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I BAROMETRICAL INDICATIONS. Appended is & chart f ti?. b.?tri-I readings for -,?e 48 boun ended Hunda" midnight. m re.i. I t"red at the Wut.rn M?it Office, Cardiff. The in.trument is 3Yt. above ? level.

llIGH WATER TO-DAY.  Evening, Heirht i"II 7.38 7 50 34 o (,.iiJf s.?0. 9.) M. 1 N.?t 8.40 99'. 1: '3,a': 9

i WEATHER FORECAST. I liSUD FBOM UCTK«U«IjOOICAL I The fon?t of t?? weather tbroughout th* Weat ?, 1,.uRl?d and S."th Wales I., t.-a.y (Mond"r) « M <<Ho?:— Wind tMemmJ N. W.d coider, <t/t!r some aJtowers, SATVBBAT'S FOBBCAST. I Suunu'. WKATBB*. I Ttryiuy S.E. breo:e? | Yri.bl? brcMM -,Iy light fair j rather j morning cold, ft??- ?r. I w?r(ia wuruaer; brigat j ..d fair.

I YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE. Tmperature as registered at Pecarth, for the twelve hoon ending nice I o clock last nirht:— i Mar, Ilia. Mean. Sunday. 59 33 46*0

WEEK'S TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL. I The following table fives the temperature I and rainfall at Cwrt'y-Vil, P,narth. for "S houri. u registered ,t nine a.m. and c,.terd to the preoeaing day:— IU„. H^ariLL. ftlax. Mm. Mean. Friday | 23 43 35 39'0 '09 Saturday.. 24 4i 35 38 0 -00 Sunday 25 43 31 rg "03 Monday & 43 31 37-0 -00 Tuesday 21 47 30 8: :OJ Wednesday 2" 47 30 ,.8 00 Thursday 29 48 31 j ?.? '00

I HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. (Weather permitting. FOXHOUNDS. CARMARTHENSHIRE. Tuesday, April 3, Trawsmawr Gate.1t a.m. Friday, April 6, Alityferin (breakfast).It a.m. MONMOUTHSHIRE „ Mond, ay, April 2, Kig .f P,u,?sia 11 %.m. Thur<dR'y?AprH'5.Thre68?mone, a.m. Oraie 1.I I it a.m. PEMBROKESHIRE. Monday. April 2 Houghton School 12 noon Wrd: 'Afii\.2Tr'hoen Bridee ??t2 noon TIVYSIDE. Monday, April 2, New Inn .10.45a.m, Thursday, April 5, Boncath .10.45 a.m. YSTBAD. Tuesday, April 3, Duffryn Ffrwd (to finish the "eea-son) .10.30 a.m.

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SUMMARY OF NEWS. I Thursday's fight ;;r Brandfor t was more serious than was at first supposed. Ac- cording to a dispatch from Lord Roberts I published 'o n SaturdaY, C-Pt-in Going, f, the King's Own, was killed, and nine officers wounded, whilst rank and file losses were:- Killed. 10 (query 19); wounded, 159; missing, 3. Lord RobertB mentioned that the enemy were leaving Brandfort and proceeding In a northerly direction, and added that Colonel Baden-Powell at Mafeking reported" general health and spirits good" on March 10. The Japanese newspapers assert thnt the Russian equadron is still at Chemnpho, and will probab'y pr cesd to Masampho to enforce the Russian demand. It is believed that in the event of Corea yielding Jnpan will demand a similar concession on the Corenn coast. The Duchess of York gave birth to a san on Saturday morning. Her Royal Highness and h" inCant Prince nre doing well. At a me:ting of the s!iding-8ale committee, held at Cardiff on Saturday, the result of the recent audit was reported, showing an advance of 13 per cent., to commence from April 1. This is equal to 48} per retit. on the stand ird cf 1679. At a me ting of the joint commtttej of the iron and steel workers' sliding-scale for South I Wales and Monmouthshire, held at Cardiff <i Saturday, an advance of 10 per cent, was reported, dating from April. Mr. Valentine Trayes. J.P., of Cardiff, died at his residence, near Newport, on Sunday. Private W. Morgan, of the Roynl Reservists, in depot at Breoon. who was badly injured by being run over by a goods train in the Newport Railway Station, died soon after admission to the infirmary on Saturday morning. A military tattoo in aid of the Mayor of Cardiff's war fund took place on the Gardiff Arms Park on Saturday evening, and was witnessed by a gathering of about 20,000 spec- tators, In Rugby football on Saturday Cardiff drew with Neath with a goal and a minor to a goal and two minors; Newport defeated Bristol by three goals and three tries to a try; Swansea lefeated Llanelly, by a goal and fonr tries to nil; and Gloucester defeated Penarth hy three goals (one penalty) and a try to a dropped goal and two minora. The boat race on Saturday, resulted in an easy win for Cambridge in the record time of 18min. 47sec. Money was in request early on Saturday in connection with Ih- requirements al. the end of the month, but money subsequently mine out, and call loans were quoted 33 per cent, at the close, ivh/'o three months' bills were easirr at 3J to 3 15-16. Business on the Stock Kscbange was very quiet.

