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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES,& DEATHS. BIRTHS. I DOBBINS.-Aug. 23rd, the wife of Edward Dobbins, 3, ) Kyveilog-street, of a son. JONES.—On August 25th, at Heathlands, Maindy Cardiff, the wife of William Jcnes, of a son. JOSCELTNE.—At the Homestead, Southwick, near Brighton, on August 26th, the wile of Edward W. Jo&celyne, M.B., of a son. 302 RICHES.-At Tre-Dderwen, Penarth, on August 23rtl, the wife of H. Cecil Riches of a daughter. 303 Wxr.iiiAMS.—On August 25th, the wife of W. J. Williams. 14, Adamsdovrn-square, of a SOD. I MARRIAGES. EDMUNDS—BAXEB.—On August 27th, at Glyn Con- gregational Church, Rises, by the Rev. D. Brychau Thomas, Frome (brother-in-law of the bride), assisted by the Rev. W. E. Davies, pastor, Edwin Edmunds, Risca, to Margaret, second daughter of Mr Edwin Baker, G'octwen Farm, Rhiwderin. No Cards. 5390 EDWARDS—WILT.IAMS.—August 21, at St. Lleurwg Chnrch, Hirwain, by Rev. E. Wynn Pugb, Usk, assisted by Rev. Llewelyn Jones, vicar of Ystrad- fellte, James, son of Mrs Edwards, Oldwell, Pexiy- lan, Cardiff, to Bertha Vivian, daughter of Air-, Williams, I'ybruce, Hirwain. At home October Fih, 9th, and lOtll. 2, Claude-place, Cardiff. x79 j SBXV -M.rHs-Tiio:&As.-August 20th, at Llansawei Parish Church, by Rev. John Phillips, Evau Thomas Griffiths, Caerphilly, to Amelia (Millie), third daughter of the late David S. Thomas. Church- terrace, Llans;i,wel. 701 JOHES—"VVijuiiAMs.—August 20tb, at Canaan Chapel, Swansea, by the Rev. D. Phillips, Arthur, youngest son of liavld Jones, Picton-terrace, Swansea, to Mary Louisa, youngest daughter of the late Rev. B. Williams, Canaan. x68 WILLIAMS-IAML-S.-On August 21st, at Bethany Baptist ChapeJ, Cardiff, Gertrude Idi. eldest daughter of W. Williams, Cardiff pilot, to George Cheffey James, Peaarth. 49 DEATHS. CRA.RLES.-On the 26th August at Plasnewydd, Neath. Alderman Pendrill Charles, aged 74 years. 7.133 CHANT.—OB Ang. 22nd, 1901, at 73. Romiiiy-crescent, Canton, Cardiff. Thomas Chant, in his 87th year. DAVIKS.—August 21st, at 9, Cross Blanoh-3treet, Dow- lais, Evangeline, widow of the late Mr James Da vies, draper, Dowlais, aged 46 years. DBACON.—On the 20th inst., at 29, Llanbleddiau. gardens. Cardiff eete;, Deacon, aged 70 years. 62 EatEF.y.—Lost at sea from barque Antarctic, on voyage froin Swansea to Algoa Bay, Percy Emery, apprentice, aaed 17, eldest son of F. H, Emery, Sydenham-hill, Bristol. Deeply mourned. 35 EVANS.—On Tuesday, 20th inst., at 7, Armoury- terrace, Enbw Va.le, Mary, wife of David Evans, under colliery manager, aged 59. HOPKINS.—August 23, at 44, Geilysraled-road, Tstrad, Jenet, wife of Mcsach Hopkins (lute huntsman of Ystra.d Hounds;, JONES.—Stephen Jones, Coaltrixurner, beloved hus- band at Mary Jane Jones, died on 19til inst. JOHN.—On August 18th, at 132. Cathays-terrace, Cardiff. Thomas John, aged 84 years. KENNABIX—August 23, at Bolton, Lilly, the beloved wife oi Charles Kennard, late of Cardiff, aged 38. Ltpwsn:.—On Aug. 23rd, a& Lymvood, Radyr, Douald Valette. son of Alfred H. and Marguerite Lowrle, aged 5 months. 975 PABBV.—On August 22nd, at Carno, the Rev. Dr. Parry, aged 74. RICHARDS.—On August 27th, at 195, Arran-street, ixederick William, dearly loved son of Alfred and and Jessie Richards, liged six months. 393 ROBTOKTS.—On August 22, at 45. Woodville-road, the residence of his daughter, Edward Roberts, cooper, formerly of Oswestry, in his 80th year,. TENCH.-AugonfJt 25th, JSOl, at 23, Queen-street,Neath, e, Ellen, the wiie of A W. M. Tench, and fourth daughter of the late W. L. M. Humphreys. THOMAS.—On Monday, August 19th, at 122, Cottrell- road, Cardiff, Eleanor Amelia (Howard), the be- loved wife of H. H. j'honaas. WENTWOJITH-ANDKEWS.-August 26th, at Chelms- ford, Newport-road, Cardiff, Elizabeth, daughter of the iate George Payne, of Meare, Somersetshire, and much-loved mother of Thoma3 Andrews, Mayor of Cardiff, aged 79 years. WHITE.—Mr and Mrs White, of 29, Clive-street, Grangetown. Cardiff, desire to acknowledge with grateful thanks the kind expressions of sympathy aad toe condolences offered to them on their sad bereavement. 836 WILLIAMS.—At Pentre, on the 24th inst., Annie, the dearly beloved wife of George Williams, Registrar, and beloved daughter of William Thcmas, of Garreg. near Mostyn. WIX,I,IA-IIS.—0:I August 21sit, at Dinas, Anne, the widow of the late Ishmael Williams, of Gwaun Adda, and the eldest and last surviving grand- daughter of the late Morgan David, of Gwaun Adda, and in her 79th year. 110 IN MEMORIAM. CROFTA.-In loving memory of our dear mother, Mrs John Crolta, St. Bride's Major, who died Aug. 24, ISC0. Lost to sight, to memory ever dear. 968 CLKVEBDON.—lu ever-loving memory of our dear son, Cha.r(ey Creighton CIcverdon. who passed away on August 27tb, 1899. Gone, but not for- Kctten never shall his memory fade. Safe in the arms of Jesus." 265 JSLKIXP,—IN loving memory of Thomas Kemp, late of 36. Wsstbury-terrace. Cardiff, who died August 2Sth, 1899. "Goa but not forgotten Never shall his memory fade Sweetest thoughts shall ever linger Round tbe 8POt where he is ly id." 25 Late Alderman -J. Penygraig.—Mrs Griffiths, daughter, and family desire to return thanks for the great sympathy shown in their re- cent sad bereavement. The letters being far to) numerous to answer, will friends please accept this public oeknowledgiiient ? 883 MR MvAN WATKINS, Mrs Lewis, and Familv, Abercrave, thank their friends for the sympa.thy and kindness hown them in their bereavement, and beg them to accept this public acknow- ledgment. 276 Mr T. Parry aud family desire to express their heart- felt thanks for the very many expressions of sympathy received by them during the recent days of deep orrow, and especially so to the inhebitants of Caer- leon for their manybokens of respect and sympathy,

