The Glamorgan Gazette

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—WEEK »AYS. DOW?N. Bxp Exp Mai,' j LE XXV p M. P.M p P.M. P.M. A.M.? A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. P. K'? A.M. P. X. PADbllqGTOlq dep 12 0 5 40! 9 0 'll 0 6 10 6 10?9 15 13 45 7 55 10471 7 39 GLC,IUCESTF,1-1. 15 35i 9 30? 125,5 BRISTOL 5 55 9* 12 11151 NEwpoRT 6! i?ii. 48 7 59 :9 55 1211 8 56 018 2 2 CARDIFF :7 16:7 38 9 331,1020 1140 1238,1 0 2 50i 3 55 15 3i6 3?6 45 9 239 30!,1042:.2 3(? 132i3 18 15 33 6 33??7 9 9 59 11 l?, 8 7 1040! 12 9 LLANBARAN.. ?8 17 1218 13913 27 5 43'6 40'7 S 10 81 145! 3 31 549 6 46'7 24 23 PEMORD 18 1224 3 1014 BRIDGIZND.. ?7 52 8 31 10 411058 1231! 1 9 1 52 1340 i4 27 5 57?6 53 7 31 9 52 1022 1120 3 3 ?8 47 i1114, ?l 22 2 7?3 53'4 12?6 11? 17 44 POE-,ECAWL dep :8 35 111134? ?l 40 2 24 4 4i4 59 6 5 ?8 0 F-OIZT TALLIOT dep 8 13 9 0 1024 1128? 1 33 2 1 8!? 4 53?6 231 7 57 114C,' 3 2 NEATH 8 30 9 16 1035! 1150i il 58 2 35■ |5 12 6 40! 18 15jl0J0 j 1152,3 42 ') 35 3 7? ?5 45,7 10 14 10 arr 9 019 50 1055?1220? ?8 46? 104i5 1215 svh.NBEI&. o 1 30 11155! 2 5 5 201 ?3 45 dep 8 40,9 9 15 1018 112421 12 58, 6 71 4 29 CAUMARTR.UX arr 9 45'11 1 ?il 30' o. 3 3-li 16 521 5 20 6 40 13 201 18 50? WEEKDAYS. I -EZP! EZP Ezp r m-ail up. L.X. A..X. A.M. A.M., L.M. r.x P.x.i P.M. P.K. P.M. p?A.M. P.M.lp.x. F,X. P.X. P.m, NWMILFDde 8 20 1 0 4 4 (i 630 OMARTHRM, s"io 1() 5 I 10i 2 45?4 53 6 40 745 LRA=LLY 19 12'1035 ?l b7: 13 3015 20 7 28?8 36 ar 10 0 1122 2 40? 14 2016 8 20?9 15 dp6 15?6 50' 18 30 9 40 1055 1140 1ao 2 1.0'3 30 !3 55 545 7 55':S 55 LAN-DORE 6 20?6 551 IS 35 9 19 11 711144? 158 2 17 3 35 14 lOi5 56 8 7?9 7 NEATIL 6 35 7 12? 18 61?1013 1122,1168 14'3 3 3 50 J4 27!6 11 18 23? 924 PA- TALBOT, i7 4717 28' 9 2 1028 1135 1212 i2 32?13 14?4 2 14 4416 27 8 43?9 37 8 35 1.028 121C 1491 4 30 16 7 10: P]ATEEOWL 1: i. )- PYLIC (IOP-1 7 8 43 1041. ?1224? 243 4 42 4 65 640 8 56 11* BRIDOEND,7 9'7 53?8 541922 1055 1155 12371 4512 57?S 35 4 22 4 52 5 7 65217 10,9 10 957 PICNCO'-RD.- 8 5 9 4 11 9?' 3 7 5 215 19 7 18 9 22? LLANUA.ILA. 8 12' 111171 314 7 26?? T 5 )6 1, 8 22' ill 1 *2-5 5 2 LLNTRIBANT', 9 28 113 22 5 13!5 34 7 11 7 34?9 33? CAnDiFr 7 46 9 0 9 40 10 0 1223 1248 1 25 -2 254 0 4 15 5 0 5 35,6 8 7 558 0110 ol,io3g NEWPORT. 8 619 26! :1020:1 22 1 10 1 452 44,4 2214 34!5 23 6 30 8 22 il022:11 2 BRISTOL 9 101 GLOUCF,STIC 2 545 8*5 9'?O 1225 S R:: ?: 648 6 40 WINDON.?. -,013 571 11 I, "4 20 PADiNa,TNarr 11125, 1 O?4 5 4c 83018 30 8 30 ill46? 3 30 I T-Calls at Llanharan on Saturdays only at 9.27 p.m. -1 SUNDAYS. DOWN. UP. Mail A.M. A.M. A.M. A.Mi ?A.M. A. N. A.M. P.M. ? P.X. PADDI.NGTO.-T.dep 9 151 12 0 1145 NEw MILFOIM dep 1030 6 30 SWINDON 3 40 il 55 CARMARTIIE'.4 1158 8 3 GLOUCESTER 1226: ?3 25 LLANELLY 1241 8 36 1255 8 45 BRISTOL arr 1 30 '9 15 NEWPORT. 