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THE COMBINATION. liesuite- up to Saturday, February 27th. ■ G-oal.fi p. W. L. JD. F. A. P. Cheater 19 13 0 G 57 21 32; Connah's Quay.. 22 10 7 5 42 12 25 Oswes.t.r; IS 11 -) ~l *r>2 24 24 Whitchmvh 20 9 5 6 45 36 24 Welshpool 21 10 7 4 43 32 24 iMSaltney 8 4 7 47 32 23 Crewe AJex, 20 9 7 4 64 44 22 Tranmena R. 17 9 5 3 Ö2 29 21 Wrexham 24 7 13 4 38 51 18 Chirk 18 6 7 5 31 27 17 .Drtuds 18 8 9 1 37 42 17 .YLiddlewieh 20 6 10 4 43 58 J6 Bangor 18 5 8 5 21 51 15 •Xantvieh ]« 5 9 4 29 42 14 Bi-rbenhead 21 5 15 1 25 58 11 Khyl 21 3 14 4 27 77 10

NORTH WALLS COAST LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION. Results up to Saturday, February 27,t.11 Goals P. W. L. D. F. A. P. Carnarvon U. 14 10 2 2 48 21 22 "Beaumaris 13 ]0 2 1 41 18 21 Bangor Reserve.14 9 5 0 37 18 18 Pwllheli Town 13 5 5 3 24 32 13 Holyhead Swifts 13 5 6 2 50 26 12 .Denbigh Town. 11 5 4 2 17 19 12 Uktndudno A. 12 6 6 0 15 28 12 Conway 15 5 8 2 25 44 12 Llanrwst Town 15 4 9 2 14 4-8 10 Colwyn Bay U. 12 2 5 5 24 24 9 4J.}: pV«t,ij)io- 14 2 11 1 21 38 5 j SECOND DIVISION. ie,Uh,S up to Saturday, February 27th :— Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. P. Ituthi'n Town 5 5 0 0 13 5 10 Denbigh C.Gr. 4 1 2 1 10 9 3 Colwyn Bay R. 4 0 3 1 3 10 1 Denbigh R 10 1 0 13 0

WEXT SATURDAY'S FIXTURES. U'HE COMBINATION: RhyJ v. Oswesta-y. Druids v. Saliney. Bangor v. Chester. Birkenhead v. Crewa Alexandra. Chirk v. Middlewicfi. Con n a h's Quay v. Whifaohurdbt. Weltehpool v. T1"ilmmer.e Rovera. ^.OliTH WALES COAST LEAGUE (DIYI- SION I.): Holyhead v. Colwyn Bay. Llandudno v. Carnarvon. Llanrwst, v. Denbigh. Pwllheli v. Bangor Res.(-rv •.

WELSH AMATEUR CUP. FOURTH ROUND. LLANDUDNO v. CARNARVON. Both pides were strongly represented, as the following list will show :— Llandudno: Stailard; J. H. Jonas and Harold Pearson (captain); W. Edwards, George Davies, and W. Settle Owen; D. Williams, Brookes Evans, J. Brown, Johnny Williams and Jimmy Williams. Carnarvon: G. H. Jones; Evan Hughes and Albert Griniths; J. Griffith, R. Herbert and J. Williams; R. H. Roberts (captain), R. Trervcr Roberts, Walter Jones, Tom Ro- berts, and Johnnie Jones. Referee, Mr R. D. Richards, Bangor. Carnarvon, playing with the wind in the first half, soon made their presence felt, and by delightful football ware constantly hover- ing in the vicinity of the Llandudno goal. Walter Jones, in the centre, showed wonder- ful -control of the ball, and kept hi? wings going with splendid passes. Time after time the whole forward line came together, show- ing splendid football in midnetd, but very erratic work in front of goal. R. Trevor Roberts, the reserve forward, showed very pretty football at times, and made good openings for his captain, who showed very good form on the extreme right. From one of these combined, movements, in which all the forwards had a share. R. H. Roberts se- cured, and made no mistake, scoring with a tine shot that gave Stailard no chance ol saving. Carnarvon, 1; Llandudno, 0. liaviog secured a lead, the Canaries made determined attempts to increase it. How- ever, they were again very unfortuna.te in front of goal, and their excellent work in midneld did not materialise in goal. The Llandudno defenders defended •stubbornly, and sent the ball to touch time after time. They had also one very nice run down The field, and from a nice centre by Jim Wil- liams, Johnny Williams headed over the bar. Carnarvon took up the attack again, and Walter Jones, on one occasion, had very .hard lines in not lowering Stallard's colour?. Lorn Roberts on another occasion came v<*ry near accomplishing the trick. However, the -defence prevailed, and half-time came with J he tseore: Carnarvon, 1 Llandudno, 0. The second half opened in very promising fashion for Carnarvon, as R. H. Roberts se- cured and dashed down the wing, but his final effort went a trifle wide. Llandudno now took up the pressing, and aided by the powerful wind prevailing gave the visrnng defence an anxious time. The defence, how- ever, was quite safe, and despite their des- perate efforts the Llandudno forwards failed to equalise. With the exception of an occa- sional breakaway, Carnarvon had now 10 play a purely defensive game. G. H. Jones in goal was in brilliant form, and brought off some very fine 'saves. He was also well supported by the two backs, who played one of their best games. So Carnarvon for the first time in their history passed to the semi-final of the Welsh Amateur Cup, the scoring remaining at: Carnarvon, 1; Llandudno, 0. The following is the record of the Car- narvon United Club in the Welsh Amateur Cup Competition :— v. Beaumaris, at Beaumaris, 3-0 v. Conway, at Carnarvon, &-0. v. Bangor, at Bangor, 3-1. v. Llandudno, at Llandudno, 1-0. Thjii shows four wins—three away and one »t home—with an aggregate score of 9—1.

