The Cambria Daily Leader

I H 8 h **gBBBhni< £ PAWNBROKBNG BY pon The great aiivan-tage of doing- bosroees through the post is secrecy. No persons are the wiser, only the parties dinecbly interested. Advances made on all kinds of jewellery, diamonds, deeds, &a„ at the lowest raAe of interest. Cash returned im- mediately on receipt of goods. All you need do is to pack any gold, .ailrer, or other articles, and send it by registered poft I* S. SHIBKO, Pawnbroker, 1%, BROADWAY, CARDIFF. Eetabliished XB70.

TheCornerColumn -low Landore parents are advised to take care of their youngsters, as there is an unwelcomed visitor parading the streets at night. = £ Unless a decided change takes p lace in the weather soon, farmers and gardeners in the vicinity of Swansea will be in for a bad time. ,J £ iV »i £ W "Having thus so far taken it upon Myself to occupy the chair pro tem," øaid the chairman at a Morriston meet- ing. And his listeners smiled. >)!; A motor cyclist is engaged to carry iespatches to King Carson at Craig- in on. Surely this would have been tuitable work for Galloper Smith: *• <t The King of Ulster, Carson, the First, is enjoying regal rest and com- fort at Craigavon, surrounded by as many flatterers as Canute was of old. If you do not know what to buy, odk the stall-holders," is one of the "hints to visitors in the Wesley bazaar hand-book. 0 If you do not see what you want, ask for it. If you do not get it. purchase what is offered, asking no questions." W esley bazaar orders Mr. John Ward the navvy M.P., vho made the famous speech in the House of Commons this week, was a prominent figure in the Swansea. Trade Union, Congress. Mr. William Coutts' address to the jury in the County Court yesterday was really eloquent, quite reminiscent of the "speeches from the bar" we read about in books. The Brecknock Beacons, it is said, ere still deeply covered with snow. "May they still continue so," is the comforting comment of a Swansea, coal merchant. Patrons of the Wesley bazaar were politely informed in the hand-book that. any article deemed not suitable lifter it is paid for may be re-given to the bazaar without extra charge" # Mr.' C. W. Slater, opening the Wesley bazaar yesterday, observed that the very first phonograph ever heard in Swansea, and the very first flash-light photograph ever taken, was taken in a Wesley bazaar many years ago "I love South Africa because of its magnificent climate, its glorious sun- shine and marvellous fertility, and your Bouth Waloo weather has made me long rnore than ever to go back there. "—Dr. Poutsma. The residents on the Goedsaeson area of the borough side of Sketty are very, badly served in the matter of de- livery of letters, 4 p.m. v,ljiiing the latest. A oorre«>p<x^jem wants the new postmaster to make a note of it. ,,< # # We do not know whether the task of the secretary of the Morriston Park Tennis Club is < an arduous one or not, but there were "no offers" fsrr the posi- tion at the annual meeting on Wed- nesday night. Five names were sub- mitted, and each of the nominees with- I drew The Parliament Act has disposed of Lansdowne House domination, but Liberals are still confronted with the r,ew doctrine that the. Army, Navy and the1 Union Jack are the sole property d the Tory Party! # ? # Some of the more prominent of Oxford-street tradesmen are uncompro- misingly opposed to Victoria Park as the site of the new Civic Centre, for they fear it will change the centre of gravity of Swansea's business premises. When is a man not a. man? The tatest answer: Frederick Melauson, tlrbo, sixteen years ago, was erroneously registered in the city hall at Cam- bridge, Massachusetts, as a girl, has now been declared by the authorities to be "a male de facto, but officially a female." He will now be able to take a man's appointment in the post office. at 4I One of the candidates for the pro- lhationary nursing staff at Swansea Poor Law Hospital was ii inches short of the standard height. It was stated she bad every, confidence she would grow an- other two inches in the next twelve months. Failing this, we suggest the young lady might wear higher heels. Little Marjorie, aged 4, of Mount Pleasant, demanded, and would have her "bab-lab" (umbrella) when ehe went out yesterday. But as soon as the rain came on, she hurriedly closed the "bab-lab," and tucked it under her arm. She had toq much love for-the 1 'bab-lab" to have it get wet! Tt was the late Lord Coleridge's duty as a Fellow to read the lessors in chapel, e day he read by mistake the second lesson when he should have lead the first. To conclude it in the orthodox way was hardly correct, as it was not the second lession, but the first, nor could it well be described as the first lesaon as properly it was the Feoond. A moment's hesitation supplied him with the appropriate wbrd—"Here pndeth the wrong lesson." TO-DAY'S STORY. I Let me see some of your black kid j loves," said a lady to a shop assistant. "The-se are not the latest style, are they?" she asked, when the gloves were produced, r Yes. madam," replied the, shop- man. we have had them in stock only two days." "I didn't think they were, because the fash-on paper says black kds have tan stitches and vice versa; I see the tan stitches but not the vice versa." The shopman explained that vice versa, was French for seven buttons, so she bought three pairs.

