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"Out of danger:" General Kuropatkin imust, sunpJy. be in training as a humour" Thanks to extraordinary efforts, our armies are out. of danger." This iti his latest message. It is 110 -wonder that, rumours are afloat as to Ejuropatkin'supersession. He appears to have locked the stable door niter the •exit of the horse. To extricate his Army 'from danger" alter losing between 100,000 and 200,000 men, killed, wounded, And prifconer.s. is to execute a military manoeuvre which few cominanders will have, the hardihood to imitate. Kuro- patkin its certainly a pa.st ma-ster in the art of hooking it." The sad story of the great explosion at Clydaeh Vale is relieved, as usual, by tales of devotion and gallantry. Whilst isonie Welshmen were winning honours on the athletic held, others were performing still doughtier achievements on the scene. of the latest colliery disaster. All will hope that the rumour about naked lights is untrue. Carelessness in the use. of lamps probably caused the explosion at Gowertoii. Every miner knows the risk: no amount of warning can possibly increase his knowledge. No doubt this matter will be thoroughly probed at the coroner's inquiry. Unsotiglit. undesired, and un- expected," such is the new Bishop of Llandaff's description of his appoint- 1 ment. This is the absolute truth. Mr. Hughes was probably the last cleric in the diocese who had ambitions in the direction of the episcopal throne. People in all directions regard this as of good augury. Such a choice is probably a wise one. and the few words addressed by Mr. Hugbes to his, parishioners on Sundav- words that came evidently from the heart -go to prove the unaffected sincerity and simplicity of the. new Bishop. May we wish him the good old wish—Ad jnultos annos! Iffaixnot be deniel t hat a great inter- national match like that. of Saturday has an important bearing quite outside the limits of athletite. Especially is this so where, a-s in the case of Ireland, affairs of politics tend to keep those apart who ought to be at one. The Irishman is a right down good fellow, as everyone who comes in contact with him knows, whether or in his native bland. He is gene- rous to a fault, and sympathetic and enthusiastic to the last degree. Some people reckon these failings, but, how- ever t ii.it may be, they help to endear the Irishman to his cousins of the Prin- cipality. This interchange of matches means an interchange of much else, and (o immense good is done, which, ozerves in ia degree to counter-balance the warnng interests of rival politicians. otwit h- standing that Ireland was defeated, the numerous visitors who braved the Channel to witness the mat-ch could hardly return without a favourable impression of the AY hole-hear tedness and the sportsmanlike ,enthusiasm of our lit t b Principality. It is interesting to compare the resu l ts It is int('r('t in:-c t () compare t h(' ]'e,su Its of tho international matches. On Iri?h ground Ireland has won live matches out of nine; on this side the water Wales has won ejght matches out of ten. We have little doubt that the Channel passage to some extent accounts fur this discrepancy. The Channel passage is often choppy, especially in the football season, and a -choppy sea may throw an athlete out, of sorts quite as easily as an ordinary indi- vidual. Special credit lies with the team that triumphs away from its native heath, whilst equal allowance must be made for tiio.-e who suffer defeat under si in i 1 a r c ir c u m s t a 11 or s. The ca lendar of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, or, as it is styled in the vernacular, Coleg Prifathrofaol Deheudir Cymru a Mynwv," has just been issued from tho publishing offices of the Western Mail Limited. It is a book of over 400 pages, aud bears abundant witness ol the multifarious interests enshrined in the establishment at Newport-road, which we may hope ere very long to see transplanted to the worthier edifice about to 1>0 erected in Cathays Park. We are now in the throes of a sites controversy, and it seems not so long since Cardiff and Swansea were contending for the. honour of housing the college under notice. How time flies, for w-e^tee that already the college—which everyowe now calls the Cardiff College— is in its twenty-second session. Some of the ruies of discipline (pp. 78- 80) lia-re all air nf quaintnpss. For Instance:- 1. All .students are required i.o conduct tihemwlvtH in a. quiet and orderly manner within the college precincts. Loitering on the stairs and in the passages is prohibited. 2. 8m.)kin.g i¡.¡ prohibited within the college, except in the room provided for the purpose. This prohibition extends to the grounds in front of t-he building. 8. All entertainments shall close at 10.30 p.m., and all attending them ?hall leave the premises before eleven p.m. 9. Permission will not he granted to return from any (college) excursion by the last train. 11. Members of the collect who have bicycles ehu-U. not mount them until they are outside college gates. 12. Academical dress shall he worn by students until one o'clock in the day within the preoi ueis of the college. No .student shall be allowed tn keep his cap and gown in colleg. No. 9 refers obviously to a very humaif desire-that, of returning by the last train. Unfortunately, the rule may be so construed as to provide a looph(& for avoiding the last train as one would a. pestilence, and returning (by some other means) at a still later hour! In regard to No. 12, we see no reason why the rule should not be. extended considerably. It gives a, decided air to the town to see the studentsT moving about in t heir caps and gowns. and they should be made to feel that it is a distinction to wear them. just as a soldier who ia worth his salt prefers to be seen in his uniform. Of course, this gives an opening for the display of a little vanity, but that is imavoidable under the circumstances. xIuch is said and written nowadays about artificial illumination, and great are the heartburnings over the dabbiings of this corporation and that with the great problem of elccrrie jjgllting. It is somewhat melancholy to learn that. with ail our outlay and ail our cleverness, the little firefly leaves us completely and hopelessly in the lurch. According to Sir Oliver Lodge, the mechanism by which the firefly produces its light is the most perfect known, for not more than one-thousandth of the energy expended is convened into heat. If men could learn its secret, electric light would become hardly dearer than daylight. Pity we can't convert our electric light- ing committees into fireflies

