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—EXPRESS" FARTHING PER WORD ADVERTISEMENT SCALE. .Apartments Wanted, Furnished Rooms to be Let and Wanted, Situations Wanteds few-rants Wanted. Public-houses Wanted and for Sale. Horses and Carriages, Misoel- paeous Wants, Personal, Articles Lost or Found Sale and Exchange, and other Adver. faaements of a similar character C9-l be inserted in the EVENING EXPRESS for ONE FARTHING PER WORD. The Name and Address to be Counted. Three in mortionx will cost half as ranch again as One Insertion, and Six insertions twice the price el one. Odd Farthings are not charged. Thus:- ONCK. THREE TIVCES. SIX TIMM. 12 words 3d. 4Jd..M 6d. 18 „ 4id 9d. ;4 m 6d. 9<L la. 30 7jd. ••• ••• lid. Is. 3d. These charges, wftioh must be prepaid, apply only to oonsecafcira insertions. The above scale does not apply to trade advertisements or to snuousamenta MMKiitincr from public bodies. Cheques. Postal. &ad Post-offioe Order* should be croued and made payaWe t* Jfr, O. W THOMAS. la cfwes where Postal Orders cannot be obtained aavernsera are requeetod to send Halfpenny Stamps. Advertisements may be received at tn. following places CHIEF OFFICE :—WESTERN MAIL BUILDINGS, CARDIFF, WESTERN MAIL Orriot Newport WESTERN MAIL OFFICS Swansea, WESTERN MAIL OFFICE .Merthyr. MR. W. H. KET, Taff-street Pontypridd. MR. C HUTCHINGS, Queen-street.Neath.

BirtDij^tiairiag^anti^faiDg BIRTHS. MORGAN.—On May 9, at Plasturton-gardens, the wife of Lewis Morgan, solicitor, of a son. DEATHS. DOWNING.—On Thursday, the 9th inst., at 24, Words- worth-avenue, Cardiff, Mary Genu, widow of the late Edward Coenty Downing, 71. JENKINS.—At Consett Hall. County Durham, on Wednesday. May 8th, aged 67, Rosina, beloved wife of William Jenkins, J.P. M'LUCAS.—At his residence, Berw-road, Pontpridd, on Thursday, May 9, Archibald Alan M'Lucas, aged 53. Public funeral, Monday next, 2.30 p.m., for GlyntaS Church. WILLIAMS.—On the 4th inst., at Mid wood, Christ- church-road, Bournemouth, Mary Annie, the beloved sister of J. A. B. Williams, M.Inst. C.E., of Cardiff.

MOURNING Upon receipt of Letter, Telegram, or Message competent Assistants sent to all parts for orders icr every requisite in Mourning and Funeral Orders, at the same moderate prices as cUaryedin Shop. THE MOUIiNING WAREHOUSE," 9 Castle-road, Cardiff. John Smith, Proprietor. ?- itfusaral. Mia? Roberta, Certificated R.A.M., Sunny iBank, Ll&ndaff-road, has Vacancies for Pupils; pianoforte a lid theory prospectus on application. e6836hl5 .?. -#k"??.?.?.,oe,AI'?.?" HfUsffUanfmis raants* Ladies and Gentlemen's Wardrobes Purchased; full value given; cash remitted same day as parcel receivnl ladies waited on.—Mrs. North, 14, Caroline- etreet, Cardiff. _?_ mxakm■rvnwftit.mMIIH—a—gp—-v——— ——n—^ ggnineg, Cratfeligrs?, ær. Fir.«t-elass Salary and Commission Agent Wanted, P rk'ps. A nieguns, Sauce*.—Apply Turner, Albion WorKs, Eo\vai(l-ron(l, Stoke .Newiiigtan, London. [eliiO isfltgirtianeuos Is Your Watch Wrong? The Best and Cheapest Shop in Cardiff for the Repair of Watches of every description, English cr Fcrcign, is 38, Castle Arcade (third shop from Castle-street), by James Keir, fcr tea years with ilr. Spiridioru Clocks and Music Boxes Cleaned and Repaired. e4202 low ?-j)!5t ana jfjouitB* lost, May 2I'd, Gold Moorish Coin Brooch, with leaves around, in Castle or Richmond-road 'bus, or between Tali Vale Cloik and Case's Fruit Shop; &jdei^ewa^ed^^ppl^Police^taUon^e6797h9^ -?_ premises to 2Ut. To Let, in a populous Coal and Tin-plate District, Double-fronted. Shop (piste-glass windows) and Dwelling house, consisting of front sitting-room, three bedrooms, scullery, kitchen (containing most modern range), &c; most suitable opening for a beginner; would suit any class trade.—Apply Florence, Prospect House. Pontvpool- e4221 jSrlonrp. ? LBKT at 5 PER CENT, from TO £ 2,000.—WHY Pay More when a Pri- ..h Gentleman is prepared to grant advancg to Male or Fennle, upon their PROMISSORY NOTF AT,ONE. in any part of England or Wales, without. Loan Office firrralities. NO BILL OF SALE OR S( REHES REQUIRED. The advance can be paid back by easy instalments, or can remain out from one to fifteen years by paying the interest only Call o" write to the actual Lender—CECIL G. OH RTFXAY, Esq., n. Stroud Green-road, Seven Sifters-road. London, N. e9064 ? =?- ? iBeSiraL Spring Medicine; beet you can get; cheap, too; Siir-apariilla Compound Clears the Skin as rothin^ else will; price Is. by post, Is. 3d.™Trimnell, "The Herbalist." Moira-terrace, Cardiff. 6818hl3 It is not r.asty; children take it readily. Do you need it? If your blood is impure, then vou do. Blcod-purifying Herbs; the lesult. of many years' experience Begirt now. Price Is post free, Is. 3d. -(r.iimel!, "The Herbalist," Moira-terrace, Car- 6318hl3 ■<n'Kj? Herbs, Indigestion Herbs, Pile Herbs, K'diiey Herb-, Composition Powder, P.loxt Purifying Hfibs; pur-ty guaranteed.—Trimnell, "The Herbalist, Moira-te.-raoe, Cardiff. 68]8hl3 iStsrellanrous ^air0» Pan ot.—Lady Going Abroad Wishes to Dispose of Splendid Indiai Talking Polly, with beautiful brass- mClmted Cage 10s.—Winstanley, 57, Holden street (NI'.S.). Liverpool. e6823h14 For Sate. 1,100 feet of Inch Boards, clieap —Apply tfnrton, 7, George street, Dock, Cardiff. 6814hl3 Miik.—Railway CanM, excellent make, guaranteed at, lowest prices all dairy utensils; also deed boxes and general sheet metal work; largest works in Wales.-—Cambrian Tin-working Company, Dumballs- road, Cardiff (five minutes from G.W.R.). e4231 Ponv for Sale good worker; owner has no further use; trial allowed.—Apply 145. Clifton-street, Car- diff. e6807hl0 Bay Cob for Sale 14.1 hands took three first prizes and one sesoud May Show no dealer need applv.— W. G. Lock, -7,9. George-street, Cathays. e6799h9 Superior Second-hand Cnestcineld "Divan Suite, Solid Walnut, upholstered Oriental saddle-bags; when new £ 32 10s.; Harris's price, 17 guineas.