The Llanelly Mercury and South Wales Advertiser

fHiDR. Y PORT  8?3Y PORT. I At the annual "Cymanfa Canu"held at Henllan on Friday, cur friend Mr. W. T. Roberts was the organist, wnilst- Mr. Car&dog Roberts, Mas. Bac. conducted. -0- Congratulation to Mr. J. Brython Williams, Pembrey. upon his success at Kidwelly Eis- teddfod cn Saturday. Thirteen competed for the champion solo, and Mr Williams was awarded the prize. It will be interesting to note* that this well-known baritone is a mem- ber of the Cambrian National Glee Singers, who will leave Wales for the United States in October for a six months' tour. For W.h Butter, Eggs, Bacon, and Ham go to D. Burry Walters and Co., Station Road. Their Tea at 1'3. 7:1 per lb. is the talk for miles around—best ever sold at the price. On Sunday an excellent address on religious work as it is carried on in the> United' State? of America was given at the Tabernacle Bap- tist Chapel by Mr. Pritchard, of Memphis, Tennesse. Mr. Pritchard is at present on a visit to Mr. Thos. Grifriths, .1.P., Buny Port. The address throughout was highly interest- ing and instructive, and wc feel sure that a repetition of this stirring lecture would tend very considerably towards improving the present very stagnant condition, of many or our churches. Mr. Pritchard is a Welshman, and still retains the hwyl of his country- men, though lie has resided for many years in the States, and has', unfortunately, been deprived of the privilege of addressing meet- ings in the language of Eden. On Saturday a cricket match will be pJayed h2?\ i 'ailt eil(.J,l;. i1 i¡;e. 1'1 Jyed Now is the time for Spectacles. Can you read this without straining the eyes in some way? If you can't, you must have Spectacles. John Walters, Chemist, Optician, &c, opposite the Station, has a special room for testing the eyes. W (lick the childrcn how they read. -0- The annual "Cymanfa Gerddorol or the Welsh Congregational Churches of Burry Port was held at Jerusalem Chapel on Sunday and throughout the! day the sac.ed ediRce was simply packed to its utmost capacity. TIis :Ullg 1(1lg,1Oi I: i :,r11;< \a. crowCii,41. f?)r ?-)f p e .') r. I e failed to gam admission The Welsh churches represented were Jerusalem! Carmel and Zion Chapels, Buny Port, and Libanus, Pwll. The various choirs had for some time been under efficient, training, with the result- that the singing v« as as perfect a<? h could possibly be. The object, of tha "G-yntanfa." is to raise the standard of the singing in the Welsh churches, and the promoters have every rea- son to- be proud of the success of Sunday's event. The great essential which contributes to the success of any musical festival, apart from the choir itself, is a capable conductor. Thisvc.u-'he?e?cnonv.asthatnfMr.Cara- Tli- ye?ti- Carl- known throughout Wales. his opinion M ';11:b7¡1(;g li \)e\ a¿':f;?Li(): s ),;ll(,n su:: cess of the festival is obtained in the fact that Mr. Roberts was highly delighted with the singing, and that throughout the- day he was full of praise for the singers. He speci- ally mentioned the excellent rendering of the chants. He 'had not, throughout his travels, j heard such beautiful chant-singing, and hoped they would cominlh" in that direction. For such a function as a musical festival the organist must be -an expert player, and Mr. W. T. Roberts gave a commendable perform- ance, hich elicited the greatost praise from the conductor The morning service was pre- sided over by the Rev. John Rogers, Jerusa- lem Chap-el, H. Rees emn- menced the meeting by reading a portion of Scripture and prayer. As in former years, this meeting was taken, op exclusively by the juv-enil'O choirs, and rigid well did they acquit themselves. All the pieces were ad- mirably rendered, and the fine clear voices of the children v, ere so harmoniously blended and so evenly balanced by