The South Wales Star

I LOCAL & DISTRICT NEWS CADOXTON-BARRY. For all kinds of Stationery and Fancy Note Papers go to L. NEWMAN'S, Bookseller and Stationer, 104, Holton-road, Barry Dock. Go TO HAROLD L. LINDSEY'S NEW HAIRDRESS- IWG SALOON for a Clean, Comfortable, Easy Shave. Has been opened in DQck View-road (opposite the Shipping Offices). Barry Dock. AUDIT OF THE LOCAL BOARD'S ACCOUNTS.—Mr G. H. Brett. the public auditor of the South Wales district, audited the accounts of the Barry and Cadoxton Local Board this week. NEW LOCAL BUSINESS OPENED.—Miss Alice Major, of Cardiff, has opened business in stationery. Fancy Toys, Sweets, and all kinds of Tobaccos, also as Newsagent, at 70. Main-street. Cat* oxton-Biirry. BARRY DOCK. For Fashionable Haircutting go to L. NEWMAN'S Hairdressiug Rooms, 104, Holton-road, Barry Dock. Go TO HAROLD L. LINDSEY'S NEW HAIRDRESS- ING SALOON for a Clean. Comfortable, Easy Shave. Opened in Dock View-road (opposite the Shipping Offices), Barry Dock. BIBLE CHRISTIAN MISSIONS.—Special services in connection with the home and foreign missions will be held on Sunday next at the Bible Christian Chapel. Court-road. Barry Dock. On Tuesday evening, the annual missionary meeting will be held nt the same place. Alderman R. Cory, J.P., -Cardiff, will preside. Y, ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION SERVICES.—Special mission sermons will be preached at the Roman Catholic Church. Court-road, Barry Dock, every evening- from Sunday next to Sunday week (inclusive), except Saturday, the preacher being the Rev Father D'Hulst. POPULAR TEAS AT POPULAR PRICES, to suit the tastes of everyone, may now be obtained at T. G. Tibbetts', Ceylon House, Holton-road. Splendid Value. Is 4d a Really Magnificent Tea, Is 8d, honestly worth 2s. Tibbetts' Danish Butter is Grand. Note the Address :-T. G. TIBBETTS, The Grocer. Ceylon House, Holton-road. Barry Dock. PRESENTATION TO THE REV FATHER HYLAND. -After Divine service on Sunday week last, the Rev Father Ryland, the late respected pastor of the Roman Catholic Church, Barry Dock. was pre- sented with a purse of gold as a token of the high esteem and great regard entertained for the rev. by the Church and friends in the district. BENEFIT SMOKING- CONCERT. — On Monday evening last a successful smoking concert was held at the Independent Workman's Club and Institute, Holton-road. Barry Dock. in aid of the widow of and five children of the late Mr W. T. Morgan,, coal trimmer, of Lombard street, Barry Dock. who was a member of the institute. There was a good attendance of members, Mr W. Mitchell being voted to the chair, and in the course of a short address, the chairman spoke in sympathetic terms of the praiseworthy qualities of the departed brother, with whom he had worked for a considerable time. During the evening a very entertaining programme was gone through the following taking part:—Messrs Houselander, Sainsbury. T. Harvey. Harry Abrahams, W. Mitchell. Roberts. Gorman, &c. The president of the Institute, in the course of an address, stated that a benefit society had been started in connec- tion with the institution. Mr Francis, of Cadox- ton, was the accompanist. The company broke up by singing God save the Queen." BAST BARRY. For all kinds of Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes, Pouches Ac., go to L. NEWMAN'S, Stationer and Tobac- conist, 104, Holton-road, Barry Dock. THE QUOIT CLUB.—The annual meeting of the above club. for election of officers. &c.. will be held at the Barry Hotel this evening (Friday) at eight o'clock. Go TO HAROLD L. LINDSEY'S NEW HAIRDRESS- IWG SALOON for a Clean, Comfortable. Easy Shave. Opened in Dock View-road (opposite the Shipping Offices), Barry Dock. BARRY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (ENGLISH).— On Sunday next, Mr 0. LI. Morris, of Brecon Memorial College, will preach Morning and Evening it 11 and 6.30. All seats free. Hymn books provided.-Adrt. "PUBLIC OPINION."—An address on "Public opinion'' was read on 'Friday evening last by the Rev J. Price, of St. Paul's Church, Barry, under the au3pices of the Young Men's Bible Class. The discourse of the rev. gentleman were listened to with much interest, and' remarks followed from Captain Whall and Rev J. Du Heaume. DINAS POWIS. CARDIFF. CALL AT THE OLD DOLPHIN, Church-street, Cardiff, for Soup, Hot or Cold Luncheons, Wines, Ac., of the best quality. COGAN. QWI) MUSICAL EVENING.—A grand musical evening in cODllectionwith the Methodist Free Ohurch Mission will boWheld on Thursday evening next, the 15th inst.. when the choir will be sup- ported by the following artistes :—Madame Louie Rees, Miss Morfydd Williams. Mr R. W. Evans, apd Mr J. F. Proud. t A m PENARTH. P* STANWELL-ROAD ENGLISH BAPTIST CHAPEL.— On Monday evening lasfcalecture was delivered at the above place of worshijron Carey, the Con- verted Cobbler," by the Rev J. W. Matthews, • Cadoxton. The Rev J. O. Stalberg, pastor, pre- sided, and there was a good attendance, consider- ? ing the unpropitious state of the weather. ST. ATHAN. GBAND CONCERT.—A grand concert came off at the Wesleyan Chapel, St Athan, on Tuesday even- ing, the 27th ult., the great feature being the appearance of two members of the Royal Welsh Ladies' Choir, Miss Gertie Drinkwater and Miss A. Williams. Mr Andrews, Llantwit-Major, pre- sided, and the local choir, ably conducted by Mr Edwards, Aberthaw. acquitted themselves in a creditable manner. Both the Welsh Ladies" were in fine form, and were vociferously applauded for their excellent singing. The Misses Alice and Elizabeth Hopkins, St Athan, sang with excellent teste M^ Com J. Yorwerth, Cowbridge, recited Asleep at the switch," and The stowaway." with much elocutionary taste Rev J. B. Llewellyn. Mr R. W. Evans. and Mr T. Evans, the male soloists, did the work allotted to them with credit: Miss Edwards, Aberthaw. and Mr Tom • Evans. Llandaff, proved efficient accompanists. The National Anthem was sung at the close. It was generally conceded that this was the best concert ever given in St Athan, and those who were privileged to be present will not soon forget it.

