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GAZETTE NOTICES. tBANXBUPTCTY ACTS—RECEIVING ORDERS. Joseph Cann, of Glyngwyn-street, Miskin, ^fountain Ash, glazier amd furniture dealer. John Hubert Tucker, 37, Torre Cottage, Bridgend, builder. Augustus Bew, 31, PenmaeBglas, Penygraig, lumberman's helper. Charles Henry Jacobs. 74, Berw-road, Ponty- pridd, quarryman. Daniel Davies, lately of the Joiners' Arms, JYstrad-road, Foreatfach, near Swansea, now i of Perlan Villa, Ammanford, lately innkeeper, l»ow carpenter. William Albert Turner, 3, Old-road, Neath iibbey, near Neath, labourer. I John Shears, of Buttyland, Manorbier, Pem- brokeshire, farmer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Leah Stephens and Margaret A. Reynolds, earryijjg on business as Stephens and Reynolds, a.t London House, Bridge-parade, Cardigan, milliners and fancy drapers. Mar- garet A. Reynolds retires. John Jones and James H. Stevens, carrying on business as Jones and Stevens, at Wain- lelin, Pontypool (Mon.), colliery proprietors. James H. Edwards, Frank Armstrong, Alfred Ii. Stephens, and William D. Armstrong, -earrying on business as Edwards and Arm- strong, at Bristol, Cardiff, and elsewhere, electrical and mechanical engineers. Frank Armstrong and William D. Armstrong retire.

LOCAL COMMISSIONS. The London Gazette" of Tuesday night containe the following:- MILITIA INFANTRY. 4th Battalion South Wales Borderers.- Supernumerary-captain (honorary-captain in the Army) John Bedward Royle, from the 2nd (Earl of Chester's) Volunteer Battalion the Cheshire Regiment, to be captain; dated July 2. IMPERIAL YEOMANRY. 3rd County of London Sharpshooters.—Lieu- tenant-colonel the Right Hon. the Earl of Dunraven, K.P., C.M.G., resigns his commis- sion; dated July 2. Major and Hon.-colonel E. H. Baldock to be lieutenant-colonel and to command, under Paragraph 25, Yeomanry .Regulations; dated July 2. VOLUNTEER RIFLES. 3rd Volunteer BattaJion the Welsh Regi- ment.—Captain and Hon.-major C. B. Fowler resigns his commission, with permission to retain his rank and to wear the prescribed uniform; dated July 2.

GENERAL BOOTH AND HIS WORK. The King during the recent interview lis- tened with the keenest intereet to one of General Booth's stories of rescue work accom- plished by the Salvation Army. So the vener- able General proudly announced at a meeting (already briefly reported) in connection with the International Congress at the new hall in the Strand. He claimed that the social operations of the Army were no longer to be regarded as an experiment, and what had been done in thousands of cases in the past could be done in tens of thousands in the future. It had been stated that the Salvation Army was going back. This General Booth disproved by reading some remarkable figures, which showed a striking increase during the past ten years. To-day, he said, there were 180 food shelter depots, with accommodation for 18,504 per- sons, and no fewer than 4,573,000 beds had been provided during the year. There were seventeen prison-gate homes, with accommo- dation for 536, and 2,000 satisfactory cases had been passed through them during the last twelve months. There were 116 rescue homes, accommodating 2,719, and 5,700 satisfactory oases had passed through. The eighteen land colonies contained 29.252 acres, and gave tem- porary employment to 67,000 men. Only that morning, the General said, a whole island had been offered him on very reasonable terms. It contained over 1,000,000 acres and 30,000 buffaloes. It had a lovely cli- mate and a. beautiful soil. The amount wanted to continue the social work of the Army was £50,000, and if that was given him he would love the donors as they had never been loved before.

