The Cambrian

NOTES ON MEN & THINGS Mr. Dd. T ami in, who is selected to pilot the Royal yacht into the Bay. acted in the swine capacity for the Britannrtu, when it I came here for the Royal regatta. Tasmania has a county of Glamorgan, and among the towns are Swansea, 1J and aft. and Pontyp'jol.—They are waiting to see iiow things go before they build a Cardiff. Alderman H. Wat kins had all his work cut out to keep the Swansea Councillors to the point, and at length came down on one of the most loquacious members rather se- verely. Cwmavon Water Rate non-payment prtse- cutors have unearthed a novelty. It is a j man bearing the strangely unusual name of David Teapot. Teapot being sum- moned for a water rate, created I no little amusement. "He at It: st should pay his water rate," declared Mr. Edward Poweil.—"A most just claim,' acquiesced Dr. Arnallt Jones. For many yesrs the copper works stack at Ltanelly was the tallest in the world. It is something over 300 feet high, but there is a chimney in Scotland and now another one at the new power-house at Chelsea which -o higher. All these, however, are eclipsed by the stack erected at Hoboken, neAr Ant- werp, which is 407 feet above the ground line, and has a diameter of 11 feet inside at the top. Mr. E. J. Davies, the Swansea who so successfully impersonated the fair Neapoli- tan with her organ last, and previous charity carnivals, is turning out again on behalf of an equally good cause—the local lifeboat fimd on Friday and Saturday, 8th and 9th insts. There will be an adjunct to the organ on this occasion in the shape of a. model life- boat, by which derelict coins can and will be rescned. -+- Lady Veruey, who delivered an interest- ing address at the Swansea Training College pri7.e distribution, is a lady gifted with a now of language. A fast pnd talented speaker, she never pa.tses for want of a word, while her only aid to memory are a few pencil notes. Her services on Educational Boards, together with experience she has pctsonatty gleaned on all matters pertaining to education, serve to make her addresses Lctti interesting and instructive. "Brergarten" write*Mr. M. Rowed's correspondence with the "Licensing World" ancnt drinking the health of the King re minds me of the fearful imprecations levelled against his Majesty when he first ascended the throne. The King went down to a famous Burton brewery and mashed a tun of beer. This heinous crime on the part of his Majesty so shocked the sectarian ele- ments that they rushed into columns of damnatory articles and published pages of j letters prophesying all manner of evils to the King and the country. The iron Congregational Church of St. Paul's. Swansea, which is to make way for a new structure, was founded 24 years ago by the Rev. D. Bloonifiekl James. Among his succemom-s in the pastorate hawe been the Rev. N. Lyndon Parkyn, now a deaii of the Established Church Rev. W. J. Nicholson, one of the most popuiar of Weish preachers the Rev. H. T. Ajadrems, B.A. now a pro- fessor at New College, London; and the Rev. W. hor Jones, who passed ammy under Ipaibetic circumstances at a hospital in- Liv- lerpool. -his netuza. irota Aatencu. ( "Fancy condensed milk in Gower! I sbcmld never have believed it (writ eg a visi- tor) had 1 not been served with it lor tea during a rcccnt visi*. Shop eggs will be the next thing, and then we may look for for- eign hams." Major Sincia-ir, the chainruan of the Swan- sea Electric Lighting and Tram war Commit- tee, was on Sawirdsy appointed a member of the Cooncil of the Incorporated Municipal EJcctric A«sociai:ien. ,H Ulverto^ IK-4 oner of I no wimUv borought, of Waias has bew rwpre- sen6e<t on that Iwiv. Axnmtg people wiio take an in-tesest- in navHi rnatter.z, k""f':ll regret is felt that t-!ie c-ftr-fiTt of tRi>yal yacht- on tiv 20t4i June is unlikely to include one of the COUTKIV type of ottsen-, which at'aanfi 24 knots anhc,u:, and i?< the la-steet in the worid. 11. M.S. Suffolk lues actually <k,oc 25 knof.-< an hour. Rev. Seldon Morgan, M.A., worked the lantern at the Swansea Jews' fectiire. he managed fairly well with thu Chinese, Mon- gol, and Abyssinian languages, but when the Pash-tu," or Afghan Jew language wiis reached tii, rev. gentleman got the slide up- side down, to the ini^nse delight of several smah ooys at the back of the building. One of the hymns sung on ¡,he occasion of the King's marriage by the Sunday School children of Trinity Chapel, Park-street, Swansea, was a bit personal. As his wor- ship entered the school the children rose and sang a hymn commercing: "Lord, 'tis our earnest prayer, That Thou woulds't bless the mayor, With saving grace," and went on to petition for the mayor other good things. C frpbadn CoiquiKMHrs KieH of wliat is lie- ce^ary to keep the crowd in CIKXJC on the 20tb Ju1- does not meet general acoeptaaic?. rii^re ,A a toleraWy genemJ xmpreavion basted upon t.hA of the lioval visit in x381, that tl)() much, rajt>her tha n Uyo little is abom, to be spent, on barricades, and that 'ar ifany police a«e tt> be imi.port.ed. Wvth a route of neewly four miles, lai-g«ly through wide thorough fares, dangerous con- get^on is whaiy tlawaxrant-ed, uniee%? the polios permit crowds to gat.her in exoe^iv^ numbers at certain point6. It is a matter of common experience that tt'leeoever a I-at-gle, number of x»vit-a^ian« høxe to be issued, no human arraajgemeni for se- lecting tbe invited if. oapaWe of preventing diiappcMntanent.. The Harbour l*>t of guaste for the lurtcheom on the occasion of I t he Royal visit, is aUegei to hctve been more than usually defective in that respect. Scores, if not hunAtedt, of those on the list, it is aaid. have no claim -w»iiatever to be there, whilst an even La<rger .number with are left. out in the coid. Tbe as&rtion. therek>re, that dis-eatisstaotion is deep and' wide-iKpiieBd, is ait least intellig-ibte. The story is told of the old gen- tleman who, when on a visit to Llaueltv, be- came transfixed with one of the works stacks which looked like the leaning tower of I'isa. A townsman, observing the old gentleman's up-turned gaze, inquired what it was that tickled his curiosity. "Well," replied the old chap, "I have been watching for about two hours, f am expecting that stack to fall down every minute I" The stranger ap- peared disappointed when informed tha.t he would have to wait a good deal longer he- fore the stack came down, as it had been in that crazy-looking state for nearly a hun- dred years! l' Lord Swansea, who is announced to be so seriously ill that ho will be unable to re- ceive the King and Queen when they go to Swansea to open the new dock, is the son of the first baron, so long known as Sir Hus- sey Vivian, who sat in Parliament first for Glamorganshire, and later for the town from which he took his title for forty-one years, I and was rewarded at the expiration of that remarkable record with a peerage. He is a cousin of Lord Vivian, fourth baron, and, like him, trace, his descent to the. Cornish Vivians-the Vivians of St. Columb—■who flourished in the time of the seventh Henry. The prose:]f baron is fifty-six, and succeeded to the title ten years ago. He is unmarried, and the heir to the barony is his haif- brother, Odo Richard Vivian, son of the first Lord Swansea's third wife: who was the daughter of the third Lord Macdonaid. 