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public 3musfnirnts. ~OARDIFF. rpHEATRE JJOYAL, CARDIFF. Lessee and Manager ROBERT REDFORD. CLOSED FOR SUMMER VACATION. RE-OPEXING AUGUST Stk a!1021 Grand THEATRE. LeSke and Manager EDWARD QUIGLEY. TO-NIGHT and During the Week. THE. WEB OF FATE. Popular Prices and Time a8uLlua1._a!!095- "'Tig not in mortals to comrcand success, but we'll do more—deserve it."—Addison. THE CARDIFF jgMPIRE, QUEEX-STREET. Managing Director OSWALD STOLL. TO-NIGHT. THE BIGGEST MAN IX THE WORLD: WILKINS, THE QIANT. SIGNOR AND MADAME BORELLI, In Humorous Musical "TIT-BITS." STARR AND LESLIE, A New and Clever Specialty Act. GRIFFIN A>TD DUBOIS, The Funniest of all Acrobatic Comedians. DIXON BROTHERS, Musical Comedians. FRED EARLE, Comedian. THE CHANNINGS, Operatic and Ballad Duettists. FRANK DUNLOP, Comedian. MISS ALICE ORMONDE, Songstress and Dancer. MISS FLORRIE GILMORE, J Comediei-ne. BICYCLES STORED FREE OF CHARGE. Two Performances Nightly Early one be- tween 7 o'clock and 9; late one between 9 o'clock and 11. Box Office Open Daily (with exception of Saturdays) 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Saturdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.in. Plan of Grand Circle. No booking' fees. Telephone No. 625. NEWPORT. NEWPORT empire, CHARLES-STREET. Managing Director OSWALD STOLL. TO-NIGHT! HARRY TATE. the Premier Mimic, in his Mimetic Sketch, "Contempt of Court." The GLRNROY TROUPE. SISTERS EMERALD. The RENOWNED JACKSON FAMILY. Mr. 3HAS. PASTOR, FRED LINCOLN. Mies NELLIE RANDALL. From the Afhambra Theatre. London. CHUNG LING SOO, the Wonderful Chine*e_Oonjarer. excursions* p. AND A. CAMPBELL (LIMITED). CARDIFF AND WESTON. LADY MARGARET and RAVENSWOOD. &0. (Weather and circumstances permitting). JULY. LEAVE CARDIFF. i LEAVE WESTOX. Mon., 8-8.30, 9.30, 10.30, Men, 8-9.15, 10.15. 11.15 11.30 a-in., 1.45, 715, 8.0 I a.m., 12.15,645, 8,30, 9.0 pm p m. Tues,, 9 -8.Ja, 9,30, 11.30 Tnes., 9 9.15. 1015 a.m, *1.0, 2-30 p.n:. *1.40, 8.0. 8.50 p.m. Wed., 10^*9.0, 10.0. 11.0 Wed,, 10 —*9,45,+1' .45,11,45 a m^, 1.0,2.0,3.0,3,45 p. rn a.m, 1.45, :45. 345. 9.0p m Thurs., 11-10.0, "11,0 a.m., Thur* 11-1) 0. *11.45 a.m, 12.0noon. *1.0.2.0.3.0 p.rn I 12.45, *1.40, 4.0, 10.0 p.m. Fri., 12-5.45, 11.30a. rn. *1.0. I Fri.. 12- 1(1.45 0.,10., 12 30, 2.50.5.3e.450p.m. *1.40. 3-15, 5.15, 5.30 p.m. Sat., 13-4.45a.m.,12.45,2.0, [ Sat., 13 12.15, 1.45, 2.45, 5.0. *4.0. 5.0. 6.0 p.m. j_ 3.45. *4-45, 6.30. 6.45 p._m._ SPECIAL SAILINGS. MONDAY, JULY 8th. CLEVEDON (Via WESTON)—Cardiff. 1.45 p.m.; Clevedon, 5.45 p.m.: Weston. 6.45 p.m. TUESDAY. JULY 9th. PORTHCAWL. MUMBLES, and TENBY.—Car- diff. 9.30 a.m.; Tenby, 6.0 p.m.; Mumbles, 8.0 p.m.; Porthcawl. 3.30 n.m. MINEHEAD (Via WESTONI.-Cardiff. 11.30 a.m.; Minehead. 7.0 p.m.: Weston. 8.30 p.m. CLEVEDON (VIA WESTON).—Cardiff. 2.30 Tm.; Cleyedon. 7.0 p.m.: Weston. 8.0 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10. WHOLE DAY TRIP to CLEVEDON (Via V/ESTON).—Cardiff 10.0 a.m.. Cleyedon 11.30 a.m. (direct) aud 8.0 p.m. (via Weston). SPECIAL CHEAP TRIP to MIXEHEAD and •ILFRACOMBE.—Cardiff 2.45 p.Ill., Ilfracoinbe 7.1a p.m.. Minehead 9.0 p.m. Special Return Fares (thU Trip nnty): Minehead. 2s. and 28.6<1.; Dfracombe. 2s. 6d. and 3s. 6d. AFTERNOON TRIP to CLEVEDON (Via WESTON).—Cardiff 30 p.m., Clevedon 8.0 p.m., Weston 3.45 p.m. THURSDAY. JULY 11. MINEHEAD. ILFRACOMRE. and CLO- VELLY.—Cardiff 10.0 a.m.. Ciovelly 6.0 p.m.. Dfracombe 730 p.m.. Minehead 9.15 p.m. CLEVEDON (Via "WESTON).—Cardiff 2.0 p.m., Clevedon 9.0 p.m., Weaton 10.0 p.m. ItEGULAR SER VI C E TO LYNMOUTH AND ILFRACOMBE. JULY. LEAVE CARDIFF, tLEAVR fLFRACeMBE Monday, 8—9.30 a.m. Monday, 8—4.2U p ni- Tuesday, 9-9.30 am. |Tuesdaj,9—4-45 p.m. Monday, 15—9.15 a.m. Monday, 15—4 20 p m. Tuesday. 16-9.30 a.m. Tuesday. 16—4.20 p.m. i Wednesday, 17—9.30 a m. I Wednesday, 17—4 20 p.m. Thursday, 18-9.30 a.m. Thursday, 18-4.20 p.m. Steamer calls off Lyninonth To and Fro. Steamer leaves Lynmouth 35 minutes after IIfracombe. Cheap Route to Deven and Cernwall in con. nectioB with the London and South Western Railway. Steamer leaves Penarth Ten Minute* !ater than Cardiff except Tripe marked thus For Further Particulars. Tickets. Ac., apply te Mr. WM. GUY. 70a. Bute-street, Cardiff. a10185 BARRY RAILWAY AND P. AND A. CAMPBELL (LIMITED). IE-OPENING of DAILY SERVICE. Without Break of Jotirnev, between PORTH. CAR- 1)IFF. BARRY. PONTYPRIDD. Ac.. and MINE- HEAD. LYNMOUTH, ILFRACOMBE, Ac., via BARRY PIER. —— TIME-TABLE BETWEEN CARDIFF AND MINEITEAD, VIA BARRY PIER (Wind, Weather, and other Circumstances Permitting) :— JULY. Train Leaves Riverside Steamer Leaves Cardii?. Minehead, 8—8-35 a.m., 1.13 »■ m. 8—10,30 a.m., 6-30 p.m- 9—9.20 a.m,, 2.32 p.m. 9—11.10 am., 8.0 p.m. 10—9.20 a.m., 4.23 p.m. 10—11.10 a.m., 6.30 p.m. l'—9-20 a-m,, 2.32 pm- II—1110 a m., p.m. 13—9.20 a.m., 2.32 p.m. 12—11.10 a.m., 6.30 p.m. 13—9.20 a.m., 2.32 p.m. 13—13,10, a.m, 6-30 p.m. 9-9.20 a.m., 2.32 p.m. 9-11.10 a.m., 8.0 p.m. 10-9.20 a.m., 4.23 p.m. 10-11.10 a.m., 6.30 p.m. l'—9-20 a-m,, 2.32 pm- II—1110 a m., p.m. 13—9.20 a.m., 2.32 p.m. 12—11.10 a.m., 6.30 p.m. 13-9.20 a.m., 2.32 p.m. 13-11,10, a.m, 6-30 p.m. TIME-TABLE BETWEEN CARDIFF AND WESTON. VIA BARRY PIER. JULY. Train Leave* Riverside } Steamer Leaves Station, Cardiff- I Weston- 8—11.5 a.m., 7.15 p.m. I 8:-12.40, 8.45 p.m. 10-2.32, 7.15 p.m 110-4.0,8.45 p.m. TIME-TABLE between CARDIFF and LYN- MOUTH and ILFRACOMBE. via BARRY PIER. for JULY. A Steamer will leave Barry Pier at 10.5 a.m. en Each Week Day, after the arrival of the 9.20 a.m. Tram from Riverside Station, i Cardiff, of the 8.38 a.m. Train from Porth, and of the 8.30 a.m. Train from Bridgend. Pas- sengers from ihe latter Train change at Barry. A Steamer will leave Iifracomte each Week Day as under:- p.m. Jaly 1st to Sth. inclusive 4.20 „ 9th to 13th, „ 4.45 „ 15th to 23rd, „ 4.20 „ 24th to 29th 4.45 30th and 31st 4.20 The Steamer will call off Lynmeuth about 35 minates afte- leaving Dfracombe. A Train will await the arrival of the Steamer at Barry Pier. Passengers for Pontypridd. Porth. and Stations north of Porth, also for the Vale of Glamorgan Line, will leave Barry Pier at 7.45 p.m., or Barry Island at 7.48 p.m. Passengers L holding Through Tickets will be allowed te break their journey at either Barry or Barry Island. The Vale of Glamorgan Passengers mast change at Barry. Trains running in connection with the Steamers will step at all Stations in both oirectiens. For Times at Intermediate Sta- tions and ether information see Bills. The Fares (cembined Rail and Steamer) from Cardiff (Riverside station) Je all places visited by the Steamers going from Barry Pier are the same all from Cardiff by beat aiene. Fare Lists d.re exhibited at all Statiens. For Farther Particulars apply to Mr. Wm. Gay, 70a. Bate-street. Cardiff, or to the General Manager. Barry Railway, Barry Deck. a10582 ROCKET gTAGE QOACH. 1 THE COACH WILL BUN AS FOLLOWS RAGLAN TRIP. TINTERN TRIP. Tuesday :.Jttly 9 Wednesday July 17 Thursday „ ll^^tmrsday July 19 Saturday 13'fc-iday Jnly 19 Monday July 15 > Return Fare:—Newport to Raglan, 7s. 6d. Newport to TIntern, 8s. Coach leaves King's Head, Newport, at 10.0 :1.m., reaching Newport en return iournev at 7.20 p.m. Seats Booketi at King's Head. New- port. Roval Hotel. Cardiff; and Beaufort Arms. Chepstow. F. RUTHERFOORD HARRIS. Proprietor. 74487 rpHE 100 BEST PICTURES NOW ON -1- t^ALE. PRICE ONE SHILLING I ER PART. 1 POSTAGE FOUR PENCE EXTRA.—WESTERN MHL LIMITED CARDIFF. 