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Government as Shareholder, The Treasury on Friday morning issued particulars of the sum of £ 74,297 required as a supplementary estimate for the Civil Sen-ices. The chief item is i;49,000, re- quired to mako good the loss on transac- tions last year principally in connection with raising funds in China. The amounts are £ 6.273, expenditure incurred in connection with the visit of ihe King and Queen to Italy, and £ 20, the cost of one share ac quired by the Government in the Cunard Steamship Company.

Milford's Rivalry with Swansea The last of the Castle fleet of steam trawlers has opw left Milford Haven for Swansea, where the' company has erected a new ice factory and fish market. The loss of these boats will be keenly felt in Milford until the arrival of several new ones, which are in course of construction for Milford owners. Several of the Milford fish merchants have sent representatives to Swansea to work that port, but so far it cannot be said that Swan- sea is injuring the fish trade at Milford. On Tuesday hake which was selling at Milford for 25s. per kit was at Swansea realising only 12s. The Milford Dock Company are erecting a new market and landing stage at the dock- head for next year's mackerel season, when it is expected that about 400 mackerel drif --r, will make this their landing port.

Swansea Five-Year-Old Child Beater. At Swansea School Board on Friday the Chairman said he had received a visit from a parent whose five year old child had been beaten. He sent the child for the clerk to see. The Clerk said he had examined the child's arm. Its father told him the child was beaten because absent from school in the morning. The reason for the absence was that the child had not been well. The head- teacher had been seen, and told the mother It. v.-as an assistant who slapped the child on the arm. She denied having used the cane. But the Clerk said there, were marks of a cane on the child's arm. Miss Dillwyn Tf this offence is proved, the teacher should be dismissed. A committee of three was appointed to investigate.

Mr. Alfred David's Rejoinder. Mr. Alfred Davies, M.P., writes the fol- lowing reply to Mr. W. David in the "Times" on Friday;- The rigmarole from Mr. W. David, honor- ary secretary, Llanoily Liberal Association, in your issue of the 26th inst., calls for but two observations from me. 1. The relief I gave under legal advice after a period of "great depression in the tinplate trade"-to quote Mr. David's own words—had no relation to my election, and was not a mode of expressing my gratitude to men who had worked for me then. 2. Mr. William David was engaged and paid to act as my authorised election agent. ¡ refute utterly his claim to fetter my right t,> deal with hiis letters as I think fit—more especially when in his correspondence he urges me to do something "in spite of the Corrupt Practices Act."

Craig-y-Nos Cook's Action. At the Glamorgan Assizes—before Mr. Jus- tice Wills-in the Nisi Prius Court, the case of Smith v. Allcock and Lewis was men- tioned. The action was brought by Mrs. Smith, living in London, and formerly house- keeper and cook at Craig-y-Nos Castle,. against Mr. Alicock, steward at the castle, a'K; P.C. Lewis, for damages for alleged assault and trespass in connection with her discharge. His Lordship said he had received a long letter from the plaintiff, .stating that through illness she had been prevented from earning money she expected to in order for the case to be tried. H had seen the gentleman who acted for her (Mr. R. T. Leyson), and thought that, gentleman had acted most fairly and properly, but he could not be expccted to find the costs out of his own pocket. It put his lordship in a very great difficulty because to try a case of that kind in the absence of plaintiff through poverty was very unsatis- factory. She said if the case stood over until November she would be able to earn money;, necessary for the fees. His Lordship thought there was a probability, and he suggested I that if plaintiff could be got to come down there, then he could treat the matter as if it was a summons, and on Saturday morning thev might meet in his room and see what was the right thing to be done. Counsel approved.

