The South Wales Daily Post

WELSH CUP. KNIGHTON V. SWANSEA. SWANSEA.- Goai, Bird; backs, Jones and Robinson; half-backs, Riddeli, Kwer, and Timberlake. forwards, Jones, Whittich, Smith, Adamson, and Darlow. Reserves, £ eilinj{bam, Riddeli, and We5t.

WELSH INTEKNATIOJNAL TRIAL MATCH. TO MORROWS GAME AT NEWPORT. I WEST—Back, J. Davies (Neath); threeqaartors, Cliff Bo'.vcn (Llanelly), Badger (Llanelly), T. Davies (Morriston), and Mo\Jl.1tchcvU (Swanseaand Oldham); halves, Ben Davies and Dai Morgan fLlanellv); for- wards, A, M. Jenfcin. Jackson aDd R. Thoncas (Swàn- sea), VV. Morris. 0. B, Jiicholl, W. J. Thomas (Llan- elly), J. Reynold (Neath), andR. George (Pontypridd). East.—Back, Alun Mur^iin (Cardiff) threequarter bieks, N. Biggs (Cardiff), F. W. Cooper (Br.idford and Newport), A. J. Gouid and LVwelyn Thorn-is (Newport); half-backs, Selwyn Biggs and .1<. B. I aweet-liiscott(Cardifi); forwards, T. C. Graham, A. W. Boucher, Wallace Watta and T. Pook (JVev-lwrt), F. Mills, A. 1": Hllland W. J. Bisey (Cardifi) aud W, GibLM (PftM-tb). R«i.:ree; Mr. A. J. Davies, Touch tine fudges: Messrs. Waiter Rees and Troatt, Sick off at 2^.

SECOND EDITION THE SLIDING SCALE ANOTHER SEDUCTION OF WAGES, J The result of the audit under the Sliding- ¡ scale arrangement for the two months ended t October 31st was declared on Friday 1 afternoon at Cardiff. There is a reduction in the South Wales miners' wages of li per cent. <

MOONLIGHTERS. Moonlighters fired into the house ef farmer Stansard at Cappatagle, near Loughrea, on Thursday, Nobody was hurtand no arrests have been made.

A NEW SUFFRAGAN BISHOP. A Royal warrant has been prepared direct- ing letters patent to be issued nominating the rector of Chelmsford, the Hey. Frank :J Jehnson, to be Bishop Suffragan of cbester.

A VESSEL SUNK. The crew of the Norwegian barque Geir landed at Dover on Friday. Their vessel collided with an unknown steamer and, it is believed, sank.

SAVED BY^THE IJDFEBOAT. A Lloyd's Coverack (Corawall) telegram on Friday states that tbe hrtg Dryat, of Whitdaavea, has gone a^hore-on the ManWes, and the crew has been rescued by the life- boat, 1

A DARING BiGJ^^T. Henry Bissall was committed ^o^ trial io Loml.>a- on Friday, charged with bigamy. The accused has a wife aod eight ofaildren living and it is alleged he married a second woman about a week since after courting her four years.

A HINT FROM A LBADING POLITICIAN. Mr. Shaw Lefevre writes that the Govern- ment has still a session before it in which, to complete so fat as lies with it and the House of Commons the work promised. *t the last general election.

THE LATE CZAR'S PEACEFUL ATTITUDE. I Speaking at Douglas (Isle of -Man) on Thurday.Sir West Ridgway aaid when he was serving on the Afghan Frontier Commission he made the personal acquaintance of that great man, the late Czar, mid the settlement was entirely due to his Majesty's personal intervention.

ROUGH TREATMENT OF A GIRL. A man was brought up at Glasgow on Friday in connection with the death of I Mary Gallewher, an unfortunate, who waS I reund on Thursday night in a court at Iron- gate, Glasgow, with her ribs broken and her, Jaw fractured. The hearing of the case was. adjourned.

SCOTCn MINERS BECOMING SENSIBLE. A resolution was carried unanimously at a meeting of the Scottish Union on Friday I morning, that the secretary be instructed to invile the eoalmasters to meet the 'men's representatives to discuss the formation of a conciliation beard.

LOOKS LIKE A LUNATIC. George Matthews, a coffee-house keeper, was charged on remand at the Worship-Street Police-court, London, od Friday afternoon, with murdering Marie Martin at his house at Whitechapel by cutting her throat. Tho accused, however, behaved RO w»!d!v in tbe dock tic at the magistrate ■ 1 pz'i. eeedmgs, and ordered ti .•> S journed. •

THE TOWNLEY JACQUES AND THOMAS SENTENCE^. At the Old Bailey en Friday James F/aziar Jacqnes, an American barrister, was found guilty of conspiring with Howell Thomas a solicitor of Neath now suffering penal servi- tude, to obtain large sums of money from people in America in connsctiou with an j alleged bogus claim to tbe Townley estates in Lancashire. Justice Hawkins sentenced Jacques to 20 months' hard labour. He also sentenced Thomas to 20 months' hard labour concurrently with his sentence of penai servi- tude.

HOME RULE. Lord Salisbury, in acknowledging the re- J ceipt of a series ef resolution" recently adopted against Home Rule at a meeting or I Orangemen in Market-Hill,Co. Armagh, says "I -m glad to see Orangemen are fullyawartf of the necessity of sustained and united effort if the dangers against which we have been able to struggle hitherto are to be finally averted. LordTempieton, asPreaident of the Irisl: Unionist Clubs Council* on Frida., I issued a manifesto dealing with the present I political situation.

A LEEDS LABOUR LEADER ..1 LOCKED UP.. At Leeds on Ft-iday John Mac dermott, the local secretary of the Amal- gamated Builders' Labourery' Union, wub remanded on a of embezzling £ 129 the monies of the Union. The prisoner, it is alleged, absoonded, and sai ad from Liver- pool bv the Campania, to New Jtork, where he WRS arrested.

THE WORRALL .DIVORCE CASE. The bearing of the Worral Divorce Ca". was again resumed '.vbhn Mr. Carsoa, Q.C addressed tbe jury on behalf of the respondent. — Mr. jnuerwjck next addve?.-ed the jui v o:, behalf of Air. Wo. rah, and contended U.at at );rst. an Innocent fnendahlp grew ino al guilty relar.ion^hit;,—Mr. Harper having, it; the absence of Sit K. Cb.irls«, addressed ihti jury on behalf of Mrs. VV :rrall, the preside u' summed up.

THE-NE W KNIGHTS Mr. Lockweod M.P., Mr. Szluiopor. ex- Mayor of liichmoHd. and Mr i'^edrit-K Wigan, High Sheriff of Surrey, kft PsSiduv- toa for Mindset at one oelacti on, l-ri-, tiay to receive the l.onour ef kni^htnood.

WAJSTONSLAU ITEit. CAM TOWN, Friday, It is reported from Delagoa that the Por- tuguese commandant shot dead a foreman platelayer named Macdonaid becanse jn. party of railway men who were shooting at bottles refund te desist when ordered to do so. The commandant has disappeared, and the men threaten to lynch him if he is caught.

CHINA "AND JAPAN. J PEACE AGAIN PROMISE A PnH Mail Chefoo telegi Friday states that terms ef peace China and Japan have been almost by the American Government.

REPORTED DEATH" CZAREVITCH The Daily News Odessa c«respondect says ram ours are current that che Czarevitch died in the Caucasus a few days ago. The Press Association learas upon inquiry at the Russian Embassy on Friday more ing that no news "-hatever hac been received thereof the rumoured death of the Czare- vitch or the Grand Duke GeorgCtWhe reoentiy left Livadia for the Caucasus. I

At Coventry an agficcltuiiu l&beurer named John KennillJ: was retoanded charged with stealing a saJjle cleak valued £ 2(0from the carriage of the Countess of Warwick. 1

