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" D. A." AS CRITIC.
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D. A." AS CRITIC. The senior member for Merthyr, Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., delivered a lively speech at Aberdare last Tuesday, in the course of which he severely criticised the methods of procedure in the present Government. He admitted that he was very dissatisfied with the cabinet, and blamed the Premier for ad- mitting such a Whiggish element to so Radical a Party. He said that when Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was leader of the Opposition the Liberal Imperialist League had proved a thorn in his side. Its members, the majority of whom were now in the Government, made no secret of their opinion that he was not possessed of the qualities necessary for the Premiership, and did their utmost to promote the claims of Lord Rosebery for the position. Sir Henry, nevertheless, with rare generosity in forming his Government, included well nigh every Parliamentary member of the League, though it was evident at the time that their follow- ing among Liberals in the country was insignificant. Under the circumstances common gratitude required that they should while remaining members of the Campbell- Bannerman Ministry loyally subordinate their views to those of their chief. Possibly they had done so, but it hardly looked like it. He could not help feeling that the milk- and-water policy of the past two Sessions was an evidence of Whig domination in the Cabinet Councils. It was high time that the Radical sup- porters of the Ministry spoke out. The dissatisfaction he felt was largely shared by the more advanced and independent section of the Liberal party, and it was idle to pre- tend that it did not exist. He hoped his criticisms would be taken in the spirit in which they were made. He had no object in making them beyond the wish to keep the Cabinet up to the Radical mark. He had no axe to grind. He valued his political independence, and in the 20 years of his Parliamentary career he had never sought or accepted any party favour or reward.
FOOTBALL NOTES AND NEWS.
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FOOTBALL NOTES AND NEWS. At West Ham, on Saturday last, Streatham renewed their acquaintance with the London Welsh after a Season's absence from the latter's fixture card. The match was played before a gate of about 800 spectators, who seemed to enjoy the game, which was very fast from start to finish, in spite of the broiling sun, which the homesters had to face during the first half. The Welshmen took the field without J. F. Williams, Gwilym Jones, and Angel, but had excellent substitutes in International J. C. M. Dyke, late of Penarth, Reggie Rees and H. Gabe; 23 whilst W. L. Morgan made his first appearance of the season at half, vice Alexander. Streatham who came one short, had the assistance of Grey, the 2nd team skipper," who played a very fine game for them in fact, he played better for them on Saturday last than on any occasion when he has assisted the Welsh. The Welsh won the game by four goals (one from a mark) 18 points to 2 tries (6 points), which looks on paper a much heavier defeat than really was the case, as the homesters only crossed the line once more than Streatham, but Dyke was in, excellent goal kicking form, which accounts for the extra points. During the first half Gabe and Coppoch scored tries for the Welsh, the former after a great run in which he went straight for the line-a thing very rarely seen by centres of to-day, I am sorry to say,-to Streatham's one try by Inder after a forward rush. In the 2nd half Maddocks scored a lovely try for the homesters after the ball had been passed in superb style through the hands of Morgan, Meyrick, Gabe and Lloyd it was in fact one of the nicest pieces of passing I have seen for many a day. Meyrick shortly after made his mark for Dyke to land goal No. 4 from about 35 yards out with a delightful kick. Streatham, game to the end, came away with another good rush, which enabled Bostock to secure their 2nd and last try. Just before the. end, Maddocks made a great run from about half way, and after getting over the line, in his anxiety to score behind the posts he was tackled and lost the ball. I was rather surprised to see a man of the experience of Maddocks being caught as he was. It would have been much better for him to have scored immediately he was over the line, as many matches have been; lost through a player trying to do too much, as Maddocks did on Saturday. I trust the mistake he made will be taken to heart both by himself and others. With regard to the players, I must say I was very disappointed in the way the Welsh forwards played outside of Harding, Jenkins and Coppoch, the remainder seemed to take things much too easily and very rarely tried to cover their backs; and when it came to following up, it appeared to me as if they thought; it was their duty to watch either of the above three do tho work, and then make for the spot which in their opinion would be where the next scrummage would form. Their play in the line out was much inferior to that of Streatham, and unless an alteration takes place shortly in their play, they will never defeat such teams as Black- heath, Richmond, &c., and the Welsh will have to bemoan the loss of the Metropolitan Cham- pionship which they have now held for the past three seasons. Meyrick and Morgan played well together, whilst Gabe, Lloyd, and Maddocks did fine work. Dyke played a great game and will be of undoubted strength to the Welsh this season. For Streatham Gillies, Meakin, Smeth- urst, Rhys and Grey played fine games for a young XV who all did remarkably well through the match and verily gave the Welsh a fright, which I trust they (especially the forwards) will will not soon forget. The refereeing of Mr. Rotherham left nothing to be desired. Next Saturday Old Whitgiftians will be the visitors to West Ham. I am given to understand that a Meeting of the Members of the London Welsh Rugby Club took place on Saturday evening last with Mr. Pennant Jones in the chair, when Mr. Secretary Trick informed the gathering of the impending wedding of Dr. Walter Davies, the Club's President. A Sub-Committee was formed to obtain subscriptions from the Doctor's many Football friends with a view to giving him a- present worthy of the Club on his marriage, and I sincerely hope they will be able to do so, as the Doctor has clone. much for the Club during the past ten years, first as a player, then as Captain* next Secretary, and now President. WELSH FORwARD."
Notes and News.
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A CARDIFF man writes: "Mr. Abel Thomas is a most energetic Welsh M.P." We cannot say whether the Cardiffian is jesting. But we publish the paragraph with all due reserve. A CYNICAL KELT correspondent writes: It does not follow that because geese in poulterers shops are labelled Carmarthen,' they really do come from that neighbour- hood. Indeed, I have known Carmarthen geese to come from Holland and France Tewch son, fachgen! THERE is nothing like being precise. A Welsh newspaper reports that there were "1,252 spectators" present at a certain football match." THE arrangements for the Welsh classes in connection with the various Welsh churches of Cardiff are now complete. Close upon 500 students have given in their names already. The classes are open to all who chose to attend. SUB ROSA," in a recent address at Aber- ystwyth, said that his father was a pure- blooded Welshman, and spoke Welsh to the end of his days." What a pity that the son cannot speak the language of his father THE Pan-Celtic gathering at Edinburgh was a success. The Scotsman and the Glasgow Herald, the leading Scottish papers, gave excellent reports. The Glasgow Herald, in a leading article, says "that it is quite possible for the various countries in Great Britain to preserve their national individua- lity without being in any way antagonistic to each other." True. THE Cardiff Musical Festival had two defects: 1st, the ridiculously high charges for admission; 2nd, an inadequate hall in which to hold the concerts. The hall is really part of Hotel Buildings, and is not adapted for festivals of this kind. THE executive committee of the Swansea National Eisteddfod have received several claims for losses and slight injuries caused by the collapse of part of the floor of the pavilion, and the same have been delegated to a sub-committee of six for consideration. The total claims amount to Y-,360, of which Danny Walters, the Llanelly footballer, claims £ 200. READING a paper on the smoke question at the recent conference of sanitary inspectors in Llandudno, Sir William Richmond, R.A., said that when the nuisance was expelled there would be gardens on the house-tops, trees in all the streets, and fountains of pure silver water in the squares. THE Rev. T. Davies, pastor of Bethel Church, Cardiff, and winner of the Chair at the last Welsh National Eisteddfod, spoke some solid truths at the Conway Road, Cardiff, Brotherhood the other evening. He said he hoped none of his hearers had adopted the foolish practice of taking part in Limerick competitions. So many better things could be done with one's leisure. It was during his spare moments that he wrote his Ode on John Bunyan, which won him the chair at the National Eisteddfod. WITH the break up of the weather and the falling of the leaves cometh the autumn poet. One of these sad-eyed versifiers came to the KELT office yesterday, placed his faded umbrella on the Editor's desk, blew his nose with a red-coloured handkerchief, and began to recite the following, written on the back of a grocer's handbill:— The autum leaves are falling fast And acorns big are on the grass, The thrush's song no more is heard And- But the Editor could stand no more. He grabbed the poet and threw him into the street. MR. HERBERT LEWIS, M.P., speaking in connection with the Welsh Wesleyan Synod at Wrexham on Tuesday, said Wales had no reason to distrust the Government. The pledge to deal with Disestablishment would be fulfilled, and it was not the fault of the Government, but of the House of Lords, that the place of Disestablishment had been taken next year by an Education Bill.