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New Municipal Buildings MR. WATERHOUSE'S REPORT ON THE DESIGNS. A meeting of the Cardiff Town-hall Com- mittee was held on Tuesday, when Alderman Carey presided.—The Deputy Town-clerk (Mr. Board) read the following report of Mr. Water- house, R.A., on the designs sent in for the new municipal buildings and law-courts:- "20, New Cavendish-square, "Portland-place, W., ( '"9th December, 1897. "To the Mayor and Corporaton of Cardiff. "As your assessor, I have examined the 56 sets of designs sent in. They are, I may say, of unusual excellence, and most of them have substantially fulfilled the conditions imposed, with some little exception as to cost. On this account alone I am sorry to say I have been obliged to set aside several promising designs. Out of the 56 I with some difficulty selected nine as those which appeared to have realised your conditions in the most n isterly way, and these, on closer consideration, were finally reduced to the requisite three. At least three out of the nine had to part company from their fellows on account of the low estimate put upon the work to keep within the prescribed sum. I need hardly point out to you that it would be most unusual to obtain a design by a competition of this sort which per- fectly meet all the requirements of the case without alteration. Having once selected a design which shows its author to be both an artist and an adept at architectural planning and design, the necessary modifications need not long delay the preparation of the working draw- ings, nor of necessity increase the cost of the building. One feature in this competition will, doubtless, strike you: I allude to the lowness of the elevation of the designs generally and their consequent spread over the surface of the ground. This, no doubt, has arisen from the ample site you had to put at your architects' disposal. In a park and among trees buildings, no doubt, look better low rather than high, but the pursuit of lowness has its disadvantages when it presents the concentration of depart- ments, and, I think, there is danger in this direction in the present case. It shows itself in length of corridors and number of staircases and entrances. I have finally to recom- mend No. 22 for the first prize, No. 25 for the second prize, No. 6 for the third prize, and to thank you on behalf of the profession for the manifestly fair and considerate way you have treated it in the matter of this competition.-I am gentlemen, yours faithfully, "A. WATERHOUSE." Tl1ø Y\PYn1!1 tort rlOCl1l1"'Y1è: u'o"o n"=lIOt' .¿. "'J"J"5" c.. U.A."VJ. 1. Design No. 22, sent in by Messrs. H..V. Lanchester. J. S. Steward, and E. A. Rickards, of 50, Bedford-row, London. 2. Design No. 25, sent in by Messrs. J. S. Gibson and S. B. Russell, of Gray's Inn-road, London. 3. Design No. 6, sent in by Messrs. A. W. Cooksley and Alfred Cox, of 4, Adam-street, Adelphi, London. In a letter dated December 14, 1897, Mr. Waterhouse enclosed his notes upon the three premiated designs. In doing so he mentioned that Mr. Lanchester informed him that his partner, Mr. Steward, is a gold medallist at the Royal Academy—that is,, he. won the blue riband in his year as an architectural student, so that he is not by any means without ante- cedents. In his notes on the three premiated designs the assessor said in regard to No. 22, which he placed first, that the design had been worked out with a thorough appreciation of the peculiarities of the site, and "for the balance of the buildings on either side of the north avenue." Mr. Waterhouse went on to say that the elevations were, perhaps, somewhat stern, and the dome was rather depressed under the height of a very lofty tower. The elevations were but 35ft. to the top of the parapet. and the tower 220ft. He questioned whether the former might not be raised somewhat, and the latter lowered with advantage. (Hear, hear.) There was a refresh- ing vigour about the details, which were well designed, and the plans of the building were also exceptionally good. After dealing with some minor defects, Mr. Waterhouse stated that the police-courts were put on the west instead of the north side, and this was, perhaps, not in compli'ince with the conditions. He, however, felt that the design complied with the spirit, if not the absolute letter, of the con- ditions, as the courts were entered from the northern end. Dealing with No. 25. the second premiated plan, the assessor states that the design is ,n exceedingly clever one, but the buildings were not well balanced, and there was no central tower shown. The two towers—one at each end of the Towii-ball-were. however, very beau- tiful and of rich design, but they were not with- out defects. As to No. 6, which was placed third, Mr. Waterhouse wrote: —"There is rhythm rnd dignity about the elevation of the Town-ball, and, indeed, it struck me that, in this respect it was one of the most perfect designs in the competition." The plan of the corridors and sanitary blocks was unexception- able, but the arrangement of the assize courts and the detail were not so satisfactory. In a subsequent letter Mr. Waterhouse stated that the first premiated plan removed to a great extent the objection which lie had to the forma- tion of the ground. The reports gave satisfaction to the committee, and Alderman David Jones stated that when the council appeared before a Parliamenta-v com- mittee they would have the advantage of having behind them one of the first architects in Great Britain. All the plans, except those of Messrs. Lan- cliester, Steward, and Rickards, have been packed up and returned.
