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SWANSEA CRICKET.
SWANSEA CRICKET. MP3RTANT FIXTURES ARRANGED FOR NEXT SEASON. KENT TO PLAY AT ST. HELEK'S- The fixture list o the Swansea Club j for the coming season is one of quite' exceptional interest. Provision has been *ade for visits from an All England XL and Kent, in addition to which there i will be extra matches with Neath. The game will thus be given a welcome fiiip. Through the courtesy of Mr. Dyson Wiiiiomn we are able to publish a com-I. plete Iret. May 3.—Mr. Eccles' XI Home i 10.—Neath -Aivav 17.-Cardiff .Hcm"el 24.-Neath .Home SI.-Newpert .Home Juno 5.—Plymouth-Merthyr Away 7.-I,Iauellv Ilonie 14.—Cardiff" .Away, 20-21.—Mr. C. O. H. Sewell's England XL..Home I 26.-Llandon,r.v .Home 28,-Plymouth-lerthyr. Homo i On Tour. July 3.-Batii Away 4.-Bristol Schoolmasters.Away o.—Newpoit "Away 12.—Cardiff .Homo 19.—Llaneliy .Away 26.-Xea.th Away Aug 2.-Llanpliv liome The Cricket Week. 13-lb.—GLAMORGAN v. V.'ILTS Swansea 18-19.-GLA3fORGS-N v. KENT Swansea 20.—Public Sch:x>l Nonde.llome 21-22.—GJLAM. GENTS v. CAlt-Ni. GENTS. Swan sea 2:3.Xeatli.Home 30.—Cardiff .Away Sept. 6.—Llaneliy Away
A PLEASANT DANCE.
A PLEASANT DANCE. ENJOYABLE FUNCTION IN AID OF ORPHAN HOMES. Quite one of the nicest dances of the season was held at the Albert Hulls on Friday evening. It waa q. private subscription oance in aid 01 the v,i,jiuiii Homy Fund. There a iairly good attendance. Mr. Ernest Perkins carried out the duties or Matter of Ceremonies, being aidc-d by the following; gentle men, who acted ao stewards:—Dr. Isaac, Mr, II. H Brown..Mr. F. A!. Berks, Mr. T. Grader, Mr. G. (. oljins, Mr. G. Cor-I ield, Mr. J. Howard Davios, Mr. ?.m<?l D?vio? M). T. F'l"r Ah. Y A. in<lia\' Atr. J. J?cc Jonc?. ?1)'. :Iersdid Jones. Mi C?r[ LmT?:&r. M: R. P. Maulc, and Mr. J. Leslie Tanks. k. Hulley's Band supplied the necev sary music, H programme ol 22 d.incos being provided with most d^ligntiul musie. Refreshments were served in tin.1 litiiioi- Hall. Ai rs. Watts having the catering, which was most daintily £ .ct out. A Few of the Cowns. I Mrs. r. Gage wore a handsome toilette of oid rose'' satin aiui lace. The gown was of suiin, having a tunic of fine black lace. A cluster of red roses was fastened on one shoulder with very fine effect. Mrs. Ernest Da vies was charming in black Oriental satin The gown had a tunic of jetted net, the sleeves bouig transparent A single" La Franco rose worn on the corsage ..gave relief. Miss B. Da vies wore a dainty frock of ivory liberty satin. It had a tunic of ninon, having tablier panels of diamente back and front. I Miss Amy Parker chose a simple gown of ivory satin, the corsago being embroidered i% i4,li pearls. Mrs. Herschel .Jones wn? very smart in white ;satm. The hon of the kirt was bordered with skunk. The tunic was pointed, being; of gold raetaihe lace, while the corsage was draped one r-fde with Honiton laee, the other being d the gold lace. Mrs. Howard C'orbett looked sweet m a graceful gown of Ciel Bbu" (har- muese satin. The tunic of shadow lace had a large haw of the same aKt-hc hack. rhe corsage had a nschu drapinp: of the same lace, a cluster of pink roses -).Ing tucked at the waist. Mrs. Owea Harris wore a. lovely I frock of white Oriental satin, having a I peplum of line white lace. Miss James camo in a striking gown of geranium red satin, the tunic of floral ninon in tones to match being draped. Miss Nita Thomas was looking charm- ing in a lovely frock of ivory liberty satin. It had a tunic of blue satin veiled in Crome law, while the corsage was trimmed with bands of ermine. Mi?? Mauan Thomas ?ore a most pleasing toilette. Her gown was of emerald green charmouse satin, while the tunic, which was slioit, being fashioned of bright blue ninon, eogvd with Oriental beads. I Mrs. Hooper was smartly attirod in a N- i gown of Eau de Ni! satin, having a