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STOP-' PRESS. THIS SPACE IS RESERVED FOR NEWS It5 CErvED AFTER WE HATE GONE TO PRESS. Half-time score;- CARBIFF 3 0 0 ABERAVON 0 0 0 PúW seqre: KEWPOET 0 1 0 CAMBRIDGE U. 0 0 0 Half-time score-.— LLWYNYPIA 0 1 0 BRIDGEXD 0 G 0 Knal score — SWANSEA 0 3 0 LLANELLI 0 0 0 Half-time score- SEATR 2 1 0 PEXYGRA1G 0 0 0 Final score CARDIFF 3 0 0 1 penalty goal. ABERATON 1 0 0 1 penalty 303I. "Sail-time score X EFFORT 0 0 0 CAMBRIDGE U. 0 0 0 Half-tam* scone SWANSEA 0 10 LLAXELLY 0 0 0 Final scare:- TREORKY 1 0 0 1 dropped Sfoal. TREHERBERT 1 0 0
THE EMBASSY OUTRAGE.
THE EMBASSY OUTRAGE. A Reuter's telegram from "Washington on Saturday says:—Pearson, the author of the outrage at the British Embassy, has been examined by the doctors, and found to be in- sane. He will be consigned to an asylum to- day. The marshal's jury will consider the case next week.
COUIIT MARTIALLED.
COUIIT MARTIALLED. Frederick William John Rogers, second writer on the cruiser Scout, was at Portsmouth on Saturday sentenced by court-martial to three years' penal servitude for forging pay orders to the extent of JB22. Prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge.
CATHCART DIVORCE CASE.
CATHCART DIVORCE CASE. Evidence was heard on Saturday in die Court of Session, Edinburgh, In the action for divo.ee brought by James Taylor Cat-heart, the younger, of Pitcairlie, Fifeshire, against his wile, Mary Unwin, or Cathcart, of Wootton Park, Staffordshire, whoiresides in London, and who is well known as a litigant in the English co irts.—Petitioner said they were married in March. 1887, and his wife remained with him until September of that year, when she left, witheut (Proceeding)
A RIDDING JANE (JAJiE-BREAD.
A RIDDING JANE (JAJiE- BREAD. On Saturday at Cardiff Police-court (before Alderman R. Cory and Mr. Rees Jones) Mary Jane Martin. 37, was charged with breaking a window at No. 28, Millicent-street, a house belonging to Thomas Edmonds.—Police-con- stabe 75A said he saw the offence committed but prisoner told the court she only broke the shutters, and that the window was broken by a, man who was removing the furniture. The value of the window was lis.—One hundred and forty-two previous convictions were recorded against the prisoner, who was fined 10s. and costs, wth the damages, or fourteen days.
A CHILD'S EXPOSURE.
A CHILD'S EXPOSURE. James O'ConneII. a burly fellow, was placed on in the felon's dock at Newport County Police- court on Saturday for exposing a child of ten for begging purposes. He was seen at Bas- alleg on a very wet day with the the girl satu- rated with rain. A complain was made to Police-constable Cook, and when he arrested the man the girl had on a pair of shoes and stockings given her by some compassionate villagers. When arrested the man first pleaded for his girl, and bowled in pretended mental agony, but soon after he commenced struggling with the officer, and the scuffle continued for fully a quarter of an hour. Enquiries were made. which showed that the child was the daughter of a Mrs. Kate M'Kinnin, lodging- house keeper, Emlyn-terra-ce, Newport, but she said she believed the child was in school at *_etame-—O'Connell was sent to prison with nard labour for two months, and the mother severely reprimanded.
-'-LORID AND LADY WIMBORNE…
LORID AND LADY WIMBORNE AT DOWLAIS. Oil Friday afternoon the clerev nn,i •=, ters .of the town and their wives met Lady Wimborne by invitation at the Dow. lais Memorial Library, where they were entertained to tea. After tea Lad Wimborne, who was accompanied by the Hon. Rosamond Guest, addressed the guests and expressed herself pleased to find that the ministers of all denominations had come together on common ground, and her ladyship could$6e reason why it should be other- (Applause.) On that account she ven- tured to appeal to them for assistance in cer- tain movements having for their object the betterment of the town and community. (Cheers She contemplated the establishment <* a nosing institute, and her ladyship had doubt that if all the ministers of religion \r°«sht the matter before their congregations *he would be very considerably helped in attain- lne her ideal 'Hear, hear.) Her ladyship's ^Hicui a\ !v ish was that united mothers' » W '» 0rdSi ,Od," c« o„' S«r inhabitants, and m tJ1* iTiend great w and their C°nfrSknovvled-e of the nu,^ eip ln bringing to the knowiea^ whir aud workers real necessitous c Sl strensH,0t ollly medicine would be neeo convening diet was required, and which <Appia ot be provided out of small1' K.D (Jf^-The Rev. Llewelyn M. W.Ihams. Lady ^rCtor of Dowlais), in responding, assured llnborne of their support.
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Davies Sfasure precaution, Dr. Ebenezer has orde Swansea medical officer of hea.th, Swansea*^ sch°°ls *n the borough of days a yj closed for the Christmas holi- to the c Ce'C earliei than was intended, owing the boro?nt;'nued prevalence of diphtheria m day. 8"The schools broke up yest-er- highest « gures this week as having the published °rta1ity, except two, of the towns children yJ11 usual list, the mortality of Uls at present v«ry great.
ALLEGED MURDER AT SWANSEA.
ALLEGED MURDER AT SWANSEA. Man Fonnd Dead by the Roadside. A SENSATIONAL AFFAIR. • I The neighbourhood of Pentrechwyth and Fox- hole-road, Swansea, was thrown into a state of great excitement early on Saturday by the news that a man had been picked up dead just before: midnight on Friday, having been killed by the violence of a gang of roughs. It appeared clear that another of those cases of ruffianism in badly-lighted suburban roads had occurred, and that, as the result of a half-drunken encounter, a human life had been sacrificed. The peculiar thing is that, although people were on the spot directly after the occurrence, neither the men who committed the deed nor the deceased had been identified up to 10.30 on Saturday morn- ing, but about that hour the brother of the deceased, named William Huxtable. identified the body at Swansea mortuary. The deceased, therefore, is named Huxtable, and lived in the neighbourhood of Pentrechwyth, although he was, apparently, not well-known there. The men, however, were still at large, and there appeared to be little to be gleaned as to who they were, as no others actually saw the assault. It appears that at a quarter to twelve on Friday night, however, a Mrs. Thomas, who lives at a house on the left-hand side of the road leading from St. Thomas to Foxhole-road, just after she had gone to bed heard a gang of men outside the house. She heard one of them go up to another, who appeared not to belong to the gang, and say to him, "You are a fight- ing man, are you?" and strike him a violent blow, knocking him down into the road. Another man then appeared to come up, and one of the gang, supposing he was taking the part of the man knocked down, said, "Are you a pal of his, too," and knocked him down also. The blows appeared to be terribly hard. for the men both lay on different sides of the road, and the assailants cleared away. Mrs. Thomas, having come downstairs, found that several people had come up and had found the two men in the road. They lifted the man, who was the second struck, and after a little while he recovered himself and walked away in a somewhat dazed state. The other man, on being lifted up, gave a groan, and expired. His body was placed on the grass at the other side of the road, and the police, having been fetched to the spot, took charge of it. The men who picked up the body saw four other men on the road, one being in his shirt sleeves. The body was brought down to the mortuary at Swansea, nobody there knowing who the deceased was. His injuries appeared to be a dislocated neck and fractured skull. Detective- sergeant Morris and others of the Swansea detective staff were busily engaged in the dis- trict during the whole night, but up to the time of wiring no arrests had been made, although valuable evidence, including the fmd- ing of some headgear, was collected. It is ex, pected that the men will be quickly brought to justice, Deceased Identified. Deceased is identified as John Huxtable, 29 years of age, living a.t 4, Rifleman-row, Pentre- chwyth. Owing to the man and boy who first came on the scene allowing the other injured man to disappear without identifying him or getting his name and address, the police have been given considerable trouble. Several men were brought in to the police-station. A Clue. At eleven o'clock information was obtained which seemed certain to lead to one arrest, a man having been discovered who had come home late to his address covered with mud. The police have proceeded on this clue. INTERVIEW WITH AN EYE- WITNESS. A Terrible Struggle. A number of residents heard the fracas. The deceased was left lying opposite the steps of No. 15, Tregwl-terrace, and Mr. and Mrs. Lang- don, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Thomas, and Mrs. Davies, who live in adjoining houses, all heard the oaths and threats of the disputants. Mrs. Thomas said:—"I could see one man in white shirt sleeves, and three others with long coats on and bowler hat3, and one man was in the ceatre, and was being attacked. There was a lot of scuffling, and the language was some- thing fearful. I turned away from the window, and said to my husband, "They'll kill the poor chap,' and when I looked again they were running past my house, chasing one man. They rushed up and down, and then 1 saw that one man fell to the ground, and the others made off towards Swansea. Before my husband went down some people had come up. and moved the body. A Graphic Account. Mrs. Langdcn, living in the same terrace, said the row went on for live minutes, the men rushing up and down the terrace. Two of the men struggled in the mud on the road. Their coats were off. They made off, leaving the man lying by a lamp-post, and, seeing another man further down, knocked him down, saying, "There's his chum." They struck some matches, and looked at the man for some time, and then two of tlism went back to the man, who was lying on the road, groaning fearfully. They struck more matches and turned him over. It seemed to me that the poor fellow groaned very Inuuly, and one of the men said, "Ah, groan, you 1: groan as much as you b well like." Then they all went off down the road towards St. Thomas, The man by the lamp-post lay on the ground some time, and then he got up and walked slowly and stumblingly up the road, till he came to where the other man was lying. He stopped looking at the body for some time, but did not touch it, and then he suddenly made off up towards Foxhole as fast as he could go. Almost at the" same time a little boy came up and some men—the schoolmaster and Mr. Williams. Description of the Injuries. Mr. K. D. Edwards, who saw the body, said It was covered with mud, the clothes, face, and hair being plastered. There was a slight cut or two about the face. The injury on the fore- head was, perhaps, the most serious. The small ones on the side of his cheek 1 aud. a contusion of the upper and lower lip, caused by a blow, were less serious. When the unfortunate man was raised, to be put on the ambulance, a quan- tity of blood flowed from his mouth, which, in my opinion, was due to some internal in- jury, probably a kick in the chest. My brother picked up a cap, and a bowler was found by another man. The Inquest. A post-mortem is to be held to-day. The in- quest will probably take place on Monday.
