The Cambrian

FOOTBALL. THE ALL WHITES ON TOUR. According to accounts, the All Whites by 110 means showed true form in the first match of their tour in the West of England. Re- membering the crushing defeat Devonport Albion sustained at St. Helen's earlier m the season, and in view, also, of the eii-n- ently form the Swansea men had recently exhibited, I don't suppose anyone, in this part of the country, at least, could nave anticipated a result such as that J;8'[e the ardent partisan of the All Whites so much pain when he sad news was heard on Saturday evening. two converted goals to a dropped goal is a decisive enough victory in all 0011 and if the Devonshire men did catch their opponents at a weak moment, they are none the less entitled to the highest commenda- tion for their grand exhibition of the Rugger code. It does not appear that Abertawe had under-rated the men they were to meet in the Rectory Field, and so a reason for their downfall can not be found in that direction. As stated at the outset, it appears that the All Whites were a bit off colour, but for all that they had nearly as much of the game as the homesters. The chief factor in the result seems to have been the ill-luck ex- perienced by Swansea. Time after time they would take up the aggressive, and just as everyone thought they were over the ball would go astray, or the player would slip, or a pass would be misjudged. More than one or two of the All Whites appear to have had the hardest of hard lines in not scoring. My friend, "Freelance" (who argues that the score does not fairly represent the merits of the game), had the following in his notes on Monday:—"Perhaps a few opinions of some others who saw the match will confirm what I have said. Mr. F. E. Perkins says Swansea had all the best of the game, and deserved to score two tries in the first twenty minutes. Mr. W. Bowen admits that the Albion forwards played better than Swan- sea's in the second half, but in the first half there was only one team in it. Mr. Teddy Bishop said the off-side play of the Albion halves ought to have been stopped, but in his opinion Swansea did not deserve to lose. Bancroft, the touch judge, considered Swan- sea should have scored three tries in the first half and put the issue beyond all doubt at the interval. Mr. W. Bryant. the old Swan- sea secretary, thought Swansea, had all the beat of the game in the first half, but did not properly utilise their chances. Mr. Nic- holls, of Leicester, who refereed, told me that he never officiated in a better game. He thought in the first half that Swansea were going to win easily. W. Trew admitted that Swansea, had all the best of the play, but the worst of the luck." "Devonian," writing in the "Athletic News," says;.—"Swansea's visit to Devonport Albion created tremendous interest and ex- citement, and the ground was taxed to its utmost capacity to lodge some 15,000 specta- tors—a record for the ground. The enthu- siasm which ensued on Albion's victory by ten points to four was unbounded. Only once before have Albion defeated the great Welsh club, and that was at the same place four seasons ago. According to recent form the home team were not considered strong enough to win on this occasion, and all that the most enthusiastic supporter hoped for was that the Albion would make it hard for the Welshmen to gain the victory it was generally expected they would achieve. Swansea commenced strongly with the usual machine-like passing, but all their attacks met with sound defence, until the Albion, by their success in this respect, acquired I confidence in themselves, and after Freear had dropped a goal they began to take up the offensive, and played Swansea at their own game, and what is more, beat them at it." "Both their tries were from clever open- ings made by the halves and very smart transfers by the three-quarters. Skinner each time trickily evaded Rees and Davies, scoring the first try himself, and sending in his wing, Fitzgerald, with the other. All the scoring was accomplished in the first half. Afterwards the game was played at a very hot pace, Swansea trying every move they knew, but the Albion not only main- tained an impregnable defence, but returned attack for attack. Vivyan and Gamhn ren- dered excellent service by judicious kicking to touch. Ten minutes before the end Albion lost one forward, Peard, who retired with a broken rib, but though they had an anxious time, they infused more vigour into their play, and ultimately retired r;01V ours of a glorious victory—the greatest achievement in the history of the club. Continuing their tour in the West, the All Whites on Monday met at Camborne, a team selected from Cornwall mining divi- sions. Freear, having hurt his right shoul- der in the Albion match, the sturdy Irish- man's place was taken by Jowett. A con- siderable amount of interest was manifested in the visit of the Welshmen, who were very warmly received by a laige crowd of specta- tors on making their appearance, together with their opponents, in the following order: Swansea.-Back. P. Lockman: three-quar- ter backs, Gordon, D. Rees, G. Davies, and F. Jowett; half-hacks, R. M. Owen and R. .Tones; forwards, F. Serine, W. Parker, W. Joseph, S. Bevan, S. Coles, D. Thomas, D. Davies (Dunvant), and D. Davies (Mumbles). Mining Division.—Back. Eathorne; three- quarter back's, Hoilrnaii, Stevens, F. H. Thomas, and Job; half-backs, A. Thomas and Davey; forwards Penahma Rnbenidge, Goggan, Knight, hod-da, Jackett, Rich, and Martin. The game appears to have been of a some- what disappointing nature. For the first fifteen minutes of the game the Cornishmen more than held their own. the Swanseaites showing mediocre form. The latter, how- ever, bucked up a little subsequently, and Jowett opened the scoring in an exceedingly clever fashion. This is how he did the trick. Receiving the ball from Dick .Tones, he pretended to pass to Rees, and then before fhe homesters realised the hoax, he raced awav, and successfully eluding the eager clutches of a few Cornishmen who attempted to stop him, he crossed the line with a well- earned try, which, however, was not con- verted A shorr time afterwards. Joseph. made a praisewortliy attempt to add to the score, running half the length of the field, and getting within a few inches of the line, before beiSg grassed. Parker managed to cross later on and George Davies convert- ing, the All Whites led by eight points at half-time. Although having slightly the better of] the argument in the second half, the visitors were yet not up to their usual standard of play, the backs especially blundering r quently. On one occasion when the home- sters had been let in, Lockman failed ? field the ball, and the consequence was that Cornwall scored an unconverted try. Alter this Swansea did all the pressing, but some- how everything seemed to go wrong with them at the critical moment, and so nothing further was scored, the All Whites running out victors by eight points to three. NEWPORT DEFEAT CARDIFF. Three times have Newport gone down be- fore Cardiff this season, and in the natural order of things they could not have been expected to do nuich better in the final en- counter atCardinon Saturday. Yet, strange to say. the Usksiderg surprised the Car- diffians—players and supporters alike-by scoring a victory more emphatic than the score of ten P°*n~?. to nil would indict te. The presence oi Nicholls, who decided to turn out at the eleventh hour, had' a. good deal to do with the result, and the Taffsiders appear to be somewhat upset, inasmuch as they are making a great noise about his hav- ing "sprung a surprise" upon his old club. Nicholls says his reason for the step he took was that he thought it would be unfair to Newport if he stood back when they had failed to find any substitute for him. He is quite right, only I think it's a pity he did not look at the matter in this light before. It's absurd to introduce silly sentimentality into football. ABERAVON v. MOUNTAIN ASH. "Rambler" writes:—The Red and Blacks rose to the occasion on Saturday last, and actually won a match away in the Hill retreats. What makes the victory all the more surprising is the fact that Mountain Ash the week previous handsomely beat Treherbert (Aberavon's conquerors) by 11 points to nothing. What happened on Saturday is what I said would happen in every game they played in the Rhondda if—ah that little conjunction— the Red and Blacks took up their full team. On Saturday they were able for the first time this season to take up their full team, and one sees the result—a handsome win. To beat Mountain Ash by six clear points; Which might have been ten with a little goal-kick- ing luck, on their own ground was no mean achievement. By all accounts of the game Aberavon, especially the backs, played a splendid game. Not for a long time has the standard of back play been so high. The Red and Blacks won the game by their skil- ful handling of the ball behind the scrums. The halves worked harmoniously together, and the threequarters did the rest. It is to be sincerely hoped that the present form of the team will be kept up until the end of the fast ebbing season, and the record of the team will be nothing to be ashamed of. To-morrow Neath pay Aberavon a visit, and if I mistake not they will have, to put up with yet another defeat, although I an- ticipate that it will be a hard tussle. WELL DONE, NEATHr Bristol had to make a great effort to keep their ground record intact on Saturday, as they had to play Neath with five of their best men away. They, however, just suc- ceeded in doing so by the narrow margin of a goal to a try (or fire points to three). As the Welshmen secured a try from almost the first scrummage, it looked as though they would be the first club to secure a victory on the County Ground this season. They kept their lead till the interval was nearly reached. Then Channon.got in from a line- out. and Adamson kicking a goal, that proved sufficient to give Bristol the verdict. Neath had a great advantage forward, thanks to the smart way in which the men followed up. In that way they severely tested the. home de- fence. With the exception of Adamson, all the Bristol three-quarters were below form, and did not give one specimen of good pas- sing all the afternoon. The visitors were equally deficient in this respect. A feature of the match was the fine touch kicking of Joe Davies, the Neath full-back. Taking everything into consideration, Bristol were very fortunate to win by a goal kick, as Neath certainly had the better of the play pretty well all through. This is how the Devonport Albion folk ad- vertised Swansea's visit:—"The great match Rectory Ground, to-morrow, 3.15. Albionv. Swansea. The World's champions. The most effective, most scientific, and most pro- lific scorers in the Kingdom. Come and see Owens, the little wonder. Don't miss the ideal quartette. The whole team in wonder- ful form. Come and see Swansea's eight In- ternationals and Albion's four. Admission Ground, 6d.; higher stand, 3d. extra; grand stand, 3s., 2s., and Is." At the Executive Committee of the Welsh Football Union last week—Mr. Gavin Henry presiding—the application, made by an Wal- ters, captain of the Llanelly team, for per- mission to take a scratch team to Maesteg, was refused. Referees and players were in- formed that the "feet-up" rule of the Inter- national Board could not come into force locally until after the annual meeting in April next, and, therefore, there would be no penalising for feet up in the scrummages this season. The next year's international matches were fixed as follows:- Jan. 10.—England v. Wales in Wales, pro- bably at Swansea. Feb. 17.—Scotland v. Wales at Edinburgh. March 34.—Ireland v. Wales, probably at Cardiff. THE WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP. The Welsh Championship still lies between Cardiff and Swansea and the result of Satur- day's matches is to bring Newport a point nearer the leaders. Llanelly, owng to their seven losses—mostly in the early seasou- cannot now recover. P. W. D. L. centage. Cardiff 25 21 1 3 86.00 Swansea 26 19 4 3 80.76 Newport 23 15 5 3 76.08 Llanelly 23 14 2 7 65.21 Maesteg 27 14 2 11 55.55 Neath 25 9 1 15 38.00 I

