The South Wales Daily Post

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TUESDAY", SEPTEMBER 4, HM. NOTES & COMMENTS -0 j' Wc begin to doubt the educative value of the Eisteddfod when onufrouted bv I such a list oi test pieces as were s&lecte.l I for yesterday's event at the Albert Hall. jibe contralto solo was "He wasdospised.! the soprano solo Y Gru-dotes fach"1; aa-1 the male voice parties sang" Wyr Phiilistia." Is not this placing a premium on thf .parrotv singing whioh is the reproach oi Wekl) musical effort ? Instea.d of en- ¡ couraging Welsh vocalists to cut into virgin suii, such eisteddfodau keep them I digging at, the old, worn, unfruitful ground. Our n jighbonrs if the Leader do not eat ) tho leek with any degree of grace. Judging by the wry fa.cçs tbey are making aud tfeeir I eagerness to anticipate V)n1.ili(;!nt, thsi operation i:; hardly sinless. T^is corms of rejeofcitig go.jd advice. Wa wiitCad them at the vory outset that eo amount of shouting would afftet the fact that the Great Western iUiiway director* ha; decided to reduce tlia ccai ra4x.*s to Swsii- tm. But tibe^ ^rsevfttetl wit' a^eic- tions and right thoroughly qualified for the inevitable sackcloth and ashes. No dis- credit attaches to au occasional failure on the part of any newspaper to secure the first intelligence of ah important event, since neither precaution nor zeal can always prevent it. The mistake com- mitted by our friends was in assuming that the information was wrong because the Post secured it exclusively, and in persistently endeavouring to dis- credit the best bit of news that has come to Swansea for many a year. Swansea Watch Committee meet to-day. It will be interesting to see how far the body reflects public opinion on the subject of the Police Band. Theoretically, a com- mittee recruited exclusively from an elec- tive council is supposed to be peculiarly sensitive to outside pressure. In practice, I however, it is frequently found that even men dependent upon the ratepayers for their position, and, therefore, presumably susceptible to every passing current of 11 feeling, succeed in losing touch of their constituents. It is not at all improbable I that the band question will be an impor- tant issue in the November elections. A proposal that directly appeals to thousands of ratepavers can be made into an effective weapon for fighting municipal contests, especially where political distinctions are "t)nt permitted to distract attention from live issues. A singular idea possesses the minds of some of the Swansea District Liberals. It is that among the pos$ £ 1 £ t £ tt«s> «rea4ed by the resignation of Mr. Wm. Williams is that Sir John Joaes Jankins way be in- duced to abandon his Unionism and con- test tha seat in the Separatist interest, j People who talk in this strain argue that Sir John is really anxious to get back to Parliament, and, shorn of his Unionism, would be an acceptable candidate with the dominant party in the division. There- fore, his Unionism alone bars the way to an arrangement by which the Knight of the Grange can travel back to the fold. Such reasoning is neither kind nor just to Sir John, since his allegiance to Unionism has never wavered, and, so far as his utterances en- able the world to judge, his faith in the cause for which he has sacrificed much is as robust now as it Was when he frankly told the LiMiePy electors that nothing could inducebÙll to vote for the dismemberment of the Empire. A lean," who obviously voices the sen- timcnis of an influential section of the Tin, p'ater's Union, revives in the Western Mail the proposal first hinted at in the Industrial World that the workmen should take advantage of the prospective boom in the trade to demand- an advance in wages. Nothing could be more mis- chievous than the adoption of the proposal. It would mean playiiig the game tlint suits the Yankee protectionists to a nicety. If the em- ployers were capable of acting together, and with the craft set to their credit or discredit