RUSTICATION INCIDENT AT ABERYSTWYTH.
RUSTICATION INCIDENT AT ABERYSTWYTH. I S? "^kerystwith correspondent telegraphs: — deriri!^ m a trustworthy source that it was Satnrri i at a meting of the men students on the senat tend a deputation to wait upon on WednJL their raeeting. which took place their colfiiT' re,ative t0 the reinstatement of were inform^? »f?e!,Uly rusticated. The senate would be in w. etter that the deputation deputation wa^l bUt in spite of thia the and a half without Waitin £ for two hours ev jr be ng made to "tvf communication what- simply ignored by +i5I ~in fact> they were morning they wer« inf senate- On Thursday (the Rev. T. Mortimer 0^lletl by the registrar gaoeral secretary, that through their v' -:), th interview the princinal at e{. were required to borne Hall, 1lxat evening ^ence, Slier- The deputation, consisting nf fi ast 61g prominent men students! CO)^?. °f the most principal's desire, and the CoZ Wlth the to them by Principal Eober^mwnication made stood to be unsatisfactory, A hmc.h-!? under" f uneral meeting of• the n £ ;1 ^before iLfd this (Saturday) evening At to be of Mion%lfl! decided upou.
A Rea) "De Rougemont."
A Rea) "De Rouge- mont." SEVENTEEN YEARS WITH THE BLACKS. The other day (writes a member of the "Chronicle" staff) I happened to call upon Sir Horace Tozer, the Agent-General for Queens- land. The talk fell upon the "De Rougemont" case, aud Sir Horace remarked, "You know we had two real 'De Rougemonts' in Queensland; I mean men who, beyond any question, spent quite a number of years among the blacks. One of these men was James Davis, the other James Murrells." It appeared that the former was known as "Duramboy," that word representing the effort ha made, when he returned to civilisation, to give his name. Then Murrells was known as "Jemmy Morrill," and he became quite a character in Queensland life. Of the two expe- riences that of Murrells was, perhaps, the stranger, and Sir Horace Tozer had just received from Queensland a few copies of the pamphlet detailing it. The pamphlet was originally published more than 30 years ago, but it has recently been re-issued. Would I care to read about this real "De Rougemont"? Perhaps others would like to do so also, and so a short account of Murrells, and what befel him, may here be given. He was a native of Essex, he went to sea early, and one voyage took him out to Sydney. In February, 1846— on a Friday, the sailor's unlucky day—he sailed from Sydney as one of the crew of the barque Peruvian, bound for China. She was wrecked among the Australian reefs, and after many hardships, encountered on a raft, the sur- vivors of the crew were cast ashore among the aboriginals. This is how Murrells described his introduction by the first lot of blacks they had met to a second and larger contingent farther inland: — "I thought it could be for for no other pur- pose than to be killed, cooked, and eaten. I accordingly resisted, but, reflecting how useless resistance would be, how small their fire was, and that they had no weapons, I suffered myself to be led up to them and sat down. They looked at me, and observing me shake with fear, they warmed their hands at tne fire and rubbed them over my face and body to re-assure me, seeing which I took heart again." What chiefly delighted the natives was to exhibit the whites to every batch of new comers. Of that process Murrells remarks;- "The first thing they did was to lay us down and cover us with dry grass, to prevent our being seen till an appointed time. They then collected from all quarters and sat down in a circle. Those who discovered us stepped into the centre, dressed up in our clothes, with a little extra paint, and danced one of their dances, at tile same time haranguing all pre- sent, recounting how they had discovered us." Then the whites would be led from among the grass, where they had been hid, to the amazement of the natives, who had not yet seen them. Eventually Murrells's white com- panions died off. but ho survived his trials for seventeen long years. Most of this time he spent with the tribes in the vicinity of Mount Elliott. He had no adventures with alligators or other wild animals, and, indeed, the natives were pretty good to hism. The men had six or eight wives each, but, Murrells would smile on no Yamba. He says;— "From the first I mad* them believe I had a wife and two children, believing they would not think it so strange at my wanting to get away; also because I could excuse myself from being too closely linked in with them by taking a wife, which I knew would be dangerous in many ways." Here are some notes on the manner in which the aborigines lived:— "The natives rarely grayed long in one locality. As a place becoxnes exhausted of food they move to another. In the wet and cold seasons they put up small gunyahs to live in, but in no particular orde.r. They are divided into tribes, each tribe speaking a different dialect—they can hardly be called different languages. They had no regular chiefs; the strongest is the best man." Murrells did not find Oimnibalism to be a usual custom among tha natives, but under particular circumstances lb was indulged in. "For instance, they eat the flesh of young men killed in battle, or ii killed by accident; also of young women and children, but never that of their enemies! They cut their flesh up in strips, dry it. and distribute the pieces through the tribe, by doing which they think they obtain some of their enemies' strength added to their own, and that they will be lucky in hunting and fishing." About six years before Murrells found his way back to civilisation, the -e was an eclipse of the sun. He asked an old man what it meant, and was told in effect, "The sun has been hidden by one of us to frighten another tribe." When the lads of a tribe grew to be young men there was a great ceremony in declaring them marriageable. Says Murrells: "After the bcree is over there is generally a good deal of quarrelling and fighting among the various tribes. The wives of the old and weak men are appropriated by the younger sparks, and girls are forcibly taken from their parents by others, which leads to fighting, often extending between several of the tribes interested; but these petty wars are not of a. very sanguinary nature." Murrells heard from time to time of white men being in the country, and one day he found a shepherd's hut on some run. He climbed on to a fence to be free of the dogs, and called out, "What cheer, mates?" There were two men in the hut, and one of them came out. He stepped back into the hut, call- ing on the second man, "Come out, Bill." For what followed, take Murrells's own words, which are plain, but graphic: — "I understood him to say, 'Here is a red or a yellow man standing on the rails of the fence naked. He is not a black man. Bring the gun.' Being dreadfully afraid they would use it, I said, 'Do not shoot 111\ I am a British object.' Murrells had so forgotten English that what he thought himself saying was that he was a British subject. But he was rescued.
