Evening Express

RUGBY INTERNATIONAL BOARD. MEETING AT RICHMOND. A meeting of the Ilugby International Board was held on Saturday at the Greyhound Hotel, Richmond, Mr. W. D. Phillips (Wales) pre- siding. There were Also present Messrs. J. W. H. Thorp, G. Rowland Hill, R, S. Whalley. A. Hartley. M. Newsome, Dr. T. Gurdon (Eng- land), W. E. Bees (Wales), R. G. M'Millan and W. E. M'Lagan (Scotland), and O. D. Sheppard (Ireland^. The only business was to confirm minutes, and to fix the date of the annual general meet- ing, which will be held on the morning or evening of the England v. Scotland match. If no England v. Scotland match be played, it shall be held not later than April 30 in Lon- don or such other place as the four unions shall mutually agree upon, all other meetings to be held on such day. time, and place as the secretary shall appoint.

Support Your Colonies AND EAT ONLY "NOR WEST Brand of ,CANADIAN ROLLED OATS, The BEST iii the WORLD FOR Brain, Bone, & Muscle, 2LB. PACKETS FOR QD. ¡&O.JL_a.

England v. Ireland- Snow and sleet fell heavily in London on Fri- day, and continued all through the night, with the result that in the morning it was quite an open question whether the match between England and Ireland would be brought off. Even so late as ten o'clock the prospects were far from favourable, for the field of play was covered with snow, and all the available labour had been secured by the Richmond Corporation in clearing the streets. However, soon after mid-day a start was made in removing the snow from the Athletic Giound. which, although very soft, was in much better condition than could have been imagined. The afternoon wa3 dull and threatening, and the attendance, of course, much smaller than would have been the case under better circumstances. Indeed, the ground presented a strange and wintry aspect, with not more than 6,000 or 7,000 people present. No change, fortunately, had to be made in either team. There was the usual band playing a selection of music from one o'clock until three. Scarcely any wind pre- vailed, so that the toss mattered little. Ireland proved successful in this, and at ten minutes past three Daniel kicked off. Allison returned, and then Magee found touch at mid-field. A lofty punt threatened danger to England, with the Irish forwards dashing on Gamlin, but the English back cleared cleverly, the same wards. Bar these kicks by Gamlin, there was nothing in the first five minutes' play. Then, in a hard serlnmage. the Englishmen shoved their opponents back several yards, and fol- lowed this up by smart work in the loose until they were within a few yards of tho Irish line. Once or twice the Irishmen broko away, but they were splendidly checked by Taylor and Gordon-Smith until Coffey beaded a rush to midfield. A brief interruption fol- lowed, owing to one of the players having his jersey torn off. The English three-quarters blundered in some passing. and the Irish forwards, being very quick in the open, although pushed in the scrimmage, gained some ground. Still, England werd in no danger during the first ten minutes, and a fine rush by the home forwards ended in Gordon Smith collaring Reed in the Irish 25. Ireland were next penalised, but nothing came of the kick. Gamlin once fumbled, but extri- cated himself smartly, and at other times he cleared easily, the Irishmen kicking too hard. At length Magee. with a fine kick, found touch near the English line. One or two bouts of passing were checked, but play was still in the English 25. when. the ball coming out to Allison, he smartly dropped a goal for Ireland. This score for Ire'pnd occurred fifteen minutes after the start, and was a very clever piece of work by Allison, to wh.,in the ball came from a hard kick by an English forward. On resuming the game went on stubbornly, the Englishmen being clearly superior in the scrim- mage, the Irish fifteen trusting mainly to their dash in the open. England pressing, Taylor lost an easy chance of scoring. The Yorkshireman had plenty of time to gather a low pass, but blundered in his attempt to gather the ball. However. Eng- land maintained the pressure, and. although the backs conld not get through. Gordon Smith dropped a goal for England, thus equali- sing the score, when the match had been in progress rifher less than half an hour. The Irishmen were too quick for the English three-quarters ti get really going, ..specially as the passing was not too good. At length, however, the Englishmen dribbled down past the halves and three-quarters, Bell doing very clever work and kicking over the line. Butler might have saved had only Bell been there, but Robinson was well up, and secured the try for England, Alexander failing at an easy place. Undaunted by this try, the Irishmen rushed the ball down to the English 25. but Ireland were penalised for a palpable off-side, and Taylor found touch with a splendid kick. Ireland broke away at times, but in shooting they were no match for the home side. Doran once was nearly in, and, passing back to Reid, the latter knocked on, and just afterwards England touched down, and from the drop- out gained ground. Smart work by Marsden, Taylor. and Gordon Smith carried the play right down to within a few yards of the Irish lind, when half-time arrived, with England leading by seven points to four. Half-time score: G. T. M. ENGTAND *l l o IRELAND si 0 0 Dropped. The second half was entered upon just at four o'clock, the Irishmen playing with great dash, but being just kept out. Gamlin once fumbled, the ball being very greasy, but he recovered hinself in time, and cleared finely. The pressurc was relieved by a rush, in which Daniell and Shooter were prominent, but directly afterwards England were in great jeopardy, through one man after another blun- dering. The ball, indeed, was kicked over, but a. scrimmage was ordered outside. Robinson next was at fault, and nearly let in the Irish- men, who for several minutes after the resump- tion did all the attacking. Genuine scrim- mage work, however, repeatedly gained ground until midfield was reached. Then Ryan came through, but his work was counter- balanced by a, neat dribble by Reynolds. Gradually the Irishmen worked round with their own quickness, and a b?id kick by Nichol- son. The pressure was maintained by Alliwn, but it finished with Gamlin being able to kick dead. Ths drop out brought England little relief, and Magee found touch almost on the English line. A penality kick to England fol- lowed. and then an interchange of kicks be- tween the backs. So f i.r England had been hard pressed, but. then cmie a beautiful piece of work, in which the ball went from Marquis to Taylor and Gordon Smith, and thence to Marouis, who had Gordon Smith at hand, and tbe Blacklieath man. outpacing his opponents, ran right out. and grounded the ball between the posts. Alexander tele the place, and con- verted. England leading by twelve points to four. This success did e home side a. lot- of good, and once or twice afterwards the backs bad the ball. but did not get in again. Gamlin tried a drop at goal, the kick falling inst short. A penalty to Ireland, and a, free to England ensued, but both were in midfield. Allison next punted, and followed UP. but Gamlin saved, and just afterwards, when hard pressed, the English back cleverly found touch in the centre. As the time drew near England pressed, and. being awarded a free kick. Aleex- ander only just missed dropping a goal. How- ever. before the finish a fine bout of passing, in which Marsden. Taylor, and Smith were con- cerned. ended in Robinson adding a try. Alex- ander did not convert, but just before the end England led by fifteen roints to four. Final score. G. T. M. ENGLAND 2 2 0 IRELAND *1 0 0 Dropped goal. REMARKS. rBy "WELSH ATHLETE."] Hardly, perhaps, the difference in merit as compared with the Wclsh-Scotch match at Swansea. There was still a big margin in favour of England over Ireland. From the ft rt pass it was a fight between the forwards. and in this department Ireland never had a loos. in. They were, not only beaten forward and in tbja scrum?, but they were outmanoeuvred. They could not scrimmage, and when the English eight made them try to do this it wiajs all England to a gooseberry to the wearers of the rose. Honestly. I don't thinkwe have seen a less meritorious pack from Ireland than that which wore the shamrock to-d&y. Sow, coming back to my argument after the Gloucester match. Engl-and had by no mc^ns a, bad pack. This it will be remembered, was the keynote I struck on returning frcm Birkenhead. The English forwards. I was sure, were a useful lot, but. then, I didn't imagine the excellence of the Welsh forwards. Now, what the critics have done has been to suggest not that the Welsh forwards have improved, but that the English forwards have deteriorated. The mis- take in this was pretty apparent after the match with Scotland at Swansea. And after to-day's match at Riohmond there can be no question as to this beitg the correct view to take. The peculiar part, of it, too. was that Ireland waa not only badly beaten forward, but was outclassed behind the acrum. Lewis Magee. one of the finest halves Ireland has had for some years now. is uot the Magee of old. Ferris was second class. Opposed to Lloyd and, Phillips they are sure to have the most of matters. Mardsden and Marquis always beat them. In the third line Ireland dad not sesni to me to have a decent tliree-ijuartez-indeed. the only man in the back division that I thought any good was Butter, the full-back. Of course, as I have often pointed out, it is very hard to compare form in matdlell of this sort, but. honestly, on to- day's form it does look good for Wales to win the three matches this year. fen-, if we so hopelessly outclassed England at Glou- cester and England so completely paralysed Ireland, then. surely, the chances of AVales are good. Still it will not be wiee to get a. swelled head over this sort of thing. Ireland will sure to make changes. Besides. they will be in harness during the next few weeks, and Wales will be resting. Our forwards will have to keep fit. That is the main thing, and then, providing we recognise we have a good team to beat, we may once again win the triple crown.

