South Wales Daily News

A=Wirtlis, marriagts, atti) Jfotieeiof Births, Marriages, ami Deaths, In each, if not exceeding 20 word*, and 6d for each extrel 10 wordf, MARRIAGES. PHABCE—ATLIFFE.—On the3rdinst., atTredegarville, by the Rev. Tanies BailJie, Edwin Arthur Pearce, youcpest son of AUen Pearce, to Louisa AylifTe, eldest; daughter of Thomas Avliffe. 317 JOTHAM—BEES.—On October 3rd, at St. John's Church, Cardiff, by the Rev. W. Ceidrych Thomas, of Northbourne, Deal, assisted by the Rev. Shelley Plant, Harry, eldest son of Mr F. H. Jotham, J.P., Penartli, to Minii.e, eldest daughter of Mr Geo. Bees, Cardiff. 264 DEATHS. DAviEs.-E, lizabeth, beloved daughter of James and Blary Davies, Mae:;ydery. Abercrave, "who died in peace." Funeral Saiarday, 1 p.m., for Ystradgunlais Churchyard. 285 JON.Es.-O n October 3rd, at the residence of her son, John Arthur Jones, Charnwood, Newport-road, Cardiff, Elizabeth Jones, formerly of Risev,, in her 78th year. 354 IN MEMORIAM IiAWRAKCE.—In ever tender deeply loving memory of Louise Lawrance (KlelnesI, the dearly-loved wife of the late Eilward Lawrance, of Trantheitn, Merthyi- Tydvil, who peacefully entered into rest at the Master's call, October 4th, 1898. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God." xl81 The LONDON OFFICES of the South. H'arfe# ltani, Nevia are at 46, Fleet-strejb (opposite Fetter-lane) where advertisements are received up to 4.45 p.m for inseflion in the following day's issue. The South Wales Daily Heirs ma.y be obtained immedi- ately after the arrival of the 10.15 traiu at tbeOflice 46, Fleet-street; at Messrs W. H. Smith and Sons Bookstall, Paddington Station; at Messrs Willing and Co., Ltd., 17. Royal Exchange; and at Messrs Everett and Son's, Salisbury-square, Fleet-street.

THURSDAY. OCTOBEK 4, 1900. CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION TO LABOUR LEADERS. MR John Burns has, at Battersea, trium- phantly maintained his position as a Par- liamentary representative of the wage. eirners, notwithstanding the most strenu- ous efforts which the Conservatives put forward to dislodge him and there is no I doubt that in the Rhondda Division Mabon will, by a vastly greater majority, retain his seat against the purely vexatious (because utterly hopeless) challenge that the supporters or the Ministry have thrown down to him. Battersea and the Rhondda represent one mode of Conservative opposi- tion to Labour leaders and Cardiff fur- nishes an interesting and curiotis. example of another mode. Whether it be the putting of the miners to needless expense (as in the Rhondda, where the hundreds of pounds required to preserve Mabon's seat will have to come from the miners' pennies) or whether it be the evasion of plain straightforward questions, put by the Trades Council to the Tory candidate, there is a similar object aimed at-namely, to prevent the great mass of the wage- earners securing legislation of the kind which they cousider will be most beneficial to themselves. It is only natural that Con- servatives should oppose an old Labour and Liberal representative like Mabon, for a man of the people is their abhorrence and but little wonder would be occasioned by their action at this time in the Rhondda were it not that even Mr Cham- berlain has had perforce to give a testi- J monial to Mr Abraham, singling him out Amar, big for, ex- J j ertion on behalf of the wage-earners. Praise from Sir Hubert is praise indeed," and when Mr Chamberlain, of all others, takes occasion, as he did on Saturday last, to bear testimony to Mabon's good work- strong Radical as Mabon is, notwithstand- ing-it is the more discreditable that a local clique should draw upon the party's central funds and force a hopeless contest for the sole purpose of putting the Labour candi- date to trouble and expense. The Conser- vatives could not have chosen a candidate more likely to realise the extremes of de- feat for the Rhondda, distinguished for its Radicalism, is no less distinguished for its organised temperance action—in which it sets example to Cardiff and other places. The Conservative champion is closely idea- ted with the liquor trade and with the Tory clubs of Cardiff and therefore Mr Hughes's candidature is a challenge to every man who appreciates the force of Lord Rosebery's dictum that Unless the State controls the liquor traffic the liquor traffic will control the State." It is the declared policy of the trade to secure for its adherents and nominees as many seats in Parliament aud on local governing bodies as can possibly be gained, and Mr Hughes's association with the trade makes him a specially acceptable candidate to those who, as Lord Rosebery has warned us, seek to control public affairs. It is not necessary for a man to be a trade nominee. His sympathies and associations are suffi- cient to make him act in the desired direc- tion of protecting and advancing trade in- terests and consequently the nomination by the Conservatives of Mr Hughes is a challenge to the temperance organisations of the Rhondda which they are bound to take up promptly and to resent in the most forcible fashion. The miners will do their p-irt, and do it right heartily but other sections of the electorate should realise that the battle is theirs no less than