Evening Express

1 • OUT OF HIS FURROW. Lord Rosebery having left his lonely furrow and shown evident signs of his in- tention to press forward and re-build the Liberal party on the lines which he him- self has laid down, much interest in the public mind is attached to the attitude which Sir Henry Campbeil-Bannerman will adopt. It is understood that he has communicated with Lord Rosebery with the hope and desire of restoring unity to the ranks of the Liberal party, and it is expected that the result may be made known shortly in the form of an address to the party, or it may be reserved for the speech which Sir Henry is to deliver on the 13th of next month. We wish Lord Rosebery every success, for a cohe- sive and coherent opposition, animated by patriotic ambitions, would- provide cheer- ful stimulus even to the best of all possible Governments. But there are grave obstacles in the way. In the first place, Lord Rosebery Is a very amiable gentleman, but the common feel- ing is that no trust can be placed on the strength of his convictions. As leader of the Opposition, Lord Rosebery would have for years to fight an uphill battle against many of those who would be ranked as his own followers. Lord Rose- bery, when he said that before Home Rule could be granted the "predominant partner" in the kingdom must be per- suaded. uttered a great truth, but his one great fault came uppermost afterwards. He did not adhere to his statement, but shrank away from the meaning of his own words. Therein lies Lord Rosebery's weakness.

Personal. Mr. Rudyard Kipling celebrates his thirty- eixth birthday to-day. The Duke of ^tholl's family deduce their descent through the Tudors. Plantiigenets, Stuarts, and Bourbons. Captain Richard Phillips Leary, of the "United states Navy, has ju*t died. He was the senior officer at Samoa during the revolu- tion in 1888. and conveyed the news of the rising to the captain of the German warship Adler. The King will, according, to the latest report. pay a visit to the Riviera in the spring, leaving town about the middle of March, in which case he will travel in the strictest incognito and spend a few days in Paris on each journey. The Duke of Norfolk has appointed the Hon. itarnjaduks Sturton, the little seven-year-old sou of Lord Mowbray, to be his page at the Coronation. Lord Mowbray is claiming the Earldom of Norfolk from the duke before the Committee of Privileges in the House of Lords. Major-general Sir John C. Ardagh, K.C.I.E., who left England for South Africa on Satar- day, served in the Egyptian War of 1882, and was present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir; served in the Soudan Expedition under Sir Gerald Graham in 1384 as commanding Royal Engineers and Deputy-Assi8tant-Qua,rter-mas- ter-Geneval, Intelligence Department, and was present in the engagements at El Teb and Tamai. He served during the Nile Expedition in 1884-35 as commandant of the base at Cairo, and was present in the engagement at Giniss, on the Upper Nile. Among many other posi- tions of importance, he has been extra A.D.C. to the Duke of Cambridge, commandant School of Military Engineering, Chatham. and British delegate to the Peace Conference at Thj Hague. The House of Commons occupies a position Unequalled iii the world as a representative Assembly. The main secret of its representa- tive character (says Mr. Henniker Heaton in "The Leisure Hour") is that England boasts of what no other country in the world possesses; that ii. a wealthy and cultured leisured class. There were at one time in the House, for instance;- Rothschild ana Lubbock, representative bankers. Sir .John Pender, electric telegraph cables. Sir Thomas Sutherland, Sir Donald Currie, and Sir Francis Evans, representative ship- owners. Sir William Pearce, shipbuilder. Allsopps and Bass. representing British beer. Colman. of Colman's mustard. Palmer, of Huntley and Palmer's biscuits. Stephens, cf blue-black ink. Reckitt. of Reckitt's blue. Aird. the great railway contractor. The agricultural labourer was represented Tby Joseph Arch. The British wprking man by John Burns an Xeir Hardie.

Drift. Hanover, in Germany, possesses six Rugby 'football teams. An interim report of the Royal Commision "n Tuberculosis is expected early in the New Year. A new Paris municipal loan of 150,000,OOOf. is about to be issued for the completion of the Metropolitan Railway. With the aid of liquefied carbonic acid every rat has been destroyed on board the steamer Bjemmah at Marseilles. The Brazilian Senate has approved the agreement for the delimitation of the boun- dary between British Guiana and Brazil. Foreign eggs to the number of 150,000,000, weighing 10,000 tons, and valued at £400.000, are landed at Hartlepool every year. Fighting -which occurred in Colombia on December 9 is described as uncivilised. The Liberal colours bore the device, "We neither ask nor give quarter. At the Spread Eagle As&embly Rooms, Wandsworth, Mrs. Dan Leno presented each of fifty poor children, who enjoyed a good dinner, with a new sixpence, going round and -distributing the gifts herself. The Russian journal "Rossiya" declares that Great Britain has in view the annexation of Kowsyt, which, it declares, would be tanta- mount to the frustration of all Russian plans concerning commercial relations through the Persian Gulf. Bought for$cr from an exhibition, a seal, Captured off Hartlepool, has been placed in the sea again by the local branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. "Sloreat Etona," telegraphed the Lord tllayor of London, on Christmas Eve, to Lord Curzon, who was presiding at an Old Etonians' dinner in Calcutta. "Florebit" came back to the Mansion House, the Viceroy's laconic telegraphic reply. The three German merchants who were sen- tenced a short time ago to severe punishments for the cruel ill-treatment of natives in the German Cameroons have been brought to Germany, and have been at ones put into prison at Hamburg. Rich goldfields have b^en discovered on four Ttvers in the neighbourhood of Possiet Bay. not far from Chnnshar, in Manchuria. The Chinese authorities leased the whole territory to Russian comessionaires in return for 15 per cent. of the mross receipts. Ten pounds have been offered to the Bangor Gnardians by a farmer in England if they would send him a twel-ye-year-old Welsh boy for adoption. A sovereign was encloaed in an old match-box for the lad's fare. Much to their regret, the guardians were compelled to -disappoint the would-be foster-father. M. Yves (luyot, in continuation of his efforts to combat the evil effects created on the Con- tinent by the dissemination through Boer agi- tators of fiction regarding the conduct of the British in South Africa, has just published in his journal, the "Siecle," a long article setting forth with commendable clearness the chief facts connected with the origin and the main- tenance of the concentration" camps. In the coune of the article extracts are giVtln from letters and reports of Boer as well as British origin showing how little foundation there i. for the assertions made by the pro-Boer agi- tators. M. Guyot appends to the article a translation of portions of Lord Kitchener's reports on the ill-treatmeat of British wounded by Boers.

