS TO-DAY. French Counter-Offensive Making Good Progress. The ovsr-night war news was encouraging, but we were not justified in calling it more than that; and the warning of the "Times" that the public would be well advised to be cautious in their hopes was thoroughly justified. For the enemy has only, used thirty divisions in the Rheims battle, and can hardly have drawn en their reserves. On the western side also, they were creeping on. This afternoon's news, however, is sufficiently cheerful to Justify stronger hopes. To begin with the French have opened a counter- offensive on a considerable scale between Chateau Thierry and SolssGns-an attempt 1# weaken the right flank of the German attack, and imperii the salient—and it is "making good progress." ,? d progress. ,Then en the battle scene itself the French have made successful coun- ter-attacks, and have re-captured villages and heights. II.Th,p enemy has been definitely chocked in the Champagne," is the verdict of military students. But we are warned that tlie I real attack may be reserved for some other part of the line. We publish elsewhere the Commentator's view that tho general offen- sive has fallen completely to pieces. The French Press views, ot which we give a representative survey, are very optimistic in their tone. i THE SITUATION REVIEWED. LONDON, Thursday Morning. We learn that. the situation yesterday underwent • little change. East of Rheims there -were no German attacks, and the French even recovered come ground. South-west of Rheims the Cerruan attacks continued with considerable strength. North of the Marne the enemy made slight progress in (Jourton Wood, but the Italians took the village of Clainzel. South of the Marne the, French made successful1 counter-attacks, and took Mont Voisin and Cheme-la-Rein village and heights to the west of these villages. The Germans made wine slight pro- gress south of St; Aguan. > Their progress has been very slight, the maximum penetration astride the Marne being six miles Einco the morning of the 15th. There is no doubt this was serious attack meant to attain a great strategical result. It is .also certain that the enemy had a n alternative in case of failure. We are. justified in calling this attack a complete failure, for it has broken down with heavy losses. The enemy has been definitely checked in Champagne, and it ii- likely he will, reserve part of the line.. Twr, j «* no likelihood of Eperncy failing. This morning the French started a counter-offensive between Cha- teau Thierry and Scissons on a considerable scale, and is making good progress. NEWS OF FRENCH OFFENSIVE. TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. PARIS, Thursday Afternoon. We attacked the German positions this morning from the region ct Fontenoy on the Aisne as far as Belleau. We progressed at certain points from two to three kilometres. Prisoners have been captured. On the Marne front and in Champagne the night brought no change. To the south-west of Nautevil-la-Fosse we completely stopped a vio- lent drive by the enemy. To the north of Prosnes an attack attempted by a troop of the Guards completely failed. WHAT PARIS THINKS. iAKlb, Lhumiay. M. Marcel Hutin, wcjting in the "Echo de Paris," says:— The Crown Prince is now seeking to get out of his ruecs by some sort of tuc- CFIEEI. 