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first appeared for Somerset eonntv in the season 1893-4. Since theu lie hae regularly assisted the county, and lias also figured in the now abandoned .Rugby Union trial matches. This season Eidon has been showing particularly nne for in, and it was confidently expected in the vVegt that tie w juld run strongly for international honours. His selection for the South, therefore, caused no gurpri-e, and he \Va., amongst the best of the forwards who did battle Against the North on the Rectory Ground d Blackheath. Ilis display on that occasion easily secured him a place in the international team, a choice which gave general satisfaction. Eldon is a believer in strict training, he always ehteiv the field in the pink of condition, and plays as hard in the last five minutes of the game as the first. For his own club he frequently figures on the qu.Trier line. F. JACOB (Cambridge i ver-, i t v). A Kent ir«aai by birth. After receiving his edu- cation privately. Jacob proceeded to Cam- bridge, ivhere hi» excellent* fcrm ej>ef'(Hly brought him under the notice of tie authori- ties, ? and lie quickly received his blue. He is a very dete-mined acrknmager, and in the North v. South match at .Richmond last ] },o- cember he was one of the btwt forwards play- rug H. F. OAKES (Durham) is not a well known forward locally, but can be accepted without-" rufstion as "me of the most "solid" men on the English tide. lie was unearth?d some time !>if!c by "Old Eibor," to which writer he in a large measure owes his introduction to first- clastj foot!]. In the North v. South match he was one of the best men on his side, and did a Jot of work in the 6crÍwmagi'. W. B. STODDAUT (Liverpool).—For some yea-ivs Stoddurt has not only been one of rhe mainstays of his club. but al"Q of the Lanca- shire county team. A fine, determined scrim- mage r. pos8tpsing- both weight, and puce. and not being by ary means adverse to iuurd work, fie is a most 1 sefui man on any side. In the Fsorth v. South match he was, probably, the best forward Oil the ground. In the loose he is ♦ specially dangerous, and is, perhaps, seen at his best as was the car>e in the North v. South match. When a scrimmage is being screwed he comes round at the head of the forwards, and leads the dribble. W. ASiil'OKD f n'lehmond), hails from Devonshire. A-hford was educated at Exeter Grammar School, and after leaving that seat of learning 1>3 for some time played with the Exeter Club. On leaving Exeter to study medicine at St. Thomas's Hospital he played with that team, and after leaving the Hospital he threw in his lot with Richmond. While at school Ashford showed splendid place- kicking powers, and en one occasyah placed thirteen goalg out of fifteen attempts. He is & hard-working forward with wonderful power over the ball. He also plays for Surrey. R. H. MANGLES (Richmond), has only recently come to the frcnt, as a tea son ago his form would by no means have justified his selection for such a match as En-gland v. Wales. Educated at Marlborough College, Mangles for some time played with the Nomads from his old school, but then joined Blackheath, who. however, did not think him good enough. Richmond thought differently, and he now plays regularly for them. So great has been his improvement that he :3 now one of the best forwards playing. Mangles stands over 6Ft., he is a lieutenant in the Army, and stationed at Alderehot. Latest Information from Newport THE GROUND INSPECTED AND FOUND BETTER THAN ANTICIPATED. The dawn broke at Newport pretty late, a"d revealed to disgusted footballers the same filthy, abominable state of Nature that had prevailed during the week. There was etill mud—mud everywlheroe-írom the skies appa- rr-tlv to the centre of the earth. To use an expression d legal fiction, the whole earth was wrapped in one execrable wrapper of muck, and the dizzle, which was so annoying on Friday, still continued on Saturday. Visitor" began to pour into the town out an enrly hour, the streets being very lively as ..1rly ae ten o'clock, and every train brought :n frtsh loads if sightseers. The referee (Mr. Magee) arrived from Ire- land on Friday night, and ."topped at the Westgate Hotel, where the English team was ako staying. This morning Mr. Rees (the Wei.-h Union secretary), in company with the two captains, proceeded to the ground, and made an exami- nation of it. He stated that, although it Was in a very bad condition through the constant downpour of rain, it was rather better than he expected to find it. The kick off is timed for 2.40 p.m. fffE PLAYING OF H FILINGS AND EVANS. Our Newport reporter, wiring &t 11.15, stales that all the members of the Welsh ieam hsd, c.-l that time, not arrived at the West gate Hotel. The greater number, however, had put in an appearance, and Rome of them had breakfast as soon as they arrived, and will, therefore, not stay to lunch with the remainder of the team a* 12.30. International Board. Contrary to expectation and also to the pub- lished report a day or two ago, there will be no international board meeting preceding this i match. Welsh Union. The Welsh Rugby ITn-on Committee will not meet until just before lunch, when the question of playing Hellinjfs and Evans- of Llwynvpia, In the team will lie considered. It will lie remembered that, contrary to the request of the Welsh committee, these two players took part in a match at Llwynvpia last Monday. Their conduct will be considered at the committee meeting1 just after noon, and a. decMion will be arrived at whether they shall play or their places be filled by reserves. A well-known football enthusiast, discussing the conduct of the two players named, in the presence of some of the Welsh Union coiu- inuteemen, said, "I don't care whether we win or lose; but I hope they will not be played. The mc sort of tbiug has been done before, and it must be stopped." The members of itio English team during the morning paraded the streets in small groups, and were, of course, eagerly watched by the public. J LATER, 1 Wiring at yL.M, our Newport reporter says: --It does; not actually rain, but so far as now can be seen there is not much hope for fine weather. A seasoned Welsh international, discussing the climatic conditions, remarked, ''Well, we must make jhe best of )t; but what I do hope That is what r have to fear." is that it will not rain whilst the match is on. But at present (11.40) that rain may come on at any moment is one of the possibilities of the situation. The same player, on learning late on Friday night that there had been a change in the Eng- lish team, and not knowing what the change was, said, "I hope. for our sake. it does not mean, that J. H. Rarron, the Yorkshire for- ward, gets in. He is a hot 'uu." But, as our readers well know by this time, Barron is the reserve who hae joined the Eng- lish tea-m. MEETING OF THE ENGLISH COM- MITTEE. The English Union Committee held a meet- ing at the Wegfcgate Hotel, Newport" on Satur- day, but, in answer to the pressmen. Mr. Row- land Hill, the secretary, said it was merely a. private meeting, and no report, official or othe- wise, could be communicated. The Westgate Hotel is getting eimply packed with people, and it is difficult to move about inside the house or even to get near the entrance doors. HELLINGS AND EVANS WILL PROBABLY PLAY. Which Side will the Ground Suit? Wiring at 12 20, our Newport representative says:—The town is getting very full of visitors. Itain is still holding off. Although the official inti- mation of the Welsh Uni-on has not yet been made known, you may take it for granted that HelIingsand Evans, of Llwynypia, will be allowed to play, but will get a rap on the knuckles for their conduct on Monday last. The Welsh team, therefore, will be exactly as selected. As to the state of [he ground, many of the We'uh and English players have been over it in the course of the forenoon, and, though thev found it naturally in a bad conditon, it was not nearly the quagmire that might reasonably have -teen expected aifter the continuous rains of the previous week. The question as to which of the sides such a condition of the turf would be most likely to favour has been a good deal dis- cussed Welshmen claim it in their favour, and the Englishmen, on the other hand, consider it would isu't them. The English captain (E. W. Taylor) declared it a.s his opinion that it would suit his side admrinbly, as the English forwards are not too heavy. Important Resolution. Subsequently, a reporter was supplied, by Mr. Rees, with an official report. Mr. Bees said that the following resolution WM unanimously adapted:—"Inasmuch as there appears to have been a misunderstanding between players and a number of our committee, that the players in ques- tion be cautioned and allowed to play, and that in future no player selected for an international match will be allowed to play in any match during the week preceding the international game upon a penalty of suspension for such a period as the committee may decide." Very complete arrangements have been made by the Post-office for the despatch of copy, and a staff of clerks will be engaged at the High- street Poe't-office. BY "WELSH ATHLETE." Early on Saturday morning a slight gleam of hope was afforded those interested in the game, for the rain, which had practically fallen throughout the whole of the week ceased, though the conditions overhead were dull, gloomy, ivm forbidding in the extreme, and a grey overcast "ky threatened rain at every moment. Expec- tations were very soon realised, for quite a couple of hours before the time set for the com- mencement of the game the Clerk of the Weather turned on the tap and a steady downpour of min mixed with hail d-wended an no undecided manner. This did not in any wi^e disturb the crowd, however, at any rate, the cheaper portion of them, for the whole of the stands on the far side of the ground were packed long before one o'clock. The reserved seats in the grand stand, of course, filled up less rapidly, the iueKy possessors taking their positions e-rly. I lucky advieedly, for the grand stand acommodation, I was sur- prieed to learn, is nothing like half that of Cardiff or Swansea. There has been a let of grumbling during the week on the part of people l.