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TO-DAY'S WEATHER. day:- TEMPERATUEE AND IIAINFALL. The following table gives the tamperaxure and rainfall at Cwrt-y-Vil. Penartb. for 24 hours. as read at 9.0 a.m., and entered to the preceding day | 'J'lSM PZRATURE. DaTS..BIIXFALL, lilai. Min. !Meau} Tuesdav 51 44 47'5 "13 Wednesday. 24 51 41 46 0 -08 Thursday 25 51 44 47'5 *C0 Friday 26 49 36 42'5 ">'6 featarday 27 48 37 43'5 *25 Sunday 28 44 35 39*5 "CO Monday 29 42 33 39'0 *00

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By the Way. Sir Edward Clarke is much more inte- resting when he discusses literature than when attacking the Government, or even in his highest flights of oratory before judge and jury. He has-jut been deliver- ing the prizes in connection with the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Brotherhood in the old chapel at Cork-street, Wal- worth, which is associated with Robert Browning's name. Sir Edward took for his theme books ancient and modern, and good and bad. Books, he said, are the best, the pleasantest, and kindest friends one can ever have. The truth of this statement is self-evident, but one doubts the correctness of the next, viz., that they are always in good temper, always at home, and never denied themselves to one Surely, books like Butler's "Hutlibfas," Pope's "Dunciad," or Dean Swift's flaming, scorching political pamphlets, or, to come to our own times, Mr. Stead's pro-Boer pamphlets, cannot by any possibility be said to be in good temper. Nor are these friends of man always at home. Like riches, they often take wings and 9y away, goodness only knows where. Once you lend a book, ten to one vou will not catch another sight of it. Nor is Sir Edward correct in saying that books never die. Why, where are the volumes which peopled the exeat library of Alexandria, which contained the literary treasures of three Continents? It is only a portion- mavhe a small portion, comparatively speaking—of the literature of Greece and Rome that has come down to our time. Sir Edward believes that the time when one is most alive to the influences of lite- rature is between the, ages of ten and twenty, and sometimes twenty-five, and, apparently, the books which influenced him most were Thackeray's Bulwer Lytton's "My Nevel," Kingslev's "Hypatia, Tennyson's "Maud," and "In Memoriaru. and Browning's "Men and Women." To the majority or readers nowadays these are mere names. Most people now only read the latest novel, "Tit-bits," and their morning newspapers. The age of hard reading is gone, and will not return as long as the world will keep on rushing continually as it dees at pre- sent. Sir Edward has but a poor opinion of present-day poets. Had he any acquaintance with Welsh poets his opinion would have been poorer still. History, as far as love affairs are con- cerned, often repeats itself. We read yesterday that the bodies of a youn<* man and woman have been found in the'Avon at Salfcrd, Bath, under mysterious cirl cutnsfcances. The scribe added: "It is supposed to be a d-ouble suicide." The case strongly reminds one of a similar one which occurred at Llandaff some three years ago, the circumstances in connec- tion with which have now been cleared up. Double suicides are always nathetic as well as tragic. In the neighbourhood of Devizes, in Wilts, are two oak trees called the "Lovers' Oaks." Tradition has it that thev mark the spot where two lovers died at the time of the great plague in London in the seventeenth century. The lovers are supposed to have fled from the city and wandered to the Wiltshire Downs. Everybody refused them food and shelter, and at last they lay themselves down to die on the veldt. The Merthyr people are wiser in their generation than those of Cardiff. Some time a.go it was decided that a good prize should be offered for the best cantata by n Welsh composer at the 1901 (Merthyr) r) National Eisteddfod. Better counsels, however, have now prevailed in the com- mittee. who have made up their minds that to offer such a prize would be simply a waste of money. At Cardiff it was simply a waste of money, too. The com- position, both in Welsh and English, for which the committee paid c;10, was the greatest rubbish which ever took a prize at an eisteddfod, notwithstanding that the adjudicators were "Elfed" and Mr. D. Emlyn Evans. South Wales miners, there is no doubt about it, are getting a fine time of it, and the sliding-scale is literally leaping up-a further advance of 5 per cent. being now announced, commencing from February 1 (to-morrow). This will bring wages 5 per cent. above the standard, the highest figure reached during the.past seven years. With the prospect of the war continuing, at the lowest calculation, many months longer, colliery owners and their em- plpyes have a good time befc-re them. As the late Mr. David Davies, Llandinam, used to say. they will be simply "shovel- ling money," and will reck little how the consumer will: fare. The present high price of coal has already interfered with several industries in the Midlands and the North of England, aud if maintained will act most injuriously on the general trade of the country. Judged by results the training school of cookery at Cardiff is doing" excellent work, and ought to receive all the encou- ragement and support the community can afford, to give to it. Besides trainiug young wcmen for different posh and for domestic life, the school gives a great deal of assistance to the classes in the elemen- tary schools under the Cardiff School Board. In fact, a good coelkery school is a great civilising agency, for nothing, not even music or a pantomime, can so-otlie- the savage breast like a. good dinner. The French diplomatist who provided #°ofj dinners for his guests whenever he wa"t<?d to bring them to his way of thifl*|ng understood human nature. Bad cookjrg has wrecked more homes than all the Wars and the alcohol the world has ever seen, Good cooks invariably make good WiVes. A Nimrod of a philosophical turn of mind once observed that he found much more pleasure in hunting and catching his hare than in the eating thereof. The re- mark contains a deep truth which it would be well for those correspondents who be- siege newspaper editors with all sorts of questions to learn. Of course, when there is a tough nucstjoll in law, medicine, or some other branch which troubles the lay mind. there is no better way of looking for guidance than to the wisdom and knowledge which illumines the editorial sanctum. But 7:5 per cent. of the oues- tions which are sent could be looked up bv the senders, who in doing so would derive a large amount of profit and plea- sure. No editor is unwilling to render all the assistance in his power to bona fide (!ues- tioners, but answers to three out of every four of the queries sent eoald be found bv consulting authorities in the nearest library, the vnia<re schoolmaster, or th*> minister. Sometimes the nronune-iation of a simple English word is asked—-me;y, the sender ought to knew that any ordi- nary pronouncing dictionary would tell him everything he requires. The fact is information of every kind is much too easily obtainable these dvs, with the result that people forget what they nre told the next dav. The same remark applies to reading and to education- There is no digging for knowledge, no delving for facts: people expect to get information like the manna. of old—on the surface.

