Evening Express

Jftlephone, National, 582; Pest-effice, 95. Telegrams, "Express," Cardiff.

Bill Banter's Budget "Bill," said every other pal I met in Cardiff yesterday, "D'you think the Tory party has sufficient go in it to work out eueh a tcheme as yours?" "Groat 'Arpur, yes said I. so often to diffe- rent incjuirens that the words have burned into the Banter brain. "It will be a great time. William!" "We siliall make things hum." "No doubt of it." A pleasant little wave of electoral excitement has already arisen. The associations, if in- | t<srest already manifested be any indication .it all, will find the whole party enthueiasticallyl behind them. There will bo no end of sup- and no dcarth of willing workerõ. The weakness that afflicts the electoral spine after an election shows signs of disappearing utterly under the influence of Banter's municipal elec- tric belt. "Look here. Bill," prominent Con- servatives have said, "I'm. goings to do a deal of seriou3 thinking over those suggestions of yours between, this and Monday. "A long1, gentle think is useful," I rejoin, but none of your violent! jerks of thought! They're apt to cause conoussion during the frosty weather." "It means a deal of working, Bill," they answer, meditatively. "You won't erect a mansion working a fort. night out of the year." "N o; that is true. There is enthusiasm enough when an election is at hand, but can we count upon the effort being-sustained when tit era is peace?" To answer. "No would be to strike the first pick into a municipal grave. To answer "Yes! requires some strong convulsions of thought and a good deal of observation. The Bantsr mind has writhed continuously over the matter and he has come to a definite conclusion. He has decided that the powers ofConservative enthusiasm have been allowed to lie dormant, tkat they have not been nurtured and nourished as they might be for the best results, and that the Ward Association and Political Committee have it in them to kindle :1, Tory blazte Euffi- cielt to cremate the worthless Liberal bean sticks on which the working man sti,li looks hrpefully every morning for his brussels sprouts. During the short passage of rths lucent election, a great deal of the paint which hides the worm-holes in the Liberal props lias been scorched off. ;The rc-varnishing and embellishing process has not yet begun; it "will never ba sucd;ccfully completed! if the Progressivists follow up the work they have begun. R is all very well 'to wait for rotten- ness rating its way in to bring about « down- fall. The Progressive party have a. duty— they have to sav' their Liberal fellow citizens the humiliation of looking back upon time wasted and energies nr'sspent an following political wiil-o'-the-wisps through a municipal bog. The disillusioned Libtirall makes the inosit enthusiastic- Tory. He is always .grateful to tho?:? who have taken the trouble to show him the bedizened ruin, not as it seems to Liberal eyes, but as it really is, whilst they might Ilave etood idly by and let him go on. The fact has been pointed out to the working man that his Trodes Council is being prostituted for party purposes, and! I have seen even in these few weeks the feeling of displeasure and repugnance growing. The Conservative vote in Grangetown was a sufficient indication that in time to ccine no John Jenkins, however worthy they may be as councillors, will be allowed to ride into the council on the back of a political crocodile. It is a fact—there are those in Cardiff who are well aware of it, and only too anxious to keep it dark—that the moment Councillor Jenkins repudiated the Radical nomi- nation and set up as an Independent Labour Candidate, a Liberal opponent was ready for him. Is not this alone enough to show the rotten- ness of the linking together of Liberalism and the section of Labour still clutching blindly on to it. Truth, suddenly bursting immediately before an election loses half its effect. It is a queer phase of human nature that truth is always suspectod. And before the suspicion can bo overcome the election is over. I have met Liberal pals who studied the Tory side, together with their own during the recent municipal campaign, but who were not convinced enough then to abandon the firm prejudices which they had holden. And since that they have said. "I've thought the thing out, and searched a goodish bit. and i; u had the time before, I never should have voted Liberal." On all sides I hear the opinion expressed that Conservatism is not being made the most of, and that those who might throw light into darkness make a mistake in holding on until some special occasion calls for a splash. Upon such splashes a ripple of progressive Conserva- tism spreads into the enemy's duskpond, but bye and bye, the stagnant waters smooth it out again, and close and freeze, until it needs a Tory ice-boat to force a way along. The scheme suggested by your Earnestly should be by no means difficult of accomplishment. When organisations get into the habit of steady work it will come natural and easy. For the well- being of Cardiff it is necessary. The folly of waiting till the last moment, and expecting to reap in an unploughed field is only second in its disappointing influence to the faal irrespon- sibility which leaves the selection or candidates till the last moment and often necessitates an abnormally hftrd struggle to obtain some sort of following for :i man whom his own party in thelir 'heartJ confess unsuitable We have seer this in ithe Liberal working of the last election. If something like the scheme srg,gest.ed 'is adopted immediately—the 12th affcrds an excellent opportunity for discussing it -there- are- enough strong, able, valuable Conservatives available to avoid a;.y chance of being left in the lurch wiith a weak candidate. Then once chosen, the future councillor's following will be daily stran.gtheued. We shall have capital object lessons when the council and its committees gi~'t under way next Monday. It ia a thousand pities if these are destined ito be lost -because the Conserva- tives have no early men in the field upon whom the light of Tory municipil genius may ieflect to <he strengthening of their position when another polling day comes round.

