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MARSH AND COMPANY. ADULTS' FUNERALS. 1st Class, with best Hearse and Coach, on the most modem principle, with a, pair of well-known Flemish bred Horses to each, one-inch Elm polished Coffin, 'best registered Furniture, with elaborate name-plate engraved, fine satin trimmed robe, and self atten- dance 5 0 Marsh and Co.'s 2nd Class ditto ditto 4 4 0 Marsh and Co.'s 3rd, with improved carriage 3 3 0 Marsh and Coo's 4th, ditto ditto 2 10 0 CHILDREN'S FUNERALS. Including pair Flemish-bred Horses, modem Coach, with all the latest improvements, Polished Coffin, lined with fine flannel, and attendance :— Under one year — £ 1 7 6 Under two years — J 8 0 Under three years 1 10 0 Under four years 1 12 0 Under five years 114 0 One-horse carriage, including coffin covered in black, blue, or polished, lined with 1bmnel, modem coach. and attendance Under six months 0 16 0 Under one year 0 18 0 Under two years. 10 0 Under three years 110 Under four years 13 0 And so on in ■ T ^portion. Handsome Car, Carved or Iflain Hearse, Mourning sand Broughams, Os L li _-li Plumes, &C. ¡'Jo:n Address-SO, ST. MARY-STREET,CARDIFF

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Swansea-Lloyd, Chemist Oxford-street- Newport-Young, Chemist, High-street. Cahnot be had from other Chemists. N.B.—None Genuine nnless bearing G. D. Horton," in red across each label. Letters amswered free. r- BLESSING TO LADIES. The most MIRACULOUS MEDICINE ever dis- covered for all Irregularities of the Female System and removes all Obstruction. his WONDERFUL REMEDY relieve all distress symptoms, SAVES DOCTORS' BILLS, and PR RVES HEALTH. THOUSANDS have been relieved by its use. as testi- fied by the numerous UNSOLICITED TESTI- MONIALS. Pills are useless, and only tuse dis- appointment. Stamped addressed envelopeE or prioe (fat, and copies of testimonials, which are guaranteed genuine under a penalty of £1,000, open to inspection ind investigation. The only effectual remedy on earth. Try and judge for yourself. A. DASMAIL, 232, Langdale, Walthamstow. Established 1851. Entered at Stationers' Hall. E "ADVICE TO ].IoTHERs.Are you broken JD your best by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting teeth ? Go at once to a chemist, and get a bottle of MRs. WINSI.OW'S SOOTHIJSG SYRUP. It will relieve the poor sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harm law; it produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes as I Wfarht ay ajwitiii» «* all Ctowisls^ls. l^per r 331 r REFORM I OF THE I I CHURCH IN WALES. I — I« I I DRASTIC SCHEME I BYtA. WEESH I CLERGYMAN. A Welsh Churchman of position and influence, who holds that Church reform is the only practical method of Church defence in Wales, has prepared a thorough- going scheme of reform. Tie scheme deals with the APPOINTMENT OF BISHOPS, „ „ DEANS, „ ARCHDEACONS. „ "CANONS, „ „ RURAL DJSANS, EPISCOPAL AND LAT PATRONAGE, DUTIES AND SALARIES OF THE BISHOPS, BISHOP'S REGISTRAR AND SECRETARY, STIPENDS OF INCUMBENTS, CHURCH PROPERTIES, THE WELSH CHURCH PRESS. The scheme, and the author's^ explana- tions, will be published in the WESTERN MAIL Qtf THURSDAY NEXT. FOR '^TASTE NEWSPAPERS APPLY TO rjlHOMAS JONES AND CO., -^7- HAEP-STREET, /CARDIFF. 23444 mm———a ))ttØttttØ5 roibrts9t5. P. FREEDMAN AND CO., NEWPORT, SWANSEA, AND ELLIOTSTOWN, BEING Manufacturers of all they Sell, .tJ Offer Better Terms than any other Firm in the trade. Their Stock of dMO.OOO is indescribable. SPECIAL LINES IN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. BRASS AND IRON BEDSTEADS, BEDS, AND PAILLASSES, CARPETS, RUGS, LINOLEUMS, OVERMANTELS, &c., &c. And Every other article Required in House Furnishing. Illustrated Catalogues Free. FURNISH ON THEIR EASY INSTALMENT PLAN. £5 worth 2s. per week. £10 „ 3s. „ JE15 „ 4s. „ £20 „ 5s. 6d. „ £30 „ 7s. 6d. „ dESO „ 10s. „ £100 „ 1Sa. Goods Delivered Free to any Distance. NOTE OPB ADDRESSES :— NEWPORT-1,2, 3, 4, MARKET-BUILDINGS, DOCK-STREET. SW ANSEA-34, HIGH-STREET. NEW TREDEGAR, ELLIOTSTOWN. I GRATEFUL. EP P S' s COMFORTING. BREAKFAST OR SUPPER. 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TIME- mABLES. t t TBI °. v- UGUST nniME rpABLES Contain the Summer" Alteration*. -I- BusiutesJsf I A TpEW ADVANTAGES OF THE ROATH JjlURNISHING COMPANY'S jgJASY jpURCHASE SYSTEM —j 1.—We do not require any guarantee or i security. j 2.—Onr business is conducted on strictly 1 private principles. 3.—The goods become the property of the < purchaser when the instalments and deposit cover the amount of the goods. 4.—All goods delivered free. 5.—One visit will suffice to show we are the cheapest and most convenient house in Cardiff 1 and South Wales. 6.—We have over,210,000 Stock on our own premises to select from. 7.—We can show a saving of at least 20 per cent, on other houses 8.—We have been established as manufac- turers for the past 30 years. All Goods Delivered Free. Railway Fare Allowed to Purchasers Living at a Distance. Catalogues Free on Application. £ 3 Worth"JER1ls. 6d. Weekly. i R6 2s. 6d. £ 12 „ 4s. „ E16 5s. „ ] £20.. 6s. „ J THE ROATH FURNISHING COMPANY 42, CASTLE. 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WEATHER FORECAST. YESTEBM.T'S jFOBECAST. j tYESTEMAT'S WEATMER. STorth easterly breezes, J North easterly winds, moderate; fair; cold. | fair. The forecast of the weather throughout the West of England and South Wales for to-day (Tuesday) is as ollows:—Northerly and north-easterly winds, light; 'air; cool.