-uable to get seats in the gra.nd stand. The disappointed ones will feel probably less disappointment, certainly less surprise, when I tell them that the seating capacity of the Newpork formidable grand stand is only 250. To me the fact, imparted by ,:àlr. Walter Reed, of the Welsh Rugby Union, came as a. sur- prise. Still, it is a hard, solid fact, a id facts are hard things to get over. The usual arrangements for providing a little amusement for the crowd during the long wait were preva- lent in the shape of some admirable selections rendered by the Newport Town Band, who did not seem to appreciate the weather any more than the crowd did. In Newport-, during the early morning, there was considerable dis- cussion Whether the Llwynypia forwards would be permitted to play. As I announced in this morning's "Western Mnil," a special meeting of the committee had been called to consider whether the deliberate ignoring of the committee's instructions in question should be vigorously dealt with, by not allowing them to take part in to-day's game. Feeling keenly upon the matter, the committee still allowed moderate counsels to prevail, with the result that they passed over the matter by censuring the two players. Doubtless, as I mentioned a few days ago, the Welsh Commit- ter at their next meeting, which will, I under- stand, take place on Thursday, paas a special rulo to deal with this sort of tiling in the future, the prevailing conditions necessarily. The ground was in an oven worse state than was anticipated. On the top it was palpably wet and slippery, but on the gTOund itself a slight move with the foot proved without a question that, two or three inches of mud existed. 'Of Qoarse in some parts it was a trifle better. On the other hand it was in places, especially in front, of the stand, considerably worse. There is no need so early to coquitate upon tell ques- tion as to whether this state of affairs will favour Wales or otherwise as the gaime pro- gresses. Hint willl be a matter which we will soon be able to settle upon. An hour or so before the commencement of the game it was very amusing to watch the difficulties under which the large number of reporters wero labour- ing. We had been turned out of our usual seat, in the front of the grand stand, and put on some open hole and corner arrangement jUlJt outside the field of play. With the rain pouring down incessantly, cS- tempis at anything like legible hand- writing were out of the ij•icsuion. We were more fortunate—one of those brilliant splashes that so invariably characterise people in their difficulty, suggested expenditure in the pur- chase of a sound bacon box, inside which one of the most respected members of our staff placed his copy and as much of his head and shoulders as his width would permit, and »o wrote, at least in blindness, if not in oomfort. \V mist on this subject, I ought to pay a word of thanks to Butcher, the ground man, who, recognising the difficulties under which we were labouring, did everything \11 his power to alleviate our distress. A similar modicum of ihaaiks must be extended to Mr. Knight, of Messrs. E. Ric-kard and, 00. '8 establishment, who, so far as we were concerned, also made arrangements tha.t materially added to our comfort. Half an hour before the kick-off points of 'vantage all the ground were. of course, at a discount. A* I mentioned before, the "hoh" side, to uso a vulgar but apt expression, was cue seething mass of humanity. At each end the sight was just the ewme, whilst, of course, the grand stand was packed to excess, ^jjlhere were one or two vacant chairs at the far side of the enclosure, which had been reserved for old internationals. Probably they were wise in their generation, and, thinking ihey had had enough in the old days, considered it ullwise to "turn out In such a stress of weather. At 2.40 to the tick the teams Jook the field. Taylor led the la^lighmen on, Gould coming. at the head of his men immediately afterward#. The men lined up as follows: — Mr. Tom Williams was touch judge tor Wales, and Mr. Walling acted in a similar capa- city for England. The Game. From England's kick-off Boucher returned and, the English left wing failing to take, the play settled in the English half. From the very first serum Wales gamed twenty or fifteen yards, and play went to the English 25, where, from a tight scrum, Taylor ¡ret possession and kicked up the field. Crwynn Nioholls tried to stop by making his mark, bu'? was upeet before he had fairly got posses- sion of the ball. This let England up to half way, where Arthur Gould failed to field a kick, the ball going up to Bancroft, who ran a dozen yards and then threw to Cliff Bowen. Ban- croft's tactics were quite unexpected, and Bowen did not make as much use of the ball as he might have done, although he found touch. There was a lot of loose scrimmaging in the Welsh half, and then Packer, coming round a serum, kicked down to Byrne on the half-way line. The Moseley man was all at home and punted ba k to touch. There were some tight gruelling scrums after this, and then Selwyn Biggs, com- ing round the scrum, intercepted some passing by the English halves, and running on half a dozen yards passed to Gould. The latter put in a fine kick towards touch, buth the ball fell a yard or two short, and Lanny Jones running on beat Byrne, and kicked down towards the English line. There wa3 ope reply, which Pearson, sent lyaok-, and, then the English forwards, twice frustrated in their atempts to break away, eventually got the best of some loose play, and rushed up to the centre. There was some loose kicking here, which ended in Gould's being penalised for off-aide play. This gave England a few yards advan- tage, but the Welsh forwards were playing Pearson scoring the first try. with any amount of "devil" at this stage, and, scrimmaging desperately, were also following up and tackling in fire style. One rush, headed by Hellings and Packer, saw both Taylor and Wells upset. The progress of the Wei semen was but short, until Pearson, followed a long kick down the field and upset Fletcher. He threw out to J. F. Byrne in the hope of getting it away, but I'eareon was on the top of him, and pulled him down. The English side were penalised for off-side play. A place at this point was almost certain to have resulted *in a score, but Gould, for some reason or another, elected to drop, with the result that only a minor was scored. Less than a minute later, after the drop-out. Wales were again attaching. It was a very near tiling for their going over in the extreme corner. Pearson's foot had, evidently, been in touch, however; so a couple of yards out from the English line the Welsh touch judge hoisted his flag, with the result that from the throw-out the ball went to one of the English forwards, who dropped down and conceded a second minor. England were making despe- rate efforts at this period to get away from their hailf, until a luoky kick by Fletcher sent the ball to Bancroft, and then Fookes rushed up and forced the Welsh back to kick to touch at his own 25. A mark made by Fookes at this spot mada matters look exceed. ingly dangerous for Wales. Ashford took the place kick, and made a good shot. Bancroft brought it out, and kicked down the field, but immediately afterwards it Was returned by F. A. Byrne, and then Bancroft did what he ought to have done before-oonoeded a minor. From I the Welsh drop-out, play settled on half-way, until Boucher, by a lengthy kick, sent play to the English half. Here some informality on the part of the Welsh forwards in the scrum, gave England' a further advantage, with the result that, loose rushing play of their forwards was only stopped at the Welsh 25. Yard by yard they worked up to the touch- line, some dozen yards outside the Welsh goal- line, where Gould relieved' .in a lucky fashion. Going around tihe scrimmage he got into touch a dozen yards outside the Welsh 25. Taylor's futile drop fcr goal. j Bancroft brought off a nice save after n's, and gave his side a big advantage. Then a loose dribble, after a good follow-up by the Welsh forwards, put play into the English half. Once Wells had a chance of breaking away, but he did not seem to oare about thetackling of the Welshmen, and from a serum hit the ball with his hand into touch. A fine opening came to Wales a minute later. Selwyn Biggs broke away from the sorum, and threw out. Baker was oloee up and seemed like taking it, but Gwyn Nitholls beat him, and ran over to the right wing, where Pearson failed to take his paos. After this England got back a few yards, and a kick went up to Bancroft that looked like getting the Welsh full back in