FROM OUR W.P.B. Second Instalment. Marked Advance in Quality. "EVENING EXPRESS" SPECIAL. [BY OUR OWN POETASTER-.] Since the appearance of my article last week another consignment of war poetry— good, bad. and indiff^ent—is to hand. I rejoice, however, to note an improved tone running through all but the absolutely hopeless ones, and trust I may not be alto- gether wrong in attributing this gratifying feature to the "awful examples" I pub- lished last week. Or is it, peradventure, the soothing influent of the syren! E. J. Thomas, Soutlij-jlle. Bristol, sends afew post-card verses, entitled Good-bye." They commence as follows — The great hull fades my view, And melts in the mist away; My lover is gone to th, battlefield. And leaves me alone to pray. But instead of prayi (which is at all times a commendable txcrcise) the young lady starts writing verie. This is bad, and I am sorry to say the verse is not very much better. After fyur more verses of four lines each, the paern concludes — Ob, I am so proud of by warrior brave. God bring him safe bk to me; He said lie would coins in the summer time, When the roses are 0% the tree. I trust, dear, he will: but you must be patient, and, above all flings, don't versify again! Here's another younj lady, and a right down patriot, too—Bes^e E. Peters. Pem- broke Dock. The prince of a dockyard tones everybody up; poets, as witness the following:- Old England waits with yearning' eyeR. and dra.ws an anxious As if she saw the distal land where her sons stand faced with death. No wish of hers had sent them there, they went to right the wrolJ; To measure justice for tie weak 'gainst the oppressor strong. Nine verses are the of this piece, with which, on the hHe. there is little fault to be found; so wiving my handker- chief and kissing my to the poetess (a la Absent-minded J3ear) I pass on. W M. Roberts, Mo^'lfa, sends a leaf- let, printed by J. Jtfkel, Absrdovev. It starts off thusly MARCHING O PRETORIA. Tune: "Marching tlj%uch Georgia." Cheer up, Johnnyburgker» all! we shan't be be very long; Now we've come the seas full fifty thousand strong. Won't the Boers and DOtcl<ei sing a very diffe- rent song When we are marching °5 Pretoria! Fairly stirring lines. V. M. R. may go this once. but he m^t get off so easily another time. Next- Ye gods! Fifty-ni°e*erses of four lines each. Oh. Kruger, thou oomish one, much hast thou *°*hswer for! The 59- verse man fills us wlib becoming awe, partly because his e1f1't is type-written; partly because it has historic notes partly because it is divided imparts, all suitably dated; but most of ll because it bears the ominous legend, tights Reserved." The writer, one DAvid Mdoslev. discusses the "Euglish and Dutch Relations, A.D. 1588 and 1899" We think of ?rcat Eliza's reign With and tender, When 'gainst the cruel might of Spain We helped the Netherlander. Another verse: o England ever honour Drake! Thank ft0 who gave U3 such men! But all tli*9 t'lie—who'll answer mak^p— Where the grateful Dutchmen? And Poafc Tilcleslcy pauses for a reply. Another as follows — We to slavery permit— A affliction! For 0ome men like to kick and spit 01 folks without restriction, I hav* noticed this very thing iii the Taff Vale smoking compartments. But another flight| d it is a British maxim Long accepted by his nation. fou must give him if you tax him. Adequate representation. Who "him" is, though, the poet does not tell ltS. He does. however, at the end of his 59th verse call it a "prosy story." to whjch present deponent appendeth a hearty Amen. (t. M., Llandovery, now comes forward to psalm-front, and, swinging his arm p{imp-iiandle-wise, begins:- "10 arHi8, to arms, ye brave," is "heartl again, England's flaff unfurls; her standards rist Otl Afrie's southern slopes; he wonted Are Not spent, her skill not lost, her foot still firm. And so oti, until: — J3ack! ie intruders on another's soil. trample ye upon another's rights? ack. Ye invaders, back! let not f:1I!ie hopes or fa.}¡;e friends delude you—we uiCflU you back! Whilst G. M. disappears, smid a shower of addlej eggs, a familiar bard makes his appearance, one who has for long been silent. Thus he starts off — Again and again I'm asked (SOtn wonder my brain's o'ertasked) thoughts of Transvaal fight. ^tether 'tis wrong or 'tis right. Tfeen in the "Express" I dive, tyho help me at goal t' arrive. Surely, this is none other than the one, th9 only, the inimitable Medway! In another spasm the Hayes laureate assies Us that Whilst Kruger, Joubert, and their co, Helped by traitors both high and low, Violate cha:-te matron, pure maid. Oar caUSe shall proceed undismayed- Many naked Hottentots slain For pilfering some sorry gain Have passed as fierce ehadea through the fight, God's vengeance and battle for right. Of a truth, one of the saddest tilings about war Is the army of poets that it springs upoti a defenceless country!