EDITORIAL COMMENTS. I Just, now it would probably be a matter i of peril for anyone to go through the Welsh coalfield denouncing the sliding- ('a'e, During the strike of 1898 the existence of the scale was in serious jeopardy, and even since then it has been spoken of in colliers' meetings with dis- respect. But the phenomenal advance of 131 per cent. declared on Saturday will bring the much-derided instrument a measure of popularity which will last securely for at least the two months during which the present advance operates. And as it is quite within the ruach of probahility that thco clfcet of good prices on the scale ha* not been exhausted, and may, indeed, ensure a further advance in June. we may almost he sure that the Welsh collier will once more begin to think that there is some good in a s'.iding-scale after all, whatever the Federation may say to the contrary.

The kind words spoken in eu'ogium of the new stipendiary of Mertl-iyr at an Abcr- dare banquet on Saturday night will he generally echoed. Mr. Marchant Wil- liams has entered on his duties with the hearty good wishes not only of a host of personal frienus, but of the people of the Principality at large. It is a great thing when a stipendiary magistrate enjoys to the filII the respect and confidence of the community. It is so, as an instance, here at Cardiff, and it is so, too, in Pontypridd, and wo have every confidonce that Mr. Marchant Williams's term of office will con- tinue as it has so happily opened. Satiir- day's proceedings could not fail to touch Mr. Williams's I rt, for not only were they JmL _h the outcome of spontaneous goodwill, but they embodied the feelings of his school- fellows and associates of the olden days. It is always pleasant for a man to feel that he has grown up in the affection and esteem of those who knew him when a boy. But, after all, the greatest compliment his district can pay Mr, Williams, and the one he will appreciate the most, is to give aim as little official work as it possibly can!

I The meeting of tin-plate delegates held at Swansea on Saturday, if it is to be taken on its face value, seems to indicate; how weak the men's organisations have be3n in the past. and how strong and hope- ful have become their chances under the new regime brought about by the Dockers' Union. At any rate, there was a remarkable air of confidence prevailing, and. whilst the meeting might be described as strong, it had the further hopeful point about it that it was conciliatorv. The Union is at present asking for no small thing. The 1874 list is already deemed unsatisfactory, and there is a general demand for a further share in the pros- perity which just now seems to have estab- lished itself in the trade. To ask for advances on the 1874 list would have been deemed Utopian twelve months ago; now we, find Mr. Ben Tillett coolly describing that famous tariff as the irreducible mini. Imim of future wages in the trade. The "maximum" has thus become the proposed minimum within a few months. Whether the present action will be successful we, of course, cannot saT; but, unquestionably, men of experience are now at the head of the workmen's affairs, and in continuing to work whilst they discuss matters calmly with their employers the men have shown a judicial frame of mind which, we are afraid, has in the past history of the trade been conspicuously absent in such nego- tiations.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier's difficulties are, un- happily, not decreasing. Our Ottawa cor- respondent cables that certain members of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association have been making speeches attacking the Premier's proposal to further reduce the tariff an British goods. This serves to illustrate the enormous difficulties with which Sir Wilfrid Laurier has to contend iu governing a confederacy where diverse interests so sharply conflict. The chief feature of the British preferential tariff is that all im- ports from Great Britain are admitted into Canada on paying a duty of Customs 25 per cent. less than that levied on goods from foreign countries, the same provision apply- ing to any British Colony or possession the Customs tariff of which is. on the whole, as favourable to Canada as the British pre- ferential tariff is to such Colony or posses- sion. The proposal which has excited the opposition of certain members of the Canadian Manufacturers' Asso- ciation is one to still further reduce the duties on British goods or on the goods from any British Colony or possession. At a time when the frater- nal feeling is strong among the nations of the Empire it is regrettable that a jar- riniz element should be introduced by any section. It is still more regrettable that antagonism should arise to the first prac- tical contribution to a solution of what is, after all, the greatest difficulty in the way of Imperial federation. In this matter Sir Wilfrid Laurier will have the sympathy of a large majority of the people of all shades of opinion in Great Britain, who recognise in him a leader of the French- Canadians, representing to the fullest all 'their attractive qualities, and yet strong enough to do full justice to his country- men of Anglo-Celtic descent.

