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MOTORING ACCIDENT. GHAVE INJURIES TO MRS. BRADNEY. TALYCOED. Mrs. Bradney, wife of Colonel Bradney, of Talyooed, Monmouthshire, met with a. serious motor-car accident near Usk, and sustained grave injuries. Mrs. Bradney was accompanied by Mrs. Reginald Herbert, of Clytha Castle, and when they were about a mile from Usk the car skidded, ran up a bank, and overturned. Mrs. Herbert was thrown clear of the car. but Mrs. Bradney, unfortunately, sustained very serious injuries. She was immediately removed to a farmhouse close by, and Dr. Hackett, of Usk, and Dr. Gamble, of Aber- gavenny, were summoned. They found that the injuries were so serious that Dr. Tenison Collins, of Cardiff, was summoned at mid- night. A serious internal operation was performed, and. though up to the present Mrs. Bradney's condition is fairly satisfac- tory, the symptoms are of a. very grave character. According to another report, Mrs. Bradney and Mrs. Herbert were being driven to Cefn Isla, and near Pantycuckoo Farm, in endeavouring to avoid a heifer, the car ran up a bank, and was overturned. the occupants being thrown out. Mrs. Her- bert and the chauffeur escaped unhurt, but Mrs. Bradney was pinned beneath the car, and sustained severe internal injuries. She was carried into Pantycuckoo Farm, where she now lies in a very serious condition.

THE XEMA FOR SALE. The manager of the Collris Diamond Syndicate, interviewed on Monday regarding the state- ment that the Xema is under offer for sale "t Oape Town, said:—"It must not be in- ferred that the diamond expedition has been abandoned. We chartered the Xema for four months, and the arrangement was that if we discovered diamonds we would contribute to buy the vessel. Recently the owners asked if they might inquire as to whether it would be possible to find a buyer ait a big price in South Africa, should we not require her. and evidently this gave rise to the impres- sion that she is for sale now." The vessel has been lying at Ca-Pe Town since September 20, and is costing the syndi- cate nearly £130 a day. No definite reply his been received from Dr Jameson with regard to allowing the expedi- tiofn to go to Diamond Island. NEW KENYON-COLLIS PROMOTING SYNDICATE REGISTERED. Whether it be true that the Xema is under offer for sale at Cape Town or not, Mr. Kenyon-Collis (says the Financial News ") is active, and has registered a new Kenyon- Collis Promoting Syndicate, with a capital of £ 20,000.

THE LLANDYSSUL UPROAR A CORRECTION. We are requested by Mr. Wallis-Jones, the defending solicitor in six of the nine cases tried at Llanflhangel-ar-Arth Sessions on Wednesday, to state that none of the defen- dants were sent to prison with hard labour, as reported, .and also that Evan Lewis was not committed, but fined C5 and costs. We much regret the annoyance to which Mr. Lewis and his family have been put by the error, and we take the earliest opportunity Oi publishing this correction. I

Mr. RICHARD BELL, M.P., AND THE SOCIALISTS.-See Page 7.

DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY. ATTACK BY STUDENTS IN ST. PETERSBURG. ST PETERSBURG, Wednesday. Between twelve and one o'clock to-day, .ShS rard, of th, MM youths, three of whom wore students uni forms, attacked an official messenger who was going to the Customs Department with the salaries of the employes. The police hurried to the spot and were received with revolver shots by the students. They returned the fire, and a workman who was looking on was seriously wounded. The police had received information that the robbery was to be made this afternoon, and arrested the leader of the band yester- day evening. They stationed themselves near the Bourse to-day in order to frustrate the attempt, a Browning revolvers were found on the five men who were arrested. One of the band who attempted to escape was shot and killed by the police. Altogether ten men have been arrested, including students and peasants. At seven o'clock this morning the police, acting on information received, searched the students' library in the Engineering Insti- tute attached to the Department of Ways and Communication. They found 40 bombs and two poods of dynamite left there by a student named Finch. His rooms were subse- quently searched, and a quantity of explo- sives discovered. The police have also found a store of arms in the rooms of a son of the concierge of the Engineering Institute. The young man reached Finch's rooms when they were being searched, carrying a bundle of revolutionary proclamations. He drew a revolver, but was disarmed before he had time to fire Finch himself was subsequently arrested.—Renter.

