The South Wales Daily Post

THE f. POST" DIATT* Tee K.mpj i:k: Two i'eiiori.iaucftj every eveaing; J Il.1at IT O'CLOOK. Er.Eiiv IJA.. "u. Brighten" to Ilfraconibe and .N ortil IJt \"(1) cuast. July 19,—v. Suelling ct Albei t Ilall, 3 p.m. concert at 8 p,m, July ill.—tin le of leasehold property at the Cameron July 21 to 31.—Tiades, F"od, Luunlli-y, and Cookery Exhibition at Albert Hull. Arms Hotel, hy .Measis Lowes. Sons, and Watkins, July Zi and &?.— Gcveruuient Inquiry at Guildhall into Swansea Charities. July 23.—Kxcursi.iii to lirecon per Midland Kailway, ieaviuj; Swansea at2 p.m. July 25t.h.-Ufeboat Saturday a.t. Swansea. J uly 28,—S;ile of properties at itoval Hotel, by Mr r E. Tunbt k'ge July 30.—Sale of IreeboM farms and lands at Llangy- fda.ch. at the itoyal Hotel, by M"8srs. Beyuou and Meagher. AUh"(,3 —Al hielic sports by Treorky. Auj{ii»t i.—Athlelic Spirts und Brus»Band Contest at LI:.lI,j¡ 10. Angust G.—<>{ liesidential listate, "West,fa," at ¡j¡eIJllt:,Y A.¡,IIS Hute!, L!a¡¡e!ly, by Mr. S. N.l.l!. J.1alle!ly, in aid of lunds of N.S.P.C.A. August 2fi & ¿7.-S,c!J1St.'a Horse Sbow. bepiember 2 ana 3— Bazaar and Saie-(»f-\York at PEULLV-R^AEI. -0

SATUR))AV, JULY 13, 1^96, NOTES & COMMENTS1 1 YESTERDAY WAS t:¡e 1irst aDlJiver:.ar:r Oï Sir hti Llcwuiyn's great triumph at Swiiuso*, and it WAS not NIIUWED to pass I>y | unnoticed. SYherever local Unionists J WEVO gathored together the day was not forgotten, a fact oi WLIID! Sir Joiiu W..s j TIGTEEABLY renunued by TELCGRARNS and ietiots. --4- | Yv'iien tlic ladioa tako to a xaovniiieut in I earnest tliov usually work with a will. JSo fewer tban 130 bo\es were oil Friday taken out to coilect for t'ie Lifeboat Fun; The liuuse-to-houso canvass winch BEGINS on Monday next not be helped nor rnarrec1 by aoy temporary adventitious event, sinco it will be CONTINUED for the week. THE seleetioll Of n-xt Saturday AS Lifeboat Day- is in the uatuTc of all exptrinient which may or MAY not bo justiiied 111 the result. On!Y actual oxptrieuco can determine j whether the intiux of visitors will compen- sale for the difficulty in securing collectors on a day when most peopie will be INTENT Oil The proprietors of the Ii Evening EXPRESS" have APPLIED the &pur to the s'ow-movit:^ AUTHORITIES by c fieri UG a reward of £:0 f -r evidence ieadiug to the conviction of the St. Fagati muriieter. IT is to b0 hoped that the rev.-n.rd win bosoon earned. Unfortu- nately tins is not such a case as lenders) that event probable. It :s unlikely that the murderer had confederates, and people generally, when in possession oriniortna- tiGIl bearing on a murder, are seldom slow- in coming forward without the inducement i !m I)t of a money reward. Stiii, this o if or may disclose an exception to the as the Western Mail'' which, as the g cater, ineiudes the iesser (> Express," j possesses a tradition or luck. American lin-plate manufacturers hare j -for tije present at all events—abundont-d tiie idea of n.aaiug A deep cut into the WAGES paid to the workmen. It SUGGESTED that the publicity given to the scheme killed, It, out a more reasonable CONCLUSION is the turn taken by! politics in the States rendered such an j attack on wages inexpedient. If the Republicans had succeeded in kt.:ü!.i.Jg.thc ¡, 3 nmc1 mUlIey" issue in the background und forced the tariff to the front, as \Vas their original intention, n move nil the iinet laid down at the secret meetiug of EMPLOYERS would have helped i ?Jr. McKiuley Whether the demand for I a big reduction were resisted or not, he would have been able to point to the trade as being crushed by foreign competitions. It is of the very essence of protection that the yielding of one concession creates a demand for another, and on the eye of the I p&rty Conventions the interests of the manufacturers ard the McKinleyites seemed to jump nicely together. But events proved destructive to the MeKinley plan. Business men, alarmed at the growth of the "silver" feeling in the West and South, rallied to the gold standard at the Republican Convention, and their determined attitude caused "saund money" to become the chief plank of the party platform. What followed at the Democratic convention at Chicago J gave a further degree of definiteness to the money question as the determining factor in the Presidential election. The silverites captured the gathering, and