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Passing Pleasantries. j — "I don't know wha-t it is," said the man who wae examining the mysterious KubsUwiea which he bad just touched with his tongue, -but ifd exc&.Ient staff for the human Ii eyBfcem." "Why, bow do you know?" "It tastes so nasty." POISONED!" ) The majority of cities and Utwno. Lrum London downwards, aj?) proud of the meT (m1 which they a.re Mtuatc. ?ot so =.7h !Xl A story is told of a Maneunian who fl inu the Irwell from a boat in which he had b-e??] rowing. "Very sad about old Jack B- said aw friend of hie atterwoxds to another. Wny. what's happened to hiJu,?" "Boät upeet when be wLt,4 out oil the Tr-weil.^ Drowned. Poisoced," I

SUWTEXS' BREAD. EATEN KKGUluABLY, trill impwm the health and permanently 5trcqtilen thf) Mads wflJU tho-ferst wbeaten. Hour.-«I2Z2ft^

I MISCELLANEOUS. I ENTERTAINING AND CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. The average Frenchman eats 4281b.. of bread a year. It has been ascertained that memory i3 stronger in summer than in -winter. In forty-nine countries the Salvation Army now has 7,500 separate societies, 14,000 paid officers, 451,730 unpaid officers, and 17,170 band- men. In many peasant homes in Europe house and stable are one. Sometimes the family lives upstairs, but oftener it is on the same floor with the cattle, or even in the same room. The most popular stockings in Paris just now are those made like a glove, with a sepa- rate division for each toe. It is said they pre- vent corns and ease them if they already exist. So Sensitive I It has been found that the electrometer is so accurately sensitive that it will detcot in one minute an amount of matter which accu- mulates for 2,000,000 years before there is enough of it to affect the moat sensitive chemical scales. Largest but One Lake Baikal, tile "Holy Sea," is, excepting Victoria Nyanza, in Africa, the largest lake in the Eastern hemisphere. It is 3,100ft. deep, its bottom being 1,600ft. below sea level, and I in area it corresponds to Lake Michigan. Big Bulk I Kussia embraces one-sixth of the land sur- face )f the world. It is more than fifty times larger than Japan, and has a total area. of 8,650,000 square miles. Half of Europe and the whole of Northern Asia, are included within its boundaries. It has a greater continuous area than any other nation in the world. Not Colonists Of the 2,500,CC0 emigrants of German nationality who left the Fatherland during the 33 years since the formation of the Empire 90.7 per cent went directly to the United States. With all the efforts that have been made to siimulate emigration to Brazil acd to the German Colonies in Africa and Asia, it has dwindled to a meagre fragment. Hay Fever In hay fever the lining membrane of the nose is irritated at first, and this irritation after a time may extent into the chest, and so produce an attack of asthma. The fact that this form of asthma is prevalent at a certain period of the year serves to distinguish it from ordinary asthma. So Precise It can be understood to what a nicety the mechanism of a. gasoline engine is adjusted when it ie stated that to make 1,000 revolutions a, minute means that in a four-cycle engine there are 500 sprays of gasoline forced into the cylinder, 500 times the electric battery makes a spark, and 500 times the escape valve is opened to let -the gas out.

WELSH MANUSCRIPTS. In the House of Commons on Thursday, Mr. ALFRED DAVIEES (R., Carmarthen Boroughs) asked the Secretary to the Trea- sury if he would 3tat what progress had been made by the Royal Historical Commis- sion in their inquiry into manuscripts printed in the Welsh language, and when there would he a further issue of volumes in connection with their investigations. Mr. VICTOR CAVE.YWBK: The reports on the Peniarth, Panton, and Owrtmawr col- lections of manuscripts in the Welsh lan- guage are being printed, and will probably be issued before the close of the year.

"EMPIRE CANADIAN BUTTER." At ilcWhyr Oonnty-court on Thursday his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams heard a case remitted from the High Court, in which Messrs. Spear Brothers and Clarke, provision merchants, Bristol, sued John Lumley, grocer, Pengarnddu, Dowlais, for M5 4s. 6d. for batter. Mr. R. E. C. Balsdon, Bristol, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. W. W. Meredith for the defendant. The defendant entered into a contract with the plaintiffs that they should supply him with Empire Canadian creamery butter. The first consignment was sent in September last, and upon being examined it was found to be unsaleable. The plaintiffs were notified of this by tho defendant, who cancelled the contract. Nevertheless, they sent on a second consignment in October, of which the defendant refused to accept delivery. The plaintiffs declined to take back the first consignment, and the defendant sold the butter as pastry butter at considerably leas than cost price. He paid the amount which be realised by its sale— £ 10—into court, and counter-claimed for £3 10s. damages for breach of warranty. The plaintiffs repudiated the defendant's right to cancel the contract in respeet to the remaining lots, except the first.-The Judge gave judgment for the plaintiffs for the amount paid into court only, and for the defendant on the counter- claim for E3, the plaintiffs to py the costs of the action.

MR, J. LLOYD MORGAN M.P., ON RWLIOIOTJS INSTRUCTION. In coitnection with the English Congrega- tional Church at Carmarthen, of which the Rev. D. J. Thomas is pastor, a sale of work was held on Thursday for the purpose of obtaining farther Sunday school accommoda- tion. Mr. J. Licryd Morgan. M.P., a member of the congregation, journeyed from London to open the bazaar. Referring to religions education in public elementary schools, he said it seemed to him that the religious state of Wales was to be attributed, not to the reli- gious instruction given in day schools, but to the religious instruction imparted in the Welsh Sunday school a.nd to the religious influences of home life. ("Hear, hear," and applause.) It might be that the end of the controversy would be when in any public elementary school of this country nothing would be taught except secular subjects. In that case an enormous responsibility would be thrown upon religious teachers, and in Wales be had no fear of any difficulty in getting those responsible for the religious education of the young to rise to the occa- sion. and accept the responsibility. (Hear, heaT.)

I MINERS' FEDERATION. I A sub-committee appointed by the executive council of the South Wales Miners' Federa- tion met at the Aagel Hotel, Cardiff, on Thursday tor the purpose of arranging the amendments to rules sent in by the lodges and considering amendments suggested by the council, all of which will be submitted to a conference to be held. if possible, next I, month. The members of the committee present were Messrs. Ben. Davies, Tom Evans, George Little, and T. Richards (secretary).

