... PREMIER'S SPEECH. MR CHAMBERLAIN IN THE LOWER HOUSE. « NO SURRENDER POLICY. UITLANDERS* GRIEVANCES. MUST BE REDRESSED. SPEECHES OF OPPOSITION LEADERS. In the House of Lords yesterday, The Earl of Camperdown, in calling attention to the affairs of the South African Republic, referred to the events of 1881, when Mr Glad- stone restored independence to the Transvaal. One of the terms of the ...

... Picnic.—The members of the British Women's Temperance Association held a picnic on Thurs- day, an invitation being forwarded to all the branches to join by Mrs Gill, secretary of the Roath branch, and about 110 sat down to tea at Swanbridge Farm. Barry, Cadoxton, Splott, Cathays, .Penarth, Grangetown, and Roath were represented. A short meeting was held on the beach, the speakers being Mrs J. ...

... DEMONSTRATION AT TONDU. ENTHUSIASTIC PROCEEDINGS. The miners of Maesteg, Gilfach Goch, and the Ogmore and Garw Valleys were favoured with fine weather yesterday when they demonstrated in the Cricket Field at Tondu, near Bridgend. The Maesteg contingent arrived by train about' 10 o'clock, and proceeded to Penyfai Common, where they formed into procession and marched, accompanied by bands, to ...

... GEOGRAPHY IN CARDIFF SCHOOLS. VINDICATION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. At a, meeting of the Cardiff Technical Instruc- tion Committee, held at the University College on Tuesday evening, Mr T. H. Riches presiding, the members of the Cardiff School Board on that committee took an opportunity to refer to Mr Gwyn Morris's recent report on the teaching of geography in the Cardiff Board Schools. Mr Morris, ...

... PROTESTANTS TO SIGN THE ELEC- TORAL ROLL. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—In connection with the great Protestant demonstration to be held in the Eisteddfod pavilion to-morrow, may I point out that such gatherings, if they are to be really effective, must do two things—first, they must influence public opinion and secondly, they must influence Par- liament. All those attending the demonstration who desire ...

... STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS. In the House of Coaamcfus on Tuesday Lord George Hamiltii, in reply to Sir Seymour'King, said he was not aware of any formal or legal settlement under which Kumar Ranjitsinhji had any claim to the State of Nowauagar. The late Jam was permitted by the Government of India to disinherit his son by a Mahomedan lady, who was the natural heir. Having thus no natural heir he ...

... The Success of Miss Amy Evans.-On Monday a most influential and enthusiastic meeting was held at Ebenezer Vestry to arrange for the obtaining of funds in order to carry on the musical education of Miss Amy Evans, who won the soprano solo at the recent Eisteddfod. A strong committee was formed, with Mr W. W. Hood a3 chairman, Messrs D. W. Davies, JJP., Alderman Lewis, J.P., T. P. Jenkins, J.P., ...

... TROTTING. MATCH AT ROATH PARK. Early on Wednesdav morning a trotting match arranged between Mr Price, butcher, Grwvs-road. and Mr Spering, milkman, Arabella-street, was decided in the presence of a large number of ou- lookers. The owners drove their steeds in sulkies,and the amount at stake wasE5 a-side. Betting ruled 6 to 5 on Mr Price, and the course was twice round the Paxk. It was evident ...

... A CARDIFF AUCTIONEER. ALLEGED FORGERY POSTAL ORDERS. Louis Bloom (o7), described as an auctioneer, of 76, Bridge-street, was charged at Cardiff Polite Court on Tuesday (before Messrs T. H. Stephens and Morgan Morgan) with stealing ten postal orders, the property of vvalderman Eir-leb. This case had been adjourned for the purpose of calling expert evidence as to the handwriting. Prisoner ...

... IDEALISM IN PRACTICE. INTERESTING and most instructive though the Eisteddfod gatherings are to those who have discovered the secret of finding tongues in trees, books in the running brooks., sermons in stones, and good in everything, we must not let poetry and song or Welsh culture and literature absorb the whole of our thoughts even in such an exceptional and forecasting week as the present ...

... COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR CASTLE, Tuesday. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstsin and Princess Henry of Battenberg, drove into the Home Park, near the Victoria Tower of the Castle, yesterday after. noon, and witnessed the procession of Sanger'a Circus. Her Majesty and Princess Henry of Battenberg drove out later in the afternoon, attended by the Hon. Frances Drummond. ...

... (JEca ilate far (fclassiifcaltism, T 0 B U I L D E R S. TENDERS are invited for the ERECTIOn of II CHAPEL at PONTYCLUN. Plans and Specifications may been scan at Bsv. A Knight's. Talbot-road, Llantrisant. to whom tenders should be sent on or before Saturday, July 25th. 3 ...