9 IT^YPEWRITING TAUGHT AT THE 1.1- WESTERN Matt, OFFICE. CARptgF. Justness HAVE YO J LOST MONEY Through paying the exaggerated ordinary Retail Prices? DEAL DIRECT WITH H. SAMUEL Obtain Goods of best value and newest designs. fresh and bright from the factory, and SAVE ONE-HALF. GREAT STOCK- TAKING SALE OF WATCHES, CLOCKS, RINGS, BROOCHES, BRACELETS, SILVERWARE, CUTLERY, &c. A perfect carnival of bewildering bargains incredible unless seen. UNEXAMPLED REDUCTIONS. BEST QUALITY. HIGHEST VALUE. FACTORY PRICES. WATCHES. Ladies' and Gent's < Watches in endless variety. Solid MO/O Silver and upwards. RINGS, very handsome 15-Carat. r Hall Marked Betrothal Rings, clOf Diamonds, Rubies, and Sapphires J MASSIVE KEEPERS. 18-Carat M 9, fi Gold -• » ■L-V U BROOCHES. very handsome. IS- ~) c ,/» Carat Gold Broonh. Sapphires >±o/0 and Rubies, real stones ) Very Choice GOLD BROOCHES, Jgy'Q CLOCKS in every size and pattern, ) 9 ICt finest workmanship, from i VERY HANDSOME CLOCK, eolid 1 7 /R Oak Case, massive appearance. ) THOUSANDS of OTHER BEAUTIFUL and VALU- ABLE BARGAINS at PRICES IMPOSSIBLE by ANY other SYSTEM of TRADING. H. SAMUEL ALLOWS A MONTHS FREE TRIAL WITH EVERY PURCHASE! H. SAMUEL PAYS RAILWAY FARE to every purchaser of the value of 25e. and upwards within a radius of 30 miles. TO-DAY. TO-DAY. H. SAMUEL, 7, ST. MARY-STREET, CARDIFF. And at MANCHESTER. QUB LISZT PIANO (REGISTERED), gMALL UPRIGHT GRAXD OVERSTRUNG. CASH PRICE, JE31 10s. NETT, Or may be had on Extended Payment System at a Small Sum Monthly. DALE, j^ORTY, AND CO., HIGH-STREET, CARDIFF. Also at CHELTENHAM. BIRMINGHAM, Ac.. Ac National Telephone: 1,103. e9141 SUNSEARAIN SERGE (Regd.) SUNSEARAIN SERGE (Regd.) SUNSEARAIN SERGE (Regd.) Warranted to stand the SUN, SEA, OR RAIN, SUIT TO MEASURE, 55S SOLE AGENTS: STEWART & STEWART THE CASH TAILORS, 27, 0ASTLE J. RCADE, CARDIFF. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS- e8910 gXTENSION OF gUSINESS. W. GREEN. OF 15, DUKE STREET, AJND 112, WOODVILLE ROAD, Begs to inform the inhabitants of Cardiff and environs that he has taken very extensive Premises at 98,GrKEA L jVliE1)EllICK:-STRElST And bas constructed one of the most modern Bakeries in Wales. All Bread and Pastry Baked in Messrs. TUNKS and CO.'S PATENT STEAM OVENS, thus ensuring thorough cleanliness daring the process of manufactaie and baking. We are. therefore, now in a position to supply onr patrons who have hitherto been customers for Pastry with the finest quality Bread and Rolls. Delivered Fresh Dailv. SPECIAL TERMS TO HOTELS AND WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS. bend Post-earn and Van will call. HIGHLY ORNAMENTED BRIDE AND BIRTH- DAY CAKES IN STOCK OR TO ORDER. The Supplied e8919 DAIBY CYCLES Are still the popular local mount. For finish, speed, and neat desisn they cannot be excelled One Grad" only in Daisy Cycles—highest obtain- able. Holders of the 10. 25. and sa Miles Welsh Championships in 1900. Largest Honse in the Principality for Plating, Enamelling, and Lining. C?reful attention given to any mate Cycle sent to ouir wefrks for repairs. Experienced engineers kept for repairs to Motor Cars. Quadricycles. and Tricycles. Agent for the Genuine De Dion Motor. Write for Catalogue Nat Tel. 632. AYLIFFE AND SONS, Daisy Cycle & Motor Works. Cardiff A Newport. e8396 "Express" Specials. ATHLETICS, BY W. BEACH THOMAS. PROGRAMME:— June 28.—TRAJNING. Jnly 5.—THE GOVERNMENT OF ATHLE- TICS. „ 12.—SPRINTING AND DISTANCE RUN- NING. „ 19.—SOME GREAT RUNNERS AND THEIR RACES. „ 26,-CROS:;J COUNTRY RUNNING. Aag. 2.—SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY ATH. LETICS. 9.—AMERICAN V. ENGLISH ATHLE- TICS. „ 16.—HAMMER-THROWING AND WEIGHT. PUTTING. iflenep* THE PROVINCIAL UNION BANK Continue# Lend Large Sams Daily FRI* £ 10 10 £ 500 CI NOT* d Hand Alone, or on any otfaei Approved Security, to All CLASPS in Knsiand and Walea; all communications strictly private; tliis busi. ness having been established a great many years has (rown to be one of tbe best known and largest in the kingdom.—Call or writ* to the Manager, 1, Queen- square, Bristol, or at 16, St. John's-iquare, Cardiff. 71715 M~ 6UTGA.GES —Friendly Society Trustees hare about £ 16,000 to LITEST in Large or Small SUBS, ne 4 to 5 per cent., on Land or Houses in Wale. or Mon- mouthshire—Write XI 57. Western Mail, Cardiff. t9859 DBMS FROM £ 20"T0^I,3,300 ADYANCED^AT O SHOUT NOTICE. On Approyed Note of Hanrl. l'e18oual, or Other Securities. Charges Arranged Before Transitions are Completed. Mortgages on Property KffecW at Current Rates of Interest. Tourists and Season Tickets Pllrcbued and Arranged fOl Clients on the Payment Principle. Money adyauced on second mortgages. Apply I. W. LLOYlJ, Manager, FIKLDINhR (LTD.), HAYES-BUILDUPS, THE RAYES, ■8933 k CAKDIFP npHE CHARING CROSS BANK. JL Kstabiiiihed 1870. 119 ft 120. Bi?hopa;ate-st. Within, E C., and I T 28, Bedford-street, Charing Cross, W.C., Asset# £5E.475 0 0 Liabilities £009.475 0 9 Capital and Rejerre £303.000 0 0 LOANS of £30 to £2,000 sranted at a few hours' notice, in town or country, male or female, on mort;a £ e of fIlm iture, farm and trade stock, plant, crops, &3.. without removal, and to assist PERSONS into business. Also en deeds, policies, and reversions. Dis- tance no object. EASY payments. Spedal facilities to all requiring banking accnunt8. Deposits of £ 10 and upwards received U5 under: — S p.c. rer an., subject to 3 months' notice of withdrawal. 6 p C. per an., Bubjtod to 6 months' notice of withdrawal. 7 p.c. per an., subject to 12 months' notice of withdrawal Special teTms for longer periods. Interest paid quar- teriv. Write or call for prospectus. The-Terminal Deposit Bonds pay nearly 9 PER cent., and are a safe investment. A. WILLIAMS. H. J. TALL. Joist Managers. The-Terminal Deposit Bonds tII)" nearly 9 pel cent., and aTe a safe inypstment A. WILLIAMS. H. J. TALL. Joist Managers. 35usmfss THE MOST NUTRITIOUS. E P P S'S GRATEFUL-COMFORTING. COCOA BREAKFAST SUPPER I^RCHERS^I GGMMRETURMS 1 ||re REGISTERED E3S^ I ac-simile of One-Ounce Packet. Archer's tiolden Returns The Perfection of Pipe Tsbaeea. enOL. SWKRT, AND FRAGRANT. > gubltc Rettctt-. PRIVATE RESIDENCE FOR C'GRE OF EXCESSIVE USE OF ALCOHOL, Special Medicinal Treatment for ALCOHOLIC DISEASES has been sncressfully established in Glasgow since August, 1898; .in Dublin since October, 1899; and now in Cardiff and London. Over 503 Patients have undergone treatment. Duration of Treatment—Three Weeks only. Patients under no restraint. Satisfactory references. Terms and all Infor- mation furnished at the Haeey Institute Offices. 35. Windsor-place. Card if alO-325 ^alrs! tip 3urttmn CHURCH-STREET SALEROOMS. IMTR. A. SETCHFLELD has received instructions to SELL by AUCTION, on THURSDAY NEXT. Julv 11. 1901. a Large Quan- tity of superior HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE and EFFECTS, which has been removed from various residences in the town, comprising two pianos by Dale and Forty and Schumann, 6ft. walnut sideboa.rrl. three saddlebag suites, gilt pier-glass, walnut overmantel, Brussels and velvet pile carpets, rugs, curbs, brasses, clock, bronzes, mahogany bookcase. a handsome American oak bedroom suite, mahogany gent's wardrobe, several pairs of toilets, 3ft. 6in. satin walnut bedroom suite, single and double sets of ware, several brass and iron bedsteads, overlays, spring mattress, feather beds, bedroom carpets, oilcloth, stair baize, pictures. Ac. Also a large quantity of kitchen furniture, seized under distress for rent. Sale at Two o'clock sharp. 1307nll ^5!rtl)5,iilatTtages & Beatl) £ The Children cf the late Mrs. Guthrie thank all friends for th,eir kind sympathy.

