The South Wales Daily Post

^MANILA AND THE AMERICANS. SITUATION BECOMING SERIOUS. j •IGTJIITALDO DECLARES WAR) UNIFORMED WOMEN AMONG THE DEAD REBELS. AMERICAN SURGEON MUTILATED. The outlook in the Philippines has b^oine leaver. Aguuialdo having issued two pro-da. Nations, in one of which he formally declares War against the Americans, and asks for th-i suspension ci the x>n.slitution. In the other he calls i;p.-a all his countryman to make Wnafcevor sacrifices nuiv be necessary m de- of the nationa honour and the integrity independence at the country. ""The Americans iiavj secured possession d tho waterworks whicn s-nppiv Mami*, and the a-issing pieces of the pumping machinery taring been found, :,a danger of a wa-tar famine is averted. Genera! Oris Itas telegraphed to the State apartment that nas troop. continue in ex- cellent spirits, and lhat in the city quiet pre- vails. Acts of treachery m'.J of murder on the part I)f the insurgents tuv reported, in spito of which numbers of ri'i^r.o wounded are being tended in the Amtn-ci hospitals, VvOMEN WEAR-INcTl&EN'S UNIFORMS. MANILA, Feb. 7, 4 p.m. The Americans are completely masters of the situation over a radius of nine miles from Marda, their lines extending from Malabon en the north to Baranaque in the south, a length of fully twenty-five miles. While T. few isolated bodies of the enemy still offer a fesultory opposition, the main body is in full Sptrea: utterly routed. Of the hordes of Native troops oiiginally drawn up in battle array against the Americans, fully one-third we now hors de combat, while the rest are Bettered in every direction. A converted river gunboat did great execu- t-oii, sleeping both banks with Gatlings and other guns of heavy calibre. The American* are working splendidly to II I 6ni and bring in the wounded Filipinos, huu- Ored? cf whom are being well cared for in the I ■ hospitals. The Hospital Corps, whik searching for tbe Wounded, mai.e a startling discovery. Among I the dead they found several women dressed in blen's uniforms, and with close-cropped hair. A JUNGLE FIGHT. WASHINGTON, Wednesday. A Manila despatch states that a detach- I ment of the Kansas Regiment, while recon- noitring in the jungle iu outskirts of Calo- ocen yesterday evening, was attacked by Filipinos, who were driven back after sharp fighting. The American loss was two killed, ^iiix wounded. CAPTURE OF THE WATERWORKS OR. YOUNG'S BODY HORRIBLY MUTI- LATED. MANILA, Feb. 7. General Sale's brigade advanced, and took the "waterworks at Sungalon at a late hour Yesterday. The Nebraskans lost one tilled and three wounded. Doctor Young, formerly quartermaster-ser- geant of the Third Artillery, who was wounded and captured by the Filipinos, was brutally Murdered. His body when recovered subse- quently was found to be horribly mutilated. ENGLISHMEN THREATENED IN MANILA. NATIVES DYING IN THOUSANDS. I MANILA, Feb; 8 p.m. It has been discovered that a large number of desperadoes were lurking in iManila with /ihe intention of co-operating with Aguinaldo "Hen the rupture came. Two Englishmen on Saturday nighj had an (t:.1>:<:>ltsantexperience. They accidentally en- countered in a dark by-street towards midnight a gang of armed natives, and the latter, fear- 11..g discovery, kept them close prisoners for 'be remainder of the night, threatening to kill tfiem unless they maintained strict silence. The rebels have been steadily swept in every erection as in a battue. They are dying in thousands in the trenches, for the most part I^-ssively, except in the case of the Ygorotes, Who with their bows an I arrows continue their asperate and useless charges. REBELS ARMED WITH GERMAN GUNS. General Otis says in a despatch that the in- surgents had Mausers of tie latest pattern and Xrnpp giv^ This rtvlvrs the talk of Ger- unfriendliness towards America, which 0;en going on ever sloce the war against ^'paiir. was declared. These arms are superior those which the tj parish troops had at the me of the surrender of Manila, proving con- ^m<ivtly that the insurgents obtained them ^'Sewhere than through Spanish sources. It bali-eved here that they were smuggled by ^ennan tnviicr-. Admiral Dewey is exercising the greatest rign:Tice to prevent any futui'e cargoes of arms T'r ammunition reaching the Filipinos. TREACHEROUS CONDUCT OF THE FILIPINOS. ^The "Times" correspondent at Manila. says OJ: Sunday's fight-: —Of the native troops ^I'inaiiy drawn up in battle array against! l-e Americans fully one-third are now hors de Cpiht»at-, while the rest are scattered in every ^irec'tion. The severity of the fighting msy t. gathered from the fact that in one ricefieLd tlear -^i'iai 160 Filipinos were buried on Mon- *7• ani õ7 more were interred between Paco I\nd San.ta Ana. The Ygorote chief, wh: is in hospital with a ^scattered thigh, admits that he never saw artillery and v/a^ quite igr^-atit of its ..¡rect until he met the disastrous tire of the fUnerjna!ls on Sunday morning. He is bitterly ^ceased with the Taga.es for placing the -gorotes (who fought v ita bows and arrows) '111 front of one cf the batteries on the pretence that it was the post of honour. 1'0 the inconvenience of civilians, all public *0tl^eraiices have been either impressed or ^ithdrawn from the streets of Manila. The •neeta are almost deserted, and ooiy a few ^Siive stores are open. White hags in the bowels, pillow-cases, and aprons tied to r **xis adorn the windo>rs of native refci- ^etices everywherp. Nevertheles-; from these -j-iae w ndows, under the- cover of darkness, ,0J.(,8. of Filipinos hr(yl last night on the ■American patrols.

PEARFUL WEATHBB IN THE ATLANTIC. ^EAMER'S TERRIBLE PASSAGE FROM NEW 1 uRK. Lioyds telegram from Portland suvs the iliu-lx'lio,' from Xcw York, called fLj, ^Wednesday for a pilot, end proceeded tte V 1 8rie reports her chief officer and s -tswain killed, the quartermaster and ftthl Claa overboasd, and the captain 1 fea^nC* mate having experienced r* passage. The vessel lost her boats & f)i ^"tila.tors, arjl sustained other extensive 11

imoeria! Parliament i i LORD CAW DOE \MONG THE PEEHS, I DIGNIFIED SPEECH ON THE ADDRESS. The features of 'lis opening of Parli-ijnent i- the House of Lor.iv?, ^.iys a London corres- ,»naent, were the 1)I";ii::¡.nt maiden speech of the young Duka of R::iford and tie siatcs- r.^iUiike acad dignified utterances of J.ord Oaiwdor, who, in seconding the Address, ex- prc.ased sympathy wall her Majesty and the Rjyal Family on t.1.e sad loss they h-i.1, just I sustained, and then proceeded to speaji (with waim approval of the programme of iloines- tic legislation put forward in tha Speach from the Throne. Of all tne varied measui-es, he said, that dca!ing with money-lending ap- pealed most to hio c v. q heart—(laughter) — amd he was sure that if tho Government suc- oooded in placing urcn the Statute-books a satisfactory Act upon that subject, they would earn the Lasting gratiuide of aii the !mpe- cunious classes of *h^ country. (Laugiiter and H car, hear. HIGH PRAISE FROM THE PREMIER Ii; the debate which followed the Prime Minister. Lord Salisbury, said —I do not think I ever heard two speeches moving and .seconding the Address which reached so high a level of political and oratorical success. The seconder of the Address is an experienced politician, and has already made his mark else- where. My nobis friend the mover is new to us in this House though he bears an honoured name, which appears on almost every page < f English history. I only hop 2 that the great I grasp of affairs and t-he rifriguULr lifcsi-ary merit of structure which distinguished his speech will adorn many speeches on many important questions in this House. -T» .■■T.lgUt!b»

DIED M A PUBLIC BAR AT MAESTEG. SUDDEN DEATh OF A LABOURER. On Monday night Tbos. Warden, labourer, {)of Tempie-street, MafSt-g. dropped lowii d\vd in the bar oi the Maitstors' Arms, Maesteg.

