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PUBLIC NOTICES CARMARTHEN SHIRE AGRICULTU- RAL SOCIETY. TENTH ANNI/ai, show 1&F HORSES, CATTLE, SHEEP, PIGS, DAIRY PRODUCE, TANDEMS, TROTTING AND JUMPING, at STRADEY PARK, LLANELLY, on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1900. ENTRIES CLOSE 6th SEPTEMBER. ADMISSION, Is. RHYS W. HARRY, 44, Coldstream-street, Llanelly. *J1REB^OS, SWANSEA VALLEY. The first ANNUAL EISTEDDFOD will be held in a spacious- marquee, at the above place, on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th, 1900. President: F. W. GILBERTSON, Esq., C C., J.P., Glynteg. Adjuaicators — Music: Professor H. Evans,! F.R.C.O., DowLus: Bands, J. Manley, j Esq., Aberdare: Prize Bags. et< Mrs. C. i B. Jenkins, Trebanos House Accompanist, T. D. Jones, Esq., Morriston. Chief i-.vents—Choirs, "0, Father, Whose Al- mighty Power." Male Voice: "In the Sweet." Brass Bands, Class B., "Songs of the Sea," or "Recollections of Carl Rosa Marching Contest, own selection. Drum and Fife Band, "Maritana" (Wright and Ro:m2).. Seven Brass Bands and several Choirs. Programmes now ready, to be obtained of -Woe Secretary, at l^d. each, post free. Secretaries: W. Evans, Ynisderw-road, Pontardawe F. J. Pitt, Hawthorn Villa, Tre- banos, R.S.O. 1451 THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. Amount already advertised .JE3407 0 10 Further subscriptions received: — Employes Locomotive Department .M.B. Gr'ver nauk and Garnos, 9th. monthly COli: ributiOIl si and 2) 1 16 5 Employes Hy. Billings. lis per c«nt. cent added by H. ii.ilin.gs, Esq. (1 and 21 5 0 0 JSmpioyes L. and N. W. R. Steam Shedd, 35th Weekly Contribution (1 and 2) 0 6 10 Employes* L and N. W. R. Steam Sheds, 36th Weekly Contribution (1 and 21 0 6 4 Emp.u\ es_ L. and X. W. K. Steam Sii-eds. 57 th Weekly Contribution (1 and 'a 0 4 6 Improves }It531"3. Vivian and Sous, ilalcd Sulphuric Acid Works (1 and 2) 6 0 0 Collecting: Box at Mr. Aidet-man .Evans' Shoo. St Thomas il and 2). 0 2 0 ■Employes Graigo!a Merthyr Fuel Co. "0 (1 and 2) 13 9 0 Employes Swansea Hematite Iron and Steel Works. 41at Weekly Contribution il and 2) 4 0 8 wrio-ht. Butier and Co.'a Equivalent (1 and u 4 0 8 Employes L. and N. W. K Steam Sheds. 38th Weekly Contribution fl and 2) 0 8 91 mploy.es Sw.ins?a Hematite Iron "nd Steel Works. 42nd Weekly Co:• ♦ ri bution '1 and 2) 4 4 9 Vrism. Butler and Co.'s Equivalent (1 and 2) 4 4 9 Employees 01 Messrs. Vivian and Sons, Sulphate and Alkali Works (1 and 2) 1 3 0 i itinployes Swansea Hematite Iron and Steel Works. 43rd Weekly Contribution !1 and 1) 4 19 5 ■ Wright. Butler and Co.'s Equivalent (1 and 2; 4 19 5 Employe? L. and N W. it Steam Sheds. 39th Wc«k*.v Con:ri\mtion (I a.r: r1 — — jg W A 3 b £ A M O T U S (i A & TUiJS TABLE. SKSTT1. BS YXM ILL. Leaving _ai".ns{ Leaving Leaving V.nd-8t Crow Wind-et.. Bryn-rd.. Swansea. Sketty. hanaea. Brynmili £ 30 .m 9.0 am. 8.30 a.m. 8.50 am* 9.0 a.ia. S.30 a.ni. 8.5C a.ni. S10 a.m 9.33 a.m. 10. a.m V.io a.m. 930 a m 10. 0 a^m. i'130 a m. 9.30 a.m. 9.60 1 m. 1C.æ a.m. U. 0 am. 9.-u a.m. 10.10 a.m. 11 C a.m. 1130 a.m. 1QJ0 ajm. 10.30 a m U.30 a.m. 12. d p m. 10JO a.m. lfi.50 am. 12 C p m. 12M p.m. 20.50 a.m. 1110 a m. ^.30 p.m. 1.0 p m. 11.10 a.m. 11.30 %.m. 5. 0 p.ra. 130 p m 11.30 a.m. 11.50 a m. 1.cu !< .n. 2. 0 p m. ll.oo a.m. 12.10 p m. 2.0pm. 2 30 n a. 12.1U p.m. 12.30 d m. i t.3û p m 3. 0 J) m. 12.40 p.m. l. 0 p.m. 2. C p.m. 3 20 p m. 1. 0 p.m. 1.20 p m. 3.30 m. 4. 0 pm. 1.20 p.m. 1.40 p.m. 4. v p.m. 4.30 p.-a. 1.4U p.m. 2. 0 p m. 4.30 p.m. 6 0 p m. 2.0 p m. 2.20 p ai. 6. 0 p m. 6.30 not. 2.20 p-m. 2.40 p to. 6.30 p.m. 6. C p.m. 2.40 p m. 3. 0 p m, 6. 0 p.ra. 6.3C p.m. 2. 