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PROPOSED LIGHT RAILWAY TO ST. DAVID'S, The local committee formed to further the proposed light railway from Haverfordwest to St. David's met at the Shire-hall, Haver- fordwest, on Saturday. Mr. A. W. Massy, of Roch, presided. The Chairman read a number of letters of regret, including one I from Colonel Roch, one of the promoters of the scheme, who stated that the Great Western Railway would view the project most favourably, and would certainly not oppose it. Moreover, should the prospects appear to them to justify it, there would be a strong probability of the directors agreeing to work the line when completed on terms which would be satisfactory to the promoters. The chairman added that Colonel Roch had since had a reply from the Great Western Railway, stating that the estimates were being gone through, amd they hoped shortly to write him. The whole thing, added the chairman, hinged on having a favourable reply from the Great Western Railway as to the working of the line. He went on to explain why the route had been amended. The former proposal was to branch off from the proposed Roose line by Broadway. and then by Roch Bridge to St. David's; but, the Talbenny people having thrown cold water upon the route in that direction, it was now proposed to run the line direct from Haverfordwest to St. David's. :-A resolution was passed aproving of the plans.—An executive committee was ap- pointed to make application to the Light Railway Commissioners for an Order autho- rising the construction of the railway and to take the necessary steps.

CANADIAN CROPS: RE-ASSUR- ( ING REPORT, v ——— The following important and re-assuring cablegram regarding the crops in the pro- Tince of Manitoba and the North-west Terri- tories of Canada was received on Saturday by Lord Strathcona (High Commissioner for Canada in London) from the Hon. Mr. Sifton (Canadian Minister of the Intbrior): -"Very full reports in regard to crops indicate that damage by rust is not extensive. No appre- ciable damage by frost. The crop, gene- rally speaking, fair in quantity, totalling, perhaps, 60,000,000 bushels of wheat. Harvest weather has been good, and substantially the whole crop is now beyond reach of injury."

EDUCATION IN WALES. I COUNTY SCHOLARSHIPS AT BARRY. I The results of the annual examination for scholarships at Barry County School, recently .conducted in connection with the council •yiBchoole of the Barry district, were made known on Saturday, the following being the successful scholars in order of merit:—Boys: Percival Burnett (492 marks), Arthur E. Price (420), Jenkyn E. Jones (331), D. E. Davies (3790. Herbert E. Andrews (367), Charles H. Davies <362), Richard B. Gregory (358), and Arthur P. ¡ Andrews and F. R. Skinner (equal 356). Girls: Irene Strange (407), Rachel Davies (399), Celia Tarfitt Cleeves (383), Myfanwy Felix Williams <378), Florence Ellis (373), Jane Evans (370), Owendoline May Jones (369), Nellie Symes <361), Emily Thomas (358), and Aenid Tibbott J367). Eight of the ten girls who were suc- cessful in obtaining scholarships were pupils .1 Oadoxton Girls' School.

LOCAL SHIPPING CLEARANCES. The Board of Trade report with reference to the progress of merchant shipping in the United Kingdom and the principal maritime tountries for 1903 has just been issued. The tonnage of sailing and steam vessels entered ind cleared, with cargoes and with ballaet, (n the foreign trade at the principal ports 11 the United Kingdom for the year is as IDIlows: -Cardiff: Entrances-sailing vessels 558,009 tons, steam vessels 4,860,893 tons; dearances-sauing vessels 205,823 tons, steam teasels 7,984,426 tons. Newport: Entrances- ailing vessels 38,329 tons, steam vessels 999,000 ons; clearances—sailing vessels 50,859 tons, iteam vessels 1,624.388 tons. Swansea: ]Entrb,nces -iling vessels 120,237 tons, steam vessels 737,983 tons; clearances—sailing vessels 197,477 tons, steam vessels 1,414,917 tons.

CHANCELLOR OF EXCHEQUER AS I BEST MAN. Mr. Austen Chamberlain was present as beet man on Saturday a.t the marriage of his private secretary, Mr George Herbert Duck- worth. to Lady Margaret Herbert, daughter -of the late Earl of Carnarvon, at All Saints' I Clhurch, Dul-,drart-on, Somerset.

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Torpedo-Boat Sunk At Port Arthur. A Japanese torpedo boat has been sunk by a mine at Port Arthur, and a cruiser damaged. The latest telegrams from Man- churia confirm the statements as to the terrible character of the fighting at Liao-yang.

TORPEDO-BOAT SUNKI JAPANESE REVERSES AT PORT ARTHUR. I [Press Association Special Service.} I ST. PErrERSiBURG, Sunday. A telegram from Chi-fu of to-day'e date ssbys that the Novy Krai" reports that a Japa- nese torpedo-boat struck a mine on Septem- ber 3 and sunk. The Japanese cruiser Iteus- hima. struck a mine near Sakhe Bay, Hated, and caught fire. The cruiser, however, rigtht.ed herself, and stesmed away. BALTIC FLEET SAILS FOR THE I FAR EAST I [Press Association Special Service.] CBOiNSTAJyr, Sunday. The Baltic Fleet, under Rear-Admi-ral Bozndliesttvensky, sailed for the Far Baet at I j two o'clock this afternoon. ALEXEIEFF RESIGNS [Press Association Special Service.) I ST. PETERSBUiRG, Sunday. It is understood thaa Admiral Alexeieff has  placed his resignation as Viceroy of the Par I East in the bands of the CSsar. No decision on the subject has yet been taken. I

