Evening Express

BIRTHS. JIARRUeES, DEATHS. Neiices af Birtbs, M»rria{;»s, aad BcaMis ara charged Is. ?ach if nat tsoeedin? 30 wards, aj.d Id. far each additional ward. JTI all ca*ea the r.Jic« mutt be aiithratioatec by the signature and address et the seader. i BUSINESS ADDRESSES. _?_?_? .o- 9 io TO GIVE TUDOR WILLIAMS' gALSAM OF HONEY TO MY CHILDREN BEFORE THEY RETIRED TO BED, JAM certain they will Cough all Night JL Without it. There j.* nothing on the face of the earth equal to it; thoroughly up to date. NO Mother should neglect to keep 'his Infallible Remedy in the house ready for any emergency. Remember that it is wiser to check a slight. Cough at the commencement than'to allow it to develop into a lingering com- plaint. Ask distinctly for Tudor Williams' Jialsam of Honey, and see that you get the right article. Persons suffering from. Difficulty of Breathing should give it a Trial. LARGEST SALE OF ANY COUGH AND LUNG jyj- EDIOINE IN THE WORLD. 20,000 OF TESTIMONIALS TO HAND. I' A BAG of LETTERS in Every Day, and what they say about TUDOR WILLIAMS' JJALSAM OF JJONEY J:)o IS SOMETHING MARVELLOUS. "A Magistrate" states:—I find your Balsam of Honey most effec- tual for Bronchitis. "A Lady," Mrs. West. Felix-place, Stroud, states — Your Balsam of Honey cured my little son of Whooping Cough. Send me on another Supply- I :}¡;lve a daughter subj*et to Croup that I find it very beneficial. "The British Army" speaks highly of it. Sold by all Chemists and Stores in Is. ljd., 2s. 9d-, and 4s. 6d. bottles. Sample bottles sent (post paid) for 15. 3d., 3. and 5t" from the Inventor- jQ rjTUDOR "^TILLIAMS, MEDICAL HALL, ABERDARE. E5692 "VTORTH'S COAL NORTH S COAL 13| NORTH'S COAL Wyndbaaa Red Ash," aated for its durability and clean!inese.. Ma^ateg Deep," doubte »creened aDd edS'iamioal. Cribbwr Red Ash," free burnins, recommended for Drswlnj-ieom-' Washed Steam Nuts and House Nuts always in Stock. Apply to the Agents—PARK COAL COMPANY, D. BEYNON, Manager, SALISBURY-ROAD. CARDIFF. Branch Office-65, Oonwav-roa; Canton. Telephone, 599. e5773 "LET THE HILLS RESOUM* WITH seN. 1" N ETffMETER Sale AftBcy far tiii Sauth Walas TROMPSON ANB SHACKELL (Limited), QUEEN'S IIngye WAREHOUSE, CARBIFF. Alia at Swansea Meitbyr, Llaneiiy Newjart, Panty- pridd, Nnsrtil, Barry Bsck, Bridgend, Ac., Ac. LARSEST STO0K IN TBE KINGBOil. NEWEST PESI6NS. Illustrated htale:ui'I Free an Watnicstiaa ta THCMPSBN ANB SMAGKELL (Limittld), iJHEEN'S-BUIIJBINCS, CAItl>iFF, Or any ef the Wemp^nr's Nunaeraus Branches. Ktn (BEf.EP.R \-n:n "ESTEY" ORtJANS, Irani Ú, Mantaly. an New Hire System "53Z2 PUBLIC NOTICES. A R D I F F ('YMMRODORION CARDIFF CYMMRODORION ?/ SOCIETY. TO-NIGHT an ENTERTAINMENT Wi'l be given by the WELSH STUDENTS OF CARDIFF. A heartv invitation is extended to all Welshmen. (-5802

?. Temphrjltueb. Rainfall, Max. Min. <lVIean.;9 a.m.j9 p.m.-Total. Saturday 41 28 34*5 '00 — — Sundny !15! — — — "00 *03 *08 Manday Il6j 42 29 35'5 "00 -04 -04 Tuesday |l7l W 29 .34.5 "00 -00 -00 Wednesday 118j 39 29 34 0 "CO '05 '05 Thursday.119 45 35 40'0 "00 '00 "00 Friday ,20< '06 -?

Teleph«ne, Natianal, 502; Pait-<»ffice, 55. Telesrams, Exprew," Caraiff. ———i—Biwaw—IIHHM, UHU1

Bill Banter's Budget "Bill," said thf staff of the "Express," paus- ing in the consumption of a pot of pa^te and corned beef, which they have been reduced to since therein, bread. "Bill," they said, finishing off with a dessert-spoonful of planter of paris, to adc. a little staying power to the early meal, "Buist hat, been saying such tre- mendous things about us." "Not my old friend the leader?" ''Th<- same." "The Councillor, whom I have treated with such kindness?" "Alas, yes1." I was staggered. My old friend, Buist! I felt ever HS the horse run over by his own old cab transformed into a motor-car. The Doctor had been writing to the "'Express'"—always glad to pee him at it, for Le writes a clearer list than most of them —but be had actually gone and called his own friends down. He had been saying really wicked thing* about the organ which is supplying the place of a Liberal newspaper a* well as a Tory. ] t was a case of the blind man curaiig the faithful cow-catcher that had tried to lift him off tbi- metals. I have be-en waiting to receive the tlianks of Dr. Buist and Mr. Frank Fox, f(,r the enlightenment afforded Irish electors. My Irish pal., have sent me many a note of blessing aiid encouragement. But the 1 ri-h leaders have remained expressionless; I might as well have done a kindness to the man in the moon. All Irishmen have reaeesi to I"" thankful that, through the "Express," they are able to fee and know exactly what they are about. Their executive members may not tell them, because they are in Liberal hands, snd clare not divulge anything that occurs in tire Liberal executive outside the official report. Had Dr. Buist and Fnuik Fox stepped out of the meeting on Fri- day and told the Irish party "Stand off! We know enough to prove that you are viftima of snakes in the grass!" they would have promptly shared the experience of Mr. Pow- ditch. They are in a difficult position—granted They are compelled to keep up appearances *or the sake of their party until the bogus nature of the II ome Rule promises that link the Irish with Liberalism is revealed. But it is hardly nec-e&^ary that Cardiff Irishmen should be de- ceived into the belief that the Liberal Execu- tive raid Association cherish any friendship for them. Nothing makes a man look more «. fool than to take a party into his arms as "friend," who arrows money and kisses his wife and makes grimaces at him which all the world but he car. see. j It'e all right to ally with Liberals on a purely temporary business footing, but when offer ud our independence as the Robert Emmet branch would seem to have done (vide Dr. Buist) we become little better than tools. The Buist Irishmen, have led the Liberals to expect from them complete subservience in ieturn for that Home Rule measure years ago which by a convenient split in the Liberal party itself was never carried through. If Cardiff Irishmen as a whole had upheld their independence as carefully as a section has, I tihe Liberals would never have dared to hurl such an opprobrious epithet against them a.s "traitors." The Irish simply opened up a business account a few years ago, which brought the Liberals all the profit. Your mode of dealing with your tradesman makes all the difference in the world to you. A I man who falls upon tihe bosom of his tailor is the man who has to pay cash before his coat is cut. If you hang round your grocer's neck and tell Hum. how you admire him, the worthy man will wink to his other customers and smootihe your silken hair, and kiss your marble brow, and palm off anything. He'll tell you how the very thing you want has not come in yet. If you dare pop into another ehop he'll tell your neighbours' servants that he has given you more than you ever paid for. Alas. that Dr. Buist fhould 1'ay himself open to harsh criticism by describing the reception of his vdta of executive friendliness to the Irish as "a message received with tha greatest courtesy, and dealt with in a fair and just spirit." Banter is not the one to hurry out with criti- cisms that are obvious, but others who happen to know will be far less kind. The doctor is in the position of defending the Robert Emmet branch of the league from the results of their mistake. Knowing that the Liberals, having nurtured false notions that, the Irish were no longer a free party, called them from the