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An Awkard Position. Do you think two girls ought to be born so exactly alike?" said Char 1 ie Dacre, ruefully twisting up a cigarette. The other niau roared. How the dickens is it to be helped?" he said. I don't know, but it's^^easfcly nnisanoe." Are you talking o^^nose two Dennison girls? They're not exactly alike." It's all very well for you, but I haven't your long s;ght, and I declare to you if I see either of them at a little distance, or in a bad light, I can't tell which is which." And yet you adore one Dennison, and, 1 suppose, regard equably the other," said Bal- lautyne. "My faith! Charlie, you're a cur!" Now, look here," said Charlie. in an aggrieved tone, "ie it my fault or theirs, when neither of them will even be called Bella? That, would distinguish them a little; at any rate, one would know who was in the room. l'm goiiig1 to a party to-night, given by the respected parents of my Dennison, and I posi- tively dread it." Perhaps they play tricks on you," said Bailantyne. One of them is rather skittish. Charlie said he thought neither of them would play him off in that way, and piesently left his friend's rooms. He got, himself up that night with extra- ordinary care, and, as he was it good-lookin,- fellow, he presented a rather striking appear- ance as he entered Mrs Dennison's drawing- Tooms. He had been detained, so that most of the gnests had arrived when he cams, and his inamorata was nowhere to be seen. But shortly after he had paid his respects to the host and hostes3 the daughter cf the house, prettily dressed in white and blue, came up. Dacre begged for a dance—two dances. "I'm so sorry." said she. "but I've nothing vacant till the Lancers. You're a little late, Mr. Dacre, you see." with a slight accent of reproach as she gave him her card. Charlie apologised in the humblest terms, and the girl bestowed a smile on him as she was led away. Dacre went to seek her in good time for bis Lancers. She sat on an ottoman in a distant part of the room. where the drooping folds of a curtain formed a. shade from the glare of the lights. The blue and white of her filmy gown stood out against the dark background. Dacre hastened across the room to her. "Miss Dennison. my dance," he said, eagerly. "May I?" She turned her pretty face and arched her eyebrows in surprise. "How do yon do, Mr. Dacre?" said she. "Your dance?" "Yes," said Charlie, "the Lancers—you pro- mised—oh! I beg your pardon. You're your consin-I mean, the other Miss Dennison-and, of course, I haven't seen you before." Then, recovering from hi* confusion before the young lady could speak, he added "I hope I'm not too late to get a dance. Miss Dennison?" Having secured this, he sought the other Isabel. "Why in the fiend's name do they dress alike?" he muttered, in nervous fear of another mistake. He might be continually coming across the one lie didn't want, like a recurring decimal. Several times he bore down on a fair girl in blue and white, but turned away, deciding that he had only come cn an Isabel in another place. The Lancers had begun—it was in full swing before be came suddenly on a sofa where sat the Isabel. "Miss Dennison," he stammered. "I'm so JIIOrrv-" "Pray don't apologise," said she coldly; "I assure you the delay is not of the slightest moment." "Indeed, it was Quite unintentional," said the unfortunate Charlie, in despair. "I have been It oting for yol-" "I have been sitting here the last ten minutes, and yon passed me just now." "I saw a blue and white dress," acknowledged Charlie, "but some people came between it and me. Won't you forgive me, and dance this? It isn't too lat" "I think my mother wants me," said Isabel, rising with dignity. "May I take you to her?" "No, thank you." Charlie only got pardoned when everybody was going. He was mad with himself, but could not bring himself to acknowledge the real reason of his apparent neglect. He was sensitive about these constant mistake.?. They went on happening, of course, the one Isabel laughing at him, which he dreaded; the other turning haughty and offendtd. He offered some flowers to a Dennison girl one day, and she said demurely; "Are you sure they were meant for me?" "Whom else could they be meant for?" said Charlie, sentimentally. "My cousin, perhaps—she's over there." srn-l the girl. merrily. Dacre flushed in unutterable confusion, and took back the flowers, scarcely knowing ribitt he did. And when he turned away he met the scornful eyes of a girl who must be the Isabel he wanted, because the girI he had left wasn't her. It was quite impos- sible to present the flowers, and he made a crestfallen escape as soon as he could. "Hang it! I'll end all this!" he said, angrily. one day. "But I shall have to be careful, if I am happily successful, that I marry the right girl. It would be awfully awkward if I didn't." His opportunity sseraed thrown into his hands, for he was invited to spend a week at a country house where the Isabel was also going with her mother. He sat next her a" dinner, and to his great del;ght saw no other Isabel. > "Wo shall be a larger party to-morrow,' said the young lady; "my cousins are eoming." "The—the Dennisons?" Charlie almost gasped. "Not all of them-only Isabel and Lucy." This was comforting! And both Isabels had sucli an odious habit of dressing in the same co.ours! Why clidnt they wear diffsrent coloured ribbon, like French twins? He got along fairly well, with. great care and caution. One evening he saw Isabel Dennison entering the library. He knew it was his one, because she had nn a grey dress, whereas her ooTisin had worn a green one during the day; otherwise it was too dark to see her features. He followed her into the room. "The nicest time for a chat," he said, and she made a movement as if to leave the room, flitting toward* a further door. "Yes, but I'm afraid I can't stay," she said. "I o.ily came to fetch something I left here." "Well, but don't go-tay a minute," said Dacre, entreatingiy. He had no doubt at all about his accuracy as to identity; her desire to e-cape from him was a sure proof, let alone others; for it was precisely the desire sile had shown in t-he last few days, and which .-e took J as a favourable sign. "Miss Dennison—Isabel —am I mistaken in thinkir)g-in hoping-you know—y jU surely must know—that I love you The girl had stood still for a second while Charlie rushed on with his declaration, but ehe interrupted him hastily: "Indeed. Mc. Dacre. I'm afraicl-" "Don't say that," said Charlie, going nearer; "all those weeks in to^vn—down here, when we have Seen thrown so much together—I surely •have not misundrstooù-" A stifled sound came from the dim figure be Tore him. whether laugh or v-hat he could not tell; but he suddenly started back, and in ao doing came face to face with another Isabel in a grey dress. If the earth had opened and swallowed him, Charlie would have been thankful. This was the crowning disaster. Neither Isabel stirred— v htcM, in heaven's n atp e, was which? To whom had he proposed? How should he ever know he had goi the right Isabel. Ho recognised after the first; wild movement that he must save the situation. He ap- proached ifig newcomer, who eyed him di3- dainfuliy. "\fi-JS D('ni.)n-li!Zthd-" he began. Deni tl 1.4,i,bici "Which Mi-s Denison do you intend to address. Mr Dacre3" she demanded stiffly. "How the deuce should I know? It is nearly dark, and you both evade me." "You had better pursue your conversation with the :ady you seem to recognise best, and I will retire." The other Isabel sprang forward: Don't be a goose, cousin," said she. halt laughing, and you, Mr. Dacre, wait a. minute. You know very well, Isabel, it's all a mistake, and I'd have interrupted Mr. Dacre before only he was so impetuous I had no time. He didin't mean me at all——" Mr. Dacre doesn't seem to know who he means," slaixl the offended Isabel "I know very well when I can see them," murmured Charlie, nearly crushed. "Here goes for a light." But when a blaze of gas illumined the room only one Isabel remained. Dacre took her hand. r You are the one," he said. "Are you quite '8ur?" she asked archly. "Ah! that's cruel. Of course, I am. Wbat will you say to me, Isabel—forgive me and Lovo you," whispered Isabel. I hope it's the right one," said Bailantyne, when the marriage ceremony was over; "but' upon my word, he was almost taking the bridemaid's hand instead of the bride's'" [THE END.] 1