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PLEHVE S ASSASSINATION. Graphic Stories of Eye-Witnesses Fresh Outrages Threatened. (Central News Agency.) St. Petersburg, Thursday Evening. — I have just returned irom the scene of the great crime after interviewing a number of eye-witnesses. Thousands ot people have gathered in the vicinity, and the windows of ihe Warsaw Hotel and station are crowded vlfch curious spectators. The remains of the carriage have been removed, and the only barrier remaining and guarded by the police is <me which marks tne actual spot upon which M. de Plehve died. One eye-witness stated that just before 10 o'clock he saw M. de Plehve's carriage crossing the bridge over the Obvodny Canal. As it passed the Minister's motor- car, driven by his private detective, went forward. Another detectivc riding a bicycle followed the carriage. Everybody Jcuew that the Minister was on his way to the sta tion en route to Peterhof to present his weekly report to tha Czar. Suddenly a man darted out of the Warsaw .Hotel—an establishment much frequented by railway employes. The carriage was rhen moving swiftly, and passed the man before he could get near it. He made a ((nick spurt, however, and threw a homo which immediately exploded under the rear part of the vehicle which the assassin was following. The explosion was of such ter- lhc force that it must have contained mel- inite, lyddite, or some other high chemical explosive, and it raised a great cloud of dust and yellow smoke. The carriage was smashed into a shapeless mass, and the horses, frightened, cut, and bleeding, dashed forward, dragging merely the pole and cross-bar after them for 80 yards to the centre cf the canal bridge, where they were stopped by a police officer on a motor car. M. -de Plehvo and his coachman were thrown to the roadway among the cushions and a heap of splintered woodwork. Both were suffering from terrible wounds. The Minister's lower jaw was smashed, but his limbs were not crushed as much as might have been expected, and the probability is that death must have ensued instantly and mercifully from shock to the heart. The coachman was dreadfully injured. He was removed to the station ambulance- room, where he died in the course of the forenoon. The Minister's body remained on the spot, with the face covered by the cape of a thoughtful gendarme, until the arrival of the Prefect, followed by M. Mouravieff, Minister of Justice, and M. Lapuchin, Di- rector of the Police Department of the Min- istry of the Interior. By their orders the body of M. de Plchve was removed to a house on the Fontanka now under repair. The cyclist detective who had followed the Minister's carriage behaved with much nerve and resource. He saw the assassin rush after the carriage and throw the bomb. The detective immediately sprang from his machine and threw himself upon the miscreant, hurled him to the ground, and kept him pinned there until assistance arrived and he was handed over to the police for removal to prison. The fellow strbve desperately to commit suic-de with a I revolver, which he had drawn from his pocket the moment he threw the bomb,but I the detective was too strong for him. The murderer was so close to the car- riage when he threw the bomb that he him- self sustained a rather serious wound in the stomach. He had declined to give an ac- count of himself. He is apparently about 25 years of age, of fair complexion, and has a turned up moustache. He had in his pos- session two small bombs and the revolver already mentioned. So far his identity has not been established. Of the twenty or more passers by who were injured by the explosion, seven are seriously hurt. One girl of 13 years is miss- ing, and it is feared that she was blown bodily over the low parapet of the canal bridge by the force of the explosion and drowned. An officer of the Ismaelovsky Regiment is amongst the persons seriously inj ured.. Another eye-witness states tnat he was in a tramcar which was passing the Warsaw Hotel at the moment full of passengers in- side and outside. He Ileall Uvo explosions, the force of which was so great that the tram passengers were thrown in a. heap upon one another. All the passengers state that the assassin was dressed in rail- way uniform. As the hotel and restaurant are much frequented by railwaymen, it is assumed that the assassin was aware of the fact, and thought that the place was ad- mirably suited for his purpose. It is stated that the cyclist detective who seized the murderer was slightly wounded either by the explosion or by the latter's re- volver. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER. Another report is to the effect mat fhe assassin, on being removed to the Alexan- dria Hospital in the Fontanka, took poison, but was immediately given an effective emetic. A policeman who waf on auty near the Warsaw Station states that he has been alongside a battery of 12-inch guns engaged in firing practice, but has never before I f heard so tremendous an explosion as that caused by the murderer's bomb to-day. Parts of the Minister's carriage, says this man, were found 400 yards away from the scene. The news of the tragedy wa.s broken to the Emperor by Baron Subborg. who was also going to Peterhof by the same train by which the Minister of the Interior had ar- ranged to travel. On hearing of the murder he went to the scene, verified the facts, ob- tained particulars, and proceeded to Peter- hof. The prisoner is so badly injured that it has not yet been deemed advisable to in- terrogate him. Senator Dornovo has been instructed to take over the charge of the Ministry of the interior pending the definite appointment of a successor to the murdered Minister. REIGN OF TERROR BEGINNING. St. Petersburg, Thursday.—The assassina- ¡ tion, happening in their verv itidst, created a veritable panic in high official circles. The tragedy at home completely overshadows the disastrous events of the war. It is not merely the single individual crime v-hich appalls, but the knowledge of what it fore- bodes. The police possess clues which lead to the conclusion that de Plehve's murder was the result of a carefully prepared plot, the de- tails of which have been elaborated v.-ith deadly accuracy.. The authorities are convinced that de Plehve's assassination is a link in a Jcng chain of similar crimes. It is fuHy realised that a new Nihilist reign of terror has been inaugurated. OMINOUS DECLARATION BY THE ASSASSIN. A Reuter's representative interviewed a moujik, who at the time of the assassination of M. von Plehve was in a cabaret exactly facing the scene of the crime. He said "I sat drinking tea with some of my com- panions when there was a deafening explo pion in the street. The windows were blown to atoms, and the street was full of smoke. "When the smoke had cleared I saw a wrecked carriage, and the remains of a man lying on his back. The body was in a ter- rible state. The face was barely recognis- j able. The body of the coachman was quite zo yards further away. The horses were just living, and were writhing in agony. "A workman had just seized the mur- derer, a young man wearing a hat with a plume. The police rushed up and arrested the man, who cxclaimed 'That is nothing compared to what is to come. I am not the only one.' --(Reuter Special). "AGED YEARS IN A FEW HOURS." I St. Petersburg, Thursday.—The Czar was waiting to receive M. de Plehve in audience, when, instead of the Minister of the Interior himself, came a telegram announcing his as- sassination. The news was a fearful shock to Nicholas II., who realised that the man on whose judgment he most relied had been torn from him in the hour of national peril. The Cswr withdrew to his private apart- ments, and remained in seclusion till the af- ternoon, when he Emerged to ascertain all the details of the crime. His Majesty seemed to have aged years in a few hours. Several Grand Dukes, as well as Ministers of State, port wn hisil yreaetawor moned to Peterhof by the Czar, and returned this evening to St. Petersburg. It has been decided that M. de Plehve shall have a state funeral, with exceptional marks of honour. The Czar himself has re- solved to follow the coffin to the grave, not- withstanding the urgent representations of his advisers that he will thereby expose him- self to the danger of assassination.—"Daily Express." DEMONSTRATIONS OF SATJSFAC- TION. New York, Thursday. -The news of .the assassination of M. Plehve electrified lie Jewish quarters. Thousands of Polish and Finnish Jews surrounded the bulletin o.jards containing the news, cheering wiidly women donned their Sunday clothes, ana ihe 1.ii- dien made holiday. I JO good to be true," were the woids heard (n every side. Men and women cm braced, saying, "This means temp.)? £ • rv safety for our friends in Russia and lJ« 'anJ." It is even said that arrangements arc afoot for musical parades, to be fo'low>d by an e?>- h-b-tion of fireworks. This evening notices of thanksgiving meet- ^eTe sent out. to the various Polish ai?d ■Jewish soc eti.es. E ven the more c;m* na- tu e eh-rt.ent among the Jews. whih depre caring purple celebration of the tragelv, (If es not c0I,ccal its approval of the uetri.—Laffan. NO REGRET AT THE ASSASSINATION. Berlin, Thursday.—The German Press dis- cusses M. de Plehve's murder with entire freedom, a rule usually observed here when dealing with dead men. M. de Plehve's mis- deeds are fully recorded, with strongly ad- verso comments. The "Tagcblatt" says:—"Mingled with the horror that every murder inspires is a feeling that the assassination was an set of justice—the execution of a man who c'm- mitted a succession of barbarous crimes against humanity." The "Voss ische Zeitung" declares that despair impelled the murderer to wreak re.