MEiRT'HYR ROARID OF GUARDIANS.
MEiRT'HYR ROARID OF GUARDIANS. THE CHRISTMAS BEER QUESTION. At the weekly meeting of the Merthyr Board of Guardians on Saturday, Mr. T. Williams, J.P., presiding, Mr. David Hughes moved that any beer which might be offered for the inmates at Christmas be accepted, the quantity to be given to each person to be left to the discretion of the master,—Mr. T. Morris seconded.—The Chairman expressed the opinion that the motion was out of order, because there was no definite offer before the board.— Mr. Morris said it was well understood that beer would be given, free of charge, to the ratepayers, if it was allowed to be received.— Mr. David Davies agreed with the chairman, and said he thought he oug'ht to rule the motion to be out of order.—The Chairman asked the advice of the clerk on the point, and Mr. James said it certainly was a motion that could be submitted to the board.—Mr. David Davies, whose previous interruptions had led Mr. J. W. Morgan to exclaim that there were no people so intemperate as those who pro- fessed temperance, proposed as an amendment a direct negative. He trotted out the old stock arguments that drink was the curse of the- coqntry, and that but for it workhouses would not be needed. and so on, his platitudes being laconically characterised by Mr. Morgan as bosh."—The Rev. W. S. Davies seconded the amendment, which, upon a division, was lost by thirteen votes to twelve, the original motion being, therefore, carried.—A letter was read from Dr. Cromwell Jones, stating, in respect of certain observations which had beeh made at a. former meeting, that it was only in cases of absolute necessity that he had given orders for brandy, and that the quantities ordered were far from being excessive. The ordering of alcoholic stimulants, he said, had always been with him a matter of the gravest con- sideration, and he courted the fullest inquiry. The Public Works Loan Board wrote granting a loan of £1,010 in respect of the cost of the new house being built for the master, and of a position of the expense of erecting the new dining-hall, the rate of interest being 2t per cent., part of the money to be re-paid in twenty and the remainder in 30 years.
JUDGE BACON'S KNOWLEDGE
JUDGE BACON'S KNOWLEDGE On Friday, at the. Bloomsbury County-court, Messrs. Trench, omnibus proprietors, made a claim against a. cab proprietor for damages to a 'bus in a collision. Judge Bacon was questioning the defendant as to some boxes on his cab, which it was supposed intercepted his view. He said it was a hat box—it was a, small one. His Honour: What! A small box for a lady s hat of the present day? (Laughter.) You must be making a mistake. (Renewed laughter.) The defendant said the other box was a dress box. His Honour: That was not a small one, for ladies cannot fold up their dresses into a small space now-a-days, (Laughter.) Another witness was called, and defendant s solicitor inquired, "I believe you are a house- breaker." (Laughter.) You buy old houses. I do not want to create a bad impression in vour Honour's mind. (Loud laughter.) His Honour: Oh, I know what a house- k^he6 Solicitor: Your Honour knows every thing. (La"Ufirkin*) Jn eitfl tlie plaintiffs "were awarded £ o.
COLLISION IN THE NORTH SEA,
COLLISION IN THE NORTH SEA, 20 Lives Reported Lost. PANIC AMONG THE CHEW. EXCITING EXPERIENCES OF THE SURVIVORS. The Press Association South Shields corre- spondent telegraphs that late on Friday night the South Shields tug Challenger arrived in the Tyne with four men belonging to the steamers Pierremont, of Hartlepool, and Ilioe, of Sunder- land, which were in collision some hours pre- viously off Souter Point. The master of the tug reports that, hearing cries for help, he lowered a, boat, and picked up the four men in a greatly exhausted state, and the body of a fifth, stated to be the second officer of the Ilios. The survivors brought to Shields include the boatswain of the Pierre- mont, named Owens, who was getting his tea in the forecastle when the collision occurred. He rushed up on deck, and jumped from his vessel on to the Ilios, which he found in a sink- ing condition. Endeavours were made, he said, to launch the boats of the Ilios, but without success, and in a few minutes the ill-fated steamer foundered. He thinks several lives must have been lost, as the vessel went down sud- denly. In regard to the Pierremont, the corre- spondent states that she is reported to have put into some neighbouring port. According to a Lloyd's telegram, however, her fate is un- known. Supposed Loss of Twenty Lives. The Press Association South Shields corre- spondent, telegraphing at 10.15 on Saturday morning, says:-—From further inquiry made to-day, there is reason to fear that not less than twenty lives have been lost by the foun- dering of the Ilios, after collision with the Pierremont. Boatswain Owens, of the Pierre- mont, states that he was in the forecastle, taking his tea with other members of the crew, when cries were heard, "All hands on deck; there's tcing to be a collision." He rushed to the deck, and immediately there was a tremen- dens crash. In the excitement of the moment he ran to the poi.it of contact, and clambered on board a steamer, which proved to be the Ilios, but as soon as the two vessels parted from one another he discovered that the Ilios was sinking. An effort was made to launch one of the boats, but in the darkness and con- fusion this could not be accomplished before the Ilios began to go down by the head. The stas were breaking over the doomed vessel, and the men had just sought shelter on the weather side, when the steamer made a plunge, and all who had been on board were left struggling in the water. Cries for help were heard on every side, and Owens was fortunate in laying hold of a lifeboat, with which he floated for about half an hour, 'vhen the tug Challenger came on the scene, and he was hauled on board, as were also :.wo of the crew of the Ilios, named Kirtley and Martin. They were all three in a very exhausted state. The ap- parently lifeless body of R. Stone, second mate of the Ilios, was also picked up and taken on board the tug, where every effort to restore animation proved fruitless. The three rescued men were housed at the Tyne River Police Station, where they received much kindness I anJ r.ttenticn. The Pierremont, after cruising about to try and rescue, if possible, some of the crew of the sunken steamer, returned to the Tyne. She is badly damaged on the star- board now, being cut down to the water's edge. The ash also extends deeply into the fore- peak. The crew of the Ilios numbered twanty- two or twenty-three men, and of these only two have been saved, and it is feared that all the remainder have perished. The lli08 was an iron vessel, with a net tonnage of 1,287, and was built at Sunderland in 1882. Owens states that while on the Ilios considerable time was lost in the endeavour to get out the boats, owing to the difficulty of shifting them from their "chocks." He cut two of the outside grips himself, but before they could get the boat out of the chocks the men got into it. and, despite the command of the officers to come out, they could not be persuaded to leave. Consequently, the boat could not be free'd, and went down with the vessel. THE CREW OF THE ILIOS. The Second Mate a Cardiff Man. The following is a list of the crew of the IiiosR. W. Clarkson, captain, Sunderland; R. Stork, Sunderland; Robert Strone, chief mate, Sunderland; R. Stove, second mate, Cardiff; W. J. Runcie, carpenter. Sunderland; John Davidson, steward, South Shields; B. Ballard, cook. London; B. Jamieson. boatsman, South Shields; Henry Wade, seaman, South Shields; W. Warkwill, seaman, South Shields; T. Ccgle, seaman, Tyne Dock; E. Page. seaman, Darlington; C. Henry, seaman, South Shields; W. J. JVardle, chief engineer, Sunderland; G. B. Nicholson, second engineer, Sunderland; T. W. Fairbaiiii, third engineer, Sunderland; Joseph Kirtley, donkeyman, Tyne Dock; W. Briaton, fireman, Sunderland; T. Lillico, fire- man, South Shields; A. Kirtley, fireman, Tyne Dock; J. Thompson, fireman, South Shields; A. Lewis, fireman, Aberdovey; and F. John- son, steward, Bristol. Of the above only four have been accounted for. namely. Stove, of Cardiff, the second mate, who was dead when picked up; Nicholson, the second engineer; Kirtley, the donkeyman, and Minkman, the seaman, whose name was wrongly given previously as Martin. The Rescue of the Second Engineer. b-ifTh^r^nJi16 s,ecoudJ engineer, was rescued by the Ganella, bound for the Tvne, which CT; launched a boat, and took w™ °""lrum'by »d«' »»<•* 1" The Pierrepont Safe. A Reuters telegram from Shields savs-— The Steamer Pierrepont has returned to the Tvne hex starboprd bow being cut down to the waters edge in the collision with the steam- ship llios. She has none of the crew of the latter vessel on board her and it is now feared that twenty of the crew of the Ilios have perished.