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Passing Pleasantries. m A man can arways tickle his wife with a.: feather-if it happens to be an ostrich feather. I A cheap coat doesn't necessarily make a cheap man, but it makes him feel that .way at times It is simply impossible for some writers to extract the trutb that lies at the bottom of an ink well. Truth is stranger than fiction to most people probably because they don't care for an intro- duction. "Now that his father is dead I suppose Goodby will spend all his money?" "Oh. no; he gets married to-morrow." "Give me the man who sings at his work," says some gushing writer. Do; give him to anybody who wants him! 1 THE HONEYMOON TRIP. Bride (anxiously): Be brave, dear, it will all be over soon! Husband: Yus, dahlig. Ugh! ynal "Kitty says she cried for help when he kissed her." "She didn't do any such thing; she cried fof joy." "What a solemn expression that Miss Cross cut wears." "Yes; she is either profoundly intelectual or intensely stupid." Amy: Am I descended from a monkey, rrp Mother: I dare say, but I'm not sure, for 1 never met any of your father's people. "Folks dat insists on habbin' dar own way said Uncle Eben, "runs a good deal o' risk in not habbin' no one ter blame when fings goes wrong." "Many a young man tells a young woman he loves her better than his life," said the Cornfed Philosopher, "but refuses to change the life he is leading." Mamma: Have you decided what to do in that matter? Papa: I'm waiting to see which way the cat will jump. Johnny (eagerly): I'll make her jump. "How about the children?" asked the inquisi- tive neighbour. "Oh," said the man who had married again to get a mother for his little ones, "she doesn't mind them at all." Brown: I thought you were a vegelarian, but I hear you eat mutton. Robinson: I am not a bigoted vegetarian. I only eat the meat of animals that live on vegetable food. Mrs. Knackly: What are you looking so pleased about, dear? Mr3. Pryleigh: Oh, I've had a bad shock. Such a dreadful scandal about our neighbours. Isn't it distressing! "What is interest?" "Interest is what a man pays you when he borrows your money." "What is usury?" "Usury is what you have to pay a man when you borrow h[" money." Browne: There i? no time in life when woman doesn't get in more talk than man. Towne: Oh. yes, there is. Browne: I'd like to know when? Towne: During the marriage ceremony. She: Indeed, it's not an easy thing for a girl to get a husband. He: Why a pretty girl can make her choice of four out of every five men she meets. i-ne: But it's the fiffh man she wants. "There is one great objection to electing women as representatives of the people." "What is that?" "Complications would arise should they pair with the masculine members." Artist: Oh, you think the background's "beastly," do you? Perhaps the cattle are "beastly." too, though I flatter myaelf-" Friendly Artist: Oh, no, my dear fellow! That's just what they are not. First Young Lady (examining directory in shop): I cannot find the name in this direc- tory. Ethel. Second Young Lady: No? What shall we do? "Let'3 go to another shop and examine their directory." "Paw," asked the little boy," didn't you say inn your speech that you expected the map of the world to be changed soon?" "I think I did," said the orator. "Then what is the use of my studyin' jography?" Possible BoardeT: Now, my friend, I enjoyed my dinner very much, ard f it was a fair [ sample of your meals I should like to come to terms. Farmer: Faat of all, stranger, wus that a fair sample of your appetite? Little Ethel: Mamma, I wish you'd wash Willie Prettie's face. Mamma: The idea! He's a neighbour's little boy. I have nothing to do with him. Little Ethel: But I have. We've become en- gaged. an' I want to kiss him. A young city chap stood in a back window the other day, and waved his hand and thrsw kisses at a window in anoth2r yard for an hour and a half before he discovered that the supposed waving handkerchief vtas a shirt hung on a clothefl-line in the atti,c* He (wondering if that Williams has been accepted): Are both your rings heirlooms? She (concealing her hand): Oh, dear, yes! One has been in the family since the time of Alfred; but the other is newer, and (blushing) only dates from the Qpjjq.iiest. "I think that I'm making some headway," said the persistent loyier, who is not in favour with her father. But I thought the old gentleman kicked you out whenever he found you' at the house?" "He does; but I have noticed that he is not kicking nearly as hard of late. I feel sure he is gradually relenting." He said if she would give him a kies he would not ask for another. "But, dear," she said, roguishly, "what if I wanted another?" "Oh, that will be all right," he assured her; "kisses are like sheen—when one leads the others follow." The doctor has ordered me to take plenty of exercise." "That's easy. Just wear a straw hat when you go out on windy days." "There are many things in life we should be pleased to see chauge" "Yes; I once had a bad sovereign that I tried to get nd of. "In Berlin there s one bicycle to every 25 persons." "That's all right; any kind of a rider cxa easily run over 24 persons."

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A DEMONSTRATION BY 50,000 MINERS ON MONDAY. Extensive arrangements are being made to meet the 50,000 miners who are expected a.t the big demonstration at Pontypridd on Monday. The Taff Vaie Railway authorities will run trains in and out of the town every five m- inutte3, and arrangements have been made that the various brass bands which will take part in the contests that day will lead the various sections of the miners to the Rocktng- stone, where a huge ma-ss meeting will be held. Among those announced to speak on the four platforms which have been erected are Messrs. Ben Pickard, M.P. (president of the Miners' federation), cam v. ocas, IR.P. (vice-president). -Tames Macdoriald (secretary London Trades' Council), "Mabon," M.P., Alfred Thoms.s, M.P., and Robert Smiiie (president Scotch Federation). Resolutions in favour of a minimum and maximum wage for the coalfield, establishment of a conciliation board, labour representation in Parliament and on local governing bodies, miners' eight hour day, Minea Amendment Bill, amendment of the Workmen's Compensation Act, and old-age pensions wili be submitted. It is expected that this will be the largest meeting of miners ever held in South Wales.

