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HIGH WATER TO-DAT. ] KoJtnnj. Evening. B«!ght. ewaasaa 12.34 ). 8 2Z. 9 Cardiff l^iO 2. 3 25. 5 Newport 1.24 2. J 24.11 Cardiff I "i 2. 3 25. 5 Newport 1.24 2. J 24.11 WEATHER FORECAST. ISSW.0 FrOl NETRZOLOGICAL omcs—8.3V. P.M. Tlis fer^ejiet of the woclthe- throiighout the West of i- ua!.id ftu,i SonWt Wales ftv to-day (Tuesday in ius !"oilo#< :-8. W. to variable uinds, Light; lin-e tcarm. xmiZBp>.x 3 PoBscasT, W. o. winds, mode- rate ehaagetWe eeni<? tkaivei't. YE3TSR0»T'S WEATHER. y. bre»zee, frsaU fair. YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE. TtmperaUire as registered at Owrt-y-Vil, Pen;.rih, for th" twelve hours ending 11 in? o'clock iast nii;ht: ilia. Koan. I Monday £ 5 45 eO.O U:l-= TIWIPSRATURE AND RAINFALL. The following table srivrs the i.smperaturs and rainfall at Gwrt-y-Yil, i-pn?nli. for 24 hours, as road at 9.0 a.m., and entored to the prooedine d.iy — Tj;Mri<*iTffBi:, DAI'S. '— .Kinrwii-, jlVTa* Mm. "I! _i_ i- Tneedav 1 1 56 4* 51'0 -00 VVedr.eiday a' 10 ■IS 64*0 -10 -Thursday 3 '"5 43 4V0 *(.7 Friday 4 6i 60 64'0 "C"< :->« ti:r=1«.y (V til '4 52"5 '15 Snn.?f7 6 D4 45 49'S [ Mon by 7 60 43 !5i-0: X6 -=. EUN'ITNG APPOINTMUTvPS. (Weataer permiU. us). MR. CLAY'S O,IlrEr. HOUNDS. Thursday, Way 10. Uak Pri;!?;c, L)cii.10 a.m.

By the Way. -e- Lieutenant colonol a r d, of FasUocta fame, was presented with the grand go!d medal of the Scciets de Gec- L,rz.,nliie St the general meeting on. Saturday evening for the Congo-Nile mis- sion. Mr. H. C. Thomson tells in the ''Corn- hili" of hnving travellcx.1 some distance in tho Tenantal when there eighteen montfts ago r.T, ',i' a young Free Str.te Boer who had spent some time in England at one cf the universities. "I have always been a stu- dent of Herbert Spencer," ¥ he remarked, i\?nd strongly opposed to war. but when the Jatneson Itaid occurred I forgot dl. about Herbert Spencar and rushed for my rifle," A goad loet hat story, which has been told in a recent book of travel, comes from Pretoria, An old pioneer was pick- ing his way through the deep black mud of^Iiiet Spruit. First he passed an old hat. and furthar on found a wagoner pro-bin^ the mud with the butt end ru his wagan whip and hatiess. "Say, chum, he shouted, "your hat's not there, it's tehind:" Answered the te&oister "Hang the hat! I've lost a wagon and span of oxen hereabouts, that's what I'm looking for! A good story is told. with reference to the iears of exhibitors at the Pa-ris Exhi- tion in regard to the ssfety of their goods. One of the great jewellers of the Rue de la Paix, felling sure that the precautions against theft were inadequate, resolved to put the matter to a practical test. He therefore proceeded to rob himself, and. according to the narrator, succeeded, with the pid of two accomplices, in braakmji the glass of his OW11 shQw-cases, and carry- ing ou a large quantity of valuable pro- perty. The "Lancet" has cremated one of the new green halfpenny stamps, and has held an inquest on the ashes, with the result that the new issue is de- clcred free from arsenic or other dele- terious matter, so that it may be licked with impunity. The gum is dextrine of ''British gam," a.nd is also declared harm- less. though the flavour, as we all know, is atrocious. Apart from liavour, tfte habit of moistening postage stamps with the tongue is abominably insanitary, and we are surprised to see the "Lancet" giving the public permission to indulge in this nasty practice. The Spanish Infanta has rather a quaint idea of how ail Amoricfin citizen should he addressed, A Chicago man named his eldest daughter Eulalia, in honcur of the Spanish Infanta, and he took care to inform the Princess of the honour he had paid her It was cbraderLtic that he should write to Itoya-ty on his busings notepap?r. and this is how the reply from Spain was itddressed 1 —lit Senor Don William Ililkhnoti, Metal Lath and Fireproofng (tSstimates furnished). Single aud double Expansion Bolts. Tel. Canal 9.220. Fac- tory Blue Icilitnd Avenue. Offices H&i'-stead-ntreet, Chicago. North America, United States." The social lion of the moment is the "handy man," Therefore, all kinds of stories relating to "Jack's'" ways are being unearthed. A correspondent sends a London contemporary which is given to this sort of thing, the following narra- tive. A festive bluejacket was seen from a ship in Mnlta Harbour dancing on the top of the parapet wall at Fort Xlicasoli. First his hat blew over, and thon. leaning over to look for it, he ieat hia balance, and fell after it-a sheer drop of ao feet and more. The stugwin on duty w&s landed with a pitrty to bring ol\i the mains for identification. They found tham crawling about on hands and knees, and inquired if he was seriously hurt. "Hurt b9 blowed! was his reply. ''Where'J my —— hat? Under whit circuaistiinces ouht a re- jeeted lover to insist upon the return oi the engagement riu.g from a ledy unwill- ing to yield it up? This is a very old problem, and one that is just now reeking the thinking apparatus of the "W t- iiiiiidtar." A gentleman a.t the North I Louden Police-court, on Saturday wanted 1 hi* ring bfl.ck—it had cost a pound. "DC'llJt you think said the magistrate, "that you hfvd £ 1 worth, of plea-sure during tlx' time that yen walked out with tiie girl ? The lover'hardly felt able to value bis pleasure in this commercial spirit, and wonkl only pleacl that-, the enga,gement ring was given condition&Uv on its being worn (in due cauriia) with a wedding ring nrovided by tiixniielf. But after some discussion he consented "not to trouble." He is going to try and find another tjirl—"a better and a prettier one." Let us how he will l-succsed. though that "vardlv eomoousaie~ him for the lost pound. The Hohenzollerns marry early and [■mature early; which explains how it is that the Gerraau Crnwn Prince came of age yesterday, with his Royal father still a young nUl-no You have not to be a very aged person to recollect the coming-of-age ox the Kaiser himself and ¡ ot the hopes then expressed for his future. The Kaiser's many eccentricities and Jis wonderful versatility havr- often caused us to nraile and sometimes to [curse; but there can be no doubt that he is a very strong man indeed. Cast your menial eye buck upon his meteoric career, and you will recognise that t}u man who wtt-i strong enough to wich.land the ).11L of Bloofl and Iron and lia-s held his masterful way through all obstacles is one whose name will be writ large in history, He will probably reach his highest j achievement or hia deepest humiiiatiott iti a grecit and devastating war.' When that v/ar v/iil be, and vrith whom, are matters still on the knees nt the gods.