A WHIMSICAL EXPLANATION. Charles Frederick Long, 34, well-dressed, described as a steward, was charged at Bow- etreet with committing wilful damage. It was stated that while the prisoner was -walking in the Strand on Thursday night, brandishing his stick, he broke the plate-glass window of one of the British Tea Table Com- pany's establishments The prisoner assured the magistrate that the glass fell out as he was passing. A jeweller's assistant, who witnessed the smash, said that although he was within a few yards of the prisoner at the time, he did not see him do anything likely to cause the damage. He thought the window was broken by the visitation of God. Asked as to what he meant by that, the wit- ness said the damage might have been caused by an undercurrent or something of that sort. He had known such things to occur in the Strand. The prisoner was remanded on bail for the production of further evidence.

A WHIRLWIND IN SUSSEX. A somewhat unusual incident occurred at Littlehampton a few days ago. A number of men were haymaking in a field in Church- street, when a whirlwind descended into their midst, caught up at least 1001b. of hay, and carried it straight up into the air. After travelling upwards for several hundred yards in a solid body, the hay spread out until it looked like a flock of birds, and was carried towards the eea, being eventually lost sight of in the distance. People on the beach, about half a. mile away, also saw the flight, and a small quantity of hay fell near the -bottom of Norfolk-road, and at intervals out at eea. The haymakers felt the wind whizzing past them, but were not inconvenienced in any way,

THE SMALLEST CHURCH. Goodwill for the current month claims LUlIington's "Little Chapel in Eastborne as the smallest church in England, its interior dimensions being only 16 teet square. Yet the parish church of Upleatham, Cleveland, is but 17ft. by 13ft. 9in. The other smallest ehurches are Pilham. Lincolnshire; Chil- combe, near Dorchester; Wastdale, Langdale, and Buttermere, in the Lakes; Culbone, Somerset; St. Lawrenoe's, Isle of White; Llancant, on the Wye; Gumfreston, near Ten by; Hazeleigh and Greenland, Essex; Peri vale, Ealing; Groemont, Mon.; Wythburn, Cumberland; Kilpeck, Herefordshire; and Warlingham, Croyden. The Lullington church was built during the Early English period, and as the parish contains but two or three houses the little edifice is large enough for the spiritual requirements of the Southdown tBhabitanteJ

THE DEATH OF EMMETT. The famous old Yorkshire cricketer, "Tom" Emmett, died suddenly from an apopletic seizure. Emmett was born at Crib-lane, Halifax, on September 3, 1841, .and lived to become one of the great bowlers of the century. Between 1867 and 1886 he took nearly 900 wickets at an average cost of ten runs. On one occasion, against Surrey, his analysis in an innings of 76 read 12 overs, 8 maidens, 7 runs, 6 wicket#! When 45 years old. the season .before he retired, Emmett took 132 wickets for twelve runs each. Five years previously he took eight for 22 against Surrey at the Oval—the last five wickets in three overs, without a rua having been scored off ]ùm!

LOCAL WILLS, 1 MR. R. J. LETCHER, CARDIFF. Letters of administration of the effects of Mr. Richard John Letcher, of the Park Hotel, Cardiff, who died on January 31, intestate, have been granted to Mrs. Margaret Anne Letcher, the widow, the value of the property amounting to £871 13s. lid. The sureties are the Rev. Owen Jameson Letcher, of 64, Park- hill-road, Hampstead, and Harold Bertie Letcher, of 106, Oonnaught-road, Cardiff, insurance secretary. MR. J. PRICKETT, TROEDYRHIW. Mr. John Prickett, of 15, Bridge-street, Troedyrhiw, Glamorgan, who died on May 30, and probate of whose will has been granted to Mrs. Eliza Jane Williams, of 15, Bridge- street, one of the residuary legatees, left property valued at JE474 3s. Id. MR. R. MORGAN, PENYRHEOL. The will of Mr. Robert Morgan, of Graig- wen Cottage, Penyrhoel, Eglwysilan. Glamor- gan, retired farmer, who died on May 6, has been proved by William Thomas, of the King's Arms Hotel, Caerphilly; Kenneth Child Mackenzie, of Dadlendy, Caerphilly, M.D.; and Charles Stuart Goodfellow, of Caerphilly, solicitor, the value of the property amount- ing to £1,145 178. lOd. MR. J. H. WEST, SWANSEA. Mr. John Herbert West, of ê, Montpelier- terraoe, Swansea, who died on June 1, and probate of whose will has been granted to Charles Leopold West, solicitor's articled clerk, the son, left property of the value of £339 16s. GENERAL BETT, MONMOUTH. Probate of the will dated June 11, 1897, of General Henry Imlach Bett, Indian Staff Corps, of Gibraltar House, Monmouth, and formerly of Pilstone House, Llandogo, who died on May 7, has been granted to Mrs. Lavinia Georgina Bett, the widow, and she has sworn the value of the estate to be £36,187 4s. Id., of which £31,741 lie. 7d. is net per- sonalty. He gave JB500 and all articles of personal, domestic, and household use, horses, carriages, and wines to his wife, and the residue of his property among all his children in equal shares. MR. E. WILLIAMS, LLANGYFELACH. Mr. Elias Williams, of Craigtrebanos, Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, who died on March 16. and whose will has just been proved by his widow, Mrs. Hannah Williams, left property of the value of JE80.