fulness of their hearts in secret assembly "traitors"— knowing this, the Robert Emmet branch sent a meek message claiming in effect they had never ceased to pay homage, and never would. To heal the sting of the contemptuous reception accorded this message by the Liberals, and accu- rately described in the "Express," it is neces- sary to affect a political deafness. Of course, everything depends upon a man's notions of "courtesy" and "a fair and just spirit" after all. But if Dr. Buist denies that his "message" created the greatest storm of the whole evening last Friday-that prominent Liberals protested against allowing it to pass for policy's sake— that others derided it—that it was met with ex- pressions of intense anti-Irish feeling—that it was openly passed in tlnfe end as a "catch-vote" and nothing more—that it by no means con- veyed the feeling of the meeting in its words— then I must challenge him. In this light the doctor's words bear another interpretation—a confession that the senders of the message de- served the contemptuous reception for denying their independence in every line of it. I have nothing to do with the correspondents whom my municipal friend criticises. They cargo on their own. The Banier snwle en- larges at his easy method of climbing over the difficult ]xj-ints raised in the only unhampered report of the executive by alluding to the whole account as a "travestie." This is all I have to deal with, but there is no need. to defend a word of the "Express" report—its accuracy is well assured. I only think the items touched on by Dr. Buist interesting enough to supplement. The doctor wishes to know who the leaders were that sent the word round last election in t'he Central Ward to vote for Waring. (This, mind you, is private between the doctor and me.) Well —a Catholic letter was cent round to the Irish voters advising every man to support the Con- servative. And every man obeyed. That was an example of high and complete leadership, condemning thó very principle advocated by Dr. Billet and the Robert Enimett. If that spirit of Irish independence characterised every ward, and every leader the ignominy of a position in which they were called by Liberals "Traitors," if not slaves, would be avoided. It is quite unnecessary to indicate the Central "leaders" further to my Liberal friend—let me hope unnecessary to point the lesson. Th ere'd another point which emphasises the fact that Cardiff Irishmen ready to throw themselves at the feet of Liberals in mistaken gratitude for Gladstone's half-and-half mea- sura are wasting themselves. Can Dr. Buist seriously deplore the separation of the Irish into an independent party in Cardiff? Can any man show me that the Irish are in the Liberals' debt, even politically ? In a very short time my Irish pals will discover they have, on the contrary, done too much for the Racls. They have been politically sweated, and are still unpaid. They never will be paid the accounts due from the Liberals. Gladstone has -one--is there a single Liberal who will take up his Home Rule scheme? It will never come from Rosebery now. I see in the London con ( pond&nce columns of the Liberal papers this week statements to the effect that Liberal leaders have decided to place the Home Rule question far in the background, and to quietly drcp it altogether out of the programme. They havo decided that for party purposes Home Rule has lost its value-they only took it. up uvder the impression it would make a useful party cry. This will be no news to my Irish friends if they follow the Liberal newspapers as I do. The party have no programme at all just now. and little to build one out of. Cer- tainly legislation for Ireland is furthest from their thoughts. Dr. Buist, as a politician, must be aware of this. He must be aware his party is falsely trading upon an ancient cry which it has coolly determined! to drop, and yet he wishes the Cardiff Irish electorate to scratch the backs of his new friends, judging fiom the tenor of his letter, and will net even t'odmit that he has heard enough in the Liberal oxecutive meetings to disgust every Irishman who helped the Radicals this November. I -?-?-?

I'AMINE IN INDIA A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT. A Dalziel's teiegram from Bombay Bays:- Owing to a cyclonic movement in the Ara- bian Sea, rain has fallen on the Bombay coast and in the Poona and Sholapore districts, with the result that the prospects in these parts show a slight improvement. -?-

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF AN AMERICAN MILLIONAIRE. Found Unconscious with his Watch, and Money Gone. A Dalziel's telegram from New York says:—Mr. Frank Arbuckle, a millionaire mine owner of Denver, Colorado, and chairman of the Democratic State Committee of Colo- rado, was found lying unconscious at the corner of Eighth Avenue and 152 Street on Thursday morning. He died a few minutes after being found. His watch and money were gone, and it is supposed therefore that he was attacked and murdered for the sake of what he had on him. -??-

WORKMEN AS DIRECTORS. The South Metropolitan Gas Company intend I to promote a Bill in the next session of Parlia- ment to alter the qualification of a director of that company. The bill is the outcome of the Act which received the Royal Assent last year, authorising the workmen of the company to elect a director to the board. As originally intro- duced, the bill proposed to give the employes' director a comparatively low qualification, but, in its passage through the House of Commons, the Select Committee insisted upon the I qualification being substantially increased. It j i3 contended that the high tjualification now required has defeated the original object of the Act, and the bill of next session is intended to repeal the qualification clause, by reducing the hold'ing now necessary for a director. I repeal the qualification clause, by reducing the hold'ing now necessary for a director. I

-?. INT>If!ESTION.The MEDICAL REFORM SO 1 jL CIETY will send FREE to all applicants an ex- cellent BOTANIC CURE for Indigestion, Puliousness. Liver Complaints, Piles, Rheumatism, nOIlt. snd Bionchifcis.Address The Secretary, BOTANIC iNSTI- j TUTE, NOTTINGHAM. 1

SANTA CLAUS." a DECEMBER 22 AM) 23, THE GOLDEN DAYS. Miss Lascelles Carr has at length fixfd the days when her great Christmas treat will take placp; and on Tuesday and Wednesday, Decem- ber 22 and 23, at the Park-hall, two thousand little Cardiff waifs—a thousand boys and a thou- sand girl#—jvill have the,ir grand Yuletide festivities. To well-to-do people this may seem a commonplace announcement. but to the poor little lads and lasses of our Welsh Metropolis they will be indeed golden days. Already yn paratione are well forward f?r the labour of love, and a glance at the list given below will show the reader ("Santa Claus" hopes he or she will be contributor as well) that helpers both in money and kind are doing yeoman service in the good cause. The "Santa Claus" fund now stands at over J3100, and when the boxes and books come in "Santa" hopes that gum will be mightily increased. Workers in this field should note the handsome prizes that will Ltll to some successful labourers. YET ANOTHER PRIZE! Yesterday we called attention to the hand- some extra prize that Mr. J. Benson Davies, of the London Crayon Portrait Company, Queeu- s-treet, is offering to the winner of our first award, and now comes another extra prize, viz., a "fraimed portrait, highly finished in black and