CREDITOBS' MEETING at MEBTHYB. A meeting of the creditors of Mr. James "Walker M'Ewen, mineral wat^r manufacturer. Clifton-street: Aberdare, was held on Tuesday at Merthyr. The liabilities expected to rank for dividend were returned at £3H6 10,. 5<1.. »nd the assets available for distribution at £196 10s. 2d. The debtor ascribed his failure to the dishonouring of a bill for £102 which he had accepted from certain persons who had purchased his business and to having an execution levied against him by the bank at whos-e ofEce the bill had been dis- counted.

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FIGHT AT SPION KOP. A FURTHER LIST OF CASUALTIES. MORE DETAILS OF THE BATTLE. TROUBLESOME GUN OF THE BOERS. The following was issued from the War Office on Tuesday afternoon — "From Lord Roberts to the Secretary ot State for W ar — 'CAPE TOWN, Tuesday. "January 29, no change in the situation to-day." Reuters Agency is informed that Lord Dundonald's brigade reached the south bank of the Tugela on Saturday last. General Lytteltcn's brigade still occupies its original position.

Below we print further particulars of the Battle of Spion Kop, fought on Januarv 23 and 24. This telegram from Mr. Bennec Burleigh is the first press message to hand since the retreat. It has been violently censored — the "Daiiy Telegraph" War Correspondent.' By Special ^rrat\g;emei\t for Simultaneous Publication. SPEARMAN'S CAMP, Thursday (1.20 p.m.). There has been a long train of ambu- lances arriving at Spearman's field hospi- tals with wounded. The Lancashire Brigade sustained) the heaviest losses. There was no panic, and the troops retired from the hill in good order. This morning several were shot in returning to the positions held before they carried Spion Kop. Thorneycroft's and the 3rd Battalion King's Royal Rifles have lost heavily. The men of the Imperial Light Infantry received their baptism of fire, shooting and) killing the Boer marksmen and snipers. Sergeant Mason, of Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry, a Durban hansom- driver, had a duel with the Boers, who drilled five holes through his helmet. Mason caught three Boers creeping up behind him yesterday evening, with fixed sights. One he instantly killed, and then another. The third took shelter, and for half an hour they exchanged shots. The Boer hit him in the shoulder, and Mason returned the compliment, and at the next shot killed his antagonist.