by Alcan, they vould welcome a departure from the 1874 standard if in- stigated by the Union. When the lean years come again the temporary advantage would become a scourge to tho Backs of the workmen. The more religiously both ein- T- 1 the s •>« A I' st. w '■ ■>. Sipre .Id tra 4 of the Atlantic, and a fable of JEsop would bo illustrated with disagreeable fidelity. While the two dogs fought for the bone the third walked away with it. Some amount of local interest is attached to the transfer of the London Evening News fmd Post by reason of the fact that among the journalists associated with the vontfcre is Mr. Louis Tracy. for years a rutmbsr of the Cardiff News staff. Ee occasionally visitedSwan- sea, and. indeed, on the occasion of Mr. Gladstone's visit to Singleton was respon- sible for some of the best descriptive work done for our contemporary on that occa- sion. Mr. E^ nnedy Jones, his working colleague, is'hot Welsh, as the name would suggest. At all events, he says he is not, and owns to Dublin as a birthplace. Both are smart, capable men of boundless energy, and, as much for their sakes aa for the sake of the principles out- namesake will advocate, we hope to see the venture prosper. MeSSrs. Tracy and Kennedy Jones have tor the last couple of years worked in harness with Mr. Harry Jones, a native of Hanelly, one of the most able I and genuine of Tay Pay's "young Jions," The holding of the Baptist Union at Morriston must carry back the minds of those familiar with the history of the bedv to that first of such gatherings nearly two nnd a half centuries ago at Iiston, in Gower. What changes have happened since listen remains what it was, a haniioi with a hundred old-time associations clinging to it. When that band of early sectarians gathered on the Gower, Peninsula, back in the ages, could they have foreseen or even hoped I for the day ^houthe desolate valleys of Wales would become human bve-hives, I and when listen, preserving much of its primitive simplicity, would be pushed to the background and be all b it forgotten ? Nothit.g in the history of Wales manífœ&J ujore clearly the irony of events than the "Hsplacement of land values conaequunt ) the discovery of the rich deposits of cur country. Those *Kkers who descended upon '"■ted the rich pasture lands lyit-,t. For the native Welsh- man t'l. v the refuge of the bare mount ">or and unpro- duciive enough • 'vealth was hidden under the •» v 1 ,ire out- j wr-rd covering, and JV vr .n: accom- pt-shed approprIator as he missed the II \>(;st part of the booty. [ If wo could but forget the differences 1 j which Iteop followers of the samo Christ | jioart^-fo^get tho persecuting spirit which in modei'B days, as of old, clothes itself jn fine phi'»$*s, there would j be no j si "iing note in the welcome that I would be ext nded to the Baptist visitors to Morriston. At a period when the Ohrisfcia» faith itself is assailed on all sides, and a spirit ot materialism hurtful to all religion is insidiously percolating tl'r^iffh the strata of humanity from top tabotfcom, tixcre is need of cultivating a spirit ot tolor&Tiee, and ot abstaining from erophstsisiiJg points of contention which -.viden and deepen dissensions in the Christian body. In no branch of human cn».isavour to uplift and purify the races tho earth, ii the duty of conservii^g emrgy more imperative, is tin. S3tp»tt0(i of •'energy more crimitially. i Trte fur^oa of irruliiion. Ii. vjwriorl- Hut tlx m a.tack. liwwov«i delivered, whether by straight blow or insinuating thrust, is invariably directed againat the same objective point, and the defence of the Christian citadel must suffer in effectiveness, while the garrison wrangle and bicker. In offer- ing the Baptist Union a hearty welcome as a body of Christians earnest in the faith professed by them we express the hope that their zeal in the cause of reli- gion will not be impaired, and its good effect weakened by their yielding to the temptation to run after the strange gods of the politicians.