0 p.ra. 3.20 p m. ♦.30 p.m. r/ 0 p.m. 3.20 p.m. 3.40 p.m. 7. 0 p.m. 7 p.m. 3.40 p m. 4. 0 p m. 7.30 p.m. 8J.3 p m. 4. 0 p.m. 4.20 p m 8. C p.m. 8.30 p.m. 4.2C p.m. 4.4U p 8.30 p.m. 9. 0 p.m. 4.50 p m. 5.10 p m. 9. G p.m. 9.30 p.m. 6.10 p-m. 6.30 p m. .J3J J).m,. 10. 0 p.m. 6.30 p.m. 6.50 n m. 13 0 p.m. 10.30 p m. 6.60 p m. e.10 p m. 6.10 p.m. 6.0O p.m. 6.30 p-m. 6.50 p.m 6^0 p m. 7.10 p ml •!■ £ p m" P-«- '-<50 n xn. 7.0J p m q in P-m- 810p* ■* p.m. 8n m ir 8J0 p m. 8 oUpm. e 8-50 p.m. 9.10 9.10 p.m. 9.30 p.m 9.30 p m. 9 50 p.a e 9.50 p ni. 10.10 pjn. • to 13-10 p.m..1O.JC p.m. Saturday* only. Car wili A Car will leave tlL Jplanoa Post-ccMci Market for St. lor ^ind-street at*-y Tnomas ev«ry morn- 1 ttorn.ng at tt.45 ing at 9.0 o'clock. wtieci. TENDERS. TO ARCHITECTS GUILDERS. AECHIBALD D. DAWNAY, (Ltd) .WALES AXD WEST OF ENGLAXD GIRDEÆ WORKS, EAST MOORS. caediff. KTEEL JOISTS. FLITCH PLATES, ANGLES, TEES. CHANNELS, CONSTRUCTIONAL STEELWORK. BRIDGES. ROOFS. PIERS. PITHEAD STAGES. FOKE-PEOGJ FWOBS. Telegrams: DAWNAT, CARDIFF. National Telephone, Cardiff, 694. «««.»*» SHIPPING. ALLAN LINE- TO CANADA AND UNITED STATES. SAILINGS FROÝo: LIVERPOOL. A £ CCIiI^T,i;— -or Ouchue and Montreal Septe-mb* 6th. Saloon Fares from no. 2nd Cabin £ 7 Steerape £5. CANADA—For Handbooks, mape, rat«s, and fall particulars, aopir to ALLAN OFFICES 39. James-street. L.vsrr^c.) 1145 JEWELL AND Cjv'WTHEB'S TOURS PARIS INTEENATIONAL EXHIBITION from 368., Antwerp, Brosseia- and Field of Water- loo, 77s. 6d. Special T-'irs to Holland, the Rhine, Switzerland aDi; Oberammergau for Passion Play, a Week 1 Tjur to ireiand. 88a. 6d. A Week in 3ru eeU or J-eraev, 60s. For fall particulars of t.*eao and numerous other tours at home and ai>>'>i'd apply to Austin &lid Si 1 rock s (opposite Town Hall, Swansea). or to ftewell an-I Crow'-e. 153. Fenchurch- ^treet. London. s,.C., and bran^eha. iA. LINE. UNITED STATES H AIL STEAMERS. SOC'iilAi!PTON-Xi: V- YORK SERVICE gOIJT HAMPTON" TO NEW YCRKi SATCJE- DAYS. at noon. Hiph-est Class of Accommo- dation for Saioou. Sec-.>nu CVabin and Steer- age Passsneers. LIYERPOGL—PHIL-. LhLPHIA SERVICE Everv W K_0N;:SDAY. LIVERPOOL TO >'■■ ■ LAI>ELPHIA. Caiiins: at Qaeevsto-vn every Thursday. Pajseneers and 2:ood" are landed at PhiLa- •ielphia on the Whar: or the Pennsylvania Eailroad, which haa t?-»- Shortest and most Direct Scute co all aces in t.h« Western States. Apniy to Richardson, Spe.noo and Company, Sooitliampton or Liv; • tmjoI, or to Local Agents: Austin and -"corks. 8. Somerset- place.. and T R. W. and Co.. 2. Monnt- gt.reet, Swan«e<a: T. F.. Austin, 1.381. Neath- road. Hafod Rhys t>'>«rts. 90. Woodfleld- atreet. Morriato-n; J. T. Bowen. Lakefleld Post-office: and W. iiacfcwk, 2. Dowuing- Btreet, Llanelly. INSECTS OH PLANTS easily removed br Calvert's Carbolic SOFT SOAP, 1 if used as per odr^vaona an label. BEST SOAP FOE .!JLL STABLE USES G. 1 and 21b. Jars. la. and 2b. each, from Chemists, ete. a aaLVImT and OoL. P.O. Dox. 513, M anrbaater. STILL TO THE FRONT. GALE'S COFFEES MaiTUajn their High Kspctation and. iika the Brituh Army, are not to be hfiatm 1 18, HIGH STREET, SWANSEA. Tekpheee 27. Prtpmrmd untfrr Mtdital iustruetion. FERRU-I COCOAt COCOAS la OB1.ICIOU8 A REFRESHING. H it ENRICHES THE BLOOD and | >• THE OML.Y COCOA oontSLtnln^ 9 FERRUGINOUS ELEMENTS, t 9 FREE SAUPLES tSklTT TO ALL 9 Ferni-Cocoa Masufact'g Co. Lid. M 389, GOSWELL ROAD, LONDON, E.C. || PIANOS & ORGANS BY ALL THE BEST MAKEB5. CASH OR CREDIT. PIANOS EXCHANGED OR REPAIRED. J. BRADER & SONS (Ouly A .dresa). S, WIND STREET, SWANSEA. TO S18. ParkSTOEET^^] S18. ParkSTOEET^^] .!Will '40NES, i SHOOTING SEASON, 1900. BEN EVANS & Co. ARE NOW SHOWING A MAGNIFICENT STOCK OF NEW & HIGH-CLASS GUNS. Hammerless Guns, F,8 10s to £35. Hammer Guns, L2 5s to £15.1 CARTRIDGES. SPECIAL RABBIT CARTRIDGES loadedELEY'S BEST BLUE CASES, Wed with 3 with Curtis and Harvey's Treble Strong! drams Curtis aad Haivey's Diamond Powder, and l|oz. Hard Shot. Grain" Powder, l^oa. liord Shot, and 4 5/6 per 100 WadB- Q/n ^qa SMOKELESS CARTRIDGES, loaded with "E.C."Sehnltze," "Amberite," or any "VDRMAT." POWDER CARTRIDGES, in Smokeless Powder. "Nimrod" cases. 