I TREDEGAR OUT-OF-WORK FUND. j The voting at the Tradegar coilieriee and I works on the proposed out-of-work fund re- I sulted as followsFor, 892; against, 1.112; majority against, 221. Poehin (o. 2) Colliery ] has not yet been ballotted.

Messrs. A. Onions (treasurer to the South I Wales Miners' Federation) and Mr. C. B. Stanton (miners' agent) presented Mr. Lewis Milee, at the Bute Arms, Aberdare, on Thurs- day, with a gold watch in recognition of bis p-eveteen years' service as secretary for the workmen in connection with the late sliding- ecale. Mrs. Edwards, landlady of the Bute Arias, was also made the recipient of a silver tea service set as an acknowledgment from the Aberdare Dist-rict of Miners for acting ae treasurer.

THE COAL COMBINEI REQUIRED CAPITAL NOT FORTHCOMING As announced last Saturday to the various firms interested in the propc&ed anthracite combine, a meeting between the promoters and the collieries which are prepared to be bought out was held at the Hotel Metropole, Swansea, on Thursday afternoon. As-expected, there was no finality about the meeting, and the impression left on the minds of those present is that the combine will never become an accomplished fact. We are informed on the best authority that they announced their ability to underwrite £ 214,000 out of a total of £ 886,000 necessary, and they practically left it to the vendors to underwrite the rest of the capital. The official report furnished to the press naturally goes into none ot these details as to what was done. It says: — An informal meeting was held between the representatives of the various vendor companies comprised in the scheme, and the Anthracite Syndicate to discuss the question of launching the proposed com- pany. Sixteen out of twenty collieries interacted in the proposed combine were personally represented, and the other four communicated with the syndicate on the subject. After discussion it was decided that a committee of the vendors be formed to devise the best means of carrying out the programme of amalgamation, and the meeting was adjourned till next Saturday. We learn from another source, however, the important information given above as to the best offer the syndicate were prepared to make after many months of negotiation and preliminary delay and the expiration of two successive "options." In the ordinary course of things the expiration cf an option spells failure of the pending negotiations. In the face of this, and of the fact that the syndi- cate were not able to produce the capital to buy even the small selection of collieries they had options upon, the promoters expressed themselves with the usual cheerfulness and optimism before the meeting, but this feeling was not shared by the vendors. At the meeting the Hon. Geo. Keppel, of the syndicate, and Mr. Cleevess, the local agent to the largest group of collieries in the list, explained the exact position of affairs. Those present were practically invited to save the scheme by underwriting most of the capital themselves. There are a few prepared to agree to any reasonable suggestion to dispose of their concerns, whilst at the other extreme are persons who will take nothing but cash for their concerns. No basis of amalgama- tion appeared to be forthcoming, and the curious spectacle was observed of the vendors agreeing at this late stage of the proceedings to have another adjournment to attempt to formulate some basis. Interviewed afterwards as to the prospects of success, a representative of one of the most important collieries interested observed that, after listening t-o all the promoters had to say. it was unlikely that they would trouble their heads further about the business.

I NEWPORT POSTMASTERSHIP. APPOINTMENT OF A SWANSEA II MAN. Cur London correspondent writes:—The poetmastership of Newport, rendered vacant by the resignation on pension a month ago of Mr. T. E. James, has, I learn, been filled by the appointment of Mr. Benjmini Thomas, now postmaster of Perth. Mr. Thomas hails from Swansea. On leaving 8ymnæa he became postmaster of Boston, Lincolaature, and was afterwards trans- ferred to Perth. Now he comes back to South Wa?es again, as his predecessor at Newport, Mr. James, did. Mr. James was for a long time a.t Carmarthen. He then went to Stock- port, and ultimately completed his term of Civil Service at Newport. The plans for the new post-oilice are, I am told, now thoroughly matured, and Csksiders will, I have no doubt, be pleased to learn that a start will soon be made upon the building. As they axe aw.-ve, the money (a sum of about £ 28,000) has long since been voted. BIOGRAPHY OF MR. BEN. THOMAS. Mr. BenjÚmu Thon?a? was born in 1349 at St. Thomas, Swan?ea? He is the eon of the late Rev. Ezekiel Thomas, a Swansea C'a'.vinis- tic Methodist minister. Mr. Tbomaa entered the 8wansea Pcst-ome in September, 1W, and in 1387, on the promotion of Mr. G. Richards to the poatiaMterpiup of Boston, he became chief clerk at the Swansea Post- office. During his chief-clerkship he tem- porarily took control at various times of Lianelly and Worcester Post-offices. In Feb- ruary, 1392. he wis promoted to the post- mastership of Boston, Lincolnshire, and five or six years ago ho was removed to a similar position in Perth, which he has held up to the present. Mr. Thomas had a brother (deceased) who was a successful journalist, and, we believe, at the time of his death was editor of a Bristol daily paper.

RAID ON PEER-SHOWS AT HER-E-/  FORD. At Hereford on Thursday Thomas Worthley, showman. South Norwood, was charged with exposing to view at the May Pleasure Fair an indecent exhibition, and George Nail, Wolver- hampton, was charged with a similar offence. —In regard to the first case it vrast stated that the defendant had outside his booth the words "No girls under sixteen admitted" and "Evil be to him who evil thinks."—The Chief- constable said tBese peep-shows were altering in character, and now a point was made of exhibiting thase objectionable victur.- Defendant said the pictures had been exhi- bited for years without any objection being take-no and anything similar could be seen 011 tiio London music-hall stage.—In the second case two photographs were seized, and one particularly was considered to bo inde- cent.—Defendant said he had exhibited the same pictures for eight years.—The Bench characterised tho cases as bad ones, and each defendant was fined £1 and 5s. costs, or fourteen (laya* impri-son ment .-Nail said he should appeal.

ALLEGED THEFT OF TAPS. Two ladg of eighteen and seventeen respec tively, Daniel Lee and George Edwards Elliott, w-ere charged at Cardiff Police-court on Thurs- day with stealing 231b. of lead piping and some brass taps from six empty houses in Godfrey-street on April 29. Mr. Arthur Vachcll prosecuted on behalf of the Great Western Railway Company, the owners of the houses. Two small boys said they saw the prisoners get out of a window of one of the houses carrying a bag, and this, when they were afterwards stopped by a Docks detective, was found to contain lead. It was stated that in consequence of the removal of water-taps and pipes in these houses the back premises were flooded with water. The prisoners, who admitted the offence to constable, were committed for trial at the quarter sessions on bail.