"POST" PRIZELETS. READERS PLEASE NOTE. A GUINEA FOR A DRINK. The overwhelming majority of the adult male population in the district covered by the Post are employed in occupations entailing great bodily exertion in intense heat. In the old expressive language they are Gweithicyr tan. A want severely felt, espc c ally in summer, is a drink that quenches thirst, is agreeable to the taste, and is sustaining and non-injurious. With a view of ascertaining whether such a drink is obtainable, and, if so, of making it widely known, we offer a prize of one guinea for information respecting the best drink known to our readers. We particu- larly invite workmen with practical experience to let us know what beverage they find most satisfactory. Where herb beer is mentioned the herbs used should be stated. We purpose to submit the information thus collected to a doctor of position, and ask him ars to which driuk, in his opinion, does the least harm and the most good. All that the competi- tor needs do is to fill m the coupon below and forward it to the Daily Post Office, Swansea, marked "Com elation — COUPON. IN MY OPINION FOR TIN-PLATK WORKMEN, IRON, STEEL AND COPI'LK SMELTERS. The best drink is (If a home-brewed beverage add Made with (give ingredients)" I Name I Address A GUINEA FOR A LOCAL ALLUSION. Readers 01 standard books frequently alight on allusions to places, persons, and things in this district. For example, we have recently published references to Swansea, Neath, and the Mumbles, by Carlyle, and Walter Savage Land or. A collection of such allusions would be exceedingly interesting, and to secure the co-operation of the readers of the Post in securing it we offer a guinea for the most interesting local allusion sent to us 011 or before the 5th Sept. The award will be announced on Monday 10th Sept. NOTICE.—All letters in connection with the above competitions should have the word /Competiticm"" written on the envelope.

PUMPING THE EMPIRE ARTISTES. MB. CHAR1.ES COLLETTE CROSS- EXAMINED. During the first Empire performance on I Monday night, and iust after Mr. 'Charles Collctte had bowed his ftnalAcknowledgmeuts I to the iialvoes of applause which rewarded his delightful "Thirteen Club" patter aud chorus, he was watted on by a Post represen- lati\e, who very rightly judged that the modern Charles Mathews, the People's Charlie, and Mr. Co!loU« could between them furnish gome readable copy. I- This is yonr seventh professional visit to Swansea, is it not?" asked our man. Let me see. Yes, I suppose it is," answered the popular corned an. I came tirst with I The Colonel' in 1881, next with the return visit of that sparkling comedy. Afterwards I came WJth a repertoire com- pany, and in 1891 I made my appearance oa the boards of the Pavilion. In 1892 I managed poor Haydn Parry's 'Cigarette.' !.aat summer I turret up at the Empire, and now, like the clown IU Christmas pantomime, here I am again,' What, in your experience, do Swansea audiences rrdfcr comedy, variety, or | of,era ?" Reallv, it is difficult to say. They seam j to appreciate everything geod down here. They patronised Ti e Colonel' splendidly, stai.s, pit, and gailci-y turning up in large numbers. 'Cigarette' also took very well. You have seen for yourself how variety t ntcr- tainments go down," When do you expect to visit Swansea i1 again, Mr. Colletta Y'1 (jh, before long. Immediately after finishing my first night's engagement at Cardiff, Mr. Stoli engage 1 me for his tour, which starts on the 2Jra September oi: next year. That Wiit make .ay third visit here under Mr. t;toll"; autp.ci.-s. DUTCH DALY DIVULGES. Which is the better man, Dutch Daly or his CDneertina ? At the first glanee the que^t'.ou presi nts an aspect of absurdity, but when >oil t onsid< r ho.v tluit instrument ot' Daly's j ummes, and whistles, and talk*, and moves to laughter and tears as it wilts, you fin ■ it hard to believe that it is not as human as lie. Mr. Daly has been in 8v.a,»»ea on two p revious occasions, each time to the Empire. Up to now he bus escaped the interviewer, but, on the princ.ple. familiar to all Frcach studei:U>, or i 'ant Vti ia cruvfte ciV. au, he 0<1 Mou- day night lell into the naldtl of one of our representatives. He had to be pilloried, and tne i'ast was there. He was [rs' confronted by the stoe' question;—V/hat do you think of Swansea audiences ?" audiences ?" Dutch Laly is a cr.uticus man. as anybody can tell who notices how carefully he puiis itimse f up before a)lo«vi»g his patter to land him into anything I- b uc." He tij.p^d Mr. Albeit Mitchell a wink and murnmred :— Is this for a Swauaoa paper ? Un being informed that it was, Mr. Daly's wink subsided, and a look of serious enthusiasm took its place. Tell your readers that I adore Swansea audiences he esclaimed fervently. 