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SWANSEA FOOTBALL CLUB. Annual Meeting and Fixture List. Very quietiy and expeditiously did the meeting of the football section of the Swan- sea C:ub pass off at the Shaftesbury Hall, on Friday evening. Mr. C. H. Perkins pre- sided over a gathering of about 60. The reading of the minutes of the last meeting by Mr. Secretary Perkins was followed y the announcing of next season s fixtures which are set out below. From the list it will be seen that with the exception of the New Zealand touring XV. no new clubs are to be met. The ground has not yet been decided upon where the Wales v. New Zea- land rratch will be played. It will also be seen only one game has been fixed up for the Midland tour, i.e., Leicester, but it is probable that another team will be met. Ta3 London Welsh do no figure on the list. Taken all through the matches arranged are a very solid lot. The players and selection Committee, having met in conference an hour previous to the general meeting, they recommended that last year's skipper, Frank Gordon, be re-elected. This met with the approbation of the gathering, and after Mt. W. T. Fan- had seconded the nomination, it was promptly carried and applauded. For the coming season Dan Rees stands down from the vice-captaincy, W. J. Trew being elected. In consequence of "W.J.B." being in- =eligible for a seat on the Match Committee, Dick Jones was nominated to fill the va- cancy as a non-player, much di5appointmeilt being evinced at the secretary s sta ein. n after bei-^ questioned by Mr. • J- an~ croft, that he was afraid Jones 110 be a playing member this season. The two plaving members on the committee are F. Serine and Dan Rees. and non-olaying W. Bowen, R. Jones, J. Prescott, S. Rice and Hopkin Da vies. Seen after the meeting Dick Jones firmed the statement which' appeared m Fri- day's "Post" as to his consulting a London specialist with regard to his foot, and if the latter hold." out any hope in the near future Jones will lose no time in turning out Speaking for himself he has great hopes. Ernie Morgan was re-elected captain of the fier^-nd TW Vwincr the busi- ness the usual votes of thanks to the cap-. tains of the two clubs, and other, brought the meeting to a close. The following its the h. -lire list: 1905. T7 Sept. 16—Swansea, and Dis. Leagr.e.rToirte Sent. 23—Bridgend Home Sent. 2)-Brid.end Home Sept O-N eath Home Oct. 7 -r::lotlce-st-er .A way Oct. 14-Llandly Home Oct 21—Cardiff £ way r-ct. 28-Bristol Horne Nov. A—Newport Home Nov. ll-Leicester .A way Nov. 1 3-T)cvon Albion .Home Nov. 25—Cardiff Home Dec. 2-A.b.erawm Away Dec. g-N,PWPOTt Awa7 Dec 16-Wales v. New Zealand Dec 23—Bridgend Away Dec 26-Watsoni,,ins Home Dec. 3Q-^New Zealand Home 1906. Jan. 6—Neath Away Jan 13-—Wales v. England .Blackheath Jan. IlanelIy .Away Jan. "-N.ewport Home Feb. 3-Wales v. Scotland Cardiff 10 C'ouc ester .Home Feb. 17-Leirester Home Feb. 24-Cardiff 4way Mar. 3—Newport ,waJ Mar. 10—Wales v. Ireland Ireland Mir 17—Aberavon Mar 24—Cardiff Home Mar. 01-Devon Albion .Away ApI. 2-Plymoutli .Away Apl. 7-Bristol.Away Apl. 14-Hartlepool Home Apl. 16—Belfast Collegians .Home

Cardiff Lady's Assize Claim. The hearing of the action brought by Miss Mary Harrison, a Cardiff ladv, against Messrs. Stephenson and Alexander, estate age: ts and valuers, Cardiff, for the recovery of £ 61 out of pocket expenses as a result of an alleged under-valuation of Little Llan- wilka Farm, near Usk, was resumed at the Swansea Assizes on Saturday. Mr. Abel Thor. is, Y.C., M.P., and Mr. Vaughan Williams appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., M.P., and Mr. John Sankey defended. David Thomas Alexander, J.P., of the defendant firm, bore out his valuation ■{ £ 1,C00) of the property, and said the best evidence of its worth was that he bought the farm and intended to keep it. Inci- dentally he mentioned that small holdings fetched a higher rent than larger ones, and that he had customers for fifty such pro- perties if they were in the market. He ad- vised Mr. Theodore Roberts (plaintiff's so- licitor) to advance L650 upon the property in question because he considered there was not the slightest risk. Several expert witneesee were cabled in 6uppoj"j of defendants contention that, the pTOpert. was not over-valued, and these in- cluded Mr. W. J..Rel- estate agen-t, Swan- sea, whose vacation was £v93, as the pro- perty is to-day without the greater portion of fn-- timber.. His Lordship did not tiiink defendants •were guilty of actionable rcp.igenee, a;nd felt bound to accept their basis of valuation. Judgment was therefore entered for de- fendant.; with coste.

PEOPLE TELL THE TRUTH. People tell the truth about Gvrilym rvans' Quinine Bitters, because they are grateful for the good they have derived when suffer- ing from starved, poor thm blood; or the exhaustion of nerves, and the worries from overwork. gAVE YOURSELF FROM IMITATIONS Save yourself from the flood of iniit^io^ that fill the market. Insist o« having the Genuine Article. Look on the label, stamn and bottle, and find the name "Gvrilvm Evans." Then you are safe No other pre- paration *5 "JustTras °r "The same thing." (jwilym Evans Quinine Bittere is sold everywhere in bottle 2s. 9d. and 4s 6d. each, or will be sant, carriado free on receipt of stamps, direct from the Sote Pro jprietors:—The Quinine Bitters Manufactur- ing Company, limited, Llaneliy, South

