Denbighshire Free Press

OPENING OF THE BOWLING SEASON. The opening of the bowling season was formally inaugurated at the Bowling Green at the Constitutional Club, Ruthin, yesterday evening, when a match was played between sides chosen by Mr H border (capt), and Mr Watkin Williams (sub-capt). There was a satisfactory Attendance, and the results of the games were as follows :— SINGLES. MB FORDER'S Mil WATKIN WILLIAMS* TEAM. TEAM. JE Roberts 3 C Aldrich 11 W H Williams 3 W Pattinson 11 Hann 10 R Roberts 11 Diggle 5 Parry 11 H Forder (capt). 4 Wat'n Wms (sub) 11 R H Tothill 11 T H Rigby 9 36 G4 DOUBLES. .T E Roberts & W C Aldrich & W JJH Williams i. 2 Pattinson 13 Hann & Diggle 10 Roberts & Parry 13 H Forder and H H Watkin Williams Tothill 7 & T H Rigby. 13 19 39 The Sub-Captain's team thus won on the .aggregate by 48 points.

DEATH OF MR. LLEWELYN MADDOCKS. A well-known Ruthin tradesman passed away early on Thursday morning in the person of Mr Llewelyn Maddocks, hair- dresser, Well-street, and youngest brother of Mr E G Madclockrff hairdresser, Clwyd- street. Beccased had been ill for about a fortnight, and it was recognised from the first that his illness was of a most serious nature. Ultimately pneumonia set in and Mr Maddocks' condition became critical. Besides the usual medical attendance he but was faithfully tended by the town nurses, after lingering some time he passed away as stated. The event has caused wide-spread expressions of sympathy, for the deceased, who was only 34years of age, leaves behind him a widow aud four children, all of whom are in tender years. Mr Maddocks had been in business for some years as a hair- dresser. He was a regular attendant at the Parish Church, and had for a consider- able time been a member of the choir there.

A NOTABLE BILLIARD EVENT. The challenge recently thrown out by the Denbighshire Conservative Clubs Billiard Leagae has been accepted by the Flintshire League, and no doubt the forth- coming contest between picked men from these teams will be one of the keenest ever seen in this district. The Flintshire Exe- cutive have suggested Rhyl as the best meeting place, and we believe this is likely to meet with the approval of the Denbigh- shire Executive. Might we suggest that the match should take place at the Rhyl County Club, which would be a decidedly nel.1tralloclIlc for both teams. The games will be followed by a dinner, which is to take place probably at one of the first-class hotels. What with the two Lloyds from Denbigh, and Mr R H Tothill, the secretary of the Ruthin Conservative Club, the Flintshire teams will find a difficulty in securing three men to beat this trio of sterling players. As regards the rest of the teams (which will be six aside), the games will probably be pretty equal. Most of the notabilities connected with the various Clubs in the two counties will, it is expected, be present at this encounter, which will be looked forward to with great interest.

ABEKGELE. ABERGELE NOTES. It's an ill wind, &c. Xo sooner had the secret of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget been made known here than up went the price of sugar. Some grocers who, by the way, had bought a few tons "on speck," advanced the price at the rate of a halfpenny per pound the very morning that the impost was made known. First of May, glorious weather in Aber- gele. We are going to have a May Day procession-in the sweet bye and bye. » On Easter Monday the prospects of our annual Eisteddfod looked anything but a financial success. The morning meeting had to be cancelled owing to lack of support, but I am exceptionally pleased to say that the indefatigable brethren at the Independent Chapel found themselves on the right side after all with a balance of about t5 to add to their meagre exchequer. Bravo! » What is wanted in Abergele more than anything else is more workingmen's dwellings. Owing to the fact that the Countess of Dundonald is about to have all her property in Water-street pulled down, the people occupying those tenements are in a rare quandry as to what to do for somewhere toput their heads into. Corporal Robert Hughes, Shop Xewydd, Moelfre, returned home from South Africa on Tuesday. Hughes has seen as much fighting out there as here and there a one. He had a terrible time of it on that never- to-be-forgotten day when General Buller made his first attempt to cross the Tugela. After the relief of Ladysmith Hughes, with others,of his regiment, again assisted in the relief of Mafeking, and finally was just in time to join the crowd" in the capture of Pretoria. Shortly afterwards he was stricken with fever, and ultimately in- valided home. He looked remarkably well after all the hardships and vicissitudes he has come through. Visitors to Abergele in future will not be under any disadvantage to know their way about within the boundary of the Urban District Council. That body is about to fix the necessary finger-posts. What we want next are railings along the footpath leading to the fields to pre- vent pedestrians from falling into the river. What surprises me is that the place hasn't proved a death-trap to someone before HOW.

