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RAIN STOPS SPORT. LOCAL MATCHES AND RACES I ABANDONED. The Dinaa Powis cricket team were to have met Cardiff St. Andrew's at Dinas Powis on Saturday afternoon, but owing to the bad state of the weather the match was declared off. The local bowling team had a, fixture with Victoria, Weston, but this also had to be abandoned, as well as the practice match of the Local Rugby team. HARRIERS' SPORTS OFF. I The weather was so bad a.t Newport on I Saturday that it was decided to postpone the I Newport Harriers' Sports until next Satur- day. ABERAVON TRIAL MATCH OFF. I A game between selected sides of the Aberavoii captain and vioe-oaptain, whioh it was intended should be played as a pro- limi-nory catirter on Saturday preparatory to the opening of the season with a fixture against Porthcawl on Saturday next, had to be abandoned in consequence ctf the torrential downpour of reiii which prevailed. CRICKET MATCHES ABANDONED. I ..? I I Amongst trie local cncKet maxones abandoned were:— Newport v. Swansea, at Newport. Barry v. Neath. Tort Tal'aot matches. Matches in Swansea district.

PORTHCAWL CL UB'S ANNUAL I MEETING. There was a gratifying attendance at the annual meeting of the Porthcawl Football Club at the Central Restaurant on Saturday evening. Mr. Tom David, who presided, said the financial position of the club was satis- factory, the amount in the bank to their credit being L19 2s. 8Jd. This included the proceeds of the sports and concert. The club had now been admitted to the Welsh Rugby Uni,on-(applause)-whic-h meant that they would be safeguarded in all their games by the services of an independent referee, by whom they would be controlled rather differently from the referees of the past. (Laughter.) He hoped they would secure the club a good reputation during the year. It was reported that an excellent fixture list had been arranged, but there was some sarcastic comment on the action of the Bridgend Club in not granting matches to Porthcawl. Mr. Edmund. Heme was re-elected president and Mr. Dan Jones secretary. Mr. W. R. Evans was appointed treasurer in the place of Mr. Abraham Rees, who wished to relin- quish the office. The following were appointed to form the match omnmittee:- Messrs. W. Power, T. Prescott, J. T. David, Wyndham Comley, and Dan Jones. The meeting's choice of a ca.pt4in fell upon Tonl HnrneH, and Harry Wilkins was elected vioe- captain. It was understood that a second team would be run, but, owing to the late hour, the appointments of captain and vice- captain were deferred, together with the questions of ground and headquarters.

PARK FOR LLANSAMLET I The formal opening of Primrose Park, Llansamlet, and of the band-stand, gifts of Lord Jersey to the parishioners, took place on Saturday, the ceremong being performed by Mrs. Jordan, Parcyderi, wife of Alderman V. Jordan. Mr. Joseph Weaver, chairman of the parks committee, on behalf of the I.lan- ,samlet Parish Council, handed to Mrs. Jordan at the entrance gate a gold key, and Mrs. Jordan declared the park open. In a graceful speech the lady subsequently inau- gurated the band-stand. Addresses were given by the Vicar of Llansamlet, Alderman Jordan, Mrs. Harris, and others. The Llan- samlet Brass Band played choice music, and the Ebenezer (Llwynbrwydrau) Choir sang. In the evening a display of fireworks was given. Both Mr. and Mrs. Jordan and Lord Jersey were heartily thanked.

It is said that Mr. Pierpont Morgan, the American millionaire, once replied to a young friend who had asked him what were the best clubs to join in New York. Young man, the best clubs to devote your time to are Indian clubd!" The Rev. F. E. Gemlin, curate at Sunning- dale Church, has discovered a wasps' nest in an overcoat whioh he hâd not used for eome time.

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Welsh Powderhall RAIN CAUSES POSTPONEMENT 1 Rain fell in torrents at Pontypridd on Saturday, and it was decided by the pro- moters that owing to the heavy state of the ground it would be inadvisable to go on with the preI.imjnaæy heats of the Welsh Powder- ha.H, aDd. in OO'IlUenoCe, the meeting was postponed until this (Monday) and to-morrow (Tuesday) afternoons, the fira ?ent(S on each dav being timed to start at 4.30. The pre- liminary heats will bo run to day, and the I semi-fina,ls and finals to-morrow. SPORT FOR MERTHYR Mr Percy Jacobs intends promoting :om big foot racing handicaps during the coming season on the new athletic grounds at Ehyd- I ycar, Merthyr. They should prove a very attractive feature. LONDON TO BRIGHTON WALKING RECORD. The Polytechnic walk from the Houses of Parliament to Brighton on Saturday was won by Ross, of Tooting, who broke the record by seven minutes, doing the distance in 8hrs. 16min. Thirty-two walkers started, Ross I taking the lead at Purley.

CARDIFF YACHTING II I The Cardiff Yacht Club sailed the last race I of the season in rough and boisterous weather on Saturday afternoon. Three yachts competed, viz., "Rosa" (Mr. J. Ford), "Thistle" (Mr .Joe Ford), and "Dora" (Mr. Howard Brown). The cour.se was from a mark in the line of Penarth Yacht Club to West Cardiff, Monkstone, Ea.s.t Cardiff, and starting line. A start was made at 2.20 p.m., and on rounding West Cardiff t-he three were close together, and on the run to East Car- diff there was about equal distance between each boat. On the close-hauled work home "Hasa" crossed the line in 3h, lmin. 50soc., "Dora" in 3h. 9min. 15sec., and "Thistle" in 3h. 19min. 35^ec. In the second round "Rost and "Dora" only sailed, "Thistle" having given up. Ou finishing the time taken wai as follows: —j I H. M. S. Rosa." 5 40 5(j Dora." 5 51 25 "Rosa," conceding 10min. 18sec., won by 176-ec. 'The race for the smaller boats was con- tested by "I'll Try" (Messrs. Minohin and Smith) and "Lady Nan" (Mr. W. M. AYres). "Lady Nan" gave up on completing the first round, and "I'll Try" was declared the winner. Mr. W. H. Smith was oulcer of the day. Model Yachting at Roath Lake The Cardiff Model Yacht Club sailed the eighth race of the eeason on the iako at Roath Park on Saturday, seven fiiteen-metre boats competing. The course had to be lapped eight times to make the distance required, 4,300 yards. Ir. G. Edwards was officer of the day. A start was made in the following order: "Tartar," 14.4 (Mr L. Smart), "Secret," 14.4 (Mr. W. Jones), "Mu- rired," 14.5 (Mr. A. Tucker), "May," 14.6 (Mr. T. Venm), "Dauntlesis," 15.1 (Mr. Ted Edwards), "Kindly Light," 15.2 (Mr. W. F. Morgan,, ana "Dorothy," 15.6 (Mr. F. Horwood). Time allowance, 6,cc per tenth of metre, given at the start. "Secret" (just launched) covered the first round in lOmin. JOsec., followed oy "Dorothy" and "Tartar." Crossing the line on the second round "Secret" still had the first place, but in the third round "Kindly Light" took premier position and "Secret' second, "Dauntless" and "Mildred" dropping out. The last lap produced a change all round, and fine sailing was done. The finish was ns follows:- H. M. S. Tartar 5 45 1 Kindly Light" 5 50 0 Secret" 5 52 23 "Dorothy" .I 6 0 0 May 6 0 49