—E. Harris. Old-established and Reliable Furnishing Rtn) orium, the Market-hall, Newport. e6843hl6 Advice Gratis.-lf You Want Artistic, Reliable Furniture, go to Harris's, in the Market-hall, New- p irt. Wholesale prices cash only. e6843hl6 ""Can&dian Cu r t ain ItoU-top Desk, length 4ft., height fi«f Hin wdth 2ft. 7in., solid oak; automatic lock- ino- Jl2 'drawers worth £ 12; Harris's price, £ 8 17s. nf. Dhoto approval free.—Harms Furnishing Empr.num in the Market-hall, Newport. e6843hl6 Lbrnrv or Morning-room Suite, Solid Oak, up- holstered real leather; unique £ 5 1^. —Harris's Eu^num, the Market-hall^New- port. — Cabinet-maker, Up- Enormous Stock, plain figures, in :nlv, largest open display of furnkhing goo Newport. N.B -To Cbuntry Buyers.-Nearest way to Harris's straight through Fennell s Arcad station; only two minutes walk. Caution: ti,,n with »ny other firm. e6842hl0_ For Sale, full-size, stylish Dog-cart; never u?e^; leather da»<h and wings; built of best matena cloth cushions; cost maker £ 25; to close an catate, £ 15.—Henry W. Case, Cotiham, Bristol. e4263 Safely; Humber pattern; diajnond triune; pneu- matic detachable tyres; tangent wheels; B8: worth fir.nhie.—Address C 15, Evening Express Office, Car- diff. e68Hlill A Few Solid Tvre Bicycles at 15s. each k<t; ?'iod riding order.—Send PO. for sample and full addrees to Morris Bros., Cycle Works, Pontypridd. cl947 Ni'vf Cycle Lock with Key Sent I-ost frop Six Stamps with lamp lighting table and other useful itemE.—'Uorr.s Broe.. Pontypridd. el947 ""SendMrweKe Stamps for New Syrrn Road-clearer; Ol,õ."t attractive invented; all the rage sundries at lowest prices Morris Broe., Pontypridd. e1947 "Rcpaierd Plating, and Stove Enamelling promptly •nd cheaply at tra'b: pnees; no job too difficult, ..one t,x> small.— Morris Bros., Poiit^' nid. el947 Svarti^t-rs are Cautioned that I'ost.m&sters a.re Not All. wfd to Deliver Letters Addressed to Initials or r 'titiouo Namca at any post-olIke" Letters addref, ged to Initials or Fictitious Names niust bear the addiess of the advertiser or one of the offices of the Western Jfor mlsposal. For Sale, Double-fronted Leasehold Residence, No. 2, Richards-terrace, Baath, containing two large s;Uit:g-rooll1s, kitchen, scullery, washhouse, and usual offices (n ground floor; four bedrooms, bath- room, and w.c. on first floor; separate servants' staircase; food conservators; ground rent, £ 3 10s. price £ 550.—Apply to Walter Cook, 95, St. Mary- street, Cardiff. c6798h9 asmoommummm iHarfcrnerp* FOR SATE. Vertical Boilers, from 4 to 40 h.p., New and Second- hand. 2 Vertical Engines, Steam Cranes, Steam Winches, Hand and Steam Pumps. One 12 £ -inch Centre (Second-hand) Gap Bed Screw- cutting Lathe, 15Jft. Bed, and Change Wheels, Face Plate, 4 Speed Coned Overht ad Gear; good condi- tion. One Circular Saw Bench, 4ft. 3in. long x 2ft. liin., with 2 Saws. Portable Steam Hoists, Large Stock of Pulleys, Shafting, Couplings, and Plummer Blocks. 2 Fans. Large Sto-k of Second-hand Oil and Water Tanks. Smiths' Bellows, Anvils, Vices, and General Tools. About 700 Yarck of 3iin. Wrought Iron Piping, with Socket Connecting Ends in 7ft. lengths. 1 Belt-driven Punching and Shearing Machi'ie. Portable Steam Crane for Rail Track, by Appleby, Hydraulic Jacks. Weston's Patent Blocks. All to Be Sold at a Bargain. Apply BARRETT and CO., 36908 East Dock, Cardiff. ■—a—<——w—WWW—wwwMICWIIIIMWMWcrmirrwrwi Brrsftmakers, Srr. Milliner.—Wanted immediately, good Hand used to serving comfortable home.—Stite full jiarticulars in first letter, with photci preferred, if possible. Lewie, Temple of Fashion. Birton Ferry. 54691il3 Dressmakers.—Wanted, thoroughly experienced Bodice and Skirt Ha.uds: outdoors.—Appl}' to Whitaker and Jones, 19, Westbourne-cresoent, Car- diff. 3153hl3 Millinery —Wanted at once, an Improver; also Apprentices; outdoors.—Apply Mattock and Son, 18, Queen-street, Cardiff. 3054hll Diessmaking. — Wanted, indoor improvers, also Appi3r.W'3fl for goiia-jaiss 9, ioric- place, Newport, Mon. 1627d Laly Wishes Management of Millinery Workroom, Sales or Branch Business Cardiff; experienced ex- cellent, reference.—W., 30, Archibald-street, Maindee. Newport, Mon. 3501hl6 Millinery.—Young Lady (19) Seeks Situation as Improver in Workroom; good reference; three years" experience.—E. Williams, Cheltenham House, Tony- pandy. 3J!301il4_ Lady Wishing to Manage Small Workroom, Dress- making and Millinery; to one commencing business ptefe"Ted.-G 30, Western Mail, Swansea. 2936hl0 Wanted, by Young Person, Millinery and Sewing at Ladies' Bouses.-Apply B 43, Western Mail, Car- diff. 2923h10 As First Skirt Hand; good town experience.—M. Dibbcn, care of Mr. Gibbings, Chapel-square, Bamp- ton, Devon. 2542h13 Clerks ann jHa»agf'rg> CLERKS JVND MANAGERS WANTED. Youth Wanted for Cash Desk, Assist with Books.— Apply, personally. Third Floor, 77, St. Mary-street, Cardiff. e6839hl2 Wanted, a smart Junior, about 17 must be good shorthand writer.-Apply', with copies of references, &c Clerk's Association, Dock-chambers, Car- diff. 37jr 5 Wanted, a Bov for Colliery Office at Bute Docks.— Apply, in own handwriting, stating age, wages, Ac., to D 15, Western Mail,_Cardiff. j470hl3_ Law.—Wanted at once, Shorthand unci Typewriting Clerk -Apply, stating age, experience, and salary required, to Messrs. Ingledew and Soi's, 57, Mount- Stu&rt.square. Cardiff. 34371116 Wanted, a General Clerk in a Solicitor's Omce.— Apply, stating age. experience, and salary required, to S., Western Mail, Swansea. 3573hl5 Wanted a smart Youth as Clerk.—Apply, by letter only, to A. Phillips, 139, Severn-toad, Cardiff. 3432hll Wanted, good Engrossing Clerk.— Apply, stating particulars, wages required, &c., Spickett, Ponty- pridd. 3420hll Wanted, Clerk-"for Foreign Correspondence and General Office Work.