South Wales Echo

Tramp's Terrible Death. INQUEST AT CARMARTHEN. Mr Thomas Walters, coroner for the borough Carmarthen, conducted an investigation at the Guildhall, in that town, on Friday night, relative t" 'he discovery of the dead body of a man between 40 and EO years of age, outside Nanty- cifacii, the dwelling of a labourer named Thomas Mathias, whose evidence, given with no little timidity, was somewhat extraordinary. Witness happeusd to be 13 the house alcne on 'PhrwedAy nighc. Soon after three o'clock on Friday morning he was awakened by a heavy thud against his front room door. He peered out of the window and saw what he thought was a drunken man reeling about. Presently the stranger passed by the window and again re- appeared near the door and again fell against it, groaning loudly. Witness was afraid to go out, and so he went to bed to try to get a little sleep. He, however, rose at 5.30, and on going oub a quarter of an hour tater was surprised to find the man three yards from the house. He had not the faintest idea that he was dead. He was lying face downwards, so witness went to lift him up. in order that he might breathe more freely. It was then he discovered that he was dead. He presenffed a ghastly sight. Witness at once communicated with the police.- P.C. Burnhill found blood on the mouth of the deceased, and traced his footprints in the direction of St. Clear's. When the deceased was first attacked by serious symptoms, he must have gone co a little wall facing the house, as well as to another wall hard by, because on both witness found drops of blood. These must have fallen from deceased's mouth when he knelt forward in his agony. The door of Mathias's house was also besmeared with blood. That must have got there when he fell against it. There was blood, too, on his trousers and boots. The deceased was purple from head to chest. In his pockets were merely a needle, some thread, a pipe, matches, a comb, a little soap, a strong pocket knife, and a sheet of the Westminster Budget. Witness, who had been in the Army, telt con- vinced that the deceased was not an Army man. He word a pair of grey knitted Welsh socks and an old cotton Oxford shirt. His height was about 5 feet 4 inches his complexion, dark his eyes, bazel; lii- hair, brown, short, and stubby his nose, pointed and he was generally well built. He had no moustache, but his whiskers were about three days' growth. He looked like a tramp.—Dr. Wm. Lewis Hughes, who had made a post-mortem examination, said the body was well nourished, but he saw no mark., of violence. Deceased had a long standing tumour on the brain. In his opinion this brought on an epileptic fit, from which he died. Otherwise his organs were healthy. He looked like a labouring man. He had eVldentJy: been accustomed to work. There were no indications of intoxicants or food. —The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony.

FACTS AND FANCIES. A suitable and fitting profession—the-tailor's. Money makes the man in many cases where the: man has- honestly made the money. People who have seen two lovers say goodbye' never have any trouble afterwards in believing ta eternity. Carpet designing )-< an employment for artistic women. They like to have some new design on the carpet. When a watch manufacturing company fails, of course somebody must be appointed to wind up the affairs of the concern. A man is satisfied to make a reputation for himself, but womau, bless her, wants to make one for everybody in the neighbourhood. The man who says he will welcome death as a release from a life made up of sorrow, generally sends for four doctors when he has the colic. A physician who says there is no hydrophobia would probably make tracks as lively as anybody for the Pasteur Institute should a mad dog bite him. Haclcett (gloomily) I tell you, Charley, this is a hard, hard world.—Sacket: (interestedly): So you have bought a bicycle, have you ? A most wonderful bit of work. Those thinga were painted by a blind painter." What were?" "Those blinds." A I fail to see how you can laugh at such a silly remark.—B My dear fellow, I can't help it. I owe the man a hundred marks. Dismal Dawson Kin I see your telephone a minute ?—Merchant: It won't work.—Dismal Dawtoa So ? Have yer any objection to my shakin' hands wid it ? The Old Boy So you didn't believe there-was any such place as this, eh ? How do you feel about it now ?—Voice from the bottomless pit Oil, it's too damned hot to discuss religion Official Receiver (at a meeting of creditors): What have you come here for ?—Professional Beggar: To put in my claim. H^rr Meyerstein used to give me twopence every wet;k. Brake O'Dav Wot yer readin', Dewey ?— Dewey Eave Oh, some blame non.-i -n.-ie 'bout protectin' steel raiis. Why, we eoulda". carry oti bven if dey wasn' bolted down. THE PCNISHMKNT FITS THE CSIME.—St. Peter What was your occupation on earth ?—Shade Elevator man in a New York f-fiice building.— St. Peter Oil Going up ?" (Shuts gate with a si im, leaving Shade guasluug his teeth on the outside.) RATHER TOUCHY.—Two colourpd darkies had a dispute on Austin-avenue a few days ago. During tliK dispute one of them exclaimed indignantly. Don't yer tech my honah as a geutleman, sail Dav's no danger ob techin' yer honah. I wouldn't know whar ter look for it. Yer don't keep it about yer pusson, does yer CLERICAL SCA-NDAL. N-V hy do you suppose the Rev. Johnson Reed is always driving over to Smithville ?" asked one Austin gent'eirtan of another. His wife says he goes over to admire the Vieauty of the place," was the reply. Yes, but does his wife know the beauty of the place is a youtig widow ?" HE WOULD GO OUT.-I).ttigntc,.r The clock has stopped, and I promised my music teacher to practice a full hour every day.—Father Well, never mind begin your practising, and I'd let you know when the hour is up. I'm going out.— But if you go out how am I to kuow 2"— i4 You'll see me coming in." An old gentleman, speaking to a young lady and commenting on her freshness and good looks, remarked, Ah, my dear, long may you retain them. Yours is a happy period of life, you know 'nothing yet of the jealousies, the heart burnings, the contentions, the rivalries, that beset the pathway of exitence." Don't I, though 1" she interrupted, I want you to understand that I I belong to a church choir," Sunday School Teacher Now, boys, why do we say grace before and after meals ?" No reply. Come, come, surely one of you can answer me tell me what a grace is!" Still no answer. "This is really terrible Now, Johnny Jenkins, tell me what your father does after a meal !"—Johnny Plsase, miss, ho rubs his stomach !—Sunday School Teacher That's not what I mean, I want to know what he says.—Johnny Piease, miss, he says, Ha ha Richard is 'isself agaiu 1" A CASE OF STFP.LOVL.-The girl with thA level brows was talking to the man with the Romau nose. I don't understand you," she said coldly. I asked you if you thought my love would induce No, it is impossible. You are nob my ideal." I don't want to be. Please don't interrupt me again. I merely wanted to know if my er.n'^s! devoted love -vou'd It would not. You are too old. Besides, as I said before, you are not my ideal." Hang ideals. I want to marry your mother and be your stepfather. Now, do you understand ?"

COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET TO MR A. A. ZIMMERMAN. On Thursday night at the Royal Hotel, College Green, Bristel, a large number of gentlemen interested in various sports sat down to a com pI imentary banquet given to Mr A. A. Zimmerman, who is shortly leaving England for Australia. Mr E. G. Clarke pi abided, and those supporting him in- cluded Mr A. A. Zimmerman, Rev. Henry Dening, Mr Gerard Moseley, Mr Tempest, Messrs Berry (Johannesburg), Eyre, Aldridge, W. J. Walford, Watling, Ashmead, George Chapman, senr., F, Chapman, Stubbs, Powell, Braaier, White (secretary Bristol Wheelers C. C.), Juitin (Bristol South C. C.), J eukins, Tedder, all Jelfsries. Apologies for absence were read from the Mayor of Bristol, Lord Tempest, Hon. C, S. Rolls, his Honour Judge Austin, Rev. A. N. Blatchford, Captain Aldridge (Welsh Regiment), Mr R. C. Tombs, and Mr H. J. Spear. After the honouring of the loyal toasts came the seutiment of the evening.—The Chairman, in proposing the toast, said it was only right that he should say it Was not until the previous Tuesday he knew anything of the func- tion, and he did not at all know why he should be asked to take the chair. He had not the pleasure of knowing Mr Zimmerman, except as every admiring Englishman knew him; and he had seen him on the track. He knew, however, that that evening they were met to give a send- off to one of the foremost; men in the world of sport, and that was quite enough for him. (Applause.) He did not care from which region of sport it was a man came so long as it was honest and fair, and that commended him to his support and sympathy and what little time he could give. (Applause.) As regarded Mr Zim- merman, he was told that he was happily married three months ago. (Laughter.) What he was as a cyclist everybody Icnew-(h-.ar. hear) —from 1886 he had been practically, like Eclipse, first, and some of thereat nowhere. (Hear, hear.) There was once a man of the same name who wrote a book known as "Zimmerman en Soli- tude." (Laughter.) He had never seen Zimmei- man on solitude, but he had seen him ou a safety, and it was very interesting. (Laughter.) HH was sure they all congratulated the guest of the evening on the many valuable prizes he had won in America and France especially, which must be very encouraging to himself and very in- teresting to the gentlemen who did not -et them. (Laughter.) They were very glad that his final appearance before a slathering of friends before he left the country was in Bristol, and he was not surprised if other centres of sport were a trifle envious that this compliment was paid to Bristol. Morftovci, he was sure all Bristol sportsmen wished for Mr Zimmerman continued success m Australia, where he was sure to have a very hearty reception. (Applause.) Mr A. A. Zimmerman, who was received with musical honours, in responding, said after hearing the very flattening remarks and the many kind expressions he was really unable to express the gratitude he felt upon that occasion how- ever, he would wish to thank them very much, and he trusted he was only deserving of the same. (Applause,)—The Rev. Henry Dening proposed the toast of "Sports and Pastimes," and he did so humorously, remarking, amidst laughter, that that evening they had another case of parson and clerk, and the Clarke was the better man. (Laughter.) It was getting quite an age of champions, and he was sure it would be a good thing if W. G. Grace and A. A. Zimmerman were maae freemen of the city; if the Town Council wanted to make themselves popular they could not have a more popular movement. (Laughter and applause.)—Mr T. Tempest (in the absence of Lord Temoest) Messrs S. Young, Masters and A. E. Ashmead acknowledged the toast. The toast list also included The Press and The Chairman, the rest of the evening being devoted to harmony, contributors to the same being the Cathedral quartet (Messrs Albery, Bennen' and Thomas), Messrs J. H. Walker, T Brinsdon W. Kino, and Lydia Dreams. The accompanists were the Messrs Nash and Fred Fey, and the musical arrangements were under the direction of Mr J. H. Walker (B.B. and T.C.) trec IOn