I PEST OF THE DARK. II TBEBOETH TERRORISED BY MAN WHO I IflUiESiS WOMEN. YOUNG MAN ASSAULTED. ♦ The resident-s of Treboeth and the Graig, especially the younger people, have been greatly perturbed, during the past few weeks by the appearance in the district of some unknown man, who during the evenings, it is alleged, ¡. has been molesting young women. A little over a week ago a young woman was accosted by a man in Qtiarry-roa,(). and, R-as pushed to the sidf of the hedge, and only the timely ar-' rival .of another person caused the stranger to decamp. A futile chase j after him W3.<> made. Since then rumours have been cur- rent that several young ladies have been approached, and on baturday evening last a young man by the name of Evans received a very rough handling by, it would seem, the same indi- vidual, who jumped out of a 'gateway in Quarry-road and caught Evans by the throat, and after a struggle left him and ran off. The description of the unwelcome visitor is given as follows:—About 50 years of age, 5ft. 5in., wearing an over- coat, with light trousers and a cap, and carrying a walking-stick. The police have taken the matter up.

I PARLIAMENTARY VACANCY. i I SUDDEN DEATH Of Lit: LORD MAYOR OF BElrAST. 1: I As reported in our 6.30 edition last I night, the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Mr. R. J. McMordie, M.P., died suddenly yesterday afternoon at Cabin Hill, Knock, Belfast.. When the late Mr. G. W. Wolff re- tired from the representation of East Belfast at the January election in. uno Mr.McMordie was returned unopposed for the constituency, which is the largest in Ireland. Mr. McMordie had been five times Lord Mayor of Belfast, a "record" for the Lord Mayoralty of the,city. There has been no contest in East Belfast since 1892. The electorate this year is 19,600., 1 —-—

I FREDERIC MISTRAL I I DEATH OF THE FAMOUS PROVENCAL I m. .1 I- f The death took place at Mailne yes- terday of Frederic Mistnxvl, .tUe-ianaous' Provencal poet, at the age of 83, after I a severe attack of influenza. Mistral's father was a well-to-do farmer who allowed his son to choose hi& I own career, and the result was the con- tribution to the literature of France of some 01 its most valuable epics. In 1904 the Nobel Prize for Literature was divided between .Mistral and the Spanish dramatist Jose de Echegaray and the Polish novelist Henryk Sien- kiewjez (author of "Quo Vadis.") Honours were showered upon him, and1 he was made a member of many foreign learned societies. His example and teaching (says the "Times") did perhaps more than any- thing el&e to create and foster the move- ment for political, intellectual, and social decentralization which has; marked the beginning of the twentieth century in France. President Poin- care, in October, 1913, during a visit to the South of France, said he brought to the "august master" the testimony of the gratitude of tbs Republic and of France; and MIstral" interpreted the President's visit as a proof ofhÍÆI patri- otic sympathies for that local patriotism through which, the octogenarian poet firmly believed, "France would renew her youth."

MORRISTON LADY'S DEATH. I MRS. MABEL DAVIES PASSES AWAY I AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS. The dea& occurred this morning, I' after a brief illness, of Mrs. Mabel Davies, wife of Mr. H. 0 Davies, the superintendent of public lighting under ) the Corporation. The deceased lady was only twenty five years of age, and it is but two years ago that she was married- She was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Buckland, Morriston, and prior to. her marriage took a very active part in. the social and religious work of Libanus Chapel, where she was a faithful member, and for ,some considerable time taught a Sun- day school class. On their marriage the deceased lady and her husband took up residence at Sketty. but Mrs. Davies still took an active interest in the church work at Libanus, and it was at the bazaar held in connection with the chapel last Thursday that she contracted the ill- ness which resulted'in her death. Mrs. Davies had taken a. part in the pre- parations for the bazaar,. and wto one of the ladies. responsibte for one of the stalls. night she staved lJ her j parents' home at Morriston, and on Friday morning couiplained of feeling unwell. Dr. Gabe was immediately called in. but appendicitis^ supervened. Mr. Brook, Swansea, was consulted, and on Sunday night an operation was successfully performed. On Wednes- day deceased, who, had appeared to be recovering, had a relapse.-

