The Cambrian

GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES. Ping-Pong Still Hibernating, Its Defects as a Spectacular Game. Hair-dying Going Out of Fashion. (BY "VERA.") Ugh! October is again with us-the month of "falling leai and fa ding trees," lines im- mortalised in Tosti's popular ballad "Good- bvel" \Vha,t can there be to write about, when the chilly winds are blowing V-—nothing but election gossip, and dead leaves hither an thither. If you happen to be a Ionian, aw cannot discuss the pros, and cons, of the r.uu- ention Bill, and frankly confess your distaste for politics, all that remaineth for you just now is to suffer obscurity and be content to be temporarily extinguished, as far as social life is concerned. Thus, you see, there is but one thing for the non-political to do-pretend to be political-to assume, as it were, the in- telligent interest demanded of us. Have vou noticed that as surely as there is a political stir on any subject, so surely does the feminine Politician with a Mission bring forth her old grievance, and talk glibly about the wonderful time that. is coming when legislative power is put into her hand! For nivself. I do not worry about the enfran- chisement of our sex; it is scarcely worth while. Alas! the glorious optimism of the women- who agitate for the Parliamentary vote, is not shared by me. but my confidence in mv own sex, though very considerable, re- fuses* to rise to such an height as to lead me to believe that the very necessary reforms which tlu> country needs would be effected as with a wave of a fairy wand, when women are but allowed to register their vote. [ learn that the ping-pong tournament, which was held last week at the Shaftesbury Hall on behalf of Dr. Barnado's Homes, was nut such a success as the promoters hoped it would be. There were. however, a goodly number of entries, but interest in this essen- tially winter pastime is, as yet. but luke- warm. At the best of times. 1 doubt whe- ther it is a game likely to attract spectators; and none of the local tournaments have been relieved with a little music—instrumental or vocal. While almost everyone can enjoy an occasional game of ping-pong, or even be- come an enthusiastic player, few can settle down for a few hours to merely watch others enjoving themselves; indeed, 1 find it. very trying for the eyes that wiit-ching of the elusive tinv white bull, flashing from racquet to racquet. The floor at the hall had been polished for dancing, and this proved very disconcerting to the competitors, as it caused them to slip every few minuter However, th3 result goes to show that Miss Gladys Wvrill is still the champion, and Miss orh Thomas, of Ystalyfera. a good second; while in the contest for gentlemen. Mr. Aubrey Colquhoun and Mr. Ken. Smith showed that thev continue to prove opponents not to be trifled with. They have at their command many dodgy, tricky strokes which üllc. some meeting and some beating. So it is settled we are to have two amateur operatic societies at Swansea, That in itself i- not a very surprising fact, but it does seem a thousand pities that such bad feeling exists between them. A good-natured, healthy rivalry would be conducive to nothing but good ;it would be the means of getting the best work out of the respective societies, but from certain gossip which has reached me. I tind that figuratively speaking, they a,r3 cutting each others throats. Surely these petty bickerings arc not going to be tolerated by the majority of the members. Why not let each combination get to work in earnest and allow the public to judge en- tirely upon merit, which should be awarded the premier position' Dame Fashion is kind this season in her de- mands as regards hair-dressing- It is seldem that she asks nothing more than what is be- coming. but that is the case now and every- one should take full advantage of the whim. The chief thing to consider is the shape of tli head. If vour head is Grecian in type, dress the hair low ;if French, dress it high; and whichever you choose will be equally fashionable. But if it- suits you to wear your hair high. and you still prefer to have it low, then you are committing an unpardonable sin. and be utterly out of fashion. If vou arc not sure which is your particular style" and cannot consult I hairdresser, you had better trv one or two different styles, and let the 'results speak for themselves. After all. it is worth a little trouble for the hair is one o f woman's greatest beauties, and whether it is done well 01; ill. practically means whether you are looking your oest or vour worst. How often is an otheiwise plain woman absolutely redeemed by her hair, and how much more* then, must it. add to the beauty of the already beautiful woman.' The odious fashion of dyeing the hail' oltl or red. when it is naturally brown or bhck. « now happily restricted to people who wish I make themselves conspicuous. How it "l uld ever have been fashionable is one of the mysteries of fashion, for it stands to reason that the hair nature has given you must suit the complexion and eyes infinitely better than any other. The newest way of doing the hair low will I, one of the noticeable styles of the colii j,,<r winter. All over the top it is loosely W;Vved. The little tight waves of last year have quite disappeared, and at the back it is snnpiy coiled, and the ends are curled and left loose." one end being allowed to fall just on th« neck. T,)is style gives a particularly simp'e ami girlish effect, the loose curls giv- ing- what. one may call an artistically untidy •iM^arance. I n the fr(,rit. the hair may be combed straight, off the tikqe m. U-ft with a Jight fringe whichever is most becoming, but if it is combed back it must be done quite looselv, as the iii,?Velt suspu-.o,, of straining wir. completely spoil tilt' "lyle. A few people. I believe, are making strenu- ous efforts to bring in the fringe, but a- it invariably gives to the ace a more or les.- 'Arriet"* appearance, n ls "°t in the least likely to become popular- ,J the high headdress is chosen. <Ur forw,rd r taken not to let it come too far t for that gives an ugly stretch ol ha" -ll whereas, if it is done a trifle down at t ck so that with a full iront view, the 1 is just seen, it will look equally well all The fancy boa. occupies a new position in the world of fashion today. lp to jlo%v, it lias been always regarded as merely a accessorv—un important one. 1 own. but — accessory, nevertheless, and a bit of a luxurv. too. Now. it is a distinctive mode—a neces- sity to the well-dressed woman's wardrobe. It 'is seen in many shapes, and made of many materials, and there are special designs for day and evening wear. The outlines of the new !>oa> '-II reveal ihc new shape. They are broad and ll soread out over the shoulders r.illnr lb.in closely encircling the throat. At la ft they Can be worn with good effect the hort- necked woman, who heretofore has been forced to resist the tempting loveliness of the thitfv ruffles which stood close about her throat, giving her a much to be dreaded ehunky look. The high ruff is out of fashion, drooping frills are the mode. i, i,tit of fit,,Ii;(,n. Then in length the boas have undergone a consPIcnons change. They have grown strik, ingly longer, and in this way too have made themselves a- fashion possibly to the short necked girl, who is generally of the short. stout tvpe. rather than of the slender and tall. We may have guessed before. but now we know that zibeline has no rival but faced cloth for walking dresses: that velvet deep of tint, and rich and rare of texture, is to he more worn than ever in evoni»g, at wed flings, and at. afternoon calls; that hats are to l-e, sunimerlike of aspect all through nwjn ter. and that grey is to become the reigning colour in gowns, 'furs, and hats. in truth, there is a pertect rage for grey gviwns. Cloth and corduroy never look better than when they are associated with grey squirrel or moleskin, and the relief of white or ivory or cream-colour that is now invariably introduced in the front and at the neck oi smart gowns, makes the furs look all the bet- ter. The toques made to wear with cloth or zibeline gowns are almost always made of the same material, with a trimming of iri- descent feathers or of fur and panne. Several of the new hats have very long rib bon ends at the back. One of these has a white chiffon crown, a brim turban shaped. covered with shaded roses, and above these folds of nure white ribbon, with ends over a quarter of a. yard in length drooping over the hair. Rose-color promises to be as much liked for winter wear as it was in the height of the Iseason. A white felt hemmed with rose-col oured velvet and having long ends of it at the back could be worn with good effect in con junction with a. rose velvet stock. There is a decided tendency just now for tinted laces. Be they Venetian, Irish, or Bruxelles point they a're tinted to resemble the precise colour of the dress. Grey gowns have grev lace, blue gowns blue lace, and so on, but I must candidly admit that, person- ally. I find the mode quite odious, and only mention it, not to recommend, but to blame. It seems to me to be a great error of taste, and one can only wonder at the fact of such a fad having found the least favour. White furs will be very much worn when the weather becomes colder, and white fur turbans are sold with necklets to match. A turban carried out in fur and lace is most becoming. White fur could be used for the cap, which should be draped with antique- looking yellow lace, attached in front with a large pearl boss. and at the back be allowed to hang well over the hair. A pelerine of lace and fur should accompany this toque and should have pearl boss fastenings at some distance beneath the chin. Sables, it may be noted, are becoming more and more expensive. People are beginning to regard their furs as they do their jewels, and to wear them, despite the caprices of fashion, winter after winter, in this way such pelts as sable, chinchilla., and seal are always kept in vogue. Sable, of course, is monarch among furs, and there is little prospect of it being deposed. It holds sovereignty by reason of its" beautv. its cost, and its supreme power of becoming its wearer. There is certainly a greater expanse of coiffure shown in the front of the hats than has been the case for some time past, but the best dressed people are not wearing their hats at the back of their heads. As there are again most beautiful hats of the Gainsborough order, the drwop of the brim in front is abso lutely necessary. By the way, some of the Gainsborough hats, I notice, are turned up at the right, side instead of at the left. Some of the crowns, too, are high, while others are low. If we do not exaggerate it, the curtain at the back which I have above referred to, can still be pretty if treated by a master hand. But when tne simplest and cheapest hats show long streamers of velvet ribbon and lace, they degenerate into absurdities.