7/6 per 100 7/6 per 100 B. E. AND CO. 'S SPECIAL SMOKELESS vnMr un T T ICTTTP" r ARTRIDjES CARTRIDGES, loaded with "E.C. ^0BELS "BALLISTITE CAR I Schultze,' "Amberite," or any Smokeless 9/6 per luU Powder, l|o*. Hard Shot, and 4 "PEGAMOIIT CASES, loaded with any Smckelese Powder. 9/0 per 100 10/0 per 100 ELEY'S "EJECTOR," or KYNOCH'S m GROUSE CASES, loaded with "E.C ALL CARTRIDGES to the NUMBER of 5CW "Schultze," or Amberite" Powder. and UPWARDS SENT CARRIAGE i i /a PAID by kiggage train to any rwALLW A i 11/0 per 100 STATION in the KINGDOM. 11/0 per 100 STATION in the KINGDOM. IMPORTANT.—BEN EVANS AND CO. particularly wish to point out thaI; aR their Cartridges are LOADED by PRACTICAL and EXPERIENCED MEN. Orders are despatched same day as received, and having an output of nearly 25,000 Cartridges per week, customers may rely upon their being absolutely iresh. REPAIRS. GUNS, RIFLES, REVOLVERS and PIREARMS of every description Repaired on the Premises by Practical Gunsmiths. A GRAND SELECTION OF IN & OUT-DOOR GAMES- PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. BEN EVANS & CO., LTD., SWANSEA. "SOUTH WALES DAILY POST" Swansea & District Directory- L Price (Paper Board Covers) 3/6; (Cloth) 5/ I NOW READY. = « CONTAINS 650 PAGES, AND A LARGE SCALE SHEET MAP OF SWANSEA. THE ONLY COMPLETE DIRECTORY OF THE TOWN AND DISTRICT EVER PUBLISHED. t'CBUSHUtG OFFICES:— — ail. HIGH STREET. SWANSEA. "SOUTH WALES DAILY POST" SWANSEA AND DISTRICT DIRECTORY, 1900. PAPER BOARD COVERS, 3s. 6d. CLOTH tGILT) COVERS, 5s. Od. Please send me copies of your SWANSEA and DISTRICT DIRECTORY, bound in at a charv, e of Name Address I Date 1900. I ii mm^m "Bar-Cocfc" MAKES WRITING EASY Bar-CwR j WRITES IN PLAIN SIGHT. Bar-Eotk HAS AN UASY KEY ACSSOtit 8ar-E«tk OUTLASTS THEM Ali Bar-Cock OONSTITIj i'ES SUPREME EXCELLENCE FULL PARTICULARS- HER MAJESTY'S TYPEWRITES MAKERS, jo, MOUNT STUART 8QUASS, CARNFF. ESTABLISHED OVER FIFTY YEARS May convey to some the idea ót oid- faahion^d methods and of amiooated remedies, but it is a fact that Ker- nick's VegetabLe Pills have long been the pioneer of 8mall Pills and Small Doees, •whilst tliey surpass in medi- cinal value ie. any of tbe moat Biodern prescriutiona. KERMeX'S VEGETABLE PILLS Are most carefully prepared. and I' are fecommencied for all disorders of the Stomach and .1V<er Head- aches, Bilicua Complaints. Indig-ea- tioB. Bheuxnatism, Tic, etc. Thou- sands take no other medicine, vv nil Kemick's Vegetable ^o*eogV3 for Children, anj Kernick'a Mivther'a favourite teething ^owder*. taey form ii- COMPLETE MEDICINE CHEST Which sbould ba in every house- hold. Kermeka Vegetable ..i8, iia. la. lid-, and 9d. Kernick's Vege- table Worm Lozenges, 7id. and la. lid per box. Kernick's Mother's Favour- ite Teething UowderB kfree ircm opium) la. and 2e. 6d. per box. of all Chemists and Stores. 