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NATiONAL EISTEDDFOD I Male Voice Choral Contest I VICTORY FOR TREORKY. I [FROM OUR SPKCIAL CORRESPONDENT.] I LLANELLY, Friday. Enormous and overwhelming as was the attend- ance on Wednesday it is a moot point whether to-day it was not fully equalled, if not indeed, eclipsed. We were happily saved from the ctush which was witnessed on Wednesday, but, for all that, tue, vast pavilion was suffici- eutly crowded, and hundreds even in the higher- j priced enclosures, were glad even of standing room. It was a glorious day-the finest, as } regards weather, of the whole week, and the visitors that rushed into the town from all points of the com pas from the morning trams were to be numbered by tens of thousands. The great event of the day of course was the J male voice contest, an rvent which is rapidly j surpassing in interest and popularity the competi. tion for mixed voices, which from time beyond memory has invariably held chief position in the eisteddfod and thesecond great attraction was the struggle for supremacy among the brass bands. The first occupied two hours, and the second two hours and a haif. During the progressof these con- tests nob only was the pavilion crowded, but out- side in the market area there was also an immense assembly of ticket-holders enjoying in the balmy ,x,ssoit) b I air the sweet strains of music that floated from within. Financially, the LlaneHy Eisteddfod must prove a marvellous success. In all other respects it will be remembered in history as the most remarkably brilliant. and enjoyable gather- ing known, even in the annals of the National Eisteddfodau of Wales. For two and a half hours in the morning Gurnos and Judge Ed wards, the conductors, were busily engaged in clearing the deck for action." A large number of minor competitions were disposed of with expedition, for the audience were all impatience for the coming of the greater events. The tenor solo contest, however, was sufficiently interesting to arrest the attention of every soul in the building. By the adjudicators it was, indeed, characterised as Sou! inspiring." The victory of Gwynalaw, of Ferndale, was made the occasion for the display of considerable enthusiasm. Gwyualaw is a humble labourer from Ferndale, but his fame as a tenor soloist is known throughout the length and breadth of the Principality. An unfortunate impediment in his speech alone has interfered with what would otherwise undoubtedly have been a brilliant musical career. Gwynalaw's Victories date back as far as the early 70's, when he won the tenor solo contest at the Bangor National gathering. His subsequent victories include like honours at the National Ei&teddfodau at Carnarvon, bangor, Aberdaie, Merthyr, and Cardiff. The thrilling scene of one of the previous meetings was to-day repeated with magnificent effect. There was an interval of waiting for the appearance of the first choir on the platform. Gurnos's attempts to humour the vast audirnce over the gap were not over-successful, when the president came to the rescue. The burly form of Mabon, M.P., was ever on the platform, and Mr Mansel Lewis publicly appealed to him to lead the concourse in the rendering of a Welsh hymn. The genial member consented, and his rising was greeted with tremendous applause. In slow and measured tones Mabon gave out the words of ths favourite verse, 0 fryniau Caersalem ceir gweled," and then, the whole audience upstand- ing, the soul-stirring notes of Crugybar were struck, and, with Mabonconductiug. an enormous volume of song welled fortli from themusical throats of ten thousand men and women, singing in perfect harmony and excellent tuna like a trained united choir. Sir Joseph Barnby was greatly affected, and, in a subsequent speech, the distinguished musician described the scene as electricaL" He had heard it from the adjudicators' pit," which he humour- ously described as the grave; and the thought that naturally suggested itself was that if Sir Joseph Barnby heard from "the grave music so vastly superior to anything he had previously heard on this terrestrial globe," what must be the character of the joyous choir on the hills of the new Jerusalem in the great bevond, whose happy rhapsody the hymn itself described? Often during the day music burst forth from the audience like crystal water from a perennial spring, without leader to lead it or baton to keep time. Miss May John sang Cymru Fydd," and the audience, fired by the patriotic spirit of the song, instantly took up the refrain, thus literally exemplifying the words I they sang Cydrfloeddiwn o un galon, Cymry Fydd, Cymru Fydd Mabon also sang Hen Wlad fy Nhadau," as only Mabon cac, and the audience again, unwill- ing that Mabon should be alone, joined with him in giving effective rendering to the patriotic anthem of the departed bard of Pontypridd. It is difficult without incurring from captious critics the charge of exaggeration to describe the marvellous performances ot the competing choirs. While they sang the audience appeared to be in ecstacies. Every eye was fixed on the singers every ear was straiued throughout the whole of that immense assembly not a movement was I detected a solid mass of humanity was spell- bound. A stillness as of the grave prevailed, even the finest pianissimo passages being dis- I tinctly audible to those who were assembled in the market area without. The excitement was intense all the more so that it was suppressed. But when each choir concluded and stepped off the orchestra happy .relief was found j in wild and exulting cheering. Treorky's triumphant victory in such a contest is enough to turn the I heads of every living being throughout the whole of the Rhondda with sheer vanity. Sir Joseph Bitraby had exhausted all his adjectives iu praise of the achievements of the previous day. To-day his amazement at the wouderful performance of the male voice parties was too great for utterance. I It was, he declared, the unique experience of his life to have heard it," and he added, There was a highest point to which music could reach there was a higher point still, and that was just the case with them that afternoon." Heigh ho! perfection itself was surpassed It was generally said," continued the speaker, that the Germans possessed what might be called the copyright of male voice singing but I have never myself heard such singing abroad or anywhere else to come within a short distance of this." And who, pray, were the objects of this glowing eulogy ? Who were these singers ? Who were the possessors of these marvellous voices 1 Men from the Rhondda men, all of them, who earn their bread by the sweat of their brow as hewers of coal in Rhondda's dusty mines. I The brass band contest fell far short of the, anticipations that had been formed. Several I celebrated bands that had entered were absent nevertheless, the competition was sufficiently j attractive to detain the audience within the pavilion until its close, and the victory of Morriston was hailed with considerable rejoicing. The absence of so many entrants in this contest helped to bring the meeting to a termination at the comparatively early hour of 5 o'clock, and consequently the committee decided to hold an evening concert. Had the Welsh Regiment accepted the committee's in. viiation to attend the morning meeting the red coats would have found themselves literally crowded out happily, they failed to do so, but their appearance at the evening gathering was very heartily welcomed, and the men of war appeared to thoroughly enjoy and appreciate the rare treat afforded them in the eisteddfod-the temple of peace and harmony, poesy and song, where the battle is one of wits without the clash of arms. A Movable Pavilion. An important event to-day, although it attracted btib little attention from the audience, was the competition for a prize of 225, offered by the National Eisteddfod Association for a movable permanent pavilion suited to the requirements of the National Eisteddfod, with complete specifica- tions, estimates, and full details. This difficulty of building is a very real one in connection with the eisteddfod and many and varied are the sug- gestions made for satisfactorily solving it. Under prevailing circumstances, thousands of pounds are annually wasted in the erection of temporary buildings, and the responsibilities which conse- quently attaches to local committees are so immense as to preclude innumerable towns and districts in Wales from ever having the honour of a visit from the ancient festival. The idea has been conceived that a moveable pavilion might be designed, and the National Eisteddfod Associa- tion are now bent, if possible, upon carrying the idea into execution. Unhappily, the present competition did not attain the desired result, for one set of plans only came to hand. This design appears to be a fac-siir.ilejof the pavilion erected at Pontypridd in 1893-the skeleton of which, by the way, is yet availtble-but of lesser area. The internal arrangements are nearly alike to those at Wrexham (1888), at Swansea (1891), and precisely similar to those at Brecon (1892). The adjudi- cators, who were Messrs Charles- Evans Vaughan, W. E. Davies, and Rees Davies, consider that this design shows a decided improvement upon all that has gone before in many respects. The Wrexham, Brecon, and. Swansea. buildings were circular timber structures lined with canvas; and Pontypridd an iron building covered with corrugated sheeting. The present design follows Pontypridd in its minor details, and shows considerable merit unluckily, however, the author had not complied with the conditions, having neglected to forward the specifications, estimates, and details. It is gratifying to learn that although the prize has had to be withheld, the adjudicators will report to the National Eisteddfod that if in full compliance with the original conditions they find the pavilion would meet with the needs of the case, they will yet recommend that the prize be withheld. A mo,vable pavilion of this description would do more than anything el:e in the way of securing the holding of those national festivals which Sir Joseph Barnby is so anxious to see established in Wales. One of the most remarkable compositions called forth by the Llanelly Eisteddfod is that giving a biographical history of Welsh missionaries in heathen lands, for which the bard Penar, of Swansea, has been awarded a prize of J615 and a gold medal. In the words of the adjudicators, "It is simply a wonderful production. As to weight, it is rather heavier than Peter Williams's 'Family Bible,' and the reader is simply charmed by the facts pat forth, and the admirable style adopted by this highly-talented reader. We cannot but wonder at the exhaustiveness and accuracy of the essay. His plan as well as his style is very elegant." THE BARDIC CHATR. (Prom a photo by Messrs McLucas and Co., Llanelly.)

