... NEWTOWN. CYCLING CLUB.—The members of this club had a pleasant run to Llandinam and back on Wednesday evening, accompanied by Mr Fred R Lloyd (captain). COLLISION.—Two traps, one belonging to Mr Woosnam-Savage, Glandulas, on being driven home from Newtown Market on Tuesday collided and some of the occupants of each vehicle were thrown out. Fortunately no one was seriously injured. LOCAL ...

... MIDDLETOWN. CHOIR OUTING.-Tiie choir of All Saints' and St John's Churches went for their annual trip on Thursday last. The party left Middletown by the 9-8 a.m. train and reached Lime street, Liverpool, about mid-day. After spending about two hours there they proceeded to New Brighton. The party was accompanied by the Rev W F and Mrs Lightfoot Harrison, Mr C Morris, churchwarden, and several ...

... MONTGOMERY BOROUGHS. THE NOMINATIONS. The Returning Officer, the Mayor of Montgomery (Mr E R James), sat at tho Town Hall, Montgomery at noon on Monday, for the purpose of receiving the nominations. He was accompanied by the Town Clerk, Mr C S Pryce and there were also present Mr Wm Watkins, Col Pryce-Jolle! election agent, and Mr G Ellison, Newtown Mr Martin Woosnam, Mr Bright's agent, Mr ...

... TOWYN. THE HARVEST.—Harvest thanksgiving services were held at all the Nonconformist places of worship on Monday. The services were taken by members of the different chapels. THE TRAINS.—The Cambrian Railways Company run the same trains as last winter. The 11-30 a.m is still continued. There was a fear that this train would be discontinued. SALE.—Last week Messrs Daniel, Son & Meredith held at ...

... In the Contemporary for May, Dr Guinness Rogers writes upon the various issues raised by the war in South Africa. The following is his view of Mr Kruger and his treatement of British subjects in the Transvaal The President ig narrow-minded, full of old-fashioned prejudices, and prone to a shifty and unscrupulous policy, and it is to this that the discontent of the Uitlanders was duo. It was ...

... EXTRAORDINARY BEHAVIOUR OF NEWTOWN COUNCILLORS. FIERY DEBATE AT A SPECIAL MEETING. MEMBERS AT LOGGERHEADS. At a special meeting of the Newtown Urban Dis- trict Council, held on Thursday, under the chair- manship of Mr G H Ellison, Mr Richard Lewis, after the disposal of other business, rose to move a resolution which stood on the agenda in his name, and was as follows That the deficit of water ...

... THE WAR. LAST NIGHT'S CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAMS. THE RECENT CASUALTIES. The War Office have this evening issued a further list of casualties from various parts of the seat of war. Major Buchanan Riddell died of enteric fever at the Base Hospital, Maritzberg. In addition to names already published, the following officers were wounded at Driefontein, on March 10th :—Brevet Lieut-Col. Gifford, First ...

... FUNERAL OF MRS IIUGIIES.—On Tuesday morning the remains of Mrs Hughes, mother of Major Hughes of Alltlwyd, were interred in the family vault at Llanrhystvd Church, the body having been brought from Winchester on the previous day. The chief mourners, who followed the bier on foot from Alltlwyd to the church, were Major and Mrs Hughes, Mr Wiiliam Hughes, Dr and Mrs Browne, Colonel and Mrs Lennon ...

... RICHMOND BUILDING SOCIETY. On Tuesday evening the 51st appropriation meeting was pre- sided over by Mr J Shepherd. Messrs J D Andrews and J Maclardy were the scrutineers and Mr J R Walker drew the ballot balls. An advance of X400 in accordance with the rules was made. DEATH AND FUNERAL OF MR J Tlf,,Rp,Early on Saturday morning the death took place of Mr Jacob Herr, Croeswylan Villa, Morda road ...

... EVERY WEAK MAN Should send for a Descriptive Treatise on the Modem and Successful Treatment of Nervous Diseases siad Physical Weakness in Men, including Premature Exhaustion and Loss of Vital Energy, with other allied affections by local absorption (i.e., 'without stomach medicines). Revised and in progress with the most advanced researches in the subject, together with numerous recent ...

... LETTER FROM THE FRONT. In a letter fiom Modder River, dated May 18th, Trooper Albert Poulson, late of the Post Office, Leighton, and now serving with the 49th Company of the Imperial Yeoaanrv, says:—We are now about 40 miles from Bloemfontein and 80 from Kimberley. On Wednesday we marched 21 miles, and about 20 yesterday. We are to stay for a short time to patrol the district, as the Boers are ...

... THE ASHANTI RISING. GRAVE POSITION OF THE BESIEGED. ACCRA, June 21. The Colonial Secretary to-day, in an interview, said he was unable to guarantee life and property iu the Hinterland, but was arming native levies for the purpose of blockading the roads and preventing incursions of rebels eastward. Her Majesty's gauboat Magpie is here, and is ooaliug from the steamer Biafra. The gunboat Dwarfe ...