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New Cabinet. j Mr. Balfour has completed the reeonstrue- tion of his Cabinet. It is officially stated that the King has also approved the following appointments:— Chancellor of the Erchequer, Mr. Austt,ii Chamberlain. Secretary for the Colonies, The Hon. A. Lyttleton. Secretary for War, Mr. Arnold Forster. Secretary for India, Mr. Brodriek. Secie-tary for Sorrtland. Mr. Graham Murray. Postmaster-General. Lord Stanley. The appointments to Mr. Arnold Forster. the Honouraible Alfred Lyttleton, and Lot" Stanley will involve bye-elcct-ions in East- Belfast. Warwick and Leamington, and the, West Houghton division of Lancashire res- pectively.

Hon. A. llyttelton's Career. Tho Hon. Alfred Lyttelton is a K.C., and he has had a good career at tlie bar but of M inisterial expeidence he has had none. However, he is a very popular member of Parliameir.. A son of the fourth Baron Lyttelton, he was born in London in 1857. He was called to the bar in 1881. and went on the Oxford Circuit, becoming Recorder of Hereford in 1893, and Recorder of Oxford in the following year. He was first elected as Liberal Unionist for the joint borough of Warwick and Leamington at the bye-election n May. 1895, and his majority in 1900 was 831. the figures being Lyttelton, 2.785; Mat-kinder. Liberal. 1.954. Mr. Lyttelton has been twice married, his first wife liav ing been the daughter of Sir Charles Ten- nant. Bart, and his second being the daugh- ter of Mr. Archibald Balfour. He is a cou- sin of Mr. Herbert, Gladstone, and by his second wife is connected with the Balfour family, while an elder brother is Sir Neville Lyttelton. Commander-lilll-Chief of the forces in the new Colonies, another brother being Canon Lyttelton. headmaster of Hailsbury College. Mr. Lyttelton at the time he en- tered Parliament was best known as a cric- keter—he played for England agaiinst Aus- tralia a tennis player, a racqueter, and a footballer. He lie-Id the tennis championship at one time.

Views on the New Cabinet. "Morning Post":—"The Government, is to be congratulated OIl the appointment of Mr. Arnold-Eorster to be Secretary of State for ] W ar. The reconstruction of the Cabinet lias 'been well and judiciously carried out." "HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS." "DiLilv Telegraph" —"The appointments announced to-day will give universal satis- faction. not only to the Unionist party, but I y to the country at large. The "election which will probably excite the greatest surprise is also the one which will bemost heartily wel- comed and approved. Mr. Balfour had the courage to go outside the ranks of what were considered 'the probables' to find a man of courage, of ability, and of sound Imperial views to take up Mr. Chamberlain's vcrk. Sucitauianhchas found in Mr. Alfred Lyttelton GOOD, BAD, AND INDIFFERENT. "Daily Chronicle":—"The best of the new appointments is that of Mr. Alfred lyttel- ton to the Colonial Office, and against )1' Gra-ltam Murray's elevation to the Scott isu Secretaryship nothing can be said. The other appointments are weak or wo.se..Mr. Arnold-Forster is zealous and confident bat he is not a Kitchener, nor has he the Laci., experience, and prestige necessary for re- modelling our military administration." AN EXCELLENTLY RECP UIT! 11) COMPANY.' "Daily Expretss" "For the rest, Mr. Balfour stanls on the new coa-se with an excellently lecruited company ,.f colleagues. Even for the Colonial Office, the vacancy upon which the. whole Empire's tyeshtve boen fixed, an admirable occupant lias been secured." WHA ) WILL THE COLONIES SAY? ''M cming Leader" Alfred Lyttleton's ele- vation to a second-rate Under-S-ecretaryship would have- been a fitting reward for a lawyer who Las shown every desire to serve his country for a consideration. As successor to Air. Ck .mbt llain. charged with the burden of inaint lining the colonial "boom," he is al- most equ.dlv provocative of laughter and tears, SOMI; T\;K,STIMABLE ADVANTAGES. "Times" The Cabinet at least is now homo- geneous. which is an advantage counterbal- aneiniii- a great- deal, and it- contains an un- usualfv large infusion of the younger men of the party."wdiieh at a time of transition is another inestimable advantage Mr. Balfour takes a cheerful vIe- of his position even when smarting under the loss of a colleague who has been a- trnver of strength to the Unionist party. But the detc-rmi'iiiiiig condition Iks outride all Cabinet arrangements. A CABINET OF "FIGUREHEADS." "]),il\ Mail": By the dismissal of Mr. Brodriek the Prime Minister has pmbliclv con- fessed the incompetence and incapacity of his friend by transferring him to the India Office -)il'tv to (I -tl 1 e has set a seal upon his own inability to deal strongly or even courageously with an un- pleasant duty which the interests of the Em- pire demands. With the other appointments there is less occasion to deil. Generally sipeak- ing. they are merely figureheads imported into the Cabinet. The "Irish Times'" remarks:—It cannot be said that the reconstructed Ministry looks as if it were destined for life of moie than a few months. Irish Unionists should see that they are in perfect readiness for dissolution at- any moment. "treeman's Journal" says that surely there never was such an extraordinarv Government as this new one of Mr. Balfour's. "Dublin Independent" says there is no real evidence that the swing of political pendulum is against the Ministry.

