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Comments and Criticisms. BY "COCHFARF." My congratulations to Mr. S. T. Evans, Q.C., M.P.. and may his new honour be an augury of future success. S. T." commands the friendship of a host of acquaintances, who are, nevertheless, stout. opponents of his political creed. In a social sense he is about thi most adaptable man I know. I have seen him conducting a musical "Cymanfa" as if to the manner born; he will sing a song with as good "form" as an old professional; he speaks with equal flnency in Welsh and Eng- lish; he is equally at home on the floor of the House of Commons and on the platform of the colliers' mass meeting, and to see "Ram Evans" (for it is by that name he is known to the workers in his constituency) among the colliers of Mid-Glamorgan is to see scene9 of romping delight, such as we wit- nessed at the holiday break up of a school in our boyhood days. His buoyant spirit is always contagious, and depression of mind cannot exist in his presence. "Uchach yr el." The importation of Canadian pine into Car- diff by the enterprising firm of Messrs. Robin- son, David and Co. is an event of double importance—aa a forerunner of Cardiff's development as an import town, and as a demonstration of the resourcefulness of our Colonies and a knitting together of our Imperial interests. To hear of a board 80 feet long and three feet wide without a single knot ("to mar its beauty, saith the reporter, but let it be known to him of the dots, curves, and dashes, that very often the knots of a board are itg most particular beauty) to gap the joiner's plane or dull his chisel is to create a desire in the mind of every joiner to be supplied with no other. Its character, as described in the press, enables old hands to view it as a God-send to those who work in wood. Floreat Cardiff; Floreat Columbia 1 L Full many a rose is born to blueh unseen, and waste its sweetness on the desert air. Full many an act of unsurpassing heroism is accomplished under unexciting circumstances, and unless discovered by some observant neighbour may pass unrecognised, excepting in a passive manner. In a conversation I had with Alderman John Thomas, the popular miners' agent. Garw Valley, the following facts were brought under my notice :—Harry Daviea had fallen into a hole in the ground 25 feet deep, with fifteen feet of water in it. This was brought to the attention of George Humphreys by his little girl. and he went down to see what could be done to save Davies's, life, the task being performed through his being let down suspended by a rope. He had to be taken out without accomplish- ing his purpose the first time, but on the second occasion he caused the rcpe to be tied around his waist. He was then let down into the water, and he tied a rope to the drowning man. Both men were hauled up to the surface in safety, but the risks undertaken by Humphreys were such that his fellow-workmen are of opinion that he deserved recognition by the Royal Humane Society. There can be no question about the propriety of directing the attention of the above society to Hum- phreys' cool and plucky action, and the ever- willing Alderman Thomas is taking steps to that end, and I venture the opinion that Humphreys will be worthily rewarded. I cannot allow Mr. F. W. Brett's appeal for assistance towards the Cardiff Prison Gate Mission to pass without emphasising its claim to public support. This mission, although under the patronage of the Church of England Temperance Society, extends its support to the unfortunate frequenters of our gaol without any inquiry aa to their religious or amy other associations. Mr. Ja-mes Devereux, the mis- sionary who attends daily at the gaol exit, and also at the police-court, is a man who is thoroughly in earnest, and he spares no pains to assist his often friendless charges. He is as ready to accompany some poor erring woman who promises to seek the shelter of the OathoJio refuge at Pmylan as be ig to help hia co-religionists, and when a. visit to a Non- conformist minister or influential layman is likely to help a penitent to be restored to his or her friends, Mr. Devereux is equally ready to assist. A visit a.t seven o'cloc!: in the morning to the shelter provided for the purpose at the prison gate will find Mr. Devereux pre par el with a grateful cup of tea for those who are discharged from their incarceration, and a kindly exhortation, and an encouragement to turn over a new leaf, with an offer to employment or estranged relatives. Let these who would like to do good work, but are 1..n- plexed how to find it, go to the prison gate in Adamadown any morning excepting Sunday, and the occupation they wis-h for will le pointed out to them by Mr. Devereux. Saturday night ia the working man's off- night, and he and his wife appreciate a com- fortable and enjoyable entertainment. I have lately heard several complaints of rows of persona being permitted t-o crowd the pas- sages and places of entertainment in this town in such a way as to completely mar the pleasure of those who are seabed behind them. I am not sure that this not a transgression of the bye-laws governing our places of public entertainment, but it is certainly a. serious danger should any panic occur when a building ia in such a crowded state. Its unfairness to those who are entirely shut off from witnessing tlin performances ?.s obvious, and a little -nore attention to such matters by the management on Saturday and other full nights will earn the gratitude of their more regular patrons. There is a lamentable want of firmness indicated by the action of some of our public bodies, and on so impor- tant a matter as the sanitation of crowded areas. It transpired at the last meet- ing of the Rhondda District Council that at Pontypridd slaughterhouses are attached to premises used for living purposes, and in many parte of the Rhondda Valley similar pkuces are permitted to be built within a few feet of inhabited houses. With these facta well known, people need not be surprised that periodical outbreaks of disease occur in their midat. At Tonypandy the neighbours of an appli- cant who intended to bu.ild a slaughterhouse within seventeen feet of dwelling, but whose plans v.ere rejected by the local authority, actually succeeded in getting the neighbours to petition in favour of its erection, and the said authority was not strong enough to refuse a proposal to "refer the plans back"—to their pLans' committee, I presume. This is an instance where it is the imperative duty of the district council to save the inhabi- ta.nt3 if Tonypandy from themselves. It is a revelation to m, that private slaughtering houses art permitted in a district seething with human beings such as Tonypandy is. Sanitary education is not very common in our generation, spite of the warnings of epidemics, the teachings of technical schools, and the advance of general education.

