The Cambrian

GRAND THEATRE, "THE DANDY FIFTH." That highly-popular military comic opera "The Dandy Fifth," occupies the boards a.t the Grand Theatre, Singleton-street, this week, and Mr Haldane Crichton's Company being an all-round capable lot of artistes the piece has moved a great attraction. The Dandy Fifth » w>ioices in a decent little plot, and when combined with this there are songs and choruses with a military rhythm and lift, it is easily conceivable that the opera is exhilarating and refreshing. As mentioned above, the acting does fnll iustice to the amosing, rollicking incidents «d SfiKoS. Mr Jack Crichton makes&an •xoellent impression as the am, TnJiow jaunty Trooper Brown Mr Charles IB extremely funny as irrepressible &e g Major Milligan; while Miss Chrfosie Raljana, a^ the vivacious Pollie Green, is a great tavourice with the gods." The other characters are aiso well sustained.

CONCERT AT CRAY. A most successful concert was held at the Waterworks, Cray, on the 21st inst. in con- nection with the newly-formed athletic club and male voice party. The athletic club has only just been started, but the male voice party has been in existence during the whole of the winter, and has given great pleasure at previous concerts. Mr. H. A. Dix, the general manager of the works, occupied the chair, and the Mission Hall was crowded. Miss Major, of Llandovery, and Miss Bell, of Sunnybridge, kindly gave their services, which were much appreciated, and the rest of the programme was made up by the male voice party and others employed on the works. The chairman, in his opening re- marks, said it gave him great pleasure to act ft-9 chairman at a. concert of the works for the first time, and assured the meeting that he hoped itwould not be the last, also that he was anxious to encourage all forms of amusement for the benefit of those on the works. An amusement committee has been formed to get up concerts and other forms of entertainment at regular periods, and who have already received a donation of £5 from G. H. Hill. Esq., the consulting en- gineer to the works, as well, as JES from the Swansea Corporation Committee.

THE TRADE OF THE PORT AND DISTRICT. SFtCtAt. OTPOFLT BY OUB OWN CORRNSPONDBNT SWANSKA, THURSDAY. Not much business was transacted in the coal and patent fuel trades during the week, owing to the Easter holidays, but in other f respects—the import trade and the shipment of general merchandise—trade was satis- factory. The entries of shipping in ballast 26,442 tons, as against 24,955 tons the previous week, and 25,352 tons last year. The imports include — Portugal, general; Germany, general; Holland, general and steel bars Belgium, potatoes, scrap iron, clay; Italy, calamine Cape of Good Hope, copper ore and regulus; United States, general. Shipments of coal comprise—France, 7,441; tons Spain, 1,080 tons Germany,8,512 tons; Sweden, 1,075 tons Italy, 4,113 tons Patent fuel—France, 1,595 tons; Italy, 2,100 tons. Clearances of tinplate and general goods— France, 600 tons Holland and Belgium, 1.000 tons Reval, 650 tons; Aarbas and Copenhagen, 250 tons; Italy, 1,000 tons; Straits, China and Japan, 1,900 tons New York, 300 tons. Imports Coastwise pig-iron, 995 tons; old steel 340. tons blende ore, 213 tons; pitch, 824 tons gas coal, 322 tons manure, 117 tons grain, 239 tons; flour, 150 tons tinplate boxes, 18 tons; sundries, 1,506 tons. Imports, foreign.—Portugal, general, 780 tons Hamburg, general, 450 tons Belgium, potatoes, 460 tons scrap iron 2,000 tons; clay, 100 tons Holland, general, 2,400 tons steel bars, 760 tons; Italy, calamine, 1,633 tons; Cape of Good Hope, copper ore, 2,230 tons regulas, 926 tons; copper bottoms, 43 tons; New York, general, 600 tons. Imports, 17,266 tons, and exports foreign, 32,746 tons, compared with 13,715 tons, and 49.605 tons respectively last year. Exports, Foreign.—Coal, 23,351 tons patent fuel, 3,695 tons and tinplates and general goods, 5,700 tons.

LOCAL COLLIERY CASE. ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT. The action Rhys Jones and Son v. Blindell came before Mr. Justice Kennedy on Mon- day morning at the Glamorgan Assizes at Cardiff. It was an action for damages for alleged breach of contract brought by the plaintiffs, Messrs. Rhys Jones and Son, against Wm. Alfred Blindell, of the Bryndu and Port Talbot Collieries, Ltd. Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., M.P., and Mr. S. Hill Kelly (instructed by Mr. E. T. David) appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Abel Thomas, K.C., M.P., and Mr. A. Bertram (instructed by Mr. T. J. Hughes) defended. The plaintiffs are contractors carrying on business at Coy- church, near Bridgend, and the defendant, Blindell a colliery proprietor, carrying on business at Cardiff. In February, 1900, the defendant, it was alleged, agreed with the plaintiffs to employ them to drive two cross measure headings in their Bryndu—other- wise known as the Cefn Slip—Colliery from the 5* seam to the upper seam or seams, and the defendants agreed to pay the plaintiffs at the rate of JB6 5e. per lineal yard of rock and £3 5s. per lineal yard of fireclay through which such headings would be driven. The plaintiffs commenced work on February 23rd, and proceeded with it from time to time under the direction of defendant until Nov- ember 28th, 1900, when the defendant, in breach, it was stated, of the alleged contract, ordered them to cease to work. The plaiin- tiffs alleged that from that date to January 3rd, 1901, the defendants improperly pre- vented them from proceeding with their work. For this stoppage they claimed J393. Operations were resumed on February 11th till March 29th, when the defendant, it was alleged, again ordered a cessation of work, and had ever since refused to allow plaintiffs to proceed, and the latter estimated the work which remained to be done at 86 lineal yards of rock and 129 lineal yards of fireclay, and the profit they would have made at £2 per yard, and under this heading they claimed £430. They further claimed £1,000 damages. Defendants denied the alleged agreement, but set up an alternative plea, denying the alleged breaches, and stating it wa been mutually agreed that the proposed cross- measure headings should only be proceeded with if the coal could be profitably worked, and that the undertaking had been aban- doned because it had been found that the coal could not be profitably worked by'such headings. Mr. Rhys Jones (senior) was then called, and on the conclusion of his evidence, in the course of which he stated he was pre- pared to reduce his claims, his Lordship suggested that Mr. Abel Thomas might defer his cross-examination till Tuesday morning, as an adjournment at that stage might enable the parties to come to a settlement. Counsel agreed and the Court was then ad- journed.. h. h th In this part-heard action, in which the plaintiffs sued the defendant for £1,000 damages and £503 loss of profit through an alleged breach of contract, Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., stated on Tuesday the parties nac agreed to judgment for the plaintiffs for JB350, inclusive costs. Judgment was entered accordingly.

