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Passing Pleasantries. INVITATION. A ragged little child was heard to call from 3b window of a mean-looking house to her opposite neighbour, "Please, Mrs. Jones, mother's best compliments, and if it is fine weather will you go a-begging with her to- Sttorrow." hk WAS SCARED. Betty was milking the cow. and the mad Irali was coming down the meadow to look for -,omeoue to assassinate. Still Betty did not fctir, but milkect on placidly. An observer from a safe position saw, to his astonishment, that the bull, when he got to within affew yards of maid and cow, pulled up suddenly, »nd went off to assassinate someone else. "Weren't you afraid? Why did he run arway?" asked everyone of Betty. "He got scared," said Betty, going on milk- Ing; "this cow's his mother-in-law." A KEMINDEK. A friend of mine once owned a dog, to .twineh he was greatly attached. Each day at pinner, the dog would sit very patiently by .lhiamaster's chair until he had dined. Then I, Victor would recive his dinner in the shape X>f a bone. One day, however, Victor's owner dropped o ffto sleep without having given his taanine companion his bone. Victor waited ^patiently for some time. toit, thinking himself forgotten, bounded through the open window into the garden. Soon he returned with a flower in his mouth, which he placed at his master's feet. The sleeper was awakened by a violent tugging at his coat-tails, and, looking down for the cause, found his friend pointing with his paw to a forget-me-not! My friend can vornch for the truth of this story!

WHO FOUNDED THE WELSH UNIVERSITY? SOME MISCONCEPTIONS RECTI- FIED. INTERVIEW WITH MR. MARCHANT WILLIAMS. Mr. Marchant Williams, stipendiary magis- trate for Merthyr. when interviewed by a reporter of the "Western Mail," stated that I he was aware that the son of the late Rev. Dr. David Thomas, of Stockwell, in the biography of his father stated that he (the I, father) was originator of the University of Wales. This, said Mr. Williams, was not a fact. The idea of a university for Wales ex- tended back to the time of Owen Glyndwr, and possibly further. The late Dr. Thomas. on the title-page of his book Septem-in- uno," third edition, 1886, described himself as the originating founder of the University College of Aberystwith. In the title-page of his Acts of the Apostles he there described himself as the founder of the University of Aberystwith. Then, further, on the title page of the Acts of the Apostles," new edition. published in 1889, he describes him- self simply as she founder of the University College of Aberystwith. It is quite true that Dr. Thomas, with others, had a voice in selorring Aberystwith as the home of the first Welsh University College, but it is to be borne in luind that during the first ten years of the existence of the Aberystwith College Dr. Thomas took no part in the try- ing and severe struggle for the existence of the college. Further, he cannot justly be called one of the founders of the University College of Aberystwith; the Welsh people owe him but little gratitude for anything that he did in aid of Welsh education. He was a man of great intellectual and literary gifts, but was one of those Anglicised and denationalised Welshmen who hold themselves aloof from their fellow-country- men and take no part in the literary, social, or educational life of the nation. The late G. C. Boase, in his biography of Dr. Thomas in the "Dictionary of National Biography," describes him very much in the same way. namely, a3 the originator of the University of Wales at Aberystwith, 1872. Mr. Boase evidently did not understand what he was writing about, and probably put down what was told him by the relatives of Dr. Thomas. Now comes the most interesting .acis of all; it Is a singular fact that 50 years ago, and possibly later, it was quite possible for the Church party in Wales to capture the university. There was an association of Welsh clergy in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the members of which association met for many years without a break at each other's houses on St. David's Day for the express purpose of discussing questions relating to the education and the religion of the Princi- pality. "In the year 1852 they presented a petition to the House of Commons for a university for Wales. Among other things, the petitioners claimed, first, that it was unjust and impolitic to withhold from the Welsh people the univer- sity under the privileges of literary distinc- tions, which had been granted to Ireland, and to Scotland, and to other portions of the United Kingdom. It was also stated in this petition that the powers of granting degrees in arts and divinity should be vested under a council, or senate, and that such council or senate should be incorporated under the title of the University of Wales. Thirdly, it was proposed that the university should consist of the Church College of St. David's. Lampeter; the Llandovery College, Christ College, Brecon, and the principal endowed grammar schools, both in North and South Wales, and that such schools should be constituted into colleges, and that the students from all such colleges should be admissible for degrees in art and divinity before the senate of the said university. These clergymen in the West Riding of Yorkshire met for 30 years to con- sider educational matters in Wales, and the Rev. Joseph Hughes, a bard. was the secretary of the association, his bardic na.me being Cam Ingli." The Rerv. F. James (Llallawgj, the father of the present headmaster of Rugby, afterwards becoming Dr. James."

SIR GEORGE KEKEWICH AND MONMOUTHSHIRE. The folio ring letter has been received by Mr. J. H. Roberts Clion. secretary of the Mon- monthshire District Union of Teachers) from Sir George Kekewich, in reply to a resolution sent to him a, short time since:- "My dear Sir,—I feel that any words of mine are inadequate to express my pleasure at the receipt of the resolution of the Mon- mouthshire District Union of Teachers. I thank you also personally for the kindly words of your letter. If there was any part of England and Wales in which I am specially interested it is Monmouthshire, where I have for some twenty-five years spent as much time as I could spare from official work, and which has supplied me with health and strength to per- form my duties. I am very grateful to the teachers of the county-my adopted county as I may call it- for their appreciation of my work. which, although ended in the Board of Education, may. I hope. be yet continued outside that office (after my retirement in April next) in the interest of national and common sense education.—With hearty thanks. I am. yours very sincerely "GEO. W. KEKEWICH."

THE NEW VICAR OF CHRIST- CHURCJH (MON.). The Eev. H. L. Harrison. who has just been presented to the living of Christchurch (Mon.) by the Provost a.nd Fellows of Eton College, is a M.A. of Worcester College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1891 by the Bishop of Chester, I was curate for six years to the Rev. Canon Blencowe, canon residentiary of Chester, and rector of West Kirby, Cheshire. During these six years Mr. Harrison was senior curate for two years and a ha!f. and in charge of St. Andrew's Church. West Kirby. Afterwards he was chaplain in the Royal Navy, and served on board his Majesty's ship Prince George for a twelvemonth. For the last four years he has been curate to Canon Thompson, vicar of Datchet, near Windsor.

IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY'S AGREEMENT. At a general meeting of the retail tobac- conists held in London on Friday it was unanimously resolved to maintain their original position by refusing to sign the Imperial Tobacco Company's agreement to I refrain from pushing proprietary articles that did not carry the 20 and 25 per cent, minimum schedules.

RESOLVEN SEWERAGE SCHEME. A deputation from the Neath Rural District Council attended a meeting of the sanitary committee of the Glamorgan County Council >u Friday, with regard to the question of the sewerage of Reaolven and Cwmavon. The committee was asked to postpone the drainage scheme until the water supply had been adopted.—It was resolved that the medical officer should report within the next three months as to whether any water supply was available for flushing purposes. A deputation from the Glyncorrwg Rural District Council reported that they had a sewerage scheme in existence, but the council were unable to acquire land. They had. how- ever. on their agenda for the next meeting a notice to go in for compulsory powers.—The meeting expressed satisfaction at the steps taken.