THE WINNING CHOIR. Biographical Skelch of the Leader. Mr Wm. Thomas, conductor of the famous Treorky MaleVoiceSociety, was born at Mountain Ash some 43 yenrs ago. Ho commenced conduct- ing when only 10 years of age, leading a success- ful choir at an eisteddfod. He has resided at Treorky for over 20 years, and is engaged as attendance officer under the Ystradyfodwg School Board. AboutlOyears agothe now celebrated body of voices known as the Treorky Male Voice'Society was formed, and Mr Thomas was unanimously elected conductor. The choir has won a larger amount in prizes than any other male choir in Wales. They carried away the first £ 30 offered to male choirs in Wales, the test piece on that occasion being the diHicntt Destruction of Gaza." He also secured the first prize of 250 ever offered to this class of choirs in Wales. At the National Eisteddfod held at Blecon some six ) years ago they took away the first prize, and at Swansea and Pontypridd National Festivals they succeeded in winning the second prize. At Swansea Signor Randegger stated that the voices in the Treorky Choic were the finest he had ever I heard in England or on the Con- tinent. Dr. Turpin has-also ro ferred to the magnificently trained voices of the Tieorky boys. MR W. THOMAS (CONDUCTOR), TREORKY. At an eisteddfod held at Caerphilly on Whit "Monday last, Dr. Rogers, the eminent conductor and critic, in his adjudication on the performances of the male choirs, said that he and his colleagues could not find one single fault from beginning to end of the performance of the Treorky Choir. The test piece cu that occasion was one of those sung at LlanelJy on Friday, viz., Dr. Parry's beautiful Druid Chorus." Mr Thomas has been very successful in the training of the voices of the memoers of his choir, the quality being acknowledged on all hands to be the finest in Wales. Mr Thomas is immensely popular with his singers, and is looked upon as the ablest and most successful conductor that has ever led a Rhondda cboir. The choir has also performed with great success several works, amougst them Jenkins's "David aud Goliath," and at the special request of Lord and Lady Dunraven the choir has appeared twice at Dun- raven Castle. The business affairs of the choir are controlled by a committee, of which Mr Wm. P. Thomas, of the Ocean .Cpllieiy officii is an energetic chairman.