The Battle of Liao-yang MORE PEN PICTURES BY AN EYE- WITNESS. Graphic details of the fighting at and around Liao-yang continue to arrive. The special correspondent of the Press Associa- tion sends an excellent message, dated Liao- yang, September 4:- FIELD BALLOONS. I I The Russians used a field baJloon all day. LOSSES, 2,500 A DAY. When the battle closed at seven in the evening of August 30 the Russians remained masters of the position; their losses for the two days were over 5,000. WHAT SEVEN RUSSIANS DID. I Seven Russians were found in a gallery of one of the trenches who fought until they were surrounded. Battling with sandbags, these irreoonoilalbles killed one officer and wouiided another before surrendering. The dead at this point lay touching each other for a thousand feet, oovering the approaches to the fort. MODERN WARFARE. I In the valley under the Russian guns the air seemed as though filled with the how lings of a myriad wolves, as thousands of projec- tiles hurtled shrieking overhead, while the bursting shells in the area covered by the Japanese advance and the Russian infantry defence gave the impression of a continuous eruption several miles wide. AIM OF RUSSIAN GUNNERS. I It is estimated that a thousand Russian shells fell in the South Road Valley alone, where there was nothing to destroy but the Japanese Red Croes camp. STACKELBERG'S RETREAT. I On the night of August 31 General Stack el- berg with the First Army Corps was still facing Oku, but he had lost 3,000 men, and the general position of the Japanese was so menacing to the Russians that he-prepared to fall back. THE WILY CHINEE. I Having discovered General Stackelberg's withdrawal the previous night, the Chinese in the city on September 1 grew apprehensive, and began to make Japanese flags. The foreign shopkeepers sold their stocks in the streeta or endeavoured to load them on rail- Way trucks, but they were put to flight by the shells which burst over the station. AN INTERRUPTED LUNCH. I At noon I was lunching at the station, when the first Japanese shell struck the settlement. In fifteen minutes the troop and hospital trains and others crowded with traders and residents cleared out. A shell killed a cavalry horse under the nose of my horse as I was paesing the telegraph office. STAMPEDE FROM A RESTAURANT. I Shells burst over the post-office, the Red Cross tents, the station garden, the hospital, and also in the park under the ancient pagoda, where a crowd of people who had been refreshing themselves at a restaurant there, headed by the restaurant-keepers, fled helter-skelter, with panic-stricken officers, orderlies, and a horde of miscellaneous people seeking refuge behind the north wall of the city. EVERY OFFICER LOST. One Russian battalion lost every officer, and I a corporal took command. I MASTERY OF MANCHURIA. I The battle of Liao-yang is accepted here as determining the mastery of Manchuria. The Russians were fully equal in numerical strength to the Japanese. They had approxi- mately 180,000 men, and their artillery was superior in range and rapidity of fire to the Japanese. A RIFLED CITY. I Another correspondent says:— ] La-to at night the city fell. The Japanese had gained a. negative viotory. Their approach to Liao-yang was over fields sown with oorpaes and past gutted buildings. They entered a rifled city. The Russian retreat must have been orderly in the extreme, for nothing was left. Provisions and railway material had been taken away." BARRING GENERAL KUROKI'S MARCH [Central News Special Service.] PARIS, Sunday. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Tribuna" telegraphs that General Kuropat- kin, in order to arrest the onward march of General Kuroki, has sent against him General Meyerdorff with the first and seven- teenth army corps. Both corps are composed of troops newly arrived at the seat of war. THE ARMIES AT MUKDEN. !.?on _,U!; I MUKDEN, September 8. The rearguard of the Russian army, which has been under fire for the last week, has succeeded in bringing through most of the transport and guns. The Japanese are advancing along the railway, and General Knroki has taken up a position on the hill to the east of the town. RUSSIA'S PRAYER FOR AID [Press Association Special Servico.1 ST. PETERSBURG, Sunday. The Holy Synod has ordained that special prayers shall be offered up throughout the Empire on behalf of the Russian Army. JAPANESE DESPATCH. The following dispatch was received at the Japanese Legation in London from Tokio on Saturday night:— TOKIO, Saturday (10.15 p.m.). Marshal Oyama reports as follows:- "After the fighting on the 4th and the 5th, our right army occupied Yen-tai Colliery and Yu-men-tse Hill. The enexqx's main force is believed to have retired to the north of the Hun River. The natives say that the Russians sent by train over 10,000 killed and wounded. We buried over 3,000 Rus- sians. Before evacuation the enemy burned the magazines near the station, but we captured immense quantities of provi- sions and ammunition. On* Sunday night the following official message was issued:— Our total casualties in the Liao-yang battle since August 26 are estimated at 17,539, whereof the right Army sus- tained 4,866, the centre 4,992, and the left 7,681. [Press Association Special Service.] I ST. PETERSBURG, Saturday. The Emperor has received the following telegram of yesterday's date from General Kuropatkin: — No fighting has taken place in the sphere of operations, and the enemy showed no perceptible activity on the 8th and 9th inst. Heavy rains continue to fail, which do not permit of the roads drying or being repaired. [Central New. Special Service.] I ST. PETERSBURG, Saturday. General SakharofF in a dispatch to the General Staff under yesterday's date, says there has been no engagement with the enemy to-day. The rains and the state of the roads prevent any advance. [Central mows Special Service, I TOKIO, Sunday. The Japanese casualties in the fighting near Liao-yang since August 26 number 17,359. This total includes 136 officers killed and 464 wounded. The captures made by the Japanese include a quantity of shells. According to reports made by Russian pri- soners, the Russian casualties in the fight- ing after the retreat from Anshan-chan up to the fall of Liao-yang are over 25,000 killed and wounded. It is reported that General Mistchenko was killed in the fighting east of Liao-yang on September 3. JAPANESE ADVANCE DELAYED BY STORM ST. PETERSBURG, Saturday (Noon). A storm which is described as the worst of the war raged at Mukden on Thursday night. The troops sleeping in the open were in a lamentable state in the morning, the tents having afforded scant protection from the torrential rain. The tower parts of the country were flooded. The storm was followed by fine weather and a hot sun, which is beginning to dry up the roads. The correspondents ascribe the com- parative inactivity of the Japanese to the absence of roads over the mountains. The Japanese advance is stopped on the south as well as on the east, and the Rus- sian baggage trains have been proceeding unhampered since Wednesday. Ordinary camp life has set in at Mukden, and quiet prevails along the whole immense front. Although thousands of wounded have been sent north, the Red Cross staff in the neighbourhood of Mukden is still working day and night. Admiral Alexeieff has docoratwd four medical officers with the Cross of the Order of St. George for removing the wounded under fire. During the fighting in the outer entrench- ments at Liao-yang two of the medical officers themselves were wounded. The Russians burned all the villages near Liao-yang, not a head of cattle or sheep or a fowl being left behind by the retreating army. Chinese boats are- owmlaimt freely on the Liao Elver. THE SIEGE Of PORT ARTHURI [Preee Association Special gervlce.3 I CHI-FU, Sunday. General Nogi's next assault on Port Arthur will be directed chiefly against the Erlung- shan and Ki-wan-shan forts, which are the strongest on the north-east front. This in- formation is derived from an unquestion- able authority, who has just concluded a visit to the entire Japanese line around the fortress. The entire force surrounding Port Arthur numbers 80,000 fighting men. The Russians are now exclusively using powder which has evidently been manufac- tured in Port Arthur, the smoke of which enables the instant detection of the source of fire. With Erlung-shan and Ki-wan-shan cap- tured, the Japanese will practically control the entrance to Port Arthur along the railway and they contemplate assaulting other forts from the weaker side. They are prepared to lose heavily in taking the keys to the town. The fighting since August 31 has not been important. THE JAPANESE TRENCHES I DESTROYED ,< OHI-FTT, Sunday. On September 4 the Russians shelled the covered trenches in front of Pald-chwang and destroyed them. 15,000 JAPANESE LOST AT PORT ARTHUR LProse Association Special $Orvi"J I TSING-TAU (KIAO-CQ5AU), Saturday (6.0 p.m.). A Japajiese officer who passed through here to-day, en route for Tokio, says that the Japanese losses at Port Arthur during the last four days were very heavy, exceeding 15,000. He further reports that the Japanese killed and wounded at Liao-yang exceed 20,000. = 4 =

Tr-PLAl EAGJC DEATH I While following his occupation at Clayton Hn-fplate Works, Pontardulais, Mr. Edward Hauler, a. married man, 66 years of age, residing in Woodville-street, Tynybonau, mat his death under tragic circumstances. He was working at a mortar ma-chine, when the strap of the regulating wheel snapped, causing the ywheel to break in pieces. Hamer's head was smashed, and death must have been instan- taneous.

KILLED BY THE CAGE I I An inquest was held on Saturday at Ponty- cymmer into the death of a collier named Jenkin, who died from injuries received at the Ffaldau Collieries on Monday. A hitcher named Griffiths said that Jenkins was cross- ing the pit to give him assistance, when the cage alighted upon him. Mr. S. H. Stockwood was the coroner, and a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.

RAILWAY FATALITY NEAR CARDIGAN I On Saturday evening a carpenter, named James Edwards, residing at Cardigan, was killed on thtj railway near Cilgerran and shockingly mutilated. The deceased was working at Rhosgilwen, leaving at two o'clock with a fellow-workman. He appears to have stayed at Cilgerran, where his sister lives, until the evening, when he started along the railway for Cardigan, and was overtaken by a train at the first bridge. Surgical aid was at once sent for, but the man was in a hope- less condition. The injuries were: Fracture of the skull, fracture of both legs (one in two places), and one hand nearly off. The deceased leaves a widow and seven small children.

