The Glamorgan Gazette

I LOCAL TIME. TABLE. I GREAT WESTERN RAILW A.YWEEK I-AYS. •sTHTif.. -c* S S s § -Aluo -A»HiW«S Sj ft.'o* 2 C* C< • CO c., CO ri • S° S pq« HA«pdJtipaM O » o o io o >o >o r- r- c-ioiooo — 22 '21 ""toiop-aoowoiffloi 03 <»» vr" OwO«Ot!«OAOH t- O CN uo i S j 4 M wweoio -s-sio^. 5 i$ (C 01 2 S — « o 'C -O CO IN rM 1: IT. — <>i- H Nc 00 «S ■; 10 Ll,) 10 C*i -r cq co W, —< — ■» <o: P" o i- x oi o — »—1 —> ik «— t— 00 ffl to cc~ob o ioiomooomoo « 00 M — 51; *tOr-t^» t— t^ooi—oo OO P. 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S S 2 -• 4 2 •' £ J "w 1 !N • w •< —1 "-1 —jjLw OOOWOifOCC »o o o~ —, • • ii- 1 1 • 1 a (n 2 • w 01 r_i H (M ko <COOiQ«H f4 -H cc1 go 00 ••*•••♦• • # •••••••ir • 1 § W IH i-< — .(NIIIO'VSphdjnt «C •—1 !N «j pj pj c>> M .5050S • 1 o •• -II :l 4 C00>0»°'°'S22S S ""SSSH « S Llg_g_lr. g-* j 1 j .gSS0* S M | «5 ■*» —1 OO •< tri CO CO CO O e> O—• —. rH << "ior-r—000000 tooocnc-. ->»<<•: m k oo N 4A »—* S • ie on <0 co BeONQoew<o I: V ,C4 |«h | >0 — eo- eo — 3D oc OO O Ol ■4 VO <ON OO CO ffl OO 01 o> H • mofflia I~> CO »OCNfM(Mr-IOtfS ■ o -o O i f ? S —• eo —■ <oat>s i> r- <»oooocrc5i-i~< CO USO'tSlt— <J> OlClh-O" aT Z~tu K o. a f 1 < P"4.. 1, tQ CO co USO'tSlt— <J> OlClh-O" aT Z~tu K o. a f 1 co <D < r- ao TC 05 "« « # .5JJ. oa Sft ^—r •• « a g • • !h • ;b,»S = fc~ £ ii,S. I m; :ii • I :S§J SFS ISLSTA !SR S RIIITIIL ? liegiSag S JI^BS ill sail i IPiaa I I III aoS^tsi^ss 2 2? 53 S 3 B 3 J? « 5 ►"> 3 « •< 3 « « o o J 3 £ hgDJ DO a (So. £ » x, s3 o 55 ca Ca. •u r* eo ss o J i-J a* « £ u f», cu is J T-Calls at Llanharan on Saturdays only at 9.17 p.m. Monday mornings exceptecf. CàrlJÏÏlJ SUNDAYS. I'LL MAIL DOWN. A.M.J A.K.jp.M. U.K. • A.m. A.M.j A.K.; P.W f.K. PADDINGTON.dep 9 15]I 0; J23 FISHGUARD dep GLOUCESTER. 1246J1 8: j3 *25 WETLAND. m 1020 :S 30 BBISTOL f, 8 45j 2 15 j3 3U| CABMABTHEN 1155| i3 3 NKWPOBT 2 2 5 3110 30! 10 0 3 2015 23 LLANKLLY „ „ „ 1241 ;3 36 CABDIFF .„ 2 30:5 5819 52j 1038] 3 50!6 69 aw.wq_. f arr 1 34! j9 15 Llawtbisbant „ 1011 11 7| 4 916 28 dep 8 0 1045 1 8 18 55 LLANHAHAN .„ I0l9j 11 lGj |6 37 LANDOBB 8 4 1050 1 22 9 7 PKNOOED .„ |l02Cj 1122 6 43 NEATH 8 18 11 5 1 46 :9 24 BB1DGENB „ 3 sje SI 103l| 11291 4 2:16 61$„W lU» Pylk „ .