The Cambrian

THE SWANSEA HOSPITAL DISPUTE. W^e have carefully gone into the whole matter of the dispute which has lately been in progress at the owansta Hospital in regard to the tempo'/a■ j u»e of the ophthalmic out-patient room by tlie ordinary patients on the days when it i- nut requires tor the ophthalmic out-patients, and we cannot but iesl that the Hospital Com- mittee has male a false step, and set up a verv awkward precedent glviri? way as fliov nave done to the very high-handed pro- reedin^-sof Dr. Jabez Thomas. Nothing could i" Ti1P courtesy of the chairman Mr. fr i'\v.,tkins in his efforts on two successive Ho«el «jtklD^ake lt easv for Dr. Thomas Tree nWe" the position he had taken up, .viMfh when one consider* that iu •a position t 0!1 an assumed difference e-sence u nnhtbalmic out-patients as between oramaij «avouis somewhat of carriers ot sepuc ™ate^ 'f0UT1ded his obje,-lion the absuid. Dr. Davui.on toun on legal matters but Dl". J^dlltained that in .quue a difte^ent line, ana m ced turning out the fnrniiur:; l a in the room by the order ot tt were fumigating the rooms jn^.t w|:en acted required for the out-patients. „a^;pnts purely in the interests of b'S P and said that if similar fur1' iKousrht there agaiu he was afiaia tvouUI have to act again in the same tnannei.. So i"ar as this is a maiter of aseptlcity an cleanliness, if the out-patient room is so near the operating-room as t*> make its use hy I t-'ne sorb of out-patient nnsa"e, we can hardlv look upon it as safe for use by out-patients of another kind. In any case his action is a positive and not altogether dianitied revolt against the orders of those responsible for uia;naKei:nent °f the institution, and we think that the committee somewhat overstepped the proper lim. s ot meekness ir, accepting ) 's action a3 vhey <• < any a hospital surcpon may, per- haps, wish that he could i;de rouo-h-shod in sucii a manner over bts c°mmitteQ but such despotic pr°cec;nnro are not good for i„stltlltions. llt is d'fficult to •- E''T,e if it ja no^ main- tained cqrallv oae „mst not for- get that i be re mote tfcar^ one 8lrgeon to the fcjvransea "I' recaliate 'ut^esemema ^bomas seems to ha> e done, wbenev,3r 1the Ho^ Committee takes auv action w-htch is d,s -.leasing to them the rV Wts would evZei greatly and the piaoe woald become a pandea«o-tnm.-2/<e Bospital.

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I DRAUGHTS. Edited BY Maxkingham. TO CORRESPONDENTS. All correspondence intended for this column should be forwarded not iater than Tuesday evenings, so as to insure insertion in the same week s issue. Secretaries of clubs are cordially invited to send us reports of matches and meetings, or any other matter of interest to players gener;,Ilv. Kovice (Swansea), When you are a "man UD" you should lose no opportunity of manning off when you can do so without weakening your position. D. T. (Swansea).— Accept our best ttiauks for your C. H^'wansea).-Correct in every detail. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 145. Black Men on 11, 12 and 21. King 25. White Men on 19, 26 and 30. „ King 10. White to move and win. 10 14 ?9 25 23 21 (1) 25 29 26 22 lite 25 29 18 23 29 25 19 15 18 25 wins. 14 18 2529 27 24 11 18 24 20 (1) 11 16 19 15 16 19 24 20 &c. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 146. Black Men on 6, 7, 10 and 13. .1 K\ng 15. White Men on 17, 22, 23. 24 and 30. VViiite to move, and win. 24 19 2218 23 19 18 2 15 24 13 22 24 15 White wins. Problem 149.-By Mr. J. Smith, Spennymoor. Black. I. 11| ■iifiif iiiiP liiii ^iffi '¡8 White. Bla.ck Men on 1, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 andlIS. White Men on 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 and 31. White to move and win. PROBLEM 150.