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LOCAL. The rate of mortality last week averaged 17.6. Cardiff, 18 Swansea, 15. The Rev. David Price, curate of St. Martin's, Dunvant, has been offered and has accented the rectorship of Port Eynon. The Archdruid's testimonial fund has just been closed, all the subscriptions promised towards the fund having come to band. The Duke and Duchess of York con- cluded their visit to Lord and Lady Llan- gtttock at the Hendre on Saturday, and left Monmouth for London. The restored nave of St. Stephen's Church at Caerwent was re-opened on Monday by a series of services, at one of which the Bishop of Llandaff preached. In conseauenee of the outbreak of typhoid fever in the Pontlottyn district, it has been decided to erect an isolation hospital, to accommodate from twenty to twenty- five patients. The "Financial News" gives a list of moneylenders already registered under the new Act. Only two have any address at Cardiff, one being a private firm and the other a limited company. The council of the University College at Cardiff have decided to pernetuate the mOOlory of the late Professor*"Hughes by mpans of a gold medal in anatomy, to be offered annually in the medical school. A dog which had bitten several animals in the neighbourhood of Llandyssul was killed and buried on Monday. The carcase has since been exhumed by order of the Board of Agriculture and sent to London. Dr. Simons, medical officer, in his report to th.e Merthyr District Council on Wed- nesday stated that the death-rate for the past month was 50.18 per 1,000. He added that he feared a widespread out- break of scarlet fever. Maior Wyndham-Quin, M.P., has cabled from Cape Town thanking the electors of South Glamorgan "for having re-elected him, and adding that the Glamorganshire squadron of the Imperial Yeomanry are all well after having been in action forty-seven times. A special convention was held at Car- diff on Tuesday by the Wesleyans of the Cardiff and Swansea. District, the obiect being to nush forward the Twentieth Cen- tury Fund. At the close of the day's pro- ceedings 17,700 guineas had been added to the funds. As the outcome of the deputation of local residents to the Penarth District Council on Monday on the question of the drainage of Penarth, it has been arranged to approach the Cardiff Corpora- tion with a view to ascertaining terms for a joint system of sewerage. Addressing his constituents at Aberdare on Monday Mr. Keir Hardie dealt at some length with the war. England, he said, had never emharked upon a blacker crime, and he prayed', that we might not have to pay for it in the blood and tears of a sorrowing nation. Mr. Keir Hnrdie on Tuesday addressed meetings of his supporters at Cwmdare and Trecynon. At the former place he expressed himself in favour of the estab- lishment of a board to regulate wages and, if necessary in the interests of the public, the selling price of coal. Trooper Georee Seaton, a merfber of the City Imperial Volunteers, who has see% service in South Africa, returned to his home at Pontypridd on Saturday, and was given an enthusiastic welcome. He was also made the recipient of an illu- minated address and a geld watch and chain.. I At Splott-road Wesleyan Chapel, Car- diff. on Sunday afternoon Councillor T. 1 Andrews (mayor-elect) presented Susan Hinton, aged sixteen, with a gold watch and chain. The little girl cheerfully underwent a painful operation for the sake cf her young sister, whose life was in danger. As the caretaker at the Pontypridd County-court building was lighting a fire in the judge's private room on Tuesday morning a serious explosion of gas occurred. The room was completely wrecked, but the caretaker himself escaped with slight injuries. Almost every room in the building was damaged. At an inquest held at Hafod. Swansea, on Monday on the body of Lily Roberts, a tailoress, aged sixteen, who died after swallowing a quantity of carbolic acid at the workshop of her employer in Norfolk- street, Swansea, a verdict of "Suicide while tenmorariiy insane" was returned. The girl had left two letters, in one of which she acquainted her lover of the in- tention to end her life. Professor A. W. Hughes, originator and chief organiser of the Welsh Hospital in South Africa, died on Saturday morning, at his residence, 7, Chester-terrace, Regent's Park, London, of enteric fever. He arrived at Southampton in the steamer Saxon on October 19,. the fever having developed itself two days out from Cape Town. He was unconscious for the greater period up to the time of death. Lord Tredegar, who had arranged to open the new Pontywaun County School on Friday, was prevented from attending in consequence of the serious illness of his brother in London. The opening ceremony was performed by Sir Lewis Morris, who delivered an address extolling the teach- ing of technical subjects in secondary schools rather than the dead languages. Principal Edwards and Mr. Legard also spoke. An action for slander remitted by con- sent from the High Court was heard by Judge Gwilym Williams at Pontypridd County-court on Wednesday, when Dr. John Williams, assistant to Dr. T. W. Parry, Ferndale, was sued for JE100 damages by Mr. George Day. ex-steward of the Constitutional Club, for slander. Defendant had accused witness of drunkenness, disobedience, and dis- honesty. After hearing evidence, his Honour gave judgment for the defendant, with costs. In connection with the recent disturb- ances at Lord Penrhyn's slate quarries, fourteen quarrymen were remanded, on their own recognisances, by the Bangor magistrates on Tuesday on charges arising out of the disturbances. On Tuesday afternoon a notice was posted at the quarries practically suspending all the able-bodied workers on the ground of their having left work without notice to proceed to Bangor with their comrades against whom police-court proceedings were taken. A meeting of representatives of the Tin- plate-makers' Association and delegates of the employes was held at Swansea on Tuesdav to consider some alleged grievances. The parties failed to agree upon remedial measures, and ultimately the delegates adopted the suggestion to consult the men and obtain their instruc- tions on a proposal that if the employers agreed to pay the ordinary rates for a particular plate they would advise the men to accept certain proposals in respect of the payment for "doubles." The Monmouthshire County Council, at a meeting at Newport on Wednesday, decided to request the Local Government Board to send down an inspector to in- ouire into the "continued pollution of the River Ebbw and its tributaries, and the general insanitary condition of the Western Valleys of Monmouthshire." It was also agreed that a successful tenderer for any contract must pay the rate of wages and agree to the hours of labour recognised by the Trades Unions and employers in the district where the work is to be executed. The quarterly meeting of the Pem- brokeshire County Council was held at Haverfordwest on Tuesday. It was decided to apply to the Local Government Board for permission to borrow money to place the Shire-hall at Haverfordwest in a thoroughly sanitary condition. The council, it was understood, have under consideration the taking over of 160 miles of main roads in the county. The finance committee's recommendation that a rate of Id. in the JB, the remainder of the authorised 5}d. rate, be levied by the 29th IOf January was agreed to. Mr. John Weaver, wine and spirit mer- chant, of Cardiff, Penarth, &c., was examined at some length at Cardiff Bankruptcy-court on Friday. He explained that he commenced business on his own account in 1897, when he had property to the value of £ 15,000. His Quay-street business was profitable, but every house that he had worked under management had resulted in a loss, and that was the reason of his collapse. Debtor was ques- tioned concerning cheques which he had paid to certain magisterial friends, and the examination was subsequently adjourned. At a meeting of the cbuncil of the South Wales Miners' Federation, held at Cardiff on Monday, it was decided to issue a mani- festo stating that it had been unanimously resolved that a general holiday be taken throughout the coalfield on Friday, upon which day the workmen were requested to hold meetings for the purpose of appoint- ing delegates to attend a conference at Cardiff on the 12th inst.. to consider the following proposition —"That this confe- rence hereby authorises the council to declare a general holiday at any time that they think it necessary for Le protection of our wages and the industry generally." The Lord Bishop of St. David's delivered his charge last week to the clergy of the archdeaconry of St. David's, at Haver- fordwest, and dealt chiefly with the objec- tions advanced against Church reform. Two of those objections urged that reform was Impossible, because the Church was established, and because the position of the laity was not defined. The third urged that it was dangerous to give the laity great representative power, and the fourth objection was that the time was in- opportune. The bishoo confined himself to the questions of establishment and the position of the laity, and based his reply upon the pertinent case of the Church of Scotland,1 which, though established, is self-governed, and in which the status of laymen is well defined. A meeting of the Cardiff Town Council was held on Friday for the purpose of for- mally electing the mayor for the ensuing year. On a ballot Mr. John Jenkins. who had been previously been nominated in order of seniority, was selected by seven- teen votes, Mr. T. Andrews being second with twelve votes, and Mr. S. A. Brain (the retiring mayor) coming next with two. Mr. John Jenkins thanked those who had voted for him, but declined to accept office. Mr. Tom Andrews was nominated, and, after an acrimonious discussion, another vote was taken, with the result:—- Andrews, 19; Jenkins, 8; Brain, 3; Beavan, 1. Mr. Andrews consented to accept the office, and it was resolved that the council be recommended to fix the salary at £1,500, an advance of £500 on last year.
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GENERAL. The tramway men on strike at Ashton- under-Lyne resumed work on Saturday, pending arbitration by the Board of Traded The Bishop of Chester, in a letter, states that a public company of large capital is being formed to acquire and manage public-houses on the lines of his own suc- cessful experiments. His lordship adds that the list of shareholders includes some of the weightiest names in the country. At Bow-street on Monday Julian Tre- genna Biddulph Arnold, solicitor, just extradited from the United States, was charged with the misappropriation of various suuis, amounting altogether to about £15,000, mostly left to him in trust. Formal evidence of arrest was given, and the accused was remanded until Friday. The Commission appointed to inquire into the treatment of the sick and wounded i- South Africa concluded its sittings on Monday in London. Evidence was given by Mrs. Richard Chamberlain, sister-in- law of the Colonial Secretary, who made some rather sensational statements with regard to the No. 1 Hospital at Wynberg. At London Sessions on Tuesday Albert Charles Crowdy, eighteen, waiter, was convicted of stealing jewels valued at £500 belonging to Miss Lilian Mary Here- ford, an actress, while the latter was stay- ing at a hotel in Piccadilly, and wao; sen- tenced to six months' imprisonment in the second division. The greater part of the jewellery was recovered. The town-clerk of Portsmouth, having cabled to Lord Roberts asking when hp would be able to receive the sword of honour which is to be presented to him by .A. Ã. H the town, has received the following reply from Lord Roberts, dated Pretoria: —"My departure from South Africa still uncer- tain. Hope, however, to receive honour of presentation soon after New Year." Mary Maddern was. again charged at Pen- zance on Saturday in connection with the alleged murder of her little stepson. Mr. Matthews, who prosecuted for the Trea- sury, said the girl Fanny Maddern admitted that her brother died at her hands, she having had definite instructions from the accused to push the boy off the quay at ^ewlyn. Accused was committed for trial at Bodmin Assizes. A sequel to the A'Beckett court-martial occurred at Dover on Monday night. Master-gunner Acheson, R.A., who was the principal witness against Second- lieutenant P. A'Beckett, R.A., being placed under arrest, pending his trial by court-martial, the Judge-Advocate at the War Office having granted the application made by Acheson for such a trial, in order to clear his character of the imputations which, he contended, were made at the A'Beckett court-martial.
