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CARDIFF. • SATURDAY, at 3 and 8 o'clock, ■ORBETT and FITZ8IMMON8 on the Veriscope, The Veriscope from the Royal Aquarium re-produces THE CORBETT AND FITZSTMMONS FIGHT In its entirety, by means of 163 THOUSAND PHOTOGRAPHS and TWO MILES OF FILMS, Just as it took place at Carson City, Nevada, on March 17th. 1897, A Special State Law having been passed to permit ft. Prices of Admission—2a. 6d., la. 6d., and I. a 332 PHILHARMONIC HAL L,| j R A N 1) SACRED CO N CERT, SUNDAY, APRIL 17th. •HAYDN'S IMPERIAL MASS AND MISCELLANEOUS. CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA 150. SOPRANO: MISS S. A. LEWIS. R.A.M. CONDUCTOR: MR. E. T. ROBERTS. Prices. 2s. 1B., 6d. Commence at 8.15. sl6 — — NEWPORT. rr H E E MPIRE. Managing Director OSWALD STOLL. TO-NIGHT! The Oel-shrateft London Comedian— GEORGE f.ASHWOOD. AMY RUSSELL. | MARQl ERITE FISH and CHARLES WARREN, LOTTIE COLLARD. LITTLE ZOLA. ROSE GOVETTT. THE OLYMPIAN QUINTETTE, in their Melodious and Humorous Sketch, "The Return frmii Kansas." Next Week—J. W. Rowley. 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I-I i TO-P\Y'S WKATHER.
TO-P\Y'S WKATHER. The forecast of the weaiber throughout the West of Englniid and South "vales for to-iiay (Saturday) is usfotlows:—H i ad* bacbiiiy to S. W. or S. again ami tine tll jirst, less /air later.
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! WHAT WE THINK.
WHAT WE THINK. On Monday next Alderman David Jones, J.P., one of Cardiff's ablest and most respected citizens, is to be presented with the honorary freedom of the borough by the corporation, of which he has for so long been such a distiu- guished ornament; and in honouring the deputy mayor the corporation is doing honour to itself. For nearly five and twenty years Alderman David Jones has devoted his best services to the public good. and the pure and ample supply of water we now enjoy is a monument, were such desired, of his devotion to the interests of his native town. While in the capacity of councillor, alderman, mayor" anil many times deputy-mayor tie has rendered signal service. It is a source of much satisfac- tion to us to see the corporation alive to the claims of a geatleinqn like Alderman Jones for special honour at their hands, for we do not share the opinion that these distinctions, which are the greatest the town can bestow, should be exclusively reierved for distinguished strangers. For our own part, we have never been able to discover the very questionable taste that has excluded the name of Lord Bute fijoni the list of honorary freemen, for to no one man does Cardiff owe so much: but Alder- one man does Cardiff owe so much; but Alder- man Jones will be in good company—the ——»—M— I Prince of Wales, the late Duke of Clarence, Mr. Gladstone. Lord Windsor, Sir E. J. Reed, and Mr. H. M. Stanley have all, we believe, signed the roll of freemen, and we 1ru,.t on Monday, when. in the presence of the elected representatives of the people, and the large gathering m- his fellow-townsmen that is anti- cipated, our latest freeman signs that roll he w^l do so with the full knowledge that the honour paid to him has been fully deserved for long and loyal service to the public good, and that it is but a practical expression of the deep-rooted regard and sincere respect felt for him by all classes of his feHow citizens, irre- spective of politics or creeds, which his col- leagues on the corporation have rightly and properly interpreted. That Alderman David Jones may live long to enjoy his new honour is the earnest wish of everybody, and that his period of service to the town he loves may be extended far into the next century is the desire of all who have the real interests of CarJiff at heart.
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The "Clerk With Nothing To Do," who wrote from the Docks asking us to decide a het for him as to the proper pronunciation of certain words, must acquit us of discourtesy if we refrain from complying with his request, our chief reason being that we do all we can tu discourage anything in the nature of gambling, tout, A-e can strongly recommend a good pro- nouncing dictionary. Wo are sorry to hear that the bazaar at the Drill-hall, on behalf of the LlandafT Church Lads' Brigade, was not so successful as was hoped The selaction of Easter week was not a happy one, as there are so many people away frem home, besides many counter attractions, at this period. Vie understand, however, summer field day will be held, when the goods 1eft at the stalls will he disposed of. The bazaav carta inly deôerved to be a success in every way, but Tis not in mortals to command success, their's only to deserve it," and that the ladies "and all concerned thorough y deserved success goes without saying. Better luck next time. v The master builders of Cardiff are performing a very graceful act on the occasion of the pre- sentation of the freedom of the borough to one of their old members, Alderman David Jones, J.P.. on Montlay. They are entertaining the msmbers of the eorporation and the chlcf officials to dinner in the evening in honour of the event in the early part of the day. They never do things by half, these master builders, and a good time is in store for their guests on Monday night, while a good dinner is guarantee I by the fact that Mr. Stevens, of The Dorothy, is the caterer. The casket, which is oue of the finest of ito; kind, in which the 'crip will he enclosed is 011 vie.v this day (Saturday) at Mr. H. B. Grouch's, St. Mary-street. So Spain and America are gradually drift- ing into war. The Maine disaster seems to be figuring prominently in the necessary pretext, and the high tension cannot much longer be maintained. The storm may burst at any moment, and when it does it is to be hoped that it will be as localised as was the recent war between Greece and Turkey, and of the same brief duration. In the present day war does not last long, for, with modern appliances, it is soon all over one way or the other. Even so far back as the Franco- German War, it was only six weeks from the declaration of war to the fall of Sedan and the sU1"ren:Jer of the Emperor Napoleon, and yet, if the average man in the street was con- sulted, he would think the period was nearer six months. When war does break out it will be watched with consideraule interest in thi" country for many reasons. Ou:, 1Ihod relationship with the United States, our friendly diplomatic relations with Spain, wjl] necessitate us taking up a position of benevolent neutrality until sucSi time as our good offices can he of any service, when they wil1 he readily givcn; hut the greatest interest will be centred in the naval warfare that must inevitably be engaged in. and it will form it very useful object lesson —at the e,p5lJlOe nf other nations—to Great Britain and other European Powers. Next weak the colliers' strike will commence in grim erne-t. and it is rumoured that an organized efTort is to be made to obtain the necessary funds together for a prolonged struggle. I don't what measure of response the appeal for aid will bring from the miners in the Midlands and the North, but we do not rem-ember many occasions when the South Wales collier lib indulged in acts of seif- sacrifice to assist his toiling brethren in other parts, and in other struggles, and if he is I reminded forcibly of the fact today by the Trades' Unionists generally, we shall not be very much surprised, nor do we think the reminder will be wholly unnecessary nor altogether undeserved. Is there a slump in party politics, or is political enthusiasm a thing of the past. The lack of activity is apparent everywhere, and is not confined to any one locality. For one thing the passing of that, Democratic measure, the Workmen's Compensation Act. which c:mes into force on the 1st of next July has causcd the withdrawal by se\eral of the wealthier members cf the Conservative Party of their finaicial aid to the various organisations. This is much to be deplored, and the effect will bE^ fait when it is too Hate to retrieve the position. We know at least a score of seats now held by Unionists that will be hopelessly lost at the next general election if tbi" condition of stagna- tion continues, and if, with out limited know- ledge we know a score, there are others benides. too awkward, if not too numerous, to mention,
in the Courts.