The Welsh Regiment. I MARCH FROM PEMBROKE I TO CARDIFF. From Liandilo to Llanelly, GIFT IF ANOTHER GOAT. I Remarkable Reception in Llanelly. As they advance eastwards the men of the Welsh Regiment are being more and more familiarised with the demonstrative methods of the impulsive people through whose towns and villages they pass. Up to the present, however, it has remamed for Llanelly, in its wild enthu- siasin, to almost bar the way to the camping ground, and to render marching through the streets of the tin-plate metropolis a matter of no small difficulty. The entry of the regiment, synchronising as it did with the last day of the eisteddfod, caused a crush in the streets of the town that at • times threatened to break up the sections, and cut the column into more or less detached, portions. To say that the streets were crowded is to convey no idea of the dense masses of human bemgs who witnessed the passage through of the battalion. Here and there was a veritable jam, and how it came about that no one was run over or kicked by either the officers' horses or those in the transport train is one of those mysteries that will never be explained. No doubt the thousands who ob- structed the regiment in its operations were actuated by the most patriotic and praiseworthy sentiments; but certain it is that they added to the fatigue of the 'men, who had already marched some 18 or more miles over heavy roads. The Greatest Show on Earth coming into the town wculd have created nothing like the sensation that was witnessed in Llanelly when the 4-lst entered. HALTS BY THE WAY. I The first heavy rain that has been experienced since leaving Pembroke Dock fell on Thursday night and in the small hours of Friday morning. For several hours there was a steady downpour, but the camp equipment was thoroughly serviceable, and there were few complaints of wet blankets. While the rain laid the dust along the roads won it rendered marching very heavy. The regiment started from Llandiio shortly after 7, the baggiige train, under the command of Major Threshie, having as usual gone on in advance. But after the first five miles the column overtook the transport, halted by the wayside, while a few waggons had toiled laboriously to the top of the adjacent hill. The gradients were painfully steep, and the norses made very low work over the soft and spongy roads. The men, too, albeit they were marching without their gaiters and valises, found the goiug hard, the ram having made the roads sticky and yielding. The first halt at Six Roads, some distance beyond Llanon, was for the partaking of refreshments in the shape of the proverbial beer and bread and cheese, given by the people of Llandiio. Fortunately, at starting out, the weather had cleared up, aud the sun shone power- fully, enabling the men to discuss their second breakfast seated along the roadside. A RIVAL TO BILLY." While halted here a venerable agriculturist. on buhalf of the inhabitants of the village or pari sh, offered the regiment a genuine Welsh goat, a small black and white animal, with a fine pair of curving horns and a healthy coat. The goat, which is a little smaller than Billy," was there and then accepted, though it showed nn invincible dislike to its new owners, and forsook the old country home with unmistakable regret. The name of the generous donor did not transpire, and there was no formal presentation of the new pet to the regiment" Billy the Second," as the fresh recruit was promptly christened, walked the next six miles, until the regiment again halted for refreshments, by which time he was completely done up, and lay down, panting with heat and exhaustion. Now Billy has learnt his soldier ways, and can toss off beer or whisky like any regular frequenter of the canteen. Not so "Billy the Second." His palate has not been seasoned, and he declined to touch anything but nulk. He will no doubt be broken in to his military mode of life by the time the Citadel at Plymouth is reached—if it ever is reached by him. AX AWKWARD DELAY. At Gelliwernen, six miles from Llanelly, in a field on a wide plateau, commanding a magnifi- cent view of some of the richest portions of Carmarthenshire, the bread and cheese and beer which had been supplied by the kindness of Major Bythway, an enthusiastic officer of Volunteers in Llanelly, the men piled their arms and took a fair stretch out. This was quite an unexpected episode in the day's proceedings, but Colonel Quirk decided that it would be useless to go on to the calllp in advance of the baggage train. After the third "snack" of the day had been de- spatched, fully an hour was spent in waiting for the regimental impedimenta co come up and get on ahead. Officers and men found the rest no doubt enjoyable, though inopportune, for they were stiller, and loss inclined for exertion ?fter than before the halt. All ranks are manag- ing to get along with a very small allowance of sleep. It is generally after eleven when the senior officers" turn in," and they have to be out by five next morning, while Lieut Borton, the adjutant, not infrequently contents himself with from 12 midnight to 4 a.m. under his blanket. It was not to be wondered at that he filled up the time lost over the belated baggage waggons by throwing himself out on the grass at full length, with arms outspread at right angles to the body, and enjoying a sound siesta. Not a few of his brother officers followed his sensible example, and the rank and file snatched forty winks without any difficulty. GOOD NATURE AND CONSIDERATENESS. Half an hour after again getting on the road the chimney stacks and smoke of the un- lovely Llanelly were sighted, the column being then on the summit of a lofty ridge near the reservoir of the town. The view would have been distinctly pretty had the town in the mid-distance been omitted, for in the foreground were the rolling meadows and fresh breezy uplands of the finest agricultural county in Wales and in the background was the estuary of the Lougher, with the bold cliffs and slopes of the Gower peninsula beyond. The descent into Llanelly was accomplished in dense clouds of dust, the early morning's rain having apparently been confined to the Llandilo district. The regiment marched at ease until within a couple of miles of the town, some of the men wearing their field service caps and carrying their heimets slung on the ends of their rifles. And here it may be mentioned that clebpite the scanty rest which the officers are getting, their good nature and kindliness are most marked. On Friday, to prevent a man who was done up and who would otherwise have had to seek the ambulance waggon from falling out, Major Ball, who always does a considerable stretch of ene.i day's marsh on foot, carried the man's rifle lor him until he felt better. The ambulance van has accommodation for only two men (that is to say, if they are obliged to lie at full length), and it was at that moment occupied. On anodler occasion Lieutenant D. A. N. Lomax carried for a considerable distance the full equipment of a private of his company who was blown" with the heavy grades, and was equal to carrying no more than his rifle. Col. Quirk and Major Bamfield invariably do about half of each march 011 foot, their puttees enabling them to pe(lestrianise as nimbly as any man in the battalion. LLANELLY'S WKI.COME. The camp at Llanelly was on a stiffly sloping held outside the town, known as Wellfield. It was indioated by a blazing Royal Standard and a Union Jack of grand dimensions. At the top of the hill leading to the camp the regiment was met by the band of the K Company 1st V.B. Welsh Regiment. Some- how the route by which it had been expected the field would be approached was not folbwed, and the centre of the town was not paraded. This was reported to have caused some amount of disappointment among the more centrally-dwelling Llanellyites, who did not see the march in. How this came about it is a severe task upon the intelligence of the average mortal to comprehend. To the hot and tired Tommy Atkins it seemed that he was one of anew contingent of Israelites inarching round a modern Jericho; for there on his left was he.camp enclosure, marked out by the Royal and national colours, and here was he tramping rouiid it but not getting much "forrader." Fresh and frisky Volunteer bands always pioneer the dusty and travel-stained soldier by the longest conceivable route into his p'ace of rest. As to the residents who were disappointed, all that need be said is that if, by their remaining indoors, they contributed in even the faintest degree to mini mIse the con- gestion in the streets, they conferred upon the troops an inestimable benefit. To those unacquainted with the town it appeared that the population of Llanelly and London were about the same. I INVITBD TO THE EISTEDDFOD. .? The camp was pitched amid surroundings and s?' imilar to those under which an international football match is played, with this essential difference-that whereas the vast crowds on the football field are motionless, at Llanelly they were surging about and rushing in all directions. Each man, woman, and child was plainly convinced that this march is a promenade and picnio got up by the Minister of War for the express purpose of diverting the people of South Wales. So much kind hospitality and feteing by the way and so much commotion everywhere provoked unintentionally by them will come nigh to spoiling the 41st before it reaches PlymQuth. When the little canvas "town once more grew into being, at the sound of the bugle the onlookers, standing eight or ten deep all round, applauded, as they might if some popular footballer scored a try, or the immortal W. G." made a boundary hit. The good tinplaters were wonderfully' pleased. Soon after the camp was something like in order, Dr. J. A. Jones, chairman of the Llanelly District Council, and president of the Eisteddfod Local Committee, surrounded by his colleagues on the- board and among the bards, waited upon Colonel Quirk and, in the name of the town, and of the oldest institution of the Principality and of the Cymry, welcomed the gallant 41st. He also intimated that a special concert would be held in honour of the regiment that evening in the eisteddfod pavilion, at which the successful male voice choir and other musical parties would perform. Col. Qiiirk, who was too much pressed by dtit to dismount, thanked Dr. Jones and his c<meagues with great cordiality, assuring them that their kindness would be deeply appreciated by the officers, non- commissioned officers, and men. It need not be stated that a large number of soldiers availed themselves of the committee's welcome invita- tion. For the officers' mess champagne and fruit were provided by the officers of the K Company. 1st V.B. Welsh Regiment, who are Major Bythway, Captain Buckley Roderick, Lieutenant Phillips, and Surgeon Evans. Seeing that it was fully 4 o'clock in the afternoon before the battalion got in, and that the rules of the service require that the offic ers shall not lunch until the men have had dinner served, this thoughtful act on the part of the Volunteer officers was appraised at its true value. NO BLOOMIN' CLAHS." It was amusing in the evening to see the visitors from the eisteddfod, who thronged the camp in thousands, prying into every part of the canvas town with the minuteness of inspection and inquiry of Custom House officers. The sentries paced upttid down between two long lines of amused and rather bewildered onlookers, whose heads turned slowly from side to side as the young soldiers reached the limits of their go." There were a good many who felt rather crestfallen upon learning that 'there were to be no field exercises or evolu- tions that evening. It is popularly felt at most of the places touched at en route that the men who have come in after a 15 or 20 mile tramp ought to fill up their spare time with a sham fight. The question put by one countryman to the sergeant of the guard at l'enby, Sergeant E. A. Johns, as the guard tent was being pegged, Arr you goin' to perrform to-night, inisterr illustrates the general feeling of the people on this point. It is to be feared some very invidious distinctions between place and place visited are drawn by the more fastidious and high-toned. A certain natural shyness which some soldiers feel does not accord with being stared at like the effigies in a travelling show by all comers-when Tommy is eating and drinkiug, sleep- ing and washing, cleaning his kit, or enjoying himself at the canteen. The bulk of the men ill C Company are Londoners, and with the too-intrusive strangers in one or two places stopped at sergeants and men hailing from the Metropolis have been taken a little aback. Well there." with an added shrug of the shoulders, which signified much, said one non- com. of the effusive lady visitors, while a group of sergeants in their canteen summed up the situation with Why, there ain't no bloumin' clahs about this phtcp." These observa- tions, of course, apply only to the irrepressible incomer from a distance, who would, if lot alone, init ransack the camp to gratify bis curiosity. The gratitude of rank and file for the liberal aUowances of refreshment by the way is deep and genuine. To-day (Saturday) the regiment marches to Swansea, where it will remain until Monday morning. PROPOSED RECEPTION AT PONT YP KIDD. A public meeting convened by All. James Roberts, J.P., the chairman of the Pontypridd I District Council, was held at the Council Cham- ber on Friday night, the object being to consider the wetys and means of extending a welcome to the regiment upon their visit tu this town on the 14bit inst. Mr Roberts presided, and among those present were Mr L. Gordon Lenox, J.P., Ymrb- yngharad (where the regiment will camp for the night). Captains Hill-Male, J. S. Davies, Lieutenants W. T. Leyshon and Tom Morgan, and a number of leading towns- men. Several suggestions were made. and eventually it was decided to collect subscriptions in the town, and to hold it smoking concert in the evening, to be Receded by a dinner. Mr Wm. Jones (president of the Liberal Club) and Mr J. L. Sprjgue were appointed secretaries, who will gladly receive subscriptions. Several subscrip- tions were offered at the meeting. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday night. HALT OF THE REGIMENT AT L LAN HA RRAN. Mr'J. {chairman of the County Council) will 1)<],, the "uk: with roast beef, plum pudding, mid beer or other drinkables on their nrnrn', iKI also entertain the officers. A strong coi. ii'. itee, under the presidency of Afr T. J. Masters, Lanelay Hall, with Mr David Davies as treasurer and Mr J. Smith as secretary, has been formed for the purpose of decorating the village and to give the regiment a hearty greeting. ITINERARY OF THE MARCH. Aug. 3, Saturday, Llanelly to Swansea, encamps at Victoria Park. Aug. 4, Sunday, halt. Aug. 5, Monday, Swansea to Neath, encamps at Captain Davies's Field. Aug. 6, Tuesday. Neath to Porthcawi, encamps at Mr Rhys Hopkin's Field, offered by Tradesmen. Aug. 7, Wednesday, manoeuvres at Porthcawi. Aug. 8, Thursday, manoeuvres at Porthcawi. Aug. 9, Friday, Porthcawi to Ewenuy Priory, encamps at Col. TurbervillV. Aug. 10, Saturday, Ewenny to Llanharran, encamps at Mr Blandy Jenkins's Field. Aug. 11, Sunday, halt. Aug. 12, Monday, Llanharran to Mountain Ash, encamps at Lord Aberdare's Park at Dyffryn House. Aug. 13, Tuesday, Mountain Ash to Merthyr Tydfil, encamps at Col. Lewis's and Captain James's Field, Penydarrpn. Aug. 14, Wednesday, Merthyr Tycifil to Ponty- pridd, encamps at Mr Lenox's Field at Ynys Angherad. Aug. 15, Thursday. Pontypridd to Cardiff, encamp at The Barrack Field 16th, 17th, 18th. Aug. 19, Monday, Cardiff to Plymouth.