THE VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS. In his address as president of the South Wales Branch of the Nntional Union of Teachers at Neath on Saturday Mr. A, W. Swash, headmaster of St. Monica's National School, Cardiff, dealt with several questions in connection with elementary ecfrtcation, and his remarks on the voluntary schools do not seem to us to be perfectly just or justified by the circumstances of those institutions. It mtty be that the time will come, and that before many years are over, for the volun- tary schools to disappear and make way for the board schools, but there is no reason why the truth about the former should not be known. It is well known that in several eases managers of National Schools have been compelled by the force of eir- cumstances to ctoM their doors, and it is well known also, that in hundreds of imtances the managers find it very difficult to keep things going. Still, the voluntary system is by no means playod out; on the contrary, it is doing a great and noble work. In that useful volume, "The Church Year-book" for litOO, facts and figures are given showing what is being done by the National Schools. The statistics, which are the latest obtainable, come down to the end of August, 1898. Provision was made in these schools for 2,780,402 children: there were 2,310,892 on t.h(, registers, and the average attendance was 1,883,263. In British schools provision was made for 347,024, the number on the I-ooks being 282,633, and the number in average attendance was 230,355. In the schools of the Wesleyan denomination pro- vision was made for 181,554, the number on the registers being 156.343, and the average attendance was 124,971. In Boman Catholic schools provision was made for 386,823 there wera 309,357 on the books, and in average attendance there I were 246,12H. At the same time, provi- sion was made in board schools for 2,650.103 children; there were 2,542,524 I on the books, and the average attendance was 2,087,519. By comparing the figures with thofe of two vears before it will be seen that the Wesleyan and British schools lost ground, while those of the Roman Catholics show n slight increase. It will be seen, also, that matters show a con- siderable improvement in the ntion:>1 and board schools. It may be as well to quote a few more figures, bv way of showing what is being done by the voluntary prin- ciple toward s supporting elementary schools. Tbc figures may be given in a tabulated form, tbus — I 18-56. 1857. 1898. I Churoh Schools. £643,3% £63?,906 £ S85.945 British Schools £ 88,541 992.527 £ 85.34;. R. Catholic k77,490 Wosleyan Schools. L21 593 £ 19,777 E17,170 If the voluntary contribut.ions of Church- men towards National Schools and the several normal colleges from the com- mencement up to 1R98 be counted, it will be found that they amount to l:he enor- mous total of forty-two millions. It is impossible to obtain almll1tel, correct figures, but if the value of the land and buildings provided by individual Church- men for the purposes of elementary educa- tion were counted, the amount would be very much more than that. It is note- worthy, also, that the greater part of the money has been contributed since the passing of the Education Act of 1870. The best proof of the strength aud progress of the Church schools is the improvement in attendance and the bstter provision made between the years 1870-189S. At the former dat,, provision was made only for 1,365,080 children in the whole of England and Wales. At tho end of 1898 there was provision made for 780,402, an increase of 1,415,322. Thirty years ago the num- ber in average attendance was 844,384, while in 1898 it was 1,883,263. It is to be regretted that voluntary contributions show a falling off, but there are certain circumstances in connection with these which it is necessary to bear in mind. Contributions towards voluntary schools of all kinds-British, Wesleyan, and Roman Catholic-show a similar falling off, but it is some satisfaction to Church- men to know that their schools have suf- fered less in that respect than the other voluntary schools. The decrease in the con- tributions may be shown as follows: In Chn,ch Soh-ts it ?. 7.4 per cent. In BntfhScho?a it Is 7.7 '7 1t. In W?lty?', Schools it is 1.2 In Roman Catholio B.h-l? it s. 21.2 ?. These figures show that the wind blows less cold on Church schools than on the other voluntary schools. It should be borne in mind, also, that a great effort has been made during the past two years to im- prove and enlarge the Church training col- leges. On almost every one of these a considerah'e amount of money was expended in structural and other improve- ments. Funds have been collected lete itly towards a n-ew training college in South London, on which it. is proposed to expend £ 25,000. Taking everything into account, it will be found that Churchmen contri- bute annually in support of education about a milion of money. It is well that these facts should be kept steadily in view, and it is only fair thai the public should be made acquainted with them. It may be that the Nationa! ehocJs ,.ill have to oe thrown open to popular contro! and management in order 1 o preserve them. Such a plan would, no doubt, benefit them in many respects. However, we shall see what the result 1Tœ be of the nor,* prin- ciple introduced by the Code.