A CARDIFF BURGLARY.
A CARDIFF BURGLARY. JEWELLER AND HIS CLAIM FOR INSURANCE. A heavy claim made by Mr. E. Boma<fc jeweller and pawnbroker. of Queen-street, Carl diff, against the Goldsmiths and General Bur- glary Insurance Association (Limited), of Lon- don, tor losses sustained through a burglary at his premises, being resisted by the company the matter was submitted to arbitration By the award, which was issued on Friday, Mr Bona.ash is held to have no claim, and. being the losing party, he is ordered to pay the whole of the costs incurred by the proceedings.
DAIRY WORK IN MONMOUTHSHIRE.
DAIRY WORK IN MONMOUTH- SHIRE. Lord Tredegar attended at Crumlin on Friday afternoon for the purpose of presenting the county medals and scholarships to the success- ful competitors in the annual examination promoted by the Monmouthshire County Council Technical Instruction Committee for working dairy and cheese schools. It may be interesting to note that since Mr. W. J. Grant, the organising secretary of technical instruc- tion for the Monmouthshire County Council, has taken the work in hand, 697 persons havo received instruction at the working dairy and cheese schools, and, as an outcome of this, several of the students at these schools have been most successful in securing important yi pointments zn dairy work &c., in the pro- vincial towns. Miss Williams. Llanvihange! Crucorney, was presented with the gold medal. Miss Biddle, of St. Arvan's, Chepstow, took the silver medal, and Miss Morgan secured the bronze medal.—Lord Tredegar, in his address, said it was very satisfactory to know that foreign imports were now on the decrease. He asked them to think, when they were en gaged in dairy work, to have in view the stemming of foreign importation in this country. (Hear, hear.)
"Blackmailing Scandal.
"Blackmailing Scandal. TRIAL OF THE BROTHERS CHRIJIES RESUMED. The trial was resumed at the Old Bailey on Saturday (before Mr. Justice Hawkins) of R'cha *d Clirimes, alias Mitchell, on an indict- ment charging him, in conjunction with his brothers, Leonard and Edward, who have pleaded guilty, with having sent threatening letters to Mrs. Kate Clifford, with intent to extort money. Mr. Shepherd, agent for the Imperial-build- ing's, Ludgate-circus, said he knew Richard Ch-nne: as H. C. Montrose and R. Randall, and had also known him to pass under the name of Lady Montrose. Witness further deposed to the receipt of registered letters addressed "Montrose and Go. which were signed for by Richard Chrimes. Other evidence showed that the brothers had cc;upied office^ n Playdeil-street and Bouvcrie- strstt, where thc-y dealt in medicines. (Proceeding.)
Building Bye-laws.
Building Bye-laws. A COMPARISON TO THE DETRIMENT OF CARDIFF. The idea. has of late years been care- fully cultivated that incorporated areas are sanitarily much more advanced than these which are not incorpo- rated. Therefore, exponents of local ambi- tions which centre in the dignities appertaining to mayors and town-clerks, and expensive staffs, and freedoms, and such like arrange- ments, clamour for incorporation, and they gild the pill of larger expenditure and higher rates by claiming that under incorporation larger powers are possessed in regard to the health and comfort of the people. A sad com- mentary upon this claim is furnished by the contrast between the building bye-laws arranged by the guardians of the Cardiff Union and in force in the rural sanitary dis- tricts and those which the Cardiff Corporation hold and which they sometimes enforce and (as in the case of Saltmead) sometimes ignore. Thus the rural bye-laws provide that for domestic bnildiDgs The whole ground surface or site of such building" shall be properly asphalted or covered with a layer of good cement or Aber- thaw lime concrete, rammed solid, at least six inches thick," and that Every wall of such building shall have a proper damp course of sheet lead, asphalte, or slates laid in cement, or of other durable material impervious to moisture, beneath the level of the lowest timbers and at a height of not less than six inches above the surface of the ground adjoining such wall." Further, these bye-laws provide for sub-soil drainage whenever the dampness of the site renders such a precaution necessary," and further directs that such pipes shall not "com- municate directly with any sewer or cesspool or sewage drain. As a matter of fact, in the Llandaff district there is a separate arrangement for surface drainage, and the sub-soil pipes do not touch thecssspoolsatail. In these respects Llandaff is a pattern to Cardiff, and if the council of the former would insist upon the private roads and footpaths contiguous to the town at Pontcanna being brought into a usable condition and cause the removal of the hideous hoarding facing Pont- canna-terrace it would complete the lesson which it offers to Cardiff.
THE DEATH OF A CARDIFF SERVANT.
THE DEATH OF A CARDIFF SERVANT. NO FOUNDATION FOR THE ALLE- GATIONS AGAINST THE INFIR- MARY. One of our representatives on Friday made inquiries as to the truth or otherwise of the allegations made against the medical staff of the Cardiff Infirmary as to the treatment of a domestic servant, named Mary Ann Cadman, upon whom an inquest was held at Hereford on Thursday. It will be remembered that the girl before she died stated that she had been an inmate of th Cardiff Infirmary, and had been kept without food for days, and it was npon her allegations that her brother reported the matter to the coroner, who, however,1 exonerated the infirmary authorities from blame. Our representative had conversations with Mr. George Coleman, the secretary, and Dr. Creoswell, resident medical officer, on Friday, and was shown the medical reports, and the diet table wnich was ordered for the deceased. It appeared that Cadman was a native of Dowlas, but had been in domestic service with Mr. Jesse Williams, at 29, Windsor-place. In July, 1894, she was admitted to the infir- mary, and complained of a swelling and ten- derness in the right loin. She was examined under an anesthetic, and was then described as suffering from pelvic peritonitis. She was under treatment for some time, and left the infirmary against the advice of the medical staff. She was re- admitted on the 12th of November lait suffer- ing from weakness and chill in the stomach, her lliness having commenced a fortnight previously. She was put on what is known as No 2 diet, which consists of two and a half pints of milk ü¡.ily, tea, and bread and batter. or four days afterwards she had four ounces of port wine a day in addition, and then for "Iff water and lemons were substi- tuted for the port wme. Prom November 18 to November 22 the port wine was again allowed, and from the latter date she was given another breakca" }°f }mct'u a,ld egg for W On November 30 she was ordered three ounces of brandy in hot milk, and this was continued until she left the institution on Decernoer All these extras were in add>- tion to the No. 2 diet, which has been described above She was never on a low diet during ipft ,vyho!efitlrae- 311(1 011 tkis occasion also she ™ V 1"f'"nary contrary to the adricc of the medical staff. Her statements, therefore, mads feet beiore her death had no foundation in
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT ABERCYNON.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT ABERCYNON. Late on Thursday night a terribly sad acci- uent occurred on the Taff Vale Railway at Abercynon. It appears that Dr. Jeffreys, an assistant with Dr. M'Ghie, of Abercanaid, was returning from Cardiff by the last train for Merthyr, and at Abercynon Station, being in a through carriage to Aberdare, it became necessary for him to change. By some mis- take he got out of the compartment on the side opposite the platform, and, falling on the line, was run over by a mineral train, with the result that both arms were completely cut r, Alter receiving surgical attention from n I "3' he was taken in a van back to » and conveyed to the infirmary J rom what could be gathered it seems that Dr. Jeffreys with a friend-a Dr. White, also from the upper part of the Merthyr Valley- had been to Cardiff, and were returning home by the last train, and that, while one of them alighted from the tram at Abercynon, the other (the nijured man), imagining he had reached Abercanaid, got out on the wrong side of the compartment (as mentioned above) and fell, with his arms across the metals. This theory is strengthened by the fact that the up- train at Abercanaid stops to the right of the platform (the side on which the doctor was found lying), while the train at Abercynon stops to the left of the platform.
