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tublit omuotmfflto. OARDnT. T HEATRE ROY AL d?M Md MttMMMt*t ?*. ttD'VAKU rTLMCHKB Dn' ';) ÂTW'5"' AND !J>.B, AT UVZN, IBB BOYAL PANTOMlJtt. rtlNDEBSLLAi LOVELY WOMEN I I'I)NNY OOMKM ANSI CHABM 1NO øomrDy I KXQUISITS DAMM, DEUGHI- J'VL MUSIO I and, above *11. FUNI IB H I I F U J I I The "WMtem Mail" 18 » &Z)e lumwu t.. god XmM tath with ,w<M.M -"1 nd. Mt< Mw?fd FAekinr ,TMr. MM H-kon are to be thM?ed tor ..b merry production. Mid tlis fil tho niore so u the turn I* wound without aile Ma test suggwrfloo oi vul- ir,"ety." 00 Whole Show under the Direct 8ui*rrlsIon of Mr. KDWAUD FLETOHKR aod Mr. J. l'irf UARUAO&B, •t the Comedy Theatre, Mwwherter. DAY PEKFOBMA.VCE3. TO-DAT (NEW YKAR8 DAY) AND EVERT SATURDAY at Two, Doors OIren at One. Rarly Doo- 6.15, ORDINARY Doors 6.46, Oommenoe "DlO:£il ><G= Booking Off?- HeOm. Tho?.ton and ShtctKU* (Lunittd), vuee.,?4tmt, <rom Ten tUj Five. T,I.- phone. 21. 494/'0 I f 1 RAND rjl HE ATRE The Premier JL Theatre of Wale*. IJMM and Hunger ..Mr. CLJJUtNCE SOUNBS. Qimnd and Magnifloent Success of Mr. Sounes' Third Grand Cferdilf AnnuW, for which he baa secured U, H. Oruubjr Trench's ttnod Mammoth Ksiry Tfciifnuilmo UINBAD THE CJAILOB, o OXTHILUCKY ? OOF BIBD, Produced on a 8oaI8 of OoeUu. Uspidosooe, Md Mm before attempted in tbe Prluoipallty. UPWARDS OF 1? ARTIMS. PUBLIO AND PRESS UNANIMOUS. ABSOLUTELY THE BIST EVKR 8BKN IN OARDIfT. Xarly doori open t 8. Ordinary, 6.45, Comment* 8,,m B?, x ()f daily at Theatre (ram Ten to Four. TfiephoM. 72;, Mot* M. to ? 1& Early Door* Extra. Grand Dav Pwlonnaøœ Saturday Jonuwy 2, wW ? Special Desire, Ubo DaY, Juuary 4. Abo KTerr Wedne.&y Md L=y. januwy 4. L30; eol&nmm Two,, SWANSEA. mHE GREATEST SUCCESS EVER JL KNOWN IN SOUTH WALES—AlborthalJ, 8wa;xiea.—Last Nights, Positively Close Saturday, jMUtry 9ti; Nigbti? at 7.30. Open m 7. J?y P?r. I:,Z n.ky. and Stu" at 230, open at Two 1-1. Kariy doors to avoid crush, and with cl*o.ce of «aat«, open at 6.41, 3d, and 6d, ?.t.. AdndMion 3* 2e, 1< Mtd 6d. Pwle'. Myrtonun? PA&'MaUooa md Itewis .6m r: N: Wonder* fa •U P*rt* of the 01-bl. 'Mro?ghly tpt..(Wo. in- ZU,.It?g Dr. Jim'. 1-6 9t&.d! Jolmuneshurg t- yean S[o *nd now, Oorot?Mn -t the C-, A-I&. ;r_I1O;(:, Q)r.¡:tiUjp.t/ TanMeroriuia U Vouce. 1).rkmt Afr. ftW B.11 1. Hw kinKlHuu Paiaoe. Waldln" of the Duke and Duchet* .1 York, Md 101 t.b?!, 10"" en^roaNnj^ -ubjmt. Ju.t ..W., <or the I,-t W-L, a M?nJtcent Dio,.m U)l-a«ratin({ the New Klyinjj Squadron ija»lnp Porta- I,. rb..r P,.I,. Empire v.i,t? C-.fd?, tion. absolutely tho "ry b?-t t"-i" inoludin? B.tW. FoM*. Jkl., Duch). Rt., Kinh. C? Simply niairel*. Mandolin wid Oreheatral Bawh 49321 FISH. The Milford Haven Fish Supply FAB.wistion Deliver C,.rr¡" Paid, to unr vart of the Ktuxdom, BASKK? S? FBUSH FMH Cleaned for Table from 28.6d. to 6*. Sp?iLl terum to B.t.14, lustitutio?. aud Large ConeuTnar*. All owmuuieationik to Thus. Jeukeraou Milford Baron 23804 fjp TPEiWRITIN G. ALL CLASSES OF TTPEWBmKM WORK EXECUTED AT (WESTERN MAIL OFFICES. CHEAPEST BATES IN THB PRINCIPALITY TO PROFESSIONAL GENTLEMEN (horthand Clerks and TJtM* in Attendance, to Call at Owa Office or Private Beatdeaoe for Oorreapondenoe, &c. leferene" to Leading Medical Oentlemea, Solioiton, aød Archlwct. in Cardiff end Neighbourhood. [WESTERN MAIL BUILDINGS, ft. MARY STBJCBT, CARDIFF. DOCKS: 112, BUTE-STREET. 49W p TANOS! pIANOS f JpIANOS LONDON PRIOBS! LONDON PRICES t JTEWEST DESIGNS J LATEST STYLES I jpHOMPSON & KELL (Ltd) • "TjUfcEirs^ *wmio warehouse. CARDIFF, ALSO AT SWANSEA, NEWPORT. MERTHYR, Ac., Ac.. Ac. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CHRISTMAS. POPULAR COMIC SONGS (Published at 1*. Baob). Offered durlnir December at ONE SHILLINO EACH, I. To Clear BurplIM Stock la My 'Aneom (Arthur Robert*). Jimmy on the Chute. Wo Poeaible Doubt Whatever. The General of the Umtladioo*. Lazy Daisy, the Idler'a Gal. Mary's Learning Somethin* Ererr Da* Marguerite (sung by Lotlie OotUat). 1 Wae Underneath. '18 Mind's a Pufflok Blank. My Old Dutch. Wot's the Good of HanyUilakT The Oacdd Man (Chevalier). The Tin Gee Gee. She Always Dressed In Black. A MMttey on a Stick. A W.?Z tee.. Tuching Them Up a BIIL :r:;r: r Spree, Hi' Bo?t IHt B1.. All in a Bow. $Vhk Whwk TWhh.-t,iki 36 dl. IZ?.