« lO^sj 1143 — |7 ft FTOB 8 43 2 16 59 poST™ *hVm BRIDGEND» '«i:36 2 80 10:867 NHATH „ 3 42*7 6} 1055 12 8 5 5 7 38 PHWO<)SD „ g i j 2 48 20! LANDOBK 4 4l 111'20 8 5 LLANHAEAN. 9 n .„ 2 56 27! SwlvaCT1 arr 4 10 7 2511128 1230 5 25 8 16 LtANTBisaAin! „ 9 18 1156 .„ la 48 34! dep;3 45 1110 — 7 60 CABDIFF „ 9 45 1215 3 29 1 1032 LLANKDLT „ 4 29 11149 8 38 NEWPOBT „ Hii 4 9 30i!059 (yABMABTHBN.arr 4 57 1230 9 18 BEISTOB |f 5 » 12 0 NEYLAND 6 40j .„ •> I05.I GIOTJCHSTKB. „ 5 5 .„ 1210 FISHGUARD | .M j PADDINGTON .„arr 4 0 8o| 3 30 I LLYNVI AND OGMORE BRANCH. !a,m. a.m.; a.m.i a.m.|a,m. Ip.m p.re p.m tp.m p.mtp,m. p.m fnlp.m. n.fy, BRIDGEND. dep! 8 48' 8 58 11 18)11 25 1*20 2 10 2 19 4 37 4 44 7 47^510 38'lo Vi Tondu ••• 8 59 8 9 ll 29(11 37 1 30 2 22 2 30 4 48 4 55 7 58 6 1C 4810 51 Llangonoyd ••• 9 7i 11 37 1 38 2 30 (4 56 a 13 5^) Troedyrhiew Garth ••• 9 12 11 42 1 43j2 35 j5 1 8 11.. 11 1; Maesteg 6J25 7 50 9 20; 11 48 1 46 2 41 5 7 a 17.. U 10; Nantyflyllon 6J30 7 54 9 25 11 53 2 46 5 12 8 21.. 11 16' Caerau 6?35 7 59 9 31; 11 59 2 52 5 18 8 2/ U 23; Cymrn. iforGlyncrg; 6J38 8 3 9 36] 12 4 2 57 b 23 8 3. 11 301 Aberg\t/nfi arr 6J47 8 10 9 42; 12 10 3 3 5 29 8 3. 11 38! Brynuienyn .dep; 9 18 11 46 g 2 39 5 4 .8 15 jii" 9 Llangeinor "a S ••• 9 25 11 53 » ••• 2 46 5 11 8 22 11 15 Pontyrhyl o^"( 9 30 11 58 2 511 5 16 .8 27 !u 2? Pontycymmer ». 9 38j 12 4 *g 2 571 5 22 8 33 hi 28 Blaengarw arrj 9 41i 12 7 a .3 0] 5 25 8 36 n 31 Blackmill .dep!-g« 9 23) 11*50 J 2 43 5 8 8 22 n# g Hendreforgan 013 9 34 12* 1 m 2 54 5 19 8 36 li»lq Gilfach arr! S § 9 38: 12* 5 2 58 5 23 .8 40 11*23 Ogmore Vale .dep ++ 9 33; ll £ 9 2 52 5 17 8 28 u ju Nantyinoel arr! 9 391 12 5 2 58 15 23 [8 34-' n 25 ia.m a.m. ;a.ui a.iu. ».m. p.m. p.m p.tri p.m p.m p.m|p a ni p.m. v.m Nantymoel dep 7 7J 7 45) 10 4 1255 13 29; 6 01. 9 7 Ogmore Vale 7 14 7 53 10 11 1 3 3 36} 6 7! 9 14 Gilfach dep! 7 40i 9 58 12+50 3 23< 5 54/ Hendreforgan -j. 7 48; IC 5 12f57 3 30! 6 1 Blackmill dep| 7 22; 8 1 10 19 Ill ;3 44i 6 1& 9 21 Blaengarw. j. 7 0! 7 39 9 57 1249 |3 221 5 5?. 9 0 Pontycymmer depj. 7 Si 7 44! 10 21 1254 3 27, 5 5J 9 5 Pontyrhyl j. 7 10, 7 49, 10 7; 1259 |3 32, 6 9 10 Llangeinor i. 7 14 7 53! 