T-HE LOXBON COLLEGE OF MUSIC,
T-HE LOXBON COLLEGE OF MUSIC, SUCCESSFUL LOCAL CANDIDATES. Mr. Frederick A. Atkins, the local represen- tative of the above college, has handed us for publication the following list of successful candidates at the recent examinations held in Cardiff on the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th of this month:— Practical: Diploma L.L.C.M., Miss Gertrude Parfitt; diploma A.L.C.M.. Miss Maggie Davies, Ada Llewelyn. Katie Williams, David Walters. Grace M. Cullum. Advanced senior (piano): Mabel Davies, Samuel John. Edith Maud Row- land, Susy Eva Freeman; advanced senior (violin), Edward W. Rees; senior violin, Emily Davies. Senior piano: Evan Williams, Edith A. Edwards, Bessie Davies, John Jenkins, Rachel Eilir Evans, Blanche Williams. Beatrice Their as. Eosie Goldsmith, Nellie Jen- kins, Evan Richards, Thomas Ellis Lewis, Matilda Creese, Arthur Henry Summers, Edith Wood, Rachel Sower, Ruth Davies, Miriam Evans, Archibald Caldicott. Intermediate (piano): Ivor Arthur Edmunds, Minnie Hil- bourne, Marian Josephine Morse, Bertha Flaherty, Edith Fanny Orr, Martha Jane Grif- fiths. Sophie Sarah Williams, Austin H. John, Bertha Madeline Downs, Jennie Price Griffiths, Mary Leek, Gladys Llewelyn, Fanny Bowen, Kitty Howell. Mary Sarah Lewis, Johanna David, Mary Selina Davies, Maud Watts, Mary Jane Denby, Alice Hayward, Amy Eveline Rule Maria Aubrey Reece, Gretta George, Annie Llewelyn, Thomas Davies, Lizzie Jones, Eliza- beth A. James, Violet Locke, Mabel Williams, Lizzie Jones; intermediate singing, Tel-el-Kebir Edwards; elementary (piano). Annie Maud Rees, Thomas Jones, Alice Sheppard, Cecelia Williams, Mabel M. Reece. Amy M. Reece, Elsie Hayes, Nellie Batt, Jessie Madden. Susy Parker, Jeanie Templeton, Annie McKenzie, Margaret J. Webley. Mary Gwendoline Lewis, Nancy Thomas, Annie Jones, Mabel Sparkes- .Jones, Mabel Ethel Lewis. Mary E. White, C-Msie Brown, Mary Brooks, Maggie Brooks, Lucy Nash, William D. Williams, Ethel May Cole, Richel Jones. Katie White. Ene" M. Jones, William Martin, Blodwen Eunicc Evans. Minnie Thomas. Winnifred L. Kear, R-sa -,y Williams. Mary Jane Theophilus, Moses H.)vd. Gwen Mor- gan, Margaret J. Jones, Minnie Margam. Ada Short. Lilv Jane Thomas. Margnret J. M'lvor Bessie B. Scull. Mabel N. Scull. Rhoda P. Care. Beatrice Plowman, Annie Smith, Annie Evans, Lilian James. Mav Isaac R>1r;¡h A. Harris Jennie Matthews. Maud W. Hullett, Benowen ^Griffiths. Gertrude Jones, Mildred White, Laura James, 1. Annie Smith; organ elementary, David J. Hickman. Theory: Junior honours. Gertrude Williams, Lizzie Williams, Mary Ann Bowen, Jennie Davies. Beatrice Thomas. Nellie Jenkins, Annie Llewelyn; elementary and junior pass, John Herbert. Matilda John. Harriett E. Case, Reginald Slocombe. William C. Summerhaves, Lily Davies. Maud Lovegrove. Annie M. James, Bessie E. James, Margaret H. Elias. Gertrude Elizabeth Williams. Mav Hawkins, Blauche M. Hawkins. Emily M. Hutchings, Ethel Grace Clark, Hettie Hughes, William Evans, Richard James Howell, Llewelyn Treharne David. Gert- rude Phillips, Elsie Isabel King. Edward W. J. Brett, Moses L'nyd. Sophie Yendoll. Lal Mor- sran. Emily Williams. Minnie Edgrist, Jenny Walters, Fanny Walters, Sarah Ann Harris, Beatrice Jenkins. Gladys Tavlor, Gertie Jar- man, Winnie Jarman. Annie Morris, Eva Severn, Daisy Wallis, Winifred Chivers, Annie Evans.
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--WALES DAY BY DAY .
WALES DAY BY DAY One thousand little daughters of poverty will be fed and clothed and entertained by Santa. Claus and her good fairies at Cardiff to-day. To-morrow one thousand little boys will be treated in the same reg,11 way. Somebody wants us to poke fun at the ladies' hockey club at Bridgend, and to say that they did not require six ambulances to convey them home after their first practice on Monday. The remains were so few that three were sufficient. There lives a young lady at Bangor Who yields not to love nor to anger, But fast on her books She rivets her looks, This stupendous young lady of Bangor. Eggs are sold in several Cardiff shops these days which weigh just as heavily as pieces of dry sponges of the same size. They are merely the shells of their former existences, and for; all the nourishment they contain may have been laid by an Egyptian mummy hen of the First Dynasty. In the Parish Church of Whitby may be seen Royal Arms of the date of either George III. or George IV. In it is quartered the ^jfelsh dragon, and with it five hearts. This will inte- rest those who have been agitating for the heraldic representation of Wales on the Royal Standard. Although there are two members for Merthyr, only one of them talks, but h" does enough in that way for two. Mr. Pritchard Morgan atrived in Merthyr on Monday, and will spend his Christmas in the constituency, but he does not intend to hold any public meetings just yet, although he will do so before Parliament meets. "Going in for any Santa Claus, my boy?" asked the stockbroker to the urchin who was kneeling on the street outside 'Change and blacking the great man's boots. "Rayther," said the lad, dropping into the language of his chief customers; "now that Santa Claus has made Christmas a gilt-edged security for us young 'uns, we don't think twice afore rushing for shares." A correspondent writes:—"It would be inte- resting if some of your readers could give us some information as to the origin of the saying, 'Dressed to death, like Sally Hatch going to the Mumbles.' The remark is applied in many parts of South Wales to any woman who is dressed over much. In some parts of Wales there is a variant of this, thus: 'Dressed to death, like Sally Hatch's cat.' "With us in West Wales," writes a Pembroke- shire man, "things are a bit mixed, and, perhaps, someone will explain. Thus, Carmarthen town is spoken, of as the county of the borough of Carmarthen, has its own constabu- lary, recorder, and mayor, and is separate from the county of Carmarthen for all administra- tive purposes. Haverfordwest is grander still. It is a county and a town of itself, and as such has its own lord-lieutenant." It is suggested that the German Emperor should adopt on New Year's Day one of the titles in vogue under the old Byzantine Empire, namely, Panhyperprotosebastoliypertatos. In a. year or two, when the Emperor has become accustomed to this title, we can give him the Welsh one of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogery- chwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. When his Majesty can trail a thing like that round Europe he will be the envy of the nations, but he will have to use both hands to do it. Clergy and ministers in this country ^jo have reason to deplore thin congrega- tions and thinner