6uch as the capture of Rheims and Chateau Thierry. The German com- tnuniques no longer name the Crown l'riuce' generaL, but speak of great Jrrenck counter-attackis. The "Matin" says the battle has gone ewry for the Germans, who arc reduced tu piling up their losses. The French Illj," largo forces not yet drawn upon. The first of the wounded in the latest German offensive, eenfc down from the clearing hospitals, arrived at Paris yes- terday. The Matin says that nearly en these valiant men, despite their suffer- inge, were full of enthusiasm and gaiety, and were unanimous in ■ declaring that fir, Germans this time had put their foot u it nicely. BLOW AT PARIS ABANDONED. The Petit Journal deduces from events that General Ludendorff has tor the moment abandoned his great opera- tion against Paris, finding the nut too hard to crack. Adapting, therefore, his plane to the possibilities of the hour, it He is tiying now to over-run jBJieims from the west." GERMAN DISASTER, The L'iloitiine Libr, t'dn; the Ger- mans have maintained only-a minimum ot the gains that wo were justified in c-N- pecting. for they used for the purpose Dearly all their availabl e forces. The Imperial Crown Prime v. ill be obliged, if he wishes to continue the operation, to encroach upon the reserves of the Crown Prince of Bavaria who. with his forces, is facing the reconstituted British Army, At pr(''Sent, pli¡wr ('{>lltinllE'< 'it, At present," the paper continues, it appears as though all the enemy s efforts will not even result in the capture of Rheims, and still less of Bpernay. This lack of success will certainly produce in Germany the effect of a disaster. GOURAUD PREPARED. The Vicioiie remarks that the en- emy, in spite of all his efforts, cannot re- cover from the disaster on his left Hank, on the iiret. <la. which was to have ac- complished the greatest task with ius best divisions. (lie blow against Chalons failed, we may contem- plate without excessive fear the further efforts of the enemy right flank, moving towards Epermiy. Neither Rheims nor the Mount of h pirns will be evacua ted, but the front from Rheims to the Main de Massignes must be votchfd. General Gouraud. howcier i- not a man whom one can easily surprise. BATTLE FOR RHEIMS. M. Maurice Barnes, in the Echo de Pu ri- says this: The battle for Paris has heen red need to a battle for R h eim. The enemy in any cose does not wish to take his d<?<'?at jyt)? dcH h, S? 'uu?h ?e better. If he 4&§lk n?t stop our ree-i?taneo ? perfectly ot^nisrd. and will multiply j 1118 casua l ties, b!tf?<!? ?norm?us. 11; ¡" l ? ;U;J:; C TED. The H Excel sior says the split ting up j ilito Ifcal actions forced upon the great German offensive constitutes I tho Greatest, importance, the credit for which b.?longo to our valiant soldiers, our excellent system of a deep defence, and finally and above all to the command of General Gouraud. a leader both loved and respected. The Gaulois write?: Tt is a fine and splendid victory fo" our armies. We ought to proclaim it very emphatically.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA. QUEE A:EXANDRA I Receives Sir Alfred and Lady I IVtond. I The Court Circular on Wednesda-v even- ing contained the following announcc- nt: Marlborough Hou, July 17. Queen Alexandra received the Right Hon. Sir Alfred Mond, M.P., chairman of the Queen Alexandra's Hospital for OK icors at Highgate, and Lady Mond, Commandant of the Melchet Court Annex:* to the hospital, also three Ladies of the Cursing Staff, this afternoon.

