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I t- » Ladysmith. In the "Morning Post" Mr. Spencer Wilkin- fion says:-The relief of Ladysmith is still Urgent. A failure to effect it would be the greatest blow that the Army has ever received.' But Ladysmith must be trusted to hold out, | in spite of difficulties and privations, until Sir ft Hedvers Buller, whose guns were heard on Saturday by the garrison, has opened the way cut. or until Lord Roberts has begun to move, ""hen co-operation between the force on the Tugela and the force under Sir George White ^ill produce its effect. Meantime the nation can help itself by qregoi- ing that the management of its affairs is above and beyond all party questions; and that national means shall be taken to secure i that strategy and tactics shall be given their due influence in the organisation and the train- ing of the Army. When that has been done policy will come ttgijt of itself. I

General News. WHENCE PRESS AND GREiT BRITAIN. (ltEUTER'S TELEGRAM] PARIS, Mouday. t If. Jaaret, writing? in the "Petiis^tepub- F lique," expresses regret that the Opposition [ 4n the British Parliament should not have had the courage to urge the abandonment of tho "at', and says he hopes that the futile pro- ceedings of the vnrious parties will cause the Socialists to intervene ill the course of public Affairs, "As for IJUnêlvel" (M, Jaures con- tinues) "it is our duty to Write more closelY *ith the British Proletariat, which alone has yared to protest against this unjust war. It II also our duty to combat at lirw those "il)iinals who are trying to bring about a f)Ollftict between France and England. Do not ■t u* by our insulting and aggressive Aiiglo» jjlaj, ^mto^tbe hands roI the, British.?

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AMERICAN SENTIMENT. [REUTEIt'S TELEGRAM. NEW YORK. Monday. Mr. Alger, formerly Secretary for War, in an interview yesterday regarding the situa- tion in South Africa, said it is most unfor- tunate and in bad taste for public meii to mix themselves up in South African affairs at the present juncture. It is particularly unfor- tunate when animus- is directed against Great Britain, she who was our valuable friend two years ago. During the Spanish War Great Britain's attitude was so friendly that its influence in preventing European intervention will never be capable of measurement. We owe Great Britain a. debt of gratitude, and the least we can do to repay heris to abstain from interference in her struggle in South Africa. [BETTER'S TELEGRAM.] NEW YORK, tfatiiMay. Mr. and Mrs. Kendal have sept a thcumrd dollars to the South African Relief Fund. Ihe net profit of the engagement given here last night by Miss Jessie Milward. for the benefit of widows and orphans of British soldiers killed in South Africa, amounts to ovor CO dollars. The sum will be forwarded to the Queen.

FRENCH REPORTS. [DALZIEL'S TELEGIUM ] PARIS, gauc'uy. In spite of the Government denial issued this morning, the "Patrie" this ev-jaing re; fe' rates that it has seen a copy of the iirst re- port of Major D'Amade, the French military attache following the operations 'n South Africa with the British. It repeats that the report describe,, the British Army in Natai mutinous and utterly beyond the con- trol of its officers,

THE CANADIAN TROOPS. (KEUTERS TELEGRAM ] HALIFAX (N.S.t, Sunday. The Canadian transport Milwaukee will take the balance of the second contingent to South Africa. She arrived to-night from New Orleans. BRISBANE, Monday. The Government have offered to increa,se the third Queensland contingent for service in South Africa to 290 of all: ranks and 400 horses. [RETTER'S TFTFGPAIJ.] SYDNEY, Saumiry. Recruiting for the New South Wales Biu'i- men's Corps has been closed. The I'litnctic Fttnd now totals nearly 417.000, and the Bushmen's Fnnd nearly £ 16.000. Applications have been received from-different arts of the Colony by the "Defence Department for the formation of 34 Volunteer Companies, aggre- gating 3,400 men. As the equipment of tlli.se would entail a cost of £ 40,000, ind would necessitate An annual exnsndiutre of 2:) r,:10, the. Government. _c.n_t, .entertain wu- ap £ li- vcatio8.»t prwut,.