NEWPORT V. OLD PLAYERS. This match, which was expected to draw a big gate, was played at Newport in fearfully cold weather. The ground was coated with a thin layer of snow. There was a small attendance. The Old Players were in white. Teanis: —Present Players: Back. D. J. Boots; three-quarter backs. H. G. Alexander, W. Isaacs, C. Pritchard, and D. J. Goss; half- backs, G. LI. Lloyd and L. A. Philiips; for- wards, G. Boots, J. Hodges, W. H. Williams. J. E. C. Partridge, E. Thomas R. Lang, H. S. Williams, and D. G. Harris. Old Players: Back, C J. Thomas; three-quarter backs, A. J. Gould, T. W. Pearson, W. G. James, and F. H. Daur.cey; half-backs, H. P. Phillips and F. C. Purutt; forwards, A. W. Boucher, W. H. Watts, H. Packer. T. C. Graham. R. W. Powell, A. Henshaw. J. Jenkins, and W. Par. sons. Referee, Atr. Elliott (Cardiff). The kick-off. delayed a quarter of an hour, was taken by Boots against the wind. After a bout of centre play Percy Phillips got away at the fringe of the scrum with one of his old- time nippy runs into the Newport half, and from this point the old 'uns began to press in earnest, aided by a smart punt to touch by Gould. Play was forced right down on to the Newport line. The siege was raised after a heavy bout of scrimmaging, but the state of the ground was all against accurate play. the turf being very slippery. It was a nip-and- tuck affair between the forwards, the old hands showing surprising form. They had a short Test at mid-field, when Packer's jersey was torn off, and had to be re-placed. It seemed impossible to hold the ball for fielding purposes, and matters were made more un- pleasant by snow beginning to fall again soon after the kick-off. A lot of hard strug- gling took place at the Old Players' 25, but their defence was sound, and thev beat off all the attacks of the Newport side. Pearson, fielding well. got in a couple of useful kick* to the Newport half. After another of these good shots the old forwards got away with a fine dribbling rush, which was headed by Wal- lace Watts, and the ball was sent over the line, but Besots was at home, and touched down. Afteir the drop-out the Old Players' three-quarters got in a round of nice passing, and Pearson. being the last to receive, got in a fine long shot to the Newport 25. From here the Old forwards again had the advan- tage, and dribbled over again, but Boots again scored by touching down. A third time a dribble over soon after the drop-out led to a like result, the Old hands, having the benefit of tha wind, doing wonderfully well. From half-way Pearson, who was playing almost as well as ever, led a great dribble right to the Newport line. with Watts in close atten- dance, but when the ball went over the line Boots was again smartly in evidence, and just gathered it and touched down in time. Even centre play ensued, and no further points were registered to half-time, when the scoro was— Half-time score. G. T. M. Half-time score. G. T. M. Old Players 0 0 4 Newport. 0 0 0 Graham kicked off after the interval, and, the ball being let fly well, the old 'uns made matters hum right along to the Newport 25. where Percy Phillips got in another of his tricky runs. He was. within a vard or two of the gcal-line when he was pushed into touch. Henthaw got the ball when it was thrown into play and dashed over with a corner try. which Boucher failed to convert. After the drop-out the old hand3 again asserted them- selves. Charlie Thomas, the full back, being up to some daring tricks. The ancient pack, so far from being dorse up by their exertions in the first half. heeled out very smartly, and Phillips and Parfitt opened out the back plav in something of their old wonderful style. Class was telling all the time in some depart- ment or other. Gould smothered Goss. his vis- a-vis, at" centre, and when the ball went to ground took on a smart dribble, but toed it too hard over the line, and poota saved bv touching down. After this the New^T-t siù.1 worked up to the old players' 25. and KidTc; taking the ball along with a. great dribbling rush. was just about to laud a try. when Pearson dashed up from his win? and kicked the ball awav. Still Newport pressed, and from a scrum near the old players' 25 the ball was heeled out, aud a pretty set of passes ended in Pritchard, the centre, taking the transfer well and dashing in with a fine try. Boots failed to convert. A hard and fast game ensued. In a hard bout of centre work Wallace Watts collided with D. J. Boots, the Newport full back. and the former was hurt. and had to be assisted off. He resumed, however, after a few minutes' rest, and made his presence felt in splendid open work. Play was quite as much in favour of the old 'uns all along to the close of the trame. Boots bad to touch down three tames from kicks over by GraliamTGould, and Boucher. Final score. "• 1. M. Old -Players 0 1 8 Newport 0 10 REMARKS. Though not a game of great class, it was of considerable interest as showing that the Newport team of to-day is not anything like as good as the old lot. The former players were quite class, especially forward, their footwork being much superior to that of the present day. Nor was there a lot to choose in the back play. Phillips and Parfitt still retain a lot of their old nippiness and energy. In the third line the best man of both sides a long way was Pearson, who was in a class by himself, his speed, fielding. and kicking being excellent. He is clearly good enough for any company yet. Arthur Gould did a few neat things, but was not quite the Arthur of yore. Charlie Thomas, at full back, was up to all the finest dodges PENYGRAIG Y. TRE- HERBERT. This important league match was played at Penygraig, the ground being rather on th2 soft side. Teams:—Penygraig: Back, Tom Walton; three-quarter backs, P. F. Bush. Hunt, Richards, and A. Hallows; half backs, J. Lewis and D. Ingrami forwards. Griffiths, Chant, G. Evans. D. J. Daniels, W. H. Kemp. G. Mead, D. John, and jti. Raysons. Treherbert: Back, Dan Rees; three-quarter backs. Hitchen, W. Morgan. J. Hanbury, and J. P. Jenkins; half- backs D. Griffiths anu E. Lewis; forwards, S. Matthews, Wolfe, R. August, J- Gibby. E. Barnard. T. Argust, W. Griffiths, and J. Jones. Chant commenced operations for the home team ftt four o'clock. Hanbury returned. J. Lewis finding touch in the visiting 25. Give- and-take play ensued in midfield, when the visitors started a. bout of passing. Richards made a mark, and B'anbury returned to touch in the home i £ The same plaver made kis mark from the line-out.. The homesters re- tali;'t.«d throus ■ Kemp, who dribbled nearly three-par,ta of the field, when Hitchings managed to throw the leather into touch. Scrimmaging near the visiting line saw Johnnie Lewis put- ting his backs in motion, and Bush transferred to Richards, but the ball was knocked on. Thus a golden opportunity of scoring was frustrated. Still keeping play in the visiting quarters. Johnnie Lewis passed to Richards, who transferred at the right moment to Bush, who scored in the extreme corner. Walton failed to goal. The drop-out still I favoured the homesters, Hanbury making a mark. Walton fumbling. D. John picked up, but. he being offside, the homesters were pena- lised. T. J. Argust made a mark. and Ingram receiving passed on to Raysons. with Bush in attendance. The latter kicked well down the field, and Rees, the visiting custodian, touched down. The drop-out favoured the visitors, and after Walton had fumbled it looked as though the visitors would invade the home territory. However, one of their players turned to touch. Argust, picking up from a kick. tra- velled well into the home quarters, where Walton was found awaiting him. A serum was formtefl in midfield. Th homesters were haying a null in the for- wards, though the halves failed wh-an the ball came out their way. Bush made a mark, but the kick only gained a few yards, and th; visitors made up by a strong kick by Hitchings, Walton returning well to touch. The visitors again came in for prominence by smart drib- bling. only to see Walton conceding a minor. The same player drojned out, Ree3 returning with a weak kick. Scrimmaging was the order for the next few minute?, until the visitors changed the venue, but. fortunately. Walton was at home. Johnnie Lewis, following nn a kick, gave up to Kemp, who was upset. Hait- t.imo wa3 now called. Half-time score. G. T. M. Penygraig •••• 0 l o Treherbert 0 0 0 Treherbert 0 0 0 W. Griffiths rc-startted for the visitor?. Both returned, and left play at midfield. A moment later George Evans received, but, unfortu- nately, lost the ball. A moment later Page picked un. but the umpire ruled him in touch. The visitors were penalised, the game being now fought in "he home 25, where Bush inteT- cepted and ran the whole length of the field and scored one of the clevere-t tries witnessed on the Belle Viie Ground". No goal resulted. With a- lead of six points, the homes brightened up. and Hunt. a moment later all but got over. The spectators were now in fine mood. The homesters were making tracks for the visiting line, but they could not follow up Bush's marvellous score. The drop-out favoured the homegters, and Daniel, the ex- Llanelly and international forward, received, and. running strongly ahead, gave up to Ingrain when he found himself in difficulty, but the latter was tackled after goinr: a fe, vards. Dan Rees made a mark, and pay was left in touch at half-way. Iugram came into prominence a moment later by a fins kick and tackle. The visitors now had a turn m attacking. Walton checking their progress. SK,riminia.ging at half-way tonic what, favoured the homesters. Hanbury. making a mark, returned, but gained only a few yard*. Give-and-take play left the game at half-way for a few minutes. For an infringement a scrum was formed in the visiting 25, only to see the homesters penalised, and from a, line- out Daniels again taking advantage dribbled over, ana Mead scored. No goal resulted. Xow leading with nine points, it was evident thrt the game was won and lost. Hitchings mad a mark, and gained a few yards to his side. The homesters were again penalised, only to see a repetition a minute later. Daniel was ever in 'iroininenoe bv his characteristic dribble*. cU.selv followed by Kemp. Griffiths, and Mead, Page,, receiving, wji? finely tackled by Chant after eluding, a few of the homesters. At half-way Johnnie Lewis threw out. and the visitors dribbled down tb- field. Hanbury. from i. kick, nrtde a mark. Walton returning to half-way. From a ecrnm Kmlyn Lewis passed out to Page. and. had he parsed instead of tryiug to double the visikor, might have scored. In the home 25. from a lme-ont. out. and the visitors dribbled down tb« field. Hanbury. l'rom a. kick, nrtde a mark. Walton returning to half-way. From a ecrnm Kmlyn Lewis passed out to Page. and. had he parsed instead of tryiug to double the visu,or, might have scored. In the home 25. from a lme-ont. Daniels received, but was promptly collared, though he dropped the leather, and Richards kicked weil up the field. Final score. O- "• m. Penygraig 0 3 0 Treherbert 0 0 0 REMARKS. The game was fought out in good spirit The 1 ground was everything that could be desire#. Both teams suffered from absentees. Reee. the visiting back, has been seen to better advan- tage. Walton, on the other hand, being in fine form. Hambury and Page. the three-quarters, and both halves played well The forwards were not up to the usual standard. Bush, for the homesters, was unquestionably the best j back on the field. When it looked any odùs I on Treherbert, scoring when near the home line he intercepted, and, running the whole length of the field, scored a, marvellous try. Hichards and Hunt were also in fine form. Williams, the new man, did fairly well, this being his first appearance in prominent matches: Lewis and Ingram at half combined well, and gave the visiting pair a warm time. Of the forwards, Daniels, the ex-Llanelly man and international. Kemp, Meed, and Griffiths, were the best of a good pack. I PENARTH V. SWANSEA. It was most unfortunate for the Ptnarth Club that ilae weatns;r, m mo first p. ace, wii.a-d have been so. wretched, and, secondly, t&ai there should have been such a powerful counter-attraction at Oardili' in the snaps of an attractive military turn-out. Under