Their Training and Amusement. ■THE OF SOCIAL WOitliEKS. WILLING HELP FOB- DESEltVING POLK. "EVENING EXPRESS" SPECIAL. It may not be gene-rally Vnovm that there exists in Cardiff an organisation called the "Guild of Social Workers Among tbfJ Blind"— and a vrr helpful and useful organisation it la. It commenced in a small way six years RgO in connection with the inmates of th3 Cardiff Institute for the Blind. Eventually, however, it was found n-eoe»sary to form an association of helpers, with tlve object of OT tending the work to the who!? of Cardiff and the neighbourhood, and the society is I now kD-owu by the name I have juat men- tioned. Like many other of our ideas in education, that of the guild was bcrrcwedl from G-er- many. More than fifty years ago an associa- t-jon was formed to undertake the. caro and supervision of former pupils of the Institu- -tion for the Blind at Dresden, and a special fund WM eata-biisiied for the purpose. Their plan worked so successfully that it w-as adopted in many othr parts of Germany, as xoll as at Vienna and Piris. Tna 3y-em is knoKn as the "Pursorge," or Saxon, system. and it is now carried out in eosia form or ail over tho Continent. Feeling interested in the Ckiroiff *a-c.vem;nt, I cal'.cd on MT. Littey, one of the secretaries, to learn somc-thiag cf ibp doingr^. Mr. Lnttey is tl teacher at the Adam «down Sch.-xil for the Blind, and very good work he do-n in that capacity. Bnt he finds time to act 2.1 secre tary to the Gu-ild of Social Workers. Mr. Ltettey throve his whole soul into th: work of his class, and was at great pains to explain and illustrate his ntethod, and showed m* many objects made by the scholars and the models which they have to work by. "W work according to the Saxon system in Cardiff from start to finish," said the pains- taking teacher. "In Germany, as you know, tho children axe sent at an early a to ap institution, where they reoeive a, thorough education and are trained with such care that they are able to work at their homes as soon a3 they leave the institute. But in that country thsy are not compelled, as in Eng-- hd. to live in towns possessing special work- shops for them." "That is a decided advantage." was ob- served. "Yes," said the teaoher; "it has the double advantage of rendering the blind entirely independent and fit to work in lighted ehope, and, by scattering them a-11 over the country, greatly reduces the difiiculty of selling their work." "The guiid isn't meant, of course, to super- sede th-e Cardiff Institution for the Blind?" "Oh, dear! no," replied Mr. Lattey; "it is entirely supplemental. Ite object is to aasist the institute." "But can't the institute find plenty of em- ployment for the blind in Cardiff?" I asked. "No." replied Mr. Lattey. "In 1S97, for instance, the committee bad to dismiss several of their workmen. Thoee were thrown entirely ffll their own resources, and found) it impossible to obtain orrtera on their own a-oo-jur.t (they were bealaxt-bexlc,-t makers?, or to work at home owing to the want of space. However, with newspaper selling, the work found for thern by tho Welsh Industries' Asso- ciation, and ether means those men were abte to pull through- "Yon tncoorase home work as much 2A pas- sible?" "Y", we do," was the teacher's reply. "There are many industrias far the blind whioh are not often taught in institutions owing' to the small profit made OIl them. El the3e were taken cp by the bbad at home they would prove a moderately remunerative employment." "How do they man aire to obtain materials arid appaxa-tas and tools tvImmi they happen i to be poor?" I "That is a. difficulty. There are several well-quaKfied workmen vomhio to accept r-rfders on that accoittit. In some instances the guild iuave advanced smult stims far mat-ariF.ls, and the Welsh Industries Ajsaociar tion offer Vi the workers c.n oppoTt-nnity of exhibiting their goods at the dopot. in Mor- gan's Arcade. Cardiff." "What is the guild doing by way of auaist- ing in training the blind, Mr. Lattey?" "Well, it endeavours to establish a, funi, called 'the ■scholarship fund,' with the object of enabdinsr young men and woman to cam- pleta thoir course at the Royal NoTmal Col- legje and Academy of Mnsic for the B-l-otid, UPlJer Norwood. Two aobobarships have I aireft-dy come to Card ff." "You a.re doing something al by way of obt^uninff pensions for the bhud? "Yes," replied the teachcr; "more especially for blind women in country pJarss, far from means of remitncrative employment and dependent on poor relations." Then, ifr. Latt-ey proceeded to'tell me about thorø articles which are lold. by the blind. The sa-le of n2W3pai>ers and periodicals by th-em is steadily increasing. During the winter months, however, the newspaper man suffer rcttch from exposxtrs toO the wet, and this trade i mainly t.k.n up hy thoae who cannot obtain other employment. Tea and coffoe sre ale-o included in the list. Some fifty years a?o a tea and coiTc-a agency *aa established in London to help the blind. 8Yra of the Cardiff men are local agents, ¡nxt the tea and coffee sold by them are in every way equal in price and quality to those scld in the shop* of the town. On receipt of a 'P'J,.t.r:l.'d an agsnt will oa-il with the kind of tea reQnired. DurinT the last six years social gatherings havo been held on Sunday afternoons, and on two evenings in the week at the institute a garden party is given by the ladies of the Aherdare Hall. In the Bpring an anntt; excursion to Barry is ffiven by lir. Solomon Andrawf, and variona teas and entertairtnenta i aro also fflven. Bsaldos thete gathering-s, | home re a dinars are now being he!d at the i hoTiaee of some of the members of the guild. J Another groat delight to both idttlt3 and oliiklren to to spend the a-ttsrnoon in HEmmer i in a, garden or field. In fact, scmoth ng is i provided for their instruction or pleasure the j yeux round. I It ie fair to add that the guild is conducted on entirely unseotarian linos, the committee endeavouring to make the eooiety es ropresen- tative as possible. Its list of mcmb-irs, ther- fore, includes clergymen of the Church of Eng- Lnd and Nonconformist ministers, moemoers i of boards of guardians and school board3, and members of the legal and medical pro/e;.sions. One of the patrons is Dr. F. J. Campbell, who was a member of the Boyal Commission of 1889. j "Thus, you see," said Mr. Lattey, in conclu- sion, "that we are doing a ffrest deal o! work, but cnr chief want- i support. in. any form. It would be kind of anyone to send a donation to our treasurer. Mrs. Fiddian. 23. The 'Va.k, Cardiff."

