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OUR SHORT STORY. BENS MASCOT BIKE. jtT6efe mistaking E/r* Bristol's ijf the solemnity of ri,*at'i, even in life, whcu- fpKsr fee compounded a prescription. .,Bristol did not at all modify his usual Ong deliberation in we:ghing out grains and Btuptee, when, or- certain June morning, V-SEB3 Marion W-elcbeii lingered for the '.jloteriit result of his skill. 1 This ia o. verv particuiaf and rture eombmst- S-Jfen—will you wait for itf Marion bad replied in the affirmative. tjBherefore it cwne to pis J that 8hp sai on a atuall bench in an single formed by the meeting be two CO\>'I\tf'N in the rear of the shop, possesa- f her soul in patience, listening to the i.Atpotheciarv'3 catty treai and to the clink of ■yL scales, and so the pounding of the pestle L dle mortar in the portentous exclumvenesa ffehuKi the screen. -Whk-ii. a louder rftp-tl- i upon tr.9 marble dis- fen-bed her aimlwH yearning she frowned, niur- ju;¡"1n.r ■jf- "What Tetklie's chances for He upon trujt aa-I wine, and delicately jpcnirishing food—and a. charge of climate. 'Vttfeat's whas Dr. Maynard said. He might fts -xx-il have g-ons on and advised burial pre- jteritioiis instead of making out that shailow which means profit for Mr. Bristol and jftot a bit benefit for—poor—dear—Ted die." k Through the open door jostled a quartette pf joung men, voluble in f>.Xl,;ted,?" h, each joying to be heard a.bmre the cC: 1'3, and lanimOU8 in vehement lamentation. j "Ste, here. you follows. This s my farewell jterfcrmance, since oirc-umstances beyond my BOEtrol h:a.V0 flung me out of the 'tree-to-all ome, walk up and tike a whiff en me." ) "rhis is too Mcomicg bad," quoth a jet>or, "for it put¿ us out of beat'ng Ibose guy*. Yen know, Be-n. you are the Pick of the while it is mora thai a shave fcf luck if anyone of us comes out ahearl-too beastly bad." I "0, co-n- replica the voi^e of the leader iq myself don't rde to success—it's the new heel-8.:ty, she's a hummer. More's the pity; file's been polished up for the occasion, and rou ought to see the silver horseshoes on ner frame, tacked on as a brace gf msweots. But go fo Southampton I must, for dad Trust b< wbrse, sinof: mother telegraphs me to join them wiuiout delay. Draw lot? and 1..1: the long gt-raw go on my bicycle ai.d gather 150dols. tlc'a.nt cash for our club." They butloo out quite as noisily as they fcad entered, and clsitered down the street, fctwt then Mr. Bristol emerged from his sig- nificant seeln-ncn-, and, pausing beside Marion, tententic\nly said: I "A half-tea#pconrul every hour, shake before feiing, according t j 35c." Marion took the bot"J\ and handed over '-he price. Then she walked out of the shop. i '"Gather in 150dols., elegant cash." I Sha felt a sudden impObe of prde in her prowess and resented his imputation that the w wheel" deserved the aurellJ he bad re- eently won. But she promptly felt the sting of ihaw- e in her hes-rt for harbouring a thought of Be-it was his own fault, that they had quar- Jailed so lone ago, two miserably j refcT3 when she had been well rid of a Jealous, &ei fish bver. It geeir«>d a mockery to measure a half- ,-it of the medicine for Tedde. When e put the liquor to his lips Marion felt as if We were offering false encouragement to the procher who had been her ioyai comrade throw gib tifw good and bad. She sat down beside him jtfiu felt his hot baud, lulling him io sleep. And l this time she waa ailc-Titiy saying:- "Gather in 15Cdos, elegant cash—the wheel's < winner." • « There was a flutter of surprise wh,n Marion IWelHheH walked into the cyoliinff chrb'« qu*rterj and paid a lOdol entrance fee for "George Beanie" for the true-to-all race next d?y in the neigbbouriiig village. When she handtsl the bar kaote to the lIIa-U rfie aociMed hirself 01 jaKibling for Teddie's sok-e, it wae so like ^•img broad: m'.AD.ÐY on the hurt flicg of the ard. i It waa even a more difficult part of her under- Jakkig to hunt up Ben's s--nll brother. known NE "Bob," but she suroeeded .it last in singlamj him crtit from a group oi little cyclers on th4 tillage screst. It was ea»y enough to attract bis attention, and ha made all speed to obes er sumimons. B. b was somewhit in love with Marion, and. after the manner of very small boys, had ar idea fhnt he m'.irht marry her when he shoulo hav become a man if Ben didn't get the best of biir. Bob didn't at nil demur when he listened 110 Marion's propotjon. He said he wouldn t Jiave a mite of trouble in evadfing the sfrvants and delivering- Bern's wl-epl, after dark4 into her pessegeion. hi* own opportunity to see the run being the incentive for the assurance. "Don't forget. Bob. o-nt, at eight o'clock. Wf n take in the spin tD the village in th. morning. You shall see me win in the after- iBeon." and Marion laughed nervously, caress- ing the bov'¡¡ glowing cheek with her cool fer.gers. • • # 0 There was no applaus,- or recognition whee ■"f^eorge BeaAtie" whirbd upon the tr-Ae-k-S er young givlli,,g ..0 muscular pro- cise, bat exiiibiting a ioo?t attractive figure on Hi3 wheeil—ivearinT grey kneo trousers, and a Jwirlet flannel blouse, \vvh a ldttlp blue jcekev >atJ snugly over his head even down to the tij his ears. As for Marion—on Ben's fan- TUS NEW bicyelt aud in i dissmse nwxfe up of Teddie's trovmere. which he had ruthiessly abbreviated at tILq U A half teaspoonful every hour." ) fences, his Ijall dab cap, and a blolFe of ?Jt»red to suit the eneasioB—she nenhet R-C iwwxd beyond thø track on which ske Qmt &he might W3 150 dollar, elegant jsaeh. far Tsftdie's sake. lirrrit" of tlxa rc^«v vno obli- U(.n'(*> 4.t.¡, Sut she K-?c-uly her ohanoes jbtr ahwi aui on eirie OJ5Jl( iBiaiJasM i\ro the circle yet again-the goal in I ight e and sky and light and win-i shrinking imay from her triumphiuit hight— i her iiviiis bravely taking defeit lu the reat- save one. This inexorable one even tiercely oontcs.'od her lead—he veered perilously iiear. j.i.en, for the first time since she joir-,i :h fre.; ioi- all, she swerved on the saddle for a oa^kwxrl glance, and saw Ben savagely purging, on )!"< old wheel, his eyes aflame with fury and hi* lips tensely set as if he were planning mischief Instantly she realised that this inexorable one was not striving for the 150 dollars, ele gant cash, but that he meant to catch sr. humiliate and punish the thief wa3 ridiru* his own famous new wheel to victory before the C'rvwd now scieaniing praises for the her- of the day. IShe gathered all her strength and skill, an,- none too soon—she felt the shock of the (c: liding wheel. She prayed-for Teddie's sak —ba'anced her supple body, righted the whecV of machine, and, almost as a bird flisw. passed the goal, scarcely rearing the frantic applause of the crowd now breaking out into clamorous 'iiuorder. She instinctively rounded up at the grand stand, pallid of face and quivering throughout her limbs she saw her Nemesis crouching for ward, and, reeling sideways, she fell upon the gvaund in an ignominious heap, gasping: Ben—forgive—for Teddie's Fake." It isn't necessary to tell how Ben "shook the boys." Suffice it to say that later he rode home oa his old wheel, and that beside' ¡Oiu2d Marion on his mascot bike, the silver hone shoes on the frame glittering a double meaning. He gently said < "What precious luck, dear Marion the mas- cot bike gave love hack to me "For Teddie's sake," she answered. To be sure, there was some talk in the village about Marion's real bold conduct in that free-to-all affair. But this :(issip was soon obscured by the announcemetifof B.-n and Marion's engagement, the wedding being set fur an early date. When Ben informed the members of his ini- mediate family that he had a matrimonial pro- ject in view, his father, the judge, replied "That's all right. I aiways did think Marion was a clever, tidy girl." The mother added '"And she's as good she is pretty." Bob turned a net handspring while he piped ollt: "You—just—bet!"