Dr. Pentecost, of London, will preach at the special service which will be held in the Presbyterian Church, VVindFor-roacl. Cardiff, ou Monday e\ eiring. Captain iJouglaa Wintle, officer commanding the "H" Company, 2nd Volunteer Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, on Thursday formally opened a new drill-hall at Newnbam for the pur- poses of this company for which, he said, their thanks were due largely to Air Arnold Thomas. The hall is capable of seating 200 persons, whilst an Ermoury is provided .n an adjacent building. At Newport Borough Police-court on Friday the mayor (Councillor J. R. Richards) presented the Royal Humane Society's certificate to Mr. George DIx. a sawyer, of 62. Nelson-street, who saved the life of a lad from drowning in the canal on September 2. On two previous occasions Mr. Dix had saved person? from drowning. The Merthvr Constitutional Club playing t home league match at billiards with the Dowlas Cots iitutional Club on Thursday evening, won six games to two, and beat by 417 points, the relative aggregate scores being 1,565 to 1,146. Merthyr also won at draughts by four games to two. at whist by two games to one. and at crib- bag-e upon playing off a draw. At chess honours were equal.

INDIGESTION.—1The MEDICAL REFORM so. JL CIETY will eend FREE to all applicants an ex- cellent. BOTANIC CURE for Indirection Billiousnew, Liver Compla its, Piles, Rheumatism. Gout, and Bronchitis.—Address The Secretary, BOTANIC INSTI- 1 TUTE, NOTTINGHAM e5566

A Drinking Club at Pontypridd CONVICTION OF A MANAGER. In the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice on Friday (before Mr. Justice Grantham and Mr. Justice Wright, 8itting as a Divisional Court) the case of Hill v. Jones came on for hearing. Mr. Abel Thomas, Q.C., M.P., a.ppeared for Hill, the appellant; Mr. A. Lewis represented Jones, the respondent. Mr. Abel Thomas said this was a case stated by the Quarter Sessions of Glamorgan- shire. The appellant, John Hill, was con- victed at Pontypridd for selling intoxicating liquors without a licence. He appealed to tne quarter sessions, and they stated a. case. This came before the Lord Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Wills, and they sent it back foi a further fact to be found. This fact had been found, and, no doubt, was dead against the appellant Hill, but the justices gave reasons why they had found in that way. Mr. Justice Grantham: We shall ignore the reasons. Mr. Abel Thomas said if their lordships did that he had not a leg to stand on. If, on the other hand, he was entitled to consider the reatsons given, the justices had not, as he submitted, defined the one question in all these cases whether or not there had been a bona. lide sale. Mr. Justice Grantham: I gather that this is the ca,3e of a drinking club. Perhaps, however, I should hurt your feelings by say- ing there is such a thing as a drinking club in Wales. (La.ughter.) Mr. Abel Thomas said he had no doubt that one of the objects of this club was to drink. The case stated that the club was formed under the Friendly Societies Act, one of the rules being that an intended mem- ber should pay one shilling on entrance, and also for the first quarter one shilling sub- scription. What was done in the club had been found to be a breach of the rule, that being that the first shilling which was paid was considered and treated as the first quar- ter's subscription. The quarter sessions had found a.s a fact that persons were admitted to the privileges of the club without the payment of any subscription. On this finding the vice-chairman of the quarter ses- sions ga.ve it as his opinion that in law this constituted a breach of the rules of the club, and that persons so admitted were not bona. fide members a.t all. Consequently, he said, the sale to them was an illegal sale within the meaning of the Licensing Act. The other justices differed in opinion as to the legal effect of the breach of the rule, and the case was stated. The Lord Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Wills sent the case back to be re-stated, by finding, one way or the other, whether the sale was a sale bona fide to persons considered to be bona fide mem- bers of the club. The quarter sessions, in reply, had found that the sale was not a sale bona fide made to persons considered to be bona, fide members of the club. If they had stopped there he had no case. But they ex- plained that their reasons for so finding were uiat when the manager of the club (Hill) was put into the box he explained that his practice was to receive one chilling from per- sons wishing to be nominated. They were elected, and paid nothing further until the beginning of the next quarter. In cross- examination, he sa.id he admitted that the rules had been disregarded from the start, in re-examination, he said if a candidate wanted to join and knocked at the door, wit- ness said to him, "Do you know So-and-so?" Then he took the shilling. When the men- tioned proposer came to him he asked him if he knew the candidate, and then the candidate was sometimes elected at once. Mr. Justice Grantham: If you went there without any intention of joining the club, they would let you in ? (Laughter.) Mr. A'bel Thomas: Yes, if I could get a proposer and seconder. Air. Justice Grantham: Without that. If you went there and said, "Do you know Abel Thomas?