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rOHN S. BROWN HAS .r.XGACA THOROUGHLY EFFICIENT V O It K I N G C U T L E U^< And at greai expense put down an ENTIRELY j 2ZKW T. Y^CQ^' CO :sis>tx.ng OF 4 H.P. GAS ENGINE, >^0 MD IGE-f'LASb GRINDING. POLISHING POCKET-IplVES «(.d FINISHING MACHINES, GROL N D, iitahe far turning out every d iP./ RE^S% tea of CGI LEU Y REPAIR W^H *EVv ->LADate' the possible manner a ^OTSSOttS LOV*'EfJY C H ARGli3. GROUND AND SET. RAZORS FLAT O.i HOLLOW GROUND, h TABLE tilery IN]' y^X GROCNu.PoLISHED, and REPAIRED. SA \VS ^^erv Description 8HAI5PKNED AND EF.-SEX U/ JOINERS' TOOLS GROUND. liUTCIIERS TOOLS GROUND. JOHN S. BROWN, SWANSEA* L1 t man &%W KITCHEN DRESSERS From CIP". each. i./iiONG AND SERVICEABLE. EASY TERIAIS OF PURCHASE. F. C. Eddersliaw, I .9, HIGH-STREET. .1 C. M A N S C H ESTER, 6 k t,A. ( ASTJ.TvS'i'REET. SWANSEA. | TO-DAY OPEN A FEW DEPARTMENT FOR I tENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTING, ALL THE LATEST LONDON STYLES. [1766 GUINEA" HAMPERS' kCKNOWLEDOED TO BE THE I i-i^T VALUE IN lilE MARKET, S»Jt#wNTAlNS- I Dot. Celebrated "Excelsior I Highland Whiskey. "Pearl Iriali Whiskey. „ Royal Pale Sherry. No j I „ Very Old Port. No, < I „ Fi n es t Yc ry Old C ognac M. Broi.' „ Champagne, Sparkling Moselle, or iiock. f Iiiilr asi orliix. nts may be ubHituted. I 'iL be forwarded, Carriage Pr tO: to any Railway Station. Railway Station. t j MARGRAVE BROS.J :J.l..1. ,-x .2. d..() LLANELLY. j I i -I ONTRACTOKSs TO HER MAJESTY'S I GOVERNMENT. I I :ANN & GLASS, 3 PROSPtCT PLACE. CARBON FARINA. (WB,\¡TL.UCI:'S PATENT). I RDERS EXECUTED IN ROTATION CARTS WAITTED. 2273 I -IF- T E it 3 AND v 0 U N G FGISTERKD PLUMBERS, HOUSE I DECORATORS, &c. I •rainage Inspected, Tested, and Reported# »yQujklitied iiauitary Inspector. Wafer Supply and Plumbing in all its brancbea carried on. I (>rf.:— District Agents for the Incandescent Gas Light. (50 pec cent, saving in gas*; and the bated Warrington Gas 1;ires end Stoves. t AND 7, QUEEN-STREET, NEATH [2097 J IT MINTING JOBS OF KTVERY DESCRIPTION, I I »N0MI(1VLLY, ) M I ASD I TASTEFTLLYj EXECUTED AT TH E Or riCES OF THE I.'A..I.X/Y" POST/ bWAXSEA. nTo I Nl f 0 R N T f)0:>TS and SHOES REPACKED, cjual to ) when new, an<4 warranted to "ear twes •o Dg- Cnar £ .v» Extremely Low. on'y «d^ p,see in Svansra. 81, Oxford Street. lJilAVl. vi RHYS THOMAS' NEW MARKET! PREMISES. i NOTICE OF REMOVAL. MRS. BRiSTOWE, l vi K 1'1 1- FEATHER DYER & FRENCH CLEANER, j HAS REMOVED Fro n WATERLOO-STREET to 91 BitYKYMOU ROAD. To which address all communications should he forwarded in future. 2829 TEETII. TEETH. t THE LONDON & SOUTH WALES ARTIFICIAL TOOTH CO. PRINCIPAL M\x. CLACDE BUNDY. N.—Nocctoection >vifh any other tirni in Swansea. SINGLE TEETH, 2 SETS, 20s EXTRACTIONS, h. Payments run. he made Weekly. STOPPINGS CAREFUELY INSERTED PAINLESS EXTRACTION BY GAS, 5B. Xote Local Address- ALEXANDRA Hf)A.lJ. SWANSEA. Oppesite High-street Arcade. Two minutes walk fnro High-street Railway Station. 2763 "7 DK M r 0 Z E N G E I I aiklaod-biJJ, i or ;ng, Surrey, October 22nd. 1893. Det<r Sir,—Mv daughter, 18 months! htnl been very ill and was daily wasting away and hhe hud Leen treated in a ChudreB llospiutJ, but without deriving ny benetiL Well, a few days ago I was looking through Old core's Almanacs for 1894, when 1 ttaw tha a lvertiKement of your "\V orm Lo 'Jngb i jind a.t-o seeing the symptoms Cieeeribed by you rd»einbJe r»er.s. I went once to Mr I Clid. cl.eixust, High-ati-fet, and oonghi a hoxof., oa; Poatardawe^Vorm Lozenges, and j after taking Goe, in iaus than three uours she i gou nd of Immireiifc o £ thiead worms, tt'.id iMjfor-a «>ho liud taken t; .« contend of a •-•^d. box sue iuid parsed thousands, and although it u ouiy a nionth since sho iirst tried theai, it is woutierhd what a change it has made in her. She secmj as wail in every "> ay j.* ever she cud iu nuriic j, and i am quits sore that, your Lozenges have (by the btoisii:^ of her. She seems as wail in every "> ay -As ever she (Lid iu nuriic j, atill i am quits sore | that, your Lozenges have (by the btoisii:^ of her. She secmj as wail in every "> ay j.* ever she cud iu nuriic j, and i am quits sore that, your Lozenges have (by the btoisii:^ of Godj heenthe n:eaiis of saving her iita, and i uiustsay that it is a wonderiul remedy, ana j [it ought to be u'tore widely i.aown, tor uaa it not Uu ju toi.* the i mi^ht; uevoi' have ituowa anythiu^ about, vlus I' %voMdertul cure. Yuu are at liberty to ute tins as you please, audainjjrefy trust ii will to many as it was to icmcw—1 am, dew sir, yours truly, j F, J. Kniohx, NEW CA RPETS. NEW CURTAINS. BEN EVANS & CO., LTD., ARE NOW OFFERING oOO PIECES CARPET (Reliable Makes), IN THE NEWEST DESIGNS FOR SPRING. 