GOLF. morganfhirL "Welsh Union meeting the Gla- to susnMirt Club Committee have decided IPMR. Willie Per e"l "'f the Headingley Golf Club, Leeds, has been appointed as professional. The Glamorganshire Ladies J v u- Seir *T Tiriettaf rahl> 6'b Ld 7tb of to'"beI 1»ite » J"idy "olTe"8 The captain, Mrs. Campbell-M'Call, will be E to hear from anyone who wishes to giTe a prize or donation to the prize fund. 8 a Prize The ladies of the Swansea Bay Club will hold their spring meeting on April 29th and 30th. The following are the scores in the monthly bogey of the Swansea Club, played on Saturday H cap. E. H. Perkins 3 all square John Thomas 9 3 down R. M, Brown. 5 E.T. Tuck 11 4 „ R. G. Edwards 11 4 „ O. R: Yivian 11 5 „ H. L. Stevens 17 5 H. Stanley Cook 15 5 „ R. L. Sails 14 7 „ There were 19 entries. Anotber instance of the necessity of strictly following the rules in regard to competition cards comes from Swansea, says Bogey" in the "Daily News." In the competition for the Grand Theatre Cup last week the winning score was 84 whereas if two other players had loJlowed the rule of countersigning their cards the 84 would have been the third score. th"^ Card of 79 and another of 83, the two best in 6 ^01n.petition, were returned, but were not ?rsi&ned by the players, and, of course, WBra "^Qualified. The scores in the competition «ere as follow ■— w A v Gross. Handicap. Net. 18 :$: Si 8 3 Thomas Crosbv R. G. Edwards ™ W. J. Player "0 16 nf A. Andrews 16 96 J. S. Andrews. 25 98 rp. 22 101 -mere were 30 entries. There will be no comwr during Easter. A 0,ns on Jorsey Marine be away at the Wells and °-f ra0,nb?r8 wlIJ the Porthoawl Club. sP«ng meeting of

