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CRICKET.
CRICKET. Welshpool opened the season on Saturday in a manner which augurs well for a successful season. D. Jones could not go with the team to Chirbury, otherwise the visitors had their best men. Against the bowline: of Chirbury Welshpool scored 88 by good all round hatting. Makepeace headed the list with a well hit score of 26. Wilfred .Jont", Tallis, and Iart aiso showed good form. The bowling of Chirbury was not so deadly as usual, Tomlins be- in T most successful. Shaw met with little success at first but afterwards did well. The fielding of Ch*.rli v showed a sad want or practice and stit. sadly by comparison with that which followed by Welshpool. Parry's strong right arm aii<1 Tiai-i.'s head were too much tor the villagers whi) were all out for 29. The howling was un- doubtedly good especially that of Parry, but as the wicket was not a bad one Chirbary ought to have done better. The men evidently had not practiced a little for their indifferent display. Tile of Welshpool wa= *xe*ntionallr good. Makepeace made a splendid catch in the outfield, hut what, can be said of the one made by Blaekith who was field- ing where was it Mr b i It was a relllg-em and deserves a whole column of praise. Plav np Welsh. pool and show yo.tr neighbours that the old spirit of more than a quarter of a centurv zi -!o is not dead. The mato'ie-hefwenn and R.W.W., New- t,)wti, and Mon g. mejy will I e m. st interesting ones, and Welshpool ought to hold their own. Y\ ith the object of discovering any rising talent and of improving the cricket of'the youngsters, Mr Swainson arranged a match between 18 Colts of the district and the Oswestry team. Mr Swainson worked hard for this good cause, but he did not get the support he deserved. It is rather a pity the match was not arranged earlier and the attention of secretaries in the district called to it so that the Co.ts would not be engaged in club matches on the day. Only 16 Colts turned up and some of them were vorv moderate. Against the effective bowling of R. T. Gough and How the Colts were dismissed for 3D. NO one reached double figures and the only ones to make any stay at the wicket were R. Eyton 5, and Cutland 9. The former showed very good form for his runs. How captured nine wickets for 14, and n, T. Guug-h 6 for 16. Oswestry made verv light of the task set them and soon polished off the runs. F. M. How 36, and G. Whitfield 24, showed very nice form for their runs, and R. T. Gontrh 13, n. W. Sabine 12, F. C. Campbell 14, and W. K. Minshall 10, proved that they will be all there this season. The fielding of the Colts was rather moderate, but no doubt the admirable lesson taught them by Oswestry will hearth, in good fruit. did a fine bowling performance for Elles- mere on Saturday against St James's Wrexham. The whole of the Wrexham men were out fcr 37 runs, and Lea got seven of the wickets for 10 runs only. Pdlesmere replied with 60 T. P. Jones, Rev K. R. Thompson, and Inglis doing well with the bat. With at least three good men away from the Knocki". team it was fully expected that Whitting- ton would be too good for them. This proved to be the cn-e as "Kin ckin were badly beaten in one innings—scoring 29 and 25 to 78 made by WbiÇtií; ton. Only two men showed up prominently for Whittington in batting. J. Charles batted steadilv at first, for 14, but Grindley hit away very hard for -34 He rattled up his score in a very few minutes. Ba<:nley and Charles bowled well the first innings for Whittinatoa, but Beckett and Sanderson did even better in he second. L'anvmvnech were only able to take a scratch team to m'eet the High School, and perhaps were very fortunate in winning. The wickst was as bad as can be imagined, and was all against batting and bowling. 0 It was positively dangerous to stand up against fast bowline, and one or two batsmen carried away tokens of the fray. The first innings of Llanymynech only reached 29, and this was the work of four men. Robert Jones, late of Aberys- twyth, who has joined the Llanymynech club this season, headed the list with a capital innings of 14, made in very stylish form and under great diffi. culties. He will be a decided and welcome acquisi- tion to the club. The bowling of Messrs Benfield, Millp, and Parry was very good and true, but the fielding of some of the boys was not up to the proper standard of school fieldioir. With only 30 to get to win, Mr. Benfield and Parry entered on their task with great confidence. Both played ad- mirably, and it was very unfortunate for the High School that Mr. Benfield was run out when well set. Home and Parry batted well and 5 wickets realised 23 runs. Hugh Pryce had been bowling very well all through and with R. Morris on at the other end these two sent down some trimmers, and the bowling being backed up by very smart fielding the boys found it difficult work to get the ball away. The last wicket fell for 24 runs only. On both sides dusks predominated—there being no less than 13. Hugh Price took 6 wickets for 11, and R. Morris 3 for 3. In the 2nd innings of Llanymynech 3 wickets fell for 28. Hugh Pryce was the saviour of his side, as he not only bowled well but played an exceed- ingly steady innings of 10 not out. The two professional footballers at Newtown are also good cricketers. Charlie Parry helped Harry Hibbott to get rid of the Captain's team on Satur- day for 20 runs on the occasion of the match between Secretary aud Captain's eleven. P.W.Jones bowled well for the Captain's team, but the trundling at the other end was not very killing. n (13), Bannister and H. E. Breeze (11 Par k&ttec* well in the score of 62. Hibbott and rry got rid of the other side for a score of exactly score. The Newtown team this year look like aomg j hasbf-J^ feafcura °f First Class cricket this week PKvinr^orr wonderful success of the Australians, ian bcwlin^lnSt aQ of England the Austral- were all out that the England team 7 wickets for 15 P ?* en actually took whole team from hi^na' L*tt,e Gregory beat the innings of 154. Yort v?n and scored a grand a rare race fortheCharw Surre? are running are wonderfully stronc aU°r S' first"named of good judges are the bent ° in theoPlniou to-day. They have already nia ty team in England against Warwick and Susse -° scores every member in the team se?ms as if century. Dt> to go in for his NEWTOWN CLCB.