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AEATH SUPERINTENDENT REGISTKARSHIP. PROTEST AGAINST OUTSIDE FREEST Rt: There was i full attendance ot members rt the fortnightly meeting of the Neath Board of Guj."di:uis on Tuesday, beer.use there was an appointment to be made. The candidates for the post of superintendent registrar for Nrath Union were Messrs. James Gaudy, F. H. Kemp- Thome, and W. Wellington, the two former hailing from Neath and the latter from Taibach, ■—Mr. Gaudy was proposed by Mr. C. S. Price .nd seconded by the Rev. J. Foulkes; Mr. F. iempthorne by Mr. M. G. Roberts, and seconded •>v Mr. Edv.-ard Davies, while, although Mr. Wellington was proposed by Mr. Preston, there was no seconder, and he dropped out of the running.—Mr. Llewelyn Howell deprecated the amount of outside pressure brought to bear in matters of this kind. Liberals aiw Conserva- tives, Church ana Nonconformity, the brewer and lie teetotaler—all did th?;r best for tnis candidate or that. Then there is the moralist —daughter and shouts of '"Who is he?" "Where is he ?" &o. The Chairman Don't you think thai the Pharisee and the publican have something to do with it? i Renewed laughter.)—Mr. Howell, ccntinuijis;, said that all these things tended to warp one's mind, and he thought, that canvassing b the candidates themselves, should be disallowed ia future. In spite of all the cutsidfe presstrrerr'he" appealed to the guar- dians to give an independent vote 011 this ques- tion. (-ipt"lause.)-dThe Rev..Lanes Edwards and Mr. Rees Thomas having- strp]>ortecl Mr. Gaudy, the Chairman said: Now you have had hecr and Bihlc. perhaps you'll lie niar.or was then put vo the vote, and Mr. Gundy was declared elected by eighteen votes to seventeen.

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UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL If Mr Phil Phillips were like many persons, who repeat their very few testimonial-, over j and over again from January to December, he Vvould blazon forth the hundreds upon hundreds of teitirroma's lirf has rece'vecl. very many of t!:C!ll unsolicited from all parts of the United Kingdom, frjm John o' Greats to Land's End, in all t!tL; newspapers in the country, but he prefers to wait and let the efficacy of h s dis- covery in the cure of rheumatism make its own way. and the cures eected by it be told by the! sulferors themselves to their friends. Here is one of the illustrations of the way in which this knowledge of the efficacy of his appliances spreads:—"Jocko Park, near Derby, February 2Bth. To Mr. Phill'ps, St. Mary-street, Cardiff. Dear- Sir.-Will you kindly forward me a pair of vour bracelets for rheumatism. I have been fr.SVrmg acinic pain in my r'ght hand very much lately. Sometimes* oh ffettrhjg for the night it i« very frc; from pain, bii\ towards the morr.inr the puin eome3 on in all J1!Y fingers. at like a m;mbne:s. then like pins and needies, then sivere pains, which last for an hour and more. Sometimes it seems as if the flesh were being d.aggsd off the bones, and when the "am passes away mv hand feeLi for hours afterwards a tingling, as if stung by nettles. How I came to knew of voui bracelets, I have a friend here who lived in Cardiff, who. suffering from this .complaint, purchased a pair of your b~aeel;;s, and after using them der'ved great benefit from Ui3-n lent them to me. ard I have won! them a short, time^ ard I feel sure now T':a> they will g've me.gitar benefit also. a!tli«nfrh I feel the pain at tiaies row. but not Fo As there bracelets.anearly worn our.IJ'haVe" t enclosed a postal ordW for 5s. for another pair, j anil I shall fepl grateful if Ton will send them bv return of post.—Yours truly, C. Win ton. house- keeper to W. M. Dreary Lowe, Esq.. Jocko PaIK. Such an nnso'icIfed testimonial, cci,- vfying as it does the cure in one and the com- meKccment of a cure in another ca~e is worth hundreds of so-cdfel. testimonials scattered bv adverr cements in. nawspapers all over the country. Socks and beifs. 10s. 6d. each; brace- lets, 5s.

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THE ADVENTURES OF MICKEY MORGAN (DETECTIVE) BY J. LOUGH MORE, Author of "The EeUs of Castle Orj/ge, .Miss Mooulight," &c., au'l Traasl of Jules Clarete's Furious No^cl, "The Fugitive." No. 9.—THE MYSTERIOUS SHEBEENS. —————————— I SPECIALLY SET FOR THE EVENING EXPRESS. Life had. aimost bccome unbearable tor Sergeant Cotter. He knew of a certainty that a shebeen was carried on at No. 8, Danvcrs- j street, but hitherto all his efforts to gain palpable evidence had failed. He had seen men coneoutfromthere under the influence of drink: he had heard of gallons of whisky going in: but, though he had entered and searched the house three times, not the slightest trace of | illicit^ trading could he find. The owner of the establishment was a lady of Jewish features and Jewish proclivities, with as much cunning, tile sergeant thought, as vrouid, fairly divided, satisfy the requirements of a dozen Gentiles. She was too cunning, at any rate, for the Cardiff police. She actually laughed at our poor sergeant when she met him one day in the street. The wars" of it was tnat the sllpefilltel1<.leat was wích itim. "Who is that woman?" a>ked the latter. "Oll, a Jewess wln lives in Danvors-otreet, and the greatest shebeener in Cardiff, though I can never get tip any eviuence against her. "How do you know that she is a she'eeener ?" "I know by her impudent* face, for one thing; and I have more than once se^i; uiea leaving her hom-under the influence cf drink. So has Constable Wilcox." v "Pity "ou can't raten her. It seems to Ille that no one can do anything in Cardiff now without the help of M'ckey Morgan. Whacdo you say if we put the lacl upon her tracks He tooksso innocent that he could pass where one I: of us wotdd be spotted aL "I don't iike giving n. sir, and am very anxious to have another turn at her my^e-if." "Oh, very wed. but it yoti fa 1 we will fee what ran be done with Mickey." From this day Sergeant Cotter redoubled his efforts. He even went so far as to adopt a di3- j gt:ise, a course which ordinarily he considtredi a weakness unbecoming a man in his positiolt. He had the house watched night and day, before and behind. One Saturday i.ight, he was grati- fied to see a two-gallon jar of something go in by the back door. "Ha! ha!" muttered the sergeant, imitating the man in the play, "I'll have her to-morrow. Mrs. Moses kept a tobacco shop on a small J scrde, and, as she never scorned t > open on Sun- d'ys. a larg,? number of people entered her establishment on thac day. With Sergeant Cotter's eyes. Sergeant Cctter saw some cf these go behind the counter and enter the small ruom at the back which on week davs was used as a barber's shop. They did nol, as a rule, step long. but die could i swear he saw some or them smacking their lips as they came out. One individual with