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THE TIBET TREA TYI HOW IT WAS SIGNED AT LHASA. LHASA, Sept. 8 (via Gyangtse, Friday). The Anglo-Tibetan treaty was formally signed to-day in the large hall in the Potala. On close inspection the Potala., like so many places in Lhasa, proved to be a. dingy struc- ture and in poor repair. We ascended a long flight of stone stairs, which were very much worn, entered a dark gateway, and passed through narrow unlighted passages into a large hall, which was lighted from above. The hall at one time, doubtless, was a blaze of gorgeous decoration. Symbolic pictures are painted on the walls, and the pillars are painted and oarved. Over the throne is a canopy of silk, on which dragons are worked, but the hangings are faded and in parts discoloured. The real note of colour was struck by the gorgeous robes of the Tibetan councillors. Before the formal proceedings were opened the Tibetans handed round refreshments, consisting of tea and dried fruits. The treaty was thereupon read aloud by an interpreter, after which the seals were affixed to the docu- ment by the councillors, the abbots of three monasteries, and the Amban. Colonel Young- husband then signed the treaty itself, which is written in English, Tibetan, and Chinese on one enormous sheet of paper. The Tibe- tans objected for superstitious reasons to signing any document consisting of more than one sheet. It had been arranged that during the pro- cess of signing a flashlight photograph should be taken of the scene. The flash caused some consternation among the monks. They were re-assured, however, by the laughter of the Nepaulese and Bhutanese, who are by way of being quite civilised. The Tibetans were extremely particular about the seals being properly flxed and in their right places. As there were five copies of the treaty to be signed and sealed, the process took a long time. The waiting apparently tried the patience of the monks, who at first had sat or stood silently in the deepest abstraction, j They now wandered about the hall smiling and laughing in the faces of the British officers, eating nuts and dried fruit and scattering shells and kernels on the floor. After the signing and sealing had been com- pleted, those present took their seats again. Colonel Younghuaband made a speech, in the course of which he declared that the British would not interfere witii the religious or internal affairs of Tibet, They only desired" the establishment of trade relations and the respectful treatment of British representatives and subjects. He hoped that peace would be permanent, but any infringement of the treaty would be severely punished. Finally, Colonel Young- husband announced the release of prisoners of wa.r.-Press Association Foreign Special. SIMLA, Saturday. The convention which has been signed at Lhasa causes much gratification here, and is entirely in accordance with the terms demanded by the Government. A good deal, however, remains to be done before the object for which the Mission proceeded to Tibet is fully attained, and the Government ia now in active communication with the Pe-king officials regarding the assent of China. The result of the Mission is regarded here as a brilliant succom.-Renter. The Secretary of State for India has received the following telegram, dated Satur- day, from the British Commissioner, Tibet:— "LHASA, September 7. "Convention in full signed to-day in Potala, in the presence of the Amban. Seals affixed were: 1. That of Dalai Lama, affixed by Acting Regent. 2. That of Council. 3. Those of three great monasteries 4. That of National Assembly. Amban will sign Adhesion Agreement when formal sanction arrives from Pe-king He eayB he personally has no objection to terms. "Perfect good temper was shown by the Tibetans during durbar, and at conclusion Shapes said treaty would be observed by whole people."

A BLOW TO INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION. MIDLAND IRON AND STEEL WAGES BOARD TO BE ABOLISHED. At a meeting at Wednesbury on Saturday of representatives of operative subscribers to the Midland Iron and Steel Wages Board, it was decided almost unanimously to give three months' notice to terminate the sliding- scale under which wages, have been regulated. The decision is a matter of grave importance to the iron and steel industries, and may have far-reaching results, affecting as it does some 20,000 men in Lancashire, South York- shire, Derbyshire, North Staffordshire, Shrop- shire, and East Worcestershire. The wacee board during the seventeen years it has been in existence has been a most valuable factor in the prevention of strikes. The discontent of the men is with the method of obtaining statistics by which, under the scale, wages are regulated.

MINERS' STOP-DAYS. 147 DURHAM MEN FINED AT SEA- HAM. At Seaha-m Harbour on Saturday 147 miners working at Murton Colliery were ordered to pay 5s. per day damages and costs for stop- ping the pit on three dates in August with- out notice. The men declared that they I would not pay.

SCOTTISH COLLIERY IN I DIFFICULTIES. Lord Stormonth-Darling had before him in the Bill Chamber in' the Court of Session, Edinburgh, an application for intimation and service of a. petition for the winding-up of the United Collieries (Limited) at the instance of certain preference shareholders. Counsel for the petitioners contended that the company was unable to pay its debta. The urgency of the matter lay in the fact that the directors had invited applications for debenture stock amounting to £ 135,000 on terms which would seriously prejudice his clients' position if carried through. An undertaking was given that the debenture stock would not be allotted until after the Court met on the 15th prox., when the case will be dealt with by the Second Division. The United Collieries was formed in 1898, and has a capital of two millions sterling. The company has been largely financed by Mr. Pisrpont Morgan, who has still a consider- able interest in it.

HOLBEIN SWIMS TWENTY MILES IN THE TRENT. Mr. Montagu Holbein, who started shortly before eleven o'clock on Saturday morning on a swim from Trent Bridge, Nottingham, to Newark, a distance of 234 miles, swam at a good rate between Haveringham and Hazle- ford. He reached Fiskerton at 5.50, the last few miles of this portion of the course being taken slowly. The swimmer had to leave the water, however, at Farndon Ferry, about three and a half miles from Newark, at ten minutes paat eight. He was thoroughly exhausted, and had to be helped into an hotel. Holbein attributes his failure to the low temperature of the wa.ter and the slack- ness of the stream.

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KILLED BY A BULL CARDIGAN CHILD'S SAD DEATH. The inquest on the body of Esther Evans, a child five years and eight months old, who was found dead in the farmyard of Tygwyn, Verwig, Cardigan, was held on Saturday, before Mr. J. H. Evans, coroner. The child was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evans, Tygwyn, and on Thursday was seen at the gate of the farmyard watching the herd of fourteen cows and a bull. The cows went to their sheds and the bull to a smaller shed in the opposite direction near the child. The herd were driven by the mother of the deceased and a servant boy, and after the animals were driven in the child was found dead on the ground, with a punctured wound in the outer left ear and an incised wound inside, the blood being coagulated on the ear and cheek.-The Coroner, in his remarks, spoke strongly on the practice of farmers of the district of sending their young children to fetch in the cattle, and on this occasion, although it had been stated the bull was docile, evidence had been given to show he pawed and bellowed.—A verdict was returned that the child's death was attributable to the bull accidentally throwing his head and striking the child on the ear.

A CARDIFF LABOURER'S MISFORTUNE. Philip Thomas, aged nineteen years, of Adamsdown-square, Cardiff, was admitted to Cardiff Infirmary on Saturday suffering from severe injuries sustained owing to a fall of coal at a Llanbradach pit, where he was employed as a labourer. His toes were badly crushed, his nose broken, and he received cuts and bruises all over the body. The injuries, although they will prove to be dis- figuring and crippling are not deemed to be dangerous. Hhe was, however, detained in the institution.

I ACCIDENTATSENGHENYDD David Thomas, employed ae an overman at the Universal Colliery, Senghenydd. met with a serious accident while working ea.rly on Saturday. He was taken to Cardiff Infir. mary, where he was detained. He is suffer- ing from a fractured thigh.

PLUCKY CONDUCT OF A RHONDDA CURATE Whilst bathing below the Tors Walk at Ilfracombe Mr. Fred. Walker, a visitor from Bristol, got out of his depth and was in danger of drowning, when another visitor, the Rev. D. H. Evans, St. Peter's, Rhondda Valley, who was bathing near by, went to the drowning man's assistance, and sue- ceeded in bringing him to shore. The inci- dent was witnessed by a large crowd, who cheered the clergyman for his plucky conduct.