that of the miners, bhe joint aim being to ensure freedom from merely vexatious contests in the future, A double pur- pose exists to prevent the voice of the wage-earners being effectively heard in Parliament on those matters which pecu- liarly concern them, and also to prevent any reform of the licensing system which will ensure democratic control. At Cardiff the Conservatives, through their candidate, are in a very clumSy way trying to hinder the Labour leaders who, failing a nominee of their own, seek, in accordance with the recognised policy of the Trades Unions, to pledge Parliamentary aspirants to certain specified reforms. The Trades Council sent to Sir Edward Reed and to Mr Lawrence a list of ques- tions-as to amendment of the Compensa, tion and Conciliation Acts, as to education, housing of the people, taxation of land values, &c. The Liberal candidate replied promptly and the Trades Council, satis- fied with his answers, passed a resolution in his favour. Whereupon Mr Lawrence made complaint against the Council, alleged that he had been unfairly treated, and blamed them for acting "precipitately." The letter which the Council sent him had, he stated, been mislaid, overlooked and as there were severak days before the election the Council ought to have waited. But Mr Lawrence can scarcely imagine that the Cardiff Trades Council will allow him in this way to divert attention from the questions submitted the questions that Sir E. Reed has answered to the satis- faction of the wage earners, Whatever happened in his agent's office Mr Law- rence, who had time to write a long letter of complaint and criticism, does not in- clude in it any reply to the questions- which his letter shows him to have had be- fore him at the time. Moreover, he was not dependent on the mislaid letter, for our Conservative contemporary published the questions on Monday morning, and Mr Lawrence had been in Cardiff, as that journal reported, since Saturday. So that, whatever happened in the mislaying of so inconvenient a missive, its contents were made known through the public Press, and must therefore have been known to the active workers in the Conser- vative cause. I had not up to this morn- ing [i.e. Tuesday] seen the questions of the Trades Council," states Mr Lawrence and of course the statement of a busy man like the candidate must be accepted. But where were his chief supporters and what were the Conservative committee, the election agent, and all the rest doing that they unitedly overlooked and failed to inform the candidate of a published list of questions having decisive bearing upon the Labour vote ? What is Mr Lawrence doing now that he does not answer those questions ? He is very unlikely t draw the Trades Council into discussion upon any other issue their treatment of him was exactly similar to their treatment of Sir E. Reed and all they want is an answer from him as* they have had an answer from Sir Edward. If they follow him into discussion of their conduct they will help him to avoid answering the questions and this they see too clearly to make any such mistake. Labour leaders are, of course, very troublesome persons to Conservatives, whether Ministers or candidates and from Mr Chamberlain (who publicly attacks them) right down through all grades of opposition (as 'at Battersea and the Rhondda) to the mere shirking of ques- tions, the Conservative tries his best to get rid of the Labour representative. In Cardiff, as in the Rhondda and Battersea. he will not succeed.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, CARDIFF. SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXHIBITIONS. As the result of the entrance scholarship and exhibition examination held at the College on Sept. 17th and the following dRYs, the Council at its meeting on Tuesday made Lbe following awards:- Joshua Gelly, County School, Gowerton, a Drapers' Company's Scholarship of S35. Chrystie May Jenkin Jones, Brij^hten and Hove High School, a Caroline Williams Scholarship of £ 25. Susie Murnford Jones, Intermediate School, New- port, a Caroline WiHiajns Scholarship of £ 20. J. Graham Howclls, Pupil Teachers' Centre, Cardiff, a John Cory Scholarship of 125. Edith Williams, Intermediate School, Cardiff, an Alfred Thomas Scholarship of JE20. George Arthur JLcckwood Heward, Intermediate School. Newport, a special scholarship of £15. Craddock "Wells Exhibitions to tile following Frederick James Davis. Donald Gordon Robertson, and Albert Theophilns, all of the Higher Grade School, Cardiff; ani FJorenco Emma Wood. Pupil Teachers' Centre. Cardiff. College exhibitions to the following:—Cecilia Annie Bidgood. Howells' School, Llandaff Norah Margaret Jenner, University College, Aberystwyth Mary A. Jones, County School, Gowerton Walter J. Martin, Intermediate School, Newport; Taliesin Morgan, County School, Port Talbot; David Phillips Roberts, County .School, Aberdare; Winifred Elizabeth Mary liowe. Christ's Hospital Girls' School; Helenc Violet Schmidt, Intermediate School, Cardiff; Anghar-ad White, County School, Gowerton; Peter Krbin Williams, Higher Grade- School, Cardiff, and Liverpool Institute, Liverpool; Morfudd Davies, Pupil Teachers' Centre, Aberdare and William Henry Edwards, Pupil Teacliers, Centre, Cardiff. v-