PONTARDULAIS COLLIERY DEAL Alleged Forgery of a Promissory Note. At Swansea Assizes, before Mr. Justice Channell and a common jury, George Bark- way, of Mardy, sued Morgan Jenkins and William Pugh; also of Mardy, for £ 184 2s. 10d., representing principal and interest upon a promissory note dated November 17th last, and made payable three months after date of demand, defendants being the makers of the note, which was endorsed to the plaintiff. Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum was also claimed from the date of payment, or judgment. The de- fence suggested that the defendants' marks en the note were forgeries. Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., M.P., and Mr. Parsons were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Abel Thomas, K.C., M.P., and Mr. John Sankey de- fended. Mr. S. T. Evans explained that William Davies, of Fforestfach, near Swansea, was interested in a smat. colliery, and that shortly before November 17th he had beome ill, and did not desire to carry on the nego- tiations with regard to developing the pro- perty He afterwards arranged to give up his interest to defendants for £200, of which £2f) was deducted to cover preliminary ex- pense"- in connection with development. The promissory note wag then given. On the following 23rd of December, Davies, vbo VV3jS in want of money, went to plaintiff, who give him a cheque fo" £100 and two sums ot L10 upon the security of the promissory note. Counsel added that he should be as- tonished if any attempt was made to say that the note was a forgery, because of the overwhelming evidences of respectable wit- nesses who would speak as to the making of the note. William Davies said the colliery fti ques- tion was the Gwyn-Duffryn, Pontardu iais, of which he was one of the promoters. In September, 1904, defendants visited him at Mardy, where he then lived, with reference to buying his interest, and on November 17th, the transactions was competed. Neither of defendants, he said, could write, and John held Jenkins' hand to* make the cross on the promissory note. Pugh then said to Jenkins, "Do the same for me." jen- kins then caught hold of John's hand, and cross was put for Pugh. A receipt ior £20 was afterwards given, and the parties left. Cress-examined by Mr. Abel Thomas, wit- ness said he was one of seven promotors of th^ colliery. Dr. Morris being chairman, and the arrangement was that each should pay -630 towards expenses. Did you pay £30 or one penny piece to- wards that?—No. What were you coming in as?—I was bad pit the time, and I could not find £30, and I asked if I could sell my interest. Asked if he had not been working for the promoters, witness admitted that he had been paid £2 for a visit to Pontardulaia. You paid nothing, and you were to become the owner of 200 deferred shares for noth- ing at all?—Well, I was working the thing t.hre3 or four days a week for them. In what way?—Several ways. D 7 you have some report printed of this colKery that you had had some yeans before? —Yes, 1900. And did you, without the knowledge of the syndicate, have the date of the report printed as being 1904 instead of 1900, and did they say. ThIs 16 dishonest," and try to get. them all back ?—I gave it the same as I had it from the mining engineer. To whom?—The printer. Pressed on the point, witness said the dat3 was changed by mistake. "You have had experience of this kind of note before"—said counsel, turning to plaintiff—"about documents being forged?" Witness Yes, sir. You have been convicted for forgery?— Yes, sir. Now you never put a penny piece into the syndicate, rnd by what possible right were you entitled to think that you were to have £ 200 in deferred shares?—-Not one of the others paid a penny except JB30 to take up more shares. That is exactly what you did not do. Was your name in the leas that was granted?— No. But the names of the rest of what yon call tho syndicate were?—Yes—well, I have not SeS-l the JedEle. Counsel jmggeiitecf tmw.. io. tion had been for uttering a forged bill of exchange, but witness first of all saidi it was abou a horse., and then explained that he was accused of signing the. bill with refer- ( once to the transaction. He was sentenced to two months' imprisonmenr, for it at the Cir^iff Assizes. Witness admitted that the attesting wit- ness to the note was his brother-in-law, but, swore that Mr. John was not then living v.-iti him Mardy. He admitted that a thrr months' demand note afterwards given wa.s three weeks ante-dated in order to make it coincide with the date of the pro- missory note, and asserted that Jenkins dic- tates the following letter in favour of Pugh: "This is to certify that I shall give you one moiety of the sum of £200 bought jointly from Mr. Wm. Davies, of 1, Mardy Cot- tal{"õS Mardy. together with £30, and we agree, to pay any calls or expenses that may occur in the colliery jointly when I am ap- pointed a director and promoter in place of Mr. Davies." Counsel said to witness: — Thcmas Jones paid m instead of Jenkins, and you have got £100 and Jenkins and Pugh they get nothing; meanwhile Thomas Joiles is in their shoes, and you have got the £ 180?" Witness replied that it was defendants' own fault, as they did not pa/up. Re examined: The six other promoters weTo Dr. Glanville Morris, Mardy; Dr. J. Wallis, Mardy; Gwilym Lewis, school- master; Joseph Weeks, hotel proprietor; Caleb James and Thomas Lewis, firemen. Jenki-ns first epoke to him about buying his interest, and the two defendants paid J310 each towards their _£30. John Thomas John, witness's brother-in- law, spoke to the signing of the promissory note, which he himself wrote out from a In cross-examination, Mr. Abel Thomas Ku<r-ested that witness, when in business at Bridgend, asuddenly left the .shop and never returned. -i. Witness said he came back to 'finish up.^ Did you leave in debt?—I don t know whether that has anything to do with this case. Am I to answer the question? Mr. S. T. Evans You had better answer. —Yes. Counsel put it that Jenkins's "cross" was wel' made, but witness still said that his (Jenkins's) hand was "shaky." Witness subsequently wrote the receipt for the £20 allowed for expenses, and at thfe request of both defendants signed it. Mrs. Martha Davies, wife of William Davies, corroborated. N Edward Griffiths, postmaster, Mardy, cor- roborated Davies' story in that he (Davies') came to him and consulted him about the drawing up of the rote and the receipt. Wm. Evans "poke to being asked to ad- vance money on the note, and of Jenkins saying the note was "quite right." At that timo Mr. Barkway (plaintiff) came up, and he bought the note from Davies. At the close of plaintiff's case, Mr. Abel Thomas, after consulting with defendants, intimated that it wa.s felt it was impossible to oppose the case, and they would allow judgment to go. Judgment was entered for plaintiff for the amount claimed with costs.

r Clever Trimming Device at Port Talbot, A new mechanical trimmer was experi- mented with at Port Talbot this week on board the Cardiff steamer Wooda, and it is stated the trial proved so successful that a. syndicate is being formed to exploit it. A square box is attached to the end of a shoot, nd the coal forces its way through doors m the opposite side of the box, and then descends gradually down a series of trays, u l which the doors open. the coal thus fin.cnng 1t8 way over a metal roadway into the hold. The advantages claimed for the invention are that it carries the coal down to the bot- tom ot the hold with only a most insignificant drop at the commencement. That diminishes the number of heaves, since the coal is de- livered well fore and aft in the hold. The hatchway is never blocked, and as soon as a wagon has been tipped into the shoot it com- mences to fall into the box, which pays it out in the manner described, and by the time a fresh wagon can be brought up it can be tipped without delay. Not only is there less handling of the coal, but despatch is greatly increased.

County Business. Before Messrs. Jonn Powell and E. Forester. NOT NECESSARY. Mr. W. Howells, Llanelly, appeared with a formidable array of testimonials to the character of Mr. M. Walters, licensee of the Langland Bay Hotel. The magistrates, however, said it wasn't necessary to read them, and made Mr. Walters' temporary transfer a permanent one ricrht away. NEW LANDLORDS. Other temporary transfers rendered per- manent were:—Cockett Inn, to Mr. John Williams; Oddfellows' Inn, Mumbles, to Mr. Edwin Gully; Millers' Arms, Clydach, to Mr. Philip Rees; Hill House, Mumbles, to Mr. Edwin Colston Poole; Bird-in-Hand, Wannarlwydd, to Mr. Thomas Williams- MAESYGWERNEN FLOWER SHOW. An "occasional" was granted Mr. Hy. Anstey, of the Bird-in-Hand, Morriston, for the flower show at Maesygwernen on Aug- ust 19th. ADJOURNED TILL THE CLERK COMES. An application from Mr. Arnold for a transfer of the license of the Joiners' Arms, Fforestfach, was adjourned till next Wed- nesday, when the magistrates' clerk would be present. MR. TOM OWEN'S REPUTATION. "All I know about Mr. Owen is in his favour," said Sergt. Menhennick^when ask- ed for an opinion as t.o the desirability of granting him a music license for the Prom- enade, Mumbles. The application was granted. NOT UNUSUAL. David Davies, furnaceman, Penclawdd, was fined 15s. and costs for drunkenness; Wm. Tucker, labourer, Penclawdd, 5s. and costs. Thomas Owen, haulier, Pontardulais, had to pay 10s. inclusive for driving without lights,

Keir Hardie to Visit Swansea. Mr. Matt. Giles, of the Swansea Socialist Society, has now a definite promise from Mr. Keir Hardie to visit and address a meeting in Swansea on some Sunday in November. Efforts will be made to secure the largest hall in Swansea, probably the Empire or the Star Theatre. Among other bookings of the Swansea Socialists is that cf Dr. Stanton Coit, who comes, all well, on. Monday, Sept. 25.