NO IDLE BOAST! Buffirers frurn Gravel, Lumbago, Piles, Pains in Back, Dropy, Wind and Water Com- piaints Diseases of Kidneys, Blad.ie.r, Stone, I Sciatica. Rheunv\ti.»ra, find Gout will find a J positive Cure in Hoiroyd's Gravel Pills. Try a Small anr) it not satisfied yoar mosey rill j be returned. Price hI. I'd.. of all chemists, or ö?71t f;'a<' ffor 13 irom Holroyd'a M«dtcal j Hall. Cleokbeaton. Yorkfi. Don't be put off. If yoa 'n,<uiot gt-t them, write the proprietor, and i a bo* v,i;l bo sent next, uoat. 1

THE UGANDA RAILWAY BILL. SECOND HEADING IN THE COMMONS. WELSH MEMBERS MOTION DEFEATED. HOUSE OF LORDS.—Monday; The Lord Chanoollor took his seat at a' quarter past four o'clock. Lord "TNDSOU presented a petition from th-s Union of Westminster in favour of pro- j vision being made by the Legislature for the dependents of soldiers and sailors wounded or while on active service. The County-courts (Investment of Deposits) Bill waa read a. third time and parsed. The House adjourned at 4.35.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. -Ifond ay. The Speaker took the Chair at three o'clock. WELSH PETITIONS. Pat. tioDS were presented by Mr. J. M. Maclean (U.. Oaxdiff) ft'om the Me-unt Tabor, Primitive Wetbcdist Church, Cardiff, in favour of the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors to Children (No. 2) Bill; by Mr. Alfred Thomas from the Gelligaer and Rhigfos Rural District Cotnw1 in favour of the Bill to extend the provisions of the Poor-law Officers' Superannuation Act, 1996, to the offire-s and servants of other local authorities; and by Mr. Albert Rp" er from the Grand Ledge of England Independent Order of Good Templars, and from a confe- rence of temperance aocietie3 in the Castle Howard in favour of the Sunday Closing (Morrmouthshire) Bill. FRANCE AND MOROOCO. In reply to Mr. heldaTWlek (R., Wick Burghs), Mr. BROD5ICK fUn.fer Foreign Secretary), said her Maj-Mity's Government were fuliy aware that French tl'OGN had been operating in the Touat c-asos, on the frontier of the territories of the fcultan of Morocco. THE C.I.V. RIFLE Mr. WYNDHAM (Under Secretary for War) told 8ir Howard Vincent (U Sheffield) the War Office had received no -eports confirming the alleged deflection of 6ft. to the right at 500 yards of tiie iifle4 issued to the City of London Imperial Volunteers. THE QUEEN'S CHOCOI,ATE. Sir J. LENG (R., Dundee) elicited frbm the Undar Seoret-ary for War the statement that any soldiers who had not received the Queen s gift of chocolate should at once apply to tne General Officer Commanding Communications at Cape Town. Questioned as to the delay in the delivery of clothing and othe-r comforts among the soldiers at the front, Mr. WYNDHAM said Mr. iiapii'ton Gatliff, who was superintending this vrork, was receiving as mnch &a 403 tons a day for dis- tribution. Delays were mainly due to the exigency of the requirements of the army in the matter of stores. THE UGANDA RAILWAY. MT. FROPEICX etatwd, in reply to Mr. Buchanan <R., Aber.leensflire, F-). that £ 5.132.775 had already been disbursed by the Crown agents in respect of the Uganda Railway. The agents in respect of the Unda Railway. The valao of stores in hand or en route was about a qtEWtcir of a million. CONDHNCiED FOODS. Mr. BROA.DHLJB3T (K., Leicester) asked if the War Office had had suomitted to them a food, which was healthy and satisfying, a pound weight of which would be sufficient for one day's rat-ion, and could be caxried in a. small tin; if so. v. the Government bad ai>prove4 it and woutld Luppiy it to the troops iii South Africf. Mx. WYNDHAM: Many samples of various footfe hava been submitted to the War Office for trial, but none has been received comply- ing with all the conditions mentioned in the qu'^Uon. THE NEW ROYAL YACHT. Mr. MACARTNEY (Secretary to the Admiralty) informed Mr. Tannor (N., Cork Co., Mid) that it was not proposed to change the Belleville boilers in the new Royal yacht, but ballast would be placed in her to ensure her stability. NEWSPAPER PLACARDS. Captain DONELAN (N-, Cork, E.): I beg to ask the First Lord a question, which I have given him private notice, viz., whether he is aware that placards were posted yesterday in Lon- don containing the following in large capitals: —"British wounded shot in cold blood; bodies exhumed." Is this statement- in. accordance with official inCoi-nvitkm 'rom the seat of war; and will steps be taton t-o prevent the publica- tion of unfounded accusations against tho- character of a. people having no recognised representative in this country? Mr. A. J. BALFOUR: I have received no, notice. Captain DONFLAN: I sent it by special messenger to Downing-street between one and two p.m. I Mr. A. J. BALFOUR: I have not received it. Captain DONELAN s I enclosed a sp-icimen I placard to the right hon. gentleman. Mr. WYNDHAM: We have no knowledge of the facts alleged, and I think if any intima- I tion hMl reached the War Office I should have. known of it. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Jkr. BALFOUR eaid the Housing of the Working Uasws BilL would be taken oa a. Thursday, and the Revsaue Estimates on Friday. The Factory and Workshops Bill would not be taken this week. DISHASKD CATTLE. Mr. LA.WRENCE TIARDY (U.. Kent, Ashford) inquired if it were true that the Tanagra arrived off Gravesend on Thursday with foot and month diseac-e aboard; if she at once went oat to sea and threw overboard 230 huilocks and 450 shflep which had died of disease; if any atep3 had been taken to pre- vent a recurrence of this dangerous proceed- ing, such as had already been adopted in Belgium Mr. LONG replied that on the arrival of the vessel in question it reported the loss of 21¡4 catt.ls and 467 ^hesp from foot and memh disease during the voyage. He could not say when the carcases were thrown overboard, or if any breach of tite law had taken place The vessel, however, put back to e-ea, not to I throw the n&rcAses overboard, bat to dispose of the fittings and manure, which he was advised was by far the safest mtans of pre- venting infection. UGANDA RAILWAY GRANT. On the motion for the eccond reading of the Uganda Railway Bill, Mr. BUCHANAN (R.. Aberdeen-hire, S.) said, the Government were making the same mis- take they mad-e two years ago, and in doing so were not treating the! House and the country fairly. The Vote for Uganda had steadily risen in past years. On the com- pletion of the railway the country would be spddl&d for a quarter of a century with a debt of a quarter of a million. That was a lsseon which he hoped would be taken to heart by the Government, and any Govern- ment that might succeed it. (Hear, hear.) Mr, T. G. BOWLES (U., King's Lynn) said he did not rise to repeat the opinion of the right. hen. gentleman which he had previously 7,iv.er-tbat it had two CIld3 and no middle- I but, having commenced it. we must finish it. Hi wished to piotest aga;nat the Bill as an obnoxious instance of referential legislation. Mr. HRYNMOn. JONES (R.. Swansea District) I said he did not think that the original project of the railway was an impolitic one. On the contrary, he entirely approved of the pohcy ti n t was really involved in the development ) of the areas over which we had acquired spheres of influence and controlling powers, Ordinarily one migiit have expected that the Government v;onld have invited tenders from contractors or private firms for the working of the railway. Instead af taking that course, however, the Foreign Oflice determined to carry out the engineering undertaking itself. He was not prepared to express an opinion upon the general question thas involved, but. he was, after inquiry made by himself, able to say that in this instance the system of carrying out a mat,ter of this kind, by a committee presided over by one of tha clerks in the Foreign Office, had been a complete failure. Before voting the prepesed two millions to the Government, he thought, there ought to be a searching inquiry into wha.t had taken place, and into the plans that had been formed by those who were advising the Government in regard to this matter. He gathered that the Government had been employing 16,000 labourers on this Uganda Railway. It might be that this was quite justifiable, and had been economical. Ha could only express his astonishment at the figures when he was told by the contractors iwho carried out the Beira to Salisbury Railway that tha average numbar of labourers employed wn/5 3.000. Tho native, employed on the Uganda Railway were paid a.t the rate of Is. 2d. a day. He did not complain of the amount, hut he- thought it did not compare with the apiount paid on the neirpo to Salisbury Railway, which approximately was ls. lid. or 2s. a day. The Foreign Office had woefully mismanaged the business, and he begged to move that the Bill be read a second time this day six months. Mr. DILLON (N.. Mayo, E.) objected to tha construction of the railway, as one of the first steps in a policy which had already produced enormous evil results to the country, and if persevered in would produce far worse results, Mr. R. WALLACE (U.. Edinburgh, E.) said this was a proposal which would net commend I it-self to any sensible person. lie should have] preferred that the work be undertaken by con- tractors. Mv. BRODRICK aaked what was the possi- bllity of getting any contractor to unclertake- the tlmk. ia vitW nf t.hfl fafte that tha way ran through 600 miles of country which was not under any civilised government, in which there was a variety of tribes, to a large extent hostile; that the climate was par- ticularly unfavourable to Europeans, that tbj guarding of the railway would be difficult, arid the fact that waa too much forgotten, but was perfectly well known to members when they discussed the question five years ago, that no adequate survey had been mt-.do or could be made. The oniy occasion on which a similar attempt was made was in the caee of the Suakim Railway in 1885, which had to be abandoned. The only terms on. which the coiit.victors would undertake the work were a percentage of any money they found themselves obliged to spend. If a similar attempt were made in the case of the Uganda. Xahway, the House would have no control. He perfectly admitted that the additional sum they were asking for was large, bnt the real test was a comparison with the ooat of other rail- ways. Not a single point had been shown in which more money had been spent than was necessary for the work carried out. The receipts were