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"Evening' Express"Songs. MEW SERIES. The followirig Hongs will be published during the ctrrTemt month:- Dec. 39. — "Seeing the New Tear in" (Arthur Le hikamd. __L'

Passing Pleaoantries. Professional Beggar: $Cind gentiniun, Idnan know where I'ni ?oin' ter* find a night's lodgin." Kind Gentleman: Well, the Hotel Cecil is right around the corner. THE KITTEN'S F HrE. Lady Visitor (to little girl): What became of that little kitten you had here oncei" Little Girl: Why. haven't you beard? Lady r Visitor: No. Was it drowned? Little Girl: No. Lady Visitor: Poiaoned? Little Girl: No. Lady Visitor: Then whaterer became of it? Little Girl: It gronred up into a cat.' Wife: And why are yom bringing all these books? Husband: You s&id that on our way we were to stop in a hat shot* for live minutes, and I want to paas away the time.

PRINCE LOBENGULA Drunk and Disorderly in Salford. The dock at Sftlford Police-court yesterday morning was occupied by a prince-Prince Lobengula, of Savage South Africa fame- i being eharged, with being drunk and dis- orderly and wilfully breaking pa.ne of glass at the Fox Inn, Reg-ewt-Tor.d, Salford, valued at 7s. 6d.. the pre'.ions evening, the property of Miles Gledhill. The pricce visited the bouse, and picked up a child that was there. He was asked to put it down, and complied. He was annoyed, however, and said so. Then he began to smash Lhe pane of gNS and a. window-blind. With great dimcalty he was ejected, and as he con- tinued to be disorderly he was taken into custody by Police-constables Taylor and Crook. Yesterday morning be told the stipendiary he was very sorry for what had happened. He was fined 3s. 6d. for being drunk and dis- orderly, and 2s. €t. and cost&- for the wilful damage- 12s. 6d. in all—or ten days' imprisonment. -7 The prisoner said he had not such a. sum, and was removed below, but it was understood that the fine would be paid.

A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE. Mystery of a Notting-Hill Servant Mrs. Maria. Field, a widow, living at 18, Rose cottage. Hall-road, Wanstead. sought the assistance of Mr. Curtis Bennett at Maryle- bone Police-court, London, yesterday in tracing tho whereabouts of her daughter Alic2. aged twenty, a domestic servant, who up to the day of her disappearance was in service at 85. Blenheim-crescent, Notting-hill. On the evening of the 12th inst she left that address with 21s. in her pocket, telling her mistress that she was going to visit her sister at No. 5. fiat, 33, Colyille-square Mansions, Bayawater. She did not go there, and since that time nothing has been seen or heard of her, although inquiries have been made in every possible direction. Itra. Field described her daughter as being of quiet disposition, and the only suggestion she can offer in the mat- ter is that her daughter has been decoyed away. Being referred by the magistrate to the press, she stated that her daughter was of dark complexion, pale, with chestnut brown eyes and hair, 5ft. Sin. in height, of medium build, and was dreaaed. as far as is known, wholly in black, with a- plush boa round her ueci-.

II A SUSPICIOUS CASE. V" Before Mr. Fenwick at Bow-slreet Police- coart, London, yesterday Annie M'Partlan, an elderly lady, attired in a black silk dress and fur-lined seal-skin cape, living at the Ship Hotel, Greenwich, was charged on remand with theft. Mr. Walter Frampton, barrister, defended. The evidence for the prosecution was that the prisoner took box of chocolates from the counter cf the Civil Service Stores. and put it under her cape. When asked what she had taken, she replied, Nothing," but afterwards produced the chocolates and offered to pay for them. It was elicited in cross-examination that a few minutes previously the prisoner had purchased some caramels which were lying on the counter close to where the choco- lates were. Mr. Frampton said the prisoner was over 60 years of age, and her vision was defective. He was instructed that the box of chocolates fell from the counter, and prisoner picked them up, but before she had time to re-plttee them she was hustled away by the crowd. Several witnesses as to character having been called, Mr. Fenwick said the case was a suspicious one, but, having regard to the prisoner's exceptional character, he thought it was possible the box wan, taken in the way suggested, a-nd the came would be dismissed.