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ESSRS: WEiVi^ N 3 COMPANY I Annual Meeting": Excellent Dividends. The thirteenth annual meeting of Weaver and Co., Ltd., was held at the Mills on, Sat- urday morning. There were present the directors—Messrs. Joseph Hall, J.P. (chair- man), J. Aeron Thomas, M.P., David Rich- ards, Rees Harries, C. Aid., and William Lewis, jun., J.P., the general manager (Mr. M. L. Jones), the mill manager (Mr. Charles Richardson), the secretary (M. T. M. White), Mr. R. G. Cawker (representing the auditors); and the shareholders includ- ed Messrs. R. G. Cawker, Wm. W. Coombs, Wm. Elliott (Parkmill), W. Lloyd Evans, Jonathan Edwards (Black Pdl), Edwin Fish, James Hazel, James S. Hazel, Chas. Hooper, George Herniman, Thos. W. Hos- good, Philip Hawes (Hafod), Wm. Jones (Cwmllynfell), James Jones, David Jones (Morriston), J. Jordan (Llansamlet), T. Ed- gar John, Samuel James, J. U. Lewis (Mor- riston), Jeffrey Llewellyn (Sketty), Thomas Lauder, R. W. Morgan (Danycamlais), J. Morgan (Brynamman), Henry Macdonnell, Thomas Powell, H. A. Peacock, — Rees, J. Richards, C. J. Rowe, George Symons, Wm. Thomas (Hafod), Thomas Thomas, John Usher, Thomas Williams, and E. Star- buck Williams. The report of the directors stated :—The profit, after making ample provision for bad and doubtful debts and for depreciation, is £16,731 Is. 7d., which, with the balance of £13,592 Is. lOd. from the previous year, makes a total sum of £30,323 3s. 5d. The directors recommend that a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum be paid to the Preference shareholders, and at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to the Ordinary shareholders, less the amount paid on ac- count of dividends in January last (£4,050), and also that a bonus of 2 per cent. be paid to the Ordinary shareholders. The sum re- quired to make up the balance of dividends as above will be £10,350, leaving a balan-e of £15,923 3s. 5d. to be carried forward. The retiring directors are Messrs. J. Ae- ron Thomas and Rees Harries, who, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. The auditors, Messrs. Tribe, Clarke, Caw- ker and Co., also offer themselves for re- election. Chairman's address ra.a:— In moving 1adoption of the report, the Chairman aaid :1 am pleased to s-tatf that the tni/i- ing for the twelve months ended on the of June last lias been satisfactory. We be ga.n the year with a baLaince in hand of .£13,592 ls. 10d., and cloeed (after payment of a dividend of 6 per cent. to the preference shareholders, aind 10 per cent. a.nd a bonus of 2 per cent, to the ordinary shareholders'), with a balance to be carried forward of £15.923 3s. 5d.. and this after making full provision for bad and doubtful debts, and wiping out the balince of the goodwill of £?500. "It will he noticed that the sum now pro vided for depreciation is about a third if J the total capi#»il expenditure. "The plant a.nd machinery have be kept a thoroughly good state of repair, Üiml were maintained out of revenue. ''Our deliveries of flour during the past, year have been exceptionally good; the provement may be attributed in some measure to the failure of lrust season's Ameri- can crop cf wheat, resulting in that country exporting to Europe only about a third the quantity of flour compared with the previous year. "Competition in the milling trade is very keen, and in order toO hold our own, -t iB necessary that the plant and inachiaerv sho-uld be at least equal to, amd, if possin'?, I superior to our competitors', and with t-nd ii view your Board have entered into cnn- tracts for laying down a nsw engine or larger power than our present one, and for erecting addit'e ::1.1 hosiers, and it 1¡f, :i!so le?a decicbu to niako 6V! iis:5(rov«iiKn.iij and additions to our iiuiliT!^ ^«i;t 4^1] machinery. "The Pr->vender Mill! ooJ >eadvo<j Cssko I' pkufe have >>T'-i>. in Lon work,, and products coiiHrroe to r, ■M vraii ready •a >d to give every to our .ia uei oiis c uston >er.i "I wish, ot. 'h r»f reys-Tf and «jy <?$- leagues, to ejcpW-ss .♦?«* w ith the sS.iff, i:;<r..1' Our geneHTii !>.ar:u-^r. Nxr Liii boen with U6 since th inct paon of I company), Mr C.wtAc* i KieLardsofi. out mill n;aoa £ er, and the "teo ) tary (Mr. W ..te). as well rj* .1£ heads of ;,]1 •he depart u,t/s; in fact., every man in the ep ploy (A UF cran.p>«a$' has, ? feel sure, j piide in Ilia v. ir': ahd in the socswm of tho; corncoTii." Mr. David Ricliards seconded the Chair- man's motion, and the report and statement. I accounts were then adopted. The following resolutions were also pass-id Proposed bv Mt. J. Aeron Ihomafi avki seconded by Mr. Rees Harriet, That a I dividend at the rate of 6 per cant, par an nuin be mid to the preference sharekclans and at the mt," of 10 per cent, per aaiuini tn thoordinarv shareholders, less the amount of dividend in January last, also that a l»oi;u;» of 2 ptr cent, be paid' to the ordinary snare- tiolders." Proposed by Mr. Joseph Ha.ii, a.'vl ee ooaded by Mr. William Lewie. "That Messrs J. Aeron Thomas and Rees Harries lie an i art) hereby elected as directors at the ■7o;n- pany." Proposed by Alderman J. Jordan, seconded by Mr. Thos. W. Hosgooa, "That tho remuneration of the directors for the rast year and for the future is to be at the rate of £600 per acauni, to be increased £100 for every 1 per cent, dividend doc'ared o 1 the ordinary shares over and above 6 pc: cent." ProTX>sed by Mr. Honry }{.aroonne.ll:, ,.nd seronded bv Ga-pt. George Symons, Junt, Meissrs. Tribe, Clarke, Cawk-ør. and Lo., be and are hereby elected auditors of the com- pany at a fee of 100 guineas." The proceedings terminated with TOtes c; thaaiks to the chairman, directors, and staff.