Saturday's Football. FULL LIST OF RESULTS. The following is a complete list of results of Saturday's local and general football matches:- CARDIFF V. t)LD WESLEY. Final score. G. T. M. Cardiff 1 5 0 Old AVesley 0 0 0 NEWPORT V. BARBARIANS. Newport 1* 0 0 Barbarians 0 0 0 Dropped goal. SWANSEA V. PONTYPRIDD. Final score. G. T. M. Swa tisea 4* 0 0 Pontypridd 0 1 0 One dropped goal. MAESTEG V. MOUNTAIN ASH. Final score. G. T. M. Maesteg » 0 2 0 Mountain Ash 0 2 0 OTHER LOCAL MATCHES. The following other local matches were also played on the ground of the first-named club in each case:- Gloucester, 1 goal 2 tries; Penarth, 1 try. Devonport Albion, nil; Llanelly, 1 try. Neath, 2 tries; Bridgend, nil. Aberavon, 1 goal 1 try; Cork Constitution, nil. Treherbert 1 goal 1 try; Caerphilly, 1 try. Llanbradach, 5 goals 4 tries; Bargoed, nil. Usk. nil; Argoed, nil. Llantwit Major, nil; Cowbridge, 1 goal 4 tries. Tongwynlais, 2 goals. 6 tries; Victoria Star, nil. Pontypool, nil; Abertillery. nil. Pontypridd Reserves, nil; Cardiff St. Agnes, 1 goal. Llanelly Starlights, nil; Tenby, nil. Swansea Britannia, 1 goal; Swansea Excel- sior, 1 try. I Gabalfa. Juniors, 2 goals 2 tries; St. Paul's, nil. Llandovery Guild, nil; Gorseinon, 2 tries. Yuyshir and Wattstown United, nil; Belle Vue, 1 try. NORTHERN UNION. YORKSHIRE SENIOR COMPETITION. Dewsbury, two tries (6 points); Wakefield, one goal, one try (5 points) Normanton, one goal, two tries (8 points); Bramley, one goal, one try (5 points). LANCASHIRE LEAGUE. Runcorn, two triee, Salford, one goal. Birkenhead 10 points; Stockport, 3 points. Swinton, 10 points; Huddersfield, nil. Broughon Rangers, 14 points; Halifax, 6 points. GENERAL MATCHES. Fettesian-Loretoniana v. Richmond.-At Richmond. Final score:—Fetteeian-Loret- tonians, two placed goals; Richmond, one try.. Bristol v. Ba.tb.-Played at Bath, Bristol winning by one try to nil. Cinderford A. v. Yorkley.-In this match at Cinderford there was no scoring, the game resulting in a draw. Leicester T. Old Merchant Taylors.—At Leicester. The Taylors won by a try to nil. Stroud v. Nuneaton.-At the close Stroud were victorious by a goal to a. try. Croydon v. Rosslyn Park.-Final score: Croydon, one goal and one try (eight points); Rosslyn Park, nil. Headingley. three points; Castleford, nil. Askam, two points; Barrow, two points. Dewsburians, five points; Mytholmroyd, nil. Alverthorpe. nine points; Idle. five points. Marlborough Nomads v. Old Leysians.— Result. a draw: nothing scored. Exeter, one penalty goal and three tries; Old Edwardians. nil. Seaton. five points; Whitehaven Reca, nil. Workington, five points; Aspatria, three points. Maryport, nil; Parton, nil. Plymouth, one dropped goal, one try; Barn- staple, nil.