1 tuwe never met any ptopie so appreciative, so cui- tured, so open-hearted, so- What the tieuee shall i say next, CoileLtef" "Say, EO Swanseificd," put in the great comedian. You will not be committing j out-self then." "I am seriously thinking," continued Mr. Daly, (but not seriously, we arc afraid), "of giving up Oly London engagements and coming to devote the remainder of my life to Swan- sea audiences." I Dutch Daiy, as everybody knows, is a music-hall swell. He has appeared three times since last Christmas by command be ore the Prince of Wales, and oncc before the Dahf and Duchess of Tee He lias entered i to a contract with tJae Empire ¡ (Leicester-* luuie, London) pf.pie .1' a term I of years, and tins engagement lseept him in I the Metropolis for eight months out of the twelve. His time for provincial trips is con- sequently hnjited." 5 ou are n .t m anv way conneeted with! Holland, arc you ?" asked our man. "No," replied Mr. Daly. The appilative j Dutch prefixed to rpy name was given mo II in America from the a ct of my having been the first to introduce simple German c.-t.. oct i to the Kug is'.>»i»e iking stage. Evc. yt'iin^j Xev*vnic b 1Ii Amer.ca caltad Duicii. ilauce ilutjOll—"(i' Pultili—-D'iliv

OUR NOTEBOOK. "AMONG WILD WELSHMEN IN LONDON." [BY THIS OWL," London, with its vast aggregation of surg- ing humanity, is, and has for centuries been, regarded by natives of the e islands-aud, indeed, by those of different nationalities—as a sort of huge centre wherein fame and notoriety, with either accompanying or con- sequent riches, may be secured. The City acts as a loadstone, although it differs from the magnet inasmuch as it attracts with equal strength the base as well as the pure metal. In the latter 1 am justified an including many sons of the leek'' who have sought, and by indomitable energy obtained, that honourable advancement which is the reward of perseverance and careful attention to duty. Many have now left that stage, and are gone to that bourne whence no traveller returns. Yet have they left behind them those footprints on the sands of time which form, as it were, links to guide the wavering footsteps of rising generations ? It is net my intention in this short article to deal with those Welshmen who have reached the topmost rung of Fortune's ladder, bat to refer en passant to those perhaps of humbler degree in the social sphere Nevertheless, many of these have played, and continue to play, their part in the great Metropolis. Now all this reads not unlike a virgin attempt at a sermon. It is not, however, my intention to be unduly solemn, but, if possible, to strike the happy mean which lies between tiio sublime and the ridiculous. November is fast approaching, and with it come municipal elections and football. But the greatest of these is football. It cannot, therefore, but prove interesting if I tear away 1 he veil and show the events that led up to the inauguration ot the London Welsh Football Club, which really formed the centre around which gathered all the young Taffs of the City, for London Welshmen are not one whit less enthusiastic over the winter game than their provincial kinsfolk. It happened thus. In the year of grace, 1885, Dr. Pryci;-Jenkins, then a boisterous medico at Bart's, and Tom Jones, a Carmar- then man, who held, and I believe continues to hold a lucrative position in the Chancery Office, devised a scheme whereby the London Welshmen could be brought together and a club formed, the main object of which was football. Dr. Jenkins and his colleague were then playing for the German Gyms," It was in the good old days" when Bctteson, now secretary of the National Sporting Club, and poor Harry Windet were in the ha.lycon spring of li e; when II. M. Jordan, of Newport, played for Guy's and" Monk" Gould donned the jersey for Richmond. Well, no sooner wa.8 the idea conceived than steps were taken to carry the project out. A meeting v. a.s hold at Andertons. We had to pay 10s. for the room it was a serious matter, for students r.re at times very low iu the wind. The captain was duly elected, Mr. O. h. Xempthorne; of Neath, now a full- blown and successful London