collections may very well borrow an idea. from a Free Baptist minister in Philadelphia. He has introduced girl ushers into his church, and chairs had to be set in the aisles to accommodate the çrowd. When the girls started with plates for the money they got it to the tune of three hundred dollars. Even the colossal chapel debts in Wales ought to melt in the presence of such charming hand- maids of religion. A series of articles by Mr. John Littlejohns which appeared in the columns of the "Gla- morgan Times" during the last three months, and dealt with the experiences of the writer and Precentor Lewis in the Arctic circie, have now been translated into Russian by Colonel Ascenoff, of Archangel, and are being re- published in the Government journal for that province. One of these liqs before us as we write, but the word "Rhondda," properly dis-j sected, is the only one that we can translate into English or Welsh. That eisteddfodic struggle between "Aber- gavenny and Mountain Ash threatens to become a battle royal. Last week the Monmouthshire town declared it would give over L250 in prizes, and sent us what appears to be a complete pro- gramme. This week the promoters of the Mountain Ash festival tell us that they are going to give over £ 350 in prizes. Easter Monday next ought, therefore, to be a day of big things for eisteddfodwyr generally. At both places "Worthy is the Lamb" and the "Amen Chorus" are the chief choral tests. Cardiff was not the only town represented in a cab accident in the London fog on Saturday. Mr. Ambrose, Q.C., M.P., started out for the banquet designed to congratulate Mr. Justice Bigham. En route his brougham collided with a vehicle in front, and was nearly turned over by a cart from behind. The "Times" adds: — "As neither bis coachman nor the drivers of the vehicles could tell where they were and had great difficulty in extricating themselves, Mr. Ambrose found it necessary to turn back." On reading this the 'Westminster Gazette" rather cynically congratulates Mr. Ambrose on his coachman. He did not know where he was and no one could tell him, yet he was able, appa- rently, to obey his master's injunction, "Home!" Mr. T. R. Crockett, the famous novelist, has long been an ardent, lover of cycling, and one of his little works, "Sweetheart Travellers," is a pretty account of a cycling trip in Wales. Mr. Crockett tells in his book that he was stopped by a police-constable for not having his lamp lit, and he and his little "sweetheart traveller" were ushered into the police-station. There the offender discovered that he was just a shilling short of the fine, and the officer was good enough to trust him, Mr. Crockett promising to send along the^ shilling by post. The next day a terse note arrived at the station enclosing the required amount. The missive ran —"Dear Robert,-Herewith one bob.-Yours truly, Bobbie." Mr. Crockett, who is still on the better side of forty, is the son of a farmer. In an interesting article on regimental pets, the January number of the "English Illustrated" says that the pets which occupy the highest position in the service are the goats belonging to the Welsh regiments. "Taffy," who belongs to the 3rd Battalion of the Welsh Regiment, is a tremendous fellow, and marches at the head of the regiment. He was presented to the bat- talion by the Queen in 1894. On one occasion lie took, umbrage at the presence of Volunteers so close to his regiment, and in the course of a rather contemptuous tour of inspection came across the guard tent. He proceeded to "turn out the guard," which he did very effectually. Then he amused himself by charging and send- ing the startled Volunteers flying, until finally the latter had to go for him with the butts of their rifles and brooms. In the end "Taffy" quietly trotted off, apparently well satisfied, with his fun. One of the most famous of pets was "Bob," the regimental dog of the 2nd Bat- talion Royal Berkshire Regiment. Bob" accompanied the 66th to Afghanistan in 1879. and distinguished himself highly at the battle of Maiwand. Though man after man was cut down. he kept on running to the front barking fiercely at the enemy, until at length a bullet laid him low. The wound, however, was not fatal. After a painful journey of six weeks, "Bob" found his way to Kandahar, recognised his old corps, and accompanied it once again into action. When the regiment returned to England the next year, he received great honour at the hands of the Queen. A year later "Bob" was run over and killed in the Isle of Wight.
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Behring Sea Claims. AMOUNT OFTHE INDEMNITY FOR GREAT BRITAIN, Mr. Putnam and Mr. King, Commissioners respectively for the United States and Canada in arbitrating the Behring Sea claims, have completed their work and are about to begin the preparation of their report. It is understood (says a New York telegram to the London "Daily News") that an agreement as to the amount ot the indemnity claimed has been reached in all but a few cases, and these are likely to be settled without the appointment of the umpire provided for in the convention. The indemnity to be paid by the United States to Great Britain will be much larger than avas at first expected. The total ig likety to be nearly, if not quite, 1,000,000 dollars, in case the interest asked is allowed by the Commissioners.
EXPLOSION AT HULL.
EXPLOSION AT HULL. LOSS OF FIVE LIVES. An erplosion took place on Tuesday evening at the tar distillery of Messrs. Major and Co., of Hull, and resulted in the loss of four lives. The bursting of a still set fire to and caused the collapse of the surrounding shedding, which fell on a number of workmen who bad no time to escape. A later telegram says: —Another man was so shockingly burned that he succumbed at the hospital during the evening, bringing the number of deaths up to five.
LOCAL LAW CASEl
LOCAL LAW CASEl JONES V. JONES. In the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice on Tuesday Mr. Justice North delivered his reserved judgment' in the action by which Mrs. Elizabeth Goodall Jones sought an injunction to restrain the defendant from so building at the rear of the Bear Inn, Aberavon, as to darken or obstruct tho windows of her house in High-street, Aber- avon, as overlooked Snell's-lane.—Mr. Justice Ncrth, after reviewing the evidence and explain- ing the law bearing on the case, said, in his opinion, the plaintiff's case failed, and the action must be dismissed with costs. Mr. Justice North further directed an inquiry as to what sum the plaintiff ought to pay in respect of the damage the defendant had suffered by reason of an undertaking given by him not to proceed with his building until the action had been heard.