Lucrative Post for Mr. R. A. Wheatley. AU those with whom he has been brought into contact with will be very pleased to learn that Mr. Robert Wheatley,^ M.A., B.C.L., assistant solicitor to the Swansea Council, and assistant clerk of the peace, Swansea, has been appointed assistant clerk of the peace and assistant so.icitor to the county of Durham, at a 6alary of £ 500 per annum. Ther-* were three coodidates for nnal Detection, and on Saturday morning Mr. Wheatley recoiled intelligence that he had been appointed. Mr. Wheatley was appointed to his pre- sent position at Swansea in January, 1901. He was articled to his father, who is town clerk of Cardiff, from July, 1894, to July, 1897 At Cardiff he was deputy clerk of the peace from November 1896, to April, 1898, a- Parliamentary clerk to the Corporation horn August, 1897, to April, 1898. Mr. Wheatley was deputy town clerk to the o-unty borough of Burnley, and deputy clerk of the peace from April, 1898, to December, 1S03. From Burnley Mr. Wheatley came to Swansea as assistant solicitor to the Cor- poration and deputy clerk of the tpeace. He will enter upon his new duties in a month's time.

Swansea Will Case. In the Court of Appeal on Monday before Lords Justice Vaugtmn-WUliamc, Stirling, Oousens-Hardy, there was down for fur- ther argument the apj^.i! of plaintiff im the Swansea, action in re Phillips deceased—- James v. Phillips and others, from an order cf 11: Justice Kekowicn who made a de- claration as to tho construction of the testa- tor's will. Plaintiff asked that the order made in the. action in the court below night be m part, reversed. Mr. P. Ogd<e<n Lawrence, K.C., and Mr. Greenwood were counsel for the appellant, a.nd Mr. Wood and Mr. Laveif- ropresonted the respondents. It was anrounoed that terms of compromise tiad beion arrived at on the.Jooting that the an- nuitants under tho will were absolutely secured. The appeal was directed to stand over ur.'til the order embodying the terms of compromise had be-an d'rown up, when Jt could lie mentioned to the court again. One cf the terms of the compromise provided the conveyance of a life interest jn Gwetl doline Villa, Swansea.

Baptist Minister Drowned at Llanstephan. One of the saddest drowning accidents to be recorded for some time in South Wales occurred on Friday evening at Llanstephan. The Rev. John Whyndham Jones, a Baptist minister, of White House, Aberew, near Builth, was spending a holiday at Llanste- phan with his family, and on Friday even- ing went for a bathe, in spite of the stiff breeze blowing. He had not. been in the water many min- utes ere a wave dashed him against the rock3 and rendered hixu powerless to save himself, and he was drowned before the eyes cf his relatives, who were utterly un- able to rescue him. I His body was got ou1 of the water, and means of artificial respiration were tried for over an hour and a half but they were of no avail. VERDICT ON THE DROWNING FATALITY. An inquest on the body of the Rev. T. Whyndham Jones. Aberedw, Builth We1 Is -r -d (whose veath by drowning at Llansteptian on Friday evening was reported by the "Post" alone of the South Wales evening papers), was held at the Edwinsford Arms, Llanstepaan, on Saturday evening by Mr. A. Brunltl White. Mr. Megieks, Pentrc, said that about 6 30 p.m. on Friday, in company with the de- ceased, he went to Gravel Gwyn to bat-he. The tide was high and very rough, and wit- ness decided no, to bathe himself, but de- ceased was an excellent swimmeT and he urdreisieci on the rocks and walked into the sea. There was no one else bathing at the p'ace. In a short time the tide carried de- c,ea,sed away about 60 yards, but he did not cali for assistance. Evidence was thai given as to the recovery I of the body. Dr. D. L. Williams, Ferryside, said a jig won nc on the top of the bead probably stuiirei the deceased. Verdict in accordance with the med'cal testimony was returned. LIANELLY SOLICITOR'S MAR- VELLOUS ESCAPE- Gn Tr* 'ay evening Mr. William Howell, solicits, Llanelly, while inspecting the damage done to the East Pier, Burry Port, had a miraculous escape. A hage wave washed over the pier, carry- ing with it Mr. Howell, who, however, was left 1i.2g oil the breakwater. He, fortu- nately reached the promenade, and thus escaped from his perilous position.

Rhordda and Swansea Bay Rail- way Report The report of the directors of the Rhonida and Swansea Bay Railway Co., together with the statement of accounts for j th" hilf-yeaT ending June 30th last, is pub- lished. The Accounts for th" half-year show gross receipts on Revenue Account amounting to £54,743 1 8s. 3d., as compared with R53,011 18s. lOd. fer the corresponding half-year of 1904, b'1îg an increas.e of £ 1,731 19s. 5d. The tot si working expenses (after increasing the rpMrve fund for renewals by £ 1,350) I amount to P,30,354 17s. 8d., as compared v/ith B30031 1. 2d., being n increase of IPs. (Ki The net lesnlt is a profit cf £ 24.389 Os. 7d., as compared with £22,978 19s. Sd., being an increase of £1,409 Os. lid. After providing for the interest on the de- benture stofk and other fixed charges, there remains a balance of £15,801 lis. 6,J. This sum enables the directors to lecommend The payment of a dividend upon the preference payment of a dividend upon the preference capital of the Company for the half-year, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, amount- in to £ 12,533 15s. Od., leaving a balance of £ 3.167 Ics. Gd. to be carried forward. ttiimc for the Half-year, as compared with t per;<xl IÎ ii, ( in l::e r«c«i'pt-s -froci goods ana ndneral traffic, amoantitg t > £ 1.936 3s. 7d. from coal t-nping nesuciptf and sundries, .£75 ¡ 7 and a Hecrerse in the recmts troni passengers aad paru-ls 1nific, of £179 lis. ltd. The s.»xpe*iviitnro on oat tal account A» stated in Friday night's "Post," thcagk j. th* tepoTt sho'.vssubptiiicr^aa* w -"fX-tf5 as c-omp^r^d with J "^■Krrr^r^jX XST-it.tgpr'. tin' sanie cc.nrSS aSToat in the first- half' kss i vear. ai'd afttr paying fnll <Iividend -of 5] t:ec cent, on Prei-"Wice shares, to carry for-ji xvr.rd .bs^nn-30 ralhi r <ieel»ro di*t- j (lend cn ordin iTV |

î Swansea Grocer's 125 Creditors, j At Swansea Bankruptcy Court on Friday. I T. Morris Evans, grolT. Wassail-square, j presented an account which he had been oro-ered to furnish, of fash a, Li gocds. Alr. W. A. Tho:mus was for the debtor. One item of R,14 for postage was ui-aatwned by the Deputy Official lie ceiver as being rather iarge,, debtor I explained that he had circulars printed and ) sent round. The Daputy Koceiver asked debtor why he had so many creditors—there .were 125—*tnd he replied that he van ted to deal direct, instead of treating with middle- mm- • How did you hope to meet, liabilities .>f nien. How did you hope to meet, liabilities jP7Pq?—-By increasing the busicx-s-s With your experience ? conniiiMCited the I Official Recsiver. the house he it, at Mum- bks wa.s bought by his wife, who also pur- ¡ chased all th" furniture. Deputy Receiver: Do yon metn to tell the court you bought none o? tho furniture? —Not a stick. Evans was questioned about a 'pony t:ap', and demied that he removed it ir. order to 'elude his landlord's claim for rent. 'elude his landlord's claim for rent. Adjourned until October.

gr^-— j _j jg| Smashed a Doll. At Swansea, on Friday, John. Power, Pwlldonau Farm, was summoned for damag- iuo- a plaster of Paris doll, owned by Mar- giflo Craversare, in the "Palace" Bar, High- str Complainant's evidence had to be trans- lated. It was with difficulty elicited that defendant had swept the doll off a table in the bar, smashing it to bits. Defendant said he didn't, and called Dr. Rosier, who said the doll was broken while complainant was being thrown out by a man named Fitzgerald. The case war, adjourned to enable defen- dant to get the landlord to prove this.