FOR IDLE MOMENTS A?^nibiyrr .an Hayseod: New York changed a let since I saw it before. it's ail u! fifteen ybars since I was here. New Yorker: Too running the IJl.4.t:e t4 corne to see it Y "Of all ijueer children—' began the niari in the straw hat. Then the man in tho wilted collar iritwrupted L'; f11. "M ail queer children." he said, 'the or* 1 that asks questions i-: the querist." "be 01'" I t.hat ¡u'K9 qm.t!ous 1. the qlwrl!;t. Then the pawengers knew that Dum,¡;h, I the celebrated humori^ was in thel:" midt. "The id^a of Jofwon anplying for a pen- non," Úd Kohlspring. inclignanily. NV,h what did he ever Tet e've in battle' ''He lost his heacl at (jetcyehurg," ite^hec1 Manwiun Howze. "Did [ und«;»tand you to say that Jetfe^on Playce had iiispo.d of hi" interest in the new pI!.> ,:r fire-e5cap ''Well, virtmllv. You iee he has became fiifin ;ri.t, and will have no ':ae for one in the She: Dilin't yo,.i find the weather very hot at the resort? tit-, Well, if might have been. b"t we had several girls from Boston visiting there. He: What doei Pearl Playce ruean 1,y beir; «ngnged to both those young men at n(v? She: 0, nothing. She knob chat nt ti.er one can aff(-,rdto nuny her. Mrs. Rasped: H-u-n-g-r-y How do 1 know rou are h'1I1gry? Faking Farragut: I see dat yer doubt :no, teddy, i-o in defence uv me honesty I insists dat ■ yer vindcrcates :ae wid wn interior snap-shol wid dis X-ray can>era- Mrs. Huh per ((hastily) Thwt wili do. Wait one moment for some pie Faking Farragut (to himself): Ef -,v,r I zit tooii-h enough ter hock du bouanzer I hopes JlJ giarva. SAFE ON THE T.T-N-P,. On a certain railway an accident had occurred to a goods train. Fortunately, howtvex, the damage vv&8 confined to property. Ne vert he- less, for some weeks afterward;* many of the passenger* on that particular line bttr»ved signs of nervousness when passing the scene of the accident. One morning a third-cla.<s cumpitrt- merit Nvtj tilled with country people going to a Il<y,h 1.JGunng market. Naturally w- iiv-i-ation turned on the recent accident, and a goodly poi iou of the passengers expressed relief whsa tha dangerous curve was pasned. "You soeni to have little fear of an accident ari'. how, Mri. B. observed one of the pas- r", to a portly Jame in the corner, who N"k i cDutautly munching a b'iscuir.. no," was the reply "I ain't afeared. lye took precautions agins^jjat. "'Indeed," was the rejoinder. "May J a^k of what nature?" "In COONe you may," Mrd. B. rep.ied. "Yo' see, I've got ower three hurnjred egg., here, an' naterally I couldn't afford to have 'em smashed. So afore I started I g iv the guard 'alf a dozen for himself." The good lady paused, but her hearers failed to understand. "Why, don't yo' >&e," s&e explained. "While that 'enJ gaatfd is a-lookin' out his alf a dozen eggs don't git smashed, 'e'q a-doin' the same for my three honneid. Oil, I know? bow to look arter my .-el', I doe^ A MERE TRIFLE. "What's the matter, Sillvbub, you don't look well this mormiiug." "L don't know. I've búlIDo worried about mw head all day." "Oh, braoe up, old fellow, I wouldn't let suoh a trifle as that sut me

OUR BOYS. ELECTRICITY AS A CALLING. In these days, when almost every profession and business is overcrowded, it is not surpris- ing to learn that an industry possessed of tli- fascinating characteristics most people attri- bute to electricity should be sulfuring from the same complaint. Electrical engineering has been recognised as a profession, for barely dozen yea.i s. and yet every nook and :<rner of •he industry is overstocked and crowued out. \Yhether future developments iu electrical ap- plications and a more extended tield of epera- ions will some day justify this nughty rush of L.,pirunts is hard to say; one would rather be .:ioliued to predict that the faint-hearted :r.ong thorn will fall out of the running long jfore that happy day arrives, though no ioubt their places will be filled up over and over again by fresh competitors in the race. From tig ores which it is possible to, obtain fioni the "Electrical Directory., and other sources one cannot fail to be ir.pressaed by the very great yearly increase in the number of persons engaged in this industry—an increase out of all proportion even to the great stride* electrical engineering is making. strictly speaking, the rush has only been during the last few years it uii-nt almost be dated from the passing of the Electric Light Amendment Bill in 1888, when it became evi dent to the public mind that electricity had come to stop. Before that date electrical enterprise was regarded as rather a precarious undertaking, and, the market not being over- crowded, engineers already engaged in busi- ness had every opportunity of succeeding, alll a very lorg start of later competitors. But Lord Tlrirlow's Bill created a tremendous demand in tha profession by giving proper legal facilities to electric-lighting undertaking. and naiiirally enough amongst those Mho 11 were competent there was a rush for places, while the unqualified endeavoured to obtain competency the beit •ray they could. Ane calling of electricity was henceforth a recognised -,re, and moreover there is. as I say, a certain sort of glamour attaching b it that i.3 unshared by other professions (although there is little doubt that the hido becomes a transcient glory in the mind of the young electrician, more particularly when lie is toii off to "oil up" dynamos or stoke a h.iilcr. Fathers of sons hailed electrical en gimering aa a capital opening for one or other of their boys. and as often as not tlicf con-1 side-reel it especially suitable for the one that k" not sufficient brains for a learned profes- j sioii nor physique for the Army. They over- looked the fact-azid do still—that quite as much head-work is required to arrange and erect a complicated electric light or power system as is necessary for pleading a, case at tlie bar or preactdng an average sermon while in the matter of muscles, the more an engineer has the better. No that, although the industry is over-1 crowded, it would be absurd to disguisa the fact that its ra iks might be considerably j thinned without a very heavy loss of talent. Indeed, it is hard to see how it could be other- wise, considering the present methods of re- cruiting and the very scant qualifications that are considered n:esFHry for appointment. Evr-ryt ne who has any difficulty in deciding on a suitable vocation, and many a younv, follow that has tried his hand at others and proved a I ail nre, sees in electrical engineering a promising outlook. Then, again, there is the boy who spoils his mother's carpets and his own features in mixing acids and com- pounding explo.siv.s-— he, of course, is a bora electrician, and would be hopelessly lost in any other profession. All these aspiring ones. and many more, have gone to swell the .ranks of the new vocation, until breathing-room is scarce, as far as nun,I- is go. And yet there need be no hesitation iu saying that there is still no hesitation iu saying that there is still plenty of room for really good men, and no doubt always will be. Of course the difficulty that parents will experience will be to recog- I nise the elsetiician in embryo, to say exactly whether a boy is suited to embark in the pro- fession or not. In deciding this important question the. boy's own inclination should be allowed to go for a great deal. If he dis- plays a decided taste for mechanics, and, evinces an intelligent interest, in. anything and everything that has to do with practical en- gineering. he will no doubt have a good ,.ILLII!e. But above all things he must be. quick to understand and remember, must be j good at figures, and if he can do a little draw- ing it will be a great help to him. He must I bo strong and healthy, for lie will have to rough It at first at all events. Now there s at present no recognised system oi entering the electrical profession. The good old ilays of apprenticeship are at an end. There are no -to pass, no University j degree of electricity to be obtained, which, when acquired, might make the rest plain sailing. At present one has to scramble it-to the profession as best one can, and when a iirm footing has been obtained, keep it by a iust show of competence. Unfortunately, the I geneial ignorance that prevails as to the proper mode of entering has been the occasion of a good deal of deception and disappoim- inent. Parents have been persistently hood- winked by specious advertisements promising all sorts of impossible things for their sons on the payment of certain fees and premiums. A recent exposure showed that there were fmns of so-called clectrical contractors whose profits ere derived more from pupil's fees than the execution of contracts. In one case alone it was found that a firm who only employed one qualified workman had undettaken the training of some forty or tifty "improvers" at some- where about one hundred guineas a head. Before sending a boy to a.ny engineering -voks the most scrupulous inquiries should made as to their status and the finality of v.-ork they do. If au opening can be obtained ;11 a good manufacturer's works for a lad, whether bv premium or without, there is little doubt that this is the best means of obtaining a practical knowledge. It is more diffi- cult to enter a woiks in this way now than it was a few years ago but still it is to be done. If a premium has to be paid it musi not be begrudged; and, after all, it will not cost so much as a training for most other professions, while, in inauy cases, if the lad Is promising he will soon be earning very fair wages. Per- haps the best course is to devote the first year to'purely mechanical work, such as might be learnt in an engine of boiler works. Our young electrician will there begin by learning to filo screws and gradually obtain a competent knowledge of "fitting." He will have to begin early in the morning, and must not, be afraid of soiling his hands. The next year, if possible, he should try to get into an electrical manufacturer's (where he will see dynamos made and all that appertain to tbsm); or, better still, into a ceiitrtil electric supply station. He is then on a fair way to knowledge, and if he sticks to it will some day be an electrical engineer. And all Ung :me he must not forget his books. He must plod away in the evenings at electricity from the theoretical point of view, and try to reoon- cile tiie practical problems he solves in the workshop with the rules and equations of u.e text book. Thero are some who would teach theory first and practice after, but by keeping the two abreast of each other difficulties a.re 1 i decrea* aasd ivitfA.