trouble again. He came down the field with a run, and passed over to Gu'i' J. The latter wae marked very carefully, out still he manaf;;d > bring off one of thoss V'li-uit dodges of his, and breaking back iuto the centre threw out to Cliff Bowtn The pass waa just a bit too high, however, and a really fine oppening was missed. After this play was of a mid-field description. The Eng- lish three-quarters were travelling yards and yards off-side, but they managed it very cAerlv behind the referee's back, As Mr. Magee never looked round, however, no notice was taken. After this there was as brilliant a. bit of play as was ever seen on a Welshground. Hy Packer headed a rush of forwards that com- menced at half way, and taken up by I "Held!" other of the Welshmen went straight over the English line without a check. I). Jones, of Aberavon, and a couple of forwards fell on the ball at this point right under the posts. Everyone thought it was a try, but for some reason or other Mr, Magee ordered h a touch- down. It was a downright bit if hard luok on Wales, but they made up for it a minute later, when a brilliant opening, initiated by Selwyn Biggs, saw Pearson, Gould, and Nicholls each handle in turn. There were some further exchanges in the far corner, but we could not. Then Pearson went over in the extreme corner with a try, which Ban- croft failed to convert. England at this point wcr to all intent and purposes,a beaten team, and it came as no surprise a minute later, that the Welsh forwards who were well beating thei roipponeiats in dribbling, that had a tangible result. Boucher and Jack Evans were at the head of the rush that I took the bail over the English line. Bnicher was first on top of it, and so scored a second try for Waies. Bancroft had another shot for goal, but with no better result than on the previous occasion. For the next five minutes after this Wales kept up a desperately hot attack on the English 25. A pretty piece cjif cross-dribbling by the English forwards took them over the half-way line, but as soon as they settled down to scrimmaging again the Welshmen pushed the English forwards clean off their feet, and coming round with a swing again looaited themselves well within the English 25. The end of the attack was that some sterling play OIl the part of Cliff Bowen eent the bal1 over the English line. Byrne, gaining possession, touched down, and conceded Wales their fourth minor. Half-time was then called, with the score standiag G. T. M. WALES 0 2 4 ENGLAND 0 0 1 SECOND HALF. Parker re-started the second half for Wales, and the result of the exchange kicking was that play settled slightly on the English siL:e of the half-way line. The first scrummage was a loose one, and of quite 30 seconds' duration. Then one of the Welshmen followed up a kick and tackled Baker, with the result that Mr. Magee penalised the Welshman for playing the same. There was no earthly question about this, mind, and the surprise was that the crowd took it so well as they did. This, however, was not sufficient for Mr. Magee, for after Pearson had run back to save, Mr. Magee penalised him right by the posts. Taylor tried a drop goal, but that fell short, and Bancroft ^taking- it punted up to touch close at half-way, and England had oertainly received enough en- couragement in the way of penalty kicks, and this, probabably, was responsible for the litis bit of devilry which they introduced into their play. A mark to Taylor agadn gave the Englishmen an opportunity for shooting for goal, but again Bancroft was equal to the occasion, snd, re- plying up to the centre of the field, tlie Welsh forwards again took the work up, and with a really smart dribble again put tho Engldsh line in danger. A good return by Fookes drove them back to the centre, where Cliff Bowen got possession, but was pulled over, and dribbled down the field with the ball. The end of this was that Pearson, diving in among the English foj-wards, stopped the rvsh at the rushed up to the Welsh 25, where, for the next few minutes play was located. From the first tight pack Taylor got possession, but Jones was round very smartly, and1, upsetting him, started a dribble that his forwards afterwards took ;lP, tha end of it being thnfc play settled just inside the English half. Play had got very dull at this point, but Pearson livened things up in a marvellous fashion, when, from the centre of Passing under difficulties. the field, he started a single-handed, crosa- dribble, which took him clean through the Eng- lish ranks up to Byrne, who stopped' him by failing on the ball naif a dozen yards outside the iiot.. a scrimmage and this point saw the Welsh ieft. wing in motion, but Gould was stopped just before he mam aged to break through and make the opening. The end of it all was that the ball was kicked over the line, and although Byrne had plenty of time and no opposition to bring it out he preferred to concede Wales their fifth minor by touching down. From the drop out the English forward* got to work and by a combined diibbla got down to wiithin a dozen yardti of i,ho Welsh line. Im- mediately play settled down, however, the Welsh forwards came round with a lovely swing, and dribbled right up .to the centre back. The Eng lish forwards came with some excellent foot- work only to see Gwyn Nioholls stop their. br snaking his mark and sending up a "oeautiful screw punt that went along the Pine and found touch at the centre. So far as the tiglt scrums were coacerend, England were having no earthly (how at this point. In addition to this, Eng- land were playing a oil ty, beastly game. They were kicking the men on the floor, and lying on the ball to save themselves without ever attempting to get up to play it in the manner that they are said to be fond of boasting of. Play wa. tnow just outside the W»l<sh 25 line. It- was very scraggy, and mostly confined to the forwards. A long kick by one of the Eng. lish backs sent the ball over the Welsh line, but Gwyn Ni"holls, racing back managed to sav eby kicking dead. and conceding England their second minor. Some nreity fol- lowing up and footwork on the part of Boucher again placed England on the defensive. Air. Magee didn't seem to be taking any personal interest in the game, and was at this point a long way behind the game. Some long kicks by the English backs were followed up bv a big scramble on the centre, in which Pearson played a prominent part, and got the best of it for his side. There were one or two un- pleasant exchanges between the forwards at this point, oiie..>f the English pl-yer; particularly- evincing an ineliuftion rathei tq wrangle than play football. Gradually the Welsh forwards worked up into the English half, where some off-side play on the part of the English forwrads caused Mr. Magee to penalise them. Boucher, who took the kick. put fine length, and found touch well inside the English 25. From the line-out here, there was a bit of scrambling play. which was ended by the ball coming to the Welsh tlnee-qiru'ters. They dribbled for a liittLe bit, and then right on the lin-eD. Jones showed a surprising bit of speed, amd, picking up the ball, rwhed over right behind tine posts. On this occasion Bancroft converted, and so put Wales eleven points ahead. From England's ro start Wales immediately took up the att-a k. .meö got sway from the scrimmage, and went up on the right, but his pass went astray. Less than a minute later the Welsh forwards attacked, and dribbled over the English line, They had kicked a bit too hard, however, with the result that tihe ball went dead, EngJand conceding their >xth minor. After this Eng- land made one or two bursts. Thev were very slack, and never continued with any spurt or danger. One long kick looked like giving England an opening, for Bancroft was out of the way, but Nicholls got back and put in a fine long punt to touch over the half-way line. Gould still further .improved matters by a fine long punt to close on the touch-in-goal flag. From here Wales attacked htoly, and the English defence had a terribfly warm time ot it. Gould, for once in his life, used by bad j udgment o none occasion. He put in a'kick which went miles wide, when hd might have put Cliff Bowen in. Play was still kept right in the corner, and -through some misunder- standing on the part of the Welsh backs, neither of whom were able to get in their kick. let play down to the centre of the field. They never looked dangerous, however, and Gould, coming away, soon cleared by a fin.e punt to touch, close to the half-way. Here, again, the Welsh forwards got to work, and as soon as they put their heads down they were pressing and gave the English defence rn awfully hard time of it. A minute later the whistle wa- blown, and Wales, amidst a scene of the wildest enthusiasm, won a third match ftgainst EDglnd. The full score stood;- G. T. M. WALES 12 6 ENGLAND 0 0 2 1. INTERVIEWS. The English captain, E. W. Taylor, seen after the match, shrugged his shoulders when asked what he thought of it, and simply re- marked, '"Look at the state' of the ground. It was no ground to play on. Stoddart, one of the English forwards, just simply repeated his captain's words, "The ground was not fit," he said. Baker, of Oxford, centre t'hlve-quarter, went further and said, "The English forwards were badly beaten. We backs never had the ball passed out to ue at all. Victoria Stars v. Canton Juniors.—Played at the Sophia Gardens, and, after a. good game, resulted in a draw.