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FOREIGN. The Pope has addressed to the bishops an encyclical, in which his Holiness expresses gratification at the manner in which Roman Catholics flocked to Rome from all parts for the Holy Year. In reference to Mr. Kruger's reception in France the journal "La Presse" states on high authority that Mr. Kruger will be received in France as chief of a still-exist- ing State, but as travelling incognito. There can, therefore, be no official recep- tions. The returns of the Canadian elections, although not complete, show that the Lauricr Government has been returned to power. Sir Charles Tupper and his two most important Conservative colleagues have been defeated, while Mr. Clifford Siftcjn and Mr. Tarte have been returned with substantial majorities. Advices from China indicate that satis- factory progress is being made by the Foreign Ministers at Peking towards the arrangement of a basis of negotiations for a final settlement. The Ministers have come to a decision upon the question of punishments and several other important points which are to figure in the negotia- tions, but the results have not been made public. The Queen has been pleased to approve of the following appointments:—President of the Local Government Board, the Right Hon. Waiter Long. M.P. President of the Board of Trade, the Right Hon. Gerald Balfour, M.P. Chief Secretary to tho Lord-lieutenant of Ireland, Mr. George Wyndharft. M.P. Undcr-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Viscount Cran- borne, M.P. Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. Austen Chamberlain, M.P. Financial Secretary to the War Office. Lord Stanley, M.P.; Parliamentary Secre- tary to the Admiralty, Mr. Arnold Forster, M.P. The American elections resulted in a complete rout of the Democrats. Mr. M'Kinley's majority is estimated to be larger than any majority obtained since 1864. The actual majorities will not be accurately known for days. and possibly weeks,, but the official figures as to the composition of the Elpctcral College show a majority for Mr. M'Kinley of 137. In New York City Mr. Bryan had a majority of 28,000. but in New York State Mr. M'Kinley's plurality was 135,296. The Democrats admit their overwhelming defeat, and the election is generally regarded as the last of Bryanism. Among the latest achievements by the Boers is the capture of a military traction engine, drawing trucks laden with stores, which was proceeding from Kimberley to Bcshof, under escort of ten men of the Kimberley Regiment. It was attacked nine miles out of Kimberley by twenty Boers, and was captured without a shot beinor fired. The Boers blew up the engine. Boer raiders have for some time been hovering about Kaffir River Station, twenty miles to the south of Bloemfontein, but they cleared out on Tuesday. The Cape Town Corporation have decided to entertain Lord Roberts at a banquet, and present him with a sword of honour. Lord Roberts reports that Smith-Dor- rien, commanding at Belfast, surprised a Boer laager at Witkop, but, as a frightful blizzard was raging at the time, decided to retrace his steps. As soon as the retirement commenced the Boers followed with great boldness, losing one of their members witlim fifty yards of the Gordons. Their losses were heavy, as the ground was fairly open, and, therefore, in favour of the British. On our side, one officer and one man were killed, and fourteen men were wounded, whilst one man was missing. General Barton made an exten- sive reconnaissance through the southern end of Gabrand, and captured several much-needed trek oxen. s Details of the fighting at Ventersburg are now to hand. It seems that a series of misfortunes befel General Hunter's small force. When the Boers opened fire, from a kopje in the vicinity, the mules and oxen stampeded, and the only available gun became jammed. The situation was relieved by the Sussex Regiment, and, considering the awkward predicament in which our troops were placed, the casual- ties were surprisingly small. It is reported that the Boers occupied Koffyfontein on the 24th ult. The loyal women and children took refuge down a mine, while the men held the positions above ground. Lord Roberts is expected to leave Cape Town about the 20th inst. The Boers are still active in the Orangs River Colony. A commando is believed to be near Petrusville,, another one near Ladybrand, whilst Ficksburg is already in possession of the enemy. On occupy- ing the latter place the Boers hauled down and tore into shreds tho Union Jack, and tied the nieces to horses' tails. They also dug up the ammunition which had been left by the British, and daily exploded lyddite shells, portions of which dropped into the streets. Lord Roberts reports that Steyn is doing his utmost to con- tinue the war. In a speech to Delarey's burghers he said that, failing intervention, the- Tramvaal will be sold to the highest bidder. Tho Commander-in-Chief also gives particulars of the death of Captain Chalmers, whose end so gallantly met casts additional glory upon the Canadian Volunteers. In a dispatch from Lord Roberts, which was issued on Saturday evening, it is reported that General Kitchener, who is commanding at Lydenburg, made a night march and surprised Schoeman's laager in Steenkamypsberg at dawn, and then pushed on for Schalk Burger's laager at Rooi Kranz. The difficult nature of the country prevented him going after the Boers, who trekked north. Our casualties were four men wounded, one dangerously. The enemy left five dead on the held and had several wounded. We captured a large quantity of ammunition. Kelly-Kenny's small columns, under White and Barker. had slight engagements with parties of Boers during the last few days in the southern part of the Orange River Colony. Paget. whose column was moved to Rusten- berg on news being received that the enemy intended to make for the Vaal and join De Wet, had an engagement to the south-west of the Magats Pass. Plumers mounted troops drove the Boers from two strong positions over some diffi- cult country.
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-( ALIVE, BUT REPORTED UÐÁD STRANGE EXPERIENCES OF TWO SOLDIERS. Private 8. Bickle. of the Army Medic*! Corps, late of the Post Office staff, Barry Dock, ho was reported to have died of dyw»- tery while at the front some months ago. hO just returned home from South Africa, and i visited his old friends at Barry Dock. Early in tha history of be South African war a soldier belonging to the rt-iglibourhood of Newry was reported by the War Office to have been killed at Storm hers. Keen publie sympathy was felt for tb,, and family. for whose wants due provision W:1S n Mie. Lut week the young soldier :»uK J.? into his home, and was confronted W;V1 t.ho usual obituary card framed and sus^er-ded on the wall as a record of his dealh r a > v a. wife who could scarcely believe h: wa. still alive and in the flesh.
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CONSERVATIVE RE-UNION AT PONTYPRIDD. Mr. Hugh Bpyan. the secretary of the Asso- ciation of Conservative Clubs, London, enter- tained nt banqnet at the Park Hotel. Pontypridd. en Wednesday evening the repre- eentatives of the Conservative clubs in the Eastern Division of Glamorganshire, the Merthyr Boroughs, and the Rhondda Valley. The clubs represented werePontypridd, Mardy. Ferndale, Tylorstown, Ynishir, Portli, Llwynypia, Penygraig. Blaenllechau, Ynysy- bwl, Nelson, Caerphilly, Bargoed, Abercynon, Porth. Senghenydd, Dowlais, Mountain Asb, and Aberdare. Mr. Bryan's address was of a private character and full of useful advice. Prior to the meeting a deputation waited upon Mr. Bryan and Mr. Littlejohns with reference to a proposed club at Tongwynlais.