NEW RAILWAY MANAGER FOR SWANSEA. APPOINTMENT OF MEr. L E. BUCKLEY. I Swansea is to have a new goods manager in Mr. Lewis E. Trickey, who has been ap- pointed goods manager in the Swansea dis- tr:ct in succession to the late Mr. George R. Sims. Mr. Trickey has been chief assistant for many years, and has been under the Great Western Railway Company for a very long period.

ISALUTING PIC-NICERS WITH A SALUTING PIC-NICERS WITH A RIFLE SHOJ. A peculiar incident occurred cn the Gower- road on Thursday evening. It appears that when a pic-nic party, returning to Swansea, neared Kilvrough a, gunshot was heard along- side the break. A few of the young men imme- diately jumped out and secured the person who fired, and on searching his pockets they found some cartridges. The man explained that he fired the gun as a salute to the party as they passed him, and had no intention of causing any mischief.

LETTER FROM "B.-P." Major-general R. S. S. Baden-Powell handed the following message to Mr. H. G. Whighau; a special correspondent of the "Daily Mail," at Rustenburg, and requested him to com- municate it to the liress on his arrival in England. Mr. Whigham reached London on Friday night:- "To the Editor." "S:ir,-I shall feel greatly obliged if you would kindly help me to express, on behalf of the Mafeking garrison, our gratitude for the stream of kind messages that has been poured into us by telegraph and by post since our relief from kind friends all over the world. Over a thousand of such greetings have come to me personally out here in the veldt, and I hear that mail bags are following me with still more. So I trust that our generous cor- respondents will understand that it is not from unwillingness, but sheer physical in- ability, that we do not send replies to ecich and all. But, none the less, our hearts go out to our brothers and sisters in different parts of the world who have giv-en us their prayers and good wishes, from the gracious words of her Majesty and the Royal Family to the 'What ho! she bumps' of Melbourne. The wealth of congratulations we have received more than re-pays us for any inconveniences we may have suffered in doing: what was no more than riar duty to our Queen and to tlva preatize of oar countryni-en.-Yours faithfully, j R. S. S. BADEN-POWELL, Major-general. "Camp near Rustenburg, Transvaal, "June 23. 1930. "P.S.— In reply to hundreds of applicants, I regret to say the issue of the Mafeking siege stamps was a limited one, and cloaed at the termination of the siege, and that, conae- quently, no stamps are now obtainable."

THE ANTIQUITIES OF PEMBROKESHIRE. At the meeting of the Society for the Pre- servation of Ancient Monuments in Pembroke- shire. neld at Haverfordwest on Thursday, I Mr. Hugh Blakiston, secretary of the National Trust, being present, the question of the re- moval of the Martyr's Stone from Dale Castle io its old position at the top of High-street, ilaverfordwest, waa again considered, but no decision, was arrivad at, because of the fact j that the owne,' of the Dale Castle estate and of the historic stone at present (Captain L'.oyd Philipp3) is now serving in South Africa with his regiment. On his return it is proposed to approach him on the matter of restoring the stone to its original situation, marking the site wnere a Haverfordwest Protestant named Nicholls was burnt to death for his faith. Another subject discussed was the renting by the society from the Ecclesiastical Commis- sioners of the Castle of Llawhaden. The object of the society is to get the ancient ruin let to them at a nominal rent from the commis- sioners, when the society would restore and preserve it. With this in view, it was resolved to approach the Earl of Cawdor and the Bishops of St. David's and Llandaff. who are members of ths Ecclesiastical Commission, to use their influence with the other members of the Commission to let the castle to the society. A letter from Mr. Romilly Alien, of the Cambrian Archaeological Association, was Tead, in which he expressed his pleasure that Pembrokeshire wm looking after its anti- quities, and that it was in that. respect, as in others, the premier county of Wales.

PONTYPRIDD DISTRICT COUNCIL CLERKSHIP. Of the twenty applicants for the position of clerk tpjhe Pontypridd District Council, twelve were proposed at a special meeting of the council on Friday evening. The voting was as follows: -H. H. Brown, Whitehaven, 12; C. S. Watson. Egremont, 10; Coenso Jones, Pontypridd, 7; M. Davies, Barry, 7; T. A. Recs, Tenby, 6; G. Taylor, Chadderton, 6; Alun Morgan, Pontypridd, 6; W. Griffiths, Pontypridd, 5; J. Sprague, Pontypridd, 2; R. Hill-Male, Pontypridd, 1. The first four were selected to appear before the council on Tuesday next, when the final selection will be made. f I I IN mid

MR. WALTER LONG RESIGNS At a meeting of the West Derby (Liverpool) Divisional Council on Friday night, a letter was read from Mr. Walter Long, the member for the division, intimating that he did not intend to offer himself as a candidate at the general election. The difference of opinion between the council and himself as to extreme practices in the Church of England being cms of detail, he had hoped for a friendly contest at the next election, but the council's refusal to re-elect a president and secretary, appa- rently because they supported him, made him realise it was impossible to continue the state of affairs. A resolution accepting the intima- tion was adopted, one speaker describing the letter as an insult to the intelligence of the council.

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT STROUD. The Mid-Gloucestershire coroner on irnaay he'.d an inquest on the wife of Fredei-ick Morgan, head boots at the Beaufort Hotel, Monmouth, who was found dead on Thursday in a field. The evidence went to show that the deceased drank heavily and was subject to fits and hallucinations The condition of the body indicated a fit. A verdict of death from I natural can-es was returned. 1

LOCAL COMMISSIONS. I The "London Gazette" of Friday night con- tains the following: — i T WAR OFFICE, July 20. LINE BATTALIONS. Welsh Regiment.—Lieutenant Archer G. Prothero to he captain, vies F. L. Prothero. died of wounds received in acton; dated the 25th of April last. Royal Xorthern Reserve Pegiiueiit.-To be majors; Major A. W. W. Money, Reserve I of Officers, Oitcd the Coili alt. Major W. C. F. I Keld, R-ej.erve of Officers, dated the 27th nIt.; t Major J. P. Miller, Eaurvc of OtUcers dated the 1 4th alto