GET READY TO PAY. Why is wily De Wet running Like a monkey up a tree, Is he dodging Mr Millward For that rate of "three and three? What is home without a mother, Why do Frenchmen say wee-wee, Why is Kruger fond of Joey," What's a rate of "throe and three?" Why do boys and girls go larking On the "prom," just by the sea, While their papa sings with mamma, That new song called Three and Three." Yes, you wanted these "Improve- ments," That was plain as A.B.C.- But you'll have to pay the piper To the tune of Three and Three."

TREFNANT. PRESENTATION* TO MAJOR BIRCH.—On Satur- day Major Birch, Royal Artillery, who has been invalided home from South Africa, and for some weeks has been staying at the seat of his father, Major Birch, Maes Elwy, was at the National school, before a crowded audience, the recipient of a handsome presentation, con- sisting of several silver articles and a beautiful illuminated address from his friends and neigh- bours in Trefnaat and the district in apprecia- tion of his fcrave services ia Seath Africa, and expressive of their great pleasure on seeing him home again after the hardships of the campaign. Major Birch (who during his service in South Africa has been promoted from Captain to Major), is likely to start again for the seat of war almost immediately.

CORRESPONDENCE. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS We do nottneeessarily grea with th-e opinions expressed in this column. Our ealliums aroopen to natter what may be 6beir reiigftni* and political s., or what new they may take on local end gfeDeml topics; Write cioarfjr oaonavideofthe paper ONLY. Heal name and adAtMg most aacompady every ecmmunieatioa to ae«a«« Insertion offtre letter. Letters STUS-Tieaclith# EditcrllDt lartef THURSDAY. EASTER EISTEDDFOD AND COMPETITIONS. To the Editor of the FREE PRESS. Sir, --Whereas some person has been mis- leading the public in Denbigh that I was competing at the Easter Eisteddfod with both quilts and tweed", and actually going so far as to any that it is a candid truth. I wish to state, through the medium of your paper, th.it I did not compete in anything.- Yours, &c., E. R. WILLIAMS, Weaver. 26, Henlian-street, Denbigh, 3rd May, 1901. THE IHEALTH OF THE BOROUGH OF DENBIGH. To the Editor of the FIIEE PRESS. Sir,—The "Public Health Engineer" comments 7apen the annual report of the madiod officer of health (Dr Grifcth Williams Roberts) for tha year 1900, and says:- Population, 6,570 birth-rate per 1000, 20-4 death-rate per 1000, 19-1. The attractions of the district consist solely of the beauty and healthiness of its surroundings. Tlais quotation from th« report before us i9 somewhat belied by the high death-rate recorded for the year 1900. Whether it is above or below that of former years we are not able to say, as the tables which ought to furnish the information are only partially filled up. The Nerth Wales Asylum, with its 800 occupants, is within the Borough of Denbigh, and as the ages of the 80 persons who died in the Institution during 1900 are not distinguished from those who died within the Borough, it is a little difficult to say to what particular diseases the high nett death-rate of 19*1 is due. The drath-rates from measles (1*2) and whooping cough (1.2) are high, nearly four times above the rest oj England and Wales. The phthisis rate (1*6) is higher than ice rhould expect to find it. Seven CMe3 of typhoid fever were reported during the year, three in the Asylum and four in the town. The Town Council do not appear to hare been always fully alive to their responsibilities, and we trust they will now give effect to the excellent idvice tendered by their Medical Officer of Health in this and in the spsci.vl reports which from time to time he lays before tÀem. I Yours, &c., READER. | GOLD! GOLD! GOLD! Sir Martin Coaway reports that the Andes South America, are richer in gold than Kion dy ke. Straining eyes, eager feat, and anxious faces, all turned towards the Andes. The Andes, the new El Derado! A dream of Mammon's trea- sury the coffors of the earth gods But stay What good is this gold under the crust of the earth without sound bealtla I have rheumatism, Jones has gout, you have indigestion, therefore none of us can go. Shall we cry over it ? No, we will all three drink Seigel's Curative Syrup, especially after reading this letter, and then set bravely out. I had been very unwell for some months, a large, painful abscess formed under my right arm and seemed to sap my strength. I called in the doctor. He said I was suffering from severe chronic dyspepsia, and gave me medicine. But after eating I felt sick, aad about an hour after meals an indescribably empty and hungry feeling upset me. I felt that I should faint if I did not have something at once. I was afraid to go to Church because of the sinking, empty feeling. The bad state of my stomach could be seen by the yellow coating on mv toncrue. and a nauseant taste continually filled my mouth. I "Two more absoesses broke out under the other arm. After six weeks the doctor said he had done his best, and it occurred to me to try Seigel's Curative Syrup. The effect was remarkable; the abscesses got better, and since I commenced taking Seigel's Syrup I am never troubled with dizziness, sickness, an empty, sinking feelinv, or faintness, and feel stronger and better in every way. I have taken nothing but Seigel's Syrup since the doctor left.—May 16th, 1900. Mrs. J Palmer, Chilton, near Steventon, Berks." An abscess is a collection of impure matter that, if the blood continues in an impure state, may become most alarming. The precise effeot of Seigel's on Mrs. Palmer was to cleanse the system, and promote good digestion, so that the blood was quickly freed from im- purities by the stimulated action of the liver and kidneys. Gold! What is gold compared to a perfect digestion ? Like dross to a rose-cut diamond.

