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PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. CARDIFF THEATRE ROYAL Lt8ee and Manageress .Mrs. EDWARD FLETCHER IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT. o^T0"NIGHT <mONI>AY), FEB. 22nd, SPECIAL MATINEE SATURDAY, FEB. 27tb. at Two p.m. ABUjyS exceptionally powerful London Com- pany. from the St James' Theatre, London, by arrangement with Mr. GEORGE ALEXANDER, in the phenomenally successful Romantic Play, jpHE pRISONER OF ZENDA ,T!uae and Prices all rsual. 11, HEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF. '-♦ttsee and Manageress .Mrs. EDWARD FLETCHER. MR. ABUD'S LONDON COMPANY, By Special Arnmgeme-tt with MR. GEORGE ALEXANDER, rcm th" St. James's Theatre, London. 'r THE jpRISONER OF ZENDA ADAPTED BY MR. EDWARD ROSE FROM MR. ANTHONY HOPE'S CELEBRATED NOVEL. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AND FIVE FOLLOWING NIGHTS. SPECIAL MATINEE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, At TWO o'clock. now to secured at the Box Officl, Thomp- ijM *°Q Shackell 3 (Limited). Queen-street, C'ar- 50621 MONDAY NEXT, MARCH 1st, THE ROUSBEY GRAND OPERA COMPANY. t B A L J, 0 T FOR OPERAS. Fletcher thanks her patrons for the interest of '.J*10* ™ the ballot for Operas on the occasion vwit of the D'Oyly Carte Company, ■Sr dccJded 'hat the visit of Mr. Arthur ri j"*oey» Grand Opera Company, an the Week ^oinsenciiig Monday, March 1st, they shall choose b*> iL°Wn °Pera8 autJ Da.vs upoa which they sha'l j- Performed. Send Postcard on or before Wednes- <■ Feb. 24th. The Operas are as follows: — "ABITANA, MARTHA, TANNHAUSER, IL IRAVOTOBE, FAUST, AND BOHEMIAN GIRL. — 50691 (JBAND THE ATRE I.e&eee and Manager „„Mr CLARENCE SOUNES. ENORMOUS ATTRACTION I TO-NIGHT, SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF MISS MINNIE PALMER, On her Retura from America, in the Highly Suc- cessful Musical Comedy, THE SCHOOL ('I IRL. ,x I)cors open 7: coniiner.ce 7.30. Box Office open daily -Ineatre from 10 to 4. Telephone 725. Prices:— f. tf Qr.:le, 3s.; Balcony ajid Stalls, 2s.; Pit, Is.; kalltrv. 6d. .MÜ:"DAY NEXT. M&rch 1st, the new American Comedy Drama, LOST IN NEW YORK. 5369 BLAEXAVON. NEW ^^oilkmen's ALL TTO-NIGHT AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. SOUTH WALES TOUR OF THE WOKLI>-FAMED !MOORE AND BURGESS MINSTRELS, li'loni St. Janiis's-liall, London, and under the sole direction of Mr. Lawrence Brough, General Manager. t ACCOMPLISHED ARTISTES »-Q litest London Successes; a series of un- rivalled Entertainments of "Fun Without Vulgarity." IMMEDIATE ROUTE OF THE COMPANY:— Abergavenny, Town-hall, February 23, at Eight. Ditto Ditto Feb. 24, at Three & Eisrht. Crickhowell. Clarence-hall, Feb. 25, at Three & Eight. Brynamwr, New Market-hall. February 26, at E;ht. Ditto Ditto Feb. 27, at Three & Eight. Merthyr. Temperance-hall, March 1. at Eight; ditto, ditto, March 2, at Eight; ditto, ditto, March 3, at Tnree and Eight; Newport, Tredcgnr-ha.il, Marrii 1, ji1Eight; ditto, ditto. March 5. at Three and Eight; ditto, ditto, Match 6, at Three and Eight. full Company and Popular Prices Everywhere, -'atmees (equal to night) at Three; Nightiy at ~| £ ht__FuU_particulars announced locally. 50674 H6? THINK OF THIS.—IF YOUR COMPETITOR IS L'S1NG A TYPEWRITER. SO MUST YOU. WE ARE PREPARED TO PROVE THAT THE DENSMORE WLLL SUIT TOUR PURPOSE REST. LEARNT IN A FCFCOP US A OABE AND WE WILL SEE TOD. THE "D E N S M 0 R E SOLE AGENTS FOR SOUTH WALES AND "&0 WILL FURNISH FULL PARTICULARS ON APPLICATION. "WESTERN MAIL, LIMITED. ST. MARY-STREET, CARDIFF, tr!œ "DENSMORE" CAN; BE SEEN WORKING DAILY IN THE "WESTERN MAIL OFFICE. 43158 BUY THE "EVENING EXPRESS." PRICK ONE HALFPENNY. ? ABC RAILWAY TIME TABLES, Published Monthly, One Penny. PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. CARDIFF. Tis not in mortals to command success, but we'll do more—deserve it." THE EMP IRE Mf.riaging Director ..OSWALD STOLL TO-NIGHT I THE FAIRY jyyAB, Queen of Liliput. Twenty inches high. French and English Singer and Dancer. j Equipage and Footman. THE SISTERS ARCHER, Duettists and Dancers. J. E. CHEEVERS, "I'm so happy." One of the most original comedians of his time. Tiller's FAIRY FOUR, A Charming Quartette of Vocalists and Dancers. G. W. FYVIE. Irish Impersonator. AMY ZEIDLER, Contralto. ItENARD'S CATS AND POGS, A Unique Act. HARRY LAWSON, Comedian. DAISY DE ROY, Light Comedy Songstress. Box Office Open Daily, Ten a.m. to Four p.m. (Saturdays, Ten to One). THE EMPIRE NEXT SUNDAY EVENING, At Eight o'clock, MR, G. H. SNAZELLE IN SACRED MUSIC, SONG, AND STORY. PEILHARMONIC-HALL & STOLL'S JL PANOPTICON, ST. MARY-STREET. ROLLER Maze. Galatea. Range, Trilby ROLLER SF-ATING. Cottages. Phonograph, SKATING. Mons. and Madame Elvira, Phrenologists. NJCWPUKX. rjp H E £ 1 M P I R E Managing Director OSWALD STOLL TO-NIGHT; THE ORIGINAL LUMIERE CIN EMATOGRAPHE, And an excellent Variety l'rognunmc, including, amongst others, LIEUT. COLE, ELLA DEAN and ENO. 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Notice to Advertisers. IMPORTANT.