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NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE. BANGOR v. COLWYN BAY. THE INFLUENCE OF BEAUTIFUL GIRLS ON FOOTBALLERS. DID W. H. BUY ORANGES? (BY EN AVANT.) When Johnny Steward appears before the grand stand OIl the Bangor ground with a basket of oranges, and requests you, by name, to 'ave a few," it requires a heart oi adamant, a fa-ee of brass, and an outfit of empty pockets to resist his appealing de- ma.nd (for it is not wholly an appeal or a demand, but a combination of both), espe- cially if you are at the moment engaged in conversation with a group of beautiful girls. W. IT., with the exception of empty pockets, | had none of the requirements mentioned as indispensable on such occasions, and, more, over, was engaged in conversation with beau- tiful girls, so that when the stern unbending Steward appeared before him with a basket of fine oranges, W. H. temporised. "I'll tell you what," he .said, "will you give me some if I score 5 goals before half time?" "I'll have you, sir," was the hoarse reply "but. look 'ere, guv'nor, if you don't score, will you buy?" "Yes," gaily replied W. H., see- ing a. loophole of escape, "if I don't score before half time, I'll lw:, tile loOt." "I'll have yer," growled Steward, leering tri- o umphantly at the spectators. "How much are they?" said W, H. on an afterthought. "Penny each," said Steward. {i0h cried W. H., startled; and "Ha, ha roared the crowd. "Well." said W. H., with an air of finality, "I'll buy half of them if I don't score before half time." "Five goals, I;ir?" Steward cried. "Oh. no," hastily replied W. H., hedging; "if I don't score before half time, I'll buy half of them." "Done with you, sir," said Steward, adding pro- nheticallv. "I'll 'ave ver." f A vast emptiness appeared before the grand stand; a wilderness of space. At one end, through the gate, an interrmittent How of humanity trickled into this vast, empti- ness, and was swallowed up and lost in it. Oh. for the Beaumaris—Carnarvon crowds Amen. But the teams now slowly percolat- ing on to the playing pitch were only Bangor and iColwyn Bay. awl no one, players or fpeetators, seemed to be in the least keenly interested in the match. W. H. and W. E. sat on the grand stand at the feet of the beautiful girls, and indulged in persiflage and badinage, and that was the spirit per- vading the whole of the official and un- official dramatis personiue on the ground. Colwyn Bay was nothing; it was a game down in the list, and had to be played, of course, but no serious interest attached to it, a* there really cotild.be no trouble in de- feating Colwyn Bay, and certainly there could be no danger of Colwyn Bay beating Bangor. That was clearly the spirit in which the Bangor players and the Bangor spectators settled down a.t the referee's whistle, the one to play. and the others to watch the game. and. that too, was the spirit- jn which W. H. and W. E. stepped upon the grassy sward at the trumpet call of FIELD MARSHALL SLATER, A.C. They were accompanied by 20 others, the full complement of players being named as under:— Bangor: Teddy Owen; Brock and D. J. Thomas; Willie Jones, H. J. Davies, and T. A. Griffith R. T. Evans, Ivor Thomas, Hughy Owen. W. E. Jones, and W. H. Jones. Colwvn Bay Hallwood; Tom MeCann and H." Jones; Griffith, Williams, and R. Rowlands; Moss Jonas, Prichard, »Wellings. Stanley Hughes, and J. LI. Owen. Play started in a "go as you please" style on the part of the home lot (though the visitors were earnest enough), a.nd they did not exert themselves very much, with the result that the Bayiles in a scrambling fashion got into the middle of the Bangor half, whence, with startling suddenness Stmtley Hughes nearly beat Teddy Owen I with a grand drive, which was totally un- expected by everybody. Teddy, however, sharply cleared, but Stanley got possession again, and again like a cannon-ball the ball flew, goahvards. This time H. J. Davies* cleared as far as W. E., who passed prettily 1 on to W. II., who, running down the line a vard or two, flung a perfect shot dead into goal. Hallwood cleared, but only at the i eobt. of a corner, and Johnny Steward with his basket of oranges casually drifted past W. H. T. A. Griffith placed the corner superbly, but/he danger was cleared, and the visitors on the centre and right put in a j beautiful passing run, which ended in touch. 