-== In the King's Bench on Fridav v. »/v>,landed of the action brought hi £ hear.mtr was Morris of Portmadoc, master and o»pt#In constable Brooker, o ty of Loudon Poliop to recover damages foralle^od ,lle?al arrest and false imprisonment. Captain Morris was taken to the Bow Infirmary as a wandering lunatic, but released the next day. 1 e was now awarded £ 75 and costs. Stay of execution was granted on condition of an immediate appeal. «

'VARSITY BOAT RACE. EASY WIN FOR CAMBRIDGE. The fifty-ninth boat race between representa- tives of the Cambridge and Oxford Universities took place on Saturday. Punctually at 12.30 Cambridge, as the chal- lenging crew, got afloat, and having won the toss of course went to the Surrey stake boat. Oxford quickly followed, and at 12.45 Colonel Willan, O.U.B.C., who was one of the famous four who beat Harvard in 1869, and who again acted as umpire, fired the pistol. Both crews started at a similar rate of striking, putting in 10 stroke3 in the first quarter minute, 20 in the half, and 39 in the full minute. The Cambridge stroke made a blunder in his haste to catch the water, and this I raised the hopes of the Oxonians when they saw the nose of their boat in front. The Cantabs quickly pulled themselves together, and ere they had gone a quarter of a mile the boats were level, and off the Londor Rowing Club the Light Blues were just in front. At the end of Putney Embankment, nearly half a mile, Cambridge, who were then striking thirty-six, and rowing in beautifully even style, were nearly three-quai tors of a length to the good. After parsing Craven Steps (time, 2min. 21sec.), the wind was dead astern, and both boats travelled very fa-t. Off the mile mark (time, 4min. lOsec.) there was a good half length of daylieht between the eights, which was doubled at the Crab Tree. The station was now all in favour of the Light Blues, who passed Hammersmith Bridge in7min.22 sec.— very fast time. Oxford's time was 7min. 31sec. Cambridge were four lengths in front, and the distance they increased to five lengths as they went by the Doves. The leaders were now row- ing 33 strokes per minute to 32 by the Oxonians, who fell away as they went past Chiswick Eyot, and at Chiswick Church, which was reached in llmin. 39sec.,the Light Blues had the advantage of 14sec. Then the leader slackened in. At Barnes Bridge the respective times were :—Cam- bridge, 15min. 56sec: Oxford, 16min. 7sec. The Light Blues quickened a bit towards the close. and eventually passed the winning post in 19min. 9sec. with a lead of six lengths.

ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SWANSEA. The annnal tea held in connection with St. Andrew's Church, Swansea, took place on Thurs- day evening in last week, in the adjacent school- room, and was satisfactiorily attpnded. There was a good display of bunting, kindly lent by Capt. Rees, and the well-arranged tables in proved with floral and silver decorations. Me^dames Alexander, Black, Clement, Moffat, Niles, F. Williams, D. Robertson, Molyneaux, D. Suther- land. H. F. Williams. W. Webber jun., I Williams K. Roberts, Tyrell, Young, and the Misses Olive Brader, Dagleish, Lee, McCulloch, and Marling. Treharne and Robertson presided and assisted Mr. David Sutherland (sec.) superintended generally. A high-class sacred concert in the church followed the tea. It was opened by Mr. D. T. Williams. A R.C.O., with the organ solo Locato in G," brilliantly played. Then a violin number by Mr. W. Whittaker (Leipzig Conservatoire), which was deservedly well- received and another demanded and given. Miss M. Williams sang with becoming feeling in good tune The Voice of Jesus," and was succeeded by Mr. J. Lewis, who rendered a pretty setting of "Hark, my Soul." Gray's "Dream of Paradise" found a capable exponent in Miss Lydia Bailey. The bass soJo" Calvary "was given by Mr. R. J. Davies in robust voice, and Mrs. D. T. Williams rendered with sweetness (a) Teresadel Riego's Land of Roses" and (b)"0 dry those tears." Neukomn's organ solo "Pastoral Scene interrupted by a thunderstorm" was magnificently played by Mr. D. T. Williams, and closed the first part of the programme. The second part was devoted to the rendition of Mendlessohn Bartholdy's exacting, but exquisite setting of the 95 Psalm Come, let us sing," by the choir, under Mr. J. McGivan. The choral numbers were correctly interpreted—the result of much training, while the volume and quality of tone was excellent. The tenor solos, en- trusted to Mr. J. Lewis (conductor of Siloh Chapel, Landore), were thoroughly appreciated, and Miss Lydia Bailey, who undertook the soprano numbers, was a decided favourite, while the voices of this lady and Miss M. Williams harmonised beautifully in the duet In His Hand." The organ accompaniments, played by Mr. D. T. Williams, A.R.C.O., were a prominent feature, and helped the singers. This gentleman had given much ungrudging time and labour to secure a creditable performance, and the verdict was in his favour. The Rev. D. Connor closed the proceedings with the Benediction.

COLWYN BAY LOVE TRAGEDY. ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A SWEETHEART. Shortly after midda) on Monday a shocking tragedy occurred at Colwyn Bay. A young woman named Kay, belonging to Birmingham, left the drapery establishment where she was engaged as milliner, intending to go to dinner at her lodgings. When near her destination she was joined by her sweetheart, named David Richards, a native of Llanrwst, and manager of a clothier's shop at Colwyn Bay. They walked a little way together, when Richards took from his pocket a revolver and deliberately shot the girl in the face with inevitably fatal result. Then he aimed at his own face, but the pistol missed fire. A police- man shouted to him "Don't do it, David," whereupon Richards gashed his throat from ear to ear with a razor and died almost immediately. Jealousy was the cause of the crime. A later telegram says the deceased man was David R. Richard (24), employed as manager of the Gwalia Clothing Company's shop, Colwyn Bay, and bis victim was Lillian G. Kay, whose parents live in Chequers-walk, Bristol-road, Birmingham. The parties became acquainted at Rhyl. Latterly Richards had become jealous and was conse- quently much upset.