The Shropshires Under Fire. BROTHER BOER AND TOM- MIES LETTERS. CRUEL CONDUCT. In a long letter which has reached Mr. George Padfield, of the "Western Mail" literary staff, from his nephew, Trooper Charles Pad- field, who is at the front with the Shropshire Imperial Yeomanry, some very interesting descriptions are given of the hard and perilous duties which have been so bravely performed by the corps to which he is attached. Wr'ting from Lindley on June G, he says :j:"We came here Friday morning, and had a sharp battle till night, in which our regiment lost one killed and several wounded The picket is firing at this moment, and. as I turned over this leaf, wh;z1. want a bullet not a long way above my head. We can 6e the Boers all round us groups of twenty and thirty, and we will simply hold the place till the column advances, I have just been abort ten yards across the open, and as soon as I showed my head I had a couple of bullets fired at me. I got behind some stones and held my heimet up on my rifle. In a moment the bullets were all round us like a hive of angry bses. Cap- tain Wood and I were sitting behind a few stones looking at the opposite hill. We were not a yard apart when ping went a bullet between our hcadB. General Colvile, -we hea-r, is in a tight corner at Heilbron. and we are off to relievo him. We had to fight all the way to Heilbron. I don't know how many men we lost, but a good few After the battle outside Lindley we were returning into the town wlIon I was told off with three men to go back and bring in some wounded men. We found one of them walking along with a great hole through the fat part of bi" ieg. Some of the Yeomanry lost very heavily that day. You can't imagine how we long for bread. I have given 5s. for a ioaf. and th",t not a big one, either. We are only on half rations; full rations leave one hungry very often. On Monday we had a big battle near Heilbron. The Shropshires and Worcesters were in the thickest part of it, and for some time not a man of us expected to get out of it alive. In galloping off it is a wonder we were not all killed, for the shells were bursting round us. We shifted the enemy, and went across to their camp. There was a. scene I shall never forget. All the mails for Roberts's Army had been accumulating for months, and these the beggars had captured. They had onened all the parcels, and carried off part of the contents. It was, indeed, a pitiful sight to see the odds and ends that fond hands at home had taken so much trouble with destroyed in such a manner. My company is only 65 strong now out of 119."

BIGAMIST OR WIDOWER. At Bow-street. Andrew Anthony Perry, a boarding-house keeper, of Hanover-terrace, South Kensington, was summoned by his wife, Harriet Madolin Perry, of 7, Bunton-crescent, for desertion. Mr. Caldicott, for the plaintiff, said the parties were married at Fulham in August, 1399. The complainant was a widow, with two children, and the defendant represented he was a wiower. After living together four days, Mr. Perry threw himself on the bed, and told the complainant that he had a housekeeper at his boarding establishment, and that until he could get rid of her he wanted Mrs. Perry cO take lodgings and live by her elf. He a.lso told her his former wife was buried in Tooting Cemetery, but inquiries elicited that no woman of her name had been interred there. While it had been discovered that the defendant had married previously, no trace of the death of his first wife could be found. The complainant, in crosa-extmination. said a fortnight after her marriage she stayed at a house in Gower-stre»-t, where also a Mr. "room was living". Did.you write this leiter to your husband in November 11 last year:—"Considering- the un- satisfactory state of your finances, I consider the severance of our legal contract inane. I am, therefore, instituting a case of dhorce. Under the circumstances, I can never live with you again. I on't take you as a hue- band?"-Wltness: Yes; T wrote it. Three days later, did: a Ir. Cowdery and your husband visit you and find a set of pyjtmas under yonr pillow?—My husband found them on the cåest of drawers. After that, did your landlady give you notice to leave ?—Yes; next day. Had you told Mrs. Cowdery you were living in a land of luxury with Mr. Vroom?—I may have done, but there was no truth in it. The summons was adjourned for a week.

.of SPORT OF THE DAY. Today's lighting-up time for cyclists: 9.3. It is satisfactory to learn that Captain Macheil is once again convalescent. In a trial at Newmarkot yesterday Jen- nings's Mahilie beat Bethulie. Llanberis, and Current Coin colt over fivs furlongs. Diamond Jubilee yesterday knocked 2 l-Ssee. off Persimmon's record for the Eclipse Stake2, doing the distance in 2min. 7 2-5aec. as against his brother's time of 2min. 9 3-5se'o. Owing to the late arrival of trains yester- day at Sxndown Park, several of the riders in the Selling Handicap, the first race on the card, were weighed out after time by permis- sion of ths stewards. Tha draw for positions in the Eclipse Stakes yesterday resulted as follows:—Old Buck II. (inside) 1, Guidwife Diamond Jubilee 3. Jeu- rcsse Doree 4. Sk'.»p.is 5, Le Blizou 6. Simon Dale 7, Ambrosia II. 8, and Chcvening 9 (out- side). The frequent defeats of the Meltons (says the "Sporting Chronicle") are calculated to cause Mr. Sievier an anxious montent or so with respect to Toddington, who scarcely, with the prestige of the stable lowered, would this day fetch: anything approaching £10,000. Over ortcn, by Adien-IJady Why, has proved a very lucky purchase for his owner. He was bought at the December Sales in New- market for seo guineas, and since the son of Adien ha3 been in Germany he has won 3,375 sovs. public money, in addition to the gold cup which he won for his owner on Sunday last it Gross Berstel, with E. Martin in the saddle. By his victory in the Eclipse Stakes yester- day Diamond Jubilee credited his Hoyal owner with the sum of £9,900, making his total win- nings up to date £2ó.347. This sum is made up as follows899, Boscamm Post Stakes (won), 1900, Two ThousancT Guineas (won), £4,700; Newmarket Stakes (won), £3,3rn; the Derby Princess of Wales's Stakes (second), £1.700; and yesterday's race. It is evident that the Jockey Club stewards pre very mu >h on the alert to check anything in the way of malpractice, since they were busy ail the weak at Newmarket, and in a quiet way there was some calling over the coals, notably in respect of liberties at the start. It is not unnatural that there should be some jealousy between the English and American .jockeys, but this is as nothing compared, with the fric- tion existing among thm elves. When in the First July Meeting Merry Gal jumped into fame by winning the Princess of Wales's Stakes, Mr. W. Hall-Walker expressed a desire to match his filiy againat I.a Roche, thereby ignoring the Oaks form. The Duke of Portland is now said to be quite willing, and would give choice between the St. Leger course at Doncaster or the last mile and three-quar- ters of the Cesarewitch Course in October. Tha match, if consummated, will bo a very sporting II affair