882 THE MOST NUTRITIOUS. R=k E P r t N GIfA TEFU L-COMFORTI NG. COCOA BREAKFAST— SUPPER CAMBRIA CYCLES, LIMITED (JOHN S. BROWN) ESTABLISHED 1879). SOLE DISTRICT AGENTS FOR TH& WORLDS BEST CYCLES. HUMBERS, OSMONDS, AUSTINS, ARIELS, SINGERS, QUADRABTS, RAGLANS, CALCOTTS, SWIFTS, 1 NEW HUDSONS. SPAREBROOES, (WLUMBIAS. HIGHEST GRADE. LOWEST PRICES. LARGEST SELECTION CAMBRIA CYCLES, Limited. OXFORD STREET. SWANSEA. BEDSTEADS! OFFERED AT LESS THAN COST PRICE DOWN and SON Beg to wall the Attention of the Public to their large and varied Stock oi I Brass and Brass-Mounted BEDSTEADS Hsriag bought iaigelj for cash prior to ti» recent bearj in price, ther an aov in position to «fcr these goods at ognns w dich are BELOW PRESENT COST. The Public are arrited to call and tatpeeb the goods and compare toe proyn with f how now asked by otber den& 8121, HIGH STREET w—l—■III—III —tlTI IIMIIIlllllBiMIIHinn nr_ 1 SIDNEY c L A- R K E' S (LATE J. A. SHORT & CO.) GREAT CLEARANCE SALE of WALLPAPERS, JOB LOTS, REMNANTS, ODD LOTS. Note the Address:-28, WATERLOO STREET, SW ANSBA. CHAS. JENKINS AND SON A B I AP, R T n A W BLUE LIAS LIME WORKS. BRIDGEND, i FOR CLOTHING- GO TO MA ST ESS. FOR THE PIPE. I THREE NUNS TOBACCO. A U v NONE HICEB— l-oz„ 2..oz., 4-oz. SOLD EVERYWHERE. J. & F. BELL, LTD., GLASGOW. WE SELL The Siftings from the finest CEYLON TEAS I AT I PER 1f 3 POUND, And recommend this Tea as very economical for large consumers and others. TAYLOR & Co., Ltd., 6, CASTLE SQUARE, 99, OXFORD STREET, .33, WALTER-ROAD. 100, BRYNYilOR ROAD, SWANSEA, THE DUNNS, MUMBLES. JOHN BROADWOOD & SON'S PIANOFORTES. NEW AND UP-TO-DATE l^DELS. | SOLE AGENTS— J. BRADER & SONS (only address), 9, WIND STREET, SWANSEA THE mm BOILER ii, BIKUL INSURANCE COMPANY, Limited. Chief Offices—67. KING-ST.. MANCHESTER Est. 1859. Subscribed Capital. £375,000. Insurance and Inspection of .BOILERS, ENGINES, DYNAMO, MOTORS, and other ELECTRICAL PLANT. Upwards of 44..000 Boilers and Engines under supervision. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT. Employers' Liability Act and Common Law. PERSONAL ACCIDENT. THIRD PARTY and FIDELITY GUARANTEE INSURANCE. Branch Office: 53. Dcck-sweet, Newport. Moo Application lor Ajtenwea invited Before f A«ef\ Using CutlcoraSoao Face Humours Pimples, blacklleads, simple rashes, red, rough hands, falling hair, and baby blemishes pre- vented by Cuticuba Soap, a sure preventive of inflammation and clogging of the Pores. Sold by all Chemists. Price, Soap, la.. Ointment, 2s. 6d., or postpaid of F. Nkwbeby$Sons, London, E. C. Fottxb X)&uo axd Cusii* CQUPt Sole Propo., Bosioa, U. 8. A. HOPIUNSONS JAMS ARE THE BEST. BUY | HOPKINSON'S ELACK CURRANT EIG LT RECOMMENDED FOR COLDSAo. YEZEY & CO., CUACxiBULLDiitiS TO RER MAJESTY. 19, MILSOM ST.. LONGACRE, BATH, Have always a large selection of hand- iciaely finished, CARRIAGES, DOG CARTS. ETC. WELSHMEN Should Ssmke Prince Llewelyn && Shagg. 'H/i. +. /?sg33BB3S!BaE53:g TYPEWRITING* IISB Letters, L&g&] &QQxmen%»p and every. kind of MS. Hatter Typewritten quickly, aeatly an& aply i • DAILY POST' OFFICES, Sigh Street* Swansea TO A DVERTISEBS. —THE CIRCULATION OF THE "SOUTH WALES DAILY, POST" IN SWANSEA AND WEST j WALES CONSIDERABLY EXCEEDS I THAT OF ALL OTHER EVENING PAPERS COMBINED, AND IS. AT LEAST, DOUBLE THE CIRCXJLA- TION OF ANY OTHER PAPER. THIS STATEMENT COVERS, NOT MERELY A PARTICULAR WEEK OR MONTH, BUT THE WHOLE OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS, AND CAN BE PUT TO THE TEST IF NECESSARY..
ITIDE TABLE FOR SEPTEMBER…
I TIDE TABLE FOR SEPTEMBER I High Water. Height on Cilis. Week .Days. Greenwich P of vv • N'th. s'utli Mean Time Dock Dock Dock „ A.If. P.M. F. I. F. I. F. I. 1 Saturday 9 53 10 10 26 3 20 ?. 18 9 2 Sunday 10 3(5 10 59 '4i J 18 9 17 1 3 Monday 1135 S 3 17 3 15 9 j Tuesday 0 7 0 53 23 5 17 5 1511 5 Wednesday 1 29 2 16 24 0 18 0 16 6 The height or tide up the river at the Pot- tery Bridge is 7 feet less, and at Hafod Works and Mzddlebank 10 feet 6 inches, less than on the Cill of the North Dock Half-tide Basin.