- venge for all the suffering that de Plehve had inflicted and for all the acts of injustice and tyranny he perpetrated. The "Berliner Zeitung" says:—"We re- fuse to condemn this murder. Russian aes-i potism produces political assassinations as surely as fire produces heat." The "Volkszeitung" believes that the oxecrations of millions of Russians will fol- low de Plehve into the grave.—"Daily Ex- press." POLICY OF MADNESS AND CRUELTY. The death of Von Plehre closes another chapter in the terrible feud between the If Jews of Russia and the Russian bureau- cracy. One dark chapter was written when General lgnatiev drove the Jews into the Pale of Settlement When Von Plehve stepped into the shoes of the murdered Sipiaguine, it was taken for granted that a "dies irae" had dawned for the nonconform- ist elements in the Empire. His appoint- ment was read as the political signal, "Full i speed astern," and the reading was correct- By Jews Von Plehve will always he re- membered as the man at the helm during the Kishineff massacres. It was from Von Plehve that the awful circular to the Gov- ernor of Bessarabia came, calling attention to the butchery of Jews that was in pre- paration, and warning the Governor only to "admonish" the mob, and not to restrain it by force. The result, of the circular was two Jays of rape,(pillage, and murder carried on under the eyes of police and soldiery. Later on the Russian authorities denied the au- thenticity of the circular. But it did not look a fraud. It fitted in too well with all the facts of the massacre. To Jews throughout the world, at any rate, Von Plehve is the man of Kishineff. Why this bitter feud? Von Plehve, who could be epigrammatic, posed a.s a generous statesman—the disciple of the Liberal Min- ister of the Interior (Tolstoy). "I am neither a Liberal nor a. Conservative, nor even Von Plehve* (he said, sarcastically). "I am merely the chief of the police, and the. guardian of the status quo." The "status qno." he pretended, was imperilled by young Jews who, he complained, were "giving themselves up entirely to the revo- lutionary movement." In combatting "this deplorable tendency," he had done "no mere than his duty." In other words, he had determined to teach the Jews a lesson, and Kishineff was that lesson. Latterly, however, the Minister had seen the madness and cruelty of this policy, So, after the lesson of Kishineff had been ad- ministered he changed his tone. He pro- claimed that he had always been a. friend of the Jews and an "admirer of the good qualities of that intelligent race." He re- ceived Mr. Lucien Wolff and Dr. Herzl, to ihr latter of whom he promised assistance for Zionism—and the cause of Jewish emi- gration—at the expense ot the Jews them- selves. His assistance of Zionism has taken the form of local persecutions of Zionists, which threaten to drive the movement un. derground. But his promise of alleviation has borne fruit, in actual extensions of Jewish area of residence. Before the war he was even thinking of consulting Admiral Aiexeieff on the possibilities of settling Jews in Man- churia; though trie wives and children oi Jewish soldiers (who have been sent to the Far East in vastly disproportionate num- bers) have been hurried away to the Pale of Settlement. The fear is now that, a new era of repression may be <1.t. ha.nd, with a, new king that will out-Rehoboam Rehoboam. St. Petersburg, Friday morning.—The offi cial Government Gazette publishes the fol- lowing brief account of yesterday's tragedy "Un the 38th July, at 10 a.m., when the Secretary of Wate for the Interior, M. de Plehve, was proceeding to the Bait ic ilailway Station on his way to Peterhof, as he was passing viong Ismailoffsky Prospect, an ex- plosive r,omb was thrown under his carriage hPa. man standing on the pavement. "The Minister and his coachman, Ivan Fillipoff, were killed by the explosion. "Among the bystanders who suffered were Captain Tsv?tsinsky, of the Semeovoffsky Regiment. Severely injured:—Prizenberg, soldier of the 37 th Foot; Leiba Moshkoffsky, stiopman; Philip Trainoff, cabman; Ivan 1\.pomtsov, painter Avanasieff, commission- aire Lavrenlieff, railway servant; Olga Bimofuba and het three year old grandchild and Fridrich Hartmann, soldier of the Re serve. "The assassin, who was slightly injured by the explosion, was arrested on the spot, and has refused to state his name. An investb nation of the crime is being conducted by the examining magistrate for specially im- portant cases, the, result of which will be pub- lished this morning. PREVIOUS RUSSIAN ASSASSINATIONS. The following is a list of murders and at- tempted murders on Russian officials within recent years:— M. liocoliepoff, Minister of Education, as- sassinated February 27, 1901; M. Pobiednosrtseif, shot at in March, 1901; M. Sipiaguine, Minister of the Interior, as- sassinated April 15, 1902 General de Wahl, Governor of Vilna, shot at M ay 18, 1902 Prince Oboleuski, Governor of Ivharkoff, assailed in August, 1902; M. Bessonofl, Kharkotf Chief of Police, also wounded August, 1902 General Bogdanovitch, Governor of Ufa, assassinated May 19, 1903 Prince Gulitizin, Governor-General of Cau- casus, attacked October 27, 1903: M. Metlenko, Chief of Police, fired at in Grodno, November 12, 1903 and General Bobrikoff, Governor of Finland, assassinated June 27, 1904. Czar Alexander II. was assassinated on March 13, 1881, and in 1883 the Chief of the Secret Police was killed at St. Petersburg, while in 1891 the Chief of the Moscow Secret Police was also assassinated. AT THE LOSS OF THE CZAR'S "DIS- TINGUISHED MINISTER." The Press Association is authorised to state that the King, on receiving the terrible news of the assassination of ,M. de Plehve, telegraphs to the Emperor of Russia to ex- press his sympathy with him at the loss of his distinguished Minister, and received a very kind reply. St. Petersburg, Friday.—It now seems certain that the assassin of M. de Plehve, who is neither a Finn nor a Pole, but from his accent a Southern Russian, is a member of a revolutionary society. He has been closely examined with the object of discov- ering his associates. It has been discovered that his name is Porosnieif, but no further admission of any value has been drawn from has* | The authorities are convinced that he 11'1_'5 accomplices. This conviction is supported by the well-known observation that while assassins who use revolver or dagger may act alone, thuse who throw bombs never. Innumerable arrests have been made of aU sorts and conditions of men, including nu- merous students, male and female. The Czar, on being notified of the manner of M. de Plehve's death, is said to have kept repeating, "My God! My God!" The < aanna was not intormed for a long time, as it was feared the news would distress her. The Russian newspapers state that the assassination of M de Plehve will not change the Government policy, and this suggests that General Wahl will be called upon to take the place of the murdered Minister.—"Dailv Chrouicie." PROBABLE SUCCESSOR. Berlin, Friday.—There is a rumour here emanating from a usually well-informed quarter that M. Witte has been offered the po.st of Minister of the Interior with the title of Chancellor. M. Durnowo, who is appointed temporary Minister, is a man of straw.—"Daily Chronicle." "I HAVE PERFORMED AN ACT OF JUSTICE." Paris, Friday.—The murderer is reported to be all accomplice of the young man who was killed some time ago by a bomb explo- sion at the Hotel du Nord. The police, in- deed, are convinced of this. He must be a Nihilist, for he was heard to shout, several times, "Long live the Social Republic!" To the questions put to him he repiied "I shall say nothing. Please let me die. You will not know who 1 am. I have performed an act of justice, of which I shall have the glory. I have no accomplices. I am determined to reveal nothing. if the Russian Government perseveres in the same policy, M. von Plehve's successor will meet with the same fate." Eight persons were arrested, but six of them have been released.—"Morning Lea- der." St. Petersburg, Sunday.—The remains of the murdered Minister of the Interior were interred to-day fit. Vovodevitchid Convent, close to the grave of the father of the de- ceased, who died at the age of 81, and of his mother, who lived to the age of 75. The funeral procession was witnessed by many I thousands of people, some of whom had as- sembled at a very early hour in the morn- ing. Previous to the interment, a funeral service was held at the house of the late M. de Plehve, at which were present the Czar, the Empress Dowager, most of the Imperial Grand Dukes, and a lady-in-waiting, repre- senting the Empress, together with the Brit-j- ish, French, German, Italian, Austrian, and i Spanish Ambassadors, and other members of the Diplomatic Corps. The Czar and the members of the lYnperial House aid not leave until after they had v it~ nessecl the start of the procession to the grave. There were a very large number of beautiful wreaths, which came from all parts of the Empire, including Finland. There irs said to be good reason to believe of the Empire, including Finland. There irs said to be good reason to believe that M. Wot-tle will be re-called to power as successor to M. de Plehve as Minister cf as successor to M. de Plehve as Minister cf the Interior.—Central News. ONE THOUSAND ARRESTS. A telegram from St. Petersburg states that as a consequence of the assassination of M. de Plehve about a thousand persons were ar- rested on Saturday.—Reuter.