COMMENTS ON SATURDAY'S MATCHES. [BY "WELSH ATHLETE."] The weather on Saturday seems t-o have had a deleterious effect on the matches played by our South Wales clubs. The scoring was small all round, with the result that matches which, so far as the actual results were concerned, turned out as anticipated, etill provided con- siderable food for surprise by the narrow margin of points that fell to the victors. The Cardiff and Swansea games may be put down as notable instances of this. Moseley, for example, were never anticipated to get within anything like the distance of Cardiff that they did, whilst Penarth have no form to their credit that would cause one to suggest that they had the remotest chance of playing within once across the line of Swansea. These are little peculiarities, however, that crop up in the game now and again—peculiarities that illustrate the glorious uncertainly and hence The charm of sport. Newport are etill keeping up their form, on the other hand, and, although their reputation had a bit of a shaking at Bristol a week ago. the Usksiders demon- strated against Blackheath that they are still a great L-eara. Llaneiiy's form at Devcnport worked out fairly correctly, for the Plymouth men played a great game at Swansea a little time back, and were unlucky, the critics agreed, not to win on that occasion. Neath are consistent, if naught else, but con- sistent, unfortunately, in the matter of indifferent form." They met a fairly strong pack in Abera/on. however, and. beaten in this department the Neath backs had very little chance. Mountain Ash, too, were not seen at their best, and appear to have been a tritle .vcky in winning. Llwynypia and Treorky fought out one of the old-fashioned cup-tie battles, whilst Maesteg once again proved the truth of the suggestion I have so often ma-de--that they are a, very promising and rising team. Up to date the records of the principal South Wales clubs are as follow: Per Score Score cent. for. agst. games P. W. L. D. G. T. P. G. T. P. Won. Newport 17 15 0 2 30 42 255 0 6 18 94.11 Swansea 20 18 1 1 39 36 294 3 6 29 92.50 Aberavon. 20 15 4 1 24 38 221 9 7 65 77.50 Cardiff 13 12 5 1 20 23 161 13 6 79 69.16 Neath 17 11 5 1 8 15 78 4 10 49 67.64 I Llanelly 19 9 9 1 18 21 150 15 17 122 50.00 The Cardiff match was not of the character that calls for a long comment. Well beaten forward, the Welsh Metropolitans had very little chance to show what their back division could do. Twice Nicholls got chances, and on each occasion he came through. The first time he did so Biggs scored a very pretty try. The second time Williams had only to take his pass from Biggs—and it was a good, brenst- hiigh PMii that Biggs sent him-to score. He missed it, however. These were about the only chances the Cardiff back division had. The reasons for this may be given as weakness on the part of the Cardiff forwards and a want of firmness on the part of the referee. The gentleman who controlled the game did not interpret the rules in a way that would have given satisfaction to a Welsh crowd. The knock-on rule was interpreted too strictly, for example, whilst the Moseley halves played a very glaring off-side game. It can be easily understood, therefore, that behind a beaten pack and an opposing pair on top of them all the time, Hughes and Kestell could not give the Cardiff three-quarters many chances. Nicholls utilised the only two chances he had in admirable fashion, whilst Biggs played a really sound game at left centre. The Rev. E. M. Baker was the best of the Moseley four, and has evidently a good match left in him yet. Birtles, at full back for Moseley, was very sound, but Winfield was, not quite in his best form, for, although his kicks had fine length and he kept the Moseley forwards racing all over the field, the Oardiffian did not find touch so well a8 usual. Still, like Ban- croft, we judge Winfleld by a high standard now. One of the penalties of greatness, this. Under the conditions which prevailed at Penarth on Saturday the match with Swan- sea was more interesting than might have been expected. The ground was very sloppy, and during the first half of the game a gale was blowing from end to end of the field. The home side had the advantage of this in the first half, and most of the play was in the Swansea. quarters. Daring the second moiety the wind went down considerably, and the Penarth backs were able to put in kicks which the visitors dare not attempt at the commence- ment, as the ball, if it rose at all, was carried back over their heads. Up to half-time, when Penarth was leading by a. try, there was little to choose between the opposing packs, but subsequently the Swansea forwards (although two or three of them were badly blown) asserted their superiority in the tight scrums. In the open, however, Penarth did well throughout. On both sides the backs were greatly ham- pered by the state of the ground and the wind. Accurate passing was out of the qusstion, except when the interval between the players was very short, and any attempt at dodging brought disaster, as anyone who was rash enough to try such tactics almost invariably came down. In spite of this, Rees and Trew brought off some- pretty run- and had the ground been in better condition the majority of points would probably have been greater. Jones and Owen at half made the most of their opportunities, but in Gibbs and Thomas they found two smart opponents. Penarth played a plucky game throughout. The forwards, who were much lighter than the Swan-sea eight, worked hard, and brought off some smart dribbles, in which the half back. Gibbs, rendered valuable service. The three- q a.rter line was disorganised by the absence of Shattock and the placing of Thomas at half. They were unable to bring off much passing for the reasons already stated, but in tackling, running, and kicking they made the game very warm for Swansea at timec. Tillett could scarcely have done better as custodian. He fielded and kicked judiciously, and tackled in rare form. It is to be regretted that a misunderstanding arose with reference to the last try obtained by Swansea, but as the game ended immediately after the result, except in the matter of points, could not have been different. The game between Newport and Blackheath was as fine an exhibition as possible under the beastly circumstances. Unfortunately, the Uskside ground has not yielded so well as had been hoped to the many and laudable efforts of the club in the matter of draining, and on Saturday after tha game had been in progress about twenty minutes it was a perfect mud- pond. Only with difficulty could the players stand, and accurate passing and fielding was for the most-part entirely out of the question. Blackheath did not put into the field anything like the hot lot of forwards the elub had