A TROEDYRHIW FATALITY. On Thursday Mr. R. J. Rhys (coroner) held an inquest at the Merthyr General Hospital upon the body of Evan Evans, haulier, aged 20. of 7. Coronation-terrace, Penrheolgerrig, who died on Tuesday from injuries sustained at the Castle Pit. Troedyrhrw, on the 23rd of April, when his sknll was fractured by a fall of roof. r. Dyer Lewis, assistant inspector of mines, was present, as was also Mr. John Williams, miners' agent. Messrs. Crawshay Brothers (Limited), the owners of the colliery, being represented by Mr. Truran.-Tlll jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."

FORTHCOMING WALKING MATCH I AT CARDIFF. A walking contest will take place on May I 21 in connection with a newly-formed club in Cyfarthfa-street, Cardiff. The starting-plaoe is the Moon and Stars Hotel, and the course will be ten miles long.

I At a meeting of the Royal Horticultural & John Ju"n, hon. Society held in London Mr. John Julian, hon. secretary of the Cardiff Gardeners' Associa- I tion. was unanimously elected a fellow of that society.

I BLISTERED FEET. i CURE THAT WAS PERFECTLY HARMLESS." I Cardiff Tradesman Obtai ns Damages in Court. At Cardiff County-court on Thursday Daniel Davies, commercial traveller, living and carrying on business as a butter merchant at Frederick-street, Cardiff, claimed L50 damages from the 'Good Health Alliance Company. Mr Parsons, B.L. (instructed by Mr. H. J. Thomas, Cardiff), appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. W. Frampton (instructed by Messrs. Adriande Henry and Co., London) defended. According to the evidence, a few months before February last plaintiff suffered from rheumatism. He saw an advertisement in a London paper announcing a cure called Kilno's foot drafts, a pair of which lie ordered. They arrived on February 13. together with a memorandum to the effect that the company were glad at receiving plaintiff's request for the foot drafts, as they knew they would prove a blessing to him. He put them on his feet on April 27, and wore them until March 5. Considerable irritation set in, and blisters developed, with the result that for six weeks he was not able to follow his occupation in the interests of the firms he represented or in connection with his own business. Dr. Buckham spoke to attending the plain- tiff on March 9, and found both his feet most acutely inflamed, and with large blisters extending from his heels to the balls of his toes. He was a cripple, and unable to get about to attend to his business. By Mr. Parsons: It was perfectly abeurd to say tha.t the foot drafts could dra.w uric acid out of the system through the pores of the feet. Cros-examined by Mr. Frampton: Witness had not analysed the foot drafts, but from a.n examination he had made of them he con- cluded that they contained tar. Mr. Owen, secretary of the defendant firm, said this was the first complaint he had ever received about the foot drafts. He had sold a fair number in Cardiff. Mr. Parsons: You do have faults found with them?—We don't have faults found with them; but people don't pay. Mr. Morris, qualified chemist to the com- pany, said he made the foot drafts, and also prepared the ingredients himself. There was nothing of a poisonous nature in the ingredients. He bad taken some of the ingre- dients for internal treatment. Mr. Frampton: You are prepared to give I to his honour a list of the ingredients?—Yes. Mr. Parsons: Metaphorically, I trust. 1 (Laughter.) Mr. Parsons: Is there anything in the nature I of tar contained in the ingredients?—Yes. Dr. Boyd, consulting phyaician, London, said he was requested by the company to examine the plaintiff about six weeks after he had used the foot drafts. lie found that plaintiff had been suffering from blistered feet, but ho thought it might have been aggravated by a certain amount of walking. With regard to the contents of the foot drafts, he could give half of them a dose. His Honour: Oh! Mr. Parsons: What would happen? j (Laughter.) By Mr. Frampton: Thpre was nothing in the foot drafts which could set up a poisonous irritation in the feet, as it was not of sufficient strength. Mr. Moir, veterinary surgeon, and another Cardiff resident gave evidence that they had used the foot dra.fts, from which they had received considerable relief. His Honour said his private opinion was that if people chose to take patent medicines of some advertising firm for consumption or cholera—(laughter)—they were very foolish, and, perhaps, deserved all they got. (Renewed laughter.) In this case the cure was described as perfectly harmless, but th.e defendant com- pany was liable, as they did not warn the purchaser what effect the plasters might have. Judgment for the plaintiff for £20 was given.

THE TIBET MISSION. I A Heater's telegram from Gyangtse, dated Monday, says:—A force ia leaving here to- morrow to dislodge the Tibetan army on the further side of the Kharola Pas3. This opera- tion has been rendered necessary by the fact that the army threatens our line of communi- cation.

WRESTLING, I MADRALLI V. FARQUHA E FOR L400. I The first serious match since he was beaten I and injured by Hackei-chiriidt at Olympia, some months since was undertaken by Ahmed Madralli, the Terrible Turk, at the Alhambra on Thursday afternoon, when he met and defeated Buck Farquhar, of Mozam- bique. The latter appeared as a magnificent specimen of an athlete, with massive chest and shoulder development. He, however, played Madralli's game in acting entirely on the defensive, and the rebult was that the Turk, with apparently little fear of being thrown himself, was able to put forth all his gigantic strength, and his opponent was invariably underneath. Farquhar was heartily cheered for breaking several of his opponent's holds, but eventually MadraJli lifted him by the leg and spun him round several times head downwards until he had hia man dazed. Then he gradually forced him on to his shoulders and won the fall in 16min. 28sec. After a few minutes' rest the men took the mat for the second time, and the Turk very nearly won the second fall in 3min. Farquhar escaped for the moment, but in 9min. 16sec. succumbed to a half-neleon and lift. and left, Madralii victorious by two falls to love. The style was catch-aa-c.atch-oan, and the Turk's triumph proved extremely popular with a by no means crowded house. I

I AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. I CONCESSIONS TO THE SOUTH WALES I CENTRE. A deputation. consisting of Ur. W. J. Morgan (Swansea). Mr. A. J. Davies (Cardiff), and Mr. H. Packer (Newport), recently waited upon the I South-efn Committee of the A.A.A. in London on behalf of the South Wales Centre. The iqueaion of working expends of Iot;7 .i meet- ings, permits in regard to qualifications, sus- pensions, &e., was placed before the central authority, and the concession was granted that all theee matters should come before the executive of the South Wales Centre before being finally settled, subject to the approval of the general oommittee It was also agreed that the counties uf Brecon and Pembroke, which have hitherto been in the Midlands Centre, should be affiliated to the South Wales; Centre, a meeting of which will be held at ¡I Cardiff on the 19th inst.

