Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

COMBINATION. BANGOR v. WREXHAM. Piayed on Satnrdiy, at Bangor, before a fairly lar-j'a gltte. From the centre the home forwards ir. le advances, bnt D J. Roberts completed the movement by sending into the side of the net. At Ü,= opposite end Grord^n shot at fed Owen, who saved. For a short time the visitors kept in close quarters, and Jones ent the ball swiftly along the s-rouud. Ted Owen failed to stop the coarse of the hli until it had tiavelled over the line. This cane afier five mi^utss' play. Pressure ■i„: sliil pnt on the home goal, but Arridge e-.entnally relieved, and R. Jones close from centre took a run froni !he opposite end, and, afttr he had safely acconntc-d for Blew, sent in a shot which gave Ev;œ no chance. The next minute the ball was carried into the net by a host of players, but Evans Ijeiug impeded the point Wiis not allowed. The same Eiiuate Evans had to leave his position to charge down a. sbot from J. Roberts, but he only got the lt-suher away a few yards, and D. J. Roberts sent a living shot into an open goal. Half-time Bangor, D gorti.4 Wrexham, two goals. In the second half li-iagor plivjed np most vigorously, and scored two II ffi >re goals, the final result being— BANGOR • • • 4 Goals. WHEXHAM 2 Goals. iii i>soN v. kNrWTON LE-WILLOWS.—On Saturday, at Urrell. Hudson's, three goals Newton, ons jpal. WAKKIXUTON v. BIKKENHEAD.—At Warrington, on Saturday. Birkenhead, two goals Warrington, one goal. WIIITE STAR WASDEREIIS v. BUCKLEY.-These tems met on the ground of the former on Saturday. lLddey arrived about an hour late of the advertised time, consequently the fixture proper could not be piayed, and a friend.y encounter was decided upcm, with the result that the Wanderers gained an easy victory of three goals to none. CKIKK Y. RHYL.—At Chirk on Saturday. The visitors commeuced with a rapid run towards the home goal, and following commendable passing fcc-tween Spencer and Matthews, Morgan Owen was tivL-n a nice chance, which he failed to use. Smart combination was exhibited Ly both sets of forwards, Lat the most dangerous assaults came from tho home lot, and S. Roberts and Harris experienced hard luck in not scoring. W. Jones beat Morris with a good shot. Quick passing by the home forwards caused the visitors, defcnce no end of trouble, and after a fruitless fonl liynaston equalised with a grand shot, which fairly beat the custodian. Resuming after half time, an aggressive movement was made by the Chirk front rank, but the stubborn defence of the visitors proved a barrier, and the ball was returned to midtield. Playing with great judgment, Rhyl more than held their own for a few minutes, and once looked like gaining the lead. Chirk, howevar, made d sDeedv nnalftnfht. which aDDeared to disconccrt the defence of the visitors, and goalB were quickly added by Vaughan and Harris. Final—Chirk, three goalB Rhyl, one goal. Teams :-Chirk-Goai, J. Morris backs, J. Roberts and S. Meredith half-backs, G. ^llliams, Kynaston and M. Morris; right wing, J. anghan and W. Wynne left wing, T. Harris and J- Roberts; centre, S. Roberta Rhyl-Goal, Robintlon j Ashbury and H. Jones; half-backs, Delaney ii. Owen and Brookes right wing, Matthews and Spencer left wing, Hall and W. Jones; centre, Brett. Referee, Mr R. Davies, Wrexham. Lines- -iisn, Messrs W. Jones, Rhyl, and J. Jones, Chirk. _———

BIRMINGHAM AND DISTRICT LEAGUE, J I RESULTS. RbULT& I Dudley, 3; Wellington, 1. Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserve, 4; Iron- tridge, O. Shrewsbury Town, 3 Coventry City, 2. THE DRUIDS v. STAFFORD RANGERS. The Drnida on Saturday met the Stafford Rangers 3-- home. Considering the victory on the previous Saturday the gate was small, but this may be attributed to the cold and foggy weather. After a temporary visit to home quarters by Rhead, the Welshmen gained headway, and Johns and Williams were called upon. Benson and Liockley having fflieaed the mark in their first attempt, the latter player on the second attempt scored the firat point for the DruidB. The Druids shortly from this, forced a corner, which was cleared by Johns. A smart ran by Jenkins led ioan attack on the Welsh goal, when the aggressors were driven back. The ball next found its way to Welsh quarters, and Schoffield shot a little wide After some speedy runs by Benson and Jenkins. Roose was called upon by Jones. After a corner for the Druids, Jenkins was ruled off side aõ he seemed within easy reach of scoring. After fruitless corners had been snared in, the Welshmen 'adored in a rushing game, which led te the bombardment of the English fortress. Stafford relieving the pressure, Jenkins made for Roose, who, In returning a shot, fisted the leather into a tree, where it remained, and a fresh ball had to be procured. Up to the interval, the Welshmen had tile best oi the play, but owing tp erratic shooting Md the splendid defence of the visitors, no further -Points were scored. Re-'immir, C rdon w • •■ =< nn called upon to defend his ch-irsjfi froiti a strn. .lot bv P-ice at centra half. After ")me midfis'.i pi ty, the WelAqmen gained another ioroad into th-ir opponents' defence, Wh ) kicked out strongly ti us after tima. Ingerty and Bcholheld, in their eff o-t to get awiv with the ball, were pulifid np by Hughes, who returned it to the mouth of goal, when Bntler pounced upon it and dashed it into the net for the second time. The Rangers later forced a couple of corners, from the latter of which Schoffield scored with a swift shot. The result was- DRUIDS 2 Goals. RANGERS 1 Goal. -Lhe following were the teams :—Druids Goal, L. H. Roose backB, C. ThnmviEs and A. Hughes half- Dack3, J. Hughes, J. Pryce, and T. Davies right wing, E. Benson and W. Butler; left wing, W. DaviM and E. Williams centre, A. Lackley, Staf- ford Rangers Goal, Cordon; backs, Johns and Williams half-backs, Duckers, Pearson, and Hollier; right wing. Jenkins and Rhead left wing, Ingerty and Schoffield. Referee, Mr W. Carter, Chester.