—Advertisements to be classified must reach this office by 10 30 a.m but they can be inserted up to 4.45 p.m. under heading of TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. The boxes provided tor answers to advertisements appearing in the Evening Express" are no'. :ntended for any other purpose whitevsr, and cannot be allowed to be used for the distribution of printed or written advertising circulars or announcements of any kind. "Apply at the Evt-ning Express," means that the address of the advertiser can be obtained at the Evening Express" Office on personal application. If required to be sent by post, Wo stamps must be en- closed. Tbo above cliarges apply only to consecutive in- serf.ous of the following class of advertisements: — S'tuatjnnM Wanted or Offered, Apartments. Money Wanted, Partnerships, Lost and Four.d. Miscellaneous Wants, Businesses. Houses, Shops, Offices to Let or Sell. Specific Articles for Sale Privately. Name and Address to be raupteq. Orders sent through the post to be accompanied by Poptal Order or Halfpenny Stamps Cheques, Postal and Post-office orders should be crossed and mi-da payable to Mr. D. Watkin Thomas. If the insertions be not corvecutiye, or if payment he not made j.revious to publication, the credit rates will be cbarged Advertisements are received also at the following sub-offices: — NEWPORT TREDEGAR STREET. SWANSEA CASTLE-STREET. MERTHYR ?. VICTORIA-STREET. PONTYPRIDD 4a, TAFF-STREET. HEAD OFFICES. CARDIFF: ST. MARY-STREET. (- PERSONAL. Winnie.—'Troubled about you going certain soon; will write particulars to George; reply when and where.-N.P. e9899p20 MISCELLANEOUS WANTS. Adverti ser Wishes to Purchase Album oi Foreign Stamps; must be all different, and in good condi- tion.-Write. stating price and number of stamps, to F 32, Evening Express, Cardiff. e6120 —————————p—— BICYCLES. Morris Bros., Cycle Works. Pontypridd.—immense Bargains to personal callers It will pay you to coniAult us before purchasing. Over 100 Machines to select from. Repairs promptly, skilfully, and effectively attended to at Trade Prices. New Maps and Lists, 4d. stamps. el947 MISCELLANEOUS. "~Tobec<onists Commencing see Hid. Guide and Cata- logue (259 pages), 3d.—Tobacconists' Outfitting Co., 185, Euston-road. London. Manager, Hv. Myers. e60Q6 Is Your Watch Wrong? The Best and Cheapest Shop in Cardiff for the Repair of Watches of every description, English or Foreign, is 38. Castle Arcade, (third shop from Oastle-street), by James Keir, for ten years with Mr Spiridion. Clocks and Music c Boxes Cleaned and Repaired. e4209 ? ? .Uft MISCELLANEOUS SALES. Furniture Van for Sale; price £ 28; excellent con- dition recently thnroiichly overhauled and painted.— Appty Abbott, Cowbridge-road, Cardiff. eWlp24 Royal Ix>ndon Friendly Society.—Industrial Assu- rance Book for Sale good-established business good prospects sure income; a bargain to sn immediate msh purchaser.—P., 86, Cemetery-road, Dinas, Rhondda Valley. e9901p26 ~Poultry.—If you want your birds to pay you write for prices and samples of food to Nonh Rees and Son, Hay. Com, and Seed Merchants. Cardiff. e5229 1.000 BufinpM Cards. Memornnduma, or Billheads, 3s.: 10,000 Useful Handbills, 2s. (xl.; samples free —Fisher and Co., Machine Printers, Broadmead, e4419 -A MONEY. » ALLACE and CO., 98. QUEEN-ST., CARDIFF, VV ACCOUNTANTS. S5 to £I,OCn ADVANCED DAILY. PROMISSORY NOTEo ACCEPTED AS SFX'UTJITY- TOWN OR COUNTRY. r IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. N.B.—Look for name on windows over AND Friends Depart when you are short of Ready Money.—Then write or call on Wall-ice and Co., 98, Queen-street, Cardiff. e5906-2 MR. L. REED. 56, Railway-street, Moors, Cardiff Advances from £ 2 to £ 20 Borrowers receivo courteous and prompt attention e5906-3 £ 250.000 to Lend.—Thefc in Want of Cash in Sums of E10 to S500 are Recommended to apply to the Provincial Union Bank 1, Queen-square. Bristol: or to E W. Webber, 3, Workinn-strect. Cardiff. e559F APARTMENTS. Wanted, a Young Gentleman to Share Rooms with Another in Miskin-street, Cathays; excellent piano and every convenience; abstainer preferred; terms moderate.—E 96, Express Office, Cardiff. e9119 To Let (Furnished) a large Front Sitting-room and One or Two Bedrooms, comfortably furnished, in a quiet house with no children; tarms very moderate.— 53, Tudor-road, Riverside. e9893p22 Required in C.irdin' or Neighbourhood, Sitting-room and Two Bedrooms, unfurnished.—F 43. Western Mail, Cardiff. e9898p24 Front Sitting-room. Kitelifii, One or Two Bedrooms suit quiet people.-45, Paget-street, Grangetown, Cardiff. 1912p22 A large Front Sitting-room, One or Two Bedrooms, w ith or without board close to town.—9 Park-place, Cardiff. 1924p27 To Students, Clerks, &c.—Lady or Gentleman Desiring a quiet, Christian Home, near Cathedral- road.—Address F 54. Western Mai]. Cardiff. 1930p27 Beaufort Villa, 12, Cowbridge-road, Cardiff.- Superior Apartraeats. 1374p26 Comfortable Front Apartments; best part Niniin- road; overlooking Rcath Park reasonable terms.— Write F 30, Western Mail, Cardiff. 1790p25 33, Charles-street, Cardiff.—Large Front Sitting- room and One or Two Bedrooms; good cooking and attendance. 1791p25 Penarth.—Furnished Apartments to Let; near attendance. 1731p25 Penarth.—Furnished Apartments to Let; near station and pier; bath (hot and cold); good cooking and attendance; board or otherwise.—Apply 77, Plymouth-ioad. 1734p24 AGENTS AND TRAVELLERS. TR AVELLERS, AGENTS. &c.. WANTED- Advertisers are Cautioned that Postmasters are not allowed to Deliver Letters Addressed to Initials or Fictitious Names at any Post-office. Letters addressed to Initials or Fictitious Names must bear the Address of the Advertiser or one of the offices of the Western Mail. A smart Young Man Wanted. CMivaseing CarditI and Surrounding Towns; exceptional opening for energetic man.—Address, in fiNit instance, Box F 62, Western Mail, Cardiff. 1977p27 Wanted, for Maesteg and District, for Sale of Hops and Condiments, a good Salesman, on Commission.— F 61, Western Mail, Cardiff. 1976p27 Man (trustworthy and energetic) Wanted to Take up First-class Agency; canvassing; highly remunera- tive terms to suitable man.—Address F 60, Western Mail, Cardiff. 1975p27_ Resident Agent Wanted to Push the Sale of Belt- ings, Roller Skins, Pickers, &c.. amongst Shippers and others.