10 111 1 3 3 36 6 9 15 Brynmenyn .depj. 7 2Si 8 81 10 26] 1 18 |3 51! 6 «. 9 27 Abergwynfi 17 0 |8 22 10 0 12491 3 25 .3 f'5 8*55 CymmerforGlyncrg7 8 8 28 10 8 1256: 3 32i .3 2' 9 }> Caerau 7 13 8 34 10 14 1 l! 3 37i .6 7j 9 7 NantyfiFyllon 7 IS j 8 38 10 19 1 6' 3 42 ,6 121 9 u Maesteg 7 231 8 43 10 25 1 12, 3 48! \b 18] 9 j6 Troedyrhiew Garth 7 28j 8 47 10 30 1 17: 3 52! 16 22i 9 go Llangonoyd 1 32| j 8 51 10 34 1 21i 3 561 16 261 9 24 Tondu dep 7 39j 7 32| 8 11:9 0 10 33|l0 41 1 • 0 1 21 1 28!3 54 4 3' 6:6 33i 9 30 9 31 BRIDGEND arrl7 48] 7 471 8 20 9 6 10 59ll0 50 1 6 1 30 1 3714 314 12>4'6 42i 9 40 9 <0 Saturdays Only. t Thursdays and Saturdays q. On Saturdays only additional trains leave Maesteg for Cymmer at 3.0, 4.3'.53, 6.25. 10.0 and 11.0 Tondu forCymmer at 7.45, and Maeateg for Abergwynfi at 9.2 and 10.10, and (Jirer for MaeMteK at 3-2 4.30, 5 53, and 8.37, and Cymmer for Tondu at 6.45, and Abergwynfi for MaesUt 9.34, and 10.44 calliu at intermediate Stations. PORTHCAWL BRANCH. Xcndu tiep 7 45j 9 5) 1 42i 1 4 50l 1 I |~ 6'un,l j Kenfig Hill 7 57 9 17 1 56^ 5 2 Pyle 8 5| 9 25 11 25 1 30 2 15! 2 53 3 55 4 42 5 1C'6 21 7 154 10 46 11 50 7'in Porthcawl 8 15j 9 35 11 34| 1 40j 2 24j 3 2j4 4 4 815 19j6 30j7 1( 3| 10 55| 11 59 7 19 Porthoawl dep 8 20| 8 34. 9 55 10 28il2 101 1 49i 4 8 4 20 5 35 6 32(7 7 30; 10A Oil 15 6 50^50 Pyle 8 30 8 43' 10 6(10 37(12 19, 1 58 4 18 4 29 5 44 6 4117 7 39 10A 9-11 24 6 59,7 59 Kenfig Hill 8 39! 10 15' 4 27 7 x Tondu arr t 49| 10 25', j 4 37j p j 10A48| I .A Wednesdays and Saturdays only. x Via Egend. PORT TALBOT TO MAESTEG, PONTICYMMER ANJLAENGARW. Swansea (High Street).dep. 830 1140 455 Swansea (R.&S.B.). I. 9*20 ai Port Talbot (Central). „ 9 15 12 50 6 45 "5 Port Talbot) (R. & S. B.. 5 45 4.. 10*10 ° Bryn 6 2 9 30 1 5 4j 7 0 10*26 2 Maesteg 6 15 9 40 1 15 .„ 4[ 7 10 «. 10*37 o§ Garth „ 6 22 9 46 1 21 <1 7 16 10*43 m Lletty Brongu 6 26 9 50 1 25 <•( 7 20 10*47 Bet>tws (Llangeinor) 6 32 9 56 1 31 J| 7 26 10*53 'S Pontyrhyl „ 6 35 10 0 1 35 0 7 30 10*57 £ Pontycymmer 6 40 10 5 1 40 .„ 5 7 35 11* 2 Blaengarw arr. 6 45 10 8l 143 J 8 7 38 11*5 Blaengarw dep.] 7 50 10 15 .„ 1 551 fO 7 45 11*10 Pontycymmer 7 55 10 20 2 0 15 7 50 11*15 Pontyrhyl „ 8 0 10 25 2 5 .