been accustomed to send. They were les weighty, and did not display those bashing tactics or the vagaries of the off-side rule which had marked the Heathens of the past. But they stayed better than the packs of the past, and were going strong up to the call of time. But the Yewport pack for much the greater part of the play had the 'Heathens beaten badly in front. This was more noticeable when in the second half there were only seven Newport forwards against the eight Black- heath men consequent upon the injury to Alexander, who dislocated bis shoulder. Lloyd and Needs played a rattling good game at half, and never allowed the Blackheath pair to get the better of them. Of the outstanding players Pearson, who took the place of Isaac3 on the left wing, came out again and was as fresh, as resourceful, and as ubiqf;tous as ever. He played the most useful gam- of any man on the ground. His saving was marvel. lous. Next to Pearson stood out Skrimshire, who was a tower of strength to the Black- heath side, and showed wonderful versatility and a grand turn of speed. The try which he scored for his side all on his own was a grand effort. Walker, the Newport full back, was not a great success on the day's play. The game between Tredegar and Mountain Ash was a particularly good one considering the wretched climatic conditions, and although Mountain Ash came off victorious by two tries to nil, the result gives no indication of the play. While playing with a powerful wind Mountain Ash held the advantage. They were kept from scoring until a minute before the change of ends, when Millar. forced himself over the line with two or thre# Tredegar men clinging to him. In the second half Mountain Ash did not get a look in, and with the excep- tion of two powerful bursts were kept penned in their own 25, and their defensive powers were severely tested, but they proved of the soundest. Mountain Ash were badly beaten forward by their much lighter opponents, who were all over them. The home forwards packed much better, and with regularity and rapidity broke up the scrums and dashed off with the ball at their feet, so that the heavier men were not given an opportunity to use their weight to advantage. They used their feet with better effect, and were faster and smarter in all departments. Jonah Jones was the best of a really good lot, and he was closely followed by Grave nor, Morris, and George. Millar, the Welsh international, was the pick of the visiting pack. and he led his men splendidly. The home three-quarters put in a large amount of useful and effective work, Phil Thomas, in particular, showing a cleatn pair of heels on several occasions, and putting ill the ran. of the match, Curtis played a very gaaa—n—g—aa»—iWff wwmmmwb—1—e——eb»—afiMi effective and pretty game, hia dribbling being particularly useful. L. Jenkins and E. Thomas also proved invaluable to their side. The visiting quartette did none too well, their passing being too slow to be successful, the few attempts made only resulting in trans- ferring hostilities to the opposite side of the ground. W. L. Williams and Ivor Morgan were the best of the four. At half-back there was very little to ohooso between the opposing pairs. Williams and Evans for Tredegar were very smart in dribbling away from the scrimmages, and frequently beat Edwards and Bevan. Edwards played a very good game. J. Hare, who sub- stituted Davis, who is on the injured list, at full back played remarkably well. His field- ing was perfect, whilst his kicking for touch was of great value to his side. Lucimore was very safe, and got out of some awkward corners very creditably. The display given by Llanelly on Saturday was a surprise packet for the crowd, and though Albion might be said to have had three parts of the game, the defence set up by the Llanelly backs was perfect. Forward, the visitors played a very hard game, but they were seen to more advantage in the second half than in the first, when they had a gale behind them. In the latter stages of the game the men tired, and it was not until the last ten minutes that Albion took the lead. The three Thomases and Watts were the pick. Llanelly were weak at half. and Samuels was of little service to his side. Davies, on the other hand, played sound football. The three- quarter combination of the tinplaters was not good, but lots of fine individual work by Lloyd, Auckland, and Williams was fully appreciated. Richards showed skilful play at full back, and on the whole gave a rattling good display. On the home side Gamlin did his work capitally, whilst of the thr-ee- quarters Skinner and Sturt were the pick. The passing was at times slovenly, but on others fine outside moves were seen. Dnffin and Horrell at half again performed well, and well beat the pair opposed to them. Forward, Spiers, Peard, and Squires were the pick. A collection on behalf of Richards, the Devon back, who was injured in the Somerset match a. few weeks ago, resulted in £25 Is. 6d. being taken. Aberavon, my Neath correspondent states earned a well-deserved victory over Neath on Saturday. If anything, they were more than a try better, although Neath came very near equalising just before the end of the game. The home team held a strong lead at forward, and this notwithstanding that they played but seven men for nearly two-thirds of the game. One would have thought after Vicary's enforced retirement through an injury to his ribs that the visiting eight would have shown to advantage. But they were stale—very stale indeed. Four out of the eight were evidently out of form. It was rather sttrprising to see Neath forwards so soundly trounced. In heeling out, in wheeling, and in the loose the Aberavon seven were infinitely superior. At half Charlie Powell under difficult conditions played a brilliant game, but Hopkins was weak. Why the Neath committee dropped Walter Jenkins would puzzle one to find out. Harry Jones and W. Arnold were the best of the visiting quartette, which were afforded but few oppor- tunities because of the failure of the forwards. Tom Davies and Willie Jenkins, the wings, did all that oould have been expected of them in the circumstances. The Aberavon forwards controlled four serums out of every five. Prominent among them were Upton, Val Jones, and Kenefick. each of whom played in brilliant style. Bill .Jones, Howel Jones, and "Timothy" worked hard for Neath. They appeared to be the only ones that were work- ing. Next to Charlie Powell, Johnny Jones was the best back on the field, but I did not care a great deal for the play of Harris, his colleague. The Aberavon quartette is useful, but by no means brilliant. On Saturday Willie Thomas and Will Rees were the best of the foar. At full back Edwards was much better than JOB Davies, who, perhaps, never played so indifferently before.