—Apply A 20, care of W. H. Smith aiid Son, Advertising Agents, Manchester. 1946p24 Mee?rs. R. W. Miller and Co. (.Limited), Stokes- ,fee croft Brewery, Bristol, are Prepared to Appoint Pur- chasing Agents in Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea for their Celebrated Prize Medal Ales and Stout in Casks, from 4i gallons, must he in established busi- nesses and good localities; liberal terms to large buyers.—Apply as above; to the Cardiff Stores, Albion Brewery, Bute-street; or to Mr. Jackson, 40, Han- over-street, Swansea. 44216 Tailor's Trave-ller Wanted: one used to good c'ass trade; for South Wales.-Apply No. F 44, Western Mail, Cardiff. 1871p23 A Traveller Wanted. for Cardiff and District, by One of the Largest Leather and Textile Machine Belting Manufacturers and General Mill-furnishers; firbt-class commission to capable and energetic man. —Address Representative, care of Messrs. Deacon's, 154, Leadenhall-street, London. 1864 p22 Agents (Cycle) Wanted.—First-class Firms to Sell the ""Howard" Cycles, made by the Howard Watch Company. of the same high grade as their watches (the Standard Timekeepers of America).—Write the Wholesale Agents, the Union Machine Company, Leicester. L13379 Wanted at once, a Gentleman holding other Agencies to Sell to Grocers and Others a Proprietary Article that is well known in South Wales.—Address F 7, Western Mail, Cardiff. 50569 Wanted, an energetic Agent to Represent a Large Oil Firm must be able to influence business in marine and other oils.—Apply Wortliington, 21, King-street, Warrington. 50556 PREMISES. SHOPS TO LET. 28, Pearl-streetj Caniiff.-liouse, stiol), Stable, or Workshop; side entrance; suit cabman or jobbing carpenter.—Apply 17, Agate-street. e6070 To Let, Cathays, good Business Premises; suit coal merchants and general dealer; with stable.—Apply Dawes, Patrick-street, Docks, Cardiff. e9884p25 DWELLING-HOUSES WANTED. Wanted to Rent, Houses in Roath or Canton; about £ 30 to £ 40 per annum.-F 38, Western Mail, Cardiff. 1815p25 Wanted, to Pureliase small Villa, Neighbourhood Cathedral-road or Ror.th Park; fancy prices not attended to.59, Clarence-road, Cardiff. 1671p23 ""Wanted, a Houee in llo&tb; six bedrooms and two reception-rooms; rent must be moderate.—Address E 90, Western Mail, Cardiff. 1572p22 DWELLING HOUSES TO BE LET. 160, Newport-road, Cardiff, March 25th; superior residence eleven rooms every convenience perfect sanitation; long, sunny garden; rent £ 58.—Apply 168. 1967p27 Pretty Country Six-room^ Cottage (Furnished), to Let, Week, Month, or Year; close to trout river, (i wendraeth.—Tardy, Kidwelly. 1950p24 Tongwyn.—To Let, froni lady Day, with 38 Acres of Pasture; 2j miles north of Bridgend; the house contains parlour, kitchen, back kitchen, scullery, pantry, dairy, larder, 11 bedrooms, with farm build- I ings.—Apply W. Llewellyn, Court Colman, Bridg- end. 1865p26 To Let, with immediate possession, "Fryn Teg," near Llantrismt, within five minutes' walk olr Cross Inn Station (Tuff Vale Railway), and 20 minutes of I/lantrisant Station (G.W.R.). This verv desirable Country Residence, with south aspect, lias been thoroughly renovated, and contains four reception- rooms, china pantry, large kitchen, scullery, larders, cellars, fee., c.nd complete domestic offices and per- fect sanitary arrangements. On the first floor are six good bedroom*, bath-room, and w.c electric hells and hot and cold water throughout: coach- hot se, stable, and other outbuildings; capital walled garden, together with fouiteen acres of excellent pasture land—For further particulars apply to Hj-.rell Williatus. Auction?! Vuiuei, Bridgend; or Messrs. T. Waring and Son, Cardiff. 50502 No. 34, Park-place: corner house; side and beck entrance; substantially built; contains large rooms grctmd lent low; price moderate; immediate pos- fpMion —App!y F. R. Rainey, Western Mail. Car- din. 50654 To be Let. immediate possession, So. 34, Park- place.—Particulars from F. R. Rainey, Western Mail, Cardiff. 5C655 lIerefordshire.-To be Let or Sold, with immediate possession, "Cwm Craig," situate in the Parish of Little Dewchurch, midway between Hereford and Rpss, comprising a good residence, containing hall, dining, drawing, and morning rooms, library, seven good bed- rooms and dressing-room, and other necessary offices, with outbuildings, and about 103 acres cf excellent pasture, arable, and wood land.—Apply to Mr. Stooke, I^and Agent, 2, Palace Yard, Hereford. 50632 To Let, in good Wateriag-place in North Devon, a Large House, Furnished or Unfurnished, suitable for Ladies' School or Boarding-house.—Apply, first by letter, to S. M., Western Mail Office, Merthyr 'IVdfll. 1853p26 To Let, with immetiate possession, Millbrook House, Caerieon, near railway station, containing dining-room, drawing-room, kitchen, dairy, and two pantries on the ground floor; four bedrooms on the first floor, and two over, with an underground cellar; also a good garden and stable.—Apply to Messrs. David and David, 27, High-street, Cardiff. p25 Penarth.—To Let, Prettily-furnished House; good locality.; all modern comforts; convenient for train and 'bus, rent very moderate.—Apply to D. H. Edmunds, Estate Agent, Windsor-road, Pl'narth. p25 Charming Residence, in the healthiest and most pleasant suburb of Hereford, to Let, with immediate possession two minutes from golf links boating, &c —Apply Robt. Keay. Broad-stfeet, Hereford. p24 Chepstow.— Furnished Gentleman's House to be Let; three reception, five bed rooms gardens; beauti- ful situation; terms moderate.—W. B., Livingstone House. 