HODIE HINTS. The cooking of game is an art which should be studied in the month of October. Some recipes for the dishing of grouse in a man- ner befitting a good cook, may therefore prove acceptable. I shall also include instruc- tions for making Yorkshire pudding and a few sweets :— Roast Grause.—Pluck and wipe thoroughly I inside and out with damp cloth. Game birds ( should mevcr be washed. Mix half an ounce of fresh butter with a saltspoonful of black pepper, half a teaspoonful of salt, and a. few drops of lemon juice and place inside the bird. Truss as for roasting, and dredge with ordin- ary fiour. A slice of fat bacon should be laid on the breast. Roast, or bake, and baste frequently. Remember that grouse should be sufficiently cooked without being underdone or overdone. Gravy, browned crumbs, and bread sauce are served with grouse. Garnish with crisp watercress. Mutton Cutlet a la Xelson.-Cut eight cut- lets from the best end of a neck of mutton, trim and pare them neatly. Chop separately some choked ham, dip each cutlet into beaten egg. cover one side with chopped ham, ( -t'P them again in the egg and coat with bread crumbs. Flatten carefully- Melt two ounces of butter in a saucepan, when hot lay in the cutlets, fry them over a quick fire, and as one side is cooked turn them. When done talp up and drain them on a cloth, and dish in a ciri'le Fill the centre with cooked macaroni, cut into short pieces. Pour some Madeira sauce round the base of the dish and serve. Braised Duck with Turnips.—Singe a good- sized duck and truss it as for roasting. Put it in a stew or braising pan upon a bed (f sliced onion, fat bacon .and carrot, with sea- soning of salt and pepper. Fry or bake, not toe slowly, until the duck acquires a tine col our. Pour off the fat ,and add ha* I pilot of rich stock and a gill of brown sauce. P»ace the cover on the pan and continue to cook m a fairly hot oven, basting occasionally till tho duck is quite done. Peel four or five t 1'- ri ip", and cut from them as many cubes, t:u's) oi olive shapes as possible. Brown them in a stew-pan with butter, add salt, and a. pinch of castor sugar, and then finish cooking them with the duck. Lift out the bird, remove the skewers, etc., place it on a dish, and keep hot. Take out the turnips and range them round the duck Pour the liquor in. About the roast beef of old England I need eay nothing except that, though it can be had all the year round, it j,s at its best from October to March, and when bright in col- our, with white firm fat. Yorkshire Pudding should be very light and made witliVi thin batter. The leathery kind of dish one sometimes sees has no resemblance to the genuine article. To obtain the best results allow an ounce of flour and two eggs to each half pint of milk. If the whites of the eggs are beaten and added separately the pud- ding will be both light and rich. Care must also be taken to have the oven hot enough without being too hot. Melt about two ounces of beef dripping in a tin, pour in the batter, only half tilling the tin, and bake in a good hot oven betwee nhalf an hont and torty minutes. Cut the pudding into squares and serve on a very hot dish. Devonshire Brandy Pudding is a variation of plum pudding often seen in the South of England and suitable for the winter months before or ifter Christmas, A boiled plum pudding is cut into fingers, these are placed cross-wise in a buttered mould after being soaked in brandy or rum. When the shape is full pom- u rich custard, consisting of four eggs to the pint of milk. and very slightly sweetened, cover with buttered strain for two boms. Send to table with Devon- shire cream. lb>w to Make Junket.—-First mIX a tea- spoon iul of powdered cinnamon with a large tablespooniul of castor sugar, and over them pour a glass of brandy; stir till tiie sujj.xy i« di:sohed: to tflls Ix added it quart of milk. which. if not wann from the cow. should bo heated until as warm fxSi new milk, and a 5 dessertspoonful of rennet. Stir all well to- gether. and leave till set. Spread with clotted cream, and sprinkle with castor sttg1 Syllabub.- There are several wavs o'; mak- ing One ol the nicest is to the rind of a lemon in a. pmt of s|v, rV. unci leave it overnight- Nx-ell, tablespoonfuls of l)l'îlIldy [1l1d :J. pirn r lid. a, half of double cream beaten up with thp white of an egg and the juiee of a, lemon. Beat t> a froth, and as it ris-^s. p1'0 ;u> uiirh as pos- sible. and leave it in n cool place, j, s|i(iri time the syllabub will beeonie quite tiriu. settle. into a. highly-lfavoiu'ed preparation covered with snowy froth. should oC made the day before it is to be used.