ST. ASAPH. # ST JOH'S AMBULANCE.—The examination of the above class was held at the County School on Wednesday, the examiner being Dr Halliwall, Llandndno, who complimented all the members on their answers. The result will not he made known for about a month. The number of candidates was 30. THE CATHEDRAL.—The preacher at the morning and evening service at the Cathedral on Sunday last was the Bishop of Bombay, who delivered very powerful sermons at both services to a very large congregation on behalf of the Mission work in the Diocese of Bombay. WESLEYAN CRAPEL.The pulpit of the above Chapel was occupied by Mr W 0 Jones, Aber, who delighted the large congregation wi'h his excellent sermons. On Monday evening Mr Jones delivered a Lecture on The New Woman", which showed the lecturer's talent at its best. Those that were not present lost a treat, as Mr Jones is known as one of our beat lecturers, especially "Yn yr hen Iaith Gymraeg." Mr Jones remarked in his sermon on Sunday afternoon that the best Welshman to understand human nature was the late Rev Daniel Owen of, Mold, and we should say that Mr W 0 Jones, Aber, comes next. CENSUS RETURNS.—The Clerk to the Guardians for the Sb Asaph Union has made known the results of the census in the Rhyl district. The figures for the St Asaph Union show that there has been an increase of 2,068, the population being 31,022 as against 28,954 in 1891. The principal increase has taken place in Rhyl and Prestatyn. In the former the pepalatien is 8,461, as against 6.491. an increase of 1,970. This compares very favourably with the figures of the previous decade, when there was an increase of but a few hundreds. In Prestatyn the population in ten years has in- creased from 647 to 1,261. Abergele has risen from 1,981 to 2,083. It is in the rural districts thata decrease has taken place. Denbigh shows an increase of a little over 100..