1729p24 To Let, from Mav let. Oampville, Cathedral-road, Cardiff; at present occupied by Chas. F. Gooch, Esq. -roa(l, Pena I — Apply Mr. Young, 97. Plymouth-road, Penarth. p23 Tc, Let (Unfumiehod). en borders of Brecon and Glamorgvn. a well-built Gentleman's Residence, con- taining three reception and about nine bed and dressing rooms, kitchen, servants' hall, o.nd usual domestic offices; good garden, stable, cow-house, &c.. and some excellent pasture land—altogether 151 acres.—Apply Bruce, Moor House. Hereford. 50541 High-etrees Cowbridge.—To Let. Private Dwelling- he use and Premises, consisting of morning, dining, and drawing rooms, six bedrooms, kitchen, offices and a large garden an ample supply of pure spring water on the premises.—Apply to Alfred G. James, House Furnisher. Cowbridge. 1518d The South Walre, Monmouthshire Property Regis- ter for Feb., Free on Application or Post —Hem and Pertwee, House Agents, Auctioneers, Vaiuers. &c.. Csidiff. 28813 DWELLING-HOUSES TO BE SOLD. For Sale, good, convenient House in Alexandra- road, Canton.—Apply F 11, Western Mall Office, C'ar- diff. 1721p24 For Sale, at Radvr. most desirable Residence; pleasantly situated; ten rooms, every accommoda- tion, with stable, coach-house, and large garden the greater part of the money can remain as mortgage if *equircd.—Apply F 9, Western Mail Office. Cardiff. 1701p23

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NURSEMAIDS AND SERVANTS. [■ Wanted, good Laundress, Cooks, House-Parlour- maids (Penarth), Generals, and Housemaids.—Mrs. Fuinivall's Select Registry, Cardiff. Mothers' Helps, Housekeepers, Nurse, and Sewing-maid Disengaged. °.9902p26 Waaited, good General Servant; able to cook well; must liave good references; good wages to suitable person.—Address 29, Park-place, Cardiff. e6024 Wanted, a good General Servant; one that can do plain cooking; another one kept.-Apply Royal Oak Hotel, St. Mary-street, Cardiff. e9896p24 Wanted, good Plain Cook (Dairy and Baking), £ 20; House-Parlourmaids, Generals, and Farmhouse Servants —Stamps for particulars, London Registry, Abergavenny. 1894p23" Wanted. House-Parlourmaid and Plain Cook. or Willing Girls to Train as Such.—State wages, refe- rences, Mrs. Sampson, Bryngwili, Pont&rdulais. rp27 Wanted immediately, Country Girl, 20 to 3J (at)- stainer), as thoroughly good General; plain cooking and washing; three in family; E12. paid monthly, rising to B15 if found good and reliable,—Apply, by letter, N., 24, Locliaber-street, Roath Park. Car- diff. 1942p27 Watted, a strong Girl as Kitchenmaid; must lie well recommended.—Mrs. Homfray, Penllyn Cattle, Cowbridge. 50635 Wanted, trustworthy General Servant: must have good references wageis according to age and qua'itica- tiou.—Mrs. Daniel, 151. Crwys-road. Cardiff. 1914p24 Parlourmaids, Housekeepers, Housemaids, Mother's Help, Nurses, 30 Cooks. Generals; 30 situations to- day (Londoo, Cardiff, Newport).—Davies's Registry, 45, Charles-street, Cardiff. 1988p24 Wanted, an experienced Plain Cook.—Apply 39, Cathedral-road, Cardiff. 50595 Required immediately, good Plain Cook 30 to comfortable home good reference required.—Apply F 48, Western Mail Office, Cardiff. 1900p26 Wanted, Cook-General for Two in Family, where housemaid kept.—Full particulars to W. L., Western Mail, Swansea. 3898p26 Wanted immediately, for small Family, a good General Servant.—Apply Mrs. Evans, Iscoed. Merthvr Tydvil. 1590p26' House-Parlounnaid Wanted; must have good refe- rences' liberal wages; no iegistry Ilayncs, Erynhir, Penclawdd, near Swansea. 1883p26 Wanted immediately, Cook-General; must he expe- rienced and a thoroughly good oook.—Apply 1, Fitzalanrplaee, Cardiff. 1873p26 Wanted, experienced Nurse-Housemaid must have good references.—Apply, between six end seven, to Mrs. Edwards, 3. Richmond-crescent. Cardiff. p23 Wanted, in March, for very quiet Situation, where the master is an invalid, a thorough House-rarlour- maid; family three: four servants and a trained nurse kept; Church woman help given in mornings.— Apply, with full particulars and naming wages, to Mrs. Hood. Laleston Cottage, near Bridgend. 1857p23 General Servant Wanted; early riser; experienced no cooking, washing, or baking; Churehwoman pre- ferred wages £14; two other servants kept.—Apply, with references, Mrs. Newell, College, Porthcawl. p26 Wanted, for Minehead, House-Parlourmaid; £ 18; family two. House-Parlourmaid; £2D. Housemaid: £ 16; three ladies in Clifton.—Address Mrs Morgan, 71. Park-street, Bristol. 1370p26 Wanted, in a Month, good Plain Cook in a Gentle- man's Family.—State age, wages, and references. F 42, Western" Mail, Cardiff. 1818p26 Wanted, an experienced Servant; able to cook; business house.—13, Moira-plaee, Cardiff. 1339p25 Wanted, sharp Girl. about 16, used to Children; good home.—Apply Mrs. Adams, 14, White I<adies'- read, Swansea. 1821p25 Wanted, tborough Nurje-Houeemaiil; parlourmaid kept.—Apply Mis. Gaskell, Alteryn, near Newport, Mon. 1838p22 Wanted, good Cook-General.—Apply, first instance, 10, Charles-street, Cardiff. 1803p25 Wanted at once, a good General Servant; must lie able to ccok and have good diameter.—Mrs Thorpe, AbergavennvJ 1800p22 Wanted, an exr>erienced General, with reference; two in family—Apply Mrs. Sam Thomas, Thomas- street, Merthyr. 1623p25 An experienced General Servant, with rood charac- ter; family of two; good wagee to suitable girl.—5, Plasturton-gardens, Cardiff 1793p25_ An experienced House-Parlourmaid, for near Stroud. —Apply Stanley House, The Walk. Cardiff 1792p25 Wanted immediately, strong, experienced General Servant; no cooking; an early riser; with good refe- rences.—Apply Mumford, 11, Westbourne-road, Penarth. 1782p25 Exnerienced Cook-General Wanted; capablc, trust- vcrthy; about 27; house-parlourmaid kept; small fa ily.—Mrs. Williams, The Hollies, Caerau, Newport, Mon. 1765p24 Wanted, a respectable General Servant; aged about 20.