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ATHLETIC NOTES.
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CRICKET.
CRICKET. SWANSEA v. NEWPORT. A CLOSE CONTEST ENDS IN A WIN FOR THE FORMER. It is the unexpected that happens in cricket. At Any rate, that was what happened at the St. Helen's Field on Saturday, when Swansea tried conclusion8 with Newport for the first time this season. Taking into consideration the poor form j the Swansea men had hitherto shown, and remembering, also, the remarkable thrashing they sustained at the hands of the Newportians at the end of last seasen, it required a very sanguine nature to predict a victory for the homesters. I question very much if a single supporter of the Swansea Club thought such a result came within the range of possibility. And this to some extent .explains why Swansea'3 victory, although not a great one in any sense of the word—there was only a margin of 14 runs—was hailed with such marked demonstrations of delight and exultation by the spectators. It is to be hoped that their triumph over Newport will have the effect of encouraging the Swansea men to put forth further efforts with a view to improvement. So far this year their batting has, on the whole, been parti- cularly disappointing. Brilliant weather favoured the match on Satur- day, and the attendance of spectators was a good deal larger than on the preceding Saturdays. The homesters had the good fortune to secure the first use of a good, hard, run-getting wicket. E. W. Jones and Bancroft, who were deputed to open the innings, made a shockingly bad start. The former was clean bowled by Silverlock's third ball, while W. J." put the first he received from Steeples into the bands of Stedman in the slips. A stand was made when Stanley Bees became associated with Dr. Cameron, and runs were made at a satisfactory rate, both batsmen playing sound, scientific cr icket. With the score at 28, the Swansea skipper succumbed to an enticing ball from Steeples* the vacancy being filled by Jim Davies, who foolishly attempted to slog a curling one from Silverlock and lost his wicket as a result. Not long after being joined by Geoghegan, Stanley Bees, who had put on 20 runs iust at the time they were badly needed, and who had, by his skilful manipulation of the willow, proved him- self quite good enough for a regular place in the team, was given out, caught by Stedman in the slips, though, like many other spectators, I doubt very much that he touched the ball with his bat. Geoghegan and A. W. Samuels failed to make anything like a stay at the wickets, but with the association of Creber and Thissen things brightened up a bit for Swansea. Both batsmen hit oat vigorously and well, and the score mounted at a pretty good rate, until Creber was unfortu- nate enough to get I.b.w.-85-S.13. After being joined by Hayoraft, Swansea's veteran stumper continued to punish the bowlers for some time, but at last, after having contributed a praise- worthy 36—the top score for his side-he failed to get proper told of a ball from Silverlock, and so he was caught at deep mid-on. Not long after- wards the innings came to a close for 107 runs. The visitors' venture opened in a manner very disastrous for themselves, and most promising for their opponents, silverlock, whom not a few of the Swansea supporters thought was good for close upon a century," being caught in the slips by Samuel. This cateh may be described as one of the features (if not the feature) of the match. It was a most difficult catch and the ex- ceptionally smart way in which the Pontardawe pedagogue took it with one hand, aroused the greatest enthusiasm on the part of the spectators. As it happened, this was not the only disaster in store for the Newportians, for after having only made one run, McKay was also caught by Samuel in the slips, while shortly afterwards—in the next over, in fadt-Rowlands was clean bowled by Dr. Cameron. Not one of the three succeeding bats- men was able to do much with the bowling of Creber and Cameron, but the rot was effectively stayed by W. C. Hudden and J. R. Williams. These two treated us to some really excellent cricket; they scored freely all round the wicket, and the score increased rapidly. A change in the bowling was tried, but it was no good, Pritchard being knocked all over the field. Then Samuel was tried, but Williams and his partner continued to hit out, and they had carried the score to 82, when Hudden stepped out to meet one from Creber, and missing it, turned round to find his bails had been smartly whipped off by Thissen. Shortly afterwards Williams skied a ball in the direction of deep field. Bancroft was there of course, and brought off the catch with his usual coolness and precision of judgment. The New- port "tail" proved of little account, and a particularly exciting finish resulted in the home- sters winning by 14 runs. The scores and bowling analysis were as follow :— SWANSEA. E. W. Jones, b Silverlock 0 Bancroft, c Stedman, b Steeples. 0 Dr. Cameron, b Silverlock. 17 Stanley Bees, o Stedman, b Silverlock 20 J. A. Davies, b Silverlock 0 J. Geoghegan, c Phillips, b Steeples 9 A- W. Samuel,c Silverlock, b Stedples 1 Creber, Ibw, b Silverlock 13 D. Thissen, c McKay, b Steeples. 36 Hayoraft, not out 4 Pritchard, b Steeples. 4 Extras 3 Total. 107 NFWPORT. Silverlock, e Samuel, b Creber 0 J. W. McKay, c Samuel, b Crebor.. 1 J. Rowlands, b Cameron 3 P. C. Phillips, c Jones b Creber. 9 Major Wynyard, b Creber 2 L. J. Stedman, c Jones, b Creber 3 W. C. Hudden, at Thissen, b Creber 36 J. R. Williams, c Bancroft, b Creber 33 Hutchins, c Bancroft, b Samuel 1 Steeples, not oat 6 H. C. Morris, b Samnel. 0 Extras .0 I — Total. 93 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Swansea. O. M. R. W- Silverlook 14 0 53 6 Steeples 13 22 39 4 Newport. O. M. R. W. Creber 11 3 30 7 Cameron 11 0 40 T. Pritchard. 2 0 17 0 Samuel 1.4 0 6 2
LAMORGAN v. WILTSHIRE.
