Evening Express

TO-DAY'S WEATHES. WEEK'S TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL. The following tabic gives the temperature arid rainfall at CW!.t.y-Vil. Penarth. for 24 hours, as read at 9.0 a.m., and entered to tha preceding, fiay. 'ItMPKBATUKK. IhTIt.. I -NIA LL. "n Min. Mi a 1 SaturdsM .4 S7 6V5 "00 -iimi-.v ü 60 7 0 no 8; 50 1"5 0> J ue 84 60 -(J 00 W-dij sliy 2 82 fl 71-5 -ff) Tinirs'l.iy > 84 59 71-3 '37 tridiiy 4 gO 6) i 69-3 *12

POWOERANDSHOT. Last night's thunderstorm broke directly over Porthcawl, but dreamy residents only imagined 't another row in the local council over the sea-v all and the water. • » s • • m The soulh beach at Aberystwyth is Icoked upon by local municipal experts as an unsaf-e place for bathing, and the council have had a notice board to that effect put up on the shore. The resolution of the council has advertised the batting advaatag:s of the beach. Nobody interferes, and the warning, like many others, :s loft unnoticed. The drowning accidents only occur in places not marked" dangerous." Such arc the pranks of Fate. The London Sun joins in the general epening of eyes since the Cardiff National Eis- teddfod, and believes that in the matter of the Celtic languages there is at the present moment a lit-arary revival, and a literary fede- ration for the purpose of fostering the study of the Gaelic languages would probably be of much service. The three countries cotild help each other, and help themselves at the same tim e. t Ratepayers will read with great interest the award of the arbitrator in the recent b3. I tween the Aberdovey Urban Council and the contractors of tha waterworks. The CQuno") hid offcrerl to pay £ 500 in settlement of th? claim, but the cDntractors refused this, and the case had to be proceeded with. The resuit is that the contractors are awarded the sum ot I £ ^20 2s. in settlcmnt of all claims arising from tho contract. Further, each party is adjudged I to bear ts ewn costs and half the cost of the award. The couac'l is now hugging itself. ».•.». t ». I The sea-serpent story-farmers have been silent even over Bank Holiday this year. But. alas! where there's a vacancy there is in- evitably something near to All t. The crew evitably something near to fill t. The crew of the good ship Glooscap have been badly frightened, if we arc to believe the latest story. The log tells that they were chased in mid. I ocean by a derelict which it was Impossible to outstrip. After many of th3 sailors had be- come almost insane the wreck disappeared Thanks! We would rather stick to the old- fashioned serpent-even the one which proved such a disappointment recently at Port Talbot, The romantic news cf our great peace adver- tisement, the Czar, has moved a poet as soon as it is published. He sums the "threatened abdication of the Czar up for home purposes very briefly thus- I am sated with sigh'ng for Peace, I am jaded with jumping on Finns, I I am sick of my Secret Police, My advisers are Louis de Grins! I w 11 roll up my Rescripts and Maps, Abandon all glitter and sham- But, turning it over, perhaps, I think I will stay where I am! The thunderstorms along the Welsh coast yesterday avoided Swansea, but the explana- tion, furnished by one in the know, is simple. The corporation fancied the storm might dis- turb the judges since the court was hot sitting, and managed to reserve it for an assize or county-court day, when amongst the other noises a simple storm will not be noticed. I • • • » • • Here is an interesting educational compari- son:—In Scotland 61 per cent, of the elemen- tary teachers are fuily qualified certificated adults, in England 41 per cent., in Wales 37 per cent. Practically only one-th'rd of the Welsh elementary school teachers are fully equipped for their work. the other two-thirds being either juvenile apprentices or partially or wholly un- qualified adults. Looked at in another way, I the staff employed g'ves to each certificated adult 45 children urider the London School Board, 71 children in all Scotland, 93 children in I all England, and 104 in Wales. • • • • • • The ideas of local legislators in rural Wales are always interesting, if not instructive. The governors of the Newtown Schools have just disposed of a problem after the best cf these interesting methods. The educational argu- ment is summed up like this: The finance committee approved of a desire of the head- mistress (Miss Powell) to devote more time to technical work, and to allow the majority of the pupils to take cooking. This meant in the greater number of cases giving up Latin, which would only be taught to girls who intended proceeding to a. university. The com- mitteo recommended that the teaching of cooking be continued for the two winter terms. The 'adoption of the recommendation was agreed to. The Radical friends of the widow and orphan at "Poor-law elections swarm like a shoal of mackerel. The widow and orphan then hear very little more about their friends until the next election, when the mackerel come :.n shoato again.. This is well illustrated by a case which has come before the Caersws Guardians. A poor widow from Llanidloes, who had been in receipt of 2s. per week, made application for the continuance of t.hi3 scanty allowance. Mr. John Lewis. one of the guardians, was, how- ever, shocked to-learn that one of the woman's daughters was following the genteel employ- ment of monitress at the National School, and he conceived the idea that she might be earn- ing a trifle more, in addition to having her food and lodgings provided, if she went into service. He moved a resolution that the mother's relief be reduced to a shilling per week, a.nd Mr. D. Lloyd, following in the foot- steps of Mr. Lewis, remarked that the g'rl ought to be removed from the National School to service. To the lasting shame of the board, be it said, this motion was carried. Talking of education and Dr. Macnaniara in another column, we discover that Wales has I 337 school boards for 216,000 school board chil. I dren. London has one school board for more than twice the number of school board children. That .s the anomalous beauty of British local government. Cardigan-hire for 8,000 school board schildrcn has 38 school board;; Crdiff for 21,000 children has onei school board, and so on. According to our educational experts, the multiplication of the vilbgJ boards means wasto of money on unnecessarily multiplied little picces of auto- nomous machinery. Take the Verwick School Board, in Cardigan. This is an affair quite Gilbertian in its working. It has one school I with an average of 43 children. To lock after these they have a separate school board of five members and a paid clerk. A rate of a penny in the pound brings in zC7 3.9. in Verwick. The clerk's salary and the legal and other adminis- trative charges comes to JE16 6-. lad.-y(r a j twopenny rate gone before they get to the school at all. The result is that Welsh villag3 boards .that do their duty are bound to run their rates up to 2s., 2s. 6L, and even 2s. lOd. in the pound-with non-board villages conti- guous raising .nothing at all locally. •* Dr. Macnamara has not finished girding at ^\o;sh educaticn, and the more ws flatt r our- selves over our progress the mnre the great educationalist hauls down our dignity. Srehk- in at Cardigan, the doctor nought to ili w that Wales was worse eff than the Orkney I lands., He remembered that whfcn speaking at Mcr- thyr last November he contrasted the condi- j tion of tho Welsh primary schools wlth th". of England and Gf Scitland, with the result that in respect of all the essentials that go to make up an efficient popular school sy-tcr- tho attendance of the school children; th agj up t3 which they stayed at -chooi; the money spent 'en th2 primary fcho'.l; and the quality and number of the tehohers employ 3d— "Lle;; came out "a bad third." This j 'flErmcnt hid b-ca freely canvassel, which in itself v;as j a giod tiling, for the more people interested I themselves in their schools, the mere those | schools would flourish. But the enly really 1 serious criticism levelled agairst tad- third" speech NY,i the flCt th it it was made by a, stranger from London. And to make, the1 thing worse, here he was again, quit: un-e- pontant, to drive home with a later ret of 1 official figures his criticisms cf last Novcinter. H urged Welsh people not to he misled by flamboyant appeals to their local patriotism. Thoir elementary school system was ferlcusly lacking, and, therefore, much of their zoal t for intermediate and higher education must suffer in consequence.