fairly trampled on the "sound money" delegates; Bryan, a combination of bi-rnetallist and SOCIALIST carried the nomination bysturm, awl tariff dropped almost out of sight. In these cir- cumstances, the lock-out or strike of American tin-platers would have ill served the Republicans, and, having regard to the expectations entertained respecting the tardl changes promised by the latter, the employers probably considered it the wiser course not to persevere with the scheme. In the meanwhile there is a slight but unmistakable improvement in the Welsh trade. Prices are BETTER, but not so much so as the mere figures would seem to indi- cate, as an allowance must be made for the rise in the price of steel ban. Mr Thomas 13enjami IT a recent meeting, .submitted a compilative analysis of the I trade returns which serves to give a bird's- eye view of the situation, We had work, but not constant work, for :02 mills before the advent of McKinleyism. At the present time there are 307 in operation '29 works, with 159 mills, are idle, and the number of the latter is brought up to 196 by 36 mills at a standstill in works partially engaged. The returns of exports showed that the loss suffered iu America had to a considerable extent been made up by gams in other countries. In 1802 the American market kept 212 mills going; in 1S95 178, and in 1896 100 mills. From these figures may be deduced I the fact that our American trade still represents about a third of the total make, even after being reduced by half. But for the expansion in our exports to countries other than the States the plight of our staple industry would be deplorable indeed. In 1892 the supply to other countries REPRESENTED the work of 81 nulls in 1895 the work of 96 mills, and in 1890 —assuming the average for the first six months to be maintained—no fewer than 136 mills, a gain of 55 mills since 1892, Deducting this gain from the loss in the States we have the net decrease in tin-plate I exports fixed at work representing the output of 57 mills. During these years the homo consumption has unquestionably I been growing. Taken altogether the prospect is not without encouragement.

ATHLETIC NOTES. I ['JY FREELANCE* 3 CRICKET. In view of the magnificent stand which the Australians are making against tiie chosen Eleven of England there is but scant tempta- 'I tion to think of anything else concerned with cricket. Ever since the Colonists lauded in this country attempts have been made in almost every English newspaper to belittle the abilities of our distinguished visitors. But II the match which is now in progress at the OLD Traiiord, Manchester, the Australians are giving us what I consider to be a fair sample of their prowess. In my opinion, they are the finest combination of cricketers that ever caine over to the mother country from the Antipodes, and. in knocking up a big total they are simply doing justice to themselves and nothing more. It is a significant fact that they have hitherto defeated every English County they have met. with the exception of Leicester this week, and I need not tell you what a tre- mendous taive a "drawn" game was in this instance. Had there been balf-an-hour more time to play the Australians would probably have won IJY an innings and it couple of Jwü- dred runs. This time limit is one of the anomalies of the suninter game. The down-line tour of the Swansea. XI. eon- tki'JfeS to worry "Welsh Athlete, who writes —"On Wednesday I published a letter from I the gentleman down that way, my correspon- dent heaping recriminations on (Swansea's de- voted head. To-day 1 receive a copy of a local paper, hi which a writer under the name of 'Wicket' bears up for the rfwaasea Xl., and plays havoc generally with the Haverfordwest men. lie says :From what I know of Pern- bmktdlÏ1 e men I am inclined to think the Haverfordwest team cannot include many natives. Some probably are recent importa- tions puffed up with self-importance, and buist- ing to show the "fiarfat boys" what impor- tant individuals they were before they con- descended to take up their abode in the WEIIT Baverford." I "Tbe same writer publishes a statement THE continaes) which he alleges to have been made by the Swansea, team. If that statement is true, Swansea left the ground because they objected to bad language. What I rights or wrongs of the case are 1 