GAY DECEIVER FROM I CARDIFF. GUARDIANS HAULED HIM BACK AGAIN. At the Essex Assizes at Chelmsford on Wednesday, Henry Humphreys, alias Henry, a fitter, was sentenced to five vears Ipe-nal servitude for committing bigamy at Colchester. Prisoner, who is sixty years of age, left his wife and two childrati at Cardiff, and weait to Essex, promising to send his wiie and family when he obtained work. He found employment at Colchester, but instead of sendltLg for his family, he passed himself off as a widower, and married a young woman named Burdett in July last. In the mean- while the Guardians of the Poor at Cardiff imide inquiries about him, with respect to a charge of desertion, and he was ultimately found working at Ipswich, where Miss Bur- dett lea-rned for the first time that he had a wife living. _—— ,{

MADAM PATTI'S HONEYMOON THE DIVA AND HER HUSBAND AS GUEST'S OF QUEEN MARGHERITA. A telegram from Rome szj* — Baron a-nd Baroness Yon Cederstrom arrived here on Thursday, and were received at the station by a email but very select party of fnends and admirers. The newly-marriod couple have engaged the same suite "of apartments in the Hotel du Otiiiiinal which .TJM occupied by the young King of Servia during his last visit to Rome. Several Italians who have seen the diva again after a laps? of many years have expressed great surprise and pleasure at finding her so little changed in appearance. Queen Margherita, who is one of Adelina Patti's warmest admirers, has invited Baron and Baroness Von Cederstrom to a musical evening en peti.t comite at the QuirinaJ. A reception in their honour will also be given this week by Count Primoli, one of the leaders of Roman society. After a stay of five weeks here the happy pair will proceed to Naples. Adelina Paitti takes great delight in cic-eron- ing her husband among the scenes of her youth, and Baron Cederstrom seems to appre- ciate Rome immensely. -=

THE KENTISH TRAGEDY. SHOOTING A REPORTER. THE ACT OF A MAD WOMAN. At the Inquest Cfil the body of the murdered man, who was a shoemaker and district re- porter for some weekly journals in Kent, the wife, Mrs. S. L. Whiblev, in response to the,, coroner, said ho went to the schoolroom where the deed was commit tod, to meet Miss Peter- son. She had asked him and other gmttemen bv letter to meet her there. The letter was produced and identified. Witness I was present when my husband opened the letter an hour after he received it era Saturday. He came rushing to me with it, and was pleased. I said, "Pray, what is it?'" The Coroner: Did you see the letter?— Witness: Yes, 1 read it. It is in Miss Peterson's handwriting. The letter was read as follows: — "The Rose Inn, Feb. 4, 1899. "Dear Mr. Whib'ey.— I have had very much on my mind what took p £ ace bstweetn you amd 1113 in the spring of '97. Are you willing to forget it? If so, what amends do you think you should ask of me? I was I wrong in the attitude I took. I believe you were'very badly treated-in any case, it was not for me be judge. Will you come into the infant schoolroom after church to-morrow morning and look at a picture I am giving to the schools and shake hands, and I have also asked Mr. Raven, Mr. Pinyon, -Air. Levaace, and Miss Thirkell to come, and they wi £ l then see that I retreat what I said about you. I want to give £1 Is. to the Foresters, or to something that you are interested in, and if you will take it and pass it on to the treasurer I shall understand that you are willing to forgive and to forget.—Yours trulv, I "B. S. H. PETERSON." The Coroner (to witness): Did you know anythiTig of the dispute betweixi your husband and Miss Peterson?—'I thijik she 'was jealous of him in the Sunday School. He said, "If you want my class, Miss Peterson, taka it; but I don't want you to interfere in it." A quantity of correspondence having been produced, the coroner selected a letter, and asked: Do you know whether your hnibcwid received this letter from Miss Peterson in March, 1887? Witness Yes, I have read them all. I The letter was read as follows — "Eiddendon Rectory, March 16, 1897. "Mr. Whihley,—I have learned tha.t you are generally thought to have committed an atrocious crime against God and against an innocent, defenceless member cf Christ a. littie girl. I will not tell you how I learnt this. It. is not necessary to do so, seeing that evaryone to whom I have appliod'for evidence to clear you is not only unable to give any such evidence, but refers me to several more people, who are also unable to help my re- searches in your defence. You are a com- municant and a Sunday School teacher, and I ask you, in God's name, two questions :— "1. Are you innocent of this crime! "2. Can you tell me how I cssi dear you ? "I will spare neittter time, thought, nor money, ."and no exertion shall be too great for me, if you will tell me how to do it. I await your answer. "BERTHA S. H. PETERSON." The witness (indigQaOLtly) There is no trutii w that letter. i ..I. 1 A

COLD STORAGE AND ICE ¡ MAliiUFACTORYFOR SWANSEA. LOCAL SYNDICATE FORMED. A syndicate of local tradesmen has been I firmed, and has oizea-dy purchased the pre- mises known a-a Tucker's Mills oti the Strand, with the intention ->i converting them into an ie<2 manufactory and cold storage premise «?n the most modem and up-to-da-fe principles. Amongst the gent-ieni;m interested in the. con- tt-rn are Alderman Aeror Thomas, and Messrs. 15ellson Brothers, ilvans Brothers (butter marchants), and Davies (Boro Stores). Tk--«e stores will undouiK<iIy be a boon to the tradesmen of the town who hithcx to have had i.o pay large sums annually for the use of these conveniences H&ewhers.

TINPLATERS' STRIKE AT LLANELLY. THE SITUATION UNCHANGED. Since the meaiing of workmen at the St. Peter's Hall on Monday morning, there has b?en no change in the situation, the annealer* continuing to hokl aloof by refusing to grant any higher redactions than 15 per cent. The be hinders are prepared to concede five per cent. for a month, and it is more than likely that their offer will be accepted. The aaneaJers, being members of the Gasworkers' Union, are waiting for the general secretary, II Mr. Wi-1 Thome, to come down from London to Llaneliy and adjust- their differences with the masters, and almost everything now doe, pends upon the line of action he will advise them to take. The men are now scattered pinong four or five Trades Unions, and it Is needless to say that this state of things is not conducive to a speedy settlement. THE SITUATION AT CWMBWRLA. No overtures have yet tak. pJace- between employers and employees at Cwmbwrla as the result of Monday's notice. At this the men are not at all disappointed, and they do not, indeed, expect to hear anything from Mr. Thomas until the notice has practically run its course. As we have before stated, Mr. Thomas has all along been aware of the wants of the men, but the attitude adopted by them regarding the validity of the 22 £ per cent. agreement well-prepared them for his present silence. Meanwhile, a considerably sum < f money is being expended on fhe-finishing de- partments, where the most modern machinery is being introduced. At present the plates are annealed, cold-rolled, tinned, and boxed at the Cwinfelin Works. When the Cwmbwrla tinhouse will have been completed, the works will be amongst the-best- fitted in South. Wales.