r ————— t OFFICER'S DIVORCE SUIT. CURIOUS STORY OF A QUIXOTIC < MARRIAGE. In the Divcrce Court cn Monday Justice Bucknill heard what he described as the. strangest story ever told in that court. It was the petition of Captain William Augustu-i 1 Adams, 5th Lancers, for the d.solution of his marriage on the ground? that his wife had committed adultery at the Midland Hotel with c 1 101 the co-respond-jnt, Dell. The petitioner married his wife, who was then Mrs. Drum- mond Wolff, a widow, at the earnest request of Mrs. Howard KingscotdT a relative of hers, to save Mrs. Wolff from pecuniary ruin. Sh? was at that time threatened with bankruptcy and criminal proceedings, she having, said I counsel committed perjury in swearing an un- true affidavit in crdcr that Mrs. Howard Kings- cote could raise money. At the time plaintiff promised to marry Mrs. Woiff they had not even seen one another. It was arranged that they should never live together, nor was she I ever to ank him for support. Captain Adams went to India, and. pfter filing one petition for divorce, which was di-missed for want of evidence, respondent was discovered with co- respondent at th» Midland Hotel, and this peti- tion was filed.—His Lordship said there was nothing against petitioner's conduct ns an English gentleman or officer. His conduct was almost quixotic. All that could be said p^ainst him was that he was very ignorant of the ways of the world.—A decree ni-i was g.-ant^d.

ADMIRAL DEWEY TA NAPLES. A Central News telegram fnom Naples on Monday ravs;—All the American Consuls of Southern Italy have arrived here to salute Admiral Dewey. The Consuls fr-.m other parts will wait, upon him at Leghorn and Genoa. The Naples "Pungolo" has a warm and appre- ciative criticism of Admiral D?wey's proceed- ings at Manila, and. in remarking on his appearance at Naples, says that the amiability he has displayed recalls the style of the "grands seigneurs."

SAMOAN COMMISSION. A Renter's telegram from San Francisco on Alo,)d,ty s-t,The United States warship Badger arrived here yesterday, with Mr. Tripp and -L.aron Sternberg. United States and Ger- LllIl Sainoan Commissioners, abonrd. The Commissioners will proceed to Washington to-day.

ROSS HORSE SHOW. The tenth annual show in connection with the Ross Horse Improvement Society was held at Tudorville, Ross, on Monday. The entries, although not so many as last year, were good, and a splendid let of horsos wene on show. The chief prize-winners were Mr. W. Till,, of Tre- wcrgan, who gained several firsts; Mr. R. C. B. Cave, of Colwall, who took first in the brood mare class. with "The Geisha," which gained firglilionours at the Hereford Show last week; Mr. A. W. Foster, president of the society; Mr. W. D. Taylor, Monmouth; and Mr. E. Lewis, Monmouth. Prizes to-iho amount of E250 were awarded, and also the silver medals by the Hunters Improvement Society. The show was well attended.

TWO MURDERERS RESPITED. A communication was received at Walton Gaol, Liverpool, on Monday from the Home1 Office intimating that the sentence on Martin Tighe. a pit-sinker, of Wigan, condemned to death for the murder of hi;: wife, and that of Catherine Levens, sentenced to death for the murder of John Tracey and Mary Tracey, husband and wife, at Liverpool, by throwing a lighted lamp at them, have been reprieved. Both prisoners were recommended to mercy by the jury. They received the news with thank- fulne33.