DENBIGHSHIRE AND DISTRICT I LEAGUE. I WREXHAM RESERVE v. RUABON ALBION. This encounter took place on the Wrexham Race- course in very cold weather on Saturday, the game being badly patronised. Wrexham won the toss, and immediately after the ball was pat in motion, the Reserves pressed, but, owing to scrambling play they could not effect a score. The Albion's were next the attackers, but their shooting was erratic. The homesters' right wingers got away, but they were checked by the visitors before they were any- thing like dangerous. The Albions then tried their luck, bad shooting again being much in evidence, the outside right shooting wide in hit final effort. The Reserves forwards with some neat passing worked the ball towards the foreign citadel, bat their visit was of short duration, the opposing backs out man- onvering Jones before he could shoot The homesters again besieged, and from a run npon the left Arthur Davies scored the opening goal for the Reserves with a grand shot. After this reverse the Ruabonites showed more dash, the left wingers making tracks for the home citadel, but L. Davies frustrated their attempt. Not to be denied they again came on, and after a short scramble, the inside left forced the ball through, scoring the first goal for Ruabon. They again; pressed, sending in shot after shot but could not Bcore. The inside right sent in a terrific shot, Roberts saving admirably. Half-time arrived with both teams upon egual teems-one goal each. From the restart the Reserves attacked the Albion's citadel, and after a bit of mild play Jones scored the second goal for the homesters with an easy shot. The visitors had a turn next, the left wingers having hard lines in not Bcoring, Roberts saving beautifully. The home team afterwards had a, look in, A. Da.vies making a good attempt to score, bat the goalkeeper cleared nicely. The Albions pressed, and from a scrimmage in the goal month, the ball was forced through, putting the teams on equal terms. The home citadel was again beseiged, and ofter a few minutes' play the visitors' centre for- ward scored a third goal. Play was now of a tame character, both goalti being viaited, but no further points were scored. When cease hostilities sounded the score stood:—Ruabon Albion, 3 goals Wrexham Reserve, 2 goals. Teams WKEXHAM I Goal, Roberts backs, Wynne and Davies half- backn, Wilson, Parry and Lea forwards, Jones, O. I Davies, A. Davies, D. Davies and J. Wilding. I RUABON ALBION Goal, T. Reeves backs, Sloan and Price half- backs, Vaughan, Thomai and Matthews forwards, Lloyd, Hayward, Reed, Samuels and Gerrard. IBROUGHTON UNITED v. DRUIDS RESERVE At Broughton on Saturday. The visitors brought a veay strong team. which included Ralph Jones, the Welsh International, Lloyd Davies and J. Williams of the first team, and Potts, late of Wrexham The visitors won the toss, and elected to play with a strong breeze at their backs. Saunderson started for the homesters, who at once got away on the right, but were repulsed by Williams, and the Broughton goal was, for several minutes ia danger. However, Williams proved equal to the occasion, and safely negotiated shots from Davies, Butler, and Jones. After a spell of uninteresting midfield play, the Broughton right wing transferred play to the Ancients quarters, and Williams scored with a good shot, Wesley having no chance. Soon afterwards Saunder- sen added another, and this was the state of matters at the interval. The second half was all in favour of the United, who had the measure of their opponents, R. Williamii again scoring The Ancients' goal was continually in danger, Williams performing well at back. About twenty minutes from the finish, Broughton were awarded a penalty kick, which was intrusted to R. Williams, but he banged it against the goalkeeper, who saved at the expense of a corner, which was eventually cleared, and Kalph Jones get- ting away ssnt across, but the ball was headed away by T. Moss. The Druids broke away several times, but did not trouble Williams mnch, the backs being generally able to account for them. The closing stages of the game were played in Bemi-darkness, and although the Ancients' goal had several very narrow shaves, no farther scoring took place, Broughton con- tinuing their unbeaten career in this League by three goals to nil. Broughton team-Goal, J. A, Williams; backs, Tatcum and T. Moss half-backs, R. Jones, E. Moss, W. Jones. Forwards, T. Jones, R. Williams, Saunderson, Astbury, and H. Williams. Referee- Mr J. Hughes, Wrexham,

CHESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE. DIVISION 2. CHESTER ST." JOII'Z'S v. WREXHAM ST. GILEs.-Played on the Roodee, on Saturday ladt, before a fair nuinber of spectators. Play during the first half was of a very loose character, neither custodians being very severely tested, with the exception of Jones, who suc- cessfully negotiated a penalty. Half-time arrived with a clean sheet. On re-starting play brightened up a bit, St. John's soon notching their first goal, Halpin shortly after equalising. Play for the last half- hour rnled mostly in favour of the homesters who before the call of time had found the net on five further occasions. Final result-St. John's, six St. Giles, one. Our correspondent writes The visitors had to play practically a new team, having had nine of their members suspended by the W.F.A. for playing in an unsanctioned competition last season. For this suspension coming aa it does at one of the stiffest points of their fixtures, they have only too good .ground for believing they have to thank the untiring energy of a local club, who, if they have as yet failed to accomplish much, 'might have given a much younger team a chance. Such a display of petty spite does not, to say the least, conduce to that good feeling which should exist between clubs."

OTHER MATCHES. I OsWEtTRY UNITED V. WELSHPOOL —Oa Saturday this return friendly fixtnre took place at Oswestry. Oswestry won by five goals to one. VICTORIA SWIFTS (WREXHAM) V. BRYMBO VICTORIA RESERVES.—Piayed on the ground of the former on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the visitors, after a hard-fought game by one goal to nil. WREXHAM VICTORIA V. SUMMERHILL ALBION.— These teams engaged in a friendly encounter on the ground of the former on Saturday. The visiting goal- keeper was soon tested, and responded well. The Summerhill left wing got away, but miserable shoot- ing spoiled good play. Even play followed, and con- tinued for some time. The Vies then had the best of matterB, and the Albion goalkeeper saved repeatedly. From a smart run on the Summerhill left, a corner was forced. This was beautifully placed, and the ball was landed into the net, thus notching the first goal for the visitor*. Summerhill now kept up the pressure, and at times were very dangerous. The homesters gradually got well up the field, and Mitchell equalised with a long shot. No further scoring took place up to the interval, when the teams crossed over on level terms-one goal each. The second portion opened with the Vies pressing, and F. Williams scored for them after oL few minutes play. Mathias next had a fast shot to clear, and then play settled down in the visitors' quarter. B. Lloyd obtained, and he scored the third goal for the homestsrs. Soon after this, SnmmerhiU met with a misfortune, as one of the halves twisted his knee badly, and was compelled to retire. From a corner, Davies scored the fourth point for Wrexham. Then play became even, and both sides experienced hard I lines. When time was called the score stood- Wrexham Victoria, four goals Summerhill Albion, I one goal.

LORD ROSEBERY AND THE LIBERAL I PARTY. Lord Rosebery has been asked by a London Nonconforms minister for an explanation of the puzzling fact that so frequently his pnblic utterances are oat of harmony with the views of Mr Gladstone, as seen even in his Rectorial address, when he op- posed the idea of a Channel tnnnel, of which Mr I Gladstone was strongly in favour. It was also suggested that many who appreciate Lord Rosebery's position on domestic and especially on London questions would welcome his retnrn to the leadership of the Liberal party purged of Imperialism, and, if of the Ijiberal party purg, that be not possible, that he should form a separate party of Liberal Imperialists, or else that he should recognise that his views are a bar to the Liberal leadership, in order to remove the position of un- certainty in which the party is placed. The follow- ing reply has been received :— Dalmeny House, Edinburgh, 24th November, 1900. Rev. Bir,-I am desired by Lord Rosebery to acknowledge the receipt of your letter. He is con- cerned that you should distress yourself as to dis- crepancy between his views and those of Mr W. E. Gladstone respecting a channel tunnel. That difference was often argued out between Mr Glad- stone and himself, and he is sure were Mr Gladstone alive no one would resent more than the latter the attempt to suppress the view which Lord Rosebery entertains. With respect to your other suggestions he has no observations to offer.-I am, yours respect- fnllv, N. WATBRPIELI)."

