than a war of defence of their homes. It
was a fight on behalf of the whole of humanity. A staggering blow
had been dealt by our relentless enemy at Belgium, which had been
knocked down and trampled upon, and Germany had also dealt blow
after blow at humanity by the use of poison-gas, the bombardment of
seaside towns, and bombs thrown on defenceless places by Zeppelins.
She had thrust aside all those rights of humanity which we had
cherished as a nation as most dear to our hearts. What we were now
fighting for was right, and he would put to them a resolution that
we would fight for right till right had won. In response to an
appeal for the endorsement of his sentiments the audience stood en
masse, and with upraised hands shouted "Aye." It was a stirring
moment, and must have been gratifying to the authoress, who has
devoted so much of her time and energy to the comfort of the
wounded soldiers.

The Lord Mayor then proposed a vote of thanks to Miss Macnaughtan
for her address, and this was carried by acclamation.

Miss Macnaughtan briefly responded, and then proceeded to
illustrate many of the scenes she had witnessed by lantern-slides,
showing the results of bombardments and the ruin of some of the
fairest domains of Belgium and France.

The provision of stewards was arranged by the Cardiff Chamber of
Trade, under the direction of the President (Mr. G. Clarry). During
the evening the band of the 3rd Welch Regiment, under the
conductorship of Bandmaster K. S. Glover, gave selections.

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A statement having been made that Miss Macnaughtan was the first to
discover a remedy for the poison-gas used by the Germans, a
_Western Mail_ reporter interviewed the lady before the lecture on
her experiences in this direction. She replied, that when the first
batch of men came in from the trenches suffering from the effects
of the gas, the first thing they asked was for something to drink,
to take the horrible taste out of their mouths. She obtained a
couple of bottles of whisky from the barge of an American lady, and
some distilled water, and gave this to the soldiers, who appeared
to be greatly relieved. Whenever possible, she had adopted the same
course, but she was unaware that the remedy had been applied by the
military aut