white, with colours; size, 18in. x Hin., value £2," given by Mr. Edwavl Smith, of the Electric Light Studio, 4, High- etreet, Cardiff. "Santa Claus" Stakos. In connection with the "Santa Claus" boxes which the young ladies in Cardiff hotels have in charge, the rivalry this year is greater, and the excitement keener than ever before. Betting i6 even on the Alexandra and the Rummer, and Miss Lloydi (Duke of elling- tonl, who is making a maiden effort, is also likely to give a good account of herself. Miss Perrin, of the Alexandra, the winner of the first prize for the last two years, has blossomed into poetry, which was not intended for publication, but which was spirited away from her. She expresses the state of her mind thusly:- Miss Perrin will not be first this year, As many have surmised For the hotel is up another street That's going to get the prize. So, boys, be careful when you bet, And don't waste all your tin, But place it on the Rummer stake?. And it's a thousand to one you win. Is the Rummer to be beaten by the Alexandra, or vice Yeria? We shall see. Tickets for the Park-hall. Ladies and gentlemen annous to view our "Santa Claus" treat from the balcony of the Park-hall are desired to apply for tickets aa the "Western Mail" advertisement department, St. Mary-street, a few days before the affair oomes off. Special Notice. Any friend returning a full bag to the "Santa Claus'' collector may write on the card attached to the bag the name and particulars of any child deserving of relietf at the Christmas distribu- tion. "Santa Claus" Dance. A very pleasant feature connected with our last "Santa Claus" was the re-union at tha Town-hall. A little function of the same kind is to be organised this year by Mrs. E. Morgan. 71, Bangor-road, who asks us to state that the dance will take place on the 2nd of December at the Assembly-rooms of the Town-hall, kindly placed at Mrs. Morgan's disposal by his worship the mayor (Councillor Ebenezer Beavan). Mr. Johnston's band hae been engaged, and amongst the gentlemen who have already consented to act as M.C.'a are Mr. W. 1. Vaughan, Queen- street, and Mr. A. J. Beard. Tickets can be obtained of these gentlemen, of Mrs. Morgan and at the "Western Mad" Office. Ladies tickets, 5s. gentlemen's, 6s. 6d. double tickers, 10s. 6d. The catering will be in capable hands, and no extra charge for refreshments will lie made. A Charming Act of Contrition. Our Lady Correspondent has handed "Santa Clams" the following prettily-conceived letter, written by one of her fair contributors Dear Lady Edit.rffis,-I have had a big weight on my conscience all the time since I read the remarks of W. Holt White in last Saturday's Supplement, for they fitted me exactly. I did, a.' she says, rush into print without any know- ledge of the subject; and, in my effort to be clever, I was guilty of base ingratitude to Dickens, who, with only one exception, has given me more enjoyment than any other novelist, ever since I first could rêad. So I am determined that my first "literary criti- cism shall be mv lao-t, and, as a sort of atone- ment, I send 2s. 6d. for the "Santa Claus" Fund in the names of the two greait novelists, who both laved little ohildren.-I am, &c., GUILTY CONSCIENCE. List of Subscriptions. I The following is a statement of money to hand frcm the kind friend* and helper* whose names are subjoined, and whom &anta Claus" takes the oppciiunity of heartily thanking for their valued a.nd timely aid:- s. Lord Windsor £ j? The Proprietors of the "Evening Express.. 5 5 0 Mr. 1". W. Carey "Sympathy" ? Mr'.J (Jaskell (Llanislien) ;? £ « Mr. E. W. M. Corbect f Mr. Charles Rad '.liflfe » u D. Roberts and Sons, Caledonian-chambers 1 11 b Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Jack-son 1 1 » ?,lr. Morgan Morgan J Mr Juda.li, Royal Hotel {■ 1 ° Mr Weaver — — J Mr. C. H. Downs —J 1 » Mr Svdnev F. Bcwlinp 1 1 0 J. P. Jones, Richards, and Budgen 1 1 0 Mr. Walter Scott 1 1 0 W. Lloyd, The Hayes -••• | Atlas Furnishing Co r r „ Mrs Clara Novallo Davies i Mr. H Cousins, Western Mail-chambers 110 Mr. J. E Gunn 1 1 0 G. F. Hill and Son 1 1 J Mr. and Mrs. A Stevens 1 1 0 Mr. Rickardu. The Priorv, Usk 1 1 0 Mr. S. A. Brain 1 1 0 Mf-fsrs. J. G: Proger and So:is 110 Senor Avendano 1 1 0 Mr. Ebenezer Beavan 110 Mr. Ivor Vachell, Cardiff 1 1 0 Mrs. K. Fletcher — • 1 1 0 Mr. Ijewellen Wood — 1 1 0 Mr. Thr.msn Morel 1 1 0 Mr. T. II. Stephens 1 1 0 Mrs. Lewis (IVrk Hotel) 1 1 0 Mr Alex. Tliaekcray 1 1 0 Mrs. Kcmeys-Tynle ••• 1 1 0 Mr G. A. Csrr. Grimsby 1 1 0 Mr. It. P. Ciillev 1 1 0 Mr James A Hare 1 1 0 Mr. R. Moxev 1 1 0 M«'wrs. G Insole and Co 1 1 0 Ml. T Andrews 1 1 0 Mr J Pyke Thompson 1 1 0 Mr. W. Scott, Ha/.elwood, Cathedral-rcad 110 Lr.dv Morgan Morgan 1 1 0 Mr O. Bevnon Harris 1 1 0 Mr. J. Allen 1 1 0 Mr. J. H. Ilallet •• 1 1 0 Mr. C'aniphell Cory — 1 1 0 Mr. E J Lvilon 1 1 0 Mr. D. A Thomas, M.P 110 Mrs. Marv Davies 1 0 0 Mr E. W" Shackell 1 0 0 Mr Llewellyn Williams, F.S.A., M.E., Ac., Ooolgardie 1 0 0 Mr. 0 H JorM. Fonmon100 Major Wyndham-Quin 1 0 0 Mrs. Lloyd If. is — 0 10 7 Mensrs. Duck and Son 0 10 6 Blaiberp's Arcane 0 10 6 Jewish Sympathiser 0 10 6 Major Thoriiley 0 10 6 Mr Tudor Tiinvnley 0 10 & Dr. Corngan — 0 10 6 Mr Kemp 0 10 6 Mrs. Willie Dalies — 0 10 6 Dr. De Vere Hunt 0 TO 6 The Office Poet 0 10 6 Mrs. Orafter — 0 10 6 Hon. Anthony Howells0106 Mr F. Joerjrens 0 10 6 Mr. Jinne* Muir 0 J0 6 Mr W. n. Alien 0 10 6 Mr. T. M. Hrvwood — 0 10 o Very Rev. A. Van den Heuvel 0 10 6 Mr. Charles F. Howard 0 10 6 Cclonel Guthrie 0 10 6 Mr. Sydney F. Walker 0 10 6 Roval Hotel Coftee Room Waiters 0 10 6 Mrs II. T Box 0 10 6 Mr W. Hugh Evars, Edward-terrace. 0 10 6 Meisrs. Adams and Co 0 10 6 Mr F. C. Shackell 0 10 6 Mrs. F. E. White, Cowbridge-road 0 1° 0 Miss Amy Morgan 0 10 0 Mr. S. H. Batchelot 0 10 0 Sir Edward Hill 010 0 Canon C. J. Thompson 0 10 0 Mr. W. Evans 0 1'! 0 Mrs. Sew:i..l 010 0 Mrs. T Windsor Jacobs 0 10 0 A Friend 0 5 0 M'ss Gladys Goldsmkl 0 5 0 Councillor F. J. Beavan 0 5 0 Mrs. George PadfMd 0 5 0 Well-wisher," Bonvilstone 0 5 0 A Friend 0 5 0 Mr. Scrivener -• • 0 5 0 liev J. T. Wordsworth — 0 5 9 Mr. W. Young. Aheravon 8 5 •) Mr W. S Crosmnnn 0 2 6 "Dickens and Thackeray 0 2 6 "Odlwr Bychan" 0 2 6 Received To-day. I Lord Tredegar 5 5 0 Rev. A. E. H. Hvslop 0 5 0' Total 103 1 0 What One of Our Collectors has Done I We publish the following list from Miss Mabel Meredith's books by way of encourage- ment to our other coIlootors:- Messrs. J. T. Duncan and Co.. 0 10 0 Mtsais, Jamea and „ U 10 0 "P. and W." Docks 0 10 h Messrs. Jukes and Flocks C 10 6 Mr. A Ree« — 0 5 0 "H. L. and F." .—.— — 0 5 0 Alr. P. T. 0 5 0 R. J. a;nd Co — — 0 5 0 "G. arid L." .» 0 5 0 Mr. W. Guy 0 5 0 Messrs. Christie and Co. — 0 5 0 "D. 11." 0 5 0 Mr. E. 15. Rceco 0 5 0 Messrs. Hull, lilyth and Co. 0 5 0 Tredegar Iron and Coal Co., Limited.. 0 5 0 Mi- W. Shirley 0 5 0 "A Supporter"' 0 2 6 Foudrovant 0 2 6 "A. J 0 2 6 Y. 7." -J 2 6 Mr. F. Hume 0 2 6 "G. H. C." 0 2 6 Messrs. Powell and Co 0 2 6 Mr. Silas Wfgg 0 2 6 Mr. Robert Bums o 2 b "Alt" 0 2 6 "Froggy/' o 2 6 "Rise in Freights" 0 2 6 "B. O. B." o 2 6 "Friends in Need" 0 2 6 "C'. I*. B." o 2 6 "More tlia.n a Christian" 0 3 0 J. Rnictolis o 2 6 Mr. II. Lew 'is Williams o 2 6 Mr. D I)avice., bolicitor 0 2 6 Messrs. L. and Co. 0 2 6 Sags Returned. "Santa Claus" has had distributed from door to door in Cardiff and the oistrict bags for the reception of cast-off clothirg and other articles that can be made up or otherwise made use of for the forthcoming treat. Here is a list of tha kind friends who have already returned the bags full of good j hings "Talwyn." Penarth. "YY interbourne," Penarth. 