„ 20 7 55 11*20 Bettwa (Llangeinor) 8 4 10 5:9 2 9 24 7 59 ..„ "2 Pontycymmer 7 55 10 20 2 0 15 7 50 11*15 Pontyrhyl „ 8 0 10 25 2 5 .„ 20 7 55 11*20 BetbwB (Llangeinor) 8 4 10 5:9 2 9 24 7 59 ..„ "2 Lletty Brongu „ 8 11 10 36 2 1 6 .31 8 G 11*28 0 Garbh 8 15 10 40 2 20 .35 8 10 & Maeateg 8 22 10 4S 9 28 .43 8 17 11*36 £ Bryn „ 8 32 10 55 2 38 53 8 27 11*44 a Port Talbot (R. &S. B.) „ 2 52 8 42 11*56 » Port Talbot (Central), arr. 8 45 11 11 J 7 00 Swansea (R. & S. B.) 3 42 10*13 Swansea (Hieb Street) 9 52 12 20 15i VALE OF GLAMORGAN RAILWAY | Svrmxn. FROM A.M. aTm. A.M. P.M. IP.M. P.M. i. A.M.< P.M. A.m. P.M v m Barry dep 7 0 9 53 11 37 1 35 2 30 3 33 0 6 65 9 6 11 0 3 5 ft *7 Rhoose 7 7 10 0 11 44 1 42 2 37 3 40 '7 7 4 9 13 11 7 3 12 6 44 Aberthaw 7 11 10 4 11 48 1 46 2 41 3 44?1 7 9 9 17 11 11 3 16 6 48 Giles ton 7 15 10 8 11 52 1 50 2 45 4855 7 14 9 21 j 11 15 3 20 6 S Llantwit M*jor 7 22 10 15 11 59 1 57 2 52 3 55 2 7 22 9 28 11 22 3 27 6 £ 0 Sontherndown Rovi 7 32 10 25 12 9 S'ts 3 2 4 512 7 36 9 33 11 32 3 37 7 0 Bridgend Mr. 7 39 10 32 j 12 16 o'ly 3 9 4 1219 7 46 9 45 11 39 3 44 7 KBOM A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M P.M. PJ'.M.iP.M. I'.M. A M. P.M Bridgend «.dep. 7 50 8 30 11 8 1 40 S'ts 3 42 5. 7 13 8 25 12 55 433 74^; Sontherndown Road „ 7 58 8 39 11 16 1 48 o'ly 3 50 E 7 218 36 I 3 4 41 7 51 Llantwit Major „ 8 8 8 50 11 26 1 58 2 41 4 0 f 6 10 7 318 47 1 13 4 51 « 1 Giles ton 8 14 8 57 11 32 2 4j 2 47 4 6 i 6 17 7 37 8 54 1 19 4 57 37 Aberthaw 8 18 9 1 11 36 2 8! 2 51 4 10 6 22 7 418 59 1 23 5 1 8 11 Rhoose „ 8 23 9 6 11 41 2 131 2 56 4 15 6 28 7 46 9 5 1 28 5 6 8 16 Barry arr. 8 29 B 13 11 47 2 19j 3 2 4 21 6 36 7 52 9 13 1 34 5 12 e 22 MOTOR CARS leaves BARRY for Llantwit Major at a.m.; 10.50; 12.40 3.5; 4.54: and on Wednesdays and Saturdays only at 11.30 am. „ „ II LLANTWIT MAJOR for Barry ai a.m.; 12.0; 1.39; and 4.15. --I •„ ,—r ,1 +Ihtve tablo-, tvfl nannnf) fhnld onnwlw. I ."C. I,

FOOTS A„ t — j,. ABANDONED MATCHES. Owing to the frost-i/ound con-cr.o# fill the grounds in the lieigirbourlKXAi. itugbj football was impossibfo i.xst cyaturca-y and all 1 the ma.tch.ies wwa abandoned.