already L60,000 a year, and would cover the working expenses. There was no roason to think the sum now asked for would not be sufi'.oient to completo the rail- way. Sixty per cent-, of the money was apent, but more than sixty per cent, of the work was done, and they might reasonably believe that they knew'the extent of their liabilities. (Hear, hear.) Bir E. GREY (R., Berwick) said the late Government was respona'ble for the making of tiio vaiiway, but with regard to tha methods of making it he had no responsibility at all, in 80 far as the Government had decided from time to time to make changes in the character of the railway as originally proposed. He had no nrit'eiam whatever to offer, but the estimate had boon greatly exooeded, even allowing for those changes, and he regretted that that was the case. The real grievance of the Housi and the country lay, he tnougnt, in the fact that the origizialentiniate was entirely inadequate and misleading. He did not rtfrink there was any ground for charges of mia- management or waste, Lut the Government should, in h's opinion, have made it more clear in tho first instance how exceedingly speculative the first, estimate was. Mr. LABOUCHERE (R., Northampton) com- plained that a scheme for the making of a light railway to Uganda had. without any attempt to obtain the sanction of tho House, be'l.:n turned into one for the contraction, at an infinitely grlater cost, of a heavy railway which vas not a railway to Uganda. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WM. ALLAN (R.. Gateshead) condemned the methods of riving at engineering esti- mates which hud been employed, and which, he said, mast necessarily involve great expense. Sir HENRY CAMPBELL-ti^nVERMAN (R., Stirling Burghs) 83.id he could net vote for an amendment which was equivalent to a. motion for the rejection of the Bill, since h" thought it would be oat, of the question to abandon an undertaking which had been carried so far. But-lie,nevertheless, thought it had been c'eariy shown that earioni mistakes had been nuwle, due, no donbt-at leaat.. iu part—to the en- trusting of the construction of the railway to tho authorities in charge of it, and he did not think that the representative of the Foreign Office fcad been able to answer ;>,t- all aatisfac- torily the criticisms which had beon made. At the frame time, he did not think the system of construction could bo changed, ar.d he re- At the frame time, he did not think the system of construction could bo changed, and lie re- l peated that h0 v,Ia unabie to support an; amendment which, ho took it. had been moved loss from a feeling of opposition to the scheme than a protest against the methods by which it had bean carried out. On a division thorc votad— For the amendment 53 Against 226 Government majority 173 The Bill was read a eteorul trme. SEA FISHERIES BILL. The adjourned debate on the Order for the second reading of the Sea Pisuaerie3 Bill was then resumed. Jfr. HARRY FOSTER (U., Suffolk, Lo wee toft), who continued his interrupted sjicech in sup- port of Sir Cameron Gull's motion for the rejection of the measure, contended that tho Bill would impose a wholly ly'.uc-oaseary restriction upon tho great industries of the country. Sir J. COLOMB (U.. Great Yarmouth) opposed tho Bill. Then President of the Board cf Trade had proposed a Select Committee as a xrioajB.8 of mollifying the opposition of members representing the fishing industry, bat the last Committee had reported that a Select Com- mittee of the House was not a fit tribunal t:) deal with the question. Mr. ItlTCHTE: Than I withdraw the eiler. Mr. FOSTER: You cannot do that. Sir J. COLOMB: I don't beUeva the right lion, gentleman really means that. Mr. RITCHIE: I thought- I was conciliating t,he hon. member. Ho is opposing a Select Committee, and, under the circumstances, I withdraw it. Sir J. COI/OMB said he was not opposing the appointment of a Select Committee, and ho ivas not ungrateful for the offer, bnt it im not tba best machinery for investigating the ¡ r4 After further discusBion the Hone; divided, the figures being:—For the amendment, 33; asainst, 180; majority, 147. The Bill was read a second time and was referroo to a Select Committee. N A VAL RESERVE (MOBILISATION) BILL. This Bill entered upon its Committee stage which, however, stood adjourned at midnight upon an amendment by Mr. Caldwell. PHOSPHORUS IN MATCHMAKING. Captain NORTON (R., Newington, N.) moved I a. resolution declaring that in the opinion of a House the special rules embodied in the I Factories and Workshops Acts A with regard to employment in inciter matcu lactones, wnere white or yellow phosphorus was employed, ought to be annnlled. This was seconded by Sir C. DILKE IR., Forest of Dean), who expressed the belief that the new rules were in some rcsj-ecte at least worse than the old ones. ■, Sir MATHEW RIDLEY (Homo S:cretary) said that if an opportunity offered to improve the rules, that opportunity would be taken, but in the meantime he thought it would be most undesirable to abandon what had been obtained because it did not go far enough. After some remarks from Mr. Tennant, Mr. I B'.txton, and Mr. Steadman, the motion was negatived by 93 to 37. The House adjourned at 12.55.