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lieneral News. -r- The 3 J Cheshire Regiment (the Chester Militia) will be disembodied on Tuesday, December 4th The regiment has been at Aldershot since May last. Mr J. L. Johnston, the inventor of Bovril, has died at Cannes. Tne death is announced from Paris of M. Valfrey, well known for his contributions, under the nom de plume of Whist to the Fiyaro. The Liberal party in Monmouth Boroughs have decided to pre-tent a petition against the return of Dr. Rutherford Harris, who defeated the former member. Mr A. Spicer. at the general election by 688 votes. An old woman, evidently insane, who had been noticed wandering about Angera, in France, for three days without home, was taken to an asylum. On being searched there were found in her clothing 112,000 worth of bonds payable to bearer, and 200 £ 40 notes, or X20,000 in all. There is no clue to her identity. A Blackburn man paid a visit to Manchester Races on Friday, and had a stroke of good luck. He noticed a piece of crumpled paper on the ground, and found '1.. IT was a AIU note. AS it was hopeless to attempt to find the owner, be invested the money on Bencher for the County Welter Handicap at 8 to 1, and the horse won. Dr. J. W. Clay, deputy-coroner, held an inqaest at Holyhead, on Thursday evening, on the body of Mary Ellen, aged three years, the child of 0<ven Griffith, of 12, Vulcan-street, Holyhead, who met her death by burning on Tuesday last. The child was left in the house for a few moments, and her clothes caught fire. A curious competition is in progress near Slongh for the bettering of England's own egg production. There is a row of pens and in each pen four pullets have been placed. They are all being fed exactly alike, and kt attendant gravely collects the eggs, weighs each one, and keeps account. The competition I is promoted by the Utility Poultry Club to act as a spur to ponltry-keeping. A deadlock is threatened in the building trade throughout the whole of the north of England Arising out of the refusal of the Newcastle employers to concede the advance of wages demanded by the bricklayers, a general lockont was expected to beizin on Saturday in the four most northern connties, and may very soon spread to Lancashire, Cheshire, and Yorkshire. A New York correspondent says :—Society is greatly shocked at the discovery that the perpetrator of the extensive and inexplicable fires in Newport during the summer was Denniston Bell, a son of the celebrated mnlti-millionaire physician. He fired the buildings to see the fire aud hear the rattle of the engiues. For this purpose he carried a key to the alarm- box. The pyromaniac has been committed to an asylum pending examination. ) In the Westminster County Court, on Friday Judge Lumley Smith, Q C,, had before him the case of Westoby and Company v. Roberts, in which the plaintiffs, a firm of tailors carrying on busineei3 at Bedford-street, Strand, sued the defendant, Mr Artnur Roberts, the well known comedian, to recover the sum of X51 143 9d ia respect of clothes supplied and money due on a cheque. On the application of Mr Roberts the case was adjourned.

— BISHOP MOSTVN'S ADVENT PASTORAL. In his Advent pastoral, Bishop Mostyn says:- While we pray, fast and endeavour to practise good works, Jet us not forget to stimulate within our souls the noble virtue of gratitude. Gratitude to our good God, Who in His love for us, has showered upon us so many graces and blessings. More particularly at this holy season of the year let ns express our gratitude for the great benefits we have received through the august mystery of the Incarnation. After considering the Incarnation the Bishop adds: We have many things to be thankful for in con- nection with the coming of our Divine Stviour, but there syma to be no end to God's goodness to us. Every fear, every day, every hour brings ns fre?n erraces and gifts from the loving hand of God oar Creator. It is only becoming, that, in addition to always bearing a grateful heart to God, we should render special thanks to Him at the conclusion of tha different periods of our lives. Each night before we retire to rest we say our prayers and return thanks to God for the blessings and gifts we have received during the day, and so at the end of the vear we should express onr deepest gratitude to our lovilg Father in Heaven for all His goodness to us during the year. In reviewing God's gifts and blessings for which we wish to express our gratitude, we shall do. well to consider them nnder two heads-temporal and spiritual blessings. We are taught by our holy Religion that we depend npon God for our life health, daily support, and all comforts of this world Not only are we indebted to God for our life, but alnr. for the preservation of that life God alone could create us, and God alone can with His almighty power preserve us. We must exclaim with the Royal Psalmist, Thy hands has made me and format me (Pa. cxviii. 73). And again, if thou turnest away thy face, they shall be troubled thou shalt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and shall return to their dast," (Ps ciii. 29.) Every breath we breathe, every beat of the heart is a fresh manifestation of divine power and a new expression of divine mercy. To Him we owe our life and to Him we owe our health. If during the past year we have enjoyed good health let us thank God for this His goodness to us. If we have been successful in our undertakings, if the world ha:, smiled npon us and we have been able to support ourselves and our families let us not attribute this merely to our own skill and energy, but let us re- member that it is to God we are indebted for the brains and the faculties we possess, for the oppor- tunities that have presented themselves, for the friends who have helped us on. The very materials that we have made use of have been created by Him and put at our disposal. In closing, the Bishop says :-We ur^e vou to pray earnestly to God that this holy season of Christmas may bring peace to the world, that the horrible bloodshed and loss of life occasioned by the fighting in South Africa and China may speedily terminal- and that there may be Peace on earth to men gaod will." ♦

MOLD SCHOOL BOARD. The ordinarymontbly meeting of the Mold Scluoi Board was held on Monday, when there were present:—The Revs. William Morgan (chairman], T. Jones Humphreys, and J. P. Poole Haghes (vicar), and Messrs G. J. Lamb, J. T. Morgans, Rupert Prince, Jonathan Catherall, and John Gittens. A reply was read from an assistant-master at the Buckley Schools, against whom further complaints had been received from the head teacher, and the matter was referred to a committee for investigation and report. A letter was read from the Association of School Boards calling attention to the present pouitioo of advanced education for the industrial classes, and enclosing copy of a memorandum drawn up in the interests of such provisions:—" Owing to the Board of Education (the communication stated), particularly in connection with the minute establishing higher elementary schools, the present position of higher elementary education is one of danger, s.nd it is of the highest importance that all School Boards should lend their aid at this crisis, in order that Parliament may fully understand what is being done to hinder the progress of education.—On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr J. T. Morgans, it was resolved that copies of a memorandum on the subject, drawn up by the Association's Executive Committee, be forwarded to the local members of Parliament (Messrs Samuel Smith and J. Herbert Lewis). The Revs. Ebenezer Bithel and W. Morgan were re-elected to represent the Board on the Federation of School Boards (Wales and Monmouth). Mr Arundel having resigned his position as teacher of the Central Class, it had been suggested that the pnpil teachers might be admitted to the County School for instruction.—The Clerk had been instructed to communicate with the local school governors, and he now read a letter received in reply, to the effect that the governors were nnable to admit the pupil teachers from Elementary School# to the County School for the following reasons :— I. The scheme does not allow children to enter school after the age of seventeen, or after a scholar attains that age at school, he or she cannot remain on without the special permission of the Governors, and in special cases leave may be given until the age of eighteen, beyond that age they cannot admit students. II. The school fees have been fixed after consul- tation with the County Governing Body, at iC6 per student up to fifteen, and cs above that age, and no pnpil can be allowed at a reduced fee without the consent of the County Governing Body. III. No portion of the Bursary Fund can be al- lowed towards the reduction of any school fee. IV. There is no provision in the scheme for hall- timers. V. The school is bound to the subjects and condi- tions stated by the Central Welsh Board. While expressing sympathy with the application of the School Board, the Local Governors announced that a conference on the subject would be held in the New Year, when they were prepared to support a scheme that would do away with the obstacles enumerated. The subject was discussed at some length, and there was a consensus of opinion among the members of the Board that no progress could be made in the matter for twelve months at any rate, and that such a scheme when prepared would require the approval of the Central Welsh Board or some similar authority. On the proposition of the Chairman, therefore, it was resolved to advertise for a successor to Mr Arnndel at the same salary and possessing the same qunlifications as were mentioned in the original advertisement. Mr James Lamb was appointed to represent the Board on the Local Governing Body (Intermediate Education) for three years. Miss H. M. Taylor's application for an extension by twelve months of her apprenticeship at the Buckley school was granted.