THE NEW RUSSIAN MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR.  -qviatol-lk Mir.ky, the new R..i., MuiSnfis^ter r of the Interior interviewed by the correspondent of the "Echo de Paris" at St Perersburg, IS POrted to have stated that be had n7 inVlnn Of any change into the home policy* ch?,e tafUSS insPiring his acts with a tme and broad liberalism without, however, attacking the established order of wings He would avoid Parliamentarigm> to whi^ in his dated he^f'w^ Britain accom™°- the Jews, the IMnce^nt ^t fAthTded given absolute libertv they ■ rapidly  iin;?rta. S ?SS time, his attitude towards them WOUld be one of great goodwill.-uter.

I SERIOUS FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS. A band of Arnanta living n?r the River Zeta a?cked in large numb- „  Montenegrins who were peacefnllv • their occupations, killing One and wounding two. Some Montenegrins Who were working near hy «« to th« too oT'S.r remote and feht eBBUed, »hich tateTSi day. Six -MontenegTins were wounded, two mortally. The Arnauts lo^VHS, one wounded. The Nizama had seven wounded, including Adjutant-maior Tbrabfm Effendi, and one killed. Troops have been ?0111 two districts **tore order- Reuter.

CARDIFF YACHTIRACE. The twelfth race of this sea?? in connec- tion with the O&rdiS SMim??? „„„„„„ on Saturday for five pri pre?n?? ?? of the vic?pr<MHdeBt& The  the Outer Wra?+ Buoy ?  to Hook Buoy and Wrach, twice round. Niobe (Mr. F. Martin) a?san? the 1«^55  she maintained, followed by SeaA f OoQ?tt? w? third, Lotus Bird fourth, a..?nd Lassie fifth. The next race takes place on   will be the fourth for a  MDted by Mr. STSTcS %?r?' ?two wins to her credit ?????   be from the Oardiff Pier-head at two p.m. YAOHT RAOE AT PENARTB" A race for yachts of the ¡n;¡to dass took place on S&turday aftemoo^^p2n fIfu8 There were five competitors, T?  ?y from a m?rk ? thechib-ho??? PenaxtK Head, np the Ely River, and back^T of six miles each way. The yachts drift^ «e the ri?r, the Gnat (sailed by Mr fl cnavtf^P) being first to round the rthhe;I?,st  Wns the only boat rfg? if,.i. hed, the others anchoring in '??uaT?." ?  ™Ba.rS?p'?3. — for ? >*» aSS, by ? W- Harry, P.Y.C.

BOARDS OF GUARDIANS. CARDIFF. NEW POST FOR DB. A. B. TIMMS. At the weekly meeting of the Car- diff Board of GUARDNS o? S??bar.' MMr? 0- H. Jones (chai?? nresidine the committee appointed for the n?' pose reported that they had ex?am?! the applic?tions-nineteen in num?bere? men and seven women-for ?tth?ea?Sr??? of dent medico officer at the workhous?e' The committee selected the namj ^^f Ithrr^ gentlemen, of whom one on^ namely, Dr. A. B. Timms, L.R.c p ??'?' a?stanthonse surgeon at Cardiff TnfiVm ™ The Rev. J. R. Buckley Pro^f/* Timms be appointed, and ?r.F'j B?v? in seconding, expressed the belief that whS they had lost a very good offlcer' land Lee (resigned), they wo?ld And a 0Caa,,pniitfca.nll successor in Dr. Timms. The election was unanimous, and Dr. Timms expressed thanks.

LLANELLY BRASS BAND CONTEST. A brass band contest was held at T.ionaii^ on Saturday, fourteen bands en<SS Awards:- Class "A" Competion—lst, Cwmtawf C.Pl??. 2nd, Tycroes (.M); 3rd?ther<? B?d (?4)"' ¥archin contest: Cwmtawe. Class B.Ist, Llandilo ( £ g); Ystrad,, gynlais ( £ 5); 3rd, Brynamman (43). The marching competition was won by Ystradgynlais. R^?hdaSjndiCat0r w? Mr. Albert Whipp, RochdaJe.

CHORAL COMPETITION AT MUMBLES. I A choral competition for a prize of E20 and a gold medal took place on the Mumbles Pier on Saturday afternoon. Twelve choirs entered and eight competed, the test piece beine "O Father, Whose Almighty Word." The follow. ing were the competing choirs :-JTreboeth Gorseinon, Philadelphia (Hafod, SwanseQ, Ammanford, Fabian's Bay, Moriah (LlanelIy). Libanus (Treherbert), and Tynewycid. The prize was awarded by Mr. William Thomas (Treorky), the adjudicator, to the T,eboeth Choir (Swansea).

AMMANFORD HOItSE. SHOW. I The fourteenth annual show at Ammanford I vtas held on the Cricket Field on Saturday. Rain clouds threatened to interfere until mid-day, but no rain fell, and a record crowd turned into the field. The judges were:- Messrs. D. Rees, Ferndale; Robert Edwards West Derby; president, Lord Dynevor; chair- man of committee, Mr. W. N. Jones, Dyffryn; secretary, Mr. D. V. Davies, The Park. A list of the awards will appear to-morow (Tuee. day).

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IWARWICK MEETING,I Starters and Selections WARWICK, Monday Morning. The final meeting for the present year took place at Muswell Hill on Saturday, and was favoured with weather of a plea- sant character; consequently, it was not surprising to find the attendance a capital one. Fields ruled good, and an interest- ing afternoon's sport was witnessed. For the September Handicap all the acceptors but Vincula went to the post. Flower Seller, second to Loch Ryan at Hurst Park, was installed an even money chance, and won easily by four lengths from Pam. Sonnetto, who won the Moderate Plate, which terminated the meeting, was objected to for crossing, but, owing to the stewards having left, the protest will not be heard until Friday next at Windsor. To-day at Warwick good entries have been secured, and the arrival list is a large one. Without analysing any of the events, I append the following fancies:— Arden Plate—MOUNT PROSPECT'S PRIDE. Kenilworth Maiden—MOLLY CLARKE County Selling—DESPAIRING LOVE. Charlecote Handicap—MINIUS. Warwick Handicap—SUN BONNET. Castle Plate—CAPRESI.

I PROBABLE STARTERS FOR TO-DAY'S RACES. Arden Plate.—All ready. Kenilworth Maiden.—Patronage colt, Slip Up, Latona, Silver Gate, Sister Lillia, Reprieve, Molly Clarke, Raven's Pride, Simonella, and Transfer. County Selling.-Buzz, Bensavia, Lord Cork, Emberton, Ketel, Culsalmond, Paint Box, Ayrshire Lassie, Remindful, Lady Laveno, Reminded, Dairymaid, and Spanish Beauty. Charleoote Plate.-Poppits, Raleigh, Bonanza, Bridle Road, Va Ve, Ericstane, Chilmark, Marozzo, Sakubona, Minius, and Plate. Warwick Handicap.—Maissie II., Sun Bonnet, Imari, Saroth, Royal Berry, Lady Yatesbury, Ormelia, and St. Noel. Castle Plate. —Phylloxera, Capresi, Happy Slave, and Clonque.

"EVENING EXPRESS" FINALS WARWICK MEETING. 2. 0.—CABMAN. 2.30 —SISTER LILIA. 3. O.-BUZZ, 3.30.-MINIUS. 4. O.-SUN BONNET. 4.30.—CAPRESI.