LAMORGAN v. WILTSHIRE. A KEEN CONTEST. Brilliant weather favoured the engagement between these counties, which, commencing on Whit-Monday at Swindon, ended on the following day in a victory for Wiltshire by the extremely narrow margin of five runs. The three represen- tatives of the Swansea Club-Dr. Cameron, Creber and Bancroft-performed good service. The first-named was top-scorer in Glamorgan's first innings, being responsible for an admirably- played 39; Creber took six wickets for 67 runs when the Wiltshiremen went in; while Bancroft made 14 and 27 in the first and second innings respectively, besides doing well in the fielding department of the game. Appended are the full scores and bowling analysis:— WILTSHIRE.—1st Innings. Medlicott, at Brain, b Creber. 32 Tj. Usher, b Lowe S 0 Shorland, c Brain, b Crober 12 Stevens, c Morgan, b Creber 11 O. G. Radcliffe, b Creber. 8 Taunton, c Brain, b Creber 6 A. M. Miner, b Rus..ell. 9 Smart, c Lowe. b Creber. 0 E. T. Bowes, lbw, b Russell. 19 Smith, b Russell 9 Overton, not out 4 Extras 6 Total 107 WILTSHIRE.-2nd Innings. Medlicott, b Lowe S 26 L. Usher, st Brain, b Cameron 6 Shorland, b Russell 4 Stevens, b Russell. 42 O. G. Radcliffe, lbw, b Lowe S. 40 Taunton, c Creber, b Cameron. 59 A. M. Miller, c Riches, b Creber. 0 Smart, run out 6 R. T. Bowes, c Cameron, b Creber. 2 Smith, not out 0 Overton, b Creber 3 Extras 10 Total 198 GLAMORGAN—1st Innings. Creber, c Stevens, b Smart 14 Cameron, c Stevens, b Overton 39 I' Russell, c Stevens, b Bowes. 2 J. H. Brain, b Miller 17 W. Morgan, b Overton. 1 Bancroft, c Medlicott, b Smith. 14 Lowe, R., b Miller 8 I W. H. Brain, not out 7 R. Rooney, c Miller, b Smith. 6 N. Riches, b Miller 0 Lowe S., c Smart, b Smith 0 Extras 7 ¡ Total. 115 GLAMORGAN 2nd Innings. Creber, c and b Overton 2 Cameron, b Miller 17 Russell, b Smith 11 J. H. Brain, lbw, b Miller. 44 W. Morgan, b Smart. 21 Bancroft, b Miller 27 Lowe R., b Miller 15 W. H. Brain, b Miller 25 R. Rooney, b Overton. 4 N Riches, c Overton, b Miller. 7 Lowe S., not out 3 Extras 9 Total. 185 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Wiltshire—1st Innings. O. M. R. W. Lowe S 7 3 13 1 Creber 24 4 67 6 Russell. 17.5 10 21 3 Lowe S. bowled two wides. t Wiltshire—2nd Innings. Creber 26.5 6 74 3 Russell 24 10 37 2 Dr. Cameron. 8 1 31 2 Lowe S 11 0 39 2 W. Morgan 5 1 7 0 Creber bowled a wide and Lowe a no-ball. BOWLING ANALYSIS. Glamorgan—1st Innings. O. M. R. W. Smith 14.2 3 37 3 Shorland 8 1 22 0 Smart. 3 0 14 1 Bowes 3 0 13 1 Overton 4 0 12 2 Miller 4 2 10 3 Glamorgan-2nd Innings. Smith 24 4 64 1 Miller 21.2 7 51 6 Overton 10 1 31 2 Smart 4 0 17 1 Shorland 1 0 13 0 GOWERTON v. SWANSEA THIRDS. This match was played on the ground of the former. The visitors, who were without some of their regular players, went in first and compiled 37. The homesters replied with 70 for seven wickets, T. Morgan and G. Ellis scoring 18 and 20 (not out) respectively. The former also took five of the Swansea Third's wickets for nine runs, while J. Davies captured four for twenty. Scores Swansea Thirds.—T. E. Nash, o Ellis, b Mor- gan, 0; D. A. Sandbrook, b Morgan, 1; W. Jeffrey, c Ellis, b Morgan, 3; S. Curnow, c Ellis, fc Davies, 1; H. G. Solomon, c Ellis, b Davies, 20; T. Powell, c Anthony, b Davies, 0; Danny Rees, b Davies, 1; P. S. Lloyd, b Morgan 0; S. Thomas, run out, 1; P. Mock, Dot out, 1; Ivor Lewis, o and b Morgan, 1; extras, 8; total, 37. Gowerton.-W. P. Lewis, c Thomas, b Curnow, 1; W. J. Davies, b Solomon, 2; W. J. Bo wen, run out, 5; A. L. Ward, b Solomon, 3; D. Ward, c Nash, b Curnow, 13; F. Ellis, c Rees, b Solomon, 3; D. A. Jenkins, c Thomas, b Curnow, 2 T. Morgan, not out, 18; G. Ellis, not out, 20; extras, 3 total, 70. e
NEATH v. DISTRICT LEAGUE XVIII.I
NEATH v. DISTRICT LEAGUE XVIII. I This match was played at Neath on Monday last, and ended in a splendid victory for the League XVIII. by 85 runs. In the first innings Neath oould only manage to make 23 runs, chiefly owing to the splendid bowling of I. Joseph, of De Winton C.C., whose average was 55 runs per wicket, and J. R. Davies, of Glyncorrwg, with an average of 2 runs per wicket. Neath followed on and did somewhat better, scoring 107. The following are the scores LEAGUE XVn. ( Ivor Rees, at Hopkins, b Davies 3 r J. R. Davies, c Taylor, b Davies 9 S. Parker, run out 6 W. Daniel, c sub, b Davies 8 J. Watkins, b Davies 0 Bishop, c Clarke, b Davies 0 Thomas Jones, b Hedges 2 V. Venables, at Hopkins, b Davies 7 George Thomas, c Clarke, b Davies. 0 Broskham, o Elt, b Davies 8 May, run out 3 Sheppard, c Moore Gwyn, b Davies 6 Joseph, o Moore Gwyn, b Davies 12 Evan Jones, st Hopkins, b Davies 4 Downs, c Reeq, b Davies 12 H. Dixon, b Hodges. 6 J. Hopkins, b D. Jones 12 T. Williams, not out 0 Extras 10 Total. 108 NEATH. H. W. Elt, b Davies 3 H.Cbarlea,lbw,h Joaeph.J. 0 S- S. Clarke, o Hopkins, b Davies 0 Dr. Jones, c Davies, b Joseph 3 M. Bees, b Davies 6 J. E. Moore Gwynn, b Joseph 4 F. Taylor, b Joseph 0 i T. Hopkins, b Joseph 0 D. Jones, b Joseph 2 Hodges, b Davies 2 D. Davies, not out 6. 0 Extras 3 Total 23 BOWLING ANALYSIS. League. O. M. R. W. Hodges 18 7 26 2 D. Davies 18.1 1 73 12 D. Jones 1 1 0 1 Neath. J. Joseph 7 1 9 6 J. R. Davies 6.1 1 11 4
PRIORTON AGAIN VICTORIOUS.