1895, AT VERY SPECIAL PRICES, ] ncludmg TAPESTRY. BRUSSELS, WILTON, AXMINSTER, TURKEY, &C. B. E. & CO. Make and Lay all CarpptsFree of Charge They HAVI i also on show 4,000 PAIRS LACE CURTAILS LJ all the Newest Makes, FROM 10b- TO FIVE GUINEAS PER PADI. DETAILED CATALOGUE POST FREE ON APPLICATION. BEN EVANS & CO., LTD.. SWANSEA. THE EMPIRE TO-NIGHT! LONDON'S GREATEST SENSATION The Sight that has Thrilled Thousands through and I M O 11 R I T T Fronj the Royal Aquarium, and the Hypnotic Demonstration ot a D IV MAN A TRANCE A Problem for Scientists MISTAKEN FOR DEAD! Examined by Hundreds of London Physieian3 THE TALK OF THE WOFLD. XiORRITT "ill place a Ht:n:nn Beins in a ilvpnotie Slee;> ai, tuis Establishment, where he will remain in a perfectly Uncooocioifci State ior Sis Days, practically A CORPSE FOR A WEEK 1 j This subject will be Hypnotised at the First on MONDAY EVENING, when relays of Watchers night and day can be j appointed by the Public to vouch for the unvarying c&nditien of ;he uediuai, and he j will be Awakened at the .Second Perforraatice j on Saturday. The Public at any hour in the day can enter and view the Body 0,1 Put chasing a o'xpenny Ticket which will admit the Buyer to the Balcony at either ot the Perfornaaaces on the san e Evening. Another Subject wiil be liypnut:s'.d nightly at the Fu-t Pferfoi'nianee and weened at the Second. Doovs open at ti.30 and 8.30. ADMISSION-hi., OJ., 4<1., and 2.1, Fririite Bo?:es, 7s. 6d.; Single Seats, 2". GO TO 97, OXFOED-ST., FO.: res*? I ATr- -NEW i'ATTJSKKS ^<>>- FROlio. PE a PII'.CE Aasoa iarg" Odd Lots very ciienp- Have ^our BOOTS TO MEASURE by i A, ABBOTT, The TI j.>t must be made t^ the Foot, and not ibo Foot t^ the Boot. illll |iy m Effect of wearing bad fitting boots. Natural foot. 27, OXFOitD-STREET, SWANSEA, EAT I "FOOTBALL RGttED OATS," MAKES DELICIOL5 PORRIDGE. I;EtTISH GROWN. SUPPORT TrIE BRITISH FARMER In lib. and 21b. Packets. SOLD BY ALL GROCERS.[2670 A WIDOWS SACRIFICE. REMAJ&KABLE STORY FROM H.AHXLLY. A y&thetic «tory has gone tho rounds o! this dis tfirt, writes a L'aaeiiy reporter, ia which a f«or widow, at tlie advanced age of 78, of she name of Margaret Thomas, living ata kuo\m a. Hrvn- mawr, near St. lJa-.id'ij Colliery, Lianelly, who ior 20 years has a martyr to gn.t, weakness and dropsy depriving her of the use o; hN geiie-al strength. She evfntuaijy Ijtcame a j>erfcct ciipple, and r:.i!<e.1 t/> eave her looms. 'the n<-ighbouro assisted m ev. ry w*y t'ify (.,mld. 11; this state sill; detei niiued to applv for parish relief, and the generous Guardians ail'.wed her 2s. 6a. a VieeK, which had to pay rent and for seven <1. Her doctor had utterly failed to her any relief in -as, medicine. She u,r)enl pounds on one thinn and auother ai-d at last broke liov n. Nuthin? to do her good this side of the grave. One IlIeH a cloud passc-d over ivitha isintt 1 silver lining in a friend telling bcr to try and get a Ed. 'ir, 9d. bottle ft Morel's Sovran. How couid she gri. it, and ,.niy 2s. (d. a week. At hist, after a great sacrifice, [be Lought one, and then found a true iiieud-Ltr troubles left her, her pains gone, her r!uU-!j Lit away. She cow now and hn v; a look round, .rid g« to her nbapel, which she has tiot been able to do ior many years. Anyone who doubts this story, go vr writ ft t<1 WIDùW Ti'OiJ^S, Brynnrawr, near Urvn. T,l>ine!iy. Fold by øIJ C lit ;ists. £ «. 9d. and 4a. tid. per bottle, or from MOREL S DEPOT, LLANELLY I ro:t-f;ee. 2101 C I-I QIC Pi S T i Fit ESI f MADE | BUTTER. ,.J .it -L. 1.0-2.0. NO FINER IN THE WOULD. DAVID JONES & CO., 100, OXFORD STREET, &/ SWANSEA. COALS! COALS! COALS! liBsT AXTHIiAOITB COAL. Suita.i:13 for Auserican and other Stores, delivered as follows Best Machine-made Cobbles.16s. per ton. „ „ Nutts lis. 6d, „ 6d. Gruiaary Authracit.: COI)hles ier hothouses or Gratis, 14s. per ton. Is. 3d. per ion extra to SKetty or Hill. Also Best and lieeond Quality House Coal at reasonable prices. B SI ACE & PRESSWELL, GLO bTER CHAMBERS, SWANSEA. ,n r, Earthly Footsteps OF The Allati of Galilee CO UPON. EARTHLY FOOTSTEPS OF THE MAN OF GALILEE. For one of thbse Coupons, and 7ld in cash or postage stamps, we will cleaver, post free, to any address in Swansea Town and District Part 6 of our Portfolio of Photographs. If delivered at our office, or pur- chased of any newsagent, tha price w;i! Lo SIXPENCE. Please fcrward Portfolio No to Name Address. BIND Yori: PORTFOLIOS. Send your Portfolios to the Paily Post O&iee, 211, High-street, Swansea, with Postal Order, and they will bo bound in Handsome Covers, Gilt Edged, and returned carriage free. Cannot guarantee under Id days. S, D. Bound in Handsome Cloth Case", Gbt Eugeci 2 f; „ „ » Haif-Koan 3 6 „ „ Whole Bean 5 6 „ a Died Roan 5 6 „ it „ Limp Loan o i), ■t » t, lialf-Calr 6 0 j i) >5 ji Half-Muroeco 6 u: >> j) t, Whole Morocco. 