LOCAL WEDDINGS. OSBORNE-REES. A very pretty wedding was solemnised at St. John's Church, Nelson, on Wednesday, the contracting parties being Mr. Harry Osborne, second son of the late Mr. G. Osborne, of the firm o* Peters and Osborne, and Miss Florrie Rees, only daughter of Mrs. W. Rees, sister ot Major T. H. Dowdeswell. The bride wore a beautiful drees of white silk voile and veil, with orange blossoms. Miss Lilian Dowdes- well acted as flower girl, and Mr. E. Tre- harne <Abercynon'> was best man. The Rev. T Walter Davies, rector, officiated. PRICE—GOSLING. The wedding of Mr. Howel J. Price, of Glyn- llech, Brecon, and Greenstead House, Ongar, Esses, to Miss Dory Mary Gosling, daughter of the late Mr. Robert Gosling, of Harrobury, Essex, and of Mrs. Gosling, of 28, Portla.nd- place, London, took place at St. Andrew's Church, Wells-street, London, on Wednesday. The service, which was fully choral, was attended by a large and fashionable congre- gation. The Rev. W. A. Carroll, of Bickley, Kent, officiated, assisted by the Rev. J. Geare, rector of Farnham, and the Rev. W. T. Houldsworth <of St. Andrews Church).

THE NATION'S COINAGE. The annual report of the Deputy-master of the Mint has been issued. There was, says Mr. Macartney, a. con- siderable decrease in the number of imperial coins struck during 1903 owing to a smaller demand for silver and bronze currency. The gold coinage, however, was unusually large, the total value being £10.144,000 This was made up of JE9,100,000 worth of sovereigns and £1.044,000 worth of half- sovereigns. Dr. Rose, the assayer to the Mint, estimates that the amount of gold now in circulation ie, in sovereigns £4ó.OOO,OOO, and in half- sovereigns £18,500.000, or £63,500,000 in all. A large number of £5 and £2 pieces were received at the Mint during the year for reconversion into sovereigns and half- sovereigns. One million eight hundred thousand pounds worth of gold coins were withdrawn from circulation owing to shortness in weight. This deficiency represents a loss of £ 20,140 6s. 5d., or over 2d. on every sovereign and lid. on the half-sovereign. Silver coins to the value of £ 557,247, as against £937,202, and bronze coins worth £113.395. as compared with £148,499 worth, were issued. The florin is by far the most popular among silver coins; 222,825 coins of this denomination were issued. The supply of threepenny pieces was entirely suspended at the Mint during the year. All demands were met by a. banking firm holding a large supply. The average price of silver on the London market is now 24?d. per ounce, a rise of ¡d. in comparison with last year. Silver has fluctuated considerably in price since 1860, when it was 5s. an ounce. Last year's 2s. 0§d. was the lowest. point ever reached. The we of a sovereign Is estimated by Dr. Rose at twenty-six years. fcevea hundred a.nd ninety-four persons were convicted of counterfeiting in 1902.