PRIORTON AGAIN VICTORIOUS. The first encounter between these two clubs, which took place on Saturday afternoon, resulted in a decisive victory for Priorton. Oystermnuth, who went to the wickets first, showed extremely unsatisfactory form in the batting department. J. L. Clough-generally reckoned one of their most reliable bats—was top-scorer, and he only managed to make five. That hard-hitting, all- round cricketer, W. P. Gwynne also failed to make any stand against the keen trundling of Humphreys and Morris, while Gus Nettell was unfortunate enough to get stumped before he had broken his "dnck." In the end Oyster mouth were all dismissed for the miserable total of 13' Priorton easily pas-ed this total, and altogether put on 67 runs. J. Bancroft was very smartly caught by J. Taylor before he had made a single run. Young Bancroft drove the ball hard towards the boundary, when Taylnr oanght it with one hand. The difficulty of the catch lay in the force and elevation of the ball. Few of the spectators though the would stop it, and no one dreamed he would catch it. It was a very creditable bit of fielding. Morris todk six of the homesters' wickets for two runs, a performance of which he may well feel proud, while Hum- phreys secured four for nine. The most success- ful bowler for Oystermouth—and1 several were tried-was D. Webborn, who captured six wickets for 22 runs. G. LI. Hay came next with an analysis of three for 14. The scores were as follow:— Ojrstermottth.—J. L. Clough, b Humphreys. 5 W. P. Gwynne. b Morris. 3; Victor Evans, b Morris, 2 Phil Davies, c and b Morris, 0; S. M. Hawkin, b Humphreys, 0; Harry Seaborn, not out, 0; J. S C Taylor, c Harry, b Morris, 0; G. Nettell, st Bancroft, b Humphreys. 0; G. Ll. Hay, b Morris, 0 D. Webborn, b Humphrey p, 1: C. Cottle, b Morris, 0; extras, 2; total. 13. Priorton.—M. Rogers, b Webborn, 5; F. C. Humphreys, b Webborn, 0; J. Bancroft, c Tay- lor, b Webborn, 0; T. Harry, lbw, b Webborn, 25 P. Morris, b Webborn, 0; E. A. Billings, c Evans, b Hay, 15 E. Doran, b Hay, 1; D. J. Lewis, not out, 6; P. Bevan, run out, 4; W. Nicholls, st Gwynne, b Hay, 0; W. Robinson, lbw, b Webborn, 0; extras, 11; total, 67. My Oystermouth friends have unearthed an umpire above the ordinary standard in the person of Mr. Watson, of Alexandra-terrace. Always on the qui vive," nothing escapes his notice in the course of the game He is a most conscien- tious gentleman, leaning neither to the one side nor the other, and his actions are invariably characterised both by courtesy and firmness. I ST. JUDE'S COME A CROPPER AT CLYDACH. The match that excited the greatest amount of interest in League circles on Saturday was that between St. Jude's and Clydach. It was played on the latter's ground and resulted in St. Jude's being administered probably the most crushing defeat they have ever experienced. To beat an all- round eleven like St. Jude's by 156 runs and two wickets is an eye-opening accomplishment and no mistake I hasten to congratulate the Clydach boys, and ask, what will they do when they meet the Swansea Thirds or Oystermouth ? How the members of these two clubs must be quaking in their shoes And, if I mistake not, Clydach's great achievement must make the other teams in the League feel albit anxious, too. But to return to Saturday's match. The Saints went in first, but with the sole excoption of J. G- Owen (who contributed 21 runs in admirable style ere he was caught and bowled), they could do practically nothing with the excellent bowling of Austin and Jones, and so the last wicket fell at 52. 3. Jones secured four wickets at the exceptionally cheap rate of a run apiece, while Austin took four for 17. As a general rule the bowling of the St. Jude's men is most difficult to play. A. E. Joslyn is undoubtedly one of the best (if not the best) bowlers in the whole League. But somehow or other he was off-colour on Saturday-so much so in fact, that he got terribly punished. Three or four different trundlers were tried,, but with little success. All the bowling seemed to come alike to the homesters. D. Arnold covered himself with glory by banging the ball about in a manner which, in the eyes of the impartial spectator, was most exhilarating, though its effect upon the poor fielders was, beyond a doubt, quite the reverse. Several others made highly satisfactory contributions to the score, and 208 having been put on for eight wickets- which, I believe, creates a record in League cricket-the innings was declared closed. Scores: ST. JUDE's.-F. BoHtho. c Williams, b Austin 0 W. Thomas, c J. Arnold, b Austin, 4 J. G' Owen, c and b D. Davies, g1; Percy Wells, b S. Jones, 7 Walter Fisher, run out, 2 W. P. Phillips, b D. Austin, 8 A. E. Joslyn, b S. Jones, 1 E. J. Joslyn, b D. Austin, 0 S. B. Williams, b S. Jones, 0 D. Rees, not out. 2 W. Mitchell, b S. Jones, 0 extras, 6 total, 52. CLYDACH.-T. Smith, lbw. b A. E. Joslyn, 0 S. Jones, b W. Fisher, 7 J. Arnold, c P. Wells, b W. Fisher, 14 D. Austin, b W. F. Thomas, 33 W. Arnold, b Percy Wells, 23; D. Davies, c Williams, b Joslyn, 32 D. Arnold, not out, 67 J. Thomas, b F. Bolitho, 18 J. bmith, b F. Bolitho, 1 extras, 13 total (for 8 wkts), 208. Innings deolared closed. D. H. Jones and T. Williams to bat.
SWIMMING NOTES.
SWIMMING NOTES. More details are to hand of the remarkable feat of C. Reid in swimming the mile in 24min. 46 4-5th sec. The occasion was the Mile Championship of New South Wales, at Farmer's Bath, Woolamaloo, and it appears there were four starters, including R. Cavill (the holder), who recently did such an excellent performance at the 500 yards distance. Reid went to the front straight from the plunge, and kept the lead to the finish, Cavill being 30 yards behind at the end. The latter took only four seconds longer than Nuttall's famous performance of 26min. 8sec., at Hollingworth Lake in 1893, which stood for a world's record until 1899, when Jarvis put up the new figures of 25min 13 2-5tbsec. Although Farmer's Baths are, I believe, on the sea shore, staked in by logs, I am not so sure that the course would be so long as that over which Jarvis made his record. Then the A.S.A. required the course to be 220 yards. Now they only ask for 110 yards. In either case the benefit accruing to a swimmer by a shorter course depends entirely as to whether he can get a firm push-off. No response appears to have been made to the challenge issued by J. Nuttall, to swim anyone from a quarter to a mile, for £10) aside and the World's Championship. The cartel appears annually, and since 1893 bas not resulted in a match. There was a little flatter in the doveooat last back-end when the "Unknown" endeavoured to get the champion to swim at three of the short distances. The affair fell through, however, and it is very doubtful whether our "Unknown" friend really meant busines-t or not. Compared with recent years the present time is without doubt the best for an important professional race There are no big cjunter attractions, whilbt our great experts have practically nothing to do. Many people wonder how it is that Nuttall is allowed year after year to claim the title without the semblance of a struggle. They doubtless have in their mind's eye a certain swimmer who, they believe, could give bim-if not a beating- the best race ot his lifetime,ljudging from past performances. However, it's no use speculating the badger will not be drawn, and so we are left to admire the past efforts and the pluck of the Stalybridge swimmer.