DJJNiVfcFOiiD'S MAGNESIA. The Best Itemedpjfor ACIDITY of tbe STOMACH, HEARTBURN, | GOUT, and HEADACHiS, I INDIGESTION And safest Agertent for Pelicate C'onstftufctaM, 5>.(i;es, Children, and Infanta, jDIN N JEFO tiD'S •■m MAGNESIA. FORTUK PIPE. THltEENUNS TOBACCO. WOlffi} NlUiSK- -1 OZ'! 2ç,: 4-08, CVDoflfNU. J. kV, :et>.tt GLASGOW. nmi 46 I ;¡!usÍ1ttss 3.èàrtsses. I X X DEAR ME, NURSE, Yon had almost forgotten to give TUDOR WIL- f LIAMS'S BALSAM OF HONEY to my children for their Coughs and Colds before they retired to bsd. Thii» valuable Medicine now finds a larger sale j in every Town and Village, from La:id's 3nd to John Q'Groac's, than aDy other Cough or Lang Cure, Why, rjlUDOK W IL LIAM S' BALSAM OF !_J ONBY n contains the PURE Welsh Honey and an essence j of the purest and most eflicaeious Herb, being I gathered on the Hills of Wales, at the prop season,wheirits virtues are in full perfection. BRONCHITIS I THERE are thousandr<cf children who dieannual) J fi'om bronchitis, whopping coxigh, and croup. This if a grand discovery for the cure of such complaints. & grand discovery for the cure of such complaints. It is invaluable for weak-chested men, delicate women, and children. It cures when all oaher reme- dies fail. It curea Coughs, Colds. Asthma, Tightness dies fail. It curea Coughs, Colds. Asthma, Tightness of the Chest. It cures thousands of children of Bronchitis, Measles Cough, and Whooping Cough, It cares for One Shilling when Pounds have beeu spent in vain. TRY IT j If yoti hiyie a Cough, try it if you have a Cold, try it It loosens the phlegm and promotes expectora- I fciou,produces warmth and comfort to the chast, and give" refreshing sleep when yon have lost nights or II rest. A GENTLEMAN REMARKS— I feci ib my duty to inform you that I have been I feol it my duty to inform you that I have been using your Tudor William Balsam of HOlley in my family, which is a large one for many year3, anil have proved its great value. having used nothing else for Cough during Measles, Whooping Cough, Rud Bronchitis, and cau highly recninmcnl it 1; all parents far such compla-luij,-H. S. JONES, Esq., J.P., Bayswater. BALSAM OF HONEY AT THE ROYAL I NATIONAL BAZAAR. When it was decided to ha,ve a Welsh Stall at tliu i National Bazaar in aid of the sufferers by the 'V:r, Mr D. Tudor Williams offered the hon. secretary; Arthur J. Coke, Esq., a case of Balsam of Honey, which was gratefully accepted. The Balsam found a i ready sale amongst the Royalty and nobility who i patronised the bazaar. j IS SOMETHING MARVELLOUS, A BAG OF LETTERS IN EVERY DAY. ani ) vrhat they say about Tudor Williams' Balsam ol f Honey is something marvellous. SEVERE CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, combine.! j with Asthma and Heart Affection (8 years'standing), { CURED :—" When I began with your treatment I was at my very worjt. My breathing was very bad. I had to sit up in bed all night, and my cough was so hard I could not cough up any- thing. In the daytime I was worse. I used to get such fits of perspiration and afterwards turn quite cold. I was always catching fresh colds. Iara now iible to sleep at nights, n,nd when I rise up in the morning am able to do my work with ease. Sea View, Soathport. Allis JAOK30N." WORTHY OF YOUR CONSIDERATION. Sir,-W, y wife desires me to say that your TUDOIC WILLIAMS' BALSAM OF HONEY has proved a most valuable medicine in our Urge family (eight j children). As soon as a cough or cold makes its appearance a dose of TDDOB'S BALSAM is at once administered, and its treatment is followed up until the cold disappears. Before using the BALSAM in our family the children have been prostrate with colds for several weeks, but now, by taking doses us directed,t hey seem to suffer very little inconvenience During uiie short time the cold is upon them the action of the BALSAM is marvellous, and the little ones take it readily ana ask for more.—WAI.TWI :r TXRF.TT, G.M. Headmaster, British School, Kelordoa Esssx. "IDE YOU GET THE GENUINE ARTICLE, TUDOR WITLLIAMS' PATENT BALSAM OF HONEY. SO MANY IMITATIONS AND FRAUD. Sold by all Chemists and Stores in Is, 2s 6d, aai 'è'l 6<t bottles. Sample bottles sent (post paid) for a 3d, 3s, anil 6s, I from the inventor, I D. TUDOR WILLIAMS, L.S.D.W.E., 1117-1425B Medical Hall. Aberdr.i- Hy AR Ell 'URNS I ) j Facsimile of O tie-Ouncc Packet* Arcfssf's Boldest Rsturns I' The Perfection of Pipa Tobacco, COOL. SWEET, AND FEAGRASt. || ISIllGi'S" The B. i G Bestthai money POWPEB. Z LABY Correspondents wanted 10 Bupply monthly lisw of marriages in their neighbourhood.—For full particulars »g to payment given, &c., addres3 Miss Cubbon, 117. Holborn, London, E.C. 525

SATURDAY, AUGVST 81, 1901. A NEW EMBLEM AND A STIGMA." THE Pan-Celtic Congress has provided the Celts of the Five Natious with a new, emblem of All the Celts. Hitherto we have looked to the Leek as the Welsh emblam, the representative of national sentiment, but it must be so no longer. The Pan-Celtic Association has practically banished it; Henceforth the Celts are to mark their nationality by wearing the emblem of All the Celts which has been settled by resolution to be the Heather. The Welsh Celt will regret to see the disestab- lishment of the Leek, whilst the Highland Celt will rejoice to see the Heather elevated to so honourable a purpose but what must be the feelings of the Irish Celt who sees his dear Shamrock or trefoil neglected, and of the Manx Celt who would, no doubt, like to see some recog- nition of the three-legged emblem of the Isle of 3lan or the cat without a t aril? And then the other branch of the Five Celtic nations, the Breton, what of his national emblem ? But there is only one emblem of All the Celts now, and that is the Heather. This, we venture to think, fails as a distinguishing emblem, for all and sundry, whether Celt or Saxon, will wear the heather in their bonnets when they can procure the dainty flower which sug- gests freedom and recalls the fresh breezes of the moor. However, the Celtic Congress has presented us with a new emblem which marks the bringing together of all the Celtic branches of the family, and we are no longer Welsh, Irish, Scotch, Manx, and Bretons, but Celts, and the heather is our emblem. So the Pan-Celtic Congress has decided. When next St. David's Day arrives we shall see the leek and miss the heather, for popular sentiment is not banished so easily by resolution. But a truce to these speculations. The Pan Celtic Congress has provided a pleasant holiday gathering to the delegates, interest has been aroused and renewed in the history of the Celtic races, there have been many iraternisings and declarations of eternal friendships, and much unity, and all the representatives of the Five Celtic Nations have separated in the hope of meeting again at the next merry meeting-place next year, which is to be in the Isle of Man. I The Leek having been practically re- I placed or set aside as a national emblem, a I correspondent in the papers desires to utterly banish to oblivion with contempt and scora the degrading and offensive term, Welsh." It is a stigma which the natives of the Principality have borne for centuries." This is very dreadful, but the Welshmen of the Southern portion of the Principality at least have borne the I stigma vpry lightly, and there are still to be found men who are not ashamed to be known and declare themselves as Welsh- men. They have even quarrelled with and denounced other residents of the Princi- pality tor hiding the fact that they belong te the Welsh race. But Mr J. Edwards writes from London to object to this li odious" word, For, when the hated Saxon capae to Britain he used the German term « Welsh," or foreign," to the original inhabitants of the country, and that has stuck to the Celts ever since. Well, it is not so very terrible after all. But Mr Edwards thinks it 13 time to take steps to have it removed as far as the. people of the Principality are concerned. Perhaps in London it is, hr some reason or other, not desirable to be known as Welsh," but it does very well in Wales, i where we willingly label our chapels and schools and other institutionp and societies 41 Welsh." It appears to as that all this anxiety for the welfare and advancement of the Principality might well be directed into useful channels instead of being used to raise new distinctions and re- call the historic differences between Saxon and Celt. We must work out our own redemption," says Mr Edwards, and to j do so the Press of the Principality, mem- bers of Parliament from Wales, public sneakers, schoolmasters, and teachers must on every occasion, in and out of season, j ignore the term Welsh as applied to us," because it is a question affecting about two million people. It affects many more mil- lions who would refuse to accept sentiment when the description of a country and a people is concerned and that description or ¡ title has been in use for several centuries. Custom and use are not to be changed for sentimental reasons, however excellent they might be, and then Mr Edwards does I not say or suggest what word should be í used instead of the bated term Welsh." Should we speak and write of Walesmen and the Wales language ? What is in a name ? Everything and nothing. A rose ¡ by any other name would smell as sweet, I, and the term" Welsh as applied to the sons of Wales does not make them foreigners though the original use of the word did. But the Welsh in Wales are I Welsh if they are not in London and else- where, and it is the idlest folly to endea- vour to wipe out by sentiment a well- understood name which has been in use for centuries. There is plenty of work to be done in advancing the essential interests of the Principality without wasting the energy of journalists, members of Parlia- ment, preachers, and teachers upon fancied grievances. We in Wales might as well try to banish the word Cardiff, which the world uses to distinguish Welsh coal, as to seek to convert the world from calling the people of Wales "Welsh." There is not an ounce of coal won in Car- diff, but it is Cardiff coal all the world over when it is got from the South Wales mines and shipped at Cardiff, and the natives of Wales will be Welsh though they are not foreigners, because custom ¡ has settled it so. I

