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News Gleanings; t SVXILLBT OF INTERESTING ITEMS. Sfttocraykta aad. OtlLerwia. Obttinwd ixmm. Ire Variety .1 Source*. A tender for JB19,209 has been accepted for the re-building of iha Royal Cambridge Music- haJl. • A lad named Cooper fell into a vat of hot beer at the Phoenix Brewery, Heywood, and was scalded to death. During the past- week 77 ship.. have traversed the Manchester Ship Canal, 42 inward and 35 outward. On Saturday morning the greater portion of the Bishop Auckland Post-office wa.; burned iown- The damage done is considerable. « • The Duke of Westminster is said to have nur- chased Eaat Deae, Bonch'urch, lately owned and occupied by the iate Mi". J. Snowdon Henry, ex-M.P. • • A brass tablet is to be placed in Bovey Tracey Parish Church. Devonshn-e, tC the memory of the late Bishop Knight Bruce, who WB3 vicar of the parish. » John Williamson (74), wm sen-tt-nceci to six years' penal servitude »* Portsmoutn, .i Satur- day. for defrauding & woman of £ 61, her life savings, under promise to marry. For travelling in Sirw-class carriage with a third-class ticket on Christmas Eve, Mr. Lewia Isaacs, a resident of loresit Gate, wae prosecuted \v the Great Eastern Railway Com- pany, and M West Ham was fined 20s. «nd ccas. ■* • • Bradfidd Hal!, a capital estate between Bury St. Edri-unds and Laveuliain, has been pur- chased >y the Rev. C. S. Johnston, o* Plum- stead fia'M, Norf«j £ k. It waø as formerly occu- pied ty Arthur Young, and the shoot lug is ex- cellent • • • Ithas been decided that the Church Congress shal meet at Nottingham on the four days, September 23—October 1, a week earlier than umaL The guarantee fund has readied £ 4,600. aid the several sub-committees have been ap- pointed. » # Mr. Horace B. Marshall, the publisher c,c the Methodist Times," has again given his) pub- lishing profits to the Worn-out Minister?' Fund. The amount for low is £310. making a total of £3,170 given since the paper was Sr.-t issued in 1885. ♦ At Crewe on Saturday Edward Hughes. of ^Llandudno, was charged with ha-v ng been drunk in a railway carriage, a»,U doing damage. Prisoner arrived at Crewe from Liverpool on Friday afternoon, and fellow Wiio WeTe greatly frightened, complained that be- tween Edge Hill and Crewe he had smashed the windows and made three attempts to jump on the line while the train was travelling at a great speed. Prisoner, who was ieyen:ant. fined 14s. A man named John Hawker, who had been many years employed at the Railway Clearing- House, and was engaged temporarily at Christ- was by the Louden and North Wes- tern Railway Company, appropriated a parcel containing a rug and cither articles. The dead weight so heavily upon his m'nd that he o'1 neither j sleep or eat, so he returned the parcel and confessed what he had done. He was remanded at Marylebone. ♦ » • # At a timj when the air s full of talk about Australasian federation it is instructive to note that Queensland proposes to treat the liews- p-> rev* of the other Colonies a.* 'foreign journals," and charge jd. for every 2oz. be for a they are allowed to enter the colony..At pre- sent the large weekly journals can be sent ff-m »ny of tie Australasian colonies to any other for id. By the new arrangement it will cost 5d. to send a paper like the "Australasian'' to Queensland. • ♦ ♦ On Saturday, at Nelson, Charles Connor and Harry Wilson, of Liverpool, were onurgfed with loitering with mtent to commit a felony, and having houtje-breakiiig implements in their pos- session. At two o'clock on Saturday morning Constable Wutkms saw th", prisoners behaving suspiciously in Back Scotland-read, Nelson. He arrested them, and ^hen searched they had in their possession a jemmy, lock-picker, tile, razor-blade, and knife. The prisoners were re- manded. » » ■. A disastrous boiler explosion occurred at Bown'a Boiler Works, Dukin-fteld, on Friday night, by which seven men ware scalded. They were removed to the infirmary. » # ♦ For the first time in three years soles have been found en the famous Dogger Bunk, the amaok Soeptre having trawled up sufficient number to fill six trunks, which realised 260. ♦ » Mr. Augustiù Daly has accepted, for predic- tion ID London, America, and Canada, a thrse- act comedy of modern life, written by Mr. Arthur Heathcot*?, author of The Duches? of Bayswater and Co." The Baptist denomination has lost one of its most useful laymen m the death of Mr. J. B. Mead, of Brockley. He was a member of mQ8t of its committees, and musicai editvr of the Connexional hymn-book. • # Owing to *m« condition of unsoundness which has become apparent ia Yauxhall-bridgo at the Pimlico ond, it has been found necessary to close the bridge to wheeled traffic, and divert the latter across Lambeth-bridge. • The Corporation of Sydney has decided to seed ita surveyor to England to study the whole question of dealing with the city refuse, espe- cially as to the policy of burning it, and the best mechanical means of doing so. • » » • The report that the Kelmsoobt Pre^s will cease to isaue the works associated with the Mime of the late Mr. William Morris is a,t least premature. Nothing whatever has been done in connection with the matter, and it ;¡¡ believed that Mr. Morris made arrangements for the oontinxiaiion of fthe press. Its dis- persal would be an irreparable loss to the art of printing. < Jane Mailing, a majried woman, residing in Dale-street, Aoorington, was on Saturday sent to gaol for fourteen days for stealing £ 7 10b. fratn tthe bedroom of John Forster, a neighbour. Prosecutor found the woman with some ov the money in her mouth. Three daughters of the acouaed were in court, and as she left she dock they wept hysterically, and oried out, '"Mother, mother, come back. • » A widow named Martha Taylor, of South Hornsey, was summoned at the NortS London Police-court for a contravention of the ln.fa.nt Life Protection Act. It was explained thai the babes were sent to her by the Salvation Army, and that she was ignorant of the re- quirement of the law. Under the lircum- ataacea Mr. Paul Taylor simply bound her over to come up for judgment if called upon. + » ♦ Paris is afflicted with plague of rata, which have been driven from the river-<ide and the aewers by the recent freshets. They have settled in the HaJle8 Centrales and the Palais Roy ale, but in some outlying districts they scour the streets in bodies. « • • • Ex-PoWce-oonstable Murray, of the S Dlvis'.ou of the Metropolitan Poiice, who was convicted on Norenibcr 24 of wilful and corrupt perjury, and sentenced to nine months' hard labour, has been released from Wormwood Scrubby Prison by order of the Home Secretary*' An iuteretSting relic has just found its way mto the Auckland Museum. This is tha old Tower musket which was pres3nbrd by George IV. to Honjfi Hika, the Maori chief, who afterwards became k. own as the "man- eater, on the occasion of his visit to England more tha.n 70 years ago. » » The injection of morphine is a habit that is unfortunately on the increase r.tnong tho. middle classes in this country. On statistics furnished by the pharmacists it is estimated that there are in Par:s alone at least 50,000 victims of the morshine habit, among them 30.000 wcmen. —"L' Eclair. # » Two great favourites of London music-hall patrons, Messrs. R. G-. Knowles and Chirgwin ("the White-eyed Kaffir.") are now appearing with great sue. e?6 in MeHx>urne. The quaint with great SUC:C'8"6 in MeHx>urne. The quaint mannerisms of both these artists have gireatly pleased the Australians, and both hava rapidly attained popularity. » » » On Saturday at Manchester Police-court, Messrs. Sift and Stanley sent Thomas O'Neill, a porter, lodging in Angel Meadow, to prison for four months for assaulting Poliee-conslables Mason and Mullen.Chi Friday tIle prisoner v.