CARDIFF DOCKS CONSERVATIVE CLUB. 1 A successful smoker was held at the Car- diff Docks Conservative Club, when Mr. J. F. Cox (vice-chairman) presided.—Mr. H. J. Thatcher (the club treasurer) delivered a bright address on the subject of "Interesting Facts Concerning the English Language.—Dr. Smith, of Grangetown, afterwards addressed the meeting on politics.

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UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. Successful Local Candidates The result of the London B.Sc. examination held last October has just been made known, and it is gratifying to find that Mr. W. G. Birt, an old student of the Higher Grade School, Cardiff, has come out first on the list in mathematical honour*. Only four students in the whole of the kingdom obtained first-class honours, and, as stated, Mr. Birt's name appears at the top of the list. On account of. Mr. Birt being under 23 years of age he has been awarded the univer- sity scholarship in mathematics, of the value of JE50 a year for three years. This means that he has won the blue riband of the Uni- versity of London in mathematics this year. Mr. Birt, who is 22 years of age. is the son of Mr. George Birt. merchant, Hope-street, Cardiff. Before entering the Higher Grade School he attended a private school in Car- diff. In 1896 he matriculated in the first division. He was then sixteen years of age. His next step was to win a John Cory and Craddock Wells scholarship. This he did in connection with the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, being bracketted at the top of the list with a Mr. Davies. In 1897 he passed the London Inter- mediate B.Sc. in the first division. At the end of his career as a student in the Cardiff University College he took his B.Sc. degree in the University of Wales. In 1899 he entered Trinity College, Cambridge, and in May. 1900, was selected for a sizarship of that college, which is of the annual value of £110 and tenable for three years. In Juue. 1902. he was one of the scholars who entered for the Mathematical Tripow. and came out a senior optime. In October this year he entered for the London B.Se.. with the result stated. Amongst the other successful candidates the name of Miss Norah Margaret Jenner, of Wenvoe Rectory, appears in the second divi- sion. Miss Jenner was educated at Howell's School. Llandaff, where she had a very successful career. In July. 1896, she gained the lower certificate of the Oxford and Cam- bridge Schools Examination Board, with seven first classes. In the following December she passed the Junior Cambridge Local with first-class honours. In Jury, 1897, she gained the higher certificate of the Oxford and Cam- bridge Board with two distinctions. In July, 1898, she was placed in the first division at the London matriculation examination, and in the following October proceeded to the University College, Aberystwith, with a county scholarship and a college exhibition. She has now obtained the distinction of the Bachelor of Science degree of the London University. The following are further successes: — B.A.—FIRST DIVISION. Helen Burgess, Ed. Garnett, Agnes Mary Green, Percy Reed Grove. Elizabeth Johnson, and Bessy Zimmerman—all University College. Aberystwith; Elizabeth Ann Tyler, University College. Aberystwith, and private study. SECOND DIVISION. Louis G. Allsop, Irene Clara Dalley, Isabel Henley, Mary Jones, Blanche Lamacraft, Harry Lenton, William A. Lenton. and Arthur Lewis. -all University College, Aberystwith; Emily Dora, Walter Ward, and William Willis, Stans- field College, Aberystwith; Maria E. Balding and Charles W. Valentine, University College, Aberystwith. and private study; Mary Louise Cleaver, Welsh. High School. Ashforu. B.Ss. EXAMINATION—SECOND DIVISION. Arthur C. Badcoe, Cardiff Technical School and private study; Thos. Botting. University College, Bangor. and private study; Jessie Jane Clark. University College. Aberystwith, D. J. Evans, Swansea Technical School and private study; Mabel E. Iredale, University College. Aberystwith. and Weetham Training Institute; and Dora Price, University College, Aberystwith. HONOURS EXAMINATION. B.A. Classics.-First class: H. T. Tristram. Uni- versity College, Aberystwith. English.—Third class: May Foreman, Uni- versity College. Aberystwith. History.—First class Gpo. B. Perrett, Univer- sity College, Aberystwith. Second class: May Foreman, University College, Aberystwith. B.Sc.'S ONLY. Experimental Physics.—Third class: D. j. Parry, University College. Aberystwith; and Ernest G. Thurlow, University College, Bangor. Botany':—Second class: Lily Christine Hay- don, University College. Bangor. Zoology.—Third class: Ann Eliza Ritchie, University College, Aberystwith.

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SOUTH AFRICAN AFFAIRS. TAXATION OF THE RAND. At a meeting of the Chamber of Mines at Johannesburg on Thursday Sir Percy Fitz- patriek and Sir George Farrar made speeches dealing with the employment of native and white labour in the mines, and denying the suggastion that the development of the industry was being intentionally delayed in order to influence the Government in regard to the war contribution. Sir George Farrar repeated that the mining industry was pre- pared to pay what it could afford. If the labour outlook did not improve he would propose an inquiry by the mining, commer- cial. and trade sections with a view to finding a solution.—Reuter.

DISTRICT COUNCILS, USK (URBAN). Mr. S. A. Hiley presided over the monthly meeting of the Usk Urban Council on Thurs- day. The consideration of the provision of an isolation hospital for the reception of small-pox cases was adjourned, after the clerk had reported as to possible accommodation elsewhere —To fill vacancies, caused by the death of Mr. H. A. Addis, J.P., Mr. Ault was put on the finance committee, and Mr. Smith appointed a representative of the council on the board of the Usk Scholarship managers.