don't. know. and the ■writer docs not do much toward teaching 1.S. There are a lot of blanks and dashes used to signify figures of speech that would probably have been better left out. I hope the matter wiH be let drop now. for its further discussion cannot by any means fui tiier the interest oi spout.' Ililiman is a prime favouiite for the 120 yards' (sprint at the Swansea Bank Holiday sports. A contemporary reports an incident, of A deplorable character connected witiiiast. Saturday's matcii between Sunny Bank and Pontardawe, on the ground of the latter. The game \r:T? a mont pleasant one until the last wicket fell, when a young doctor named Jones, who had his wickets scattered by Murphy, was overheard by some of the visi- tors to say that Solomon had asked Murphy to try and smash his head, and that Murphy did his best to injure him whilst bowling." Most of the Sunny Bank men had gone to the hotel TO change, and Mr. C. Anthony, who was umpiring at Murphy's end, aud heard the remark, rushed up to fetch Messrs. ¡ Murphy and Solomon hack to defend them- selves, and they returned to the field to de- mand an explanation and an apalogy, but Mr. Jones now told Mr. Gilbertson that he was not sure what Mr. Solomon did say to Mr. Murphy, but refused to apologise, much to the annoyance of the other members of the Pontardawe team, who behaved like' thore UGII sportsmen. The Llauelly cricketers are looking for- ward with some amount of nervous appre- hension to their second matdi against the Newport champions this afternoon, and there is a fearful dread that they will leave the Uskside town in the evening with their re- cord blotted. When the two teams met AT Stradev in the early part of the season the game, resulted in a draw iu favour .»f iJaueily, who were within 50 of the Newport total, with only th., wickets down. With I their fine bowling abilities, and such STRONG batsmen as G. P. L'IVRA, Fred PEES, II. W. Veall. ard John Howell, I don't see why the Llanelly men should not bring off a victory. I I am looking forward to an interesting display of cricket at St. Helen's this after- aon, when the Swansea and Cardiff Seconds will try conclusions. TIURE IS a pretty uack sprinkling of first elevens in the Swansea team, and I shaU be greatly astonished if they don't prove themselves too good for the Metropolitans. The Swansea Second Eleven will be composed of the following: —E. Sheppard (captain), E. H, Bishop, Sergeant Hollo way, George Bowen. W, T. Farr, J. P. Geoghegan, H. S. Cook. E. Landers, H Sweet, C. S Coke, and if. A. Sweet On account of the SIRWSW Regatta, Mr. Perkins, the secretary of the SWANSEA Club, has very wisely arranged fur the Cardiff v. Swansea match to take place on August 1, and not on the 25th inst., as originally fixed, in consequence of this alteration the Bridgend match will not be played until August 19, at Bridgend. CYCLING. At the Catford track on Wednesday John S. Johnson, of America, rode a quarter of a mile, with a standing start, in 26 l-5sec., the pre- vious record being 28 3-5sec., by J. Platt- Betts at the track on the 2nd uit. Johnson's time is the best ever done on a bicycle track. but is a fifth of a second outside his own world's record. The Llanelly Wheelers have gone into camp a couple of miles from Llanelly. One of the flock gives a touching description of the sur- roundings —"The scenery of the locality is not devoid of eh aims. On the right, luxuriant foliage reigns supreme, serving as a shelter against the dust of the highway, and against the inquisitive eyes of pedestrians. To the left stretches a boggy marsh, sleeping in all its ly primeval grandeur. The greater part is stiil untrodden by the foot of man (or woman, so far as is known). A steep incline marks the camp boundary. This serves as a protection against the attacks of wild beasts. Away in the distance lie Rhosilly Bay and Worms Head. Armed with a fragrant weed and a favourite author, one can watch the ocean greyhounds leaving the port of Llanelly, with cargoes of tin-plates, to be deposited anywhere and every- where outside the British Isles. With a pair of field glasses, the progress of the new dock can also be watched." The latest and probably the most sensational departure in connection with cycling is an m- vention which will likely eclipse everything at present on the market. The new machine is