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1_- For Leisure Moments. II Concerning tb.-m a correql,,)ndf,nt wi ite-, The great drawback 10 th e ingt-nions suggestion for making warm biankrfts from paper is the irritating crackling of the paper every time one stirs in bed. Some years ago I tried a paper blanket, and as I gentle sleep would not come, the blanket was very I soon tossed on to the floor." I THE PLAOE FOR CHILDREN. A New Ym k journal writes tha6t there are probably more uuraery rhymes iu China than are to be found in Enrop" and America togethe. A professor has collected six hundred in two out of China's eighteen provinces, and say^ that he has not vet collected half, What with nnrscry rhymes by the hnndred and the fairy tales of Li Hung Chang, the Chinese child is to be envied. ANDROCLES REVISED. A newspape: oi Kvsumnni states that while a pea- sant was shooting in a forest near that p'ace he heard the growling of a bear, which he fouuet under a tree suffering grellot pain from a larg e thorn in its paw. The animal permitted thesportsm-i.11 to extract the thorn, and showed it" gratitude by t kinn thi man, by means of waiving its paw, to a tift; in which I was a honeycomb 2Jib in weight. THE POPE LEADS. The Pope, though not invited to the Pe ic > Confer- ence, is giving a o.-i'x"'lIple 'o all the oiher Powers by disarming. Tn" Vra--ca:i posfes* aiou* o-ie hundred and fif y th..n vui old sword*, h..1 berd. spears, and battle-axes. w;ii.-h cost mnch m ney to keep clean. A short. X400 va-4 spent in polihing them up, NJW a furnace has been built in the Vatican gar lens, and the whole coilectiju is to be iiiel-.cd down and qr)!,i as pig iron. A HISTORIC FEUD. At a Syd y OJ., q t')! h, other iiii h r, it descendaut of ->tie AlacJo^aid ina^Hitcred h c Giencoc o«ssed > ki,i, wier, ttie blade foremost," to a mtiiibcr tif a iaoious old family beaming tne historic nanu of tn j Ala&io 1*1.vV betrayers. M s-. 1 of those who looked ?a angn..t?.?d the acuoii uJl" I of coutetnptit?y bid bre?diug. But 0 ? or two anderstoori th" .l-fi^ance, and knew that, the betrayal is aiforgiven. THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. There are "ciîi iutty famous hymn writers living. Out- of thm ii. J KopUjiw, w-»s a «:lmjr bo ni St. Paul's (in tilJ Li,n ,f Sill,it-y Suaith, ani he h!Lzi a hu igst 01" H.oiies l.» ti.u ot Dean. A Hackott w. a wei!-known figure ill the St. Paul's congregatiou ill th, d.y"1 rtio roliii.g 'handci- which the crga i w 1 ti l Muuiettincn uivo f,r.i) g eatly amn-sed her. S-duey Sill-Lti ha 1 u itic d 11.1-1, and Dr. Hopkins r, iii mH :r« :>e.iri.ig liiiu say 10 tie organist: Have Ydn nOI Iced, ilr G. ,h.t whet- ever your org^i tou tiieis Misj tiaok ;tt's f icj .ilways lighter^- ? "GORSEDD" IN BRITTANY During the i'.i/ei'ii Congres->, which took p-ace receutly in ouingamp (Cotes du N^ro), Breton writers, poets, una leaders, leooived o Kntabliah in Brittany a Gora; dd of Bards to be the buiwark ot the language 10 perpeiuate the Dtuiiio traditions oi the wise i1-. iads, and to u-;jt<- :tiore aud uior-i uie t-iea of friendship between NVic-.i ond Britiu,uy. Tne patriots subsequently met together, auo, with the usual cdretnouius, a bardic association was created. It was decided to ine-jt agma after" a y a; and a day," in one of tI¡.; Druidic croullechs wmcn are so Ut-queuiiy to be fouud near Qaimper, a.ud on that occasion to invito a delegation of VVelah bards. A SUMMONS SIX HUNDRED I YEARS OLD. Although the w;j by wnich peers have been summoned to the new Parliament is the same as it was oix hundred ycard e-g,-), i'-w people know how it runs. "i'uege are its words, miuu-i opening and close Wucretti by tae novice and consent of our Council for certain arduous aud urgent tiffura con- cerning Ua, tue State and the defence ot our said United Kingdom aud the Church, We have ordeied a csriain Parliament to be holden at Our City of Westminster on Lh" 3rd day of December next ensuing, and there to treat and have conference with tho Pxo kt.i. Great Men, and Peers of our Realm. We ai.rioU} e^joiumg coraui.mdl you upou tile faith and aiiegtaace i)y wmcii you are bound to Ua mat the weightiness of the said affairs and imminent perils considered ^waiving ali excuses) you be at the said day and liau,, personally pr,nifuc witn Us and w.th tne said Prelates, G^cat Men, and Peers to treat and give your council upon the affairs aforeaaid. Aud this as you regard Us and Our honour and the safety and defence oi the said United Kingdom and the Church aud dispatch of the said affairs in no wise do you omit." IF LONDON WAS THREATENED. Th0 proposal to fortify London, in 1803, was re- jected with some heit it fleet and army failed, what wouid walls and entrenchments avail ? Yet no precaution was neglected. Pitt and Fox both lavonred fortification at expedient points. Pitt explained that during the last war the most minute sketches had been obtained of every important posiuou tor resistance: between the setcoatit and the metropolis and that arrangements had also been wade for ihe protection of our principal ports and arsenals. It was his government which began the erection of the Martello towers, which a later genera- tion grew to regard as a costly farce." At Pevensey H tv, where William the Norman lauded, a ragged regime I t of them still stands looking out wist- fudy wo sea. watching if haply another invader comes. N'J l'o,"Iii¡ty could be disrega ded with an anta- gonist 11 fee Ntipoleon. It was therefore arranged that ifLiJtid ii w ts threatened, the King should take re- fuse it Ch-dmslord or Dartford, as might deem safer a 1 ui "ONot the <^>i3t,en aed the royal family, with the L,ca-ure," should go to Worcester. Wagons were heid roady for the flight of the Bank of England and bargf s were to convey tiie military stores of Woolwich inland to Birmingham. For months to- gether thirty thousand regular uoops were kept in the eastern corner of England, ready to move at a moment's notice.-From The Alarm Bel: of the Century in The Leisure Hour.