A CURIOUS ACCIDENT. I A remarkable accident occurred at a workshop in the Quay Parade, Swan- sea, this morning. An employe at Mr. W. Goad's wheelwright's, shop on the St. Thomas side of the North Dock entrance, named Hugh Jones, who re- Sent. trance, Chf ton Hill, was at his work si d es at when he suddenly slipped, breaking his ankle. A fellow workman who saw the man- slip, stated that it was the most, re- markable accident he had ever seen. Jones appeared to bè about to pick up a-tool from the ground wjlen he slipped down. The motor ambulance was sent for., &rld the man was ooriveyed to the HosjfcaL j, ,;+- ¥

[ WOMAN'S DEATH. I ■ 1 —— STRANGE RUMOURS APPARENTLY WITHOUT FOUNDATION. I DOCTOR'S STATEMENT. ] The death occurred at 6.20 this! morning of Mrs. Caroline Bowen, a widow, of Brynmor-road, Gowerton. I The woman had been unconscious since the previous day, and as rumours of a remarkable nature about her death were current, a Le.ader" re- presentative this morning made in- Iquiries in the Gowerton district. In an interview with Richard Bowen, one of deceased's sons, he said that all kinds of rumours were about, but as far as he could gather none of them I were correct. It was true, he under- stood, that there was -some altercation between his mother and one of her lodgers, but Dr. Gardner, who was called in and saw the deceased before her death, said that there were no marks of violence about the body, and her death wag caused by a fit, which brought about heart failure. I It, was the kind of death which had1 been predicted for her for a long time, past. Later in the day the lodger whoj is said to have quarrelled with the de- ceased woman went to the Police Station, and made a statement. The case has been reported to the Coroner, and in all probability an in- quest will be held. The police, it is understood, attach no importance to the rumours which are I! afloat. L

CASE TO BE RE-HEARD. I SOLICITOR'S APPLICATION AT SWANSEA I ROUGE COURT GRAnTED. I Mr. W. A. Thomas apnlied at the, Swansea Police Court to-day for a re- hearing of the-case Wilson v. Clpjke, a! claim for damages against a tailor's j machinist heard last Thursday, in w.bich 1 L2 damages were awarded. Mr. C. V. Price opposed the applica- tion, arguing that the fact that the de- fendant Clarke appeared in court after the hearing was concluded did not con- stitute. sufifcient ground for a re-trial. The Bench granted the application on conditio* that applicant paid the costs of the day, the re-hearing being fixed for next Thursday.

"WHOLE HEARTEO SUPPORT." I SWANSEA YOUNG LIBERALS' MESSACE TO PREMIER AND BOROUGH MEMBER. j At a meeting of the committee of the Swansea, Branch of the National League of Young Liberals last night. it was. deckled to telegraph a resolution to the Priqjg"Minister and to the Borough Ate= Right lion. Sir Alfred Mond. Bart,, M.P. The terrpe of the resolution were as fQÜöws Swansea Young Liberals view with deep concern the disposition mani- fasted among a section of military oiffcers to challenge the authority of the Imperial Parliament. The Young Liberals desire to express their com- plete confidence in the Prime Minister and his colleagues, and also to assure them of their whole-hearted support of any policy designed to prevent indisci- pline in the Army and to ensure a due observance of law and the maintenance of civil order in the North-Eastera Counties of Ulster." Sir Alfred Mond's Reply. i Sir Alfred Mond telegraphed to the Swansea League of Young Liberals as ows:- Many thanks telegram. Feel certain that clear and definite statement of Prime Minister in Commons yesterday will assure you that, Government have firmly decided to maintain unimpaired the powers of Parliament at all costs, and to re-si-st to uttermost any attempt of military dictation. In this course we have the enthusiastic and undivided support of the democratic forces. Liberal and Labour. I, personally, give un- qualified and unhesitating support to statement of Prime Minister. Alfred MOIId. 1,

MR. HAMMERSTEN SUED. I Miles. Cecile Thevenet, Odette Le Fontenay, Marthe Chenal, and other Paris singers, have begun suits in New York against Mr. Oscar Hammerstein, says the "New York Herald" (European edition), claiming damages amounting to P,60,000 for breach of contract.