—Send copies references, stating salary and experience, D 2, Western Mail, Car- diff. 3380hl5 Wanted, a Clerk; used to book-keeping live in — Apply, stating wages and full particulars, r to Pro- prietors, Royal Hotel, Sw-nsea. 3294hl4 Mr W. H. Dashwood Caple, Architect and Sur- veyor. No. 1, St. John's-square, Cardiff, Requires an Articled Pugil. 5209hl4 Junior Clerk Wanted in Colliery Office at the Docks, Swansea; must be a good writer and quick at figures.—Apply G 52, Western Mail, Swansea, [lill Linoleum.—Experienced Manager Wanted, who Understands Walton Make, for extensive Linoleum Factory, in Austria, commencing October.—Reply, stating full particulars, to Hepworth, care of W. Dt'wson and Sons, Breain's-buildings, London, E.C. 2964h18 S5^t5tant5. SHOP ASSISTANTS WANTED. Drapery —Wanted, a Good Junior for the Drapery; Welsh.—Apply D. »nd LI. Reea Jones, Market-hiill, Carmarthen. e68221,10 Drt j>ery.—Immediately, Several smart. Young Men Wanted; good salesmen; personal application pre- feiied.—Full particulars Phillips and Co., Albion House, Newport. 35021116 Drapery.—Wanted at once. Young Ladies for Glove and Fancy Departments; mist speak Welsh.—Apply John Jones and Son, Manchester House, Merthyr 3503hl3_ Drapery.—Good Junior Wanted for Manchester- Apply, stating age, salary, and reference, to Isaac Jame-s,Swans8a. ?_ ? 3483hl6 tant for Ship's Wanted, Assistant for Ship's Composition Business^ good rddress; German or Scandinavian (or speaking those languages) preferred.—Address D 10, Western Mail, Cardiff. 0. .0 0.. 3460hl6 Drapery.—Joi.ee and Co., Pontypndd. havea Vacancy for an experienced Hand in the Dressee; must be a good window-dresser. 3408hl5 To Grocers.—Wanted, respectable Improver.—Re- ference and salary Wignell, Coleford, Glos. l[h10 Drap-erv.—Want-wl, thoroughly txperienued loung Lady to Serve; must speak Welsh.—Applv, stating exptricncc, falai-y, and age, Thomas Yorath Di-.n^r, Swt naea. 34281-15 Wanted, Few smart Men; experienced in butter trade preferred; must have good references.—Apply, personally, Lipton, Swansea. 3415hll Wanted, smart Junior for Straw Hat DeiiartmentT accustomed to wholesale trade preferred. Applv David Davies and Co., Rutland-chambers, Swcui- s^~ „ 3369hll Grocery.—Wanted at onje, strong Improver to the Grocery and Provision Trade.—Apply t jrvnM Church-street, Dowlsis. 3335hl5 Clothing, Hats, and Gents.' Mercer\Wanted a good Junior p. I so an Apprentice.; Welshmen pre- ferred.—Morris and Co., Pontvpool. 3273hl4 Drapery.—Wanted, a good Junior fo^tlie Draperv~ Welsh —Apply D. and LI. Rees Jones, Market Hall' Carmarthen. 3267hlO Grocery.—Wanted at once, good, smart" Junior7" n.ust be accustomed to provisions.— Pugh, Grocer 5, Meteor-street, Splotlands, Cardgff. 3235hl0 Iroifniongery.—Apprentice Wanted "i>reniiuni reT quired.—Apply Harries and Co., Queen-street. Car- diff. 3189h10 —E Hughes. Draper, 51, Vere street, "c^doiton, has Vacuucv for Young Lady for the Fancy and able to Dress Windows. W90hl4 Drapery —Wanted at once, a smart Young Man; six or seven years' experience good window-dresser; personal application or photo (Welshj.— Appiy j. Ajtthoiiy, Pentre: o213hlQ —Grocery!-—Wanted, Young Man as Aceistant, Mixed Trade; èountry.-Apply, stating salary, Weale Hun- dred House, Buiitli- o218h!4 Drapery.—Junior Hand; tour or five years' exj>e- rience -Apply, paving particula-r8» W. H. Lewis, LSte £ an-swee&~ *233^4 iWtgceliantons ^ituationg SITUATIONS WANTED. Wanted, Situation as Engine-driver; able to do all repairs.—Apply D 6, Express Office, Cardiff. ehl5 Carpenter, well up in fixing, Requires Job; piece- work or as General Foreman.—Purnell, 192. St. Nicliolas-road, Bristol. 3248hl4 SITUATIONS VACANT. Spillerfi and Bakers (Limited), Cardiff, Require good, strong Lad to Assist in Bakehouse and General Work; must have had some experience in taking; must be really good moulder. e68421il3 To Masons.—Before acepting Employment in the Town of Cardiff please call on the Secretary. Sten"- masons' Society. e6829hl4 Masons.—Between Forty and Fifiy Wanted, con- stant work to competent non-so -iety men wages, 8jd. per hour.—Apply to A. Richard.1-, 81, Berw-road, Pc.i typridd, or T. James, Last-street, Ponty. pridd. e6821hl4 Wanted, good Painters and I'aperliangers at once. —Appiy F.Hook, Severn-road, Canton. e6816hl3 Bakers.—Wanted at once, Strong Young Man able to mould and mak ? dough.—Prothero. The Steam Bak< ry, l'c ntypridd. e6792h3 MHX'US and Bricklayers Wanted at New Houses, Merthvr and Mountain Ash.-Rees, Contractor, Merthvr Vale. _3512hlrf_ To 1'rinters —Wanted at once, good General Job' j»ig Hand to Manage Branch Office; press and platen machuie.—Apply D 18, Western Mail, Cardiff. 3172hll Wanted, steady Young Man to Deliver Goods nnd Make Himself Generally Useful.—G. Davies. Albion, Llandyasul. 34791il6 Wai ted, Two Men (good references)—one for Mow- ing Clover, &e.. one Delivering Same; must know town well; used horses.—Apply, after Four, John Moon, Hay and Corn Merchant, Cardiff. 34881113 Spillers and Bakers (Limited), Cardiff, Require good sti ong Lad to Assist in Bakehouse and General Work must have had some experience in baking; must be really good moulder. 3464hl3 To Butchers.—Wanted, for Two or Three Months, a Young Man accustomed to Cutting Up Beef; sober, honest, respectable; character indispensable. ■—Apply, with references, T. E. Trew, Butcher, Brecon. 322Chl4 Haulier.—Wanted at once, a steady Young Man to live in.-r-Apply T. Morgan, Wine Merchant, Pontv- clun. 3440hl6" Joiners.—Constant Employment for competent Men; wages, 8d. per hour.—Brindle, Builder, Chop- ley. 3442hl3 Tc.'Pa.inters.—Wanted. "arpaperhanger and Plain Painter.—Apply to R. I oft, Bridgend. O447h20 Bookbinder and Machine Ruler Wanted immediately. —Apply to Davies Brothers, Chronicle Office. Ponty- pridd. 3427hl0 Bakers.—Wanted. Young Man to Make Bread and Smaijs deliver occasionally; live in.-Apply, stating v, ges, H. Watte, Confectioner, Cowbridge. 3423hl0 Coi.ehbuildcrs.—Wanted, Woodman; vsed to li'ht a.nd heavy work.