THE SUDDEN DEATH j h R OF ■; LORD SWANSEA, i » J THE SCENE IN THE DEATH 3 CHAMBER. V II. c ARRANGEMENTS FOR^HE FUNERAL. I ARRIVALS AND CALLERS^LT THE < ABBEY. II The Hen. Odo iViau, the youniffest son of his iordsfcip, arrived at Singleton fa?ui Cam- 1 bridge about nine o'clock on Thurfiday night. | The Hon. Harry Vivian is on his way home from UeLium, and arrived at Singleton j1 on Frid&f night. A large number of letters I and teleprams were received during yester- J day, ant the Tollowing representatives of 1 local families called upon Lady Syansea.:— Sir John Jones .ienkins and i*ady Jenkins, Mr. E. Ki^e Daniel, the liev. E. W. Bolney (vicar of ^Tcetty), Mr and Mrs. F. S. Bishop, I M", and Ifi-s. Charles i £ den, Mr, Gerald Eden, 'it-'ss Linisay, MIPS licoker, Mr. Felix H. ( Webber, ifrs. Webber, aud Mr. R. D. iiurnie, ( M.P. 1 Mr. Graham Vivian Virian ani jtfr. Pen- darves Vhri.a, brothers of the deceased, have 1 arrived iq bwansea, and Mr. Glynu Vivian will prohaiylv join them in the course of the day. t Aj»o«g those who eailed on her ladyship oh Friday, or sent expressions of con- deJence>#«re :—Mrs, John Crow Ridiardson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Clarke Richardson, Captain and Mr*. Buckley, Mr. Edward Strick, Mr. Charlss E. 8triek, Mr. and Mes. Hofeert ^tton. Canon and Mrs. Smith, Dr. and Mrs. Jabez Mr. and Mrs. Bon Evspp. Among the large nt? bor who have sent letters of eendolence aST Mr. and Mr*, M. B. ^Villiaras. of KiKav, a.nd Mr. Wm. Williams, M,P. it ::f MESSAGi^FROM LORD ROSEBERY. Lady Swansea reeeiTed on Friday afternoon a telegram of condolence- from the II Premier (Earl Roseberyj. YOTES OF CONDOLENdE. I- At nearly all the meetings of public bodies io the Principality on Thursday votes of condolence were adopted with Lady 1 Swansea and the Vivian family. The com-, ¡ 1 mittee of the. University College ef toath 1 Wales, with which liis lordship was inti- ( mately associated (Canon Thompson, D.D. • in the chair), resolved:—t; <hat tbjs cent mmet.of the University College of South t Wijles and Monmoucfftsbiro, comistiJtg of the 11 united financerftouse, and library committees, I bears with unfeigned regret the announce- j ment of the sudden and deplorable-death of f Lord Swansea, who for many Tears acter7 'ts treasurer, and recontlyas a vice-president of 1 tlnr. institution, aud who, as one of itsoriginal feunders ncd a munificent donor to ifp funds, showed a never-failing interest in its proa- I perityand welfare and it further djfeires to-. J convey to the members of his lordships family the assurance of its sympathy and regret I PHSSS REFERENCES TO TH LATE LORD SWANSEA j • Tfie Western Mail ia an appreciative rete-I. rehcesays Lord Swansea was a many- I j sided man, move 80, probably, than any other, man even io a county like Glaaiorgan which ( has given us in tho present century io many versatile men. FonJ as he was of metallurgy and traiued to a commercial life fromis boy-1 hood, he had also a rel'sb, awouotinr to a M passion for the far 'ess exciting life Qt an agri- 1 culturist.and wis one of the best atack oreed- ors in South Wales, and his farm, at .Park le J Breos, in Gower. is a model of its kind and an e:,uu>tiahment of which a Prince mi^ht he 1 prood. On all question^'relating I to minerals he was probably oaxe of the Neatest authorities in the H«ua*^of Com- Al i,r ^r -v! succeed tfet fate Mr,5r^Talbot in the represeut&lion of Glaaopgansbire tViih Talbot's mantle he inherited fcfs poli cy ) but failed where his predecessor had sue- eeeded. Talbot was Ion autocrat, iAnd could; bvook no opposition to his iron will. There were ho caucuses in those days, at least net for the Lord of Margrm. "Viviap was an autocrat, too, but the Radical elesbent in hia dayshewed signs of reaction, aad with diffi- eoity bore the yonnger autocrat's Jfke. Afraid to assert himself, yet uawillingj-rto move !as he was moved by his mqrty, Lord Swansea's course v as oftee" doubtful and inexplicable. The fact is Lc was on the wrong side of the hedge. He ought to have beea a Conservative, I andmight have beea a less indifferentChureh- mar. That he Was sincere aud conscientious I is not disputed. His name wiilv live longer í a? a commercial magnate tlian either a social benefactor or a pnbJiú chM-acter. 'His demise leaves a gap which it is impossible to fill up. He had identified hirrsself so intimately with everything he came in contact with that another Lord Swansea does not eJ&st." .■ 1 1 ■ • Jf- The SímOt Wales Daily Newsj—Neman ever doubted the gouuinentss vjpf Lord Swansea's LiberaHsm, or suspected him of time-serving and sittijj|ig on the fence ready to descend upon the side or the victor. He was I grounded Ihwoogulyin bis Liberal principles, •md never shrank from political service, whatever inconvenience it mij/ht occasion to himself, when politic?1 flnty cailcd Once, and once 01 u,, in |ha course of his long Parliamentary career he v-'cut for a time, bat only for very little t jne, political'v awn. He disagreed with that part of Mr. Gladstone's Hóme Rille Bill which excluded the Irish members from the I Imperial Parliament. But the explanation given by Mr. G adstone in hwjyreai speech nt t .e famous gathering at Singleton Abbev atisflea Lord Swansea's scruples, and h« Ixcatne as 4 stalwart' n he I had ever been. The death of .s;¡c:, a noble and consistent Liberal of suc'-i a noble and consistent Liberal (loitticiaB i- a great ni.t.iocal- lo3s; and to the AOOthi.rn half 01 tiie PriacipaUtv it is an ■ most .rreniediabie misfortune. Lord Sw&ns<-a will be foUctred !o-bis tomb bv the s spec*fu? sympathy 4nf the sevrowinu L* or nationajity; and by the /cii £ ned grie: of all ^rfao knew him ally, and 'ibo adimrferi hici for bis political ccusistcj cv aad .esteemed him for Tidbility or'his iifh and char e er." .-The D'jfiip Chronicle says: He was one of U>6 -eiopfo^erit' of labour in Great irii^ilu, was a mac oi enormous wealth, and yenerptia as a landlord. He was rather an oii-i&shio-od yet stfeineh LiberaL He did no« often speak ivi Parliament, but his age, px- perieuCPi and- v!;»aith uaturaUy gave him great i'<tiuenc< tbere.: His last notable ft;>pearance ;D .pol<TRESESFEL theIjevinniog of !asl Session, vheh he wias a pointed to sacotid the Address to tbe Crown in the House of • o ds. He sub- Stittii ed for the orthodox and ra ber colourless revew of home and foreign politics, an im- passioned and lengthy plea in favour of welsh DisestabUgnznent. It was heard with court eous attention, and was noted by Lord Salisbury i5 a few polite, but very sardonic sonlencep. It was at his house that Mr. Salisbury ilt a few polite, but very sardonic sonlencep. It was at his house that Mr. Gladstone stayed when the late Premier made his celebrated statement as to the retention I of Irish Mombsrs in the Itnperz.il Parlia- 5>§3t—a* forefihsalawiDg o." the Home Rule policy of 18Q3. Lord Swansea's death d;- ininiBkea the dwindling nun&er of Liberal Lords. The Sirminyhafn pail £ Post'— "Sir I Hussev was a wall-knowu f^ure in society and on joyed the friendship tf the Prince of Wale8v 'who (toj;ethei y*; tbe Princess) sponsors ten years s it the baptism Albert* vlexandra." w devotes three I event, aays I from heart, ly, was prob- ably fe iu Wales, He was Ct., commanding industrial figm The Westminister of Thursday devoted half* column to a biographic*' sketch of the late Ler<l £ tramea, The Western Daily Press says:—L>rd Swansea waaindeed in aU spheres cf activity, a man of great. Energy, resource, IUld detcr miaai/On, and for his politiee) services Lae peerage vssich in Juhs of last year received frotaMr. G4adfitOT<e*aaawett-met4t«vl reward. í Within the iast 40 or 50 Wars the i t? has been 1 Wjftraol^ any public aoveaieut of importance with whieh Lord Swansea has not, at one time II or another, been identified, and his suavity; reaoinass as a spenker, and perspicacity I rendered him & valuable ally. His great wealth gave I;:m the opportunity of eneour&g-l eg u.;I sorts oi good works, and he was generous as a landlord. A TRIBUTE FROM THE RHONDDA. "Mabon" And Mr. T. Ellis, of Parliamer*, aiG re,(i a meeting of Liberals at Peutreon Thursday, at wiiick a resolution of condolence with Lady Swansea and the family was passed. Mabon, in a i speech brimming over with pathos, paid the late nobleman was one of the first in the land to recognise the rights of Labour to direc reprehen sion in ibe House of Com- moos, and in days long since, when in the Rhondda Lsboat and Liberalism were at variance, his lordship stood up manfully for the rights 01 Labeur. As alar^eemployer of labour be invariably sympathised with the necessities of his workmen; while as a. politiean he fought for Liberalism when Liberalism was not popular. Glamorganshire would sever forget wnat his lerdailip had done for the Welsh community.—Mr. Tom Ellis said that whether they regarded Lord Swansea as a great industrial prinee. or as a great Welsh educationalist, or as representa- tive of Wales in Parliament, or as chairman 'I of their highest representative body, they cauld not but feel that Wales had suffered a real and a great loss, and he only hoped, and sincerely hoped, that there were many amovg the great employers of labour in South Wales who would emulate the splendid example which Lord Swansea had given to his class and to hi* fellow-employers and capitalists in South Wales. —^ HIS r'AUILV. j Lord Swansea had been married three times—first, ;n 1847, to Jessie Dalrvmple, daughter ef Mr. Ambrose Coddard, of Swin- don, who died a year afw raar—iage. leaving as issue Ernest, the new Lord Swansea secondly, in 1853. to Caroline Elizabeth' daughter of the late Sk- Montague J.> Cholmeiev, Bart, M.P., who di-d in 1858, leaving ssue the Hon. Aubrey Vivian and thirdly, in 1870, to Aberil, daughteref Captain Richard Beaumont, R.N., who survives hifn, and by whom he has issue the Hon. Violet I aud the Hoc. Averil Vivian, and two voung sons. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE j FUNERAL We were officially informed on Friday morning that the interment of the remains of the late Lord Swansea will take place on. Monday next in the family vault, Sketty ohurchvard. The body was last night placed in a sheil and it now reposes in tlie centre of tbe death chamber at Singleton Abbey, raised 'on oak pedetttttls. The fuueralM-ra.cgocents, as stated by us yesterday, have been placed in the hands of Mr. D. C. Jones, of Castle Square Swansea and Messrs. B. Evans and Co., will execute the mourning order. The funeral will be a public one. It has been decided to close all the board schools under the jurisdiction of the Swanse& Board en the day of Lord Swansea's funeral. AT SINGLETON ABBEY. The body of the late revered nobleman on Friday was laid in a cofiis o: shell in his Lordship's former dressing reem, A deor in this chamber communicatee direetly with the sleeping apartment in which be died. The room is situated in the frent part of the new wing, and from its windows is commanded an extensive view of fields, woods, and bay. In one corner of the room stands the small homely bed in which his lordship was aceustonced to sleep on thosj occasions when business called him to Swansea while the rest of the familv were | away. The walls are thickly covered with pictures, principally small prints and quaint sketches. Some old views of Swansea are visible, as well as a large number of German pictures, culled by his lordship during bis stay in Gennanr. The body is enveloped in a ar«,UK -india: sheet and is covered with te ilowers and maiden hair fern. T'b 5 Ut > a features are placid, and retain .¡.> .like appearance, In the lebby 'c his chamber, and leading from tne main building by a uarrow staircase, are many momentoets of Lord Swansea's progress on the upward soaial and nolitical path. There are framed declarations of the several pells in which he was con- cerned Truro, Glamorganshire, and Swansea district. There are framed and illuminated addresses from various friendly society lodges, one frem the Ystradfodwg School Board :n recognition of his Lordship's services to the cause of education; one in commemoration of an eiateddfod over which he presided: and not less interesting than these, an epithalamium composed on the occasion of his marriage with the present Lady Swansea. There is also a portrait of the presentation or the freedom of the borough to General Sir F. Greafell, and another of the unveiling of the Vivian statue in Wind-street An interesting sight is the collection of curiosities whicu his Lordship recently brought from Canada. LORD SWANSEA AND HTg FAMILY, From a ;_eer«ge 1 pubhsred this year we extract the loi'owing detailed account-of Lard Swansea and the Vivian family "He-.ry Hussey Vivian, Baron Swansea, of Singleton, J.P. and D. L. for Glamorganshire, late Col. lith G.R.V., chairma.n of tho Glamorganshire County Council. Born 6th Juh 18kil, first married 15t i April. 1847, Jessie Da'rrmple, daughter of the late Mr. Ambrose Goddaid, M.P., of the Law EL Swindon (died 28th Febv. 1848) next married 14Lb July, 1653, Caroline Elizabeth, oniy daughter of tne late bir >idntagn-Jokn Cholmeley, Bart, and Lady Georgiana Beaacler; daugh er of William, eighth djke of ot. Albans (died 25 June. 1&6S); third time married 10th November 18.0, Averil, daughter of Captain Eictiai-d Beaumont, R.N., and the Hon. Susan Hussey AJacDoniild, daughter of Godfrey, third Lord onaid. The isrue are ir.it marriage: ibe Hon. Eruest-Ar.bro-e, '.P., and D.L., for Giamorganshi-e, horn 23r« July. 1354] Second marriage: the Won. John Aubrey, J.P. and D.L. for Glamor. uu:.bire horn 23rd July, 1854. Third arripge: the ficn. Lietiry Iiusse-. bcru 5ta Febi tiarr, i853; the Hon. Odo Richard, born 22nd Apr, 1S75; the Hon. Violet Averii Margaret, born 3, d December, 1S71; the Boo. A\eril. born 4tn December, 1376; i.nd the Ho". Aifcerta Diana and Alexandra Gladys a wins). The mot o oi the family :? 'Vive u,ut:.<.J3 Dei.

