The Cambrian

«■ J —" —i 3 Sir Henry Irving's Return Visit. Local theatre-goers will learrt with tba greatesi satisfaction that Sir Henry Irving will mako a return visit to the Swansea ii-rand Theatre in the autumn. On the occ.tr- sion of his last visit Sir Henry promised thai; he would return, so pleased was he with ha roception. As before, the visit will only last three nights. Un The "Pelican" observes:-—"Sir Henry Irving savs there is no truth at ail in tho rumour to the effect that. Mtss LHen Terry will again join his company in the autiwnn.1^

Coal Trains Run Loose A coal train was making the descent s £ Briton Ferry on the South Wales Minc.al railway near Neath, on Wednesday morn- ing, when the waggons ran away at a ter- rific speed. A pointsman at the foot promptly nsMttp* lated the lever and tnrued the trucks nxtoa field, where they were smashed. Happily, no one wm hurt. On June 7th four trucks ran wiid on thq same railway, near Briton Fesnj, and Heel smashed near the Ctora. BøÐL

I | TOMORROW—SATURDAY. 1 I Great o A T* "TP I Bargains in every Department. ff S Ben. Evans & Co., Ltd. SWANSEA. I 1 C. ROWLAND, <%R«TRA€TO« TO rilE &WANSKA HA-KBOOR, TRUSTEES RMLWAY H.AUWFR AND SHIPPING OGPfTRACTOR TO THE RHONDDA AND SWANSFA RAY RAILWAY CO., ami RA ILWAY UMHAKP, TO THE MfDfsAND AND LONDON AND NORTH W-BSTIMK RAH,WAY COMPANIES. 9, FISHER STREET. I The merits of Stiffs Starch are rare I Thai's why the I LADIES I.; PRIZE j it; I I Its praise is echoed everywhere, ¡ I I J I ¡ ¡ Which hetps to advertise rt. I Stiffs Cream Starch produces the i fashionable tawrry tint, ap-d wHI not | I irvjure the most deircate material. 1 i«i^• STIFf" & CO., LTD, 29. REDCiiFF STREET, BRISTOL. I L _J f i ALBERT HALL SERVICES. OSCAR T. SNELLING. will (I>. V. ■ preach in the 'A L B E R T H A L T, On SUNDAY NEXT, Mornmg at 11; Evening at 6.30. WELSH HOME FROM HOME. WELSHMEN, WHEN VISITING MANCH ESTE R, REMEMBER THE KELYERN RESTAURANT, 8 aad 10, OXFORD ROAD H. HARRIES, Proprietor 859 AUSTRALIA. QRIENT-PACIFIC LINE. ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS From LONDON, PLYMOUTH, MAR- SKILLES and NAPLES to EGYPT. CEY- LON", AUSTRALIA. NEW ZEALAND, and TASMANIA. Fortnightly Sailings. Too?. London. Marseilles. Omrah (tw S. i"<t jujy ath Joly Orient zth Jay, snndjnty OroUva 'rS,7 ,K>th foly 5th Aug. a Oroya 6.^7 r-^h Aug. loth Aug. Managers: 1-. GREEN & Co., ANDERSON AN.DBRSON & Co. Head Ofiices; Fenchurch A venue, London. Lor Passage, apply to the latter firm at 5. Fenchurh Avenue, E.C. or to West bad Branch Office, 28, Cockspur Street, S. W. 1 R48 GWLEDD I'R GYMRY, BYDD ELUNED (Merdu un 0 brif sylfaeawyr y WVadia vn Patagonia), yn t-raddodi ei Darlith Ffarwel cya dychweslyd, sef "OTP AR GorA'R ANDES YN NEUADD EBENEZER, NOS IAU, MEflEFlN 30, am 7-30- \fynecL*d i mewn yn rhad. CasgUad it" y Uwd»u. 91 Gwaboddir paw h. IVTEW EDITION. Jnsfc published, post XM tree, 6 stamps. A TREATISE on NERVOUS DISEASES, and WEAKNESS IN MEN, with a description of the most Ojnimonsenae and Scientific Treatment ever introduced. London: A. J. LtiKH, 92 and 95, Great Russell-street, W.C e. G< I(J HARNESS. Fnii size £ 4 'As. 6d. Cob sixes, £ 0 15s. Pony size, £ 5 6s. Cab or Business cart harness, £ £ 10s. Strong van harness L4. Farmers' strona. oatrt bar- ness t3 10s. All the a.bove are hand-made in our own factories. Heavy cart saddles and. breechings JS1. Ca.rt bellybands .55. 6d. Plough pads. 2s. 2iins. British Gov- ernment backbonds and tugs, 10s. 6d. Cart I collars 5s. Steel hames with hoo-ks Is. 6d. per pair. Black waterproof cart cover 6ft. ftin.^ by 6ft. 6in., 4s. 6d. Men's brown leather British Government navy belts 6d. All goods sent on approval. Illustrated 1 cotaAogoe post free on application to JAR- NME, aontKMtof of 1LM. Owwameati tJtQOXBK&AM, RAND THEATRE, SWANSEA. MONDAY, JUNE 87th, 1904, r For Six Nights Only. afc 7,30, SAVED FROM THE SEA. NOTICE. The Theatre will be CLOSED from MON- day, JULY 4th to MONDAY, JULY 18th. Cambrian "VEW STA R THEATRE, WIND STREET, SWANSEA. MONDAY. JUNE 27th. 1904, And Every Night during the Week (except Friday), at 7.30 p.m. 'THE ANARCHIST TERROR!" FRIDAY. JULY" 1st. SPECIAL .NIGHT—. "THE SORROWS OF SATAX." Next Week, July 4th, Special Production of the Starring Melodrama—' THE OCTO- ROON."

FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1904. -J NOTES ON MEN & THINGS North W.'kta-; and South Wales as are tire pok» asunder, i-n their treatment -of walking competitions. Here we have pmhaWy soon. the iast of them. for ever and a dky. and f-ew deny their sensfiessmetas now tiKit, the noveity of the cistze has vanwhed. The polioe aet.ion achmnBsters the finishing touch of the q uijesUss given by piWic opini«m. Bat the Rhyl Distract Cooncil, a week or 4K> ago, rfetwignished itself by a-ctisnkfy presenting gold meda-te to tte first and seoond waiters in a match arranged by Liverpool brokers. Mi. Morgan Hopkin adds to Tmdtifwnieras IV- r r<d€S that of vocalist. At a. Cray C-aii- ctujaesrt this Nviewk, at whadv the most pwnwsjent' a-rtast w-as Mr. Edwar3 Davias, of Cart Roan i'a-me, he was nespomMe on the programme for a ratdtt.km of the. "Bando- lero.15 and the "S^klSems Song." Tis a '^<-v 1).i,, did, nut coo{,ribut.o to ihe gaàelt.y of Swansea last electprsn time, by entertaining his constituent to vocaJ, as distinct from oratorioal pyrotw-hnrice. --+--+- Baaanas are large and plentiful in Swansea, just now, and the ordinary purchaser ought to have them cheaper. i1- be piist wetK '^ns a record one for bananas. The mjports into this country for the six. days exceeded 100,000 bunches. Over 67,000 ivunthes Vvere obtained from the Canaries, arr] were tws- ioaded at London, Liverpool, anJ Itkn<bes ter, while 30,(XX) from CV>5te ^fre un- shipped at Bristol. The arrives from Jantaica will soon recotm.-i>-»« e in eainwt. The. demand for the Canary banana is now rapidly increasing, and ont úS the Mai im- ports of the: ^veek over 39,000 bunches w.tf; despatched direct to Liverpool and MGn- Chester. ThP ei<-x t.hoa< FTtgineioA, has issued a timely w.arn;.¡¡!{ tii-s owe of oeflrtloid in the cteeoratiorhs during me Kings visit by trades- loon and private individuate. It wtxdd be weli if a o-srefitl ins«pectcon coam be made to endow tkir, wa-rning with the ortidency a I'egiiai.ion. Too f habit of Jœ.vv.g twangs atone to indivkhwnl prodenoe (JIt" ini- tiative, makes life in to)in countrr all the nt-ore pheasant to live, bat it emsrors no adteqaate precnuticm a line- of bnitting being suspended which is far trio hooxy for lite ^"jspendrag cord or far a. boncb. of liiahsy cii,A,co ftsgfe being tied in A bow witihin a few inobss of the. fiame of an equaiMy flma" Chcmefio koxtorrn. ITaaa kind of tiding is as dan^eaeoB as the mo ei oefleked, the mtt 1. -Ie.. 00ad Ystafiyteea iF the. ramwst pl»« in South Wales. That :s abont the only distinction it can boast of. T eveiry loyal Swwiseaits For Tniy th' Twentieth pray: Thai amy water there may be Will keep Rhayader way. A good competition all throogb. {ro-i» be- gmning to end," was thp MnmWet adjudi- c.at«r's opening remark with reference to the children's chcir contest. Mr. Brynm >r Jonts, K.C' M.P., was the! rr-c.st disfcingui'shed visitor to the Neath Kocse Sho^T. He occupied portions of the | tcrf or (^re demorrstk: side. People down Argyie street arc saying it j °«ght to be in the paper that a. certain msn- j hole has not been "slushed'' for a verv long white, and the cost to the inhabitants in chloride ot iime and other disinfectants is growing at a rapid rate. The visit of inspection to the Swansea Waterworks recalls the fact, that during the I long drought in 1887 Swansea was within twelve days of a water famine. The Upper Lliw, however, was not then constructed; so that wo can now cope with five months" dry weather. A solemn cortege of C.W.R. locomotive engine. might have been seen on Saturday proceeding at a snail's pace down the steep bank between Cocketl and Cowerton. The leading engine had steam up those behind were minus c.nnectiug rods. The. railway men en route said it was a funeral procession of engines: Pontardulais folk are very pleased at the selection of Rev. W. E. Prytherch as moderator of the Welsh Methodist general assembly, the highest honour the corplv' can bestow. Mr. Prythereh v.ent to Pon- tardulais a young man in his teffs, and opened a day school at Pcntrt 'oach, and at- tached himself to Goppa (liapet. Since then his progress has been steady and sure. "A citizens' demonstration to protest against the Governir,cnt Licensing Bill," was! held at Neath on Saturday. A citizens' de- monstration, frrsooth! And some XO, "citizem" attendee!. In Neath them are 2,500 electors. Where were the overwhelm- ing majority? Well, probably sonio thon- sands of them were supporting the "trade" elsewhere, for the. licensed houses did well, Th" Borough Coronor took advwrrtage of the fatal accident to the JVifitoJ man, Diii- ing, fatally injured by a runaway horse in Oxford-JStBeest, to earrpha.f4c*5 his difaj>to\¥Li of the new tramway in tliat street Itavicg regard, to bhe fact- that if Oxford-street had be*in as wide an Reges^^&treet., tl»e acKndent would, haw )ta>ppftiwl ii-IL the aams, as the difrtna<-t«d horee ga i iopd clner to the kerb, the pram of the oheerratitm is somewhat to seek. ú HN8 I'm sorry to say," remarked one Mumbles adjudicator, "the conductor was a little too fast in his tempo"-and then, with a. sudden crash, down came one half of the tub-supported platform- There were shrieks and calls of "0 dear' as boards and girls got intermingled, and the piano fell on its back. But, two minutes' later, nobody seem- ing a penny the worse, Ald. Phillips pro- ceeded "I said the tempo was a little too fast:" as if he would defiantly chaP ClJgE the other halt of the platform to tumble also. And he went on for another half-an- rvaur witho-at any casualty. Even under the most dreary of Council life a little spark of brightness creeps in. So it was afc the Aberavon Coun- cil, when the important Corlanna Sewerage scheme was threatened to be stopped by the railway. All was forensic, cold and a.