in the Courts. A SERIOUS CHARGE. Thomas Rees, 27, was charged with criminally assaulting Margaret Elder on the night of the 7th inst. Prisoner is a married man, and lives with his wife at 71. Youghal-street, Grange, while the prosecutrix is an elderly respectable woman, residing at 18, Sevenoak-strect. On the light in question the parties, with other friends, were at the house of Mrs. Bowen. 46. Christina-street. Prisoner offered to tiike the old lady home. His escort was accepted, and, according to the story, he took her to an unfrequented spot on the canal bank. and there threw her down and perpetrated the offence. Prisoner denied the charge, alleging that prosecutrix was drunk and herself acted with impropriety. The medical evidence, how- ever, bore out the woman's statement. The police evidence did the same, Police-intpector Ferris deposing that Mrs. Elder when she made the complaint was perfectly sober and in a condition consistent with the information she allege; — The Stipendiary committed the prisoner r"r trial to the assizes, to be held at 18vransea. ALLEGED THEFT OF COAL. Ada Griffiths, eighteen, was charged with stealing a quantity of coal, value 6d.. from the Taff Vale sidings at Cardiff on the 1 :th imt.-M J'. A. M. Ingledcw, for the prosecution. m..de allusion to the frequency of these thefts ;u I the 8enterces inflicted U]:on offenders, which he pointed out did not seem to have had the deterrent effect anticipated.—Evidence of the pilfering having heen given. prisoner WP-, committed to the quarter sossions for trial. ALLEGED CUTTING AND .WOUNDING. Emauuel Silva (22), of Spanish extraction, but speaking the Italian language, was charged Ion remand with maliciously wounding Daniel Harrold, at Cardiff, on the 6th inst. The parties are seafaring men, and the stabbing affray alleged took place in the Universal Hotel, Brte-street. Prosecutor was cut in the neck. He was too badly injured to be present at the last hearing. He now appeared with his neck bandaged, and was apparently about the same age as the prisoner. Prose- cutor and some friends ware in con- versation when prisoner obtruded his presence and made some observations, whiph were taken exception to and* ("<jellIed. Prisoner then, :1'1 alleged, stabbed prosecutor, in the ne<'k and ran away. The evidence was interpreted hy Mr. Radmilovich, court inter- preter. Prisoner had at the time two pocket- knives in his possession, but he denied the charge.—Dr. Smith, assistant police-surgeon, proved that the wound, which was 4!.in. long, was below the right ear. and was not a deep wound.—The Stipendiary sent the case to' the quarter sessions. LOST TO THE RATES. The officials who sue for poor-rates at Cardiff Police-court after the adjournment on Friday were unaccountably absent, and the Stipen- diary. whose leading line is punctuality, told the several defendants that. as the officials who ought to be present had not turned up, the cases against them would be dismissed.
The Soudan Campaign. j^
The Soudan Campaign. MAHMUD QUESTIONED BY COLONEL WINGATE. HIS DIPLOMATIC REPLIES. The "Tillie, correspondent at Wady Haifa telegraphs on Thursday: —The Sirdar and his staff have arrived at Wady Halfa. Mahmud travelled on the same boat'to Genenitti, where an enormous crowd collected to see him land. The Sirdar was escorted to railhead station by the leading sheikh-. I heard Colonel Wingate ask Mahmud the following questions on the boat yesterday: — "Whose were those four decapitated heads we saw in your camp?" Mahmud answered, "The heads of mur- derers." "Who ordered the hands of the Egyptian cavalry soldier to be cut off whose body was found in your camp?"—"I do not know." "Who ordered ankle chains and neck yokes te be put on some of your soldiers whom we found dead in your trenches?"—"I do not know," Now that this phase of the campaier is over, I no praise can be too high for the rfhciei.cy of the transport under Colonel Kitchener ,11 d of the c0mmig.ariat linger Cm ,,1 ,¡ill Jnunt. The tact that they quite mie>:j>ec;ecly received orders to move immediately un the Aib;<ra, some 36 miles from the bafe (f supplies, neces- sarily caused a severe strain to le put upon them. Both departments, however, rosei with commendable activity to the occasion. The new gunboats are being rapidly put together under the direction of Major Gordon. As sof-n as the railway reaches the r;v!\O", from which it is now only a few miles distant, Captain Manifold will leave for Suakin, in order to j'push on as rapidly as possible the Suakin- Berber and the Suakin-Kassala telegraph lines. The telegraph service has been admir- able throughout. Captain the Hon. C. Walsh's leg has been amputated. He bore the operation splendidly, and is doing well. "A GREAT TEMPERANCE VICTORY." Lady Elizabeth Biddulpli, speaking at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Inebriety held in Cavendish-square, said she wished to mention a fact which had not yet appeared in the press concerning the splendid victory wen by our troops on Good Friday morning at Atbara. She wa^ in Cairo at the time that our soldiers left for the Atiard Camp. All on a sudden there was a whisper went round among the wives and other friends of the military men to the effect that tne Siroar (Sir Herbert Kitchener) had sent back all the beer that had been ordered to the front with the soldiers. Being a supporter of the cause of temperance, she was naturally inte- rested in this move, and cn making inquiries ascertained that as far as possible all in- toxicants were to be excluded during the campaign. In a conversation which Lady Elizabeth had with Lord Cromer on the sub- I ject, his lordship said that if the beer was allowed in the camp he was afraid there might not be as much work done. "But what about the Nile water?" asked Lady Elizabeth.. We have Pasteur filters in the camp," wag" the reply "and plenty cf good tea and coffee, which you will find our troops will be able to fight on." They had fought, and what was the remit, A great temperance as wen as a great and brilliant military victory. (Ap- piau-e.) :8
GREAT B HIT ATX AX D THE PORTE.
GREAT B HIT ATX AX D THE PORTE. A Renter's telegram from Constantinople on Thursday says:—In reply to the Nofe from the British Embassy objecting to the tax of 2 per cfnt. levied by the Quay Company on foreign merchandise, on the ground that it is contrary to Ihe existing treaties, the Porte proposes to refer the question to a Committee which had the matter under consideration last yea>\ It is believed lhat the Embassy will express dis- Stitisfacti m at the Turkish re-.dy.
SITUATION IN CRETE,
SITUATION IN CRETE, A Renter's telegram from Canea on Friday says:—The admirals havfl called upon the Turkish authorities to reduce by one-half the Turkish garrisons at the new points occupied by the international troops. They add that they will see th,at the Turkish flag, which will now fly side by si-de with the flags of the cccupying Powers, is duly respected.
MB. GLADSTONE.
MB. GLADSTONE. The bulletin issued at Hawarden Castle on Friday evening stated :—"Mr. Gladstone has had a. lair night. The abatement of pain con- tinues." Mrs. Gladstone drove through the park in the afternoon. Dr. and Mrs. Habershon left the castle in the morning.
3T AI DSTONE EPIDEMIC.
3T AI DSTONE EPIDEMIC. The Press Association Maidstone corespon- dent states that the directors of the Maidstone Waterworks Company have decided to vote £.3,OJO for distribution among those sufferers by the typhoid epidemic who received 110 help from the relief committee, and who had thrzatened to bring a claim hr oompensati011 against the company, their out-of-pocket ex- penses being estimated at £7.000. The offer of the company has beeu accepted, and. the Ilwney will be paid next week. The bulk of the balance of the general relief fund, exceeding £12,OOa, will shortly be devoted to the payment of doctors' bills for their attendance on ihe poorer typhoid patients.
FATHERS RASH ACT AT BIRMINGHAM.