- LIVING OF ST. DAVID'S, BRECON.
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LIVING OF ST. DAVID'S, BRECON. "Te understand that the living of St. David's, Brecon, has been offered by the patron (Arch- deacon Bevan) to the Rev. D. Saunders-Jones, M.A.. rector of Llanfrynach, Breconshire. Mr. Saunders-Jonea is a son of the late eminent clergyman the Rev. Henry Jones, rectol of Mancrdeify. Having obtained a good degree at Worcester College, Oxford, he was for a fime Latin master at the School of Shaka pern.e. Stratford-on-Avon. He was afterwards ørd:1ined to tha curacy of St. John's. Brecon, the living he is now called upon to fill himself. He has proved himself a very capable parish priest, is a good preacher and organiser, and popular both with the clergy and laity.
MARWOLAETH Y PROFFESWR HUGHES.
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GAN "IDEISWIN." MARWOLAETH Y PROFFESWR HUGHES. Y mae Cymru-yn wir, y Deyrnas Gyfunol—wedi ei thaflu i alar a thristwch unwaith yn rhagcr, a heddyw mae'n wylo ar ol un o'i meibion mwyaf talentog a gwlad a chenedl-garol a fagodd erioed, ac a dorwyd i lawr yn mlodau ei ddyddiau— y Proffeswr A. W. Hughes. Gellid dweyd ei fod wedi aberthu ei fywyd ar allor oedd wedi godi ei hunan o gariad angerddol dros gadw i fyny anrhydedd ei wlad a'i broffes- wriaeth yr oedd yn ymffrostio ei fod yn da.1 cysylltiad a hi. Pan dorodd y rhyfel allan rhwng y wlad hon a'r Transvaal, fe gofir fod y gwahanol genhedloedd a'r Trefedigaethau yn gwneud eu goreu i ddangos eu hunaniaeth trwy rodd rhyw gymhorth arbenig a sylweddol i'r Llywodr- aeth i gario y rhyfel yn mlaen yn llwydd- iannus; ac fe ddaeth meddylddrych ar- dderchog i feddwl Dr. Hughes, sef fod Cymru i anfon allan Ysbytty ar ei chost ei hun. Cafodd foneddwyr fel Syr John Williams a Syr David Evans yr un mor frwdfrydig ag ynta, ac yn mhen ychydig amser yr oedd uwchlaw deuddeg mil o bunnau wedi eu*ca.sgiu, a mintai o fedd- ygon a mamaethod a phobpeth angen- rheidiol i weinyddu ar glwyfcdigion a chleifion wedi mynd allan i faes y frivydr yn Neheudir Affrica. Aeth Dr. Lynn Thomas, Caerdydd, allan yn gyntaf i wneud y parotoadau angenrheidiol, a thua chanol Ebrill, cychwynodd yr holl stadt. o dan arclygiaeth y Proffeswr Jones o Fan- ceinion, alian o Southampton. Ni bu'r Ysbytty Cymreig 3110 ychydig wythnosau cyn i augeu ddechreu gwneud galanastra ar v fintai ddewr. Daeth y newydd am farwolaeth Dr. Herbert Davies, Mr. Eames, efrydydd yn Ngholeg y Brenin; Mr. Ireland, efrydydd arall; a'r Nurse Sage o Gaerdydd ac ych- waneg, fod y Proffeswr Jones mor wael fel yr oedd yn rhaid iddo ddychwelyd ar un- waith ac, fel y cofir. fe fu Dr. Jones farw pan ar y daith tua'r porthladd. Pan dder- b^nwyd y frysnegcs am afiechyd Dr. Jones, nid oedd gan y Pwyllgor Gweithiol neb -i edrych ato ond Dr. Alfred Hughes fel un cymhwys i lenwi ei Ie ac ar ychydig oriau o rybudd, hwyliodd allan tua Dtheudir Affrica; ond pan gyrhaeddodd Cape Town clywodd y newydd gal a'r us am farwolaeth y Proffeswr Jones a'r Dr. Herbert Davies "ae," meddai wrth Dr. Lynn Thomas wedi kyny, "nid wyf yn un gwangalon, ond pan glywais y newydd. gallasech fy nharo i lawr a phluen." Cyrhaeddodd Springfontein ar y pedwerydd o Orphenaf; ac o hyny hyd ddechreu y mis diweddaf, nid arbedodd ddim er gwneud yr Ysbytty Cymreig yr effeithiolaf a'r mwyaf ei glod ar faes y rhyfel. Ac felly yr oedd, fel y dymunodd Arglwydd Roberts ei symudiad i Pretoria, ae y gwnaeth apel drachefn am i'r Ysbytty arcs dri mis yn rhagor—hyny yw, hyd ddi- wedd mis Rhagfyr nesaf. -:0:-
YN GAEL EI GYMERYD YN WAEL.