GARDSFF BOARD AND THE SUBJECT. Teachers Condemn the Idea. The effort to establish tuition in the Welsh language in the Cardiff board schools has been denounced as a "political dodge." Wire- pullers are at work, it is said. Ba that as it may, we venture to asseverate without fear of contradiction that the teachers—or most of them, at any rate—who have to carry out the board's wishes are entirely opposed to the idea. Under the present system, from one hour to an hour and a half weekly is devoted to the subject, and Welsh teachers under th3 board have discovered that the effort to impart a knowledge of Cymraeg to their scholars has been an "absolute failure." If by the result of the plebiscite the towns- people declare in favour of Welsh tuition, the board, it is understood, will command the devotion of increased time. probably, three or four hours weekly, to the subject. This will upset the whole curriculum of the schools, and even then, say the teachers, it wiU bo impos- sible to teach the language with any satis- factory degree of thoroughness. Parents do mot give sufficient thought, it is argued, to the education of their offspring. To the question whether their children should be taught Welsh, they will, probably, reply in t-he affirmative, on the principle that they (the children) thould share in everything that's going. The parents won't stop to consider that the proposed teaching of Welsh is, after all, merely a matter of sentiment. "What is its commercial value?" "What will be its resultant benefit to my child in after life?" are questions which won't occur to their minda. If Welsh is to be taught according to the wishes of the board,, then, in the opinion of the teachers, more important subjects will have to be dropped. These views. expressed by Welsh-speaking teachers, and loyal sons of the Principality to boot, should, surely, bear some weight with parents in deciding upon this very important question. The acquirement of a language is a colossal task, requiring years of hard, patient, and diligent study, and, even if the board resolve that (increased time be devoted to instruction in Welsh, it is extremely doubtful if any mate- rial progress will be made. In the average schoolboy, the desire to know any other tongue but that in which he can most easily express himself cis not very pronounced. When the schoolboy has become a youth, when he labours at the office desk instead of ths school desk, when ho appreciates the commercial value of knowing some other language besides his own. then is it that the inclination for linguistic study manifests itself, and. after years of what Lord Roffebery calls "intelligent persistence," he may acquire some other language. We have no bias either way. We have simply given the views of Welsh-speaking teachers. Let the parents decide.

STORIES OF MR SAM LEWIS. Mr. Sam Lewis's weak sido was social advancement. His one (foible (says the "Out- look") was a consuming diesire to entertain the foremost in the land. In a certain instance he asked a young man whose bill had fallen due if he knew three young peers he named. The other replied in the affirmative, and was told if he would, ask them to dinner to meet him he would knockE200 off the bill. The din- ner was most agreeable, for Mr. Lewis was marvellous raconteur of the bluff and hearty sort. Hia widow possesses more genuine talent as hostess than half the peeresses in the king- dom, aaid she has a real appreciation for music. The best side of Mr. Sam Lewis's character was the way in which he befriended impecunious young musicians. Indeed, to this purpose he devoted most of his enormous win- nings at Monte Carlo.