-eary, when the Town Clerk observed I hat no agreement had been entered into, but. n:erdy a verbal discussion. Aid, Wm. Williams: There was no black and white? Town Clerk No. Mr. Moses Thomas There 11:Y have been some put down! (Laughter.) Mr. Hy. Welsh: Yes, with the Red Seal on it. Smacking lips were audible, and the discussion dragged on its weary vav. e A Swansea inquirer in an up-line contem- porary wants to know if public access to the hillside above Cwmdonkin., Swansea, has been stopped to the public. He understood this was Corporation property, and it is the healthiest open space in Swansea, and gives the best view of the town and the bay to be had from anvwheTe. Access used to be obtained to it by a footpath from above Cwmdonkin park. Since the Convalescent home has been built occasion has been taken to include the lower part of the pathway in the grounds, and to shut ont the graig by a I wire fence. It is hardly possible to believe that the Corporation would voluntarily shut up such a place whilst they are sacrificing so much on parks. ..t.. One of the two chief diefects fou/id by the temperance Pacty in the Licenpirt# Bid ? its aJleged interference with the discretionary I powtT of magistrates sitt.ing as a Hcewing body. Curiously enough, at ffoe public meet- ing held in Swansea laast week, to condemn the measure, a. speaker, who is a member of the Town Council and an it rsrro pro wising tcetotaUer to boot. devoted his remarks chieSy to mom or less veiled insirmajtioru* reflecting tipon t2ie honesty of tlie SwswK»ea magaAmtee. In effect. hi alienation was that "ktssmg went, by fa,vr»or." L'ntioii- sciou«>y he testified in favour of a. hall, which is desigaed to take the power of extinguifh- ing Kconeea away from local influenoes. Jn- anientallr- h.u< viewR—wiiich have many sup- peters in the Temperance P.-wty—deoote thai want of conhdienee in the SwairaeA inag- ietrates as a body, is not confined to the non-teanperanoe fnde. The feeling in favour" of the appointment of a stipendiary magis- trate is unrmfitakabfy graving • it is troo that, in hcen^ing eases he wwid cast, but. a single vote like his unpaid colteague, but the influence exerowed by him w-ould liave a steady f»g effect. "i.. I (4non Smith, when Yica-r of Swaanepa. made hi." vicariate noteworthy by. the num- ber of chapels he bought for Gh.«roh of Eng-iand purpose; Tiie sale of St. Jade's Church aswi school rwrni on Tuesday would at lirst sicht. «uggC'St that the process is now being reversed. In point of fact, however, that ie not the oafce. for the old corrugated iron huåJdmg is to be i-riwed by a solid, stone stracimre. Hie sale (IiJ not attract, merry people, and' the biddrng' wais only slow the cleroaind for Church bnrWmgs if4, of course, somewhat restricted in character. In the abeence of ooimpet^tkm, tiie strraittT'refs were knockjed down for a. song; in other words, Mr. J, Marks, of Gwaun-cae-Gurwen, bad -matters nearly lm own way, and tbe xesoJi was, he secured a genum" bargain. He boogttt the Cftmrcih bttiktrng, wieidi can aooomHDodate 400 pewwr* for £ 30, and t^e reading-room for £ 12, or a total of .£42. The htTp-ar Tpppnasenbad the. people of (>w<uid- cae-Gorwen^ who, being ir- want of a. pctfaKc hail, collected abont £100 for the purpose of securing now, by a «eroke of fesck, they get tÙiW. for bm lbom lam 118. swboAed. A g«ntiem?n at Skett.y knocked out the brains of a fox-(/cirie.r bibdb worth twenty "ninras for kdnLtg ten ducklings and fifteen ihicks beions'ng to other folk. The fdtK-ation authorities ;ire at, at :-i" an sevens. Owing to the lax reUiticn.s existing between the Kducatior. Committee and the icca-I managers one Swansea Valley school Las two cleaa.^rs. In 1881 only one Roval was given, at which the guests numbered 1.500 or more. The most interesting part, nowever, was the j shortness of t he toast list. I wo toasts only were proposed, one by the chairman. <><! the Prince briefly replied. Glamorgan teachers have received COIro- municatk»ns from their Union instructing them to sign no agreements with the Glamor- gan Education Committee before consulting the Union Law Committee. Does this be- token strike Mr. James Uicment, of Skewen, the chair- ed bard at Ferryside Eicte-ridlod, is the pos- sessor of eleven such prizes. Nine he won by poetry ant I two by leading choirs: and I although a Nonconformist, he is as proud of the chair be won at a Charch eisteddfod ¡ as of any of the others. The suggestion is seriously made to trans- form Ca-stle-street into an arcade on the oc- ca.sion of the King and Queen's visit, and thus conceal the melancholy fact from their majesties that they are supposed to be pass- ing through a thoroughfare. Judgn Gwilym Wiiliams has announced that in future, in the absence of any specific arrangement to the contrary, he will regard it as an established custom of the credit drapery trade that the employes are to be given three months' notice to terminate their engagements. I According to ¡;r;. ancient British predic- tion the last, great battle in the country of the Cymry will be fought some day at that charming little seaside resort, Pendine, near the famous "Green Bridge" in the county of Carmarthen. Yet, the place is still unfor- tified! Where has onr W Itr Office gone? Now is the time to make money out of that old car, still running as a second dass, on which the King and Queen, then Prince and Princess of Wales, in 1331 rode down to the Mumbles. Tbere are. lots oi people who would pay one shilling a, time, likely to ride in the "seat occupied by the Prince, of W'aics," or the "seat occupied by the Prin- cess of Wales''—as inscriptions upon them still testify. .+- Councillor rayne, at the waterworks in- spection, was responsible for a bit of n". mour. -1U alderman residing wnhiri a thousand miles of Morrisfcon had ccbpo equipped with rod ami line. He began bv ntariy tumbling into the stream, and ended wit h-rme small trout. Of course, he Yvai chaffed mercilessly; but Mr. Payae ca|*ped the lot. "i offered to strip," he 1>jd, "and go in and book 'em on." Sir H. M. Stanley left behind him not- only a. large amount of material concerning him- seJf, in the form of diaries and letters, hut also (says the "British Weekly") documents of immense historical importance, which cculd not properly oe published during the lives of the persons most concerned. His publishers arc sail to be in communication with a well-known English man of letters with a view to a biography, but probably much of the material cannot yet be given lo the public. An intelligent jury at a Welsh town had heard all the evidence and the coroner in- structed them to return a verdict of "Feio de se." "Well chaps." said the foreman, when they had retired, "it appears to me that this chap shot 'isself with a gun, but Dr. Jones, the coroner, who we ail know, and highly respects, 'e says that this 'ere chap 'fell in the sea,' and it aint for the likes of us to go arguin' the point with the doctor. So I propose we give a verdict of 'Found drowned.' And they did. M*. William Hughes, of Llanwrda, who ha* just. published a most useful work en- titlel "Items of General Information" for the i,sc. of schools and scholarship candidates, states that the needs of such a work is il- lrstTfeted by the following examples of bloomers perpetrated owing to tbe lack of ptr.t-ra! information mnong candidates: — In answer to the question -what does the BlUcj teach about lying?" the candidate ?tateti "That lying was an abomination to the Lord, and a very present help in time of t.ouble.'