CLEEVES' CREAMERY BUTTER awarded First Prize Gold Medal at the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Show, Liverpool, 1899.—Cleevc Erothers, 22. Sir Thomas-street, Liverpool, and at Limerick, Manchester and London. E7684 SIR JOHN LUBBOCK'S BEST HUNDRED BOOKS were selected cut of a great many thomands and hundreds of thousands. It was a very good choice, ),tit it might not pleasa every one, because there were so many other fa-iurites "n the field. It is quite different with HORLICK'S MALTED MILK. No one who knows its merits would think of selecting any other artificial focd for children or invalids, became :t is th3 best of all. All other?; re- auire added milk; Horlick's haq only to be diluted with hot water. It i also the most nourishing of all. and is so easily digested that no stomach, however det cate. will reject it. It is an excellent diet for all invalids and dyspeptics. Your chemist will supply it. Price Is. 6d.. 2s. 6d.. and lis. A free sample, with pxplaratorv matter, will be sent. cn applica- tion. by Horlick and Co., 34, Farringdon-road, London, E.C. Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters purifies the Blood and stimulates the c'rcnlaticm. Bottles 2s. 9d. and 4*. 6d. Beware of Imitations. See the name Gwilym Evans on Label. Rtamp and Bottle. e4919—4 A Renter's telegram from Valencia on Sun- day says:-A fight took place here to-day at the door of the church between a party of Catholics and Freethinkers. Four persons were injured, including a priest. Bv taking a course of Owilym Evans' Quinine Bitters sufferers from Indigestiott, Biliousness, and eycry phase of Dyspepsia are rapidly re- lieved. Bottles 2s. 9d. ahd 4s. 6d. Avoid imita- tions. e4519—1 A SPOTLESS COMPLEXION.—Sulphollne Lotion clears off all imperfections in a few davs Pimples. Roughness. Tan. Uncomfortable Skin Disfigurement" cntirelv fad: awav. leaving a beautiful skin. Shilling Bottles of Sulpholine «vf,rvwhere --4