LONDON LETTER. HOW COL. JONES GAINED HIS POINT. TWO WELSH VOLUNTEERS DISAPPOINTED. .30, Bourritit-STEEXT, E.C., StlNDAT NlOHT. In to-morrow's debate on the Finance Bill it is the intention of Sir Michael Hicks- Beach to move the insertion of a clause for the purpose of remitting the death duties of persons killed in war. The principle of the clause has already received the cordial sanction of the House, and, though debate on its details may be expected, tho clause will, it is thought, be accepted without much opposition. The clause makes it per- missible to remit up to JE160 where any person dies from wounds inflicted or disease contracted witbin twelve months before death while on active service against an enemy on sea or land. This is in cases where the property passes to a widow or children, and the remission depends on a recommendation from the Secretary of State or of the Admiralty. A sum of JE150 would represent an estate of the value of £6,000. QUEEN'S WELSH SHARD OF HONOUR. I Colonel Pryce-Jonee, with whom mubt be associated Mr. Ellis Griffith, is to be warmly congratulated. Believing that a slight was being put upon the 3rd Volun- teer Battalion Welsh Fusiliers, who are stationed at Holyhead, in not arranging for them to furnish guards of honour on the occasion of her Majesty's journey through that town, he brought the matter before Parliament, and, having ascertained from Mr. Georgo Wyndham that the matter was in the hands of the officer oommandingthe district at Choster, despatched a telegram, in the names of the Welsh members, requesting that the guards of honour should be composed of Welshmen. The members assenting to the telegram were Mr. Maclean. Sir William Harcourt, Mr. Alfred Thomas, Mr. Bryn Roberts, Sir John Llewelyn. Sir J. Jones-Jenkins, Mr. D. A. Thomas, Mr. Humphrey i-Ovron, Mr. W. Jones, Mr Vaughan Davies, Mr. Lloyd Morgan, Mr. Lloyd-George, Mr. Brynmor Jones, and Mr. Tudor Howell. The fol- lowing reply was received: -"Militia must attend with Queen's colours. Colonel Rees already finds a second guard of honour as Welsh representative. Have no objection to another battalion finding a third guard' but no expense to public." TUB COLONEL'S PETWI8TENCT. Yesterday Colonel Pr.vce-Jones went down to the War Office, and sent another telegram to General Swaine, the officer commanding. He also saw Lord Lans- downe, who took the greatest interest in the matter, and, in response to the colonel s appeal, also sent a telegram, back- ing np the Welshmen's request, and hoping that everything would be done that could be done to meet the wishes of the Volun- toersandof the representatives from Wales In reply General Swaine wired: —"Though not- belonging to guard of honour, will gladly meet your wishes and invite Colonel Rees to attend. Tho Volunteers will not sutler in prominence in my bands.- General Swaine." This hanoy termination to the dispute wiU be heartily welcomed. It ,3» fitting recognition of the lovalty of the Wetsh people and of their desire to do her Majesty honour. I THE GENERAL ELECTION. At Trowbridgo last night Mr. Walter I Long made the significant statement that' the general election would not come until the Government had completed their task in South Africa. As the most sanguino estimate has not put down the entry of the British into Pretoria until next month and as after that event the country will have to be pacified before any settlement can be effected, politicians may with some confidence come to the conclusion that the general election will not take place this year. We have seen how long it took to quiet the rebellion to the south of Bloem- fontein, and we may confidently anticipate that the Boers in the Transvaal, who will be far more turbulent and more difficult to deal with. will require much mere looking after. There is also the financial question to be taken into account. In his Budget, sneeeh the Chancellor of the Excheouer stated that it would be his duty to reduce the extra taxation caused by the war. This statement could only mean that the Government were not inclined to go to the country on a shilling income-tax. and that they intended to remain in office until another Budgst had been brought forward. ■WHAT DISRAELI RAID. To those who think that the Govern- ment will make a big mistake if they do not appeal to the country directiv the Boers have been conquered, the following roniarks of the late Lord Beaconsfield" made to a member of the present Ministry on the eve of the dissolution of 1880. and which arc recorded by Mr H. W. Lltcy. will be worth bearing in mind "People insist," said Lord Beaconsfield. "that I should have dissolved Parliament when I came from Berlin. To have done so would have been one of the most unconstitu- tional acts of the centurv. A Minister with a large majority in the House of Commons has no business to dissolve merely with the object of gaining an age at the polls due to transitory circumstances. It is said I have lost n golden opportunity. I am not so sure of it. The English people do not like breaches of Constitutional practice. Had I yielded to the temptation that un- doubtedly presented itself in July. 1878, they might, and, probably, would, have visited my sins upon mv head." Lord Salisbury is in a somewhat analogous posi- tion to-day. It may be that in view of the fate of the Conservative Ministry in 1880 he may regard the precedent which Lord Beaconsfield established as not worth fol- lowing. btit in the opinions of the best- informed (his will not be the case. I flAY AWAIW. I he bcanciaious award of the Swiss tri- bunal is not to escape Pa;liamentary Iatteti,,n. T?,; members ba-e already intimated their intention of bringing the matter before the House, and it is hoped that a discussion on the subject will be raised. The more the award is analysed the more inadequate and ridiculous does it appear. The unfortunate part about it is that it is final. and that though the protests from America and this country are now loud and deep, they are power- less to upset it. In connection with this matter it will be interesting to note what reply Mr. St. John Brodrick will make to-morrow to Colonel Milward. who will ask whether the information in his posses- sion shows that the Portuguese officials at Delagoa Bay, as representing a neutral, but friendly and allied, I'owor, have donf theii- utmost to prevent the passage of intending combatants and contraband of war through Portuguese territory. DISAPPOINTED WELSH VOLUNTEER. A matter of some moment to local Volunters wm be brought to the notice of Mr. Georp Wyndham to-morrow by Mr. M'Kenna. It has reference to the case of John Garland and Tom Phelps. Xo, 7,553 and No. 0,563 respectively. Active Service Company, outh Wales Borderers, who recently volunteered at Newport, Mon., for service in South Afric??. It! appears that after enlistment both thfw Voluner'i were discharged for the sole offencs of being absent one day without !favp. Seeing that other Volunteers who committed the same oKpnce have been allowed to proceed to the front nftH punishment Meonhng b the regulations. Mr. Wyndham will he asked whether he can hold out any prospert that these Volunteers will be allowed to proceed to the front in accordance with their desire. TIKE BGVT lLvrr., The boat race, or. rather. the proces- sion, for there was not the semblance of a race about the contest, attracted the usual crowds to the Thames vesterdav. From Putnov to Mortlake the banks wrra crowded with spectators, who eheorcd both crews in the most impartial P cr. Doubtless, the weather more 111.. he actual rce was responsible for the large atten d ance. The sun shone from earTv morning Md. with the prospects ?f iI bright and charming day assured, tho ladies were able to sport their spring-ii'; costumes to the best advantage. That the Light Blues would win. and win pHStiy. everyone expected, but few were prepared for the runaway victory which they achieved. From Putney to Barnes Bridge they beat all existing records, and. though easing un at the finish, managod to tie the record of 18m. 47sec. for the whole distance. Had they been at all pressed many seconds would, undoubtedly, have been knocked off this time. The Dark Blues completed the course in 19m. 45sec.