-By the late Dr. DEAN, Caxboe. BLACK. Or/ I 8.8 81 I. r -I White. Black Man on 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 23 and 24. White Men on 9, 12, 26, 23, 29 and 30. „ King 19. Black to move and win. The following play by the Herd Laddie is a 11 fair indication of the" omlerful skill frequently displayed by the veteivn checker^st. In an end- game the position stood as follows :— Black men on 9, 11 and 18. White 21 and 30. 11 King „ 3. Wyllie playing Whites moved 3.7, the game pro- ceeded as shewn below: 11 16 11 15 23 27 18 23 2J 24 30 26 7 11 18 23 15 18 13 22 32 28 White wins 16 20 21 17 3 13 23 32 24 27 We are indebted to a well-known Swansea player for the following game, witnessed by 1-m at one oi our local clubs :— 11 15 6 9 8 11 4 8 *11 16 23 19 17 13 22 17 23 14 26 22 9 14 2 6 14 18 9 18 White wins. 22 17 25 22 26 23 30 2G Black seems in an obliging mood a-Md readily P contributes to his own extermination.-ED. GAME 76.—" Centre." Played between Messrs. Freeman and Heffner. Freeman's move. 11 15 4 11 9 14 5 9 1 5 7 11 23 19 26 22 30 26 26 23 11 8 16 7 8 11 11 15 19 24 18 22 14 18 2 11 22 17 28 24 20 16 25 18 8 3 12 8 *15 18 12 16 24 28 15 22 9 14 11 15 19 15 24 20 22 17 23 19 3 8 8 11 :10 19 16 19 7 10 3 7 59 24 8 17 13 16 11 19 16 8 12 Heffner won. j At a meeting held at the White R< se Hotel, Walter-road, Swansea, on Monday, October 17, a draughts club was formed i „,iiod the Ffjnotie Draughts Club. welcome to meet the memners aUhe n^b a The seci-etary will be pleased to ar « b°T2 at once with clubs in Swansea and di"u,ot The f„l owing officers were elected ._c< "3t- xne G-een: vice-captain, Mr. D. Geoi £ n' Mr/ J> and treasurer, Mr. W Beer, 38, Swansea. The committee consists of the 0fficfrs and Messrs. Soden and Day. ie othcers rHOTCE DULCEMONA TEA Y0Dn-

DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC In SWANSEA. SERIOGS OUTBREAK, A meelimr of U« <■ nuttee of the Swansea oorporat.on was held on Aldennan J. V. I" floods- The_Inspe,tor reported the several low-lymg port.ors of the town ow n? to tne heavy rrinl, He was carrya.g out all ^ce.savy duties with reoTrd theret ).-The report of the JeadeCt°r °f Mr. LI. ^vies, w'"s also THS nTPHTHERTA EPIDeMTC' The Medical Officer of Health (Dr. Ebenezer -ente,i Davies presented a r-port of an unusual hmgth. He said that du-ina- 41 puding Septem- ber 30th, there iTo i t qUa^ Ss ami 412 deaths—equal to a birf^^f ? 9^5 an a death rate of 16'2. Of + ra,te °l 2 nt infants. Taking zymotic diseaso ^hll been 89 deaths. 53 bein- att^ the"e Id 34 to diarrhcea. Tl^ (]ir'^t1 -° were equal to a mortality rate of"r3^ thousand, «s compared with a 5 yPars' j" P i o-n No such diphtheria mortality af the °,!re=ent had taken place during the' A T)r Davies drew attention to th« f ^T't the diphtheria death rate duvi^ l'.<t 10 vears, with the exception of isoy d heen riearlv stationary. A verv R), i ,ic disease had occur-od at si !"? outbreak of t e Km Md Rural °ls0 !° Three a«ths bad t,k™ P'»M in ?L ■!J nnrt There were °^e house in the pnt of the subsidence of "tions at K°1 itUt s,artery to epidemic, Sscs were not ot so virulent a charac^r -S nnes There was insufficient 3J as the earlier ones. i(lemio had h„ denee to nate conditions of seweratp [Ul° to tllG UUS^IlA < j flip TinH <-• tP ? ^Gcausc th. incidence of th. alik, g„e-e? and »»•«»' o| fke[bot<>u h. Statistics wcrt. 1 1 or showintr the stroiif probability tnat school attendance hid "nre?liIn'0 m c^V1SSrth at' h0 ^r munieated with the S'-horf Bajrd anth^ sugg.-stin" precautionary mea-ures. He referred to the unwillingne-s of to avail them selves of hospital isolation 11 such^ cases The Provision available in Swan^t;a w*W W b t that had not boon used to its fullest extent. This was all the business of puobc interest.

