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OUT OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH.

Dastardly Outrage in Palestine.

MR T. E. ELLIS.

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I' YANKEE YARNS. I

- - - - -THE TRAGIC AFFAIR…

SUNDAY DRINKING AT HAVERFORDWEST.

MYSfERIOUS FATALITY ATI HHYMNEY.…

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FACTS AND FANCIES.

The Representation of Mid-Glamorgan.

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THE ABERSYCHAN DISASTER.

THE AFTERNOON FUNERALS. I

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THE AFTERNOON FUNERALS. I For several hours the vicinity of High-street, Abersychan, presented an extraordinary scene, tho crowds of spectators moving from point to point and mingiiug with the assembling mourners in a manuer to cause confusion. But about four o'clock the second procession bad been formed, and contingents made their way to Noddfa Chapel, Talywain, Vurteg, and Pisga, where interments took place, with repetitions of the touching scenes witnessed earlier in the day. Mr Edward Jones (mauaging director), Mr Partridge (chairman), and other geutlemeu couuected with Messrs Partridge, Jones, and Company, Limited, attended the funeral of Eiward Jones, the overman of the pit, whose loss is Aspecially deplored hy the local members of the 'i? liner, of the Miners' Permanent Fund, and during the day a number of leading Recbabito officers attended to read the ritual prescribed by the order fQr deceased members, this ceremony being performed by Mr F. W. Biett, district secretary (Cardiff), who was accompanied by Messrs G. Batemau, D.C.R. (Hisca), Edward Davies, D.D.R. (Newport), J. Walsh, D.S. (Newport), J. Phillips, P.C.D.R. (Abercarne), G. H. Dunn, J.D.S. (Newport), and E. H. Booth, district trustee (Abercarne). During the day it is roughly calculated that the follow- ing interments took place At Trevetbin, 21 Eb-nuzer Chapel, 16 Penygarn (Pontypool), S Taivwam, 13: Varteg, 4 Noddfa, 9 and Pisga, 3 total, 75 so that there remain about 100 ot tin: victims to be buried between now and Wednesday afternoon, though the major portion of the funerals has been fixed for Tuesday with similar arrangements as to-day. After the funerals of William Tudgay and his sou Joseph had left the house yesterday, before they were laid to rest at N oddfa, the news came that the mother of the elder Tudgay, who lived with bim, bad died. She was very iii at the time of the explosion, and the shock bad proved too great for her enfeebled body.

BURYING THE DEAD.I

MEASURES OF RELIEF. I

CARDIFF BAKERS AND THEIR GRIEVANCES.

THE COAL THADE.

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GENERAL NEWS.

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