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Training and Touring Parable of the Turkey THE SCOTSMAN'S BOOTS. [By Harry Bowen, M.W.R.U.M.C.] What do you consider the best kind of train- ing for footbaHPThieia one of the most fre- quent questions asked by the budding foot- baller anxious to shine as a great light. And it is, doubtless, a question answered in such a. variety of ways as to make some of them appear ridiculous, though oft-times perfectly rational. It seems impossible that all the answers obtained to this question are really connected with the question at all. In order to fully understand what is meant by the above. let us malte a compaTÍ8on-one suit- able to the fefltive eeason.. Consider the tur>y. And the man that likee turkey. Let us decide that he ie a member of a small ¡ family. He chooses turkey for Christmas, and, feeling hungry when choosing his prey, he chooses largely, with instructions to send the 12-pounder home. It appears on the table first as roast, hot, or steamed turkey. And is appreciated. Notice it's turkey. Its second appearance is as cold turkey. It is eulogisti- cally relished. But it is turkey. Its third appearance as cold turkey is depre- cated. and at once the good housewife begins her will upon it, and the iOod man has to exercise all his vrits to recognise his scattered friend the turkey. It turns up as boiled turkey, braxed turkey, devilled turkey, dessicated turkey, while such little additions as turkey soup, turkey navouring, are quite common. But notice that in all these dis- guises it is still turkey, performing the duties of a turkey, carrying out the purposes of its turkey birth and turkey death. Even so with training for football. Train- ing sometimes goes by the name of hard walking; another calls hard running train- ing; the third gymnastic exercise training, while we have variations like training by playing a. game during the week, or even a combination of all the above.-I have even heard a player swear on his oath that the use of the bath is all the training he requires, while his friend believed implicitly in no training at all. But all these are serious, and are willing to take their affidavit that Gospel only is spoken. Then, if there is variety in the exercise, what, of the diet? Every player has his idea of what should be eaten and of the time of partaking; of their "beet of all">disli. Let Tie enumerate a few dishes which have received special commendation from players: —Cut of roast beef, grilled beef, boiled beef. ditto three ways for mutton. roast hare and rabbit pie, kidney pie, and. pigeon pie. all or several of the above with vegetables or without vege- tables. You see, anything and everything according to taste. I well remember on the morning of an important match being advised by an ardent follower to take a solid meal of fried kidney and bacon as being the very thing for. wind and endurance. And this advice was honest-and honest advicc. be it that of a. fool or a fanatic, deserves respect at least. While one player believes in a solid, ostrich-like meal, another is satisfied with a peck of a sparrow, and again cases are known of players depending for flesh-strengthening support upon Nature's sweet air. or, perhaps. the cheers of the spectators, though these latter are at best poor food for the stomach. To my mind, there :HI no training like that of the game itself. If it were possible to have a thoroughly good practice game on Tuesday, and by a good game in this instance I mean one which makes hard work on the players' part, a short sprint if a back, or if a forward a smart walk on Thursday evening, and, if the latter, then with a deiihite point to be reached, with a rtth down at the finish, would be (in my opinion again) ideal training and produce the best results. What is dead against good form is to be huddled up in a close room with the idea, that talking to the other players in a vitiated atmosphere is part of the training. Nothing of the sort. This habit produces a drowsy laziness. Of course, I am not writing against a players' "meeting for the sake of discussing points of the game and of methods to be followed, with oft-times explanations on the blackboard. These are meetings for a set purpose and do a lot of good. and are generally of short duration. But the aimless banging about the training rooms hour after hour, inhaling the impure atmosphere and instilling a habit Of laziness, 13 to bo avoided from a training point of view. Now, th?re must be exceptions. I know men are sometimes fat inclined, and put on this adipose tissue without any shadow of excuse for doing- 80. To such men the walks require to be extended or gymnasium work added to keep them at their right playing weight. E\ery man who knows anything of form i hoald know what weight he plays best at, and any excess of this weight should be guarded against, s My idea of food is: Live as usual daring the week and on match .days live sparingly. No player can do himself justice on a full stomach, while if too great a redaction be made weakness on the field is bound to be the result. Although I have seen great players partake freely of vegetables before matches. I never was tempted to follow their example, but was content with a grilled steak, with dry toast or fairly stale bread to match. I found this steak a real friend during the match. During weak moments it would come round me and buck me up, whispering sweet comfort after many an earth-kissing fall. My reader, have you ever been on tour with a team bent on looking at the bright side of things? My first experience of this is remem- bered now with a regretful joy. Even now there is pleasure to bo obtained from the memory of it. We were a party of 22, including a fat for- ward. None of us were musical, but we sang. The fat forward was the least musical of all, so he became the leader. Have you noticed '■his effect of travelling? Whether in a break or saloon there ia always this mad desire to sing. Well, we arranged to be a choir, and the leader arranged himself. We sang any- thing we thought of, and we thought mostly of hymns. I never saw a leader get lees fair- play than our leader had. The keeping of time was perfect, for it was kept with the largest stick in the ealcon. However tired we were between stations we always bucked up before coming to the next. We knew that people would know we had only just begun afresh in order to make an imprecision, bat we hopfed someone on the platform would think our noise music. If the train waited any time in any large station we always got out, took our leader with us, and sang before the station-master's door. Never was such mMic heard as this swelling of 22 determined, toneless men, filled with the desire to do that which they were quite unfitted to do. We were managed by a genial Scotsman. He was large in size, had large ideas expressed in a. large way, and stepped firmly with large boots. These boots gave us trouble from the first. Being placed outside ths bedroom door. they completely blocked up the corridor, and bedrooms on 1 hat landing became as useless as thongh they were closed for repairs—no retting to them. We had to shout the man out and employ his feet to take his boots away. Then at nights you never know what a strong dialike men could take to their beds. It was no good putting them in bed. kissing them good-night, blowing the candle light out, and spiring your blessing. Aa soon as the effect of the blessing passed away they were in the corridor. Brother-like, they had become anxious to know that their fellow playpM were safe in bed, and all happening to be of the same turn of anxiety at the same moment they would, of coarse, meet in the corridor. And so surprised to see each other aa though they had not come up in the same train. How painful waa the regularity of the meals. There i* no surer sign of old-age than this downright imbecility of taking meals, not t