ASSOCIATION. BARRY UNIONISTS V. PORT TALBOT. Final score. Goals. Barry Unionists 9 Port Talbot 1 ABERDARE V. ARLINGTON ROVERS. Final score. Goals. Aberda-re. 4 Arlington Rovers 0 ROGERSTONE V. PORTH. Final score. Goals. Rogemone 3 Porth l HAFOD V. LLANBRADACH. Final score. Goals. Hafed 4 Llanbradach 0 NELSON V. MERTHYR VALE. Final score. Goals. Merthyr Vale 3 Neleoa 1 LOCAL MATCHES. The following minor Association matches were played on the ground of the first-named club in each instance: — Porth Reserves, one Äool; Barry District, two goals. Cadoxton Rovers, nil; Canton Parish Church, nil. Blackwood, nil; Bedwas. nil. Barry Boys' Brigade, five goals; Penarth Windsors, one ?oaL East Moors Albion, one goal; Barry Island United, nil. Gelli. one goal; Ynysybwl, one goal. Pembroke Dock, two goals; Pembroke Dock Apprentices, nil. Fair Oaks, three goals; Y.M.C.A.. one goal. SOUTH WALES LEAGUE. Positions ef Clubs. The following table shows the position of clubs in the first division up-to-date only. The results in the second division are compiled up to and including December 21. as several reports due from the various clubs have not yet reached the secretary- DIVISION I. Goals Club. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Barry Unionists 5 3 1 1 12 7 7 Porth 5 3 1 1 9 4 7 Rogerstone 4 2 2 0 11 7 6 Ebbw Vale. 5 2 2 1 22 15 6 Aberaman "5 1 2 2 10 6 4 Aberdare 3 0 2 1 7 8 2 Cardiff 4 0 0 4 6 24 0 Division. Goals Club. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Nelson 10 8 1 1 32 12 17 Treharris 9 7 2 0 25 9 16 Hafod 9 7 1 1 29 9 15 Merthyr Vale 10 4 3 3 36 5 11 Aberaman Corins. 8 4 2 2 12 11 10 Llanbradach 9 4 1 4 24 16 9 Trelewis 9 4 1 4 16 18 9 Cwmbach 7 3 1 3 12 11 7 Barry District 9 3 1 5 29 23 7 Plymouth 9 3 1 5 14 16 7 Aberdare Reserves 4 0 0 4 4 14 0 Porth Reserves 4 0 0 4 4 13 0 Caerphilly 9 0 0 9 5 67 0 PRINCIPAL WELSH CLUBS. Positions Up To Date: RUGBY. P. W. D. L. Pts. Swansea 16 13 3 0 29 Cardiff 14 12 1 1 25 Aberavon 16 11 1 4 23 Maesteg 16 10 3 3 23 Newport. 14 9 3 2 21 Treherbert. 13 9 0 4 18 Llanelly 14 8 1 5 17 Mountain Ash 14 8 1 5 17 Bridgend 14 8 0 6 16 Penygraig 14 6 3 5 15 Llwynypia 13 4 2 7 10 Pontypridd 17 4 4 9 12 Neath 15 3 1 11 7 SOCCER. P. W. D. L. Pts. Barry Unionists 15 10 2 5 22 Porth 15 10 1 4 21 Aberdare. 12 7 2 3 16 Aberaman 13 6 3 4 15 Rogerstone. 11 5 2 4 12 Ebbw Vale 9 4 1 4 9 Cardiff 8 0 0 8 0 GLAMORGAN LEAGUE COMPETITION. (Up to and including Saturday, December 28th, 1.001.1 Points. L'gue P. W. D. L. For. Agst. Pts. Treberbert 4 4 0 0 39 3 8 Aberavon 7 4 0 3 49 16 8 Maesteg 5 3 1 1 34 20 7 Llwynypia 6 2 1 3 17 42 5 Pontypridd 3 1 1 1 8 10 3 Mountain Ash. 3 0 1 2 6 21 1 Penygraig 10 0 1 3 10 0 Treorky 3 0 0 3 3 24 0 ENGLISH LEAGUE. DIVISION I. Newcastle United, one goal; Bury, one goal. Liverpool, one goal; Blackburn Rovers, nil. Bolton, nil; Sunderland, nil. Wolv orhampton Wanderers, four goals; Stoke, one goal. Notts County. six goals; Small Heath, one goal. Aston Villa, three goals; N-otta Forest, nil. Sheffield United, one goal; Grimsby, nil. DIVISION n. Burnley, seven goals; Doncaster, nil. West Bromwich Albion, three goals; Leices- ter Fosse, nil. Stockport, one goal; Gainsborough, nil. Mic(dlesborougli. twQ^goal»i Biaoki»ool, one. Burton United, two goals; Bristol City, two. I Preston North End, eight goals; Lincoln, nil. Barnsley, two goals; Woolwich Arsenal, nil. Burslem Port Vale, one goal; Glossop, nil. SCOTTISH LEAGUE. Celtic, four goals; Kilmarnock, two. St. Mirran, four goals; Queen's Park, nil. 3rd Lanark, nil; Dundee, nil. NORTHERN LEAGUE. Stockton. nil; Scarborough, nil. Southbank, one Crook. one. Darlington St. Augustine's, two; Darling- ton, nil. Grangetown, four goals; Stockton St. John's, one goal. Kettering, ten goals; Swindon, one goal. Southampton, eleven goals; Northampton, nil. Millwall, seven goals: Wellingboro', nil. Tottenham Hotspurs, three goals; Queen's Park Rangers, nil. MIDLAND LEAGUE. Ilkeston, six goals; Worksop, two goals. Walsall, two goals; Grimsby, two goals. LANCASHIRE LEAGUE. Eardestown, four goals; Warrington, one. Chorley, three goals; Rochdale, two. Stalybridge, four goals; Workington, one. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Bristol Rovers, two goals; New Brompton, one goal. Reading, one goal; Watford, one goal. WELSHMEN FOR THE NORTH. Is Osborne Going ? The Hull Club are keeping up their reputa- tion in South Wales for displaying a remark- able fondness for the Welsh footballer.. It is stated on good authority (says the "Athletic News") that A. Osborne, of Mountain Ash, has listened to the voice of the Hull charmer. Whether he will leave the Rhondda, Valley for the Hull seaboard remains to be seen. He is, by the way, one of the Welsh international forwards. Another Rhondda club, Treherbert to wit, are sorely troubled on account of the rumour that Page Jenkins and Mawer will shortly appear in the Hull team. Of course, those intimately acquainted with the all blacks sweetly deny the soft impeachment brought against them. Northern Union clubs generally do until requisite forms have been signed, as premature divulging has lost more than one club a valuable recruit. Injured Internationals. There seems some fatality (says the "Athletic News") attached to those players who have been selected to play for Wales against England a fortnight hence. Owen, the dimi- nutive half-back, split hie hand badly against the Watsonians, while his fellow clubman, and international, Jones, sustained an injury in the Pontypridd game. Strange to say. Hill- man, who in the event of either Swansea man being unable to play, comes into the team, was injured in the match against the same tourists. The list is not complete, for Walters, the Llanelly forward, got hurt at Ply- mouth, while Hodge, with the reputation of being hard enough for anything, is also num- bered among the crocked. It is to be hoped that none of the injuries are serious, and that the team as selected will turn out. at Black- heath. Winfield, the Cardiff captain, is taking no risks, and, while misaing the Cardiff holiday games, will not be seen out until the English trial. A similar precaution seems the idea of J. Strand-Jones, whose absence from the Llanelly holiday games and South of Eng- land tour points to that one conclusion. On the credit side it is pleasing to note that W. Llewellyn, assisting Newport over the holi- days, showed his very best form, a coupl'e of his tries being fairly electrifying. Welsh Cup. Royal Welsh Warehouse on Saturday defeated Chirk by six goals to one. Scotland's Strengh Forward The Scottish backs available for interna- tional honours this season are said not to rise above mediocrity. On the other hand, the forwards will be about as warm a lot as ever represented "Bonnie Scotia." Devon v. The "Rest." For the Devon v. Rest of England match at Exeter on Saturday next all the previous arrangements hold good, and Devonshire people are just as eagerly anticipating the encounter. Though maintaining that the form of their team against Gloucestershire was all wrong, and the result of that match not justified by the general run of play. Devonians are not at all confident of a vic- tory over the "Rest," seeing that the latter team comprises a majority of the side which so decisively defeated the South, in whose ranks only two Devon players were considered good enough to be included. R. Hellings, Llwynypia, is included in the Devon forwards. CARDIFF ARMS PARK. WEDNESDAY, 1st January, 1902.—PENARTH OLD BOYS v. 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A TRIVIAL FALL. And its Fatal Consequences. On Christmas Eve a young woman, named Caroline Jane Probert, who has been staying at 27, Victoria-street, Cardiff, with a Mrs. Savage, slipped on a grating in Adam-street, and hurt her left leg. The injury seemed trivial, and she proceeded into town with her friend, Laura Portiock. On Boxing Night Miss Probert for the first time complained of the after-effects of the accident that had happened to her. On the Friday her condition was such that she was taken to the infirmary and detained, but in the evening she left of her own accord, and pulled off the ban- dages the doctors had applied. On Saturday the injured leg swelled and the bruises came out. The patient becoming worse. Dr. Mullin was called in, and was in attendance until the end, which occurred at a quarter to seven on Sunday morning. Mortification had set in, and, the doctor being unable to certify, the police and the coroner iave been communi- cated with.

AWKWARD FOR THE LOVER Frederick E. Richter, 33, a German subject, and an electrical engineer, of St. Ann's-court, Dean-street, Soho, was charged, at North Lon- don, with being a suspected person. Police-constable Bird said he saw the priso- ner at seven o'clock on Friday night at High- bury New Park, and an hour later noticed him acting in a suspicious manner at Highbury- quadrant. For a time the prisoner was talk- ing to another man, and when tliese two sepa- rated witness concealed himself in a garden. Prisouer looked into a garden on the opposite side of the way, and then came over and into the garden where witness was hiding. When. the prisoner saw him he bolted. Witness blew his whistle and gave chfie, and the prisoner -.vaa stopped after a run of about a quarter of a mile. As he did not appear to understand English, he was taken to the police station, and an interpreter called. "The prisoner then denied any felonious intent. He said he was there to see his love, who was a servant in the house in the garden of which the police-con- stable was hiding. Inquiries and letters found upon him proved this to be so, but the young girl aaid that the prisoner had told her he was an unmarried man, when as a fact he had a wife. • Mr. Fordham: You are satisfied now, I sup- pose, that he had no felonious intent? The Police-constable: He went into a garden on the opposite side of the way. Mr. Fordham: To get a better view of the windows where his love was. (Laughter.) The prisoner was discharged.