GENDROS BOARD SCHOOL, The fourth annual concert and distribution of medals took place at the above schools, on Friday and Saturday last, under the presidency of Dr. Gomer Lewis and the Rev. J. Davies, Cadle, Chairman of the Board (who took the chair in the unavoidable absence of Mr. R. E. Hughes, H. M. Inspector of Schools). The previous con- certs had proved so entertaining that it was not surprising to find the schools packed with an enthusiastic audience on both evenings. The progiammel Jgone through was as follows Part I.: Opening chorus, Welcome," Standard III. & IV.; action song, "Doll Drill," infantsi; choruses, (a) "Hail Glorious Sun," (b)" LIft thine eyes," St. V.; action song, "Japanese Fan," St. I & II. (girls); dumb-bell drill, infants; numourous recitation, Mrs. Caudle," Louisa Marsden; action song, Little sailors," St. III. • (boys); recitation, J. Lewis Davies dis- j of medals and certificates.—Part II- • r "TheGipsies," infants; choruses, {al. Y deryn pur," (b) Tug-of-War," St. V.; action snn^' ,l^tle Postmen," St. I. & _a r>Ar +• ,^ll^maid8," infants; song and scena, Derifasts Den." St. VI. & VII.; action l Ymbrella>" St. III. & IV. (girls): Maypole drill infants; chorus, "Dame Durden," ° musical sketch, infants, kvery item in the programme was gone through in a very credible manner, and showed bow excellent a training the children had evidently received 111 order to enable them to perform their parts (some of which were extremely difficult) with such promptitude and skill. For instance, the infants in their song and drill, "The Gipsies," danced through all the figures of the Lancers without a single slip. Other items which call for esnecial mention were dumb bell drill, by the infants Louisa Marsden s impersonation of Mrs. Caudle," in fn^ character, which she went Hirrmcrh in such a manner as to make Dr. Gomer Lewis almost make a "ThoilonHW den and Dame Durden were admirably performed and eUc'te Vro^hou^a,; ter, and the chorus singing g excellent. After the first part, j eJe tributed on Friday evening by the • to all who had not been absent dur ng y • and certificates by the Rev. Dr. Gome those who had only been absent once or t ■ is very gratifying to (find that the s possesses such a fine record in this direction medals and 53 certificates being awarded. "re, credit is due to the staff for their excellent wor and to the accompanist (Miss E. A. Davies) for her valuable service*. The proceedings clopea with the usual votes of thanks, and the singing oi the Welsh and English National Anthems.

The Town Clerk (Mr. John Thomas) has received the following letter from Mr. W. L. Griffith, Canadian agent at Cardiff: "March 20th.—Dear Sir,—J have received a letter dated at Ottawa on the 8th of March, from Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in respect of the honor- ary freedom of the borough of Swansea, which your council has tendered him. Sir Wilfrid Launer, while expressing apprecia- tion of the very great kindness of his friends in Wales, states that ho cannot give any definite answer now, nor for some time to come, not probably before Easter Monday/ —Youra truly, W. L. Griffith."