the voices of the adults that a very line musical treat was en- joyed by the large congregation. Spceial mention should be nude of For," which was so exceedingly well rti I that, it was specially called for at the afternoon and evening meetings. The afternoon and evening meetings were presided over by the Rev. T>. E. Harries, Burry Port, and the Rev. Thomas Jones, Pwll. In these meetings the adult choirs took pan. when the different tunes selected were all sung in a very credit- able. manner, and showed considerable train- ing on the part, of the different conductors. The anthems were also given in a masterly style-, which brought for'h words of praise from the conductor. One very important, feature of the proceedings was the chanting introduced into the service. The chants Soaper and Llandaffwere ex. cellent* Mr. Roberts conducted this festival four years ago, and he said without fear that since then he had never heard suc-h beauti- ful chant-singing. The speakers were Mr. J. Samuel, Jerusalem Chapel: Mr. J. Washing- ton, junior, Zion: Mr. David Da vies, Carmel: and Mr. Michael Evans, Libanus. At the close a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the conductor, organist, singers, and the varmus conductors, etc., and one of the best inuniesl festivals held at Burry Port ter- minated. -0- At Llangefni. Anglesey, yesterday, a Sheriff's Court was held to assess damages for brcarh of promise of marriage in a case brought by Miss Owen, Llanfaeihln, against Dr. John T Price, of Llansawel, Llandilo, a native of Wan fat bin, .formerly of Burry Port, where lie spent eeveral years as assistant to Dr. Owen Williams. Mr. Ellis Jones .Griffiths, M.P., was for plaintiff, and Mr. O. G. Morris for defendant. Counsel for plaintiff stated that the parties had known each other from childhood. In June, 1.902, they became engaged, and letters wore written from Nottingham., Ffestiniog, H->lvobVid. -Burry Port. Ton Pentre, Birming- ham, and Trccynon, in all of which places defendant had been assistant. He pursued the courtship in the most hiving terms, such, :L My premise will never be broken.—Yours, heart, and soul. Jack. Nothing hllr deatl) will ever destroy my strong love for you. What a darling vou are to wait for me. I moan to you, !»f,eirtise I could nor Jove anv gill in the world but you. Life is hard without, you. I had to get your love-letters out to con- sole me. They were so sweet. Really, I nearly cried, when I read about our old meetings', and here we are engaged for all these years. I do wish I could get on nrnro and marry you, because I want you very, very much.. They want a married man, and I must call upon you to provide me with that qualification. In December last defendant, wrote:—"Dear Miss Owen,—I am afraid that to lie candid with you I don't love you. If you can forget me it would suit huth parties." Counsel described plaintiffs letter in reply to this bolt from the blue as most pathetic. Defendant, said counsel, subsequently mar- ried a daughter of Dr. Evans, Llansawel. Plaintiff, a prepossessing lady of 30 years, r-urroat -d counsel's statement. The jury assessed the damages a.t.ESOO A •• innings of 54 not out. by Roberts, Car- marthen College defeated Burry Port at Burry Port, on Saturday. Scores. Burrv P-ort.—C-. T. Williams c T). J. Jones b Evans b Shardlow 28, U. P. low 8. E R. R. Lewis c F. Jones b D. J. Jones 5. H. T. Bowen c F. Jones b D. J. Jones 19, J. E. Rowlands c F. Jones b D. J. Jones 0, T. J. Williams" b I). J. Jones 3, J Da vies lbw b n. J. Jones 1, D. Davies not out 0, H. Groom c U. J. Jones b Roberts 4, extras 7, total 95. Carmarthen College.—M. Taylor b J. Davies 4, J. F Shardlow b J. Davies 17, F. Jones st E. J. Evans b J. Davies 0. Poniy Roberts not ont. 54, D. J. Jones run OUT 9. A. Stanley b 1tR4'R\:i; (.ll;. Stone "I't 9:).Î' 9, total (for seven wickets), 89.

