... CARD iFF ELEOTIR ICA L GO MrO I TTEE. An iron Tender. At a meeting of the Cardiff Electrical Com- mittee this morning, Ald. Carey presiding, tenders were opened for the supply of electric lamp posts. 17 in number, for Newport-road. The lowest tender of JE204, and JE12 per post for addi- tional posts, sent in by Messrs Hardy and Pad. more, of Worcester, was accepted. The highest tender was X377 ...

... SPORTING ITEMS. | I Old Baccarat is running between shafts at Antwerp. •Jaquemart has been sold to Mr Muskar, and goes to the stud. Some of Robert Sherwood's horses are amiss. coughing, just cow. C. Cannon has been sngaged to ride Chubb is tbe Cesftrewitch. j f Scintillant is reported to be suffering from an attack of rheumatism. During the week Mr Joseph Thompson, the well-known London ...

... PiTY THEPOOR MAN'S CHILD. Newport Milk Vendors Fined. At the Newport Borough Police Court tc-das two milk venders appeared to an for selling milk ftom which the fat hai b stracted. Thomas Lewis, of 27, CanaJ-parade, was first dealt with. Inspector Spencer Jones, purchased a pint of milk from the defendant, aisd sent a portion to the borough analyst, who re- ported that 21 per cent. of fat had ...

... LITTLE HOPE OF PEACE. Speaking at New Mills, Derbyshire, where he opened extensions to the FLee Library and Tech- nical School on Saturday,the Duke of Devonshire said the British Government no longer saw any advantage in pressing proposals which had been made regarding the franchise and the admission of Uitlanders to share in the government of the Transvaal. Those proposals had never been the ...

... LOSS OF THE SCOTSMAN. MUTINOUS CREW; DISGRACEFUL SCENES. Montreal. Saturday.—Mr Emerson Wood, one of the paskseagsrs in its Scotsman, has made the following statement I have never felt so much ashamed of anything aa of the conduct of the British crew -oon after the Scotsman struck. When captain, officers, and male passengers were struggling to save the lives of defenceless women and children, ...

... GRAND THEATRE, CARDIFF. The Oriental diama Secrets of the Harem will be the vogue at the Grand Theatre this week, and Mr John F. Preston's company, under the dirctioc of Mr Herbert J. Montague, has bees booked for the engagement. ...

... Wreck of the Scotsman. PASSENGER'S NARRATIVE. I Robbed bv the Crew. I With reference to the wreck of the Dominion iiner Scotsman, recently reported, Mr T. Coombs, lacs manufacturer, Midland-road, Bedford writes As I am the first survivor of the Royal Mail steamer Scotsman to reach London, my ex- periences may be of interest. I think I may say that I have broken the record for speed, having ...

... * MAIDEN TRIP OF THE KINFAVUNS CASTLE. 1 .A MODEL OF SPEED AND COMFORT If the fotndat..onts of C?roonial Empire are laid in tears and the saperstraeture preserv'ed ihf blood, it is well that those for weloi tears are shed and ,,lhose blood mitay be poured out should be'conveyed to the etlis of tile earth t with the no1t s, dt ailand unilcr the mlost 1 comfortable (orttmioilCs po.d.'ble. In the ...

... THE CARDIFF NaVVYS CHILDREN. At Newport County Police Court on Saturday Mr B,iker JoDes, solicitor, made application or behalf of the Society for the Prevention oi Cruelty to Children for an order to commit the three children of William Draku, navvy, oi Cardiff, to the custody of Dr Bamardo, oi Londca. until they attain the age of 15 years. It appeared that the case been a bad one since 1892, ...

... A prominent Mutual Life Office, which is ex- pending its business in the North of England, requires NIE services of some additional Inspectors. Re- muneration by salary and bonus on results. pplica- tions will be considered, under certain conditions, from those who have had no previous experience in the business, provided they are of good social stand ing and will be prepared to apply ...

... WHAT UITLANDERS SAY. THE TERMS OF SETTLEMENT. (Press Association Special Telegram.) Cape Town. Friday.—I understand that the opinion of the Uulander Council is any settlement will be based on the following points —(1) Dismantling forts; (2) No trade reprisals on Natal; (3) Independence of the High Court; (4) Equal language rights (5) No subsequent interference with voting laws; (6) The Execu- ...

... CHURCH LAWLESSNESS. ARCHBISHOP OF YORK'S APPEAL. The Archbishop of York has issued an impor- tant pastoral to the elcrgy in tha York diocese, in which he deals with the recent decision of the Archbishop of Canterbury and himself in regard to incense and processional lights. His Grace says there was no question whatever of what might or might not be desiirable on general grounds They had ...