2 2 9**3*0 10 0 5"?3 Sw&lqsEA dep 8 0 1 5 8 55 CARDIFF 2 30 9 52 1038 16 59 LANDORE 8 4 11 22 9 7 LLANTRISSANT loll 11 7 6 28 N]tAT]a 8 18 11 46 9 24 LLAlqHARAN 11 .21 6.. 42 PonT TALBOT 8 3? 12 2 9 37 PENCOED PORT.HCAWL 7 50? BRIDGEND. 3 3?1029 1121 6 50 PYI?B, 8 41 1 161 59? BRIDGEND. 8 56 .12 30 8 10! 9 57 P-YLE 1045 1142 7 5 PORTIECAWL 1057 17" PE-QCOED 9 6 12 43 8 20 PORT TALBOT 3 27 1154 20 LLIIIUARAN NEATH 3 421 12 8 :7 38 LLANTRISSANT 9 18 12 568 31 LANDOITH 4 4 1223 CARDIFF 9 45 ?3 369 3 1039 SWANSEA arr 4 10 1230 8 15 4 19 30 11 2 dep 3 45 ?7 50 BRISTOL LLANELLY., 4 29 ?8 38 GLOUCESTER CAMMARTHE?:r? 5 20 19 16 SWINDON NEW MILFORD. 6 4 1045 PADDINGTON arr I LLYNVI AND OGMORE BRANCH. a.m. a. M. a.m. m BRIDGEND 8 58 li ml i'l l.-m2 012P. ime P2. m P'm P-M P-m- P-MIP-M p m dep 8 48 'i i3 p 1914 45 4 53 7 4317 51 lot25 Tondu 8 5919 9 11 26111 34 1 30?2 22 2 30?4 57 5 11PO?2? P'm Llangonoyd 9 7t 11 54 1 38 4. 7548 210351CW 30 5 5 8 2. Troedyrhiew Garth 9 12i 11 39 1 432 35 5 10 ? 10 44 Maesteg 6-,25 920 11 45 1 462 41 .516 8 7. 10 49 Nantyffyllon 6.+30 925 11 50 .246 .521 813 10 4810 55 Caerau 6"?35 931 11 55 .251 .526 818 11 0. Gymmer for Glynerg b+38 936 11 58 .254 .529 823 11 5. 826 7? 11 8 Abergwynf! arr 6+++47 942 12 6 5 537 8 3401116 Brynmenyn .dep 9 18 ll,*i3 239 513 8 1 0 10*56 langeinor 9 25 11 5C 246 520 818 ;?, 04 9 50 11 55 251 525 113 ontyrhyl 823011 ontycymn-er m 9 56 11 59 255 529 827 I?ll 12 laengarw 9 41 124 .30. 524 832 11 17 ?3lackmill 9 23 'll 47 242 2*43 517 818 10 54 Hendreforgan 9 34 11 58 2*51 525 829 C-,ilfach arri 9 38 12 2*58 532 2 836 Ogmore Vale dep 9 31 11 54 2**601 524? 822 114 Nantvmoel arrl .9 39 12 2 2 58? 532 8 30 12 i&.m. a.m, a.m. a.m. p. m. P.m P:m lp.M!P.m P.M P.M p.m p. ni. P.M. a.m. Nantymoel dep. 745 10 4. 1255 ?3 34 6 0 8*47 Ogmore Vale 753 10 11 1 3 3 41 .67 8 54 p 3*28 4 Gilfach 740 958 1250 55 PW 7a Hendreforgan. 748 16 5. 1257 ?3*35 .61 Blackmill dep 8110 13 1 11 3 49 .615 rA 9* 2. Blaengarw 739 957 1249 '3 27 .553 8*41 Pontycymmer dep 744 10 2. 1254 13 32 558 8 47 749 10 7. ?3 37 8 52 6 3 Pontyrhyl 1259 753 10 11 1 3 .67 8 56 Llangeinor 13 41 6 Brynmenyn dep 8810 26 1 18 13 5 16 22?5..45 8 4?98 Abergwynti o "igi 16, o 3301 18 51 8*4 9*30 Cyrnmer for Glynorg 78 107 1256 337, (6 218 56 8*51 9*37 Caerau .713 10 12 11 342? 679 1. 61lb6 9 42 Nantyffyllon i718 10 17 16 347 61294.919 47 Maesteg .723 10 22 111 352 6 17 9 69 50 Troedyrhiew Garth 728 10 27 116 357 6 22 ..911 Llangonoyd 732 10 51 120 41. 626 9 15 Tondu dep 741 811 10 2910 27 1 0 i'*il 1 26 3 59; 4 76 256 32 9*li921 BRIDGEND arr 747 8?0 10 38,10 4611 *61 1 301 35 4 8?4 16 3416 411 9 1919 so, PORTHCA WL BRANCH. Tondu d 745 95 1421 50 8un. Kenfig Hill e!' 757 917 1 5,") 512 61: 2513ul 2** 3' S?4 u:) 20 6* 'i 7 Pyle 85 925 11 10 47 bu Porthcawl 815 935 11 34 .140224 25914 44 595 306 25 8 0. 10 571 Portheawl dep 820 8 35 95?"ilo 28 12 10'? 