sai 1 to be entirely independent of the air tyre, but its weight-bearing portions are slunj; pneumatically in such a fashion that there will be an entire absence of vibration. Whilst tiie terrors of side-slipping are entirely ob- viated, puncturing and the host of other objec- tions incident to the pneumatic tyre have at last been SUCCESSFULLY surmounted. We under- stand the new cycle will introduced to tile public under the title of the "Bruce-Moore." If the machine has all or most of the advan- tages claimed for it, pneumatic tyres have at last Lo contend wÏL., A formidable competitor SWIMMING. The usual fixture of the Swansea Polo Team is with Penarth away on Wednesday week next. Penarthites fancy themselves a bit, and anticipate victories. I am told, against both Swansea and Newport. Doherty, I regret to hear, is unlikely to turn out for Swansea. He cannot get away for the match. This is the more regrettable as the teams for the trial match are to be selected that evening. This is to take place at Swansea in August. Swansea ought to get about five places, if not more, in the fourteen chosen. Doherty, if T'vailabie. may be regarded as a certainty for the international seven, and probably one if not two others. Newport, as the older lot, may get three, Swansea two, leaving the re- maining couple to be furnished by Penarth and Cardiff. On their form, not one of the polo players of Cardiff deserve a place; still, I do not expect them to be entirely shut out. By the way, I hear that the entries for the mile championship race are not filing up as they should. Doherty. up to a day or two ago. was the only one formally entered. Fred Moigan is also a probable competitor, I am told. The polo matches are unlikely to mate- rialise at least, nothing was heard of a team to compete against Swansea. Luckily. the programe is big enough to stand a little I pruning, without material loss of interest. The mile championship swimming race I in connection with the Swansea Regatta, will be robbed of a great deal of interest to Swan- sea people by reason of the fact that D. Mor- gan, the popular secretary of our swimming club, will not take part. In conversation the other day. Doherty told me that Morgan was a "dead cert for the second prize if lie swam as well as he did when practising. Doherty ought to know, as Morgan and he have been training together night after night over the specified distance. The reason why David has withdrawn from the competition is because he has been appointed as one of the regatta officials. SHOOTING. There will, I think, be more Lianellyites at the Bisley meeting this year than ever before. Not only are the Lianellyites send- ing up a strong team, but quite a crowd of friends have signified their intention of going up for the week-plus a few more days, purely for the fun of the experience. There are Llanelly names in every competition, RUNNING. Some ugly rumours are going the rounds concerning the Swansea Harriers' 120 yards' handicap, which came off at the Victoria" Park recently. The officials are held responsible for the farcical exhibition of running witnessed. When the bell rang only five men toed the mark, and Hillman, who received 12jyds'. stait, romped home an easy winner. Little wonder that sports promoters meet with so small a measure of success in Swansea. It. appears rhat the amalgamation of the Swansea Harriers and the St. HcleiVs Harriers is not likely to materialise this season again. The affairs of both clubs are conducted in such a fashion that the sooner both organisations are swept out of existence the better. What is badly wanted in the town is a good, sound, well-conducted athletic club. well-conducted athletic club. One of the most promising men on the local running path is W. H. Bundle, a member of the St. Helen's Harriers. SPORTS AND RACES. The Swansea Harriers' Cycling and Ath- letic Club sports are fixed to come off at the Swansea Cricket Ground on Bank Holiday. Over £100 will be given in prizes, and HE* Worship the Mayor, and the leading gentry of the town, are patrons of the sports. The cycle events, open to licensed amateurs only, comprise half-mile, one mile, and two miles, races, SIX guineas being the first prize in six events, and seven guineas for a scratch ha'f- milenu'C. The club events, open to Swansea Hariers only, comprise 120 yards fiat, to, Pooie's