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Saturday's Results. Hereunder we give the results of Saturday's local and general football matches: — BUG-BY. NEWPORT V. BLACKEffiATH. At Newport. Newport 1 4 0 Blackheat11 0 1 0 CARDIFF V. MOSELEY. At Moseley. Cardiff 0 1 0 Mcseley 000 SWANSEA V. PENARTH. At Penarth. Swansea 1 2 0 Penarth 0 2 0 LLANELLY V. DEVONPORT ALBIONS. At Devonport. Devonport Albions 0 3 0 Llanelly *10 0 ABERAVON V. NEATH. At Aberavon. Aberavon 020 Neath 0 1 0 MOUNTAIN ASH V. TREDEGAR. At Tredegar Mountain Ash 0 2 0 Tredegar 0 0 0 OTHER LOCAL MATCHES. Indicates home team. Pc-Dtymister, one try; Crumlin, nil. Treorkv, one try; Liwynypia, one try. ♦Maesteg, one try; Treherbert, nil. "Pontypridd, one dropped goal and one try; Taff's Well, one try. •Cardiff A, 1 goal 2 tries; Moseley A, nil. ♦Cardiff Mackintosh, 1 goal; Newport A, 1 try. •Penygraig, 1 goal 1 try; Cardiff Romilly 1 try. •Bridgend, 1 goal 1 try; Bryncethin, 2 tries. •Blaenavon, 1 try; AbertUVery, nil. Ebbw Vale, 3 tries; Pontymoile, 1 dropped goal. *Di vas Powis, 1 try; St. Agnes', nil. Wititchurch, 1 goal 3 tries; Cbepstow St. Mary's, nil. •Swansea Seconds, 1 dropped goal 5 tries; Goraeinon, niL •Abergavenny. 1 goal; Usk, 1 try. •Oilfynydd, 5 tries; Tonypandy, nil. Canton. 1 try: Penylan, nil. •Mountain Apti A, nil; Yatrad Stars, nil. Penarth Thistles, 2 tries; Orange United, nil. St. Paul's, 1 try; St. David's, nil. St. Andrew's, 1 goal 3 tries; Roath. 1 try. Old Monktonians, 1 try; Cardiff Nomads, nil. Ogmore Seconds. 1 goal 3 tries; Bridgend Scconds, 1 try. NORTHERN UNION. (YORKSHIRE SECTION). Bramley, five points; Holboeck, two points. Wakefield Trinity, six points; Hull Kingston Rovers, nil. Huddersfieid, sixteen points; Liversedge, nil. Bradford. 13 points; Leeds, seven points. Batley, five points; Castleford, nil. Hunelet, seven points; Manningham, five. Hull, five points; Leeds Parish Church, nil. Brighoase Rangers, six points; Halifax, four points. (LANCASHIRE SECTION). Runcorn, one try; Leigh, nil. Broughton Rangers, eight points; Salford, two points. St. Helens, six points; Swinton, three points. Oldham, 18 points; Stockport, four points. OTHE RMATCHE3. Catford, one goal; London Welsh, one try. Cambridge University, 25 points; Coventry, nil. Gloucester, one goal; Leicester, nil. Old Merchant Taylors, two goals; Harlequins, nil. Marlborough Nomads, one goal; Kensington, nil. Northampton, ninff points; Richmond, three points. Bath, one goal, two tries; Old Edwardiana, nil. London Scottish, one goal; R.I.E.C., one goal, of Scotland, 14 points: Glasgow University, 6 points. Lennox, one try; St. Bartholomew's Hospital, nil. Croydon, three tries; St. Thomas's Rogioital, one goal. RoB&lyn Park, placed goal; Guy's Hospital, droppsd goal. Edinburgh University, two goals, two tries; Wanderers, nil. COUNTY MATCHES. Cheshire, one try; Yorkshire, nil. ASSOCIATION. Bairy Unionists, two goals; Ebbw Vale, nil. Aberaman, two goals; Forth, nil. Oswestry, four goals; Aberdare, one goal. Rhyl, three goals; Llandrindod, two goals. Brynmill, one goal; Priorton Villa, nil. *Aberdare Thistles, 5 goals; Briton Ferry, 2 goals. Rhymney, 4 goale; Brithdir, 2 goals. Rogerstone, 5 goals; Cardiff Corinthians, 1 goal. St. John's, 2 goals; St. Vincent's, 1 goal. Trebarrim. 1 goal; Havod, 1 goal. St. Pagan's, 2 goals; Penarth Parish Church, nil. Penarth Corinthians, 1 goal; St. Paul's, Car- diff, 1 goal. St. Vincent's Seconds, 13 goals; Rawdens, nil. Cardiff Albiona, 11 goals; Roath Park Wes- leyans, nil. St. Luke's. 1 goal; St. John's Seconds. 1 zoal. Riverside Seconds, nil; St. Francis, nil. Grange. 6 goals; Docks, 1 goal. Woodville Crescents, 2 goals; St. Monica's, 1. goal. Rutland Rovers. 3 goals; St. David's, 1 goal. Riverside, 3 goals; Old Higher Grade, 3 goals. Cadoxton Rovers, 6 goals; Y.M.C.A. Juniors, nil. Higher Grade Albions, 11 goals; Wyndham Villa, nil. Rhymney, 4 goals; Brithdir, 2 goals. CARDIFF SCHOOLS LEAGUE. Marlborough-road. 1 goal; Wood-street, nil. Lansdowne, 5 goals; Higher Grade, 1 goal. Severn-road, 2 goals; Albany-road, 1 goal. POSITIONS 'UP TO DATE. Goals. P. W. L. D. Fr. Ag. P. Severn-road 9 7 1 1 34 6 15 Lansdown-e-road .10 7 2 1 40 8 15 LansdowM-road.10 7 2 1 40 8 15 Higher Grade 10 6 2 2 22 12 14 Albany-road 8 5 1 2 28 7 12 Radnor-road 9 6 3 0 18 12 12 Staoey-road 8 2 4 2 10 10 6 Roath Park 8 2 4 2 9 13 6 Wood-street 9 2 6,1 6 18 5 Grange 9 1 7 1 8 36 3 Marlborough-rd. 9 1 8 0 2 55 2 LEAGUE-DIVISION I. Newcastle, one goal; West Bromwich. one. Stoke, four goals; Sheffield United, nil. Notts County, two goals; Sheffield Wednes- day, nil. Blackburn Rovers, three goals; Manchester City, one. Wolverhampton Wanderers, nil; Derby County, nil. Bury, one goal; Notts Forest, one goal. Preston North End, one goal; Bolton, nil. Game stopped on account of weather. Aaton Villa, 2 goals; Sunderland, 2 goals. Liverpool, two goals; Everton, one. LEA.GUE—DIVISION ll. Small Heath, two goals; Gainsborough, one. Elackpool, two goals; Burton Swifts, one. Barnsley, three goals; Woolwich Arsenal, nil. Lincoln, two goals; Leicester Fosse, nil. Stockport, three goals; Walsall, one. Burnley, fire goals; Glossop, one. Middlesborongh, two goals; Chesterfield, nil. Newbridge, five goals; Grimsby, nil. Borslem Port Vale, two goals; Newton Heath, nil. Etonians, six goals; Ipswich Town, nil. TREHERBERT FOOTBALL GROUNDS.— SATURDAY, Janmary 26th, 1901, GRAND LEAGUE MATOH-PONTYPRIDD V. TREHER- BERT. "Kick-off at- 3.30 p.m. Admission 6d. each. Special Train leaves Pontypridd at 30 p.m. e8003