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CARDIFF CHANCERY ACTION. THE SALE OF THE STAG'S HEAD INN, REMARKABLE ADMISSIONS BY PLAINTIFF. In the Chancery Division, on. Friday Mr. Justice Buckley had before him the case of Jones v. Beavington and others, which was an action claiming certain relief in respcct to Trust property comprising the Stag's Head Inn, Cardiff. Mr. J. M. Astbury. K.C.. and Mr. Methold (instructed by Mr. H. Morgan Rees, solicitor, Cardiff) appeared for the plaintiff, while Mr. Buckmaster. K.C., and Mr. Rowland (instructed by Messrs. Lloyd Meyrick and Davies) were for the defendants. 'Wr. A. -1, Mr. Astbury, in opening the caee, said the plaintiff was a widow. The first two defen- dants were trustees and the defendant Daniel Morgan Meredith was her father. and the action was brought under ciicumstances which, to say the least of it, were very curious. The short point was that the father was the tenant for life under a settlement made by his father, and the remainder-men were the children of the defendant Meredith. of whom the plaintiff was one. The other two defendants were trustees whom Mr. Meredith obtained the appointment of under circum- stances which were highly improper, for the purpose of enabling him to purport to exercise the powers contained in the Settled Land Act for the purpose of settling a portion of the estate in order that he might take the money himself. He did take it. and spent it with the exception of jElOO. which he paid to his children. Then the widow ascertained that the property had been made away with, and she brought this action. By reference to the amended statement of claim, it would be seen that Daniel Meredith was settlor, and at the date when he made the settlement he was possessed of six dwelling-houses in James-street, Cardiff, as to which there was no question now, and a public-house called the Stag's Head, also at Cardiff. The indenture of settlement was dated July, 1878, and it conveyed to two trustees— Reee and Morgan—these premises, including certain warehouses, upon trust to pay. to Meredith the annual income thereof—with the exception of two of the houaes, 6 and 7-during his life. and immediately after his death to pay the whole income to his wife. It appeared subsequently that the Stag's Head was sold to Messrs. Brain, brewers. Cardiff, for £ 2,100 without the plaintiff's authority, and after, it was said, Messrs. Hancock had offered as much as E2,700 for it. It was since the action was commenced that plaintiff discovered how the money had been applied. Plaintiff wits called and examined by Mr. Aetbury. She explained how she was inte- rested in the will of her grandfather, and how the property was divisible amongst them after hie death. She said that prior to the sale her father brought her a paper to sign, which she signed in a solicitor's office where they went to afterwards, bat she was never told the contents of the'paper. Her father and several brothers and sisters were present. They separated outside the office. Witness went home, and the same day her brother Charles brought her £100, which he said their father had told him to give her. She was not told what the property was sold for. except that her father Bpqke about investing the balance in houses in Albany-road. She heard of an action against her father by Hancocks, and she had also heard that JB560 of the money had been paid to Hancocks. Witness said she could never get any satisfactory account of how the property had been disposed of, and when questioned he got enraged and once seized her by the throat. Cross-examined by Mr. Buckmaster, witness said that she never discussed the sale of the Stag's Head with her brothers and sisters till this action came on. She admitted that her husband had run away with another woman,- after which she went and lived with her father. Then. when they quarrelled about the property, she left her father's house. She also admitted that she had allowed two of her children to become chargeable to the parish, and that haf father had provided for them. She felt, notwithstanding, in justice to herself, that she was bound to bring this action, though it was ten years after she had received the £ 100. The hearing was adjourned.

A WELSH WINTER PLAGUE The Distress from Anaemia ana Indigestion ENDED BY DR. SLATER'S B.M. TABLETS. A LLANELLY YOUNG LADY'S TESTIMONY. No ailment causes its victim more acute distress at this season than anaemia. Just now particularly it goes hand in hand with neuralgia and indigestion, and that general debility which has neuralgia, anaemia, and indigestion for its chief symptoms leaves an open door to every' prevalent infectious disease. Dr. Slater's B.M. Tablets provide the readiest real relief from this dangerous state, as the experience of Miss S. A. Davies, of Uwm- felin. near Llanelly, just described to a "Cambria Daily Leader" reporter, fully proves. There is not much to-day in Miss Davies s appearance to suggest a long illness. "Yes," said she. "I am quite well now, but three years ago, when I was preparing for the teaching profession, and had just passed as a probationer at a Llanelly school, I started to suffer greatly from indigestion and weakness. My stomach waa weak and constantly upset, and my blood seemed very poor." Miss Davies added that she was ill on and off until this summer, and became so weak that she had to take to her bed and lay there an invalid for a month or five weeks. Her in- digestion, resulting from impaired stomach and watery blood, caused her such suffering as the young lady was now loth to describe. Medicine from two doctors did her little good, and she almogt despaired at the thought when she would be able to get back to her class and studies. The Swansea reporter sought the explana- tion for her present good health. I "Well," to quote the young lady's own words, "at the start of the summer I saw an account in the 'Tarian' of some interesting cures by Dr. Slater's B.M. Tablets, and send- ing for a box I got so much benefit from it that I decided to keep on with them. I bought the second in Llanelly. and against I had taken the third I was quite restored and well. Quite early in the course my appetite im- proved, and now my blood is richer, and the indigestion is no longer the source of trouble it was in the past." Miss Davies certainly looks in the ank of health, and is warm in her praise of ,Dr. Slater's B.M. Tablets. A true natural tonic and blood builder. Dr. Slater's Blood Making Tablets can be safely recommended for all forms of nervous and general weakness, anaemia, pale and sallow complexions, all female weaknesses and irre- gularities, indigestion, headache, neuralgia, sciatica, wasting of flesh, gout. lumbago, heart-weakness, palpitation, nervousness, St. Vitus's dance, paralysis, locomotor ataxia. spinal disease, and early stages of con- sumption. As a preventive and restorative after influenza, the Tablets are unequalled. Obtainable of all chemists for 2s. 9d. per box (lls. size Is equal to five 2s. 9d. boxes for only four times the money). Post-free from the Slater Laboratories, Greek-street, Leeds. e9083

RIGHT OF WAY CASE AT MER- THYR. At Merthyr Police-court on Friday his Hononr Judge Gwilym Williams was occupied for a considerable time in hearing a case in which William Griffiths claimed £10 damages and an injunction in respect of an alleged trespass by David Griffiths upon land belong- ing to hini at Tirphil. Mr. J. Piews (instructed by Mr. T. J. Thomas, Bargoed; appeared for the plaintiff, who is now out of the country, and who brought the action through Mr. Joshua Aurelius, the previous owner of the property, and Mr. A. Parsons (instructed by Messrs. Walter Morgan, Bruce. and Nicholas, Pontypridd) represented the defendant.—The defendant, who had broken down and removed part of a wooden fence and a portion of a wall, claimed that there was a right of way over the land which had been exercised without let or hindrance for over twenty years.—Judgment was given for the defendant with costs, his Honour, how- ever, decreeing that the defendant must surrender the easement he claimed over the ground in consideration of the plaintiff. through Mr. Aurelius, securing to him and all interested a right of way over a strip 4ft. wide, delineated and signed by the learned judge himself, upon the plan put in.

