The Swansea Gazette and Daily Shipping Register

CLEARED FOR SEA. -0 Feb 15 SttQlight a 705 Welch, La Rochelle, coal 1 450, L Gueret; bun Kern 70 P WedlaKe Torfrey a 156 Robert, C'diff, bunkers õO, P Marrow LiMiea 487, Bellhouse, Rouen, cool 1020, T. P. wehttdi; bunKera 00, Harries B os Abercraig a 162, btephea, Granville, coal 460, G rhornas bunkers SO, Harries Bros 139 Mojse, Cardiff, nil Mayflower • 77 Hughes, Wexford, coal 230 Cann and Glass Condor a 375 Ra tinmen, Newport nil •Fiobe s 588 LsRoy, Caen, coal 400 Evans and Kogers coal 400 Blaen Cae Gurwen coal 800 r b°ck«rs 80 Williams and Behenna Jjr of Malaga s 599 Kiner, Hamburg, coal 1100 bunkers 120 Inter. Anthra. Assoc Glynn 3 442 McKinty, Rouen, coal 1450 E. W. took bunKers 60, T Fenwick Albert Zelck s 367 Dade, Kiel, coal 900, bunkers 120, lntea, Anthra. Assoc Tyria a 1884 Resde, Portugese and Mediter- ranean ports, gen, T R W Mai on Torfitein a 6t5, Olsen, Tonnay Charente, coal 1400, Les fils Chajrst; bunkers 70 Letric- ben2 and Drvid Johanna s 688, Leennr, St jfcazaire. fuel 1250, coal 350, Socicte Commereiale bunKers 80, Cory Bros A I a 6<, Hunt, B'wafcer, flour 83, f6eding cake 30, Wearer and Co Hopetonn a 23 Stokes, Milford, coal 10. A Thomas Jane & Sarah 44 Lydnev. nil Princess Olga a 438 Collister, Hull, general. Tucxer A Co Lutect a 739. Jacq, Rouen, coal 1700. buskers 70, P H Coward & Soao Apollo s 1112, Poole, Bristol, gen, not landed Crai* 8 333» Black, Rouen, coal 1180, Williams and Behenna; bunkers 80. Fisher &Co

ENTERED INWARDS February 15 Aarora 38, Watchet, flour 31, mangolds 15. Stoate and Sons TrevelW 97, Kuncorn, superphosphate 200, N EThemaa Exchange a 93, Treror, macadam 215, Swansea Corporation Bachi s 1377, Heysham, nil Anaie 54, Hideford, gravel 105, Rhepherd & Co Albert ZelcJ: s 3(>7, Cardiff, nil Abereraig a 162, Dundalx, nil Johanna > 887, St Nazaire. nil Apollo a 1111, Antwerp, general Bristol S. N Co general, not to be landed El Dorado a Ill, Barry, nil Tyria a 1383, Liverpool, gen, not to be landed Lum O'Dee • 282, London, cement £ 85, Topham Jones Had Fail ton Ren o B&3, London, nil James Postlethwaite 98, Wicklaw via Fishguard manure 133, Margrave & Co Princess Olga a 437, Hull &c, via Bristol and Cardiff, general, Tucker & Co; general, not to be landed City of Malaga 581, Bristol, nil Torstein s SIS, La Rochelle, nil Rundo a 696, Roehefort, nil Pioaeer 29, Newquay, ballast 16 Sir Galahad a 699, London, nil Herald a 839, Manchester, general, not to be landed Alice M Craig s 333, Rouen, nil Lnteee < 739, Rouen, nil Harvest Home 79, Dublin, superphosphate 188, Margrave and Co Fides s 1211, Genoa, damaged cotton 172, order; old yellow metal, Vivian and Sons

The cmaea of mans". tfcoee Intonated in "brain-fag" may like to heat of the French book on "L'lonui by Kmils Tardieu. Dr. L. Menard, a French writer, rsfao the various forms of tnnui to exhaustion, monotony, satiety, and a philosophy pessimistic and fal.. which perceives the nothingness of life but not Mi take aisa. Work, the practice of virtue, and the «tviag ny of ..1fare the best remedies for it. |

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 Village, Spiral, Beanie, Railway Toboggan, etc., etc., of the Franco British Kvhibition, and numerous novelties of various nations. The GREAT STADIUM Seating 80,000 persons. International Sports and Athletic Meetings. Applications for exhibit, spase, concessions, &c., to be made to The SECRETARY, Imperial International Exhibition, Shepherd's Bush, London, W.

THE Swansea Coal Market. Feb It 1909. Anthracite Coal. — Finest hand picked malting 24/6 to 26/0 Seoond quality do. 21/6 to 22/0 Swansea Valley Big Vein. 17/0 to 18/0 Red Vein or similar large 12/0 to 18/0 Machine Made Cobbles 28/0 to 28/6 Machine made Nuts 25/0 to 26/6 Machine Made Peas 9/0 to 10/0 Small Bubbly Culm -4/6 to 4/9 Duff 2/0 to 2/8 Steam Coals.—Large 14/6 to 16/0 Second quality 18/9 to 14/0 Bunkers, according to Quality 9/9 to 10/8 Small according to quality 7/0 to 8/0 Bituminous Coal.-(No S. Bhondda) Large 17/0 to 18/0 Throug. 14/6 to 16/0 Small 7/0 to 8/0 Patent Fuel o. oo. 12/0 to 12/6

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The Docks oonsist of the Prince of Wales Dock, the North Dock, and the South Dock each equipped with modern appliance? 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 afloa is expected to be opened,, for traffic this year. The.Qliays are l9,000 feet in length 2 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 SwansBa Bay Railways. There are 23 Coal Tips, and 80 Hydraulic, Steam and Hand Cranes. Swansea Is the Centre of 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 other 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, Bong Kong, Yokohama, Nagasaki, Hiogo, Java ports, Rio de Janerio, Santos 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 &o. Within the Harbour are Eight 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 Liners and Smacks. Pilotage.-The Trustees are uhe Pilotage Authority. Pilotage is non com- pulsory, both inward and outwards. Rates and Charges. — ar^ 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 on, any point connected with the Port and Harbour, apply to- WILLIAM LAW, General Manager Regisfc red Address for Telegrams— LAw SWANSEA.