PROGRESS TOWARDS HIGHER EDUCATION. THE issue of the fourth annual report of the Central Welsh Board serves to remmci us that the system of secondary education which was created by the Intermediate Education Act of Wales is progressing with its important work. The Central Welsh Board is the body charged with the work of examining the schools and the duty of keeping up the standard of education given in the Schools of Wales. The Welsh Intermediate Education Act became law eleven years ago, and shows an important step was taken towards the establishment of a complete system of education in Eng- land and Wales. Though at the time Wales suffered from the lack of means for secondary education, England had her Grammar Schools and High Schools, which were doing capital work. Wales secured the advantage under the Act, and the hopes of the educationists are being realised by the working out of the system of Intermediate education in the County Schools already established under the Act. II Last year the Central Welsh Board examined 94 schools, 83 of which were accommodated in permanent build- ings and four had buildings in an advanced stage of preparation. The cur- riculum of the schools is thoroughly modern and practical, modern languages, natural science, and commercial subjects receiving special attention. But the Board, while marking a steady improve- ment in the schools; regrets the tendency to withdraw pupils from the schools pre- maturely. The Board is aware of cases which make it imperative to withdraw the pupils, but allowing for these it still i remains true that many children leave the school aftsr a training so brief as to be of little value in life.' Of how many thousands of pupils can this be written in all parts of the country ? Parents are slow to recognise the value of early training, and fail to see that the opportunity of education once neglected is gone for ever. These are facts which cannot be impressed upon Welsh parents with too much emphasis, for they constitute the great weakness of our educa- tional system. All through the reports of the examiners we are pleased to note signs and full recognition of the progress which is being made by the Intermediate Schools of Wales. The scheme is yet in its infancy, though a great advancement has been recordecl and we have reason to believe that the secondary education of Wales will fulfil the greatest hopes of those 0 educationists of Wales who worked so long and faithfully for its establishment.

TRAGEDY AT ST. DAViD'S, Vicar of Swansea's Son Drowned. Another crushing blow has fallen upon the Rev. J. Allan Smith, vicar of Swansea and Chan- cellor of the Diocese of St. David's, who only 18 months ago losi his wife. His yoongest son. Mr Ja.taes Duncan Smith, a student of Hertford College, Oxford, was accidentally washed off ths rocks at St. David's Hea.d on Monday evening at about 7 o'clock. He had gona with osveral friends to the head, and while on a rock at the end of the promontory, a great wave suddenly swept him into the water, and tho body was quickly carried away. Ho was a very good .swimmer, but the strong wind and tide soon overpowered him. He was in his 23rd year. Mr Smith went out to photograph the waves breaking over the Head, and was accompanied by his sister, Miss C. P. Smith, and cousin, Miss Linton, who were help- less witnesses of the sad occurrence. Chancellor Smith is in residence at St. David' having entered on his thro months' term at the beginning of this month. The news was received in Swanse early on Tues- day afternoon. Telegraius had been despatched from St. David's informing the Rev. Thorna3 Morris, the senior cutra,te of St. Mary's Church, of the sad a-iair. When it became generally known there were everywhere heard expressions of sorrow with the vicar in this the second great blow of his life. Mr James Duncan Smith was a young gentleman very popular with all who knew him, and it was expected that he would make his mark in the medical profession, which he in- tended to eater. The bells of St. Mary's Church were tolled during the afternoon. Up to a late hour on "Wednesday nothing had been seen or heard of the body of Mr J, Duncan Smith, son of the Rev. Chancellor Smith, of St. David's, and vicar of Swansea. It appears that a picnic party, composed of members of the Chancellor's family and friends, were enjoying the afternoon at White Sands, in proximity to the headland. The gale having caused a high sea. some of the party, amongst whom was de- eeased, went to have a nearer view, when a heavy wave rolled in and completely enveloped Mr Smith. His friends for the moment thought he would be able to retain a hold of the rock, but to their horror it was seen that he had been washed off. He was then observed endeavouring to swim inwards, but tha strong ebb tide took him southward of the headland, and towards Ramsey Sotmd. Ropes had been sent for, but nothing proved available. Deceased was last seen still swimming, and apparently waving his hand then he disappeared.

A MOTHER'S CRUELTY. At Coleford Police Court on Tuesday Annie Baggus, a married woman, of Bream, was charged by P.C. Hazel for cruelty to her son by 'beating him with a strap on the back and shoulders on the 7th August. Evidence was given by Mary I White, a neighbour, who saw defendant using a thick strap upon the boy's back. P.C. Hazel saw the boy stripped, and said the back gave evi- dence of very cruel treatment. The skin was broken in several places, and there were weals in several places. Both parents were spoken of as being a nuisance to the village. The woman was sent to gaol for one month.

Dowlais and Cyfarthfa Properties. j AMALGAMATION SCHEME. A Vast Undertaking. The annual meeting of Guest, Keen. and Co., Limited, was held at Birmingham on Thursday. Mr Arthur Keen presided, and there was a full attendance of directors and shareholders. In moving the adoption of the report the Chairman claimed that the step they took last y ear in recommending the purchase of Lord Wimborne's property had been fully justified. They had every reason to be satisfied with their financial position, and he thought they might next year look forward to the same dividend. With regard to American competition, he said he had paid four visits to that country during the last eleven years, bis last visit being in the spring in company with Mr Wind- sor Richards. They travelled thousands of miles and visited the most important coal and iron ore producing districts. also the largest iron and steel works, including those belonging to the United States Steel Corporation. He admitted that their friends on the other side had made great strides in develop- ing their natural resources and cheapening production at their various iron and steel works, and they had no doubt that whenever their cir- cumstances necessitated and the conditions 1: under which the two countries carried on their business—the one by free trade to all countries and the other by protection—remained the same, that they must be very formidable competitors of this country. He could tell thsm a great deal more about the United States, but to do so would be detrimental to their interests He would say this, however, that American com- petition would have to be reckoned with. It mitrht not be to-day or to-morrow, but it was a certainty. He believed, however, that they would ¡ be able to maintain their position. Mr E. P- Martin, of Dowlais, deputy chairman,, seconded the motion, which was carried. The proceedings were about gcoiieluding when ¡ Sir Henry Wiggin asked if the chairman could tell them anything about the announcement in yesterday's papers concerning the acquisition of I another South Walss concern. The Chairman replied I think I must say I that we have several schemes before us. (Laugh- tar.) Whenever we find the time opportune and I the circumstances right and ripe we shall, as we have always done, take our shareholders into our full confidence.