SPLOTT WARD CONTEST. MEETING OF MR. DASHWOOD CAPLE'S SUPPORTERS. A meeting to promote the candidature of Mr. Caple was held on Friday evening in Port- manmoor-roa-d (Dowlais Works entrance). Dr. I Tom Wallace, who was announced to preside, sent a telegram stating that an urgent case prevented his attendance, but that he would certainly support'Mr. Caple with great plea- sure at a future meeting.^Mr. Graham, who presided in the absence of Dr. Wallace, stated that Splott had been grossly neglected in the past, and many voters of both parties were strongly of opinion that a change was L i required, and that Mr. Caple would make a capital representative. (Cheers.) Mr. Caple in the course of an interesting address advocated the better housing of the working classes and the running of through workmen's cars from the Splott Ward to all parts of the town. He thought it important that public baths should be established with- out delay in the ward, and that the Splott Recreation Ground should without further delay be put into proper condition for the public use. In his opinion, the Liberal mono- poly of the representation of the ward had been detrimental to its be»t interests, and he wished the electors of the ward to seriously I consider the advisability of having a change I in that respect. (Applause.) After Mr. Caple's address questions were invited, and the "fit and proper" resolution. proposed by Mr. Watts, and seconded by a gentleman in the audience, was put and carried unanimously. The meeting closed with three hearty cheers for Mr. Caple. MR. F. J. BEAVAN AND THE TRADE STINGING REPLY BY COUNCILLOR KIDD. A complimentary banquet to Councillor J. A. Kidd was given on Friday night at the Sandringham Hotel, St, Mary-street, Cardiff, in connection with a cricket club at the Docks with which Mr. Kidd is prominently associated. Mr. Henry Morton presided, and in the course of the evening an illuminated address was pre- sented to Mr. Kidd, who, in reply, referred to the undeserved attacks of Mr. F. J. Beavan, in which he said that all those who opposed him ought to be ashamed of themselves. The speaker waa not ashamed of himself. He had nothing to be ashamed of; indeed, in his view. the shame, if any. was on the other side. (Cheers.) In the 'late contest he studiously avoided all mention of the name of Mr. Frank Beavan, and he could safely say that on their side there was no mud-slinging. Had! Mr. Beavan's statement last Friday week been made immediately after tihe election he could have understood it, but after the lapse of a month he thought they would agree it was scandalous in the extreme. (Cheers.) Three yea.rs ago. at the Docks, they returned Mr. F. J. Beavan at the head- of the poll, and but for their efforts he would not have occupies the position to which he was then elected. He did not then ask for the assistance of the infernal publicans," but he was not above I taking advantage of such assistance. (Hear, hear.) After the poll had been declared the speaker was the first man with whom Mr. Beavan shook hands, ancc he thanked him (Mr. Kidd) for the help he had given. Also, he received a letter from Mr. Beavan thanking him for the great assistance he had rendered —(cheers)—and yet only the other u'ay Mr. Beavan had the hardihood to attack in this vehement fashion his quondam friends in the trade. (Cheers.) Mr. Beavan had thrown down the gauntlet-, and he picked it up. It was a well-known axiom that a Britisher took his defeat like a man, but in this case they saw the contrary. I EX^MAYOR AND THE RECEPTION OF THE RESERVISTS. To support the candidature of the ex-mayor of Cardiff (Mr. F. J. Beavan) for the Splott Ward vacancy in the council a meeting was held in the Splott-road Baptist Church Schools on Friday evening. Mr. G. D. Nor- man. president of the ward Liberal Association, in the chair. With him were Councillors Roberts, Nieliolls, Sidney Robin- son, Sessions, and Robert Bird and Mr. Lewis Williarns.-The Chairman characterised the Splott Ward as distinctly a sober one, con- sidering that nine-tenth of the population were of the working classes. The ex-Mayor, who was well received. thanked them for inviting him to stand. He hoped that one feature-which characterised the fight in the South Ward would not be repeated. It was one which affected him more than anything else when all was over. He had hoped that all Liberals would have rallied to the poll, but in that he was dis- appointed, and had his Liberal friends not refrained from over-confidence he would not have been "the rejected of the South Ward." (Applause.) In passing the ex-Mayor referred sympathetically to the illness of Mr. Thomas Andrews. Mr. Beavan then referred to his experience of 27 years as a public man, and ventured to believe that that experience gave him a claim to their vote. Touching on the finances of the town, he said that its indebt- edness was £ 3,000,000 and the population only 166,OCO or 168,000, and he thought there was no town so submerged. It was a matter for care and caution for every ratepayer. The waterworks still entailed a 2 £ d. rate, and would soon need extension. Then there were the tramways still uncertain, the asylum, and the western sewer, beaides the Education Bill, the prospects of which were unknown. For that work they wanted men on the town council who would not wait for others to give the lead. but would declare their own convictions. (Applause.) What had fired his indignation was the suggestion that during his mayoralty he had been guilty of a derelio- tion of duty by not receiving certain Reser- vists. He declared, however, that he bore with Lord Windsor the expense of that recep- tion, which Lord Windsor, through Mr. Robert Forrest, might aaeure them. Then he had received other contingents, and the story circulated was a "boae arid wicked libel.-A resolution in support of (Mr. Beavan was pro- posed by Mr. Wood and supported by Messrs. Robert Bird, Sidney Robertson, Lewis Wil- liams, Sessions, and W. Roberts.

FAILURE OF A BRYNMAWR INN- KEEPER. A meeting of the creditors of Daniel Prosser. formerly of the Pelican Inn. Bryn- mawr, and now of 42, Glamorgan-street, Bryn- mawr, haulier, was held on Friday at Mer- thyr. The debtor returned his liabilities at £ 194 8s. 3d. and his assets at £ 20 15s. 2d., there being thus a deficiency of £ 174 3s. 3d. He ascribed a is failure to the following causes :-Heavy rent, bad debts, loss of j630 on old horses. and losing his case in an action brought against him in respect of an accident, judgment being given against him for £26 and costs.

LOCAL COMMISSIONS. The "London Gazette" on Friday night contained the following:- WAR OFFICE, December 5. MILITIA ENGINEERS. Royal- Monmouthshire.—Second lieutenant (hon. lieutenant in the Army) E. Brown resigns his commission; dated December 6. VOLUNTEER RIFLES. 5th Volunteer Battalion South Wales Bor- derers. — Surgeon-lieatenant A. O. Davies resigns his commission; dated December 6. 3rd Glamorgan. -Captain R. J. E. Francis resigns his commission: dated December 6. Lieutenant C. B. Jenkins to be captain; dated December 6.

PENARTH CYCLIST OBTAINS DAMAGES. His Honour Judge Owen on Friday at Car- diff County-oourt heard a cyclist's claim for damages owing to the negligence of a trades- man. the. parties being P. 1. H. Evans, colliery secretary, Penarth, and James R. Wadley, butcher, Penarth. The claim was for L17 15s. Mr. George David waa for the plaintiff, and Mr. J. Sankey (instructed by Mr. F. Hill) for the defendant.—It was said that plaintiff, while cycling down Lower Westbourne-road, Penarth. on August 16. saw defendant's delivery cart about 130 yards ahead, but on the wrong side of the road. The cycle bell was rung, but, as defendant's man apparently was going to continue on the wrong side, he rode on, when the cart suddenly swerved across the road, and a col- lision ensued. Cycle and clothing were damaged, and Mr. Evens had to lie by" for a, week with injury and nervous shock.—The defence was that defendant was serving cus- tomers.—Judgment was given for L16 10s. J