A MINIATURE BISLEY Seldom has a miniature rifle meeting been held under worse weather conditions than that of the Bristol Miniature Bisley, at the St. John's open range, Bedminster, on Satur- day. Competitors were present from all parts of the country. During the afternoon it seemed possible that the meeting would end abruptly, owing to the large marquee which covered the firing point threatening to collapse. The complete statistics were not available at the closeo f the meeting, but the chief scores in the open competition were- STATIONARY TARGET. Points. Points. J. W. Monk, Newport 100 D. J. Griffiths, Maesteg. 100 J. Boucher. Maesteg 1CO A. D. Brooks, Bristol 100 G Lessimon, Clifton 99 F J. Larway, Clifton 99 J. W. Scott, Chepstow 98 E. F. Coles, Chepstow 98 RAPID FIRING. G. Wright, London Central Markets 98 G. Lessimon, Clifton 98 A. T. King, Gloucester 98 G. T. Davies, Clifton 96 D. J. Griffiths, Maesteg 96 J. Boucher, Maesteg 95 N.R.A. TARGET.—Highest possible score50. G. Lessimon, Clifton. 50 J. W. Monk, Newport 49 F. J. Larway, Clifton 49 E. F. Coles, Chepstow 49 S. A. Harding, St. John's 49 J. Mead, Derby 49 G. Wright, Central Markets 49 BRISTOL CHAMPIONSHIP (Aggregate of Competitions 1, 2, and 3). G. Lessimon, Clifton 247 A. T King, Gloucester 246 G. Wright, Central Markets 246 J. W. Monk, Newport 243 D. J. Griffiths, Maesteg 242 J. A. Boucher, Maesteg 241 N.R.A. COMPETITION, J. Mead, Derby. 50 E. F. Coles, Chepstow 50 TEAM COMPETITION—DISC SMASHING. St. John's, Bristol 1 Maesteg 2 Clifton 3

SATURDAY'S BOWLS I An interesting league match between St. Woolos' Institute and Victoria Park was played on the Belle Vue green at Newport on Saturday, St. Woolos winning by five shots. Somes:- ST. WOOLOS. RINK I.-The Rev. J. R. Phillips, J. H. Kobbs, R. Weights, and J. J. Prit- chard (skip) 16 RINK 2.—F. F. Deacon, A J Fontaine, A. N. Other, and W. H. Clarke (skip) 19 RINK 3.-J. N. Saunders, E. M. Cox, A. E. Jenkins, and F. Hoskin (skip) 12 RINK 4.—W. H. Liles, 8. 0 Else, J. H. Carney, and W. Davies (skip) 30 Total. 77 VICTORIA PARK. RINK 1.—I. M'Cormaok, J. Chamberlain, R. Atkinson, and J. G. Marchant (skip) 23 RINK 2.-C. R. Lee, T. R. Williams, J. M. Davies, and T. Bowker (skip) 17 RINK 3-D. J. Griffiths, E. Rawlings, J. E. Caldwell, and G. Whitehead (skip). 18 RINK 4-W. Jones, J. Barns, T. B. Davies, and J. H. Fletcher (skip) 14 Total 72

SWIMMING I P. Radmilovic, the 1Velsh chmpion. 1" P. Radmilovic, the Welsh champion, of Cardiff and Weston-super-Mare, is amongst the entrants for the 220 yards national cham- pionship, to be decided at Manchester to-day (Monday). The Welsh lady champion. Miss 1. Steer (Cardiff Prqmier Club), will compete for the 100 yards ladies' championship at Bradford to-morrow, when she will have formidable opponeTits in Miss J. Fletcher (Lei- cester), the holder, and Miss G. Smith (Brad- ford). The Misses D. Braine (Glouoester) and D. Gilliam (Weston-super-Mare) have also entered. =

HOCKEY At the second annual meeting of the New-I port Central Club, Mr, F. W. Matthews pre- siding, the following officers were elected for the ensuing season:—Mr. A. Cioeri, captain first team, Mr F. W. Matthews vice-captain; Mr. V. II. C. Phillips captain second eleven, Mr. N. Groves vice-captain; Mr. L. Hammett, 14Z Bryngwyn-road, hon. secretary, and Mr. W. A. Jenkins assistant secretary. A capital fixture list has been arranged, and a success- ful season is anticipated.

AGRICULTURAL SHOW. Devynock Agricultural Show was held on Saturday, under the presidency of Mr. D. T. Jeffreys, Camden, and a,e Cd a very gratifying entry. Des?te t^act that rain fell throughout the day, tNh.was a large attendance, and the judges reported con- tinued improvement in the stock of the dis- trict x.

PALESTINE IN CARDIFF Under the auspices of the Cardiff Yoiung Men's Chiri&tian Association a, Palestine exhibition and bazaar is to be held at the Park-hall from October 18 to 50, by which an effort will be made to raise zE2,000 for the new junior buildings. The president is Mr. John Cory, and Mr. J. W. Hobbis is the orga.niser, Mr. T. M. Hey wood treasurer, and Mr. F. S. Higman secretary.

r PERILS OF THE PIT Benjamin Davies, an elderly collier, of Ty Segur Cottages, Mount Pleasant Neath, met with a fatal accident at Llwynon Colliery, Crynant., the p-roperty of Mr. John John, on Saturday. He was at work when a large stone fell from the roof and crushed him badly. He was attended by Dr. J. W. Thomas and afterwards removed to his home, where he died.

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I Boat Capsized I EXCITING SCENES IN OSBORNE BAY A distressing boating fatality occurred in Osborne Bay on Saturday night, resulting in 1 the drowning of George Baker (50), of Cowes. Alfred Cook (15), a son of Captain Cook, of the yacht Coral, owned by Mr. P. T. Mew. managed to get. ashore, a.nd a third occupant of the boat, Fred Frcet (24), saved his life by swimming a distance of two miles to East Cowes. The party left Cowes in the a-fternoon in j squally weather in the small sail.ing boat Albatross, trawling in the vicinity of Osborne Bay. The men bad juet hauled in the trawl for the last time, having landed a large quantity of fish, when a squall caught the little craft and immediately capsized her, throwing all the three occupants into the water. The men clung to the boat, but she filled and sank in less than five minutes. They then made an effort to swim to land, and managed to get some distance, but the task was too great for Baker, who presently I disappeared. Frost swam on, and at last reached East Cowes shore quite exhausted. Later the lad Cook waG picked up under the sea wall at Cowes, having reached shore. He was exhausted, and was taken into Eatit Cowes Coastguard Station. Baker's body has not been found.