GUARDS FOR THE CALLERY. t There were almost as many policemen and attendants on duty in the National Gallery as there were visitors during oertain hours yesterday, when the western section was reopened to the public after the mutilation by a Suffra- gette of the Rokeby Venus.

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. I At the Swansea Police Court to-day, Edith Ivy (32), appeared on remand on a. chargeof .attempted suicide at No. 17, Maliphant-street, on February 16th. The case was further adjourned for a month, the woman to remain. in the Workhouse.

MESSRS. T. W. WARD AND COMPANY, LTD. I With reference, to the strike at Messrs. T. W. Ward's Britonferry Works, we are requested by the firm to state, in reply to certain suggestions which have been made, that th»y.have never refused to acknowledge the men's Union. It is their custom to deal with their employes directly, but they are always prepared to meet the Union. I oiffcials. if necessary.

PRESERVING WATERTOO. t Brussels.—The Belgian Parliament has passed a Bill providing for the pro- tection of the battlefield of Waterloo, and giving the Government the right to prevent any encroachment on historic spots.—Exchange. The Duke of Wellington, at a meet- ing at Apsley House, Hyde Park, said, that if £ 10,X)00 was forth- eoming -the. Belgian Government would undertake to bring in their Bill to pro- tect the battle&eML fr X- V

NEGOTIATIONS FAIL. TEMPLE-STREET SCHEME COUNCIL DECLINE TO ACCEDE TO BANK DitikuloRs, PrtuPUSALS. TO-DAYS DECISION. A special meeting of the Swansea County Council was held on Thursday afteriloon, the Mayor (Aid. T. T. Corker) presiding, to consider the re- port of the sub-committee who visited London on Tuesday, to confer with the directors of the Capital and Couixies bank regarding tlia igmpie-stroet im- provement scheme. The Mayor, 111 reporting what took place at tlle conference, said that they had gone very thorougiuy llltOthe luav- ter of tiie scheme pi'&posed by Mr. Jenkins, the borouga oauite agent, and they were received very tavourabiy in- dead. The directors considered that a contribution sriloul(i I)P,iiia(le by tiie Cor- poration in order to ettect the suggested improvement. The sub-committee did not agree with that in any way, and consiaered that the improvement would be as favourable to tiie bank directors as to the town, and they did not think themselves jushtied in givmg any hope whatever oiany contribution. The directors told the committee that they would have to put the matter before the Board on the following day, and communicate with the committee on Wednesday. However, before they left, Mr. W. J. Rees made another suggestion as to making an exchange of property in Temple-street, and Mr. Jenkins was asked to see Mr. Rees later on. Of course the Committee could not decide upon such a point im- mediately, and so asked Mr. Jenkins to ooiifer with Mr. 'Rees, and he (the tayor) thought Mr. Jenk.ns would tell them that he could .not approve of Mr. Rees's suggestion. That (Thursday) morning the Town Clerk had had an interview with the Mayor, and had said that he had had a communication from Mr. Frederick Edwards, the Incal manager of the bank to the effect that if the suggested exchange of property in Temple-street was adhered to the matter would l>o closed as far as the bank was concerned. It was- for the Council to decided that afternoon, and lie (the Mayor) wpuisi them that "the best iiting- was to adhere to the former resolution and-define a building line for Temple-street. I Appeal to Press. Alderman Merretls asked that the Press might be requested to omit figures. Mf- Powlesland observed that the figures might as well go out to the public now as a little later. Alderman D. Davies thought there was no harm in publishiug ifgures. The Mayor: We will ask the Press for the present time not to disclobe the figii res. Alderman Davies: As long as the figures are not given out officially by Mr. Jenkins, I don'.t see there will be any haIrn done. We are only giving approximate figures. Mr. Jenkins then indtca-ted on the plan the effect of the proposals of the hank directors. Alderman D. Davies said he believed the Council was entitled to know every- thing- that took plaice at the conference. The directors' attitude was most sym- pathetic, and they treated the Com- mittee with the fttniost courtesy. The conference was continued for two hours j in the most excellent spirit. I Cost of Proposals. I The committee pointed out to them I the large expenditure on the Council's part of practically E40,000, and that the bank would henefit. by that public im- provement, because they would have not only a frontage in Temple-street, but also in Castie-street, and also occupy the corner. The directors said they did not attach so much importance to the corner as the Committee did. For the present they argued they did not want new bank buildings. They said if they entered into ■•an agreement of that kind it would mean they would have to spend E20,000 or L30,000 in putting up a new bank, and then pay increased rates upon the higher rateable value of the premises. The directors were quite prepared to assist the Corporation in bringing about a public improvement, but they did not think they ought to do more than was reasonable. The proposal was for the 'Coiporatkra to acquire other properties behind in Castle-street and restore to the bank 553 square yards after taking away a large proportion of that front. Then any land" beyond the 553 yards they required, the Council would pro- vide for them, but they would have to pay the average tOt-al cost per yard. Lis,ooo Compensation. Up to that point the committee thought the proposal equitahle,buthe directors submitted they were entitled to some compensation, £ 15,000 being the figure suggested. The committee took up the position that by practically doubling the bank frontage, they were giving them .something; equivalent to a pubiie contribtition, and the commit- too were unanimous in the opinion that the Council would not sanction the principle of giving them a penny piece towards the building of any new premises. Even if the Coun- cil gave £5,000 it would mean that this improvement would cost the town L45,000, at a time when the ratec, were going up. Tie local directors of the bank were more sympathetic towards the committee. Subsequently, a. third alternative scheme was suggested by which the bank would oocupy the present ISlte- be pushed back, a-s sbown—and get some land aA the baqk;- That scheme would be even morte expensive than -the otheps. t Mobtimed on "a.1). Or I