1 The throw was followed by a free kick to the Bay, which was dropped in front of goal by j the Bay Griffith. Brock clearing. Colwyn Bay pressed, and Johnny Owen forced a j corner off Willie Jones. Owen placed this to George Williams on the penalty line, and j from there Georgia skied the ball, which a ■ moment later dropped like a. thousand of bricks right under the bar, Teddy's save j being botli brilliant and lucky. He had to concede a second corner. This was dropped in front of Teddy's face, but before he could clear it, Wellings got his head to it, and tir/oed it in. Teddv, however, fisted out f iiiurtly, when Wellings headed behind. '[he maimer in which these attacks were carried out ought to have shown the Ban- gorians that their opponents were not such duffers a.s they (the home team) seemed to consider them. but as a matter of fact, it made no difference in the easy-going methods of the Citizen. with the result that another dangerous raid immediately ensued, which was opiy defeated by a case of offside. Then W. H. got awav owing to a miskick by Wil- ) liams, and at him went Griffith. W. H. stood still waiting for him, confident of being able to trick him. Griffith, however, was in no mood for fancy work, and went ■ straight for the ball, and got it, and sent across to Johnny Owen. The ball bounced in front of Owen, andi he ran at it. B^eV darted forward, but Owen headed the hall down, and on. and followed up, and e°n- ■ tred grandly, with the result that a. perfect

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I FOOTBALL NOTES. I (BY EN AVANT). I have not much to say about the League match—Bangor v. Colwyn Bay. it was, OIl the whole, very uninteresting, but, as often happens, there were numerous bits of very good play. Alost of these were given us by tne visitors, who put into practice a. system of passing and following up, wiiieh ab-so- iutiy tooied the home deience, in the open, auU 11 was only when the closing in move- ments preparatory to the final shot were attempted that, as a rule, in fact almost in- variably, kiey lost their heads, and simul- taneously, the excellent work in tne open frequently created for them, and the Ban- gor defence, concentrated, prevailed. YVnat woe. visitors hz.we got to acquire is coolness in trout ui goal, and that cohesion wlucil retains possession of a chance, and utilises it at the right moment. Their failure to convert the two splendid centres by Moss Jones, which I have mentioned in my re- port, iiiusLrates what 1 mean on this point. /When those chances came, the men on the spot wdio should have converted, were flur- ried. iiiey shouldn't have been flurried. liSpeaking 01 the losers generally, they do not give tne impression of being a strong ¡ side, but their material is not bad. Tiie shooting of their front rank was prompt and good, in order of merit on the day's play I (and with very little difference between the nrst four named) they stand in my estima- tion thus :—Stanley Hughes, Moss Jones, Wellings, and Johnny Owen. Prichard was a coupie of lengths, behind. Williams and Griffith tied for first place in their half back line, though Rowlands showed himesif worthy of his companions at times. McCann was the better of a good pair of backs. Hall- wood was very nne very fine indeed, and his salving of that penalty kick wa-3 a really brilliant bit of work. The winners evidently played the game under the impression that a win for them was a dead cert. It really was if estimated on the real merit.) and abilities of the two teams, but on the actual play it was by no means a certainty, and, in fact, not only would a draw have more correctly represen- ted the respective merits of the two teams according to the actual play, but Colwyn Bay might very easily nave been returned winners. In a consideration of the merits of each of the home players, I am in the singular position of being unable to single out the best man. And this not they were all gotkl, but because they were all so poor, taking the game all through. No t> one would believe that, with two exceptions —iHwfa and Richie Jones—this was the ,saiii«3 wa.D1 as so crushingly defeated Beau- maris, a team far superior to the Colwyn Bay team. Yet such is the fact. But of course, apart from the fact that Hwfa with his fierce and infectious enthusiasm, and IRichie Jones with his wiles and knowdedge, and experience, were absent, there was not the same incitement to best play in the game under consideration, as existed in con. nection with the Beaumaris