ALLEGED BURGLARY AT PONTYPRIDD, I Cardigan Caught in the Act. Arnold Alexander, described as a stoker, of no fixed abode, appeared before the Bench at Forth on Thursday charged with breaking into the shop I of Mr Brooks, hairdresser, HIgh-fit., Pontypridd, and stealing therefrom a pipe. Mrs Brooks stated that at half-past 5 this morning she saw | the accused in the kitchen behind the door, and she immediately ran upstairs and called her hus- band and brother-in-law. They came downstairs, but as they did so the defendant ran out through j the back door. He v/as, however, ca'Jght, and the j pipe which was found in his pocket was her hus- i band's. It was worth 2s, and she had placed it the night on the mantelpiece in the dining-room. Allan Brooks said that when Le cam^downstairs ho saw the prisoner going out, and turning round to go up the steps iu the back. I His boots were off, and after he was caught by Tiitncss and Mr Brooks, he was taken back to the house, and when asked how he got in, he replied. Oh, I was drunk. Wait till I get my boots." P.C. Waiter Evans took the prisoner, who was quite sober, into custody, and when he was for- mally charged with the offcnce he replied, I'il quite sober, into custody, and when he was for- mally charged with the offcnce he replied, I'il say nothing." The accused had a bad record. several convictions being recorded against him at Cardiff, the last being imprisonment for nine months at the Quarter Sessions in January last year for stealing clothes from the person. He was now committed for trial to the Quarter Sessions. I

DANQERS OF MINING. I Serious Charges at Tredegar. j At Tredegar Police Court on'Tuesday (before Messrs J. Green and D. Davies) Reuben Wa,IIace (50), engineman, Bargoed, employed at No. 1 McLaren Colliery, belonging to the Tredegar Company, was summoned for leaving his work without permission while persons were in the pit on August 5th, and being under the influence of drink, contrary to the soeeial rules 39 and 40 and Benjamin Davies (29), banksman, Pontlot- tyn, was also summoned for having his post dur- ing the time men were ascending and descending the pit,contrary to special rule 52,on August 5th. Mr R. H. Spencer, Tredegar, was *"or the prose- cution, and Mr Daniel Evans, Brecon, defended Davies. Thomas Wilkins, stoker, said that on I the evening in question Wallace asksdhim at the top of the pit to have a drink, and produced a bottle. He declined. Wallace had been drinking. Wallace at 9.45p.m. pat tee pumpsman down the pit, and shortly afterwards ths pumpsman sig- nalled to be brought up, but the cage was not wound up. Wallace was in the engine-room, under the influence of drink. Alfred Coles said that neither the engineman nor the banksman were at the pit at 8 o'clock to put him down to start the pump. At 9.46 he was 1st down, but failing to start the pump he signalled to be raised. He got into the cage, which was raised and dropped several times, and at length he sprang out. He had to remain in the pit until 3 a.m. The Bench imposed a penalty on Wallace of Z2 and X-3 costs, or one month's imprisonment. Davies was fined 20s, or 14 days. ..4A.

THE FAR EAST. The Court and the Protocol. Peking, Monday.—Li Hung Chang ha3 in- formed the Ministers that the Imperial decrees required by tha protocol, and which are being awaited as necessary to the signature of that in- strument by the Chinese plenipotentiaries, were forwarded by msssenger on the 19th, but have been delayed by floods. They are expected daily. -Ilrc--s Association. Cologne, Monday.—The KoeLaische iieitung" this evening publishes the following telegram from its Berlin correspondent :—'■ With one ex- ception, 211 the edicts of the Chinese Emperor agreeing to the demands of the Ministers have been issued. The edict outstanding is that giving the Imperial sanction to the scheme for the improvement of the approaches to the Yangtse, and no doubt is entertained that this edict will speedily be issued."—Router. Berlin, Monday.—The Vossische Zeitung learns that General Hopfner, who we,, sent to Basle, to welcome Prince Chun, has wired to Berlin that Prince Chun's illness is not a subter- fuge to avoid the engagements upon which he has entered. The Prince is really ill. Ho is suffer- ing from the effects of the heat and the long railway joarney.-Cclltml News.

DEATH UMDEFI CHL0R0FORM, Samuel Crewe, aged 51, who lodged at Hopkins- town, Pontypridd, died at the Cardiff Infirmary on Thursday whilst under the effects of chloro- form, which had been administered for the pur- pose of performing an operation. He was ad- mitted on the 20th, but it ?vas not till this morn- ing that he was operated upon. His friends, who live at Bristol, have been communicated with. An inquest will be held. On our representative making inquiry of the doctor in charge at the Infirmary for further par- ticulars respecting the unfortunate occurrence, information was refused. I

SENGHENYDD DISASTER. We understand that Professor Galloway has submitted his report to the Home Office on the character and extent of the disastrous explosion at Senghenydd. The Pretoria district has now been opened out sufficiently to allow of an exami- nation of it, and Mr Galloway contemplates making an inspection of this part of the Colliery to-morrow. There is reason to believe that so far the experts have arrived at no definite conclusion as to whether shot-firing was the direct cause of; the explosion. .Ifta'II. --4.. tI,"

THE KiNG ALFRED MILLENARY. It is now officially announced that the Earl of. Rosebery will be present at the National Com- memoration at Winchester, and will unveil the, colossal statue by Mr Hamo Thomeycroit, R.A. The ceremony will take place on September 20th. There will be a procession, which will have the co-operation of the military, and will be tr-Jren part in by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of the City of London in State and the principal mayors of England, the delegates from the Royal Societies, the representatives of the Uni- versities of Great Britain, the Colonies, America, and many other distinguished visitors. Among those who, it is understood, will be present axe the American Ambassador, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Winchester, the Earl of Northbrook, Lord Avebury, and Lord Brassey. It is also probable that the Navy will be repre- sented on the occasion. The largest block of granite, forming the prin- cipal portion of the pedestal, has arrived at Winchester, having been brought by rail from Cornwall, where it via-- quarried. It is approxi- mately 40 tons in weight, and will be transported from the station to the site in the Broadway by the contractors, Messrs Driscoll, by means of their trolley a.nd steam traction. A further sum of about £1,000 is needed to enable the com- mittee to pay for the Memorial works already undertaken, and subscriptions may be sent to the .1 chairman, the Lord Mayor, the Mansion House, London to the treasurer, Lord Avebury, care of Messrs Robarts, Lubbock and Co.. 15, Lom- bard-street or to the honorary secretary, the Mayor of Winchester, the Abbey House, Win- chester, who will gratefully acknowledge them on behalf of the committee.

Flying ships are in the air just now, and that may account for the announcement in the Daily Express that the War Office has ordered the construction of an airship on the Barton system. The new terror," it is said, will be 200 feet long, with a propulsion equal to 72 horse.power. Mr P. L. Rawson and Mr W. G. Walker are engaged upon tho mechanism of the airship, whose driving fans resemble the wings of some huge bat." huge bat."