FATAL ACCIDENT AT HAFOD. A man named William Morgan (42), of Panty., graigwen, Hopkinatown, was killed by a fall at the Trevor Pit, belonging to the Lewis Merthyr Colliery Company, on Tuesday morning. He was carried home alive, but died in a few bonrs. He leaves a widow and three children.

ACCIDENT TO THE LLANELLY DREDGER. Whilst the new dredger Lncy of the Llanelly Harbour Commissioners was in dock on Tuesday, by some means a big Hole was pierced in her bide, and she began to fill with water. The dredger cost £ 27,000, and the accident is most serious. A special meeting baa been caUed for to-day tocon., older what steps hall be taken in the matter.

"These is unquestionably nobetter remedy iuthe whole world fur all coughs and throat trouble s than KEATING'S LOZENGES—any medical man will-assure you of this met. Relief is speedy simple bat sure in action the most delient"&%LtWw them. Sold everywhere in 13Jd tins.—Anvx.$j

| LONDON LETTER. Q LONDON, Wednesday Night. PROSPECTS OF THE FIGHT. So far as the boroughs are concerned the elec- tion will be virtually over with the close of to- j morrow's polls. A large number of the remaining London constituencies will then give their I verdict. In most instances, I fear, the result must be regarded as a foregone conclusion. If the Liberals hold their own they will do aa well as is generally expected. Mr Steadman is making a brave fight in Stepney, but the influences of wealth, rank, and prejudice aie combined to secure bis defeat and to recapture a, consti- tuency which, after all, is more Tory thau Liberal in its traditions. Hoxton, hitherto repre- sented by Mr James Stuart, is said to be shaky, but it will probably remain Liberal. West Soutbwark is doubtful. The personal popularity of Mr Canaton remains unshaken, but he can boast of no such spiendoors as have been exhibited to the eyes of bis former consti- tuents by the entourage of the Lord Mayor. Nevertheless the Liberals here are making a good tight, and appear to be sanguine of success. Mr Picbetsgill will probablv come back for bethnal Green, but in Whitechapel the change of candidates may prove prejudicial to Liberal prospects. Other Liberal seats are tolerably safe. POSSIBLE LIBERAL GAINS. Oa the Ministerial side there are a. number of London seats which under normal circumstances might be expected to yield a Liberal majority. Among them is the division of Bethnal Green, represented by SirM. Bhownaggree, St. George's- in-the-East, Haggeratou, llermondsdY, and two of the divisions of St. Pancran. Liberal workers iu those districts are so confident of success as al- most to disarm pessimism, but it ia impossible to overlook the fact that the general trend of the London elections so far has been reactionftry rather than progressive. Moreover the Liberals are far moro seriously hampered than their opponents by the diti:icaJtie3 of an expiring register. Of the contests in the great provincial cities, which are to be decided to-morrow, the most interesting is tile fight in West Leeds be- tween Mr Herbert Gladstone and a. local Union- ist. There are encouraging reports from Liver- pool of Liberal proapects in the Exchange Division, and from Scotland of the position in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Politicians, too, are eager to know whether the Liberal victory at Swansea is likely to be followed by similar suc- cesses at Pembroke to morrow, and later at Cardiff and Carmarthen. A COMEDY OF THE ELECTION. Prophecy is somewhat at a discount in this incalculable election, with its enormous shifting of votes and almost imperceptible changes in representation, but I am told by an Irish poli- tician that when the votes for St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, come to be counted to-morrow, it wilt ba found that the Nationalists have obtained com- pensation for the unexpected leas of Galway. I am further assured that South Dublin will be held for the Government by Mr Plunbett even with a divided Unionist vote. This opinion, however, seems to be not at all widely held in the Irish capital itself, where both Conservatives and Nationalists spsafe of Mr Pluukett's defeat almost as a certainty. Mr Carew's unopposed return for Meath is one of the curiosities of the election. Ostracised by his colleagues on account of bis recent presentation at Court, Mr Carew instead of making a fuss, said nothing until yesterdsy, when he quietly presented himself before the returning officer, and a quarter of an bonr before the close of the time for nominations was duly nominated. Mr J. H. Parnell, the official Nationalist candidate, not expecing that there would be any opposition, had omitted to provide himself with the usual fianncial guaran- tee for the returning officer's expenses. It was too late to remedy the omission. Mr Parnell had to stand aside, and now the astute and courtly Mr Carew comes back smiling to Westminster and the Court of St. James's. VAGARIES OF KING CHANCE. Electoral statisticians are almost petrified in presence of some of the anomalies of the polling On Monday, for instance, there was an enormous rally in the Liberal voting fstrengtb, yet the result was a gain of three seats by the Conservatives and only two by the Opposition. The Liberals bad the votes and the Conservatives the lack. King Chance again," grumbled the disgusted Liberals. But yesterday the tables were com- pletely turned. In constituency after consti- tuency the Ministerial poll shot up beyond all bounds, yet all the time the Liberals went on serenely winning seats. Good Radicals ought to have been diahewteued by the spectacle of attoh a superfluity of Tory strength, but so long as it was confined to Tory the phenomenon, I am afraid, excited more mirth than alarm. Witb all their great majorities the Ministerial candidates could only capture three seats—and of the three one was due to a Liberal split—while the Liberals by a fortunate distribution of votes won as many as six. If the huge majorities at Swansea and Northampton could have been spread over a wider field the Opposition might have been even more successful. MR KEIRIHARDIE'S VICTORY. One interesting personality is replaced by anothar in the representation of Merthyr Tydnt. The news this afternoon of Mr Keir Hardie's return was received on the whole with satisfac- tion in Radical circles. At the same time general regret is felt that the Labour leader's election should involve the disappearance from Westminster of a politician so well versed in foreign affairs and no capable of giving expression to his views as Mr Pritchard Morgan. Moreover, r the tendency on the part of the Liberal electors in double-barrelled constituencies to split their votes between one of the Liberal nominees and a third candidate has been a crave of weakness in this election. Liberal seats have been lost both at Oldham and Leicester by the practice, and the possibility of a repetition of the experience at Halifax to-morrow is not to be ignored. Other considerations apart, Mr Hardie's reappearanca at Westminster, will be welcomed as a picturesque relief from the monotony of a Parliament which shows signs of being M featureless as its predecessor. V A SEAT FOR MR BIRRELL. A constituency will probably be found for Mr Birrell before the election is over. The Liberal party cannot afford to do without him in the Honae of Commons. His exclusion from that assembly indeed would bo regretted by all parties, for notwithstanding his unsparing wit and for- midable debating powers Mr Birrell is one of tbe. most popular personalities m politics. His chivalrous devotion to the Liberal cause was proved by the manner in which he left » safe seat in Fifeshire to try conclusions with Lancashire I Toryism. Under normal conditions Mr Birrell would probably have succeeded in his somewhat Qmxotic enterprise. Perhaps it i3 not too late for the electors of his old constituency SoweJcQme him back.

BADEN-POWELL'S KIMMERIAN FAMILY MOTTO TO THE EDITOIt. Sir,—In General Baden-Powell's published letter I find it stated las family motto (Welsh) is Ac nid yw pwyll pyd." This is nob complete. The motto in full is—" Ao nid yw pwyll pyd yw." In English, If it be not prudent it is danger." Pyd is nob now used in Welsh for danger except; in compounds, aa in "pydew," which shou'.d be apeln pydyw," or it is danger." Pydew is Welsh for a wynch or pit such as that into which Joseph was easb by his brethreu. I have written to 1\1rs Baden-* Powell and to my friend Mr Spiridion, Duke- street); pointing out the omission of the terminal y w from the family motto of the latest) of the Kimmerian heroes, so distinguished all the world over in all ages of the ancient) world. We must have the motto corroobly spelt on the caskat which Cardiff, the Metropolis of Wales (Kimmeria) is going to award to this intrepid Ap Hywel.—I am, &c„ MORIEN. P.S.—See "pyd "in Dr. Owen tug he's Welsh and Euglish Dictionary. The fall mocftaisitnere given. ,¡

¡J. FIRE AT SWANSEA. Early on Wednesday it was discovered that-a group of lock-up shops at the western end of the New Got Bridge, St. Thomas, were on fire. The frrn brigade quickly attended, and the spread of the flames was prevented. Three shops were. however, gutted, and two were seriously damaged. Mr J. Aurelius's wool and stocking depot, Mr Btddle's fih shop, and the Sailors' Society read- irg-room were most damaged.

There is a slump in the French wine market, and wine is going at a farthing a pint. DR. DE JONGHS LIGHT-BROWN COD LIVESI OIL.-THE VACILITY WITH WHICH THIS OIL IS DIGESTED IS ONE OF ITS PECCJLIAB. CHARACTERISTICS. Dr. Edgar Sheppard, Professor of Psychological Medicine, Kings College, writes Dr. Sheppard has made extensive use of Dr. de Jongh's Light-brown Cod Liver Oil, and has great pleasure in testifying to its superiority over every other preparation to be met witii in this conn- try. It tias the rare excellence of being well borne and assimilated bv stomachs which reject the ordinary 1' Oils." Sold oafy in capsuled Imperal Half-pints. 2s 6d; Pints. 4s 9d quarts, 9s, by all chenista., Sole-Con- signees, Ansar. Harford and Co., Limited, 210. High flolbonvLoodon i IQgJ*