THE ARCHDEACON OF ST ASAPH'S VISITATION. On Friday Archdeacon Evans delivered his annual charge to the clergy and churchwardens of the Rural Deaneries of Rhos, St Asaph, and Denbigh, in the parish church, St Asaph. There was a large attendance of clergy and jaity. The Archdeacon, in the course of his charge, referred to the question of ritual. He said that extreme Ritualism in the St Ac-apai diocese was conspicuous by its absence. If the rubrics were broken, it was more by being disregarded than by excess. As the Bishop of St Asaph said in his last charge, the Church must not be called upon to court-martial the few who stepped out too fast and too widely, and to leave unnoticed those who stepped out too slowly or scarcely at all. He advised the clergy to keep their churches open and as free as possible. Person- ally, he liked free and open churches, but all the clergy were evidently not of the same opinion, from the fact that many of the churches were always carefully locked up, and only opened for burials, weddings, and baptisms. In most villages houses, especially public-houses, would be lighted up, but the Church would be dark and grim. The consequence was that many sheep strayed from the pasture because there was no light in the church. He unhesitatingly declared that the bane of the Welsh Church was stagnation and not Ritualism. The national schools were «till on their trial. Church people had to support their own schools volunt- arily and Board schools involuntarily, and he contended that Church people who contributed largely to the rate-aided schools were justly entitled to a fair share of those rates in aid of their own schools. The demands of the Educa- tion Department in regard to the equipment and maintenance of schools were perhaps some- what excessive, but they must remember that upon the efficencv of their schools depended the welfare, of the nation. Let, as far as possible, the secular instruction in the national schools be on a par with that in the Board schools, but on no account must they allow the religious in- struction to be neglected or forgotten. The Archdeacon advocated a close study of the provisions of the Burial Act of 1900, which simplified and condensed previous Acts. He dealt with the temperance question, which he described as one of the most burning questions of the day. There were now three bills dealing directly with the matter before Parliament, aad he hoped they would be passed. The Archdeacon spoke strongly on the question of visiting, and said that clergymen were supposed to visit every house. Some clergy avoided a certain clas" of their parishioners, and it was not a healthy sign when people were beard to say that their vicar never called unless he wanted money. If there was a worse character than the visitor who only called to beg, it was he who never called on the poor without giving money. Great harm had been done to religion and to the Church by injudicious alms-giving. Such clergy were simply looked upon as reliev- ing officers. Dealing with the duties of church- wardens, he said that, although their duty was more that of observation than control, it was an important one. They must report to the bishop all offences against the law, whether committed by the clergy or the laity. He was sorry to say that presentments were often returned without reference to the articles of inquiry, and sometimes they were answered by the vicar instead of the churchwardens, which was very improper. It was their duty to see that the regist rs were properly kept. On the whole, they were well kept, but they had recently found in one parish that the entries of burials and baptisms had been scandalously neglected, no proper entries of burial having been made for over nine months, and tho register of payments neglected for twenty-one years. He could not impress too strongly upon clergymen the necessity of being careful in keeping their registers up to date. as any onf of them was liable to a penalty of £ 50 for no. doing so.