a long- moustache shewed palpable s>gns of having imbibed something during the few minutes he remained inside. Tiie sercreant did not smoke, neither did he drink, but secure in his disguise he entered the tobacco shop, and. throwing town a shilling, ordered a threepenny packet of cigarettes. Rebecca, junior, was serving, and smiled as she handed him his packet. The sergeant looked appc.dingly at her: "1 sav, miss, .10 you think ycu coukl give lil0 sometuiiig to drink for the change? In this confoundEd town. unless one is a member of a club, or knows the lines, it is almost impos- sible to get anything stronger than water on a Sunday." "All light, sir jf you pa-s into the next room. I'll let you have a drink. You say I may keep the change? Thank you. sir." The sergeant's heart bounded in ecstacy. "I have them aè thought he. He entered and found two men quietly smoking and reading the previous dav's "Western Mail. Rebecca opened a cupboard, drew a cork. and handed the sergeant a bottle of ginger-beer. He put it to his lips, expecting to find a strong flavour of whisky. But, 110: it was ordinary cheap ginger-beer. Sergeant Cotter did net drink it. He looked at the little Jewess and lid, insinuatingly: — "You have missed something out. miss. The ginger-beer is all right, I know but one ex- pects a little adulteiation for r.incpencc." "What, do you m3«irt. sir? It is juntas we get it. and we don't know how to adulterate." "Come now, my nice young lady, don't play the innocent. I was totd.by a friend T would be able to get something strong here, iiud it is too bad of you lo keep me waiting like this." yKeally. reallv. I don'i. know what you mean —but I will cull mamma." The elder Rebecca came downstairs, and in- —but I will cull mamma." The elder Rebecca came downstairs, and in- quiŒd. "Vat iss eet. mein tear?" The voung la ly looked knowingly at her mother, and answered: — "This gentleman v.ants you to put something strong in the ginger-beer. Have you got any- thing. ma?" "Fef de gentleman TO eel geeve you two pennies yon can breeng soom jalop from de chemists for lieem." The sergeant s'vore under his breath, but spoke mildly enough: — "Come. mother, give me a little whisky or rum: Ivc not tasted a drop to-day." "e:J, YJll Know I haf no v.heeskey, Sergeant Cotter; ant eef I hat you vould not get army of e?: The two Rebeccas laughed in his face, and so did the otlur two occupant? of the room. "Its your turn to laugh now, ma'am," shouted the discomfited sergeant, "but, by jingo, If! have you yet. Give me my change. "Oh. no, sergeant, you told me I could keen It, and I'iii suie you can be no gentleman to ask such a tiling." The worthy police-officer went heme and threw off his disguise in disgust. Nor did he return to Danvers-strest again that day. Greatly to his disgust, one of the newspapers gave an account of the affair, and for week-, after the poor sargsaut had to stand several sieges of chaff from his brother cflicers and some too familiar members of the public, and, worse than all. "ome street urchins besjan to speak in his presence of ginger-beer at nine- pence a bottle. Flesh and blood could not stand it. and, even if he had to submit to the humiliation of caHing ill Mickey Morgan, be was ueteriained to have revenge upon the two Rebeecas. Had he been in Paris he would have, no doubt, -diluted with the mob. "A »as ie^ Juifs'" as the fickle canaille cf that city are shouting at the present moment. As it was. Sergeant Cotter began to take decided views on the subject of alien immigration, and, if a vdsh could have annihilated the whole Jewish race, he would have out-Heroded Herod in the thoroughness of his extirpation. One ûay Jle met Mickey Morgan in the street. "How are you, my little man?'' snid ue, genially. "ery "ell, sergeant, thank you. But I'm not so little after all. Why. I'll soon be big enough to enlist for a soldier; but I think I would make a better policeman." "0 doubt, no doubt: you would make it good policeman, Mickey. Why. j on are almost one s it is. and do the most wonderful things. I wish I was as clever as you." Though the worthy seigeant said this by way d flattering our hero, in his inmost soul lhe wish found a re-echo. "Have you eyer discovered a shebeen, my iriend?" "How could I when you have discovered them all?" "Don't be sarcastic, Mickey, or I'll lock you up for contempt of the law. And don't look I down too scornfully upon us from your great height—we deserve pity sometimes, my friend. "What s tha matter now, sergeant—has any- thing gone wr()nf;? Oh, yes, 1 remem1.e:-thÜ bottle of gin?er-beer." "Don't speak to me of ginger beer or Jews; they are the two subjects I cannot discuss with anything like judicial coolness. Rut, seriously, would you mind helping me to discover a s11ebeen ?.. "I would do anything for you, sergeant, in reason: but. you know, I a:n strongly opposed to Sunday Closing, and if you want to put do;ra shebeening you must open the public-houses." "You may be right or you may be wrong on that point, but in either case you or I cannot alter the present state of things I know where illicit trading is carried on beyond all doubt. but I cannot get evidence to con del-you must hcip rue, Mickey." "I am under the orders of my employer. Mr. Norman, and if he tells me to help you I will do what I can. But my heart is not in that kind of work.' 'Vv'cll, well; I shall see Mr. Norman one of I these days, and I 1.ave n0 doubt he will crder! you to ,I!) u. That very evening Sergeant Cotter mentioned the matter to his superintendent, and the 'ajtter undertook to see iMr. Norman on the subject of Tebccca and her shebeen. ¡ As may have been expected that gentleman was r.uite willing to render any assistance in his power to flie authorities, and willingly! I placed Mickey at the dispos '.l of the sergeant. Our hero, as he stated himself, did not iike this kind of work, but he knew the necessity of obedience, and at I.rœ became a customer at j the shop in Dopvers-streeL In those days he smoked inordinately, and Rcbc« ca..junior. began to toA upon him as one of chc pro-1 prietors If ti e establishment. Darver^-street • lay out of his beat in the days when he gamed his living as a newsboy, and very few in the j neighbourhood v.ere acquainted with his faec. At any r ,lte. the two Jewesses were sublimely ignorant ot the fact that the innocent-looking boy, who was such an inveterate smoker, was the famous detective, and never for a moment dreamed that he would turn .u;: to tie 'heir' greatest enemy. One day, in talking to Hebecca who was really a gnod-looking lass, but.