more favourable circumstances the fixture would have drawn one of the biggest crowds of the season, and the financial loss to the seasides, therefore, was a serious one. At tfle time of starting the attendance on the Penarth enclo- sure was below a thousand people. fciwans-ea, who had only lost one match up to date this season, came up the line with a lull team. and even in Penarth there was not much doubt as to the issu3. Several changes were made at the last moment in the Penarth team, Kirby and T. Morris being the most. prominent absen- tees. Thi following were the teams:- Penarth: Back. Jeff Matthews; three-quarter backs, Gameson, Kingsley, F. Tiiiett. and Beer; half-backs, Allison and Sutton; for- wards. E. Ellis, D. Triggs. W. Yeo. Artnur Davies, D. Heape, Stranaghan, Warburton. and R. Blake. Swansea: Back, W. J. Bancroft; three-quarter backs, George Davies, Dan Rees, Gordon, and Trew; half-backs, Dick Jones and Morgan Owen; forwards. Bob Thomas. Serines, Parker. Joseph. Hopkin Davies. Arthur Jones, Smith, and Sid Beavan. Referee, Mr. Tom Eng- land, Newport. Penarth started play, and promptly took the game down to the Swansea 2j, amid the applause ot their supporters. The Swansea for- wards, getting the better of the argument in the scrums,-gave the ball to their backs, and George Davies aiiii 'Ù'"w were chiefly respon- sible for changing the venue of the game, their exchanges not being stopped until they had reached the 25 flag. Not to be denied, the homesters returned to the Swansea 25, where Bancroft was tackled before he could put in his kick. The vigour with which Penarth pressed their doughty opponents surprised everybody, and the all whites had to concede a minor as the result of a lonj kick over the line. Swansea now re- taliat-ed with something like real determina- tion, and the forwards, following up a kick by 'irew, carried, the ball over Lae line. and Scrines scored a try, which Bancroft failed to convert. This was enough to change the whole aspect of the game, and within two minutes another onslaught was made on the Perarth line. Trew and George Davies handled the ball prettily, and the former player, taking a nice shot at, the goal-posts, dropped a pretty goal, the ball just going far enough to clear the cross-bar. After the kick-out some brilliant passing was brought off by the Swansea backs, Trew being par- ticularly conspicuous with a very fine cork- screw run. Gordon, being the last to receive, took the ball to the line, but lost it there, and Swansea, had, to be satisfied with a minor only. Poor Penarth's heart was broken evi- dently, and the Swansea men seined capable of doing very much as they pleased. The vic- tors took the mo»t extravagant liberties in passing. but th?y were success- ful nearly every time in doing what they wanted, and the next man to score was George Davies. Again Bancroft failed t> con vert. Towards the ciose of this. the first- half. the Penarih men woke up a little, and had the appearance of scorers on a couple of occasions. The Swansea, defence, however, was sound as a bell, and Penarth lacked in the cleverness that was necessary to enable them to break through it. Without any fur- t'her addition to the fccre half-time was called. Half-time score. G. T. M. Swansea *1 2 2 Penarth 0 0 1 .0110 dropped. Bancroft re-started for Swansea with a long kick, to which Tillett replied by finding touch a little bey end his own 25 flag. This, like the preceding half, opened in Penarth's favour, their forwards doing better than those of Swan- sea. Possibly, this was due to the fact that G. Davies had retired and Serines had been taken out of tha paz-k to play in the palce of Ban- croft, who had taken a position on the left wing. Owing largely to the treacherous nature of the ground, the play was of a most scrappy character, the players being unable to their feet when on the run. Penarth, it must be said, continued to hold a distinct advantage, and had one or two fine openings for scoring. Each time, however, that a chance came, the ball was mulled badly. Swansea, getting tired of acting on the defensive, forced the pace, and their forwards went down to the Penarth line in a. solid body. Dicky Owens, picking up the ball a yard from the line, scored a try. which Trew failed to convert. Almost immediately after the kick-out the Western backs brought off the prettiest piece of play of the afternoon. Gordon started the move- ment in the centre by picking ud in a ioose rush, ani, after eluding a bunch of Penarth men in the most tricky fashion, threw to Trew. who had very little difficulty in getting round the posts. Bancroft, goaled this time. At this stage the players got into a quarrelsome mood, and the referee had to intervene amid the jeer- ing of the crowd, who seemed to take defeat with very bad grace. Swansea were now play- ing more of a winning game than ever, and kept their opponents continuously employed in defending their line. There was no giving when it came to tackling, and there were some incidents that were most unple>asant. Bancroft especially was repeatedly singled out for "com- pliments" by the crowd, but the cast-iron indifference of the veteran was proof against it all. Swansea kept up the pressure all the time. but by this time the exhibition of bad temper reached a climax Bancroft protesting that cne of the Penmth men hud struck him when he was ten yards away from the ball. Referee England suspended the game for a while, but T\lay was resumed with-cut any player being ordered off, and Smith, picking up the ball five yards from the line, forced himself over the line, and scored. Bancroft failed to convert from an easy angle. This brought the end of a game that was more unpleasant than interesting. Final score. G. T. 11. Swansea *2 4 3 Penarth 0 0 1 •One dropped. REMARKS. Swansea men will return to their Western home to-night with the impression that they have very few friends at Penarth. Their re- ception was most unworthy ci a team that holds such a high position in the football world, and one is completely at a loss to know what purposes could possibly have been served by such unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of the crowd. They must have known after the first ten minutes of the play that Swan- sea ctuld not help winning, and it woulù have been more in keening with common fairness and impartiality if they had accepted their trouncing with a good grace. So much for the conduct of the crowd. The players were in a distinctly different humour, and acted with one or two exceptions, in a. manner that did not admit of serious fault-finding. Nowo and again there was m"l"e ..nDur->t to use A Jua-rsiw ittnrit—ail tkA vere oroces. nomesters outplayed th-*» "butcher bovg" ja every department, and thoroughly deserved their decisive victory. Their three-quarters were t-oo fast and clever for the Penarth four. and their passing, con- sidering the state of the ground, was remark- ably good. Dan Rees and Gordon were the pick of the Swansea rear contingent, both being fully eoual to what they were called upon to perform. Served better bv their for- wards, the Swansea halves held an advantage over the Penarth couple. wHo, however, were game and nippy. Gameson and Tillett were the most serviceable of the. home ba-cks. the la-tter especiallv playing finely at. full back in the second half. Bancroft was in one of his peculiar moods, and attempted things which no one but he would have dreamed of. His kicking was of immense value to Swansea, and his generalshin meant a great deal. LLWYNYPIA Y. MOUNTAIN ASH. These old rivals met once more, amidst the snowclad hills a-t Llwynvnia, before a- large and enthusiastic crowd. The ground was in good condition, in apitÆ of the terrible weather of the weelt. and a splendid match was the result. Llwynypia were short of their inter- nationals," Llewellyn and Hellings, and of Joe Williams in the three-quarter line, and were thus rather severely handicapped. but ma,naged to find efficient substitutes. Shortly before four o'clock the teams lined out. as follow:—Mountain Ash: Back, lies; three- quarter bacKs. Ll. Deere. Ivor Morgan, Thomas, and D. Jenkins; half-backs. Edwards and Thomas; forwards. Millar. Price. Osborne, Beere. A. Fryer. D. Fryer. F. Lint-oil. and Mo ret on. Llwynypia: Back, O. Williams; three-quarter backs. Bert. Thomas. Griff. Wil- lima-s, Wvndham Jones, i-.)(i Davies; half- backs Stephens and W. Alexander: forwards, W. H. Alexander. Bob Jones. S. Dobson, T. Dobson, J. H. Reviiolds. W. R. Williams, .T. Bowen. and Joe Hellings. Referee: Mr. H. Bowen, Uanelly. When Jo's. Hellings started it. was evident that the snow had kept a great number of people away. who were under the impression that tho matph would not be play»ed. There were patches of white on the ground, but. in spite of that, the field was easily playable. Tlie cont&st opened hot and fa-st. After an opening scrum on the centre line, Mountain Ash got, the advantage from a lucky flying kick. which was so well followed up that O. Williams had to turn the ball into touch inside his auart-er. The Llwynypia t forwards and halves worked splendidly together in a. succes- sion of short rushes, and gradually worked the leather out it danger, and fir some time even, lo-o-se play. with nothing very eventful, in it. took place in neutral ground. From a. line-out near the centre flag L ew. Deere got ibe ball and chucked smartly b"ck. and punted down to the Llwynypia line, where. bv smart following up. Mountain Ash spoiled Williams's return, and a scrum took place almost on the homest-srs' Tne. Llwynypia seemed to have no difficulty in breaking through the scrums, Bob Jones leading a dash which took them well out before it was stopped. Young Alexander, with Bert- Thomas and Davies, slipped round the next scrum and crossed the c.cntre line be- fore he was forced to touch. Here Llwynypia seemed superior forward -end half. for the ball came time after time well out un their side. and their halves had no difficulty in disposing of it. But ths bull and ground were slippery, and their passing" went, astray, with the result that Mountain Ash jumped into the opening, and, by Ion; kicks, foretd Oscur Williiiiig to touch down twice in rapid euccession. Once again, when the ball wa." lost at the centre by a long pa^s ,"2??,- „" Davies. they drove it over, hut »Vi]nams refused to concede a minor this t ime. Dodging the rushing forwards, be ran out and l0"n(J touch once more at, the centre flag. wut again the Llwynypia parsing wen. *str']v- Their half-backs fcot the ball dot w £ u, bn<, Ivor Morgan, pimping through, gave a long kick that forced a third minor. Then, on the re-start, play settled as usual in the centre. There the Llwynypia forwards broke clear away with a good burst. Led by Rees Williams, and well backed by Bob Jones. J. Bowen, and Dobson, they dribbled clean through the visi- tors' backs and over the line, where Joe H-elling fell on the leather almost underneath the post. Davies converted. With this suc- ceis Llwynypia rushed the attack again, fol- lowing up a long reply to the kick-out by Wvndham Jones, but just as they reached thi- visitors' nnarters half-time was called. Half-time score. G. T. M. Llwynypia 1 0 0 Mountain Ash 0 0 3 Millar opened the second half for Mountain A8h, and O. Williams carefully found touch at midway At the start a difference was oVec-rvable in the style of play as against the first half, far. whilst Mountain Ash i-eemed to try a forward' game, Llwynypia seemed to gel the better of matters at forward and haii, and were able to give their backs plenty ot work. Despite the slippery ground, the tack- ling was sure and keen. Young, Alexander. Bert Taylor. Wyndhitm Jones, and Grift. Thomas tried a turn to break through. They were, however, grassed before they could travel far into the visitors' half. Llew. Deere, man- while, was doing a great deal of work behind for the visitors in the tackling line. He seemed, in fact. to be all over the field. Davies at length drove a kick down, and. lies reply- ing, Alexander went for the catch. but was badly fouled by Millar before the ball dropped. and knocked out for a. few minutes. After the rest Llwynypia wheeled the scrum from just, inside the home half. and rattled away to the quarter-line, where Deere stopped them. From