'II The Cardiff Cricket Club t,€nt fttKyn a strong batting side to play the m.-rvrn makh with Swirwea on Saturday, aaid it "s an ccen secret that the eleven were animated t v a stern determination to retrieve their easy defeat earlier in the season at Cardiff. In this, however, they cannot. be considered to have been successful. The home team, after winning the toes, put together the very creditable <score of 505 for nine wickets, and then declared their innings at a.n end. The CVirrHffia>ns aiterwarde knst six wickets in making 187, and jus all tlieir best batsmen were out, it ? a. rea.sonable prefcumption that if time had not put, an end to Ihe g-am.), iinothcr defeat woutd liavc been fmffered By the way. a. powrt of ■ <x>at;rovers.y wi-frh crkieters w*>, wi»e<ti>er the Swansea captain showed good jiuigmeirit in delaying the- "de- claration il until ]Vmr o'clock. (f he liad called his men out at 3.30. when tihe Cbt-- dtffiana had over 250 to make, there is at. least a. sporting dbance that the whole side would ha,v>e been difjptweed of bofore t hat- total was resiehed, and another victory registered for Swaneea. Among the members of hhc Swansea, Cooancil Utero is a strofig teehing of iresent- nient- at wliat they regard as the high-banded WdV in which the Harbour True^ees he-via carried out, the arraTWTnent, in connection with. the Royal visit. At the oatt,,et,, two <.ommitteee~<nK> r.-ppespntAng tbe. Truwt, aiwl the otlier the Corporation, weir, impopnted, under the impre.ss.ioti thai t'hey wwiW ;tofe conjointly. Ono meeifcrng took plaw under t-besc Mxndtttons, and several point6 were discussed, but- .since then the Harbour Trus- tees Oommifetee fta& gtjne aJ>ead withoot con- ] stilting in the slightest (fcgree the Corpora- lion Committee, and the renuK i« as dc- c<;ribe<i. It may bo argued, of ooursie., Uia,t the cirifcing of the sod; of t.iie new dock is essentia-Hv a HjM-brvur function, and that the TVustee* well within their in f-reet- mg it as mich. But this is not aitogeitJier a light view of the ma tier; if at the. outlet tite (/orporatwn had aflHertod its authority, the chief public body of the town, If, *'>s practicsfcll^ cettin-n t,h,al his y the KÍillg would have rokoo: to it. and-to no other Uxiv for guidance. If the element odf rivalry Jiad been Tinfcrodueed between the Corporaition and Trust, it does not re«)uir<c much prescience to anticjpBjte on vrhteh s;do the Ivoyal prefer- ence wottM be fliwn. However, as it the Harbour Trust took the lead right aw^.v; made its own ara«ngemerrf*i, and retiuced the Corpora Lion mentberb to the same levwi as tOO ordinary 'índi.vidu.¡.l-hrok&, merchant, or teadewiian. AAaving regard to tbo fact Ittefc the iafees form a ooliaieral seeaimty for the. debt of tiie Trmt, and tJstt) ibe (Jonpona- tion Is pied^ed to m,,&, good any tioancial drtioencT in the Harbour acowarts dmring t-lio next. few yearn toQa es^eot of £ 300^7, the oaonot 00 beitd f haw acied in an aifec^e&faer jwSch*ib«pajfc in wva-nfy exciting ieeiings, which, eoeoei -or tebsr am boood ter&KLfr v&sL j Swansea, is forging steadily ah«wl. a.s (Mxe) of tJnr great, ports in the Bristol Channel. The Board of Trade rat-urns for 1903 .supply a suggestive pi,>o of evidence, win ►wing how it i-s gradnaJly owrtaking Newport. The aggregate s;w pnwnts for ISO:) at NevqKsit aoxHmted to 1.675.245 ton*. wiiUe at. Swait- sea they were 1.612,394 ton" If the present rela-ii-re ra 1.. of progress is suata.insd. a. yewr or two will s-ec Sw-inr^ea rank next to (ordiff I among t^ie SoutJi Walejs ports.. Since the M.ory ha.si gone abroad t.hat the writer ot certain lei tern in a, Cardiff oont;i>- po-raj-y, undertaking todirtet tkw Corporation <md _Ha.rbour Trust in t.h. arrangements for the H<Jv<J.I v.tat- is a woll-kn-wn member of the Councd the opinion of the value of t4w epistles Itas strangely aH-erpd, and nothing NO readily moves the wrath of the average trustee than the suggestion Unit the aban- donment of the drive through St. Thomas was chie to' the views expressed in the tirsfc letter of the series. 1 Imt the Ca,idilf element m the deputation to the Clia-noellor of the Excherjuer, asking for thti repeal of I li, coal-tax, imported a weakness into the ca.se, was. realised at tlie time by a few who cumid siee bevond their nosts. In view of the fact that t-h? timl shipments at {¡kit port during the past tix montlki S;IOW an increase of practi^aitv- JJ3tH a million tone, the argument that the coal tax has produced a nanotis eflect upon tika coal trade, hardly 1KJ<1S in t.he OhOO of Car- diJf. Tii, ray is t:h.a.t wiser cvcHmsels did not prevail in favour of patting forward toe. plea. for the "xxiihuition of the t. i x as applied too the lower graried shipped from Swansea. Swansea. Conservatii^es? have tn dioee anew iheii ^aticfcidaiie. 1.11-heal t-h c^xmjveLs 5k". Laiitl to go abroad. His doetois have pre- scribed for him a long sea voysige as an indi^Pe-nsoblc part of a curative treatment. Ibis involves wthdrawal from the position of candidate, «iiK.e viefcorv is not to be ex- pected wiitibooi cwisideiably more Irard work than the strrcken gentlerrKwi lias .either tlie tune or the physique to put in. Tlie de- cision to withdraw has caused unfeigned re- gret. iwiKjrug Conset vativesi genera/Ty, as Mr. Laird liad quickly esuabiie^ied h:imsali as a favouiite with them. No difficulty. Low- over, is aotttcipa.ted in securing another can- tUctaAe, as serecal gvaitioinon ate understood to he like Barkis "wiHin." Th*' iront Opposition bench beiow the gang- way in-the House of Commons is a favourite place with the notabilities among the mem- bers. "Mr. Alfred Darvies," says the "Pall Mall Gaætte," "lends an air of b-and ,lene- | volence to the gathering, though he has greatly disappointed the House this session, having, since his differences with unreason- able committeemen in his constituency, lost much of the sprightiiness which used to I charm his fellow-legislators. Less daring t-han his cousin, Mr. Winston Churchill, the latest deserter from Unionism did not make for the coveted corner seat. He took a seat next to Mr. Alfred Davies, who straightway fell asleep. It is a curious fact that the chosen of Carmarthen Boroughs is nearly always inclined to slumber when "ne of the recruits from over the way sits besKU, him." t The acifcchief wrought by alk^jed thought- readeiw and clairvoyants, in dealing with questions put by ignorant people, has been cxeinphiied in Swansea, thifc week. A ques- tion whether a certain sadder killed at Paar- deberg was actawiv dead-—tin-re was somo delay in the official report of fnis deai-h reach- ing the War (JtJioe--produced a reply in tho negative, with the rostdfc tlrat wheat a few days-ago a, letter containing a grant from fbe \Vör Office reached the widow—who after a widowhood of nearly four ycaj-s. r^maiTied m August last — the rejiort .ptn-'wd like wild fire thai, the soldter was still alive. It .