Death of Mr. Liddell. The death occurred on Christmas Day, at his residence, Banogue House, Donacloney, Lurgan, of Mr. William Liddell, J.P., who up to quite recently was a patron of Mr. W. P. C;ilten's stable, and it was only a couple of weeks ago that he sold Styrienne, owing to failing health. The deceased gentleman was very popular in Irish racing circles. He at one period owned an extensive stud of greyhounds, and was part-owner with the late Mr. W. F. Hutchinson of Honeymoon, the winner of the Waterloo Cup in 1875. He was a linen manufacturer in a large way of business, employing constantly nearly 2,000 hands, in whose welfare he took great interest. A few years ago he built the National Schools at Donacloney, and presented them to the village, and l'ist year he purchased and laid out for the use of his workmen an extensive recreation ground, possessing one of the best running tracks in the North of Ire- land

Roath C'arlylian Club. The last of the weekly lectures for the pre- sent winter session of the Roath Carlylian Club was given last evening by Mr. T. San- ders. who took for his subject National Gardeners." The lecturer dealt most ably with what the duties of our head Imperial gardener were, and should be, in the protec- tion of his garden by proper and efficient army and navy hedges; in keeping the paths to social and industrial reforms free from the weeds of nonsensical opposition, and generally to see that the whole of the garden was ferti- lised by all possible energy obtainable, com- mensurate with the upholding of the British Empire. A lengthy discussion followed, which was ttrken part in by a large number of mem- bers.

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The following CARTOON and VERSES appeared in the FOOTBALL EDITIONS of the "Evening Express" last Saturday: I Bushing a Football Edition. Referee Harry Bowen's Work This Evening. I THE BALLAD OF BOWEN. [After Tennyson—a long way after, in fact!] Half a league, half a league (Such is his growing), Boss of a day's "Express" Towered Harry Bowen! Boss of a day's Express," Volunteered Bowen. Someone had made request- Might be worth knowing How an old hero would Edit it if he should. Bossing one Saturday Sailed in old Bowen! Forward the football king! Quite the old martial ring. Bravo!" the public cried, Clapping and crowing. He who ne'er knew disgrace, Looked doughtiest foes in fa-ce, Calmly he takes his place— Editor Bowen! Telephones right of him. Telegrams left of him, Cory in front of him Ceaselessly flowing! "What would make angels cross, Fleabites to him as boss- He doesn't care a toss, Glorious Bowen! Seq his blue pencil flash. Into the" flimsy" dash- Order made out of hash, Sla,shing the "copy," per- Spiring and glowing! Half-time results are past. Finals arrive at last. Still in his place stands fast £ Heroic Bowen! "Flimsy" to right of him, "Flimsy" to left of him, "Copy" all round him, Telephones going! Scribes there, a wild-eyed band, Waiting his stern command, ( Watching that grim last stand! "Extra Pink" gone to press! Smiles he a smile so bland. Then—he—puts—on—his—coat. Brilliant Bowen! When shall the "Sospan" fade? Think of the effort made, Honour bestowing! GloriQus that football day— Ages to come shall say, Bully for Bowen! IDRI8

RELIGIOUS RIOT IN SCOTLAND Police Besieged and Capitulate News has come through from the Island of f Lewis of a great riot there on Saturday night, I in which a police force from the mainland was driven into a church by the islanders, and after a siege of six hours, surrendered, and left that place. The riot is a continuance of the religious disturbances of a few months back through the union of the Free and United Churches of Scotland. The Highlanders and Islanders, whose forefathers were in the fore- front of the disruption of 1843, refused to coun- tenance the alliance of the sects. The minis- ter at Ness joined the United Church, but his congregation vowed he would not have their church. A sheriff's officer was deforced when he tried to get possession, and the crops of the Unionists in the island were burned. On Satur day a force of police was drafted from the mainland, and proceeded to Ness to open the church doors. The islanders allowed them to

"Evening Express" Specials. f THIS WEEK'S LIST. TUESDAY.—Dinas (Pont-y-Storehouee) C.M. Church. WEDNESDAY.-BilIi&rd Special. THURSDAY.-Mountain Ash Rugby Club, and Half-tone Photo of its Captain (Mr. George Edwards). (Other announcements later).

proceed with their work. About dusk, how- ever, ba^nds of men advanced from different directions, and when abont 300 yards they con- verged upon the church. A volley of stones was rained upon the constables guarding the church. The police retired inside the church. Boulders were rushed against the door, and a fusilade of smaller stones smashed the win- dows. Police-constable Macaulay was severely injured about the head. The chief-constable when a cessation of the attack occurred, asked in Gaelic the ringleader what he wanted, ana the reply was "To clea/off the island." adding, unless they did so, the islanders would not be responsible for their lives.. In the circum- stances, the officers considered it the best thing to do, and after further parley the islanders agreed to let them away, provided that no lights were shown. The police- constables left. but on the way back to Storn- away they were assailed at different parts of the road. They are all more or lesa badly wounded with stones. the island is in an unsettled state, and the military will likely have to go from Fort George.

CABBY AND THE TRAM CARS What Will Become Of Him P The position of the Cardiff cabby in relation to'the new electric tram cars is now occupying the attention of the corporation. It may be taken for granted that the new line in St. Mary-street will he double, and the question arises as to what will become of the cab- stands. A sub-committee who have inquired into the matter reported to the cabs committee this morning (Mr. Fox in the chair). They recommended that, with a view to providing sufficient cabstand accommodation where practicable, the cabs committee be urged to make representations to the tramways com- mittee to place the electric pillars on the sides of Queen-street and St. Mary-street, instead of in the centre, and also to make the space between tha dobule lines as wide as pos- sible. without infringing the Board of Trade regulations. The object of this, it was pointed out, was to allow the cabstands to remain between the two lines. Mr. Roberts thought this would be rather dangerous, and Mr. Harpur said it would increase the cost of the construction of the tramways. Still, there was plenty of room to ways. Still, there was plenty of room to do it do it all through St. Mary-street and Queen- street. The recommendation was adopted. Subsequently a deputation waited upon the tramways committee, and spoke in favour of the resolution which had been passed. Mr. J. W. Courtis, who presided at the tramways committee meeting, promised that the subject should receive careful consideration.—On the motion of Mr. Fox, it was resolved that a special meeting be held on Wednesday next to deal with the matter.

RAILWAY DISASTER IN AMERICA. 25 People Killed. New York, Monday.—A serious railway acci- dent occurred yesterday near Lynchburg, Virginia, on the Chesapea-ke and Ohio Rail- way. A special passenger train ran into a landslide near Lynchburg, and was brought to a stop. The track was submerged at the spot through the flooding of the James River, which runs close by. The officials and passengers then commenced to push the coaches back to a place of safety. This work had just commenced when a. further landslip took place, almost the entire side of a hill falling on the train, carry- ing the engine and luggage car into the river. About 25 people perished.-Cent-ral News.