M PENARTH DISTRICT COUNCIL, j At the usual monthly meeting of the Panarth District Council held on Monday, Mr. R. Gay presiding, it was psBolved to (bier the closing of the isolation hospital for one month and not to permit- the admiFs:on of patients suffering from any other infectious disease.—On the motion of Mr. Morris, a com- mittee was appointed to investigate ca3ei of -i p,, non-compliance with notices to abate au!sanees before taking legal proceedings.— A resolution, proposed by Mr. Hancock, to ciaarge « fee of 21.. for examining house drains where no nuisance is supposed to exist was carried, the fee to be 10' 6d. for I houses rated at £ 30 or under. Mr. Hancock thought this would cover the many frivolous cases their inspectors had to deal with, brought about by the agitation of the Cardiff I Corporation in its promotion of the incorpora- tion scheme. t

Lord Roberts at 'Q B S's Q a Smaldeel. HUNTER GOING AHEAD- Now North of the Vaa!. Rundle's Work at Thaba N'chu. At seven p.m. on Monday the War Offiee issued the following dispatch from Lord Roberts: — SMALDEEL, Ma.v 7 (10.55). General Hunter, after defeating the enemy on May 4, has joined hands with Paget near Warrenton. The enemy left thirteen killed and wounded on the ground, and we captured several prisoners. j Our losses were slight. Hunter speaks in high terms of the gallantry of the Yeomanry under Colonel Meyrick. The enemy have retired from the front of Thabit N'chu. and the exceedingly strong position they held is now occupied by Ruudle's division. i From Mr. BENNET BURLEIGH. By special arrangement erfth the Bally Tetegraplj for aimujtanoous publication. 8M.AJUDEJ5L, Saturday (delayed until Sunday, 9.30 p.m.). At daybreak to-day Lord Roberts again advanced from Braudfort towards the Vet Pkiver. The Australians and New Zsaltmders fired on the enemy, but elicited lial reply until they had got within 300 yards of the river, and then tha Boers opened a fusillade upon them. Major-general Hutton, with the mounted infantry, was on the left; General Poh^Carew's division was in the centre, with General Maxwell's brigade on the nght. Onr troops advanced in skirmishing order, and an artillery dnel went on. The enemy had eight guns in actipn. At three o'clock in the afternoon, which is sundown here. General Hunter's troops forced the passage of the river with gal- lantry, and the enemy retreated hastily. Our losses were small. We bivouacked upon the field of battle. Night (via Bloemfontein, Sun- day, 7.45). Leaving Brandfort at daybreak. Major- general Pole-Cui-ews division made a smart march of fifteen miles to Eensge- vonden Railway Station. There they halted for a brief period whilst our mounted infantry drove in a Boer patrol of fifteen men. Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener in person directed the opera- tions. Lieutenant-general Tucker, who was proceeding to Win burg, was re-called in order to occupy a position three miles to the east of the railway. Making a rapid march of twenty-two miles, the Norfolk Regiment, the first battalion to arrive, came in at five in the afternoon. Major-general Hutton's mounted infan- try covered a front of fifteen miles, but the main body of the brigade was live miles to the loft, or west, of the railway. About three o'clock in the afternoon some thirty Australian and Now Zealand scouts advanced down the open towards the Vet River, keeping near the rail- way. On seeing the Boers they op-oned fire upon the enemy at a range of 1,600 yards, and afterwards a.t dis- talices down to 800 yards but the enemy made no reply. The Colonial*; then advanced down to within 300 yards of the bank of the Vef:, River. There the Boors suddenly sprung a fierce fusillade upon them, wounding several horses and dropping three men. two of 'whom were officers. The remainder j effected their retreat. Major-general Stsphenson's brigade advanced in open erder. the Yorkshire Regiment leading. Their function, how- ever, was chiefly to protect the guns, A battery of he'd artillery was on the right; the otheru, with the siege cannon, were in the centre while the naval guus I were on the left. With Major-general Hutt-on were the Horse Artillery and six "pom-poms." I The Boers lined the low ranges of bins to tho north of the Vet and also the river bank. Thev 1:reined to have eight guns, including a 40-nounder and 1.J pounders firing shrapnel. Their artiU lerv was well placed and served. Major-general Button upon the left, pushed forward, under the enemy's fire from cannon and Maxims. The Australians and the other Colo- nial s heaved splendidly, advancing with- out flinching through a cross-tire of Maxims. Get:era! Lucas Meyer was opposed to them. Fording the Vet River, they sot upon tha enemv's riwht, handling the Boers severely as the latter hurried from the field, pelted by shrapnel and our "pom- poms." Numbers of the enemy were hit, and the effect was immediate upon the rest of the field, the Boers, shelling our left i with shrapnel, quit-ting the ground prac- tically bv sundown, when the battle was over and won. I We bivouac upon the banks of the Vet River. A number of Bosis surrendered yesterday and to-day. They say they are tired of the war. .1- Dil From the "Daiiy Telegraph" II Special Correspondent. By Special Arrangement far Simultanesus Publication. CAPE TOWN. Sunday. The 15th Battalion of Imperial Yeo- manry (Bucks) left this afternoon for Kimberlev, the men and horses looking remarkably well aud fit A second train conveyed t-o Bloemfon- tein details of the City Imperial Volun- teers. the Derbyshire Regiment, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders^ and tho South Wales Borderers. General Sir Archibald Hunter's division I forms the extreme left flank of Lord Roberts's advance, and 1' is hoped that the relief of Mafeking will follow his strategy. GENERAL IAN HAMILTON General Ian Stan-dish Monteith Hamilton, who is figuring so prominently in nearly every message from the front, is only fusty-seven I yeitre of age, and is the ion pf a. soldier. Ha was educated at Wellington, and soon after I obtaining his first commission in the old 12th Regiment, cf Poot he was transferred to the Gordon Highlanders. With them he took in the Afghan war of 1879-80, and was twioe mentioned in dispatches. From Afghanistan he went with his regiment to South Africa* and there the Gordons were at once hurried to the front, so that on the morning of Ma.juba Day Lieutenant Hamilton found himself, with three companies of Highlar.,Ier;, on the northern face of the hill. After assisting in a stubborn defence he was severely wounded, and very narrowly escaped death. In the following year he returned to India as a-ide-de-camp to Lord Roberts, and there he profited by his experience of Boer warfare to use every means in tois power to improve the marksmanship of our men. He took part in the Nile expedition of 1884-5, in which he earned the brevet rank of major. and was further promoted to the brevet rank I of lieutenant-colonel after the Burmese Expe- dition of 1S8&-7. Next he was sent back to India to superintend musketry training there. He took part in the ChitTal and Tirkh expeditions, a.nd in 1806 he wa.s appointed Conimandant of the School of Musketry at tfgythe, whence he was sent to the front last year. In 1891 Colonel Hamilton received the D.A.O., and (lie was made a C.B. after the Chitr&l campaign.