=?B?odie!Dol ANT 6 OF THE ABOVE FRU BY POST FOR 5& ACCREDITED AGENTS FOR SOUTH WALES FOR THE PIANO RESONATOR. the Reaoaatc r oan now be Applied at the following prim JO COTTAGES FROM ZIi: TO GRANDS nOIl £10. PIANOS bv NEUMEYFJU COLLARD. BRI.S]dKMI. CUA-RD, IRIOPKIIQSON, IRACH, KAP$, Md ?H Leading Mokm FROM 8Ðdl. êfNLÝ, ON THE NEW HIRE SYSTEM. ORGANS by ESTEY, BELL, and IUØON and HAMLIN, in Splendid Variety, to Suit All Buyera Ommolue, rree, 16117 THE PEOPLE'S NEWSPAPER E E K L T MAIL AND NEWS OF THE WEEK, tfBE LARGEST WEEKLY PAPER IN THE PROVINCES. (TWELVE PAGES. EIGHTY-FOUR COLUMNb "¡L TO BE HAD AT THE 11 WESTEBN JUIL OFFICE. AND OF ALL NEWSAGENTS. ONLY ONE PENNY. rjlEETH! J^ENTISTRY! fJIEETH Bdtore Maakicaticn, DlgesUoo, and Beautjl X R. KE A L L SURGEON DENTIST «0 Ye*r' Experience; 30 Tears I. awwft) (40 y Eûr.iE.. T;w1NB:-)' (j.t Mow the G W R. Sbti-, Sw Bid.), B.o to Wtimsta Oak he can produce a peW?My nmn< Set of Teeth In ne clear day. The very beJt w.rkmM<))'p g"'???'°'??.?'* *?,? Me* br AnmtbeUm, Cocaine, @ad B'her TSp.r?y. po;;ral Seta from 5L per tooth. L'ppu or l:onr tel. from Two Oui!}. <t<t trum Two TESTIMONIALS. In a letter addressed to Mr. KWI by Dr. IL J. Blade ti. M D., )A R 0 S M,.bw of tbe Royal 0.11.0 X Physicians, London, he rt«)Mk' be" '11 -fid- 10 your kW Dent., -d I k.e hd nuiv epportuuitie* WltD-w, "ur sucaudul OeaUl g f urvery. T.W= ?.m the "tte Mr Joh? B..k.th WklM John Hfteth con tonfldeoUy recoraincrid Mr. Reoat tA a DenUA. Sir lohn AO-1 Liav lelhbnd^e moat h-Wily wimh Ur 39113 ARIUED WOMEN. ArreeW JM- Msnstruatinn PoIIUvely Bestond by Takiaf RBMBDUX ULObULJCS. Wwv.nt-d Mle alld om"rt.SL Prtoo 10. 9d; by '?t ? IM.-DtMhpti't etfeatM*Ut 'Mh  T?n<-? U. 8i Jobb 0.80wrp. C??__J?'_ SATH AND DISTRICT BILL ? PMING OOMPANY—UU T. WAIJU Ofitca*—ASSEMBLY-BOOMS, NBATH. Man&W:-J. J. MDIN80N. SMNM Md FnsiMon of Mm Iwt Pw|M SMCV0 la Nesib bad DO&" I subitt awuggmtnto* po:¡ CARDIFF.  unw''uao -¡. rpHfi M P I B. II Director .^—OSWALD ftOLL TO-NlUHTt The Seaionabla and Enjoyable paatowjmia Sketch, rjlHE JgNCHANTED JpALAOB Portrayed by, THE DEENB-BKEVBS OOMBINATIOH AND TWELVE CHARMING LADY DANCKB8, Produced with New Scenery, Dmf. MuIiD. aDd Sleotrlcal ^Seole. THE WEBSŒRS. Americas Oaeedy irtMet. OAKLAND AND THOMPSON, Vocal Dueltlata. JOHNNY OILMOBE, Character amedlatt, DKXTERiA and OWRUJO DOUGLAS, In their Cbbinet Mystery. THE REVHRKDOS. Muikal SIpariL HAKKY TO WEBS, OcunlqiM. THE MARTI BROS" GyWBMta. Nityr WKXK- THE COLIBRIS, Ttio Nine LHlputlan Wwulets of the World, with their POllie8 Oairune*, aDd Dwarf Elephant*. Beaklea appearing each evenliur at the usual Empire Pe/for* manoe*, they will jive a TWO HOUNa KXTKBHAtNMiMT In the Afternoon of Three Days of the Week. Booking in advance cW1). I-om Tftt a-tn. to Four p.m.; Saturday*, Ten a.m. to one p.m. PHILHARMONIC-HALL J[. AND NOLLS PANOPTICON. roUBTR ANNUAL XMAS AND NEW YKAB c A R N I V A L. Produced on a Scale et Majnifloeooe and Etoborate- never previously ttHocpted. A marveUoua transformation- THOUaANDS VABISOATSD KLBOTBIO UORTB Illuminate the Ouisival. gpectatora surprised, dauled, deMgtitedi The (kmival was on Boxing Day the Amuseaml Suooes* of South Wale*. CHANGE OF PROGRAMME WBULT. MDLLE. YILIAS on the Rolling Globe. HANVABK, marvellous manipulator of elehe. BON BON and BlNV AL. comic wirewalkera. ASHLEY ISAM, comio skater*. GEORG" ARVEY, Herouleaa JugfJer. ERSKINE, the Cartoooofraphe The QUAGLIENI TROPE of Celebrated Acrobat*. BAND MUSIC THlWlXtHOUT THE DAY. THE CLOCK EYED LADT. THE MAN WITH THE MARVELLOUS BEARD. Aldrldge'a GREAT PICTURE of the nCHBORNB TRIAL. Deaoribed by the Tlcbborne Clainuuit Ia pereoo. Every Penoa Repreeected an Aotual Portrait, liONS. AND MADAME ELVIRA, Ftireuologlet*. THB CRYSTAL MAZB, liodwmted Klorally, and KieotricaUz. The Jungle I Galatea t Tbe Phonograph) The BoundaboulAl The Rolling Tub I Trilby Cottage* I The 'ttappiag Hand I The Magnetlo Lady I OOSTINUOUS PROGRAMUR., Commencing at JO a m. on MONDAY, Deo. astb, Aad at 130 Every Other Dty. Admission to the Ounivat. SIXPENCE. Children Half-price! Children Half-prioe I School Children will be admitted at a specially Reduced Rate with Ticket* which they oan obtain on application at the Hall. NEWPum-. THJB JS111* IRB M.ugW Dir."m OBW&AD STOU. TO-NIGHT; SERVAIS LB ROT. JESSIE LINDSAY. THE TOUR V AK PI RES. BROS. FOLKESTONE. FLO