Six Generations of the Bute Family. The "Rothesay Express" has issued a very neat card calendar hearing half-tone photos of the present Marquees of Bute and five of his ancestors who were Provosts of Rothesay.

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MR. D. H. BOWEN AS AN EDITOR. A Football Edition Edited by a Footballer. The "Western Mail" this morning says:- Everyone knows now how a football referee would edit a football paper. Mr. Harry Bowen, one of the most popular judges of the game in South Wales, has been given a, perfectly free hand to produce a paper after his own heart. I He had absolute command over the whole staff, could introduce or leave out whatever he liked, and in the general supervision of the football edition of the Evening Express had all the power of a fuily-fledged editor. The great football public must be allowed to pass its own verdict upon the result of this interest- ing experiment. Mr. Bowen introduced so many new features that the paper looked any- thing but the orthodox football edition, and it is clear that he worked like a Trojan for his influence was felt in every column. One feature which can be made of material service to the game is that of encouraging spectators who are doubtful as to the correctness of any referee's rulings on knotty points to send in their queries to Mr. Bowen, and he, as one of our most capable referees, will give his interpretation of the rule in question. I

CARDIFF TRAMWAYS. Appointment of Chief Traffic Manager, A special meeting of the Cardiff Tramways Committee was held to-day, when the prin- cipal business was the appointment of a chief inspector from the following:—Walter Evans, chief inspector, electrical tramways, Halifax; It. Smith, traffic superintendent, Dudley; H. David, superintendent Cardiff tramways; and W. Smith, traffic superintendent, North Staf- fordshire. Mr. David received ten votes against two for R. Smith, and was appointed.

A VETERAN VOLUNTEER OFFICER Colonel Bridgford, of Fownhope Court, Here- ford, on Saturday announced that he had resigned the command of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion Manchester Regiment. Colonel Bridgford's connection with the Volunteer movement dates back to its very early years. His association with the battalion he has just severed himself from has been of incal- culable benefit to the corps. Colonel Bridg- ford has had several extensions since he was "retired" by the age limit, and it was also understood that U)e authorities were disposed to stretch their regulations as far as they pos- sibly could in favour of such a commanding officer. To what extent his loss will be felt may be gathered from the fact. that he has held the command of the battalion since July 26, 186V. During his period of command he has seen the battalion expand from an ill- organised, indifferently equipped force into one of the finest battalions in the service. As long ago as 1885 his services were recognised by the bestowal of the honour which entitled him to write the letters C.B. after his name, and he was one of the officers long entitled to wear the Volunteer decoration when that badge was introduced. Not only did he take a leading part in the formation of two active service companies, but he superintended the raising of the 77th (Manchester) Imperial Yeomanry Company, and afterwards, when more Yeomen were called for, sent several hundred recruits to headquarters. IIIr

CHRISTMAS AT BARHY P.O. During Christmas week nearly a quarter of a million of letters were dealt with at the Barry Central Post-office. The strain which this entailed upon the staff will be realised when it is stated that the average number of letters dealt with each week does not exceed 70,000. Unlike some other places, not a letter or a parcel remained undelivered in the office at Barry on Christmas evening.

SAORED CONCERT AT CARDIFF. Yesterday afternoon a service and last even- ing a concert, were Jpekl at the Park-hall. Car- diff, in aid of the Widows' and Orphans' Fund connected with the Royal Hearts of Oak Yearly Dividing Friendly Society. The Mayor (Mr F. J. Beavan) presided at the afteinobn servfee, and an addresa was given by the Rev. A. Henderson. The concert in the evening was well-attended. The band of the Irish Guards played in its best style. The vocal artistes engaged were Madame Watkins, Miss Gertrude Wediake, and Meosrs. 11. Green and Miner, whosn soloj were received with applause. The Canton Glee Singers also figured on the programme, and gave n. very fine ren- dering of the chorus, "The Pilgrims."

VENEZUELA INDIGNANT. "I Caracas, Sunday.—The Venezuelan Govern- ment has asked the Berlin authorities to dis- charge Herr Knoop, the manager of the Ger- man Krupp Railway, as being a persona non grata. It is believed he will be expelled.- Reuter.

THEFT OF A CANNON. Paris, Sunday.—1 he "Petit Parisien" pub- lishes the following telegram from Dunkirk A cannon, which stood near the lighthouse here, and which was used to summon the J lifeboat crew in the event of wrecks, has been stolen. It 13 rumoured that a British "hip has carried it off.-Reuter.

ARTISTiC LIFE IN AMERICA. Sir Henry Irving's Views. Sir Henry Irving has just completed his engagement in Minneapolis. I asked the dis- tinguished actor (says the "Daily Telegraph" correspondent) to give me his opinion concern- ing the influence of art on American life. In reply Sir Henry stid: The influence of all art on American life is most marked, and, of course, amongst the arts that of the theatre has its full value. The art life of the American nation during the last eighteen years shows an advance little less than marvellous, and not a little of the nation's material progress is made possible through it. In this country the theatre is an institution so well established in the hearts as well as the needs of the people that it has already become de facto a national institu- tion, and I have little doubt the time will soon come when it will be part of the formal or official organisation of great communities here. Most of us indulged in day-dreams of the wonders we should achieve if we were millionaires. My own ambition in that estate of financial blessedness would be amply gratified if I could take a company of strolling players through every village and lighten the dull round of uneventful lives with the lamp of dramatic imagination and the good art of the theatre. It is a subject well worth the consideration of people who suffer the mis- fortune of possessing more money than they know what to do with."

CHARGE AGAINST A PUBLISHER At Bow-street Police-court, London, on Satur. day (before Mr. Fenwick), Hugh Mackenzie McLeay, described as a publisher, was charged on remond with obtaining J6150 from Mr. Frank Diggin Shakle, a printer, at the "Morning- Post" office, on alleged misrepresentation con- cerning the Caledonian Press (Limited). The prisoner was arrested on October 3 last, and has been brought before the court week after week down to the present time. Alfred Wells Kearney deposed that he suc- ceeded a Mr. Stephen in the secretaryship of the Caledonian Press (Limited) in May last. He had not officiated in that capacity for about two months, and there was now a sum of jB40 due to him for wages. Mr. Duncan (who appeared for the prosecu- tion) Are you aware that you have rendered yourself liable to fines amounting to £2,000 under the Companies' Act?—I am not aware of that. Mr. Duncan intimated that he should apply for summonses under that Act. Counsel then proceeded to question the wit- ness as to a sum of £200 he had invested in the company, but the magistrate held that the evi- dence was irrelevant to the present charge. Mr. Duncan: This man has preferred a charge in respect to tha.t sum against the prisone-, but he has since withdrawn it, and the Treasury have given instructions for this witness to be cross-examined. Mr. Fenwick: The only letter I have seen from the Treasury is the one in which they say they do not think there is any chance of this man being convicted. The witness denied that he had ever brought I any charge whatever against'the prisoner. Mr. Duncan: I am also going to charge this man with embezzlement and with offences aga.inst Sections 25 and 27. Mr. Fenwick: Now is the time to call evi- dence on the charges at present before me. The witness continued that there was a set of books belonging to the company, but the only one which contained any entries was the cash-book, and those related to somebody else's business. The books were second-hand. Mr. Duncan remarked that he had several other witnesses to call, but they had not "turned up." The prisoner was further remanded on his own recognisances in JEZw.