7 Oi V«ry Superior Portfolio Cases to contain loose parts, 2s. Cd. Carriage tree, G»liic«" heieg in 24 Parts, will be beund in two relumes, but can be bound in one volume at an advance of one-third on above pri; es. INDEXES ONE PENNY EACH. Specimens of the abc-e can be aeen at our oEe«. LIST OF "DAILY POST" AGENTS. The parts may be obtained at the liead office of the South Wales Daily Post, 211 High-street, Swansea, or of any one of the under-mentioned agents in Sw rosea and district:— Mr". Lev, I Mr. Marks, Prince of Wales-road. Mr WiiiiutiiB, High street. Mr. l'hillip*, Caatlc-^q-.i-ire, Mr. 1'1u11i; Caatlc-^q-.i-ire, Mr. Pearctr. Mansel-strcet. I Mr. liuihert, Wiiid-siret t. .Mr. Jenkins, College-btreeu Mr. i*.iimett, Oaer-street. Hr. Howell?, Zl, C5a!vert-street. M:. Howells, 23, Nelson- -trest. I Miss Johnstoae, Wlnd-sti-eet. ilr. Craweour, Oxford-street. Mr. Rendeli. Wassail-sijuaie. Mr. Johnson. Brynymor-road. Mr. Lewis, nrnr Hoxpitai, St. Helen"e-road. Miss Soulsby, Fabian street, St.ThotnM. Mt Koberts, Post-olikc, Up! inds. HAFOD. Mr, OriHitii?, Neath-rcad. Mr. Mitcheii, iieath-rond. .LANDOHh.. Mr.f rethiag, Neath road. I Mr. Urydea, Chatiiixt, ac., Neath-road. Mi. T. JUswi*, near (;1""01' Arms. i 1.A1MARL, Mr. John Jones, Vriiif»;i, dtc. Mr. '1. Hughes, near Uu' Church. Mr. itohens, WucJlield -itieet. Miss 'Iliomas, The Cross. mi., 'ihe Cross. Mr. A. J. Williams, Wordlield-atreet I L;W?AliWItLA.. Mrs. Udifith-, Post-otiic, Cwtribwrla. Mrs. Sruiutuei?, k;20, Carrnarttieu-iuad I'KMTRtt. Mr. Brown, 1, P!o«gh-rt*a. .MI; M*I.jcs. kMr. Po»t-offic», Ihe Uumw kMr. Po»t-offic», Ihe Uumw MAYPOLE BUTTER AT SUMMER PRICES, ELEVEN PENCE PER POUND. "l.ld. lid. lid. MARGARINE FIVE PENCE PER FOUND, 5:1. 5d. 5d. MAYPOLE I) AiRY CO., 207.1. HIGH-STREET, SWANSEA. I AFTER THE INFLUENZA. AIJ patients who have suffered frera the Influenza agree in stating that the after eifects arc more disagreeable than the malady itself. Thp eclnp, of depretssion, low spirits, help- letaness, and want of "12.0" are almost un- bearable. The best treatment 'C[- this is generous diet and pleasant conies. The best tonic yet prepared, and cne peculiarly suit- able tor this malady is — GWJLYM LV ANS' QUININE BITTERS, THE VEGETABLE TONIC. fcPLOIMISri OF TriSTIMONU L, miXUKNZA. Berkeley-road, Bristol, I June lbtU. Gentlemen,—I have oeen very ill I witU Influenza, lollowt d by Conges- tion of the Lungs. Three we^ks ago n-:y condition wa« critical, and when 1NFLUEMZA. the danger passed X was very low and weair. About a tortaight ago the- INFL IJENZA, doctor saÜ.i tiiat I sbonid tekc a gooc. '• < J suggested "Gwiiyrp Ewiiis' '• < J suggested "Gwiiyrp Ewiiis' INELL'ENZA. Quinine Bitwrs," "ihe very thing,' he said, "take it three tlihes a d«y.' Since theii I have takt;n itiego.lariy *nd feel wooiterinlly benefited, 1 *nd feel wooiterinlly benefited, I has restored strength lo my Jirabs and )dv«i| tone to rev whole ayeteui —Yours sincei-ely, P. Cuics. GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS THE VEGETABLE TONIC. j Sold iu 2s. 3d. and t»s.6d. bottles. Samples Is. l-i-d. size M?"See ..he name" Gwihm Evans" on stamp, label, and bottle. This is important, as there are numerous imitations, Proprietors: QciXini! Bittkks AIANCFAC- tueisgCO., LTD., LLANBLLV, I SOUTH WALES. I [2527 T HARTLEY'S J A. M: s Having secured on advanta-eous terms a j large supply of the above celebrated Janx; we are prepared to seii at the following LOW PRICES FOR CASH I 31b. Jars Plum 10d. each 31b. Jars Black Currant,. Is. each | 31b. Jars Damson Is. each 31b. Jars Raspberry", is. itd ^iiCxl I 1811,. Jars Strawherry, Is. 3d. each TAYLOR & CO. (LIMITED), SAYANSEA KJ V Ll AND MUMBLES. A 268.'3
TUESDA Y, APRIL 2 11195. -----------------.--------
TUESDA Y, APRIL 2 11195. NOTES & COMMENTS -4' The Swansea Town-citric when seen by a representative of the B,f yesterday I refuBCvl to give any information respect- ing the rebate which Me^rs. Sharpe, Parker and Oo. should have paid to the credit of the Corporation. "You must please understand," said Mr. John Thomas "that t.t.a,t is a mat.;er for which I am answerable to the Corporation, and not to the Daily Post. Had you cume to mo be- fore you published what yon did last week I might havs explained the matter, but youi remarks w«re—I won't Sa V insolent. but at any rate bordering on that." With th's the rat.f payers must remain content un' -l tho next meevii; £ ( of t he Council The position takt.ii tip by the Town- clerk ;s a perfectly reasonable one, judged by the old-fashiont-d standard. A news- piper ha.