149 4154 30 5 50 6 27 7 10 750 LPyle, 7 2o .759 829 8 43110 6ilO 37 12 19? 158 425 4. 416:0 6 36 nlen] g Hill 838 10 15 .434 7 29 Tondu arr 848 10 25, 444 7 42 MAESTEG AND CYMMER.—SATURDAYS. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m, p.m. p.m. Maesteg dep. 3 0 4 10 5 0 6 25 8 0 9 0 10 5 10 55 11 5 Nantyffyllon 3 5 4 15 5 5 6 30 8 5 1 9 5 10 10 11 0 11 10 Caerau 3 10 4 20 5 10 6 53 8 10 9 10 10 15 11 5 11 15 Cymmer arr. 313 4 23 5 13 6 38 8 13 9 15 10 20 11 8 11 18 Cymmer ..dep. 3 28 4 35 5 53 645 8 30 8 51 9 37 10 42 Caerau 333 4 40 5 58 650 t358 56942 10 47 Nantyffyllon 3 38 4 45 6 3 6 55 8 40 9 1 9 47 10 52 aesteg arr. 3 41 4 48 6 6 7 5 8 43 9 4 9 50 10 55 VALE OF GLAMORGAN RAILWAY. I SUNDAYS. FROM A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. F'M'_ Barry dep 7 0 9 53 11 37 S'ts 2 30 3 40 5 40 8 16 11 0 3 5 6 37 Rhoose „ 7 7 10 0 11 44 o'ly 2 37 3 47 5 47 8 23 11 7 3 12 6 44 Aberthaw 711 1C 4 11 48 1 45 2 41 3 51 5 51 8 27 11 11 3 16 6 48 Gileston 715 10 8 11 52 1 52 2 45 3 55 5 55 8 31 11 15 3 20 6 52 Llantwit Major „ 7 22 10 15 11 59 1 56 2 52 t 2 6 2 8 38 11 22 3 27 6 59 SoutherndownRovl 7 32 10 25 12 9 2 0 3 2 4 12 6 12 8 48 11 32 3 37 7 9 Bridgend arr. 7 39 10 32 12 16 2 7 3 9 4 18 6 19 8 57 11 39 3 44 7 16 FROM A.M.I A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. M. P.M. A.M. P.M P.M. 5 FROM A.M. A. M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. '\II P.M. A.M. P.M P.M. Souterndown Road. 7 58 8 39 11 16 1 33 0 Iy 3 50 5 31 7 21. 1 3 4 41 7 51 Ll8ontwitJM.ajor 8 8 8 50 11 26 1 43 2 41 4 0 54.1 7 3 113 4 51 8 1 Gileston. 8 14 8 57 11 32 1 49 2 47 4 5 I) 47 7 371'" 1 19 45 571 88 17 Aberthaw 8 18 9 1 11 36 1 53 2 51 4 10 5 51 7 4 1 23 1 Rhoose 8 23 9 6 11 41 1 58 2 56 4 15 5 56 7 46. 1 28 5 6 B 16 Barry .arr. 8 29 9 13 11 47 2 4 3 2 4 21 6 2 7 52. 1 34 5 12 8 22 S le ves ?A Llantwit Major at 9.5 a.m. 10.50; 12,40; 3.5; 4.54; and on Mo CoR C S t!RY for Wed!Rsdaysaand days only,3t 11.30 a.m. AJOR for Barry at 9-45 a.m. 12.0; 1.24; 4.5; and 6.25. N, LLA X-?V T I RHONDDA AND SWANSEA BAY RAILWAY. UP. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. j p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Sundays. •jjp a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. J Swansea dep 7 40 9 L's 11 28 157 4 46 6 2 9 20 8 505 40 D-ygTaig op 7 43! 9 3 11 32 2 1 4 49 6 6 8 545 41 -Tersey Marine tv 7 49 9 8 1137 2 7 4 55 6 11 9 29 8 5.Q 5 49 7 561 9 16 11 44 2 15 5 3 6 19 9 37 9 Couft Bart arr 7 6 57 411 I dep 9 6 11 32 2 4 60 6 2 9 24 Neath -2 2'61? 5 13 6 2," 8 8i 9 24 11 52 9 46 arr 5 58 (3o,Lrt'f3art dep 7 581 9 17 11 46 2 18 5 5 6 20 9 39 9 Briton Ferry 8 2! 9 20 11 49 2 2.5 r, io 6 25 9 43 9 12i 6 2 8 8 9 26 11 55 2 31 5 16 6 31 Aberavon (Sea Lde Station) arr. 8 11? 