The Swansea Gazette and Daily Shipping Register

VESSELS IN RIVER. Boconnoc 37, Aberthaw New Zealand s 139 Shoreham G Shepherd

SWANSEA COAL MARKET December 20 1910 Anthracite Coal (finest hand-picked malting 23s. Od. to 24s. Od. Second quality, ditto, 17s. 6d. to 18s. Od. Swansea Valley Big Vein, 15s. 6d. to 17s. Od. Red Vein or similar large, lib 6d. to 12s. 6d. Machine-made Cobbles, 2]s. Od to 23s. Od. Machine-made Nuts, 23s, 6d. to 25s. Od. Machine-made Large Peas, 10s. Od. to 11s, 6d, Small Rubbly Culm, 5s 3d. to 5s. 9d. Duff, 2s. 3d. to 2s.9d, Steam Coals (large), 17s. Od. to 18s. Od. Second quality, 13s. 6d. to 15s. Od. Bunkers according to quality, 10s 6d. to lis Od. Small according to quality, 6s. 9d. to 7s. 6d Bituminous Coal (No. 3 Rhondda) large 18s. to 18s. 6d, Through, 15s. Od. to 15s. 6d. Small, 10s. 6d. to lis. Od. Patent Fuel, 13s. 3d. to 13s. 6d.

dll 'rtWCTBv IS* following psn portrait, c* n rtrove Itnture has beeir given by a recent yyiter: "Saas8> iaiu you WilA aM one cravriing from one pool to sasther in search of prey; its greeny-grey eyo) ngard you with deflu,»ji yialoTfiance. Strike 11 iMarily with a stick or thrust it open with a spear, Ud in an instant its colour, -which a rnomec* Mare wu either a dark mottled brown or a ■laglsd reddish black, changes to m ghastly- fcorrible marbled grey the iiornd tentacles writhe and cling to the weapon or spread ou t and adherti to the surrounding points of rock; a black inky fiuid is ejected from the 80f; pulpy, and hiay body, and then, after raining blow after blow ipon It, ft lies unable to ciawl away, bi?f. still twiutiag and turning and shewing its red and -7bite sucken -.& tiling of horror indeed, t;e embodiment of all tttt t< hateful, wicked, and xualfgnart in nature."

— ta SjLJP' AL STONJI C* ANCIENT MEXIO#. The sacrifice ?t&ae is inseparably connected wtfek name of Huitzilopotahli, the Aztec war r"" flhiee it was upon it that the victims gave up theif ItYeI. It is nine feet in diaruter, three feet ia I height, carved on top and sides, .ith a deep bow) ta the centre, and a channel leading tc the edge U • gutter for the blaod of the victim. The great objec* of war with ihe Aatif was quit* t8 inuch to gather victims for their sacrifices as tP Mtend their empire. Hence ft vvas that an enewl w." never dJain in battlo if there were any dumoi Sf taking him alive. These tortures, however, were Not the apontansowi faggestions of cruelty, but were all rigorously prescribed in the Aztec ritual. All the iiuport&ai festivals were of a rel.'gious character, and required human sacrifices. A handsome youth was chosen a yMT before the intended sacrifice to represent somw •articular deity, a captive without a blemish an us body._ He was then arrayed it splendid drees, I regaled with incense, and went abroad in regal State, attended by a crowd of pa gee who frequently prostrated themselves before him, and indeed Worshipped him. In this way he led an easy, luxurious life until the time for the sacrifice, Vbsm ghort-lived glory was at -m er.d. He was then Slripsed of his gaudy appart and conducted to a ♦eaple outside the city. Tiey led him to th* Aenficial stone, when iv hetct was taken out «ad 9Mt at fshe feet of the \r..¡ty vo witoc* the tenay* and %tteT"nrUe 4,12at wtt& bi8 bsatf

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