THE MINER-SURGEON. Scenes of excitement and pathos continue to mark the min^r-eurgeon's healing exploits at Bolton. Immense crowds, mostly operatives, still assemble in Newport-street watching the in- gress and egress of patients. Mr. Rae has managed to escape two or three times from their embarrassing attentions. Once he took a ride on an electric car to Farnworth, where he played the role of Good Samaritan. His attention was arrested by a crippled child, a.nd he could not resist the tempta- tion to enter its home and take it upon his knee. After exercising his skill, he told it to run to its mother. Beneath his hotel window a group of deaf and dumb people stood and made signs. Rae was much affected, and remarked, If it was only your bones I could sort them out, but I canna do anything for your ears." f" ——

NELSON RELICS RECOVERED. Two of the Nelson relics stolen from Greenwich Hospital some time ago have been recovered. It appears that on June 27 two packages were left by a man at a cloak- room at Customs House Railway Station, London, and had not since been called for. Suspicion being aroused, the luggage was later ha.nded over to Detective-inspector Arrow, who on examining one of the packages, a portmanteau, found among its contents a concertina. A mark at the side of a screw in the instrument, as if a screw- driver had slipped, decided the inspector to take the concertina to pieces, with the result that inside, carefully packed, he found the gold watch and gold sword hilt which formed part of the missing Nelson relics.

TO AUSTRALIA BY SAILING BOAT. Two Brighton gentlemen, Mr. A. L. Napper and Mr. J. L. Langford, have sailed from Lowestoft in a 14-ton sailing boat, named the Brighton, for Australia. Their little craft, which is only 41ft. long, is to call at Brighton for provisions and necessaries, and will then make for Madeira and the Cape. From the South African port, she is to strike across 5,000 miles of eea to Fremantle, in West Australia, and the voyagers, both of whom are certificated master mariners, ex- pect to reach their destination by Christmas. The voyage means a trip of some 16,000 miles.

A RARE VISITOR. A correspondent writes to the Field as follows:—On the afternoon of June 21 I watched for some time a green woodpecker feeding on the lawn in St. James's Park, opposite to the Horse Guards' Parade. It was very tame, and was working away at the grass within fifteen yards of the railing, and took but little notice of passers-by, who, strange to relate, did not appear to notice the unusual sight. It appeared strong and in perfect feather. After watching it for nearly a quarter of an hour it flew into a thorn tree, and then across the water on to the island. As it is a most unlikely bird to h<ave been turned out, its presence in the heart of London seems to be most remarkable.

STEEL KING'S AMBITION. Mr. Andrew Carnegie has just confided to his Scottish neighbours that his early hope was to become a reporter, but he was shunted off his reaJ course, and set to making steel and iron. Speaking at the opening of a new hotel at Dornoch, Mr. Carnegie said that he was delighted to know tha.t the hotel was in charge of a woman. "In an hotel," he added. "I look once at the man who is presumed to be the master and three times at the woman, for the success of an hotel depends upon the land- lady."

