... A Converted Jockey's Story. His Character Testimonial from His Last Place. AN IMPOSTOR'S TRICKS. Frederick Williams, a, dark man, of short stature, who pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court yesterday (before the Recorder) to a charge of attempting to obtain goods from Messrs Anderson, Limited, waterproof manufac- turers, Qlleen Victoria-street, by false pretences, proved to be a ...

... !A BOY BUGLER'S MARVELLOUS ESCAPE. In the last Boer campaign I attended a bugler boy for a pair of wounds which are probably unique amongst ths anuals of his kind. If was a case of one of those long pots, for which the Boer farmers are so justly famous. The patient 'continues the writer, an Army surgeon, in The Gem), boy-like. bad been sitting upon a pile of biscuit boxes, whilst he calmly ...

... Official Starting Prices. (As published by Placing Calendar ana Sporting Life.) GATWICK. Callow Nursery (7).—Castlewise, 4 to 1 agst. Plantp/tion Handicap (9;,—Kosey O'More, 3 to 1 ag-t. Wick Plate (1C).—Madame Roberto, 5 to 1 agst. ...

... I CARDIFF BARMAID SCANDAL. RESPITE OF THE CONDEMNED WOMAN. Communication from the Home Office. The condemned woman Elizabeth Jane Thomas, who was sentenced to death on Monday last at the Glam ngau Winter Assizes held at C.ûiff, before Mr Justice Backnill, has been respited. On Saturday night last an important document from the Home Office reached Capt. Schuyler, governor of Cardiff Gaol, where ...

... The Boers, they say, lost many killed and wounded and prisoners, while, tuo English losses Were slight, though shells kasp falling freely in the town. They say there is 110 sign of Boers fiear Oolc'iso, where tho bridge is intact. Estcoiut, Thursday, 9 -Ever since day- break there has been the sonnd of heavy and continuous firing from the direction of Lady- smith. The thunder of two naval 4-7 ...

... A DESERTER FROM THE FUSILIERS. A deserter from the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. James Jones by name and 23 years of age, appeared before Aid. Sanders, Mr q. H. Evans, and Mr D. Duncan at the Cardiff Police Court this morning. He was arrested yesterday at 94, Little Frederick-street, and had been missing from his regiment for some months. James sa;d be had come to Cardiff in order to give himself np. ...

... ELLIS DAVIJSS answer every communication the same dAy. You receive your parcel without del ay. No sla.ckness.-39. (jueen-street, Cardiff. 476e Do Not Offend Your Visitors by Giving Them Cake made with cottons sed oil and other such stuff Stevens's Cakes eontain oply the Purest Butter ...

... BUTE-STREET MYSTERY. Death at the Workhouse Infirmary. The horse dealer named Beresford, of Altrin- chan, near Manchester, who was admitted to the Cardiff Workhouse Infirmary suffering from a fractared skull, died at that institution just before noon to-day. The deceased, it appears, bad been living at a workmen's boarding-house in Bute- street, and is stated to have sustained his in- juries ...

... Glamorgan Assizes. CIVIL BUSINESS. (Before Mr Justice BuckniU.) Ths civil business of the Glamorgan Assizes was resumed at Cardiff Town Hall this rooming, was resumed at Cardiff Town Ban this rooming, before Mr Justice Bucknili LLANELLY JEWELL-FRY CASE. The case of nancDckc v. Riechaellau up again on the question cf costs. After argument between Mr Abel Thomas, QC M.P., and Mr S. T. Evans, M ...

... Y,100 Damages. I The Lord Chisf Justice and a special jury to- day resumed the bearing of the action of Curran Diamond, brought by Mr T. P. Curran, M.P., to recover damages for libel from Mr Ciias. Dia- mond, formerly M.P. for Monaghan, and the printers and publishers of the London Catholic Herald, in which the words complained of ap- peared. The jnry found a verdict for the plain- tiff, and ...

... FATALITY AT CAPE COPPER WORKS. At the Cape Copper Works, near Swarr-na, or. Wednesday, a furnacaman. Frederick Heatne, of Mooretown, Skeweri, was lowering a pail of ore, and overlooked the fact that the platform was down. The lift fell with the tram, and he i killed instantaneously, J)$;C6ft3eci ft widow and ...

... THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN. I Shocking Case at Cardiff. I A MOTHER SENT TO PRISON. I At the Cardiff Police Court to. day (before Ald. Sanders and Mr David Duncan) Mary Torrington was charged, at the instance of the N.S.P.C.C., with neglecting her three children,thereby causing injury to their health. Mr Belcher prosecuted. Inspector New said the children had been under his observation as far back ...