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|AFFAIRS IN ZULULAND

... AFFAIRS IN ZULULAND. The Colonial Secretary has requested Sir Garnet Wolseley to make known to Col. Bayley his sense of the admirable arrangements made by him for the cap- ture of Moirosis stronghold- ...

Published: Saturday 20 December 1879
Newspaper: Pontypool Free Press
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 33 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

j ! THE SHOCKING OUTRAGE tjPON A GIRL ! NEAR PONTYPOOL

... THE SHOCKING OUTRAGE tjPON A GIRL NEAR PONTYPOOL. At the Magistrates' clerk's office, in Pontypool. on Wednesday last, William Hobbs and Albert Smith, farm servants were brought up on remand from the piewous I ritlay, charged with committing a rape upon the person of Mary Newman, on the night of the 9th inst., at Llanvjir Kilgeddin. Mrelltyd Gardner, Aber- gavenny, appeared for the prosecution ...

Published: Saturday 20 December 1879
Newspaper: Pontypool Free Press
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 608 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

AFFAIRS IN AFGHANISTAN

... The Times correspondent at Candahar, under date of December 6, sends the folio vin^ There is nothing new to record this week, except that a rumour is current in the city that Ayub Khan, with 12 regiments of infantry and three of cavalry, has marched from Herat with a view to drawing us out of Candabar. Such a movement is not unlikely, but it is to be feared that Ayub's troops will never come ...

Published: Saturday 13 December 1879
Newspaper: Pontypool Free Press
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1404 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

USK

... SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-On Saturday morning, Mrs Derrett, of Usk,while going to the railway station, slipped on the ice and broke her right leg in two places. She was conveyed home and attended by Dr. Shepard, and is now going on as favourably as can be expected. ...

Published: Saturday 13 December 1879
Newspaper: Pontypool Free Press
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 46 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

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... ^§»l°ttpSers°of7IT^ ?heriff received the Kov*W candidates on Mondav Mr. f^6' Qeens gate London, ES hn D* M'Corkell, Strand House 8«4^iQatedn8e5LatlVe,iTere4thvf °nly candi: colling takes place on the guard, were I/111 818ienal' „ n?e sustaining fractured ribs t>Utnbarf!fmo °°Uiding with a passenger Station on Saturday. The smashed, and a first-class carriage ...

Published: Friday 12 December 1879
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 50 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

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... There is nothing more nourishing and warming. weather than a cup of really good Cocoa, but the has been to obtain it pure. This may be secured »t of one halpenny for a large breakfast cap by usi0*?$0 bury's Cocoa Essence, which goes three times as ibe adulterated and starchy compounds ordinarily 8? gtf smallest packet making fourteen breakfast caps Cocoa. j ...

Published: Friday 12 December 1879
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 62 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

WORK AND WAGES

... WEST AND SOUTH YORKSHIRE COALOWNERS.— On Dec. 5, a representative meeting of the coal- owners of West and South Yorkshire was hold at Wakefield with a view to arriving at a mutual arrangement as to the basis of a sliding scale for the regulation of wages. The result is not an- nounced. CURIOUS POINT IN A MINERS' STRIKE.—A curious point has arisen in connection with the strike of Warwickshire ...

Published: Friday 12 December 1879
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 129 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

THE NEW ROAD FROM PONTNEWYDD TO CWMBRAN WORKS

... To the Editor of the Free Prett. Dear Mr Editor,—Some few weeks ago you kindly inserted a letter in your much-appreciated paper wherein a few questions were put to the Chairman of the Llanvrechva Upper Local Board in respect to the above road. Since that time I have not seen his reply. I am quite sure his usual manner and well-known courteous habits would not prevent him from giving a reply to ...

Published: Saturday 13 December 1879
Newspaper: Pontypool Free Press
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 209 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF THE CZAR

... A strange rumour is current to the effect that the Russian Embassy in London, as far back as last July, had information of a plot to blow up the Czar while travelling on the railway. Precautions were accordingly taken, though it was impossible to tell when the attempt would be made. It now appears that the mine was dug in September or October last, and the tunnel leading to the railway ...

Published: Saturday 13 December 1879
Newspaper: Pontypool Free Press
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 91 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

Ii.---=-OR BISMARCK AND THE GENERAL >he _p DISARMAMENT

... OR BISMARCK AND THE GENERAL >he _p DISARMAMENT. Hc6 r,?nJulla of Rome of Monday says:— in in a letter addressed to Senator °;ates that a general disarmament is the iOh ^y fcr the present state of the finance of tol«!t' C0Dntriea aud for the distress of the ...

Published: Friday 12 December 1879
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 47 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA

... The Vienna correspondent of the London Tele- graph says that the revolutionary movement in Russia during the last twelve months has made great progress among the better classes. Bot,h at Vienna and Berlin the authorities are continually receiving information that some official or titled personage has crossed the froetier coming from Russia, because he has become involved in political ...

Published: Friday 12 December 1879
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 65 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

JTA R K. E T S.I -10

... JTA R K. E T S. NEWPORT CORN MARKET.—WEDNESDAY. There was a good attendance to-day, and a fair amount of business was done; in foreign at Is. dearer, and in English at a firmer price than last week. A good many samples of English wheat were on offer. LONDON CORN MARKET.—WEDNESDAY. Market quiet. Wheat unaltered in value, and little business doing. Flour a slow sale at late rates. Oats realise ...

Published: Friday 12 December 1879
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 359 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News