D'OKVILLB FLORRIE CHEVALIER. ESMK AND LfcOS. KILLlS HERBERT. And the OLYMPIAN QUINTETTE. SWANSEA. NEW theatre, SWANSEA. Proprietor and Manager.. A MELVILLE. TO-NIGHT AND EVERY EVENING AT 7.30, INSTANTANEOUS SUCCESS or THE OOBGEOU8 CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME. BKAtTl'Y AND THB BEAST. fnhTtUed ODmpany of Pantomime 8. Bsqu\. .he Ik?ow, Glittering Arwur, MagaMomt SoebuT. Mom.ing Performance Saturday Next, at Two o'clock. D.?. opeii: -Dev. 1.30; E..i D,- I EeW 7 ? ';I,.ope;1J1'1 ¡oe'" 31880 THB JgitPIBE govoging Di.tatat OGWALD nou. TO-NIOUT I THE COLIBRIS, THE NINE LIUPUTIAM WONDERS OF THE V ORLD With their Dwarf Elephant*. Ponies, and Carriage*. VarltUe* by other Artlites. DAY PERFORMANCES on THURSDAY, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY, at Two o'clock, When the Ooiibrii will ena^t the wlioie performance of two houia in duration. A g I G S A L E OF DRAPERY GOODs AT g W A N S E A D W A R D S EXTRAORDINARY WINTER CLEARANCE S A L B OOMMJSNCES r ro. MORROW, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2nd, 1887. TREMENDOUS REDUCTIONS k DRESSES, SILKS, SHOW-ROOM, FANCY DRAPERY, CARPETS, Mid HOUSEHOLD GOODS. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN MANU- FACTURERS' STOCKS. AT ONE HALF THEIR ORIGINAL COST. EARLY VISITS RECOMMENDED. E D WARDS' OXFORD-STREET. WATERLOO-STREET, PARK-STREET, SWANSEA. 40fi?4 WESTERN MAIL INDEXIBLE romntArn. Our itadem are to pleased With oar < LIFE-SIZE CRAYON AND INDIAN INK POUTBAIT8 Clvt we are Receiving Bepsat Orden cn All Hand*. HUNDKEDS OF IWriMONIALS Hava Reached U. from PUreMars of TImm LIFELIKE PERMANENT PORTRAITS. Which we have made arraajeratnt* to 8aprq. Carriage PaId, for 8IX SHILLINGS AND BIXPSK0B. ?U jRn-UMtM In AUG&W ODWAL 4M W;iiir: ':ø :j WV tow "M mcs on mNNL t gqgmeg< gqariwttga NOTICE TO THE PUBLIO BY JJEN EV ANa AND CO. (LTD). g W A N 8 B A. fJTHE Q.REAT ^jLEABANOE S A Ll B COMMENCE^ T>-MORROW, gA^UBDAY,. JANU. 1^7. JANUARY Pud. l?. I GREAT REDUCTIONS rli PRICES. STERLING BARGAINS OFFERED IN HOUSEHOLD DRAPERY, FANCY, SHOWROOM. AND; FURNISHING GOODS, CARPETS, CABINET FURNITCTRE, IRONMONGERY, CHINA. GLASS, to. MANY SPECIAL LINES IN IRISH DAMASK TABLE LINEN, SHEETINGS, QUILTS, BLANKETS, FLANNELS, IRISH LINEN POCKET HANDKERCHIEFS, CURTAINS, CRETONNES, CARPETS. BEDSTEADS, LAMPS, FENDERS; BEDROOM AND DINING-ROOM FURNITURE, DRESS MATERIALS, CLOTHS, SILKS, PLUSHES, COSTUMES, MILLINERY, MANTLES, JACKETS, LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S UNDERCLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES. FURS, LACES, GLOVES, HOSIERY, RIBBONS. HABERDASHERY, MEN'S AND BOYS' MERCERY, MACKINTOSHES, UMBRELLAS, Ac. SALE CATALOGUE (36 PAGKS) SENT FREE ON APPLICATION. ORDERS BY POST CAREFULLY ATTENDED TO. JgEN JJVAN8 AND CO, LTD,), SWANSEA. s W A Iq 8 2 A "QELAY IS DANGEROUS. FORTIKY YOUR CONSTITUTION AGAINST DISEASE BY TAKINB Q.WILYM VANS' QUININE BITTERS THE VEGETABLE TONIC. ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE I THE BEST REMEDY OF THE AGE FOR WEAKNESS, NERVOUSNESS, LOW spuum, INDICEMON, SLEEPLESSNESS, CHMT AFFECTIONS, LOSS Of APPETITE, DYSPEPSIA. GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS. SOLD IN Bomss. II. M. and 41. 6d. each. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. SEE THE NAME "GWILYM EVANS" on LABEL, STAMP, and BOTTLE. SOLE PROPPIETORS I QUININE BITTERS M tAOTUNNG CO. (LIMITED). LLANELLY, SOUTH WALES. 8181\ I ZlM THE LETS SCHOOL CAHBBIDGB. Head M"tw:- The REV, DR. W. F. MOULTON. Far ProapeaWees, fcs., appljj to the Seer*, tery. LUl10 A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEHORAN'S PILLS -jgEfiCHAira pILLS BE BOHAMIS I Pillik roa tu BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS, BOOK A8 SICK HBAIXAOHB, nAB: STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, CONSTIPATION, LIVER COMPLAINT, AIID FEMALE AILMENTS. LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. In Box.. 9 £ d., IS^d., bud i. teL dOh. L61230 Now HBOT. WESTERN TAAIL LIMITED gHILLING JJIARY. ftIJI BIBT SHILUMO DIARY POBUAEXD, ODDtaIu Thne Days In Page; a W"k In m Opaolag. IMioap Mlo, totorlauvcd with lloMtof. Prio* One ShtUiui bx rM $&. May he obtained ot all Newsagent*, or dlmi frow the PobUilMrit, WESTERN JrUIL XMM, CARDIFF. 8UI A" B 0 RAILWAY TIME TABLES A PVBUABBDMOSTHIVY. ONK PMTHT.