THE BOER WAR THE SITUATION. Nothing further has come to light concerning I the alleged resumption of peace negotiations with Botha or in connection with Mrs. Botha's journey to see her husband, and it seems probable that the inference which was drawn im the latter incident was quite unjustified. Botha appears to be somewhere in the Transvaal to the south of Lydenburg. but his headquarters are no doubt constantly shifting, especially as various British columns are moving over the district. There are rumours of severe measures being taken with rebels in Cape Colony and of the stern suppression of anti-British sentiments in the new Colonies. I KITCHENER'S BULLETINS. Lord Kitchener's telegram of April 28th con- tained the information that Kitchener's Fighting Scouts, under Grenfell, surprised and captured Van Rensbuy's laager at Klipdam, north of Pietersburg. Seven killed, thirty-seven prisoners, 8,000 rounds ammunition, all waggons, carts, oxen, horses, and mules captured. Our casualties, one man wounded. Other columns report three aiiiea, ntty-seven surrendered; one quicx-nring gun captured. Telegraphing again on Monday, he says Gren- fell, in addition to captures reported, has taken four prisoners and 38,500 rounds small-arm ammunition. Blood has discovered documents Z. A. R. Government and a large number of bank- notes at Roosenkal. There are also some prisoners and surrenders. Byng had nght with Boers on Basuto border, south t) of Wepener. Killed five &ad captured two prisoners and some horses. Our casualties, one man wounded. Lydenburg, twenty mrrendered and others expected. ATTACK ON A ZULULAND POST. From Pietersburg and Durban came accounts of an attack by the Boers on the magistracy of Malalatini, in Zululand, on Sunday morning. It appears that the enemy, five hundred strong, crossed the Zulul&nd border in the night and surrounded the township. There were only twenty Natal Police at the station, but the magistrate's clerk and the court officials were all crack shots, and turned out smartly to assist in the defence. The magistrate himself shouldered a rifle and ok command of the defenders. The fighting, which was very severe, lasted over six hours. At the end of that time the little defending force had been reduced by five killed and two wounded. Eventually the Boers were beaten off and retreated across the border. They carried away several killed and wounded, but two wounded prisoners were left in the hands of the ilefenders. The enemy had cut the telegraph wires to Eshowe, but they were soon restored. On receiving information of the raid the officer commanding the Zululand forces despatched reinforcements from Melmoth. FURTHER DETAILS. Further details to hand regarding the fight at Malabatini shew that the police there made a moat gallant stand. The magistrate, Mr. Wheelwright, learning that the Boers had crossed the border, advanced his small force to meet them. The Boers extended themselves to a considerable distance, and our men were disposed to as far as possible cover the enemy's front, which rendered independent fighting necessary. Colonel Bottomley, an officer, who was with the police at the time, rendered valuable assistance, and the native police helped to repel the Boers. Sergeant Locli, who was killed, is said to bo a relative of Lord Loch. Lord Kitchener has sent the following telegram to the garrison: "Please express to the Chief Magistrate and Civil Commissioner of Zululand and to the Natal Police my appreciation of the gallant defence of the Malabatini magistracy by the magistrate, his staff, and a detachment of the Natal Police Field Force. "I greatly regret their heavy loss, but in such a brilliant action losses are inevitable. Please send the names of 'Wy men who distinguished themselves." STERN MEASURES AT BLOEJVI- FONTEIN. The Provost Marshal, presiding in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction at Bloemfontein, declared His intention to suppress disloyal utterances, and ordered a British subject named Mitchell to be reported to Ceylon for abusing the British. An irmy order has been issued directing all house- holders to hang a board outside their doors giving the names of all residents. COLONIALS AMBUSCADED. According to a Central News telegram from Capetown a troop of the Western Province Mounted Infantry was surprised last Sunday by a party of rebels about fifty miles north of Calvinia. The patrol consisted of an officer, Lieutenant Tidmarsh, and eleven non-commis- sioned officers and men, all of them inexperi- enced. It seems that four of the novices who had been placed on guard over the horses allowed the animals to stray. The patrol went out in search of the horses, and whilst thus engaged were surrounded by the enemy. They made a stout fight of it, however, holding their ground against heavy odds for two hours. By the afternoon, several men had been killed or wounded. Lieutenant Tidmarsh was seriously wounded, and the command fell to a sergeant, who finally ordered the survivors to surrender. Several of our men were wounded twice. The Boers were armed with Martinis and Lee-Met- j lords. KRITZINGER'S POSMFW According to a telegram from Barkly Ea-it tha portion of Kritzinger's commando which wrecked ¡ the train near Molteno lost one killed and four wounded, including Lieutenant Meyers, dangerously, and Mr. Sauer, of Cradock. The invaders lost thirty horses, captured or disabled, and left behind a quantity of saddlery. The enemy slipped past during the night, but are being pursued. They are not being assisted by the local Dutch, AN EXTRAORDINARY ALLEGATION. An astonishing tale is told by a Capetown correspondent regarding the manner in which Kritzinger and his men are fighting the English. He says it is alleged that some of the men of Kritzinger's commando in the midland district of that Colony are using poison against our men. The story goes that, they place in the household commodities at the farms which they visit strychnine, used by farmers in normal times for poisoning jackals. Details have been published of a case which is said to have occurred on April 13th, in which the alleged poisoner is denounced by name. He is not a Boer, but a well-known renegade Englishman. GENERAL BADEN-POWELL. It is stated in reference to the report from South Africa that General Baden-Powell had resigned his command there, and was returning home, that the War OJice knows absolutely nothing regarding the matter. The latest news of the General is that lie is about to proceed to Pretoria. It appears that Mrs. Baden-Powell, the mother of the General, who has been staying in South Africa for some months past, will shortly reach England. TROOPS FOR THE FRONT. Orders have been issued at Aldershot for strong reinforcemeils to leave for South Africa early next month, these consisting of three mounted infantry companies, infantry drafts, a field hospital of the It. A. Al. C., and a detachment of the A.S.C. Nine hundred members of the South African Constabulary embarked at Southampton on Saturday on the transport Pinemore for the Cape. The same vessel is also taking out a draft of one hundred and nineteen Yeomanry, one nundred men of the Volunteer Company Royal Sussex Regiment, forty-eight men of the 2nd Cheshire Volunteer Engineers, and details of the Scottish Rifles, bringing up the total on board the vessel to twenty five officers and 1,193 men. The members of Baden-Powell's Police, who were a fine body of men, including repre- sentatives from many infantry and cavalry regiments, seven Guardsmen being among the number, were, prior to the departure of the vessel, entertained to luncheon by the owners of the vessel. I (■ i z K t*