DR. PRICHARD AND THE SALTMEAD…
DR. PRICHARD AND THE SALTMEAD SWAMP. Principal Edwards, president of the Cardiff Cymmrodorion Society, was in the chair at an ordinary meeting of the society held in St. John's-hall, Cardiff, on Friday night, when an interesting paper on "Health" was read by Dr. Prichard, the medical officer for the Llandaff and Dinas Powis Rural District Council. The lecture was illustrated by limelight views, under the guidance of Dr. John Williams. The chief portion of the paper was devoted to th^ necessity of good sanitation and cleanliness, and a reference was made to certain portions of Cardiff, including Saltmead, where simply the turf was turned over to form a foundation. It was extraordi- nary, said Dr. Prichard, that, while for twelve years in the rural district of Llandaff and Dinas Powis builders could be compelled to put in a foundation of concrete or other imper- meable material, and also a damp course, a, big corporation like Cardiff had practically no restrictions with regard to provisions of this kind —A cordial vote of thanks was given Dr. Prichard.
Death of Baton Ferdinand De…
Death of Baton Ferdi- nand De Rothschild. The Central News Aylesbury correspondent telegraphs:—Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, M.P. for Mid Bucks, died suddenly on Saturday morning at Waddesdon Manoi. The baron had been in ill-health for a few weeks, but no serious consequences were expected. The news has created quite a sensation in Aylesbury. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. A Friend of the Prince of Wales. Deceased, who was a Liberal Unionist, was returned without opposition at the last general election. He was born in Paris in 1839, and married in 1865 his cousin, Evelina, I the youngest sister of Lord Rothschild, but was left a widower in the fol- lowing year. He had sat for Aylesbury since 1885. By the death of Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, the Prince of Wales loses a second intimate friend in a week, the demise of the popular member for the Aylesbury Divi- sion following close upon that of Mr. Chris- topher Sykes. It was, it will be remembered, while on a visit to Waddesdon in the summer that his Royal Highness met with the accident to his knee.
MINERS" ASSOCIATION.
MINERS" ASSOCIATION. MANIFESTO TO THE WORKMEN. The members of the executive of the South Wales Miners' Association met at the Park Hotel, Pontypridd, on Friday. Mr. W. Abra- ham ("Mabon"), M.P., presided, and there were present Messrs. W. Brace (vice-president). D. Morgan, Evan Thomas, D. Beynon, J. Williams, '1'. D. Isaac, J. Davies Thomas Thomas, Ben Davies, P. D. Rees, Alfred Onions (treasurer), and T. Richards (secretary).—The committee resolved to nold the annual conference of the association at Cardiff on January 7 neKt, when the following agenda will be dealt with: -Election of tellers, credential and busi- ness committee, reports upon the position of the association; election of trustees, election of president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary; to receive the report of the depu- tation that waited upon the executive commit- tee of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, and to decide the question of the proposed affi- liation therewith; to discuss and decide any differences arising from the recommendatory circular issued by the executive council respect- ing the division of districts; and to consider the position of the old workmen who had been refused employment in consequence of old age or any other infirmity.-The question of revising the rule" was referred to a meeting of the committee on the 22nd of January, and in the meantime all lodges are requested to send on or before the 7th of January to the secretary, Park Hotel, Pontypridd, amend- ments to the rules. The following nominations were received for the positions cf president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary: — President: Mr. William Abraham ("Mabon"), :M.P. Alderman David Morgan, Messrs. John Williams, Skew en; David Morgan, Watts- town; W. Brace, Aberriilery; Alderman John Thomas, Garw; and Mr. William Parry, Black- wood. Vice-president: Messrs. W. Brace; D. Morgan; J. Thomas; J. Williams, Skewen J. Davies, Hirwain; Thomas James, Clydach Vale; P. D. Rees, Aberaman; J. Williams, Clydach Vale; Ben Davies, Ton; and Samuel Davies, Black- wood. Treasurer: Messrs. Alfred Onion;; Lewis Miles, P. D. Rees; Ben Davies; Evan Thomas; Wm. Brace; P. D. Isaac; J. Williams, Clydach Vale; Thomas Thomas, Skewen; D. Morgan, Aberdare; J. Thomas, Garw; J. Williams, Skewen; and J. Lewis, Blackwood. Secretary: Messrs. J. Andrews, Treharris; Thomas Richards, Beaufort; Moses Severn, .P011typridd; Lewis Miles, Bedwas; John WiI- liams, Skewen; J. B. Grant, Garw; B. J. Davies, Skewen; P. D. Rees, Alfred Onions, and William Rowlands, Blackwood. The following candidates have withdrawn theIr candidature for the under-mentioned offices:—Mr. William Brace, all offices except that of vice-president; Mr. Alfred Onions, secre- tary; Mr. T. D. Isaac, treasurer, and Mr. Ben Davies withdraws from all offices. The com- mittee desire to state that any of the other gentlemen nominated who wish to withdraw must send a formal declaration to that effect to the secretary on or before Wednesday, the 21st inst. We have been asked to correct an impression that exists that some districts are getting "weekly" payments on behalf of the old men who have been refused employment in consequence of old age and other infirmities, and to state that the amount paid to each recipient is 7s. 6d. "fortnightly." The council, however, decided to increase the sum to 10s. next week. The following resolution was unanimously passed; — "To the Miners of South Wales. "Fellow Workmen,—In concurrence with reso- lutions passed at several conferences represent- ing the whole body of workmen connected with the South Wales mining industry, to the effect that a general organisation should be formed throughout the coalfield with a view to affi- liating with the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, your committee are taking active steps in that direction, but in order to do that effectually we must remind you of the urgent necessity of your joining your local lodges with- out delay, so as to enable us to apply for admi.s- sion to the federation in the largest possible manner. Now that we have a substantial majority in the Union, it is our desire that the minority should voluntarily fail in, so as to avoid the unpleasantness of adopting stringent measures to eompelthem to do so." WAGES OF ENGINEMEN AND FITTERS. A further meeting between a deputation of the Enginemen, Stokers, and Outside Fitters' Association and the cOlllmittee appointed by the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal- owners' Association was held at the Engineers' Institute, Cardiff, on Friday. Mr. William Jenkins, of the Ocean Collieries, presided. It win be remembered that during the late general strike these classes of workmen fulfilled their contracts and continued working, on the understanding that their claims for the re-con- sideration of their wages would have the attention of the Coalowners' Association on the termination of the strike. Various meet- ings have been he'd with the object of endeavouring to arrive at a settlement. During the strike these classes of men sub- mitted a schedule of proposed new rates, these to be r liform rates at all collieries. Sub- sequently the colliery owners submitted a counter scheme in regard to winding engine- men's wages, basing the wages upon a varying scale on output of coal raised. The engine- men's representatives, however, disapproved of this alternative, and suggested a further alter- native schedule, but this, not being approved of by the employers, the enginemen put for- ward a final alternative, as to which the com- mittee have not yet been. able to arrive at any settlement. The enginemen have expressed a preference for a fixed wage in lieu of rates depending upon sliding-scale fluctuations.
CHARGES AGAINST GOODMAN AND…
CHAR AGAINST GOODMAN AND OTHERS. At Bow-street on Friday Louis Henry Good- man, dentist; Sir Edward Lee, wine merchant; and Hugh Bernard, secretary, were charged on remand with conspiring with others to defraud in connection with the West Australian Gold District Trading Syndicate (Limited) and West Australian Gold District Trading Corpora- tion (Limited). Mr. Avory, in opening the case, said defendants were charged with conspiring with another man, named Squire, who had been arrested at Cape Town, to defraud the public between February, 1896, and January, 1897, by means of the companies named, of which Goodman was managing director. It appears that when the com- pany was formed, with a nominal capital of twenty thousand, only twenty-seven hundred was subscribed. Subsequently arrangement was come to between Goldman and other direc- tors by which balance shares were issued to Goodman and his nominees. They disposed of them at an enormous profit, and the manner in which a market was made in their sale was, said counsel, the chief element in the fraud now alleged. At a meeting of the directors it was decided to declare a dividend at the rate of 100 per cent. on three months' trading. At the statutory meeting Goodman stated that the company had made enormous profits, and asked for an increase of capital. As a matter of fact, no goods had been sold, and the divi- dend was paid with borrowed money. The capital was, however, increased to half a million, and, whell the smash came, the public had lost £200,000. Each defendant seemed to disclaim connection with the frauds, but there was no answer to the question where had the money gone. The hearing was adjourned.
