The South Wales Daily Post

JOHN S. BROWN HAS i-Xi AGED A THOROUGHLY EFFICIENT 'b W O 11 K 1 N G C U T L E And in at great expense put down an ENTIRELY „ XI: W I 'LAN'T, CONSISTING Ou' 4 n.p. GAS ENGINE, y^Q "J filGII-CLAS^ (.RINDING, POLISHING, POCKET-KNIVES and FINISHING MACHINES, ivL)v/^ GROUND, Buitab'e for fuming out every d ip- y^ REPAIRED, and PITTED ;:ob 3- CUTLERY iiE 'AlR WITH NEW BLADES, /SCISSORS E^'x -11A x >u J*GKOUN D AN D SET. <0* RAZORS fl v> FLAT OR HOLLOW GROUND. FI& TABLE CUTLERY X/ GROC^U, POLISHED, and REPAIRED. SAWS of L\ery Description v SHARPENED AND RE-SET. U/X JOTN KLLS TOOLS GROUND. BL r( HERS TOOLS GROUND. [2799 0) t 11. JOHX S. BROWN, SWANSEA KITCHEN -I I DRESSERSi From 3080 each. CsXliONG AND SERVICEABLE. EASY TERMS-OP* PURCHASE. I F. C. Eddershaw, 19, HIGH STREET. C. M A N S C H E S T E R, I gja 6 & 6A. CASTLE-STREET. SWANSEA. F HAVE OPENED A NEW DEPARTMENT FOR j I GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTING. P s ALL THE LATEST LONDON STYLES. [1766 CHOICEST FRESH MADE i BUTTER.! i lOtD.. j I NO FINER IN THE j WORLD. j DAVID JONES & 00. 100, OXFORD STREET,! SWANSEA. I < < 81, Oxford Street i I BHYS mm 1- NEW MARKET I 'L. -1 ,i.iI. PREMISES. 310 R TIM E U' S DYEING AND CIEIK WORKS PLYMOUTH. LADIES DRESS, j GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHES, I "oI,LL.ti. .1\&- .J,Q, HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS. & CLEANED OK DYED IN A SUPERIOR MANNER. i U i Agents in all., throughout Wales. ¡ NEW CARPETS. NE\V C URTAINS. I I BEN EVANS & CO., LTD., ARE NOW OFFERING I 500 PIECES CARPET (Reliable Makes), IN THE NEWEST DESIGNS FOR SPRING, 1895 AT VERY SPECIAL PRICES, Including ',J TAPESTKY, BRUSSELS, WILTON, AXMINSXER, TURKEY, &C. B. E. & CO. Make and Lay all Carpets Eree of Charge They have also on show 4000 PAIRS LACE CURTAILS In all the Newest Makes, FROAT IOiD. TO FIVE GUINEAS PER PAIR. DETAILED CATALOGUE POST FREE ON APPLICATION. HEN EVANS & CO., LTD., SWANSEA. GO TO 07, OXFOHD-ST., L 1 OK CHEAP ALL V V" NEW PATTKKWS FRO.t D. FES PIKCB /t.J r /iVV Al"oa '»i ge quantity °f Odrl 1.t)t8 I c.ry "hreip. E A T "FOOTBALL ROttED OATS," MAKES DELICIOUS PORRIDGE. BRITISH GROWN. SUPPORT TrlE BRITISH FARMER In lib. and 21b. Packets. SOLD BY ALL GROCERj.[2370 í I 4b CONTRACTORS TO HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. CAN N & GLASS, 3, PROSFECT-PLACE. CARBON FARINA. I i: ("W kstlakb'S PATENT). I j ORDERS EXECUTED IN ROTATION! j CARTS WANTED. 2273 y LIPTON'S TEAS A«E THE BEST r. 1 AND HAVE THE LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. _n a UPTON LIPTON LI PTO N UPTON LIPTG/I LIPTON UPTON Ceatpols the Tea Market Has paid in duty for his week's clearance of Tea the largest cheque ever received by Her Majesty's Customs, London, viz.: pQc opc Q.) £ 85,365 9s. 2d. This represents over one half of the average weekly payments for duty paid by the entire Tea Trade on the whole of the Tea imported into Great Britain. TEA MERCHANT I BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT I I i I I TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. LIPTON'S TEAS gained THE HIGHEST and ONLY AWARD in THE BRITISH SECTION at the WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO. NOTE THE PRICED THE FINEST TEA The World can Produce PER 1/7 LB. RICH, PURE, and FRAGRANT Pffi 1 AND 1/4 LB. Also packed in 5, 7, arid, 10-16.Patent Fancy Jir-i-ignt Camtters, and delivered, Carriaqe Paid for an extra Id. per iu., to any address in Great Britain. Orders by Post mty be addressed to the Chief Ojfces. Bath &ert, Londm, E.C. t I, I I LIPTON I I 11 LIPTON LIPTON i LIPTON j: UPTON | LIPTON UPTON I I T TPTAM TEA COFFEE PLANTER. CEYLON. iUXIT A \J 1^* 9 THE LARGEST TEA, COFFEE, AND PROVISION DEALER IN THE WORLD !Sole Proprietor of the fol!