SWANSEA SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. aWi5.SBA BAY SIGAALLIXG STATIOJS. Mc.'i"to LlGHTSotSF, Nov 30.—Wind N.N.L.. ,it aiili varialiie; „sJtther. very iiA=v,; sea smooth. Bay i- isner s. Barrow, passed east llanee s. Glasgow, pMspr! easi. Fitz William s. <(. Clymenc s. London, pessrd west i'yne s. Ne\w"asde. past west Bremier a. Glasgow, received ordt rs ior Newport S W ANSEA,-—ARRIVALS, NORTH DOCK. NoTcinber 2Sth.—Wooltcn, 209, Cork. maize. Kliza, SI,'Corobe, niL ALier. SO, JlfiJford, oaU. Sunlights. 245, Liverpool, general. November 30.— Sarah, 45, 'Combe, nil. Sir William Moleswcrth, 55, Aberthaw. limestones. Fitewilham s, 17d, London via Cardiff, general. Brougnshane P 147, Ardrossan, pig iron. Hoc or 42, A bertha w, lime- stones. SOUTH DOCK. November 2Sth.—D. cjeidler. 323, Gloucester, nil. November 30. Tarraganv 144, Water ford, nil. Rio F.irincao So 30, Bristol. genera!. Avon g, 572. Glatvow via Cardiff, genera), DunstFtltiage S, 373, Bordeaux, pitwoed. Glenrairn t- 136. Llanelly, nil Italian s, 226, Port Talbot, ri;1. PRINCE ui WALES DOCK. Novemt-ar 29th.—Gazelle K, 3ia; St. Malo, nil. Elizateth Davies, 28, Bangor, slates. November 30.—Scuthwiek s. i9I, Dartmouth niL SAILINGS—NORTH DOCK Nov 29.—Princess Mary (McNicol) Cardiff. Tele- graph (Nicholas) Bristol, Itonoz- kDe,-re) Aberthavr Nov 30.—Clymene s (Tucker) Catauia. F-»">twiii £ (Davies) Newquay, John James (Williams' N'CWXJUHV Mirre (Stribhing) Bidetord. Copious (Poote) Bridg- water. SOUTH DOCK. Nov 29.—Mabel a (Huuter) London. Nov 30 —Harriet a (Guthrie) Xrouville, Tvno a (Bewen) Troaville. :PRlNCE OF WALES DOCK. Eo* 29.-Holbar s (Cuzmiogham> Philadelphia, lio^aland s (Wiig) Genoa and Leghorn, Aibireo s (Murray) St. Nazaire. Nov Jy.—Gascogne (Caroii) Bona. Magnet (Rees) De varan. F T Barry a (Humphries) London. IMPORTS COASTWISE. Ar^rossan, Bropsbane s. pig iron 300, Jaiaea Watson Co- Banger, Slizahetb Davies, slate; 4S, Eilis; Patridge & Co. Chester. Sarah McDoncld, creoaotc 3alt.8 252, Graigola & Co, a MHtord, Alice, oaC"4S, JohztDf^r