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ATHLETIC NOTES. [BY i All communications intended for this column should be addressed, "Argus, The Cambrian, Wind-street, Swansea. FOOTBALL. ABERAVON V. SWANSEA. The game between Swansea and Aberavon on Satur- day last was most stubbornly fought out. It was not pretty to witness. The scrunmaging was too Uerce, too prolonged, too frequent. inie, t0° W6fk' or too severe, which you W1I1. In tact there was too much of everything winch went to spod wliat should have been a really good game. The Bravon forwards are a sturdy lot-heavy, P°^e.Vu!' ?nd daslun2. On more than one occasion on Sai> day they ran over the Swansea eicht. iii yce, Madden ana Luke are the most conspicuous of a warm pack, the superior to which Bancroft's men will not probably Ineet this season. The half-backs are as sharp as needles, tspeciail" on the defensive, the three-quarters know how to tac de, and Lockman, the tnil-back, has not served uuder Bancroft to no purpose. # # Swansea deserved to win by at least a dozen points on Satuiday. The injury to Evan James, who retired early in the game, was most unfortunate. It necessitated a somewhat awkward re-arrangement. Arthur Jones was drawn from the forwards to take charge of the goal, and Bancroft partnered David James at half. AiUiur Jones is not a fuli-ba k. Bancroft is not a half- back. Still, 110 fault ean be found with either. Both did fairly well in their new positions. Indeed, Bancroft brought off some prett" and effective bits of ¡¡I,¡y, while he stopped the rushes of the Aberavon forwards in a way that won for him warm praire. But it was dangerous work for one not accustomed to it. I was sorry to see the international do it. He should thina more of his bones the next time he figures at halt, especially against teams of the Aberavon ilk. It wi" thus be seen that Swansea was weakened at two import- ant points. And )et Abe. tvon f. ;led to come off victorious. If this proves an, tiing it proves that tie 'Bravonites lack that finesse essential to success against first-class teams. They are dating and powerful enoufe.> but their play lacks method. The forwards should (cr n to use their heads and the three-quarters to pass id dodge. The half-backs will do alrignt. They gave the men behind them plenty of chances on Saturday, besides doing a lot all on their own. Swansea were not only unlu -ky in losing Evan James so early. They were decidedly unlucky in not scoring at least three tries in the first half. Jackson furnbleu a beautiful chance, and Bancroft and (ieor^e yav,es missed what appeared to be dead certainties. }iie scored by George Ditvies was very cleverly got-It made nends for his two other failures. Trew was unfortu- nate in not scoring. He played a splendid game, ana brought off seve.al grand bursts. The same may be said of Gordon and Itees. Of course, the tickling was very keen, and only a smart quartette could hope to break through it. That the Swal., )a three-quarters did not do so more than once on Saturday was more their misfortune than their fault. David James played a hard, plucky game. He went through an immense amount of work. He missed his brother badly. # » Mr. Bert Taylor-wbo, by the way, is a native of Pontardawe—is, on the whole, a good referee. On Saturday, however, he was very much off colour, He gave what appeared to be unfair decisions against both teams. The most extraordinary part of the whole game, however, was the try he awarded Aberavon. The homesters were attacking hotly in the twenty-live when one of the Aberavon backs put in a. big kick. The ball went living down the field, and, assisted by the wind, rolled over the Swansea goal-line. Arthur Jones was there-" alone in all his glory." The nearest opponent was fully twenty-live yards away. As the leather rolled over the line he quietly touched down and left it there. Two Aberavon forwards who had been following up dashed on the ball-and claimed a try! The spectators laughed heartily. The ball had been touched down—as it had been touched down hundreds of times before. But the laugh was turned into a howl of rage when it was seen that the referee had given the visitors a try. It certainly was not a try, and should never have been given as such. Thanks to tne extraordinary ruling of Mr. Bert Taylor, of Cardiff, Aberavon is entitled to the credit of having been the iirst to cross the Swansea line. Bravo! Aberavon. I was very pleased with the play of the Swansea forwards. Althuugh a man short, they stuck up man- fully to their burly opponents, and were game to the end. They took their gruelling well, and at the dne- outs and in the open gave paints to tne energetic B ravon forwards. Jackson, Hopkin Davies, Bob Thomas and Fuller were the pick of the Swansea lot. There were some ugly maulings during the match, and the referee cautioned both sides on more than one