Mainly About People j Sir William Arrol, M.P.. who has married 1 liis first cousin, Miss Hodgart, is the famous I contractor who built the Tay and Forth Bridges. He was first married in 1864 to Eliia-beth. Pattison, who died last year. Sir William is the Unionist member for South Ayrshire, a.ud is in his bixty-sixth year. He is entirely a pelf-made man, and on the occasion of receiving the freedom of the Burgh of Ayr. he told his constituents that his first experience of their town was when, some twenty years before. he wa.lked through it as a journeyman blacksmith, looking for a job. He did not find it there, but tramped on to Glasgow, where he got the start which set him on the road to becoming one of the fcre- most contractors in the world. It is not given to every heir to a peerage to be born as far afield as the subject of the following announcement — C.1':1'On .January >5. at F()rt Xandi, East Africa 1'rctectorswe, the wife or the Hon. Lucius Can (A1aóter of Fa!and', Greuadier Guards, or a son. The Master of Falkland is the eldest non of Le::rli Falkland.premiEi' Yi-count of Scotland. He was born in 1880, and was for &Cme time in the Grenadiers, with whom he served in the South African war. He was married last year to Miss E'ila Louise Catford, daughter of Mr. E. W. Catford. It was Viscount Falkland who in the absence of Viscount Hereford, did homage for peers of his grade at the Coronation. He sit* in the House of Lords as a represen- tative peer for Scotland. Yet he is descended from the Devonshire Careys, one of whom was created Viscount Falkland by James I., being, in fact, the first peer of that monarch's creation. The second viscount was the famous Cavalier, who was Secretary of State to Charles I.. and fell at the battle of New- bury, while the tenth viscount married Amelia FitaClarence, one of the natural daughters of William IV. The. present viscount had served many years in the Army before he succeeded his uncle in the title in 1836. He married an American lady. the daughter of Mr. Robert Reade, a New York merchant. Lord TolLemache, the young peer who has .iu.st taken his seat. comes of a family cele- brated for their early marriages and for their alliance with heiresses. The first Lord TolLemache took to himself a wife at the age of twenty; the late lord married when quite young; his late .-on, the Hon. Lyonel Tollemache, married at twenty-one; and his elder sen, the present peer, broke the record by becoming a. Benedick at the adventurous I age of eighteen. Then as regards heiresses, Lady Mary TollemSohe endowed her husband with the great riches of the Dysa-rts, bringing into the family much valuable property in Cheshire. The first lord's father married Lady Elizabeth Stratford, daughter and co- heiress of John Earl of Aldborough; and the second of the nrat Lord Tcllemache's two wives also owned a handsome fortune. Mr. Henry White, the Secretary of the American Embassy in London, who has been appointed Ambassador to Rome, will be quite as much missed in this country as Mr. Choate, for he has always heen: i extremely popular in English society. He was born at Baltimore in 1850, and had the advantage of being educated j partly in France. He entered diplomacy as Secretary of Embassy at Vienna in 1883. and was transferred to London in the following yea. He wai recalled by President Cleve- land. but was reappointed by President M'Kinley in 1897, and hae been in London ever He inherited money, is keen on golf and hunting, and a good g-hot. Mrs. White is a, daughter of Mr. Lewis Rutherford, a well- known astronomer a.nd a member of an old and distinguished New England family. His brother, M r. Rutherford St.uyvesant., inherited a large fortune and his second and adoptive came fToui a. relative, Mr. Stuyvesaint, who was descended from the famous Knacker- booker Governor of Dutch New York, Mr Rutherford Stuyvesant and his relative, Mr. Stuyvesant. Fish, son of the late. Hamilton Fish. formerly Secretary of State, whose daughter married the Hon. Oliver Nortihcote, are the great landlords of the east side cf residential portion of New York. Mr. White is alo connected. by marriage with Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt. who married his sister-in-law, Mrs. Lewis Rutherford, at St. Mark's, North Audley-street, a couple of years ago, whan Mr. White gave the bride away. Never put. off till to-morrow the creditor who will wait tall next week. Mr. Maurice William Ernest de Bonsen, C.B., who has been appointed his Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo- tentiary at Lisbon in the place of the late Sir Martin Gcsselin, wa-s nominated an attache in 1877, and appointed in the following year to Washington. He served subsequently at Berne, Madrid. Paris, and Lisbon, so that he does not go to Portugal ad a.n entire stranger. In 1891 Mr. de Bunsen was appointed Secre- tary of Legation at Tobio, and he has since served in Siam, Washington, Constantinople, and Paris, where he was appointed Secretary of Embassy in 1902, with the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary. He married in 1899 a daugh- ter of the late Mr. A. II. Lowry-Corry. The Hon. Reginald Lister, who has been appointed Councillor of Embassy at Paris, is a, brother of the present Lord Ribbleedale, and was born in lf-65. He entered the Diplo- matic. Service at the. age of 21. and served successively at Berlin, Paris, Athens, Constan- tinople, again at Paris. Copenhagen, and Rome, whither he was sent last year as Coun- cillor of Embassy, with the decoration of the Victorian Order. Sir Matthew Arthur has arrived at the .4ti4ll one of the best age of 53 to find himself one of the best looking baronets north o' the Tweed. To- day win not be the happiest day in Sir Mat- thew's life. though his neighbours' wishes for many happy returns" will be more numerous than ever, fcr, truth to tell, it is surprising Sir Matthew is alive to enter upon another year of life. At the present moment he is making a. gallant effort to recover from the effects of an accident which happened as the result of driving an hack which had once followed the hounds. The beast suddenly heard t,he huntsman's horn. and the ruling passion spontaneously took possession. The horse bolted, dashed into a all. and landed the brougham on the other of the wall. Sir Matthew wns accompanied bY his son and heir, and thair waejie vrae aunwiuiou*. The tiwo-7«woid baronetcy of the Ayrshire Arthurs had a na,rrow escape of sud.den extinction. Sir Matthew Arthur (who is in no way connected with the other Arthur baronets, who a-re a Southern family) is one of the great financial magnates whose wealth has grown up with the rising fortunes of Glas- gow. IJike his father before him, he is chair- man of Arthur's Glasgow, and a director of the Glasgow a.nd South-Western Railway. He is quite a, political power in the West of Scotland, where his pretty wife is much thought of. She was a daughter of an academical M'Grigor of Stirlingshire, and her son, Mr. James Arthur, who will prob- ably never put an old hunter into shafts again, was very popular a.t Christ Church whan up a year or two ago.