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TELEPHONES National No. 161. Post-office, No. 9.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1900.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1900. Notes and Comments. The meeting of the Corporation Electric Light Committee will determine a point re- garding which thiefe is a conflict of testimony, the more curious because- as it all had its origin with members of that body. Our con- temporaries refer to the seven candidates for the appointment of electrical engineer, and include Mr. Henry Coles among the number acting upon informa-tion supplied by council- lors who should be in a position to know the facts, we have assumed the chosen to be six, and Mr. Coies not of them. A third explana- tion appa-rently reconciles the two others. It is that Mr. Manville was requested to select six, but added a seventh, whom a section of the committee are beat upon not recognising. In the absenee of an official announcement I we have to possess our souls in pattence until the meeting takes place. Whatever may be the facte as to the pre- liminary selection, we are given to understand that the claims of Mr. Coles are to be strongly pressed, and that those determined upon resisting them are threatening extreme measures for preventing his appointment. If Mr. Manville in his report places the local candidate in a position of virtual equality with his rivals, it will become difficult to justify the fctrenuousness, not to say bitter- ness, of the opposition unless some powerful reason as yet undisclosed is brought forward. We are not particularly concerned with the success or failure of Mr. Coies's candidature, but only with the dutv imposed upon those who suggest that some such reason exists to put their pomt manfully and opeidfy instead of endeavouring to prejudice his chances by insinuating, instead of stating, objections.
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The reception given on Monday by the Swansea Guardians, sitting as a General Pur- poses Committee, to the proposal that Dr. How-ell Thomas. be consulted as to the con- ditions upon which he will resign his position as medical officer, justifies the hope that there I will be no serious division of opinion in regard I, to it. Not a single dissentient voice was raised in regard to the principle, and the j opinion was freely expressed that there was now a reasonable prospect of an improvement long hoped for being effected. Sinoo the appointment of Dr. Thomas 35 years ago, the work has increased enormously, and the I duties have become more exacting. During the same period the medical officer, by reason of advancing years and failing health, has been gradually becoming less capable of carrying out the work with vigour and smartness. He has been growing old with a system afflicted with all the defects of old age, and Mr. Bir- cham is not alone in holding the optnion that I the requirements call for a (younger and more agile officer. ¡ After five years more service Dr. Thomas could retire with a superannuation allowance of about JB200 a. year. The Guardians have the I power, with the sanction of the Local Govern- ment Board, to add the necessary number of years qualifying him for the maximum allow- ance, and as the difference between the latter I and the allowance which 35 years of service oarries is only JE20, the suggestion is that the medical officer may be induced to resign forth- with, taking into retirement the larger annual amount. As the latter is drawn from a superannuation fund constituted partly of a, percentage of salary contributed by publie i officials and partly of a grant made by Par- liament, it follov/s that the £ 200 a year will not be paid out of the rates. His retirement would place at the disposal of the Guardians about £ 500, made up of salary and fees, and it is contended that the work could be ( efficiently done at an expense of about JB300 I a year; the net effect would therefore be a substantial public saving as well as an im- provement in the medical attendance upon the paupers. We hope that Dr. Thomas will see th" reasonableness of the proposal — the more readily as it is certain that a free and easy discharge of the duties is unlikely to be tolerated in the future either by the Local Government Board or the Guardians. it is not as if Dr. Thomas suffered by the change. The Act adopted a few years ago is generous to officials to an extent involving grass in- justice to tlae ratepayers. lu virtue of it officials, who, when appointed, had no ex- pectation of a pension, and who have con- tributed very little to the fund, are put in as favourable a position as if a pension had been taken into account when fixing the scale of remunerations, and as if the officials hcd been I ca ving into the fund during tl:e "whole time thev have besa employed by a public authority.
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The Star-chamber methods of the Corpora- tion committee supervising the construction of I the Cray Water Works are deepeni ng the feel- ings of distrust pievalent among the rate- payers. It is known that the contractors have put in claims which roughly represent about £ 40,000, and that these claims are being arbitrated upon. Known also in a general way is the fact that the scheme is going the way of former water schemes, which, without ex- ception, made the original estimate oi their cost look ridiculous. The Cray work is hope- lessly behind time, with the consequence that fresh Parliamentary powers mcy have to be obtained, and the public will be deprived for years of the benefits of all improved water supply. Five years ago, when the pipes had been in the ground for a long time. it seemed an absurd proceeding to plant in the earth a large sum of public capital, where it was bound to depreciate in value with the lapse of time. A cast-iron pipe has- only a limited life, and it is a notorious hict that the process of deterioration is more rapid when no water is I. being passed through it. The management of the scheme by the Cor- poration has, from the outset, not been of such a character as to inspire the public with confidence, and hence the feeling of im- patience with the policy of secrecy pursued is exceedingly keen. We recognise, and the public also, that, with a possible lawsuit im- pending. there is need of caution in publicly discussing the points of difference with the contractors. But it is carrying caution to excessive lengths when the ratepayers are carefully excluded from any information what- ever respecting the progress that is being made. The public have, by long usage, be- come accustomed to peculiar treatment from the Corporation, else the Water Works Com- mittee would find the demand for light per- fectly irresistible.
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= The situation in China is grave, and Russia has aggravated it by initiating isolated action emphasising the breaking up of the under- standing between the Allies. Xo special im- portance need be attached to the apparent readiness of the United States to play second fiddle to the Muscovite Empire. President McKinley is thinking less of China or Europe I than of the Presidential Election in November next. At the present time he is manoeuvring to weaken the anti-expansionist sentiment by showing that the administration, so far from desiring to embark upon new enterprises, is taking the lead among the Powers in pro- moting self-denying covenants. There may be exciting events any day, for the German Emperor is in danger of being made to look foolish, and he is not patient under diplomatic reverses, and is apt to plunge desperately when his plans miscarry, as they seem des- tined to do in China.