EFFECTIVE HELP INSIDE j CHE OWNELIS' ASSOCIATION. HORE LIGHT ON SIn WILLIAM'S RESIGNATION. i PROPHECY AND ITS SPEEDY FULFILMENT. A labour correspondent contributes the fol- owing to Monday's "Tian;" :-The announce- ment made 0111 weeks ago that Sir William rhomas Lc IN- bad resigned his position as ea.der of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Doalowuers' Association was news of ,r^ it mportaiico. For more than hilf a century he lad been the acknowledged leader cf the main 1 [Jcdy of the W elh coalowncrs. He had devoted himself to their interests, and he had never been sparing of his labour on their behalf since the days when he devoid fix months rf toil to the elaboration of the details cf the sliding- scal.e; ho had led them to victory in minor d s- put- mors than cnce. and upen hirn had fallen the iion's s'mtre of the work and the anxiety inseparable from she prolonged conflict, of last year. That conflict, which may be prcnounced wi'hout hesitation to have been forced upon the employers, ended in a victory for them which was costly, no doubt, but of priceless value. One re ult of it was an addition to the number of adrlre-ses presented to Sir William Lewis by' his brother coal^wners, who felt, no doubt, when they signed the addre-s that they owed him a debt of gratitude. And now the man who has practically controlled the policy of the c0a:owne::3 since the infancy if t112 trade, since the days when the ironmasters ruled ail thing-, regarding the mere coalowr.ers as petty and inconsiderable traders, has resignei his position. That is a vcrv serious fact, and it is quite worth while to look fr the causes of it. I, is not to be found in Sir Wil- liam's age. In the -ni?re matter of years he is well advanced, and his ]if? has 1 con one cf arduous and unremitting labour. He appears almost, to in the railway train, and his very holidays are enjoyed at an express rate. In fact, his capacity for work is equalled enly by his appetite for it and his powers are far from beiii- exhaust ;d. He has not retired because he desires to rest upon his cars, but because his po-itlon no longer tenable. If, ;n explaining why he has ret're: I seem to up- hold the policy which he has pnrsued. it i- bccause after close association with him and with oh-- men who have been f^rccd to fight the same kind of fight wh:ch he has fcught. I venture to claim that I nnder-iand his cha- racter and his mot:vc3 at least as well as any living man. TJTE STRONGEST LEADERS OF EMPLOYERS. My most intrre-ting work frr the "Times" ha? been accmp'i.-iied in connection with dis- putes betwicn capital and labotsr, cr employers and employed. during the ra=t twelve yiars or thereabouts. In that period it has beeri inv good fortune to come across a few jir'ii; and able leaders rn both sHes. and a great nvinv who were w,ak and incorr.netent. The former hove been us-d w'e it was convenient to m ko lice of them; the latter have ol,.t, a great deal cf cheap notoriety. The former have nearly al-.v .y.s been misunderstood and m:cc-.n-trr.ed, and they have been the '•oustant butto of jealous attack; the latter have usually escaped scot- free. Incomparably the stro" g'?ot leaders of employers of recent year; have been the !"t Colonel Dy-er, Mr. George Livcsey, and Sir Wm. Thom:i3 Lewi-. Raoh one of them has been misunderstood and mi*coi!s'rn*d in th" most consistent fashion and such misunderstand- ing and .misconstruction has been the insepar- able accident of their positions. Shcr force of character raised, them to the position of leader3 and kept them there. They have one and all won handsome victories after an arduous straggle. They havo one and ail been held responsible for evcrv Ftcn tabe'i in the course of the struggle, although in every case snch steps have been endor el and approved by represent1 tire comnvtiees. They have been the spoilsmen and the leader? they have had to bear the brunt of obloquy and abuse and they have been described in tho press, and on trie platform, and from the pulpit as oppressors of the poor, and as bard men. Yet these men. every on of them, have not only professed, but have also shewn prac- tical sympathy for the working man even at the time when thev were resisting the tyranny of the New Unionism in his interests and their own. Long before his untimely and lamentable death Colonel Dyer had for- mulated many scheme; for the benefit of working engineers, and those who had the fortune to be his frien Is knew that he was animatad by an intense desire to advance the prosperity cf the workman, which is often a very different thing from his so-called cause. Mr. George Livesey's, profit-sharing system may have been a sad blow to the GasWorkers' Union, but it was an unmixed blessing to the gasworkers employed in South London. Sir William Lewis founded the s'iding-sca!e system in South Wales—Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., says he did not, but let that paso-and it proved to be of inestimable benefit to the South Wales colliers. Still, when there has been a fight, these men have been the leaders, and they have had to pay th,e penalty. THE SfiCRET OF VICTORY. Only those who have been behind the scenes know, and not all of them will reveal, that a great part of the success of these men, when a conflict has become inevitable, has been due to persistent advocacy in camera of the just claims of the working'man. They were strong when occasion called for it, but they were never harsh. They won their vic- tories because when the time of conflict came they had never shown themselves adverse to concession when justice and the interests of th3 trade, which, unfortunately, do not always coincide, demanded it. For example. Sir Wm. Lewis, in his room at the Institute at Cardiff, has fought many a quiet fight for the collier against many a petty tyrant. This I know from his own lips, not in connection with this present crisis, but from conversations extend- ing over many years, and it is confirmed from external evidence by an article in the "Ship- ping World":—"We have been assured by a well-known member of the association that he has received from time to time dozens of letters bearing the signature of the ex-chairman ol the sliding-scale committee asking for expla, nations why his firm had not paid the full rate of wages in this cr that department." Thie is a witness cf truth, and it is no less true that. Sir William Lewis and the sliding scale have quite as often been instrumental it keeping up wages as in depressing them. The fault, from the point of view of agitators seek ing after immediate popularity, and from th< point of view of small owners wishing foi speedy returns and careless of the future, mv been that, knowing the coal trade thoroughly and having made a special study of the com petition to which it is exposed in all parts 0: the world, he has never been induced to maki mprudent concessions for the sake of presen' popularity. The various addresses on thE state and prospects of the coal trade whiel he has delivered to his brother coalowners ar< monuments of painstaking research and o: shrewd foresight. WHY SIR WILLIAM RESIGNED. The reasons for Sir William's resignation of an oflloe which he had filled absolutely require merely to be stated in order to be understood. The Coalowners' Association at the end of the recent dispute had spent a vast amount of money, and had lost a great quantity of profits. They had won .a great victory. During the conflict those of the non-associated owners Who did not make common cause with the association had kept their pits at work, and had made huge profits. Some of them had made, not merely profits, but fortunes, as for- tunes are reckoned in districts less opulent. But this had not iWbn effected without raising wages to a. standard which was bound to be inconveniently high when trade came back to its normal conditions. Of these non-asso- ciated owners some. after the end of tho strike, desired to become members of the association. The majority, of the then members, believing, no doubt, that it was a wise policy to broaden the basis of the association, were in favour of admitting them; Sir William Thomas Lewis and a minority were in resolute opposition to this policy. Their view was that if the time of stress came again these men would be most likely to desert the coalowners' cau.se. Some of them, indeed, had been members before, and had deserted Again, they held that it was not fair that the resources of the association should be used to coerce the work- men in the employment of the proposed mem- bers, and to level their wages down to the general standard It was suggested that terms should be imposed upon the proposed new members: that they should be compelled to settle this inevitable waees dispute before admission. But Sir William was inflexible on the point. for he had no doubt in his own mind that such terms could not be imposed effectually. Sir William was outvoted, and he resigned his position. He was entreated to re-consider his decision, and to receive a deputation, and to hear their arguments. But, quite courteously, he declined to receive the deputation. He had made up his mind once and for all; and although he was, no doubt, annoyed at the course which events had taken, he was not the man to take decided action merely because he was annoyed H? foresaw that if he assented to the admission of these men, and if he remained chairman, they would use the association for their own purposes, and ha would be compelled to appear as their advo- cate. Some of his best friends thought he was wrohg in his judgment, and even after his resignation the "Shipping World" wrote: -"In consequence of this determined action of Sir William Lewis in emphasising the object of the non-associated owners in seeking admission to the coal association at the present time, there is no doubt that the coal association, a.s well as the wo lumen employed at the non- associated collieries, will greatly benefit—inas- much as the non-associated owners will hardly ittempt their intended levelling down of their .vorkmen's wages in the face of what Sir Wil- iam has repeatedly stated." PROOF OF HIS FORESIGHT. But Sir William Lewis, although he may J lave faults of manner, and although years of idministraticn have made him a masterful nan as well as a kindly, knows the coal trade ind knows human nature. His foresight has oeen abundantly justified, for, while it is quite ] true that the new members must get their r tvorkmeii to siga the sliding-scale agreement before they attain tho full benefits of mem- ] bership. the following- ietUr has been addressed to Mr. John Williams, the m ners' ag« lit. It M tolls its own ii'le with singular plainnors. Scl-; 1 loni has i.royiieey been more rap.cuy iui- j iilled: 1 "Dear Sir,—We beg to inform you tha t ive have now become members of theMon-i^ tnouthslnre and South Wales Coalowners' ] Association, and it is necessary that eacl. of our workmen should forthwith sign o. 1 con- ] tract book now 111 force at an ass'jciauon coi- j < lieries And we request that 3 011 will be good 1 enough to use youn influence with the work- men in obtaining the.r signatures to the No. 1 book, so as to Drmg them into accord with the existing sluling-scalo agreement." [This is signed by the Graigola-Merthyr Company (L.mited), Glasbrook Bros., Samuel Thomas, Thomas Williams and Sons, Pr.mrose Coal Company, Hc lley's Colliery Company, D. Lewis (Gwynca and Castle), and D. lLury and Brothers ] .To this Mr. Williams replied:—"Your letter has been duly considered by the executive committee of the South Wales Miners* l'V-d: ra- tion, on the 4th inst., when the foilowir.g resolu- tion was unanJmousiy adopted:—"That the workmen employed at those col.itri-es whose owners have recently joined the South Wales and Monmouthshire Coalowners' Association are instructed not to vign the sliding-scale agl'eement-r in other words. Na. 1 contract book—until existing contracts are first iega-ly terminated.' And, in effcct, the outlook in South Wales is not hxpl)y. r