A SOUTH WALES FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the South Wales Football Asso- ciation was held at the Alexandra Hotel, Car- diff, on Saturday evening. Mr. W. M. Williams (Barry) presided over the attendance, -which contained several of the junior league repre- sentatives. A protest by the Tyda club against Abergavenny, for the latter club play- ing persons over the age limit in the senior medal competition, was discussed at some length. A protracted discussion ensued. The representatives of both clubs were asked to retire, upon which Mr. Hart proposed that Abergavenny be requested to produce the birth certificates of three players Watkins, Winnie, and Powell (providing they are the actual players) within seven days, and, if this is not done, the game be awarded to Tydu. This was seconded and agreed to, with the addition that Tydu be called upon to pay the expenses of Abergavenny if the claim is not Busta/ned. —The Ebbw Va-leand Aberdare District again cropped up. At the last meeting Ebbw Vale was ordered to play Aberdare at Aberdare, the latter paying the expenses of the Ebbw Vale team. This arrangement Ebbw Vale tried to fulfil, but on the day of the game mustered only six players at the station. Even this did not stop them, for they travelled to Aberdare, and picking up substitutes played the game, but subsequently the Aberdare secretary re- fused to pay the train fares of so unreprssfntative a side Mr. Hart pro- posed. and MT. Colley seconded, that the six players' fares be paid, and the Chairman, as a rider, moved that Ebbw Vale be repri- manded for not sending a full team, and that in future such cases be severely dealt with, and tha.t was all agreed to. The Builth Club wrote offering the use of their ground on either of three- vacant dates for the Western Division Semi-final between Knighton and Llandrindod. The committee, in accepting and thanking Builth for their kind offer, selected February 2 as the date of the game. The chairman wa-s appointed as referee. The semi-final for the eastern division between Barry and Rogers tone was decided to 1,e played at the 'Quina Athletic Ground on February 9, and Mr. Mercer, Cardiff, was chosen as referee. The semi-finals for the Western Division are as follow: —Treorky or Gadlys Rovers v. Tre- harris or Hafod, at Porth, February 16. Semi-finals for the Eastern Division resulted in Rhymney v. Ebbw Vale Seconds or Y.M.O.A.. at Tveharris, on February 23. The Junior Medal Competition, third, round, to be played on January 26:—Clifford Villa v. Abergavenny or Tydu, at Newport; Treharris v. Hlafod, at Treharris; Liapbradach v. Rail- way Cresoents, at Cardiff; Barry Church Athletic v. CadoxLon Royeak, at Barry,

More Fighting Reported BOER *BRIGANDAGE. Train Held Up. Passengers Robbed. WILLOWMORE. January 18. About 400 Beers, under Kruitzinger, attacked Willowiaore this morning. but were beaten off, the Town Guard and a detachment of Aus- tralians doing good service. There were no casualties cn our side. The iitVKdera destroyed several sleeper bridges of the Grand Junction Railway, and looted several farms on the way. Arrest of Dutch Farmers. CRADOCK, January 19. Yesterday eleven men were arrested on a farm at Water Kloof. 35 miles west of bere, by a body of Cape Police, under Inspector Gill- Yesterday a patrol of twenty Cape Police came into contact with about 80 Boers between Henning Siding and Maraisburg. and an engagement, ensued which lasted from eleven p.m. till two a.m. The police bad their horses shot, and several of them were wounded. The rest walked to Maraisburg, which they reached in a very footsore condition. The Boers made no attempt to enter Maraisburg, and are believed to have gone in the direction of Molteno. The Town Guard here is over 300 strong, and there are also a considerable number of Regulars in the place.—Press Asso- ciation Special. Fatal Explosion of a Trap Mine. ZEERUST, January 14 (Via Cape Town. January 19). A terrible accident occurred yesterday. Lieutenant Wallace, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who recently succeeded Lieutenant Bingham as provost-marshal, went out early yesterday morning with some men to a certain spot for the purpose of laying a trap mine worked by a lever. While the mine was being covered with grass the weight presed too heavily on the lever, and caaaed the charge to explode. Lieutenant Wallace and Corporal Edwards, of the New Zealand Artillery, were killed.-Press Association Special. Enemy's Loss at Vlaklaagte. STANDERTON, Saturday. It is estimated that the Boer losses in the fight near Vlaklaagte on the 16th inst. were seven men killed and 40 wounded. Two were buried by us. A gang of Boers has been given employment here repairing the streets. They are paid 2a. a day, with ratioias.-Preas Association Special. CAPE TOWN, Sunday. The "South African News," "Ons Land," and "Het Oosten" have been declared contraband newspapers.—Pre&s Association Special. Boers Capture a Train. PRETORIA, January 19. The rumour of the capture of a train by Boera between Brugspruit and Balmoral is confirmed. The supplies taken were not large, and consisted chiefly of mining material belonging to the Transvaal Consolidated Coal Mines. The chief sufferers jvere the passengers, who were robbed of everything. It is evident that Boer tactics are culminating in pure brigandage. Rumour-mongers are spreading a scare with- out a particle of foundation in fact that a period of short supplies is pending, and there has, consequently, been a rush for provisions at the storea.