17, Cwrt-y- Vil-road, Penarth. No address, Penarth- "LTn Gamin De," Penarth. "F. G. A. Penarth. Mra. Shirley, Penarth. No address, Penarth. No address, Penarth. No address, Penarth. 37, Corbett-road, Cardiff. Mrs. Jeffreys, Aberbt-cg (parcel). No address. No address. No address. Lena Samuel, 1, Pembroke-terraoe. J. A. Pengelly, 45, l>umfries-plac«. "Well-wisher," 8, Dumfries-place. Mrs. Willowy, 2, Duinfries-plaoe. No address. A Friend. Messrs. Cox and Co., Dorothea Studio, 18, Charles-street. Mr. C. Whitmell, 47. Park-place Mr. D. Caledfryn, 14, Dumfries-place. Dr. John Williams, 20, Windsor-place. Mrs. Salmond, 7, Windsor-place. Miss Deacon, 3, Richmond-terrace. Miss Alargaret Heath, 53 Park-place. Mrs. Walford, 12, Park-grove. Miss Phillips, 4, Richmond-terrace. No address. -ss. No address. No address. Mra. Scott. Mrs. Taylor, 234, Newport-road. 15ie Children, 169, Newport-road. A Friend, 211. Newport-road. A Friend (with doll enclosed). "Midge," 136, Newport-road. Mrs. Edwards, 154. Newport-road. Miss M. Reece, 185, Newport-road. Bedford House, Newport-road. 108, Newport-road. Coppoc-k, 1\' ù Addrees. Mrs. Woods, 129, Richmond-road. Mrs. Walter Scott, Richmond-road, 8, Richmond-road. Mrs. James, 60, Richmond-road. Mrs. E. R. Evans, 203, Richmond-road. No address. No address. No address. No address. No address. 47, Richmond-road. Mrs. Hodge, Richmond-road. 90, Richmond-road. Mrs. Lewis, 136, Richmond-road. Mrs. Burrows, 58, Oakfield-street. 4. Glossop-terrace. Mrs. Lewis, 41, Claude-rood. Master Afred Samuel, Fitzaian-place. Mrs. Edwards. 72, Claude-road. Mrs. Whitefield. 5, Howard-gardens. Mrs. D. David, 119, Albany-road. Mrs. William.s, 22, Partridge-road. 62, Albany-read. Mrs. Roberts, 116, Claude-road. No address. No address. No a idress No address. No address. Mrs. Robinson, Dunsley House, Wellfield- road. "Dorothy," 12, Ninian-road. Mrs. Lawrence, 43, Ninian-road. "Winne," Northcote-street. Miss Kathleen West. Rycroft, Ninian-road. A Friend, Gordon-road. 25. Gordon-road. No address. Mrs. M. C. Lewis. 15, Northcote-street. Mrs. WebbeT, 25. Staeey-road. "Nannie" and "Elsie," 21, Richards-terrace. 72, Richards-terrace. 23, Richards-terrace. Waife." 70, Richards-terrace. No address. No address. E. J. Hopkins. No address. No address. No address. "Dudley" and "Nathalie," St. Euagot, Cathe- dral-road. Mrs. Duskie, 42, Plasturton-avenue. No address. C. E. Dovey, 58, Cathedral-road. "A Friend," 94, Plavturton-avenue. 3, Cathedral-road. Mrs. W. E. Stephens, 85; Hamilton-street. Mr. Whitaker, Clare-street- "Lewis" and "May," 44, Plasturton-gardens. Mrs. Gray. Dyfrig-street. Mrs. W. G. Coles, 7, Clare-gardens. No iiddress. 8. Plasturton-gardeng. No address. 18, De Burgii-street. No address. 27, De Burgh-etreet. 20, King's-road, Canton. No address. Mrs. Davies, 55, De Burgh-street. No rddiess. K 0 acdress. No address. Mrs. Hi vere, dive-road, Penarth. "Dot," 119, Killg's-road, Canton. "Winifred." No address. Mrs. Forster, 11. Clive-road. Penarth. "E. H. 9, Plymouth-road, Penarth. "Hyddorgege." "Marv" and "Jane," Penarth. No address. Mrs. Hanion, 15, Westbourne-road, Penarth. Mrs. Griffiths, 7. Windsor-terrace, Penarth. Mrs. Hall, 22, Plymouth-road, Penarth. Mrs. Vaugh&i, 3, Albert-crescent, Penarth. Mis James Lewis, 65, Windsor-road, Pen- artih. M. and F. Davies, 17, Plymouth-road, Pen- arth. Mrs. Fardo, Penarth. No address. 28, Cwrt-y-Vil-road, Penarth. Mrs. Hartley, Sea, Cot, Penarth. Miss Williams, 14, Victoria-road. The "Buffalo," Beach-road, Penarth. No address. No address. Mrs. Leonard Purneil, Oakland, Penarth. No address. No address. Mrs. Bregeon, Penarth. No address. t Mrs. Kaiser, 9, Albert-crescent, Penarth. Collecting-boxes. The following have kindly taken collecting- boxes in aid of the "Santa Claus" fund Great Western Hotel. Royal Hotel. Queen's Hotel. Angel Hotel. Grand Hotel M iss Perrin, Alexandra Hotel. Park Hotel. Exchange Restaurant, Docks. Miss Timothy. Masons' Arms, Queen-street. ftupeiTt Hotel. Castle-road. Rumm-r Hotel, Duke-street: Miss Davies and Miss Modi in. Roath Castle Hotel, Castle-road. Miss Lloyd, Duke of Wellington, The Hayes, Miss Stone, St. Mary-stre-ct. Cat-hays Conservative Club. York Hotel. Miss Richards, Dan-y-wain Arms, Treforest. Misses Phillips, St. Mary-street. Roath Conservative Club. Clifton Hotel. Victoria Hotel, Queen-street, Ivliss Philli.ps, 16, Edwards-terrace. C. H. Preston. 5, Pen-v-wain-place. M rs. White. Bridgwater Arms. Miss Violet Morris, Fitzhamon-emba.nkment. Barry's Hotel, St. Mary-street. NTiss M. King, 2, Gladstone-place. Master Albert Osbon, 8. Chureh-road. Miss illia.ms, "Our Boys," St. Marv-street. The R. A.O.B.. Custom House-street. Misa Florrie Spear, 14, Coburn-street. The Criterion. Church street. The Blue Bell, St. Mary-street. Park Conservative Club. Cogan Hotel, Cogan. Cogan Club, Cogan. Windsor Hotel, Penartlt. St. F aean's Hotel, Penarth. Esp.anade Hotel, Penarth. Railway Hotel, Penarth. Penarth Hote-1, Penacth. r Albion Hotel. Glebe-street, Penarth. Mr. S. Andrews's Coffee Tavern, Penarth. Noll's Vaults, St. John's -square. C'oiborne Hotel, George-street, Cathays. Royal Oak Hotel, Rcwth. Mr. Greider's, Caroline-street. Stag and Hounds Hotel, Frederick-Street. Mrs. White, the Barracks. The W est gate Hotel, Cowbridgp-road. The Woodville Hotel, Cathays. Miss Jeenes, Imperial Hotel Docks. Conservative CMv —1 -*» Miss Turner, 322, Cowbridge-road. Riverside Conservative Club. Miss Plummer, Robin Hood Inn, Severn- road. The Romillv Inn, Romilly-crescent. The Half Way Hotel. Canton. Canton Conservative Club. The Duke of Clarence. Clive-road, Canton. Black Lion Hotel, Llandaff. Tradesmen's Club, Wyndham -crescent. Mr. Seeley, King's Castle, Canton. The Roval Exchange, Canton. The Baroness of Windsor. Penarth-road. Grangetowri Conservative Club. Miss Huppon, Lord Windsor Hotel, Grange. Mr. Emlyn Jones. Glebe-street. Penarth. The Children at Dalmeny, Cathedral-road. N. Hodge, 58, Plas-turton-avenue. Mrs. Cornish, 39, Plasturton-avenue. M rs. Barr, Pontcanna-street. "Elesmere," Cathedral-road. W. Woolway, 1, Placvturton-avenue. Collecting-books. A number of .friends and helpers have taken colleoting-bookfi, their names and addresses helin' a,s follow: — Miss Phillips, 31, Clare-road. Mr. J. Marsh, 64, Moy-road, Roath Park. Mr. W. E. Morgan, "Western Mail." Mips Mabel Meredith. 6, Guildford-crescent. Master Phillips, St. Alarv-street. Mrs. Roberts, 3, Kincraig-street. Miss Phillips, St. Mary-street. Miisses Blanch and Cherry Osbon, 8, Church-road. Special Prizes to Collectors. FIRST PRIZE-A COSTUME, value £ 8 8; presented by MADAME MAR I AGE, the well-known modiste, 53, Castle Arcade, Cardiff, at whose establishment the dress is on view. SECOND PRIZE—A DIAMOND BRACE- LET, value J64. 4- offered by BLAI- BERG'S ARCADE and to be viewed in the vestibule of the Western Mail Buildings. THIRD PRIZE—A CINDERELLA PATENT GOLD BANGLE, value 30s., presented by BLAIBERG'S ARCADE. FOURTH PRIZE-A CINDERELLA COT/n BANGLE, value 2,0 s.. presented by BLAIBERG'S ARCADE. FIFTH PRIZE — AN ORNAMENTAL TABLE TIMEPIECE, value Bl Is., pre- sented by PERKINS BROTHERS & CO. St. Mary-street. SIXTH PRIZE-Tlie Queen's Edition of BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN," value jSl le., presented by the "EVENING EXPRESS." Applications for Collection-boxes should be mooe at once to "SANTA CLAUS," "Wes- tern Mail," Cardiff.