MR JOHN RUTHEN'S AFFAIRS. Bankruptcy Proceedings. A bankruptcy petition having been presented by Mr Alfred James Davies, a creditor, against Mr John Ruthen, shipowner, of Tyn-y-Glison, Llantrisant-roacl, Llandaff. and carrying on business at Bute-road, Cardiff, and the Court having granted leave for substituted service of such petition, the Registrar (Mr Harry Cousins) sat at the County Court Offices on Tuesday to hear an application from Mr G. F. Forsdike, solicitor, acting for Mr Davies, that a receiving order should be made. Mr Ruthen did not appear and was not repre- sented, and after examining the papers and notices, the Registrar made the order asked for. Mr Ruthen was the managing owner of the following steamships, in respect of each of which a separate limited liability company exists :— s.s. Gray field, s.s. Northfield, s.s. Bastfield, s.s. Westfield, s.s. Hudderslield, and s.s. Tynefiold. By a recent order of the Court, Mr W. W. Jones, Cardiff, was appointed interim receiver and manager of these vessels, and this gentle- man, it will be remembered, has convened a meet, ing of the shareholders of the companies named to be held at the Park Hall, next Thursday, for the purpose of receiving from the receiver and manager a. report of hisinvestigation into the position of the several companies since his appointment." Mr John Ruthen was the sole partner in the firm of John Ruthen and Co. His name is very well known indeed in shipping circles in South Wales, the North, and London, bat it would be incorrect to say that his figure was a familiar sight, for he has scarcely been seen on Cardiff Exchange half a dozen times in as many years. As a rule he came straight to his office and went stiaight away from it to his home or to London or the North, both of which places he frequently visited. Rumour credits him with many things, but sober fact testifies that he be- longs to a family very well known in shipping circles in the Shields district, and that some years ago he went to Swansea, where he was con- nected with a cement works undertaking. Some six or seven years ago he came to Cardiff and started in partnership with two others as coal merchants and shipbrokers in a modest way. Two or three years ago—at the commence- ment, in fact, of the great boom in shipping—he and his partners contracted for the building of a new steamer. Long before the contract was due to be taken up the price of shipping had gone up to an extent which enabled them to dispose of their contract at a profit of £ 3,000. Shortly after this date Mr Ruthen secured the manage- ment of the steamer Lingfleld, partly on account of the success he was gaining in his own line of business, and partly by reason of the holding by his family of shares in the steamship. Another circumstance which facilitated his secur- ing the management of this steamer was the relinquishment of the position by the old man- agers in London under circumstances which may or may not be familiar to readers, and which at this juncture need not be gone into in detail. From this date on Mr Ruthen, acting largely on his own responsibility as distinct from tha responsibility of his firm, entered into several contracts for new ships. Several of these, some seven or eight, it is believed, he disposed of on the stocks at profits amounting in the aggregate to some f.20,000 or £ 25,000. In the aarly part of this year the last of his partners went out of the business, and from that time he has carried on the undertaking himself. In addition to the Lingfield he successfully floated and managed the companies owning- the steamers Huddersfield. Grayfield, Northfield, Eastfield, Westfield, and Tynefield. Some of the early ships, it is under- stood, were fairly well subscribed for by share- holders at a distance, but the later ones had com- paratively few shareholders. The captains of nearly all the ships were considerable share- holders, and the officers were also shareholders in many cases. The builders held heavy mort- gages in all or nearly all cases, and the London City and Midland Bank came as second mortgagees both as to the difference in value of the ships and in unpaid freights. As already reported in the papers, the ships named other than tho Lingfield have passed into the receivership of Mr W. W. Jones, of tke firm of Evan Jones and Co.. shipowners, Cardiff, at the instance of the London City and Midland Bank. So far the steamer Lingfield is outside this arrangement. It is under- stood that there are two other steamers now nearing completion Qn the order of Mr Ruthen. It will be seen by this brief sam- mary that Mr Ruthen was an exceedingly busy man in the shipping world. The value of the steamers he actually worked must have approxi- mated S300,000. The value of the other steamers he sold and those he contracted to take up must have largelv exceeded this sum. The greater part of this gigantic business has been engineered during the last three years. Mr Ruthen was not content, it seems, to confine his energies to this big business, for he engaged in speculations in stocks and shares which, if rumour speaks truly, and there is little reason to entertain doubt on the point, on a scale that has never been known t before in this district. If his operations in ships were large, his operations in stocks and shares were infinitely larger, and these, at one time hiigely successful, are said to have been quite the reverse daring the recent fall in American stocks.

ABKRAYRON MYSTERY, CAPTAIN MORGAN'S BODY FOUND. Captain Daniel Morgan, of Aber.i.yron, was last seen going out of the Abemyron Harbour on the evening of the 13th inst. to superintend the drawing of a Seine salmon net in the offing, and failed to return. Notwithstanding many seaiches no trace was found of him or his boat until Tuesday, exactly a fortnight after his disappear- ance. A lad named Edwards was walking the beach just under Llansaintffraid Church at a spot four miles north of Aberayron to see what the gale of the previous day hadhroaght ashore, when he saw a body being tossed by the ground swell in the offing. He pluckily watched a momentary lull, when he waded into the water, and pulled in the "body, which has been identified as that of Captain Morgan. The father of the lad, search- ing a little, further north, found the boat keel uppermost. All the circumstances point to the conclusion that Captain Morgan died sud- denly of natural causes, and that his body lay in the boat in a waterlogged condition in the bay till the gale of Monday upset it, and drove both the body and the boat ashore,

FALL FROM A TRAP. Fatality Near Caerphilly. Mr Richard Simen. landlord of the Angel Inn, Old Furnace, near Caerphilly, was killed in a ,e trap accident at Ca.erphilly on Monday night. Deceased had spent part of the day at Caerphilly, where he bought some pigs, and he was convey- ing them homo in a trap, and had reached a spot near the Old Station Hotel, when one of the wheels struck against an obstacle oil the road. The jerk to the vehicle precipitated Mr Simon on to the road. He fell on his head, sustaining a fracture of the skull. He was conveyed to the inn, where he remained unconscious for some 1 hours, succumbing to his injuries at 10 o'clock the same night. Mr Simon, who,was 40 years of age, leaves a widow and two children.

TO SWIM NIAGARA. Most sensible people regard as suicidal folly such attempts at the passage of Niagara which Miss Cora Bsckwith is to make in September. Miss Beckwith, who is well-known in London, is at present performing swimming feats at the Buifalo Exhibition. Tho fact that she saw Captain Webb go to his death in the Niagara whirlpool is not sufficient to divert the lady from I Miss Cora Bsckwith, Who will Attempt to Swim Ningsira in September. her foolish purpose. She is confident that she will come out alive, and attributes the death of Captain Webb to being dashed to pieces on a leoga of red granite which she has observed, Moreover the Captain could not float, and she can. She-can also romain nnder water for four minutes, and intends to float aown the rapids, making no motions except such as are necessary to keep her nose and mouth above water. It sounds simple enough, but-well we do not envy Miss Beckwith her experience when she is at the mercy of those seething waters). Fortune favours the brave, they any, and in this instance we can only trust that the fickle goddess'Will also smile upon the foolhardy.

KILLED BY BRANDY. Sad Death ef a Ðhild. Alice Edwards (3), daughter of Mr John Edwards, 71, Nightingale-street. Abercanaid, near Merthyr, died on Monday evening from the effects of a dose of brandy. The child, it appears, got possession of a bottle containing threepenny- worth of the intoxicant and drank it. Dr. Gowan was summoned immediately it was discovered what the child had done, but medical aid was unavailing, and she passed away in the ensuing stupor.

ABERKENFIG FLOODS. On Tuesday evening the above place was flooded to the extent of over two feet of water in some places. Although complaints have been made to the authorities for over twenty yesirs as to the disgraceful state of affairs every time there is a heavy rain, nothing has been done to remedy it. Pedestrians were cf npeiled to go by way of Park-road, which is half;/1 mile around, before hey could go through tplace.

Dr. Tanner, who some 20 years ago came into such prominence by his extraordinary prolonged fasts, is about to undertake another period of enforced starvation. He has just issued a chal- lenge to fast against any six drinkers of alcohol, either in the form of beer or whisky, until either he has to give up or the last of them. He allows his competitors to drink beer, champagne, or any other alcoholic stimulants in any quantity, while he limits himself entirely to water. The only con. dition be makes is that the contest must be at an altitude of at least 5,000 feet -above the level of the sea.