FElOEL. I Mention of death, always makes us think, even if only momentary, that we are, after all, merely creatures of an hour; but when those near and dear to us pass away we are apt to ponder a little longer and glean the fic-aile, 01 the dreaded parting. Ouv respected vicar, the Rev. J. W. Roberts, Mrs. Roberts, and family. have now had the feeling forced upon them with tragic sudden- ness. A few weeks ago Mrs. F. Harries, Saw- bridgworth, Essex, fourth daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. J. W Roberts, visited the vil- lage, but now she is no more, death taking place on Saturday. Miss Mary, as she was familiarly known in the village, was only 25 years of age, and her early death is deeply regretted by all who knew her. Quiet, but always pleasant, she c-uuld not fail to make herself liked by all who came in contact with her. Her mortal remains will be brought to the Vicarage to-day (Thursday), and will be interred on Friday at 2.30 at Holy Trinity Cemetery. Considerable sympathy is felt with the bereaved husband, parents, brothers, and sisters. On Tuesday last Mrs. M. A. James, the highly respected wife of Mr. D. James, Step- ney Row, was conveyed, to the Llanelly Hos- pital, and had to undergo a serious opera- i tion, but death took place on Friday Five children, the •eldest being only 17 years of I. age. are left t? mourn the loss of a mother I. ethÍ')8;rtQ¡:{ ;'I': s.;o; fle \elh to whom, together with the sort-owing husband, we extend our sineerest sympathy. The funeral, wliich was largely attended; took place on Tuesday, the Rev. B. Humphreys omciating.  There wece. four applicants for the post of librarian and caretaker, to succeed Mr. M. Humphrey, who had re signed, and at a largely attended meeting of the Library Committee, on Saturday night, Mr. John Williams, Salem Road, was appointed. The successful candi- date will commence duties in a month, with the sanction of the Parish Council, who also have a voice in tire appointment. -0- A new porch is being built for Salem Chapel. At a meeting of the Liberal Association on Monday night, several practical suggestions were disc-nosed, w hich it j hoped will even- tually fructify, so that Liberalism, and all iT stands for, will receive a much-needed tonic in the district. -0-- The victory gained by the local eleven in their first League match on Saturday, was (extremely gratifying. With the return of Jere Griffiths the atroek is, w ithout question, more formidable than that, of any team in the League, and on Saturday t lie-, e a pleasing improvement in the batting. Of course, it must be confessed that the Kid- wolly bending was not. of a nature to put batsmen to the test, but, still, the way the local batsmen let go gave promise of ability to withstand belter attack. The vigorous hit- ting of E. Roberts, who played a capital inn- ings of 42 runs, was one of the best displays ever seen on the local ground, and cricket of the best kind was also given by E. J. James with 20 not out. H. Griffiths (17), and Jere Griffiths (12). For once in a while the fielding was at fault, savetal easy catches being un- accountably dropped. The most successful trundler was Jere .Griffiths, "who took four wickets for two runs Xext. Saturday the usual team will play Swansea Thirds at. the Sf. Helen's Ground.