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION AT NEWPORT.
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION AT NEWPORT. The pQlling in the triennial school board elec- tion at Newport took place on Tuesday. Seven- teen candidates went to the poll for the fifteen seats to be filled. The result will be declared this (Wednesday) afternoon.
NEW WAY OF WASHING A BABY.
NEW WAY OF WASHING A BABY. Mr. E. B. Reece, the Cardiff coroner, held an inquest at the Town-hall on Tuesday touching the death of Lucy Beatrice Mary Vine}-, aged eleven months, whose parents live at 27, David- street, Ciirdiff.—From the evidence given it appeared that on the 10th inst. a girl named Margaret Walsh took the child to have its bath, and almost immediately afterwards brought it back to its mother with its feet and legs badlv scalded. The mother at once took the child to the infirmary.—The girl explained that her method of washing the baby was to put some water into a bucket, place the bucket on the fire until the water was hot, and then wash the child in it. She did not think that the bottom of the bucket would be hot.-Dr. Buist said that when he saw the child first it was suffering from scalded feet and a well-developed measles rash, with a little bronchial pneumonia. On the 19th it was dead, when he saw it. and there were evidences of convulsions.—The jury returned a verdict in alcordance with the medical testimony. j
SUICIDE AT WREXHAM.
SUICIDE AT WREXHAM. A sad case of suicide took place at Wrexham on Monday night. It seems that a well-known and respected printer and bookbinder, named Edward Williams, who had been employed by a local firm for about 30 years, was recently discharged. This and the death of his wife a fe-v months ago so preyed upon his mind that he destroyed himself by drinking a quantity of carbolic acid. He leaves a family of nine chil- dren.
HOW TO TAKE OUT PATENTS.
HOW TO TAKE OUT PATENTS. Many useful and novel appliances are from time to time devised which are not turned to practical account owinr- to want of knowledge on the part of the inventors as to how to patent their inventions. We constantly receive letters asking our advice, and. with a view to afford- ing information as to coats and modes of pro- cedure in applying for provisional protection and patents and registered designs or trade marks, we hav-i made arrangements accord- ingly. Any of our readers who desire such information should send a stamped envelope, enclosed to the Patent Editor. "Western Mail," Cardiff, by whom it will be handed to a thoroughly trustworthy and experienced patent agent, who will reply fully to our correspon- dents: or an interview can be arranged, on giving a few hours' notice.
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WILLIAM CORY AND SON, LIMITED.
WILLIAM CORY AND SON, LIMITED. Mr. C. F. Cory-Wright, who presided at the first ordinary meeting of William Cory and Son (Limited), coal contractors and shippers, of Birmingham, Leeds. Hull, Newcastle, and Car- diff. which was held at Winchester House, Lon- don, on Tuesday, in moving the adoption of the report accounted for the shortness of that document 1)y saying that, as they had only a straightforward message for the shareholders, they had made it short and sweet. He argued from the high price obtained for the shares that the public were thoroughly satisfied with the rccent amalgamation of coal companies under that concern. Since* that date, too, the assets of the company had considerably increased in value, and there was a proposal to create a reserve fund of £50,000, which, with the improved assets, would offer ample security to the debenture and presence shareholders. In that company the ordinary shares were mainly held by the directors, who, if they had declared another 1 per cent. dividend, would have been entitled to divide some £ 5,000 additional among themselves. They, however, had preferred to build up preserve fund rather than take another £10.000 for themselves; they were impressed with the belief that in any commercial con- cern the only way to attain soundness was to build up a strong reserve for future use if necessary. As to their customers, it was not their intention to make large profits by charg- ing high prices. Their aim would be to make the surplus from indirect profits, i.e., upon the carrying capacity of their steamers, docks, barges, discharging places for steamers, depots, and railway trucks. According to the pros- pectus, the average profits for the seven years before the amalgamation was £ 143,000; since the amalgamation there had been an increase on this of £ 20,000. In addition to this, a large amount had been paid off for depreciation and maintenance.—Mr. F. D. Lambert seconded the adoption of the report, and remarked that, practically, the whole of the business of the company was done by the board, instead of by managers.—The motion was carried by accla- mation.—The Chairman moved that, after pro- viding for debenture interest and payment of the preference dividends, a dividend of 7 per cent, be declared on the ordinary stock.—Mr. C. Beadle seconded and this was carried.—The auditors having been re-appointed, a vote of thanks to the directors terminated the pro- ceedings.
AUSTRALIAN MARRIAGES.
AUSTRALIAN MARRIAGES. New South Wales census taken on April 5, 183L showed at that date there were in the coiony\41,656 married couples living together. The majority of the marriages had been con- tracted by persons between the ages of twenty to 34, but in some cases there was a great disparity between the ages of the contracting parties, and the figures rlso disclose not a few very youthful unions. For instance a child of fourteen years wis married to a man over 21 years of age: two girls of fifteen to men over 30 years of age and two girls of sixteen to men over 40 years of age. In three cases of wives aged seventeen jeers still greater disparities were observable; m two of the cases the husband being over 50 of age, a woman under 30 to a man over years, and in the third case over 70 years of age while it was also disclosed that three girls of nineteen were married to men over 50 years years of age, a woman under 30 to a man over 80, and a woman under 40 to a man over 85 years old. On the other hand, in several cases, de wife was a great deal older than the husband. Thus, two women over 75 years of age were mated with men under 45: a woman over 70 was married to a man under 40; and another, over 65, to a man not yet 30 years of age. Three husbands were set down as over 100 years of age, and there were five wives over 95 years of sge. The youngest husbands were three seven- teen years of age, each of whom was married to a girl slightly older than himself: in fact, the unite-l ges of the three couples only amounted to 108. The youngest wife was fourteen years, there were twelve wives of fifteen years of age, and 92 of sixteen years of age. The average age of husbands was 41'50 years, and that of wives 37'00 years, showing a difference of four years and a half in favour of the wives. The average age of widows was 55 years. There were eight widows under twenty years of age, 4,091 between twenty and 40 years of age, 11,417 between 40 and 60 years of age, 10,227 over 60 years of age, and 56 whose ages were not stated.