WELSH BOWLING -SOCIATIOX.I WELSH EOWLIN,G A.S?S<)CIATIO-N. I A meeting of elr-cted representatives of the Cardiff, Mackintosh, and Pontypool Bowling Clubs was held at the Park Hotel, Cardiff, on Thursday evening, with the object of forming a Welsh bowling association. M r. W. A. Morgan (Cardiff Bowling Club) presided.—It was agreed that such an association be formed, rind the first officers were elected as follows:- President, the Marqaass of Bute; vice-presi- de-it. Mr. W. A. Morgan, hon. secretary and treasurer. Mr. H. A. Keener (Cardiff Bowling Club).-Ti-i-e Chairman announced that a match had been arranged for June 25, at Cardiff, with the Canadian bowling team, which will reach London on June 8.—it was resolved that the match be played under the ausnices of the Dissociation, and that a week before a team should be selected, consisting of eleven players j from Cardiff, six from Mackintosh, and three from Pontypool.

I BILLIARDS. DAWSON V. STEVENSON. The closing scores on Tnursoay were-.— Stavenson, 6,001; Dawson. 4.692.

PRESENTATION AT T7SK. At, the Bap'iEt Chapel, Fs?, Mr. Frank [Jennings presented with two be?ut!fu!Iy- bound hymn-boob a.nd a. large photo of him-I aett in frame by the te&ch&rs and arho?ars (past and present) of the Usk Baptist Sunday School, of which be has been superintendent for 25 years, aa a token of their appreciation and esteem.

'— = MOTOR-CAR AND DRAY IN COLLISION, A motor-c?r belonging to Mr. W. Little, George Hotel, Roæ, ppUidcd ?-ith a drn.y drawn by two horses belonging to the Posg Alton Court Brewery Company at Westou- i un.der.Penyard. The motor was much damaged, but the occupants (fonr in number) fortunately escaped injury. One of the dray horses was injured.

The Ehbw Vale Choral Society gave a fine performaiice of Sa,nux>n at the Market-hall.. I Mr. Tom Davieei conducted the choir, which numbered over 500.

1£65 THIS WEEK FOR READERS OF THE "EVENING EXPRESS." PURCHASING AREA STILL I EXTENDING. The "Evening Express" Representatives are still buying up copies of the "Evening I Express" in I All the Places Previously I Named, and will continue to do so until further I notice. This week they commenced their calls on I residents in the I MID GLAMORGAN DISTRICT I who have been advised by postcard. The conditions are now so well known that there is no need to recapitulate them here. All we need now say is that Representatives of the "Evening Express" are prepared to give 21 for a Copy of the Paper. as described from one resident in any of the houses at which they call, and that they will purchase no less than. SIXTY-FIVE COPIES FOR £ 65 i During This Week.

THE NEW TOBACCO DUTIES TRADE DEPUTATION TO THE CHAN-I CELLOR. GRIEVANCES DISCOUNTED: NO HOPE OF CHANGE. A deputation representing firms engaged in the wholesale and retail tobacco and cigar trade on Thursday waited upon the Cban- cellor of the Exchequer to urge the with- drawal or modification of the new tobacco taxes. The Chancellor, in reply, said he did not think the additional duty would have the adverse effect on the industry they antici- pated. Different opinions had been expressed by those representing different branches of the trade, and he could not undertake to decide between them. They must adjust the tax according to the exigencies of the trade. For his own part, he couki not hold out any hope that he could withdraw the duty. Though, perhaps, at that moment they would not be inclined to agree with him, he believed the tobacconists would find, with proper organisation, that their trade would not suffer so much as they expected. No doubt, the new duty involved considerable trouble to all the interests engaged in the trade, but many of the difficulties which had been placed before him did not really ariEe so much froin?, the proposals he had made as from the con- ditions wiiich prevailed in the trade. It was not for him to explain how the duty should be distributed amongst the different interests. He could not conceive that such proposals as he had made would justify an all round increase of 3d. per pound.

PATTI,S zEI0,000 VOICE INSURANCE Mme. Patti's voice was insured for £ 10,000 during her roccnt tour in America. She WM much afraid of colds, carrying with her a DIFFERENT DRESS FOR EACH CONCERT, tho materials carefully chosen according to the climate of the town where the concert wae held. It is not given to all to have a Voice worth insuring for £ 10,00), nor can we all afford to take the precautions against cold with which the famous singer is credited. There is one thing we can all do, however, and that is to INSURE AGAINST COLDS I by keeping the body in such a condition as not to be liable to them. Poor, thin blood is a positive invitation to eclds and the microbe of influenza. Good, rich blood, the new blood which Dr. Vv'iliiams' pink pills for Palo people makes. is L safeguard against colds and coughs. They are also we hes. pos- sible tonic and restorative when the system is run-down through colds or influenza. Mrs. Gar tis, who lives at 3, Locomotive-terrace, Netherfield, Kottingham, told a special cor- respondent of the "Leicester Daily Poet" that eho always keeps a box of Dr. Williams' pink j pills in the house, since they cured her of a aharp attack of influenza two years ago. This is very wise, for there is no medicine ever discovered that is such a safeguard against sudden ailments. These pills have cured anajmia (bloodlessness)-for which they are the only true remedy, because they actually make new blood--consumption. fits, gout, nervous complaints, St. Vitus' danoei paralysw, sciatica, rheumatism, and the many ailments troublesome to ladies alone. They can be had at all medicine shops, or will be oont. post free for two and nineuence a box (six for thirteen and nine) by Dr. Williams' medicine company, Holborn- viaduct, London. Mrs. Curtis'e account of her own experience with them is worth reprinting. 8b.e said: — "Two years ago I went to see a relative in Sussex. When I got there it was raining heavily, and the roads were deep in mud. The change of weather was responsible for me catching a severe cold, which led to a severe attack of influenza, and afterwards to sciatica. I saw a doctor when I got back home, and he gave me medicine, but, in spite of his skill, I was in bed every other da.y. I suffered from very severe pains in the back, shoulders, and limbs. After some weeks of suffering, I read a description of a man who was cured of sciatica by Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale people. I sent for a box of the pills at once. Soon after I had commenced the second box I began to feel better, and the improvement continued until I had very little pain. I took several boxes, and soon the pains disappectred altogether. I keep a box of Dr. Williams' pinii pills in the house, however, and whenever I feel a bit rtin-dovra or have pain in the head, I take a pill, which soon puts me right. I am sure the pills cured me, because I did not try anything else while I was taking them." This is an authentic case, and Mrs. Curtis's insurance against a return of her illness was just ae wise and forethoughtful as Madame Patti's xiocoo Voice Insurance. el3314

TREHARRIS MINERS AND THE NEW BENEFIT. Meetings of both the night and day men employed at the Ocean Deep Navigation Col- lieries (Treharris) have been held, Mr. Wil- liam .Tones (checkweigher) presiding at each meeting. Mr. John Powell (Mountain Ash) and Mr. Enoch Morrell (Merthyr Vale) addressed the meetings OIl the proposed out-of-work fund. It was decided that a ballot of the I men should be taken upon the question early next week.