THE AMERICANS. Fighting Slowed Pown by Bad Weather. American Amy. France, July 17th (re- ceived Thursday):— A downpnur of rain over the battle rones between Chateau ThiPrry and Dor- mans served to slow up the operations since early this morning., Fjghtillg 6till continues jn the region of tho counter- attack begun yesterday. while in the river bend district and in the neighbourhood of Poesoy We further improved our osi- tions. Many Germans Ijetwoen the rail- way and the south bank of the river" ap- pear t* have made good their escape to the no;?tt» hank.—Precis Association Special .Correspjcfdent.v..

THE BATTLE FOR RHEIMS. I IValour of French Troops i AmSORGANIED ENEMY. Never have the brilliant qualities of i the French as lighters been more strik- mg exemplified than in the resistance to the latest German offensive. As the re- sult Of their valour the cohesion of the enemy's plan has been destroyed, and the third battle of the Marne has re- solved itself into a series of disjointed local actions. French guns still dominate the river crossings, and the Crown Prince's effort to pinch out Rheims and capture Epernay h.ive so for miscarried. -— BROKEN IN 24 HOURS. German Offensive Falls to Pieces. PARIS, Thursday. Keutcr & Expert Commentator writing 1--ist ijiglit Slk, s: the characteristic feature of the third day of battle is that the general offensive nndortakert by the Germans on a front of was broken within the first 2-i hour? and has fallen completely to pieces. In truth all we are now resisting is a series of very violent I in the preceding offensives the opening days aliowed the Uemnuts to legister appreciftb, successes, ;,nd several days had to lapse before we could feel that our liont Mas sale. Although at Compeigne tui the 9th ot June we succeeded in check- ing the enemy advance .almost from the start, on this occasion our resistance has Inen =till more effective. it is no longer the defending army, as before, which is in a fetato of disorganisation, and. which has to be revioistructe-d. DISORGANISED GERMAN ARMY, H is the attacking army which is dis- su-ganiscd and dep.rivetl of all the advan- tages upon which it was counting. Tho Germans aro endeavouring now, with their usual dti-:>erale tenacity, to attain some ct the objectives which they hoped to gain without difficulty, but we are holding them splendidly and replying Jiolditi, th(,D.-l CL,?ell(ii(fly all(i ri-?pl? in,(" Ihe struck' ??'tUt's with u?prnatin?' advances nod vetirewtrii^, here and then-, but the enemy liad achieved no advance eH anv imoorijiTirr. -v 'J'- I THE ENEMY'S AIM. iKe hffl trermj n otfengive has been reuueed to a mere tactical exploita- tion ct' sundry local successes. The Crown Prince is employing new and im- portant forces in this attack against the Mount of Rheims, the cupture of which would vei-y precarious our c-ccu- pation ot the ruins of the city; but we cherish the confident hope that the enemy will have neither Rheims nor Eperiir.y. However, the Iwttle must go forward and we must expect the continuation of severe lighting. The Germans must persist in I their efforts if only to keep up appear- ances. But, however violent their at- tHck8, \ve may put our complete confi- dence in the skill and valour of our chiefs and in the indomitable energy of our splendid soldiers, and of our American and Italian Allies, who?e tK-ccndenev over tho German troops is manifesting itcclf more and more. FRENCH OFFICIAL. Wednesday, 11 p.m.—The battle con- tinued to-day with consistent stubborn- ness on the whole of the front. West of Rheiins. in spite of his efforts, tho enemy was unable to accentuate his progress. Our troops, by their heroic resistance Md their incessant counter-attacks, ntII- lified the enemy's advance after alterna- tions of adv '.nee and retirement. South ol tho Marne fighting is con- tinuing on the wooded s lopes isouth of St. Agnan and .La Chapelle Mont, liodnon. A very lively action to the north of Chomlizy and Festigny enabled us to hold the enemy t the southern outskirts of the wood of Bouquigny and Chat«igniers. East ot Ucnilly the (te!-jnaiis succeeded in regaining a footing in Alonvoisin, b4- t ?v,,f-,n f l i,'t ,tncl Rheiiu-q. The battle is continuing to the north "f Rcvil. in the Roi Wood, n-here the Ger- ?o,)i i iv h ere t ) ), Ger- mans had penetrated, and which our troops are defei^ng foot by foot. The forest of Courten is also the scene of violent fighting. The enemy is held. West. ot Anteuil, Fcfese Roarcy has been the object of pov^nul attack?, re- peatedly renewed by the Gt-rmnns. I A bnIIiaT't connt?r-attMk by the Italian troops to the ? f.-t ef th1S village drove • the enemy into the valley of the Andre, ?un?r?u& enemy <}e<?d Iving in, front "f tbe line prov? the ha,\ Y ¡{'¡;-C5 :,u:ffered ¡ by our adversaries The situation is not changed ::1, the sector of Vrigyn and to the south-west of Rheims. Fast of Rheims we broke up an attack between Beaamont-sur-Tesle and Sillery. Our positions remained intact on the whole of the Champagne trout.

PIT OR THE ARMY. The Coal Controller has issued a cir- cular to the mir?'-s? lodges rfH??'??S ?'?u !nwor than B J who have been r?lea&Mi from th? army to work in mi nee, and I,v lio. han' since gone to munition fac- tories. This action, he points out. ren- ders them liable to immediate rcall to the c?lpms.

I POSITION OF GRADE 3 MEN. Sir Auckland Geddes, Minister of National Service, Efafed in the House of Commons on ? edne?day, in reply to Mr. Herbert Samlwl, that a limited number <?f Grade HI. men of the old Bl1htary ago I a re at present, required, and are being ¡ called up for service in the Army and the Air Force, but only to fulfil definite, duties, in accordance with demands sub- mitted by tlie forces monthly. He added: Grade III. men of the new military age ere not at present being called up for ser- vice. If it should be necessary to call them up at a later date they will be en- titled to make application to the tribunal for exemption within seven days of the date of their calling-up notices."