Mr. Brynmor Jones* Chawffeur Fined. John Bryant, chauffeur, of Archbishop- place, Brixton, was summoned at Marlbor ough-street Police-court on Friday for driv ing K.;I electric landau in a dangerous man- ner. The defendant was driving Mr. Bryn- moi Jones. M.P., and in Piccadilly collided with an omnibus. Mr. Brynmor Jones said that the busdriver was at fault. His driver was a skilful and careful man, and endeavoured to avoid an accident. Defendant blamed the constable who, apparently, thinking the motor-ear was going to follow the traffic eastward, let the omnibus stf'.l The magistrate said that the defendant was in error, ordered him to pay a guinea fine and two shillings cost, and remarked that he I could appeal if he wished.

Beauties of Swansea China. Apropos of Welsh ceramics, there has been (says "The Collector's Illustrated Circular") nuite a little boom in Swansea and Nantgarw during the present season. In the early part ( last century, when there was quite a craze fo, porcelain decorated with roses, Nantgarw was far away ahead of its contemporaries in < the excellence of this particular decoration, The reason was that William Billingsley, one of the. best painters of the flower whc. ever lived, was superintending the -works at. Swansea, and here he, together with an equally exquisite painter cf flowers, Pollard, continued to decorate the delicate, soft paste, which, when finished, ■ could compare not unfavourably with the production at Sevres. It is the work of these two men so eagerly j sought. The, merit of their art .is that their roses and wild flowers were real blooms, fair copies o' nature, and not the conventional, hideous, nondescript thing which other norcelain i painters considered good enough for "crockery."

Boy Cadets off to Camp. The Swansea coutingent, (76th) of the St. David's Battalion of the Church Lads' Bri- gade, including St. Gabriel's, Christ Church, All Saints' (Kilvey), St. Ma>ry s '"A" and "B"), St. Thomas, and Holy Trinity Companies, left Swansea on Satur- day afternoon, at 2.35, for the South Wales Camping Ground at Barry Island, where they will be under canvas for a week. The different companies mentioned fell in I at. their respective headquarte-s and pro- ceeded to High-street Station, headed by a bugle band. The battalion, numbering 116, was under the command of the senior captain (Gaptain Colin Donaldson, St. Gabriel's). The boys looked smart in appearance, and had on fail marching equipments. In the camp the strictest discipline is ob- served, as in the a.rmy. There are' to be I twelve "men" in each tent along with a seigeant, and during the night sentries are posted. The "men" have to rise eaily, the ¡ reveille sounding at daybreak, and during the day they are given military training. Altogether there are over 1,000 boys in the camp from different parts.

Bridgend Sensation: Foul Play Aiieg-ed. A mysterious affair was discovered on Sunday at Bridgend. Early in the morn- ing a labourer named David Jones saw a man lying in the field adjoining the Coach and Horses, and heard him snoring. Later he went with William Davies, the landlord of the Coach and Horses, to where the man I was lying, and noticing tha.t something seemed amiss with him as he was frothing at the mouth, they decided to send for the police. P.C.'s Snow and Phillips arriving on the spot, shortly afterwards, found the! man in an unconscious condition, and soon after their arrival be died without uttering a 'word. It was discovered that there were a few scratches on the forehead, while on! the left side of the head was a nasty wound, as if deceased had fallen with considerable ¡ force against some such hard substance as a stone. The body was later on identified as that of a labourer named George Kitchener, aged between 35 and 40, employed at Pan- t-ruthin Farm, Pencoed. It was at first thought that he must have had a fit and injured himself by falling against a stone. But later on in the day j some startling statements were made to the police by Mr. John Roberts, draper, Cow- bridge-road, and Mr. Howel Baker, artist, I both of whom live near the spot where the body was discovered. In consequence of these statements, Inspector Ben Evans and P.C. PhiHips on Sunday arrested two bro- thers, Jeremiah and William Donovan, la- | bourers, Treos, near Bridgend, on suspicion of having caused Kitchener's death. I An inquest will be held. It is understood I that statements of a sensational character have been made to the police, who are, how- i owk, ycgy wfriwjHt a> 4fa»«an«btaaft

Funeral of Jim Valentine. Tens of thousands of people, mainly ot the working classcs. attended the funeral of James Valentine, the famous international Rugby footballer, which took place at lr- lams-o'-th'-Height, within sight of the foot- ball ground on which he won so many tri- umphs. The street in which Valentine's house is situated was impassable, and traffic in the main roads around was suspended. Many well-known footballers were pre- sent, and thousands of flowers were thrown in and around the grave.