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SOUTH WAUS TOPB TABLI I ? i IiI] j J r%*d»r rnia1 4 Si ? ?')—— PridA,I y ? KM)?' } S3 4 13 B < — J.UL .,I 1 4 :a 3 ) Siitnr- t jforaiaf 8 69 I 4 49 1 6 431 ?tfM''? 613 In i U — — (lay, 8 I Height a flX 4 M 1 i J<m. ReIIr I 86130 4 3 1 ?.. (-Morainr 6 ?' ? 49 1 6 43 S''? NveS< 1 li 6-18 1 12 •fr".Snr* 3 (?,j,ht 349 7 Al g 7 _4 #44 ITS' ??*?'' 8 71 7 7 8 1- M:"? 4 fl'Bhlr 1 38, 3 31 S im 7 /Moftii'g 8 34 7 SO) 8 34 Tuød JI-49 7 61 1 8 46 'J1.l iHeteht 36 0 H6?6 10 W?tn't- 9 14 9 9 <* ? __? WodnWMorni'f 9 14 8 9 9 3 (Ay, ?N<jBB< t)j4o!3t0 3: it J.,n. 6 R.icht 34 0 31 0 a5 l 11 'IBSir fMur'.M9 611 8 48 1 '?? I *?*' {.I J Q I e¡'Iw:-r:- cay, 7 H.iwht !N ?)30 ? M I I Jim. It >*«h fiuon flaaa{.l>(»K ttu X-Aieianara j 4 Doo mn **°*? ?'? j
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WBATHEii FORECAST. I TIRIIUT'I Fo»*oa»t. ITMNITPIT'O Witnm. Yama])AWIAes ?Nvo= SZty wind*, mm" I 8,,At.t mod& min. 2s-w )at-; squally i ( tome showm; ooldsr. | Che foreeaet of the weather throughout the Weet of I England aad South Wale* for to-day (Friday) it iii I follow*i—SoutH-westarly and westsriy win4 I iff fr*»h I mild; changtablt; soma showart, I TaMFKBATUM. -M DATE. Ma? Mln. Me<m ?.m. 9p.m. Tfttal ?<hT.? '? '<C 'M.'«! <t':utaty.?- 'S 45 -? Sunday M— 'W ? "iTSl ?. M- •» 2-00 2 £ Tnttdty. N 'S '? 2?B. W.daotd?M- « 1 W Thursday ..31 — -00 ? <1
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. I
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. I FOXHOUNDS. I (!AZKASTMANBnmz.-Pridayt Jar Ml t Guildhau. ■qiiare j TaMdxy, jMMry S. Id.; Fdday. J<umuy8.Motr-M.<6. (ILkKORG"SXIBN.-Fridsh Tanury 1; P-Lua- Ba-n—10-46. ,I ?.t?xetMT.—fridtty; January 1, Bee o HUI, Mar 'us t,- T.e.&y, J-,?.rv 5, P,e, C..rle.- Fri- dai, ?M?My ?' G??'? (brM?.at M)-t0.30. d, ??NgovTnaiiiam.-PfidiLy, Jaut Onmgm (bMtMMt at M.30) Honda AMOMy 4, g:ø¡J=r-4a t ri1' JaanMy ?. 'MjrcMd Court j baturday, January 9, Agincantr-square, Moa- moath-11. AIR. SBTIIOCB ALLS*—Fridaj, January 1, Cree- selly Arms, Cresawell Quay. Tuesday, January 6, Cofdoandia* j Friday, January (.Sauhdersfoot—11. MR. Cumaxle.-Monday, January 4, Devaoden Gr, i Thro"y. J xy 7, Pilstone-rll. PXKBBOZB*HIB*,—Tuesday, J=ti?Y 6, The Esm- course Th day, January 7, (>?tle-squan, Haver- fordw88t-U. TITUID8.-Frlda,. January I, lklut&Uon Hotel, Ne,,C-tie-F-1ya Monday, j?.ry 4, P?nYr&Ut? ;:e;E.rh:.r:f.'lc.!it, HABBIEB8. CILICEROMMLL-Mday. January 1, Ab-boy-y -11 1 K A*. PBTSB-SIRI'—Wednesdav, JaJl11IIr16, Cwm- aidra j Saturday, January 9, Clwyd Watch—10,30.
,LliANDAFF CATHEDRAL. SERVICES.
LliANDAFF CATHEDRAL. SERVICES. 0iMiit* and hymn* during the ivmiador ot the 01.. ADd byIJUII during \.be ¡_IaOOr of tile F.ftday, tbnldar =. C%curai:Moo).—Mld-daj: week by the HolWo I (Ito C  cuynt!IA[oa ) .Xid-Jay: Hol:?, Communion.
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TcLiruOvx: National, 602. Post-offloe, 95, TkLIOBAMe Mail," Cardiff. LOJTDO* EOITOBUI. Oman 9, W hitefriars-stres Fleet-street.
SUMMARY OF NEWS. I
SUMMARY OF NEWS. I The Consta&tinoplo correspondeci of the London "Daily New." is assured, "from entirely tnxtwMthy ttource* that the AmbMeadom are now move ocraiplewy in aooord than they have been ainoe the oommoooemeDt of the Armeaua ronblM, and thai for the firtt. time serious alum is felt At the Porte m to what suoh con- cert portands. The Washington "Poet" on Wedneeday otated t^iat, notwithstanding the eeemingiy (weispingr daai* 1* of Mr. Olney and several of the Foreign Offioes of Europe, it can be asserted on incontrovertible authority that Europe will nialto a earioerted effort to prevent hortilitie* betvfeen the two ooumtriee. The "Post" adds that, "in ether word*, the Powers of Europe havii ruaohed an agreement that this Govern. ment iauit prove ite Ability to enforce the Uotiroe doctrine." AdviMs from Havannah rfoeived lit Key Wwt etote that the beltief is gaining ground thpt Maoeo is, after all, alive. The bog at Raithtnore was on Tb-urtday etill movipg. The Peniliyn Slate QuenieI were entirely closo on Thursday night. The official list of New Year's Day honoun apnears in the present knie. The proceedings of the oonforowe of the Incorporated Society of Musicians were con- tinued at Cardiff on Thursday, when Df. Charles Vinoent read a paper, and a long dis- cussion followed, on "Sight-singing From the Staff." There was a regular squeeze for money on Thursday, and borrowers ipaid all aorta of rates ap to 5 per cent, for day-rto-d&y lowim. In the Bill Mvket there was very little doing, and the rata for three rnothiil paper was weak at Bi per oent. Business on the Stocki Exchange Wid much restricted.
I EDITORIAL COMMENTS.
EDITORIAL COMMENTS. The Setter which we publish to-day from Mrs. Vaugban of Llandaff, will be read with a faeHng of delight and gratefulness by the publio, for there are few men who have endeared themselves so much to the people of this country m Dean Vaughan. The whole nation tinoereiy sympathised with him in the long and anxious illoeM through which he has passed, and Mrs. Vaughan's letter to-day will come to them u a relief. Dean Vaughan has filled auoh 2wge place in the reoent hirtory of Wales, and has identified himself M closely and tihoroughly with the highest intereeU of his countrymen, that they have Almost learnt to believe that his life fe indispensable. Though it can hardly be expected that he will again enter the arena of publio life with his old energy and activity, it is very gratifying that hh health has so improved m t« KMble him to re-appear in one of his favourite haunt*—<the owdy-nd that the imnediate prospect at least is Y"moving. All out readers will join with in in wishing tho vene- rable dean t happy New Year, aAd many of then.
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The forthcoming conference of freeholder*, teLant farmers, and "others" interested' in Welsh land law reform to be held at Car- marthen, and at which alxttadica1 M.P.'s have promieed to attend, is attracting the notice of the local press, but in a manner likely to throw much-needed Ught upon tie true intentions of the movement. The "Journal," with :tA usual outspokenness, say* that all the names mentioned ip connection with it remind one mueh more forcibly of the pccfessional agitator than of the supporters of any particular movement with the benefit of the pubAo as itq principal, let alone its only, object. "All the names are of those with MMs of tieir own to grind." Messrs. Llewelyn Willkms, T. B. Elfie, M.P., and Lloyd-George, M.P., have yet to be heard of as landlords or tensats. "Mr. Llord Morgan, M P., has, no doubt, had considerable upe.' rience as landlord, but, the wise man he II, he has taken oare to ten him- fsnn» to the best advantage before the now-rtdvockod Land Courts oould be established to settle their value for him,"
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Several of the London and provirfdal daily papers speak with undeserved praise of the great uulpit powers of the late Dr. Hvber Evans. Doabtleus, his oratodcal gifts: woto fd a high ndow, and had his lot been cut In i wider twd-io. Englwd, or ia ocs of the oountrle* of tbe Conitont, whsra, pwuiUoally, ht would ha"* wa the lrarld for lwiaudieiK»— lil#<lirunr would J»v* saMM him ft I Y^ nongpicaous utche <a As tompic of fame. {J Waist, oi oosrw, he l»d but a Ueaited ?m?M, pd, br.vÚ1Bmed hia thought* ??Mf? tien? Welsh ohi^utels, a" stood as !??? disadvantage in addfeeeing R?th MdiencM. 'Bu even as an I R?? speaker he was by no "'devoid of power, and poMMMd <t joer X n charm which proved very -eptame t??kM'h '?? En?MtL hewts. He Wh, question, the Bneet pulpit orator and m speaker in his own denomination, ?Lm?baMy, with few exwpttOM? in the Aw)e of Wales, 8Dd it will be impossible to fill tilt void created by his somewhat early dtØb, It is premature to pass judgment on h& lifies tvo* sad his influence on his age. Unfortunately, he did not wtite much, though What he did contribute to the press was, like "Berber" himself, full of dash and spirit. It is not for us to criticise the man. Weak- neMea and foibles he may have had, but they were All forgotten immediately 1M ascended the pulpit or the platform. There he was in his native element, often unap- proachable and unrivalled. It is not, per- haps, an impertinent question to ask what his grtM or proper mission was. In regard to many of the great lights of Welsh Noncon- formity, it would not have been difficult to 4^swer such a question. Daniel Rowlands, Chriitnuw Evans, John Eliai, Williams o'r JtVecn, Henry Hees, Owen Thomas, all were men oonspiocions for their pulpit gifts, and all of them eeem to bave had one great bardsn to deliver, one great point towards wMch their whole lives reached. Whether Dr. Herber Evans felt similarly inspired ft is not for as to say, and his countrymen gene- rally can only judge of him by an occasional sermon oc lecture. The stofy of his life, carefully and conscientiously told, will contain much that is interesting and edifying to future generations. The Welsh pulpit in time to come will not, probably, be the power it is at present, and, when the few great preachers among us will have passed away it is not likely that Wales will be permitted to listen to much native elo- quence, not, at least, in the language which I Dr. Herber Evans employed with such potent effect.