Alice: "I believe Maud's Jianci says that what he most admires in her is her marked indepen- dence of judgment." Irene: Yes, she was the only girl in her set who would accept him." Kingley: You've been to these literary clubs and metaphysical things for two or three years now, and what does your culture amount to ? Mrs. Kingley: "Don't I know everybodyP" "Miss Wallflower is much more sentimental than I thought. She keeps every letter that old lover of hers writes her." "That isn't senti- ment, my dear; it is good, hard, breach-of- pramise sense." "Where's your bottle of cough medicine, Josiah ? What do you want with it ? Well, you won't take it, and as it cost ninepence it shan't be wasted. I'm going to polish the piano with it." Mother: "I hear that you have been fighting with one of those boys next door and given him a black eye." Willie: "Yes, mamma. You see, they're twins, an' I wanted some way to toll 'em apart! Visitor: Is Mrs. Brown at hr"11c ? Servant: "No'm." Visitor: "Can you U,1 me when she will be at home ? Servant: "As soon as she gets the parlour dusted, mum, an' she's almost done now." "I told her father I loved her so much that I would marry her even if she hadn't a penny." "And what did he say?" "He said if I was such a fool as that he didn't want me for a son-in-law." "And this invention that will, as you s.n 4 throw Marconi into the shade,' what is it c. A wireless piano for use in flat-houses." D'Auber: "This is the landscape I wanted you to suggest a title for." Critteek: "H'm! Hathcr Impressionistic. Why not call it Home ?" D Aubt:r: "Home? Why?" Critteek: "Because there's no. place like it." The following is an extract from the annual report of a Cottage Hospital: "Notwithstanding the large amount of money expended for medicine and medical attendance there were but few deaths during the year." luWen: "By the way Fidgett, did you ever see' The Merchant of \:In'ice ?" Bolton: "Why, my dear boy, I never was in Venice in my life. How could I have seen him ? By the way, is there only one merchant in Venice?" "What we want," said the First Patriot, "is honest ejections.^ "I should say so," agreed the Secont. Patriot. Why, Heeler promised me £50 for my mnuencein my ward, and noW he says he never agreed to giVe me more than £10.' "1)1(1 ,?°« for ^ve or money ? For money! never seem to have very much." .r°f us ever had anv. i!,e got a judgment against me for br(mch of promise, and it was marry or pay, and I had to marry." Housekeeper*. 1 ^on«ee why a big able- bodied man like y ould be begging for a living. Tramp: you the truth, mum, folks is becomin s,° "hearted that a gent has got to be big an able-bodied to beg without gettin' hurt!" The Mendicant: Beg P*rdon, sir but I haven't had anything to eat The Philan- thropist: Let me congratulate you upon your success in so interesting an p rnient. it must be a great saving t0 }ou' m sure you're looking well." « He has told me he loved me. said the fair girl, confidingly; "but I don t know whether to marry him or not." 1° !el,» the truth? "I am sure he does his best to tell the truth. But, you see, he "Works in the v.-eather bureau."

EASTER VESTRIES. REV. CHANCELLOR SMITH ON HIS RESIGNATION. THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH. The Easter vestry meeting in connection with St. Mary's Parish Church, Swansea, was held in the Vestry on Easter Monday morning, the Vicar (Chancellor Smith) pre- siding. Prior to the meeting, a short devo- tional service was held in the church, the Vicar (Rev. J. Allen Smith), and the Revs. A. P. Evans and Thos. Morris taking part. At the close, the Vicar announced that he appointed Mr. David Mansel Glasbrook and Mr. John Legge as his churchwardens, and called upon the Mayor to name his. There- upon Mr. W. Mathias (from the Town Clerk s office), named Mr. John Dyer and Mr. Peter George lies. Afterwards a meeting was held in the Vestry, the Vicar presiding. In the course of his remarks, Chancellor Smith said he would say only a very few words, and many reasons influenced him to take that course. He preferred the last 17 years II should speak for themselves. That was the 18th year he presided there—one year, he remembered, he was unable to prestide—and he did not remember! once anything approaching trouble in the meeting; the gatherings had always been harmonious, friendly, and brotherly. That he attri- buted very much to the loyal assistance in the work he had attempted and tried to carry out. He believed that was almost his last act in a certain sense as Vicar of Swan- sea. He had signed the deed of resignation, and that took effect when the Bishop accepted it. In all probability, the Bishop would accept it the following day, but he hoped to preach in the church next Sunday. That year had been one of special significance to the parish, and to himself in several ways. They had known him for more than 17 or 18 years, and any event which was of any im- portance .he could solemnly say in the sight of God that he never took a step without trying carefully to weigh up the pros and cons, and look at it all the way round. He should never have thought of resigning that important charge—it took him a long time to consider—where he had received so much kindness and loyal support, if he had not seen it was his duty. He had the greatest pleasure and thankfulness in knowing that his successor—the Hon. Rev. Talbot Rice— was a genial, Godly, and devoted man—as he had remarked before. The Vicar then referred to the kindness which prompted the erection of a stained glass window in the church. He valued the feelings that prompted it highly. Further, the Vicar referred to his and Mr. Glasbrook's financial liability in regard to the property in Calvert-street, and said it had been re- cognised that the finishing touoli on the churchyard required the same to be open all round. Swansea would always have a warm corner in his heart, and there would always be a warm welcome at Hay to one and all. The formen sidesmen were then re-elected. There being a few vacancies, the following new sidesmen were elected: — Messrs. Kinson, F. Curtis, J. J. Chappell and A. Hare. Messrs. Cartwright and Cundy were appointed choir sidesmen.—The Vicar proposed a vote of thanks to the chuch offi- cers.—Rev. T. Morris seconded, and Rev A Biggerton Evans supported, and it was carl ried —Mr. lies proposed a vote of thanks to the ladies, and the Vicar, in seconding, re- ferred to the Easter decorations in the church, which were very effective.—Carried A vote of thanks was also accorded to the choir, and Mr. Radcliffe (organist and choir- master) replied.