<.<- ng celebrated Tea &ad Coffee Estates in Ceylon. Dambatence, Laymastotte, Monerakand. Mahadambatenne, Mousakelle, Pooprassie, Banagaila, Gigranella, and K&randagcila, which cover Thousands I. of Acres of the best TEA and COFFEE LAND in Ceylon. Ceylon Tea and Coffee Shipping Warehouses: Maddema Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo. Ceylon Office Upper Chatham Street, Colombo. Icilian Tea Shipping Warehouses and Export Stores Hare Street, Strand. Calcutta. Indian offices Dalbousie Square, Cak atta. Tea and Coffae Salerooiu« Mincing Lane, LONDON. E.G. Wholesale Tea Blending and Duty Ffeid Stores • Bath Street and g»jtoi. Street, LONDON, EC. Bonded and Export Stores: Peerless Street, LONDON, E.C. Coffee Roasting, Blending Stores, %tu\ Essence Manufactory: Old Street, LONDON. E.C. Wholesale and Exj*)rt iTovitimi Waretawes: Nelson LONDON, E.C. Fma^Preserve Factory: Spa Road, Eaiiuondsy, LONDON, S.E. Gea&ral Offices; BatkStreet, LONDON, E.C- « OCAL BRANCHES Swansea: A bcadb BuiuuiCrB, High-street. Cardiff: ST. MARY STREET rnextdoor to the Theatre Royal), and 7, HIGa STREET. Llan^liy: 8, Strpney Stkxit, Bristol: 22, Win's STBSET. BRANCHES EVERYWHERE, AGENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. OYEK ONE MILLION PACKETS OF LIPTON'S TEA SOLD WEEKLY IN GREAT BIIITAJN ALONE. 275 I I TEETH._TEETtL I I I THE LONDON k SOUTH WALES i ARTIFICIAL TOOTH CO. j PRINCIPAL MK. CLAUDE BUNDY. N.B.—No jonneouon with any other firm in oTins-'in- StNGLE TEETH, SETS, 20a EXTRACTIONS, Is. Pny nents can be made Weekly. STOPPING- CAREFULLY INSERTED FAiNLESS EXTRACTION BY GAS, 5s, Note I >cal Address— ALEXANDRIA ROAD. SWATS" SEA. Oprf»f*te High Areade Two minutes wal=t fr-jiu H eet Railway Station. 2763 "GUINEA" HAMPERS ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE THE I BEST VALUE IN THE MARKET. I No, 4 CONTAINS— I 1 Bot. Celebrated; IExcelsior Highland Whiskey. 1 „ "Pearl Irish Whiskey. I „ Royal Pale Sherry. No 5. 1 „ Very Old Port. No. C I. II „ Finest Very Old Cognac M. Bros.' I Champagne, Sparkling I Moselle, or Hock. Other assortments limy be substituted. Will be forwarded, Carriage Pnd, to any: Railway Station. MARGRAVE BROS.. LLANELLY. I NOTICE OF REMOVAL. MRS. BRISTOWE, I FEATHER DYER & FRENCH CLEANER, II HAS REMOVED From WATiiRLOO-STRELT to 91, BRYNYMOll ROAI), To vvhicJi address all communicatioas should be forwarded in future. 2829 PRINTING JOBS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, ECONOMICALLY, PROMPTLY. AND TASTEFULLY EXECUTED AT THE Ole,ICES I OF TiiE 6 DAILY POST.' -'WAA&" MOST IMPORTANT. I pOOTS and SHOES REPAIRED, equal to L) v;hen new, ar.d warranted to wear Uvice as long. Charges Extremely Low. Charges Extremely Low. Tho only one place in Swansea, 36, OXEORD-6TRLET. -,I \\í OR M IT OZENGBi j Faikland-hill, j 'orl- injj, Surrey, j October i2nd, 1893. Dear Sir,—My daughter, aged 18 uiortihs i bad been verv ill and was daily wasting away I and she jiad been treated in a Children's j Hospital, bat withoutderiving any benefit, Weil, a few daya ago I was looking through Old .woore s Almanack tor 1894, when 1 saw the advertisement of your Worm Lozenges and aiho seeing the symptoms described by you ru ,eioble hert-.f 1 went at once to Mr Cliff, cliemist, High-street, and bought a hoi or your Pou tarda we W orm Lozenges, uad alter ta!»u:g one, :n leas than three hours she got rid of hundreds of thread worms, and before she had taken the concents of a &$d. box she had passed thousands, aud although it is ou i y a mouth since she iirsl tried them, it is wonuerful wbitt. a change it has made In her. She seems as well in every ^av as evei-she did in herli £ t>, and 1 am quite sure thai yoaeLozea^Od have (by tha blessing of (jail) be^ntha means of saviug her iifs, and i mustsay tnatit is a wonderful remedy, and it ought to ba more widely known, for liau it not bean for the ALmaiiftok, I might | never hays icuown anything about this j wondertul cur a. Vou are a.t liberty to use this as youpiease, and sincerely trust it will Le ablewsing to many as it was to mine.