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On Thursday afternoon a woman was found wandering about in a destitute condition and scantily clad on the cliffs at Lavernock by William Kirk, High-street, Penarth, and Robert I Norman, of Lavernock Farm. Thepolicewere communicated with, and she was removed to tho police-station. Dr. Aitken was sent for, and shortly after she was removed to the Cardiff Workhouse. It was some time before she could be got to speak, but eventually she said her name was Eleanor Poynton. and that Cardiff Workhouse. It was some time before she could be got to speak, but eventually she said her name was Eleanor Poynton. and tbat she lived at 190. Miskin-street, Cardiff. It was found, however, that there was no such address. It appears that the woman is the same person who has recently been collecting at Penarth on behalf of some religious insti- tution. A thorough search was made for the rest, of her clothing, but nothing could be found until early on Friday, when the police I found the clothing in question on the beach.
IHull Sensation.
I Hull Sensation. WOMAN FOUND STABBED IN THE STREET. At an early hour on Saturday a woman was found in an unconscious condition in Cress-street, Hull, suffering from a severe stab in the side. On recovering consciousness in the infirmary, she gave the name uf Selina Hur;t, aged 37, but aid not describe her assailant. The doctors entertain little hope of her recovery.
To-day's Racing.
To-day's Racing. WINDSOR MEETING. Starter: Mr C. Frail. Judge: Mr T Law!ay. Handicapper: Mr T F Dawkins. Clerk of the Scales: Mr C. G. Frail. Stakeholders and Clerks of the Races: Messrs. Frail. 1 f—A MAIDEN HURDLE RACE of 100 X. V/ sovs, for three year olds and up- wards; weight for age; winners extra. Two miles, over eight hurdles. Mr Nightingall's Gallatin, 3yrs, lOst 21b A Nightingall 1 Mr Barclay's Gralloch, 3yrs, lOst 21b Williamson 2 Mr Dewar's Lord Provost, 3yrs, lOst 21b Hogan 3 Lord Denman's Sheriff's Officer, 4yrs, list 4ib Owner 0 Lord Cowley's Straits. 4yrs, list 4]b Owner 0 Mr Wilson's Oteilo, 4yrs, list 41b Mr Ward 0 Mr Jones's Arch Tempter, 3yrs, lOst 2]b Freernantle 0 Mr Pack's Countess Schomberg. 3yrs, lOst 21b Sydney 0 Mr Rauhael's Sangrado, 3yrs, lOst 21b Morris 0 Winner trained by owner. Betting-7 to 4 agst Gralloch, 5 to 2 each agst Gallatin and Countess-Schomberg, 10 to 1 each agst Straits and Arch Tempter, and 100 to 8 agst any other. Gallatin settled down in front of Grallo^ Countess Schomberg, Lord Provost, and Sheriti s Officer, and made play until approaching the straight, when Gralloch took up the running from Countess Schomberg and Gallatin. Be- tween the last hurdler Gallatin re-headed the others, and finally won by two lengths; half a length divided the second and third. Countess Schomberg was fourth, Straits fifth, Oteilo sixth, and Sheriff's Officer last. Sangrado fell at the last fence. (Race started at 1.1). 1 QA A SELLING STEEPLECHASE of 70 J • sovs, for four year olds and up- wards; weight for age; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Two miles and 100 yards. Mr Hibbert's Ebbing Tide, 4yrs, lOst 121b Donnelly 1 Mr H ard s Benediction, aged, 12st .Owner 0 Mr Agar's Lord Percy, aged. 12st .Morgan 0 Mr M'Mickingls Burnett, 6yrs, 12st H Brown 0 Mr Gundry's Parmys, 5yrs, list 101b .Owner 0 Mr Dixon's Soldier Boy. 4vrs. lOst 121b Hogan 0 Winner trained by W Nightingall. Betting—5 to 4 agst Ebbing Tide, 2 to 1 agst :j"aruiys. 7 to 1 agst Benediction, 8 to" 1 agst Lord Percy, and 10 to 1 agst any other, Soldier Boy showed the way to Burnett, Par- mys, and Benediction, to the stands, when Benediction took up the running, followed by Burnett and Parmys. Half a mile from home Lord Percy ran out. and Burnett felt at the entrance to the straight. Ebbing Tide then drew to the front, and won easily bv six lengths, tsoldier Boy completed the course, but the judse having left the box no second was placed. the winner was objected to on the ground of bonng, but it was over-ruled. Ebbing Tide was bought in for 115gs (Race started at 1.28). O A -The CLEWER HANDICAP • u STEEPLECHASE i'LATE ot i'o sovs; winners extra. Three miles sovs; winners extra. Three miles Mr Campbell's Parma Violet, 5yrs, 12st 41b n „ „ T „ „ Williamson 1 Major Orr-Ewing's Ford of Fyne, aged, 12st „ t,. Wi'hington 2 Mr Hills Tom Pinch, 4yrs, lOst .Matthews 3 Mr MacCabe's Chevy Chase, aged, 12st lib Sir C Slade's Atheiwulf, aged, list 41b Owner 0 Sir H de Trafford's Seaside, aged, lOst Sib T „ Mr Cox 0 Lord Dudley s The Tramp, 5yrs, lOst 91b „ Mr Ward 0 Mr Keeping s Bugle 6yrs, lOst 81b Kavanagh 0 Mr Yatss s Lord Audley, 6yrs, lOst 131b Dollery 0 Mr Barrett's The Orphan III., 4yrs, ICst 21b 'Poletti 0 Winner trained bv Collins. Bettiug-2 to 1 agst Parma Violet, 4 to 1 each agst Lord Audley and Ford of Fyne, 6 to 1 agst The Tramp, 10 to 1 agst Tom Pinch, and 100 to ot. Sagstanyother. Lord Audley cut out at good pace. from Athei- wulf, Seaside. and Parma Violet. with Bugle last, until going to the river side half way, when Parma, Violet became second, and Seaside was tailed off last. Entering the straight ParTIn Violet took the lead, and. stalling off the challenge of Ford of Fyne. won by three lengths: a bad third. Lord Audley was fourth The Orphan III. fifth, and Chevy Chase sixth Nothing else finished (Race started at 2.4). '? Qf) ~~AT> A8 £ £ LING HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 70 sovs, for three year olds and upwards; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Two miles. olds and upwards; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Two miles. Capt Lawson's Ha, Ha, aged, list 51b Williamson 1 Mr Stark s t ttzbraiiam, 5yrs, 12st 21b Taylor 2 Mr Sidney's Turon, Syrs, list 81b Mr Lamb 3 Mr VV ard s John o' Seaham, 6yrs. 12st 71b „ Owner 0 Mr Moore s Simnel Loaf, 5yrs, 12st 41b „ Kavanagh 0 Mr Dawson s Cloghran, 5yrs, 12st 41b Gourley 0 Mr Marske's Callaghan, 5yrs. list 121b Speck 0 Mr Hallick's Keythorpe, aged, list 101b m Matthews 0 Mr Hibbert s Tiger Tim, 4yrs, list 101b a, D R Nightingall 0 Mr Reeve s Kingsciere, aged, list 61b „ „ Makepeace 0 Capt Jackson s Barcombe, aged, list lib Owner 0 Mr Masters s Idstone, 3yrs, lOst 131b P Lowe 0 Capt Reis's Raisine, 3yrs, lOst 121b I „ A Nightingall 0 Winner trained bv Swatton. Betting—7 to 2 agst John o' Seaham, 5 to 1 each agst Fitzbraham, Tiger Tim, and Ha Ha I to 1 agst Cloghran, and 10 to 1 agst an" other 3 () -The THAMES HANDICAP HGRDLE U RACE PLATE of 100 sovs, for three year olds and upwards; weight for age win- ners extra. Two miles. Mi- Clay's Silent Watch, 4yrs, list 61b ,r ii „ Williamson 1 Mr Poiehampton s Swaledale, aged, 12st 51b \r n- ■, Sherlock 2 j Mr Hibberi, s Sicily Queen, 5yrs, list 41b n> n mi o, B Nightingall 3 ™ Coventry s rlhe Slug. oyrs. 12st lib Avlin 0 Mr lowler s Crow glen. 5yrs, list 91b Doliery 0 Mr Gubbms s Glenmorgan, Syrs, list 81b „ Gourlev 0 Major 1«enwicks Glenalmond. 6yrs, list 61b ur » < Mr Ward 0 Mr Agar s beawall. aged, list 41b Mr Hampton 0 Mr Escotts Beauchief. 3yrs, list H Woodland 0 Mr Crawford's Albany, 4yrs, lOst 10lb Taylor 0 Mr Winifreds Servia, 4yrs, 10st 7ib Painipr n VV inner trained bv C'oilins. Betting—3 to 1 agst Beauchief, 100 to 30 ag«t bicily Queen, 5 to 1 agst Glenalmond 6 to 1 each agst Swaledale and Servia, 8 to 1 a»st Silent Watch, and 100 to 8 agst any other.