SPEARMAN'S CAMP. Friday (9.0 a.m.). (Delayed in transmission.) The highest point of Spion Kop—a scene glorious as well as disastrous for the British arms—is probably 3,500ft. from the base. It runs at right angles to the main range of hills. It is Rlllongst tne latter that Warren's forces have been operating during the last week, in the hope of breaking through the Boer lines, and so opening way to Ladysmith. Our infantry marched up the almost precipi- tous southern face, driving the Boer guards from their entrenchments, and bayonetting two of the enemy who lagged behind. The Boers retired upon a high mound situated in the centre of a number of kopjes, while our men were advancing up the southern side, silently and in total darkness, Oar artillery shelled the Boer works to the westward, maintaining a heavy cannonade, from two o'clock in the morning and right through the day. At daybreak rifle firing commenced, regi- ment after regiment being sent forward, while the Boers concentrated their full energy upon the defence of the position, which they knew was of supreme importance to them. The Boer artillery was safeiy hidden behind a, protecting range. They had with them a splendid Maxim-Nor- denfelt gun, of which they most cleverly made the best possible use. It was kept going in- cessantly, and the aim of the men who served it was very good. The annoyance caused by this gun became intolerable. Oar gunnery put their hearts into the effort to silence the tormentor of men's nerves. Scores of shells were aimed straight at the supposed position of the Maxim-Nordenfelt, and now and again our men were cheered by the belief that the horrible thing had been destroyed, but invariably after a short silence it spurted out again viciously. In reality, our gunners had little chance, for the Masim-Nordenfelt used smokeless powder, and, moreover, being mounted l1pon a 8mall and light carriage, it was easily moved rapidly from point to point. We never felt sure throughout the trying day from what particular direction that gun wouid send shell into our midst. Returning to the climb up to Spion Kop summit, our men toiled laboriously, in single file, up the face of a veritable precipice, deploy- ing immediately on reaching the top into firing line, company following company calmly and confidently. Ammunition was conveyed by mules to the foot of tho summit, aud afterwards taken for- ward under heavy fire into the trenches. It was dangerous work, and occasionally it was impossible for the bearers of the ammunition to pass across the shell and rifle swept Pith. Moreover, the fighting was &0 hot that the men in the forward trench fired their last cartridge, an then had to wait for some time before fresh ^upplies could be got to them. Very grimly the men fixed their bayonets in their, temporarily usaiese rifles, and waited for the enemy to try close quarters. The Boers did not come then, and, further supplies of ammunition having been carried to the forward trench, the men resumed firing. The volunteer stretcher-bearers did excellent work throughout the day, and were under fire continuously.—Central News War Correspon- dent. SPEARMAN'S CAMp, Friday (9 a.m.). (Delayed in transmission.) The depression in the crest of Tabamayana gave the enemy a great advantage over us, enabling them as it did to pour a. hail of lead into our advancing infantry. Still, there was no faltering, and our men, pressing steadily on. won the highest and most important point of the range. Several Martini-Henry rifles were picked up. Our casualties were small. On the left an irregalar fire was main- tained from an early hour in the morning. Here also a. number of shells burst from a large Boer gun, which was firing with com- mon powder. One shell exploded in General Warren's camp, killing a horse and wounding a private. A Boer Nordenfelt fired continuously all daj-, our men standing the strain well. The enemy have only one more position of any importance on the range. The naval guns from Mount Alicc fired on the enemy's position during the day.—Press Association War Special. The Prese Association adds that Ule above telegr;im, though dated January 26, was evi- dently handed in on the 24th. It is a continua- tion of the message published on Monday morning. The War Office on Tuesday evening issued the following casualties, received from General Sir TJedvers Butler: — SPEARMAN'S CAMP, January 29. The following casualties" occurrod in the Second Division in the action of the 20th inst.: — KILLED. 1st BORDER REGIMENT. Lance-corporals Thomas Lane and James Buckley; and Private Robert Parker. 2nd BATTALION ROTAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS. Lance-sergeant J. Taylor. WOUNDED. 1st BORDER REGIMENT. Sergeants Michnftl Devauey, Henry Harrop, ana Felix Kenan; Lauce-3crgeant William B. Stanley; Corporals Walter H. Lawrence, Thomas Pryce, Alexander Kidd. Frederick G. Denoing, and William Norman; Lance-cor- porals Albert Broughton, Sidney Block, Wm. Asher, and Charles Stribling; Privates Henry Painter, John Hicks. James (query Lear) Hedges, Henry Harford, Henry Jelly. Charles Mills, Thomas Blockley, George D. Robertson, John E. Acvey, Arthur Martin. Arthur O'Connor, Harry Phipps. George Lingard. George R. Long. Archibald Love, William Shields, Victor Vicary, Frank Douglas, ,J. AVilson, E. Sheer- man, Edward Devaney, Albert, G. Cadman, Henry C. Pannell. Patrick Nutty, Davis T. Thomas, Peter Sidebottom, Arthur Maihauch, Charles Moore, S. (query) Moran, Percy Nevard, Edward Phipps, Harry C. C-irwood, Joseph Thompson. Thomas Wilkins, Edward Single- ton, James Wooley, Thomas ICilliorf, John Glover, Frederick Andrews, Francis Boyce, George Chapman. Thomas Green. Bernard B. Griffin, Luke Kay, J. Slater, John Wood. James Black. Robert Lomax, James Pascoe, Robert Paçcoc. Samuel Blandfcrd, George Smith, Frederick Whit-?, Frederick W. Har- wood, Henry Thompson, Charles Glover. Thos. Tvison, William Parr. John Hamilton, Joseph Backhouse, James Nutta! X. Thorpe, and John Ward, and Drummer Edwnrd Glynn. 2nd BATTALION ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS. Sergeant William Rooney; Corporal A. Ver. nail; Lance-corporals M. Kely and N. Kidd; Privates Thomas Burke, Michael ITcah;y, :ï,6:J4 J. Burke. Peter M'Evoy, Frederick Davis, 5.450 J. Burke. J. Hunt. W. Wales, T. Rouke, T. Lee, P. Brien. and D. Ilagarty. 1st BATTALION ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS. Lance-sergeant Lawrence Case; Privates Charles Critcher. P. Maguire, and John T Whitten 1st BATTALION CONNAUGHT RANGERS. I Private Alfred Gaw. 7th BATTERY ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. Gunners S. Wilson and P. Preat. 78th BATTERY ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. Gunner F. Stevens (ainc-e returned to duty). 83rd BATTERY ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. Driver H. Austin. MISSING. 1st BATTALION BORDER REGIMENT. Private A. Tarns. 2nd BATTALION ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS. Private J. Conroy. The following casualties occurred in the Second Division in the action of the 21st (f January:— KILLED. 2nd ROYAL WEST SURREY REGIMENT. Privates Hy. Roberts, Edward Steevens, Hector E. Bursey. and Harry Benning. 2nd BATTALION EAST SURREY REGIMENT. Privates Hy. J. Keep, Chas. George, Hy. Austin, and R. James Smith. 2nd BATTALION WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. Privates Samnel Buckie. Thos, Crosier, Win. Gascoigne, Geo. Owen, and Ernest Kershaw. WOUNDED. 2nd ROYAL WEST SURREY REGIMENT. Corporals Wm. Lewi". Harry Alderslade, Edward Wheeler, and Percy Strudwick; Invates Jas. Stenson, Wm. Wells, Dd. Davis. /J?' Hayes' Wm- Horrigan, John Hands WintAi" f~ad;' H" Barden, Albert ^red Smith, John Miller. Geo. Under- Tm ?hrnbb- w- A. Smith, Chas. J. p' „ kufF, John Gravitt, Frederick iLGe0V.Howard. Edward Tanner, P. I arkhurst, John W. Barnes, Alfred Beatley, Wm. Banger, Wm. Holt, A Frame Rogers. and Wm. J. Priv,+2YfnLa ^SKILLING FUSILIERS. Chas wtJ ,ggin3. Francis M'Bride, and 2nd BATTALION WEST YORKSHIRE t P-EGIMENT. GS'woS 'C=5*7„ t<w-, ".r- *■" Oreo. j Corporals Peter Sutton (since r8 "r,re,l Tif" « and Jonathan Wild; Lancc- coip rals Thos. Hey. c. Furlong (since returned to dmy|. and C. Elhson; Privates Thos. Robin- H Ashworth, Jesse Home- wood, Edward Hanagan. Thomas Hill, John Lyons, Je^e Davb, H. Page. Fred Hurwortli, George ttilson. Alfred Ames, Henry M'Cormick. Solomon Motterahaw Csince returned to dnty), James Woodbarns, Alfred Newton..Tames Carr. G. Baker John Durkin, Samuel Stringer, James Mm-a- Parry Vesey. Benjamin Leaf, George 'ng. Herbert Hough ton. James Fa Ion, James Flynn> Edward Inman. William Kelley, Thomas O Neill, and Joseph Sellars. 1st BATTALION BORDER REGIMENT. Corporals A. Fleetwood and Barnard MAuley; Lance-corporal James Dunlap; Privates A. Knight, Charles Ambrose F^rhead. Patrick Byrne, James Iron- r> ah' w Phillips, E. Sanderson, F. T. Shurety, E. Saunderson, Wm. Bleuman, Samuel Peck. James Burna, Edward Eames, John Wc3ton, and Robert ICillick. 2nd BATTALION ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS. ^™fCe-rSeS?\ J- Ryan; CV-porala John B wfReynolds; Lance-corporals Pn1„^eW8Jan^JT- Valk«r; Privates Richard Cole. Edward JMwarrts, John G?thens, Myle* Sheifernan, K Richardson, James Molloy James Donegar, P. Long, and John Lee. 2nd BATTALION DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT. Privates John Down and Wm. Jar vis. 1st BATTALION CONNAUGHT RANGERS Private John Rigby. 2nd BATTALION EAST SURREY REGIMENT. Lance-corporals Stephen Copsey. Henry Sharp, Walter Taylor, Charles Gilbert, John Porter (since dead), and William Brunning; Privates Charles^ Carvsy, Samuel Tapping, Charles Clarke, Arthur Busby. William Ford. James Corbstt, Sam Eade returned to duty), Thomas Patterson, William J«hn«on, James Marten, Frederick Bruce, Albert Seward, John Mason, James Soper, John Arnold, and Harry J. Wiles. MISSING. 2nd WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. Private John Keating. 2nd WEST SURREY REGIMENT. Private Edgar Lawson. 2nd DUBLIN FUSILIERS. Privates C. Duggan and James M'Carthy. SPEARMAN'S CAMP, Monday. Retnrns of casualties in action January 2.3:- > KILLED. 1st BATTALION BORDER REGIMENT. Second-lieutcnant H. W. Garvey. 1st BATTALION ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS. Private Wm. Devenney. WOUNDED. 1st BATTALION ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS. Private Thomas H. Irvine. 2nd BATTALION ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS. Lance-sergeant J. O. Higgins; Privates C. Murray, S. Ring, P. Kenny. and M. Duffey. 1st BATTALION BORDER REGIMENT. Lance-corporal W. G. Deverear; Lance-ser- geant Richard Bethel; Privates Wm. Anson and T. H. Robinson; Drummer John Cain and Henry Smith. 2nd BATTALION DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT. Private W. Gates. 7th FIELD ARTILLERY. Gunner W. H. Smith. On the 24th inst. — KILLED. 17th COMPANY ROYAL ENGINEERS. Sappera W. Elliot, A. Potter, and A. F. Shoo. bridge. 1st BATTALION BORDER REGIMENT. Private F. W. Collins. WOUNDED. 17th COMPANY ROYAL ENGINEERS. Company-sergeant-major S. Plumley; Sap- pars H. Nokes, H. L. Swain. and W. Pmr. 1st BATTALION- BORDER REGIMENT. Privat-e Alexander Cargill, Robert Griffiths, and Michael Galby. 2nd BATTALION DUBLIN FUSILIERS. Corporal P. W. Burns and Private P. Mecroe- san. 2nd BATTALION WEST YORKSHIRE REGl- MENT. Lance-corporal C. Burton. 7th BATTERY* FIELD ARTILLERY. Gunner T. Collins and Driver P. Duffey. On the 25th inst: — WOUNDED. 61st BATTERY FIELD ARTILLERY. Gunn'er G. Eaines. 2nd BATTALION ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS. Sergeant-drummer G. Smith and Private W. Crosbie. 1st BATTALION BORDER REGIMENT. Lance-sergeant John Bone, Lance-corporal John Oddie, and James Higgins; Privates Thomas Kineella, James Sherlock, John Starkie, and George Maddock. On the 26th inst: — WOUNDED. 2nd BATTALION EAST SURREY REGIMENT. Corporal W. R. Wilkinson (since returned to duty). 1st BATTALION BORDER REGIMENT. Privates Richard Gouge and Edward White. SPEARMAN'S CAMP. Monday. Return of casualties in action, January 22:- WOUNDED. 1st BORDER REGIMENT. Captain E. G. Sinclair M'Lagan. KILLED. 1st BORDER REGIMENT. Private T. Fitzhenry. WOUNDED. 1st BORDER REGIMENT. Lance-corporals E. M. James, F. G. Hatton; Privates D. O'Neil, Mitchell, H. Watson, W. H. Douglas, J. Barry, W. R. Taylor, W. Edward., C. Gordon. T. Garnett, P. Parsons, E. Fuiler. J. Jones. 1st ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS. Private J. Kelly. 2nd DUBLIN FUSILIERS. Privat-e E. London. 2nd DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT. W. C. Jarvis (to duty), Private T. Boyle (to duty). 2nd EAST SURREY REGIMENT. Private H. J. Smith. MISSING. 1st CONNAUGHT RANGERS. Lance-corporal M. Staunton. The following is a summary-of-the-iesses-.— K W. M. Officers 1 Non-commissioned officers and men 24 274 10