GERMAN TRADE. Half-a-Million Unemployed. The Berlin "Arbcitsmarkt Correspondenz," reviewing the trade returns for the year 1901, estimates that about 500,000 men are now out of work, but points out that the fact that employers generally have shortened the hours of working has contributed largely to keep- ing men in employment, while a considerable number of men have found temporary employ- ment outside the large towns. The journal adds that many men are working at reduced wages, and tha,t the chemical, paper, leather, cabinet-making, and sugar industries alone have had a normal year.

Mistaken for a Burglar. Charles Cole, 30, a carman, of Corporation- street, was charged at West Ham Police-court on Saturday with assaulting James Holes, brickmaker, of Plaistow. The prosecutor, an elderly man, stated that at midnight on Friday he was walking over Plaistow Railway Bridge when the prisoner rushed up with a stick and at once hit him on the head, saying, "I'll kill you." Witness fell down unconscious, and was taken to the hos- pital, where his wounds were dressed. Mr. Stern, for the defence, said that the accused was a very respectable man. When he arrived home on Friday night he saw a man come out of his doorway, and, thinking' he was a burglar, went after him. At that time he thought prosecutor was the man, and hit him with his stick. Now, however, he was sorry for what he had done, as he had evidently mistaken the prisoner for another man. man. The mayor (Councillor Spratt) said that the r prisoner had made a very serious mistake, and he would be fined JE5. If the money was paid, E4 of it would be given to Holes.

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To-Day's London Press. VIEWS ON VARIOUS TOPICS. Mr. Steyn's Delusion. Mr. Steyn, it appears, is under the impres- sion that the Boer cause is in a rather better position now than it v as a year ago. With such an inveterate refusal to accept facts, it is useless to argue, and negotiations while this temper prevails among the Boers are evidently out of the question.—" Standard." Lord Rosebery. There will be no more hopes unless Lord Rosebery at once buckles to his work. Far- ther remissness on his part can only serve to convince the nation that in him it has a man of brillian parts indeed, but a man without the strength and determination essential to a statesman and a leader.—" Daily Express." The Coal Commission. The decline of the coal supply would be a terrible blow to Great Britain. On the cheap- ness and abundance of coal depend all our manufacturing interests, and even the supre- macy of our Navy. It is foolish to be taken by surprise, and. therefore, we shall wait with the greatest interest the verdict of the specialists on the number of years which our coal fields have yet to run.—" Daily Chronicle." Outside the Paie: We now gather that the Chesterfield meeting was in the nature of a valedictory perfor- mance. Henceforth Lord Rosebery takes his own line, and will make it clear to the world that he does not think of his career as asso- ciated with the fortunes of one political party. The meaning of such a step is clear. Lord Rosebery does not believe in modern Liberalism. He, therefore, steps outside it.— "Daily News." Praise for Our Foe. It was in the small hours of Christmas morning when the attack was made. De Wet may have counted upon a weaker watch being kept at that time of all times and at that place of all places. In any case, the combined skill and valour shown by the enemy in this action have never been surpassed in the war, and no fair EngliBhruan would think for a moment of denying them the praise due to dauntless fighters and masterly leadership.— Daily Telegraph." About the Coal Industry: It may be necessary to increase or to diminish tli^ export duty on coal. It may be expedient to place restrictions upon the general expor- tation, or to reserve certaiu portions of the output, under certain conditions, for national purposes. But it is certainly advisable that proposals of this kind, involving interference, directly, with almost every branch of manu- facture and trade, should not be sprung suddenly upon the community without some authoritative conclusions to which to appeal.— Times." Their Accursed Sausage." A Vriter in an English journal published at Buenos Ayres has recently been pouring out the vials of his wrath upon the heads of the German immigrants into the territories of the Argentine Republic. The Germans, he declares, are not content with legitimate com- mercial competition in order to wrest trade from the hands of others, and particularly of the English; they condescend to every dis- honest trick in the way of forgery of trade marks and labels, and are the commercial and industrial pirates of South America; German goods of inferior quality are eold as English; and, in fact, there is nothing genuine about these sons of the Vaterland, except "their accursed sausage."—"Daily Graphic."

Ping-Pong Pars. a There are twenty ping-pong clubs in Cardiff. "Tic tac" is the new name for ping pong when played with wooden racquets. Wood racquet enthusiasts are gloating over a new conceit. They line their little bat with sand-paper to enable side to be put on the ball. Devotees of the vellum racquet will be pleased to learn that the first prize winners in each of the competitions at the Queen's-hall, London, on Saturday used vellum. With the other players wood and vellum ran about equal, so that the boasted superiority of the former is not maintained. To family people, however, the wooden racquet is an unalloyed blessing, as the sound cannot be heard outside the playing room, whereas with vellum hollow racquets even the thickness of the party wall between your house and your neighbour's does not prevent your hearing his doleful and solemn ping pong. and that often at an hour when you are trying to steal a well-earned sleep. "Tic tac" for ever." The result of the Queen's-hall tournament has given a new twist to ping pong ideas. In the Aquarium contests a fortnight ago all the winners affected the defensive style of play, and it was forthwith assumed that the defensive style was the correct, and, indeed, the safe thing. The Queen's-hall flurry on Saturday, how- ever. knocked spots off this theory, for there all the winners assumed the offensive in play. Which, then, is right? It is evident age does not count in this new game. The third prize in the gents' competi- tion at the Queen's-hall fell to a lad of twelve years of age. Another thing that appears is that ping pong is being developed by expert players. To play ping pong as it waB pleyed at the tourna- ment one must have an enormous amount of practice and be possessed of excellent eye- sight. One of the rules of the game is that the service must be underhand, but even with this condition the players of Saturday managed to put in some very awkward balls. It is not an easy matter to serve a ping pong ball with a fast "screw," but this was done over and over again on Saturday, much to the delight of a large and enthusiastic audience. There was not only a large entry for the tournament which ended at Queen's-hall on Saturday; there were on each of the three days a great many spectators of the play. At six tables on the floor of the hall the com- petitors faced one another, and the "ping pong" of the diminutive parchment or vellum rackets was heard incessantly all the after- noon. Local players of ping pong are invited to send gossipy pars, reports of matches, &c., for insertion in the "Evening Express." Ping-pong has its association; also its rules. The method of scoring adapted for the matches which concluded on Saturday was" 20 up," service changing every five points scored, and I the players changing ends every ten points. No volleying is permitted, and the ball must be served from behind the table. The racket may not be over the table when the player is serv- ing. and no part of it except the handle may be above the waist—which is to say that nothing but a strictly underhand service is allowed. The ladies' competition was won by Miss Bantock, who beat Mrs. E. Houlbrook in the final by 20-17, 20—18. Miss Bantock used t racquet made of a single strip of vellum; Mrs. Houlbrook had the ordinary ping pong racquet. Miss E. Franklin won the third prize, and Mrs. C. S. Marsland the fourth. In the gentlemen's competition there were winners of eight sec- tions to play in the semi-final. These men played in two sections of four each. Master M. N. Stephens—the boy who played so well on Thursday—went down before Mr. A. W. K. Ward. However. Master Stephens beat Mr. C. W. fining for third place, and thus secured a very valuable prize, Mr. Vining taking the fourth. In the final Mr. A. Parker beat Mr. A. W. K. Ward, 20—14, 20-16, and thus won the tournament. Mr. Parker used an ordinary vellum racquet, with a short handle; Mr. Ward had a plain wooden racquet. Prizes to the value of over £100 were afterwards distributed.