—Mr. lies, in view of the Vicar's near departure, <?poke of the wonder- ful strides the Church work had made during recent years, and of the thousands of pounds collected by the Vicar during the last seventeen years. All that bore testi- mony to the energy and devotedness of their beloved Vicar. As had been said of Wren in regard to St. Paul's Cathedral, so they could say of Canon Smith, that the Parish Church of Swansea was the greatest minu- ment they could hold up to his memory. Their Vicar had devoted some of the best years of his life to Church work in Swansea, and it was much to be regretted that the last year or so of his ministry had been so clouded with sorrow, but through it all Chancellor Smith had had their warmest sympathy and prayers. They all remembered what an active worker his beloved wife was, and her death had much to do with the Vicar's resignation. Hay would see that the Vicar was a man of energy, and one who could not keep still. The new vicar would find it no easy task to follow in Chancellor Smith's footsteps. On behalf of the church officers and sidesmen, he wished the Vicar God-speed and God's richest blessing.—The Rev. Chancellor Smith thanked them for an expression of their warm and deep feelings, He could not trust himself to say much, but that which God had called him to do. He would enable him to carry out. He felt thankful that the church had made strides in Swansea, and added that if ever this country rose to its duty as it should, it was the Church that would enable it to do so. Re did not want to say one word against Nonconformity, for he could not forget that at a very special meeting held not long ago m the Guildhall one feature went home to hIS heart, and that was the kind and hearty way in which several prominent Noncon- formists spoke of his work. But he asked them to look at the Church-her capabilities and possibilities-and to look at what the town and Wales needed. Where the Church was strong from a right point of view there was good work. But he maintained that when the Church rose to her opportunities she had capabilities and facilities which did not belong to other bodies. If, he added, he had been in a different position with re- gard to his own family circumstances he might never have left Swansea. If he had been active at Swansea he thanked those present for the way in which they had sup- ported him. He hoped the good work started-for it was only started-would go on and with the Church officers he saw I around him he believed it would. In con- clusion, he felt thankful he had left behind him such a large number ot men wh" would support his successor and aid the work. ST. JAMES'S CHURCH. The annual vestry meeting in connection with St. James's Church took place on Easter Monday morning. The Rev. W. beldon Morgan (curate-in-charge) presided, and there were also present: Messrs. E. Palmer Bowen and Iltid Thomas (churchwardens), G. T. Gregor, W. Stone, E. W. Jones, Geo. Jones, J. R. Down, W. J. D. Rees, Joseph Hall, Bonnett, Arthur Rees, D. Rees, and E. LI. Daniel. The accounts for the year were read by the chairman, and these showed a credit balance of nearly £18, notwithstanding some exceptional expenditure for cleaning the church, etc., amounting to over £30.-0n the motion of the Chairman, a cordial vote of thanks was passed to the retiring wardens. Mr. E. P. Bowen was re-appointed vicar's warden, and Mr. Iltid Thomas was unani- mously re-elected people s warden for the ensuing year.—The sidesmen were re-elected en bloc, with the addition of the following names: Messrs. A. F. Eden, D. L. Evans, E. LI. Daniel, and Benyon Winsor.—Mr. R. G. Cawker was re-elected lay elector.—The Chairman proposed a very cordial vote of thanks to all who were responsible for the successful conversazione held in February, and particularly referred to the efforts of the ladies.—Mr. Joseph Hall seconded, and said it was the best arranged conversazione he hr|d ever attended. He expressed the hope that it would be annual event, and f^ed that the suggestion be embodied in the resolution.—This was done, and the motion was unanimously adopted.—A ques- tion of electrically lighting the church was deterred. Mr. Iltid Thomas said he had received a cheque for £10 towards the ex- pense. A. vote. of thanks to the Chairman, proposed by Mr. Joseph Hall, and seconded by r* Iltid Thomas, terminated the pro- ceedings. HOLY TRINITY CHURCH. The annual vestpy meeting of Holy Trinitv, Swansea, wa. held on Monday morning at 11 a.m. The vicar presided. Mr. J. Wright Simpson was re-appointed vicar's warden, and Mr. John Cavill Was re-elected parish warden. In proposing- Mr. Srimpson's name, the Vicar spoke m the highest terms of the great help he had received from both church- wardens in connection with the affairs dur- ing then" year (It' oftieo. Tho fv.Hnn-Ho- r,0- Thomas Jones, G. Chamberlain, Hy. Chalk, H. S. L. Cook, C. H. Down, W. G. Davies, E. L. Enoch, B. J. Evans, T. C. Eley, T. H. Gorton, Joseph Hall, J. Harries L. G. Jeffreys, W. John, F. B. Last, Dr. Latimer, A. Maltey, R. Nash, B. H. Payne, Samuel Roes, C. J. Tazewell, Edward Wroe, and T. H. Cheetham. Mr. John Cavill was re- appointed hon. treasurer. Messrs. H. Stan- ley Cook and W. John were appointed audi- tors, and Mr. C. J. Tazewell was reappointed hon. secretary to the Church Council. The statement of accounts for the past year were presented and passed. Votes of thanks were passed to the churchwardens, members of the choir, organist, and church officials for their services during the past year. CHRIST CHURCH. Christ Church vestry was held on Monday. Rev. J. H. Watkin Jones presided over "a large attendance. Mr. R. E. Bill was re- elected vicar's warden, and Mr. E. Boyer people's warden. Thirty-one sidesmen were re-elected. The churchwardens' annual re- port and statement of accounts was pre- sented. These showed that £1,077 lIs. 8d. was the total amount collected during the year as compared with £b6U 17s. 3d. for the previous twelve months. Offertories at the Church and Mission Hall reached a total of £443 16s. 5d., the highest yet reached.—A vote of condolence with the family of the late Mr. George Bevan, who was for many years a sidesman at the church, was passed, and with the usual votes of thanks the meet- ing concluded. ST. MARK'S, WAUNWEN. The vestry meeting of St. Mark's Church was held at the Parish Hall, the Vicar (Rev. W. Watkins Edwards) presiding. Messrs T. Hopkins and T. W. Howells were re- elected churchwardens. Mr. W. Morgan was re-appointed lay-elector to the diocesan conference, and Mr. D. T. Morgan auditor. The following were elected sidesmen: Cant. Bate, Messrs. O. Curran, W. W. Curran. W. Denelsky, A. G. Evans, Bryan Evans. D. T. Morgan. W. Morgan, J. Gibson, Pickard, .T. N. Jenkins, W Price, D. c. Jones. G. Rees. G. Knapp, J. Rosser, W. Talbot, A. G. Paylor, B Thoma* D. Thomas, W. H. Pillifant, J. Thomas, T. Harry, J. M. Sim- mons, Capt. Engvall, J. Colemore, D. Henry and D. Morgan. The churchwardens re- ported that the offertories for the past year were the highest ever received being £20 above those of the previous vear The only debt remaining was a small balance in