NEWMARKET NOTES. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) NEWMARKET, Monday. WARWICK MEETING. SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY. Arden Plate THE PAGAN cr CHALICE COLT. Kenilworth Plate—MOLLY CLARKE or RA YEWS PRIDE. County Plate-CULSALMOND cr LADY LAVENO. Charlecote Plate MAROZZO or MINIUS. Warwick Handicap—IMARI or SUN BONNET. Castle Plate-CAPRESI or LUCAIN.

I TIPS FOR TO-DAY. I BIRMINGHAM POST. Arden Plate—Mount Prospect's Pride Kenilworth Plate-Molly Clarke. County Selling Nursery—Despairing Love. Cha-rlecote Narsery-Chilmark Warwick Handicap—Sun Bonnet. Castle Plate—Capresi. SPORTING CHRONICLE ("Kettledrum ") Arden Plate—Mount Prospect's Pride. Kenilworth T.Y.O. Plate-Ra.ven'jJ Pride. County Selling NurserY.-Buzz; if ubiaent, Çlement's selected. Charlecote Handica-p-Chilmork "Wa.rwick Handicap—Sun Bonnet. Castle Plate—Capresi.* SPORTIN GCgRQNICLE (Travelling Corre- spondent.) Arden Plate-Morris Dancer. Kenilworth Plate—Molly Clarke-* Coanty Nursery-IM-d Cork. Charlecote Nursery—Chilmark. Warwick Handicap-Thunderbolt. Castle Platc-Calresi. SPORTING CHRONICLE (Newmarket Corre- spondent.) Kenilworth Pla.te-Raven's Pride. County Selling Nursery-.Ciikallaond. Oastle Plste-I)ark Lantern. Wiarwick Randicap-Imari. Castle Plare-Dark Lantern. DAILY lUIL. Arden Kenilworth Plote-Tom Boyoe.* County Selling Nursery—Reminded. Charlecote Plate—Sakubona. Warwick Handicap—Thunderbolt. Castle Plate-Phylloxera. DAILY EXPRESS. Arden Plate-Mo,rriii Banoer. Kenilworth Plate—Simonetta filly. County Selling Nursery—Buzz (naip) Charleoote Nureery^Sun Bonnet. Oa.stle Plate—Capresi (in absence Ypeilanti). MORNING LEADER. Arden Plate—Mount Prospect's Pride. Kenilworth Plat-e-Afolly Clarke. County NurserY-Reminded. Charlecote Handica,-Bonanza. Wa.rwick Handicap—Thunderbolt.* Ctaetle Plate—Capresi. WESTERN MAM. Arden Pl¡a,te- The Pagan. Kenilworth Plate-Moliy Clark. County Nnrsery-Buzz, Charleoote Handicap—Ericstane. Warwick Handicap-Imari. Castle Platt-Capresi. MORNING ADVERTISER. Arden Plate-Morris Dancer. Kenilworth Plate—Sister Lilia. Cousnty Nursery-Dairymaid. Charlecote HandicalJ-Rayleigh. Warwick Hlandi £ ap-Swooper. Oaetle Plate—Dark Lantern. SPECIALS. I SPORTING TIMES. Warwick Handicap—Rightful or Swooper. CafAle Plate-Ypsilanti. DIAMOND SPECIAL. Kenilworth Pla.t-e-Molly Clarke. Charlecote Handica,p-Va Ve. Warwick Handicap—Swooper. CastJe Plate—Ypsilanti. SPORTING LUCK. County Nursery—Scotch Mixture. Charleoot.e Randica-p-Va Ve. Warwick Handicap-Sun Bonnet. SPORTING WORLD. Kenilworth PlateSister Lilia. Cha-rlecote Handic-ap-Va Ve. Warwick Handicap—Thunderbolt. Castle Plate-Ypsilanti. RACING WORLD. Kenilworth Plate-She Fox. County Nursery-St. Donatt's filly. Charlecote Handioap-Marozzo. Warwick Handicap—Imari. Castle Plate-Therese II. filly. JOCKEY WEEKLY. Kenilworth Plate-Tom Boyce. County Nursery-Scotch Mixture. Charlecote Handicap—Poppits. Warwick Hand i -ap-Thunderbol t or St. Noel Castle Plate—Ypsilanti. RACEHORSE. Kenilworth Plat-A-folly Clarke. County Nursery—Emberton. Charlecote Handicap—Bonanza. Warwick Handicap—Thunderbolt. Castle Plate—Ypsilanti. MIDDLEHAM OPINION. Kenilworth Plate-Tom Boyce. W&rwiok Handicap—Thunderbolt. CMtIa Pla.t6-Y i.. CFLELTM-K'S GUIDE. Kenilworth Platc-AmpbLimome. County Nursery—Maypole. Waxwick Handicap-Masie H. CUStle Plate—Capresi.