FATHERS RASH ACT AT BIRMINGHAM. At, Birmingham on Fridav William Henry Greaves, who is charged with the attempted murder of his daughter bv throwing her under a train, was brought before the magistrates and further remanded. The child, although both arms and leg have been amputated, is progressing satis- factorily, but at best it is expectei it will be three weeks before ¡,he will be able to g-ive evidence. In the meantime the prisoner is ia be examined as to his mental condition.
BOMBAY PLAGUE.
BOMBAY PLAGUE. A Reuter's telegram from Bombay onFridny says:—The number of deaths from the plague last week \ere .I02. and from all causes 1,3C3, the mortality being at the rate of 31.50 per 1,000. r
THE BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH. 1
THE BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH. The following bulletin was issued o>' T'rida.y night by Dr. Heaton, the medical atieu'J--<nt — "The Bi«hop of St. Asaph, who has been suffering from a severe attack of influenza, js progressing favourably, but is still confined to bed. and will for some days be unable to attend to business."
PRESIDENT FAURE AT NICE.I
PRESIDENT FAURE AT NICE. A Renter's telegram from Nice on Friday says:—Prjside-it Faure drove this morning to Villefranche, v here three British war vessels are at anchor. The President immediately pn- ceeded on board the British flagship Ramillies.
DEATH AT HA WARDENS
DEATH AT HA WARDENS Mrs. Wright, the lodge-keeper of the flcin- cipal lodge at Hawnrdcn Cnstle, and one of the oldest inhabitants of Hawardeii, died 'Ui Fridav morning. She was exactly the same :t;e aM Mrs. Gladstone, and was much respected by 1he Glad- stone family. Her husband, who died soma time ago. was once the librarian or Ha.warden JI1,<Utute, and forei?)an of the carpenters (,f Hawarden Castle Estate.
DO THE CHILDREN KNOW
DO THE CHILDREN KNOW That we are giving two consolation bicycloi in our 'ATiitsun Competition for the chil- dren who Have no ipnorlunity of collect- ing as many coupons as hundreds of their little frisnds? One coupon cut from the "Express" for 36 consecutive days, and sent in, will entitle the tender to the chanN for the consolation bikes.
i |Ru ,»n to the Klondike…
i Ru ,»n to the Klondike PITFALLS FOR THE FEET OF THE n'WAKY. AS ATMOSPHERE OF LIES. [FROM OUR SPECIAL COMMISSIONER] SEATTLE. March 23, 1E98. The gold prospector who reaches the Pacific Siope with an open mind and a full purse wiil find it nearly as diffic1,lt tf) determine which route to the Klondike he will select as to follow it when selected. From the moment he strikes the main trail of the Klondikers and those who prey upon Klondikers—whether at Montreal or Toronto, or at any point further west-he finds himself in an atmosphere charged with j lies. It thickens with every day's journey to the coast, and reaches its hi:]1e,t -density in Vancouver Victoria, and Seattle, -which are competing for the gold which is beingpoured out like water by the army of argonauts hurrying in hot histe to the fields of goid. Each city or block of cities favours the route which is best r<11cnlf\ ted to bring the gold-seekers I w.th'n r?aci>. cf the tradesmen who have busi- I\es,,?, line n, and the merits of that route and the demerits of every other route bulk largely in the local newspapar, in compauy with apscryphal stories respecting the fraudulent, arts practised upon unwise Klondikers who, with inexplicable perversity, have bought their outfits in other towns. But in regard to one point a.1 the rival sheets are agreed. Fabu- lous wealth is being picked ui) in tile. fror-en Xorth-\Vest. and it is the duty of every "live" man (unless engaged in the outfitting busi- ness) to monetise his available assets and start for the North—after buying his outfit at the right city, which is—wei', it depends en where the newspaper is published. The same spirit of enterprise in mendacity is manifested by Skagivay and Dyei. where the long over- land journey begins in earnest. Neither is can- tent with belauding its own particular trail and cursing the other; both maintain a regular service of highly-coloured news to the Pacific Slope, where the sensitive prospector is one day assured that Dyea is devastated by a myste- rious disease—spinal ?neningitis—which takes the poor stranger deluded into making that town his temporary headquarters in the small of the back, and cmvs him up in the course of a few days. The report is duly contradicted, and the statistical nod other evidence showing that Dyea is a perfect health resort, where no one can possibly lie if lie carefully avoid Sl agway, is enlivened Willi .a'istic pictures of the latter town in the cliches of organised ruffians, who j picturesquely decorate the sidewalks with corpses of their victims, or, by way of lighter pastime, "hold up" prospectors at street corners and bustle the police. These now«v nuggets, which are strewn abundantly over the land frequented by the prospective pre?' pector. assume other forms for ether pur- poses. People who have laid out money m dogs circulate harrowing t a: "i of the con- sequences which have attended attempts to get horse? ,<-r mules cr donkeys ever the passes, and snecuh '.jrs in animal flesh of the bigger kind respond with equally distressing incidents illus- trative of the supreme folly of using dogs, which, unless thickly furred, die like dies, and. if thickly furred, cat their paws to pieces o*n the frozen snow, and play acrobatic feats with the traces, to the infinite misery of the des pairing driver. Nor does this nearly exhaust the range offered to- the play of imaginations ex I. on (led to their utmost capacity by the fever for gold. Hardy prospectors, many of wh^m Jjave acquired their expert mining knowledge while serving as bar-tenders and saloon and store keeper? in Dawson City, are coming out singly and in pairs and triplets with wondrous stories of the rich finds in creeks where they have claims. so loaded with gold that you have merely to buy one and arrange for the washing of the dirt and the transportation of the precious metal to realise the dream cf limitless weajth. In this land of sordid romancing each statement, whether verbal or printed, requires to be a"ayed,With laborious minuteness to discover whatever traces of truth it may yield. As a rule, it does not "pan out" a pennyweight to the ton. I have read and listened to so many descriptions of the city which supplies the he-t outfits at the most reasonable price; of the advantages effered by the use of horses, mules, asses, dogs, boats, inflatable or other- whe, canoes; of the superiority of several trails respectively compared with every other, and of the boundless wealth and comparative poverty; the paralysing severity and the genial mildness of the Yukon region that I have caasel to have any opinion of my own. I feel I like an office fnn of pigeéln,ho:e3, each bl1!ginlt with hopele^ly, conflicting reports. The gold of British Columbia and Alaska has produced a new school of romanticists, who have importer! into commercial pursuits an artistic finish hitherto lacking. My impression—after rubbing shoulders with the hundreds of Ivlonrlikers past and prospec- tive, who swarm in the cities of the Canadian and American Pacific Slope—is that it is im- possible just yet to obtain even r1n approxi- mately .correct idea of the extent and character of these -Northern goldfields. The gravel thrown out and shovelled to the surface during the winter has not yet been, and will not he. washed until May, and the estimates rf the aggregate output of geld, w^ich range between 15.:jI)!),OJOriol;<. and 40.000,000do!s., are wild guesses, emanating ch:e?ly frrm men who are intere-fed in keeping up the "boom." Experi- mental "panninTs" have been tested, it is true, but. having regard to the expanse of territory covered, the difficulties of movement during the winter, and the natural reticence of miners who are not shouters, the estimates may prove near the truth or very remote from it. In any event, the stay-at-home capitalist will be well advised to be extremely cautious in inves'ing in claims, however prc- mising they may apnear to be. Not a few of the Klondikers now wandering abroad look to London for the nmterialhing of their hopes of wealth. It should be remembered that up to the present there has been only placer- mining in the Yjikon district; that such mining requires next to nothing in the way of plant, so that the owngr of a claim, if there be paying gold in it. has merely to work and get out the