... MOTHER AND CHILD KILLED AT PONTARDULAIS. Mary Jones, wife of Edwin Jones, a collier working at the Birchgrove Colliery, Pontardu- lais, went on Tuesday afternoon with her daugh- ter May, two years of age, to fetch water. She had to go through the tunnel leading to the colliery. As she was returning with cans of water in her hands and the child on her back, an engina and trams from the colliery ...

... THE FIFTY POUNDS NATIONAL EIHTMJWROS I'BIKI: STORY, A Maid of Mona, which ia a romance of Welsh lite in the Twelfth Century, now published in the Cardiff Times and Houtb Wales Weekly News. Other serials, complete stories, aud magazine features, in addition to the news of the week, illustrated. The best penny weekly published. CHOICE DATBY BUTTER 10d a Pound at all the Direct Trading Co.'s ...

... THREATENED RISING OF NATIVES. RENEGADE IRISHMEN'S THREATS. Cape Town, Wednesday.—There are evidences of unrest among the Griquas, Pondos, and a sec- tion of the Bechuanas and Matabele, and fears are entertained that they will break out in revo- lution in case of war with the Transvaal. Advices from Johannesburg show that many Irishmen and a few adventurers, who are British subjects, intend ...

... PADDOCK GOSSIP. Newmarket, Wednesday.—Therain cakme down heavily and the light utterly failed just as Mit- cham won the October Handicap in excellent style, and this will have a very serious effect on Grodno's chance for the Ceaarewitch. He was de- cisively beaten by a celt who will be meeting him on some pounds better terms a fortnight hence in the big race. The latter course is six nrlongs ...

... C. B. TINCLER AND H. CULLUM. Tincler declines to make Cullum any allow- ance (says the Sporting Life), but is prepared to run him any distance from 1,000 yards to three miles, both off a mark, for £50 or £100 aside. A reply from Cnllum will lead to business. ...

... LONDON, Wednesday. Business has continued quiet in the Discount Market, and brokers have quoted rates from at 3f to 3% per cent. for three months' bills, owing to the uncertainty respecting an ear!y rise in the Bank rate to 4 per cent. and the demand for gold for New York. From the fact that the Bank of England has again done larger business in discounts and charged 3^2 per cent., it is ...

... PENSIONER OR PAUPER ? THE LATEST MOVEMENT TO SECURE PENSIONS FOR ALL. As we briefly announced on Saturday Mr Frederick Rogers, the organising secretary of the movement for securing a free State pension for everyone, has been in Cardiff with the object of securing the sympathy and assistance of the local representatives of labour. In order to assist readers in understanding the movement, one of ...

... PRESIDENT FAVOURED ACQUITTAL. Paris, Sunday.—The Petit Bleu confirms the statement that the two officers who voted against the condemnation of M. Dreyfue were Colonel Jonaust and Major de Breon. Accord- ing to a. statement made-by a high functionary of the department of the Ville et Vilaine, Colonel Jouaust's reason for curtailing the evidence of some witnesses at the Dreyfus trial was that he ...

... On September 26th au.d 27tb, at the Drill Hall, Peuarth, a bazaar is to be held in connection with Cogan Church. It is to be opened on Tuesday, at 2.30, by Major-General Lee, and on Yv'ediies- day by Mia W. Shirley. There are 10 attractive stall, tents of mystery, gramophone, Mr Paul Draper's string band. Madame Mariska, from the Alexandra, Palace, London, will hold chiromaotic receptions ...

... THE COMBINATION AGAINST BIG PRIZES. Commenting on the prize fighting syndicate in course of being arranged in New York, the Daily Telegraph says The world outside the ropes finds it difficult aud repugnant to credit that sane men can taka such serious measures about the economics of fisticuffs. Bat there it is. This is not only an industry like any other, but a most popular and paying one. A ...

... BRITON FERRY. Arrivals, Sept. 22.-Tyne ss, 400, Hayle, ballast. Sept. 23.—Ragusa ss, 816, Bilbao, iron ore. Sailings, Sept. 22.—City of York SS, Baker, Bristol, general. Lionel ss, Gucksbeell, Barry, ballast. Henry Fisher ss, Nelson, Hayle, coal. Welsh Prince as, Bell, Bridgwater, coal. Prase ss, Carr, Glasgow, bricks. Sept. 23.—Hulda, Collie, Cork, coal and iron. Tyne ss, Bewan, Trouville, ...

... 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 ...