^n cur j hero's opinion, nothing to compare with Mrs. j Traynor, the name of Mickey Morgan was Mien- i tioned. I "What a wonderful boy he is," sa:d the young Jewess," I should very much like to see him." j "Oh! there's nothing grand about him." ?;iid Mickey, 'I've seeu liiia many a time, aud ij Mickey, 'I've seeu him many a time, aud 1 'Ii;' ..g.tr'- "'1" think his cleverness is more luck than anything else "0:1! dear me, that cannot be; look at all the wonderful things he has done! How he traced that hoy Harry Simmons and poor Mrs. Traynor, and went all the way to Ireland by himself to bring back Mr. Morlan. Why. there is not another boy in the world who could have done it. "Perhaps not, miss, if they didn't have the same luck. But, I think, if the clues were put into my hand I would be quite as clever as he." "You conceited boy! But could you find the clue, Mickey Morgan does find them in a way that grown up men cannot imitate." With the barber also our hero became on familiar terms, and frequently resorted to his room to consult the newspapers. There wasn't a feature of the place, not an article of furni- ture he did not impress on his memory, and at night times before going to sleep he got into the habit of calling up before his mind's eye in the hopes of being ab'.e to get some idea that would help to throw light upon the subject. Like Sergeant Cotter, he had watched the place on Sundays, and came to the "awe conclQSion-tl:ere was surely a shebeen carried on there. He was -orel v puzzled, not t) "ay humiliated, and, w hatever his feelings may have been at first, be was soon thoroughly intere-:ted in the case, and felt that should he fail his reputation would suffer. One night when he was most despondent an inspi- ration came to him. "It is very queer," he mused, "that those who enter that bark room scarcely ever stop above a few minutes, and yet Im sure there is no one there to serve them, That they drink some- thing I'm sure, for I've seen them wipe their lips—but. good Lord, I have if I have it!" He could not sleep any more that night, and the first thing in the morning saw him -n the barber's room. Like all the other inmates of the establishment, the barber was a Jew, and was exceedingly reticent in his conversation with fhose of the Gentile race, but >\i*h our hero he somehow seemed to have melted a little, and many a time when things were cu1iet left him in sole possession of his room. Fortu- natcly for his purpose, sucl1 was the case on the present occasion, and as soon as the barber's bark wai turned he put himself to examine minutely a penny-in-the-slot gas meter, which stoód in a eorner of the room. It resembled very closely oli the other machines of the kind onr hero had seen, and. superficially at least, had no special feature of its own. The slot was there, and Mickey Morgan tried to press a penny into it, but it was obstructed from the inside. Then he noticed a "crew on one side which seemed to be brighter than other parts of the machine, as if it had been handled a good deal. This he quickly unscrewed, and was rewarded by exhaling a strong smell of whisky. "They never would sell a pennyworth of whisky in a shebeen," he mused. "Let me see what sixpence will do." He was not fond of whisky, so, instead cf putting his mouth to the aperture, he held up a handkerchief to absorb any liquid that might be discharged. Then, he let n sixpence dri p in the slot, and a dose of fiery liquid fell into his handkerchief. This done he quickly returned the screw to its place, conccaled the handkerchief, bought a packet of cigarettes, and went direct to the police-station. Both the superintendent and Sergeant Cotter were there. "Well, my little boy—any news? I suppose not, though." said the superintendent, "you are a better hand at discovering missing boys and young widows than mysterious shebeens. Well, we can't blame him—eh, sergeant? You know you failed yourself." "No, we cannot blame him. sir; but this shows what a lot of luck the little rascal has .'iad in his other cases—sheer luck, I call it." "Come, come, sergeant, yon mu-t not deny him some merit. After all, lie's very young, and may make a smart detective yet." "He is young, sir: but. in my opinion, these pre -ocious boys do not improve with age. The chances are that when he is twenty-four he v.ill be as dull as the dullest man in the force. "Oh. very well!" said Mickey Morgan, .TIl be as dull as yourself, and pay ninepence for a bottle of ginger beer—but, I suppose, you don't want to hear anything, so good morning. "Stop. stop, my boy," shouted the superinten- dent, "don't take any notice of Sergeant Cotter: he is jealous of you. like all tiie rest of us. Have you found out anything?" "You asked me that question at first, sir; and then would not allow me to answer. Now, I'm almost inclined to hold my tongue." "X ow Mr. Morgpn," said the superintendent, appealingly, "you know how important this matter i- and if you can put us in the way of convicting Rebecca I will proclaim you the prince of detectives." "Well. sir. smell that," said Mickey, producing his saturated handkerchief. "Very pad whisky, Mr. Morgan; very bad, indeed." "Well. sir, I got that whisky out of a penny- in-the-slot machine at a cost of sixpence—'twas che.tr er, though, thun Sergeant Cotter's ginger beer." L Our hero could t.ot refrain from giving this thrust to the sergeant, against whom he felt some resentment icr the, disparaging remarks i. quoted above. The whole matter v, as then explained to the officials of the la IV, and the following Sunday Rebecca's shebeen was pounced upon..She was convicted, of course, but to this day neither she nor her charming daughter are aware )f the part our hero took in bringing about *lis:r downfall. Xo. 10-SAM ELSWOhTIrS HAT. IIJ-C .1

JH G H'1 OF WAY AT DINAS j POW18. PUBLIC PROCESSION AND PROTESTATION MEETING. Public interest in the vexed question of the disputed footpath leading trom uinas J/oWiS to LiL.uulougii has again beeu revived, a uemonstra- lion anu puuiic meeting ogiug at imias | t'owi, on »t. IJaviu s btor tnc pniposc ot again asseiainu the iigni of tne puuiic to its use. A'xiiit nve o cioc» on Tuesu ly aiternoou several hundred pets fiS assemoietl near the Merry Harrier inn, i,uu«dou*h, and a proce-s.o.i was formed for tile purpose of pcram juiaiiag the footpath in question, and protesting against the action of certain parties in prohibiting the undisturbed piumc use of the same. Conside- rable interest was evinced in the proceedings, but the utmost good order was preserved ihrcughout, and during the progress of the procession along the route no attempt was made to abuse the object of the assembly. On arrival at Dinas Powts a largely-attended public meeting was held in the National Schoolroom, when Mr D. H. Morgan. The Poplars, the principal organiser ot the agitation in the matter, was voted to the chair, and announced that letters of sympathy had been received from Mr. D. A. Thomas. M.P., Mr. Walter II. Morgan, Mr. H. M. Thompson, and Miss Gertrude Jenner. \envoe, the latter treating t112 medmg to the 1 interesting intimation that a week hence she WOEI(1 bc é3 years of age, and, had it not been for the boisterous