FOURTEEN MEN FN I OMBfiD. A Dunfermline correspondent telegraphs :— What is feared will prove a serious mining disaster occurred on Monday afternoon at one of the pits of the Donibristle Colliery Company at Mossmorran Moor, six miles east of Dunferm- line. Seventeen miners were working in a section of No. 12 pit, where the disaster occurred. Two pit inspectors were making an air shaft at the end of the main road where the coal is almost exhausted, and they were forcing their way twenty or thirty feet from the surface when the ground above them completely collapsed. About two acres of moorland subsided, and sand and moss fell through the opening created by the shaft into the workings. Seven miners were able to make good their escape, but the other ten were entombed, and it is feared that they may have perished. Even if they escaped burial it is thoaght that the air must have been effected to such an extent as to make it impossible for them to live. Four other miners who descended to succour j their comrades are unaccounted for, and the worst is feared in their case also. Shafts are being vigorously sunk from above to reach the entombed men, whose relatives are asxxioasly watching the efforts to rescue the men. Another account says :-Ten men were en- tombed and five others narrowly escaped with their lives. Four men descended the shaft to the rescue, and on their not returning a second rescue party went down and returned to report that they could see no trace of the first rescue party, so that 14 men in all are entombed. The plan of getting near the entombed miners from the pit has been abandoned, and two pits are being sunk at a point near the subsidence. At a late hour them was little hope of any of the men being recovered alive. In the centre of the sub- sidence many tons of wet moss are running into the workings of the mine.

FIVE MEN BROUGHT UP. A Dunfermline correspondent, telegraphing on Tuesday night, says -Although this morning practical man had little if any hope of the rescue of any of the 14 men who were yesterday entombed in one of the pits at Donibristle Col- liery, Dunfermline, the work of attempting to reach the victims was carried on vigorously throughout the day. About noon the idea of gaining access to the workings by the two pits was given up as imprac- ticable, and as the sinking of a new irine would have taken a week, it was, after consultation among the numerous mining-experts on the scene decided that a wire railway should be thrown across the subsided part of the Moss after the manner of the marine rocket life-saving apparatus. Thi.s was successfully accom- plished, and in the course-of the afternoon, It being possible to reach the centre communication being possible to reach the centre communication c was established with voices below. Hopes now began to rise, and it was with great difficulty that the enormous crowds could be persuaded to keep a safe distance from the aper- ture. About a qua rter to 6 iii tl-te evening a, volunteer pit sinker made a descent, being lowered by a rope, and about five minutes afterwards one man wa,s rescued amidst the cheers of the anxious waiting crcwd. Ten minutes later a second man was brought up, and at intervals of ten minutes five men in all were rescued. The rescued men reported that still another of their company wa,,4 alive, and arrangements were being made for his rescue when an unfortunate incident cast a gloom over the rejoicings that had greeted the rescue of the five men.

THREE MORE MEN RESCUED.: A Dnmfermline correspondent telegraphs :— The three men who were imprisoned in Donibris- I tle Colliery, Damfermline, were rescued at a 2.15 on Thursday morning. Throughout Wed- nesday the work of reaching the entoml\ed men was carried on vigorously, and at 1 30 Thursday morning Robert Law, a miner, made the descent into the pit. He quickly established communica- tion with the imprisoned men, and in a short I time one of the men named Jones was brought to the surface amid the cheers of the anxious watchers, Two minutes later Alexander Bauld, who had been entombed for 66 hours, was carried up the gangway across the moss, and within a minute Sheddon, the last man, was also brought safely out. There was an intense feel- ing of relief among the crowd when it was announced that Law, the gallant rescuer, had boen safely brought up. Loud cheers were raised for Law, and the crowd dispersed after giving cheers for the manager who had directed the operations for saving the men. Eight miners are still entombed, but all hope for them has been abandoned. fli AN Jl

BURNING TOWNS AND FORESTS I The travelling fires by which a great part [ of Russia has been visited this summer (says the 'Daily Mail's'' correspondent) are becoming more "Daily Mail's'' correspondent) are becoming more and more numerous. The telegraph daily brings news of fresh outbreaks. Whole towns and vil- lages, manufactories, woods, and moors are being burned, and the extent of the damage which will be suffered by the. Government and private unin- sured individuals is, according to the estimate of reliable authorities, reaching the vast figure of £ 10,000,000 sterling. In all the. deviated towns, and particularly in Penza, evidences have been discovered of malicious incendiarism, which is epenly attributed by the people to the Jews. In consequence of this there is great hatred of the Jews in Witebsk and Penza, and cases of lynch- ing have occurred. But greater than the fires in the towns has been the destruction in the Im- perial forests and in the villages. It is estimated that a quarter of a million acres of timber forest had been laid waste during the past eight weeks, and no fewer than 18'1 villages have been completely or partially destroyed this summer. In the ca3e of the fires in the Imperial forests, it is suspected they have been started by private timber merchants, to whom the Government has sold no wood from many of their forests. R

A MISSION OF EXPIATION. The Chinese Mission of Expiation to Germany consists, all told, of fifty-six members, with Prince Chun, the Emperor's brother, at their head. The Prince is little more than a youth, but he was, no doubt, chosen for the important and unenviable dnty of expressing his country's regrets for the murder of the German Ambas- sador during the Boxer outbreak because of his royal rank. He speaks a little French and English, and is spoken of as a youth of liberal opinions who takes a keen interest in the pro- gress of European science. It is even stated that he proposes to visit some of the principal industrial centres and universities of Europe bcEoro his return to the Flowery Land. To an befoto his return to the Flowery Land. To an Prince Chun. interviewer at Naples last weeK ne is leporsea I to have said that China had always given a welcome to men of abience, and his brother, the I Emperor, intended to continue this tradition. He did not sav, or at any rate it is not recorded, what the Dowager Empress would have to say on this subject, and that is really what we all want to know. As regards the present situation in China, in spite of the Peace Protocol, the signing of which has been so long delayed for various reasons, it cannot be said that we have heard the last of the great Far Eastern question. It would be difficult to say how many questions still remain to be discussed and settled, but they are neither few nor trivial, and there are not wanting those who prophesy further trouble ahead. The alleged settlement to the practical man in the street appears to be more or less of a farce, a diplomatic make-believe arrangement as hollow and worthless as tho promises of the Dowager Empress and her advisers on which it is founded. And probably the man in the street is not far out.

LYNeHING HORRORS, New York, Monday.—Details are published here tc-dav of the lynching of the negro Notes, who was burned at the stake at Winchester, Tenn,esse, on suspicion of having assaulted and afterwards murdered a white woman. When being dragged to the place of torture, Noles told the mob with a smile that he had committed the crime, and that he did so because he had nothing else to do. When, however, he was tied to the stake and the torch was applied to his oil-soaked clothing, the poor wretch screamed in agony and appealed for mercy until he collapsed.—Central News.

MORTRECKLESS COLLFERS. On Saturday at Pontypool Police Court two colliers, Alfred Coldrick and Henry Howells, were summoned, the former for being in the possession of a pipe, and the latter for having a match found upon him at Messrs Partridge, Jones, and Co.'s Blaensychan Colliery. Evidence was given that the articles were found during a surprise search. The defendants, who both pleaded that they had no intention of breaking i the rules, were fined 20s each.

DOUBLE DROWNtNQ FATALITY, A double drowning fatality occurred at Greenock on Tuesday night. A little boynamed Dunlop, aged 9, was engaged in fishing off a pier at the east end of the town, when he overbalanced and fell into the water. William Groves, a bystander, jumped in after him, but both were carried away by the tide and drowned. Groves was a married man, and is said to have belonged to Coleraine.

