... WELSH GOSSIP. The Western District Association of Colliery Workmen now numbers over 8,000 members. It is suggested that a memorial fund should be opened to perpetuate in some suitable way the memory of the late Rev. Elias Owen, the well- known Welsh antiquary. The Globe has perpetrated the following :— Among the birthday honours we see that Mr H. M. Stanley has been made a G.CJB. It is alto- ...

... Dr Parker a.t the noon-day service at the City Temple on Thursday said the Island of the Devil. on which Dreyfus suffered, should be burned outtof existence or planted as 8rarden having memories of repentance or sorrow in it. Restoration must mean untold things to Dreyfus, but how was France to be restored ? He would net give three months' purchase for the tranquility of a nation acting as ...

... CARDIFF. Saturday Evening Channel Trip.—A channel- trip is announced by Messrs Campbell to Cleve- don and Bristol on Saturday evening, leaving Cardiff at 5.45 p.m. The trip advertised to Cleve- don and Bristol on Monday, July 10th, will not be run. Infirmary.-Register of patients, week ending July 4th, 1899. in-patieats-Admitted during the week:— Medical and surgical, 22 ophthalmic, 6 total, ...

... THE ALLEGED NUISANCE. At a meeting of the Health Committee of the Cardiff Corporation on Tuesday,' Councillor R. Hughes presiding, the Medical Officer of Health reported that the sub-committee paid a surprise visit to the Grangetown Gas Works on the 19th inst., and that the committee desired to place on record their thanks to Mr Morley, the general manager,for the courtesy with which be ...

... MORE CONFISCATIONS. Copenhagen, Tuesday.—A despatch received by post from Rejkjavik states that the Danish cruiser Heimdai (Captain Brastrup), which arrived there on the 27th nit., immediately arrested two British trawling steamers, one of which was laden with a full eaten and was on the point ofsading for home. The trawlers were the lolanthe, of Hnll, and St. Vincent, of Grimsby. Both vessels ...

... \9 On Monday Mr Morgan Jones, of Cwragelly, died lD hIS nBual ,ht he had a fit, which ir health on gwiday, but at n ended Be was 10 years of age, and much respected as an active local preacher. ...

... LOCAL PROBATE SUIT. EVANS v. ROWLANDS. London, Thursday—In the Probate Division to-day, before Mr Justice Barnes, the case of Evans v. Rowlands was further heard. This was a suit to test the validity of a will dated 27th of November, 1897, of Mr Edward Evans, Mill Hill, Michaelstone-le- Pit, Glamorganshire, who died on the 6th of April, 1897, leaving property amounting to about JM50 to the ...

... BOER IMBROGLIO NEW DEVELOPMENTS. A SCORE FOR BRITISH DIPLOMACY. KRUGER IN A DILEMMA. PORTUGAL CHANGES FRONT. MUNITIONS FOR PRETORIA RELEASED. (Press Association Special Telegram.) Pretoria, Thursday,-The accounts of the new developments in the situation published in the local Press coincide with the particulars con- tained in my telegram yesterday. A summary of the recent negotiations, which ...

... AFFAIRS IN PARIS. GUERIN'S LITTLE GAME. Paris, Tia(irsday.-During the night three drunken men were arrested in the vicinity of the Rue de Chabrol for shouting, Long live Guerin down with the Jews. M. Guerin appeared on the roof of the Anti-Juif buildings at daybreak as usual.—Reuter. Patis, Thursday.—The evening and morning* passed very calmly in the Rue de Chabrol, and as the police placed ...

... As briefly announced in Thursday's issue, the death took place that morning of the Rev. E. Rowe Evans, of Neath, the well-known Baptist minister and lecturer. As reported in our columns the reverend gendeman was some days ago regarded as in a mast critical condition, but hope was still cherished that the sufferer might rally and possibly recover. These hopes were strength- ened when it became ...

... CAMBRIAN COLLIERIES. A meeting of the Coalowners' Association has been summoned for Tuesday, when one of the principal item on their agenda will be the ques- tion of the admission of the Cambrian Collieries Company, Limited, into the association. GORSEINON AND GARNCOCH DISPUTE. IMPORTANT ACTION OF THE FEDERA- TION. In consequence of the failure of the arbitrators in this dispute to meet as ...

... NEWPORT VIRAGO SENT TO PRISON. Maiy Ryan, one of Newport's notorious charac tcrs, better known by her maiden name of Mary Lettine, who is the wife of Patrick Ryan, was sent to prison for two months for being drunk and assaulting Police-officers Foulkes and Pen y- .the former she kicked several times, and she spat in the face of the latter. The woman, who dis- turbed the Emlyn Cross-street ...