medical practitioner, being chosen to rule the roost. The club counted among its adherents such metl as H. M. Jordan. A. J. Gould, Tom Williams, of Livvynpia; W. H. Thomasj otherwise known as Lumic," a schoolboy sobriquet, the result of his having possessed a much talked of aluminium watch while at Llandovery Roily Thomas, of Wbiiland; G. O. Raw, a Guy's man; Abei Davies. of the University College HQgpit¡tl; and D. W. Evans, of Cardiff. Tom Williams was grea.t at football. I believe he studied the law, but the college wags used to say that his forte was the sport- ing paper. But he was a rare good chap, and he was not the least enthusiastic constituent of the London We!sh. With the assistance of Rugby Union secre- taries, we were soon able to rig out a good fixture list. We had a dashing lot of fellows, and, to tell the truth, Richmond and Blackheath funked us in 1886. The organi- sation was instrumental in bringing to the front tho claims of Welsh footballers, and ere long the 'Varsities requisitioned the ser- vices of several players whose abilities had hitherto been unknown. The old ciub has, however, like Rome, had its day, and the reader is quite as familiar as I am with the sorry figure they cut in Wales during last i season's tour. There are, perhaps, few who have a correct idea of the mentai strain to which a medical: student is subject during his five years j training in the Hospitals. Of course, there are ¡ those who trouble themselves hue little, and are content if they can make just a r decent show in the race for knowledge. But the student who really wishes to make the ¡ best of his opportunities takes matters sen- ous'y, and slogs. It is not to be wondei e 1 at, therefore, that when the trammels 0: work are cast off, the students indulge in those extravagances which end in aching heads and empty pockets. The young bloods among London Welshman sowed their wild oats in II a right royal manner. We wera wont to meLit in a snug retreat I in Oxord-strect, and there hold what arc commonly known as sociat evenings. Ali Welshmen were welcome. On one oH these occasions Sir John Preston, M.P., ¡ provided, and so elated were the fellows with the success of the evening ud the football match which preceded that the more boisterous among shorn left at a late, or, rather, early hour, with the intention of "keeping it up." They succeeded so well that a couple subsequently found a cool and sequestered retroat, and in the morning—— well, some things are better left unsaid. But the historic escapade was on the night of the formation of the Club. Someone moved an adjournment to the Old Oxford, where the istroug feature of the evenings business was a ¡, Ù.\llet, of nation • A cab was ordered, and, in spito of the protests of th^ driver, the Welshmen idled tho inside and cro wded upon the roor of the vehicle, their legs dangling gvotcf qualy over the sides. Singing patriotic tongs the party proceeded through Fleet- street, the Strand, and Holborn. At the Oxford a big row occurred. It was in this way. A httie Frenchy seated with a Indy took umbrage because one of the Taffies upset a glass of wina belonging to the fair one, notwithstanding the fact that the gallant "leek" ordered another- when the Welsh representation was being per- formed our fellows kicked cp high jinks, much to the chagrin of the frog-cater. In turn the vtiwidierei) took their stand upon the stage, At the sight of them the G&ul went wild with J delight. The London Weisuers, amid cries of "turn 'em ont" from the audience, threw taunts at the Frenchman, with the resug that the latter became pugns.< ious, and subse- quently found himself translated to one of the boxes. He had bsen thrown there. A free fight ensued, but the Welshmen managed to got ciear with tho aid of a friendly policeman, who was subsequently found to be a Cardiganshire man. Later in the evening this limb of the law received the munificent sum of five bob and sundry drinks for the service ho had rendered. Four cockneys paid £1 and costs for having created the disturbance. Before concluding I should like to relate sbo tly an incident which is doubtless stiU green in the niamori ,-a of many Welshmen. It happened in 1888. One Saturday evening WM were out upou what is known in modern parlance a.s the "razzle-dazzle." We were emi- nently successful in our efforts towards elation, and had with little trouble succeeded I in persuading the Jehu whose vehicle we hired to take a wee drap too much. Him