Rhondda Disaster. I REVIVALISTS AMONGST THE VICTIMS Many of the Tictims in the Clydach Vale explosion were men wbo took a prtuminent part, in the recent Revival services held in the district, writes our special correspon- dent. Speaking to gome friends I was reminded of several who became converts at meetings which I attended. At the Saturday night meeting," remarked one of the friends, "you will remember Mr. Tudball singing a solo from the Tor rey-Alexander hymn book. 'The best Friend to have is Jesus.' Well, Mr. W. H. TLidball L,, unfortunately, among the victims -it the explosion. He was very earnest and active as a rvivalistaJJrominent man with the local Wesleyans. and a good, superior- looking mall." I said I weli remembered the singer and the song, and added that Mr. Tudball also spoke. giviug a very striking- testimony at that same Saturday night meeting. The recollection of that meeting, and the testimony and heartfelt solo of Mr. Tudball will long linger in the memories of many present, a.nd what. a tender recollection. to ttll will bo the embodiment of the ideal of his life's work, as rendered in his last song at the last revival meeting in which he took part; "The best Friend to have is Jeeus." Again, look at that list of names, and you will find that 6f John Griffiths, shoer." Mr. John Griffiths was a blacksmith, engaged in shoeing horses at Clydaeh Yale Colliery. He was a member at Calfaria. Chapel, and, espe- cially among the Welsh people of Clydaeh Vale, was a very active worker in connection with the great revival movement which has so thoroughly permeated the colliery dis- tricts. Like Mr. Tudball, Mr. Griffiths is very highly spoken of by those who knew him best, and both he and his wife rendered great assistance to the friends interested in the little church who had inaugurated the series of revival meetings held last week. I understand that Mr. John Griffiths was not able to attend the Saturday night meeting already alluded to, but Mrs. Griffiths was present, and sang as an effective Welsh solo a hymn composed by my father:— Pechadtiriaid, ie'r penaf, Groesaw gaut wrth orsedd nef; Hoff gan Iesu ro'i maddeuant, Lleinw hyn Ei 'wyllys Ef. Dyma'r pryd y daw i'r golwg Anfeidroldeb cariad lor, Atal damnio. eladdu'r beiau: Testyn can angylaidd gor." So it will be seen that Mrs. Griffiths also is a, prominent local revivalist, and her grief at the loss of her husband, as weli as the sorrow of friends, will be assuaged by the recollec- tion of the words of which husband and wife were so fond:- Gwres y Cariad doddai'i gaddn- Iesu 'i golchodd yn Ei waed." Now, having referred to the two victims of the explosion, let me point out another fact. Dr. T. L. Morgan, who took part as a speaker at the three revival meetings held last week in Clydach Vale, is the medical officer of the Cambrian Collieries, and no one who saw him at the colliery oil Friday night and Saturday morning can doubt the statement made by one who knows him well that he certainly car- ries the precepta and practices of the revival into his work as a, medical gentle- man. Attired in yellow "oilskins," he moved about the place energetically—now in the "lamp-room" directing the medioaJ staff who assisted him in attending to the burnt and injured men brought up from the pit; now down in the pit himself in order to render immedia-te aid where possible; now at the pit-top in consultation with the colliery offkiMs-ont. while busy and hard-worked, with a kind word and unfailing courtesy to all. His Surgery was thrown open all night to enable newspaper men to utilise his tele- phone, and at his suggestion the telephone at the Royal Hotel, also, was kindly placed at our disposal—a clear indication of the friendly feeling prevailing between him and all classes of the community at Clyda-oh Vale. In conclusion. I may add that one of the first faces I saw at the colliery offices at three o'clock on Saturday morning was that of another sincere and active revivalist—the Rev. W. Davies Calvinistic Methodist minister, of Clydaoh Vale, whose part in the Friday night's meeting, in pro- posing a, vote of thanks to me and to the Western Mail" for our work in the revival movement, was reported at the time. Only one week had elapsed, and here the doctor, the pastor, and T met again in the same neighbourhood, under the shadow of this great calamity, while the death-roll contained the names of fomc who had assisted us in re-kindling the revival flame at Clydach Vale exactly seven day's before! Sydney Evans III I Mr 8.vdny Evans, who h?a been conduct- ing revival meetings in different parte of Monmouthshire during the past w?&k. is suf- fering from nervous prostration, and was too unwell to be at the Ponitnewynydd meet- ing on Sunday night. His colleague. Mr. Sam Jenkins, is suffering from the tame com- plaint. The Rey. Sydney Morgan, pastor of Bethany, in the absence of the evangeliste, conducted the services. Seen by on e of our representatives. Mr. Jenkins said he feared that Mr. Evans would be obliged to take a long rest. Baptism in a Storm at Merthyr Mawr The Rev. D. S. Jnces. pastor of Euhamah (Welsh) Baptist Cha,pel, Bridgend, baptised eight candidates, including one female, in the River Ogmore at Merthyr Mawr on Sunday. The candidates were from St. Bride's Major Ohapel. During the service a terrific storm broke over the scene, and many of the on- lookers were drenched to the skin.