SOUTH WALES LAW CASES. A MISSING PENARTH MASTER MARINER. In the Probate Division of the High Court of Justice on Monday the president (Sir Francis Jeune) gave leave to presume on or since February 10 last the death of Mr. Henry John Rogers, a master mariner, who had resided at 3, Church-place South, Penarth. Mr. Rogers was captain of the steamship Melrose Abbey. The vessel put into Falmouth Harbour on February 9 for safety. On the 10th of February the captain and others left in a small boat, and the captain was seen to return in the same boat, which, however, was swept out of sight. It was subsequently found upturned on the rocks. A RADNORSHIRE WILL. In the Probate Division of the High Court of Justice on Monday (before the president, Sir Francis Jeune) the case of Owen v. Tom- kinson and Others came on for hearing. Mr. Barnard, who appeared for the plaintiffs, Mr. Arthur Owen and Mr. John Lloyd Allcock, said they were propounding the last will of Mr. John Owen, late of Broad-street, Knighton, Radnorshire. His lordship was asked to construe the will with regard to the residue, and to say that by the will the testator desired that all the nephews and nieces on both sides should share in the residue. His Lordship pronounced for the will, and said he put the interpretation upon it which he was asked to do. IMPORTANT ROAD ACTION. In the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, London, on Saturday Mr. Jus- tice Jelf gave judgment in the case of the Attorney-General and the county council of Monmouthshire v. John White Scott, which was an action to recover the cost incurred by the county council on the county road leading from Caldicot to Magor, near Severn Tunnel Junction Station of the Great Wes. tern Railway, through the use by tbe defen- dant of a. traction engine thereon, and so cutting up the road as to be a nuisance and dangerous to life and limb, and they also asked for a permanent injunction. His Lordship gave judgment for defendant, with costs, and discharged the interim in- junction, but stayed execution till the 5th of August, with liberty to either party to apply. GLAMORGAN ACTION STRUCK OUT. Mr. Justice Kekewich on Tuesday in the London Chancery Division struck out of the list the action Morgan v. Williams, on being informed that it was not proposed to pro- ceed further with it. The action related to a claim to a house at Pontygwaith, Glamor- gan. ABERDARiE ACTION SETTLED. Mr. Justice Kekewich on Tuesday in the Lon- don Chancery Division was informed that the Aberdare action Sargent T. Richards, which was an action to set aside an agreement, had been settled. Mr. Justice Kekewich; Very well. SHIPOWNERS' ACTION FOR DAMAGES. The action by the owners of the Surrey against the Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Rail- way Company and the Llanelly Harbour and Burry Navigation Commissioners was on Tuesday again, in the Admiralty Division of the High Court, before Mr. Justice Barnes, sitting with Trinity masters. The plaintiffs, the owners of the steamship Surrey, of Glas- gow. brought the action to recover in respect of damages alleged to have been sustained by that vessel while lying alongside a wharf at Llanelly, and they sued the railway company as occupiers and the commissioners as owners of the wharf. It was alleged that the berth was unsafe. In defence the railway company denied that they were the occupiers of the wharf or that the Surrey came to the berth at their invitation. The commissioners, on their part, denied that the berth was a foul berth, and that if in fact it was unsafe they had no knowledge of its condition, and they, therefore, denied liability. Mr. Scrutton, K.C., and Mr. C. M. Bailhache appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. B. Aspinall, K.C., and Mr. D. V. Meager for the railway company; and Mr. Pickford, K.C., and Mr. D. C. Leek for the commissioners. A large number of witnesses were examined, and the hearing was again adjourned. LLANELLY SHIPPING ACTION. In the Admiralty Court on Wed- nesday the hearing was concluded of the action. brought by the owners of the Glasgow steamship Surrey against the Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Rail- way Company and the Llanelly Harbour Commissioners to recover in respect of damage alleged to have been sustained