Financial Management of Football Clubs. —m HOW TO STAMP OUT PROFESSIONALISM Chance for W.R.U. INSIST ON PROPER ACCOUNTS AND AN OFFIOIAL AUDITOR. [By Mr. John H. Grant, Hon. L Treasurer Aberavon F.C.] "What do they do with all the money they receive in gates? Somebody must be making a good thing but of it." These and similar remarks may often be heard in the street and elsewhere when the topic of conversation is "last Saturday's match." It is almost a, universal outcry against football clubs, and, indeed, when one comes to think of it there is reason, especially when one sees how the finances of some clnbs are attended to. Like Caesar's wife, the financial arrangements of a club should be above suspicion. In one case last year a down-line club (a well-known one) had to postpone its annual meeting owing to the late secretary having left the accounts in juch a state of chaos that the new secretary" and the committee were totally unable to reduce them to order. I am personally aware of a. club who consider themselves among the best of second-rate organisations, and who have already a balance in hand of over £150 on the season, and yet possess no banking account, but leave the cash in the hands of the treasurer, who is, I believe, a. most worthy gentleman, as are also the members of the committee, but I need scarcely say that this is hardly up to our modern notion of the way finances should be kept. A system is required which should have for its basis the rendering weekly of the club's financial position, and a very simple and easy method is shown by the following, which has been adopted by our club and found to be thoroughly practicable, yet at the same time being an efficient check. A cash-book is provided and the page J set out as shown in the sketch at the foot of this article. so that the secretary analyses the cheque that he has drawn for- payment, and enters the various disbursements under their proper headings. By this method one is able to see at a glance. the coet of any particular item in the club's expenses, while, at the same time, the making out of the annual balance-sheet is greatly facilitated. In the first place, I presumerthat every club possesses a' "financial committee," who meet weekly (iaybalf an hoar before the general committee), aud whose duty it is' to discuss all the financial matters of the club and recommend for jjayment accounts of which they thoroughly check the correctness. No cheque should be honoured unless it bears the signature of the chairman of this committee, together with that of the secretary and trea- surer of the club. At the commencement of the season the secretary should be given a cheque for an amount which he considered would be suffi- cient to cover the incidental expenses for the ensuing week, and at the following weekly meetings he should be handed by cheque an amount sufficient to make up his original esti- mate, that is to say, supposing he estimated JE10 for the week's expenses, and only spends JE8, a cheque for £ 8 would be given him at the end of the week, making tip the original sum of £ 10, ao that he has in hand the same amount at the commencement of each week. The whole system is worked under two head- ings, viz., "Receipts" and "Expenditure," and it is upon the latter that the strictest surveil- lance should be exercised. Vouchers for pay- ments made should always be carefully pre- served, and no payments made without a receipt being received. This, of course, does not apply to small sundries, say, amounts under 5s. As regards the receipts, the treasurer when receiving a subscription or any money gives a receipt from the club's official receipt book, which is provided with a counterfoil for check- ing by the auditor. Some clubs employ their committee members to manage the gate, while others employ paid labour. This is simply a. matter of choice, because an efficient check can always be assured if the persft. undertaking this duty r is made responsible for the amount of tickets ha.nded over to him by the secretary or trea- surer, and a. strict rule made that no money be taken by anyone except those who have become responsible for the tickets for that day. After the match the money ta,ken is counted and checked with the number' of tickets given out, the persons concerned, of course, attending personally at the head, quarters, and the members of the committee then present being informed of the amount of, the total gate. I am aware that in certain clubs where, to say the least, suspicion" lies heavy the actual gate taken is only known to, perhaps, two, or at 'the outside three, of the officials, so there is a. loophole for money being made away with that would not exist if the entire committee were taken into confidence. Gate money should always be paid into the bank in toto, instead of being minus sundry payments, as is often the case. This would simplify to a very great extent the keeping and checking of accounts. The chairman of committee should initial each week's receipts and expenditure, and I certainly think that, as the chairman is usually a. gentleman of social standing, he would hesitate about put- ting himself into the power of any of the other members of the club, who could at any time divulge if any unlawful paymenta had been made. It would be a distinct advantage, and, at the same time, have a most beneficial effect, if the Welsh Union would formulate such a system to be adopted as a standard and used by all clubs affiliated to the union. I would even go so far as to suggest that an official auditor be appointed by them to audit the accounts of all clubs in the Welsh Rugby Union, and a sum of JB60 would, I consider, cover the expenses attached thereto. This, I have no doubt, would.stop to a certain extent some of the professional practices which we are told exist in some well-known clubs. I do not say for a moment, however, that there is anything to prevent the officials of a, club making illicit payments occa- sionally, but the knowledge that the accounts would be checked by an auditor, independent of the club, and that vouchers for payments would have to be produced would act as a deterrent, and, furthermore, we would have no such item as "Cake, £ 40," as occurred in the accounts of a. well-known, first-class club a few years back. SPECIMEN OF FOOTBALL CASH BOOK. I according to the promptings of the desire, but to the markings on the dial plate. Then the match, the win or the 10M, the mad joy of the former, the philosophic reasoning of the latter. Then the purchase of presents. No other proof of the origin of the species need be given than a list of unsuitable presents for home. The chief of the list was a dagger. Now. what on earth a dagger was good for except in a play be-ats all comprehension. But what of the others: A shawl, a penny box of hairpins, a set of crockery for prac- tising purposes in the saloon, a ticket for a concert, and a Jew'. harp. The most careful had forgotten to buy. They saved trouble by buying at the first shop on their arrival home, and said they wieri from the North. Some- how no tour ever seems like the firet. Old faces are missing, and the new but partly fill the gap. True, it is a world of change, but we would wish the cbanse to be less rapid, to be less obvious, and to pass little lees roughly over spots made tender by the recollections of other days.