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STABBING AFFRAY AT SWANSEA. I ALLEGED PECULIAR ACTION OF A SEAMAN. A LABOURER KNIFED TO UNCONSCIOUSNESS. At the Swansea Police-court on Wednesday morning, Francis Carr (23), sailor, of no fixed abode, was charged with uniawfuJy and maliciously wounding Clement Williams by stabbing him in the head with a knife, and causing grievous bodily harm, en February 7th.—Clement Williams, who appeared in the witness-box with a head heavily bandaged, said he was a. labourer. He lived at Y aughan s Common Lodging House, Strand, and assisted iri its management. On Tuesday afternoon prisoner, who witness did not know, ca-me into the kitchen. There were others in the room. Prisoner said his brother Jim was doing three years through somebody, and that he was going to do someoce for it. He then went out. He returned after ten last night. Witness was in the room with a man named King. He heard cries of "murder" eoamng from the direction of the shop. He saw Mrs. Vaughan standing in tho doorway. Prisoner stood before her with a knife, and tried to strike her with it. He rushed between tbem. He pushed prisoner away, and afterwards got hold of him, and said he would retain his hold until the police arrived. Prisoner thereupon struck him twice on the head with the knife. Witness fell to the ground unconscious. He was afterwards taken to the hospital, where his woiaods were attended to. Witnes^ des- cribed the knife as a sailor's sheath knife. Questioned by prisoner, witness said Mrs. Vaughan did not throw any dirt at him. He did not see either a knife or a scale in hi" hand. Witness did not strike prisoner. Thos. King, labourer, living at Vaughan s gave corroborative evidence. He added that when he sa.w prisoner standing before Mrs- Vaughan, the prisoner said, "I will do for the —— let." Witness assisted in picking Williams up. Williams was bleeding freely from the head and witness' hands were clotted with blood. After stabbing Williams, pri- soner went up to the Ship and Castle public- house. Later on he returned, and said, .1 have done for cine b—, where's the next. Mrs. Vaughan, wife of Mr. David Vaughan, who kept the lodging-house, said it was two years since she last saw prisoner. When ne entered her bouse on Tuesday night he called her IH-d names, and held a. haife before her. She screamed, and pushed prisoner out to the doorway. Williams then arrived on the scene, and got hold of prisoner. Prisoner: Did you not call me a bastard. Witness: No. Prisoner: Did you not threat*.r. me with a carving >ci;ife?—No. Prisoc.ir Did you not si: at- with a sci-le ?— i es. P.O. Gammon said he was called to the scene shortly before eleven. He found prose- cutor suffering from wounds in the head. He arrested the prisoner in another lodging-house at 79, Strand. When charged at the Police Station, Carr made no reply. On Wednesday morning, however, prisoner said he had. not used a knife. Mr. Wm. Walters: Was the man sober? Witness: He appeared to have been drink- ing, but he knew what he was. saying. Dr. Mason, house surgeon at the Hospital, said that prosecutor was suffering from a wound over his right eye one and a quarter inches long, and quarter of an inch daep: and one on the back of the bead If inches long, and running upwards under the scalp fox1 an inch. This must have been caused by a knife, but the other might have been caused by some- thing else. Prisoner (to the doctor): s Are you the medical officer of the police? Witness: No. Prisoner: Weil, I shall have the police me&kal officer, and I will pay his expenses. Prisoner having been caution, he said th-j only knife he carried with him was that with whieh he ate his food, and that was in his bag. Thomas Davies, a lodger, said he was drink- ing with prisoner from five to ten o'clock- Prisoner took a. woman with him to Vaughan s, and asked for lodgings for two. Mrs. Vaughan said she would not do thi3, as she kaew the woman. She called him a bastard, and a row followed. Prisoner and Williams were drank. Prisoner was committed to the assizes.

STOP PRESS: I — THIS SPACE IS RESERVED POR 1M- I PORTANT NEN-IS RECEIVED AFTER W7; HAVE GONE TO PRESS. will — I.. juiim;

The monthly balance sheet issued by the Lor.: Ion. City, and Midland Banks. Ltd.. shows t aat- on the 31st January the current deposit and otntr accounts weie £ 32.172.199 the cash in hand, ana at the Bank of England a54.106,CL9; money at call and short- notice, i>5,7o8,865 investments, £6,190,857: b.lls j of Exchange, Jbl3,632,566; advanc&s'on cu.- rent aceouuts, loans on security, and otner accounts, £ 16.548.696.

D A V 1E S AND BARR.EE. oxuCX AND KE.!œ.E BROKERS, 16, WIND STREET^ SWANSEA. Telegrams, "Discretion." Telephone No. 113. BUY idcU".— £ 1C»0 Ben Evans' Debentures at 111. I 20 Rhcndca Ordinary at 5i. Swansea Arcade Shares—quote }owea<. DO Weaver's Preference "at Wi 100 Anderson, Ccx and Co.—quote lowest. 100 Taylor and Co., Ltd., fully paid— quote lowest. 5.0'JO Tamsoos at -33s. 9d. quote lowest. 5,OoJO Tamsoos at -33s. 9d. 250 Wassaus at 35a. j5500 Borax Consolidated Debentures. SELLERS. 4J Ben Evans' Preference at 25". 150 Ben Evsus7 Ordinary at 20a 6d. 25 and 5 Capital and Counties Banas. 20 Metropolitan Banks. 6 London and Provincial Banks. 20 L.ova's Banks. ,1 £ 200 Swansau United Brewery Debenture I at 1024. HIRAM H. S. JONES, STOCKBROKER 14, WINE STREET. SWANSEA. Ah classes <d Stocks and Sh ires deslt in i>t 1 close market prices. Agent# on the liondcn and aii Piovinchd Stock Exchanges"wares j' received kotuiy. j: Teh, "Hixain," Swansea. Telcsj)hoiie 290

RESCUED BY THE LIFEBOAT FATAL DALLYING WITH DANGER. During the height of a gale from the south- west early on Tuesday morning, in the Eng- lish Channel, the Danish barque "Peruvian we&t ashore in a bay bet-ween Newhaven and j Sealord. The lifeboat "Michael Heary" resetted ten erf the crew, but the chief and third'mates declined to leave the vessel. After landing the rescued men, the lifeboat again proceeded to the "Peruvian" in hope of saving the remaining two mem. It was found, how- ever, that one had been rescued by the coast- guards with the life saving apparatus, white the other was drowned. The "Michael Henry" was recently presented to the Life- boat Institution by the Jewish community in London; and this was her first launch to the assistance of a distressed vessel.

SWANSEA CORPORATION PROPERTY. MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Property Gojnniittie wis held co Wednesday afternoon, Mr. ilowel Watkina in bha ciiair. — The suo-commute*. reported tiisit Messrs. C. H. and H. M. Pwi Wt attended with /espect to their tenancy cf certain property in Quay Parade, and they recommended that -"Messrs. Peel should be informed that the Corporation were unable to withdraw their notices, but thai if any ap- plication were made tliat t-hev should oc ai- ljwed to continue thair tenancy, it would ioeeive favourable jcnosidsration-—In reply to a question from Alderman Evans, Mr. Morgan Hopkin said the Corporation were anxious ■o get too whole oi the property at the pia«:e into their own hands. He thought the botir Trustees claimed a small pari, of it.The (-Lairmatfi: There is no doubi about the botsidary; that has Ken clearly defined-— After further discussion the recoromen-dat ion was adopted. HOWBLL STREET PROPERTY. Sir. H. Javons (Deputy Town Clerki said a letter had been received from a. Bristol gentleman asking if the Corporation were pra- piired to dispose of Nos. 2, 3, and 4, Howe'l- sttneit. The sub-committee had con&ftkivvl the application, and reooiitmerided that the Town Uierk. be instructed to reply thAC in- corporation were not prepared u> dispose of th" property.—Tho committee adopted the nv-oimmttudauon. CONVENT iTvOPE&TY. An application wau received^ frotn_tiie Laly Superior of St. Joseph?*. Convent, in reference to the sale of the freehold d. Nos. 9 and 10, Q^nve^itr^trsefc. Sub^c1. to the consent of tho Local Government A>ovsd, the application was l granted a.t a. perpeiuni rent chargo o-f £)-) lill 1