DAFEN. A pleasing occurrence t"¡¡< p:!ce at the Da fen Council School on Friday last, v. hen the Rev. J. H. Evans, Bryn, on behalf (f the County Education Committee, presented eeui- fieates of merit to those scholars vho had made 95 per cent, attendances during the year, and special certificates to a number of scholars who had made full attendances lur- ing the year Groat credit is due to Mr. D. Thomas, school attendance officer, who re- sides at Dafen, for the above creditable stale of things, and it is .hoped that the county authorities will acknowledge the same in some tangible manner. -0,- It- is a, pity that a special meeting had not heon held to give- due significance to the above, and the parents could be present, to show tlieir appreciation. It is hoped that- if the above is to be an annual affair that the above -suggestion will not be lost sight of. We are pleased to see some of the local daugerous corners and ditches hawing the at- tention of the District Surveyor. It will be a great bocuto the village, now that motor traffic is becoming general. We would be still more grateful if the Council could hasten the opening of Havard Road, Nvhieh would provide a worthy entrance to the village, in- stead of the steep gradient near Capel Farm.

TRIMSARAN. I Next Saturday evening the Llanelly I L.P. Scouts will cot!duct an open-air meeting in our village. Dr. J. H. Williams, Burry Port, and Mr. n. F. Griffiths will be the speakers. In' the Council Schools on Wednesday even- ing Mr J. D. Morgan, miners' agent, delivered' -a stirring address to colliery workers in sup- port of the candidature of Mr. John James, I Cwmgorse. for the position of registration agent. -0- I, Mr. T. E Davies has gone to Glamorgan on a lecturing tour for the I.L.P. 1 hope that, he will have- a good, successful time. W. B.

j I KIDWELLY. I EISTEDDFOD. louier the auspices of the Welsh portion of St.. Mary'c Parish Chiu.ch t-nnday School a most successful and highly entertaining eis- teddfod was held at the Town Hail on Satur- day evening List. Some: of the best-known singers and reciters for miles around) COIll- peted. The entries in almost every item were exceptionally heavy, and the eisteddfod lasted much longer than it was expected tn, and several well- k nowu reciters had to leave be- fore their names were, called. The committee one and all worked very hard to make the whole the success it was. Mr. John Morgan was the hon. secretary, and Mr. J. W. Wild the hon. treasurer. Mr. Dan Jones, A.C., Kid- welly, was a iiost painstaking musical ad- judicator, and the Rev. Hugh Rees, B.A., of Llandyrv, made a splendid adjudicator of the recitations. Both gave general satisfaction. The duty of accompanying the singers was dlnded I)y Wixe. 'v and Mr. Tom W. Thomas, of Kid?elly. ?. W. D. James, The Barbican (deputy-mayor), made an ideal pre- sident. His place during the first part of the e!steddf??d was well filled by nH 'Rev Gniffvdd Enms, B.D., vicar. Messrs. Joseph Wild (senior), W. Thomas, Charles Maliphant, E. John, James Gower, James Jones, John Wil- liams, etc., worked hard as stewards. The competitions were as follow s: -Boys' solo, Paid a'm gadael i," Master Stanley Grif- fiths, Burry Port. Girls' solo, Meet me at the Fountain," Miss; Olive Gilbert, Car way. Welsh recitation, 23rd Psalm, Miss M. Jones, Llandefeiliog. English recitation of the same Psalm: 24 children essayed this, a-iid were heard by Mr. Rees in the Parish Room, the six best being sent on to the eisteddfod plat- form, with the result that the prize was awar- ded to Miss Winnie Morris, Loughor, a special prize being given by the President to the smallest competitor, Miss Queenie Price. Tenor solo, Sweet Memories," Mr. George Erasmus, Burry Port. Soprano and contralto duet, "O! lovely Peace," Misses Agnes Hall and Hilda Williams, Burry Port. Bass solo, Wales,' prize divided between Mr. J. < I Howells, Burry Port, and Mr. W. J. Rees, I Kidwelly. Soprano solo, "nadull ar fy mron": seven sang this solo, which was com- posed by Mr. D. Burry Walters, Burry Port, the prize being awarded to Miss Maggie Mor- gan, Burry Port. Duet, "When we were boys together," Messrs. Williams and Howells, of Biiiry Port. Pianoforte solo, Miss Nellie Novello Griffiths, Kidwelly. Nine competitors entered for the champion solo, the prize being awarded to Mr. J. 'Brython Williams, Pem- brey. The prize for the best open recitation was won by Master Tom Glyndwr Thomas, Pemberton, Llanelly, special mention being made of the ability displayed by Mrs. Gilbert, Carvvay, in this competition also. It is inten- ded by the Churchpeople 10 hold a large eis- teddfod in the grounds of the Old Castle, early in August. Of course, there were the usual criticisms by would-be professors 3nd doc- tors, but these are always inevitable, and must not be noticed. I PROPERTY EXCHANGE. ] At the Pelican Hotel, Kidwelly, on Monday evening, Messrs. John Francis and Son, of II Carmarthen, sold by auction, all that valu- able grazing land, comprising six fields, ad- joining Hollow ay Farm, the property of the executors of the late Mrs E. Lewis, Eerryside. The fields comprised some 16 £ acres, and were bought by Mr. J. G. Anthony, draper, ],,oi-iglit. I)y '1 11- J. (,. Aiit,110113' etc., Kidwelly, for £ 1040. Mr. A. 0. E. Har- ries, of Carmarthen, was the vendors' solici- tor, and Mr. D C. Edwards acted for the purchaser. -0- S. L. Gravelle, sculptor, Burry Port, has re- I cently opened a branch at Causeway Street, Kidwelly, near the Town Hall. Particulars supplied, on application to the above, or to Albert Jenkins, Bryn Morfa. ¡