«\; ejwted from a beer-house in Shudehiil, and was subsequently taken into custody. He struck fud kicked thp officErs, and owing to his violent conduct, no less than seven constables were engaged in conveying him to the station. It was his thirty-ninth appearance, and he had been previously dealt with for assaults upon the police. The advocates of the legislation of marriage with a deceased wief's sister have the London correspondent of the '"Manchester Guardian" understands, sufficient confidence in the favou- rable disposition towards, their measure of tbe present House of Commons to contemplate introducing in that House the "Bill, as amended by the House of Lords in July last if tliey should obtain a satisfactory position :n cbo ballot. It will be remembered that the Bill, ballot. It will be remembered that the Bill, for the firs* time in its rather lengthened history, passed through the Hoace of Lords last e.-seion, majorities of between 30 and 40 being obtained in its favour upon th? ,-ccond and third rending?. Up to 1893 gropers were rahed in Qiina for the table only- Since then expomri-nnts have been made in makinr- wÏJle. which, «'> far. have re- ulted very successfully; and ó.I Japan now supplies the Celestials with beer, We may rsow expect the lattor to recprocate with Pc'n « • claret. In order 'hat tfc-j fiiin'-ua cndic- oT,d paHmn- sets 0;" the Vatican Libiarv inay not be \1 away by use, the Library Commissioners h-ve decided to have them phototyped. Tin? fa-o- -•imiles of the Petran 'i) manuscripts have already been made: later La executed Terence, and aftrwavds 1h. c'Ù'1J;¡tcc! Codex .\Iaximl1: Georga ,S'n">ugnos^y, a you >g man, wai. charged at Bristol on Saturday with burglary at the hcuse of Frederick 1 )avies, fvingsdown-parade. Entrance was erk'ecxcd titrough a skylight en -tb& attic roof, the ihiei cr it:i^ves Itaving aopa- ronily fir i- g.iined access to an empty '.ioui;e in the 10" and ic.cn walked along the leads C11 the roc- wa" rem3.11Jcd. ?. Divers were engaged en Saturday in the River Avon examining the steoiner Dlla- brod.v. Mr. Arrnitt, who was tonnecred with raising the Oeota/a in ths Thames, lisus the work in hand. At low tide only the -uiars and rig- ging of the steamer are visible. -?." ? ..?-
SATUIIDAY POPULAR CON-CEKTS…
SATUIIDAY POPULAR CON- CEKTS AT CARDIFF. Saturday's popular concert a.t the Park-hall, Canliíf. added another to the list of successful entertainments brought off in connection with the pOop" movement this season. Heading the list of artistes was Madame John Thomas (Llaneliy), whose popularity, like her voice, never setnis to wane. She was in good form on Saturday night, and received several enures I for her singing. Ker songs ware "She wan- dered down t'.ie mountain side," and Poor Wandering One, and she also sang the duet, "We wandered in dreaws," with Mr. David Lloyd. The latter singer was also very sue- c-e.*sful in the two songs allotted to him. Mr. Arthur Angie played a couple of violin solos in his usual very good style. They were German's "Gipsy Dances" a<nd De Beriot's "Air Eu*se," popular items which met with a warm reception Four numbers were placed against the Cardiff Society of Uleemen-Sulli- van's "The Long Day Closes was the IU03t dIeûtive rendering. "The r5anner Wave"' WM a trifle weak. Where was tha full numerical strength of the society? Mr. T. W. Elliott appealed to the popular taste witb hi" oornic eonsfs. Thai they ''caught on" would api>ear from the fact that lIe was encored upon each occasion. A ventrilcquial entertainment of considerable merit was given by Jlr. Albert Trillo. Mr. A. T. Toonj's accompaniments were a feature of the concert which desei-ves high mention. Nei.t Saturday Madame Hoopef- Roes's Carditf Ladies' Choir make thfir first appearance. From accounts, creditable things shculd be expected of them.
WINDFALL.
WINDFALL. A POETHCAWL FAMILY IN LUCK. The members of a Porthoawl family have just received mmmation of the death of an uncle hi Australia, who was possessed of .648,600. Hcing a bachelor, he died without issue. De. ceased left W ales many years ago, being tlhen 3.1 workmg miner. 1 he information hi-s bt-en forwarded Oy a brother.
KIDNAPPING A CHINAMAN.
KIDNAPPING A CHINAMAN. A CURIOUS SEQUEL It will ba remembered thai last October I public attention wao cy.llcd to the kidnapping of Sun Yat Sen by certain pera>ns allegvrd to be agents of the Chinese Embassy, wh^ra lie was forcibly detained for eome days. It appears tliat law proceedings have now arisen m con- nection with the part played by one of the Em- bassy servants, who, <at the request of Sun >t Sen, commuiiicatud with his friends, anJ so contributed to the agitation which led to los release, after representations from the Foreign Office. At the time Sim Yat Sen promised the servant, George Cole, £500 in the event of any action he might take resulting in his liberation. and this promi.-e was subsequently fultdied to the extent of J620 paid on account. An action has now berr. entered for the recovery of the balance, but Sun Yat, S»-n, while acknowledging his indebtedness tc Cole, is unable to meet his claim owing to lack of means. As far as we know the claim is a novel one, and might lead to the raisini' or an interesting point of ltaw but we belii--e the case will Lie undefended, and judgment aliowtd to go by default. bI:I
AB^ENTPAHI I AM EXTAKY CANDIDATES.?
AB^ENTPAHI I AM EXTAKY CANDIDATES. The absence in Africa of Mr. Alfred E. Pea se, the Radical candidate for the Cleveland Divi- sion of Yorkshire, imparts an air of novelty to the contest. Two members of the preent Parliament were, however, elected in the first instance to their present constituencies when abroad. Thus, in March. 1336, Mr. K-nmvi/d Smith, who had sat for Liverpool from 1832 iill 1885, was elected when in India member for Flintshire, on the vacancy caused by Lord R. Grosven >r being created Lord Stalbridge. j and Sir Francis Evans was, when travelling in America, eleoted for SouthamptoT. in May. 1888, at a bve-election, on the appointment of Admiral Commerell to a naval command. "t:
FOR SAILORS' FRIENDS
FOR SAILORS' FRIENDS FOIiSHJS AltLiiVAUS AXD MOVEMK^l'S OF LOCAL STEAMKKS. Earl of Dumfries arrived St. Nazaire 3th. j l)a.rent arrived HaVTt" 8th. Fai, mead arrival O<l..?"Ø. from Genna 8th. Chiuies T. Jones left Barry for Lesrborn 9th. Cymnirodorion left St. Sazaiie for BilWio btri. Meithyr left Bordeaux for Co'liff St-ii. CastanOB 1dt fr.r 9th. Ely arrive'! BorWux 8th. I3ei<:i")ii arrived tables 9th. I,a Banonere Jpft Bilbao for Newport 7NI. IjOHsrtieil left Algiers for Lonnon 7th. H"ath sr. ivi'fl Arrlrcssan 8d1. Harthurii Irft G«*n:ia for Itio Marina 7Mi. i Pict' ■ riveil Madras froir Cardilf 3th. SVidbv }",?cl :1+'7. for Djiho!Jti öLh. I 2isuluor left Plymouth for Xewuort 8th.