A PEMBROKESHIRE CEN- TENARIAN. The portrait we give above is that of Mrs. James, of Ty-Canol Farm, near Cardigan, who celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday, the having been born on the let of April, ION. Un. JAMBS, I One Hundred Years Old Yesterday. [Photo by Mr. Selby, Cardigan. I When visited by II. "Western Mail" repre- sentative the other day, the old lady appeared to be in good health and spirits, and neat and tidily dressed. Of course, there were the unmistakable outward physical evidences of her great age, although from her general appearance and conversation her age might, have been put down by the casual observer at 75, or something less than the eighties. In the course of conversation, Mrs. James said ehe had been a hard worker all her life, and never bad any serious illness, while up till now the had been going about strong, but lately had begun to feel weak, adding, "As yon will likely do when you come to be 100 years of age." This grand old lady was born near Llanecbnyd, on the Pembrokeshire aid. of the Tlvy, the was twice married. and hu two eons now living. She declared that she never drank anything stronger than tea. but con- fessed to having a pleasurable appreciation of a pipe of tobacco, although she mildly suggested that the did not indulge in that too often." She rpmembered about the Battle of Waterloo well, for one of her brothers was in it and he came out safely. She also remembered about the famine prices of food in and after those days, about the old tin- worke being established in the district long ago. and the Rebecca riots. Asked if her eight was wd, she said she could read with the aid of glasses. The aged dame men- tioned that some years ago she paid a visit to Cardiff and Penarth to see some friends. and ha4 pleasurable recollections of her trip.