SINGULAR CONDUCT OF A SABRY MAN. Information has been given Mr M. H. Carter, coroner, touching the death of an eight months old child, belonging to Thomas Williams, who belonged to Barry, Cardiff. The parents left Barry on Monday, and had travelled night and day through Newport and Chepstow to Lydney, which they reached on Thursday at midday, when, as the child was ill, it was given some medicine prepared by Mr Hathaway, chemist. The pair reached Biakeney about 5 o'clock, when the lodging-house keeper, Mrs Pick, complained that they did not take the child out of the perambulator at 9.30. They went to bed, husband, wife, and three children, and shortly afterwards the baby died, but the pair continued their night's rest under the circumstances mentioned, and it was not till 7.30 a.m. on Friday that P.C. Jones, in charge at Blakeney, got to know that the child was dead.

ALARMING .INCIDENT IAT A SCHOOL TREA1. The concluding item in theproramme arranged for the school treat, at Dean Hall, Littledean, on Thursday, was a display of fireworks, Ilrd firing a canon, und,,r the superintendence of Mr F. Bathe. The cannon had been fired several times, aRd eventually id burst, when a large piece of iron, said to weigh about 7lbs., flew from the piece," took a course over the house, and came down into the lawn in the front. There were many persons near, and amongst those in imminent peril were P.C. Newport, and Mr F. Williams, Mr Bathe's assistant.