-Press Association Special. Baden-Powell's Police. A large number of applications for admis- cion into the police force which is being raised by Major-general Baden-Powell for service in Sooth Africa has been received by Major Luoa., the recruiting offioer I at Cardiff Barracks. Thirty-two have been passed, and four will leave for the Cape this week. A Newport footballer, Bob Winter, a member of the Uskside Third Team, who left Newport on Saturday to join Major-general Baden- Powell's South African Polioe, was on Friday night given an excellent send-off at the New- port Athletic Club gymnasium, when he was presented with a pair of field-glasses. The recipient said he hoped on his return to see all the football "thirds" in the first team. Letters from the Front. The Press Association says:—Numerous inquiries have been made at the War Office respecting a paragraph which has appeared in many of the newspapers to the effect that our soldiers at the front would no longer be allowed to send home letters from South Africa. This report the War Office states is absolutely without foundation.

CHARGE AGAINST A RELIEVING OFFICER. Inquiry by the Carmarthen Guardians. At the Carmarthen Board of Guardians on Saturday a serious complaint was brought against Mr. J. T. Stephens, relieving officer for the Conwil district. It appeared from the statements made that a certain pauper, named Mary Johnson, formerly living in Merthyr parish, had beea receiving 2a. 6d. a week relief from the Doro Union, Herefordshire, paid to her, as a. non-resident pauper, through the Car- marthen Guardians. In the usual course of things Mr. Rowland Browne (clerk to the latter body) sent a bill for £1 10s. to the Dore Board of Guardians in respect of the payments made to the pauper during the quarter ended Decem- ber 28 last, but that board wrote back to say that there must be a mistake, inasmuch as Mary Johnson had left the Carmarthen Union since October 5, and the Dore Guardians were now paying tie money through the Monmouth Union, where the woman now resided. A letter was read from Mr. Stephens, the relieving officor. who was unable to be present (' medical certificate being enclosed), in which he stated that he had paid 10a. to the woman through the post after ehe removed from the Carmarthen Union. He admitted that he ha-d done what he ought not to have done, and that he had charged 27s. 6d. in the relief list which he ought not to have charged. He earnestly asked to be allowed to refund that amount to the credit of the guardians, and humbly begged of Mr. Browne to write to the clerk of the Dore Guardians explaining matters. He concluded by stating that it was "an impro- vident mistake" on his part. Enclosed in this letter were two letters from the woman John- son, informing Mr. Stephens that the money was now being paid to her atMonmouth. Mr. J. Patagonia Lewis (Carmarthen) said he thought the whole trouble was due to care- leasnesa or neglect on the part of the reliev- ing officer. Mr. John Phillips (Caerlleon) said he was sorry he could not agree with that view. They had had several other complaints again-st this man in the past, and the board had smoothed them over, bat he did not think they ought to try to smooth this. Miss Gwyn (Ferryside) said the guardians had no right to condone such an act. She wa,s very sorry to have to say such a thing, but it was time to be just rather than merci- fui. 7 The Chairnlan (Mr. D. L. Jones, Derlwyn) said that on Wednesday the relieving officer in question ought to have been at Rbydygaeau pay-atation to pay the paapers, bat he was not there, and had gone round their houses on Friday night instead. It was eventually decided to adjourn the matter until the next fortnightly meeting, in order to enable the officer to be present. J I

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By the Way. The Marquess of Bute has gone back tat town after a short stay at Mount Stuart, Rothe say. Lord Bute will spend the spring at Oxford aaid tfoe summer on the Continent. Mr. Lloyd George. M.P., the silver-tongued orator. the pro-Boer. and the friend of ever, nation but hia own, has been slandering his country yet again. By the way, since the member for Carnarvon recently denounced General Brace-Hamilton aa a "ruffian," would it be going beyond the rules of fair play to call Mr. George a "renegade Britisher"? As an ecclesiastical cap to your umbrells story' of the late Bishop of London, may I (writes a correspondent to the Daily Tele graph") quote the impromptu which his lord ship delivered during the very rainy Church Congress in London of 1899. The rain, it raineth every day Upon the just and unjust feller; But chiefly on the just, because The unjust takes the just's umbrella. The lines caused much amusement to the clerical gathering mentioned." Lieutenant Elmsley, the young Canadian officer who was reported as dangerously wounded in South Africa six weeks ago. ia making a good recovery. That happy newa is rather surprising, for whe nthe gallant young lieutenant was brought into hospital at "Pretoria it was found that a bullet had gone right through his heart. His case will rank as one of the record recoveries of the war. The Colonial Secretary has a special interest in the recovery of Lieutenant Elmsley, who, although a Ca-ndin, received his educction in th city of Birmingham. A contemporary, which informed its readers that the Royal Family is exempt from all kinds of taxation, must verify its references. The Prince of Wales, like ordinary citizens. helps to maintain the Government of London. His Royal Higohness pays his taxes regularly for Marlborough House, which, though it is the