match. And that, probably, accounts for the poor din- play given, and I will leave it at that, not mentioning .a single player by name, except Ivor Thomas, who scored all three goals, and Teddy Owen. who made some very good saves, and had no chance of stopping the only goal scored against him. The last thing I saw on the field as I went out was Johnny Steward grimly hanging round the Pavilion, waiting for W. H. As I saw the Bangor outside left in the street about ten minutes after, alive and well, but wearing a chastened aspect of countenance. I presume (especially as I have not seen Steward since) that the dark compact so gaily entered into by W. H. at the com- mencement of the game has been fulfilled. And now I have a word to say about the Bangor Combination team. I congratulate ,th'em to begin with, on having drawn with Wrexham at Wrexham last Saturday. In fact, I am not sure that I ought not to con- dole with them for I am told that on the run of the plav the. ought to have won. But what I want particularly to &ay to them is this. They have to meet Chester at Bangor next Saturday. Chester has not lost a single Combination match at home or j away this season. I say Bangor can beat them. How? By playing exactly- the gaane game as their Reserves played against ] Beaumaris. But. it will be said. Chester is a different team from Beaumaris. True, Oh kings! And won't let Bangor play the same game as they did against. Beaumaris. To that I say, "Not proven." Bangor dash, on the Bangor ground has beaten many a better team than Chester before. now, and can do it again, if it is exerted. No Bangor man must wait for the ball. A Bangor man must be where the ball drops when it drops. There must be incessant movement, sure kicking, forward, always forward. And thefæW'<hÏ'l-s- JIltBt not fall back when Chester attacks, and so leave the Chester halifs at lifctrty to pump the ball into the Bangor goal. Ion keep well up the field, and leave your halfs and backs to do their own work. They'll do it right enough, and thin, when the ball is sent up the field, you will be there fresh and ready to receive it, and. then, off you go. with a rush and a swing, and .SHOOT, iSHOOT, SHOOT for goal at every chance, not wildly, but SHOOT aiwhcAy. Ran their halfs and backs off their legs. Daze their goalkeeper with •cihot3. And when you send the ball in, follow it up. Play on the backs. Don't leave them room to clear. Meet tho ball when it drops, and send it on, either straight at goal, or to one of your own men better placed than yourself. And you, Ban- gor halfs, follow your forwards up. Don't 100 afraid of doing that. 'The Chester for- wards will fall back its yen advance. Nay, perhaps they 'won't. Well, keep among them, and don't be afraid of running about, backwards and forwards. 'Every man in tliig team must be prepared to do "this. Play the ball. Don't wot;ry about the man. Get at the ball, and when you get it, don't try any fancy work. Send it to your for wards, and give them their bellies, full of ch'anees of scoring. But, remember. Bangor halfs, you have the hardest work of the day. You have got to play half back, back, and for- ward. Do it. Do it at once, from the first kick off. Do it tall the time, all thfrough the gaanc. Never mind if you fail once or twice or thrice. Keep at it. If you do what I advise you, and your forwards do what I have advised them, and you all do it aill the time and altogether, and all through t.hp game, you will as certain as fa.te beat. Chester. And that is a feat worth accomplishing. I can't tell you anymore than I have done, and its a gocd. deal easier for me to t.eU yc.u than it. will be for you to do it. But you can:, do'it if yen will. You sawi your Reserves do it against Beaumaris. You can do as well as them, "out you must do better. Hwfa showed you the way a fort-

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FOOTBALL NOTES. (BY "VETERAN"). The Carnarvon United are to be con- gratulated on their fine win in the fourth round of the Welsh Amateur Cup against Llalndudno Amateurs art Llandudno. The Amateurs, on their own ground, will take a lot of beating, but they had to bite. the dust to the Canaries by one goal to nil. During the second-half of the gaime, Wal- tetr Jones, the Carnarvon pivot, caone in contaet with Jack Henry, the Amateurs' full-shack, with the result thiat he cut open his forehead, a.nd he pluekily stayed on to the finish. The mishap seriously handi- eapipx- the plaiy of the "Canaries," and they were, forced to act on the defence. After the game was over, a regrettable incident occurred. The