Comments on the Duke's Resigna- tion. "Morning Powt :—" L'o Mr. Balfour the publication of this new resignation simultan- eously with the announcement of the name;; of the neu Ministers, and so. soon after the v. solntio'i of i,he Sheffield gathering in favour of the new policy, is eminently i isconcert- ing." A TRIUMPH FOR MALICIOUS CRITICS. "Dailv T h graph" .—"Deeply as we regret ihs resignation on national and Imperial grounds,"we still mo-re deeply regret that he should have at. orded an indirect triu-npli t) that .lans 1 f critics which, for partisan purposes, dclibctately plays upon the most i si nsitive of human e-niotaons. "STANDARD" IS ANGRY. "Sui-mlard" —"The- let which Mr. lialiour accept-, this intimation M ill i)e ivad with tl:e liv-liiist curiasity. That it has caused him th. gic itest chagrin and disap- pointmont io ikhvio-us nor need we be sur- piis.-d that hi hiuls it- difficult to maintain thiit siia-\ e m-o-iiiity of manner fiom wliicn lit ]it oi: ing. But it i> manifest that tihe retirement o! tho Duke of Devonshire is a severe blow to an Administraitioii which hits alietfly be -n shaken to its foundation-, by the untoward events of the past few weeks. 'DOOR SLAMMED WITH A BANG. "Daily Chronicle":—"The Duke may hav- hten silow to move, bat he moved in the en,1 with quick decision. He has gone out shut- ting the door behind h'm with a bang winch has sensibly irritated the Prime Ministers nerves. Mr. Bllfour's letter to the Duke is full, as the reader will see. of bitter, if not biting, reproaches." A GOOD RIDDANCE. "Daily Express':—"The retirement of the Duke of Devonshire is all to the good. The enly lingering regret which many will f< el will be due to the incidentitl consequence that Lord La.nsdowne will now lead the House of Lords." DEGRADED POLITICAL MORALITY. "Morning Leader":—"It would be affecta- tion, at a moment when the level of political morality has reached an unparalleled degra- dation, not to be glad that the Duke has so promptly recognised that after the iheffield speech no one with a shadow of e to be a Free Trader could <Jso accept the nom- inal leadership of the Prime Minister. MR. BALFOUR'S ELASTICITY. ''Times" —"It is no longer uasv for the Duke of Devonshire to acquiesce in any iu,- dameirtal change in the opinions of a life- time, while Mr. Balfour is still at r stage of greater elasticity, and has. moreover, been long accustomed to call these opinions in question, at least speculatively. In that difference we may probably find the real cause of a separation which, however painful, i,, more surprising by the mood than by the fact of its occurrence." ABUSE FROfM1 THE 'DAILY MAIL. "Daily Mail":—"We have no hcs:tatnm in characterising the letter from Mr. B dfour as the most spiteful public communication over sent bv a Prince Minister to a. codeague who has been the most- distinguisihsl mem- ber of the Ministry. Mr. Balfour ignores, and, we cannot but" believe, wilfully ignores, that "it was by his own not over ^crapulous action that the Duke found himself unwil- lingly committed." "GLOBE" REGRETS THE LETTERS. The London "Globe," while expressing satisfaction with the newly-constructed Cab- inet, regrets the publication of the corres- pondence which passed between the Premier and the Duke of Devonshire. "Pall Mall Gazette" snys: "Mr. Lyttleton's appointment, like the rcNi, is an indication of tlnut irresistible force of things which is com- pelling this nation to loftk for its leaders as ter its policy to the future rather than to the VISt." The satine journal considers Mr. Bal- four's acerbity in his tetter to the Duke of Devonshire is not in the eireumstcinrces- un- natural. "1St. James's Gazette' remarks that if it were not foi the untarnished character of the Duke of Devonshire, it weald 'te exceedingly difficult to understand why Mr. Balfour's speech at Sheffield can have so changed the aspect of affairs. No man, however, is in- s, ilble, and there is R'). reason whatever for despondency in the L nio-mst party, wta- would go forward in good hea.rt, rallying liound the younger l-cadeis, and undismayed by passing difficulties which loyalty and de- terminiation would quickly surmount. "Westmimt-ei Gazette' says: Mr. Balfour lias entirely failed in his endeavouor to pro- cuie new and stronger men from outside. He is thrown back upon the lvmninnts of his old Cabinet, shifting or promolting the Jonahs of the administration, and appointing untried voun.g men to the higLest offices. HON LYTTELTON'S FISCAL VIEWS. Hon. A. Lyttelton. the new Colonial Seere- taoy, has made only one pronouncement on the fiscal question, that being in July last. He then defended Mi. Chamberlain's action in bringing the subject forward, and said the poor man's Budget must nd- be weighted, remarking he would Lc especially sorry to add to the food bill. Hon. A. Lyttelton did not anticipate additional taxation for the working classes, but readjustment. He eon- tended" however, rliat the English Govern- ment must have the weapon of negotiation. CONSOLS DROP AGAIN The Stock Market in London o x ned weak on Tuesday, and Consols again show a drop, j TORY WORIvINGMEN UNANIMOUS. Representatives of 23 branches of the Liverpool Working Men's Conservative As- stciaition on Monday night passed a resolu- tion apptoving Mr. Balfour's declaration at Sheffield on the fiscal qusstion. STINGING ATTACK ON CHAMBKH LAIN. The "Standard":—"Six months ago there was a strong Unionist Government in power, backed by an unbroken majority. To-day the Ministry has gone to pieces, and the Party is in a state of chaos. It would he hard to find in the annals of political disas- t-er any parallel for thd wreck of the filSt. Administration of Mr. Balfour. The Cab- inet which was proof against the assaults of hostile fnctiOJh has been shattered from within. It is useless now to reproach the, author of the mischief. Mr. Chamberlain appeared last May upon a public platform. among his friends and neighbours. He had a striking surprise in store. With hardly a word of prelimin iry apology, iie propounded a. policy which meant an abrupt departure from principles which had b en rega.rded as the fixed and unalterable basis of a soun 1 fiscal system. Had Mr. Chamberlain con- vinced himself that it was a paramount ub, ligation to impress upon the nation the ex- pediency of the change, he owed it to bis colleagu-s to. obtain the right of individual advocacy by resignation. As it was, he re- tained the authority of a Minister, and ex eieised that authority while availing himself of the licence of a Free Lance.