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XXXJ2i WEEK AT WESTMINSTER. THE DUTY oz TEA. No less than one hundred and twenty-four questions were down on the paper for Thursday, and the thirst for information which is becoming so strongly marked in the House palled consider- ably upon Ministers, who had to reply to many ridiculous queries. When at last business was reached, Mr. Dillon made an effort to discuss the practice of looting in China on the Army (Annual) Bill, and was with difficulty suppressed. The bill passed. Then the Budget proposals were taken, and the Nationalists made a strenuous effort to get the duty on tea reduced from 6d. to 4d., on the principle that tea is the Irishman's national beverage. Perhaps a more cogent reason for the reduction was put forward by Sir M. Bhownaggree, who urged the case of the Indian producer. Sir Michael Hicks Beach sympathised with Irish and Indian alike, but beyond sympathy he refused to go, so the duty stood. FINANCE, THE WAR, AND THE COLONIES. Mr. John Morley's voice is so seldom heard in the House now-he has not made a speech for a great length of time—that it sounded almost ( strange on Friday when he asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer a question. His question was based on Mr. Gladstone's statement in 1853, that the professional classes paid about one- twenty-second part of the income-tax, and Mr. Morley desired to know what proportion they paid now. The Chancellor stated that in 1895-6 they paid about one-twenty-seventh of the tax, and that it was thought that at the present time the proportion would not exceed one-thirtieth. LEGAL SALARIES. A highly important, and, for the Government, an extremely critical, debate took place upon the vote for the various legal departments. Sir Robert Reid and Mr. Asquith, speaking for the lawyers, complained of the block of work in the Law Courts, and the growing practice of with- drawing judges from the bench to transact non- judicial business. This was only the beginning of the storm, however. Mr. Caldwell turned on its full force when he complained of the present system of paying the Attorney General and Solicitor General by a salary for ordinary business and by additional fees for contentious business in the courts. Sir Henry Fowler was in favour of a fixed salary, to include every- thing. THE KING'S DECLARATION. For a time the debate was diverted from this channel by the Irish members, who declared that the Attorney General had advised the King wrongly in reference to the declaration on accession, but the Chairman, Mr. Lowther, refused to let this be discussed on the question of the Attorney-General's salary. Mr. Swift; MacNeill, who was leading the assault, declared that the Attorney-General was immune from attack, and that the House was gagged. Mr. Dillon moved the reduction of the salary by 96,000, on the ground that Sir Robert Finlay was incompetent. Of course, this was lost on a vote by a great majority—230 to 109; but the Government fared very badly on the next motion, which was raised by the return of Mr. Caldwell to his original line of criti- cism. Mr. Caldwell moved the reduction of the salary by 2100, in order to urge upon the Government the appointment of I:> a committee to consider the desirability of paying the Law OmccrvS a lump sum for all their ser- vices. He mentioned that the Attorney-General's remuneration from salary and fees combined during the last five years had risen from 410,516 to LIS,804, while the Solicitor-General's i remuneration, which in 1895 was £ 6,691, was in 1899-1900 £ 11,329. The attack was kept up, and in the end the Government had the mortifica- tion of seeing their majority drop from its former enormous figure to 33, the figures, on Mr. Cald- well's motion being put, being 152 for, 185 against. It was almost a Government defeat. MONDAY'S SITTING. Taxes, interminable taxes, were the theme again on Monday, but before the House listened t.. the ohu-ri ions to a suizar tax from Colonel Q,lrt.JIRiA(" .JØ' ,====_m- -.T Milward, or the criticism of the war loan by Mr. J. G. Butcher, Ministers had again to face a stream of questions which seemed quite unend- ing. There were considerably over a hundred of them upon the paper, and one cr two were responsible for some very interesting information being conveyed to the House. Thus, replying to a question, Lord Stanley gave some figures regarding the Volunteer soldiers at the front. Between. 3,500 and 4,000 Militiamen have returned, and about 3.500 have been sent out in drafts. About 4,000 Yeomen have returned, and 16,500 have been sent out in drafts. About 6,000 of the original Yeomen still remain in the country. Of the Volunteers 3,500 have returned, and 6,800 been sent out in their places. TAX AXD LOAN. Members who came down on Monday were principally interested in learning when the coal tax debate was to be taken, and as soon as Mr. Balfour announced it for Tuesday there was .a general exodus. Still, the Irish members and some Tory malcontents held on and contrived to spin things out until forty minutes after midnight. Mr. J. G. Butcher, who sits as a Unionist member for York, went for the loan on the ground that it should have taken the form of a loan chargeable on the revenues of the Transvaal, whereby, he said, an adequate share of the cost of the war might fall upon that colony. With him in this argu- ment was Mr. John Wilson, a Scotch Unionist, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer pumped copious supplies of cold water upon their little scheme. The only effect of a Transvaal loan, lie said, would have been to saddle the British tax- payer with a larger rate of interest than he would pay under the present proposal. Inciden- tally he let out the secret of why the whole loan was issued at once. He had done this because he saw his way to reap the be ;t advantage with- out disturbing the money market. The Government got its majorities over this and the Income-tax resolution, and the House adjourned. MUNICIPAL POLITICS. I Members came down to the House on luesday prepared to hear the complaints of the coal trade against the least palatable of Sir Michael Hick". Beach's new taxes. The unexpected happened, however, and the Coal Tax was left alone for another day. The reason for this was the L and N. W. Railway Bill to authorise various extensions. To this bill came a strong opposition led by the lion. Claude Hay, wi' h a strong case to back them up. The objection was that the bill did not clearly bind the company to rehouse tbe people whom it would displace for the1 Euston Station alterations, and Mr. Hay and hi, aPP!wi»g cheers, that the company had already neglected to carry out its obligations in that direction. Mr. Ritchie, while iioi, reconimendin, the rejecti.-Mi of the bill, because it was necessary to enal ip tjie company to carry out its duties, was fully spared to see some change in the law which vould compel companies to fulfil their obligati. IlS. A small scene arose when Mr. John Burn s referred to certain gentlemen who represented ',hl' company's > interest as "ornamental guinea-pigs-" The Speaker told him to withdraw, and Mr. Burns replied that he would withdraw the "orna- mental." The Speaker, however, failed to seethe joke, and very sternly told Air. Burns that ho must withdraw the whole phrase, which the elect of Battersea thereupon did. Eventually the bill was rejected amid cheers by 210 votes to 202—a narrow majority of eight. Mr. Swift MacNeill wanted the votes of Mr. Macartney and Colonel Lockwood disallowed, as they were directors of the company, but the Government opposed, and the resolution on the subject was dropped. SCOTCH EDUCATION. Scotch Education was the principal theme in the House on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Pirie, who with Mr. Bryce represents Aberdeen, moving the second reading th j Education (Young Children's School Attendance) Scotland Bill, the details of which, he said, the pro- moters w re willing to submit to the Goverr- ment to adjust. That being so, two alternative clauses had been put into the bill, one rtising the age, the other raising the standard.—Sir J Stirling Maxwell seconded the bill, and the Lord Advocate having spoken, Sir H. CampbeH- Bannerman suggested that the bill should be referred to a Standing Committee.—After being read a second time, this course was adont'd. 1