CHURCH DISCIPLINE. LETTERS OF BUSINESS FOR CONVOCATION. The Archbishop of Canterbury has sent a letter to the Dean of Windsor, prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of Can- terbury, stating that the King will be advised to issue letters of business to the Convocation, in accordance with the recom- mendation of the recent Royal Commission upon Ecclesiastical Discipline. Accordingly, when the Convocation of Canterbury meets on November 13, the Archbishop proposes to invite both houses to consider the appoint- ment of a joint committee with a view to deciding what ought to be the manner of procedure* The letter concludes:—"I ought to add that the Prime Minister wishes it to be under- stood that the issue of the letters of business is in compliance with the request to that effect from the two archbishops, and, further, that his Majesty's Government, of course, retains its complete freedom of judgment and action after the reply of the Convoca- tions to the letters of business shall have been received."

ACTRESS'S ADVENTURE. MR. SEYMOUR HICKS PLEADS FOR PRIVACY. Maud Gorsi, 25, smartly dressed, living at Brixton, was charged on remand at Marl- borough-etreet on Wednesday with having obtained by fraud food and lodging worth £10 12s. 8d. from Elizabeth Hodgson, of Great Castle-street, Oxford-street, and food and lodging of the value of E5 12s. 4d. from Elizabeth Sowden, of Margaret-street, W. It was alleged that the prisoner repre- sented that she was an actress playing "the maid" in "The Prince Chap," and that she was going to take part in a play that was to be produced at Wyndham's Theatre after "The Girl Behind the Counter" was taken off. She said she had travelled from Paris, and that her luggage would be forwarded to her, and at first stayed at Great Castle- stroet and afterwards at Margaret-street, leaving without paying for her board and lodging. Mrs. Hodgson stated that the prisoner told her she was married to Mr. George Balls, of Brixton, and held shares in his company. Mr. George Balls, chairman of Balls, Limited, then went into the witness-box. The Clerk: Are you- Mr. Balls (interupting and smiling blandly): No, I am not her husband, and have never seen her in my life before to my knowledge. Mr. Seymour Hicks was the next witness, and in a low tone appealed to Mr. Plowden to have his name kept out of the news- papers, as he was so much before the public. Mr. Plowden: I am afraid I cannot assist you in these matters. We all have to Buffer in the same way. (Laughter.) Mr. Seymour Hicks then said he had never seen the woman before and knew nothing whatever of her. Mr. Plowden: I don't think there will be much about you in the papers. (Laughter.) The prisoner, who said nothing in her defence, was committed for trial.

WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT DISCUSSED BY CHURCH CONGRESS. __—. • At the resumed sittings of the Church Congress on Wednesday, the Church in Its relation to the State was the subject of papers by Mr. St. Loe Strachey and the Bisthops of St. David's, Clogher, and Moray. The Bishop of St. David's held that the renewed attack on the four Welsh dioceses meant an attack on the Church as a whole The experiences of the Church of Scotland showed that reform was possible without disestablishment. Chancellor Smith, in a debate which followed, said that Welsh disestablishment would mean the laceration of the province of Canterbury and the vivesection of the Church. The Dean of Canterbury deprecated further division of religious communities in view of thtt distraction caused by the education con- troversy. The Bishop of Liverpool protested against piecemeal disestablishment, and declared that the Church of England was prepared to stand by Wales.

"A CRUEL CASK AT CARDIFF The sad case of the domestio troubles of an ex-county policeman afforded sorry and sordid details for the Cardiff justices to listen to on Wednesday, Tall in stature, twenty-seven years old, and in the dock a shedder of tears, Patriok Clarke stood charged, on a warrant, with neglecting to maintain his wife-a, woman of most respectable appearance—and two chil- dren, now chargeable to the Cardiff Guar- dians. This was one of Mr. Pritchard's cases as general relieving officer to the guardians. Mr. Pritchard said prisoner's wife and two children were admitted on the 9th of August last in a destitute condition. Prisoner avoided arrest until this week, when he was arrested at Farnham, through information supplied by the authorities. Prisoner was at one time a. Scots Guards reservist, and a police-constable in the county force, and he was now a labourer, and able-bodied. The youngest of the two children was born in the workhouse, and prisoner had not seen it yet. In his absence he had sent to his wife no letter or communication of any kind. The wife appeared carrying her three weeks baby. Her husband took her from London to Glasgow, and he left her at the latter place in the Salvation Army Home, amd then hearing nothing from her husband and receiving nothing, she threatened to drown herself and child unless her fare was paid back to Cardiff. Her husband had a pension of LZ 53. a quarter, but he stayed out at night, associated with bad company, and she bad suffered from his misconduct. Mr. Pritchard paid the guardians regarded it as a very cruel case, and it was one that had cost the board L6 altogether. Prisoner had work in view, and the oaae against him was adjourned for a month—a proportion of the £ 2 found upon him to bo paid to the wife by instalment*