Swansea War Memorial. At Tuesday's meeting of the Swansea Parks Committee the Chairman (Alderman Spring) refer led to the necessity of defin- 1 10 ,1(' itely fixing; the site foe the memorial to the fa.lhn soldiers.—Mr. Roger Thomas though' this had been settled.—The Chairman: Not by the committee, only by the sub-commit- tee.— The Assistant Solicitor: The minute reads that. the eastern entrance t the Vic- toria Park be the site, of the memorial to the fallen heroes.—The C'h tiiman It does not say anything about sub-committee or committee'—The Assistant Solicitor X,f. sir.—It tianspired that it was essential that the- exact spot "opposite the eist.Tn en- trance" be ifxed by the committee, arc! oil the motion of Mr. David Jones it was decided that the committee visit the park on Mon- dav for this and other purposes including tlie erection of workmen's hut.

Swansea's New Naval Volunteers. In accordance with an Act of Parliament passed last session, an Admiralty Order has been issued for the enrolment of a. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Divisions hav." been formed in London and on the Clyde, and steps are being taken to establish a divi- sion in the Bristol Channel, with two com- panies each at Bristol and Swansea, and one company at Cardiff. If the attempt be suc- cessful, the division will be under the com- mand of Commander Thompson, R.N. Swansea some yen's ago ha l as good a corps of Naval Volunteers as could Iw, found in the countrv, and the order for their disbandment censed* very great regret. THE OLD SWANSEA DIVISION, Sir John Jo; es Jenkins w as one of the commanders of the old Swansea division, which was formed at the time of the open- ing of th- present Prince (if Wales Dock, and I Mr James Madge was also in charge. Messrs. i J Viner Leeder and J. W. Simpson were prominently identified with the movement, which for more than one leascn w hich need not be applicable to present-day condi- tions—disbanded amid general reureis. Those who were identified with the old corps hail with satisfaction the prospect of the resusci- tation

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LADIES' GOSSIP. (BY "VERE.) M. "^5 Choosing the Winter Outfit. How to Make a Charming Stole. Some Smart Blouses. This is the turn of the season, and every- one is consequently extremely busy thinking out what they shall decide upon for their winter outfit, and liovv the new garments shall be made. The matter is one which re- quires more than a little consideration by those who have not much to spend. I beg such of vou, on no account to decide upon any too noticeable colour. Black, black and white, brown, dark green, and navy blue are till useful and becoming, but checks and p!laid;si. and conspicuous designs must be seriously avoided, or, instead of our new gown being a pleasure and a joy, it will prove a white elephant- all the time. --to- Qcite the most useful and becoming wiap for the moment- is a good-sized stole of more or less elaboration. Now, even if we go oi'.t to buv, these stolen can be had quite reasonably; but if we will use possessions already in hand, delightful lesults can be obtained with a limited outlay. Fio in- stance, a long stole, or fiat band, some five or eight inches wide, can be made cf cloth. silk or brocade. This should be smartly lined and interlined with domet te. The upper or shoulder part of the stole may then be covered with fur. A fur necklet which has already seen some wear, can be unpicked and used, or any collarettes, 01 even muff of chinchilla, ermine, or what not, cut up to fashion this fascinating detail. The lower part of tiie stole may or may not be orna- mented with tassels, and here let me add that the length of the stole must depend upon the height of the wearer. -+--+-+-- A short woman must be satisfied with a stole reaching to her knees, but the tall and slender will look delightfully elegant if the loner ends reach to the hem of her gown. Such a stole can be worn on mild autumn days without a jacket, and Inter on over a. warm coat right through the winter. How fashionable braiding always is at this season I Atorethana few of the leading mode's I have seen are elaborately trimmed with a coaise military braid—the fashion this year being that the braiding, although wide and coarse, and noticeable, is nut on much more plainly than heretofore. I mean that the time was when we had seniles and Vandykes, twists and seurves, all carried out in braid, which was then often further ela- borated by coloured edging Now, however, the modistes are using strong, firm lines. true vandvkes, diamonds, or squares, and to my mind. the effect is ever so much more pleasing. A few days a,c, I saw a hand- some calling-dress in ritie-green cloth, which was broadly braided with coaise black braid. The extreme hem was outlined with thi.s trimming, and above this were three braids of the same, curving slightly upwards at the centre of the front, biaided the entire skirt. The bodice lepeated the upward curves, and the braid here edged a tiny bolero bodice and outlined the cape collar. Such a gown would be highly suitable for a mations immediate wear, and would prove useful right through the winter months. The blouses of to-day. are .somewhat plain, but particularly well cut, and 1 think we have culled a good deal of their simplicity from our American cousins. Th? American girl is always well-turned out. She is not given to the fussy fripperies of the Paris- ienne, vet she has adopted much of her neat- ness. Plenty of strappings and stitchmgs are seen upon the Ametican blouses, but the falii nor lace t;es. the. tassels, the more deeply pout-lied bodices, and indeed all exaggera- tions are noticeably omitted. One of the prettiest arrangements, and I really think one of the easiest to make is that'of heiring-boneing strips of ribbon, or piece silk together and mounting them as a blouse. This is not at all difficult to anunge with a skein of ordinary purse silk, and now it is. I believe, possible to obtain this her- ring-boneing already made, in almost any colour. Neatly all good drapers provide this up-to-date'and smart trimming, and we may then sew it to our stiips of silk or rib- bon as one will. It is always well to mount a herring-booned overbodice upon silk of a different shade. For instanc3, a black bodice shewing this open-work, should be mounted over a white strip, and so on. while the collar can be of lace entiiely, or of the same shade as the rest- of the bodice. A prettv idea is that of fashioning sujh a blouse with an open fiont. showing an uii- derbodicc of very full chiffon or silk while it should be arranged as full as possible, and pouched slightly at the wr:st. A black or white herring-boned bodice would plIJY" es- pecially useful, as it could be worn m turn over a whole host of different coloured slips and fronts, and thus a wide variety could be obtained at a comparatively small outhy. Before f leave tlrs subject u1 blouses. 1 want to tell you of a smart model mac.e ot black velvet 'and cream-coloured laee. over an effective spotted esprit net, which was very pretty The V-shaped yoke of veiy coarse cream lace was edged with a band of inch-wide black velvet, below which a full frill d good fine lace fell over a pouched bodice of the net. Tabs of the black velvet fell over this lace flill at regular mterva*. and tlie same trimming was carried out on the upper part of the sleeve. the rest of the sleeve was of net, clear, full and very well hung, while the neck of this bodice was cat severely square, and outlined with a very ne it little band of the inch-wide black velvet. A Japanese d-es-ing gtlwn, or "kimono" it is called, is so graceful and pretty that- 1 think we should all do well to copy its very evident charms. The shape is simple enough, and a very easy one, while we may cairy it out in any material, soft silk, cash- mere, flannel or nuns-veiling. Each and all th-pse materials are very useful and suitable. The gown itse'f should be allowed to hang from the shoulders to the hem absolutely loose and untrammelled while if we prefer it, a sash, or girdle can encircle the waist, and draw in the fulness, should the loose roba prove unbecoming. the sleeves of the "kimono" are large and velT full, but are not as a rule, cut so very lung-mstend, they reach just below the elbow, but are so fuil and dainty that somehow or other the arm j is not given a bare appearance.