I LOCAL SIFTiyGS.) The huur of the funeral oi tbe iate Lord I Swansea at Sketty on Monday has been fixed f0r 1-30 p.m. I We are requested to announce that the Swansea Hoir;;i^] annual Ball has been indefinitely postponed. I On Friday a man named James fouod a hat floating in the South Dock. It is of the soft billycockr type. and it is thought • possible that it belongs to the missing collier, John .Jones, from Pontardawe. j J. Tanner, the Swansea :oo:ba'ler, continues i, to improve. We have received the following i. telegram from Barnstaple on Fridav after- j neon Tanner is doing favourably: plaeed en ordinary hospital diet—JON PS.' Jun Parfrc-y, a well-known Swansea cyelist, left Swansea at noon on Thursday with the object of trying to lower the Swansea to j London road record. He did not reach i Newport till 6.45—very slow time. Parfrey I rode one ef his own mwwes, fitted with i Professor Everett's patent spring tyres. „ While a 'young girl named Martha Rees, 84t&d 13 years, living at Dunvant. was re- turning home on Thursday from school she ustet a boy playing with a hew and arrow. The latter loosened the arrow, wiueh i struck the girl in the eye, She was attended by Dr. Perkhjs, and subsequently taken te the hospital, where the injured optie was removed. I I Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin, the manager and Kanagerrts of the Salisbury Club, Swansea, I left Swansea on Friday. They possess the ) best wishes of a larce circle of friettdF, I many of whom during the last few I days have made them the recipients of several handsome presents, including the I following .—Silver cruet froes the staff; puree of gold from the members; box ef silk hand- kerchiefs and gloves, silver-mounted malaeca cane,s il ver-mounted pipe and case. &c. I A public meeting of Liberals was held- at the Gwyn Hall, Neath, on Wednesday night. t when speeches were delivered by Mr. T. E I Ellisl M.P., and Mr. S. T. Evans, M.P. Readers will appreciate-the reasons why we are unable to insert a heavy report (which is ) in type) to-day. Tho mayor presided, and Mr. Ellis delivered ac address dealing almost exclusively with the Budget. Mr. S. T Evans's excuse for not having addressed his constituents earlier was rather late. The constituents earlier was rather late. The usual resolutions were passed. i The Guardians of tlie Llaneliy Union were | informed by the master of the TRcrkhoose &t I their meeting on Friday, that the minister, whe was expected to officiate to the inmates ¡ on Sunday, did act. ftllfil his preoiee, and. consequently no service was held. In reply ¡ to one of tbe guardians the master Baid that he had sent to tbe expected minister, the Rev. R. M. Humphreys, reminding him of Ins ap- j pointment, but be had no ictimatieti whatever that he did not intend coming. The cbair- man said as there wag no compulsion in this matter they could not do anything. In the Lst of successes at the London I fnal B. A, examination we find that of Mr. Trevor Simons, youngest son of Mr. Simons, Woollen Factory, Forestiach. This veung student having attended the Higher Grade Board School fer four years, and having passed lst elass in all the Science and Art department examinations prepared for at that I school, nitimately matriculated ia the let division from Arnold College, Swansea, Subsequently he entered the University College. Aberystwyth, where he prepared and sat for intermediate honours in 1893, and the I final B.A. in October last He has thoa eb- tained his degree at the age of 19. We heartily congratulate Mr. Simons en his brilliant success and hope that he will main- I tain the splendid and honourable reputation I h. has won. I A meeting of electors of the parish of I Neath Higher was held in the Board School, I G'.yn-Neath, on Wednesday evening, the Rev. LL Ueweilin occupying the chair. Speeches were delivered in explanation of the various adoptive Acts incorporated with the Parish Councils Act by the Kev. H. Glyn Davies Councils Act by the Rev- H. Glyn Davies and Messrs. W. T. Rowlands, W Davies I (Piaesyfelin). J. Hallatt, D. Walters, H. I Rowlands, and others; and it was unani- ¡ mously agreed to hold a meeting on the 4th I proximo for the nomination of candidates, who are invited to attend. It is anticipated that a spirited oont^si is inevitable, there ) beibg already c. less han 16 candidates for I the uire sweats. At the Ner.ia County Police-court on Friday morning—before Messrs. G. H. Davev, Charles Evan Thomas, O. Shepherd, and J. B. Paddon — H. J. Parsons, j driver, Swansea. was Cnec 15s. aud costs; Rober; White, driver, Melincry- than, 10s tnd costs; Georee Wil- jfcins, driver; Melincrytban, 10s. and costs; | Hannah Elias, farmer, Crynant. 2s. 6d. and costs; Richard Atberton, van owner, Swansea, 5t». and costs George Cole, Swansea, Is. and costs: each for driving withont lights.—Isaiah Btokcs, collier, Skewen, and Thomas Anthony. Aberdvlais, were each fiOtd 5s. and costs for drunkenness- TO THE EDITOR OF TH. "DATLY POST." SIR,—Honour to whom henoar is due. As a good deal of controversy and douhts have arisen since Mr. Laboocbero, M.P.. has been at Swansea a fewiavs ago, that he was the means of obtaining the release of the voocg l&^y Miss Gwvneth Maud, Permit me to contradict such false innpres- sions and eio^uak statements. Although tewever, Mr. Labouehere had the name and honour, it was I who instrumentally inter- 1 ceded. Should there be need, I will place befere the public my letter on the matter to I the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- ment, upon which he recommended her j Majesty the Queen to order the release ia I ques ion. And, further, thnt I interceded entirely on grounds of public policy, and that j t>-is young lady had not justice done unte her, j and was friendless in the world. And the action as to her release was therouchlv j endorsed by public opinion.—Yours, <S e., T, PHILLIPS, Solicitor I I.Formerlyof Cardiff, Cardigan, i I ano Newport. Men.).

MAN DROWNED AT I SWANSEA. I FALLS INTO THE SOUTH DOCK, j i Earlv this (Saturdav) morning the Doek j 1 Police were busily engaged in dragging the South Dock f»r the body cf a man who WAS supposed to Line fallen in last (Friday^ night. His hat was found on the quay w.t u a piece of paper inside, upon which was written the words—John Jones, collier. Cp tc mid-day thoir efforts had not been j I successful. j

I THE LATSST DISCOVERY.—This is a new ail-wool waterproofed cloth, which is now on view at the shop of Messrs. Alabaster and Co.. Castle-street, Swansea. Tbe cloth is in appearance identical with the ordinary woollen garment, and it CAn be made up in suits, overcoat*, or trousers. It is perfect in ventilation, as can be seen by holding it up to the light, whilst guaranteed impervious to I water. A 1:.¡inatürf) lakil. with gold fishes swimming about, made oat of a roll of cloth, is to be seen now in the window ef Messrs. Alabaster. A

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION. I ¡ THE R-ESULT. I From 10 o'clock on Friday morning sudi I 6.3C in the evening the process of counting j the votes cast yest&rday Ln the School Board election at Swanj<ea vai conducted at the GuildhaiL The figures wereanaounced ehorslv before seven o'clock, bat long before that time; tbe Daily Post was on sale in the streets with the ex&ct results of the pollings. No anaJvsit of the voting is obtainable, the system of counting having been to cut up the voting papers so as to lump together the votes actuaih given to each candidate. The general impression throughout the chamber was that reiigious parties voted remarkably straight Mr. Christopher .1ames received support from all quarters and from all parties, and the same mav be; said with regard te the lady candidate, wbe polled a large ntuaber of single and double vefies. Mr. CHRISTOPHKB JAMES (lad.) 13917 ♦I>c. W. MOKSA* (Ind.) 11423 j *Mr. D. R. LEWU. (Non.) 10667 *Mr.. D. HAiLam (Non.) 10619 j *"ReT.JoHlIi D.VID (Ncm.) Oh 9854!, *ReT.W.PHii.MpsOtr(KjC.) 9793 j Mr. D. ROBUETS (Jion.) 9055 I 'Mr. W, WJTECB«;(N<mi.)| 3878 "Re, W, DYFODWG DaYxk (Non.) 8582 Mr. J. GL KTRBY (Church.) 8681 Yx. J, Rossmt (Non.) .h 8348 j *P,,ey- A- A. MATRzw,%(Chumh) 7908 Kev. W. P. WILLIAWP (Non.). 7500 j Mr. GWXEYM MOBSAN (Non.) 7285 j Mr. W. E. HAERIS (Non.) 72-/8 NOT ELECTED. j Rev. J. W. WILLIAMS (Non.) — 7005 j Mrs. EDITH JtXID (Ind.). 6771 j Rev. W. W. EDWARDS (Chureh) 6572 j Rev, J. POLLOCK (Church) 66551 Mr. J. WiLiiAJffS (Ind., 6363 ♦Ms, C. H. Gi^scci'i** (Church) 5650 i Mr. R. J. DAXGXKFrKLD (Church) 5202 Mr. F. S. Brssop (Church) 5156 Mr.-CHAJLLBS MAOGS (Ind.) 1382 Spoilt papers 59. Members of the eld hoard. 1^- ■— i I I I L i i