ATHLETIC SPORTS AT THE CRICKET…
ATHLETIC SPORTS AT THE CRICKET FIELD. The sports held under the auspices of the Swansea Amateur Athletic Association at the Cricket Field on Whit-Monday were wit- nessed by upwards of 6,000 people. Every- thing passed off without a hitch, and the various competitions were much enjoyed. During the afternoon, the Post Office Band rendered a capital programme of music. The following is a list of the officials who very kindly gave their services: Referee— Colonel W. LI. Morgan. Judges—Cycle: Messrs. W. E. Auckland (Official N.C.U.), E. G. Protheroe, and H. G. Solomon. Foot: Messrs. Dyson B. Williams, J. A. Davies, and J. G. Long. Umpires.—Messrs. A. Abbott and P. Brisco. Starters—Club: Messrs. R. Ward; Open, Jas. Livingston. Timekeepers -Messrs. J. Davies and W. Aldridge. Clerks of the Course—Messrs. H. R. Taylor, J. Furs- land, A. E. Gash, T. Jackson. Telegraph Stewards—Messrs. C. C. Collard, F. Long- don, F. Taylor, and G. A. Collards. Hon. Secretary-Mr. W. J. Morgan. Assistant- secretary—Mr. C. C. Collard. The awards Here as follow:— 120 Yards Flat Handicap.-First prize. value J65. presented by Col. Morgan; second prize, value JS2, presented by Mr. P. Brisco; third prize, cruet btand, value JB1. First beat: 1, S. J. Gay; 2, C. Benson. Second heat: 1, J. Tuckett; 2, W. Llewellyn. Third beat: 1, E. R. Thomas; 2, S. G. Jones. Fourth heat: 1, D. Jones; 2, Trevor Benson. Fifth heat: 1, W. P. Phillips; 2, F. Gaines. Final: 1, S. J. Gay; 2, D. Jones; 3, W. P. Phillips. Won by half a yard. Time, lli sets. One Mile Bicycle Handicap.—First prize, set of out glass flower and fruit stands, value JE5; second prize, Alabaster clock in glass case, value £ 2; third prize, silver-mounted Crown Derby biscuit barrel, value! £ 1. First heat: 1, S. Instone (Ebbw Vale); 2, D. G. Thomas. Second heat: 1, A. Tomlinson; 2, J. T. Palfrey. Third heat: 1, W. E. Lam- brick; 2, H. G. Jenkins. Fourth heat: 1, J. R. Henwood; 2, W. G. Resworthy. Fifth heat: 1, J. Davies; 2, D. J. Evans. Sixth heath: 1, D. M. Davies; 2, E. Jones. Final: 1, W. E. Lambrick; 2, J. Davies ;3, D. M. I Davies. Close .finish; won by a wheel. Time 2 mins. 15 sees. Match.—440 yards scratch race between Kenn Jones and E. Durk. The latter led until the straight, and when challenged came away and won easily. 440 Yards Flat Handicap.-First prize, case of silver fish eaters, value JB5; second prize:, Crown Derby salad bowl, value JB2; third prize, cut glass claret jug, value £ 1. First heat: 1, Trevor Benson; 2, J. Tuckett. Second heat: 1, W. Llewellyn; 2, S. J. Gay. Third heat: 1, E. R. Thomas; 2, D. Jones. Final: 1, S. J. Gay; 2, J. Tuckett; 3, Wm. Llewellyn. Half-Mila Bicycle Handicap.—First prize, value JB5; second prize, value £3; third prize, value JBl. First heat: 1, J. T. Palfrey; 2, John Taylor. Second heat: 1, E. G. Ace; 2. J. Davies. Third heat: 1. D. J. Evans; 2, C. W. Whyman. Fourth heat: 1, R. Hen- wdod; 2, W. E. Lambrick. Fifth heat: 1, D. G. Thomaa; 2. J. Johns. Final: 1, J. R. Henwood; 2, D. J. Evans; 3, J. T. Palfrey. Time, 64 1-5 sees. 100 Yards Flat Schoolboy Race.—First prize, value JE1, presented by Messrs. Ben Evans and Co.; second prize, value 10s. 6d., presented by Mr. A. B. Scott; third prize, silver medal. First heat: 1, P. C .Fenwick; 2, Frank Heslop. Second heat: 1, S. M. Bevan; 2, T. E. Heslop. Final: 1, S. M. B. van; 2, P. C. Fenwick; 3, F. Heslop. Won cleverly. Time, 14secs. 1,000 Yards Flat Race Handicap.-First prize, value £ 5; second prize. value JB2; third prize, value £ 1.—1, C. Bennison; 2, Trevor Benson; 3, W. L. Rossignol. Won in good style by two yards. Time, 2 mi-.«s. 20 1-5 sees. Three Miles Bicycle Handicap.-First prize value £ 5, second prize value JB2, third prize value JE1. First heat: 1, J. Davies; 2, G. J. Marin. Second heat: 1, J. R. Henwood; 2, T. D. Williams. Third heat: 1. D. M. Da- vies; 2, D. J. Evansi. Fourth heat: 1, A. Tomlinson; 2, R .Williams. Final: 1, G. J. Marin; 2, J. R. Henwood; 3, D. M. Davies. Won bv half a yard. 440 Yards Club Handicap.—First heat: 1, E. Durk; 2, D. Jones. Second heat: 1, H. G. Bevan. Final: 1, Gwilym Benson; 2, W. L. Rossignol; 3, D. Jones. One Mile Bicycle Handicap (club event).- First heat: 1, H. C. Jenkins; 2, J. Davies. Second heat: 1, J. R. Henwood;. 2. D. G. Thomas. Final: 1, H. C. Jenkins; 2, J. R. Henwood; 3, J. Davies. 300 Yards Obstacle Race.—Final: 1, Thos. Jeffreys; 2, L. Edmunds; 3, J. Tuckett. At the conclusio nof the sports ,the prizes were presented to the winners by Colonel Morgan.
WOMEN ON THE CHAIN.
WOMEN ON THE CHAIN. EXTRAORDINARY STORY FROM STAFFORDSHIRE. ——— The "Dudley Herald" prints some remark- able statements, evidently well verified, by a former chain-worker at Cradley Heath, who chatted freely%aboat the chain industry, and related her reminiscences of it. She stated that many years ago her health broke down completely, and she was incapacitated from work altogether, suffering from a torpid liver and a disorder of the digestive organs. "Did you have medical advice?" was the question addressed to the speaker (Mrs. Eliza- beth Price, 22. Key-street, Cradley Heath) by the reporter. "I consulted many doctors from time to time," came the prompt reply. For years I was unable to discharge my duties, and had heavy doctors' bills to pay. I was al- ways sick and vomiting, and couli take prac- tically no food. Slesp was altogether out of the question—I tossed about in anguish every night. Life to me was a misery. I have a sister at Dudley whose husband is a chemist, and when I was over there on a visit some time ago she recommended me to try Dr. Wil- liams' pink pills for pale people. I did so, and they had a most wonderful effect. I felt relief after taking the contents of one box, and can safely say that after having five boxes I was completely cured." The world knows little of its greatest suf- ferers. Women bear in silence what would often send strong men to their beds: in no way have Dr. Williams' pink pills done more good than to women of all ages, from girl- hood to age. They relieve the headaches, the agonising backaches, the constant or regu- larly TecuTring pains and misery which curse so many lives: while to men they are an un- failing tonic and nerve restorer, curing (in both sexes) anaemia, consumption, rheuma, tism. sciatica, St. Vitus' dance, paralysis, in- digestion, bile, and loss of appetite and strength. For two shillings and ninepence (six boxes, thirteen and nine), Dr. Williams' medicine company, Holborn Viaduct, London, will send the pills by post: they can, how- ever, be obtained from chemists, and honest tradesmen will not seek to push substitutes. Dr. Williams' name on the wrapper is a guarantee.
ODDFELLOWS' PARLIAMENT.
ODDFELLOWS' PARLIAMENT. A.M.C. AT NORWICH. The Annual Movable Committee of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows opened in Norwich on Whit-Monday. The report stated that the membership had increased by over 21,000 during the year. in January last the figures being 92,839. Sympathetic re- ference was made to the death of the treas- urer, Sir William Cunliffe Brooks. The Parliamentary report recommended districts and lodges to pass resolutions favouring the Thrift Fund, or Shop Clubs, Bill, and em- phasised the necessity of cohesion among friendly societies in efforts to obtain lega- tion affecting their interests.