THE DUTY OF THE CHURCH, SIR J. T. D. LLEWELYN, M.P., AT BRYNAMAN. Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn, M.P.. was at Bryn- aman on Monday evening, where a new parish room was opened in the presence of nearly all the leading residents, including many promi- nent Nonconformists, and Archdeacon Piyse, the Rev. D. Da vies, and the Rev. J. Morlais Jones (vicar). After the opening ceremony. Sir John Llewelyn congratulated the Rev. J. Morlais Jones and his assiduous co-church workers upon their energy and foresight in providing so spacious and useful a building in which the secular church work might be car- ried on. Dr. Parker, in a letter to the "Times" on the 17th of July had written, "that if the Church of England was faithful to the spirit of the age, there need be no excitement about disestablishment." Although he did not s .e with all that Dr. Parker wrote, lie M vays, ica l with respect what a leader of like him said. On this point, hn was inclined to agree with Dr. Parker. What did he mean? In the broader sense the first duty of the Church was spiritual, yet in this world body and soul went together, and he (Sir John) thought that the Church should not neglect either. But from the contents of Dr. Parker's letter, it seemed that his reference was directed chiefly to a fear of the aggressive influence of Roman Catholic movements of the present day. However, let them remember that the Church of England was a Protestant Church, and that for many centuries she had been a standard of light, and all Churchmen claimed that she came from Jerusalem, not iron; Rome; that she had been a bulwark against infidelity on one side, and superstition on the other that she had organised a parochial system, and was re-organising it: that, in spite of persecution, her ministers had translated the Bible into English and also into Welsh a.nd that when Rome had become too aggressive she had re- foimed herself and asserted l"r Protestantism, and that she was Protestant at the present day. This being her record in the past, she was now more tiseful and active than ever. She must make herself the Church of the people and for the people, and their duty was to hand down their glorious principles, privileges, and pos- sessions intact to the generations still to come. He remembered that some time since a deputa- tion of working men waited upon the Arch- bishop of Canterbury, and one of them. at the conclusion of his remarks, said, "The Church is the last freehold we working men have left to us."

HOW NANSKN WAS FOUND. A NOTABLE MEETING IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. "A BLACK FLAG ON A POLE." < The Arctic steam yacht Windward, with .our members of Mr. Jackson's expedition on board, has arrived in the Thames, having taken 13 days to come from Tromso, delayed by heavy weather and dense fog. Mr. Harry Fisher, the botanist of Mr. Jack- son's party, gave the following account of the meeting with Dr. Nansen and Lieutenant Johansen. He said "On June 17 we had just finished dinner at Eiiii," ood, our headquarters at Cape Flora, and were all seated around the table, which stoood in the centre of our com- fortable logwood dining-room. The day was dull and misty, but not very cold, and we were whdiiig away the time, laughing and chatting and smoking our pipes. Suddenly Mr. Anni- tage, our astronomer, who had been to the observatory, put his head in the dcor and shouted, 7 many of you are here 1 see a man on the ice floe We counted round and found that all were present. 117c then became somewhat exciied, and wondered who the Stranger coul, I be. Mr. Jackson at once got up and said, 'Whoever it is, I atn oil.' He then ran oli. The rest of us scrambled for tele- scopes and binoculars, and some climbed up the rock in order to find out who the mys- terious newcomer was. The idea of its being j Nausea did not occur to us until, after a lapse j of about 20 minutes, Mr. Anmtage and I, who had good glasses, hazarded the suggestion that the stranger might be Nansen. liy this tinu* Jackson and the man he was approaching looked like two specks in the dis- tance. They were gesticulating violently, and soon they came up to one another and s-iood apparently talking. Watching the sti anger carefully, we came to the conclusion that it must be the Norwegian explorer. The latter had a gun in one hand and a. bamboo stick in the other. He was wearing ::nd was jumping about from one ice hummock to the other in a marvellous manner. We all went down to where Jackson and his companion were, and when we got within speaking dis- tance jfr. Jackson called out. is Dr. Nansen,' whereupon we cheered until we were hoarse. Dr. Nansen could only say. 'This is very pleasant. This is very pleasant.' When we heard how far north 11-r. Nansen had been we again gave three hearty cheers. Now we had time to look at Nansen, and it is; certain his neatest relation would net have ree I him. Tie was absolutely black from heado foot. His light hair and moustache were jet black, and there warf not a speck of white about his face cr hands. He looked for all the world like a Digcr. and the brightness of his eyes was accentuated by the grime of his face, which had been blackened by the blubber smoke. His clothes—the one suit he had worn for 15 months—were stiff with blood and oil, with which his face and hands were also covered. After standing and talking for some minutes we heard that Nansen's companion was in the neighbourhood, and while if. r. Jackson and Dr. Nansen started off for Llizi- wood. Mr. Child and I went oil to find Lieu- tenant Johansen." At this point it will be well to re-p; oduce the graphic account given by Mr. Jackson of nis actual meeting v ith the Norwegian explorer. Writing to Mr. Harmsworth from Cain Flora on August 2, Mr. Jackson said "Oll hearing that some one had been seen on the ice I it once started off, and saw a man on the t-.ack of ice to the south-east of Cane Flora. 2nd a second person further off. I fired several "hnt", to attract tueir attention, and after abort an hour's walk we cams up to one another t, the man was on ski 1 concluded he was wegian, ana imagined him to b* a wal-u^ hunter who had come to grief somehow On approaching nearer I noticed that he was is bla' k as stoker ^from head to foot Hi clothes were covered with grease. It was ev^ .lent that he had been in very rough circuir stances for some time past. I walked up Yo him, and w; shook hands warmly, and the fol- lowing conversation ensued "Jackson I'm awfully glad to see you. Ncuisen So am I to see you. "Jackson Have you a ship here? "Nansen No. my ship is not here "Jackson How many « there of you? "Nansen I have one companion ;n tance there. "During this time I had been steadily look- ing into his face, and, in spite of his long black hair and snioke-bla-ck skin thought that he Tras Nansen, whum I had known in .London So I exclaimed, 'Aren L you Nansen?' -yes he replied, '1 am Nansen. By Jove,' I ie. sponded, I really am at\fully glad to see you. Then we shook hands again, etill more hcaitily. 'Thank you very much,' said Han- sen 'very kind of you.