STRIKERS AND THE RATES. POWELL DUFFRYN COMPANY VROP PROCEEDINGS. The ordinary weekly meeting of the Merthyr Board of Guardians was held on Saturday. Mr. D. P. Dayies, J.P., chairman, presiding.—It was decided to make the following calls for the oneuinff half-year:— Aberdare. £8.909; Geiligaer, £ 4,772; Merthyr, £ 11,993; Penderya, £522; Rhiaros, £336: and Vaynor. £437. The auegiable value of the union npon which theee calls were based waa Itatd to be £486.454 19s. 6d.-The litigation committee reported that they had received a letter from Meesr* Linton and KeTishole. solicitors to the Powell Dcffr.vn C'opipanr. dating that they, had bad instruction* from their client* to state that, inasmuch a* the Court of Appeal had made a declara- tion deriding: the principle involved, they thought no uilpful purpose would be served in continuing: the oertiomri proceedings in the Court of Queen's Bench, which were instituted simply by way of precantion in the event of the Court of Appeal having held that that was the proper course to vdopt, and they were prepared, without prejudice, to consent to the ru le being discharged, or to take whatever steps might be necel.ary to put an end to the proceedings, each party to pay their own costs.—The committee recommended the acceptance and carrying out of the proposed EettJement, and the r,m,ndat;.t? ?d adopted, Mr. T. ,Tenkin8. «T.I\, exclaiming. "Thank goodness it f is all over." Several tenders were pent in for supplying coal to the workhoDse. "nd that of the Ebb, Vale Iron and Coal Company for three months at 188 3d. per ton w? accepted -Mr. Wil'.?m Jones, Dyke-street. Merthyr. obtained the contract for taking rtown rome old cottage building* on the Tr:tmroad-side and building a- new boundary wall for the new infirmary grounds, his price being £134 16.. Id.

THE ACCIDENT AT NEWPORT STATION. DEATH OF THE VICTIM. Private W. Morgan, of the Boyal Reservists, in depot at Brecon, who way badly injured by bei ng MIn over by a g?ds train in tbe Now. 'port Railway '4ttio?, died 800n Ift,r admi.- .io. to the infirmary 00 Saturday morning. | He visited Newport on a @hcrt furo1Jh. but ini.?,?e the train oonntoti?n (or Brecon, and remained in the Iieinity of the t ?l I'l 'I? six o'cl?k until ?bortly nfter ,ne o'clock, when he left the waiting-room for m=, nl, presumably, fell on the line. He was about 136 years of age.

COMPOSITORS' STRIKE. BruBse18, Saturday-The composit.or8 em- ployed in five of the newspaper offices have obtained satisfaction of the demand for j which they struck. Negotiations with the others continue.