To-Morrow's League nuut at Bridgenu. PUNNING COMilENTS BY "DEAZA-PIPB.' Drain-Pipe," who expresses diJiajvpoint- ment that noruo of the iiryniia c-ia-yora hare been; sel«ott>d to play for the iirld^nd League to-morrow, against the Oardifi Loague, sends tho following comments on the selected tcaiii: Futl back-Downs. A very appropriate name, I think. His work win partly be to down" his opponents. If he does his "downing" work woli, at tlio end of th<? match ho may sing with gusto the old English air, u Who will o'er the downs 60 free." Now, to the threequarter line. Hero we notice the- name Feiven. I believe the naim, is derived from Five-on. or oven Five»-oii. Let us hope that Feiven will have his on. his opponents. "Bunch of fives" is a term often used in fisticuff language. Wt don't want to enoouracre l^eive-n to use hi;" "fives," 'except with "op.en hand." I ca-nnoi but feel' that it is a pity that Grabhani -wat not included in the threequarter line. H< would be most useful to grab 'em," and i. tho work became too much, for him, ho couk' 'beck'-on Beck from th-o \In.g to help him. Of course, Bo(.'ck would natmrally be at hit I. beck and call. Of the half-backs we have not much to ss.y. One is Jenkins and the other Hopkins. Yor will note both- their names end in kins.' Let 118 hope that they will play on Saturday as if they were "kin." Now to the forwards. The first name I notice Hounds rather sinister—-Butcher. Well, if the game is going ro be a "killing" game, I am certain he will shin2-, if his name does not belie his reputation. Then. I no tice Chrlcott. Now, Ohil^ott, don't send j wire to the secretary on Friday Cannot pla:- because of Chill-caught." Next we note Singer. I am delighted we are going tc have a musical pack. I should recommend Singer to learn two selections by Saturday, .1 See, the conquering heroes oome," and "The Dead March." One of these will snrtily be suita.Me at the conclusion' of the match. Next pomes Nott—a "knotty" player, I am sure. They tell me that wood with knots in is very tough and: hard to break. This toughness will doubtless apply to the Bridgend pack on Saturday, as it contains a (k)Nott. Next in order comes Ilitchings. Now, Hitchings, let there he n,> "hitch" about your work, but may you be "itching" to get to- wards your opponents' goal line. The last name I notice is' Ay res. This word, is a cor- :i";n>tion of Hares. I am exceedingly pleased to think that the pack is going to be such a s;j<ily one. Now, Ayres, if yon don't put on any "airs" you will do all right. 011,' thing I should liko to suggest. A dirwr at the. close of the match would be very nice. No cook- need be specially nJ- gaged. I notice the selection; committee has chossen a Cooke among the reserves. I sin- cerely trust we shall witness a. good game. DRAIN-PIPE.