South Wales Bills + THE BUTE DOCKS SCHEMES. PROPOSEDq AMALGAMATION WITH THE RHYMNEY RAILWAY. Projected Line Up the Rhondda Valley. NEW LOW WATER PIER FOR CARDIFF. Notice ha« again been given of a Bill to amal- gamate the Rhymney Railway Company with the Bute Docks Company, to dissolve the former company, and to change the name of the latter. As far 3" can be ascertained from the advertise- mcnt, the lines upon which the amalgamation is proposed axe very much the game as those adop- ted last year, but it will probably be found when the Bill is published that the dividend to be .guaranteed to the Rhvinney Company will be at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum from the date of the amalgamation, and not at 81> per cent., rising to 10 in four years. The notice which appears to-day is very much shorter- and, if possible, more vague than the one published twelve months ago, and it is utterly impossible until the Bill is lodged to ascertain the condi- tions upon which the amalgamation is proposed. BUTE DOCKS BILL. New Low Water Pier. The Bill which the Bute Docks Company are promoting this year contains many important provisions. In the first place, it is proposed to ma-e a line up the Tail Valley, commencing with a junction with the Rhymney Railway near the Heath and going round to the westward, via Walnut Tree, to Treforest, where a junc- tion will be made with the Taff Vale Railway. From this latter junction there will be a branch to Goedpennia-en, where the Universal Coal Company are now sinking large pits. There will be connecting lines with the Pontypridd, Caerphilly, and Newport and tile Tall Vale railways i the neighbourhood of i'onUpridd. One of the principal objects of the Bill is to obtain access to the new collieries above re- ferred to, but tne Bute Docks Company also seek running powers over certain portions of the Rhymney, Taff Vale, Great Western, and Taff-Bargoed railways, which will place the docks at Cardiff in communication, via the Rhymney Railway, with the whole of the coal- field to the North. The company ask that the powers granted to the Taff Vale Company for the construction of railways in the neighbour- hood of Pontypridd shall be transferred to and vested in them, viz., so much of Railway No. 1 authorised by the Taff Apt of 1890 as lies be- tween the termination of Railway No. 4 and the junction of the said authorised railway with the tra-id I'ont-shon-Norton Branch of the Taff Vale Railway, and Railways No. 1 and No. 2 authorised by the Taff Aot of 1896. Another short line which is proposed will connect the Rhymney Railway with the Roath Branch of the Taff Vale Railway, but this, wo are informad, is intended principally for passenger traffic to the new low water pier which it is proposed to construct on the eastern side of the new dock now in coursa of con- struction. The pier will run straight out from a point nearly opposite the centre of the Roath Dock, and terminate below low water mark, a distance of 766 yards or thereabouts. A railway will be made over the entire length of the pier, which will be connected w;th the Taff Vale. Rhymnev, and Great Western systems. The pier is intended principally for the accommodation of the passenger steamer traffic, and if the powers sought are granted the people from the valleys will be conveyed to the side of the steamer. Such an improve- ment is sadly needed a,t Cardiff, as the accom- modation at present available at the Pier-head is sadly inadequate, and the apnrcaihes are so I crowded in the summer months that life and limb are endangered. I Taff Vale Railway Company. The Taff Vale Railway Company are pro- moting an omnibus Bill, in which they will again ask Parliament to relieve them oi the services which, under agreement, they render at the Bute Docks. On three or four previous occasions similar clauses have been introdu:ed, and aiways rejected. The celebrated 23rll Clause of the Barry Act of 1888 will be a bone of contention once more. Last session Parliament decided that. the distance upon which the rate per mile was to be calculated was between the colliery and Penarth Dock. Previously the Taff Vale Company had taken the West Bute Dock, which is nearer the collieries, and, consequently, increases the rate per ton per mile as the point by which that rate was to be ascertained. Power is sought to make a gliort line from Llandaff Station to the Radyr Quarry Signal Cabin, wfiich will form a connecting link between the main Taff line and the Pen- arth curve. The company also seek running powers over the Pontypridd, Caerphilly, and Newport Railway; over the Taff-Bargoed joint line of the Great Western and the Rhymney jJlVer that portion of the Great Western Rail- way which lies between the junctions therewith of the Taff's line near Llancaiach and Quaker's Yard Stations respectively; over so much of the Great Western as lies between the junction therewith of the Brecon and Merthyr Junction Railway at Bassaleg and the High-street Station of the Great Western Railway at New- port, including that station; and over the Park Mile Railway belonging to Lord Trede- gar in Monmouth. Caerphilly Urban District. The Caerphilly Urban District Council are seeking powers to acquire from the Rhymney Gas and Water Company, the waterworks of the county within the promoters' district, and for compulsory powers, with a view of con- structing new waterworks. They propose <o construct one reservoir by throwing an embank- ment across the brook known a.s Cwmnant- Ceffyl, a second r ervoir in the Parish of Llan- fabon, across the Twyn-yr-harris brook, and a third in the Parish of Eglwy.silan, impounding the Nant Ifor brook. They fnrthor propose to acquire the works of the Caerphilly and Taff's Well Gaslight and Coke Co. The estimated cost of the scheme is close upon £ 55,000. Newport Corporation Bill. The corporation of Newport have given notice of a Bill under which they propose to make subways under the river, and ferries across the river for the conveyance of pas- sengers and goods: to greet offio.s for the. University of Wales; to make several street improvements; to revive the powers of the Newport Waterworks Act of 1887 in respect of a large reservoir at Llanvaches, and to extend the, tramway system along Corpora- extend the tramway system along Corpora- tion-road from Shaftesbury-street to Malpas- road, and from Caerlecm-road to York-road. j They seek full powers in regard to the collec- tk>n of rates under the lafrt Local Government twii *o immIaow tha w&tw ajmuitiqs.