feeling hiad) been running high amongst the spectators during the game, and on leaiving the ground to the dressing-room the Carnarvon players were surrounded by a, huge crowd of eoccited spectators, with the result that Albert one cf the fuld-ba-eks, was kllioked three times, besides be-ing struck in the face. On the whole, the Llandudno spec- tators are rather good, but what came to them after this game is a mystery. I I hope the Carnarvon Executive will re- port this disgraceful conduct of the Llan- dudjio spectators to the Welsh Association, who will, J am sure,, appoint a committee to inquire into the''matter. The U-nited ha.ve now reached the eemi-, final for this fine trophy, and I may state thiat, if they intend going any further in this competition, they will have to make a much bolder fight, as the clubs left in aare a tough lQt to tackle. Three Coast League games were decided on Saturday. The home teams in each in- stance won, the moft prolific scoring being done at- Beaarmaris, where Conway were en- tertained. Both teams were not quite at full strength. Beaumaris, although playing against a stiff breeze, early on scared, and soon followed with another. Conway, after these reverses, seemted to liven up. and t. melee ensued in front of the home goal, from wfttic-h the. ball was rushed through. Before the intefrval, the homesters added a third goal from a penalty, and led at half-time by three goals to one. On restaarting, the Beatts. soon scored a fourth; and the Conovians directly after- ivards reduced the lead. From this to the ecd, Conway were kept on the defensive; ind the Beaus. added three further goals, and won by" seven goals to two. At Bangor, Colwyn Bay w* £ r<e the visitors. The City teajn were not at full strength, but were always masters of the stiituation The 'Ha. goaJkeeper was in grand form, and repeatedly saved hie charge. In the first-half the homesters scored tiie only goal. In the la'-ii-hiaif, the Reserves, although playing ten men, aigain took the upper hand, and scored a. second, to he followed in a few minutes by a goal for the 'Bay. Before time, the homesters added a third, and failed to convert a penalty. The end came with Bangor having won by three goals to one. Blaan.au Festiniog journeyed to Denbigh, and arrived an hour too late, Denbigh were much too good for the Quarrymen, Z, and won by three goals against one. At Wrexham, Bangor played tSieir return Combination match, and gave a good account of themselves. They managed to net. the ball on three occasions, but. all three were disallowed for some infringe- ment on other, the result being a. goalless. Iraw. On Saturday next, those who wish to see a treat shtould journey to Bangor, where the Comttinat.iou leadtea^s—Chester'—will be entertaiined. Chester, so far, have an un- beaten record and the City representatives are going to do their utmost to inflict on the champions their first defeat. The kick- off is fixed for three p.m., t'nd I anticipate a good, fast gaoue, with points even at the conclusion. Friars School played Rydal Mount at Col- wyn Bay Oil Saturday, where a pleasant igajne ended in a draw of two goals each. Llechid Swifts had the Bangor Red Stars' •as visitors 'in a friendly. The Swifts had matters pretty much their own way, and won by nine goals t.o three. Rad the Stars had their usual custodian, the score would have been much less. On iSjj^ednesdajV last, on the FriaTs ground, the University College met the Cardiff Uni- versity, A large crowd witnessed these rivals. The South Walians were com- pletelv outclassed, and had to iretme de- feated by four goals to nil. o On Thursday, on the town ground, the University College met the Abeiystywth College. The visitors! were much heavier than the homesters, and their defence was good. A pleasant game was witnessed by about 500 students. Aberystwyth scored the only goal of the match- On Saturday, four League games will be played. Carnarvon journey to Llandudno ,to meet the Amateurs in the return. Al- though the United won on Saturday, I am ra-ther inclined to think that they will fail to bring a couple of points home with them. At Pwllheli, Bangor Reserve will be t.he visitors. It all depends on the team that will represent Bangor as to the result of this gaanc. Should the best team be available, they -will prove much too good for the "Pcngnins." Denbigh will be entertained at Lianrwst, and, on present form, a draw should be the result. At Holyhead. Coiwyin Bay will meet the "Sealarks" in their return. After their two weeks-' rest, the Swifts will rise to the occasion, and win easily.