ARABS RIOTING IN TRIPOLI.
ARABS RIOTING IN TRIPOLI. A Renter's telegram from Tripoli (Africa), tu-ted December 19, «ays :—Several thousand Arabs who were making a demonstration out- side the city gates here have been surrounded by Turkish troops. The shops in the town are being rapidly closed. The agitation of Arabs against the Government is increasing. Dis- turbances occurred on the litii inst. at the village of Amrus, near this town, nearly r.il the houses of Jewish inhabitants being pillaged. Troops who were summoned to queil the dis- order succeeded in arresting 30 of the rioters.
THE PROPOSED DEVIL'S BRIDGE…
THE PROPOSED DEVIL'S BRIDGE JjAILjWAY. At Tuesday's meeting of the Aberystwith Town Council, the mayor (Councillor J110. Jenkins) presiding, the council resolved that the finance and public works committees should take into consideration and report upon the terms of the sale of the land required by the Vale of Rheidol Light Railway Company for the purposes of the intended railways, together with the terms upon which the corporation, with the sanction of lie Local Government Board, were prepared to dis- pose of the land.
LOCAL WINDING-UP NOTICE.
LOCAL WINDING-UP NOTICE. The ';J*mdon Gazette" of Tuesday night states that--fit an extraordinary general meeting of the members of the Wyndham Valve Company (Limited), recently held at 123, Bute-road, Cardiff, it iwas resolved, and duly confirmed, that the company be wound-up voluntarily. Mr. John Sankey and Mr. Alfred Akenliead, of Car- diff, have been appointed joint liquidators for the purposes of such winding-up.
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IWELSH SCHOOL BOARD IN A IQUANDARY.
WELSH SCHOOL BOARD IN A QUANDARY. RATE UNCOLLECTED AND CHEQUES DISHONOURED. At Mynyddislwyn School Board on Tuesday the Clerk (Mr. C. R. Lyne) expressed regret that the financial status of the board was at its lowest ebb. They had overdrawn at the bank this month to the extent of £558 15s. 2d. They could not go on like this, because their cheques were dishonoured and the consequences would be that the teachers, tradespeople, &c., who drew accounts would have to go unpaid. He had requested the overseers to issue their precept, but they could not entertain this idea because of the fact that the assistant overseer had not collected the school board rate, the arrears of which stood, on September 29, at £ 500. The failure cf the assistant overseer to collect the arrears was also an impediment to them to make a new rate. He (the clerk) had advised the board in certain matters how to meet their precept, and upon these con- ditions they had done so. If matters continued like they were it was inevitable that they (the board) should appoint their own collector.
VALE OF GLAMORGAN RAILWAY.
VALE OF GLAMORGAN RAILWAY. APPLICATION TO COWERIDGE MAGISTRATES. At Cowbridge Police-court on Tuesday the casV of Thomas v. the Vale of Glamoragn Railway Company came on for hearing. Mr. S. T. Evans, M.P. (instructed by Messrs. jlvees and Gwyn, Cowbridge), was for complainant, and Mr. Rhys Williams (instructed by Messrs. Down- ing.. and Handcock, Cardiff) for the company.— The Vale of Glamorgan Railway went through Mr. Thomas's land, severing twenty acres, for which they failed to arrange accommodation works. Complainant wanted a bridge either under or over the line, but the railway com- pany offered a crossing. No arrangement having been come to, the company completed their line at this point, leaving no means of access to ten acres of the land. Mr. Thomas, therefore, sought the aid of the magistrates.- Evidence having been given, an order was made for the bridge under the line at. the point indi- cated on the plan and road 12ft. wide around the pond, with costs.
SOLICITOR'S CLERK BITTEN AT…
SOLICITOR'S CLERK BITTEN AT SWANSEA. A peculiar case was heard at Swansea County Court on Tuesday (before his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams), when Mr. Richard Jenkins, solicitor, sued Mr. Joi n H. Robinson, clerk to Mr. F. C. T. Naylor, solicitor, for E6 lent.—Mr. W. Smith appeared for pJailltiJ, who said that Robinson name to his oihee to borrow zE6 for his employer (Mr. Naylor), and' he (Mr. Jenkins) refusing to lend it except upon his (Robinson's) own I O U, the defendant gave it him.—His honour said defendant was unquestionably liable, and iiis contention that he signed us agent for his master was not feasible. At the same time lie had ncted out of the dictates of good nature, and he believed things would be made easy for him. He gave judgment for the amount claimed, and advised defendant not to be led into signing papers for anyone—not even his master—again. I He (the judge) had been bitten in the same v'a,y himself.
.FOR SAILORS' FRIENDS.
FOR SAILORS' FRIENDS. FOREIGN ARRIVALS AND MOVE. MENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. Sir Bevis left Havre for Cardiff 20th. Dowlais left Castro for Newport 20th. Treherbert arrived Barcelona 21st. Wenvoe passed St. Catherine's 21st. Rhyl arrived Barry 20th. Godmunding arrived Ayr 21st. Ruperra left Carthagena for Pomaron -21st. Alacrity left St. Malo for Barry 1st. Komanby passed Gibraltar for Southampton 19th. Crimdon arrived Constantinople 19th. Barlby left Ipswich for Newport 19th. Ilawnby arrived Antwerp 20th. Watlington arrived Bilbao 19th. Horden arrived Antwerp 20th. Leven left King's Lynn for Cardiff 18th. Kirkby arrived Bremerhaven 20th. Easby Abbey left Amsterdam for Barry 20th. Eden left Bayonno for Newport 18th. Hesleden arrived Rotterdam 18th. Hardwick arrived Bayonne 18th. Haxby passed Port Said for Colombo 19th. Swainby arrived Barry 19th. Ely Rise left Benisaf for Newport 20th. Rothesay left Genoa for Seville 20th. Charing Cross arrived Barcelona 21st. Flowergate left Palermo for Constantinople for orders 18th. Thomas Turnbull left New York for Sillotb 19th. Alton arrived Rotterdam 20th. Stokesley left Cherbourg for Penarth 21st. Rapid left Ardrossan for Penarth Roads 21st. Rheubina arrived Birkenhead 20th. Raglan arrived Lisbon 20th. Ely Rise arrived Benisaf from Newport 20th. Glendower left Gibraltar for Seville 21st. ijarpool arrived Bordeaux 20th. L sk arrived Bordeaux 21st.