rFrom Near and Far
r From Near and Far A COLUMN OF CHAT ON INTMRESTING SUBJECTS. Items af News and A-iiecdete* 0-lea.med far tk. "Express" from N., II., B., and W. The time-honoured St. Liwrence-hall n Montreal is to be torn down and a fourteen- story modern hotel will be built on the site, oooooooeoooo It has been reckoned that if the whole ocean were dried up, all the water passing away as vapour, the amount of salt remaining would be enough to cover 5,000,000 square miles with a layer one mile thick. oooooooooooo The bottom of the Pacific between Hawaii and California is said to be so level that a railroad could be laid for 500 miles without a grade anvwhere. This fact was discovered by the United States surveving vessels engaged in making soundings with the view of iaying a cable. oooooooooooo Photography has lately determined the depths to which the sun's rays can penetrate through water, and the result is that at a depth of 553 feet the darkness was about equal to an exposure on a clear but moonlight night. The exposed plates at this depth gave no evidence of light action. oooooooooooo It is the custom in Bulgaria for newly- married women to remain silent for a month after marriage, unices when adtkreseed by their husbands. When it is desirable for the customary restriction to be permanently removed, he presents a gift to her, and then lie can chatter to her heart's content. oooooooooooo A large and hann.some cat, belonging to Mr. W. R. Todd, of Beenham, near Reading, was taken from that place on the 19th of August to Kidderminster, a distance of about 130 or 140 miles. Three days afterwards he was missed, and nothing wa.s heard of him till he arrived at Beenham on Thursday afternoon, December 24, looking rather thin, but otherwise seeming none the worse for his long journey. oooooooooooo The smallest lock ever manufactured was that made by a London black- smith., Mark Scarhot, in the reign of Queen Lii;ial>eth. The lock contained eleven piCi. ;s, made of iron, steel, and brass, and, together with a pipe-key, only weighed one grain. Scarliot also made a chain of gold o. 43 links, weighing half a grain. The chain, to wliiica were fastened the lock and key, was put about the neck of a Ilea, and was drawn l))-9 it with ease. oocooo-oooooo Curious as it may seem, the heaviest contri- butor to the expenses of the Presidential elec- tion was the United States Government itself. The amount of campaign literature sent through the mails free under the "frank" of Congressmen ought to have cost the senders 10,000,000 dollars for postage stamps. To this must be added at least 5,000,000 dollars as the cost of sending out matter from the various departments in re.-ponse to campaign demands I for information. oooooooooooo It appears that. in con.-eque»ice of satisfac- tory results obtained from experiments con- ducted on a somewhat extensive scale, Brazilian planters have been convinced that tea can he profitably grown in Brazil. The idea was first suggested by British capitalists, who had the subject under their consideration for some, time, and had examined the country, with the view of finding out whether or r.ot the prospect was hopeful. They found that the conditions of labour and soil were exceedingly favourable, and that tho three provinces of Rio de Janeiro, M mas and Sao Paula, possessed tea- preducing qualities equal to those of Ceylon, oooooooooooo There has jun been placed on exhibition in the Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities, British Museum, a set of three inscribed cones in terra. cotta, contaiping the name of Amil Pub bar. about B.C. 2,200. These cones were mostly dedicated to Ningirsm, the Fire god, and were often let into the walls of private houses and temples, in order to protect them from evil spirits. Cones of this description arc found in 1a,rge quantities in the neighbourhood of Warka, the ancient F.rech, where a temple dedicated to the Fire god stood in ancient times. oooooocooooo With reference to the harnessing of Niagara, to whi^h tie farve before referred, Professor Commodore M-trtin state., th-* with both the Canadian and American plants fully developed, no less than 350,000 horse-power will be avail- able. But this is only one-twentieth of the aancunt of what he estimates the Niagara Falls to represent theoretically. The present plant at the Fall". lie adds, will save the Government of the United States a soim of 10,000.000 dollars annually oooooooooooo Here are a few reasons why Friday is con- SideieO unlucky :-It was on Friday that Adam tinned; that he was chafed from Paradise; that Christ was crucified; that. Cain killed Abel; that Etienne was stoned; that the innocents were killed by Herod that Peter was crucified nnd Paul decapitated that John the Baptist's head wa., nUt oft; that the chi'* dren of Israel were chased across the Red Sea that heaven will close and Itfllopt-n: that marriage was first consummated: that Lamee-h took two wives that all but one-seventh of the fruits of the earth and of the light of the sun "ml in,Jen were taken away that briars, spinv :'Irnd venomous plants issued from the ground that the cl-,uge covered the earth; that the confusion of tongues occurred that the Tower of Babel was begun, and that the plagues came to the King of Egvnt. These reasons are all furnished by French investigators. oooooooooooo The Persians are great lovers of flowers. A noted traveller in speaking of the visitors to the famous Victoriii. Gardens of Bombay says: Presently a true Persian, in flowing .obe of blue, and nn his herul hi* sheanxkin hat. Black, gkssy, ourl'd, the fleece of Kaxa-Kul; Vv ould saunter in and stand smd meditate over every flower lie saw, and always as if halt m vision. And when at last the vision was ful- l:)1eü. and the. ideal flower lie was seeking found, he would spread his mat and sit before it until the setting of the sun, and then pray Iffore it and fold' lip his mat and go home, and ciie next nigh* -uod night. a.fter night, until thsi particular fiower fstbvl away, he would return ,.0 it pud bring his friend' «> ever increasing koüP8 to and si; and sing and play the guitar or flute before ;JJ(1 thpy would altogether prav there "nd after prayer Mill sit before it, sipping sherbert and talking the most hilarious ellfl shocking scandal late irto the moonlight, and so again and ag.'in every evening nm-'l die flower died. oocoo->000000 It is a common thing for people to -off ..t the idea of the world's coming to an, end. Science scarcely reco<j>Tiis?i L'.e possibility of rtueh an event, unlesj the earth should come in contact with another heavenly body, or that it should cease to revolve or gome other such pho nomena, f<cour which would really mean the "end of tlw world." 1:0 far the people of this planet • i-e concerned. But there is another way the catastrophe could happen, and a way tha- Is sehkim spoken of or considered. It 13 not altc- gether impo-ible that some day .1 gresfc vol- canic eruption or earthquake may rend the crust of the earth so that the waters of the sea, could pour down into the centre of the mass. Wh:'i would be the result? Would not fhis wate* mdiiiifir down into the great rmbterranern .a-e be immfdiately turned into s-team? Would it not lie p'vcilile under the circumstance- th^i. enongh steam be generated to blow the e¡:.t:l'8 globe to pieces?- Here io a nice problem for science to iinswer ?-
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MX'T 1,17NOll or DI:'Œ Without Asking for the New French Bread. Delicious Eating, and e&ftily po,¡karù for van to call to T. Stevens, French Cenfei-'tioiier. 122, Queen-street, OrdilT. e5661 Wonderful J £ e<iicine —XenMlck's Vegetable Pills; cure ileadsehes, int^yestion, nerTOiw ebility, k-c., 7Atl., 1.. lid., and 2M. 2d. pec Lox —So'd every- wh ?re. jiTNI M CATHAP.T!ITT."M PILLS Uic-ef Mre, conective and agreeably jtnerient, 9Ad., 131d. Of all ( heruista. c5901-7 A sr;»rUJSS COMPLKXJOX.—Sulphnli?.- Lotion c'ezra off »U iriperfeetions in a few dty*. Pimples, new, Kou(jhne«i, Tan. Unc»nifovtable t!kin r>fi(»ur«- went.. entirely fade away, leaving a beautiful akin. "nilling Bottle Of Sulpholme evirywhere. e—♦ T.t-i thoutd aever he without Gwilvm Evans' Ouh.inr i{:tter» It gives Strength to the Weak, Health to I ,e Sick, &1 Enjoyment in Life to .>11.— Sold ia br-ttles, 2a 9d: *nd 4s. M. each. Avoid iaiitatiotta. c4919-2