by the Surrey, owing, it was said, to the defec- tive state of the wharf at Llanelly, belong- ing to the defendants. Mr. Justice Barnes held that plaintiffs failed to prove that the damage was sus- tained at Llanelly, and dismissed the action, with costs. COALTRIMMERS' CUSTOMS. In the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice on Wednesday the case of Evans and Reid v. Johnstone and Co. came before the Lord Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Kennedy, sitting as a Divisional Court of Appeal, from a decision of Judge Williams, sitting at Swansea County-court. The ques- tion affected the custom of the port of Swansea in reference to the employment of trimmers in the loading of coal in all ships loading in the port. such employment being compulsory under the rules of the Trimmers' Trades Union, adopted in 1891, and acted upon invari- ably ever since with an occasional protest. The plaintiffs were coal shippers, of Cardiff, and the defendants shipowners, of Liverpool. According to the custom, the shipowner has to pay the trimmers. In too present case the defendants wrote to the plaintiffs that they did not want any trimming doTjt, as the hold of the ship was large, but the plaintiffs said they were bound by the custom to employ the trimmers, and did so, charging the cost to the defendants, who refused to pay. The county-court judge gave judgment against the defendants, who appealed. The case had been before the court some time ago, but was sent back for a further state- ment of facts, the defendants having alleged that no work was done on board by the trimmers. An agreed statement of fact was now produced, from which it appeared that five trimmers were on board and assisted in the loading of the coal on board defendants' ship, the steamship Lochmore. Mr. Meager (instructed by Messrs. William- son. Hill, and Co., agsnts for Messrs. Ingledew and Sons), for the defendants, admitted that the statement of fact was against him so far as the employment of the trimmers on board the ship, but he submitted that their employ- ment was unnecessary, and that the alleged custom was unreasonable and absurd. Mr.. Lewis Richards (instructed by Mr. Harris, of Swansea) stated that the custom had been in force ever since 1891, when the Trimmers' Union, in consequence of con- tinued disputes as to the loading of ships between shippers and shipowners, drew up rules as to the loading of coal ships, one of which provided that every ship laden in the part of Swansea must employ trimmers. The Lord Chief Justice said the court could not treat it as a test case in conse- quence of the absence of notes by the county- court judge, and there being no statement of his reasons for his decision; therefore, the decision of the court must not be taken as I establishing the custom of the port of Swan- sea that shipowners, as it was alleged, must pay for trimmers whether they did any work or not. Here, however, it was clear that the work was done, and. therefore, the court could not see its way to interfere with the decision of the county-court judge. The appeal must, therefore, be dismissed, with costs. CARDIFF WOMAN'S ACTION. In the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice on Wednesday Mr. Justice Farwell had before him an action brought by Mrs. Ellen Williams Howell against the Devon and Cornwall Banking Company. The plaintiff was the widow of John Thomas Howell, a draper, formerly at Truro, and afterwards carrying on business at Cardiff, and by her action claimed a declaration that an assign- ment of a policy of assurance effected by her husband on his own life was invalid. Mr. Jenkins, K.C., appeared, with Mr. Lavington, for the plaintiff, and Mr. Upjohn, K.C., and Mr. Mark Romer represented the defendant bank. His Lordship in the course of the hearing said it was a strange practice on the part of rtIe bank to take the signature of any per- son—and least of all a woman—to a docu- ment without its contents being first explained to her. Evidence was given by bank officials to the effect that when guarantees were signed at the bank it was customary to treat the signa- tories as knowing all their contents. His Lordship expressed astonishment that any euch practice should prevail in any respectable bank. The hearing was then adjourned.