People Talked About. r Among the latest devotees of the new national game of ping-pong is her Boyal Bigh- ness Princess Victoria, who (a Londoo corre- spondent state) has becomc a. veTy expert exponent of the game. ,i. A good story is told of the first occasion on which Miss Keyser was presented to.the King. The young lady was in doubt as to how long her talk with the Prince ought to last. Ulti- maely she demurely requested the Prince to tell her when he wished her to withdraw. The Prince, with characteristic aplomb, repled: "On the contrary, it is for you to tell me when you are bored!" A few moments after the Prince asked Mies Keyser where she 1

Disputed Scores. Correspondents are invited to send us notes of any disputed scores or canvassed deci- sions which may crop up at to-day s matches. Names of teams and full parti- cula-ra should be givep, as well as (to show good faith) the name and address of the men sending in the question. These queries will be submitted to Mr. HARRY BOWEN, and his decisions will be given in the "Expreag" one day next week-probably on Tuesday.

A gentleman of Portobello, near Edinburgh, was playing on the public golf ground there on Friday, when his ball struck a nine-year- old boy on the head and killed him. Deceased was golfing with his father. STEVEN'S BREAD. Nvirishing. Gives an appetite. 4k54

FOOTBALL GOSSIP. 1-. 1 Rugby Pontypridd, after losing against Plymouth by six tries to nil, could hardly expect to whack S-wansea to-day— The Swansea forwards had a good talking to by the Swansea committee just before the New- port match. It evidently had a great effect. No one expected them to come off so well at Newport, and they have been in clinking form at every match since. George Davies scored a splendid try against Old Wesley on Boxing Day "If Wales has better three-quarters," said one of the "Wes- leyans" after the match, "they must be a quartette of scorchers" It was a great aell to the Swansea committee to find the ground frost-bound last Saturday. "They will never get-over it," sniggered one of the critics ou the field who is not impressed with the generosity of the Swansea, football club. "Straw, straw everywhere, but none where it ought to be," was the song of the Swansea Football Club last Saturday. Owen sustained a nasty cut on the hand on Christmas Day, and did not appear in the Boxing Day match. His substitute, Wilkins, is a much bigger man, and played very well, but it was evident that Swansea was. handi- capped. There wba beautiful stack of stra- wlooking reproachfully at a frozen at St. Helen's last Saturday. "The cover me iJt;rAins, do," was its appeal. "Too late." was Mr. Livingstone's reply as he stamped his foot, to the agony of his favourite eorn. r All the teams in the Swansea and District League are engaged in league matches to-day. The Trinity v. Parochial match at Swansea Recreation Ground to-day in the Swansea League trials ought to be an interesting game. The Paroehials ought to make a good game of it after the last meeting. Britannia against the Excelsiora are also evenly matched to-day, but Mynyddbach is expected to have an easy game at Sketty. Irish and Scotch foqtball were both sampled on Wednesday and Thursday at Swanesa, and have been found exceedingly good. The games were keenly interesting and exciting-no lay- ing on the ball or winning by do-or-die means. It comes as a surprise to most people that A. E. Freeark the Irish international now play- ing for Swansea, has a birth qualification for England. The dashing three-quarter was born at Broughton, in Lancashire, but learned all his football with the famous Lansdowne Club in Dublin. Swansea people are still very sore about the non-inclusion of George Davies in the international team, for they are firmly con- vinced that he is a better centre than Gwyn Nicholls on this season's form. On the other hand, Cardiffinns assert that Nichalls is worth three George Davieses. Certainly, Nicholls ia playing in remarkably fine form at present. An incident painfully