... The Tramways Committee of the Corporation met yesterday in the Municipal-buildings, Dale- street, Councillor Rutherford ?? the minutes of the Traffic Committee were brought up for confirmation, the Chairman said he was Eorry to find that an overlapping system had been adopted in connection with the Lodgo- lane route.-Mr. Lloyd, the chairman of the Traffic Committee, suggested that the word ...

... f REMARK:ÁBU!1LlNG New covered a mile i J ...

... LAST NIGHT'S ,GAZ £ T.')X Wiiii.uu D.ivlcs, of; Blaenllecha-road, collier. Thomas Evans, Conn ...

... )lO(WS AND IiMtIIEEDING. I am always glad to see working-men keeping a dog or two. In Lancashire, Yorkshire, hand in some of the Midland counties the artisans seem specially to take either to dbg or pigeon keeping, and this frequently quite as much for profit as for. pleasure. Now I want to suggest that doga breed- is worthy of a much wider extension and thetd is no one With greater ...

... Btaxig Brothers and Co. (Limited) notify that tihe coupons Ii On Lhe Morrhannk Syvratne Baiwoty Three per Cent BoiSds S sril Taintow Srowrv IaifwjyV Four per Cent. Bonds sheuld be presented *. or after Ihe 14th ?? Brothers and C o. Vctoitecl) notifv that the couronrl on the Buene*i Aires Six per Cent, h~onda (Lon or ?? rhould be premented on . or titer tile 12th ?? ead share wart-nt. to bearer ...

... SHJ(OTrs AT BROWNDOWN.I '008 ANNUAL .SERVICE MEETING ,der BE1N inFOUR DAYS' DOINGS. glit On Tuesday the 24th annual rifle meeting for attt, the regular and auxiliary fore-es of the Southern d1 is District~ was commenced ait the Browndown Rifle ded Rtanges, and it extended over four days. As iof uqual the aragements were carried out by a Commcittee representing all branches of both yto Services ...

... The average man is inclined to regard Arctic and Antarctic expeditions more from a sporting than a scientific standpoint. That he takes a keen interest in every hunt for the elusive Pole that is organised is beyond doubt, but this is chiefly because he likes to speculate upon the chances of getting there-and back. And whether the prime object is achieved or not he can gene- rally reckon upon a ...

... The Standard's Berlin correspondent reports a curious case of adoption by a pair of cats, a tortoiseshell and a white one, owned by a family in Berlin. They had been brought up by the children to be so tame as to live on the most friendly terms with the dog, and the fowls, and other pets. Nevertheless, much surprise was caused by the news that the white cat had adopted seven chickens which had ...

... THE Congregationalists of the above place held their Jubilee services on Monday and Tuesday, when the Revs W Bowen, Penygroes, and R Roberts, Rhos, officiated. The chapel has been repaired and looks much improved. ...

... A CYCLE PARADE.—Rarely have Newtown peo- ple Been such a muster of cyclists as on Thursday evening. The party consisted of about 40, mounted on wheels, and were a contingent of the Harmonic Society returning from tbe pic-nic held at Llan. dinam. They paraded through Broad street aud separated at tbe Crescent. THF. ILLTREATMFNT uF THf. NEWTOWN PLAYERP AT IRON-BRIDGE.—Mr T J Pugh, hon. sec. of ...

... AMERICAN RAILWAYS. REPORTED FORMATION OF A TRUST New Yorl;,Thursday.-The stockholders of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway have authorised the directors to issue 20,000.000 dollars additional preferred stock, and 10,000,000 dollars ordinary stock. The proceeds of the new issues are to be :used to reorganise the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- way, also the Soath-Western Railway, which the Baltimore and ...

... GERMAN MINERS' STRIKE. Herne, Westphalia, Friday.—Last night passed quietly in this district, and the strike of the coal- miners appears to be drawing to an end. At all the mines affected by the strike a Iftrge'number descended- this morning, and those still absent are-expected .to rem=&-watk in Lho-.comse.- of the day. The town continues: quiet, SQ,ft§i?b J j ...