-]. | ani, dear sir, yours truly, | F.J. KNIUHT* I — -I I A WIDOWS SACRIFICE. RZiUAKKABIR STOR\ FROM LLAKBLT.Y. A pathetic ttcry bas Kone the rounds of this dl8 aid, a Llanclly reporter, in which a poor wiilov, at the ^vaored ago of 7c, of t'je nauie of Mai gai ei U fvu:ai, liv ing at h cottage known n.i B: nl- ai»Ar, nwrS- David's Colliery. LUaeiiy, who ior20 bss Ueen« nsartyr to great weakness »rui dropsy dtpriving h^r i.' the i se of bcr gcuerai streu^lh. She cvetii tally beiaiae i>ei feot cripple, and failed to care h^r loom.. 11 iae nei^Mjonrs assisted, iier in every way UJey intiiis«tatft »he detenriinad every way UJey intiiis«tatft the detenriinad to appiy for paiiah "-elif f, and the generous Guardians sllowd her 2a. &i. a v. ?< k, v, hich had to jay rent unci lord for teyan cLiyi. Her doctor had utterly failed to give her any rdid in way of medicine. She had spent ponnds on one fcfciuj; and :mother. and at last bi-oke<K>wn. KiXhing to do her good tail side 01 the g..Hie. One molting a cloud pass'HJ over with a 81" al silver -riiiajt in friend irtiiiug to try and get a 2s, 9<i. boltle of Morel's Sovran. How could siie gf, I it, and only a. fid. a ck, At last after a great sacrifice, the Lajght one, and vhen found a true 'I fiiend—her troi:jle« left lie", her pltin" gone, her ciutch 1'1'1, IOway. jjiie can now walk :mcl have a icok ronnd,&nd go to ter chayel. whioh ,he has not been able to do for year>. Auyone who doubts ids I story, £ o or write ho WiDOW THOMAS, lirynuiawr, 'fur .Uyn, Ll.,I\t,1!j1. Sold by all Chemists, 2s. 9d. and 4a. 6d. per I bottle, or from I MOREL'S DEPOT, LLANELLY! rc-st-free. 210 I MAYPOLE BUTTER AT SUMMER PRICES, ELEVEN PENCE PER POUND, ,I I -id. I I_d. lid. -MAROAUINE FIVE PENCE PER PUUND, 5d. 5cL 5J. MAYPOLE I)A%IY CO., 207a, HIGH-STREET, SWANSEA. p ETERS AND yOUN G REGISTERED PLUMBERS, HOUSE DECORAl OIIS, &c. Drainage Inspected, Tested, and Reported < by Qualified Sanitary Inspector. Water Supply and Plumbing in aU In branches tarried on. J NOTE :—District Agents tor the Incandescent Gas Light (50 per > cnt. saving, in gas nnd the noted l" Warrington Gaa Fires and Stoves. and Stoves. 6 AND ?, QUEEN-STREET, NEATH L'4097 AFTER THE LNFLPENZA. I ::1. 1 H J H L ¡ 1 L'1 81 All patients who have suffered from the nfluenza agree in stating that ilie after eliecta Lre mere disagreeable than the malady itself. Plie feelings of depression, low spirits. help- ossnces, and want of U go fre almost nn-II tearabie. The best treatment for this is jenerous diet and pleasant tonics. The bmt onic yet prepared, and one peculiarly suit- .ble for this malady is. :<WILYM EVANS' QUININE BiTTERS, TMK VEGETABLE TONIC. SPECIMEN OF TESTIMONIAL. INKLUKNZA. I Berkeley-road, Bristol, June 18th. Gentlemen,—I have been very il' witn Influenza, followed by Conges- tion oi the Lungs. Three weeks ago my condition was critical, and when NFLUBNZA. the danger passed ] was very low and wenk. Alxtnt a roituight ago tbo KFLUEKZA. doctor Mid that I should take a good tunic- I suggested (iwilyrn Evans' XFILE^ ZA. Quinine Bitters." "The very thing.' he said, 11 take it tiree times a dav ^JLUB^iZA. Since then 1 have viken itiegularly I rud feel wonderfully benefited. I has restored strength to uiy limbs an-d ¡;iv.