"1"¡ .n" j; '-=!(¡ _.£- !'Íj"" I WILLIAM DAVIES an d SONS, ) 27 & 29, STATION ROAD, LLANELLY, Have a Special Show of their OWN MADE Bedroom and Pariour Suites. Intending buyers of thorn would save pounds j by buying off makers. W. D. & SONS willingly invite inspection of their goods. Bedroom Suite, comprising Wardrobe, Dressing Chest, WashsLand, I Towel Rail, and Chirs, from £5 10s. ? They have a nice 3 feet Bedroom Suite in Satin Walnut$ ? with Swing Glasses to Dressing Table, for £ 8> I Special Designs of customers can be made at the Factorv at WERN CABINET WORKS.  A Large Selection of Bedroom Suites in Oak, Mahogany, Satin Walnut and s Walnut to choose from. Oak Dressers of various kinds and designs. Bedding and Bedsteads of all kinds. UNDERTAKING. Funerals Completely -—————-——— Furnished. PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THIS WORK. W. D. & SONS afb Contractors to the Llanelly Union. i'i!i -£" Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the Truth."  A FREE PUBLIC I LECTURE Will be delivered (God willing) at GAS BUILDINGS, MURRAY STREET At 6.30 p.m., on SUNDAY, MAY 30th, 1909. I Subject: I The Second Coming of Christ." BY MR. R. THOMAS. A cordial invitation to all. All Seats Free. No Collection. Please bring your Bibles. BIBLE CLASS on Thursday Evenings at 7.30. WMti! O WM t PI PC To those who want SPECTACLES. SIGHT TESTING DAILY, Free of any Charge Personal Attention. Free of any Charge ?ss'????SBS????? :i???mHBNB)N??? i — ??-—?  ?? By a Fully Qualified Optician • -—- holding the Highest London jf'i Qualification. Charges Half the usual prices. EVAN JONES, Chemist and Optician 40, STATION ROAD, LLANELLY,

i LLANGENNECH. It is with feelings of sincere regret that we ha. veto record this week the somewhat sud- den death of Mr. William Jones, Hendre Road, who had been a respected resident here for the last thirty years. The deceased had during that time honourably filled the office of deacon at Salem. Baptist Church, where his faithfulness was a marked characteristic. Had he lived a few months more, he and his I aged widow would have celebrated their golden wedding. He leaves four adult daugh- ters and one son also to mourn his sad loss. The funeral took place at Adulam Cemetery, I Felinfoel, on Saturday last, when the Rev A. Morris, pastor of Salem Church, officiated.

I-PONTYEATES.i I P0NTYEATES. We have this week to record the death of one of our oldest inhabitants in the person of Mr. David Rowlands, Wepner Road. The deceased had ceased working for years on account of senile debility, and although he did not, suffer from any specific disease, it had been evident for a long time that he was gradually failing. The deceased was 88 years of age. The funeral took place on Tuesday, and lis mortal remains were laid to rest at Nazareth Cemetery. The officiating minister was the ReN. D. Gorlech Jones. Thedeceasoed leaves three married sons and one sister, who mourn his departure, and we lender them our heartfelt sympathy in tlieir bereavement. o- Pontyeates Station, on the Burry Port and fhvendraeth Valley Railway, is being pushed on with all possible speed. Even Sunday is i not taken as a day of leei. The line at this spot will be doubled, and, consequently, buildings have to be erected on both sides of the line. -0- The anniversary services of Tabernacle (C.M.) will be held on Sunday next, when the I Revs Adams. Llanelly, and — Edwards, Llanfynydcl, are expected to officiate. -0- The Nocldfa Congregational. Church will be opened on June 5th, and services will be con- tinued the following Sunday, Monday, Tues- day, and Wednesday. The ministers of all the surrounding churches, and several other eminent divines, will be expected to officiate, -0- We are exceedingly glad to record the fact that. the newly-established cause at Jerusalem is going on progressing rapidly, and has al- ready taken premier position in this place. Jerusalem is a branch of Bethesda Baptist Chapel, Ponthenry, and was only established a few months ago. The present position of affairs proves beyond a doubt that the friends at Ponthenry did a wise thing in Opening a branch at Pontyeates, and the Rev. O. Johns cannot be too highly praised for the efforts he put forth and the zeal he displayed in se- curing funds for clearing the debt. Hip- efforts were in all ways praiseworthy, and it would be well for some of the ministers of Llanelly and the surrounding districts to emulate him in this respect. i