THE ROYAL VISIT TO AUSTRALIA
THE ROYAL VISIT TO AUSTRALIA THE DUKE AND DUCHESS AT SYDNEY The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York arrived on Whit-Monday morning on board the Ophir at Sydney, the Royal yacht being escorted by the cruisers Juno and St. L George. In the harbour a number of other British warships saluted their Royal High- nesses. After receiving Lord Hopetoun, the Governor-General, and the Ministers of State on botaxd the Ophir, the Duke and Duchess landed amidst the firing of guns and the peal- ing of bells. The procession, which assumed the dimensions of an imposing military par- ade, was enthusiastically acclaimed by im- mense crowds as it wound its way through the principal streets of the city to Government House.
IDEAFNESS IN OLD AGE.
DEAFNESS IN OLD AGE. Those who become Deaf after attaining their sixtieth year think their infirmity is due to old age, and generally make no at- tempt to regain their hearing; or, if per- chance they do, they soon abandon all treat- ment should it not quickly give an improve- ment. And it is seldom, indeed, that Deaf people have been known who never despair and try their chance whenever an opportun- ity is afforded them. The following case de- serves therefore to be mentioned:- Mr. Silas Bending, 74 years of age, 4, Vine Cottage, The Drive, Fishponds, Bristol, had gradually become Deaf to such an extent that he had to use an ear-horn. He had already tried different treatments. "I have had ear- drums, also powder to draw up the nose, and oil to drop in the ear. But it all seems to make the ears noise. Now I am using an ear-horn." Mr. S. Bending submitted his case to the Drouet Institute, and commenced treatment in the beginning of January last. In less than two months a complete cure was at- tained. "4, Vine Cottage, The Drive, Fishponds, "Bristol—March 1, 1901. "It is with very great pleasure that I have to inform you that I have received my hear- ing again. I should have sent before, but I waited to see if I got deaf again. I have not used anything since I used your things last. 1 have been able to hear anything. I can hear the clock tick a good distance off. I went to a place of worship for the first time for three years, and heard everything quite plain. I feel I shall never be able to thank you enough for what you have done for me. —Yours very truly, "SILAS BENDING. "P.S.—You may make what use you like of this." The Drouet Institute, of Regent's Park- road, London, N.W., for the treatment of Deafness, Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases, give free consultations, by correspondence to patients unable to call by means of a special rendrt form, and also send gratis a copy of "The Journal for the Deaf," on application to the Secretary.
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SWANSEA POLICE COURT. SATURDAY. The magistrates on the Bench this morning were Messrs. Wm. Walters (in the chair), Wm. Williams, Thos. Davies, Ed. Daniel, A. H. Thomas, D. Owen, and J. Powell. Disorderlies. Jane Sheffors, York-court, was fined 20s. or 14 days for drunken and disorderly con- duct.—Sarah Carter, of no fixed address, was similarly penalised for immoral solicita- tion.—Dd. Lloyd, 45, Brynmelinstreet, had to pay 5s. or take five days in gaol for ine- briation in High-street. Maintenance Arrears. Wm. John Phillips, labourer. of no fixed abode, was charged with being in arrears under a maintenance order. His wife stated that the amount owing was £ 2 Is. On the understanding that the defendant would make an effort to obtain employment and pay up the case was adjuonred for a week. Obscene Language. Ada Maxwell and Jane Jones, both resi- dentsi of Williams'-court, were fined 5s. in- clusive for having used obscene language on the 16th inst. County Brevities. On a charge of stealing a mackintosh. valued at 20s. from a man named Wm. H. Jones, at Brynamman, T. Williams. Llwyn- hendy, was remanded to the Pontardawe Petty Sessions Walter Joseph, a Llangyfelach farmer, was fined 15s. for driving without lights. Lively Time at Pontardulais. Dd. Allen, engine driver Graham Tho- mas Alfred Thorne, labourer and John James, labourer, all residents of Pon- tardulais, we're collectively charged with disorderly behaviour on the 1st inst. From the evidence of P.C. Sims, it appeared that a crowd of men. including the defendants, congregated outside of the house of a man named George, and hooted, and shouted and sang songs, among others, "Three Old Jews," "Our Lodger is a nice young man," etc. They also burned some bags of straw, supposed to be the effigies of George and "Jane the fifteenth." The case was of a trivial na- ture, and in the end the prosecution was withdrawn, on the defendants' consenting to be bound over. MONDAY. The justices present were Messrs. Simon Goldberg and Fred Rocke. Miscellaneous Cases. Richard Bevan, labourer, 8, Dyvatty- street; Charles Phillips, labourer, 16, Clar- ence-street; and William F. Glanville', sea- man, 32, New-street, Plymouth, were each penalised for drunkenness; whilst William Demery, labourer, 16. Middleton-street; Ed. McCarthy, 15. Llangyfelach-road; and Wil- liam Johns, Jockey-street, were convicted and punished for drunken and disorderly con- duct.—John Burker, a Greenhill-street la- bourer, was charged upon the information of Dock-constable Tasker, with begging in Harbour-road on Sunday. He was sent to prison for seven days without the option of a fine.—James Collins, a powerfully built la- bourer, living at 11, Llangyfelach-street, had preferred against him a charge of assaulting Elizabeth Walsh on April 20th and not ap- pearing to a summons. A ftne of 20s. was imposed, with the alternative of 14 days' im- prisonment.—Mr. Rupert Lewis applied, on behalf of Messrs. Truman, Harburg, and Co., for a temporary transfer of the licence of a beerhouse situated at No. 89, Llangyfelach- street, from Evan Matthew to Lane Wilton. The Bench granted the application. TUESDAY. Whit-Monday Disorderlies. Messrs. Wm. Stone, J. W. Jones, D. Owen, and Griff. Davies were not called upon to deal with many cases of the drunk and dis- orderly type this morning. Thomas Thomas, a. labourer, of 33, Wat- kin-street, was fined lOa. or ten days for drunken and disorderly conduct, while Benj. Watts, Dowlais and Alice Morris, a woman of easy virtue, living at No. 12, Llangyfelach- road. were each muiced in the sum of 7s. 6d. in respect of similar offences. A Cookett collier, named Dd. Rees, was oharged with drunken and disorderly be- haviour in Waterloo-street, and assaulting P.C.'I' 21 and 31 whilst the latter were exe- cuting their duty. After hearing the evi- dence, the Bench inflicted a fine of 40s. or in default, a month's imprisonment. Inebriation. For drunkenness on the 16th. inst., Mary Fisher, a married woman, and Margaret Thomas, both residents of Caebricks-road, h&d to pay 10s. and 7s. 6d. respectively. Sequel to the Bogus Club Case. Arising out of the recent bogus club case, twenty men found on the premises by the police at the time of the raid, on the 21st ult., were now summoned for "illegally deal- ing in intoxicating liquors at the Baden Powell Club, Salubriouis-passage." Mr. L. Richards prosecuted. The names and ad- dresses of the men were as follow :—Albert Addis, and Tjiios. Townsend, both of 18, Bellev-ue-street D. Williams, 12, Wassail- square Geo. Scott, 15, Banbury-terrace liiohard Price, 18, Little Madoc-street W. Waring, 3, Dolphincourt; Wm. Lewis, 42, Ebenezer-istreet; Owen Williams, 46, Or- chard-street