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I Comments and Criticisms. BY "COCHFARF." I have devoted several paragraphs to the discussion of the dangers that arise in col- lieries through the treacherous presence of coal gas, and the inquest held at Ynyshir on Friday on the body of John Cover, col- liery fireman, gives an instance of the enor- mons risks that accompany the colliers' occupation. A sheet of brattice cloth-a material used to form temporary air pas- sagr-s-had been knocked down, thus causing an accumulation of gas. into which Gover went to ascertain whether the workers on the other side were working in the right direction or not, but so strong was the gas that he was suffocated on the spot. This fatality was serious enough, but the greatest novic-i in colliery work can well imagine what would have happened if any- one there had a defective lamp, or even had a spark been generated by the kick of a shoe-tip upon cne of the tram-rails. The National Collieries, where this incident happened. ha.s a full complement of work- men, and an explosion would have over- shadowed the fatalities that accompanied that which has just taken place at Aber. No one could be blamed, possibly, and a similar acciaent probably would account for tWany of the disasters in the past that will never be satisfactorily explained. The inhabitants of Grangetown are alive to their share of the gocd things that the corporation are contemplating in the immediate future, and the ex-mayor caused some disappointment at the meeting held in that ward on Friday by pointing out that the residents will be deprived of the use of double-decked electric cars owing to the Board of Trade insisting upon a clear six feet being maintained between the upper deck of the tram and the lower line of the bridge girders, and that a lowering of the Penarth-road dip under the Great Western Railway would inconvenience the general traffic. Nor is this the only diffi- culty in the way of getting the necessary space for double-decked cars. The crown of the sewer arch at this point is so near to the road surface that no lower- ing of the roadway can be carried through without lowering the sewer also, and, inas- much as the sewer is at almost a dead level as at present constructed, any lowering of the eastern end rtnll endanger an ever- recurring choking of the sewer. This is an unfortunate fact, but a single-decked car is preferable to choked sewers and drains, unless the dimensions of the caN be re, considered, for there is no Board of Trade bar to the diameter of wheels or to the inner headroom of the cars. f The multiplication of bye-laws by local authorities demands the possession of an exceptionally good memory by every mem- ber of administrative authorities. A dis- trict council in South Wales proposed to construct a new road. This road .vas to be twenty-five feet in width, and, to the astonishment of the surveyor and member of the council, a letter arrived from White- hall pointing out the existence of a bye law. made by themselves, which required all new streets to be at least thirty feet widC'! As this bye-law was of the cast-iron description, admitting of no exceptional circumstances, the council had the choice of two courses—either to give up the scheme or go in for amended bye-laws! I The "Local Government Journal" is very severe upon members of county councils who resign their seats in order to become candidates for offices that are vacant under the bodies of which they have been mem- bers. Savs the writer: -"What chance has a well trained, competent official got against such candidates ? It is, indeed, a waste of paper and ink to apply for such a position." I am afraid this is too true. Lately I was present at a meet- ing of a semi-public body where an appointment of some importance was to be made, and before a single application or testimonial was read a member of the company proposed that, inasmuch as they had all made up their minds who to vote for. it was unnecessary to read any of the applications! This proved too bare-faced, however, and the more business-like sec- tion of the meeting succeeded in getting some of the applications read but whilst this was being done. a prominent public man flaunted a piece of paper on which was written the name of his favourite, and, although the appointment is not yet com- pleted, I have reason to think that the per- son so mistakenly advertised will be the successful one. He may or may not be the best man, but until he is subjected to an interview and a personal examination as to his fit- ness for the office he seeks it is an unmiti- gated piece of jobbery for any man to say he is the fittest person. A good deal of ignominy will be incurred by anyone who exposes such a practice, but there is great need for it, and the guilty persons will be often found in very unexpected quarters. The note-writer of The Shipping World (who is not a stranger to Cardiff, I presume) states that the first inquiry of many people who were not otherwise ill- informed when they reached Cardiff to visit the Royal Show was, li Where is the sea?'' "Where are the collieries?" One particular group of visitors from Lanca- shire—shrewd enough men of the world all three of them-expected to find in Cardiff, apparently, an admixture of Wigan and Blackpool, with colliery stages fringing the horizon and a boisterous water-front somewhere near the exhibition yard. Adds the writer —" The oddest thing about the greatest coal port in the world is that unless you travel to the docks you see no sign of the staple industry. The next odd thing in a seaport town, possibly, is that one has actually to go out of town to catch a glimpse or inhale the odours of tidal waters. In the sylvan glades -out Llandaff way, amid surroundings which were 'truly rural,' there was nothing to remind the visitor that some of the deepest coal-mines in the kingdom were within a dozen miles of him, and that a mile and a half away were a harbour and docks capable of sheltering the heaviest ships." There are many Cardiffians to whom this view of the town on. the Taff has not occurred, but good wine needs no bush, and good coal makes no dust; still, Cardiff has much to gain by a little more of such advertising. A correspondent has a complaint that may be in some degree remedied by inserts ing his letter here Dear Sir,—I should like to call your attention, as chairman of the Cardiff Free Libraries Committee, to an infringement of the rules in the borrowing department, which might, if -not restrained, lead to a const-a.nt grievance to serious readers. I refer to the irregular detention of books beyond four weeks' time. I have waited for a book (recommended by Professor Chapman in his open course of lectures) for over a month, and shall, probably, have to wait still longer, though I have paid for a post-card to advise me when the book will be in. I have received courteous help from the librarians in borrowinig books, and I feel sure that the fault does not rest with them but with the dilatory borrowers of books. My correspondent can rest assured that everything is being done, short of demand- ing the value of the books detained by borrowers in the manner described by him. Notice after notice is sent asking for the return of books after the borrowing time has lapsed, and fines are imposed in addi- tion. The members of the committee and the chief librarian and his staff are most anxious to avoid any friction with those who borrow books, and it is hoped that the publicity now given to this grievance will help to make unnecessary any drastic measures being adopted by the committee. Of course, this matter shall have official attention.