9 21 11 58 2 34 5 19 6 34 9 51 9 iO!6. PorbTalbot(AberavonSt.) dep 5 56 8 14 9 31 12 1 2 36 6 22 6 36 9 54 9 231 1 6 1 8 20 9 37 12 7 2 42 5 28 6 42 291 6 12 Chvmavon 99 10 0 9 6 18 Pontrhydyfen P, 6 8 8 281 9 44 12 16 2 49 5 36 6 61 10 9 9 37-6 26 Oymmor (for Glyncorrwg) arr 623 1 391 9 54 12 27 3 1 5 47 7 3 10 19 9 476 36 Oymmer .dep 6 24 8 40: 9 56 12 29 3 2 5 49 7 1 10 20 9 496 37 Bl-ngwynfl oo ot 6 32 8 501 10 5 12 38 3 10 5 69 7 12 10 28 9 5716 45 Blaen-Rhondda tv STOP. 9 01 10 17 12 51 3 19 6 12 7 22 10 38110 1.16 63 Treherbert (T.V.R.) arr 9 31 10 20 12 54 3 22 6 15 7 25 10 41 lio 8 6 66 DOWN, a.m. P.M. P.M. p.m. p.m. Budays. -? P- Treherbert (T.V.R.) o:dep 8 0 9 21 12 5 2 25 No 5 17 7 16 101? 7* Blaen-Rhondda po 8 3 9 24 12 8 2 28 6 21 7 18 1019 7 9 Blaengwynfi o op 8 12 9 34 12 18 2 38 6 32 7 29 10277 17 Oymmer (for Glyneorrwg). arr 8 1, 9 39 12 23 2 43 6 37 7 34 10327 32 oymmor o dep 818 9 41 12 24 2 44 6 38 7 35 10387 23 Pontrhydyien ty 829 9 52 12 35 2 66 6 49 7 47 10457 35 owm:Lavon 836 9 59 12 42 3' 2 5 66 7 54 110527 42 Port Talbot (Aberavon Elt 841 10 1 12 47 3 7 6 1 7 59 1057 7 4.7 'I) ( d.,p842 10 6 12 49 3 9 6 3 8 2 10597 49 Briton Ferry 862 10 16 1 0 3 20 6 14 8 11 1187 58 ()ourt Bart a'prr 8f)4 10 18 1 2 3 22 6 16 8 13 11108 0 Weath I dep 8 44 10 8 12 60 3 10 6 2 8 3 arr 9 1 10 26 1 12 3 29 6 27 8 22 Oourt Bgft c.o.dep 8 66 10 19 1 4 3 23 6 18 8 15 11138 3 Jersey 3farine 1 12 3 31 26 8 23 1121 8 11 I -1 1129'8 19 Danygraig 99 11 10 34 1 20 3 39 35 8 31 Swgnm& arr 9 14 10 37 1 23 3 42 6 38 8 34 11,9,28 22 a.m.

OUR LONDON LETTER. (FRor OUR O WN CORRESPONDENT. ) The note which was struck at the eleo tions on Saturday is being maintained, .he weather continues to be favourable in town, and the exhilarating air of spring pervados everything. Ail is agog v. -t.11 e citemcnt, and everyone acts as if his very existence depended upon obtain-rig exec- iipvs far and near sooner than his neighbour. The fact that a man can have it°ali in the morning paper and read it comfortably at breakfast does not pre- v°rt Ivm staring up until after mid- Ili "it c to see after result thrown on a screen, or liear liiem read out from a window. T'. '1" f' ile eyeniil,r 1":1\(;1'" ,)UUdSll e:hI071 a ::01' l J. edition, each with a few more results added to its list. One has scarcely bought a paper before it is rendered out of date by th- abearance of another latest edition. The flashlights, lir-works, and magic lan- tern exnibitions in the streets continue. The air is not oolite so clear as on Satur- day, still the illuminations shew up well and can be seen a great distance. The Crystal Palace continues to blaze away as if it were midsummer, and the rockets and flares make quite a gay scene. Since the sensational Manchester results perhaps the most noticeable thing about the elections has been the poll of some of the Labour candidates. In two London constituencies, "West