-' the reply would be, "Oh, yes; he is a Welsh member, and a great politician." (Laughter.) Mr. Abel Thomas said the on.y ground on which ha asked the court to say either that they would send the case bsek or decide in favour of the appellant was this Assuming that the rule was broken, if the liquor be- longed to the members of the club and to the men elected in this infonnal manner, there was no sale under the Licensing Act. The justices had only found that there was a breach of the rules, not that a person who was not a member was supplied with liquor. Mr. Lewis was not called on. Mr. Justice Grantham said the case was too clear for argument. The appellant was rightly convicted, and tha conviction would be affirmed, with costs. Mr. Justice Wright concurred.

LIVERPOOL SHOOTING CASE RAVING LETTER FROM MISS KEMPSHALLi. MLTS Catherine Kempohall, who shot at her former lover, the Liverpool merchant, Holland, has written from her Majesty's prison at Iiverpool to Mr. Dove- ton Smyth, who has acted as her solicitor in i-NM of lier litiffs-tion. It is a. very mad letter. She says:—"I have been worried eo much with horrible Holland and others that I am sick and weary, and I have nothing before me but suicide. You know quite veil that I had no jt stice, and don't 6upposc I "ver shall get any while (but here the lady's language becomes for re-production). "When hrihery and corruption is aJloIVcù to be pmdisec1 in 11('r Majesty's courts of justice it is Useless for the helpless to get protection, ;).n<1 you know I oan support wlvvt I have said." One may form a safe guese as to this unhappy woman's ultimate destiuat.i(.,1.

LOCAL AMUSEMENTS. MATINEE AT THE GRAND THEATRE CARDIFF. The ccmpanv playing "Uncle Tom's Cabin" —which has been such ft success during the week—will give a matinee at the Grand Theatre, Cardiff, to-day (Saturday), when school children will lie admitted at half-price. On Sunday evening a sacred concert, will he held, at Avhio1. plantation hymns will be sung by the "slaves." THE PANOPTICON, CARDIFF. To-day (Saturday) the famous minstrels under thp direction of the Brothers Boheo will give a matinee performance at the Panop- ticon, Cardiff. Ou Sunday two sacred con- certs will be held in the afternoon and even- ing. The programmes of sacred songs and solos arranged for these concerts are excellent ones. SATURDAY POPS AT CARDIFF. To-night (Saturday) the first of the Saturday Pops will be given at the Park-hall, when the Royal Welsh Ladies' Choir will make its first appearance this stason in Cardiff,

PREACHERS FOR TO-MORROW Church of England. St. Dyfrig's:—Morning, the- Rev. R. J. Ives (vicar of St. German s, Roath); evening, the. Rev. H. A. Coe (vicar). St. Mary's:—Morning, the Rev. J. W. Ward; evening, the Rev. T. H. Birlay (St. Thomas, Oxford). Primitive Methodist. Mount Hermon (Pearl-street): —Morn'ng, the Rev. Jesse Wilson; evening, the Rev. H: Banham. Mount Hermon (Pearl-street):—Morning, the R»v. R. Banham; evening, Councillor Ramsdale, J.P. East Mnors (Aberdovey-street):—Morning, Mr. F. Oldfield; evening, the Rev. Jesse Wilson. j^ English Calvinistic Methodists. Plasnewvdcl Chapel:—Morning at 11.3 and evening at 6.30, the Rev. J. Pulford Willia'ns, (pastor). Frederick-street:—Mornling and evening, the Rev. Jiohn Williams (Memorial Hall). Baptist. Bethamy:—Morning and evening, the Rev. Jcjhn Evans (Leicester). Tredegarville:—Morning and evening,, the Rev. James Bail-lie (pastor). Unitarian. West-grove:—Morning and evening, the Rev Geo. St. Clair (pastor). Presbyterian Church of Wales. (FORWARD MOVEMENT CENTRES.) East Moors H/all, Carlisle-street, Splot- lands:—Morning and evening, the Rev. H. G. Howell Memorial Hall, Cowbridge-road:—Mor- ning, Mr. W. H. Rogers; afternoon, the Rev. J. Williams; evening, the Rev. J. Pugh. Clive-road Hall, Canton:—Morning and evening, the Rev. Watkin Williams. Grangetown Hall, Penarth-road:—Morning, the Rev. J. Pugh; evening, the Rev. T. W. Ree«\ SaJtmead Hall, Hereford-street:—Morning- and •>i*<wring. Mr. William Dunn (London) will con6&i*>~r,, ipeoial mission.