Handcufted Prisoners in Public View. Some indignation was expressed by by- standers at the Rliondda and Swansea liay Railway Station, Swansea, on Monday after- noon, at the undue exhibition of prisoners from Xcat'h Valley to the gaze of the curious. There were four male and two female prison- ers handcuffed oil the station platform the cyncosure of all evts for an hour. The van, it. 's stated, was not available at the time the prisoneis arrived. 3.45 p-m., and the six unfortunate people were left. wath a crowd staring at them, until about 4.45 before fche van arrived to take them to gaol.

Swansea Police Court Delays. It is becoming quite a common occurrence for irritating delays to take place at the Swansea Police Court owing to the hiibi. itv or dislike of several magistrates to attend for the administration of justice. On two occasions this week has business had to oe suspended fur long periods owing to this cause, and on Friday over an hoar's delay took place, police, press, public, and prison- ers being kept on tenterhooks till tlie bor- ough had ben searched for a justice 3fr. W. Law. who is probably ons of the busiest magistrates on the Bench, allowed a goo. I eximple by being punctual to the minute, and he appealed to relish the forced inaction as little ats anyone. It is more or less of u, disgrace that valua-ble time should be wasted in this way, and opinions were freely ex- pressed in court th:t a stipendiary wa> the only solution of the difficulty. At 11.10 am. all the cases for hearing had to be ad- journed till Saturday morning, the attempts to procure another magistrate proving futik' In other words, Mr. Law lost an hour and 1 hdfs precious time. and the already "big" list for Saturday will be greatly augmented.

4,000 Mountain Ash Men Out. The Press Association Aberditre eorres- rondflllt telegraphs:—On the 1st inst. the ten at Messrs. Nixon's Collieries, Mountain Ash, numbering 4,000, ceased work after a month's notice to compel the non-Unionists to join the Federation. All the- non-Union- ists h'ving now joined, it was, at a ma;s net ing held on LMbnday inoraing, decided to resume work on Tuesday but on Bending to the office of Messrs. Nixon an intimation to that effi c-t they were told they would not be allowed to go back until the owners wished—^certainly not on Tuesday, and pos- sibly not this week.

Carmarth3n Boroughs Vacancy. Some tine ago a deputation of the IJanelly Trades Council waited on tho executive of the local Libei-it; Association expressing diissasuis- faction with the present Parfiamentary re- presentation of Carmarthen Boroughs, aird reques.iting that they ithould have a voice in the selection of the next candidate. Since then the Libeial Executive has decided to se- lect a candidate according to the rules of the joint Liberal Associations of Carmarthen and Llanedy. and the Trades Cmnicil appointed a committee to confer with tie Labour R'> p:cs..ii'ation Committee. Lorn!00, with -he view of running an Independent Labour can- diida;te. The local committee met on Satur- day at Llanelly, and decided to wr to to cer- tain gentlemen with the view to the selection of a Labour candidate-

Vicar Remodels a Church Club. According to the "Swansea Parish Maga- zine," the Vicar of Swansea (Rev. Talbot Rice) proposes tc remodel the work carried on at W\ciiffe Mission Room by hoping to arrange for a men's bible class, weekly tures. an ambulance class, debating society and on. The Vicar iiiink-s the cluo has not fulfilled its object, and is reported to have said that he would not greatly mind "if the billiard table jumped out of tie win- dow." Rev. Talbot Rice, Vicar of Swansea, was at home to a "Post" reporter on Tuesday. Although courteously thanking the j.-icssman for his tcouble in putting certain facts; and statements befoie him the Vicar was disin clined to discuss the mltter at all. "I should not dream of <IW-ussIng it," he said "the matter is purely one- of jerochial government." "It is attracting a great deal of public at- j tention," urged the reporter. "Let it. People can say or writ what they like about it. I shall take no notice of j what is said I