PLASMARL COMMON. CORPORATION AND COMMON RIGHTS. ALDERMEN HARRIS AND LEE DER bUGGSST NEGI.FjTI' BY OFFICIALS. ^WG03^0US SPEECH BY .MR, J-Un:,3 J ONE-S. "TOWN CLERK NuT DOING HIS DUTY FOR YEARS." At a meeting of the Property and. General Puiposes Committee cf the 'hw-aus^ Corpjra- tcon on Wednesday, Mr. Howel Yv atkins pre- siding, cn important leport from Uie Town Clerk was read in Toward -to the common land ¡),J Piasmari and MciT.,i'<n. The Town Clerk was not present., out- the report was T-ead by hid deputy. It stated tliat the land was 1U tv nneetlon with the Ma^or of Penaard ra;d the feus of Khtiie, i.uia-or. and Trowyadfi By a deed, John Joro- Jenkins and W illiam Thojiuis (te'ustacs "i,. the Swansea Corp>re- tuvQ), were admitted m 1878 las copyhold t< n- anto oi certain hu aditanienis. It app-.M.rs that no rights of common nav-e been exercised I over the land i'o-r a 2- 'at numbar ot ye-iri, it now being absolutely devoid of vegetation, owing to the smcko :>j:d fumes from t-ite ad- joining worlcs. ia recent- yea&> various acts of €faaici'ich.i::v: i hwvo taken Pflace uvnr Ibe coumion in q;a.r.i. and tho Town Clerk btiieves that- iiiS« c-1 theae fjncroachcu-nts ha-TO baan acquiosutd in by tine- L&rd of «he Manor. And the 'Jj^n Clerk further begs to state that all eucroachmeats which have been enjoyed for a period ,)f twelve yaafss or upwards without inurmpticti cannot- he «o- jeeted to on the pGoDt. ciiher oi the Lord ci the Manor or the t-eaaa; s of tire manor. '1 BI:' majority of these <-itei oochment-s have been, enjoyed for a period of upwards of twelve years: Under the circumstances, and with a view to making use of any rights the Corpora- tion may have over the common laaiu in ques- tion, the Town Clerk would isuggest tha" the Lc rd of the Manor be approached with a view t.) the iind cAiing eL«uc«od. The cona?-nt of tho Beard of Agriculturii, confirmed o.y an Act of Parliament, must be obtained, I Alderman Harris said that four or fiTe years ago he asked for c.iie report, and wanted to laaow why it was no I provided .at trie time. If the resolution naa been acted Oil. then he yas certain that the Dtike wotilu not have Xiao, the to th>. whole of '.hat- stni- of uiid; wh-sreae at tll," pres-ant time he qres- tioned very much wliether the Coiporar-ion would be ablo to interfere. Hs wished to kaow why their officials did not carry ou% i>i- sUrucuoas. Mr. Chapu;an had 1skoo for the present rspoi-t, cad he iioged t-bat the ques- t.;on wouirl be followed up icioseiy, and si;mo tm.g-bie resuit sccurevi. H-e asked for we iee>c>iut.:on—with the reason why it was net acted iuvj>n. Mr. Morgan H'opkin, in a long speech, said he thought there was force in what. Mr. Harris hai said in regard to preserving their rights, and there was not the slightest doubt that 'f tne ■ Coiporation had been as active before 83 they were to-day they would have been in pos- I session of that strip of property. The rights of commons were simply pastoral, but there was no pasturage there, owing to the fumes, and the value of the pasturage rights was small. He noticed that since they had ccme into possession of Park JLIeiweiiyn they had appointed two gentlemen as copyholders, and as reprtsiatative commoners on behalf of tho t.orporation, but he questioned/ whether tliey had ai-tended the court leet and done their auty. He hoped that the Corporation would now act, so that the legal robbery on the part of the Duke would be stopped for ever. I Mr. Skicknore Robbery? (Laughter.) Mr. Hopkin: I used the word "legal." (Laughter.) I Aid. Harris (to Mr. Hopkin): It's all right; the Duke won't go for you. (Laughter.) Mr. Hopkin contended that- an illegal act- Mi. Hopkin contended tha.t an illegal act- had been committed and said tha.t tie duke covered himself by giving the people right to buiid for a nominal rent, and in twelve years he could do what he liked. He thought the Corporation should appoint two other repre- sentatives. who would attend the court leets ¡ and see that these encroachments were not permitted to go on. I Aid. Gwilym Morgan regretted tlw neglect the Corporation had been guilty of in the 2-»as»t. (Aid. Leeder: As usual.) He admitted it was a complicated qaeaLion but the IGor. poration should do something besides talk. Alder man. Harris' Laving exseuaned nue of the old minat-e books, yaid he hard been sh own a minme seven old, but it was not the resolution. The minute in question appointed a committee. The Chairman,: Frit that is seven years o-kL. Alderman Harris Yes, and etven. eoiti- Alderman Harris Yes, and etven. thU eoiti- nctteo has never me* 31r. Slcidmcte h?ro is taeir report? A lde-rraan Harris: It nover met. AcdesTaQQ :A.Ioo-gcœ: Somebody ought to have convened that m<*e<ang. Aldermaji Laader r greed with what had I been said. It was ih-i only oi the Town Clerk tc have seen that the I'esoltrticn was « at'rietl out. He crjmpliafiiied of tho absence of the 1 own Clerk. Wby was he not ihesvi that '■ It "was Eoi/ tiic duty of the members id the Corporrjtion to rail those meetings but the Town Clerk and his staff. The Town Ciork ought to s-se that- the work was dome, t>nt in tnat and a lot oi other important nwt- things were negl«ctcd. That was (the pne^a oi the matter, rtod tbe sooner somelvxly the tenth in regard to these qussilio^s the ibo-tier. Continrang, Alde.rman Leeder j xud, with refereuee to Mr. Harri s speech, ttot he undeiTtod utat the Duke of Beaufo-t put down certain marks alorK^side {<ke lalowajr bearing the lttteis, "D.V." Mr. tnen had instructions to take tlaose stones ,liK^ tile [.;>iDbfc as to whether any- a lil'" to I,i:fc Ibar-} If taat ha-a Been done tht n tile whole question "ouid have been raised The Chacnnaia: Are those stones there :stiIî? Alderman Karris: Yes. Alderman Leeder: My point is this: that the resolution of the Cutmed involved a little w urk, and that was why it was not carried ol!t; ta-d bseii told by a- sdiciior fritiad of iiL? that- any ccurse in the la-cd woula have something strong to say to a nnn who made financial benefit out of tie pub' duty. He (Mr. Leeder) suggested that some elderly ratepayer should take action on behalf of himself &3 em individual, and apply for a mandamus. Proceeding, iiidenna.n Leed-a-r I 8r.id that they wanted some cite of their ser- vants—if there was one, and he emphasised the word '"if'—to follow the matter up, ar.d not be afraid of rar. An a-ctive cfSeial, he was son-y to say, they did not have. Ee ¡ maintained that it was primarily the duty of the Town Clerk to look into questions of this k;nd. "And where," asked the speaker in a, lcud voice, "and where is our Town Clerk I now? Mr. SMdmore He is to-day on Corporation | business I The CSaiman: The Town Clerk is away with xht; Mayor cn the asylum business. j AM. Leader: That applies oniy for to-day. I I spc-ak geiicraily of oouunittee meetings. A Id. Harris (reading from i'. minute book): j There is a resolution which read,? as follows — I "Attention was directed to tbe placing cf j boundary stones— j The Chairman What date is t-ha^-? AH. Harris: Fci>. 26, 1892. Continuing' reading:—"Attention was directed to th°j placing of .boundary stones along waste land between Mcrriston and Plaj?uiarl, and the Corporation desire to enter its protest against) any action by any persons made with the view to the existing tenure of the land in question facing changed." My contention is, remarked STr. Harris, T<?at all as ordinary members of i the Couricil have, to' do is to report on ques- I tions. After that it is the duty of the Cor- poration officials, who are paid for the work, to attend to them. They are paid fur their t-rc-hsiical Icnowledge, and are expected to re- lieve lawiibers from responsibility. I In the course of the discussion which fol- lowed. Councillor Jain.es Jones saidj^ I think the Town Clerk is not doing his duty. Let me 3:iy straight out that is what I feel. The question is: Kas lie too much to do? Pro- ceeding, he said if was time they realised that things were not carried on -as they should be, and (striking the table with, his hand) I tell you that the Town Clerk has not been doing his duty for many years past- The Borough Surveyor, after other mem- b".rs had spoken, said he had no recollection of the resolution. If he had had instructions he woutd have carried th-eni out. After further ciscmsion Aid. Leeder moved the appointment of a committee, consisting c-f t-be Mayor, the chairman, and the vice-chair- j man to see tlie Llaiquis oi Worcester. They j Ldio}, A^T want to MO us to London I Mr. Griffith Davies suggested thai Mr. Jamas Junes1 naiae should be added. :?1:L-, Janifi Joues satld he had no desire to serve, but he had a great deal tv .1Y in future about tbe officers, so far as the 'i'ovn-?>rk's department was concerned, when the Town c^ert: was present. The resoi ution was carried.