STOCK EXCHANGE. London Finance. <BT OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT). LONDON, Friday. BRITISH. FlU. Y'tViay To day's Y't'dar To-day '-IOC. Prions. Clos.- Print-R t'riies. Op. ao.h Prices. Or. a.'o.h 92t't Con. N ajpr-. 92i 92j'„- 935 India3r». 100 100 92JJ „ ACQ. „nen' 92; „ pc Jf. WarLn. 65i Rn'cPr 34i>c 92, Con. N ajpr-. • 92i 92,;¡ 935 India3r». 100 100 92JJ „ ACQ. „nen' 92; 8;9 „ pc rc Jf. WarLn. 65i Rn'cPr 34i>c U Local Loan.. — 1C0 ';8J I>r. O.C 3 pc psi gel FOREIGN STOCKS. 18 Arrrn. 1885 t ;(2 iiu.4pcl831 B7J -PC TV A AY 87? 10. fraliim i> pc. 93i F?. I«nan. "Cn m .Jpn. 5 pn Bs. — .0; Hesoissi'n 70} 100 Mexn. 5 — iOSjBzl. F^.5 pc. — ?5* Interna1.. 831 !7reruC.Pref.. 41 Cedillas E 76* HP, „ « F. 623 Portiijfufise b2i 6iJ Ki Cri.<U pcia95 '83 S3 10U Rsn.4po 188> "8, Clii. Sr. 7 7>c. 87 87 54 Spanish 4 pc 84i •• Uoi<i pc -,Sl Trk. Gp. 2nd 554 tS1! 99j ]896 S pc. 31 3rd 30i 1571 Esryntn. Ud i8 4tb 27 £ 274 Si French pc 10! New '94 H> Oermn. 3 pc. — 134 I. Otto. B'nk I5J 131 32 Greek 1889 54; Ugy. C.3Jp.c HOME HAILS. II? Caierioni'n (» 116 IHttoVr*' — HI I>«f 37 65* Do. 2nd Pre 20 „ Frsf. — L.andN.WO 158 167i 107 Ot!. T.dn.Ov. — 174* T. and S.W O j0| Gt. Ctl. Pref 30 66 Ditto Dpf — „ Dcf. 15* 8;* Mot. Ord. — 83 96-? Gt.ttn. Orri. 97 Do. T>Is. Orri — 361 102 „ N. Pf. C. O <-6" Midland Daf 65i 41 Def. O. Or. 7;j DittoPref. Con. A. — 34 44j(' N. Btsh. I>ef 44 >37j Gt. Wtu. Ov. 137 79J Ditto Prpf 43 Hull ft B. O. *47 N. E. Ord. 108 L. and V. Oy *06 N. Staff. Ord 134 L.B.anrtS.C. — "1 S. E?tn.Ord. fW 133% Ditto A. —1331 be) Ditto D.r. — 60 13i C. end D O. 15| FOREIGN RAILS. 127 B. A.ft C.S ioOJ Do. 1st Pref. 61 0} Do. and Pac. I 22<^ Do. 2nrtPre? 6? Do. ft Hon j 6,? Nit.U. 0>-d — 21 U.Ord 170 £ Furness Rly — s? MVnKs Ord IS* „ „ AMERICANS. u.-Trt- 0< Hfi 261 M.K.frT. <12^3 252 '^l £ <>■ 1st Pref. 1SRJ, N. Y. CI. Ov. 157*157* ;3| Do. 2nd Prfif. — 93? 30" 'Vi.O'tiu-io 'O 29| ?9S Do. 3rd Pref 431 4 i 73 X.ft W.Coir. 72*721 10? Ho. Guar ir>2i 8C; P«nn. Ord. 80i 80 85 Santa FP S4J 84 2Cg P.ftReadina 30130' 101 Atch 5 pc Pt. — Do. 1st Pref. 43,.q 10;* BaS.ft Ohio. 101 lfft* 64J S. Pae. Ord.. 63* 63* to. j Can. VAC. Oy 130} 13U 13 S. Rail. Ord. 323 32g «8 Chss ft Ohio. 471 "71 94* Do. Pref — 2-M.4t8.Pl. 173* 178 :02g U. Pacific O. lOJlOU 344 Erie 34J 5*j =4 n„. pref °rd. 401 401 37J U.S. Steel O 37 36g 1Pe" Pref •• 854 Do. Pref 8SJ 85 j w2xko sJkN-0- 1>1 441 Wahash Pref 44 44 I47jTlHnoi<i Ord. 116} 14f.J 78 Do K Oeb 77a 774 OOMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL. cAi -SK. 33 ill ;,lplOrl" Om. o, Ang.-Amn.O 7R toons J ft Go » Def — m RnsP'trol'm wl- C™}15 IS Welsbacli O. $Bays 35 45 Do. Pref — — ton tyr Dcf 560 CuiimessOr. ■>1 Do. Vint MINING MARKET. AUSTRALIAN, INDIAN, kc. I- As. Od. W.A. 7i Mr-.UV 7A •M/n •" 11' Nnndvdronij. 3 n?*? ?f11 Py Ii< OorejromOr Bt.S. G«oree 2,V Ho Pref.. £ ha'P>n Pwf IJ, P*hiilO"fi*lds 16,6 Csmopolit'n W* 4J S.ofOwalia On. H. Shoe. 8J > W.A ("fields 1/j Do. T,m>s 403 Rio Tinto 405 40' 10/T i?rea iTltra1 — ••• "'i Anaconda IS/3 Grt. Bonlder Momit Iiye 11 2J 9* Do. PerR« t oo. North ? Do. Mainreef .15/0 Boston Cop 2 wf Hn's BnTiill Copper Kir^r — Do. Oroya 4* Utah — ,? l.VLeRoi -3 Kaljrnrli 3 Do. No. 2 jw Do. Sonth 41 TT^arsis i* View Con. — 5 6 Stratfcon* 32 Xaaoc ft B'T -5> Wsthi Gold.. — 80TTTH AND WEST AFRICAN. 44 K. r.n. f'niLrht — Ji Anceio — Lantrlaaete '1 Apex — 7* Do. Block B — ISA Artiant: — 2 V, Mashon. Ay — 2! IJ Do. Shansi: 42 3J Ram at* Con — 5^ Mati G.R'f# — — Ribiani Eg MeyrftCharl 6k Bomanys. fl 94 ModderPteni iA Rh. S Africa 3j 3i 11, Mozamblaus I 'd 'i Bli. G. Coast 3K New Pries •64 City A Sub. 3J NS*et 3,* » Claude*AsTi. 2 Oceana Con 2S 8 C. G. ofS. A. StV 8jV "i flandfontein — 3, \63 Crown Reef. Rand Mines 10J loif Beer*Def. 22 V 1} Rhodesia Ld %T)nrban R't. 6 6,= Do. Explo. B& Fast Ran,l 8 mRobiMop. Jk* Fanti Cons °4 Rose Deep.. — 22* Ferreira — 3J Salisbury 1? Geelone 1 Selnkwe 6\s Oeldenhuis ij IS fsimft Jack It Do.Deep 7A S. A. G'ldTr 7| 7A 4 ('be & pll,x 1,^ T'cpi" ft Aho» IS 53 Gd.Ct. Amal 2, Trans. Gold 2} 7 Heriot 1^ p0. Develop. Z7 Jairergfo'tein 28j J V. Rhodesia Iwst- 6* Vii.Mainreef 5J Jubilee c| 5^ Wjuman 411 Jumpers .$WniouTwCd • Prem.