AGRICULTURE. PRACTICAL FRUIT CULTURE. THE APPLE. Soil and Location.—The largest and most sustained yields are obtained in deep, rich ai d well-drained loams. Soils should be dry rather than moist, though dry, sandy ground is almost as undesirable as undrained land. An open but not exposed site, sheltered from spring north-east winds, is to be preferred. Trees planted in valleys are liable to injury from frost in spring. Propagation.—Standard stocks are gener- ally grown from fresh seeds in autumn, the seedlings being transplanted yearly until sufficiently large for grafting. Mound-layer- ing is perhaps the most satisfactory method or raising dwarf stocks. The paradise stock is that usually employed for dwarfing, or- chard trees being usually grown on the more vigorous crab stock. Both grafting and bud- ding are practised, the latter being effected durng July and August, preferably in over- cast, wet weather. Whip-grafting standard stocks at their desired height and dwarf ones just above the ground is more desirable than root-grafting on strong year-old roots. All scions should be selected by the end of Jan- uary, and laid in singly until required about mid-April. Propagation by ordinary layer- ing and by cuttings is not common or so safe as by grafting. Planting.-Apple trees should be planted three years after grafting or budding, stan- dards being placed 40 feet and dwarf-trained trees 15 feet apart each way Pruning. The branches of standard apple trees arc usually started from the stem at a ?Plg .Imk of 7 fiVG feet- and a strong framewoik of from three to five main branches is grown When one the shape of the head is properly established, subsequent pruning is practically confined to the annual removal of dead or diseased wood and the keepi g op open by removing crowded limbs and such misplaced ones as cross the h nd °f Vgtnst other branches. bear three ',em tre'J" ,f profitable until from 25 remain A mature tree average, f™° « L 4n\ S8?' of fruit every alternate J'ear. Drying Ap, f u°itea poratinn houses tre ^°~ i* easily dried in eS'anb'I8h6i P'ut cheap portable evanomfn ket. Apples are p2^0!rs,on the mar- slices, these operations lw lrt means of another ehean in ing+ and are then bleached for 25 minutes, causing it f roju?il the fruit colour. Next the fruit i, ^7 lif trays inside the drying, charth 0If W1F& porator for from 2J to 4 if™ °lflw ently dried, at whi?h stLe H "n though a little tpugh TZ VS tDder' a^Tgreeabt'bev^ge wh°leS0D?e Trappistes Fathers de NoV n by Oka Canada, that their meth2?™<f f T' Tht. aririin method is here de- scribed. The apples mUst be perfectlv rioe and should be stored in hpan/«« P face before being TbL "T open at one end are obtained hogsheads tLe-which may be S' f^in °{ lOOlbs. of apples, cut iuto small pieces, and gallons of water. A coverino- *2* held together by a transverse, hna^-rl f Sont rf waterTmeans"11 ±T °\ H in the bottom of the barrel^ K with gallons of pure Thl taken from A is then poured into R wJ! head, in which another lOOlbs. of crushed apples have been placed. After a further 12 l"toTuId Braw off th<> foTn'TheriooTbf. of » « head C, and that from A int B A ?urthS 3i gallons of water is placed in A. After another 12 hours the juice from C is rol lected, and the juice of the other two hogs- heads passes successively through C whin the crushed apples may thrown away. There should now be about 12 Zl ions of awhich is pu £ j if a barrel left open at the bung-hole 4 buK bling sound produced by the liberation of carbonic a™ wi 1 s°<m be heard, and this working usually lasts three or four weeks. The cider should be kept in a temperature of 46 deer^ ^d n0 sudden variations must be permitted in the fermenting room. The cask must^be kept constantly filled up. so matter brought to the surface by the fermentation to run off The addition of sugar, tannin, and tartaric acid increases the alcohol. For the auan tity of juice above mentioned lib. 12 ounces" 0°f T~Bcf &ndrCthi^ for each degree of alcohol d™i>ed. When vSToeide™ STS ™4tt0Ve'yat £ > T of the bung, and plaS, n &t ?6 w^ddenypebg!f0Pe Cl0Sin& THE PEAR. Tn^°drier^hndTha011 ^ears require deeper ?n well-drained fpples> and succeed best NFANT°°TADTEFTH "W* "fecTt varieties. Gene ml ly1"^ i?r g°°d deSSPrt on walls mature thf bZt1PTS easily temporarily^lotp J^' • arf m°SJ weather when i„ 1?, otected from inclement „7terwardsTf\e,ce»^-Mm >nd f" dvPe™Pufeadh°t°clJh4^t and ™05t quince, the former of T & deeply mooting, d 0^nfwhich+ 18+ ^ous, while the latter whieb eaSyri TPint' pears, has fibrous!! ? 18 USfd for, fore bettery adapted /6 Tli' 1S t}ere~ soils and for wW fb°F "K?"- °r damp pAnrsaro r™™ ? the sub-soil is inferior. hawthorn, medlar In¥* whitfth^rn' stocks are raised mo^ntain ash- Pea,r are transplanted wt autum™n grown on until 1 n a year old' and are desired heitrhf • *ge enou^h to ^raft at any of Julv or a m or to bud at the end be cut beforegUanvSsCi°nS f7 graf"ng shouId and laid in dU °f Bi?pear' the stocks sh3yaun J" a f° WAU' and templated pS* ^S0 b.e cu £ °6ar con" hetrin* tn ^of union before the sap by mound-layeri?eUinC6 ob,tained vieldintr the I g or euttlD&s' the former moved in nnt *"esults- The la?ers are re- bud and erJffUmU When wel1 rooted- Both sible on the qui^f be as Pf stocks intenSP°forant f°f the vear anrt 1 J0r &raftin& very early in fn rise Pr0n.bef?re the sap has commenced i, not much prtactisedby &nd lay6rS Planting.-Standards are usually set three 8 1 ffinir ^ea j8 ^Wo years after budding or frol 20 to £ d,ard shouId be pla°ted dwarfs are set # apaTt eacb Prunini -!pe!r0^ 12 to 18 feet asund^- f' „ear limbs grow more upright fpples' a"d are therefore ad- 7bl Ground bl^arted ^ower' four feet from standard EaSik?- a convenient for standard. Esthblished trees must have case of apples 5, d 7' 38 adv?8ed.ln th? undesirable. hea7 P/™lnK w most fruit-spurs is removal of some of the ning out the cron ad7nt(a^eou8 Wa^ of thin- Duration, Yipfrl tf "J- four vears etc.—Pears frnit three or until from 50 T s^ting, and yield profitably lished mature + years t>ld/,JA Well-<*tab- of from 25 to dn u should yie!d an average "+U bushels of fruit. WM. TOOGOOD, Southampton.

