The South Wales Daily Post

SWANSEA TIDE TABLE. I G'rrenwi'rh P of W North Soutb F.F.B. Meau Tims Deck Jlnck Duck 19-S. 4:.4 5 24 -21 4 24 1J 23 4 20- 5 548 C,9 10 26 0 24 6 21-M. 6 30 6 49 35 11 27 (, 25 6 22-T. 79 7 24 34 ii 27 4 25 10 23 w. 7 40 7 54 34 2 26 7 25 1 ,4-1". 8 3 8 24 32 11 25 6 24 0 f5-1", 8 39 854 31 5 24 -0 22 G

NOTES & COMMENTS. Sir J. T. D. Llewciyn, the borough member, h i 1 an opportunity on Saturday night of re- moving any false in.pressions which migtht bavi been produced by the speech of the guitlfeman who, it appear#, is again to adven- tm e forth against him ímuch, we famcy, as Don Q.uixo-te did against the windmills) at the aor.t election. And those who heard the speech of the hon. member, or perused it in the newspapers, will probably be inclined to agree that he managed to demolish in icono- ttie fashion some of the fabric cf Mr. PtfTnie's visions. For instance, it must be confessed' that Mr. Buraie was somewhat un- happy in referring to the lack of improvement it tiade—and in making a point susceptible of d.f[ioof in such a summary manner as Sir J"ha did it by a simple reference to Govern- ment returns, and (as far as local trade is eorcerned) the report of the Harbour Superin- tendent. It is said that figures can be made to prov-a anything, but totals of tonnage and value supplied by the Government Blue. books mufsfc, after aJl, be regarded as good rebutting evidence to the more general and unguarded statements of one who now has his object to sene. When it comes to Burnie versus Blue .F.t.ok.s, or even Bunue versus Harbour Trust returns, we must be excused for promptly returning a verdict n favour of the defendant. Having shown that though he had not promised anything of the kind, yet general ;d loeal trade had improved under Unionist a.ifpiees, Sir John proceeded to prod Mr. P-uinie in a very vulnerable pait by Showing whom the "doles" (or the chief of them in the sha.p3 of grauts to necessitous schools) went to, and to flatly disprove by a single emphatic state nv-i i Mr. Burnie's remark thai no attempt W'i.S bjing made to redeem a promise re lease- hot ( enfranchisement, by there and then pro- at ring the Bill he himself had. just backed Hir that purpose. As regards Foreign policy, Su John showed that the Government were a cnply carrying out a legacy left them by their predecessors in the Chitral tangle. Sir C ohn's words on the Sunday Closing Act and th harm it wrought to the licensed victuallers of the town will be fully appreciated by those interested, aad as an illustration of his own £ > tive Parliamentary work-to which we have pitviously referred with every coufidence-bis c'iing of the number cf his attendances at divisions is sufficient e-videnoo-if, indsed, any evidence was needed—of the whole-hearted maimer in which he takes up any public work tntrusted to him. Sir John referred to the trouble which baa just arisen with Franco in West Africa aa not being of really serious importanee, as he believes Britain and Faamoe will not quarrel over such a pestiferous country. We believe Sir John speaks from knowledge of the feeling in Government circles in say- ing this. Whilst, however, we dis- agree with Mr. Burnie in his be- lief that the present Government have anything whatever to reproach them- selves as regards their demeanour towards foreign nations, it is impossible to deny the existence of some anxiety in the breasts of the public as to toine of our foreign relations. "Gunpowder is quiet," said Sir John, "till you apply a match to it," A concourse of fortuit- ous errors have brought this about, and it is, matter for congratulation Aat a strong Can- servative Government are at the helm. It is, I we are thankful to knew, not necessary with us as it is in Franee to divert public attention i-M homo matters by creating exatteaMnt, ad pnwrihl% that is wàa; Stance ia doing at the present moment. In West Africa. FUIlce 1 has loog been stealing behind the British out- posts and occupying with troops places within our boundifU-iea. A day or two ago a. French officer boasted that from Daihomey to the Niger the country was "effectively" occupied now. Our people have now "effectively occupied Boria, which, though well to tha east of the meridian, of Say, and therefore within our accepted sphere, is yet between two forts surreptitiously occupied by the French; and have refused to rctrcat at the dictation of a French, force. There are, of course, those who think the occupation of this country of great import- ance. "The Outlook" (the new review) said this week :Framce has deliberately reverted o the scramble in Africa which we had thought was ended for ever by the partition of sphevi.'s vi influence, and the responsibility nius: hers, net ours. It is once more a question of get what you can and keep what you can. Having repudiated the allocation of territory according to treaty rights, or accord- ing to the doctrine of hinterland, there is nothing for it but to occupy as much as you can, with a view to swapping pawns at the end. The real point at issue is the navigation of ubfc Niger. All the attempts of France axe directed towards securing the control of this i great artery of commerce in West Africa. Controlled by France it would be used to I close to the cuihhierce uf the worM a, terri- tory not incomparable in extent to India itself. Controlled by a British Chartered Company or the Imperial authority, it would be used as a great channel of free and civilis- mg commerce, not foT ourselves alone, but for the whola globe."