-? n-j right to be prying into muni- cipal matters and stirring up disagreeable questions. ha;t"n! to the pcace II and dignity of a'ldermon and coun- cillors. In Swansea the ratenayero individually and 8:¡!lsGti"d.r apj:ear to have no rights whu-toverj i-avingj tl'o'so sraoefully conceded by the forty gontlerren who act for them, and by the offic ais who aiivjst the f uty. We are I ready to grant ihat the Town-clerk has, at Swans>ir. at all events, the usages of many years to justify an Attitude of rotioe»u:e tow aria a newspaper which bel18 all the sncieot traditions of the boroujrh by reiusing to accept the word of alderman or official as the last to be spokan on any I given sQibfeci. IadoponvkintoirAicism ru<i»^r I breaxs in upon the old-established idea of wü>.t a local newspaper is expected to dü" and savours of insolenee" or wofae- But, granting the reasonableness of the dignified reproof of journalistic cariosity, t, i V, what is to bethought—in the iig-nt it aflordf- -ofth", pathetic lamentations atfhespecial M eeting of the Council, because the Post had really accepted and treated as truat- worthy the Borough Treasurer's return, I without giving the Town-cierk an opp.'r- tunity of disposing of the information on I the subject which he was so eao-er to impart to ns ? What is to be thought of the assurances repeatedly given during the ,v discussion that press representatives had only to "oe the Town-clerk in order to have si every doubt dissipated, (;'t'ory puzzling item made clear ? ALd iinatiy, how is the studied silence of to-day to be reconciled with the chief objection stated at the special mteting, to the course adopted by the Post in publishing the return of expenses r We have ajready shown good calls- for distrusting the fif.) u: e3 defended on that famous occa- sion in that they understated the known expenses incurred to the extent of about i'-J.OOO: it would seem as if we must distrust itiso the substance of the genera! remarks offered. Alderman Tutton, when he waxed ndig- nant at the thought that the return of one borough official-the Treasurer—had been published without further informa- tion being first obtained from another I' official -the Cl-ark--could have been told that the latter had repeatedly been sought wititout success, so that the fault was not I ours. We contended at the time that in the eireurastynjos no one wa.s entitled to '.36 the ftict as an argument against us, Our experience in the case of the Borough Treasurer's return has been our experience in respect of the fresh accounts discL-iad and tho rebate which is not shown in the Corporation accounts. Tho Town-clerk was sought tho day the first article ap- I peared. He was in London, and would not be back until Thursday, or even later. On arid after Thursday daily calls were J xuade at the Corporation Offices. At eleven o'clock on Friday morning he had not arrived in the afternoon he could not be seen, being, it was said, engaged with committee work, and it was not until yes- terday that the pressman succeeded in getting a word from him. And then it was only to be told, "Had you come to me before you published what you d,d last week I might have explained the matter." And this from the gentleman who at the special meeting complained that no attempt was made to call at his ofELO to ascertain the true facts of the case—the gentleman who assured the Council Red the pubiic If they ha I called upon me they would have received every attention, and instead of hashing up the stuff day after day they would have had the tr; e facts of the case." And, encouraged by the Hear, hears of his faithful aldermen and councillors, he went on to say: The I'ost, they know vary well, was a new journal, and as they desired to obtain publicity, perhaps it did not suit their interests to call upon him. He wasalwaya prepared to afford legitimate information. However, the representatives of the Pest never came near him." We have already explained why they did not: they could never get beyond the outer office. It is difficult to conjecture what is the prtc'se meaning that is to be attached to the statement: Had you come t.o me before you published what you did la?t week I might have explained the matter. Surely Mr. Thomas doe", not imagine that one of the privileges of a Town-clerk is to act aa press censor in matters affecting the Corporation. There may be precedents for even that at Swansen, but we shall not be gnided by them. That which we published last week was an analysis of a further but from Messrs. Sharpe, Parker, and Co, in respect of the F^ldry-Yeiburgh litigation, and extracts from the annual statement of the Borough account# showing that tho expenses connected with the Water Work s Act had been understated to the extent of ;ei,TOO. We also published extracts from the charges of the London agents calculated to strengthen the de- mand for the taxing of their bills, and aiao I a statement made by the Borough Treasurer that he had not received any payment on ¡ account of the rebate, which in virtue of a I resolution adopted three or four years I ago should have been paid to the credit of I the Corporp.tion by Messrs. Sharpe, Parker I and Co. We con ess to an ineapaci ty to i see how the situation could h^ve been altered if we bad succeeded iii seeing the Town-clerk before the articles had appeared: nor how the failure to see him relieves him from the pledge given at the special meeting to I afford legitimate information to tho public through tho press. And surely in^orma- mation re^p'^ctirig the rebate would bo lc-gitiniate Wherein lies our insolence" Is it in the determination to