WARWICK MEETING. I TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. I 2rv—The ARDEN ALL-AGED PLATE of ?'? 10? sovs; for two year olds and up- wards; mares and geldings allowed 51b. Six furlongs. ys Mr J G Mosenthal's Chalice co!t 2 Mr W Parrish's Morris Dancer 5 Mr W G Stevens's Creek of Dav 3 Sir E Paget's Singaway 2 Mr Cunliffe's Mouit Prospect's Pride 4 Mr C T Elsey's DoH Keene 3 Mr G Miller's Cabman 3 Mr M Griffith's Angel Court 5 Mr W Baker's Simon the Diver 4 Lord Howard de Walden's The Pagan. — 4 Mr A Polebampton's Viviane 3 Mr A L Wilson's Battels 5 Mr Thornton's Red Light. a ALL HAVE ARRIVED. 2 OA—The KENILWORTH MAIDEN TWO 2." YEAR OLD PLATE of 106 sovs; colts 9st, fillies and geldings Set 111b; winners extra. Five furlongs. ertlb Mr A Heath's c by St. Angelo-Patronage Tyler, Jun. 8 11 Mr C A Smirth-Eyland's c by Grey Leg—La— tona H. Private 9 0 Mr J F Appleyard's Silver Gate .Private 8 11 Mr ii W Cox's Sister Lilia East 8 12 Mr J S Curtie's Reprieve III. Whitfield 8 11 Lord Derby's Molly Clark Mr G Lambton 8 11 Lord Howard de Walden's Raven's Pride Beatty- 8 11 Sir Ernest Paget's Transfer J Chandler 8 11 THE ABOVE HAVE ARRIVED. Mr H Bamako's Slip Up .Morion 9 0 Capt Phelps's The Prince Sentence 9 0 Duke of Portland's Tom Boyce Porter 9 0 Mr H E Randall's Captain Pott Sadler, jun. 9 0 Mr A Waltere's c by Soliman-Lady Gtmdrede Walters, jun. 9 0 Capt F Cookson's Amphinome J Chandler 8 11 Mr J G Elsey's Astonishment W Elsey 8 11 Mr Fairie's Cypress Beatty 8 11 Mr J Rogers's Ketel Owner 8 11 Mr J W Larnach's f by Jeddah-SimonelIa. Marsh 8 11 Mr J Masker's Bright Magenta Gilbert 8 11 Mr H Peel's Fleuve d'Or .Go!!well 8 11 Lord Penrhyn's The Fox 8 il 3 Ü-The COUNTY SELLING NURSERY • v/ HANDICAP of 100 SOTS; winners extra. Five furlongs. Mr CuOibsrt Wilkinson's Buzz .u.Mr Gilpin 8 11 Mr J S Curtis's Bensavia Whitfield 8 10 Mr J Henn's Paint Box IWik 8 5 Mr James East's I by Eager—Ayrshire Lassie Owner 8 2 Mr G Miller s M, iss Flora Owner 8 1 Mr G Miner's Dairymaid ONmer 7 13 Mr Nichols's f by Favoro—Spanish Beauty Russell 7 10 THE ABOVE HAVE ARRIVED. 5t Ib Mr J F Hamcfa f by Sir H?o-BK .Owner Is *0 Mr S H Darling's f by Turporley-The Rouien Owner 8 11 Mr R J Hannam's Scotch Mixture W Elsev 8 10 Mr R Shutt's The Shah .Mr Miller 8 9 Sir Ernest Paget's Lord Cork _.J Chandler 8 9 Mr S Hill-Wood's Emberton -Clamentii 8 9 Mr S Hill-Wood's Royal Mint Clements 8 8 Mr W ??'s DespMring Love .Cr&ddock 8 7 Mr F Lusoombe's Morna Waueh 8 7 Mr S Hill-Wood'e Silgrave ???J..C!e?ne? ? 7 Mr J Rogers's Ketel .Owner 8 7 Mr R Manh's Culsalmond .Ownar B 6 Mr C Lawman's Maypole 13&t,84 Mr W Parrish's Remindful .Rooney 8 4 Mr W G Johnstone's g by Maximo—Loveiette Private 8 4 Mr M Solomon's Craggy Mames 8 4 Mr H E Randall's Lady Laveno Sadler, iim. 8 2 Mr W G Stevens's f by Knight of Malta—Our Sarah. Owiber 8 2 Mr J S Cotton-Fox's Lady Berzak Braime 8 1 Mr S Loates's Reminded Owner 8 1 Mr W A Jarvis's f by Cyllene-St. Dona.tts Owner 8 0 Duke of Port and a f by St. Frutiquin-Ethel Agnes Porter 7 13  OA—The CHARLECOTE HANDICAP 3.3 PLATE of 103 sovs; winners extra. One mile. ys st lb Sir R WaJdie Grimm's Akbar B Sherwood ??? Mr J H Marshall's Poppits .Clements 6 812 Mr F F Cartwright 's Rayleigh ..Leader, jun. 5 8 11 Mr J Best's Bonanza .H Darling 4 8 7 Mr F R Hunt's Bridle Road .0wner 38 5 i Mr A W Fox's V* Ye W Elsey 3 8 2 Mr J F Hallick's Ericstane Owner4713 Mr W Low's Chilmark, by Childwick-Ha.U MiLrk57 9 Lord il. de Walden's Marozzo ..Beatty 3 7 9 Mr Beade's Dovekie .BOOinson 3 1 8 Mr J S CiutWo Sakijbona Whitfield 376 Lord Howard de Walden's Lamos.Beatty 3 7 0 Mr Taylor Sharpe's Minius Gurry 3 6 12 Mr G Miller's Plato Owner 3 6 12 0-The WARWICK HANDICAP PLATE 4. of 300 sova; winners extra? One mile and three furlongs. ysst lb Mr A P Cunliffe's Lord Roaemore .Fallon 4 9 4 Mr J Musker's McYardley .0tlbert 6 811 Mr E H Polebampton's Thunderbolt Bates 4 8 11 Mr S Hill-Wood's Maisie IL .Clements a 8 3 Mr J F Hallick's Sun Bonnet Owner a 8 1 Mr T Coms's Rightful H Chandler 5 8 0 Mr W Lore Imari Pickering 3 7 6 Mr W H Wilson's Saroth W Elsey 4 7 4 Lord Coventry's Royal Berry ..Capt Coventry 4 7 2 Sir B Waldie Griffith's Vincula ..R Sherwood 370 Mr S H Darling's Lady Yatesbmy, by John Morgan—Cinder .0wner 3 6 10 Mr F C G Memzies's OrmeHa .Robinson 368 Mr de Wend-Fenton's Euskaro _Robinson a 6 8 Mr Joseph. Tyler's Saint Noel -.Tyler, jun. a 6 7 OA—The CASTLE PLATE of 103 BOW; -i:.?? for three-ye&r?Id& and upwards; marea and geldings allowed 31b. One mile and a quarter. *? Ib Mr A P Cunliffe's Ypsilanti .Fallon 67 Mr A Walton's 3Ca,,?,th .?.? W Grey 5 811 Mr W M G Singer's Phylloxera .A Taylor 5 8 8 Mr J C Dyer's Commas. p Chaloner 5 8 8 Mr E A Wigm's Caprosl Fallon a 8 8 Mr C F EIBen Luesin W Elsey 3 8 3 Mr F R Fry's Gallant Blue 3 8 3 Mr H I Higham's Royal George Ruaneii 681 Mr F R Hunt's Beaulieu .H_ûWDer 3 8 1 Mr G Belt's Hercules .Lowe 6 8 1 Lord Penrhyn's Percussion Enoch 3 8 1 Mr T W Pratt's Sea Gat _CuaezL5g0 Mr H Slc-ath Skei tea's Happy Slave Mr Peebles 5 7 12 Mr Murray Griffith's Clonque Platt5712 Lord Elleemere's Dark Lantern J Dawson 4 7 12 Mr Herbert Musker's Forest Flower..Gilbert 4 7 12 Mr S Evershed's Mischievous, by tin.ging Nettle—May Mischief T Sherwood 3 7 4 Mr J Best's Flower Girl .H Darling 3 7 4 Sir R Waldie Griffith's f by Isinglass— Therese II. R Sherwood 3 7 4 ARRIVALS. Ayrshire Lassie filly, Angel Court. Battels, Bensavia, Buzz, Cabman, Capresi, Chalice colt, Creek of Day, Dairymaid, Dark Lantern, Doll Keene, Ericstane, Gallant Blue, Gilbert Orme, Imari, Lucaic, Latona II. colt. Miss Flora, Molly Clark, Marrozzo, Morris Dancer, Mount Prospect's Pride, The Pagan, Paintbox, Phylloxera, Patronage coit, Raven's Pride, Red Light, Reprieve III., Simon the Diver, Separation, Sun Bonnet, Silver Gate, Sister Lilian, Singaway, Swooper, Spanish Beauty filly, Sakubona, Song Thrush, Saroth, Transfer, Viviane, and Vale.

SATURDAY'S LONDON BETTTNG. I Rondeau was well backed for the Cesarewitch, first at 100 to 7, and then at 100 to 8, the latter price being obtainable with difficulty. The market was, however, rather weak, Alexandra Park and the Jewish New Year's Day accounting for thie in a great measure. Others inquired for were Saltpetre, Dean Swift, and Hands Down. Prices- CESAREWITCH STAKES. 100 to itagst Rondeau 100 to 7 Saltpetre 100 to 7 — Dean Swift 100 to 6 Hands DOWU 100 to 6 Way Wolf 20 to 1 Catgut 100 to 3 — St. Kitta. 40 to 1 — Lapsang t 40 to I L'Aiglon t CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 100 to 6 agst Wild Oats 25 to I Del&uu&y t,

OFFICIAL STARTING PRICES. As published in the "Raciag Calendar" and the "SpottBlnaD. ALEXANDRA PARK MEETING. Juvenile Plate (11).—St. Hilary, 5 to 1 agst. Finsbury Handicap (ID.-Haut en Bas, 11 to 2 v4pL September Handicap (7).-Flower Seller, Evens on. Autumn Selling (5).—Kitty Tar, 6 to 4 agst. Maiden Plate (11).—Jongleuse, Evens on. Moderate Plate (6).-sonnetta.. 5 to 4 agst.