South Africa still continues to beasource of some little uneasiness to Britishers. Last week we commented on the position which I Kruger ;Ï1ad taken up with regard to his Chief Justice, and day by day the feeling in South Afrca on this question is becoming more and more intense, and as we write it seems to be approaching a climax. We are so accus- tomed in England to the inviolable security .0 of the judicial bench that we can scarcely realise what The condition of other countries is in this respect. Th" English Chief Jus- tice gave utterance toO a trite but true senti- ment to the "Daily Mail" representative when he said: —"With the exception of the Supreme Court in the United. States (which, I believe, rlnks with the highest courts anywhere) there is no other oountry besides our own where the courts are not more or less interfered with t-v the Government. It is the case in France at the present moment, as the Zola trial has .thown, and even in Amaiica the judges in I the lower courts go in and out with the Government and prove exceedingly malle- able." Kotze is making a good fight against Kruger, and as he fights for justioa and free- dom, and his st,ruggle may be pregnant with consequences to the unrepresented majority in the Republic, it is natural that the feelings of all Englishmen should be stirred. When they I see this judge confronting the whole of the legislature and burghers without a single col- league to rally to his support, they feel that he is fighting for the highest principles which tiave ever actuated the liberty-ioviftg Britisher. An instance of the way judges are nam- pered by the Frern.ch Legislature was afforded in the Zola. trial. Where can fairplay come in when generals are allowed to give evidence but are not allowed to be questioned tbere- upon. What would b3 said if, in England, a material witness in a case fraught with such grave issues that it is described as a turning- point in the history of the country addressed himself to the judicial court in this manner: — I have neither adviser nor counsel to defend me. I will answer any questions which you put to me, gentlemen of the jury; but as for those pec-ple (turning to M. Zola and his coun- sel), I will not reply to them." When we read of such speeches being upheld by the judges we begin to realise why it is that frenchmen suffer from patriotic excitement, and why it is often so misdirected.

PLOUGHING MATCH AT LLANGY- FELACH. The Llangyfdach sixteenth annual plough- ing match under the patronage of the leading gentry of the district, was held on Thursday, in a field kindly lent by Mrs. Glasbrook, d; Penfedw Farm. The president of the field was Councillor Llewelyn Davies, Bryngilly, and the duties of treasurer and secretary were carried out by Messrs. Wm. Thomas and L'iaac Thomas, respectively. A large number of people assembled, and the competitions, which were numerous, wers keenly contested. The following are the results — Ploughing Competition (Champion Clas#): 1st prize JB3, 2nd prize JBI 10s., divided be- tween Thomas Clemsnt, Grellywren Farm, and David Harry, CVrt Mawr; 3rd prize, 15s., Dd. Jones, Penlan. First Class: 1st prize, William Jenkins, Ffynonllefrith Farm, a silver watch value £2 2s. (given ty X. Ganz, Swansea); 2nd prize, 15s., John Evans, Lachart Fawr; 3rd prize, 10s., John Jon-as, Cefngyfelach. I' Second Class: 1st prize, JBl, Thomas Wil- liams, Maesyglwys; 2nd prize, 15s., John I Jones, Cwmmawr; 3rd prize, 10s., David Wil- liams, Penfedw. Third Class: 1st prize, bridle, value, J61, (given by Messrs. Shepherd and Williams, Swansea), John Anthony, Cefn Forest Farm. Agricultural Horses: let prize, 15s., John Morgan, C.?ro: 2nd prize, 10s., Ernest Glas- brook; 3rd prize, 5s., William Jenkins, Ffynonllefrith. The following gentlemen acted as judges: — Ploughing, Mr. David Griffiths, Pentwyn; Mr. John Jeffreys, Peawaun; and Mr. David Anthony, Llangyfelach. Horses, Mr. Thomas Glasbrook, Penypant; and Mr. John Jones, I Penypant. After the competitions about 100 sat down to a sumptuous dinner, provided by the genial landlady of the Joiners' Arms, Miss Lewis, and after dua justice had been done to the good things, the rest of the evening was spent in conviviality. —1————