VARIETY ENTERTAINMENTS IN CHURCHES. Bar-i-t ministers in Cnicago suggest the intro- duction o' LheiLiickis in their churches to rouse the lagging int.erBst of their congregations in religious revivals. Ttie clergy suggest that the revivals be run ai a variety show, and that between the turns the ministers appear on the platforms and exhort their hearers to repeutance. A vote will be taken among the congregations, and if they acquiesce the new plan will be put into practice.

STARTLING DISCOVERY NEAR RUABON. Mr Wynn Evans held an inquiry at the Duke of Wellington Inn, Trefynant, Kuabon, on Tuesday, into the circumstances attending the death of a newly- born mtile child, whose body was found on the previous day in a brook at Trefynant. Mr R. Godfrey Evans W8 foreman of the jurv.-A little boy named Arthur Bennett said he was in the garden playing, and, looking over into the river, he saw what he thought was a little doll or a babv. He in- formed his mother, and she told h m to go for Dr. McDonald. He also informed a man named Thos. Butterworth, who was passing at the time. Butter- worth afterwards took the body of the child out of the water, and took it to the Dake of Wellington Inn.-B utter worth described his finding of the body, which, he said, was in a nude state, and quite warm. —Dr. McDonald gave the result of a post-mortem examination, and said the child was fully developed. It seemed to have been thrown there. as there was not sufficient current of water for the body to come down the brook. Its length was about eighteen inches, and weight about 4lbs. The child had evidently breathed. The head seemed to have been violently pressed. There was no mark of violence on the body. He had no opinion to offer as to the exact cause of death. but he was positive the child had not swallowed any water.—The Coroner having summed up the evidence, a verdict of Found dead was returned.

IMPORTANT CASE AT DENBIGH On Tuesday Sir Horatio Lloyd delivered judgment in cases heard in the July court, in which the Denbigh Gas Company and the Denbigh Water Company were the plaintiffs, and the Mayor and Corporation of Denfiigh the defendants. At the July Court the Water Company's case was the only one heard, the facts in the other being almost identical, and it was agreed that the judgment in one should be also a judgment in the other. Mr E. Roberts (Ruthin) appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Ralph Bankes (instructed by Messrs Parry-Jones and Francis) for the defendants. His Honour said that the Denbigh Water Company sued the Mayor and Corporation of Denbigh for iEl3 2s Id, being the amount of damage alleged to have been done to the plaintiffs' mains, pipes, etc., by the defendants' steam roller. The plaintiffs also sought an injunction against the defendants to restrain them from nsing the steam roller in future so as to damage the property of the plaintiffs. He found that the damages caused to the plaintiff's pipes were, with certain exceptions, caased by the defendants' steam roller. Bnt the defendants contended that the plaintiff d' pipes had been originally impropeily laid, and laid at an insufficient depth. The depth at which such pipes were laid must be such as to render them safe from damage by the ordinary traffic of the district at the time of such laying. He was of opinion that the pipes had been laid in 1864 (when they were first put down) at a sufficient depth for the then state of the ordinary traffic of the district. They were laid many years before steam rollers were thought of, and the ordinary traffic of those days did not include any such engines. It was an important fact in favour of the plaintiffs* case that the pipes had borne all the ordinary traffic previous to the importation of the steam roller, he tberetore ionna tor the plantms, but not for the fall amount. The damages he estimated at 16 8a 4d, and there would be an in- junction against the defendant8 using the steam roller in streets where its use would result in damage to the plaintiff's property. The same judgment followed in the Gas Company's case againstthe? same defendants. The defendants' solicitots inti- mated that they would probably apply for a new trial in this case. Costs in both cases to be on scale B.

CADBUBY'S COOOA is absolutely pnre, being entirely free from kola, malt, hops, alkali, or any foreign admixture. Caution. The public should insist on having CADBUBY'S—Bold omly in Packets and Tins—as I other Cocoas are often substituted for the sake of extra profit.

upon Many Subjects. JES IT." slow out none the Qnre, it) lie ca .uk burglar, Maximilian Shinbnrn. wi 11 the New Hampshire State prison nc ty-6ve yeareago,and who has but jui recaptured. The credit of the re- ca blv due to the wond-rfnl persistency of .j Bankers' Association, which has a I fat the detection and pnni-hmi-nt of bank burglars, and which never lets up. ,n t.he<.e offenders, no matter how prolonged or hopeless ilia pursuit, or how ht'v the f'xne"(. involvt'o in conducting it Boston ( U S. A ) Herald. THE REPORTED CURE FOR PHTHISIS. Dr. Hcff, of V.enna, niakes no secret of his re- ported remecy for pluijiair, out publishes it fteeiyfor the use of all phyican*. He holds that at the com- mencement ot the disease, or when symptoms in- dicating it appear, it cm be chc-ked by the adminis- tra-tion uf a solution, a main ingredient of which is arsenic, which, he aay*, kilili tne bacteria causing lung disease. Proleosor Sts_ff-lla, a medical man of high repute, who has tried the Hcff remedy, main- tallis its tfficieucy as certain. It aida, he says, to prevent the cffjsion or e-scape cf blood from diseased luriga, assists rapid lesneuiug ot fever iu consumptive pati-ni-i, and as an anodyne tne aoiuti^n haa aloo the bedt t ff, cts in calming cough. GALLANT DE WET. The story of one of the most brilliant and quaintly surprising of the feats 01 De Wet has not yet beeu toid here, though I be'inve it is f^uty .veil known in South Africa through the accounts of prisoners who had served wiLb his foicu. 1ms was his escape from General Paget's elaborate envaloping movement. This was conducted by over 40 000 troops. De Wet, who had with him about 3 000 men, was finally suriouu'ltd and SUIUIHUDBJ to surrender. tie asked for four hours, which were granted him. By the end of dat lime he h<id disappeared, no man knew or could imagine how or w iieiv. Mot fur six hours did the great "foice which had hemmed him in learn his Wiiy of escape. It was a bitter moment for the Biitish ofifcers. nt they were loud and srenerous in tiieir uiitis. ot win' ibcy regarded as the greatest feat of tile W..r. Oa \Vt-t canned up with cloth all bi- wheels and every Dolt ano bit of jingling iron in his t ice, ami so:n„uow or Hiio.h.-r iie cr, p" noiselessly t(aOUI. a gap aud was free. j MICHAEL DAVITT AND THE BOERS. Mr Michael Davit; is credited with immerse devotion to the cause of the Boeis and other enemies of England, bat it must not be supposed that this fact alone explains his presence at Marseilles on the I occasion of the arrival of Mr Kruger. I have grounds for stating that he is acting as cor;respondent for on- of the leading A-nerican pap 1 s, the New York I Journal. Mr Davitt his, I understand, accompanied Ur Kruger and his party on to Paris, and doubtless as a warm sympathiser with the Boer cause he will have had exceptional facilities iur getting good copy." It is characteristic of the cuteness of A ..erican newspaper editors that one of them should hav.) impressed the services of Mr Davitt in this fashion. The circumstance probably turows light on the which Mr Davitt paid to the Transvaal wlii.st the war was in progress. At any rate, it would be interesting to know whether Mr Davitt made his South African journey purely out of love for Mr I Kruger's beautiful eyes, aud from fellow feeling towards an oppressed nationality, or in the exercise of the avocation of a newspaptr correspondent, a kind of work in which, partisanship apart, he certainly shows exceptional talent.