SHOP ASSISTANTS' MEETING AT I PONTYPOOL. Mr. Jftmes Winstone, miners' agent, pre- sided at a meeting of the Pontypool branch of the National Union of Shop Assistants on Thursday evening, when a resolution was adopted in fa.vour of Organi8ing the U:iMn on Trades Union principi?a.—A stirring address was given by the organising eecre- tary. Mr. W. lewic,, who strongly condemned the lrving-in system. Shop assistants, wrage3, he said, were now so small that they were really ashamed to say what they did earn.

ROW OVER A DOG FIGHT. At Abercam Police-court on Thursday Elijah Fair cloth, collier, Pontwynmawr, near Newbridge, was summoned for assaulting Edwin Edward Chick, collier, Mynyddislwyn, and there was also a cro^s-summons for assault against Faircloth. It appeared that a row arose over the parties' dogs fighting, and both men scuffied and fought several rounds. Chick felt something tiliarp across his cheek, and in a few minutes exclaimod that he had hoon cut. Faircloth threatened to bring a gun and blow Chick's brains out. —Fairclo-th's f.tory waa that the row was started by Chick, and that the cuts were inflicted by accident.—The Bench bound both parties over to keep the peace for twelve months in the sum of £23, each to pay his own costs, lit.

I CRICKET. I M.C.C. AND GROUND V. NOTTS. I [Result of corresponding match in 1903.—Abandoned, not a ball being bowled through rain ] Delightful weather favoured the opening of this match at Lord's on Thursday, but there was a poor attendance at the stari- Notts still ladscd the services of William Gunn, and the onlv alteration in the team beaten in tho time-limit match was tlie substitution of Cnambers for Pennington. Marvlebone had a fairly good side, which included Wynvard, De Tralfard. Brairad, Iluish, Trott, and J. T. Hearae. Batting ftrrt on a good wicket, Notts opened with Jones and Iremonger, to the bowl- ing of Braund and Heanie. Buns came at a brisk rate, both batsmen taking advantage of a short boundary. Trott was eventually tried for Braund. and Tarrant for Hearne. and. after 73 had been scored in forty-five xainutes, 3-,)ne6 was smartlv stumped. With J. ("unn in the 100 went up in seventy minutes, while the second wicket added 54 before John Uunn was bowled. George Gunn wra sent back with a fine ball, and lunch was taken with three wickets down for 134. Ilearne and Braund bowled after junch, and Iremongor reached hii 50 in two hours and five minutes. He g:nc a chance to Hearne at mid-oo when 53, and subsequently play,;d a much brighter game. Day was very flow, and opened his account after batting "forty minutes. Despite fre- quent bowling changcs, runs ('on' jrrucd to come at a brisk rate. The partnership produced 132 runs ia sixty-five minutes, before Anthony was caught at mid- off. Irtrconger was bawled for ;t splendid innings c: 3^7. which contained twentv-one 4's. The Xott" innings lasted four hours and ten minutes, and closed for 345. Hearne took five wxkets for as, and Trott. four for 82. Marylebone quickly lost three wickets for 25, and at the close six were down for 45, the arrears amounting to 300. Scor- NOTTS. First inning?. XOTT. S(cond jnning. Jones, st HuiFh b Trott" 3 Iremonger, li Trott 137 j?\ IB;: ',ll O. Gunn, b Hearne Day, c Doll, b Trott 3 Anthony, c Doll, b Hearn. 67  Hard* t? c Hu'sh, b Hearn:- H -ff -:iz- 11 0. b He-a-ne It''?t 16 Wass, c Doll, b He??riie Chambers, not out 0 Ext ras is j Total 45 ? MAHYLEBOXt.. Fir&t inning?. Second Innings. WYDy:f (; b Wass.. 10 .s.e.l,;d. I)e Trafford, c ?Mt h Wass.. i Tarrant, c Gates, b Haliam.. 4. Braund, c Jon?, b Wuss 9 {iillna.n", c Oa.tes, b Was? 10 Troit, run out 0 Bevington, not out 0. E1:tras 3 j I Tota.1 (6 wicket si 4-5 Doll, Newstead, Huish, and Hearne to bat. BOWLING ANALYSIS. NOTTS.—First innings. o. M. n. w. Braund ?4 89 1 Hearne Yi 10 M 5 Trott 19.1 82 4 Tarrant 14 4 4Y 0 Newstead 4 1 14 0 Trott bowled a wide. SURREY V. LONDON COUNTY. [Besult of corresponding match las, year.—Miirey, and 67 for two wickets; London County, 267 and 183. Surrey won by eight wickets. Hayward made 107 In I Surrey's first innings, and Hayes 43 (not out) in the 'econ?. m?de 90 in London County's &rst innings, and W. G. Grace 31 in their ?c()nd.) Delightful weather prevailed for the opening of the first-class season at Kenniii'oton Oval on Thursday. The sun ehone brightl"y, with little wind about to temper the venial warmth, and a fairly large number of people attended to witness the commencement of the return matell between Surrey and London County. Surrey laft out Moulder, Richardson, and Jackson, and sub- stituted a new amateur in B. G. M. Sarel and a couple of young professional bowlers, Budd and Rushby. The visitors were i1. strong combination, A. C. MacLaren and w. Brearlcv, the Lancashire cricketers, making their first appearancs for the season. The wicket appeared hard and fast, and, after winning the toss, Surrey decided to hat first Abel and Hayward opening to the bowling of B"earley and ViDe. The batsmen scored freely, but both were a trifle lucky. M'Gahey, Seweli, and Douglas all had turns with the balzl and off the la4t?r Havward wss caught at third ma n at 5d H&yts and Abel left shortly afterwards, and three wickets ware dov. n at lunch for 122. Abol, besides being missed once bv I'oidevin. mad several bad strokes off Brearley in the sLips, and his 55 OccuP!W an hour and fifty-flvo minutes. The -ame was mromed after u, ine. at 2.40 before an Increased attendance. Douglas and Brzariey shared the attack for London County, and the game immediately commenced to go against Surrey. Lockwood wa6 finely caught at slip at 139. and at the same total Chincery was clean I>owloo by Brearley. A single later Sarel shared the same fate as his predeces- sor. end then Lord Dalmeny and Leea found the ball difficult to get away, the wicket kicking a bit at one cud. Lord Dalmeny fell to a catch at the wicket at 181, the seventh partnership having realised 41 run, and ubse- ljucntly the remaining Surrey batnmen fared badly before Brearley's bowling. The innings closed at four o'clock for cX:1dly 200, artr la1:jng [mce hours and a quarter. London County started badly at twenty minutes past four, with Grace and Murdoch, to the bowling of Lees and Loc.kwocd. Grace was caught at the wicket at 13, and Lees cleaned bowled Murdoch at 39. The Innings was concluded for lOa, and stumps were drawn. Scores :— SURREY. First inning'. S17RRE'f. Second innings. Abel, c Pcidevinl b Brearl?v 55 Bay, ,ard, c Vine, b Douglas.. 43 jlt.bbbE; 'I Hayes, c Looitwood, c lilacLaren, b ? Brearley 3 Chinnery, b Brearley 15 è'¿f; 1f I Dalmcny, c RObn. b Brearley 21  Lees, not out 3 Strndwick, lbw. b Brearley 7. f£\f': :I:E: Ruihby. b Vine 5 .Kxt'ras.?.????. 9.   Total 200 LONDON COUNTY. First innings. Second innings. W. G. Grace, c Strudwick, b Lees 5 Murdoch, b Lees £ 2 M'Gahev, (? Chinnery, b 34 Rushb'S4. MacLaren. c Dalmeny, b Lees 4 lJoidevin, c Lockwood, b Lees 7. E;r$ :i "L:LH: StHMt. b Lees 14 L. ? cIla.es, b Ru?tliby.. 