LOCAL SIFTINGS We regret to state that Mr. Joseph Rosse-v, J.P.. Chairman of the Swansta School Board. is confined to his houae wFih a severs coid. As the stoamer iemside w&s altering t-ne puit of Swansea on Cucsday, she oo^idcvi AVitn tn-a West Pier and damaged the bhides oi her propeller. At the usual month1 y jr_eet-ing of the Welsh ConsTSga$iG £ ial Miinriters of Swansea ani d-s- tTict, held at Eibenczar ^csxxv on luesday, tne Rev. D. O. liees, Sketty, read a pap;-r on he "Exaltation ot Christ, and tnu Rftv. D. I ones Lwiiibwrla. gave an out-line oi a sermon on Geikrss xiv., 6. Th^ followmg resolution was also proposed by '*ie Itefv. R. Thomas. Loi;- aore, and seeonded by the Rev. D. Jones. Cwmbwrla, "That we deeply regreo the re- ported action of the Swansea. Football Club in acoepttng an engagemont to play at Paris vji tha Lord's Day." A meeting of the Swansea ne-wsaconts was held on Monday, p, tne Waverlj' Temperance Hçtal, to form a branch cf the Newsa^rvnts' League. Mr. Lewns, the editor of the News- agents' Chronicle. at some length showec! the agents very clearly the advaniages an would get by joining the league, and it was -.manim-usly resolved that a branch be foriii-d fuor Swansea a £ td discric-t, A gigantic memorial from tue p.rincipjl pubiis-hers jfiict ail agents is to be sent to tin; directors of the Great Western Railway, pressing them to lower the carriage "ste of eiewsp&pers £ £ thev Lave done on ordinary parcels. _v- The sixth anrraai strpper of the employes cf the Cardonnri Tcnplate Works took place at tie Hope and Aacnor Hotel, Neath Abbey, on Satuiday evening, wl-en the whole of the men sa-t ctovn to & srunipfruous repast, whi-^h was laid out by ths nostess (Mrs, PbaHips) m good style, and full justice was done to all the good things provided. There were pre- seaL Mr. David Rees (Cadoxtcn), Dr. Jones fSkewen), M: W. Oonn (Dvnevor Engineer- ing Co.1, Mr. Paricir (cashier), Mr. rn.es Rees, itr. WiUizJoas, and Mr. Da vies rj11tta Colliery Company), and all the beads of the departments in the works. On Tuesday everting, about 5 p.m., Frank Benailiek, foramiLn of cranesnen under tho Swansea Harbour Trust, me-t with what nught have been a fatal anxidesifc. While tying a ropo <lot Tecnact's '11.£, asjongside thB ,-a:.ta1. tho rope broke and Bcnailick fell into the wai«r. He was not at once missed on ac- OOtillt of the noises made by trains shun ring and whtstiiug in '-lie miinediajte neighbour- htod, and not i>emg able to swim had a vtiy narrow escape from d; owning. Time-iy aid. liowwer, catne^ aita he was hauled out by o-ia&of Lis ma £ es*iiwie the worse for his immer- sion. on Monday night while a gang men wre dischargdng timber from a vessel at the old siding of the Port Talbot Docks, one of the men fell from The plank into the water l<-t-ween the boat and the ietty. It was quite .la.rk, and had it not been for the prompt ana heroic act of T'molhy O'Leary, un" < f the gang, who, wiilvju^ a moment's hesvta- tio-n, jumped in and Kept the drowning mac s head above water until as=-istva:j.ee ciutie, he uinat CKtalniy hav-i b>en drowned. It was biiiarly cold weat-b'ir, and at the t-uae OLeary was perspiring. He remaned m the water until a rope was procured, which he fa$t*;nJ*d round the sinking man, aiiid the both of them were drawn up to a place oi safety. At Tuesday's meeLing of the Svaaisea Streets Coimmittse, Mr. iikidraore insrodueed the ottotoion of the supply of iteain road "oiier wl-eels to the Corporation, and pcintiH. out that it was pcssilJie foi them to be niarle in Swansea TJXJ compkumt had been made that- when a pair cf whe-ds were supplied locaiiv cnt- of them cra&keJl n'ter several munths work but he pointed cut tbai there had bM n a similar cotupaiat in reference to one .A me wheals applied oy ph outside firm. 1 jie proprietors of the Wellington. Foundry, lie said, had laid down plant and appliances fcr that class of work, and aB they could get- as wall served in Swansea, as bv sanding tLvà trade elssewLere. tini work should be given to local firms. After seme discussion, the sug- gestion was atdoptefL Mr. William Ricliards, of Heol I ac-h, Tie- ibeeih, in his youngei days wias in the 3'+th Foot, aaid satved nis c cuiitry ior -twedve years, taking part in tho Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny. Wten he was dkzrlcirged for some unerrplained reason he did not secure a pension. Mr. Richards is now in his CSt-h year, and has been 01.' oi employment fur a long time* He made sevenl fl-tc-empts to gvt h's case reconsidered by the Wcr Office, but was tmeuccessiui r.ntil, cci the advice "f P.C. O'Neill, of the Swamsea Borough Police F..rce, who had himself been in the 34cii Foov. Mr. Ric-haids wrote '0 the commanding ''fii<'er of the regiment, wh.) exercised his intltien e in his behaE, and the old so-dier js now enjoying a pension qf 9d. par day, th3 War Cilice having granted hisa a paisioa dated fivrm September iast. "One of the men.btrs*' writes:—On Mon- day a general niee'lug of the Beaufort n*lil- meti was held in the ebsb room of the Dukt- Hotel. Morriston. Nftiuiy lTer:, one cf the n.-ilitsen was presen". One of the mell having read out the conditions of membership iind-H- w-Iiich the Steel Smelters" Association had acrscd to accept t-mplate miilmen, it was de- cide datissami^jfiiy to dissolve the old l.vaii' h I ana forth a new one under the auspices of tire Steel Sme-kers' Association, it. being genavaliy conceded that- the Sew Mhimen's Union" was simply trying to pass an old article under -1- new nam?, ihe following ofiicials vrei-e r4»v»interd, viz., Mr. Wm. Paary: V2oo-president, Mr. 1 ea.gwern R-ees :secreUuy, Mi*. Charles Ga^d'r; and tfeasurer, Mr. WdliaTn A. Wheel. Saveial othc-r sppomt- irsexitB were made, ;cchvd.ip.g two strong i-om- n-iutces. This is ptc«habSy the first branch "1 tiiiplater* tliat has jo;neJ the s-tctd W01"hrs. They number aibouu 120 members, a-n-i it is I very likely that something like 1,5.0 riem- buu will be enrolled durinsr the next W;CK ur two. The usual monthly n>eet>n, of the -Swansa<i IvAuo Library Committee "was held in that institution on Tuesday evening, under the presidency oi Ccraneillor H. A. Chajnuan. There was a large i-ujtiber Oil members present, but the business iraiweted was ci m unitn- j or cant character. Jour tenders were re- ceived fjom local nrn:s for covering the com- mittee room with c-nk ca.rp:t. The matter, however, was deferred till next Tuesday. The qtastioa of a heating apparatus, for the Mor- ris on Branch of the Library was also deferred tj the General Ptu-pos^ Committer oi the Swansea Borough (-otrncil, when the s'.ig^es. lion of a saddle boiler bein.cr piascd -in that iuusrag, at a cost <A £32, will be cons-:der-l 1 br t hem.—Mr. S. E. Tiiynip-soii, the iibiirui-o. in. his reporii, which was of savisiru-tory db-scs'lption, aunouneed that- since the last- nioc-tTig a 2!i:in. diurna-! clc<&» by Gar. of SwaJisea, had been pre;;j:ir&d by an ajvicvu>rt;s- donor. The clock >< o»; now ulaced in the en-' tra&«5 hall, aiad is a most useful addition to tiie building. Amorig-.L the. doners cf bo.<-ks ».»the library last m/>uth was Mi-ss Prock, wb^ pr^oted Aeve-n volumes <af D-i-Jiens' Wi*is^ ajj-i aa original oditcon vi Tennyson's 'f.n <ch j Ardoo." It wee decide*! b'y the Book [ cla-sing ComraiU%» to expend £ 4 10s. c-n itcw j Welib works. ,1