the ensuing scrum on the visitors' 2b Ll. Deere got away for the first time, and started off at a goredt pace. He rounded the wings and looked like scoring, but was grassed by Oscar William;. From the following scrum the Llwynypia for- wards again burst away, and ran over the visiting centre and back with a clear field. Lleweliyn Deere. sprinting in front. tried hard to stop them. and kicked, but he collided with the goal post. and Rees Williams fell on the ball and scored the second try. Davies failed to convert. On the kick-out Mountain Ash, nailing the return at the centre, put in a great. spurt and dashed down the line. Oscar Williams kicked away, but was fouled, and knocked out by Millar after he had put in his kick and the referee had to caution the Mountain Ash international again. However. after a run or two in the half. Llew. Deere got hold. and. putting on his best pace, got clean round the wing and scored. The try was converted. On the re-start Mountain Ash began an invasion, but Davies, picking up very smartly, sent the ball from their feet right down the wing. Thomas followed up well, and stopped Iles's return on the visitors' quarter. The Mountain Ash forwards were making a last desperate effort to get even, and succeeded in making the game closer, working away in a succession of short, hard scrums into Llwynypia'a ground, where Llew. Deere put in a kick to Oscar Williams. The home back missed his kick, and a rush ensued for the line. but Llwynvpw. coming up in a. bunch saved on their line. In the succeeding scrum Moun- tain Ash tried the open game. and were glad they did so. Again and again they got the leather aVay. but their passing was un- certain, and their fieldin was spoiled by the close tackling and following un of Llwynypia. But Mountain Ash were on the attack and. getting the ball away, began some dribbling which took them down to the home 25. Ir wanted but a few minutes to time. and a score did not seem likely. But the unexpected happened. A long throw-out from the touch- line by the Mountain Ash half was taken sharply at the end of the line, and the ball flew out at once to Deere. The Mountain Ash wing picked up smartly and ran clean ro'i^.d with a try. which was unconverted. The whistle blew, leaving the game a draw. Final score. G. T. M. I Mountain Ash .1 1 3 Llwynypia 110 REMARKS. The contest was hot and exciting from start to finish. It started very late, and twilight began to fall before the finish. Llwynypia sadly missed Llewellyn, for they had no one. to match Deere, who. by sheer f-pe, scored the two tries which saved Mannir. u Ash a defeat. On the whole, Llwynypia had the better of the game. In the first, half they were decidedly superior. In the second, how- ever. towards the last fifteen minutes, their forwards fell off, and the homesters were put on the defence. This was quite lony enough for Deere to make use of his speed and equalise the score. EBBW YALE V. TREDEGAR. Great interest was shown in this match, played at TrEdegar before a very large crowd. The ground although soft, was coated with snow. The teams were as follow:- Ebbw Vale: Back, J. Giles; three-quarter backs, G. Harris, J. Crutin. W. J. Evans, and J. A. Reid; half-backs, D. J. Thomas and D. Beynon: forwards. A. Rodway, J. Brain. J. Davies. T. Silcox. Dunn, J. Finney. F. W. Wat- kins, and J. Williams. Tredegar: Back, J. Davies; three-quarter backs. J. Cur.us. J. Hares, C. Sp-ukman, and W. Thomas; half- backs, D. J. Williams and W. Evans: forwards, W. George (captain). D. Morris, L. Beynon, C. Hughes, J. Rees, U. Thomas, D. Davies, and A. Asbert. Rodway kicked off towards the town end. D. J. Williams got away beautifully from the first scrum, and gained some ground. Play took place for a short time in the visitors' territory, but D. Beynon secured possession, and passed to W. J. Evans, and play came to the centre The Ebbw Vale forwards worked nicely together. Spackman put in a grand kick, and, following up finely, collared the visiting cus- todian. A strong forward rush by the home forwards took the ball over the line, and one of the forwards scored amid loud cheers. The place-kick failed. Even play followed the re- start. until enthusiasm was roused by a. smart dribble by the home forwards. Fb-rw Yale worked into the home quarters, and J. Curtin got away very smartly. Half-time score. G. T. M. Tredegar 0 10 Ebbw Vale 0 0 0 C. Thomas re-startfd for Tredegar, and after a few kicks the ball landed in touch in the centre. J. Evans ran down the field ly, and enabled Ebbw Vale to attack. Tredegar. however, worked out of danger by good for- ward play. Curtin, dashing up from a line- oui, got over, but lost the ball. Play was now very even. fibbw Vale were awarded a. penalty in a splendid position, and Giles kicked a £ ?oal. Shortly afterwards Williams made a inarkj and J. Davies kickc 7 a goal. Final score. G. T. M. Ebbw Yale *2 0 0 Tredegar 0 1 0 "One penalty and one from mark. REMARKS. Although the ground was covered with snow, and the oval was like a linge snowball, a, very good game was witnessed. Ebbw Vale were very luckv in being awarded penalty kicks in splendid nasitions, and the try scored by Asbert for Tredegar was the result of smart following wi by the home pack. At three- quarter and bank matters were very even. J. Evans being the pick of the visitors' backs, Spackma.R and Hares played we)! for Tredegar. There was nothing to choose betweeu the orwarus. CARDIFF RESERYES V. WHITCHURCH. Cardiff's reserve force had as opponents their neighbours, Whitchurch, whose performances this sea-on how them to be a capable fifteen. The contending players were-Wbitchurch: Back, Rowlands; three-quarter backs. 1'. Chard. Llewellvn. John. and Boothby; half- >>ack«. W. Salmon and J. Chard: forwards. Evans, Stephens. Wi'ls. Taylor. Rugman. Bunn, Amos, and Royer. Cardiff Reserves: Back. N. Thomas; three-quarter barks. Bush. Ivor Jones, W. Williams, and Lewis; half-backs, Dctton and Tres z.e; forwards. Plowman. Hart. Hi! Grey, M-orcan, Coppock. Evans, and Llewellyn. On the commencement of proceed- ings Whitchurch attacked mildly, getting into the home quarter on a couple of occasions. Smart plav by the Cardiff backs repelled them, and then the home men had a, turn. Getting onc.c again in Caraiff'3 25, the Whitchurch cus- todian took a pot-shci at goal, a minor- result- ing. They still kept in proximity rf the home line, but a round of passing in which Dutton and Williams were prominent, relieved the pressure, midfield now becoming the vpnue. A promising movement was initiated by H?rt. but nothing came of it. Just about this period Bush seemed to have a fair chance of relieving the line; Rowlands, however, just managed to effect hi? seizure. Things slowed^ down some- what: at length the villagers forced the second minor, the result of a long kick. A series of exchange kicks were afterwards indulged in, both sides seemingly being incapable of find- ing the touch-line within a dozen or so attempts. When W. Williams broke away from mid-field Whitchurch seemed in a bad way. His final transfer was muffed, failure again having to be recorded. The interval whistle now sounded. Half-time score. G. T. M. Wh itch arch 0 0 2 Cardiff Reserves 0 0 0 After the respite Cardiff improved in their play. and. Dutton finding an opening, broke through. Lewis and then Williams taking nart. and gaining ground. Thft latter was nicely ,ir accounted for by P. Chard not a moment too toon. John int-e-reepted a pass, and looked like finding his way across, but his immediate oppcrent-s were too numerous. A fine punt by Fred Lewis gained consider- able ground at a time when that commodity was urgently needed. Slipshod work. in which both fifteens were equally at fault. succeeded. Whit-church after this set up quite a keen inva- sion. and were giving the home contingent considerable trouble. Jvor Jonei; put, a better complexion on things. Bush was the one to make a lasting impression, however. Fielding from a flying kick. and nicelv rounding his men. he grounded in a favourable pos tion. No goal resulted. Neither side gained in- appreciable advantage from now until the con- eltlsion, which shortly arrived. Final score. G. T. M. Cardiff Reserves 0 10 Whitchurch 0 0 2 REMARKS. In running the hitherto almost invncible Reserves to a try Whitchurch have every reason to feel satisfied. In a game not over- full with incident, the visitors bad a fair share in attack, while to thsir keen defence the mud-begrimed condition of the wiuners amply testified. On ths side of tha hitter Rcsb. Duttun. and W. Williams were frequently in the ascendant, and oil behalf of Whitchurch the brothers Chard. LIewt-tyn. and Rowlands did well. Both packs performed creditably. PONTYPRIDD V. PONTYCLUN. Pontypridd and Pontyclun tried conclusions at the T'aff Vale Park, Pontypridd. The ttlaing were:-Pontypridd: Back. A. T. Saunders; thrvje-quarter backs. W. G. Usher. Paget.. J. Moore, and E. J. Whale; half-backs. Stokes Knd Green forwards J. Jones. Rowl-v Thomas. G .lohns. Whiles, E. Thomas. T. Bryant, M. Sca.e. and another. Pontyclun: Back, Slo- combe; tarr€^arter A T Brin. stou, W "uOiej, and J02U.f-ba.0kb, J. Williams and W. Davies; forwards. Davies, Llewellvn. Mort. Evans,, Griffiths, Jenkins, Sea- wood, and another. As Pontyclun arrived a good tim after that advertised to open the engagement, the kick off was delayed for owr an hour. In the absence of M'Kenzie, the home captain (Rowley Thomas) kicked off. There were n few exchange Kicks, and Stokes kicked to touch, gaining considerable terri- tory. From the throw out Green took the ball, and gave a pretty pass to I sher. who made a good run up the field, bu:, was pushed into touch by Brinstone. The throw out led to a scram. Stokes took the ball. and. after a pretty bout of passing. Moore ran over, I Saunders converting. Renewing operations, Pontvcluu pressed, and for a time kept the bail in the home 25. Pontypridd gradually worked their way up, and were seizing a, favourable opportunity, but the home for- wards failed to follow it UP. and a minor only resulted. From a scrum Green again took the ball, but the quartette mulled in passing. and the visiting quartette after some smart. interposes threw to Slocombe. who had a clear course and ran in. The attempt to convert failed. Pontypridd now put more spirit into the play, and kept the visitors on the defensive. Whale, from a scrum, kicked over, only a minor, however, being conceded. Half-time score. G. T. M. Pontypridd 10 0 Pnnivclun 0 1 0 Pnnivclun 0 1 0 After lemons again Pontypridd did most of the pressing, and play for a time was waged in the visiting 25. They, however, put in a stout defence, and kept the homesters from crossing. One of the visitors' forwards, from a scrum, kicked the ball up the field, and Saunders, returning, all but dropped a goal. A few minutes later the home halves were penalised fcr offside, and Saunders, taking the kick, put on a nice goal. Less than two mir.ntes afterwards Stokes, from a. line-out. threw to Paget, who coolly ran in arain iin- opposed. This trv was not converted. After this the visitors seem to lose heart, and con- ceded *wo more tninors. which might have been tries had the home full backs used a bit j more direction in kicking. Pontypridd, how- ever, got all their own way. and Saunders. fleeing, dropped another goal, followed in a few minutes by another try by John Jones. Final score. G. T. M. Pontypridd *3 2 5 Pontvclun 0 10 'One dropped and one penalty. REMARKS. As the score indicates, there was only one team in it. not that Pontypridd ulayed such an excellent game. They have played much better games this season, but the visitors placed a poor game. inoeed, and in the second half appeared to give up. Only at half back did they appear to hold the advantage. Stokes. for the homesters, played a poor game, and missed no end of chances. TREORKY V. NEATH. The Treorky ground was white with snow, and the weather bitterly cold. Treorky were fully represented, but Neath were without three forwards-Moxley, Sam Davies. and Arnold. Neath forced the pace, and the home team had to concede two minors in quick succession. Joe Davies played in fine style, and it was due to his powerful kick- ing and smart following up that the home team were kept. on the defensive. At length Albert Thomas