—Apply Mrs. Horton, 12, Romilly-road, Barry. p24 Ntirse-IIoiisempid Wanted, for April; good needle- woman take charge of baby eighteen months.—State wages 50, Clive-road, Penarth. 1740p24 Wanted at once, a thoroughly experienced House- Parlourmaid in a Gentleman's Residence near Ponty- pridd.—Apply Jenkyn, Pontypridd. 1733p24 Wanted, good Cook; well recommended; small dairy' baking—Apnly, with particulars, Miss Evans, Llangattock Park, Crickhowell. 1732p24 A good General Servant Wanted.—Apply 34. Rioh- mond-road, Cardiff, after five o'clock- 1772p24 Wanted, Cook-General; two children nurse kept; >vages £ 16 to £ 18.—Applv, bv letter. Mrs. March, rregenna Cottage, Llanishen, near Cardiff. 1718p24 General Servant Wanted; good references; no General Servant Wanted; good references; no family. Apply Trott, 52, Clive-street, Granectown, Cardiff- 1717p24 Wanted. Two good Generals as Cook and House- Pnrlourmaid state fullest particulars sjood hmnn- Apply Deane House, Newport-road, Cardiff. 1720p24 Wanted Immediately, good General Strvant^, references.—Apply at once Thomws, White Hart Hotel, Tonypandy. 1703p23 Thoroughly experienced, energetic General Servant Wanted professional gentleman's house; couutry wages £ 20.—References, full particulars F 3, Western Mail. Cardiff. 1663p23 Wanted, a trustworthy General Servant; must have good references.—Apply at 16, Courtland-ten-aoe, MerthjT Tydfil. 1683p23 Wanted, an experienced General Servant; plain cooking.—Apply Mrs. T. Edwards, Oheriton, Park- street Bridgend. 1613p23 Wanted, Cook-General; house-parlourmaid kept; small family: wages jE16 to £18.- Apply. with full particulars, Mrs. Austin Williams, Tregothnan. Swau- 8m. 16851,23 Wanted immediately, House-Parlourmaid in Gentle- man's Family; good wages.—Address Box 44. Post- cffice, Swansea. 1686p23 Wanted, a good General Servant; age not under 25; family of three washing sent out; good wages Apply 49, Oakfield-street, Cardiff, between ten and one, or by letter. 13i9p22 Wsrted, by 1st March, good General Servant: no washing.—Apply 12C, Cat>iedral-road, Cardiff. 1565p22 Wanted, experienced House-Parlourmaid; wages £ 18.—Apply Howell's School, Llandaff. 50529 Wanted, a gc-od P!ain Cook; must have good reference.—Mrs. Culley, Lydford House, Oathe.irai- roail. Cardiff. 1557p22 Wanted immediately, thoroughly-good General Ser- vant; small family: good wages given.—Applv 18, Courtland-terrace, Merthyr Tydfil. 1586p22 Wanted, Barmaid, experienced; also General and Chambermaid, and a Lad to Make Himself Generally Useful.—Applv George Hotel, Maindee. New- port. 1903n26 Wanted, experienced Restaurant Waitress in FirsF class Restaurant, fully licensed; wages 920. send photo and stamped envelope for reply: closed on Sundays.—164, Commercial-street, Newport, Mon. p26 Wanted, a. good Plain Cook, also Kitchenmaid and Commercial-room Waitress.—Apply. stating age, salary, and referereee. County Hotel, Ebhw Vale. fp23 Experienced Commercial Waitress, or for Seaside Hotel; disengaged March l{;th.-App:y M. L.. Royal Hotel, Swansea. 1856p26 War ted at once, good (General; not under twenty; accustomed to waiting.—Apply, with references. Mrs. Edwards, The Crown, Raglan. 1855p23 FEMALE SERVANTS WANT PLACES. Disengaged, General (21), plain cookiny, wash, iron, three yea-re' character; Others ( £ 6— £ 12), Cook- Generals, Cooks ( £ 12— £ 18), Housemaids, and Voung Servants. List and testimonials free.—British Agency, Aberdare Junction. (Stamped address.) p27 Cook and House-Parlourmaid Require Situations in a small family; flve and four experience good references.—E., Broad-street, Llandovery. 1938p27 Wanted. Situation a» Cook-Ge .eral where House- maid is Kept.-Apply A. Pearce, 25, Brook-street, Barry Dock. 1935p24 Wanted. Situation good Cook: aged 26: four months' good character, ? years' previous; can bake well: disengaged March 2nd.—M. R., 71. Park- street. Bristol 1869p26 Parlourmaid Requires Situation, aged 26; disen- gaged good reference.—M. Francis, care of Mrs. Ball, the Steam Bakery, Clarence road, Cardiff. 1633p23 Ladies Suited with All dasse6 of Servants. Situa- tions Secured for Servants. Fee, Is.—Miss Walters, 30, Page-street-, Swansea. 1698p23 -c Wanted, Situation as Sewing or Schoolroom Maid hi Gentleman's Small Family go"«i reference.—Address A., 15, Birch-grove. Whitchurch, Cardiff. 1614p23 First-clase. Practical Cook, Engagements 1w Dav or Week. Teach rr Assist when good Cooking is Required. -19, Gorse-lace, Swansea. 1534p22 DRESSMAKING. Dress and Mantle Making; hisrh-class fit and style guaranteed terms moderate.—Mrs. Harries (late Miss Fry). 29, Rawdon-place. Cardiff. €9897p24 Dressmaking.—Indies Costumes, Evening Dresses, Caj fs, kp., Made in the Latest Style. Fit guaran- teed —Address Lewis and Evans, 133, Cowbridge-road, Cardiff. e58Su Wanted. Head Dressmaker; experienced; must he teliahlc fit and stvlish.—Anply, full particulars, Thomas Evans and Co., 107, High-street, Dowlais. p24 Mantle-maker.—Wanted, a good, practical Mantle- maker must be well up in altering.—Apply Richard Lewis, Draper, Swansea. 1735p24 Millinery.—Wanted, by March 1st, an experienced Fir"t Hand state full particulars, and photo.—Applv D. H. Lewis and Co., Neath. 1597p22 Dressmaking.—Wanted at once, practical First ? bo good fit.-Apply, stating full particu- lars, to Waltera, Queen-street, Cardiff. 1594p22 CLERKS AND MANAGERS. I Junior Shorthand Clerk Required by Mr. H. Cousins, Solicitor, Cardiff.—Apply, stating references and pre- vious experience. e9888p22 Clerk Wanted for a Retail Business in Cardiff: must have a knowledge of book-keeping; salarv to commence at- 20P.—Apply, by letter only, J." T. Si.uuders, Accountant, 29, St." Mary-street, Cardiff. 