TORTURE day and night—obstinate resistance of all ordinary methods of treatment, and a tendency of the sores to spread—these are amongst the Li V 1 penalties of neglecting the first signs of skin-disease. x/ :ji ,l\ I The worst forms of eczema, scalp disease, and blood-poisoning often y I spring from the simplest cause. Maybe the warning signal te a rough angry ■ patch on the arm or thigh, or a pimply sore on the head. A sore finger-end or I chapped knuckle has over and over again paved the way to serious disease. In iff B the same way cuts and bruises frequently lead to blood- poisoning, festering, ■ and obstinate sores. I So long as the skin is whole, the delicate tissues beneath are safe. However, let the skin ■ become unhealthy—as it often does in Spring when impurities collect in the blood; or broken by I a cut or small sore—then germs that abound in the air, swoop down, contaminate the flesh, and ■ provoke some itching, inflammatory disease. I Eczema and blood-poisoning, once having gained a foothold, are each most difficult to get rid of. \MV v\ ■ Either .may bring its victim nights of burning torture; or It may even cost the amputation of a limb. ■ There is only one safe course. If a little of that rich balm, Zam-Buk, is applied promptly to the H affected part, immediate attack is made upon these dangerous germs. Zam-Buk is famous for its antiseptic -t ■ strength, its purity and its unique herbal character. By the influence of this rare balm (which Is entirely differ- ■ ■ ent from mere ointments), the dangerous germs are killed and ejected from the tissues along with the other bad W 8 matter drawn out. The flesh is thus soothed by Zam-Buk, and com- B pletely purified. When the tissues have been made perfectly sound, TzamBul cut opc A I a new protective layer of healthy skin is made to grow. cut off I 1 ltswonderfUI success t° ihe peculiarity and richness of its cver-rcadv healer and the THIS I composition* which recalls the pure balms so highly prized by the Ancient one reliable remedy for nee moMrn ■ Greeks and Romans. Prepared only by the Sole Proprietors, at their labor- Ucted ec-r*»n ^'ai{ CORNER. ■ atory, and sold only m sealed boxes bearing the Government Stamp, Zam-Buk ■ marks a great advance upon mere ointments. & and /■ ■ Zam-Buk contains none of the rancid animal ffits or mineral poison found and pom blood- AjUk /sen'D ■ in many of those cheap, antiquated articles. On the contrary, Zam-Buk is a poisoning, and any of the £ this B skilful, scientific combination of certain rare and valuable herbal juices, and is burning, imitating, and r ■ truly the last word of science in the treatment of injuries and skin-disease. ttching sore* wbch are /■' °°jpon your the Ilj mmf" your ;hj, seasoiz. n,)meand addrels an.1 Id. Of Ilil C;Iewisis a! tl!!i stai-ap (f,,r P,,stf-,e t,l Zazn-D,ik, Leed., AMMM at Pi-tces 1/ für a free nample. Zanl-J>"k Co., 4J, CQII' V ""7 0 C,ou Stt,et, L01ldOIl. E.C. Ln. n:. IJst:rvel', r 4 hOLBROOKS Am= AIIL NIFJKI SAUCE §4Should Never be Omitted From the Luncheon Basket. I -ALP .inn

NORTH WALES QUARRIES. THE CO-OPERATIVE AND TRADE USIOX iSCHEME. The half-yearly meeting -of the Wales Quarries lmdertiakinig was held in Manchester on Saturday. Mr Richard Bell, M.P. (chairman of the company), pre- sided, and there was a large attendance cf co-operators and trade unionists. The loss for the half year was reported as £758, which was increased in the profit and loss account .to £ 2,681. The margin between the production and the ccst of wages had considerably improved --during the half year, and further improvements in this resepct were in prospect. Mr Bell, in moving the adoption cf the report, said they regretted the lews, but were not prepared to accept any responsi- bility for it. The quarries were to a cer- tain extent started out of sentiment, amd though the directors had' done their best, things had always seemed to be against them from the first. Capital came m pretty freely at the inauguration of the quarries, but it did not con tinue to the extent that they could use it to the best advantage. Prices had also gradually gone downwards, and s-irnce the formation of the quarries they had practically decreased 40 per cent. This bad, of course, meant a .substantial reduc- tion in their income, and for sorme time they had been practically working from hand to mouth as it were. They had, however, been able to meeft all liabilities, but in order to do it a portion of their stock had to be realised at a loss. This state of things could not go on indefinitely, and they re- commended the following resolution to the shareholders for consideration "That in view of the repeated deficits in the working of the quarries and the present c-utlook as to prices we decide to reduce the expenses of the working of the quarries to the lowest consistent in conforming with, the terms of our leases." This meant that the directors would only employ a small number of men at the quar- ries and wait for the return of better times. Mr Gardner, Aocrington, seconded the re- solution. Mr J. Johnson, Manchester, inquired how many men were now employed ait the quarries, and what would be the effect, of the resolution on their number. The Chairman replied that the number of men at present was 85, aaid the resolution, if adopted, would reduce it to .between lit and 20. The report was adopted and resolution agreed' to. The Chairman and Mr Henry Viviam, M.P., were re-elected directors.