we t placed inside the cab. A medico, who is now a Cardiganshire doctor and a Justice of the Peace, took the reins, and the "boys" were arranged picturesquely upon the roof of the vehicle. A quarter of the way down Regent-street, we knocked ever a barrier, and our horse and eab were soon pionghing in the soft cement. A policemanjmet us at the next barrier and tasked for the driver. He a inside, was: the reply. The unsuspecting bobby opened the door and stepped inside. We closed the door, started the horse, and bolted. We made no inquiries into the matter. It was not safe to do se. But despite such serious larks" the students made good progress with their studies. Indeed, the nature of their avoca- tions rendered them of a volcanic nature, and a vent now and then served a good pur- pose. One of the beauties who I participated in the last escapade mentioned I now holds a. good position under the Local Government Board. Poor Tom Row qualified as M.R.C.S. and M.R.C.P., but when on the threshold of what promised to be a brilliant eareer, be died. T. W. Robinson, an old Llandovery boy, who was one of ours, won an open scholarship at Baliol, as did also Worthington Hughes, who i3 now a dignified officer of the Church of England. H. M. Jordan took the highest surgical diploma at I Guy's, and Dr. Cromwell Jones, now of Merthyr Tydfil, was one of the most staunch among London Welshmen at the period under notice. I

NOTES FROM LONDON. -+- [FKOM OUIt OWN CORBBSPONDBNT.] LONDON, MONDAY EVUKISQ. MR. GLADSTONE'S CMQUB. I The cheque for £100 sent by Mr. Gladstone I to the Irish Parliamentary Fund is likely to have unexpected consequences. It is an ex- cellent card for the Redmonclites, and they may be depended upon to play it for all it is I worth. One of their journals says bitterly that Mr. Gladstone, who kept his pockets buttoned while Mr. Parnell was alive, "throws £100 to Mr. Parnell's assassins with a take that and be damned to you. From the point of view of Mr. John Redmond, nothing could have beeu more opportune than this contribution to the depleted exchequer of the Anti-Parnellites. His claim all along has been that the latter were a kept party; and Mr. G 's cheque," as Lord Tweedmouth II naively calls it, gives point to the reproach. WHAT IS MR. HiiALY'S GAMS ? Meanwhile Mr. Timothy Healy s attitude is worth studying. A convenient, and doubtless I carefully pre-arranged, letter from one of his items gave ML Healy the chance of airing his own views. He has seized it with adroitness) and, from a long letter in to-day's Freeman's Journal, it is evident that he views the acceptance of Mr. Gladstone's cheque with as much repugnance as the Parnellite. The discredit of it does not attach to you or to me," he tells Mr. Molloy. "Every- une knows where the lesponsibilitv of it rests; and if they now appeal to Lord Rosebery, Sir W, Harcourt, Lhn Lord Lieutenant, Mr. Morley, and the rest of the Cabinet for funds I shall only shrug my shoulders." It is diffi- cult for an outsider to understand the secret springs underlying the deadly feuds which springs underlying the deadly feuds which have broken up the Nationalists into half-a- dozen opposing sections. But it is notorious that in this letter be is aiming his darts at those two devoted patriots, Mr. Dillon and I Mr. O'Brien. Between these twin apostles and" the Brntry gang," as Mr. HeaVs foiWwerS is irreverently called, ihere is a deadly enmity. Mr. Healy has probably a small majority over the Dillonites, but the two sides are very nearly watched. It would I now seem as though Mr. Healy was contem- plating an alliance with the Parnallites. In that case the Government is bound to totter to its fall as soon as Parliament re-assembles. The situation is a, curious one, and will bear watching. A CRICKET STORY. I There is a rather good story of "W.G." in the current Cricket Field." A few years ago, Mr. A. G. G. Asher, an old Dark Blue, ¡ was captain of a Scotch team that played and beat Gloucestershire, Towards the end of the Southrons' innings, Mr. Asner went on to bowl and took the last wickets. At dinner aiterwards, W.G. in proposing the Scotch bowl and took the last wickets. At dinner afterwards, W.G. in proposing the Scotch captain's health, ehaffingly described him as the very worst bowler he had ever seen. Next f year the Gloucestershire team went up North ng.iin, and the champion collared the bowling- In despair. Mr. Ashertook tho ball, and as he did so called out to W.G." to