-o upset tho pÓJr wo-man tba-t e-be was reduced for iiouiie hours into a, stani-hysterical condi- tion. The law whicli drops heavily UIWAI the -wandericg Gipsy, who attempts, to trade upun boo ea-edulity of the simple folk ? afipiuwriiy unf»»i-ejit as against preteatious huiibbngs wiK> carry 011 t he .sa.me business on a. much inoce extensive scale. 1Jrr. John Wiilcanis' oontioout. a^Kuraaioe iiotawithstarraiing, the minere' candidaie for the Gower Div-Maom, will Wive a stiff fight when the gsneral election comes. Tlie orth- odox Liberals make no secret- of their dis- appexwoi of his candidature, and tliie mebliods by which it was brought about. And there is a further factor of even gmiter importance to Mr. Wd$liams, thait so fa.r tie has com- pletely fatied to placate a oanHiderahlc bodv of workment ia the constituesicy, dissatisfied with him. The latost indication of this is furnished in the ressoiution .submitted1 to tihe Gonso-awm Chambc-r of Trucfe by the rnillxnen d that dietrkj., recoannuenfling that :otx. David I^ndall, Mr. T. J. William*, or v(r" D. Llenit'er Thomas should bo a.ked to ownc foi-ward in oj>f>oKition to him. Of the three gentlemen mentioned, the young squat*; of Mae.-rVgwearnen. is by fao tlie lJJOLoOIt, proliable <andttfcfc(e. He has time, ahrlity and means, ana if inchsoed to contest, tbe constituency, will comnwsKt a great, fcrfiowiug. Itio da-ily patpets give, from day to day, inore, or less contradjctory as to what is to take f>W*j when the King and. Queen visit, Swansea on the 20th inst. These might, 00 supplemented by another list of events that- are unlikely to liap.peqi3 which would include the following: Tbejie w;iit( be no fwe-works, no d:L,;qt.ibtLtwm of medal* to tine cftiktren, or anybody etee, no tea, or other treat, for the laitter, no tableaux. And there vjill be no procession in the propor eejiise of the teitn, exoe-pt for the I4oyal c<«cheb that will drive tlwough the town, a*x-o.napaj»ied only by the Yeomanry esrort. It Is expected that there would bf, eome Ineart-burning over thc daqxisal of the lurff- dozen vacant WBAC, at the RoyaJ luncheon. This exjiectaifcion has Tn a, meewmre been Tfo4- i^ied. Tlwi Cormcil adopted th.e '-my seneiWe coume of allotting the places* of honour to the fihree oldeet meanbens. Despite tite exeelknt retjtwdt of the Wages and Dwipute Board, jn inainfainirtg pexoe in the tin plate tea do for a pociod' witltout lel in the history* of the kulrr, then? are sections of the workmen coretinuafiy (ieaoww- ing the orgsinisiiion. It- i<> .surprising that men with any prctemne to intelligence should be CAtliahle of oveiiooking the c-kbijns whieli the Wages and Disputes Bmnl h-at. o*Ub- Lished to t.hetÎr gnewi-udfe. They mav iKrt-ve grievances more or less lead, but nuanj- erf these 'f{Mllkl coM-inue, perhaps in an aggPa- vatrfx.l form, if the indwsrfzries l\dapIiAIl into tibc old cbaoiv condB&on. On the othier hared, it m rmpossibfe to exa^jtjralo 44io good' etfeoted W tine Bowed in bamsdwang Ntr^k«s from a tivde whrtoh wias jiaariicuteaiy Izible to t.bœt. Uuder tiieold regime- thtvemplov- ers "flwero^itwayK engaged in a eoma^etatoron in wage cujUwig, or resiestik^g tfeiinEwrsis for the. aboHtkNi: of oonoasssons ohtenined frMait the men under threes of iteoessiity. There jM no comgatnann btatween the ooodations tlieo,, and tliose whicfe TvAv* pretwaai, and PwRvy (&>, cfawaftr or indip3ctiy ixabeffleated in tinpfaito ixatoig, has^trandant r<eason. for H«*wig tiie ,«KtaMi £ iBnent oi 6fa*5 Mam aatd X^nate&. •PnmainT IWBWK There was a great haul of harvest, mack- erel in Swansea Bay when the shark was ca-agitA on Tuesday. The shoal accounted for' th? presence of tj>e shark. -+- W herefore1 all this to-do concerning the 1 disrepc.tabte sta-te of the Victoria Park—or dusti>e-,p. which is more truth-fnl? Nobody imagines s ■»-;• t Uuux a score. of j*pia,re yaa*3is of the groucd will hoC) visible to the King and Queen at any slage of the choral procKd- ings: the public wiil take good (arr, to hide its (vjiectacalar s-hort<-onrings. It is a- pitv tlie Park is as flat as a. billiard table, for ail practical purposes, 'inhere is nothing wetrsti for such occasions t-lia-n a dead Uvel ground. It ig certain that only the privileged meai- bers of the etioms, who will presxtmably be placed upon elevated ;Sta;nod3., and the itarrow tringe of people .surrounding the open space, in which will stand the Royal carriage, will have trie famteet, seinblanse of a- good view of their Majesties. Tlie plight of the re- mainder is easy to conceive. Tiie (ruisers Juno and I sis, whicii have been detached to escort, the ltoyal yacht to Sv ansea-, accomjvi.nied the'King on his re- cent visit to Kid, on leaving whicsh port a severe aocidtnt with n. rocket occurred upon tlie Juno, two seamen being kilted. Both are of 5,600 tons" displacement, stewni over 20 knrrts, an(I ca-i*ry all anrra,meint of eleven six-inch quick-firers. The Juno was built at Barrow in 18y5, and the feis a yfari- later. Each cairies a crew of 450. officer* and men, and the Leda, a small torpedo gunboat, <)lwrnt 12 veiirs old, has a cornpiiment eighly-tive strong, so nearly a. tliousand seamen are avail- able to reinforce the volunteers? lining the streets. The Loda ? officially detscribed sm a "t-offyjctlo gunl>oat,' and is one of a vory numerous class, of wJiicii we poseee-g twenty- nin-e. easels of her clarK have visited Swansea before on coastguard seiVrce. The Chief Canstable, to judge by his ex- postulations to the Council CoaranitAee on Monday, takes the task of saleguaardiug the route very scriou>s-iy, and .srugg»'st^ tlte fOX. treme measure of general barricading. ')'lte chief point, one woukf imagine, is the super- vision of the traffic along ULe avenues loading to and from the lioyal rcnute, and the secur- ing by the police tha-t persons who have once taken up a position shall ritay there, for better or wwec, and 60 prevent a cea^less conning a.nd going that would inevitably create the utmost, discomfort; as well as avoiding the po&sibiliiy of dangerous aocumm- latioiis of sightseers at inconvenient spots. 