FOR FOOTBALLERS "Welsh Athlete's" Notes on To-day's Matches. The Soekermen in the district are busy to- day in the throes of the cup ties. Down West the opinion prevails that the Llwynypia team is the best in Wales. One of the LLanelly backs who did not come off well against Swansea v. as described as a "draw back." "To-dsy's match: Full report of t'he £ S<->s- pan,' v as what gome newsboys were shout- ing in Swansea on Saturday night last. D. Franks is down to play for l'enygraig at half-back to-day. Is he the Franks of so much promise that has assisted Llaiidaif this season? Mary had a little lamb, But both have long been dead; If Mary were alive to-day She'd want a bike instead. It is reported! tnat the Swansea Police foot- ball team have arranged a fixture with the watch committee. An exciting contest is ex- pected between the ancient rivals. The Llaneliy team has suffered more from the depredations of Northern "poachers" than any other Welsh combination. And yet there is still enough talent left in the tin-plaie town to w;uack most teams. lam glad to learn that the Neath Club have just initiated a series of players' meet- ings. These will do a, great deal towards improving the team. Neither Fred Hutchinson nor Jim Thomas will play against. Pontypridd to-day. Their places will be taken by M. Reynolds and Adam Davies. Tom Seeley, the erstwhile Cardiff Seconds half-bacK, is in Plymouth just now, and has this season assisted both the first and second teams of the Albions. Roumanian wheelmen arc obliged by law to have their names and addresses on the frame of the wheel and the len.s of the lantern as well, so that they may be read at night. The Neath Y.M.C.A. Club, after defeat- ing the Swansea Christians by three goals and six tries on Thursday last, are very san- guine of keeping a clean sheet this season. D. Evans, the Welsh international, still playa for Penygraig in preference to Cardiff. In this case, at any rate, the words of the "bulrush merchant'' have come true. A cup of the value of 25 guineas will, I under- stand, be offered shortly 8.8 the prize in a com- petition between the Rugby football clubs of Pembrokeshire. J. Evans, the late Llanellv international, is at present playing a clinking game, and he and Hellings were, no doubt, the best forwards the Mid possessed on Monday. What claim has Llanellv on Harry Packer, the Newport and international forward, since his father has taken the Thomas Arms Hotel. Llaneliy? Harry Packer, however, is still living at Newport. If training goes for anything Llaneliy ought to win their match to-day, for they have ir- duced the local authorities to let them have the use of the Town-hall for the past week. H. G. Wells, wiho assists Coventry against Pc-i.arth to-day. has made quite as big a repu- tation in literary as he has in football circles. One of his best works is the "Island of Dr. Moreau." I hear a bronze is to be erected to Mr. John Griffiths, of Llaneliy, who wanted to know the other day at the council meeting what passing was. and who said he had never seOD. a football match ir his life. To give practical illustrations of how foot- ball should not be played is the raison d'etre of the Neath quartette, and the ability to select men who cannot play the forte of the local committee. The farce enacted at Penygraig last Mon- day cost the Rhondda sports JB74. I wonder how many men who played in the West v. Mid match will be even considered by the match committee? Alec Cross had the straight tip from the Neltth Committee on Monday. Little Cross has been a sterling man in his day, but I fear his day has gone. W. Llewellyn, the L'hvynvpia wing three- quarter, has already scored twelve tries this season, but he owes a lot of his success to the brilliant play of Tom Williams, who plays most unselfishly. Plymouth hals always been the happy hunting ground of the Cardiff 'Quins. To-day they taka on the Plymouth Club, an organisation that I understand are little if any less in point of merit than the famous Bladderly Club. From the players' point of view as much interest will be taken in the seconds' match on the Cardiff Arms Park to-day as in that at the St. Helen's Field. The blue and blacks think they are certain of that match, at any rate. A glance at the list of official referees for to-day's matches shows the names of a number of old footballers, for example, Jim Hannan, T. England, V. W. Evans, A. Llewlellyn, W. H. Treatt, A. J. Davies, J. D. Evans, &c. In local Association circles the record of the Roath Juniors' Club will take a lot of beating. Up to the present they have played five matches, none of