one-sided drapery of brown shot green I ninon. The COrbag was trimmed with I crysw s. Miss Clare Davies was wearing a Kown of black ninon, draped over satin. ) The skirt and corsage was trimmed I with gold metallic insertion. There were also touches of Emerald velvet upon the corsage. Miss Vera Morris was in white satin, the tunic being most original. It was of shcli pin k sa tin veiled with guipure lace, a.nd made to form tablier points in the back and front. The sbrt was bordered with skunk, the corsage being also outlined with the same pelt. Miiis Towers chose a most dainty gown of rose-petal pink. It had panniers of the same shaclo ninon, having a panel of diamento em- brokfery in the front. Miss Violet Towers came sweetlv ewnocl in white satin, having a pannier yinic of ninon, which ■was crystal trimmed. CWYNETH. I
BRITONFERRY CONCERT.I
BRITONFERRY CONCERT. I At the Public Hail, Britonferry, on I Thursday evening there was a crowded Midience to witness the performance of I the children's operetta "Idle Ben" (H. T. Crossley), which was well performed l by the Bethesda Band of Hope, under the leadership of Mr. David Lewis. The chief characters were well main- tained by Mrs. D. J. Anthonv, as the Queen Mr. David James as "Beadle". Master T. Huckridge as "Idle Ben" and Master B. Morris as "Awful Example." The accompanist was Miss! Edith Richards and the orchestra was j! conducted by Mr. Stuart Thompson. I The choruses and part singing was r«i v good and the entertainment on the vNl?ge green, which formed part of the operetta, was excellent. •
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Prebon,d&r-y Cai-lile yesterday com- missioned over 30 young men and women in the headquarters' training home chapel who are Jfoviig out as evAugohsts for the Cnurai Army. Bishop Thornton had admitted them to the office on Tuesday. At. the Men's Own Meeting at the Swansea Y.M.C.A., Gymnasium Hall, morr, the Rev. W. of touaycrtic, mu be tthe Mpeokae,
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At  "T 1 "s 1 6  t 'L t r. T- 1 J    j)  lIe üeaúelclno, lng uOl1cer as. 1(f11l. I I AUTOGRAPHS OF SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.  ..t" t. ø 16  /?" HERE was au enthu- siastic mustering or the clans at tire Hotel Metropole on Friday night, whin the" Cambria Daily IJOMler staff held their first annual ''smoker." Mr. Howard Corlx-tt, the managing editor, presided, and in a brief s?ch at TiM commencement, barred speeches U rule which he waa the only one to break, when at the interval commented on the evident good fellowship existing between the mem- í bcrs of the .staff). We were all there— seveiity-eight o* us from ail. depart- ments—"Lino" men, publishers, edi- torial stafJ, eoinn:erei;i! founxjry men, and machinist3, district reporter, stf-?' report"Ts. artists, and process men -rvery department was fully rep--c seated^ in that every one there. These, with the friends and enter- tainers, brought the number up to 120 odd. Happy Coincidence. Mr. Howard Corbett, in the. course of his remarks, said it was a parcicu- I riy ausp.ciaus moment for the noiomg of what was inkended to be tho first of a series ot annual concerts in connection with the paper, inasmuch as it syn- chronised with tlie di-'y ou whiclj they were a*le to an aunounoement which ho thought was somewioat unu|Ue, at aU events iu the anuais of South Wales journalism—that in three years, under the new proprietorship the saie yt the" Leader" had l>een doubled. (Applause.) They were not people iv 110 hked to talk mucil of thc?r,sene.s, only amongst themselves. But they I oouid shake each ether's hands because they knew tilat what they said was <me, and that nothing was said which eutiid not be supported by figures The auditors certificate published that day was genuine. It spoke for it- self, and there was no reply to it. (Loud cheers). It was just over two veais