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HISTORY OF GLAMORGANSHIRE. Religious Persecutions and Martyrdoms. Augustine's Massacre of Preachers. Below is given the tenth chapter of ^ae history of Glamorganshire, written by the late liev. Ezekiel Thomas, Swansea, in Welsh, and translated by the Rev. D. Evans, Bridgend :Eurgnin. daughter of King Car- adoc. established a Christian college called after her name, in the town of Llaatwit Major; and another bearing the same name in Worcester, on the banks of the Severn. Formerly it was a large town, and its college illustrious, its structure as regards founda- tions, form and size of rooms evidencing an immense building. And when excavations of th.' known and hidden foundations are carried out. a great deal more of the history of Chris- tianity in the county and in the isle will be re- veal eel. It is probable that a Christian Col- lege existed here before the year 80. And surely the Roman persecutions told upon the Christians of Llantwit Major and Glamorgan, such as that of Xero in 64, Domitian in 95, Trojan in 107. Adrian in 118, Severus in 202. Maximinus in 235. Diocletian in 284, and I Maximian Hercules (who died in 312), and who. when he came to Britain, destroyed its places of worship, burnt the scriptures, slew tho preachers, Albi.n (in 286) and Aaron (in 306). llle Heathemsh Saxons, trom on- wards. devastated several places of worship m Llantwit Major and the vicinity thereof. The Christians, therefore, in order to secure imunity from disturbance, removed the col- leges from Caerleon, Llandaff, and Llantwit Major about the ver 577, to St. David, and appointed Dewi Dyfry as principal. It was in that time that the episcopacies of Llandaff and St. David were founde'd. The massacre of the ministers of religion in the neighbour- hood of Worcester, actuated by Augustine. but carried into effect by the Saxon sword, was the probable reason for the removal re- ferred to. The site of this martyrdom is wrongly placed by historians at Bangor, Is- coed. Flintshire. Dr. Hammond, upon this question, gives the account of what passed between Augustine and the Abbot of Bangor. Augustine demanded allegiance to the Bishop of Rome. but the Abbot answered that the British Church was governed by tHe Arch- bishop of Caerleon upon Usk, and was not subject to the Pope. Augustine met the British bishops in Worcestershire, where a council sat under what is still termed "Augus- tine's Oak." He commanded the Britons to observe Easter and Baptism acording to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of Rome, but he was not successful. Then he chal- lenged them to perform miracles; and through prayer a blind man received his sight. Not- withstanding this, the seven British Bishops were unmoved. They adhered to tneir an- cient rites. It was arranged that they should meet again, when the seven bishops wr-ni be present, viz., the Bishops of rierefora, Llandaff, Bangor, St. Asaph, Worcester, Pt ternensis. Morganensis, and the Abbot Ba.ngor. It should be remembered that Ban gor was then a common name of all Christian colleges. Upon going to the adjourned coun- cil. these ministers were advised by a. pious old man to accept the doctrine of Augustine if they found him humble; but to refuse it if he was proud. Upon asking their mentor how they were to decide the matter, he added, "If lie rises when you enter, it will show his humility. But if he remains seated, he 's proud." When they arrived at the meeting place, Augustine sat proudly in his chair ai>J showed them no signs of respect. They ui once determined to refuse his doctrine. Aug- ustine pressed them (1) to observe the Easter Festival at the same time as the Roman Church; (2) practice the same rites at bap- tism (3) preach the Gospel to ille Saxons. On their refusal, Augustine threatened re- venge. As a result, Ethelbert, tIn f". nig of ;orthumbl'ia, and ,t large a.rmy of so d=HS, came to Caerleon. and put to death 9. 000 pre-a chers. This took place in 603. 'en years or so before the death of Augustine .though I^mi-ib writers have laboured to show that bis death took place before the massacre. As a coj.se- quence of this slaughter .three Welsii Princas joined their armies together and attacked lLe persecutors, slaying 10,000 of them, i-zit a word of explanation is desirable on the tin d point of divergence from Augustine, "Why did the ancient Britons refuse to preach to the English V" At first the Welsh preached the Gospel to the English, as well as to the Irish. French, and German races, but they found a reason for ceasing to do so. Moffat found that one of his hearers in Africa, whilst the missionary was addressing a meet ing, t< ik nxlvantage of his absence to rob 1, -1 liou. e. The Welsh experiences of the Saxons v ere similar. Owing to depredations of mis k;w3. the Welsh, out of sheer self-defence, vruhcid their ministrations. But though the Uni- versity was removed to St. David's it wii, still troubled by the Papacy, which secretly instigated the Saxons. Danes, and all of barbarians to effect its purposes This subtle form of persecution continued from the beginning of the ninth century to the end of the 11th. viz., to the time of its subjugation t othe Pope. Bishop Burgess put tile num- ber of persecutions in that period -it ten- Welsh bishops occupied the see of St. Da- vi-I until 1095. when the Normans, prompted by the Pope, placed Wilfrid in the Epi^copacj-. The bishop before that time, was elected by neither Pope nor King, nor by any order or 1 chapter, but by the general body of brethren Previous to 982, the Bishops of Llandaff were ordained by the Bishops of St. David. (To be continued.)