ITHE RHONDDA DIVISION.I
I THE RHONDDA DIVISION. I Our Special Commissioner has at last found his way to the Land of "Mabon"tibe far- famed Rhondda Division—a distTiot which, industrially, he says, "is nothing but ooal and oollitn" If our Commissioner had spent a Saturday evening there be would have come away feeling that, commercially, the Rhondda was nothing but public-bouses and cabs. It is one of the moat interesting localities in the kingdom, and affords quite a study in ethnology and sociology. We are very much of the belief that every nation under the sun, exoept, perhaps, that of Kamschatka, has its representatives in one of the two RhonddM. If there is any virtue in a mixture of blood, the future Rihonddaite will, verily, be a fine specimen of humanity, perfectly cosmopolitan in his composition aad world-wide in his aspirations. This will be only natural, since Rhondda coal finds its way to every quarter of the globe. Linguistically, the distriot is equally interesting. As yet, it seems to be a fair stand-up fight between Welsh and Eng- lish, emd ?e betting seems pretty even. In sweml directions Welsh hu actually gained on its rival. Thu is evident from the fact that so many Welsh-speaking natives bear Eng- lish, Scotch, or Irish names. It affords one no surprise to hear Brown, or M'Pher- Bon, or O'Flanig&n bunt out in the native eptech of "Morien," and with as much ease and volubility as the archdruid in his most inspired moments. The battle may be long between the two languages, but with so raspy churches and chapels, so many shops and other places of business, so many schools (elementary and otherwise), and so mauy English newspapers to back it, English, no doubt, will beat its opponent off the field ia the end. From a. political, or, rather, Unionist, point of view, the less said about the Rhondda the better. Judging by our Commissioner's aooount, it is almost wholly given up to-weil, "Mabonism," a creed which may be Radicalism, Labourism, or something eilse. Its nature and character depend very much on the views and feelings of the observer. For instance, a Radical, who believes that the world was made for Radicals, thinks that "Mabon" is the beet Radical in the House of Commons. Again, a member of the Independent Labour party, a party which Ma had good reasona to fight why of Radicalism in recent years, would approach "Mabon" with a.ll the confidence and fami- liarity born of close brotherhood. The fact, however, is, "Mabon" is indefinable, and belonp to the "Broad Church" in politics. For all that we know, there may be several grains of Unionism, and ev-en of good Toryism, in hie political creed. One thing we do know: he seems to be doing his best for his constituents while in the House, and knows how to manage them at home. Whether this happy-go-lucky state of things will be allowed to go on for ever it is impossible to way. If, as our Commissioner suggests, the Unionist party mean to make a serious bid at any future time, "Mabon" may be forced to take sides, either as a well-defined Radical or m a Labour candidate. It all depends upon circumstances. The Unionist pariy are nume- !r"liy very weak everywhere in the Rhondda, and in some places Unionism could not be found, even if searched for with Rentgen rays. This notwithstanding, soma Unionists seem inclined to make the party still weaker by internecine squabbles. Bearing these facts in mind, we are forotd to quaiify any state- ment as to the future state of politics in the Rhondda by "if." So far but little effort has been made to capture the seat. "Mabon'a" rule has continued since 1886, and has been undisputed, and, unless something is done to educate the constituents in the principles of Unionism, there is every reason to believe that "Mabon" will die in harness. We are not pattioularly anxious to see him ousted from his se&t, for, whatever way we look at him, he is far better for all purposes connected with the Rhondda than many a Uniorist mem- ber would be. 8hould the Unionist party, however, be inspired with i desire to trans- form the political features of the Rhondda, they w raid do well to begin at the point sug- gested by our Special Conmiysioner. Ie. t district with so many popu- lous centres, it m obvious that the first step in organisation is to establish clubs. At present the number of such insti- tutions in the whole division is only four, Whereas it would take at least a dozen to inoculate the larger centres alone. 'The Rhondda 0Ul never be won exoept by some, suoh means to start with. For some time, under the best of circumstances, it would be unrea- sonable to hope to win the seat, but sufficient strength might be gained to foroe "Mabon" to talcs sides or identify bimteU mors closely with either t't Radical or the Labour party. At 'present uatferatand, he is supported by the sw ttions of the miners generally, it beihy ngement that a small oahwrfp., tion for urpose be deducted from &eir pay at %s. Now, tlM arrangement, it it join's to the fact that "Mabon" w or the Rhondda, not to a Radi- < Lahore member. This being ,to to all, md la "row-to Unionist oonstitnentt (bs tin ousm to pope, wt as& Ra ?ut i-?ba. TWs 'V ?oaMtd iM?oeoa iii add^ &ad w haw no doib4 i&F- appeal to ".Vobonle, mm of bODOOr. We mmot enter tn??te eeveM! pomt<t of iaterMt rawod by our Special Commomw, Md wiH simply further emphasise a few facts. Unionists in the division must show & united front. Party organisation must be introduced, and funds provided to no niggardly extent. Clubs must be srtsblished in the more populous towns, and, if "Mabon's" position is to be I stormed at all, a very good man should lead the Unionist forces.
A NEW NOVELLIST ONI DICKENS.