I CONSTABLE'S DISCOVERY. I 0. 1 BODY OF UNKNOWN LABOURER FOUND NEAR I KINo'S DOCK. I I" POLICE DESCRIPTION. j I A shocking discovery was made this I 'morning by a member of the Swansea iH.-i.rbour Police on the Jersey Marine side of the King's Dock. He was making his rounds when he came across the body of a man, appar- ently of the labouring class. it had obviously been in the water for some time, but it was dillicult to say when' death took place. The officer called the attention 01 the Neath County Police (in whose area the discovery was made) to the body. and P.C. Lisk at once pro- ceeded to make investigations. A pre-1 liminary examination, of the clothes' provided no ciue tb the identity of the man, and at the time of writing no further information is to hand. De-; velopments of an unusual nature are not unlikely. Meanwhile the body has been removed to the Police Station at Jersey Marine, where it awaits the inquest. Official Description. I Our Neath correspondent, telephon-j ing later, state.s that the onjy theory at present expressed is that the man must; have either had a fit or succumbed to heart failure. There are no marks of violence on the body, and nothing on, the man to lead to his identification. The following is the official descrip- tion of the man :-Height 6ft. 4ins., i well built and well nourished, brown hair turning grey, light brown moust-j ach e and brown e es. On his left fore-. arm is tatooed a heart He had a scar on the right wrist, also several old j "scars on his face and forehead, an d a' cut across the bridge of his nose, which! appears to have been broken at soni3 time or other. He was dressed in blue serge coat, grey striped vest, ?iey trousers, black woollen socks, heavy I nailed boots, blue striped muffler and brown cap.

TRIMMERS' HOLIDAY. I I QUESTION TO BE DISCUSSED BY SWANSEA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The agenda for to-morrow's meeting I of the Swansea Chamber of Commerce contains a reference to the stoppage of coal shipping on Faster Tuesday. It is understood that a. communica- tion has been received from tj^e Swan- sea coal trimmers giving noe" of a holiday on this date, a football match for a trimmer who has lost an arm having been arranged