Mafeking. VICTORY AT FOURTEEN STREAMS. BRITISH NORTH OF THE VAAL. WARR13NTON, Monday (1.30 p.m.). The Boers have been driven out from Fourteen Streams, and the British are now <-iB.;ffipsd on the north ba.uk of the Vaal.— Renter. NEWS FROM THE GARRISON I MAFEKING, April 21 (by native runner to CoOte i). Lord Roberta's message implies that relief is to be expected at the earliest by May IS, ana it seems possible that the siege may continue till June. The commissariat have begun to make horseflesh sausages. A new Boer laager has appeared by the south-western outposta. Fever is spreading.—" Times. SNKMAN ALARMED, A "Times" mepeage from Lourenco Marqoes, dated Monday, says that General Snyman has become alarmed at the prospect of having his retreat cut off at Mafeking, and has appealed for jjermission to withdraw his force northwards to intercept Colonel Plunter.

PERIL OF THE SOOTH WALES BORDERI-Ptt-S. HOW DE VELLEBOIS PLANNED THEIR DESTRUCTION. A WELL-LAID SCHEME THAT WENT ASTRAY. Wthen De Villebois was killed he was on his wav to overwhelm, and wipe out the half- battalion of South Wales Borderers who were garrisoning Boshof. His elixbonate plan of operations for bringing about this result was found -after he was killed, and was published in fuli in Monday's Standarq." No precaution -had been overlooked, and when the assailing force had taken up positions at night they were at a. given tcignat to ctuarge with the cry Transvaal and Orange Free State" and thus complete the panic." The capture of the town was regarded as cerLain, hub De Villebois finished up ire instructions with the remark that the Boers, "whose superior morale is crushing, are to rsmember that they could always reach their horses and make good their escape." j,

CASUALTIES AT BRANDFORT The War Office on Monday evening issued a list of casualties at Brandfort ou May 3 and 4. On the latter day Captain W. D. Williams, 2nd Hampshire Regiment, was wounded, and the rank and file losses included two killed and ten wounded. The two killed were Cape Infantry Volunteers. There were ahc lasraed the names of 55 mep of the 2nd Royal Irian Rifles reported missing at Red- deraburg on April <1.

LOCAL CASUALTIES. The General of Communications at Caps Tov;n reports that the following are seriously ill:- lnt ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. 5,2% Private J. Fallen, 2,818 Private G. Morris, and 5.5-13 Private A. Burgess. 2nd SOUTH W^LES BORDERERS. 4,243 Private S. Delv:s. ht VimBH 11EGIMENT. 4,782 Private W. Jones, 2,244 Private J. Phillips, and 4,543 Private R. Sargeant. 3rd BATTALION Ci3LSH' REGIMENT. 83 Private A. Thompson. WELSH OFFICER DIES FROM WOUNDS. Among the casualties reported by General HuntÆr at Callerberg, on May 6, is the fol- lowing:— DEATH FROM WOUNDS. 1st Welsh Fusiliers.—Captain Lovett. FATE OF A BARRY SOLDIER. Private F. Warman, of the let Wellih Regi- ment, writes from Bloemfontein, March 26: — LORD ROBER-TTS OPERATIONS IN THE FUZ F, STATE. ) i "At Abraham's Kraal we car.'tared about. 20 prisoners, but I aiii very sorry to E: y one of them claims to be a Devonshire man. Therei was a young man from B;trry, who charged tho hill, and w". about to strika a. Bow with his bayonet, wholl the Bc-er put a white hand- kerchief 011 lus rifle. As soon as he saw t.he flag he withdrew, when another Boer lying down deliberate).y shot, him dead. Of course, yen cannct expect- anything better fi-om a Boer.