OVER THE tiUTS AND WINE "|…
OVER THE tiUTS AND WINE | X 4VIPS AND CRANKS FROTtl BOTH HEMI- SPHERES. A Selectioa af Joits and Fun ny Anecdotes for the Mental Becreation of Old nnd Young. "You'll never become cultured, I am afraid." "Why not?" "Well, you presume to criticise people who are richer than you are." Miss De Style: Fancy! There is Mme. Paris, my milliner, in the riding class. Mr. De Style: Where? Oh, yes. That must b3 her on that high charger. "I wonder," said tho tablecloth, late in the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day, "if you have any idea of the load of good things you have been standing up under. Well, I should groan," answered tho table. A short time ago an old lady went on board Nelson's flagship, the Victory. The different cbjecte of interest were duly shown to her, and on reaching the spot where tha great naval hero was wounded (which is marked by a raised brass plate), the officer remarked to her: "Here Nelson fell," "And no wonder," exclaimed the lady. "I nearly fell there myself." "Do you call that a veal outlet, waiter?" gaid a London exquisite, one of the most delicate type even in that favoured region of exquisites, the West End. "Why, sir. such a veal cutlet as that is an insult to every self- respecting calf in the British Empire." The waiter hung his head in very s'ha-me for » moment, and then replied, in the language of humblest apology "I reallv didn't intend to insult you, sir." W hen the north wind wildly whistles Through the .tree' And the yellow leaves like thistles Fly the breeze, When the mercury is shrinking. And your spirits likewise sinking, 'Tisn't pleasamt to be thinking Thoughts like those. See the man and the porter. Is the porter brushing the dust out of the clothes of the man ? The porter isn't doing a thing but brushing the dust out of the clothes of the man. "Will the porter leave enough du&t in the man's clothes to buy breakfast? Ah, yes. The porter is no hog. Miss Blue: And to th:nk that Milton could not sell "Paradise Lost" during bis lifetime! Mr. HusseM H'rn, yes I suppose it wasn't properly advertised. Interviewer: I suppose Mis? Da Rearer can reaoh almost any range of notes. Manager: Oh. yes; mostly fifties. Uncle Moses Million was a pious old darky, whose reading and expounding of the Scriptures was unique and' original. One morning he had gathered tho family for prayers, and the chapter which he chose was that containing the parable of the Prodigal Son. Uncle Moses sot forth the earcer of the prodigal with interpolations of his own intended to press home the lesson to his own sometimes wayward flock. '"Now, listen, chiilun," ho said, "Here dia young man, af'or havin' spent :0.11 he owned and he didn't have nuffin' more to buy him a piece of co'n bread, he went and 6. up dem husks dat de pip done lef. An' he didn't like 'um, an' he went an' sol' his coat, «nd den he went and sol' his vest, an' at las' he went an' sol' his shirt, and den wht-n lie came to himself he saw dere wasn't nuffin' more he could sell, and den he said 'I will rise up and go to my f-adder.' Cynieus: I heard oi a man to-day who- buried a wife and child in tho afternoon, ,id went to tho theatre at night. Maude: He was a brute. Cynicus No, undertaker. "Yes," remarked the proud father, vhora tastea are musical, "he'6 the lin-S3t lxiby tns neighbourhood has ever seen. I dop, rely on any own prejudiced opinion in making the statement. My wife says the same thing." *U,,& vou going to make a musician of hini." "Oh, it's altogether too early to decide th^i. His hair hasn't begun to grow yet." "Some people say that it doesn't take intelhgoiiee v.o ba prir-.c fighter, remarked th- sporting man. '*Thai's the popular impression." '"Well, it'« wrong. The last fight I lor-i no was won by the wrong person, simply bcr.e our man wouldn't study. Wo gave him six private reueamls, but when he got into the ring he lost his head and laid down and hollered before the other man had a chance to hit him." A sad looking man went into a chemist'o. "Can you give me," }io asked, "something that will drive from my mind tho thought of c-orxo.v and bitter recollection?" And the aruggist nodded, and put him up &. little dose of quinine and wormwooo, ,ncf rhubarb, and Ep-jom salt3, and a desk of castor oil, and gave it to him: And for fn months the man could not think 0" anything in tho world c-xcopt now schemes for gctt'ng the taste out Jf his mouth. "What do you regard as the mort tr"j-t~orfhy weather report, Professor?" '"Thunder." '"This is a groat country." "Yes, with a groat language. I beard one man say to( another thai the only way to make j him dry up was to soak him." "By gol," caid the farmer, "fcr a man wvo waa raised in town you have the quickest 07e in Jcetc-Mn' iquirrel mavin' round through the trees I over see." "All in practice," raid 1: cily man. "i have been watching tha b.> f--t vhrougCi ihs foliage; of high hats for year- S (': Have you ever had your ears pierced ? She :No; but I liave often had them Lored. This story of aheent-minde-dnera toli vi Archbishop Trench :—Dining t. kouie n&e evening, he found fo-ult with the ^-ivofi ct the sour. Next evening he dined oat a large 'dinner part11. forgetting for fr?, moment mat he w?.c not in his own nous., '< a guest, he observed across the table io Mrs. Trench, 'This soup is, my dear, again u faiiuift.' An Irishmsn. upbraided with cowardice, said "He haa as bold a heart as any man in the army, but his cowardly legs always run I away with it." ? Sunday School teacher: Who was Noah? Pupil: He was a weather prophet. When he said it was going to rain, nobody believed him." Daughter: George saya he fears he can't support me in the .style I'm accustomed to. The Father: Marry him, anyhow. 1 can't ketp it up much longer myself." Breathless Hunter: I say, boy, did you see a rabbit run by here? Boy Yes, sir. Hunter: How long ago? Boy: I think it'll be three years next Chris t- inae. Shopkeeper: Christmas boxes, indeed. Why, you don't deal here. Little girl: Oh, yes, sir, we do, please sir. Mother always gets her postage-sitampe off you, please, six. Say, Rargreaves. you have am awful cold. Are you taking anything?" Certainly. Thank you. Where is the nearest bar?" "Pat," said Tommy to the gardener, "whalt is nothing?" "There ain't any such thing as nothin' replied: Pat, bocK,'se whin ye find nothin' and come to look at it there aird nothin' there." Clara: Was ho very much disturbed when he asked your father? Maude: I understand that lie was put out. -+- Banker (to new cashier) Say, if ever you at9 cs'd with the desire io run off with the l -it k> me 1-K>lïl go with you. Freddy: Whait do Congressmen do, Papa: The National Treasury, my son. Kind old gentleman (to small boy crying on the stop): What is the matter, little boy? SinaM Boy: P-a-pa is putting down a c-c-r.rpet. "And doeis that unpleasant task of your father's make you so sorry then '"N-ri-o; p-pa-pa hit his thumb!" "All! Sympathy for your father's pain. Is that vhat makes vou weep?" Eep "No-no! I I-laughed An intelligent Sepoy one day came into a telegraph office in India, and handed in a message to send to a station in central India. Having read the message, I told him, e a y s a writer, there was some- thing wrong. ".=\0, sahib; me knows J'iv'iJsn," he .-aid. Again I attempted to explain to him that it was worded WTonclv. 1 knows English," he declared, haughtily and indignantly; "If you no send, me report superintendent Mandalay." Thus threatened I forwarded message—"Come quick; father ■langerouaiy dead." A Scottish cobbler was recently fined lialf- 'c- • row n, or twonty-foiu1 hours' imprisonment. Jhe chose the latter, he would be taken to the gaol at P The cobbler communed with Hnjccii. "Then 111 go to P- he said have business in tho town, at any rsie." J* s official conveyed him by train to V- bufc when the prisoner reachcd the gwl he S'-iid he would pay the The governor found tW' he world h*ve to take if. "And now," caid the cobbler, '"I want my hre 1"):11"0. Tho governor demurred, made '•nqo-k-iet-, fjd discovered that thers -was no alternative; according to law the prisoner ur»s;, be «ent rt me public expense to vhe place where he had been brought from. So the cobbiar sot tne 2.. 