A NEW NOVELLIST ON I DICKENS. MR. JOSEPH CONRAD'S OPINION OF I DICKENS. A TOing novelist has been staying at Car, diff for the last few days in the person of Mr. Joseph Conrad. Mr. Conrad was the gliest of Mr. Spiridon, at whose residence in Cathedral-road he was seen by one of our representatives. Mr. Conrad is the author of "Aylmer's Folly" and other works, and his novels have appeared both in serial and book form. He is tall, dark, and of decidedly Celtio appearance; and questioned as to the affinity between the Celts and the Poles- Mr. Conrad is himself a child of that down- trodden and unhappy nation—he replied Vat they have much in common, the temperaments of both beinig dreamy, poetic, and romantic. Mr. Conrad himself has undergone many vicissitudes and strange experiences, which he doubtless finds of value in his present walk of life. Hie father took part in some political agitation, and (like many more of his country. men) was consigned to Siberia, together with his family, the latter including little Joseph, a child of three or four years old. Mr. Conrad's earliest raoolieetions, therefore, are of the most dreaded of al) the wide dominions of the Czar, aad it is not surprising that he should entertain a hearty admiration for our own land of liberty. In this view, by the way, his host smilingly concurs. "My father ought to have known," is bis observation, "for he tried nine comtrital" Our representative gathered that Mr. Conrad, like many another of his countrymen, had dropped his surname, the latter being not altogether pronounceable by English lips. Alter a few yearn the Conrads were reJeased from Siberia, and young Joseph then got into the English Navy, and subsequently into the mercantile marine, varying his career with a lengthy sojourn in the interior of Africa. He was yet a seaman when the passion for writing took possession of him, an d he found himself the wielder of a facile and fluent pen. The encouragement of friends determined him on ibis new career, &nd, though he is now by no means a young writer, he speaks of it with an enthusiasm tb6.t is contagious. In the course of converaation, Mir. Conrad took occasion to refer to an expression in "Westminster's" notes of Monday, where Dickens is spoken of as looked down upon by certain fMhionable critics of the day. W. does not think this view of Dickens is at oil widespread. "Dickens," lie said, "still keeps up his popularity. I fancy he has left his mark, not because he is a caricaturist (as many people say), but because of his extreme simplicity, and his vividness of expression. His is not high art, but it oonveys en exceedingly fine sense of humanity. I fancy that Dickens will never cease to be one of the masters: he is inimi- table, and much more accessible to the gene- ral miad than Thackeray. He did not give a new form to English, but he used it as it had never been used before, and his very defects help to make up his greatness." Questioned «s to his writings, Mr. Conrad said he was at present engaged on a sea story, treated on entirely new lines. As our represenfcath left Mr. Conrad took owasion to express !his 'high opinion of the "Wtwtcm Msi M bright and original paper, and this (he j'i .sd) was the general estimate in the airotas in which he moved.
IACCIDENT TO LORD WM. BERESFORD.
I ACCIDENT TO LORD WM. BERESFORD. MISHAP IN THE HUNTING FIELD. I The Central News says:—On Wednesday morning Lord William Beraoford met the Wfoiham Staghounds at 'the Holly and Laurel and South Holm wood, near Dorking, from which place the hunt started about a quarter to twelve. There was a good run to Gatwick, near Horley, which was reached about half- past one. Running round Gatwick Racecourse is a one-rail fence, of which his lordship's horse misjudged the height, and, jumping, came down with its legs a little under the rail. The animal turned a complete somersault, and fell upon Lord William. His lordship was buried beneath the horse, and when in a few seconds the animal rolled away it was seen that his lordship was seriously injured. An unbulaow was obtainad, and the lujured noblemaa was removed to Mr. W. H. White's residence at Charlwood Park, and Dr. Walters, of Reigate, who had met the hunt, rendered every possible UBi&tanœ. Later in the day the patient was oenveyed to his OWL house, Deepdene, where Mr. Blalceney, of Dorking, was in attendance. Dr. Walter* had accompanied his lordship, and Mr. Langbon, surgeon, of London, was also rnJled into consultation, and remained at DeE-p- done for a considerable time, and until Lord William had recovered consciousness. The n.tdical gentlemen have said nothing as to the condition of their patient, beyond the general announcement that his lordship was badly squeezed. Lord William poised a rest- less night, but it fa understood that he is pro- gressing as favourably as could be expected under the oircumstar.oes. His lordship had II spill earlier in the week, while driving one of his faet trotters from Epsom, two friends beinp with him at the time. He was thrown cut of the trap, but beyond cutting his face he wat- none the worse for the mishap, of which, h fact, he made light. The servants' ball, fixed for Ifiiirsdn-y ervening, at Despdene, was post- poned for an indefinite period.
THE DEAN OF LLANDAFFI
THE DEAN OF LLANDAFF I INTERESTING LETTER FROM I MRS. VAUGHAN. The many friends of tho Dean nf Lbndaff I will read with interest a letter from Mrs. Va,,ghm to the Bishop of Southwark -Upon the whole 1 can give you an encouraging re- port Once again he (the dean) has n'ade his way info the study, and may there be found in his usval place—sometimes in the armchair with an open book before him, and sometimes, though very rarely, with a pan in his dear hands, busy at his writing-table. But, talking is a fatigue. As to the future, we cannot pre- dict the course of events. Hs "My return to some level of health and strength, but we camottell. It is all npt in mist and clouds."
RHONDDA COAL.I
RHONDDA COAL. I THE COMPETITION BETWEEN CAR- DIFF AND SWANSEA. In a by no means unfriendly article on the position of the Taff Vale line, the "Financial Newa" again points out that it is highly desirable that some bold step should be taken to retrieve the fortune* of that once most profitable undertaking. As we have before pointed out, a vastly improved state of affairs would be secured were the Windsor Dock powers secured. And we ("The Syren") hope they will be." Our contemporary ignores the dock scheme, but laY' acme stress upon the advan- tages whioh wouid be Meured by an Mnatg?- mation with the Rhondda and Swansea Bay KM. "Tht STrem" be. moi* than once dwelt upon this, and ths probable advantages which would be ?dy E by "00 party to the agree- ment. What is to be borne in mind, how- ever is the fact that, whilst Taff Vale traffics are showing a weekly decrease, the Rhondda traffics are week by week increasing. If this latter good fortune be secured by the Swan- sea line, at a time when tt would be idle to talk of it #A at all what it should be as a mineral time. wW may its lot not be whee Bfhondda, ooal shipments at Swansea beoome of more frequent occurrence than they are now?