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WALES DAY BY DAY "Prinny" was the name by which the lat.. Principal Edwards was known to all hi, pKp;> and old friends. Lord Windsor is mentioned as a possible successor to the Duke of Norfolk as l'Oit- master-General. The darkest day. of the siiding-scale w*re six years ago. jnc St!'2oessÏ\"e audits showed a reduction; the 24 audits since October. have only given three reductions of li e«r h It is said that the last Welsh bard to h":<1 the position of "hardd tenlii," or ianji bard, was David :\irhola8. a tilamorKan bi.r-j who died in 1769. He --4 the" hardd teuiu of AherperswnJ When the s'.iding-scale slides down the colliers' tempers slide down; when the na slides up their spirits go up. too Thus the collier always examines the settle from ui„ top. I/ord Bnte hits sent to the Cardiff F-?« Library a transcript of a valuable local M in his lordship's possession, called "A Bren." with notes conteyning all the Iordshippei and Mannors within the conntie of Glamorgan 15% Yesterday the Welsh colliers,' wage.s Wfre run up per cent, higher thau they »Pr{, the day before. This was the slirlmg-«ca:r. way of working off an April Fool joke on the Miners' Federation, with its vendetta aga,nit ail sliding-scales. District council contetts in Bridgend hare Ifrown 80 heated that the candidates can on'v express themselves in poetry posted on tli» wall*. A counter-proclamation in epic fnrm 10 produced in printed form in two hours >r,,a the moment the first i. 011 the all. A Cardiff man who hasn't I>o..n to chtirch (or four years wan induced by his wife to go yef!«r- day to hear a great and powerful preacher. When he got there and listened impatiently I'. a young curate his wife leaned over and whispered in bit eiii, "April Fml." Once more the sliding-scale is pO¡J111rt among Welsh colliers. Once it begin* '0 slide down, however, the collier's enthusiasm will coof. and he will listen to the d.irs whisperings of the Miners' Federation. For it isn't really R 8!i<ling.,œe a roilier wantt but ,i climbing^cale. Mr. Bemnant, who was twently returned as Unionist member for Holborn. wa? one of the promoters of the North Pembrokeriire Bail- way and the Fishguard and Ross I are eTrue and is largely interested in the prosperity of Fishguard by his connection with the Pem- brokeshire Estates Company. He is a barrier a member of the London County Council, and a. "whip" of the Moderate party. A prominent Welsh minister, who was :h. recipkot of a Doctorate in Divinity Uuring his recent American tour, has been telling .11) assembly of his brethren why he took it After one of his meetings a young Yankee came up to him and asked him If he was a D.D. Findine that the great visitor wits not yet a Doctor, the American admirer exclaimed, Well. I guess you ought to be, for yon Are the best Devil Driver that's been out here lhialong tim." Mr. T. Wallis Thomas writes from L'an v. byther:—" I am sorry to have to contradict I Cardiganshire Man and • Cottonopolitan Cardi, who have been good enongh to wax enthusiastic over the number of Cardis going too the front in connection with the Welsh Hospital. The surgeon in chid. Professor Thomas Jones,, is no Cardi at ail, but a Car. marthenshire man, and ie a brother of lir. D. L. Jones. J.P., Derlwyn, Carmarthen, fo hands off, Cardis, and give Cesar hie due.' An Aberystwith correspondent points out that, whatever the Welsh Baptists or tile "Intellectuals" on the college staff think 01 their brother Boers, the principal is very favourable to the new Volunteer movement, which, however, is not surprising when it it remembered that hit lather fought the Russians in the Crimea. Notwithstanding the pro-Boerdom of some ol the North Wales papers, the quarry men both of Merioneth- shire and Carnarvonshire are decidedly loyal in Weir attitude on the war. A correspondent writes;—"I should like to know whether the Cardiff Free Church Coun- cil is a political or a religions body. They held ft memorial service when Mr. T. E. Ellis was buried, but