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WYBROW & SON, 222, Coldharbour Lane, Loughborough Junction, S.W INEXPENSIVE AND MODERN FUNERALS In Town or Country, at stated charges which in all cases are moderate. PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. Distance no object.
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GEORGE PARKER i SONS, Saddlers & Harness Manufacturers. Only Address :— 17,18& 19, UPPER ST. MARTIN'S LANE, W.C. POLO REQUISITES A SPECIALITY. SADDLERY. HORSE CLOTHING. Also the Largest Stock of Second-Hand Harness by eminent makers. All Stable Requisites, and everything connected with the Horse always in stock.
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MR. LLOYD-GEORGE A'R DIWYGIWR.-Fel y profwyd yn etholiad y WELSHMAN dro yn ol, dyma'r ddau wr mwyaf poblogaidd yn Nghymru heddyw, a llawen genym weled y ddau yn cyd- gyfarfod yr wythnos ddiweddaf yn Nghaernarfon. Yno yr oedd Mr. George yn ceisio enyn brwd- frydedd cenedlaethol ei gyd-drefwyr, ac yno yr oedd Mr. Evan Roberts yn ceisio eu cyfarwyddo i fyw bywyd rhagorach ac agosach at Dduw.
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Am Gymry Llundain. Y GWLAW.—Ni tydd angen golchi Llundain am dymhor ar ol y gwlawogydd mawr gaed ddydd Sadwrn a Sul diweddaf. SWMIANT.- Trodd y gwyliau yn siomiant mawr i'r rhai arosasant gartref. Ni welwyd mo'r ddinas ers talm mor ddigalon ar ddydd gwyl- O YN Y WLAD.—Mor wahanol oedd yr hin yn Nghymru Daw'r hanes o Dde a Gogledd am heulwen a thesni haf. Y PRIF DREFI.—Yn Aberystwyth yr oedd mor hyfryd a chanol haf; yn Llandudno rhyw chwe awr o heulwen di-dor. Ond wele ni megys dan awelon Hydref, a rhyw chwe mod- fedd o ddwfr yn cuddio'r dref. Och, pwy a'n beia am rwgnach ? Y PLESERDEITHIAU.-Ar y cyfan caed cyn- ulliadau lied foddhaus ynglyn a'r gwahanol bleserdeithiau. Gan i'r hin rwystro cannoedd rhag myned i ffwrdd ddydd Sadwrn yr oeddent yn ddigon gwrol i fynd allan i'r wlad am 'chydig oriau ddydd Llun. LLONDER Y WLAD.—Er fod y ddaear yn llaith wedi'r gwlawogydd yn ystod yr wythnos, eto caed llawer o hindda ar y Llun, a mwyn- haodd y torfeydd eu hunain yn rhagorol. Ond i wneyd iawn am anghysur yr hin, yr oedd y coed a'r ddaear yn eu gwisgoedd mwyaf gwyrdd a phrydferth. Y DIW AITH.-Golygfa druenus oedd gweled yr haid o bobl diwaith a ddaethant yma am dro ddiwedd yr wythnos a aeth heibio. Dod i gai- dotta oeddent oddiar law y Llywodraeth, ond y bobl gyffredin a gyfranasant yr arian. MEGYS PENRHYN.—Wrth sylwi arnynt ^is gallem lai na'u cyffelybu i wyr Penrhyn. Rhyw fegera yn wylaidd am gael cyfle i enill eu bara, yn lie hawlio eu safle fel dinaswyr gwrol. Ofnwn fod y gweithiwr yn dechreu colli ei asgwrn cefnt ac yn mynd yn ormod o feger. Y DIFFYG.Nid bai'r Weinyddiaeth yw fod pobl allan o waith, ac nid lle'r Weinyddiaeth yw rhoddi cardod i bob math o segurwyr, a chredwn pe bae gan y gweithwyr well catrawd o arweinwyr y deuai gwell gwawr ar eu cyflyrau. Tra y gofelir am danynt gan haid o swyddgeis- wyr a chynffonwyr i wyr arianog, ofer disgwyl dim gwellhad. MR. PRITCHARD JONES.—Wedi ei wneyd yn Uchel Swydd Mon, y mae'r gwr hwn wedi dringo i un o safleoedd parchusaf y byd cym- deithasol yn ein gwlad. Un o fechgyn sy'n caru eu gwlad a'u magodd yw Mr. Jones, ac mae ei haelioni yn eithriadol. Pe caem ragor o'n masnachwyr llwyddianus yn troi i geisio llesoli eu cyd-ddynion yn hytrach na cheisio efelychu'r bywyd Seisnig deuai gwell gwawr ar ein gwlad a rhagorach cymeriad i ni fel cenedl. Y DIWYGIAD. Parhau i gyffroi Cymry'r ddinas mae'r awel grefyddol o hyd, ac mae'r cenhadon a'r cenhadesau yn cael cyfarfodydd hwyliog yn ein gwahanol gapelau bron bob nos. Weithiau parheir yr odfeuon hyd dan haner nos, ac mae'r brwdfrydedd ar adegau o'r fath yn hynod. YN HOLLOWAY. — Cyfarfodydd poblogaidd iawn gaed yn Holloway, a llwyddwyd i gael llawer o ddychwe'ledigion at Grist. Yr oedd y
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advantages she has gained at so much cost and sacrifice. Russia has everything to gain both at home and abroad by making peace upon almost any terms. It is reported on what appears to be good authority that the Czar and his advisers have learnt from General Linievitch that he has ho hopes whatever of succeeding in driving back the enemy that so relentlessly presses upon him. Withdraw further north he dare not; to fight would mean something very much like annihilation. And the truth about the state of things at home has at last penetrated into the jflind of the Slavonic autocrat. With his people irl rebellion, marching along the streets of St. Petersburg, shouting Down with the Czar," yhat could he do but frankly accept the lrievitable ? All the world urges him to make the best of a situation that he cannot improve. Duration of tlostilities.