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ATHLETIC NOTES. 1' Pressure upon space precludes the possibility < of further potice at length of the Newport ] match. I haven't ho ird nmny people say that ( Ithe All Whites deserved to win on tho after- coon's display, but there's hitle doubt that we myat have made a better show of it, if one weil-known player had performed better. Ban.^oft'ij exhibition was certainly unworthy of hi* unutation. All the other men did their ( level best to equalise, and as I have stated before, they were buitcu. by a. fifteen who went one better. SRm-kirg with Mr. Gould on I Saturday evening, I was glad to hear him say that '10 ha.d taken no notice of the noise made by some of the spectators after the finish of I the game. He added tha.t ho was sorry the evening papers had made mention of the in- ciJent. That's all right. Only our spectators always behave so splendidly that it seems a pity that they should forget themselves on the occasion of a match which was waged by the contestants in the friendliest spirit. Alluding to the Swansea ani Newport match, the "South Wales Daily Star" says: "In the scrum the Swansea forwards held up much b-ttc-r and always got the ball when the Jameses put it in. In wheeling and rushing and open play the Newport eight were much better. At three-quarter Newport were very fast and saife throughout. Smithson was safe, and compared favourably with Bancroft. The tackling on both sides was grand, and the game was -rcrhat it was expected to bs: tight and well contested throughout. Swansea had I rather more of the game than 0 points to S I would ieera to indicate." Quite correct. The opinions of the "South Wales Argus" man may be gauged from the following sum- mary of them. "Swansea have been beaten by eight points, but they deserve every credit for having played the most finished and open game that they have played against Newport for the last five or six seasons. It caxmot be denied that their "hreequarteis have more cornbination, and in scientific attack they are more effective tLan they ihav:i been in previous seasons. But either the Newport paek surpassed themselves, or Swa-nsaai are not quite so strong forward as they used to be. In hesiing out there was little to choose between the packs, but Swan- sea had the ball rather more than Newport. Though the Brothers James did many clever things they were not quite at borne. At threequarter the Swansea, men. handled well, but they hal not the resource of Newport, and were not so goiri in any respect. To the Swansea team credit, must be given fur having played a good sound game all round, but in a match brimful of incidents and interesting from itart to finish they met their match, and more than their match in scientific football, and consequently were defeated." "Hotspur" :—I have been so accustomed of late tu chronicle the victory of the Neath team, that it comes as a change to deal with defeat I was very much afraid of the Llanelly match and am not greatly surprised at the result. The Neath team were well re- presented. while the "Scarlets" turned out to a man. There was a. large crowd of spectators, including a. contingent of 1,000 for Neath. The game in itself was dull and uninteresting, and did not embrace a single round of good passing. The scarlet halves put the ball into the scrummagc just as they pleased, with the result that when either of the Davis's were officiating, the Neath forwards never had a chance. The Neath halves on the other hand were. not so fortunate. It will be seen, there- fore, that the great majority of the chances came in the way of the Llanelly backs. But I they gave a poor exhibition. Their passing was faulty in the extreme, and the defence was always superior to the attack. Luck was the predominant factor in the Scarlets' victory. A referee to which Neath I objected to a week ago officiated. They had a penalty goal given them right in front of I the posts, and their try ought never to have been allowed. At any rate the Neath men emphatically state so. This try gave rise to emphatically state so. This try gave rise to the regrettable incident, which resulted in Jim I Reynolds and Johnny Thomas having to leave tha ground for insulting the referee. One can understand players getting annoyed and angry I when they are of opinion that they are being hardly dealt with, but they should endeavour to control their tempers. I am sorry of both men, who as a rule are exceptionally well be- haved on the football field. I must say before concluding that the Neath forwards fell far short of the form they displayed a week pre- viously. The reicreeing caused a good deal unpleasantuass on both sides, but esoeciailv f:ii that of the visitors, and the match would S'irve a good purpose were it to convince the Referee Society of the necessity of appointing acceptable persons. "Forward" writes: -My surprise at the in- different form shown by the Neath