official residence of the Heir-Apparent, is a. private house for taxation purposes. The Prince pays over £1.000 a year in taxes to St. Martin's parish. He pays, too, contrary to popular belief, for all his boxes at the theatre, and for all letters, parcels, and telegrams. Telegrams alone are said to cost the Prince of Wales £20 a. week. Although more than sixty years have elaplll) since Haynes Bayly's lines: A clod, a piece of orange peel, The end of a cigar; When trod on by a princely heel, How beautiful they are! w* re written, the sentiment expressed in them still clives. At any rate, this is the conclusion forced upon one from an announcement in American papers to the effect that a. New Y< rk citizen, who possesses more snobishness than taste for tobacco, has acquired for twaity- five dollars the discarded stump of a c gar guaranteed to have been smoked by the Kaiser." It would be interesting (sayIJ the London Daily News "> to learn how the guarantee was secured. Marriages of millionaires are not all alike in America. Miag Alta Rockfeller, daughter of the man who is said to have made million^ last year alone, hM been married in a. quiet way at the home of her father in New York to a gentleman who is described "as a poor yonng barrister and a. Sunday-school worker." It is ? \id that all the father-in-law demanded of the bridegroom was good character. Although the marriage was in striking con- trast to the brilliant Vanderbilt affair earlier in the week. the banquet was not free from display. A golden fountain six feet in. diameter was set in the middle of the table. with enamel buds and blossoms studded with geme, throwing out perfumed water sprays and rotating slowly to a musical tinkling, while the guests sat at table. We should, probably, be surprieed if all the gaps in the education of great men could be revealed. Mr. Parnell, though it may seem incredible, knew nothing of Irish history. "I am very ignorant," he once aaid to a, friend; "I have read very little, but I am smart, and can pick up information very quickly." He had undertaken to lecture on the history of Ireland at pork. "Have you any books I can read on tha subject? he asked a fnend; "I really know nothing about it." The day arrived; the lecture was to begin at eight. A quarter of an hour before he was due on the platform, Mr. Parnell asked for some writing paper and the history books. He kept the audience waiting an hour and a. half, and at 9.30 he entered the hall with perfect self-pos- session. and held the people in wrapt attention whale he spoke to them of the history of tiheir countrj" Now that the last of the Defoes, at any rate on the male side, has passed away, there is reason to hope that the Society of Arts may be able to perpetuate in some suitable manner this great name, which has been associated with several parishes in London for more than three centuries. Defoe himself was ednctpd at a Nonconformist seminary at Islington, hia daughter, Sophia, was baptized in Old Hackney Church in 1701. in the yard of which his infant son also reposes; the well-known author Waf at one time a hose factor in Freeman's Court, Cortihill, which was demolished about half a. century back; and during the plague he lipsd, according to his Memoirs," "without Ald^ate, ahout midway between Aldgate Chnrch and Whitecliapel Bars, on the left hand, or north side of the street." It might be difficult to locate the exact site of any of these boildings, but the North of London, where the uame is still remembered in Defoe-road, seems to be the most suitable spot for any such memorial. It i3 a little remarkable that almost the firat aerioua anxiety about the health of the Queen ghould arise on the very day on which her Majesty attains the distinction of having lived longer than any of her predecessors on the British Throne. Born on May 24. 1819, her Majesty now surpassed by one day the record of her grandfather, George III., who died at the age of eighty-one years two hundred and thirty-nine days, in the 1820. In recent times only two European monarchs have seen gi eater length of days than this—the King of Denmark, now in his eighty-third year, and the late Emperor William r., grandfather of the present Kaieer, who died in 1888, at the age of ninety. He. however, did not succeed to the Throne of Prussia until 1861, and thus did not approach the Queen,s record reign of more than 63 years. Thig has only been ex- ceeded by Louis XIV., who came to the throne [ of France in 1643, at the age of four, and died in 1715, after a reign of seventy-two years. The arrest of Jamee Phelan for the alleged murder of his sweetheart, on his own confes- sion, fifteen years ago, is a striking illustra- tion of the fact that no law of prescription applies to criminal cases in England. The "Law Times" recalls many curious examples of this fact. The leading case is ,of course, that of Eugene Aram, who was hahged for the murder of Clarke fourteen years after the offence. A man named Home was executed for the murder of his child in the eighteenth century no leas than 35 years after the offence. There is also the well-known case of Governor Wall. who was executed in 1802 for a. murded: committed in 1782. In the present century Sherward was hanged at Norwich 'or the murder of his wife after a. lapse of twenty years. But Sir FitzJames Stephen recalls what is curely the most remarkable case of all. He prosecuted as counsel for the Crown in 1863 a man who was charged with stealing a leaf from a parish register 60 years before— that is, 1803. In this case the prisoa-er wac acauitti«k