Wm. Price, no address Jas. Reegan, 6, Richard's-plaoe Dd. Griffiths, 6, New Orchard-street Jno. Morgan, 33, Strand Hy. Jenkins, 25, Orchard-street-; Wm. Edwards, 57, Yscol-street; Thos. Price, 14, Upper Strand; Thos. Evans, 53, Watkin- gtreet; W. Parkin, 6, Dyfatty-court; D. Dan- iel, 2, Gomerian-place; Thomas Owens, 26, Mariner-street; Thos. J. H. Lewis, militia- man, Fort South Hook. Formal evidence having been tendered by Detective-Sergt. Morris, Mr. Stone told the men that it was their duty to find out whe- ther a club was a bona-fide one or not before they joined it. The officials of the Baden- Powell Club had not complied with the re- quirements of the law, and so the Bench had no other alternative thaji to inflict a penalty of 20s. or 14 days in default, upon each de- fendant. Othei; Cases. Wm. Drew, boilermaker, of 5, Mackworth- terrace, was summoned for using abusive language towards Dennisi Smith, on the 20tll inst. At the suggestion of Mr. Stobo An- drew, who appeared for the defence, both parties were bound over in the sum of JE10 to keep the peace for three months. Kate Augusten married, 12, Caebricks- road. summoned by Mary Jones in respect of a similar offence, was fined 10s. or seven days. Hannah Grey alleged that a married woman nrmed Evans, living at 13, Jersey-street, as- saulted her on the 14th inst., and the ver- c'ict was: iOs. or seven days. George Freegatrd. no fixed address, was summoned for non-maintenance of his two children, who had conseqaently become chargeable to the common fund of the Union. John Walters, relieving officer, proved the case, and the defendant was sentenced to a month's imprisonmeat. WEDNESDA Y. Messrs. E. Rice Daniel, D. Owen, and Thos. Davies conducted the business of the Court this morning. Drunkenness. Jno. McClusker, a seaman on board the s.s. Eleanor, was fined 7s. 6d. or five days for drunkenness in Foxhole-road on Tuesday. Adjourned. The case in which Wm. Demery, labourer, 16, Middleton-street, was charged with in- ebriation in the Fabian's Inn, St. Thomas, and refusing to quit when requestetl so to do by the landlord, was adjourned for 14 days. Theft of Coal. Elizabeth Thomas, 24, Byng-street; Sarah Morgans, 25, Byng-street; Elizabeth Col- lins and Fanny Collins, 21, Byng-street, were collectively summoned for stealing coal from the yard of Messrs. Graham Vivian and others at Landore, on the 16th inst. Mr. Rupert Lewis (Messrs. R. Smith, Son, and Lewis) appeared to prosecute, and evidence j having been tendered by P.C. Hayes and the watchman at the works, fines of 5s. each were! imposed. A boy named Wm. Hy. Williams, Lan- dore, charged with a. similar offence, was dealt with under the First Offenders' Act, being bound over in the sum of 40s. to be of good behaviour. Marriage A Failure. Thos. Nash, engineer, 42, Bathurst-street, was summoned by his wife, Mary, for sure- ties of the peace. Complainant stated that she went in bodily fear of her husband, so much so that she had been obliged to hide from him for several days. Defendant, an elderly man, attributed the whole trouble to the drunken habits of his wife.-He was bound over to* keep the peace for three months. In Search of Game. Thomas Jones, cattle dealer, Swansea, was summoned for trespassing in pursuit of game on property belonging to Mr. Philip Richards on Friday last. Mr. W. H. Thomas prose- cuted. Mr. Vaughan Richards, nephew of prosecutor, said he saw Jones on a field be- longing to his uncle. He had three dogs 'with him near Peiitlas Farm, and was beating a hedge and going in the direction of a rabbit- warren.-A farmer, named Penlys Jones, and a boy named James Bennett, also deposed to seeing Joite, and the dogs in the field. In defence. Jones said the dogs ran away from him and went into Mr. Richards' grounds, and he only went there in order to drive them on to the road again.-The Bench imposed a fine of £1 10s. sequel toairottmgMatch. Edwin Clarke. Port Talbot, was summoned for furiously riding a horse on the Mumbles- read on May 13th.-P.S. Dagg deposed to be- ing on the Mumbles-road at 8.15 on the morn- ing in question, and to seeing the defendant engaged in a trotting match, riding his horse, Margam Boy, at a furious rate. At the time there was a number of cyclists and vehicles 01} the road, and they were obliged to clear out of his way. The pace the horse was going was 20 mile", all hour. Defendant denied the latter statement, and said it 'rook his horse six minutes to trot a mile. The Bench said racing could not be allowed on the public highway, and defendant was fined 20s., or, in default, -4 days.
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MUSIC IN WfiLbH TRAINING COLLEGES.
MUSIC IN WfiLbH TRAINING COLLEGES. REPORTS OF EXAMINERS. The following are the reports of the late Sir John Stainer and Dr. M'Naught on the subject of music in Welsh training colleger: Swansea (for Women).—A high standard was reached at this examination. It was not that the students were by any means bril- liant set, but they had all been well looked after in every detail. Last year the college gained deservedly high praise for the inclu- sion in the song-list of the whole cycle of 20 songs known by the title, "Die Schone Mul- lerin," by Schubert. This year the experi- ment was repeated, and again with success. The songs generally were admirably pre- pared. The choral performance was speci- ally excellent; it included the cantata, "The Golden City," by Franz Abt, and three mo- tetts for female voices by Mendelssohn, all sung by the seniors, and four part songs, sung by the juniors. Carmarthen.-In the report for 1899 the then junior students were said to be not a very promising set. I regret to say that this forecast proved too true. The indivi- dual work this year was certainly unsatis- factory. Many of the students ;had very little power of sight-singing. This being so, it is a pleasure to record that the choral per- formances were excellent. The execution was clear and finished, and the rhythm, which is so often faulty in British choral singing, was full of life and contrast. It was unfor- tunate that this good result had not been. reached through the cultivation of individ- ual skill. The chief item of the programme was the dramatic chorus for double choir, "The Soldiers of Gideon" (Saint-Saens). Aberystwyth (University College).-I was much pleased with the general result of my examination. Of course, there was a cer- tain number of students who were insuffi- ciently prepared or naturally unmusical, but the majority showed a keen interest in their work and passed most creditably. In the selection of songs too many repetitions were noticeable: this, however, is not a serious fault. The singing of the choral classes was remarkably good. The programme included portions of Rossini's "Stabat Mater" and Mendelssohn's "Walpurgis Night" and part- songs by Rathbone and Hubert Parry.
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The Paris correspondent of "Truth" tells how they make love in Spain :—In Spain there is not the liberty of the promenade. But a young lady is free to stand at a win- dow looking on the street. Any young gentleman is as free to accost and enter into conversation with her. The bars of the window prevent her descending to walk with him, and are a check to enterprise on his side. This, I am sure, is better than rushing about to balls and teas, and going to the Cape as fashionable nurses. The parents of the young 4dy are not at the great expense that a debut in society entails. t
CHURCH REFORM.