PLUCKY RESCUE I A plucky rescue from dre-wnling was described at North London Police-court one day whilst George Belcher stood in the dock, looking dejected, charged with attempt- ing to commit suicide. A constable stated that the other night he heard cries of "Help!" near Lea Bridge, and, rushing along the towpath, saw prisoner in the water. Wit- ness to.ok off his belt and walked in the water up to his shoulders, but as he could not reach prisoner he swam to him. Prisoner struggled, and witness had to free himself. Then witness swam to the man again, caught hold of his left arm, and brought him to the bank, assisting prisoner to it. On prisoner's left wrist was a handkerchief. He had tied his WirÍst" together with it and jumped into the water, but in the struggle the right a.rm got free. It was stated by one of prisoner's sons, aged twenty, that his father, after being in-one job 28 years, was discharged twelve months ago, and his wife died about that time. He had been out of I work a lot since, and witness thougllt that this and the loss of his wile preyed on his j mind. He was a very good husband and father. Prisoner, who was sa.id to have been workless, was committed for trial, and the constable who made the rescue was warmly commended.

I AT THE "WINNING HORSE." j I William Greenaway, bookmaker, Newbridge, ) I surrendered to his bail at Pontypool on Satur- I day, and was charged with loitering in Crane-street, Pontypool, for the purpose of taking and settling bets on September 1, and also with taking and settling bets in the Winning Horse Inn on the same date. Mr. Lyne, Newport, prosecuted on behalf of the police, and defendant pleaded guilty. Police- sergeant Pow'ell stated that he saw a man hand something to defendant in Crane- street, and he also followed him to the Winning Horse Inn, where he saw another man hand him something. He then arrested and searched defendant, and found 32 bet- ting slips and £8 4s. 6d. in his possession. In reply to the charge, defendant said, "I received a shilling or two from men who have been out of work." In imposing a fine of Lio, the Chairman remarked that the odds were always against the person who made a bet. and the public should be warned against such a man as defendant. The slips were ordered to be forfeited.

A TAXI-CAB RECORD j One of the Cardfff taxi-cabs belonging to Messrs. Sully lays claim to a new reconL Leaving Cardiff at 5 a.m.. she reached Loug- borough, in North Gloucestershire, about 10.30, and leaving there about 12.30 mid-day was back in Cardiff again before six o'clock. The distance covered was 192 miles, and the 96 miles of the return journey was a. non-stop run.

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WESTERN LEAGUE. I PLEASING SUCCESS OF WELSH I CLUBS. Interest in the Western League this year has been greatly stimulated by the inclusion of several new Welsh clubs, and on Saturday good gates were drawn at each of the five matches in the competition. At Ashton Gate Bristol City Reserves, who last season were champions, entertained Bath City. The latter club finished fourth from the bottom in 1908-9, so that in drawing 2-2 cm Saturday they gave the Bristolians an unpleasant sur- prise. Merthyr beat Radstock on the Somer- set team's ground by 3—0, and Mardy did even better against panlton at Mardy, bea.t- ing them by 8—0. Still, it must be added tha.t Mardy a,re considered the hottest com- bination in the league, and they found Pamlton weak. At Welton a tight game between the local team and Weymouth *do winming by 3-2, resulted in the former side winning by 3-2, whilst at Treharris Barry went under to the tune of 5-0, the result being about what was anticipated, having regard to the comparative performances of the team" last season.

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CARDIFF FOOTBALL CLUB. WORKMEN'S TICKETS. Application Forms for these Tickets will be handed to bona.-fide Working Men on Tuesday. 7th September, at 6.30 p.m., at the Angel Hotel entrance. Applicants must enter by the Fire fetation entrance and proceed round the Park to the Angrel Hotel entrance. All intending applicants must attend on this evening, as the number of forms are limited. Tickets may be purchased in exchange for form, duly filled in. and 2s. 6d. on Friday at the Secre- tary's Office from Six to Nine p.m., and on Saturday, the 11th September, from 2.15 to Four o'olook, at the Old Town-hall Yard, and on Tuesday, the 14th September, and Friday, the 17th September, at the Office between Six and Nine p.m., and on Saturday, the 18th Hep- tember, at the Old Town-hall Yard, from Two to Four p.m. If forms arc not presented by this last date they become void. a5636 TRIATj MATCH. This Match will be played after the Cardiff District Match on S-ptember 11th, and the Committee invite those desirous of taking pert to send name and address and position in Field to the sP-cretary not later than Mid- day on Monday, September 6th. a5636 Footballers (18-20) Wishing to Join SPLOTT WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CLUB apply Secretary, R. J. Earlaiid, 28, Mackintosh-place, Cardiff. e3447a6 SEVEHN-ROAD OLD BOYS A.F.C. — Fixtures Wanted. Average age, 17.—Apply at once, A. V. Sharpe, 7, Westmorland-street, Canton, Cardiff. e3445a<> OLYVCOTtRWG JUNIORS E.F.C. (1&-20) Want Fix tares.—Apply E. John, SeC., Dunraven-street, Glyn- corrwg. e3504a7 RHYMNEY TOWN B.F.C. Want Fixtures with g-ood teams (home-&nd -home) .-Bell Jones, 17, Forge-street. a7 RHYMNEY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB (League Champions, 1903-1909).—Club Secretaries pleasa note Change of Secretary and that the Above Club has no connection with the Kiiy nin-cy Town Club.-Kindly confirm iixturc-i to R. S. JIOROAIs, Hon. Sec. clilo r VRDIFF MACKINTOSH A.F.C. (First Division Cardiff and District League) Require Away Match September 11th; guarantee if possible.—Apply E. Jones, 41, Baasov-street. Cardiff. e34E3a6 BRECONSHIRE SPORTS CLUB (ASSOCIATION AND FCO?BALL SECTIONS).—Wanted, Home-and- Home Fixtures and GuaMtitee Matches Away.—Apply Sec?tary. e1116 I Every tox of ENGLAND'S GLORY MATCHES uned mease MORE WORK for British workpeople.Mom. land. Gloucester. set* DRY CLEANING 1, lilnorctxeet. CaZU472,