Walthamstow Lamp Tragedy FATHER CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER, Son Severely Censured. The inquest was held at Walthamstow on the body of Amelia, Maud Callaghan. who died from the effects of burns. On Monday night last a, quarrel ensued between the brother of the deceased and their stepfather, Joseph Hollo way, when the latter threw a paraffin lamp at his stepson, which exploded, and deceased's clothing became ignited. Holloway stands charged with causing grievous bodily harm, and was present at the inquest in custody of two warders. Thomas Henry Caliaghan, the stepson, said that he arrived home about eleven o'clock on Monday night. He asjked his mother for a few halfpence, when his father started kick- ing up a row. and called him a rogue twice. Witness hit him on the nose. making it -bleed. As witness was leaving the room his father picked up the lamp from the table and threw it, and his sister was immediately in fta mes. Joseph Holloway elected to give evidence, and was cautioned by the coroner. He said his son had been a lot of trouble, and wouldn't work. and that .vas why he called him a rogue. He picked up the lamp to frighten him. and as he was swinging it round the top came off, and he saw deceased in flames. The jury returned a verdict of "Man- slaughter" against Thomas Holloway, but added that he had received great provocation. They also severely censured the stepson, as they considered it was owing to his conduct that the affair happened.

CARDIFF MAN DROWNED AT SOUTHERNDOWN. A Cardiff man, named Richard Fullerton, aged twenty, of Spring Garden-terrace, Roath, was drowned on Sunday afternoon in the sea at Southerndown. He got in to bathe, but suddenly found himself in deep water, and. being unable to swim, sank, and disappeared from the view of his companions.. His body has not yet been recovered. Deceased was a. son of Mr. Robert Fullerton, carpenter, who is well known and respected in Traces Unionist and friendly society circles.

TUDOR WORKS ("WESTERN MAIL") WAYZGOOSE. The annual outing in connection with the Tudor Works, Cardiff, took place- on Saturday, when a party of seventy left for Weston and Clevedon. Arriving at Clevedon by the light railway about eleven o'clock, the Qiarty roamed about until dinner time, when a capital repast was sere\ed at the Bristol Hotel. Mr. C. R. Crawley occupied the chair. A short toast list was gone through, and the part,)" then drove to the several places of interest in the neighbourhood. Tea -wsw served at Glas3 Restaurant. We?ton. The remain- der of the time was spent on the sands. Home was reached aboint ten p.m. after one of the most enjoyable outiirtjrs given by the firm. The arrangements were, in the hands of a. committee, consisting of Miss Coles and Messrs. Uren. Quin. Church, :tnd Rees. Mr. C. R. Crawley carried out the .awretaria! duties

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Cardiff Rowing Club. SUCCESSFUL REGATTA AT LLANDAFF. A very enjoyable regatta was held by the Cardiff Amateur Rowing Club on the river above the weir at Llandaff on Saturday after- noon. The chief events of the day. on paper, were a nmiden four-oar race and [I jiin; ■>>•- senior four-oar race. each of which was rowed off in heals. For the maiden four-oar three crews had entered. They were from the Taff, Barry, and C,Lrdiff dubs. Barry drew the hye. The -crew were :-Scott (bow), Maccoy, W. Thomas, and G. Manisty (stroke). They borrowed a coxswain from Cardiff. The Taff Club men were:—J. S. Williams (bow), R. MitchcU. H. Jenkins, E. Gallon (stroke), and J. Collier (coxswain^. The Cardiff Cluh crew consisted of R. A. Pritchard (bow), Ivor Thomas, E. Jenkins, S. 'Cadogan (stroke), and S. Thomas (coxswain). The Cardiff boat got a way first, and held the lead all the way down, although it was not a very spirited race. liie final. between Barry and Cardiff, was a rather soft job for Cardiff. In the first heat of the junior-senior race Cardiff B crew were pitted against the Penarth Yacht Club lot. Cardiff crew were:—W. T. Hooper (bow), G. O. Common, F. J. Box, T. W. Jacobs (stroke), and S. Thomas (coxswain). The Penarth men were: —D. Rees (bow), G. Widowfield, C. P. Stranag- han, A. C. Purneli (stroke), and G. Nell (coxswain). The Cardiff crew was the one that re"ently took tlve Baldwin Challenge Vase at Stourport. The Penarth men made a pretty race of it. Cardiff won by full three lengths The second heat was between the Cardiff "A" crew and another from the Taff Club. They were:—Taff: P. Baylis (bow). C. Collier. J. K. Scott, W. A. Baylis (stroke), and J. Collier (coxswain). Cardiff: R. J. Leyshon (bow). H. T. Wakelfn. J. L. Flux, S. Roscorla (stroke). and S. Thomas (coxswain). The Taff men got away first, and making a good spin down the river came in first with a three-lengths' lead. In the final the Cardiff B" crew won by several lengths. The Taff men bad won the eight previous contests. Another number on the programme was the final in a club four-oar race, the preliminary heats of which bad been rowed off previously. The crews were :-11\ J. Leaning (bow), Ivor Thomas. R. S. Noel, and W. L. Thomas (stroke); (2) H. Storm (bow), H. Sanders. R. Pritchard, and R. Leyshon (stroke). It was seen from the start that Leyshon had the better crew, and that half-way down Thomas and his crew were pumped, but the latter were only beaten by a length and a half. f The other aquatic events were a plank and shovel race, in three heats, won even- tually by A. C. Pnrnell, and an upset race (pair-oar;, won by R. Jenkins and C. H. Kes- tell. The land sporta formed a new and amusing feature of the meeting. At the conclusion of the sports Mrs. Routledge presented' the prizes. In the evening a smoking concert was held at the Philharmonic Hotel, Cardiff, when the visiting crews were entertained.