l'YOUWIIENDURE) COURAUDJ INSPIRING MBAOE ON EVE OFFENSIVE (From the P.Archil Correspondent). FREisCH At. Wednesday, 11 p.m. -receiired*T ii ur.vlay). The day is sudt up on 1 to front as a day cf marking ?. The lighting has been very iieree.'jjeiaUy in the forests north d' t.l?,e, bnt thf? battle pre- sents appearance chain ot practically isolated actions lvr than ul a general engagement, f For two dovs lis been between Ostiiliy and Moipisn, and the couple'of miles1 which sirae the two villages mark the limitf be advance he has been able to ise :tt H-'O days' hard fighting. despi he reinforcements which he has few info the struggle. Italian troops on h?gh commenda- ti,;Tl -'r,)izi tliv i for their brilliant cour.tiitte at Poarcy. GOURAUD'S 'Sl.lf-RL"V MESSAGE. East Phtns general <iio»iraud's army. has tie* fittion "conii»letely an hand. am <nl)let.*> give the .text of I' an Order w!)jcliG<f?-l Oouraud^issued to his troops outhve ef the offensive. It is interestingnoaly for iti ringing, soldierly app^sii alsci because it sfafe.s in a few (er.^enteiKes the reason why this time fh/jwhe did not pass. It runs: "To (he "noli a ad American soldiers of th^> A v ft mtiy be at- tae1-trl from one mmt to finoteer. You all feel I hat a d.ci'tve battle was' never engaged upan in favourable condi- tions. We are wed, and we are on lour guard. V\"e b received strong re- inforcements artilkry.1 You will fight onniAd which by your assiduous labour a have transformed in to a fotmiddblo'tress, into a fi rtl,efs which is inviucit if the Ti\s-;ages are welt gur rded. TPombar hlient will be terrible. You I endure- it without "KILL THE: KILL THEM! The attack i-i cloud of deist and gas will be fiercest your positions and yonr ar.na'aent e formidable. Tho strong and bravtfarts of free men Iveat in your breasts..one will 190k behind; none will give w; Bvery man will haw ,o,JJ.!t.t,j¡a.u.yJ41 Athena, kitlv abundance untihey have had enough. And therefore r general tells tou it will be a glorioii^y." The day afMheir attack Generr.l Gouraud, who, spiie of mutilations that wordd cons any other man to life- long inactivitywas ccnst?ut?y about among Lis men d was received with en- thusiastic cheery the troops.

MR. EDWFsD COMPTOsM! -0 .—————, Passing ol Player Whpm I Swaiea Loved. j j The death hrtaken place of Mr. Edward Cornet: (whose family name I was Mackenzie>"ho Avell-knowr, actor I and founder othe, t.'omnton Comedy Company. His Üh: 3fter a long illness, took place on Tsday at Nevern-fquare, at the age of ClHe was one of the most familiar of thcecal visitors to Swansea. For very manyears the vi-sit of the Compton Repe*ire Co. was an erer.t. look forward ky lovers of the drama, and especially «ohl English comedy, in I the town. ProM:: we have never had a more dc?ht Bob Acres lhDthat played in Swani by Mr. Compto: and his week, ding which Sheridan's School for Sqdal and The Rivals," and She Stoops to Con- quer," always ured. brought ground him hosts of 'al friends, "vh') were grateful to himecauso of the «ch'>larl.v way in which pixv-entod plav and the exeelle taste in which -titey >\ere played.

PE ri-r JÚK. A T,(-nden wire- I learn from reliable source that cer- tain offirial calletions are made in Governmentfeles based on the sibility ef pf>a teiiiy concluded before Chrirtmns—and peace, too, which will not be of tli- -crt.

SIR EDGAFJONES RESIGNS, Enable o?in?o ?cia? r.p??:'? .t? O\ny but ? ???'?' of eo-6rd!nar.' 'n ??ch:? be submitted 1 the Ministry of Mifni- j tions four mcdis ago, Sir Erluar f.i. j M.P., In resigned his petition <:51 director of th.prioritv branrn of the I Ministry. Sirflgar Jonee, tike, many t other ofS.eials^f the Priority Depart. I ment. gave his rvices to the Government without fee. (Jithis department devolves the duty of desiing as to the priority of competing dnrnds on the mineral and mnnufacturingesources of the country, whether for thourposes of war. of peace- ful industry, oexportati'.ui.

CARETARS ANO ARMY. Swansea S»uncil on a Schc?s rob* J The position t school caretakers called I up for service or placed in ^erviceahlo radê, was ?f'u?&cd at ?'fdi!csd?.\fs meeting of ihe wansea Borougli Counw. A minute of?.e Edm?t'oc Committee tf¡>rred to N',dn scboci caretakers "J. hAd been gradf and were liable for ser- vice, the coi initee's decision being that a #uV)-fommitteconfer with j he military authorities in reference to the whole question of illittirv service of employes Mr. D. J. Bai'!tt moved that this dcktcd. He thought the committee ought not to tfpeal for fit men of mili- tary age. and oped they would consider the claims of iseharged soldiers in fill- ing such vacaries as might occur. Mr. J. MaKiixald seconded. Mr. Btisqett" proposition to defer the I minute wa« let.