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SWANSEA POUT SANITARY AUTHOhiTY. Tnr H.JSIXH OF ITS FUNDS. BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY. By a Lceal Government order dated October, 1887, a joint bord vvaa formed to eonstituto a port sanitary authority for a of the Customs Port of Kwanwa, one of the riparian districts forming part of the said autherity being lUo rurai district of Bridgend and Cowbridge. In consequence of tlie c-haisge it was proposed t« make a fresh apportionment as regard* tiie contribu- lions of the rtiril district councils in tj ø said rural districts tawards the expenses 1 the joint board, the number of mombers to he lelisisetiby the rural districts to be rt; o- sented on it, and kindred matters. A. this Cuiil .iiall. Swansea, on Wednesday morning. I' .r Frederick William Barry, barrister at- law, aa inspector of the Local Govenmienl Board, hold an inquiry for the purpose of arranging these various matters which were of little local importance. Thosepr^seut included Mr J. Blaudy Jenkins, chairman of the Glamorgan County Council Mr John Thomas, (lowu-elerk ol Swansea), represent- ing tho Swansea Corporation Mr John btoekwoed, clerk to the I3riug» ,d Rural District Council; Mr Harman Cox, cieri, of the Penybont Rural District. Council; Mr H. John, mayor of Neath; Mr Curtis, town-clerk of Neath; at)d Swansea Jown-cierk's assistant. The parties wero practically unanimous upon al! points, and an agreement upon them, satisfactory to ail concerned, was arrived at, which the inspector will recom- mend Lh-3 central authority in London to adopt,

THE KHONDDA ANDTWAN- SEA BAY LiNE. SEVERE CIUTICISM BY THE "FINANCIAL NEWS.' Under this heading the "Financial News •' publishes an article on the lihondda and Swansea Lay Railway, which, it says, "is probably an unknown name in Capet court, and its vicissitudes are net iiiiely to cause concern j ° the City investor. Nevertheless, it is a line which has be«n, if it is not still, a thorn in the side of the Great Western ¡ Company. It opens out a rich, new co,rl l' field in West ire, it gives Swansea an equal ChItllCØ with Cardill in the shipment of the Upper Ulion- dda coals, and, what is more, it may yet affera the Tuff Vale Railway the means of revengieg itself upon its immediate rivals fey makiug a bold extension from its L'reherbert termimir te Swansea Decks, Some of us who ke o all railways, large er small, under observation remember well the flourish of trumpets Lh which the line was projected, and the display of oratorical lire- works which marked iis opining day. The success oc Barry was pointed to, and it was urged tliat the Iihon ida-Swaiisea. lino was favoured by geographical and geological cir- cumstances which Barry could not. claim, and that, therefore, it might equal, if it did net surpass, Burrv's earning power And distributions. The rela- tively low cost ot weiiiill,.g the hhymuey Railway was brought under referenes, and shareholders were told to wateh and bee it the expert HbcnddA directors would net. put the Lhyuiney to shame in tho matter of working expenses. After dealing with the statement, of worxing expenses, the article proceeds :_h It comes out that for ivary train mile run the Rhondda-Swatisea has received about 3s, 7id. as compared with 2s. 9|ii. failing t« the H^hyuinoy, while the expenditure per niild was Is. llJ: en the I'hondda, as against Is. per nule on the lviivmnev, or a difference, on balance, in favour of tiie former of 3tJ. per mile. Tiie foregoing figures supplement Uis it,clement by showing that white it costs the ithondda- Swansea Company £ 6.64:} 198 Id to carry traffic over a total train niilenge of 172,303, the Rhymney Railway spends ess than double that sum — £ 13,161 lis 3d—in the cast l car- riage over live times tho distance, nauielv, 167,455 tram miles. The railway expert or I Y exi,,ert or the intelligent shareholder vanta no mere comparative analysis to convince hi sn that the Rholldda. and Swansea Bay Company is not conducted on the linclS of economy which every other railway iu the kingdom is now trying to observe. If tlie root of tiie evil has been pointed out--an evil that is biighiing the prospects of h railway whiel; could be wade a good dividend-paying ooacsrn- it. is for the shareholders themseives to Unci a remedy, it is not suggested that thay doubt the or energy of their directors, but there need be no wonder it they tlieii: railway knowledge. No one mistrusted the earnest interest of Mr James lusk p and Ins cot- leagues on Ule old Tun Vale Board, but Rhonilda and Hwansea Bay shareholders may be reminded that, on dne cause shown, they were politely requlisted to miiKe way tor mere experienced aua more euergctic men." .nro'

SWANSEA POLICE-COURT. \YEDNEbDAl», Before Messrs iavld Oivia and E. L. Forester. Catherine Sullivan, a welAdO well-known te the police, was or being drunk and disorderly on tho L-.tiar.u, oil Tuesday. Defendant was sant dovoi for 14 days'with- ouL optioii.-A young wounn named Julia aulllvan, 18 years of age, vas fined 10s or seven (lavs for tesing drunk aid tanking use of obscene language in Migh-sit icton Tuesday.— George Venn, farmer, Muuil.ies, was charged wlLi, driving at a furious rate on the Mumbles road. The evidence showel that the defen- I' dant. was driving wot only a' a turious t J.3C, but in sueh a reckless manner as to knock down It woman who was walking on tne pavement. Fined 1°'" including costs. William Davie j, collier, Bivnamuan, i ailed t« wake an apjjeana.ee m answer to a charge of drunkenness and disord'iiy couduct, and wo. j represented by his wif-, whose defence of her husband was that tir. policeman had a grudge against bim. Slo had a lot oi trouble with her husband, vho had been out e: work for two wionth:. Horned 15B., including costs, OWJD Tlik tiitr £ 74, Christopher Cole, of tewmsea, was sum- moned by Bese Lovvrey, ai inmate of the Workhouse, for disobaying i bastardy order, several vears had elapsed, aid tho defendant Isad coctributed nothing tovards the support of the child. He had pre louslv done t-.vo months as an alternative t. paying up; and the nww amounted to £ '/4 7" 6d,— Defendant neked for a week's adjournment, se tb.\t in 1.1.6 meantime >o mignt come to some arrangement with the complainant.— This request was ^ranted. John Colbreok, iaLcui^r, .Swansea, was charged with beicg on licensed premises, to wit, the Heathfioid lac, 1 forcstfaeh, during illegal hours on Sunday, tke 16.h uit.— P.$. bparka told the Bench that he apprehended the defendant, who had sicce absconded, and had not been seen in the district.— Mrs Coibrook appeared and said that she had not seen her husband since the summons had beon served upon him. The case was adjcuaied for a fortnight so that defendant inip.i)t be givtn an opporttinity of maiung his apt>eó\04ne..