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Mn. ACK LLTJWEL LI X' S ALLEGATIONS. Always a very truthful man myself-this is my own opinion, mark you—it distresses me beyond measure to hear other people draw. ing the long bow. It can easily be imagined, therefore, how put out I was to hear the yarn spun by a friend of mine who recently went down Carmarthenshire war. He had missed a train somewhere in the Wild West, and had to ride on a, "bike" 40 miles to Carmarthen Junc- tion to catch another train. He had a 54-inch wheel, and about a 70 gear, so that when he got going it can easily be imagined that he was not travelling too slowly. Yet he tells a London paper—"Tlie Red Letter"—in all sin- cerity, that a pig with pattering feet and an occasional grunt accompanied him for no less than three miles and a half. Don't let me k. misunderetood, or think that I am suggesting to you this yarn is not strictly a true one. It may have been a fast pig, or a low bicycle, or -well, never mind about that one. Mr. Evans advances this in all sincerity, so. of coure, I am bound to believe him, although thousands wouldn't. I have often had occasion to point to the poor fielding of our local cricket«rs- I should think. however, that there was something wrong at Newport on Friday, when Monmouthshire scored no less than 59 extras against Devonshire. As matters stand now it seems as if the Usk. side men have a very easy thing on. They scored 345 against Devonshire, but when the men of apple and junkets went in they found they could do no better than 33 for the lo=3 of four wickets. Monmouthshire cricket, by the way, seems to have been strengthened by the capture of a new batsman in Dr. Tatham. On Friday the dootor scored 112 for Monmouthshire, and scored them, I am told, in good fashion, too. He should be a valuable acquisition to Mon- ifcouthshire, who are doing better this season tha-n they have done for some time past. Many happy returns of the day to Mr. W. H. Brain, the Cardiff and Glamorgan wicket- keeper, who was born on July 21. 1370. Let us hope that we can depend upon his services be- hind the sticks for many yeara to come yet. Barry (says my correspondent from that town) -'s not only regarded as the crack quoit team in South Wales, but also possesses the crack individual player ii-I the person cf Tom Greatrex, tha Welsh champion and interna- tional. The Barry boys have done well again. so far this year, but on Saturday last they visited Ton Ystrad and had a good game, the "hill boys" succeeding in hauling down ths colours of the Barry Club to the tune of 40 points. Somehow or other, several of the Barry players were not in good form on this occasion, and gave a somewhat indifferent (ii8. play, the relative merits of the players OIl the day's game being fairly approximated by the acore:- BARRY. TON YSTRAD T. Greatrex 2\ T. Thomas. 19 J. Jones. 21 E. M'Donaid 17 J. Collins 11 J. Pate. 21 W. Yell and. 14 E. Caliagar 21 T. Collins. 11 Joe Pate. 21 C. Price. 19 D. Davies. 21 F. Maltravers 17 T. Moore 21 J. Owen 8 W. Jones 21 I Total 122 162 By the time these lines appear in print I .s suppose the leading professional cyclists will have made up their minds as to whether they will throw in their lot with the English N.C.U. or continue to pluck the rich prizes offered by the Continental authorities. From what I hear, the Continent will be the choice, for professional cycling in this country sei-ms to be as dead as tha mythical dodo. I had a. very intaresttnk postcard on Friday, by the way, from our little champion, Syd Jenkins. It is dated Copenhagen, Denmark, July 18, and reads as follows:- "With most sincere greetings from Europe's champion cyclists. "George A. Binker (America), Grorenville (Italy), Hanineijers (Holland), Willie Orene (Germany), T. Edleyard (Den- mark), T. J. Gascoyne (England), and Sydney Jenkins (Wales)." They are autograph signatures from each one of the above, and, in the oase of the gentle- men from Italy and Holland, I must be ex- cused if I have made any mistake in the spell- ing. I don't know if my friend Syd gets hold of the Express over there, but if he does I hope he will accept my sincere thanks for what I consider one of the moat valuable and unique mementoes it has ever bsen my pleasure to receive. My heartiest wishes for their success. Many changes are presaged in the Devon football team for next season. W. S. Boyle (Barnstaple) has received a Colonial appoint- ment. C. Thomas will scarcely turn out again, whilst S. F. Coopper and E. W. Roberts will I have departed from the R.N.E. College, their destination unknown, as it rests with the Admiralty. These are about the four stronge-nt men of the-ljkeen, and one or two others are unlikely to figure again therein through various causes. Quite half of last season's side is expected to be missing, and the outlook, therefore, is not over bright. Sammy Woods is known everywhere in the cricketing sphere, at home and abroad. He was one of the M.C.C.^team to viait Hereford last week, and his lively spirits enabled him to play a prank .)n a military gentleman. Just before the military gentleman went to bat SaJrrJDY got behind him and securely fastened a baby's little boil to the belt of his trousers. Unconscious of wIiat. had happened, the mili- tary gentleman walked to the wickets, and, being promptly called for a sharp run, the fielders were somewhat electrified to hear a bell "tinkle. tinkle, tinkle." When the bats- man got to the opposite end the home captain jocularly itmarked, "Is this your ugnal cus- tom?" The military gentleman smiled, shook his head, but all he ventured to say was, Sammy Woods, Sammy Woods," but, brifef as that was, it conveyed n-cch. The Welsh Rugby Union, I notice, met at Cardiff on Thursday, when they fixed a date for the general meeting for Saturday. Sep- tember 20. Some comment appears to have been made upon the statements as to profes- sionalism made at the recent meeting of the Pontypridd Football Club, and a couple of members appear to have expressed regret at the inappropriateness of the time and place selected for the making of such a damaging statement. For my own part, I cannot see where the inappropriateness comes in. Mr. Aclt Llewellin evidently knew what he was talking about when he made the statement, and, it was just as reasonable for him to make it at that time as at any other. Let us hope tha.t Mr. Llewellin will go even further, and follow up his statement made on that occa- sion by drawing the attention of the Welsh Rugby Union to the state of affairs that Mr. Llewellin evidently considers to exist in Rbondda, football. It would, doubtless, be a, thankless task; but, still, I don't suppose that will trouble Mr. Llewellin much, and he woutd be doing Welsh football no end of good if he took the initiative in that matter. WELSH ATHLETE. =-- I

FIR,E: AT CARDIFF. I In consatjnence of an alarm given at the Centra1. Fire Station on Saturday morning, about 8.30, Chief-engineer Geen, with the fire- tender, proceeded to a. Ii^y-Ioft situate:! in Richmond-lane, in the occupation of Mr. J. Farthing, furniture remover, &c. On arriving it was found tlu>t the roof had bean burned, and that t-he floor was well alight. In about half-a-n-hour the fire was extinguished, but not before considerable damage had been done. The roof of a furniture van WHoa ;klsi destroyed. Tha cause of the Are Is ujllmowu. The damage it fiwrtlx covered fcy wuutfftftee.

