... FRANK PARKETER'S I STRATAGEM. BY WM. RAYNOR. I (COPYRIGHT.) ) Nora,h Burner sa.t in the of her Mher'a honse it iti Yorkshire. Bsfora her wa.3 AQ open ne\vspa.per which had been delivered by the postman a few minctes previoasly. It was the J/ ...

... THE KA!8ER'8 Vt8!T. .Arrang-emr.t, are being' completed at Windsor C?,stle for thevisicoi' the Germt,,ri Emper,r 'Lj the QaEea on Ncvember 20th. Thsre ts no inl\ica- t'on whoever at the present tha.t hif Majesty's projected viit be &.bc.rKiC)Qcd. The Kn,iss!: will occupy the s:nnc suite of r.)om6 as in 1891, these the State apartm,ats, indudii dra.ving-)0i). bcd'oon]. and wardrobe room. The ...

... FIGHT WITH A HEADMASTER. At Buth on SOlturday a. boy of 13, a student in a night school, was committed for trial on a charge of wounding his headmaster, Mr R. H. Stephenson, of the East Twerton Board School. The boy was ordered to leave school, but sat down ac his desk and refused to move. When the master approached he stabbed at his face with a large clasp knife. Mr Stephenson eluded the blow ...

... (F'rom Monday's Mark L'tne Express.) The heavy rainfall of the last five days has put an end for the time being to ploughing and drilling, at the same time that it has rendered thrashing inexpedient. With regard to trade, the large shipments of wheat from the Atlantic have had a weakening effect on trade in the country. Ca!;fornian and Australian wheat does not move off very rapidly either at ...

... (Renter's Telegram.) Ladysmith, Monday, 12.50 p.m,-The Naval Brigade arrived at 9.30, and have just com- menced firing with their quick-firing guns. They are shooting with great precision. The Boers' 40-pounder, which had been silenced but had again begun to shell the town, was temporarily disabled at the third and fifth shots. Brisk fighting is now proceeding on the right and left flanks. ...

... The Press Association states that up to 11 o'clock on Monday nothing further had been posted at the War Office. Public interest, which showed some sign of flagging, was renewed by the evening's despatch concerning the battle near Ladysmith, and inquirers were numerous. Among those who called personally or were represented were Mr Chaplin, Lord De Vesci, and Sir Dighton Pro- byn. The loss of ...

... At a meeting of Cardiff Corporation Parliament- ary Committee held on Monday, the Mayor (Sir T. Morel) pteaiding, a letter was read from the secretary of the National Telephone Company suggesting.with reference to the intimation of the Post Office that they would be willing to lease their system to the Corporation, that steps be taken to come to some arrangement with the National Company. A ...

... A painful scene was witnessed on Sunday evening at the Parish Church of Llangyfelach. Just as the service was about to commence a worshipper, named Henry Jones, of Perthyteg Farm, entered the edifice, tottering and looking very pale. Apparently too weak to walk to his pew, he entered the first he could, and had scarcely seated himself when he startlsd the whole congregation by a loud groan. ...

... (Suecial telegrams from Lloyd's Agents.) A Copenhagen telegram states that the Nor- wegian steamer Livorno has put in with machinery out of order. A New York cablegram states that the Polarstjer- ner was spoken on the 24th inst. in lat. 49'03 N., long. 38-53 W., with loss of propeller. She refused assist- ance. The Danish steamer Polarstjerner left New York on October 8th bound for Copenhagen. ...

... SUGGESTED POSTPONEMENT OF NOTICES. We understand that at the close of the meet- ing to-day (Monday) the representatives of the men wiil meet the Western district owners to arrange matters, and bridge over present diffi- culties. It is not anticipated that any of the collieries concerned will suspend operations on Tuesday should the employers agree to allow the notice to bo extended. Should, ...

... (Renter's Telegram.) Ladysmith, Sunday.—The Boers are gradually closing in. They have mounted two big gnns at Tinta Ingoni, 4,500 yards from the camp, and are eX- pected to attack shortly. The water supply has been remedied. Non-residents have been ordered to leave. ...

... NEWPORT. The Flavour of the Whisky.—Mr T. E. Sergeut; inspector to the Monmouthshire County Council under the Food and Drug Actiwentwiiii his assistant on the 18th September to the Eagle Inn, Crosskeys, and after partaking of refreshments purchased a shilling's worth of whiBky, which he informed the landlady's son he intended to have analysed. It was found to be 3S'84 degrees under proof,and ...