THEATRE LOYAL, CARDIFF. Probably tk» most amusing musical comedy on tour at the present time is "The Gay Parisienne," which was rrcd.iced at tha Iheatro R»yal. Card ff, ou Monday cvering 111 the pre-cnce of a packed house. The plot is admir- ably vritton by George Dance in his most ex- hilantinl style, and. while it i'< tho quintes- sence of fun, there is au entire absence of vul- garity. Although there hive been several changcs recently in Mr. William Greet's com- pany, there is an esprit de corps v.hich makes the production particularly picas-arable, and convinces the audience at th'3 outset cf a deter- mined desire to entertain and amuse. From start to iin:s-i there is not a dull moment. The songs are up to date, well sung, and ex- eeedingly humorous, and the funny bits of 'eye-play intrc.I iced by the leading characters :idl materially to the success of the comedy.

GRAND THEATRE, CA TIDIFF. Ample as are the proportions cf the Grand Theatre, Card.ff, so large was the number o-f th-se anxious to witness "'lh King of Crime" on Monday night that hundreds were turned away. Messrs. Dittridg2 and Longden's com- pany have visited Cardiff on previous occasicns, and the hearty welcome accorded came as 110 surprise, icr their prediction wa3 full of inci- dent throughout. Humour, too, has Its turn, and tho -.Yoking out of the plot, the scene of which was laid in France, went as smoothly as anyone cou'd wish. Taken all round, the com- pany is one far above tho average.

THE EMPIRES. CARDIFF. Th9 Que?n-street house was packed long .before the first parf rmance on Monday night nvas t'med to commence, and at nine o'cxck corresponding difficulty was experienced. Those wh::J were not fortunate enough to obtain admission are deserving cf sympathy, inasmuch as the programme this wk is one cf the be^t which Mr. Stoll has prov.de 1. The Brothers Home Troupe deservedly head the b II. their sketch, "The Eitcr B:t," being one of the most humorous th.U has ever been placed upon the boaids. Miss Florrie Galllmore j. a- popular as ever, and sings a couple of new songs, which bring an encore. I11 reply to this she develops a. sentimental vein, which dims the eyfas of the inure susceptible part of her audience, and brings her mere applause than ever .When the curtain goes up on Ara, Zebra, Vera, and another, the spectators beg-in to think they have been transported to America, and are among a tribe of Red Indians. The troupe, however, soon remove their wigwams and indulge in a number of very clever acrobatic feats. Athas and Collins, the Litter a sister of the great "Lottie," give a very excellent turn, which includes singing, dancing, and burlesque acting. Miss Lillie Langtry is a vivacious young lady who knows thoroughly well how to please and in response to a re-call she gave a very graceful dance. Verno and Voyce introduce something new in the comedy line, and sing well-tuned duets. Booker and Narbis are also a gocd turn, and Jake Graham has a happy knack of running the names of plays and newspapers into amus- ing prose. NEWPORT. The sliding roof of the new liall at Newport ,makes the place delightfully cool and refresh- ing. Mr. G. Nobel bowed to his first Newport assembly on Monday, and a right royal wel- come he had. His ventriloquism is almost incredibly good. The Three Avolos have many old-time friends in Uskside. and by their new selections on the xylophones re-won the applause of old. A novel turn is that of Mr. Frank Craig, in his champion dances. Sarina, a contortionist, is a veritable human com- plexity, while a lineal perplexity is Mdlle. Lalo on her bicycle. Julia Kent and Arthur Alex- ander, in "The Soldier and the Maid"; the Sisters Santley. duettists; and Dora Clements, a vocalist danseuse. arc also finished artistes. SWANSEA. At the Empire Harry Tate made a big hit by his clever imitations of music-hall celebrities, and he is an jespscial favourite at the High- street house, whilst 'among a number of excep- tionally good turns engaged for the holidays were Pablo Diaz. the flying serpent, and the O'Malleys. The house was much overtaxed on Bank Holiday.

THE LYCEUM, NEWPORT. There were two gratifying audiences at the Lyceum on Monday to witness the widely- known Grip of Iron," which, like other pro- ductions of Arthur Sh:rley, has "incident" galore. The drawing-room scene in the fifth act is a scenic triumph. Mr. John A. Atkins's "company give the piece a finished representa- tion. Mr. Fred Powell, who takes the chief role, has done so for over 4,000 time3.

WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AN IMPORTANT APPLICATION IN LONDON. Rees v. Richards.—On Monday (before Lords Justices A. L. Siiith, Vaughan Williams, and Romer) an application was made 011 behalf of the respondent Aor security for costs of an appeal under the Workmen's Compensation Act of 1897 fronj an award of the county-court judge of Swansea, made on the 21st of June la:t. The applicant gave notice of appeal, it was started by Mr. Ac1.and, for the respondent, on the 12th of July last. The ground of the application for security for costs was the poverty of the appellant. An affidavit had been filed by a Mr. Hopkins, who stated that the appellant. David Rees. earned only 20s. a week, and had no means with which to pay the costs of the appeal if he were unsuccessful. Lord Justice Smith: Has the appellant made an affidavit as to his right to sue in forma pauperis? Mr. Bailhache, for the appellant, said he had not. It was true he was only in receipt of a small wage, but he could not ffinke an affidavit bringing him within the limit to sue in forma pauperis. The learned counsel said the point raised in this case was quite a new one, and was of great importance to the appellant. He submitted that this was not a case where security for costs should be ordered. Lord Justice Smith said he must make the usual order, that the appellant give S15 security for costs of this appeal.