I THE TINPLATE TRADE, The employees at Mr Alexander Taylor's tin. plate works at Redbrook, near Coleford, about 200 in number, have given notice to terminate their engagements, the proprietor having been unable to see his way olear to grant the men tt w I restoration of the 1374 list. The men have for some time past worked at a considerable reduc- I, tion, and now that the 1874 list is restored at Lydney and Lydbrook. it is claimed that it should be applied at Redbrook also.

I LAST NIGHT'S "GAZETTE. I Partnership Dissolved. I T. E. Watkins and A. M. Alexander. trading as A. O. I Watkins, Son, and Alexander, at Newport, architects, engineers, and surveyors. A. M. Alexander retires. I Receiving Orders. Clara Ann Plielps, Haberslion-plaoe, trading at Splott- road, both Cardiff, stationer and newsagent. Samuel Robert Hay, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, seed merchant, and nurseryman. John Jones, Coedpenmaen, Pontypiidd, building material merchant. Jaines Tilsley, of Berriew, Montgomeryshire, chemist, druggists, and dentist. Heywood publicans offer J620 for proof of the allegations of Mr Snape, ex-M.P., re free ale and drunkenness at the recent election. The English silk trade has really been good this year, and every !oom about Macclesfield has been kept going during the last six mouths. The newest bathing costumes are made without sleeves, and give much greater freedom to the arm.

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YANKEE YARNS. I TweofaKind. I Mrs Yerger You came home rather early this morntng-. Col. Yerger I was kept busy I had to work like the very devii. Mrs Yerger Yes where did you leave the gentleman ? An Urgent Case. I S:nall Boy Mother's sick this mornin,' an' she I sent this note. Please come at once, Doctor (reading note) Please come at once, doctor, as I hav a bad spell of disspepshisr." Well, yes, I should say she had—a very bad I spell. John, bring the buggy round right away. No Room for Daubt. I Two physicians named Bledso and Curem were residents of a Texas town, and as is frequently the case, they were bitter rivals and hated each other heartily. Not many months ago a inan by the name of Robinson died. Mrs Robinson, a nervous, excitable little woman, tiriply believed that her husband had been buried alive. In order to relieve her mind she repaired to the office of Bledso one morning, as she wanted to tell him of many things which led her t- believe her husband had been buried alive. Curem was her family physician, but she did not go to him, for the reason that he had pronounced her husband dead and would ridicule auything to the contrary. "Doctor Bledso," she said, "I firmly believe my husband has been buried alive." 44 Who was the physician in attendance in his illness ?' ajk-id Bledso. Dr. Curem." Dr. Curein, eh Well, if he attended him you need not have any further apprehension as to your husband being buried alive. Your husband was undoubtedly dead when buried." When Pelly Wants Her Way. I wish you wouldn't," said Polly dolefully. Wouldn't what ?" I asked. Woulcin' be an editor and have to work at night." What is it now ?" What is what 'I" What IS it you want me to take you to ?" N iciiing." A pause. 44 Only the Wheeler* are going to have a dance Thursday nit, and I thought—perhaps I smoked on. Polly viewed me in aggrieved siience. "4 I wish yon would take that horrid cigar out and talk to lne." i. My dear citdà," I began. (This is a, form of address I invariably use when about to say some- thing disagrreeabl'.) 44 My dear child, I have many times explained to you the impossibility of my leaviug the desk in the evening, even for you. On a paper like ours," I continued, lapsing into my piofessional tone, 44 with an extensive circula- tion and a high standard of excellence to main- tain 44 OIL, bother the paper," said Polly. You used to do it." 44 True once or twic-" 44 Exactly seven times 44 Or thereabouts I haved/sresrarded my duties and leí:; my labours to Wilsou. On each of these occasions the paper has suffered. The last time the circulation fell off nearly one-half." Polly eyed me suspiciously. 41 don't see any fun in being engaged," she said, as I thought, somewhat irrelevantly. "The let's get married," I promptly suggested. Polly paid no attention to tbi?, rightly regard- ing it as merely an attempt to change the subject. Well, I suppose I viall have to go with Mr Weld, though he's a hornd old stick!" 44 Has he asked you ?" "Still, it would make Minnie jealous, and so I sat up and removed my cigar. "Polly," 1 said, "ratber than oblige you to undergo the torture of being with that empty-brained ass, I'll take you myself, if it annihilates the paper PoUy perched her?eif 011 the arm of my chair. You're a dear old Roo?e," =he said softly. -he said sof?ly. Of course, dear," she whispered after a while, "I wouldn't have gone with him even it he had asked me." Polly, didn't he ask you ?" There was no answer. I couldn't see her face, but I noticed a c' nvulsive movement of her shoul ders and thought 1 heard a suppressed giggle. I lc.ssed her sternly.

Alleged Forgeries. -1 THE CHARGE AGAINST LADY I GUNNING. Lady Frances Rose Gunnincr, widow, aged 65, was charged on remand at Bow-street yesterday with uttering a forged bill of fxchanpre purporting to be drawn by Wrii. Henry Spencer with intent to defraud Charles Edwards. Mr Horace Avory represented the Treasury, and Mr E. P. Holloway defended. Mr Avory gave a summary of the charges against prisoner, who is the daughter of a clergyman in Northampton, and also the widow of a clergyman. Since the year 1892, according to Mr Avory's opening state- went. prisoner seemed to have pursued a system of putting off documents bear- ing the forged signature of her father as a means of raising money. In her rooms there was tound an India rubber stamp bearing his signature, which had apparently been used in attaching the forged name to documents, and also j the tracing of a letter from her father, showing I that one of his original letters had been copied. Mr Avory mentioned the names of various persons who had been imposed upon, it is alleged, by prisoner's system of forging her father's signature and letters.—Several witnesses having been examined in support of counsel's statement, the case was adjourned.