Manchester Singrers on Mumbles Pier. The Manchester Orpheus Clee Party, who are taking a. tour through South Wales, gave a concert on the Mumbles Pier on Sunday afternoon and evening. The party, which has won many triumphs at eisteddfodau. etc., was conducted by Mr. Walter E. Nesbitt, and amongst the exceptionally large crowd of people who attended the Mumbles Pier to hear them were, very many local critics. By common consent the party went through an admirably-arranged programme in a thor- oughly artistic fashion. They lacked some of the robustness which characterises Welsh choirs, but in culture they were highly distinguished. Their ren- dering of the "Martyrs of the Arrna" was a most notable feature of the programme, t'^sands of people thoroughly enjoying the sam-5- Mr. Edwin B. North accompanied, and the soloists were Messrs. W. D. Holgate, C. Pierse, E. B. North (pianoforte solo), T. Ince, J. W. Smart, E. Rushton

Funeral of Mrs. A. E. Fur si and' Respect for Mrs. Albert E. Fur^land and sympathy for her husband, who has been !eft wifeless with seven young children, was expressed on Sunday in a very numerously- attended funeral. It left 24, Mansel-street, Mrs. Fursiand's residence, about three o'clock. First came the choir, Sunday School, and other repre- sentatives of York-place Baptist Chapsl, then the members of the Swansea Temper- ance Band, ill uniform, but without their instruments: Deputations from various chapels, market officials, stall-holders, and other friends preceded on foot the minis- ter's carriage, which contained Rev. Cas- nc.dyn Rhys (York-place), Rev. D. Williams (Memorial), and Dr. Rhys Davies. Deacons of York-place Chapel went be fore the wreath-covered Washington car, which held the coffin of polished oak, with heavy brass fittings, and heavy brass plate, bearing the inscription; "Sarah Ann Furs-| land died July 27th aged 36 years." The first mourning coach, from which the sentitive onlookers turned away in sadness, carried Mr. Albert E. Fursland and his seven children, one or two of them quite too young to realise their loss. In the second carriage were three of Mr. Fursiand's brothers and their wives:—Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Fursland, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Fursland, and Mr. and Mrs. John Fursland. The third carriage contained Mr. Walter Fursland and his son, Mrs. Green, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Taylor, Master Clifford Furs- land the fourth, Mr. Henry Taylor, Mrs Thomas, Mr. David Griffiths, and Miss Nellie Fursland; the fifth. Messrs. Davies and Slocombe, Master A. E. Fursland, and Miss M. Fursland; the sixth, Mr. James Taylor and family; the seventh, Mr. and Mrs. Reed. About forty other carriages followed, each with their complement of Mrs. Furs- iand's friends. Halting at York-place Chapel on the way to the cemetery, an impressive funeral ser- vice wa.s conducted by Dr. Williams and Rev. Casnodyn Rhys. The last minister also conducted the service at the graveside Arrangements were carried out without the least friction by Messrs. G. and F. Woo. sfcwyUatawi rtiwut

OBSTINATE RUSSIA. No Abatemr'ii, of her Claims. Colonial Secretary's Speech, The Government of the (tear appears to be making no abatement of her claims with regard to the treatment of nentrals alleged to be carrying contraband or as to the e\ a- sion of the treaty stipulations concerning the passage of the Dardanelles. The official communication from St. Petersburg is yet awaited, but messages from inspired sources set forth that the Czar's Government claim that Russia, is justified in: — 1. Sinking or burning foreign ships carrying contraband when it is impossible to convey those ships to a Russian pc rt. 2. In passing ships through the Dar- danelles under the commercial flag and in hoisting the war flag at sea. The attitude of France and Turkey adds to the uncertainty of the situation. A Lloyd's report from Perim states that two steamers of the Volunteer Fleet were passed and one hoisted the French flag; whilst a St. Petersburg wire says that Russia has secured Turkey's permission for the mining vessel Duna to pass the Dar- danelles for the Far East. COLONIAL SECRETARY ON THE CRISIS. Mr. Lyttelton, speaking at a gathering of the British Medical Association at Leaming- ton on Saturday, said that, as regards our foreign relations, the present was a period of great anxiety. Obviously the first duty of the Ministers of the Crown was to ?ssert with firmness the rights of the citizens of this country, and to protect, as far as pos- sible, their lives and property. It was right to remember that, in doaling with any foreign country, it was .ight to credit her with the desire to act in a friendly and pacific spirit towards us, and, secondly, it was right to use no such h n- guage in any remonstrance that might have to be made which would enlist upon the side of unauthorised aggression the honour of the Government which had not sanc- tioned those acts.

BREAKING INTO THE "CASK." three Swansea Labourers Indicted At the Swansea Assizes on Friday, Mr. Justice Kennedy and a jury had before them the "Cask" breaking and entering case, in which David Price (26), labourer; Albert Charles (43), fireman; and John Delbridge (25), labourer, all on bail, were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering a ware- house of the Swansea United Breweries, Ltd., and stealing therein one clock, one pier-glass. nine brass taps, and six pieces of lead wiping, their property, on the 14th June last, at Swansea. Mr. Llewelyn Williams apoeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Davies-Williams defended. The license of the White Lion (known as The Cask), Goat-street and Gomerian-place, was not renewed n May last, and the pre- mises became unoccupied. Later on Mr. W. H. Jones ^accountant in the employ of the Swansea United Breweries, Ltd., the own- ers) visited the place, and certain lead pip- ing and taps were missing. About the same time the prisoners were offering the piping and taps for sale at Messrs. Williams and Sons' foundry, Greenfield-street. Mr. Frank Burnie, employed by this firm, asked the prisoners where the goods came from, but he now told the judge that he could not re member the reply that was given. Anyhow, on June 15th P.C. Howard went to the; house of the prisoner Price, at No. 9, Gom- I erian-place, opposite the Old White Lion, I and saw the clock (produced) hanging up. J Asked to whom it belonged, Price said it had been given him by a friend, but when oues- tioned as to the friend s name, replied, "I would rather not tell you." The constable then said that prisoner was to come to the police station, whereupon the latter an- swered, "I might as well tell you the truth. I took it from the Cask yesterday, and I am only waiting to see someone to put it hack." Howard also saw the pier-glass (produced) there, and on going into the public-house lie found a number of engine beer- taps on the bar counter. Price was charged with stealing the lead piping and beer-taps that had been sola but he made no reply. The constable on the following day visited Delbridge's house, and; that of Chailes. Both men made statements and were arrested. Subsequently, Howard I made a thorough investigation of the White Lion premises and found that a hole had been knocked through the cellar wall that communicated with the coal house of No. 9, Gomerian-place where prisoner Price lived.; While in the police cell, both Delbridge and Charles made statements which they signed in the presence of the third prisoner. f.)el-j bridge, in his statement, denied breaking the walls, and said the hole was there when he went though into Dai's house. He knew nothing about the clock, but admitted as- sisting to take the piping and taps which they sold—"Me, Dai and Albert." The pier glass would not go through, the statement added, when he (Delbridge) was there. Charles' statement, was to the same effect. Price. said nothing to cither of the two statements. The cross-examination of the witnesses was very slight, and seemed directed to points | of law," which Mr. Davies Williams ait the close raised. Counsel contended in the first place that the premises were not a ware- house withm the meaning of the Act but an unoccupied dwelling house and secondly that, with the exception of the clock, the other articles were fixtures. On the latter point, Mr. W. H. Jones was recalled and he admitted that some of the taps were attached to beer engines, which were fixtures, but raid that the taps actually sold were contained in a tin box in the cel- lar. Mr. Davies WiHia-nis That disposes of the point so far as the clock and the taps are con- cerned. The Judge Then. with regard to the other things. I am inclined to agree with yon that they formed part of fixtures and no doubt II the charge must be under the statute. Mr. Llewellyn Williams submitted that whether it■a warehouse was a question of fact and not of law. The Judce The question of fact is whether there is evidence to support it. Mr. Williams There is no definition of a warehouse? The Judge There is none that I am aware of. Mr. Llewellyn Williams submitted there- fore it was a question of fact for the jury. With regard to the other point,, counsel said that the piping as a fact had already been torn down. The Judge agreed that in that case it would not be a fixture although it was running it rather tine. He did not think, however, there was any evidence of the place being a warehouse, and therefore the charge must be reduced tc one of larceny. He would add that he had very grave doubts as to whether it would be safe on the evidence, apart from the point of the warehouse, to prove any breaking and entering as the hole in the wall might have existed for some time. On behalf of the prisoner, Price, whom he represented, Mr. Davies Williams called Dr. Lloyd Edwards to show that, as a result of an injury Price had received to his head, he was, when in drink, not susceptible to or- dinary dealings. Price was put into the box and professed ignorance as to how the other prisoners and the clock got into his bouse. He was not present when the piping and taps were sold and when Delbridge said he was he (Price) was stopped from speaking. Price added that the hole in the cellar wall had been there for years. In summing up, his Lordship remarked that the clock, according to Prioe's defence, that came into that prisoner's house at the hand in drink, might have been returned through the hole at the hand that was sober. It was for the jury to say. Prisoners were all found guilty of the lar- ceny. Prisoner Charles Can I be tried under the First Offenders' Act. The Judge We have already done that. Delbridge, who had had four previous con- victions, was sentenoed to three calendar month's imprisonment with hard labour. Charles and Price were dealt with as first offenders and bound over in JC10 to come u.p