BOOKS RECEIVED. MESSRS. CASSELL'S POPULAR WAR HISTORY. Messrs. Cassell and Co., Ltd., the well- jaiown London publishers, have just issued Part I. of the popular history of the Boer War, the next instalment of which will be ready on November 5th, and which will be completed in 30 parts (price 6d. each). The tirst issue of the book, which is revised throughout, and will certainly be the most up-to-date work issued ,is satisfactory in every respect. The narrative is written with force,, accuracy and detail; the illustrations are finely drawn and excellently reproduced; and the production of the part, in printing and paper, leaves nothing to be desired. It deals with the actions at Dundee and Eland's Laagte.the eaily lighting around Mafeking. and gives a succinct summary of the political events preceding hostilities. A great mass of infor- mation has become available since the early edition, and many of the war's dark points have been cleared up. The history promises t ) take a place amongst the most popular yet written, and readers wishing to acquire a thoroughly good and well illustrated work on the war cannot do better than purchase the instalments. A magnificent portrait of Lord Kitchener is presented gratis with the work. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LOCAL PUB- LICATION. The Board of Agriculture notifies the pub- licution by the Geological Survey of memoirs on the geology of the South Wales coalfield, oart 3, dealing with the formation of the country a round CardiiLcopies of whicli (price 2. 3d.) may be obtained from any agent for the sale of Ordnance Survey Maps. The wcrk is written by Messrs. Aubrey Stratian, M.A.F.C'.S. and T.C.. Cant-rill, and"deals witli the subject in an exhaustive menner. The de posits treated of are the silurian. old red lon- avtone. I* carboniferous, trias. lower iias, and superficial, and the work will prove of value as a handbook for scientists and for reference It" v¡"Jue is increased by an ap- pendix giving a copious geological biblio- graphy of South Wales and Monmouthshire, ami numerous diagrams

LOUGHOR COLLIERY DISPUTE. Attempt at Settlement Fails. A privalo meeting vvas held at the Hotel Meticpoie on Monday afteroooiv in vounoc*- lion with t-ho. dispute at. the Broadoak Col- liery between the engine men and tlw em- plovers with regard to the formers demand for a. general reduction in w<>rkin-g hours. I'ho dispute lnii* been going o-ni for th.e p;ist, c-ix week*, and by the action of tlh' men 300 colliers have been affected. Monday s con- ference between the masters ¡-, 11t\ the men's representatives extended over three hours, and at the conclusion <1 "Post" reporter was informed that no decision had been arrived nt. negotiations being still pending.