con- nection with the chancel improvement fund, and on the motion of Mr. B. Thomas, it was decided to call an early meeting to cons.ider the best means oi liquidating it. ST. JUDE'S, MOUNT PLEASANT. The Easter vestry of St. Jude>, Swansea, was held in the Schoolroom on Easter morn- ing, when the curate-in-charge, Rev. W. T. Watson, presided. The churchwardens' ac- counts, with a small balance in hand were presented and approved. The chairman re- ferred to the healthy condition of the various organisations and funds, all of which showed an increase compared with last year's and said that the number of the Easter'com- municants exceeded last year's by about 50. The curate-in-charge, on behalf of the Vicar of Swansea, nominated Mr. G. Dodson as warden, and Mr. E. J. Organ was again elected people s warden. Mr. M. L. Jones was re-elected lay-elector, and Messrs. R Huleatt and R. J. Bevan were re-appointed auditors. The following gentlemen were elected sides- men and members of the Church Council: Messrs. C. Allen. R. J. Bevan, A. Blackwell, J. Berthwick, S. Boulton, D. fowler, T. Cogswell, J. Clement R. Curtis, Devereux, A. B. Drew, A. Drysdale, F. Elston, A. R. Harris, D. L. Harris D. Holman, T. Hop- kins, Howfield, F. Hawes, R. Huleatt, T. John, E. J. Joslyn, H. Loveless, c. T. Lowe G. Mabel, G. Morgan, J F. Morgan, J. P. Morgan, E. H. Oakden, J. G. Owen N. B. Powlson, J. Pr^c°tt| RoHd, F. Watkins, W. F. Whyatt, F. C. Wtilhams, Dr. E. B. Hughes, W. D. Roberts, J. Morris, and D. Griffiths. Votes oi thanks to all the church officers and workers and to the chairman were passed, and then the meeting, came to a close. PENTRECHWYTH MISSION CHURCH. The Easter vestry meeting in connection with Pentrechwyth Mission Church was held on Tuesday evening when the Vicar (Rev. J. G. Mathias, B.A.), presided over a goodly attendance, The statement of ac- counts for the Presented and passed, and showed a balance on the right side, proving conclusively that the congre- gation had worked vigorously for the good of the cause during the year. Appreciative references were made with regard to the new communion plate and altar linen, chains, etc., procured during the year. Enoch Howell was re-elected vicar s warden, and Mr. Wm. Hooper was re-appointed people's warden, while Messrs. Thos John, Stephen Evans, John Coates, and Wm. Evans were appointed sidesmen. A hearty vote of thanks was unanimously passed to the choristers, teachers, etc., for th^lr knnd services, and the proceedings concluded with the bene- diction, pronounced by the Vicar. ST. DAVID'S LOUGIIOR. The usual Easter vestry in connection with St. Davids Parish Church, Loughor, was held on Monday morning The Rector (Rev. D. T. Jones) occupied the chair, and the appointments m^de at the last meeting were read over by Mr. F. O. Harrties. In opening the meeting, the Chairman referred to the loss they had sustained by the deaths of his churchwarden, Mr. Henry Jackson, Mr. David Morns, and Mr. Gough, to whose relatives he hoped they would pass a vote of condolence. This was accordingly done. The Chairman, continuing, said that in all his appointments, as having charge of a parish, he found it was always the best plan to appojint a good and tried person to look after their affairs, and, after very careful consideration, he thought they would agree with him that Mr. ^en» Primrose Cottage, Loughor, would make an excellent churchwarden. He had pleasure in appoint- ing him as his warden. Mr. Arnold was re- elected people's warden, and 24 sidesmen were also appointed. The appointment of officials for St. John's Ch"rch> Gowerton, was then proceeded with, ^^e Rev. Jackett, with Mr. George Hamilton, repre- sented Gowerton. A letter was read from Mr. R. B. Christopher, stating that he would be unable to discharge the duties of church- warden again, and expressing a hope that the meeting would appoint someone to suc- ceed him. Colonel J. R. Wright also stated that pressure of business, he was afraid would prevent liinTbeing warden again. But the meeting felt that Colonel Wiight could ill be spared, and it was unanimously re- solved to send a petition asking him to kindly reconsider his decision, and allow himself to be appointed rector's warden, with Mr. Thomas Jones, Talbot House, as people's warden. There were 28 sidesmen appointed. Mr. George Hamil- ton was appointed hon. treasurer, and secre- tary for Gowerton, and Mr. F. O. Harries hon. secretary fop Loughor. The accounts for the year were read, and showed a credit balance of over £5 at Loughor, and £39 at Gowerton. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Christopher for his past services, mention being made of the fact that his term of office fon Gowerton, coupled with his churchwardenship of Llanriddian (Gower) covered a period of 49 years- A similar vote was passed to all the church officers and workers and to their chairman- ALL SAINT'S, OYSTERMOUTII. •T^eAnDc"aLVPstr'y meeting in connection with All Saint s Parish Cburcb, ^ysterrnouth, was held on Raster Monday morning. The Vicar (Rev. Harold S. Williams) presided and there was a „ood attendance. The following were appointed churchwardens: Messrs. Richard White Beor, W. Liw j.P. With the addition of Messrs. T W. Islay Young, George Heminings, Captain Allen, H. V\ inston and W. Davies, the following sidesmen and members of church council were re-appointed Messrs. Bangham, p It' Boulanger, W. Beynon. B. Beynon W. Collins, J L. Clough, J. Clark. Ivor Evans. R. GWynne, HoT>good,^ir J. J. Jenkins,Knt., Capt. D. Lewis. T. R. W. Mason, D. Morgan, J. Maslen, F. Orrin, E. t-t. Plant, II. M. peel, Lloyd Rogers, F. Shfirland, G. Smith, Smale, J. Taylor, G. Thomas, D. Tucker, and W. Williams. TJlP phnvcpd a Cftisfaetory I ceding years) were passed, as were also votes of thanks to the clergy, church waidens, sidesmen, district visitors, and the secretary of the men's club (Mr. George Thomas). Mr. W. Law and Mr. D. Morgan referred in high terms to the work of the clergy. ST. DOGMAEL'S. The annual Vestry Meeting of the above parish was held at the National Schoolroom, St. Dog- mael's, on Eastern Monday last,at50'cl"ck p.m.. which was presided over by the R 'V. Myfenydd Morgan, Vicar of the Parish The Church accounts for the past year were presented and passed. Captain George Richards was appointed to be the people's warden for the coming year, and the vicar selected Captain John Jones. Pen- rhiw, to be his warden. Captain Rowland Evans (Fern Cottage). Messrs. Tbos. Edwards, J. Evats. D. Volke, John Jones, and Evan Davies, were appointed to be the new sidesmen. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Captain Richards for his having repaired and painted the vestry room at bis own expense Everything passed in the most agreeable manner from b- ginning to end. A hearty vote of thanks to the Vicar for presiding brought a successful meeting to a close.