CHURCH REFORM. A NEATH CLERGYMAN'S OUTSPOKEN OPINIONS. At a recent Rurideaconal Conference held at Britonferry. under the presidency of the Rev. David Lewis (Rural Dean), the follow- ing paper on "Church Reform" was read by the Rev. David Rees, B.A., curate in charge, of Tonna. There were about forty clergymen present at the Conference. In the discussion which followed, exactly opposite opinions were freely expressed. Some of the adverse criti- cism was exceedingly sharp in its flavour. The reader of the paper, previous to taking the Tonna charge, laboured for five years as a missionary in South Africa. The Rev. David Rees said: In undertaking to write a short paper upon this delicate and burning question, one has to count the cost. It would be useless to attempt to deal with it, unless one was prepared to run the risk of being misunderstood and of being thought discontented with one'> present posi- tion. This is especially the case with an un- beneficed clergyman. It is seldom that one in my subsidiary position will venture to treat upon such a dangerous subject. Some would think it presumptuous on the part of a mere curate to meddle with such a thornv matter, whilst others would consider him indiscreet with regard to his own future pros- pects. For if he is to write anything to any purpose upon the question, he must be per- fectly candid and fearless and oblivion* to the frowns of those in positions in the Church. The subject is felt by all deep-thinking peo- ple to be one of the first importance, and one that has to be dealt with before any real progress can be expected in the Church. There is a deep-rooted dissasdsfaction with things as they are, and though some of our leader. on public occasions will deal at great length with matters of small import- ance, everyone understands that it's all a blind, and that sooner or later they will have to revert to this paramount necessity to Church progress-Church reform. Some of our far-seeing dignitaries oc- casionally speak upon the subject after a gin- gerly fashion, whilst the greater number cast a great cloud of dust in the air concerning incense and ritual in general, and other com- paratively unimportant matter-. But the main question at^issne will push itself into the front as time goes on. I am perfectly aware of the fact that a man runs a fair chance of being cried down, when he deals with any kind of reform whatsoever, and, especially so, when his voice is but a puny one. In spite of all this, I claim a right to speak of Church reform, and I am not making any apology for doing so. I have been in orders, for 17 years, and although a very humble official, I may say that I have- had a large and varied experience, and have borne something of the burden and heat of the day—at all events, the heat, seeing that I have served the Church in South Africa for five years, and know something of mis- sionary labour. We are repeatedly told these days that the bishops are the hardest working amongst all the clergy, and that they also bear most of the worries of the Church on their own shoul- ders. This has not prevented the Rev. Hu- bert Handlev from writing a book called "The Fatal Opulence of Bishops." From a criticism of the book. I find that there is much in it with which most Church-people are in perfect accord. The bishops could. with much advantage to themselves, and doubtless much profit to their clerical bre- thren, be relieved of at least three-fourths of their incomes and at the same time the greater part of their financial responsibilities. In this position, they would be far more likely to sympathise to some purpose1 with their poorer clerical brethren, and appeal with much greater success to the laity in general. It was only the other day a Vicar from the North wrote something to this effect: "My diocesan gets one hundred times as much as I do. He is a general and I am a captain in the same society. Even in the much-abused Army. such a hideous inequality does not prevail." Well, most of the Colonial bishops get paid at the rate of less than a. JE1,000 a year, and they dften have to travel over a country the size of France. I have yet to learn that the work and worries of the home bishops are heavier than those of the Col- onial. Now I want to deal with Church reform in connection with three things, viz.: Church patronage', the Disemfranchisement of the beneficed clergy, and the Reform of Convo- cation. I am far from denying that the Church wants reform in many other direc- tions, but these seem to me to be the most pressing. Volumes have been written upon the subject of Church patronage, all of which, I think, goes to prove that there is in- tense dissatisfaction at the present way pa- tronage is being dispensed. I am not refer- ring to the sale of the next presentation and other such gross practices, but simply to the way in which promotion is daily meted out amongst us. A reformer has suggested that a small committee of clergy, of good standing, scattered throughout every part of the diocese, might, with advantage," be appointed to fill vacancies in the Church. The members would in all things reasonably listen to the parishioners.' What is wanted is a truly impartial body of men, who would be adamant to influences from high quarters. Let each case stand on its own merits. Let long service have its full weight, as well as other qualifications. Let wire-pulling be strictly discountenanced and penalised. Let flattery and the wiles of office-seekers be duly discounted. Let each unbeneficed clergyman feel that strict justice shall be done him in due time. Let those who have been newly ordained realise that they have a long apprenticeship to serve, and that it will be to their lasting advantage that it is so. Let those who know what "hope de- ferred" means, feel that their case is not hopeless. If this were so, the machinery of the Church would move much more smoothly. At present it is not so. The same men are promoted over and over again, others appar- ently equally deserving and equally capable are never offered anything at all, whilst a third lot are given some wretchedly poor benefices, and there left severely alone ever afterwards. One is tempted to think that some patrons look upon Church temporali- ties as something in the shape of a vested in- terest, whereby they may enrich their friends. The endowments of the Church ought to be a sacred charge, to be used to the best ad- vantage for the good of the Church, other- wise the sooner the Church is disendo "°d the better. I can think of nothing more 1 eu- lated to destroy the self-respect of tli, .2rgy than the way in which at present 1 :^y go cap in hand and use every known subterfuge, by which they may successfully cajole pa- trons to accede to their requests. And, ap- parently, their methods are eminently suc- cessful. In some cases, a vacancy is filled up before the public are fully aware that there is to be a change, and to all intents and pur- poses, it looks like a family affair. Well. these things ought not to be so. Before we get the right sort of men to seek for Holy Orders, these things must be changed. Men will have to feel, and their parents will have to feel, that the Church is a fair field and an open one, before they will enter or allow their sons to enter the ministry of the Church. To remain for untold years in a dependent position, unless they resort to wire-pulling and cringing, is not a suffi- ciently enticing prospect for the self-re- specting and independent young men of the present generation to enter the ranks of the I clergy. The laity will not untie their purse- strings until something is done to remedy these abuses. Then, secondly, there is the Disenfran- chisement of the unbeneficed clergy. It is only with the greatest difficulty that one can write with any patience upon this subject. When I worked in the Church of Province, in South Africa, I was on one occasion called upon to take my part in electing a bishop. I was one of 24 priests, who did so. with, of course, a suitable number of laity. It is only necessary to say that we elected the godly and learned John Wale Hicks, who, at the beginning of the war, went to his rest, to prove that we did our work nobly. Well, I returned to this country and found that I was not a fit man to help in the election of a mere proctor for Convocation. And yet men wonder why there is a dearth of suit- able candidatse for Holy Orders' Surely the Church is at least half a century behind anv other society. I cannot call to mind any other body of men in the whole of the British possessions who are. in these ad- vanced days, treated after this shabby fash- ion; nor any other body of men who would. for a moment, tolcnte such treatment. In the Colonies, and I believe in many other portions of the Catholic Church, the senioT priest, if he be a worthy man, is the most respected and honoured man amongst the clergy, quite irrespective of any position he may hold in the Church. He may be merely a missionary working in the compounds, or a plain cure in one of the villages on the lonely veldt. Yet, in the absence of the bishop, he takes a very prominent part in the deliberations of the clergy, and, if quali- fied for the post, often takes the chair, even wnen there are dignitaries present. But in this country, the most honoured name of cur- ate (he who has the cure of souls) is used in a depreciatory sense, so that people get to say, "Oh ,he is only a curate." Something will have to be done, and that speedily, to raise the position of a curate to a more hon- ourable footing. And, last of all, there is the reform of Con- vocation. It does not require any great as- tuteness to prove that the Houses of Parlia-- ment are utterly unsuitable places in which to legislate for a spiritual society—the Church. I don't know what proportion of the members of the House of Commons are adherent of our Church. Probably they are far in the minority. At any rate. the great majority of them care very little for the doings of the Church, and I should say that they would be heartily glad, as a body, to be rid of the worry of ecclesiastical legis- lation. Judging by the division on the De- ceased Wife's Sister's Bill. they are about as inimical to the Church as they well can be. On the other hand,- the Houses of Convoca- tion ,as at present constituted, can at most only recommend any scheme of reform, and I don't think I am very far wrong when I say that the Church, as a whole, give very little heed to their deliberations. How dif- ferent would it be, if power was given them to legislate for the Church of England aa a whole. They are the responsible bodies, according to the customs of the whole Cath- olic Church, but at present they are prac- tically impotent. The laity must be repre- sented in some shape or form in these bodies. When the two Houses of Convocation are in full working order, there will be speedy reform of most of the abuses, from whick we are now suffering, and which will certainly have to be removed before the Church can perform her functions satisfactorily. I may not live to see that happy day. but I have every confidence that it is not very far dis- tant. Yes, and I will go further and say that the day will arise when each diocese shall have its own synod, with power to elect its own bishop, and legislate in purely diocesan af- fairs, and a general return to primitive prac- tice will herald the progress of the Church, which has been checked by a great deal of Erastianism but against which the gates of Hades shall never prevail.