—Only good men need affiply Cross, Cccchbuildcr, Abcrdar'i 3I')8hl5 Wanted, All Carperitei-s, Wagm Builders, and Tjifters, before Accepting Employment with Any Wagon Shop in Newport, to apply to the Secretary, 17, David-street. Dispute pending. 3419h15 Wanted, respectable Young Man as Porter and Doorman for China Stores at Weston-super-Mare.— Apply, personally, at 84, St. Mary-street, Car- diff 3310hl4 l'cntypridd.—Masons are Requested to See Secre- tary before. Seeking Employment. Dispute pending. 3307h14 Ccnfectionei's.—Wanted at once. Small Goods Hand COT stant employ single.—State, age, wages (indoors), F. Fear, Ehbw Vale. 334 £ hl0 £ 30 a Month can be made with particu- lars sddress Cansig, 154, Leadonhall-street, Lon- don. 3341h22 Howell and Co., the Cardiff Drapers, Cardiff, have a Vacancy for a Machinist, accustomcd to Upholstery Work. 3365hll Grocer's Warehouseman ajnd Stock Hand lpust be good wrapper and stock-keeper.—H. Thomas and Son, Chepstow. 3350hl8 Wanted, Two good Painters and Paperhangers con- stant.—C. T. Evans. Decorator, Hay, Bi-econshire illl5 Carpenters Offered Work by London Agente must See their Branch Secretaries. 3282hH Masons.—Between 40 and 50 Wanted; constant work to competent non-Society mfn; wages 8jd. per hour.—Apply to A. Richards, '81, Berw-road, Fcntvpridd, or T. James, East-street-, Ponty- pridd.. S2fi6h14.. Hainir«?s(.r.—Wanted, F>rst-c.ass Hair Cutler H IK! Shaver; no Sunday work close half-day.—Address C 34, Western Mail Office, Cardiff.^ 3263bl0 "^VaritwiT'Young ManT about 18, used^to Butcher- ing and Able to Kill Pigs.—Apply 84, Tudor-road, Card'ff. 3234hl0 Electrical Engineering.—Messrs. Sydney F. Walker and Co. have a Vacancy for an Articled Pupil.— Cardiff Electrical Works, Cardia. 3191h14 or Spare Time.-Work Offered Either Sex Everywhere; 7s. 6d. to 22s. 6d. per week easily earned.—Send addressed envelope M. Truscott and Co., 5, Sherwood-terrace, Cbelston (52), Torquay. 3215hl4 —Wanted af"once, a Wheelwright; one accustomed to heavy work and used to jobbing. -Apply Edwards and Williams, Black Mill, Bridgend. 3229h14 To Parents and Gjardians.—Wanted, respectable Yo). th as Apprentice to the Hairdressing, &c pre- mium required.—Apply J. Hussey, 16, High-street, Cardiff. „ Wanted, good Bricklayers; wages 8id. per hour, and overtime "f desired.—Apply New Biscuit Works, Roi'.th, Cardiff, or W. Symonds and Co., Rectory- rcad. Canton, Cardiff^ _3122hl3 Pa in tevr3 Wanted ,—A p plv F. Bonnett and Son, Fisher-street, Swansea. u _? 3132h13 Men7 Youths. All Classes Requiring any Employ- ment write at ODce; situation guide free; lomy time: hundreds suited; don't delay.-Tanner and Co., Box 113. 112, Newiiigton Causeway, London. Men late Army, Navy, also write. 2959hll A good Carpenter Wanted.—T. Jones and Sens, Builders, Llangattock, Criekhcwell. 272?hll -1&. 6d. a Week'SaliriTOffered'tollaie and Female in Town and Country for their Evenings or Spare Hours.—For particulars of appointment apply, en. closing addressed envelope, to T. Smith and Co. (F 132). St. Helen's-gardens, North Kensington, Lon- don. W. L11665 Groom Wanted, to Attend Oow and Of Generally Useful; wages 15s. (out).—D 13, WTestern Mail Office, Cardiff. 3ol6bl6 Wanted at once, experienced Groom-Coachman; married, no family wife to act as cook-housekeeper. —Apply 71, Queen-street, Cardiff. 3494hl3 Wanted, a Young Man to Deliver Milk Around Tov n must be able to milk.—State wages (indoors) WilVnns, Cwmbach. Llanelly. 37025 Mnie~Attendants Wanted at the Glamorgan County Asylum, near Bridgend; wage to begin at £28 a vear. with boaid, lodging, washing, and uniform after probation.—Apply to the Medical Superinten- dent. ^'089 Wcnted. at the end of Ma}-, a had, to be Under a Cel.chman; also, at the end of June, a Young Foot- man, Under a ButIer.-Sta.tc age and wages required (l..reference given to lads from the country), Trewern, Whitland. 37094 Wanted, Gardener, Second of Two Wife must be good Dairy and Poultry Wonia.n.—Apply, with refe- rence, G 35, Western Mail, Swansea. 3371hl5 gpartffltnts. APARTMENTS TO LET. Lodgings in Cowbridge-road, close to Sophia Gardens; suit young wnan in businese; share of double-bedded "room; (Sieap —D 5, Express Office, Cardiff. e6840hl5 Abergavenny^—To 1- (Furnished), Two Sitting and Three Bedrooms (all front rooms); verv plea- santly situated.—Miss Vaughan, 4n, North-street, Oantref. e68381ill Penarth fbest pu.rt)); Front Sitting-room and Two Bedrooms; well furnished piano; hot and cold bath good atcndance and cooking.—Apply D 1, Evening Express Office, Cardiff. e6832h!5 WelbFuniished Apartments to Let; suit a gentle- man terms moderate.— Ap ply 33, Newport-road, Cardiff. e6820h!4 Sitting and Bedroom; share with clerk terms suited 23, Bedford-street, lloath. e68081ill Furnished Apartments; close to station and town bath- good attendance; tern* moderate.—Apply 7, Fitvha.mon embankment. Riverf<i<!p. Cardiff. eli8 g NortiTcote^street, Richmonti roarl, Cardiff.— Superior I'mnt Apartments one or two bedrooms all conveniences no children or other lodgers. 3476hl6 Comfortable Furnished Apartments to Let; suitable (or Gentleman: within five minutes' walk of St Marv- oll.r", street.—3. Eldon-road.rardiff. 3022" A Gentlemyn Wishes to Strongly Recommend the Rooms at Penarth ho will Vacate in about three weeks' time; exceptionally gcod cooking and every comfcit.—Apply, in first place, to D 7, Western Mail, Cardiff. 34581,13 Fui'ii^hf.'V ^itting-room and Two Bedrooms piano in the country, near station; unrivalled scenery; good fishing.—Folley, Govilon, rear Abergavenny. 34531U3 MumbiesT—Ijndv Would be Pleaded to Receive Taving Guests m her comfortable Home; terms from one guinea.-Cliff, Past-office. 3454hl6 rerurth.—Lady Would be Pleased to Eeccive Lady Boarder; i^rma modente. Aridrese C 47, Western Mail, Cardiff. 3410hll Comfortable Front Sitting-room and Bedroom to Let; also Boa.rd I'nd Lodging,- for any respectable Perscii.—Apply 22, Dumfnes-place, Cardiff. ilil5 To Let, Comfortable Sitting-room and Bedroom, suitable for a gentleman. 