THE CHURCH REVERSE. THE REV. A. A. MATTHEWS' OPINION. { 1 attribute oar reverse to the faet that we i were over oonfidelà," Mtd the Per. A. A. Matthesre to a Prmt reporter this aeruing. ¡; We made a mistake in running seven candi- dates. We should htve %een wiser had we only run .ix." And how was it you didn't poll more," asked our mow. I have ne doubt that Mr. Christopher I James took a certain number of votes from 8M. Yoa see, though he came out as &L Independent, he is a Churchman, and his ItorAomanu and geniality have made hiss very popular," u How about Mr. Pollock 7" very popular," I I really was very much disappointed. retorted the popular viear of Holy Trinity, about Mr. Polleck, I regarded his election as I ainaoat a certainty." I "To wtaai, do you attribute the Kev. Wateyn Edwards' defeat ?" To the fact that he is not welt knewn vet. He is new to the district. and had he been bettor kaown I think he oould have won the I seat." And Mr. P. & Bishop ? Undoubtedly a graat deal of harm was done to Mr. Bishep oy the fact that soms of his opponents attributed to him statements j that he had never given utteranr-e to. Me 1 contradicted these statements, but, for all i that they certainly had a great influence I against him. ————■—M———a

THE CRISIS IN THE TIN- PLATE TRADE. JOINT MEETING AT LLANELLV. I THE MASTERS ASK FOR 20 PER I CENT. REDUCTION. j A Conference of masters and workmen j was held at the Town-hall, *Llianelly, on j Friday evening to receive the decision of the workmen in regard to the reduction thev were prepared to concede. The following etn plovers were present;—Mr. Ernest J I Trubshaw (Western) in the chair, Messrs. J. Maybery, J. S. l'regoniag, jlln., H, C. Bosd It R. Maclaren. R. Peregrine, Evan Evans (Aahbnrh&m). and David Griffiths (Kidwelly), j Mr. Thomas Phillips (general secretary), and I Mr. Benjamin organising ageflt), were also j present with the representatives of the men. Yr. Benjamin, acting as chairman for the J men announced the decision ef the different branches that they were pre-! pared to grant 10 per cent. The master* argued tLat they could not compete with I foreign manufacture unless they had 25 per! cent., and a long argument ensued, the men's j delegates contending that they did not see where the foreign competition came in, inas. much as the American manufacturers could not pi .ce their tin in their market under j 18s. per feox, while the Walsh manufacturers ceoici offer the tin for 2s. less in the same' market. The masters persisted in tteir con- tenuon that they could not make t'b6 works! pay unless they had 20 per cent, reduction.) The men said they couid not go T jriher t an i 10 per cen", and the cenlereE.-e terminated, j Meetings of the different branches will be held to receive the report of the delegates and a meeting of the- niei s rep'resentatives will be held next Tuesday ni^ht. to receive the decisions of the various branciies, anc i probably ano'her joini meettrg of ma,ters; and men wiL be held on tne following Wed- i nesday nicht. Cireumstancss ipa\ now he s.tici to indicate that an amieabie settlement j will ultimately be effected. It was reported at the meeting by Mr. E an Evans that hit- workmen at the Ashburnham had gone in te work 40 boxes pending the I decision of this meeting --=- ¡ INDIGNATION WITH ASHBURN-1 HAM WORKMEN. | Tbe news that the workmen at the Ash- hirnhani have resumed operations in dis- regard of the 36 bo^es rule has given rise to ^incn indignation in Llanelly. They now j j work 40 botfo, a concession which amounts j' to a reduction of about per cent. j THE WORKS AT MORRISTON. It is announced that the Upper Forest and the Worcester Tin-plaie Works wiil resume.1 operations on Monday, this decision being I largely the outcome of .Mr. Wm. Williams's deiire to assist his workmen. j

FOHBluiN ARRIVALS AND MOVKMKKTS OF I LOOAL VKSS SLS. Rutland s arrived Hamburg 27 I Norueroan s ieft Hamburg 2.8 I Sul!y s leit Nit-ewe Waterweg 28 Ely Rise arrived Dunkirk 29 Alacrity s left Havre 27 WinstaaU;y s arrived lioren < £ > Wiuxtanlcy s arrived lioren < £ > Pimeer e cleitred Roui'.ti 2g 1 .T<1m<.s Hogg « arrived St Malo 27 t Felic-ie arr^eti Morhdi from Swansea 25 Juno s arrn'ed Kante; from Swat;sea26 Atmrmaed t arrived Gibraltar Wm Conual s left Nantes 25 Graafian,is <- paascS Gibraltar 23 A!pL'>rsc Pajran s ar: ived Algiers 25 Mir.nts itasarrived Bjdtircore froia Swansea 18 Louis Warra left Ikyoone for Swansea Saie)-r*o s arrived Sesiri Ixivsate 26 anr1 i«f» s«r S»»aja- 2:l

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED HUPS AT CWMTWRCIL SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A STEP-FATHER. A CUBIOUS CASE. 7=, Before the Pontardaws xnagistratas so Friday, John Margan, landlord of the Push Inn, CwmtwrcL, was charged with attempting tG commit a, rape upoo his step daughter, Mary Lewis a girl a^ed 12. years, on the 3rd of September at Penygraig (Cwratwreh). Mr. Hopkin Morgan appeared for the proseeataon, uud Mr. R. T. Layshoa defended. The charge was brought by twe m. named Griffith Williams and Thomas Edwards a cellier and a haulier respectively, who stated that on the date in question they were passing eve- the main- tain at Penygraig at 4,30 put., when they saw defendant and Mary Lewis engaged in the au. The girl ecreamed when "he saw the men, and she and her stepfather went away. ¡; appears that defendant and the girl bad Deen to a sale at the Rock Inn, Penrhowfawr that afternoon, and were returning home when seen. A man, narxaed Esaiah Williams, gave evidenee as te seeing her. The two men, Williams and Edwards, did not mention the matiar at the time, and it was not until November 15th that the girl herself was taken to task about it. She was placed in the wit- ness-box &Dd absolutely denied that anything improper had ta<ten place between her step- father and hereelf. Dr. H. T. Jeckimt, Ysta yfera, said he examined the girl on November 15th, but fonnd no marKS of violence on her. Defendant himself denied tnat anything improper had oeearreu between him and Mary An, Mr. Ley sea argued that the defendant was at the sale at the time stated by the two men, and that, therefore, there was no trutn ? the allega- tion, Several witneese* deposed that they saw Morgan and his step- daughter at the sal* at 4.3Q. After hearing the evidence, the Beneb 00II)- aitted the defendant so the next aspizc-A at Cardiff. Bail was allowed, defendant's brother, the Kev. itaiwyn Morgan, minister ef Ystradguolais Chapel, being the surety. el