1 BOER CAPTURE. BRITISH SURPRISED. SOME SERIOUS MISHAPS. TRAIN DERAILED. MORE BOER TREACHERY. SIGNS OF THE END. LORD WOLSELEY'S TIMELY HINT. On Wednesday two despatches from Lord Roberts, each dated October 2nd, were issued. They contained the follow- ing items A BOER CAPTURE. The officer commanding at Dundee reports that 22 waggons proceeding to Vryheid under the escort of 60 mounted troops were attacked yester- day by about 140 Boers six miles from Dejaggar's Drift. Twelve men escaped. The Natal Volunteers were at once sent out by Brigadier-General Dartnell to ascertain the fate of the remainder. FIGHTING REMNANTS. Yesterday, near Jaskraal, 18 miles south-west of Lindley, a party of Lovat's Scouts were opposed by be- tween 40 and 50 Boers, one of whom was killed. No casualties on our side. De Lisle and the Colonial Division surrounded Elands Kop, five miles north-east of Heilbron, this morning, a place where De Wet's followers have been assembling lately. One Boer was killed, two wounded, and three taken prisoners. Our casualties nil. Rustenburg was reoccupied by Broadwood on the 26th September. He had no casualties and captured two Boer wagons. Trooper Durnell, of the 10th Hus- sars, who was taken prisoner and afterwards escaped, reported that the Boers are very disheartened, many of them being dismounted, and short of gun ammunition. Kelly-Kenny reports that White's little column has returned to Bloem- fontein from Bulfontein direction. The enemy took themselves off whenever White's column came near them, and on more than one occasion fled in great confusion. Several bags of dynamite, some horses, 300 oxen, and six prisoners were captured. Our casualties nil. SURRENDER TO PAGET. As Paget informed me that the Boers were told not to believe that Kruger had crossed the Portuguese border, and that Komati Poort was in our hands, I authorised Dirclcsen, who has been in command of a body of the enemy opposed to Paget, to proceed by rail to Komati Poort. He returned last night, and with his field cornet, Oosthuizen, surrendered to Paget this morning. SERIOUS MISHAPS. An accident occurred at Komati Poort on 30th September while destroying Boer ammunition, which, I regret to say, resulted in one man of the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders being killed, Second Lieutenant A. L. Davis, and 18 of the same regiment being wounded; a Royal Engineer was also wounded. Corporal G. White, Highland Light Infantry, was killed by lightning near Kroonstad on 30th September. A railway accident occurred near Hectorspruit yesterday, which resulted in one Sapper being killed and another injured. A more serious accident occurred last night near Pan Railway Station, owing to theBoers succeeding in derail- ing a train conveying three companies of the 2nd Coldstream Guards. Five men were killed, and Second- Lieutenant C. Heywood and thirteen men injured. Five men of other regiments wounded. Two men of the Argyll and Suther- land Highlanders were killed yesterday near Rustenburg, where half of the battalion was employed with a tele- graph section repairing the line. THE C.I.V.'s. Inspected the City Imperial Volun- teers this morning, the battery, mounted infantry, and battalion, before their departure from Pretoria for Eng- land. It is arranged for them to sail from Cape Town on the 7th in the Aurania, which, it is hoped, will reach South- ampton on the 28th or 29th. The battery takes its guns home.

TIGHTENING THE NET. (Press Association Special Telegram.) PRETORIA, Monday. Diroksen, the Boer who received a; safe conduct to go to Delagoa Bay for the purpose of con- vincing himself of the truth of Mr Kruger's flight, returned here yesterday, having travelled via Nelspruit, He left the train at Bronkerspruit in older to rejoin his commando. Dircksen declared that he was entirely satisfied with the troth of the statement made by British officers regarding Mr Kruger's flight. He acknowledged the utter naelessness of continuing the struggle, and said that be intended todo his utmost to bring it to an end. It ia very likely that great results will ensue from his-mission. The wbole of the Boers operat- ing to the west have been kept in absolute ignorance of the colfcpse of. the Boer forces in the Transvaal. DiroKsen will probably go and interview General Botha, win is reported to be at Peters- burg. General Delarey is now in a most difficult position, being almost surrounded. Gsneral Grobela-r has been forced to move farther to the north, while Generi6l Erasmus re- mains apparently awaiting Dirckeen's return. General Smith-Dorrien has addressed a tele- gram to Colonel Mackinnon in which he speaks in highest terms of the work done by tbe City Imperial Volunteers. He especially praises the conduct of the mounted portion, stuting that some of the finest mounted infantry work daring the war was done by them.

A DE WET RUMOUR, (Central News Telegram.) JOHANNESBURG, Monday Night. It ia currently reported here that De Wet has been cornered near Heilbron. BOERS NEAR JOHANNESBURG. (Central News Te»egram.) JOHANNESBURG, Monday. Small bodies of marauding Boers are etill in the vicinity of Johannesburg, and are indulging in their old practices of sniping outposts. Within the last week an outpost detachment near Craig- l hairhas been ifred" npon by a small party of thef enemy, who passed a few miles south of the main reef, aod-four days ago were seen near Bokaberg. When ia the vicinity of Heidelberg they fired upon a. 1 On OJÇtOi"1I NoikutteA In- fwapy. ■

END CLOSE AT HAND. APPEAL BY LORD ROBERTS. (Central News Telegram.) CAPE TOWN, Tuesda.y Evening. Lord Roberts bas issued an appaal to mer- chants and other employers in Cape Colony and Natal appealing to them to extend the leava of absence of those of their employees who are on active military service. He says be feels encouraged to do so because he believes that the end of the war is close at hand Sir Alfred Milner, in endorsing the Com- mandei-in-Chief's appeal. says he is confident that ir. will meet with a generous response. His Excellency paya a warm tribute to the excellent work which has been done throughout the war by the Colonial Volunteers and Reservists. CENSORSHIP RELAXED. We are informed by the Secretary to the Post Office that the Government have decided on a relaxation, to come into force at once, of the censorship on telegrams to and from Sonth Africa to the extent that telegrams may be sent at the senders' risk to and from Cape Colony and Natal in auy of the authorised commercial codes which have been deposited at Aden. It will be necessary to indicate the name of the code used in the preamble of each telegram.

TIMELY APPEAL. LORD WOLSELEY AND THE RETURNING HEROES. Wo have received the following communication Lord Wolseley, Coir.mander-in-Obiof :— The iime draws near when we may hope to welcome home nsany of the gallant soldiers who have so nobly foug-hl; our bafcMtis for us iu South Africa. Their receptiou will, I know, be cordial, and it is this assured cordiality that impels mo to ask those wishing to do them hononr to refraiq, while extending to them a hearty welcome, from offering thsm intoxicating liquor. Our soldiers are recruited from all classes of her Majesty\-i subjects, and only differ from their brothers in civil lilo by the habits of discipline they have acquired in the Army. Like all of tB they aro open to temptation. Many of them must soon resume the occupations and positions their employers h»vo patriotically kopii open for them. Others will have to seek for new situa- tions, and will require a helping hand. In doing so It is therefore most important that all should endeavour to preserve a good name for steadine-s and sobriety before entering upon theircivil work. I trust; that our greeting to the brave soidier3 returning from this war may be something better thau an incitement to excessive drinking, and that all will remember that whoever encourages it, so far from being their friend, is really their worst) enemy."

