... THE EARTH AND MAN. A little san, a little rain, A soft wtnd blowing from the We8- And woods aud fields are sweet agaita, And warmth within the mountain's breast. So simple is the earth we tread, So quick with love and lif her frame Ten thousand years have dawned and fled, And still her magic is the same. A little love, a little trns, A soft impulse, a sudden dream— And life as dry an debert ...

... The Epifihauy Quarter Saaaiona for the borough of Cardiff were opened a.t too Town Hall on Tnursdav before the Recorder Mr Benjamin Francis William?, Q.C.) There were 13 canee on the calendar involving a similar number of prisoner?. In his Charge to the Grand Jury the Recorder said tbe calendar was the lightest they had experienced since the Cardiff Court of Quarter Ssaaions was formed. There ...

... Mr James Deas, engineer to the Clyde 'J riiopped decid while lunching in i* 5 St. Vincent-street, Glasgow, on Prl doctor, who happened to bs m* that death wae due to failure of the Deas was over 70 years of age, and the plans far &11 the GIawtcw 1)ocb, ...

... Public Examination at Merthyr On Wednesday afternoon at Merthyr Bank- ruptcy Court Mr Edwin Davies, of 14, Bridge- atvcet, LlaDfass, tbo Bulwark, Brecon, and Times Office, Merthyr, printer and stationer, under- Rent his public examination before Mr Registrar n. 1:1, Le r.l:. PeLiot was represents by Mr D. T. Jeffreys, solicitor, Brecon; Mr Becldoe re- presented Mr Dovey, Cardiff, the tl-uitee; ...

... A special Army Ordsi. issued from tba War Office on Tuesday night, c.Mitains the condition* upou which the services 'If Volunteer companies will be accepted for service in South Africa. It j appears that 4$will be gc*>ut&d to-eorpa f= e&cb Volunteer for ciotbiag aud equipment, On OQM pleting his period of s?rvice each Volunteer will given a gratuity of £5 in addition to any gratuity given io ...

... NATIONAL WELSH FESTIVAL IN LONDON. The ninth festival of tbe Welsh Churchpeople in London will be heid, as hitherto, at St. Paul's Cathedral on St. David's Eve, Wednesday, Feb- ruary 2Sth, at 7 p.m. This year there will be a new departure in the festival programme. A bnd of twelve harps, under the leadership of Mr John Thomas, harpist to the Queen, will add to the musical attractions. Although ...

... (PUBLISHED BY SPECIAL ARRANGE- MENT., IN FULL CRY. By RICHARD MARSH, Author of The Beetle A Mystery, The Crime and the Criminal, Trie DMchet Diamonds, Mra Mnsgrave aud her linsband, The Woruma with One Hand, &c., &c. COPYRIGHT. CHAPTER XXVII. For His Life. The Judge had taken his seat, the jury had been sworn. There ensued an interval, during which the clerk rose and had a whispered ...

... LIFEBOAT SERVICES IN 1899. The year 1S99, like its predecessor, was an UD. usually fine one, months passing without any really bad weather. The few gales and storms, however, which occurred at intervals provided the lifeboats and their crews with a considerable amount of work. What may be considered as the heaviest galts of the year occurred on 12th, September 30th, and October let. sstl ...

... REINFORCEMENTS SENT FORWARD. DORDRECHT EVACUATED. Montmorency Falls Back. The War Office this afternoon received the following telegiam from the general at Cape Town:— I learn Dordrecht now evacuated by Mor- morency, who has occupied Bird's Siding, Indwe line. Molteno to-day ia being attacked by the enemy, which more or less snrround the police station, and who, by latest reports, are being ...

... j DISASTROUS FIRE. A disastrous fire occurred pool on Monday, resulting in tota.1 tion of the extensive printing ...

... THE LLANEUY ESTUARY. 'Japtftin Jarrad's reporron th.. 4cv>»c of general discussion in LKn'!?i,Sary ie » iaipona!)cv has been augmented hv and lta to'e supplemental report by Mr ih™0'1014 f peaitmg to onr ctpre^ontuivo n„ a- ^rueth.T- «ohn Hopkins, a a;ember of the H«.?f A^' 'Si'jKion, said tbe report w.« entiroL i«l Com *Uct with his own views, which h* J .con8° without success for th« ...

... Transfer Day at Cardiff. Licensing matters occnpiad the attention of Cardiif Police Court on Monday for a considerable time, the magistrates (Mr T. H. Stephens and Mr D. Duncan) exercising jurisdiction in a num- I)er of applications for transfers, most of which were granted. A point of some interest was raised in the case of the Cardigan Arms, Bute-street, Mr Morgan Hecs applying for a ...