1 he Tu)ute at few jiouite- lendis itself to the presence of d, very terge nutaber c-f peopfe at any one section. The late Sir Henry M- Stanley mil was proved at wltevt to nK«t jieople, who forgot the furore created b_y each \olusme recororf.iiig his travels, and the big StUO& obtaaxaoJe from, lecturing, was a surprisingly large sum. But Stankv w;.iw always '<*• 1110111 f^e ^imp- last- of Ukstes. Froux his connection with the Congo Free Stat", which he fouriiied, there is, however, no re;tsc.n to believe he ""plucked the jiag'oda trw to any exteaxt wortli .sf^eaking of, attid his fortune 7n Lite main derived piw^y from his hterasry s-ucoesses. He had just somrnenoed a leotour- ing tour in America, under t-he doyen of loc- tuier ageirtK, Major Pond, when he reoeivied a telegram asking him if he would taie cha,rge of the Email Pa-sha. Expedition. R. was leceivhig J5200 a lecture 'the audi- ences were most kind, the receptions ova- tions," he wrote in "In Darkest. Africa"— but ho threw this up without hesitation to accept the post. Ivumed liesilh and the glwy of overcoming almos>t in&uperahio ob- sta;cle.s was asll lie got out of the Emin Pasha, 1'^Xfiedition. Neither did any his officers secure much lrsore, crCferal of whom paid £1.000 for the privilege oi a, jx»t oti has st<aff. In hks literary efforts though, and li i.« metiei- as jouiiuklist was never itoai)}y abandoneri, lie (iic-co-vered Uiat. the Da«rkest Continent, had a silver hinktg, r- The endowroeiit of the Devon ami Domet Ward, bv Mr. and Mrs. John Dyer could not have been more- "grateful and comforting'' to the Hospital authorities., ntade as it ww I when a. reduction of beds, as the only alter- native to a, crushing burden of debt wa» being seriously considered. In -them the ilcapit,^ has found fricnflri wlroee pcwsosswoi mast be sordy envied' by ninety-nine out of every hundred Itoepital eecretaries throughout the country. Verily a. gift in time is worth twice the amount donated V'I:nNt aftes-, at a peiiod perhaps of no espeoial financial exi- gency, a.nd Mr. and Mrs. Dyer reap the due harvest of gratitude in their liféUme" when alone thanks have a. ring of sinccrity and warmth about them. The etidow-ment. means a diminution of L600 in Uie annual ex- penditure, which sJiOTilfl pttt the -Hospital on a uniquely firm finaJWiial baNi6 for a goodi time to ooirne. Desperate as wavs its plight a few <Ia,yti ago, it is impossible but to regard it -as on the whole much better off than the a verage. But it is becoming dear that, tMib- lic, as apart from private liene^a<tio<ii« ar3 bdng expl<>ited as a spiring of revame to the utmost, and that, wbiil. ilie work is steadier increasing, the income st.EH remsai» on nxudi this 6Ti.me lev*1* Whether the suspic^ tha.t are entertained of tie efticienry of the H os.pt al manages tent axe not condsicive io the freesrtng up of one or two mope Blueh genernis eowrce-s of ireoroe at ihat, derived from the pbikmihropy of Mr. Dyer aanl his wife is a. point for reflection. "'1''9' Sir John Jones Jonkijis haw up to now liaen content to leave hi-6 exact political faith, in the same mist, of happy Bncerfaiat,y which enehcomds the, preowe iraturo of 1/ord I", bery's creed. The Ivit ki the fiscal crusade, and Iws a-bstention frcwix act-iw pohik») -j'()r the present have probably influennpd him in deciding tlxat tlxere is no very argent call upon hhu just now to becmno more explicit. Be that Ht.; it may, it. will surpriso a. good many people, who imagined. hie return to the old love vaM final, to learn that cm June 29th, he attended a meeting of the Li bran! Union Ciub, on the fiscal questicni. At t?his meeting a, hundred and eight members dtefiftjfceLy dú- clared few Mr. Ohoaanberia-in; and kxtY-four Free Traders walked out, of the room, and, took no fuw-her pact in. the ixroceecliirigs. Invmediately after the meeting t-lie minori^v --induding Sir John Jones- .Jenkins—field ;m "overflQw g-,»bhen.ug" in aaiofeher^ room of ting Liberal Union Club..A new organisation, the 'T'lriorost Free Trade Ctnb" w-a" lonrred, ai fxmnmttee atacted1, the Han. Aribtw EJbot being afPOÏlntal chaijTnan, axhl a tetter of resignat'ioin from tbe Club drawn ttn. It was signed by Sir John, and aihoo^st Professor Dicey, Ooionel Kemp, M.P. Mr. St. Loe Sbrachey. Mm. Fawecit-, Sir-F. WHfe. M.P., et-c. Tho letter ran:—"In owr opinion it h88 Ijeoome deer thaf, the Liberai Unton Chrb wiM be niffited to promcHe Mr. a-m- beckam-s poficv of Tariff Reform, xvhkix Iwb no cnjwioction wfaastewer with ilie objects for which ti>e»cteb vra»fo«*led. WEi, the uOOer- signed, whifet ranawiing cowvalneed Union- itAs, hereby lrsjgn ow tnetnbesship of the Liberei Union Club." Are we then to cwi- skler Sir Joim as one wbo has "webed," or as a naeno 1:ilroo Fooder? His a&itmki is jraxziing, wen in these days, when poiBbics arc af$0aeax&j given, 10 man to hdpJMn ia LUMIJI uliiief, li l—ii ^oam, The parish clerk of floiy Trim*y Cbordh, Swansea, can tell yoti the names of the. preachcrs in that; edrtVcc, and their texts, every Sunday since 1887. But- he -can t re- member the sermoos. A cow hekmging to a Mr. D. Bevaal was accidejrtaily shot during shooting practice on the Gam Goch Range, Gorseinon, on Monday evening. The name of the nrarks- man is a profound secret- Tbe r>nke asjd- Dtsches^ of Beewifort, wfe>- have heen in FVanoe for some weeks, are j now staying at Lfemdzindorl Wells.. and next month váll pn-y some vis'h« in the North of England and m Scotland, before i-etu-rnmg to Raflmington f//r tihe hunting season. The Dake and Duchess of Beoufort will probacy be at Bristol on the 14tli, to meet- PCTnosss Henry of Baifcteinbarg, who is topev a public \~isiit to fcitc city on that day, and they are to be the gwsts of Mr. Graham Vivian at Ctyrwv for their AfbrjeBtftas \H«5iu lto Swaosoa on the 206h, The ffate^f liady Btrt*>s hafil,Jn]y llth, when it will take place at Regent'* Jinrk. The. balkoom at St. Jobo« Locig; with its ela>borate> deooratiore and beautiful chandieliens of Venetiasi glass, is one of the tmest in London, and wajs, with the private chapel and spackw» library, built by the ia,te l^ord Bute, who aisv> added amcw/her story to the house, and. spent a, great deal of money in laying oat the extensive