=- A MR., CHAMBERLAIN. GRAVE NEWS ABOUT HIS CONDITION. The London correspondent of the Western Mail" has on several occasions indicated that the illness of Mr. Chamberlain is more serious than the reports authorised by members of the family would lead the public to believe, and events have tended to con- firm his special information, notwithstand- ing persistent details. A Sunday paper now announces, with regret and a full sense of responsibility, that there is little, if any, hope that Mr. Chamberlain will ever again take any part in publio life. Immediately after the Birmingham birth- day celebrations," says our contemporary, when Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain had come to Prince's Gardens, the former was dressing for dinner. His prolonged absence caused Mrs. Chamberlain to go to his room, where she found him in an insensible condition. Since then he has been practically unconscious all the time. He has been deprived of the power of speech, and, in fact, the only person he haa given any indication of having recognised is an old servant of thirty years' standing, "It is a matter of some importance in this connection that, notwithstanding that several doctors have been in daily attend- ance upon him for the last few months, no medical bulletin has been issued." A Birmingham correspondent, telegraph- ing on Sunday night, saya:-The wild rumours which are in circulation concern- ing Mr. Chamberlain's health are entirely at variance with the reports from Highbury. The right hon. gentleman was out on Sunday, and the fine weather which prevails enables him to spend a good deal of time in the open air. Mr. Austen Chamberlain stated that his father was out regularly for weeks before he left London, and he had been out regularly since. He spends several hours daily about the grounds of Highbury or driving farther afield. Mr. Austen Chamberlain again added that his father's condition had never given cause for anxiety.

RAILWAY DISASTER. FIVE PERSONS KILLED AND TWENTY INJURED. Five persons have been killed and twenty injured in a disaster on the Pennsylvania Railroad eleven miles north of Philadelphia. The engine of a New York express ploughed half-way through the rear ooaoh of a Long Branch train for Philadelphia. The coach in front of the rear one was crushed to splinters, amd the other coaches were orippled.-R.euter.

EX-LORD MAYOR'S FAILURE Under the failure of Sir Horatio David Davice, ex-M.P. and a former Lord Mayor of London, accounts have been lodged at the London Bankruptcy-oourt showing total liabilities of £ 403,872, and assets sufficient to provide a surplus of £ 155,259. Sir Horatio, who owned several city restaurants, attri- butes the failure to pressure by mortgagees ot land belonging to him at ROTe.

HOW THEY WILL LOOK AT NINETY. SOME WELSH NOTABILITIES IN THEm OLD AGE.