dashed awav at the head of his forwards, and for the first time during the game Neath had to defend. Treorky warmed to their work, and Jack Thomas socred Tho kick at goal failed. Just after the resump- tion Jack Muxworthv h"d to retire, cwing to an tion Jack Muxworthv -ii-,d to retire, ewing to an injured shoulder W, C. Davies took his place at full back for a few minutes, after which Mux worthy returned. Then Neath attacked, and Lenrard scored an unconverted try. Teddy Lewi? headed a fine forward rush after the re- sumption. and again put Treorky on the attack. N'eath scon raised the siege, and Torn Daviee narrowly missed scoring, he Icsing tha ball after crossing. Half-time score. G. T. M. Neath 0 14 Treorchy 0 1 0 « Falcon re-started, and play settled down in tha centre. Short punts placed the home team on the attack, and eomvbad bungling by the Neath back resulted in Tom John scoring a try. which was not converted. With thrze points ahead, Treorky played with even greater vigour. A fine dribble, beaded by D. H. Davies. resulted iu Neath attacking, but good play by the home forwards soon neutra- lised matters. From t-h? centre Tommy Jones came aw^y. and. after making a. good opening fcut the kick failed. The game wa, resumed, and Neath played in a better style. Charlie Powell scoring a pretty try after a g:od for- ward rush. Joe Davies failed to convert, Treorky attacked after the re-start, and Joe Davies by misfielding all but gave them a try. Still the hone team continued to have rather the best of matters. Final score. G. T. M. Treorky 0 3 1 Neath 0 2 5 RFMARKS. Neath were beaten forward—not 2n the tight squa-shse, bat in the loose, for the home eight made better use of their feat. The conditions were not suited to back play. and there was not a single good round of passing daring the game. At half Neath held a slight advantage, and. had the ground being dry, the verdict might have been reversed. On the home side J. Thomas, Falcon, and C. Davie?. Tommy Jones, and Sam Muxworthy were prominent: while Charlie Powell. Harry Jones. Hanford, Linnard. and D. H. Davies were the best of the visitors. LLANELLY Y. ABERA, VON. Played at Aberavon before a large crowd. The teams turned out as advertised, with the excepticn of Danny Jones. Hence Aber- avon were disorganized, Lewi* Thcmas taking Jones's place at half. and Harris going on the wing. Teams:- Llanelly Back, Bob Richards three-quarters. M. Williams (captain), Evan Lloyd. Gabe, and Parry: halves. David Jenkins and Lodwig; for- wards. W. W. Thomas. D. Thomas. Phil Kee- nan. D. L. Bowen. Dan Walters, J. Watts, Isaac Lewis, and Dan Davies. Aberavon; Back, J. Davies; three-quarters, Evan Thomas. Fowler. W. Thomas, and O. Harris; halves. D. Davies and L. Thomas; forwards, Tim Madden. A. Bryce, J. Vicarv. Val Jones, II. Jones. fr. Upton. T. Reei, and Jim Lewis. Referee, Mr. Craw- ley. Penarth. Walters kicked off, and the kick being charged sent play immediately into the visiters' territory. Lewis Thomas, beating the opposing pair, made hot tracks for goal, and. after a strong pressure. Aberavon were con- ceded a minor. The homesters still kept attacking, and play was kept near the visitc rs' goal line. Than Gabe get beautifully away, and his career was not stopped short until he got well into 'Afon terri- tory. Give-tand-take piay followed for a few minutes, until the 'Afonites went away with a bang. and had hard lines in not scoring. A series of scrums were carried on within a few yards of Llanelly's goal-line. But the visitors' defence was superb. At last Fowler got across with what seemed to be a. try. but it was dis- allowed. Not a minute later Rees crossed amidst excitement. Davies failed to convert. The visiting forwards came away with a big rush, and Evan Lloyd scored an easy try, which "18 uuconvert-ed. Dai Davies here put in some pretty-play. Evading several opponents. be got well down the field. and neatly punted to touch in the visitors' 25. Aberavon again kept up a strong attack, and made more than one serious onstaueht upon the visitors' goal-line, but Llanelly offered a stubborn resis- tanee. Rees. an Afon forward, here got in- jured. and had to retire. Llaneil" attempted the passing game. but it lacked smartness. Some long kicking was the next order. Bill Thomas. however, bad a big advantage in the last kick. Llanelly got penalised fpr off-side play. &nd Dai Davies attempted to place a goal, but the ball went a shade wide. Half-time score. G. T. M. Aberavon 0 1 0 Llanelly 0 10 Llanelly 0 1 0 Resuming. Abera-von kicked off. and Llanellv put, in poor return. Both ends of the field were visited in succession. Morgan Williams getting possession, attempted to place a, goal, hnt the effort was futile. Llanelly had a turn a.t attacking, and for a short space compeHed tbe. Afonites to defend their goal-line, which they did admirably. Llanelly still continued to keep up the siegs. and the defenders gallantly resisted their efforts. Billa Thomas at last, relieved the pres- sure. and enabled the Afonites to get beyond the centre. Both teams put forth determined efforts to score. Davies. getting possession, trickily pasted out to Fowler, who pluckilv made a desperate effort to score, but, being col- lared, he prettily threw to Billa, Thomas, who again set his quartette in motion. Llanelly, however, were exceptionally smart in defence. The vieitors made another excursion into the Afonites' territory, and Watts got over with a trv. which "q un:raproved The visitors again attacked, and seemed to have the better of matters. Gabe attempted a drop-goal, and lost what seemed a. certain trv. Final score G. T. M. Llanelly 0 ?, 0 Aberavon 0 10 REMARKS. I A true indication of the game wou' d have been p draw, ns L^nelly were exc-eedinzly fortunate in getting their first try. The game was a very fnst one. and princina.llv consisted in rushes. Now aiul again both backs were set. in motion. but little ground gained. Llanelly were superior in the front rank, and. consequently, PONTYMTSTER T". CWMBRAN. Played at P,-nt.mi-ter. The ground was very greasy. Lloyd kicked off for Cwmbran. J. Jones returnins. feawteil headed a rush or the visiting- forwards, but Widdick and Williams dribbled back again to half-way. A series of scrums resulted in Cwmbran gaining a. alight advajitaae. Yaugiiari was penalised for uot playing tbe ball, and Sadler kciked a snlendid gr <1 for Cwmbran. Harrir, scored for Porstvmister. after fine footwork by Buller Wilbanis and F. Wallace. After ihe re-start W. J. Lewis had hard lilies in not adding to the home scorG by losing the bail after he had crossed. crossed. Half-time score. G. T. M. I Pontvmister 0 l fi I Cwmbran *10 0) -Cw-ni-bran 0 •Penalty. Frank Harris commenced t'ie second ha'f. the ball going to touch in the visitors' 25. Cwmbran went down the field, and after press- Cwmbran went down the field, and after press- ing for some time. Baker pqored. This nut. the home team three points behind, and they played up with redoub'ed energy. Time Pfter time they got to the visitors' line, Bulhr Wil- liams n-earlv doing the trick. Soon after George Davies crossed with an apparent try. but the referee's decision went in favour of the visitors. Final score. G. T. M. Cwmbran *110 Pontymisler 0 14 ♦Dropped. PONTYMOILE v. BRIDGEND. I Played at PolitynooJ. The visitor# took up the attack and ke^t PontymoiJe keeniy on the defensive, but after a counle of fir. sprints by Jones the hom-esters got the adva-Mlige, and fought several scrums on the line. Then Prothtroe got poss>es«on and ran over with a fine try. Half-time score: G. T. M. Pontynioiie 0 1 o ( Bridgend 0 o 0 ,L PoutymoUe had by far the belt, of the gaae on the re-start, and their backs were con- 1 tinually on the attack. Two minors were con- ceded. and th*en a good kick by Reynolds let the ball cross the line after a clever dribble. The game a-fter was mostly in favour of Ponty- l-modle. Final score. G T. M. Pontymoile 0 1 Bridgend 0 10 LAMPETER COLLEGE V. UNIVERSITY COL- LEGE OF W.4.LE, ABERYSTWITH. Played at Lampeter. Good passing by the home back. took place near the Aberystwith line. Arthur Davies, receiving from Phi! Davies, put in a splendid run. and passed to Billon Jones, who crossed and scored a try. This was not converted. On resuming, Lam- peter pressed continually, and several minors were forced. Half-time score. G. T. M. I Lampeter College 0 10 U. C. W.. Aberystwith o 0 0 Parkes resumed operations, and tne victors pressed. In the homesters' territory a free- kick was given Aberystwith. and E. D. Evans made a good shot at. goal, the !eather striking one of the post. From a scrum D. L. Davies obtained and romped over with a try. Play on the drop-out was chiefly in the home half. From a semm the Aberystwith forwards took the ball across, and Parkes scored. D. L. Davies broke away witb a fine dribble, and Lampeter assumed the aggressive. A splendid bout of passing followed, which resulted in Arthur Griffiths scoring. Final &core. G. T. M. Lampeter College 0 3 2 U. C. W., Aberystwith 0 12 LEAGUE. ROATH V. MACKINTOSH.. This match was played on the Roath Park, before a very good attendance. Roath com- menced. and put in a hot attack on the Mncs' line, forcing three miners m quick succession, and then Sambre crossed over with an easy try, which was not converted. M ackintosh now I iivened up. and in tury-t attacked, but failed to keep their position for any length of time. Back and fore play now became the order. Half-time score:—11 oath, one try: Mackintosh, nil: Mackintosh re-started, and after a few pre- liminary kicks Roath rushed the ball to the Macs' 25. Here they were penalised, and play settled at half-way. Both teams now attacked in turns, until Roath, by a round of passiug. took p-.ty to the Mackintosh, line, where they had hard lines in not scoring. Mackinto-h by a breakaway relieved, but Roatli again invaded their territory, and this time scored. The try- was converted. Following the kick-off Mackin: tosh attacked with spirit, but failed to record any score- Final score:—Roath, one goal, one try; Mackintosh, nil. CANTON QUINS V. ROATH JUNIORS. Played at Llandaff Fields, and resulted as follows: Quins, three tries; _Eoath, nil. ST. ANDREWS V. ST. PETER S. This match should have been played on the Barracks Field, but owing to the non-appear- ance of St. Peter's the match was cancelled. PONTYPRIDD ATHLETIC V. PENRHIWFER. Played at People's Park, Pontypridd. The visitors were late arriving, and the game only lasted twenty minutes, ending in a draw. with- out either side scoring. RIVERSIDE ALBANS V. CATHAYS STARS. Played at th3 Sophia. Gardens. Riverside started, ani for a time forward play ensued. Several rounds of passing were started, but all came to naught. By a pretty bit of play the bail was taken to the Stars 25. Chappell received a paes hereabouts, and scored a try. which was not converted. Half-time arrived. without any addition to the score. The second I half was very even. Cathays striving hard to equalise, and Riverside showing a splendid defence. Final score: -Riverside Albans. one try and two minors; Cathays Stars, one minor. RAWDENS V. GRANGE JUNIORS. Thi? match was played at the Sophia Gardens. The game was all in favour of Grange, who won by six goals to two. CHEPSTOW Y, CRUMLIN. Played a Chepstow. Chepstow kicked off. a,nd pressed for a time. From loose play near the Chepstow line. Pitts picked up, and dropped a goal for the visitors. G. Williams chargcd a kick, and Holley. following up. scored for Chepstow. H. Edwards converting. In the second half G. Williams, by a splendid run from over the half-way, again scored for the homesters. Final score: Chepstow, two con- verted goals and four minors; Crumlin, one dropped goal and one minor. N NORTHERN UNION. YORKSHIRE SECTION. Caatleford. nil- Batley. nil. I Hunslet, one try (three points)Bramley. nil. Halifax, three tries (nine points): Leeds, nil. Manningham. one try (three points); Brig- house. one try (three poinl. Holbeck. one goal (two pointr.); Liversedge. nil Hall Kingston Rovers, three points; Leeds Parish Church, two point- LANCASHIRE SECTION. Runcorn, three goals and six tries: Wigan. nil. Widnes, two goals and two tries; Salford, one try. Oldham, seventeen points; Swinton, two points. Warrington. thirteen points; Brought on Rangers, ten points.