gardens and groauds, now in their full mid,- sumsmer beauty. The crown lease of the place was acquired; eome years ago by Lord Bute, who had provkHiesly been for a con- siderable time too Duke of Devonshire's tenant at Chi&wick .Hoo^e. Load Bute will if it be at his mother's bul], as he started a few days ago, with Mr. Walter MajewsN, on a. æJmon-tishing trip to Norwa.y, and will he absent for severai w:«eks. .b- Mr. Edmtuid Thomas writes to a contem- porary from Skewen :—"Reading the late Sir H. M. Stanley's idea of prayer, brought to my mind a well known story of one of the great explorer's experiences in Africa. He was travelling through a very difficult, place, and was with the front column superintending I operations. The rear column, which carried the food supplies, had been missing for many days, and, consequently, the front column was nearly reduced to starvation. Stanley- prayed earnestly that Almighty God would direct tbe missing column, and he used these words: —'If they appear in the morning I shall consider it a miracle, and will let the world know of it.' At daybreak the missing column was seen approaching." There sscms to have been no suggestion of a ball in connection with the King's visit. But there was tha realty great one on the occasion of his Ma- jesiyy's marriage, in '62 — a dance, as a local journal put it, rn which all classes (.f the cwmnunity could unite. The great tremble was the lack of a suitable room, the. Albert Hall Q»>t having yet been erected. There was, it would seem, some homonr in the Council even in these far-off times. Dur- ing the commit tee's debate, it had been pro- posed to secure for the ball about 120 feet of a 30 feet wide Harbour Trust shed, and it was urged that "sleepers" for the floor might be obtained troni the railway. 'Sleepers are not wanted in a ball room," said Mr. Vivian. When conversation dta-fted on to the Assembly Rooms as a. venue, another member threw out too suggestion that danc- ing should be la Spnrgeon, ladies in one rQOffiand gentlemen in another." This wasn't acted on, and, in spite of every ob- stacle the bail was attended by about 3OJ, and nreved a brilliant success. "Alaw LiynteU" (Mr. W. J. Gwilym) is the author of the subjoined verses in Welsh which will/be sung by tbe maesed choir at the ceremony by the King and Queen of cTit- tkig the frrsi sod oi Swansea's new dock on the 20th inst.: — o irwyr hyd ddyffryu Klan, Yn agos ac yn mhell: Fe glywir 8wn gor-hoian. o Henffycli wetl! 0 Gymrn feehan, brydferth Mae'th Dryrn o fewu dy gol. Byw byth fo'r Brenin Torwerth M.edd adsain bryn a. dot. Droa Ymerawdwr India, i A Brenin Prytuin Fawr; Ai Pancm Alexandra, Boed nodded Dew bob awr. I tvisgo'r eurajdd goron. Hir oes fn cadarn Lyw; A Heddwch tel yr afoo. Fo'n ifymi t-ra. fo byw; Iftewu teyrnged i'w Fawrhydi, A'i 1-wys Frenmee lan: Mae caton Oymni'n toddi Ya for o fawl a chan. Dros Ymerawdwr India, A Brenin Prydain Pawr; Aï Fanon Alexandra, Boed nodded DTrw boh awr. TWkrkftit lioiir is that be-fore the dawn. The truth must havooocsnrred to many people who observed how quickly the noble gift of Mr. and MJ^. John Dy ear's to the Swansea Hospital, foHirwred upon hbe recent, diisck) Pnres regswriing the timmcial cfeflScaiitaesi of that, IrtstftiiiiUon. :M1". Ih'er's comiounication furnished a draanatic ckmsix to the king clis- -xKsion by the member of the management body, as to the expediency of roducaaig the number of beds in the I nstatntKMi, at tlie verv time when eounplaiinte are jt?eraerai that Kuitcmrs riawi to wait long to eeenre adjinss sion. litis is not the first time that, Mr. and Mrs. Dyer have appeared in the role of 0000- tactors to tho Hospatal. Devest and Dorsst Ward1 was equipped at, their expense; this meant. » present of £2.000, and now the same generous donors propose to extricate the HoR.ptel from its embarrassment, by in- trsdiUtcing an arrangement of gradual endow- mcnts at a cost, of practically JS10,000. A pathøtio cixxrarms feu toe, in connection with the gift—one which may partly explain. it4 jM that M«s. Door has for yeasrs been in cialicatc health, and havhig been a greast fiafferefr ber- pelf, her symjiathios nat-nwaHy go out; to the pool', who, in addition toO their poverty, suffer from the ilk* which ftewh is heir-to, A Swansea correspondent—a Town Coun- cillor we have reason to believe—writes to a contemporary suggesting a new route for the Swansea royal procession. "I befievo it is authentic history" (he. says) "that Edward I., tho beginner of tho 'Edwards,' visited Swansea in December, 1284, after his suc- cessful assertion of pre eminence in Wales. According to the annals ho visited Swansea, Castle, and on fcbo fol- lowing day proceeded 10 Oyster month Castle where lie was the guest of Lady Alma de Mowbray. Could any incident, have been more fortunate-! Here is a programme which could he literally repeated by the present Edward. The two old ruins are still ptc- tttresqwe stttd remarkable. They lend them- selves to decoration, and the latter is pitched on a deligbtfnl green knofl. The distance between the two is only four miles, and passes along a charming level road skirting t.hc seashore, lending itself to the erection of delightful rustic arches. There would be room for all ilie world to see, and tho whole programme cowhd be over in an hour or two ttras complying with the earnest wish of his Majesty. Is not that better than the pre- sent ploughed-up Victoria Park either on a hot or a wet afternoon? Oystermoufch Castle still has most delightful picnic gwacrters, aod his Majesty could be entertained, if desired, bv the Doke of Beantort, the descendant of one of tboee femkd bazoos who first main- tagaed-^t&Soya^ntaathti».«B'jlb< diaUitU"