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 I ADVANCE BY?  AUSTRALIANS ? -0- I On front of Over a Mile, i TWO GUNS OAPTOREiU I TO. D P. Y S B If ISH QFFICiAL. I'faiH'e, Thursday, 'H1.15 a.m. II Australian troops carried, out a t-iie- cessiul local enterpri&e early last night i in tbe 1I81ghboD r hood of Yiiler*-Brcf- h toneux, advancing their lina fcouth-easr j of tLo village on a front ot on: a mile. Two tar ward fidd guns w?re c?tpturlm in the course of the operations, together with a number of prisoners aud toiue machine-#uns. We aka improved our positions slightly during- the night south-east of Hebu- teme. We carried out t.ucceeeful rj.ids to the- south of this village, and drove off a hostile raiding party at Buquoy. ¡ Hostile artillery shows considerable activity during the night north of j Baiileuil. BRITISH OFFICIAL. edne>cl<) v, 7.*5 p.m.—We secured a few prisoners during'the day in patrol en- gagements north of Bethuue and west ox Melville. Hostile .•ntil'.ery developed gr^at activi- 1> during the .??tit vdtb g?5 shells on thE! 't\? "]'tprs Bretonneux ?t?rf. This morning- hoMile artillery snd iiii,rtars have ehown increased ac- tivity in the Albert sector. Aviation.—On the 16th the repeated I thunder and1 rain storms preventer? c?n- tinuous; aerial work. Our .?rop?ane? took advantage of the Hne iater'-nLS to carry out rcconnai-?ance ?otk witli the artillery, and bombing. Thi:'i.?o? )?n? P bu?bs were dropped on iiostiic a?.rcdr'?T.e? and munition dumps, the m?te at: Zechrt'?s?. ?nd \'i!- lages used by the enemy as billets, among them. Fscaires and ilerviiie. Ten enemy nmohiiiPs were brought, down in air lighting, and four others were driven t'own out of control, Iti addition six hostile balloons were shot down in flames. Nine of o,it- are missing. AHlr dark, in spite of bad weather, 0111 aeroplanes dropped over 500 bombs on the railway junctions at Seclin and on various Ullei: All the machines engaged in this work returned"" One of the enemy's large bombing machines came down behind our linM.

SWANSEA COUNCIL. I I Aid. Col-tvilt, and the Wastage I of Food. The Swansea County Borough • Council ) liv.(i before it what looked like a light 1 agenda- on Wednesday afternoon. The Mayor (Aid. Ben Jones) pre«ided. WEEKLY HALF-HOLIDAY. Arising out of the minutes of the! Watch Committee. Ald. Don Jones moved that an order be made under the a weekly half-holi- day be made in respect of retail dealers in tobacco and smokers' requisites, such t-alf-holiday to be from one p.m. on Thursdays, it was added that the day might be changed by any dealer to Sat- urday upon the dealer affixing a notice to that effect in his shop. Air. Molyneux seconded, and the re- S'.duiion was passed. MR. BINGHAM'S APPOINTMENTS. Reference was made to the appoint- ments of Mr. Bingham, weights and as under the Retail Coal Prices Order, 1917, at ^25 per annum, aud to the payment to Mr. Bingham by tho Food Control Committee formed by him in connection with Food ] Orders. It was suggested that the duties in "qI1ÛSt;i}ll 11liht be performed hy a dis- charged soldier. A d. nan Jones, however, said the Com- miH"c. had felt that Mr. Bingham, as an official of the Council, was the best per- son to perform the work., The former appointment was referred back to the Committee. SWANSEA THEATRE LICENCES. With reference to the granting of licen- i eo- tLJ he Theatre Royal and the Grand Theatre, Mr. Havid Wliliams asked if the P. Committee had power to grant ■.? licences. He understood then' should IRI: I!T."i;;h the Omneil.- .'i'T;. i'"> "i Jones: and the Town Clerk i eioird t: the lietnoes were recoui- mendc.l by the Watch Committee, ard had T," be confirmed by the. Council. As to tho. iiceneo of the Theatre Royal an un- di. etiking had been -given by the present nianag-i.nent that no drink bhould bp sold. The bars were locked up, and would remain locked. Mr. David "Williams contended that if that was s,c), the proviso should be placed in the licence. The Town Clerk agreed, and it was agreed that this should be pot into the I licence. WASTED fOOD. On the' suggestion ut Aid. Geo. Colwill. it v. as decided to forward a copy of the .Medical OSicr fit Heath's report to the Food Control Committee for their atten- tion. People wee being asked not to vaste food, and to be economical, and jet in this report they found t"' Wt no less than 2J tons., of food could bc wasted. There was a ton of potatoes, for ijrstance. He moved that 'he Food Committee be ask"d to so regulate prices as to see that there vras no waste. He referred to waste of C"g," find fish at the market. The Mayor said he was sorry tn have to rwlf Aid. Col will out of order. Mr. Percy Molyneux said the waste of fish r.-a. not to high prices, but to lack of transport. ,0,.