FOOTBALL. To-morrow's Matches, -0: The following matches will be reported in the "Evening Express" to-morrow (Satur- day):- LOCAL MATCHES. RUGBY. Aberavon-Aberayon v. Neath. Cardiff—Cardiff v. Morriston. Newport—Newport v. Bristol. Penygraig—Penygnidg v. Llanelly. Swansea-Swau,;ea v. Penarth. Bridge nd--Britlgen,d v. Dowlais. Llwynypia—Llwynypia v. Mountain Aash. Taff's Wdl-SIt. Andrew's v. Taff's Well. Cowfbridge-Grent Western v. Cowbridge. New Tredegar—New Tredegar v. A be ream. I Crickhovvell—Crickhoweil v. Abergavenny Wan- derers. Pontypridd-Pontyprjùd v. Barry. Sophia Gardens-Canton v. Grangetown. COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. Oldham—Lancashire v. Yorkshire. NORTHERN UNION. Manchester—Lancashire v Yorkshire. Exder-Dcyon v. Gloucestershire. Birkenhead-Oheshire v. Westmorland. NORTHERN UNION. LANCASHIRE SECTION. Morecambe—Moreeambe v. Tyidesley. Runcorn—Runcorn v. Stockport. Warrington—Warrington v. Widnes, Wigan—Wigan v. Rochdale Hornets. YORKSHIRE SECTION. Brighouse—Brig'house Rangers v. Huddersfitld. CaMleford-Castleford v. Ihunsiet. Halifax—Halifax v. Leeds. Iieckmondwike—Heckmondwike v. Batley. Holbeck--Holbeck v. Bramley. Leeds—Leeds Parish Church v. Hull. Maimingham—Manningham v. Liversedge. 'Wakefield—Wakefield Trinity v. Braciiord. OTHER MATCHES. Crompton—Crompton v. Swinton. Leicester—Leicester v. Coventry. Salford-Salford v. Walk den. Sale—Sale v. Burton. Richmond—Richmond v. London Scottish. Blackheath—Blackheath v. Cambridge Uni- versity. Oxford—University v. Harlequins. Riohmond—Old Merchant Taylors v. Old Edwardians. Cooper's Hill—R.I.E.C. v. London Welsh. Stamford Bridge—Old Leysians v. Kensington. Dulwieh—Croydon v. Lennox. Edinburgh—Edinburgh Academicals v. Edin- Gloucester—Gloucester v. Moseley. burgh Wanderers. ASSOCIATION. Cardiff—St. Margaret's v. Roath. Forth—Treharris v. Perth. Penarth—I'enarth v. Barrv District Reserves. Pembroke Dock—2nd Devon Regiment Seconde v. Milrord Haven. :Iard.FerLdalC' District v. Aberdare. DowIais—EMjw Vale v. Dowlais. Aberdare—Nelson v. Aberdare.

t Local Teams. RUGBY. CARDIFF V. MORRISTON. To be played at Cardiff. Cardiff: Full back, Alun Morgan; three- quarter backs, J. Williams, DrLscoll, W. Jones, and V. Hussey; half.backs, J. Heaven and J. Elliott; forwards, T. Dobson, E. Emery, G. Abbott, H. Cornish, E. George W J. Elsey, W. Bowler, and E. H. Gunu. Kick-off 3.15. Gates open 2.15. NEWPORT V. BRISTOL. The following players will represent Bristol in the match at Newport:- Back, J. B. Smithson; three-quarter backs, R. G. Parsoiifi, Percy Hussey, Reggie Hussey, and H. F. Dening; half-backs, F. Lethabe and J. Milburn; forwards, W. Thomson (cap- tain), F. C. Belson, H. B T. Bingham, E. A. Blizzard, E. Dymond. J. Kisliigburv, B. S. Martin, and F. G. Newton. Newport: Back, R. L. Thomas; three-quarter backs, F. H. Dauncev. W. G. James, A. W. Boucher, and T. AV.I'eAr.son; half-backs, Mat Hannan and G. LI. Lloyd; forwards, H. Packer, W. Groves, A. 8aiwtell, G. Jones, J. Jenkins, T. Saunders, E. W. Porter, and G. Evans. LLANELLY V. PENYGRAIG. 11 ie visit of the champions to the Rhondda is creating a lot of interest in football -circles throughout Mid District. Given fine weather, the Bellevue Grounds will be packed, as the Llanelly team are big favourites in the valley. Kick-off at 3 p.m. Referee, Mr. Harry Day. Teams:—Llanelly: Back, Joe Daviefi three-quarter backs, 0. Badger (capt.), M. Williams, E. Lloyd, and L. Every; half-backs, Ben Davies and 1). Davi-fs forwards, W. Mor- ris, D. J. Daniel, S, Thomas, B. Jeukins, J. Jones, P. J. Davies, W J. Thomas, and D. Thomas. Penygraig: Back, T. Jones; three- quarter backs, Watkins, Thomas, Griffiths, and Else; half-backs, Granville and Franks: for- wards, J. Davies (capt.), D. Evans, J. Rhapps, D. Thomas, J. Bow-en, C. Ellis, A. Chant, A. White, and T. Griffiths. CARDIFF RESERVES V. CHELTEN. HAM COLLEGE. To be played at Cheltenham. Cardiff Re- serves: Full back, 1. E. Jones; three- quarter backs, A. M. Ricketts (captain), R. M. Elliott, R. Foster, and S. O. Else; half- backs, T. Pleece and J. E. Merrett; forwards, Colour-sergeant Leary, H. Mnrg-an, A. Owen, J. Mills, M. Leary, H. E. Hall, W. Macintyre, and A. N. Other. NUATH V. ABERAVON. To 'be played at Aberavon. The home team will be:—Back, Rees Lewis :three-quarter backs, Evan Jones (capt.), D. H. Jones. W. Rees, and C. Cookings half-backs, Dan Jones and J. Jones; forwards, Ivor Griffiths, C. Ban- sey, Jack Jones, J. Luke, Tim Madden, D. Rowlands, A. Williams, and W. James. BRIDGEND V. DOWLAIS. To he played at Bridgerd. Teams:—Bridgend: Back. T. Re-'s; three-quarter backs, T. Emmy. F. Brown, F. Smith, and W. Fitzgerald; half-hacks,' J. IIill. and G. Ball; forwards, 'I. L Priehard (capt.), ii'. HaymaD, R. N'.choll, E. Davies, It. L. Davies, D. Mahoney. M. Bevan, and W. M'Donall. Ilowlais; Back, M'Donald; three-ijuurleir hacks, I). J. Thomas, J. Davies, W. J. Curtis. and H. Fleet; half-bucks, L. V. Evsnp and W. Watkins; forwards. C. Evans, E. Wil!i*ms» D. W. Evans, T. Davies, S. Vaughan, F. 0 Utien, A. Evans, and n. Jones. LLWYNYPIA V. MOUNTAIN ASH. Tb> match will he played at Mountain Ash. T.lwyrypia :Rr,ek. Charlie H"il!iaros: threre-fitiarter barks, Tom E. William* (captain), W. Llewellyn, 'l. Mills, and Isaac Edmunds half backs, A. Powell and Jestin 'ITiomas forwards, R. Helluigs, J. Evans, 13. T. Phillips, W. H. Alexander. R. Jones, D. Royall, W. ][ Mills, and George Iiewl-Jtt: reserve, F. Vei- man. Referee, Mr. W. Wilkins, W.R.U. GREAT WESTERN V. COWBRIDGE. The following will represent, Cowbridge in this matv'h, to be played at Cowbridge :—Back, liev. O. Jones; three-quarter backs, W. J. Thomas, K, L. Thomas, O. Lewis, and C. Lewis; half-backs, C. Then,as ",nd E. Wai r :u ■ forwards. T. Thomas, Davies, W. Russell, W. Jenkins, J. Davies, A. Kitt, E. George, pnd W. Lewia. Kick-off at three p.m. ST. ANDREW'S V. TAFF'S WELL. To be played at Tail's We. Tie following w'll fer HPnt the homester* -Br.ck. W. Paxerds. three-quarter backs, T. Kemp (captain). D. Thomas, H. Llewellyn, and T. L. Jcnkina: half-liaoks. W. Edvrorthy and T. L. Hewpthu forwards. C. Mendiw T. Hubert. F. Llewellyn, E. Howells, G. Williams, I W. Nicholas, S. Burgess, and T. Davies. NEW TREDEGAR » Ai$«RC.Af{V. To be played at New Tredegar. New Tredegar. — Back, T. Williams; three-quarter hacks. W. Pugh, T. E. Philli|>s, W. Mayberry. and