- This most bloody War has lasted already more than sixteen months. Negotiations between the two countries were broken off on the 5th of February last year, and In three days after the Japanese navy attacked the Russian fleet at Port Arthur, and succeeded In disabling three of its most powerful battle- ships and several cruisers and gunboats. That hattle proved a true omen of what was to follow, Every movement of the Japanese both on sea and land was followed by success. Not even one occasion did the fates smile upon the Russians. The remnant of the Port Arthur *jeet was bottled up in that ill-fated harbour and though the fortress itself held out against the enemy until January ist its ultimate downfall was never for a moment in doubt. On October 15th the Baltic armada sailed for the east and ^on unenviable notoriety at the very start, by shelling some fishing boats in the German Ocean, and sinking one of them. This was the only success that attended upon the northern armada. Its final destruction in the Tsushima traits is too fresh to need dwelling upon. On and six great battles have been fought, begin- *^ng with the battle of Yalu from April 29th to r^tay 1st last year, and ending with the battle of ^Jukden, which lasted from February 26th to "•arch 10th, and at which nearly a million men ^ere engaged. The number and strength of the 0rces engaged accounted for the long duration the latest battles. Altogether some two hundred thousand men have been killed, founded, or invalided, and upwards of five undred millions in money have been wasted in the fighting. A Bloodless Revolution.—Whilst the Czar manages to keep possession of the throne of ussia, in spite of accumulating unpopularity and disaffection that breaks out in plots and outrages, the Norwegians have deposed their KIng and dissolved their union with Sweden Without doing anything more than passing a f Solution in the Storthing. And in all pro- ability no armed attempt will be made by the SOuthern kingdom to re-set its ruler upon the Northern throne. The quarrel was not a grave one, as diplomatic quarrels go. King Oscar, it refused to sign a bill passed by the orwegian Parliament dealing with the consular In consequence of his refusal the -Ministry resigned, but he refused to accept their esignation either. And then the Parliament tOok matters into its own hand, as already stated, and, after dethroning the King, passed a resolu-
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tion asking him to nominate a prince of his own house to be his successor. On Thursday the Norwegian tricolor was substituted for the Union flag amid scenes of great joy. There can be no doubt that the action of the Parliament is endorsed by all the people, including the soldiers. King Oscar, as might have been expected, has entered a protest against the proceedings, and the Swedish Parliament has been summoned to meet in extraordinary session on the 20th inst. But it is not likely that any extreme steps will be taken. Norway has a separate constitution, and the union of the two nations has always depended upon mutual goodwill rather than upon the supremacy of the one over the other. But there is something almost ludicrous in the situation. Ignorance or Stupidity?—We say nothing about the legal erudition of the luminaries who adorn the judicial bench, but surely some of them are either very ignorant or very stupid when they go outside the borders of England. Wales has had many a cause to complain of the manner in which some of them acquit them- selves when on circuit; but in spite of every protest they do not all learn wisdom. The last judge to make a foolish exhibition of himself is Mr. Justice Phillimore. Holding the Assizes at Carnarvon last week, he insulted a witness, a woman, who elected to give evidence in Welsh. She was shown an English letter, and on being asked whether she could read it or not, replied in the affirmative. "Why, then," asked the judge, "not give evidence in English?" Oh," the witness replied, I can read it, but cannot understand it." Any one acquainted with Wales would have comprehended the force of her answer at once. She was typical of the majority of her countrymen in North Wales. But this English high-paid official must make the insulting and preposterous suggestion that the woman probably understood English well enough, only she chose to say she did not. Such an insinuation was altogether unjustifiable. And it is such frequent stupidity on the part of administering officials that make those who desire to cultivate a friendly spirit between England and Wales well-nigh despair. If Englishmen wish to gain the goodwill of Wales they must recognise that it is a distinct nation, speaking its own language. The last census returns, had the judge only taken the trouble to glance over that portion of the State documents dealing with the country into which he was sent to administer justice, show that over go per cent. of the Carnarvonshire people speak Welsh, and over 50 per cent. speak Welsh only. In nearly all parts of Wales outside Glamorgan and the border counties English is a foreign language, and the sooner this is recognised the better it will be for both countries. And why should English judges jump into the conclusion that the people of Wales are always telling lies ? Such suspicions are unworthy of a noble character. We know of scores of instances where Welshmen, who did not understand English and attempted to give evidence in that language, left the impression on the mind of the court that they were not straightforward. They have of late learnt a little wisdom, and insist on being allowed to give evidence in a language they do understand and know how to use. But when they do that they are called liars again, and told they only chose to say they do not understand English We hope this incident will be brought before the House of Commons, and that the representatives of Wales will demand that the judges sent down to our country shall not insult our nation any longer.