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NOTES. By "OBSERVER." CARDIFF, TUESDAY MORNING. Sympathise as one may with the Welsh strikers in their vague yearnings for a bet- berment of their position, the sympathy runs afreat risk of being obliterated on a near examination of their methods. Hard work, Low wages, and starving families are hard bo bear at all times, hardest of all in the sase of those who are trying earnestly and b.onestly to make both ends meet. Men who labour and toil and sweat and spend their strength in keeping the wolf From the door command, not our pity merely, but our admiration, the more so when it is well known that in a large majo- rity of these cases the suffering is endured in silence. But what of the other side of the shield ? )f the rowdyism, the fire-eating, the general defiance of the law, and the attempted sub- version of the principles, not merely of political economy, but of society itself ? All this is eminently calculated to alienate public sympathy, and to defeat the very objects of the labour-knights themselves. The tongue is one of the most dangerous of weapons, and well would it be if the strikers learnt to control and modulate its laggings. Take, for instance, the meeting a,t the Rocking Stone. What a concatenation of wild assertions is presented for the edifi- cation of the bewildered reader* Everybody catches it in turn-ri-om bhb capitalist to the reporter, and is for Mr. Ben Tillett he only 3eems to add fuel to the fire. Some sound advice he administered we may safely admit; but a good deal that fell from his lips surely came under Mr. Punch's cate- gory of Things one would rather have left unsaid." Let us, for example, slightly expand one of Mr. Tillett's points, and see where 'twill land us:—" Sir W. T. Lewis (declared Ben amidst rapidly growing excitement) lived in a style that contrasted fearfully with that within reach of his hearers, with their paltry 18s. or 21s. a week. Look at some items of his expenditure. Why the sum named wouldn't keep Sir W. in cigars for a week—(' Shame '); or in wines for a single meal—(A Voice 'Jawl!')—it would scarcely cover the ex- pense of a single hat or pair of shoes for that bloated individual. (Renewed roars of I Shame.) This kind of thing must be stopped, and his hearers were the men to see to it. (' We are,' and thunders of applause.)" Now, what in the world are we to say to assertions of which the quotations in the last note are merely an expansion ? What in the world is it to the public what Sir W. T. Lewis drinks at his table or Mr. Tillett at his ? Mr. Tillett's reply, if the suggestion were made in his own case, would probably be, What I drink is paid for," and Sir W. T. Lewis would most certainly dismiss the caviller in like manner with the fine accompaniment of a contemptuous sneer. Such arguments are supremely foolish and beside the point, and in using them Mr. Tillett demonstrates his own childishness or the low estimate he entertains of the capabilities of his hearers. But when Ben sails into other regions he is not a whit more fortunate, though even more daring. He would upset the very basis of political economy and leave our social and industrial system in ruins. Mabon," he said, "hall been preach- ing the obsolete doctrine that prices must rule wages, but they contended that wages must determine prices, and an average stan- dard of living musfc determine prices." But is not all this frightfully Qijixotic ? Surely Mr. Tillett must know, if his hearers do not that neither he nor anybody else, nor any body of men, could successfully intro. duce the great change he so glibly and cava- lierly foreshadows. Poor Morien"! thou hast indeed com- mitted the unpardonable sin. Thou hast even been seen in a first-class carriage at Aberdare shaking hands with Sir W. T. Lewis. O! Morien," Morien," how are the mighty fallen ? Why didst thou perpe- trate this iniquity? Why plunge open-eyed and smiling into what for ever Ethuts thee out from the smiles of the metallurgical democracy? Wretched being! Loll, if it please thee, in the velvet cushions of the first class; bask, if thou likest, in the smile of Sir W. T. Lewis, but presume not again to preach peace or prudence or anything else from the Rocking Stone to thine infu- riated countrymen! How now. Sir