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TJEXEI THraR. (Continued from Page 3). FRIDAY. GRAVE SITUATION. PRECAUTIONS AT CAPETOWN. NAVAL GUNS LANDED. PRISONERS REMOVED TO TRANSPORTS. THE CALL TO ARMS. LOYAL RESPONSE. ALL CLASSES OF SOCIETY ENLISTING. MESSAGE FROM LORD KITCHENER. Capetown, Wednesday. The state of affairs in Cape Oolony is un- doubtedly serious. Although so far the Dutch hara shown noinclinttion to join the invaders in any number, it is believed the true reason for this abstention is chiefly lack of arms. In many places horses have been freely offered, and information sup- plied to the invaders. The gravity of the situation renders the early proclamation of martial law in the Capetown division pro- bable. The division does not include Cape- town itself. According to latest reports, the situation generally is as follows :—Kurunaan, if not now invested, probably will soon be. Griqualand West is full of small parties of the enemy, who are working south towards Prieska with the purpose of co-operating with or supporting Hertzog, whose advacce parties are in the neighbourhood of Fraser- burg. In the central portions of the colony the Boers have reached a point close to Graaff Reinet, where lately the Dutch population have given many demonstra tions of extreme sympathy with the enemy. In the east of the colony, the Boer advance guard is close to Maraisburg, about 25 miles to the north east of Cradock. The general opinion here is that the posi- tion is not properly appreciated in England. The Worcester Conference excited the Dutch throughout the colony, and many old resi- dents who a"Q by no m°ans alarmists, re- gard the rising of the Dutch ns quite likely, and are of opinion that to meet this strong reinforcements would be necessary.—Press Association War Special. Capetown, Thursday. The Imperial authorities are preparing for all contingencies, and steps have been taken to transfer the Boer prisoners from Green- point and Simonstown camps to transports. One camp has already been evacuated; while the belongings of prisoners at another camp have been packed. The British residents at Fauresmith and Jagersfontein are being conveyed into camp at Edinburg-road Station. The withdrawal of troops from such isolated villages to a central point enables the authorities to economise both force and tratisport,-IlrosEi Association War SpeciaL Carnarvon, Monday. The Boers, commanded by Hertzog,Wea- sels, Pretorius, and Niewwenhout, are con- tinuing their march on Fraserburg, and are reported to be at Spionberg. Looting continues, force being used in many instances. The Boer forces are foot- sore, and arc in great want of fodder, the country being very barren. Communication with Fraserburg is sus pended, and it is doubtful when it will be restored, since the Boers are travelling along the line- t n Colonels De Lisle and Thorneycroft are 1 continuing the chase, but their horses and mules'are very tired. The funeral of a Boer who was killed in action wag attended by many Dutch resi- dents, and seve al' wreaths were placed on the grave. Artillery has arrived here. The military authorities are collecting all remounts and grain obtainable. The Boers captured and destroyed the mails due here on December 30th.-Press Association War Special. Capetown, Thursday. I Martial law has been proclaimed in the districts of Fraserburg, Prince Albert Worcester, Ceres, and Sutberland.- Heuter: Carnarvon, Thursday. Farmers ara coming in here with reports IS to the manner in which the Boers have looted horses, forage, and stores. The tele- graph line has been badly damaged. At one place where tho Boers camped, they smashed 16 telegraph posts. The enemy travel in two columns, with flanking parties sweeping everything before them, bullying farmers, walking into houses, and clearing away everything eat- able. It 1:¡; reported that tiiO L, nave passed Spionberg, and are making for Fraserburg. Martial law is being enforced.

CONDITION OF WREXHAM TRAMWAY. On Monday, at the Wrexham Borough Police Court, the National Electric Traction Com- pany, Limited, were summoned by the Wrex-j ham Town Council for failing to keep their tramway in proper condition. Mr. Thomas Bury (town clerk) prosecuted, and said ilince the case was last before the court notice had been nerved by Messrs. Evan Morris and Co., solicitors, acting on behalf the traction company, asking that all matters in difference between the parties should be referred to an arbitrator appointed by the Board of Trade. Mr. Bury said bis instructions were that the state ot the road was intolerable, and that as no date had been stated for the work being com- menced, the council wished something to be done. Mr. Ll. Hugh Jones, of Messrs. Evan Morris, and Co., represented the company, and said that if the object of the corporation was to have the road put in a proper state of repair, the course that he had taken to refer the mat- ter to the Board of Trade would be the one that would bring that about.. Mr. Bury then applied to have the summons amended so that the Board of Trade could be approached, but saidwhat the corporatiem were afraid of was the delay in putting the road in a satisfactory condition. j Mr. Hugh Jones said he would give the fullest assuranca that the company was financially

REVIEW OF BOOKS. The Stock Keeper's Christmas Number.—This periodical contains an Art Supplement with upwards of a hundred portraits of famous dogs of the day, and amongst the literary matter is a letter by George R. Krehl on the origin of our national breed, the bulldog, founded on the discovery in Paris of an old bronze plaque, painted 1625,portraying an ancientSpanish dog, of which an illustration is given. There are besides, drawings by Cecil Aldin portraits of the Prince of Wales' winning Homer; review of a celebrated kennel and a famous poultry yard (both profusely illustrated); list of new champ on dogs of the year, list of specialist clubs, dogs, poultry, and pigeons, &c. &c. No extra charge is made for this number, which is an excellent one.