state of the weather, she would have been present, but she desired to inform the public of Dinas Powis that she re- membered the footpath in question as a public one ever since her childhood. <Checr3.) Mr. Morgan proceeded to refer to the testimony of seventy or eighty old inhabitants of the district who remembered this right-of-way for long periods, ranging over the past sixty years. Councillor Edward Thomas '"Coclifarf"), J.P., Cardiff, addressed the meeting, and expressed an opinion that a prima facie case had been mule out by those who gave evidence at the recent inquiry w;+Vi regard to the public right to use the footpath between Dinas Powis and Llandough. and he believed the public won'd conquer in the end. (Cheers.) Councillor Thomas gave a synopsis of the law affacting j public riglits-oi-way as contained in the Local Government Act. and proceeded to state that the district council had dealt with the matter in a verv "gingerly and half-he irted way," and the public would be quite justified in giving the district council the go-by and appealing direct to the Glamorganshire County Council. He considered it was a triek on the part of the district council to hold an inquiry in ihe day- time, when it was imnossible for working men to attend to give evidence. (Cheers.) On the motion of Mr. Robert Harry, seconded ^v Councillor Morris, and supported by Mr.- B. j Gratrex. Micbaelstone-lc-Pit. the following reso- lution was uuanimottily (".uricd: "That this public meeting at Dinas Powis condemns ihe closing of the public footpath between Duns Powis and L'andough Baptist fhnne!, and "al1> u>>on the district council to make a fresh and fuller inquiry into the matter, and t" i-ikt »ueb stem as mav he necessary to enforrc ;lio immediate re-opening of this right- of-.vay to the public use." Th" Cl1,>Ïr¡1Pf1 then addressed the meeting :n1 ^escribed the steps which had been adopted sir.ee tb" d'tf of the inquiry to assert and l'e- esf.iblt>>ii the nubile right of usage over this 'v(ih erd expressed ihe utmost confidence that tüe agitation wonld eventuate In «ijcce=s. Councillor Morgan Howell, Colebrook. also addressed t1w meeting, and said the evidence already addled in the matter W'3 of a vervi ('')}¡f1icl.;1>:? £']l"'r-l('Te1'. hi" remarks being rallied {■> bv Mr. J. Edwards and Mr. R. Harry. Dinas, Pi wis. and '>e meeting closed with a vote-of thanks to the "hairman for preading

LINSFU) COMPOUND" (Trade Mark? tor! Coughs and Colds, Sid., loid. Sold by Chemists I only. « £ 459— i 1 y jjHgttttSS Sltitim&es* THE n THE PUBLIC TRADE AND DR. TIBBLES' VI COCOA. PUBLIC NOTICE. Owing to the kindly recommendations of Glamorganshire people who have used Dr. TIB- BLES' VI-COCOA, it can now be obtained from all respectable Grocers. Chemists, and Stores in Cardiff, and the following have given :,<r- mission fo" the insertion of their names and addretses as Local Agents. The list will be added to from time to time, as occasion demands, for the information of those "ho write asking for the name of the nearest ag-nt. LOCAL AGENTS. CARDIFF F. J. Allwood, 1. Talbot-street. Anthony and Co.. Royal Pharmacy Stores. Anthony and Co.. 110, Queen-street. Bullock and Jones. Stuart Hall. The Hayes. Buchanan and Co., 3. High-street. John Burnell, Severn-road. Canton. City Supply Stoies, 160. Castle-road. H. Collins, 130 and lit. Clifton-street. Continental Cake Factory, 123, Paget-street. Cooper and Williams, Hayes-buildings, The Hayes; 20, Carlisle-street, East Moors; and 41, Bridge-street. Crate's Stores, 45. Clifton-street. L. C. Co.vley, 117. Castle-road, Roath. Galley's Un;ver3ity Stores. 108. Queen-street. Davies and Brace, 140. Woodville-road. William Davies, 62. Treliarris-street, Hoath. E. Davies. 22. Clifton-street. Roath. T. and W. Davies. 142, Penarth-road. Down man Bros.. 93. Castle-road. E. Dovey, Wharton-street. M. Dugsan, 39. Walker-road. Duck and Son's Drug Stores, St. Jonas- square. G. Evans. 24, James-street, BULC DOCKS. Evans and Co., 6. The Hayes, Home Scores. 131. Carlisle-street, and 76. Railway-street.. S. Fletche" and' Co., Borough and County Supply 1\ Glamorgan Co-opeiative Society (Limited). 117. Woodvil'e-road, Cathay?. Glamorgan Co-op. Socy., Ld., 15o, Castle-roaa. and 7, WeUingten-street. W. Greenman, 21, Wood-street. John Greaves, 157. Cowbridge-road. Griffin and Co.. Park Stores, Albanv-road. tG riflith. Son, and Co., Royal Stores, in ihe Hayes. „ Richard Griffiths, Central Stores, MacIiint.o~.i- place. J. Griffiths, 63 and 61, Topaz-street, oO. Con- stellation-street, and 59. Broad.vay. J. E. Griffiths, 70, Calwin-street, Cathays. i Isaac Hall, V'4, Neville-street. G. Harding. 16. Splott-road, Splotlands. J. W. Ileal. Salisbury-road; Hicks and Co., Ltd., Paradise-place, Queen-st., 39. Duke-street, and 126, Cowbridge-road. Howell. Phillips, and Co.. 253. Bute-street. F. Humphrey and Son, c3, Habershon-street, East Moors. David Jones and Co.. Limited, Westminster Stores, Wharton-street. T. J. Jones. 40, Portmanmoor-road. Harold Leigh and Co.. 11, Bridge-street. J. M. Lewis. 16, Castle-road. Gilbert Lewis. Atlas-road. Canton. J. R. Lewis. The Cash Stores, Broadway. R. Lock. Broadway. W. Lock, Paradise-street. M. Luke. 55, Penyneel-road, Canton. S. J. Lucas, 163. Castle-road, Roath. C. Marshall. London House, Holmsdale-street, Grangetown. The Metropolitan Stores. 80, Pembroke-road. Ernest Molvneux, Cathedral-road, Canton. Henry Morgan, 94, Clifton-streeti W. Morgan, 60, Bridare-stroet. Henry Pearson. 192. Cowbridge-road. Phillips and Co.. 74. Queen-street. Phillips and Co.. Tudor-road. C. Poole. 80. Pembroke-road. Canjon. K Pring, Crwys-mad. Cathavs. Price and Co.. 16 and 18. Mackintosh-place. and Red House. 86. Adam-street. John Pugh. 5. Meteor-street, Splotlands, and l'!4. Castl"-road- Roath. D. Ree«t and Co.. The Hayes Market. Branches: South Wales Provision Stores, Canton, and Holton-road. B^rry Dock. D. Rees. 33. C^rlisfe-^treet. P.eese and Gwiliim. Mr-rmt Stuart Stores. 14. James-street, and "The Home Stores," 18, Jame«-sfreet. V F.. "Richardson. Carlisle-street. W. J. Sanders. Chemist, 47, Queen-street, and 60. Tndor-r^ad. ■' .T. Silvester. 74 Walker-road. East Moors, E. Kinsrer and Co., Queen-street. E. Snook and Sons. 126. Castle-road, Somerset Tfnnse. and Albany-road. W'Uinra Geo. Stacey. American Market, Canton. Vornov'n Stores. 72. Salisbnrv-road. W W Ta rver 1 C^whridee-road. T'himas 7. Marb-street. Mrs. TnJhnt. 42, Court-road. W'ndsor Thmins. Cathays Supply Stores, P oodville-ro^fl. J. H. Todd. 115, P«»arl-street. ,ms and Co.. Chemists, Park-hall- mnlnmes. .hn W:'];"m. fi4. Cnstle-rond. Roath. M. nT1r' F. Williams. Household Stores Seng- ben'tTi. TTm ^'iliams. a7 TV>r*mnnmo^»-rofld. Tr:u;„.v,„. 171. Pearl-street. Roath. CP^RVVAV TBORTINS 1.f:til¡f, ) iPEP WON and TURACH, n. n. T;C>V(4OH<\ Chemist. T. Nicholas. Water-street, Sandfields 'vBKEBEEG. William Thomas iBEPCARN (MOVJ. Hc.ire "nd Co., Market-square. S Pullin. Mt^RCYNON. R.S.O. W. Fen wick. Junction Stores. T. K. Johns. Park-ulace, ŒERG\VY?