SWANSEA'S EDUCATION COM- MITTEE. One-sided Meeting- makes its Choice. Thirty-six members of the Swansea Council met on Friday afternoon to appoint an Education Committee. Of the number thirty were prepared to act if selected. Councillor Tutton submitted for acceptance a complete list of his own choosing. It was frankly, unblushingly, a partisan one. Not a single Conservative or Roman Catholic was in- cluded. Subservient as the majority are to the party call, it cotilcl not swallow this. But the subsequent vote was nevertheless ;.n strictly party lines fitness for the im- portant work to be done had not the slight- est influence upon the voting. Two only of [he 23 members were Conservatives, and they owed success chiefly to the fact that each voter had to give 23 names, and tho thirty availabla by the time Labour members and personal opponents were eliminated would not go round in all cases. A curious and, in a sense, significant incident was that the member who undertook to select the whole committee for the Council in the re- sult only managed to scrape in with two votes to the good. As an indication of the spirit which dominated the election, it may he observed that members who had never disclosed the slightest interest in education, and whose fronds wouJd be hard put to explain their qualifications for the work, romped in easy winners. Mr. J. í-I. Lee moved that nomination be the order of the day, and Mr. G. Morgan seconded. Eventually every member of the Council, except the Mayor, Messrs. Spring, Wm. Davies, Alex. Sinclair, W. Evans. J. Grnnths. J. Aeron Thomas, Dd. Matthews, T. Merrells, Geo. Payne, and Hon. Odo Vivian (all of whom declined to act) were nominated, and the, Council voted by ballot. Before the vote was taken, Mr. Wm. Evans complained, humorously, that Mr. Morgan Hopkin was going round looking over member's papers. Mr. Hopkin: Oh, no, Mr. Chairman, I was only asking Mr. Lee for a vote. ("Oh!") The Chairman Order, order. Mr. Tutton: Did I understand Mr. Hop- kin to say he was going round canvassing for votes? If so, its indecent, and we ought all to have the same privileges. Mr. Hopkin It was like this I look upon Mr. Lee as a friend. ((Loud laughter). I don't think Mr. Evans was very serious in making his complaint. Anyway' (addressing Mr. Evans), you're the last man to say any- thing. I've been very considerate to you. The incident then closed. The elected were:—W. Jones (53), Howel Watkins (32), David Harris (52), D. Jones (52), Richard Martin (32), David Griffiths (30), David Jenkins (SS), William Watkins (29), R. Dommett (29). J. Moy Evans (29), J. A. Rawlings (29), Roger Thomas (28), J. W. Cadwalladr (27), J. H. lee (26), Gwilym Morgan (26), J. Devonald (25), Howell Lewis (24), Morgan Tutton (24), T. T. Corker (23). Six tied at 22, and on further y,.tes being taken William Williams H. G. Solomon, W. Tarr, and Ben Thomas were added. M. O'Sullivan (21), David Wil- hams (20), David Davies (18), Thos. Dryden (17), and Morgan Hopkin (12) were' not elected. Miss Brock (23) and Miss Dillwyn (23) were elected the lady members. Mrs. Freeman (14) was not elected. Mr. Davies, who entered after the voting, explained that he had been nominated under a misappre- hension, he having specifically told several members that be was t:"t a candidate, and wished them to make known the fact. In answer to Mr. Hopkin, the Town Clerk said the new committee would be on the same lines as other committees, and in answer to Hon. Odo Vivian, stated that there was noth- ing to prevent extra co-optation if thought advisable by the Council at any future period.

Swansea. Plumber's Queer Accident. A peculiar accident happened in Somer- set-place, Swansea, on Saturday afternoon, Some workmen, amongst whom was Dick Rcynish. a plumber, were engaged in a telephone manhole in connection with the fixing of a new cable. About four o'clock a young man, more interested in P.C. Gam- mon's funeral, which was coming down Wind-street at the time, than where he was going to. was walking half backwards to- wards the manhole. A man on the surface called out, "Look out," but the young man did not seem to hear it, and fell into the manhole right on top of Reynish, who was stooping at the time. Reynish received a nasty blow in the back. and had to be assisted out of the man- hole, but afterwards recovered apparently little the worse for the accident.