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YN GAEL EI GYMERYD YN WAEL. Ond fa gychwynodd y tri meddyg—Dr. Lynn Thomas, Dr. Mills-Roberts, a'r Pro- ffeswr Hughes—tuag adref ddechreu Hyd- ref am y credid nad oedd galw amynt aros yn hwy yn Pretoria; ac nid ym- ddangosai yr un o honynt mewn gwell ysbryd ac iechyd na Dr. Hughes. Yr oedd yn llawen ei galon ar ol gwneud y fath waitii ardderchog yn mysg y milwyr ac yn y gobaith o weled ei anwyliaid a'i gyfeill- ion ond yn mhen y deuddydd wedi gadael Cape Town yn y "Saxon," gwelwyd ei fod yn ngafael y clefyd hwnw sydd wedi gwneud cymaint o ddifrod ar ein bechgyn y misoedd diweddaf—yr "enteric fever." Aeth i'w wely. ac yno y bu ar hyd y for- daith o dan ofal manwl Dr. Lynn Thomas a Dr. Mills-Roberts a meddygon eraill. Cymerwyd pob gofal 0 hono, a gwnaeth- pwyd iddo yr hyn a allai y, meddygon enwog hynv, a phan laniwyd yn Southamp- ton, credid ei fod wedi troi ar wellhad. Darparwyd cerbyd arbenig i'w gludo adref i Chester-terrace, Llunden, a gweinyddwyd arno gan ddau o brif feddygon y deyrnas —Dr. Tirard o Goleg Ysbytty y Brenin, a'r Proffeswr Roberts o Goleg Ysbytty y Brifysgol. Ond, er pob dyfais feddygol, gwanach, gwanach yr oedd yn mynd. ac yn ystod yr un diwrnod ar ddeg olaf, o'r braidd y bu yn ymwybodol, a boreu dydd Sadwrn ciliodd y bywyd mor bell i diriog- aeth angeu, fel na ddaeth yn ol; neu, yn ngeiriau un oedd wrth erchwyn ei wely, "aeth y bywyd allan yn hollol dawel a di- boen." O. fywyd gwerthfawr wedi ei roddi i lawr dros ei wlad! 0 hunan-aberth ar- dderchog ar ran un nad oedd arno eisieu golud na chlod y byd ac 0 wron teilwng o'r enw—yn colli ei fywyd ei hunan wrth ymgeleddu a gwaredu eraill o afaelion marwolaeth I -:0:-
HEN GYFF CYMREIG URDDASOL.
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HEN GYFF CYMREIG URDDASOL. Ganwyd Dr. Hughes yn y Fronwen, Aberllefeni, Corris, sir Feirionydd, yn 1862, ac felly nid oedd ond 38 mlwydd oêâ pan fu farw. Goruchwlyiwr chwarel Aber- llefeni oedd ei dad—Mr. Robert Hughes— ac yr oedd yn adnabyddus trwy siroedd Meirionydd a. Chaernarfon fel un o'r chwar- elwyr goreu. Mynyoh y gelwid am ei was- anaeth i benderfynu anghydwelediad neu i draethu ej. farn ar ragolygon chwarel newydd; ac nid oedd oruchwyliwr yn y wlad yn cael ei garu a'i barchu gan y gweithwyr fel "Robert Hughes, Aber- llefeni," a hyny am y rheswm ei fod yn ddyn unplyg a chydwybodol, ac nid oedd neb a feiddiai amheu ei onestrwydd. Brodcr o sir Gaernarfon ydoedd, a hanai 0 gyff enwog yn y sir hono, sef teulu Robert Roberts—y seraph 0 Glynnog-a Michael Roberts, v pregethwr rhyfedd hwnw o Bwll- heli; John Roberts o Langwm, ac eraill. Fel chwarelwr y dygwyd Robert Hughes i fyny. ond buan y dadblygodd ei alluoedd. a gwelwyd ei fod wedi ei fwriadu i ryw- beth amgenach, fel ei fab Alfred, ar ei ol, na hollti llechi. Cynygiwvd iddo le yn sir Feirionydd i reoli thwarél Aberllefenni cydsyniodd, a gwnaeth yr anturiaeth yn lhvyddiant mawr, a bu hyny'n symbyliad i gychwyn eraill fel ag y mae'r ardal erbyn heddyw yn cael ei britho a chwarelydd a threfi wedi ocdi mewn Heoedd na chlywid ond brefiadau y fuwch a'r ddafad y dydd ac udiadau y cwn ac ysgrechfeydd y ddalluan y nos. Cofus genyf fy mod flvnyddau lawer yn ol yn gwrandaw ar hen weithiwr oedd yn ei haner-addoli. yn canmol Mr. Robert Hughes, a rhoddai bwyslais neillduol pan yn dweyd ei fod yn "foneddwr," a gofynais iddo beth oedd yn feddwl wrth ddweyd fod Mr. Hughes yn "foneddwr," yn fwy folly na neb a ad- waenodd erioed. "Wel" meddai'r hen frawd, "hyn wyf yn feddwl. dydi o byth yn leicio dal neb yn segura; fe wna ddigon o dwrw cyn dod yn agos i ddynion fydd yn gweithio, a wna fo byth edrych yn ei ol." Nid darluniad drwg o "fonedd- wr" o safle gweithiwr; ac un felly oedd Mr. Robert Hughes-o natur ddyrchaf- odig a chalon fawr a galluoedd meddyliol cryfion; ac nid rhyfedd fod ei bla.nt, wedi cael pob mantoision addysg, yn troi allan yn addurn i'r hen deulu a gwlad eu genedigaeth, megys y Parch. Llewelyn R. Hughes, ficer Porthmadog; Mr. Arthur Kughes, y bargyfreithiVr; a'r diweddar Dr. Alfred W. Hughes, yr hwn oedd wedi cjrhaedd enwogrwydd mawr yn ei broffes- wriaeth fel meddyg ymarferol ac addysg- wr ac awdwr. -:0:-
EI YRFA LWYDDIANNUS.