>u tone to my whole system I —Yours sincerely, B. P. CHICS. 3WILYM EVANS* QUININE BITTERS THE VEGETABLE TONIC. Held in 2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d. bottles. Samples La. Hd. size See the name C wilyrn Evans" on I stamp, label, and bottle. This is important, is thrre are numerous imitations. Proprietors: Qu tMNB Bittkrs MA-NUFAC- tukinc: Co., LTD., Llameli/e, SOGTH WALES. L [2527 HARTLEY'S I JAMS. Having secured on advantageous terms a I large supply of the above coiebrated Jam s I we are prepared to sell at the following LOW PRICES FOR CASH 51b. Jars Plum lOd. each j 31b. Jars Black Currant, Is. each 31b. Jars Damson Is. each 31b. Jars Raspberry. Is. 4d. each •jib. Jars Strawberry, Is. 3d. each -=- TA-YLOIR, & Co. (LIMITED), w A \s i a "V ¡"J AND MUM TILES. 2683

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3; 1396, 1- ¡ NOTES & COMMENTS The stocks of tin-platoa on this and the other side of tho Atlantic are rapidij' otboc side of tho Atlantic are rapidij' diminishing, and there is, in consequence, z marked*iinprov«moct in the tone of the market. Buyers hold off. of course—thay may be trusted to do th& £ until compelled to buy—but if the makers hang together for a time prices aattst tend upwards, especially if the improvement is not arrested by the rapid flooding of the market as soon as remunerative prices become ths rule. The stocks at Swansea ate less by j 00,000 boxes than they were a year ago, which is an encouraging fact. I' Tlecent oxperienct) of the watch cora- mitt.-o suggests that the town could do without it or without the chief-constable The two authorities are, under the existing arrangement, merely in each other's way. And of the two alternatives it would pro- bably DetM maer plan to dispense with the wstoh o-omrnittoe A policeman cai>- aaot serve two master* who pi ay at cross, purposed and the chances are that, realiz- ing the difficulty of the task, Kobert will give-over tryitig^toAerve gither. Neis to i having no police fore*; at all tha worso I possible thing is a force effoctn^ely deniorby the interference of out- siders. Once the police are ma.det0 imagine that th» power cf punishment and reward has passed out of th-3 hands-of their titular head they naturally transfer their thoughts eisowhera, and the responsibility for discipline in divided and sub-divided until it is altogether lost. If the members who keep the police force in a state of ohronic ferment could be induced to transfer their superfluous energies to other and more useful purposes good might be achieved. As rt is infinite mischief is worked by them. While men continue to th;nk," said Edmund Bnrke on one occasion, men will honestly differ." There is one sub- ject, however, apon which all thoughtful men are virtually in agreement at Swansea. Inhere is but one opinion as to the character and value of the services rendered to the community by the Rev. Oscar Snelliug. To the poor and troubled ho is the natural guardian whose sympathy can bo t com- manded, whose time can be eucroached upon as a matter of course We are not hkely to forget how ho laboured for the destitute during those trying lirst weeks of the year; the marvellous knowledge of tho" submerged tenth which he placed at our disposal in distributing our relief fund. Nor should tho people of Swansea forget this, and the hundred other occa- siorib upon which he has stood in the very forefront to battio against poverty and suffering. The news has consc to us that early ne:ct month this noble divine completes h s thirty years' struggle