The Amateur Athletic Championships. The Amateur Athletic Association's annual championship meeting was held on the ground of the Huddersfield Cricket and Athletic Club, at Huddersfield, on Saturday. Results: — Putting the Weight.—C. W. Coe, London A.C. (45ft. 5iin.). No competition. One Mile Championship.—1st, F. G. Cockshott, Cambridge University- 2nd. A. Shrubb, South London H.; 3rd. H. Deloge, Racing Club de France: 4tii. Lieutenant H. C. Hawi-rey, Lon- don A.C.: ( til, W. Berry, Accrington H. C. Bennett (holder1. Finchley II., did not start. Time, 4min. 21 2-5sec. 100 Yards Championship.—Final 1st. A. F. Dulfy, Georgetown University. U.S.A.: 2nd, R. W. Wadsley. Unity A.C.; 3rd. Dennis Murray, Dublin. AVon by three yards; a few inches between second and third. Time, lOsec. dead. 120 Yartls Hurdles Championship.—1st, A. C. Krnenzlein (holder), Pennsylva nia. University; 2nd. A. Trafford, Birmingham. 1. K. Baxter, Pennsylvania University, did not finish. Won by 4 £ yards. Time, 15 3-5sec. Half-mile Championstup.—lst. J. R. Cleave, Oxford University; 2nd. E. H. Kenyon, Man- chester A.C.; 3rd. W. J. Collyer. Thames Valley H. A. E. Tysoe, the holder, did not start. Won by twelve yards; three yards between second a.nd third. Time, lmin. 59 Msec. Tliowing the Hammer.—1st, T. F. Kelly, Car- rick-on-Suir, 148ft. Min.; 2nd. E. K B. May, Ox- ford University, 123ft.: 3rd, H. A. Leeke, Cam- bridge University, 115ft. J. J. Flanagan (holder) did not compete. Long Jump.—J. O'Connor, Waterford. 23ft. 82iu., walk-over. Kraenzlein (holder) strained hia thigh in the hurdles, and did not defend his title. Pole Jump.—I. K. Baxter. Pennsylvania Uni- versity, U.S.A, and W. H. Hodgson. Miln- thorpe, dead-heated at 9ft. lOin. B. Johnson (holder) did not compete. Two Miles Steeplechase.—1st. S. J, Robinson fholderV Northampton C. and A.O.; 2nd, T. W. Walker. Derby C- and A.C.; 3rd, A. Shrubb, South London H. Time, llmin. 7 2-5sec. High Jump.—1st, I. K. Baxter (holder), Penn- sylvania, University, U.S.A., 6ft.: 2nd, P. O'Con- nor. Waterford, 5ft. 9in. Four Miles Championship.—1st, A. Shrubb, South London H.: 2nd. A. E. Barker. Leeds: 3rd. F. Appleby, Kerne Hill H. Won by 180 yards. Time. ZOmfn. 1 4-5sec. Qunrter-mile Championship.—1st. R. W. Wadsley. Unity A.C.: 2nd, M. W. Long, New York A.C.: 3rd. W. H Welsh, Edinburgh Uni- versity A.C. The holder was defeated by two yards. Time, 49 4-5sec. Two Miles Walking Championship.-18t, G. Deyermond, Linneld A.C.: 2nd. H. Simpson, Borough Polytechnic H.: 3rd. W. Martindale, Polytechnic H. W. J. Sturgess (holder) did not ptart. Won by four yards. Time, 14min 17s.ec.-

CAREER OF A CRIMINAL LUNATIC. Extia ruinary Revelations at Newpor'. At Newport County Police-court on Saturday a case of more than ordinary interest was heard. John Jones, alias John Waters, was charged with stealing an overcoat, a cloth cap, and a spirit level from a shed at St. Mellon's on the 14th of May. value £1 3s.. the property of Thomas Evans, mason, of Cardiff. Also with stealing a ham, value £1. the pro- perty of William Elstone, milkvendor, of St. Mellon's. Sergeant Porter handed in a long list of con- victions, dating from 1886. including two charges of burglary, one of housebreaking, and several of theft. On February 20, 1896. prisoner was sentenced to throe years' penal servitude for burglary at the Monmouth Assizes, but in March of that year he was sent to the Abergavenny Criminal Lunatic Asylum from Exeter. He escaped on the 20th of June, stole some tools, and was sent Back to the asylum. He again escaped, and was arrested at Brecon. beimr taken once more back to the Rsyimn, On the 29th of January this year lie again made good his escape from the asylum, and for a time became chargable to the New- port Union as a pauper. Prisoner was sentenced to three monhhs' imprisonment on each charge—six months in all.

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Baton in Wrong Place. CARDIFF CONSTABLE'S CHECK Sharp Lesson in Moderation. As we reported in our earlier editions on Saturday, proceedings at the Cardiff Quarter Sessions on that day opened with the trial of Policr-constable James Harris for an alleged serious assault upon one William O'Brien, at Cardiff, on May 21. Mr. St. John Francis Williams prosecuted, and prisoner's interests were entrusted to Mr. Arthur Lewis. The story of the prosecutor was that he was turned out of the Clive Arms Public-house on the afternoon of the day in question, because of an argument with a man named Pether- bridge. He was 1he worse for drink. In Nesta- road the defendant assaulted him. and beat witness so severely with his staff that he was rendered unconscious. Before the case at the police-coart was heard he saw Police-constable 1)34 with Harris at the Bodega. Poliee-con- staAle 311 gave him a sovereign, and Edward Lewis, the landlord of the Clive Arms Hotel, handed him a paper promising to pay him £7 the following morning. James Beasley. Lucy Maud Smith. Edwin Force, and Margaret O'Brien (daughter of the prosecutor) tendered corroborative evidence as to the assault. Dr. O. LI. Rees, resident medical officer at the infirmary, who attended to the prose- cutor's wounds at the infirmary, stated that there were three cuts on the front part of the top of the head, one of which had to be stitched, as it was half an inch deep. There was a large amount of clotted Mood on the face of the scalp. The right collar bone was broken, and there was extensive bruising over the seat of the fracture. In his opinion the injuries were caused by direct violence. For the defence, Edward J. Seymour Hale, assiMant schoolmaster, 404, Cow- bridge-road, said that on the day in question he heard the prosecutor using obscene language in the lane near Xesta-road. O'Brien shouted at the top of his voice, and challenged anyone to fight. Witness returned to the house, and shortly afterwards heard a crash of glass. He immediately went out, and saw Polict-con- atable Harris arresting O'Brien. The man Petherbridge became violent, and interfered with the police-constable. A lad named Horace Francis stated that he heard the prosecutor shouting in Nesta-street and offering to fight any man for £10. Pofice- constable Harris requested O'Brien to go away. Prosecutor refused, whereupon Police- constable Harris took hold of him, and they both felloLo the ground.. The police-constable got up and went to the house, followed by O'Brien several times in the passage and broke his waistcoat. Police-constable Harris pushed the prosecutor out, and the latter fell against the railings. O'Brien and Pether- bridge then attacked the policeman, and the three fell to the ground. The policeman drew his staff, and struck O'Brien once or twice on the head. The police-constable got up and went into his house and closed the door. O'Brien followed prisoner into the passage, and prisoner pushed him out. Harris pushed O'Brien against the railings twice. O'Brien was very drunk, and staggered about. Thomas Beddoe, schoolboy, gave a similar story. Harris ordered O'Brien away, and O'Brien then struck Harris. It was when O'Brien and Petherbridge attacked the priso- ner that the prisoner struck O'Brien with his staff. Cross-examined: • When O'Brien kicked the door he overbalanced himself, and fell against the railings. Wniiam Henry Deene. another schoolboy, alleged that O'Brien acted disorderly in Nesta- street and assaulted Harris when ordered to go away. George Dudley, insurance agent, was also a witness of the row. The prosecutor was mad drunk. Police-constable James Harris was then called. He deposed that he had been in the police force for four years. He was on night duty the week of the occasion of the alleged assault. He was in bed. and, in consequence of what his wife told him, he partially dressed himself, and went into the street. He saw 0 Brien shouting and heard him use obscene language. O'Brien was intoxicated, and wanted to fight. He (witness) went up to him and asked him to go away. The prosecutor replied'with a vulgar expression, and caught hold of him (witness) by the threat, They had a struggle and fell to the ground. He fell on top of O'Brien. but O'Brien got from und-er him and they lay on their sides. He (witness) then got up and went into the house with the intention of putting on his boots, as he had his slippers on at the time. O'Brien followed him into the passage, and there caught hold of him (witness). They, had a struggle, and the prosecutor tore his I wa;stcoat and struck him. He succeeded in Sutting O'Brien out of the house, and by the oor O'Brien slipped and fell against the iron railings. Petherbridge then came up and caught hold of witness by the shoulder, and tfacre was a struggle between the three of them. Witness drew his staff from his trousers pocket. He struck O'Brien several times, but he could not actually say where the blows fell. O'Brien and Petherbridge had hold of him when he used the staff. He had not previous to that moment used his staff on