COLOURS OF THE 3RD WELSH REGIMENT, PLACED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MAYOR OF CARDIFF. UNIQUE CEREMONY AT THE PARK-HALL. Never in the hietory of Cardiff until Saturday has it happened that a. battalion going on active service has deposited its colours in the custody of the mayor and corporation of the town. It has been usual in times of war for a regiment to carry its colours into action, and hundreds of valuable lives have been lost in the defence of a few yards of tilk. The chivalry of the officers and men who have died fighting to guard the colours is beyond praise, but unnecessary. The War Office has recognised this, and now when a battalion leaves for the scene of war the beloved emblems of the Queen and the regiment are deposited in a, place of safety until the officers come back and claim them. The 3rd Battalion the Welsh Regiment has never seen active service abroad. It is the strongest Militia regiment in the country, and is also well drilled both in battalion and musketry work. Under the special service sec- tion 200 men have already gone to South Africa to reinforce the 1st Regular battalion under General Gat-acre. As far as the remainder are concerned, it rested with them whether they would go abroad or not. Any Militia battalion offering 500 men was placed on the roster for duty, and were in precisely the same position as any regiment of the line. Colonel Perkins, who had command of the 3rd Welsh, has 800 men, who will proceed to South Africa on or about the 10th insi, and he requested the ma.yor and corporation of Cardiff to take charge of the colours in the mean- time. His worship (Councillor S. A. Brain), a captain in the 2nd Glamorgan Artillery, and a, Volunteer of over 25 years, was delighted to comply with the request, and, although only three days were left for making preparations, the reception of the colours at Cardiff will long live in the memory of the present generation. The colours were placed in charge of Cap- 10 tain Forrest for transport from Pembroke Dock to Cardiff, and they were carried by Lioutenauts Ryder and Ellis. Colonel Perkins awaited the party at the Cardiff Station of the Great Western Railway. The guard of honour was composed of recruits from the depot, under command of Lieutenant Robbing, and were played down to the station by the baud of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion Welsh Regiment. The detachments. of the Glamorgan Artillery, Submarine Miners, and Cardiff "Detachment of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion Welsh regiment formed up opposite the station. The whole of the military arrange- ments were in charge of Colonel Quirk, D.S.O.. in command of the regimental depot. As the train cam in the escort took open order and shouldered arms The colours were then un- furled, and, upon the party in charge of them stepping on to the platform the escort shouldered arms, and the band played God ga-ve the Queen." There was no cheering. The scene was too impressive to allow men to exercise their lungs. They bared their heads and thought of the dangers which must attend those brave men who have volunteered their services, and asked their friends to take charge of the emblems of their regiment. The music of the National Anthem seemed to carry in its notes a meaning more solemn than usual. Many old Volunteer cfftcers-Colonel Ingram and Major W. E. Jones among them—were present among a. crowd which filled the up platform. The mayor, in his robes and chain, and accompanied by'his deputy (Councillor J. W. Courtis), were introduced to the officers in charge oi the colours. On leaving the station the Queen's and regimental colours were saluted by the three detachments of Volunteers-Ute Artillery nnder Lieutenant-colonel Fry, the Submarine Miners under Major Hughes, and the Rifles under Lieutenant colonel Gaskell. The arrangements made by the head-constable (Mr. W. McKenzie) could not be surpassed.

THE PROCESSION. There was no crowding in the open space in front of the btation, and the procession moved off in the following order:- Mounted Police (commanded by the Head- constable). Members cf the Corporation in Carriages. The Mayor (Councillor S. A. Brain) and the Deputy-mayor (Councillor T. W. Courtis). Detachment of Submarine Miners. Detachment 2nd Glamorgan Volunteer Artillery. Massed Bands of the Artillery, Submarine Miners, and Rifle Volunteers. Guard of Honour with the Colours and Escor*. 3rd Volunteer Battalion Welsh Regiment, Recruits of the Welsh Regiment and 3rd Battalion, without arms It was intended that the Imperial Yeomanry should take part in the proceedings, bat, as they have not yet received their uniform, it v.as advisable that they should be onlookers only. The massed bande numbered about 60, and quite 400 Volunteers responded at the short notice given them. They presented a smart military spectacle, and deserve every credit for the splendid m nner in which they obeyed the call of their commanding officers. The first round of cheering came when the thousands of people who had assembled at the lower end of St. Ma?y-streot and on the Custom House Bridge c?.ught sight of the squares of silk floating in the wintry breeze. There was no mistaking the enthusiasm of the crowd. Kept bad: 1-ehind barriers they bad ample opportunities of seeing the proces- sion, and they made tbe streets ring with their voices of welcome. There was here and there a display of bunting, and the windows of the Conservative awl Liberal Clubs, the hotels, and all the chief places of Imsine-s were crowded with spectators. The route was through St. Mary-str?-t, High-street, Duke- strcet, and Queen-street, to the Park-hall, where the colours were formally handed over, nnd afterwards deposited in the council- chamber of the Town-liajl,

