... NEWPORT POLICE OUTING: The Newport borough police have seldom been more fortuuate in the selection of the date annual outing than they have been this year. contingent, including wives and sweet. hearts, left Newport this morning by brake for the Lighthouse, where everything proved conducive for thorough enjoyment.- Inspector Winmill was in command, aDd during tho evening the bead-ccnstable ...

... George Frederick Suttwdl, 25, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to-day to stealing a cheque for B293 belonging to his employers—a firm of stock-brokers in the city-and also to forging an endorsement to the .same cheque. Sentence was postponed to the next sessions. ...

... Official Starting Prices. GOODWOOD MEETING. RACE. WIK.NEB. FKICE. Bognor Plaie El Dorado 6 to 4 aa Sussex Makes Euunusiast 6 to 4 on Chesierfieid Cup Veracity b to 1 agff Lavant stakes > Cushat ;Bead heat.) f Bena The a.Dove prices are l iontical with thorn published in tlx Racing Calendar by Messrs Weather by. ...

... LOUD ROsMERnu AND TVB LONDOS COUNTY Coascsra. It is pretty certain (says our London corre- spondent) that when his period of office expires, as it will in November next, Lord Rosebery will withdraw from the chairmanship of the London County Council. The probability is that his lordship is disgusted with the body over which be presides. There are some sensible men of business amongst the meat- ...

... CHORAL FESTIVAL AT SWANSEA. The annual festival of the members of the Choral Union of the Archdeaconry of Carmarthen was held at St. Marys Church on Tuesday. The following choirs were present and took St. Mary's, St. James's, St. Mark's, Kilvoyf and. Ohristchurcb (Swansea); Mumbles, Llaasamlet, Kidwelly, Llandilo, and Llangennech; St. Peter's, St. John's, and Christcburch (Llanelly); ...

... WILIJIAMSTOWN. RECOGNITION ERVICES,-The anniversary ser- vices in connection with Saron Independent CtIapel were held on Sunday and Monday, and advantage was taken cf the occasion on Monday to recognise as pastor tbe Rev LI. S. Davies, late of Shawnee, America, bat a native of Liandyssul, Cardiganshire. Tbe Rv D. Thomas, Cvmor, introduced the service the Rev T. P. Phillips (the pastor of Mr ...

... THE LONGEST DEBATE ON RECORD. The New Zealand House of Representatives adjourned on Saturday after a continuous silting of 76 hours, entirely given up to the discussion of the Representation Bill. The object of this/ measure, which was introduced by the Govern- ment, is to give the country districts a. third more members of Parliament than the towns. The debate will be resumed to-day, and it ...

... CARDIFF. MONDAY.—Before Mr T. W, LEWIS (stipendiary), D PAINK, and Mr J. LK BOCLANGlCR. TWICNTY-XIIVIC SHILLINGS A Wil- liams, 23, was charged on bail with refusing to pay his tramway fare at Crwys-road on the 27th inst. The prisoner not only refused to pay, but produced a smali piece of paper which he had torn from a large sheet, and pretended that the conductor had given it to him. —The ...

... NEWPORT. Loveli's Pare Sweets, wholesale and rdaii. ...

... EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN. Great Loss of Life. LREUTKR'8 TELEGRAM. I 1 YOKOHAMA, July 30.—The town of Kumamoto, on the island of Kiou Siou, near Nagasaki, has been visited by an earthquake, causing great loss of life and destruction of property. ...

... A parachutist named Walter Mizen, of London, made an ascent at Wednesbury yesterday. Owing to somf defect tbo baiioon did not nse morn than 200 feet, and, passing over West Bromwich, M.zeo jumped oif as his only chance of escaping death. The parachute bad not time to expand, and Mizen fell into an old lumber- room at Bromwich, receiving a bad wound on the face and concussion of the spine. ...

... -Ill JOlIM HOi'LEYV'S AMENDMENT. I - . The anietidiiteit of Mjr. Jon:x UORIjSIy was rejected liasc night, by a injuIrijty1 of 221. Mr. Muti*:s. was supposed to bie above being: iufluenced by personal coisidera- tions, but ?? of his is verv like running with -he hare and huntiln wvith the hounds` lie voted on Friday night., with his chief, ini f favx ur of grants to the eldest son and eldest ...