GREAT STRIKE THREATENED IN…
GREAT STRIKE THREATENED IN AMERICA. A Reuter's telegram from New York on Mon- day savs —Twenty thousand cotton operatives of Manchester, New Hampshire, have received notice of a 10 per cent. reduction in their wages.
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PI EH BAKIMER AT SOUTH SHIELDS.
PI EH BAKIMER AT SOUTH SHIELDS. TORN DOWN, BY THE CORPORA- TION. The Central News says —The River Tyne Commissioners on Tuesday placed barriers across the South Pier at the entrance of the Tyne. The pier is a popular promenade. When the action of the commissioners became known a meeting of the South Shields Town Council was hastily summoned, at which it was decided to tear down the barriers. The council marched down in a body, accompanied by the chief-con- stable and some policemen. The mayor said they bac; come to assert a public right. The officer in charge protested, but the barriers were torn down. and the public marched on to the pier in tnumph.
BREACHES OF COLLIERY RULES…
BREACHES OF COLLIERY RULES AT NEW TREDEGAR. At Tredegar Police-court on Tuesday Samuel Proeser, collier, New Tredegar, pleaded guilty to committing a. breach of the Mines Regulation Act by sleeping in the mine with a lighted lamp in his possession on the 9th inst. Mr. R. H. Spencer conducted the prosecution. A fine of 40s. was imposed.—A similar charge was pre- ferred against Arthur Holland, the date of his offence being the 7th inst. A fine of 4Cs. was imposed, the Chairman remarking that if the defendants were brought before the court again for a like offence they would be punished by a term of imprisonment.
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News Gleanings A SUMMARY OF GENERAL ITEMS. I Telegraphic and Otherwise, Obtained from a Variety of Sources. The Llanelly Masonic Hospital Ball was held on Tuesday, and was a great success. Mr. H. P. Charles, of Neath, has purchased the well-known ball-dog, "Champion Dim- boola." • • • Mr. Tennyson Smith's last mission for the year was concluded on Monday night at Blaina, having proved most successful. The lecturer visits the Isle of Man in January. < Dr. D. O. Gething Jones has been appointed medical officer of health to the Porthcawl Urban District Council, in succession to Dr. R. T. Williams, resigned. *•*»•• The half-yearly rent audit in connection with the Hon. Ivor Churchill Guest's Glamorganshire estate was held at the York Hotel, Bridgend, on Tuesday. » • » • The treasurer of the Cardiff Institute for the Blind (Mr. Robert Bird, J.P.) acknowledges with thanks a donation of 10s. 6d. from the Car- diff Chartering Cierks' Dinner Committee. • • A horse belonging to Mr. Joseph Thomas, J.P., of Haverfordwest, was struck dead by lightning the other night. This is a very re- markable fact at this time of year. On Tuesday afternoon, between one i.i.d two o'clock, a fire broke out at No. 8, Lead-street, Rcath, Cardiff, occupied by Mr. James Brown, but the outbreak was subdued before much damage was done. Mr. T. Davies, A.R.C.O., organist of St. Mary's, Cardiff, has been transferred from the Brecon board of honorary local examiners for the Royal College of Music to that of Merthyr Tydfil, in place of the late Mr. F. Atkins, Mus. Bac. An old man named Thomas Williams, who resided with his relatives at 28, Castle-street, Bridge End, Cardigan, died suddenly during ser- vice in Capel Mair Congregational Chapel on Sunday. He was 75 years of age. Death was attributed to heart disease. » < The secretary of the Hamadryad Seamen's Hospital, Cardiff, acknowledges with thanks a contribution of E5 from the pupils attending Mr. John!, Tod's 'Eii--ineering Academy, Pem- broke-terrace; also a contribution of £1 15s. 3d. from the Bute Docks Conservative Club. The Registrar-General reports the average rate of mortality in the 33 great, towns of England and Wales for ihe week ending December 16 at 20'6 per 1,000 Cardiff, together with Croydon and West Ham, comes lowest with 14 ier 1,000, while Swansea s death-rate stands at 20 per 1,000. v \x7°\uesday afternoon at three o'clock his Wq/Snip the. Mayor of Haverfordwest, Sir Vlarles Phihpps, Bart., of Picton Castle, held a. court at the council chamber, Haverfordwest, for the formal admission of freemen. Several persons were admitted in the customary way. • • • Madame Patti, according to her annurtl custom, has arranged for a liberal distribution for Christmas of beef, coal, and money to nearly 4(,0 families of the poorer classes in the villages adjacent to Craig-v-Nos Castle. In consequence of a slight indisposition, Madame Patti has been prevented from personally superintending the distribution as in former years. A Special meeting of the executive committee of the Barry Nursing Association and Accident KCspital was held on Tuesday. Plans were "presented of the proposed Victoria, Jubilee Nurses' Home for Barry district. The executive ultimately desired that amended plans should be prepared, and that the building might not cost more than £ 1,500. At the meeting of the Merthyr Chamber of Trade on Tuesday evening, Mr. Arthur Daniel presiding, it was decided to approach Mr. Hob- house upon the question of charging intermediate 'bus fares for certain stages between Merthyr and Dowlais: The President congratulated Mr.. George Upham, the secretary, upon his recent marriage, and, on behalf of the chamber, pre- sented him with a purse containing JE31, sub- scribed by the members and other friends. • • » At Aberdare Police-court on Tuesday Mr. j Stipendiary North and other magistrates heard ] a case of alleged theft of a watch and chain pre- ferred by Walter Webber, a Capcoch gar- dener, against James and Jane Regan. The parties had been drinking together at Mountain Ash, and the allegation was that on the way home the female committed the robbery. Defen- dants were each sentenced to three weeks' imprisonment. < Mrs. Alexander Melville, of Llandaff Dear and Dumb School, begs respectfully to acknowledge receipts of the following contributions to the Christmas dinner fund, for so many years col- lected by the late Colonel Pag-e —Cardiff Char- tering Clerks' Dinner Committee, per G. Hille- strom, honorary secretary, 10s. 6d.; Mr. Wm. Jones, d61 Is., Docks contributions, per Mr. E. R. Moxey (kindly collected by Messrs. Thacke- ray and M'Lellan). • » • In a sort of note soliloquy the "St. James's Gazette" says: —"The town of Cardiff, which is so rapidly becoming one of the most