HISTORY OF NEATH ABBEY A REVIEW OF DR. BIRCH'S NEW BOOK. [By Edward Roberts.] In continuation of my remarks in "The Cambrian" of March 27th, 1902, I subjoin a few more place-names, mentioned in the above book. I have picked them out, as Dr. Birch does not give their modern forms. PERUED (p. 52).—The subsequent form of this name was "Perfedd," so called from its being the "middle" of the three Commots, Hirfryn, Perued, and Iskennan, anciently forming the Cartref or Hundred of Bychan, in the County of Carmarthen. The name now is, I think, Derwydd .The meaning of the name is the middle, "Y rhan berfedd i'r ynys," the middle portion of the island. LLEUENETH, or LLEUENEDH. (p 52.)— The present name is "Llynfell," the name of a brook rising to the east of Brynamman, and running eastwardly to the river Twrch. The name is derived from "Llyfn," smooth, and "ell," a diminut'ive termination, mean- ing the little smooth brook, as, for instance, in "Ffynnonell," a little well. CLAUDHOWEYN (p.52). Modernly Clawdd Owen, "Clawdd" means a ditch, a dyke, an embankment, meaning the ditch, etc., of Owen, the owner's name, which is also asso- ciated with "Ystradowen," but Dr. Biirch is not, I think, correct in calling it by the lat- ter name—"Clawdd Offa," "Offa's Dyke," is an illustration of it. CYNLES (p 52).—Now called "Cynlais," a brook that runs from the "Drum" Mountain to the "Tawe, below the village of Ystrad- gynlais. Thhs name is a generic one, as it is not characteristically applicable to this brook alone. the "lais" being largely diffused in the- names of rivers, over Wales, Scot- land, the Isle of Man, Devonshire, as well as in Brittany. ONLLWYN.—This is a very interesting name and requires considerable ingenuity to elucidate it. Some Welsh philologists ex- plain it by performing a kind of somersault with the name, wtith the result,, as they say, that OnUwyn means "Llwyn Onn," "Ash- grove." Dr. Birch (p. 25), in giv- ing a translation of the clause embodying the boundaries of Llandaff Dio- cese, and written early in the 12th century, says "Upwards as far as Cynlee. thence to "Hal-un-guernen." This means "Onllwyn," both geographically and etymologically. The boundary from the source of the brook "Cynles" to Onllwyn corresponds exactly with that described above, and I have come to the conclusion, that there can be no doubt as to the identity of "Hal-un-guernen" with "Onllwyn." But the etymon of the name is not quite so easy of identification as the boundary is, still, I think it is capable of a fair solution. Comparing it with another name in the same boundary description, called "Hal Du," which is translated into "Blackmoor," I conclude that "Hal" means moor, "un," of course, means one, while "gwernen" may be derived from "Gwern," a. swamp, a bog; and "en," a diminutive termination, meaning little, a little swamp or bog. These were characteristics of this spot before mining operations took place, and to a certain extent they are so at the present time. "Gwernen" also means an alder tree, and Dr. Birch translates the name into "the one alder moor," but it is open to doubt as to whether a single tree l'iable to disappear at any time, would be adopted as a fixed boundary. The more pro- bable theory being that the bog or swamp, which is a permanent fixture, would be adopted. However this may have been. the name in the early part of the 12th century was "Hal-un-guernen," the one alder tree moor, or the moor of the one bog or swamp, in character with the natural features of the place. It is, however, reasonable to assume that the "un" of the ancient name, is the "on" of the present one, and it is possible that at a later period this "un- guernen" may have been surrounded by many more. so as to form a grove or 'Llwyn" in Welsh, thus "un guer- nen" of old may have become the "Un- llwyn" or "Onllwyn" of the present day, but to argue that the name Onllwyn is an inversion of "Llwyn Onn" is I think, too imaginative and improbable for adoption. EDWARD ROBERTS.

"1'11 tell you wnat -win uraw irexc soaFon,- observed an actor, seriously. What ? asked a manager, looking for a valuable suggestion. "A mustard plaster," answered the Thespian, grasping his cane in a convulsive clutch, and determining to sell his life as dearly as possible. Not long ago a prominent country lawyer, becoming nettled at the ruling of a judge, picked up his hat and started to walk out 01 the court-room. He was stopped by the judge with the inquiry: "Are you trying to express your contempt for the court?" "No, your honour," was the reply; "I am trying to conceal it." "Do you know anything about the people who have moved next door?" she inquired. "Not much," he answered, "except that their honey- moon is not yet over." "How did you find t).a. cut ? "By observing. It was raining he came home this evening, but she did no', make him stop at the front door to wipe his feet." Had a Tin of It.—A young lady went into a friend's house, and seeing the head of the household polishing the grate, asked her what she used to make it shine so. Her friend turned quietly round and said: "Elbow grease, Et hel. "Do you really, Mrs. Jones?" she replied. "Mother had a tin of it, and (l1dn t like it. A military officer and a lawyer talking of a disastrous battle, the former was lamenting the number of brave officers who fell on the occasion, when the lawyer observed "that those who live by the sword must expect to die by the sword." "By a similar rule, replied the oim er, those who live by the law must expect to die by the law." The dray-horse and the carriage-horse stood eide by side in the street. "I see you take your rrK'als a la cart," sniffed the latter, looking dis- dainfully at the former's nosebag. "Yes," replied the dray-horse. "Don't you:- "Neigh, lieich," said the proud, aristocratic mare, as she rattled the silver chains upon her harness. "I prefer mine stable d'oat." "I left mv husband's death notice here thin morning," said the widow. "Yes," said th'5 bright clerk in the publication office of the J)ni/1/ Squib. "Now," continued the widow, "I want you to add to the notice, (jone to rest,' in an appropriate place." "Y e! madam," lepUed tIlt" bright clerk, and the next mommg.,she read "Cone to rest in an appropriate place." Not in His Case.—During the hearing of a case in court the other day, a funny answer by tin prisoner convulsed the court in laughter. "Silence in the court! thundered the magistrate. "The next person who laughs will be instantly ejected At this the prisoner burst out laugh- ing. "Stop that foolish noise said the magis- trate. "Well, I do call that hard. "said the prisoner. "You said you would eject the next person who laughed, and I am only waiting to see vou. carry out your promIse. Hanson: "There waS a tifie I couldn't abide fugleigh: but I declare if he hasn't become really :\{!rJof>abl.. of late." Tryster "You don't mean i'_ ;Hanson: "Yes; he hasn t called at my place for a month or two. "I thought you advertised that you were i gelling out at cost price," growled the customer. throwing down the required shilling for package of note-; iper. "Yes, sir," replied the stationer, briskly "thats all right. We rci'orred to postage stamps. Want any r "I know I've got a vein of poetry 111 sir," confidently asserted the young man to the editor, "and all I want is a chance to bring it (,:1t What. wouM you suggest, sir: "I think '.4-- ,!t)

