... 20 Persons Injured. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Monday a seriout accident occurred at Victoria Station, Manches- ter. A heavily laden suburban passenger train from Crumpsall was entering the station slowly in the rear of another heavily laden passenger train, which was standing by the platform when the engine driver of the former train found that his brakes would not pull up in time owing to the ...

... THE TRIAL Extraordinary Precautions. Rennes, Saturday.—In view of the probable ^rmination of the trial to day extraordinary pre- cautions were tB.ken by the military authorities the preservation of order. At the railway Nation the 40tb Infantry Regiment was held in tidiness for any emergency. All the approaches to the Lycee were strongly guarded. In the Avenue de la Gare were detachments of ...

... Our readers will regret to learn that the many-chaired bard, Ceulanydd, of Maesteg, died early on Monday morning at his residence, Bryn Awen, after a long illness. He leaves widow and nine children, with whom muqh sympathy is felt. The Rev. J. Ceulanydd Williams was a. native of Cardiganshire, which has produced more par- sons, preachers, and bards than any other county in Wales. He was born ...

... Interesting Finds in High-street. During the last few weeks some fragments of what we may term Older Cardiff have been brought to light at 14, High-street, the premises recently acquired by Messrs Stevens, Limited, for the New DorothyRestaurant, which when com- pleted will be second to none in Wales and the West of England. It appears that the ground beneath this particular spot, although ...

... Presentation to the Grand Master. A demonstration of the brethren of the Blaen- avou District of the Independent Order of Odd. fellows (Manchester Unity) was held on Saturday 011 the occasion of the visit of Mr Tom Hughes. J.P., the Grand Master of the Order, to whom a P. Prov. G.M.'s jowel wae presented There was a procession in which between 600 and 700 members and representatives of kindred ...

... An Important Sentence Suppressed. (Press Association Special Telegram.) Bfti'ocrton, Wednr-,s-,Itt-v.-Tiie Borlerton Herald publishes an official summary of the Transvaal'3 reply to the Imperial Government, which has been distributed for information to all officials and burgesses. The communication concludes — From the correspondence the President and the Executive Council have been led to ...

... THi 8WLLFA NANTMELYN MEN. Refusa! to Sign the SHdmg-Sca!e Agreement. Aidermar) David Morgan Denounces the Scale and the Leaders. On Monday a m3.ss meeting of the workmen at Bwilif. and Na,'T:meIvn Collieries was he!din the Constitutionai Ha.M. Aberdare. The men had given hjcua' notice to stop for the purpose of discussing the a,d- vsa,b¡J¡ty or otherwise of signing the Nos. I emd 2 books at ...

... At Barry Police Court on Monday (before Col Guthrie, Colonel Thornify, and Mt J. Pavey) a number oi brake drivers and proprietors of omnibuses were summoned at thf instance of the local District Council for plying for hire on the streets of the town without having a licence. Mr D. W. EfMM), Cardiff, who appeared for the whole of the men, said they had all been formally licensed, but thiif year ...

... Y GOLOFN GYMREIG. Dymunir i'n Gohebwyr Cymrei^ gyfeirio eu go- hebiaethau, llyfrau i'v/ hadolygu, &c., fel y canlyn: Dafydd Morganwg, Morganwg House, Llantwit-street. Cardiff. ...

... Ddiwyd ffynon, fythol loew, Rhoi heb ddanod gwelir hi; Rhwng ei glanau groew Yn ei hia.ith, Mor, môr i mi. Mamaeth iach yr afon arian, Sydd chan fel nefol gor, Wrth orchfygu rhwystrau anian, Gan aberu yn y mor. Ffynon únig t rhwng y bryniau Y fechan dlos, Fel rhyw gasgliad crwn o berlau, Neu ryw ddrycb i ser y nos. Hidla'r adar beraidd odlau Uwch ei phen mor iach a'r dydd, Tra rhyw dorf o ...

... The green mind; like the green field, hasmore ttiiipgs growing in.it that you would suspect, ...

... War Denounced. Sir William Harcourt had a particularly hard day's work in his constituency on Wednes- day. The Ebw Vale County School proceed- ings commenced about noon, and from that time onward till 5 p.m. the right hon. gentleman was continuously engaged. Being due at Now Tre. degar at 7.30 he was scarcely allowed even a few minutes' rest before entering upon the long drive round the hills, ...