The Swansea Gazette and Daily Shipping Register

CLEARED FOB SEA. I Feb 12 Tasso s 1120, Watkins, Bristol, bnnKers 10, Glenavon Co Sunlight s 227, Dawson, L'pool, gen, bnnKers 5, J Bacon Ltd The Lany Belle a 100, Cornish, Liverpool, gen., bunkers 20, J Bacon Mrrthyr s 72, Everett, Bristol, nil Val de Travers s 276, McLean, Treporfc, general coal rjjO, bunKers 60, J Harrison Dewsland s 1245, Smith, Genoa, &c., coal 2300, E W Cook bunKers 360, J B Burges* Alastair s 156, Williams. Guernsey, coal 360, Cann and Glass bunkers 30, Harries Bros Camille s 501, Graffard, Rouen, coal 1360, bun- kers 65, Depeaux Amases s 1491, Tonge, Alexandria, fuel 1150, eoal 850, coke 200, Livingston & Co; gdteial, Whittingham& Co Finn s 268, Laureteen, Cueta, coal 420, Ed T Agitis Ltd Volpone 8 212, Hughes; Rouen, coal 640, De- peaux bunkers 40, J E Fisher The Fmperor s 234, McAllister, St Servan, coal 730, Depeanx gunkers 60. Lindsay, German Haralda 12418, Schmidt, Genoa, fuel 2200, coal 360, Livinwston & Co bunkers 400, T Fen- wick and Co Livietta s 1709, Pesanta, Genoa, coal 3450, C'eevesand Co bunkers 300, Oeean Coal Co Princess Thyra s 311, Hull &c, gen., Tecker and Co Lenora 29, Chichester, Barnstaple, coal 60, GIssbrooK Bros Portadown s 78, Neoth, nill, SnowHaKe s 36, Irwin. Combemartin, coal 60, Hainson Tidswell flour 10 Weavar {and C) drain pipef 2 ships account; potatoes 10 F Ley bunkers 10 G Shepherd Iron Duke s 62, Newport, bunkers 10 Harries Bros Tosca s 46'), Morrison Fecamp, coal 510 E W CooK; bnnkers 65 Heme* Bros Woodfield s 2306 Davies Rio Janeiro & Santos, gen T H Couch coal 200 E T'Agius New Pioneer a 320 Gemmell, Rouen gen bankrr ^0 M Jones & Bro eoaf 250 E W Cook City of York s 24 Weaver Avonmouth t'plates Pocketts Ltd Chicago City s 1478 Ranter, New York, gen, bunKers 60 Richards, lurpin & Co Annie Hough s 552, Lewis, So Malo, coal 1J00, fuel 350, Uraigola Co ,C

RHONDDA & SWANSEA BAY RAILWAY, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-THIRD HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the RHONDDA AND SWANSEA BAY RAILWAY COMPANY will be held at the HOTEL METROPOLE, Wind-street in the County Berough of Swansea, on MONDAY the 15th day of FEBRUARY, 190.9, at Twelve-thirty o'clock in the Afternoon, for the General Purposes of the Undertaking. The,. Tiansfer Books will be closed from the 4th February to the 35th February, both days inclusive. MORGAN B. WILLIAMS, Chairman. R. S. LUDLOW, Secretory, Swansea, Jan. 22nd, 1909. Imperial International Exhibition, London, 1909, Of the choicest products of the world, at the Great White City, Shepherds Bush, W. May to October demonstrating the Special Products and Resources of all Nations, including the Displays of the famous Health and Pleasure Resorts of Europe & America, in the form of Panoramas, Dioramas. Models, etc 50 Exhibition Palaces Covering 50 acres, devoted to Science, Art, Edu- cation, Social Economy, Liberal Arts, Decora- tive Arts, Chemical Industries and various Industries, Engineering, Electricity, Agriculture Horticulture, Alimentation, Textiles. Special Section for Welsh Industries. 140 Acrep of MAGNIFICENT GROUNDS, BEAUTIFUL GARDENS, CHARMING LAKES & WATERWAYS CONCERTS by fine MILITARY BANDS (British & Foreign) Superb Illuminations. FIREWORK DISPLAYS, All the Great At- tractions including Flip-Flap, Irish Village, Spiral, Scenic, Railway Toboggan, etc., etc., of the Franco British Evhibition, and numerous noyelties of various nations. The GREAT STADIUM Seating 80,000 persons. International Sports and Athletic Meetings. Applications for exhibit, space, concessions, &c., to be made to The SECRETARY, Imperial International Exhibition, Shepherd's Bush, London, W.