PEDLAR'S OFFENCE. I I At Swansea en Thursday, John Will, hawker, admitted having acted as_ pedlar | l without a H?'i'?. Supt. Egberts said 1 flilit tli, o' l selling from d1.1.r tol' dfM'r?!n?ncrM]]d of linoleum was i nc<t"i? t"? common. Defenùau was j fid 10?. amd 5s. c"sls. -?-?-?.? j

THE OLDCR MEN. fcwaneoa Tribunal to-d^y d4341t with ¡ a-os of juca ovvr it'. Fish and chip I Grade I., vlic-se socd I aad been Wi."indo»/, "n-ie von monti » find work <•> -na-t iona! importance, several others were siiuiiaily dealt ff'ith. IN GERMAN HANDS. Mr. and r..11!^n. So, Frocmaii- I rtrfet, Brynhyiryd. j-a-rt. recoived 1 catd irotn their con, l't- D&rid I' Allen, Duiu<jm I?cm Inia.nt¡ (whj nat r>-ported missing', stating that he 1" a pritc-iu-r of ■<>vr in Germany ?b"gh'I,y wnanued in both arms. Prior 1.]}ljfihll,t1í lie worked at tlie Mas* nermann Co. He is 20 years old. NEWMAHKET MEETfNG. Euclaii Ikt.tlnj; -r- t. i hjn, 6 to of Ifcv r-i, t> 5 I'cver.ta. > ) I NEWMARKET MEETING. j Betting:: 2 to 3 Elvcra 6 to 1 Canjiik-i, 7 to 1 Javel, 10 to 8 Double Cbancr and Grey too;- Two: half. j 3.0—BPClfAN 1. DOMINION S. POLENTA 3. Also ran: Pesa;ro. Prenador, Sabir.u, Fitz- C'larcP.cc, Dorset, I-'atality. Ardville, jKa- boodles.

—-■ — ■ L I COMMERCE OF THF- DAY. j BUTTE It A!AKK:T. Cork. Thursday—Firsts, 2Z3" fresh but- ter. 216s. CATTLE 51AKKET Bristol. Thurrday.—-I'eef in guD-t'l^: gradiriKs si itins at 75s. to cist li-va v-ciglr.. Shevp limited: best, 14td. lb. ptus j skin. No pig-s on offer. Fpw store cattle. and demand limited rail oh COAVS. £ 29 to exceptional qualities making uu to j ch. TdEAT rARKET. Central Market. Thursday—Beef—Fairly liberci suoiiiit-s on offer: .Scotch lo."«r audi short. ErtR-liah. Irish (including BirUenJjcad | killed) and frozen, all 8s. 2d. Iviutton— Scotch and Enaiish tegs, wethers, and ew es. 3s. 8d.; imported. 8s. Sd. L:>mÎ)- JiI\I"J"al sur-ply of imported brought forward Enc-i dish. Scotch and Irish 8s ed. Veal scarce; j' English, 8s. 2d. Pork—some imported on offer; English. 13s. 8d.; Irr, 8d.

TO-DAY'S ALLOTMENT HINT.! V1- the earlier crops are ckv-icd leeks should be continuously planted out. After this date it dees not pay to make trenches tor these as quite as good plants can be ?bt:uned by wclldig?in? the ground, and then making holes with a dibber about mx inches drop, dropping one plant in each hole and allowing only sufficient soil to fall in to fix the plant. The rain will gradually (ill the hole up, and by hi-i means ]<?hb with about tire inches cf blanched ic>m will be obtained. Regu- lr supplies of liquid manure should b? given as the leek is a rank feeder. It is a ;eed plan to slightly shorten the ends of the leaves just before planting, as this pr< ents the plants drooping so much arier removal.. I Those that have been planted out in trenches JOu]d be rr;;nbl'ly. icd with liquid manure, n!tcm.dpd with light dressings of guano. In most gardens this season shallots are beginning to ripen, This may be noticed by ihe fojm.:e turn- f ing yellow and dying down, as soor. as this takes place, they should Lp got up, -o as (0 make room for ancther (:]"op'l Laying the bulbs out <'u a h?rd path fac- n)K the un is cne of the Lr.t wav > In sccur!' th<!lU Ù¡'l.  sccur(, Grower'