—"Who was Esau?" was once a question on an examination paper, which I"JJ('ted this reply: "Esau was a man who wro+c fables, and who sold the copyright to :i publisher for a bottle of potash. Another scholar, whilst struggling with a general knowledge paper, wrote "The Sub- lime Porte is a rich, rare old wine; it comes tr im Constantinople." The police arrangements were not the least important in tbe 1881 Royal visit, and in a lengthy report Captain olqubotrn asked for 600 extra policemen, and recommended the printing of notices cautioning children and women with children in their arm?, against getting into the crowd also caution- ing the pabi i<" to beware, of pickpockets, and householders not to leave their houses with- out some person being in charge. Ali grat- ings. balconies and stands should be inspected to see if tbey were safe, and among a num- ber of snggestions for the regulation of the traffic to and from the Prince of Wales Dock were the issuing of tickets for the toll bridge and the erection of a pontoon bridge between the Corporation Yard and the East Dock. Then it was recommended that the streets along which the Royal procession was to pass snould be closed to ordinary traffic by means of barrtcading alter a certain hour in the morning. Each carriage in the procession had to bear a number affixed on t.be lamp. "JfiJ Wlrtle driving home at a late hour recently a gentleman farmer had an experience he will not soon forget. He left Swansea, nbost midnight, having had a merry time at a hotrl. lie drove rather rapidly out of town and had not gone many miles ere he dis- mounted and entered a, cottage tenanted by a colliN and family with whom he bad blood relationship. The man and his two sons the night shift. Just as he prepared to depart the men arrived home. The gei tie man had hardly travelled a mile further when a blinding light suddenly shone into his eyes and a, stern voice cried, "St.I: there; where's the rabbits?"' The traveller was dumbstruck, merely mumbling inarticu- late sounds. The men, gamekeepers, exam- ined the trap, and, letting down iiie tail- board, discovert about a dozen bunnies, some of them being quite warm. Mean- while the keepers recognised tbe driver and expressed amazement at soch a find, as the gentleman had plemty of rabbits on his pro petty. The position was soon understood and explained. It. appeared that a number of colliers had snared the rabbits, and being in danger of sudden capture, had seized upon the trap as affording the quickest and sorest cover. Needless to say, there is to be no prosecution, while the implicated col. fiwsmfc gingsriy by*bar fear u«bts ■ I Sir James Hiils Jobnes attended the ;.n nnat dinner of the Church Lads' Brigade at j the Hotel Grand Central. To invite a quaint rep,t;y. &k one of the Swansea Parks Committee w»ten be e.»*.ft v the Bath. and West of Engnid Show bav.k again. The M-aytir of Cardiff coijtradiete t,he ae- sertion that Cardiff had entered into a. com- pact with Aberysrwith, for the division, of any nwisffum grant, given to The ce-nt-r^dkftkm is effective up to a, point: there lias been no formal compact. Would his Worship be equally emphatic, we wonder, if "understanding were ^unsiitxKed for com- i pict ? ¡" The utilitarian electric lighting jatswaJaiti' has bten a-bmsed in those qiia^tem wixsre ihfl- cxolusivev pcaiee in en±.lwiKiastic tows the art (.f trt,her ages, on tit¥' ground thai- it. disfigures the wjw. At Swansea, it ? also .cervkn^ adrm-mbly the firoctmns of a, ready-made \'crt<- iati. maist- ki tbe w-h">mc off etnee^ dec«rations—aIwa-ye providing care is not taken to mix the bunting with t-he wires. I This is from a Cardiff -veaitw; paper:— "We can well imagine the reaMm for the King's expressed desire that the, forthcorriWJg Swansea function shall not tIe. e-f a -,cry lengthy character. Ro,V'-I."y mtTst Lave nerves of steel to face, unmoved all these, drswing-rooms, receptions. Jovees;, presenta- tions, and ccromonies wÍtl-t "ut eu L 'YC' we are getting 'em all read v. One indirect, but none the toss gratifying cye-prod«ct of the approaching visit, has been ail irKTe^se in tbe number of wotdd be recruits for trfte 3rd (LV. It. But it j: lj,r,v,t, discidedlv a step that, t-im sooner takest the better, ^>ooe it ie imposKible tü conocnve a number of raw additions -wythin the past month participa-ting in tJw oeromonv before there haK been any time to put tbe fain-test .sernWanoa of in-iiiuxy polish upon their civilian rr.1it and caaxia^re. Swansea (Tuartfavras raised a. w-ul. JiaJf in earnetst, liaJf in jest, ever their excJusicm irom the ariiuigemsentri for the Royai visit. In view of lite fact, t.|>at- they cani*ot l?ga>l!y con.f.ribute to thû ooef, tfveir grievance is not a reoconttble one. Thoy have anotiioi', how- ever. which constitutes a. distioet anomaly. The chati rmaji of a District CownciJ—an in- ferinr body in every rospect—heeomes a J.P. in virtue of ;wid during contiinaEi-n<* in his offioe. But the cimirma*! of a, Bouad. (,f Gna rdia.ns doe» not enjoy the privilege. Onf' is prompted, jn the feungnage of a, topjcal M>ng, in fa vour at Swansea just now, to aek. "why"? Bancroft s fund has vo-t appreciably bene- iii fed by the <lamorgan v. MonrrKNit-ti match. The llWTNW ta,ke,n at. the gates durtog tibe two davs—apart, from that ohiair;erl by lhe sale of tickets.—did not leave much, m haÐrl, after paying for the two umpireti, as required by tbe tides oi the Second Oaes CVmnties Association. The match, i<ic.k a. bad tTO for gate money. From nearly the very start- I the pocstitm of the MomnoutitS'hire i-,eam, was iLopelsss!, and t-bo timo-liimt niutch on Satur- I day afternou-n did not prove- the attraction anticipated. Swansea enfcbuisiaeni for Hon- otoft did not show up on the occasion: in fact the fiitywrig footballer has «ibs4iantia.l reason to be dwibf.ful whether it existe iax uJmmereiel quantities. One of the objects of tile vteft, of inspec- tion paid by the member^ of the Swanseti Corporation on Friday to the, Ltiw and Blacnrvant Ddu reservoirs vr&i.. erroneou^y behaved to bo the purchase of a farm, diaio- a.gc from which it is said finds its way into pub Ik; water supply. Tiie error was i*?spcw*ii ble for a geneiul ral ly at the fa>nn iiouss of thotse having a. direct- w indirect interest m the holding. The iKsn-af^>ear- Mtce of the CorporaitiMi partv doubfcfees caused some disstppointment. By f-l""0 ^ray, arte of the results of the inspection isaid pol one. of the results of the inspection is isaid to have been the discoveiry that the i,efcefrvoir keeper at t.he Lliw had developed into a pig- raiser, with results somewhat di.