"SPORTSMAN" AUTHENTIC STARTING…
"SPORTSMAN" AUTHENTIC STARTING PRICES. WINDSOR MEETING. Horse. Jockey. Sportsman. MAIDEN HURDLE (9). Gallatin (A Nightingall) 5 to 2 ag S £ ¥jI?lG STF.EEPLECHASE (6). Ebbing Tide (Donnelly) 6 to 4 ag CLEWER HANDICAP (10). Parma Violet (Williamson) 2 to 1 ag TT SELLING HANDICAP HURDLE (13). Ha Ha (Williamson) 5 to 1 a» THAMES HURDLE (11). Slient Watch (Williamson) 8 to 1 ag THAMES HURDLE (11). Slient Watch (Williamson) 8 to 1 ag The above prices are identical with those pub. lished in the "Racing Calendar."
NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS.
NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS. WINDSOR, Friday Night. For the concluding day of the week a cApital programme has been provided at the Royal Borough. My selections are — Maiden Hurdle-COUXTESS SCHOMBERG. Selling Steep!echase-LORD PERCY or EBB- ING TIDE Clewer Steeplechase-FORD OF FYNE Handicap Hurdle—TIGER TIM or IDSTONE. Thames Hurdle-SW ALEDALE or GLENMOR- GAX. Forest Steeplechase- YORKMINT. VENATOR.
OLD SAM^FINIXS.
OLD SAM^FINIXS. WINDSOR MEETING. J l.C—GRALLOCH. 1.30—BENEDICTION. 2.0—FORD OF FYNE. 2.30—JOHN O' SEAHAM (nap). 3.0—GLENALMOND (nap) 3.30—YORKMINT. TREBLE EVENT-FORD OF FYNE, JOHN 0' SEAHAM and GLENALMOND.
PADDOCK FINALS.
PADDOCK FINALS. (LATEST FROM THE COURSE). BUGLE, GANGBRIDGE, GLENMORGAN, and PARMYS.
ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS THIS MORNING. Sheriff's Officer, Othello, Servia, Lytton, Gal- latin, Countess Schomberg, Cruiskeen, Parma Violet, Ford of Fyne, Athelwulf, The Tramp, Bugle, Tom Pinch, Swaledale, Vic, Silent Watch, Sicily Queen, Sea Wall, Beauchief, Tight Rope, Parmys, Bravo. Rigo, and Oatcake.
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I TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL.
TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL. i. — — j Rugby. ABERAYON Y. CARDIFF. [BY "WELSH ATHLETE." It is about three years ago that Aberavon and Cardiff met, with the result that :he latter had a very easy victory. This was accounted for by the supporters of the western team by the fact that, in order to stop the Cardiff passing, they weakened the pack by putting out a fifth three-quarter. Ever since Aberavon had come to the front it has been observed that their principal strength was in the front line, and, with only one absentee irom their pac); to-day, they flattered themselves that they would bt) able to very nearly hold their own against the home team. Danny Jones and W. Davies (the j former a county and international half) were expected to do all that was necessary to get the ball away to the three-quarters, but the sup- norters of the teams were not sanguine a bout the performances of the quartette. The Car. diff players seemed to imagine that the fixture was one in which they could obtain an sasy victory. They fully recognised. However, that the struggle among the jorwards would be a stiff cne. There was one alteration in the Aberavon team, D. Thomas taking the place ot Jack Jo^es in the forwards. At 2.55 the teams lined out. as follow:—Cardiff: Back. T. J. Thomas; three-quarter backs, H. V. P. Huzzey, -is; 7 E. G. Nicholls (captain), W. Jones, and A. M. Eieketts; half-backs, J. Heaven and C. Sweet- Escott; forwards, T. Dobson, J. Blake, F. H. Cornish, G. Dobson. M. Faison, W. W. Hughes, C. Spackman, and W. Neil. Aberavon: Back, J. Lewis: three-quarter backs. Will Rees. W. Thomas, W. Foster, and J. Davies; half-backs, Dan Jones and W. Davies; forwards. Tim Madden. G. Brice, J. Luke, W. Kenefick, Harry Jones, Val. Jones, D. Upton, and D. Thomas, The referee was Mr. Gil Evans. Swansea. Luke started towards the river, Gwyn Nicholls getting his return into touch close to the centre. A scramble followed the throw-out, Huzzey 1 sending the ball over Lewis's head. The latter being pressed, could only get the oval into touch close to his own line. Cardiff kept up the pres- sure for a few seconds, and a well intended round of passing was spoiled bv Rees, on the Aberavon left wing, who intercepted very cleverly, but the next serum saw the leather sent to the Cardiff left. Jones eventually run- ning througJi and grounding in a good position. Huzzey negotiated successfully. Very even play followed the kick-off. and. Davies getting away from the scrum, handed to Foster. The latter gained several yards, but the pass to Rees was missed, and the advantage thus obtained was neutralised. Some long kicking took place be- tween Nicholls and Huzzev on one side, and Foster and Lewis on the other, the result being that Cardiff got down to the quarter line. Half-time score: — G. T. M. Cardiff *3 0 0 Aberavon 0 0 0 One penalty. One penalty. I Half-time score: — G. T. M. Newport 0 0 1 Cambridge University 0 0 0 Cambridge University 0 0 0
Association.
Association. i CARDIFF SCHOOLS' LEAGUE. EAST V. WEST. The Cardiff Schools League having arranged for matches with Swansea and Bristol school- I boys, the usual trial match took place at the Scphia Gardens. The following teams, repre- senting the pick of the junior talent in the district, represented their sides:—East: Goal. H. Pritchard (Higher Grade); backs, J. Fudge (Stacey-road) and D. Nash (Roath Park); half-backs, Raynes (Albany-road), L. Durkee (Splotlands), and P. Harding (Stacey- road); forwards, Shellabear (Higher Grade), J. Julian (Albany-road). P. liowells (Stacey-road). Mathias (Higher Grade), and W. Evans (Roath Park). West: Goal, Rees (Severn-road); backs, Gunstone (Severn-road) and P. Neale (Wood- street); half-back«, H. Barnsley (Radnor-road), A. Neale (Wood-street), and Ingleson (Severn- road); forwards, C. Ridd (Radnor-road), Garrett (Severn-road). Sproud (Grangetown), R. Williams (Radnor-roadK and H. Lovering (Grangetown). A strong body of youthful colleagues mustered to give the necessary xest to the proceedings. Howells commenced operations, and a brief visit was paid to the Westerners' goal, Mathias put- ting in a shot which Rees saved easily. Ridd broke away along the wing, and put the Wes- terners on the attack. Play again went to the other end of the field, and a score nearly reo suited. Another dribble along the wing by Ridd forced Nash to save at the expense of a corner. Ridd put the ball into a nice position with the kick-out. but nothing resulted from Williams' attempt to score. The Easterners had worked cut of danger when lialf-tinis arrived, both goals remaining intact. The commencement of the second half was very interestiner. Durkie beat a couple of his oppo- nents, ana put in a shot, but only a corner resulted. East gave their opponents a warm time in repelling an attack. Eventually Gun- stone cleared. Plav was at mid-field for a time, then West raid a short visit to the Easterners' citadel, where Ridd gave his partner a pass in a favourable nosition, but the latter was too slow, and Darkle was enabled to clear. Play from now on was very uninteresting, and the game ended in a draw. Final score: — Goals. n est 0 East 0 REMARKS. The game was not an interesting one from a spectator's point of view, though some smart play was occasionally seen. The backs on both sides were very good, Durkie being worthy of mention. The East forwards had a bit the better of their opponents, excepting Ridd, who made good use of the ball when it came his way.
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CARDIFF BOARITOF"GUARDIANS.
CARDIFF BOARITOF"GUAR- DIANS. At Saturday's meeting of the Cardiff Board of Guardians, it was resolved that on Satur- day, the 24th inst., the board meet only for tlis transaction of formal business, and that the union offices be closed on Monday and Tuesday for the Christmas holidays. The use of the board-room was granted to the Town-clerk for the purposes of the Cardiff School Board elec- tion on Saturday, the 7th of January, so that the board will not hold a meeting on that day.