SAD DEATH OF A LAD AT EBBW VALE. When the excursion train from Ebbw Yale to the international football match at Swan- sea. was proceeding p-ast the Ebbw Vale Steel- works on Saturday, a. lot of young men employed in the works proceotied to the bittik of the railway to see their mates off. Ben Greenland, son of Mr. James Greenland, Rail- way Inn. who was wavin-g his hand to his brother and others in the train, was caught between the buffers of two truck. a-nd reoeived such terrible injuries that be died soon afterwards at the Cottage Hospital. This makes four fatalities during the wt-ek in various parts of the works.

SERIOG FOOTBALL ACCIDENT AT PORT TALBOT. During a game between Port Talbot and Melincrythan Association football teams on Saturday a, serious accident was sus- tained by Hughie Miller, who plays right half for Port Talbot. He was bringing off a dribble wben lie collided with one of the opposing players, and was injured. He was attended by Dr. J. H. Davies. whose examination disclosed the fact that the two bones of the lower part of the leg were broken. Miller is getting on satisfactorily.

DUFFY BEATS RECORD. In an athletic meeting at Dunedin (New Zd&land) on Sat Ilrday the 50 yards race was won by Duffy iu 5 2.5see., a record on grass. The 100 yards race wa& won by Hore ;4jyds.i in lOsec. The 120 yards handicap was I won by Hamaun (4jyds. Widnier, of Sydney, with iyd. start, being second. Time, 12 l-Sacc. I.-Pres,> Aoeociation dr{,ial. l Let youx intall-igmee leet Xeep P-4 together.— Bobert Lane, Ciiiiopodirt, 3, Duke-street. CardiN. eiss CASreW 'M'Am?a?.. —W<Vt pe?tc<. el.ll1r iimi r —'i.

CABINET CHANGES I MR WALTER LONG APPOINTED IRISH SECRETARY The King has been piea&ed to approve the following appointments:- The Right Hon. Walter Hume Long, M.P., President of the Local Government Board, to be Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant or Ireland, in succession to the Right Hon. George AVyi-idhara, M.P. The Right Hon. Gerald Balfour, M.P., Presi- dent of the Board of Trade, to be President of the Local Government Board in succes- sion to Mr. Long. The Marques6 of Salisbury to be President of the Board of Trade in succession to Mr. Gerald Balfour. The Hon. Ailwyn Edward Fcllowes, M.P., to be President of the Board of Agriculture in succession to the Earl of Onalow. The new Ministerial appointments will not involve any bye-elections. The new Irish Secretary, President of the Local Government Board, and the President of the Board of Agriculture already holding offices of profit under the Crown, Mr. Ailwyn Fellowes having been appointed a Junior Lord of the Treasury in 1900. The Marquess of Salisbury, the new President of the Board of Trade, is at present Lord Privy Seal, but as the duties of that office are not onerous, it is probable that he will hold the two appointments. TSietfe appointments create one further vacancy—a Junior Lordship of the Treasury, vacated hy Mr. Fellowes. The head of the Board of Trade will now be in the House of Lord: but the representation of the Depart- ment in the House of Commons will be in the ca-pahle hands of Mr. Bonar Law, the present Parliamentary Secretary, who is destined for much higher Ministerial rank. Mr. Walter Long, who now takes the Irish Office, and assumes the task of conciliating the disaffected Ulster men, and deciding the fate of sir Anthony MacDcnnell, has been in Parliament since 13S0, and has represented South Bristol 6ilice 1909. He was Parliamen- tary Secretary to the Local Government Board in 1826-92, Presidet of the Board of Agriculture 1895-1900, and President of the Local Government Board 1900-5. He has just launched an important scheme for dealing with the unemployed in London, and has I brqught in a Bill for providing permanent in, e inery for that purpose. Mr. Gerald Br. Hour, who vacates the Pre- sidency of the Board of Trade for that of the Local Government Board, is brother to the Premier, and has represented Central Leeds since 1885. He was Cb-,ef Secretary for Ire- land 1895-1900, and in the latter year was transferred to the Bo'ard of Trade. The Marquess of Salisbury sat in the House of Commons in the years 1885-92 and 1895-1903. He was Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs 190C-5; in the latter year he succeeded his father in the pe-erage, and since then hae been Lord Privy Seal. The Hon. Ailwyn Fellowes, who becomes President of the Board of Agriculture in suc- cession to the Earl of Onslow (who has become Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords) entered the House of Commons in 1837 as member for the Ramsey Division of Hunts In 1895 he became Vice-Chamberlain and' Party Whip. and in 1900 Junior Lord of the Treasury, in which capacity ho has repre- sented the Board of Agriculture in the House of Commons since the death of Mr. Banbury.

PENARTH CO-OPERATORS. I THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE I SOCIETY. Another meeting of the members of the Penarth Co-operative Sociaty was held on Saturday evening at Andrews' hall, but on this occasion there were none of the dis- orderly scenes which occurred at the meeting of a fortnight ago. Mr. George Pile pre- sided. It was decided that the new secretary's salary should be £ 104 a yea.r, and of the six candidates who appeared before them the members elected Mr. Edward Seig, one of the society's shop assistants, to the post. It was also decided, a* no dividend was paid last quarter on account of the deficiency dis- covered in the funds, that a.t the end of the current quarter dividends should be paid on all purchases during that and the preceding period. It was also resolved, that no member of the committee be eiigSble to serve for more than three successive years, and should not be eligible for re-election for twelve months. Rule 125. which the com- mittee had pleaded as the caus-e of their not having discovered the deficiency in the society's funds, was altered.. It stated that no one should he allowed to-examine the loan and deposit accounts except by special reso- lution of the members, but it was now ?r4esolv-,d that tbe<? acnt8 be open to examination by thg committee at any time. C'?unciHor R. A. Lewis made a statement upon the nnanci?t position, of th? &GCiety. This shewed that there was -a deposit of Cl. in the hanlt, that the weekly takings were uvcreasing, thai, at the last audit the value of the society's buildings was placed at £ 1,050 and the ftrtares at £ 723, that the society had invested £ 992, and that at the last audit the stock was valued at £ 2.019. The society's aswets thus amounted to £ 5,784. He suggested that a reserve fund fhould be formed by a quarterly allocation of a. por- tion of the proflt-s: aIM a building fund, so that when the lease of the present premises expired there would be sufficient funds in band to purchase new pr-cmises. He was perfectly sure, he added, that the only person who had benefited from the funds of the society was the late secretary, and that the committee had had not the least idea, of any defalcations until they were discovered by the auditor. Mr. Lewis Clarke paid that he intended going into tho accounts of the. society for the past six years with the object, if possible, of locating the deficiency.