i night ago. But you can't do all I have told you to do unless you are in good condition. 1 Its a big racket I am putting you on to. You will onljy have two day& to train when you mild this. Make the most of those two days, and yon will dc). Don't get flurried. Flurry Chester by your incessant overmas- tering dash, and your incessant shooting. Keep shooting, hit or miss. That will keep the ball at the other end any way. So 'SHOOT, SHOOT. SHOOT, and don't wait to do it. Do it at once, on the instant. iSihoot as the ball drops. Shcot the mo- meont it reaches you along the ground. Pull altogether. You will be tired when you finisn, but you will have beaten Chester, and if you do that, you will have done a very big thing indeed, and Bangor will be proud of you. If you don't, look out for next week's "Observer." P.S. — Also, if you do, look out, for next week's "Observer."

fusilade of strong shots assailed the Bangor goal, several of which were charged down by sheer good luck. A corner fell to the Bayites, and like all they got during the afternoon it was grandly placed. D. J. headed away, and Hughy Owen, deserting tha centre position, entered into partner- ship with R. T., and these two beat Row- lands and Jones completely, and finally forced a corner off MeCann, who came across to their assistance. R. T. placed the corner splendidly, and a desperate and pro- longed attack followed. Stanley Hughes raised the siege by a desperate effort, and assisted by Wellings raced away to the other end of the ground by means of short passes, which completely beat the home halfs. The last pass came from Wellings to Stanley, who, without stopping the ball, slapped it in on the instant, skimming the bar with a scorching drive. It was quite patent that tll" visitors were more than holding their own, and the only bits of really good play came from them. Suddenly, in midlield, Ivor Thomas put Hughy Owen in possession. Hughy literally fought his way through a fierce opposition, finally finishing up with a terrific shot, which just shaved the upright. Later (In a, grand long drive by II. J. was missed by MesCann cloee in goal, but Hall- wood cleared smartly. Then R. T. dashed for goal. single-handed overwhelming the de- fence, and there was an excited rally in front o" the visitors' goal, which McCann ended with a clever back-heeler. Then Moss Jones raced away to the corner, and middled perfectly, and Wellings crashed in a inighty shot. Teddy pleared brilliantly, but had scarcely got rid of the ball when it came back with equal speed and force from Stanley. Teddy kicked away, and in lesa than half a minute later, he cleared another of Wellings' powerful drives. Hughy Owen 1 98 0 followed with another solo run, which he ended with a swift shot past the post. Then a nice swift concerted run by the visitors, beautifully followed up, forced a corner off Brock. This led to a dangerous attack, which was kept up till "offside" terminated it, the home defence being quite unable to dear the visitors out. Suddenly W. H. and W. E., with a fine passing run, got clear through, W. E. dropping a lofty beauty under the bar. Hallwood double-fisting the ball away. The attack was renewed, and Ivor Thomas slipping into a group of de- fenders crashed the ball straight into goal. Hall wood struck the ball with hi* fist s, but it slipped off and passed into the net 35 Hiinus.es from the start. Bangor, 1; Colwyn Bay, 0. n Both ends were warmly a&sailecl during the following 15 minutes, but at HALF- TIME I ihe .score remained unchanged, viz., Bangor, 1; Colwyn Bay, 0. Johnny Stew.ard ostentatiously paraded the ground with his basket of oranges, during the interval, but made no direct over- tures to W. H.. who, a.s a matter of fact, had discreetly retired with the others to the pavilion. When the game resumed, it was seen that while the visitors were by no means down- hearted. Bangor were more seriously bent on business. But the visitors were first and oftenest dangerous, for TTeddy Owen only 047 saved a long drive by Moss Jones in the first minute at the cost of a corner. A moment later Prichard brought him to his knees with a beauty, and the home defence wag stretched to the utmost in a subsequent attack. Then a sudden long shot from Moss I Jones nearly puzzled Teddy, off whose wudden outstroke the ball only