TO-DAY'S SHORT STORY.] When the Air Gave Out It was in August, 1904, that this event happened. It has been started that we Rus- sians made no use of the submarine boat, but this is untrue. There were f-everal in Port Arthur, and I had the honour to be in charge of one. It has aJeo been stated that no attempt waa made to torpedo any Japarnese vessel, but this again I deny. On August 10 I was ordered to try and torpedo one of the emeuiy's cruisers which was in the habit of approaching the forts at night. The submarine was moored in the inner haj-bomr, and not far off was torpedo- boat No. 17, which acted as our tender. We left the harbour as soon aa it waa dark, in tow of the torpedo-boat. We steamed slowly past the Tiger Tail peninsula, picking our way carefully through the mine-field. The forts on the ILmeneang I £ >ramonitory took no notice of us, for both, they and Liao-tieh forts had received notice to show no gigrual. To have done so would have warned the Japanese of our approach. Once clear of the ohaninel, the torpedo-boat oast off the tow-line, and returned to I the harbour, leaving us to ourselves. I at once called my crew together and made a short speech, telling them that we were about to strike a blow for our Little Father" and for Holy Russia. In silence— for I had forbidden them to cheer—they crossed themselves, each one calling upon the name of hia particular saint. It is thus that the true Russian goes into battle. The sea wati calm, and thp stars shone brightly overhead. We proceeded slowly along, keep- ing the canning-tower above water, but ready to dive at a moment's notice. A sub- marine boat us explosive engines when not submerged, and is, as a rule. driven by electricity when under water. The air is stored under pressure in large air-tanks, the supply being regulated by clockwork. As gasoline is used for the motor, white mice are, aa a rule, carried in cages, for the&e little animals can detect an escape at once and become restless. This gas is heavy, thus the mice placed I upon the deck give warning at once, as they are very sensitive to this particular ?as. This simple device has saved many Bxplosions. I mention these facts in order that my readers may better understand my story. It was about ten o'clock when we sighted the Japanese cruiser creeping im toward-* the forts. I have never been able to deter- mine the nature of her visits, bwt the fact remains that she came as close as she dared almost every Eight. I resolved to wait upon the surface until I could make sure of the direction in which the cruiser intended to steer. On ca-me the hage dark hull, the oruiser having no light of any kind. She was a fine vessel, haring three funnels and two short masts. When she was about a mile off I left the conning-tower and gave orders for the reesel to be submerged, and in a few moments only the periscope remained out of water. The periscope is a long tube, placed above the submarine, by means of which it is possible (to some extent) to see I what is happening upon the surface. This is done by a,n arrangement of lenses and mirrors. It will be remembered that several ships were sunk by the Japanese in the attempt to block the entrance to the harbour. In spite ef what the Japanese have said, I always hold that several of their smaller vessels were sunk by our fire, so that great care was needed not to strike these sunken oraft. I had returned to the oonmireg-tower, after haying made sure that the torpedoes were all ready to be discharged, when the vessel appeared to strike something. It wari only a slight shock, and I was about to order the engines to be slowed when a second shock occurred which threw all of us off our feet. Before we could recover ourselyea the electric light went out ill over the vessel. I shall never forget the aorror of that night. I was about to order a, man to light a match when I heard the mloo making a great noise. In a moment the awful truth dawned upon me. The shock had caused the tank to leak, and the gasoline was escaping. To strike a light would mean an explosion. In fact, the whole machinery seemed put out of order by the shock. I must admit that for a moment my wits deserted me, but I do not think it could have been for more than a moment. I called to the men, telling them how matters stood, and that no light must be struck. In order to give them courage, I directed every one to do some par- ticular job. I sent three to feel about and try to find the Kak. which was the flrwt thing to be done. The engineer had stopped the motor at once. To rise to the Burface meant either to fall into the hands of the Japanese or to be sunk by their fire. To add to our terror, we had no idea as to the exterxt of the da.mage done. For all we knew, the vessel might be leaking. For a quarter of an hour we remained thus; then one man discovered the leak and managed to stop it. The leak could not have been a large one, but near the deck the air was very unpleasant. I resolved to wait until the cruiser was faT enough off, then to rise to the surface and open the hatchway to obtain pure air. Under the bottom of our vessel there was a large weight, attached in such a. way that it could be allowed to drop clear of the vessel. Most submarine boats are so fitted, so that should the vessel refuse to rise, or should the pumps fail to eject the water ballast, this weight can be detached from inside. After a short time I gave the order, and the weight was detached—but with some difficulty. The vessel remained as before, quite still. At first 1.. was puzzled, but in a short time the truth dSfcwned upon me. The submarine had run into one of the sumken wrecks, and was pro- bably entangled in the rigging. I at once ordered the screw to be driven full speed astern, but the boat remained firmly fixed. It must be remembered that we were in pitch darkness, the men having! to carry out orders by feeling about. For the first time they made some exclamations of alarm. These, however, I sternly re- pressed—Russia expects her sons to be brave in the hour of danger. Again and again the screw was turned at full spead, with no result. At last we had to give up in despair. There seemed nothing for it but to resign ourselves to our fate. After that the long hours dragged on slowly; we were unable to light a match, and had to feel the hands of our watches. I knew that we had but air enough to last six hours, as our boat was only designed to remain under water for that space of time. It should be remembered that she was a very small boat of her type, having been brought from Russia by rail. Several of these boats were sent to Port Arthur in sections, arriving just before the town was encircled by foes. We remained inactive for a long time, for- there seemed nothing left to do. Of course. ive talked the matter over, but it seemed of little use doing roo I need hardly say that I thought of a thousand different plans, but only to drop them in turn as impracticable. After a long wait I touched the hands 01 my watoh again, and found to my horror tha.t in an hour's time the air would give out. A quarter of an; hour passed, then half an hour. I stood UP. resolved to do something. Already it seemed to me that the air was heavy and that my head throbbed. Feeling my way, I reached a locker in which I kept my fla.sk. After taking a pull at the good ■wine which it contained, I felt better, and passed the flask on to the nearest man. Another five minutes passed, and the air was distinctly thicker—there was little doubt that it was giving out fast. In a short time it grew almost unbearable, and I racked my brains to And a means of escape, ify thoughts, however, refused to flow; both mind and body seemed numbed Our breath came in gasps, and I knew that if something was not done at once the end ol1ld not be far off. All of a sudden an idea .ntered my head. I cried o12t in my excite- ment, and the men answered me. There Wa.8 n4 tJôf" to be lost. Between my jasps for breath I told the men to feel their May as far into the bows of the boat as it "as possible to go, and to drag any heavy Btting that they could find with them. My klea was to depress the bows by means of wr weight. It was our last chance, for the boat might then slide away from the wreck. Slowly feeling our way, we all went forward. I believe one man fainted on the way, for the air was now very bad. We all pushed our way as far forward as possible. Still no result. With frantic haste we dragged more fittings forward. The boat moved, slowly at first, then faster. Suddenly ■he tilted and went to the surface with a rush. It will be remembered that we had detached the weight, ao that once clear of the wreckage there was nothing to keep her lown. I need not describe the way in which we tore the hatchway off. How beautifully fresh the cool night air seemed! And with what joy we greeted the stars above us; indeed. few of us ever expected to see them again. Slowly we made OUT way tDwarde the nearest fort, and gave the private signal. In a short time our tender -came out and took us iu tow. All the world knows how the war ended. Holy Russia did her best a.nd strove hard for victory—but it was not to be. When our great fleet had been scattered, and Port Arthur fell, I went to Japan as a prisoner of war. In time I returned to Russia and my family. I trust it was all for the best: per- haps we needed a lesson, that we might avoid the sin. of pride.