SAD DEATH OF A MERTHYR YOUNG WOMAN. On Monday Miss Agnes Price, aged 22, of Rose- cottagea, Penydarren. Merthyr, is alleged to have committed suicide by. drowning herself in the Blue Pool at Pontsarn. The deceased vas missed from her home between three and four o'clock in the morning, and her body was discovered by Mr. Hinton, a neighbour. Miss Price had arranged to be married on Sunday, the 20th inst., but she had been in a weak state of health for some time past, and it is supposed that her physical condition had preyed upon her mind and led to temporary insanity.

BRIDGE WASHED AWAY AT LLANILAR. A small bridge, situate about a quarter of a mile to the north of Llanilar Station, on the Manchester and Milford Railway, was washed away by the flood which followed a heavy rain- fall shortly after the afternoon down train from Aberystwith passed over it, on Monday, and the traffic was much delayed.

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TRIAL AT THE SWANSEA ASSIZES. VERDICT. At the Swansea Assizes on Monday, before Mr. Justice Kennedy, the case of Lews v. j Thomas, which had already occupied the atten- tion of the court on three days, was resumed. Mr. Abel Thomas, Q.C., M.P.. and Mr. Arthur Lewis appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. B. Francis-Williams, Q.C. and Mr. Trevor Lewis represented the defendant.—It will be remem- bered that the action was for damages alleged to have been sustained through water breaking through the Sguborvvcn Pit into the River Level Pit, Abernant, by which six lives were lost on December 9, 1S96. The plaint ff alleged that the defendant trespassed over his boundary, which was the cause of the flooding of the colliery. and that by reason of such trespass and flooding the Abernant Colliery had been rendered un- safe for working, and had had to be abandoned The plaintiff's lease expires 'n September next, and he estimates thit from the time of the disaster until next month he has lost an out- put of between GO and 70 acres of coal. amount- ing in all to something like 273,000 tons. On Monday morn 11 g further expert evidence was called for. the defence, the witnesses including Mr. Rees Llewellyn, of the Bwllfa and Merthyr Dare Collieries; Mr. Bramfield, Mr. H T. Wailes, and Mr. John Roberts, all of whom expressed the opinion that such precautions might have been taken as would have enabled the phunt IT to work his colliery after the disaster. Counsel then replied on the whole case, and his Lord-hip, in summing up, put the following five questions to the jury:—1. Did the defen- dant. by his servants, trespass on the plain- tiff's nrne at the point where the water came in? 2. Was the inundation of the River Level Pit caused by the of the defendant? 3. Was damage caus d to the plaintiff thereby: 4. Could 'he plaintiff, by taking reasonable precautions, and with due regard to the safety of the miners employed, continue working the River Level Pit, so as to win coal to the dip at present unworked? 5. D d the defendant at the point cf 'Inundation win coal which is the property of the plaintiff? The jury retired to consider their verdict. and, after an absence of twenty minutes, found a verdict for the plaintiff on all the points raised. The question of the amount of damages was not gone into. and it was agreed between the parties that the amount should be left to Mr. W. D. Benson to decide. The further question of an indemnity against subsequent proceed- ings by tl: 0 lessor was deferred until his lord- ship was applied to for formal judgment.

CHAIR EISTEDDFOD AT TREORKY. The fifth annual chair eisteddfod was held in a, spaciouo marquee at Ystradfechan Field, Troorky, on Monday, and the-weather being fine there was a large attendance throughout the day. The prcsider.ta were Messrs. W. Jenkins, J.P., Ystradfcchan, and H. R. Jenkins, Ystradfechan, and the duties of conductor were performed by the inimitable "Gurnos." Th.i adjudicators were :-Vocal music, Dr. Roland Rogers, Bangor, and Harry Evans, F.R.C.O., Dowlais; hand;, Mr. It. Stead, Slaithwaite; poetry, "Gurnos"; recitations, the Rev. W. Charles, M.A., and Mrs. Jenkins, Ystradfechan; am bulance, Dr. T. H. Morris, Tylorstown. The pianoforte accompaniments wore played by Messrs. J. T. Jones, Treorky, and H. Hughes, Treherbcrt. The results of the competitions were a a fo-Itow: Pianoforte solo (for children under sixteen years of age), "Tarantelle" (Heath): 1st, Ada Thomas, Ton, Pentre; 2nd, Maggie Lewis, Swansea; 3rd, Maggie Jenkins, Treorky. Soprano solo, "Merch y Cadben" (Dr. Parry): Miss Ceridwen Thomas, Treorky. Tenor 8010; "Love in her eyes" (Handel): Mr. Jo'hn Stephens. Llansamlet. Contraito solo, "Return, 0 God of Hosts" (Handel): Miss Edith Maud Jones ("Llinos Moriais"), Dowlais. Baritone solo: Mr. Aneurin Edwards, Treorky. Alto solo for boys: Johnny Price, Cymmer, Porth. Open recitation: Mr. Evans, Middleton, Cwm- park. In the juvenile choir competition only one contingent put in an appearance, viz., Treorky United Juvenile Choir (conductor, Mr. R. Lewis), which was awarded the prize. In the second choral competition, "Y Blodeuyn Olaf" (J. A. Lloyd), the prize of R,10 was given by Mr. W. Jenkins and there was a gold medal to the successful conductor. Two ohoirs competed, and the prize was awarded to Ebenezer Glee Society, Swansea (conductor, Mr. T. Morris). As the winner of the chair, the adjudication on which was given by "Gurnos," did not put in an appearance, the chairing was not pro- ceeded with. The competitors, who were six in number, wrote 300 lines of poetry on "A phan ddaeth y bore" ("And when the morning came"), and a prize of three guineas and a chair (given by Mr. E. H. Davies, J.P., Pentre) were offered. "Simon o Cyrene" was adjudi- cated the best. Recitation, "Arwyddion henaint."—Winner, Miss Catherine Richards, Treorky. Recitation, "The Fall of D'Assai;. "-Fourteen competitors. First prize, Miss Hannah Owen, Cwmpark; second prize, Master Oded Williams, Penrhiwceiber. The test piece for the chief choral competi- tion was "Worthy is the Lamb," the prize being JE50 and a gold medal. Six choirs sang, and the prize was awarded to Pontycymmer Harmonic (conduclor, Mr. J. Garfield). In the male voice competition (second class). "Comrades in Arms," Treorky Young Musi- cians' Choir (Mr. B. Hopkins), were the winners. Male voice choral competition, "The- Last Day of Pompeii," for which a prize of f,25 and a silver cup were offered, was won by the Porth and Cymmer Choir (conductor, Mr. Rees Evans). Brass band competition, "Lucia de Lam- mermoor": 1st, Arael Griffin Band (conductor, Mr. J. Bentley); 2nd, Llanelly Town Band (con- ductor, Sergeant Samuel); 3rd, Aberdare Town (conductor, Mr. J. Manley); 4th, Pentre Volun- teers (conductor, Mr. J. Blaney). Drum and fife band competition: 1st, St. Mary's Band, Mountain Ash; 2nd, Skewen.