—A pleasant between teams selected by Mr tip8 to°k place xetarv) and Mr W P Richards ?reeze («ec- SKCRETARY'S XE VU S^RES II Hibbott run out Saunders b P W Jones C Parry b Claffey ? F R Hall c G F Roberts b P W Jones" n W Parry c and b P W Jones H E Breese run out F E Binns b P W Jones R Rider c and b P W Jones g A T Benoow run out 4 G M Evans b P W Jones Q Bannister lbw b Barrington n W J Jones not out i J Andrew c Thornton b P W J^nes 2 Extras. 5 Total 62 CAPTAIN'S TEAM. R Williams run out 1 H Morgan b Hibbott 7 Rev G D Roberts b C Parry 1 T Worthington b Hibbott 2 G H Claffey c Saunders b Parry 0 K C Morgan c Hall b Hibbott 1 Thornton b Hibbott 0 P W Jones b Parry 2 J E Roberts b Hibbott 0 T Barrington st Breeze 2 W Crewe b Parry 0 II Owen not out 1 Extras. 3 Total. 20 OSWESTRY HIGH SCHOOL V LLANYMYNECH.— iMaved at Oswestry on Saturday. Scores :— LLANTMYNFCH. J Push lbw b Parry 8 H Pryce c Mills b Benfield 3 Jones cLewis b Mills 14 T Perrott c Home b Benfield 0 R Morris b Parry 0 Roberts b Mills 0 Wilde b Benfield 1 Brown b Benfield 0 E Davies not out 0 Jeffrey b Mills 0 Richards b Mills 0 Extras 3 Total. 29 THK HIGH SCHOOL. -;eniield run out 8 T W Parry b Pryce 4 Kerslake b Pryce 0 Horne b Pryce 10 Wheldon b Prvce 1 Mills b Morris 0 H R Hughes c Davies b Pryce 1 T J Jones b Morris 0 R A Lewis not out 0 Edmunds c Wilde b Pryce 0 W Davies b Morris 0 Extras. 0 Total. 24 In their second innings, Llanymynech made 28 for the loss of three wickets. ELLT.SMBRE TOWN V. ST. JAMES'S (WREXHAM).— for the loss of three wickets. ELLT.SMBRE TOWN V. ST. JAMES'S (WREXHAM).— Played at Ellesmere on Saturday, and ended in a win for the home team. Lea bowled well for the victors, taking seven wickets for ten runs. Score:— Score:— s JAMES. J Stanford c Inglis b Lea 2 b Lea. 2 S Read b Lea 0 not out.! 21 W T W Jeffrey b Jones.. 3 b Lea 2 D H Pugh b Lea 9 b Lea 4 J A Berkeley c Tabor b Lea 3 b Jones 21 T C Dodd c Tabor b Inglis 5 c and b Tabor 8 S Weaver b Lea 0 b Lea 0 G Whitaker not out 4 run out 0 W Humphreys c Owen b Inglis Ib Thompson. 0 H Humphreys b Lea 0 did not bat 11 Leach b Lea 0 Extras. 10 Extras 22 Total 37 Total 80 ELLESMERE. Lea b Read 4 G Inglis b Read H Ashion b Read 1 Phillips lbw b Pugh 3 Tabor b Pugh 0 Rev It B riompson b Dodd 13 Rev L M Owen c Dodd b Jeffery 2 T P Jones c Jeffery b Read 16 FE Roberts c Read b Dodd C J Shelhorn not out 0 S Mann lbw b Dodd 0 Extras 1Q Total 60 WHITTINGTON V. KNOCKIN.—Played at Knockin on Saturday with the following result :— KNOCKIN. W Davies b Baguley 0 b Beckett, 0 W Jones c Baguley b Charles 6 c Griffiths b Beckett 2 W Williams b Baguley 10 b Sanderson 9 H Harris b Charles 0 st Williams b Sanderson 5 E Griffiths b Baguley 7 st Williams b Beckett 0 E Bill lbw b Charles 0 b Beckett 2 T Evans b Baguley 0 b Beckett 4 H Hales c Beckett b Charles 1 c Baguley bBecket 0 E Davies not out 0 c Griffiths b Sanderson 0 C Evans c Owen b Charles Q not out 0 R Owen b Charles 1 Absent Extras. 4 Extras 3 Total 29 Total 25 WHITTINGTON. J Charles run out 14 E Baguley lbw b Bill 2 W Sanderson c T Evans b Bill 0 W Williamsb W Davjeg 3 I J Beckett c Hales b Davies 0 W Foulkes b W Jones 3 W Davies c Bill b Davies 8 W Grindlev run out 34 W Owen b W Davies 9 D Griffiths run onf 1 F Griffiths not out 0 Extras 3 Total 78 OSWKSTRY v EIGHTEEN COLTS OF THE DISTRICT. —Played on the Town Ground on Saturday. Owing to several neighbouring clubs having matches Mr Swainson (who captained the eighteen) was nnable to put a representative team in the field. The Colts batted first, Rowson and Davies facing the bowling of R. T. Gough and How. With his first ball How bowled Davies, and in the next over Gough caught and bowled Rowson. The Oswestry fielding was good, and the Colts were dismissed for 33, How taking 9 wickets for 14 and Gongh 6 for 16. Oswestry sent in R. T." and H. W. Sabine, and the score was taken to 21 before Gongh was bowled by Cutland. How followed, and at once seemed at home, but at 28 Sabine was out to a smart catch by Cutland, his contribatition being 13. Moore was beaten by Cutland after scoring 6, and Whitfield joined How and runs came freely, the score being taken to 95 before How fell to a catch by Rowson, he having made 36 in his usual good style. In the next over Whitfield was sent back with 24 to his credit. Campbell and Minshall both helped the score, and the innings closed for 128. The Town were thus left easy winners by 95. Of the bowlers' tried Swainson met with the most success, taking four wickets for 16 runs. Scores:— COLTS. 1st innings. Rowson c and bR T Gough 0 E Davies b F How 1 Shelton b R T Gough 2 Mortis b F How 1 R Eyton c A W Sabine b F How 5 Cutland c F J Gough b R T Gough 9 E Parry b F How 0 T Morgan b F flow 1 S Deakin b R T Gough 1 J Lloyd c Tidy b R T Gough 0 E Clemson b F How 3 J Minchin c Campbell b R T Gough 0 Roberts not out 2 W Glover c F J Gough b F How 5 G Davies b F How 0 A Swainson b F How 0 Extras. 3 Total 33 2nd innings. Rowson not out 6 Shelton c and b W II Sabine 2 Mortis run out *I* 1 R Eyton b H W Sabine 8 Cutland not out 17 Extras. 6 Total (for 3 wickets) 40 OSWESTRY. It T Gough b Cutland 13 H W Sabine c and b Cutland 12 F M How c Rowson b Lloyd 36 J Moore b Cutland 6 G Whitfield c Mortis b Swainson 24 F C Campbell c Shelton b Swainson 14 W K Minshall c Lloyd b Swainson 10 A Sabine b Lloyd 0 F J Gough handled ball 0 S B Billington not out 6 N E Tidy b Swainson 0 Extras. 7 Total 128 ABERYSTWYTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL PAST AXD PRESENT V. COLLEGE 2ND XI.—This match was played on Saturday last on the U.C.W. ground. The o egians won by two wickets and 60 runs. Tne following were the scores — c.c.w. 2ND 11. W D John b J C Rea 0 li Morgan c J F Jones b J C Rea 8 ^borae b J C Rea 1 cowwbjCRea 5 FOTHERIJGH^BBJJVTREA 30 D k Rea°ne8 £ D Morns bHAHughes'. « M Thomas not out. ? Wordsworth not out". O T Evana did not bat Extras.. 8 Total — GRAMMAR SCHOOL. O Green c Morgaa b Osborne £ 5 Y Orton b Osborne H A Hughes b Osborne 4 D A Jones b Osborne 4 J C Rea b O T Evans J F Jones b O T Evans ] P Kinsey c Word worth b O T Evans 2 Daniell not out J G Morgan b Osborne 0 Blackhurst b 0 T Evans Q A Green c Morgan b Osborne 1 Extras 13 Total 40 CHIRBURY v WELSHPOOL.—Played at Chirbury on Saturday last, and resulted in an easy victory for Welshpool, for whom Tallis, Hart, W. Jones, and Makepeace scored freely and well. Parry took 5 wickets for 10 runs and Hart 5 for 18. Score WELSHPOOL. T F Hiles b Tomley 1 C F Tallis c Butler b Tomley 12 J Hart b T Pryce 15 W Jones b Tomlev 12 R F Parry c Poole b Butler. 