challenge cup, half-mile for Butts challenge cup. one mile bicycle race lor Presi- dent Auckland's cup. 120 yards boy s tlat race for Webster's challenge cup. and one mile bovs' bicycle race for Freedman's chal- lenge cup. Entry forms can be obtained from the secretary. Mr. W. Hillman, and from the treasurer, Mr. J. Butt. Bank Hotel. Swansea. Under the auspices of the Sketty and Dis- trict Horticultural and Fanciers' Association, a show of flowers, fruit, and vegetables, will be held at Sketty Park, on Thursday, August :60th, and will be followed ater in the day by athletic sports. Substantial prizes are being offered. The sports events ate a mixed lot. including flat races, football, obstacle, sack, wheelbarrow. th res-legged. and hurdle; races, tug of war, quoit tournament, etc. Entries for the sports close on August 15th. and should he sent in to M. Maries, 5, Pup. lar-terrace. Sketty. At Llandilo, on Bank Hohday, there will be an athletic festival and brass band con- test. A sum of £ 70 wil be offered in prizes for the sports, and substantial prizes for the brass band contest. Full particulars can be obtained, and entry forms, on application to Messrs. Hopkins and Thomas, Llandilo. One of the most interesting and attractive programmes ever got up by a sports com- mittee in Llanelly, is that which IS arranged for BAUK Holiday next. From what can he TEEN by glancing over it no one will be able to carry away all first prizes with a smile, Racing with the programme, at present in hand, is certain to be fast and interesting. Two splendid events are 440 yards inter- club foot race, and two-mile bicycle inter club match, each member of the winnin- team to receive a valuable gold medal as a prize. These two events alone will amply repav a visit. Another event is a sack ra-e which is always a welcome novelty, and ought to secure a host of competitors. One mile flat, and several bicycle events complete an excellent programme.

THE POST BAG. The gay "Mili-,her" man is happy just novk, He's got paid without working for it, and of all the joys that is the greatest. A Neath man detected in saying what was not true one day this week. excused himself because "It's so frightfully hot. you know." There are places which are hotter. Mr. E. R. Louden, of Swansea, one of THEH two who set out to walk roui.d the world a summer ago, is now in a Swansea hospital, suffering from an old complaint, which has taken a serious turn. Mumbles grows in favour as a residential place for Swansea business men. Some 60 families are said to have taken up residences or furnished rooms for the summer season at thq bright little resort. The staunchest Conservative in the county) of Cornwall of upwards of 80 years, in other words, Mr. W. J. Lambrick, takes his chatting very quietly. He can forgive everything saves forgetfulness of his existence. I- Every Swansea and Llanelly marksman at Bisley is pledged to bring home the QUEEN S prize. The most valuable thing most will carry back will be an elaborate explana- tion why he failed. A good housewife in Llanelly spent Thursday morning brewing ginger beer and the afternoon in drinking it. Standing over the boiler makes me SO dry," she explained to a neigh- bour, who saw the row of "dead men" ready for re-filling. The Councillor who vowed that he was not going to Cray for the eating and drinking, but to discharge his duties to the town zealously and thoroughly, was found "under a hayrick, fast asleep before the day was half spent. A docks reporter in the cause of duty sat in a small lake of tar yesterday and for the rest of the day acted as a moveable disinfector. His self-sacrifice is the more touching because the suit—which now is a pretty study in black and grey—was meant for his holidays next week. Mr. Morgan Hopkin was in great form at Cray. and the admiring crowd around him was enjoying a rare treat until his eagle eye caught sight of a reporter's pencil and note- hook. and he brought his discourse on strati- fied rocks and ram gauges to an abrupt con- clusion. Swansea people may as well resign them- selves to the prospect of agreeably bleeding in a good cause next week. A brigade of over a hundred ladies has been formed to attack the generous for the benefit of tha L Lifeboat Fund. Yesterday was the anniversary of the day which has moved Denia into rhyme, but the weather was so hot, and likewise the enthu- siasm of the poet, that we thought it best to let the poem cool a bit before being handed over to the public. JULY 17. 