occasion. The cwantea forwards have, by their per- foiiniuice of Saturday, shewn themselves to be as capable as ever. They should account for evsry pack they meet this season. Swansea's performance against Aberavon was highly creditable. In the second half Bancroft's men played magnificently. With regard to the try allowed the visitors, I learn that Mr. Taylor, immediately after his decision, acknowledged he had made a mistake-an irrevocable mistake. A referee is not empowered to alter a decision. It has been suggested that Swansea should appeal to the Welsh liugby Union. Is it worth the trouble? I think not. cnnchT?rrow' fSaturday) the "All Whites" will try Given finp vnllh1 Llanelly at the St. Helen's Field, a good came T*hr and,R dry Kround we should witness Scarlet timbers" have bee.tad?y hitwT-V always come up smiling. 8wans^ r,Po^!ii y themja hearty reception to-morrow. The •> Al" wliifel" should win. If they don't, the fault will be theirs The following are the teams for to-^oriow's match between Swansea and Llanelly. Su-anseu—Pull-back, W. J. Bancroft; three-quarter b.cks, F. Gordon, D. Rees, G. Davies and W. Trew; half-backs, D. James I and W. Reynolds; forwards, R. Thomas, W. Parker, L. Davies, li. Davies, T. JackFon, D. Harris, F. Serines and W. Fuller. Llo.)ielly -Back, Williams; three-quarters, Morgan Williams, Griff Williams, Evan Lloyd and Neil Jenkins; halves, Ben Davies and D. Davies; forwards, Daniell, Morris, W. J. Thomas, Ben James, Walters, Watts, J. Jones and M. Thomas. With one exception, this team is identical with that which iufiiott:d so decisive a defeat on Penarth last week # # Sa?urd!vahlSm,'ie a"'a,in\. The? defeated Gloucester on creditable performance The X^thVf HiTM mn/ nl e' lhe ^eath defeat should do it Lain coml "° rei,80n Wliy the Tafflte" should for premiership 8wansea ve'^ hard It # Llanelly defeated Penarth at Llanelly hy a fairly substantial scor but they failed to corns up to the Swansea performance at Penarth. What does it portend r A good victory for the All Whites" to- morrow, or what? 4!: The lais of Castellnedd are as fickle AS the sea. After defeitiner Cardiff they allow a moderate fifteen from Pontypridd to run them to a few points. It is this inconsistency which makes Neath despised. Thev play havoc with first-class teams, and cut up badly before third-class combinations, it js a)1 yery aauovitl„_ especially to tirbt-class teams. ) ° MUMBLES v. CL YDACH, 'fisasssas a scramble in tne vi,i o.s 20) dropped a beautiful a(Vll piav of a fluctuating character succeeded until fust sifter the second half, when a try was scored. The at- converting was futile. Rain had fnr c„ lit'Sne been falling, ana the ball by this ,ime time passing very rar«ly came off nij now'Took up the aggressive, and after some loose plaj succee led i» '-tttin* °'er W,J a trv w''ich wns £ c nvertel l"is SUCCef °U ?arC °f ttle visitor! L tiveuw'i. t0 pllt niore dash into thpiv c iu-ed Mu ciydaoh to act on the defensivp Vi" *hev soon forced w lensive, and it was not eonvert "warded them. Kogers faned # # The hootl.it of pl^y P'Bce shortly afterwards The M forwards heehng out smartly, the h.tlves seemed the ball and handed to Net tell, who ran a"1 -XKlged through some of his opponents, eventually P'1 ssing to Jenkins. The latter transferred to Rogers, w||<> handed to Hunt, and this player ran iU wjt] W(l^deserved trvrwhich was converted. The visito^ Pressed l.ut not Ur lon- asthe Mumb ea forwards '"sl,e down 'with the ball at their teet and succeeded 1,1 cro.<8:. WUI whpu one fell 011 the ball i„ c°rnei. Xtfe"ti'S' was not converted. Barely two cai,"nI« after this .tumbles score- again, and at the d'op; th^ore ° S° (°'le ppt,l>, four tries; C!ydn/h, o> £ try. hov^rhis'1 be»eve th» severest thrashing the Mumbles 'unicia 01. ui.F K*™ <■<«..i,?'?" «><>■ S, 82WSS supporters Weu h.s b-st, with tlie «: outclassed h every departrne,lt8"P'se(1«"a most conspicuous ot the foi'wnr,js f of the game. ]) Webborn. T Owen and W. JoJr useful workisibie for some very good work, ^ctteU wAS ^p Borthwick the ww hairVck*?8 ,nde1eda Ut „cmlisition to the Mumbles team, as^ is a deci.Je.1 acq dQeg i(. smartly. nnows his wortc wei ST. JOHN'S (GDl,,Eklo MyNyl)])BACff. jfynvfidbach met Gnt*» 1 tt rovverton, thia being their fou^ton on Saturday at ldbaC() sfUS :3ft.>i;&> gs? « Sift? "a SSI thus ending "1 a draw. °« scored a trj, th. g