98, Richmond-road, Car- diff. 3399hl5 Front Bed and Sitting J suit two gentlemen hot and cold bath; no children.—37, Talbot-street, Cathedral-road, Cardiff^ 3385hl5 4^ ^Edwaj-ds-terrace, fCanllitf.-Sui>eriorly furnished 4^ ^Edwaj-ds-terrace, fCanllitf.-Sui>eriorly furnished hot and cold bath; no children.—37, Talbot-street, Cathedral-road, Cardiff^ 3385hl5 4^ ^Edwaj-ds-terrace, fCanllitf.-Sui>eriorly furnished Front Apartments; hot and cold bath; close to Taff and Rhynuiey Stations; terms moderate; highly recommended. 3381lil5 Somerset.—Board, Residence iileasant. house; Somerset.—Board, Residence iileasant. house; and Rhynuiey Stations; terms moderate; highly recommended. 3381lil5 Somerset.—Board, Residence iileasant. house; garden, lovely sea view close golf links, tennis re- sident masseuse.—Miss Clarke, EUastor.e, Walton, Clevedcn. 33?.31il4 2i. Glynrhondda-street, Cardiff.—Cheerful Front Roon:s; convenient to town and stations; healthy situation. 3311hl4 Mumbles. —Lady Offers Plcaaant, Home to Paying Guests, or Would Take Children Reqyiring Change; t.n[t,ioll —Hr,l < l'OBfc oflicft, MlJWblCA.. 35J0U11 situation. _? 3311hl4 Mumbles. —Lady Offers Plcaaant, Home to Paying Guests, or Would Take Children Reqyiring Change; t.n[t,ioll —Hr,l < l'OBfc oflicft, MlJWblCA.. 35J0U11 ^n*uant9« SarniatHfii, &r. SERVANTS WANTED. Wanted immediately, General Renant.-Apply Mrs. Harrington, Terminus Hotel, St. Mary-street, Car- diff. e6831hll General Servant; must have good reference#?.—Apply 11, Howard-gardens, Oardiff. e,)8031110 Wanted, a, Girt. atwut 16, at once.—Apply 11, Salisburv-road, Cathays, Cardiff. e6834hl5 Wanted, for Scotland, Plain Cook; excellent situa- tion three other servants kept.—Sketch, Hickman- road, Penarth. e6837hll Cooks Wanted.—Apply, with full particulars. Sketch, Hiekmm-road Penarth. e6824hi4 Wanted, a good, strong Girl as General.—Apply Neville Hotel. Clare-road, Saltniead, Cardiff. elil5 with full particulars, Sketch, Hickman-road, Penarth. e6825h14 Gcner-xl Serva.it Wanted; f mall family.—Apply, with references, &c., Mrs. Davies, Carno House, Tre- hairis, R.S.O. e680S"nll Housemaids, Helps, and Useful Maills Wanted.— Apply, with full particulars, Sketch, Hickman-ioad, Penarth. e68261114 Li undryma-id Wanted aai-d I.aundryniaid Wants Sitration; £ 18.—Apply, with full particulars. Sketch, Hickman-road, Penarth. e6827hl4 Clean Girl, as General, 16 to 18; good character; country preferred; good home: no young children. \nply Mrs. Thomas, 3, Clifton-street, Roath, Car- diff. c6812hl3_ Cook-General Wanted; able to wash and iron; housemaid kept; two in family; wages £14 to £16.- D 11, Western Mail, Cardiff. ? 3517h16 Wan ted, good Plain Cook; one who understands dairy work preferred.—Apply first by letter to Phi lips, Naiit-Coch, Newport. 3128h16 Wonted, good General Servant as Cook or House- ParlourniAid.—Apply, with fullest particulars, Deane House. 168, Newport-road, Cardiff. 3511h16 Wanted, good General Servant: also Nursemaid, about 16.—Applv 259, Cowbridge-road, Canton. Car- diff. 3475hl6 Wanted, experienced General Servant; also House- maid —Anp!v 1, East-grove, Tredegarville. Car- diff. 3493h16 Wanted, experienced General Servant; good refe- rences indispensable, two in family no washing.— Mrs. Partridg'e, Balik, Ebbw Vale. Mon. 29611 ill Wautedr Two~House-Pirlourmaids and a Kitchen- maid.—Apply at once to Mrs. Norton, Laugharne Castle, St. Clears, C'aimarthenshire. 3355hl5 Wanted, a Lauiidrymaid; not under 22 years of age; wages to commence at a year, and to rise according to merit, with board, lodging, washing, and uniform.—Apply, personally, or by letter, to the Medical Superintendent, Joint Counties Asylum. Aber- grvenny. 3709] ""Wanted, Useful Maid; good dressmaker; willing to undertake parlour work. Also experienced Kitchen- maid.-State full particulars and wages Iscoed. Ferry- side. _?_ 34511116 Wanted, respectable Young Girl as General Ser- vant one from the ccuntry prcferrEd.-12, Hainil- toii-street, Cardiff. 3167hl3 Wa.nted, a good Plain Cock.—Apply, with referencts, to Mrs. Walter Morgan, Forest House, near Ponty- pridd. 3354h15 an Wanted, in a Seaside Laundry, thoroughly good Shirt and Finery Ironens; good prices; fare paid, if engaged.—Manageress, Steam Laundrv, Abrv.-t- wyth. 3349hll SERVANTS WANTED (Continued.) Wanted, a General Ser vant; able "to milk another kept.—Apply, witti reference, Mns. Bassett, Waterhall Fariii, 3366h15 Ctck-General Wanted; th'te in family: nurse- lioiscmaid kept; small washing; good plain cook. —Apply, any evening, 10, Windsor-place, Car- diff. 37078 Wanted, a strong Girl as Kitchenmaid; good refe- rences required.—Apply Mrs. Herbert Cory, Druid- stone, Castleton, near Cardiff. u, 37075 Wanted, an experienced Plllin Cook.—Apply MreT HI liter, Rosemount (next to Roath Tennis Court), Newport-road, Cardiff. 3337h15 Laundress Wanted: cottage rnd good garden.— Address Mrs. Falkuer, Glanymor, Laugliarne, Car- mi-rthensbire. 5319hH Wanted, an experienced HoUse-Parlouruiaid about tho Middle of June.—Apply, stating age, wages, and references, to Mrs. Collins," Langland Bay, near Swan- sea. ?' 3405'ilo Wanted, Plain Cooks" Generals; also Plain Cook-Gencr.'il for Farmhouse, near Cardiff.—Select Registry. 10, King's-road, Car- di ff. 3397h15 Housekecpe.r-Cook (Widower), Cooks, Kitchenmaids, Generals. BiinKudx, WI1.;¡'I:iSLS, Housemaids Wanted. —Davies's, 45, Charles-street, Cardiff. N.B.—Chain bennc.ids, Waitresses Disengaged. Boots (12".) Wanted. 3431hll Wsnited ?- immediately. Experienced and Plain Cc< ks. good Generals, Dairymaids, &c.—Address Mrs Davies, Grange-terrace, Cardigan. 3404!il5 Wanted, Nurse to Take Eniire Charge of Two Children must be good needlewoman—Apply, stating age and wages, to Mrs Bowker, Cwmbran House, Pontnewydd. near Newport. 3204hl4 Wanted, a General Servant: lliHst be good plain ccok.