CARDIFF COLLEGE AND DRINKING. DEFINITE ACTION BY THE COUNCIL. Sir Alfred Sir. Alfred Thomas, M.P., presided over a. meeting of the council of the Cardiff Univer- sity College on Wednesday. There was a large attendance, amongst others present being Dr. Edward. and Mr. Lewis Williams (vice-presidents), the Bishop of Llandaff, Sir Marohant Williams, Mr. H. M. Thompson (treasurer). Alderman S N. Jones, the Rev. W. E. WinkB, Dr. Sheen, Mr. T. H. Thomas, Principal Edwards, the Rev. H. M. Hughes, Mr. Evan Owen, Mr. Charles Morgan, Mr. Tom John, Professor Burrows, Alderman Edward Thomas, Alderman Mildon, Mr. John Chapipell, and the Rev. Dr. Morris. Edward Thomas, Alderman Mildon, Mr. John Chapipell, and the Rev. Dr. Morris. The Rev. B. M. Hughes explained the posi- tion he took up in his address before the Congregational Union at Feetindog, and con- cluded by moving that no intoxicating drinks should be consumed at any function within the walls of the college. This was seconded by Mr. Evan Owen. A long and animated discussion followed, in which nearly every member present took part. Eventually, on the motion of Sir Marchant Williams, seconded by the Rev. W. E. Winks, it was unanimously decided:- That the council, having ascertained thoti a smoking concert has been held within the walls of the college once a year, and that intoxicants have been consumed at such smoking concert, now unanimously resolve that hereafter intoxicants be forbidden at this concert, as they have always been for- bidden art all other entertainments. The question of the teaching of drawing at the day training college was referred back for re-consideration, and the day training college committee and the Cardiff Education Committee will again confer on the matter. SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXHIBITIONS. It was decided to award the following scholarships and exhibitions on the results of the work of session 1905-6, namely:— Exhibitions to First Year Students E. L. Atkin- son, G. L. Datles, T. T. Rhys, W. E. Lewis, M. F. Smith, M. A. Williams, Joseph John Jones, and J. W. Husband. Renewal of Craddock Wells' Exhibitions to First Year Students.—T. Beaton, W. J. Hmton, N. D. O'Flyn, R. W. B. Wisbey, S. R. Pugh, ajid T. G. Cooke. Exhibitions to Second Year Students.-I. E. Barbier, W. T. Davies, Jonathan Jones, D. J. Lloyd, R. S. Devonald, Jessie Hopkins, Joshua Morgan Jones, Ethel Thomaa, R. A. Pritchard, and Moses Gelly. Renewal of Craddock Wells' Exhibitions to Second Year Students.—L. W. Brockington, J. H. Sanders, W. J. Warren, p. R. Jones, and A. E. Williams. Exhibitions to Third Year Studente.-W. F. Row- lands, C. J. Wiltshire, B. H. Trill, A. W. Gould, and Levi David Jones. Renewal of Craddock Wells' Exhibitions to Third Year Students.—D. P. H. Ashton and A. G. Webber. To Dorothy Cochrane Logan, Hiph School, Tunbrfdge Wells, a Caroline Williams Scholarship of the value of jB25 a year, tenable for three years. To Edward Neville John Brett, Intermediate School for Boys, Cardiff, a John Cory Scholarship of the value of dE25 a year, tenable for three years. To Gertrude Alice Howells, the County School, Barry, a 1906 Arts Scholarship of the value of C40 a year, tenable for three years. To Terry Thomas, Municipal Secondary School, and Technical School, Cardiff, an Isaac Roberts Scholarship in 'Science of the value of £51) a year, tenable for three years. Craddock. Wells' Exhibitions to the following: Gwendoline Hambly, Intermediate School for Girla. Cardiff; Grace Divers, Municipal Secondary School and Pupil Teachers' Centre, Cardiff; Herbert John Skrine, Municipal Secondary School, Cardiff; Dorothy Dobbin, Municipal Secondary School Cardiff; and Charles Llewellyn Calhaern, Municipal Secondary School, Cardiff. Exhibitions of the value of jSlO each to the follow- ing: Herbert John Shearn Griffiths, County School, Llandrlndod Wella; David Edward Francis, the Grammar' School, Swansea.; Herbert Abraham Davies, the County School, Merthyr Tydfil; Hilda Annie Probert, the Intermediate School for Girls, New- port; Elizabeth Margaret Willis, Howell's School, Llandaff; David James Parry, Llandovery College; George Angus Phillips, Municipal Secondary School, Cardiff; Reginald Clifford Grant, Municipal Secondary School and Pupil Teachers' Centre, Cardiff; Alice Maud Esmond, County Schbol, Neath; Susannah Pugh, Municipal Secondary School and Pupil Teachers' Centre, Cardiff; and Mary Edwards, Pupil Teachers' Centre, Porthy r

MURDERS BY HOTTENTOTS. EUROPEANS KILLED AS A SACRI- i. FICE TO QOD. • A remarkable story was told at Cape Town during the trial of a number of Hottentots charged with the brutal murder of two Cape Europeans in the Griquatown mining dis- trict, to the west of Kimberley. The two Europeans were killed as a sacrifice to God, and the murderers intended the sacrifice to be followed by a general massacre of whites. The murders were the result of the teach- ing of a self-appointed Hottentot prophet who gained much support among the natives. With the arrest of the murderers, however, the movement is, apparently, crushed.—Cen- tral News.

INTERNATIONAL' FRAUD. AMERICAN'S SCHEME TO ENTRAP WEALTHY ENGLISHMEN. The arrest at Philadelphia of a man named Wm. Trimble, of San Francisco, has revealed the work tag of a novel international fraud. According to the poetaJ. authorities, Trimble's eoheme has been to 611Itra,p the heifra of wealthy EngMstomen by addressing a, letter to a deceased pesneon announcing the dis- oovery of a valuable godd mine, which the writer desires to sjjare with. the addressee, om the score of friendefhip amd favours (received. In reapoinse to a letter of this character, Mr. William Moore, representing the heirs of the late Mr. Thomas Hick, came to the United States. He was asked to advance a. sum of money, but refused, and informed the British authorities, who then notified Wash- ington.—Reu ter. i