LOCAL BANDS AT TREORKY ¡ EISTEDDFOD- REPLY TO THE LETTER FROM SKEWEN. TO TSS IDITOR. OF TUB "DAILY POST., ,-Allow Do to eentradiot some state- ments which appeared in your issue of last i night, re the above contest, viz:—"That the Birchgrcve band WAS not at all satisfied with the adjudication." Now, this is unjust, as not cue of our band murmured at tho i.^lsion of the judg., and if your correspondent would look nearer home he would find that this L¡ eap would fit" at least one of his bands better, re quickptel) coytest, e also saya that we "iiiought ot wiiinins the prize." I think we sbould be very foolish to compete if we did not Li-iink of winning a prize. Certami* wa thought. of being suseessful, and we were, taking one of the three prizes offered. But, betwsen myself and your worthy correspon- dent, I'll admit that we sever thought of beating seven bands in the quickstep contest, amongst them being; some thtt literally did not eVtIO leave the steoes on roads and fieldii unturned in order te ensure their success, as it was not our intention to compete in the march test until the very hour it wn- held. He goes on to skY that if bis two bavfda had taken the trouble of traveliing to Manchester they would have been in exactly tho same piaee as yesterday." I hope he will allow me to franklv say No," inasmuch as there is a vast amount of diiierence between a classical and diffieuit oparaUe selection such "I Verdi's II Irovatore'' on the oue hand, and a simple fantasia of sacred airs such as Go.«pel Messenger," and au easy selection of W elh airs such as "Gems of Welsh Aielody." on the ether, whieh evel" musician will admit. NVIIV shouldn't your correspondent rcjoice and pride himself in the fact that all the prizes offered for drum and fife bands at the above eisteddfod, selection and marching, came to this district, i-athci- than try to white- wash one band at the expense of blackening another, which has the beat reputation in Wales for the laiit two years, and of which Mr J. YV. Beawick (late of the Royal Carl Rosa Opera Company, Liverpool) siiid of their performance of li 'L'rovatoro' and The Nightingale that it was 11 musical, expressive, and very sympathetic," which means a great deal. Doping your correspondent will be more ace urate in the future, I am.to., D. H. LEWIS, Birohgreve, September 9, 189C.

SWANSEA CHORAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, The third annual moating of the Swansea Choral Society was held in the Mount Ziau Chapel, on Tuesday evening, under the presidency of Mr A. O. Schenk. The annual report, presented by the (secretary, Air E. G. Pietheroe, stated that notwithstanding an increased deficit, the members could be congratulated on the musical success attending the concerts or last season. The" ildde of Duiukirron was produced with some of the best artists seen in (Swansea for many years, including Madame Mcdoru, Ileuaoa and Mr David Bliphain. Notwithstanding that, and the services or a moot efficient ban J, there was a I loss of £ 41 IBs 4d. It had been decided to give The Redemption "next, but it was so I expensive to produce propi-rly that they fed back on the old favourite, The Messiah," which resulted in a gain of Liz S. 3d. (Hear, hear.) They had a dance in April, and gained JE3 18fj 3d fron, it. Tiie deficit was mainly due to the decrease in the lint of subscribers, amounting to no less than £30. whieh was due 10 the àeprelliùlllD trade. On the other band, the iijeiiibarsliip increased from 152 Lo 200. (Applautio.) At the first ooneart. ou Novem- ber 19, would be produced the Stabat Mater' aau the "Hymn of Praise," and they hoped for a success both financially and musically. The balance sheet showed a present deficiency of £28 13.. lid, which had been cosareu by the members of the com- mittee, whom they lioped to repay during the year. The committee heartily tiianked the president, Mr Arthur Gilbortson, for tha garden party to which he invited LilenL (applause.) lhe C hairman thought the report was as I lavouruble as they could hope for. It w ,s difficult to get the outside public to take an intelligent interest in what Might bo catieci the higher terms ef music. Ihey had tried I several times io catch the public taste, but they had not been successful. They had tried new works, taut they did not go down as anticipated. Ho thought they should encout-tilge iu every way the taste for high- class muisic. Then they wanted musicians for the band with instruments th..t were net generally piaved in Swansea. Me was not at all disparaging Mr Hulley's excellent hand. (Hour, hear.) lie hoped the first concert would Le 80 successful ti,at they would be encouraged to produea a uew work later, as, though they admired the old masters, they ought also to produce moderu works, (Hear, hear). He had sung ill the" Messiah" more times tliau he would like to say, but he liad never heard it given with better effect than at Swansea laiit season. He sang at Cardiff a little later, and the effect with the big choir was not so great I as with the little one at Swansea. (Hear heart. He moved the adoption of the report! j Air J. C. Gorvin seconded, and the motion I WM adopted. The following officers were then elected— President, Mr Arthur Gilbertson- vice- president, Mr A. O. htehonk; conductor. Mr W lb liuliey; oeputy conduetor, Mr 0 ii Crews; accompanist, Mr D T Williams- lion. treasurer, Mr J C Goryin; hell, sec., Mr G 11 Crews; committee, Messrs T R uobinsoD, W G Foy, A Davie., W 15 allalier, W A Powell, E J Perry E G I rotheroe, J Price Jones, Thilip'' jOIle. T W Williams, W H Protheroe, T H Morgan, W Davie* j.nr., joncs Powell, Matthew T Jones, 1 E John, S W Themas, Isaac £ iWfwV y°" Cl8;?K' audit0t,» West Williams. A hearty vole of thanks to the officers particularly Mr W. F. liullev and Air E G. Protheroe, was accorded, and the meeting terminated witn the intimation that rehearsals would commence punctuatly on Tuesdav next. y

SUDDEN DEATH OF A CARMARTH V v JOURNALIST. The death took place on Tuesday morning under distressingly suddeu circumstances of Mr. T. G. Giles, Lanunas-street, Carmarthen brother of Mr. Lewis Giles, who is well-known in Swcnsca. The deceased, who was 20 years of age, waa a member of the reportonal staff of the "Welshman," and hai made a host of friends. Some weeks ago he was confi -ld J to his bed owing to an enlargement of the ver II IT he had recovered sufficiently to resume his duties. On Tuesday, rlH.r¡¡lî, howler, viltu engaged with his toilet, he feil backwards and died within a few minutes in the presence of his mother and a friend of his, who bad callr:d in to have a chat with him. Old South Wales journalists will re-call dcceastd's father to memory in the late Mr. IJenry Giles, for many years engaged at the W elshman" Office and afterwards as sub-editor of the "South Wnlao Daiiy News." The funeral will take place ¡:&!d:

FOOTBALL PROS- Ii PECT" ABERAVON ;B. CHEERFUL PROSPECTS. Everything points to a success^ i season in connection with the Aberavon Football Club. J hose who have taken au interest in the records! of Welsh clubs are luiiy aware of the great j strides made oi late rears by this poular or- i gauisation. A few seasons ago Aberavon was looked upon as one of the minor teams. Now, howevex-. it bids fair to become one of the premier fifteens of South Wales. Last season was successful from every point of view. The! gates were good, and the committee were enabled to pt_ no less a sum than £ 40 off the debv on the new grand stand. Of course, this, state of things naturally resulted from the good puty of the team and the careful, yet not niggardly, management of the affairs of the club. It will be remembered that. the Afonites, after a very hard tussle, succeeded last spasoni in following Newport's example in lowering i the colours of the famous Scarlet Brigade, in i defeating Neatli twice, and in running the Ail i Whites very closely on two occasions. The Devonshire tour redounded to the credit of the club. The Devonport Albions narrowly escaped defeat at their hands, and Torquay Athletic, which, it will be remembered, had previously proved one too many for Barnstaple, were defeated easily by them. Without going as far as some in saying that!: Aberavon's claims to the championship will! have to be seriously considered this season, I believe that the Red and Blacks will make! several of the organisations that have hitherto regarded them somewhat lightly look to their! laurels. The Afon Club have for many years j been able to put a keen, hardy pack of foi-- I wards in the field. Last season, however, they conclusively proved that they could do some- thiiig more; for they were able to turn out lealiy excellent men behind the scrimmage. do not, in fact, remember a team which so suddenly approached near to perfection behind the scrum. I am glad to learn that. practically the whole' of die hi sts are available tn-s season, and that in addition the "A''team is likely to be a very! strong one. There exists at the time of writ- ing some doubt as to whether Ivor Griffiths; lasl season's skipper, will continue to plav. Griffiths^is undoubtedly one of the best for- wards Wales possesses. He has played several times for the couuty, and, if he should fmnlly decide not to again don the jersey, Aberavoul will sustain a serious loss. One of the- princi- j pal factors in the success of the team underl notice has been the absolute unanimity wuichj has always prevailed ween the ulavers themselves and tue players and committee, One hears of no such unseemly bickerings and petty jealousies as have been the means of senuing Neath Ciub on the down guide. EvelY man plays for the love of the game, and has heart and soul, so to speak, in the game. Evan Jones is this season's captain, and W. Howell vice; while J. Sellaway occupies the position of distinction in the second string. Although there are two practice matches on the 12th and 19th inst., and the really serious work of the season does not commence until week later, the men have already gone into training. One thirg can, therefore, be relied upon—when they take the field against Pont- newydd on the 2oth inst. every man will be in the pink of condition. A good fixture list has been arranged by the eaergetic secretary, Mr. Thomas Griffiths. Tieorky and Morriston have both been dropped, the latter because of the unfortunate and regrettable incident of last season. Mr. Edwards, the secretary of the Morriston Club, has written for fixtures, but the Aberavon Comuuttee, wisely, in my opinion, declined to accede to the request, not from any animus against Morriston, but because of the bad feel- ing naturally engendered by the spectators and partisans connected with both clubs. A cessation of play during the coming season w ill doubtless allay this feei iu g. There wJI be the usual Devonshire tour at the end of the season, when three matches will be played. The following players axe again available: Back. Rees Lewis; three-quarters, Evan Jones (captain), W. Rees, Cocking, and D. H. James; halves, Dan and Jack Jones; forwards, Ivor Griffiths (doubtful), C. Bansc-y, W. Howells, T. Madden, T. Jones, J. Jones. Rowlands, and Tom Roberts. In addition to the list of fixtures shown below, it is probable a match against the London Welsh will be played at Aberavon on Christmas Day,