PONTARDULAIS MAD DOG' DEPARTURE OF VICTIMS FOR PARIS. The four little boys, sons respectively of the Rev. J. L. Morgan, Mr. J. Matthews, butcher; Mr. Howells, Tynybonan; and the grandchild of Mrs. Evans, Dulais-terrace—all of Pontar- dulais, a village near LlanellY-left on Monday night by the 3.30 mail train for London, en route, for Paris, where they will undergo treat- ment at the Pasteur Institute. These boys, it will be remembered, were bitten by a setter dcg, supposed to be suffering from rabies, at Pontardulais a fortnight ago, but no symp- toms whatever of rabies have yet appeared. Acting on the instructions of the Board of Agriculture, whose inspector visited the village, and ordered the dog and Several other dogs it had bitten to be shot, the lads are being sent to the Pasteur Institute at the expense of the Swansea Guardians, and they will be met in London by a professional nurse, who will accompany the little victims to Paris. Six other lad3 bitten on the Carmarthenshire side will also proceed to the same institute in a few days, probably at the expense of the Llanelly Guardians The Rev. D. L. Morgan accom- panied the boys from the Glamorgan side.

MINES AND QUARRIES IN NORTH WALES. QUESTION iYPARLIAMENT. In the House of Commons on Monday Mr. WM. JONES (R., Carnarvon;-A-rfon) called attention to the working and the administra/- tion of mines and quarries in the North Wales district. He wished to know if any steps had been taken towards the adoption of special rules. The question of certification of mana- gers was also another matter of importance. He also desired to know whether the Home Office was dealing administratively with such questions as the roofing of mines. The HOME SECRETARY said that some special rules had been prepared which had been accer' ed by more than one large mining pro- prietor in Wales, and they were negotiating with others for their acceptance, pending fur- ther legislation. He had a Bill prepared, the provisions of which would be analogous to that contained in the Coal Mines Act, to provide proper exhmination for managers of the mines. He could assure the House that the Home Office was alive to the necessity for dealing with the matter, and had further legislation prepared which, on a favourable opportunity, he would ask the leave of the House to introduce. (Hear, hear.)