give the ratepayers the information which hitherto has not been g:. ven to them is it in demanding that the bills of Messrs. Sharpe, Parker and Co. should be taxed ? The legal bills of the Swansea School Board are invariably taxed as a matter of course. There is less need of taxing in the case of the latter sinco a Local Govern- ment auditor periodically examines the accounts, anu the latter are, in accordance with ¡llW, submitted for inspection to the ratepayers. The check of the Government auditor does not exist where a Corporat on is concerned all the more reason therefore why gigantic bills J 0. running into thousands of pounds should bo taxed. Does tho ir:siknc;e consist in the suggestion that the Finance Committee should have seen that the rebate was paid by Messrs. Sharpe, Parker and Co. ? Or perhaps the spirit which movea us to take a keen interest in the finances is altogether insolent and offensive 10 the nostrils of Corporation members and officials in that event wo have tha comfort of know- ing that our insolence is :.>hr.r)J by the great mass of the ratepayers. It has not been suggested that any per- sonal feeling has prompted this crusade against excessive expenditure and un- businesslike methods, and no su h suggestion would stand a moment's scrutiny, Ouis is hH.. an attack uuoii individuals, but udor principles of management prejudicial to the com- munity upon practices which add un- necessarily to the public burdens. The town possessed in qs own right of a large landed estate literally groans under tha weight of the rates imposed upon it. And that in spite of the fact that the streets and roads are in a miserably bad cotKbtiec, in spite of the fact that the condition of the Guiiu-haii plaoes in jeopardy the ttthim of Swansea as one of the two chief towns of Glamorgan, ind in spite of the fact that the market is an eyes-are and a diag: ace. We have no personal quarrel with the Town-clerk, whose ability we recognise and whose courtesy we appreciate. Batneithel the recognition of the ona thing nor the appreciation of the other shaH etand ill the way of the task we have taken in hand. In their individual capacity wo have not a word to isay in disparagement of the members of the Council, but, coitoctively, we regard the majority as wadded to a bad system—a system which, inthep<t&t,h&s catnen the Corporation from one blunder to another until the com- munity is fairly stifled by the rates. No genuine change for the better can take place until the present secrecy is abolished, since publicity alone can furnish the foundations upon which to build up a more whclesome ssif-government. C==='==C.
THE REBUILDING OF THE IPARISH…
THE REBUILDING OF THE I PARISH CHURCH. TO THE BDITOK *F THE 0AILY t 0?T." StR—Th( mandate for this from the proper authoraties appears to be opposed. At the parishoners meeting held at tho Drill Hail last year, and presided over by the Mayor, Colonel Pike, 1 understand and. I tuink all present did, that a treaty had been concluded between the Vicar and Colonel Morgan as to the hunts of the proposed extection, these limits bring no extention as to width and in length (at the v,est end) flush witt) the porch, taking iu the wings on e sch side. Even in these wings there were a great number buried,who having no friends alive to protect the sanctity 01 their resting place ai e to bo violated. It now appears since the notice put on the church door applying for a faculty to rebuild there must he some breach of the Drill Hail treaty, whereas Colonel Morgan has again buckled ou iiia armour to appose, 1 cannot conceive what that can be for unless the Vicar has applied for the larger scheme, which was Ii strongly opposed by all the grave-owners it would interfere with* If such is the ca-se it appears that Col. Morgan is enly defending I the sanctity of the sepulchre ef hif/ancestors, and having Illma also buried close to his, I commend him for doing so. In fact, faculty or no faculty, it I am alive and able to defead, the man who puts a pick and shovel to disiarb the sanctity of their resting place (which is their freehold) and laid there by the sac-red rites of the Church, in full hope of the second coming woe betide him.—1 am, etc., J. HAZEL. 30, Torrace-road, Swansea,
THE CLOSING OF THE SHAFTESBURY…
THE CLOSING OF THE SHAFTESBURY INSTITUTE. LIST OF DONATIONS PROMISED AND RECEIVED. Sir John T. D. Llewelyn, £5; Earl of Jersey, £3; Lieut.-eolonel J. R. Wright, JE3; Co-onel Morgan, t3: Messrs B. Evans, JE3; Hr \V. li. P. Jenkins, £ 1; Sir John jone7, Jenkins. £ 1; Miss Talbot, El A Friend, jbl: Mr T. Freeman, 1:1 ls Mr E, P. Jones, £ 1: Dr Hall, £ 1 Is; Mr R. Dixon Burnie, 10s; Mr W. E. Harries, 10s; A. D. P., 5s: D., 28 6d; J. II., 2s 6d; a Sympathiser, 10s Mr Iltyd Thomas, 10s 6d; Mr W. A. Treseder, 10s; Mr R. G. Jones, 5s total, 227 5s, The deficit was £ 72 17s, All donations will be thankfully acknow- ledged in tnese columns, 1
• DORCAS" AT SWANSEA.!