Edward ? Why art thou too, up on end sinking half the British Navy with thine oratorical battering rams while the House and the country look shudderingly on ? If there is truth in the assertions of Sir Edward, then are we as a nation in a pitiable plight. The Ajax, the Agamemnon, and a dozen other vessels with lofty names have but to be injured at their unarmoured ends to go whirling and thunder- ing to the bottom. Rule Britannia," in- deed! Away with such high falutin, if Sir Edward be correct, and let us haul down the Union Jack, pocket our pride and our greatness, and smile feebly 'neath the machi- nations of the Oirish and of the Grand Old Man. But, in sober earnest, this screed of Sir Edward's is a verj serious matter, and one that deserves the closest possible attention When will naval constructors and authori. ties in general agree upon some great basis of practicability and safety, so that ships may be built the sinking of which will not call forth the fierce denunciations of one expert on the policy and performance of another. These are matters of gravest moment. We are not dealing with models' I with toys, but with costly ships and precious freights, the treasure and the blood of Britain. Another thing that might very well be set at rest is the relative strength of the British fleet compared with those of foreign navies. On this most important question no two authorities seem agreed. The latest figures, as quoted in the House of Commons, are that in first-class battleships we are in- ferior to France and Russia combined. But this does not tally with other statistics recently published, yet the point may, for aught we know, involve the supremacy of Great Britain. It is bad enough to have Mr. Gladstone in power; but worse things even than this may befall us. Mr. Wilson Barrett, at the Cardiff Theatre Royal ought to be an event of the utmost moment to all the intelligence of the Welsh metropolis. The visit of the naval architects, of the Wesleyan conference, of the school board visitors, and of the telegraphists to Cardiff were each in turn things to be re- membered, but to me the presence of the great tragedian amongst us once again is the greatest event of the civic year. Comparisons are, of course, still as odious as ever they were, and therefore I shrink from candidly saying that, as an inter- preter of Hamlet"—that most wonderful creation of uninspired human genius that the world has ever seen in the whole tide of time-I prefer Mr. Henry Irving to Mr Wilson Barrett. But, having said that what then ? Who else is there among living English players fit to be named in the same breath with these tw elebrities? And there are roles-in some of which he will appear in Cardiff this week-in which Wilson Barrett is as much superior to Henry Irving as Henry Irving in other respects is superior to him. Dear, dear! How the years run by. I can remember being taken as a youngster to see G. V. Brooke, in "Hamlet," no matter where, but it burnt the character and its philosophy deep down into my heart and nature. Soon after he found a watery grave. Then poor Walter Montgomery was my next great Hamlet." After life's fitful fever he sleeps well. And Barry Sullivan- but stop! I could go all the day through on a topic so congenial. Unless my memory plays me false, Mr. Gerhold some time ago suggested the estab- lishment of a zoological collection at Cardiff. Reference is not made here to our county council, but a genuine collection, after the model, say, of the one at Clifton. I was inspecting the latter the other morning, and have nothing but praise for what is no doubt one of the very finest collections out of London. Here we see a. fine variety of animals, birds, and reptiles-not rushed about and tormented in small cages,but housed in clean, airy, and comfortable dens, and in a state as near their original as it is possible for them to be. Now, if Cardiff cannot equal Clifton, it can at any rate make a start, and I'll be bound that once the site is procured and the nucleus furnished, we shall by-and- bye have a most interesting resort, and one that will at once be a source of amusement and information alike to Cardiffians and visitors to our town. Let a start be made, and by-and-bye the public will have reason to thank Mr. Gerhold for his idea.