I TALKS ABOUT A TRIP. [By the REV. PETER HUGHES-GRIFFITHS.] Big talk is the order of the day, and a thousand times in past years did one ques- tion embarass me. Never in all the exami- nations that I had the misfortune to en- counter. and their name is Legion (besides other things in common with the man amongst the tombs) was there one put that gave me much trouble. It was this "Have you been abroad?" with all the emphasis on the pronoun. If I went to a dinner, the question wouLd be shot across the table. The gentleman opposite remembered having such delightful kidney soup in the Hotel de Paris at Monte Carlo—then "Have you been abroao r" If I dropped into a "party for twenty minutes, just to prove that -¡ was human, some consequential grandee remem- bered that very piece of music sung in the "Kursaal" at etc., etc. H Thenj of course, came the inevitable—"Have you been abroad?" and again I had to blurt out a humiliating negative. I could not even retire to the vestry after my sacred work without meeting there some important mem- ber with his wife and daughters, who were so profited by the sermon, had only returned yesterday, were so glad—then "Have you been abroad ?" Abroad! Where a the preacher that is not a"broad once at least every Sunday, and goes in forty minutes to all the world to preach the gospel. Now, I write because I wish to inform the whole creation that "I have been abroad." It is absolutely neces- sary that I should make this announcement, for such is the "cussedness" of human nature that, all these months I have been back from the Continent, with an emphatic aYes" in my soul, yearning to project itself, and squash the enemy when he appears, the question has not, even once, been asked. Of course not. If these people felt not certain. bv means of some mysterious witchcraft, that the answer would be "No," they would never have enquired. Not they. Intuitively they suspected an opportunity to flaunt their superiority, and they were vulgar enough to do it. But here is something to the mean tribe. The indignation this burning shame has aroused in my breast is now spending itself. delightfully, on harmless editors, who, sometimes, share with the preacher this characteristic of being abroad, as anyone who reads their articles can discover. Everybody that is somebody shall know that I have actually been abroad, and where- ever paragraphs penetrate, my own account of it shall be read. Since my return I have been very much questoned in another way, with a kind of suspicious air. Monte Carlo does not sound well in ecclesiastical circles, and a Paris carnival has very little in com- mon with a meeting of Presbytery. Indeed. I had been home but a very short time before my deacons at Crug-glas called upon me to give an account of myself. That settled the matter for as Spurgeon once said: "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you, but resist a deacon, and he will jump at you"; so I gave on the 7th of November, 1901, a pubic account of mv vagrancies before a magistrate too, for his Worship the Mayor was in the chaif. The eliie of Swansea came together to hear of their favourite, if not their only, winter sport. I have never cared to be called to give an account of myself in this way. But it has been a habit of mine to take notes, both of which statements my father, could prove to anyone's satisfaction. I have no other way of explaining his care for his pocket-book in my "at home" days. Now, I want to give a more detailed ac- count of that trip, and anyone who cares to follow is welcome to the use of my eyes and brain—to some the change may be very bene- ficial. for to ttse the eyes is a fine art, and to use the brain finer still—but let everyone be sure ere he seek to acquire the art, that such acommodityasbrainexist. The starting point is Swansea, the distance to travel is something between two and three thousand miles, the route is through Llan- samlet, Paris, Lyons, and along the coast of the tideless sea from Hyeres to Genoa, then we strike through North Italy to Aix le bainos, Turin, and through the Mont Cenis tunnel to Switzerland, visiting Geneva, then taking the line along the side of the lake for eighty miles to Montreux, a delightful place that every man should visit once in life, and again if he have paid his bills the first time. Thus we live, briefly, among five nations, and meet the straggling ends of many others, for travelling is popular, and. as a journal puts it, the world to the traveller is a play- ground. It is interesting to meet these re- presentatives of other peoples, each carrying his characteristics with him, and if he loses his portmanteax, it only makes it more evi- dent that these characteristics still remain. People that differ in complexion and physi- ognomy, and temperament and manner have all the same tendency to locomotion, and that tendency is growing, till one almost thinks with Ruskin that the creed of the age is "Whatever you have get more, where- ever you are, go somewhere else." Facilities for travel, too, have undergone such rapid evolution, that one almost regards it as a revolution: besides, the couple of feet with which kind nature endows most mortals, and which, in these days of ath- letes, is in danger of becoming the chief end of man, there is the horse and the bicycle, and the motor-car and the train, and the steamers, and the balloon I One's breath stops, for men are becoming very fast, and women, too, and as one thinks of M. Santos- Dumont and his air-ship, one wonders what the air will be like when armies of these objects intercept between earth and sky. Darkness at mid-day, and we shall plead "ancient lights," but where shall the plead- ing be, for the atmosphere will be annexed. and things terrestial will be grinned at and scoffed at as low, as these things enjoy their half-way house between earth and heaven. I like to dream of that romantic period when this "high" way will be open for man, and Britannia can deal with her enemies by carrying a. few tons of cayenne pepper or ground ginger into the air and drop it gently like a benediction on the head of the hostile army. Already the world is full of the roving demon, and one meets all sorts and condi- tions of men—some white, some coloured, and some born black. Germans have learnt of late years to tear themselves away from the fatherland. You can always know Ger- mans, because they talk at a rate that is about five times as rapid as other people, and always one octave at least louder. A man endowed with a clever mind in which a double stream of consciousness was running, could thus listen, both to the conversation at his own table, and to that of the Germans —in the next hoteL Since I got to know Germans, I have often on a calm night when out walking, heard a volume of sound rumbl- ing on the breeze, and have ielt certain it was "Made in Germany. If Darwin s theory be correct, and these loud Teutons go on shouting, they will soon disturb the world, and make a decent rest even at this distance impossible. The American, too, is much in evidence on the Continent, always with plenty of blus- ter, and a charming ingenuousness without that more than atones for this national fail- ing. The majority of travellers, however, seem to be English, and the Englishman is not loved on the Continent. All the hospi- tality he gets is paid for. He is too im')?r- tant, speaks without an introduction, ard always with a good deal of almiglitiness U1 his tongue. I would explain this as being due to his insular home were it not that the Welshman is so different. The Welshman sits behind the door in every room, and when at table hardly dares to ask the m.di sitting next to him to pass the mustard. But Welshmen are rare on the Continent, sitting next to him to pass the mustard. But Welshmen are rare on the Continent, for a long time I saw only one. a young man, tall, dark. his air beginning t) he streaked with silver, and a face, if not beau- tiful, very distinguished in outline. He was excellent company, but people did not seem conscious of the charms of this young man. They came and went paying little heed. A lady of taste occasionally would just show that she suspected that there lived in that slender form a mind of very rare quality. I appreciated this young man to the full, spent hours in his company, and hope