since he came to Swansea—to be pi veise two years and a week. At that time every man on the staff was a stranger "to him. There were no strangers amongst them now. (Ap- plause). Every man knew him— tcheers) every man knew his work, and it he asked for a thing to be done it wa^ done, and there wM an end of it. Bat not onlv was it done; it was done in the ■ 'it spirit. That was the great thing, the thing which was to him the source of sincere gratitude. t: -;ZTJ man on tiie stait was very will- ing., and seemed to take a pride and nleasure in his work. It was in this way that the increase in the popu- larity and efEcicney oi the paper had I b?n brought about, ?iear, hear). Not Finished. I Of course they Imd not finished.¡: They ,,()ul, .a -he ha.d "Irca(IY indi- c;it?d, have another I?ead?r" smokei' next y?&r, by which time they would add something to the eerti?ca.t? and show a higher percentage of increase. (Cheers). He was sure that certificate of the auditors was pleasing to every hlall connected with the paper. And here he would like to read to them a letter which had been received from tr. Dowding, who had been a newsr paper man almost before the speaker was barn. It was addressed to the hon. secretary of the concert. Mr. Dwding's Letter. I In the course of the letter, Mr. W. E Dowding regretted the fact that owing to a pr,ur engagement he could not be present. He remembered the last occasion of a pleasant meeting with the staff, and he was sure it must be a source of delight to everybody to see the changes that had taken piace in the position of the Leader" since then. You are now," he wrote, "turning out the best paper produced in the country in towns of the same size as Swansea, and I am especially glad to think that the men who are doing this are working in so healthy an office. The old days of dustiness, mustiness, and fustinees aro over." Ready Assistance. I Mr. Corbett proceeded to express his warm appreciation of the rea.diness with which the artistes, both amateur and professional, had given their ser- vices, and particularly thanked Mr. T. Bvrne (of the Grauid Theatre), Mr. G. B. Ili-chardson (of the Empire), a.nd Mr. William Coutts (of the Theatre Royal). They had provided a very fine programme, and for the assistance tbey gave the Leader staff and him- self peTfcmaJJ/ were deeply grateful. i (Cbeenrj. The Entertainers. I The company was arranged around a number of small tables iu the bail- room, which added much to the sociability of the evening. The evening's entertainment wa? opened by M). C. Hemnien, who started off with an admirable imitation of the village curate, and he was followed by Air. Pay Wilson, who performed some mystifying tricks, producing plants from nowhere and tunÜn rice into water. Ho came back a.gain later in the evoiuiig with more mystifications, Tho first song came from a member of n famous locai family, Mr. Abner Roberts, brother of the famous John, who Sjing excellently in an old favourite, Come into the Garden Maud," m which he was ably assisted by Mr. Ivor Owen, L.K.A.M. A.T.C.L., whose brilliant accompaniments were a feature of the concert. AVc went back too the halls" again when Air. Kirby Sa,Us "h.i!Ls" aga?;ji wlic?n iair. Sails, setit -tiie to ?deep a Tired" song, the crasli as he fell across the keys bringing us all back to the business of tho evening. By this time Miss Jennie Johns, accompanied by Air. G. H. Richardson, had arrived from the Empire, and this Swansea girl received a vociferous re-I ception as she went up to the platform. Her first song was not Welsh, but a very taking one of the amorous ad- ventures of a curate, in which thq re- frain Amen" changes in the last verse into "Ah. Men!" The reception of this item was so enthusiastic that she had to concede an encore, end sang a Welsh dialect song, "Little Gwennie Morgan," which went as well if not better than the nrst.