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I Treboeth Choristers' Concert at Swansea. The grand concert in the Albert Hall on Thursday evening by the Treboeth and Dis- trict Choral Society was, musically, a pro- nounoed success, and, having regard to the season of the year, an equal success as re- gards attendance. The large hall was well filled with a sym- pathetic and appreciative audience. En- core: followed nearly every event, and they were deserved. At the beginning a high standard was set in the pianoforte solo "Presto in E :Minor" (Mendelssohn) by Mr. Ivor Owen, Manselton, and the "Merch y Cadben" of Mr. W. Lewis, Fforestfach, the possessor of a rich and per- fectly trained voice. He was recalled. MLs Rachel Williams, Plasmarl (con- tralto) gave a cultured rendering of "Angus Macdonald," and Mr. Johfi Stephens, Bony- maeii (tenor) sang "The Last Watch" (Pin- suti). Then rose, rippled, resounded, and fell, from the choir the bewitching harmonies of "Y .Nant a'r Blodeuyn." The encore was, "Oh, Father, Whose Almighty Power." Madame Anthony, Cwmbwria, warbled her way to all affections in "n Bacio," and, undeniably recalled, sang "0, na byddai'n haf a hyd" ("Oh, would it were everlast- ing.") That's what the audience wished, toe The test, pieces to be sung at the forth- coming "National" were then given—"See what Love hath the Father" (Mendelushon) and "Insulted, chained" (D. Emlyn Evans), linmistakeable triumphs were "In the dusk of the twilight" by Madame Anthony and ¡ Miss Rachel Williams; "Oh. ruddier than the cherry" ^Handel) by Mr. W. Lewis, and "Nirvana" (Adams) by Mr. J. Stephens. Madame Anthony sang "Llam y cariadau" and another; Messrs. Stephens and Lewis blended in "Cymru'n baro&" the perfectly controlled choir presented the ever-glorious "Y T Haf," and a musical entertainment of high excellence fitly ended with "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau." the air led by Mr. Stephens! Mr. Wm. Jenkins, the conductor, was characteristically enthusiastic all through the concert, and a proud man at its close. Miss M. A. Jones, the brilliant accompanist, added not a Hittle.

Burry Port Council. Burry Port District Council was held on Thursday evening, Mr. Dd. Williams pre- siding. Mr. J. H. Rees moved an application to the County Council for an additional mem- ber, taking the* following as three divisions instead of two as at present: 1. Pembrey North-West division, comprising the pre- sent wards of Trimsaran and Pembrey, num- ber of voters 508. 2. Pembrey Eastern Di- vision, comprising Pwll Ward and part of the Burry Port urban, east of the Cwm ("apel Railway number of voters, 469. 3. Port Urban Division, West of Cwm Capel Railway; number of voters, 627. Dr. J. H. Williams seconded. Mr. Wilkins r -ed an amendment that an application be made for an additional mem- ber for the Burry Port Urban Parish. This was not seconded and was lost. The Pontantwn scheme was referred to an- other meeting on Thursday next.

Third G.V.R. Leave for Camp. Tn full marching order, and with smilL"g ac^xs the 3rd G.V.R.—to the number of 36J —-ined up in Gcorge-stroet, Swansea, on Sunday morning, at 9.30, ready to proceed to Torthcawl for the annual camp. A large crowd of interested spectators had gathered to see the departure. At ten odock Col. Rees' stentorian voice gave forth the usual "u- fmw f -igfct' inarch tIH1 the n-ixt ruooseoi Me baind /"truck up, a'd the men stepped uír on routts for ITig). s.tre.t. Static., vii Wzli-er-roed. There iliey were ■joined by the Hafod Com paiiy, whilst- the Gors-wrion Oaiy«.uiy was picked up at Lujwioxo.. tho Xewlh oontinsrent a- thai /*<? that the- probw1,1 J ba-UaJlos w ox.!d htindr^l— « very "e j '1-ffi.i""S, who rv»~Teeeded !.V, Wo he- C. bdhngsU>n (cu&piain). j

w Well-known Swansea "Com rnercial" Dead. Õ{-n 'xmimercLil tra- ¡ vellers in South Wales has away 1 after a long illness, in the person of Mr. Robert Parry, of "Brynderwon, fieorge's-terrace, Swa-nse-a. For many years he represented Meissrs. Hickson, Lloyd and King (MaricbcHster), and of late years Messrs. Richardson. Tee Rycroft (ilanchester and London). Mr. Parry was a native of North Wales, but had been a resident of Swamsea for nearly 30 yeflr8. Ho was greatly iiiced bv the commercial travellers the different business men lit; camo in contact, with. He was a prominent Freemasoin, and wme" ago served the office of Worshipful Mnst-^r of the Cain doc Lodge, and was also a Provincial Grand officer. Mr. Parry leaves a widow, but no family.

Judges at the King's Dock. After the Judges rose at the Swansea Assiao Courts on Friday, their Lordships, accompanied by Sir Griffith Thomas, Mr. W. Law (the Harbour Trust Superintendent), and Mr. A. O. Schenk (Engineer) made, an inspection of the new dock works, and ex- pressed themselves much interested with what they saw. A carriage conveyed them I from the Guildhall across the bridges, when 1 hey entrained in an empty goods wagon, and visited tbo tinsheds and afterwards the breakwater■ One of the principal objects that inter- ested their Lordships was the working of the sand dredger, which filled a train load of wagons while the visitors we on the spot. This dredgeT can fill twenty wagons in 'en minutes.

Collision Case: Swansea Trawler Penalised. On Saturday, in the Admiralty Court, Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane pronounced the steam trawler Benton Cast'e, of Swansea, alone tc blame for the collision which oc- curred between that vessel and the Cardiff seamN Forest in. the Bristol Channel on I June 22nd last in a dense fog. His Lordship said the trawler had considerable way on her at the time of the collision, and it was admittec that she did not stop in accordance I with th rule on first hearing the Forest's whistle There was no excuse for her keep- ing on as she did. Ilis Lordship adaed that, the navigation of the Forest was perfectly free from blame. Judgment was accordingly entered for the owners of the Forest, the damages to be assessed

Llandilo Claim in the London Courts. Mr. Justice Swinfen Eady had before him on Friday a motion by the plaintiffs, who actel a" solicitors for Mrs. Jackson in an ac- t'on 01 Roberts v. Jackson recently before the Court of Appeal, for the appointment of a receiver of a flock of sheop at Llandilo. The soJidtors claimed to have a lien for toei. costs, and had obtained a charging oT-dec, but it appeared that judgment had been obtained against Mrs. Jackson in King- ston County-court, and a receiver appointed by the judgment creditor was in possession. His Lordship desired to see the solicitors' ch-Tgin*; order, and the motion was accord- ingly ordered to stand over until Wednes- day.