WREXHAM SCIENCE AND ART COMMITTEE. The annual meeting of the committee was held iu the Art School on Tuesday, when there were present MrJ. A Chadwick (presiding), Mrs Griffith-Boscawen, Miss Beirne, the Ravs. M. O. Evans and E. Worthingcon Powell, Messrs Wi-liam Thoria,, J-4, Fraser, F. Meredith-Jones, J. F. Edisbuiy, C. K Benson, Jbidwara Hughes, S. Bird, and T. Robbins, with Mr Stanley D. Edisbary, secretary. Letters apologising for absence were read from Mrs Palin and Mr Simon J<<nes. MrJ. Colemere Gittens wrote resigning his posi- tion as n. member of the committee, giving as his reason his inability to devote tnat time and atten- tion to the work that he nhould like. In proposing the re election of Mr Simon Jones as chairman for the ensuing year, Mr Chadwick spoke of the thoroughness which had characterised his work in the past, and of his attentiveness to the interests of that committee. (Hear, hear.) Mr Benson seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr William Thomas proposed the re-election of Mr Chadwick as vice-chairman, and in doing so he said that whenever Mr Chadwick had been called upon to fill the chair he had conducted the business, to his mind, with the u;most efficiency aiid im- partiality. The Rev. M. O. Evans seconded the motion, which was supported by Mr Edisbury, and carried unani- mously, and Mr Chadwick returned thanks. On the suggestion of Mr Benson, the Rev. Elliott Simpson was appointed a member of the committee, and it was also agreed to write to Miss Cunliffe, of Acton, asking whether she would consent to being elected a member of the committee. Mr Fraser having called attention to the desirability of appoiutiug on that committee gentle- men who were connected with the local collieries and mines, the secretary was instructed to write to the different managers asking them whether they would allow themselves to be nominated for election. Arrangement'! were made for the priz2 distribution on December 14th, and letters were received irom MiRs Cunliffe, of Acton, consenting to distribute the prizes; from Sir Robert Cu:i;iff^, liart., agreeing to deliver a short uddre-is on RI) I from the Mayor, expressing his sviliiuj/n-j^s to preside at the tune' ion. The Secretary presented a report of the proceed- ings oi the joinr, committee appoiuted to consider the suggestion of Mr A. N Palmer for the establishment of a local museum, and it was stated that a special meeting of the Town Council had been called to consider the matter.

L,. ASTHMA CAN BE CURED. A not, il pbysici tti will prove this to all sufferers in Wrexham. The progress of modern medIcal scencehasled to the discovery of F-tic,essfal methods of treatment for most of those maUd <■- once regarded as incurable. Asthma has always been regarded as belonging to this obstinate class, baffling the skill of the greatest physicians. Thousands ot sufferers know by their own t:xperience that little if am relief has been afforded them by the methods heretofore employed. Dr. Rudolph Schiffmann, the noted phssician, has, af ter a life-long study of Asthma and kindred diseases, discovered a remedy which not only aives instant relief in the severest cases of Asthma, Hay Fever and Bronchitis, but has actually cured thousands whose cases had been pronounced incurable. So complete is his confidence in his remedy, that to overcome the scepticism of the public growing out of the failure of other remedies, Dr. Schiffmann requests this paper to announce that for the next three days he offers a liberal sample box of Schiffinann's Asthma Cure free of charge to all persons applying at Francis and Co., 53, Hope-street. He believes that an actual test will bp. the most convincing and in fact the only way to overcome the natural prejudice of thousands of Asthmatics who have heretofore sought relief in vain. Persons living out of town can obtain a packet free by enclosing name and address and a penny stamp to Dr. R Schiffmann. British Depot, 31, Snow Hill, Loudon, E C before December 3rd, as no free samples chn be obtained after that date.

STORMING A POST-OFFICE. I The postal authorities at Sheffield raised some objection to the acc. ptance of hundreds of small parcels fient in bulk by Mr J. G. Graves, the weil- known manufacturer of watches and jewellery, etc., of that town. The latter accordingly adopted the expedient of sending all his employees-some 500—to the pust- office in a body, each carrying a parcel. They poured into the office and overflowed into the main thoroughfare, where traffic speedily became fmpossible. The curious public helped to swell the throng, and the trams and 'buses had to be stopped. It was some time before the postal clerks were able to overcome the extraordinary demand on their services, and the greatest inconvience was caused to the pnb!ic. to the is another instance of Post Office red tape. We understand that Mr Graves pays the Sheffield Post Office XI,000 per month regularly in the des- patching upwards of 250,000 parcels, letters, etc., for the same period, and yet, in spite of this the Post Office will not go out of their way to even lighten their own duties. Mr Graves is to be congratulated on his action, and we trnat it will be a lesson to the authorities which should react to the benefit of the public generally.

NOBLE'S FAMOUS GOODS. I We have received from Messrs John Noble, Limited, photographic price-lists which are beauti- fully printed. Apparently, neither time nor mpney has been spared in the preparation of these lists, and the high-class nature of the goods they represent more tban' justifics the trouble taken. Ladies will be charmed with these dainty leaflets, which will be sent to any address post free on application. Every article illustrated is of sterling worth and honesty, and is qaoted at a price, which, for such high-class goods, is truly phenomenal. The enormous pro- ductive capacity of Brook-street Mills, puts it within the power of John Noble Limited, to supply the public direct, by parcels post, at prices which represent a big saving over ordinary shop purchases. The splendid money value in John Noble's world- renowned costumes, and dress fabrics, is appreciated l by ladies everywhere, and we feel sure onr readers will be interested to learn that equally good bargains are to be obtained of John Noble Limited, in handkerchiefs and laces suitable for Christmas and New Year gifts, millinery, underwear, mourning requisites, mantles, blouses, and children's costumes. I

LINUM CATHARTICUM PILLS' Pnrely I Vegetable. Agreeably Anerient. Of all Chemists. I t3024 An advertisement tells Its own story. It make 1 i no mistakes as a traveller might do, and states exactly what the merchant wants to say neither more nor | less. Advertisements are honest and faithfu- ■ servants

