The Cambria Daily Leader

G.W.R. STAFF CHANGES. The District Goads Managsr- I D;t,.ict Goads Manager. sftip at Swansea. The (»"p;i t Western- Railway Maga- zine tor the current month contains an -ti('f' ('n Q{1'¡ci;¡l staff (',h;¡llg'PS and ap- .»intinraU«. at r.«y*h 'n?d<? to the retirement of Mr. i .ewis Edward Trickey. district goods ntaBager, who retired at the end or List year. and to the appointment of Mr. 'Imrie" Roberts as his succe?Qr. 1T. 11, ?7' c?.r?pr is r?vi?wed from tb? time be entered the service of the company in ¡ 1.^88 as a clerk in the Gloucester Goods Office, whence in 1S70 be was transferred I to the district goods manager's office at Gloucester, and where he became chief I clerk in 1876. After occupying, the posi- tion of station master as Lydney he was in lRï( promoted to chief clerk to the dis- trict Roods manager for the Swansea dis- trict. In July, 1900, he was appointed t goods manager for Swansea district, and has now retired a.fter 4S years' service « ith the company. MR. CHARLES ROBERTS. I Speaking of his successor (Mr. Robert -0, the magazine says he entered the service I t>f the G.W.R. Co. in 1S81 st their dis- [ ptrict superintendent's and goods mana- ger's office at Llanelly. Five years later ho w.us transferred to Paddington ar. i joined the staff of the general manager. He remained there nearly J4 years, and then (December, 1902) went to Bath ag goods agent. Thence he was transferred j to Bristol as assistant goods superinten- j dent, where he gained experience in the handling of large inland and shipment i "traffic. In 1910 he came to Swansea as assistant to Mr. Trickey. Photos of both J gentlemen accompany the article.

SWANSEA HOUSING COMMITTEE. Councillor W. Morns presided at a I meetin of the Housing Committee at the GuiidhaU on Friday afternoon. j It was reported that arrears in rents amounted to R151 8s. 9d., as against i117 s. 6d. in the last report. This was the only item on the agenda.

Of a fine of SM on Messrs. Yeatman for failing to secure mill gearing in their caramel room the Thames magistrate sug. gested that -930 should go to a girl who had been injured. Mr. Samuel Smith, once organist at Windsor Parish Church, who died at the age of was one of the boys present at the coronation in 1830 and funeral in 1837 &f William IV. Mr. Robert Corbett, joint secretary of the Glasjjpw Savings Bank, dropped dead on Fridaf at the very moment of being congratulated at the annual meeting on rompleting his fiftieth year of service. ¡

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LLANELLY SPORTING I GOSSIP. How the Scar sets are Keepingi the Rugby Code Alive. Mainly through the efforts of a few en- thusiasts, Rugby is not being allowed to die in Lianeily, so that when the war is ever there will he no necessity far a re- surrection. l/ocal matches are being played, and speaking generally the stan- dard is surprisingly good. Occasionally there is a slump, and this proved to be the case on Saturday when Lianeily met a team representative of the New Dock district, on the latter's ground, but like the proverbial curate's egg, the game was good in parts. Llanelly were easily the better side, and what. T)orplexed the spec- tators was their inability to take full ad. vantage of their superiority. A contri- buting factor wa", their inability, if one might use the alliteration, to remain cool, calm and collected at crucial moments, the three-quarters being the worst offen- ders in this respect. Then again there was a tendency on the part of one of the half-backs and of both centres to part with the ball before having made an opening, the inevitable consequence being a round of passing with little or no ground gained. Another faujt which spelt dis- aster was the Lackadaisical manner in which passes were transferred. To be effective that must be swift and sure. LACK OF COHESION. Without pursuing a critical analysis one might be permitted to say that the Llan- elly team would be well advised if thty devoted attention to training. There is at prnt a lack of cohesion which, with more consultation and practice, would dis- appear. These defects, far more notice- able on Saturday than when the "Klon- dyke team—and, be it remembered, that the team is almost wholly composed of juniors, who kave as yet only just entered, the school of experience—marred but did not entirely spoil the play, which was particularly keen. The New Dock players proved how courageous they can be when placed upon their mettle, and while it is true that there were occasions when, if it were not for unaccountable blundering, Llanelly would have scored a few times, it is equally true that there were far morts occasion when the defence wa<s as sound as a rock. A POINTLESS DRAW. Towards the cloe-o of the game Llanelly, through lslwyn Evans, scored what was claimed to be a perfectly legitimale try. was disallowed, with the result that the game ended in a pointless draw. Al- though constantly worried by Richards, who, I think, was allowed too much lati- tude, Glan Thomas, the Llanelly inside half, again demonstrated his worth. Glan was here, there, and everywhere, by his dexterity performing feats which com- manded admiration. His partner, Frank Evans, also gave a good account of him- self, but was inclined to stand too near his centres. Dai Da vies, Hugh Jones and Glyn Davies were the best of Ll^nelly's three-quarters; Dick Edmunds, Joe Owens and Jenkins were the pick of the forwards, while Ben Edwards was more than a match for washer at full-back. Twining, who is a little wonder, was ever to the fore among the New Dock forwards, and Joe Higgins, of the Welsh Guards, as weF as Ivor Olsen, also acquitted themsolv well in the pack. COMING MATCHES. With the kind permission of Mr. C. W. Ma/isel Lewis, and the Llanelly Football Club, two other charity matches, which have been arranged by Mr. G. R. Jenkins, Dafen, who, along with Mr. L. P. Hughes. New Dock School, is exerting aU his en- ergies to keep Rugby from waning while the boys are with the colours, will be1 played at StTadey. Next Saturday a i Llanelly XV. will play the return match j with Machynis who, so far, have not been j defeated, while on January 27th the former will try conclusions against a! strong Tumble XV.

Bloods have created an extremely serious situation La ijouth Limbourg, i JsUiiaadN-Beutcr,

STAGE AND STALLS. I The Happy Day," the latest musie&i comedy, played with great success at Daly's, will be produced at the Grand Theatre next week. The story runs of how Charles, Prince of Galania, and Mary, Princess of Valaria, who did not even know each other, were destined by hereditary fate to marry and to rule a toy kingdom, about" which neither of them knew anything or cared much. Both are brought against their will from their rer spective countries to the Palace of Vala- ria, the toy kingdom in question, and they have got to get married forthwith. The Prince, who travels incognito, ca-su- Mi,;¡,. Lottie Collins, junr., daughter of Lottie Collins, of Ta-ra-ra-boom-lie-ay fame (who appeaj-s at the. Grand Theatre, next week, in The Happy Day "), has been away from England for 6even years, having spent four of them in America and thr?p in AustmUa. where she has Ixrn starring in tbf "Chocolate Soldier" for two years, and head linæ in vaudpvu!? for a year and a half. She made hor debut in ?ew York with Mi?s Gaby Deslvs and Sam &rnard, and played Letty Lind's part in Bill of Bond Street." She is also well known there ar- the movies, having played for the Essanay Fiim Co. many times. Previous to leaving home she played in "The Chinese Honeymoon," "Sergeant Brue," "The Gay f'" "t t Parisienne, etc., etc. ally meets his prospective bride, and there ensues a pretty little interview, in which she guesses the truth, but he does not. They meet again, both incognito, at the opera ball the same night, and the Prince rescues the Princess, in a charm- ing littlp scene, from the top of a pedes- tal. where she has been put by some fes- tive youths. The Princess tests his sense of honour by trying to induce him to kiss her. but from a sense of duty to the un- known whom he has to marry on the mor- row, he refrains. So the Princess de- cides that he is a good fellow, and the end of it is an all-happy curtain." There is a matinee on Saturday. Miss Lottie Col- lins, whose photograph is here given, bears the name of her mother, who was famous on the stage years ago. She is a central figure in a strong company sent by Mr. George Edwardes. Hip! Hip! Hooray is the cheery title of a new refue which comes to the Empire, Swansea, next week. It is a re- vue with a plot—farcical in type—and one I which keeps the interest aroused through- out the elaborate and lively scenes, of which there are thr. At the head of an elaborate cast will be found George Clarke I Mr. George Clarke. I ■ ,j -1 w f "Mumming BiJlds" fame; Edgar Cooke, and Joseph Victor, whilst on t) i, ladies side the leads will be taken by j Dorothy Hart and Nora Dwyer. The I production will be further enlivened hy the inclusion of a special full and efficient' j chorus, while an augmented orchestra is travelled under th9 direction of Charles j J. Moorp, the composer of a thousand and i one musical successes. Supplementing ithe revue will hp turns supplied by Plvl ■ iy.iiy, the abbreviating comedian; Fred I JE?oj?lar., comedian; Kitt.1 Wager, a com* ,Mi-enne; and the latest war films complete jthe programme. On Monday next, at the Picture House, a Samuelson production pre- sents Vesta Tilley in a photo-play i of love and adventure, entitled The Gill who loves a Soldier." In this magni- ficent photo.play Vesta Tilley is at her best. Her genius will grip ail who see her. j IIn the part of Vesta Booumont there is ja true womanliness, that gives one a fresh insight into her delightful nature, and when in the later scenes she impersonates her lover, Chris. Barker, the 8oldier-hero, lone knows why she has hud such a won- Iderful power over her audÜ'ncœ. Her walk, her featurœ, her ready wit, and heart of gold prove that Miss Vesta Tilley is incomparable both on the screen as well as on the stage. Other films are an Edison masterpieee, Her Proper Place," fea t uring Marc MacDermott; I he Tri-j angle 'Keystone, "The Village Vampire," featuring Fred Mace, Anna Lu tIler aud Billie Broekwell (as the Vampire); this] (omedy is full of thrills and laughs. For the week-end a Vitagraph Blue Rihbon exclusive, The Man Behind the Cur- tain," will be shown, featuring Lillian Walker; the work of Lilian Walter as a female detective, as she sets out to dis- cover the criminal, is very clever and original. The Gold Ship," a Selig ex- h i p a Selig ex- clusive, in two parts, will also be shown. The Triangle comedy will be The Great Pea.rl Tangle," featuring the TriaTWlo, Stars: Sam Bernard, Harry Gribbon and Harry McCoy. The Dorsey Expedition will also be continued. Police," a new two-part comedy, featuring Charles Chaplin, will be screened at the Cast la Cinema during the coming week- Those who like Charlie and his playful ways are in for a rich treaft. Cbap- lin says it is his funniest comedy. In this film Charlie reverts to his battered bowler, baggy trousers, and boob in the character of a ticket-of-lcave man, who has lost touch with the world during his "ten years' hard." Also on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, a remarkably powerful photoplay, The Innocent lie," a four- part famous Players' production, feitur- j ing Miss Valentine Grant, the authoress, as Nora O'Brien, an Irih fi-shergirl, will be another great attraction. This photo- play shows us life in an Irish cabin, re- cruiting at the outbreak of the present war, and the complications' of the stories of two Noras. TTis Brother's Pal," a two-part Rex d^ama, and Pathc's fizz?tie will be included in a programme that will be difficult to equal. All pictures (with the exception of P0liN"") will be changed as usual on Thursday, when "Little Meena's Romanre," a five-part drrma .featuring TV.rothv Gish, will be drama, featuring Dorothy Gish, will be channed with this interesting production, because it is absolutely human in its freshness. The wonderful British official war pictures, depicting the advance of the Tanks will be shown at this hall on Feb- ruary 12th. Pathe's latest Gold Rooster production, Madam X," will be screened at the Carlton Cinema on Monday next. It is of a particularly thrilling and sensational character. The five reels are full of tense, exciting ineidents, and tho action never relaxes for a moment. Dorothy j Donrelly, the original Madam X in the sf:?, prediction, takes the Jewing part. and n,o one else is befxer adapted to I dplicate handling of the dinicult role, j Supporting the star n?m is a London film, ? Partners at Last." featuring Amy! Brandon-Thomas, Charles ?ock, and | Hubert Willis. For the week-end "Mac- beth." a marvellous super film, snd a II Triangle special, vrith Sir Herbert Tn"" and Constance Collier, a masterpieee of j, the greatest dramatist that ever lived. played by one of the greatest Shakespear- ian actors of history* aJid oroduced by the acknowledged master of the art of pro- ducing picture plays, David W. Griffith, famous wherever moving pictures are seen, as the man who screened The Birth of a Nation," will be shown. Sir Herbert Tree plays the part of Macbeth, and Miss Constance Collier Lady Mae- beth. They will play through nearly 300 scenes with a company numbering over 5.000 people. Ordinary prices will be charged for this most expensive produc- tion, which all lovers of Shakespeare should see. Next week at the Elysium will be pre- sented a film from the Trans-Atlantic studios with a most unusual title, The Man From Nowhere." It is the story of a man who follows a runaway sister who has succumbed to the wiles of a crafty foreigner. Upon overtaking them at an hotel he is overheard to say that he would rather kill his sister, lie rushes into the room, levels a revolver at the villain, but his sister receives the shot, the villain escaping. The brother is tried and con- demned to a life's imprisonment. Three years later an attempt is made on the governor's life by the convicts. The brother comes to the rescue aDd saves his life. The governor's daughter hearing of the heroic conduct, pleads for his release, upon which he meets the betrayer 'of his sister. A duel ensues in which the count comes off second best. King Ba-ggott plays the part of the Man from Nowhere in a manner which leaves nothing to be desired. "The Village Vampire" is one of the Triangle screamers with Fred Mace in a great circular niovedicnt The Birth of a. Flower is one of those inter- esting Kineto filniq showing three weeks' growth of a plant in 30 seconds. Lizzie's Lingering Love is an exclusive comedy in which Lizzie (Alice Howell) provides 40 minutes of convulsive laughter. The lat- ter half of the week will be seen The Dupe." featuring Blanche Sweet and Thos. Meighan. It is highly realistic, and ex- cellent in continuity. The production will make a special appeal to ladies, for it is a perfect. blaze of finery. There is also a great fox hunting scene in it. "The Rural Anarchists is an amusing farce, in which it requires a student of zoology to describe the physiognomies of the characters. Triangle will score in The Great Peanl Tangle." ballmont will sup- ply the world's news. Liberty," the great serial, is due on the 15th inst.; Maj-y Page and The Tank Pictures a little later-Feb. J 3th. Some very fine films have been secured for next week's programmes at the Theatre Royal, and future programmes will embody some of the latest and most expensive picture plays that will be re- leased On Monday, Tucvsdav, and Wed- nesday, amongst other attractions that will be screened is a clever adaptation of Wiikie Collins, fascinating and my&- terious novel, The Moonstone," a drama in five parts; The Crimson Sabre," in two 'parts; Tiibby's Good Work," comedy; Odd Charges," comedy in two parts; "Bride of Nancy Lee." drama: and Pathe's Gazette. For the latter portion of the week the following programme has been arranged: The Fatal Fingere," drama in five parts; Hilda the Silent," drama in two .par A Fiery Introduc- tion," comedy drama in two parts; "Heart Menders," comedy, and Pathe's Gazette. The great film, the Battle of the Ancre and the advance of the Tanks," official pictures of the British Armv in Franco, will bo shown on February 12th. A new picture of "Cliarlb as the Count" will ul--o shortly be shown.

THE BOXING RING. How Local falent is Being Stimulated. (BY" PENDRAGON.") One of the things which mihf af,41 against the success of Professor A If Harry's last tournament at Swansea was the quibbling with regard to the size of the purse. In a nutshell, the Ammanford I contingent wanted moro money for the contest between Luther Thomas and Gomer Evans on the discovery that the former was over-weight, in(I flievk-arried their point when Mr. W. Doherty gave £2 10s. extra. Evans, who got badly beaten, now wants to meet Thomas again at 9st. 61bs. So also does Idrie Jones. The Swansea Valleyite has accepted the challenges, but it seems to me that in try- ing to reduce his weight by about 121bs. he is taking on something very formidable. As I have said before, Thomas is a good boxer, and a g'0r-d sportsman. His only fault is that tendency of his to tiee the open glove. HELPING LOCAL TALENT. The tournaments held at the Olympia have produced come excellent sport. What Professor IIarry should try to guard against, however, is the delay which somt- times occurs between the bouts. Local rivalry has been stimulated, and boxerF from Ammanford and the Swansea Valley, have gained prominence which migltt otherwise have been denied them. The rivalry between the Ystalyfera and Am- manford camps 108 ju-st now very keen. Chris. Langdon did splendidly in his matches with Arthur Bishop, of Caer- philly. The feeling between the two men was excellent, and if it had been possible in the last bout, one would have ver., much liked to have seen both win. Bishop was the cleverer, but Langdon might have won if he had mixed matters more, and got more into it. He was the more power-, ful, but he allowed Bishop to keep him off. OUT OF ACTION. There are two West Wsjles boxers who hare r;J: been seen in swious competition for some time. Johnny Vaughan, of Ammanford, L- clover—he showed that conclusively in a recent exhibition with Pte. Tommy Phillips, but poor health is seemingly still a stumbling block. The other man I have in mind is Alf Lang- don. of Ystalyfera, who since he was badly crushed underground has not been able to use one of his hands. I am afraid that Langdon's boxing career is over. His brother Chris, ought, however, to go far -towards sustaining the family's reputa- tion for sport

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