THE SIXTH BOROUGH, Llandovery's Freedom for the Premier. I Ald- T. LigilcioN-lp ?T3. AId.T. R.?rt. J.r-.c'i L??dov?ry. has been in communication ?'rh Mr. | Towyn Jcua*. ?.r.,Ju?n,Li I.:r?<ttL3 ?. Irea-sur} witJh refer-a«ce to ottering freedom of tlie. ancient borough to the i rime Minister. Mr. Xowyn ,dJI1(" has j replied that he has had an intervis^jP with Mr. Lloyd George who will accept t:u honour, and WJ.11 arrange with Th- Llandovery Town Council as to the date j of his wsit. to the town. Ald. Roberts worked very hard- in this matter, and the success fliat has I tended it is unquestionably due to his ¡ efforts. Llandovery, it may be added, lias a very voneiable and distinguished pa,t- It i* the sixth Werdi town to offer the Premier ite honorary freetlom this year, j

i- A TURKISH CRUISER. j Amsterdam, Wednesday. July 17—A i Constantinople telegram in Germania*" j fay-j that tlip cruiser Mejidieh. which was minel on March 31, 1916. off Otjakct, and subteduently rai-od 'jy the Russian-, has' arrivqt] at Consta?itinople. Ille cruiser wax, Efi.zt"d hy the Germans after the cap- '-•j.re of Sevastopol.—Router. i

j WARSHIP v. PLANE. I Athens. Wednesday *reeei\ed ThuTE- day) —The Minister of Marine, in an- nouncing yesterday that a Turkish bi- plane bad he?n brought down hy a battery 'j? Ojii?c. and had fallen into the ?M rdded: A little whilp. ath-rT.arns ? G?- man aeripiane attempted hI fly orcr. S it ?'i;rc- from a Briti-h \tr?hu' compelled  ito retire in the dire:ion of the I coast."

j Townsman cutis for the uisuuccting of our schools ild public buildi;)',rs ta j allay or <:?t€rminat? the i?Mu??? c??-? ? domic. '??'?' —-—?i.? j

 !hiL MbkLu GASES HEABO AT p< 'r lï;¡: Ht'U1Ú I SWANSEA At the Glamorgan Assizer at Swansea on Thursday morning Cardiff ca-es again occupied the attention of Lurd Colelde in the Crown Court:, and Idr. Justice Bray in the iXir-i Prius Court. NISI PR.US COURT. CARDIFF 8LAN0EP ACTION. Tile ease was icsumea 1.; which Miss Hose SegJl, Cardifr. sought damages, for alleged slander from Mr. 6. MauiiewS. The alleged elander consisted of words wincli piaintili said were spoken at a whist drive at the Jewish Inst.itute, Cardiff, to the effect that plaintiff was not respectable. The ca.e for the prosecu- tion was concluded by 11 :i.m., and Mr. Lincoln Reed, for the defence, argued that the words were liot capable of tie defamatory meaning attributed to th-soi by the plaintiff. The Judge ruled, however, that. the worcis were capable of that meaning. The jury found for plaintiff and awarded her E3 damages. Judgment accordingly v. itL costs.