^meting i>:» the Waterworks GortMmtfcee. It seemed a remarkably good example of seeing .a, mote in the neighbour's eye. whilst a solid churtk of timber hsd lodgmient in th-eir own. Unquastionabfy the decision of t,he Gla- morgan Comnty Council to call upon Swansea to provide ite own ^yiaim js a very -serious one for the borough. At the preeemt tune, there are 275 patients from Swansea, at the Asylum, and last year the, C;cwpar-Akim. con- tribufied £82.) to the capital account, amd paid £1.622 for mainitSfinaoce in other words, nearly a, 2d. rate went, to vhe up- keep of on- lunatic patients. A proper buildinar adequate to the requirements of the borough, is likêIJr to mo, £ 50,000 to I £ 60,00 and the nece&sa^- staff'will involve a. large annual charge. it. is liteiy thftfc this r-ro vision witl haw to be made wit bin the Itext four or five years, so that xirfelefis, in the meantime, there us aTi hv crease in the Corporation, revemie, dno to a. growth of ratcai^c vaiue of property, and the afupreciat-ion of the bocoagh efta<fe:, this mat-tor of a^carmnot^aition for tfi.*5 lti<uwfic IM-Hpens wiJI be a. ssariioos fac tor in too ratets. A jxwi-crrrriancc pa^LicuWlv iwtoreei^ng to all Weieii p»ple was given in Hr«n"psfes»d' eu Saturday, at the recital of a rJ!e!W ojjera, cailed "Gweiieveire," wnitoj by MT. Vmcraat Tliomas. the young Welsh composer of "Ens Gwewii." He has had tbe great, advantage of ecttinjcr to his music the words of » poetical drama, bv tiie Wefch poet, Mr. Erneefc R?iys, who te4U ;.¡,ga.i.n tbe great- W'ej^h story of Arthur's queen, chidly jn rhymed lyrics. The Engfeh language was used, so ag to give poor Saxcxis a cinanoe of undef^tandntg what- waf going on, but tire performers w^fre chiefly Weksh. and the music is full of the, I peculiar W;els-ii cademoc and harja¥>ny, said to have ariseii from the use of gat instead of wire in the ancknt Wefeh harp- -A*; a matter of fact, of course, t,hL<? jntjsic "rns in- troduced into Wake by Jnba.1, who was the father of all soon. m handle tite hary) and horn, and stood only sixth in direct- descent from Cain. By all Wees of natiojiial music a peculiarly fncv-Ji and original work "will be warmly woienroed. The burglary seawn Mftny to have opened somewhat earlier this year thswi wsual, And there have been several caaefi during the ¡ past week. F 01." once, at least, a night jirowrler haco. obligingly furnished the poJiioo I with a gemuvue clue. At Ponewt Hall, FforeBtfacli, lie Mt a, note of a hiunouiwss character, which should materially aœÎt:'lt the police in layuJg hmi by the basis. It is to be hoped that Sv«aisea is not destined to have a recurrence of the epidemic wiiiijch for months last winter kept the coemrnaiity in a conidititm off chawic scaspe. For tttme weeks, acaroeiy & rsigbt passed without three or fcqvr howsee being bioketii into, and al- though the loot Mra<s seldom of snbetamfcrail v;ilue—a #eatere mrtecative of the lionse- breakere: rawnass—the imniunit-y enjoyed by the btter calcttlated toexeste grave ni*< giving^ afl to the efficaeaacy of the poiitse ( force. The registry raids entfed as abroptiy 8B Utev begaa, and it, has ever notcc been a. pazzis to wmee intere^od, wbettier tbe sfcop- pa^pe was doe to the capture of {ho ewi- doens, or to tfaesr dsspucbwe kr vmtia avid pa A great, honour has come to a Swstiasea NoK6Co^forraB«t, rakaRtver. Ker, W:. H. NoK6Co^forraB«t, rakaRtver. Ker, W. H. •IVvtiheroti, of Trinity Chapel. has been elec- ted the moderator fo-r next year of the W'eteh Calvmi^k,- MetbodiisiA. M r. Pryfheron des. eends from a line of preachers; hip father, Prvt.hercb.. of Naat-ga.redig. wa« <*»e of tbe forearm* preachers of hM day. Tbe nvxieTa- 1.0, elesi, hss been seven years at Swansea, and hig oratorical pwf. and sehniarlv art- taiiimerase have rendered him popular in ad-i the pulptte of b-is denomination. .\1 r. Prussmrajwi, the Borwtigh Electrkial r^Ygineer, gi-vee the pnhIic a, timely warning. If is to be carei'nl bow -any ekvtrrc and ot^ier iMTrroimtioins, are. arranged in e-hop windows, cs.peciitlhr' where that highly dangerous IDa- terra.1 oaJJWo«i' is used. The hiier has made j its explosive qualrt.je^ preity gemeiraJiy known, and it woaJd be aimc<?t increditiible foliy on the. part of ajiy tradesman, in the face of this, warning, to disregard the advice 0;.0 un«olfethlv offered to them..1 J' '1" d U¡', L }' Ine ijaod of Mr. B.'k«- the Pa-rios. Stfip*rin- ieridem, has nowhere beee im»rc bejKiicsvdiv m e-vidence tiian in the formation of a >ach to Victoria Park. The. erttratnee fiere, originally Oo!1{} of H1I'" moeft unkeTnsfrt I I ]-čtrtos of the Cindecetlia or (^wansea.\s parks, ilid rm. pre«p.nt a. pactietJtarLy a-febraicrtive ap- P^arance pesriraps, wlwtefc it wa.s in eurl Ww. But the retaiiis am now seen, in sfe-etehep of close <sof^H-d greeti turf and butties rich witib earmmer foJiage, ocmetiibate quito a new add rt,ion to our arti- fkriaj. beauty spote, ajid: will bp, a sptewliid Bet.- to the W 'ur Memorial. It wofjJcl bo u:ft- j faiv to pnsh the comparison between the a,rrff*te<ur ii-M t he pnofesi'onal to ,-in offens-ive degree, but. Mr. Bfee baii amply justified' the croa&Km of brs office. "When poor-law guardKmas lis.'ve to b" elected i*>taing so j>ow#>rfalIy liel-jis a candi- date with tbe iotusm of U>e eicctt»ns than a iefmtaticm for being kind, and irKkKigent; to tiie It fVxr relief. The: aiilego^ion that he i« keen in Jii« cjTifwtionings, and not ea-ilj j>en?uad«d to be geres-cngs ivit-b otlw jwople's moiscv, is t>rioiKly detrimantel to his chances ot election. HilS nûlt ;1, fav- fetclnx! id-ea. that tJre effect of 1.\¡; pnUic bias may be percei ved in tdie rapid rise in tiie poor rate, dot to a more, widtdge-rt distribu- tion. of the. in Swansea. Union, where happihr in recent years, there has baen -110 <7xeept.Îona.