:oM THE Swansea Coal Market, Feb 12 1909. Anthracite Coal. — Finest hand picked malting 24/6 to 25/0 Second quality do. 21/6 to 22/0 Swansea Valley Big Vein. 17/0 to 18/0 Red Vein or similar large 12/0 to 18/0 Machine Made Cobbles 28/0 to 28/6 Machine made Nuts 25/0 to 25/6 Machine Made Peas 9/0 to 10/0 Small Rubbly Culm 4/0 to 4/9 Duff 2/0 to 2/3 Steam Coals.—Large 14/6 to 15/0 Second quality 13/9 to 14/0 Bunkers, according to Quality 9/9 to 10/3 Small according to quality 7/0 to 8/0 Bituminous Coal.— (No 3. Rbondda) Large 17/0 to 18/0 Through 14/6 to 15/0 Small 7/0 to 8/0 Patent Fuel 12/0 to 12/6 -T

The Docks consist of the Prince of Wiilbb Dud., the North Duck, and the South Dock; each equipped With modem appliances for the rapid loading and UP loading: of vessels. The Entrance Channel to the Harbaur is lighted by means of Gas Buoys The New King's DOCK capalie of accommodating the largest vessels "tioa is expected to be opened for traffic this year. The.Quays are 19,000 feet in length a The Warehouses contain a floor area of 288,000 square feet. The Railways of the Trust have direct connections with the Great Western, London and North Western, Midland, and Rbondda and Swansea Bay Uaiiways. There are 23 Coal Tips, and So Hydrat.dic. ^team and Hand Cranes* Swansea is the Centre of the Anthracite Coal district. There are more Patent F UCi Works in bwansea than at any other port in the Kingdom and the Fuel is held in high repute in Continental and other markecs, Tifere is a Large Area of Land available for Fuel Works, Creosote Works Saw M.lis and other commercial purposes. Lmes of Steamers run between Swansea and the following ports, viz. :— New York, Baltimore l'hiladelpbia, binga- pore, Hong Kong, Yokohama, Nagasaki, Riogo, Java ports, Rio de Janerio, Santas Kosario, Montevideo, Buenos Ayres, Ports in Chili and Peru, St. Petersburg, Hamburg Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp. Treport, Houen, Nantes, Bordeaux, Oporto, Lisbon, betubal. Barcelona, U enoa., Leghorn, Venice, Trieste, Fiume, ports in Greece, Constantinople and other Turkish pcrts Galatz, Ihraii, Odessa, Bate urn, ^Alexai-dria &c. Withm the Harbour are Eight Graving Docks. Extensive provision has been made for the Fish Trade, in the bouth Dock. The Swansea Fleet now numbers about 80 Stnam Trawlers in addition tc Liners and Smacks. Pilotage.-The Trustees are uhe Pilotage Authority. Pilotage is noncom- pulsory, both inward and outwards. Rates and Charges, —are moderate. The Mumbles Lightheus-e Signai Station is worked by the Trustees. Vessels calling for orders can cumin umuaie with their Owners without lowering a boat—good and sheltered free anchorage being found unuer the Mumbles Head at, any state of the tide The Trustees have erected on the Mumbles Head a Reed Fog Horn Signal giving three blasts of about two seconds' duration in quick succession every two minutes. For information on any } o'at connected with the Port and Harbour, apply to- WILLIAM LAW, General Manager Regist red Address tor Telegrams- LAW" SWANSEA.

ENTERED INWARDS I Feb 12. City of York s 23, Neath, nil Annie Hough s 551, Liverpool. nil Jane and Sarah 44, Solva, oats 40, Thomas and Evans aud J Dyer Moses Parry 59, Londonderry, oats 100, Vine & Co Island Maid 109, Dublin, scrap steel 190, Ferester & Co Sunlight a 227, Liverpool, &c., gen., J. Bacon The Lady Belle s 100, Liverpool. gen, J Bacon Merthyr a 72, Carmarthen, nil I New Pioneer s 320, Garston, gen, M Jonas Broa Exe a 1303, Avonmouth, nil The Empeaor s 234, Limerick, nil Condor s 375, Villagarcia, pitwood 640, Inter- national ^nthracitd Association Volpone s 186, Bristcl, nil Snowflake s 36, Combemartin, nil Torjrey s 166, Preston, pitch 510, Atlantic Co A 1 b 66, Gloster, flour 135, T R Toms & Co Woodfiaid s 2306, Newport, gen, not to be landed Sarah McDonald 84, Qeenaferry, pitch 153. Atlantic Co Tosea a 169, Dublin, nil Doonglen s 50, Avonmouth, gen, M Murphy Sarah 44, Bridgwater, general,