... Peter Rupert White, an ingenous. looking Austrian lad of 18 years, appeared at the Cardiff Police Court to-day in answer to a, charge of stealing silver Geneva watch, value 6s, the pro- perty of one Joseph Boirnetti, oa the 4th icst. Prosecutor stated that prisoner came np to him in the street, asked to see his watch, and then walked away with it. Prisoner's version of the affair was that ...

... LETTER FROM EMPLOYERS.! Holiday no Precedent. Mr T. Richards, secretary of the South Wales Miners' Fedfration, hi? received the following letter from Mr Dalziel with reference to the miners' holidays this week The Monmouthshire and Sonth Wales Coal- owners' Association, Cardiff, 3rd July, 1899. Mr Thomas Richards, Secretary, Workmen's Representatives on the Sliding Scale Com- mittee, Beaufort. ...

... THE PRINCE OF WALES AT EDINBURGH. The Priace of Wales, after being presented with the freedom of the city of Edinburgh on Thursday, messed in Holyrood Palace with the Royal Company of Archers, the Queen's Body- guard for Scotland, and a.t a quarter past n at night left by train for the South. ...

... LABOUR DAY. I DEMONSTRATION AT PORTH. I A Huge Meeting. I The first labour day in the Rhondda Valley since the amalgamation of the miners with the Federation of Gieat Britain was celebrated to- day, all the collieries in the district being idle. The demonstration is held at Porth in connection with the No. 1 District, which has a membership of 30,000, and between 11 and 12 o'clock thou- sands ...

... ENGLAND AND CHINA. I The Murder of Mr Fleming. I I (Press Association Special Telegram.) Pekin, July 2nd.-The Tsung-li-Yamen has received atelegiam from SirChickChen Ho Feng Lu, the Chinese Minister in London, stating that he has been informed by the foreign Office that although Lord Salisbury has not absolutely with- drawn the demand for the recall of the Governor of Kwei Cha.n, nevertheless ...

... BAND OP HOPE UNION. I Autumnal Conference at Cardiff. I At the /Cardjif T ...

... I SIR WILLIAM'S RESIGNATION. I THE CORRESPONDENCE. Copies of the letters which passed between Sir W. T. Lewis and Mr Grascovne Dalziel, sec- retary of the Coalowners' Association, with refer- ence to the former gentleman's resignation, were posted to members of the association by Mr Dalziel on Saturday. night. The correspondence was as follows — Aberdare, June 20th, 1899. My dear Sir,—Now that ...

... Dealers and Guarantees. You and others can always protect yourselvot by insisting upon a written guarantee for the milk yon receive, said the Cardiff Stipendiary this afternoon to William Mullett, of 29, Daisy-street, who was summoned for selling adulterated milk, and who said the milk supplied to Inspector Greell was received from another dealer. There was 11 per cent. added water in the ...

... New Empire at Newport. FIRST PERFORMANOE YESTERDAY. The new Empire Palace of Varieties at New- port was reopened on Monday evening after having been practically rebuilt on a much extended scale, and decorated throughout in a lavish style. There is little left of the former theatre in the. new building, but as far as possible the solid original walls have been incorporated in the structure The ...

... 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, ...

... 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 ...