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OUR BOYS TAKING THEIR EASE AT THE PLAY.

OUR NEWSBOYS Get a Free Pass to Visit the Grand. A NIGHT IN CLOVER. An Express man who paid his usual weekly visit to the Cardiff Grand Theatre last night, found a bunch of familiar faces looking down upon him from the gallery. He thought he knew some of the smiles and the general outfit had a homely look. So he tripped up the stairs and discovered that faces, smiles, and outfit belonged to 50 Express boys who were out for the night. What brings you here-such a crowd ? said the pressman. Ax Bob he'll tell ye." Bob, who was contemplatively rolling a cigarette, chipped in with— Where 'av yer been hanging out lately ? Thought every bally fool knowed the Ex- press boys now gets a free pass every week from Gus, t' feller as gives out t'Express. "Many here to-night?" mildly queried the reporter. "More'n50. It's fine. The bloke what broke stones on his head is a treat. The strong uns are all right, too." "Going again?" You bet. Us'll go as long as the passes hold out." "Like the affair?" "Well, rather. There a'int any murdering or scrapping, more's the pity, but it's a treat, anyhow."

SHOULD MEN SELL HOSIERY P Miss Minnie Palmer's Views on this Delicate Question. The question which is now agitating drapers' assistants and others is whether men should serve in drapers' shops, where, of course, the customers are almost always ladies. Miss Minnie Palmer, of My Sweetheart" fame, who has just made so palpable a hit in Morocco Bound, is an ardent and experienced shopper. The popular little lady is well-known in many of the leading West-end shops, and, in fact, she has a habit of spending many of her after- noons in the fascinating but expen- sive practice of overhauling the latest nevelties in drapery and fancy goods. My Sweetheart is probably the greatest living authority on stockings," to use the homely phrase, and it is well known that she has the greatest collection infancy hose in existence. Accordingly her opion must be valua ble. In reply to the query as to whether she had formed any opinion on the subject, Miss Palmer replied: Personally, I much prefer being served by men. They are much more polite and agreeable than women. The young lady assistants some- times look bored if you give them a little trouble, and are not so quick or ready as the men as a rule. Of course there are exceptions. You may meet with thorough civility in the best shops amongthe lady assistants, but you don't get the same alacrity." Have you any objections to English shops ?" Yes, a very decided and serious one. I think the practice here of the assistant insisting on showing you a whole lot of other things that you don't want-and almost forcing them upon you-it is a most intolerable nuisance." Now, Miss Palmer, I come to the main point if you don't mind my asking you. It is alleged that many ladies have an objection to being served by men with certain articles of wearing apparel—that there is a certain amount of indelicacy in making such purchases from men assistants?" Minnie laughed a merry little laugh, and then replied somewhat scornfully, Nothing of the kind. The kind of women who say that sort of thing are not to be trusted. I have frequently bought silk undervests and hose from male assistants and thought nothing at all of it, and I never heard of any other lady thinking anything wrong about it. And I'm sure the men are not such fools either as to think there is any indelicacy in serving a woman with a pair of stockings." Is it true, do you think, that there is any false delicacy of this kind on the part of Ameri- can ladies?" "I think that perhaps some of them are more prone to be shy about such matters than your Englishwomen, but in either ease it eould only be the merest affectation. What we all chiefly object to is the firing of a lot of goods at us that we don't want. We hate to ge into such shops."

FREEMASONRY. The Oldest Member in the World an English Cleric. The oldest Freemason in the world is said to be the Rev. Sir John Warren Hayes, of Abor- field, Berkshire, who recently entered on his 95th year. He was initiated in 1819, the year in which the Queen was born, and has consequently been a mason for 74 years. He was appointed one of the chaplains of the Grand Lodge of Eng- land by the late Earl of Zetland in 1844 and there are only two Grand Officers of senior standing to himself, namely, the Moolvie Mahomed Ismael Khan, who was Senior Grand Warden in 1836, and the Chevalier Bernard Hebeler, who filled the same office in 1859.

Suicide Extraordinary. William Chanon, a dockyard shipwright of Sheerness, after saying to a companion named Kirkwood, as they were walking over Rochester Bridge at midnight on Sunday, I'm off won't ml you follow me?" suddenly jumped over the bridge and was drowned. No reason is assigned for the act.

An Enormous Heart. On Monday afternoon, at an inquest held by Mr. Langham, at Southwark, on the body of Amelia Holland, aged 32, who had died suddenly, Dr. Cecil Swales said death was due to syncope from a fatty heart. The deceased's heart was enormously large, being twice its normal size. It weighed 18 £ oz.—A verdict in accordance with the medical evidence was returned by the jmry'

Another attempt has just been made to posion oxes at Rickmansworth and its neighbourhood by means of poisoned meat. For several years past as many as ten and twenty foxes have been poisoned in a season. A reward of £ 25 is now offered for the discovery of the poisoners.