forwards after the oceans oi praise that have been showered on them since they defeated Swan- sea has not been lessened jin the least since Saturday. Tr.ey are fine, strapping fellows, who can cover a lot of ground when onoe they get a good start with the ball at their toes, but the Llanelly men were careful that their big opponents did not gel that chance. From the scrimmages the ball came out nearly every time at the heels of the Scarlet forwards, and iu this direction I have never seen them per- form to better advantage. Had the home cen- tra utilised their chances in a proper way the score would have been a btgger one. The best feature of the Neath play was the solid defence offered in the second half, the tackling of the three-quarters being tremen- dously keen. Had the two Neath players managed to govern their violent passions tiil the close of hostilities, everybody would hava gone away from Stradey delighted with the character of the game. It was fast, open and exciting from tbe beginning right up to the moment when Evan Lloyd dived over the lire and scored the winning try for Llanelly. This was too much for the two Neath forwards— I Jim Reynolds and Johnny Thomas, and a .-■loua altercation was seen taking place be- l, hind the goal poses between Mr. A. J. Davies and the two players. Spfcaking to Ben I Davies after the match "A. J." said that one c i these players had attempted to strike him, I but he dodged and warded off the blows. Mr. Davies had no honourable alternative than to order off those men, and for them to lounge about the field and refuse to go away for a quarter of an hotir was far from nice. Up to this point the decisions of tihs referee had given every fatisfaetion, and no one seriously doubts the fatirness of the try which won Llanelly the match. I am more certain still that no team ever deserved to be penalised if Neath did not deserve to suffer on Saturday, for I have never seen a half-back so palpably infringing the off-side rules. On the day's I play Llanelly deserved to win by a great deal more than they did. Mr. John Isaac, of 17, Catherine-street, Sea- side, Llanelly, writes: —In the iesue of the Daily Post" for the 16th inst. there appears a paragraph giving a specimen of the com- position of football club secretaries, in whieh my name appears. I beg to inform you that 1 never wrote IUoh. a note asking for fixtures with any teams or otherwise. Please give this the same publicity as tke paragraph re- I ferred to. Certainly: but the paragraph stated that the nete wm written V John laaaot

THE P ST BAG. Everybody was vastly interested in Sir JohD Llewelyn's reference to himself and the RouJI of Lords on Saturday night. Brother Lambrick is still undecided he will go to Siberia to develope his estate at stand at the Board oi Guardians election* It is about tinie that a public meeting was called in Aberavon or a special comn)-ission looted to investigate tha mental state of the Town Council. Wanted, in Radiical circles in Aberavon, 'be sum of JE20. Their nominee for the County Council is anxious and willing to fight if tbis sum da forthcoming. Mr. Vivian, of the General Picton Inn, Swansea, has in his stable a sheep with oaily two legs. The unfortunate animal was borO without its two fore limbs. Mr. Morris Lewis, the Swansea Grwcophile4 has rendered Achilles' Shield into Welsh, and the critics will have it that tha father of poetry, sings better in the language of Brechfa than in that of Chios. The doctor who cuts the best figure on a bike in Swansea is Dr. Elsworth, and the one who cuts ths worst u-well, perhaps, we bad better not. Our readers may oil it up accord- ing to their respective fancies. Well known hotel in High-street. — hi Friend: What are you going to have?— uitto Oh! I'll have a-itu, make it a-half :I minute, gimme a 1st ditto (quietly): You'J better hurry up, old man, or jou might IDAke up your mind. The respected curate of St. Gabriel's, the Rev. John Simon, it is said, showed such excellent form in the washing competition at the bazaar that several young ladies of the con- gregation are stated to ha.ve greatly increased their admiration for that gentleman. Two Neath men were out on the spree aU day on Saturday, and when "stop-tap" caiae, they each began to tlunk of the reception awaiting at home. "Tell you what we'll do," said Johnny, "We'll go and buy some fruit; it soothes her." Aui he went and bought a dozen turnips. The "Mail" looks very absurd over its football "special" to-day. Sensational head- ings in reference to an insipid incident that took place on the