Tifini cincl Deptioid, they have won seats, as well as m several provincial centres. Amongst the notable de- feats, in addition to the ex-Premier, there are Mr. Gerald Balfour, Mr. Walter Long, I li _,h Cecil, and Sir Sav"e Cros.,Iey, Lord Huv Mr. Gibson Bowles, whose seat at King's Lynn has gone to Lieut. Carlyon Bellairs, a naval expert of distinction. A great feature of the election in Lon- don has been the picturesque manner in which the results, as they have come in at night between the hours of ten and one, have been announced to all and sundry. Newspaper-land, which is generously lighted at these hours, has always freely given its information to the waiting and cheering multitudes as soon as it has got it-indeed, has vied in prodigal rivalry as to which should give it first. But these are the days of spectacular generosity. One of the paper's has wafted the results visibly across the heavens in the flashlight signals of the Morse code, shewing coloured flares to indicate the party gains, and ar- ranged cinematograph entertainments, with election results between, at pro- I- minent sites in the City. Another has supplied music-halls, cen- tral and suburban, by telephone, with the information for posting on a screen as it came in; and yet another shews life-sized figures of the Prime Minister and the ex-Prime Minister mounting ladders which run from the first floor to the top of the frontage of their well-known Strand premises. This heroic climbing match takes place under the fierce glare of concentrated electric light, and beneath the fixed gaze of the lately unveiled statue of Mr. Gladstone over the way. There has, of course, been nightly enthusi- asm in Fleet-street and the Strand. The cinematograph pictures have helped to keep people cheerful; and that good humour which ever characterises a London crowd has made the process of watching the election fight one of the best entertain- ments that London has lately had to offer. Licensed victuallers and Temperance ad- vocates alike have been discussing the singular verdict which has just been given in Chicago. America is not England. We have no local option here, and no verdicts like those which are occasionally reported from across the Atlantic. A judge has awarded £3,500 damages against three publicans to the five children of John Hedland, a journeyman carpenter, who has been ruined through drink. Until five years ago Hedland was sober and indus- trious, with an income of E300 a year, but his home was broken up, and his chil- dren, who ranged from fifteen to two years of age, were left starving. The proprietors ,of the three public-houses most frequented b edland were sued by the children's gya?dian 1 who was appointed by the court. u The pub i-cans fought the case bitterly, claimino, that they were not responsible for the'man's