I! i'l'" 1\ Ii 7a 8 )T i.' é, It i;1U VI, U FURTHER POSTPONEMENT PROBABLE. GROUND STLLj. U^FIT FOR PLAY. --=-- T'eis (v'e-1-le-) afternoon Mr. Walter Tecs, the :c:.tu:v ol the Welsh Rugby Uidon, received an .utbnation irom the Scotch seeretary to the .ifi'eet that the ground was stilL unplayable, and that- (Mr. South) I were asked to give a rietinite -ver this after- ,ioc-n be would have to decide that i-be must be further postpaaed. Seveini wires were int-erckanged, ar.d in the end it was de- I cided bv Mr. Ross to leave the mat-tor open until to-mc-now morning., in the hope that a thaw might- prove ifbctive. It

CARDIFF v. NEATH. In the event of the Wales v. Scotland match being pkyed on Saturday the fixture between Cardiff and Neath will be postpone-. The Neath conumttee have cfoliged Cardiff in the matter. I LLAhlDTL-D v. LLANGENNECH. CTLARGE OF UN GENTLEMANLY CON- DUCT AGAINST THE FORMER. "Fair Play" (Llsngenrech) writes -.—Ail^w mt to express the seaomensbs of all fcliowers • l the national game 1-e tho Liangenirech vicin- ity, with reference to the be gentleman ly aciton of the Idardilo team in playing St. Peter's (Carmarthen) U<5 Satsirday while they -.Yere due at Llangenne-^h? I quite agree with t-hem in saying that Liandilo are a good "home" team. When Llaagennech journeyed to Llandil-o on Decenab?r 31st, 1838. the home o-fioMiis immediately n'ggested that, m'Stvad j of playing a. return irtit.cL, thev would aetray the train expenses of the visitors. S.o this request, the Ll-angennp^h team naturaby (.;3- :eeted. The matcn wss ;-ilen played, no wore jli-mg said about- i&x matter. Your readers may well guess the re*-t (Idandilo did not turn up last Saturday). So now Lia»g«nnech are without the train mmr and the return niat.-ih (i,e., a loss oi about P>7 is incurred;. Ai- though Llandiio claim to be a. seoona-<.lass If team, and LAangerrrteeh are con-tent WT; n uomg termed a humble third rater, it sesms in- credible thai the former are a "weeK bit afraid cf facing the- latter at Liangesmech. V* ixat- tiS3 can account fcr er-ch unsportsm-Anhk-j conduct? I hope this letter wili not f;id to elicit a response from +he Llandcio coiraspoa- dent to explain ma.tcvs

PATRIOTIC SHTPOWIqERS. I BUT CAN'T TRAIN BOYS FOR THE NAVY. At the anmual meeting of the Chamber of Shipping oi the United Kingdom, held in London on Wednesday, the Hon. J. C. Bums, of Glasgow, in his presidential address, al- i inded to the Li;5t Dues Ace, which will give: an abatement of a. portion of the dues to those shins which carry boys who undertake to qualify themselves for the Royal IN aval Re- serve. Never, he said, had a more absurd j addition made to an Act by any Government, It was, nonsense to say that on patriotic1 grounds they should carry Naval Reserve Boys in their ships at an additional expense to themselves. The margin between profit and loss in shipown'iug was too small to admit of this. The Chamber discussed a re- soltfl^ioa asking the Government to indemnify British shipowners against- war risks, and to levy eel British vessels an annual charge. The resolution was rejected on the mo-Uon of Mr. Wilson, M.P. fcr Hull. —

RITUALISM. KENSIT'S PETITION TO THE PRELATES Mr. Kensit petitimed the Upper House of Convocation at, their meeting on Thursday on the subject of Ritualism. He deplores the •tenera! prevalence of Romish practices in the Chinch, and prays Convocation to issue a statement of tie number and names of churches in which., by order of the archbishops and bishops, private admonitions and excesses have bed abandoned, and unsound doctrines are no longer taught. Mr. Keissit adds that. at. the request of the Bishop of Lcadon, he has scrupulously refrained from any att-empt at protest in Church, and that he would deeply regret if, through episcopal supineness, he had to resume, on principle, a foinn of pro- test distasteful to himself, but which, tbe petition adds, seems the only course which really arrests public attention. The House of Convocation, however, refused to receive the petition which Mr. Kensit had a-sked the Bishop of London to present. Archbishop of Canterbury said the petition concluded with a very improper sentence, implying a sort of threat to the bishops, which it would be very unseemly indeed for that House to put upon record. He therefore requested Bishop of London not to present it, and to inform Mr. Krnsit of the reason why.

AN EDUCATIONISTS PROTEST j AT SWANSEA. SWANSEA SCHOOL BOARD AND ITS OPEN COMMITTEES. j FUNNY AND B11P0TENT OBJECTION BY A MEK-BER. When the present Swansea- School Board was elected, about fifteen months ago, one of their first acts was- to pats a resolution, throw- ing ail their meetings open -to the press. A meeting cf the -Stores and Accounts Committee —whereat the jJuéne-s transacted is ctuaiiy of minor importajioe—was held on Wednes- day afternoon, Mr. J. YvT. Jones presiding, j The other members present were Miss Br:k. Rev. John PoLock, and Mr. Evan Griffitus. .Mr. Griffiths came in hue. and upon taking his seat he adieu. "Do you allow the members of the press to be present at these meetings, Mr. Chairman?" The Ch-jdrman Yes, certainly; all the meet- ( ings of the Board are open to the pre?-. Mr. Griffiths Well. I protest. I don't I thick it's right. Yve dtfil with matters affeot- ing individuals he^e.private accounts, etc., and you might say something that wouid in j are tradesmen. The Chairman: On the other hand, if you said something wrongly you might withdraw the remark, and I am uure the press would take note cf it. Sir. Griffiths: Yon know you can't rely i upon the press. If you a-k them not to pub- lish anything they will tcke it t;po.a themselves to do it.. It is no good to ask them. TrJs Chairman repeateu that ,the committees of the Board wer?. open to the press, but Mr. j Griffiths was obdurate, cad thought the re- porters pre.ent should be asked to withdraw, Tne Chairman: Weil, if you will meve that- I will! put i.1 to the meeting. j Mr. "Griffith* Yrec. I do move that. The resolution, which found no seconder, was put to the meeting, but- received no sup- port, and accordingly fell through. j

Tho vacancy -austd Ull uiie Llunwllv Fcrougb Council, vbrotigh tilC resignation «J Mr. Hi.rbeit Fian-u.. v>-no is lea,vxig Llnneliy ( -:xt month, wi'l be Vded wn soon a» iKssibie. j The clerk (Mr. il-nry W. Spowa-rt iiMS already js>u«-a notices relative to the nomina- tion of ja-ndkiates 'or the position. Nomina- ::o:v papers, wiiich ,•;«! sho ob-tailued vt th-11 cl'ik's offices, will be iecsivsd not- later thsai | L i v.iiday, llt-h February. Cct.i<lida6»» any V;'t&yl-itw itii"U' muji's up to Wedattsday, liie | 15rb mst., nt-d, if a poi'l wili fce I tokca 0. the 22nd !\bruarv. I