MR. WYNDHAM'S BREAK- DOWN, Mr. Wyndham, ex-Chief Secretary for Ire- land. is suffering from a serious no-rvousi breakdown, due largely to overwork, and has proceeded to the Continent for rest. The events of the past fortnight have served to accentuate the duration of his tjtay abroad will depend upon the progress inade towards recovery. It, is further reported that Mr. Wyndham has been ordered by his medical advisers to take complete rest from business and corre- spondence for some weeks. ILLNESS OF C.-B. A telegram from Dover of Saturday night! st.ated that Sir Henry Campbe 11-Rannerman. was improving in heatlh, but was still con- fined to his room.

ECCLESIASTICAL NEWS. CLERICAL PRKFBRMEXT IN DEAN FOREST. The living of Flaxley, one of the smallest of the Gloucestershire parishes, has been vacant for some time past, owing to the resignation of the Rev. F. J. Fulford. The living is in tho gift of Sir Thomas Hyde Crawley Boevey, Bart., of Flaxley Abbey, who has offered the living to. and it has been accepted by, the Rev. Frank Ernest Walters, curate, St. Catherine's Church, Gloucester,

YOUNG LADY'S SUICIDE. A mangled body, ichurtiiied as that of a Miss Edith Hart-ley, aged about 22, wa.s found in the Valley Park at Scarborough on Saturday. It is believed that the young lady, who was the daughter of a. Scar- borough fish merchant-, dropped from the Valley Bridge, which is very high. At the inquest the evidence of the police showed that the young woman apparently jumped from the brie during the night. but that no reason couid lie asmfnvd for the act. A verdict of sniotde during temporary insanity was returned.

IRISH .MANSION FRAUDS. At Armagh Assizes on Saturday James Adams and Ruth Elizabeth Adams, who were indicted on a cha-rge of-conspiracy to defraud a,nd obtaining goods by false pretences, were found guilty and senteneed—the madl to eighteen montlis' and the woman to twelve mo ntl16 ha.rd labour.-For the defence, it was submitted that the prisoners suffered from hallucinations, and the Judge, addressing the jury, paid that they and himself were there to put s.1;ch lunacy right. In addition to takinc Ballwarde Castle under pretence of being a Boston^lawyer, and ordering exrwl-i- MYe furniture and fittings for the same, it was alleged that the male prisoner had been concerned in ?imitnr procefdi'\?s ?t Harro- gate.

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Museum and Library. I MAYOR OF CARDIFF'S APPEAL FOR Y,50,000 The Mayor of Cardiff has issued a circular appealing for £ 50,COO to be raised in order to secure for Cardiff the location of the National Museum and Library. The Llandrindod Wells Urban District Council at their meeting considered letters from Swansea and Cardiff asking the council to support their application for tho allocation of the site for the National Museum and Library. It was decided to remain neutral. Offer of P,1,000 by Sir A. Thomas to I Cardiff I Sir Alfred Thomas, m.f., nas generously promised the sum of £ 1,000 towards the above object if located at Cardiff, thus showing his continued interest in the welfare of the horongh and in the cansc of education. This promise was made to the mayor and town-clerk on Saturday afternoon. Penybont District Council has resolved to support Cardiff's application for the national institutions.

FIRE AT BLAENAVON. OVER £ 1,000 DAMAGE: SHOP DES- TROYED. The Blaenavon Fire Brigade on Sunday, under Superintendent Bisgrove, were called to a fire which had broken out in a lock-up shop situate in Broad-street in the occupa- tion of Mr. Jaiiie. boot and shoe maker. Smoke was first seen issuing from the build- ing by a yonng girl, and she at once gave the alarm, and the brigade were promptly on the scene. It wa-s evident that the fire must have been smouldering for some time, its it had got. a very firm hold of the old building, which is wedged between the Lion Hotel and the Rolling Mill Inn. When it was seen that it was impossible to t-ave this build- ing. which is a very narrow one, the efforts of the brigade were concentrated on the sav- ing of the adjoining property, and aftei- very hard work they succeeded in {J0Î11 this, but only after an immense amount of damage was done to both houses by water. How the fire originated appears to be a The property, which was valued at about -cl.ooo, was only half iusured and was destroyed.

NON-UNIONIST MINERS, I The Bla-onavon Branch of the Miners' Fede- ration and the members of the Enginemen and Stokers' Association held a joint meeting at the Workmen's-hall on Saturday, under the presidency of Mr. James Joncs, to con- sider what steps should be tak-en to bring the 40 men who were working at the Blaenavon Collieries, and who were now outside the pale of either association, into line with them- selves. It was decided to send a deputation to the management, and, failing their co- operation in the matter, that drastic steps should be taken to make thes« men join either body.

MRS. CHADWIClv FOUND GUILTY. A vardict, of "Guilty" was returned on Saturday against Mrs. Chadwick, charged w;,th forging a promissory note for one mil- lion pounds. Mrs. Chadwick was convicted of conspiracy to defraud th-e United States, Prisoner is prostrated with i

NEWPORT WOMAN'S TRAGIC DEATH. Whilst proceeding home from Newport on Saturday night, where she had been dcing some shopping, in company withhe-r grown- up daughter and son, Annie Elizabeth Hill (45), the wife of John Hill, a. haulier, residing at 7. Albcrt-terra-ee, Newport, was tn ken snd- denly ill at the bottom of liareswell. She I was immediately taken home in a cab, but when Dr. Owen Morgan reached the house it was discovered that life was extinct.