50689 Wanted, presently, capable Ledger Keeper; must hure experience with large number of accounts.— State full particulars to F 55, Western Mail. Car- ddL 1931p27 I Shorthand Clerk Wanted for Correspondence in a Commercial Office; must be an efficient typist; Yost machine —Apply, with references, at I^ocke's Adver- tising Offices, 3, Commercial-street, Newport. Mon. 1901p26 .Tumor Clerk Required for Steamship Owner's Office. -State age, experience (if any), and salary required. F 40, Western Mail, Cardiff. 1818p22 Smart Boy Wanted good writer, quick at figures, rapid shorthand writer.—Stale wacre*, references. ,Vc., F 31, Western Mail Office, Cardiff. 1786p22 -:fl.-An Income of 12s. 6d. to £ 1 per Week can he Earned in Si)L:&-e Hours or Evenings by Either Sex who can write.—Proof sent free anywhere to anvone sending self-addressed envelope to T. Smith and Co. (Department 9 B), 79. St. Helen's-gardens, North Kensington. London. W. L12062 OliuaiS ANP MANA(7E'iS WANT PLACES. ■Young Man (2i) Seeks Re-engagement as Book- keeper or Clerk; experisrcod wholesale and retail grocery; wagco about £l.-l-' 41, Western Mail. Car- diff. J824p25 Young Man (24) Seelts Situiition as Gencal Cicrk or Assistant-Book-keeper; exjxrienced in railway work ami coal trade.—Lohb, Charfield, CIos. 1795p22 Architect's Geenral Assistant Disengaged; workinfc and detail drawings, specification, quantities, sur. veying, levelling, measuring up work, builder'* accounts &e.; moderate salary for probable per- manency.—Griffith, 79. Coaiptoa-~oad, Wo]*Bph»s.-H.v ton- 1636p23 H'W-IJWWl———■—————■IWPIIW> MISCELLANEOUS SITUATIONS Wanted, strong, active Message Boy.—Apply Ander- son, Anderson, and Anderson (Linrted), 8, Queen- I street,, Cardiff. A smart Youug Man Wanted canvassing Cardiff and surrounding towns; exceptional opening for energetic, man.—Address, in first instance, Box F 62, Express Office, Cardiff. e9904p28 Wanted, Man to Look After Two Horses and do the Rounds, and Make Himself Generally Useful; good references required peimanen-y.—Applv Batten, Bute-street-, Cardiff. 1992p27 To Butchers.—Wanted, a good Slaughterman; must be experienced, sober, clean, experienced in small goods, and live indoors.—Howell, Aherama.n, Aberdare. 1934p27 I Wonted, good Mason, Carpenter, Painter, and Phiiiber; steidy. competent men accustomed to cottage repairs preferred.—Apply Box No. 11, Post- office, Newport. 1968p27 Haulier Wanted used to warehouse work and drive out; Welsh preferred; indoors.—Apply to E. Morris, Grocer, Penrhiwceiber, Mountain Ash. 1959p23 Grocery.—Wanted, a Young Man. about 17, to Look After Horse and Drive Out.—Send particulars to T. P. Jones, Pontyeymmer. 1922p24 Wanted, strong, active Message Boy.-Apply Ander- e n. Anderson, and Anderson (Limited), 8. Queen- IStreet, Cardiff. 1905p22 Cooper Waited immediately first-class testimonials necessary.—Apply Rhondda Valley Breweries Coni- pany (Limited). Pontypridd. 50687 Men, Youths. Requiring Any Employment, write at once Situation Guide free busy time thousands suited.—Tanner and Co. (late Newing', ni-causewav). Box 113, 84, Al-rey-etreet, Surrey-square, London. Men late Army, Navy, also write. 1860p26 Wiremen Wanted imrned;a te I i-. -State experience and wages required, J. G. Howell, Electrical Engineer, Llanelly. 1895p26 Vantcd at once, a competent Scaffold Rigger.— Apply, with references, to J. and F. Weaver, Builders, Manselton, Swansea. 1822p25 Painters &nd Decorators.—Wanted, Young 51 an lust Out of Apprenticeship; grftiner, writer preferred. -State wages for permanency Dixon, Builth Wells. p22 Butchers —Wanted, p'oo't Shop tnd Slaughter Man.—Apply, with references, stating wages. indoors, Penduck. Tonypandy. 1641p22 Wanted, for Royal Navy, Stokers (19 to 25). Boys (15,1 to 161). Young Men Royal Merines (17 to 20).- Apply Neptune Inn, Caroline-street, Cardiff, or Steam Packet Hotel, Dock-street, Newport. 1633p23 A Hiulier Wanted at oncc; one used to grocery business said Welsh preferred.—Apply A. Price. Eagle Stores, Merthyr 1585p22 Wanted, Watch ard Clock Jobber; single, steady msn.—Apply, with all particulars, to M. Ruf, Jeweller, I'orth. 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? OUR SHORT STORY AN AGED RATTLESNAKE CHARMEB. If Kipling should visit Collierstawn, Va., he I "'ould find Wolf-child grown old and wizened. Thoma* Hostetter is his name, and his age absolutely uncertain. Ho thinks he is about I 85 yeara old. The wrinkles on his bronzed I face rival in number and intricacy those of Loti's mummy. His eyes are small, deep-set, and pregnant with a wild-wood prescience very alien to the wisdoms of civilised life. He I lives, or, perhaps, If&ouid say "has growed." I ""mewhere amid the or age and bushes several lniles to the north of here. He suddenly appeared before me the other Qierninjr with a w«ll-fingcred and time-worn fiddle slung over his shoulder and a huge I liuhinoor of an alum diamond in his hand. He 8a.id he paid £ 2 10a. for his Stradivarius ever "0 nisiny years ago in Lexington, Ky. He seemed so confident of the great value of the gem, which only etorn necessity compelled hitn to sacrifice for 5s., that I bought it in the Vague hope of drawing him out. His wife was dead. His nine children were a.11 married or scatterefl. He WIRS but too plainly a searod and yallow leaf whiilcd any ^hither on the rutkloss storm of time. H« bad never been to any city, and was | Absolutely unvefsod in knowledge of any sort hut cat—fchat jti Uto lite of tikd deeip w*xxl,, with its multitudinous silent denizens. Their habits and language were an open book to him, whose well-thumbed pages he had turned so often that he now knew the whole volume by heart.. He