Forthcoming Licensing" Fight. I The Swansea Free Chtircli C,(,iumcil win up- pose the renewal of licenses in the borough at the next Brewster Sessions, and their lOP-I position will be even more vigorous than on the last occasion, inasmuch as t-liere can be no compromise in regard to reducing seven day licenses to six. It wi:1 be remfinbered that last Brewster Sessions over 60 seven-day licenses were surrendered for sax. thereby saving licensed holders expense in the em- ployment of solicitors, and at the same time securing in many cases the withdrawal of op- position to renewal. Since then it has been held on appeal that the magistrates have no power to deal with seven-day licenses, hence opposition will be directed more in the direc- tion of opposing renewals on ireneral grounds. Those who voluntarily surrendered their seven-day licenses for six Srave been nicely dished—though, in fairness to all parties, nt should be stated that the Free Church Coun- cil and magistrates were utaware that the law piecluded them from deal'ng with these liceu-es—for they have surrendered what they need not, and consequently have no power to get them back again. There is no dis- puting that a sevesi-day license adds — even though in small measure— to tjre value of a house for selling purposes, for no matter whe- ther any trade is done on the Sabha'b (here e is alwavs a possibility of development through enterprise. One brewery company alone Iffiit twenty cf th. s licences last Brewster S"- sions." Tili. numbers of ibc, Free Church Counc-.il have been urged to go down tu the coming sessions and support Mr. R. Wat- kins. who will again dirt-et the plau of cam- paign.

$BILLIARDS. 1 | THE STROKES OF THE GAME. £ AIITICLE IV. £ (COPYRIGHT) bv RISO LEVI. *j A FOUR SHOT INSTEAD OF A CAN- NON, THE GAME. Diagram 8. A four shot instead of a cannon, in order 10 plav an in-otf fiom the red from baulk afterwards. Diagram 8 shows a position when, insi-eaJ of playing the cannon, the game is to pot tie white and follow in after it. lhe cOjU-t white is right over the pocket in such a posi- v ri tion that no in-off is oil. The cue ball is in hand and the red is so located that were ill- white not in the way, an ordinary half ball in off into the right top pocket wotud be vn, though no in-off is on for the other pocket. Piaying the cannon would mean potting tlie white, and the after position would be 111^'si doubtful. Instead, if a four shot is made by playing at the white, the in-off from the red can be played afterwards, and veu a moder- ate player micrht mat or rally increase his break, by continuing to score from the ree. I once saw a good amateur have a position similar to the one just described after hav- ing made a meat: ot S4. He hid never made a hreak of a hundred, and just when he look- ed most likely to accomplish his desire, lie made the mistake of playing the cannon with the hope of getting a seven shot. As it hap- pened he only scored four. his own bad I e- mained somewhere ndiir the pocket, the red ran into a perfectly safe position, and the break therefore only reached 98. Had he instead played the four shot, he would have only liad an ordinary half ball in-off from the red to nHke in order t.o top the century, with a very fair prospect of making a good few more, a.s he played a very sound in-off game. Diagram 9. A four shot, instead of a o union, in order to play an in-olf from the reclfrom baulk | afterwards. JJiagram 9 shows another position when it pays to pot the white 111 preference to piay- ing the cannon. The bat s are in tins 111- stance comparatively close to each other, but -til,e whit". is overhanging tlie pocket, and m such a position that 110 m-otf is possible. By playing the four shot the easiest of in-otts into tlie eeiuie pocket can De played from baulk with the prospect of still fiuther add- Hit: to one s score. After having potted the white, whether intentionally or otherwise, if the red is in a 3 ) safe position, unless veiv sure that he can leave a double baulk, the striker should Je satisfied to play only to send the red into baulk (if possible ne tr to one of the pockets), and leave his own ball in some safe position. If. however, he does not feel competent ev-n to do this, he should send his own bali into baulk by means of a miss. Many veiy fair players often lose lav more tlian they. gtin. by potting the white -nth the intention of afterwards leaving a double baulk and then failing to do so. Another thing to be remembered ic, that a.fter making a four shot (pott:ng die white and going in-off from it in th- same ooekei or diffeient pockets), Hille: the red is in good position for scoring, a miss in baulk (or double baulk if possible) is the game. It must r.ot be forgotten that your opponent is ball in hand, and ready to take advantage of anything you may leave him if you tail to score fiom t!w red besides, if you play a. different stroke and get it, vou s-coie- thiee only and may have nothing left, anu if you miss it (as you are quite likely to do if the shot is a difficult one) you will most likely leave a lot, so that the odd., are really al- ways against you. Even in the oranuu-y w-iy with your opponent bull in hand, jf you miss an easv shot, you generally ivave him more than you leave yourself when you get the stroke, for, however well you play the stroke you have only one ball to play at, whereas when you miss your stroke you gt n- e-rally leave him two If you ant to see how "likely it is that an easy score will b. left for your opponent when-ver lie is in hand and Vou miss a shot and leave him both balls y out of the baulk try (he following expert- ment: Stand at the baulk end f the tao.e- and put a red and white ball m ^oai lrui and throw them up the table io^ei'ier. -uu wav you like. slowiV or fast tho ugh no -n enough to bring either into bamk) aga"- the top cushion or side cushion. < kiss or otherwise, and \on will imd th r. w 1 they come to rest, far more jften th in n t. some easv stroke or other will on .om the 1). Let those who may doubt tins, t:.» it, and judge for themselves. it, and judge for themselves. 1 do not wish for a moment to con, m implosion that the wlnte should be p .<-d I on every available occasion. c 1 a pio I ceeding would only stultify ones game m- stead of improving it. At the same time, never have any serup;e. about potting the white wht-n you can clearly galll by doing iso; and above all, i\ member that when the j white is in such a position that it must be j lost, it should be lost to the best advantage. (To be continued )

I INTERESTING BILLIARD TIT 15ITS. T. Recce's rei-ord bleak is 338, made when plaving J. Mvck in an Association Tourna- ment at the Grand Hall, London. I his bieak was all the more meritorious, a.s the contestants were playing for £ 100 a sire. The popular Oldham' professional has also 111 ide a break of 412 in Olctlram, hut .is tlris break was made in private it has not oe-en passed as his record bre Ik.