8^d. which represented his ''Ire. did Ids busme; ttnd ivcnt home troumphant, twopence halfpenny and a mil- v.j/ ride the lietter for his offence. ■Mr*. F.ch'ons: Is your famil-y an old one, Mr. Millions?" Choi'r Millions" Nav, 1"1\ the flrot of n*.e Ime: me fkiwth«w's >n twade, ,'e brow Mr. Poorman had oswy fifteen n>.inn< <v; "n which to clrmz; for an engagameiit v* which he wanted .> ioolr particularly well, "rd ht co-.ddu'i f"td h tb'ngs. Where';? my black and whito lieoktia, 2 £ adg-o?" he asked of hir, wifo. Oh, do excuse m", Henry, but T piri: i! •->n io wcnr my sbncl whito skirt-wcifi.. anrl i forgot to puc it br.ck in your drawer. ht I can't find .a clean coll-i- high or low in J>1 iftoi.is ]Yún't my "I>h come from the laundry thi> week?" Why, yes, but forgot to send my things, and been wearing .-«mio o; your oiAlais. But it in'i < po-riblo thf.t rvo usdd them ail." We, it it: just possible; and my new luik cuSf and cuff liottonus are gone, too." Gh, huw ftupid of vie not to put them >vi.c.'< 1 wore them yeGlerday, but the cuffs r.r»n> ..tried in the ica.' ..).'ii got them right away." Where's my i cNr hrovo waistcoat?"' t Oh, dear! Hew cotdd J. be so cn-rcle" is not tc put 't I it,- k 1 voro it this moruir-g with lOY new b'cyrJe Yc-j, a.nd yo»terday r covldn't go 0'1" and play golf becan"o you were of" on jor.r wbe il my fljoif '1.ud s^ccVin y: on r»d«r your bicycle sVi-1.•*>"? you .wayn hsv** o- my golf cap when I wan* it, and the othe, day you -iota'dly boci on my shirt ,til th¡; open front blouse of your*. I 11 just bo b ngtd if 1'11 etatid much rporc of this! "Now, Henry, 1- "You juti: 'till rr.d V,1 m", \-av? my say. This thing of one wardrobe for iv/o of us is pisy2d out, end 1 Henry, wu1 yot> bes'.f ni, nd tl » f you ~re talking to a btdy'r" "Hanged it I h.riO>T '-sV o' t-e t'ms whp-lier I am or not! YOY 1001 ;o gentlemanly in your Nov/ Woman toggo-y ilu. hard to tell which of "S i. the man of this establish- ment. 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Football CompetitionI a
Football Competition I a LAST WEEK'S WINNEKS. I The comipeiiitdon Kasit week both for first and I second nlaces was of an exceedingly keen de- I scri"tion. After fully weighing up the various coupons we have decitled to award the- prizes as follows. It may be mentioned that we have again had to award the prizes uport two matches only-that is the international game at Newport and the game won by the Llacelly "A." The first prize, L Bound Volume of Stoddard's Portfolio of Photographs of Scenery and Cities, ,alue 15s., we have awarded to Mr. THOMAS WATKJNS, Care of Mr. D. W. Edwards, New Regent-street, Treorky, Whose forecast was Probable win- Points Points W'ng ning team. for. agat. pointy. Wales 11 0 11 Llanelly 13 0 13 And the efcond prize, "Beautiful Britain," I value 12s. 6d., to Mr. BEN JEREMIAH, 38, Bute-street, Treorky, Who sent the following forecast — Probable win- Points Points W'ng ning team. for. agst. points. Wales 8 0 8 Llanelly 14 0 14 Whilst the actual result v/a. — Winning team. Point3 Points Wng for. agst. points. Wales 11 0 11 Llanelly 14 0 14 ?
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This week we continue our football competi- tion. The prizes given will be :— First Prize Hound Volume of Stoddard's Portfolio of Photographs of Scenery and Cities, value 15s. Second Prize: "Beautiful Britain," value 12s. 6d. On Saturday, January 16, the following matches will be played — CARDIFF V. MOREISTON. NEWPORT V. WELLINGTON. -N SWANSEA V. LLANELLY. PSNARTH V. ABERAVON. You must fill up the Coupon underneath w fellows: — With the Names of the Teams whom you think will win. Forecasts must be made on the Coupon. As many forecasts may be sent in as desired, All forecasts must arrive at latest by Twelve Midnight every Friday, marked Football Competition on the outside, and addressed ths Evening Express," Card'if. Coupons will be dated, and will only be available for the week's competition of which they bear the date. The result will be declared in every Monday's issue of the "livening Express." Our decision is final. In c,,se of dispute a Scrutiny Fee of 2s. 6d. must be deposited, not later than Tuesday evening, which wil). l)p returned if the complaint be found to be well-based. .?.?." I "EVENING EXPRESS" EOOTBALL COTJPOX. I COUPON FROM .TAN. 11 TO .JAN, 15. | PROBABLE WINNING TEAM. GAINST.' rmyrf' 1 „ I I ¡ I i I I I I I* Name Address
WHAT IT TAKES TO "GOWN" A…
WHAT IT TAKES TO "GOWN" A SOCIETY WOMAN. Mrs. O. II. P. Belmont :s one of a group of society women of New York if we are to believe the "Journal" of that city, spends on clothes during- the winter season at lea -t. £ 5.000. Ibis does not include any of her personal ex- penses, auch an the cost of Hov/eiv. the pay of ladies' maids, money given in charity, the cfrvt of opera and theatre boxes, and the c^JTf<ei for entertainment and household maintenance. Our contemporary reckons that the .05,000 would keep 28,204 perams in humble eiuMim- stunces for one week. It would keep 7.051 such persons for a month, and 542 persons a whole year. -1<1 -4_ -?-
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. I
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. Jane Kirwsn, 53. u, convict, was brought up a-t Carditf Police-court on Saturday f"r having failed to notify her change of residence to the police een December 7, 2896, and January 8. 1897. She was arrested by Detective D. Stephens, and was now sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment. The Rev. Father Byrne, late of St. David's, Cardiff, commenced on Sunday his pastoral dunes »,t St. Helen's Roman Catholic Church, Barry Docks, in succession to the Rev. Father D'Hulst, removed to Risca, Mon. 1&6-7.—WINTER CLEANING.—HoneehokJ Purnisit- inrfK, Gente' tnd Lsdien' Clothing, Frcrf-h-cietined or Dyi-d. CARPETS Effwiyslly P.caten, LACK L'TTR- 'I'ATNS Practically Cleaned, "L'NKN Laundered in a superior manner. Shirtu, Collars, kc., *pecialitv. All Orders reosive prompt attcntir.a. 1:]';H CROSS VANS in all parts daily.—SKXD POSTCAKP to the Cardiff Steam Laundry, Dyeing. Carpet and Window- Cleaning Company (Limited), Minny-street. Cat hays. A sad fatal accident occurred a,t Mlaenavon on Friday, a lad of nmeteen, named Frederick Stokes, being killed instantaneously by the falling of an engine. XMAS PBESEVJS.—A Choioe A«M>rtment of L*dies' Fancy Mid White Api (In", ?Í<'¡) Cnps, Children'^ i'ina- fMeo Mid I>re?/w. Silk a.-i-l Linen Handkerchiefs, F:v- lined Gloves, I)<<>>> Cuff In. lljd. 1- nr- Tit'8 from lR, 6Jd. Umbiell-w, Liidies' and Children's Mixli- nery, CoJtiimes. Corset*, and Cndprclothint; Skirta and slf Newest, PAtiern Veil, N etp. Ae.. *e. An iiispecfinn at Mrs. Milliiwrv '-110 Ba!).v Li'icn WaroliouHe. /5. ::('1\'1\1 Arcade. At the, weekly 'nee^-vg of the Newport B. ard of Guardians on Saturday the Rev. T. G. James gave notice that a fortnight hence he would move that thft resolutions passed ir> favour of a. dissolution of the Union be rasomded. Special Announoenient,. The l>omthy," street, rp«j»ectfally invite «.h» inhabitants of Can lilT Mid Xeijfhbourhowl to a vifw. for lie wrek only, cr.n1JJwnCin¡:- Sat-uiday, Jan.iaiv 9th, of a very attrac- tive Old English Scene, exhibited in their windows e019720
HOW TO TAaE OUT PATENTS
HOW TO TAaE OUT PATENTS l^Tanv useful and novel appliances are from time to time devised which are not turned to practical account owinjf to want of knowledge on the part of inventors as to how to patent thpir inventions. We constantly receive letters ask-in- our advice, and. with a view to affording information as to costs and modes of procedure in applying for provisional protection and patents and registered designs or trade marks, we have made arrangements accordingly. Any of our readers who desire such information should send a stamped envelope, enclosed to the Patent Editor, "Western Mail," Cardiff, by whom it will be handed to a thoroughly trust- worthy and experienced patent, agent, who will reply fully to our correspondents; or an inter- view can be arranged on giving a few hours' notice.