SWANSEA CYMNRODORION MUSICAL…
SWANSEA CYMNRODORION MUSICAL SOCIETY. SUCCESSFUL IvEHEARSAL AT THE ALBERT HALL. At the National Eisteddfod to be held at Liverpool a fortnight hence, the Swansea Cymmrodorion Glee Society intend making a bold bid for the prize in the male voice com- petition. The test pieces are "Crossing the Plain" (Maklwyn Price) and "Cyrus in Baby- lon" (Boulanger). On Monday evening a public rehearsal was given at the Albert Hall, Swansea, which turned out to be a great suc- cess in every sense. The spacious h(111 was crowded in every part, and the vast audience was delighted with the excellence of the fare provided. The party rendered the two test pieces twice during the evening, and were heartily cheered by the audience. The im- pression created on the critics was undoubt- edly a favourable one, and it is safe 10 say that the Cymmrodorion Glee Society's rendi- tions at Liverpool will take an immensity of beating. Mr. J. D. Thomas (the conductor) has worked indefatigably to bring bis party to such a high standard, and his numerous ad- mirers earnestly hope that his efforts will he crowned with success. The party is composed of sixty picked voices, among the list being a corssi<lie.rabki number of prominent local soloists. The artistes who assisted the party on Monday evening were: Miss L. Williams (Llinos y Graig), Miss Rachel Thomas, Mr. Richard Thomas (Llanelly), and Mr. L. R. Bowen, Swansea. Each of these was vocife- rously encored, one of the most pleasing items being "The moon tiath raised her lamp a.bove" (d<uet), ooautifully, given by Messrs. Richard Thomas and L. R. Bowen, who can fairly lay chum to tho t'tle of "unbeaten du £ rttists." Miss Williams' "O! na byddai'n haf o h.,d" was well received, and so was "Good-bye, daddy." by Miss Rachel Thomas. Mr. Richard Thomas was in fine form, and his renditions of "The heavenly song" and "The last watch" w-ere highly appreciated. His encore song was the ever-green "Mima." Mr. L. g. Bowen's splendid baritone voice was heard to advantage in "The wreck, a new composition which he gave with true dramatic instinct. His fine rendition of this song comoelled all encore, to which he respe-uded with the ever- acceptable favourite, "The Wolf." Mr. Bowen's rendition of the "Toreador" song from "Ca.rmen" also brought the Jicuse down. Mr. David Richards was the accompanist,and he acquitted himself well. The rehearsal was a musical success, and from a financial point of view it exceeded everybody's anticipations. The party will sing at the Mumbles Pier on Thursday evening next, and another concert will be given on the eve of their departure for the National Eisteddfod.
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SWANSEA EMPIRE. There is an interesting and powerful pro- gramme at the Empire this week. Miss Helen Stewart, whose "transformation dances"—the "songs" were on the programme ouly-are a treat. Her transformations are complete and marvellously rapid, the dancing deserving (If the applause that greets it. The Bandurrias. mandolinists and guitarists—five of them, two mandolines and three guitars—two ladies and three gentlemen—twiddle themselves into the audit nce's favour with a medley of popular airs prior to the entry of Tennyson and 0 Gor- man, whose patter is original and effective. They were several times recalled, but Mr. James Merrylees, vocalist and character actor, takes first prize. The features of this man are not exactly handsome, but they have strcngiy marked characteristics. He wave two songs —the latter, "Keep on the sunny side( picked up the house and carried it away. His encore representation, a London coster, reciting the "Charge of the Light Brigade." and a Scotch- man. ditto, are in themselves well worth the tanner you pay to enter. Flo l>'OrviUe, with a rather pretty sung. "My heart i" your heart," comes next, and then CharLs E. Edwa.rds, who is better on a. mouth organ than as a tramp comedian, though not to lie sneeztd at as a fun maker in the latter capacity. Lieut. Travis, the ventriloquist, was unfortunately unable to appear through iilncss on Monday night, thus the Bio-Tableaux concludes the show, a number of excellent living pictures are unwound, including panoramic views of the Paris Exhibition, the hoisting of the British flag at Pretoria, and various South African scenes. Thei-e pictures are good ones. A thrilling representation of an attack on a /missionary station at Pekin. though manifestly "got up." was greeted with a thunderous ap- plause that the Transvaal pictures were in- capable of eliciting. Portraits of British generals and of Queen Victcj-ia wind up a gûbd series of pictures, and the National Anthem turns folks out in the good old way.
]WELSH TINPLATE TRADE.I
] WELSH TINPLATE TRADE. I WORKS CLOSING DOWN. I linplate manufacturers are now m the seri- ous position of being unable to obtain any but rumous orders. Tirydail, Glamorgan, and Maestog Works are idle, Llantrissant Works are stopping, and the Duffryn Works will, after 28 days, only work from day to day. The Old Lodge Works, Llanelly, are also said to be in difficulties. It is now said that of late there has been unreasonable cutting of prices. The American Tinplate Co. has, as the result probably of their fine exhibit a.t the Paris Exhibition, booked an order for a thou-" saad boxes of tinplates. American prices being high, and Welsh prices being low, there is a chance that the importation of Welsh tin- plates into the States may be resumed. There is now a probability that 1,000,000 less cases for packing salmon will be required in British Columbia, this year. As most of these cases are supplied by Welsh firms, this decrease must, have some efleet on local manufacturers.
