The Swansea Gazette and Daily Shipping Register

CLEARED FORJgSEA. A V' Jan 21 Truthful s 280. Silvester, Manchester, general Wbittingham and Co Aranci s 78, Dodd, Dublin, coal 140, Dillwyn Co bnnker8 15, P Marrow Algerie s 1535, Luryckx, Barcelona via Malaga, fuel 2540, Morgan Wakley; bunKers 450, Geo Lennard and Co Bocunnoc 37, Jones, Aberthaw, nil Fane s 698, Lovdal, Seville, coal 1450, bunkers 190, A Andrews and Co A I s 66, Poole, B'water, flour 90, feeding cake 30, Weavrr ond Co; bunkers 10, G Shepherd Marie s 67, Redmond, Arklow, sulphuric acid empty drums. Britonferry Chemical Co SnowflaKe a 36, Irwin, Barnstaple, flour 110, feeding cake 10, Weaver and Co; bunkers I), Shepheid and Co Elemore s 549, Bowie, Havre, coal 1160, L. G Jeffreys & Co bunkers 50, Harries Bro« Alacrity s 531, Colvin, Rouen, coal 1230, Mons. Depeaux barkers 70, Haraies Bros SJatetord s 88, McLeod, Belfast, coal 330, Vivian Si Sons; bunkers'20, Harries Bros Bavensbeig s 638, Buschen, Caen, coal 830 E W CooK bunkers 50, H Goldberg La Fontaine s 1338, Porcreau, Chantenay, coal 1800, fuel 1100 bunkers 95, L Gueret Constance s 164, Humphreys, Neathabbey nil Astillero a 895, ODtanon, Nantes, coal 2100, Watts, Watts and Co Aquilla s 1407, Annersen, Philanelphia, bu ikers 570, Williams and Behenna

ENTERED INWARDS J an 21 Slateford a 88, Belfast, pitch 3d0, Graigola Co Alacrity s 531, Dartmouth, nil Elemore s 549, Liverpool, nil Aranci a 78, Queensferry, pitch 140, Atlantic Co Kavensberg s 5,48, Aviles, nil, A 18 66, Britonfarry, nil Spee e 525, Rotterdam, nil Aquilla s 1407, Antweip, hil Juno e 366, Mostyn, nil Marie s 67, Bowling via Fishguard, coal 65, uot to be landed Truthful s 2eO Menchester via Bristol & Cardiff, general, Whittingham & Co; general, not to be landed Westmanland s 916, Manchester, nil New YorK City s 1895, New Yorx via Bristol, t, general, Richards, Turpin & Co general, k not to be landed. Boconuoc 37, Aberthaw, limestones 68, New k Cut Lime Cc. Constance s 76, Conway, lead ore 200, Dillwyn and Co Princess Patricia s 275, Hull &c, via Bristol and Cardiff, general, Tucker & Co; general, not to be landed

feSEFUL RMT8. To produce a, brilliant polish on "urnifcure, rub 11 |TV with a cloth wrung- out of very hot watM before applying th^ furniture cream. To clean copper kettles use a cut lemon dipped is .Alt. Rinse well in 1'1 JÛn water, and polish with a ttftcloth. In washing muslin and lace, add one or twtt hmpa of sugar to the rinsing water, and this will ftilfen suffic ently without -.sing stareh. To clean tire hem of a light dress which has bet f»me soiled by touching the ground, rub in flout frith a soft, cl<An brush, and rub off with 4 clothe Toit can claan enamel excellently by rubbing With rough salt moistened with vinegar. After washing a sheepskin rug, stretch it out an ft board, hair side down, and lightly tack the edgt 4»wn all r« |id. This will prevent the sornMt •■rlinf up and the skin from hardening. Boiled stcrch is improved by the addition «| tf atle aalt or gum arabic. If starch is mixed with soapy water the im wMI SO stick to the clothes. If ateel articles are warmed before cleaning, tlNV £ 11 be found to polish much easier and brigml in if cleaned when cold. Wh«* a baking-dish gets burnt in using it shoot# be scrai^d. Simply put a little water and aMhaa in it, and the burnt surface will CQBM ml awdly without injuring the dish.