Scotland v. Wales. The encounter between Scotland and Wales was the first international match ever played at Aberdeen. The weather was excellent and the pitch dry. The park. which was in good playing condition, was crowded by about 15,000 spectators. Several changes were made in the original teams—Dickie. Crawford, Irons, and Wilson being included in the Scotch eleven, while C. Thomas, C. Morris. Butter, R. Jones. Harrison. and Parry were chosen. as substitutes in the Welsh combination. Mr. i C. E. Sutcliffe was referee. Hamilton won the toss, and R. Jones kicked- off for Wales. The Scotsmen at once got down, and. within a few minutes. Bell took advantage of a fine pass from M'Coll and scored the first goal in grand style. Shortly afterwards Irons missed a likely hot, the fcaather almost grazing the upright. The Welshmen then made an incursion into Scotch territory, but, although stiff play took place in front of goal, they were unable to score. The representatives of the Principality were quickly repulsed, and Bell, taking up the ball, passed to Wilson, who defeated Griffiths with a smart shoot. The Scotchmen continued to play a grand game, especially on the right wing, but the combination of the Welshmen lacked confidence, and their passing was dei-idedly weak. Wiison scored a third goal, and Hamilton soon afterwards put on a fourth. Just before half-time Parry scored for W ales. Half-time score: Goak. SCOTLAND 4 WALES 1 On resuming Robertson, who had been off the field for a considerable part of the first period, appeared in his place. Soon after the re-start the Welsh came away with a rush, and had short, but ineffectual, tussle with th-s backs. They returned to the attack, however, and Thomas kicked from behind. Bic-kie fell in attempting to save, but Butler was lying handy and tent in a shot which took effect, thus registering the eecond goal for Wales. After some mjdveld play Smith made a bril- liant charge down the left. and, getting into the middle, ehot swiftly and defeated Griffiths amid great cheering. The Welshmen again worked their way up field, and twice made vigorous attacks, which Dickie managed with great difficulty to frustrate. A siirht display of temper on the part of Pogh' rented in a foul being given, and from this point Wales's attack fell off somewhat. The Welsh- men ytil.1 kept. -I close quarters with the backs, but HamiKon, by his smart, running, soon got the ball to the opposite end. Shortly belore time the Welsh eleven again same away. and some lively play followed. The Welshmen within the last few minutes showed steadily improving form, but failed to reduce leeway, although the forwards were aggressh-e and fought hard for that result Final score. Goals. SCOTLAND 5 WALES 2 REMARKS. It was the old story- to-day at Aberdeen, and the performance of the Association repre- sentatives of the conutry stand out in fear- ful contrast to that oi the Rugbyites. A week ago Wales was ringing with joy and the sport- ing world stood in admiration of the marvel- lous and complete triumph of our players over Scotland. Tbe other end of the pictnre is turned up. and we see Taffy at, Aberdeen at the very bottom of tbe ladder. Car- turned up. and we see Taffy at Aberdeen at the very bottom of the ladder. Car- (t ffi anc--i n fact. all South Waliantt- have the consolation of knowing that they have no hand in the business. In the opposite ends of the nation we find a- different raoe. Aorog our seaboard we hare a hardy community, who toil in tilecity ware- house. in the pit. or in the quay. and after work is over turn to sport with all the energy of their mind. An earnest manhood we have in the South, bit away up in sleepy, quaint, ancient Chester glorious beautiful Wrexham or lovely Bangor. Taffy toddles on in the old sweet. way, and to-day he is far back in the- Association world. he was in 1376. In Rugby South Wal.e.s stauds the roaster in Association. Nortn Waics iis the laggard :tnd the sloth of the community. A strong team had been choseu, but like a-il the IlreL.11 teams of the past it (.wind.ea awav to a shadow, and not one of the cracks travelled to Aberdeen. Scotland, oil the other hand, had a- power 1 ul couibiuutjori, and other hand, had a- power 1 ul couibiuutjori, and tbe result was a foregone conclusion. The result was a victory for Scotland by Jive goals to tOWII. and certaiuly th Principality were lucky ill getting off so cheaply. The Welsh forwards uever at any time during the game showed anything like combination, and had it not been for the superb defence offered by Thomas and Morris., the difference would have been much larger. The Scotsmen never extered themselves to any extent in the concluding moiety, sdmpley preserving their lead of three goals to the finish The Scottish crowd had become ooile accustomed to the repeated *nr> 'sses of their countryman- anH when the leading point was obtained they had quit* for- gotten to cheer. The Thietle representative played a- superb game throughout, and the maioritv will, no doubt, find their places a.gainst England. On the Welsh side the team did as well as could be expected of taim against such a powerful opposition. i J