THE C.LV.'S. SPEECH BY LORD ROBERTS. TOMMY'S STAUNCH FRIEND. (Laffan's Telegram.) PRETORIA. October 2nd. Lord Roberts, after reviewing the City Imperial Volunteers on their return home, said he was proud to be honorary colonel of a regiment which had so distinguished itself. They had marched 1,016 miles in four months. After mentioning details of their losses in battle and sickness, be said that any regiment might be proud of their performance. They were allowed to return among the first in consideration cf the fact that their situations were kept open by their employers. He had always been a firm believer in Volunteers. When Commander-in-Chief in India he was the first to employ the Calcutta Volunteers on active sorvice. The grand work of the Ciiy Imperial Volunteers and of other Volunteer corps in the present campaigu strengthened hia belief in them. On their arrival home the Citij Imperial Volun- teers would have a grand reception from their fellow-countrymen, and also doubtless from their fellow-countrywomen. They would carry home to the heart of England their experience with their comrades, and tell about the bravery and the endurance and the gentleness of the British soldier, and make everyone know what a grand fellow he is. Lord Roberts wished them God-speed, and the regiment responded with three cheers for the Field-Marshal, Their journey to Cape Town will be somewhat delayed, as the railway ia broken at Wolvehoek in the Otange Colony. The Boer wrecking party is already driven off, British officer was shot through the arm in ex- pelling them.

ROBERTS'S HOME-COMING. ANNOUNCEMENT BY LORD LANSDOWNE. Lord Lansdowne announced at the Hopetoun banquet on Wednesday night that Lord Roberts's 'arrival in this country would coincide with that of the principal representatives of the Colonial troops. He said the war bad revealed defects and imperfections in oar military system which all desired to remedy, acd the firtit duty of the new Government would be to take these questions in band.

BRITISH AMBUSCADED. MORE BOER TREACHERY. (Press Association War Special.) MASERU, Wednesday. A police patrol of five men from Ladybrand haa been ambuscaded by a small party of Boers on Mr Stockdale's farm near Clocola.n. The enemy ordered our men to hold up their bands and then treacherously shot four, killing two and wounding two. An unwounded man was ordered to fetch an ambulance from Ladybrand.

PRICES IN PRETORIA. (Laftan's Telegram.) PRETORIA, Tuesday. The military authorities have established and published the prices at which the newly arrived supplies are to be sold, and merchants are forbidden to charge any sum in excess of the official limit. The prices show an enormous reduction compared with those which were current before the war. for instance, the price of beer is fixed at 5d a pint. It was formerly Is 6d.

CLERGYMAN'S ADVENTURE. SENTENCED TO DEATH. (Central News Telegram.) JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday Evening. The Rev. Pagh Jones, Episcopal clergyman at Pietersburg, whils passing through here Oil his way to England, related a startling story of bis experiences at Pietersburg. During the war Mr Jones wrote a letter to a friend, in which he humorously referred to Boer reports of victories over the British troops, and enclosed a copy of a pro- clamation by Lord Roberts. The letter was intercepted by the Boers, with the result that Mr Jones was arrested on a charge of high treason and sentenced to death by a court martial, pre- sided over by Barend Vorster. The sentence was then remitted to the Boer headquarters for confirmation. Mr Jones was meantime kopt in gaol for six weeks, when the announcement came that the sentence had heen commuted to one of 18 months' imprisonment with hard labour, On the Pietersbutg Boers leaving for Lyden- burg they took Mr Jonos with them, and although he was suffering from fever be was compiled to walk a long distance. On the day after the Pietersburg contingent reached Lyden- burg the town was occupied by Sir Redvers Bnller, who liberated Mr Jouas. Mr Jones also relates how at Pietersbnrg Barond Vorster demanded the keys of tho National and Natal Banks from the respective managers. This demand being refused Vorster had the managers bound and the heyi taken from them by force. Vorster then took all the monoy from both banks and flooded the place with Transvaal" greenbacks." The storekeepers, thereupon, immediately raised the prices of all good3, but this did not save them from being robbed, for Vorater at once seized all the otoies be conld lay his bands upon.

A VELDT FIRE. "O oe of the finest sights I have ever seen," writes a member of ibe West Kent Imperial; Yeomanry to the City Press," is to look at a big veldt fire at night. Sometimes out on the horizon it looks like the lights of some seaside town viewed from n boat at sea. At closer quarters, runoing over the small kopjes and round the many spruits, it looks like an exhibition ground illuminated, sometimes looking like a. great serpent, and at others forming grotesque shapes of all descrip- tions. But to see it at its grandest go on a dark night through some wild mountain pass along a. pathway halfway up the rock, with the water running down below. The light throwu on the convoy and guns going along the broken road made a picture which was well worth travelling from home to see. The little khaki men swarming in all directions—some run- ning up the hillside and warming their dinners in their mess tins over the travelling line of fire, and others drinking from the stream below-o,nd all the time the black drivers swear- ing for all they were worth, made P. spectacle neve: to be forgotten."

C.I.V. APPOINTMENTS. The Dspot Commandant of the City of London Imperial Volunteers with the South African Field Force has received from Col. Mackiunoa a 1 notification of the following appointments, which were gaz-ltted at Pretoria, on tbe 5th nIt.: Major A.,G« Pawle, C.I.V., has been appointed. ITATTJYWR OF REYEPUE F<W -$OZMI REVEQN#?, dues, licences, royalties, and moneos mentioned in the proclamation cf Lord Roberts, dated August 20th, 1903, and therefore payable at the offices of the Mining Commissioners at Johannes- burg, Boksbarg, Florida. Krngersdorp, Kok- soord, and Heidleberg, which moneys are now to be paid to Major Pawle at the Revenat, Office", Johannesburg. Major Pawle is lieutenant- colonel and honorary colonel of the 18th Middle- aex Volunteers, and wears the Volunteer Decora- tion. Ho is a solicitor, and went out with the C.1.V. last Ja.nuary itS second in command^6f the battalion uuder Lord Albemarle, with temporary r"nh of major in the Army. The same gazatte also notifies the provisional appointment of Capt. J. E. H. Orr, of the C.I.V., as secretary to the Military Governor from the 26th of August last, vice Major C. Thompson, 7th Dragoon Guards, who was to rejoin his regiment. This notifica- tion was signed by Major-General Maxwell on August .3011. Captain Orr was lieutenant (retired) of the Royal Artillery, and was (jazettsd with the temporary rank of captain in the Army (for transport dcititsa with the C.I.V.) on January 3rd.