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GARDENING NOTES. If any reader who is in a difficulty with reference to his garden will write direct to the address given beneath, his questions will all be answered free of any charge, in full detail, and by return of post.—Ed. Some correspondents omit to add their names, or merely end with initials. In these cases it is obviously impossible- to reply.— E.K.T. THE FRUIT GARDEN. Grafting by Budding.—Budding consists in placing a single bud, with little or no wood, in contact with the cambium layers of a growing plant. The operation is exten- sively used for young fruit trees, especially upon the stone fruits, during the growing season, usually in May and June or in early autumn, in calm, dryish weather, but if dormant buds be taken in winter, and kept in a cellar or other cool place, it may be performed in early spring as soon as the bark loosens and peels easily on being raised. The results are uncertain when the bark does not cleanly and freely separate from the wood on the blade or ivory handle of the budding knife being inserted to make room for the bud. Budding can be resorted to when spring scion-grafting fails. The butd inserted, it must be firmly laced in position with thick and soft cotton, worsted or raffia, the ends of the tying material being held in the hands, and laced round evenly above and below the bud, so as to cover the slit made for its insertion. The advantage of lacing over ordinary winding is that both edges of the wounded bark are held equally firmly in place by the ties so made. A protective coat- ing of wax is decidedly advantageous, though not inserted. All kinds of buds must be tied to stakes or the stock when their growth commences, to prevent their being blown out by high winds. Generally speaking, scion-grafting is more adapted than bud- grafting for top-working large trees, and for thin barked, very sappy plants in which the bark is usually not strong enough to keep the bud in position until it is perfectly united with the stock. The Buds—Plump (not bursting) buds from near the centre of vigorous and well-har- dened shoots of the season's growth are best; and it is preferable to cut the selected shoots fresh when the buds are required. If, how- ever, they have to be sent'from a distance, they must be wrapped in damp moss, and then with brown paper, immediately after cutting. The leaves from the chosen shoots are removed, a part only of the stalk of each t .being left to form a handle. The buds are cut as needed with a sharp knife. For spring-budding, the shoots are selected in autumn or winter, and are kept with their ends placed in the ground, as commonly done with scions for grafting. Shield-Budding.—This common method of budding is so called from the shield-shaped portion of bark, about an inch long, taken from the shoot with each bud. The shield of bark, with a thin shaving of wood, is removed by a clean cut in the direction on which the shoot grows. The bud must not be too thick, and its surface should be per- fectly smooth. The buds appear to do equally well when the shaving of wood is left and when it is very carefully removed with the point of the knife, so that it is generally advisable to let it remain attached to the bud, provided it be not too thick. The necessary incisions in the stock are made in the form of a T, just deep enough to cut through the bark only. The vertical slit (downstroke of the T), about an inch or an inch and a half long, is first made, and then I the transverse cut (horizontal line of T) cut at right angles across the top of it. The cor- ners of the bark are rifted, and the sides of the vertical slit are raised with the blade or flat, scalpel-like handle of a budding knife, so as to admit of the free passage of the bud, which is now inserted under the bark at the transverse cut and pushed down- wards under the edges of the vertical slit with the fingers, and then with the knife- handle until the bud has passed well down into the cleft. Any portion of the shield bark projecting above the transverse slit must be cut off exactly even with it. The success of budding largely depends on its being done when the bark rises freely, that is when little use has to be made of the knife-blade or handle in lifting the bark at the edges of the vertical cut. The tying material, usually about a foot in length, is laced twice below and thrice above the bud, which must not of course, be covered with the tie. If raffia be allowed to lie on the damp ground the preceding night, it will absorp sufficient moisture to become soft and pliable; and when smoothed out flat in this condition we consider it the best of all tying materials for the purpose. The bud sticks to the stock after about two or three weeks, and the ties are then cut through on the opposite side of the stock to the bud, so that they may freely drop off at their own time. The construction caused by leaving the strings uncut for too long a time may result in killing the bud or in starting it to grow. The bud should remain green and fresh, but dormant until the following spring. Those breaking into growth earlier are injured, if not destroyed, by winter cold. Such growing shoots should be headed back before winter if long enough. Buds that shrivel and turn brown are failures, and the stocks will need re-budding. The stock is cut off four or five inches above the bud in the spring following budding as soon as it shows signs of activity. This is done to concentrate all possible energy into the bud. When this has grown out from one to two inches, the stock is again cut back to half an inch above the bud. All sprouts must, of course, be kept rubbed off the stock, and the buds should be trained into a single stem in line with the stock. In garden practice (and also in nur- sery work in cases of weakly and crooked- growing varieties) the new shoot must be tied to a stake or to some five or six inches of the stock, left above the bud specially for the purpose, until later in the season, when the stub is cut down to half an inch above the bud. In fruit trees up to about seven years old budding answers as well as graft- ing, but, as a rule, the younger the limb and smoother and fresher the bark, the greater is the proportion of buds which lIve. Young stocks should be at least nearly halt an inch in diameter for convenient budding, and it is advisable to set the bud as low down as possible (an inch or so above the ground), so that the union can be hidden below the surface when the'tree is transplanted. When planting young stocks in the nursery rows, their tap-roots and from a quarter to a thud of their tops are cut away, to encourage stronger vegetation, and for convenience in handling. Immediately before budding, all leaves are rubbed off from the bottom six inches of the stock, and any branches which may be in the way are removed. Notes on Top Grafting Trees—In top graft- ing old trees all of the principal and some side branches should be grafted where they are not more than one and a half inches in diameter, because the sawing off and split- ting of a small limb does not injure the tree nearly so much as would similar treatment of a much larger one, while the grafts do better and the wounds heal more quickly under the system recommended. Too much of the old top should not be removed at one time. The process of changing it to the new variety takes four or five years. Mis-placed branches of large size are sawn off immedia- tely before or after grafting, because they grow rapidly when part of the top has been cut away, and the shock to the tree caused by their removal becomes greater the longer they are left intact. The tendency of the scion is always to grow upwards, despite the direction in which it is set in the stub, which fact must be borne in mind when setting the graft if an. open head to the tree is eventually to be secured. It is absolutely essential to keep the olefts air-tight with wax, or disease will certainly obtain a foot- hold. The tops of young trees, planted only a year or two, may be bodily sawn off to form a. stub for grafting, In which case the pro- cess of changing to the new variety only takes two or three years. E. Kemp Toogood, F.R.H.S., Pro Toogood and Sons, The King § Seedsmen, Southampton.

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ECHO OF THE SWANSEA COUNTY COURT ACTION. McKEVITT V. HODGENS. In the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice (before the Lord Chief Jus- tice and Justices Darling and Channell, sit- ting as a Divisional Court), Mr. Lewis M. Richards applied ex parte by way of appeal from a decision of the County Court judge sitting at Swansea in the case of McKevitt v. Hodgens, which he said was an action by a lady upon whom an alleged verbal agree- ment, under which the defendant undertook to pay a certain amount for the support of plaintiff's child, of which she said defendant was the father. Defendant denied that he had entered into the alleged agreement, and said the action was brought as an attempt to levy blackmail, and he proved, and it was also admitted, that he had paid J3450 during the period of two years. The plaintiff, how- ever, obtained a verdict, and judgment for JE50. An execution was at once made for a stay of execution pending an appeal, but the County Court judge refused to grant a stay under any circumstances. The full amount of the judgment and costs had since been paid into court, and on Saturday last an application for a stay was made to Mr. Justice Bucknill in Chambers, who granted an interim stay, as the Divisional Court was not sitting on Oaturday. Counsel submitted that under order 59, rule 14 of the rules of the Supreme Court, the defendant was en- titled to a stay of execution on payment into court of the whole amount of the judgment and costs. The Lord Chief Justice: Yes, I think you are, but the High Court has no jurisdiction to grant the stay. You must go again to the County Court Judge. Mr. Richards: But the County Court Judge has said that he would not grant a stay under any circumstances. Mr. Justice Channell: But that was before you had paid the money into court. lou can inform the Judge now that you have paid the money into court and draw his attention to this rule and our opinion upon it. The Lord Chief Justice: And you can give plaintiff notice that if she issues execution she will do so at her peril. Mr. Richards: We have not only paid the money into the County Court, but we have paid it over again into the High Court. I ask for an order that we may have the money paid into the High Court paid out again to us. Mr. Justice Channell: Yes, I think you ought to have that, but perhaps you had tt?r let it remain in; it may strengthen your position. (Laughter.)