had innumerable little packages of rattle- snakes' rattles stuck into every conceivable re-' ceptacle of his clothing. One had 25 rattles on it. From all I could gather, the "rattlers" had come to regard him without animosity. He had acquired an insight into their reptile tongue, and when be did not see them with his old, worn-out eyes be just sat down on a log and inarticulately beguiled those "Sinfires" out of the nooks aud crannies to his feet. He had no Hindoo "twm-tum" with which to charm his snake-kin, and apparently exerted no influence upon then* other than that which close sanguinity always 'begets. Doubtless they had come to regard him much in the light of a soraly overgrown and distorted brother. I catru: across him one dewy morning a day or so later buried in the heather and bracken up the valley, scated crosswise on a log, with a six-and-a-half-foot death-dealer coiled con- tentedly at his feet. Not until I appeared on the eoene did thai flickering toogue protrude or those angry eyes glitter. T%e two »eemed to be simply during a quiet wood-talk, as the clawish hand of the man stroked down the diamond patches on Death's mottled back. Hostetter apparently did not think this strange seance at all out of the common. He ha<l known rattlesnakes and blacksnakes and mocassins so long and so intimately that any lese sociability between him and his lower animal brothers would have been to his mind hugely inconsistent. Indeed, so powerful was his influence over the Coiled Hate at his feet that a little further endearment even reconciled the snake to my undemonstrative presence at a seasonable dis- tance. There I sat down and formed the only completely human element of a strange com- pany. Hostetter is widely versed in snake-lore. When in the woods at night he always sleeps on a convenient fallen tree, and it is no unusual thing, for him to wake up in the morning and find a poisonous snake slumbering sweetly between his legs or warmed into deep sleep on his body. He told me that the blacksnakes in the moun- tain meadows were actually in the habit of coiling themselves round the legs of the cows and milking them. Their power of suction on the teats is so great that when the milk bag is emptied they cause blood to exude from its walls, so setting up a sort of chronic exudation of bloody serum which tinges the milk and joakes it necessary to confine the cows in a stable until the diseased lining membrane of the milk bag is healed. He said that the cows actually grow fond of this unnatural milking, and come to the same spot in the field eaoh day at tiu mme j hour and "low" for the snake. As I have frequently heard such stories in this vicinity, I cannot but consider his recital as confirmation absolute of the strange fact. I told him that I would like to test still further his twin ibrothership with the wood creatures, and so at a word from me he uttered an inarticulate sound midway between a sob and a groan, which sent the snake into the bushes in a lightning vision of horror and speckled colour and sinuous grace. "Let me see you fetch a squirrel into your lap," I said. He sat down on the spreading roots of a pme tree and 'beckoned me into hiding. Then he gave utterance to a subdued chorus of "chirrups" and "squeaks" in minor keys, and almost before I had heard his seduc- tions the silent alleys of the woods were filled with the patterings of noiseless feet, and my Mowgli was the still centre of a cluster of bushy brown and gray tails, lined with white and touched with dull flame. I wonder what. they thought he was as they raced up and down the hollows of his scraggy legs and arms, smelled at the mouths of his bulging pockets and squinted in amaze at the slow smoke of his pipe. Again, with an expression half inarticulate, half gesture, he dismissed the tiny, dainty throng, and we strolled still farther into the rocky thickets. "Can you call the wild turkeys, Hostetter?" I said. He paid no attention to my implied scepticism, but simply seated himself again with his back to a tree, and I wandered off into the deep shadows. Scarcely was I hidden before a moat forwl- like "gobble-gobble" startled me, and then, after five minutes' silence, the same confident notes were repeated. A twig snapped, and through the window of leaves the beady-eyes of a wild turkey peered, with hanging comb and one foot lifted. The very acutest senses of the bird were directed towards my hiding place. Hostetter, if not turkey to it, was at least simply a detail of the wood-tree, or bush, or what not. Again the same cooing, low "gobble-gobble" and the leaves divided and the stately bird strutted right up beside Mowgli and stared into his wizened face. I needed no further evidence of the fineness of this woodcraft and creature relationship.

MR. AND MRS. KENDAL. MRS. KENDAL'S PREVIOUS VISIT TO SWANSEA. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings Mr. and Mrs. Kendal were visitors to Swansea. They appeared nightly in some of the most attractive pieces at the Albert-hall (Mr. Evans' opera house). and all the elite of the district attended. On Saturday night there was scarcely standing room to be had. In connec- tion with this visit, we may mention that our Swansea representative took pains to ascertain whether Mrs. Kendal's visit as a child was to Swansea or Cardiff. Mr. Grwyn Brader, in the course of a conversation with the lady, came to a thorough understanding with her on this point, it being, of course, perfectly clear that no other town could have been referred to. She had started she did not visit any other town, and it is known that she visited Swansea. The music shop she referred to was, of course, that af Brader and Sons, Wind-street.