I BARRY LADEN" COLLIER ON FIRE. The steamship ilac, Dara, from Barry, lxmnd for Bataviii with coal for the Baltic Fleet, and which had been lying at the outer anchorage at Durban for two or three weeks awaiting orders, on February 16 reported herself to be on lire. A tug conducted her inside, and the tire float got. to work and speedily extin- guished the flames. It is stated that the coal had been on fire two or three day?, and about 400 tons of bunker coal were destroyed, but the cargo was not damaged.

ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, YSTRAD MKURIG. Mr. D. A. Thomas, late pupil of Tstrad Meurig School, has just been elected to a classical exhibition at Jeczuz; College, Oxford, of the value of £50 per annum.

Mr. H. A. Stibbs, assistant secretary of the Cardiff Gas Company, having lie en appointed secretary to the Portsoa Island Gas Com- pany, has been presented hy his colleagues with ? gold watch. The gathering was ?rc- sided over by Mr. ür¡"y, and the pr?cntR- tion was mu? by Mr. Clarry. .Tani«s Austin, ? tramping moulder, wa.- ";t'f'n".f'd to liW" nioijt.hs' .imprisonment, n* Patt?y-piH?d on Manfti £ .y f?f L?'?M?.i?ii?? a. f*U.t<P- .ciow m lUvWooiieyi dabwx GHQIL ?.