downfall, and declaring that a verdict against them meant the ruin of every publican in the country. Some little talk has been created by the news of Princess Ena's conversion to Roman Catholicism. A wire came from Rome that Princess Ena of Battenberg had writte an autoraph letter to the Pope an- nouncmg her. mtentlOn of entering the Roman .Cathohc. Church, and asking for the Apostohc blessmg on the coming un' with the King of what will presently Ib he: adopted count:y. The letter also con- tnned a .expresslOn of the Princess's de- SIre to VISIt Rome after her con' before her marriage. verslOn, London, with all its election .t eXCl ement, has yet spared a lIttle sympathy for the un- happy woman who lay duriner th k in the Charing Cross Hos it I:J e wee had been rescued from theP gal fiÛfr she of an hotel near Leicester-s as- e room two children were suffocated quared' were her side her. The police' an dIed be- tragedy, commenced ,mfo,rme of the room. The windows a exammatlOn of the curely fastened, and erh found, to be se- pluerged with a er t e crevIces were o£ the door ha fl nd rag. The keyhole she reached the h so 'teer sealed up. When ,for a few minute OSpl a he woman revived ino unconsciousn s, butT Immedately sank lymg in their n' ess. he chlldren were corated with r:fhtdrsses, which were de- lope was on £h ty pmk bows. An enve- with a letter f e mhntelshelf, and enclosed ing pathetic ro t e lady was the follow- to her father' n e f.rom the little girl come up t' Dear Daddy,-We have miss us M 0 don, and hope you won't Borne W¿ma:ny Ises." The lady-a hand- at the has. t of thIrtY-had, it was stated sion 8h pI aI, shewn no signs of depres- e Was r ted Th E. epu to be wealthy. e xh b't' Grafton Gl: l?n of Arts and Crafts, at the its most int er¡e on Saturday, shewed, as work b eretlllg feature, a collection of School i puplls of the L.C.C. Cental stitutions Rgent-street, and of similar m- Shoreditch In Clerkenwell Camberwell, branch f d Birmingham Perhaps the work Of III ustry most admired was the o the d. caligraph ne, schools in bookblll. mg, pictures' nd Illumination, FurnIture, made s e In design and substantially play 'of :hed a distinct advance on the dis- invent' e last exhibition Among recent circuln\ slda steel toastig-fork with a the fire. s Ie to protect the fingers from The we k d Wh' he-en saw concluded a case IC five d d I of t ays before created a good ea In erest h d h. grown-u ere. Ernest Girard an IS that fo.t son and daughter, who declared 8treatha seven years they had slept on the 8 Common, were charged before' ing ,,u -!V: estern Police-court with hav-I law to 0 VIsIble means." "Is there a by- Dlon ? "Phvent pople sleeping on the com- not' G' e magIstrate asked. There was own' b .îrard was ordered to enter into his and d: for his good conduct, and the son ghter were discharged.