for Christ aud sufforirig hmr.aniiy, and that the event yi>chr n'.es with his year of jubilee. And lurch-;r that a few "f his friendM usvo alreaiiy I a Je up their mind? that the I occasion JB n. t t > le entitled to pass by in i'-irren celebration. We want to say that if the Post canhiilpthe movement along it will be proud to have the chance of doing an,. if oTtiy by emphasising the uuquestion- able fact that Swansea will h nour her8e;f in p-J ng honour to tbLJ Rev. O^ear Sneliing. Good men are to > scarce in this selfish world that we can afford to let their | goodness go unrecognized. We should bo glad to see the whole community uniting ro indicate its appreciation of the life's ¡ work among them of this divna, whose per- sonal worth ha;- brought aud kept together for years the largest single congregation in the borough. We shall return to the I subject again, but for the moment our sole purpose is to say how heartily we are with those who are already moving to ma.ke the ¡' jubilee proceedings worthy of the ma.n. In the fullness of time the special com- mittee in charge of the scheme for the electric lighting of S wansea will probably give an official explanation of the •s.t'M'- prise. Wf are to the best of our ability endeavouring to anticipate that time. The knowledge which comes after an event has become 'irrevocable is of ten-times of little more value than the wisdom acquired at the same stagfe when mistakes can be deplored only and not avoided. By means of the plan which appeared in yesterday's Pust a.nd the accompanying letterpress and the information disclosed some weeks ago, tha ratepayers will be able to form a tolor-1 ably correct idea of the scheme so carefully hidden away from the people who are expected to pay for it. The works are to be placed on the sifco in the Strand hitherto occupied by Mr. Studt, and from this spot a chimney stack is to rise which m»y, or may not, add to the architectural beauty of Swansea. Tastes differ, of course. Having regard to the sinking that will be nocessary for foundations, and to the low position of the Str tnd. it is evident that a considerable expenditure in brick and mortar wilt be necessary to build the sraok to the level of the houses in High-street. But the stack must go considerably highfcr if the town is to be spared the offensive fumes from tb" dust-destructor, and wo cannot accept as quito conclusive evidence the fact that Whiteohapel, m .st inodorous of districts, tolerates a dust-destructor &1iI one of ita iuauaf&oi"r9rs of smel!s. However that Í3 neither here nor there. For the present it is only necessary to ask that before committing the town to an outlay of practically £ <50,000, possibly on a defective scheme with its centre in the wrong spot, the ratepayers should be granted an opportunity of considering the whole matter. Those who pay for the piping should at least have a voice in selecting the tune. In some towns electric lighting has proved a profitable investment: in other towns ends can only be brought to meet by excluding from calculation the land given free of cost by the local authorities and the interest payable on the outlay. In still other towns the electric lijrht has proved a ghastly failure. Wo hive to benefit by the blunders of our! neighbours, and set; to it that we do not re-eat them. In probably no other town oi importance in the kingdom would the Corporation em; ark upon a highly dan- gerous experiment without inviting the ratepayors to share the insensibility. But here the usual practice is to ignore the ratepayers and to get them to accapt costly, ready-made schemes. In other words, buy their pig in » poke.