SKITTLES, Sc. CARDIFF IRISH CLTTB AD INSTITUTE Desire Ptxturetl for Home and Away Matches (friendly). Skittle and Ottter Games.—Address secretary, 2, Tiope- strw*. ei549»4

For Women Folk. HOMELY HINTS AND DAINTY DrsHn To stuff up a rat hole procure some old glass bottles, and smash them up into small pieces, then make a. stiff mirtai-e of cement and mix plenty of the broken glass into it. Stuff the hole up firmly with the mixture. This has been tested and found quite satis- factory. Apple Fritters Mince two apples. mix two tablespoonfuls of flour and some of ground sugar with hp.lf a teacupful of good milk. Add a pinch of salt, then the minced apples and the whites of two eggs; beat up till very light, drop a dessertspoonful amongst boiling lard, and fry to a nice light brown on both sides. Drain on paper or sieve, dust with fine sifted sugar, and serve on a serviette. Very nice for tea or dinner. Pickled Cucumbers I Pickled cucumbers are very nice prepared in this way: Take 4 doz. cucumbers, peel and cut them lengthways into halves. Scrape out all the seeds with a spoon and cut the cucumbers into 4in. pieces. Put one layer of them into a deep earthenware basin and sprinkle with a handful of salt on to this. Place another layer of cucumbers sprinkled with salt. Continue this until the basin is full and let them stand for six hours. Then take them out. and wash and dry each piece thoroughly with a cloth. Now put a layer of cucumbers into a large pickle jar. a dozen well-washed shallots, a handful of mustard seeds, six cloves, a large spoonful of pepper- corns and three bay leaves. Continue this until the jar is almost full. Pour some boil- ing vinegar over the previous preparation, enough to cover it, and let it get cold before I corking the jar, which when corked must 1'e airtight. Let it stand for three months, when it is ready for use. ■

Passing Pleasantries. I "You're too old P- man to play football; what makes you think you can kick?" I'm the father of seven marriage- able daughters." "By George! You can have the best place in the team." Little Nellie: What does your papa do? Little Dot: My papa is a horse doctor. I better not play with you; I'm afraid you don't belong to our set." Why, what does your papa do?" My papa is a vet'rinary surgeon." Miller: I- wonder why Jones wasn't appointed on the jury? Muller: He was rejected on the ground that he couldn't hear both sides. Ho-,v so?" Why, he is deaf in one ear." Breathless Young Lady (just arrived at station, accompanied by lady friends): Will I have time to say good-bye to my friends before the train leaves for the North? Porter: Yes. miss. How fortunate! How soon does it start?" "In about three hours."

MERTHYR V. HULL I ""ll:u..=. P'. I Ilu?,11 *2 0 4 Merthyr .0 0 0 1 The Hhydycar enclosure, whither tne I Merthyr Northern Union Club have betaken themselves for the ensuing season, had a full delugian baptism when the new ground, which is admittedly a vast improvement on the College Field, was opened by a contest with HuU. Not only was the attendance con- s-iderably affected by the fierce storm of wind and rain which prevailed, but the play suffered in a marked degree from this cause. Under the tempestuous conditions, therefore, the exhibition was by no means a bad one. Hull came down with an excellent record, having beaten Bradford two days before with comparative ease by a ma.rgin of fifteeit points, and being the runners-urp in the Northern Union Challenge Cup competition for two successive seasons. Although lacking the assistance of Phil Thomas, who has done them rare service, the ex-Australian three- quarters, A. D. Morton and J. Devereux, and the Brothers Rogers made up a formidable line, and the side as a whole was officially given as "tbe best out." The defections caused by the absence, through injury, of J. IIar, whose clever half-back play was of material advantage to Merthyr last season, and the non-appearance of his deputy, E. Rees (late Mid-Rhondda), necessitated a C. P. Lewis (Cardiff) going three- quarter in place of Syd James, who operated with W. Harris at the fringe of the scrum. All things considered, the score fairly represents the run of the game, and while the winners mig'ht have increased their lead by better directed attempts at goal, it wras Merthyr'a misfortune to retire pointleso. Better forward work gave Hull a footing in home territory after ten minutes' play, and E. Rogers, failing to lower the colours from a penalty kick, was successful a moment later ii goaling from a mark by Wallace. By no means discouraged, Marthyr farced the pace for a period, and "Ponty" Thomas and Wyatt Reed were prominent, but 8yd James just failed to cross the line, striking the post in the effort. Both J. Devereux and Morton combined prettily, but the unclean tactics of the last-named called forth fre- quent admonitions from the referee, and the wonder is that he did not receive marching orders. Long kicking with the wind in their favour put Hull on the ag-gressive continuously in the second half. Here Taylor, who was safe in his custodianship, proved valuable, and for a time Merthyr were hard pressed. A loose rtlsh, in which Paddieon led the way, hrou-ght welcome relief to Merthyr, but further progress, with the line at their mercy, was debarred by a splendid mark by Taylor. It appeared at this stage that all was over bar the shouting, but in the ndck of time the visiting three-quarters got possession, and, manoeuvring for position cleverly, Morton eventually dropped the leather between the posts. Three membe-s of the defunct Mid-Rhondda Club figured in the Merthyr team, viz., Palmer Griffiths (full- back) and F. Jones and F. Norris (forwards), out the latter only came up to expectations, and with D. B. Davies and Jenkins shared honours in front. At half Syd James and W. Harris were happy together, and Anderson and Wallace were almost their equals. The Hull three-quarters gave a sound display, but they never overshadowed the home line. A promise is made of better arrangements for the press, who had to discharge their duties absolutely unprotected from the weather.