Principal Edwards, of Bala, pawed to his reet nnnotloed by tbem, although he has done so much to raise the tone of Konconformist theology. Worse than that-they held a meeting at Cardiff on the day of the principal's funeral, and, whilst making no mention of the event, read their last annual report, which oontained (as one of the jusWications for their existence) an account of the T. E. fcliis manorial service." John Nash, the famous Welsh architect, believed in a lavish Use of atacco to face his buildings. A special clause was inserted in the lease* of some of the houses he designed whereby the lessees covenanted to renew the stucco exteriors every 4th of August dnring their lease. This hobby of Nash has been embalmed in an epigram: Augustus at, Bone was for building renown'd. For of marble he left what of brick he had found; Bdot our Nash, too, a very great ="ter? He finds us all brick and he leaves us all piaster." There fraI much excitement at Aberystwith Station on the arrival of tbe 535 train on Thursday .veJlinw. The crowd were impa. tiently awaiting the advent of Lady White. As the train slowed up chcers buret from every throat. But when the pee"ro alighted came the Imule. Which was tOe wife of the heroic general? All were non. plussed till a tall, handsome lady in black appeared. She was smoothing the drees of i little girl who carried a doll. She straightened herself and bowed to the crowd and then there were ear-splittict cheers and Ku:e. Britannia," as Lady White moved to the Lovesgrove carriage. The event v long be remembered by those who witnessed i: A municipal functJoD at Aberavon on Satur- day deserves recording. Mr, Harry Stoat, th. Robs" of British showmen, has investci 80me four thousand of his money in a new roundabout, hobby "I his own des'gn. in which the places of the mmal horses are tiken hv facsimile denixens of the Zoo. Ostr.ciif*. elephauta, zebras, buffaloes, hippopotami camels, lions. and tigers career gad, rrnnd together to the music of a mighty new steam organ.-as we roo)" expect them to do in tb. future dan of the millennium. "1),1' Harry Sturit elected to open his De" "soo.o- Sioal race" at Aberavon with all doe lor. mality, and the town (in default of any near visit of Royalty to the docks) made a muni- cipal celebration cf it. His Worship the Mayor, before an admiring throng, touched the lever which set the big machine in motion and crushed the neck of a suspended cham- pagne-bottle. At the some time his Worship pronounced the christening words, and gave it the nAme" Lord Robertø of Candabar (Loud cheers\ Thereafter the most rc )'¡}n: spectacle Been c:1.t the plact for a long t.ine \US :hat of the m?.i,ip.1 dignitaries r.ic.ng c:h'h other upon wooden ostriches. 01P ?.d thn,k ti.it Mr. W;.i.tn ?co Cardiff. goe9 into a se;ond-h. -d büoiuhop with a d:ininr"rod warranted o find rare volumes. One of his most recent lucky finds, so we 161m frow Ie Car *• "Pnblic Library Journal." is » copy ft H' Jonjos a Langwin's Diddanwcb Teulustd1 176-3 which belonged in ',797 to John Priehard. celeorated as herh:1 ht b.HrJ ">n-' ;qnarv. and wood-carver. "f Vlaeyhr.nn. A'1- | soy. The owner, in a elear. hand ha written numerous n0. ot: tnar¡;'ius of tho pag**s. »nd L' ':1<> p""ms hy G?r.?-Y Ow»«n and l^w:« '¡,'u which have never been printeo. Mr s" also purchased ad '?nt to l,b- rrce I.i.^ »™ an extremely interesting "ulDm ''U in Welsh, a onteobism -,n ,>» toqDdation "f,.W Christian religion, translated anl e d Stephen Hugh.-s, of MeiJriia. b, w > "jW' published in 167% ,h? ".r ill whvsh nngtX. &100 Issue*! Ih. I\m complete eflitsor, or 'hs Prichard't CanwyU V k?Ylmry OpiM n; :6;2 oau-cblsm srm very m- B-t Ln. bw n fnnhoT Interest. Ranol Ul' W' 11. 0" ,om is collection of prayer* r in the handwriting Qf V!l'ar .).I,: celebrated Welsh Nonconformist minis*' • li»! in !67V The olJft. has a .,oc.øpG.: I" binding ot velltira. with flap "-l oim f)s'lnv.II:UùWJ!an;, J' <"Wn. who om. b*v« b.-rn '2' (> fr,e-nd of Vavasor Powell's. Mr. 6vti has the b nding c*«fnliy by at 8tpf' I