THE ACT OF BRAVERY BY A SWANSEA YUUTH. A few days ago we recorded an act of bravery on the part of a Swansea youth named Christopher C.i'aaon, who saved the life of a younsr woman at Liverpool, by pulling her from the front of a train The youug woman, Miss D. Watson, had her arm fractured by vhe guard of the engine. A letter to hand states that she t& progressing favourably, and will ,I probably be strong enough to undergo tho amputation of lior arm to-day. She bas I repeatedly asked for her rescuer, nod her friends eannot understand why he left for Swansea so hurriedly. They are busy in ¡ getting up a haadsome presentation for him,t,o be followed by a ball and a supper, rihe gallant act is still the topic of conversation in Liverpool, as such a remarkable coinci- dence ha.¡.; not been heard c;, The coincidence referred to ia that two years ago her life was saved by Mr. Gibson when she f>e!l overboard from an Atlantic liner, they being strangers to each other then.

At the Open Spaces Committee of the Swansea County Council, held on Tuesday afternoon, it was decided to grant leave to the promoters of the Tradesmen's Horse I Show to hold the parade in the V ;otoria Park PRINTING of every description neatly and expeditiously executed at the offices of the Dazljj FoaC Swansea.

A CHAT WITH THE OTHEH DOKCAS. ENGLISH OPERA IN CHINA. THE THREE-PIECES MAN. A SKELETON INTERVIEW. Miss Florence Monion, the principal artiste in Dorcas,' which is now appearing at the New Theatre is as interesting off the stinge as sue is ciever before tho footlights, She converses with all the fervour and emot.on which marks her acting and singing And she can sjpeak of many tilings, because there are few countries in the r,arid U.rough ¡I which she 11:> not toured. Her favourite topic, of course, is music, and she cannot talk ot Gounod or Wagner without a suspicion of tears which enhance the earnestness m which she dis- courses art. And, strange to say, she likes to hear others sing as well as to sing hcreseif. ller modesty revealed itself to one of cur reporters this morning in her first remark io him, "Do you know, I am a poor subject for an interview," she said although when music) is the subject of conversation one should have no difficulty in talking. Oh! yes, 1 think !I that especially applies in dealing with Welsh people. 1>01 tlllnk tho Weish :l.re musical? i will go further and say that i consider the Welsh the most musical people in the world. I say this after having faced many Welsh \0 audiences and snng with many Welsh vocalists. And, by the bye, isn't it funny that I all the Davieses arc tenorsi rranticon Davies ? Ah! Yes, 1 forgot him. He is a baritone; but realty every other Davie.j that I can remember has been a tenor, j But 1 was going to say just now I think that j Weish is so musical. Yes, I agree with you j that few English people are of the sam^ opinion, but 1 really mean it. The accent or the Welsh people is so pretty, and musical. It us full ot vivacity and colour. Yes, as you sav, the breadth and j o vt-r of the vowels do much to on- I hance a. Welsh bong. 1 suppose you j never sang in your iife ? Never mind, should like to hear the words. Thank you, that is delightful. I think Welsh surpasses even Italian as a singing language.' ,l Have I been to Italy ? Yes, all over the even Italian as a singing language.' ,l Have I been to Italy ? Yes, all over the world; even to Chma. What could we 1 possibly sing toO intercot the Heathen Chinee ? Ha! Ha! a great deal. You must remember that the Chinese are very intelligent. You needn'i. smile ou thought their musical education was confined to the TofR-toms ? I WeH, they arc certainly fond oi theTom- toms but do v«»u know that we piayed i "Dorothy to them ? Yes, and I reiueaber a rather amusing incident in connection with it. We had just finished singing one ot the! trios, and as I went oti the stage a Chinaman was stwnding at the wings. Well," 1 said to him, u how did you like the singing 5'' '■ he replied, it meUce nicee. Threc-piccee man sing like ona-piecee man He meant, of course, that wo three sang like one I person. I Then, again, we played "The Mikado1 at Hong Kong. O, yes, they liked the music immensely; but they did not like the Mikado burlesqued. They theught his Majesty should bM always behind tho vuii and was too sacred to tickle Yum )t UÜ1 with a fau! I What? Would they extend the same con- sideration to the Mii<ado at the present moment ? Wei!, J suppose they wouiu not ? I What do you think ? Une Chinaman actually wanted to marry me Yon don't wonder at ii. Me had two wives already, and offered to pay five hundred dollars for mc, and to snuke ¡¡w "0. 1 wife." What are my favourite characters ? Weil, I like "Dorothy immensely, and Mad Mar- garet in Ruddigoro," end Azucema in "Trovatore": and 1 love Falka, and my present !<aro '■? "Dorcas' is lovely. Yell, J suppose you are right--1 can scarcely name I my favourite, they are alt so nice After a great deal more delightful conver- sation on music and kindred topics, our I reporLsr produced his r otebook tocarnmenee the interview, but suddenly awoke to the fact that there were no more questions to be as tied 6 'V.i that he had been, for the tirst time in bis life, enticed into .singing a ^ong,—and that 10 the presence of a cultured artiste.