Local Finance. [BY OUR FINANCIAL EDITOR.] The small amount of business transacted continues to have a depressing effect on the local Stock Market. South Wales Railway Stocks have been almost entirely neglected, but. with the exception of a fall of 1 to 701 in Taff Yale Ordinary, there is no fluctuation in prices to record. With regrad to Bank Shares, a slight hardening tendency is notice- able. London and Provincials are i higher at 21^. In the Gas and Water Section Garw Water Shares have been transferred at 11. Colliery Shares are fairly steady, on the whole. Lewis Merthyr Preference Shares have been exchanged at 12. the quotation improving i to that level. Guest, Keen, and Nettle folds Debenture Stock is higher at 1031, but the Preference Shares have fallen 1-16 to 5 9-16. North's Ordinarv have been transferred at 6 5-16. The Miscellaneous Department shows a little more activity. Linotype Deferred Shares have been dealt in a t 2 5-16, Spillers Ordinary at 13 1-16, Prefs at 131, and Weavers Ordinary at 11. Lipt-an Ordinary are 1-16 up at 1 3-16. Hackney Empires have dropped i to 7i, and Spillers and Bakers Prefs i to 13J. and Bakers Prefs i to 13J. BUSINESS DONE—OFFICIAL MARKINGS. I GAS AND WATER. Garw Water, U. COAL AND IBON. Lewis-Merthyr Preferences, 12. North's Ordinary, 6 5-16. MISCELLANEOUS. Linotype Deferral, 2 5-16. Spillers Ordinary, 13 1-16. Spillers Preferences, 13j. Weavers Ordinary, 11. MINES, ftc. Barneys. 3i. Chartereds, 3 3-16. Goldfie'da, 8 1-32. Hendersons, 1 11-16. Otto's Kopjes, 9d. FLUCTUATIONS OF QUOTATIONS—ACTUAL. RISE. London and Provincial Bank, 218—5 to 21i-22. Guewt-Keen Debenture, to 103—4. Lewis-Merthyr Preferences. 11J—12 to lli-121. Liptons Ordinary, 1 1-16—3-16 to 14—J. FALL. Taff Vale Ordinary, 70 £ —li to 70) 1. Gn-st-Keen Preferences, 5!-i to 5¡.-i. Hackney Empire Palace, H-i to 7i-i. Spillers and Bakers Preferences, 13 £ —j to 13g—j.

GAZETTE NOTICES. VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP NOTICES. The "London Gazette" on Friday night con- tained the voluntary winding-up notices of the following companies, viz. Kuddersfield Steamship Company (Limited), Grayfield Steamship Company (Limited), Xorthfield Steamship Company (Limitedj. Westfield Steamship Company (Limited), and Eastfteld Steamship Company (Limited). Mr. William Watkin Jones, of Bute Docks. Cardiff, has been appointed liquidator in each instance, and is authorised to enter into an agreement with the Field Line (Cardiff, Limited. BANKRUPTCY ACTS. -RECEIVI-N-G ORDERS. Rhys Evans, 7, Tunnel-terrace, Abergwynfi, Glamorgan, collier. Caroline Broadribb, 108, Malpas-road, New- port, grocer and baker. port, grocer and baker. George Isaac, 23, Penrhiwfer-road, Williams- town, Penygraig, labourer. PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED. tierhert B. Dobbs and George R. Hunt, trading as Dobbs and Hunt at Merthyr Vale as bakers. WINDING-UP ORDERS UNDER COMPANIES ACTS. Penylan Steamship Company (Limited), of Atlas-chambers, James-street, Cardiff. Shillito Steamship Company (Limited), of Atlas-chambers, Jame-street, Cardiff. Woodruff Steamship Company (Limited), of Atlas-chambers, Jumes-street, Cardiff.

CADBURY'S Cocoa can always be relied upon for its purity. Adulterated cocoaa are risky and should be ivoided. CADBURY'S Cocoa is highly beneficial to .'oung and old, the delicate and the robust; it contains ill the full nourishing properties of the cocoa bean. It Is Cocoa, and Cocoa only. e3435—4 The NEW DOROTHY SPICED PRESSED BEEF. 2i. per pound. el0782

TRADE AND SHIPPING Local Gharterings. CARDIFF. EXCHANGE, Friday. 'Chapge was well attended to-day, and a little more animation was noticeable in the steam coal trade. Best and second class large met with a fair inquiry for December ship- ment; but there was an entire absence of that rush for coal generally experienced at this period of the year. The Monmouthshire semi- bitummous trade was quiet, and there was a limited demand for steam small. The position of the house coal, coke, and patent fuel trades was unchanged. Closing prices:-Best. steam coal 14a 3d to 14s 9d. seconds 138 3d to 138 6d. drys 13s 3d; beet smalls 7s 6d to 7s 9d, seconds 78 to 7s 3d, and inferior sorts, including drys, from 6s; best Monmouthshire semi-bituminous large coal 12s 9d to 133, seconds 12s 3d to 12s 6d; best house coal 15s 6d to 16s, seconds 13s to 14s 6d; No. 3 Rhondda large 14s 6d to 14s 9d. brush 12s 3d to 12s 6d. and small 9s 6d to 9s 9d; No. 2 Rkondda large lis 6d to 11s 9d, through and through 9s 6d to 10s, and small 78 3d to 7s 6d per ton; patent fuel 16s to 16s 6d; special foundry coke 22s to 23s, good foundry 18s 6d to 20s, and furnace 168 6d to 17s 6d per ton f.o.b.; pitwood 19s per ton ex ship. Outward chartering was brisker, and rates for Italy and Egypt were firmly maintained. The coasting market was a shade stronger. but there was very little doing for the Bay ports. The following comprise the day's operations: — UU 1AV ABB— STEAMERS. Cardiff to Port said, 5s 9d (Restitution) „ Port Said, 5s 9d (Mary Aria Short) Port Said, 5s 4,700 tons, prompt (Dun- raven 1 „ Gonoa, 5s 6d, 5,200 tons (Blakemoor) „ GrncKi. 5s 9d, 3,500 tons (Glencoe) „ Las Palma", option Teneriffe, 6s 41d (Salt- wick) Havre Canal, 4s 3d (Maywood) Iloi-tltiid, 3s 3d free discharge, 3R 9d usual terms (Sindbad) Las Palmati, option Toneriffe, 6s 3d (Muriel) „ Madeira, option Las I'almas, 6s 3d, 5,000 ton-i (Crusader) „ River Plate, 8s (Eddie) Southampton, 4s (Argus), second voyage St. Malo, 4s 3d (Stokesley) „ St. Nazaire, 4f 25c (Waiisbek „ St. Nazaire, 4f 25c (Waiisbek SWANSEA. EXCHANGE. Friday. The advent of cold weather has improved the demand for anthracite, especially the inland trade, but foreign buyers are holding aloof, expecting lower prices in the New Year. 8team coals continue quiet, with a downward tendency. Anthracite coal: Best malting large 22s, seconds 20s; big vein largo 18s; red vein large 158: machine-made cobbles 22s, ditto nuts 25s, ditto rough peae and fine peas 12s; rubbly culm 5s 9d; dnff 3s 3d. Steam coal: Best large 14s, seconds 12s; bunkers, 9s 6d; small 6s 6d. Bituminous coal: No. 3 Rhondda large 15s; No. 2 Rhondda 12s. Coke: Fnrnace 17s 6d; foundry 19s 6d f.o.b. Swansea; cash 30 days. leee 24 per cent. Patent fuel 14s 6d; pitwood 21s into trucks net cash, 30 days. The only fixtures reported to-day were:— Swansea to Charente, Sf and 5f. 50c. „ Bouen, 5s. 3d. (Petersburg). FOREIGN FIXTURES. LONDON, Friday. There -was but very little done from the Danube, Azof, or Black Sea. India and River Plate were steady. Ore unchanged. Fixtures:— Glenvech, steamer, 4,200 tons, prompt, Nicolaief or Odessa to London, Hull, Antwerp. or Rotterdam, 88 6d. Benclune, steamer, December, Erjfasteria to Swansea, 7s; option Antwerp, 7s 6d. Remembrance, steamer, spot, 2,200 tons, Bilbao to Sunderland, 46 7Jd. Steamer. 2,800 tons, January, Villaricos or Carbonaras to Rotterdam, 8s 3d. MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL STEAMERS. Free Lance arrived Hamburg 5th. March left Algiers for Bristol 3rd. Eddie left Porman for Mrryport 3rd. Fairroead arrived Rhode Island 3rd. Lesreaulx left Antwerp for Barry 5th. Lyndhurst left Algiers for Glasgow 4th. Treherbert arrived Bilbao 5th. Graneha left Rouen for the Tyne 4th. Inver arrived Caen 4th. Curran left Limerick for Barry 4th. Hawnby arrived Maryport 4th. Cai-perby left the Tyne for Cette 4th: Selby left Sunderland for the Plate 4th. Trunkby left Varna 4th. Coranian left Valencia for Liverpool 3rd. SOTJTH WALES TIDE TABLE. 5 i 3 S o » e« 6 2 d tig 35 s 7 2 -1 d tig 35 Hat.ur- C Morni'g 9 4-3 9 34 9 40 10 31 10 30 day, < Evening 10 3 9 53 10 0 10 46 10 a8 Dec. 6 ( Height 30 3 26 10 29 0 29 3 28 4 >un- | A orni'g lu 24 10 14 10 20 11 9 11 g day, F.veo'ng 10 45 10 37 10 41 11 27 11 29 Dec. 7 ei?ht 29 7 25 10 28 2 27 11 26 11 Mon- I Morni e 11 10 ll 4 11 5 11 56 11 54 day, ■? Evening 11 36 11 33 11 32 — — Dec. 8 r Height 28 10 24 11 27 5 26 11 25 9 Tues- Mornfg — — — 12 21 12 25 day. Evening 12 4 12 5 12 2 12 57 12 59 Dec. 9 Height 28 8 24 7 26 11 26 2 25 6 "Wed- i Momi'g 12 37 12 38 U 34 1 31 1 36 uesday.-j Evening 1 14 1 11 1 7 2 11 2 12 Dea. LO f Height. 29 1 24 9 27_3_l 26 _3 25 7 *E. Dock Sill. ^Alexandra Dock tRoath Basin.