WISE AND OTHERWISE. "Are there any talkinp-jnachinee in tli:« flat?" "Six of them-four married and two single!" -Mrs. Symes always reminds me of a gardener." "Don't be unkind; she's a widow now." "Just so—and trying to get rid of her weeds!" Greene: "You often hear of the river falling1, but it never seems to hurt itself." Browne: Well, you see, it always falls on its bed." "Where is your automobile department?" asked the man entering the big department store. Fol- low your noso," replied the clerk near the door. "The corporation has; roflolv^d to lav out a park here." "Are the preparation* bo-j<uii v y<?». The Keep off the grass' boards are all ready." He: Mabel, you grow more beautiful every day! She (pleased): "Oh, Jack, you do exag- gerate!" He: "Well, then, every other day!" Dense "Knocker called mo a dilapidated old mule. What shall I do?" Sense: "Well. don't come to me about it I am no veterinary surgeon." "There a re at least two things in this world IC which can be broken without serious damage to either." "What are they?" "Records and hearts." Patience: What does it mean by being mar- ried at 'high noon'? Do you know?" Patrice: w Oh! yes; it means taking a twelve to one chance." Her Mother: "What is your husband's in- come now?" Married Daughter: Well, it's usually between one and four o'clock in the morning." "Young Mr. Brown is so sensitive." "Really?" Yes, indeed. Little brother hit him with a brick yesterday, and it seemed to make quite an im- pression." "Bother this tailor! He comes every week: with hid.bill. I should liko to kill him." "Well, try paying him. I'm sure he would die of surprise." 1 cachor: Of what profession is your father?" Scholar: "Am I obliged to tell you?" Teacher: "Certainly!" Sehoiar: "He's tho bearded lady in a show." Husband: "My colleague is tho most insati- able man I ever faw. He wants everything ho sees." Wife: "Can't you introduce our daugh- ter to him?" "Did you hear about the defacement of Skin- ner's tombstone? "No. Wliat was it? "Some- one added the word friends' to his epitaph." "He did his best." "Look here," said tho London cabby to his fare, who had handed him a shilling. "Do get. in again, guv'nor. You can go a yard or two further for this sum." Timid Lady: "Is your dog dangerous, my little ma.n?" Little Man: "No. ma'am. If ho should happen to bite ver onoe or twice, don't mind 'im he's just playin'! Husband (on his wedding tour): "I want rooms for myself and wife." Hotel Clerk: "Suite?" Husband: "Of course she is—perfectly lovely; the sweetest girl in the world." Molly: When you spoke to father did you tell him you had £ 50 in the bank?" George: "Yes." Molly: "And what did he say?" George: "He borrowed it." Naybor: "That boy of yours seems to be a. bright one. He'll cut out a name for himself somo day." Popley (angrily): "He's done it already—on our new piano! Mrs. Suburbs (reading novel): "And entering, Kathryn de Verc swept the room with a glaneo *——' "Heavens! I wish to goodness I could induce our Mary to do that much J Mother (policeman's wife): "Willie, I've been shouting for you this half-hour. How is it you are never here when you are wanted?" Son: Well. mother, I suppose I take after father." The Prima Donna: "Why don't you give the part to my daughter? She sings beautifully. She has inherited my voice." Manager: "That so? I've uttf-n wondered what became of your voice." Whenever I see a man Write his namo upon tho glass, I know he owns a diamond, And his father owns an ass! I don't see how you can have any fault to I find with him." Why not? Because he appears to be a man who is absolutely without faults of m:.v so-t." "That's just it. That's his worst fault." Did you have mal de mer on your wav over to the Continent?" asked Mrs. Oklcastle. "No; John took a bottle or two with us, but when I'm seasick none of them kind of things ever does me a bit of good." "Have you seen tho latest thing?" asked his friend, who had come along after he had been standing forty-five minutes on a subway plat- form. "Yes," he said; I'm waiting for it now. I'm married to it." Why don't you try to drive that horse with- out prftfarnty?" "It wouldn't do any good," answered the oanal boatman. It ainrt fair to the 'or* to ask it to start at its time o' life to learn a lot o' polite words." A lady was trying to persuade her five-year-old boy to go to bed, adding, by way of argument, that "tho little chickens went to roost at sun- set." "Yes," replied tho child; "but tho old hen always goes with them." "There is one thing I dread," remarked John- son, and that is a premature burial," "You need not worry about that," replied his friend; the thing is impossible; there's 00 danger of your being buried too soon." "Answer me, dara!" he said, in a- moment of passion. "I can bear this suspense no longer f* "Answer him, Clara," echoed the old man in the ha)!, thinking of thp coal and gas bills. "I -f "i'tIi longerT"