—Apply Mrs. Howell, 10, Claude-road. Car- diff. 3197h14 Can Any Lady Recommend 'thoroughly good Nurse for Three Children; must be good manager and needlewoman.—Mrs. Lindsay, Ystrad-Mvnach, Car- • diii. 32111il4 Wanted, cle?n, respectable, staid Person as General Secant: country place.—State wages, Miss Price, Talycoed, iiear Aliergavenny. 3217hl4 Wanted, an expenenceel "Parlourmaid; good refe- rence iiidispeimble.Ap ply Mrs. Bird, 56, Newport- road, Cardiff. 3236hl4 'Wanted, respectable Nurse,"aged about 25, for One Child, one year old mUst sew and wash well, and have good refereroes.—Reply, by letter only, to Mr. H. J., 17, Cardiff-road, Newport. 3286h10 Wanted, a good General Servant at once.—MrsT Francis Watkins, Clifton House, Gorse-lane. Swan- sea. 3293hl4 Good General Servant, Wanted'for • Small Private Family, able to cook.—Apply 32, Stow-htll, New- pert.. 3272h10 SERVANTS WANT PLACES. 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SWANSEA'S GRAND OLD MAN. MB. DEFFETT FRANCIS'S EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY. Mr. J. Deffett Francis, the hon. curator for many years of the Swansea Art Gallery, complet-ed his eightieth year ou Thurs- day. aaid received the earnest congratulations i of his friends on the interesting event. At the last meeting of the public library committee Mr. Francis stated that he was about to resign, and he left the room in one of his huffs, stating that he had never sought the thanks of Swansea people and God forbid he ever should. But Swan sea. people know Mr. Francis, and they decline, and have declined for years past, to take him too seriously at these crises. Mr. Francis can fairly say that he has done for Swansea what pro- bably no one has done for any similar institu- tion m the country, and Swansea refuses to be annoyed by his brusque Larlyleian deportment. Mr. Francis's soul is wrapped up in the Swan- sea Public Library, and we believe lie will, after all, die in harness, for where could he be happy except amongst his valuable books and prints. Mr. Francis has given Swansea the .§•000 volumes framing the Deffett.Francis C'pl; &a, to the art gallery connected with the same institution, some of these latter being still un- hung for want of room. Mr. Francis, who be- longs to a fine, old ov/anaea family, and is brother of the late George urant Francis, the antiquarian and historian, commenced his gifts to the library by a substantial nucleus many years ago, since which he has been an un- collector, and month after month has seen him presenting some book or work of art to the committee, who have duly thanked him, had the pictures framed (when necessary), and placed the books on the shelves, and his independence of public praise and opinion has been illustrated all along in precisely the same way as at the last meeting of the committee. Personally, Mr. Francis is a highly-cultured literary and artistic scholar. He has himself painted some splendid pictures, and has asso- ciated in his younger days with some of the most eminent artists and literary men of England. He was one of the founders of the Savage Club, and was a well known character in the Metropolis venrs aw. He is a remark- able conversationalist, and his stories of the days that are gone are well worth listening to. Swansea people will join in wishing Mr. Francis many happy years of life anvn,?- Ins books and pictures.

COAL SHIPMENTS. EFFECT OF THE THREATENED STRIKE AT CARDIFF. As we foreshadowed a short time ago, the coal shipments for the port of Cardiff during the month of April show a tremendous falling- off, and this is entirely attributable to the threatened strike in the coal trade. As a matter of fact, there were 386,056 tons less coal shipped last month than in the previous month, and compared with the correspond- ing month of 1894 there is a falling-off of 232,915 tons. The previous experience has been that whenever a threatened interruption of work has been settled there has been a spurt of trade for a short period. As a matter of fact, in this instance the demand for coal has been very much less since the settlement of the last dispute than has been the normal state of trade for several months. This evidence, s.urely, should satisfy Messrs. David Morgan, William Brace, and other leaders of the men that it is not within the power of labour leaders to create a demand or find a sale for even South Wales coal, and they are, doubtless, aware that, owing to the slackness of trade, the Scotch coal- owners. as well as the Northumberland and Durham owners, have been compelled to make serious reductions in the wages to enable them to keep open their pits. It is computed that each ton of coal shipped from Cardiff means 5s. in wages to the various bodies of men who handle it. On this basis, the loss in wages to South Wales workmen is no less than £ 79,000, which is altogether exclusive of the decreased earnings and profits of the colliery owners, railway and dock companies, and shipowners. -?_?.?-

CATFORD CYCLING CLUB. LORD TREDEGAR BECOMES VICE- PRESIDENT. A general meeting of the members of the Cardiff Branch of the Catford Cycling Club was held at the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, on Thursday evening, Mr. Judah (captain) pre- siding.—A letter was read from Lord Tredegar intimating his willingness to become one of the vice-presidents of the club in response to the cordial invitation sent to him on behalf of the club last week, and, on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Greenwood, his lordship was duly appointed a vice-prefr- dent, amid the hearty approval of those pre- sent.—It was decided that a sreneral meeting should be held on May 23, when it was ex- pected that a complete list of rules and regu- lations will have been submitted by the parent body for confirmation a.nd adoption by the locaj branch.—Mr. T. J. Greenwood was appointed representative of the local branch on the N.C.U.—A vote of thanks to the chairman ended the proceedings.