TO-DAY'S DENBIGH BOROUGH POLICE COURT. IKIDAY. Before J Harrison Jones, Esq- (in the chair), W Mellard, and John Davies, Esqrs. DKr.VKKN'XiXs. Police-constable Pierco sutujnoued John Wynne, Henlian-street, for teing draLIC- Fined 2. (5d and costs. Sergeant Farrell s.nnjOiied Phillip O'Niel for being drunk on the 17th instand using bad language. Fined 2s tiel in each case and costs, and in default of payment was sent to gaol for 11 days. Sergeant Farrell summoned Joseph Morris, Denbigh, for being drunk on the 2otli of April. Fined 2s Gel and costs. DAD LANG I'AG i:. Police-constable H Jones summoned Thomas Williams for using profaua lan- guage on the 29th of April. Fined Is and costs. Police-constable Pierce summoned K Davies, Henlian-street. for using profane language on the 1Dth of April. Fined 13 and cost. HOUSES AND THE SMTTTIFIELD. Owen Owen, the Green, Denbigh, was summoned by John Davies, borough sur- veyor, for exposing a horse for sale outside the Smithfield. As there were not two magistrates present who were not members of the Couneil tho case was adjourned until Wednesday next. TRYING TO SAVE THE BOY. John Rogers, driver, Denbigh, was sum- moned for not [sending his boy to school regularly. "'J Mr William Jones, School Board atten- dance oflicer, reported that the defendant had been summoned and warned many times previously. The boy had only attended 63 times out of lOG since the last summons. The School Board had done their utmost to get the boy to school, and thev decided at their meeting on the 26th of March that the boy should bo sent to an industrial school, as the only means of saving him, as he was sleeping out and lost to ail control. — ivir Mellard explained to the defendant that it would be for the boy's beiiolit, and I an order was made for the boy to go to as industrial school until he was H3 years of age.