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PAUPER MEDICAL ATTENDANCE AT SWANSEA. MEETING OF GENKllAL PURPOSES | COMMIT t'KK. SUGGESTED P.Kl-'ORMS. On Monday afternoon a meeting of the General Purposes Committee of the Swansea Board of Guardians, Dr. Gomer Lewis pre- siding, was held to consider a report of the I sub-committee recommending, with regard to the. question of the adequate duration of medical visits to the Workhouse, that the medical officer should make either himself or by deputy. daily visits not later than five o clock in the afternoon, and also recommend- ing the Guardians to take into consideration the questmn of the appointment of a resident medical officer. Mr. Griff. Davies moved the adoption of the report, and Mr. Devonald seconded. Mr. David Davies drew attention to the fact that the medical officer was absent from the room, and when this was done the Clerk (Mr. Llew. Jenkins) immediately tele- phoned for Dr. Thomas. Mr. H. G. Solomon, drawing atten- tion to a part of the report of 0 the sub- committee which recommended that the I' medical officer or his deputy should inform each of the nurses hy telephone of his presence at the W orkhouse, and ascertain from each whether there were any cases on Yi .-h she desired to consult him, suggests, that it would be a better way for the nurses to supply the master of tlfe Workhouse each morning before 9.30 with a list of all the im- portant oases, and that the Master should supply the doctor with the list. Several members of the Board concurred with the suggestion, and Mr. David Davies supplemented it by stating that the records should be kept in writing. 1 The Chairman We all agree to that. Replying to Mr. Philip Jenkins, Mr. J. W. Johnston said the recommendation of the sub- committee was simply that either Dr. Thomas or his deputy was to visit the house every day not later than five o'clock. He understood thait by the orders of the Local Government Board the medical officer was to attend at the Workhouse whenever he was wanted in cases of emergency. The report was then unanimously adopted in its amended form, it being understood that it was open for the members to consider other questions affecting the general matter of the medical attendance of paupers at Swansea. Mr. David Davies said that since the dis- cussion of this question was commenced a new element had been introduced., and in view of it he thought it might be made a recommenda- tion to the Board whether the time had not come when they should make an effort to place the medical attendance of paupers on a more satisfactory footing. He did not imply any reproach to Dr. Howeil Thomas, but they must remember that while the medi- cal work of the Workhouse had been increas- ing year by year, Dr. Thomas had been grow- ing older, and in his (Mr. Davies') opinion the present condition of affairs called for the ap- pointment of a resident doctor, who would be available at all times. He tlierefore suggested tha.t they should consider whether they might be able to make such an offer to Dr. Thomas as would induce him to assist the Board in in- troducing a new system. On his present salary and fees of £500. Dr. Thomas was entitled to a superannuation allowance of £180, but in five yeiu's he would complete his forty years' service, and would then be entitled to £200. The Guardians had the power to extend the period of set-vice, and what he (Mr. Davies) thought was that they should do this, and thus entitle the medical officer at once to his full superannuation allowance, which he hoped the doctor would live long to enjoy. Mr. Davies further discussed the financial aspect of the question, and then added that the £200 would not come out directly from local rates, but from a fund created for the purpose. If the arrangement which he suggested were adopted the Board woukl "oe left £500 to deal with. His opinion was that even with a resident medical officer the work could be well done for j not nx>re than £ 300, which would mean a saving of £200, and in view of all these facts ne was going to ask the committee whetner vas not desirable that a small committee of two or three members should see Dr. Thomas and ascertain exactly what his views were on the subject, and, if possible, to induce him to the subject, and, if possible, to induce him to take the view of the Guardians. he Chairman Suppose we first adopt the I principle. Mr, Davies agreed, and then moved that in the opinion of the Board the time had come when, providing the concurrence of Dr. Taonias can be obtained, that a resident medi- I eaIofficer be obtained for the Swansea Union. The Chairman gladly seconded. Thait, he added, waS his suggestion at the commence- ment of the last meeting, but he and Mr. Havies did not then quite understand each I other. He believed that Dr. Thomas would iiut stand in the way for a moment, and he I thought the change would be a great improve- rnc-nt for the Workhouse. Mr. F. H. Glynn Price supported, stating that he agreed with the Chairman that, pro- vided they put Dr. Thonris on such a footing that he would secure his maximum re- I tiring allowance, he would in no way oppose the Guardians. He thought — in fact, he was sure— that it would be an ad- vantage to all concerned if such an arrange- ) ment could be carried out. Mr. J. H. Stevens, while affirming that .he was not opposed to the proposition, questioned whether it was in order. Mr. David Davies reminded the committee that the resolution of the Board authorised the committee to deal -with the whole question. Mr. Griffith Davies also supported. The Chairman added that he was glad it had come to this. It was a change they had been asking for for many a day. Mr. H. G. Solomon observed that the com- mittee could not act until the Board itself had had authorised it to do so. Mr. Philip Jenkins eulogised the services 01 Dr. Thomas, and, referring to the recent re- J port of the Inspector, observed that Mr. ,'ii rdia-m did not know what he was talking about. He did not know that Dr. Thomas had to attend to out-patients so much. The proposition wais then put to the meet- ing. and carried unanimously. It was then decided to request the sub- committee to sea Dr. Thomas and ascertain whether he would be willing to retire, and, ii so, on what terms. This concluded the business of the meeting.