Swansea Working Men's Club. The half-yearly meeting cf the members of the Swansea Working Men's Club and In- stitute was held at the institute. There was a fairly large attendance of members, over whom Mr. Robert Boucher (president) pre- sided. The secretary (Mr. W. H. Boden) read his report, which showed the club to bp in a most flourishing condition, and stdl makmg progress. The librarian (Mr. Wm. Evans) also submitted his report, aud both were unanimously adopted. T' election of officers then followed. Mr. Robt. Boucher was re-elected president, Mr. A..J. Puntan vice president, Mr. W. H. Boden .secretary, Mr. Morgan B. Williams treasurer, and Mr. WTm. Evans librarian. The following com- mittee men were elected Messrs. W. J. Jones, E. Smith, Jack Davies, Adam Mathews, Wm. Owens, Ted Poole, E. D8- vereux, Evan Williams, David Price, T. H. Davies, Griff. Davies. and T. J. Williams.

World's Champion Sculler, (Press Association Foreign Special). Sydney, Saturday.—On the Parramatta, Sydney, this afternoon, George Towns. champion, and Dick Tressider, of Newcastle, N.S. 'Wales, rowed the match which it has taken two years to make for .,he sculling championship of the world, and a stake of ±!1.000. Tressider, the challenger, weighed 12st. 41bs., and Towns list. He/ting was in favour of Towns. The wea- ther was fme and bright,, but cool, and a moderate south-west wind was blowing. The river was fairly smooth though choppy at the reaches. Many thousands of people afloat and ashore witnessed the contest between the two Australians. The pistol was fired at 3.40, the time fixed bv mutual consent. Towns opened with 36 stiokos <o the minute, and Tressider with 35 The challenger soon established a lead of half a length, hut Towns was almost level' again at the half mile. Thence the cham- pion forged ahead, and led by a length at the mile, which was completed in 6^ min. He further increased his lead at the second mile. and at the third had cut-distanced Tres- sider, having completed the distance in 16min. 45sec. A little further on Tressider fouled two boats which were Iving alongside the course, but the accident did not affect the result.

Ex-Morriston Publican's Death. Morriston was surprised to learn on Satur- day morning of the death of Mr. James H. Sutton, ex-landlord of the "Rose and Crown Hotel, Morriston, and cooper at the Pentrc- poth Chemical Works. Deceased, who was in his forty-eighth year, appeared to be in his usual hearty- state of health on Friday evening, and was engaged in conversation until late. He ex- pressed his intention of going over by the "boat" on Saturday to bring home his wife, who had for several weeks been recuperating her health after a serious illness. He was called as usual early on Saturday morning, only to be discovered dead. Only nine days previous he had removed from the Rose and Crown to 109, Dillwyn-street, after being the genial host there for about four years. He leaves a large family. Though apparently enjoying the best health, and of robust frame, deceased bad been under regular treatment of Dr. J. B. Gabe, Pentrepoth, who obviates an inquest by certifying death to be due to fatty de- I generation of the heart, and heart failure.

At Neath, on Friday, Philip Rees, Lewis Phillips and John Stephens, all of Briton Ferrv, were each fined 20s. and costs for trespassing 111 pursuit of conies on the land Crmofcsa Borrows..

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__j__— — "i Welsh Fusiliers' New Billy." When the Royal Welsh Fusiliers were at Altcar the regiment's famous goat died, and Captain Rickman, Marchwiel Hall, Wrex- ham, has received a fine goat from Windsor's great- park to replace it.. It is to be hoped that Billy will show him- self as proud of the honour as his predeces- sor.

Defending Swansea Harbour. The regulations for examination service in time of war (a condition which will be supposed to prevail in the Bristol Channel on August 5 and 6) are laid down in a communication received from Colonel HiII, 41st Regimental District, and are as fol- lows — "In the event, of war occurring a.t any time between the British Empire and an. other naval power, vessels desirous of enter- ing this harbour must be prepared to un- dergo certain formalities not observed in time of peace. "These formalities will be on the follow- ing lines:—The incoming vessel on ap- proaching the harbour will be approached by a steamer wo-rking under the orders of the harbour authorities, and will be direct- ed to 'bring to.' The captain will receive instructions as to further procedure within the port from the examining officer on board that vessel. Every endeavour will be made to expedite the entrance of incom- ing vessels; but it must be clearly under- stood that the operations of the examining officer will be under the guardianship of the military officer in command of the defence, and any hesitation on the part of the master of the vessel, foreign or British, to comply with the orders of the examining officer, will be at his peril." The Beaufort, which will be commanded by Mr. David Tamlin, instructed by an offi- cer of the Severn Submarines, is being pre- pared for the occasion, together with the tug-boat Challenger.

funeral of P.C. Gammon. lfc Amid many manifestations of sorrow, the remains of P.C. John Gammon were laid to rpst at Danygraig Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. The popularity of the deceased drew a large number of mourners to the funeral. His comrades from the Swansea borough force to the number of 100 attend- ed and paid their last respects. The officers present included Captain Colquhoun, In- spectors Gill, Parker, Nicholas, Evans, West. Sergeant Hopkins being in charge of a body of county police, and Sergeant Couch in charge of a contingent of the docks police. Wreaths were sent by the Swansea borough police, docks police, Mr. and Mrs. Hutchings, Mr. and Mrs. R. and J. Lewis (sister and brother-in-law), and a wreath from the wife and children of deceased. The cortege, which left No. 82, Norfolk-street,* at 3 o'clock, was headed by the police band, under the conductorsbip of Mr. Coortwy, and marshalled by B.C. Howard. There was a hearse and four mourning carriages. The first carriage contained Mrs. Gammon (widow) and Mr. William Gammon (son), Misses B. Gammon, R. Gammon, F. Gam- mon, and G. Gammon (daughters), and Master H. Gammon. The second carriage contained Messrs. Thomas and Richard Gammon, and Mr. William Gammon (bro- thers). P.C.'s Delve, Jones, Easterbrook, and Ford acted as bearers. The coffin, which was of polished oak, contained the inscription. "John Gammon, died 38th July, aged 41." The band played Beethoven's Funeral March, and the procession down Mount Pleasant Hill into Goat-street, Temple. street, Wind-street, and then to Danygraig, was doeplv impressive, and crowds lined the roads en route. Rev. E. D. Henry, vicar of St. Jude's, officiated at the graveside. The ceremony here was touching in the extreme. The funeral arrangements wero carried out by Mr. D. G. PhtUips, Drllwyn- gtseet.