[ diekreaa, the a«nouab of pabiic liionev disbursed in reM moantKi h%hfr' every year. It is appa>0H*g to think of wbsut may haf^ien n fbus re^pw:4. when hard times come agEjn. come agEjn. .La.. The W. D. Rowland?, of JJancllv, was speaking :;t a dcaionstration against the Licensing Bill. lie, described the Govern- ment, H3 the most infamous and immoral of modern times. (Loud cheers.) He would like to preach in tbe Hoose of Commons. (Laughter). He would take up for his text, Cursed is tbe man that riseth up and build- ct-h this city Jericho." If he were granted this invitation lie would get together a good choir, and when the clock was striking and Mr. Balfour and his followers were coming in, he would give out the by inn— "See tbe mighty hosts advancing, Satan leading on." -Mr. Rowlands was terribly in earnest, yet the reporter adds that, the last blast was re- ceived with "roars of laughter." Coal slack is now recommended as a most healthful article of diet for pigs. Oh,, what a joy is this tort-ad, We wanted It 86Db'a.Uon-' A sometoing- that in time of need Alight prove a consolation. Glamorgan boasts her coai gupplie#— Some fear they'll need renewal, Wbik; ciiiics datable 'fore our eyes Some brand-new type of fuel. If things should rcacl1 this painful stjt^j. And coal no longer wanted, We'd turn a very serions page With dire forebodings haunted. But who arrives to save the frame ;o nearly proved a corker ? Snre. Lis a friend, rotuhd and tame. The good familiar porker. It seems bis pigship is at heart Brimful of human nature. And now behold him play his part- A coal-absorbing creature. So blessings on tbe grunting breed, ?or when they've failed as fuel, Otir "diamoiid-s" wilt the porker feed And medicate his gruel. M. None off the boaidings erected in ictoria. I'ark. for the Bat-It Show, were of a. sfeimi- perrniwtent character even, so wiiai aot. ftnjt Klght. af>peared to be a, good chance for, the purchasD of ail edific.e, that wonM form <It lcaisf tliie m'uch acedcd shelter from the rain, has been disappointing- Criticism, that the <kpport-unity in any c.a6e would have been nriesecl is nullified by the actkm ef tiie Parks Gomffnittee, in examining the buildings al- most im8rkedlia,"tely after the show, wlxsn none of them wese reported .saitable for purchase. It, is becoming increatiiugly plain, however, tliat private entreyuise wrtl jsrobably have to remedy tii is deficiency, if it -6 remedied at all. Some energetic gentleman connected with tbe ehanll"- of Tra.de may be stimu- lated, if that body's 'in advertmng the town bear acieqwatc trait, to naiise kbn establishment of t-he kind wa-nted where cMt- ccrtis could bo hekl by night. and dtay. The swtstows of t-lie man of goiitus are mtdtifarioHkS. Kubeslik, who is the first famosus vkxfjjcist to visi Swansea., an event whidl falls due in November, hae just been presented with twines and, lately was prose- eutmg an action aganwt journal whidt re- ferred in very titx»*np&nneiiiary i.ortDH to bis rfiona-I appearance, dest.irftBiig' it <M! that of a fool. Pagan)id received a eimiiariy doubtfo.1 com«pii ment- from no less a papctr than the "Timee," vphich, j11 deiscrming his first concert, in London, declared tbat his hair, brushed back behind his ears, gave him "an appearance erf extreme simplicity." "Extreme sinrpficity" M neat. In poreoml t'eat-uree Kubeiik iadrly closely iiasiesnbles the Abbe Littzt, the great VÍrtl1080 ami composer, and friend of W«gnier. Fran7 voai \ccsey, the iXPaga-nku in pefcfcicoatis," ie, however, a lad of a common enoogb type of countenance, though possibly too yomtbtal ajs T<e<t. to cul- t,ivate, that dieaminees and intiYwajjecstton of the eve&, which originated tita abwe met/li- c»uk description of Kubeiik. A pieasing hope in which one or two of the beitei" informed had iancfedged was <tio- srpeted' by the letter of lord KnoHys to the Radnor County Council, iofermtng thero- i-Wt. I the King's otay at Rhayader would be of tiie liriefest, éIIf he was anxious to be in Ixumioo. a few hmvns subsequent to tte oe^c- menv at the \vaterworkfi. 1Mb vrns, that the King would return tk» # Swlansep; re- embark 011 tiie yacht, and proceed* round the coast to PartamoHth, the-nee piweetftng on the day of arr tvai to Gowhwod for tbe-.racing. One hoOlpffi it would: be pceaeble to delay the oaooriing wapitipn over the ThiMKday, to enable a few at leeflfc to inspect tbem; and that could be the more appropriately devoted to a. public ieoeptiifm of the <-)<?-. Other- wise the events of Wedioeadtty will be too I-rowdied to be pieassmt, food Ow public, eagar lo wAoosne too King aond. btee-jacfeet<-v, will be imaiie to extract too fr^teet enjoyment from both eeremMHes. This sboukl be poft- Ndbie, as the cnneeBS, it now appear w ill roow not. be .wasted, for eec«rt- doty o» tbo Tbwisday. f A Welsh Nationalist writes to a Cardiff I paper expressing his surprise that, tiie mem- bers of f he Swansea County Council should complain that they have been ignored in tbe negotrawms over the national mnseum move- ment. When the men of Swansea were ask- ed to petition in favour nf-snbmitttng flic I site question to arbitration they refused to have anything to do with it ia.) though 90 per cent, of Welsh authorities favoured it), and now. presumably, they have realised their mistake, but tbey should blame no one but themselves. They certainly shoald not hlame Cardiff.—That's all rigbt.! We'H v-o what we'lbsee. A local police officer it <a-edit«l by ;ir, evening c»««anpoma.ry witii a- ramadkafote feat.. He lias idontibed a portdiait imbfebed by it som eycairs- ago. After this who can douht tlw great capacity of the, force. The ncitowortby incidwt occurred in coraiect.ion ith f-lie suicide of an unknown man. at tl>c Muavbles &otoe dozen years ago. A gentleman, in que^t of a brother who- miis- tcrioBfcly dilSappflaral aboiK that time, paid the- district a visit last- week to UMtke j,n- qaiiies. It somewhat detracts from the merit of the police officer's clever effort, to have the visitor declaring in the most em- phasic terms that, the man found was met Ins brother. W»nen it. w.a.s tjw?t. amtonncecl "hat hire; Loyal Higinieiffe King Edward wa; likely to pay Swan««ea. a vipjt this .sumiwen', Mr. Ura- ham Vivian, wrote to lx>rd Kmillys, placing t lyine Cafcft le at. tine dispoisal of the King- l In reipiv LoOrdKnhths intimated tbst bis Majesty would not- he abie to accept a>oy- onefi Ixiepitality on this occasion., aoS it. wet, his intention to tileep on board the yacht. 1« that !ee*>luiH>n the Kiaig gtiJl adherer, f but CiyiK- C'aistle vs-ill ne\-erthekfes be fully occupied the Uiird week in July, for a. large house party will a^«=emb«! there, which will fflidude amon^ret outers, the Duke aocl Ducbeas of Beaufort, Ixsrd and I..ad)- Wind- sor, the IWl of Jersey a;ntl -IJ<uiy Jensey, ajjd P°«siWy Lord aaid Lady Cawdor. Tllc procipsct of an immediate a rrange- nient between the Postal airtlioriLies and t he National Telephone Company, for tile ac- 13si qnisttion by t-l.te sterte of the latter's piTfjfrty, heesj>ed excellent a few weefas ago, and clearly jiKtibed the Swa^ea Telephone Cu. in pauKing before launching out upon-a. large extension to the existing system. But the prospieet Is now iwsarly 6o good, and it il,% posssible that notbing definite will bo dicme tbw year. Oansequently, iinkws the Te'e- phone Cortmutiee pi^:<pa.ied to heco sllh- tcriber.s snapped up by t¡\1of\ National Ccmipany bccar^, of sheer to a.