"THE R0YA1, VISIT TO SIKAKSESJ During the poeft week these have be*wj ♦'sverai inoc^ifksi^ions in the pco- Stamme of arranpemenis tkv the ReyaJ. vx&i: the 20fch inrt. I.inffnrtenafcelT these how« meant not the int roduciion of new femcmrs, but. t-he abandonment of feaibwres preWottily upon or provisionally approved, •ere is to DO procwKson of workm-env, T^reaewaiive of the varied iroiswU** of the dTR-riiX; no tahfeaux hv echool cbrldren. vwnoemed with historical or descrip- trveof evenh. in the. <>a,T^r of too King, a*id only a couple of arches rdAÍfie(1 by loc-al manuiact'UT#>rK, symbol.) 0 [ Swan.^x pro- d^ucts. The 6tK»rtoees of tlie time available- is pleaded as the justification for not pc*. .^venncr with t-i>c^ distinctive novelties. In a measure the pIe-do mtwt stand, though not, free from suspecion that an absence of t-lie fleoesssary enthiK«ofni on the part of those upon whom tho burden of the work would fall is .v~ a factor. In any event the result Ks that the spectacular side of t-he occasion has bean shorn of pr»ct-k:a.l-ly every novel or distinctive element. Tlie sirring by maaaorl choirs—a feat,wire scarcely ever ahsent. from POPUI-a-r I'ecept.ione of Roj'ak-y ki this corcntrv alone leinajns, in so far as the mae& of the ptthlic are epnoernerl, I 1-w Harbour Trust at the outset fixed upon a, lunc'neon as its chief and. only contribution to the festivity, and apart froux the decorating of the harbour and the provision of two &ta.nda ojte for the. ¡::OUŒts at the luncheon, and the other for c, a,,„•■(] choif-its pa-rtic^ijwtmi egras aim en<is wcth it. For t ho town a inert, c-Jahora^e prograimne was origina-My projected, bat. Mi the result there is unlikely » be more done than the decorating, 1M.ln. eadfflxg, aiKi facing of the streets, a.nd t-ho ACONNNODATNIG at LW pc)iiAE, in ALEX„ andia-raad and. WaJter road of an a t and a children's choir. On eannot lie daiiued e DTogltHrMnc, as now outlined, is an m>)iiovement upon that of 1381-on the OOIl- 3TY' 18 n^cli less attractive a-nd ambi- twis 1« the general public there is oniy +^e V> V<e Li^ prmcipal by ? a,kfl such colour a nd »}*»tii- j r effect as may be produced by 2,000 JOx eeaife. ajvd certain araiounfc of decora- tion and tlhxmmation. '.n>eir howewer will probably be tbe lea.t affected b> any Khoi-t«>mings in this regard; for them t-he demonstrateon of tl>e lovalt-v that is r/i^T' Wffl ra°Te U'° ex* of artHKtacaiaoHB as a pepjwl prograantne Lr?re"(,o "tfr- tnat the situation from the i^r slaaid- T trmn tl» common- place by the presence in the town of a na,va.l 0^ The Wo cruisers and gmibo.^ the Royal yacht will have between hem a complement of approximaitelv 1,000 men, and if one half of those are landed'on tlie 20f-b, and the remainder on the 21: an attsraction will not be to iw,k. The preparations poetnlate an enormwis influx of people which is tolenibly sa-fe in the cir- cumstanoes and also a. oonsklcrabk» amxount of trouble in controlling and regulating tlie crowds, which is Je."b <.«rt.ain. The 2.000 wlunleet?? can line the street a.t va.rd inter- vals from Wind-street Bridge 0) Mansed- the lantwer streets wr.e.-ne the cnwds are likely to be thickest arc. to be strongly bar treaded. ConsequeaUy if. &I. wmrs of caution carried, to excess on the pari Dot tlie Chief Contable. to require "|X>1 ice wriniorceaiien&i of seyen or eight, bunched men, at an cost- of £a,500. Ap- ]>roM-h,:rl through the right channel by t-he proper part.e^ we have no doubt that the, Memoes of 500 blues-jackeits could be ftsen-red to laaintaiii w dea-, thea^by disparaging with a <x>nsfderaAvle p*oportv>n of the pt^$e. -Jwlging by past experience, there is (ess rather t han more of the u^?ual difficuit y in managing a crowd in Wales, and as the drive through the town takes pLClJOO in full daylight, and. the ramie- is nearly four miles" long, we wonH ;axtacipatc no uuseomly h;tp yiennngs if the police, contingent, wer^ red by half. The people who will assemble on 20fch are an oêI. class orderly, and there is not the slightest, shadow of doubt regarding their rsepect, fund affection for their King and Queen.

BAZAAR AT MANSELTON. In Aid of the New St, Michaels', (By Gwen.") The people of St.. Michael's Church, Man- s el ton (St. John's Parish), Swansea, can proudly claim a good many things to their credit at their bazaar, which was opened on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Charles Eden. As a congregation they have done well, and it now only remains for those interested in the work of church extension to do ?fceir share for a well-deserved success to be scored. The object of the effort is to raise money to- wards the -01,200 to £1.500 required for the furnishing, etc., of the new church which is to be ouilt, and towards which it, will be re- membered Mr. CHvn Vivian made the hand- some gift of £ 4,000. Without any prelimin- ary devotional exercises, the Rev. Chaloner Lindsey remarked that it was unnecessary to introduce. Mrs. Eden to the, company it was also well known for what. purpose the sale was held. The rev. gentleman enumerated several big items for which money would have to be provided—bbe sIte. architect, seat- rng accommodation — arid having compli- menter! the workers on their efforts, he ex- pressed the hope that too undertaking would be successful, and then asked Mrs. Eden to declare the bazaar open. In a, brief speech Mrs. Eden said she was glad to be present, and congratulated them on the appearance of the stalls. She wished the sale every sue- cess. Mr. Morris proposed a hearty vote of tha-nks to Mrs. Eden for her service, Mr. T. Thomas (the energetic secretary) seconded, and the motion was carried, and briefly ac- knowledged. The stall-holders were as fol- lows:—St. Michael's: Mesdames Gregory, Thomas, Bailey. Duggan and Holland; fancy. Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Burman, Misse& Howell and Gregory sweets. Misses Rapsev, James and Powell fruit, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Green, Miss Cook: St. John's stall, Mrs. ( haloner Lindsey, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Mor- gan, Miss Davies, Miss Dicks; books, Mrs. Price; post-office, Miss Davies; toys, Misses Colwill, Collard and Jones; china, Mrs. Jones Powell, Mrs. Needham, Mrs. Rapsey, Miss L. Davies, Mrs. S. Morgan; bachelors, Rev. Hugh Rees, and Messrs. J. B. V eo, C. Green, B. Gregory, P. Jones; flower stall Mrs. J T. Martyn, Miss Oltey, Misses Biewitt. Refreshments were served in a large marquee and under the superintendentship of MTS. Rees. who was assisted by a, number of lady members of the congregation. Mr. Jones presided over t-he shooting gallery, and Mr. Hanney's military band rendered selections during the afternoon. The sale is to be opened on Thursday by Mrs. John Olasbrook.

Welsh Volunteers' Strength. A/cording 1.0 the annual return of the Vol- unteers far 1905, the following are the local lorces: — Artillery.—-Glamorgan, 49 officers, 3,289 men, 74 non-efficients. Infantry.—Glamorgan, 114 officers, 3,021. men, 399 non efficients; f'arma.rthen, m officers, 555 men, 22 non-efficients. Bearer Companies.—Glamorgan, 3 officers, 61 men, 6 non-efficients. The percentage of non-efficients is de- scribed as being much below the average.

"Mr. John Williams is not going to have n walk over in the Gowr Ttivision if the steelsroeSteTS can bdp it," says a contem- porary. "There is an impeession abroad that Mr. WSfiaans bad somettiing to do with depriving Mr. John Hodge of the seat, and now it appears to be a game of tit; for tat." But V-bY doi^ir tie opposii^on -prorktce tbetr p*att?