\FI. John Cattell. American Stores. John Edmunds. Lewis Price. National Stores. D. Richards, Albion House. J. Tl-omos. \BERSYVJAN (MOX.5. S. Parry, High-street. • B I D v." AS. G. G. Lewis. LfLAENAVON. Co-operativ" Society, hor-st reet. Deacon and Co.. Drug Stores. Lewis King-street. Wm. Thornton, 61. Bro-'d-street. H. Williams. 55, Broad-street. BLAENGARW. T. Davies and Co.. American Stores. W. R. Jenkins and Co.. Alpha House. Ehenezer Thomas, Carmarthen Stores BLAINA. A. M. James, American Market. B. A. James. Branches, Railway-terrace and Abertillery-road. Thomas Jones. Liverpool Stores. BRITON FERRY. Mrs. A. Davies. 103. Neath-roaJ. W. T. Deanc, Chemist. Mrs. A Hutchins. Uitson-street,. Jones and Co.. Rov" 1 Stores. 19. Tiilicra-st. Thomas Thomas. 147, Neath-road; T. C. Young. 59 and 61. Neath-road. Jenkin HiP, Livpri^ol House. Villiers-street. J TTil's nnd Co.. Villiers-street, BRYNMAWil. H. Counop and Son. Penwain House. Gwynne and Co., Glamorgan-street. William Roberts, Provision Merchant. BUCKLEY Alfred Owen. E. G. Rigeby and Co.. The Leader. R arid P Williams, Old Stores. R. Williams, Central Supply Stores. Main- street. CARDIGAN. Bowen Bros. Snow. Bowden. and Co., Priory-street. CAERPHILLY (GLAM.). W D. Richards, Provision ileretant. R. Williams. CLYNDERWEN. David Davies. Maengwyn. COWBRIDGE (GLAM.), T. J. Parsons. J. Pickard. East Village. CRUMLIN. v- William Larkin. Supply Stores. W. Waters, Crumlin Shop. CWMAVON. Jones and Company. Royal Stores, The Waun. W. Richards, liong Kong, High-street. O. Rees. Jason Richards. Grocer, London-row. CWMBRAN (MON.). M. Bond, Llantarnam-road. II, and J. Cocker, Free Trade Hall. CWM CLYDACH. Samuel Davies. F. Robins. I D. Thomas. Hereford Stores. DOWLAIS. N. Davies, Genge-street. T. bvan Mary Ann-street. D. C. Evans, Central Supply and Town Bakery W. Harris, ¡15. High-street, èL ill, Broad-streeu" J. H. Jones, Balaclava. D. Jones, Dickinson, and Company, Limited. Tom Lewis, Cae Harris. Thomas Morgan. 30. Victoria-street, D. S. Powell, 4, Upper Union-street. Rees Powell. Globe Stores. M. Price. 192. High-street. J. King Price, 192, High-street. Wr. D. Thomas. The Gwalia. and 2. Penywern. J. Thomas. 44, Victoria-street. P. Thomas. Cae Harris. Gwynfe Williams. Stores. 33. Elizabeth-street. W. P. Williams. Union-street. LEBW VALE. Davies and Evans, Spencer-street. John Evans, Rees-stieet and Market-street. James Horrison, Camden House. Jones an-I Rees, Vid0ria Shop. J. Richards, 54, 'Victoria-road FFRXDALE It. Gabriel, 30, Dylfiyn-strect GLYN-NEATH J. D. Ihivies and Sons* and at Neath Abbey. COnSEiXON. D Jonc-i. R. Williams. IIAVOD. Lewis Bros., At—on House. E. M. Price. Trehavod-road. KILGEKRAN (SOUTH WALES). J. W. Evans. Chemist, &c. LLAN.SAMLET (GLAMORGAN). Ed. Thomas Bethel. 2, Neath-road. L. H. Thomas. LLANTRISANT. K John. Llanharran. j E Lewis and Co., Commercial-street. Morgan Thomas London House and Glyn- ternice Shop, Talbot-road. ■> Business- SUbrrsess. MAESTEG. J. Brill. Thos. Davies, The American Supply, Castle- street. Geo. Ferrier, 3, Castle-street. Thomas Retes. Gamlwyd. S. G. Richards. J. Richards. Garnlwyd. J. H. Thomas. Station-street. I- J. Thomas. Chemist. 42. Commercial-street. E. Williams. Maesteg House. MAIXDEE. Francis E. Farley. Cent,ril Supnly Stores, Church-road and Chepstow-road. MERTHYR VALE. Wm. Hughes, Nixonville. MOUNTAIN ASH (GLAM.). Luther Eynon. Mirking: Supnly Stores. W. L. Herbert, Oxford-street. Miles Morgan, 35. Commercial-street. D. Smith, 3, Oxford-street. D. Williams. Dispensing Chemist. NANTYMOEL. „ W. Pegler and Son, Manchester House. D. Phillips. The Parade. W. Richards and Son. 8, Cattle-street. H. Tl. Thomas. Melincrythan. D Williams, Post-office, Tonna. David Williams. Windsor-road. F. T Woottcn, Melincrythan. PENCOED. T. Edwards Gwalia Stores. J. Williams. Mount Shop, Taibach. PENRHIWCEIBER Davies and Co. Edwards and Co., Commerce House. Samuel Lewis, London House. PENTRE. W. Hughes. Gelli-road. T. and J Richards Shepherd and Co., Wholesale and Retail Grocers. & c. J. W. Thomas, International Stores. E. P. Williams. J. P Williams. Welsh Market, Ton. PONTARLAWL. Gwilym Lewis, Torer House, Herbert-street. PENYDAIIRF.N Abraham Grocer. AV. Harris, 28, Hisrh-street. T. Lewis. 290, High-street. PENYGRAIG. John Treharne, The Stores Williams, J. E.. Town Supply Stores. PONTLOTTYN, CARDIFF. Isaac Phillips. PONTNEWYDD. E. Berrow. John Evans, Bristol House. W. T. Wall. Excelsior Store3. PONTYCYMMER. W. C. Davies, Gwalia House. E. Fvans T. P. Jones, Grocer W. Pegler and Son. Bristol House. PONTY G \VAlls' (NEWPORT. MON.). W. Pegler and Son. Bristol House. PONTY G \VAlls' (NEWPORT. MOX.). Edward Thomas, Grocer. &c.. Pest Office. I'Oit'i'H. T. Davies. Porth ar.d Toiiypandy. J. E. Lloyd, Welsh Dairy Company. D. Price, Cross-street. Thomas and Evans. PORTHCAWL. G. Griffiths. The Porthcawl Drapery and Pro- vision Supply. Jolm-street. William done-. Family Chemist. Thomas Langdon. Jolm-street. RljSvJlj v E.N. M. Davies and Son. W. W. E. Evans. RllUAUJJA. D. Ashtou and Co.. Pontygwaith, Tylorstown. D. H. Davios. -Metropolitan Stores, Ystrad Rhoudda. Isaac Grifliths, Clydach Valley. Rhoadda. James Jones. Ystrad Rhondda. J. H. Jones. Llwynypia Shcp, Rhondda Valley. David Lloyd. Y'strad Rhondda. W. Pegler and Son, Manchester House W. Thomas. Miskin-road. RHYMNEY (MOX.). Buchan and Co. RISCA (MON.). Pugh Bros., Cross Keys. E. A. Taylor. SENGHENITH. M and F. Williams, General Merchant. TAIBACH (WALES). G. D. Loveluck, Chemist. TONDU. r,, J?IU'U anc* Aberkenfig Co-operative r.oeiot.y. lONYPANDY. Kinsey, Shears, and Co., 33. Wern-terrace, Cljduch Vale, lo3. Court-street, and 15. Dun raven-street. uJ>x\rTtneroe' 2- Dun raven-street. Mr. W,l/iam:?. Waun House. IY- i", 'hughes, Gl.vn Shop and Bakery. John Wd"' 3' Mo^an-street. 