BURRY PORT PIER BADLY DAMAGED. During the storm on Thursday night and I Friday morning huge seas washed over Burry Port Pier in Carmarthen Bay, doing considerable damage to the eastern port'on. I The masonry for a considerable distance was washed away, leaving a large gap in the sea-wall. No damage to shipping is re- ported.

THE DAY'S TRIP. JAUNT FROM FOXHOLE TO GLYN- NEATH. FASCINATION OF THE FAMOUS FALLS. (By the Rev. J. M. Williams, Kilvey.) el "To rain, or not to rain," what are the t'L clouds determined to do, is the question that puzzles the tripper as he stands irre- solute on his doorstep. Shall he take down his overcoat from the peg and lift his um- brella from the stand to protect him in case the clouds weep? It is Saturday morning, and thoughts of the morrow remind one of the words of the preacher "He that ob- serveth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." The inspired writer may have lived in a climate like that of Swansea, where the most shrewd observers of the weather often find themselves at fault, and know not often what a day will bring forth—whether wet or shine. In such a fix two neighbouring farmers in the heart of Cardiganshire found themselves one wet summer. They both had heavy crops of hay in fields which adjoined one the other. On a promising fine day they opened tho mildewed^ hay- cocks and spread the long grass to dry in the sun. The carts stood by ready to carry the harvest home, when the sky became gradually overcast with clouds whicii in- creased in blackness, and a shower—not of blessing then—fell heavily on the one field, thereby spoiling the day's work, while the other farmer convcved home his crop. The unlucky farmer next day bought a barome- ter at the market and carried it home, end ') thought that he had at last solved the prob- lem of the weather's vagaries. The day after the clouds looked unsettled, but the mercury rose. "Come, let us go to the field," he cried to his servants. "I don't think it wilj keep fine, master," the fore- man replied. "What!" same the retort: "dost thou know better than the 'glass?' Why, it has been steadily rising for the last two hours." So to the fild they all went and proceeded to open the haycocks. When all the hay was spread on the ground, rain fell, much to the chagrin of the farmer and the quiet enjoyment of the foreman. The former went home in a temper, brought out the barometer into the rain, and exclaimed. "Dost thou believe now that it rains?" and put it to stand against the wall. Torrents continued to fall. and by and by he t-app-d it, and the weather hand swung on to "fair." "Oh, I say!" exclaimed the owner, "this is deliberate ^-ing." Smash! bang I He kicked the instrument to bits, and two hours later, when the sun shone in a clear sky, he gloomily surveyed his damaged pro- perty but its day's work was done. Surh a piece of illogical reasoning as to I cause and effect is hardly conceivable in these da.ys when respectable seniors rub the rust off their intellects in nightschools and thus help to keep themselves abreast of the age. And, to return from the smell of the hay in the country to the matter-of-fact footsteps—the tripper decides to take his overcoat and umbrella. It is ne- thcr an early or la*e hour in the morning. Troops of children are already in the street discussing the dav's programme, and here and there the milk- men rap at closed doors and wait for an- swer, resting their hands on their hips. Busy housewives beat their mats or sweep the pavement, and the passer-by has a. fore- taste of the dust which will annoy him on the journey. "What of the weather to- day?" he asks a passing friend. "Indeed, I can't tell you yet. The tide flows up the river, and if rain fall when it recedes it will be wet all day;" and the prophecy is partly fulfilled in the afternoon. Brakes are waiting outside the old Music Hall of Foxhole, where ago giants such as the late Professor Max Muller, Canon Charles Kingsley. and distinguished members of the Grenfell family and others used to edify taie. toil.r^ -Arh in his own humble way The Vûhid spec-'ily filled. the drivers crack thetr whips, and the party I speeds away aiiibd cheers of curious bcyf. girls arfi iV sn iles of men and v/ormn ctanding -1 i doors Glyn- Neath iv the day's destination, ovea g'eu in anticipation d the lovely drive through the Valu of Neath. New the f ,:n- i :r:n of t!-e r woi! rn our lt I Vhat -r- "J' throngpj the a hn;¡i&tT¡d.o.i penvrochv.yth and I' Cwm, with their oases of .flower .T d veget- able gardens. If ever the 'hh language c_, -n(, is destined to die ) in Glamorganshire— which heaven forbid—it? last a -ents will bo lisp r! amid the sparse gmc n!o*s of Cwm Bonvmacn. On our rigl" c le-. r Vhird two chapel; the glad tidings is preached in "hwyliog" Welsh, and we enter Llansamlet. A century a70. before the great separation of the Method- ists from Mother Church, in 1811, the Me- thodist fathers in the neighbourhood regu- larly attended Holy Communion in the Parish Church on the first Sunday in ea b month. Their chapcls at that time were unattached meeting houses, and, generally, many cf the congregation attended service in church before going to the meeting-house to enjoy a feast of repeated fervid singing and rousing sermons delivered by its itin- erant preachors. Now that we are on tho main road, wa-pass several parties of trip- pers who are evidently bound for Gower, and anon we descend through Skewen, skirt- ing the precincts of the old Abbey. A little e et' further on the brakes arouse peaceful Cad- oxton, whither came the great traveller, the late Sir H. M. Stanley, to fetch away his t charming wife. The quaint parish church ] contains mementoes of the Teimant family and its pulpit is ably filled by the Rev. j. D. James. M.A., whose, fame is in all the Rhondda Valley as a strenuous worker and powerful preacher, having shortly ago la- boured successfully at Llwynypia. For- ward we roll past Aberdulais", and are fairly in the Vale of Neath. The colour of the dust changes into black as we pass under the coal-trucks of Clvre Colliery. Resol- ven on the right, with its pretty rows if houses, attests its progressive spirit; whilst opposite Craig Nedd rises upwards, cloth with sickly graes. The Neath Canal is 3 constant companion, guarded here and there by rows of shady trees enclosing a smooth path. Soon Aberpcrgwm is passed on the left, the abode of Vicar the Rev. J. L. Thomas, M.A., of Palestinian exploration fame, who once remarked that a man's hea- ven on earth in days gone by was to be in the company of the late Dean Stanley and John Richard Green, the historian—two re- markable conversationalists. To the latter, after spending an hour in his company, the late Poet Laureate, Tennyson, exclaimed on leaving, "You are a downright jolly man" —an unusual compliment for the poet to pay. At last we enter Pont-Neath-Vaughan in a drizzling rain and like children who hold sea-shells to their ears, already ima- gine that we hear the rush of the waterfalls in the distance. Recrossing the bridge, the tourist, in order to reach the falls, turns a sharp bend to the left and proceeds along a trolly rail- way, and through gaps in the trees may discern sudden twinklings on the surface of the river pools as the fish gTeedilv rise at the flies. The path becomes rugged as we hug the high rocky bank on our left, .and

