... 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 ...

... TITLE CAII.RIAtGE' OF r ACTION AGCAINST NORTH ]RtTISl RAILWAY COMiI'4A'OA . In .h'e~enl gSher iff nlal D5--o Ci nl- a- --betore ihemrifl jinerm: n-r_ V' Li - ' -hid ease wvhere Daniel P 3'Cal!, 3 3 i Su .rre. Aberdeen, cuses t'he Ao-li li'sh *1 Wi--py co'npaaiy 'or £8 2s as ...

... FRENCH OFFICERS .MURDERED By CHINESE. Paris, November 15. — A telegram bai been received at tbe Ministry of Marine from Admiral Courrejolle?, dated fum Kwang Cban Wan, announcing that two officers stationed at the post of Montao, who were imprudent enough to crosa to the o'hat s'de of the river, were muidered by Chicose. The; admiral added that be had seized tbe Frefeot of Hainan and hi 3 ...

... ENGLISHMAN'S GKA VIC STORY. Recent events in South Africa, the glamour of War, and the distance tempts us to forget that our countrymen in the colonies, who. happily, are not always fighting, have much the same troubles as we at home. Englishmen are Englishmen the world over ; tellers of the truth and haters of in- justice beyond some other nations that might be named, and these national ...

... (Renter's Telegram.) Estcourt, Monday, 4.45 p.m.—Bethnne patrols have located the enemy 10 miles off to the north- west, but the Boers refused to be drawn from their positions. Fighting is reported on the Mooi River to the southward. The Boers in this vicinity, however, are doing more looting than fighting. All their parties south of Ladysmith are busily engaged foraging on the farms. A PLUCKY ...

... ALLEGED BURGLARY AT LLAN- SAMLET. At the Neath County Police Court on TuesdaJ John Arnold, tramping labourer, was brought uf in custody charged with breaking and entering the Llansamlet Board Schools on Tuesday morn- ing. When the caretaker entered at about 7 a.01. she coticed that the things had been disarranged. She saw the defendant, who, however, managed to make his escape by a window. He ...

... GENERAL GATACRE PREPARING. SOLDIERLY ADDRESS TO HIS MEN. (Central News Telegram.) Queenstown (Cape Coionv), Sunday Evening. -All the troops assembled at church parade to- day, and General Gatacre, who is in chief com- mand in this district, took advantage of the occasion to address a few words of advice and encouragement to the officers and men. He said the enemy whom they were to meet was not ...

... PONTNEWYNYDD. New Public Fountain.—A handsome new drinking fountain, which has cost X170, has been erecter, opposite the Wesleyan Chapel, Pont- newynydd. It bears the foilowing inscription Erected by the residents, ratepayers, and property owners iu the Poutnewynvdd Ward, and presented to the Abersychan U.D.C., for the use of the public, 1899. Edward Jones, J.P., D.L. Mr B. Nicholas, J.P., D ...

... LECTURE BY MR T. H. THOMAS. Mr T. H. Thomas, of Cardiff, delivered a lec- ture on Tuesday evening beforo the members of the Barry Literary and Social Society on Pre- Norman Monuments of Glamorgan. Captain Hamilton Murrell presided over a good attend- ance. In the course of his remarks, Mr Thomas gave some idea of the riches which this county possessed in monuments of a very, early epoch, made ...

... LO oN CORERSPONDCEH I FgO)M OUR 0nes COBRESPVXn LT ?? (BY SPEQIAL 1711)4 London, Wednesday Morning. Toe Satth African millionair have distin- gaishsd themselves by their modesty in suppobt- ing the funds now being raised for the benefit of the wounded soldiers and their farmilies. They subscribed to some extent to the Trans, vaal Refugees Fund, the- bulk of the Transvaal 1 refugees being ...

... A DARLINGTUN ?? ?? At T)nrliintfr- u- ?? r' ii.itjI At Darlington loroiiih p,,li, yesterday, before the Nil..-1 ' - ?? B3. Swinhblrle), the exK-V 'iilict cillor WV. J. 9'tel;, H), ?? li Hill-Drury-*Chr;StopleIt . charged cn two collill, 11it i accounts and einbezz.o,.elnlt ployed as manager of Ili I in, Nortligate, DarliIlg;Oll ll1 j l Tyler, boot auln slie, Mr Edl. Woofer appe;arl ,, cution, ...

... ?UV l jfall oxyttt offiet, 18, CHARING CRoss ROAD, W.C | Ihe Quleen has at present in her gift the sinecure office of (lentleman I Isher Dailvy\iiter, in the Lord ChlamIberlainis department, vacant by the (Ieath of' Mr. Alpin MacGregor. The salary is £250 a year, besides sonme allowances instead of board and lodiging chlrin the thiee enliths of annual waiting, which duty is only on paper. 'T ...