ask if he I remembered his criticism. "Yes," said the Doctor. Well," said the verv worst bowler, -V I've been keeping one all this time specially lor you," and with the second hall he bowled him. A NATURALIST .STRANDSD. I Much concern is feltm London, in eircles where travellers and scientists meet, in regard to the position of Mr. Trevor Batlye, who has by some misadventure been left en tho. island ¡í of Kolquef, off the north coast of Russia, whither he went last spring on an expedition i 4 in search of natural history specimens and coal. It is not known for certain whether the island is inhabited or not, and. as Mr. Batfcye was only provided with stores sufficient for a short stay, it is extremely important that steps should be taken at once for his succour) j especially as the lateness of the season will very soon cut off communication with the island until next summer. TilE STAGt; AS A MAItRIAQB MARKt.T. In going to the stage for n wile Mr. Justin j Hunfcly McCarthy has only followed a number of prominent examples. former Earl of Essex married au actress; so did tho great Earl of Derby and Laciy Martin, wife of Sir Thaodorc Martin, was, as everybody knows, Miss Helen Fancit. To coino to a more recent date, there is the case of Lord Clan- cartv; a.nd Miss Fortescue. of the Savoy, it will he remembered, only just missed be- coming Lady Cairns. The very latest prece- dent is, of course, that of Mr. J. M. Banie. A KING IS A RAGE. A funny story is told about the poor old Maori Kins, Tawhiao, who haa ju«t died. Ten or twelve years ago the diyeciora of the Crystal Palace invited his Majesty down to see the fireworks, and in their advertisement it was anuounced that the Kin^ wou^d tire a set piece in which his I own elaborately-tattooed visage would be the central object. The poor old man had been so I ill-advised as to adopt European toggery for the occasion, aud came down to the l alace in all the splendour of tightly-fitting patent ¡' button boots and a veiy shiny pot-hat. He went through it till all the end or the dinner, I and then he J.sk(!ù to be allowed to retire lor a short time, and was shown into the directors ornate room. They waited ior him a *;ood half-hour, u.nd as he did not come ¡ out again they went in after bita and found him comtortably ensconced oil u. couch and dog-ediy determined that he ) would not bud^e an inch. After all the advertising about him this was a terrible fix, and it was hurriedly resolved that at all hazards his Majesty must be got out to show his royal visage and me the royal portrait. The stru'uglo between the old man and his tormentors WL.8 .au^hahle in the extreme, and ,.i.eti at length they succeeded in getting him in to the perpendicular his wr.itch suddenly i out. lie glared round Li n t\ r an instant as if longing for a spear to hurl at somebody, and then suddenly seized his lovely now hat, dashed it upon the ground, and jumped on it in a perfect parosysm of fnrv. A new hat was immediately found fol- ium, and he was promptly toddled olf through a, jaree m##* of spectators, wi.o seemed to be impressed by the stately and dignihed de- meanour oE the Antipodean liOnarch,

THE POST BAG. Trains that left Swansea last night litera ly packed with passengers. The man who saw most reason for invitW ructions in the Ystrad excursion train WW one-eyed. Mumbles is matrimonially Inclined. !ff less than sevea forth con* ng marriages announced. "Fresh sandwitchcs" is the legend o* the shop of a certain refreshment cateret the Mumbles. The Rev. Oscar Snellingis up-to-date if. boots as in everything else. He now sport' a bran new pair of laced-up tan und**1 standings." Henceforward Councillor Leeder must dare be dull. He may occasionally be —all humourists are—but he must sp" even in gloom. What docs an adjudicator at an eisted^0^ mean when he says that a certain choir hibits a deficiency in the soft parts ? ]JD8f he refer to heads ? Of the twelve male-voice parties that cØfØ peted at the Swansea Eisteddfod yesterdi^ only one believed that justice had been in the adjudication. f¡I Several Swansea town councillors wer* be seen hanging about High-street near o office on Monday afternoon. They waiting to hear the verdict! it Four fife bands gave us a taste of quality on Monday. If there had another two we should have started exodus to the Gower coast. "Talk about there being no pretty in Swansea," said a man the other day. t even Morriston with its foul breath dingy ash-heaps ia full of them." Mr. Leyson describes a person who' been fined for drunkenness and won't it as "one who has been getting sober, has taken a long time to do it!" Mr. Ben Evass's present has a floor space of two acres. 