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EI YRFA LWYDDIANNUS. Yr oedd gan y diweddar broffeswr gy maint 0 olwg ar ei dad a chwarelyddiaeth fel mai ei brif uchelgais pan yn fechgen ydoedd bod yn debyg iddo hyd yn nod yn ei waith; a chan nad oedd modd ei berswadio i feddwl am un gorchwyl arall, cymerodd ei dad ef i'r chwarel, a gosod- odd ef i ddechreu dysgu y grefft fel rhyw fachgcn cyffrodin arall; ond nid oedd yno yn hir, fodd bynag, heb ddysgu v cwbl oedd yno j'w ddysgu. a daeth i deimlo nad oedd chwarelyddiaeth yn faes digon eaug i'w feddwl. Rhoddodd ci fryd ar fod yn feddyg; ac wedi cwrs o addysg yn Y sgoI RamadAjrol Dolgellau, bu am dymhor gyda Dr. J. T. Jones. Corris. Wedi hyny aeth i Brifathrofa Edinburgh, lie, yn fuan iawn. gwnaethpwyd ef "Demonstrator of Anatomy." Yn y cysylltiad hwn yr oedd
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.Y CYMRO.I
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Y CYMRO. I Er ei holl lwyddiant, nid oedd wedi í colli gronyn o'i gariad at ei wlad a'i genedl; yr oedd yn Gymro o flaen pob- peth ac er pobpeth. 'Cymerai ddyddordeb yn ei wlad a'i genedl a phobpet" perth- ynol iddynt, ac nid oedd yr un mudiad cenedlaetihol nad oedd Dr. Hughes yn barod i'w hyrwyddo, nid yn unig trwy roddi ei holl ddylanwad o'i blaid, ond hefyd trwy fynd yn ddwfn i'w logell. y Ymfalchiai yn ei genedlaetholdeb; nid oedd arno gywilydd arddel ei berthynas a Chymru; a'i frwdfrydedd dros anrhydedd ei wlad a wnaeth iddo gychwyn y mudiad i anfon Ysbytty Cymreig i Ddeheudir Affrica; a dyna fu'n angeu iddo. Efe oedd tad y syniad ac wedi iddo ei feddwl yr oedd hyny yr un peth a'i gyflawniad. Yr oedd yn aelod o Gymdeithas y Cym- mrodorion, Llunden, a thraddododd anerchiadau o flaen hono a chymdeithasau cyffelyb yn Nghymru, ac yr oedd yh hawdd canfod ei fod yn efrydydd manwl yn hanes ei wlad, a'i fod yn berffaith gyfarwydd a hynodion y gwahanol gyfnodau. Bonedd- iges o Loegr oedd ei fam—ac y mae hi eto'n fyw ac yn preswylio yn Aberdyfi-ac am y cynelid gwasanaethau ac y pregethid I bob Sul yn Saesneg yn yr Eglwys Sefydl- edig yn Nhorris, yno yr elai y teulu, ac felly yn yr Eglwys y dygwyd Dr. Hughes i fyny, a Cneidwadwr, fel y gwyddys, ydoedd o ran ei olygiadau gwleidyddol. Ond nid oedd yn llai o Gymro er hyny yr oedd mor sefydlog a chadarn a'r hen Gader Idris y magwyd ef ar ei godreu: a gwyddid p'le i'w gael bob amser. a gellid ymddibynu y ceid ei gymhorth at bob mud- iad fyddai'n tueddu i "godi'r hen wlad yn I ei hoi." Yn wir, yr oedd yn gredwr mawr yn ngwertli addysgol y Gymraeg, a phriodolai lawer o'i lwyddiant fel efrydydd i'r ffaith ei fod yn deall yr hen iaith yn II drwyadl ac yn medru gwneud defnydd o honi i ddiwyllio ei feddwl. —— o ——
EI GLADDEDIGAETH.
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EI GLADDEDIGAETH. Dygwyd ei gorff gyda'r gerbydres bryd- nawn dydd Llun i Machynlleth. ac yr oedd cannoedd wedi dod i'l' orsaf i dangos eu parch a'u hedmygedd at un oedd wedi ei ddwyn i fyny yn eu mysg. Hebrnygwyd yr elorgerbyd ran o'r ffordd i Gorris gan dyrfa alarus. Wedi cyr- haedd ei hen gartref, rhoddwyd yr arch yn yr Eglwys am y noson, ac ymgymerodd nifer o'i hen gyfeillion a'i gyfoedion a'r gorchwyl o wylio'r arch trwy y nos. 0, olygfa ardderchog! Y pentrefwyr, fel math o angelion, yn eymeryd gofal o'i weddillion yn ystod oriau y nos rhag i ddim affonvddu ar dawelwch a difrifwch a ehysegredigrwydd y lie. A dranoeth wele'r holl chwarelau'n sefyll a'r gweith- wyr yn ymdrwsio yn eu dillad goreu i fynd i dalu y gymwynas olaf i un yr edrychent i fyny ato ac y dysgwylient gymaint wrtho. Daeth cannoedd eraill o bob parth o'r wlad, ac o'r braidd y gwelwyd angladd cyffelyb erioed yn y gymydogaeth hono. Felly, rhoddwyd ei weddillion i or- wedd yn naear ei wlad enedigol, ac yn mynwent yr Eglwys y cyrchai i'w chyn- teddau yn moreu ei oes; a dyna'r unig gysur svdd genym yn ein galar ar ei ol— v mae ei feddrod yn ein hymyl, a gall ei genedl ollwng deigryn ar "Fan fechan ei fedd," ac y bydd hen fryniau sir Feirionydd mcgys angelion gwarcheidiol yn ei wylio hyd ddiwedd amser. Nodded y Nefoedd fyddo dros ei weddw a'i dri phlentyn a'i fam a'i holl berthyna.sau, a by(ided i ddeu- parth o'i ysbryd ddisgyn ar filoedd o blant Cymru Fydd, fel na byddo'n gwlad byth heb gewri o'i mewn-dynion yn barod i roddi eu bvwydau i lawr drosti a thros eu cyd-ddynion. -0:-
"CENINEN" HYDREF.