which have been lost. scoring sixteen goals to their opponents' five. At the .present time, says the "Llanel:!v Mer- cury," Llanelly is the only first-class team in South' Walee that has an unbeaten record. I wonder if they wiH be able to say that after to-day. By the way, whai^bout Llwynypia? Grangetown don't seem to be going so strong as they did in the days when that indefatigable foot I Killer, Geo. Parsons, was at the head of affairs. I gee the team still contains aile or two old players. "Now, then, George. Carn't you pull them up again?" Tom Jones, the half-back of the Rochdale Hornets, is this week spending a few days at Llaneily. He says that the style of play at Rochdale is about the same as at Llaneliy. This is owing to tha infusion of the Llaneliyites. Another monopoly gone! Newport are certain of a great reception .at Llanelly to-day. Nowhere is the prowees of the ITsksiders more appreciated than in the tin- plate town. However the game may turn, tho visitors may rely upon a truly Welsh wel- come. So annoyed and disgusted were the Neath forwards with the miserable play of the quar- tette on Saturday last that they vowed that unless they were shifted they would play no more. Still, the committee kept two. Verily, old .associations have their charms. Mr. John Dixon. of Haverfordwest, is the ^only Union referee in Pembrokeshire. He passed the necessary examination held at Swan- sea recently with considerable credit. He is quite an authority locally on Rugby football, and is extremely capa.ble and linpartii) as a referee. ? Bill Jones. Harry Jones, and C. Steer, last season's skipper, have offered their ser- vices to the Neath Club. Harry Jones is announced to play for the Seconds to-day, and a.n effort will be made to get Bill Jones's transfer put straight before the Llaneily match next Saturday. The Christmas billiard handicap at the Rummer Hotel, Cardiff,, baa already secured as many enrrles as was tue case 011 i:ie laSt occasion. The list willl, doubtless, he conside- rably swelled before being closed. The interest- at such a festive season as Christmas is likely to be doubled. The Swansea pressmen say the spectators of the St. Helen's Field are lamb-like in their disposition. A Llaneliy pressman writes that the bitterness was much to be deplored, Mpe- cia:ily as it broke out into some unseemly displays after the close of the g-ame. The Mid team on Monday last contained six Llwynypia men, three of ilient in the three quarter line, one half, and two forwards. The victory is to some extent due to them, as they scored three tries out of the four secured. Tow Williams, W. Llewellyn, and Hcilings being responsible for one each. -.he football writer of the "Llaneily Guardian" considers that the Swarusea- Llaneny match did! more than settle the question of supremacy in the West—it settled the Welsh championship of the season. 'M'yes. Let us sea what to-day says before we decide that question. A Llanelly paper, speaking of the "lambs" at St. Helen's field on Saturday, says —" 'The Llaneily team, that had played such a fin-a game, were pelted with stones as they drove to their hotel, while the referee was hustled in a disgraceful fashion, and sustained a crack on the head from a. stone hurled by some mis- creant." I do not know what other local gymnasia than Newport are interested in the programme ana conditions of the National Physical Recrea- tion Society for their 200-guinea. challenge shield during the current gymnastic s a son, Newport, still going strong, ;8 very much on the job in this matter. Llanelly's victory over Swansea a week ago was not the lucky affair that some people are trying to make out. A lot has been said .about the injury to the Brothers James, but no one seems to remember that Dai Morgan, the Llaneily half, received early in the game a kick in the back that fairly crippled him for the rest of the afternoon. The Llwynypia Club, owing to Canton being unable to keep their engagement on the 14th of November, are vacant- on that date, and Mr. Llewellyn, the secretary, assures me that he has absolutely failed to fill the vacancy. Perhaps some club could assist Mr. Llewellyn in his difficulty; if so, the application should be sent on without delay. A few weeks back 1 pointed out the wonder- ful aptitude of the football note writer on .the "South Wales Press" for coining phrases as new as they were extravagant. We have got a new example this week when he talks about the "volatile bob." Solutions to this puzzle will result in the senders being given—three months. I see that Mr. Livingstone. of Swansea., is going to try and put down rough piay. 