• DORCAS" AT SWANSEA. A POPULAR MUSICAL COMEDY. Lovers of light musical dramatic repre- sentations will be glad to bear that Messrs. C. Fisher and E. Arthur's Company are this week visiting the New Theatre, Mind- street, in Messrs. Harry and E. A. Paul- ton's musical comedy, entitled, "Dorcas." The piece has had a hisrhly successful run throughout the country, and is a charming combination of bright, sparkling music (the work of Audran, Solomon, and others), smart libretto, and excruciatingly funny situations. It containsfome eatehv songs anu airs, which are sure to become high.lv popular in Swansea. Moreover, the dresses and staging are of the most pictureiir-kie and costly kind, while the company itself is a very strong one and eon- taius some voealists of Stirling merits, in short, the production has all the character- istics which are neccssary to draw crowded houses at bwansea, which is saying a great deal.
FEMALE MURDERER REPRIEVED.
FEMALE MURDERER REPRIEVED. The Press Associtaion telegraphs The Home Secretary has granted a reprieve to Amy Gregory, who was senteneed to death at Old Bailey for strangling ncr child at Richmond. The news was communicated to the condemned womaa by the governor of the gaol on Monday.
S WAN SEA J UDICIAL STATISTICS.
S WAN SEA J UDICIAL STATISTICS. A return iust issued by the District Registrar of the High Court of Justice (Mr. S. Home) informs us that during the past year thete was a very noticeable increase in the business of the High Court at Swausea. As many as 554 writs were issued in the District Registry, i.e., 12 in t'ue chant-cry division, two in the admiralty, and the remainder in the Queen's Bench Division, being 69 in excess of the greatest number isiue-I in any previous rear. Of the total above-stated, 440 writs were I issued by Swansea solicitors (or private suitorsy, 105 by Neath and Llaneily solicitors (the numbers being 4:i and 59 respectively), and nine by solicitors at ,t distance, including Cardiff and Newport. The total amount sued for (leaving out CO cases removed to Loudon) was £ 54,987, being an average of l 13 per case on 464 cl[.e¡,; where a. specific amount was claimed. Twelve cases were for over £ 500, Mix for over.El,COU, two over £ 3,000, and one over ID 202 cases judgment was given m the registry, either on default of appearance or upon the district registrar refusing leave t-c, defend, and 17 eases, under £ 100, were remitted by him for trial in county fcnrta (16 to Swansea. and one to Llandiio), The contested cases, over £100, went for trial in the usual way at the assizes (or, in some few instances, to arbitration) or are now pending. The district registrar has held sittings in chambers to bear hijjh court summonses or applications on about IBOdavS during the year, and none of his decisions have been reversed or varied on appeal.
CRUELTY TO HORSES AT ALIERAVON.
CRUELTY TO HORSES AT ALIERAVON. A CONTRACTOR FINED. At the Aberavon Police-court en Monday morning (before AleMsrs. D. R. David, H. fivans,Lewis Lev.,iti, mayor J. M. Smith, and Edward Davies) William Parker, contractor, Aberavon, wa", summoned by Inspector Warr, aetmg on behalf of the Society for the Pre- veiition of Crueity to Animals, for working and causing to be worked two ho: sea while in an unfit condition. He was fined cs 6ti and costs iu the first instance, and 5s and costs in the second.— William Jones, haulier, in his cinplov, tor working a horse iu an unfit con- dition, waa ordered to pay the costs.—P.O. V'rtt«M,235) Kure evideuce iu support of the «har/es.
-.--.-. CONTRABAND OF WAR,
CONTRABAND OF WAR, SWANSEA SAILORS AID THE JAPS. KUNNLNG THE CIJINESF BLOCKADE. A portion of the crew of the Mefcapedia, Liverpool,which successfully ran the Chinese blockade with war material last December, have returned to Swansea where they were shipped. They include John Dumphy, fire- man; Alf, Pugh, seascan; James Welsh, donkevman Charles Williams, fireman Dan Bryant, seaman; Ja.ck Euston, and Jantes Ffergaason. Their experiences in running the gauntlet of the Chinese cruisers, as related to one of our reporters this morning, verge on the sensational. The Metapedia, whose ov. ners are a Liver- pool firm, came to Swansea m October last rom the Cape of Good Hope with "opper ure, and shipped nine men here. Their sua- picions were never for a. moment Moused as to wba.t the next cargo would be rill the vessel arrived at Hamburg, after calling at Havre t<nd Antwerp. At the former pJaces several cases or rifles and side-arms were shipped with HALF A DOlJtN HHAVY rANOX and several eases of ammunition, including dynamite, Occ., were taken on board-all operation which was rep akd iu port a.t Hamburg. it was no light lot either, for her Plitnsoll" was submerged, Recog- j nising now the seriousness of their positiun and tire risk they ran as English subjects, the Swansea ineii took the first opportunity of | interviewing the e&pt&in--with a view, it is said, of asking for a guarantee that it was not war material tbey were conveying — much more likely is it that they asked for extra. compensation in keeping with the risk. The interview resulted in the captain refusing to accede to the demands. Four of the Swansea men (eook, steward, donkevmau. and fireman) thereupon ielt the skip, Tbcøe men allege that the vessel s snper. came ou board at the time, and was heard by them to say to the capbin. that if she did not make the voyage | without calling at a port, he would prefer sae should go to the bottom. Soiiie new hands were shipped, and tne vessel proceeded to bea-- AXD TO JAPAN. The bwanses men who remained say they had no alternative, seeing that they had no money to icturn, the half ot their Jtay being left at home for their WiVPf. They" alto had the captain's assurance that they would be all right. The route taken was circuitoas, so as to evade the Chinese scents. Seventy days were occupied by tue voyage. Kobey and Eucoska, in Japan, were the atternative perts of their destinations, vm the Suez Canal and Port Said, Describing the running of the blockade, the men say that their vessel ignored