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I TO DARKEN URET 5JAIR —Leckrer's Sulphur I Hair Rmturpr 1C. 'he quickest, best, safest, co,is lew, effect* more than any ither The celour .produced is the most aatnril. Lockyer's Sulphur is the only Eujr'ih Hair Restorer. Cnivt-nslly Relied en. c-2 Catdiff. e4355 "LINSEED COMPOtJND" for Concha, Colds, Asthma, and Bronchitis Of Chemists coly. e59"l—5 M the result of a meeting on Saturday between the management of Leeds Frrpre and the men on strike there the latter will iosmne work today (Monday), and aU questions in dispute, which include a reduc- tion of 10 per ccnt. in certain departments, will be tion of 10 per ccnt. in certain departments, will be left for settlement by the management and the officials ot the men's Union. t Qwilym Quinine Bitteri,< jfir* tone, strength? •> the aj-steiu improve the appetite, revive the spirits, steady the They lire purely vegetable, sold are suitible to 11.\1 »«re^- Sold in R; /il,.y. *.». 9d. aad 14s. id. e&?h. Avoid imiw.tio.is. e4Sl9—3 i.
Social and Personal
Social and Personal ? INTERESTING PARS AS OUT INTEEESTING PEOPLE. A. Celumn of Qossip a.nd Chatter on aD. Infinitude of Men and JsCattars. Prince Carl Egon of Furstenberg left an enor- mous fortune. His landed estates m'e valued at over sixteen and a-haflf milliors sterling, and his person aliiv amounts in cash and securi- ties to more than two miUioa. Amongst the more prominent graduates of Somervillo and Lady Margaret Hall are Miss Cornelia 8urabji, who now practises at the Indian Bar; Lady Evans, who took a second in the Final School; and Miss Philipps, now an Extension Lecturer, who came out first in Modern History. Lord Balearres, M.P., who was mentioned recently as one of the quietly promising young members of the Unionist Party, was tor a while an active worker irt the Oxford House Mission in the East End. H;s father, the Earl of Crawford, K.T., is widely known in the North a.s a. man of culture and ability. Mr. Percy Wyndham, who has been interes- ting himself in the fate of Peterborough Cathe- dral, is a line apecVmen of the good dId country- gentleman class. He -is revered iu Wiltshire anù several neighbouring counties, and used to ba a familiar figure in the Ted-worth Hunt. Mr. Wyndharn is a man cf line appearance and physique. The Duke of Rutland is now in his eigthy- r.inth year, and it is interesting to record the f&ot that his father served under William Pitt in the second and short Ministry cf that states- from 1804 to 1806. The present duke lives a meet simple life at his estate near Rows ley, called Stanton WcodJiovse, and is very popular amongst his PMplé. He figures in sevenl of Disraeli's novels. Air. Gladstone has written pacteard chaut an article whioh will appear in the new ninnOer of the "Contemporary." The article is by Dr. Wright, and has reforence to a scries uf Turkish massacres perpetrated in Syria about 30 Y6ars ago. Dr. Wright deals with these as a historic parallel to the recent massacres in Armenia, and Mr. Gladstone, to whom he sent an advance proof, describe* th" paper M "inte- resting-and most timely." Then he adds, "I am sending it to Canon MaeColl, who is deep in these things." Considering the enormous number of hotels in Brighton it is really extraordinary how they all seem to find (at any rate during holiday seasons) customers. This Christmas Brighton, after rather a bad eariy winter season, has been almost brimfiil of yj;;itor8, Lady Roberts, the wife of "Bobs," takes the greatest interest in the welfare of the soldiers. This she hag shown in practical form by the nursing institutions site has established throughout India, with the I'p of the brave ladies who voluntarily go out as nurses to the sick and wounded.. Sir. Black's reminiscences of Carlyle are very interesting. Mr. Black refers to Carlyle as '"tlits greatest man of letters of the nineteenth century." Without going that length it may be admitted that there are no figures more colossal than the man whose Nasmyth hammer mind beat out "The French Revolution"' and "Frederick the Great." But how extraordi- nary were Carlyle's ignorance and prejudibe in som-e We knew he pever could 8land John Keat's poetry, and now Mr. Black tells us that he could not see that Disraeli was a great speaker! Mr. Justin M'Oarthv describes the evolution and success of his "History o-f Our OWH Times." He had while a leader-writer on the "Daily News, long in mind a history of the growth and achievements of the Liberal party in Eug- land. The idea. turned itself into a hwtorv of the reign of tho Queen, and his publishers suggested the title. "I at once," he says, "ac- cepted the suggestion, and in due course the first- and second volumes came out. "The suceess of the book was quite amazing to me. I had hoped to be read by students of his- tory, by journalists, and politicians and members of both Houses of Parliament. The wholo public, ho wever, took up the book, the sale of which brought to me the largest sum. cf money I ever 'had, or aim ever likely to have in my life." Iho discission as to the form which the memorial to Robert Louis Stevenson should take at Edinburgh still rages. Mr. Edmund Go&se, one of the dead romancer's dearest friends, e.-ipnesses a very strong opinion, that ''the memorial, whatever its ultimate expansion, should not fail to stare with the idea of a tiort- rait in sculpture." Mr. Sydney Coivin, however (Stevenson's literary executor), is against the ideil. of a statue on the ground that the poet was not a man of -statuesque proportion's. He aug- gests a seated figure, or, better still, a kind of classical temple or Belvedere on Calton Hill with crmlJnOInomtive medallions. Stevenson himself would probably have preferred a statue. Tn his e'trlv manhood, chancing to come across a grave marked by a rude, weather-wore stone among the Pentland Hills—the last resting-place of some warrior—he renovated the tombstone wiri, his own hands, and in one of his very last letters he wrote, he expressed heartiest appro- bation and sent a subscription for commemorat- ing the poet Fergusson in similar monumental fashion. Lord Bt"c0IllRneld wa, not. It great observer of English art, and there are few sayings of hi,? in regard to current pictures to be preserved, apart, of course, from his rather vague utte- rancew as Academy banouets—those occasions on which, as he told Mnlais, his di.sreetion was disarranged by the feeling that under his plate was hidden a speech. But when. Lord Beacons- field saw Mr. Watte's portrait of Mr. Swin- burne, he said:—But this is the Duke of Argyll, in a very naug-hiy version." "Visitors to the New Gallery have before them, at one glance, the Swinburne portrait and that o'f vlie Duke of Argyll, but. the hair-colour apart. there is as li:tle resemblance, between the two men in the pictures a3 there is in actual life. Once dttring the famous battles in the Wilder- ness, when orders had been given for the Union troops to be in position 1Itfin> a.m.. General Grant, rising before eleven at night, remarked to the "taff: -V'f, "hall have a busy day to-mor- row, and I think we had better get. all the sleep we can to-night. I am a confirmed believer in the restorative qualities of sleep, and always like to get at least seven hours of it, though I have often been compelled to put up with much less." "It is said," remarked Washburne, "Wiaf Napoleon often indulged in cnly four hours' sleej}. and still preserved all the vigour of his rneni 1 faculties." "Well. I. tor 8D('. never believed those stories," the 1?:<mt'raI renlhd. ;'1 f the truth \\1:'1' known, I have no doubt it would bft found that he made up for bis short sleep at night by taking uapn dur'ng '"i? dev." The- chief then retired to his tent, and his example wais followed by all the officers who could be spared from duty. -?- ?