J. Thomas; half- backs. C. Upuntr and R. Parker; forwards. J. Davies (captain), a Thomas, P. ellow, T. J. Phillips, P. Davict, J. Shortman, D. Jenkins, and D. G. Tillctt. CRICKHOWELL V. ABEltGAVENNY WANDERERS. Crickhowell: Back. W. Townsend: three-qua.rter backs, Air. Jones, W. Follev. J. Proseer, and A. Hawkins; halfbacks. H. Thomas, and L. Townsend • forwards, T. Owen, T. Brown, G. Jones, A. J. Addis, D. Evans, H. Evans, C. Jones, and T. Meale. CANTON V. GRANGETOWN. To be played at the Sophia Gardens. Kick-off ab three o'clock. Canton team: Back, J. Suilivan; three-quarter hacks, J. M'Carthv, T. 0. Rees, F. Fox. and H. Ash ton; half-backs. R. Williams and W. Jackson; forwards, D. Rees (captain), W. BickfouJ, W. Rowlands, C. Harding. E. 1,. C. Jones. MrK. Harding, D. C. Evans, and W. Gale. Grangetown: Back, T. Mahhs three-quarter back?. H. Young. D. Vaughan, A. Saunders, and G. Perkins; half-backs. H. Nott. and M. Sullivan forwards. C. Harrison (cap- ta.in). W. James, E. Buckley. R. Maile. H. Wiltshire. E. Johnson. C. Harris, and A. N. Other. Grange team meet at Baroness of Windsor Hotel, 2.30 sharp. LEAGUE MATCH.—PONTYPRIDD V. BARRY. This match will be p'aved at Bany. Pontypridd: Back, L. Mor<;rui three (iiiartrr I-acks, R. Davies, W. Robert6. Morgan, and D. Chielett; half-backs, G. Chick and E. Evans; for- wards, R. Thomas (captain), J. M'Kenzie, Tom Bryant, B. Davies, W. E. R"e», W. Rashridge. and J. W. James. Barry: Back, K. Jones; three-quarter hacks. A. Jenkins, T. Hedges. T. Hughes, 3nct P. nq Cloke; half-hacks, J. Davies and F. Dyer; forwards, W. Davies (captain), J. Baker riper. W. Driso iJ. I T. Jones, W. Deans, C. Yeo, and T. Sims. Marlborough Stars v. Roath Crescents.—Marlborough Stars: Back, J. Sansherg; three-quarter backs. J. Dunscombe. E. Murphy, A. Barber (captain), end G. Gould; half-backs, W. Jones and A. Merinpe; for- wards, J. Pill. C. Dunscombe, R. Dunscombe, G. I/ong. S. Roach, J. Ohristenson, C. Trigg*, and J. Brie ley. Llar.trLsant Stars v. Cilfynydd Juniors.—To be plwed at Llantris&at. Stare: Back. Ithsl 1:1. three-quarter backs, R. Davies, D. J. Jones. T. Dier' kin, and R. John; half-haeks. P. J. Thomas au« T. Davies (captain); forwards, D. Lukey, H. Jaaie^i R. Stamp, A. Williamson, R. Hicks, T. Morgan, T. Watkins, and C. Thomae. Penarth Excelsiors v. Pontypridd Western "A. At Pontypridd. Excelsiors: Back, B. Tanner; three- p quarter hacks, J. Rowles. W. Ackland, J. Bool, and E. Knight; half-backs, D. Griffiths (captain) &ud H. Smith. forwards, S. Dibble, 1'. Thome, J. Beer. A. Grossman, W. Boucher, D. Jones, H. Thomas, and T. Clarke. Cardiff Nomads v. Bedwas.—At Bedwas. Cardiff Nomads: Back, A. Semlop: three-quarter backs, F. Bibbings (captain), O. Strebor, G. Priest, and H. Yonith; half-backs, H. Hyde and A. Sanders; for- wards, M. M'Bratney, Stone, R. Coakley. W. Royle. W. Sanders, A. Harris, O'Connell, and D. Morgan. Cardiff Star v. Dandough —This match will be played at Roath Park. Kick-olf at three o'clock sharp- Star: Back, W. Rodda; three-quarter hacks, W. M. Davey, C. Bliss, J. Richards, and W. Roberts; half. backs, R. Hannam and B. John forwards, C. Main B (captain), E. Howells, D. Sutherland, A. E. John# T. Rudd, C. Babbage, Ted Bliss, and W. Llewellyn. Pontypridd Crusaders v. Treherbert "A."—At rontypiidd. Crusaders: Back, J. R. Jones; three- quarter backs, W. M. Wilkins, T. Morgan, T. Mantle, and W. Wilkins; half-backs. E. J. Edwards and W. Stockden forwards, J. Casey (captain), Walter Davies, J. Wilkins, F. Hall, J. Ligfield, D. Morgan, A. Jones. W. Whitehead, and J. Caple. Pontypridd Crusaders "A" v. Ynysvbwl Juniors.— At Ynysvbwl. Crusaders "A": Back, W. T. Morris; three-quarter backs, C. Barber, S. Whitehead, J. HaiJey, and W. Rowlands half-backs, J. Wallace and W. Morgan; forwards, C. Lewis, (captain), J. Jones, T. Turner, D. Hill, F. Pressiey, T. Mantle, E. Came- ron, and G. Williams. Roath Crescents v. Windsor Stars.—This match will he played in the Sophia Gardens. Crescents team Back, T. Jones; three quarter backs, Lace, Gunn, Morgan, and Reid; half-backs, Mander and Riches foiwards, Samuel, Williams. Morgan, Fiddian, Jenkins, Lcyshen, Lyons, and Jones. St. Paul's v. Roath.—To be played at the Sophia Gardens. St. Paul's team; Back, P. Loughlin three- quarter backs, Joe Collins, P. O'Keefe, H. O. Briea, and J. 0'Leary half-backs, J. Murphy and E. Mor- riisey; forwards, -Ni. m-eartily (capta.n), T. M'Carthv, W. aibett, W. Sambers. J. Ahe-rne, L. Doyle, D. Cotter, and T. Alierne. Kick-off at 2.45 sharp. Referelt. Mr. Phelps, Grangetown. Rcath Hornets v. Cardiff Raglans.—To be played at Roath Park. Raglans team: Back. T. Fletcher; three-quarter backs, A. Shumaek (captain). E. John, F. IJat dy, and A. Britton; lalf-backs, W. Smith and 1). Warner; forwards, R. Gray, R. Davies, F. Hook- way, J. Hardy, n. Stewart, J. Davies, G. Shumaek, and J. Miles. Riverside Anchors v. Cardiff Alphas.—To he played at Saltmead. Anchors team: Back, G. Davidson; three-quarter backs, H. Fawton, A. Thompson. W. Fawton, and 0. Cbohlin half-backs, E. Thomas and A. Roberts; forwards, E. Sande-s, F. Adams, T. Randall, E. Cawlev, F. Strong, E. Dugmore, W. C'cchlin, and A. Webb. Cardiff Talbots v. Canton Crescents.—To he played at the Sophia Gardens. Talbots team: Back, E. Shea three-quarter backs. D. Healy (captain), Moore, A. Howells, and D. Sullivan half-backs, A. Lewis and Wedlake; forwards, King, Saxby, Whitefield, Fisher, Chappie. Jack, Mtaker, and A. X. Other. Kick-oft at 3.15 sharp. Referee, Mr. H. Waters, C.F.C. Mackintosh Reserves v. Moorland Stars.—To be played at Roath Park. Reserves team: Back, H. Jarman three-quarter backs, J. Elliott (captain), W. Lawrence, G. Pariitt. and E. Snell; half-hacks, L. Davies and A. Mack forwards, R. Birch, T. Harrison, C. Priest, H. Summerliay, L. Page, T. Beadon, W. Crump, and J. Heeler. St. v. Barry Aibions.—To be played at the Sophia "iaidens St. John's team Buck. S. Bartley three-qrarter backs, W. Stephens, R. Arkell, T. M. Arkell, and C. A. Marks half-backs, D. C'heek and W. Barber forwards, S. Moger (captain), W. Smith, G. Murray, D. Davis, L. Massimo, H. Jones. D. Robertson, and A. Neale. Kick-off at 3.15 p.m. sharp. Old Monktonianw v. Heath Rovers- (Whitchurch).