gravel, or employ others, on the share plan, to do so. A claim which is worth £20,000, more or less, to the foreign investor is worth the Sám6 amount to the miner, who can secure the gold in it at least as expeditiously and economically as any company. No miner possessed of a genuine "find" is particularly anxious to share his good fortune with the stranger where thard are no her.vy casts h" curred in bringing the gold into the ran. When better means of transportation become available, and quartz-mining is made possible, therc will hi-legitimate scope for the money of the capitalist pure and simple, but, so far, the placer-mining stage has not been passed. The point of these observations lies in the applica- tion thereof. Another impression I have—definite opinions are no longer possible to a self-respecting man [ on the Pacific Slope who has nothing to barter to the piospector ot investor—Is that the adven- turous souls pining for a shot at fortune in the land drained by the mighty Yukon River will lose little, and may savo much, including their lives, by pausing awhile before taking their northward flight. The gold region h too vast to be exhausted for many years to come. and the means of transportation will become better and cheaper each month. Of the thousands who have sailed from Pacific ports this year— 30,000 from Seattle alone—comparatively few will r;>f!.ell Da a son Oily hy next winter, even though the endless procession 11q. been struggling for weeks past over the Ohilkoot and Wilite Horse Passes. Many who started full of hope—the actual number will neyer he ascertained—have met death by the way. The coffin-ships largely used for the sea voyage account for a considerable proportion of victims. I have seen specimens of the craft at Vancouver, Victoria, and Seattle, and have wondered that civilised Governments have permitted men to be en- trapped into theni; that even gold has been able to induce inielligcnt beings Lo entrust ] themselves 1-:1 obviously rotten, over-loaded, alld top-heavy river hoats. which ought :'0 haye served as firewood years ago. A" 1 ,ri1e I see before me the story of the fate of the barque Helen W. Almy, which Jeft Sail Francisco a few days agi) with forty men on board, and was !1ar¡¡ly free d tliedand before she turned turtle ar.d drowned every man. Owners and passengers had been previously warned; imm- rance companies had refused to touch a boa1 "Which for years had been lying on a beach rotting in the snn; 1mt so remiss is Government control here that the Helen W. Aimy expo rlencetl no difficulty in putting cut to sea with her cargo of foeolhh victim- Competition will gradually live out the cotlln-shipf-:he approach- ing arriY31 of gfJod boats, bought or ehartered by the Canadian PaciFIc Ranway Company, (ut th" rates ill half on Saturday la"t-and pros- pectors in the course of a short time will be able to get to Dawson City with, at least, a gooll .í1;hling chance il. life and health, and at considerably le-s cost than the £ 60 per head now being charged from BeattIe and Vancouver, With time, too, 'more trustworthy in formatio]) will becolI:8 availahle to c-iide the ignorant in the matter of route, outfit, Ac., and it if; probable that before next year private and public enterprise will have divested the journey of its perils and discomforts. The investor invited to put good money into Klon- dike claims should think twice. allll even thrice, before hp. parts with it. and the possible prospector is likely to gain more than he will lose by watehillg events jU8t awhile. Should his impatience impel him to he early in the field, let him doubly arm him, self against the temptations which await the susceptible and the erring in the cities of the Pacific 8101;e. Here the snares are h2ing laid on every side t,) catch the feet of the unwary, Seattle, Victoria, anti Vancouver are gay with the gaiety of the Cities of the Plain, and Ill) will see practices tolerated that will amaze him. The camp-followers—fair and foul-:¡f the modern argonauts sit in wait, and play upon every human passion in or4er to rid the stranger of his gold. DAVID DAVIES.
iCardiff Radical Club?. j
iCardiff Radical Club?. Cardiff Radical dubs hê1.ve of late been mIl..]] in evidence in the police-court. The conduct of the Spiott Liberal Club and Institute, whose headquarters are at 36 anù 33, Railway-street, were investigated n fortnight ago by the Stipen- diary (Mr. T. W. Lewis), who, after a, hearlpg ];t ing seyeral hours, adjourned the proceed- ings until Friday. The steward Chapman) was summoned for selling intoxi- cating Jhn".r-a pint or beer—by retail upon tbe cuib promises, upon which 't;har'JJ1nn. as manager, re-ides. Edward Ilollick, tlvj cluil" 1l.an of thc eiuu. Vlar; summoned for aiding; and abetting '.1 he police, it shown "t the last hearing, raided the club on a recent KlilJd¡1Y, and found a number of men drinking Most (if tJiPS", however. Wire bona-fide IIlNJI bel's. but there were certain visitors, legally introduced, anti others on the 1'011 of inter-,1ftllbte([ memhers whose status was specifically inquired into. Mr. T. H. .f1e1chel" again appeared for 1 he prosecution, and Mr. Lloyd Meyrick for the defence. Emmanuel Tucker, secretary, at a salary of 10". It week. was again called and examined. He produced the framed certificate of ap- plication, which was posted jn 1 he ciuh. Every member was passed hy the C'))lll1littee. Chapman ha\ ing no snecial control ill that connection. Chapman derive ))0 profit beyond his weekly wages. The'present indebtedness of thl) club wa., £ 209 odd. lly thi Stipendiary The value of the fnnli- ture i" about £ 100, ,1111.1 the furniture belongs to Bevan and C0. I have never seen the agree- ment. AU I know is that instalments of ill it month are regularly paid by the clun authori- ties jn re-poct C'f i'. The on'y means of paving off the deposit i" by the increased 'ale of i, toxicating drinks. The prrfits are applieù to the improvement of the club?--Ye3. The next witness was Mr. J. Morgan Thomas, also ra-c:1Jled. Witness is steward of the Dilm- fries Club, Cat-hays, is a relative of the witness and his (witness's) mother, WI1fJ i" "a, brewer at C()wlJridge. has supplied beer to the thirsty Radicals at 30loi t. Witness was examined at length by Mr. Belcher l11)on t112 promissory note spoken ot at tile last hearing, which he g-ayc to the Chlh as security for £ 49, having first been approached by the committee. For beer supplied he always receiyeù IJavment by cheque, and the orders were npon a printed form. The cheque was drawn npon the rom- lI1ittee. He In,1 never received cash from Chapman cr any other offici,11 of the club. He knew C1¡apman more than the rest. The names upon the llvte were not thebe of irresponsible iIHI¡ vidmds. Have you had any other husiness transac- tions with Chapman?—No. Benjamin Thomas Hall New Cross. Londonl. secretary of the Wording Men's Club amI Insti- tute, 1,:I\1;ted. C'nh Unipn-huild¡11gS. Clerken- well-road, with which centre the Splott Club is affiliated, gave eviflenre relating to the organization and the position anrl¡Hjvileges of the members inrer-alfiliated. The union was established in 1862, anri witness bad been six yea1's the secretary. Six hundred nml eighteen institutions were affiliated, and of these 580 were clubs, temperance and otherwise, the membership 1eing 137,000. A tlepul:1t:r,Jl from the union in 1875 waited unan the Commis- sioner,5 of Inland Revenue, who scwdioned the scheme, the Chancellor ot the Exchequer eon- senting not to institute prosecutions in thp ca'e of inter-,1ffi1iated members. The Chancelior or the Exchequer said there was no reason tf) refuse exemption from prosecution. The Stipendiary: Still, it is an undertaking not to prosecute. Witness: And which ha" been confirmed recellUy wilen we submitted a statement as to th3 extent to which the system has been adopted. Yon have not been prcJsecuted yel?