JOlIN EMGHT'S STATUE.
JOlIN EMGHT'S STATUE. The"' 'Speaker" cf Saturday oontair"? the fol- lowing note by its '"Diari*:t'—I learr, with great astouishinRnt thai, having got rid of this statue of the great orator, the Chief Commissioner of Works dnM not propose to allow any gtatue of Mr. Bright to be placed in the lobby. Mr. Bright's family offered to bear the. whole coat of :1 repliea of tbe fine statue of the statesman wihidl stands art:, Birmingham, provided Mr. GiU>ert's statue were abolished. But their offer has either been rejected or put on one side, and the result as that the blundering of the committee which 6'ttrusted the prepartion of the statue to Mr. Gilbert is apparently to prevent a.nv memorial of Mr. Bright being placed in the building of which he \va= so Ion5 a foremos-t ornament. It is difficult to believe that Mr. Brigoht's friends in the Mouse of Com- mons will acquiesce silently in ilirs very cxtra- ordmary decision on the part of the Chief Com- missioner of Works. -n- ?
YAUXHALL BRIDGE CLOSED.
YAUXHALL BRIDGE CLOSED. Owioig to sotne condition of unsoundness w'hfikh has become apparent in Vauxhall Bridge rot the Plimlico end, it has been found necessary to close the bridge to wheeled traffic and direct it across Lambeth Bridge. T r. -?u_ o-u,
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JCLINX. — New white inorganic Cement for Pirtlery, Porcelain, &e., 6d ard Is., ]K>stage 2d. Of Chemists. e5901—8 Colds and Coughs are prevalent at this sceJion ot th? year. Fottify your constitution r.ga'umt "then attacks by a Ujiwiy "»e of Rwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters.—In Btmles, 2». 2d ond 4c. 5<i. each. Avoit' imitations. e4919—5 J IVKR COMVf. ^tJSTS. — jjr. King's Dandelion and Quinine Liy-" PiilG. without Merciirv, are a potent, all Liver and Stcnlaeh Complaints, Sickness, Shoulder Pams. Heartburn, lndiptstion, Confltijnatioa. 3 j
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STORMS AND FLOODS.!
STORMS AND FLOODS. HEAVY DAMAGE IN LONDON. In South London some hundreds of acres are now under water. As viewed from the South Western Company's lines of railway on Saturday, the country in many parts pre- j sented the appearance of a huge lake, in some places only the branches of the trees showing ,above the surface. Nestr Earlsfield several cottages were seriously Hooded, and a man a.Hi his little boy had a narrow escape from being drowned. The damage to property is estimated at several thous nds of pounds. In the country on each side of the Thames Valley trees have been washed away, and many of the occupants of houses on the river bank have suftered severely. Down the river also much damage has been done, the cellars of houses being tilled with water, and streets j converted into miniature rivers. Far-reaching Hoods have occurred in N ort'h and East Essex in consequence of the con- tinuous rains. The Ilivers Che-lmer, Colne, and Blaekwater have ovei-fjowed and irnm- dated large tracts of cultivated and pasture land. and it is feared much damage will result. Storm in the Uorth. A Kirkby Stephen correspondent says that a very strong gale, accompanied by driving | snow, prevailed over North Westmoreland on Saturday. Large masses of snow drifted oil the hills, and the gale was so fierce as to render the higher mountain roads almost im- passable. Sheep are overlaid in the more exposed portions, and flockmasters are having an anxious time. Great Floods in Northampton. A heavy rlood is reported from the Northamp- ton district. The River Nene lias burst its banks in many places, and the valley through which it ruvji is almost wholly under water. Thousands of acres are flooded, and st-veral approaches to the town are also under water. ?? -?-
ROLAL COLLEGE OF ORGANISTS.
ROLAL COLLEGE OF ORGANISTS. THE FIRST WELSH "FELLOW." Our Dowiais. correspondent writes:—Until Saturday last Wrales did not produce a single musician who held the degree of Fellow of the Royal College of Organists—a degrfa .which, in the opinion of such an authority a6 Dr. J. i\ Bridge, ia more important than that of Bachelor of Music, inasmuch as its acquirement involves the display of practical, as well as theoretical, knowledge of music in its most advanced sitagts. That morning, however, a communication received here from the college authorities in London announced the success of Mr. ilarry Evans, the youthful conductor of the Philharmonics Society, and proclaimed Dowlais to be the first town in Wales to achieve so signal a distinction. Mr. Evans, who is only 23 yeans of age, first came pro- minently before the public as the accompanist of the old Harmonic Society, conducted by Mr. Dan Davies. When the choir was re-estab- lished, some few months after the removal of the last-named gentleman to Merthyr, Mr. Evans was unanimously elected conductor, and since then the incidents of his career are well known. About two years ago Mr. Evans gaiined tlie high honour of passing the examina- tion for Assooiateship of the Royal Collt3\!e cf Organists. On that occasion Mr. Evans was, with one exception, the youngest successful candidate in the entire kingdom. It had been hie intention to enter the examination for .Fellowship last year, but a recurrence of the illness from which he nvsed to s-uffe-r so much forced him to abandon that resohe, and, noting how hard he worked with th:) Philharmonic Society last year, many people surmised th«-t he would not trouble the examiners for at leait another couple of years. Mr. Evans, howevvi, amid a multi- tude of other duties, found time for study, and on Monday iast he presented himself for examination at the Kova.1 College in London. The examiners numbered six, chief among whom were Sir Walter Parrati and Dr. J. Frederick Bridge, and the questions covered practically the whole range of musical knowledge, prac- tical, and historical. On the first day the candidates had to spend several hours at the organ, being required, among ether things, to improvise a harmonised thsme from some two bars set by the examiner*, tu harmonise a ground bass lit as many different ways as it occurred in the printed copy, and to play an entire fu^ue, with episodes, from a given melody. On Tueeaav. again, several hours were spent ,in answering written questions, embrac- ilig choir training, acoustics, musical history, and a knowledge of ihe At The close of the examination the candidates returned to their homes without having received anv inti- mation d their sueeess or failure. It. was no,t until Saturday morning that, as nireadv stated, a communication from London was received at Beethoven House conveying t11(' "11" intel- ligHtice that Mr. Evans had fully satisfied the examiners, and that he a.s entitled *o adAthe letters F.Ii.C.O. after his name as a resuffi of his sucfese. Needless to say. the informntion was received in Dowlais with the liveliest satis- faction on all hands. -?-
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MORTALITY BETTJ31N POB CAJEtDIFF. ¡ The following return shows the number of w'4! Oeaths from zymotic diseases, &«., within the herongh of Cardiff for the week ending Satur- day hts c — onial!-)- 0 Measles 1 Sc.iKr'i 'ever 0 Diphliusria 2 "Whi,o)>in;; •j.-jug'li 2 'Typhoid fever 0 Diiu-riicea and dysentery 1 Choieva 0 Other c.ruses 49 The total number of deaths was 55. of wuoin 29 were males and 26 females. The ages of these are classified as follows Under one yelr Over one and under sixty "4 SixtJ" years und upwards 12 T be number of births during the week were— I ales, 47 females, 62; total. 109. ???..???