Gibraltar, and probably because they were flying the English flag were let pass. At Port, Said, where they were bound to stop, preparatory to going up theCana! they took in a few toss of bunkers ns a blind. Here they they were kept on short water allowance go as to avoid as mueh as possible the nsed for going ashore. Every precaution was taken 11l other ways; and by ciever maoeuvring every vessel was avoided. It was here, too, as they afterwards learnt, that the Chinese Covtrniuent Mrst. suspected her, and a search was made for her immediately AI TBR HKB l>Bf AE.TTTB.S. The voyage up the Canal vias accomplished with Bafoty. and then she headed due south for four days aud got into Japanese waters, by urst nearly making the shores of North Australia, Tee men allege that, had it not been for delay occasioned by the agents of the Chinese Government overhauling another vessel at Port Said in mistake for the I Metapsdia. They would undoubted have been cousred. The fact was their cargo ought be to taken from Hamburg by this other ship, as it was on the haturdav before Christmas. Kobey \v .;s reached, and here the I dynamite and saltpetre bud powder were dis- charged. On the Christmas eve, the Meta- pedia sailed for Eucoska, where there is a. Japanese dockyard and there the remainder ol her c&tgo was discharged. She then re- turned to Kobey, anu hs?mg been inspected by the Japanese oiheials, aud her leaking tubes and general failing being cleverly dis- I guised and hidden, SHK WAS SOLD to the Government; and the men were I shipped home as passengers on board a North German lJoyd mail steamer. The men's chief grievance is that a nice lit:!e picking has been made out of the trip or which they had not received a sou, d'
GLOVE FIGHT IN SWANSEA.I
GLOVE FIGHT IN SWANSEA. MORGANS V. HARRIS. THE ABERAMAN MAN DEFEATED. Mr. Patsy Perkins, the Walsh LO-st. chaw- pion is to he heartily congratulated upon the success thai attended what was practically the opening of his bosing saloon on the Strand, (Swansea, last (Monday) evening. And, verily his fohsw deserves patronage, for Patsy has been at grett expenses in fitting up seats, etc. In the centre is a 16-ft. iirag! and from each end seats are placed ti r above tier, so that all who pay for a seat may be certain of a good view of the contests. There must have been nearly 400 people present last evening when the conteot between Morgans, of Swansea, and Harris, of Aboramso.. came off, and there was plenty of rooas and everybody could see well Previous to the chief business of the evening, some exhibition sparring was given by tho Brothers Phillips, of Landore; Danny Yates, Tom Lewis, the veteran Shamus Warner, and the midget boxers the Brothers Davics. It was nine o'clock when Patsy Perk ins stepped into the ring and read a letter irom Hooligan, who expressed his regrel at I feeing uuubie to meet flarrk, but offering to meet him at an early date. The faces of the I j spectators grew long at this announcement, but a cheer went up when Patsy announced that Billy Morgans, of Swansea, had ortsred to lake on Bill Harris, the Aberaman man. Hams had the pull in weight, turning the scale/at list.,while Morgans scales under 10st. Morgans, however, had the advantage of half I au inch in height, Harris, who is better known in the profession as tho Boat-nan,' has knocked out Jarvis, Keen, and Steven?, al! of Aberdaro; the latter after a stiff tussle of six rounds. The match last night was for eightrouuds and for a £ 5 purse, Morgans was teeouded by Shamus Warner, and Harris by Denny Shea. Mr. Jack Hop kin was the referee, and Mr. LJ. Thomas timebeoper. Round i.—The men dashed at each other j in rare style, Harris getting oiie in on body. 'j be S'vansea man was very smart at recovery^ however, soil retaliated with one on Harris's month, following it up with a right-hander on the Abcrawan man's jaw, and a heavy leit on his fureheeuJ. At tiiis Harris became more wary, ana ar'ttr sparring for wind he j;ot a hglit one on the ¡ back of Morgans head. The latter I returned it with mtorest, however, (getting a coupte of left-handers on his epponsnt's nose aud chin. Further exchanges found Morgan the fresher at the end of tha round. Round 2.—Morgan went for his man right I I away aud three times got m on Harry's face and ear, following ILup with a slogging blow- on tup t ibs. This round was shorter than the first one but Harris was the more distressed of the men. Round 3—This opened with a lot of preliminary sparring. Harris Iraing very caut>ous. Morgan tried to foree the pace and twice delivered his left very smartly and himped back brfore is could get one 10 The Aberaman man hardly get h, biow ill this round and had to mainly content llimsclf." ith warding otfthe b!ow! that Morgan showered on mm. A stilt right-hander on the ribs tnd a ieitcn the mouth irom Morgan founl, Harris just saved by the c;i!: of Lima. Round 4 (and last).—At the beginning of I the last round Harris made a gp'hint attempt to rctrieva his impending (le att, but. the treanttof a heaw rush and ),as that Morgans shot out his right a id ielt very cleverly when at close quarters. These were ton much for the Abemmanite, aud he gave up. leaving Morgans win.ier of a well-fought confest. On Friday next Morgans -wils meet Jim Watts of Merthvr at Perkins sale jii. j