illustrating Bancroft's weakness in tackling occurred in the match against the Watsoniaua on Christmas Day. One of the Watsonian bahee-Bruce-ifl a huge fellow, weighing about 14st. There was a ecrum just inside the Swansea 25 line, from which Bruce came away. R. Jones and George Davies were scarcely ready for him, and were both easily brushed aside. Bancroft, how- ever. with determination, ought certainly to have brought the Scotsman low. However, instead of going for the 1 legs, he foolishly at- tempted to tackle his big opponent around the neck, and. need it be said, failed lamentably I to hold him. It is the opinion of a Cardiff correspondent wbo saw the Swansea halves perform against the Wat80ui;i,ns that the honour of Wales ma.y be safely entrusted to them, although he considers Llewellyn Lloyd, as an indi- vidual half, infinitely better than B. Jones. Dan Walters, the new Llanelly international, is not quite the Lilliputian that some people seem to imagine. He stands 6ft. lOin. in height, and scales 12st. 101b.. and, in addition to being faster than the average forward, is one of those who know exactly what to do with the ball when they get it. It is quite safe to say that Walters will not be the least useful man in the Welsh eight at Blackheath. D. Jones, the only Rhondda forward in the Welsh team, is the nrst international turned out by Treherbert. Well, over six foot in height, and over fourteen ptone in weight, he is only twenty years of age. and with few exceptions is the youngest forward that has ever played for his country. 'I" The scarlets. have three men in the Welsh team, which is by no means a poor propor-. tion. Danny Walters, the Llanelly captain, is con- sidered to be one. of the cleverest forwards in Wales. He is especially good in the line out, and frequently sets his three-quarters going by his smartness in this department of the game. He is also the most popular captain the scarlets have had for several seasons. It is hoped that next season the Llanelly team will tour in the South of Ireland. They have had very cordial invitations to "come over" from three Irish clubs, and are assured of a real Hibernian welcome. In anticipation of the international match, R. T. Gabe played in the centre for Llanelly on Thursday, and did splendid work in that position. He may safely be trusted to do his duty on the fateful 11th prox. The Llanelly backs are showing brilliant form just now. They were in their happiest mood on Thursday against Cork, as the Irish- men found to their cost. Arnold is doing fine work for the scarlets. He got two tries "on his own" against Cork on Thursday in a way that fairly took the crowd! by storm. There can be no douQb that he is a. great acquisition to the Llanelly t-cam. Neath have won a match. Rurrahi Hurrah! Hurrah!! Said a, Neath enthusiast on Boxing Night, "Yes, an' if Cardiff had played here last Satur- day we should have beaten them." In Saunders, the young Skewen full-back, Neath has a find. He fields well and tackles well, but his kicking is a little weak. In a season or two he ought to be a rare good man. Joe Davies would have turned out for Neath last Saturday had the Cardiff match been played. There are quite a number of Neath "people who are still wondering whether Neath actually won on Thursday. Our Christmas greeting to Neath ssems to have taken effect. One must not be too impetuous in arriving at the conclusion that Neath can now lick creation. Yet, even against such a team as Knowle. 45 points suggests the overwhelming merit of the victors. Neath is determined to beat Bridgend to-day. WeU, they were a long time making up their minds to win a game, and we should not be surprised if theey now cut deeply into the cake of victory. It may seem strange, but it is, nevertheless, true, that the Neath playem were fully con- vinced that they were going to defeat Cardiff last Saturday. The lungs of the Neath spectators werer well exercised last Thursday. It was quite a novel experience to see and hear them applauding their club.