PONTYBEREM. 'Phe second, rehearsal for the Gymanfa Ganu" to be held fit G'rwbin on June 2nd liel(I at Capel Sion. The choir numbered about 400, and con sister) of the members of the Caersalem, Capel Sion, and Crwbin choirs The conductor wars Mr. R. G. Grif- fiths, Pontyberem, who congratulated the choirs on having progressed so much since the last rehearsal, and he was exceedingly pleased with the singing, especially in the children's meeting, which was held in the afternoon. The choirs al«o kept admirably in tune all through, the orchestra doing good work.. -0- Last Thursday night the Cross Hands- Dra- matic Society paid a visit to the Public Hall, when they performed the Welsh drama "Dafydd Ilwyd," by Mr. Roger Thomas. A most enjoyable evening was spent. We were sony the Hall was not so full as it should .sot-ry tii(-, Hall. ?vts net f?il,l p A. I

LLANDEBIE. I (By "Casual.") We nre glad that peae has been restored in Heol. Isha. There were rumours of war and legal proceedings, but at present it is "Peace, perfect, peace." Foot and i'ist are now all right. The prc. sident is delighted that those fractious mem- bel's llano left, and that he lias been blessed with a noble- and dignified crowd. -0- It is rumoured that another split chapel is to be built, here. There is no need to worry about a Gertrian invasion. We have quite a smart corps here to protect us. On Saturday our Yeomanry, and on. Sunday oar Territorials, visited Llandilo, and they did not forget to let us know when they were returning. Oil Sunday night we had the usual baby ) parade—all -sorts and conditions of them, dressed ill every conceivable device. What humbug! vying with each other--simply a dress parade. Better stay at home, and learn the way to feed them, etc. We wish someone would deal effectively with the tramp nuisance. Whatever ca.n he the cause of all this, and whoever brought them or caused t-heni to come ln.-re, ought to be made to suffer. U

D. Mansel (late of Golden Fleece) has opened I at Cc)well Street and Market Entrance, with a I new stock of Drapery and Millinery Geods.

Assaulting the Police. LLANEDY MAN IX A FRENZY. I At the Police Court on Monday, David Jones, Forest, Llanedy, was summoned for! assaulting P.C. Jones whilst in the execution of his duty. P.C. Jones 'said the defendant, who was creating a disturbance, said, I am prepared for the scaffold. They can put the b-- rope around my neck." At the request of the de- fendant's father, witness forcibly ejected him from the, house Two hours later witness re- quested defendant to go away quietly. De- fendant rushed at him, and struck him io- lently on the chest and scratched his face. With the assistance of defendant's father and uncle, witness handcuffed him. Defendant said he did not know what took place. Supt. Rogers reported previous convictions, and a fine of 15s. was imposed.

The Town's Development. i PLANS FOR MORE HOUSES. j At a meeting of the Health Committee on Wednesday evening of last week, the Sur- veyor reported that Mr. William John Hop- kins submitted a plan for five dwelling-houses in College Hill. Messrs Benjamin Howell and Sons also submitted plans for twenty- seven houses, n ill1 two shops on the new road at the back of Penallt Terrace1. An under- taking to form the road had been given by the estate owner. All the foregoing plans were in accordance with the bye-laws. Mr. T P. Jones submitted plans for twenty- four dwelling-houses in Cambrian Place: and Mr. Joseph Llewelyn submitted plans for t\() j houses in Tunnel Road. The plans were not in accordance with the bye-laws. It was decided to approve of the plans that were in accordance wtth .the bye-laws, and to recommend the remainder for approval. FORMATION OF ROADS. At a meeting of the Roads Committee which t followed, the Surveyor reported that the ques- tion of taking over Cambrian and Caroline j Streets had been before them for a consider- able time, and to put them into a fairly good condition would -cost the Council a little over £ 200, which would include Charles or Druce Street. It had been decided that these streets should be formed, and that the owners should contribute towards the same. There were 96 houses in these streets, and he recom- mended that the owners should contribute per houee.