THE OBJECTION TO SONNETTA Lands Lurgan and Ebury, two of the acting stewards at Alexandra Park, having taken their departure before the proceedings terminated on Saturday, Mr. Francis Lusoombe, the regaining steward, arranged for the matter in dispute to be investigated at Windsor on Friday next. Very naturally, the decision gave rise to considerable grumbling on the part of both backers and layers, and we believe that it will cause Trigg to forfeit several riding engagements at Ayr on Friday next. Curiously enough, it was in connection with the Moderate Plate last year that the Postman's Knock fiasco occurred.

r SPORT OF THE DAY I Vola.r, whose leg had given a great deal of trouble lately, has been destroyed. Torchlight, by Bed Prince II., dam by Torpedo, ha- --en sold to Signor C, FaJWbri to go to It-iy. Heapy as a. jockey hae beaten all records in Belgium. He has ridden 105 winners this season, and the stable he rides for has won over Z14,000 in stakes. Mr. J. B. Joel has had no reply for the suggestion that he was willing to make a match with Sundridge at weight-for-age against Delaunay over five furlongs. The starting price of Kendal Princess in the Corporation Plate at Doncaeter on Thursday was 10 to 1 against. She ran third, it will be remembered, to Norhaan and Julia Wolf respectively. Before leaving the Doncaster stand on Friday the King sent for Alderman Bright- more—to whom when Mayor he had pre- sented a handsome pin-and express his perfect satisfaction with the arrangements made for his comfort. A story is going round that, a. certain race- course detective received instructions to be on the look-out for a notorious sharper, portraits of whom in six positions were sent. Before the day was over he had telegraphed to his chief to the effect that he had arrested five, and hoped to be able to report the capture of the sixth shortly. The close affection between Pretty Polly and the hack that never leaves her, except- ling when the wonderful mare races or does her work, reads almost lake fiction, but per- haps an even more striking little story is ,told by Mr. Miles I'Anson oonearning the sagacity of a. brood m.a.re named Heather. Her breeder has a. companion matron named Charlotte, who is totally blind, and when a stable or gatfe has to be passed she shoulders her blind friend to it, then backs to allow her to enter without injury. The two successes of Pretty Polly at Don- caster, which credited Major Eustace Lodger with X-5,710, have enabled the owner of the unbeaten filly to take his place at the head of he list of winning owners, his aggregate winnings now amounting to £18,930, this being EI66 in excess of the £ 18,314 won by Sir James Miller. As St. Amant ran so badly in the St. Ledger, the Jockey Club Stakes looks almost at the mercy of Rock Sand. Success in this race will credit Sir James Miller with £ 7,185, and this will enable him to finish up at the head of the list at the end of the season, as Pretty Polly's remaining engage- ments are not so valuable.

MR. JAMES LOWTHER DEAD The death occurred this morning of Mr. James Lowther, at his residence, Wilton Oaetle, Bedca-r. Mr. Lowther had represented the Thanet Division of Kent since 1888. He was born in 1840. educated at Westminster, School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was called to the bar in 1864, and was elected M.P. for York in 1865, which constituency he represented nirtil "1880. He was subsequently the member for North Lincolnshire. He suc- cessively held the appointments of Admi- ralty Commissioner of the Tees Conservancy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor-Law Board, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, 1874-78, and Chief Secretary for Ireland 1878-80. He shonld not be mistaken for the Right Hon. J. W. Lowther, Deputy Speaker.

NEW IND USTRYFOR CARDIFF We understand that the scheme for the erection of a new coal washery at the Cardiff Docks, referred to by us recently, is of much more ambitious proportions than was origi- nally thought. It is contemplated that the manufacture of patent fuel and briquettes will be undertaken on a large scale, and the plant to be erected will be on an improved design, which will enable the company to overcome many of the present difficulties in connection with the manufacture of com- pressed fuel, and at the same time consider- ably reduce the cost of the operation. The idea of using washed small coal in fuel- making is not in itself a new idea, and we understand that the Crown Preserved Coal Company erected a coal washery at the Car- diff Docks some twenty years ago. The cost of water and difficulties of drying the washed coal have, however, caused the company to prefer other methods of cleaning the small coal. The syndicate who have the new scheme in hand, however, is composed of practical men, who have at command the advice of the greatest experts of the day, and they are sparing no effort to make the scheme a success both practically and financially. Although the matter is as yet in an initial stage, we may, perhaps, quote as examples of the thoroughness of the manner in which the promoters are working that full plans of the proposed works have been prepared, and every cost incident to manufacture carefully ascertained down to the cost of the water for washing given quantities of coal. As already stated, the site suggested is one situated between the new dock works and the Roath Dock, which will give reaxly access to both docks. Of course, such a scheme cannot be brought to fruition in the course of a short period, and, probably, the com- pany will not be ready to commence business until the new dock is completed.

LOCAL AMUSEMENTS. THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF. mere is to Be a aouni Din at the Theatre RoyaJ, Cardiff, this week. Mr. W. S. Gilbert's latest success, "The Fairy's Dilemma," will be produced. Mr. C. V. France, an old "retainer of Mr. Bourchier, and Miss Elsie Cook are in the cast. The piece is preceded by a new comic play, entitled The Conver- sion of Nat Sturge." KING'S THEATRE, CARDIFF. I Mr. Bateman offers every inducement to the Cardiff public to visit the King's Theatre this week. "Honour Thy Father," a four- act drama, will be performed. Tho cast includes Mr. T. W. Evelyn and Miss Flora Leslie, who take the leading roles.. THE EMPIRES. CARDIFF. On looking at the bill for the coming week at the Cardiff hall one can only say that it is excellent. The inimitable Fred Karno'g Company, in their pantomimical absurdity, Mumming Birds." is included. Max Renard, with his dogs; Alexander "the great," with hia bicycle, and the Mackweys on the wire, show that the programme does not lack variety. Besides, there is Boyd and Gilfain, Martin Conway, as amusing as ever, and Lilian Lowe. Florrie Gallimore, and Fanny: Erris, all excellent "turns." NEWPORT. Fritz, the deceiver, with his many clever illusions, visits Newport this week. The M'Naughtons, who are about the smartest cross-talkers on the English music-halls, are also to be seen. T. W. Hall, Alice Lloyd, Bijou Russell, Marie Weston, Roburtus and Wilfredo, Zanfretta and Napio, i A. Wilson, and the British Quartette (whose turn should not be missed) all go to make a pleasing bill of fare.

TEACHING OF WELSH. I APATHY OF SCHOOLMASTERS AT CARDIFF. A meeting of the executive committee of the Welsh Sunda-y School Union was held at Pem- broke-terrace schoolroom on Saturday even- ing, Mr. Edward Thomas ("Idriswyn") in the chaar.-It was decided to take steps to co-operate with the Welsh Language Society in ar-ranging a. meeting under the auspices of that society. To wipe off the debt of the Union a concert wae decided upon, the pro- gramme to be exclusively Welsh. Some time ago printed forms were distri- buted in all the Welsh chapels, which parents were asked to fill up, with the request to the headmasters of the Intermediate and Higher Grande Schools in Cardiff that their children should be taught Welsh at these schools. It transpired that only one of these forma was filled up and sent in, and a resolution was passed urging the parents to fill up the forms as soon as poseible, and send them in. The members of the committee were agreed tha.t the head teachers of Cardiff showed consider- able apathy towards the teaching of Welsh in the schools, and it was determined to petition the new educational authority for Cardiff to the effect that the Welsh language as a subject be given the same place and import- ance in the curriculum of the schools as other suhjecte. The teaching of Welsh in the Welsh Sunday schools of Cardiff was also discussed at length, and a resolution was passed that a letter be sent to each Welsh church in the town urging upon the ministers and deacons to have nothing but Welsh taught to the scholars.