MR AND MRS KRUGER. Mr Stead, in the Revile et Revue des Revoes," give,; some interesting remniscences of Mr and Mrs Kruger. The old ladv, who is boing left b,4- bind at Pretoria while her husbajod takes a six months' holiday," is much loved by the Boers, especially for her sympathy with the suffering. After the dvnamits explosion at Johannesburg, where great number of poor people perished, she was sorioaaly ill for seven I weeks. She has a horror of innovation, and when the railway to Pretoria was inaugurated she could not be per- suaded to attend the opening ceremony. 11 lihitve lived hitherto," she said" without seeing these things, and I do not want to see them now." Kruger, who is a total abstainer, drinks his toasts in milk. He eats very fast and has three meal3 a day. At mid-lay he is generally alone at table, :ts it is not the custom for the ladies of the bouse to take their meals at the same hour as the men, who are served before them. Kynger appears, accordiug to his friendly chronicler, to have governed his house with an iron hand that wad not covered by a velvet glove. ANOTHER OFFER TO KRUGER. (London Daily Express Telegram.) Brussels, Toesdav.M. D. Aamsore, a. wealthy Dutchman residing in Belgium, has c-fferod Mr Kruger his Hplendid manvioti, wth carriages and horses, at Anderlecht, near Brussels. Dr. Layds has promised to communicate the offer to Mr Ernger on his arrival in Europe. APPOINTMENT FOR COL. DUFF. (Renter's Telegram.) PRETORIA, Monday, Colonel Duff has been appointed Assistant Adjutant-General in India. THE LATE EARL OF AIRLIE. PRETORIA, Monday. Lord Roberts went to-day to Diamond Hill to visit the Earl of Airlia's grave. LOCAL MAN ILL. The War Office on Wednesday reported the following surioaaly ill at Kroonstad 1st Welsh Fusiliers—3284 Private W. Price. THE IRISH HOSPITAL. Returns have been received from South Africa of the work done by the Irish Hospital. The total number of CRS:-B admitted at Blcemfonteiu and Pretoria was 1,864, and the general death rate was only 4"8 per cant. These figures apply only to patieuis treated in the hospital while stationary, and are therefore exclusive of cases dealt with on the march from Bloemfontein to Pretoria.

COURT AND PERSONAL. BALMORAL Wednesday. The Qaeen went oat yesterday morning, accompanicd by Princess Christian of Schleswig- Holatein Princess Tlenay of Batten berg, and Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Hol^teiu. In the afternoon her Majesty drove out, accom- pa.nied by Princess Christian of Schleswig Hohlt2in, and attsnded by the Ducehsa of Rox- burghe. Lord James of Hereford, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, has left the Castle. Lord Cromsr has arrived at Cairo. Sir Edmond Monson has returned to Paris. General Sir Wm. Butler has ordered im portant field operations at Aldershot for Friday. The honorary freedom of the borough of Guildford is to ba conferred on Major-General Baden-Powell, Princess Beatrice is to visit Edinburgh at the end of the month and open tt new pavilion of the Royal Infirmary. It is said that the Queen has made provisional arrangements to repeat her winter viait to Bordigbera next year. Dr. Bickerateth, Bishop of Exeter, has decided, in conspquence of ill-hwtb, to resign. He waa appointed in 1885. Admiral Hotbam assumed the naval command at Portsmouth on Wednesday, in succession to Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Sflymour. Lord Abergavenny has been entertaining a house-party at Nevill Court, among the guests being Mr Gilbart Smith, who gave one of his amusing recitals. It is said that if Lard Kitchener comes to the War Office it will be as head of the Intelligence Department, which is to be vacated by Sir J. C. Aid-egh in April next. The King of Greece will visit Paris incognito on October 15tb. The Crown Prince will pay a visit at the end of October, and afterwards journeys to England. Lord Hopetouu, Governor-General of Anstra- lasitt, has appointed Mr E. W. Washington bis privato secretary, and Captain the Hon. Claude Willoughby military secretary. Colonel Trotter and the officers of the garrison of Stirling Castle, held an at home in the armoury of thf castle on Tuesday. There was a large and fashionable company present. Lord Kosebery is the holder of no fawer than four Scottish pl-crages-the oldest creation dating from 1700. He sita in the House of Lords as the bolder of a peerage of th" United Kingdom—the Barony of Rosebery, which was created in 1828. Sir William Porter, Conservative candidate for the Bo-worth Division of Leicestershire, has retired from the contest under the orders of his medical adviser. It is doubtful whether the Liberal candidate, Mr C. B. McLaren, will be opposed. Mr Ernest Pollock, Unionist candidate for Spalding, has received a message from Mr Chamberlain, in which he says that the future of the Empire and the confidence of our Colonies depend on the determination of the people to support those who have protected the interests of British subjects abroad. Two of the sons of the Earl of Carlisle are can- didates at the election on opposite sides. Lord Morpeth stands for the Hexham Division ofNorth- umberland as a Unionist, and the Hon. Geoffrey Howard is seeking to win for the Liburals a 14eat in the Richmond Division of Yorkshire. He is being nssisted by Lady Dorothy Howard, a young lady still in her teens.

COLONICS AND MOTHER COUNTRY. SPEECH BY MR GOSCHEN. Speaking at the farewell dinner to the Earl of Hopetoun at the Hotel Cecil, Mr Goschen slid Hopetoun at the Hotel Cecil, Mr Goschen slid be wished to accentuate and emphasise the fact that the Colonies had sent forth her sons to-swell the great resources of the mother country, military and naval. He paid a tribute to their conspicuous courage in Honth Africa. The latest ambition of the Australian Colonies was to help us at sea. They had sent a Naval Brigade to China. Lord Hopetoun would be able to tell the Colonies of the advance in strength of the British Navy. It had become a great service which filled all who had to do with it with admiration,

TO-DAY"SWEATHER 4.3&A.M. TO-DAY'S i- OKMCAST BOR MNGLAND, S.W., AND SOUTH WALKS. Issued-at-$ o'clock laf;t night South-easterly and southerly winds, strong, perhaps a gale dull; rainy, WarniDRs.—The sooth cone is up in 8 and 10.

GENERAL FORECASTS. The following forec Mt8 were issued by the Meteorological Office at 3 o'clock last nigbt DISTRICTS- (Light breezes, chiefly east- erly; fine and cold at first with frost a inland sta- tions unsettled later, pro- bably some rain. South easterly winds, fresh- 2. Eugl&nd, N.E. enirig; fine and cold at 3. Englatid,El first, with ground frost in 4. Mid ConntieB. places; unsettled la.ter with some rain. i; <4 (T^n ) Southerly winds, freshening; a r<v, n<Jo,n r 116 first, unsettled later, and Channel). J ,vith 30me Wftrmer. 6. Scotland, W. Same as 0 and 1. 7 England N W ) South-easterly winds, fresh- & North wLlZ' f emn^considerably; cloudy; & North Wales. J un8eUjed HOme „in. It Snth WaJes. geae dull- raii3y. 9 Ireland. N Same as 7. 10. Ireland, S Same as 8.

