... I Hockey Notes. I (By IPHETUS.) I bep.r the Swansea Club have been magasult, moUE, enough to grant another fixture to taw. Bridgend Oiub at Swansea ou Wednesda* Ko^ember 22nd, in piace of thai formerlj arranged for November 8th. when they were appointed by Bridgend at the last moment. En passant, I should say that the question ot clubs neglecting to fulfil their fixtures is one thai is ...

... ALLEGED ARSON NEAR P0NTARDULA18. An Apprentice Committed for Trial. At Abbeydore Petty Sessions on Tuesday (before Alderman Wood and other magistrates) George Wilding, a wheelwright's apprentice, aged 16, of Wormbridge, near Pontrilas, was charged with setting a barn and its contents on fire at Wormbridge, on 17th November, and doing dam- age to the amount of JE130. The evidence ad- duced ...

... BIG ADMIRALTY ORDER FOR CARDIFF, Booming Prices. This morning the Admiralty authorities placed orders at Cardiff for about 150,000 tons of be3t Welsh steam coal, the same to be supplied be- tween now and next March. The price ranges from 18s to 19s net. These are the highest prices paid for many years. The order is rather larger than had been expected, but there is reason to believe that it ...

... Novel Point of Mercantite Law. I The House of Lord. which began iLs sittings on Thursday, reheard a Cardiff case in which there was a division of opinion. The question, which is novel and important,!? whether when the steamer l-.aabou was docked for underwriters' repairs and the owners took advantage of the circumstances to have her surveyed for classification, they ought to bear a portion of ...

... ARMY AND VOLUNTEERS. I The London Gazette of last night contains the following :— War Office, Nov. 3. Militia Infantry,—4th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers—Major and Hon. Lieut.-Col. O. L. J. Militia Infantrv,4tli Battalion Royal Welsh 'b'Llsiliers or and Hon. Lieut.-Col. O. L. J. Evans to be lientenant-colonel, and to command under paragraph 44 Militia- Regulations dated 4th inst. Robert Love ...

... PHYSIQUE OF THE BOERS. The Comtosse de Bremon: contributes a timely article to the November number of Physical f.Mtwe on physical culture among the Boers. The Boer, she says, is a sturdy sou of the soil. He is brave aud he is athletic, but he cares not a ;;ot for physical culture in the accepted sense still, he is an interesting study of physical cul- tuie an nat-nrel. Of the scientific side ...

... THE PHILIPPINES. Washington. Saturday.General Otis tele- graphs that the latest reports from Negros arj encouraging, and that the chief insurgent leader in the north of the island has surrendered volun- tarily. General MacArthur has captured the insurgent director of the railroad. The troops have liberated some 300 Spanish prisoners recently. ...

... TO-DAY'S NEWS. RUMOURED DEATH OF GENERAL JOUBERT. Killed on the Battlefield. MAFEKING AGAIN ATTACKED. A FIVE HOURS' ENGAGEMENT. CORRESPONDENT'S TRAGIC DEATH. SHOT THROUGH THE BRAIN. (Beater's Telegram.) Durban, Sunday.—A rumour is current here that GeneraJ Joubert, the Boer commander, is dead. Gener&f Janbert. I KILLED IN ACTION. I (Reuter's Telegram.) I Durban, Bunday, 7.30 p.m—The Times of ...

... SPORTING iT Eív; s I Conseay \7st ^!u,iujludinga 101b for the should have appturect in the acceptances for the Cnp aud not in tiie Markeaton Plate. Mr Wagg having lodced a compia;1! as to the j lrandicappiiif; oi M.teham in the Liverpool Cup, [ the stewards called upon the bamucapper ior an j explanation, unci after hearing tbe same were of j op:a;0.1 thai the complaint was jastiSa-ble. Jt. W. ...

... SUICIDE OF DR. BURNS. Sequel to a Call to Resign. I Dr. Burns, who resigned his appointment a few days ago as district medical officer for San- derland Union at the request of the Local Gov- ernment Board, was late last night found by a member of his household dead in his surgery. Medical men called in expressed the opinion that Dr. Burns had died of poison, and had been dead some hours. ...

... BARRY v. BRISTOL. THE WELSH PORT AND A DANGEROUS RIVAL Conclusions of a City Journalist. I A special commissioner has been at Barry re- cently on behalf of the Bristol Times and Mirror to ascertam the facilities offered for an import trade compared with those of the ancient city. Barry is regarded as the most dangerous rival I do not consider (be says) the power of Cardiff to attract Bristol ...

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