WELSH LOCAL GOVERNMENT. After opening a new pier and promenade at Menai Bridge on Saturday, Mr. Lloyd- George, M.,P., delivered a speech, in which he complained of the fact that of the X141,000 which the enterprise ha-d cost, no lesa than £ 2,500 was spent in Parliamentary costs in connection with the promotion of the Bill. The council was compelled to ask Parliament to sanction a thing which ought to have been almost obligatory. Such small matters could be easily dealt with at home, and as business men it was their duty to see that local matters should be settled in a more efficient manner.

KING'S COLLEGE APPOINTMENT. The vicar of Leyton, the Rev. T. J. Inskip, has been appointed by the Council of King's College, London, to the chair of Pastoral Theology. Mr. Inskip is' son of Mr. James Inskip, a well-known Bristol solicitor and formerly chairman of the Taff Vale Railway Company.

GLOVE CONTESTS AT NEATH. At Tom Taylor's saloon, Neath, on Saturday night a ten-round contest for a purse was fought by Dave Peters and Ted Platford, of Birmingham- There was a crowded house. Peters had the advantage of age and reach, and he was the winner on points. H Professor Cullis's saloon, Jim Driscoll met Dai Morgan, of Swansea, in an eight- round contest. Driscoll was by far the better man, and knocked his opponent out in the third round. This was followed by a i similar contest between Harry Thomas, of Neath, and Dai Thomas, of Swansea. In Round 1 Harry had the better of matters, but Round 2 was the Swansea youth's. In Round 3. however, Harry Thomas cornered his oppo- nent, and with a quick succession of face and l body blows, sent him to the boards, where he was counted out. To.-night (Monday) Jim Driscoll and Kid Davies meet at Professor Oullis's saloon in a fifteen-round contest for L .pu.r8e of £ 20, J

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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. ICE. ICE. ICE^ An ABTTinJANT SUPPLY on Hasd at TRESILMAN-TERRACE. CA-RDLFg. SHAFTESBURY-STRÊET. NEWPO&T No. 2 DOCK, BARHf. DOCK, OLD MILFORD. PBXCX THE SAME AS IN MXD-WTBWL Telegrams: "lee," Cardiff. Do. Barry. Do. Newport. Do. MiUord flavon. IJARDIFF pURE ICE AND QOLZI STORAGE C-40. (LTD.), ef4 NJEALB aad WEft. Namagac THE Blaenllechan and Rhondda Fach F  i, ,-h Prize Dra wmg -946. 9153, 3182. 9635, 2003. 11029, 876. 381. 9522, 97. 10716, 3192. 8'64, 3076, 9755, 3747, 10970. 610, 1321, 2270, 11835. 1956, 1607 47, 1613, 3521. 9042. 8468. 3590, 4255. 118TS 1S39. 10413, 3727, 10060, 1313, 9041, 4111, 4509, 667. 17A 9051. 1613. 10060, 11858, 8474, 10%1, 4391, 11047, 456, 1453.. 287, 11697. L e300a!2 SUPERIOR Apartments for festival Week or pet: k.y m.aaeacy; ujt crtmtleman.—13. Colum-ro:d. eal7 10 to £ 5,000, interest 4s. in £ .-Manager, 70, PLy- mouth-gro> c. Manchester el6a WAITED, Solicitor's Junior Clerk at once; short- V V hand, typewriter.—Apply Messrs. Xepbitt Soli- citors, Abergavenny. el349 WANTED, next term, Student's Go_r: Wxmr T f in retara ?M- sMncfS.-?.ppj;- P:ymcuth-r(?(L PenMth. cl348 WANTED, a good Housemaid-Waitress for a conntry W hotel; good wages.-Apply M 54, Evemat Exprass, Cardiff. C1340 COMFORTABLE Doubled Bedroom; sirit. two frio-nrtg business; terms 10w.-35, Clare-street, Biversitle. ALL Pure Wool Yorkshire Blankets, fori j warmth and wear—M«dium p-ze. 6ft. 5ft, 4in., for single beds, 10s. j-er pair; Frill size. 711. 10im by 6ft. 4in., for douoie beds, 15s. M.; guaranteed all wool, and will last a lifetime; cannot be surpassed at twice the price; buying direct from thop :1,kers Y<Mi save at least two profits; caih with order: moaw willingly returned if g-oods not approved.—B. Berry and oo., BlInkot Manufactuerrs Ell and, Yorkshire. el67 'TXTANTED, young person as Useful Help; dcmpstj. t t ca.tod.—Apply 93, Ccwbrid&e-road. «S20»17 ALL Seeking Employment, whole? Or SP-,?e tme* A should write, particulars, M 61, Evening Expjee? Ca.rd?_ _eM?a.i?' C- JŒKsHIPS.cS5-£450: Adm.iralty, Wa.r, ExciSe. ? Customs OfHces; vacaDciee now- open to ?L' aged 1S-23; experience unnecessary; special explana- tory pamphlet free.-Secretary, Civil Service Bureau. Albert-hall, Edinburgh. eSI-)417 MANAGERS Mquir? ?ro?h?rr T7n?d''KiMdcm AT ana Canada; experience UM?cessa-ry- .a)?at ?100 and ?IM r?pcct?ty; ccmmi??so houm free; must invest £ 100 and ?250 ive.lY.-Mo..P.. Company (Limited), County-chamberfs, Birmingham. e514al7 3 We kJy.-Persons wanted everywhere for Address-' lug e Circulars, &c.—Send addaressed envelope fOIl proposal, Manager, 33, Elm Lodge, SoutHell, Middlesex, eSlSaty 1\¡£ILLlNERY.-ted. experienced Milliner; ser l.t.l. (Welsh).-Apop-ly D. James, Draper, Aberdare. c312a!7 WANTED, steward and Stewardess for the i, Workmen's Social Institute; good wages, with rooms, coal and g-as; no encumbrance preferable.— Apply, by letter, The Secretary, Pentre Workmen'^ Social Institute, Pentre. eZllal4 TWO Good Girts for restaurant, _k, 032e ?TGeneMi, T one as Waitrefs; wages £ 1 a-ad 163. monthly.- Apply, stating experience and references, to 5, I terrace, Berw-road, Pontypridd. eSlOaM TtTILLINEB?-J.Davie'< and San. (?th Ha)l7 Car? and o n, a] 1, Cw- At manhen, haY6 & voewley for a styi?h first h&M Milliner.—Apply, enclosing photo, if possible. eS09al7 FOlTsSe, DaJlyltapply of MH?? vM?y contract — FApply, by w?ting, E??r?. Cwm?, Mac?s?,cwm. mcrj eS07aI7 BARMAN <21). seeks Situation; references from Taib place.—G. Biaxstome, 4*0, Loag Smith-street, (rtou- cesteT. oSOPn.14 .,XiÃJTREg.s.-wanteod, resectable youn? W01"n; ? ? mu?t have goc-d reference—Apply Man?f?,, Sandringham Hotel, St. M??m,-s:tr?t. el?O?14 "QUALITY" is the Direct Tradto* Co. Great Ftmty. and QUALITY ia the main feature of everything they u..133¥

THEPENTRE MURDER, CONTINUED ROM PAGE 2. I If Condition of Mrs. Jones Inquiries made late on Sunday night ae to the condition of Mrs. Jones show that she is doing as well as can be expected. It was rumoured in Pentre on Sunday night ihat the prisoner had made a confession. The police, however, denied the truth of this state- ment. Deceased's Connection with Barry. I The murdered man was well known at Jarry, where he had both a brother and sister tying in Court-road, Barry Dock, the former toeing Mr. Henry L. Jones, the registrar of lirths, marriages, and deaths. Magisterial Proceedings To-day Nothing was taken away from the hotel. The accused will be brought before the nagistrates at Ystrad this (Monday) morning, end a remand will be aaked for without any rvidence being given. The date of the inquesrthas not yet been bed. I