F FIOHT WITHFUUfSES I Fire Still Raging at i Clydach Vale I RESCUERS RECOVER I TEN BODIES I Inspector of Mines makes a Statement Throughout Friday night and Saturday un- remitting efforts were made to subdue the fire caused by the explosion at the Cambrian Colliery, Clydaeh Yale, and to reach the entombed men in the Six-Toot Seam. Earlyin the morning six bodies were recovered, bring- ing the total up to ten. and it was believed that there were fifteen or seventeen more in the pit, which it was impossible to reach until the fire had been extinguished. Mr. W. Llewelyn, the agent, and the other officials of the colliery, although exhausted after their night's fatiguing labours, worked with- out thought of rest, and scarcely allowed themselves time for fcod. They were assisted by Mr. W. W. Hood (Llwynypia*, Mr. T. Grif- fiths (Cymrner), Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. R L. Rees (agent for the landowners), Mr. S. Gregory (Llanbradach), Mr. Stuart Martin (Dowlais), Mr. Philip Jones (Albionj. and others. Gray, his Majesty's inspector of mines, and his two assistants (Mr. Dyer Lewis and Mr. Trump) were also on the scene from ¡ the early hours of the morning, and made several descents to the workings. When the bodies had been removed and the I pipes repaired attention was directed to the fire. A mass of debris which had fallen not I far away from the engine-house was burning furiously and threatened to extend. C-nngs of men, who had frequently to be relieved on account of the immense heat, poured water upon the flames by means of hoee pipes, but after working without intermission for about an hour and a half it was found tha.t no progress was made. Between three and four o'clock Mr. D. A. Thomas, accompa-nied by Mr. Llewelyn. descended the mine, and after they had come back to the surface a consultation was held, during which it was agreed that further I attempts to put out the fire by the use of the hose would be useless. SITUATION BECOMING WORSE. I Before anything further was done Mr. Llewelyn again went down, and found that i t-be situation 'below was much worse. A tre- mendous fall had taken place, the arches of the engine-house had come do w a, and the level was a mass of flames. He at once ordered the repairers and firemen to the surface. At this time there were grave fears that a second explosion might take place by the air driving the flames into some old workings where gas might have accumulated. By this time, also, it. was fairly certain that none of the entombed men were alive. The smoke from the up-cast shaft increased considerably during the morning, and by eleven o'clock it was thought that the best course to pursue would be to stop the fan and batten down No. 1 Shaft, to as to prevent the air passing throug-h. the colliery and spreading the. fire. It was even feared that the drastic measure of flooding the mine might have to be resorted to. A further consultation took place at the colliery offices shortly after, and the plans of the workings were examined, with the result that another examination of the mine was decided upon, notwithstanding- the risk to which the explorers submitted them- selves, for had another explosion taken place, as was feared, it is unlikely that any of them would have come up alive. The party consisted of Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P. (who would not be dissuaded from taking the perilous journey). Mr. Gray (inspector), Mr. Dyer Lewis and Mr. Trump (assistant inspectors of mines), Messrs. T. Griffiths. Hutchinson, R. L. Rees, W. Llewelyn, S. Gregory. Stuart Martin, Philip Jones, Price (manager), and others. They found to their surprise that a great improve- ment had taken place. The fire was les,3 severe, and they came to the conclusion that there was yet hope of extinguishing it by using the hose. What had happened in the meantime it is impossible to tell, but pos- sibly another fall had taken place and to an extent smothered the flamel. Relays of men were agiaiii sent down to man the fire- extinguishing appliances. and repairers descended the pit to continue the work which had been abandoned a few hours before. Mr. Gray was very sanguine that the flames would be so far subdued by the night that mi exploring party would be able to penetrate the inner workings. He did not despair of some of the imprisoned men being still alive, but it is not advisable to raise what may prove to be delusive hopes in the minds of the relatives of the unfortunate miners in the pit. Up to the time of writing the number of men who arc still in the pit I is not, known for certain, but so far as the officials can ascertain it is fifteen. 1 Between six and half-past six the winding- engines are not worked, this being the euginemeu's tea-time. Some of the older hands frequently went down before six, in order to have a chat below before commencing work. and if any did so on Friday night, their natnes would not be recorded. Relatives would, of course, make inquiries for any members of their families who are missing, but there are working at most collieries men whose homes arc not in the district, and when a disaster occurs they are not known to be in the mine until their bodies are recovered. I It does not appear that the lampman has any register of- the lamps given out, and could only estimate that there were at least I 30 men down in the pit at the time of the explosion. There is an eight hours' shift working between two and ten o'clock, and it does not appear that any of these were down at the time of the accident. NIGHT AT TIIP: PIT-HEAD. Those whose duty required them to remain at the pit-head during the night are likely to remember it for some time. A boisterous wind, accompanied by rain and sleet, swept down the valley, chilling even the best-clad amongst the small crowd. Despite this, how- ever, there were plenty of volunteers at the pit-head, many of whom had come from long distances to render any assistance they could; in fact, there were more helpers than was necessary. Among; the crowd were relatives of the men below, whose gl-ief was very evident to the sympathetic bystanders. Towards three o'clock in the, morning it was generally telt that there was no hope for those who vodft still in the pit, and gradually the relatives proet<ed is«l sadly to their homes. It wae shortly afterwards that tt sinal was given that bodies were to he brought to bank. These were the bodies of six men whose names ti.r" given below, and who brought the total recovered up to ten. It was announced at the same time that the fire was raging so furiously beneath that there was no hope of reaching the remaining men until it had been extinguished. The bodies of the six men were wrapped in brattice-cloth and taken to a sned which had been prepared as a tempo- rary mortuary, where they were afterwards identified by their sorrowing relatives and conveyed in an ambulance car to the homes which they had left the previous evening in full health and vigour of life. Many of the ministers in the district, remained at the colliery until about three o'clock, and consoled so far as they could the relatives of the deceased, among tbew being the Rev. R. S. Thomas, curate of St. Thomas', the Rev. T. E. Davies, Cl.vda<eh Yale; t.he Rev. T. Williams (Cc-ngrega-tional- ist.), and Lhe Rev. W. WiUiaimsi, Touypandy. ANIMATION AT THE PIT-HEAD I '?"haH H. WAk .??Keft.?.?a thM mem wwo I rcquued to M ??Jt NÅ oonUAue Lb« Mp<?. GENERAL VIEW" OF THE COLLIERY. ing work, as well as to make another effort. to put out the fire, there was once more a I scene of animation at the pit-head. Pleiity of volunteers were forthcoming, and gangs ■ quickly descended, while others brought up tihe pitwood required for timbering the mine. I When Mr. Llewelyn, accompanied by the inspectors and others, reached the Six-foot i Seam they found that the progress made in the morning was greater than had been thought. The fire had been extinguished or had burnt out for a considerable distance, but it was possible that it had been driven inwards by the air to other parts of the. colliery. It was then decided to contiune the repairing of the roadway as far as possible. The first shift to go down was in 1 charge of Mr. T. Griffiths, of Cynimer, and Mr. Gregory, Llanbradach, and was followed later in the evening by a. shift in charge of Mr. Robert T. Bees, Aberdare, and Mr. ■ BRINGING UP THE BODIES. &tetv?rt, Ab?rtiHery. It may here bs remarked that Mr. Grimths is ore of the veterans of South Wales at colliery disasters. He stated on Sattirdty that he had had experience of sixteen explosions, and had never seen a fire anything approaching the one at the Cambrian. 