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PREMIER'S ILLNESS. PAINFUL EPISODE AT THE LIBERAL GATHERING. With reference to the Premier's sudden pause and apparent indisposition while engaged in the delivery of his address at the National Liberal Club on Wednesday night, the Press Association learned on Thursday afternoon that his lordship was not feeling quite himself on Wednesday evening, the fatigue of an exceptionally busy day coming so soon after a prolonged and weakening ill- ness having proved too much for him. The Premier was busy all the morning, and in the afternoon attended the drawing-room at Buckingham Palace, and afterwards gave a dinner party at his official residence. When he subsequently attended at the National Liberal Club he was very tired, but deter- mined to deliver the speech which was ex- pected of him. The indisposition which caused him to break: off in the middle of a sentence happily passed off, and Lord Rose- bery on Thursday, though still not absolutely tI:.?;,J?QP-l JlNt ?ff? <4, PYS&i^'gy&u i visited the Premier on Thursday afternoon, and the Press Association is in a position to state that the doctor expressed himself as satisfied with his lordship's condition. The "Evening News and Post." writing of the gathering at the National Liberal Club -on Wednesday, evening, says:—The event of the evening was the ooming of the Prime Minister. His illness has terribly pulled him down, and as he came into the crowded reading-room, leaning on a stick, he looked pale and wan, as though scarcely convalescent. He spoke almost immediately, and in the earlier portions of his speech was a.s happy of phrase, as polished in delivery, as one has come to expect him to be. But when lie had been speaking for some five minutes there occurred a most painful episode. He was say- ing "We are threatened," when suddenly the thread of his thought seemed to snap, and he stood silent, but still perfectly composed. There was a dead silence while one might have counted twenty. Then the Prime Minister took up the broken thread, and followed it to its breaking point. We are threatened," he sa.id again, and again stopped dead. There could be seen behind the calm, impassive look the fierce workings and strainings of the mind, clouded by illness, temporarily enfeebled by the heat and crush. His nerve was admirable, and his ocmposure never once left him. He turned and sought the assistance of the chairman, who apparently was unable to aid him. Then he looked round and whispered to Mr. Campbell- Bannerman, I really cannot on." The War Secretary sa.id a few words in a low tone, and ther. Lord Rosebery, facing his audience again. went on, I beg pardon, I lost the thread of what I was saying .4 the moment," and, con- tinuing. finished his speech in the same admi- ruble style in which he had begun. The episode was a terribly painful one, and was a revelation of the serious nature of the illness from which the Prime Minister has been suffering. The "St. James's Gazette" says:—Perhaps it was not wise of Lord Rosebery to go to the National Liberal Club reception. True, it was arranged that he and Sir William Harcourt should not be asked to speak in the same room. But the result was just as had: in fact, could hardly have been worse. With a capacity for caving just the wrong thing, to wlii, li we have become accustomed in Lord Rosebery since lie spoilt a fair reputation for tact by becoming Prime Minister,-he began his speech by declar- ing that the guests at the National Liiieral Club were not dancing on a. volcano. As this is just vhat all of them knew that, politically speak- ing, they were doing, it was about as tactful a remark as the further oomplaint of which Lord Rosebery proceeded to untiosom himself, that "the Liberal party was apt to become discon- tented with its leaders." But Lord Rosebery n.ust have regretted his phrase about dancing on a volcano when he proceeded to follow it up by a "breakdown" on his own account. For that the Prime Minister broke down there can be no mistake. We are very sorry, indeed, ixilitics apart, that it should be s, and that Lord Rosebery should still exhibit such painful e- idence that he is still to be regarded as an invalid, suffering badly from that nervous pros- tration which is one of the most distressing of our modern maladies. But Lord Rosebery's health is such a serious element in the position of the Ministry just row tha.t, after the plain evidence of his physical weakness on Wednes- day night, it is not surprising that the Radical organs on Thursdav morning, and notably the "Daily News," accurately reflects the lowness of spirits ill their party by an utter absence of any enthusiastic or even" cheerful adjectives. A middle-aged Prime Minister who looks white and worn. and walks with a stick, and cannot struggle against obvious physical weakness suffi- ciently to carry on the thread of an unimportant little speech on a social festivity to an audience which would cheer the slightest word he uttered -is this the sort of leader to carry the Radical party to victory in, perhaps, the tightest place in which that party has ever found itself in the course of its history? Not without signifi- cance is it that it was immediately after declar- ing, We are prepared to go on at our posts if the Liberal party in Parliament and the country will give us their support," that Lord Rosebery went on, We are constantly threatened—we are harassed and came to a, dead stop: a.nd then, turning palefaced to Mr. Campbell-Bannerman, whispered, I really I cannot go on." And yet the fond Ministeria- lists a.re told that they are not dancing on a volcano. -?-

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-? DEATH OF MR. M'LUCAS. A POPULAR PONTYPRIDD MAN GOES TO REST. ilr. A. A. M Lucas died at his residence, Berw-road, Pontypridd, at two o'clock on Thursday morning. He was attacked by partial paralysis—tile whole of one side being afflicted —some nine days ago while out for a stroll on the public roadway near his home. He struggled unassisted to reach home, and almost mine diately afterwards, .vliile seated in tiio uar'onr and being succoured Ly Ins ho-is^k er, Miss Lydia Evans, one f his arms was oiv»r-vcd to drop helplessly by his side. He was as-irted to bed, and almost immediately afterwards hi* speech became affected, so that it was very difficult to understand what he said. He gradually grew worse, until lie finally passed away. Mr. A. A. M'Lucas oaine to Ponty- pridd from Scotland nearly 40 years ago, and took charge of a day school associated with the Wesleyans of Wesley Chapel, and from that time to the close of his career lie bore in the town a rather striking character. Most of the children of well-to-do ear.ty,t« u' ~uy' xi«. MIWU 01 his scholarship, and, with the air of a lordly pedagogue, it was his delight to make the groundlings stare by uttering scraps of Latin or French. Everybody that knew "Mac" was to his faults a little blind, and to his merits very kind. He was a well-read man, and was an able writer, but the writer once heard a fellow-Scotsman saying to him, "Mac, you use words that are too big in your writings. You must have had a dictionary at your elbow when you wrote that last article:" The reference was to an article in the Pontypridd "Herald," which at the time he conducted. He seemed delighted with the comment of his fellow- countryman, for lif prided himself upon his linguistic powers. Poor M'Luca-s it is with deep sorrow the writer chronicles thy death. He was a Freemason and a staunch Conser- vative in ixilitics. One is glad to know that his friends rallied around him during his last days, which were days of gloom. As an illustration of the kindness felt for him. it may be men- tioned that a few months ago three friends in the bar of the Butchers' Arms subscribed jB15, and others made up the sum to JB20. The party then entered a break and drove to his residence and handed to him the said sum. Within the last few days a sum of £ 21— £ 5 being from Dr. Morgan, Hafod—were sent to him. Not long ag-o Gordon Lenox, nysangharad, pre- sented him—pretending it was a loan—with J315. Those facts strikingly illustrate the kind- ness felt for him down to the close of his life.