AT THE PARK-HALL. If the occasion was unique, so was the cha- racter of the gathering in the Park-hall. In sending out his invitations, the mayor had put down a special memorandum asking visi- tors to be in their places in good time, and this request was well observed. Admission to the balcony was by ticket, the floor of the hall was free. By half-past two o clock the hall was full—crammed so far as unreserved space was concerned by an audience eager and earnest. • In their wise foresight the mayor and his deputy for the year (Mr. J. W. Courtis) had arranged the attendance of a small but capable musical party, and Madpme Clara Novello Davies was there, accompanied by Miss Jennie Ffoulkes, Miss Annie Davies, Mr. G. H. Wigley, and Mr. Idris Perkins. The programme was a succession of songs, military and quasi-military, and at intervals Mr. G. R. Cole (organist of St. John's Church) played suitable pieces on the grand organ. The audience settled down with excellent patience. There was nothing of the ordinary entertain- ment about the proceedings; it was more like being at a. quiet little musical party, where we sang and listened for each other's mutual enjoyment. Time passed; three o'clock went by, and yet there were no colours, but the audience made no signs of impatience. The singers came to the front and retired. Mr. Cole took his turn e,ery now and then; Soldiers of the Queen" and such-like songs were exhausted, and the musicians drew the sentimental and "show" pieces from their portfolios, all (thanks to the excellent manage- ment of Madame Davies) without fuss or bitch The audience applauded in due course, and there were no encores, until, another half- hour having elapsed, Mr. Wigley came forward with "Who Carries the Gun?" There was a dash of Welsh in that song, and it broke the order of succession. The verse: — Who carries the gun? A. lad from the hills of Wales! Then let him go, for well we know That Taffy's as hard as nails. This touched them, on floor and in balcony alike, and nothing would do but they must have it c-ver again. Then Mr. Cole trotted out an organ arrangement of Sullivan's setting to "The Absent-minded Beggar." Here was another encore, and Miss Annie Davie. who fell back upon "When I'm big I'll be a, soldier," and she had to sing again. It was Miss Ffoulkes's turn next, and she carae to the front with "Swallows," whiph she sang beautifully, but by this time there was almost an end to wait- ing. The mayor's secretary arrived while she was singing, and this seemed to be ominous. There were cries of "Encore," but t,oe mace- bearers appeared from the back, und this spoilt the re-oall. A moment afterwards the mayor, in full robes, followed his group of harbingers. and behind him were the aldermen and coun- cillors of the corporation in full force. They took up their place. on the platform, and Mr. Robert Forrest, clad in scarlet tunic and carrying a white-plumed 'cocked liat, added a touch of colour to the sombre group, whilst the Mayor of Droitwich (Mr. K. P. Cuiley) came up to add his share of dignity to the occasion. Presently sounds of martial mnsic floated in from the bands outside, the front doors were thrown open once more, and in surged scores of red coats, filling un the balcony, whilst mem- bers of the Gla.morgan Volunteer Artillery lined the three aisles on the floor. Colonel Sir Edward Hill, M.P,4 Lieuteua^-CoiSttSl, Pry, and Lieutenant-colonel Gaskell, V.D., took their places on the platform. They were fol- lowed by Colonel Quirk, who bore a breast-load of decorations, and who was greeted with a round of hearty applause. Meanwhile, Mr. Cole struck up "MeTi of Harlech," and in streamed the bandsmen, wending their way to the tiers of the platform. For several minutes it was baudunen. bandsmen, bands- men, and there seemed to be no end to them. At last, however, everything inside the hall was ready, and the signal was given for the colour party to enter. Up to now th3 audience had been as silent, as a lot of mice. Everyone was Oil tip-toe waiting to see and hear. But it was as a calm before a storm. Presently there was a bustio at the end of the hall. bayonets were glittering, swords were flashing, and officers were calling orders; there was a. tramp of feet.' Suddenly the two lieutenants, who had borne their charges low whilst under the balcony, popped the colours up in the body of the hall, and in an instant there was a roar of cheers. The music was drownsd by the shouts of welcome as the escort party marched at a swinging pace up the centre aisle. The troops presented arms, and the party halted at the platform steps. Then Colonel Perldns ascended to the plat- form, followed by the two lieutenants, ind the colours waved aloft above the heads, Jf all except the bandsmen on the higher tiers. The cheering died awty, Illlfl Colonel Perkins made a neat speech, explaining the occasion.