DEGRADED NEWPORT WOMEN. A married woman named Annie Car- less, of 20, Jenkins-street. was sum. moned at Newport on Wednesday for being drunk in Charles-street. It was an adjourned summons. She did not appear on the first occasion, nor did she appear on Wednesday. Her husband said that ho had had a lot of trouble with her. She had been drunk nearly every day since, and on Tuesday she went away from the house, taking two suits of clothes with her.—The Bench fined her 10s. and costs. Subsequently two women, named Annie Hinds and Margaret Drew, stated to be low characters, were summoned for wilfully obstructing the footway in Emlyn-street. These are the two women who were sum- moned with the notorious Patrick Ryan a. week ago. They did not appear to the sum- mons. and they continued the same contempt on Wednesday. One of them had made five previous appearanoes and the other eeven- teen. They were 'lined 21s. each, or a month. J

]5irtb!5, iftarriages, JBeatfrg, In otmioriaiii., &t. NOTICES appearing under these headings are charged at a minimum rate of 2s. Bd. for 30 words and Id. for each additional word, and must be prepaid. This charge secures insertion in both "WEEKLY MAIL" and "WESTERN MAIL"; for an additional payment of 6d. the notice v.-ill also be inserted in the "EVENING EXPRESS." No notices of this descrip- tion will be inserted unless authenticated by the name and address of the sender. Telegrams or Telephonic Messages cannot be acted on until eon firmed in writing. BIRTHS. ALEXANDER.—At Penmark, on July 1st, the wife of Will. Alexander, a daughter. BO WYES.—On the 1st inst., at Gobowen House, Whi-t- church-road, Cardiff, the wife of S. Bowyer, of a, son and daughter. BROWN.—On 4th July, at Prospect House (Plymouth Works), Merthyr Tydfil, the wife of Henry Brown, of a daughter. GRANT.—On the 4th inst., at The Hall, Llanwrtyd Wells, the wife of J. W. Geary Grant, M.R.C.S., L.K.C.P., of a daughter. GUNN.—On the 5th, at Goldfield, Clytha Park, New- port, Mon., the wife of John. W. Gunn, of a son. JAMES.—On July 1st, at Cleveland House, Stanwell- road, Penartb, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur James, a daughter. LEWIS On June JOth, at 10, Despenser-street, River. side, Cardiff, the wife of Mr. Fred Lewis, of a son. MARSEL-on the 3rd inst., at 21, Windsor-terrace, Neath, the wife of G. Borthwick Marsh, of a son. MEESON-DAVIES.—On the 3rd inst., at Glanyravon, Llangammarch Wells, the wife of J. Meesou-Davies, of a son. MARRIAGES. BLAKE—MOORE.—On the 30th June, at St. Joseph's Church, Neath, by the Rev. Paul Hook, Luttrell Bruce Blake, J.P., of Whitland Abbey, and of Meelick, Co. Galway, to Lucy Charlotte Ellen, only daughter of John Newall Moore, Esq., J.P., Glamorganshire. BURT-DODINGTON.-On July 6th, at Mackintosh Gospel-hall, Cardiff, W. Wallis Bart to Pauline Lucia Dodington, eldest daughter of-Paul L. Dodington, of 1, Boverton-street, Cardiff. DOORLY—DOWLAND.—On the 29th June, at St. Catherine's Church, Cardiff, by the Rev. J. Baker, Vicar, Arthur Alexander Doorly, son of the late Major M. Doorly, 1st West India Reg. and Stipendiary Magis- trate of Sierra Leone, to Henrietta Gordon Dowland, daughter of the late Kaye Dowland, Eeq., J.P., of Mansfield, Notts, Stipendiary Magistrate of Tobago, British West Indies. At home, Dinas Powis, 20th, 21st, 22nd July, 1904. HUNTER—MARSON.—On Wednesday, 6th July, at Llandaff Cathedral, by the Bev. D. R. Norman, Master of St. John's Hospital, Lichfield; the Rev. A. Henderson, B.A., Vicar of St. John's, Cardiff; and the Rev. James R. Buckley, Vicar of Llandaff, Robert William Maxwell, son of the late Dr. B. C. Hunter, J.P., Pontypridd, to Ada Muriel, third daughter of Frederic Marson, J.P., Redcroft, Llandaff, late of Stafford. At home, 102, Flastuiton-avenue, from 5th to 8th September. LONG—KALTENBACH.—On the 6th inst., at St. David's Church, Cardiff, by the Rev. W. Gibbons, Ivor Osborne, son of J. Long, Artist, Cardiff, to Josephine Mary, daughter of E. Kaltenbach, Jeweller, Cardiff. McNAUGHTON—COOK.