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The adage, "A prophet is not with- out honour" proved entirely wrong last night, as when another Swansea boy, who has gone out into the world to make a name for himself, got up the applause was tremendous. The modest recipient of these honours was Walter Glynn (professionally), or more popularly Gl\n Walters, brother of lvor AValters, and nephew of Mr. John Walters. In a robust tenor voice this young si tiger brought the house .c down with an Irish song, "Aloli-a Aly Girl." His precaution of only bring- ing one piece of music was vain, as in answers to calls from all parts of the room he sang in Welsh the beautiful old song, "0 iia Haf o Hyd," which Mr. Ivor Owen accompanied without the score. Mr. Walter Gllnll is in Swansea over the week-end, and kindly consented to sing. One of the principal figures in the success of the last production of the Swansea Operatic Society, "Les Cloches de Corneville," was the lively singing and acting of Miss Grace Thomas as tho conceited Serpolette. Last night she gave a characteristically vivacious interpretation, of "The Little Damozel.' I This was followed by a Hebraic charac- ter song, "Vpt a Business by Mr. I Syd Solomon, who later gave a jewish interpretation of the famous ragtime, I "Yiddle on your Fiddle." In contradistinction Miss Marion Parker followed m a. sweet soprano voice, "Tit for Tat," in which she was accompanied by Miss Irene Cameron. Somewhere a.bout this an interval was called, and a general move was made from the smoKo-laden air for fresher I climes, but the end of the iive millute saw all back again. I Another member of "Le C'ochcs do Corneville Company was Air. Ben t John, who took the part of the Mar- iqu 1 and ]a-,t II quis, and last night his ricb. baritone voice was heard to advantage in the I" Yeoman's Wedding Song." It was now past nine o'clock, and the artistes ifrom the Grand Theatre had put in an appearance and were introduced by Mr. T. Byrne. I Old Favourites. I Miss Eleanor Wilsom, the fine scprajio? i 'hose in the audeville Ta tiers —the clever quintette of entertainer? who precede the performance of the "Glad Eye" at the Grand this week- has made her very popular to Swansea .-was the first to take part, and began with an old favourite that never rails in its appeal if well sung—" Because." LL certainly did not fail this time, aud in j ref-ponse to cries for an encore she sang I If one never marries me." j To give even a couple of the best j stories that that quaint story teller, Air. i Ashton Jarry, the manager of the "Glad ¡ Eye Co. told, would he taking up room without giving an adequate idea of his performance, for he ran through an I astonishing number of anecdotes all over the field—Irish, golf, poker, and! general "yarns," and when called upon I for an encore he gave a monologue that I was highly appreciated. It was a French- man s impressions of a game of Rughy ball-foot," and his disgust with the man who was "placing" the ball for letting it go when tho other kicked was great to behold. Miss Irene Cameron, a charming I vo-caiist fl-erii Llaneiiv, w ho is a soloist with the Rtoyaf Welsh Choir, and a W-incipal of the Llaneliy Operatic Society sang with much fedine the famous Rosary," and for an encore "All on a Summer's Day." It was after this tbati Mr. George Hemmen, iu an introduc- 'I tion to a clever chapeaugraphy exhibi- tion, in which with a plain circ le of fpIt lie mimics the different forms of hats, propounded the conundrum, "Why is ai I hat always on top?" and the answer was "Because, like the "Leader," there is no other place for it." He was fol- lowed by Mr. Albert Daniel, who, in a! ane baritone voice roused cvervoae? w!th 1 he ever-popular "'l.'rumper." We had now gr? ? round the ixtistc?s present, and Mr. Reg Wilson gave
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-A -BOXER'S DE3T.