ILLEGAL TRAWLING BY SWANSEA CAPTAINS. IRISH BENCH IMPOSES HEAVY FINES. At Dungarvan, County Waterford, Petty Sessions, Mr. J. Orr, R.M., presiding, Capt. Abbeys and Capt. Smith, skippers of the steam-trawlers Utopia and Vulture, of Swansea, were prosecuted at the suit of the Irish Department of Agriculture and Tech- nical Instruction, for illegal trawling off the coast of Waterford on the 10th ult. Mr. Tweedy, who conducted the prosecution, said the fine in cases of this kind had been re- cently increased from JB10 to £100, and he mentioned that fact to show that Parliament had regarded the subject of illegal trawling off the Irish coast as a very serious matter for the offenders. In the absence of defen- dants, service of the summonses at Swansea on the owners of the trawlers Utopia and Vulture, was proved by Joseph Dunne, of Dublin.—Capt. McAuley, of the Government ship Helga, employed cruising around the coast for the protection of the fishing indus- try, proved the offences. He detected the trawlers engaged in trawling ille- gally within the proscribed limits in Ballinacourty Bay. on the 10th ult. He boarded both vessels and seized their nets and fishing gear. Mr. Tweedy asked the Bench to have a substantial fine inflicted on the defendants. Mr. C. J. Curran, J.P., said he would be in favour of imposing the full penalty of JE100 on each of the defen- dants, as this illegal trawling was most injurious to the fishing industry, on which so many Irish families were dependent. The Court decided to inflict a penalty of jB45 with £S costs in each case; and that the nets and gear seized from the defendants be forfeited.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT. LECTURE BY MR. R. A. WHEATLEY, M.A. Mr. R. A. Wheatley, M.A., the assistant solicitor to the Swansea Corporation, lec- tured at the Swansea Public Library on Saturday evening on "Local Government." Councillor H. A. Chapman presided. Mr. Wheatley walked with his audience, in imagi- nation, through some of the principal towns in the kingdom, and in order to realise what local government meant, pointed to munici- pal trams, gas, water, etc., and said that perhaps, if one was fortunate enough, he might be run in by a municipal policeman, or find himself in a local Workhouse. (Laugh- ter). Mr. Wheatley gave a brief history of the original areas and the methods under which they were governed, and also detailed the divisons for local government purposes which existed in Anglo-Saxon times, namely, the county, the hundred, and the tithing, each of which had a court of its own. The Anglo-Saxon system, he remarked, was the most perfect scheme of loca- government ever constructed, the unit being the tithing, the hundred the exact multiple of the unit, and the hundred completely filling up the county. To those primary divisions they had practic- ally reverted by the Local Governments Acts of 1884 and 1894, under which the hundred had become an urban or rural district, and the tithing the parish. The boroughs also could be traced back to Anglo-Saxon, if not Norman times. Perhaps, too, the designa- tions of a town or a city as the county of a town, or the county of a city, originated in the fact that important towns were regarded as distinct counties. If so, then we had again reverted to the system in vogue before the Conquest, for by the Local Government Act, 1888, all towns with a population of 50,000, had been made county boroughs, and to all intents and purposes had become counties of themselves. Of the divisions mentioned, the hundred as an area of local government did not finally disappear till the passing of the Riots Damages Act, 1886, when the inhabitants of a police district, instead of those in the hundred, were liable for damages caused by riot. Mr. Wheatley touched upon School Boards and Boards of Guardians, and in the course of his remarks, mentioned the generally unknown fact that a pauper had no claim, as a matter of right, to out-door relief, but only the relief offered by the Workhouse.

Moat people in Swansea will be surprised to know that the forthcoming annual con- ference of the Licensed Victuallers' National Defence League will take place at the Tem- perance Hall as the Albert Hall had been J booked for some other function on tho^e par- ticular dates. The fa-ct does not speak muc 1 for the strength of the temperance cause m our midst.

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WALES AND A NATIONAL MUSEUM. DISCUSSED BY THE UNIVERSITY COURT. At a meeting of the Court of Governors of the Aberystwyth College, held at Newtown. 011 Friday, Principal Roberts said that he would direct their attention to the effort which had for some time been made by Mr. Herbert Lewis, M.P., and others to secure for Wales its just proportion of museum grants. The question was one in which the Court of Governors was naturally interested, because of its wide national bearing, and also because the college possessed a museum and Welsh Library which might justly be called national. (Hear, hear.) The museum was entirely the product and gifts of Welshmen from Wales and other countries, presented during the thirty years that had elapsed since the foundation of the callege. The col- j lection was one of great value, and of in- terest to every lover of Wales. It suffered from the lack of adequate accommodation and from the lack of funds towards its pro- per maintenance and development. The Welsh library, by dint chiefly of remarkable additions which had been made to it during the last five years, was already one of the richest libraries of the kind in existence. This, again, suffered from the want of build- ings and of maintenance funds. A few years ago, in giving evidence before a committee appointed to consider questions relating to the South Kensington Museum, he presented the claims of the college museum for con- sideration. In answer to an inquiry as the difficulty in the absence of a recognised capi- tal of settling the question as affecting Wales^ he said there would be in his opinion no difficulty in a satisfactory scheme if the de- cision of the matter were entrusted to a Welsh authority. The authority which he had in mind was the Court of the University of Wales. He noticed that the Cardiff Cor- poration proposed that the reference should be to a body of arbitra- tor* to which method of deciding ho felt substantial objections might be urged. The Council had passed a resolution, which would be submitted to the Court. It was as follows:—"That the Council are of opinion that, having regard to the geographical and educational conditions of Wales, the objects to be served by the museum grants would best be promoted by such distribution of the grants as would make them available for the maintenance of libraries or museums of a national character situated in the three centres of university education in the Prin- cipality." He was glad to find that in that matter they were in agreement with the representatives of the sister University Col- lege of North Wales. Their main hope for the future lay in strengthening the centres which the country had selected for univer- sity education, so as to supply them with all materials to foster literary and scientific activity throughout the community. Colonel E. Pryce-Jones, M.P., moved, and Archdeacon Protheroe seconded, the adop- tiou of the resolution, which was carried. The Council reported as follows: -"The Council, having considered the matter re- ferred to them by the Court of Governors, have resolved to proceed forthwith with the extension of the chemistry department by the erection of a new storey on the present science wing, at a cost roughly estimated at £ 5,500." The carrying out of the resolution is subject to the Council's final considera- tion of certain matters of detail.-The Coun- cil further resolved that an appeal be made for the continuation for another period of five years of the special five years subscrip- tion fund towards building P^F^08^ terminated in December, I901.-Pr^cipal Roberts said that they had alr0adytad to seconded by Mr. Hugh Lewis, the report was a<Cohvnel Pryce-Jones, M.P., then proposed, and Mr Hugh Lewis seconded, that the Council be requested to use every means in its power to bring before the notice of the friends of education the need of financial aid arising from the constantly growing educa- tional work of the college.—The resoir,- was carried. Mr. John Evans, Coroner for North diganshire, moved the following, which is carried:—"That we petition the Coun of the University of Wales to make such regu- lations for the degree of LL.B., as will enable law students to commence their legal studies immediately after passing the matriculation examination, and prescribe the same period of study for that degree as for the degree of B.A."