BAZAAR IN CARDIFF. A COMPLETE ARTISTIC AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS." The second day of the Seasons Bazaar, which was opened at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Wednesday, gave every premise of being as successful as before, a large attendance being registered, and the various articles for sale dis- appearing from the stalls in a really smart fashion. Councillor J. Ramsdale opened Thursday's proceedings with a neat speech, in which he promised a cheque of jElO towards the bazaar, which, as previously stated. was organised for the purpose of liquidating the debt on the Clare-street Mission. The Secretary then gave a statement of the takings" of the first day of the bazaar, which showed that no less than JE130 had been collected. This sum included £ 6 banded in on account of the sale of tickets. The stalls representing the four seasons of the year had netted JE23, JE13, JE19, and R7 odd respectively to Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. The flower stall had realised no less than RII Ils., and refreshments had been sold to the extent of jEll. These, together with JE23 odd in the way of gifts, were the principal items of the amount. The enter- tainments. which included concerts, vocal and instrumental, dramatic representations, &c., were well patronised, and Thursday's programme being quite as good as that of the preceding day, doubtless a large sum of money was collected from this source also. The bazaar in every way has been unprecedentedly successful. _?-

A WELSH LEPER. DIES AFTER TWO YEARS IN AN IRISH WORKHOUSE. At Lisburn (Ireland) on Thursday the remains were interred of a man named John Evans, who died a few* days ago in the local workhouse from leprosy. Evans, who Mas, |,y>erhaps, the only leper in the United Kingdom, belonged to Wales, and was a seaman bv occupation. Two years ago he was admitted to Lisburn Workhouse, and completely isolated. He gave the guardians a good deal of trouble, for before he became blind throueh the terrible disease he often escaped from the shed in which he was lodged, only, however, to lie quickly re-cap- tured on each occasion.

Rumoured Retirement of Mr. Toole. The Press Association :s authorised to state that there is no truth whatever in a report pub- lished on Thursday that Mr. J. L. Toole iitcnds to retire from the ptage. The veteran actor is slowly recovering from an attack ot gout, and fully intends to rc-appear as soon as his health is quite restored.

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— I Shields to Stop Bullets, A FRENCHMAN'S INGENIOUS IDEA. A Light Portable Plate 3ehind Which, He can Kneel and Fire at the Enemy. Equipping soldiers in war with shields tQ stop bullets is not a new idea. in spite of all the recent talk in military circles caused by the experiments with the bullet-proof cloth. In primitive warfare man's first idea. was to offer a protection against the arrows and spear- thrusts of his opponents, and for this purpose shields were always carried. Among the ancients -:Ie;;e shields were held in great vene- ration. Among the Frinks the ceremony of investing their chiefs consisted of carrying them on their shields. In Laoaedemonia the of his shield meanefdisgrace to the soldier "Rather be brought home dead on your shield than return without it." The Egyptian shield was a perfectly movable parapet; with the Greek sectum a vertical ramjwrt could be set up or the torture could be built for htfc.cring the walk of besieged cities. They were in all shapes, rectangular. oval, ro-^id. flat, and curved. Those of Argos were formed like lyres; those of Corinth like ivy leaves. The materials of which they were made were infi- nite in their variety, from the golden shields of Solomon's guards and those of the Assy- rians, of oane covered with the skins of wild animals, to those of the Mexicans, made of tortoise shell. In modern times the first to experiment with a shietld which should protect its wearer against bullets wa.s Captain Goepp, of the French Zouaves, now lieutenant colonel, who, in 1868 and 1869 made a shield as high as a man, and said to be bulletproof. The Goepp system consisted of covering the front and flanks of an attacking column by a certain; number of these shields, which were to be carried by extra-strong men. Experiments by Graves have demonstrated that the ball of the Lebel gun can pierce, at the distance of 40 yards, a steel shield of one-seventh of an inch thick. Goepp's shield is about a quarter of an inch thick, and could withstand a fair volley of balls. By gi\ ing the shield an inclina- tion of from 30 to 35 decrees, the resistance to the balls was materially increased. Each regiments was to be furnished with 300 shields, which was computed to be enough to cover the front and flanks of three battalions. Wagons were to carry them to within 500 or 600 yards of the enemy, near some sheltered spot, where the distribution was to be made to the men detailed to carry them. These shields, being two yards high, were supposed to completely protect the soldiers marching within thaig) living brestworks. The shield recently adopted by the Danish Army and constructed by Captain Yon Holstein. is copied from the Geopp model and has its dimensions and general features. Tailor Dowe got his idea for the of tnaries w inch toid ot a uraptr 01 i fort, named Osterman. who, in the sixteenth century, discovered a felt which was bullet proof. This felt, or clofft, waa made inbr plastrons for a body of cavalry, called thE Regiment des Tuchtroeger. After experiment, ing for a year, Dowe submitted to Colonel Von Oppen, commander of a regiment of Gi enadiera at Mannheim, what. he called his bullet-proof uniform, "kugelsi-chere" uniform. ifijis material was from two and a quarter to three inches in thickness, and possessed a certain amount of suppleness, weighing from six to nine pounds a square yard. The use of these bullet-proof ooate as a target, according to the German military journals, gave the follow- ing iesults :—Balls fired at 200 yards, pene- trated slightly; at 400 yards, the projectiles just grazed the nap of the felt1. These results caused great excitement in Germany, and Dowe was summoned to Berlin to see the Emjieror, and from him obtained permission to continue his experiments at Spandau on a. much greater scale. But they were not so successful in their ultimate results, later re- ports say. A certain Major Brickman suc- ceeded in perforating these plastrons at a distance of 600 ya.rds several times con- secutively. and thus became temporarily famous, though his celebrity was due rather to his powerful gun. However, the question of projecting the soldier is still under considera- tion in Germany. Recently another inventor, Reindel, presented to the Emperor, under the patronage of General Kattenberg-Staehan, for. merly Minister of War, a bullet-proof coat, which, while having all the powers of resistance of Dowe's plastron, has neither its density. thickness, nor weight. It has been suggested that a shield, which shall cover a man entirely, and shall be furnished with two adjustable feet, to be set in the ground during halts and load- ing. is the only practical shield. It should be high, enough to cover a kneeling man, and light enough to permit of his carrying hia full quota of ammunition. A very clever model has been made by Lieutenant Guy, of the French Army. It is a shield held up- right by two pegs. fastened to the lower edge and firmly planted in the ground. On the right side a, slight projection offers a support to the gun, and the kneeling man, nesting his gun on it, also helps to keep the shield in a vertical position. This shield is intended to be carried by the soldier constantly. With fifty of these shields, a company can cover its front. Four companies could easily unite their shields and form a solid marc-liing front. The 200 shields thus massed together would be sufficient to cover the front of a battalion. With these shields the natural terror experienced by a soldier in the front ranks would disappear, for, as he rises from his knees, he creates a wall in front of him more solid than the earthworks he* has just fired at, and as lie feels the shook of the hills against his shield he realises how protected he Ls for he knows that any one of them was capable of stretching him lifeless on the ground. Gre-nest relates that during the siege of Sebas- topol, after the fruitless and bloody assault of June 18. the French Army received, by direct orders of the Emperor, 900 infantry shields, designed to protect the men who were to march at the head of the attacking column. But the c«immi'")ders were io afraid of ridicule that they decided not to use the shields, and. Napoleon's humanitarian plan fell to the ground. Admiral la llonoiere did not look at. the -natter from the same point of view all MaiechsJ PeHssier. for at the Battle of Epiuay. Nov. 30, 1870. he ordered his men to wrap their blanket? around their chests to serve as shields. A report by Boisdement, commanding the 135th Regiment, was as follows :—"The men, infused with new confidence by these means of pre- caution, displayed an extraordinary audacity and courage. I ::m very enthusiastic over this :e\ shield, which preserved me fourteen out of every hundred men. I do not think I am ¡ exaggerating in saying that there is every reason to advise the adoption of this innovation in the Army.

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