NORTHERN UNION LEAGUE. Pts. PtS. I Brrow 12 Rochdale Hornets — 0 a ?II. 4 Merthyr. 0 York 13 De'obury 0 :h;> Ij :ii: H udders field 17 Bramlev 3 St. Helena 10 Broughton Rangers 7 Hi:il Kingston Rovere 16 O1dhaID. 11 Swiiiton 3 Widnee 3 Warrington 0 Leigh. 0 Leeds 11 Halifax. 8 Batl 13 Bradford 5 Wjgan 13 Hunslet 3 Runcorn 13 Salford 5

RAILWAYMAN'S SAD DEATH A railwayman belonging to Lambeth, named John Luff. was killed under singular cireuIDstances at Portsmouth on Saturday. He was doing holiday relief duty in a loco- motive shed at Fra.tton Station, and soon after giving the order for the engine to be taken out he was found lying dead in the engine pit. with his neck broken. The de- ceased man, who was oniy 23 years of age, was married, with one child.

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I ABERDARE START WELL I Goals. 1 I Aberdare 5 Orewe g :Miserable weather heralded the opening of the football season at the Ynys Field, Aber- dare, on Saturday, when the homesters were opposed to Orewe. In spite of the bad behaviour of t.he elements, however, there was a fairly good crowd, who were treated to a rare spectacle of football. The homesters lost no time in putting in a warm attack, and T. D. Jone<; (the Welsh international) had the honour of scoring the r first goal of the season. A shot came from Bowell, and, without hesitation for a moment, T. D. Jones deceived Whitt-aker, who was helpless in his endeavour to arrest the leather. For some considerable time taatters were of an ever character, until Bradbury, late of Burton, put Aberdare another goal up with a long, low shot whioh the custodian failed to reach. The teams crossed over with the homesters leading by tw. goals to nil. On resuming matters cooled down a great deal, and with the wind and rain agai.net them Aberdare could not get away. At this stage Crewe put in several warm attacks, and a number oi shots from close quarters were sent to Tyler, the youthful 11,toii:ln cf Aberdare, and late of Staple Hill, who cleared skilfully. On one occasion he saved a certain go.il by failinz at full lena-th. A bout by Aberdare enabled them I to get away for the first time during this half. Leonard, late of Heading, treated the spectators to some delightful and clever footwork, and put in a glorious centre, which enabled Robinson to head through the third goal. A few minutes from time Bowell, who had been playing a great S-ame, put in some superb centres, thereby enabling T. D. Jones to increase the lead. Bowell scored the fifth and last goal on the call of time. ¡ To individualise the players is out of the question, not because they did not do well, but rather on account of the fact that it was the initial match, and that the weather was against them. For the homesters, how- ever, Leonard was great, and Aberdare can cong-ratuln.te themselves upon making such an important capture. He has a perfect command of the ball, and the way he feeds his wing is worth a lorng visit to witness. Bradbury, at centre-for- ward, has any amount of dash, and is a rare glutton for work. Bowell, T. D. Jones, and Tippett did exceedingly well. The weak section of the team was at centre-half, but, doubtless, this department will be strengthened as the season advances. Sam Parker is as sly as ever; while Joe Lewis, although out of his position, acquitted him- self well. Alf. Goodwin, the home captain, whose selection has elicited general satisfac- tion, is as good as ever, and was well sup- ported by his colleague Goode. Tyler was not much tested in goal. but what came in his way was disposed of with credit. The visitors, on the whole, were disappoint- ing. Their rlay at mid-field was good, but when near goal they lacked finesse. Referee: Mr. Morgan Morgan, Nelson.

A DRAW AT BARRY I (joals. I Barry Dock Albiona 3 Cardiff City 3 Despite the unsettled and stormy weather that prevailed earlier in the day, Barry Dock Albions met Cardiff City at the But- trills, Barry, on Saturday, and a steady down- pour continued throughout the game. The homesters kicked off with the slope in their favour, and were not long in opening the score through the medium of E. West-all, who netted from a penalty. Despite the good play of the Barry f)acks-A. Thomas and A. Melvin-the opqpoeing forwards occa- sionally managed to defeat them, but not until W. Price had netted the .second goal for the homesters was H. Evans, centre forward, able to open the score for the citizens. The game proceeded without an interval, but early on Evans placed Cardiff level, adding another shortly afterwards. The visitors were more alert than their opponents, and kept play mostly in front of the Barry goal. However, the Albions at length got away, and, defeating the opposing backs, Price co-q, tred the ball, and W. Davies netted for Barry shortly before time was called.

I NEWPORT BARBARIANS V. ABERTILLERY I Uoals. I Newport Barbarians 5 I Abertillery 1 This was the only real football match in Newport on Saturday. It was a contest in the Monmouthshire League competition. Both teams took some time to settle down, but the homesters did so first, and as a result of a clever piece of work on the part of Handcock W. Meaker was enabled to score with a smart shot at an acute angle. The Barbarians pressed throughout the greater portion of the first half. but were erratic. Morgan and Reardon, however, added goals before the interval, leaving Abertillery three goals behtnd at the change of ends. The homesters had set rather too hot a pace for themselves in the opening stages, with the result that early in the second half they showed signs of fatigue. Abertillery took, advantage of this, and gave them a trying time. Fluke eventually scored from a penalty. This caused the homesters to put on a spurt, and after nice combination Hammett, an ex- r schoolboy Rugby international, who had done well at centre forward, added two goals.

TON PENTRE'S GOOD WIN Goals. Ton Pentre ? Kings wood Rovers 2 A miserable drizzle of rain and at times a higii wind made the conditions under which this match was played very unpleasant, and greatly affected what in ordinary cir- cumstances would have been a good gate, the Rovers being popular in the district. Opera- tions commenced 50 minutes late, and within three minutes the homesters had established a lead through. Tom Davies, who easily defeated Moes. Play had scarcely re-started before Fyfe, after evading several defenders, scored a second goal for Ton. The homet3ters continued on the aggressive and, following a corner, Reed notched a third point. The Rovers now brightened up, and after a pretty effort Worlock placed the ball in the net. Percival being injured in the effort to save. After this Ton added three goals, Fyfe, Will Jones, and Topi Davies sharing the honours. The homesters after the interval took thingi- rather easily. Still, the visitors seldom threatened danger, until Brittain, the Rovers' outside left, snapped up a long pass and ran through, his shot going into the corner of the net. Ton Pentre dominated the situa- tion until the end, but could only score once, Parry being the fortunate individual. Despite the wretched conditions which pre- vailed, footwork of a very high quality was witnessed, and altogether Ton's form augurs well for their success. The visiting defenders. though plucky, completely failed to hold the brilliance of the home forward division, each of the five being in superlative form. The shining lights in the Rovers' front rank were Worlock and Brittain, while Smith and Hart strove hard, but ineffectually, to repel the fierce attacks of the home men. The home halves easily mastered the Rovers' front rank, and in Albert EvanR Ton Perrtre seem to have found a worthy successor to Grant. the old warhorse. Russell and Jones at back -were reliable, while Percival, in goal, who. by the way, injured his forehead rather badly in attemptini7 to save the Britolians' fT?t goal. did the little he was asked to do I in workmanlike facbion.