'T intend," he told a reporter, "moving at the next meeting of the Welsh Rugby Union a drastic resolution dealing with the whole matter. We have in Swansea already this season seven players receiving insurance pay, and I tell you we have the utmost difficulty in getting insurance com- panies to have anything to do with us." Mr. H. M. Jordan, a. former Newport and International three-quarter, has been giving his fellow-members of the Newport Medical ■Society a treatise on "Some Intestinal Experi- ments oc. Dogs—A Rapid Method »f Ei.te- rectomy." I have Ibsen looking through the dictionary, but cannot find that this has any- thing to do with try-getting or place- kicking. There can be no doubt that a section of the Swansea crowd behaved itself very badly on Saturday, but that was more than compensated for by the excellent feeling between the players Never has t;o important a match been played with such a cordial understanding between the two' teams. At half-tims the invalided Ban- croft walked on to the field, and came in for a hearty grip of the hand from the scarlets. A Western paper points out that Swansea are downright hot in the squash this season, and considers that the Cardiff eight cannot be corr pared to the Swansea- lot. There Ïs not, they say, that cohesion, that grim determination to do or die which ia so characteristic of the *St. Helen's men. Had the Western writer be. n at Gloucester and seen the second half of game he might have thought differently. THE NEW ORDER. Under a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands, The sparks no longer tly abou., The smith has cleanly hands; No more we hear the echo of The champing bit or hoof, For motor-cars and parts thereof Are piled from floor to roof. I hear there is likely to be trouble between the first and second teams of the Canton Club. A week or eo ayo the firsts won a match. Tho seconds, wishful to perpetuate so extraordinary an occurrence, inscribed the fact on the looking- g'ia-ss at the headquarters, the Kings Castle, whilst "Frank" stood a drink. The first fifteen are aggrieved at what they consider unnecessary attention hawing been drawn to the fact. The matter is to be referred to arbitration, with Topper as referee. ? It is now cl'iar that the injury to Dai James was ca-ised by his brother. Both were going for Evan Lloyd from opposite directions. The speedy little three-quarter evaded both, the result beihg that they violently collided, face to face. It is but bare justice to the Llanelly team that this explanation should go forth- As it was, a good many of hie specta- tors were under the impression that James had received rough ,treatment. at the hands of one of the Llanelly team. The following is extracted, without permis- sion, from the diary of a lady cyclist:—"Tb- day Rex told me he loves me. He mentioned it at the end of the asphalt, where we dis- mounted for a soda before starting back. He said, 'You have pushed your way to my affec- tions. My tyres are inflated with love when I see you. With one hand you have steered me on until I see your light ever burning before me.' I replied, You have gained comp.ete control of my handle bars. 1 cannot- back-pedal againso your auctions. My cyclometer and yours shall henceforth tick as one.' Speaking of this, I am reminded of what happened at Llanelly on that fatal first of February of this year, when Newport came down like a wolf on the fold and cracked the beloved "sospan." Of course, the disappoint- ment was bititer, but it is worthy of notice that not a single discreditable incident took place during the game or at the close. The huge crowd which had come together to sea Llaneily win accepted defeat without a mur- n.u?, and as they drcve from ,the field the Newportonians were greeted with a. loud roar of appreciation, which must have been as welcome to them as the victory itself. Long may such feeling continue, say 1. The Newport Harriers had a well-attended road run on Wednesday night. The route chosen was Cardie-road and round The Gaer. When the team reached the entrance to Devon Place the signal to go for home wes given, when H. Osment shot to the front, but, was immediately overhauled by G. MdHer, late of the Bristol and Worcester Harriers, who made the whole of the running from the bottom of Gold Tops, and eventually got in first by about twenty yards. E. J. Smith, upon entering Mill-street, made a Void bid, but was unable to overtake Millier. Wat-kins, close up, was third. "Hard? Nonsense!" said the clever cycling youth. "You start the whpel at the top of the hill, and before you know it you aro at the bottom." "Very well," replied the maiden, with a laugfo in her eye. "I will start on ahead to be ready to receive you. T can ooalt, you