GLOUCESTEKSHIBE RUGBY UNION.
GLOUCESTEKSHIBE RUGBY UNION. SUSPENSION OF FLA YERS. At a meeting of the Gloucestershire Rugby Union held at the Ram Hotel. Gloucester, the Stroud Club were recommended to adopt mea- sures to prevent disorderly conduct on the part of the spectators, that olub having been reported by the Union referee. p. Wood, of Dursley, was suspended for striking Cam Mills touch judge in the Dursley v. Cam Mills match. Two players, named Stock and Jones, were also sus- pended for fighting in the match between the Gloucester Gordon League and Cam Miils. AN EXPENSIVE PLAYER. Tha Sunderland Footba-H Club received a communication from the Everton Club on Friday morning closing the offer of JE200 for the release of Peter Meehan. full back, who left Sunderland to re-join the Celtic at the close of the season before last, but who by the rulei of the English League remained bound to Sunderland so far as other League clubs are ooncemed. In addition, Everton pay the Celtio jB150, and Meehan 210.
A PERFECT HURRICANE
A PERFECT HURRICANE ON THE NORTH-EAST COAST. A telegram from West Hartlepool states that a perfect hurricane prevailed on the North- east coast on Saturday morning, and at the ship-yards few, except the indoor hands, were able to do any work. Waves rolled in with such force at Hartlepool that vessels could not leave pert.
CYCLING.
CYCLING. CATFORD CLUB. A meeting of the Gsutford Cycle Club was held at the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, on Friday evening, under the presidency of Mr. A. Judah (captain of thei club), who tendered his resignation owing to his leaving Cardiff. Mr. Heath proposed a vote of regret, which was carried after being seconded by Mr. Tainsh, and success for the future was wished him. Mr. Heath was appointed chairman for the coming season, and Mr. Angle captain. The balance-sheet showed over E20 to the good. It was arranged that the annual dinner of the club should take place at the Royal Hotel on Thursday, the 21st inst., at seven p.m., notification of which will be sent to the members. --?.
CARDIFF BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
CARDIFF BOARD OF GUARDIANS. THE DEFALCATIONS IN THE ROATH DISTRICT. At the weekly meeting of the Cardiff Board of Guardians, Mr. O. H. Jones presiding, a letter was read from the Local Government Board, stating that, in the opinion of th* Board, Mr. Bennett, the late collector in the No. 2 District (Roath), wad out of office by virtue of his own resignation, before the board dpcldrJ to discharge him.—The r-'t-'ioii to dismiss, therefore, was out of order. Resignation a-lways vacated the office, and needed no resolution on the part of the authority. A letter was also read from rhe Seoetary of the Poor-law Guarantee Association statii\r that the matter of Mr. lienue-tt'* guaranty- would be placed before his board a.t their next meeting. The overseers of Boat'u had written to chairman of the finance committee, stating that it would be impossible for them to give any trustworthy information ¡.8 to the extent of Mr. Bennett's default until they had made an investigation of the arrears outstanding omthe rate ending in November last. They under- stood -ali?o there were arrears on the current rate, but as demand notes, and receipts had not in all cases been used, matters were complicated, and a complete statement could not be arrived at until the conclusion of the oollection in March.—It was decided to request the overseers to meet tha finance committee—The Clerk re- ported that on the strength of three days' advertising, 188 applications had been received for the vacant collect orship: 132 of the appli- cants resided in the union district, and 56 out- side.—It was decided to place the applications in the hands of the finance committee to make recommendation to the board,; the appointment to be decided in fortnight's time.
. A HARDSHIP.
A HARDSHIP. At the weekly meeting of tthe Cardiff Board of Guardians, Mr. R. Sutherland gave notice of a motion to repeal the order prohibiting the giving of a list of the guardians to tradesmen or tradesmen's sons applying at the board's offices. It was a hardship, he siaid. that the list was not obtainable, and the motion preventing it should be rescinded.
IA PECULIAlt CASE.
A PECULIAlt CASE. At Cardiff Police-court on Saturday morning a rather peculiar case of silence was heard, if the paradox may be permitted. Florence Carter, tgsd thirteen, was found sleeping on the doorway of 50, Cowbridge-road, and had been in custody since Friday afternoon, during th* whole of which time she had not uttered a syllable. The Bench expressed much dissatis- faction at the conduct of the child's mother and stepfather, who sent out Florence and a younger sister, aged ten, into servJce., The child iviirc remanded for it nmt-i to enable the police tu j make further inqviffi'v.
Cholera
Cholera ON BOARD A HIRED .JRANS- PORT. The Presw Aswiation Plymouth correspon- dent telegraphs:— The hired transport Nubia, which arrived here on Saturday morning from Calcutta, repnrts that three deaths from cholera- have occurred on board, the victims being Sergeant Walshar and Privates Kingston and Johns. Sergeant Walsber expired as recently as three o'clock on Saturday morning, and at ten o'clock the body was still on board. Two Lascars among the crew have also died during the voyage. The Nubia remains in the Sound pending the report of the port medical officer, who will receive instructions from Whitehall regarding the placing of the vea el in quaran- tine. Mr. Wiibarns, the port medical ofEcer, has boarded the vessel, and the Nubia awaits in- structions from the authorities at Whitehall. Meanwhile, no communication is allowed with the shore. There are several officers of Artil- lery and the North Lancashire and other regi- ments on board, but, so far, neither they nor auy of the passengers have been attacked. The Central News Plymouth correspondent telegraphs thai, cholera is raging amongst the [on board the steamship Nubia, now in Plymouth Sound. The Nubia has ju-1 arrived from Bombay, where the plague is raging. A later Central News telegram from Ply- mouth says:—Ths outbreak in the Nubid w certainly of a, yery serious nature, though later infoimatiion show-! that the cases at pre-ent on board- are confined to the men of the Lanc ashire Regiment, of whom there are 300 on board They are coming home from Calcutta. There is oe serious ca«e on board, and this will be re- moved to the hospital ship Maud. ? ??
FIRE IN LONDON.
FIRE IN LONDON. PREMISES OF THE AERATED COM- PANY GUTTED, A fire broke out on Saturday morning on the branch premises of the Aerated Bread Company at 149, Strand, London. The cause of the fire is unknown, but the building was soon enveloped in flames, and is practically gutted.
DEATH OF MAJOR KNOX.
DEATH OF MAJOR KNOX. ONCE GOVERNOR OF CARDIFF GAOL. The death took pi-we at Cheltenham on Friday of Major J. S. Knox, y,c., late of the Rifio Brigade. Te m u' through -he Urimea., find lost 1111 arm at Sebascopol, and was after- wards successively governor of te gaols at Car- diíf and Kirkdale and Liverpool. Major Knox had been ill for ccine montlis, and was 68 years of age. He leaves five daughters.