$OF A, CATHOLIC PRIEST /— jPO^MERLY OF PENARTH. Bristo^ was'for many years one of the clergy at SL £ #Peter's Catholic Church, Cardiff, and sub- sequently he was stationed at Penarth. Father Clarke sAved tkrough the Crimean War, and was first chaplain to the Marquess of Bute. He was I

THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY. A magnificent treatment appears in the Com mrrrinl World of the first instant of the highly prosperous affairs of the Prudential Assurance Co., the Annnal Statement of which appears in our advertising columns this week. There is no standing still, it is pointed out, in the affairs of this perfectly organised institution. In good seasons and in bad, the company equally prospers, and its ever-active representatives annually gather in a harvest which places it further and further in advance of all other British life offices. \The management of the Prudential i goes on adding to the financial strength of the company, and thereby ensures its permanence and stability for all time. The Ordinary branch continues to exhibit extraordinary growth. In the past year, 54,558 policies were issued, assuring the sum £ 5.627.065, and producing a new annual income of £ 304,928. It will seen, therefore, that that the Prudential is increasing its Ordinary policyholders at the rate of more than l.ODO each week. The enduring character of the business may be gathered from the next item in the report which sets out that the premiums received in the Ordinary branch during the year were £ 1,854.370, being an ipcrease of £ 188,759 over the* year 1^92. No better testimony than this could be adduced as to the high quality of the business on the books. Interest and rents brought £231,713 into the account, and with £ 72,668 consideration for aunuities granted, raised the total income of the branch to £ 2,158.751. This last figure is particularly important. It means that, resarded purely as an Ordinary office, the Prudential now possesses an income almost double that of any other British life office. Claims aris- ing by the deaths of 3,397 policyholders, and 154 endowments matured, absorbed £ 478,564 the amount paid to policyholders being further inereas- el by £52,990 cash bonuses. Surrenders were granted to the amount of £53.177, and annuitants took £59,566. After providing for expenses of management and commission at the extremely moderate rate of 10 per cent., and writing £ 1,000 off the cost of buildings, the funds of the Ordinary branch were increased by £1,301,018 to £8,001,707. It may be noted here as an interesting fact that the funds of this branch have been more than doubled in five years. In 1893, the premium collections of the Induslrial branch were barely short of four millions sterling. The exact figures were £ 3.971,863, this amount showing an increase of £ 122.700 over the premiums of the preceding year. The premiums in this branch during the past year averaged more than £ 76.000 per week while on the policies actually in force at the present time, numbering 10,476.393, the premiums receivable are £ 80,094 per week. Truly may the com- panyclaim to bea^V«f ional institution. Theaverage duration of each industrial policy now in force is seven-and-a-quarter years, this most satisfactory condition of affairs showing that the undoubted advantages offered by the company are becoming increasingly appreciated by its immense con- stituency. That generous feature of the company's operations, whereby policyholders of five years' standing, who so desire, can discontinue paying their premiums, and are granted a free policy, has again been largely availed of, no less than 55,764 such policies having been granted during the year. There are now 338,272 of these policies in force. The claims of the year amounted to £ 1.662.768, by 185.103 deaths and 1.276 endowments matured. During each and every working day of the year 1893 this one company received on the average nearly 600 death-notices, and settled the claims made upon it with regard thereto. It is a great work, and one that deserves the cordial support of every thinking man in the kingdom. The exceptional rate at which this great company has added to its financial resources during the past ten years may be gathered from the fact that while at the end of 1883 the total funds, exclusive of shareholders' capital, were £ 3,626.649, at the end of 1893, the total funds, again exoluding capital, amounted to £ 17,900,540, no less than £2,125,588 having been added in the last twelve months. This is a striking example of the axiom, NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCEESS."