NEWPORT V. CORINTHIANS. I The above teams met on the grouud of the former. Newport had the better of the first half. and by fine combination amongst the for- wards. scored. Simmonds in goal went through an amount of work with credit, and. though hard presses!, kept their gC3.1 clear for the rest of the first ha.lf. Half-time score. Goals. Newport J Corinthians 0 Newport went to the goal mouth right at the start of tbe second half, but the Corin- thians managed to clear, and then attacked, but were repressed. Play went up and down the field, neither side having much the better of it. Eventually, the ball got across to the Newport right wing, and he. with a splendid shot, scored the second goal. This s-econd reverse put more steam into the Corinthian* and after some hard play Dunn scored with a splendid shot. Play was very fur up to the call of time. Half-time score. Goals. Newport 2 Corinthia.ns 1

SOUTH WALES CUP.—SEMI-FINAL. Abervstwith v. Knighton.—Played at Buiith. Result: -Aberyrtwith, two goals; Knighton, one.

CARDIFF ALBIONS V. BARRY DISTRICT. The above match was played at the Llandaff Fields. The Barry boys have not yet lost, a match this season. The game all through was very exciting, but just before the interval the Cardiff Albion had the good luck to score. Final score: Cardiff Albions, one goal; Barry District, nil.

CELTIC V. OLD HIGHER GRADE. Played on Jubilee Park. Final score:-Olcr Higher Grade, two goals; Celtic. one goal.

ST. VINCENT'S SECONDS V. ELDON UNITED. Played on Jubilee Park. Final mcDm:-St. Vincent's, two goals; United. one goal.

CARDIFF ALBIONS V. BARRY JUNIORS. This match was played at Llandvtff Fields, and resulted as follows: Albions, three goals; Juniors, nil.

ST. CATHERINE S V. SPLOTT JUNIORS. Played at Llandaff Fields, and after a good game, ended as follows: Saints, one goal; Splott. nil.

SCHOOLS' LEAGUE. Sc-vem-road v. Albauv-rond.-This match was played on the Sophia Gardens. Severn-road started, and immediately attacked, and viitli a fine hot Connellan 11(1, through. After the re-start Albany-road went away with a bang, but. a fine kick by Wride sent them back. and. C.oni,ellan running down, scored another goal. Connellan, who was now playing a grand game, got the ball agaia, and with a swift shot put it through. After half-time Seyem-road pressed. and kept the visitors penned in their own goal. Hansford putting through. After a fine com- bined i-usli by the homesters' forwards Con- nellan scored his fourth goal. Time was soon after called, with the ticore standing: -Severn- road, five goals; Albany-road. nil. Wood-street v. Radnor-road.—These teams met on Thompson's Park. Wood-street started, and play went to the homesters' goal. The Radnor-road backs relieved, and play rested in mid-field. Meaker now scored a. pretty goal fcr the homesters. Williams followed soon after with a second. Wood-street pressed, and Singer scored. Half-time aa-rived, with no addition to the score. In the second half Radnor-road had matters all their own way. and scored three goals, Orr putting in a. beauty. Wood-street attacked just before the finish. but could not score. Final score:-Radnor- road, five goals; Wood-street, one goal. Roath Park v. Lansdowne-road.—Played at Roath Park in wintry weather. Final ecore:- LaEsdowne-road, four goals; Roath Park, three goals. LEA GUE.-DIN'ISIO' 1. j Final scores. t Aston Villa, three goals: Derby County, two goals. Sheffield United, one goal; Notts County, one goal. Newcastle United, two goals: Bury, one goal. Wolverhampton Wanderers, one goal; Man- chester City. one goal. Buinley. three goals: Everton. one goal. Preston North End, five goals; West Bromwich Albion, two goals. Stoke, two goals: Glossop North End. one goal. Liverpool, thnee goals; Blackburn Rovers, one goal. Preston North End. five goals West Bromwich Albion, one goal. LEAGUE—DIVISION II. Final scores. Bolton, one goal; Small Heath, one goal. Newton Heath, one goal; Sheffield Wednesday, nil. l MifidteBboroagh. one goal; Woolwich Arsenal.. nil. Chesterfield, three goals; Grimsby, one. Leicester Fosse, two goals; Burslem Port Vale. nil. Burton Swifts, three goals; Luton, one goaL

"Matches Abandoned. LEICESTER V. CARDIFF. This match was abandoned owing to thM ground being snow covered. HAFOD V. MACKINTOSH. This match was not played owing to tho, Cardifiians not arriving.

ABERTILLERY V. BRYN- MAWR. This MOD mouth shire League match was de- clared "off" on account of the frozen state of the Brynmawr ground and a heavy snowstorm. The match arranged for December at Abet-- tillery was not. played, so freeh arrangements must be made. the meeting of these teams a.'ways creating great excitement. BATII v. PENYLAN. Bath, having dropped their original fixture with Tannton, Il arranged for a visit from Penyian. the latter receiving a guarantee, but. as the -now was lying 6in. deep on the ground, and there was no prospect of a suffi- cient gate to cover expenses, and the South Wales club being agreeable, the match waM scratched. .J Moorlands v St. German's. Railway Cnesoents v. District Rovers. •, Splott v. Y.M.C.A. v Loudotms v. Roath Albions. Cambridge University v. London Scottisk. Coventry v. Moseley. Northampton Y. Gloucester. NORTHERN UNION. Huddersfield v. Bradford. Leigh v. St. Helen's. LEAGUE—DIVISION L Notts Forest v. Sunderland. 3

HOCKEY. « CARDIFF V. PONTYPRIDD. This match was played at Llandaff F-ieldst before a good number of spectators, and. after an exciting game, resulted as follows.- Cardiff Nil. Pontypridd Nil. WEST CARDIFF SECONDS V. CARDIFB SECONDS. Played at Llandaff, and ended as faows:- West Cardiff Seconds 1 GoaL Cardiff Seconds NiL

FLOODING OF A COLLIER^ WORKING AT TONNAU. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. v: NARROW ESCAPE. Late on Friday night a disastrous flood swept down from the old disused Wenallt Colliery upon the village of Aberdulais. The pent-up water in the old workings must ha. burst their barrier. The flood was totally un- expected. Some who heard the apoworeti of the vast volume of water say that the sound was as that- of an express train travelling at. full speed. The old level is situated about two miles from Aberdulais, and on the mountain side the rush of water carried with it immense blocks of stone. The nearest houses which are at Danygraig suffered greatly, and the trimly- kept gardens were entirely swept away. hundreds of tons of stones taking the pifoe of the removed soil. Further in its course the flood passed along the walled-in roadway near Dylais Fach. and the dwellers in the tip hornet near this point were the greatest sufferers. Mrs. Hopkins was with her children in the back room when the flood, without any warn- ing. burst open her door. Tiie house was afe once filled with water, through which Mrs. Hopkins, who had seized her children, had to wade waist deep. The waters had attacked the foundations of the house, for Mrs. Hopkins had only reached the upper floor when the room which she and her children had jtrst left. collapsed. It was a well-furnished room, and the ruin made of the furnitur-e and other household effect- wits pitiful in the extreme. The occupants of the next uoor ibouse also suffered very seriously. The flood, pursuing -4 coarse, carried away a large portion «f the íI-oU work of tlit adjacent bridge. Tlie inhabi- tants of Queen's-square also had a very bstdj time, muddy waver to the depth ot 3ft. filling the ground floor. At the Railway Inn tber., was the same misery, and so large a quantity of water had to be dealt with here that deep channel was cut from the front door ta the works feeder. Koads have been sweptt away. and quite a new channel has beem formed for one of the larger streams of the district. The flood abated on Fridai- night, but all through Saturday the water cnrt;nsed to ran in a streamn over the roads which ba*, been in the course of th" flood. (Otfcer Bstruc*ia.r« 011 Pafc Ai