FURTHER DEATHS AT LADY- SMITH. From General of" Communications — .1 I The foliowiosr.^deaths- have been reported :at Wynberg: — Sergeant C: Fisher, Prinoe Alfred's Volun- teer Guards, pneumonia, January 19.. Private T. Thompson, 2nd Dragoons, dysen- tery, January 28. At Rondebosch, Corporal Frederick Mead (?), 6th Dragoons, pneumonia, January 27. At Cape Town. Corporal T. Ward (?), 1st Lei- cstcr, pneumonia, January 27. Private J. Cawte," 2nd Wiits, pneumollla, January 28. Sergeant P. Brodertck, 1st Royal Irish Regi- ment. pneuqionia,.January 29. The Press Association says:—The Secretary of the Admiralty reports the following casualty at Ladysmith on the 6th inst: Ordi- nary Seaman Henry Trevett, of her Majesty's ship Powerful, died of enteric fever. From General of Communications, Natal, to Secretary of State for War: — PIETERMARITZBURG, Jan. 30. The following casualties have occurred at Ladysmith: 2nd King's Royal Rifles.—Lance-corporal T. Scott, died January 20, of wounds received January 6. 1st Leicestershire Resriment.-Private F. Edge, died of disease January 27. First King's Royal Rifles.—Private J. Henton, died disease January 28. j 5th Dragoon Guards.—Private S. Hardington, died disease January 28. 19th Hussars.—Private F. Almons, died disease January 27. 67th Battery Field Artillery.—Quartermaster- sergeant J. Egerton, died disease January 28. Natal Police.—Trooper E. Beaumont, died disease January 28. From General Officer commanding lines of communication. Cape Town, to Secretary of State for War — CAPE TOWN. Jan. 29. The following casualties at Modder River:- DEATHS FROM ENTERIC FEVER. Royal Army Medical Corps.—Private J. Bam- bery. on January 28. 2nd Coldstream Guards —Drummer W. Prior, on January 22, Venterstadt. MISSING. Rimington's Guides.—Trooper F. A. Steatley, on January 25, at Bustards Nek. 2nd Wiltshire Regiment.—Lance-corporals J. Jacobs, S. Goulding, and T. Malioney; Privates T. Ryan, A. Bodnian, and F. J. Chaffey, on January 28, at Rensbursr. SEVERELY WOUNDED. 2nd Berkshire Regiment.—Captain E. H. Blunt and Private A. Walker. SLIGHTLY WOUNDED. 2nd Berkshire Regiment.—Sergeant G. Lains- bury.