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"CENINEN" HYDREF. Dyma rifyn olaf y flwyddyn o'r cylch- grawn cenodlaethol, "Y Geninen," ac, yn wir, y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg; ac y mae'n deilwng o'n llenyddiaeth. Ni raid i ni gywilyddio o hono; dengys yn amlwg I y camrau breision y mae ein llenyddiaeth wedi wneud yn ystod y can mlynedd di- weddaf a'r hyn sy'n fwy na'r cwbl. gallwn ymffrostio, nid yn unig bod yn alluocach a dysgedicach, ond yn burach; ie, ei bod wedi bwrw allan bob sothach ac anmhuredd ag oedd yn ei nodweddu ddechreu'r ganrif. Nid oes genedl dan haul all ddweyd yr un peth, ac v mae hyny yn argoeli yn addawol am Gymru Fydd. Wele y cynwysiad: Diddanwch Llenyddiaeth, gan Alafon; Eisteddfod LZTpwl. gan Fugail y Berwyn Rhiangerdd Ardudfyl (mam Dafydd ab Gwilym), gan Cadfan Llenyadiaeth Gym- raeg y Ganrif Bresenol: Pa un ai gwella ai gwaelu y mae ? gan Llew Llwyfo: Barddeniaeth y Parch. Lewis Edwards. D.D., gan y Parch. Rhys J. Huws CharK-j Ashton, gan y Parch. Evan Davics; Put- pud Cymru yr Haner Canrif diweddaf, -ran Pedr Hir; A yw srweinidogion yr Efengyl yn Offeiriaid o dan y Testament NewvJd5 gan y Parch. D. Jones B.A., Dytfryu Aled, gan Trebor Aled; Ceulanydd, gan.y Parch. Charles Davies; Cyhoeddi Eistedd- fod Genedlaethol Merthyr Tydfil, gan Wat- cyn Wyn; Anerch at Ieuenctyd Cymru, gan Eben Fardd Dvffryn Cynon, gan Mr. Jenkin Howell; Trefnyddiaeth Wesley- aidd, gan y Parch. William Hugh Evans (Gwyllt y M-ynydd); C.^fenwau Cymreig, gan Mr. T. E. Morris. B.A., LL.M.; "I Godi'r Hen Wlad yn ei Hoi,gan Gwrth- emyr; Haint y Nodau, gan John Jones; "Sul Cyfri'r Chwarelwr." gan Ben y Golwg; Can Newydd i Eisteddfod Ola'r Ganrif, can Watcyn Wyn; yn nghyda Manion Eisteddfodol a Barddonol a Goheb- iaethau. Yn sicr. dylai pob Cymro llengar gynal i fvny freichiau y golygydd llafurus, "Eifionydd," yn nghyhoeddiad y "Geninen," oblegid yr ydvs yn cael Cymru yma yn ei dillad llenyddol goreu.
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DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN RHONDDA. MINISTER. News reached Pentre on Wednesday of the death of the Eev. M. C. Morris, pastor of Betlteada Wel3h Congregational Chapal, Ton. The lev. gentleman had only recently jour- neyed to London to undergo an operation for the throat, and the news of his death caused considerable surprise. Deceased was about 55 years of age, and had been in the district for about fifteen years. He hn4 been suc- oeBsful on several occa-sions in National Eis- teddfodau upon essay writing.
rLORD ROBERTS AND LOB]) KITCHENER.I:
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LORD ROBERTS AND LOB]) KITCHENER. THE RTiMOuRSOF STRAINED RELATIONSHIP. EMPHATIC DENIALS BY A CAB- DIFF TELEGRAPHIST. Mr. Arthur Evans. of the engineering bran^ of the Cardiff Post Office, who accompanIed Lord Roberts's staff in South Africa aa telegraphist, has recently been invalided hoffl*- and in an interview with our Carmarthen representative has imparted some interesting information regarding the relationship existing between Lords Roberts and Kitchener. It O&f be sl ated that Mr. Evans had exceptional fac*" « lities for forming an opinion upon this matted seeing that his duties kept him daily in dose attendance upon the field-marshal, and it ,< happened more than once that his lordship | and his chief of staff visited the telegraph 1 office together in order to discuss the plaJI of operations for the morrow with General < French, who, as a rule, would be miles aø1 i and in communication by telegraph. Not 011 a single occasion did Mr. Evans, who is f an observant turn of mind, perceive anytkiof < that would tend to give colour to the rnmoldl i of strained feeling supposed to exist betrteo. I their lordships. On the contrary, it appeared | to him that the utmost good feeling pre- I vailed, and a suggestion made by one or tJ18 j other was invariably mutually agreed to. WfeeB* ev-er a halt in the day's trek took place the two famous generals would always be fouøcl together, in earnest conversation, and WtO struck Mr. Evans was the apparent unanimity which existed between them rather than tk* differences of opinion on matters of detail' which one would naturally expect under tb* circumstances. In dilating upon the pointt Mr. Evans proceeded to say:— The absence of Lord Kitchener from be* J quarters has frequently been put forward f a proof of the alleged strained relationship' but although I am not in a position to any official information which paased throujfl1 my hands, I am quite convinced that LOrd Kitchener was never away from headquarter except When his presence was absolutely required elsewhere. It will be remembered that during the big rest at BloemfonteiB critics seized with great avidity upon tbot fact that Lord Kitchener was frequency absent from the staff at headquarters. A* a matter of fact, this may be explained, and accepted in all truth, as being due to th* extriord,inary zeal and tireless energy wbidb f always possessed the .hero of Omdunnafl- Nothing pleased him 'better than to pay surprise visit to any garrison which was likely to receive an attack from a vagrant band of the enemy. His lightning-like movements caused no little perplexity, and amongst our own men, who had got to understand him to a certain degree, a visit at any hour of the day or night would never be unlooked-for- The difference in .the temperaments cf the two chiefs is undoubtedly as great aa tnoeti f people have been led to believe, but this 111 | nowise debars the existence of the most oor* » dial relationship both in their private attd < public capacities." A
LORD ROBERTS'S ENERGY. )