— To be played at Whitchurch. Break leaves Xorth- road at 2.30 p.m Old Monktonians team Back, A. R. Smith; three-quarter backs, C. Leyshon, A. Mor- gan. T. P. Jones, and H. James; half-backs, R. Elliott and C. Kestell; forwards, F. Box, F. Barter, 8. O. Jenkins, P. Lewis, J. Str.'chan, J. L. Thomas, D. A. Williams, and W. Williams. Pontypridd "A" v. Barry "A."—At Pontvpridd. Pontypridd: Back. J. Warlow; three-quarterbacks, E Joseph, A. Davies. C. Warlow, and J. Coslett; half-backs. J. C. Jonr* and D. L. Davies; forwards, Torn Davies (captain), 0. Beddoe, S. G.1.- Jones, J. Ryan, W. Davies. W. Rees. J. R. Evans, W. Grubb, C. Smith, and T. Hale. Barry Seconds: Baok J. Howells; three-quarter hacks, T. Dowdeswell (cap- tain), J. Radcliflfe. G. Giggs, and S *|vo> half backs, T Slocombe and B. Ryland; forwards, W. Yeo, W. H. Thonr-as, J. Steven", T. Ha the rail, W. Ric hards, C. K'ng, J. Bartle, and Harrison. Crescent United v. arry Railway Juniors.—Thi' match will be played at Cardiff. The United wil. be as follows :—Back. J. Itoore three-quarter backs, J. Mawin (captain). R. Radford, T. Beddoes, and A. Bowles; half-backs, E. Bean and C. Coilings; for- wards, H. Burnum, O. Canter, T. Bartlett, J. Woolla- cot.t. E. Harding, T. Edwards, T. Fracknell, and T. Lewis. St. Peter's v. St. Michael's.—At Cardiff. St. Peter's: Back, J. Buhr; three-quarter liacks, J. Ryan (cap- tain), T. Bradey, T. Murphy, and A. Leary naif backs. T. Collins, and W. Bradey; forwards, J- Ahearne, C. Bowver, G. Moore. W. Neil, T. Shaana- han, G. Cottle, D. Cumming, and J. Regan. Cardiff Crescents v. Waterloo Harriers (Newport). -At Newport. The following will represent the CrescentsBack, W. Riches; three-quarter backs, F. Forbes (captain), J. Roberts. W. Oode. and W. Bell; half-backs, D. Phillips and E. Whale: for- wards, H. Brown, William Angus, W. Griffiths. C. Baugh, A. Jenkins. A. Williams, C. Yorath. and II. Faeey. Members are requested to meet at the Monument at 2.30 p.m. sharp. Adamsdown v. Llanislien.—This match will be playpd on the Llanishen ground. Train leaves Rhymnev Station at 2.10 p.m. Adamsdown ack, J. E. Evans; three-quarter backs, J. Cavanagh (cap tain), W. Brien, J. Desmond, and C. Crowley half- backs, Fitzgerald and Barber; forwards, E. M. i'" liams, D. Barry, H. Partridge, H. Rice, J. Thomas, Sullivan, Dunscombe, and S. O. Else. Mackintosh v. Ivyilney (Gloucestershire) —To 1)9 played at Lydney. Train leaves at 12 40 MackiH* tosh team: Back George Daly; three-quarter backs. A. AVnght I1. EH'oit, F. fiutton. an,l A. Russell", haif-baeks. C. Holhday and H. Kruger; forwards, II. Williams (captain), G. Northmore. G. Matthews. W- Fudge, D. Thomas, D. Adams, F. Priest, and T. Ben- nett CARDIFF AND DISTRICT RUGBY UNION. The following referees were appointed at the last meeting of the union for Saturday, November 21 St raul's v Roath (Sophia GaTflpllt It r. J'h; I p Canton v. Grange. Mr. Strut.t; TaWs Weii v. St. Andrew's (Ta'fs Well), Mr. lid 'iey. I ASSOCIATION SOUTH WALES AXD MONMOUTHSHIRE CHAL- LENGE CUP (JUNIOR).—FIRST ROUND. St. Margaret's v. Roath Juniors.—To be played on the Harlequins' ground, Roath. Kick-off. two p.m. sharp. St. Margaret's: Goal. H. (tfles; backs, H Nell and J. A. Moncrieff; half-backs, H. Rehenna, W. H. Rcmsdale, and G. M. Hancock; forwards, T. Holtham, D. W. Ellis, the Rev. W. LI. Criehton, H. Bain (captain). and C. Herbert. Roath Juniors: Goat. J. Sutton: backs, W. M'Creadie (captain) and D. Thomas; half-hacks, E. Lewis, G. Ayres. and G. Tabberer; forwards. C. W. Wilson, O. Davies, T. Duncan, A. -.Mitchell, and G. Webb. Treharris v. Porth.-To be played at Llwvcelvn Grounds, Porth. Porth: Goal. W." Fudce; backs, J. H. Wilhanw and ,T. Bibv (captain); half-backs, W. Higgins, T. Gilbert, end E. Higgins; forwards, H. Breeze, T. Borthwiok, W. Edwards, L. Parry, and W. Williams. Linesman, W. H. Picken. Referee, Mr. W. Miller. Penarth v. Barry District Reserves—At Penarth. Penarth Goal, 0. Brothers backs, J. FitzGibbon and R. A. S. Duncan half-backs, A. D. Mein. J. F. Jen- mngs (captain) and J. A. W. Kaiser; forwards, H. Edwards, H. George, C. A. S'ranaghan, A. Robertson, and A. FitzGibbon. Referee, Mr. S. S. Clarke, Neath. 2nd Devon Regiment Seconds v. Milford Haven.— At Pembrokp Dock. The following will play for the soldiers:—Goal. Dm, backs, Lance-corporal Mit- chell and Private Dunn; half-backs. Private Dver, Ca.pt. Freeman (captain), and Private Chadband; forwards. Private Linsell, Private Martin, Private Wilson, Private Kettle, and Private Tucker. FerndaIe District v. Aberdare. To be played at Mardy. Ferndale District team: Goal, Wm. H. Harris; backs, Ben Jamee and Joe Morgan; half- backs. Jarret Jones, E. Jones, and Torn Jones: for- wards, J. B. Jones, R. Jones. W. J. Evans, JamM Price. and W. T. Rennie. Referee, Mr. J. Sandiford, Cardiff. EBBW VAJ,E V. DOWLAIS. At Dowlais. Ebbw aVle team: Goal. IT. Withers; backs, H. Banks and Rowlands; half-hacks, F. W. Daw. F. G. Hotchkiss, and Taylor; forwards. H. Langlev, Summers, J. Langiey, j. Ratcliffe, and A. A. Hollingsworth (captain); reserves, Jenkins, Edwards, and Orchard. NET.SOX V. ABFmn:\RF.. At Aberdare. The following will represent Nelson! Goal. W. Humphreys; backs, B. Osborne and T. Griffiths; half-backs, T. Hope, T. Thomas, and H. Abraham; forwards, W. Lewis (captain), R. Jones, D. Lewis, J. Edwa.rds, and J. Evans. CARDIFF SCHOOLS FOOTBALL LEAGUE. Fixtures for to-morrow:Roath Park v. (Jrange- town, in Roath Park: Court-road v. Severn-road, oti Sophia Gardens; Elnwor-street v. Radnor-road, in Sophia Gardens Higher Grade v. Alhanv-road in Roath Park; Sfcacey-rcad T. Moorlands, in Roath Park. Thomhill Stare v. King's Stars.—To he plaved at Sophia Gardens. Kick-off at 3.30. Thornhill team: Goal. E. Thorborn; hacks, R. Stone and N. llowe; half-backs, C. Hire, H. Fraser (captain), and H. Wharton forwards, J. Stacev, J. Summers, T. Lock, N. Woobank, and W. Green. WELSH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". PLAYERS SUSPENDED. The members of the Rhos Association team have been reported by their committee to the Welsh Association for refusing to go to Brvmbo to play Welsh League match, and William Edwards, Abel Hughes. J. T. Owen. J. E. Williams, Thomas Parry, E. Humphreys, William Reeves, and R. Hughes have been suspended until January 1, and are prohibited from playing in the Welsh Cup competitions during the present season. Duckett, Price, and Richard Wiliiams are also suspended for a month.

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