A LESSON FROM BELFAST. Foreshore Rights at Swansea. Irish Enterprise in Re-claiming Land. "A Burgess" writes :-On a recent visit to Ireland, 1 was particularly struck with tho phenoininal manufacturing prosperity of Bel- fast, esnecially by its large iron industries, to feed witiell, both coal and iron have to be imported, and contrasting its prosperity in this respect with the comparatively backward condition of Swansea, notwithstanding that this town is in possession of a good port, and has iron and coal in the vicinity. One element conducive to the success of Belfast has been the holding by the Harbour Commissioners of the fore shore rights, these being public pro- perty and the inal iena ble right of its citizens, administered by the commissioners for the benefit of the community. Many years ago the Belfast Commissioners used to deposit (as is done at the present time at Swansea), in deep water, the mud dredged out of the harbour, this action they now regret, as not only did a considerable quantity return, but the opera- tion tendede to shallow the fairway, it also detrimentally affected the fisheries. The sys- tem now pursued is transforming and improv- ing the harbour, whilst covering and utilizing the ullsig-htly mud-banks of the harbour lit- tcrat and adjacent land. The process consists ixi constructing a ridge of stones and slag at low water mark. inside, this the dredgmgs from the harbour are deposited together with ballast and trade refuse, the mud being tipped direct from the dredger into kibbles, holding about six tons, these are emptied by a crane into a sloping shoot, the mud is thus conveyed by its own gravity to the desired place of de- ■*>sit, the value of the ground reclaimed goes a. considerable way to cover the cost of dredg- ing, and effectually prevents any of the mud returning to the offing. The land so reclaimed is vested in the commissioners, and becomes public property. The Swansea Harbour Trustees are pre- cluded from adopting a similar course, as any land they might recover would belong to the Lord of the Manor, who has already been largely enriched by land recovered from the fore-shore. If it were not for this, it is pro- bable that efforts would have been made to cover the mud banks lying between Brynmill and Ovstermoutk, and the town now would I have been in possession of many hundreds of acres of valuable land, which could have been utilized and rated, thus swelling the Corpora- tion revenue, and coming in to reduce the rates. The non-possession by a public body (such as the Corporation), of the fore-shore rights, and the alienation by the thralldom of feudalism of what should have been the birth- right of the burgesses, cannot but exercise a baneful influence on the progress and advance- ment of the port. ft seems hard that the dead hand of mediaevalism, should, in tlt(,20tit cen- tury. so press on the well-being of a town as to interfere with its advancement. It might be said that the Harbour of Swansea is unlike that of Belfast, inasmuch as it is more ex- posed to the force of the sea. but a. wall of slag has good resisting properties, as evi- denced by the reclamations made by Messrs. Lambert at Port Tennant (a portion of the bay very much exposed to the action of the waves), even if unusually stormy weather oc- casionally caused a breach in the embank- bankment ,there would always be slag avail- able for its restoration, besides the removal of slag from its present site would render available for useful purposes, ground now oc- cupied by refuse heaps. The proposed new- dock in which such large hopes are centered for the future advancement of Swansea, could not be constructed until the foreshore rights had been purchased from the Lord of the Manor; these have been acquired at a heavy cost by the Trustees, and to that extent finan- cially "hampering the undertaking. Belfast. 1 need hardly point euit, is not similarly handi- capped in the extension and development of the latent potentialities of its port, so what might be termed the unearned increment be- comes public property. It ever the ground of the foreshore is re- claimed at Swansea, the weirs which are so destructive to immature fish would be abol- ished to the great advantage of piscatorial operations in the bay and surrounding seas. The Legislature has imposed close seasons for some birds and tish, and neither are inter- fered with when breeding, but weirs are of a permanent nature and capture fish, in and out of season, thus not gn-mg them a fair chance of existence and the natural propaga- tion of their species. According to present appearances the reclamation of the foreshore is so remote an event that it is unnecessary to discuss this aspect of the injury inflicted on the commonwealth. Considering the large revenue derived from the Corporation estate, Sv ansea is a heavily taxed borough, burden- some rates have a tendency to drive away and force industries into channels enjoying more favourable conditions; high rates are cer- tainly a contributing cause in arresting the progress of a town and the means whereby they could be reduced is a problem it should b-i our endeavour to solve. The triple scheme was the result of an effort having that object ii view. That project having lapsed, we should try other means of attacking the problem; one mode would be by an extension of the contributing rating area. another bv rating to their fullest value the usufruct of the foreshore rights- the possession of these by a private individual is anachronic and by a private individual is anachronistic and pressing with great severity on the commer- cial interests of this town and retarding its progress and development. ':=1i' JOo,: 1C.o,

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COOK AND KITCHENER. Geaeral's Device for a Peaceful Departure. ilie Press Association telegraphs that Lord Kitchener, atte11^0^ "jdy by hi.s servant, left V ictoria Statin11* London, on Pn'clay morning by the boat eSpress at 11 o'clock. He had booked to Naples, but it is understood that (LI his lordship Illay' niake a brici stay in Paris, ( and go on in thlie to cuteh the p. and 0. steamer at Brindisi- Ihis would give him at least a few hours III the, Prem-li capital. The railway author-tics had no idea- that Lord Kitchener was gowg by the train until shortly before it started. -I he compartment was en- gaged on Friday fOr Coole" and when "Mr. Cook" apP^ proved to be Lord Kitchener. With '1110 011 the platform were Col. Hamilton and to o f>flrieer.s, all in mufti. The -2 body of passengers kuew nothing „{ ],js lordship N presence until just as the train waS h-avinjr. The crowd then gathered round the Pertinent, but there was no demonstration.

W- learn it will be quite five or six weeks before tin' 1'ev. Soldon Muj e;;?i be in- stiruted into the liyhig Holy Trinity. Swansea. ]j seem* there is ;l legal difficulty in the way to the effect- the latv vicar, the Rev. J. A. Harriss. has (i(> he first i:>t.i- tilted, into the living at High W yconil)e be- fore the living at. Holy J 1 inity ca.n be declared vacant. After the in.stitiit.jon at High Wy- combe a month must ela.pse before Mor- iran can be inducted into the living of Holy Trinity.