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CARDIFF RADICALS AND THE UNEMPLOYED. The subject for the usual \^e>kly debate at the offices of the Cardiff Liberal Association on Saturday was "The Unemployed Problem." Mr. David Davies presided over a small pather- r in??.—Councillor J- J. Buist delivered an address, in which he propounded causes and remedies for the problem. He urged the necessity of labour bureaus for all towns, hy means of wh' labour c-ould be engaged by employers wiw. ut trouble, and said he would much rather see a certain part of the rates spent on such an object than for the department whose duty it is to bring each man to account who doos not support his parents who are chargeable to the union. Councillor Buist also spoke strongly in favour of the various corpora- tion departments giving preference to those men out of work who had been long resident in the town. This, he was sorry to say, was not done at present in Cardiff as much as it might be.Short speeches were delivered by Councillor J. Jenkins and Messrs. Bree, Collier, Allgood, and others, and the meeting closed by the passing of a vote of thanks to Councillor Buist for his address.

APPOINTMENT FOR A SWANSEA LADY. At a meeting of the County Governing Body at Welshpool on Monday, under the chairman- ship of Mr. A. C. Humphreys Owen, M.P., Miss M. J. Robinson, at present on the staff of the Swansea Intermediate School, was appointed headmistress of the Welshpool County School, out of 24 applicants.

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PENSIONS FOR INTER- MEDIATE SCHOOL TEACHERS A well-attended meeting of head and assis- tant masters and mistresses of the county schools of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire was held on Saturday afternoon at the Cardiff Inter- mediate School for Girls. Miss Collin, head- mistress of the last-named school, was elected to the chair, and Mr. W. Jenkyn Thotnas, M.A., Aberdare, was deputed to act as secre- tary. The object of the meeting was to discuss the. following resolution, passed ou the motion of Mr. Mansel Franklen by the Central Welsh Board at a recent meeting:—"That the execu- tive committee be instructed to endeavour to arrange with the Education Department that any scheme of pensions for elementary teachers that the department may lay before Parlia- ment shall include intermediate school teachers." The feeling of the meeting was very strong against the proposal. It was pointed out that the Welsh intermediate schools had been organised without any reference to the Education Department, and that it was. therefore, extremely improbable that it would ever consent to include them in any proposals for pensions which it might lay before Parlia- ment. Even if it did consent to do so, the price of its consent would be some measure of control over the intermediate schools, against which everyone connected with secondary edu- cation would protest most vigorously. It was further pointed out that the recommendations of the Royal Commission which inquired into the question, UJK-JI which any legislation deal- ing with pensions would be based, were abso- lutely unsatisfactory in every way. After some discussion the following resolution was on the motion of Mr. T. W. Phillips, B.A., Newport, seconded by Mr. R. W. Jones, B.A., Gelligaer, unanimously passed: "That this meeting expresses strong disapproval of the proposal to approach the Education Depart- ment with reference to pensions for teachers ilu intermediate schools. '—Mr. Phillips ako proposed, and Miss Evans (Pon.typridd) seoemded, "That the following be submitted for the consideration of the local associations of assistant masters and mistresses: 'That the i Central Welsh Bioaxd be asked to communicate with the county governing bodies with a view to foiming pension schemes for all the counties of Wales; and that the attention of the board be directed to the desirability of making every sa-fervu'd to get the Welsh system amalgamated Tv-th any English system which may come into operation in the organisation of English secondary education.'—This motion also was, after some discussion, passed.

DOUBLE FATALITY AT BARRY. On Sunday morning the body of a young man named King was found in the Main Dock at Barry. He had been missing since the previons Wednesday, when he was last seen at work OIIl the side of a ship in the dock, and, being sub- ject to fits, it is conjectured he fell into the water and was drowned, although his mates at the time concluded he had gone home. Deceased lived in Lower Morel-street, Barry Dock. One of the patients at the Accident Hospital, Barry Docks, also died on Sunday. He was named George Weaver, a boiler cleaner, living at 21, Adeline-street, Cardiff, and was at work on Monday last in the stokehole of the steamer Laurel Branch at Barry Dock, when some oil accidentally caught fire, and he was severely burnt, and succumbed, after nearly six days' suffering. ?_

WOMAN MISSING AT BRIDGEND. A woman named Mary Connor, aged about 85, was missing from her home at Bridgend on Saturday evening, and it is believed that her body was seen floating down the river, near the slaughter-house, later on.

STRIKE OF RAILWAY TIEN. The workmen employed at the North- Eastern Railway Company's goods stations at Newcastle, Gateshead, Shields, and Sunder- land struck work on Saturday to protest against the suspension of seven of their fellows who refused to start duty at five o'clock in the morning instead of seven, which was their usual time.

MORTALITY RETURN FOR CARDIFF I The following return shows the number of deaths from zymotic diseases, &c., within the borough of Cardiff for the week ending Satur day last:— Small-pox 0 Measles 3 Scarlet fever 0 Diphtheria 2 Whooping cough 1 Typhoid fever 0 Diarrhoea and dysentery 1 Cholera 0 Influenza 1 Other causes 46 The total number of deaths was 54, of whom 32 were males and 22 females. The ages of these are classified as follows :— Under one year 19 Over one and under sixty 28 Sixty years and upwards 7 The number of births during the week were- males, 53 females, 45; total, 98.

A general meeting of the Barry branch of the Cardiff, Barry, and Penarth Coal Trimmers' Union was held on Saturday evening at the Clarence Temperance Hotel, Barry Docks, Mr. E. Griffiths presiding. Nominations for the posts of chairman, woe-chairman, general an<? management committees-, treasurer of the branch, &c., were made, the appointments to take place at the a.ruual meeting, three weekk 'hence. Addresses on Trades Unionism were delivered. The first of the fortnightly smoking concerts of the Cardiff Temperance Club was held on Saturday evening, when a large number were present. Mr. A. J. Howell occupied the chair. Mr. B. Metcalfe presided at the pianoforte. Saturday's list (as appearing in the "Times") of the successful candidate at the recent preliminary examination of the Incorporated Law Society includes the name of Mr. Herbert R. L. White, the el dart son of CounoJloe Honey Whito.