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GLAMORGAN QUARTER SESSIONS. APPEAL CASES. THURSDAY. [Before 0. H. Jones, and VV. M. North (vl° chairman), and A. H. Thomas, Esqrs.' i g A Signalman's Appeal.—William Ct"r_ea White, signalman on the Rhondda and Bay Railway, appeale 1 against an ajSh^ order made aga-M^t him, at the i'dS ,^3 of Sarah Jane Thomas, single, by Yiond County Bench at Aberavon. Mr. Ra)*11 Allen (instructed by Mr. Thonns, Abera ,e^ appeared Correspondent, and Mr. Flew (iu^1 -r'ane by Mr. Levshon) for t'ie appellant.—■bars'1 Thomas stated that she was a domestic se w^h at Cymmcr. She began to keep componyto see White on Christmas lv'ght, 1896, and used him on Sundays after chapel, when they \ma,te go walk'ng together. He was unduly in.H was with her on several occasion- and a cli»^ born on tlie 14th, September, 1897. itted examined by Mr. Plew, respondent jn having given birth to a cbilu in 1895, ^if that case White was a witness on her ^>6\e0ing Witnesses were called who deposed to t,10 the parties out together. One of all sister of tha respondent, seems to have 'l|on faith in the male sex, for, in reply to a q^n are put to her by Mr. Plew, she replied, ^>Xhe not to be trusted :in these days, sir • the, advocates on both sides having been he* order was confirmed. THE BLUE BELL, STRAND. APPEAL SUCCESSFUL.. the Wm. Francis O'Brien appe 'ed a^alrefaseci decision of the licensing magistrates,vv ,i:c.hou?e to renew the license of the Blue Be1'Pub, ejj ou at the a djourned Brewster Sessions September 29th last. F. C. Mr. Villiers Meager (Hst. acted by ^{hys T. Nayior) appeared for O'Brien, » jones Williams (instructed by Messrs. J°n^rr Jj, M. and Treharne) for the justices, and Ai • gQn Richards (instructed by Messrs. R- bI?nrv and and Lewis) for Messrs. Truman, HanCI Buxton, the mortgagees of the house. 1 ,c,{j0Use Buxton, the mortgagees of the house. 1 ,c,{j0Use In opening Mr. Williams said the puu Objec- attracted all the bad classes of the town- j.er 0 £ tion was taken at tir JSessions to the c(;er 0f the landlord, O'Brien, and p'sotothecn' the house. who has Edwin Abel, of the Church Army, posite the charge of a mission-room situated oPlfe sfated public ,} question, gave evidence. the place that there were frequent rows outsin fill-fame a'id he had many times seen women dark come out in company with men, aQ^u' he had arches for immoral purposes. U" belWeen a ^ituessed a fi<Tht outdcie of the Pu^° n to the nnf;nChm.Ul *and a Acting man kn0^vayj ana, At last the Frenchoian ra- • vv;l8 pparently, too terrified to no'ice w t out fom -S' Ml into the dock- G WMr Meager, lne- Cross-e :,tmined by M )jot a biootSST|ai,d he was an abs^llDoVcomt)laint to the • Pe had never made a i0i'maj me of tlie ar„h constable. Since the trial s R Comna^ neea boa"<le(i up public-house wouhl'w .Pe°Plft residing rear t>ieP e aS they we-e ter ?1VG evidence against the^ ftn when the' fii-hf1 He did g° f?ru f ailed to find one—Mr ^entjloned oc -u, red' 'Ion a po' ceman in i i,J I; Jones Have you ever seen » p l4 «ir o £ iiii Cl,rcffi°„rf T^m, "fSSSw*. «* Alha,.f 1^" y J^orlging-house, ^lSU pilled at the bad chlracW Watkins. builder, of Brv0Vn V was al-o calleu. He said once whL'hlT^n^a'sion to ?o to the tavern there waS a r easy °n' Whilst there he t fflp in the moaie "S1 «» wSi'effin? an objection for two year Mr Meaner: You object to a* TranVtrVou C^. Certainly not. occasi"" referred to^bove the sacred solo en- UUed Ora pre, noi,is-> Was He did 'b- j(,ct to tuat bemg Slln§. iu such a company. Mr. O'Brien was. not a, proper person in bn t0 hold a licei)se.-—.Jnspe*:tor ParKer depO-^d to a conviction Biien for not opeinng ^1-^ police uP°n to do so -n June, Cross-f;1"?^ by counsel for anpel'ant, said that OBnon WajJ C0!ldu^1in the house fairly well the class of busings done. He knew nothing detrimental to his character This closed the case tor the justices.—i^nnsel for the appelant and the mortga.'ees addressed the Bench, Fredk. Win Mo'r.s, ch.e. detective ot t :e j Was caiied. stated that he frequently %sited the Blue •^ell, dav and night. It was very well c°nductca. H> had never seen anything ,yrong ^oing on there. He doubted if there was fftan in Swansea that could conduct the house J|Ke O'Brien—Appellant, called, explained that tried co stop fights when they took place, was the largest house on the Strand. He had received no complaint from the Church my. «y counsel for the justices He was not a pug- )llst. He had only Hken part ;n boxing 9°tiipetition«. Women of ill-repute did not v|eqiient his house every day to loo1: for men, nor Sjd they go into the music room. Mr. Wm. yj-'ighton, water clerk at Me> rs. OroHsworthy, j ip chandlers, sa'd he often had business in the ?°ck and made use of the Blue Be as it -was the in that part. He had always noticed that it conuucted with propriety^ Messrs. Archi- Campbell, weigher, Wm. Estcoi -c, traveller ^etiry Baker, broker, Thomas Oliver, shipper. +uIleishbour, Sergt, Barnett, Inspector Gill and v?° agent for the moi ^gagees, Mr. Joseph iv^Tiiug1, also dppospd tiic g'oocl character of 6 house. After a short consultation with his c^Heagu<;>, the Cha;rman said that in face of Ihe ?tron„ police evidence it seemed to them impro- ^ble that the house was a disorderly one. herefore the appeal would be allowed, the order 1' costs being made in favour of the appelant.