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Lord Rosebery's friends are somewhat alarmed at the aged appearance of his lord- ship duiing the last, month or two. It is unfortunately the case that the noble lord is again the victim of insomnia, and has suf- fered gen-.val.y in H;S health ID consequence. He is hopeful that his forthcoming yachting tour may help to put him right again.

SWANSEA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. MONTHLY MEETING. The usual monthly meeting of the Swansea Chamber of Commerce took place on Friday afternoon. Mr. J. R. Leaver presided, and there were also present: Messrs. Geo. Cook, J. W. Simpson, C- Fulton, W. H. Morgan, P. Narrow, W. Thomas, W. H. Pank, W. T. Farr, A. W. E. Wynne, E. S. Williams. L. G. Jeffreys, D. Imrie. J. G. Greatrex, and the secretary (Mr. E. P. Jones). Teaching of Foreign Languages. The Secretary reported that he had com- municated with the Municipal Technical Committee with reference to the teaching of foreign languages. The Technical Com- mittee stated that in their opinion foreign languages were better taught by properly qualified English teachers than by foreigners, and experience proved that to be so. This opinion was strongly expressed by the educa- tional experts of the committee. A member asked who the experts were—The Secretary said he thought the consideration should be "What is meant by a properly qualified English teacher?" County Court Claims. The Chairman reported upon the proceed- ings at the Association of Chamber.- of Com- merce meetings, and said a resolution had been passed favouring the rising of the limit in County Court claims from f50 to JE500. They had, he said, an instance of that the other day at the Swansea Court, where the claim amounted to £ 56, but that sum had to be reduced to JB50 to come within the law.

HOSPITAL COLLECTIONS. CARDIFF WANTS To ADOPT SWAN SEA'S SCHEME. Cardiff, that is to say the authorities of the Cardiff Infirmary, are contemplating adopting the scheme introduced in connec- tion with the Swansea Hospital of a works* collection and to a representative of the "South Wales Daily News," the secretary (Mr. W. D. Hughes) has explained the Swan- sea scheme. He says that five or six years ago he took a course which has boen emin- ently successful. At that time the contri- butions from works and collieries—that is to say, of the men engaged at the various works and collieries—were only about JB450 a year. He thought he would try the effect of can- vassing the works, and so he made a personal canvass of the works within about 15 miles, and induced the men of many to subscribe regularly on their pay days. He tried to get the men to subscribe through the works' offices. and some of the works now have a column in their pay sheets for the entry of such subscriptions as the men will voluntarily give. He continued the canvass for three years, and new this movement is on a firm basis, and the result may be gleaned from the fact that the income from this source has steadily grown from JB450 to no less than £1 700 a year. There are still some works which do not subscribe, but a fresh effort is to be made to get them into line. Mr. Hughes always finds that the workmen are quite willing to respond if they got someone to see to the collection and the despatch of the contributions. Sometimes one of them- selves undertakes the woTk, but generally it is the office, and there is an advantage in the office doing so. because, although clerks or workmen may come and go. the office is a permanent institution. For use in small workshops is a specially-prepared card for recording subscriptions. As to the increased interest the adoption of these schemes has stimulated in the institution there can be no question. Any body of workmen contri- buting not less than £ 10 10s. annually may, while so contributing, nominate one of their body as a governor; any body of workmen contributing not less than L52 10s. annually may in addition, while so contributing, nominate one of their bodv as an ex officio member of the Board of Management, with the privileges of a vice-president; while there is a privilege of recommending one indoor and six outdoor patients for every £4 subscribed. There are thus six represen- tatives of the working men on the Board of Management and 30 governors. That the working men take full advantage of their representation is the best proof of the inter- est taken by them in the institution.

THE LUNACY QUESTION. SUGGESTED AMALGAMATION WITH CARDIFF. The Glamorgan County Council are asking Swansea to retire from participation in the benefits of the Bridgend Asylum. At a meet- ing of the Swansea Town Council on Wed- nesday the subject was discussed, and one proposal made was that the Cardiff Corpora- tion should be asked to allow Swansea to join in with a view to sharing the benefits of the new asylum about to be built at Velindra. Mr. F. J. Veall (chairman of the asylums committee of the Cardiff Corporationi thinks the scheme impractible. "This report is the first I have heard of such a suggestion," said Mr. Veall, when shown a report of the Swansea Council meet- J??" Mail" representatives. that it would be unwise, if not altogether impractible. to consider a sug- gestion of this sort. Our plans are all made :,an^, we are Ottly waiting for the consent of the Secretary of State. The first portion of our new asylum will be built to accom- modate 750 patients, and if the rate at which lunatics have been turned out at Cardiff continues in its present proportion, very soon after we have completed the accom- modation for the 750 we shall have to com- mence adding blocks until the total of 1,250 is leached. It might be practicable, if any equitable arrangement could be mBjde. to press on in building our completed scheme, and so to be able to offer some accommoda- tion for Swansea for a time: but in the end they would have to turn out from the Cardiff asylum, just as they have now been called upon to do from Bridgend. Person- ally. I think it would be better for the Swansea people to take the bull by the horns and go ahead in providing their own accom- modation."

Mr. William Howells. the old Mumbles "salt." served his apprenticeship with the late Captain Richard Bevan, of Oxwich, who recently died in his 94th year. Mr. Howells 1 is 75, and as straight astt young man.