I i i I i At the annual meeting of the Swan- sea Licensed Vl"tuailers' Association. heid on Wednesrlay afternoon. Mi'. Israel was re-elected president ior the wwumg year, and Mr. Latham vice- president. 1 _1 I-

SPORTING. | LEICESTER MEETING. L30—TAPTON NATIONAL HUNT SElr LING FLAT RACE PLATE of 50 son. Two miles. 1Lr McGregor's Lollard, 6yrs, 12st Tib Mr Hunt 1 beat Mr Poole's Bathdrnm, aged, 12st Slto. MJr Hampton U i Betting—7 to 2 on the winner. Lollard be!d a clear lead tlirouBhout, and won in a canter by nearly a disstance amid derisive cheering. 2-.Q-—MAPPERLEY" HANDICAP STEEPLE- CHASE PLATE of 100 sovs. Two milea Mr Heather's Ponsaette, aged, list 71b Mr Cheney 1 Mr Yyner's Pickled Berry, aged, list 41b j Ma Gordon 2 Mr Nichols, s,Symdic, aged, list 121b Mr Hampton 3 Also ran-Perth Lad, ra .vier and Robinoe. Eettiug— 2 to 1 ag^t Pickled Berry, 3 to 1 Perch Lad, 4 to 1 Syndic. 7 to i i-ou&sette, 10 tod j Bob.noeandi awier. -'Won easily by six lengths; > vnree iengths between second and third. Perth Lad, Eobmoe and I'awier ieJ. 2 30—EVINGTON SELLING STEEPLE- I CHASE HANDICAP cf ID sovs. 2 miles. j ii., Phiibeach'e Pairy Light, 6yrs, list 71b Jar Gordon i ?Tr Adr.ma's Ambrose, aged, list 31b ..Murphy 2 j Mr Wiu^ms's tieneral t-ir Uevys, aged, list 6ib Hassell 3 Also ran — Ebbing Tide, Carrickanerla, j Diameter and Industrious.. Betting—7 to 2 agst General Fir Bevys and Fairy j- -"glit, o to i Ebbing Tide aud Iiidusirioos, 6 to 1 Diameter, 10 to 1 Ambrose and Carricka- neria. Won by ten lengths; hve lengths between teeond anti tnird. :0_GQPSALL MAIDEN HURDLE RACE j PLAlil of 40 SOYS. Two miles. ) Mr Ciiileo s Dainty Dish. 4-yrs. list. _Owner 11 Capt. Gcrasa \t ilson's Oteiio, 5yrs, list 101b Lord. Cowley 2 Mr Yyner't Seraplon, 4yrs, list Mr trordoa. 3 Also ran — Spitalfieids, Lydian, Lowhtad. | Beauty and Diamond Hill. Beltirg-S to 1 Serapion, 4 to 1 Sj>ita £ fields and Diamond Hill, to 2 Lowland Beauty, otol Otello, 1j to 1 Lydian. and Dainty Dish. on easily by lour lengths; eignt lengths between second and ttird. 3.30—GLEN HURDLE RACE of 50 sovs. j Two miles. Mr vTyid's Linhope, aged, 12st "Wilson. 1 i r Vi-N-id's Presto 11 5JTS list lDlh Savage 2 Mr Perkins's Masai, aged, List W iliiamson 3 Also ran—Menelik 11., and Sweet Nancy. Betting—11 te 8 on Linhope, 5 to 2 agst Masai, 6 to 1 Menelik. il., eo to 1 Presto II, and Sweet Won by a length; tlll.æ-qua.rter8 oî a length between second and thiAL 4.0—STACK.LEY STEEPLECHASE of £ 0 I sovs. Three miles. Mr Vyner's Yorkmint, 5yrs, list 71b Mr A. Gordon 1 Mr Firth's Liskennett, 6yrs, list 7lb iNolan 2 L.ird Berresiord's Lord Arravale, aged, list Air Gordon 3 Also TaD-Hovingham, Umbrella, Swinford, and .Laplander. Betting-—7 to 4 agst Yorkmint, 4 to 1 Lis- kennett, o to 1 liovingham and .Laplander, 8 to 1 Lord Arravale and Swiniord, i0 to 1 umbrella. Xion by 12 lengths. Xion by 12 lengths.

LONDON BETTING. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP (Run Tuesday, March 2L—One mile.) 23 — 1 — Succoth t <&, w ^0 — 1 Beraoc 2" 1 Dnbu ,ne 25 — 1 — Jaqueniart I 33 — 1 — Lnilorm I 33 — 1 — Knight of the Thistle 33 — 1 — Bridegroom 40 — 1 — Little X.va GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE j (Run Friday March 2A—4 moles and 556 yds. < i 12 to 1 agst Manifesto I lrIJ ï C" Enl 100 — 6 — liemle Ida t & w 25 — I — iebce I a6 I Salper I

TRE MOXEY SLARSXT. Suppheli by Messrs. Dayies and Barree. Stock and Share Brokers, \v ind-street. Swansea. Closing Noon Closing 'Satday To-day 4 p.m. Consols !lllr 11 ]j 1 l £ Brighton "A" :'177i 177i IT7 Caiedonian Deferred 58t 56t 55J X or th British Deterred >451 4¡)} 45 Great Western li9f 170 hondon X'th Wester* pCoi .J.Ot iXioi Canadian Pacific £ P9i 89 Louis villes |68 63J ft6i M;illwaakees (131 L&i 128J Spanish 4per cant 5;t o2f iiio Tinto j3#i 39} 395- inaconda 9 6.; St Namaquas„ 13;- S io-16 315-16 vraasaus ;111-15 If lj Ciiarterea i3 ri-SJ 8 3 S-16 Glen Deep 5 1-1S 5 5 Consoi b'oldaeids ibj 8 21-32 » 9-16 East Lands ;811-32 b 5-15 8t I night Central 3 3 1-lb 3 5-13 Larnato Consols \2 11-16 £ ^1-32 2* Eandfonteins i3 11-16 8 il^i 3 ?-16 London <t Globe )i7s 6d 17s bd 17* 0d Ltxke View Consols I9 j 9i 91 Ivanhoes ;7 11-16 7 11-1C 71 Market Trust iSs 9d 9s 9d gd British Americas ;17s 3d 16s 9d 17s <Jd Le iioi 113,. 9d* Lis (id* 12s 6a* Premium. ednezdsy, February ttiu 1899

DEATES. '1 omaz EJSRPJS.—On Feb. 5th. aOS, Thomag-stree^ Thomat Harns, aged 65. Funeral o-n day at 3 o'clock. 7161i2-8 .Si