I Jottlings and Tittlingp. J BT WATCHMAN. I The Mayoral procession to Chnrch, on Friday, I was once more a success. I fancy that by this I the advantage of having a State visit to Church j on a day when everyone can join, has passed the stage of argument. Nonconformists do their share towards the support of the Infirmary in their own way, but it is rather too much to expect them to leeiyo- their own places of worship on a I Sunday to attend Church. I » » This is what they have always contended for, and the experience of the last two years shows that they are as good as their word. The collection was slightly smaller than the one obtained last year, but when we consider what enormous claims have been made upon the purses of the charitable, it seems to me that the benefit which will accrue to the Infirmary is excellent. The amount stands very high in the listT if, indeed, it is not at the head of the Sunday collections. ¡ The procession 0 being over, no harm can be I done if I point out a fact or two concerning the visit of the Mayor and Corporation to Church. No doubt, at the beginning, the idea was that at the commencement of the municipal year it was a fit and proper thing to attend Divine service and implore the bles&ing of teaven upon the borough. Without being in the least irreverent, I think-seeing we are in a Christian country- the assistance of a Higher Power in onr municipal and corporate affairs, ought to be much appre- ciated. There is' a moral side to the work of Town Counci's. It is not all a pure question of finance. I am not quite satisfied that the higher side of the Council's work is as clearly recognised and appreciated as it might be, but one never knows, and it may yet come. « But what strikes me is, that nowadays, the visit to Church is not so much an act of worship of Almighty God, but a question of what the size of the collection in aid of the Infirmary will be. It may be said that to help the sick and relieve suffering is a large part of practical religion. I agree, but let it not be forgotten that there is another and even more profound reason for a visit to Church than this. The week-day visit to Church enables many of my fellow Noncon- formists to join in ft service which appeals to my sense of reverence and beanty very strongly. No one can read the matchless words of the Book of I Common Prayer without being moved with feel- ings of devotion and admiration. The presence in the Mayoral procession on Friday of Mr Samuel Moss, the excellent member for East Denbighshire, reminds me that he spoke on Thursday at Rhos, and dealt with a matter which is interesting. I may, perhaps, in this column, refer to it in an irresponsible way, because it raises questions which are very nice and very subtle. As we all know, Mr Moss, M.P., is pledged to do all he can in Parliament to control, in the most effective way possible, the Liquor Traffic. Possibly he would be expected to vote for a Local Veto Bill; certainly Lord Peel's report. Roughly, then, he might be con- sidered as doing his duty to his constituents if, when Parliament meets, he voted for and spoke for a measure which would mean a very serious curtailment in the number of licenses. I fancy when he does this he will have the approval of an overwhelmingly large number of people in this county-Tories and Liberals, Churchmen and Nonconformists-who recognise in the number of licenses and facilities for drinking a source of many things which certainly do not make for the well-being of the State. This is one side of the question. Let us now turn to the other. Besides being the member of Parliament for East Denbighshire, Mr Moss is a barrister-at-law, and his persuasive tongue and sound law makes him just the man I shall ask to defend me when a judge of the Supreme Court wants to know what I have done, and why I did it. Many persons who are the holders or owners of licenses think the same, and they send him briefs asking him to persuade the magistrates to grant a new licence, or renew an old one. The most recent case is that of a liceuce ia Denbigh. Mr Moss asked the magis- trates iu the county town to renew it, and they refused, and then he asked the Court of Quarter Sessions to tell the Denbigh borough magistrates that they were wrong, and to restore to the town the licence which these magistrates thought was not needed. You see the point is this—how far can Mr Moss, M.P., control Mr Moss, the barrister. And further, can Mr Moss, M.P., rise up and denounce Mr Moss the barrister for hold- ing opinions and doing things against which he must vote in St. Stephen's ? Again, can Mr Moss, the barrister, quote speeches on the temperance question made by Mr Moss, M.P., to show how groundless they are ? The position is like that of the Lord Chancellor in Iolanthe. In that charming opera this high functionary is in love with one of his own wards, the charming Phyllis, But," asks his lordship, can I fall in love with my own ward without my own consent. And if I do, can I commit my- self for contempt of my own Court. And if I do comnni myself, can I appear by.counsel before myself to pletci for the restraint of my own judg- ment ? I observe that Mr Moss says the whole question is governed by the Etiquette of the Bar. In saying this, he goes into realms where w of us can follow. It is evidently a mysterious thing, and so I must leave the whole question. It is full of interesting points. The concert which was held in St. James's Hall on Sunday proved a success. It was not quite as interesting as the previous one, but then it mibt not be forgotten that the line string quartette which played on that occasion is nvt to be heard every day. The concert in question was largely vocal, and it was very fitting that some recognition of the great loss English music hd.s sustained by the death of Sir Arthur Sullivan should have been made. Accordingly Mr Richard Hughei-, one of our rising local artistes, sang The Lost Chord." It was listened to in the most profound silence, and the fine close must have deeply moved the audience when it was remembered that the composer had gone, as it was said of Purcell, to that Land where alone his harmonies could be surpassed. « Mr Richard Hughes sang The Holy City," and as an encore gave Waft her angels." I should have liked to have heard Deeper and deeper still." Perhaps there is no composition which makes such a demand upon the artistic sense of the singer as this. It is easy to sing badly and very difficult to sing well. Miss Jacques gave us Come unto me," by Cowen, and Angels ever bright and fair." She has a beautiful soprano vone, and did full justice to her contributions. Mr John Harrison (who I believe comes from Colne) was the baritone. He sang NazMeth" and Mr Pughe Evans's splendid setting of Lead, kindly light." I was especially glad to hear the latter song, for I have heard it before, and then I did not care for it. On Sunday it was magnificently rendered, and praise is due to the composer and to the singer who shewed the hidden beauties of the difficult song. I think Mr Harrison is a real artist, his voice is good, and he knows how to use it in the most perfect way. Miss Jennie Parry con- tributed harp solos, which were very much appreciated. She plays well, and her Welsh selections were very welcome. Mr Caradoc Roberts, F.R.C.O., was the accompanist, and he did his duty well. I am told that at the next concert arrange- ments will be made for lighting the hall. On Sunday Mr Harrison sang Lead kindly light literally amid the encircling gloom." How Mr Caradoc Roberts managed to see his copy and play so well puzzled me. However, all this is to be altered. I was again struck with' the attention which the audience gave the songs. Not only was the order perfect, but you could feel that the people were really enjoying the fine music. If there is anyone who still objects to these concerts, I wish he had been present. The sacred songs cannot have failed to carry home a message which no one could otherwise have delivered so well. No exception could have been taken to the programme in any particular. A little story is here offered with all reserve. It appeared in a Belgium paper, and proceeds thusly A judge of Georgia found himself the other day in a perplexing situation. Each of two voung women claimed to be the mother of a six-months-old baby. The magistrate, who had not forgotten his Bible, had a big butcher's knife brought to him. He placed the infant on a table, and declared he was going to cut it in halves, and divide it between the women but they cried, Don't do that, keep it yourself,' and they left the court hurriedly." When the postman brought me a letter addressed Watchman," and bearing the post- mark Ilford, London, E. I was a proud man the day. I was still more pleased when I read the letter, and here it is I Dear Sir,—Though some distance from my I native town, I in common with many other London Wrexhamites take a great deal ot interest I in good • old Wricksam towne.' Consequently it is always a pleasure to receive the Advertiser, and to read your both useful and interesting remarks bearing as they often do on local matters requiring but a hint to be rectified. The approach of the Christmas holidays, and the letter (or letters ?) that has appeared in the I I columns re shop assistants' holidays at Christmas, I is my excuse (I am not a shop assistant, and II therefore not personally affected by the subject) i for enclosing you a leaderette from to-day's Daily Express, which I hope will be of some use 1 I to you, as I feel certain you will have someth to say on this subject. It is a matter for regret that in many ca small provincial towns seem to lag behind i larger centres of population in this matter. The long hours, the rather tedious work, a the scanty pay of many shop assistants at otl times of the year are worthy of sympathy, and must eventually be altered, but at Christmas time they must be more than usually fagged with the extra stress of work, and certainly deserve the Monday.' Wishing your column every success, and con- gratulating you most heartily on filling so ably the gap caused by the omission of the notes of our old friend I Alfred Quiz' of years ago,-I am, yours truly, T.A.R Ai T.A.R. wishes it, here is the extract which he sentlme :Shall we make a business Christmas time on Saturday, December 22 ? There is no doubt that a general acceptance of this suggestion would be the source of very great pleasure to the thousands of hard-working shop assistants who minister to the convenience of the public, without causing any particular trouble to housekeepers, On Saturday, wages day, the average house- mistress makes her general purchases for the ensuing week, laying in such stores of groceries and nonperishable goods as may be needed for the consumption of seven days. Christmas Day this year falls on Tuesday, and there is a great oppor- tunity for shopkeepers and their assistants to secure four clear days of rest, from Saturday night till the following Thursday morning. Why not extend the scope of the usual Saturday marketing to cover four days instead of two ? There ri,Ly be a little iuconvenceto the hou-ehold, a littie extra trouble in forec.ibting c-'u^uniption of food for an unusual period. But at Christmas, above all other times, we should give way a little to help others, and right cheerfully spare a little extra time and trouble to secure a good holiday for the shop-assistants who serve us so well and cordially all the year round." I give it all the benediction I can, but fear that it is somewhat late to make any change. It would be an extremely wise thing to consider or re-con- sider the early closing question in its entirety. I think there could be improvements. L-Liz of this more anon. Much obliged T.A.R. for your letter -Tar-Tar