l. STRUCK BY THE r' ravJr. a SKEWEN BAKER'S FATAL* «S§H# AT. NEATH ABBEY. I f Mr. Howel Cuthbertson conducted an inquest at Skewen on Thursday 011 the body of Daniel Davies (62), baker and confectioner, of New-road, Skewen, who was knocked down by a moto" lorry whilst crossing the road at Neath Abbey on March 6th, and received in- juries from which he never recovered. Jessie Davies said her father left home to go to Ta.iHwydon to see A cus- tomer. He went as far as Neath Abbey by car, where she heard he had lbeea knocked down. He was brought home at seven o'clock, but never rallied, and died on Tuesday. The Coroner: Did he ever tell you how the accident happened?—No, sir. Driver's Promptitude. I If or D. Thomas, school teacher, Gaoll Park-road, Neath, who U'itress?d the at?ident, said he boarded the tram-c&ri on the after&oon in question by the Smith's Arms. The ,car stopped, a?d deceased got off, and w?s cro&"ing the. road with a basket on his shoulder, when a motor lorry knocked him down. The lorry was going at a moderate pace, and in his opinion the accident could not have been averted. The Coroner: You don't attach any blame to the driver? Witness: No, sir, I think he is to be commended on his promptitude and, presence of mind. He turned the I lorry right into the wall to prevent the I accident. Only Struck by the Mud Guards. ) Philip James Jenkins, Ethel-street, Neath, the driver of the lorry, said he I did not see Davies until the lorry was| nearly on him, The tram,= was! stationary at the time, And Davis, wha l had a basket on his left shoulder, crossed the road in front of him. He turned the lorry right into the wall to avoid accident, but it was too late. The front of the mud guard struck de- I ceased, but the car did not go over him. Dr. D. L. Jonea' Gaid deceased sus- tained a dislocation of the right shoulder joint, and very bad gravel rash. He never recovered, and died from shock on Tuesday. The jury returned a verdict accord- ingly, the Coroner remarknig that riiere did not appear that any blame could be attached to the driver.

1 THE SIMPLE LIFE. The simple life will have some novel exponents a.t an exhibition at the Royal HortieulturaJ Hall, Westminster, next week. They will mclude a married couple who have lived since the first day of their honeymoon in a cart pulled by a donkey, and The Human Snail," Mr. T. F. Holding, who stores, &U his camp- ing equipment, including his tent and! cooking utensils, about his person.

I COSTLY KISSES. v Sentence of 30 years imprisonment for stealing kisses has been passed on Charles Guyton by. Superior Judge Williss, of Los Angeles. j Guyton was shown (says the! Chronicle") to be An incorrigible ] character, as a petty highwayman, but ithe charge against him was of stealing 5d. and three kisses from Miss Daisy Stagwald. a charming young San Quentin girl. | ■He took the coppers from her puree, Mnd on learning that was all, the money she ha? to get home with, Guyton kissed the girl and returned fbA mbtet with the remark, It was worth it.? ¡" t'

FOREIGN NEWS. REPORTED DEFEAT OF MEXICAN REBEL] LEADER. 2,000 KILLED AND WOUNDED. .-1 Madame CaiHaux, wife of the French Minister of Finance, who is under ex- amination in connection with the shoot- ing of M. Calmette, editor of the "Figaro," described the affair yester- day to the examining magistrate. She said: "I tried to be calm, but the wait of aI). hour in my then state of mind had exasperated me still more. About six o'clock I heard M. Calmette say in a loud tone of voice to an attendant, Show Mme. Caihaux in/ 1 was taking the utmost nrecautions to liid my name, to that none of the staff should know who I was, and M. Cal- mette revealed my incognito! Mechani- cally 1 took my revolver out of it-s case in my muff and walked into M. Cal- mette's office. "I did not mention any letter. I did not ask what I intended to ask. I stretched out my arm towards the man whom I considered as my most deadly enemy, and without realising that I had pressed the light trigger of my weapon, I 1 heard the shots go off. "I had lost my head, but the last gleam of reason made me lire low, so as not to hit him; aiid he bent down towards the bullot as though to meet it. But I did not want to kill him, and I did not think 1 had killed him. I re- gret it extremely. Why did I not speak before firing? Why did I lose my head. alas I" .1 INDIA. I An enormous quantity of been destroyed by fire in » compound at Agra. The fire was extinguished by I a party of the S-eaforth Ri ^hi&ndcrs j GERMANY. Kiel.-The newspapers stable that Prince Adalbert, oi Prussia, the third son of the Emperor, i-s iyin? Ul with aoute catarrh of the stomach and in- testin6S at his villa here.-Reuter. MEXICO. Geiiei-al Villa's attack on Torreon seems to have failed. A Mexico City (Federal) teJegramms thc^ tiie rebels were defeated with 2,000 killed and wounded. Villa is said to be re- treating north ward, witli the Federals in pursuit. iv TURKEY. If a, s wd hic.,re Siies of Uie Adana. and Aleppo vilayets, where the big Bagdad Railway tunnei ?erces the Amanus Range, of iwo eai- j Queers, one a Gonnan and the othor a ?wiss, presumably by native laboul??? Coming so soon after the riot at Jeraltus, this fresh outrage has pro- duced the most painful impress-ion her -Reuter. Constantinople.—Colonel Aziz Ali; Bey, the well-known Kgyptian officer in j the Turkish Army, who revived the j Ara,b resistance in Cyretiaiea, after the j departure of Enver Bey, now Minister j of War, has been sentenced to death by I a oourt-martial, though there is reason f to believe he will be pardoned by the 1 Sultan.—Repter. j I