3 J H Addie run out 2 W Makepeace c and b Henley 27 T Jones c Tomley b Shaw 4 H Blackith c Poole b Shaw. 2 Cronk b Shaw 2 R Hutchins not out 0 Extras. 7 Total. 87 CHIRBrRy. W R Shaw c Addie b Parry. 4 W R Morris b Parry 2 C Butler c Hart b Parry 1 J E Tomley c Makepeace b Hart 7 W Langford c Hiles b Hart 3 T Pryce b Parry 0 Barker b Hart 0 B Poole b Parry 4 Marshall c Blaekith b Hart 3 Heuley st Addie b Hart 2 Tudor not out. 1 Extras. 2 Total 29 CRICKET FIXTURES. (All matches played on the ground of the first-named Club.J MAY. 23-0sweAtry High School v. Ruabou 25 — U.C.W. v Oswestry Hi¡!h School 30—Tedsmore v. Oswestry High School 30-Llanymynech v. Oswestry A Team i UN E. 6—Oswestry A Team v. Oswestry High School 6—Llanymynech v. Gobowen 13—Llanymynech v. Oswestry High School 17-itti-,iG()n Grammar School v. Oswestry High School 20Oswestry High School v. Oswestry A Team 27—Oswestry Ifiifh School v. Wrexham Welcome 27-Knoekin v. Llanymynech JULY. 8—Oswestry High School v. Ruabon Grammar School ll-Ruabotl v. Os^restrr High School 4.
ICOUNTY CRICKET.
I COUNTY CRICKET. Some fine cricket on Friday at old Trafford by Sng-g aud Baker placed Lancashire well in front in ( the match against Sussex. Lancashire now require 32 runs to win with nine wickets to fall, At Bristol, Yorkshire defeated Gloucestershire by nine NN. "etg, and at Lord's M.C.C. and Ground beat Leicestershire by three wickets. The scores in the other matches are as follows:-At Levton, Essex first innings 166 second innings 109 for tive wickets Australians first innings 223. At Derby, Derbyshire first innings 349; Surrey first innings 414 for eight wickets (Hayward 193 not out). At Cambridge, Mr A. J. Webbe's Eleven first innings 422; Cambridge University first innings 136, second innings 264 for eight wickets. The match at Derby between Surrey and Derby- shire ended on Saturday in a brilliant victory for Surrey, who completed their first innings for the fine total of 512, towards which Hayward con- tributed an admirable not-out score of 229. This left Derbyshire 163 behind on the first innings, and as they only succeeded in making 148 in their second venture they were beaten by an innings and 15 runs.—At Leyton the second innings of Eesex against the Australians was concluded for 149, and the visitors obtained the 93 required to win at the cost of three- wickets.—At Manchester Lancashire gained, n decisive victory over Sussex, On Friday night they were left with nine wickets to fall and only 32 to make to win, and these were obtained with another man out, so that they won by eight wickets. The Australians wet a scratch eleven of England, captained by Mt C.- E. de Trafford, at the Crystal Palace on Monday; The Englishmen made a poor display in their first fenings, scoring only 114. The Australians had secured 108 for four wickets when stumps were drawn. Yorkshire, playing against Sussex at Bradford, were at the wickets all day, and made 389 for the loss of five wickets. Wainwright scored 145, and Peel 85 not out. Rain curtailed play in the Kent v. Gloucestershire match, and the men were only in the field a little over three hours. In that time the Kent batsmen were dismissed for 210. Warwickshire bad a satisfactory first day in their match with Surrey, scoring 313. Surrey lost one wicket for 38. At Trent Bridge, Notts in their first innings against Derbyshire made 314 for the loss of nine wickets, Gunn contributing 135. In the M C.C. and Essex match the latter made 184 runs in the first innings, and then the M.C.C. gave a lamentable display, ten wickets going for 41. Following on, they put together 79 for four wickets. Mr A. J. Webbe's Eleven met the Oxford University team on Monday. The latter won the toss and put together 346 for the first innings, and Mr Webbe then lost three men for 19. The scratch Eleven of England, captained by Mr C. E. de TrafFord, met with an overwhelming defeat at the hands of the Australians on Tuesday at the Crystal Palace by an innings and 221 runs. Their second innings only realised 39. For the Austra- lians Gregory made 154-the first three-figure innings of the tour. At Bradford, Yorkshire carried their overnight score of 389 forward to the splendid total of 543. Sussex went in about two o'clock, and in an innings of three and a quarter hours put togethei 265. They have, therefore, to follow on to-day, in the heavy minority of 278. Derbyshire at Trent Bridge scored a first innings of 189 against Nottinghamshire's 314, and thns had to follow on. In the second effort they had made 159 for four wickets when play ceased for the day. In the Warwickshire and Surrey match, the latter scored an innings of 371, an improvement of 58 on the home county's first effort. Gloucester replied to Kent's first innings of 210 by running together 347, and in a second innings Kent had made 51 for one wickets when stumps were drawn. The Essex and M.C.C. match ended in favour of the county by an innings and 21 runs. At Oxford, A. J. Webbe's Eleven made a first innings score of 279 (the University's first innings was 345), and the University in the second innings scored 173 for four wickets. There was a rather exciting finish to the York- shire and Sussex match at Bradford on Wednesday. At the close of play on Tuesday each side bad j completed an innings, and Wednesday morning Sussex, who were 278 behind, followed on. They made a plucky stand, Ranjitsinhji playing a magnificent innings of 138. An hour from the time fixed for drawing stumps the arrears had been wiped off and the visitors had three wickets in hand. The batsmen, however, were only able to last for half an hour, and the innings closed for 296. York- shire had twenty-three minutes left in which to make the necessary 19, and Brown and Tunnicliffe knocked them off in six minutes, leaving Yorkshire a victory by ten wickets. The match between Notts and Derbyshire ended in a win for the former by seven wickets. Surrey gained an unexpectedly easy victory over Warwickshire by ten wickets. The Midlanders made only 114 in their second innings, and as Surrey were 58 ahead on the first innings they only wanted 57. These were secured by Abel and Brockwell, without the loss of a wicket, just before a heavy rain set in. At Graveseud, Gloucestershire beat Kent by nine