The weekly concert in connection with the Sailors' Rest was held last (Tuesday) evening* A special pro^: a -.inie had been arranged, and there was a !ar„e attendance, over which Mr. Morrish presided in happy manner. Mr. Alabaster gave a due rendering of the "Demon Ring," and Mr. W. A, Davies sang I "Warrior n.ld" in good styie. <v,iss Irene Bovan, a little girl, exhibded grent premise as a reciter in the "Drunkard's Sale," The girls from the Orphan Home, under the direction of M-.ss Waiiiker, were present and sang giees in a manner which shewed that thev had been trained with skill and c'.ce. Two arousing dialogues, entitled, "A Single Ola** of Wine and "Love at ll-mie," by the Misses Moss and Morgan and party, » ere very well received, Mr. I). J. Nicholas, 1';e kononry secretary, announced in the course of the evening that that was the last concert of the ae&sott.

THE POST BAG. I We've heard before of & chairman, but now the papers are full of tin I "reckinp-stone chairman Our cfliee poet is satislieu that the moon i. not made of green cheese becauso it ia nOií inhabited, Green cheese is. "Cumbrella" is the pronunciation innocently applied by Mr. Monroe, of the "Dorcas" Comedy Co.. to Cwaibwriaf Someone says that Patsy Perkins haS mistaken his vocation That fine, sonorous voice cf his was surely meant for a pari>on! Ona of our men wants L6 know whether hypnotism can be applied so successfully as to e.labia an individual to carrv an uniisuted supply ef drink, without troubling, Councillor Skidmore did his best U- gat up steam at the Watch Committee yesterday, but Alderman Chapman wasn't presant, and Dr. Rawlings, who presided, wasn't having any; A Yorkshireman, who has just eome te livs at Swansea, stepped with eat-like tread to e bar in High-street, and called for a. glass of Weisfa whisky, Yor see, laddie," he said, "'f 1 cannot speak Welsh i. can drink ii,' A man, whoso thirst was great at the close of an entertainment at Mount Pleasant last night, drank paraffin instead of water. He says Le'li run no more risks of mistaking water fcr gin cr paraffin, but will stick to When some cscavation was carried 011 afeout 40 years ago at Liandilo-Talyboat old Parish Churah, Poul irdotais. a marble tablet was discovered with inscription in memory or a person mimed Goronr-y, bearing date 1025. It is stated that the Swansea Police return asked for by Councillor Skidmore will not oniy contain the height and weight of every member nf the Swsnsea force, but also the colour ef their hair, and the size of their feet! There was quite rush and scurry in Tfmpjo street vesterday afternoon when some one was seen to fall heavily in Ben Evans' doorway. A dash wa.s made to the spot, but—it was only one of Ben Evans' dummies that had upset: "Mabeu" astonished the House ef Caramons on Monday night when the figures of tbtf division ou the Welsh Church Bill were announced by shouting Giue, glue." This is a LeuQoa paper's rendering of Clywch, clywch (Hear, hear). An old lady at Skewen ran short of scuff the other day, and asked her husband to pro- cure her another supply. "Deed I will not,' replied hubby. Sauff, Mary, these haru times? if you want to sneeze tickle your nose with a feather." A professional genUemau ia proposing the military toast at Morriston last nighs, said that he \1i<S urry he was too advanced io years to enlist; but if he csuld do so he pro- bably would get more to do than he had at present, Charlie, who is His Majesty the Kine" ia a household in the Uplands, has been repeatedly told that his pa leaves the Leuse ea*h Morning to wake bread and butter fot the family. One day last week Charlie cried to be laisen down to Pa « bakery," Another paragraph in this eolutnn reminds us that it