'ihomas Price. The Circle. m Rooerts, 1 and 2, Ralter-street. n oreg- Commercial-road. T Rir„VJ W- EHdee-oi reel,. rREHARiau R.S.O. (GLAM.). I ^anes, Bedlinog Stores. Bedlinog. w lro,5' Pantunas Shoo. n' Thomas. Household Stores. George WilJi.l!1l> Aberdare Stores. TREHERBERT ,GLAM.). Enoch Davies, The Stores, and John WaUrs. John Jones. Gvo^er, Blaenrhondda. p Williams Bros.. 33, Dunraven-street. TRLORKY (CLAA.). J. Gower, Baclai House. I). Morgan, Roy a' Stores. G. R. Protbero, Chemist. W. Short and Son Bee Hive. J. Thomas, 2"6 sni 217 High-street. South Vales Tea, Co., High-street. TRUEDYKHIW and ABERFAN ^MERTHYR). A. Daniel. W. Harris, 50. Bridg%«-street. J. Jones and Co., 1 and 3, Wyndham-street. Price Bros. Tondu and Aberkenfig Co-operative Society, Limited. Mary Walter. Mount T leasant. vVJIITCH ITRCH (Near CARDIFF). J. H. and A. J. Banchim The Stores. W. Evans, Central Shop. YNYSYBWL. D. H. Jones, Gladstone Hi use, 51, Robert- street. YSTRAD RHONDDA. J. Jones. Lloyd's Stores. W. Pegler and Son, Manchester House. IMPORTANT TO LADIES. By nourishing the body. the cheeks become i rosy and plump, whilst the strength and ner- vous energy thus gained are the natural out- come of increased vitality. Health and happiness are to a great extent matters of digestion and nutriment. It is only by the proper assimilation of food that the waste of tissues daily taking place can bei stopped. It cannot be done with medicine. It can, however, be done with a perfect food1 beverage, such as Dr. Tibbies' Vi-Cocoa, which possesses exceptional vitalising properties. It1 will save your digestion part of its work, and is f;1' more nourishing and sustenant than tea or the ordinary cocoa, whilst :t possesses a tonic and recuperative force possessed by neither. Dr Tibbies' Vi-Cocoa is pleasant and pala- table, and embodying, as it does, the numerous principles contained in Malt, Hops, Kola. ar.d: Cocoa, it imparts nourishment and builds up strength. As a Food Beverage it is invaluable, Dr. Tilibles' Vi-Coooa, M., 9d., and Is. 6d. It can be obtained from all Grocers, chemists, and Stores, or from Dr. Tibbies' Vi-Cocoa (Limited), 60, 61. and 62, Bunhill-row. London, E.C. L14390—S

SWANSEA HAItBOl ll TRUST ELECTION. THE SHIPPERS FAIL TO RETURN THEIR CANDIDATE. A biennial election of candidates for four proprietary trusteeships of the Swansea Harbour was held on Tuesday. More interest than is usually manifested in the elections was taken in this contest on account of the fact that the shippers, feel- ing that their special interests were not attended to at the trust as they might be, had decided to run Mr. Hyam Goldberg. They felt that by plumping they could carry a representative, but the result seems to indicate that they had somewhat overestimated their strength. At 4.30 the result was declared by the returning officer. Sir John Jones Jenkins, as follows: ELECTED:— Griffith Thomas M2 Morgan Tutton 13o J. Crow Richardson 409 F. Cory Yeo 398 NOX-ELECTED: Hyam Goldberg 297 OTHER VACANCIES. There are two extraordinary vacancies in the harbour trust still to be decided, caused by the resignation of Mr. Richard- son Francis and the death of Mr. Aubrey Vivian. Mr. Graham Vivian a day or two ago declared his willingness to stand.

SALARY OF SWANSEA IIEAli- CONSTABLE. Ali application by Captain Colquhoun, iiead- constable, for an increase of salary was the Iheme of much discussion at t,lic Swansea Watch Committee on Tucsduy afternoon.—The Hud- consbtble, in bis application, stated that, after twenty years' servL^, he received £ 485, less Income-tax, and keep of a horse, a sum which was only 4.6 more than his predecessor received LI Captain Colquhoun cj1 voted eloquent lesiiiropials from Mr. Gladstone and from the watch committee after the Prince of Wales's visit as io the exemplary way in which order was kept on both those occasions. An several occasions pu'olic compliments had belli received by him as to the serviced of the ril'c brigade. Tha salaries paid at other towns of similar size were also quoted in support of the application.—Thy Chairman (Mr. Rowel Wat-j kins) suggested that the allowances to Captain Colquhoun should in' future ba included in salary, so that half the whole amount should be re-paid by hoycrnment.-It was subsequently decided to adjourn the consideration of the matter.

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WALES DAY BY DAY. Lord and Lady Windsor have gone to Paris, ou the way to Italy. The late Lady Llauover's daughter, the Hon. Mrs. Herbert, continues to take her mothers interest in the old Welsh harp. E\en the Welsh coalowners celebrated St. David's Day. They met and passed a resolu- tion to abolish Mabon's Day! "Oh, I'm going East, of course—that is, to the seat of teaming," sagely remarked Dr. Joseph Parry, in referring to the part of Cardiff where the college stands. The cold weather is telling a tale in Cardiff. There was an increase of 30 in the burials at the cemetery last month compared with the corresponding period last year, and ten of the deceased were 80 years of age and over. ''Try this, and, if you survive it, let me know. I bought it at Penarth," sa d a man who handed our porter a cigar. It was, no doubt, intended as an argument in favour of amalgamation. The poor porter is not expected to live. How the senior member for Mcrthyr must laugh when he reads in this morning's papers that the sliding-scale revision negotiations have broken ofT on the control of output question. This is the ditch into which Mr. D. A. Thomas has been driving men and masters for months. Welsh headlines were given in several of the English papers to the St. David's Day celebra- tions in London. and the London "Echo" actually reported the service in Welsh-and excellent Welsh it was, too, though the wh'ms of an English Lnotype machine were apparent. They seem to have heard something in Aus- tralia about the efforts of Cardiff to extend its boundary, for a letter has just besn received by a local gentleman addressed to his residence in "Penarth. South Wales, Cardiff." It isn't clear whether Monmouthshire is also wilhin the borough. This is a irue story, and is only two days old. "How is it you are home so early, Johnny?'' asked the fond mother as her son reached home in the middle of the afternoon. "Oh," said tbo boy; "te.tcher always lets us out early when he gees into the other room to court the pupil teacher. Pembrokeshire, with its ewe and five lambs, may successfully lay claim to the 1898 record in that direction, but Glamorgan wants to be heard in the cow department. Mr. Walter Morgans, Abcrfan Hotel, Aberfan, is the proud owner of a still prouder cow, which has just brought three calves, all doing well. Printed over the mantelpiece of an old man- sion in Monmouthshire nre the words, "Tan da," "Ty glan," "a lodes lawen," which beiing inter- preted means "A good fire," "A clean bouse," "A cheerful girl." The two former, no doubt, exist, but a lodes lawen is not encouraged, at any rate in our ascetic press circles. A local church organist played the funeral air, "0 Rest in the Lord," at a wedding a few days ago. That's one extreme. The other was at tin Nonconformist St. David's service at the City Temple on Monday night, when the org;.nist played a "Concert Fantasia." Of the two the former seems the more reasonable blunder. One of our old assistant editors has developed into a full-blown public man in Bangor. We have told before how Mr. David Williams, editor of the "North Wales Chronicle." came to be a member of the Bangor City Council; since then he has been made chairman of the finance committee, and now he has been elected to represent his old ward in the Carnarvonshire County Council. During his sojourn in Cardiff Major-general C. Phipps-Carey, R.E., the inspector who las for five long days listened to the arguments for and against the corporation's plea for an ex- tension