CEILING COLLAPSES. ON A GROUP OF CARDIFF COUNCILLORS. Seven members of the Cardiff Corporation had a very narrow escape from being seriously injured on Tuesday. They were sitting in the members'-room at the Town-hall looking over the morning papers when a portion of the ceiling collapsed. The members present were Alderman David Jones and Councillors Kidd, Smith, Robinson, Morgan Thomas, J. T. Richards, and W. S. Crossman. Councillors Richards and Grossman were sitting just underneath the fall, and the latter was struck on the nape of the neck by a piece of the pilaster. In the excitement of the moment he jumped out of the way awkwardly and sprained his thigh, but with no serious results. The cracking of the ceiling caused a toemendous report, which Councillor Kidd described as similar to that of a big gun, and the greatest excitement prevailed within the precincts of the hall until the real posi- tion of affairs was explained to those out- side the room. The gap in the ceiling is about 5ft square.

A NARROW ESCAPE. SCOTCH EXPRESS IN PERIL AT NEWCASTLE. A Newcastle correspondent telegraphs that the Scotch express which left King's Croes at ten o'clock on Saturday night had a narrow escape from serious disaster at New- castle on Sunday morning. Just after the train had passed over the high-level bridge over the Tyne to run into Newcastle Station the engine of the express collided with a light engine. The impact was slight, as the train was slowing up. Had the express been travelling faster some part of the train would probably have gone into the river. As it was. the engine was derailed and the track torn up. The passengers had to walk back to Gateshead and thence to Newcastle, being forwarded by a new train. About a thousand local passengers were delayed from two to three hours, and the Leeds express was kept three hours outside Gateshead.

RESCUED FROM A RAFT. TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES OF FOUR SHIPWRECKED MARINERS. The Cunard liner Carmania, from Nen York, which arrived at Queens-town on Tues day, brought information tha.t the British steamer Rosefield, while on a voyage from Tampico to New York, rescued four men, sur. vivors of the crew of the schooner Morales, which foundered during a hurricane on the 16th ult. while on a voyage from Oampoohy to Tuxpan, the captain, mate, and three sea- men being drowned. The survivors were dis- covered on a raft made of .four pieces of cedar lashed together, and Presented a. piti- able sight, having been 24 hours floating on it, with seas sweeping over them and death staring them in the faco.

CRUISERS NARROW ESCAPE. Particulars have been received at Queens- town from St. John's, Newfoundland of a narrow escape which his Majesty's cruiser Brilliant had from being wrecked while on a passage from Labrador to St. John's. The vessel struck a reef of submerged rocks, bumping three times before she ran off into deep water. The ship was not badly damaged, but part of her false keel was shattered. The crew considered the escape of the Brilliant providential.

NORTH SEA COOPERING. At Grimsby on Monday the skipper, mate, and II three others of the crew of the Dutch vessel Maria were remanded on bail, charged with coopering in the North Sea. Captain Hicks, of the gunboat Argus, stated that when he sighted the Maria she was displaying a coopering flag, in order that outgoing trawlers might trade with her. The vessel was within one league of the shore. Other evidence was given that the treble value and duty of the gooda seized amounted to iEllOW-