LLANELLY BOARD APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS. A meeting of the LUnelly School Board was held ou Tuesday. Mr. H. J. Howell was in the chair, and there were also present Messrs. J. Allen Williams, J. Thomas, Hy. Wilkius. J. Hopkins, and the clerk (Mr. J. Jennings).! .1 he question of purchasing the freehold of the! land on which the Copper Works Board] Schools are built came up for discussion, and the Clerk said it would be necessary to give notice during October to the Education De- partment of their intention to apply for a provisional order for compulsory povrers. The Department would then see that the order passes through the House of Commons, and it 11 would be practically useless for anyone to oppose. The cost of obtaining the order would be iioi more thau £ 59.—ihe clerk was instruc- ted to take the necessary steps to obtain the order.—A letter was read from Mr. Blake, estate agent, stating that Mr. Manse! Lewi' was prepared to sell to the board a portion of land on the south side of the 014-road School I Oil wluch the proposed extensions to the school i could be built. It was decided to ascertain the price.-Tlie Chairman reported that the com- i imttee appointed for the duty had visited the itigber Grade Schools, with the view of relent- ing a site for additional class-rooms and school board otuces The committee recommended that the architect (Mr. Morgan) be instructed to prepare plans for buildings to be erected on SidfT1 thB !'°V l;iW"«nd nearest Coleshdl terrace, and oKo ihat the clerk in- quire the price of a portion of the land beyond the boundary wall (on the west siclo) of the boy^ playground in order that the plavground couid be extended.—The recommendations of! the committee were adopted. Mr D. C. L!VTyr;h,end-V' was appointed certifi- M WSS1S| nt tne Llwynhendv Schools; Mi. W. James, Llovd street, Lianelly, was appointed as certificated assistant to the Lake- e\ P T f 1) J" 1T' Rees was appointed fiths n'fi°r PaJk.st^ct ^hools; Miss Grif- fiths of Bigyn ,-chools, was appointed certifi- cated assistant for Five Roads Board School.-I It was decided that in future tenders be asked ^.PP^mg coal to the various under the lUnsdiOuion of the board, separate tenders to be sent in lor the schools in each of the three war s and for the schools in tiie outlying dis- trict* Tenders could also be given fJr supply- ing the whole of the schools.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. I NORTH DOCK.. Antrim s 173. Gray, Limerick Andrasv s 969, Pascoletto, Bordeaux Annie 33, Venre, Bristol Blanche ps tug Follaud. sea ComlJt vacht 16, Itichnrdson, Mumbles Dauntless 40, Pitman, StBrieux lillen Owens M. Lloyd, Abary.,t,.vit.ii Fishffimrd Lass 34, Cliugg, Barnstaple GMalia99, Long, Ayr Gl-mce 84. Williams, Talcahuann Goldcliffe s 744, Marvchurch, Bilbao Lotus s 3J9, Brown, Dunkirk Mouut Vernon 52*3, Thomas, Port. Tampa Margaret Kllen 27, Thomas, Cardigan IVant-aifie 67, Pouretiec, Pont i'Ahbe Narwhal 841. Don:t!d, Portisuead Patrick 39, Biackmore. Loctudr Princes* of Xhule 9J, Hughes, Chester Itailway (barge), Barlow, Cir.litf Sarah jane o4. K.*nt, Pojstrk-ux Squirrel 68, Baker, Barry Sz"ut. Iiis7loi 941, Uuskavlno, London Sampson 55. Hay ward. Bridgwater Teaser 7g, Hewitt, JUanelios; ec William 72, Morgan, Gloucester AitluvKD—Sept. 8 Standard 51, Larcointie. Watchet Copious o9, Poole, Bridgwater M.ignet 464, George, fmm Prince of Wales Dock SATLTCD—Sei.it. 8 Vigilant s 251, Wade, Liverouoi Gamaliel 66, LArra, Purthcawl SOUTH DOCK. Avon ith, Honfleur Ariel 41, Hughes, i'oi t Nnrwic Brighton ps229, iiead, Ilfnicombe Cl.yd" Chevalier, Southampton Ctarysclite 127. James, Penzance Damnark 206, Cioim-u, Katsey (Finland) Eothen s yacht 144. Green-away, Partiand Glendevon s 1137, Hc.iife, liotterdam Ueorgeiana 52, Cook, Highbridtje Hamlet.2:,S. Jones, Carmarthen Hf-nrv Edmunds 162. Pittman, Waterforù Infanta 5, Lesley, Bideioid Martha 78, Mett) hor. Greenock Mary Klinbftlj 98, Garratt, Lancaster Notrna siilS, Owens, Caen AHKii ijD- Spt. 3 Nnggett s 136, Cambeli, Milium Croithead s 150, Ciindii&h, Hanington September 8. Nuggett, s, 136, Cambel!, Milium Brighton, p s, 229, Jtead, Ili'rncombs Crottshead, s, 1bU, Candlish, Harrington „ SA1LKD -tSept. 8 Ferric s 150, Tar bit., lin-tci Septe.-nber S. Ferric, s, 150. Tarbit, Manchester PKINCIJ! OF WALES DOCK. Alfonso s S56, Jenkins, Oenoa Citv of Dortmund s 489, Codd, Dublin Catherine and Mary 76, .Nicholas, Loudon City of Lisbon s 3b6, Tvnoll, Belfast Caitlegarlh s 1762, Howell, Antwerp Clarence iJ g('f. Dinan. Bilbao Deerhound a 1.052, G,>nin, Bilbao Elnhinstoneb1146, Citridlisli, Almeria t3 873, Brown, Tilt, Cove James Soie" s 333, Logan, Bayonne Kpoal's 1215, Hewettson, Liverpool Lizzie 84, Jone London Mugnet 40fe. >. ge. Port Nolleth Oakviile 8848, :>oi •nt, Bilbao iiosella s 79S, Don.i L'ilbao Syra s 600, Winter, 1;, iLtoi Bslleropliou a 1391, Lter3, Liverpool Clara 70. Grimes, tskerries ARTtIVETI-Sept. H. Count d'Aspremoni s274, Steven. Stockton Ardangorm 1035, Dundas, London SAILED—Sept. 8 County of Lancaster s 129, Andrews, Avonmouth Ten Head s 5868. McColman, Baltimore Missouri s 1857. Luchui. Philadelphia Y^SSliLS IN HI VIm. i>ta 424, Beyn in. Kotieuiam, via Plymouth Margaret Ann 28, Parry. Cardiff Victor 151. Donovan. Yonghal Honor 42, Deere, Alxjrthaw Kliza Anne 31, Evans, Cardigan John Jaines 30, Williams, q-lly Sir William Moleswo.th 35, Millcilitigton, Aberthaw ENTERED INWARDS, James Spier ? 333. Bayonue, uil Sampion o5, Bridgwater, general Collier s 113, Bristol, general, Pockett's Co. li i,) i'Vrmoso s 80, Bristol, general, Pockett's Co Fishguard Luts 34, Ba! nslaple, jreneral Antiim s 173, Limerick, nay 80, J. Bowden (Neath) ferric a 150, Manchester via Bristol, general W M Borradaiie Avon s 225, Honfleur, nil Glendevnn s lla7, Kntteidam, nil "J Co- !sas:r w, New Cut LUlie tJ¡¡. Mitgntt 464, copper ore 786, H. Bath aud Honor 42 limestones 44. Silurian Lime Co Lotus s oo9, Dunkirk, nil Ellen Owens 34, Aberystwilh, nil CLEARED FOR SKA, Sejit. 8, A:,0rews- Collier s 113, Watkiuo, Iitracombe, geneial, Pockett's (Jo. Bio Formoso! 80, Morgans, Bristol, general, Pockett's Co. Squirrel 63, Baker. Dunball, cnai 130. Ab-rgwm Co. James Spier s 333, Logan, Bayonne, coal 600, Depeaux; bunkeisSC, ii-uL-i^rtord aud Co, V John Bacon' Vva'lt' LiverPooit general, bunkers 10, City of Dortmund s 489, Codd, Hamburg, coal 8,0 Gwaun Cae Orurwen buukeis 10u, E. A. Cieeves and Co. City of Lisbon si385. Tyrrel, Hamburg, coal200, Gwaun keA^rA I :i Keueral', Bn«-ge84 and Co.; bun-j Kcra ivv, Ji>. A. Cs^eve* and Co. 01lAh.3D' uMmcl,iuton. Aberthaw, nil Jlonor«d, i>ere, Aberthw. uil .1aJ"nrp-t ;.n.1 Anu, 29, Parry, Caidigan, coal, 3G, S. awl J. Hill Missouri a 1857, Lochurst, Philadelphia, general m bunkers 757. Williams, Torrey and Feiiii g Aon- Head .i 3868, McCalmot, Patlimare. general bunkers U00, Williams, T„,rey and Feild Avon E'-25, Goldsmith, Trouviile, coal 550, Hedlev's Co; bnnaers 60, W. II. Jenkins "eaiej s Ferric s 150, Tarbet, Manchester, general, bunkers, 15. V^A!. BOlradrtite Antrim e 174, Gray, Wewpoit, nil Kedur s 1215. llewitson, Gibraltar, &c„ general Mason and Co *CUCIrt1' l^uMiy74?'- !Vl"rychurch- St- coal 1)00. W,' -p "KSl^? Hnd Coi bunkers ?0; ichard^, rurjun and Co ia'rwhdUse4l' nVi'"8r,C!V.'ii8au' c^50, S.and J. Hill Dilkk-rs 10 w -T' COHl 110* *>• Nicholls, oaiiiwrs 1J, AicLeilaud, Mollet end Co OUTWARD-BOUND SHIPS Compiled September 1. kXby coUision!UU at Falnioti,h repaii-ing damage done bv Collision, GUnrafon arrived at Bahia from Swansea, Auc 26 J-nendi arrived at, London, Aug; 29 Cosinopolita arrived at Cardiff from Taleahuano lone arrived at Antwerp, Aug 27 Thistle arrived at Hull trom'Frisco (all well) *22° A1S°a B*y for Newcaetie (A'.S.W.) July jDAl'SONi F0R BATE LEFT I-'SSAGK Glendoon Jsan FrHiTcI^IMarch 11 cav ,SdRn!> ie"U Fw,l«5'«co March 30. 155 City ot Beuar^'S.a Fi-anciscr- April 91 Menoneth 8 o, Finnci«„ May b. iiq UnvC|l v" "ntu Arena- .May 7 117 Itoyal iortli San Franci.c day 8 11R J '■po'1 San Francisco. Mn v 9 11 r hU !"U Pisagua |May k 5 l egasus San Francisco Mav ?4 ion Gen Meilinet. San Franco May 24 00 }F'L"VV,A Mauritius [Mav 29 QS Ilonzon «. Iquiqul oMav 29. OS lnverpoe gHn FraneiocoiMay 30 94 j-,V'Tg San l^anciscoiMay 30 9] San Franr.UcolJuly 1 ft "pa B««nos AyresjJuly 2 61 iiof; r.; 1e''nil«nhuco ..ij uly 2 61 iteilUr Bkuicue |San Franciscoijnly 8 Sfi Z10 Battisla Pieton (K.S.) Jnly 8 bwausea Castle Uosario July 16 ^mncna San Francisco'Jnly Z'6* ilflrco Polo Fort. A.lelaideijul'y ?0 at, Mathilda Q.iob-c :Auk-u-t"' » C. H. Watjen. San FranoisnojA iigosi. 7 vs Sidney Jliomas Po, t, Nolloth..|Au £ uSt 8 25 uum Galhraith -:»n FraneWo August S. *nverrtmsey 8an rrancisco! A .l^ust 9 yi (),ibortie yi Osborne San FrancUcojAugust li" 23 Francesco co Ciampa S*n Franciseo|Angn^t 19 90 Dalhoiisie iAugust 22.| 13 Giffon, Han FranciscojAugust 27 s hic.m Pasha Santos .(August 29. 3 HOMEWARD-BOUND SHIPS That have gone out from Swansea loaded. !b3 SHIP FROM FOR DAT3 j_ i=^- Wcrnere jSan Francisco Q'natown May 13 |IH Adulph Tidemanden• Port. Pirie ;Swan»-*a.[April 14|1^ Caterina Ac«iuie;San FranniscoiQ'nstowujTunc 4j 89 Magwen Huauillog !Antwerp.!June 10 83 Huthwell Talcaiiuano.jU.K (June ISj 75 t-astern Mona'ch Talcahunno.Swansea,i-lone 25? 68 Magnet Port Nolloth .iSwan -:a JJ uly 20! 43 Wanlooh Port Nolloth.'Swansea,iJuly 10! 53 Benares Port Pirie .jSw ansea.JMay 29j Jo Abercarne Valparaiso .|Liverpool|July 11 52 Kilii, nan Valparaiso .Liverpooi:Ju]y 11! o2 Veiaji-an SauFrancisco!Q'mtownjJiily 24| 39 Siiverhorn Iquique jll.K. orCjAwg. l .j 31 First Lancashire Caleta BuenajChannel.lJunc y. 24 Morvfii 'Frisco .jChannel.lAug. 13 19 Sidonian Belize^ |Havie.July 28! 35 Lord T'mplemore Calcutta. [Channel 'May 28 91 Nixe jlquiqni jCTiajme'. ,'jnne 1 96 Illimaui jKosario |Channe!Jnne27 60 Cardi-Kashire .Frisco Q'n«towni«iuly 3 62 Celtic Monarch. 'Frisco ;LiverpooliJalv 21 49 Ca:,tv*ll Rosario .jU.K. orC!JurIe24 66 Old Kensington.. Port Piii^lAntwerp.iJulv 1 v 40 SanfrancistolIpswich.. 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j) K GEORGE AUSTIN, DECEASED. if JOHN JUDD, brother-in law of George Austin, late of Littleham, in the County Devon, Shoemaker, and his daughter, MARY JUDD, also WiJJ.IAM JUDD, brotuer m- law of the said George Austin, and iiis daugh- ter, MARY ELLEN JUDD. will respectively communicate with the undersigned they wih hear of something to their advantage. N. H. MATTHEWS, Solicitor, Torrington, N. Devon. m' Dated 5th September, 1896. QOEDFRA.YC SCHOOL BOARD, WANTED. ASSISTANT MASTER for Mixed School Art. 50 or 52. qualified to Teach Drawing and Singing. Saiarv JB60 per annum. AS'lilSTA-NT MISTRESS for Lower Stan- dards in Mixed School Art. 50 or 52. Salacy. B45 per annum. ASSISTANT MISTRESS for Infant Depart- ment Art. 50 or 52. Salary JB45. Applications for each of the above appoint- ments, stating age aod qualifications, accom- panied by three copies of recent testimonials, to be sent to the undersigned on or before the 3rd OCTOBER NEXT. CUTHBERTSON AND POWELL, Clerks to the Board. 58, Water-• reet. Neath, 8th Sept., 1896.