TOO LATE FOR CLASS IF f CATION "V KV Laic Eggs.—FTeah Every M-oming. -BJreot from tb; i'trm. »t the Woodland I&iry. Helen'»-mad. J85 PURE IClk. very rich quality. Delivered Freeh Twice Daily to All Parte of the Town.—Wandlaad Dairy. life ON SHI}: K Cream, direct from ixeii.: Exeter, fresh ati'Y '-cry rich quality. — Dairy, 36, St. Heieo'6 road. £ 86 DJBVONSHIRK BiiMw. direct from T iverton. fresh daily, splendid flavour.—Woodland Dairy, 26, 5r.. Heleiii's-'rtci, is OPERA HOUSE HANI? will Play at the SiuirHitoa. Qu^idri'.le Claas, Drili if in j:" Hall, or. !"r*d8yw_ November 30th. at odack p.m. Members oaa Jom Friday Ni?"ht. MS7 PLUMBER Wanted fiy Monday martuaag -Appiy PJon^ber ii Shop, ZL, Sichardsoc-asraet. Swaawa. -bl36 v MINORCA Pnllets, pure bred, regular egg machine^ will shortly lay. 56 each.— svuns, Gaiarix«-ou^b Swidio^ 12," St. Helw >-roai4» gwariaea. biaTi SWANSEA SCHOOL BOARD ELEC- TION. LADItS ANT, G*yrn«h, I beg to tender my sincere thanks to those electors whe neaourea me with their support at the above ele-,tion, acd wiish te to say that I shad enies^our to ment the eon- ddence reposed in me. I tm, yours faitbfulH, 2293 G WXLTM* MORGAN. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SWANSEA U.D. SCHOOL BOARD. LADIBS AJTD GXNTLR-AMW. I beg to tender you my heartiest thanks -■ for the honour you have conferred upoti 2D8 in returning me as one of your repraaMtat'vea en the above Bo&rd. Your- obediently, W. E. HARRIS. 15, Lansdowne-terraee, Swansea, Nov. 31,1694. 2235 L Å DIE S AND GENTLEMEN. I return yeu my very be*t ihanics fer your support ia the re-sent School Board election. 1 P&rt&eu-iaiiv my emenuAMm, cost posed oi men embracing a diversity religious and political views, and many who &re not considered as religious men—but they are man who never talk ef religion in its accepted sense, but practise it in their daily lives. These men are of sterling worth, have a high elaist to moral culture. To all of them I am personally known: and they know that I am a strong advocate of civil and reiigzeos kbeHf for my fellow countrymen. If my lire is spared it shall he my endeavour to raise my voice in favour of their just claitrs on the broad grounds of humanitv. Extreamiafel I expect to tnd-do find them dsiiy, sad will for a long time-in all creed E. I W cenvineed 11 cannot please all. but it shatlbe my finttana to do npt > to all. F en es we have been aesertiag Qw rigial., jry man to choose hisowa relipilrla belief. Iuaid thht the freedom of individual^ limited only by the freedom of other iadL viduals. is sacred. I hold my liberty as (eft, and it shall be my duty to try and peetdc|i your liberties also. I remain, Ladies and Gentlemen, Yours verv tr-u!y, CHRISTOPHER JAxIs. Ida Villa. Ffynone, Swaeaea, Tf mails i Itj, 1894. 2Sm Q.REAT 0HRI8TMAS ^HOW OF TOYS. FANCY GOODS, AND NOTELTI E-8 THIS DAY and Daring thA MONTH. MAGNIFICENT VARIETY. Mechanical, Steam. Cloorwork, nntl TTei luie ? Toys. DOLLS AND GAMES. .4- AT M LOVELUCIC. .J.J.. s JL< APSLEl HOUSE, WATTER-POAD, And 1. PARADE-BUILDINGS, MUMBLS& J CHRISTMAS, 1894. AT RHYS THOMAS. USEFUL PRESENTS. KID GLOVES ALL COLOURS 15.11. WARRANTED SILK SQUARES AND SCARFS. A SPECIA L LINE in CHINA SlUS: GKNTPS and LADIES, lUot, Is. 6id., lL 11iL. WORTE. DOUBLE. REAL WELSH WRAPS AND SHAWLS. FUR AND SEAL CAPS IN ABUNDANCE. &ABLE COLLA RS and SQtï IRREL BO GENTS' SILK MUFFLERS, GLOVES, TIES and UMBRELLAS. TJtDlES WHITE and FA-SCT AIR Or LVERY DESCRIPiON. A CHOICE LOT OF LABfcEfr ftmf UMBRELLAS, STERLING SlLVU, HANDLES, 6& lit. and ?&. 11.1 WARRANTED FOR TWSLVS MON HR. ax _• RHYS THOMAS. r1 THE FASHIONliltJl :Hl!ST wa -"J# 51, OXFORD ST&g}<n SWANSEA. 'J