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DE WET'S COUP. Cleverly Executed. DETAILS FROM KITCHENER. GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION. Thrilling British Heroism. De Wet's daring attack on the Yeomanry camp at Tweefontein was very cleverly exe- cuted. Unfortunately for us, however, our casualties make up a terrible list. The British camp, it seems, was on a kopje, and, in the fact of the Boers climbing up the pre- cipitous southern slope and collecting at the top, the action was reminiscent of Wolfe's strategy at Quebec. The Boers, who were said to number 1,200, then rushed the camp, almost before the British were clear of their tents. Still, there was a fierce resistance, and, although our casualties were heavy, the enemy also lost severely, for there were two wagon loads of dead and wounded Boers. A list issued on Saturday showed the following casualties:— Officers. Men. Killed 6 SO Woutlded 8 Missing 4 — The list of non-commissioned officers and men wounded and missing has not yet come to hand. The following dispatches from Lord Kitchener were issued by the War Office on Saturday night:- JOHANNESBURG, December 26 (10.5b p.m.). In contimation of my telegram of 6.30 a.m. to-day, I now send further infor- mation regarding attack on Firman's column. Major Williams, South Stafford Regi- ment, was in temporary command during Firman's absence. The column was en- camped on the slope of a solitary kopje. The southern side of the kopje was almost precipitous, and our outposts held the edge of it. The northern slopes, on which the camp was pitched, are gentle, and on this side the outposts were pushed well out. The position was naturally strong, and also had been en- trenched. Moonlight night, but cloudy. Detailed report not yet received, but it is stated that the Boers climbed up pre- cipitous southern side of koiie and col- lected near the top. At two a.m. sud- denly attacked pickets on the summit in superior force. Before men in camp could get clear of their tents the Boers rushed through, shooting them down as they came out. The officers shot trying to stem the tide. Lieutenant Harwich himself opened fire with pom-pom, and was shot through the heart while firing. Lieutenant Warney, of the Imperial Yeomanry, was -led heading the charge. There was no panic, and all did their best; but the Boers were too strong- and once the picket was overwhelmed they had all the advantage. Including killed and wounded, about half a column are now at Elands River Brideg. The remainder are prisoners. The 15-pounder fired two rounds, then jammed. Detachment stood by their gun, and were shot round it. Lieutenant Scarlett was missed, and then overlooked and left behind. He saw two wagon- loads of dead and wounded Boers taken away, mostly hit in the first attack on the pickets. Major Haag, who was left in camp wounded, confirms this, saying he saw the Boer dead lying all over the ground at daylight. The Boers, who appa- rently numbered about 1,000, under De Wet, behaved well, leaving men to look after the wounded. The Imperial Light Horse were four- teen miles distant, at Elands River Bridge. Heard of the affair at 4.30 a.m., and arrived on the scene at 6.40. After breathing horses, galloped after the Boers, who by that time were all falling back to the south and Laugberg. Boers succeeded getting back broken country before Imperial Light Horse could account for more than two or three. Once Boers reached Laugberg the Imperial Light Horse could do noth- ing more against superior numbers in such a country. December 27 (7.30 p.m.). Major Beresford, of the South African Constabulary, has returned to Kroonstad from Bothaville, after a successful raid to Bothaville, in which he captured 35 prisoners, 25 wagons, 80 horses, and some ammunition and cattle. Sunday (7.0 a.m.). The prisoners taken in the attack on Firman's camp have been released, and have arrived at Bethlehem.

A SOLDIER'S WIDOW PERSONATED. At Stratford (Essex), dn Saturday, Sarah Greenstreet, married, of Prestbury-road, East Ham, .was charged on remand with personat- ing her daughter Florence, thereby obtaining from the War Office JB12 8s. 4d. Mr. Frayling prosecuted, and stated that the proceedings were taken under Section 142 of the Army Act of 1881. The prisoner was the mother of Florence Sharman, the widow of Private Sharman, of the 1st Suffolk Regiment, who died in South Africa in 1900. In the wili found on him, Sharman left all to his wife, who at that time was living with the prisoner at 12, Prestbury-road, East- Ham. The widow, however, knew nothing of the will, and after the death of her husband she married a man named Allison, and went to live at Dover. Subsequently to this the prisoner wrote to the War Office claiming the effects of Private Sharman, signing herself as Florence Shar- man. There a lot of correspondence, and eventually the War Office, believing that the prisoner was the widow of Sharman, sent to her a cheque for £ 12 8s. 4d. Prisoner endorsed the cheque, which she cashed at the Upton Park branch of the London and South-Western Bank. Six weeks ago the War Office received a letter from the real widow, and the result of the inquiries made led to the arrest of the accused. Mr. King, for the prisoner, entered a plea of guilty, and urged that the mother had an authority to get this money. Mrs. Allison, the widow, declared that she did not know any money was due from the War Office until six weeks ago, when her father (living apart from the prisoner) told her about it. The Bench said this was a monstrous thing, and but for the large family they heard the prisoner had they would have sent her to prison for the full term the Act allowed. They should impose a fine of £10, or in default two months imprisonment, and would give the prisoner fourteen days in which to get the money.

