... The Central News Agency has received the fol- lowing further particulars with reference to the first intimation of the threatened danger to-the Isandula camn, having been disregarded by the general m command :—The officer whom Cant. v»fcu-roh met when he galloped into the plain to reconnoitre the forces in the direction of the Iann- dula camp, when shells were observed bilrsting, v as ...

... On Sunday night a panic occurred in St. Peter's Church, Leicester. The church was crowded to excess. As the vicar was giving out his text, the churchwarden ascended the tower to open the new ventilating door, which made a loud and startling noise. At this moment the gases were turned and 8°me. f°°l'8h person called out fare. The congregation rose, many rushed towards the doors, and a number of ...

... rOLICF-COURT.-At the police-court, on Mon- day—the Stipendiary on the bench—Cornelius Sullivan, a labourer, charged with being drunk and refusing to quit the Parrot beer-house, was fined 10s and costs, or 14 days' imprisonment in default. David Williams, steel-melter, again answered the charge of wounding George Green- in at Dowlais Works, on the 27th March, Mr Plews agiin appeared for the ...

... aRt the Kdilor of the Socth Wales Daily Nkwb. Sir,—You will, I expect, receive to-day a com- munication ia reference to the Livingstone f(Ceftgo)> Inland Mission. I therefore take the opportunity uf informing your readers that the e»nunittee have been com|ieHwl to terminate their oonnection with Mr Strom. Wli Ie the committee have no intention ol (dragging iute the newspapers the reasons ...

... Tfte single-handed racquet match betweoa Oxford and Cambridge Universities was decided at Priuue'a Groouds, Jielgravia, London, on Wed- nesday afternoon, ami resulted in an easy victory for Cambridge, who won three successive gamen out of five. The total score was Cambridge 45 aces; Oxford 22. The Hon. J. Bligh, Trinity, played for Cambridge, and S. C. Snow, Hertford College, for Oxford. ...

... On Wednesday, the body of a man was puked up Dear the reservoir ol the Carmarthenshire Dock, Llanelly. In height the body measured about 5 feet 10 inehes, rather 3toui, had on a guernsey frock, white flannel drawers, blue sock, and a biucher boot on the left foot. It is believed that it had been in the water about two montlis. ...

... Sir W. V. Harcourt. speaking on the policy of the Government, thus referred to the modern Jingo fever Jingoism'always was a hollow, shallow imposture, without any real substance, and he thought that after the last Budget we niixht say of it, in all senses of the word, that it WM a profession that di 1 not pay. (Laughter.) Jingoism that had not the pluck to pay its way was a very poor-spirited, ...

... MYSTERIOUiTDISAPPEARN^ A SWANSEA TRADESMAN A fortnight ago to-day (Monday), Swansea correspondent, Mr Daniel Evan-* kc., High-street, attended Llandih' r gi* has not since been heard of. Tlie event I'ise to a variety of surmises, but no .s:l/,Vtht;^ explanation of his prolonged absence is ing. His brother is carrying on his wiiich is an extensive one, in HigH-s^^ns are informed that the last ...

... BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY AT CARDIFF. l:e1 jn'l,!1ry l,y direction of the Board of Trade, iu„o tlie explosion and loss of life 011 board the vTf 1 rn:Unsi|ip Buteshire, of Giasgow, in the biistol Ch_ann«it on tiie 12th of April last, before t Vl>a',C-3' ...

... EIIIIII'S ACTING FEAT. j dwtnc!, accomplished the feat £ performing vansea, Newp().t, tiid C:ti-dilf, ill one evening, witinjr eaui, pi^ m the order nmutioned. He with tin ovation at everyone ol the theatre* H, i Were filled with lai>re audiences, while at different railway stations numbers of parsons kh to witue-s the arrival and departure of IJ«|mlar actor. A somewhat amusing incident at one ...

... MYNYDDISLWYN SCHOOL BOARD. The monthly meeting: of the above board was held on Thursday. There were present Messrs Daniel Edwards (in the chair), T. Watkins, Dr. Davies, C. R. Lyne (clerk), and T. S. Edwards Ideputy-clerk). The official report of the Islwyn school was as follows :— Reading is pretty good. but attention should be given to the meaning of of words writing, on the whole, is fair, ...

... It is with regret that we have to announce the death of Mr William Vivian, the manager of the Mwvney Iron Ore Mines, Llantrissant. He hM been laid aside from active work for two years, and, after a lingering illness, passed away peace- fully in his home st Alwyndy, on Friday mornings He has had the management of some of the moat important mining undertakings in the and at the yearly meetings ...