rhosilly. cHtjbch HARVEST Festival.—Thursday, the ^3ttl inst, was the day appointed for our harvest ^tiYa^ and also for the induction of our new Re°tor, the Rev. Lewis Hughes, M.A., who has Wotked among us for the last three or four j ^ftths. The induction service was held in the +fter«oon, and was conducted by the Venerable ^ne Archdeacon of Carmarthen as the Bishops rep- Mutative. A goodly number were present to take ^l't in the service, and to witness the ceremony. Z-*10 Rector went through his part of the ce-e- ™°ny with perfect se^-po-session and grace, and fn 'mpressive though short address was delivered the Archdeacon on the occasion. In the a thanksgiving service for ;the harvest !"a's held, when a very stirring and eloquent bL1>tnGn was delivered bv the Archdeacon to a ur<Hvded audience. The service was rend by the Y ,e°tor. and the Rev. Thomas Williams of 71 atidewi and the lessons by the latter and the "^deacon. Mr. Ernest He'me uresided at the m the evening and Mrs. Hi-t toe after- m the evening and Mrs. Hi-t toe after- K°0n. Wen-e e-laH to find that the Archaeacon ^s hiohly pleased with the heartme,s of the and with the marked reven-nca and observed throughout. Under the wise J Rerial guidance of our Rector and his loyal j^fchwardens, we hope before lonp to be not a "-t behinii any of the Gower ( churches 111 a^l '^t constitutes true churehmans. ip. A substan- Ts4111 was collected at the evei ng service. f. le church had been handsomely decorated tor ie occasion by willing and skilful hands, U,cludi„g Mrs. Captain Ace, Mrs. Morgran Miss ?eynon, Miss Lois Bejnon, Miss Maggie Bevan, £ c- and Mrs. Charles Richards, and Mr W. ^ytion, Shin Inn. Much credit is due to Mrs. irnuel Bavan for her characteristic kindness :n Providing tea for ail those who assisted in the ^vork. Churchwarden Bevan hiinse'r was abstnt most of the time on pressing business, but on his J?torn favoured us with numy valuable sugges- ,10r|s, which we were glad to adopt. It is only Ue to mention that the < 'ha~u:el window and the OI^j wlreh were done with consummate taste, entrusted to Miss Ma?gie Bevan aud Miss J'Ois Beyno,^ Gifts of flowers, fruit and vegn- "les, were kindly sent by Mrs. Holme, Hill Tt^d Mrs. Gordon, Paviland: Mrs. Davies, p.ln £ 's Hall; Mr. J. Bevnon, Pilton Mrs. C. f^ichardst Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Williams, Pitton tirs- T. Lucas, Mrs. E. Beynon, Mrs. P. Thomas, » Gil.b-s, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. \,T. Beynon, Mrs. Williams, Middleton M-s. John Riclsards, lis. William Thomas. Mr- Captain Ace, an;l Mrs. Hitt, Rhosilly. The induction service at Llangennith was held in the morning, of which a sePante account will doubtless appear. May £ ur rector be spared long for us, anl long enjoy s beautiful rectory.—Con eipondent.

THE QUEEN'S GENEROSITY. When Queen Victoria was seven or eight years old this little lady was particularly fond of dolls, of which she was allowed to buy a goodly number, always provided that she took good care of them, washing and dressing them herself, and supplying them with the neatest and most becoming clothing. On one occasion she took a great fancy to a doll displayed in a shop near her home. Un- fortunately she had spent her allowance for the month, and no more would be due for a fort- night; but the Princess was not discouraged. Having explained the matter at home, she was permitted to ask the shopkeeper to put the doll aside for her. The shopkeeper, who knew her, willingly consented, and the little lady felt that the doll was safe. It was a happy day when, with 6s. in her hand, she went to the shop after the treasure. The money was paid and the doll handed over to its new mistress, and then the child turned to the door. Before she could step outside, however, her eye fell on a miserable-looking tramp, who opened his lips as if to speak to her, and then shut them again irresolutely. He stood aside to let her pass, a mute appeal in his sunken cheeks and quivering lips. "Did you wish to speak to me?" asked the Princess. "I am very hungry," said the man in a trembling voice. "If I were not ready to sink I would not ask for help." "I am so sorry." replied the child. Then she stepped back into the shop. "Oh! would you mind taking the doll back and keeping it for me a little longer ?" she asked. Certainly, I will take it back and return the money," was the reply. The child took the money and returned to the door. She placed the whole of it in the hands of the starving man. He stared at it for a moment, and his eyes filled with tears. "Please go quickly and buy something to eat," she said. Then as he hobbled off the man murmured: "If the Almighty made you a queen, it would not be more than you deserve."

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PENCLAWDD. Ax Eisteddfod was held at Tabernacle Methodist Chapel. Penclawdd, on Saturday. The r,tteuaance \Va." very good. The adjudicators were: music. Mr. Daniel Hughes: recitations, Mr. GwiJym Guy. Accompanist, Mr. "\ViI';e Jenkins, the chairman for the evening was Mr. John Piitchard Davies, Penclawdd, wno did his work admirably well. Proerrammc—Alto Fnla, "At the Cross, D. Jenki s; alto solo or girlsh At the Cross, Miss Maggie Francis tenor solo, Mr. liees Jenkms, Penclawlld; recitation (for men), "Storm of Tiberius," divided between Messrs. John PT-p-i c-ig and David Francis recitation (for bovs), Willie Jenkins bass solo, "King of the Woods," divided between Messrs. Tom Tborniiz. Llanmorlais. ard W. Guv. Penclawdd hymn for men over thirty Yeat'S of age. prize divided hetween Messrs." David Jenkins >»nd John Jenkins essav, subject, Youth, winner, Mr. Tom Thomas, Llanmor- lais: poetry. Mr. John Francis, Penclawdd; party of eifrnt in number. Three parties competed —dd Minstrels, Excelsiors, and Young Musicians. After a keen competition, the prize was awarded to the < >!d Minstrels. Their sing- ing was excellent all through. This was the first competitive meeting, and it proved a success.