DEATH Of A FAMOUS CHEF. One of the most famous of Paris cooks, namely, Joseph, formerly of Paillard's Res- taurant, has died before reaching his fiftieth year, and will be sadly missed by gourmets. The distinguished cook (says the Paris corre- spondent of the Daily Telegraph ") first came to the front at Brebant's. He was engaged by the Vanderbilt family some years back, and went to the United Staes. It was arranged that Joseph wa43 to receive L6,000 for three years, but at the end of eighteen months he languished for the boulevards, had his engage- ment cancelled, nnd returned to Paris, the full money for the three years being allowed to him by the famous money magnate who employed him. The deceased set up in busi- ness near the Opera Comique when he came back t1 the boulevards, but he does not seem to have prospered, for he was about to accept an engagement at Paillard's, where he had been of old. Every potentate in Europe is said to have tasted of Joseph's dishes. He was a special favourite with the Russian Grand Dukes, and a great Royal lady used to ask his advice as to her menus, and frequently deigned to compliment him for the masterly manner in which he carved ducks.

A CURIOUS STATEMENT In a letter to a friend published in Paris the aged Admiral Reveillere makes an interest- ing statement in regard to the controversy over the famous Venue of Milo now in the Louvre Museum. He asserts that M. Brest, a former French Consul at Milo, who enjoyed considerable influence in the Levant, on hear- of the discovery of the statue at once opened negotiations for its acquisition by France, and. thanks to his exertions, the priceless work of art was brought finally to Pa,ris. Admiral Leepes touched at Milo at the time of the Crimean War, and found M. Brest greatly indignant that no mention of his name was to be found at the Louvre in con- nection with the statue, and he exclaimed vehemently: I know where the arms of the Venus are, but no one shall ever see them." Admiral Reveillere adds that it is strange no steps have ever been taken to test the truth of this exolnimation.

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"Gachfarf's" Comments CI No sooner do we hear of a record number of Christmas cards being sent through tli0' Post OSce than we read of the doom oF this form of seasonable greetings in favour of advertising them in the public press. As a newspaper man I must not object un- duly to this innovation without acting tresu- sonably towards newspaper proprietors;, but, unless a greater inventiveness is dis- played by the manufacturers of Christmas cards than has been exercised for some years now, the want of novelty will bring about the decadence of formally wishing: well to our friends at the close of each year. Then the labour of preparing large batches of these dainty packages for the post is an infliction upon those who are easily wearied. With Christmas pudding ordered from the grocer and ''grandmother's cake'* obtained from the confectioner the custom, of observing Christmas is rapidly changing in character. Hunting the slipper is giving place to ping-pong, and Christmas carols to operatic selections upon the piano- forte. I am afraid that our elementary schools are undermining the juvenile faith in Santa Claus even, just as the latter name has displaced the once familiar ona of "Old Father Christmas." The Yule log is supplanted by gas stoves, and the brasa candlesticks that were so brightly polished for the purpose of holding wax candles for lighting the household festivities have become obsolete in favour of the electric light. Nevertheless, the season is still regarded as a time of joy, and the younger the hearts that rejoice are the greater is the rejoicing. I have not heard from my friends of the Cardiff Dorshei Zion for some time, although when I visited one of their meet- ings they had a flourishing membership. I see, however, that their movement is? gaining in strength". The Sultan of Turkey, as suzerain of the Holy Land, is under- stood not to be averse to selling enough. land in that historic country to justify an emigration of the "old nation" in large numbers to the hanks of the Jordan and to their beloved Zion. Now that France has been "in possession" in Turkey for "money due," a little small change will, no doubt, be acceptable to the Sultan, and in a century that is already famous for great changes we may also live to see a return of the chosen people from an universal wil- derness to a country that never flourished excepting when under Hebrew domination. It was with some surprise I read that Mr. Joseph Howard had celebrated his golden wedding, but forty years' service as a prison official and governor means neces- sarily regular habits, and, consequently, a hale and hearty physique. Although he has retired on a well-deserved pension, h9 is able and willing to be daily engaged in useful semi-public service, for he has not dissociated himself from the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society, and he is always willing to take the erring by the hand and assist them to obtain honourable occupa-, tion. I shall join my good wishes to those of the friends who congratulated Mr. and Mrs. Howard upon their golden wedding on Friday last, for Mr. Howard's affable qualities are as a feast of good tilings. One of the many industries that receive, an impetus from the observance of Christmas is that of toy1 manufacture. Time was when we were told that nearly, all these were made in Germany, but, according to a trade journal, this is no' longer so. English workers have agair asserted their position, and retained In their hands much the larger share of the toy trade. As an indication of how utilitarian this industry is, it is inte- resting to note that not a few of these favourites of the nursery are made from the disused wood-blocks that once paved London thoroughfares. This will open up a new consideration in the selection of wood-pavement in the future, for experts will have to calculate the market value of the blocks when they are no longer suitable for road-making. Wherever children are toys will be in demand. Surveying the possibilities of future local industries, the popu- larity of the Sloyd system in our schools, together with the lighter studies that <\r'1 pursued in the practical classes of our technical schools (and not forgetting the supply of cast-off wood-blocks), should be the means of making a toy factory a pro- fitable undertaking in Cardiff. I had an opportunity of examining a number of articles that had been sent into a fret- work competition lately, and I was plea- santly surprised to see that the crude specimens which would have passed muster a few years ago had been entirely super- seded by finished articles, which would adorn any mansion. Owing to their frail nature, the risk in the transit of toys is very great, so much so that a local manu- facturer, with suitable machinery, would have a considerable advantage in the matter of prices, over a foreign compe- titor. The most, useful professions sometimes bring madness in their train. Shortly after the London conference upon the prevention and cure of tuberculosis, and as a consequence of Dr. Koch's pronounce- ment that bovine tuberculosis was not transmittable to human beings, a Brook- lyn doctor succeeded in inducing a young lady to undergo an experiment to test Dr. Koch's opinion, and the sad fact is now made known, not only that the inocula- tion has been successful, but that the disease is of a decidedly virulent type. Meanwhile, the consumptive cow, itself inoculated from a consumptive boy, has been seized by the New York Health Department in the name of public safety. It is a pity that the doctor who is the instrument of what must prove a sClenttf1.c tragedy was not seized by the authorities for the same reason. A discussion is raging in one of the London evening papers as to whether "Lloyd George" should be written with a hyphen or not, and one writer supports the hyphen theory by quoting so safe uti authority as "Vacher's Parliamentary Companion" on .its behalf. I have examined a few autographs that I have in my possession of the member for the Carnarvon Boroughs—rather an uncom- mon possession, for he is a notoriously bad correspondent—as well as an auto- graph of his brother. The former signa- ture is "D. Lloyd George," without a hyphen, and the latter is plain "'w. George." If a hyphen were used in the first instance, the double surname it indi- cates would also be used by the brother. "Lloyd" is a common euriu.uie in South Wales, but in North Wales it is as fre- quently used as a Christian name. A similar transposition of surnames and Christian names is also noticeable in the use of the words "Ellis" and "Cadwal- bdr." In South Wales they are but in- frequently used as first names, but in North Wales they are common enough. This difference of custom is difficult to account for, but it is easily proved by any list of names such as may be found in a Parliamentary register or rate-book.