¡* I FOOTBALL NOTES. RY "OLD ATHLETE." ♦ Eastern Teams Shaping Badly. Poor Displays by Cardiff and Newport. Swansea Continue in Splendid Form. And Inflict a Heavy Punishment on Neath. W ithout desiring to appear pessimi.st c in my views, I must honestly confess that I do not like the way the majority of the signs are not wanting that most of them are deteriorating in their form. Lust Saturday Cardiff visited Biistol with a full team, and could only beat a disorganised side by two points. lhe result proves that the Taff- siders are no better than last year, when thex had a- wretched season, and whp:eas) thev haye a good threequarter line, they are palpably weak at half-back and in the for- wards. There will have to be a vast im- provement on their Bristol display, other- wise Devonport Albion, who are due on the Park to-morrow, will smudge the.r clean sheet. Newport agains-t another English team, the Old Merchant Taylors, did °*erv little better and could only* j-.core a try in each half. there is. however, some excuse for tue I sksiders, as they wer.2 without Cliff Pritehaid and tneir two us tut] -halves. At the same time the all round form of the winners left a lot to be downed..ar.d unless Pearson and Lluyd retuin to the fold. the championship will not go to the East this season. It is gratifying to report that Swansea have no; shown any signs of falling off. and the team is -equally as good as last season in every department. Against Neath the Whites ran up tfie big score of three goals I and five tiies to nothing, and the number of ¡ points in no degree over estimates the su- I peiioictv of the winners At Stradey tiling we 1 e vastly different, and the team which I did duty against Pontypridd, performed in the most disappointing manner. One cannot, help feeling genuinely sorry for such a state of things, and unless the committee can tind some better talent, they will be unable to wipe on the. deot which hangs like a mill- stone aroung their necks. Changes will be made for the Swansea match, and perhaps the Seailets may do Letter at St. Helen's, but I have my doubts. Aberavon showed sighs of improvement against Penygraig, fand perhaps the arrival of Freear will put more confid- ence into their play. They won bv two goals to a tiy. and it is to be hoped the Red and j Blacks will keep in a winning vein. There was a very good attendance at St. Helen's to watch the mutch between Neath and Swansea, and tiiose present saw a fairlv interesting contest, in which there weie some capital bits of play, chiefly on the side of the winn-is. It was the best team Neath had trotted out this season, and if the players h.Ki displayed half as much science in theie eti'oits, cs keenness and energy, they would not have left the field without scoring a few I .11 ieyu points. Playing with the wind behind them Neath, at tire outset, went off with great dash, and Geo. Davies Waii hind pressed 1 more than once. When the game settled j down the Swansea forwards quickly got the ball out-, ard then it was a question of one side attacking and the other defending. itigiit up to the interval the game was waged for the gleat part of the game on the Neatli side of the centre line, and as a -^sult of superb handling and combination tries were scored by Dick Jones, Trew. Dan Rees (2), and Owen. Trew converted two of them, and at the interval the Whites led bv two goals, thiee tries to nothing. The second half was more evenly contested and the Swansea forwards failed to get the ball in tiie scrum so often, notwithstanding th-? fact that they weie eight to seven, one of the visitors having to retire with a broken finger. For a time Neath's defence was a bit superior to the attack, and the home thr-ee- quarteis could not get through. Once Tiew 1 ian to the line, and was tackled by Be van 'de a yard outside. Swansea's left winger in- jured the hale tillger of his left hand rather severely, and was not much use afterwards, so Scr.ne went to tiie wing. Eventually Dan Rees made a clinking run. and put Jowett over w.th a try, after which Arnold doubled through and "threw to Serine, who forced his way across. Jowett had r> very easy chance to score after this, but lost the ball as he crossed the line; although lie made amends five minutes before ilie enu, and I seoied under the posts. Swansea thus romped home easy winners by 30 points to nothing, which made their total 120 points for the first three miafches. There were some capital bits of play 011 | both sides, and the game was df a fairlv in- i teresting character thioughout. On the side 1 of the w.nneis th ■ combination was at times almost perfect, and once the ball erct into the hands of the backs, it took the visitors all their time to keep the scoring within reasonable limits. Harry Jones tackled well for Neath, but was not so good as Svensden in attack. Howel Jones, the bully left wing thieequarter. got through a lot of work in good style, but the pick of the X eilth rear division was Burchell. the outside half He dis-layed marked cleverness in liis methods, was accurate in his transfers, and strong in defence. At present Burchell is next to Di>.< Joneses an outside half, so far as West Wales is concerned, and Neath -are extiemely foitunate in being able to commaTld hi, ser- vices. Should anything happen to Jones, no doubt Burchell. who is a Swansea boy, would willingly turn out for the All Whites. For Swansea Geo. Davie-, at full-back, showed an inclination to be slow at times in getting to the hall, and I am afraid he doesn't kick quite sjch a good length as last year. His tackling was good, nnd he saved a certain trvinth.ehtsthaifbypuningj down Howel Jones a few yards fiom the 1 ne. Dan Rees was head and shoulders above all the threequarteis on tiie giound, and Wales doesn't possess a better centie at the piesent time. He is top of the I'st cf scorers up to the piesent. and his two tries against Neath weie beauties. His laitner, Jow-ett luts plaved many better g,tmes, and! lost his head once or twice. Arnold did a few very smart things, but as yet tie has not quite adapted himself to the ball juggling tactics of his confeies. Tiew, up to th? t'nie of his injury, could not be improved upon, and is still a great wing thicequuu r. Owen and Jones combined veiy effectively, and the latter is going very strong just now. of the forwards, Connick. the new man. is a lusty scrummaged, and did well ir.side the pack, even f a trifle raw outride. Colt s was good at the line-oat, and Ernie Mo;gin initioted two rounds of parsing which ended in tries. lhe form 10 the foiwaids is capable of im- provement. and 1 shall be glad to s.e Joseph and Svd Bevan back again. 'l he Swansea Seconds played their opening match at -MynvddL-ceh, and ueleated last year's league champions by a penalty goal and a t:v lo nothing The Seconds have a very strong pack of forwards, and the backs aie all above the average. Phil Hojrkns was not a brilliant success as outside half, but one trial is not sufficient, and he is to be given another against Llandovery. | Thomas, of Llandi'o. shaped -well, and is a coming thieequarter, and Rapsey, Coad and Aubrev. after a bit more practice, will,make things warm for their opponents. )t is much to he legietted that Llar.elly couhl do ii" better than make a diavv of it aeairst Pimtypi old. 1 :ie Scarlets Iria much tile pridd havk^ had numerous opportunities of .••corirg. but oid no; avail themselves of i.he | openings. will uii- dergo numerous altecations for the Swansea match at St. Helen'- on Saturday, and 1 hope tc e them cut a much better fijuie than thev did against the Rhonddaitcs. ) Caid'.ff people aie hoping to see an im- provement in t:lc:r forward play on Satur-