Tft-KOBKOW'S PREACHERS. LLANDAFF CATREDRAL. THE SIXTII SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.-In residence, the Very Rev. the Dean and the Rev. Canon Roberts. Eight a.m. and mid-day: Holy Communion. Eleven a.m.; Cobb in C; Kyrie and Creed, Eyre in E flat; anthem, 0 Holy Ghost" (Macfarren); hymns, 188 and 555. 3 p.m.: Litany. 3.30 p.m.: Chants; anthem, gin.- ye praise," All ye that cried" (Men- delssohn) hymns. 242 and 191. Offertories for Cathedral Expenses and Choir Fund. I ANGLICAN CHURCH. All Saints' (Adamsdown-square), 8 a.m.. 11 a.m.. t'nd 6.30 p.m.—Morning, the Vicar; I evening, Rev. Griffith Thomas. EglwyiS Dewi Sant (8 a.m., 11 a.m.. a.nd 6.30 p.n.).-Ifornin, Rev. Griffith Thomas; even- jng, the Yicar. St. Alban's (Blackweir).—Morning. Children's Service; evening. Rev. Lancelot Lewis. St. Mary's Mission (Blaenclydach-street)—Morn- ing. Matins; evening. Rev. W. E. Boys. St. Mary s—Holy Communion at 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. (choral). Morning, Rev. W. E. Boys; evening, Rev. E. B. Rand. St. Michael's (Hodges-row).—Rev. G. W. H. Harding. I Christ Church.—Rev. C. W. Lamport. BAPTIST. Aiuon (Walker-road).—(11 a.m. and 6 p.m.).— Rev. D. Jones. Albany-road.—Rev. W. Howell Williams. Bethel (Mount Stuart-square).—Rev. T. Davies. Ebenezer (Peari-street).—Rev. Caleb Joshua. Hope (Cow bridge-road,Rev. T. W. Medhurst. Llandaff-road.—Rev. R. Lloyd. Longcross-street.—Rev. W. T. Lee. Pembroke-road.—Mr. G. Wilson. Silo,iin.-P,ev W. Barries. Splott-road (English).—Rev. A. C. Hopkins (Caerphilly). Tabernacle (Welsh).—Student from Bangor College. Tredegarville <The Parade). — Rav. Jame3 Baillee. BIBLE CHRISTIAN. Miskin-street.—Morning, Rev. J. Page; even- ing, Eev. W. S. Welch. Cowbridge-road.—Morning. Rev. W. S. Welch; evening. Rev. M. de J. Lark. Diamond-street.—Rev. Arthur Hancock. CALVINISTIC METHODIST. Frederick-street (11 a.m. and 6 p.m.).—Rev. David Jones. Plasnewydd (Keppoch-3treet).-Rev. J. Pulford Williams (pastor). Pembroke-terrace.—Rev. J. Morgan (Aberdare). Salem (Cantoni.—"Cranogwen." Lecture on Monday evening by "Cranogwen." Subject, "Cyruru Fydd." CONGREGATIONAL. I Andrews'-hall (Qixeen-street.).-Ray. W. Spur- geon. Bethlehem (Welsh).-Rey. E. Powell (Pontardu- la,is). Charles-street.—Rev. J. Williamson. Ebenezer (Welsh).—Rev. H. M. Hughes, B.A. New Trinity—Rev. D. Tyssil Evans, M.A. Richmond-road.—Rev. W. Cadwaladr Parry. Boath Park.—Rev. Silas Charles. Severn-road.-Rev. J. Henry. St. Paul's.-Rev. E. Evans. Wood-street.-Rev. J. Owen Jones (Hornbar). PEESBTTSaiAIT CHURCH OF WALES. FORWARD MOVEMENT CENTRE. Crwys-hall (Monthermer-road, Cathays).-Re-v. J. Williams (pastor). Clive-road.-Rev. F. H. Leybourne. East Moors-hall.-Evangelist G. Brain. F'.tzroy-hall.—Mr. J. C. Jones. Grangetown-hall.-Rev. W. Watkin Williams. Memorial-hall.-Rev. Sath Joshua. Saltmea,d-ball. -Sergeant Barker. PRIMITIVE METHODIST. Mount Zion.—Morning, Mr. A. Grant; even- ing, Ir. A. E. Gush. Severn,road.-Rev. J. Whittock. UNITED METHODIST EXEM CIUBCH. Penarth-road.—Morning, Mr. Norton; evening, Rev. H. Fry. UNITARIAN. West-srove (11 am. a.nd 6.30 p.m.).-Rev. J. T. Davies, B.A. Address in the evening by Mr. T. A. Williams, Anti-Vivisectionist Society. SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAN. Windsor-place.—Rev. A. M'Millen. WESLEYAN. WESLEY CIRCUIT. Wesley.—Morning, Mr. A. W. Hunt; evening, Rev. Owen Wat kins. Crwys-road (Cathays).-Morning, Mr. A. Smith; evening, Rev. R. Butterworth. Roath Park.-Morning, Rev. Owen Watkins; evening, Rev. T. Gladding. Whitchnrch.-Morning, Rev. R. Butterworth; evening, Mr. T. Poole. CANTON CIRCUIT. Conway-rotd .-Morning, Rev. W. Maltby; evening, Rev. E. A. Buchanan. Clare-gardens (Riverside).-Morning, Rev. E. A. Buchanan; evening, supply. Ludlow-strect (Grangetowti).-Iforniug, Mr. C. E. Abbott; evening. Rev. W. Maltby. Victoria Park.-Morning, Mr. G. Burgess; evening. Rev. T. Miller. Ely.-Moming, Rev. T. Miller; evening, supply. Llandaff.—Morning, Mr. J. Diamond; evening, Mr. A. R. Tanner. LOUDOUN-SQUARE CIRCUIT. People's-hail.—Rev. Jabez Bridge. ROATH-ROAD CIRCUIT. Roath.- -Morning, Rev. R. F. Cape; evening, Eev. A. E. Salmon. Broadway.—Morning, Rev. H. Wostenholm; evening, Eev. E. F. Cape. gplett-road.-Moriiiu-, Rev. A. E. Salmon; evening, Rev. E. Smith. Llanishen —Mr. J. H. Dowden. PENARTH CIRCUIT. Arcot-street.-Morning, Mr. Skinner; evening, Rev., J. Jenltin. Trinity.—Morning, Rev. W. Sarginson; even- ing, Rev. J. H. Watson. Cadoxton.-Momingo. Rev. S. Y. Richards; evening, Mr. Skinner. Barry.—Morning, Rev. J. H. Watson; evening, Eev. W. Sarginson. Barry Dock.—Morning, Rev. J. Jenkin; even- ing. Ur. A. E. Beynon. Barry Island.-Morning, Mr. N. Hughes; even- ing, Mr. W. J. Flowers. Dinas Powis.— Mr. W. H. Mayne; evening, Rev. S. Y. Richards. Es,.ttbrc-olc (11 a.m. and 6 p.m.).-V.,orning, Mr. G. Pile; evening, Mr. W. H. Mayne. WELSH CIRCUIT. Cardiff (Union-street (10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.).— Rev. T. H. Williams (Barry Dock). Rhymney (2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m.).—Afternoon, Rev. T. H. Williams (Barry Dock); evening, Mr. J. Banwell. Llancarfan (10.30 a.m. and 6 p.m.).—Rev. T. H. Pritchard. Barry Dock (11 a.m. and 6 p.m.).-Rev. W. Grif- fiths (Llancarfan). Y.M.C.A. 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.-Afternoon, Bible class Cspeaker, Mr. M. Burt); evenig, Mr. Walter Price. .Exoe-nt where otherwise stated all the ser- vices referred to in this column commence at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Where only one name is given tke same preacher officiates at both services.

BRECONSiHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. The quarterly meeting of the standing joint committee of the Bveco-r&hire County Council was held at the Shire-hall, Brecon, on Friday, Colonel W. Jones- Thomas presiding.—Police-sergeant Price was appointed inspector of common lodg- ing-houses within the limits of the urban district of Brynmawl'A sub-committee presented a report with regard to the state oF the Shire-hall, attention to which had been called By Mr. John Lloyd. on behalf of the South Wales Bar.—Several altera- tions were suggested bv the commit tea, principally improvements in the barristers' robii)g-room.-The county surveyor was instructed to prepare an estimate of the I cost of the alterations for the instruction of the committee.—Alderman Hotchkis called the attention of the chief-consEablo t to the overloading of breaks coming into Brecon from the "hills.Tlio Chief- ¡ constable jaid that, undoubtedly, there had bsen several eru-es of overloading, I and promised that the matter should have his attention.—Mr. Lewis Williams also directed the attention of the chief-con- stable to the speed of motor cars travelling I through the county, and asked that the drivers should be prosecuted if they exceeded the rate of iourteeu miles au houc* 1

STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. In the House of Commons on Friday, in reply to Mr. D. A. Thomas (R" Mer- thyr Boroughs), Mr. RITCHIE (President of the Board of Trade) said the exports of coal. cok, &c., from the United "vingdom to France, Germany, and other European I countries, in the eleven months ending May 31 last, were:—France, 6,989,313 tons; Germany, 4,973,034 tons other parts of Europe about 19,000.000 tons. The experts from the United States in the same period were —France, 26,336 tons Germany. 3,126 tons; other parts of Europe, 138,64tj tons.

EMERGENCY ADMIRALTY In ths House of Commons on Friday, Mr. D. A. THOMAS asked the Financial Secre- tary to the Admiralty if he would state what coal was taken under emergeuey contracts for the naval manoeuvres iu 1803, and why none had been taken since; whether the Lords Com- I missioners of the Admiralty, aB sole judges or the c'.rcumstoncos constituting anticipated or actual war, under which contractors should be called upon to supply on emergency COIl- tracts, had decided that the military opera- tions in South Africa and in China were net circumstances such as would constitute actual or anticipated vrar; and if it were the inten- tion. of the Admiralty not to carry cut th-eir emergency contracts when the state of the coal markets enabled them to do better with- out them, would he im future see that this was notified to the contractors hefore the con- tracts were entered into. Mr. M'CARTJTEY: Coals for the manoeuvres were inclndNI in the mergéncy contracts until 1899. Since then they had been bouprht under separate contracts, that beinar, in the opinion of the Admiralty, the preferable course. It has net been considered nece3sary to come to any such decision as that ndicated in the hon. member's Question, coal for China and South Africa being provided for in the ordinary way. With regard to the last para- graph, the question of what notification should be given to contractors is being con. sidered.

WEILSil CHOIR FOR PARIS. FINAL ARRANGEMENTS. The Royal Welsh United Choir leaves Cardiff for Paris this (Saturday) evcnmg. A special train is due to leave Cardiff Station at a few minutes to five p.m. for Southampton. The port of embarkation will be reached about nine p.m., and, as the train will go right into the docks, no time will be lost in getting aboard. As the party numbers over two hundred, it has been necessary to charter a special steamer, and the Channel will be crossed in the steamship Dora. Havre will be reached early on Sunday morning, and Paris in time for a mid-day luncheon. On Monday morning there is to be a rehearsal; and in the afternoon the choir will sing before the jurors of the music section at the greatExhibi- ticm. Tuesday is an open day. angst other arrangements, the ladies of Madame Clara Novello Davies's choir will Wrive to Versailles, at the invitation of Mr. Joseph Lawrence, and in the evening the Bretons will give a reception and banquet to all the members of the united choir at their national village in the Exhibition. Wed- nesday's programme includes a concert to be given at the Trocadero by the united choir, to be followed by a reception given at the British Commission by Colonel Jekyll. After this the party will leave for home, reaching "Cardiff some time during Thursday afternoon.

FUNERAL OF MR, G. A. CARR The funeral of the late Captain George Alexander Carr, J.P., managing director of G. A. Carr and Co. (Limited), timber merchants, Grimsby, which took place at Waltham, his country seat. on Friday, was the largest held in the district for years. The entire commercial and trading community of the borough was repre- sented, the private carriages alone num- bering over sixty. In addition, the mem- bers of the county police (under Superin- tendent Stennett) were present, as the deceased was a magistrate; and the Artil- lery Volunteers, in which he held a commission for twelve years, were repre- sented by the officers in uniform, viz., Colonel Bannister (commandant), Major Grange, Major Battiscombe, N.A., Captains Tonge, Bennett, and Scaping, Lieutenant Howkins, Vct.-lieutenant Loft, and Sur- geon-captain Pockett. There was also a large attendance of members of the Grimsby Corporation, board of guardians, Cleethornes Golf Club, and Brocklesby Hunt. the procession being extremely lengthy. Amongst the private mourners were Alderman G. Doughty, M.P., Wal- tham Hall; Doctors Newby, Westlake. and Atkinson; Mr. C. F. Carter, chairman of the Grimsby Hospital; Mr. H. Kagensen, Swedish Consul; and Mr. T. Mountain, borough coroner. The cortege left The Grove headed by the county police. The coffin, which was of polished onk, with black walnut plinths and mounting, was inscribed, "George Alexander, Carr; died Julv 17, 1900: aged 48." The chief mourners were Mr. Lascelles Carr and Mr. G. H. Carr, brothers; Mr. F. C. Smith, nephew; Mrs. Greene, niece; Mr. Emsley Carr, nephew; Dr. Crawford; and Mr. W. Cavrington Smith and Mr. W. Smith, brothers-in-law. At the church the vicar (the Rev. W. Tuckwell), assisted by the Revs. G. T. Quirk (rector of Coates) and W. Bullock (vicar of Grimsby), tock part in the service. The hymns were, "N ow the labourer's task is o'er" and "Peace, perfect peace," whilst the "Dead March" was also played. The wreaths were conveyed in a special car- riage, and the grave was lined with flowers.