populous and important places in Great Britain, has a very ambitious scheme in hand-namely, the purchase of a large space in the centre of the town and the erection thereon of a. Town-hall and law courts. Architects are not agreed as to the style of the winning design; some term it 'end of the century,' others 'French Renais- sance,' and the firm who prepared it 'Free Classic. » » » In the list of lecturers for the winter session of the Working Men's College. Great Ormonde- street, London, of which Sir John Lubbock is the principal, we see the name of a former South Wales journalist, Mr. Alfred Edmonds, who for many yea/s was assistant editor of the "Merthyr Express," and who is now en- gaged in literary work for the London maga- zines. The other lecturers include Sir George Baden-Powell, Sir F. Pollock, Professor Seeley, and Mrs. Fawcett. Mr. Edmonds's subject s "Toe Educational System in China." *»»» A coroner's jury at Newport was on Tuesday put to some inconvenience. The inquest was concerning the death of the twelve months old son of Mr. Stedman, Penylan Park. Maindee It was discovered that the jurisdiction of the borough coroner (Mr. W. L. Moore) did not ertend to the house of Mr. Stedman. The house was only a few yards outside the borough bciiiidftry, and the inquiry had, therefore, to be deferred, to be dealt with by the coroner for South Monmouthshire (Mr. Roberts-Jones). ♦ • • There was a large gathering at the schools, Tondu, on Tuesday, when the certifi- cates gained by students in connection with the local ambulance classes (Great Western Railway Division) were given out. Mr. W. E. Bradshaw, district superin- tendent of the Great Western Railway, pre- sided, and Mrs. Bradshaw, with Miss Irving, presented the certificates. During the pro- ceedings, the lecturer (Dr. Edward Richards) and the joint secretaries (Messrs. Burt and Merryman) were made the recipients of valuable presents in recognition of their excellent ser- vices. A programme of vocal and instrumental music was gone through. The annual meeting of the Pontypridd and Rhondda District of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows was held at the New York Hotel, Porth, on Monday. Bros. R. Baylis, Lewis Lewis, and T. M. Walters were"* selected to represent the district at the A.M.C. meeting. As the result of a proposition from the Cymru Fydd Lodge, it was decided that a special district meeting be held for the purpose of altering and amending the district rules. Bro. James Tudd- ball, Flower of Wales Lodge, was elected Deputy District Master for the ensuing year. Bro. Aaron Isaacs, Loyal Mary Ann Lodge, was elected junior auditor.
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¡ Carmarthen Tragedy. MISSIX& LINES IX THE WIDENCEV THE ADJOURNED. -=- Mr. Thomas Walters, coroner for Carmarthen borough, held an inquest on Tuesday morning at the Guild-hall, on the body of Mr. John Davies, 65, farmer, Waungranod, Llanegwad, which was found, terribly mutilated, on the rail- way between Carmarthen and Bronwydd on Sunday morning.—Mr. Richard Thomas, Twyn Farm, Llanegwad, identified the body as that of his step-father.—William Llewellyn, 7, Old Priory-road, Carmarthen, labourer, gave evi- dence to finding the body about 200 yards from Glangwiii Bridge. It was lying between the rails, a felt hat being found six yards away on the Carmarthen side. The head was cut open, and the face lay towards Bronwydd Anns. His overcoat had been dragged over his head.—Mar- garet Evans, New King George Inn, Priory- street, said deceased was at her house on Saturday between four and five o'clock. He was not sobe wLen he left and went in the direction of the rail- way.-Michael Evans, process server, Taber- nacle-row, said he saw the deceased in the Car- marthen Station refreshment-room talking to Mary Jones, better known as "Polly Waun- llanau." They left together, and witness saw "Polly" on the platform just before the Llandilo and Llandvssul trains left, about seven o'clock. He then asked her where deceased was, and she said she did not know unless he had Jone on by the ,b Llandilo train.—Mr. Webb, engine-driver, said he did not see any person on the fine on Satur- day evening.—Police-sergeant Harris described the finding of the body. He did not see any blood about the rails. A deposit receipt for £ 70 from ihe National Provincial Bank, dated Saturday, and a handkerchief were the only things found on the deceased. There was no railway ticket on his person.- The Coroner said he had a difficulty. As he understood it, the body was found with the head towards Bronwydd, flat on its fnee, with the overcoat over it, as if it had been touched by something that made it go over the head. That would point out to him that the man must have been knocked down by a train going towards Bronwydd.—Inspector Eiiiott, G.W.R., said he had seen persons knocked down by a train. Their position was most erratic. Deceased had not been medically examined, but appeared to have died from the injuries. It was quite possible he was lifted over by some- thing. They could not say whether it was done by the up or down train.—Mr. Llewellyn (re- called) said there were marks on the sleepers indicating that the body had been dragged for some distance over them.—Inspector Elliott stated that, notwithstanding this, the engines that had been plying to and fro had been examined, but no traces of blood had been found on them.—The Coroner said they might adjourn the inquiry in order to have a post- mortem examination and the evidence of "Polly" Jones, who would be able to sav whether she went by train and where she left 'deceased. If what Michael Evans had said was correct, it was impossible for the Llandyssul train to have knocked deceased over, as he would not have had time to get to the spot when the train passed.-In reply to a inryman, it was stated that Polly Jones now lived at Conwil, uid that she would have to go by one of the trains °,n. Saturday evening.—Michael Evans seemed to tmnk that deceased had not gone with her.—A relative of the deceased appealed to the coroner to dispense with a post-mortem examination. The jury held a private consultation, and then intimated that they did not think a post-mortem examination necessary, but they were all agreed that "Polly" Jones should certainly be examined. -In order that the jury's wish might be carried out, the inquest was adjourned until eleven 0 clock to-morrow (Thursday) morning.