TO-DAY'S MARKETS-
TO-DAY'S MARKETS- POTATOES. London. Saturday.-Moderate supplies, and trade quiet. Quotations :-Bruce, 65s to 70s; maincrops. 65s to 70s; white Hebrons, 65s; im'- perators, 60s to 65s; Reading giants, 60s to 65s; Blacitlands, 60s: German, 55s per ton. Blacitlands, 60s: German, 55s per ton. HAY AND STRAW. London, Saturday.—Good supplies, which met with a fair demand at late rates. Quotations: .Host clover. 70s to 100s; inferior, 60s to 705: specially picked hay, 82s; best ditto. 67s to 778; inferior, 45s to 60s; mixture and sanfoin, 50s to 85s; straw, 30s to 38s per load. PRODUCE. Saturday.-Sugar: Home-refined un- changed; German granulated slow—ready and December, sellers, lis 2Jd, May-August lis 6d; beet easier—January sold at 9s 8id Febru-irv Cofff' 9d' April 9s 9id' 9s lOd. Coffee-March done at 31s 9d, May 32s 3d. Lin- seed oil, 16s lid and 16s V^d; rape, 21s 3d; crude cotton, 12s 7id; refined, 14s 3d to 15s. Turpen- tine, 30s 9d. Hull linseed, 15s; crude and refined unaltered.
DISORDERLY SCENE IN THE VIENNA…
DISORDERLY SCENE IN THE VIENNA TOWN COUNCIL. An extraordinary scene has taken place in the Vienna Town Council. Dr. Lueger, the anti- Semitic mayor, changed the rules of prccedure, and declared that henceforth members wishing to speak, instead of announcing thjir intention from their places, must give their names to the secretary of the council. This innovation called forth protests from the Liberals. Dr. Lueger was in his most irritable mood, and a word sufficed to put him into a rage. One Liberal member said the day's sitting had been an illustration of the tendencies at present fol- lowed in the council. On Dr. Lueger interrupt- ing, Dr. Forster, a Liberal member, cried—"Let him speak; he will give us the grounds of his opinion." Dr. Lueger replied, "If you make another remark like that, Dr. Forster, I will oxclude you from three sittings." "You can exclude me, I know," said Dr. Forster. "but you will be wrong none the less for that." A little later, Dr. Lueger said, "Dr. Forster, you exhaust my patience!" The Liberal member replied, "I am quite willing to do without your patience! Dr. Lueger at once ordered him out, excluding him from three sittings. Dr. Forster refused to inovj after three summonses, in which the anti-Semitic majority joined in chorus, crying. "OUt with him!" "Turn him cut!" "Horsewhip One member even turned up his coat-sleeves in a business-like way, and offered his Services. Dr. Lueger sent the secretary for two ushers, who approached Dr. Forster, seized him by the neck and feet, and carried him out like a bundle. Dr. Brix, who tried to intercede on behalf of Dr. Forster, was denounced by an anti-Semite, and also exclud«d for three sittings. Dr. Mittler, a distinguished Liberal, stood at the door as Dr. Forster was being carried out, and raised a hand as if to warn Dr. Lueger against what he was doing. He also was ordered out, with exclusion as before. On his returning to his seat and de- claring he would not move, the ushers 're- turned and carried him out, also amid deafen- ing cries of triuinph from tne anti-Semites.
Vaccination Act.
Vaccination Act. MUCH YACCINATED MAN AT CARDIFF. A DIVIDED BENCH, At Cardiff Police-court on Saturday a man. named Gibson, appeared for a certificate of exemption, the justices on the bench being Alderman R. Cory and Mr. Rees Jones. Applicant said: My brother-in-law has been vaccinated five times-four times under the Government abroad, and four times after he came home he had small-pox, and a man more badly marked I have never seen. Mr. Rees Jones But you have this console tion. that he did not die? (Laughter.) Witness: He was very near his end. Mr. Rees Jones: If he had not been vacci- nated he might have died. Witness: He was next door to it. Mr. Rees Jones: Better be next door to itl than absolutely die. Witness: There are a lot who have died from u. Mr. Rees Jones: That does not amount to s conscientious objection. It is rather a pre' judice. Have you a conscientious objection?—. I have in my own mind, without being preju- diced at all. Is this your only child?—The child has been ill since birth, and two doctors have attended it. How old is the child?—Six months come the 26th of this month. The Clerk: You have lost your opportunity. The application must be made within four months of the passing of the Act. The Act was passed on the 12th of August. Mr. Rees Jones: You are five days too late. We cannot grant it. Alderman Cory: We quite appreciate your conscientious conviction, but we are sorry that we cannot. Mr. Rees Jones: Don't say "we." Alderman Cory I have, at all events. (To the applicant): I have had all my children vaccinated—but I appreciate your objection:-a, great many think it is undesirable. Mr. Rees "ones; And a great many mora think the other way.
THE LOSS OF A CARDIFF PILOT…
THE LOSS OF A CARDIFF PILOT BOAT. On Saturday morning a Newport tugboati picked up the missing pilot boat, the I.S.A., No. 33, and towed her into Barry old harbour. It is not known yet whether the bodies are OE board.
"WHY I AM NOT A jRITUALIST."
"WHY I AM NOT A RITUALIST." A visit will be paid to Cardiff on Wednesday next by the Rev. R. C. Fillingham, vicar of Hexton, who a short time ago was inhibited by his bishop for preaching in a Congrega. t.iona1 Church. He will deliver a lecture at the Albany-road Board Schools at eight o'clock in the evening on the subject. Why I am Not a Ritualist."
GENERAL NEWS.
GENERAL NEWS. The funeral of Sir Thomas Storey, Knight, took place at Lancaster on Friday, and was of a public character. At Barrv Police-court on Friday Frank Wager, steward of the R.A.O.B. Club and Insti- tute, Vere-streei. Cadoxton-Barry, was charged with selling beer without a licence on Sunday, the 20th utt —The case was adjourned by mutual consent to Monday, January 2. The proprietors of the Grand Theatre, Swan- sea, have arranged with Messrs. Dottridge" and Londen for the production of an original pan. tomime at their Swansea Theatre, entitled "Blue Beard," which will open on Boxing Day. Mr. Joseph Carberry, of Queenstown, the well known yachtsman, alluding to the forthcoming cup race, expressed regret that someone better known in the yachting world than Sir Thorny Lipton had not undertaken the contest. The Central News is officially informed by the War Office that the paragraph published on Friday to the effect that a revision was being made in the War Office staff, which would get rid of forty clerks and save £5,000 yearly in salaries, is incorrect, misleading, and unauthorised.. The Llangibby Hounds on Friday had the very unusual experience of killing their quarry in the very heart of Newport. The fox took shelter in the premises of the Newport Rowing Club, about a hundred yards from the New- port Bridge, and there, practically in the centre of the town, he was found and killed. The Central News is officially informed at the War Office, in reference to the report published in some papers on Friday morning dealing with the revision of the staff at the War Office and the impending decrease in the staff, that it is altogether inaccurate. It is officially described as being "incorrect, misleading, anti- unauthorised. I Mr. Bedford's Christmas attraction will be the first appearance in Cardiff of the successful musical comedy, "The Belle of New York," which is still playing to crowded houses at the Shaftesbury Avenue Theatre. London, and where it has been played for the last twelve months. The company is made up mostly of Americans, who ha-*? been on tour for some time, but are now being specially rehearsed with the original company, so that all the busi- ness and music may be thoroughly up-to-date. Morning performances will be given on Box- ing Day, Tuesday, December 27 and 31, and January 7. Mr. Abraham Evans. Glenview House, Man- bradaeh, as representative of the widow of the late Thomas Joseph Powell. Wingfield- crescent, LIanhradach. who met with bis death in the winding-cage accident. at Llau- bradach Colliery in September last, ha.s received the sum of JE159 18s. from the Cardiff Steam Coal Company, through Mr. W. Spickett. solicitor, Caerphilly. This is the full amount claimed against the company, and the com- pany met it in an honourable manner. The. widow, it may be mentioned, receives the weekly allowance of 5s. from the Llanbradach Permanent Fund. i
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