ia related of a man who bea.Med to a friend of how be won a boxing match, that he said ihe ifrst time I hit him, I missed him Uie second time 1 hit hur. in the suits place: and be fell upon his bank from the eilect of the blow, and there he stood." On Saturday afternoon a Swansea under- taker's vyjfe went to a fruit sfaep to purchase some goods. The fruiterer mounted the stepS to hand down some grapes, missed his footing and 'ell. This caused the good woman t• ej^laim: "Don't kill yourself now because thu people will think I'vo come for eiders," The Mali reminds its readers that Mr. S. T. Evans made capital out of the fact fchat some oi tho Unionist candidates in Wales made ue reference tc Disestablishment in their elec- tion 'ulareases, and asks if it will be believed that this burning question occupied just four lu es n Mr. Evansk own address of 70 er 80 lines. In Carmarthenshire there is a called Llwynffortuii, the house of the famous John Evans, one of the founders of Welsh Calvinistic Methodism. It is a" old place, and its name was given from the fact that it was onee the rendezvous ef those who resortsd there to have their fortuu*, told. The man who sent in the following para- graph has been promptly invested with tbe Ancient Order of the Sac it: -A man was charged before the Swansea magistrates last wrek with stealing a chicken. He ple.aed poverty as an excuse. PrcS^bly ho deter- mined that it he could not livo by fair means be would live by iowl. Talk about the happy lite ef a pelieeaaa". The other night a Swansea eon stasia was sleeping peacefully upon his bed when ho was aroused by loud bangs his front door. He d.rsscd and on going down found an old woman in a frantic state of exeitement "Dear mister periiceman and wilt ye come to my house; there aro two rats in :.he kitchen. An article in the Tondon American states that the Texas Lard Union, of which the Duke of Beaufort is a shareholder owns whole counties j" tas; tens of thousanu» or 1 tr sons pay it r.tai; Sir Edward Reed is interested in a syndicate owning 2,000.000 aeres of land in F'.crida; and Lord Dunraven has 60;000 acres in Colorado, C'lss' ll's Saturday Journal bas unearthed a yarn whieh tells how on one occaiuou in the House of Commons, Mr. David Randel), the member for Gower, inhiaearnestneM, pre cipi'.ated himself on to Vr. W. Abraham, who sat in the seat below. The House, it is said inKtantlj became frantic with laughter. If it had been ti-j other way round, we could bbufveit. a Mabon," in the lap of David, would have been cause for nierrimen;. Lieutenant Navsnuth, in responding to the Army" to .st at tho Morristou Football Club dinner, said a young oifieer was once caiied up to make a speeeh on Volunteering, in the course of which he said, Volunteers will never be expected io leave ttie countrv, excout in the case oi an invasion," This nnist have been the same man who said that when he hit a brother officer once he missed him. Mr. John Thomas, of Hurry Port, writes with reference iu Mr. Muirs statement that the lato Mr. Ta'feot repre^emed Glamorgan- shire for the unusual continuity of 55 years » Permit roe to say that practically the bon. member held the seat for 6J years, viz.. from 1S30 to 1S90; and, further, it is a remarka )le fact, that ef no other member of the House of Commons can it In said that be ontcvcd Urn House before the introduction of the groat Reform Bill, and sat cortinuoa !y for the protracted period just named. More- over, 1 hebeve it is quite correct to say that. during his tenure ot the seat the late Father of the Eicnxe was never opt osod, ns on every occasion oi a contvntfd election in Glamor- ganshire the opposition Vias directed at Mr. Talbot's colleagues in the repr«s*ni»tiua»"