-That is so, The This is in no way binding npon 111e, and in no way binding I1pon the police. Witness; We have the opinion of distinguished 1awyer;; upon the point. The rig-ht has never úeen que^tione! until now. Witness went 011 to explain that he gave evidence only as to inter-aiffliation, irrespective of the merits or demerits of (lie Spiott CJub. Detore including lhe Splott Club in 1he scheme they made every inquiry from headquarters, and had certain reforms introduce into the management, after which, being sathned that the dnu was well- conduclerl, t-hey in January last. admitted it to the p1':vilege, of inler-"îtilialir.n. They sent from London representatives who investigated íhe management, and whose assurances they accepted. Ten shillings a year was paid" for every olle hundred members, the total under this head being 30s. a year :11 the case of the Spiott Club, besides which there was a capitn- tion fea of one shilling for every member affiliated. The central body in itf objects was entirely non-political. Defendant, William CnallJJ1:in, was afterwards called. Be was elected steward pro telu. in March, 1836. The cinh was furnished under I hiring agreement with Bevan and (.0.. and additional furniture had been put in since for which the club pa-id monthly instalments. He first lived in Coveny-street, and late.- he entere,1 into the present arrangement, under whidl he occupied 58, Railway-street. Goods were always ordered 011 the authority of the committee. He tool; no part in the committee meetings. In Sept em her. 18)7. they obtained an over-draft of £ 20 from the Metropolitan Bank on a promis- sory J1nte signed by Holliek. the secretary, and himself. This was repaid by a reduction of the creait of the rln:) at the ban1; to the extent of £ 1 a week. 1,'e signed the note because the club was in difficulties, arotl because his posi- tion was consequently imnerilled. The Stipendiary ('0]1'11 not understand why 1 h-ô) liability of the club, which, si>; or soyen J1I.mths ago, was ollly a few pounds, now exceeded £'700. Mr. Meyrick: The explanation is that there has heen a falling off of two hundred in the membership.. Wiiuess that in the club's two years' existence there lu.d been three Irea- sar?r=t and fire secretaries. He was expelled :1t the beginning (.1' last year, hut never knew thi reason. He did HOt. know whether there was a deí1eiency cf £ 100, nor was he called upon to explain it. Wilness went Oil. to say that he was "re- jnstate(1 as steward hecause the members kf1PW he was in the right. t'11 j m:\teI.v the Stipendiary, after sitting until e'gi1t adjournell the further hearing until Tuesday next.
THE ROYAL WELSH YACHT CLUB.
THE ROYAL WELSH YACHT CLUB. At a meeting of the Rayal Welsh Yacht Club, held at Carnarvon, under the presidency of Mr. (L R. Ree< ,1.1' it was decided that this year's regatta he held "n August 10, and the race through the Menai Straits from Bangor 1.) Carnarvon will probably take place the previous day. It. is proposed that. the cup Un- the race through the Straits, which ill the pa.;¡t was presented Íly the hlte Colonel R. AJ) fIu Williams, "hall be offered at the joint expellSiJ of the Royal Anglesey and the lloyal Welsh Yacht Clubs. The name of Mr. J. n. Burton Fryars. Beaumaris, was added to the sailing committee, and Meg,s. Eo H. Owen and W. S. Jones, solicitor, were elected on the home committee. The sailing committee will meet in the course of a few days to draw up a list of priz.es, and if is anticipated that the regatta comiv-ittee of the North Wales eoast will fall i 11 V\" it h the dates seJeete:1. so that. for the convenience l'f th? Irish and Mersey yachtsmen,-the whole series may fall consecu- tively.
New Colliers' Leader, ----,----------
New Colliers' Leader, CARE Eli OF JOHN WILLIAMS, VNVSYBWL. POINTS REFER RED TO IIY Sll: 1V. T. LEWIS. fBV OCR MINING CORRESPONDENT.] "There i. ,I, tide ill the affairs (If men which, taken at the flood," Ac., is a maxim pretty wellknown in the^e days, and the tide which has placed Mr. John Williams, Yny"ybwl. in the position of selected leader of the South Wale" miners is an important one in his j career. Witateftect the turn will have on the fortunes of the colliers remains to be proved. A brief sketch of Mr. Williams's life and some particulars of his present position will, doubt- less, be of considerable interest to our readers. Mr. John Williams was born in Aberaman, Aberdare, in the year 1861. and. after attend- ing the Aberaman British School, under the mastership of Mr. (now Alderman) J. Jcnes- Griffiths, at present cf l'enygraig, he went to work, when only twelve years of age, at tile Plough Pit, Aberaman, but in the eveningi, after working hours, attended a private school conducted by Mr. Owen Hees, Macsydre, Aberdare. He worked subsequently at Fforeli- aman. Middle Dutfryn. and Aberaman Col- lieries, so that his experience of colliery opera- tions all through the various grades of a miner's life are as varied as could be expected for a man of 37. But. in view of the relation- ships of a miners' leader and a miners' agent, it wiil be well to note that he has also had a unique business experience. In the first place, he was for some years engaged as an assistant 111 the Aberaman Cooperative Store-—the workmen's shop—under the management of Mr. John Rees. Then an incident in his career which is noteworthy, in view of the "cate- chism" to which he was subjected at the first meeting of the provisional committee and the cialowners, is the fact that he was at one time in business as a grocer at Ynysybwl. It | is supposed that what Sir W. T. Lewis was driving at was that Mr. Williams was an ex- grocer, and not an experienced representative of the miners. Now, Mr. Williams started a grocer's shop, and, being only a young beginner from the ranks of the working colliers, lie was overwhelmed, like many a richer man, by a miners' strike, which lasted about three months, at Ynysybwl in theyear 1387. He pluckily returned to his vocation underground when work was resumed at the colliery, and from his stall in the pit he was, within three weeks, elected by his fellow-work- men to the position of checkweigher. A pretty clear indication of the estimation in which he was held in the neighbourhood may be found in the fact that he was elected to that post by the workmen of the Lady Windsor Col- liery of the Ocean Company, with a clear majority over the aggregate vote of his four opponents in the competition. But ho was also elected to, and hushetd from the starting of the colliery until now. the posi- tions of secretary of the colliery committee, secretary of the library committee, secretary cf the co-operative stores, and secretary of the Welsh Baptist Church at Ynysybwl—each from the formation of the particular body referred to. He v.as dected chairman of the Ocean Collieries Sliding-scale Committee, acting in that capacity for two jears, and until the scale was abandoned. He has taken a leading- part in all the movements of the Ocean Colliery workmen. When the Windsor Colliery was in membership with the Cambrian Association of Miners he was elected by that association to watch its interests, with "Mabon" and Mr. W. Evans, in London, during the discussion of th" Eight Honrs Bill in the House of Commons, in, I t think, the year 1893. But, apart. from these i inuustrial matters and the multifarious seci» tarial duties already mentioned, Mr. Williams has found time to devote to local public affairs, as a member for eight years of the Mountain Ash District Council (formerly the local board), and many Reforms in his own neighbourhood have been brought about by his instrumen- tality. He was selected a candidate fcr a seat on tne county council a few weeks ago, but, owiug to his election as a miners' agent, to succeed the late Mr. Isaac Evans, in Ihe western district of the South Wales coalfield, ha determined to stand aside, and let another candidate undertake the contest. The Western District of Miners, the centre of which is at Neath and Swansea, reaches from P.esolven to Llanelly, and froin there to Abergwynfi, and includes also some of the collieries in the Garv Valley. We understand that only three col- lieries in this district (th". agency of which he is to-day entering upon) re not working upon aù,"Hlcec1. wages. In his younger days Mr. Williams was a very successful bard and lit- terateur, and was well known in eisteddfodau under the 110m de plume of "Eryr Glan Gwawr." but during recent years he has devoted liis time more to l'acls and figures than to poetry. vPh Ihe result that he j; an expert mathematician, who has sliding-scales at his fingers' ends, and who talks percentages with a fluency equal, at least, to that of Sir W. T. Lewis. Last, but r.ot least, of the manifold features of his busy career may be mentioned 1 he fact that. like "Mnbon. he is a preacher, but thai, unlike the M.P., he is also an ordained minister, and. therefore, entitled to the description (of "the Rev. John Williams, and that he occupies nearly every Sunday throughout the year the i pnlnit of some English or Welsh Bajitist chapel.