CONTINUATION SCHOOLS IN WALES. I Mr Kenyon, M.P., Denbigh Boroughs, last night asked the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Eclucation. whether he could state if there were any, and, if so, how many schools or evening continuation class' s in Wales which would be allected by the decision in the Cockerton. case ? Sir John Gorat: I have no means of knowing ? -<>

CAST NIGHT'S DEBATE ON THE COAL TAX, In the House of Commons last night on report of the coal duty resolution Sir W llarcourt strongly opposed tho proposed export duty, which lie described as a burden on British trade and as injurious to the consuming classes, as diminished exports meant dimínished importa. Then if contracts were to be exempted how much money was the Chancellor going to get. lIe denied that the tax would be paid by the foreigner, and pointed to the coaipeti- t i ou of German, Belgian, and American coal, which was growing sharper every day. He suggested that instead of imposing the tax the ..Government should not renew the agricultural rates act, and thus secure 50 million and a half or more towards their expenditure without imposku' any hard- ship upon the miners. v j a. Sir M H Beech denied that the coal tax was proposed in order to continuo the agricultural rating act, and contended that the coal owner could aford ta pay the tax better than the farmer. He could not assent to the proposition that they should grant to foreign producers in competition with our own, our natural advantages in addition to the natural advantages those countries enjoyed. There was absolutely no necessity for the producer of coal to pass a penny of the tax on to the miner, and he had no doubL but that all events the greater portion of it would come from the foreigner, who could not succcisfully < compete with their country. He pointed out the advantages given to coal intended for export over that intended for home con- sumption, and maintained from the results of past experience that the tax would neither destroy nor seriously injure the coal trade. He showed that even if the foreign customers did not pay the extra Is, the coal owners could afford to pay it, for in 1900 they made not only the usual profit but the amazing profit of £ 30,0<M),000 (thirty million pounds) over the the profit of 1897, tiict yet this was the interest which Sir W Harcourt said was going to be beggared by a shilling tax (loud cheers). The debate continued some hours and was adjourned.

THE NEW DRINK REMEDY. Have we at last. happed 011 a genuine cure for over-indulgence in alcohol ? We are, like Agrippa, beginning to believe it afrer reading the remarkable orochurs issusd by the Tacquara Co.. 12, Nortclk.,it,.eet, Strand. Thia proves, on excellent testimony, that the Tacquaru treat- ment succeeds in ninety-seven cases out of a hundred. The Faculty acknowledges itself amaiod at the marvellous success of this new remedy, which destroys the taste for alcohol and kindred drugs, making them absolutely abhorrent to the patient. Certainly, witii three hundred publicly-tested cases, Tacquaru seems worthy of immediate inquiry. We warmly recommend"the perusal of this little work (which is sent post free) to any family circle suffering from the rice that is sapping the nation's vitality. A strong point about this proved cure is that it can be taken as ordinary medicine, and in no way interferes with general habits, while the inebriate horn. becomes practically a thing of the past hall Review.

ALL SHE REQUIRED. A certain shopwalker in a htrge establish- mexit.g noted for Iris severity to those under him in business One day he approached a junior assistant Irom whose counter a lady had just moved away, P TQ. • !,e asked severely lie nsl,ell serereJy. les, sir, I » J' miuulS ?WaS at your counUr flilly teii DJ111uteg ?" Doubtless, but then von see o»p^fnCt,3i' 1 SnW t,mt in of f,ie que.t'ons she put (o you, you rarely answered Wanted! ,,eVer attenii'lea Lo wl,a* Well, bnt "1 shall report your carelessness." II Welf, I lladn't what she wanted." n hat was that ?!" Ilalf-a-ciown. She's a haole canvassers, get,tiiig tr, I lie I Life ol' Afoses. And the shop'- aiker retired crestfallen.

A PARTY WASH. "Rebecca. th» old lady shouted up the goill' to (le f), I .1 -t Yes, mutter answered Rebecca. "Vas you gettiii' reity iiiqiiire(I the alii, lady. I,yp,q, intit.tet, replie(I "Viil I' wash for a high-neck or n. low-neck dress ? lie: 'Ty motto is, 'Always think !n f„n>y"U speak. Sim: "You mu^i ii mi jj, v.uy |,uni Lo- cally on i^ii iuiiniultid cuuvtisaliun."