BURIED TREASURE. A Spaniard Has Hidden 4,000 at Tenby. 80 HE SAYS. He is now Pining in a Dungeon- And Appeals to a Newport Man for Help-Will He Get It P Mr. Frank E. Wade, of 114, Commercial- street, Newport, writes us, under date 25th August, as follows :—I, on Thursday last, re- ceived the following extraordinary letter, which had been forwarded on to me from my late Tenby address. As doubtless the gallant "colonel" has buried his "14,000 sterling pounds" in every town in the Principality, I simply advise dupes, who may be otherwise had, to first of all see the governess and the daughter aged fifteen" before parting with their money. Here is the letter, which is copied verbatim :— Inglaterra. Sir Wade Frank E Musical Instruments in Tenby, County Pembrokeshire, South Wales. Sir Frank, The cruel situation which surrounds me and the sad fate in which, finds herself my daughter, aged 15, whom I maintain as boarder in the college for young ladies of St. Cugat, are the circumstances which oblige me to direct myself to you of whom I have the best references of honorability. Being a colonel of the 24 Regnt of Foot Soldierz, in garrison in the City of Cartagena, to comply with my conscience I joined the rebellion which was to take place in the month of January last, in behalf of the Republic, but as we were victims of the greatest treason, I was obliged to emigrate in English ground, taking along with me the money which I had to my charge, valued to 14,000 sterling pounds. After having resided sometime in this country I received the sad news my wife had died leaving my dear daughter aged 15 in despair, and without help, In this sad situation, I formed myself in the sad necessity of coming back to Spain to help my daughter, aged 15, and bring her in my company to England to be able to live decently in this country. Before starting, considering as imprudent to take along with me this respect gble sum of money, I decided to hide in the around in the beautiful neighbouring of Tenby. Taking immediately a plan of the ground, with all the marks and measures of the spot, in order to be able to find it on my return immediately. Then very satisfied that the money was in security, I started for Spain when I was dis- covered by the police brought before the militar authorities of Cartagena and condemned to 10 years militar seclusion, then the Govern- ment decided I should be a prisoner in this castle thus by return of the mail let me know if vou are willing to send me your help and pro- tection to recover this money in order my daughter and governess may start to your honse bringing the plan and all information in such way that with you they discover the money. If you accept my proposal in answer to your next letter I shall tell you the exact conditions to realise plan about which you must keep the utmost absolute serecy, at the same time I shall send you a certificate identifying my person and testifying the cause of my captivity. As I am strictly watched, it is dangerous you direct your letter to me straight for this reason. I expect you will send your answer within two envelopes-the one within to my name, the one outside to my servant soldier, who has the charge of helping me. Here is his adress— Spain. Francisco Munoz, Refino G. 10, Malaga. Waiting for your answer, I am, yours very truly, ALFRED SILES. Castle of Malaga, 19 of August, 1893.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Interesting Pars About Interesting People. Mr. J. L. Toole is at present staying at Mar gate, and is said to be much improved in health. Lord Rosebery has purchased Woodcote Drove, Epsom, adjoining his estate at The Dur- dans, which abounds with game and offers magnificent shooting. Mrs. Wordsworth, wife of the Bishop of Salis. bury, who has been seriously ill for some time past, is now making satisfactory progress to- wards recovery. Twenty-five journalists were elected on Sun- day' week to the new French Chamber. Nearly as many more will try the second ballot on Sun- day next. As a result of the remarkable weather there is to be seen in Ravenscourt Park a horse-chestnut tree in full blossom. The tree is yielding its fruit on one side and bursting with spring growth and blossoms on the other. This is how a Yankee paper welcomes the divers foreign princes who are visiting Chicago: —" Highnesses all, we salute you All that we have is yours, and if you want anything you do not see, please push the button The Queen has given Mr. F. J. Williamson, of Esher, a commission for a marble bust of the late Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate, a replica of the one which the sculptor is now executing for the Corporation of the City of London. The Crown Princess Stephanie of Austria is fond of mountaineering. She has gone off for a tour through Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. On her return she will visit her parents, the King and Queen of Belgium. The literary bee is buzzing in the Princess's bonnet, and she in- tends to write an account of her tour. She is an artist and has gone prepared to make sketches to be used in illustrating her book.

On Monday afternoon a horse, attached to a cart, belonging to Mr. Williams, Blue Bell Inn, Neath, bolted in the Gnoll Park-road and, after turning the corners of David'e-road and Orchard-street, knocked down a little child named Flora Lloyd, 4, Brickyard Cottages, Neath. Beyond a few severe bruises, however, the injuries were not serious. At an inquest held by Mr. R. J. Rhys on Monday on the body of Elizabeth Davies, who was found drowned on Saturday in Cwmglo Pond, Merthyr, under circumstances already reported, the jury returned a verdict of Suicide whilst of unsound mind."