of boundaries, has been the guest of his brother-i l-law, Mr. Jonas Watson, at LIandan. The inspector took a walk abroad on Sunday to inspect the northern district, but on these expe- ditions lie will not have a companion. Mr. Jonas Watson by the way, gave evidence against the inclusion of Llandaff in Cardiff. One of the most all-round vicars on reco.d as the Rev. David Lloyd, of Llanbister, Radnor, who died in the eighty-first year of his age. He was i good mechanic, constructed engines for various purposes, and fondly thought that he' had solved the mystery of perpetual motion. He was a good musician and composer; he could play the (violin and the organ, and many of his J compositions were popular. He was a poet, and published several lengthy poems, besides a number of essays and sermons. When he died Llanbister thought the end of everything had com?. The "Montreal Star" contains the following paragraph — "KLONDIKE PARTIES. "Three Welshmen, David Davies and Thomas and W. J. Williams, Swansea, Wales, arrived at the Queen's yesterday. They left by l:c Canadian Pacific Railway to-day for the Klondike, via Vancouver." Do our readers recognise the names? If our commissioner is up tú any hanky-panky and o" -e off to Klondike we should be glad if American papers will please copy this, and gently dissuade him. We take it that in the rush now on lie papers think that every European who sets foot in Canada is on the way to Klondike. Not another word do we mean to say about annexing the outskirts of Cardiff. When we were celebrating St. David's Day last night by having a Welsh rabbit for supper a Llanislien man came in, and when he saw our supper he laughed in top notes. "What's that ?" he said. "A Welsh rabbit," we said. "I mean what's it on." "Why, a plate, of course." "\Yeli, what's the plate on?" Then we were fairly flum- mucksed, but said apologetically. "They mean it for a tray in the club next door." "I thought it was a piece of flattened corrugated roofing with blacking on it," he sneered. After this we sent the tray back to the club covered with the Llanishen man's sneers and our own obloquy.. These Welsh gatherings in London have driven some of the London papers to tliink. For instance, the "St. James's Gazette" says: — "At a time when local colour is considered such an important feature in a musical work, operatic or symphonic, we ought to consider ourselves- fortunate to have in the British Isles three such different and characteristic types of national music as those of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. England, too, has a popular music of its own, from which, according to William Chappcll, many of the airs supposed to belong to Scot- land, Ireland, or Wales have been borrowed. English music, however, is difficult (at least, for Englishmen) to recojnise. We all know the peculiarities of Irish and Scotch tunes. The distinctive points of Welsh music are less gene- rally known, and the same may be said of English music, of which the most characteristic product is probably the hornpipe."

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o i a co a ii a>;po n n e nt i x I HULA KAYO. IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS FOR I -ilil. R. N. HALL. We li ivc pleasure in informing r.ur roadtTi thai, our special correspondent, in Rhodesia, Mr. E. N. Ha!l (author of "Gilbert Vince—Curate'"), whose letters have been appearing in our columns, has been appointed to two important. offices in Rhodesia, namely, secretary to the Rhcdcsian Landowners and Farmers' Associa- tion and secretary to the chamber of commerce. The Righf. Hon. C. J. Rhodes and Dr. Jameson are respectively the president and vice-president of the former, and Colonel Napier, C.M.G. (who led the forccs in the rebellion), is chairman, the committee comprising tLc best-known names in Matabeleland and representatives of the more important mining companies and several gentle- men bearing historic names in connection wJh I South African politics, such as Dr. Sauer, he leading resident in Bulawayo: Mr. Wools'Samp- son, Kruger's prisoner who declined to ask to be set fres; also Mr. Moffatt, grandson of the celebrated pioneer missionary, and others who were prominent in quelling the late rebelilo i. Mr. Hall is at present preparing important land and farming returns for the Civil Commissioner, and is organising an agricultural directory, library, and bureau of all matters affecting land and farming interests in Rhodesia. During Mr. Rhodes' recent visit he and the Deputy-Adminis- t.rator held an important conference with the association, at which the settlement of land titles, tenures, and conditions and the conflict- ing claims of landholders and gold mining com- panies were definitely adopted by the Govern- ment, and which will now form the basis of land I' law in Rhodesia. The other position to which Mr. Hall has been appointed is that of secretary to we chamber d commerce, an institution which bids fair to rival that of Johannesburg, which is one of the most influential corporations in that city. The Bula- wayan Chamber comprises the banks, lead- ing importers. many mining companies, ( and the commercial class generally, and is regarded as second only in public j importance to the municipal council. Its latest I specess has been to secure the lowering of the in-transit rates of the Cape Government rail- ways on traffic coming via Bcchuanalaud into Rhodesia. On this master Mr. Rhodes met the chamber in conference, and Mr. Hall is still in I direct and daily telegraphic communication with Mr. Rhodes at Cape Town ai.d with the Govern- ment offices in Bulawayo. Mr. Hall is prepar- ing for the Government stati-jiics a1 to employ- ment, wages, &c. The Rnodesiaii journals publicly cejigiatu- iatc Mr. Ha'l on his appointments, and Poiuh fri?an papers value his letters to the "Western Mail" sufficient^ to extensively re-pred'i' e them in their corunns. We arc glad to learn I that Mr. Hall lu; J full permission to coutinue to hold his journalistic appointments at home and in South Afiica, and that his duiies will net curtail his litpcnry opportunities, but rather give them fr.'er scope. Wo learn that the proofs of "Owen Tregelles—Bank Clerk." have just left his hands, and that the fifth btow of the. "Veldl and Kopje Series" is now completel. The series includes "Bulawayo Jack." "'Iii« Prospectors' Camp," "The Scene of Lo Ben- gula's Moscow," Only a Buiawayan Clerk," "Where Sea-breezes Blow Not," and Sixu-jn Days in the Gwandn," and these, prior to being published with others in one volume, ;>re being produced in English papers iv. serial form. "Bulawayo J<i"k'' is being lroblished separately by the Western Mail Limited, and, by the kindness of Colonel Napier. C.M.G., it will con- tain photographs specially taken of kopjes, natives, and native huts of Matsjenisloppe, Colcnel Napier's far n, near Bulawayo.