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ENGLAND V. WALES AT MERTHYR. DECISIVE VICTORY F03 THE WELSHMEN. The fourth international quoit match between England and Wales was played on Monday in the Castle Field, Merthyr, when Wales proved to be victorious by 42 points. The weather was beautifully fina throughout the day except for :1 few s ight showers during the afternoon, and the enclosure was surrounded by an excep- tionally large number of spectators. The majority of the Englishmen arrived in the Prin- o pality on Sunday afternoon, the only absen- tees of their team originally picked being J Byes and W. Busby, both of Peterborough, and .1 H. Mack, of London. Their places were filled by W. Higgins. Cheltenham; A. Druce, London. jecreTary of the English Quoiting Association; and J. H. Graham, London. Two pitches had I been prepared, which were in excellent condi- tion. The English team were captained by the veteran G. Graham and the AVclshmen by W. H. Price, Brynmawr. who. however, did not play. "I Ile game started with Johnston, Cheltenham, and Herbert, Brynmawr. The former got in a few doubles, and Herbert retaliated with se/eral singles in succession, but he was palpably nervous, Johnston coming out wi-th ten points to the good. Next came the con- test between H. Spain. Ramsgate, and D. J. Morris, Bridgend, the latter being reckoned one j of the most capable players on the Welsh side. They kept scoring very evenly until 17 was reached, when the burly Bridgend police- was reached, when the burly Bridgend police- man got in a. double and won by four points. England vas, however, still six points ahead. J. Stone (London) was next pitted against Wat. Jones (Heolgerrig). Singles predomi nated up to the time that about half the game had been played, when the Kent man forgec ahead, and was leading by twelve points t< eight. The local man then piled on a pretty seven in succession, and. although his adver. sary kept pretty close, England's lead at the olose of their encounter was reduced by two points. E. Hubbard (London) and John Pate (Ton) followed, both playing some very loose quoits, until the Londoner got on the aggres- sive, and was going strong, with seventeen points to Pate's eleven. The Rhonddaite then shot away, and beat his opponent by four points. Thus when one-fourth of the game had been completed the two countries were level. A'ith an aggregate of 74 points. For the fifth game W. Jones (Worcester) met J. Collins (Llanelly). There was not so much one-sided- ness as the scores, would indicate. Collins. having the advantage of the pin. won in grand style by 21 to fourteen. A. Bartlett (Somerset) and T. Griffiths (Heolgerrig) had the next encounter. The Somerset man's opening shots surprised his friends, for he made a clear lead of seven points, but the Heolgerrig player even- tually got the pin. and at a dozen points they were on even terms. Then Griffiths improved his position, and. putting on another nine. ran out-21 to 17. C. Parry (Canter- bury) next tried conclusions with J. Francis (Bridgend), a left-handed player, whose quoits caused a lot of trouble to tha Englishman. Francis took the lead from tb'* start, and kept it throughout, winning by ftvo points. The two succeeding players were J. Seale, Somerset, and D. Jones, Mountain Ash. The Somerset man seemed to be altogether out of form, and the local quoiter ran out when Scale had only scored a miserable four. Half- time was now reached, the aggregate scores at this juncture being:-Wales, 158; England, 125. the homesters thus holding a lead of 33 points. It is a singular coincidence that when the last international match in Wales was played, at Bridgend, the Welshmen's aggregate at half- time was precisely the same as on this occa- sion, the Englishmen then, however, being three points better. For the opening game of t,he concluding half W. Graham. London, met T. Greatrix. Barry. The well-known visiting crack put in three doubles in succession, and, giving the seasider no quarter, finished up with a run of twelve points, beating his man by 21-9. J H. Graham the substitute, and J. Jones, Ba,rry. next pitched. There was a hard tussle between them, and eight all was called. Twelve all followed closely; then Jones got away with singles, and ran out, 21-17. What proved to be an exceedingly well-fought game was that between J. Tarrant, Worcester, and W. Davies. Ystrad. Both kept well together until the very end, when the Ystrad man put on a double and single, and won by 21 to 19. The most exciting game of the day came next, between G. Graham, the old champion of Eng- land, whose hand has not yet lost its cunning. nor his vision become dimmed, and Ivor Cooke, Brynmawr, who was con- sidered to be the most formidable opponent who could be set against him. Cooka rather disappointed those who were disposed to lay too much reliance upon his prowess, and the Goliath of the ancient game, without turning a hair, got on, mainly with doubles, until he compiled, his 21 when Cooke had only scored six. G. Workman, Lon- don, next met E. Bramwell. Mountain Ash. Workman at the outset looked a winner by a. big margin, but after a while Bramwell secured the pin and made things a bit warm until twelve all was registered. Singles then fol- lowed, and finally Workman beat his man, 21- 15. At this stage the Welsh lead was reduced to six points, and there was much speculation as to the ultimate result. T. Hitchins, Somer- set, played a most evenly-contested game with W. Davies, Cwmaman, and only lost by a single point. A. Druce, London, another substitute, made the Welsh score more secure when he was beaten by Isaac Pate, Ton. by 21-3. The last game of the series was that between W. Higgins. Cheltenham, the third substitute, against W. Anderson, Mountain Ash. The local man won easily by 21-4, making Wales the winners of the match by 42 points. Needless to say, the result was received by the crowiA with vociferous cheers. Scores: ENGLAND. H. Johnston, Cheltenham 21 H. Spain. Ramsgate 17 J. Stone, London 19 E. Hubbard. London 17 W. H. Jones. Worcester 14 A. Bartlett, Yeovil 17 C. Parry, Canterbury 16 J. Seale, Wells 4 W. Graham London 21 J. H. Graham, London 17 J. Tarrant. Worcester 19 G. Workman. London 21 G. Graham, London 21 T. Hitchins, Somerset 20 A. Druce. London 3 W. Higgins, Cheltenham 4 Total 257 WALES. W. Herbert. Brynmawr 11 D J. Morris. Bridgend 21 Wat Jones. Heolgerrig 21 John Pate, Ton 21 J. Collins. Llanelly 21 T. Griffiths, Heolgerrig 21 J. Francis. Bridgend 21 D. Jones Mountain Ash 21 T. Greatrix, Barry 9 J^ Jones. Barry 21 Av. Davies, Ystrad 21 E. Bramwell. Mountain Ash 15 J Ivor Cooke, Brynmawr 6 W. Davies Cwmaman 21 Isaac Pate, Ton 21 W. Anderson, Mountain Ash 21 Tota.1 293 The annual dinner was held at the conclusion of the game at the Castle Hotel. Mr. W. Riley, president of tne South Wales Quoiting Asso. ciation, presided, and Mr. T. Ward, secretary, occupied the vice-chair. During the evening Mr. W. H. Price, the captain of the Welsh team, was presented with a gold lady's watch for his wife, and the gold medals won on Saturday by the Barry section were pre- sented to Mr. T. Greatrix and the captain 09 the winning team.

SOCIAL DEMOCRATS IN CON- FERENCE. THE EXTINCTION OF LIBERAL CANDIDATES. At a conference of members of the Social Democratic Federation in Manchester on Mon. day it was resolved, by 51. to 31 votes, that the organised vote of the Social Democratic party in Great Britain should be directed solidly to the extinction jof Liberal candidates by votes being cast steadily on the Tory side up to and through the geaeral election, excep. tion being -made, howew,. in instances where a candidate belongs 'to tne extreme Radical Left, and is prepared to work with the federa- tion for the realisation of immediately prac- ticable measures,, The effect of this resolution was practicalh" htflimed subsequently by the adoption of a second resolution urging that steps be at once taken to secure a return of the number of members entitled to vote at the next Parliamentary election, and that mean- while the executive be instructed to suspend the foregoing policy.

EAST GLAMORGAN CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. At a special meeting of the East Glamorgan Conservative Association held at Pontypridd on Monday, Mr. Gordon Lenox in the chair, it was resolved to open a fund with a view of erect- ing a suitable memorial-stone over the grave of the late Mr. James Jeffery, and that the surplus money be handed to Mrs. Jeffery. About JE40 was subscribed in the room.. The appointment of agent was considered, and it was resolved to invite a number of suitable persons to visit the division, Messrs. Percy Jeffery, Jones-Powell, a.nd D. Wilson being deputed to carry on the work in the meantime.

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