1fJ the new parts added, the aggregate space will be equal to that of a decently-s"^ park. There was a representative Welsh a.udi- at the Swansea Empire onMenday nigbt; the way they rose to Dutch Daly's playing was an object lesson in pop appreciation. — (tJf It was of a well-knowu Swansea quadruped that Dutch Daly spoke on Mo* g night when he said that it was sire'd good Welsh stallion and dam'd by— body who had ever driven behind it. tfei l< We live ani learn," said one audience at the eisteddfod in Swaose* Monday, who was listening to the and fife band. I did not know until DOW ø it was possible to extract music from band." One of the down trains from Station last night did not start eight minutes after the hour fixed, but it away, nevertheless, in time to give the 11 jI last passenger a chance to curse his 1°** losing it. Ted Humby, after reading through graph in a contemporary which called Hum ley," spoke of HnaWorehip." left out some important words, all lP _< lines, said that the man who wrote it have boon afflicted with stammering. The municipal career of Councillor Hopkins has already furnished so much Ir^ copy for the Post that common 2rajil alone should restrain us from wishing 0 it terminated in November. And yet a grim possibility we learn. *.t'^ Am Englishman who was present '-j? eisteddfod on Monday remarked to a bour that the choral singing in W magnificent, but to a spectator it was spv-- by what he called the painful mannerist gestures of some of the conductors. _I ——— The lady who wants to know the »ddre^c £ Councillor F. Bradford will get no a £ S's ¡øø from us. Wild horses could not drag publishing information which would pro '# send half the Swansea ladies and a feTV the country spying out the best-ioofil* £ in the Swansea Council. TAG Mr. Pantycelvn Walters, the condue^T gt the winning fife band at the eisteddf0 Monday, hasjalready taken eleven prizeS 1fitlJ his band. His left breast was covered g silver medals. He ought to receive 9,0 for the way in which he has managed fife music acceptable. One of the Baptist ministers present øgast temperance (meeting held on Monday in Morriston betrayed quite a sasiness during the half-hour the Griffiths poured forth his W' eloquence against the disastrous evils 0 drink traffic.. tf The Mail asks if they are going Gower up ecot and lot ? A Swansea says :—The Mumbles and Gower is of great merit, and does credit publisher, and requires but to be gitpp°\ ensure for it a very large sale." the word publisher is a misprint f°r —~ » A There is no accounting for tastes. lagg^ of eight or nine selected a smsl* compartment without light or seats the homeward journey to Y strao day's excursion train. One ot Hj.erc was a young woman, and she was choice, not necessity. -tt.lø r,Øf.1 Mr. Albert Mitchell created no It :3oJØeo It tion at Llandrindod iust Sunday. happening to point him out as the )>f the limpivc, the natives, still <1^ 6ol^f presence of Bing Leopold's nephcn, I ot 00' refused to believe that his title was II Koval importance- # tcfk -gli* People whose duty or pieaS'^c„as.v 0[%S near the Swansea BOSPIb.J, on Mo 1\11' it experienced a new sensation. —ell, *.e\1 heavy with a sickening-pungent • ^fcu i Guy Fawkes' Day were be.ng F celebrated with a bonfire ted D* doUiii* ointment in which mercury Pre Surelv this is preventable. ¡}¡,J1 „re Swansea coal-shippers fterr«J wreathed in smiles on Monoay. 0rt fe the confirmation of the Pots** v\t G.W.R. reduction of coal that two of them (who are r.> airs, 'ff'tbetØ actually kissed each other s recording to Mr. Gilbert, furrinors do." J te»rS f 0<it One oi' our staff, moved to ce 0 dejected and woe-begone appe ti0v 0$ of the runners-up in the tenderly dedicates the following distracted councillor intrnent oil I the woe and disapp"1" Htili the cairp you u D- \ntr^eV^ Oh! that canvasser s appf you can never lill ltj lag, Trouble not o'er this ebort Beauty is not all; iaUgiiter Neither think of :-alU.ng In the Couneii-hall. < Dignity's a thing vrort-h ha So s utility, „ flir above But there's one thing »- No-t.o-ri-ety, fr»V«k What's it matter bow First or »econd-cla*s' So long as you've gpv 1 When for it they ask. tirW» j Fret not o'er your failure In the beauty show. But When next go in V J Let your wbUJi-Kr* grow • i