1IR. C, W, L*IRD WITHDRAWS. Conservative Candidate in Ill- Health. Mr. C. W. laird, of Birkenhead, has wntterL to t.be chairman oi the Svmnsea. Con- swrTative Association, starting that as his beartn bM not. reterned to him, he is advised by his .Lp?e<lical men-to take a long sea voyage, and consequently he will be a w-av from this emmtry for some time to come. Kor these reasons Mr. Laird says he is very reluctantly compelled to withdraw from the Conservative and Unionfst candidature of Swansea. Mr. Laird, in his letter, speaks in the warmest terms of the reception be has met with from Swansea, Conservatives, and says that if he can do anything in the future for the cause at Swansea, he, will cordially do it. Upon being asked whether this decision was irre- vocable, Mr. Laird replied re-affirming that it was unalterable because of the state of his health, and adding :—"I am only doing my '-pg duty and considering the best interests of the party by vacating my candidature. I shall rely'on you to express to the Executive Committee and generally to my friends in Swansea my deep-sense of obligation to them and my keen regret at having to 'knock under' before the contest. If I get really fit again. 1 hope to once more take an active part, ir. politics. .At a meeting of the Exe- cutive, Committee of the Swansea Conserva- tive Association on Tuesday evening, the fol- lowing resolution was passed — "That the Executive, Committee of the Swansea Con- servative Association hears with profound re- gret that the state of Mr. Laird's health necessitates his leaving the country at once, and precludes him from taking any part in political work for some time to come. The committee tenders its hearty thanks to Mr. ■Laird for the services he has already ren- dered to the cause in Swansea, and deeply sympathises with him in not being permitted oy his medical advisers to allow his name to go before t.he Council as the Unionist can- didate for the borough. The committee earnestly hopes that Mr. Laird may soon re- cover his health and be era-bled to continue active political work." The terms of Mr. Laird's letter leaving no room for doubt as to the decision of Mr. Laird, a suggest/on asking him to reconsider his withdrawal was not persevered with. During the short period tia had been connected with Swa-nsea, Mr. Laird made many friends, and was rapidly winning his way in the esteem of electors of all shades of political opinion.

ASHORE OFF THE LIGHTHOUSE. Swansea Steamer's Mishap Off the Mumbles. Steering Gear Brake Down. The s.s. Lilian, 1,100 tons, from Tunis, with cargo, while making Swansea Bay to dock in the harbour shortly before 12 o'clock on Wednesday morning, ran aground on the Mumbles Head near that familiar spot known as Bob's Cove. The Beaufort, pilot- boat was promptly on hand, as well as some shore craft, to render assistance, but the tide being on the ebb, nothing could be done but await the flow. If, however, she does not succeed in getting off by then, she i" feared to be in some danger ot breaking up in her present position. No danger is ap- prehended for the crew. The Mumbles lifeboat and rocket appara- tus were despatched about half-past twelve. It was then elicited that the Lilian's steer- ing gear had broken down at the crucial moment. It is feared that the steamer has sustained in jury to the plates in her bottom. A rocket t-hat was fired failed to reach the steamer, but i-iie lifsboat stood by to render any necessary aid. LIFEBOAT'S ASSISTANCE NOT REQUIRED. From inquiries marie on the spot the life- boat, under Coxswain W. Davies, put, out promptly, but being informed that, no 1:i1 mediate assistance was required, retur-i *-•! t: thc Mumbles Pier, where they lay during the afternoon. CAPTAIN INTERVIEWED- STEERING GEAR GOES WRON~i. A "Daily Post" reporter, who visit-el the stranded, steamer, had a chat/with Captain P. Jenkins, who is a Jlativr ef Pembrokeshire, who said the boat was 779 tons register, ard had 1,466 tons of calamine, and silver, lead and other ores aboard. He ai(i the weaUnr was favourable as the steamer am.! up chan- nel. There was a moderate wind blowing, and all went well until they got weil iti3icie the Mixen Buoy. when they put, to starboard so as to avoid a littte ketch WI); 'Il was in the way. Immediately after passwg the kt-tch they put head to port, when a pin II) the steering gear dropped out, unJ she gaar be- coming disconnected, the Lilian -%As it-it at, the mercv of the wind and cr.-rent. All hands were called on deck, but in spite of all endeavours she went on the r;:< ks, where she stranded. A hole was knock it) her lows under the water-line, and durug the after- noon tho engines were kept at fti,i steam pumping water out of her. At the time of visit half the propeller was out of the water, the vessel itself being only in a few feet of water. The coxswain of the lifeboat (W. Davies) told our reporter that he was waiting I lor Mr. Boulanger's arrival to decide whether the lifeboat should go out in the night. It is anticipated that this will be done shortly after nine o'clock, when the boat will stand I by the Lilian, when an effort will probably be made to float her with, it is stated, poor chances ef success. She is fair and square on the rocks, in almost exactly the same posi- tion as on an occasion 22 years ago, when the lifeboat met with so terrible a disaster. IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION. A large number of people visited thc shore during the afternoon. A capital view was obtainable from the Munxbles Hill and from the, centre of the Pier, from which latter part she could be seen through the cuter sound. The place, where she lies is an -k extremely dangerous one. At four o clock the ship's propeller was on top of the water. High water will be at 11.55 p.m. on Wed- nesday night, and on Thursday the tide will be eleven inches lower. The Lillian, owned by Messrs. Harris and Co., Cambrian-place, Swansea, remained 011 the rocks under Mumbles Head on Thurs- day morning, her position being the same as when she ran aground. An enquiry at the lighthouse elicited the information that, the boat, was to be lightened, and that, an effort, would be made to get her off at the mid-day tide. The work of lightening the. Lillian pro ceeded throughout Thursday, but it was not expected that an effort would be made to float her before Friday morning.