(SPEECH BY MH. T. E. ELLIS.
SPEECH BY MH. T. E. ELLIS. A UNIONIST VICTORY AT THE N"EXJ? GENEEAL ELECTION. Mr. T. E. Ellis, M.I\ (Liberal Whip), addressing the members of the Aberystwith Junior Rauicat Club on Thursday, said the Libera) party were often taunted with the difficulties which beset them, but in reality those difficulties were enormously exaggerated, and some of them were dls- appearing by intelligent discussion and the concentration of Liberal effort. Others would diminish, if not disappear, when a definite issue was placed before the country. H.3 thought iff was pertinent to po ill t out that they were watching the steady crumbling of the credit and reputation of the present Government which came into power with such a flourish of trumpets. They saw how their organs of the press and how their staunched supporters in the country, were condemning them and losing heart, and were beginning to consider whether the foreign policy of their country was not laid more safely in the hands of Liberd statesmen. Whether at the next election the condemnation of the counirv would be severe was not of im- mediate or material intere-t to them, but he could quite believe that thev as Radicals would welcome the verdict at the next e'ection which, though 1101, actually placing the Liberal party in autho- rity. would send tho present Government hack wilh a majority of 25 or 3o. Such a Government would, probably, be forced to carry measures which Liberals had advocated, but which Hiq present, Govern- ment had hitherto been opposed to.
ALLEGE!) FRAUDULENT PREFERENCE…
ALLEGE!) FRAUDULENT PRE- FERENCE AT LLANELLY. His Honour Judge Bishop was engaged for seventl hours at Carmarthen County-court on Friday in the hearing of a motion of Messrs. Dovey. of Cardiff, and Pike, of Swansea—the trustees in bankruptcy of the estate of Mr. Thomas Push Jones, lately carrying on busi- ness as contractor and builder at Llanelly— against Mr. John Davies, haulier and con- tractor, LIanell". to declare that, a transfer of goods made by the bankrupt to Davies between December 16, 1996, and January 4. 1697, was a fraudulent preference within the bankruptcy laws, and to order the recovery of the value of thegoodsfE120)forihebRnentofth?wholeof! the creditors. Mr. C. H. Glascodine (instructed bv Messrs. Hartland, I!!4Jar, and Watkins, soli- citors. Swansea), appeared for the trustees, and Mr. Ivor Bowen (instructed by Mr. W. Buck- ley Roderick, solicitor. Llanelly! for the respon- dent.— \ffidavits on both sides were read, and h;8 Honour, in giving his decision, said that. I 011 looking at the whole of the circumstances, he was not satisfied that this was other than an ordinary transaction in the ordinary courso of business, nor was hç satisfied that Jt was a fraudulent preference under the Bankruptcy Acts. Therefore, the motion would be dis- missed with costs.
SINGULAR FATALITY AT SWAN-ISEA.
SINGULAR FATALITY AT SWAN- I SEA. On Friday afternoon a horse owned by Mr.T. B. Brown. hutcb?r. and ridden by a lad named nowl, fell into the North Dcck. and thehorse I in its struggles forced the larI under it. with the result that when Cowl was rescued he was unconscious, and the ePforts of Dr. AV. Morgan to restore respiration I'aili-d. Tho horse swam about 1he dock for some time, and was even- tually rescued. f
RE THOMAS GEORGB SKUSE AND…
RE THOMAS GEORGB SKUSE AND CO., SW ANSEA. ..Ú, the London Bankruptcy-couri on Friday the first meeting was held of the creditors under the failure of Thornns George Muise and Co.. Mr. Thomas Thomas. Official Swansea, being in the chair. Mr. Th raves Tljraves and Co. C.A.. 15, Victoria- j street. Liverpool, was appointed trustee, to act! with a Ci)lllln:1tee of inspection. The public examination will take place at Swansea next iilumday.
Easter Vesteries.1
Easter Vesteries. 1 ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, CANTON, CARDIFF.— The annual vestry meeting in connection with St. John's ClllllCh, Canton, Cardiff, was held on Friday, Hw rector 'the Rev. A. Helldecs()I1) presiding. The accounts, which showed a nedit, balance on Church expenses of £ 166 Is., were adopted.—Th3 Rector, in the course of a brief address, thanked those pr2;:ent fnr their oxceptionally generous Easter offerings, which had been in excess of any previous year. The communicants at Easier numbered 550, and at St. Luke's there was a satisfactory increase. The Sunday Schools continued to thrive and prosper, and their day schools were in a satis- I factory state. Finances, however, would not permit of the day schools being rebuilt, and the public mu.t remember that, notwithstand- ing the Act passed by the Government, volun- tary schools were not yet out of the wood. The Band of Hope was one of the largest in the town, and useful work had been done by the distrid visitors. The rector nominated Dr. J. Evans as his warden, and Mr. W. Symonds was unanimously re-elected people's warden. Side5111en were appointed, and Mr. W. p. ,J;111H,S was chosen lay delegate.-Votes of thanks were passed to the wardens, the side-men, the organist, and clergy, the Church workel's, and the vergers ami a vote of con- dolence with the widow of the late Dean Vanghan concluded the proceedings. ST. WOOLOS, NEWPORT.—Archdeacon Bruce (vica" of the parish) presided. The accounts showed for the Parish Church a total inoom > including credit balance, of £7ó5 10s. 1G 1., *nd at the end of the year there was another b'Uancetothegoodof=F1537s.7d. Mr. A. T. Stevens-was re-appointed vicar's warden for the fourteenth time. and Alderman H. J. Davis as people's warden for the twenty-sixth year. M". C. H. GiJIard and Major Thompson were reo appointed wardens for St. Luke's. TheArch- deacon remarked that the preliminaries for thi separation of the new parish of St. John th; Baptist from St. Woolos were now practically complete, and there had also been a re-arrange- ment of the parishes of St. Woolos and St, Mark's. Plans had been accepted for the enlargement of St. Luke's Church (Char-el oil Ease), and the total expenditure wouid, he thought, be not less than 04000. At the present time about £400 to £5.}J had Leefi entered upon the list". ST. MARK'S, NEWPORT.—The vicar fthe Rev. T. Ll. Lister, M.A.) presided over a good atten- dance. The accounts presented by Mr. R. T. Martin were satisfactory. Mr. Hitchcox and Mr. R. T. Martin were re-appointed wardens, In consequence of the removal of Alderman H. J. Parnall the office of lay-elector was trans- ferred to Mr J. Pritc-hard. ST. JOHN'S, MAINDEE, NEWPORT.—The vicar (the Rev. D. E. LleweJIy 11-Jones) pre- sided. Mr F. S. -Dauncey, people's warden, presented the accounts, which were satisfactory. Mr. W. J. Lloyd was re-appointed vicar's warden and Mr. F. S. Dauncey people's warden. The latter, in response, tendered a cordial welcome on behalf of the congregations of the Churches in the parish to the new vicar and his assis- tants. ST. GWLADYS. BARGOED.—The annual vestry was held 011 Thursday evening, when the Rector (the Rev. J. J. Jones) (presided. The accounts were submitted and passed, and showed total receipts of £165 13s. 6d.; expen- diture, £ 133 10s. Id., giving a balance in band, of £ 32 3s. td. The officials were all unani- mously re-elected for the ensuing year. CAERPHILLY.—-Ihe annual Easter Vestry was held on Thursday at St. Martin's Church, the hel". Daniel Lewis, R.D.. the rector of tha parish, presiding. The accounts having been adopted, the Rector tendered a hearty vote of thanks LO his curate (the Rev. John Harris!, and to the organist, deputy-organist, anil choir for their services, and in glowing terms spoke 01 his indebtedness to the churchwarden and sidesmen, especially mentioning the special services rendered hy Mr. J. Powell and Mr. E. H. Bruton during the restoration of the church, the Jatter having given his services gratuitously as superintending architect, 'the churchwarden "as re-elected.