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I LONDON LETTEK* I
LONDON LETTEK* I l. I ftBOM OUB LONDON COHBK8PONBWNTS 1 I LONDON, Thursday. I The Ministerial Dinners. j The Ministerial dinaere on the eve of tne  mMtinx of Parliament w<H tbï. aextion be w&tobed with more than ueual interest. J?tst y<wr the LibeM] Uui.,iita adopted the Mtra- ordinuy course of having li:Ltbe j -??t onm. T_, I b.1i. 6; the first time a I Government has been divided in this way into two parties. The Duke of Devonshire s experiment wax so ill-received that it is not likely to be repeated. Piobably his pace and the ducheu will be content with holding a reception in the evening1. The duke him- self will, it is hoped, attend the dinner given by Lord Salisbury. At these dinners it is usual for the leader of the House of lords to invite the peers who are members of the Government and a nmnbtr of the Govern- ment's leading supporters. It is usually a much larger party then tfbat of the tead/tr of the Houseof Commons, who only asks, besides the members of the Government, a very few of the leading non-official leading members of the party. Health of Prisoners. I A nice question will to raised by the "Lancet" this week ae to whether it is jus- 4tifablo to keep prisoners locked up who are visibly suffering in health. It states that Colonel Grey lost 3st. weight whita he was in prison. Ths "Lanœt" deda that such a 1088 of weight to a. man in hard fighting trim implies tha| the imprisonment has not been salutary dhiistisement, but torture. Major White's condition is said to be causing greait anxiety, and he is weak, rervous, and sleep- less. On medical and humanitarian grounds, the "Lanoet" presses for the instant release of both Sir John Willoughby and Major White. Marquess of Sligo. I The Marquess of Sligo, who has died jr, the seventy-sixth year of his age, was the friend of Earl Oranville and e, Liberal at heart, though his Unionist principles forbade him remaining with the recreant Liberals after the betrayal. The remarkable thing about his family life Î8 that he was married three times, a.nd had none but daughters as his children. By his first two wives he had one daughter each, and by his third wife two daughters. The latter alone survive. They are twins, and one is called Maiy Isabel and the other Isabel Mary. The marquess was heir-pre- sumptive to his cousin, the Marquess of Clan- rioarde. As he left no sons himself, he will be succeeded by :11\8 brother, Lord John Thomas Browne, who is 72 and unmarried. Lord Ulick Browne is the next peer. Lord William Beresford's Accident. I Lord William Beresford's accident com«s at an untimely moment if it be true, as I :near, that his wife, Lily, Duchess of Marlborough, is in a atate )f health to which a sudden shock of this kind might be extremely prejudicial. Lord William, like all the Beresfords, is a hard rider, and well 1 bla to hold his own, and his accident appears to be ooe-of 'hose which oould not be avoided by the skill of the rider. Genwul sympathy is expressed with Lord William. Though not as well known as "Charlie," "Bill" Beresford is as much liked by those who d) know him. Irish TaxatioiL -1 1-1.- 1. llie annual reiurn Ul iuu»i l'CItAAVU m ,r land, issued to-day, will be carefully, but vainly, studied to see if it will throw any light on the financial relations agitation. All the information we can gtt from it is that the receipts for local taxation in Ireland amounted to £ 3,842,005, of which three millions oame from rates on property. The rest waa made up by 2322,224 from Imperial and about half a million from tolls, fees, and other sources. How the Year Has Prospered. The commercial prosperity oi the year enaea to day has been undoubted. One of the evidenew Iias beM the active demand for capital. The public were asked during thf yeM' to provide one hundred and fifty-two million pounds. Whether ?) this money was obtained is another quo.ion. I doubt whether the five millions asked for motor companies were secured, and I know of one case where a rather promising undertaking wanted a quarter of a million, aud the public only offered fifteen thousand. Breweries end distilleries, with eighteen millions, was the biggest reoord of industrial concerns, and cycling oomts next with sixteen and a half nrullions. The loans to Governments and corporations amounted to tiiirty-two millions. It is significant that the African mining shares figure for only two millions, about the same M the amount asked for New Zealand, and only a quarter of that raised for Weotrar lian mines. Railways figured at about seven- teen millions, of which seven and three-qutirter millions were British. The Railways of London. I London is likely wrtfcin tne next ww years to become a network of railways underground. The City and South London is working with success, and its shares are steadily rising. The Waterloo and City and the Central Txm- dot. are in procesr of construction. Bills are deposited for the West, Suburban from new Paddington Station to Wfllesden, and for the District Company's deep level express line from Earl's Court to the Mansion House. The latter is stated to be only part of a larger scheme, whidh will include lines from Clap- ham Junction to King's Cross and from New Oroas to Paddington. The three lines will all go through Oaring Cross, which will then become one of out busiest railway centres, inasmuch as, beside. the South Eastern Com- pany's teminue overhead, it will have no Mwer than four underground lines etratching oast and west, north and south, north-west, and south-east. Earl's Court Deep Level Line. I The construction of the deep level E%rra Court line under the present District line is likely to be a work of difficulty as it ap- proaches the City, owing to the proximity of the Thames. For somedistanoe tJle present line runs parallel with the Thames, and at the Tempts and, I believe, Sloane-square the drainage from the river has to be pumped away for the protection of the tunnelling. This difficulty, it is expected, will be more serious at the deeper level of the new line. Possibly there will be similar trouble, though of a milder character, in the West Suburban line, which is to run by the side of the Grand Junction Canal. The Stannaries Court Dead. I For several sessions we have heard a great deal in Parliament &bout a Stannaries Bill. It has apparently been passed, and comes into operation to-day, when the Stannaries Court in Cornwall seases, after an existence of 700 years. It had gradually grown into a court for the settlement of legal disputes in connec- tion with the Cornish and Devon mines. But of late years practice in the court has fallen off, and, with the sanction of the Prince of Wales as the Duke of Cornwall, it is now proposed to pension off the vice-warden and officials. The vice-warden, who was the judge of the court, was Mr. H. W. Fisher, who w," oncc upon a time tutor to the Pranos of Wales. ?c vice-warden had a e?MT of B1.500 a yMr, but the falling off I in the buM- ness of the court left him little to do, and he was often to 1: 3eee in Iond,on-a genial, well-preserved old gientleman. The law busi- ness formerly transacted in the Stannaries Court will now be taken over by the county- court judge, Mr. Grainger. Judge Grausger used to practise in the Palatine Court at Durham. He is married to a daughter of Mr. James Payn, the novelist, and is, therefore, brother-in-law to Mr. Buckle, the editor of the "Times," who muried another of Mr. Payn's daughters. More Than a Union of Hearts. There is somettnng more man a union or hearts ir the engagement that is announced between Mr. Arthur Prget and Lady Muriel Fineh-Hotton. Mr. Pa,get is the son of Sir Richard Paget, the Somersetshire baronet, who during the 30 years he eat in the House of Commons was as great a Parliamentary authority on agriculture as be always has been in his own county. Lady Muriel is the only daughter of the Earl of Winchilsea, who is the organiser of the agricultural intereet. 'Che marriage will, therefore, unite the familief of two of the greatest of the aristocratic leaders of agrioulture in this country. Ranjitsinhj i, the Cricketer. The presentation or silver plate nmde by the Sussex County Club to Prince Rsnjitsirhji reminds uie that the invincible bsteman teamed his cricket in India, and not, as is commonly supposed, in this country. Ran- jitsinhji received hit early education at Kathiaww College for Ae MM fP I-d, cwgo. The 6n)t bead of the college *a Mr, Chester Macnaghton, to whom its sucoese is due. MI. Chester Macnaghten made a great point of manfy sports and athletic exerci-jes, which he taught the boys himself. He tumed out a lot of good cricketers, including Ranjitsinhji, who to this day gratefully acknowledges has indebtedness to the ,arly cricketing lessons of Mr. MMMghten. Mr. Maamghten died only about a year so tbut he lived to hear of the early triumph* of 1m. pupil, ■J
