... The Transvaal. ( f I FEELING IN SOUTH AFRICA. I THE STATEMENTS IN PARLIAMENT. I SATISFACTION AT PRETORIA. 1 Pretoria, Saturday .-The general tone of the debate in the Imperial Parliament, of which a full summary has been published here, is regarded with satisfaction, but doubt is expressed in official quarters as to the acceptability of the pro- prosed joint inquiry unless it is to inclnde all ...

... WOMEN BRIGANDS. Rome, Mondav.—A brigand band composed of 1 i- « nrrested hoslc BouGveuto. four women h^J»een three attempted They are accused of ftnd a lon^H^of robberies. The leader is Signora Femara Saveno.—Central ews. ...

... fSUPPLIED T;Y MESSRS WF.ATHERBY.] All engagements in Mr Van Hoboken's name- Lord Kilkenny in Mr J. Miller's name—Grievance, Hovlake. Haydock Park engagements—Royal Dove, all Lord Penrhyn's ami Mr E. C. Clayton's horses. Electric Ciirl:(,It, T)c)nlt Shoot. Brighton Cnp-Jllnsa. Brighton engagements-Royal Dove, Glaze, Kil- kenny filly, Maida Vale, Intimidater, Iiookwood. All ...

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... A Corporation Proposal. I Oour,cillor C. E. Waring attended a meeting of the Parks Committee of the Cardiff Corporation this morning in reference to a proposed trout hatchery, and a letter was read from the Cardiff Piscatorial Society offering all assistance in their power. Twenty tanks, Mr Waring said, would cost SG, and each tank contained 3,000 eggs. He also suggested that Mr Peltigrew ...

... Heartrending Stories From the Stricken Districts. A Berlin correspondent writes :-A telegram from St. Petersburg states that scurvy is spread- ing in au alarming degree, through the famine districts. In the Samara Government alone 147 villages have been attacked. The Red Cross Society doles its utmost to cope with the distress. It has had to erect hospitals and establishments for the ...

... THE MASONS' SOCIETY. I Application to Cardiff Council. I Alderman Ramsdale, sitting as chairman of the Public Works Committee of the Cardiff Corpora- tion this morning, said the clerk had received a letter from the Masons' Society asking on behalf of members of the society employed by the Corporation for an advance of a halfpenny per hour and for a reduction of working hours for various ...

... TRAMCAUS IN COLLISION. BERX.I: Tuesday.-An electric trarncar and horse tranicar collided in Koenigraetz Stras:;s yesterday. One passeuger was killed, while the driver of the horse car and three passengers were ...

... A SCHOOLMASTER'S TERRIBLE DEATH. On Monday morning about 7 o'clock the dead body of Mr Edward Connor, headmaster of the Machen Board School, was found dead on the Brecon and Merthyr Railway near the Machen Limekilns Quarry. Mr Connor had spent Sunday in company with Mr M?rdin?, tfye headmaster of the CerIeon Poor Lav/ Schools, at Caerleon, and in the evening took train from Newport to Risca, ...

... OSBORNE, Monday. The Queen drove out yes terdav afternoon accompanied by Princess Louis of B'Utenberg, and attended by the Duchess of R oxhmghe. The Earl of Hopetonn, Earl of Clarendon, and Rear-Admiral Fullerton had the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal Family. The Queen went out this morning accompanied by Princess Louise of Battenberg, with Princesses Alice and Louise. The Earl ...

... r The America Cup. NEXT RACE T0-M0RR0W. Isew York, Wednesday —The New York Yacht Club have decided that the next race between thf. Columbia and Shamrock will take place to-mor- row. The Shamrock will be remeasured at the Navy Yard at 7 this morning. Only some small bets are being made at odds of 3 to I to 5 to 1 the Columbia —Renter. ...

... Further Cutting. Hamburg,Honday.—In consequence of the rate cutting by the Atlantic steamship lines, the Ram- burg-American line has reduced the fir«t cabin fare by its steamers from Southampton to New York from iE20 to The principal Liverpool Atlantic steamship companies deny that there is any war in regard to first and second class passenger rates. The agreement which existed until recently ...