... THE WATER QUESTION. APPLICATION FOR AN INQUIRY. PROCEEDINGS IN THE POLICE COURT. On Saturday last, at the Pontypool Police Court —there being present on the Bench Col. H. C. Byrde (in the chair) and Dr R. Edmunds—appli- cation was made by Mr T. M. Phillips, barrister (instructed by Mr L. E. Webb), for the appoint- ment of a competent person to inquire into the grounds of a complaint made by ...

... qMWO^IuiyaL N 'ASSOC^AITOK. The twenty-fifth fraternal meeting was held at Upper Cwmbran, on January 22nd, fit 3.30 in the afternoon. There were present, the Revs J. lgc-es, Qriffithstown (ihairmanl; D. M. Davies, Sardis D. Davifg, Hanover S. JoneSj Elim R. Mon Evans, Rhiwderyn; T. Illtyd James, Upper Cwm- bran; W. Rees (B.), Upper Cwmbran M. Evans, Pontypool; T. Cocker (B.), Pontnewydd; ...

... DEAIH OF MR GKORUK BURFURD, FORMERLY OF BLAENAVON. The funeral of Mr George Burford, Fair Oak Villa, Maindee, took place at St. Peter's Church, Blaenavon, on Tuesday. Deceased, who was well known and highly respected throughout the dis- trict of Blaenavon, where be formerly resided, was an entirely self-made man, having risen by his in :ust ry and integrity, to a position of well merited and ...

... THE ABERSYCHAN LOCAL BOARD AND THE CALAMITY. A TRIBUTE TO THE RESCUERS. At the monthly meeting of the Abersychan Local Board, on Tuesday morning, the Chairman (Mr W. L. Pratt) before commencing the business said:—Before we proceed to business to-day I have one or two matters to bring before you. One is a resolution That this Board do pass a unanimous vote of condolence with the widows and ...

... ALLEGED CRIMINAL OFFENCTE AT CWMBRAN. ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. At Caerleon Petty Sessions, on Thursday, before MrC. Nicholson, General Watson, Mr T. M. Llewellyn, and Mr D. W. Jenkins, John Tayk or, a puddler, of Cwmbran, was charged with carna Uy knowing Annie Pritchard, a girl under the age of 16 years, on December 30th last. Mr Frank Lewis (Newport) appeared to defe ad, and pleaded not ...

... ASSAULT AT ABERSYCHAN. Hester Rowley was charged with assaulting Ellen Sullivan at Abersychan on the 4th instant; and on a cross-summons Ellen Sullivan (who had since lost a brother by the Llanerch disaster) was charged with assaulting Hester Rowley.—For the assault upon Sul- livan (who had been badly cut on the head with a fender) Rowley was fined 10s, and ordered to pay the costs in the ...

... STRIKE OF COLLIERS AT ABERSYCHAN. A number of the men employed by Messrs Hoskins & Llewelyn, proprietors of the Aber- sychan Eile i Colliery at Abersychan, struck work 00 Friday for an advance. The proprietors are not inclined to grant the demand. They have paid the full amount due under the sliding scale, and the additional 10 per cent. which they granted some few months ago of their own ...

... The ordinary monthly meeting was held at tbe 'Board Raom, Abersychan, on Tuesday morning. Present Mr W. L. Pratt (in the chair), Messrs R. Greenway, W. Lewis, G. Oliver, T. James, R. I. T. Parker, H. Brain, W. B. Witchell, W. P. James, J.P., D. R. Jones, S. Parry, W. Maliphant (clerk), E. Cooke (surveyor), and H. H. Haden (collector). SURVEYOR'S REPORT. The Surveyor reported as follows:- ...

... In compliance with a request, Mr R. W. Ken- nard, chairman of the Blaenavon Local Board,, convened a public meeting at the National School- room, on Thursday evening, to take into consi- deration the best means to be adopted to collect subscriptions in aid of the Llanerch Relief Fund- In the absence of Mr Keunard, the chair was taken, by Mr Philip Williams, the mineral agent of the Blaenavon ...

... THE PRINCE OF WALES AND COLLIERY DISASTERS. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has addressed the following letter to a correspondent with reference to the use of naked lights in coal mines:— Marlborough House, Pall-mall, S.W., Feb. lith. Dear Sir,—I am desired by the Prince of Wales to thank you for your letter of the 12th inat. respecting the appalling disaster which has recently taken ...

... The following remarkable letter is wOith readin g: Jesse Vater, 15, Albion Road, Pontypool, writes to WEE E. COOFER, & Co., 599, Commercial Road, London, E. i— Gentlemen, —For six weeks I been in great pain from Muscular Rheumatism, and for two weeks previous to the 6th of this month I failed to follow my employment. I was prescribed by the work doctor, but his remedies took no effect ...

... OWNER'S CLAIM. To the Chairman of the Local Board for the District of This day of 189 I, the undersigned, claim to have my name inserted in the Register of Owners and Proxies for the District of pursuant to the provisions of the Public Health Act, 1875, as owner of the property hereinafter described, which is situated in the parish of that is to say (a) I also state that the interest or estate ...