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SWASEA LADIES' WATER POLO TEAM. Wins the Ravensbourne Shield Outright The Ravensbourne Swimming Club held a swimming festival at the Westminster Baths. London, on Saturday evening. T; e tiist part of the programme included the con- test for tm 4-43 yards scratch vane for tl. Bave-nsbourno Challenge Bowl. whi<-h was won by J. A. J-oivis. of Leicester, with Forsytlr (Manchester) second, and Ridmi'ci- vic (Cardiff) third. Miss Thoip-e iLeedo) -.i-on the lad'iF- championship of England. JJ-r time for the 100 yards was lmin. 27 3-5 sees. The Mater polo match between Man- chester and London ended in a win for the former by 5 goals to 1. The ladies' polo maitch for the Ravensbounie Shield was con- tested for by the holders. the Swansea La die*' Polo Team, and the Lond n Exc< lsinr Club. The teams wt.ie as follows.— Swansea.—-(in-ih Miss Jennv Jones ;1 tacks. Miss Eikin St nek and Miss M u jorie Davi, s halt-back. Miss Stanley Jone>; forwardr,. Miss Daisy Chapman. Miss. F. Thomas, and Miss Gladys Wyrill (captain). j London. — Goal. 1115s" L Stver: oaeks, Miss R. Atthison and Miss F. Brauiner: half-back, Miss A. Daly: forwards. Miss iMay W inn. Miss Amy Carter, and Miss | Alice Hay son (captain). In the fhist I ul 'f the game was all in favour of Swansea, who outplayed their opponen's at all points. Mivs Wyrill quickly rot the ball up to the Excelsiors' end. and Miss Chapman scored. Miss Wyrill. Miss Da vies, and Miss Chapman passed needy, and the defence wis again beaten, after which the London goal-keejier had a ]IN-e'N I Lime. Just before the interval Miss Chapman added a third goal, and then half-time -vas calhd. Th' soeond half wa.'i a lepetiti ai of the first and all in favour of tlu- shic'd-hoidtrs. MIs. Stanley Jones. Mi<-> Wyrill. and Miss, Chapman scored betw.en them, and the last- named added the fifth goal. The Londoners played better towards thw end. out failed to score, and Swansea won by 5 goals to noth- ng. The winners gained considerable ap- plause for the excellent form they Jispiay< d. and tlu-y are now winners of the sliie >1, liav- ing been successful three years m succession