to do so again. I saw him in—the mirror. It is the most interesting thing in the world to speed along in this way with a mind open to receive impressions, not staying long enough in any one place, or among any single people for the novelty to wear away, and lor peculiarities to become familiarities. One r'n Pr-fter than leave the country in mid-winter, and hurry South to coax the summer back, for it is already lingering lovingly along the sheres of the Mediter- ranean.. The South of France is a delightful land, and a charming study both for its past and present. The irrigation and shepherding can be seen in the exact manner of Bible lands. There the fig-tree abounds, and the palms thrive, and the aloes swell with rich- ness. There, too. roses are in full bloom in December and January, when the slush is thick on English roads, and the cruel frost watches for any daring bud that dares to peep. The Riviera is protected by a huge wall of mountains, known in geography as the Maritime Alps, whose peaks tower so near heaven that it is meet they should be clad in spotless white. To rise in the early morning, and walk out into the clear air when the trees were all athrob with the warbling of birds, to pass by groves of orange trees, from the green of which the luscious lumps of gold peeped forth, to walk along and leave the town behind, was to feel a buoyancy that made one say, "It is good to be alive." But some will grin when I talk of early rising, for unless the thing is in you, you cannot understand it If a man, however, begin a day with a miracle. I mean getting out of bed, say, at 5 a.m., there is something to expect. It gives one, to begin with, an infinite self-confidence, and you walk forth, not to sneak through your day, but to look the world and the sun full in the face. A friend once told me that it would shorten my life. It was exceptional for him, the baby had been taken suddenly ill, and he vffi °^.f°r the doctor; but. the innocent lttle thing died a natural death before the doctor arrived. Now, it is the way of putting Jt, if it shortens your life, it lengthens your days, and once you do it, you learn to have a wholesome contempt for these people who only nse to ease their consciences, and get the bed made, that they mav lapse again under Nature s ansesthefcc into the realms of Somnus. In France there was extra reason for early rising. Miss Betham Edwaiids says that the Riviera is a land for millionaires and ser- vants, and it is very true that time is money there, though you can never get the pro- prietors of a hotel to believe it. There is much to see, for the land is full of Pagan ruins, ancient castles, and still more ancient Roman temples, aqueducts, amphitheatres, and many a hundred things pregnant with historical suggestion. It is, moreover, a land baptised with blood over and over again, and the history of the great Protestantism of the South is a story I would love to tell. To dwell upon the past was almost to fear to tread a ground 80 sacred. The olive trees that are very com- mon in that part, and to which, when I first saw them, I doffed my hat, for thoughts of a certain sacred garden rushed upon me, these olive trees, I say. even when the gun touched the sombre leaves with silver seemed to want to speak, and vet to fail, as if they feared to pour upon a vulgar soul the holy record of the past. But the trees are old and have a long memory, and I loved to stay and gaze upon their knotty, twisted trunks and think, and think till like the poet I felt "That from the tree There came to me, A sad and solemn sound That sometimes murmured overhead, And sometimes underground. Amongst the boughs it seemed to sigh, Amid the leaves to moan; It muttered in the stem and then, The roots took up the tone, As if beneath the dewy grass The dead began to moan." And the past is always with us. and laughs at our artificial distinctions of time, for Eternity is in some dread fusion with everv passing phase of, matters we call temporal, and to the soul that weds within itself all extremities and distinctions of the universe. All things come to one, and that one thing will not be put away. It may often have to live in incongruous association, but it will remain. Nowhere does life and religion come so near in one sense as in France, so near and yet so far. I went on a Sunday morning to a little church to worship with the remnants of the Protestantism that were it not divine. would hardly dare to smoulder on waiting the coming of the day when another light will dawn, and all sections of humanity win understand one another in the light of the love of Jesus. In seeking, however, for the sanctuary or any other one had to pass through busy scenes, for in the markets the people were doing a rattling trade: little standings with the dice box. and other* forms of gambling apparatus, where you could try your luck for a packet of sweets or any other trifle. It seemed to me as if France WPre well on its way to cease to pay for anything, and to lose the law of equivalents from the dealings of society. As I got into the church it seemed as if hell and Heaven did touch in France, and the earth, that is neither good nor bad, had slipped away. In the same shop window would be exhibited crucifixes and the rou- lette wheels of Monte Carlo, books of Roman Catholic devotion, and others commended bv the announcement, "Suppressed in Eng- land." The Continental Sunday is a study, and in Nice is almost as typical as in Paris, though Sabbath observance is growing, due, no doubt, to the influence of British travel- lers. Church and market are so near, be- cause in another sense they are not near enough. It is monstrous to think how busy the Church has been to dehumanise the re- ligion of the true God who became man. Even in our own land, those that call them- selves His vicars, go about in uniformed in- accessibility. Surely they have forgotton their Lord of Nazareth, who made publicans and sinners at home in His company, and brought from above no court ettiquette to make the simple and the poor uncomfortable. Often in returning from the service, I would drop in to about a dozen other churches. Now, ye snoring host of Swansea that fail on Sunday morning to appear even in one church, think of that. If the Roman doc- trine of supererogation were true then might yet escapse through my diligence, and 81e.ep calmly on with dreams of a certain paradise in your dormitorial isolation. But "it is not true that the merit of good works done by one Christian belongs to others. It. does not even belong to himself.. Arise, shake off dull sloth, and remember the Heavens above the roof. My friend would not follow me to all the churches. He said the Welsh were gluttons lov religious emotions, and passed on. There is some truth in this, for the Celt certainly judges the success of the service by the amount of heat generated, and it is a won- der to me that some Welsh denominations have not introduced a thermometer into their chapels, so as to obtain a reliable return for the annual statistics. A Welshman is soon moved, as I found when I got to that land, a strip sumptuous beyond description, where in the winter the wealth of the world is congested, stretching for nearly 200 miles along the shore, with the Maritime Alps behind, and the Mediterranean in front, a. vast blue lake of liquid history. The charm of this tideless sea is indescribable. Over its limpid waves did Homer send Ulysses. Its waters rocked St. Paul as he moved about in the celestial joy of ths. New Gospel. In modern times the great Corsican navigated its waters, and 1 must remain first for ever amongst the art-- tocracy of waters. It seems to know 1 in the pride of pure blue, for it never has t e lunacy of other seas and takes nothing rom the moon, but the silver which it gives a .iy fn the dead of night. d ) ITo be continued.)