O'Brien. O'Brien fell once to the ground when he struck him. but got up and attacked him (witness) again. O'Brien appeared a little stunned by the blows. When O'Brien was stunned witness rushed into the house and closed the door. When in the passage he heard a crash of glass. He went to the door, an"d saw O'Brien standing in the porch, and pushed him out. O'Brien used bad language towards witness and hia wife. Witness went upstairs and put on his uniform. On leaving the house he saw O'Brien at the top of the street. Witness had to ob- tain the ¡u!8istance of two constables to take O'Brien to the station. It was not true that he went into the house to fetch his staff and struck O'Brien in the roadway. Cross-examined: Some of the prosecutor's injuries might have been caused by the staff. O'Brien fell sideways on the railings. Witness suggested that the prosecutor's collarbone was not broken by a blow by his srtaff, but by a fall at the eorner of Turner-road. Pet her- bridge caught hold of him by the shoulders, but he did not strike Petherbridge. He had no reason to suppose that the witnesses for the proseeution bore any ill-will against him. They, however, often threw sneers at. his wife. The witne5seli" statements that he threw O'Brien down were untrue. He was in fear when Petherbridge caught hold of him, and that was why he drew his staff. The Chief-constable (Mr. McKenzie) grave prisoner a goo I character, and described him 2..4 a discreet officer. Superintendent James said the prosecutor was mad drunk when brougnt to the station. He asked the prosecutor to allow him to exa- mine his head, but prosecutor refused.. Mr. Arthur Lewis, in his address to the jury on prisoner's behalf, claimed that tne police of the borough carried out their duties with efficiency, and- that under the greatest diffi- culties at times. He did not claim any privi- lege for the prisoner because he was a police- man. and if he had done wrong it was only right that he should suffer, but learned coun- sel contended that the prosecutor had failed to establish the prisoner's guilt. It was not denied that the prisoner used hig truncheon, but the jury had tj consider the circumstances and time under which it was used, and whether he was jUiltified in using it. Mr. St. John Francis-Williams also addressed the jury in support of the charge against the prisoner. The Recorder, in summing-up, remarked upon the- seriousness of the charge. Eighteen wit- nesses had bet.; called, and there were discre- pancieil in their evidence. Rut the question for the jury was whether O'Brien's conduct justified the prisoner assaulting him in the way he did. and if he was justified did he use an unnecessary amount of force. About eight p.m., after a hearing lasting ten hours, the jury retired, and after some delibera- tion returned into court. They found the prisoner guilty of common assault, with a recommendat ión to mercy. The Foreman announced that the jury believed the prisoner had suffered provocation. Mr. Arthur Lewis asked that the offence shpuld be met by a fine, and the Recorder replied that He was considering what would be the effect of any punishment he might inflict upon the prisoner's position. The Recorder said there was no doubt the prisoner committed the offence under great provocation, but he did not want it to go forth to the public that persons in the prisoner's position were to be allowed to use violence to any of the King's subjects without punish- ment. The police were entitled to be supported in the discharge of their duties, but when they committed offences of that sort they must be severely punished. If it was not for the prieo- ner"s good character and the jury's recom- mendation be (the recorder) would sentence the prisoner to a considerable term of imprisonment. The learned recorder fined the prisoner £10. to be paid within a week. or in default one month's imprisonment. The money was paid.

ROYAL SHOVTRETURNS. Not until the balance-sheet has been before the council of the Royal Agricultural Society will the financial result, of the Cardiff Show be officially made known. Although the money has been banked, the officials refuse to give any idea of the sum. The amount taken at the gates is easily worked out from the admis- sion figures. This sllows that the takings were:- First day.—3,155. at 5s JE788 15 0 Second day.—23,745, at 2s. 6d. 2,968 2 6 Third day —25.063, at 2s. 6d. 3,132 17 6 Fourth day.—69,133, at Is 3,456 13 0 Fifth dny.-45.823. at Is 2.291 3 0 Total at gates £ 12,637 11 0 To this amount must be added season tickets, entrance fees, and payments for admission to the grand stand. Thes« figures are not yet availa ble.

Coal Impost. CONSOLATION FOR THE CROAKERS. Increase of Exports. i In view of the pessimistic utterances of the British collery proprietor in reference to the operations of the tax on coal the following statistics, extracted from the last number of Browne's Export List, provide instructive reading. Two complete months have elapsed since the duty on foreign exported coal was imposed, and it is encouraging to know that. instead of a rapidly diminishing trade, the aggregate foreign shipments both from South Wales and the Tyne ports last month very favourably compare with the coal export returns for the corresponding period in 19CO. As regards South Wales and Monmouthshire the total coal shipments in June (foreign and coastwise) amounted to 1.928,208 tons, as against 1,826,268 tons in the corresponding period of last year, or an increased export of 101,940 tons, while compared with the preceding month 61,633 tons represent the total increase. If, how- ever, the dutable coal-i.e., foreign ship- ments-are separated from the coasting trade the comparison is still favourable. In June, 1900, the total quantity of coal exported from South Wales and Monmouthshire to foreign destinations was 1,531,961 tons, and last month 1.618,943 tons, an increase of 86,982 tons. Of this quantity the returns for Cardiff and Port Talbot show an increase of 161,346 tons and 2,340 tons respectively, while at the ports of Newport. Swansea, and Llanelly there was a decrease to the extent of 17,947 tons. 57,662 tons, and 1,595 tons respectively. It will thus be seen, according to last month's returns, the only serious falling off was at Swansea. This falling off cannot be fairly attributed to the operation of the coal-tax. It. must be borne in mind that the coal shipment foreign at that port in June, 1900, was almost a record, and, further, the great spurt in the coal trade there during the last nine months of that year was of an exceptional character, attributable in a great measure to the scarcity of best Cardiff steam coals which prevailed over that period. This view of the position is fully borne out by this year's return. The average monthly foreign shipments at Swansea for the six months ended June 30 is under 140,000 tons. while in February last only 111,099 tons were dispatched to foreign destina- tions. Patent fuel shipments in June exceeded the average of the preceding five months by 19,847 tons, while, on the other hand, coke exports decreased 2,166 tons. The following table shows the quantity of coal (foreign and coastwise), iron and steel, coke, and patent fuel shipped at Cardiff, New- port, Swansea, Port Talbot, and Llanelly during the month of June, 1901: — Coal. IroH — and Ccie. |Forei)ni! C'wise. Steel. Cardiff .1,257,382! 185,972 4,578 3,868 35,334 Newport. 209,2771 71.086 1,504 2,037 9,627 Swansea.I 11?,693 34.981 — 179 41,591 Pt. Talbot 23,121 12,141 — 986 8,059 Llanelly. 16,465; 5,085 — — — Ag.Totalsjl,618,9wj 309,265 6,082 7,072 94,611 The following- taMe shows the quantity of coal, iron and steel, coke, and patent fuel exported from the ports of South Wales and Monmouthshire during the six months ending June 30, 1901:- CARDIFF. Iron ani Patent Coal. Steel. Coke. FueL January 1,402,591 4,327 9,982 36,215 February 1,249,885 1,004 3.1?6 21,340 March 1,372,692 P,M 7.054 34,880 April 1,218,145 2.794 4,623 26,730 May. 1,366,987 2,080 6/55 41,8-9 June 1,443,354 4,578 3,863 35,334 A gyrepate totals 8,063,654 16,8^1 35,103 196,368 NzwrottT. Iron and Patent Coal. Steel. Coke. Fuel. January 344,880 591 1,216 5,217 February 310,817 5,098 2,573 7,259 March 299,053 2,706 693 9,180 April 249,701 1,275 613 7,554 May 239,672 5,863 2,303 2,653 June 280,363 1,50* 2,037 9,527 Atftn-efatetetala 1,724,486 17,037 9,435 41,490 BwAsrsii. Iron and Patent Coal. Steel. Coke. Fuel. January 167,214 — 998 42.005 February 157,400 213 311 28,061 March. 183,051 49 700 23,767 April 165,441 1,263 35,376 MAy 193,488 — 22Q 42,015 June 147,679 — 179 41,591 Aggregate totals 1,019,473 262 3,68) 212,815 PORT TALBOT. Iron and Patent Coal. Steel. Coke. Fuel January. 33,569 — — — February 29,129 — 883 — March. 33,217 — 1,179 861 April 29,426 — 1,021 — May 37.168 — 970 9,099 June 35,262 — 988 8,059 Aggregate totals 202,771 — 5,041 18,019 LTATNELLT. Iron and Patent Coal. Steel. Coke. Fuel. January 18,506 — — — February 18,.541.