PROPOSED A 31. Eli I CAN TIN-PLATE…
PROPOSED A 31. Eli I CAN TIN- PLATE TRUST. REPORTED HITCH IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. From recent New tork advices (says the "Financial News") it appears that the negotia- tions for the formation of a trust in the tin- plate industry of the United States are not likely to be carried to a successful issue. It ,S not definitely known, however, what the actual result will be until a committee which is now in Chicago has made its report. The original proposal was to ihe effect that a company should be formed with a capital of 30,000,000dols.. which would absorb the principal plants j n the country—at any rate, those most favourably situated and most likely to admit of profitable operation. There are five com- panies (the company at Newcastle. Pa.. and the American company in the natural gas belt in Indiana heading the list) which together con- trol lOG milk-Ilwre than a third of the tin- plate mills in the United States. The Newcastle interests are said to be opposed to an agree- ment, however, and others are holding off also. Though the negotiations may not lead to a suc- cessful result now, it is helieyed by many manu. facturers that something like a trust may be arranged at a, later date.
HATING OF TIN-PLATE WOlNLS.
HATING OF TIN-PLATE WOlNLS. TEST CASE AT SWANSEA. At the Swansea Quarter Sessions on Friday (before the recorder, Mr. 'Bowen Rowlands, Q.C.), the appeal of the proprietor of the Dylfryn Tin-plate Works (Mr. W. H. Mdwards) against the Swansea Assessment Committee in reference to the rating of the works came on. Mr. Rhys Williams appeared for the appellant, and Mr. Balfour Browne, Q.C., and Mr. S. T. Evans, M.P., represented the assessment committee. It was a lest case. It appeared that. the leading counsel for tlio appellant (Mr. Boyle) had sustained an accident, and was unable to tra\'e!. It W:1-; eventually decided to take the case this (Saturday) morning.
GAZETTE NEWS.
GAZETTE NEWS. BANKRUPTCY ACTS. 1803 AND 1890.—RECEIV- ING OR r) MRS. Tlarrv Hitch n, Canon-sireet. Aberdare. and Lewis-street. Aberam-ni. painter anù decorator. l):iniel Lloyd, Lloyd's-terrace, Cymmer, builder and nn(leït;1,I;cr. Thomas J. Phillips, Bush-street, Pembroke Dock, haker anù grocer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Win. R. Davies and David O. Davies. prac- tising as AY. R. Davies and Co.. at Dolgelly, Barmouth, and Towvn. solicitors; D. O. Davios continues the prHcl ire. William Simon Williams and John Griffith, trading as W. S. Williams and Griffith, nt Commerce House. Dolgelly, drapers, clothiers, and house furnishers.
LOCAL COMMISSIONS.
LOCAL COMMISSIONS. The "J.ondon Gazette" of Friday night con- tained the following:- WAR OFFICE. April 15. MILITIA ARTILLERY. Carmarthen Artillery (Western Division) — Lieutenant F. C. Keane to be captain: Second- lieutenant II. Bath to bo lieutenant; dated the 16ih inst. MILITIA INFANTRY. tlh Battalion South Wales Borderers —George Charles Earl of Powi" is appointed to the honorary coloneicy pf the h,1 tttdiÓIl; Second- lieutenant J. K Ivnowles to be lieutenant; dated the 16th inst. VOLUNTEER RTFLES. 3rd Volunteer Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers —Lieutenant J.R.Prichard to be captain; dated the 16th inst. 2nd Volunteer Battalion South Wales Bor- derer^—Lieutenant E. C, Badger to he captain; dated the loth inst. 3rd Volunteer B-ittalion South Wales Bor- derers.—Major D. R. Jones is granted the honorary rank cf lieutenant-colonel; dated the 16th inst. 5t.ii Volunteer Battalion South Wales Bor- derers—Harold Alec Kirkby to be second-lieu- tenant, dated the 16th inst. tenant, dated the 16th inst. Tf
SIXPENNY CABS FOR LONDON.
SIXPENNY CABS FOR LONDON. A revolution of the London cab trade (says the "Daily Mc.il") is about to be attempted. So say those vvhc are now getting ready to float a company for the introcluction on a Wholesale scale of sixpenny fares. The company is to Be called the London Cab AS8odation, and for the first mile or any part thereof its drivers will charge sixpence. Moreover, there is talk of a scheme for protecting the public against both overcharge and abuse by the introduction of a ticket system. Books of tickets at a guinea each will be on sale, and the system will be worked by oouhle ticket. If a fare has a ticket he pays the Jehu with it; but if he pays in silver he will get from the driver a ticket, whidl the said driver will detach from the roll of numbered checks he has. In other words, the omnibus systtun wi]) he applied, more or less, to theBe sixpenny calls. The driver will.he a paid servant of the company, giving receipt for all money" be receives, and deprived, there- fore, of all incentive to overcharge. Some 4,OOu cabs are (óI Itø taken over hy the association hy arrangement with some of the present eab- Hiasters. These cabs will be distinguished by a, patent lamp, placed so as to be easily recog- nisable. The association also hopes to try to lltilise the telephone system. Anyone requiring it cah at a certain point will he able by tele- phoning 10 the association's head office to proyure one in a few minutes—unless the exchanges are "engaged," Lord Rossmore, Col. Walrond, Lord Fingall, and. Mr George Marker I arc mentioned as being interested in this sciuiiis.