A TOY PONY.
A TOY PONY. Will item Tregarthe, fishmonger, of 11a Union- streat, Poplar, K., appeared at the City Sum- mons-court, to answer a charge of driving a pony and cart to the common danger of the public. The evidence of Polioe-coniKtable Joseph Allen showed that he was assisting several ladies across Aldga-te High-street, when the defendant drove a pony and cart at a fast pace into their midst-, scattering fchsm in all direc- tioi.s. He refund ro give his name and address, saying. "Garn! uu ain't the Prince o' Wale# (Laughter). He gave the information at the pollee-station. Defendant: Don't tell lies. Teil tfii' gentle- man 'ow big th' pony was. Go on. (Laugh- ter.) Mir. Alderman Truac-oti: Big enough to knock people down, I suppose, Defendant (contemptuously*: A nanny goat! (Loud laughter.) Alderman Truscott: Do not talk nonsense. Whv did you drive 00 fast. ? Defendant: I was standiin' still. (To Allen): You insulted everybody, me an' all. Said you'd pull me out o' my barrer. You know it's only a. toy pony &!I you could drive with a ball o' cotton. (Laughter.) I've 'ad a lessor, I 'ave, agin drivin' fast. I 'ad my two legs broke two months ago. Police-constable Bligh, 967, corroborated Allen. Defendant: Lice' Th' p'Uceman pulled th' ponies 'ead orf. I sa-id, I can't get over that there waginload o' timber from Plarstowe." (Laughter.) Alderman Truscott fined defendant ten ftiil- dmgs and costs. Pefendant: Well, I shall apply fer a lum- inous for perjury.
BELGIUM'S MINES.
BELGIUM'S MINES. 1 h e remarkable feature of the state of the metnllurgic industries of the Belgian province Liege, according to the report for 1895 of Mr. R. S. Menziee, British Vice-Consul, is that a complete reversal of the previous years equa- tion has taken place. Whereas the year 1894 was marked by a considerable increase in the prcduotion and value of the products of the iron and steel indust-rii*, and a remarkable falling off of those of zinc and lead, the working of these industries last year gave exactly opposite result! In 1894 the production of iron and steel amounted to 366,980 tons. valued a.t 46,186,900f.; while m 1895 the total wat? 302,759 tons, of the value of 35,434,400f. It is to be noted, with regard to fchw serious falling off, that while the number of blast furnaces rNnaine the same the working days have been reduced from an average of 3iO to one of 340. The value of the zinc produced in 1894 amounted to 32,406,400f., a sum which had been increased to 35,285,000f. in 1895. In the same way, the out- put of the lead and silver mines had grown in value by nearly a million francs—from 5,947,000 to 6,941,000.
THE WHOOPING COUGH,
THE WHOOPING COUGH, EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SO CALLED WITCHCRAFT. An extraordinary case of so-called witchcraft has just been reported to the Belfast coroiK-r. A child aged twelve months, living with its mother, who is a widow, was taken ill on the 2nd inst. with whooping cough. T he mother is stated shortly afterwards to have taken the in- fant to a man who carries en the business of a "charmer." That person is alleged to have gone through an extraordinaI1' performance with the child. A donkey was brought into requisition, and three times in succession tbe infant was passed under tine stomach of the animal, the "charmer" all the while going through ome form of incantation. AfiT this the donkey was given some special food, afid at the same iime the child was also given eome food, and whi'ie both were eating the charmer again went over his mystic works. The child was then taken home, hilt evidently the v.ork of ûhe charmer was unsuccessful, for it gol worse and died at half-past six o'clock >e»terday morning. The ccroneradjourned the inquest until next week far inquiries. -?
PREACHERS FOR TO MORROW
PREACHERS FOR TO MORROW Presbyterian* Church of England. 'V,jndsC'r-!)lace: -Morning. the Rev. J. Douglas Wattens, M.A. (pastor); evening, tie Rev. J. Bransom (Canton), Congregational. Neville-street:—Morning, the Rev. J. Har- rap Walker; evening, the Rev. G. C. Pereival. :y-road :—Morning, the Rev. E. Nichol- son Jones evening, the Rev. R. Banhaan. Welsh Congregational. Mir>ny-«lreieit:—Morning, the Rev. Tfcoe. H'lyhos (pastor); evening, the Rev. T. Morgan (Ainon). Welsh Calvinistic Methodiet. Pembroke-terraceMorning, the Rev. J. M. Jones (pastor); evening, the Rev. Charles Davia (Tabernacle). Jerusalem, Splotlands:—Morning and even- ing, the Rev. Thos. Watkine (Cardiff). May-street, Cathays: —Morning and evening, the Rev. J. J. Lloyd (Troedyrhiw). Presbyterian Church of Wales. I'lasnowydd: — Morning- and evening, the Rev. D. Thomaa (Brvnmwr), (FORWARD MOVEMENT CENTRE.) East Moors-hndl:—Morning and evening, the Rev H. G. Howell. Meanorial-hall, CJowbridge-road :—Morning and eventing, the Rev. John William*. Clive-road Hall:—Morning and evening, the Rev. Watkin Williams. G<rangctown-ha.Sl, Hsnarth-road :—Morning, Dr. Schrdes; evening, the Rev. W. T. Lee. Soloist, Miss Annie Davies. Sal t mead-hall, Hereford-ist.reeit: Evangelist Jaokson: evening, the Rev. J. Page. Primitive Methodist. Mount Tabor, Moira-terrace :—Morning, the Rev. Jesse Wilton evening, the Rev. J. RJiodes. Mount Hermon, Pearl Orcsccnt:—Morning, the Rev. R. Ban ham; evening, the Rev. J. Morris. East Moors (Aberdovey-street):—Morning, Mr. n. Mstth-ewg evening the Rev. J. p. Bellingham. Unitarian. West Grove:—Morning s.r«d eventing, the Rev. George St. Clair,
IAlarming Fire at Liver-'…
I Alarming Fire at Liver- pool. THE COURT THEATRE ALSOST DESTROYED. The Central Xev/s Liverpool correspondent telegraphs:—Shortly before four o'clock on Saturday morning an alarming fire broke out iu the Court Theatre, Liverpool. The fire was first discovered in the gallery by the officials engaged in clerical work, who at once sum- moned the fireman permanently employed with a view of stamping it out. Ihis it was at onee apparent wu a. futile task, and the engines from the head fire-staition were at onc>- summoned, but could only prevent the flames extenuing to the sta«ge end of the theatre, which, thanks to the fire-proof curtain, was, with the jtcenic acces- sories. saved from destruction. The building was built some 70 years ago, and, mellowed by age, the timber of the gallery was very goon a burning mass. This extended to the roof, and within three-quarters of an hour the roof over the auditorium collapsed, followed by a grand pyrotechnic display, which was seen from the higher parte of the city. Curious to state, the lower part of the theatre escaped tho conflagration, as also did the drc?s circle, but the gorgeous decorations and apjjaratis, for it is only six months since it was completely renovated, were entirely destroyed by water where they escaped the con- flagration. The building ? the property of the Carl Rosa Company, and Mrs. Carl Rasa hns, it is believed, the heaviest share in it. Last Bank Holiday it was re-opened under the I management of Mr. Robert Arthur, who jg lessee of several provincial theatres, and 011 Friday I sght had an overflowing house to witness the pantomime of "Cinderella." The theatre is insured, and it will neces-arily be closed for the remainder of the season. A Lighted Cigarette. Although the fire brigade was still pouring water on the burning building, at half-past ten on Saturday e morning the fire was practically extinguished. No estimate of the damage lias yet been made, and thi3 will scarcely be possible until the arrival of Mr. Arthur, lessee of the theatre, who has been wired to at Newcastle, where he also leases the Theatre Royal. Mr. Arthur is expected about one o'clock. Meantime, the acting managers of the theatre state that, under favourable circumstances, they may be able to resume the pantomine in about a fortnight. The fire is supposed to have originated from a lighted cigarette being thrown down in front of the gallery bar, as it was there the outbreak wa.s first observed. The iron curtain was at once lowered in front of the stage, but on the arrival of the firemen, it was found necessary to ifciee the curtain a few feet to mallow the hose, which was attached to the hydrants from the stage side, freedom to play.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT IX INDIA.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT IX INDIA. SE?IOTJS LOSS OF LIFE. The Central News Agency, Jelegraphing from Bombay on Saturday morning, says: —The Ahmedabar mail train on the Ra,roda Rail- wa.y collided this morning with a mixed train of passenger coaches and goods trucks which was standing at Nohloed Station. The result was most disastrous. The express train tra- velled at a good speed at the time. Five pas- sengers were killed outright, a.nd 24 injured.
FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
FRANCE AND ENGLAND. THE AMBASSADOR TO THE COWRT OF ST. JAMES'S. A Renter's telegram from Paris on Saturda.y esytj;— It is stated that the post of French- Ambassador in London will be offered to M. iBllot, Ambassador to Italy. W——CK—wa————
"A WONDERFUL MOTOR."
"A WONDERFUL MOTOR." A Liverpool correspondent telegraphs that Mr. Robert Allan, head of the firm of Allan Brothers and Co.. of Liverpool, states that! there is no truth in the story that the ^llan Steamship Company, of Liverpool, are at the head of a syndicate which is said to have nur- ehased for £ 1,400,000 a wonderful rotary motor from an American inventor.
ADRIFT FOR SIX MONTHS.
ADRIFT FOR SIX MONTHS. A Reuter's telegram from Cape Town says: --The British e-hip Soutih African, from Ran- goon to Rio with a cargo of rice, was picked up at Saldanha Bay last week by the tug Aurora,, which, with the assistance of the. Luna, towed her into table Bay. The crew of the South African were stricken down with scurvy, and the vessel haa been drifting about "thp Indian and South Atlantic Oceans for the past six months. The crew aire now in hospital.
POST-OFFICE! BURNT"DOWN,
POST-OFFICE! BURNT"DOWN, CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. On Saturday morning the greater portion of the Bitthop Auckland Post-office was burnt down by fire. The damage done is conside- rable.
GROUNDED OFF THE NASH.
GROUNDED OFF THE NASH. The steamer Catherine Sutton, of and from Cork, has arrived at Newport, and report* having (grounded off Nash Point on Friday. She will dry dock for survey.
SUBTERRANEAN FIRE.
SUBTERRANEAN FIRE. SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS. A telegram from Shrewsbury tays :—Conside- rable alarm hu been caused at Caalbrookdale, Shropshire, by a subterranean fire, which is su'uwd- to have been burning for months on land belonging to the Coalbrookdale Company. Tons of water have been poured 00 the burning mass, which covers an area of about an acre, but without effect, and its foundation is threatened. The railway goods station has been taken down, a.nd other buildings will have to be dismantled.
NEW TRUCK ACT.
NEW TRUCK ACT. MEETING OF TEE SLIDING-SCALE JOINT COMMITTEE. On Saturday morning a meeting of the glid- ing-scale joint committee was held at The Engineers' Institute, ParlJ-place, Cardiff, Sir William Thomas Lews presided, and the vice- chair was occupied by Mr. T. Daronwy Isaac. —The meeting wae convened to enable the em- ployers' representatives and the representative? of the workmen to disc-use the draft forme of contract which the employers had prepared for th-r» observance of the provisions of the new Truck Act, which came into operation of the 1st instant. Tho employers' representatives expl^ied the proposed contract which they wfcated, was v>repa-red on the lines laid down in the Act. UCnfortunately. Mr. Wm. Abraham, M.P., and Mr. D. Mov^s-ii were unable to at- tend. and in their absence, and a.s the proposed form of contract had o- been in the hands of the workmen*' representatives for few days, it was decided to adjourn the further considera- tion of the draft forms of contract to an early date.—After strong representations had been made by the employers, as to the urgency of establishing some agreement on the question, the workmen's representatives promised to trive immediate attention to the matter.—This was all the business, and the meeting then termi- nated.
PENRHYN QUARRYMEN.
PENRHYN QUARRYMEN. THE MAYOR OF CARDIFF SUB- SCRIBES TO THE FUND. On Saturday morning the Penrhyn quarrv- nien now at Cardiff with the view of raising a fund to relieve the distress of the men who have been thrown out of employment by the closing of the Penrhyn quarries had an interview with the Mayor of Cardiff (Mr. E. Beava-n) in his parlour at the Town-hall. The deputation, which was introduced by Councillor E Thomas ( "Coehfarf") consisted of Messrs Pritchard, Hughes, Rowlands, and Jones. The Mayor said that, although the local claims upon him were very great, he felt justified in handing over a cheque for two guineas to the quarry- men's fund. He hoped his fellow townsmen who could affo-rd it would subscribe liberally towards alleviating the distress which existed in North Wales. The deputation, who weore: highly gratified with their reception, were pro- fuse in their thanks to his worship. After leaving they contracted their reception at Car- diff with their experience at Chester, where the mayor, although 1 native of Anglesen, Refused to see the deputation. Undoubtedly, they said, Cardiff deserves to be the capital of Wales, i Only one had ever visited the town beiore. j
Cardiff Quarter Sessions
Cardiff Quarter Sessions The Epiphany Quarter Sessions for the I county borough of Cardiff were continued at I th: on Saturday morning (Ire fore the recorder, 3Ir. B. Francis Williams, Q.C.). Not Guilty. Charles Jos. Brooks, 29, coachman, was charged with stealing a gold chain and ij2 10s., the property and moneys of Jane Green, be. tween tile 29th of November ana th-e 4th of December last. — Prisoner had lodged with prosecutrix in \S oodville-road, and it was alleged tbat Wh4"11 he left he \00k with him the articles and tiw money. The charge, jww- fHT. was not proved. Prisoner having been found not guilty, was discharged. I Caught Sed-li&nded. Patrick O'Learv, 28. labourer, was charged I wiili stealing a watch and chair, from the pemon of Dr. Allan Cars well, at Cardiff, on the 28th of Noveruiber.—The doctor and Mrs. Carswell had been to the theatre, and were getting into a cab when prisoner came up and snatched the prolocutor's watch and chain. A police-constable was standing by and arrested the prisoner and recovered the stolen articles. Prisoner's defence was. if anything, clumsier than his attempted robbery. He said the prosecutor, a perfect stranger to him. gave him the watch to take care of until the morn- ing.—Prisoner was found guilty. He had been rvpeatedly convicted, and the Recorder passed sentence of six calendar months, remarking that the robbery w«is a most impudent one. Pagre from a Bad Boy's Diary. Two lade of fifteen, named George Parr. moulders' apprentice, and Thomas Sambruck, labourer, were indicted for stealing a towel, a knife, 3,iud other articles, the property of William Day. on the 23rd of November: they were also further charged with breaking and entering a shop in the occupation of Henry Drayton, with intent, also ou the game d?.v. Prisoners on the previous eveping pleaded guilty. They seemed to treat the matter with flippant indifference, and re-appeared in the dock smiling. Sambruck had previously been convicted for stealing an overcoat- and other articles. Parr also had had been in trouble before.—Mr. Ivor Bowen. for Sambruck, said he had given the lad SOIDc9 good advice, which I he feared would be lost.—The Recorder ordered each prisoner to be imprisoned for a month, and to receive eighteen strokes with a birch ) rod. Christmas Eve in Mary Ann-street. Ellen Seymour, 21, wag idicted maliciously wounding Catherine Donovan, in Man- Ann- street. on Christinas Eve, or early on Christmas Day.