fell a yard or two out of goal, with Mellings and Stanley Hughet; close on it. Fortunately for Bangor they were both too excited to snap up the glorious chance, and Brock cleared. Then I Bangor made ,things lively at the other end for a. bit, but a. big return gave Moss Jones another chance, -and the speedy outside right flying down the line at full speed dropped in a long one, which beat Teddy Owen all the way, but it flashed p-ast him to Johnny Owen and Prichard, both of whom loot another grand chance. Prichard how- ever got the ball a moment later, and sent in a terrific shol, which Brock charged down. Then Williams sent the ball tearing along the ground straight, for goal, and Teddy had to throw himself full length to clear, which he did. Still Colwyn Bay attacked hotly, and Teddy Owen brilliantly fielded a superb shot. from Johnny Owen. Huglvy Owen got the ball on the penalty line, and from there, entirely or, his own, ran right into the other goal, where he was unceremoniously sand- wiched by McCann and Williams. Bangor, however, attacked, and during the melee something ha-ppen-ed which I did not see, I and the Field Marshall commanding awarded Bangor A PENALTY KICK. This was entrusted to T. A., wito, with Hallwood dancing about on the goaJ.line, sent in a terrific shot straight and true to the mark. Hallwood however sprang at the flying ball and punched it away to his right, t;linos', putting it behind, but Tommy Mc- CLann kicked clear, and so ended a most desperate and dangerous attack. Bangor were soon back again, a.nd another tremen- dous hurly-burly ensued, through which Ivor Thomas suddenly darted with the ball at. his toes, and getting close up, finished with a rasping shot, which gave Halhvood no chance. Bangor, 2; Colwyn Bay, 0. I This occurred after 30 minutes' play, alie Bangor were on good terms with themselves. But, five minutes later, Johnny Owen flung I the ball across the field to Moss Jones. Moss at once showed his twinkling heels to every- body, and finished a rattling sprint with an absolutely perfect middle, which dropped the ball about three yards in front of Teddy Owen. Mellings promptly took charge at this stage, and, keeping his head admirably, ran right. up to Teddy Owen and then calmly netted the ball. Bangor, 2; Colwyn Bay, 1. Soon after the above a tremendous return by D. J. dropped the ball close in the Col- wyn Bay goa.l. McCann tried to head the ball away but missed it. Hallwood ran out, but he also missed the ball, and there was the empty goal, with the ball lying a couple of yards away, waiting to be kicked in, and Hughy Owen lfying at it. Hughy arrived and smacked the ball in, but MeCann had Te- covered, a.nd now filled the yawning breach and returned the ball far up the field. Ban- gor returned instantly and attacked, not only furiously but persistently, and shots were simply rained on the visitors' goal. Some were charged down, some rebounded off Bangorians or visitors who were in the way. One charge down by McCann sent the ball to W.. H., who with visions of Stew-art and his hask-et of oranges—'far from hie mind —ah ha. !-banged in with all his might at less than a, yard's distance. Hallwood, though surrounded by a seething crowd of players caught sight of the ball. sprang across the goal, and cleared magnificently. A moment later he threw away another rasper from R. T., just as Hughy Owen hurled himself at him. and, Hughv being penalised for a foul, the attack ended. A spell of mid field play was followed by ian- other hot p^saiilt c)n charge, and Bangor had a free kick, which was driven straight into goal. Halhvood effected a masterlv clearance, hut a. moment later the ball came to Tvor Thomas, who tossed like a coric on the waves of the mighty ocean bv the hurlv-burlv of thronging players, stuck to thia ball like a leach, and, spying a gap in the dense of defending and attacking piny era 6nd<-Vr»lv. when not a yard aWitv. let flv. eleian finer Hallwood, who was abso- lutely irhT-'v] by the crowd, thus per- Permin £ THE HAT TRICK. The conspouence of the achievement of (his feet—hec, mrdon, feat, was, that the score now read Bangor, 3; Colwyn Bay. 1. Three minutes later, Field Marshall Von A. C. Slater considered everybody had had enough of this, and announced the FINAL RJsaUL/r, which was Bangor, 3; Colwyn Bay, 1. ————————