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LADIES' COLUMN Thf) last General Election was a tame affair, and, compared with the present political situa- tion, lacking in incident. But this is indeed a new century, full of surprises and changes, not only of men in power, but in men out of power; and oven people who rather pride themselves on taking no interest in politics are taking sides and becoming partisans. Among the changes to be noted, exercising in- fluence more or less, is the motor-car, which at the date of the last political struggle was merely a luxury for the rich, slowly making its way into popular favour, and available only in small de- gree for taking voters to the polls. The early cars were wanting in the picturesque element, the scientists thinking that beauty mattered not in the least if the mechanism were all right. But there is no standing still ill this world, and as the automobile found its feet the builders moved on in making improvements. The King's patron- age has done much for motoring,k and when he goes visiting, as he did last week to Chatsworth, his staff and attendants have twelve cars, in- cluding one to keep in readiness for all possible emergencies. The Duke of Devonshire has a large stock of motors, and the t)uchess, in spite of her liking for horses, does not know how she I*v( ,Iic, had lier I -d b(,for(,? closed and open cars. There is wonderful polishing up and test- ing of old cars going on at every London garage. Cars condemned as not being quite up to date in stylo are being overhauled ready for the re- spective polling days, and the quantity of coloured ribbons laid in runs in yards up to very high figures.. „ From the personal point of view, the lady can- vassers are the most surprising oevelopment of the crisis. In the early days of the last century the enlistment of ladies was not a common ex- perience. In fact, it was not looked upon as feminine—or womanly.. as it was put—for women to go about soliciting votes, even when a wife drove among her nusband s tenants and asked, or rather demanded, votes. The familiar old storv of tlic, beaoti"'ul D,chess of Devonshira Wll(> bribed w Ith kissc-, would searc(,Iv have, sur- vivk-?d so lo if fe,,ninirc- canva,,sing had been p the rule ratlirer than tlie exception. When Eng- ladies bc,an tirn*(Ilv to work for candidates for Parliamentary honours they were not always young or very attractive: but tnev were very much in earnest, very uncompromising in their opinions, and on the whole did very good work. Some of them drove hard bargains for support for women's enfranchisement, receiving promises that often were forgotten or quietly shelved when a decent pretext for ratting came round. The girl canvassers of the present time are quite different material. Few of them have any really fixed principles, but are wholly personal in their advocacv. The great majority never before took part in political work, and try to win voters, by smiling and looking very sweet and charm- ing. The hats worn are dreams of decorative effects, and they manage to wring admissions, if not absolute promises, for their candidate. As to the British workman to whom the pleadings are made, he shews himself vulnerable to youth and beauty, smiles, and—promises to think over the arguments advanced, very few of which are sufficiently robust to bear dwelling upon without disaster. Sunday being a dies non there was no canvass- ing done, but the young politicians were flyiqg- from one drawing-room to ano?Llier, enlisting re- cru Its, and t(,,Ilin, anecdotes of ',helr several sue- On -,Nlo- cesses. n(lav mornlnv the workers were earl,7 afoot. Befo?o his --Nlajcstv arrived in town from Chatsworth the young canvassers. were all over the suburban cl 'str'cts, enjoying the new diversion In fact,- far from having,# any objection to a Dissolution, th,se girls think that political experiences are really of thrilling interest, and the General Election the most novel of amusements. Not since slumming died out has there been such a pulse beating through the back streets and in tenement houses where the visitors find their way. The lady who at a former election sang her husband into Parlia- ment has been quite outdone by her younger sisters. Girl vocalists sing the new party songs, and invito the audience to furnish a chorus, which is a popular kind of argument, though its influence may not be very abiding, and may not even hold out until the polling clay. » The coloured wall poster has been introduced into political life for "the first time. The im- provements recently made in colour-printing have enabled candidates to cover the dead walls and the closed window shutters with striking il- lustrations of rivals and friends, and this form of argument is found to be very telling among women and children, who stand open-mouthed gazing at the figures of Messrs. Brown, Jones, and