wickets. At one time a draw seemed probable, but Kent's last four wickets fell in twenty-five minutes for only 30 runs, leaving Gloucestershire 47 to get to win, which were secured an hour and a quarter before the time for drawing stumps. At Oxford, the University declared their second innings closed at 312, and Webbe's team, 379 behind, went to the wickets with nearly four hours before them. They were unable to save the game, however, the last wicket falling at 6.20, and the University won by 150 Yorkshire met Middlesex on Thursday at Lord's, and were fielding nearly all day. A fine batting dis- play was made by the home team, who put together 384. Stoddart was responsible for 100 and Hay- man for 152. Yorkshire had a few minutes at the wickets, and scored 38 without loss. Surrey will apparently have little difficulty in adding the match against Gloucestershire to their unbroken list of victories. Dr Grace's eleven went in first on Thursday, but were all out for 125, and then Surrey scored 223 for three wickets. Abel played a fine innings of 82, and Hayward is 73 not out. The Australians opened a match at Eastbourne with a scratch South of England eleven captained by Ranjitsinhji. The Colonials made 258 for six wickets, Darling and Giffen each scoring 115. Oxford University began a match against Somerset, and scored an innings of 314. When stumps were drawn Somerset had made 27 for one wicket. ♦ —
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CYCLING NOTES. ' !
CYCLING NOTES. [ By" P r r p II A R D E It J L Another couple of Welshpool cyclists came to grief last week when not far from Newtown, and, strange enough, one of the two hails from a local dispensary. His medical knowledge was doubtless of assistance to him after he had knocked the old lady, who happened to be on the road at the time, down to the ground. The machine did not fare so well as the rider, for the handle bar got bent all shapes, and the steering wheel buckled, with spokes all over the place.. hope these gentlemen the next time they go riding-will be able to find a road wide enough for them—one they can call their own, for there are some cyclists now-a-days who like this sort of thing. A few of these are to be found in Welshpool— among other places. The other day I saw one crank riding ilotiz Church-street with a newspaper held in both hands, which he was pretending to read. How big. It is said that this is the first person who has been able to accomplish such a wonderful feat. Then there are others rather fond of riding through the principal streets of the town with their arms folded, or some other silly freak, the handle bar being allowed to look after itself. A boy of twelve naturally takes pride in a thing of this sort, but those who are supposelo have reached the stage of manhood are expected to possess a little more sense. The sooner the cycling world are rid of such riders the better, for they only bring dis- credit to it and an argument in favour of taxing cyclists. Furious riding and travelling after sunset without a light is also prevalent in the Welshpool district. Those who are fond of this game will some day do it once too often and a contribution to the national exchequer in the shape of a fine will be the result. Cycling at Towvn and Aberdovey commands a fair number of enthusiastic adherents, and the possibility of formiug a united club for both towns is being freely discussed. We see no reason why this could not be carried into effect, and a club formed which might compare favourably with any in the surrounding neighbourhoods. There are plenty of athletic sports to keep things going all the year round. An athletic society could take over the control of local sport in all its various phrases, which might easily be practised on the same recreation ground. Cyclists should be rigid in keeping the rule of the road, especially after dark. Collisions are be- coming quite common from beginners, especially ladies, keeping to the right, and when two cyclists meet end on sparks fly. Undoubtedly cyclists cause more danger to each other than any other class of road users. Society cyclists" arc the worst offenders. They seem to think that the earth was made for them alone. Before they took to cycling they were the most inconsiderate to those who rode. Now that they are on wheels themselves they pay less attention to the amenities of the road than the worst of the "cads on castors" against whom their contempt was directed formerly. A constable must not use unnecessary force in stopping a cyclist, even although the latter may be riding at at excessive pace. He must not endanger life or limb. At the same time a good deal of dis- cretion is allowed in the interpretation of unneces- sary force," and many an anti-cycling magistrate would consider that it served the cyclist right to be hdried from his machine. An interesting case htt8 recently beett decided in Dublin. A gentleman was riding into town at a pace of about nine miles an hour when he was suddenly flung to the ground. On picking himself up he found that a policeman was the agressor. In due course he was summoned for furious riding and for assault. Fortunately, he had several witnesses who proved that he was proceeding at a' moderate rate, and that the con- stable never signalled or called to him to stop. The magistrate dismissed the summons, and read the too officious policeman a little lecture. He informed him that cyclists were not supposed to travel at the pace of a funeral, and that in any case he had no right to throw the rider. He also com- plimented two of the lady witnesses, and said that in such cases he always attached great importance to theevidenceof ladies, for they had quicker perception than men. The cyclist has now issued a summons for assault against the policeman. The result will prove interesting. A. A. Chase, the brilliant North Road rider, who astonished us two seasons ago by the rate at which he could cover 50 miles on the road, has been hav- ing a shot at the 50 miles' path record. This dis- tance he rode upon the Wood Green track in 1 hour 45 minutes some odd seconds, beating other records en route. He rode 29 miles 300 yards in the hour, and this has generally been quoted. It is not so. Bouhours, the present holder of the record, has covered over a hurdred yards more. Chase is a very glutton for work, and should he continue at medium distances he will be a thorn