know." "So can I," replied tha brilliant fellow. And, stepping upon the pedals, he leaped to his sea.t and "started down the hill. Away the machine sped, sixty mileS a minute. For the first second it kept it¡ balance, then the young man, who knew no thing of back-pedalling, got rattled and too! his feet off. One mighty swerve, the whec tipped, and off the rider fell. A great 6po upon his jaw tells where ho landed. And th< girl went home, after hiring a cab for him, ti make a flying sketch of the scene as she saw it. The Newport and Caerleon Race Meeting has now a rosy aspect. The course has got into perfect order, and the prospect is big with hope. The committee has insured against loss by frost, fog, snow, or flood, and this movement may well be copied by other promoters of outdoor sports, such as football, cricket, and athletic sports. The policy, of course, only covers actual loss, that is to say, money which has actually been. expended in printing, advertising, prepara- tion of the ground, and items of a similar description. It does not contemplate pros- pective profits. The Ponarth Harriers held their first run oa Wednesday evening, it being a complete sue cess. Twenty-five members turned out for three-iicile run. This, to say the least, is a. vers encouraging start, and the captain (Mr. H. P Evans) has every hope of having a good club this season. The members finished in the fol- lowing order:—H. P. Evans, O. Court, W- Panvley. C. Pawley. Fred Kirby, T. Trout D. Griffiths, E. Knight, F. Jenkins, W. Smith. J. Hill. A. Fardo-, D. Heap, and W. C. Collins: the others following closely behind. The nex: run will take p hee on Wednesday eveninjf r.ext, Starting from the Perarth Football Club's headquarters at eight p m. sharp. All mem bers and intending members ar;: requested rU turn out. Glamorgan County football is receiving some hard knocks this season. But a few days ago Herbie Morgan was renderedl hors de Nomina,t for the season, and now we have Tom Davies, of Treherbert, suffering from a dislocated hip, which will keep him in enforced idleness for some time. Tom Davies has in the past always played a. brilliant game both for his club and county, and, to judge from his play up to last Saturday, he seemed a strong candidate for international honours. Certain it is there is no one from the Glamorgan League that could possibly have a stronger claim to the honour of playing for Wales, It is quite possible that he may show up again before the close of the seasfln and help to make a surprise packet for clubs that have to meet Treherbert. It is nothing short of a football scandal that the leading Rhondda teams-LIwynypia, Moun- tain Ash, and Treherbert—should not have fixtures with the leading South Wa:les clubs. Either of the above teams would be worthy opponents for even the champions of the East or West. The style of play adopted by them, is that which is so characteristic of Welsh "rugger" play. and the exhibition given each Saturday mor'ts some consideration from those situated a little higher in the footbatl world. The excuse of "poor gate" would be a thing of the past if either of the above teams appeared at Cardiff or Swansea. There would then be no need for ^making fixtures with teanB like Clifton, Country, and Wellington, because the League teams wou'id provide better games. On Mabon's Day Treherbert succeeded in vanquishing Treorky on the ground of the latter by eights points to six. To do this under favourable circumstances is creditable, but the excellence of the performance is shown when it is considered that the visitors on this occa- sion played four second team men. Both Tre- herbert centres were on the sick list, but the substitutes, taken all round, were quite good enough on Monday last. The game was noc very interesting to watch, and the score hardly represents the state of the play—an additional othrea points to the visitors' score would indicate tho superiority of Treherbert. When the return is played there is no doubt that Treorky will have to cry very low. Bring out the festive overcoat, Though half its seams are busted; Brush from its sleek lapels the mote, And let the tails be dusted. For merry autumn now is here: Flown are the lark and linnet; Farewell. farewell, free lunch and beer! Summer's no longer in it. Put by the falithful umiberell, Put by the fan—we've no flies; Bring out the rubbers—warm them well— You'll need them when the snow flies. Hai-l, autumn, fairest of the fair! Great Si'ott! Old boy, are you there? Dy George! Eat something—have a chair! Waiter, another stew here Hail, winter, fairest of the fair Great Scott! There ? the -t,n., sop I .? Here, hurry up, or I declare We won't see