CHILI AND ARGENTINA. • Valparaiso, Friday.—Great excitement pre- vailed here and at Santiago this evening in conseqnence of the report that the Argentine Minister repudiated the agreement signed by Senores Yaney and Portelaon the previous day. The rumour arose from the fact that Senor Portela had expressed a doubt with reference to a sentence in one of the agree- ments, but this was quickly removed by the explanation of the Chilian President.— Reuter.

Terrific Storm on the Pacific Coast Vancouver, Friday Night.-One of the most violent storms that has ever been expe- rienced on the Pacific Coast raged through- out la-st night and the whole of to-day. Much damage has resulted in the city, and numerous casualties are reported at sea. The Lulu Islands are covered with water, and a number of houses upon them have been swept away m the terrific gale. Three large salmon canneries have been completely demolished. whilst every cannery upon the Fraser River has been more or less damaged. The loss is estimated at one million dollars.—Reuter.

A CHRISTMAS PRESENT. Cape Town. Saturday.—Lady Hely Hutchin- son, wife of the Governor of Cape Colony, yes- terday gave birth to a son. Both mother and child are doing well.-Reuter.

Shoesellers can keep their Sizes well assorted from our large Stock week by week, and every Live Shoeseller will realise the advantage of doing Bo.-Boyle and Co.'s Wholesale Boot Warehouse, Wbmanby-street, Cardiff. e9334 The NEW DOROTHY SPICED, TRliSSKD BEET, 2s. per lound. t8544

New Archdeacon of Carmarthen f m> it APPOINTMENT OF THE REV. OWEN EVANS. The vacant post of Archdeacon of Carmar- then has been offered by the Lord Bishop of St. David's to the Rev. Owen Evans, vicar of Carmarthen, who has accepted it. I The Rev. OWEN EVANS, I The new Archdeacon of Carmarthen,

A VIOLENT LOVER. Magistrate's Gentle Reminder, Thomas Sims, 22, labourer, of Milton-road, South Hornsey, was charged at the North London Court yesterday witli being drunk, dis- orderly, and using bad language at Boleyn- road, Kingsland, also with persistently knock- ing at the door of 113, Boleyn-road, and further tfith as.saulting Emma, Manriakee, a young laundress, with .whom he had been "keeping company." On the previous nifclit the prisoner went to his sweetheart's mother'a house and perais- tently knocked stt the door, and when the girl returned home he, apparently without any provocation, struck her two blows in the mouthy knocking her down.. "The PnMiier'aaM Tie did'net remember what .Coojt place. Mr. Fordhatn: I will remind you. You went tothis hoQM drunk/yoa greatly annoyed the' occupier by persistently knocking at the door, and then you brutally assaulted this unoffend- ing girl. For knocking at the door you will be bound over to keep the peace for six months, but for the assault you muet go to gaol for 21 days, with hard labour. i

Lancashire. Coal Trade Reviva I A South Lancashire mining correspondent says:—The Lancashire cdal trade has now recovered from ,the severe depression through which it has lately passed, and between fifty and sikty collieries, employing nearly 70,000 miners and surface workers, are now kept, at full stretch in coping with orders, which are flowing in from home and abroad. Prices to-day ehow an average decline of 20 per c^nt. Y. compared with those ruling at the-close of last year. Important developments in the shape of sinking new mines will be commenced early in the New Year in South Lancashire.