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WELSH ATHLETE. I —.— i Matters of interest to i Local Sports. j — 11 Saturday's meeting < f the Welsh- Rugby J Union was a very quiet little affaii' in mos ways—different from th§ usual electric-humpy, 1 stormy gathering as light is from dark. Every i 1 thing passed off peacefully and respectfully. There were no queries as to who fro wed dat f brick?" no awkward questions to answer, and t with, perhaps, the trifling exception cf ?. diver- j gence of opinion as to the compulsory rel'eree scheme, which I shall deal with later on, and a t little mild balloting to satisfy personal feeling, 8 t was as happy and genial a gathering as ever III met in the football hotel of South Wales. How different it probably was from the s gathering that will take place in London next 111 month, when the English Union meet at the r Westminster Palace Hotel to discuss their plans ¡ 1J for the coming season. Then with the all- important question of professionalism, to be r or not to be," we may expect matters somewhat t 1 sultry. The North, of course, will go for that < professionalism which it has been partially sane- I tioning for so long. The South will take no half-hearted view of the matter, but will put on <• full steam the other way. The result will be— j but there, that is another story, and one which I e shall tell you another day. I g I To return to Saturday's meeting. The vote of I condolence with Sir John Llewelyn was 0 generally expected. Both he and his dead son have v done so much for football and sport generally in I the Principality that it was the least that could I F have been done under such sad circumstances. The election of officers passed off quietly enough. Mr. Treatt, to the general surprise, was in the I' s running against Mr, Gwynn, but the result was a t strong vote in Mr. Gwynn's favonr. Then a big c surprise was sprung on the meeting 3 by the running of a Llanelly candi- date against Mr. Wilkins for a position c on the committee. After what Mr. Wilkins has done for sport up in the West such a course a appeared a trifle ungrateful, just as much so, I c perhaps, as it was unsatisfactory, for the voting was plainly indicative of how the meeting t viewed the matter. A feeble attempt to oust Mr. Davies was defeated, but a split in the t camp of the Rhondda division saw the election f ef Mr. Tom Williams, an old member of the 1; Cardiff team and an ex-London Welshman, in t place of Mr. Richards. In this department g nothing further of interest occurred. j It was the" Orfis Pote," or some other clas- f sical trifler of the period, who wrote about our I being lead with a single hair but I must con- fess that, although the meeting to a certain ex- I tent was had in the matter of compulsory re- ( fereeing, I did not even by the aid of a hextra ( double-power microscope see the single hair of I common-sense argument that caused them so to t be led. f I must confess that Mr. Gwynn's scheme for I the providing of a society of referees to act in 1 Welsh matches has a decided charm for me. c Having in mind the trouble and hum- bug secretaries of clubs experience f in obtaining the services of compe- tent and impartial referees, it struck me that such a scheme was exactly what was re I (. quired by Welsh clubs. Now, Mr. Gwynn is e not wont to do things by halves, but I do think i: that his scheme has more merit in it than he i: made it appear to have; and, moreover, I s thought that he did not place it before the j meeting with such clearness and decision as is t usually the case with our Swansea friend. He t was too willing to accept the sitting upon the a scheme was subjected to at the hands of one or y two persons who disapproved of it. Practically, D the scheme had only one champion—Mr. Butler, a of Aberavon—but the want of support made" even this capable advocate relax his efforts in g apparent disgust. g I am afraid it is only too apparent that the fi measure was mainly in disfavour- owing tÐ the 8 dictatorial style adopted by the Newport and a Cardiff representatives, who pointed out that 1J their clubs without doubt object to anj law s which trammelled them in the chosing of any D referee they thought desirable. Now, I am a afraid there is a trifle too much of this high and v mighty self-opinionia.ted feeling with the clubs in question. It should be remembered that Cardiff and Newport are not the only clubs comprising the Welsh Football Union. They may be the leading organisations in the Prin- cipality, they may the most capable expounders of the art of Welsh football, but it has to be remembered that there are other clubs who, although small, have equal rights to a voice in a 1J matter which is to the benefit of the general c community as they themselves have. I am ( quite certain this was the view entertained by a many of the representatives on Saturday, but 0 equally certain does it appear that, with the ex- e ception of Mr. Butler and perhaps a couple of Jj others, they were all afraid to advance such t views. t t So much the worse for the well-being of Welsh t football. The scheme has been laid before the readers of this column before. It only remains g for me to say that its adoption would, I am a firmly convinced, have been a step in the right direction. Undoubtedly there are many ques- tions such a body, by meeting once a month, could decide upon and form precedents for and yet, forsooth, because two clubs object to be r bound to the acceptance of aqualifted referee, which a capable committee shall select for them, the whole affair must go to the wall. t So after all there is a. possibility of getting i the Cornstalks" down to South Wales, and it s only remains for one or two of our "big wigs" 1 to loosen their purse strings to ensure the visit. How great a treat it would be to South Walians g I need hardly mention besides, it would doubt- less be the means of greatly popularising the game. I trust the opportunity will not be missed. I hear that Straw, the Swansea wicket- keeper, who was being qualified for Glamorgan- shire, has signed for Worcestershire for five years. O f course, with W. H. Brain available, Straw's defection is not serious, but it would be { very useful to have a good wicket-keeper at the f service of the county. Besides, Straw was a very improving bat, and could punish terribly r on the leg side. f WELSH ATHLETE. i