HORTCNS ORIGTNAL Only. BENEDICT PILLS. Only. For Females For Females THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIALS HAVE BEEN received from all parts. Females of all ai;es stipule! tahe them. Tliey at one* I remove ii obstructions, no matter how obsti- nate or from whatever cause arising. In boxes ?4d.. Is. lid., and 2s. <?d. Sent Post Free, under cover, Id. extra, direct bv the proprietor, G. D. Hcrtcn, M.P.S. (from the Birmingham and Gerera) Lviii?-in Hospital). A-toii House. Aston- road North. Birmingham. Asrents:—Cardiff: R. Jlumford, Chemist, &c., ii'eteor-street, fc«pict- lands, and Cnstle-road, Roatli. Mertliyr: Willis, Chcrnist. Georgetown. Swansea: IAoyd. Onemist. Oxford-street. Newport: loans, Chemist, Ilia:h-street. Cannot be had from rtiier Chemists N.B.—None Pennine unless taring G. D Ilortfm." in red. across eaeo label. Letters answered free. e2967 I KLINX.—New White Inorganic Cement for Pottery, Poree'ain. Ac., 6d. and Is.; postage, id Of Chemists. e6439—8 If you are irom any ca ise rot np to the mark, take G>vilym Evans' Qumine BLters. the Yece- t:, ble tonic. Sold m Bottles, 2s 9d. and 4s. 6d. each. Axoid Imitations. 4919—5 The sudden death of an old and respected Sw,: r.sca inhabitant. took place in a tram-car at, Swansea on Tuesday evening. Mr. F. Cole, the dec-cased gent'mian. for some years occupied the important posrtion of inspectc; of schools under the Swansea School Board, but owing to ili-health subsequently became headmaster of the central classes for pupil teachers. His health liai been fail'ng for some time. TO DAliKEN G REi HAlli.—Lockyer's out- phur Hair Restorer is the quickest, best, safest, costs less, electa more than any other. The colour produced Ts the most natural. Lockyers Sulpkcr is the only English Hair Restorer Universally Relied on. e-2 The Little English Liver Tonic.—Kerniek's Vegetable Pills; d^so. one small pill; 7 £ J., Is lid., and 2s. 9d. pei box. Of all Stores. Invalid Chairs. Mail Carts. Perams. on Hire by Week or Month.—Spencer's, The Carditf I Machine Depot, St. John's Church-sq.. Cardiff. • LINSEED COMPOUND" for Cougns. Colds Asthma, and Bronchitis. Of Chemists oniy. e6459-o e6459-o

THE COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS. iXHTHER UNOPPOSED RETURNS. The following are further unopposed returns in connection with the county council elections. Old members are distinguished by an asterisk :— GLAMORGANSHIRE. Aberdare.—Mr. D. P. Davies, J.P., Ynyslwyd, Aberdare (L.), who has been a member of the council since its formation, on Tuesday with- drew his nomination, and Mr. John Howell, auctioneer 'I.). will be returned unopposed. Bridgend —John Morgan Randall (I. and Ch.), Glanavon, Bridgend, land agent. Newcastle.— J. Hughes (L. and N.), solici- tor, Bridgend. Ogmore.—*J. 1. D. Nicholl, Merthyrmawr, Bridgend, gentleman. Coity.—*W. Howell (R. and N.), farmer, Pen- coed. Ogmore Valley. — Wm. Llewellyn, Gwalia. House, Tynewydd, grocer. Gowerton and Penderry.—Samuel Thomas, Clanyrafon, Loughor (L.). LlandIlJ-'ralyl)ont. Rees Harries, Bolgoed, Pontardulais (L.). LlansamTet.—John Jordan, assistant overseer (Ch.). Rhondda Vach Di&irict.—1Tylorstown: 'Alder- man AV- H Matthias, Porth. Porth and Cymmer: *Morffan Williams. MONMOUTHSHIRE. Bedwellty West Division.-C. Tiltott, New Tre- degar (Liberal and Nonconformist). CARMARTHENSHIRE. Llanedy.—"John L. Thomas, Bradford House. L! angeniiech .John Thomas, Plasissa. Pembrey.—North: *W. S. Marsh, J.P. Berwick.—*Owen Bonville. Westfa and Glyn.—Gwilym Evaus. Llandilo Rural Electoral Division.—'William Jones, Canton. Kidwelly.—"Alfred Stephens, manager of Messrs. Stephen, aud Co.'s Silica Brickworks. CARDIGANSHIRE. Abcrystwitu.—No. 1 Ward: Robert Doughton (L.I. Great Durkgate-street, ironmonger. Nv. 2 Ward: D. C. Roberts (L.). No. 3 Ward: Dr. Thomas Vagh Beddoes (U.), 35, North-parade; Robert Ellis (L.). Portland-street, chemist. No. 4 Ward: John Morgan (U.), The Larches, Llan- badarn-road, Evan Hugh James *(L.), Crygie, currier. Llandyssul Parish.—North Division: *Daniel Evans (TJ. and Unitarian), Glanteifi. Hanvibangel-ar-arth Parish: ^Thomas Rees Jones (L and Ch.), Pantglas, Pencader. Borth.—J. M. Williams (U.). Brynbwl. Bow Street.—Harry Bonsall (I.). Cwm.-Taliesin John Jones (L.), Royal Oak. Talybont.—Edward Jones (L.), Elor House, Talybont Trefeirig.—Peter Jones (L.I. SUCCESSFUL OBJECTION TO A CANDIDATE. Mr. B. C..Tone». deputy-returning officer, sat at the Town-hall, Aberayron, on Tuesday, for the purpose of hearing objecticns against nomi- nntions. Mr. E. Lima Jrnes, chemist, candidate for the Aberayron electoral division, objected to the validity of the nomination of the Rev. T. Gwilym Evans. Independent minister, the other candidate for the division, on the ground that he was not a county elector, his name appearing on the lodgers' list only for Parlia- mentary and pa-ocnhl electors. Under Section 11 of the Municipal Corporation Act. 1882, in- corporated into the Local Government Act. 1888. Section 75. it is required that a county councillor must be enrolled as a. county elector in the same manner as a person must be enrolled as a burgess to qualify as a borough councillor. The returning officer » allowed the objection, and declared Mr. E. Lima. Jonils elected.

FOR SAILORS' FRIENDS. FOBEIGJT ARRIVALS AND KOVa. MENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. Beignon arrived St. Nazaire 28th. Cyfarthfa arrived Bilbao 28th. Goldoliffo left Castro for Newport 28th. Pomaron left Bilbao for Cardiff 27th. Carlo left Genoa- for Santa Libcrata 28th. Cymmrodorion arrived Rotterdam 1st. Afonwen left Moulmein for Port Said 27th. Activity arrived Brest 28th. Aahby arrived Baycnne for Baltimore 28th. Laekenbv arrived Antwerp from Fernandina 28th. Gledfcolt arrived the Tyne from the Tees 26th. Leven arrived Genoa from Cardiff 27th. Wilfrid left St. Nazaire for Bilbao 1st. Redruth arrived Havannah 27th. Rothesay left Cadis for Glasgow 27th. Tliomas Turnbali left Lucia for Galveston 26th. Flowergato arrived Boston from Palermo 27th. Preston passed Gibraltar for Delaware for orders 26th. Wave passed Galle for Port Said for orders 26th. Stingsby arrived Bassein from Colombo 28th. Eden left bilbao for Middlesborough 26th.

LINSEED COMPOUND for Coughs, Coldl. Asthma, and Bionchitis. Of Chemists only. e64o9—5 LIVER COMPLAINTS—Dr. King's Dandelion and Quinine Live." Pills, without Mercury, are a patent remedy; lemcves all Liver ana Stomach Complaints. Biliousness, Headaches. Sickness, Shoulder Pa ns, Heartburn, Indiges- tion. Constipation e-i If your occupation is an unhealthy one, or it you work under circumstances unfavourable to health. take Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters. the Vegetable Tonic. Sold ill Bottles, 2a 9d. and 4s. 6d. each. Avoid Imitations. e4919-2 ONE OF THE WONDERS OF THE AGE is Spencer's New High Arm Hand Sewing Machine, with walnut cover and full set of appliances, for L2 18s. 6d. cash. Money returned if not approved. Best value in Sewing Machines.— Spencer's Domestic Machine Depot. St. Johns, square. Cardiff. e6630-m.w.f. «—^i Ili-inted by the Proprietors, Western Mail Limited, and puolished by them at their offices. St..Mary-street, Cardiff; at their omces. Castle Bai'av-street, Swansea; at the thop of Mrs Wesley Williams. Rridgend-all in the Lounty of Glamorgan; at the "Western Mail" Offices. Newport; at the shop of Mr. J P Caff rev, Monmouth. botfc in the Connty c' Monmouth; and at, the shop of Mr. D. Davis Vlauelly. ■» ♦he Connty -if Cn»*n»art;?i»n. I WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 18SM,