v. ye that w* want r, Barraelougb Bradshaw in the Bwamta pack—-and quite right i^ere'li be fine times at Pembroke Doek The Neath First string are playing ^•"Millngtary." am told that the team of the Welsh Rogi- is a pretty fair one. They are able to any I lot. ^Sill, the Morriston wing threequarter, is ■gg'p an able to don „tbe jersey bnt he hopes to JHpPe&r against Treorky next week The sbser.ce of feut of the be&t forwards of East team to-day increases the hopes of entertained by the Westerners. The Westminster Gazette on Thursday its leader to a dissertation oiisl pfefosgionaliam in Rugby football. Archie Hunter, tie famous Aston Villa ettptain, died at his residence a.t Birmingham OQ Thursday, after a long and painful illness. A Welshman (Mr. Stevanson, of Newport) 5** just been appointed secretary of that *fcOJeu8 "socker" club, West Bromwich Albion, ( Edinburgh University tearaycontains rf^yers of seven nationalities. There is one A^khaian — Lloyd Roberts, formerly of t, The Athletic News says that/the Swansea -er team are getting baixl Luck m their !?P ties. Cher us of members;: "We are. we *6 are!" ^^aoiells, the old Llanally flayer, celebrated first appearance in the Wortley team on r^tordav last by running in the first try of **9mat6h. ^JF^e Harbour Rangers have just formed a team, cf which? C. Hughes has been rf5°iRtcd captain and/A. Coker vice-captain traascrrer. aincerely hops that the Clydaeh Club carefully re-sorssider their position with j^S^rd to their resignation in the Swansea Wlstrict League. the oid Newport player, was, by tha#?3011 e°ESeD' *^e best threequarter on -t in the Yorkshire v. Lancashire match Chester-on Saturday. th^rfchur GtmId said or a recent occasion j >vould like to hare Badger playing by Had he the international Rratch in Llanelly people think he bail. Tr UXv^rd Jones, aged 27, died at Cwmbran ban from injuries received on the foot- field at Bassaleg last Saturday. The ftp?01" 8^ated that death was due to a rupture J bladder. is expected that the meeting to settle the in dispute between the'Rugby Union Jj.ttee and the Y orkshire Unien will bo ct in London within a day or two of hri8trcas Day. t^y^ach is troubled. They csino down te ^>v,a,nsea District League meeting the tantr ^ay, more in sorrow than iu anger, and °red their resignation. But the league a*dn't accept it! j To-day Neath are playing Pembroke D^ek. Vb»U"'i"a'nt JoheHion has promised to look pj r;the lads oi! Caslellnedn. He's going to D- ■ er" up and feed'em up. Oh, there s a *°°d time coming. VII) arranging the fixture with Neath, '^enant .Johnson, of Pembroke Dock. s^ ed that a team not too strong should i>e J ri but one that could just beat his boys. U°°* idea that a *ieh° J S pcopte aro bornjiucky, others are born j># others are bora o» a Friday. Cliff rank« among the lucky ones, lie has playing footoaii now for three or four iÐ' Rons and ha3 never yet been seriously I lQred.. Morris, tho Llanelly forward, after Wld experience in first class foetbul!, tot S, tne opinion that it is impossible kisd rwar,l to slune in the open if he does »A> uty in the scrum. Them's nearly my ^'tnents, too. ^avi ^*aB' v- West trial match to-day Joe t0r 8*s opposed to Alun Morgan. If the in his accustomed style, Alun "will shine—yes, iikea rushlight eem- d with an electric arc. At least, so they J *n Neath. 1^ *°8 bound the Swansea and District e have leapt from penury to affluence wan sea Club hare done the trick with tfoe That's the result of the match at 8a*l,on w^h the "All .A. Xi^opos Jack Jones's appearance ia pincc- Saturday, some uf the "Seailots singing:— Jack Jonc3 'elps 'Is teaznto win a bloomlll .^tcb, :t dunno where 'e arf! ^teafc6' reP«rt says that Jonas, who is the b*<»$a9<iu^8it'on to Wauaarlwydd team. W*v ia'r bficomo a scorcher. He has -l1lbd three matches, in which he has done e scoring, viz., two goals and two tries ^rible fate awaited a football team at Mass.. U.S.A., on Thursday. ^*slfj^re an °mB''5as when they were e" into by a train, %vith .the result that s Wrnvi H?rers ^6fe killcd several others injured. to^'re great rejoicings in the tin-plate *r:ov <>11 Saturdav niglit last over the tail Piled on by the searlets against Peny- Pai9y Davies donned his beautiful ^nit6°a^ oneC! more, and Jack Jones was Phi* <^ate strutting about town with a °f eye-gb 'jses. On N^i^t ° ^*at- -ho raesobers of the Gowertc.c 'J^0{. fifteen are going to present Mr. oil&n ^*ckie) "heir ol i secretary, wi' ii U)e e *Pa^nting of himself, in recognition o services which he rendered the ^ld fV 's^ a position whieh he lo^ many j-ears. \V;,„ "n pnv t'rfy kicks a?-e flying abetit Ben hound to catch one. -i bis sterlii^ Sftw getting into trim after 'n* t^ t'Gs tli3 Cardifi match, by playing with lriare i.ei'y team. On Saturday he once his numbered among the wounded, and ^fe<*redCQ to the Scarlet pack is again seemed to be quite certain last night the Llanelly v. ilorriston lixcur. Eight of the picked men o! were looked upon for the tria; ta];e is stated that Morriston offered to lo,,d-3y insteid. hut the Llanelly Clnb tojateu n°t sep their waft* clear to play tht <tOn„ ^at daj'. Mores the pity for all Ot'ned. rou titest wiieezF1 l'9 •>a*t hoen ventilated? ip ln Tnakfc a fellah 'ntoez* ° hilar the jiastiiiie ilatcfl. do you know who said it was .A *in to p!y foottial! ? noomi* shame—1 «ez it.'cause Atisn'l t>ir at all. If a '• None in pastor, boy«« A a".threw T h:1 gsmtth-t dt..wn «s tells of comin jwjrs "en you leave ilorrleton j* va.s ow "»o<k«r game lit for chap* tn play. L-,V:ISe n, s r,(i? ■eiJ1 lipjpju >ani« ■•vlong the a irier way ^4,-iQ3t'•« an! on Rugby too, rr- J^asn't got tiic s'-nl, a i ,r v "3 to see a liwi thin Go:, Id k'^kiu of a coal. 1 A°r n'-al1! 'ilsr>'t cot t lie eyei 8cr5*»rna>{e to admire, on,yin the £ <iii& i his way to Hadea'n fti e ye ve not a :i::rrer mind p^" manly jpimes to bar ye ili,. V/ot d to all mankind, ■««iv d.;a't 'e go too/nr "lo more bloomin' 'arm than good x sports yc blante, r agree -.vith u?, Uft' I'iny the passia' game. "lreiy 'arcnt got etri. 3?,ft<r'i?a,Ve ns ÙI hatch, j °} uaare takia' part 1rJKp s great trial niii' ch. i-. ho play io earth's great lap, JJoto "il i<r*v '-•1U '11 fenowji ?*n ijtir. t'ow \v4n their caps **uf T >tMler-ali aruty wia the Crowa i Swamsea arc sending a itrisg of forwards to Knighton ko-dav that nre second to oooe in South Wales, By virtue of their taking ever the Dany- giaig fixtures the All Whites Reserves I play AMmanford to-day. It was considered doubtful whether Bird would be abie to go up to Knighton to keep goal for Swausc9, to-day. I There's a splendid portrait of Tom t Grahejm, the Newport forward, in the Rugby I Onion football handbook. I wonder what the Llansamlet officials I thins of the letter from the Tstalyfera secre- I tary anent their display last week It is very doubtful whether the Swansea socker team will return from Knighton to-night with smiling faces. Very doubtful I Donald Perkins didn't do so well in the Swansea Reserve threequarter line on Saturday as he has done previously at half- back. Adamscn, tfee sturdy Carmarthen man, partners Darlow on the Swansea left wing against Knighton to-day in the secead round of the Welsh cup. Jonah Morgan, the Swansea Second team centre, must give up hugging the ball so much. He didn't give Wilson thechaLces that- he deserve, last week. Toss Davies, of Morriston, has at the last moment found himself unable to take his place in the Western team, and his place has been taken by Harry Rees. Mr. R. A. Jonas has resigned his position as a member of the match committee of tho Swansea Association Club In of his being a playing member. Some of the people at St Helen's ground last week declared tha.t the passing of the second team threequarters was quite as pretty and effective as that of the firsts. If brilliant individual play could have won the game for Swansea agaiDst Mountain Ash last Saturday Mac would have won the game For the- home team. He worked like a horse. I'm glad to bear that there is a good prospect of the Llanelly local teams are selecting a fifteen to meet a team from the Swansea Dietriet League befere the end of the season. Conway Rees has rather recently returned to Llandovery from Sherborne School where he filled a. temporary engagement. The famous threequarter will assist Morriston in their most important matches. Toe Swansea F.C. Committee have agreed Lo let the District League have St. Helen's I ground to play their match with the Cardiff team some Saturday afternoon after Christ- mas, when the All White Firsts are away. The Swansea socker" elub have appointed Messrs. Robinson, Riduell,Jones,Beaaely, and Richards & sub-coioinittee to consider a code of byelaws, which it is suggested to adopt. The sub-committee report to a meeting to be held on Monday evening next. Vote for Rosser," said an election agent to a voter outside High-street Police-station yesterday. No," retorted the stalwart plumper, I'm going to vote for the old half- back." The Kev. A. A, Mathows, who was standihg near, looked radiant. The Reserve skipper and his brother were not much knocked about going home through Sketty after having defeated their native village. In fact, the vanquished took things very philosophically, and said they had not enjoyed a game better this season. Such are the vicissitudes of fortune. Sketty. who were defeated by the Reserves on Saturday, were formerly vice-captained and occasionally captained by Bartia Perkins, the present captain of Swansea Reserves. Donald Perkins, who also played for the winning tea.m, W,:8 last year one of.. their threequarters, Marshall, the Bradford forward, who appears in the Eastern pack in the trial match at Newport to-day, is not unknown in Swan- sea, for it was here that ke lived in the days haiere he flitted north. He used to be at Ben Evans', and was in those days unable to regu- larly ussist the All Whites in their Saturday engagements. Tom Graham, of Newport, says that his notion of an ideal pack is one composed of eight (not nine) men of the "slingy rather than the "stoggy" build, averaging about 121 stone—varying from 12 stone to 13i stone, an willing and able to do their honest share of the work in the tight serums, and being sufficiently fast to be usefull)) the open. The Rugby Union Handbook for 1894-5 commences with the following extract.:— "The fisting out a l'Association by which he saved almost certain tries may be objected to as not being strictly sportsmanlike, but it certainly shows that the little full baek is iiot iacking in resource.