THE HEAVIEST METAL IS THE WORLD. This is the metal osmium, the bluish-white metal with violet lustre, which -Simthson Hennant discovered ninety years ago in the residue from dissolved platinum ores. This metal has a specific gravitv, of 22'447, that of geld being 19-265, lead 11-369, iron 7-79. &nd ithium, the lightest, only 0-594. The French chemist. Joly, determined that osmium is like- wise the most infusible of metals. It could never be made to yield to the oxyhydrogen fiames, which make platinum and iridium run like water. But Joly has been subjecting osmium to the excessively high temperature of the electric arc, which Moissan has of late employed successfully in the manufacture of diamonds. Under this fierce heat the rare metal ruthenium, which is to be deemed all but in- fusible, readily melts. Rut osmium remains refractory, there oeing apparent onlv the faintest traces of fusion. On this account osmium cannot be piepared in sufficient quantitv to make it very useful m the arts. By its alloy with lnmum, which defies the acids, 'is of some \a!)e; not.hlr)» better having been found where- vi". to tip go id pens. Being non-magnetic, its employment for the bearings of the mariner's compass has been advocated. HEAT AS A FOG SIGNAL. Sound not ludrig effective as a fog signal. Mr. ~ruen, all American, has called in the aid of heat, A ship, especially a steamer, emitsheat, or can be made to emit heat, and this radia^on can be detected at a considerable distance by sensitive thermopiles, that is to say, a well- known apparatus for transforming heat into electricity, which can work an indicating needle, or else ring an alarm bell. Two ther- mopiles are mounted on deck so as to revolve and sweep the horizon. W hen a pile is in lin# "vi"ith the radiation of the neighbouring vessel the needle moves and the bell rings, Ihs position of the ship can thus be told. and also whether it is approaching or receding from the piles Icebergs, which may be said to radiate cold,"are also signalled in this way. THE atmospheejes OF THE planets. A Mr. Johnstone Stoney has contributed to an American astronomical journal an article which is, toe say the least of it, very interest- ing. whatever may be its scientific value. Basing his conclusions mainly on the kinetic th eery of gases, he puts forward certain hypo- t best's as to the constitution of the atmospiieres of the various planets. He thinks that no gas having a density which is not at least forty on the hydrogen scale can exist on the surface of the morn, while Jupiter, by reason of the great gravitation which it exerts, maybe lucky enough to contain in its atmosphere all the ga"es known to terrestrial science. & Mercury, says Mr. Stoney, cannot relv upon oxygen, nitrogen, or water vapour in making up its atmosphere, but Venus, according to the same authority, probably has a gaseous envelope much like that possessed by the earth. Mars, however, appears, strange as it may seem, to have a totally different atmosphere from Venus, and is -r orse on than tjjg inhabitants of East London are now, inasmuch as it has no water at all. Mr. Stoney is, therefore, obliged to conclude that the white caps seen surrounding the poles of the planet while it is winter in the hemisphere con- taining that pole. consist of frozen carbonic acid, The etiete old idea on this subject was that these caps consisted of common or aqueous snow and ice, and that they corresponded to the arctic regions of the earth. Mr. Stone} thinks that Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune may have hydrogen, in their atmospheres, and he is sure that -aturn may have helium. The sun may possibly have hvdrogen at the outskirts of its atmospherQ when the temperature gets down to the freezing point of water, and we must recast our ideas as to the nature of the solar Drotuherances.

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CHIPS OF KEWS. The first monument to the late Alphonse Daudet v.;ll be erected at Nimes, his native town. The South Australian Government has esta- blished a labour bureau at Adelaide to facilitate the finding of employment and the supplv of labour. The latest food product to be shipped from New Zealand to the old country is frozen eels. A trial shipment will shortly be sent from Auckland to London. | The German Government intends to take energetic step?, to compel the removal of the hideous advertisements which disfigure the banks of the Rhine in so many beautiful and famous spots. An 9^ lady who died lately at Wangaratta, Victoria, at the age of ninety-eight, had a wonderful record of health. She was only once in her life attended by a medical man, and that was when she fell and injured her hip two years ago. c An interesting little collection of relics of Prince Charlie, including three beautiful waistcoats, is to be sold in Aberdeen on Novem- ber 3rd, when the silver plate belonging to the late Don Carlos Pedro Gordon comes to the hammer. Mrs. Caroline Landy, eighty, widow of an army officer, was discovered in a dying condition on the floor of her room at Osnaburgh-sureet, Regent's-park. She was taken to St. Pancras Workhouse, where she died. The sum of £750 was found tied round her body. The so-called Paris military plot turns out on investigation to be nothing more nor less than a Ministerial hoax. A man named Thomas Walker was arrested at Plymouth on the Australian mail steamer Orient, on Saturday evening, on a charge of being an absconding bankrupt. James Davis, a well-dressed man of colour, was charged at Marylebone Police-court with assault and living wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitutes. Remarkable evidence was given as to the character of prisoner's proceedings. For the two offences Davis was sentenced to nine [months' imprisonment with hard labour. Nearly half a million pounds has been left by the late Sir William Fraser. The testator makes