1  Vina, b Ile 9. C. Robson, not out. 11 W. Brearley, run o;rt 1 Extras?.?.4. Total .103 BOWLING ANALYSIS. SURREY.—First innings. 0. M R. W. Brearley. 26 4 95 7 Vine 7.4 0 34 1 M'Gahej- 6 2 7 0 Douglas. la7 30 2 Sewell G 1 15 0 I)ot,elas delivered one no-ball. LONDON COUNTV —First innings. 0. M. R. W. Lockwood 11 1 35 L<-e?. 17.2 8 37 7 Hayes li.2 g 1X 0 Rushby 9 2 19 2 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY FRESHMKN'S MATCH. I The customary trial match for- Freshmen was begun on Thursday under favourable conditions. The sides were marshalled by the 'Varsity captain and secretary. Mr. F. B. Wilson's tc..m opened batting at 12.15 on a good wjck, with Xash and Gilbert. Tho bowlers were Salisbury (:1. medium left-hand) and Bowman (a medium right). Both batsmen quickly got to work, Gilbert making three 4's In throe overs, and Nash knocking Bowman for fourteen in one over. Thirty-three were ecored In five overs, when fell at third maji to: 'iish fell at thirid nan to Spilsburv, who defeated Fmnklin-Smi?th with the next balL The plHtaenhip of Gilbert and Jobson r(iLits.? a? Jobson hit six 4's. Gilbert, who plays for Cambridge- shire, batted in nice, easy style. He stayed one houj and a quarter, and hit one 5 and twelve 4'8. Shortly after luncheon Gorringe was, when 2, badly missed at short log. and ho promptly drove Scuular twice for 4. Craig was ctplured at cover-point after aking 35, the scoro standing at 202 when the sixth wicket fell. Play afterwards ruled s!ow. Forty-eight were added for the seventh wicket by Gorring*; and Morcom. Napier infused some life into the game, and quickly scored 27. Morcom showed steadiness. The 'Varsity captain (Mr. WilBon) shoived some spirited hitting, scoring 40 in his Brut fifteen m¡nllŒ, including eight 4's in two consecu- tive Ov&s. He go 48, but w^s shortl?" afterwards hurt, I n!C innings closed for 334 shortly after five, sir! Mann's side b&d s'zty-fivo T inut' a four wickets for 67 by the caJi o! time. Scores:— MIl. F. B. WILSON'S SIDE. First hiniiigs. Second innings. Nash, c Logan, b Spilsburv.. 15 GUbert. b S?.ul?r "?.M .???'.?? Franklin-Smith, b Spilsbury.. 0 Jobson, c Bowman, b Magnay 32 Craig, c Stanlielrt, b Spil.sbury 35 Harrison, c MMm'.b SrUfbury IS .? Gorringe, b Magnay 3S Morcom, c De Sarum, b Mag- 47 Marley, c Scoular. h Bowman 17. Napier, c and b Mathews 27 Macleod, not out 13 Wilron, retired hurt 4C  Extras 21  Total o94 MR. E. W. MA::fN'S SIDE. First innings. Second innings. LogaJi, c Morcom, b Napier.. 25 Magnay, c Morcom, b Napier 8. Payne, not out 17 Greenfield, b 1. Mathews, c Franklin-Smith, b Morcom De arum, not out. 12 Extra!??."?. 4.?? Tota.1 (4 wkts) 67 1 f OXFORD UNIVERSITY TRIAL GAME. The third trial mateh was commenced on Thursday in delightful weather, the sides being captained by Messrs Burn and M'lver. The tatter's side went in first, but made a bad start, Awdry being bowled by Henley's first half. Bennett, too, wae got rid of without much difficulty. After Brownlee had been dismissed Raphael and M'lver gave a capital display, the 100 being reached in an hour. A full pitch sottled Raphael when he had sccred 56, and M'lver soon followed. Worslcy played good cricket for 32, and Goodliffe, after being missed in the slips, punished the bowling very severely on the off-Hide. He was at lehgth caught in the slips, and the innings closed for 196. Burn's side started badly, losing three wickets for 25, but Herbert and Brandon made a good st;md, although both were missed off Tidal, and th^y remained together to the finish. Scores Firs:, MR. M 1VER S SIDK. First innings. Second inn". Ra.phMt. b Snowdcn 5R. R. Awdrv, b Henley 2. Bennett, c Herbert, b .{< BrcwiIee. b Rurn. 4. M'lver. c Smith, b Snowden 49 Worsley. c Herbert, b Burn.. 32 Hound. b Sn-owd<-]i. 1. Barnc3. lhv, h What-eley {l::f! :J ).) (;Iifr?,, c Branston. b Henley SS TTdal. b Burn 0 Do?fcrd.b Burn ?. 3 To?'?6 MR. BURN'S SIDE. First innings. Second innings. Cari wright. c Brownlee, b Udal 5. Macdonatd. c Awdry, b Udal 3. Buxton, c M'lver, b Udal 11 Branston, not o?t, za n:.E::> î I Extras I 20 Total '.3 v.ieket?) 117 I CARDIFF COLLEGE V. CARDIFF ELECTRICS. I (The (>rrlJn u ntversny "¡¡ege piayea tneir tnirn I match of the season on the Cardiff Arms Park on J I TV'.ralav afternoon. The collegians played two substi- in the place of G. Abraham and R. P. Jones. •I [ Tho Eiectric3 were fairly represented. Score?:— THE COLLEGE. T S. Jones, net out 51 i t.r;DO:' ;l:l:a: 5g W. J. Petty, c Devereux, b Thomas 2 F. H. P. Dunn, b Tbom?.?.. ? 5 L. Wi"ht. h M'C'ormaek 42 L :.¡io¡;?Or: 4 D. T. Tam n, not out 3 Extras 1 Total (for fve willmq) 103 Innings declared. Norman Riches, D. E. Thomas, J. S. Strachan, anti E. J. Davies did not bat. THE ELECTRICS. A. J. Devereux. not out 23 1'. Bsnnett, b J. Jones 0 II. M. Thoma3, b L. Wight 8 F. A. Picket, b L. ?-iglt 0 Extras 6 Total (for three wickets) 37 H. M'Cormack, N. Meritt. F. Nash, J. A. Price, C n*.er, T. Stenner, and H. M. Spenccley did not bat. SURREY COUNTY C.C. I The annual meeting was held at the Oval on Thurs- day, the president (Lord Alveratone) In the chair. The President said that the unsuccessful season of last year largely due to tho loss of three such batsmen as Abel, Ü. L. A. Jephson, and V. F. S. Crawford. The cornmittee had sanctioned a testimonial to Abel, which the club headed with £50. They were all dscply grati- fird with the success of Haywood and Strudwick in Australia. As to the difficulties over the captaincy. Mr. Dowson was unable, for business reasons, to taku cff,ce, but the-, had secured, at any rate, for tha present, Mr. Ü. B. Chinnery. He anLI the county captains he had spoten to, thought that winter wages should be Fiipplementary to some cmDloyment during the close season. Tbe report was adopted. Lord Alvenstone wzs re-elected president. The vice-presidents (the Earl ot Onslow and the Earl of Roseberv) were re-appointed. ESSEX CAPTAINCY. I Mr. F. T. Fane, the old Oxonian, has accepted the || captaincy of the Essex Eleven for 190. M.C.C. AUSTRALIAN TEAM V. REST OF ENGLAND. It is announced that W. G. Quaife has accepted the Invitation to play in the above match, which begins at St.. John's Wood next Monday. A. C. MacLaren is also regarded as a. certain player, but C. 13. Fry has definitely cried There is now only one place to fill. Peatre Thursdays v. Treorky (Mr..Austin's team).- Scores: Pentrc, 26 runs (for three wickets); Trecrtv, 24 (all out). j EXCURSION TO LONDON. I we understand that th" Great Western Railway Cam- any has acceded to the request of the Glamorgan County Cricket Club to run an excursion to London on Monday next at popular faros. The attraction is the match-Yr, Warner's Australian Eleven v. the Rest of England. The train will leava Cardiff on Mondar morning, and c-xeursionists can return in one, two, or three days.