Old Soldiers Movement Spreading The Commandant of the United Service I Brigade has received a most congratulatory letter from Mr. John Lear, of Burry Port, with whom his Majesty the King had a con- versation, and from Mr. John Hancock, also of Burry Port. I Mr. Lear was a first-class petty officer in the Royal Navy, served in the Crimean, Baltic, and China Wars. He holds four medals and three clasps. Mr. Hancock served in the first China War of '42, the Crimea, and Baltic, and has five medals. "We, the undersigned," says the joint let- ter. "most respectfully beg to thank you for the deep interest you have taken in old war- riors in bringing us so prominently under their Majesties' notice on their visit to Swansea: also for the enrolment of our names in the album you so nobly presented ti our King on the 20th inst. We do pray that you and others who are working so in- dustriously on behalf of the United Service Brigade, will be rewarded by the King of Kings and granted that you may have the needed help in every way to carry out the work you have taken in hand." Among the latest recruits to the Brigade (and additions are being constantly made) is Mr. Wilcox, harbour master at Pembrey. It is hoped to establish a Carmarthenshire detachment of the Brigade.

Post-mortem on P.C. Gammon. Medical men were engaged for nearly three! hours on Thursday afternoon investigating! the cause of death of P.C. Gammon, who succumbed in terrible agony about one I o'clock the same morning at his residence, No. 82, Norfolk-street, Mount Pleasant, Swansea. A post-mortem examination of the body was made by Dr. Howell Thomas, to- gether with other medical men, and in the presence of Detective-Sergeast Morris and Sergeant Lloyd. We understand the result of the examina- tion discio&ed no sign of the effects of a blow, and that deceased died from probable sunstroke. The brain was much contracted. s The doctors have drawn up their report and forwarded same to Mr. Viner Leeder, the Borough Coroner, who, we understand, does not think it necessary to hold an enquiry.. Deceased was a .strong and healthy mRn at all times. He was on duty near Wind street Bridge, on Wednesday, the day of the Royal visit, and wore an ordinary policeman's white helmet. On Saturday he became very ill, but it was not until Tuesday that the serious ele- ment entered into the case. He was taken with violent fits, and several of his comrades were told off <o watch him. He suffered from delirium and sleeping draughts were re- peatedly administered. Deceased leaves a wife and six children to mourn their loss. Some of his children are grown-up.

Swansea Architect's Strange Disappearance. Mr. D. J. Michael, architect and civil and mining engineer in the town has disappeared from Swansea under singular circumstances. He left the town on Saturday morning, the 16th inst., ostensibly on a day's professional business. Mr. Michael is 40 years of age. 5ft. 4^in. m height, of fair complexion, with heavy fair moustache only. On leaving Swansea he was wearing a light tweed coat and vest, brown riding 11 breeches, leggings, and boots and a Panama hat. The missing man had business at Garnant, and engaged a pony and trap and a boy to go with him on the day of his disappearance. Seen by a "Daily Post" reporter on Satur- day morning, Mrs. Michael, who lives with her three children at the residence of her sister-in-law at 11, Nelson-street, said she was unable to account for her husband's disappearance, and thinks some ill has befallen him as he was pe- culiar in his habits. He had not had regular work for f-ome time. He gave her no indication of his future movements when he left home. She believed he was in London as communications had reached her from there. She had informed the Swansea police of his disappearance nearlv a week ago, and they then considered it too early to investigate. In the meantime Mrs. Michael is naturally very anxious.

or Milking" the Meter. At Swansea, on Saturday, Wm. Jolini Knight, painter, Swansea, was charged with breaking into a gas meter at 1, Parade, Mumbles, the property of the Swansea Gas Company, and stealing about 10s. It was a fish shop 111 the occupation of Percy Lloyd. Percy Lloyd said he was working in Nel- son-street, Swansea, on July 26th. About mid-day Knight came to him and asked should he do some lettering on his window; it would be doing him a kindness as he was in low water. He gave him the job and paid his fare to the Mumbles. Emma Lloyd, wife of complainant, said the meter was kept on a shelf behind the coun- ter, close to the window. She left her daugh- ter in charge. Emma Lloyd, daughter, "aid defendant came into the shop and asked for a duster and other things, which she gave him. Sim left, and on returning found the meter bad been broken into and the tin money-box bodily removed, together with the money. A collector gave evidence as to the amount of money that, according to the register, should have been in tho meter. Samuel Davies, gas company's foreman, pioduced the meter. Fourpence was found in the meter, but Mrs. Lloyd, recalled, said that had been dropped into the meter after the box was removed. Defendant pleaded guilty. He had, he said, been suffering from delirium tremens aL the time. His wife was also ill. Defendant was sent to prison for three moo* ha ywth bred labour.

■■ 9 Swansea Artillery Volunteers Off The 1st R.G.V.A. left Swansea on Satur- day afternoon bv special train to South Hook Camp, Old Milford. Officers and men. their number was estimated at about 200. They were at about four o'clock preceded to the Higp-street Railway Station by the 1st ic1" (conductor, Mr. Hanney). Omcers in command were Col. Williams, Lieut.-Coi. Gardner, Captain and Adjutant G. Stratford Burton, Captains Davey, "Brad- ford, Thompson, Thomas and Gregor, Lieutenants Davies, Morris, Freeman and Howel Thomas, Captain and Quarter-Master Davies. Surgeon-Capt. Davies, and Surgeon- Lieut. Thomas.

Terrible Affair at Portsmouth. A Portsmouth correspondent telegraphs: A shocking tragedy was discovered at Gim- port on Saturday morning. On Friday night a man named William Arthur Morey and his wife were heard quarrellirg. No notice was taken, as disputes between the pair were frequent. In the morning, how- ever, the neighbours saw that the Morey's six-year-old daughter had blood upon her clothing, and as all was quiet in the house suspicion was aroused. The police were communicated with, arid they found that Morey had cut his wife's throat as she lay in bed, killing her in- stantly, and then committed suicide by cutting his own throat. The murdered woman was only 23 years of age.

Dyffryn Strike Finally Settled. Negotiations were opened on Thursday which on Friday happily resulted in the termination of the strike of daymen mem- bers of the Artizans' Union at Dyflrvn Tin- plate Works This strike has excited excep- tional attention and much bitter feeling. According to the signed -.ettiemenl the old hands are all to be replaced, and matters in dispute mbout wages have to be settled be- tween two gentlemen, one of whom is to be appointed by the proprietor and the ether by the men, the terms agreed upon to be retrospective from the time work is resumed, which, we understand from the works, will be on Tuesday. The arrangement was come to between a deputation of five of the workmen and Mr. W. H. Edwards.