LIFE AMOXU T P F SIA31ES1
LIFE AMOXU T P F SIA31ES1 CHAT WITH MISS CONSTANCE JONES. When so many people go through life wi* their eves shut it is pleasant to meet, with youllg lady like Miss Con8Üwce Jones (who wi be best known in this district, perhaps, as daughter of the late secretary of the Taft' VaJ Railway). Upon Miss Jones has des->-nded t' blessing of the power of observation, and thy she takes duo note of what she sc -s is ver evident from the manner in which she iectur upon her experiences in Siam. Miss Jones now ill Cardiff, after three years' residence Siam, where she acted as tutor to the sons his Royal Highness Prince Nares Yarariddh. the King's eLdest brother. "How did you arrange to go out there? asked an inquisitive "Western Alail" rep.. sen tative who met Miss Jones at the Church Lads Bazaar. "I went through the Legation," was Mis Jones's reply. "You must have felt. a rea] stranger in «•. strange land at first?" "Yes, but tlie heads of the Royal Family have lived in Europe, and I very soon felt at my ease. The ground was cleared before me, so to spealf. Resides, I found great help from the British Minister outftliere. and was able to get practically whatever I wanted through his influence." "A'ny other Welsh people out there?'' "I met one, a Mr. David Williams. Th' Siamese finances had bee.nne somewhat com plicated a* few years ago, and the King sen' to England for a man to come out to lende assistance. Mr. Williams was selected, and he was placed at the head of the Customs. He and I had celebration of St. David ? Day all to ourselves. 'there was, I think, another Welsh g-irl out there." "T" there any field for British young ladic-. willino; to go out there as governesses?" "1 am afraid not. Of course, mine was a; exceptional case. Girls going out there ordi narily mig'ht be fortunate, but there was always the possibility that the", would not, D" addition to that, the Siamese Education Depart- ment is now taking up the establishment 0f schools for girls. For the last 35 years they have been educating the boys, and have had all admirable system under the direction, c hiefly, of British gentlemen, who have been sent out there at th=* request of the King and the Siamese Education Department. They have a very fine college there, the King's where a very successful work has been carried 011. Now, however, they are setting up schools for girl". and have some very good ones already. Besides, the climate is very trying. I don't think any (englishwoman could live out there for more than three years without suffering in health." "Was there any native system of tuition?" "Yes. They had schools in which the priests took the work. All the teaching was by rote. and the boys were gathered around the priest, who conducted them with a sort of baton. The progress of the instruction "eemed to he gauged by the amount 01', noise made, amI the priest would point with the futon to the place where the noise seemed tn be nut lond enough." "What are they teaching now?" "Reading. writing, and arithmetic. A Mr Johnson is organising the schools, and he is also gathering material to prepare a history from. A British surveyor has already prepared a book of geography in the schools. li: 'he girls' school they are already teaching them reading, writing, and so on, as well as snme of the domestic technical arts, and the girls in the Royal Family are being sent through the classes, thus setting a good example." "What is the predominating influence there, so far as foreigners are concerned?" "British, although people here seem to think that it is French. The most influential French- men that I met amongst the peopl living in Bangkok was a hairdresser. A large number of people in the edu cated classes speak English. Our teacher nr3 respected very highly out there. One rea-or for that is that the gentlemen stmt out tlier from the first have been thorough gentlemen and the native is very gentlemanly in hi m aimers." IV hat sort- of n conntry is it?" Aronnel Bangkok it is very flat. amI one is liable to catch fevers. I travelled with the ltoyal Family a great deal. and so had excen. tional op)1oftnnities to see tlw country. The hills are 80 or 90 miles from Bangkok. In the interior the land is very fertile, and enormous crops are gained with but- very little exertion." -b- rT.1-
VALE OF GLAMORGAN RAILWAY.
VALE OF GLAMORGAN RAILWAY. GOVERNMENT INSPECTION. One of the Board of Trade inspectors (Colonel Yoi'ke, R.E.) conducted a Govern- ment inspection of the Vale of Glamorgan lv't /way on Friday, and more particularly of tho new section at Porthkerrv which will take the place of the defective viaduct. Colonel Yorke was accom- panied by the principal officials of the Barry Company, who have charge or the Va!e of Glamorgan line for working purposes, and it is expected that the railway will he re-opened for traffic between Barry and Bridgend in a few days.
PEERS AND THE IRISH LOCAL
PEERS AND THE IRISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL. At a meeting of peers and delegates from the Irish grand juries on Friday the details of the Local Government Bill was discussed. The Duke of Abercorn and the Marquess of Londonderry accepted the measure as inevitable, and recommended the Unionists to offer themselves for elec- tion on the new councils.
ROBBERS' CAVE AT WILLESDEN.
ROBBERS' CAVE AT WILLESDEN. A XAXTYGLO MINISTER MAKING IX. QUIRIES AS TO ONE OF THE LADS. The case of the boy Wills came before the Harlesden Police-court again 011 Thursday. He, it will be remembered, joined two other boys who had raided a grocer's van in a stable, stealing 011 two occasions large quantities of provisions, whieh they stored Hnd c0oked. with some stolen pigeons, in a hole they dug with a stolen spade in a field at Wiilesdeu. They cal'ed the hole a "cave," and on boat race day they started out to witness that contest; but Wills said the police would he likely tn see them there, and the plans were altered, a trip to Brighton by road heing decided upon. By the time they arrived at Balham. however, a quantity of soap and other things had 1-,een annexed, and their bulky appearance led to all Illterview with Mr. Francis, at the South- Western Court, London. Inquiries by Detec- tive-sergeant Andrews led to the discovery of the "cave" and the case being removed to Hariesden, where two of the hoys were bound over, their parents being securities. Xu 11arellts cotiid be traced for Wiils, and it was de. ided to send him to Dr. Barnardo's; but Mr. Cough, the court, missionary, receive! a letter from, a, lady at Newport, }l.{o1l1nou;J¡.hire. stating sfle believed he was her Bon, who ran away from home six years ago. A letter was also reeeiyed by him from a Baptist minister at Nantyglo as to the hoy's suppose! parentage. Wills declared hi" mother and father huth died at Brighton. Mr. Gough said he had sent photographs of the 1JOY to the lady a1l11 the minister. The former said he was not her son, and the minister had not replied. He had now received another letter, asking for a description of him, but he advi-ed hi., heing sent to Dr. B"rn<\n!o. whose inquir. agent was making ilnestig'atioi1c.-M, Pearce (the clerkt: They will gLve him up if his mother claims him.—Mr. Bird bound the boy over under the First Offenders Act, it being undei stood he would go to Dr. Barnardo's. -0_
THIRTY-^X COUPONS.
THIRTY-^X COUPONS. Entitle those who send them in for our bicycle competition to a chance for our two consolation bikes at Whitsun. Every- one can get hold of 011c coupon for 36 days, so read what we say about itiuour Pack page announcement carefully, and follow the conditions.
JOHN BROWN'S FAIR, CARMARTHEN.
JOHN BROWN'S FAIR, CARMAR- THEN. John Brown's Fair, Carmarthen, fixed for Fri- day, practically opened on Thiuvday night, when the pick of tha horses of the district were quickly bought by dealers. Some of the highest priced animals were by the Carmarthenshire Stud Company's sires, one oi the offspring fetching £ 49. The few carters seen at the fair readily exchanged hands at about i:40. Cobs, which were an ordinary lot, realised JEM to E25. Ponies, which were notably scarce, went at about £12. Yearlings and two-vear-olds with bone and substauce were ill request at £ 16 and £25 respectively. The display of cattle was large. The quotations were:—Yearlings, F-,7 LO £ 7 10s.. and they must be good at thac figure: fat bulls, £18 to £?2: cows and calves, £9 to £14, and barren heifers £5 to £9.
ALDERMAN DAVID JONES, J.P.,…
ALDERMAN DAVID JONES, J.P., CARDIFF. PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE BOROUGH. On Monday next the honorary freedom of the county borough of Cardiff is to be pre- sented to the deputy-mayor. Alderman David Jones. J.P. Thehigit honour which the cor- poration are ahunt to hestow 11pOIl the alder- man is in recognition of the invaluable services which he h.19 rendered to the town for nearly a quarter áf century. The ceremony will he extremely interesting and will take place in the Crown-court, Town-hail, at twelve oclocknoon. The public will be admitted, and ladies are particularly invited to attend. The scrip is to >I¡e enclosed in a silver silt casket of a unique and artistic design. Alderman Jones is held in high esteem, and a large gathering is anticipated. In the even- ing he will bo the guest of tho master builders at a. banquet, to be given in the Assembly-room of the Town-hall. The casket in which the scrip will 1'JC enclosed ig on view to-day (Satur- day) at Mr. II, B. Crouch's. St. Mary-street.