Robinson, who are represented enlarging upon Tariff Reforms, big loaves and small ones, and but feebly und«rata,nding tho meaning of the cartoon. » < < When the surplus sales in the large drapers and milliners corne to an end there will be quite a display of new modes, for London is no longer deserted in winter, with its West-End mansions shut up and in the charge of caretakers. Very large consignments of dresses have gone from London and Paris to the Mediterranean health resorts, which have filled so early this year. There is now quite a large party of the Russian Imperial Family, who have left their own coun- try for the midwinter season or until the politi- ilder ph?so. The women of cal crisis takes 3, in' Russia have little of the love of outdoor sports that characterises Englishwomen. Nor have boys the active amusements that do so much for English lads. But since the Russian Imperial Family has made periodical visits to the South the ladies have actually taken to golf. Now there is no health resort without its links, and it is being quite out of the inner social circle not to be a golfist- The Duchess Cyril of Russia the lady who was. Grand Duchess of Hesse be- fore her divorce, is teaching her mother-in-law to play the ,nks!olf, and her husband has also taken to The Czar. has not yet condoned the is cousirlg w, marriage of h* thout his p?errnisf3ion, which he never intended to give. The Grand Duke Vladimir took Part with his son, and re- sented the banishment of the young people from Russia. The Grand Duke Vladimir differed from the Czar on the matter of making con- cessions to the Ketorm party in Russia, and he resigned the command of tho Forces rather than take part in the reforms. The Grand Duchess Vladimir, having been a German Prin- cess of Mecklenburg, is less Russian in her sympathies. I here is aiso tho Grand Duchess Anastasia at Cannes, the mother of the Crown Princess of Germany, and her craze is tennis, to which she gives all the time that her health allows. The Grand Duchess really plays very ,veil, and considers h,rs,lf a kind of champion- ess, if there be such aprosition. When she sees an exceptionally good ayer in the Court, she sends her attendant, the fficer whose duties are like an aid,?-de-camp's, to say she ivill play with the stranger. This is Of course an act of conde- soension; but many players, men as well as women, particularly the English colony, prefer to arrange their.own mat--hes. -"?, was said of the Grand Duch ss that when her husband died at Cannes some eight .Vears ago under very melancholy circumstances she felt keenly that a widow's dress would be impossible in a tennis court, so she ordered several white serge cos- tumes espee ially for wearilig at Cannes. It is tru'a that the wearing Of deep mourning for a near relative is greatly modified in the present day, but English prejudice still expects a widow of a few months' standing to observe con- ventional seclusion for at least a few weeks, if not months. But the lady thought differently. Crape was never considered in Russia to be such deep mourning as it is in France and used' to be in England. The lady who was Duchess of Edinburgh before she became Grand Duchess of Saxe-Coburg was the daughter of the Czar mur- dered by dynamite. She wore heavy black flannel, or serge, for a year; then black cash- mere crape-trimmed for another twelve months; and plain black dresses for yet twelve months more. The effect of such a prolonged display made the lady entirely abandon her old national custom. When her own daughters married the Duchess forbade any black dresses being included in the trousseaux, as being likely to bring ill fortune. « When Queen Alexandra's daughters were young she never put them into family mourning, as being bad for young and sensitive children. It was not till after the death of the Duke of Clarence that this rule was relaxed. The Ger- man Emperor is very strict in having these old' customs observed. When he came to Osborne at the time of Queen Victoria's death he insisted peremptorily, as a German by descent, that tho dead Queen must be mourned after the German manner. This included the wearing of lon £ crape veils in the house by all the ladies, which wau done until their great relation took his leave of' England, and left the dead Queen's family to. follow the simple lines she herself would have preferred. AURORA.

Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary for War, is to, be entertained at a banquet by the Edinburgh University Liberal Association on the 26th inst. Mr. Haldane is a graduate of Edinburgh Uni. versity, and is at present Lord Rector. Mr. W. Hills, superintendent of the running department of the Great Northern Railway, has been presented with a diamond pin by the King in recognition of his services when his Majesty- was travelling by special train on that line.