THE DENBIGH HUSSARS IN ACTION. SERGEANT SALVIDGE KILLED. Thursday's casualty lists contain the sad intimation that Sergeant E. C. Salvidge, of Liverpool, brother of Alderman Salvidge, was fatally wounded near Hammonia in the Orange River Colony on December 27th. Mr. Salvidge who was aged abont twenty- seven years, was senior sergeant of tne Denbighshire Hussars, and left England in February last for service during the last three or four months, being attached in turn to several of the flying columns which have been hurrying the 'ubiquitous' De Wet throughout the hilly country in the east of Orange River Colony. After De Wet's recent flight northward, the Denbighs accom- panied General Knox in his pursuit to Bethlehem and Senekal, and it is evi- dently in one of the constant skirmishes that results from such warfare that Sergeant Salvidge was wounded. On leaving Liver- pool Mr. Salvidge received a most enthus- iastic send off, the young sergeant being well-known both in Liverpool and West Kirby. He was employed by the firm of Bent's brewery, who showed their apprecia- tion of him by presenting him with a fine charger, his fellow employees at the same time giving him a Maujer revolver. The news of his untimely death will be received with general regret, and much sympathy will be felt with the members of his family.

A horse can pull three tons on level steel rails for every ton he can pull on an ordinary high-road. Householder—Who are you ? Midnight Visitor—Why—tr—I'm a burglar. Householder-Oh, I was afraid you were the plumber Amy-A man should always wait for a lady to sit down before seating himself. :Charley- Unless there is only one chair in the room. The de-th of Lord Armstrong at the advan- ced age of ninety, remeves almost I last of a group of 'grand old men' who 1 »'e passed away during the last decade of the neteenth Century. Lord Armstrong who f .nded the great Elswick Engine Works in 1847, was equally famous as an inventor, and constructor in the arts of peace, as in the arts of war. He led the way in ihe developement of hydraulic machinery, and electrical science, though his name is most widely known in connection with the Armstrong gun, and it is more as a great arsenal that the works near Newcastle have achieved world-wide fame. There is scarcely a foreign Government, possessing 130 Navy, for which the firm have not at one time or another, executed orders, while they have played a very important part in bringing up the British Navy, to its present state of efficiency., Lord Arm strong was essentially a self-made man, com. bining an inventive genius with keen business instincts, which made him one of the most successful men of the century in the industrial world. He was made a peer in the Jubilee year 1887, after having unsuccessfully contested Newcastle in the previous year against àh. Morley, and Mr. Craig, but he had no Children, and the title dies with him. In Newcastle es- pecially, his memory wi: i be cherished by reason of his gift of a public park and other benefactions. —o— OnS hi the subjects in which the late Lord Armstrong took great interest, was that of the failure of our coal supply, but although he succeeded in impressing many people with the J importance of the question, yet, nothing came of his warning. Another process of wxkaustion I which is etill less likely to cause alarm, was described by Sir Robert Bell, the prince of lecturers on astronomy. The run he said, ia- being gradually consumed, but the process is so slow that at the expiration of 40,000 years, the sun's diameter will only have been decreased from 860,000 miles, to 858,000 miles. By that time, it may be remarked, a great many things may have happened, and the diminution of the sun's heat is scarcely likely to affect very seriously the inhabitants of these islands, which may, before then, have been washed into the sea. -0- One of the most remarkable phenomena of the second half of the Nineteenth Century, has been the way in which France has received from the losses sustained in the War of 1870 1, but, on a smaller scale, an equally wonderful recovery has taken place in some of the Wes- tern departments of France which were deso lated a few years ago by the phylloxera plague., The vines were destroyed over an enormous area, and much suffering was caused to the in- habitants, but they sec themselves bravely to the task of restoring their fortunes by the es-, tablishment of dairy farmers. Co-operative' farms of this descriptiop have been established in large numbers, and buster is being produced in great quantities. It is needless to say that the farmers have an eye to the British market, and it appears from a recent report that thpy are endeavouring to solve the problem of-, securing a considerable part of the expor t trade,; now ecjojed by Denmark. 1

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THE RUTHIN TOWN BAND. To the Editor of the NORTH WALES TIMES. SIR, Kindly allow me, through the medium of your paper, on behalf of the above Band, to tender our heartfelt thanks to the inhabitants of Ruthin and neighbourhood for their uniform kindness and generosity to us, especially this Christmas, and the end of the century. May the New Year and the New Century bring to them, each and all, happiness, peace and prosperity. Apologizing for trespassing upon your valu. able space. Yours gratefully, JOHN EDWARDS, Bandmaster. Jan. 1st, 1901.

