... TO THE EDITOR. SIR,-I quite agree with Mr Thomas Rees that the decision arrived at by the Cardiff School Board yesterday as to corporal punishment is em- phatically a retrograde step. I strongly hope that this is the common sentiment, and that it will be brought to bear with emphasis and effect, so as to scure n early rescinding of yesterday's resolu- tion. 1 am quite sure the chairman gave ...

... THE LADIES' HYGIENIC SHOE. — Bedwellty House, Grockherbtown, Cardiff. REMARKABLE DISAPPKABANCB of all dirt from everything by using Hudson's Extract of Soap. Re wavd Purity, health, perfect satisfaction by its regular daily use, N.H.Itisap Dry Soap in fine powder and Others free-ly iu hot or cold watt;v. R?fu-e imi taticjis—insist upon 'Hudson's.' 625H ...

... FORESTERS' FETE. — On Saturday afternoon Court Star and Court Victoria Lodges of th. Ancient Order of Foresters held their annual fete. THE Pembroke (Castlemartin) Yeomanry Cavalry assembled for their annual training on Thursday, under the command of Lieutenant- Coionel M. J. Saurin. The muster was fully up to the strength on such occasions. Fridav was occupied with independent troop drill and ...

... MUMBLES LIGHTHOUSE, Saturday.-Wind N, light. Weather fine. Passed Ea..t-brigautine Nicholas Har- vey, of Hayle schooner Driving Mist, of Padstow steamer i >orset, of Bristol. MUMBLES LIGHTHOUSE, SunJay,-Wind, WNW. Weather fine. Pearned East—stean.ers Vemdome, of London; Harriett, of Middlesborough. ...

... DEATH in Undkbgeound STABLZS. -A collier, named William Harris, aged 63, has been found dead in the underground stables of the Copper Pit. Morriston. How death occurred is at present unknown. Suddkn Death.—On Monday night an old woman, named Elizabeth Evans, aged 73, was about to go to bad when she had a tit, and died before assistance could be procured. J??1? Scalding at an Iron Foundry. ...

... About eight o'clock on Monday evening, two men, armed and disguised, entered the house of James Curtin, Coom, neai Castle Island, by the back door. Anothe.r man kno. kod at the. rout doer, and was admitted by the first two. Curtin and his wife wer,1 sitting before the kitchen fire. She gave him the child for protection, and stood between. The men charged Curtin with refusing sites for ...

... THE EXPLOSION FUND.—At a meeting of the committee of management of the above fund, held at Newport on Saturday, Mr T. Cordes pre- siding, it was reported that the number of widows and orphans remaining on the fund was sensibly decreasing. Two or three years since the weekly amount distributed was £4-2; now not more than j325 was needed for the weekly payments. Ihe treasurer had remaining in ...

... The New Zealand Shipping Company's steam ship Tongariro arrived at Plymouth on Wednes- day, after an unprecedented passage of 37 days 20 hours and 32 minutes, from New Zealand, steaming time, This is tho fastest passage on record. ...

... THE FALL OF BERBER, GREAT MASSACRE. DONGOLA TO BE INVESTED, A Haifa telegram in the second -edition of the Times of Thursday, says :—The Berber garrison fought till the ammunition was exhausted. The rebels then entered the town, and massacred nearly all the soldiers and inhabitants. Hussein Pasha Khalifa, Governor of Beber, and the chief of the Fagara tribe, are badly wounded, and are ...

... j AFFAIRS IN ZULTJLAND. [RF/CTEUV TELEGRAM.] CAPETOWN, May 21st (vol Plymouth,)—Contra- j dictorv reports are current regarding the state of affairs in Zaluland, but it is, officially admitted that the situation is serious. General Sir Leices- ■ ter Smyth has left Maritzburg for Ekowe, and it is understood he has instructions that ali at Ekowe are to be kept under arms. The Colonial Government ...

... OUTIl WALES COLLEGE iM lIE CAIiDlFF CORPORATION 5 GRANT. E. J. REED'S MOTION IN iH THE COMMONS. » COMMITTEE EMPOWERED TO [d INSERT CLAUSE IN THE BILL. i> RESULT OF THE DIVISION. 'd s'16c'a^ correspondent, telegraphing from |( *,House of Commons, says Independently of lSt and sectarian considerations, the inhabi- }i J^of Cardiff generally will hail with satisfac- «t the announcement (which I ...

... SWANSEA HARBOUR TRUST. The monthly meeting of the Swansea Harbour Trustees was held at the Town-hall, on Monday afternoon. Mr G. B. Strick presided, and there were also present the Mayor (Mr R. D. Burnie), Alderman Thomas, Councillors B. Bath, J. Cady, Daniel Jones, and E. H. Bath Mr J. Crow Richardson, Mr J. Clarke Richardson, and Mr F. James. FINANCE. The financial statement, a summary of ...