DR. RUTHERFOORD HARRIS'S RECEPTION. At the Hotel Metropole, London, on Friday evening the mayors of the Metropolitan boroughs were entertained to dinner by Dr. and Mrs. Rutberfoord Harris. and subsequently a large and distinguished company assembled ab an At Home in the Whitehall Room to meet Lord Londonderry t.he Minister for Education) and the "0 Marchionese of Londonderry, Mr. Long (the President of the Local Government Board), and Lady Doreen Long. Unhappily, indisposition prevented Mrs. Rutherfoord Harris being present to receive her guests, and her place was taken by Lady Harris, wife of Lord Harris. rhe string band of the Queen's Westminsters, ,stationed on the staircase, played pleasing selections of music, and in the Whitehall Room an excellent programme of vocal and instrumental items was performed. while in the Queen's Drawing-room refreshments were served. The company of guests included the Lord Mayor of London and Lady Samuel, Sir Joseph and Lady DimsdaJe (ex-Lord Mayor and Mayoress), Sir George and Lady Fardell. Lord Caatlereagh, Mr. Ernest Gray, M.P., Lord and Lady Harris, Colonel and Mrs. Clifford Probyn. Mr. F. W. Lowe, M-P.. and Mrs. Lowe, Mr. H. S. Samuel, M.P., and Mrs. Samuel, Sir George and Lady Truscott, Sir Joseph and Lady Brooke Hitch- ing, Baw>n Percy do Worms, Mr. Agg-Gardner. M.P., the Attorney-General for Ireland, Sir George and Lady Bartley, Sir Frederick Bram- well and 'Mr. Jocelyn Bramwell, Sir Frederick Dixon Hartland, M.P., and Lady Hartland, Mr. H. Kimber, M.P., Colonel the Hon. Heneage Legge, M.P., Mr. Cumming Macdona, M.P., Mr. i A. H. A. Morton, M.P., Mr. W. R. Plummer,! M.P., Mr. S. Ford Ridley, M.P., and Mrs. I Ridley, Colonel Royds, M.P., and Mrs. Royds, I the Solicitor-General for Ireland, Mr. W. E. T. Sharpe, M.P., Sir Benjamin Stone, M.P., and Lady Stone, Mr. C. E. Tritton, M.P., and Mrs. Tritton, Colonel Rotton, Mr. Sydney Low. Sir William and Lady Crump, &c. The proceed- ings were wholly of a social nature. The con- tributors to the musical portion of the pro- ceedings included Mr. Hugh Peyton, Mdlle. Tosta de Benici, Mr. Ben Davies, Miss Mar- garet Thomas, and Mr. Ivor Foster.

FOOTBALL LAWS Qneriea relating to football law, disputed decision's, Ac., are answered in the Evening Express" every Thursday- Rugby questions by Mr. HARRY BOWEN, Soccer questions by Mr GEO. MERCER. Queries to be answered on any Thursday should reach the editor of the Evening Express" not later than the MONDAY in the same we&k.

HOLYHEAD GIRL IN TROUBLE AT CARDIFF. At Cardiff Police-court on Friday (befcre the Stipendiary, Mr. T. W. Lewis) Maggie Hughes, nineteen, was charged with stealing a gold ring; value 15s., the property of Emma Solomon, from 131, Treharris-street, on Wednesday.—Mrs. Solomon, who is a widow, said that on Tuesday morning prisoner came to her and said she had been locked out of her situation, and witness's sister gave her permission to sleep in the house-in the back bedroom. Witness in the afternoon gave her permission to go into the bedroom, and the ring was afterwards missed from a box on the dressing-table.—Edith L«wis, matron at the Central Police-station, said that when prisoner was brought in witness asked, "\vhul about the ring? and she took it from her jacket pocket. She said she did not steal the ring, and assured the stipendiary that she forgot to return it.-Sergeant Davies stated that the girl was a native of Holy- head, and had been in Cardiff only a fort- night.-Hie Worship adjourned the case until Wednesday, and prisoner promised meanwhile to stay in the Salvation Army Home.