THE CHAMPION CRICKETER. Gloucester County Club Receives His Resignation With Surprise. The announcement that Mr. W. G. Grace has- sent a letter to Mr. E. M. Grace intimating his desire to resign the captaincy of the Gloucester- shire county cricket team at the end of the pre- rent season has created surprise outside cricket < circles, but to those acquainted with the state of affairs recently developed with regard to the j constitution of the county eleven, and the conse- ] quent friction of the past month, the step was j not altogether unexpected. i j

A CYCLONE IN AMERICA. Kills Forty People and does Enormous Damage. A Dalziel's telegram from Louisville (Ken- tucky' this morning says -.—Forty persons are reported to have been killed in a cyclone, which devastated Savannah, Georgia, on Monday, and the damage to property is estimated at ten million dollars.

DISTRICT NEWS. CARDIFF. I, TOOLS! TOOLS '—For all kinds of Carpen ters', Masons', and'Sxnitlis' Tools, warranted by best English makers and cheapest in Wales, go to J-ohn Williams. Ironmonger, 289, Bute-street, Cardiff. JERSEYS, Knickers, Footballs, Shin and Ear Guards, &c.New designs: special quotations for clubs sole a,gent for Gradidye's celebrated Foot- balls,—JB. Roberts, 30, Duke-street, Cardiff. E2935 PENARTH FOR Brushes, Baths, Mats, Cutlery, Sauce- pans, Kettles, Fenders, Pireirons, Fire Brasses, Lamps Mill Puft, FurnisMM Ironmongery, Ac., best value a ofca W illiams, 289, Bute-street, Cardiff.

"MAiL" WIT. Pungent Paragraphs Picked from Our Penny Rtval. A Bristol paper cruelly calls the well-know. Ltibprationii-t, Mr. Cavill Williams. They are :oti badly in want of a road from Portmadoc to Borthygest that Lord liaricv.L 11.. >romised £150 to pay for constructing one. Who says forehead of a. house is poor Eng-Hfth or "talcen ty?" A Welsh paper this week ranslates yachts into" yachtan," and givt!8 tangwyllt" for fireworks. A leading citizen of Aberdare got so funky at he prospect of being sworn in as a special 00.. table that he lay in bed all day v. ith a serious adisposition." A Penarth pony was almost choked by aa Lpple on Saturday. The animal is supposed to tave gone for the fruit in consequence of having ead in this column of the doings of the Mumble* lony. In the Tit Bits award to the cultivatont of ailway station gardens a, Welsh competitor is tonourably mentioned, viz., Mr. Thomas Prioe, yhurch Road Station, Brecon and Merthyr Jailway. Welsh strikers are not so ungrateful as some oiks believe them to be. At the close of the Lberaman mass meeting a vote of thanks wu nthusiastically passed for the presence and :ood conduct of the police! A new idea from North Wales. Mr. W. Jones, f Bangor, offers a prize of £10 to anyone who rill sign the pledge of total abstinence, keep it or a year, and then prove that he has suffered ihysically, socially, pecuniarily, or morally. Said a collier at Aberdare on Saturday Viewing things from a legal aspect, W1 wlmit we have done wrong but we also look aw hing's from a moral standpoint." And another jollier whispered to his butty," 'Na scholar rw Billy ni, bachan." One day last week the town-crier in the Aber* lare Valley delivered himself as follows :— Work will be resumed to-morrow at Bwllfa jid Llwyncelyn." Now, there is a. public sailed Llwyncelyn, but not a. colliery. He meant Nantmel,n," only he was proba.bly right all he time. When the Welsh Ladies' Choir looked for heir berths on board the Paris they were petri- Led to find that four gentlemen had been mixed ip with them. An indignation interview with he steward smoothed out matters at once, that suave gentleman explaining that he didn't know mt that a Welsh choir included gentlemen. The our males were forthwith excommunicated, and >eace—that is, chattering peace—prevailed. A certain baker at Merthyr seems to be jossessed of a unique notion of what the law lefines as fancy bread. Summoned at the polic- sourt on Monday for selling an ordinary two* )enny loaf otherwise than by weight, he pleaded hat it was fancy bread. What do you call ancy bread i'" inquired the stipendiary. "Well," vas the naive reply, any bread that a person nay fancy." "If I fancy a cottage loaf for jreakfast you will call that fancy bread?" :ontinued Mr. North in amazement. Yes," vas the perfectly sober answer, it will be your ancy." Many years ago Lord Swansea was quite a. roung man. As the works of Messrs. Vivian at Swansea were not enclosed, young Mr. Vivian ingagpd a robust Welshman as watchman, anct nstructed him to say, I'll shoot," three times f any trespassers intruded, and then lire. To ice that his orders were obeyed, young Mr. iussey stealthily entered the works. In a trice he watchman called out, I'll shoot three imes." Off went the shots in rapid succession, ,nd away scampered the young fellow. The watchman was called to the office next aorning, and the manager inquired if jiyone entered the works. "No, sir,' vas the reply, not until last night. Some person entered last night, and after iving the warning, 'I'll shoot three times,' I ired. Oh, but you shouldn't do that. You hould say, I'll shoot! I'll shoot! I'll shoot!' ond then fire." That is not what you told me iefore, sir," said the watchman; it was 'I'll hoot three times.' Well," inquired. the aanager, what became of the person you tired ,tr'" "I'm sure I don't know," replied the watchman, he was such a d of a runner.'