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LORD ROBERTS'S ENERGY. ) It has been suggested that a serious diffe* renoe of opinion has occurred more than Naturally, the view taken by Lord Robert# j would, as a rule, prevail. Kitchener, it i* I said. has been inclined to take this in bad part, and has, in consequence, given the im' pression to those around him that he keenly felt the non- fceptance of his views. again, Mr. Evans states that, so far as he coold judge, there is not the slightest foundation for such a suggestion. Continuing, Mr. EvsOO ■aid :—"Your readers are quite entitled to {°TX? their own opinion on the question of Lot" Kitchener's reported harshness and callonsne** in dealing with his troopos, but he is a discipli- narian who would never dream of requesting his subordinates to carry out a task whicll he would not be prepared to undertake pef sonally. Both generals are indefatigable workers, and in the case of Lord RobertI. taking into consideration his age, the remark" able energy shown by him is deserving Of special comment. During the heavy fightinS which occurred at Silverton on June 11 and 12' Botha had assaulted in great force and occu- pied a ridge of kopjes described in offi- cial dispatches as impregnable. I should explain, Silverton is some thirteen miles east- of Pretoria, and Lord Roberts would leave his headquarters each day to direct operations oil the field. As a rale, he would return to Pre- toria about eight o'olock in the evening to attend to any dispatches which may hav* arrived during the day. This must neoessarily have involved several hours' hard work, and yet at three each morning telegrams in the handwriting of the field-marshal would be handed in." Turning to another theme, Mr. Evans said it would be impossible to exaggerate the sym- pathy which the commander-in-chief felt for the sick and wounded, and the steps he took to secure comforta and the beet accommoda- tion for them. Mr. Evans neveJëlost an oppor- tunity of gathering the opinions of the rank and file on their superior officers. The Guards to a man spoke in the highett terms of Lord Methuen, and, although many men who had served with Buller were interrogated, not III single one was met with who had not the utmost faith in that intrepid general. AN AMERICAN DOCTOR'S STORY. Amongst other notable men, not the least of the many Mr. Evans met v$Ls an Ameri- can doctor who had been doing daty on the Boer side. This gentleman furnished som« remarkable information — information which j may be seriously accepted, sine* the doctor had been for many months in consultation with Kruger. Botha, and other famous Boer leaders. According to him Buller was though* quite as much of by the Boers as any other British officer (excepting Lord Roberta),and Oom Paul and his confreres were firmly of opinion that no other European generals would have done one whit better than the performance of Buller. The quondam Boer medico had been in close touch with the Statistical DepArtmenfc of the Boer Government, and. according to calculations, which had been arrived at afte*" careful investigation, the maximum nmnbef of Boers in the field at any one time (exclud- ing those on leave of absence) was 60,000 men. The doctor confessed that lyddite caused mndb destruction at Modder River and MagersfaB- tein, but insisted that in other engagement* little damage had been effected by it. Dysen- tery was responsible for the greatest amount of sickness on the Boer side. Enteric was Døt. so rife, and, although much sickness prevailed, the mortality was very low indeed. The Boers, it would appear from the same authority, have still an enormous quantity of ammunition oil hand-sufficient to nrolong the war for a con- siderable period. The, commandos still in the field consist of very stubborn men-men who have declared their intention of fighting to the bitter end. Intervention was not looked for from the United States, but Kruter-pro- bably informed by some irresponsible agents -was confident of support from France and Germany. Such was the American doctor" story. Mr. Evans has brought home an excellent collection of autographs, amongst which our correspondent noticed those of Rudyard Kip" ling, Julian Ralph, Charlea Hands. Melton Prior, Bennet Burleigh, Sir Wm. Thompson- Lady Chesham, and General Prinsloo. Sis collection of cartridges and bullets is a very good one, and not the least interesting of his curios is a. rifle captured by the Boers from the Jameson raiders and which Mr. Evans kindly relieved a weary burgher of!
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EI YRFA LWYDDIANNUS.
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ei boblogrwydd yn nodedig. Am ysbaid cvmharol fyr, bv. yn feddyg yn nhref Fflint; ond aeth yn ol i Edinburgh drachefn. Yno y priododd foueddiges gyfoethog o'r enw Miss M'Kelvie, ac y mae iddynt dri o blaiit-bachgen a dwy ferch. Aberthodd safle dda yn Edin- burgh i ymgymeryd a swydd athraw mewn "Anatomy" yn Ngholeg Caerdydd, ac efe oedd yr Athraw cyntaf mewn Meddygaeth yn Nghymru. Ymfalchiai ei fod wedi dod i Gymru, a rhodd- odd ei holl vni at wneud yr adran hono yn llwyddiant, ac enillodd rhai o'i efryd- wyr cyntaf y prif wobrwyon yn y prif- ysgolion. Yr oedd wrth ei fodd wedi dod i Gymru, ac arfaethai dreulio ei oes yma; prnyodd y palasdy, Vacndre Hall, yn Llaneurwg; trodd y lie yn fath o barad- w's: ond, am nad oedd Mrs. Hughes yn cael ei hechyd yn y rhan hon o'r wlad, fe orfu iddo adael Caerdydd ar ol bod yma am ryw bedair blynedd. Ond nid hir y bu heb alwad oddiwrth Goleg Ysbytty y Brenin, yn Llunden, i gymeryd i fyny yr un safle yno ag a ddaliai yn Edinburgh a Chaerdydd. Cyrhaeddodd y pinacl uchaf yn y broffeswriaeth, ac edrychid arno, nid vn unig fel meddyg o'r dosbarth blaenaf, ond fel addysgwr ac awdwr. Y mae rhai o'i efrydvryr yn mysg meddygon enwocaf y deyrnas heddyw, ac edrychir ar ei lyfrau fel gweithiau safonol. o: