Evening Express

The Riff War RUMOURED SPANISH REVERSE Pa-ris, Saturday.-According to a telegram from a private source reoeived by the "Petite Republique," the Spanish foroes have sus- tained a serious reverse at Sok-el-Arba, almost anioaiit-ing to a rout.

Over 400 Lives in Peril STEAMER SINKS AFTER A COLLISION A remarkable collision, which resulted in the sinking of the large passenger steamer Duchess of Kent, belonging to the Joint South Western and South Coast Railway Companies' Steam Packet Service, occurred in the Solent 'just outside Portsmouth Har- bour on Friday afternoon in bright sunshine and a placid sea. Between 400 and 500 passen- gers were on board the damaged steamer, and the excitement was intense. Fortunately, all were got safely ashore. One young lady was slightly injured. The colliding vessel was the steamer Transporter, chartered by the Government for the conveyance of stores from Barrow. The collision occurred at 3.30, as the Duchess of Kent was turning into the harbour. Many of the passengers were bound for London, and had gone aboard at Ryde Pier from the train on the Isle of Wight Railway, which had taken them up at Ventnor, Shanklin, and Sandown. As the Transporter, of over 2.000 tons, bore down on the 500-ton passenger boat the travellers momentarily hoped the vessels would steer clear, but, according to an account of some of the paseengers, they con- tinued on their course. f1> The Transporter's bow crashed into the Duchees of Kent on the port side forward of the sponson, making a large hole. The Duchess of Kent began to sink. The alarm of the passengers was allayed by the assurance of the captain and mates of the Duchess of Kent that the danger was not immediate, and to an undertaking given by the captain of the Transporter that he would remain alongside and assist in the rescue of the passengers. Meanwhile naval pinnaces from warships were at hand, and took the passengers off in safety to the beach, one hundred yards away. Private boats and launches and one of the joint railways' smaller craft also put out to the rescue, and did much to assist passengers ashore. The Duchess of Kent, which had been headed for shore, is resting on the hard shingle beach and standing well out of water. The Transporter was a comparatively new vessel, and was bound for Burry Port. She returned to harbour without any apparent damage. Passengers interviewed testify to the admirable behaviour of the crew. Each mac did all he could to quiet those who were alarmed. Orders were obeyed with prompti- tude, and by their example the men did much to stop any tendency to panic. All the pas- sengers were ordered aft. One passenger says that the lady referred to above was injured by falling luggage.

8 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON' I I At Newport to-day Henry Silverthorne. licensee of the Philanthropice bcorho-, Pontywain, was summoned for permitting drunkenness on Saturday night, August 21. Mr. Horace Lyne appeared in support of the summons; Mr. Lyndon Cooper defended. Police-oonstable Crane saw a man, named John Morris, being led off the premises iu a very drunken state. The landlord said he had ordered the man away an hour and a half before, and that he must have had drink from other men. A minute later John Hack- ling, who was also drunk, was led away. The landlord said he had been refused drink. The defence was that Mr. Silverthorne, who had kept the house about fourteen months, ordered .Morris out of the house, and as a fact ho was out of the house about an hour, ile had nothing to drink after about 2.30. llaoK- ling, who had not been served, had also been ordered off. It was a very difficult thing for landlords to deal with drunken men at Risca on Saturday nights. A witness (Henry Davy) caused a good deal of amusemnt by saying that he first saw Morrit3 in the house at eight o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Cooper: I should like to know when the evening com- mencses with you. The Clerk: Eight o'olock m the afternoon! Land of the Midnight Sun, I should think! (Laughter.) Several wit- nesses said defendants, Morris and Hackling, were not served in the house, and imme- diately left when requested. The bench dis- missed the case, but wairmed defendant to be careful in future. Motrris and Hackling were each fined 10s. for being drunk on licensed premises.

NO SUPPER: ROW: ASSAULT A wounding case of a grave character was heard at a special sitting of the Carmarthen Borough Bench to-day. It appears that a married man. named Evan Reynolds, who had, it was stated, been cohabiting with Mrs. Jane Evans at Island Wharf, went thither on the previous night in a drunken condi- tion, and because a supper had not been prepared according to his desires, he told the woman and her seven-year-old boy to clear oc. He was so angry that they escaped from the house, and on their return latei* he made a savage attack on the lad, struck him on the forehead with a chair, and caused a jagged gash. The mother caught the child as he was falling. When arrested the defen- dant was lying in the roadway by his house bleeding in the nose. At the police station he denied the crime of unlawfully wound- ing, and declared in referring to Mrs. Evans, "She is a devil of a woma.n. I will kill her," and used vile expressiona about the boy. Dr. Denzil Harris, who had dressed the boy's wound, said that if the blow had been given a few inches nearer the temple it might have killed the boy. The sentence was one month's hard labour. The Chairman (Mr. Jaanes Davies) said he certainly deserved more. The defendant was thirty-five years old, had been abroad, and on returning to Wales was convicted five times by the Car- marthen Borough Bench, who also placed him on the black list.

ALUMINIUM COINS In a few years coppers will no longer weigh down one's pockets in France. As it is no more bronze money is now coined, and the shortage is being felt. Aluminium will be substituted, and it is hoped that the new coinage will have been begun by the end of the year. The metal, or, rather, an alloy of it, will be used only for penny and half- penny pieces, which will be about the dia- meter of, but both much thicker and lighter than, francs and half-francs, and thus easily distinguishable from these coins. The recent quarter-franc piece in nickel has proved a failure, because it is constantly being taken for a franc, as tourists 'know to their cost. Besides lightness, cleanliness is another advantage of aluminium, which does not oxydise in air.

C.P. STEAMER'S RECORD I After having made the fastest passage on record in the Canadian trade, the Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of Ireland landed her passengers at Liverpool early yesterday morning. The vessel's actual steaming time from Rimouski to the Mersey was 5 days 14 hours 30 minutes. Amongst the passengers was Mrs. Close, who is well known on the other side of the Atlantic for her efforts on behalf of pauper children. She has est-ab- lished a children's farm home in New Bruns- wick. She intends to seek assistance from the Imperial Government.

THE WALK TO BRIGHTON I The polytechnic walk from the Houses of Parliament to Brighton to day was won by Ross, of Tooting, who broke the record by eev-en minutes, doing the distance in 8hrs l&min. Thirty-two walkers rtarted, Ross taking the lead at. Pauley.

BUTTED IN THE STOMACH. I A labourer, named Albert "Edward Smith, died in 'Newry Infirmary last night after a quarrel with a man named Joiun Rice, who waa arrested, and to-day was remanded. Rice said the deceased struck him in the face, 1 whereupon he batted him. in the stomach I jwatih hil fihfflui.

Wedding Romance b "MAXIM GIRL" AS PRINCE'S BRIDE Widespread interest has been aroused by ,the import of the romantic marriage of Count Ostiheim and Mme. Paola Lo-ttero, which, as the Evening Express stated yesterday, took place quietly on Thursday afternoon at the registry office in St. George's, Hanover-square. As eldest son and late heir-presumptive to Grand Duke William of Saxe-Weimar, the young count was well known in London, where he has often stayed. Some mystery, however, veiled the identity of his beautiful bride. This mystery was cleared up by a London contemporary. As Wanda Zatteirs. Mme. Won-da Paula I Lottero was for many months one of the I chief Maxim Girls in The Merry Widow." "She came to us about five months ago," said one of Mr. George Edwardes' osgictants to a press represientative Pt Daly's Theatre, yesterday, and though she had never been on the stage before or had any previous theatrical training, she impressed Mr. Edwardes so much that she was engaged at once. Her part was that of a show-girl,' end as one of the Maxim Girls' in the last act she was §een, to great advantage. She had no actual lines to speak, but the part needed I playing, for all that, and, she played it remarkably well. I know nothing of her engagement or marriage until I read the announcement, of the latter in (the press this morning, but I should have been surprised only if Mme. Lottero had not made some deep impression somewhere. She was tall, clever, and extremely good- looking, but her greatest charm- was undoubtedly her manner, which was remark- ably genial and attractive. Though quite young, the wa,3 much-tra- velled, and apoke English with the faintest .southern French accent, though Italy, I believe, is really her homo." I'rom a personal friend of the bride the pressman learnt that the count first met Mme. Patila abroad, where, hearing she was desirous of going on the stage in England, be exercised his influence to help her. Casual acquaintance soon ripened into warmer feelings. The count followed her to London, presented her with the lease of a furnished house in Moteombe-street, W., for the season, and then finally prevailed on her to marry.

SALE OF WATERLOO RELICS I In the Brussels notaries' public sale rooms yesterday, the 'sale by auction of the Waiter- loo Museum and hotel took place before a numerous company. The fact, however, that the sale was held in Bruseels a,nd not at Waterloo deprived the scene of much of its picturesqueness. Nevertheless, the sale had been eagerly expected, and it had been thought until the last minute that an inter- vention, either from the Belgian Govern- ment or from one of the French societies which represent the last defenders of the Napoleonic tradition, would prevent a. sale. This, however, was not the case, and at yes- terday's bidding, which was only preliminary, there was an offer of 175,000f ( £ 7,000) far the museum and its relics, and 125,OOOf ( £ 5,000) for the hotel. The offer for the hotel was made by a hotel-keeper of Brussels, and the other bid was by a Brussels gentleman whose name is not given. The final bidding will take place on October 5, unless something unforeseen occurs. It is generally admitted that the disappearance of the museum is very unfortunate, as it does away with the only authentic visual testimony of the gigantic struggle of 1&15.

CRADLES AS WEDDING GIFTS I I "One of the first presents a newly-married couple receive on the. Continent is a. cradle, and when a baby arrives it neVer is allowed to sleep with the parents, as in England; t,he idea, would be laughed a,t," said the Shoreditch coroner (Dr. Wynn Westcott) yesterday. Some years ago the oolroillet wrote to a number of Continental towns for statistics as to suffocated babies, and was asked in reply what he meant. The over- laying of infants was unknown in Germ,any and France, In England the,ari-nual average of deaths from this oause was 600. I

I CAT SETS FIRE TO 2 HOUSES I A cat belonging to Madame Duigant, a fruit dealer, at. Danouet-Bian, near St. Brieuc, set fire to its fur by getting too close to the stove. The animal i-uahed about in terror, setting light to a heap of dried herbs. The result, was that the house and the one next to it were completely gutted. The body of the oat, its fur completely burned I away, was found ten yards from the burnt houses.

I EXCURSION BOAT MISHAP I The cxcurison steamer Duchess of Kent, which was beaoh-ed at Somtihsaa yesterday afternoon, following a collision -with the Government store vessel Transporter, is being patched to-day (preliminary to feeing taken to Sorrthampton for repairs. It is hoped to float her at hi-goh tide to-morrow. The officers and men of the Transporter declare that the blaome for the collision was entirely due to the Duchess of Kent, which came on without readying when the Transporter's pilot star- boarded her ihekn land blew two blasts on the syren.

INSPECTOR STRUCK IN COURT During the hearing of a cruelty to chil- dren case at Wol verhta mprt cm yesterday, Charles Gardiner, the defendant, who had just been described by counsel as an incor- rigible idler, leaned over the dock and struok Inspector O'Connor a heavy blow on the side of the head, remarking at the sauie time, "B r't tell such lies." The man was promptly sefeed, and the <iase was adjourned for a week, the Stipendiary ordering a summons for assault to 'be taken out.

PLEA FOR A UNIFORM LIFE I A wiser generation will aim at uniformity in the art of life. P- will see the folly of dividing man into, two in the injudicious separation of work from pleasure. It will aim at unification. Where we live, there should we work; where work, there, too, should we play. The habit of devoting the daytime to monotonous (labour and the night to almost efuaLly monotonous pleasure, is pernicious and destructive of the soul.— "The Bystander."

DETONATORS IN COAL The finding of more detonators in the coal supplied to the Navy did not create much discussion at the Cardiff Exchange on Friday. Except in conjunction with an explosive, detonators are comparatively harmless, and bome docksmen were inclined to think that someone has been having a joke at the ex- pense of the authorities.

DANGER IN COMBS At the inquest in Sheffield yesterday on a servant, girl who was burnt to death while clcaniwg the scullery grate, it was suggested by Superintendent Frost, of the fire brigade, Lhf-t inflammable combs in tthe girl's hair were Hjhe cause Of the fire Experiments with similar oomibs showed that they fired when brought near a hot flame.

THE NEXT CHANNEL FLY The prize of £000 offered jointly by the municipalities of Folkestone and Boulogne for the aviator who shall fly between the two "places, has attracted a com'petitor in the Comte de Lambert, who has reaohed Boa- logne, and is now making preparations for making the attempt.

MR. JOHN CORY'S CONDITION, Mr. John, Cory, J.P., is, we are pleased to learn from Dr. Brierley., continuing to ma.ke favourable progress.

SPORT FOR MERTHYR As will be seen from our advertisement columns, Mr. Percy Jacobs intends promot. ing some 'big foot iraoinig haaidicaps during the comimig ee&son on the new athletic grounds at Fliydy-oax, Merthyr. Ttoey sbcuid peove -e^jv-iary;

FATE OF THE BUDGET HOUSE OF LORDS' SCHEME Electors to be Asked to Pronounce Judgmont ? Opinion seems to be growing in political circles that the Peers intend to rejeet or, at •any rate, drastically modify the Budget. The Cabinet are said to be at variance as to the course to be pursued if it occurs. Mr. Lloyd George ia said to favour an imme- diate dissolution, but other prominent ministers advocate giving the Lords another chance. Liberals are making active prepa- rations for a General Election. I hear from a good source that an influential body of peers have arrived at, and put into writing, their plan for dealing with the Finance Bill (writes the Parliamen- tary correspondent of the London "Daily News"). The plan is now under responsible consideration. The idea of amending the Finance Bill by eliminating the land clauses, though seriously entertained a few weeks ago, has been dropped. The privileges of the Commons would have been too 'bluntly challenged. The.re was doubtless a belief—or, at least, a ,fear-that the Speaker would rule against the Peers. And the attack would have turned upon that part of the Budget which is most evidently popular. For these reasons, the peers are unlikely to pursue a policy of amendment. It is now proposed to take action on the second reading. In the case of the Licensing Bill, Lord Lansdowne himself moved the rejection. On the Finance Bill, the duty will probably be relegated to a back bench peer. It may be assumed, I think, that a prelimim.,ary decision has been reached upon this point of procedure. It has the advantage of allowing rein to the Rehoboamites while preserving a final word for Lord Lansdowne. The House of Lords might, of course, divide without the amend- ment being carried. The amendment has been drafted, end its :toerms follow gefneraily the trend of Lord Lansdowne's recent speeches. The House of Lands wilil be invited to refrain from express- ing any opinion upon the merits of the Finance Bill, but it will be urged that the Bill embodies several new principles upon which the lectors should be invited to pro- nounce judgment. Wilth this end in view, the amendment will call upon. the House of Com- mens to o-dyameethe new register, as in 1886, in order that an election may be (fought in the month, of November. This, bro.adly, is the scheme. On the surface it looks very adroit. The peers will thus appeal from, the Commons and the Cabinet to the constituencies. What could be fairer? Wha-t could be more simple? Whatever may be the fate of the amend- ment, and it is by no means certain that Lord Lansctowuie will want it carried, the Government by the mere fact of their resist- ance to Sit, will be accused Off burking a general election.

RUMOURS OF CENERAL ELECTION Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P., addressing this afterno A i a mass meeting of miners at Mer- thyr Tydfil, declared n9 .party in this or any other country, having regard to the objeots and circumstances, had accomplished more in so short a time as the Lahour party. He did not think the Budget would have been so popular had it not been for the propage-nd-a of the Labour party and Scialists, but that was no reason mhy it should be onsidered unjust. Mr. Henderson expressed high approval cf the principles of the Budget, and, referring to the rumours of a, general elec- tion, said he hoped the contest would be short and sharp. As far as the La,bour party were concerned, they stood four square, ready to meet the House of Lords and ready to abide by the decision of the democracy a-s expresse at the election, whether it came sooln or late.

I Married Life a Joke' PROFESSOR AND CIDDY HUSBANDS Professor Frederick Starr, of the University of Chicago, has just delivered a scathing arraignment, of the modern American hus- band- Professor Starr says that the modern husband in the United States looks upon married life as a joke. "The way they run around having a gay old time," said the professor, "is something (terrible to contemplate. Some of them have as much sense of responsibility as the average jackass. This leaving wives at home while the lord and master is out on a high old time is disgraceful. The popular songs of the day show with what disrespect American husband regard their home ties. Just think of a lot of hus- bands laughing at these two songs, 'I Love My Wife, but Oh, You Kid,' and 'My Wife's Gone to the Country, Hurray, Hurray.' This shows the way the modern husband regards his wife's vacation. Such songs are the expression of a con- dition already existing in the public mind. These somgs cannot but, cause disrespect for the marriage tie, and a frivolous attitude towards home life. Too many men think it is the height of enjoyment to run around with some giddy girl while their wives are at home a,tte,nding to the babies." ProfeF-sor Strurr also has taken occasion to denounce the use of the wedding ring in marriage ceremonies as a survival of bar- barism.

TIGER AT LARGE IN A CROWD The paper "Liber,al" reports that at the annual fair at Ciervtana, a menagerie of various ferocious animals, including a full- grown tiger, wais on exhibition. After the performance on Thursday, the tamer left the door of the timer's calge insecurely fastened, with the result that while the audience were trooping out the tiger pushed the door open and, with a tremendous roar;, rushed out. The panic among the audience may be easily imagined—-men s-houting and women a-nd children shrieking. The tiger, however, pro- bably frightened at the uproar, took several great bounds, leaped over the audience, and bolted through the door into the street. Great confusion preva.iled in the town, the terror-eti-uck popnlwtion flying in all direc- tion's. A force of Civil GuaTds was formed up to ehioot the tiger at sight The tamer, however, not wishing for the dearth of his vralua'ble animal, offered to head the chase. The guaxds gladly consented, and with the help of several of his assistants, the tanner finally (succeeded in lassoring the animal, though several persons were mauled by the tiger.

I SEAL SHOT IN RIVER. After same exciting sport a remarkably fine seal was shot yesterday in the. River Trent, near Hazleford Ferry, by Mr. Brierley Johnson, a Nottingham solicitor. On being landed. the seal was found to weigh 801b., being 4ft. 3in. long and 2ft. 6in. in girth. Its size explains to some extent the recent com- plaints of local anglers about the shortness of fish. It is fifty years since a seal has been seen so high up the river-fifty miles from the sea..

I DETECTIVE AS BARBER A detective 'told the Brentford justices yes- terday he -went to the shop of a, hairdresser, named Tate, of Twickenham, charged with (keeping a betting house, took off his coat-, pulled up his eleevee, put on a white apron, and commenced work as a bar ber. He received several slips and various amounts from customers. Tate was aned JEM.

FIRED AT THE SKIPPER j A iterrilble tragedy occurred oariy to-day on the River H umber, off Hessle. A man named Thomas CoraiwaUl hoarded a vessel, and the skipper Ih-eartmg this dog struggling with him, went, to the spot. oorniwall, dt is alleged, Ared at itihe skipper, but missed him, and ifche lettex, it dssteted, then fired at Cornwall in iselif-defcncc, inflicting fatal injuries.

CHINO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT I TokM. Saturday.—The Foreign Office announces that tha Chkw-J&P&nege a?ree- ment Temrding Menohim-4a was eigned m Piediing-e/t'otuir iteuAen.

I Merthyr v Hull I OPENING OF THE NEW GROUND I I ———— j Since a,ast seasfwi, when they occupied the I Coileige Field, .Ve-pt-hyr Northern Union Club have transferred themselves to new and more convenient quarters. Trie enclosure now -,i,tu,at,c,d a-L Rhydacar has ample accommo- d,aition, for a huge crowd. It is well appointed in; evetry respect, and, morevoeT, the surface is as level as (the proverbial billiard-table. The committee are certainly to be heartily congratulated upon their enterprise in this direction in the face of 'numerous difficulties. The club's new home was Iformally opened to-day, when the inau- gpural matth was played with Hull. The fixture was specially attractive, inasmuch as for the past two years the visitors have figured as finalists in the Northern Union Challenge Cup, and just failed to capture the coveted trophy. On Thursday last liull opened thf-i-r engagements, and administered a s(nirid defea,t to Bradford, whom they van- quished by 18 points to 3. The most notable abstention from the visitors' ranks was Phil Thomas, who is stated to have taken seriously to the game again, and would have proved exceedingly valuable in the three-quarter line. The Merthyr ranks included three of the disbanded Mid-Rhondda. team—Palmer Griffiths, Norris, and Jones. Owing to an injury, Harrison, a clever half-back, was unable to turn out. Teams:— Hull: Back, W. H. Taylor; three-quarter backs, A. D. Morton, J. Devereaux, Greg Rog-erg, and Edward Rogers; half-backs, Anderiion (captain) and Wallace; forwards, Herndge, Holder, Boyleu, Con net, Walton, and I Havelock. Merthyr: Back, Palmer Griffiths; three- quarter backs, Wyatt Reed, P. Paddison, C. P. Lewis, and "Ponty" Thomas; hall-backs, Syd Jones and W. Harris; forwards, D. B. Davie,, (capt,ain), Dan Lewis, Norris, W. Bevan, E. Jenkins, and T. Jones. Referee: Mr. Platt fsiwintoni I THE GAME. A gOOQ crowd was present, in spite of the i„ act that a violent storm of wind and rain swept over the ground, when Hull started in the face of the elements. The game was fairly even-ly contested at the outset, neither side for a time gaining much advantage. After a penalty had failed Rogers fiLull) was more successful from a mark, and put his side two points ahead Half-time e<x>re: II-ull 2 points. Merthyr Nil. Final score. G. T. P',t.s Hulil 2 0 4 Mort,hyr 0 0 0

I ASSOCIATION I I Western League I I MARDY V PAULTON ROVERS At Mardy. The weather was wild and the attend,ance small. Paulton arrived without their full complement, and Hill, of Mardy, acted ae substitute. Owing to Tite missing his train, the homesters started with ten men. Teams:— T,mtrdya:n,?°ap' Williams; backs, Hugh Stte and T °i"es; half-backs, Nash,   J<)n?s; forwards. AIden, LewiJ^ Latham, Bush? AM€D' Paulton P?overs: Goal, Balvidge; backs, cSei^and^helrne^0^ '■ kalvnlge Hill, and Coughlan; «fl' vidge, Salvidge, Coughla-n, and Watts. ?' Referee. Mr. Bennett (Bristol).

I ADSTOCK V MERTHYR At. R&de.toc? in dul? rainy weather, before a Raidstoc'jt. Goal i of ?,Pe?tatoris. Team 9 B?toc.k: <?aJ Carpenter; backs, Yaung and jSaiwyer4R; half-bavkis, O?lema<n G. SJ'n f61' ofrwards, S. I?hem; T. La:tl(,høm, D(ml-imi-: Moon, .?T?d Moore. Mert-Dyir. Gooil, DI.? iK3<oltR Davieg and Wrightman; half-backs Keliev BmX and Ch?rcMl; fo^ai^ T. W Davies, Wo^l t?n, H&wshad,l, ^^O'ker, ?"- ??a,?vi??t? R?f?e: Mr. F. Curtis, Bristol.

BRIDGWATER RESERVES V MACKINTOSH At Bridgwater. Teams: .M ?mtosh: Back, -w?sh; ?re?qaa.rt.&r backs, Rogers, Timo;hy Smith, and Harris; half-backs, G»foibo» -and M'Cann; fofwa-rds O Brien, WoolWd^e Fcnton, Merrett, Ferris, Meyrac-k, Smell, and Fisher. Bridgwater: Rack, Betty; three-qu alter hacks, Facey, Parsons, Bell, a.nd Haysham; half-(backs, Jacmes and Bell; forwards, Par- fy-oik- Silke, Chorley, .Sla.de, Jennings, C-hid- gey, Reed, and Chalker.

PILL HAiRRIERS' KICK-A BOUT  was thought thaf there would ??e been on tlT^P^sln 3if arTier!l ground this afternoon 1 the w match of ?? ?eaaon. but as ? ?the ? w?t??? so ? '??J? and many of the Tr?eguui?a,r p?iayers were a-way. a, g?eenneerra?l ) tho about" only took Dlace. A?-

Results at a Glance I   i  '?-- 8 <««*«•! Hridgelnd, ni. Leicester, 11 points; Stratford-on-Avon. nil. ASSOCIATION. MA.OF-'RR.VRIV SCORES- Notts Forest, 1; Noootts Outtty O. Sunderland. 1; Preston, l Derby, 2; Burnley, 1. Blackpooool, l; Wolverhampton, 0. iEvferton.o 2; Tottenham, 1. Chelsea, Liverpool, 1. Manchester United, 1; Bury, 0. Sheffield Wednesday, 1; Middlesbrough, 1. Woolwich, 0; Sheffield United 0 Birmingham, 1; Oldham, 0. Clapton, 1; Gaiinsboroueh, 0.

Pay for Play Penalty WALLABIES EXPELLED yuney, Saturday-The Ru?by Union of Australia has expeHed from the Union t I- o? f the players of the Wallabies foot- ball am ?hich visited England last season 101 agreeing to play under Northern Union rules against the Kangaroos, the profes- s-n? a,! t?m whioh viedted England at the MmA tIme. It is understood that they axe receiving ic £ nderSt0°d ? "? are  n^Ws of  expulsion from the Rugby Union tSm'ia of twelve of ?'s players who imbh lclPated in l?t e??on-s Colonial tour, for agreeing to play against a profes- RionAi \0 "?'' Northern Union rules, awralcpn imU°h '??' in Gotland/but oo«cc2asiioonned i no great sumrj,se. From the ??8t the Scottish Rugby au..ho- n?s roe-ard?d the Colonial- visit with dis- f,. v„„_ their determination not to give the f i dates dTeW upon them a great aa??? unt of adverse c,riti<?m. Even in Soot- land many regarded their action as harsh 1 JS1?ed- In ?Ia.nd. however, the Slaw T +teUn^ence is r?g-a?d as a vindica- tion  the uncompromising attitude n ? Scottish Union in reference + r^ ^13 ??- and as likely to ?tren?th?n ^■rvtl-n nri iwte-rnational councils of thT game"' in?na.t?

The Football Outlook, By EVERYBODY, In the FOOTBALL EXPRESS" TO-NIGHT.

PONTYPRiDb RUCBY RE-ORGANISED I Mr. Ack Llewellyn Enthusiastic I  the result  a crowds meeting held at thtVarkEil PontvurM^ teting heW  the town ?? been completely r'Qrga.nised. At the outset, Dr. Evans, who Prided. sta'ted ?h.t ?? club ?? ? a decidedtv un-  °6mOn' having an adverse balance of £ 230 cl?wa?t??'? promised that if the club wiasre--organised. he would take a strong team +t-rm> ^ylwrl<W on a Thursday, or some other t:mjtahle day, to give ?e club a Geud- w Ili ?x he wauld also appeal to the Welsh aU?n'iM u? ???"' ???'°?P??L ? the Welsh appialuseA1 TJ w0 ni> reason why the debt should not be ¡wiped off. ?  Mr. Morgan Grifrit?hs, who was elected cap-   _,L"'ou? r"eeting, was again P? Sd W °^Ce' and unanimously elected 'oMr r? I 1_ ydJones was el?t?d ?cre- tarv o f ?"? and Mr. David Roberts treasu rer. thS?-? ?d'y? announced, on behalf of the Weth Uz?im, that if there was  th^wf r[,1M, thu at if there was any diffi- [Y <)btaining a suitable ground the Taff Va le P it rk w-a-s at their ?sp?sal. (Applause.)  was decided ,to leave the matter to the committee, Dn the understanding that the ofn??er?P??? Union ?"M .remain open in the event °oi f fth? ere being any ditncuKy The jSh COVlSePTil TFr1a^ nk was then elected:- M?ees?srss .Jo?h ?0????? ??th? elec?d:- ?e:I Frank Ha-wkins. J. Grant. T.  '??-? Morsran. Ted Mo?n Taliu bo? t, Brodie, ?; P. Ra.rriq Ge(wge'('hick, Jennings, William Watt?. C?'IeRnd jX P'ri-ce.

A  SPORTS CLUB (ASSOCTATION I ?TB,k LT,  Secretary^ and Guarantee Matches Aw&y.-Appiy Secretaxy. e1116

John Jenkins, David Davies, and Jenkin Williams, juveniles of G-lyn-Neath, were each fined 5s. and costs at Neath on Friday for stealing apples from a garden belonging to Rhys iHias, farmer; and Frank" Cole. aged ten, was similarly fined for stealing fruit at

-w — ESSEX V. AUSTRALIANS. THE GA-NIE ABANDONED. ResUlt of corresponding match in 1S05:—AuetrAlians, 156 and SIS; Essex, 107 and 164 for nine. A draws game. Bain prevented this match being resumed at Leyton till four o',c!ock. E^sex then resumed their second! innings, but with too score raised, to 75 without fur- ther loss rain came on again and the match, was abandoned as a draw. £ coris:— First inninge. ESSEX. Second inniBga. F. L. Fa.ne, c Cotter, b 0 Vu vn Connor 19 b O'Con.r:çr 0 J. T. Douglas, 1> O'Connor.. 33 not out 15 Jlajor Turner, c Carter, b O'Connor o not out 32 C. M'Gahey, b M'Cartney. 46 Rev. F. Gillingham, c Cotter, b O'Connor 73 Carpenter, c Ootter, b M'Cartney 22 Reeves, b O'Connor 20 Gibson, not out .15. BucJtMham, c Cajter b O'Connor ? Young, 1? b O'C-.nor 0 ????.— Mead, b Cott 0 Meaxta: 2 Extras 10 TotaJ 263 Total (1) 57 AUSTRALIANS. ø. First innings. AUSTRALIANS. Second inningfl. Carter, c Gibson, b Bucken- ham 52 a* hitty, b Young 2 Bar-dsley, c Douglas, b Buck- en ham 6!1 Trumper, c Carpenter, b Y?n? 71 R; ïh;b"R; I Gregory, c Gibson, b Bueken- Gregory, c Gibson, b Bucken- M'CartneY b Young ? 2 M'Alister, not out .27. Hopkins, c Gibson, b Douglas 22. Cotter, b Douglas. 1. O Connor, b Douglas 1. Extras 14 Total 278

YORKSHIRE V. M.C.C. Result of corresponding match last year:—Yorkshire, 323 and 208 for five unuings declared); M.C.C., 271 and 72 for no wicket. A drawn game. Owing to rain play did not start at Scarborough to-day till one o'clock. Then the .&1.C.C., who over- night had scored 207 for the loes of six wickets in their second attempt, continued their inninge. Relf and Tarrant batted well, and at the luncheon interval the score had been raised to 277 without further loss. Score:- K.C.C. First lnninga Second inninge. Tarrant, b Hirst 8 b Drake 95 41. C. Bird, b Jfewstead 6 b Hirst 37 S. Day, c Hunter, b Newetead 0 c Hirst, b Newstead 4 K. Hutchings, lbw, b Rhodes.. 35 c Wilson, b Haigh 13 King, c Rothery, b Haigh. 45 c Wilkinson, b Haigh 8 W. B. Burns, b Newstead 0 b News lead 64 Hon. M. Herbert, b Xewstead 3 b Xewstead 0 A- Relf, c Newstead, b Rhottes 0 not out. 52 Thompson, not out 16 not out 1 Bird, lbw, b Rhodes 1. H. D. Leveson-Gower, b Haigh 1 Extras. 9 Extras 24 Total 124 Total (7) 298 Second inninge declared closed. YORKSHIRE. First innings. Second innlnga Rhodes, c and b Relf 101 c Relf, b Burns. 16 ilfion, c Bird, b Burns 9 b Thompson 9 Denton, c Bird, b Burns. 2 not out. 14 Rothery, c Bird, b Burw Inot out 4 Hint, c and b Burns. 0. Drake, b Burns 3.d. Wilkinson, b Thompson 14 Bates, c Thompson, b Relf.27 Nowstead, c Relf, b Thompson 21 Haigh, c King, b Relf 14 [ Hunter, not out 1 Extras. 10 Extras. 0 Total 203 Total (2) „ 43

I SUSSEX V. PLYMOUTH (MERTHYR). At .Merthyr to-day. This match was delayed until one o'clock. A start was then made, Plvmouth-Mer- thyr going: in to bat, Bind at the lunoheon interval they had- scored 30 without loss. During the interval heavy ráln set in and the game had to be abandoned. Score:— PLYMOUTH (MERTHYR). Stapleton, not Ou t. 4 Penfold, not out 25 Extras 1 Total (no wicket) 30 I NEWPORT V. SWANSEA. I In consequence of the bad state of t'he I weather at Newport to-day, the above match could not be played. I MATCHES ABANDONED. I I Dilrry v. jNeatn.

I Welsh Powderhall I RAIN CAUSES POSTPONEMENT [Rain fell !in torrents ,ait Pontypridd this afternoon, and it was decided by tie pro- mQlters itha/t owing to the heavy state of the ground it would te inadvisaible to go en with the prolimaniatry nea.ts .of tile Welsh Powder- hail, and, in coan-xxiuence, the meeting was postponed until Monday and Tuesday after- moons next, the feret events on each day being timed to start, cut 4.30. The prelimi- nary beats will be irun on Monday, a.nd the somi-finals and tftnaLs on Tuesday.

BRUSHING THE WRONG WAY Once upon a time people had to have their hair waved every day, or at least every week; now they managle to look pretty without that aid from the cnrling-tongs, and are nourishing and cherishing the natural, big, soft undulation that most people can coaf their hair into, even, altho-ugrh they are not endowed with naturally curly locks. I have heard lots of girls say that hair which can be coaxed into these loose undulations is really better than close surliness, and will take more graceful and becoming lines, and this, of course, is all to the advantage of a girl who has the sense and thepatience to cultivate these pretty inclinations in her hair, instead of sitting down and woirrying because it is not really curly. Many of the authorities who situdy the hair say that brushing the wrong way-that is, brushing the hair upwards—will produce waviness. I know that a specialist who has immense success in London always has great faith -ir, this upward brushing of the h.aiir.—"The I Gen tie wo man."

I INFANT PEERS. I The new Lord de Clifford who, in conse- quenoe of the distressing fatality, now succeeds to the title, has the distinction of be- ing the youngest living peer. His lordship, who will be three years old in January next, will be three years old in January next, will be unable to take his seat in the Upper House unt.il the present century is well advanced, or, in fact, until the year 1928. The next youngest peer is the Marquess of Done- gall. who can make his Parliament.ary debut in 1924. The next in the li6t are Lord Rom illy, who comes of age in 1920, the Earl of Shan- non 1918, Viscount Bolingbroke 1917, Lord ?,Che,&ha;m 1915, and Viscount Exmouth and Lords Cong let-on and St. Leonards in the year -after next.

POSTBOY TO ROYALTY By the death of Mr. John Rigdin at the a,ge of ninety-four, Chatham yesterday loet a itcal "character." He was the doyen of post-boys of the old coaching days. Several monarchs rode in his coaches. The Duchess of Kent, who was accompanied by Princess Victoria, atferwards, of course, Qneen Vio toria, chartered coacljos, of which Rigdin acted as postboy.

MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. A,Imeria left Genoa, for Horri.illo 3rd Ash by passed Gibraltar -for Gloucester 3rd Boscawen left Cairdiff for Pcru-moutii 4th Breconian parsed Dartdiane! k-s 3rd Burn,by left London, for Ty,ne 2nd Cambro left Ba,rry for Algiers 3rd Cbarles T. Jones left Swansea for Venice 3 Collivaud arrived Newport 4th Dal-eby arrived Sulina 3rd Eaetigaite left- Hull for Newport 4th Eddie iktft Cromstadt for WJtborg 3r. Emma arrived Bristol 4th Grantdey left Newport for Poanaron, 3rd Haxrnby left Cotte for Salonioa 2nd Heronspool (passed St. Vincent for Port Tampa 2nd, Holtiby arrived Venice 2nd Kura. passed Pera for Cardiff 28th Jane RadclifFo left Taganrog for Gibraltar 4th Loyatl Briton arrived Hull 3rd Ninian Stuart arrived Lisbon 2nd Nora, passed Madeira for Hull 3rd Penairtih wrried Taganrog 2nd Portugalete arrived Kertoh 2nd Koillesby left Birkenhead for Glasgow 3rd Ruigibeain phased St. Catherine's 2nd iSclby left Salomica for London, or Hull 3rd Sirda.r left Constantinople for Odessa 2nd Snow den arrived Belfast 4th Suraon left Constantinople for Rait-o-um 1s.t Tee&dale passed Pera for Mariupol 3rd Thirlby left Tunis for Ergasteria 2nd Tyr left Barry for Antwerp 3rd Windsor arrived Brake 3rd Wyandotte left Barry for La Plat-a 3rd

DINAS POWIS SPORTS ABANDONED I The Dinas Powis cricket team were to have I met Oardiff St. Andrew's at Dinas Powis this afternoon, but owing to the bad state of th'c weather the match wa.s declared off. The local bowling team had a fixture w"h Vic- toria, Weeton, but this also had to be aban- doned, as well as the practice match, of the local Rugby team. NEWPORT HARRIERS' SPORTS OFF. I The weather was so bad at Newport to-day that it was decided to postpone t&e Newport I liamiers' 6porte until oext S?atedae.. i v 5 v

I Monday's Big Fight I MEN TO WEIGH-IN AT 'EXPRESS' OFFICE I The official weighing cefre.mony for Mon- day's big fight at Mountain Ash. between Fred Welsh and Joe Fletcher, of Camber- j well,, will take place a.t theg "Evening Express" offices in the afternoon. Admis- sion, as on the occasion of Piet's weigh-in, will be limited to those immediately con- oerned, and for this purpose tickets have been issued. The Welsh v. Fletcher matcih on Monday should prove one* of the best seen in Wales for many a long year. Joe Fletcher is no novdce at the game, and should extend Welsh to the utmost. It is to be hoped (writes a correspondent) that the men will enter the ring punctually, so as to make matters convenient to all present. Whilst on the subject of boxing, I should like to ask, Cannot something be done to encourage the heavy-weights ? It is about time Britain provided a champion in this class. I

My Greatest Fight, I By FRED WELSH, In the "FOOTBALL EXPRESS" TO-NIGHT. GREAT BOXING CONTEST BETWEEN FRED WELSH, of Pontypridd (9st. 71b. Champion), and JOE FLETCHER, of Camberwell, London (9st. 91b. Champion of England), Will be Held at the GRAND PAVILION, MOUNTAIN ASH, On MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th, 1909 (The Same Evening as the Welsh Powderhall Sprint), For zOlOO a-side and a Purse of £ 500, The "Sportsman" are stakeholders and appoint lieferee. This Contest is for Twenty Rounds of three I minutes each, governed by Queens berry Rules. Six Round Contests will also take place between WATT GRIFFITHS (Watt bailor) Aberdare, and SAM HARE, of Cardiff; ROE GR. ANGER, of Cardiff, and ALF SILVER, of Cardiff; BUCK SMART, Cardiff and CHARLIE WEBBER, Pontypridd. Doors Open 5.30; commence at 7.30. Men in the ring 9.0 for big contest. Tickets, 20s. 10s., and 6s. All of these will be numbered and reserved. Tickets to be obtained of Arthur Seaton, Pontypridd, and Harry Marks, Cardiff, and also at the Office, Pavilion Ground, up to the moment big contest commences. A large number of 2s. 6d. seats are being provided, payment to be made at doors, and the promoters wish to inform the public that no one has authority to sell tickets only as advertised above. Specia,l trains will be run as under-—From Treherbert, 2.0, 3.20, 4.10; Merthyr, 5.30; Ponty- pridd. 5.50, 6.30, 7.15, 7.30; Aberdare, 6.30, 6.45; Cardiff (Queen-street), 5.30. Return trains ready to start from Mountain Ash at 9.40. First special will be for Cardiff. Ponty- pool Road to Mountain Ash at 6.5. Returning at 10.30, calling at all stations each way. Passengers from Abergavenny can travel by the 5.13 ordinary train to join the 6.5 special at Pontypool Road. a5643

Trade and Shipping I TO-DAY'S LOCAL CHARTERINGS. I CARDIFF .EXCHANGE, Saturday. Outward chartering wa.s active Mo derately, with rates practically unchanged in any direction. The following include the fixtures reported: OUTWARD—STEAMERS. Cardiff to: Venice, 6s 3d, 900 delivery, or 6s 6d 500 deli- very, 6,50 tons (H J Hill) Colombo, 8s 3d, Lindenfels, 7,000 tons, October 1 to 15 loading, Santos 14s lid spot, 6,000 tons (Wilson, Sons and Co., Ltd.) Porto Empidocle option Newport loading, 7s 3d, Eastgate, 2,10 tons (Italian State Railways) Dieppe, 4s, StokesLey ,1,450 ton s(L Gueret Ltd.) PvOue, 4s 9d, Inver, 1,250 tons (G A Bertdot) Bona, 7f 75o coal, or 8f 75c futl, 2,100 tons ( WIPeaeh and Co.) St. Malo, 4s, Clonlee, 1,400 tons (E T And- rews.) Valencia/Gandia, 6s 3d, April, 1,000 tons Cory Sons and Co., Ltd.) St. Nazaire, 4f 32Jc, Marquis de Midela, 2,500 tons (Pyma-n, Watson and 00.) Malta, 48 6d, 3,800 tons (H C Vivian and Co.) Constantinople or Piraeus, 5s 6d, Viotia, 4,500 tons (Mango Dure.sa ) Alexandra, 5s 7id, 4,700 tons (Morgan Wak- ley, Ltd.) Teneriffe,5s 9d, 4.500 tons, ready 12th (Cory Bros and Co., td.) GenoaiSavona. 6s, Novembre, 5,200 tons (Brown. Jenkinson and Co.) Leghorn, 6s, 2,700 tons (T P Rose Richards) Swansea to:- Catania 6s 6d coal, or 7s 3d fuel, Manonssis 2,600 tons (Livingston and Co.) Llanelly to:- London, 48 lid, Formby, 500 tons (Cleaves and Oo.)

To-day's finance I CARDIFF, Saturday. While the local Stock Market to-day showed a good tone, business was inactive. Among Rails, Port Talbot Ordinary Shares rose i to 9!, while Taff Vale Prefer- ence Stocks were each put up a point. Changes in Colliery Shares were confuted to Rhymney Old, which hardened 6d to 35s 6d. Swansea Harbour Stocks dropped a point to 102. Coliseum Syndicate Ordinary improved 1-ld to 46s 3d, and the Debenture Stock 2i to 94. BUSINESS DONE. Railways. Port Talbot Ordinary, 9i. FLUCTUATIONS OF QUOTATIONS, Rise. Port Talbot Railway Ordinary, i to 9i. 1-aff Vale First Preference, 1 'to 105. Taff Vale Second Preference, 1 to 104 Rlwmney Iron Old, 6d to 35s 6d. Coliseum Syndicate Ordinary, 1-16 to 2 5-16. Coliseum Syndicate Debenture Stock, to 94. Fall. Swa1\Iea Harbour Stocks, 1 to 102. BURXYEAT, BROW-N, AND CO. (LIMITED). The directors of Burnyeait, Brown, and Co. (Limited) in their report for the past year show a p^jit of £ 41,683, making £ 61,033 available. A final olvidend making 15 per cent. for the year on the ordinary shares is recommended, leaving to carry forward £ 3&,433- The sinking- of the Penycwarel Pits will be staxted next spring. The directors propose to capitalise £ 120,000, part of ujidivMad pronts standing to reaRrve. a,nd dividing that sum as special dividend or bonus in the form of ordinary shares in proportion to the holdings ef the ordinary shareholders. XiONDON, Saturday, 2.0 p m Call .Money, i to J; three months' bills, Ij. Berlin 20.42, Rio 15 5-32d, Buenos Ayres 48 1-16, Valparaiso 10 1-:>, Bombay and Calcutta transfers 1527-32d, Hong Kong Is 9d, Shanghai 2s 4d, Singapore 2s 4 I-ILD. The Stock Markets are very quiet. The Gilt-edged Market is dull. Consols: 63 15-16 for :Money and 84 for the Account; 'number of other stocks i down. Home Rails steady, except British, which are frac- tionally down. Americans steady and higher, except Chicago Great Wretcm, which are 1 down, and Amalgamated, Erie Prefs, and New York Central i to i. Atchison up, Louisville 1, Steels ii, Prefs 1J, and others i. Trunks i to better. Foreigners firm. Mines were dull, partly due to the weaker tendency in Paris, causing declines in South Africa-iis. Rho- desiane steadier at close. Tanganyika, 6 1-16: Tintos 77.

MR. FORBES-ROBERTSON. I To Present a Celebrated Play in Cardiff The Passing of the Third Floor Back," by Jerome, ran foir 200 nights in London, and might have been running still had Mr. FoTbes- Robertson cared to share the risk of anothetr season, while it has since scored another century in the principal provincial cities in I England, everywhere meeting with the I greatest enthusiasm and success. Many leading clerics and ministers of all creeds in London and the country generally took it as the subject of their sermons, and probably nev?r before has a play been more l preached or talked about. The Bishop of London, Archdeacon Wilberforce, and the Rev. R. J. Campbell, of the City Temple. London, were amongst the scores of others who sang the praises of The Passing of the Third Floor Back," while a clergyma.n and a Nonconformist minister in Liverpool preached on the play both Sunday morning and evening prior to ilr. Forces-Robertson's appearance there on the Monday. Both he and Jerome's popular play have been the objects of many tributes of appreciation, such as that of the Lord Mayor of Birming- ham, who reserved the entire theatre one night for his guests-a novel idea which might suggest itself to other city magnates. The Passing of the Third Floor Back" is the only play Mr. Forbee-Robertson will bring with him, and he will rely entirely and exclusively on this throughout his visit to Cardiff at the New Theatre next week and in the American tour to follow.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS W. Morgans (Nantymoel).—Johnny Summers a.nd Young Josephs have meet four times, Young Josephs winning on three occasions and Johnny Summers once. "Curious" (Watts-town).-Fred Weleh was .born at Pontypridd on March 5, 1886.

I KEMPTON PARK ? 0-The HALLLFORD SALE PLATE of 300 sovs; the second to receive 10 sovs. One mile, on the Jubilee Course. a 7 6 Mr R Wootton'a Japan .8 ootton 1 S7 6 Capt Forerter'e Jet P Wootton 2 a 8 7 Air L Robinson'p Roseate Dawn .D Maher" 5 8 0 Mr J Parkinson's Dive Thompson 0 5 7 11 Mr Lan glands'e Athlete .Trigg 0 5 7 11 Mr A Spalding's Wanda. I Wal Griggs 0 5 7 6 Mr R Tyler'e A yenger 1-^a 0V 3 7 3 Mr W M Singer's Grimspound Fox 0 Winner trained by owner. Betting—5 to 4 agc-t Jet, 3 to 1 agd Roseate Dawn, 15 to 2 agst Avenger, 10 to 1 agtt Japan, and 20 to 1 agrt any other. Won by a, short head; two lengths between the æcolJod and third. Grimnpound W36 fourth, Wanda III. fifth, Athlete Eixth, and Dive last throughout. krace utarted at 2.8.) Japan wae bought in for 160ge. O on—The WATERLOO SELLING NUR- -<? '*<JU SERY HANDICAP of 250 sovs; the second to receive 10 sovs. Five furlongs, on the Straight Course. 8 4 Mr W Forbes's Maggie May Saxby 1 7 12 Mr P Nelke's Woodland Maid.8 Wootton 2 8 6 Loid Carnarvon's Aye Aye F Wootton 3 7 lj Lody de Bathe's Tappertit 0 812 Mr G Edwaj-dee's Ara Colbert 0 8 8 Lord Wolverton'6 Walter Tyrril D MaOier 0 8 5 Mr T Jennings'^ Obscurity colt Keeble 0 3 4 Mr Tatem'is Green Wood Reeo 0 34Alr E Dresden's Alone .Wal Griggs u 8 3 Major Edwardes Video .l.ox 0 2 Mr Jarviee Count Oso .Will Grigge0 8 1 Captain Homfray's Bloom .Higg6 0 8 0 Mr 1' Co.sene's Toschy Trigg 0 0 0 Mr A Wagg's Fa,irUght Watte 0 7 12 Mr T Ca?mon'g Howl East 0 i 7 12 Mr H I' Whitney's Littoral Martin 0 7 11 Mr Greewolde-W ilLiame's Ben Shfe filly F Tecipleman 0 7 10 Mr T Corl1's Royal Salvo Bowley 0 7 10 Mr H f Goodwn s Ca^siue .Piper 0 7 9Mr J TaW" Beetle colt .Evaae 0 J V 7 Sir E Olt'H'I' La Mou?e RiDg??tead 0 Winner trained by Barling. B,etting-9 to 2 agst Bloom, 7 to 1 agst Walter Tyr- ril, 8 to 1 agst Aye Aye, 100 to 12 agst Maggie May, 10 to 1 each ag-t Obecuritv colt, Tappertit, and Wood- land Maid, and 20 to 1 agst any other. Won by half a length; a neck between the meodd and third. Toschy Has fourth, Count Oso fifth, Lit- toral sixth, and Beetle filly last, except Bloom. (Race eta-rted at 2.38.) ') rv-The EARLSFIELD HANDICAP of O'U 200 sovs; the second to receive 20 SONS. One mile, on the Jubilee Course. 3 8 7 Mr V I' )I ?Spik?na,d Escott 1 1 i E f \lic;1S he F 'V;¡ 2 4 6 I lir C t' oung'n Alaric .Evan6 3 4 8 7 Mr H Lvtham's Seaham S Wootton 0 4 8 11 Mr J F Appleyard's Velvet.A lemplcman 0 6 8 1 Mr G T iiook's Ampeiion Wal Griggs 0 4 7 9 NlrE ConenV Marctiesa k,ox 0 3 7 11 Mr H 1' Whitney's Seacliff Martin 0 3 7 5 Sir E Ca.o",el' Diagnosis .Keeble 0 66 9 Mr E A Wigan's bt MMceaux .Williams 0 Winner trained by Escott. Betting—6 to 4 agst Aubergine, 3 to 1 aget Spnke- nard, 8 to 1 agst Diagnosis, 10 to 1 agst Seacliff, 10C to 8 each agist Ampeiioa and Alaric, ana 20 to 1 at any other. Won by two lengths; the same distance between the sscxHid and third. Seaciifl wa" lourth, Velvet fifth, Diagnosis sixth, Ampeiion (seventh, and. Seahajii next. (Race started at 3.0.) h. 19a.H declared to win with Aubergine. Q 9A-A BREEDERS' FOAL PLATE cf  1,000 sovs; the second to i?celve 50 sovs. Six furlong's, on the Straight Course. 8 0 Lord Rosehary's Sonsy Bets IliggvI 8 5.Mr J B Joel 6 I'asquita Wal Griggs i 812 Lord Ebury's Kalvemor BandAll 3 '9 3NIr A Ba,iaet's l'rlnoe Rupert .Saxoy 0 e n ?refoy's Floriculture .F Wootton 0 7 IA J ???li's Star of Naples H Martin 0 ?7 ? 8 LOID H de Maiden's Farranfore Trigg 0 Winner trained by Darling. Be-ttjng-5 to 4 agst Pasquita, 4 to 1 ag*t Floricul- ture, 6 to 1 each agst Prince Rupert and Sonsy Bete, Jw to 12 ag8t Farranfore, 10 to 1 aget jtalvemcr. and 40 to 1 agist Star of Naples. Won by half a length; a neck between the second and thiol. Prince Rupert was fourth, Faj-nuifore fifl,h, with Star of Naples alwa.ys last. (Race started at 3.33.) A O-The SEPTEMBER NURSERY HAN- DICAP of 300 sovs; the second to receive 20 sovs. Seven furlongs, on the Jubilee Course. 7 9 Lord (;arnamon,? Munita f Wootton 1    Jc?hli?Vjr*e'& Christine .Wal Griggs 2 t b 112 9 M«r r G r* A fliploy'trAmadeue Duller 3 9 0 Mr C Carroll'6 TrouMed Waters Higgs 0 8 5 Mr H P Whitney's Blue Girl colt .Martin 0 8 4J?ron mc?UMfen's Flori *"pox 0 ? ??"L??'sN??wah .s w???tWn 0   Misas Dutch -Courage c Eeoott 0 ? S 1 Mr B Jeffrej a Lw Onneu TTiirs- n -Nt r (J¡;" °litea .L; g 1? Mr C ? ^abere Nun Appletoii Bingstead 0 711 -Nlr ABelmon t,ti Amical .W&tts 0 7 0 Mr P N elke'B Mod&na, .Avila 0 7 6 Mr A A E Bowels Rip?ia.n .?.i)., n Winner trained by R C Dawson. BettTng-5 to 2 agot Manita, 8 to 1 agst Duehete Chnstme, and 100 to 7 aget Amadeus. 4 Qrt~Tbe REGULATION PLATE of 120 sovs; the second to reoeive 10 sovs. One mile and a half. 4 9 9 Sir W Cooper's Carlowitz ,Saxby 1 3 7 11 Duke of Portla.nd'e Curwla Eaxi 2 3 8   R C D?wson's Shampoo F Wootton 3 <). SUM?- tarqub?rscn'e Mallard 11 Fox 0 Winner trained by Daviee. tting-Ð to 4 ifest Carlowitz. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS THIS MORNING. Flower 8-int, Athlete, Avenger, Japan, Grim&- Pound, Saf'. ntiB. eetle colt, Sea.ha?, Spikenard, Alaric, ll"uita, Amadeu?. Nia,?vvall, and Dutch Courage.

OFFICIAL STARTING PRICES I As Published In the Racing Calendar I and Sportsman, KEMPTON PARK MEETING. Sa3irTlate (8).—Japan, 10 to 1 agst; Jet, 5 to 4 ag; Roseate Dawn, 3 to 1 aget. Waterloo Nursery (21).-3&aggia May, 100 to 12 agst; Woodland Maid, 10 to 1 agwl; Aye Aye, 8 to 1 aget. Earlsfield Handicap (10).-Spikenaxd, 3 to 1 agst; Aubergine, 6 to 4 agst; Alario, 100 to 8 agst. Foal l'late (7).-Soiigy Bft-w, 6 to 1 agst: Pasquita, 5 to 4 aget. September Nursery (14).-Munita, 5 to 2 affst; Duchess Christine, 8 to 1 agst; Amadeue, 100 to 7 ag. Regulation Plate (4).-ca.rlowitz, 6 to 4 aest.

MOONBEAM. THE MAli IN THE MOON," MOONBEcVM. The original Moonbeam," having MOONBEA3L now recovered from his recent eerious MOOBEAM. illness, is again at the heim. Sub- MOONBEAM. senbers can rely upon having a grand MOONBEAM, time during the next few weeke. MOONBEAM. In last Monday's issue the following MOONBEAM, animals were all plumped for in bold MOONBEAM, black type:— MOONBEAM. FACET (Won, 8 to 1). MOONBEAM. FACET (Won, 8 to 1). MOONBEAM. CHRISTMAS DAliiY (Won. 6 to 1). MOONBEAM. CHRISTMAS DAISY (Won. 6 to 1). MOONBEAM. GERA (Won, 5 to 1 agst.). MOONBEAM. GI (Won. 5 to 1 agst.). MOONBEAM. THE WHIRLPOOL (Won, 11 to 4 agst.). MOONBEAM. THE WHIRLPOOL (Won, U to 4 agst.). MOONBEAM. Last Wednesday's sole overnight MOONBEAM, selection was— MOONBEAM. THE WHIRLPOOL (11 to 4). MOONBEAM. THE WHIRLPOOL, (11 to 4). MOONBEAM. Last Saturday's sole overnight MOONBEAM, selection was— MOONBEAM. ROMNEY (9 to 2). MOONBEAM. ROMNEY (9 to 2). MOONBEAM. Last Friday's sole overnight selection MOONBEAM. was- MOONBEAM. BELLATRIX (primus). MOONBEAM- BELLATRIX (primus). MOONBEAM. In order to secure as many new MOONBEAM. Season Subscribers as possible the pro- MOONBEAM priorg of The Man in the Moon MOONBEAM, have decided to accept MOONBEAM. TWELVE SHILLINGS & SIXPENCE MOONBEAM. (12s. 6d.) MOONBEAM. TWELVE SHILLINGS & SIXPENCE MOONBEAM. (12s. 6d.) MOONBEAM. in full payment of all papers and pri- MOONBEAM. vate letters that are eent out during MOONBEAM, the remainder of the 1909 Flat-racing MOONBEAM. Season. Single copies 2s. 6d. each. MOONBEAM. No further single copies will be sent MOONBEAM, out at reduced rates. MOONBEAM. See next week's issue for Moon- MOONBEAM. beam's" Final Selection for the St. MOONBEAM. Lep?r. This is "primus." r lm u s ii&<Sii: ¡f sportsmen who peruse this adver- MOONBEAM. tteement are advised to post the reduced MOONBEAM. Season Subscription of 12s. 6d. to-dav to MOONBEAM. THE MAy IN THE MOON," MOONBEAM. 191, Corporation-street, BIRMINGHAM. MOONBEAM. Telegrams: Moonbeam, Birmingham." WASHOE. Christopner Dean wired WASHOE (6 to WASHOE. 1) on Tueeday and LITTLE HAT (11 to WASHOE. 10) on Wednesday. No wires sent out on WASHOE. Thursday or Friday. Payment required WASHOE. over winners only.—Send stamped ad- WASHOE. dress, CHRISTOPHER DEAN, 50, LEES- W'ASHOE. STREET, HOCKLEY, BIRMINGHAM. WARNING. IMPORTANT.—Before doing anything WARNING, respecting the St. Leger all spoirtsmen WARNING, are recommended to carefully read WARNING. "Moonbeam's" notes in next Monday's W ARING. Issue of "The Man in the Moon." l'ost WARNING, the reduced season subscription of 12s. 6d. WARNING, to-day to "MOONBEkM," 191, COR- WARNING. POBATION-STREET, BIRMINGHAM. • 4 Will Minora Win the St. Leger? This question will be answered by "Moonbeam" in next Monday's Issue of The Man in the Moon." Send 2s. 6d. for next issue (16 pages) or 12s. 6d. in payment of all papers and private letters to the end of November.—" MOON- 191, CORPORATION-STREET, BIRMING- HAM. i THE WHIRLPOOL was "Moonbeam's" sole over- night selection for Wednesday last. All subscribers to "The Man in the Moon" are having a splendid time. Next week's issue (16 pages), 2s. 6d. Post early, as the demand for our Doncaster issue is sure to be enormous. -11 MOONBEAM," 191, CORPORATION-STREET, BIRMINGHAM. GERA. Racing Champion.—Edited by Fred Shad. GERA. doe li Price, Zs. 6d. per copy. Look at our GERA. recent overnight selections— GERA. August 27th—BELLATRIX (publicly). GERA. August 28th—FISCAL FIGHTER (Won, GERA. 4 to 1 agst.). GERA. August 3ist.-GERA (Won, 5 to 1 agst.). G ERA. Post 2s. 6d. for next week a issue. A grand GERA. time assured at Doncaster and Alexandra GERA. Park GER?' ?R\CING CHAMPION," RUSKICHAM- GERA. BERS, BIRMINGHAM- CHRISTMAS DAISY. "THE WINNING GUIDE." Edited by Mr. James Brown. CHRISTMAS DAISY. Price, iis. per copy. The past week's triumphs CHRISTMAS DAISY, have included FACET (8 to 1), THE W HIRLPOOL (11 to 4), CHRISTMAS DAISY. SUNSHINE (5 to 1), &c. Post 2s. to-day for our Don- CHRISTMAS DAISY, caster number. We gave Your Majesty for the St. Leger last CHRISTMAS DAISY. year, and Woolwinder for the pMvtcue ve?r. Sole address— CHRISTMAS DAISY, THE riri4-X,G GUIDE," CHRISTMAS DAISY. ???'G?DE? CHRISTMAS DAISY. BIRMINGHAM. ?, Telegrams: 11 rroqwity, Bir- CHRISTMAS DAISY, MiUgbsm" MC? ROSSER AND CO., MARKET-SQUARE, PONTYPRIDD. STARTING PRICE ON ALL RACKS. BUSINESS STRICTLY BY POST AATD TELEGRAM. SETTLEMENT S WEEKLY. 81081 NEW ATHLETIC GROUNDS, MERTHYR. The First of a Series of PROFESSIONAL SPORTS Will Take Place ota SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1909. EtuV\ ENTiSb —OPEN SPRINT, NOVICE spaiNT (Lolli Limit 1, and 300 YARDS (OPEN). Entry Forms ntV ready. Handicapper and Promoter, Pere Ja?bs, Gt?etaod? M?thyr. Handicaps continued ■pgh/ throtW tlio wm..r. eS502a4

WEATHER fORECAStf The British Meteorological Office this morai ing issu'ed the following forecast of tin weather likely in South Wftkse from. 10.30 aja, ■to-da.y till 10.30 a..m. to-morTow Wind, west and south-west, light, ftftft locally; cloudy, rain in plaoee; tempers.. tare undergoingr little ohaage.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS AMC IN MkMORIAM. Charge for Insert ing adTertiaomenti ttoder U»a heading: la. for 30 Words and lei. for Every Two Extra Words. No notice of thia description will be Inserted c?eee authenticated by the name and address of the ondof. xeiegrams and telephonic messages c&au" be ae0d? T.logra.nis 00??.? vriting. BIRTHS. PRIOS—On August 28th, at High-etreet, Narbertli,.ia Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Price, a daughter. RICHARDS.—On September 1st. at Moorlands, Atef awn, the wife of Herbert E. C. Richards, of daughter. MARR IAGES. rrvu-Ai RDDnS o JORDAN.—September 2nd (by li-), at cnrist Church, Turnom GroeA, W., by the Rev. W- jpovte Thomas Appleby, youngest son of the lata T- Lloyd Edwards, Bridgefld, and Mrs. Edwards, Porthcawl, to Florence, eildeat £ arviTmg -daugt,t,-r of W. H. Jordan, Blackrock, Abergavenny, OEDRYCH-T.o\.NNER.On September 3rd, at Conway- road Cliapel, by tho Rev. John Kerniek, Arthur D. J. Oearych, son of Mrs. Jacob Davies, Dinas Powis, to Rosa Marie Tanner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Tanner, Llandaff-road, Cardiff, ,n ,ILLIAMS-^EJJMUNDS.—By licence, on August 51, at Llantwit Church, Riohard Parry, third son of the late Joshua Sutton Williams, of Aldersyde, Badyr, to Alice Maud, youngest daughter of Darid FKIMIUDde6 The Celyn, Llant-wit Vajdre. WINTERHAI^TER—WILKINSON.—On September 1st, at St..Peter's Chmch, Lythain (Lanos.),. by the Bev.- P. A. D»gen, st. Albans, I-olltypool, Joseph, oaaly Eon of the late Mr. Maximilian Wlnterhaltor and Mrs. Winterlialter, of Pontypool, to Annie, only, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jobll Allen Wilkinson, of St. Anne's-on-the-Sea. SILVER WEDDING. iT IjAKE~:BOWIUNG.On Septeiiiber 4th, 1884, at St. Margaret's Church, Cardiff, Robert WesUaJKt, Sea- ton, Devon, to Caroline, socond daughter of the la.te- E. Bowing, Esq., Donyatt, llminster, SomerBet. DEATHS. n A r> t' Se,ptember 1st, at Lowestoft, Charles. I)arke, Manager of the London and Provincial Bank., aged 4;7 years, EELEs.on 'September 3rd, at Harrogate, John illwter Eales, of Braeside, Peaarth, in hiiis fifty- -T" year. Funeral Harrogate, September 6th, 3,t Three 'T? No flowers, by requMt. FRANCIS.—On 2nd September, IPM, at 'MOmva* Cowbridge-road, Cardiff, Eiiza Louisa, the beloved wife of William Penjamin Francis, Solicitor. Funeral Monday (private). GRA1.—On Wodnesday, September 1st, very suddenly, at Bournemouth, Andrew Gray, of London. FmMrat on Monday next, at 3.M, at St. Majtm's Church* Caerphilly. LLEWELLI-N.-Da,id Morgan, Glanwern OfBoee, Ponty- pool, on the 2nd inst., ill his fifty-ninth year. Funeral on Tuesday, the 7th, for Aberpetgwm. Ch-aroli, Glyn-neatli, train leaving Clarence Station, Pontypool, 10.58 a.m., Glyn-neath, 12.40 p.m. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. HARRIES.—Mrs. Harries and Family (Southern Rubber Company) beg to tender, their sincere thanks for the many tokens of sympathy received in this, their hour of sorrow. They regret it is impossible to reply to all personally, arid truet the kind friends will accept this mode of expressing their heartfelt gratitude. IN MEMORIAM. Affectionate Remembrance of Edmum Gletidower (Dower), who died suddenly at 65, Plaai tuxtolJ-avenue, September 5th, 1900.

AUUMbTINE J. STIKNK, FUNERAL. DIRECTOR. Fersco&l Supervision, to All OrdenL Xat. Tel.: Cardiff, Nos. 704 and 090ft. Post-office Tel.: No. 612, Cardiff. Telegrams: AUGUSTINE eTOAE, CarcUA. 5. WORKING-ST., CARDIFF. 11

NEWMARKET NOTES. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) NEWMARKET, Saturday. ST. LEGER GALLOPS. Minora (H Jonee), a striding mile and a half, going: 1 well. Louviere, a similar gallop, going moderately. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP WORK. Rushcutter, a good mile and i half. Nimrod-stripped and went a good mile and a quar- ter. PORTLAND HANDICAP SPINS. Fallen An gel and Cnder King, it fust five furlongs. Glasgerion, a good five furlongs. TRIALS. Lambton's ARTISAN (F Rickaby) easily defeated Sadler's Ruwera, Donyo, and Babuk, over seven fur- longs. H Sadler's OSYRUA baat Xerxas, Black Ducbem oolt, Little Liane, and Mits Fife, OVM" five furlongB. Won by three lengths,; the same distance between ) second and third.

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGSL The Sportsman hae been officially informed by Messrs. Weatherby of the following leratoMngi:— Cesarewitch Stake?—Wuffy (at 1.54 yesterday) and*. Gillie Calium (at 9.0 a.m. 'to-day). Cambridgeshire SuUtee—Ebor (at 1.64 yesterday) and., Gillie Calium vat 9.0 a.m. to-day). DONCASTER MEETING. St Leger-Louvierø (at 11.48 to-day), Lead On, Cce, port, Holiday House, and Venti (at 9.0 a-m. to-day), and Diagnoesit; and N%iseacre (aJter 5.0 p.m. yesterday). St Leger and Scarborough Stakes—Phalorou (at 12.15 to-day). Doncaster engagemenet—Smuggler and aU Mr E Fenwick's hor6et1. ltuffora Abbey Handicap—Haytcr Scarborough Stakes—Lead On. Welter Handicap and Alexandra Handicap—Succour*' Champion Stakes—Foxhunt and$>umsbven. Cleveland Hand.jca'iymou's 1'ride. Portland Haudicap^Qlenesky and St Michan. Donoatter :;t.a.kes-Veilti. Lark Hill stake;;—Penumbra.. Cleveluiul Hanaicap—>;r Wolfus. 'fattelt'ü.l1 Sale 8tak(>Fr¡éco. Vt ham c 1 iffe Handicap—Di&gnos is. MISCELLANEOUS. Selling Nursery, Yarmouth—Water Ouzei. Gorleston Handicap-Belle of Belliuc. Doon Handicap, Ayr-Tullochgorum. Higiiclere Nureery, Newbury—Bonboo. All engagemenk-Pa-rga., Mancitester Courier. XjCW* ton. and Quince. Stewards Nursery, Hurst Parkhrubb. Breeders' Foal, Kempton—Vsetern and Goiden Dream.

WINNING JOCKEYS COMPILED FROM MARCH 22 TO .SEPTEMBER Z, INCLUSIVE. Edg in-gt Per- st lb 1st 2nd 3rd Un pl. It cent&gQL F. Wootton 6 5 102 87 56 213 458 22.27 D. Maher 8 8 72 41 28 128 269 26.78 W. A. Higgs 7 12 68 49 51 215 3M 17.75 W. Saxby 8 3 54 37 34 158 233 IS,08 C. Trigg. 7 6 50 47 55 307 460 10.66 Walter Griggs 1 11 46 44 43 228 361 12.74 F. Fox 7 2 39 36 41 234 350 H.I1 B. DiUon 8 10 3S ?3 ?a 131 ,23s 16.95; H. Jones 8 6 33 35 15 85 156 G. M'CalI 7 3 33 24 24 110 191 17.27 J. E. Evans 6 0 23 29 15 152 226 12^8 U. Stoiie 7 5 26 14 14 118 172 15.11 J. H. Martin 7 7 26 35 22 136 219 11.87 O. MacMen 8 0 25 3l 24 145 225 11.11 William Griggs.. 7 11 23 38 47 187 295 7.7ik H. llandall 7 11 22 18 25 102 167 13.17 E. Wheatley 7 9 21 25 16 142 204 10.29 H. East. 6 0 21 18 20 131 190 11.05 VV. Halsey 8 0 20 29 24 151 224 6.32

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