-=- HANDING THE COLOURS TO THE MAYO It. The next scene was the chief act of the day. Taking the Queen's colours. Colonel Perkins handed them to the mayor' saying, "In the name of Queen Victoria I hand to your cus- tody these colours." Whereupon the troops saluted, the buglers blew a fan-fare, and the mayor passed the flag for the nonce into the hands of Colonel Gaskell. Colonel Perkins next took the other flag, saying, "In the name of the officers. the non-commissioned officers, and the men I hand these our regimental colours to your custody." The mayor passed these, colour* to Lieutenant-colonel Pry. and the troops saluted again. The massed bauds struck up the National Anthem. :i",¡¡ Jennie Ffoulkes sang the first strain fwhich the audience repeated), and then the second strain, which also was sung in chorus, and there wers- more cheers. There w. s no wild frensy of excite- ment. It was a series of .impressive tributes of loyalty to the Queen and of respect, to the tangible symbols of the regiment's honour, bravery and tradition. The women were Quiet, save that they crapped their hands: but the men shouted for all they were worth. Each cheer wys a steady shout; the sound seemed to come from the ground and to shake the very roof: it was a specimen of true British cheering. There was ailence for the Mayor, who made one of iiis replies, every sentence of which struck a responsive chord in the hearts of these present. Colonel Quirk was "called" when the mayor had finished, and that gallant officer .(who knows what war means in dll its aspects) rounded off the speaking of the after- noon. He was eloquent, he was fluent, lie was sturdy, he v.as pathetic. He had no formal task to keep him within due lines, so he pointed the moral, and many an eye wag dimmed as he touched so carefully upon'the soberest fact of all. Messrs. Wigley and Perkins sing Hen Wlad Fy Miadau," which was joined in bi- the audience, and as the psople left the hall the massed bands played "Tommy Atkins."