- — — March 15,502 — — — Apiil 19,214 — — — May. 23,997 — — — June 21,550 — — — Aggregate totals 93,112 — — — The following comparative table shows the quantity of coal (foreign and coastwise) des- patched from the undermentioned ports in Great Britain during the months of June, 1900 and 1901 respectively: — Foreign. Coastwise, 1901. 1900. 1901. 1900. Cardiff 1,257,382 1,095,536 185,972 192,619 Newport 209,277 22/,234 71,086 51,695 Swansea 112,698 170,360 34,981 35,259 Port Talbot 23,121 20,781 12, i41 10,^99 Llanelly 16,465 18,060 5,085 4,435 Newcastle 6?8,788 338,843 329,419 326,854 Sunderland 197,756 171,343 124,315 13c,699 South Shields 2,232 28\747 — Goole 39,151 64,858. 53,320 60,936 West Hartlepool.. 37,769 48,915 35,677 35,426 Blyth 232,302 208.189 12,631 7,868 Liverpool. 30,152 51,595 71,248 102,221 Hull 120,296 235,918 22,002 49,160 Glasgow 124,138 105,7,6 37,412 23 Kirkcaldy 87,445 84,343 850 422 Whitehaven — 21,490 22,278 Grangemouth 85,886 139,422 — 1.675 Granton 1^2 23,950 641 623 Sea ham 10,461 7,903 34,325 45 2C0 Middlesborough 1,104 4,421 150 50 Alloa A 16,645 ?3,979 1,855 "3.752 Amble 28,029 26,860 16,t45 13,492 North Shields 36,663 4,551 — — Methil 127,520 122,330 14,3<!9 13,651 Ardrossun 16,977 2,566 7,138 8,512 Troou 13,420 20,139 23,318 19,444 Grimsby 87,563 80,5 6. 1J,609 12,495 Irvine 2/183 1,695 15,8<0 12,276 Greenock — 185 4,627 1,691 Borrowatoness 32,502 71,352 4,876 2,763 IT r — 6,072 37,745 39,650 Stockton — — — — LOCAL OPINION. The increase of the coal shipments foreign during the month of June is not considered by local gentlemen interested in the coal trade as likely to have any great bearing upon the operation of the tax. Since the tax was imposed the conditions governing the coal trade have been so extraordinary in cha- racter that it has been impossible to say so far that the tax has directly injured trade. When the tax was imposed there was a strong demand for coal, and all the collieries were full up with orders. Then came a stoppage over the demonstrations. Ac., in connection with the tax. and at the end of May the Whit- sun holidays made a break in the period of work. The result has been that the output could not keep pace with the demand over the latter part of April and May, and, in conse- quence, there was an accumulation of orders td^be worked off. The rise in prices was only natural as a sequence to the shortness of supplies. June was practically an unbroken month as far as the shipment oj coal was con- cerned, and local gentlemen Jare, therefore, not in the least surprised at the increase in the shipments for the month. The above is the gist of the opinions of several well-known colliery proprietors, agents, and merchanta. The following may be given as typical opinions :— Sir Thomas Morel considered that the increase in the shipment for June was quite exceptional and of a temporary character, due to thi working off of orders, &c., which had been delayed by the stoppages in May owing to the demonstrations of the colliers and the Whitsun holidays. The effect of the tax would not be felt so much at the present time as when the output became largely increased and prices begin to fall. A very well-known gentleman, who is an authority on most branches of the coal trade, stated that it was impossible to make any deduction from the working of one or two months, and said they should have a period of six months, or even longer, before them.

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Boer Reverse. ) UNSUCCESSFUL RAILWAY RAID. TWO COMMANDANTS WOUNDED) Kruger's Reliance on English Radicals. From Lord Kitchener to the Secretary of Stato for War: — PRETORIA. Saturday (8.45 a.m.). Roodepoort Station was burnt by Boer raiders yesterday. Thev were driven off with loss—two killed, seven prisoners wounded. Our casualties—one wounded. Roodepoort Station is on the line from Johannesburg to Krugersdorp and Klerksdorp, about, twelve or thirteen miles west of Johannes- burg. A Reuter's telegram from Johannesburg says: -Roodepoort. a station on the railway line to the west of Johannesburg, was attacked by 200 Boers, who set fire to the buildings. The eneny vere repulsed with a loss of two killed. The British casualties were two wounded. A "Times" telegram says —The recent krygs- raad held in the South-east Transvaal found the Boer leaders prepared to continue the struggle, and the result of this determination has been more apparent in a recrudescence of attacks on the railway. A train on the PieterSburg line was attacked and captured last week, and there were some other minor attacks on other portions of the lines of com- munications. An attack was made on the Roodepoort and Florida posts, in the neigh- bourhood of Johannesburg. A Central News telegram says that Roode-' poort Station was defended by only a small detachment of railway pioneers and a mine guard. guard. V, TWO BOER COMMANDANTS. WOUNDED. EDENBURG, Sunday. Some days ago a squadK>i\ of Rimington's Guides attacked Pretorious'? commando, which was about 200 strong, and held an exceedingly difficult position near Kotzespoort. The fight- ing, which was carried on among the bushes and rocks at close quarters, lasted twenty minutes. Several Boers were seen to fall, and Commandant Pretorius was wounded, being shot through the eye. The Boers were dis- persed, and were chased for a considerable distance, but they eventually escaped on reach- ing the open country. A few days previously Rimington's Guides engaged the Boers at Brakfontein, when Com- mandant Ackermann was wounded in the shoulder. A number of his men were also wounded. The presence of Rimington's Guides in the Edenburg district has had a good effect, large numbers of refugees having been brought in during the last fortnight.—Press Association War Special. EDENBURG, Sunday. General Bruce Hamilton is operating in this district, with Edenburg as his base. During the past fortnight over 2.000 Boer refugees have been brought into the town. Commandants Pretorins and Ackermann were wounded in recent fighting in this vicinity.—Renter. MR. KRUGER COUNTING ON THE RADICALS. According to a Brussels telegram despatched by the Evening Press Agency, General Botha. asked Mr. Kruger what chance there was of European intervention, and Mr. Kruger replied: "I reckon an the speedy subversion of the Chamberlain Ministry." COMMANDOS BREAKING UP. Beyers' commando is said to.have dwindled down to a mere nothing. Viljoen's march north is supposed to b^ made with the object of gathering the scattered remnants of the two commandos and reinforcing Beyers.—Central News. ENEMY CAPTURE A BLOCKHOUSE. An Unpleasant Surprise. CAPE TOWN. Sunday. According to details which have been received here of the Boer attack on the block- houses at Brugspruit, on the Delagoa line, on the 26th of June, it appears that the enemy consisted of 200 men of Viljoen's com- mando, who were attempting to cross the railway northwards. They attacked with great determination, and one block-house fell, but the other resisted until the arrival of an armoured train, which was partly derailed by the explosion of a mine laid by the Boers. The enemy, thinking that the train was wrecked, made a rush for it. but when they were within ten yards its guns fired case-shot, making a lane through the Boers, who fled terror-stricken. They lost heavily in killed and wounded, and abandoned part of their transport.—Press Association War Special. GREN FELL'S VICTORY. A "Times" telegram says:—Colonel Grenfell in the Waterberg captured without casualty the laager of one of Beyere lieutenants, with 91 prisoners. THE CAPE RAIDERS. Sympathisers Sent to Prison. MIDDELBURG (Cape Colony). Saturday. Several local Boer sympathisers have been arrested for withholding information con- cerning the whereabouts of the enemy. Some have been sentenced to three months' impri- sonment. while others have been remanded— Reuter. MIDDELBURG (Cape Colony). Saturday. Colonel Haig engaged Van Reenan yester- day in the Zuurbeg, the enemy being driven in a north-westerly direction.—Press Associa- tion War Special. WELSH SOLDIERS' IMPORTANT CAPTURES. Private E. J. Humphreys, whose parents live at Briton Ferry, writes home describing some important captures he and a comrade named Walter Crane effected near Edenburg, south of Bloemfontein. They cimcumvented a small party of Boers and captured them. He adds: —" I was told off to take them to Springfon- tein to the refugee camp, 42 miles. The officer in charge of the camp identified one of the prisoners RiB a man who was wanted for high treason and other charges; one other he identified as a Colonial rebel, and the other as an escaped prisoner from Faureemith Gaol. We were both thanked by the officer, and the people down at SpringfoHtein considered it a smart and an important capture. They gave Taffy three chears." THE KING AND THE YEOMANRY. The King will present South African medals to 3,000 of the Imperial Yeomanry on the Horse Guards' Parade on the 26th inst.