r tbf T.ATF. MR BEN HOWELL. I n Mr. James Howell and the relatives of the 1 late Mr. Ben Howell desire to thank -ttk | I those who in various ways expressed syarl., I paffhy in their ead bereavement. r It would be impossible to reply to all very kind letters received. f"? TOO LATE FOR GL/^SITLCATIOSR. ANSWERS are lymg at our QSces, -ZU^fj High-str»j«t, Swansea, for tbe b.wjig in it-sis aau assumed names-—C. uCj^ Central. Commercial, CL, C&ri±tay. I*. BJ; Engine, Fawn. F. £ Folio, Juopioy, E-R A Isxiory. G.J., Heip, En.ru Ui>» iL, Jexfdkxjr> J.G., J.R., 8..1L, -Lad", Lever, Letno, 1«^| LA. D., Laaelighl. Aielak. M.E. awi Ca^J) M.C., M.R.. Piural. Ratricver, Shit. xuiwcEi, Venus, View. Y.. X.YdZ., WJBlJ \V are- hfJ usenian. WANTED, smah Grcen/jous*? BodaST V < second-haii-1; cheup. — Apply Clement. 97, N oifoui.-j-.neet, l £ ouni Pieasaa^i 745k3-Ttt WANTED, a Greneraj; SeiTant, goo4J ctiftoaeter, 15 to 28.—Apply Loritf Ciii ddeslev-^ri-ace, HeatlafieLd, Swanaea. 77^2-15 L FOWLS. Ducks, Giese, Pigec&s, and J' L d ds wHi jrjLrthzse any ntimbac.—^ Apph* W.. 23, M\i.-ydd-street, Swas^a. F J. 762h2-15 J" W.-iNT,ED, a >res.pectai)le Young GixiL, dM t General Servant: another senrjaKP- k.:K.—Apply Ship Hotel, Wind-su'-aet. Swn^t:, "'lTUT TEDK H«;p no servant kept; Ml, f ? Hi-tle children, r.ma.11 ianuly. Apply I.-ta. Faicoofcr's Farm, Clereiode, aear C»ree6fe Mat-ern. 75"?h2 2t| FOUND, e, Donkey. If not oi&itmd^S' wuhin three days will be soid to uefeayua' txpense.s.—Apply 95. Lower OxToid-iStraei,;# Swansea. 7&dh2-^l J WANTED. Txnhouse rdte-er, tborougi%» conversasu, with puwer'-s machiaes^ State wages, expeneac-e, <sc., to Box WAITED, respectable good appearance, duties 7 tc. 8.30 ea.a mghi.—Address MiLLiNERY. — Wauted, first-^Mi-i iiner, stvii&u wise go»>d cxpeiteaffu bj(^ -a,i.oi'. In give iud partiralars lizst letter.. Wyncii. LianeUy. 75')h" SAJjAP. Y and Ckjumusfdoii ofiered to with energy- and to solicit anfa»S ior attractive liaie.—Address H. B.. DaiijS* Fost." Swansea. 77 £ 3i2-15 J A Grand Eisi^thwd will be held on Go J-ji. Fnday at Heiiron ohspei, St. Thi^mCi^ -HO;1. See., K iv^oms, 8, KabBam-atBe«». fitefl Thomas. Swansea. I' W.ldvTED, at once, strong, w^iiig as General Servant, 15, live «tt; xw-. fcreocee reqnimL—Appiy betsreen 4 -iird Sf p.m. 6, Page-saceet, Swaasea. 6d7a4*' HOUSE and Shop to Let. 25, Rasaaftr1 JLJL street. Swansea; suitable for grooarfc* ^grocer, or buu-her naoderate rent—^ j' pply 14, Russlill-st.reet, Swaaisea. 773h2«3% WANTED, at ocice, st.rosig. willing Gil^br T as Genaral Sei-van|t, 15,. lived odK before references required.—Api^y be 4 and 8 p.m., 6, Page-street, Swssasea. 69702-14 B — G«citl«men's best hmz*ife>vrai% laced sevens, round toes, easv l t^ugjff iviiiCu WÙI:-n, smalli, cost 21s. sa-crrfice, Ii. ou. approval.—Burn.-v, Viewport, Most 75oh2^' r OSI. 011 Feb. 7rii, a Brown OoCiw Dogc (pup). Anyone found detaining sa.m&-I. will be prosecussd.—Finder- will be rewarded^ on returning to 3d, lliirh-stieet, Swansea. 77Cfa2-11 j W ANTED, good Geurral Sarv»«5 futr-i Business House (psrmaaeocy) Uw aL V.ncf i if reqadrftd: >>oou wagee. — App&f Mrs. White, 2, The Promenade, JOfcBDoaibe. 756*2-% SECOND-HAND PSaaas, Six, far Sale, x k3 very cheap, at .£4. £10., J312, m5, £ 19' and £20 cash: vi perfect order.— Gwyaia* Brader, 17, EueathfieM-stree*, Swansea. J 767h2-IS 2 WANTED, a Staid Person as GeoeraGg Help; fanaiiy of two good wages and • comfortable home to suitabte peraon:, ma& rcierences and te^ms by letter to Mater, "Daiiy,i Post, Swansea. I0ic?-28 ? SAJAJRY* and Commission Travc-Ho^ Wanted (Perni^acX finga^ement^, • Tinegacs. stationery, printing, sauces, etc., Albion Woiks, 13, Kcrward-road, Sto&e Xefc* ( ington, London. 769h2-15 'j PIANO.—Very fine tone Upright Grand tateist iA provements, rncliicmg naar*- aeoti!?tic steel frame: list 4S guineas; offered for 26 guineas.—Gwyane Brader, 17, Seld^street, Swansea. GENTLEMAN r.-iuiree Furauafaed Kor>rut* htanely peopin. plan# and paaatst possible; lowest mcliMeve tbiim; v. itiiont terms uestrcy-fd. — Address lhJ.,| Daily Post." Swaav^a. 753iiMl ENTLEALAN, EXTENSIVE «xpEAESNOI,. good coiKieeti^n A-non^st c-allieries, u -a ». acid t-11 watks, repr-esent scv gpod te J", t? awellar or iJ'1 any oi-hw capocity.—AddBMT A.ctive. "Daily Posi, Swansea. lA^hP 15 OA GUTNE_\S.—Handejome Iran Uj»- i rrght (driviid Piaooforte, inhtMiRus,— >4 wood Case with Marquet-erie, full Tqpkord -a chock action 10 years' waixaaJty.—■ Brader. 17, HeathSe'd street, Swansea. riage paid air,-where, 76 NOTICE to Ijtsui'aiir-e Ajfeots and Otjrri. —No Money is '>0 be naid in respert of •! ciaims upon the ^nffth o-f David Tltosiaa, Pentre Lstyll, Swansea, without obttun-iOfE 5 tj e signature of njs 'daughteE. — MARY HANNAH L'AVIFis. 7dlh.-i i< FOR SALE, as a going concern, in a nsisig -t- industrial eenlre near Swansea, .a Oottt- bincd Grocery and Drapeiy Business- good. turnover end spleniid prospects; sati^actoiy ■ r-i&s'tw for selling.—Addruas by letter oaiy" to Mab. "Daily Post." Swansea. 20(ki2-SS 1 WiiEIvLY.—.An income of 1% tfL P» JL £ 1 per week can be earned in sptra t.o or evenings by my person. a.od.iI to wriite. •; —Proof seai* free -vovw here to these raiding' addressed ecvel"p;- to T. Sm.-th sad (V- • (Dept. K 3i, 16, Sha:\esburv-arenue, LPn4:IJ. 1V. 76Jh2 ifr FOR SALE.—A >TLcndid Brake, carry 1C or 12 persons only run three Snontim ixwiipietely overhauled »wid pamted, siaffle and dc v-ble with spieti'lio covering aad isjiipj J twv- ,-set^. of custiioits; ov,yth.:ng m firs^ condition no rea^o-.tabi^ offer rinsed.—Ad- dri^s. Brake. "Daily C rt. Swansea. 7&3h^-l$- VIOLIN.—Grand Goncesrt Violin; geuakm, j bargain full 1-ich tone saii &dy cr gentleman for orchestra or private playing; A monty needed; accept 21s. will give pu|w A chaser 10s. 6d. case and artist bow approval; fa postpaid-—H.S:miuoris. Susan Castle. Bro<jOk> a field. Sw -.nscombe, Kent. 763L2-15 | Q.RAND THEATRE, SWANBBA. | Mr. n. E. Mcrel 1 and Air F. MonjUofc, Proprietors. '.< jj MONDAY. tEBRUABY L.7.ath. ,') !^T>ECLAL MATINEE SATURDAY, FEB. 18 v THE BELLE OF j NEW yqbjbl. M THE SUCCESS OF LONDON.. vS CC»M?ANY OF 65 ARTISTES. ';j9 Fn*! Opera Chorus and At-'gaiorted^Orcdiestra. 1 Plan at Gwyr.ue R. Br&ocr'#, n, H ;at.k. SekUtreet. Tekphcwe 291.