I IN LIGHTER VEIN. lie bafehtng season is c5nB3Mrgnr<nsig at S-waoeaa. Abeady hath one- ehaa"k heeniwcap* tured. Since the Scottish, miner surgeon's dib. cover7, a good nytny cripples are begianing to experience a Rao of hope. There will be quite a number of pec^kie— tncni 8t.. Throroa*—present at the? apeming- crt t.lie new dock by the King on "ticket, of leave." Enterprising dragg-iste are already begm. rung to stock cures and specifics for sore throats. They anticipate good bufimese on July 2l.«t. Judging by the Japanese artillery pnen par at ions they evidently consider Port Arthur resembles a tonic—to be "shaken* before taken. A hoarding outside a Swansea. premisag undergoing alterations bears the startling announcement: "Business carried on beiow; during alterations I" A well-known Swansea detective, has a first class beti story just now to relate—oi q struggle riie cddier morning with a coupie> of members of the Finn-y tribe. People who arc not veny much in evidence, with decorad rorns. of tlick- houses daring tb« Kind's visit, hu-ve at least, the coneoiing refc toil, that their tayolty never "Mags-v' The taea-n* of Swansea, ckunesfeLrs are ben ginning to flutter writlx joyful expectations. Are not seven hundred poficetnea to ha imported during the King's visit. Choristers a.t least are a»wred of a good view of his Majesty. It is wonderful what an amount of piwiouely hidden vocal takoi ks being urrearthed by the Royal visit. ""¿J.. A report of a, ba-We in Tibrt reads tike at chime of bell*. "The poesition wa« fsto-rmed underr a hc«.vy tire of jingab from the .long," runts a Klegram. UndonbtecHy the Tibetan* are very beH-ionee. So + Pare le Brews Woods, which the King will probably visit-in Go<wer, are*to hang witnessed the execution of a. King, by ha ag- ing, from one of the trees Nothing Jike surrounding the Royal visit with joyful moo miniscenoes a^id prospects! 4 A motor car ascended Cooeutuiion Hill aii full bpeed the other day. There is nothing very remarkable or exciting in this. Most people would he attracted by spectaWn of the same car ''deeuendLng" the hiN, at the s«,rae rale of speerl. One guaiwitees it would bring up in the middle of Swansea Bay. Unblushitig frankneiss is at leafi-t one of tfos virtues of tlie Pretoria restaui-inteur. Thus lunti an advertisemjent of one of the i-.perwrs, copied verhniim from a I'retorw. journal to hand: "This Conccnv, C, Our reputation for a Fir.st-cLast* 2a. 6d. Luncheon is main-' tainad only by Personal Supei-yisjon." A local w-hool is running out- of canes^ thoee in ut.c being all the worse for wear, I'eans of praise now ascend daily to the sirifla from the 6chola«rs, addjet?*d to toe County Coanc.ife, whose rcguLation« refwsm to author- is* tlie c.xpenditure incurred on the purchaso of new onas by tbe school airt lioj-H-y. .4 It. Blood will out—who d,;¡.r-o;; row maintain ithat it ife thinner thsai water. Read t-he fol- !lowing,h^ British TSfesfa match H.t Sydney, Nosv V.'aias; tiiowsawl wore pre- sent, and at frequent intervals iroofed, the referee." In Oid South WiJe^ now, 'twould be a brick A curious and amusvng melange was pro- duced in a contemporary t-he other evening. The linrfs on three separate dealing with Hoepitel affairs, and an offer to General Booth, ran, if readl a<arot^ the cotanios: "Gorierous Gift to Swansea Ho«pital Board; Offer ot an Ixtand." What the Hospital could do with such an institution, except aa a. dumping ground for a few surplus gover- nors, is puzzling. .JJ 1 A Swansea paterfamilias remarks that- he doesn't object to hit? children playing a, few war games occasionally; but they carried it too far the other day at I>angla ouj when lie was saluated with a sudden volley of small efco«et?, whiljat inclining on the beach; a.nd ^ub^sequently i-eceiwl the explanation fionj his olive branches that tliey were only "play- ing at bombarding Port. Arthur, with you for Port Arthur pap pa "It is a pure joy to Mr. Abraham to ejaculate (Utile, glue" in the llouw of Com- mons. This ■expression means "H.&r, hear," in Welsh, and the spelling dOr"5 not follow tlie. phonetic fashion here ado^t^d. The R-hondda member is a short, portly man. of m,rong <5ommon sense, a swopi .sinjj'r of songs ino refemnoe to Sir G—— N !) and the sijj f, of mortal whom yuu could imagine would t.e. gladlv roasted at th" sitake rather tlxaji cortijede a. principle."—McDonald Rendle, in "London Opinion."

Bad News for Aberavon, A rumour has been current in Aberavon and Port Talbot, that the Mansel Tinplate Works, owned by Messrs. R. B. Byass and Co., and giving employment, in all to 473 hands, will close down at the end of the pre- sent week. It is said the (losing down is rendered ne- cessary in consequence of slackness in the demand caused by the Russian and Japanese war, nearly all the tinplates manufactured at the, Mansel Works being in contract With Russian oil firms in thc Black Sea. Inquiries made at the works showed the rnmour to be substantially" correct, but with the ray of hope that the. principals will carry on the works if possible even at bar»» cost. Should the, worst happen it will be a ter- rible blow to a district already suffering verely from trade depression.

Swansea Glass Merchant's Ex- amination. The public examination ot Moses Alfred Shepherd, glass merchant, Waterloo strpet, Swansea, took place on Thursday before Mr. Registrar S. Home. Messrs. C. \V. plater appeared for the trustees (Messrs. Clarke and Dovey, Cardiff), and Mr. D. Selinc ap- peared for the debtor. Mr. Stater, at t-he outset, said summonses ha.d been issued for the r.am;na.t;oO of cer- tain witnesses, and he thousrht the Official Receiver should bear him ont when hp sug. gested that, such examinations should be taken first. If the public examination wetw taken finest the very end for which the sum- monses were issued would be defeated. He asked that during each private examination the other witnasses and the debtor should be out of court. Mr. D. Seline opposed oc behalf of the debtor, and said they had been summoned at 1.1.30 forenoon for the esiroT."At.ian, and he thought thatt should be proceeded witia at once. The case bad already been once ad- journed. The Registrar said the debior'* <n\enjeu«v« was a secondary ounsideration, bis IXCM being 1 at the disposil of the court- The applica- tion was a riasooabie 000 and would be granted. The examination ot .a.- 4otak pIaa8 iu raafwwa.

Chertsey Election. The. result of the Chertsey election is as follows: — Lord Bingham (U.) 5425 Thos. Sadler (R.) 4876 Majority ^^9 The figures ..t the last, General Election were: -—Mr. H. C. Leigh-Bennett (C), 5,367; Mr. H. II. Longman (L.), 3,000; Conserva- tive majority, 2,287. In 1903 a bve-elcction resu'.ted as follows —Mr. J. A. Fylor (C.), 5,700; Mr. H. H. Longman (L.), 4329; Conservative major- ity, 1,171.. Although 4 herr if* a reduced oris'-rvatrve vote and majority compared with 1905, the result in view of the elaborately superhuman efforts of the Opposition to win the seat, and as a Radical organ had it, on Wednesday, thus "seal the Government's doom," is quite satisfactory. LORD BINGHAM ON THE RESULT. Immediately after the declaration of the poll. Lord Bingham proposed a. vote of thanks to the High Sheriff, and said that was not the place to speak of the methods of fighting which had been introduced into the contest. He thanked the electors for their continued confidence in the Unionist party. It was not, too much to say that during the last three weeks all England liad its eyes ou Chertsey, find it would be- gratifying to know that, such a victory had been won. know that, such a victory had been won. Mr. Sadler, in seconding the vote of thanks, said the Conservative papers had taken a course in the election which was not a particular honour to them. They had, in fact, misstated on several occasions remarks the Liberals had made. At this point there was some uproar. Subsequently Lord Bingbani addressed a large meeting at tho Constitutional Hall. He said everybody knew that inaccuracies and personalities as Jtcurriloos as had ever disgraced an fiection bad been iralalged ia Jfcy tie Iibezab*