THE SOARISBRICK STEAMSHIP COMPANY. LIMITED. WE are informed by Messrs. ELVIDGE & MORGAN, T T of Cardiff, that they are having built to their order a fine Single Deck Screw Steamer to be named the 'Scarisbrick,' to carry about 2,500 tons dead weight on the light draught of 17ft. Of the following dimensions: 2515 x 36, 7 x 19.3, With Triple ex- pansion eugines Cylinders, 19, 30, 50 x 33. The building of both her Hull and Engines has been entrusted to the eminent firm of Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson, Limited, of Leigh, under Lloyd's Special Survey for the highesl class viz 100 Al. A Limited Company has been formed, with a Capital of £ 20,000, divided into 1,000 Shares of B20 each, so that the liability of each Share- holder will be absolutel v limited to the Dumber of Share* allotted to him. The Shares are payable as follows:— jE 1 Os. Od. per Share on Application. £ 9 0s. Od. "on Allotment, and the balance of £ 10 in two equal payments, one at three and one at six months after Allotment, or if required, extended payments can be made. They will, however, pay dividends on the full value of Shares, as if they were fully paid for. The attention of their friends is called to the profits made by the Steamship 'ROSEI,LA,' under their management, which we believe is 27 per annum, and they consider the 'SCARISBPICK,' with all her modern appliances and improvements, should prove very remunerative to her Shareholders. The Steamer will he kept fully Insured against all risks, including negligence or error in judgment of the Captain or officers. Prospectuses may be had on application to Messrs ELVIDGE & MOKGAN, 28, West Bute Street, Cardiff. 0. c 0 The finest Coffee Essence that Õ 6 mon-y can buy is Symington's Edin- g § burgh Coffee Essence. Makes a cup g is in a moment. From Crocers through- g g out the world. 3 58 5SQ2 80S808808S0^S^8088C^880880SS088 THE MOST NU-FFII i I p s Is GRATEFUL COMFORTING. O O C O A BREAKFAST AND SUPPER.

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PENRHYN QUARRY DISPUTE. RESULT OF BALLOT. TERMS REJECTED. The ballot papers issued to the Penrhyn quarrymen, and containing the terius arrived at in the conference in London, were count ed in Bethesda on Thursday. At the con- clusion, the following report was issued by the two independent scrutineers. We, the undersigned, having been ap- pointed to count the ballot papers circulated among the workmen, hereby declare the result of the ballot to be as under. We further declare that during the counting no person other than Mr. Clement Edwards, of the Daily News,' and ourselves was present, and that at the end of the counting the ballot papers were burned by us. Against the terms 1,707 For 77 Spoilt votes 89 Votes recorded 1,873 Dated this 3rd day of Jan., 1901 (Signed) I J. Jones Morris, chairman of Carnarvon County Council, Charles A. Jones, Registrar and High Bailiff of the County Court and District Registrar of the High Court of Justice at Carnarvon.

WRXEHAM. OPENING OF NEW BOARD SCHOOLS. Tuesdaywas observed as a general holiday in Wrexham. The chief event of the day was the official opening of the new Victoria Board School?, which have been erected on the Cae Shack at a cost of nearly £ 15,000. It was in 1897 that the managers of the Wrexham British Schools received from the Education Department an intimation that their buildings were unsuitable, and the matter was taken into serious consideration by the managers They found that the ex- tension of their premises in order to meet the requirements of the department was a task beyond their powers, and they decided to place the onus upon the school board, to which body the control and possession of the schools was by mutual arrangement trans- ferred at the end of 1897. In January, 1898, the Education Department informed the board that they could not approve a trans- fer of the school to the beard except as a temporary arrangement, and on the distinct understanding that the board would proceed at once to provide a new school.' The res- ponsibility of providing school accomoda- tion for something like 1,000 children there. after rested with the school board, and in August, 1898, they accepted the plans of Mr. W. Moss, Wrexham, his plans being ad- judged by Mr. W. E. Wiliink, of Liverpool, as the beat. The tender of Mr. W. E. Samuel, Wrexham, amounting to £ 11,519, was accepted, it being stipulated that the work should be completed by the last day of the old century, so that the official opening could take place on Tuesday, the first day of the 20th century. It may be mentioned as a somewhat singular coincidence that the architect and the clerk of the works, Mr. W L. Walker, are both old boys of the British School. There will be accommodation for 1,000 children, and there is a workshop for" the boys and a cookery room for the girls. The mayor and mayoress invited a large company to a conversazione in connection company to a conversazione in connection with the opening ceremony in the afternoon, while in the evening there was an old boys' reunion and dinner.

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