Imperial International Exhibition, London, 1909, Of the choicest products of the world, at the Great White City, Shepherds Bush, W. May to October demonstrating the Special Products and Resources of all Nations, including the Displays of the famous Health and Pleasure Resorts of Europe & America, in the form of Panoramas, Dioramas. Models, ete 50 Exhibition Palaces Covering 50 acres, devoted to Science, Art, Edu- cation, Social Economy, Liberal Arts, Decora- tive Arts, Chemical Industries and various Industries, Engineering, Electricity, Agriculture Horticulture, Alimentation, Textiles, Special Section for Welsh Industries. 140 Acres of MAGNIFICENT GROUNDS, BEAUTIFUL GARDENS, CHARMING LAKES & WATERWAYS CONCERTS by fine MILITARY BANDS (British & Foreign) Superb Illuminations. FIREWORK DISPLAYS, All the Great At- tractions including Flip-Flap, Irish Yillage, Spiral, Scenic, Railway Toboggan, etc., etc., of the Franco British Evhibition, and numerous novelties of various nations. The GREAT STADIUM Seating 80,000 persons. International Sports and Athletic Meetings. Applications for exhibit, space, concessions, &c., to be made to The SECRETARY, Imperial International Exhibition, Shepherd's Bush, London, W.

THE I Swansea Coal Market. Jan. 21 1908. Anthracite Coal. — Finest hand picked malting 22/6 to 28/0 Second quality do. 21/0 to 22/0 Swansea Valley Big Vein. 19/0 to 20/0 Red Vein or similar large 18/9 to 14/8 Machine Made Cobbles 22/6 to 28/6 Machine made Nuts 25/0 to 25/6 Machine Made Peas 11/6 to 12/6 Small Bubbly Culm 3/9 to 4/0 Duff 2/0 to 0/0 Steam Coals.-Large 14/9 to 15/8 Second quality 18/6 to 14/0 Bunkers, according to Quality 12/6 to 18/0 Through 10/0 to 10/8 Small according to quality 13/6 to 7/6 Bituminous Coal.—(No 8 RhonaMa) Large 17/0 to 18/0 Small 9/6 to 10/0 Patent Fuel 12/6 to 18/0

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The: Oocks"consist of the Prince of Wales Dock, the North Dock, and the South Dock each equipped with modern appiiancep for the rapid loading and UP loading: of vessels. The Entrance Channel to the Harbour is lighted by means of Gas Buoys The New King's DOCK capable of accommodating the largest vessels afloat is expected to be opened for traffic this" year. The Quays are 19,000 feet in length The Warehouses contain a floor area of 288,000 square feet. The Railways of the Trust have direct connections with the Great Western, London and North Western, Midland, and Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railways. There are 26 Coal Tips, and 60 Hydraulic, steam and Hand Cranes. Swansea Is the Centreaof the Anthracite Coal district. There are more Patent^ Fuel Works in Swansea than at any other port in the Kingdom and the Fuel is held in high repute in Continental and othet markets. There is a Large Area of Land available for Fuel Works, Creosote,. Works Saw Mills and other commercial purposes. Lines of Steamers run between Swansea and the following ports, viz. New York, Baltimore Philadelphia, Singa- pore, Hong Kong, Yokohama, Nagasaki, Hiogo, Java ports, Rio de Janerio, Santas Rosario, Montevideo, Buenos Ayres, Ports in Chili and Peru, St. Petersburg, Hamburg Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Treport, Rouen, Nantes, Bordeaux, Oporto, Lisbon, Setubal, Barcelona, Genoa, Leghorn, Venice, Trieste, Fiume, ports in Greece, Constantinople and other Turkish ports Galatz, Ibrail, Odessa, Batoum, .Alexandria &c. Within the Harbour are Nine Graving Docks. Extensive provision has been made for the Fish Trade, in the South Dock. The Swansea Fleet now numbers about 80 Steam Trawlers in addition to Liuers and Smacks. Pilotage* The Trustees are the Pilotage Authority. Pilotage is noncom- pulsory, both inward and outwards. Rates and Charges, -arp. moderate. The Mumbles Lighthouse Signal Station is worked by the Trustees. Vessels calling for orders can communicate with their Owners without lowering a boat—good and sheltered free anchorage being found unaer the Mumbles Head at any state of the tide The Trustees have erected on the Mumbles Head a Reed Fog Horn Signal giving three blasts of about two seconds' duration in quick succession every two minutes. For information onc any point connected with the Port and Harbour, apply to- WILLIAM LAW, General Manager Regist red Address for Telegrams- H LAwl'. SWANSEA. ¡.