the buys beat Swansea! Newport will have to be very careful if they do not want to lose Dicky Thomas, their rattling little full back, Thomas, who is at present in the employ of a. local builder, has received one or two very tempt- ing offers from North Country organisations, and, although he has, so far, declined them, his position in the Newport team is by no means so firmly settled -as might be wished. During the week he intimated that he would be unable to play in the match with Llaneliy, and rumours at once got abroad that he in- tended to go North. These, however, were incorrect, and on Friday afternoon it was felt that Tlioma.s would, after all, make the journey to the tin-plate town. Failing him. the committee would secure the services of Coleman, of Crumlin, who is spoken of very highly, and who, the committee think, would make a, capital substitute. A Mr. Emit Kieger, of New York, is said to possess a bicycle which is mainly composed of gold and silver; but there must be something wrong about this description we should think —"The chain and sprocket wheel would not of course stand any wear of either of these soffc metals, so Mr* Kieger had them made of nickel, but the chain is heavily plated with silver, and the sprocket whee1) with gold Even the axles are gold-plated, although they are naturally never seen by anyone, as they are enclosed in the hubs." We live and learn. Fancy a chain and sprocket- wheel made of nickel < It is addedl that the owner of this wonderful machine uses it every day, no matter what the weather may be, or the condition of the roads. To have rounded off the story properly, its retailer should have added that all the balls in the bearings were fashioned from diamonds, and! that a huge ruby, about the size of a pigeon's egg, served in ilieu of a lamp at nights. W hat s the use of half-spinning a yarn ? The items i01 competition will be dumb- 'bells (mass exercise), parallel ba -s, aor< high jumping. Eight men will form a team, as before. The time allowed for the dam;' bell exercises will run from six to ten minutes, and the maximum number of marks wiil be 168, marks to be awarded for precision, g"; c:j and (beneficial movements. In the par u'.el bar competitions marks win be awarded for strength, skill, and grace. The mavivum number of marks in the parallel bars and jumping will be 21. The competition v- ill have to be contested in the foJlowing order- bars, dumb-bells, jumping. In the final and semi-final three judges will be appomred, who will each mark separately. hev wiil tien hand their numbers to ra fourth referee, who will average them. In all previous competi- tions the judge, judges, or referee a-e to be obtained and mutully agreed upon by com- peting teams. Dear "Welsh Athlete,"—I notice in the "Evening Express" of Wednesday last a corre- spondent puts forth a suggestion with regard to a, variation in the passing game. Now, tc map out a scheme on paper with regard tc football tactics is a very difficult matter indeed. rfnd I am afraid your correspondent did no fullv realise this when writing, and, althougl there may be something in his suggestion (ancií no one will deny that more variation is required in the passing game than is now the ease), still, at the same time, I venture to assert that it is not to be found in the scheme 'laid down bv "Well-wisher." If I rightly understand his scheme, he instances A. B. C, D, E, as two halves, two centres, and a wing, and asks us to suppose that A has obtained the ball from a scrum-, and sent it out to B, who hands it on to C, who transfers to D. The 'last-named, instead of passing to his wing, re- passes to C, and we are asked by your corre- spondent to believe that by tlrs variation in passim? the opposing three-quarters are beaten and a free course obtained for three men. I fail to see this, for to mv mind it leaves you in an "as you were" position, or, rather, in nc position at all. as far as a successful attack goes, and for this reason, according to Well- wisher's" letter, the half-back B on receiving the ball has made no attempt to pass his oppos- ing half, but has simply chucked it on to C. w11' in turn has not thought, himself called upon to make anv effort- to break through, but lias cent it 011 to D. but D is not having anv. and send* it back to C, no doubt r,=king hin. menta.?!v at any rate. "What are you crivitig us." This is "Well-wisher's" brilliant scheme. How his three men have goat the;r dAnr course is to mø (I, mysterv, but, no doubt tho opposing three- quarters have retired behind their croal-nosts. lost in wonder and admiration at the beautiful inter- passing of their opponents.—I am, &o.. A DOCKITE. WELSH ATHLETE.