... MR CYRIL FLOWER, tiie Liberal candidate for the borough, has supplemented his donation jMOby widespread action in the effort to stem the existing and impending distress over a large areS of the adiacent uistrict. As far as Brecon is con- oerned the steps taken by Mr Flower to provide the poor with the necessaries of life have already had a palpable effect in raising tne necessitous of the town ...

... MOVEMENTS OF SOUTH WALES VESSELS. Cerwyn ss arvd Trouville Wednesday,from Cardiff St Aubin ss arvd Gibraltar, fiom Alexandria, Wednesday, coaied, and proceeded. Galatz ss left Gibraltar Monday, for Benisaf, and arrived there on Tuesday. Vildosala 88 left Dublin Thursday, for Cardiff. Dalton s left Dublin Thursday, for Penarth. Tint-rn Abbey ss arvd Genoa Wednesday, from Ne port. G E Wood ss ...

... At Cardiff on Saturday the Coal Masters' representatives on the Sliding-scale Commit- tee met a deputation of workmen, but no definite arrangement was come to. At the Cyfarthfa Ironworks an improve- ment is shortly to be made in the erection of a new puddling furnace for the purpose of making pig iron. The bodies of the men belonging to the German barques Ida and Ernst—wrecked on Breaksea and ...

... STFFAGANS. CHOIR SupFER.—OnFrida.y evening the mcrn- bers'ftheSt Fauam Church cho:? and a. few friends were entertained at the rectory. A capital s.)t')-er was served, after which ga'nes were enjoyed ...

... BOARD Ot GcARUlAKS.—Mr G. T, dark pre- sided at the weekly meeting of the board, held on Saturday. The Aberdare Training School corn. mittee reported that they had accepted the tenner of the Forchneol Colliery any for thf supply of coal at 8a per ton, en condition that a. three months' supply wao guaranteed. The committee were {informed by the medical officer that the children were improving ...

... LLANDAFF. A DOG ASTRAY.—At the petty-sessions, on Monday—before Messrs J. Prichard, Williams, an 1 T. W. Booker—Benjamin Williams was charged with allowing his dog to stray. P.C. spoke to the offence. Defendant denied that his dog had on any occasion been loose since the il\8Ue »f the e8' order, and railed two witnesses to prove that the dog had oeen tied all day on the tSth, the day in ...

... YSTRAD MYNACH. BETHANIA CHAPEL.—The chiluren attending the Bethania Welsh Presbyterian Chapel Sunday- school had their treat on Monday afternoon. In the eveuing an entertainment was given. Mr Edward Beddoe (Cefn Llwyna, near Gelligaer) presided. The choir, led by Mr J. P. Jones (Eosyd l Mynach), sang the cantata Yr Adar (The Birds'), The following took the solos, duetts, and trios :—Cuckoo. ...

... THS .SOUTH WALES COAL TRADE. OCEAN ,COIJI..IERIES> SLIDING-SCALE/I c tjtc Editor of the CARDIFF TI.YES. C .'IK,—The 5tu clause, .dverting to the account- 1 r.m s examination of the accounts, is a thorough one.Hi(lod provision, except where it piovid ...

... INTERNATIONAL RIYER SIGNALLING. NEW CODE OF RULES. The new code of international river signalling will come in o force with the new year, in concert with the -Governments of France, Russia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Den- mark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria, Hua- gary, Greece, Chili, and the United States. Besides the usual coloured lights, a steamer dis- cerning another vessel in ...

... The American census hich will be taken fiefrt year is intended to be ...

... at present unknown, who was found drowned in tho Thames on the inst.—Johu Frederick Gouity, lighterman, of Winchester-street, Piiulico, said that at on Saturday morning he was proceeding up the river on raft, and when about IUO yar ...

... BANGOR CAT~cN13 ar..-Sen81d. Suienday, after Christ- ?? 4h -5 a4m,, Holy Communion io 1f.0 i~nsa., service, Barrby in E E; a nthem, Lift ibtho eyes ' (Mendelssohn); preacher, the Canon in R'esidence. 4 p.m., serviee, B Baaby in E ;; antem, Sing, o, daughter of Zio n' (Gadby) ; preacher, t he O anon in Rtesidence. TREFacw Ciiurnca CHOIB.-Mies King, a lady whose benevolence ham frequently ...