THE TREFOREST SMASH, Driver Durston will Sue a London Newspaper for Libel. We hear that Durston, the driver of the traif srhichmet with so terrible a disaster at Treforestr tas instructed Mr. J. H. Jones, Cardiff, ti: onimence proceedings against the Daily Chronicle for comments published in its issue f the 14th of August. It is held that the article .lleged that the accident was due to the shortness if the curve and excessive speed, and that the xcessive speed was attributable to the anxiety if the driver to make up lost time at Treforest ?his was absolutely disproved by the evidence aken at the inquest, and it is contended tha' he purport of the article was calculated to dt he driver an injury before the inquiry and in he eyes of his employers. Should adequate .pology not be forthcoming, and the case be aken into court, the action may come on at Swansea in November, or, if not, then at the .Baizes in Cardiff next March. f I

AN IRISH TRAGEDY. i Woman's Dying Deposition Leads f to Two Arrests. The Press Association Newry correspondent elegraphs :—On Monday night a woman named Lnne O'Neill, living at Dorsey, near here, died rom the effects of injuries which she alleged he received from two men who, according to icr dying depositions, entered her house and avagely beat and kicked her, breaking her ribs wd injuring her head. Two men named Crilly tnd Conolan are in custody.

A GALLANT MAYOR, Droitwich's Civic King Rescues a Five-year-old Child. On Sunday afternoon the mayor of Droitwich ras walking along the to,wing path of the canal owards Grantham, accompanied by his wife and amily, and when passing the Cherry Orchard Saltworks he saw a child, aged five years, in ,he water. He immediately jumped in and ■escued it. The youngster, who soon recovered rom the effects of the immersion, but for the ortunate notice of the mayor, must have been Irowned, as the water was very deep. The nayor has on two previous occasions been instru- nental in rescuing persons from drowning. —————mmmi

WILD PRINCE CHACR. He Has Left Paris, but His Wife it Now Troubling the Government. The Eclair announces that Prince Duonp Jhacr has sailed from Marseilles, in company with the police officials who are to take him to Algeria. The Princess is still in Paris, ana •efuses to leave. The Government have accordea ler five days in order that she may get ready to rejoin her husband, and at the end of that time, if she be still obstinate, she will be removed by force.

"LORD BOBS." Waterford is Going to Do Him Honour by Making Him a Freeman. The Freeman states that a special meeting ot the Waterford Corporation was held on Monday bo pass a resolution to confer the freedom of the city on General Lord Koberts. Fourteen members^ a quorum were present. Before the proceeding. commenced Alderman Power, a Nationalist, saiav he had signed a memorial to the mayor in favour1 of conferring the freedom on Lord Koberts, but, finding his lordship was the guest of an anti-Home Ruler in Waterford. he was now opposed. He then left the room. Although the quorum was not present the resolution was put and passed, no members objecting.

The Ring in America. A Daiziel telegram from New York says :— Jack Dempsey has issued a ehalLsnge to meet the winner of the Smith-Ryan fight, which takes • place at Coney Island on Tuesday.