The oa^in of the Umhria «» interesting report on the working 1 Nvire^fis telegraphy •. Kfc. Tiri :i-x moiKOfffs werf lx^ing transmitted between his (-hip the Campania the poles to which the Marcm apparatus iB •ittHcherl jrav« way. 8_?d were carried over- ho?rd. trails for df ance as+em. To the surprise of th".«e OR hoard, the apparatus w«g ,ln. offered, rer«vi:p "» messages «* before the accident. This is he.rt to demonstrate that the f]eotrir*al waves will travel on the water as well as in the air. The Glen-Spey Distillery, situated in the finest Whisky-producing District of Scotland is the property of W. and A. Gilbey. This Whisky is made entirely from home-grown barley, and is kept absolutely unblended in His Majesty g Bonded Warehouses to mature, and sold by W. and A. Gilbey's agebis in every town at la, 6d. per bottle

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WEEK IN SWANSEA. TINPLATE TRADE. As a result of the conference between Mr. George Rowe and Mr. John, general secretary of the Artizans' Union, the noticos which were to terminate at Worcester and Forest Works on Saturday have been withdrawn, a substantial advance of wages having been granted. GENERAL BOOTH. General" Booth addressed crowded con- gregations at the Grand Theatre on Easter Sunday. "Col." Lawley officiated at the preliminaries. The new Salvation Army Barracks in Richardson-street are to be formally opened next week. FIVE FRESH CASES. Nearly three weeks had elapsed and no fresh case of small-pox was reported. On Wednesday, however, four men, living in different parts of Port Tennant, were oon- veye-,d to the Fever Hospital suffering from the disease, and yesterday a fifth was taken from the vicinity of Dyfatty-street. Th source of the infection as unknown. SWANSEA RURAL ISOLATION HOSPITAL. At a meeting of the Llangyfelacb District Council on Wednesday, Sir John Llewelyn reported that as the result of a conference the Local Government Board had agreed to the plans for an isolation hospital at Garngoch. He had bad an idea that provision should be made for three diseases—typhoid, smallpox, and scarlet fever, but as the county medical officer considered provision for two would be sufficient he did not press the point. The plans were then adopted, and Sir John Lle- welyn was thanked for the part he had t&ken RAILWAY SERVANTS' ORPHAKAGB. The Swansea Branch of the Amalgamated Railway Servants held its thirteenth annual tea and concert at the Albert Hall, in aid of the Orphanage, on Good Friday evening Councillor Garrity, assistant general secre-* tary, speaking in support of the Orphanage, said notwithstanding the numerous claims am £ un(^s the end of last year tZ ™~ £ 76,1-50 11s lld- At Swansea cost of -vf6 n°W D1^e ^amilies assisted aft a cost of 36s. per week, and a total sum of £ 900 had already been spent in the town. Alder- Aer0DfThomas, M.P., who was present, f interesting and sympathetic address, from which it transpired that the respected member for Gower once had a desire to become an engine driver himself, ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. A large congregation attended St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Swansea, on Easter Sunday evening, when a portion of the usual serviees was substituted by the rendition of Mendelssohn's exquisite setting of the 95th Psalm, "0 come let us sing." The choir, led by Mr. McGivan, was in good form, and sang the difficult choral numbers with finish, precision and crispness. In the solos and duet Miss Lydia Bailey (soprano), Miss M. Williams (contralto) and Mr. John Lewis (tenor), of Siloh Chapel, Landore, acquitted themselves admirably. As usual, features of the service were the tasteful organ voluntaries and accompaniments of Mr. D. T. Williams, A.R.CO. The Rev. D. Connor, pastor, after- wards delivered a masterly address on Music and Worship," a summary of which has been held over till next week. QUARTERLY MEETING OF ODD- FELLOWS. The quarterly meeting of the Committee of Management of the Swansea District of the Independent Order of Oddfellows of the Manchester Unity Friendly society was held at the Working Men's Club and Institute on Wednesday in last week, when funeral elaim« to the amount of £ 226 were paid for the March quarter. A sum of JE30 16s 2d was also repaid to lbdges for colitributiol, paid In 1901 for military, naval. and reserv-ist members engaged in the South Afrieanwlr According to the financial .statement of^the offitVThVS fro\the ^ndiLZ femSmeml:tr^rt?%r .0f^TUlt maIe was 850 70Q k ■ anuary, 1902, vSr 1901 f 311 increa«e durin* the members nf «ll '^J Tht tota] of male w ri! ds' adult m.aIe' adult fe* bers 'nn Juven'iles, and honorary mem- nl; k }st JaDuary was 996,534, and it S+Ii ,eODfideutiy stated that the grand total to-day exceeds 1,000,000. DEATH OF MRS. E. G. PROTHEROE It will be learned with considerable regret that Mrs. E. G. Protheroe, the wife of Aid. Protberoe, died on Easter Monday after- noon. Mrs. Protheroe, who was only 35 years of age, had been ailing for some considerable time, and had been attended by a couple of doctors, but although she had been rather worse the last week or so, her death was not expected and it comes with painful suddenness upon the family. The deceased lost her mother about 5 weeks ago, and this had accelerated her indisposition. Mucn sym- pathy is felt with Aid. Protheroe, who is left with two little children, aged nine and three years. Previous to her marriage, Mrs. Protheroe, whose maiden name was Miss Phoebe Davies, was a well-known and exceed- ingly popular amateur soprano singer. The funeral took place yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.—A vote of condolence with Ald. Protheroe was passed at Tuesday's meeting of the Parks and Open Spaces Committee of the Swansea Corporation, Aid. W. H. Spring in the chair. DILLWYN AND CO., LTD. (73,227). This company has just been registered with a capital of ^60,000 in £ 5 shares (6 000 Pre- ference) to adopt an agreement 'between Elizabeth A-Dillwyn and J. Corfield ofX one part and T D. Jenkins of the other part, for the acquisition of the business of spelter manufacturers as carried on at Dillwyn Spelter Works, in the pansh of Llansamlet, by Dillwyn 80nd Co., and to carry on the business of spelter manufacturers, steel makers and converters, tin and terne plate makers, gal- vanisers, ironmasters and founders, brass- rounders, metal workers, smelters, miners, mechanical engineers, boilerm&kers, miB- wrights, smiths, colliery proprietors, brick- makers, &c. The subscribers are :-W. Wil- liams, Maesvgwernen Hall, Swansea, J.P.; Elizabeth A. Dillwyn, Westcross, Swansea, spelter manufacturer; J. Corfield, Woodlands- terrace, Swansea, spelter manufacturer; J. Glasbrook, Sketty Court, Swansea, colliery proprietor; E. H. Leeder, 46, Waterloo-street, Swansea, surveyor; T. J. Williams, Maesy- g-wernen Hall, Swansea, gentleman; W. J. I Rees, Laurels, Swansea, land agent. Mini- mum cash subscription 50 per cent. of the shares offered to the public. The number of directors is not to be less than three nor more than five; the first are W. Williams, Elizabeth A. Dillwyn, and J. Corfield. Qualification, £ 1,000. Remuneration, X200 per annum, divisible, Registered by Waterhouse and 0., 1, New Court, Lincoln's Inn, W.C.