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SUDDEN DEATHS AT ROSS AND CARDIFF. EXTRAORDINARY COINCIDENCES Both Events Occur in Public-houses. On Saturday evening, between eight and nine o'clock, James Collins, aged 33, late of 43, Ordeil-sitreet, Cardiff, died suddenly in the bar of Messrs. Fulton and Dunlop's stores in Work- ing-street, Cardiff. It appears that while seated on a bench, apparently in good health, Collins fell from where he wac- sitting on to the floor, and whef picket! up by some of the customers lif was found to be extinct. Dr. De Vere Hun< who had beer, sent for, examined the body after death, and it was afterwards taken to the mortuary by a police-constable. DIED IN A CARDIFF MAN'S ARMS. A painfully sudden death took place at Ross on Saturday morning. It appears that Mr. George Clark, aged 22 years, son of Mr. Roberl Clark, who carries on business as an innkeepej and butcher at the Green Dragon Inn, Brook. end-sliest, was sitting in the bar in company with young man named Richard Wafckint, of Cardiff, a friend of the deceased j&otli 0."1 them were engaged in conversation, when Clark suddenly complained oi a p<>'in in his stonwoh, and fell forward, and Mr. Watkins caught him in Ilis nrms The dec-cased never spoke. A doctor was immediately sent for. and Dr. H. Mack, who hail attended him before whon he h&d u severe illness, was soon in attendance, but life was extinct. The deceased was engaged m his father's butcher's ",hop, and was an ex- cellent judge of stock. He was quits well on 1 rid ay evening, and enjoyed a hearty .,uppor an company with several friends, when he was quite cheerful. Mr. Clark was to have been married shortly to Miys Webb, daughter of Mr. S. Webb, of the Cross W ay, Tret ire, near Boss. —!■ ■■■in i,imaiiiLAiJ«»4i»nn uin ipa
LOCAL AMUSEMENTS.
LOCAL AMUSEMENTS. "CINDERELLA" AT THE ROYAL, CARDIFF. The pantomime of "Cinderella" is aim attracting large audiences to the Theatre Royal, Cardiff. The immortal nursery tale has always a unique charm, and is presented at the Royal with such accessories in the way of scenery and oatchv music that "Cinderella," it is safe to say, will maintain her popularity, and probably increase it, at the Royal as the season advances. On Saturday afternoon the Ely School' children, in charge of the superintendent, were entertained at the pantomime. Owing to the wretched state of the weather, the little ones were brought to the theatre and sent back in covered conveyances. Mr. Benjamin placed the little girls in the upper circle and the boys in the pit, and looked after their comfort, it is needless to say that the children were highly delighted with the treat. "SINEAD THE SAILOR" AT THE GRAND. CARDIFF. The pantomime of "Sinbad the Sailor" a: the Grand Theatre, Cardiff, runs on with ever possible success. The bewitching scenery and, the sumptuous costumes, tSie pleasing melody, and the lively fun all contribute to the "go" of the entertainment and its popularity with old as well as young. The artistes, it is agTeed, arc exceptionally clever, and play their parts with wondedul skill and grace. THE EJVIPIRES. CJTK.DIFE. Mr. Oswald Stoll's popularity and success as a caterer are to be attributed k> ins never- fading enterprise and his determination to place before his patrons the best, and nothing but thi* best. For this week he has en- gaged Mr. Sims Reaves, the always-celebrated and still famous vocalist whose name has attained tne greatest prominence in the mtwi- cal history of the nation. Frequenters of the Empire will note that Mr. Sims Reeves will ■dug on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, while Reeves will maka her debut to a> t aril in audience on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. In spite of this important engage- ment, there is no falling off in the up-to-date artistes billed to appear and in the v.t,r,etv of the entertainment for the coming fix nights. NEWPORT. Usksiders at the Newport Empire this week v. ill ha ve every night much to amuse, "o mystify, and to marvel at. The Colibris, the nine Ld-ipu.tian wonders of the world, with tl eir ponies, carriages, and dwarf elephants, alone form an entertainment hard to beat in the way of novelty and sensation, and when it is mentioned that there is no falling off in the weekly quota of talent habitues of the hall may indeed look out for a record week. SWANSEA. A full and excellent programme has beeo issued for the Swansea Empire this week. The piece de resistance will be the funny and frolic. some piece, "The Enchanted Palace; or, the Luck of a Millionaire," presented by the Iveene and Reeves Combination, with twelve charming lady dancers and new and beautiful scenery, superbly illuminated. The versatile comedian, Austin Rudd, is highly amusing with his fun and eccentricity, and of the other aitistes who will appear not one is below par in his or her special line. PHILHARMONIC HALL. The annua,! Christmas Carnival at the Phil- harmonic-hall, Cardiff, is the great annual treai for Cardiff children. The programme is con- tinually changed, and thousands of juveniles are brought togpther daily by the great spectacutat display, with its dazzlim: and brilliant attrac tions. There are other infinite attractions and startling novelties.
WHY NOT THIRTEEN MONTHS?
WHY NOT THIRTEEN MONTHS? It has been suggested that on January 1, 1900, a, new division of the year into thirteen months should be instituted. It is claimed that this is not so preposterous as most people would be likely to consider it at the first theught. If such a division were made, the first twelve months would have just twenty- tiight days, or four week each, and the new rncritn twenty-nine, to make 365, and thirty in leap year. After a few days there would be no need to refer to calendars, as the same day ot the week would havo the same date througk the year. If January 1 were, say, Monday, eveoy Monday would .be ltfti, 8t.b, 15th, and! 22nd, .every Tuesday 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd, and so throughout the year. Tlie changes of the moon would be on about ths same dates through the year, and many calculation*, like interest, dates of maturing notes, Easter Sunday, and manv other important dates, would be simpli- nRd. <I|| |IM ?.???:??:ii:"¥?.)8.If;l'1t?"? '?::?:? ?' -? Printed by the Proprietors, Western Mail (Limited), and publiflhexl by them at their cttcee, St. Mary- jstreet, Cardiff; at. their offices. Castle Bailey- street, Swansea; at the «hop of Mr. Wesley Wil- liams, Briiswd—all ia tht County of Glamorgan; at tfs Western Mar' Offices, Newport: at, tHb shop of Mr. J. r Caflrey, Monmouth, both in tha CfWit/ of Monmouth and at the shop of Mr. Q, P*!4'-Vi, Llanelly, in the County of Carmarthen. .MONDAY. JANUARY n. 1897.