For Beat Value in Provisions go to tbe Direct TraaincUo.1 N&w.Bwsh .Woo^yiHe-road. Now, [ Qptu. TraaincUo.1 N&w.Bwsh .Woo^yiHe-road. Now, [ Qptu. owlool4i,

KAISER'S REBUKE. CiEKMANI DEFINES A PLAN., IMPORTANT MOVE. GETTING INTO LINE. Attention for the moment is rivetted on the lofty and uncompromising reply of the Kaiser to the message of the Emperor of China, offering oblations for the murder of Baron Von Ketteler. His demand for expiation for the murder of the innocent meets with general approval. The Times says The essential point would seem to be that the Powers should firmly insist upon real punishment of the real criminals, and upon effective guar- antees for th future eeurity of Europeans in China. The Chinese are now offering their usual illnsory degradations of high officials and are pretending, as they so well know how, to bo sincerely desirous of coming to a durable under- standing with Europe. All that sort of thing must be resolutely put aside, unless the Powers are prepared, merely, to give fresh encouragement to Chinese arrogance and to croate fresh diffi- culties for themselves in the near future. The London Daily News says :— The Kaisers message has undeceived the Em- peror of China. We make no doubt but that the civilised world will appreciate the manliness, the sincerity, the dignity, and the impressivenes* of the German Emperor's ropiy.

GERMAN OPINION. (Renter's Telegram.) BERLIN, Wednesday. The papers here are unanimous in expressing the view that the German Emperor, in his reply to the Emperor of China's telegram, ebmpioos the combined interests of civilisation and Christi- anity. At the sarno time it is pointed out that the Imperial reply bnilds to some extent a new bridge for the Cbinese authorities. A FRENCH VIEW. Paris, Wednesday.—The Temps," comment- ing pon the Gorman Emperor's reply to the appeal by the Chinese Emperor, says it is of a pacific character, and on the whole it may be re- garded as reassuring.—Central News.

IMPORTANT MOVE. GERMANY DEFINES A SCHEME. BETTER BIGNS. (Iiftffau's Telegram.) WASHINGTON, Wednesday. The German Charge d'Affai&s notified Mr Hn.y ihi:* afternoon that his Government assumes that the Powers understand Germany's position to be that she is entirely satisfied with China's volunteering to punish the eight guilty Princes. He further notified the United States Govern- ment, and a similar intimation is made to th other Powers, that Germany will no longer opoose the opening of negotiations for a settle- ment. The Charge d'Aftaires added that Dr. Von Schwarzenstein, the German Minister at Peking, had been instructed to advocate the following procedure (1) The representatives at Peking of the other Powers should determine whether the Princes proposed to be penalised are the real culprits. (2) They should ascertain what punishment China would voluntarily inflict on them. (3) The Min-Utera sboull require guarantees that such punishment was actually inflicted, pos- sibly with themselves as eye-witnesses. After that they should negotiate with the Chinese Government for treaties and indem- nities. Tho German representative here adds that his Government is deeply gratified that the Emperor Kwangan has acceded to Germany's sine qua non in the matter of punishment without coercion, and an entirely optimistic view of the immediate situation of the Powers in China is taken in con- sequence of Germany's announcement. It is added that the German Government attributes Kwang Sn's amenable attitude to the efforts of Wa Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister hers.

AGREEMENT IN SIGHT. (Heater's Telegram.) NEW YORK, Wednesday. Favourable naws hai reached Washington from the different Foreign Offices indicating that a complete agreement with regard to China is within eight on the basis of Mr Hay's Note of July 3rd and subsequent Notes. Russia's accord with the United States is more complete than was anticipated. Mr Hay's Note referred to above is as follows —" The United States does not irecognise the existence of a state of war. Troops and ships have not been sent out to wage war upon Chiua, but to protect Americans and American interests, to assist the legal Government to establish order and maintain order, and withdraw when peace is restored."

WALDERSEE'S PLANS. According to a London, I Express telegram from Taka, Connt Von Waldersee contemplates measures of so vigorous a character that the con- sequences will be of enormous gravity.

GERMANY AND REVENGE. FEARS AT PEKING. (Renter's Telegram.) WASHINGTON, Wednesday. The following despatch has been received here from Peking, dated September 27th The Italian Marines are withdrawing. Concern is expressed regar ding the plans of the Germans, who are bringing up a large force and are expected to embark on a campaign of revenge which, it is predicted, will seriously delay peace."

THE FRENCH NOTE. It is reported from Paris that official con- firmation of the terms of the Circular Note on Chinese affairs addressed by M. Delcasse to the Powers is given. Paris, Wednesday.—No reply to M. Delcassee. Circular Note to the Powers on the settlement of the Chinese question has yet reached here. The French Government is without confirmation of the rumoured change of Ministers in China.— Renter.

SHANGHAI KWAN FORTS. ATTACK COMMENCED. HELD BY 10,000 CHINESE. (Central News Telagram.) ROME, Wednesday Evening. Admiral Candiaoi telegraphs that the attack on the Shanghai Kwan forts commence this morning, the allied troops pELrticipating con- sisting of 3,500 Russians, 1,000 British, 1,100 French, 800 Germans, and 500 Italians. The Italian • warships Irottor PiL-ani, Elba, Stromboll, and Fieramofsc96 are assisting the attack from the sea. Shanghai Kwan forts are held by 10,000 I Chinese. ANOTHER VERSION. (Renter's Telegram.) VIENNA, Wednesday. The following despatch haa been received here from the commander of the Anstro-Hungarian squadron in Chinese waters III accordance with the instructions of Count Von Waldersee, the seizure of Shanghai Kwan was decided upon by a council of admirals. On September 29th all was preparl-d for action, and English warships were despatched to demand the our. render of the forts. "The Chinese evacuated the forts and position, and the British flag was then hoisted over Shang- hai Kwan. I "Thenagahipa proceed thither to hoist their I respective flags on the forts." GERM ATTACKED.

(Renter's Telegram.) 1\ NEW YORK, Wednesday. The following despatch from Peking, dated September 26th, has been received here:-A German column, 1,700 strong, under General Von Hoeppner, encountered a small Boxer force south of the Imperial Deer Park yesterday. The enemy lost 40 killed, and the remainde fled. Four Germans were wounded. Chih-Sin, a member of the Taung-li Yamen, and a noted anti-foreigner and a patron of the Boxers, has beeo-captured in the Imperial city ,by,tbe Japanese. His fate is not yet determined. (Through Laffan's Agency.) PEKING, Sept. 27th. The GelJQD. wheo gw--i no Anew ILOWS. Tann, were attacked by a band of Boxers led by a youth. The Chinese advanced with fanatical frenzy, confident that they could not be harmed. One hundred and fifty were killed in the attack, and the artillery was used on the fugitives.

RUSSIAN PLUNDER. (Laffan's Telegram). PEKING, September 27. There is a. persistent rumour that the Russians captured 100 million taels worth of treasure in the Emperor's Palace. The Russian Minister denies it. bat the rumour is corroborated on good authority.