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France v. Turkey, CRITICAL SITUATION. Relations Broken Off. Paris, Tuesday.—The following semi-official Note is published here :—'• On the 17th inst. an arrangement concerning the different matters in dispute was effected with the Porte,and its terms had been drafted by the Ottoman Minister of Foreign Affairs with the approval of the Sultan, who had promised M. Constans that this text would be handed to him on the following day. On the 19th inst. M. Constans telegraphed to Paris that none of the promises given by the Porte had been fulfilled f On the '21st M. Delcasse telegraphed to M. Con- stans that, in view of so complete a disregard of the iindei-talrings entered into, be could no longer continue the negotiations, and he reqnested him to inform the Porte that he had received orders to leave Constantinople. On the 23rd M. Con- stans accordingly made this communication to the Porte, and announced his departure for the 26th. On the latter date, none of the promises having been kept, the Ambassador left Constanti", j nople." Constantinople, McRday. With the departure of M. Constans to-day the relations between France and Turkey may now be regarded a3 broken off. The Turkish Ambassador to France has been requested by the Porte not to return to Paris.-Iteliter. Paris, Tuesday Afternoot-.t.-The semi-official Note issued this morning is regarded as an indi- cation that M. Delcasse views in a more serious light than was yesterday supposed the fresh phase into which the Franco-Turkish difficulty has entered. Private information represents the Minister for Fcreign Affairs as no longer dis- posed to regard as sufficient the satisfaction given concerning the claims of the quay com- pany, and intends demanding a settlement of all the difficulties pending with the Porte. Yesterday M. Constans. who was about to leave by express, received a visit from the Sultan's master of ceremonies, who strongly urged the French Ambassador to remain in Con- stantinople, addiug that the Sultan was ready to j make fresh concessions. M. Consta.ns replied that he could not admit that formal promises made by the Ottoman Gov- ernment with the Sultan's sanction should be broken. It was not a question of money, but of loyalty, and he therefore declined to enter into fresh negotiations. The French Minister there- fore left Constantinople, notwithstanding the representations of the Saltan's envoy. M. Con stans will reach Paris on Thursday morning, and will immediately have an interview with M. Del- casse. During the Ambassador's absence M. Bapst will have charge of the affairs of the Embassy, but will have only a limited responsi- bility should negotiations be resumed. His mission will probably, in fact, be confined tr. re- ceiving proposals from the Porte and communi- ca,ting the replies of the French Government.- Reuter. -ü.

PUBLICAN SUMMONED. Peculiar ease From Hirwain. At Aberdare Police Court on Tuesday (before Messrs T. Walter VViilioui,, and D. E. Williams) Morgan Morgan, Lamb Hotel, Hirwain, was summoned for being drunk on Sunday evening, the 18tb instant. Mr J. W. Evann defended. P.C. Lewis said that about 9 o'clock ic the even- ing in question the defendant caiie out of the house and walked up to him and asked why the publicans at Pontneatkvaugh.au were allowed to sell on Sundays, while at Hirwain they were not. This led the constable to advise him to go in, as 110 was drunk. He was staggering, and made use of vile language. He also made some offensive remarks to the witness. Cross-examined, witness sail he was on good terms with the defendant. It was true that he summoned the defendant before for being drunk, and the charge was dismissed bv the Bench. There were two men present the whole time. Witness did not tell the defendant to go in at first, as he thought he would behave himself. There wa.s some talk of the Masons Arms he knew that the defendant was inter- ested in that house. It was not after that, he told the defendant he was drunk. Dofendant did not offer to run him 100 yards as a test of their sobriety. He did not tell defendant to go and take a couplo of sodas and a swill, and show him- self to the magistrate as he did before. He toid him to take a soda. Mr Evans, for the defence, pointed out that as soon as his client was charged with being drunk he went to a medical man, who, however, was ill and could not see him. He then went to see a magistrate, but he too was unfor- tunately away. His client then went to the Hir- wain Police Station, and there saw the sergea.nt in charge and appealed to him as to whether he was drunk or not. That sergeant was in court that day, and the strange thing was they had not called him for the prosecution. Was it not clear that the sergeant would not go to the box and say the defendant was drunk ? The defendant, however, did more than that. He came to him (Mr Evans), and at his suggestion he went to the leading chemist in Hirwain, who would tell their Worships that he was quite sober. The defendant was then called, and fully bore out the state- ments of his advocate. Mr W. A. George, who saw the defendant at 9.50 p.m., said ho was per- fectly sober then and Morgan Edwards, who was present the whole time while the defendant and the constable were talking, swore that de- fendant was perfectly sober. The Bench dis- missed the summons. 'o..L.

OBITUARY. General Sir Charles Reid. General Sir Charles Reid, G.C.B., K.C.B., died at Sonthsea on Saturday. Sir Charles, who was born in London in 1819, had had a distin- guished military career. Entering the Army at the age of 16, he served in Upper Scinde under Sir Charles Napier in 1S43 with Sirmoor Bat- talion at Budiwal Aliwal, and Sobraon (brought the battalion out of action and had his horse twice wounded). He commanded the Sirmoor Battalion throughout the Indian Mutiny, and was present during the memorable siege of Delhi and commanded all advanced posts on the right of the Delhi ridge from June 8 to September 14, 1857, during which period 26 separate attacks on those positions were repulsed. He was severely wounded whilst commanding the 4th Column of assault on Delhi, September 14, 1857. Sir Charles, who was made a brevet-general in 1877, received the thanks of Parliament, and on four separate occasions during the Mutiny the thanks of the Government of India. He received the honour of knighthood in 1871. Professor James Robertson. The death occurred suddenly at Ballater, Aberdeeushire, on Saturday morning of Dr. James Robertson, professor of Church history, United Free Church College, Aberdeen. Dr. Robertson woke up early in the morning ill, and died half an hour afterwards. Deceased gradu- ated at Aberdeen University in 1886, and after teaching for some time at King's Lynn he studied for the Church. Having a brilliant University career, in 1871 he was ordained a missionary of career, in 1871 he was ordained a missionary of the Free Church of Scotland, and joined the Duff College, Calcutta. In 1877 he became pr in si pal of Doreton College, Calcuttr,-a combined secon- dary school for Europeans and Eurasians, and eventually in 1881 he resumed his connection with the Duff College, where he worked with marked success till 1884, when he returned to Scotland owing to ill health, resigning his Cal- cutta, appointment. He was a,ppointed professor of Church history at the Free Church College, Aberdeen, in 1887, in succession to the late Dr. Binnie, and he was created a Doctor of Divinity by the Aberdeen University in 1892 in recogni- tion of his abilities as a Churchman. Dr. Robertson, who had held the position of chair- man of Aberdeen School Board for a number of years, was widely recognised as a distinguished authority on educational matters. I Sir Joseph Puiiey. Sir Joseph Pulley, Bart., died on Sunday at his estate at Lower Eaton, Hereford. The deceased baronet, who was 79years of age, was at one time member of Parliament for Hereford. He was one of the original meraBers of the Devonshire Club. Alderman Pendrill Charles, Neath. We regret to announce the death of Alderman Pendrill Charles, J.P., Neath, which took place on Monday at his residence, Plasnewydd. The deceased was taken ill on Wednesday last, and dangerous symptoms were developed on Monday morning, death supervening at night. Alderman Charles was one of the best-known public men in the borough of Neath, and was ield in great respect by all sections of the community, He had occupied a seat on the Neath Town Council for many years, and was mayor of the town as far back as 1864. Only a few weeks ago his portrait was painted by a distinguished artist, the alderman being resolved to present the portrait to the town. Alderman Charles was the head of a large hardware firm, and was eminently successful in all his business affairs. He was a Churchman and a Conservative. The deceased gentleman—who was in his 75th year- leaves a widow, three sons, and one daughter, one of the sons being the ex-mayor of Neath, Alderman H. P. Charles. Mr Oliver Norris, a Severn Tunnel Pioneer. Mr Oliver Norris, when near Bristol Railway Station on Monday, fell to the ground uncon- scious, and died almost immediately. The coroner's jury found death attributable to syncope, arising from fatty degeneration of the heart. Mr Norris was 74 years of age, and was very well known on both sides of the Severn. He bad a largo farm near the New Passage, and became famous as one of the pioneers of the Severn Tunnel. The Great Western Railway I Company gave him the responsible work of exca- vating the preliminary heading beneath the river, and this work he successfully carried on I until the grea.t spring on the Monmouth side overwhelmed the works. Then Mr T. A. Walker appeared on the scene, and in spite of great diffi- culties completed the undertaking that Mr Norris had begun. A few years ago the Great Western Railway Company joined in a presentation, in which the services of Mr Norris were recognised, I He was a shrewd, kindly-hearted man, with.much | natural enterprise. At the close of the inquest an expression of regret at his death was made by the representative of the Great Western Com- pany.