I MERTHYR BEAT RADSTOCK I Goals. Merthyr.—-—— 3 E?dstock 0 I Radstock this season are by no means so strong iu attack or safe in defence as they were last year (says a correspondent), and I Merthyr must not labour under the delusion I that in defeating them. on Saturday they had got over one of the strongest elevens in the Western League. Their weakest spot was in goal, and this the Merthyr forwards soon found ont. Carpenter was easily beaten twice in the first quarter of an hour and once sub- sequently. His weakness was apparent, and the Merthyr men never failed to get a shot at his charge when opportunity presented. Mer- thyr had by far the better of the first half, when they were aided by a very stiff breeze and had the slope to kick down. They were somewhat lucky to gain a three I goal lead within the first 45 minutes, as a more experienced goal-keeper than Carpenter would at least have saved the third point. The Merthyr team is one of all-round merit. Daw only had a ferw shots to deal with, and it says everything for W. Davies and Weight- man that they prevented the Somerset for- wards from seriously troubling him in the second half, when play was in the Merthyr section for most of the time. The Welsh halves rendered an excellent account, of them- selves.

I CARDIFF FOOTBALL CLUB'S SEASON TICKETS. FormS of application for workmen's season tickets may be obtained at the Cardiff Arms Park to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, and the tickets themselves can be purchased a-t 2s. 6d. each at the office of the secretary (Mr. C. S. Artihur) and a-t the OM TownhaH yard as ata?ed in the advertisement in andther column. Tickets can be bought at the ok! Town-hall yard on Sa-turday next and Satur- day week from two to four p.m., and at the secretary's office on the 10th, 14th, and- 17th in £ t, between seven and nine p.m.

NEATH CLUB'S START I G. T. P'ts. 1 Neath .1 ¡. P¡is. I District Team 0 2 6 The first match of the season at Neath was I played on Saturday in wretched weather. The district fifteen, playing but fourteen men, put up a good fight and were really not so badly beaten as the score would indicate. At half-time they actually led by two tries to one, the scorers being-for the District. Parry (Resolven) and H. Harris (Neath Juniors), and for Neath, J. Brennan. Harris's try from half-way was a real beauty, but that of Brennan was very doubtful. In the second half Neath added tries through Perry, F. Rees, J. Brennan, and T. Davies, thus winning by one goal and four tries to two tries. The district team included many sparkling young fellows, and this fact augurs well for the continued success of the all blacks. I

P0NTYP00; V RISCA. I G. T. P'ts. I Pontypcol G. T. P'ts. I Riwa 0 0 ri Pontypool commenced their season on Saturday by defeating Risca, last year's champions of the Monmouthshire Valleys League, by a bare four points, but neither team played up to their reputation by a very Long way, and the game was about as uninteresting a one as could be seen. The fact that Pontypool did mana,ge to score during the last few minutes of the game, and so commence the season auspiciously, is one reason for congratulation, but in fairness to the Risca team it must be admitted that a draw would have more adequately repre- sented the superiority of the one team over the other. The visitors played a bustling game in the first half, and oomp-elled Pontypcol to con- cede manors on two or three occasions, and Morris Williams only jupt reached the ball once in time to prevent James from opening Fuisca's we-oun-tir A rally by Pontypool saw the visitors' backs pnt on the defence, but nothing came of the effort, and it was not until after half-time that Pontypool had a really good chance to score. With the line at their mercy one of the three-quarters failed to take a pass, and the chance was gone, and play continued to be very evenly contested until shortly before the call of time The Pontypool forwards then asserted themselves slightly, and S. Prosser, fielding smartly, took a drop at. goal. The ball appeared to be sailing wide of the post, but turned in the air, and, striking the upright, bounded off the post over the cross-bar. Thus Pontypcol won.

CRUMLIN V ABERCAVENNY I G. T. Plts. I Crumlin 1 0 6 Abergavenny 0 0 0 Crumlin Bugbyites opened their season on Saturday with a game against Abergavenny. Both sides were strongly represented, the homesters having the assistance of Jim Her- bert, who last season assisted Abertillery, a-id the visitors clayed Cornhill, Brynmawr's fleet wing. The game was of an evin nature, chiefly confined to the forwards. Both sides attacked in turn, but the scoring powers were weak. For the homesters Morgan was safe at back, but lacked kicking powers. 'The three- quarters were new to each other, and, there- fore, lacked combination. Herbert kicked finely, and was strong in defence, whilst Fred Bishop made a couple of fine bursts. The halves were very moderate. Morgan being apparently out of form, and Dodd, who was given a trial, lacks experience. The for- wards did well in the open, but were often- times beaten in the tight scrums. The most prominent were Capel Thomas, Jones, Presford, and White. For the visitors the most prominent were Oornhill, Webster, and Watkins.

BRIDGWATER ALBION V PONTYPRIDD I 6. if. P'ts. I Bridgwater Albion 0 5 15 I Pontypridd 0 0 0 At Bridgwater. The visitors started, Albion by strong forward play getting on the attack, and Bailey, fielding a cross-kick, ran over with a try, which Woods failed to goal. It was not long before a forward rush gave Bailey his second unconverted try. Chick played well for Pontypridd, who were nearly in, but the home forwards, being heavier, repulsed the attack. Albion lost two easy chances of adding to their lead. The second half opened scramblingly, the ball being greasy, and the homesters threw away several easy chances. A forward rush enabled Dibble to add a try for the Albion, Woods failing to goal. Percy Baker carried in the next try, no goal ensuing. The visitors rarely got out of their 25, and Jones added a try for Bridgwater, Woods failing to convert.

BLAENAVON'S PRELIMINARY BOUT I I G. T. P'ts. I Blaenavon 1 3 14 Blaenau Gwent 0 0 0 Without having had the usual preliminary of a practice game Blaenavon met Blaenau Gwent on Saturday, and an experimental team was put in the field. It was a very pleasant game, and was the best exhibition given by Blaena-vonin an initial appearance for some years. If they can improve on this game to the same extent as they have improved on past first appearances, then they should do well. The four tries were scored by the backs, and two of them came through passing movements, the others being from ILll individual burst from a short line by young Davies, of Panteg, who was given a trial on the wing, and a dash from the scrimmage by Keefe. Bert Penn was excellent at back, while Johnson and Whraser Williams showed their old form. Enoch Cornfield was given a trial, and deserves a place. Frank Dibble led the pack well.