BRIDAL PMS WELCOME HOME t The members of the church, choir, j and Sunday school of St. H?len's?o? ChapeJ, Swansea, on Wedne'feday ing gathered to welcome home Mr, Gorvin and his bride.. I The meeting, which wa? of an in- j formal character, was presided over by the Rev. T. Sinclair Evans, and during the evening a presentation of a cabinet of table silver and cutlery was made to, Mr. and Mrs. Gorvin, on behalf of the church members, choir, and Sunday school. j Vocal items were rendered bv Mr. j Abner Roberts and Miss Matthews, Mr. Perrett being the accompanist.

f ■' ..?  -.V -t| PARLIAMENT. ¡; fiugtfttterf Resignation of Two 81118r81t¡ In tie If-oil% of Commons to-da- the Chancellor of the Exchequer wp asked if it v-ea troe that General Sir John French artd General JEhvaxt had resigned. Mr. Lloyd Cr«o!rge said &gfe the Premier, who vu with the Bang, would make & statement on the ad- josrraojent tcnajghi. HOME KCTJB StLL. L, In tdis C^-mcrrs his aftwsaoon the Chancellor said the second reeding of the Home Rule BiD "Uld be takes, en TWday, Weineeday and Thursday ndarb. GRASB XATICWAi PRICES London, 3.C 9 to 1 Covertcowtj 9 to 1 Lattvur; 10 to I lleton. 100 to 9 BaRIThaelde, 100 to 8 Tri anon HXt 100 to S Jecobtft 100 to 7 Blood, stone j 100 to 6 Host OThxafe. v 11 to 8 on OOh jJujLO, 6 to 1 J'oy- f 1 Jœn. 10 to 1 DWid, Black Kite, 100 to b 'rattle IM to 7 tfOUM. „ ( Betttn*: 3 to 1 rregter Jeclt. 6 to 1 Iflros- c*. 8 to 1 Maii, Hmtntaln Fa. 91'1 1 Hornet's Bmtftr. IN -to I 6tfmtm 4' CCSTELLO 1. HESTCT AtfKSHIBZ BLACK KTTE 5. Aipo m-a: Drcld, Symbol&og. Park fhnH. J. Ls.1im. Tatt,J&. Swansea Mercantile Co., Ltd. 18, RARK STREET, SWANSEA, MAKfi IPASH ADVAiNCKS Irom I tp f. I Not  )?a '?&?<M= 11U"i.mltl ???'? ?<?y Privä\e &Ed (?as deatJ?. ror fiirtber pa.pticulars, apply H. B» JONES, Managing Director I'

THE PGKEST WAY. Finding that a derelict she was tow- ing from the Bay of Biceay to Plymouth was leaking, the battleship Ajax turned her gults. upon it and sank it.

LITERARY dtYQRGi GASi Bleanor Gates, author of "The Poor Little Rich Girl/' is hfirl, !m!<d for divorce by her husband. Mr. Waltoc TuHy, who wrote "Omar the Tent- maker:" The parties were secretly married is 1901, after the ladv had 'graduated -at the "University of California.

MRY I mum. -With reference to the action brought by George Valentine Rerry ;<gainst Morgan, at the Cour £ we in error stated in our ts -110 of Tnsa^- day last that the defendant, Mr. Morgan, had succeeded in-.Ms counter- claim. As a matter of fact'; 'judgment- was given for Mr. Perry, the i.)iaintiff,i on Iwth the claim and counter-claim with costs. We are sorry that this error should v have arisen. I

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