A WELSH POETESS
A WELSH POETESS "Pan, a Collection of Lyrical Poems." by Rose Haig Thomas. London: Bliss, Sands, and Co., 12, Burleigh-street, Strand. The dainty work before us is from the pen of Rose Haig Thomas, wife of Mr. J H Thomas (eldest brother of Mr. D. A. Thomas M.P. for Merthyr). This fact should form suffi- cient introduction to Welsh readers, but Mrs. Thomas has on them a greater claim, for she wield s the poet's (as distinguished from the mere rhymester s) pen, and her verses have in them much of the fire, much of the passionate love of nature, that characterises the Celt. It ] would be an easy matter to pick from the fortv and more pieces in the book some that would thrill the heart of many a reader. But those who would read and enjoy we must refer to the volume itself, only taking leave to extract one short poem, "The Buz of the Bee to the J6' which Mrs. Thomas calls a serenade, and of which she says: "One evening- as I i wandered in my rose garden after a shower, I found a bee on a large and beautiful pink rose. He refused to be removed, clinging tightly every time my fingers touched it, "evi- dently meaning to spend the night there. Bending my face to breathe in the perfume, { I d;o>;n(',tlv heard the following:— ] "To love, to love in the Rose! i ioui me hot and quivering air To seek the shade of her heart of gold And cling enraptured there. To hide, to hide in the Rose! To lie all night in one long delight In the clasp of her rosy fold. To wake, to wake in the Rose When morning gilds the land To sip the dew from her petal's edge As their velvet depths expand, Then draw from her heart a. honied pledge Of the rising sweet that flows. Who dreams, who dreams in the Rose, Nor Time nor trouble knows Unconscious whence, a drowsy senfP Of happiness o'erflows. To die, to die in the Rose, 'Twould lighten Death were my latest breath In the sweetest flower that grows." There is so much richness, freshness, and originality about these exquisite lines that we are justified in expecting great things in the future of the lady who penned them. This being the case, we are sorry that the little book before us displays careless editing in matters of punctua- tion and the like, and we trust in her future works Mrs. Thomas will see that this matter is carefully attended to. Her knowledge of the technique of verse also needs developing, and some of her images can scarcely be true to nature, in the piece entitled "Mars," for in- stance. Then again, vessels cannot drift "to windward," and on what part of the Norwegian coast does the moon shed her pale green beam" ? We should not trouble to mention these lapses had we not a fixed idea that the authoress of "Pan" will take in due time a high and commanding place amongst the poets of the Principality.
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SKIPPING DISASTERS, ——— THE EXPLOSION ON THE SOUTHERN CROSS. A NEWPORT MAN KILLED. Details of the explosion which occurred on board the Southern Cross, a large steamer belonging to Messrs. Houlder Bros. and Co., whilst on a voyage from Buenos Ayres to Liver- pool, have just reached Newport, where the boat frequently traded. The Newport agents, Messrs. Rennie. Wilkinstan.-acd Co.. having made inquiries, found that five men had been killed, viz., Mr. Clarke (the fourth engineer), and Den- nett, Neagle, Wittenberg (firemen), and W. Franklin (trimmer). The last-named was a Newport man. He was seriously injured, but did not succumb, according to a telegram, until the vessel arrived at Madeira. Franklin was a single young man, and resided with his mother at 40, Castle-street. THE WRECK OFF THE FORELAND. Our Ilfracombe correspondent telegraphs: — The steamer Amie, of London, from Penarth to Malta, with coals, which went on the rocks off the Foreland during a fog, has become a total wreck. Tht- sea broke her up, and she is now entirely covered with water. The crew of seventeen bands managed to save all their effects before aban- doning her. It is thought to be impossible to recover anv of the cargo: LOSS OF A BRITISH BARQUE. A Lloyd's Auckland (New Zealand) telegram, dated Tuesday, states that the British barque Blairlogie, from Delagoa Bay for Astoria, in ballast, has been totally lost at the Island of Mataliiva. All aboard were saved, and landed at Papeete. MINOR CASUALTIES. On Tuesday morning the steamship Earl of Rcsebery, of Cardiff, was leaving the Roatli Basin when. through some misunderstanding with the telegraph, she struck the quay wall, displacing a coping-stone, and doing consider- able damage to her plates. The steamer was accordingly put back for repairs.
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At this time of the year you should not be without Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters. The Vegetable Tonic, a valuable remedy for various ailments. Sold in Bottles, 2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d. Beware of Imitations. See the name "Gwilym Evans on La bel, Stamp, and Bottle. e4919-5 PEPPER'S QUININE "AND IRON TONIC, embracing, vivifying, sustaining, dispels depression, cures indigestion, neuralgia, and all aches or pains. Pepper's, the only real tonic. Shilling bottles. e-5
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KLINX.—New White Inorganic Cement for Pottery, Porcelain, &c., 6d. and Is.; postage. id- Of Chemists. e6439—8