—On June 30th, at Uphill Church, Weston-super-Mare, by the Rev. A. J. Burr, William McNaughton, of Liverpool, to Blanche Amy, eldest daughter of William Cook, of Weston-super- Mare. OSBORNE-REES.-On the 6th July, at St. John's Church, Nelson, Glam., by the Rev. T. Walter Davies, Rector of the Parish of Llanfabon, Harry Edgar, second son of the late George Osborne, of Nelson, to Florence Rebecca, daughter of the late William Bees, of Tophill, Gellygaer, and Mrs. Bees, of Nelson. THOMAS—REYNOLDS.—At St. Andrew's Church, on the 2nd inst., by the Rev. E. J. Trcharne, E. J. Thornae to E. A. Reynolds. GOLDEN WEDDING. JAMES—PEARCE.—On 29th June, 1854, at Chacelpy Church, Worcestershire, Isaac William James, of Here- ford. to Emma Frances Pearce, younger daughter of the late Thomas Pearce, of Hill End Villa, Chaceley. DEATHS. DAVID.—On Saturday, July 2nd, Councillor J. E. David, aged 62 years (formerly Bird-in-Hand), at his residence, Neath-road, Aberavon. DAVIES.—On July 3rd, 1904, at Droitwich. George Davies, of Gellifaliog Farm, Tonypandy, the dearly-beloved husband of Nelli Davies, and eldest son of David and Ann Davies, Maesyffynon, Trealaw, in his 40th yea.r. FAULKS.—On July 6th, at 13, Glynrhondda-street, Car- diff, Thomas Henry, eldest son of T. H. Faulks, aged 39. Funeral Saturday, Three o'clock. Gentlemen only. GRIFFITHS.—On July 1st, Leigh Sinton, Malvern, Emma Seely, widow of the Rev. Arthur Griffiths, Rector of Llanelly, Breconshire. HANCOCK.—July 1st (suddenly), at 26, Connaught-road, John George Hancock, late of Hills' Dry Dock, aged 67. JAMES.—On the 29th, at Maesycyneu, Eliz., widow of the late Henry James, Pantddu, Aberbeeg, in her 36th year. LLEWELLYN.—On July 1st, at 1, Cheltenham-terrace, Bridgeud, William Llewellyn (late Ancient Briton), aged 74 years. Deeply regretted. PORTER.—Arthur, the beloved son of Superintendent and Mrs. Porter, of R sca. ROGERS.—July 3rd, at Rose Villas, Tredegar-road, Ebbw Vale, Violet, the deaTly-beloved daughter of John and Alice Rogers. Deeply regretted. TAMBLYN —At 98, Plymouth-road, Penarth, very sud- denly, Mary Anne, widow of the late James Tamblyn, M.E. THOMAS.—At his residence, Waunrhydd Villa, Tonyr- efail. Evan Thomas, late of Tynybryn, aged 67 years. VERITY.-on July 2nd, at Caevatry, Garndiffaith, Ponty- pool, Annie A., the dearly loved wife of Dr. A. Robert Verity. WILLIAMS.-On the 6th instant, at Vale View, Whit- church, Elizabeth, beloved wife of Edmund WillTams, late ot Pandy Hotel, Tonypandy, aged 49 years. Funeral on Monday next, by train, arriving at Tonyrefail Station, 12.30 p.m. Friends please accept this intimation. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. EARL.—Mr. George Earl and Family wish to return their sincere thanks for all letters of sympathy sent to them in their sad bereavement. EVANS.—Mr Evan Evans Earl of Windsor Inn, Tre- cýnon, and the Family of the late Mrs. Evans desire to thank all friends for the kind sympathy extended to them in their sad bereavement. HARRIS.—Mrs. Harris, Somerset House, Cefn, thanks all friends for letters of condolence on the death of her two brothers, W. Jones and D. T. Jones; also her grand-daughter, Doris Davies, Ferndale. WILLS.—Mrs. Wills and Family, Fernleigh, Dinas Powis, gratefully acknowledge the receipt of tho numerous letters of love and sympathy which they have received in their recent sudden bereavement. IN MEMOBIAM. JAMES.—In Loving Memory of a devoted Wife and Mother, Mary Ann James, who died at Duffryn Farm, July 5th, 1903. Never forgotten. PARKER —In Loving Memory of Joseph Eden Parker, departed this life 2nd July, 1903. Never forgotten. PRICE. -In Loving Memory of Sidney, the beloved Son of James and Harriett Price, who died July 5th, 1901, aged 20. "To memory ever dear." PRICE.-In Fond Memory of our dear Brother Sid., who died July 5th, 1901, agei 20. "Gone, but not forgotten."—Louie and Mattie.

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