;— — 1 Military Position To-daj [FROM THE PRESS ASSOCIATION MILITARY COR RESPONDENT.] LONDON, Monday Night. The news from the front to-day, cover- ing a,s it does The engagements of the. last forty-eight hours, is, perhaps, the most important which has reached us for many weeks. Lord Roberts, realising that the Boers have been partly demo- ralised by our recent successes, ha-s lost no t;me in pushing forward along the line of the railway as far as Smaldeel. The capture of thi" town is one of the most important landmarks in the present campaign, for the posi- tion, which is connected with Winburg by a branch line, is on the high road to Kroonstad, where the Boers are still said to be massing in great force. The occu- pation of Srna-ldeel-ivas not effected with- out a sharp engagement, and it will be interesting to read Lord Roberts's mail dispatch concerning the gallantry of the Colonial troops, upon whom the brunt of the fight was thrown bv reason of their being for the most part mounted infan- try, and. therefore, better adapted for the requirements of rapid turning movo ments. That the Boers are beginning to realise the seriousness of the situation is showr by their abandoning the rugged hills north and east of Thaba N'chu, wher< they held almost impregnable positions. It may be that the enemy retreating from Ladybrand, with their cattle, stores, and guns have got well on the road to Kroonstad, and that the column cover. ing their retreat ha.d no further need tc* bold the hills round Thnba N'chu: but t should say that the northward movement was dui to the pressure which General Rundle's division, coupled with the other columns from the south and west, was bringing to bear upon them. It is too much to hope that the rapid advance which Lord Roberts has carried out during the last four days can be continued without a temporary halt. It is impossible for all the columns engaged to be pished forward at the same pace. They must, be kept in touch with each other, and this becomes a difficult task when the ground over which tho different divisions are marching varies so much as it does in the Free State. Then. again, the supplies have to be pushed forward on the trail of the advancing columns; the railwav has to be repaired, and the plan of campaign has to be adapted to local circumstances. The news from the west is re-assuring. General Hunter is losing no timo in1 pushing forward his newly-formed divi- sion, and the Boers, who are evidently nnequal to his force both in numerical strength and equipment, are abandoning almost without opposition. Mafeking is still 160 miles away, and some difficult ground has to be encountered before relief is assured, but Lord Roberts's bold movements in the Free State will contri- bute to the dissipation of the Boers' in- vestment. JIJ 1

Wales and the War. THE 3RD WELSH. Letters that reached the relatives anil friends of men serving with the 3rd Welsiy (Militia) Battalion by the ta-t mail show that six companies are still at Prieska, and that the two remaining companies are stationed at De Aar. Nothing of an eventful character seems to have happened in the lot of the men of the 3rd Battalion, who are employed in guarding stores and keeping watch Rnd ward over the lines of communication. CARDIFF MAN LEAVES FOR SOUTH AFRICA. On Monday afternoon a, large number of friends of Sergeant-major' Dyer, of Cardiff, assembled oji the Great Wrstern Railway plat- form 1.0 bid him farewell upon his departure with the 2.55 train. Sergeant-major Dyer, as previously reported, is attached to the Royal Engineers, and has been given an important appointment on the "waterworks outside Bloemfontein. He left Cardiff with the best wishes of a host of friends, who chotire(i lustily as the train was leaving the station.

CHECKMATING THE BOERS. PROPOSED COMMANDEERING. CAPE TOWN. Monday. Owing to the losses in horses and the con. sequent delays ia the advance, the authorities are considering the advisability of com- mandeering horses in the rebel districts and Free Btate territory for field use. granting receipts to their owners. This would effectually check any attempt at guerilla fighting in the south of the Free Stat.e and tht disaffected regions. The Cape Government has wired money for the benefit of the Colonial prisoners, who are chiefly Cape polics, in Pretoria goal. An officer who went through the eiege of Wepener states that the Boers fired 475 shells in one day. They used explosive bullets, and fired guns from behind an ambulance. Eight thousand Boers were engaged. The enemy mads use of captured British gans.-Preas Association War Special.

AUSTRALIAN DELEGATES. ENTERTAINED BY THE CONSTITU- TIONAL CLUB. The Australian delegates were entertained at diuner by the Constitutional Club, London, on Monday niglit. Lord Rathmore presided, and in proposing the toast of "Our Guests cordially welcomed them, and expressed a. hope for the success of their mission, which had far its object the drawing closer together of the communities of the Australian Colonies. Mr. Alfred Deakin responded. The Hon. C.. Kingston proposed Her Majesty s Govern- ment," and Mr. Macartney, M.P.. replying, hoped they might be able to congratulate their guests on the successful accomplishment of their mission. WESTERN AUSTRALIA AN ORIGINAL STATE. Melbourne, Monday—Mr. Chamberlain haf telegraphed to Mr. I M'Lean, the Victorian Premier, that the Imperial Government has decided to make provision in the Common- wealth Bill for the admission of Western Australian as-an original State.—Reuter. WASHINGTON SENATE AND THE WAR. Washington, Monday.—In the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Siiza. Democrat, member for New York, attempted to move: the adoption of a resolution expressing sym- pathy with the Boer Republics, but the chair declined to recognise the resolution, and declared Mr. Silza to be out of order.—Renter.

SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIA- TION. LORD WINDSOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. SUGGESTED TERMS OF SETTLE- MET AFTER THE WAR. Lord Windsor, president of the Imperial South African As-soriai ion, has issued his annual report of the doings of this important body. The association was founded in 1896, since which time it has continuously carried, on its campaign to ujdiold British supremacy and to promote the interests of British sub- jects in South Africa, It has organised no fewer ttiivi 822 meetings and lectures, and dis- tributcd over one million pamphlets on the situation. Last year the lectures numbered 406, of which 21 were held in Liberal clubs. At a forthcoming meeting a resolution dealing with the settlement of the South African Republics will he discussed and passed. The lIece'><it.¡ of continuing the operations of the associatis'ii is brought very prominently to the front by Lord Windsor, and. in order to pre. pare the public mind for an equitahle and per. manent settlement, of the question, at a meet- ing which will be held to-morrow (Wednesday) he and his committee will submit as the necessary conditions of settlement:—Complete incorporation in the British Empire, adequate provision for full Colonial Eel !g,-)verrimeiit, equality in all matte-r. complete protection, adequate compensation to the Colonies and tho Imperial taxpayer, and provision for due punishment of rebels.

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