j Colours of the 3rd Welsh Regiment Deposited in the Custody of the Mayor and Corporation. A UNIQUE DISPLAY. UNBOUNDED ENTHUSIASM. Never in the history of Cardiff until Saturday has it happened that a battalion going on active service lias deposited its colours in th2 custody of the mayor and corporation of the town. It has been usual in times of war for a. regiment to carry its colours into action, and hundreds of valuable lives have been lost in the defence of a few yards of silk. The chivalry of the officers and men who have died fighting to guard the colours is beyond praise, but unnecessary. The War Office has recognised this, and now when a battalion leaves for.the scene cf war the beoved emblems of the Queen and the regiment are deposited in a place of safety until the officers come back and claim them. The 3rd Battalion of the Welsh Regiment has never seen active service abroad. It is the strongest Militia regiment in the country, and is also well drilled both in battalion and musketry work. Under the special service sec- tion 200 men have already gone to South Africa to reinforce the 1st Regular battalion under General Gatacre. As far as the remainder are concerned, it rested with them whether they would go abroad or not. Any Militia battalion offering 500 men was placed on the roster for duty. and were in precisely the same position as any regiment of the line. Colonel Perkins, who had command of the 3rd Welsh, has 600 men, who will proceed to South Africa on cr about the 10th inst, and he requested the mayor and corporation of Cardiff to take charge of the colours in the mean- time. His worship (Councillor S. A. Brain), a captain in the 2nd Glamorgan Artillery, and a Volunteer of over 25 years, was delighted to comply with the request, and, although only three days were left for making preparations, the reception of the colours at Cardiff will long live in the memory of the present generation. The colours were placed in charge of Cap- tain Forrest for transport from Pembroke Dock to Cardiff, and they were carried by Lieutenants Ryder and Ellis. Colonel Perkins awaited the party at the Cardiff Station of the Great Western." The guard of honour was composed of recruits from the depot, under úmmand of Lieutenant Robbins. and were olaved down to the station by the band of the 5rd- Volunteer Battalion Welsh Regiment. rhe detachm2nts of the Glamorgan Artillery, Submarine Miners, and Cardiff Detachment of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion Welsh Regiment formed up opposite the (tation. The whole of the military arrange- ments were in charge of Colonel Quirk, D.S.O., <n command of the regimental depot. As ths train came in the escort took open order and shouldered arms. The colours were then un- furled. and, upon the party in charge of them stepping on to the platform the escort shouldered arms, and the band played God Save the Queen." There was no cheering. The scene was too impressive to allow men to exercise their lungs. They bared their heads and thought of the dangers which must attend those brave men who have volunteered their services, and asked their frtends to take charge of the embl-ems of their regiment. The music of the National Anthem seemed to carry in its notes a meaning more solemn than usual. Many old Volunteer office rs-Colon el Ingram and Major W. E. Jones among them-were present among a crowd which filled the up platform. The Mayor, in his robes and chain, and accompanied by his deputy (Councillor J. W. Courtis), were introduced to the officers in charge of the colours. On leaving the station the Queen's and regimental colours were saluted by the three detachments of Volunteers-the Artillery under Lientenant-colcnel Fry. the Submarine Miners under Major Hugiies, and tiio Rifles under Lieutenant-colonel Gaskell. The ar- rangements made by the head-consiablc (Mr. W. McKenzie) could not be surpassed. There was no crowding in the open space in front of the station, and the procession moved off in the following order:- Mounted Police (commanded by tin Head- constable). Members of the Corporation in Carriages. fhe Mayor (Councillor S. A. Brain) and the Deputy-mayor (Councillor J. W. Courtis). Detachment of Submarine Miners. Detachment 2nd Glamorgan Volunteer Artillery. Massed Bands of the Artillery. Submarine Miners, and Rifle Volunteers. Guard of Honour with the Colours and Escort. 3rd Volunteer Battalion Welsh Regiment, Hecruits of the Welsh Regiment and 3rd Battalion, without armb, It was intended that the Imperial Yeomanry should take part in the proceedings, but. as they have not yet received their uniform, it ae advisable that they should be onlookers only. The massed bands numbered about 60, and quite 400 Volunteers responded at the short notice given them. They presented a smart military spectacle, and deserve every credit for the splendid manner in which they obeyed the call of their commanding officers. The first round of cheering came when the thousands of people who had assembled at the lower C'tld of St. Mary-street and on the Custom House Bridge caught sight of the squares of suk floating in the wintry breeze. K There was no mistaking the enthusiasm of the crowd. Kept back behind barriers they had ample opportunities of seeing the proce3- tion. and they made the streets ring with their voices of welcome. There was here and there a display of bunting, and the windr ws of the Conservative and Liberal Clubs, the hotels, and all the chief places of were crowded with spectators. The route was through St. Mary-street, High-street, Duke- street, and Queen-street, to the Park-hall, where the colours were forinilly handed over, and afterwards deposited in the council- rhamber of the Town-hall. IN THE PARK HALL. A BRILLIANT SCENE. Within the Park-hall there was more than an ordinary crowd long before the time appointed for the ceremony to commence. Floor and gallery were crammed with an audience that in the ensemble made a, very pretty picture. Most of the people present were ladies, and their vari-coloured dresses, loaks. and hats were touched off here and there with the scarlet uniforms of officers and Tnemebers of the rank and file from regular troops and Volunteer companies. The time during "waiting moments" was occupied by a •mall party of musicians, under the care of Madame Clara. Novel lo Davies. who sang I' oatriotic and military songs. They included Mis" Jennie Ffoulkes, Miss Annie Davies, Mr. G. H. Wigley. and Mr. Idris Perkins. At inter- vals. too, Mr. G. H. Cole (organist of St. John's Church) played suitable pieces on the grand organ. The military party with the colours were rather late, bat the audience waited with the utmost patience, listening to the music. At last, half an hour after time, the mace- bearers made their appearance on the plat- form, followed by the mayor in full robes, with the members of the corporation close behind him in full force, and Mr. Robert Forrcst In his uniform. There was a flutter at the end of the hall for a time, but presently there were flashing swords, and up popped the colours from under the gallery, greeted with such a roar of cheering as might have shaken the roof and foundations of the hall. Up they came, carried by officers, cscort-ed by men, amid the salutes of the uniformed men present and the cheers of the spectators. Colonel Perkins ascended the platform as the colours were held at the steps, and made a short speech to the mayor, saying that in the presence of the magnificent gathering he had some pleasure, and yet regret, at losing what was dear to the regiment-in handing over the colours to the mayor and cor- | poration for safe custody whilst the bat- talion Was away in South Africa fighting the country's wars. The Mayor made a short epeeoh in reply. thanking the officers and men of the regiment for the honour done to him and to the town, and promising to guard the colours. He also j wished the regiment good luck in the uuder- taking that it was aboi* to enter upon. | Miss Jennie Ffoulkes then sang rth* National Anthem, the audience joining in the verses SBJig as a refraun. I Colonel Quirk, wag called tyo# a

STOP PRESS Latest Telegrams. fcbath Park Waslerans, one goell; Penaurtii Pariah Church. nil. Clare Stars, two goals; t. Monica's, two goals. Cheltenham, two trks; Cinderfovd, nil. B;sh:ip Auckland, four goals; Stockton, tiro. Bristol, tw goals, three tries; Wtliingtpfl, two tries. Carmarthen College, two goals; Tenby Shifts, one try. L

A WOUNDED OFFICER'S OPINION. Major Bathurst, who had a bullet pass clean through his body :it the Battle of Colenso. arrived at Southampton on Saturday aboard the transport Servia. He asserts that the Boers had 20,000 in the vicinity of the Tugela, and expressed an opinion that General Buller could get through to Ladysmith if he were willing to sacrifice five or six thousand men.

CARDIFF DOCTOR VOLUNTEERS. At Saturday's meeting of the Cardiff Guar- dians, Mr. O. H. Jones presiding, letter was read from Dr. Campbell Jenkins (resident medical officer), a native-born Cardiff boy, in which he applied for a few days' leave of absence in order to pass the necessary tests with a view to joining the Gloucestershire Hussars. In the event of acceptance he hoped to leave at once. and he asked that on his return from South.Africa he might be able to resume his duties. The Chairman said Dr. Jenkins's absence would not probably exceed a couple of days, and in his absence Dr. M'Call would act for him. Should he be accepted, he would like to leave at once, and upon his return he hoped to be allowed to resume his duties. Mr. F. J. Beavan: We hope he will return. (Hear, hear.) General Lee: In the interests of ourselves and of the country, we should do all we can to forward the doctor's desires. He proposed that the permission asked for be granted. Mrs. Mullin seconded, and the board agreed, the clerk explaining that there would be no difficulty whatever in carrying out the pro- posed arrangement. The Chairman: The Local Government Board is willing to do anything of this sort, and even to go as far as to give half pay, but, of course, Dr. Jenkins does not apply for that. The motion was then put and carried, the appointing tb jemaili open for Dr. Jenkins pending his return. r | —

REINFORCEMENTS. The Union steamer German and the trans- port Canada, both sailing from Southampton. on Saturday afternocn took 81 officers, 1,166 men. cud nineteen horses for the Cilpe. Aboard the German ars the 14th Company Southern Division Garrison Artillery, and the 17th Company Western Division Garrison Artillery, together with ten naval offi- cers. The Canada took the 10th Com- pany Eastern Division Garrison Artil- lery. ami Nos. 2, 6, and 10 Comvranies Western Division Garrison Artillery, with a draft of 303 men of the Royal Irish Rifles The Canada will call at Que-enstown. anc there embark 180 men of the 2nd Bedfordshire Regiment, 140 men of the 2nd Cheshire Regiment, 80 men of the 1st West Riding regiinc,it, 300 men of the 1st. Oxfordshire Light Infantry, and 125 men cf the 1st Munster Fusiliers, with officers. Th" Ger- man has aboard 8 4.7in. puna. and four hotch- kiss quickfircrs for the New Zealand contin- gent. The Korham Castle, which sailed on Satur- day afternoon, took to the Cane a large quantity cf ammunition. i

l and in a few stirring words he said that the country was not witnessing a unique spectacle, fo,r th2 Militia and Volunteers ware for the first time leaving the country to fight abroad. Then there were cheers and more cheers, and Messrs. Wigley and Perkins sang "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau," after which the corporation and escort went with the colours to the Town-hall. The trcops then left the hall, and went to the Town-hall in procession, his Worship the Mayor marching with the colour-bearers and the escort. At the Town-hall members of the corporation and officers, of the regiment assembled, whilst the lieutenants learing the colours fixed them in their sockets amid cheers. The Mayor made a short speech of welcome, and Colonel Perkins replied in suitable terms.