WITH FRENCH. A RECONNAISSANCE IN FORCE (From the" Daily telegraph" War Correspondent. By Special ^rraqgemeqt for Simultaneous Publication. RENSBUKG, Friday. (9.50 a.m.) Yesterday was an active day on our left flank. A large force, under the command of GeneraL French himself, had left on the previous day. and after bivouacking for the night at a point ten miles north of Colesbery, resumed its march on the following. The object of this expedition was to recon- noitre, towards the Colesberg Bridge, and if it wore found to be weakly held, to seize the Boer position, covering their Tnain- route of supplies. Our force advanced in the usual formation, General Brabazon commanding the cavalry. Colonel Stevenson the infantry, and Colonel Eustace the artillery. It was half-past two before the Wiltshires received the order to attack. They advanced across the plain, which is a mile wide, in fc-eaufcifnl order, taking every advantage of the little cover which the configuration of the ground offered. They got to within 100 yards of the Boers, where they laid down. The necessary oeasation of our artillery fire drew a heavy Maaaer fire, and fearing lest there should tje a. useless sacrifice of men, a.nd as the d.ay was to a close, the order was giv-en to retire, which the men did in a remarkable cool manner, the majority of them walking out of range. The Boer fire was heavy, but singnlarly flur- ried, and this accounts for the small number of casualties sustained by our troops, who lost only some half a dozen wounded by the Boer artillery fire early in. the day, which was resumed half an hour before the infantry retired, but did little damage. It is believed our howitzers inflicted heavy damage en the Boers, who now acknowledge, by the way, that their losses in killed and wounded in the engagement on January 4 greatly exceeded the estimate which we our- selves had made of them.. PRETORIA, Saturday (via Lourenco Marques, Monday). Commandant Delarey says a telegram from Colesberg reports that on Thursday, the 25th inst., a large body of British troops moved forward, and he attacked them. causing them to retire, with Severe loss. The "Boer caaunl. ties were two men slightly wounded. General Grobler reports heavy fightiftg since daybreak, the British, who were in great force, endeavouring to surround the Boer position. General Sohoeman, being on his rounds, hastened to the assistance of his colleagues. He returned at eight o'clock this evening, and states that the British were repulsed, while the Boers maintained their positions. The Boer loss, he says, was fcur slightly, and one seriously, wounded. The other commandos are reported quiet.— Press Association War Special. i "1

AT MODDER RIVER. Modder River, Saturday.—Our big guns shell the enemy's position night and morning. As usual, the Boers make little response.—Press Association War Special.

AT KIMBERLEY. WANTON BARBARITY OF THE BOERS. The special correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" wires that the Boer bombardment of Kimbcrley continued during Wednesdav and Thursday last. T. e bombardment was a wanton piece of barbarity in a-military sertso quite futile, ine enemy's fire was directed at the hospital, and a woman and two children were killed.