A BOXER'S DE3T. Matt Wells, the ex-Imht weight champion boxer, Was given judgmeot at Whitechapel County Court, London, fop £ 37 against Sid Burns. This amount was lent to Burns when the twain went on an American tour.
BRITONFERRY WORKS IDLE.
BRITONFERRY WORKS IDLE. It is stated on gaod authority that the Villiers and Gwaiia. Tinplat-o Works Britonferry, w 11 be idle next week owing to bad trade. The Wern Tin plate Works stopped yesterday, but in this case it is under- stood that many alterations are a place.
ILAMPORT AND HOLT, LTD.
LAMPORT AND HOLT, LTD. The first ordinary general meeting of this company has been held at 36, Lime- street, E.G. Sir Owen Philipps, K.C.M.G., who presided, said it was 68 vears since the firm of Lamport and faolt established the business, which was incorporated in 1911 as a limited com- pany under the same name and practi- cally under the name management. The profits earned had been very satisfac- tory, and iu dealing with them it had beeu the aim of the directors to place tiic, company on a thoroughly sound basis, 60 as to be in a strong position, to meet the fluctuations and periods of de- « pres-sioa which occurred from time to time in the shipping trade. The item of over £ 200,0u0 for goodwill had already been extinguished out of th. profits earned between 1st January, 1911, and the incorporation of the com- pany. They had set aside £ 100,000 to start a, Reserve Fund, and, after paying 6 per cent. on the Preference Shares, they were able to recommend a dividend of 8 per cent, on the Ordinary Shares. carrying a substantial balance forward. During the past year they added no less thay seven large modern sthinners to the fleet, which now consisted of 34 steamers and four building, the total fleet being over 213.000 tons The coal strike during 1912 added considerably to the cost of bunker coals, as they kept all their steamers running throughout the strike, and were thus able to main- tain the regularity of the service, which was much appreciated by their regular shippers. He never prophesied as to the future, but he believed that this old business was now in a stronger position than it had been in for many -ve.irs.-The report was unanimously adopted.
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Poritardulais is agitating for extra police. A deputation from the Parish Council will interview the local superin- tendent on the subject. Mr. Justice Bucknill, who is trying tho libel case in which Miss Lind-af- Hageby is plaintiff, and who celebrates bis sixty-eighth birthday to-day. bu hunt.ed foT years with the Surrey Union Foxhounds. Air. Justice Avory is -fcalolslar of tlie same hunt.
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another five minutes of magic and | ingglin?v whilst .Mr. Abner Roberts sang "Fair One in the Desert," and Mr. Kirby Sails gave an imitation of a perplexed German tackling a Post Ofjiee it/lephone'. Brevity and Wit. It was close on eleven o'clock when Ph it Ray, the soul of brevity and wit, | walked into the room alter his turn ats the Empire. As this famous comedian appeared in the unaccustomed mufti, vcitu just the faintest trace of the "make-up" near his eyes, he was loudly el ice red, and any 1\\ ho had left for a breather'- re- turned to hear Phil Ray. He opened out with a few racy anecdotes, after mixing up the policy and principles of the paper so hopelessly in a humourous stump speech that he had to call the pianist to his assistance. In answer to requests to "moderate your transports" he obtained quiet to go on with ono of has abbreviated songs, in which he cer- tainly did "abbreviate." The song was loudiy applauded. Other iate arrivals were Mr. T. C. Vane, Air. T. J. Fagan, and the Ylwdcvil10 Tailors, who has been sing- ing baritone solos at the Grand, ga\ o another fine rendering last night, in spite -if an uncomfortable throat affpc- tion A surprise was given when Ur. T. G. Vane, who has been convulsing the house at the Grand this week with his interpretation of the Gaston Bocard role, sang a splendid topical ong. Dreamland. The great success which, attended tha function must be mainly attributed to the way in which Mr. 's. J. Phillips, the publisher, who acted as honorary secretary, organised the business of the evening. The arrangements were admirable, and from beginning to ejix everything went with a swing.