Swansea ground appear to have been inserted in otder to bs disproved by the writer of the paragraph, and the Gould in- terview appearing below them. A football match at Carmarthen on Satur' day had a decidedly occlesiastieal flavour. b addition to the Rev. W. Alban, who was pl"O' minent as a player, the Bishop of Swansea, tWO of his curates, another curate from St. David's parish, and still another clerical visitor were watching intently the fortunes of the St. Peter's Club. At the last Aberavon Town Council nicl- mg, Councillor H. Wood was the proposer of a resolution which, df tarried, would ha** saved the town £2ó to JS30 a year. Thera were half-a-dozen members epresent who never trred of declaring themselves "protf:'cto;g of the ratepayers," tut not: one could be found to second the resolution. No! not even vue just man. Couldn't Mrs. tJ. L. Bath and her friends be induced to give a conplo of dramatic perrot" malices at the Albert Hall in aid of the Ho^t'i' tal on some evening before the end of tl-,3 winter? The histrionic ability displayed by them at St. Gabriel's bazaar so reroarløt"eI that unquestionably there would be a fun 'bouse to greet them were they to appear at the Albert HalL We Ehall have to get rid of Castle-stre«t'3 "neck" somehow, if only to deprive Cardiff Of about the only thing M which they can point the finger of scorn. Says the "Mail," to-day: —"They are making merry at Swansea. over the experiences of one of their townsmen 'wl30 lost his way in Cardiff, and was astonished on being told that St. Mary-street, where he was rescued, was not Ely Common. swan- seaitess, who have become accustomed to their own Castle-street, don't feel safe out of street both sides of which they can't touch with their hands the same time." The action of some of the members of tbL" Mar-gam District Council in passing a resoll" tion to increase the treasurers salary at oDe meeting, and at the next passing a resolution to dismiss him, is a subject of very strong 00111" ment in the district. The argument in sllP" port of taking the latter course, was, that tile- position should be given to a. bank in the- Mar gam district, and not to one in Aberavo»- Mr. Byass considers the action a persoo" reflection upon him as chairman of the FinaIlCØ Committee, and has tendered his resignation; Mr. Evan Davics following suit as a member of the committee. The next Council meeti]al; will probably be interesting. Mr. W. Armstrong, 4, Prince of "Vales-road, Swansea, has won a prize in "Answeri" tha following best "Railway Guard's Exp23^' enoe" —A train was running at gcod sp3 when tha guard noticed a carriage door swinS ing open, so he walked along the footboard, closed the Coor, and returned to his van. It wu night, and as this guard passed a caxxiw in which a young man gat alone the latter looked up, caw the vanishing face of the guard, and fainted with fright. Coming to his aense* a few moments later, he pulled the comroufi^ tion cord, and tha train stopped. Up tha guard, demanding in no very voice who had pulled the cord. "I did," re- plied the pale young man, gasping with t0rr^j' "A ferocious ruffian, with an ugly black beaJ^j a red nose, end a blood-stained cloth tied r0U his head, glared in upon me from cut-side t carriage." The guard "swelled visibly" rage and indignation as he roared, staiaed cloth be 'anged! It was me, with red bands on my cap As for furioshus with rod nosas an' ugly whiskers, wot aXilyolJ, you arf-baked shiverin', baby-faced son ofa*" cook?" Mme. Patti's birthday was last Thursdafp week. The following is a translation of the de naiasance," which it will be of general terest to reproduce :—"Book of 42, Foiio 153.—Lu the town and provii1'e Madrid, cn April 3, 1843, I, Don ^osit:^ l^osada, parish pries', of St. l^ouis, baptised a girl, born at four o'clock iU afternoon of February 10, of this year, 1 legitimate child of Salvator Patti, P,-O u of music, born at Catania, in Sicily, a,n Catherine Chlesa, Itonn in Rome. The nal grandparents were Peter Patti and oeption Marino, and the maternal were iii, Cbieaa, born at Venice, and Louisa Iv born at Marino in the Pontifical States. child bears the names Adela Jeanne There assisted at the baptism as godfa- Joseph Sinico, born at Cenice, prufes music, and as godmother, his wife, Rosa >■ ra. Sinico, born at Cremona, in LombardYh :reo whom I have explained the duties they contracted by this act; aid as wit&eS Julim Hueaal and Casimir Garcia* Madrid, sacristans of this parish. many whereof I have written, signed, arl vered the pres**t Mrtifioate, April 8, Josgh I^osada."