—Prosecutrix said the assault was com- mitted upon her in 45, Mary-Ann-street, which iitM *rr:es 011 as a common lodging hOlW8, together with Xo. 47, a place of the same character. Prisoner lodges at 4-7. which is a female residence, and on the night in question. Mrs. Donovan was incensed (or pretendede to be so,) because Seymour came into 45, which is solely for the accommodation of male loader*. Prisoner was conversing with the w-iti-emen, when prosecutrix, according to her statement, ordered her back to No. 47, whreupon Seymour became infurriated and stabbed the other woman in the eye.—Prisoner here re- marked that prosecutrix worked her into the house to help drink the con-tents of a four and a ha.If g-aiii on cask which was non tap on the sofa.—The prosecutrix denied that any beer was in the kitchen.—The Recorder: What! Not on Christmas Eve? (Laughter.) Wit- ness The publio-houses cioee at eleven o'clock. --The Recorder: Yes, and the shebeens open. (More laughter.)—Mrs. Donovan persisting tha.t there was no beer in the house, the Recorder remarked that it must have been a sort of a. blue ribbon gathering'. (Laughter./ Tho Recorder could not understand how 22 riv-n in 45, Mary Ann-street and at the very dawn of Christmas Day, would sit calmly disrussing the great festival, about the inaugurated without having anything to drink. Nedher did he understand Mrs. Donovans delicacy n objecting- to the presence of the girl's company with the men. seeing- that there were two married ladies the^e already. His feelings, perhaps, were not so fine, but he did net eee thek indelicacy. However, if Mrs, Donovan wa^h.ocked, that wa" sufficient.—Prisoner here stated that prosecutrix kicked her on the floor, and stabbed her in the hand, which was pifill bandaged. Prosecutrix and herself both had too much to drink, and she (prisoner) stabbed Mrs. Donovan only in self-dpf Mice. T'he man who should have been her chief witness had filE head split open by the prosecutrix, ar.d had now gone to eea.—Rosina Day. the wife of a shoemaker, living in the same house, said drink- ing had been go in? on. but not the time of the assault, as the public-houses had been closed. People brought been; but none was sold, ae that would be wrong.—The Recorder: Quite risrht. (Laughter.)—By the Recorder Yes. she had heard of institutions called shebeens, and there were "plenty opposite," (Laughter.)- Dr. Penrose described the injuries to both j women.—Prisoner again said she acted in self- defence.—The jury brought in a verdict of! Not guilty," and the woman was discharged. Contradictory. Mary Ellen Da-vies, a. bright-looking girl of j thirtt'9ll, wa-s charged with maliciously wound- ing Catherine Donoghue, a midd/e-aged woman, on the 2ist of November last. Pro- secutrix is the wife of James Donoghue. a coad trimmer, who lives in Ruby-street. She said the prisoner's father and mother had occupied apartments in her house, a.nd she had given them notice to leave. She was having a few words in the passage with Mrs. Davie?, who refused to pay the rent and to give up posses- sion, when the prisoner rushed at her with a knife. WitnoM held up her right hand, and received the stab in the palm.—Dr Penrose proved that the cut was not a deep one.—The defer, ce set up by the girl and her! family was that Mrs Donoghue, being] more or less drunk came into the town, where the prisoner was engaged in cooking, and run- ning towards the prisoner aimed a blow at her. Thus assailed, Mary Ellen held up her hand to ward off the blow, and in her hand was a knife, which accidentally went into the prose cutor's hand. The jure, believing this story, found the prisoner not guilty, and she wa? discharged.—Mr. A. eBrtram conducted the prosecution. Stealing Rabbits, Charles Woo'lacotte ;27) and Albert Ridd (18). labourers, were convicted of breaking and enter cng the fiah-curing shop of William Henry Newton. 235, Cowbridgc -1 oad, and stealing ten rabbits, and other things, valued at a guinea, on December 2. 3. last.— Mr. A. Bertram prosecuted. Entry wat, affected by forcing open the door, and making a hole in the wall. Wodacotte, who had been up before.. was sent down for four m01!th>1. Ridd reeeived from the police a good character ag a hard- working man, and the Recorder bound him over in the sum of £10 to come up for judg- ment when caJled upon. I
MOTHER OF SIX POLICEMENI
MOTHER OF SIX POLICEMEN §ir Edward Bradford recently forwarded to I,. the Queest the portraits of Mrs. Skeats and her f»ix eons, who have served for many years in the Metropolitan and other police forces. The old lady ie now upwards of 80 years of ace, and lives with her son Caleb, at Southgate. Caleb is a man who has distinguished himself on many occasions, aud has won high commenda- tions from several judges a« well as rewards from the police .mthoritirg. In returning the portraits Sir Arthur Bigge say; the Queen is much interested to read thia record of excellent f-crvicc rendered by one family in the police force.
|CARDIFF FAILURE.
CARDIFF FAILURE. ATFAITiS Or A CARDIFF SHIP- I OWNER, DISCLOSED. 'ie statement of affairs in the case of Mr. J. Vaughan Williams, shipowner, Cardiff and Pen- uth, has been issued, and the first meeting of creditors is summoned for Thursday next. Upon an account made up as from N ovem ber 21. 1895, ti) No-.ember 21, 18%, the debtor staiee that on ,he former date he had au excess of assets over liabilities to the amount of j35,167 (which included JB1,500 premium paid into the firm of which lie w«us a member 1; and that the year ended with a surplus of £772, part of the debits being— £ 567 household expenses, JE400 depre- ciation of furniture, £450 depreciation on shares, and £ 40 costs of writs and summonse*. There are 45 unsecured creditors, with claims totalling £ 412, with contingent liabilities of £ 1,800. The assets are estimated by debtor to be worth £ 1.185, and in his statement he avers 'T am not insolvent." The observations of the Official Receiver are:—The meeting of creditors has been delayed to give the debtor an opportunity of making a proposal or for a scheme of arrange- ment, hut he now finds he is unable to make any offer. He informs u.e he acquired considerable property on the death of hie father, some por- tion of which va-s settled all liis wife and child- ren by an ante-nuptial settlement made about twelve years ago; that about eleven years ago, when his capital amounted to about £ 7,000, h- became a partner in the South Wales Brewery Company, Cardiff, for a term of three years, hen he retired, and for some years remained out of business; that in October, 1891, he became a partner in the fiml of shipowner* and brokers at Cardiff for a term of five veal. terminating in December, 1896; that on entering into tins partnership he paid a premium of £ 1,500, and introduced as capital £ 4,500 by the purchase of shares in a steamer which was managed by the partnership firm. He attributes his inability to pay his debts, Ids drawings ceasing two months prior to his filing the petition, he having- at that date drawn his full simre of the profits for the ye«r.
