... PONTYPRIDD. Alleged Attempted Suicide.—Wm. Morris, a Wattstown collier, was charged with having attempted to commit suicide by jumping down to the railway from the Berw Bridge at Pontypridd, on the 14th of May. The accused, who had been for a long time in the Workhouse Infirmary, waft' dismissed. Thought He was Shooting the Boers.—Johtr Henry Matthews, a Cilfynydd collier, waa charged with ...

... The Orient Line steamer Orient, having aboard the Black Watch for South Africa, arrived at St. Vincent on Wednesday and sailed in the I' afternoon. ...

... The lesson has been a severe one, but we will hope (says the Morninj ...

... ROW IN AN ICE-CREAM SHOP UNLAWFUL WOUNDING AT MOUNTAIN ASH. Ernest Price Peak was charged at Mountain Ash Police Court on Wednesday with unlawfully wounding an Italian named Arnesto Borillo. Mr C. Kenshole prosecuted and Mr W. P. Nicholas (Messrs Walter H. Morgan, Brace, and Nicholas, Pontypridd) defended. A row took place between the prisoner and others in Brachi's ice-cream and chipped ...

... (Renter's Telegram.) Durban, Friday.—It is officially declared that there are no Boers south of Mooi River. The Advertiser publishes the following despatch regarding General Hildyaid's action on Thurs- day last:— Five thousand troops, consisting of the East Surreys, the West Surreys, the Yorkshires, Bethune's Mounted Infantry, Natal Police, and Carabineers, left Estcourt on Wednesday, and ...

... NEWS OF THE BELMONT FIGHT AT PRETORIA. Lorenzo Marquez, Saturday.—The following despatch from Pretoria, dated Thursday, has reached here :—Advices from south of Ladysmith this morning are to the effect that General Joubert threw several shells into the British camp at Estcourt, bat there was no reply. The inhabitants are reported to be leaving Estcourt. News has been received of heavy fighting ...

... PEACE PROPOSALS. BRITAIN'S DECISION. (Exchange Company's Telegram.) Cape Town, Friday.—Great Britain's determi- nation not to listen to the peace proposals until the flag floats over Pretoria and Bloemfontein has given intense satisfaction. ...

... The death is announced of Dr. Lewis, which took place rather suddenly at his residence on Satuiday morning. Deceased was basy in his surgery all day on Friday, but not feeling weil went to bed about 8 o'clock. He died about 4 o'clock on Saturday morning. He was univer- sally respected and will be missed, especially by the poor. The funeral, which is to be a public one, will take place at 2.30 ...

... THE DERBY CUP. As usual, sport of a most interesting descrip- tion was provided at Liverpool, the only meeting of the ve&r that combines perfectly, on the same day, high-class sport both under Jockey Club and National Hunt rales. Not much interest is taken in the last-named branch of the pastime until the close of the flat racing campaign, but an exception in this respect is the Grand Sefton ...

... CAPE COLONY INVADED. KLIPBANKSFONTEIN OCCUPIED. London Evening News Telegram.) Burghersdorp, Tuesday.—A watchman who was captured by the Free State commando on the previous Wednesday and released on Monday reports that the commando took three hours to pass over Bethulie Bridge. He estimates their number at 4,000, with several field pieces and fifteen wagons. The main body remains at Klip- ...

... BILLIARDS. ROBERTS v. BATEMAN. The first half of the match at the EgvptittB Hall of 21,000 up, in which Roberts is conceding 8,000 start to Bateman, was completed on Satur- day night, Roberts being left with a tremendous advantage on the handicap. His best breaks were 106,178, 217, 352, 176, and 12? (unfinished) Bate- man doing nothing worth mentioning. The closing scores w--re:-Lateman, 12 ...

... Bio DROP IN BACON AND HAMS at all the Direct Trading Company's Branches. 4339—1155e IR, DAvmo give PonasW attention to all bmyeFB of T ...