j EDUCATION BILL CONTROVERSY. Writer Adduces Historical Parallels. Some Telling Facts for its Opponents. Mr. J. Hopkins, Penmaen. writes:—To me the political excitement of the Nonconformists against this Bill is like an echo of the fierce sectarian conflict that was waged round the establishment of the Corporation schools of Liverpool some sixty years ago. in which, as a young Liberal cadet, I first took part. It was a beneficent outcome of the Municipal Reform Act, for educating the children of the people on the same basis and principles of the National Society, that the opening of school duties should be by reading the Bible, and as f-t- as I recollect the teachers were to repeat the Church catechism. Now t.,i s roused the bitter animosity of the Irish Roman Catholics and all sections of the Nonconformists, from Dr. Raffles, the head cleric of the Indepen- dents. equally with the Rev. James Mar^ineau of the Cnitarians, and with the exception of the Wesleyans (a very powerful political force in Lancashire) who supported the religious views of the Church party, that education without religion was the "Apotheosis of Sa- tan" as resulting in "Intellect without God." The great, contention was that "All educa- tion was solely a parental and religious duty." and that the Corporation, as a secular and political institution, had nothing whatever to de with education. In proof of this action on the general part of the Nonconformists, it is only necessary to refer to "Lord John Russell's statement when tirst introducing a Government Education Grant ( £ 100.000) on the estimates to Parlia- ment. April 15, 1847, when lie declared "All is well, the Wesleyans have accepted the min- utes ;their opposition would have been disas- trous." If they had joined the other dissen- ters. all would have been confusion, for Par- liament will not accept purely secular educa- tion for the sole national education." j And the same action took place in 1870, when Mr. Winterbotham, declared. "There is a, spirit of watchful jealousy on the part of the dissenters which makes them prone to take offence." TIms, without recognition of the voluntary religious schools as part of Na- tional Elementary Education, the great Act of 1870 would have been postponed, if not totally abandoned. .N-ow i,,R not the same spirit, the same ac- tie-n. manifest on the part of political Non- conformity on the present educational basis, and if successful it will exactly repeat the con- istquences in postponing if not defeating that better edicition of the vast majority of the children of the people, which arc still in vol- untary religious schools. Established Church, Roman Catholics, Weslevan Methodists, let me shortly state what took place between 1843 and 1847 1843.-February 28.—Lord Shaftebury, tiic-11 Lord Ashley, brought in a Bill for Na- tional Education. March 8.—Sir James Graham, Home Secre- tary, introduced as by promise, education clauses into Factory Act; for restricting lic-urs of labour for women and young ehil- dren in mills and mines, by which education was to be managed by clergymen and church. wardens and four elected trustees in each paiisli. March 11.—Owing to the violent opposition of dissenters who presented petitions said t<- contain a millions signatures ('!) tiie Homo Secretary brought in an amendeci clause re- stricting all doctrinal teaching, Lord Shaftes- bury sfating "that lie would be content with the Bible alone being read to the children j and that God w;,ukl have compassion on our infirmities. June 16--Sir Robert Peel, to Lord Shaftes- Ijitiv "It j" but a sorry and lamentable tri- umph that elissent- has achieved" and on mov- ing the committal of the Factory Harbour Bill said that the poor children were the real sufferers, and s s far as present appearances would be consigned to an eternity of ignor- ance and overwork." July 31.-Uovermnent were compelled to withdraw the Bill, and although they pro- mised to re-introduce it next Session, yet it was seven years before a Facto^" Labour Bill for women and children could be carried, and nearly 30 years before any scheme of national elementary education could be again brought forward-in 1870. Now it is very certain that all the political forces of Nonconformity are and will be brought forward to defeat the present effort to remove the confused systems overlapping each other, and entirely wanting in organ- ised relation to the high scientific national education which our great industrial and com- mcrcial rivals are said to have for their ad- vantage over us-although I believe that the national benefit from any alteration in educa- ticnal matters is grossly exaggerated by the "organised bodies of teachers, masters, as well as professors, who naturally wish to elevate themselves into a "well-paid" buerau- crat-ic civil service." and I am also pretty certain from the past history of our Swansea Education Boards, elementary and secondary, that "local authorities" are niost indifferent, and often incapable media for their position. a question I have often discussed locally. and that the true cause of any superiority of the German. French, or American industrial com- peition of Great Britain lies principally in all three having "highly protected home mar- kets," and their national and Governmental support of their consuls, their subsidised steamers, railways, and even by placing their war vessels at the service of merchants and manufacturers as "commission sample offices," which I have personally seen on the coasts of South America. Not- only is this Govern- ment supoort of their own Nationals (trade foreign) given, but the military discipline and lower wages of their industrial classes is a far weightier element in their competion with British industry than education.

LOCAL MUNICIPAL DEBTS. Government Return of Money Outstanding. According to the 27th annual report of the Public Works Loan Board, the outstanding advances and balances of principal respec- tively for Swansea U.D. is £ 145.273 £ 95.560 Is. 5d. Carmarthen, £ 1,870 £ 1,173 2s. 3d. Llandilo Fawr, U.D., LJO,431 I-, £ 7,735 15s. 4d. Aberavon. £ 4,461: £ 3.761 4s. 0d. Briton Ferry, L9,002 £ 6,513 6s. 6d. Coc- kett, P,10,358 £7,710 5s. lld. Glyncorrwg, £ 16.859 912,654 15s. 9d. Gowertun. £2,703; 91,542 17s. 6d. Llandilo-Talybont, L 14,207 Lll,630 17s. 4d. Llanrhidian Higher. £ 8,815; L5,753 7s. 3d. Margam, £ 220; L194 6s. 8d. Neath, 28,839 L26,527 10s. Od. Ovstei-moutil. L3,226 £1,618 5s. 6d. Pyle and Kenfig U.D £ 5^588; £ 4,219 Revnoldston, £ 1,468; £ 749 Neath (rpper), £ 5*132 £ 4,589 14s. 0d- The loans have been made in respect of property, "workmen's dwell- ings. education purposes, etc. I

New Swansea Shipping- Company Tne company has just been, registered xvll-h a, capital of £7,500 in LlCo shares, to acquire the ship W. G. Wolff, of Belfast, and to carry on the business of hlpOWlhlS in 11 s branches. The subscribers are:—R imp- son. 11. Adelaide-street, Swansea., shipowner J. W. Simpson, 11. Adelaide-street, Swansea, shipowner; 1. T. Gitsf)rook. Norton House. Went Cross, timber merchant; J. Dyer, Rich- mond V j lla, Swansea., merchant; A. AV. Thomas, Court 'Hterbert. Neath, ,colliery pro- prietor; D. M. Glasbrook. 6t. Helens-road. Swansea, colliery proprietor: W- Co,-K. Ade- laide Chambers, Swansea, solicitor. No ini- tial public isf-me. The Qumber of doctors is not to be less than two or more than th re-. the tirst are R. Simpson and J. ^unpson (trading as Simpson Bros.) remuneration (to include, office experts), Eloo per annum and a share in the profits.