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LOCAL DROWNING CASES. The well-known Clydach huntsman, Richard, Hopldn, who was 69 years old, was found drowned on Friday morning in the brook near Glyndre Fawr Farm, Clydach. He followed the Llangyfelach "Harriers all Thurs- day, but was missed a little after dusk. John Jones, Ynismedw, insurance agent, was found drowned iii the Tawe at Ystalyfera, on Thursday. He had been missing since the 11th inst. Printed by the Western Mail CaiceN, St. Mary-street. Cardiff; at their Offices. Ca-stle Bailey-street, Swansea; at the Shop of Mr. Wesley Williams, Bridgend-all in ths County of Glamorgan; at the "Western Mail" Ofltce, Newport; at the Shop 01 Mr. J. P. Caffrey, Monmouth. both in the County of Monmouth; at the Shop of Mr. David John, Llanelly, in the County of Carmarthen; and at the Offices of the "Brecon County Times," The Bulwark anJ lioit-street, Brecon, In the County of Brecknock. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1901.

SAD ICE FATALITY. Two Brothers Drowned. A sad double fatality occurred at Lent, near. Maidenhead, yesterday afternoon. Two boye named Alfred and Ernest Coneder, aged res- pectively eleven and eight years, were, with) others, sliding on the vicarage pond, when the> ice broke, and Alfred fell in and perished. His brother tried to rescue him, but in the attempt he, too, lost his life. They were- drowned in five feet of water. The boys were I the sons of a labourer.

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a visit to Jack at5 his chambers jn Clifford's lira, wishing to t*kl him how miserable she was. and that shti had. as she knocked at Jack's door. seen a' man whom she was sure was Aylward walk 13 p the stairs. That day I had' something to tell Jack's soreitor.. "Depeno upon it," I said, when I hn<i totd him all J". had learnt, "Jack thoaght t'oat she had take v. the revolver when she called on him. He'followed- her home to take it from her. Aylw ird must have taken the weapon from Jack's."chambers and killed his enemy with it." "It will want 9, lot of proving, answered the man of the law. Proof was forthcoming- I found out that Aylward was the sub-tyrant of tlife chambers opposite Jack's, and be^vae identified as hav- ing arrived at Putney byt the train before that in which Ja-ck came dovri Whether it would bavei been enough to ob- tain a conviction I do nolknow. It was .never put before a jury, for, A^yl-jrard when ha was arrested made a fall ckwifession. He had carefully pk-nned the. mirdcr for some time. He intended to wait ft<r It ■ogden in his garden ajid stab him all he ca mojio.ne. Tha.t afternoon, whet Jack was putting Mrs. Brogden into a cab. haviag left his chambers open. Aylward was going out to commit the criim1. By chance he noticed through the open door Jack's revolver, which lay on a brackert above the mâo.tle'nece. and the im- pulse came to use tha.t weajion for the murder be ha.d planned.

was born. "At -—— she replied; "I have lived there all my life." Some other things were talked of. and then the Prince asked: "How long did you say you lived at --— Miss Keyser?" As the reply meant that she must state her exact age. Miss Keyser gravely bowed, and slyly remarked, "I m bored, lir." The Prince appreciated the witty girl's ruse to the full, and laughingly changed the subject. Miss Agnes Keyser, whose appearance in hospital nurse's uniform at the luncheon given the other day by Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar to the King, excited no little interest (says the "Free Lance"), is one of the few Society ladies whose enthu- siasm for nursing our wounded soldiers has proved to he something more than a "passing craze." Nearly two years ago—soon after the war broke out. in f#et—the Misses Keyser transformed their hoyse in Grosvenor- crescent into a private hospital for wounded ofticers from the front, and ever since they have continded their admirable work. Of the two sisters, it is Miss Agnes Keyser who is the better known, although she is the younger. The King. when. Prince of Wales. was often a guest at her dinner-parties, and her bridge parties have always been much sought after. Miss Keyser is distinctly hand- some, with a, wonderful figure, golden hair, and exceptionally fine. eyes. She has good business abilities, too, and had a. great deal to do with the success of a well-known mineral water.