CLASE DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTION, MR. LLEWELYN DAVIES CONSENTS TO STAND. During the past few days, no less than four deputations have waited upon County Coun- cillor Llewellyn Davies for the purpose of in- ducing him to stand as a candidate at the next election for the rural district council of Clase. Mr. Llewellyn Davies has now given the matter his best consideration, and has con- sented to stand. It is understood that there will be no opposition to his candidature. -4

THE FIrth AT THE CUH- HANT TREK INN, AN EXPLANATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "tAILY POST." Dear Sir,—In your issue of Thursday last, in describing the fire at the Currant Tree Inn, Westcross. you refer to "a previous sensation at the ]at and state that the late Mm. Hop- kins was "injured in a scuttle," but that the immediate cause of death was heart disease, and that the verdict of the jury incriminated nobody. The whole of these facts are in- accurate. There was no scuffle as alleged. Mrs. Hopkins was passing from the bar to fetch her husband from supper when a ni'n pushed her against the framework at bottom of tlie stairs, from the excitem1-11^ which offence she died. The man w-s subse- quently arrested, and sentenced to si x months hard labour. As the term "scuffle" would in- dicate some sort of disturbance b cween the late Mrs. Hopkins and her assailant, I think it only right that the facts shouid I-)e known.- Yours faithfully, A RlvLATiV L.

DYING WIFE ACCUSES HER i I US BAND OF MURDER. At Warrington on Wednesday, Ja'?'C;j Bate was charged with the wilful murdfT of his wife, Catherine Bate, aged thirty-one- The Chief-Constable stated that the prisoner s, ,r daughter, aged twelve, saw her mother beiUa badly abused about midnight on Monday, and finally the prisoner put his hands j'olmd de- ceased's neck and choked her. Before dying the woman said her husband had munered her. Prisoner, who denies his ir'ult, was r-j = :ioioj.f-

SWANSEA M TRAIN SERVJCH G.W.R.— HIGH-STREET STATION. Up irains.—Departures: 6.45 a.m., .6.ti3. 8.30. *9.4u, *10.50, 110.46, "12-iJ, t1.5, *1.3:.1. *2.40, *3.55, *5.17, s7.30, *7.40, *8.55, +10.46- Sundays, t6.18 a.m., *8.55 p.m. Does not stop at all stations. t To Neath uuly. f Saturday only. Arrivals: 6.25 a.m., 8.30, 9.50, 10.o0, 12-5, 1.45, 3.25, 3.55, 5.30, 7.5, 8.10, 8.25, 11.S°. 4.10 a.111, Sundays, 11.25 a.m.. b.O 4,10 a.m. 7 Down Trains.—Departures: r.15 a.m., 9.30, 11.43, 1.23, 3.3, *3.27 5.5, 6.55, *8.W' sll.15, *11.23, *3.45 a.m. Sundays, a.m., 7.53 p.m., *4.2 a.m. Does not stop at all stations. s Tuesday and Saturday only. _r Arrivala: 7.13 a.m., 8.45, 10.0, 11.15, I.50, 2.55, 4.20, 6.7, 8.0, 9.15, 10.15. ti110* days, l.a, 6.35. 9.15. VALE OF XEATH SECTION G.W.I-. iiepartures (East Dock) 9.15, 3.10, 5.10* Aiiivais: 9.0 a.m., 1.35, 8.0. »r 1'KoM ViCTOEiA L. and N.W. STATION- Departures: *6.30 a.m., 7.55, 10.0, sl2.» » 12.4v: 2.10, 4.5, 5.40, *6.50, 8.45. Does net stop at all stations. e baturdays only. -to 05 On Saturdays Trains leave Swansea 12- p.m., 6.55, and 8.15 for Penclawdd, 10.0 p.JI.. for Pontardulais, and 5.0 p.m. for Llandovty^' Arrivals: 7.45 a.m.^ 9.3C, 12.40 3.25, 6"^ 6.15, 7.16, 10. 30. MIDLAND. Departures: 8.0 11.9 a.m., 12.50 (to Ystalffera only), 3.35, 3.43 (to aman Saturdays only), 6.25, 9.20 fto Ystaiyf^_ Saturdays only), 9.30 (to Upper Bauk bat davs only). -.n Arrivals: 9.0 a.m., 10.12, 1.29 p.m., *3.W, 6.5, 7.52, *8.55. Saturdavs olny. RHONDDA AND SWANSEA BAi RAILWAY. i..57 -no Departures: 8.48 a.m.. 11.25, 1.57, ,]1: 6.30, 8.0O. 9 10. Sundays, 3.50 a.m., 5-40 f "a Arrivals: 9.21 a.m., 10.46, 1.5. 3.30, 8.33. Sundays, 11.31 a.m., 8.21 P-nl*r, ,vA\'( SWANSEA AND MUMBLES Departures (Rutland-street): 0.20 a-1" L 5, II.15* 12.5, 15. 2.15, 3.10, 4.10, 5.W, 7.5. 8.45, 10.40 Sundays. 9.30. 10-»» 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 5.45, 7.0, 8.30. 1 35, Arrivals: 9.35 a.m., 10.30, lO-O, 2.45, 3.40. 4.40, 5.40, 6.35, 7.35, »•1 -• 3 50, 11.45. Sundays, 10.45 a.rr. 12 4o. 4.30. 5.50. 6.15, 7.30. 9 0, 10-lo- Printsd and Published for the 0f th«» DAVTD DA VIES, at the Utb^- ,|igh- • "South Wales Daily Post,. {..<;i,t, Swansea.

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ENGLAND'S GLORY At ATc;u as.-Snpport bome in,,Iuatt-ios lay purchasing this hrand or vax Vesta, and Wood Match, thereby finding employment for thousands of aaenj women boys, ami girls, wh« would otherwise hai unemnleyed. — Moreland and Kona. Gleu- 1' -=_f