HUANG TSUN CAPTURED. (Through Lafta.n's Agency.) PEKING, Sept. 26. A combined force of Germans and Japanese has captured Huang Tsun, where a body of Boxers receiltly ambushed a Japanese patrol, killing an officer and two men. The punitive column found that the Boxers had fled. At a. conference of the military commanders here General Limovitch stated that che Russians would push on the completion of the railway as rapidly a6 possible. They are bringing up materils for tbe work from Port Arthur. The British authorities expressed a wish to co-operate. No repairing has commenced here owing to lack of materials.

MANCHURIA. SOME SEVERE FIGHTING. HOSTILITIES CEASING. (Renter's Telegram.) ST. PETERSBURG, Wednesday. The Headquarters Staff has issued the follow* Eg statement:—On September 19th General Grodekoif received from the bead of the Depart- ment for .Forein Affairs a telegram from Prince Yin, to be delivered to the Governor-General of Manchuria, showing that Prince Yin was author- ised to enter into negotiations with tbe Powers, in co-operation with the Chancellor ChcLu-Yu, in order to facilitate negotiations. Prince Yin ordered the Tsian Tsun to cease hostile operations and to protect the railway supplies. Prince Xm concludes his telegram with'tbe following words The dauger threatening the dynasty callB for especially serioas attention, and it is most earnestly to be desired that all farther complica- tions should be avoided." The telegram was forwarded to its destination through various ehanaels. On the afternoon of September 24 General Renneckampf occupied Kirim without opposition, the Cbinese soldiers laying down tbeir arma, 80 that further hostilities are not anticipated ia Manchuria. On September 30th Bodane surrendered without opposition. Fifteen hundred Chinese gave themselves no, and are expected at Kharbia, where they will be given work. The following despatch is published relative to General Fleischer's division :-Six battalion-s of infautry, with ten guns and two sotmias of Cossacks, after an obstinate fight, defeated the Chinese troops under a general. Six thoasand men, with artillery, fortified several places on the march, and occupied Old Min Chwang. The Chinese fled towards the north. There was a severe fight. The Russians were at a disadvantage owing to the heat, the lack of a suitable position for the artillery, and the vast extent of the plain covered with high grass. Two Russian officers and eighteen men were wounded. The Cbinese suffered heavy losses. An officer captured a Krupp gun and a standard the bearer of which as killed on the same day. Colonel Artamanoff, acting on the orders of General Sabbtitcb.made a reconnaissance in force in advance of the main body with two squadrons of cavalry. A general advance was made with success on the flanks and centre of the fortified position, and the force advanced to within 300 paces of the enemy, who received the troops with gun and rifle fire. It became evident that the Chinese occupied a strong position with about 1,400 disciplined troops. It was ascertained that the railway ha& been destroyed everywhere, the sleepers having been removed and laid across the raila.

WELSH GOSSIP. Mr John Jones, Llanfyllin, a leader of the Liberal cause in Montgomeryshire, and a well* known C. M. layman, Is dangerously ill at LJaa. aantffraid. Owing to the General Election the annual meet- iogs of the South Wales Temperance Association, fixed for October 9ch and 10th, at Maesteg, have been deferred until October 30th and 21st. The Western Daily Mercury," commenting on the election returns, pays a neat compliment to Welshmen. The Liberalism of Wales, it declares is as strenuous as its religion is pore." A new edition has been published of the Rev. E. Griffith -Jones's work, The Ascent through Christ." Of theological literature issued daring the year perhaps no volume has made a more favourable impression. Mr J. B. Davies, Cwrt Mawr, a brotber-in-lawo £ the late Mr T. E. Ellis, was the only one, declar" the Goleoad," who raised his hand against the vote of confidence in Mr Vaughan Davies, passed by the Cardigan Liberal Association. Some sensation has been caused among the Welsh churches by a sermon recently preached by the Rev. Cornwall Jones at Pwllheli. Mr Jones, who is a Welshman occupying a London pulpit, emphasised the need of an ethical revival n Wales, contending that the prevailing religiosity of the Welsh people did not carry corresponding high level of conduct. The Liverpool police are loud in their praise of the exemplary conduct of the enormous crowdr. of visitors that attended the recent National Eisteddfod. There was not a single case of drunkenness reported during the week against the Welshmen. No dnnk was sold within th(, Eisteddfod precincts, but the hotels in thevicinitj were plastered with Welsh legends, Cymrn am byth," Mjnvdd i mi," "Croesaw i Lerpwl," Ac Mr Robert Griffiths, the veteran secretary of the Tonic Sol-fa, College, London, has just retired from his official connection with that institution. Many of his Welsh friends feel that the occasion, should not be allowed to pass without recognising in some tangible form the eminent services which Mr Griffiths has rendered in connection with the tonic sol-fa system in Wales for period of nearly 50 years, and a. committee, with Mr D. Jenkins, Mus. Bac., as treasurer, and Mr W. T,. Samuel, Cardiff, as secretary, is hard at worli raising a testimonial. At present the fund stands at about 115. Watcyn Wyn has done many a good service tfi the literature of his country, and the latest is b no means the least. He has now placcd within the reach of his young countrymen by means of a, sixpenny brochure published by Messrs Hugbear of Wrexham, a fascinating collection of Welai folk tales, versified with that charm and spicinesf which are always characteristic ofWatcyn's muse. With this little volume available, there need nG longer be any excuse for dulness at any Welsb literary gatherings. An 11 Englishman who has Learnt Welsh writes :—More than once it has been incidentally mentioned in the Daily Mail that the Welsb language consists chiefly of consonants. Will you allow me, as an Englishman, to point out this is a delusion ? Taking for example the first three verses of the Book of Genesis, the following is the number of consonants and vowels respec- tively in English and Welsh Consonants. Vowels. English. Walsh English. Welsh. 1st verse.. 27 19 17 19 2nd verse.. 68 53 42 41 3rd verse.. 27 18 11 20 122 90 7 80 In both oases I have counted actual letters— e.g., Welsh dd &nd 11 as two, letters each, thoogb representing only one sound. Sir William Harcourt, having failed to mst., Welsh, has made an important aud significant promise. While at Tredegar the other day h6 waa asked by a prominent Liberal whether he wai yet able to join in the rousing Welsh songs L'G popular at political meetings in the Principality. Not yet," replied Sir Willittra, 11 but I have a little grandson whom I intend shall learn Welai some day." He of course referred to Mr Liala Harcourt's sou, and he evidently means to pel" petuate the friendship he has so pleasantly made with gallant little Wales and West Monmouth- shire in particular. There is precedent, cot how- ever derived from the Plantagenets, for that. Edward I., if he could not give the Welsh a King who conld speakEnglish-offered them a ruler wb(, could not speak English—to wit, his son just born. Mr L. V. Harcourc, who is assisting his father, is an effective speaker. and displays much of the dash and vigour of bin respected and wjijlitfrt. father.