THE WAR. LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. BOERS CAUGHT NAPPING. LETTER FROM VETERINARY-LIEUTENANT BATE. Writing to his brother, M Harry Bate, of Salis- bury Park, Wrexham, from Jericho, Transvaal, under date October 25;h, Veterinary Lieutenant Bate, of Ellesinere, who is now serving with the 29;h Company Imperial Yeomanry (Denbighshire Hussars) at the front, says Wiwn I wrote last week I thought we were going to Warm H-aha, but we dis- covered that Botha with three guns and 2 000 men were in the neighbourhood. We left Panaar at night in a heavy thunderstorm, travelled eight m'lea, reiited a few hours, then started at 4 a.m., and came thirty miles. We caught their advance picket (ten) asleep under some tr. irs, with their rill3 and carts about twenty or tii.r.y yirds away from them. Then we pushed on and captured about thirty more with about 3,000 cattle and two iaagers with wagons, etc: We should have had many more cattle, but it was too dark. The other cattle had all gone next morning at dayli^i:, to .vc g j: uo m:Jre of them. It is all bush veldt here, so cL- ¡:"t see us coming, and the rain helped m gnd deal, as there was no dust, always tiie tell-tale signal here, as it is scin for miles. Yesterday morning before the Boers lost the kopjes in front of us they dropped abojt eighty shells into our camp, fortunately only wounding one An--fralien Bu?hman slightly and killing on native. Whilst corniug in a. day before one barman was b-td'y hit, and has since- y iiit, ?in d has s i nce died, bnt he accounted for the B >er who bit him and (I think fatally) got another. Wo 'lre resting in the camp to-day, British South African Police and Taamanians doing duty instead. On several prisoners were found severul nose bullets, also dum- dums and sectional bullets, and some of our guns and ammunition, the noses of which they had flattened with a file. Taking tite Boers gi-nerally, they are the biggest I;ars under -n-,i. J'ney generally say they have uever been in commaudo, and they always say there are no Boers iir-ar, although therj may be some close by, P-nd then they usually say they belong to another commando, and know nothing of the near one. There is very little water about here, but we manage to get good drinking water by digging a hole four or fiie feet detD in the bottom of the river berl. There does not appear to be much doing in tae Transvaal except with this force and one near Ru-' -*nburg. I have not written to cousin (Lieutenant J H. Hate, 1st V.B., R.W.F.), as I know he sees my let'ers sometimes, or, at least, gets news from you. We have Canadian field guns with us. Their eff. ctiVl: range is about 4,000 yards. They were fired at tlleir longest range yesterdav, up to 5 000 yarda, so 1 don't think they did much damage. We expect some cow guns (lyddite) to- morrow (about 8,000 yards), so we shall be well off. Our pompoms did not come into action yesterday, as they were outrauged. A good number of shells do not burst. The Boers had 12 or 15 pounders. To- day we had a Queensland M.I. slightly wounded by a sniper.—October 26.h We have just heard that the Hoars iii' moving towards Mafeking, but are not carhin U jpe we go after them, as we have a good force here now, Pttg-t having just arrived with guns and mails. I had p ipers of September 26th to-day from yon. I don't know when 1 shall be able to get this letter in, a3 we are a long way from the line, but an empty convoy will be going back perhaps to- morrow. A Canadian gunner has just told me that he estimated that the Bjera fi,-ed 100 shells into us. We have sixty prisjn-is altogether." THE ROYAL WELSH IN A HOT CORNER. 0:1 Monday. Mr Thiniaa Jone;, of Church-lane, Mold, received the following interesting letter from his son, Private Edward Jones, a reservist serving with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in South Africa;- Frederickstad, Transvaal, South Africa, September 26tb, 1900. Mv DEAR PAKENTK,—Your letter safe to hand. I received it on the field, under very hea^y fire. I should have written to you sooner, but we have been doing nothing but fighting ever since the 5th of this month. In the fiist battle we had we lost our captain and lieutenant and a lot of men. We have had some very heavy fighting. Yesterday we received orders to drive the Bosrs from their posi- tion. I shall never forget it as long as I live. The shots were dropping around us like rain, and our men were falling like she-p, but, thank God, thev did not drop me, and once again I have had the luck to pull through safely. I ed-U tell you we slaughtered the Boers, their dead and wounded were all over the field. I accounted for three or four myself. I could not tell you what our I033 was, but it was heavy. My company loit three kitled and eleven wounded, including our officer, who was slightly wounded. My colour-sergeant has recommended me for bravery on the field, but how far it will go I cannot say. If the Lord spares me to come home, I shall have some- thing to tell you that will make your hair stand on end I believe there is one man from Mold lightly wounded. It is Bob Jones, the cobbler's son, from Maesydre. There is a lot more fighting to do, and I shall be glad when it is over. Tell Johnny Gavaghan's brother that he is all right. Excuse short letter, as we are going out -now afcer the Boers. Hoping :o hear from you soon.—Your affectionate son, TED. P.S.—We are in a hot corner here. Look out for the papers, you will see an account of it.

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