... RISING IN DAMARALAND. 111 GERMANS REPORTED KILLEG. CAn; TOWN, Saturday, just been received here of serious rising of natives in Damaraland. A German regular force has be.MI sent against the rebels, and an engage- ment has taken placa. The result is believed to have been indecisive. Eleven German troopers are reported to have been killed.-Ctntral New*. ...

... THEY RODE TANDEM, The Newport County Bench listened to-day to a. remarkable conflict of evidence. Charles R oss, a youth of 17. employed by Mr Franks, confec- tioner. Cardiff, rode second on a tandem on the afternoon of the 24th nit. from the Welsh Metro- polis to Newport. When they got to Marshfield on the return journey, the tandem attracted the notice of P.C. Edwards- It nearly ran into a ...

... Birmingham Meeting. 1.30.-The BURTON SELLING PLATE of CIOO winner to be sold for £50, Five furlongs. Mr Legge's Heliograph, 4y 9st 121b 1 Capt. Orr Ewing's Urania, 2y 7st 121b Purkiss 2 Mr Lyrmam's Guerilla, 2y 8st 21b Madden 3 Mr Trimmer's Bentworth, a 9st 121b Halsey 0 Mr Huband's Catherine Wheel. ...

... I A HOUSE ON FIRE. I Exciting Scenes. An exciting fire occurred early this moruing on the premises of a marine store dealer in Lincoln's Inn Fields. The fire was in the lower part of the bouse, and the inmates, unable to go downstairs to the ground, made their way on to the roof. A fire escape was brought from Holbom and planked against the wall, several persons being safely carried down from ...

... A HORSE THAT COST 15s. A Cardiff Cruelty Case. In the Cardiff Police Court (before Alderman Jacobs and Mr H. T. Stevens) a labourer, named Henry Stroud was charged with cruelly ill.trea.t. ing a horse by working it in an unfit condition. The local inspector of the R S.P.C.A. saw the horse in Canton Market on October 3rd. His description was that the horse was in an emaci- ated condition, very ...

... MASS MEETING ON PONTYPRIDD COMMON. EXTRAORDINARY SPEECH BY ALDERMAN MORGAN. Attack on Mabon, M.P. I Oar Pontypridd reporter states that the great bulk of the colliery workmen of the valleys on Monday kept their resolution to maintain the monthly holiday, for inquiries elicited that at Dearly all the collieries throughout the district operations were practically at a standstill, whilst at the ...

... A CARDINAL KILLED. I Roms, Monday Evening.—At Subiaco, in the province of Rome, to-day Cardinal Luigi Macchi was driving in a carriage with his secre- tarv when the vehicle overturned and his Eminence was thrown upon his head on to the roadway, sustaining such injuries that he shortly afterwards succumbed.. The secretary escaped with only a slight hurt. Cardinal Macchi was in his 67th year. He ...

... LOCAL AMUSEMENTS* Theatre Royal, Cardiff. In the Ranks is a military play which is always well received in Cardiff. Full of action, colour, and incident and affording ample scope for tha display of the histrionic capabilities of every member in the cast, it never fails to attract the interest of the audience and maintain it from beginning to end. There should be crowded houses at the Royal ...

... Harvest Festival Services- I sen ices took place yesterday, when there was a celebration of the Holy Communion at 7.30 a.m., and evensoag with sermon at 7.30 p.m. The vicar (the Rev. Canon Thompson, D.D.) was the celebrant at the early service, assisted by the Rev. D. H. Griffiths, M.A. The vicar also preached iu the evening. There were large con. gregations at both services, the church in the ...

... DEATH OF AN ACTRESS. Accelerated by Drink. At Barnley to-dav an inquest Was held on Mary Jones, all actres. It was stated that the deceased, who was the daughter of an American million- aire and was allowed over £200 per year, had given way to whisky. The jury found that death was duo to naatural emasea. but that it was ac. celerated by drink. ...

... CARDIFF BAKER'S FAILURE. A meeting of the creditors of Charles Lane, baker and confectioner, 63. Glamorgan-street^ Cardiff, was held at the offices of the Official Receiver (Mr T. H. Stephens) to-day. The state- ment showed gross liabilities SZ83, of which 351 was expected to rank. The assets were £67,. and the deficiency was £ 284. The causes of failure were set down to depression in trade ...

... Thomas Denning, an octogenarian, who resides it East Usk-road, Newport, stepped into the defendant's stand at the Newport Borough Police Court to-day to answer a charge of having been 3runk. Denning, who is sprightly and active, Notwithstanding his weight of yea.rs, had Put in a considerable portion of a day' s work before calling to see the magistrates, ..nd he appeared with face, hands, and ...