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THE POJT BAG. s The Swansea Guardians wer-e quite a happy family on Monday. Every resolution was passed unanimously. A barber near the Gasworks is said to hüve cut the hair and shaved eight persons in the space of twenty minutes for a wager, on Saturday night. There's a—champion. A correspondent writes that some of the conductors of the new electric cars are at titties so lost in self-consciousness and prida at their new surroundings that they very rarely condescend to notice a perspiring in- dividual running to overtake the oar. "The termination of the Taff Yale strike bid? fair to end happily," remarks the "Daily Post." On this "Prussic Acid'" says he has observed that tei-minations alwaya do "end." It is a characteristic. — Glad to hear that, ittx>rts McGurghr; but do they always end happily? Mr. E. J. Rickard of Swansea is doing ad- mirably in the music-hall profession. For I some weeks past he has been singing at the Palace Theatre, London—a real distinction for a comparative novi^d. Acting upon the advice of his agents, he is about to change hia "business" from tlLte of a tenor vocalist to one of character singer. Mr. Jeukin Jones, clerk to the Swansea magistrates, was trying to and out why a summons was required for assault. "WelL what .I' l lIe say to you—did he say he would 'k.u you,' or 'knock your head off,' or any- thing like that T' "He called me "Oh, never mind what he called you—are you afraid he will do something to you?" "Yes." Application granted. What a matter-of-fact, plain, unimagina- tive people we must be when a diver is allowed to descend into the deep without exciting any curiosity, and defy all the ter- rors of the waters. This is just what hap- pened on Monday, when Diver Stroud disap- peared in the North Dock. What a sensation he would have excited in another age. The diver is just now like the white elephant- uninteresting. A cynic writes to state that, after the highly-imaginative qualities displayed by the people of Cwmbwrla during the last few day? he expects the beautiful (?) suburb will, iT the future, send many poets into the worldr Edgar Allan Poe himself could scarcely havi done anything more imaginative than th4 stories which the industrious tinplaters set going over the alleged ghastly discovery on the Graig last Friday. "Two years ago on Monday we were read- ing reports of the Battle of Omdurman, organised and won by a Freeman of thfl Borough of Cardiff," says the "Western MaiL" When February 18th, 1901, comes round, we shall be able to remember that a year before we were reading accounts of the Battle of Paardeberg, organised and lost by a Freeman of the Borough of Cardiff. Ever since Kitchenei had that "honour" he has suffered from demo- ralisation. Abergwynfi Tunnel, on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, is about three miles long, and is not lighted. A gang of workmes recently engaged about midnight in making some repairs therein, were astonished to sea a woman pass through. It seems she makes a practice of doing so to shorten the journey to her home. Having regard to the facts that thæe is only a single line; that she cannot know when a train may pass through, and that the interior of the tunnel is as dark as pitch* she must be a woman of "grit" and nerve. The boy who has been setting the nerves of the Swansea police and reporters on edge (says the "Mail") by his cock-and-bull story of a dead child is suspected to be the same youth who, later in the evening, let a ferret go running about in a third-class carriage fuil of women whilst passing through Cockett Tunnel. He produced a remarkable scene of excitement in both cases, and has been offered an engagement on a New York paper. A correspondent writes —Great credit i* due to the captain and officers off the 8.S. Oliver for their success in bringing the Tail Vale strike to a peaceful end. It will be re- membered that the Oliver was engaged to carry the mails at the commencement of the strike. At first it was thought that the union would interfere, but as soon as it be- came known that the Oliver had been re- centJy fitted with a new compound hydraulic gun, which is loaded with Hour powder and mounted on a new Bell-mouthed carriage and Holmes slide, it was decided to allow her to pass for the sake of all concerned. It is believed that Sir John Llewelyn has been priming himself with humorous military matter from certain books, printed in the reign of George III. On Saturday, at the picnic, the lion, member was simply great with his "That reminds me of what happened at the beginning of the century." The com- pany present, some of whom can do that sort 1,)£ thing fairly well themselves, pricked up their ears every time the aAove formula fell from the lips of Sir John, For example, dur- ing a so-called shooting competition—"getting really for the next war," as Mr. Morris, put it —-meditation upon the absolute immunity from danger which the spot covered by the bullseye afforded, switched on the anecdotal current, and he began, "Now that reminds me, etc." The story was of an individual who invented what he said was a bullet-proof coat. The man was so confident of the invul- nerability of the garment that he submitted it to be fired at. So a tile of the Guards were brought out to test the invention, but not one of them could hit it! The club marks- men smiled sadly at this recital, and fired another volley. "It is the lack of imagination," says Rev. J. A. Harriss, M.A., the vicar of Holy Trinity, Swansea, in elL"; month's "Parish Magazine," "that is ihicfiy responsible for the lukewarmness o: 1^2 many who do not work, and the hope! ■ of the few who do work in the Church o. England. We require the larger outlook order to attain to the iareer hope. But we cuu no more be filled with the zeal of the community spirit in ecclesiastical matters than we can in Imperial and national matters unless the imagination is enriched so as to rive encouragement and fervour by a sense of the vastness of the\field and the multitude of the workmen," A gentleman residing at Greenhill, glorying in the name of Pott, sends us the following regarding two individuals of the name of Shott and Nott:—Some years ago a duel was said to have been fought in Texas by Alex- ander Shott and John S. N otto Nott was shot, and Shott was not. A Texas paper thins commented on it :—In this case it was better to be Shott than Nott. There is a rumour that Nott was not shot, but Shott avows that he was not, which proves either that the shot Shott shot at Nott was not shot, or that Nott was shot notwithstand.ng. It may be made to appear on trial that tne Shott shot shot Nott, or, ait accidents Wllh firearms are frequent, it may be possible that that, the shot Shott shot shot Shott himself. Then the whole atfair would resolve itself into its original elements, and Shott would be shot and Nott would be not. We think, however, that the shot Shott shot shot nut Shott, but Nott. Anyway, it is hafd to tell who was shot. A