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THE ROYAL JUBILEE METAL EXCHANGE (INCORPORATED). SWANSEA, Tuesday, May 28. 1901. On account of the Whitsun holidays, there was a very small attendance on 'Change on Tuesday afternoon. Among those present were:—Messrs. Wm. Lean. Henry Coles. Thos. Sim, Richard Hardy, Jas. Witts, Lewis (Cwmbwrla), D. Richards (Dynevor). George Deer (Rio Tinplate Co.),. J. H. Hughes (W. H. Edwards, Morriston), Geo. Smith, etc. There is great steadiness in the Pig Iron Market, and very little fluctuation has been perceptible for several months. The small- ness of the stocks has had no influence upon the prices, which would appear to be guided by the supply and demand simply. There has been an absence of the buying that has usually followed such a state of things. The scare as to the importation of American Pig Iron has subsided, and the minimising of the cost on the one side, and the exaggeration on the other, has been dealt with in an article ia the "Iron and Coal Trades Review" of last week, in the most able and conclusive manner. The prices of Coal and Coke are main- tained at a high point. Finished Iron and Steel.—Tiaplate Bars, both Bessemer and Siemens qualities, have been advanced during the week in sympathy with the still high cost of raw materials, and in the other branches prices are higher with a greater demand, and more buyiag for foreign account and for structural materials. Tinplates.—The shipments during the past week exceed the receipts from the works, and the stocks are accordingly reduced. There are not many idle works that can readily re- start without the introduction of fresh capi- tal. and the recent experience will retard any movement in this direction, so that Tinplate buyers, who are evidently calculat- ing upon an increased production, may find themselves misled. The prices given below are nominal, as they have been exceeded sev- eral times during the last few days. PIG IRON.—Glasgow warrants, 53a lid, 53% llid cash buyers. MIDDLESBORO'.—No. 3, 45i 41d. other numbers in proportion. HEMATITI.—Warrants, 578 6d, for mixed numbers, f.o.b., Cumberland, according to brand. WELSH BARS.— £ 6 5s Od to E6 7a 6d. Angles, &c., at usual extras, f.o.t. at works. SHEET IRON.— £ 7 58 Od to R7 15s 01, f.o.t at works. STEEL. RAILS.—Heavy sections. R6 78 6d to e6 log Od light do., E5 5s Od to 95 7s 6d, f.o.t.; sleepers, angles, channels, fee., according to section and specification. STEEL SHEETS.— £ 7 58 Od to R7 15a Od, with the usual extras for the higher gauges. BESSEMER STEEL.-Tinplate bare, £4 158 Od. SIEMENS TINPLATE BARS.—Best, dM 15s Od. All delivered in the district, nett cash. TINPLATES.—Makers' quotations for Bessemer steel coke, 12s 9d to 13s Od; Siemens (ooke finish) 13s Od to 13s 3d temes. per double box, 28 by 20 C., 24s Od. 25e Od to 27s 6d best charcoal, 14s 6d to 14s 9d, according to finish of brand; wasters, 6d to Is per box less than primes. Odd sizes, usual extras. All delivered jn Prince ofvWales Dock, Swansea; cash, less 3 and 1 per cent. Big sheets for galvanising. 6x3 x 30 gauge, ptr ton, f.o.t., £ 9 5s Od to E9 10s Od. Finished Blackplate, £9 2s 6d to Eg 5s Od. The Swansea Harbour Trustees have furnished the following official return of tinplates reoeived from the works, shipped, and in stock :— Week endrne Last week. Corresponding May 25, 1901. week last year Boxes. Boxes. Boxes. Received 66,872 7-1,784 66.264 Shipped 82,195 49.056 37,566 In stock 77,942 93 265 264.076 COPPIIR.-Chili bars, JE69 28 6d to JE69 12a 6d. BLOCK TIN, JE128 13a Od to X127 10s Od. SPELTER. — £ 17 17a 6d, per telegram received on 'Change. LEAD.—English, JE12 126 6d Spanish, Cl2 7s 6d ANTHRACITE COAL.-Finest hand-picked malt- ing, 21s 61i to 228 Od Beconn quality hand-picked malting, 18s Od to 18s 6d best large, according to quality and selection, 17- Od to 17s 6d red vein or similar large, 13s to 14s rubbly culm. per ton, 58 3d to 5s 6d. All delivered f.u.b. Swansea, cash 30 days, lese 21 per cent. STEAM COALS.—Large. 17-Od to 18s Od; second quality do., 15s Od to 16s Od bunkers, aocordinfr to quality, 118 3d smui 8. 6d to 9s Od per ton, delivered f.o.h. ^vaimea. cash 30 days, Jeøs 2$per cent. ordinary, small, 7s 6d to 8s. BITUMINOUS COALS.—Large (N'o. 3 Rhondda) 148 6d to 15s 01 per ton, delivered f.o.b. Swansea, cash 30 days, less 22 1 per oent. COKE.—Best foundry, 17* 6d tolSsQd furnace 138 6d to 14s per ton, f.o.b. Swansea, cash 30 days, less 2t per oent. PATENT FUEL.—13s 6d to 14s 6d. IRON OREs.-Tafna (per Naylor, Benson and Co.), 15s 6d. Rubio, 14s 6d per ton, ex-shirl; cash, 30 days. PITWOOD.—198 per ton into trucks nect, cash 33 days.
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