CAPE TOWN NEWS BOER SEIZURES OF LOYALIST PROPERTY. CAPE TOWN, Friday. Jan. 26 (4.0 p.m.). A feeling of supreme satisfaction has been created by the issue by Sir Alfred Milner of a notice declaring that her Majesty's Govern- ment will not recognise as valid or effectual the forfeiture of any property within the Republics, or any fines levied thereon, if dated subsequent to October 10. The general tone is brighter. Lady Randolph Churchill has gone to Durban with the hospital ship Maine. The rebels captured in the Sunnyside fight have been further remanded for a week.

THE COLONIAL REGIMENTS Durban. January 26.—Recruiting for the various Colonial regiments is proceeding very briskly. One hundred and; fifty excellent recruits WNe enrolled yesterday, the men being for the most part Australians. Recruiting for the Imperial Light Horse and the South Afri- can Light Horge has been closed, both regi- ments being now at their authorised strength, and other regim-ants will shortly be in the sama satisfactory position.—Central News.

PRESIDENT STEYN'S UN POPULARITY. HOOTED IN JOHANNESBIJ HG. Cape Town, Saturday (9.0 a.m.).—According to advices, via Lourenco Marques, from the Trans- vaal, President Steyn's unpopularity in the South African Republic is steadily growing. It is alleged that during his recent visit to Johan- nesburg ho was freely hooted by the inhabi- tants.—Central News. CATHOLICS AND THE WAR. Rome, Tuesday Evening.—To-day the recog- nised organ of the Vatica.n. the "Voce Delia Verita," in an artiolo which extends to three columns, replies to tho recent article in the London "Table't," and maintains that the great majority of Roman Catholics are opposed to the British in the present war.—Central News. CONVEYANCE OF THE YEOMANRY. Mr. Ellerman, chairman of Frederick Ley- land and Co. (Limited), shipowners, has written to the Lord Mayor of London that, as he under- stands that owing to the necessities of the publio service the Admiralty could not despatch the Armenian, by which it was- intended to convey- free of cost one hundred men of the City Impe- rial Volunteers, he encloses a, cheque for JElJOO. which was the cost of the passage ol the Volunteers by the Pembroke Castle.

3rd MILITIA BATTALION SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. TO EMBARK ON FEBRUARY 9. The 3rd (Militia) Battalion South Wales Bor. derers, who are now stationed at Wellington Bar-racks, Dublin, for garrison duty, on Sun- day received notice to prepare for embarkation to South Africa on the 9th of February. Colonel Healy immediately addressed the men on the subject of the communication, and they enthu- siastically volunteered to proceed to the Capt to join forces with their fellow representatives of the Queen to do battle against, the oppres- sors of freedom in that country. Captain D. Hughes Morgan, the High-sheriff for Breconahire, who is also with the battalion at Dublin, and who will proceed to the front, expresses tiip hope that. ?. the friends of the 3rd South Wales Bor- derers—and they are mai?y—will ccrm for-: ward and lend every assistatc* to tho mert in the arduous task before them. "-F;t is iiecell-, sary is clothing and other articles t,J make "Tommy's'' life happy in a foreign land. > Any gift of clothing or other articles will be' gladly received by Captain Morgan at, the Wellington Barracks. Dublin. Eleven men of the 2nd Battalion (Welsh) Volunteers, who have been accepted for activa ervice, were sworn in at the Hafod Drill- nail on Saturday.

WELSH RESERVIFTS' FUND The Bridgend fund now amounts to .£428 10s. 3d.. A military tattoo was held in the Recreation Grounds, Tredegar, on Monday evening. It was in every way successful. At a town's meeting held at Pwllheli on: Monday the sum of E205 was raised, in addi- tion to the 100 guineas offered by Messrs. Solomon Andrews aud Son, of Cardiff. By means of a subscription card, the sum of £ 23 118. 6d. has been added to the Merthyr and GeJligaer funds. Major-general H. H. Lee. the lion, treasurer of the Dinas Powis fund, has received the fol- lowing sums: -From the employes of the South Wales Portland Cement and Lime Companv, 0"n for the week ending the 20th inst. tl 5; for the week ending the 27th inst. £1 Is. 3d.; from the workmen on the Wenvoe Castle Estate, 13. A ladies' committee which was formed at Ammanford, of which Mrs. Richards. Panty- ffynnon. is president. Colonel Morris trea- surer. and Mr. Ivor Morris secretary, has already sent to the Carmarthenshii-e County War Fund JE65 8s. 8d.