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More Boer Murders. BRITISH REPRISALS. Order to Lord Kitchener. ANOTHER PROCLAMATION. The following from Lord Kitchener to the Secretary at State for War was issued on Wednesday night :— PKETORIA, August 25. Sworn evidence has been brought to my notice by General Elliot that ou June 6 Lieutenant Muir, of the New South Wales Artillery, and Privates Harvey aad Blunt were shot down at Graspan, near Reitz, after they. bad surrendered. I have forwarded to Steyn and Botha copies of these statements. In view of the above despatch the following telegram has been sent by the Secretary of State for War to Lord Kitcheiier:- War Office, August 28th. We understand you have as yet received no satisfactory assurances respecting the murder of our wounded at Vlakfontein. In view of the occurrences in your telegram of 25th inst. we are of opinion that you should notify by proclamation that the members of any commando by which such an outrage may be committed who may be captured, and after trial proved to have been present on such an occasion, will be held guilty, whether they actually committed the deed or not that the leaders of the commando will be sentenced to death, and other members of the commando punished by death or less sentence, according to the degree of their complicity. Commandant Scheepera.

SURRENDER AT ZEERUST. ZEERUST, August 20th. The enemy in this district are keeping very quiet. Two Boers have surrendered. Many more are expected to surrender in. the course of tha next few days. The local burghers are taking the oath of allegiance. Rain is badly wanted here, but the health of the garrison is excellent.

MORE SURRENDERS. (Press Association Special Telegram.) MIDDELBCRG, Cape Colony, Wednesday. Four rebels surrendered at Steynabuig yester- day. Lord Kitchener's proclamation is having a good effect in the Orange River Colony. Head- quarters report almost daily surrenders of small parties of Boers. Remnants of Kritzinger's com- mando are still in Cape Colony. They are almost all dismounted ana badly clothed.

MORE CAPTURES. (Router's Telegram.) MASERU, Tuesday. During the recent operations north of Lady., brand some sharpshooters from Warringham and Ladybrand, under the command of Major Stewart and Captain Thomas, operating in the difficult country of the Koransberg, surrounded a farm and captured use Boers, besides numerous rifles: a quantity of ammunition and stock, and many horses, without suffering any loss. The farm was used as a remount depot by the Boers.

PERJURY SOMEWHERE. (Central News Telegram). KIMBERLEY. Wednesday Night. In hearing cases at the Treason Court here to- day Judge Solomon, the president, commented on the unreliable character of the bulk of the evi- dence, and the conflict in the testimony of the various witnesses ia most of the cases. It was quite distressing to him. He inferred there was deliberate perjury somewhere. Apparently the witnesses for the defence were in the same boat as the prisoners, and their sympathy fort hem led tbem to distort tbefacts.

PRIVATE HHOT BY BOERS, (Reuter s Telegram.) KIMBERLEY. Wednesday. A private of the Kimberley Regiment has been shot by Boers on Webster's Farm, saves miles north of this place.

300 YEOMANRY L08T-. A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR. An extraordinary story of the total loss to att record and knowledge of two officers and some 300 men of his Majesty's South African army, which incidentally throws some light on the Yeomanry scandal, has just leaked out. The two officers and 300 men have not been captured by the Boers, nor have they appeared as missing in any list of casualties, for they were lost some time before they left England, and only the vaguest rumours of their whereabouts have since been forthcoming. The following is the story :—Many months ago when the war fever was at its height, a Yorkshire gentleman and officer offered to raise a body of Yorkshire Volunteer Artillerymen for service in South Africa on condition that he waa allowed to himself command them. The offer was after some hesitation accepted by the War Office, and soon afterwards there arrived in London some 300 sturdy Yorkshiremen gathered from the farming and manufacturing centres of the North Riding-a.11 of them Volunteer Artillerymen. They caused at the time some amusement by their extraordinary appearance, for the majority of them were dressed partly iu their private clothes, and partly in the uniform oi the Volunteers to which they belonged. Some had on helmets and corduroys, others had on jack- boots and military breeches, while the rest oL their attlire was the ordinary attire affected by countrymen when they visit the Metropolis. Dsspite their heterogeneous appearance they weri instthe material which was required, and Captaiif Grigg, the officer who had raised them, was ver) proud of his men. Khaki soon gave the necessarj regular appearance to the troops, and a nama being proposed for them they were called the 98th Company (North Riding of Yorkshire) ro" perial Yeomanry. From the day that they were christened nothing more h»s been heard of them. They dis- appeared from all record as completely as if they had never been. After a time it occurred to the War Office that 2, knowledge of the whereabouts of the 98th Company would be interesting, and the inquiries ¡ then began which had been carried on to this day without anyone becoming any the wiser. Aldershot reported at the time that it was be- lieved that the 38th Company had gone to South Africa. Socn after they were reported to be at Kimberley, but in reply to a cable the office! commanding the communications reported that no such company as the one named had passecf i through Capo Town or any other of the South { African ports. Inquiries in Yorkshire showed that the mefi were not in Yorkshire following their ordinarj employment. The most diligent inquiries it. I South Africa failed to find the corps, but never- theles letters arrived at many vJllages in tht North Riding from thomen, describing plenty oi fighting which thsy had had. The letters werf forwarded to the Yeomanry officers in London< but as the only address which many of them bor £ was 10 miles from Nowhere," or On tha but as the only address which many of them bort: was 10 miles from Nowhere," or On tha Veldt," it was impossible to locate them. Sin- gularly enough a letter written by one of thO 9Sth Company was received from Aldershot, io which the trooper described how sick they were of waiting for orders to proceed to the front. It is now nearly a year since the 98th dis- appeared, and though the inquiries have beeC going on all that time the mystery remains un solved. The War Office have only one nope, which is, that its decision to open an office in London f the settlement of the Yeomanry pay arrears win1 lead to the men discovering themselves. A Central News representative who madf inquiries was informed that South Africa was large place. It was admitted that there wfbs no knowledge of the men's whereabouts, but it wflf believed they were fighting somewhere. AD Exchange Cc-mpany's telegram says:-AS inquiry will be held into the circumstances ofth* enlistment in the Yeomanry of men who coolct not ride or shoot.

PLEASURE BOAT LOST. A Lloyd's Fleetwood telegram of Tuesday's date says :—The pleasure boat Dorcas, of Millomr foundered in the Lune last night. The crew werf landed here by the Barrow lifeboat. One men was dead. The yacht Dorcas was found in a helpless coW, dition drifting in Lune Deep, Morecambe Bay- According to tho statement of survivors, tM yacht left Morecambe on Monday morning, aDd was buffeted about for several hours before tM steam trawler Marr, of Fleetwood, throw a to rope to her. In seizing the rope Ashburner feI! overboard, and Woods, a dack hand, ju-peo into the boiling sea, and kept him up till tW arrival of the lifeboat. "A'

As an illustration of the Archbishop of terbury's brusqueness, it is- related that a w known London vicar had been summoned to Fn^ ham, and on being shown into the stndy fotm^ the Bishop hard at work writing. Not a wotv passed for a few minutes, o.nd then the Bishop looked up and rasped out, What do you want The clergyman replied. "I want a. chair, ) Lord," when the Bishop at once became »» pleasantness and isatov«it.~