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. 11TH COMPANY. 2ND GLAMORGAN ARTIL- LERY VOLUNTEERS. COMPANY ORDERS.—For the week commencing 12th March, 1894 :-Monday,. March 12th-Gun and Recruit Drill. Wednesday, March 14th—Gun and Recruit Drill. Friday, March 16th-Gun and Recruit Drill. Hours of Drills-7.30 to 8.30 p,m. By Order, (Signed) J JUST HANDCOCK, Capt., Commanding 11th Company, 2nd G.V.A., Barry Dock. SEVERN VOLUNTEER DIVISION—ROYAL ENGINEERS. Honorary Colonel, Major-General H. H. Lee, R.E. Battalion Orders by Major A. Thorniey, Command- ing. For week ending March 17 :— Btrills as under— 1 Wednesday 1 Submarine Mining, Friday J 7'30 P-m" Detail of duty— Orderly Officer-Lieut. W. H. D. Caple. Vacancies for a few recruits. Applicants can apply any drill night. By order, (signed) W. GIDDY, Lieut., C.B., R.E., Acting-Adjutant.

SUPERINTENDENT WAKE AND THE PENARTH MAGISTRATES. Mr John Duncan, sitting at Penarth Police Court on Monday last, inquired when Mr Superintendent Wake's resignation would take effect, and on being informed that Mr Wake would probably attend another sitting of the court, the formal leave-taking was deferred for a week.

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£ JAST WEEK'S TRAFFIC RECEIPTS W ON THE BARRY RAILWAY. On the Barry Railway during the past week the traStf receipts were:—Coaching. £ 342 goods, £ 2^3 minerals. £ 3,742 dock dues, See.. £ 3.800 tot4 £ 8,120. Corresponding week of last year :— Coaohing., .£271; goods, £ 130 minerals, £ 2,844 dqpu dues, &c., £ 3,122 total, dec,367 increase,

HOLTON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY, BARRY DOCK. The London Gazette of Tuesday last states that at an extraordinary general meeting of the Holton Land and Building Company (Limited) recently held at Cardiff, it was resolved that the company be wound up voluntarily. Mr J. A. Hughes, solicitor, Cadoxton. was appointed liquidator for the purposes of winding up.

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DINAS POWIS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. MR. D. T. ALEXANDER MAKES AN EXPLANATION. A meeting of the committee of the Dinas Powis Horticultural Society was held on Tuesday even- ing last, Mr J. Isaac, Elm Grove, in the chair, and amongst those present were the Rev Canon Edwards, Messrs D. T. Alexander, R. T. Duncan, J. B. Mockford (secre- tary), R. Harry, G. H. Taylor (Barry Dock), T. Greatrex (Courtyrala), J. Portsmouth, H. Wright, W. Pugsley, Noah Jenkins, H. A. Naldrett (Eastbrook), W. Mogg, E. Lewis, John Greatrex, J. Parry, W. Miller, J. Randall, &c. The Secretary submitted a list of special prizes he had been successful in obtaining, several being secured from the Barry district. It was also reported that; neither Lord Windsor nor Miss Rous would be able to open the show. A feeling having arisen that the Dinas Powis society had fixed the date of their show to clash with that of the Cogan show, Mr D. T. Alexander said he felt that the misrepresentations which had been made by the Cogan society with reference to Dinas Powis required to be at once refuted. In the first place, they at Cogan had endeavoured to re- present that the Dinas Powis committee had been acting directly in opposition to them, and that the Dinas Powis committee had persistently fixed the date of their show upon the same day on which Cogan intended to hold theirs, and that nothing that had been brought forward by the latter society could induce Dinas Powis to alter their arrangements. He (Mr Alexander) desired to give these statements a most emphatic contradiction. (Hear, hear.) The general meeting of the Dinas Powis Society m's held on February 7th, when a letter was read from the secretary of the Cogan society pointing out that their show would be held on the Wednesday following the Cardiff show, and asking the Dinas Powis society not to fix that day for theirs. A re- presentative from Cogan was present at that meet- ing, and with the object of avoiding anything like a collusion he was asked if he eould tell the date fixed for holding the Cardiff show, but he could not do so. It was then decided that Dinas Powis show be fixed for the 22nd of August. Mr Brown, the representative from Cogan referred to, went back to a meeting of the Cogan society, and repre- sented to the committee that there was every dis- position on the part of Dinas Powis to hold their show on the same day as the Cogan show, and that he (Mr Alexander) was the leader of the opposition." (Laughter.) This was followed by a communication to the Press to the effect that Dinas Powis was acting in the most high-handed manner, that they were doing the best they could to interfere with the Cogan show, and to prevent the show being held at all. He (Mr Alexander) said this was entirely wrong. If the Cogan people had stated the date of their show, Dinas Powis would have fixed its show a week before or after, but, in the absence of this, they had fixed their day for the 22nd of August. On the motion of Mr Alexander, seconded by Mr R. T. Duncan, the tender of the Barry Dock Neu-a for printing the schedules of prizes, See., was unanimously accepted.