B • W ttxtare's Own Remedy I H Portodi(Bstim,CMittpitiMt £ iBMMMt I m Jr MBnfecto. Liver and KUmr TnaMn, ■ 9 Mr Br Awcmfa, K«o4 tiprtMes, r«iuhi.C«M^ B ariCMIte. CHEMISTI JUNE 1902 J Previous "fists" -YFMPLAR MAUNS^ P REVISED PRICE LIST INCLUDING EXTRACTIONS WHEN NECESSARY* 'r' ¡-¡C. S 0 QUALITY Each caseot SET 1 pper or, ower pper & owe, SPECIFiCABONoFOUALITY h04- TEETt151ÔI0-;TEETH upp-.r orlower Uppw&tw Material m ihey<?rpset per tooth per tooth AS.. 5 d i • s d & s 5_d 'S, • • 8 £ 5TTEETHw(8CARATC01& 1.0.0 16.6 8.10.0 Hr.lO.O SpeciaHy Toughened ■■ BEST TEETH DENTAL AHOY ]Q.6 8.6 4.10.0 8.10.0 Specially Toughened > • 7.6 6.o 3.3.0 5.5tO Wonderfully strong „ ,■ TfETH INBRownVutcAllTf 5 0 4 0 2 20 3.10.0 Second Quality v E' HOLLOW TEETH o 6 «2.0 1 1 O 2.0^> tn Orange CotourVulcarate KING'S CHAMBERS, 29, QUEEN-STREET, CARD IF F. J^|L^ | fit Cougfu,Coidi yj&toatr* | j m — f-y •[% 2/y & (Anf/siztfostfrte|> V«» j Sole Manufactu«cr* — I 1 yy JESSEWiLUAMSjiignssst CARDIFF.)^ ||'18B»^WBCB^BCBM1 J SMOKE CADLE'S SPECIAL MIXTURE MILD AND COOL, IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE NERVES NOR BURN THE TONGUES. ANALYTICAL REPORT ON CADLE'S SPECIAL MIXTURE. 6d. per ounce. A microscopical examination proved that the mixture consists entirely of Cut Tobacco Leaves, well cured. I would point out the very low percentage of moisture, which is only about one-half what is found in inferior fe 0r\7 Tin tobaccos. The constituents of the ash and iii. tun i ui. moderate amount of nicotine prove the tobacco to be of the best quality. The whola tobacco to be of the best quality. The whole of the nicotine is decomposed when smoked I through an ordinary pipe witk a 4in. or Sin. Qe ilk Tin stem. The use of such tobacco will not pro- Z.D. 4'w. i in. duce nervous irritation, but act as a mild sedative. This Tobacco is free from ealtpetre. so fre- 1t, quently used to make inferior kinds burn i b. Post Free 2s. 2d. freely ° (Signed) GEORGE EMBREY, F.C.S., Public Analyst for City and County of Gloucester. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FROM THE MANUFACTURERS, PERCY E. CABLE AND CO., Tobacco and Cigarette Manufacturers 36, St. Mary-st., Cardiff.

MUNICIPAL TELEPHONES. r INVESTIGATION BY THE SWANSEA COUNCIL. THE SCHEME FOR THE OUTLYING DISTRICTS DEFERRED. In view of the reported failure of the Tun- bridge Wells municipal telephone scheme, the Swansea. Corporation instructed Mr. A. R. Bennett, their consulting electrical engineer, to report carefully as to the schemes at Guernsey, Glasgow, and Tunbridge Wells, and to attend a meeting on Friday afternoon to answer inquiries by the council. The report presented dealt exhaustively with the finances of the three schemes in question, and in regard to Tunbridge Wells stated that a large amount of extra work had been done there which had swelled the cost, and the opposi- tion to wayleaves had been phenomenal. At Swansea he (Mr. Bennett) was satisfied that the estimates were undoubtedly amply sulli- cient for all that it was proposed to do. At the meeting the Chairman (Mr. Solomon) presided over an attendance of (at first) only eight members. The Chairman stated that I Mr. Bennett had already reported on J the Swansea scheme, with the result that the tenders invited were JS800 within his esti- mates. He thought that demonstrated in the most practical way that they were within their estimates in Swansea. The only ques- tion was whether they were justified in pro- ceeding with the scheme in view of the Tun- bridge Wells matter.-Mr. M. Hopkin alleged that the Tunbridge Wells press had been got at by influential people who favoured the National Telephone Company, and Swansea, had nothing to do with that. In reply to Mr. Sinclair, Mr. Bennett stated that the National Company had signed an agreement with the- Postmaster-General by which they came under the Telegraphs Act, 1899, with respect to Swansea, and if the I municipal subscribers numbered one-half the others they would be able to call upon the National subscribers. municipal subscribers numbered one-half the others they would be able to call upon the National subscribers. Mr. Merrells, alluding to expendi- ture at Glasgow, thought the provision at Swansea (1,500 subscribers) insufficient and likely to lead to future expense.—Mr. Bennett I Raid 1,500 was a reasonable number to provide for, and one which would not burden the I enterprise in its initiative btage. It was further affirmed that even with the present number of promised subscribers (421) the scheme on Mr. Bennett's estimates could be made ^self-supporting, including payment of interest and sinking fund. The committee considered chiefly whether the schemes for the outlying districts should be carried out, and, after some discussion, I the decision came to was that only the pro- posals for the borough proper and the I Mumbles should be proceeded with at present.

STEVENS' FISTE BBEAD. STEVENS' FIXE CAKES. STEVENS' FINE PASTRY. BRIDAL, CAKES from 10s. upwards. Gold Medal (London) for Quality.—THE NEW DOROTHY, the Meet Fashionable Kestaurant In Wales. e9602

COLONEL HERBERT'S CAM- PAIGN. Colonel Ivor Herbert wound up his cam- paign through South Monmouthshire at a. meeting at the Congregational Schoolroom, Chepstow, on Friday night. Mr. Proctor Eeles presided, and in addition to Colonel Ivor Her- bert there was present Mr. Reginald M'Kenna, M.P. Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., had been expected, but did not attend.—Mr. Proctor Eeles, the chairman, wanted to know, in open- ing. what it mattered to the ordinary English schoolboy, who in a few years would be called upon to fight the battle of life not only with his own countrymen, but with the wel!- ediicated German and the 'cute Yankee, whether he knew the Church Catechism, the Thirty-nine Articles, or anything of predes- tination, the immaculate conception, Calvin- ism, baptism. Wesleyanism, or any of the hundred and one issues of the religious world ? Colonel Herbert spoke to a resolution con- demning the Education Bill. He said he sup- ported a Catholic school at present, and would continue to do so, but he would have the strongest objection to go to other people and say they would have to pay for that which he also kept up. He did not want to treat the matter with flippancy, but he likened the matter to the position of a man who kept a pack of hounds for his own amuse- ment. He would not ask his neighbours to help to support that pack of hounds. If it were a subscription pack he would expect it to be managed by the committee. There were several other questions which would have to be taken up-the taxation of land values, popular control of the drink traffic, and the reform of the Army and Navy. Mr. Reginald m Kenna, M.P., thought if Colonel Herbert confronted Mr. Brodrlck for a few nights in the House of Commons on the Army Estimates it would do Mr. Brodrick a. great deal of good.

MOTHER MURDERS TWO CHILDREN. Frances Murphy, the young wife of a rural district councillor, was indicted at the Mun- ster Assizes on Friday for the murder, at Bal- linhaflsig, County Cork. of her two children, whoae heads were beaten in with a hammer. It wao stated that the accused was suffering from melancholia and was unfit to plead, and the judge ordered that she should be detained during the Lord-Lieutenant's pleasure.

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