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¡ THE POST BAG. I Ail Fools' Day is over but the fools, like the poor, a.re al-yays -with ns. A nmn calue into our advertisement office yesterday and asked c: Is your next editioB out yet ?" There is a raan in our neighbourhood who says he is 80 ?o id of work that he could lie down beside it. Here is one of the fU'1DJ things beard in H Doreas 1 M the New Theatre. Swanxes. Horwria (terrwed); "Sir, I h&?e A proteo- tor at hand.7 Mngby. So nave 1-80 my chest i" On last night's Fubject being awakened by Profeasor MonUtt, he was ssked how he felt, u Dh, pretty well?,: was the answer, ;i I'm not hungry, but I opuld do with p. drink. The adjournment followed. One or two of the Pout staff who ksve recently changed their lodgings rejoice in the fact that, thanks to Mr. Harry Morris's recent Eill for electoral relorm, they will not low their votes by their removal. The "Now Womai: was present at the fancv dress ball, beld at Neath last week. She turned up as a lady footballer, and it is stated that she has already received several applications from the secretary of the Ladies* Football Club, She has not yet conameneed training. A visitor to the Empire says he should not oare to do a turn in front of what those not in tbe know migut think were a couple of bodies laid out and awaiting interment. He adds that he also should want hypnotising before i,c- could sing with comfort. A young aud prepossessing lady in Swansea who is learning to play the vielm, was yester" day asked whether she had yet learned to do tho "shifts." "There is no necessity'' replied the damsel with naive modesty, "the audience will do the shifting." Not far from Swansea a superintendent was questioning the scholars-,on the parabie of the v.towI Samaritan." and amongst other questions he asked, Ie. And who is v-, y neighbour ?" After a slight pause a iittte girl answered, 11 The wemoan xwxGdoor/1 The first ouestisu the local "trance mar. asked when awakened from his sleep last night attije Empire, was "What time ieit?"* He confided in Mr. Morritt that he believed he had betn there ten minutes, whereas he had really been hypnotised for threobecra A Swansea laddie in a burst of confideaeA exprettsed his views on tbe-tex question to-his teacher on Sunday to the following eNeetK— I wouldn't have been a boy, you see, if our Willie had worn ont his clothes as I do- They sent for a boy j cm* so as I eould mar his old things." A married couple applied to the Gwmnms magistrates yesterday, to settle their matrimonial difficulties by a judicial separa- tion. The Beneh refused to interfere, advising the wife to "keep her temper. Better eourwe^ stiil would have bees to direct her to get rrd of her temper. A cab lee ram from Salta arrived a. euroffiee yesterday morning. Wo wisely waited until after mid-day before opening it and then read the follewin £ — Saxta, April L»t. Are yon in want of incapable director ? Am ttuufciag of coining borne »hortly. j. B-u -k. A reeentiy-tu vented msthod of labelling people who have paid for admission was adopted at she eisteddfod at Siloam the other evening. Instead of a pass every person was stamped on the back of the hand. But we don't understand how they Managed about tho white kide in the front seats! Houses are springing up like irushreemf-S r the Mumbles, and at the present moment there ara between 80 end 90 awaiting tenants* it would be well, liowevei, to appeal against the continuance of building upon archi- tectural designs probably initiated fr*ra:tkvse Noalt used after Lbe flood had subsided. The husband of a Neath lady is very regular ia attending to his Sunday dinner, did not put in an appcarsnce last Lerd's Dav, B'" found him a.nd a friend locked in chapel; aiud it is said that tbp. fire escape was requisitioned to get them out. They deny that they went to sleep. Touching Welsh petitions against the Welsh Church Bill, a correspoadeci of the Record teiis the subjoined story. Did. it happen at Swansea ? So, 1 won't! bccau- no Churchman can po.^sioiy saved." said an inste Baptist, in reply to a r'A,uett by s. canvasser for Signatures to a petition iq fc>- Soutli Wales. Why not said the eanva- nf>r. Oh the Churck of Home is the harlot, aad th« Church of Borland is the was th« reply. •• Bur, why ? persisted the ranv».r,»er. Becau*- ynti sprinkle instead of baptizing in the proper way, was the rejoinder. But immersion is the rule of the C'horch for+4jos« who wish it." said Yes! but the isinistei does not go into the watar, and so it's no use Needless to wiy he did not sign, # Port Talbot was Hooded yesterdav with Shonies from all irarlp of the Rbondda, it being Mabon's Day, and Aberavon Fair Day ali in one. One of the visitors speaking to a friend outside a "pub," said Diawl Tom, there's good beer was here mUll, OOtua and have a quart." "Not me," replied Tem, "I wass go to the fair first." Going tc the fair ?' asked Shoni surprised vt without hav- ing gome quarts first PO) Tom ruminated and then both stepped in. peculiarly sad cast was dealt with bv the Swansea magistrates yesterday A veung givl of 17 years was charged with the.t. Sho averred that she was incited, in fact com- pelled, to the felony by her master with whom she had recently been in service. The police, however, had an evil report of her. When the girl was sentenced to imprixonaient. ths signalled the fact to her mother, who was a deaf and dumb mute, and the efforts of tha latter to expresk; her crief, though strangely uncanuy, were teaching in the extreme. A member of our staff who is eelebrtted- Jvud justly- -for the neatness and superiority of ins headsrear, was the recipient of a bulky bandbox yesterday rnernlng. "Twopence to pay,' taid the inscription on the lid, and the money was promptly handed over- F.veryhodv felt curious and crowded round the unsuspecting innocent as bit proceeded to unearth his prize. On the lid boin« lifted an anti,quitted chimney pot,' with the silk surface brushed the wrong way, became visibie; end beiore the blushiug victim of the 1st of April oould replace the liel th, ancient tile was hsnded round tke office. There are now ten thousand deaths in every glance he gives. Swansea, law student-, %i.ve fluently at? intimate knowledge of the pi- jfe- sion (*avstbe Mail). In the dramatis persons of the next uioek trial tbev invert the following names for the solicitors engaged :—"Loosium and "Lettergo," petitioner's solicitors; Didd- leum and Fleeceum," respondent's solici- tors. Tilere is no false modesty about this now. we like to see right up-aod-down sledge-hammer Anglo-Saxon of this uesenp t'on. iv sets up a certain standard for LtJ9 emulation of the you»i« ones. "1\1< Rowing Uowlands" and Mr. Bilious Veager" are not so grossly insulted, but really to call the Ke^nstrsr Mr. Fo-»!sc«.p '■ Weii. there vc. will leave it between them amt (110 seacj.