A BARRY LADEN SHIP IN DANGER. Intelligence of the stranding of the Barry laden ship, Vanduara, off Breaksea Point was received at Barry Dock on Thursday last, and a later telegram intimated that towards evening-she was draggin-, her two anchors and drifting fast towards the rugged shore, where she was likely to become a wreck. The Vanduara is a fine four-masted barque, the managing owners being Messrs J. D. Clink A: Co., of Greenock, the local agents being Messrs T. G. Duncan and Co.. shipbrokers, of Barry Dock. Her tonnage is 1.916 net, and she was built in 1882, being now bound to Port Pirie, Australia, with a cargo of coals from Barry. AGAIN IN TROUBLE. The Vanduara went ashore off Barry Island, between Cold Knap and the Barry Dock entrarfce, on Monday night last. On Monday she sailed frpm the roads in tow of a. tug, but the wind wa% so strofig she had to anchor, in the xoads, land wnen again taken in tow by the tng in thejincreasell sale, and despite the efforts of the tug, she drifted ashore high and dry, sustaining severe damage and necessitating being discharged for repairs. CHARGE OF UNDERMANNING. It is alleged by the officers of the Sailors and Firemen's Union at Barry that the Vanduara was considerably undermanned, the crew being, Mr J. Harrison, the local secretary, states, seven hands less than during her last voyage, The matter is considered so serious that Mr Harrison has placed himself in communication with Mr J. H. Wilson, M.P., the president of the Seamen's Union, with a view of having the facts laid before the Board of Trade.

ENGLISH CONGREGATIONAL- ■ ISM AT BARRY DOCK. We understand that the English Congregational- ists at Barry have purchased the chapel now occupied by the Welsh Independents at Barry Dock, and which has accommodation for three hundred persons. It is intended to utilise this building for English Congregational services at Barry Dock, and with this object in view a pre- liminary meeting was held on Tuesday evening last. Captain Murrell presided, and amongst those present were Messrs H. R. Paul, W. Gale, M. Sandrey, T. Higman, J. E. Rees, H. Paul (jun.), J. Miles, J. Hayes, and others. Arrangements were made for calling together all friends in the Barry Dock district who may be interested in this move- ment, and it was decided that the openings services should take place as soon as possession of the building could be obtained, when the present con- gregation will remove to the handsome stone building now being erected in Holton-road.

LATE FOOTBALL. DINAS POWIS v. COUNTY POLICE. Match played on Wednesday afternoon, at Dinas Powis, a good game being witnessed. Result- County Police, one goal, two tries, and two minors; Dinas Powis, two minors. The try-getters were David Thomas and David Evans, the former convert- ing. Mr C. Kirby, Penarth, was the referee.

THE RECENT TERRIBLE FATALITY AT BARRY DOCK. The funeral of Mr James May, the young man who was killed in such a horrible manner at Barry Commercial Graving Dock, last week, was buried on Wednesday afternoon last at St. Augustine's Churchyard, Penarth, the officiating clergyman being the Rev E. S. Roberts, B.A. Deceased, who was only 27 years of age, was a member of the Barry Dock branch of the Labourers' Union, and several of the members attended. He was also organ blower at St. Mary's Church. Holton-road, the members of the choir sending a handsome floral wreath.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT CADOXTON-BARRY. An accident occured on the Barry Railway near Cadoxton Railway Station on Wednesday morning last, an engine running off the line, causing some iamage, in addition to blocking the way for some bime.