provision for the disposal of a great number of interesting relics of an historical character. The I bequests include one to the Princess of Wales. Further telegrams received by the Colonial Office relating to the disastrous hurricane in the West Indies state that in Barbados one hundred and twelve persons were killed and two hundred and sixty cases of injury were treated in the hospitals. The chief Dervish Emir in the Gezira, the country between the Blue and White Niles, has been defeated by friendlies and brought a prisoner to Omdurman. According to present arrangements, the Sirdar may be expected in London on the evening of the 27th. A labourer named Arthur Soans, aged twenty- eight, has been arrested at Ascot on a charge of shooting his wife with a gun. The police were called by the neighbours on Saturday night, and found the woman lying dead on a couch, having been shot through the head. After an illness of some months' duration Mr. John F. Clark, the racing judge, died on Sunday, at Newmarket, at the advanced age of eighty- two. Deceased, who was appointed to the post of judge to the Jockey Club in 1852, was the third member of his family who held that office. A man named James Richards, of Eltham, Kent, who had been missing for some days, has been found lying dead in a wood in the neigh- bourhood. How he came by his death is at present unknown, but circumstances point to foul play. At Tonbridge a respectably dressed man, named Blackford, has been committed for trial, charged with indecently assaulting a single woman, named White, and stealing from her £6 and other property. While changing trains at Edenbridge White was taken ill, and it was alleged that the prisoner promised to find her lodgings, but decoyed her down a lane. It was further alleged that part of the stolen property was found on Blackford. An impressive memorial service, for the late Queen of Denmark, was held on Saturday in the English Church at Athens. It was attended by a large congregation, including the members of the Cabinet and the Diplomatic Body. A great fire has occurred in the petroleum port at Astrachan, caused by the bursting of a boiler of a steam pump. Two steam-pumps, seven barges, and 300,000 poods of naphtha residuum were destroyed. Three men are reported killed and several injured. It is stated at Copenhagen on good authority that Count Muravieff will shortly pay a visit to Paris in order to discuss the Czar's disarmament proposal with the French Government. At Troppau, in Austrian Silesia, a young American from Philadelphia has been arrested on a charge of having attempted to change twenty- eight false Bank of England £20 notes. The Anarchist Luccheni, who murdered the Empress of Austria, having refused to appoint counsel for his defence, M. Moriaud. official advocate, has been selected by the court to act on his behalf. The Rev. G. S. Hitchcock, for several years Church of England chaplain at Medway Union Workhouse, has seceded from the Anglican Church, and become a Unitarian minister. The rev. gentleman laboured in Dublin for a number of years. A Scarborough lady who had been jilted followed her faithless swain and his new love to King's Cross Station, where, to the amazement and amusement of the crowd, she gave him a sound horsewhipping. A marine named Liddiard, serving on H.M.S. Bsagle, stationed on the south-east coast of America, has become entitled to a legacy of some £2,000, The man Tomlinson has been further com- mitted for trial at Northampton on a third charge of attempting to wreck a train on the London and North-Western Railway, near North- ampton, on September 8th. Victoria Nosotta, a beautiful Maltese girl, who was taken in a dying condition from a tram at Dartford, on September 28th, died in the Dart- ford Union Infirmary on Saturday morning, with- out giving any clue to her parentage or home. She stated that when a child she was stolen by gipsies. Another foreign journalist, Signor Mazzini, correspondent of the Corritre dtlla Sua, has been expelled from France for sending a telegram to his paper stating that two French Generals had been arrested and imprisoned for con- spiring against the State. I A middle-aged single lady named Reed, lodging at Strood, Rochester, was found lying in her bedroom unconscious, with a bottle containing carbolic acid beside her. She died soon after- wards. The funeral of the late Queen of Denmark took place at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon in the ancient Cathedral of Roskilde, where many of the Sovereigns of Denmark lie buried. The Princess of Wales, the Duke of York, and the Duke of Cambridge were present. Inquiries made in the neighbourhood of Pen- tonville Prison and at the prison itself shew that the convict Smith, who escaped a fortnight since whilst undergoing a sentence for burglary, is still uncaptured. Frederick Booth, said to be a native of Nottingham, has been remanded at Maidenhead Charged with setting ricks on fire, doing damage estimated at £500. Colonel Money, commander of the 1st Battalion Cameron Highlanders, has been presented with an address of welcome by the Provost, magis- trates, and Town Council of Inverness, in recog- nition of his gallantry in leading the regiment to victory in the battles of Atbara and Omdur- man. Owing to the prevalence of the plague, the Mysore Government have interdicted the Dussera festivities, 1 In consequence of the severe heat throughout New South Wales farm stock is dying, and crops sre failing from want of rain. The Calcutta trade returns for September shew a SllinJ off of 26 per cent. The woollen trade, however, has slightly improved. Andrew Buck, plasterer, aged forty years, late?v living at Walterton-road, Paddington, stroked a cat, which turned and scraghed him over the eve. Erysipelas am and he gradually sank and died fiom the effects. 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