frish Boating Accident. NARROW ESCAPE OF TWELVE PERSONS, The Central News correspondent at Skibbereen telegraphs -It has just transpired that a boating accident resembling that which occurred near Baltimore on Sunday, took place nearly at the same time and spot. A party went on a pleasure trip on Sunday from Castletown to Baltimore in the fishing smack St. Bridget. Near Skibbereen the party attempted to land, and as in the other case the punt was swamped by being over. crowded, its occupants, numbering 11 or 12. being submerged. But for the timely assistance of a i fisherman named Dwyer, who heard their cries I for help, the whole party would have been [ drowned. They were completely exhausted when 1 rescued by Dwyer. I

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MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS Lady Havelock left Queenstown for Briton Feirv w Peter Graham arnl Lough Swilly from Torbav*lst Restormel passed Eastbourne for Cardiff 2nd Rosslyn left Swansea for Charente 1st Itheubina arveI Huelva 1st Railyr arvd Brest 1st Rothesay left Bilbao for Newport 1st Eden left Cronata. it for Lower Gulf of Sweden ht Blue Jacket passed Constantinople for Middlesbrough 1st Sapphire left River Plate for Rotterdam Pdnnrdi Red Jacket arvd Nicolaieff 1st Forest left Bilbao for Newport 1st Labarrouere left Pomaron for Nantes 1st Dowlais left Blyth for Bayonne 1st Blaenavon left Constantinople for Sulina 2nd G wentland arvd St Nazaire 1st Portugalete arvd Bayonne 1st Collivaud arvd St Nazaire 2nd Merthyr arvd Bilbao 1st Lyndhurst left Hamburg for Barry 2nd Hart arvd St Naz<)ire 1st Goldcliffe arvIl Oran 1st Wenvoe left Hamburg for Barry 1st

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South Wales Coal Trade. Sliding Soale Bi-monthly Audit. Carbon n writes as follows SIR,—It must now be evident to the meanest intelligence that no greater mistake could have been made than the institution of an audit to regulate wages every two months. The men's leaders, who ought to have known .better, imagined that an advantage to the workers weuld accrue from making the scale more sensitive to the movements of the market. That theory had no justification 1U the time preceding the innovation, and must be completely blown to pieces by this time. If the periods of trade improvement were always of longer duration than the periods of decline, then there would have been good grounds for the experiment but, os a matter of fact, since 1875 the periods of advancing prices, com- pared with those of weakness and retrogression, have been as 3 to 5, which is almost exactly the proportion of wage advances as compared with wage reductions given in your tables of the' working of the present agreement. Now, how does a bi-monthly audit work ? When the market is in a quiescent, indeterminate position, the first reduction commences a down- ward movement which it is impossible to arrest, and the process of mutual impoverishment of capital and ^labour proceeds appear. However strong the effective demand, however continually expanding the aggregate trade, however immense the support given to coal prices by ruinous compe- tition 111 shipping-all will fail to maintain for South Wales a just equivalent for its indispens- I able but vanishing commodity, so long as a bi-monthly audit exists. The reason is plain. Every{purchaser rcognisant of the latest reduction, and also of its natural effect upon the existing market, will hold off-and continually hold off-only satisfying by hand to mouth purchases, for which a slaughtering com- petition takes place, his imperative demands for the moment, and long after the time when he usually places his larger requirements, perhaps arrives at the conclusion that it is better not to contract at all. Every time he has entered the market he has found it more in his favour, and if in any week he thought the bottom had been reached, the audit pronouncement of a little later effectually dispelled the illusion. In point of fact there can be no bottom to prices with a bi-monthly audit. It is contrary to the nature of business, for the time is so short that demand can be regulated so as to defeat a natural movement in price. The true and necessary reform to be effected, if this stupid throwing away of price is not to continue, is to make the audit period commeu-¡ sarate with the shortest ordinary contract period, namely, six months, and the audits should be each March and each September. Six months is too long a period to defer operations ia specu- lating upon the result of an audit, and the greater number of operations brought into the audit would make the average result fairer and better. Some miserable misealeulators may imagine that some priceless benefit accrues to capital by these continual wage reductions reducing the cost upon the contracts booked at the higher figures which they have destroyed. But, as a matter of fact, are not these higher-priced con- tracts seriously discounted nt value by the bi- monthly audit ? Do not difficulties occur as to getting the stipulated quantities moved off in the stipulated time ? What is of priceless value to the coal trade is that contracts should exercise their natural and proper effect in steady- ing prices, and providing regularity of work at the ¡Jits.Gh This inestimable quality in contracts is wantonly weakened by providing the purchasers with temptations for outside opera- tions, and for postponing their takings, or finally getting an amendment of their contracts in their favour, In short, the bi-monthly audit sets up a ravaging disease in the whole of the coal business of the associated collieries. Common sense demands that it should be done away with. L-t the men instruct their leaders to get the hands of the clock put back, and then, from a reasonable starting point, commence upon the new system of a six months' audit March and I September. A one month's audit would be comparatively harmless, but no device of man could have hit upon an institution so fatal to ¡ prices as a published bi-monthly audit.

DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF I SOLDIERS. On Thursday night a. military disturbance I broke out at Youghal. A number of nu n of the South Lancashire Regiment paraded the principal ,(,glnie.nt para d ed streets flourishing belts over their head. cILI, j upon Irishmen to fight them. The few p.j'iea > who first arrived on the scene were severely handled, but when reinforced were able to suppress the disturbance.

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MANGLES, PERAMBULATORS, MAIL CARTS, FLOORCLOTHS CARPETS, etc., etc. Just received, a Large Stock of WICKER CHAIRS, TABLES, CRADLED etc. ALL GOODS DELIVERED FREI CATALOGUES POST FREE ON APPLICATION. Note our on]) Address in Cardiff:- R OA'DH JpURNISHING CO., 42, CASTLE-ROAD & VERE-STREET, ROATH, CARDIFF. 55a 1 Printed a.nd P?bhs?ed by the Proprie?ts, DAViv Lj DUNCAN &?ONS, at 105, St. Mary-street, M< N Westgate-street m the town ef Cardiff in the co"tt m of Glaor. t