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FOOTBALL NOTES. Swansea's Fine Victory Over Gloucester. One-sided Fight on the Kingrshoiir Ground. Cardiff Reviving': Newport's Close Shave. The football in the Principality on Satur- day last was of an interesting character, and both in East and West Wales the games were brimful of excitement. Llaneliy paid a visit to Neath with a re-organised team. and a trial was given to a couple oi youngsters from ilynvadbach behind the scrums in the places of Ben Davies, who is on the injured list, and Dai Morgan, who has seen his best days. The Scarlets met with a stubborn defence, but eventually won by a field goal and a try to nothing. At Cardiff the home team created a surprise by running Newport to a solitary try. which was scored in the last live niin- utes of the game, and it is evident the Blue and Blacks are a better side than previous form suggested. Aberavon went to Maesteg. and managed to snatch a one try victory after a tough forward fight and at. Glo'ster. the Welsh champions, defeated the citizens by three tries to one after a game which was more one-sided than the result would lead one to believe. In past years, when Swansea have been compelled to take on Glo'ster at the end of the season, after the players have received a lot of knocking about, the All Whites have never gone up over-confident of winning. Two years ago they met with a reverse at the Kingsholm ground, and the Citizens have such a reputation for breaking the records of Welsh Clubs, that even last week some people were a bit afraid that there was a surprise in store for the visitors. I must admit that I was not of this opinion, and not for a moment did it enter my head that Swansea were going to lose. Any side that can beat Llaneliy on their own ground by a goal and three tries to nothing, is good enough in my estimation for Glo'ster. and my belief in the ability of Swansea to win was confirmed by the result. It was an ideal afternoon for a football match: no wind or sun. and the turf in good condition. Dan Rees, unfortunately, was a spectator, instead of a player, having received an injury to his leg the previous week at Stradey. and this meant that George Davies had too back to left centre and Cordon to right centre. Swansea played an aggressive game from the very outset", and it was only the deadly tackling of the backs that keut tnem from scoring more than one try in the first half. Round after round of passing was started by Owens and Jones, and the three-quarters would get to the verge of the lin repeatedly without being quite able to do the trick. Eventually, Jones eluded the Glo'ster halves, who were playing an offside spoiling game, and Jowett slipped over in the corner. I he Glo'ster players disputed the try on the grounds that the scorer had touched the corner Hag, but after the referee had ap- pealed to Sammy Rice, he granted the try. A few minutes before the interval. Glo'ster managed to get level, much to everybody's surprise, as they had been acting strictly on the defensive, and had never tried to play an aggressive game. It happened in tTus way. The ball came out on the Swansea side of the scrum, and before Oweu could pick it up. it was kicked away from hm. The Swansea three-quarters anticipated having the ball from the halves, had got out of their places. and .before they could recover, two of the home forwards were seen dribbling down to- wards Bancroft. When they got to the latter one of them kicked the ball to the left over the line. and although^ Parkham was quite live yards in front, he fell 011 the ball and the trv was allowed. Thus at the intèrval hon- ours were easy, but it was apparent to every- body that with a bit of luck there would only be one team in it in the second half. Immediately on resuming, the Abertawe brigade went off with a ballg. and were quickly swarming around the home citadel. Then came a glorious run by Dick Jones. He doubled and dodged from one side of the field to the other, and giving the ball at the right moment to Serine, the latter ran to the line and Jowett crossed. On four occasions in less than ten minutes Swansea again got over the line. but the referee found something wrong every time. and ordered them back or granted a minor. Gordon and Jowett had the hardest of luck, as they went over after fine rounds of passing, and lost the ball each time. At length. Bancroft came to the rescue, and he put in a swerving run past the Glo'ster for- wards. ending up. by scoring as fine a try as was ever seen on a football tield. From now to the end. Glo'ster were beaten to the world. and I) keenest of tackling kept their line from being crossed again. The result strengthens my belief that Swan- sea this season have a better all round team than last year. All the players are good ex- ponents of the game, and their experience is bound to stand them in good stead. GIo ster arc not anything as good as they were, but still on their own ground, it takes a combina- tion above the ordinary to take them down like Swansea did. Tllc score nothing like re- presents the superiority of the W lutes, and even the Glo'ster papers admit that the win- ners deserved to score more. There were two circumstance that had a tendency to keep down the trv getting. The first was the off- sidr plav oi the home half-backs, and the second was the laxity of the referee, who overlooked such trifling things as not putting the ball in straight. With a strict official. Brown and Stephens would have been forced to keep on their proper side of the scrum, and also have been made to place the ball fairly between the legs of the forwards. However. in spite of these difficulties, Swansea always held tile upper hand, and their scientitic piny was always bevoncl the power of the home team to successfully resist. The Glo'ster backs tackled well and nothing more. Romnis being the only maai to show anything ap- proaching first" class form. It was by far the best display the Swansea forwards have given this seaseni. Tiev packed ouickly, and obtained possession of the ball with* great regularity, whilst thf.ir work in the open was very hue. All of them at different parts of the game distinguished themselves, and Scrine handled the ball like a three-quarter. At half-back, Owen and Jones were in wonderiul form. and it was quite a treat to see them get the leather. The outside man. Jones. was simply irresistible, and the run he made. which led up to the second try. will long be remembered by all who saw it. The threequarters did well and the right wing perhaps more dangerous in attack than the left. Gordon played a e'ever centre game, never failing to double his man before passing. Jowett was fast and dashing, and improves each week. George Oavies made a good substitue for Dan Kees. and 'Ire' made several clinking runs in the second half. The evergreen Bancroft ex- celled himself, his kicking being of good i-ngth. and his try a regular masterpiece. He i< still a line player and granted that lie steers clear of accidents, lie will be good for another season yet. Contrary to expectations. Newport found Cardiff a. hard nut to crack on < their own ground, and in spite of the fact that on paper form the Usksiders looked quite three tries better, they only managed to win by one. which was scored at the last minute of the game. Biggs put in a tlying kick when the Newport forwards were charging down on him. and as a result the visitors scored. Really, although the Usksiders won. the hon- ours of the game went to Cardiff as they h;id a three-quarter line with two "crocks" in Bush injured his ankle. ,!lId W. Jones got hand badly cut. Probably if these men nad been fit. the result. would have been different. Gwyn N'icholls. as usual, was in rare lorni. and Pearson was the shining light on 11 u1 Newport side. The two Cardiff halves. Ky, 1: and Coughlan. did sufficiently well to^ndieau ► thai they ;ire a boUer pair than the Brother* | Norton. As usual, the game beLween Swansea anc ('aidiff at St. Helen's is occasioning an iro. mense amount of interest. It is many yearf since Cardiff won a match at St. Helen's, anc 11 l the visitors are bringing elonn a team thai will be short of Bush and W. Jones. I fai t" make out how they can possibly have winning chance. Of course, surprises do oc- cur now and again, but Swansea's form this season will bear inspection, and the side that •ran walk round Llaneliy and Glo'ster on their own grounds can surely do the same to Cardiff at the Cricket Field. A field goal and a try to nothing. This all the scoring Llaneliy did against- Neath and in the second half. when the All Blacks only had fourteen men. nothing was put on i b" either side. Neath were superior in front and their forwards beat the Scarlet pack at ail points. Behind the scrums, however. Llaneliy held an advantage, and to this must be attributed their success. The Scarlets have three stiff matches before them on Satur- day. Monday and Tuesday. They piav Lei- cester. Northampton, and London Welsii, and i have my doubts whether they will be able to win more than one of these g:uues. as Gabe won t be available after Saturday. lne juniors played at Tynybonau on Sat- urday instead of the St. John's Rangers. Llaneliy, who have disbanded. Owing to the absence of Ja-ck Evans, captain, the back di- Msion of the homesters was again disorganised and two or three substitutes had to be re- quisitioned. In the opening stages, thanks to tho very vigorous tactics of their forwards tne Juniors showed surprisingly good form. Hov. e\ er, the play of the "Pont-y" boys was fa.' more scientitic. and in the end they tri- umphed by one goal one try to nil. Cope scored one of the tries and converted. To- morrow (Saturday) Gorseinon are to be met. according to the fixture card, but 1 under- stand that the Gorseinonites have to fulfil a Swansea League engagement on the same date At the time of writing it is uncertain who will be the opponents of "Ponty" that day.