TO-DA V'S NEtNS IN BRIEF Saiford To?n Council on W?d-t?d?y bedded to confer the freedom of the borough on Mr. Lloyd George. On the ni,Ilt <f July 11-12 a violent typhoon' swept over South-Western J ana n. Considerable damage was done.—Renter. The Kin bestowed nearh 3? decora- t., it a p,,il-? -ic in the Quad- rangle at Buckingham Palace on Wed- nesday. Six hundred bo yF. c-i r l. and women from the West of Ireland have crossed to Great Rritaia to assist in harvesting1 operations. The widow of Mr. Alfred G. Vander- bi't, who lost his life on the Lusitani- ha a been mar tier! to Mr. Royraord T. Baker, of the Fniied States Mint. The military failed «at Aimer sham (Bueks? Tafouoal in* challenging the ex- «mption of a Grade 2 carpenter. Wind in one ere, and father of nine children. Swansea rc.ae;istj-:ites transferred the licence of f-e Imperial Hotel, Plasmarl. on Thinsdf'.y. from Mr. Francis Thomas to Mr. rcte" Robert Walker, of Lbbw Yale Jdrs*. De VaVrn, wife of the Sinn Fein leader, has been presented with an illu- minated ad dress and a cheque for £500 t'or her husband by a deputation from Ea,t Clare. Barci Gh'i-'c?y h?= subscri bed _C?.;T)n .t,It: n i' ¡j1 h:I;{- ¡; i.:e2(Jil.r: ?outh ?Yalp? and Monmouthshire^, to be devoted towards (he erection of a chembr" laboratory.. Lisbon, Wednesday (recei ved J.'h;s- dis* ) .-(Government h as ;')h' h a'? the Trans-African Railway in the pro- vince -of Kngola. The Secretaryship of State ior Food and Transports has been abolished. At the Jkuikiuptey Court on Wednes- <?a* the ex.vr-inrtion was conclurb. d of Lord Sholto Douglas, youngest sen of the* lnte Marquis of Oueensbnry. lh liabili- ties wpre^ret-urru-d at and there were 'noa?'t = • To Vox Pop??" (Gorseiuon.) .—We :6? ;?, P:,? I; 1' :7;; T,i¡"e" the Aiiii, ei-t"ddfod to be made under guise of a r-nia-de-plume. IfYlm are right ,you should get re.]»reseirtation$ made, to the com in it tee. Und^r tiie abered tT^ Pi: ie.-T>?nt-rc candidates adopted by the National Union of liaiiwaynien must i oniain bona fide mi ru b ers-, an d if ae,-(,t ii(? c(,.n- 'Er, ;d.: \:Y\1: ,¡, :;d subject to C;: Whips. Aecfcrdim: to toe journal J,f« Zs'on- '•ftlles," of the !Ia;;ue. cn Julv and 7 the Germans people from G hen t t-,o Bruges and Zeel>rugge. where they are •mplo.ved on military work. Among the deported are boys of 14 and men over til). A tpnr. tarpaulin, and accoutrement man'.Tfacturer. ;;5. tirade J.. -aid that out •v" 1;5 employees, GO weie girls, four boys", and one a man. If he hhu^i •' 71 the business must, close, he worked It- ho"r-- a day. and a medical certificate soi-Ud that ho wns overworked. Exemp- tion renewed lor three mrrii]-

MARGARINE & MEAT. Higher Prices• Beirut Ftxed 'forBotfi. In view of the increased cost of raw materials the Food Controller Las' de- cided that after July 2] the prices of mar- garine in Great Britain will be as follows: On tales to persons purchasing be- tween 2Slb. and 2cwt. weekly. Is. Id. Ih. On aft*, other sales by retail, Ic. 2d. lh. Substantial improvement will be nidde in the tjjiiaijtv of margarine, which will contain pjer cent, of annual fats. This jiiea i.'S jqtftfcfjnly an iwrrrse ift5 f-nod valu,e, but also in its keeping qualities. OEABEFl ME/C. Meat, it. is stated, will be duarer b, the autumn. The quality of the meat com- ing from the United States is improving, and consequently the price is advancing. At present there is no difference in the price being charged in this country for imported and home-killed meat, and the cc?t of the ?at?pr "in ri?c in sympathy.' l Probably f i'? r i -a e:- I ? n ?j i, their cattle.

WESLEYAN CONFEilEMCE. President on Reconciliation of Britain, and United St&tos. The Rev. Samuel Chadwick. ti-c -President. "ii the course of bis presiden- tial address at the second of the all Conference at Manchestfr 011 Wednesday, sheeted the numerous Americans now in Britain, and said the rtreat reward for our taithfu!ne«ss to high -deals hud been the complete reconcilia- tion of Britain and the United State-?. H<• empha -iseil strongly that, the war could only be won on the moral p'ine. A 1 address to the King was eRtnusia^iiTlly agreed to. It was re'oorted that Chaplain-Goner- 1 O S. Watkins would have und?r hip 11]- recrion 111 Italy chaplains aU denoui! nations, that there were now 2t>2 Wesley- an ministers in khaki, and that 6.ô78 members of t.h' church had fallen in The action of certain local food •oir,niiftces iii commandccring church :trrn;i.~cs was sevei^v criticised, and ft was decided to ask the Prime Minister to i-eceive a deputation urging that all Gov- rnment department's should ext-enci to "lethodist property the same oonsidera- | tion as the War Ofnce extended to it.