OUR LONDON LETTER. (FRP'-I OUR OW* COI>TESPOMDENT ) I The King's v.-s • •• to town with the middle- of this wee); 'minder that th<? buei- v ness of the yoar > nmerieing. The King will. be in London, off en, for tho whole of January, going ie indsor after next week, for the annivertiiii'y of Queen Victoria's death, on the 22nd. h-j beginning of th.) week following brings -lie opening of Parliament. When his Majesty goce to Some ho will call on M. FnlHcres, a;Lt when the French Presi- dent cornea here fur tho Fitvneo-Britiah Ex- hibition, therJ am; be an evening Court or a State banquet, with a gala performance at the Opera. Tli.' King and Queen of Italy will be- guests at li;.e ,jham Pelace before the spring its over. The Queen of Holland and her consort. Prince Henry, are to be enter- tained at the (rUiiilhall in the course of the a summer, and King Edward and the .Queen are likely to go to Berlin. L, Everyone agrees that Mr. At'ierley Jones took the right line in the Druce casc. Earlier in the day he had to throw over Mr. Robert Caldwell's evidence, and after the exhuma- tion, and the fact that all went to shew tho coffin contained the remains of Mr. T. C. Druce, but one course remained to him; that was to admit that it was not possible to pro- ceed with the prosecution. Mr. Herbert Druce was accordingly discharged. The per- jury case, after running its eventful course for eleven weeks, collapsed, as everyone- expected it would. The same fashionable audience which had followed it all through witnessed the closing scene. There were the foxskins and sables and Russian furo, the wonderful blouses, the imposing hats, and the critical lorgnettes. Mr. Hall Caine, wearing a big overcoat with a big astrakhan collar. sat on Mr. Plowden's right. Altogether, it was a very picturesque, amazing, and notable affair. Fleet-street on Monday was full of specu- lation upon the Observer'* announcement. that the Times was changing hands. Vho Times and Mr. C. Arthur Pearson, whose name was persistent in the discussions, made- their statements, the storm was stilled, and London went on its way as though nothiug had happened.. Negotiations are in pro- gress"; that is the extent of the definite an- nouncement. But a public statement is good as to say they are concluded. The T iwr* is to be "a limited company, under the proposed chairmanship of Mr. Walter (Mr. Walter had previously said tha.t the tion would not pass out of the hands of the Walter family), and the business management will ,be reorganised by Mr. C. Arthur Pear- eon, the proposed managing director." "Independent of party politics" will still be the line. but that may mean a great deal. It only says what it will not. and not what it will be. The chief proprietor to-dav is son of John Walter the third, who died in 1894. lIe was born in the year before his grandfather, John Walter the second, died. John Walter the second passed away in 1847, after having helped the Reform movement and assisted in bringing about the repeal of the Corn Laws. It was perhaps in the day of John Walter the Third that the Time* reached its period of greatest influence. It was in 1783 that the- first John Walter gave to the j)a;(y Cvirrr- s,,xl Iiegi.ft.rr—which he had begun to publish three years before—the title of the Time*. London had its week-end skating as well as provincial places. Its register, however, of frost on Sunday was only 9dt-g., compared, with 21deg. at Norwich and lietween 15deg.. and that figure in a score of other places. Nevertlneless, it was the coldest day in town for twenty years, and was followed next day by a warm temperature record of 41deg., :11:r after that rain and increasing mildness. 