... . low NEWS OF THE BOABARDMENT- sle- CONFIRMED. ing baOPINION IN DIPLOATIC CTRGL1S. Lme The Press Association ?? British her Government has received official confirlationa a- of the news that further fighting has taken age place in Samoa. The terms of the dispatch are not communicated. but it ils officiarly de. the dared that the general effect of the Govern- n' ment's message is to confirm ...

... i L O.C Aw S. 01 I . -- I Srs H. TZAN OR-LEtiSD 5 ILLNES.-There was no improvement last night in the ~aodition'of Sir Herbert Niayor-Lsylaid, M.P. D&Tm or Tr PoiasComIADYrMxSSIONARY. -A lady, who for a long period lsboured faith. as fully and in a most modest manner for a Cause so which must be ?? approved, has pawsed to away in the porson of Mrm Sairah Goulder, the gJ police court misrjons=r ...

... ?? vrice of a 'Ic~ , ,t WHIEN in secret con- sistory, says The Golden Penn)', the Pope resolves to send the calotte and the red cap to his future caidinal-priest or layman-a noble, one of the guards,'is chosen by him to carry the calotte in its silken box to the elect. The cardinal to be, pays into the hands of th'e messenger a gratilica- tion of 500/. A second messenger, called the able-gate ...

... CARDIFF. McCallum s i-VI a ri n eEngineers' Academy, Working-street (opposite Free the receut B. of T. examinations for engineers, which are not yet completed owing to holidays, Mr Wm. luman passed as second engineer on first trial after a very short tuition at this up-to-date academy. Nautical School, 48, Londoun-square.-At the Board of Trade Examination held at Swansea this week Mr J. T. ...

... (From the O(-rordoshire Weekly News.) TILE CIVILISAT1'ON OF ruL 19tri CETLruny. Colonel Eyre, when speaking at the Primrose tc,. League meeting the other night, somewhat marred He an otherwise excellent speech by the pessiulnstic qu view he took of the civilizatio! of the 19th century. atp Said the gallant Colonel, With the exception of Fr travelling a little quicker, and more rapid c01or- ...

... v. I 5TH VOLUNTEER BATTALION THE SOUTH WALEP BORDERERS. REGIMENTAL ORDERS By LIEUTENANT-COLONEL E. PRYCE-JONES, M.P., Commanding Commanding Headquarters, Newtown, 1st April, 1899 CLASS FIRING.-The rifle range is allotted for compulsory class firing during April as follows — On 8th, A Co; 13th, C Co; 15th, B Co 20th, E Co; 22nd, C Co; 27th, A and B Cos and on 29th for E Co. Dress ...

... An item of interest to anyone afflicted with a bad cough which nothing seems to relieve is that which tells him of an almost certain cure. Angier's Petroleum Emulsion is antireptic, soothing and healing. It not only cures the most stubborn cough and heals the soreness and inflammation of throat and lungs, but it promotes appetite, aids digestion, tones up the nervous system, and greatly ...

... The 21st annual meeting of the North Wales Permanent Relief Society was held at the Wynostay Arms Wrexham, on Monday, under the presidency Mr. W. F. Bntler (in the unavoidable ahienee Sir Watkm Williams Wynn, Bart), There was a large attendance. Th« Animal report, •nbmitted by Mr. George L Campbell, atated that at the cloie of 1898 the member* of the society numbered 12,435, against 13,65* the ...

... With tbit iasao preeenb oar •übecriben free with copy the North Walbs Tucks Pocket Railway Gun* for April, containing good deal informa- UonMloßftliwmy Triint, &c., csros,^ Ports! intelligence. Tide Tablea, Peire, Lighting op Table for CyclUta, end others, end • lot of other oaefal inforoedon. ...

... who are too mnch oeeopied with the problem of the living wage, be much intereeted in ocher mettere. Briefly, there ere two eeneet which contribute to this eternal want of pence. There ia the gene- I ral neglect into which the lend baa fallen, and alau the decadence of many Tillage indnetriea. Where we grow enoogh food for one pereon, Belgium grow* anffieient foe four. We only feed Moot one ...

... Andrew Fletcher ol Saltoun, in a letter to the Marquis of Montrose, wrote :— I know a very wise man that believed that if a man were permitted te make all the ballads he need not care who should make laws of the nation. ...

... ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. We understand that the Mayor has received the following additional subscriptions towards ihis fund :—Messrs Coileit and Isaac, £10; Mr a.nd Mrs J. K. Collett, £5; Dr. J. Lynn Thomas, £1010s; Councillor Sydney Robinson, £150 Mr T. W. Da.vid, £25. Messrs Morel Bros., Limited, which has been doubled, was erroneously put down in the na.me of the Mayor iu the list which ...