CARDIFF INFIRMARY. Friendly Societies' Demonstration. If the collection made is as successful as the demonstration" which was given by the Friendly Societies in Cardiff this afternoon, the funds of the infirmary should benefit very considerably. Some two or three members of the local societies took part in the procession, wearing the regalia of the various lodges. They assembled at the Cattle Market ,at 2.30. and accompanied by several bands, marched through the principal streets, collecting money in their j.rogress. The procession was a very long one, reaching from end to end of St. Mary-street, and appropriate mottoes and deYices were carried.

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By the Way, Is there a word in the English language that contains all the vowels ?-There is—unques- tionably. The hottest place in the United States is hw Arizona, along the line of the Southern Pacific. At Bagdad, on that route, the thermometer has shown 140 degrees in the shade. Bicycles first appeared in this country in the early years of last century under the name of dandy-horses. The riders propelled the' machines by thrusting them forward with their legs on the ground. The more modern form of cycle dates from the sixties. A Scotch witness being asked where a fight took place led his cross-examiner, in spirit, through a maze of streets, wynds, and kirk- gates, till he landed him in a square, with the query: "Ye ken the square?" "Yes, yes." "Ye ken the pump in the square?" "Yes." "Aweel. ye can pump that pump, but ye'll no pump me." It is said of Sir Francis Knollys, the King's private secretary, that if he were awakened suddenly in the middle of the night and asked what his Royal master's engagements were eight days ahead he would recite the list through from beginning to end without & moment's hesitation. It is possible to go'round the world and touch on British territory all the way, via., from England to Halifax (Nova Scotia), across Canada to Vancouver, across the Pacific to; Hong Kong, thence to Singapore, Penang, Mau- ritius. Cape Town, St. Helena, and England; or from Penang to Ceylon, Bombay, Aden, Perim, Malta, Gibraltar, and home. The sun's surface is covered with minute white forms, apparently floating in an ocean of greyish fluid, these being clouds, composed not of water, but chiefly of carbon. It ia argued that just as the electricians use carbon for producing t.be brightest of artificial lights. so the sun employs the same agent in the pro- duction of its transcendent light and heat, the sun clouds being, in fact, made up of drops of liquid carbon. During 1900 no less than two hundred and; seventy-two rocks and shoals which were dan-' gerous to navigation were notified to the hydrographer of the Admiralty. Of these: forty-two were reported' by surveying vessels, thirteen by other of his Majesty's ships, twelve by various British and foreign vessels, nine were discovered by vessels striking on them, and two hundred and one were reported by, Colonial and foreign Governments. Testing certain feats of strength between the members of a young women's and young men's colleges at New York has resultei in the following comparison.-—The athletic feata* of the college woman equal those of boys of fourteen or fifteen, and a;e far below ;ho?e of college men. or even of high school beys. The young women ran 50 per cent. more slowly than men; they jump 62 per cent. as far-the average of three events in each case—and they throw a baseball only 45 per cent. as fal. The frequent apparition in the Strand of a very smart carriage of a peculiar shaps. not unlike a large hansom, but without a -seat for the coachman at the back, drawn by two superb black mules, has excited very consider- ably the curiosity of the crowd. It belongs to no less a personage than Madame Rejane, and the mules were presented to her by the King of Portugal. They are very strong, their coats are remarkably glossy, and they are said to be worth JE400 the pair. With the closest scrutiny it becomes evident that the bee does not. like other creatures, house its tongue in its mouth, but neatly folds it back beneath its head. Bumble bees, when disturbed,have a way of threatening with their jaws, while the honey bee has the more direct method of settling intruders with her sting. The jaws of the bee are very creditable organs. and can give us quite a formidable nip. Catch a bee in a net, and see how viciously it will bite at the meshes, working its jaws sideways instead of up and down. Dr. Stubbs had a high opinion of the value of "Butler's Analogy," and hardly ever forgot to impress its importance on young students. This was once testified in a comical manner after a luncheon given to ordination candi- dates at the close of their examination. Among the number there happened to be a very simple and exceedingly nervous young- country curate. "Good-bye. Mr. —— said the bishop, with his genial smile, "don't forget Butler, you know; don't forget Butler!" "Oh. no, my lord," replied the good man, nervously, fumbling in his pocket, "I've given him half-a- crown already." The vast snowy dome of Mount Ararat, j rising 17.COO feet, with its needle-like attendant gendarme of 13,000 feet at its side. dominates the landscape on every side over a distance of 50 or 60 mile. Side by side stand two of the meet beauteous forms in nature, the pyramid and the dome. Both are deve- loped on lines of almost ideal perfection, with proportions which startle the eye in spite cf all that symmetry; and both are supported by a common base. The pyramid is one and the dome is one, yet the structure is single which they wmbine to raise. Ararat is an extinct volcano. The "Declaration by the Representatives of the United States c-f America," which made the 4th of July. 1776. a historic day for all time. I is not a document of any very great length. i After declaring that all men are born equal. 7 it proceeds to codify the grounds upon which. separation from "our British brethren" is jus- tified, and concludes thus:—"We, therefore, thei Representatives of the United States of' America, in General Congress assembled do solemnly publish and declare that these United Colonies are Free and Independent States, and that they are absolved from all, allegiance to the British Crown. Mr. Marcus Stone is 61. It is difficult toi believe that he has left the fifties for ever, so. intense is he still. Yet he has been "hung"' more than 40 times at Burlington House, and; his pictures have been household beauties for a generation. He has won medals at exhibi- tions in half the great capitals of the world. Mr. Stone has given himself to the pleasant side of life; a sort of qoble joyfulnees, he thinks, is to be seen and felt in all the greatest i achievements of literature and art. He knew Dickens as if he had been the novelist's own son, and his father was the intimate frieitd of 1 Thackeray before the world had heard of the' author of "Vanity Fair." The bronze tablet which an American society. will place at the spot where General Monto. gomery fell in his assault upon Quebec on thai last day of 1775, will bear the following [ inscription:—"Here fell Richard Montgomery,^ a general of the Continental Army, on Decem- her 31. 1775, who, after braving the rigours ot. a winter's march, met his death while lead- ing gallant men against a gallant toe. Thai Society of Srtis of the Revolution in the Com-, monwealth of Massachusetts has placed this tablet to mark an historic spot, in memory of the heroic dead, and to record the friendly feelings between two nations, now long at peace." A former Liverpool workhouse boy obtained public recognition for his high character and abilities. His success, of course, greatly- gratified the guardians, and several of thefA" suggested that the workhouse should bel crediffed. Then rose the prudent clerk, and! his words convinced. "No." said he, boy is making his way in the world, antL!. unless he manifests a desire to mention hi.t former association with the workhouse, school vie shall further his interests by| silence. The boy was handicapped in hi^ younger days; let him run independently, while he is to the front in the race- May| the modern "Oliver Twist" prosper and the nn.i Bumble-like clerk aKo.