*x-ept, orders, it will bo necessary to lake prompt action for obtaining the IJOC"<1.1 G'Acrnmeot Bnard's isa<not/on to borrow £8.000 to £lD,o..lO for tneetaiig t-he addifioriatl orotAay. A curious i-hvog happened' to Mr. J«:m>es> .Morris., a. Swarssea naturRfef., whoisa- death was ao.Tronnoecl on Saturday. Two inoaiths ago b-P, was the victim of a .serious accident, and removed to the Hospital, <icx.r)ro,pa.oied hv two of hit-; daughters. Aa the bodv was being carried from, the ambuJance to the Hospital, Mr. Morns must, haw fainted. The daughters ca-ughl sight of his face- while in this condition, and concluded t'hat he wag desid, a;nd theienjpon left the Kpot cr^"Kig piteoublv. Apolioeman at t.he spot told a number of bystanders that tiie man was cer- tainly dead, and the new*, erj-zreacl t-hrough the town. It was only SODVP, hours W-er. that tiae fanvilv became aware that he afcill lived; in fact, ire survived for two,, lnowths affeir- wardtL I>ttrii«r tiie past week the new £ )pup«i% have tJeJOO full of paragraphs descriptive of fatal or eerious accidents to motoriste; to such an extent indeed:, oarS to liavc tempted some fieople to predict that preseatly t.be motor will paas out of use, because of its obvious dangerous qualities*. This, however, is a short-sighted view of the matter, ^e, had the same epidemi-c of miftha-pe whm the bicycle first- cause into popular nee, bat pre- sently human ingenuity cured it of it« most sen on?: defects. It will be the same with the motor-car; unquestionably it hati 0 come to star. More than half tho perils of motoring will disappear as scon as a rea-lly pre\entlative of «k-iddkng its i-TB- ven.tsd. Jt. will liavo been olserved that the skid or side-slip has beeai respaneibic foe tiie majority of the reported casualties. ø The law's delays have become proverbial, riTuJ when to these are adtled Corporation methods, the nett rssuit, i-s. apt to he aeton- iahing. At the May meeting of the- Council the Telephone Committee was authorised to obtain Counsel's opinion as to the most ex- pedient method of enforcing the rights of the Corporation, against- the National Tele- phone. Company, in the mat ter of intercom mimication. A few days later, but slill in May, the Committee gave the necessary in- structions for Counsel's opinion to be taken, and. it waa understood that ;>1 soeci avS ever the opittion arrivod, a. special meeting of the Comm-iiteo would be called to institute whatever action was rcoorsMmenxled. Now, we are nearly out of June, trad Counsel's opinion ? 6ti.B to seek. Is it surprising, in 11 to Ó.remœt.a.lKJ8S, that subscribcas toO the TOOTMcipBl telephone »Hyst<ftm, despair of ueesng intcr-cominianicatio-n peotiped for them? Iirolv^.blv tJW) para^rapbn wh>ch. a|>pcar-oi in the evertmg papers on Tueednv, relative Uj the subeUmce of Irie arbrkators award in connection with Sv.ranse»'« pl axe, in. the County Liroatw; Aeylum at Bridgend, repre- sented no more than inteffigerut ajrticijjaiici-iis. In point of fact, anticipation in this case js faarfy ob^v. because the sjkme arbitmiosr had to deal with iweeBselv the same circumstanc-is in. tiie ca»3 of Devo-nport. and CornwaJl County amtihori tics, M) it is BB&sonabtO to assume that his award will nan on tiie saane lines. The only issue, leg-'jrLitg wiiich there was some doubu—whether or not Swanvsm would have to coaferibirte to the femperaimua- tion fund of the present staff of officials— rs likely to be adverse to the interests of tba burgesses, i>i>twitJ*?tai2idiog the circum- tstances th« I. when Cardiff had to withdraw its interest in the J;m<>trtu;t.iryn. this element of ftupem-'wruation was not taken into ac- count when fixing the value wf tiie Cardiff a'Sat6. Mr. John Dillon, formerly govortior of Swawea GaoL a few yeans <W expres«efl the l>elief tiiat there- wern .no habrt-ua? cyMMT)- als at S-waatsea. ThM opinion nuist be varied now, wnce it is clear "k*.xvl a.matonrs" are responsible for the nudrngiit vnsi- trit'ons, wliioli render tiie burgiary sewf-on inevduibie as tiie advent of s-mnflier. The) Prof,-YvioTol w.ot¡\d aim at bigger gawie al- together, one twotiild imagine; imieess he 0091:- oeives it possiWe to throw t.be police off this scent by turning his high professional ca pacitv and knowledge to the caaeking ('1' eaer* cribs, and is content with smaller 'rn-'RS M- an offset to decreased .risks. I I, is y there will be great opporulnytaev, open to getjstiemen of this peirewasson on Mle Kings visit, except in the pockieti-pk^iirtg lift- Crowds wall be om-nipmgmt" and bou«e- iKiiders. siooe tfoe route of tbo jHweaston mnWw tie weaMoefr -<& he "at .hoaxs? «r«ke»W it,

THE ROYAL YISIT TO SWANSEA. Hie ajrp.fDgeimeip.tR for the Boyai viffrt to Swars-aea are aswnoin^ a. <icfrr>vi*-> forsn, and it. if; possibie to give, tiie genera?) out- I and it. if; possibie to give, tiie genera?) out- I 1-inee -of tine- programme. By eleven, o'clock on f.'be morning of the 20th July the "Royal 8cr>t' to taJcc up a berth in the Prinoc ot W ales Dock. 'That- dees not pre- clude the possibility of an earlier arrival: in fact, the probability k. that provision be- j ing made for tbesea's deteya. tiie yacht, wath it« escort, of two in all likeli- hood thiee or four torpedo-boai<&—will arrive in the Bay several bourns before eleven. Tiie ceremony of inaugurating the construc&ion work is Jixcd for noon, the King and Queen, with their suite, driving in the two Royai! coacheis from the Prince of Wales Dock through St. Thomas fo the spot chos*<n, a-nd through St. Thomas 110 the spot chos*<n, a-nd at icnvard.s proceeding direct to tiie lunciteon at. the starweture, to 1)(' erected near the South-eastern exfcmniiy of the PiH.nae of W aie« Dock. The lanebeo?) p«wt-y. itonooied with tSic preseTKr^ of the King and Qneon, will bo made, up aiuxTst entirely of nobiesnen, dignitaj ies, and other di^ting-oushed visnbars, and at the inofet. jj» unlikelv to inchKle more than h«H-a^do«e..u iaem-bcr^1 of fix:.1 Harbour irutu; and the Corporat-iwi. A .sugges.tv.on I I has even been matte thai- these- two bodies, haJS {'V(,ll l)(X'a t.hat. ÛX'Ñ. two horliŒ should volu-ntairily wvt ,l,Jl exaitnple of un- telfr;hn<ic« by iV>negonig the priviiege of lunching with tbear Majesties, a,nd tbn» dis- [Xirise with t,-hc oeceemi,y for what, may seem ins idious discrimination. 