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CAMMELL. LAIRD'S NEW WORKS. 0 MILLION POUNDSTO BE SPENT. i We are now in a position to definitely announce that Messrs. Cammell, Laird, and Co. have decided to build their extensive iron and steel works on the Crumlyn Bur* rows, near Swansea. It may be some little time before the formal announcement is made, as a few minor matters remain to be settled. But the site of the works haa now been definitely decided upon, and Swansea may be "very heartily con grata* lated on an accession of trading and indua. trial interests which will greatly increase the :~>r>orfcance of the town. What this decision of Messrs. Cammell, Laird, and Co means to Swansea may be gauged by th< statement that the firm proposes to spend a million pounds on the construction and equipment of the new works, and these when completed will give employment to 10,000 workmen. The site of the new works is the property of the Earl of Jersey, and the fact that his lordship is largely inte- rested in the firm of Cammell, Laird, and Co., has, doubtless, been a potent factor in its final selection. Our Swansea reporter writes:—A million of tonnage added to Swansea port. That id what it probably means. The extent of the works which Messrs. Cammell, Laird, and Co. will put up is naturally much discussed. but we may say that the plans provide for an extensive and comprehensive scheme. Probably margin is left for future exten- sions, but it is believed that the firm pur- pose at once erecting several blast furnaces, and that they will import about 1,000,000 tons of iron ore a year and turn out 100,000 toM of pig iron. Then, probably, steelworks will be erected at which the pig iron will be manufactured into steel for rails, ship and armour plates, Ac. If this is accom- plished, as it will be if conditions prove satisfactory, it is computed locally tha* no fewer than 10,000 hands will be employed. Pro- bably it will be some time before this is realised, but, unquestionably, the firm thoroughly believe in the advantages of such a site on the seashore, with plenty of tipping ground. two railways, and the- To* nant Canal running close behind Swansea's new deep water dock, with a virgin ohoice of wharfage accommodation for the extensive shipping trade involved. It was early in March when we were able exclusively to announce the first great step which had been taken by the firm in the matter of, the establishment of these works at Swansea—they had then secured from the Earl of Jersey the option of a sufficient area of land on the Crumlyn Burrows, close to the site of the new King's Dock. The rent was satisfactorily arranged, and the Swan- sea Harbour Trust had shown the greatest anxiety to further the venture in every pos- sible way. Next we announoed the success- ful results of the borings, but important matters of railway rates had to be arranged. The Great Western Company and the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Company were bath interested. They came together in con- ference, and the smaller company, although having the biggest interest, left the matter of negotiating with the firm to the Great Western Company. The rapprochement of the two railway com- panies over this matter, we have reason to believe, led to the subsequent arrange, ment by which the local railway is leased by the Great Western Company. But this by the way. Public interest was excited by the visits to the district of the representatives of the firm, and the conferences with railway officials. but when Mr. T. W. James, solicitor, Swansea, was appointed by the firm as the local legal representative, a number of details remained to be arranged. In the meantime the public were occasionally deceived by announcements in the press that everything was settled—report* which had to be contradicted by the firm. The Crumlyn Burrows are sands which the tide does not reach, stretching between the sea and the Rkondda and Swansea Bay and Great Western low level railway from Swansea Docks to Jersey Marine Station. At the Swansea end the shingly shore has been re-claimed from the sea for the purpose of making the new dock, the shore rights having been acquired from the Duke of Beaufort. A 7I:"y westward'of this are three miles of rough shore and sandy dunes, and it is ZOO acres of this, closely abutting on the new land which the harbour trust has re-claimed for dock purposes, which has been obtained by the company from the Earl of Jersey. The limit of the holding is, we understand, near the solitary inn which stands on the Burrows. It is a rectangular area reaching down to the sea, and taking in the sand dunes above. Land hitherto not of the slightest value along here will be turned into revenue-earning property owing to, the proximity of Swansea's new dock, and A curious fact is that the ratable value of these and other new works which may be established on the Burrows will be assessed to the Neath Rural District and not to Swansea Borough. The rates in the rursl district are lower than at Swansea, and no rates are to be levied unftil the works IoN erected and in beneficial occupation."

SWANSEA COMPANY TAKES A SITE ON THE TEES. LARGE SMELTING WORKS TO BE ERECTED. The Central Zinc Company, who operate a small zinc smelting plaint at Swansea, have concluded arrangements for the acquisition of a. site of 52 acres on the River Tees for the establishment of large smelting works there. Twelve furnaces are to be erected, and it is expected that about 12,000 tons of spelter a year will be produced. About 400 men will be employed. The North Eastern Railway Com- pany, in order to enoonnage the new under- taking, are constructing a new branch line of nearly two miles.

FANATICISM IN EGYPT. TROOPS ORDERED TO BE HELD IN READINESS FOR SERVICE. The General Officer Commanding in Egypt has ordered three companies of infantry and *a squadron of cavalry to be in readi- ness for service at a moment's notice (says the "Daily Express" Cairo correspondent). These are a company of the King's Royal Rifles, and a squadron of the Inniskilling Dragoons, at Abassieh, a company of the Lancashire Fusiliers at the Citadel, and a company of the Inniskilling Fusiliers at Kasr-al-Nil Barracks. The total force is 420 strong. The men sleep in their clothes, with their rifles beside them, and each man has had served to him 250 rounds of ammunition. These facts have not been published here, and there is considerable mystery surround- ing the order. It is believed that the authorities have taken the unusual precautions owing to information which leads them to anticipate an outbreak of local fanaticism*