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¡ wild flowers and ripe raspberries invite members of the party to a pleasant diver- sion. The. stepping-stones are slippery, and require careful balancing of tender feet, un- til at last we arrive at the Gwladys Water- fall in tho River Perddyn, with its curved drop above, wide basin beneath, a high bank on the left, and fringe of sheltering trees at the right side. It contains little water at this time of the year, and should be visited after a flood in order to be seen at its best, pouring, roaring, and frothing. Retracing our steps for a brief distance, we cross a tiny footbridge, ascend a narrow path which runs along the side of the ele- vated, leafy bank, down which is a s'ight drop into the River Neath, as it runs into the Perddyn a hundred yards below. The path gradually inclines downwards on to the focky bed of the river, and we cross a toy 'bridge which bears a plate engraved with the quaint inscription, "Erected by lovers of Nature; Aberdare, 1891"—truly a labour of love; and gossip has it that two gentlemen once essayed to take a snapshot of their surroundings with a hand camera, when they both slipped on the planks, fell heavily on the stones, and sustained slight injuries. A little further on we come to lovely falls which gradually swell in volume with the descending showers. Thence back to the hotel, where another party is whilmg away the tedium of an enforced stav in- doors with Welsh airs and hymns, and'after attending to the wants of hunger both par- ties return homewards to Swansea. The arrve home, like all such excursions, was very pleasant, and even more enjoyable than a run m the motor coach. The first sight of the motor on the valley railway may have caused some surprise, yet hardly more than the first train in West Wales gave to a famous old Welsh preacher. He was one of the large crowd standing t'n the platform of Carmarthen Station, anx- iously expecting the arrival of the first ex- press after the opening of the railway. When he beheld the engine steaming in ma- jestically he recoiled in terror and, raising up his hands in earnest supplication, apos- trophised his Maker thus: "Thou must hurry up and that soon, or else men will run ) before Thee."

Dr, Tudor Jones on the Future t Religion, If there were any members of the Glam- organ County Council among the large con- gregation at Swansea unitarian; Church on Sunday evening Dr. Tudor Jones must have astonished them. He preached of what he called "Aspects of the coming religion," and after remark- ing that they must have new ideas entirely, he said that even the County Council of Glamorgan, with all its ability, was going to teach the children the story cf the crea- tion in six days, the fall of man, the mir- acles of the Old Testament, the miraeuo is birth of Jesus Christ, and the prodigious miracles which He was supposed to accom- plish. Everybody knew those tenets were not true, and yet these men were going to pre- sent them to their children in the County of Glamorgan under the present Edu03.ti-1 Act. "Instead of presenting such things to the children I thoroughly believe," Dr. ,f:1nes exclaimed, "it is absolutely necessary for the County Council to get a. little training itseli. They soem to know nothing at all about it." They must have a new conception of God. fY" did not think God was responsible for all the cruel things and catastrophes that happenrd. He (the preacher) preferred to beli in a finite God, a Being who could not help these things. Christ would have an important place in the future religion, but a great change had cor." about the church concerning its mean- ing of ,ln3US Christ. Where were the ideas cor,cerninj Him? The second person in the Trinity! The atonement for the sin of the worid' The salvation of the few áH.1 the damnation of the manv! x. They must have a man higher an tn^ra- j seires, and that w&s the attitude they would j ador towards Jesus. They would look upoii him as an ideal, Us oae who lived » j of goodness..>■ J

rir ISya" Roberts' Rest at Swansea Among the mtny moral miracles or the Welsh revival (writes a correspondent) none I are more -preserve thaa that 01 iir. j Roberts huaself. Notoriety unsought and adulation nnio'- < vited have not destroyed him. He remains I; the simple-minded, humble Christian. He has, to all appearance, successfully with- stood terrible twin temptations—(1) to im- agine himself to be somebody; (2) to be- come rich. Those who are privileged to know him intimately say he remains simple, self- effacing, kind, and entirely without affecta- tion of any fort. His health is good; his manner sunshiny. Mr. Roberts, when last at Swansea, wafi invited to spend a few days at Mr. Lloyd's I pleasantlv-placed house on the Promenade. "Yes, I'll come some day," he said, and has now fulfilled his promise. He spends his time o frest mostly playing the violin and piano, in both of which he is proficient. He d'>esn't care much for going out, be- cause of the curious crowd that follows him. He won't see or talk to a newspaper man. simply because he has nothing to tell them that could be of any service, or, perhaps, even of interest, for the readers of news- papers. He has attended no meetings in Swansea, nor expects to, except that may be he will go to chapel on Sunday. He probably leaves Swansea on Monday, and may attend the Keswick convention at Llandrindod early next week.

Shocking1 Tragedies on Sunday. A shocking tragedy was enacted at Wal- worth early on bunday morning. It is al- leged that a midaæ-agcd man named Popp.'e, who lived with his wife and family at .:0, Sandringham buildings, Chatham-place, about 5 o'clock proceeded to the bedrojm where his children were sleeping and tacked three of his daughters with a rawr Yiolet Selina, aged four and a half ve:tr. and Gladys Dorothy, aged two years, were killed outright, their throats being cut, whilst Ada Pauiine, aged eght, was severely wounded in the throat, and eow lies in a critical condition. Popple, it is further alleged, afterwards attempted to cut his own throat, but. vas prevented by the police from seriously juring himself, and was later removed •"he police station. ..popple, who is a traveler's coachman, had, it is stated, been out of work. He is spoken of as an industrious, hard-working man. A brutal murder took place at Ches'er- field on Sunday An old crippled woman, named Mary Fallon, industrious and respect- able, was found by a newspaper lad wno calied at her house lying in the living room in a stream of blood. A broken chair was near her, and had apparently been used as a. weapon by some powerful assailant. The room was bespattered with blood. rne woma.n had .seveTal ribs broken a.nd a severe wound on the temple. Her 6on, by a itr- mcr husband, was found by the police asleeip in bed. He had served through the South African waT. He was taken to the police station.

Neath Character Gets Two Months At Neath on Friday, Wm. Curtis, of no fixed abode, was chargi0d with dng on en- closed premises, for the purpose of com- mitting a. felonv, viz., the back yard of Mr. D. J. Recta, mining engineer, Cadorton- Toad. Prisoner was captured by P.S. Davies on Thursday, after a long chase, and a des- perate struggle. A servant at a neighbonr- inc house at Cadoxton. identified prisoner from five others on Friday morning. The magistrates complimented P.S. Davie* amd sent Curtis to prison for two months' with hard labour.