^ALES DAY BY DAY
^ALES DAY BY DAY „H. very lappy New Year to all our reaadere. 1-'laving vished it in English, we now, say, Bly yddyn Newydd ddø. i bawb. Ti ie Welsh for gliding-scale is 'ilithr-racdu." No wonder it causes trouble. Wo are informed tfcat Mr. Joseph RairAalti has r.esigixed the chairmanship of the Itoatfc ward radical asaociaiion. A correspondent warn. us that the touring Irish bag is likely to be oUUione, for (x" Mou,l? ot4Lin was yesterday seen to wink at ?Lwk, with ^Hill. It irritating1 to iOO venerable Mum. Doc* deoo* to the level of a pun. Dr. Bunnell oongratulated the musical conferenoe in tho lral sence of Mr. Cunimings, and then aiked iliale to pardon his ahort-ccmin^g. New Year festivities started early—or wers they Old Year festivities ? The Office Pow was found lying in tie gutter early this nurs- ing, and he explained that his foot caught as he was stepping from the Oid Year into the New. The late Dr. Herber Evans was by no means "the first end only Nonconformist minister placed on the commission of the peao There, are sit least two such Nonconformists in 1,lan., dyuil, Cardiganshire—the Rev. Thomas, Thomas and the Itev. William James. A rhyming oorreepoiuetiit write*: — I wish the staff of the "Western Mail'* A happy Ninety-seven; Yea, more: I trust, whene'er they die, They'll go to live in Heaven Thank you, friend; thank you! Wlia/t with Newport and everything, there's no end of invi- tations. The gymnasium io liksly to be popultf addition to Che Cardii Bada, and if it can 'be opened by a competition confined to nv^iben of tho corporation the "gate" would be sc large as to make m sensible reduotic a in the ratea. Councillor Hailett has lalre «dy ohal- # lemged Dr. Buist, and a match betwe mAIder. man David Jones aud Mr. John J enkins w not improbable. A class in one of the Ystriuyfodwg elemen- tary aohoole was beir.g examined, and on the examination papers the lad. were requested to "name some prll. minent people who ha-, recently died." Archbishop Benson h-^e juat joined the rreat majority, but other local celebrities loomed larger in the expanding mind, as the memorable words were penned—"Sweeney's wife" I BritnnFerry had been looking forward to hearing sormons from Dr. Herber Evans next Sunday and Monday, for he had been engaged for too ordination services at BeUiesda Chapel on those days. Yesterday, however, when the "Western Mail" brought down the announce- ment of "Herber" lamented death, nc,v posters were at once issued bearing the names of the ReY. Ben Davies and "Elved" as sub- stitutes. Everybody at Newport yesterday was full of the contemplated removal of the "Western Mail" Offices into their mid.4. They revelled in ft. It was the big topic of conversation everywhere. That explains the following:- "See what the Maai' is going to do, old man. They are Ankfoing up the old year just nicely for us." "Oh, I new year going to say that; ) haven't heard anything else talked of to-day," was the response. In Welsh academic circles much interest attacte* to thrt appointment of principal of E econ Memorial College, whicii nee off next month. It is stated that Professor Row- lrnds (so long the vice-prinoipal) is a candidate for the position, and if so there is small ohancs for any other nominations. Brecon College has had a decidedly peripatetic career. It began its century of years at Abergavenny, and ends it at the oapital of Breoonia. 11 ivisell was his suggestive name, and he was sued at the county-court by a Welsh lady Shopkeeptxr for food and lodging supplied to his wife in the pre-matrhnonial days. The suitor plaintively told his Honour how tho day before the wedding Mr. Wise had said that tha iittle account should be paid. "Oh," quoth the, iodge, "didhe esfy so the day after; the wedding?" "No, sir," came the disconso- late reply, and so the case collapsed. People who only see he violent way the politioal organs at Cardiff fight each other tooth and nail have no idea of the vast sea of brotherly kindness which rolls boneath. For instance, m soon as our men found out yes- terday morning that our Radical and Noncon- formist ccmtempoNuy had missed the death of Dr. Herber Evans a sub-editor rang them up, • and at once gave his rival on the Radical even- ing paper the information in time for the first edition that the ohief pillar of Welsh Congre- gstionalism had passed sway. There Rote limits even to judicial forbearance, and them were topped just before the fentive season at one of our Glamorgan couoty-oourts, vhen (metaphorically speaking) the court burst into a trsgio shriek. "I don't know," remarked the judge, "whether it ill because it is Christ- mns, but everybody is ooming before us with enormous families. €t is awful! One witil fifteen ohildren, another with twelve, and the regular thing is nine." Then came an irre- gvlar study in domestic mathematics who had ton living facsimiles-and had buried six! A rather curious bronze coin has come into the possession of Mr. A. J. Jones, Gellingham House, Cat-muthm The "head" bears a bust of a military-looking personage, wearing what looks like a modern ducal coronet. Around this figursi is the inscription, "Iestyn ap Gwrgan, Tywysog Morganwg, 1091." The other side bears the figure of a female in a recumbent position, with a crosletted shield on her left arti, and pointing with her right hand to a one-muted vessel on the ocean. Around the latter Bgure is the inscription, "Y Brenhin a'r Gyfraitlu" The Swansea bench were saved by a police- man yesterday. Police-constable Cross per- formed an wt of merit in discovering a missile which Sarah Owens intended for the special reception of the magistrates when they came, to delibems on her misdoings. The bencit were r-aturs.lly devoutly thankful to the officer who had saved them from a crockery bom- bardment by the infuriated woman. Police- constable Cross ought surely to receive the cross of die-we mean some special distinction for saving the life of a magistrate whilst in the execution of his duty. What is called the "crude and ill-considered scheme of « smodicsj joint camiriittee repre- senting tfi-a Welsh Wesleyans af North and South Wall* is said1 tc be already losing favour. The Rev..Hugh Hughes, of Carnarvon, one at the beslt preachers or the denomination, has pronotmoed against the plan, and it it not im- prdbalble tlist in the absence of the Rev. Hugh Price Hughs*, who (says the "Liverpool Mer- cury") oan tend the North Wales Synod to his will with hi* glittering eye, that assembly would repudiate the whole affair if anyone took the trouble w place before it a motion to that effect. "Say," slid a Swansea gentleman, ringing us upon the telephone yesterday, "why does your chief want to take you to Newoort? Bring down your traps and baggage to Sv.n.ee. and ive you a site- we'll get ths 00"'or*t' '?'n give yoo a Bite- £ 20,000 worth, IOlId a b?lfi., to matcih." "What about rates?" "Oh, we'll make tlioee easy." "iEasy on high ment!" a bit. W, assess low here, and pronr climb high with mt,,s." "'Ph ring you up in, th« New Year." ring hl'doome offer, and lwfoN should Hko. to ihear from 'New p Machynllelh, Shrewsbury, Ca LlattiAien. This is evidently ? university college and the unive, &gain. A meetinlr of he otaff of called together last night, and siastic and Unanimous discusgi* resolution was passed amid r tained applause:—"That, in v rageous inrroase of assessment the consequent crippling of •paper busuiess, and taking in the fact that the town is still of the Sunday Closing Ant, noL &6o thit we were treated ?i noble town on the Usk ,ha? out thepa¡pæ there, when we of C."Xff, w« cndiliv and una rage the ob ie! to carry on his t' | the offioee of the 'Western Mw and that oopi 88 4 this I"qoluti- dief, the a?moment Wmntitt?, ,land,w& of *U the ?wiobou.