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GREAT STORMS IN SPAIN. IMMENSE LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. MADRID, Friday. The newspapers state that enormous damage has been done at Tarragona and Yalladolid by the torrential rains, while in the province of Murcia the crops have been destroyed by heavy downpours and floods. Great distress prevails at Santa Mera, and the bodies of sixty drowned have been recovered. The village is in ruins, end the inhabitants, starving and almost without clothing, have fled to Murcia in panic. The diligence running between Fortina. a,nd Murcia was overtaken by the flood, and the postilions and passengers had to save them- selves by climbing trees. Th3 coach and horses were carried away. The rice crop in the Valencia, district was devastated, and at different points the Juoar River overflowed its banks.-Reuter. DISASTROUS CYCLONE IN ALGERIA PARIS, Friday. A telegram from Nemours (Algeria) reports that that town has been completely over- whelmed by a cyclone. Immense destruction has been caused, and it is stated that a. large number of persons have perished, while many families are homeless and with- out shelter. The Customs gendarmerie con- ducted themselves splendidly, acting with the greatest courage and devotion, and render- ing every possible assistance.—Central News. NEMOURS (Algeria), Thursday. Three more bodies of natives who lost their lives in the cyclone have been recovered.— Reuter. DEVASTATION IN FLORIDA. NEW ORLEANS, Friday. The damage, done by the storms in the Southern states is estimated at over a million dollars. The New Orleans correspondent of ,the Tribune says that all efforts to ascertain the read effects of the flood caused by the hurricane off the Gulf of Mexico coast are fruitless. It is almost twenty-four hours since any news has come from the more exposed towns. A dispatch from Pensacola says that the sea hurricane is the worst experienced since the then village of Pensacola was over- whelmed 107 years ago. The storm com- menoed last night, and is still raging. Many lives are reported lost, and the damage to property is estimated at over half-annillion sterling. This estimate does not include the losses sustained by .cotton growers, which are heavy, in Alabama.. It is reported that a hotel at Macon (Mississippi) was blown down, two persons losing their lives. Telegraphic communication is still interrupted over a large area, but the floods are beginning to reoode.-Reuter. PENSAOOLA (FLORIDA), Friday. Every house in the town was damaged by the hurricane, and many buildings we.-e un- roofed. The water front is strewn with the wreckage of wharves and vessels. Iron steamers and many sailing vessels are high and dry in the streets in places where the tide has never reached before. The losses in Pensacola and the vicinity alone exceed £ 400,000. A grain elevator and a wharf belonging to the Louisville and Na-sh- ville Railroad were badly damaged, and the line to Escamba Bay was washed away — Reuter. FIFTY LIVES LOST. LOUISVILLE (KENTUCKY), Friday. News from Bay Minette states that at least fifty persona have lost their lives at Mobile. The da-maj^j^ estimated at three-quarters of a million dollars in Mobile alone. All the telegraph wires are down, and the wash-outs are numerous, four or five blocks in the best business section of the city being swept away.—Reuter. WATER SUPPLY THREATENED BY DECAYING CORPSES. ,S. MADRID, Monday. The King last night sent an officer of the Household to Santomera to distribute gifts of clothes and money to the people who are homeless as the result of the terrible storms The innumerable corpses of cattle and sheep killed in the storm threaten to poison the water supply in many of the districts. At Guadix a. waterspout wrecked the market and the barracks. A number of Army carts were destroyed and the horses killed. The damage is very heavy. At Alcala a waterspout wrecked a house and the whole family perished. At Ronda a mill collapsed, and six people were drowned. The Baleario Islands have suffered, espe- cially Ibiza.-Central News ENGLISH PEOPLE DROWNED. MOBILE, Sunday. The persons drowned on board the steamer King of Avon, which foundered during the great storm, include Captain Morris, his wife, sister, and three children; the mate, Bleston, of Halifax; the boatswain, J. W. 0 Heys. Arthur Hayes, Harley, Welsh James, and J. J. Jennings, of Weymouth, England; and Philip Gabault, of the Isle of Jersey.— Reuter.

ACCIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT. MAESTEG MAN CRUSHED BY A FIVE-TON STONE. An inquest was held on Wednesday touch- ing the death of William Thomas Geary, aged 21, who was killed at Coegnant Colliery, Maesteg, on Monday. Titus James, Caerau, collier, said the stone which killed Geary gave no warning when it fell. He had been sent down the road to throw some rubbish to the gob. The fireman visited the place during the day. The width of the stone was about twelve yards. The stone measured about three yards long, four feet wide, two a-nd a. half feet thick, and weighed between four and five tons. There were two posts and a sprag under the stone. The posts and eprag were crushed out. There was a crack on one side of the stone, and a slant on the other side. He coasidawid there were sufficient props under the stone. It took over an hour to get the stone off the deceased. He was quite dead. Deceased was walking down the road when the stone fell on him. Witness had been working under- ground thirteen years. A verdict of Accidental death" was returned. Mr. E. E. Davies represented the Miners' Federation; Mr. Priohard, mines inspector; Mr. David Davies, manager; and Mr. J. J. Morris, surveyor, were also present. MECHA ENGINEER'S DEATH AT CARDIFF. Mr. E. B. Reece held an inquest at Cardiff Town-hall on Monday on the body of Robert Pugsley (61), mechanical engineer, Oathays-terrace. who met with an accident on August 11 whilst following his employment at the West Yard of the Taff Vale Railway. The evidence showed that deceased leaves three sons and one daughter, the youngest ag-ed fifteen. Deceased was injured on August 11, and died on Saturday, September 29. Henry Thorpe, boilermaker, in the employ of the Taff, said that on the day in question he was working close to deceased, when the latter fell from the wooden staging on which he was standing, and afterwards complained of pain in his side. Dr. M'Kilvey, Albany-road, said he attended deceased sometimes once a day, and at other times twice. Death was from pneumonia; a post-mortem confirmed that view. The acci- dent set up the mischief, and it was quite common for an accident such as this to set up symptoms of pneumonia. Some doubt seemed to exist as to which side of the body was injured, and Dr. Joscelyne, medical officer of the Taff Company, was called. He said he received a. report of the accident on August 25, and examined deceased on August 29. Deceased complained of injuries to his left side. He was not suffering from pneumonia at that time, but was suffering a good deal of pain, and he (the doctor) reported to the company that the man was still unfit for work. He regarded his disablement as due to asthmatio conditions rather than to the injury. Deceased died from pneumonia. The Coroner, speaking to the jury, said the point they had to consider was whether the accident had anything to do with the cause of death. The jury returned a verdict of "Death from, pneumonia, induoed by the aocidemt." SHOC COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT NANTYMOEL. William Lewis, residing at 24, Dinam- street, Nantymoel, met with injuries which proved fatal, at the Ocean Western Colliery, Nantymoel, on Saturday. Deceased, who was only engaged for the day as a shackler in place of the usual person, who had gone to Manchester by an excursion, was knocked down and run over by a full journey of trams. Mr. Lewis was treasurer of the local Federation lodge and secretary of the Eng- lish Baptist Church at Nantymoel. He leaves a widow and six children, of whom only two are working.

I PRIEST AND NOVICE. FATHER CONFESSOR VANISHES FROM ROME. ROME, Wednesday. A priest attached to the Church of the Magdalen has disappeared, amd the news- papers state that he left Rome with a wealthy young lady, who was serving a period of proba,tion before joining a religious order. The priest was formerly an officer in a cavalry regiment, and was confessor to many ladies of the Roman aristocracy. The couple are believed to be on their way to New York — Central Newa.

ODESSA THEATRE FIRE. PROFESSOR AND TWO STUDENTS KILLED. A disastrous fire occurred at Odessa on Tuesday at the Theatre Russe, in the course of which the ceiling suddenly collapsed, and crushed to death Professor Golichersky and two students, who were amongst those who volunteered their services in the work of suppressing the outbreak.—Central News.

IRELAND'S GLORIOUS GOAL SEPARATED FROM IT BY ONLY A FEW HOURS. Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P., addressed a crowded meeting at Philadelphia. He pa.id a tribute to Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman as one of the bravest and most consistent politicians that ever ruled in England, and he declared that only a few hours separated Ireland from the glorious goal.—Renter.

MINERS AGAINST THE L.R.C. LIB.-LABS, WIN ON A SMALL POLL. At the afternoon conference of the Miners' Federation. at Swansea on Thursday the secretary read over the votes given in the ballot taken upon the advisability or otherwise of joining the L-RO. or maintaining the present scheme, when it was shown that tihere was a large majority of votes against joining the but in favour of modifying the Present Parliamentary scheme of represen- tation in certain minor particulars. It was afterwards decided to relegate to the execu- tive committee the duty of formulating and proposing modifications to the scheme, and then to submit the same to a special con- ference to be held at an early da.te. The official awa." Against joining LJR.O. 101,714 For 92,222 Majority against 9,492