Llandovery College v Swansea Casuals. These teams me: at Llardovery on Satur- day afternoon last. The Collegians out- classed their opponents in all departments, and proved easy victor of an interesting game -go, 8 tries to 1 goal.

CAN YOU WRITE THIS in an oval without lifting the pen fiom the paper The task appears impossible, but ;f you read to the end of this article vou wiil learn hlw to do it. But first read another problem, deemed equally impossible, and of far greater import- ance. It is embodied in the true story of a woman in the neighbourhood of Sheffield, who was puzzled as well as grieved by the state of her twenty-three-year-old daughter—Miss Bradlev. of Our, Coal Aston. The girl had been a great sufferer all her life, and the prchlem of her illness was solved by I faking Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale people. "The doctor." said her mother. "told us that her complaint was anemia, and That she wa* inclined to be consumptive. He was afraid nothing could do her good. She was never able to keep her food down, and felt a heavy oppressiveness, especially in the morning. She never felt ready to get up. We had y ell-nigh tried everything, and the case looked hopeless.. when we tried Dr. Williams' pink pills. and I must tell you truthfully that we feaied they would be of no use in so severe a case as my daughter's, who had been a life-long- sufferer. But it was wonderful to see what an improvement even one box made. We were so pleased with the result that a second box was obtained, and after that was finished my daughter began to pull up again quicker than we had ever thought possible." Miss Biadley. a bright-looking voting wo- man. bore out her mother's statenuuts in praise of the medicine which had done her so much good. Mr. Bradley, who was pre- sent during the interview, said the pills had saved him many pounds in doctor's bills, for which he was very grateful. When a girl is pale and weak. tired and out of breath after the least exertion, her lips white, and her eyes dull and listless, she is in no light petil; let her take but a slight cold and consumption is liable to follow. Her lungs will be strained by coughing, there will be spitting of blood, loss of weight, and a steady wasting away until the end. The disaster results from insufficient blood. Dr. Williams' pink pills put new blood into the veins, build up the wasted strength, and re- store digestion and vitality. The only (itngtr is from mistaking some substitute for the genuine pills. and this can be avoided by ac- cepting only pills which bear the name of Dr. Williams on the wrapper. Where shop- keepers offer substitutes, it is easy to send direct to Dr. Williams' medicine company. Holboin-viaduct. London, enclosing price— tw.) and ninepeiice for a box. thirteen and nine for six boxes. To return to the problem, you can write 20.000 with an oval round it without lifting the pen or pencil if you fold over the right hand bottom corner of the paper, and then write the figure 20.000. in the middle of the paper beside the folded coiner in such a way that the last "0 touches the folded corner. Continue the line on the folded corner, and back to the main sheet without raising the pencil, after which the oval can be easily made and the trick thus accomplished.

TELEGRAPH MESSENGERS. School Board and the Post- master's Action, At, Tueday's meeting of the Attendance Committee of the Swansea School Board (Mr. H D. Williams presiding), the Clerk reported that the postmaster was engaging boys for telegraph work without first consulting the 7 co Clerk. The boys, however, on taking up the work, were made to attend a class under Government auspices, and which had Govern- ment grants made to it. The past master had 7 not mentioned his intention of doing so. and on being interviewed by the Clerk, said that he was short of boys, and the telegraph ser- vice must be carried out.—Miss Dillwyn said the class provided for the boys was an exoel- leuc one. and she would be sorry to interfere with it by a strict adherence to a bye-law. which mjht. with advantage, be waived.— Re v. J. Pollock could not see why the bye- laws should be broken, even assuming the em- ployment was a desirable one.—Miss Dillwyn moved that no interference be made. but it was pointed out that such a resolution could not be made as the bye-laws stood, so that Miss Dillwyn » amended her motion to one requesting the Clerk to write the Education Department the subject.

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W ekh members of Parliament have been "whipped up" desperately, and on Mon- II day nearly all were in attendance, including < the member for the Gower Division. Mr. J. Aeron Thomas. Many of the lank and tile ot Ithe Lilxjral party are. however, absent, and meetings against, the Bill are hampered by the T refusal of the whips to grant pairs.

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