OhF I THE LADIES' INTERNATIONAL MATCH. The ladies' ehampioiisliip meeting was inaugurated on Thursday at Troon with the firdt of the series of international matches, England and Scotland leading the way. To-day (Friday) what is regarded as the chief event will take place with the meeting between England and Ireland, and to-morrow (Saturday) the last Ireland against Scotland, will be decided at Prestwick. Hitherto. Scotland has takon but a moderate part in thess internationals, two years a.g.o, at Deal. both England and Ireland inflicting heavy reverses, while last year, at Port.rush. Scotland failed to muster a combination. With the championship on Scottish soils. a fairly good Scottish team was brought together, and against a rapntedly more powerful Engrlish team a splendid match v.-as put up. The weather, nnfortunatelv. proved a very serious factor in the game, rain falling in torrents during the Dlay, and a heavy wind blowing from the Clyde. The Scottish lady champion. Mj8 (Hover, headed the Scottish team, and Miss Dod the English side. A splendid match took place, the issue being carried to the home hole. The start was somewhat sensational, Misa Dod holing a twelve yards' put, thus winning the lirst hole. Miss Glover got square at the third, and won the fourth, chiefly with a grand cleek. Miss Dod, in capital putting form. won the Reventh, and the others being halved the players turned square. The English leader won the first two holes in. hut out of bound she lost the fourteenth, aud by a nice raashi pitch Mise Glover squared at the fifteenth. The sixteenth was halved, but winning the seventeenth Miss Dod was dormy. The home hole was h^lvecl, and a capital match ended in favour of the Englishwoman. in the Oi -'r matches Miss iSevisle was too strong for Graham, leadiug all the way; while Miss Sybil Whigham, now that she had returned to the championship ring, showed much better than Mrs. Willard. who also has been absent from, the event for-oule years. Miss Katharine Moeller was in grand form. Miss Dorolhy Campbell, as the otily represen- tative of the North Berwick School", attracted much interest, and she won very easily. The English tail did not show very well, but the position of England was secured by a good win of Miss Steel. The results of the inaividnal matches ore given in each case in parenthesis, the decision of the cojitet-'t being by matchee. Details: — NGLAD. I Miss Dod. More ton (1 hole). 1. Miss Neville. Belton Park (3 and 2), 1. Mrs. 11-illard, Woking, o. Miss Bertha Thompson, Scarborough (i hole). 1. Miss Moeller, Ilkley (7 and 6), 1. Miss Phillips, Prince's, 0. Mrs. Willock, Wimbledon. 0. Miss Buckley, Lytham, 0. Miss Steel, ShefB-sk' (4 and 2), 1. I Mrs. Ames, Folkestone, 0. Matches—o. SCOTLAND. Miss Glover, Elm, 0 Mias Graham, Nairn and Hoylafce, 0. Miss Svbil Whigham, Prestwick (2 and XK 1. Misa Maitland. Elie, 0. "Miae Saut, North Berwick and Wimbledon, 0. Miss Dorothy Campbell, North Berwick (4 and 3), 1. Misis Macbeth, Greenock and Lytham, 0. Mian M. Bishop, Troon (5 aud 4), 1. Miss Anderson, Blairgowrie. 0. Miss Harvey, St Nicholas (2 and 11, L Matches—4. English majority—1 mit-A.