1895. Fellow Unionists of Swansea, Let us once again rejoice, That P'r J. T. D. Llewelyn Is the member of our choice. Let us evermore remember, As I be days are going by, How we took the mighty fortress On the seventeenth of July. Swansea Radicals were boastful Of their triumphs in the past. And they thought their strength and glory Would for many summers last; But they had a rare awakening That they cannot, yet deny- When t he Union forces triumphed On the seventeenth of July. fellow Unionists of Swansea. We have proved ourselves alive At the great, election contest In the year of 'ninety-tiv> And if we will do our duty. Then our cause will never die; And we shall win greater victories Then we won in last July, With Sir J. T. D. Llewelvn We rejoice this glorious day, Anil the cause of our rejoicing Will not quicky passiaway." On our noble-hearted member We in confidence rely; He is worthy of the honour Of the seventeenth of July, Follow Unionists of Swansea Let us still support Sir John, Never thinking that the peril Of election days are gone; Let us, one fnd all, be faithful. Let us heed our leader's cry. And prepare for greater conquests Than the seventeenth of July. Swansea. Dun A. Our collection of cricket chestnuts growt apace. The latest to hand relates to a locaj budding Grace, of languid ways, who wanted a man to run for him, as he felt out of sort3, and required all his strength for hitting out.. His worries were soon ever. for the wicket-< keeper hit him out first ball. "Dear, dear," said an intelligent Shoniat the Neath show yesterday, There's a fine dog Old Calabar must be, see how many prize8 be have won." It might be interest- ing to add tnat all the tickets on the ex- hibits were inscribed Old Calabar "—pre- sumably an advertisement for the well-known biscuit manufacturers. The jokes of the Mail" about Swansea Bay has cut Pilot John Rees to the quick. He wants us to invite the Mail people down. I'll show them what they navaf never seen before, and all for nothing, too," quoth he. As the fervent son of Abertawd has publicly undertook to drown anvonei found disparaging the bay, we prefer not to be identified with the massacre which might eiisue. r The one matter upon which the Liberal members of the county council at Crav vester- day seemed ill-informed was the intention of the party in regard to local politics. All of them professed anxiety to see and know "the EN known wealthy ex-member of the last Administration, who is going to right their battle for them at the next election, and not a few of them intimated that the time was not yet come. even for the few who pull the ropes, to be raising the ghost of last year's defeat. Captain Ncerup, most faithful and enthu- siastic of Swansea Unionists, could not be ex- pected to forget that yesterday was the anni- versary of the famous victory. He wired Sir John Llewelyn at 8 a.m. — "July 17th. 1895; majority 421. Many happy returns of the day. We toast it.—Ncei-up." At 11.48 thev keep late hours in Parliament—the reply came to hand: inanks for congratulations, and heartily reciprocate toast.-Llewel vn. In the evening Captain and Mrs. NA?;NJPI WITH charac- teristic hospitality, entertained a number of Unionist workers, who had, of course, a real good time of it. We have always thought that the "Evening Express" had the sense of justice highly de- veloped, and the following note in its Friday's issue disposes of any lurking doubt that may have been entertained on the subject:—"Our morning contemporary, the 'Western )Iail: has had a passage of arms with Swansea over the forthcoming regatta. The other day tho Mail asked the question, 'Is it the C-wansea Royal Regatta which is to bo held on August 6 at Kenfig Pond?" But the Swansea 'Post' gets in a good blow with the right when it says, in reference to this query, 'The Cardiff idea of a regatta is the result of years of ex- perience of so-called boat-racing on the Cardiff mud.' Poor Cardiff has had many A hard hit from this. the leading organ of Abertawe, but this is 'the most unkindest cut of all.' Tha worst of it is that too often this actually is the Cardiff idea of a regatta. But IS Swansea's notion of the same anything to go byi,