... CARDiFF SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL. A meeting of the Ladies' Bazaar Committee in connection with the proposed new hospital for seamen at Cardiff was held in the Grand Jury Room on Monday. The Mayoress (Lady Morel) presided over a large attendance of ladies, and the Mayor (Sir Thomas Morel) was also present. The question-of appointing a secretary in place of Mrs Ward, who had resigned, was deferred till ...

... KETCH SUNK AND TWO LIVES LOST. On Wednesday the 5.8- Tweed; of Glasgow, a. well-known Swansea trader, of 575 tons, and owned by Messrs William Sloane and Co., Glasgow, left the South Dock on the evening tide bound for the Clyde, and when jost below the Mumbles Head, and before reaching the Mixen Bell Buoy, she collided with the dandy or ketch Three Sisters. The smaller vessel quickly sank, and ...

... Extraordinary Charges. Catherine Page, a respectably-attired little of 15, living at 17, Redlaver-street, Grangetown, was changed before the Stipendiary atCar diff Police Court on Thursday with obtaining a miscsllane- ous quantity of goods from various persons on false pretences, in the first case evidence was given showing that Page had obtained two pairs of boots from Mr Arkell, bootmaker, ...

... Man is God's image but a poor man is Christ's stamp to boote both images rcwarde. God reckons for him, counts the favour His Write, so much given to God; thou shalt be hearde. Let thy alms go before, and keep heaven's gate Open lor thee, or bothe may be too late. Be usefulle when tftou livest, that they maye Bothe wante and wishe thy pleasing presence stille. Hindnesse, good parts, great ...

... Y RHosm Mae'r Rhosyn hardd A'i wenau tér. Yn dlws fel gardd Paradwys Ner. Gwych ydyw gwedd Ei ruddiaa braf, Arogla hedd I fynwea haf. Mewn cadair dd&il Edmyga'i sedd, A gwria ai-ail Yw'r tlysni fed: Yr awel der A glnda'n fnryn Ei Sawyr pêr Yn ngberbyd swya, Mae natur gref Yn 6mwaith dltM I Engyl Nef Ax ymdaith noe. Nid oes mewu gardd RosynebU byw A wAn raor bavdd A Rhosyn Duw. Ehosyn y Groes A ...

... BARDDONIAETH. Y DDALLHUAN. Oriel hen, rhyw Ie unig —ydyw lie Dailhuan y goedwig; A nadtÙl ddychrynedig Haner nos o fron y wig I Emlyn Grammar School. FFBWDYNOG. NOSWYL. Noswyl! anwyl i'n hunedd.—yn ei chol Cawn iachad i'n llesgedd Enyd yw ca'r enaid hedd Yn eigion ei hunigedd. 0 far byd, llafur a'i bwyo,—i'n heisian Ceir noswyl er gorphwys; I wr da mae'i hawyr dwys Yn ber odiaeth baradwys. ...

... The Transvaal. KRUGER'S REFORMS. DEBATE IN THE RAAD. Pretoria, Tuesday.—Thia morning in the First Raad the discussion of President Kroner's fran- chise proposals commenced. President Krnger, in bis opening speech, said that the Ra.ad most consider the matter without prejudice. Members could do nothing at present as the question had to be settled by the people. What the Government wanted to ...

... Creek is great on etiqnette. A man is met a little girl with whose family he ^sry intimate; and said, Hello, Edith 1 How The little miss drew herself up and fc^one *'Se ver^ we> knt I ain't no tele- kja J'-key B&y paderewski practised so hard at the Iy6a ? firing the last six months that he para- Th-i tvi'°of his fingers. That's nothing. f*ra a ffirl living in the flat below us who ^t'ts ...

... On Saturday Mr Strick held an inquiry into the circumstances under which a milk boy named George Pearson, 14, committed suicide at Fair. field-terzace, Swansea. Tho boy's father said deceased had a good situation in the Hill Farm Dairy, and it was improbable he had any idea of doing away with himself. He was in excellent health, and had not given the slightest indication of hie mind being ...

... Lucy: Which aide shall I sit on ?—Harry: It doesn't make any difference, I can drive on either hand. Nan's worried to death. What's the trouble? She can't tell whether she's in love with Lieutenant Jimber or with his uniform. Dora. Goodhart: Poor fellow She flirted with him dreadfully.—Sallie de Witte Yes; but just think how well he thought of himself all that time. Editor: Why don't you ...

... Lord Kensington Declines the Master- ship. A meeting of the subscribers to the Pembroke- shire Foxhounds was held at the Castle Hotel, Haverfordwest, on Saturday, for the purpose of hearing Lord Kensington's decision with regard to the mastership, which was offered him a little while since when the present master, Mr A. J. Stokes, of St. Botolphs, intimated his intention to resign. Sir Owen ...

... A Maine poet wrote some verses recently, ask- ing a. man whether he preferred a piling or a she meant a fiifd^km ...