in the side of the very best. The value of the exports of cycles and part of cycles from Great Britain during the first four months of the year amounted to zC601,776, as against just over £500,000 during the same .period of each of the two years immediately preceding. The record of the month of April taken alone is much less satisfactory. The value then sent out was £ 157,267, which compares with X171,361 in April, 1895, and £ 171,^465 in April, 1884. A pro- gressive decline like this would, if repeated in future months' comparisons, soon make a reduction in the year's comparison of months to date. I have heard a great deal of nonsense talked lately about the cycle boom, and the probability of its dying out in a few years' time. As well might one have talked fiffy years ago of the railway boom" disappearing, and railway travelling becom- ing less popular after a little whiie. Cycles will most assuredly never be less in number than they are at present, and anyone at all in the know" expects the present rate of increase in their num- bers to continue until practically everyone is supplied with a wheel. After that there may be a slight diminution in the numbers sold, as everyone will not buv a new machine every year. The cycle has now become practically a necessity, and will remain such., I do not think even the coming motor carriage era will disturb it seriously. It is curious to noce, by the way, how little the general public even those holding tyre shares realise that an enormously increased demand for tyres will be created by these vehicles, which cannot possibly be made without air tyres, and very big ones at that, although the ordinary carnages can get along with the old iron tyre. I was talking the other day to a man who has had very much to do with the manufacture of pneumatic tyres of a certain cele- brated make, and is largely interested in them. He was literally chuckling over the splendid future that lay before the company when motor vehicles once came in, and said he could not understand why that aspect of the case did not strike the public more forcibly. The public is a slow-witted creature, however. A journalist of my acquaint- ance told me the other day that he had written an article in 1892 prophesying the coming of the carriage tyre, and expla^n'D^ what an advantage it would be. Every paper to which he offered it refused it on the grounds that it was visionary and unpractical. After eight years' experience of ladies safety manufacturing, the makers are still at sea about the proper size of pedals. I hardly ever see one which is not too large for a woman's foot, even a number six, and the consequence is that the pleas- ant security of hold given by a pedal that fits the foot comfortably is unknown to most lady riders. If I am not mistaken, Lucas and Gamage both keep special ladies' pedals. It is quite worth while sending for a pair and having them fitted, if the usual four-inch pattern has been supplied with the machine. It seems to me, judging by the letters I receive, that eight cyclists out of every ten desire to pur- chase a machine not costing more than X12 or £ 13. Some general remarks about cycles of this price may therefore be useful. I assume, in the first place, that the would-be purchaser cannot give more; it would, of course, be better for him if he could. The best value for, say, £ 12 is an 1895 machine of some really good make merely stock soiled. There is very little difference between the machines of last year and those of the present season, and any cyclist who has the chance of a bargain of this kind should certainly take it. Next in order comes the second grade machine of a really good maker. These are not so easy to get as they were, because several of the best firms have entirely given up the manufacture of all but first-grade machines, owing to the groat demand for the latter among the moneyed classes. If, however, one can be procured, it is much better value than buying from an unknown or small local maker. I know a cyclist in a country town who bad just learned to ride, and asked my advice about buying a machine. I counselled a second grade of some good make; but the local maker—a very small" man indeed —pursuaded him into ordering one of the ten- guinea machines he turned out at a rate of a single specimen a week. The cyclist bought it, and thought he had made a bargain. Well, the machine has not broken down or otherwise misconducted itself, but the rider, a big, powerful man does not understand" why cycling is such hard work." He has never covered twenty miles in. a day, and is seriously thinking of giving up the pastime. As to buying second-hand machines, it is always risky, unless one personally knows the seller. Answering advertisements is the riskiest part of all. Never, never, under any circumstances, reply to an advertisement that describes machine and tyres as Humber pattern," "Clincher model," and so on. That is the infallible mark of a do." And avoid like poison the manifold-typed circulars of the gentleman who has a practically new machine to dispose of, which he is dreadfully anxious to send on approval to your residence, and which he declares you are sure to like when you see it, although he gives voti the option of sending it back. This person has palmed off literally thousands of rotten machines on unsuspecting private purchasers during the last year. I wish the peculiar laws cf libel in which our country rejoices did not prevent my giving his name. SLAXG'S PENAT.TIKS. You grant a bicycle's a bike ? You grant a bike's a bicycle ?- Then every word that euds in ike As well may end in icycle." Henceforth the agitating band Will urge the men to sttricycle And every Mike within the land Will now be known a" Micycle. And anglers fishing in the stream Will catch the wily picvcle; And egg-collecting boys will dream They lind a red-backed shricycJe. And Cockneys who to Brighton fare And seek the Devil's Dicycle, Will tike the cike," no longer there, But tieycle the cicvcle. To these who view a change like this With positive dislicycle, Our wisest word of counsel is Drop bike and stick to bicycle." -Globe. Commurncattone for this column should be addressed to Pump Harder," County Times Office, Welshpool, not later than Thursday in each week, to ensure publication in the current issue Secretaries of clubs will oblige by sending their fixture lists as soon as possible.
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— CHESS. All communications for this department shoulc be addressed to the Chess Editor, who will be gla( to hear from Secretaries of Chess Clubs as t( tournaments, matches, &c. All letters to read thisofiice by Wednesday morning. Local intelligenci will be given the preference to other news. Problem Xo. 26. Solution—-Kt—B4, PROBLKM No. 27.-S0Jlltiolls invited. BY H, COOPKll, Copthorn. BLACK — 9 Pieces. I WIIITF-10 Pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. Position White—K at KKtsq, Q at KKt4, Rs at Qsq and QB6, B at Ksq, Kts at K3 and Q8, Ps at KB2, KB4 and QKt5. Blaek-K at Q5, Rs at Q2 and Q6, B at Ksq, Kts at KR4 and KKt2, Ps at K5, QB5 and QKt3. « # The evergrowing popularity of chess is forciblv and abundantly proved in a variety of ways. One conclusive proof of it is afforded by the enormous and increasing sale of chess equipages—boards, men, diagrams, score sheets, &c., a somewhat matter-of-fact, but at the same time practical, reliable, and satisfactory species of evidence. Its progress is further attested by the extreme favour in which chess tournaments are held, at home and abroad, which attract a degree of attention and awaken an interest little dreamt of during any past period in the history of the game; and it is further illustrated by the continual formation of chess clubs, the ever-widening interest in the homo circle, and by many other facts which indicate with absolute certainty its highly enhanced appreciation among the thoughtful and intelligent in all classes of the community. The humble and working classes have in recent years begun to avail themselves very considerably of the enjoyment of the game, and this is a powerful and laudable ground for gratification, because chess, besides being innocent, intellectual, and mentally highly invigorating, though soothing also, is essentially inexpensive, and does not tend to the sort of excitement too often occasioned by other games where the temptation of gambling is a strong feature, and after a time seems an almost indispensable accompariment of the game. Chess, in fact, affords the maximum of enjoy- ment with the minimum of expense; it is at the same time the most pleasingly absorbing, and yet the most scientific of games; it is also looked upon as the mostancient, and with, perhaps, the exception of draughts most probably is. The reason why it has for so many years called the "Royal game is because it came to Europe from Persia, and took its name from Scach or Shah. which in that language signifies King, and Matt dead from the A'-abic language, making combined Scach Matt the King is dead, which is the derivation of our Checkmate." "1< The degree of intellectual skill which chess admits of has been considered and pronounced so high that Leibnitz pronounced it to be far less of a game than a science. Euler, Franklin, Buckle, and others have expressed similar views, and the Egyptians, the Persians, and Arabians according to many writers have also so regarded it. Chess is so ancient that, by that distinction alone, it seems taken beyond the category of games altogether; and it has been said that it probably would have perished long ago if it had not been destined to live for ever. Some old chess works are extremely valuable. The difference between two pence and £ 170 for Caxton's Book of Chesse represents the largest profit yet recorded on chess books. *#* GAME No. 38.—Gixoco PIANO. WHITE. BLACK. Mortimer. Vaii Vliet. 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QBJ 3 B-B4 B-B4 4 Castles Kt—B3 5 p-Q3 P—Q3 6 P-B3 Castles (a) 7 B—KKt5 B-Kt3 (b) 8 QKt-Q2 Kt-K2 (c) 9 B x Kt P x B 10 Kt-R4 P—B4 (d) 11 Q-R5 P-B5 (e) 12 QKt-B3 K-Kt2 13 Kt—Kt5 P—KR3 14 B x B P x Kt 15 Q x KtP ch K-R2 16 Kt-B5 Kt x Kt 17 B x Kt ch Resigns (f) (a) Castling early in the Ginoco Piano should be avoided. In this instance, 6.P—KR3 would have prevented the Knight being pinned, whilst it might have threatened an advance of the King's side. Pawns at a favourable opportunity. (b) 7 P-KR3 would now be of no use, as the pinned Knight could only be released if followed up P—KKt4, and in that case, White could sacrifice a piece with Kt x KtP. (c) The following variation might have mended matters—8.B x B 9, Kt x B, R-K2; 10, Kt—R 4, O-K3, threatening Kt-P. There are other interesting variations resulting from 10.P—KR3 11, Kt—B5, Q—K3, &c. (d) A very indifferent move. The correct continuation would have been 10.P—Q4. (e) The right line of play row was 11.B x B; 12, P x B (if 12 QKt-B3 then 12.P-KB3,&c). P—B5 13, QKt—B3, P-B3, &c. The text-move loses the game. (f) For mate in two moves follows. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Chess Editor will be pleased to answer correspondents in this column if their questions are received at the COUNTY TIMES Office not later than Wednesday.
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COtlRhliSPOi.x DENCE. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. ro CORRESPONDENTS. — Commumcations for this column should be addressed TO the Editor, and must be written upon one side of the paper only j They should m all cases be accompanied by the namv and address o.r the sender, not necessarily for publication but as a guarantee of good faith. THE ACCIDENT TO A CYCLIST ON THE GAP,KEG BANK. To the Editor of the COI NTY TIMES AXD POST. lu your report iu to-day's issue of the above accident, your correspondent is misinformed as to the erection of the danger Board on the Garreg Hill. The Board was erected at the expense of the Cyclists' Touring Club in 1888, not as your corres- pondent says t'n-c- > .-ars Some members of the Welshpool Cycling Clul, in company with the writer were present at the erection of the board. There have buen many accidents on the hill, but I believe this is the first si. c<> the board has been up. The Club has put up another board iu the county, viz., on the Vastre Bank, between Newtown and Kerry, and looks after the welfare of cyclists generally. I shall be pleased to introduce any cyciist to the Club. The membership fee is a purely nominal one of 33 6d per annum, and Is entrance fee.—I am sir, yours etc., EDWARD L. R. JONKS, Chief Consul for Montgomeryshire 16 May, 1896. of the C.T.C. «
WELSH CALVINISTIC METHODIST|…
WELSH CALVINISTIC METHODIST | GENERAL ASSEMBLY. LIST OF LOCAL DELEGATES. There was a full attendance of delegates at the Genera) Assembly of the Welsh Calviuistie Methodist Churches which met in Liverpool on Tuesday. The principal business was to hear tbo) address of the retiring Moderater (Rev. W. James. Aberdarc) and to elect new officers. Mr James spoke of the need of adapting Christmn agencies to the constantly changing conditions of life, and in conclusion referred to the question of amalgamating the Welsh theological colleges. He said he was in favour of sending their students to the University Colle ges for their secular training, and of having one theological college for the Methodist body, if pot for all thr; Nonconformist bodies in Wlee, The vot:ng upon the election of Moderai or and fiSCi-etarv' was very close. In the ballot upon the candidates for the former post Rev Dr. Cynddylan Jones and Rev J. Morgan Jones (Cardiff) obtained au equal number of vo„es, but the second vote ended in favour of Mr Morgan Jones. In the contest for the secretaryship Revs Gwynedd Roberts (Conway), J. Owen (Mold), Ellis J. Jones (Manchester) were found to be equal. Mr Roberts was eventually chosen. It was decided to hold the Assembly next year at Rhyl 0:1 May 25th, and the following thre- days. Ihe official list of delegates present included tin? el e following local representatives :— North Card if,i it. -Re, vq. T. E. Roberts, Aber- ystwyth; J. Bowen, Ystrad Meurig; and H. Roberts, Glandovey; Messrs T Owens, Abervstwyth; D Jenkins, Aberystwyth; and W. BoblJ, Ystrad Meurig. East Merioneth.—Revs Ellis Edwards, Bala, and 1. Davies, Glynceiriog; Messrs J LI. Jones and E Eva is, Bala. West Merioneth.—Revs J Gwvnoro Davies, Bar- mouth; D Hoskius, Blaenau Festiniog; and R Rowlands, Corris Mess-s E Griffiths, Dolgelly; R Mills, Bethel; and H Evans, Aberllyfeni. Upper Montgomery.—Revs G Parry, Carno, and W S Jones, Machynlleth; Messrs D Howell, Llan- brynmair, and Llewellyn Evans, Machynlleth. Lower Montgomery.-Revs J Evans. Welshpool, and R Morris, Shrewsbury Messrs J John, and W Story, Llanfair. Montgomery and Shrewsbury.—Revs E Parry, Newtown, and D D Williams, Oswestry; Messrs E R James, Montgomery, and J Jones, Oswestry. The local Conveners of Committees present were —Parliamentary: Mr J. Jones, Llanfvllin. Books: Mr E. Evans, Aberystwyth; English Causes: Rev. D. Lloyd Jones Llandinam. Sunday School Mr T. Owen Aberystwyth. Financial: Mr E. Evans, Aberystwyth. The obituary list for the year included the names of Revs. J. Herbert, (Newtown) and W. Dickens Lewis (Shrewsbury, and to these the Moderator, from the chair, made suitable references, dilating upon the loss suffered by the denomination in their desith. -+-
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Back numbers of the COUNTY TIMES can be obtained at the office.-Price 2d. each. A few copies of every number in stock. William Seaman, charged with the murder of John G. Levy and Annie Gale at Mile End was convicted aud sentenced to death at the Old Bailey on Monday. The prisoner it will be remembered, sprang inro the street from the roof of the hcuse in which he Lar! killed Levy and his housekeeper. He offered no defence. Honry Troubridge Pockett, a London money lender, was on Monday sentenced to six months' imprisonment and a tine of £ 500 for fraudulently obtaining money in the shape of inquiry fees in regard to loans which were never raTIted. In default of paying the fine, Pockett wilrgo to prison for at; additional term of six months. The 11 Birthday Gazette" was issued on Tuesday night. Three new peerages and five baronetcies are conferred on supporters of the Government The eldest son of the Duke of Rutland is called to the Lppor House, together with Mr. flamage (late M.P. Grimsby) and Colonel Malcolm, a well-known Scotch lory. Amoug the new baronets we find the name of Mr. J. Verdin, well known in Cheshire. Professor Max Miiller is granted the rank of a Privy Councillor Birmingham's chief magistrate is to be known henceforth as the Lord Mayor; and there is a. long list of new knights and promotions in the Order of the Bath. CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS.—Approximate return of traffic receipts, for the week ending May 17th 1896. Miles open, 250. Passengers, parcels, horses, carriages, dogs, and mails, £ 2,641; mer- chandise, minerals, and live stock, £ 2,274; total for the week, £ 4,915 aggregate from commence- ment. of half-year, £ 82,463. Actual traffic receipts for the corresponding week last year: Miles open, 237. Passengers, parcels, &c., £ 2,437 merchandise' minerals, &c., £ 2,244 total for the week, £ 4,681 • aggregate from commencement of half-year, £ 78,209. Increase for the week, passengers, parcels &c., £ 204; increase, merchandise, minerals, &c., £30 total increase for the week, £ 234; aggregate increase, passengers, parcels, &c., £ 2,443; aggregate increase, merchandise, minerals, &c., £ 1,811; aggre- gate from commencement of half-year, £ 4,254. The Duke of Devonshire addressed two Con- servative gatherings at Swansea on Weduesday. Referring to the Transvaal raid, he maintained that the Government had not been wrong in refus- ing to act precipitately, and in refusing to prejudice by premature action, or even by premature inquiry, the full, the deliberate, and the impartial considera- tion of all questions affecting those whose actions might at present appear to be open to censure. Upon the Home Rule question he said that at last even the eyes of the Radical Nonconformists were being opened. If the time came, as it might, when they would have to defend the Irish Protestants once more, they would remember what had been said recently by English Nonconformists. The admissions of these gentlemen were specially im- portant as showing the nature of the alliance by which the country was until lately ruled. As to the Education Bill, the Government did not deny that Wales, havinga large number of Board schools, would get less benefit than other parts of the king- dom, but he put it that that was no reason why the vast majority of English parents should be deprived of a reform which they demanded and which was their due. If there were inequalities in the Bill he ascribed the fact to opponents of Voluntary schools.
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LLANDINAM. "WELCOME HOME" TO MR. AND MRS. EOW.y?D JONES, TREWYTHE*. Llandinam was all day long cn fete on ^e(^Sand on the occasion of the welcome home to Mrs Edwaid Jones, of Trewythen, and the -eCg tion of a beautifully illuminated address an of silver-plate by the inhabitants. weather prevailed, and from an early ?0^1 e'jgh- numbers of visitors from the surrounding nj,]agg bourhood were pouring into the vil age-^ ^ere fluttered from several housies, In uiany piac^s large and beautifully coloured mottoes, win t post-office was stretched across the street an wir h t he words Loi^ life and happrnesS. enl- baii'-past two the procession was formed, t e hers of the committee marched in front .^g Llanidloes Borough Brass Band, and the isitorg and villagers behind. When Trewythen reached a :-emi-circle •%as formed on the wlic-re Mr and Mrs Jones received the CCIDnlur> aud ihe people who had come to do themhon° liev MORGAN JONES, vicar of the parish, before making the presentation he would ea^ the soeretar*, Mr Edwin Joues,'to rea(* address, which WHS as follows:— Sir- feelings of much pleasure that we, on behalt 0^ genera! public of the parish of Lla:idin:im a"gaj0u surrou !uh'n\r neighbourhood, desire to give to our most hearty congratulations and Si good wishes on the occasion of your marriage-^ have from your earliest youth won for yourse > esteem and affection of all you have come in o tact with. In your private h^'e yoU u^nv, deservedly regarded as one who has J endowed with those graces and refining tCia'y0flr | which beautify and adorn the character. t"e0[t« public life your just dealing and c'°nrj bearing, your sympathetic kindness, Pe'ier c0!)