0:1. Sunday, the Thames was frozen over at several points in the upper readies, though the deeper pools were guarded, and sport was only permitted as a rule upon the shallower waters. London skaters in great nunvheu- went North from .King's Cross to the F.l:Ii. where a practically unlimited area of ice in good condition was- available. In London. where the unemployment problem is pressing,, the change was especially welcome. Dr. Macnamara's remedy for unemploy- ment, when he spoke at White fieldTaber- nacle, certainly posseeacd a peculiar apoeal for Londoners. In all quarters much is" ex- pected from the movement "back to the Kind. TYitli 6inall holdings and allotments, co-operative methods, credit banks, and im- proved housing, people in the centres of popu- lation cannot see how existence on a smibug and fruitful countryside can fail to be prefer- able to limited opportunities in unwholesome conditions in town. Housing reform and technical education are the clesiderato after the Small Holdings Act. In Dr. Macnamara's view, London's unemployed problem will largely resolve itself when the rural immigra- tion from the provinces to the town has been arrested. In the meantime, Mr. Burns has not hesitated to disburse all the funds at his- disposal, and to follow it up with the promise of a Housing Bill in the new session of Par- liament. Here, town and country will have a subject in which both are concerned its dis- cussion, after the new licensing proposals and old-age pensions, may provide the main poli- tical issue of the year. The announcement of the resignation of Mr. W. A. McArthur creates a fourth by-elec- tion in the immediate future. These by-elcc- tions at the opening of another session haw more than ordinary interest. There are but two clear weeks before Parliament meets. The- Mid-Devon polling takes place on the 17th inst; this is the election caus,ed by the raising of Mr. Eve. K.C., to the Bench. It is as- sumed that the Government will be willing for a writ to be moved for a new election for Worcester. The Conservative Merabe- was unseated on the report of the Commiwiorers and the Government felt that a fresh wrR ought to be delayed at least one vear. That- time has now passed. Mr. Edward Gon'dine: is the new Unionist; candidate; Mr. H-iroid Elverston the new Liberal. The Liberal v.a* defeated by 129 votes at the last electic;: I The vacancy at Roes (Hereford) is caused by the death of Lieutenant-Colonel Alan Gardner. Captain Percy Clive, defeated bv 312 «fc the last election, is again the Unionist candidate. The general opinion in the clubs as soon as Mr. McArthur's resignation was announced, wr.« that Mr. Agar-Robartee would become the Liberal candidate for the representation of St. Austell. Mr. Robnrtes was unseated on petition-on no personal grounds-in the neighbouring Cornish divi- aion of Bodmin. The Unionist candidate in Mid-Devon is Oa-ptain Morrison Bell. who on a poll of nearlv 9,000, was defeated last time by Mr. II. T. Eve—a resident squire as well a-9 a K.C.—by 1.200. Here the Liberal candi- date is Mr. C. R. Buxton, the editor of the Albany Review. Tho Old Masters' Exhibition at the- Academy distinctly makes address to readers- in the provinces. Colour-printing and art. publishing have so developed in the last year- or two that anybody may now become familiar with the various "schools" and their most famons exponents—and may found an art library-for lees than a cheap set of Dickens would (,Ie have cost him. This ex- hibition _sh:-ws, e.t any rate, how big and various is the nnblio which is interested in these things to fVy. W-& may learn quite aa much thro' ;h f 9 eyes as through the ears. and when we g- to school to the Old Masters. we discover, P,, a rule, that we learn very rapidly. J Rossetti oaNc" 'he Burlington House win- ter exhibit j Academy's annual expia- tion." Th" ric art of Italy, gteiin. France, II; fI.nd England is all repre- sented upc Of English eighteont-h- oentury wcr -ty pictures "by Hogarth are attracting -.atoest, attention. Hogarth always saw lpcicrsiood intensely. It is that kind :-I,;ja, and not caricature, which ia t.1 'teristic of his work. Some of theeo 1 in en unfinished state. shew him rf more perfect harmony and artisti tion than do many of his more far "rises. He painted life better thai rtrayed the self-e onscious sitters who I him to put them on can- vas undC7 cramping artistic conven- tions of fcL" 1 which b worked.

If yoa ufhculty in securing the 'Geeefct* • H* Head Office. Wbilo lb officers were proceeding ire a dinghy i olete cruiser Tribune in Har- wich Marl boat overturned, and one- of tfaflm, I Petty Officer Charles Jordan., of Buigfitii. .3 drowned. Prince JM I)ny, brother of King Fredo- ridi, who on Roman Catholio Profes- sor of Thf- fibourg University, Switzer- land. is etfc journey of research in Asia* Minon