11 MORE HOPEFUL REPORT. I When the party of explorers, including the mines inspectors, reached the bank they brougtht a. mticli more hopeful report; in I fact. they confirmed the statement pre- viously made by Mr. D. A. Thomas that the fire, or. rather, fires, as there were now more I than one, had considerably abated. When we went down." said Mr. Gray, in answer to a question, "we found the pit on fire in several places. After examining them. we came to tho conclusion to tackle each one at once." Von think you have a-prospect of suc- ceeding in putting them out, then?" I think that before many hours are over we shall have succeeded in extinguishing them, and then we hope to penetrate, into the workings with the view of seeing if th-ere iv any chance of reselling anyone alive and recovering the bodies it dead. I "Yon think it possible that eome are I alive ? It is not aL all impossible. They may have escaped into some of the workings. "You don't suppose it will be ueceesary to stop the fan. evidently?" Not yet, at any rate." This statement encouraged the men who went. below to work with re-doubled energy. the impression having gone round during the morning that it would be impossible for any- J one to be alive beyond the fire zone. THE RESCUE PARTIES. -I ) R?cue:?d expiring partis have been hard at work, one t-hift going in at nme p.m. on Saturday in charge of Mr. D. Hannah (Ferndale), accompanying whuh were Mr. Martin J)owia.it.). Mr. R. T. Bees (Aberdare). und Mr. Welsh and Mr. Walter Jones (Lewis'- Mertliyr Colliery). The shift was also accom- panied by Mr. Llewelyn (the agent) and Mr. Da.,vid Davies 'manager).. On the return of these on Sunday morning another k).ttcli of officials went down at five o'clock, accompanied by Messrs. E. Edwards Oht-indy Ocean Collieries), B. Ress (Ocean Col- lieries). E. Middleton (Ocean Collieries), Griffiths (Bwllfa Occan Collieries), and D. Evans (Glamorgan Coal Company). At iiiiiel o'clock on Sunday morning another batch, was despatched in charge of Mr. D. Ha.mm,h (Ferndalpi, aocorapa-nying which were Messrs. Martin (Dowlais), H. T. Rees (Aberdare). Welsh (Lewds'-Merthyr), a,nd Walter Jones (Lewis'. Mertbyr). together with the colliery officials. At one o'clock Mr. J. P. Gibbon (North's Navi. gation), Mr. Hutchinson (Lewis'-Morthyr), Mr. E. S. Williams (Oymrner), and Mr. Ivor Lkw- 1 elyn (Risca), a brother of Mr. W. Llewelyn. the agent, went down with another batch of officials. Great, quantities of hose material have bean requisitioned, and Mr. D. Thomas, of Fern-j dale, has been indefatigable in his efforts to I meet the demand. By noou on Sunday eighteen coils of lOOf-t. each of india-rubber I YIEW FROM THE COLLIERY. 1 Shcnrijof the anxious crowds awaiting news outside the colliery offices. hose had been sent down, though a, great deal of iron piping has had to be utilised :t) the ordinary pipes would not stand the (--train pat upon them at further distances from the pit mouth. Thousands. of yards of piping bne been obtained to meet every emergency, as it might be neces- sary to re-place the other hose used which! might have been damaged by the fire. In addition to water host-, about 200 yards: of 8in. hose for ventilating purposes has also been obtained. Water is thus being poured on the burning mass. The exploring parties, however, seeing the futility for the moment of effectually extin- guishing the flames in the stables, are con- centratins their efforts to preventing their spreading to the short road between the ill- take and the No. 3 Pit. It seems that it is absolutely necessary that this should be effectually accomplished, but, though there is no timber in this road. the shale has been ignited, and it is as much as the reselling parties can do to attain their object. Four parties are formed in connection with each shift to haul up rubbish with the view cf j working a ipaasago through the short road referred to. If success follows the efforts made in this direction a. direct communica- tion will have been established y,itl1. -"To. 3 PH. and the fire will thus be prevented from coming into the main return, which at present is filled with after-damp, and the air is, therefore, simply rank poison. An effort is being made to establish a. brattice THE MORTUARY.—IDENTIFYING THE DEAD. I line right along the main intake, if t.his is at all possible, so as to gel,, td-io air in there flud get it back on f-h8 "C:iit side. Once a current of air is produced in this part there will then be available au airway of 180 yards from tho bottom of the pit. WHAT CAUSED THE EXPLOSION? The, probable cause of the explosion alst3 forms another subject of much discussion. It is pointed out that the seam where the explo- eion occurred is the least subject to gaseous influences, and the least likely for tthe occur- rence of an explosion under ordinary condi- tions. The rumour is abroad that it may have been caused through the carelessness of eome of the workmen with their lamps. The man Lewis Thomas says that lie saw a man lighting another man's lamp by his own near the" locking hole," and that he then saw a fire, which the man put out with his cap. It was, however, pointed'out that it was admiø- siblo for men to get their lamps lit at this spot, and though the man says that he saw a,nother mail with his lamp open. not much significance is ittached to his statement, ani it is really premature to express aay denime opinion on the point. One of the ii-eincii-a strong, robust man, named David Davies—who formed one of the exploring party, had to be taken up almost at midnight on Saturday j nan exhausted state. He was at once attended to by Dr. Jones, who happened to be at the plaoe at the time, and it was then found that he had been overcome by the heat. Some restora- tives were a-pxiied, and he was able, shortly afterwards, to make his wa.y home. Up to a Jate hour on Sunday night explo- ration parties were still a.t work, and were making steady progress, and most strenuous efforts w-ere still being made to check the flames aud clear the airways. Much can- certi is caused to tradespeople by the enforced idleness of about 4,COO men. who will in the most hopeful circum:ta! ces not bo able to return to work for some time. T^E SCENE ON SUNDAY. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, thousands of spectators visited the scene of the disaster throughout Sunday. Some were in mourning, and it was evident from their tear-stained faces that they had relatives amongst the dead. Friends from other coJliery villages continued to arrive by train from all parts (some from the Moc- mouthsllirl" valleys), and called upon the injured. The scene at mid-day was a melan- choly one. the crowds coming and going, un- able to obtain any information of what was transpiring below. Most of the people main- tained a stolid silence, and those who did speak did so in whispers. At most, of the chapels the preachers made references to the sad calamity, a.nd prayers were offered that- Divine consolation might be vouchsafed to the stricken v.idows and orphans in their afflic- tion. There is consolation in the fact that all the injured are progressing favourably, even the worst case, that of John Lloyd, Howard-terrace, being reported hopeful. The utmost courtesy was extended to all by the officials of the company, from the agent. Mr. Llewelyn, downwards. Amongst others who visited the colliery were Sir William Thomas l ewis, Bart., Mr. Robert Torresf. JP-. St. Fusjan's. Mr. William Abraha-m <" Mahon "), M.P., Mr. D. Watts Morgan, Mr. William Brace, Mr. Ben Davies, Mr. W. P. Nicholas, solicitor to the South Wales Miners' Federal tiou. and others interest.ed in the coalfield. INTERVIEWS WITH THE RESCUED. One of the rescued men, who was badly burned on the face, hands. and right leg, is iDa%i(I of 91. Worn-street, Clydaeh Vale. Dr. Gabe Jones, who was attending him, gave instructions that he was not to be disturbed, but from statements made by him shortly after he arrived home it appears that he was about thirty yards from the bottoil-i of tho pit, making an entry for the night shift, when the explosion occurred. There were two or three others with him at the time, and one !'ell upon him heavily, knocking him down. He had considerable difficulty iu free- ing himself from his fellow-workman. When he saw the fite, he exclaimed, "It's all up now, Robert. D. Jones, an assistant timberman, of 50, Marion-street, had a narrow escape. He went down to the bottom of the pit, but did not start work, as his partner, Torn Davies, had not arrived. The, first he knew of the accident was that be was hurled against the side and became unconscious. He was in this condition when rescued, and ] after reaching home he became unconscious several times, probably from the effect of the I after-damp. David J. Wild, a. labourer, living at 52, jMoreton-street, was swathed in ban dag** when iic was seen, and at his side was bis aged father, waiting to take him to his hom.at. ,rn to iiiis horco Treorky. Wild was suffering from burns on j his hands and face, and one of his eyæ had been cut with a blow be had reoeived. He