Parish Church Harvest Festiva). festival at St. Mary's Parish L iiuich, Swansea, on Thursday eveni' WcU6*- largely attended. The sacred edifice was Yery prettily adorned with the season's fruit and flowers tastefully arranged by lady mem- I of the congregation. In this respect Mis. J. E. Morgan is to be complimented, as»- aie ..tJso Mrs. Ratc-litfe (pulpit and communion tab'c dcroration). Miss Thompson and -Nfiss Brio;- • cho-ir stalls). Mrs. Le-gg-e (lectern; Mr: V»r. Gwynne. Mr. Thomis, Mrs. Austin» the Mi>. ses Davies. Miss DanieL and Mrs. Major. The Rev. W. Watkins Edwards, vicar of St. Mark's, preached, taking for his. text the words. "Tlie 11 Jesus seibt the multitude away and went into the house .and his disci pi ec, came unto Him. saying. Declare unto us the j.arable of the tares of the field.. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear let him hear." The preacher said he did not think, generally speaking, that people- gave enough thought to the things of eternity. People had so many things to do. there was so much huny and bustle tiia; the things concerning their souls were- only too often crowded out, and he appealed to them to give mor-c thought cf the things of the future—more real thought of the things of the next world. they could not considei any more solemn or important question than which of the two o-reat- divisions thev would stand in the Teat har- vest day-with the wheat or with the teres. After a man had departed this life his oppor- tunities of salvation were past-certainly the opportunity of serving Christ in and through I his fellow-ma 11 weie past {md gone for ever. r or them there was no future or service upon earth. If peoph- liked they could use their services for God. but God did not force them to ac-cept the solvation He had provided. All sin. disease, every impure thought, every- thing contrary to the life of God. everything that was ugly or 'unseemly came from Satan. People did not realise as they should that all evil was from the deviJ-the enemy who sowed the tares. Let them think as a dying man thought. He never knew a dying mm treat the subject of his soul's salva-tion lightly. He never knew such men talk about anything that was regarded as more important than the rtL eternity into which they were about to enter. tie had known what it was to pray with men who wiould not cure to be seen talking to a minister in the days of their strength—o:ei* who had led Godless lives, seeking at last the help of Christ which they had rejected in days, gone by. In conclusion, the rev. gentleman appealed for a generous collection in siinixirt of the work of the Rev. W. R. Gray "our own" missionary in Japan. Special' hymns were sung. "C me. ye faithful people, come," "Lord of The Thee we hail. "Praise. 0, praise our Go 1 and King. Anthems were .also rendered. "Praise the Lord of Jerusalem'' ana "Ye that dwell in the land.

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OUR COOKERY CORNER DEIJC10US SWEETS AND MOW To MAKE LHEM. Custard Tart.-To the lover ot tart." thete at-> few varieties more delicious than the old- time custaid, and it is also a point in it. favour that there are few so wholesome. A properlv-made custaid tart is a desseit COlll- billing tasteful delicacy with the least amount of indigestibility possible to a pastiy com- bination. It is a lamentable fact, however, that all custard tarts aie by no means pro- perly made, the chief objections being a. soggy crust and a thin wateiy custard. I lie first mav be prevented by partially cooking the crust first if baked by a wood or coal j lire, setting it on top of the stove until the crust is nenh-or quite done through, tkn addhnr the custard (made of warmed milk). U sufficient, but it a gas stove is used a i pielitninaiv baking in the oven will not be found too 'much by any means. Then as to the custard In the tiist place, the eggs are usually beaten too little; they should be beaten t o a thick, si raw-coloured froth, and it voui patience holds out a little longer it wi-il not hurt the tart. In the second place, custard is usually baked too long, rendering it- thin and watery. Bake only until a knife blade thrust into'the centre comes out clean, I all, and then you will rejoice in a thick, cie-nmv triangle that; will keep its shape when cut A reliable formula for plain custaid tart re- quites one pint ot milk, one cupful ot sugar, throe eggs, a sprinkle of salt, and tlavoiuing to suit the individual taste. An Apple Dainty.—Place lib. of peeled and sliced apples in a jar with 4ozs. of sngc.r and a very little water. Cook in the oven i till quite soft, then pass through a sieve, add half a pInt of whipped cream. half a p:nt square of good lemon jelly melted ;n warm water, and lastly the well-beaten yolks of four eggs. Flavour and place in ice". Serve when only half frozen garnished with whipped cream and hopped upangelica. Victoria Plum Pudding.—Four penny spongcakes, eight or ten cooked plums, two €ggs» one teac-apful milk, one teacupful sugur, one tea-spoonful arrowroot-, a few drops of cochineal. Divide the plums into two. re- move stones and skin*, and stew in an en- amelled pan with half the sugar and half a teac-upful of water. Slice the spongecakes, and tar range in tne bottom of a piedish. Spread over each slice some of the plums, and repeat until all is used up. Boil the nulk Beat up the eggs separately, and gradually add the milk and one teaspuonful sugar to the yolk, stirring all the time to prevent curdling. Place the dish containing the mixture of eggs- and milk into u Dan of ] boiling water. and continue stirring until it is almost thick. Then the custard is ready, Do not iet it boil, or it will curdle. Pour over the spongeake and jam. Beat the white of eg?s very stiffly, add th.' arrowroot and one tab'expoonful of sugar; spread three- fourths ot ;t over the pudding. Colour the remainder with cochineal, and sptead smoothly ow-T the top. Put in a very slow oven to. about a quarter of an hour, when the eggs will have hardened.. Vegetable Marrow Jam.—Marrow 81hs., rind and juice of four lemons, chillies luz., white ginger, 2oz. Peel m-ariwv, take out seeds and pulp, cut in pieces about- one inch square. Peel lemons, and squeeze the juice into a saucer. Put the lemon rind. pulp, and seeds of morrow, win. ginger (bruised), j and the chillies into muslin bag. Now put sugar, marrow. and bag into a pan. and pour the lemon juice over all. Let stand for 24 hours (if marrow is old'. for 43 hours), then boil until marrow is tender. Lift out bag when flavoured to suit. ——— _= j

day. when they meet Devonport Albion as Bryce the ex-Aberavon skipper, has pro mised them his assistance I ho-- our -Metropolitan friends will m,t be disappoin- ted, but 1 am afraid tnev wiij be Brve^ showed distinct signs of 'deterioration last season, and he felt himself 'twas near time to give it ui). Having been removed to Cardiff, he has consented to assist the Blue and Blacks, who are hard up for fo-cwards. but one man is not going to make the difference, especially if mat one is getting into the sere and yellow leaf. The Swansea Committee selected the same team to meet Llanelly as so decisively de- feated Neath, with the exception that Syd Bevan will don the jersey, and play in fire- place of Ernie Morgan. Connie?^ will be given another trial, and as he is a weighty man and a good scrummager. his place in the pack ought to be. made permanent.