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PECULIAR MERTHYR CASE. BOUGHT HERSELF A HOUSE ON HER HUSBAND'S SAVINGS. A peculiar action came before his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams at Merthyr County- court on Thursday, the plaintiff being Edwturd Jeffreys, winding engineman, employed at. the Merthyr Vale Colliery, and the defendant, his wife, Ilannah Jeffreys. The plaintiff, for whom Mr. F. P. Gharles appeared, sought to have it declared that the house and premises known as Sunny Bank, Aberfan, were his property, and to obtain an order directing his wifo to give up the deeds and to execute a, conveyance of the property to him. In the course of his evidence the plaintiff said that the defendant was his seoond wife, and he had been in the ha.bit of giving her a.ll his earnings, out of which he got back about 10s. a month for pocket-money. About three years ago his wife asked him if he would like to buy Sunny Bank, but he demurred. Scon afterwards, however, he discovered that the house had been bought by his wife, and that the deeds had been made out in her own name. At this time a. young man named Walter li-ees was lodging with them. La £ t August he had reason to complain of his wife and llees being on too friendly terms. Bees was now stay- ¡ ing at the Coach and Horses, Chc,!Lf.t-,Y? Letwrs and telegrams came to his wife from Chelmsford, and on the 4ili of March Jh. Jeffreys went to Chelmsford. taking with her the boy of the marriage, and it was only this week tha-t Phe returned.—The defendant npou being sworn, said that she paid £ 275 for the house, and that with the exception of two gums of L-65 and £22 given to her by her hus- ba.nd sho found the whole of the money from her own earnings and savings.—Hia Honour granted an interim injunction not to part with the doods, and he made the declaration and order asked for by the plaintiff, warning Mrs. Jeffreys th&t if the order were not obeyed she would find herself in some place other than the Coach and Horses in Chelmsford.

ILLNESS OP MR. T. DAVIriS, EBBW VALE. Mr. Tom Davies. the conductor of the Ebbw Valo Choral Society, was taken seriously ill on Thursday morning. It ie thought that he caught a chill on the previous evening, and an attack of pneumonia is feared. On Thurs- day evening his condition was causing hiB friends the greatest anxiety.

DRIVER'S PRESENCE OF MIND. [ On Wednesday a Swansea tramcar driver named William Johns earned great praiee for a timely action. Seeing a child of two years of age go in front of the car ho reversed j the motor, and iumped otf the car and pushed ooth the child and iis mother off the track, falling and hurting his knee in doing so. At Abcrcarn Po!i<>e-oourt on Thursday I Elijah Faircloth, collier, Pentwynmawr, near Newbridge, was summoned for assaulting Edwin Edward Chick, oollier, Mynyddislwyn, and there was a erosa-eummons for assault against Faircloth. J!oi,b. parties were bound over in the sum of £ZS to keep tho peace for twelve months.

f FOOTBALL. WELSH RUGBY UNION. TREORKY CLUB AND PROMINENT PLAYERS SUSPENDED. A meeting of the general committee of the Welsh Rugby Football Union was held at tbO Queen's HoM'1. Cardiff, on Thursday evening' Mr. n. S. !,yue in the chair.—Several appliii tions v.pre received from leagues, all ot which were deferred.-The secretary xvA a3ked in the meantime to obtain a copy of the rules of-each leamie.-Air. J. H. Jones reported Jones, of Lb-ne ny. for misconduct at Cardiff.—He was' suspended until the end of October.—Mr. H. J. Taylor reported D. Davies. of Tr-eherbert, ancj D. Williams, oV -<eath.—Both were suspended until the end oil October.—Mr. W. Gamlin reported D. Bees, j Llwynypia. and H. Jones. Penygraig. for fighting, ana both w" re suspended until December 31.—The Treorky Club waS suspended until they comply with a resolution of the committee ordering them to pay i,2 to Penarth for non-fulfilment of fixt-,ire.-Trede- gar were ordered to play a match at BlaeB- avon early next season, and Machen were ordered to play at Brynmawr on September 17.—The Abertillery taam having ar?ived Mountain A-?h an hour and a half late. found that Mountain Ash had cried the match off.- The latter were orrl-ered to arrange a matell on their own ground early next season under a guarantee of £ 7.—The annual meeting 0" the Union was fixed for July 7.

SKITTLES. I POSTAL CLERKS Y. POSTMEN. The return match between the above teanit was played at the Postal Clerks' Institnte of Thursday evening, and, after a very pleasant game, resulted in a win for the latter by 7' points. Scores:—Postmen, 559; Postal Clerke. 522.

A PRECENTOR FOR FORTY YEARS. '1114. funeral of the iate Mr. David Wi> liamtf, Danygraig, Taff's Well, took placØ at Tabor Chajiel, Ta-ff s Well. Before the last rites were performed in the graveyard adjoining the cha,pel a &ervice was held ill th'3 saorod edifice, aud addresses referring to the exemplary character of the deceased and to the service he rendcroèÜ to the Methodist connexion, were given by several ministerS. and alao by Mr. Thomas Thomas, CaTd;il, who stated that Mr. Williams bad held th* position of precentor at Tabor Cha.pel rot forty years. Several wreaths were received from friends, and one from the Caerphilly District of Oddfellows (Manchester Unity), of which body Mr. Williams had recently beell elected Deputy Grand Master.

The Transvaal Leader of April 7 sta.taf that a gold refine: named David Phillips, former resident of Swansea, had been com" mitted for trial and released on bail of £301 on a charge of committing a serious assaul1 on a. blacksmith named Atkins. Printed by the Proprietors. Western MaU Limited, aø4 published by them at their offices, St. Mary-street, Cardiff; Castle Bailer-street, Swansea, Victoria-street, MeTthyr Tydfil—all in the County of Glamorgan; their offices, 22. High-street, Newport—in the Couatf of Moamouth; and at their offices, The Bulwitfc Breton, in the Couaty of Brecknock FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1904.

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