* I faney most of us know that" little full baok and, naturally enough, resent the comment of the writer of tne book above-ment oned when he says that "no terser or more pointed proof of the mental depravity which professional football induces could be desirtii than the above exract." The Easterners are laying long odds on Aiun Morgan. He s sure to get his cap," they say. Alun. Morgan is the man, Doc-da Doo-da 2: Davies heat him if jpu can, Doo-da Doo-da-day Tlie Westerners have their little ditty, tco- One enthusiast said to us in confidence: "If the committee don't pick Joe Davies in Preference to Alius Morgan they ought to be boiled.' Another one suggests that it would be better to convert them into sausages. All I can say is Uiat I hope tun better man will be selected. It has been proved over and over a^ain to the chagrin of msn1 club in South Wales hat the true ',vo; i 8r ):110 Welsh plavers is "ever discovered til ey have crossed tbe | border into the eOUIJ, ùr broad acres. The iatest et&mpic of this- is Dai Williams v.ho is now playing in tip-top style with some Yoi'k- hiro 'team. The Yorkshire Post a week or EO ago devoted nearly haif a colu'nn to singing the prai. es of this player, describ- iug how completely he eclipsed the redoubt- able Lockwood. V; illiams plaved a couple of matches with ti c Llanelly team as a forward, but his abilities were never recogniscd as being above the average. He is kuown iu the tin-plate town as "Dai Plasterer," The Llanelly team will have to do without the mord support of two enthusiasts ior a :'ew weeks. John Davios, brother oil the skipper, and Arthur Mitchell—Member of a famous football family—le!t Swansea lor loreign parts in the 8.S." Amity" on Wed- nesday. They first call at St. Nazaire in South West trance and then piooeed to Hilboa in Spain where they stay for a few weeks. They are both on the sick list. Who gays there is no fraternal feeling among footballers. The gentleman who made all the arrangements and secured the goodwill of Cn pt. IJazleton for them was Mr. Towers, the old skipper of the All Whites and now raat?ager for Messrs J. Wood and Co. Swansea. ODE TO A GRAND STAND. Oh, the club at Aberavon Haye beel. and built a stand To hnlu three hundred peop¡c; 'Tis a building huge and grand. Last Saturday I hied me there To see the All Whitus piay But the time I spent within that stand, OÜ, it wasn't- over gay And when attain 1 toddle there From it Iii keep aloot Por it hasn't got no ends to it '• v- And it hasn't gota rooi 11 nd far adown the valley Tht-Neuk winds whistled shriU .1 And the people )\I! upon that 8tand Were shaking, cold and chill! The pressmen uttered fenrtul word. For which I'll write a blank For they hadn't got nowhere t > write, &o )hnv utilised a plank 1 Oh. Mister jbuttpr, don't forget (Til is is my 11:"1: refrain) AxH mind you've got a roof put on W hen I come tfaiere^g^ I Qomfan sr» at Pootarduhini to-day takiog on tke homesters i St. Joseph new want to play the match with Gowprton aptin. But the League says "No." The Hibernians should have taken the ehance when it was given thorn. í Mr. J. Riordan, the secretary of the Mountain Ash Association Football Club, writes me as fallows :—Dear Free Lance,— You would greatly oblige me, on behalf of the I above, by inserting in your valuable columns 'I that Mountain Ash had cot got a- fixture with Cardiff, nor have net got one yet; therefore j. I c-all it very unjust for ths Swansea football I pablic to be surprised at Mountain A"b turning up in the cup tie, 24th of November, 1894, alter they have been led to believe that I Cardiff were disappointed by Mountain Ash. The so-called fixture was arranged by two persons outside the club, viz., J. Rogers and J. James, old players, whe have not kicked yet this season, neither are they in the above dub. I may say they arranged the match at a Cardiff meeting, also picking a team there without the knowledge of anyone in Moun- tain Ash. The picked players were surprised to see their names in the paper on the pre- vious Friday, and when I discovered tbe same I communicated with Cardiff, and by justifying the Mountain Ash Junior Football Club and Swansea public. THE BROTHERS JAMES. At the next meeting of the English Ragby Union, which will in all probability be held in London on the eve of the North and South match (December 1£1t!:», the case of the I Brothers James will be again brought on for consideration. At a recent meeting the I Welsh Rugby D oi..o instructed their secretary to forward a letter to the English Rugby Union, setting forth their views of the case. We understand that the cemmuni cation, which will he forwarded by Mr. W. H. Gwynn to Mr. Rowland Hfil, is very similar id its terms to that put before the English Rugby Unien some twelve months ag.. I was talking a day or so ago with a well known official of the Welsh Rugby Union as to the probable date on which the Welsh International team will be picked. He told me that he does not expect the team will be picked this side of Christmas, if, indeed, it is picked until after the holidays. It appears that some of the principal officials of the I Union are of opinion that it is inadvisable, to make the final selection prior to Christmas, because some of the chosem ones are almost certain to get. damaged in tho heavy engage- ments of Christmas week, 1 gathered "from what he further told me that if Bancroft i shows anything like form in any club matches prior to the first International fixture neither Alun Morgau ner Joe Davies will have a look in. Griff Lewis, the well-known Neath forward, infoairs us that he has not a baby, and that, I therefore, onr statement aa to his absence from a recent match because of his having had to rock the cradle is incorrect. We I. humbly apologise. May he soon have a double-barrelled cradle to rock. He would then have to do seme chanting every evenings Go toitleep inv bonnie little tobies. Father Griff's a-watching with his eye; Hnshaby Lullaby! piC<i.nnimes, Yiai will make good forwards by and bye 1 FIXTURES WANTED. TTEPEKKY F.C.-The Secretary iaamdcus toarrange fixtures with junior team0,9—11, wkhitt three miles of I Morriston. Address: D. E. Edwards, Tyrpenry Arms. Morriston. Midland J unions want fixtures with good junior I teams, 12 to 14. Address Dd. Gower, TyreaDol- terrace, Morrkton. Brysmkuj. ROVERS' Secretary will be glad to arrange fixtures with junior teams, 12 to 14. Address: Secretary (W. D. Richards), 69, Llangyfelach-road, Swansea. HAREOUB Kangees IL team are anxious for fix- tures with ;;uod junior te.Ulls.Apply D. Howells, Britannia Inn, Powell-Irt.r"et, Swansen. VICTORIA F.C. will be glad to arrange fixtures with good junior te&n.s from 14 to 16.—Address A. E. .Donolly, Bay View Hotel, SwaIl!!ea. BRITANUIA Boys ha.ve open dates for December 15 and 22, January li), and February 2 and 16,—Address Alfred Dining, 310, Neath-road. Flasinari. Brynmklits F.C.—The secretary of the Brynmelin Club has 1\ Iew open dates foriuniets 10 to 12.— Address F. Braanon, 1, Bryumelin-street. LLANELLY 'QUINS have open dates for Boxing Day, and would be glad of a tixture with any Neath or Swansea club.-Address secretary, IS, liichai-d-street, Llanellv. EASTVxklx) F.C. want fixtures for Saturdav next.- Apply secretary (D. W. liiehards), 147, Eastbourne- terrace, St. Thjmas, Swansea. (In cousequeuce of the large number of these notices froal clubs wanting i'xi ures received by U8 eaeb week,.each notice sent in must in future be accompanied by six stamps.] TEAMS FOR TO-DAY. [On the Ground of the first-named.] MORRISTON V. LLANELLY. MofcKiSTOx.—Back, T. S&niisr*; tnreequarter-cacks, Jerry Kdwards, Harry nees. Tom White, and Conw y Reel; halt-backs, HOS5 Thomas and Ivor Grey; forwards, R. G. Edwards (captain;, Tom Deacon, Dai Fisher, Tom Roberts. D. T. M. Davies, W. Davies, W. H. Llewelyn, and Dai Mainw3,.mg. Kick-off 3 p.m. sharp. SWANSEA Rt&ERVES V. AMMAN- FORD. Swansea HESIHVES.- Back, Smith; threequarter backs, Sid Jones, Joslyn. Donald Perkins, and Hay- ward; half-backs, liddie Rvans and Geo. Harmond forwards, Bertie Perkins (captain;, A. Jenkins, JJen Davids, T. John, K. Davies, Gibbs, D. Thomas, and Halfpenny or H. Davies. Train leaves Victoria for Ammanford at 2.0 o'clock. LLANELLY 'QUINS V. LLAN- SAMLET. Limur 'Qtjtss.—Buck, J. Barney threequarter backs, J. Owens, T. Samuel, J, liiehards aud W. Phillips half-backs, Jerc Gay and F. Melyn for- wards, I). G. trialUM, J. W. Jones, E. P. Williams, T, Harris. Ben Tnomas, M. Thomas. H. Thomas and Doú Kioi ntf S o'clock. YSTALYFERA V. LLANDILO YSTALTFERA.—Full-back, U. i". liivans, tb'-ee quu.ter-ba<:ks. E Davies, E. Evans. W. Iivans, and T. JJ. B. Lewis half-backs, A, Hutchins and ,11;. Jones; forwards, Bert t'ms waptain). Bob Wi HiatT15, F.C. Henry, 'fed Motgmis Bill Williams, and Johnny Hl.mkins. LLA.:iDlLO.-Full back, Ted Pop;.hnm; threequarter- bitCks, M. Riohards, iH. Thomas, F. Fuller, and G. Davids half-backs, Johnny aud Willie Davies: for- I walds, y C. Thomas (captain;, L. Davies, E. ThomAs, W. H. iMvies, Fred Jones, L Davies, H. Pox, and Goor^e Bowen. WELSH REGIMENT (PEMBROKE DOCK) V. NEATH. Nkath.—Back, .T. Griffiths. -meiiuarter lAcko. W. Jones. J Williams, Jloi-guu, and Ohas..Steer !(cupta?n); half-backs, Alec Cross and J. Phillips; forwards, A. Hutchinson, Fred Hutchinson. M. iteynolds, A. Reynolds, H. Jones, W. Williams, J. Brooks, and J. Kdwartls, ABERDARE CRLTSADERS v. NEATJi A." NEATJI "A"Back, Owen Barry; threequarters. I T. Williams, J. Harris, T. J. Youat.tand D. L.'i'homa»; h;Uf-back-, J. Wiiiiamc and T. Jiees; forwaids. T. Powell (capt.), H. Evans. E. Vigors, S. Davies, jno. Thomas, W. Davies. D. Evans, aud J. Bartlett. SOMERSET CRUSADERS V BRIGHTON Somerset CRtiSADsas.— Back, W. Miles; three- quarter-backs; K. Str«ud, D. Be van. H. Liovd (eapi) and A. i'< Other; hal £ -back>. J. George and i). Johns; forwards, W, Parker, W. Squires, H. Brown) W: K:dwell, D. Webborn, K. Chappell, JT. >;d\var.it| and G oad. BRI3DTOK. — Back, T. H. Day; threequarters, W. Fisher (œpœin). :8<>1> f;van¡¡, F. Richards, and A. Oat- way; halves, K. ^rocksran'i S, Robinson; forwards, J. Griffiths, D. Sims, Joe Reynolds, T. Hu^h. W; Myles. W.Thomas, D. Griffiths, and W.'Jones. Referee—Mr. T. Beynou (St. Joseph's). Kick-off at 3.16.. MORRRISTON HARRIERS V. ST. I HELEN'S. ST. IIEI.V.NS.—Hack, J.'uard: thtep-qitartpr backs, h. Jenitins, F. Edwards, F. Tiiomns, ana M. Bevan half-backs, I.. Saaii-hson andF. Morgans; forwaids, A. Jones, A. Ball. T. Crouch. K. Parker, C. Mogg. ides. Jones, W. Lucas, and W. Reed. Swansea II. v Bridgend Amiua-nford v 8ws.nse¡t Reserves Penurth v Aberavon St. Peter's (UMetiy) v Hafod Rovers Melyn Rovers v Clvdach ASSOCIATION. Swansea II. v Aberdare