I. IWreck Off Brest ^•
I I Wreck Off Brest • I PART OF THE MISSING CREW j RESCUED. The Presc. Association Dover correspondent telegraphs:—Eleven men. [forminjr part of the missing crew of the steamer Belgie, which sunk off Brest. were landed here on Saturday morning. I The Pre=« Association Hartlepool correspon- dent telegraphs:—Me«sr3. Crosby. Magee, and I Co., shipowners, on Saturday morning received a telegram from Dover stating that their I steamer Glen Dochari had Landed eleven of the crew of the steamer Belgie, of Antwerp, ">)1 had been lost off Brest, north of Ufihant. The boat was picked up 25 miles north-eas4 of I~-);a.ni. Seven of tiiecrew are not accounted for. I ———————————————-
This Days Racing
This Days Racing LING FIELD PARK MEETING. UXni-IEUb Saturrlay. A dark, forbidding sort of jnorninir was against stronc attendance at Ijiugfieltl, and the speciale wer orly moderately patronised. A heavy ehower fell 01 the journey down, but when the vifitors arrived or the course it had cleared up, and the sky was much fcrijrhler. The going, however, was fearfully heavy, 1 and the ecmpanv only of moderate dimensions. The card was fairly attractive, and an interesting after- noon's sport was provided. Details: — l.C-TJw GAMMERWOOP STEEPLECHASE of 40 revs, for »our year olds aiid apwac-Js; weight for age penalties tnd allowances. Two miles. Lord £O'i<'lI!t1l"f'e BallyaUiany. 63ms, 12st 61b Sherlock 1 Mr G Parker s f'hi'conihe. 5yrs, list Sib A Parser 2 Mr A Glen Kidsi niV Fair Wind, 5yrs, list 3111 H Brown 3 Lord Hartliuge's S?ucy Kipper, 5yre. list. 31b Mr A H Ripley 0 Mr H I Highatn's Koptika. 5vrs, list 3it> .KinNeil 0 Winner trained by Sydney. 3 Bettins-—5 to 4 agst Baltyalbanv. 3 to 1 acst Ohil- cimbe. 7 to 1 agst 'Fair Wind, and 10 to 1 agst- any other. C'1-tloonibe led until turning out of the straight, when Ballyftlhany drew to tiie front, and. making the i-emainder of the running-, won by six lenpths; four lengths between the second and third. Koptika I refused at the last fence. 1.30-Th.e WEALD HANDICAP STEEPI>EC"iI \SE ot 80 «>vs; winners extra. Three mites. Mr A Y;ites's New Abbey, aired. lOst 41b DoUery 1 Mr F n Lryland's Prioress, air-d, Wt '1111 G Morris 2 Mr 0 Qiboon's Daimio. aged, 12m 10ib Hedfcev 3 3/ord Shrewbbury's aged, list h Williamson 0 "a Mr A H Hudson's May Day. ag-ed. 10ft 51b A Nigrhtingall 0 Winner trained bv SW1l.t.t':}fJ. Bettiiiir—2 to 1 aget Ballyohara, 7 to 2 aget Daimio, 4 tc 1 :i<#t May Day, 9 to 2 .isrst New Abbey, ajid 5 h. 1 ag^i Prioress. I rviorese made the running- from New Abbey and Pa'mio. with May Day last, and so they came into the straight, when New Abbey headed Prioress, and the pair went j aft the stand in advance of Daimio and Br.llyohatu. Xp the hill the two leaders drew right away, and entered into the l:nc for home nearly a quarter of a mile in front of Daimio, and »n a good finish >*ew Abbey had the beet of it. winning by two I lengths; a bad third. 2.0-The TOWER SELLING HANDICAP STEEPLE- CHASE of 40 eovs winuers extra; the winner to I I-e gold for 50 sow. Two miles. Mr R Goro' Bridesmaid, aged. 12st 21b ..A Madden 1 Mr Tabor's I'ncle Edward. Syrs, lint$lb .Owner 2 )of:" A Lti""krK Hatch. 6yrs, li t 2lb ..Mr Hampton 3 Mr E Woodland's Crepu. aged, 12wt 71b Mr H Woodland 0 Mr Sliedden's Aleace. 5yrs, 12st 51b Ellis 0 Mr W Wojdland's Princes*- Avon, 6yr», 13«i 61b Denby 0 Mr G Parker's Milestone, aged, list 51b A Parker 6 Mr J S W'IPOII'B Alexandria, 6yrs. list 21b Makepeace 0 Mr F R HiintV Everlasting, 5yrs. lOst. 121b Gowtaod 0 Winner trained by Williams. Bett-inar—9 to 2 stirsr Crepu. 5 to 1 Everlasting, 6 to 1 cw'h a:?St Bri<l«sma-'d Miles^Mie, and Alexandria, nad 8 tt- 1 aggr. &iiy other. 2.20—The SUSSEX SELLING HANDICAP HURDLE PLATE of 40 sow; winners extra: the winner to he fold for tD eovs. Two mile. ever eight hurdles. Mr Sbcdden's Rhyl, 4yrs, list 41b .Ellis 1 Mr F W Usher's Leonatu#. 4yre. list 61b ..T Fitton 8 Mr E Woodland's Hainptonian II.. aged, list 21b Mr H Woodland 3 Mr M WidircrV Keumare, 6yrs, 12st 7lb Mr J Widger 0 Mr E Woodland's Northern King. 4yre, lint 121b Stpsrjpell 0 Mr Pidsre's Lunsno-is, q."e.-1. lift 101b .Owner 0 Mr 0 Mosley's Grand izier. ?yrs. 116t C-th Mr K Sydney 0 f Mr R Wheeler's Eight Bells, aped, llrt 7lb J Jonee 0 Mr R Gore's Inigo. aped, list 7ib Owner 0 Mr Hoopers Cylindrical, aged, list 31b ..Pollery 0 Mr Y Marske> Watermontn. 6yrs. list Makepeace 0 Mr G Parker's MacMerrv. 5yrs, llet A Barker 0 Mr E G Goby V Monk.^H'ven. <?yrs, lOt 121b Acres O. Ir Winner trained by owner. r Ðd-ting-4 to 1 ag-st Cylindrical, 5 to 1 agefc Leo- natus. 6 to 1 agist Grand Vizier. 7 to 1 agrst Rtni, 8 to 1 each a^st Konmare and HIarht Bells. 100 to 12 agst Hamptonian II.. and 10 to 1 agst wiy other. Luminous made piny from Uampttw'-an* II Cylin- drical, and wit/I K«np. Wata- mouth, and Kemiii ie next, and MacMerry iset, for all ihe journey, when Cylindsica.1 headed "Luminous, ap the pair were followed by Hamptoniftn II. and Rhyl. When fairly in the rtntielit Rhyl assumed the oommand. followed bv T*eonatus, and won bv a length; three lenebr divided the second and thirtt Northern Kins: was fourth. Eight Bells fifth, Cylin- drical sixth, and Monkshiven. tailed off, iMt. 7.0—The EDEN VALE HURDLE HANDICAP of 70 s<,vs winners extra. Two nuJes. over eight hurdles. Melton Prior. ] Champs ,1'01'. 2: Ben Jonee 3. Betting.9 to 2 atrst Melton Prior.
?"SPORTSMAN AND "SPORTING…
"SPORTSMAN AND "SPORTING LIFE" AUTHENTIC PRICES. LINGFIELD PARK MEETING. Horse. Jockey. Sportsman. Sporting Life. HAMMERWOOD .3TREFL&0HASE (5). Ballyalbanv (Sherlock) 5 to 4 eg 5 to 4 ag WEALD HANDICAP (51 New Abbey (toiler?•) 9 to t » £ 9to 2ag TOWER SELLING (?) h Bridesmaid (A Madden) 6 to 1 ag 6 to 1 ag The above prices are identical with those published Bridesmaid (A Madden) 6 to 1 ag 6 to 1 ag The above prices are identical with those published in the "Racing Calendar." OFFICIAL SCRATCHINSS. The "Sportsman" iias been officially intonned by, M-rserB. Weatherbv of the following" scratching*: AU eneae-en*ents—High Court. Jockey OnH Stakes, Newmarket, 1897—AmpuCa. Eijbam Steeplechase, Windsor—Athcii&th. Windsor engagement,—Montauk and Arroitace.