ROYALTY THEATRE. i At the Royalty Theatre, Llanelly, record houses may be anticipated for Wliit-wcek, com- mencing May 31st, as a return visit will be • made by Mr. C. N. Nightingale's Company in the up-to-date, musical play, "The Belle or Bohemia." (Stagelaud). This play has been re-written, and is now one of the funniest musical comedies on tour. Briefly, the story j deals with the experiences of two stage-struck girls and their maid, and the misunderstand- ings of a married couple: also, the love at- tachment to the plot is very strong. The feature, however, of the performance, is the vocal and concerted numbers introduced, also there are several dancing specialities. The company is an exceedingly strong one, and many of the. artistes have earned a reputation for themselves in leading musical plays. The very clever and gifted young actress, Miss Daisy Goldsack (who will be certain of a cor- dial reception from her old friends), has been specially engaged for this tour, and will be supported by the great London comedian, r Arthur Staples. Miss Mabel Reeve (a very clever and charming young sister of Miss Ada Reeve) will appear as "Violet Dare," and introduce the song specially written for her with 'harmonized chorus, Love in a Garden Cage." Other well-known artistes are Miss Ruby Roselle, Miss Florence Brewster, Miss Muriel Wantage. Mis's Florence d'Egville and MiM Badtree Maude, who will figure as the principal dancer. Among the gentlemen, the chief parts will be taken bv Mr. S. Mirfield, Mr Alfred Fisher, Mr. Eric Victor. Mr. F. ilelane, and an old favourite Mr. Bernard V;: ugh ar.. t

ORDNANCE SURVEY. The Omnanoe Survey Department is no# issuing maps of the latest ,suryey in vaiiott3 scales. in divers forms, and at reasonable prices, for the use of the public generally* Whatever the requirements of the would-be purehafoer might be-, he can be satisfied. we would advise all who take an interest in th0 geography of these islands of ours, or evert in the town or in the district in which the live, if they desire accurate geographies1 knowledge of the same, to communicate wttP T. Fisher Unwin, I Adelphi Terrace, London W.< who will tie pleased to supply a logue and Book of Indexes issued by bis de- parinient, vhieb will give them complete information. I

Out-of-Work's Grievance. I | TRADE DEPRESSION IN THE NORTH- I  At lLe COUtt on Thursday last, ThoS Evans, collier, Swansea, and James :Fraser, M'iddlesborough, were charged with sleeping" out. Evans said he had tramped an round  district, and the colliery managers would  employ him. because he was getting grey, 11- though he. could do his work as well as  :Frasn said, that the trade was in an awf1J state in the North, and thousands ,veJ'e starving. Upon pro;sing to leave the town in the event of failing to secure employment, the fendanvs were discharged.

MALE VOICE PARTY. I TO-?\rOEHOW ;GHT'S CONCERT. I The Llanelly Males Voice Choir, prior t,) competing at the London National and Hayed fordwest E ■ .dfodau, will hold a grall evening conceit at the Market Hall to-ffl^ row cnming, #>n some of the test piece* will he sung. Some eminent artistes have been d. "luding Miss Cissy Willialf)sl A.R.C.M., ISise Maggie Davies, James b (soprano), MisB Tilly Thomas' (contralto), [r, Ri.ch.ard Thomas (tenor), and Mr. R. C. Jen- kins, B.A.M. (bass). The choir, under tIll) conductorsliip of Mr. Dan S. Evans, hare undergone a sedulous course of training pre- paratory fo the. forthcoming eisteddfodalJ: and with the elaborate programme that hag been arranged a rare treat is in store. The tiekel s have been freely disposed of, and i), large gathering is anticipated