TREDEGAR RUCBY- TEAM AT PRACTICE I Tredegar Rugby Teajn had a practice on Saturday, but there were not sufficient players to form two full sides. R. Baker, W. Onions, and Mog. Bevan (captain) were the only members of last season's fifteen present. Several promising juniors took part, among the moot likely being J. Hadley, Bird, and Gus Matthews, three-quarters; Burrows, half- back; and T. Jones and R. Butler, forwards. Jones is a strapping young follow, standing 5ft. llin. and turning the scales at 12st. 81b He possesses extraordinary speed, and iif he has any knowledge of football he would make a very useful member of the pack. Butler is also a fine young fellow, with good speed and a fair knowledge of the game. It is evident that Tredegar will have to rely on local juniors for players to fill the places of the veterans who are retiring. There is no dearth of promising young players in the district, and they should be given a chance. In the past very little disposition has been shown to encourage the juniors, but an opportunity is now afforded when there is a scarcity of seasoned players.

I CWMCARN V NEWBRIDGE Cwmcarn opened their season on Saturday with a match with Newbridge. The two teams were very evenly matched, and the outstanding feature was the forward play. The game was very keenly contested, but both teams lost chances. Newbridge only just missed scoring after a fine bout of passing. Prosser, of Cwmcarn, got the ball from a line-out and was forced to touch near the corner flag. Just afterwards a free-kick was awarded to the homesters inside the visitors 25. but the kick at goal failed. The game was of a scrambling nature throughout, and a pointless draw was a very fair representa- tion of the game.

CINDERFORD V LLANHILLETH I Although the score of 30 points to nine reads rather flattering to Cinderford, they were not all that number of points superior on the day's play. The home team were heavier all round than the visitors, who were a nippy little lot, and with the slightest bit of luck would have scored more than once. They on more than one occasion showed the crowd that they knew the different points of the game, and they certainly deserve a warm word of praise for the plucky way in which they stuck to their heavy, powerful opponents, giving the spectators a good game to witness, and they were at times heartily cheered.

RHYMNEY VALLEY OLD BOYS' LEAGUE Mr. T. H. Llewellvn, Fochriw, presided at a joint meeting of the Junior and Old Boys' Leagues of the Rhtymmey Valley on Satur- day night at the Greyhound Hotel, Aber- bargoed, when the action of the senior league in deciding that three members should repre- sent the juniors on the executive of the Amalgamated League was confirmed, and Messrs. J. Price, Tredegar, W. Thomas, Merthyr, and J. Evans, Deri, were the repre- sentatives appointed. The final between Bedwas Old Boys and Rhymney Farmer Lily Old Boys for the Welsh Union Junior League medals will be played at Aberbargoed on Monday next. Mr. T. H. Llewellyn will referee. The senior league will meet at the Queen's Hotel, Caerphilly, on Saturday evening next.

I EBBW VALE V. CAERLEON Goais. I Ebbw Yale 5 1 CaerVeoii 0 l This MoninoiithsibiTe League fixture was played at Ebbw Vale on Saturday, the result of which would decide who were to be the Monmouthshire League ohampions-Caiarleon or Ebbw Vale. The teams played at Owm last season, when Ebbw Vale were successful by two goals to one, but an objection about short time was raised, and the match was ordered to be re-played. Rbbw Vale showed themselves more skilful than their rivals, and Pebtican and Hart found the net in the first half, while Petti can (twice) and George Brown scored in the second half. The Ebbw Vale backs were in splendid form, but the forwards, with the exception of Pettican and Davies, were slow and ineffective in front of goal. Caerleon as a whole were disappoint- ing, and did no.t reach the high standard of play shown last season.

PONTLOTTYN V. GWMBACH I Goals. I Pontlottyn SoutheTid. 3 Cwmba.ch 2 This eea.'ro-R.'s first leagu3 match at Pont- lottyn took place on Duffryn Field, Pontlot- tyn, on Saturday in drizzling rain. The homesters fielded a good side, and a few new men were noticed, and prominent were Cresswell and Gale. Jim Dale, the home back, put a splendid shot right into the visitors' goal mouth. This was followed up by Gale, who added another for the homesters. The visitors made I a determined onslaught, and after trying Winstone by six successive shots they at last scored through Will Jones. After the interval the homesters rushed matters, and, despite the aggressive tactios of the visiters, Ga,le passed to Thomas, and a brilliant shot, which easily beat the visiting custodian, added the third point for 'Pont- lottyn. Cwmbach eoon after gained another.

CARDIFF BEATEN AT CLEVEDON I C,leve?on Goals. I Clevedon 5 | Cardiff 3 Cardiff opened their season on Saturday with a friendly match against Clevedon at i the Somerset seaside resort. The weather I was wretched. The visitors in the early stages had the best of the game. Webb and Hack did good work for the home team, but found tho Welsh backs too weighty for them. Clevedon put on three goals before the interval, Cardiff failing to score. The home side improved their position soon after the resumption. Then the Cardiff forwards went off with a burdt, Jones scoring. A further goal to Cardiff was put on by Carr. Tasker notched Clevedon's fifth, and Jones was accredited with another goal for Cardiff.

CARDIFF CORINTHIANS DRAW I Goals. I Christ Cfhuroh (Weston) 2 Cardiff Corinthiana. 2 At Weston-super-Mare on Saturday Christ Church met Cardiff Corinthians in a friendly encounter. When Cardiff once got going Badman cleared with a fine kick. Risden, Webber, and Wagner made a concerted effort, which ended in the last-named scorin-g the first goal for the home team. Cardiff were later awarded a penalty, but Garrett missed a fine opportunity. Still, a corner resulted, and from it Amesbury scored. Christ Church had more of the game in the second half, and drew level through Griffiths.

TROEDYRHIW V TREHARRIS RESERVES! Troeayrhiw commenced the season with a win, defeating Treharris Reserves by 1-0. The homesters had the best of the game in the first half and took advantage of an infringement in the penalty area, which tihe captain (J. Williams) negotiated successfully. In the second moiety Treharris, with a strong wind, tried hard to equalise, but could not get the leather beyond Hackleton. The feature of the game was the play of the two goalkeepers. Try as they would, with high, low, or oblique shots, the goalkeepers on both sides were safe. The homesters will have to improve their attacking and defensive lines. They were not smart enough, and several easy chances went abegging.

LOCAL RUGBY RESULTS I Bridgwater Albion, 15 points; Pontypridd, I nil. Owmcarn, nil; Newbridge, nil. Penygraig, nil; Canton, nil. Docks Temperance Institute, nil; Cardiff Fruiterers, nil. LOCAL SOCCER RESULTS I Cardiff Corinthians, 2; C'hristchurch (Wes- ton), 2. Troedyrhiw Stars Reserves, 4; Treharris Albion, 1. Ystrad Mynach, 3; Trelewis, 2. Merthyr Reserves, 2; Brithdir, 1. Treharris, 5; Barry, 0.