'The Trusbaeti, bv midertaking to defray all oasts attaching to f-lie fiiritiKTO witJÚn the harixmr bomicfaries, iiave pract.icajjy taken the luncheons and the invitation list under their «ole control, so thai the Corf^oration hatS rca-'Iv only to ar- fiUige. lor the street hairicading aaxl decora- t-io-ns, a-itd: for the s.pecta<ailar and musical progmmme in Victoria Pack. In 1831 the Prince and Princess had an ewort üf Iloya-1 IDragoons with mounted band; so far i-t6 can be tiscen-tajned this feature will be ubsc-rtf on the 20th July. The 3rd G.V.R., cf which corps the King is Hon. Colonel, ;s to furnish the guard of honour, and with the other local volunteers, assist in lining the streets. The only escort available for the drive through the town is that of the Glamorganshire <-omanry, but the latter has no band capable of playing whilst mounted and in movement. W ith rega:rd. to the proceedings in Victoria Park, flic idea of having historical, tableau arid tableaux de- scriptive- of tlt,, varied indawtriee of i.J100 town and cli'itrict, has licen .sympatheticallv ctm- sideral, but :rtof definietly adopted. Indeed, when an attempt is made to give practical effect, to it Kerious dii-tiicakitfe j.r;ay be en- ccmntiered. llxere need be none, however, in obtaining massed ebo'rs of i,(Ittito and children. TIris part of the tirograuHne ixmet not, however, occupy much timx1, tun thcir Majcetiofj are of seeing nOme. of the beauty BpXg oufeide the borough, before disparting nexfc morning for Rhayader. Ad- ranta^e will doubtless be taken of the visit of tbe two croiseas, to bring asshons and en- tertain the marines amd bhue-jadketK. A roaroit through t-lie streets by the naval men would be very popular. One fact tha local authorities bhouid keep as a frontlet between the eves if that the time for making the rteces&3-!W prppa.ratic>ns! lli limited, sc that none can lie lost withoirt- riski'trg coiitusion and defccts when the grcibt day ce>Tutes,

MUMBLES CAVE MYSTERY. Mr. Martin Reece not Satisfied with the Identity. "Before I left the Mumbles ] was per- fectly satisfied that the body found in Lime- slade, Cove 12 years ago was not that tf my V) ret her (Hee* John Ewe), of whom I i o-search s. aad wben I eons»lte*J the £ Je d.. Swansea papers for 1892 I was more con- vinced than ever. In these words, spoken on Tuesday night to a press representative. Mr. Martin Reece, a contractor, of 76, Stiidiey-road, Clapham. effectually disposed of the story that he bud almost recognised a, "long-mining brotiit>r in the victim of a tragedy which took place at the Mumbies nearly twelve years ago. Mr. Reey John Roece, who had been in business in London an« TM provinces, rc. tired from active work in 1380, and 211. nounced his intention of making a tour round the world with his wife and child) I Since September, 1892, when they wore in Loudon, nothing had been heard of any of the three persons. In the meantime the relative followed up many clues. It was in pursuit of one of these that Mr. Martin Reece came to Swan- sea, and the Mumbles last week, and as the result of his inquiries he is convinced thnt the mysterious stranger found deau w«s not the mysterious stranger found deau was not his brother. I should be glad if you would make it clea.r to the J)ubti(- he said. "that I have not been almost convinced of the identity of the man at the Mumbles with my mis'^i.nr* brother. I am quite satisfied to the CCll- trarv." The Mumbies police will be somewhat sur- prised at the aboto; statement of Mr. Recce. The photograph of the unknown stranger who shot himself in a cave at Limeslade Bay, Mumbles, appeared in the local press at the time, and this Sergeant Hopkins, Mumbles, has inspected in the Royal Institution news- paper file. Mr. Martin Reece has been written to by the police and was expected to come down to Swansea, to see the newspaper impression. Until this is done the identity cannot be de- finitely established. Mr.'R. E. Jones, of tbe Mack worth Hotel, Swansea, inspected the photograph on Wed- nesday morning with a "Daily Post" re- porter. and identified him as being the man with whom he travelled from .Southend to the Dunns by tbe 7.40 p.m. train a few I days prior fo the tragic discovery in the cave. Mr. Jones also saw the body after the discovery. He says the stranger entered a, first-class compartment, where M.r. Jones and another gentleman were, a.nd joined in the conversation. The stranger was very talkative, and had the appearance of having been drinking. He complained to Mr. Jones of the bitter cold, and asked if he did not think there were icebergs about.

Collier's Claim fop Dismissal. At Swansea County Court, on Wednesday, Thomas Lewis, collier, sued ;.hp South Wal Anthracite Company for £ 14 16s. 6d. for al- leged wrongful dismissal. Mr. Villiers (instructed by Mr. D. Randeil) appeared for tbe plaintiff, and Mr. Kenshole defended. The case was part heard, on Monday- Plaintiff's ca.se was that he had oc,,en em- ployed at the 1 niscedwyn 4 'ol'iery for four years, but that on November 10 he was stopped from working on account of danger. He was told that tbere would not be work fur some weeks. Pfaintift, who is secretary of tbe local union, alleged that other fresh bands had. been employed. On December 9 he was employed on the surface, and on the 10th went down the pit. for his 'looks. A man named Phillips, the treasurer of the local union, was. the plaintiff admitted, "in the same-boat." Plaintiff alleged when lie rat underground he could see that work had been proceeding. He worked until Feb- ruary 1st, when he received a month's notice. —Phillip Phillips said he was stopped in tbe same way. He was not making a. claim. Within a week all who bad been stopped were I put on again^vrith the pxeption of Lewm and himself. — Cross-examined Witness was working at the colliery now. Mr. Kenshole contended it was an attempt on the part of the plaintiff to compel the employers to f.ad plaintiff work., the latter being prevented by circumstances, over which they had no control. There was no suggestion that the management penalised the plaintiff ior being an official of the local Union. Phillips was working at the colliery now, but. be alleged that plaintiff had been guilty of filling dirty coal. A. Lloyd, the manager of the colliery, said the ventilation was bad, and he resolved to stop certain workings. His Honour thought there was no ground for plaintiff to think there was any personal feeling, and he gawe a verdict for defendant wiIh euvw". >