3RD WELSH REGIMENT. UNDER ORDERS FOR SOUTH AFRICA. COLOURS TO BE LEFT AT CARDIFF We have already announced that the 3rd (Militia) Battalion of the Welsh Regiment, now doing garrison duty at Pembroke Dock, hava received orders to hold themselves in readiness to embark for South Africa in about ten days' time. On Tuesday morning the Mayor of Cardiff (Councillor S. A. Brain) received the following letter from Colonel Thrale Perkins. commanding the battalion:- "3rd Battalion the Welsh Regiment, "The Huts. Pembroke Dock, "January 28th, 1900. "To his Worship the Mayor of Cardiff. "Dear Mr. Mayor,-The 3rd Battalion the Welsh Regiment, formerly known as the Royal Glamorgan Militia, are under orders to proceed to South Africa, and we shall probably sail on the 9tli of February. As we have for nearly a century and a half—in fact, since the 19th of January, 1760-Veen closely allied to the town of Cardiff, we feel that we should like our colours to be in the safe keeping of the mayor and corporation during our absence on active service, and in the name of the regiment I ask if yon will accept the trust. If so, and you will appoint a date, I will make arrangements to have the colours formally handed over to you, and trust that this may form a link between the town and corporation of Cardiff and the old county re.-iment.-I have the honour to be, your worship's obe- dient servant, "(Signed) A. THRALE PERKINS, Colonel, "Commanding 3rd Battalion Welsh Regiment." His worship has sent the following reply: "Cardiff, Jan. 30. Dear Colonel Perkins,—In answer to your letter of the 28th inst, I must congratulate voix as well as the officers and men of the 3rd Bat- talion Welsh Regiment upon the confidence which has been shown in calling up your dis- tinguished force for active service. I shall be very pleased to have the honour of receiving the colours of the regiment at Cardiff, and hope you will be able to bring them up this week, as I sail for the Mediterranean on Mon- day morning next. The presence of your colours in the chief town in Wales will serve t,o remind us of our Welsh lads who are doing their duty to the Queen and country. If it is impossible for the colours to be brought up this week, I will gladly make arrangements to sail by a later boat, which leaves on the 16th prox. Please let me know when to expect you, and how many of the regiment I may look forward to having the pleasure of receiving.- Believe me to be yours sincerely "(Signed) SAMUEL A. «*1AIN (Mayor). "Colonel A. Thrale Perkins, commanding the 3rd Battalion the Welsh Regiment, The Huts. Pembroke Dock."

REMINISCENCES OF THE REGIMENT AT CARDIFF. As Colonel Perkins states in his letter to the mayor, the 3rd Battalion Welsh Regiment, formerly known as the Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia. has been more or less con- nected with Cardiff for the last 140 years. There is a difficulty in tracing its early history, but in the beginning of the eighteenth century 16 made a stir in the small town' which is now generally recognised as the Metropolis of Wales. The armoury of the battalion was situated where Mr. Richards, the hatter's shop now is, and Mr. Jonathan Williams, the adjutant, resided there. He was a persona. grata of the late Lord Bute, who never failed to pay him a visit when he came to. Cardiff. Among the officers during this period were Captain N icholls, of Adamsdown, then a comparatively. rural district, and Captain Ray, of Maindy. The Militia band played the inhabitants to St. John's Church every Sunday morning, and in the evening entertained the townspeople in the Castle grounds. In those days the only services at St. John's were at eleven a.m. and three p.m. The evening mili., tary concert was thoroughly enjoyed by the townspeople. The training of the Glamorgan Militia took place in the Cardiff Aums Park, and the men were billetted in the town. In later years, when Mr. James John- son was the bandmaster, and the strength of the battalion had increased, one of the finest sights was the marching of the men from the Cardiff Arms Park to the Town-hall, where they were dismissed. Later still, the training of the men has been more usefully done at military centres, such as Aldershot and Salisbury, and Cardiff people only see them departing and returning. The battalion has not up to now been on foreign service, but it has supplied a large number of recruits to the Regular Army. In 1831, however, it was mustered at Cardiff, and proceeded to Merthyr to' assist in. quelling the riots amongst the iron- workers there. This was the occasion when Dick Penderyn was charged and subsequently hanged, near the site of the central market at Cardiff, for killing a Highlander.

CITY VOLUNTEERS. ARRIVAL AT CAPE TOWN. Cape Town, Tuesday.—The first contingent of the City of London Imperial Volunteers arrived here to-day on the Briton. Dense crowds lined the wharf, and the Volunteers on land- ing were received with enthusiastic cheers. They at once marched into camp.— Reuter.

MAYOR OF CARDIFF'S FU, ND, SEVENTH LIST OF DONATIONS. £ s. di Cathays Conservative Club 3 3# Social Evening at Ely, per R. J. Winslow lit Four Shop Assistants 0 4 < Splotlands Inn 1 15 < Officers 2nd G.V.A 23 2 1 *G.W.R. Goods Staff Collecting Boxes.. 1 17 4 *T.V.R. Engineering Department 5 9 11 Alfred Plant. 2 0 0 Little Gleams of Sunlhine Cricket Club 2 0 0 W. R. Hawkins (collected) 57 1 9 Colcnel Quirk (collected) 96 11 4 *Cyramer Drift Workmen and Officials 2 1 8 •Electrical Staff 0 15 a Members of Cardiff Synagogue, Edward-place 3 6 f- •Dowlaie Iron Company, Siemens Department 2 18 (J Cardiff Firemen 16 3 Mrs. B. Lewis, Greenmeadow (col- lected) 17 4 0 Tongwynlais Church (collected) 5 12 0 *Higher Grade Scholars and Staff 5 3 0 *J. P. Grant (collected) 65 16 1 •Board of Trade Surveyors 1 2 6 Direct Trading Company 6 10 6 •T.V.R. Signal Depnrtment 1 15 8 G.W.R. Chief Inspector and Staff 0 10 0 *Employes Cardiff Roiling Stock Co. 1 15 3 Morgan and Co., Employes' House Concert. 9 14 0 •Jewish Y.M.A 0 5 0 Roath Wednesday A.F.C 0 7 6 •Mercantile Marine Staff 0 15 0 Atlas Furnishing Co. (collected) 2 1 o Collected at Terminus Hotel, per the Misses O'Neill and Price 12 9 Total received to date £ 5,381 J A •Thttoa i».»* •" contributory