PRISONERS FOR CARDIFF. A batch of prisoners who had sentence passed on them at the Swansea Assizes left for Cardiff by the 2.35 p.m. train on Friday.,

LITTLE ONE ONE SOLID SORE Covered With Scales and Scabs From Head to Foot-Doctors and All Other Remedies Had Failed-Sidn Now Smooth and Clear. ANOTHER WONDERFUL CURE BY CUTICURA Writing under date of Sept. 7, 1904 Mrs. Mattie Shaffer, of Cumberland, Miss., says: Some time ago I ordered and received your wonderful Cuticura Remedies, which I used on my little afflicted babe with wonderful results. I had tried many other remedies without any benefit whatever, and Cuticura came to the rescue when my doctors and all other remedies had failed. One doctor pronounced it scrofula, the other eczema. The little one was one solid sore, with scales and scabs from head to foot, when I started using Cuticura Soap and Oint- ment. The result was wonderful, and now my baby's face and body are smooth and clear. (signed) Mrs. Mattie Shaffer. THE DUTY OF MOTHERS At the First Sign of Disfiguring Humours Is to Use Cuticuca the Great Skin Cure Every child born into the world with an inherited tendency to torturing, dis- figuring humours of the Skin and Scalp, becomes an object of the most tender solicitude, not only because of its suffer- ing, but because of the dreadful fear that the disfiguration is to be lifelong and mar its future Mhppiness and prosperity. Hence it becomes the duty of mothers of such afflicted children to acquaint them- selves with the best, the purest, and most effective treatment available, viz.: the Cuticura Treatment, consisting of warm baths with Cuticura Soap, and gentle anointings with Cuticura Ointment, the great Skin Cure, and purest and sweetest of emollients. Cures made in childhood are speedy, permanent, and economical. Cuticura Soap, Otehnent, and P1T1«, ere eoid thTongbont tte world. Depotf: T-ondon, 07 Chutcrhonre S< P»rf«, & S«« it i& Pail; Australia, R. Townt ft Co., Sydney. Better Bcagife Cifm. Corp., Boston, U. S. A., Sole Pix>pi. B@~Sen(i for Hew to Cure Disfiguring UamourR."

Cardiff Critic of Local Choirs. "I was told at Swansea on ThurBdav'' (ta-id a-Cardiff gentleman to an interview^ zip "by a South Wab conductor that not mote than half the members of one. choir eutetfd for the National Eisteddfod belong to the place fiom which that choir takes ite name. The remainder was made up of continr-aata from three or fovr other towne, and '06 majority of these peop'e were being paid -r tf eir service*. Technically." continued the gent'eman with whom a representative had the conversation, "I don't* think the rule has been broken, because it appears to refer to professionals who earn their living bv sinking, but in spirit it has been broken, Ne- people are paid for wbat they oligbt to do voluntarily.' "Can't you give me an instance to bear Cut yonr remarks?" "Take ike Brynamman Choir; it rv t.y -ontingents from Llanelly, P /an- .e&. Ystrac,' .,Ii S; atwt c *• '"•■•i'— Dowlais I .ihoald imagine f 0 their cT'xnityof to Bryna-mma. are paid latere is n of fiiir ir- a i:> R/h' vcMii jrd t Jd t-hink eff-wauw arc f ',1t t'lk' tiad of encr lot. otJiw towns 1<.1 the sak ickE." .1:

"Dark Cloud' at Ammarj L On a.tVJ',1..I' tIe Free tSnuvhrrx*) irj m&moi'd rt- it me»>t.fc £ heid. C dta vv Temple protested agmst the Aco, R W. Davies, of Llandilo, presidec Rw I. Evans, Ammanford, proposed » T6'(..1Ut,¡ JIj cwdeirmirig the Act, and appealing for sup- por: of the revolt campaign fund. Council- lor George Robdin$s, of AmmanfoH, ee- coiHatd, nd the resolution was uivin morislv carried. Mr. W. Jones, M.P., support,-d. ile said they wanted to fight, not olly (,30r the salsa of Merionethshire, not < Iv 'or Wales, but for principle, which was "reater than county or country. ( Applause.) TV Church pitrty asked for the maximum of r uhlic money with the minimum of pub. x: control. Mr. Abel Thorns, M.P., said tn,) Gov- I ernment had got into power by false xr- tcnofs. and had exorcised that power ,0 FlSS this Education Act. The measure was 1 CJ"'jd but, there was hope m -,Ile future.

Carmarthen Cyclist's Remarkable Escape. An extraordinary accident occurred on the corner of Carmarthen-road and Dv- fatty-street on Sunday afternoon a little after two o'clock. A cyclist, named Mat- thew Baker, of Carmarthen, was coming at a fair speed down Carmarthen-road, and when near the above corner endeavoured to avoid a man who was standing there, with the result that bis wheel ekidded and the machine leaped the pavement and erp.% into the large window belonging to Messrs. Smale, butchers. Baker was taken into Mr. Smale's hoose and treated for some unimportant injuries, and, to malic Ihc affair all the more wonce — ful, the cycle bore very little traces ot the impact, which was so severe as to f >m- pletely shatter the entire wiEwiow and f r- ter fragments all over the roaa.

Funeral of a Swansea Cheimst, Tlio funeral of Mr. Evan Thomas, ohermfit, High-street, Swaivwa, took place on Friday, i. the family vault at Mvnyddbach 1, r-.ij ground. Wreaths had been sent by the f' ic,v. ing --Wif(- and son. father and mother, Mrs. Davimp, Birkenhead (aunt) Mrs. W&T rilow. Birkenhead (cousin)-, Mrs. J. Davies, Liverpool (cousin), Dr. Brynmor Evans awrf Mrs Evanq,. Mr. and Mre. Richardcs, §!, Gsrdtiw; and I. Amonii the mourners wer M tyril 1 nomas (son). yr H. Thomas (brother), Mr R C r'ueho (father i n la w), Mr. A. E. Po*h« '(brother-in-law), Messrs. Davies, Jonn P.fberts. A. Oeorge, R. Williams, Roe. Ed. Evans, Ed. Thomas. E. Da vice, Richard" oiid Dr. Brynmor vans (nephew). The v~eT- vi-lo was conducted by Rev. T. Richards, virar of St. Matthews. A rrang*mente were efficiently carried out bv Mr. D. G. Philli-s, Dillwyn-street, Swansea.

Carmarthen Lady Wedded in Natal. The following interesting marriage a.^ nouncement appears in Friday's "Stand- ard" :—"July 31st, at St. Thomas's Church, Berea, Durban, South Africa, by the Rev. F. S. K. Gregson, Alan Gerwyn Seymour Davics-Evans, youngest son of Colonel Davies-Evans, of Ilighmead, Cardiganshire, and 20, Eaton -square, London, Lord LIeu- tena.nt of the County, to Katherine Frances, younarest daughter of Edward Charles Harris, Bryn Towy, Carmarthen, late 13th Somersetshire Light Infantry, and Depjty Chief Constable of Carmarthenshire."

Tramway receipts on the Swansea sections last week amounted to L867, an increase op the corresponding period of 1904 by £ 268,. ( The receipts are jS2 more than those of Yorkshire Woollen District.