- of action, honest a"d straightforward g(j duct and unimpeachable integrity have gaoø. •he unhesitating confidence of all v/ho knooneSt Your staunch and constant ad convictions in every relarionship of life> an unswerving defence of public rights, yuur at b and practical support of every movement thí the the elevation, the happiness, and well-being 0 people in view are well-known aud highly a^o1r ated by all, and we cannot but convey to deep sense of gratitude for all you have .^tj this direction. We desire also to tender oUljred welcome 10 the one to whom you are no«r a 1 j the closest Oonds of affection, and our e jo f wishes are that she may be blessed and it thsst union, And now we would assure /olJ 0{» is the sincere desire of ail, that by the ^'d3.31^ lif0 divine and beuefieial Providence you may jjjgti- long aud happy 111 the full enjoyment of &e est. iLd best rewards which this lifo can. nd jll --the hundredfold in this present world) that which is to come, life everlasting- JON half of the public we are :—Rev MORG^ GPTF'3' (chairman), EDWARD SAVAGE (treasurer). JONES (secretary), EDWARD JONES, joH* TILSLEY, RICHARD GRIFFITHS, JAMES IIAE MEDDIN>, JOHN EVANS." ,» JOF Apologies for absence Wv-re received frori Pryce-Jones, M.P,,and Mr. Humphreys-O^e". ^{e and Lord Keiidell wrote as follows:—" vbotir and I take a keen interest iu the welcome old friends at Llandinam and the adjoining a 01 propose to give to Mr. and Mrs. Edward J°' 1 rewythen. Mr. Jones is the worthy son f .0e& parents. He comes of a stock wbich is 1 of the earth,' and adds strength and hono"r Welsh name and people. He has done i" what was difficult to do. He has inci-1 aS .fl interest and warm regard which attaches to his 1fitlt family within a wide circle by uniting another to whom the Welsh Principality ljly trllst indebted. Upon so auspicious an union I 010st every blessing may be showered, and I j01 heartily in your rejoicings." AiQ^1' Rev. MORGAN JONES, vicar of hK'i w addressing Mr. Jones said he had been depu. tl># the executive committee to present him rgg4- beautiful address which he had just hea4 sore He need hardly say that it gave him relit leI to do so. When the diaft of the address vf sented to a well attended meeting of subs ^1 the remark made by one of those present, a old neighbour of his in an adjoining (jh-' though perhaps it was rather long, yet d iø l Jones) deserve;! every word that was (applause.) That, was the opinion Of every IJ present on that occasion. He (the speaker) ^0if fail in his duty if he did not give an account Vf; the inovemeut originated. As the time irig near when it wass known that he (ilirl wris to be joined im holy matrimony whom tliey were all very pleas^f to *ve 0°' amongst therri, a gentleman, feeling th^ go&0' casion should not be allowed to pass withou thing being done, to show how hi* Z valued and esteemed by them, parishioners and the general public of g0tue bourhood, wrote to say that he had heai'd t° thing was to be done but that no one had 15 J>0 him to ask him for his subscription and 4 would he very pleased to contribute. It qualities which were mentioned in the add rest' many others which could not be included tr Ot short a space that had prompted them to etirl- ?)I- the project. It was for those little acts 0 ,0V'' pathy and charity done quietly and ously in the spirit of their blessed Lord. 1 in the name of the executive committee subscribers begged his acceptance of this illuminated address which he trusted he jot" value because of the manner in which it canle ",ø.1IC his possession aud that he would continue in the same footsteps and illuminate s nf qualities which had prompted his neighbour friends to present it to him (applause.) JotleS .:Mi"s Davis, Gwernerin, then presented Mrs wbioJ1 with a handsome piece of silver plate, oU jit* was the following inscription Presented .^cef0 Edward Jones, Trewythen, as a token of ,S ei^' welcome from the public of Llandinam arlC^ bourhood.—April 22nd, 1896." 0oK Mr JONKS, in replying, and speaking siderable emotion, said he had not the P° speech to express to them his heartfelt for the beautiful presents they had just He always thought he had a large circle of ^0 in the neighbourhood of Llandinam n t th9' surrounding district, but he never thon,g-u d done friendship would take such a course as it ha^ ^jit1 that day. They had completely overpower1^ by the reception they had given to him- well aware of his own unvvorthiness of the gglfj that had been made use of with regard to J* He had always felt that any little work rflCtoff done was always performed in a very unsaf^jef' manner, and that his friends took a very fflt view of his imperfections and gave him Pra, -jf very imperfect services. Speaking on ye foe* his wife he felt it must be very gratify'11^ co&e to know that in her new home she giiC^ amongst such kind friends, who had given e%' a kind reception. He was devoid of wror^?fl1de press to them in adequate terms the grati felt in his heart, but he knew they would will for the deed. He was indebted to his d oot for a great deal of what had been men tionete him. He was proud to be connected wit 1 soJtle and under their shadow he would strive lB ^eb^' way to emulate their good works. 0° of his wife and for himself he had to Jii* once again for their kind feelings (loud applause). gfl Three ringing cheers were then called ^5, 0 pf" Mrs Jones, which were heartily given. cession was then re-formed and marched the village where amusements of various^1' been provided. In the afternoon children of Llidiartvwaen (100), Oakley r^3 Llanwnog (120), Llandinam (125), anC* ft>e (200) were entertained to tea in the schoo following ladies acted as tea makers x 1 jjisSeS (Penrhyddlan), Mrs Evans (GellidywylD' jfis* Davies and Maud Morgan (Gwerneriu^j jlr3 Griffiths (Ffinnaut), Mrs Jones Hamer (Llandinam Hall), Mrs Evans ( •J > Mrs Breeze (Gwernerin), Mrs Hamer (B^ /j{a^s' Davies (Bed House, Caersws), Mrs Da^ie mawr), and Mra Hughes (Tynyrwtra-)* afternoon a programme of sports was Mr and Mrs Jones being present. Eve1" carried out without a hitch and the^ ^oJ1g ment marks an event which will remembered in the village. MEIFOD. { MRE? THE PROPOSED LIGHT RAILWAY rnR°val\og TO LLANFAIR.—ON the 12th inst. A tbe held at the schoolroom, Meifod, at wbic 1 pOs0 °i, (Rev. Wilym Jones) presided, for the P throtl^g considering means to obtaiu a light railw the district. After several had spo eQCnnc'e unanimously resolved to ask the County r(i go use their utmost endeavours to f°^ thr0^^ scheme for the formation of a light rai prop°^j> the Vale of Meifod to Llanfair. It lva,eCj by by Mr Richards, Lower Hall, and seC°° Joues, of Mathyrafal, that Dr Greene ^ie TO0^1 hon. secretary of the movement. On of Mr R. Williams, seconded by Mr jar)gyJi10 resolved to ask the Parish Councils joint ^°v}0 Llandrinio, and Guilsfield. to act on t AVOuld mittee. Capt. Walker urged that 1 out advantageous to have a fund to ca arrangements. :J