BARRY PUBLICAN'S! UEBTS. One of the iudgment summonses dealt with by his Honour Judge Or. en at the Newport County-court on Friday was against Treharne Treharce, a publican of Ponthir. and formerly in the same "line" at Barry. The debt was £28, owing to Messrs. Haig and Hajg, brewers, for liquors supplied.—Debtor said he had no means, as his wife kept the present house. —His Honour You had a licence, which is worth a lot in Barry.—Defendant: But I gave it up to the brewers.—His Honour Oh! That isn't what happened! Was the licenca in your name? Was it a tied house?—Defendant: I was landlord.—His Honour: Then I don't understand it.—It was further said that Mrs. Treharne now held the licence of the principal house in Ponthir-a. small village about five miles from Newport.—His honour was much sur- prised to hear that the licensing justices granted a licence to a married woman whose husband lived with her.—Their busi- ness amounted to one barrel of beer per seven days.—His Honour I have known a case in Barry where they "did" eight bar- rels a day.—Mr. Lewis (for the creditors): Do you keep a fast trotting horse?—I did. —His Honour: Have any bets on the horse?—Never in my life, sir. His Honour: It isn't usual for a sporting pub- lican not to have a, few bets. Anyway, it may be possible.—An order was made for the payment of £5 per month, "and I warn you," added his Honour, "that it is not pleasant in prison during this hot weather, especially since they have altered the diet." X.

GAZETTE NEWS. BANKRUPTCY ACTS, 1833 AND 1890- RECEIVING ORDERS. Owen Jones, of Cambria-,n House, PenygroIII, Carnarvonshire, house furnisher. James Tucker, of Riversdale, Cathedral-road, Cardi/1, flour merchant. Josani Hughes. 15, Picton-place, and 15. Yorlc- street, Swansea, wholesale tea-dealer and com- mercial traveller. Thomas David, 55, Griffith-street, Ma-rdy, Ystradvfodwg, collier. Abraham Pallatt, 22, Bethcar-street, Ebbw Vale, draper. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. John S. Davies and Edward Williams, carry- ins: on basiness as Davies and Williams, at Pontypridd, solicitors; John S. Davies retires. Alfred E. PeU and Arthur G. Pel], of Commer- cial-road. Newport, confectioners; Alfred E. Pell retires. la the London Bankrnptcy-court on Thurs- day a receiving order was tupdc. on the peti- tion of tha Capital nml Counties Bank, against Mr. T. Holmes Stead, solicitor, late of Llanelly. The debtor, who is weil known in South Wales waa formerly mayor of Kidwelly.

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South Wales Tide Table. P ■ « ] MLLROBB. ■^WINSICA** £ '*RT TALBOT. CA.1UUFF.t CARBIFF-T NKWPOST, Salur- 12 22 22 12 24 J. 14 1 1_ day, Kreni'g 1 2 12 56 12 58 158 [ 1 5Q July gl Ulei?lit j 29 4)26 0 27 3 1 28 4 27 J Bun- i Morui's 1 45 1 33 1 37 2 34 2 35 i!:vy, V Eveni'f? 2 30 2 11 2 20 o 16 3 17 Jnly 22 ( Height 29 5 25 9 27 IT 27 10 27 5 ilon- Jlor'ina: 3 10 2 43 3 5 3 55 3 r6 dav. 5 Evenin* 3 45 3 24 3 42 4 37 4 38 Ju ly23 Kniirht 30 5 2o 7 29 1 26 8 28 5 Tues- (mz 4 18 3 otf 4 15 5 5 6 dav, Eveuiu 4 49 4 30 4 44 5 42 5 44 luly 24 (Height 3! 5 27 10 30 7 30 0 29 11 Wed- (Moia'ig 6 16 5 1 5 11 6 5 6 8 nesday, < Etjhji!? 5 42 5 28 5 36 6 ^6 6 39 July 25 (.Knigjif 32 3 29 0 31 8 31 8 31 7 East Bock Sill. JAlexa«dra tlieath Basin

FOfi-EIGtf ARRIVALS OF LOCAL VESSELS. Green Jacket left Constantinople for Antwerp 19th. Eddie arrived Buenos Ayres from Cardiff 19th. Cyril left Philadelphia, for King's Lynn 19th. Dowlais left Bilbao for Tvpwport 20th. Tredegar arrived Barry 19th. Merthyr arrived Barry 20th. Goldoliffe arrived Mil ford Haven 20th. Westergate arrived Castletown 20th. Pomaron arrived Bilbao 19th. Alacrity left Caen for Penarth 19th. Herschell left Huelva for the Mersey 19th. Haxby left the Tyne for Philadelphia 19th. Glenbv arrived Bilbao 17th. Elton arrived Veille 19th. Afonwen left Norfolk for Leghorn 19th. I

SHIPPING CASHALTIES. LLloyd's Telegrams.] Friday. Ripa.—Warkwortli telegraphs: Sloamer Ripa, of Bergen, Bilbao to Grangemouth, ore, stranded Bondicar; floated, apparently undamaged; proceeded. Midsurrey.—Great lannouth telegraphs: Steamer Midsurrey, before reported ashore, was bound Newcastle to London, coals; floated after jettisoning, lightening 120 tons; proceeded. Anerley.-Durl)an teiegraph3 Transport Aner- ley arrived from Melbourne; lost 201 horses out of 250. Zodiac.—Report in telegram of yesterday that steamer Zodiac has been in collision at Rotterdam, was erroneous. Gleii,rm. Pothtgay telegraphs: Steamer Glenarm, which stranded Dunagail Bay, floated and beached; will be taken to Greenock. Telde, British steamer, from Madeira, in St. Katharine's Dock, ha" had fire in stoke- hold. Nev/by. Old Head of Kinsale telegraphs: Steamer Nesvby, of West Hartlepool, from Fernamllna, for Cork, passed east 4.55 p.m. Willi matting oversow, which is stove; apparently been in collision with a West India Pacific steamer, now anchored in West Bay, about six miles west of station; lattor vessel flying a two-flag signal, now obscured in fog.

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. At a meeting held at Swansea on Thursday it was decided tQ, form a co-operative society in the town. Mr. Littlejohus was elected secretary. Loot and Shoe Dei,-Ierg.-You will make no bad stock if you buy your Boots and Shoes at Boyle and ("•>s Wholesale Warehouse, Womanby- Btreet, Cardiff. Biggest, cheapest, and best stock out of London. A few cash'agonts appointed. The Swansea licensed victuallers held their annual outing ou Thursday, when a parly numbering about 90 journeyed to jLlandjlo.

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