AT THE TOWN-IIALL. The troops formed up into procession order in Park-place, the Mayor marching this time with the colours, and soldiers and councillors went to the Town-hall. The streets were lined with thousands of people, and a scene of hearty enthusiasm was witnessed in St. Mary-street. The colours were taken to the council-chamber, where, amid more cheering by the members of the corporation and the officers present, Lieutenants Ryder and Ellis placed their charges in the sockets prepared for them. The Mayor made another short speech, assuring the officers and men of the regiment that the colours should be well cared for, and wishing the regiment a good voyage and a safe return. Colonel Perkins thanked the mayor and the corporation, and through them the towns- people. for the hearty reception accorded to them that day. They might trust his Welsh boys to do their duty, wh.tever they were called upon to perform. The Mayor called for cheers for Colonel Per- king, for Mrs. and the Misses Perkins, and for the regiment, all of which were accorded heartily, and the proceedings ended. The speeches delivered in the course of the ceremony at the Park-hall were as follow: — ADDRESS BY THE COLONEL. Colonel Perkins, before handing the colours over, said that in former days when regi- ments were going abroad they t'ook their colours with them. to act as rallying points in ca*>e of danger. Those were days when rifles carried 300 yards, and artillery perhaps a mile. Things were altered now, and rifles carried three miles, whilst artillery carried ten miles and even more. Consequently, it ,waa deemed advisable not ta have the flags, which would be a mark for the enemy to aim at. Therefore, the colours were left at home. It was the unanimous wish of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the old county regiment of Glamorgan that the colours should be left in the city of Cardiff, and they felt that there would be no better or aafer place for thom than in the custody of the city of Cardiff. (Cheers.)' He was glad to find that the moment he suggested it, the mayor had came forward most generously, and the result was that splendid gathering of citizens, assembled to accept the trust that he now had the honour to place in the mayor's hands. (Cheers.) So far as his regiment was concerned, the notice to proceed on active service in South Africa was received by all ranks with the utmost enthusiasm. (Cheers.) He hoped that they would return to their native land and come back to Cardiff to claim those colours again, and that the city of Cardiff would be able to say, "Well done. 3rd Welsh!" (Loud cheers.) He now had to perform a duty that was pleasant in one way, but unpleasant in another, for they did not like, parting with what was a treasure to the regiment. It was to hand over to the mayor and to that magnificent gathering the colours of the 3rd Welsh. (Loud cheers.) SPEECH DY THE MAYOR. Having received the colours, his Worship the Mayor said that he could not oxnrezs ade- quately his appreciation of the honour con- ferred upon him and the town of Cardiff by the regiment in placing in his custody the things that a soldier held most dear. (Cheers.) He congratulated the regiment upon being called to the front. CCheers.) He was thoroughly convinced that the 3rd Welsh would, to whatever quarter of the globe they were sent, at the call of her Majesty the Queen and of their country, carry with them the best wishes and the thorough confidence of the people left behind. (Cheers.) There was hardly a country on the face of the globe where Welshmen had not fallen fighting for their country. So long as wars would take place, and so long as the British nation was composed of people who would not allow injustice to be done, so long would they find the British soldier lighting for liberty and truth- (Cheers.) There were good reasons why he should hope that the war would be over before they got out to South Africa, but he knew that they felt-as he should if in their placesthat they would like to have a brush with the enemy. However, they would look forward to tha return of the 3rd Welsh. Until then, he and the people of Cardiff would guard those colours carefully—(cheers)—and the regiment might depend upon it that the colours would be as safe in the keeping of the Cardiff Cor- poration as the honour of Great Britain was in theirs. (Loud cheer?.) He was sorry they were not sailing from Cardiff, because the townspeople would-if the departure was from that town-have come forward to give them a still more hearty demonstration. On behalf of the people of Cardiff, he asked. Colonel Per- kins to convey to his regiment their hearty good wishes. They wished them a prosperous voyage and a happy time—if war could be called a happy time. They would be in South Africa to uphold the dignity and the honour of the Queen, whom everyone in Great Bri- tain loved as muclr"as the soldiers did. (Cheers.) In times of danger they would feel the assu- rance that they were being watched at home, and they would be watched earnestly, from the time they landed at Cape Town until they returned to Cardiff. (Loud cheers.) OOLONEL QUIRK ON THE WAR. Colonel Quirk said that the ceremony was unique in the history of the nation. They saw for the first time the men of the Militia and of the Volunteers going forth to figlat for Queen and country shoulder to shoulder with their comrades of the Ila*. (Cheerb.) This war had told the nation who were its friends and who its enemies, but. at tfca same time, it had increased the ties of the federation of this great Empire. (Cheers.) Although they might have trouble and disaster, they knew that the characteristic of the nation was such that it would carry them through. In the words of Lord Roseberv. they would "muddle through somehow." (Cheers.) As the same statesman said in a noble speech the other day, "they had not got to the bottom of dear old England yet." Colonel Perkins had reminded them that in days gone by the colours were carried into action by their regiments, to act as rally- ing points to which the men might gather together in the hour of difficulty and danger. No soldiers would think of allowing the colours to ho captured untii the last man had fallen. Tt. wai as great a dishonour to lose the colours as it was "n honour to capture the colours of an eneiuy. Hut times had changed, and eo had the character of tirmainenti, and any officer that coiiiiua tided the colours to be taken into action would be a murderer, for the flags would attract, attention and be a mark for the enemy. The Mayor of Cardiff should be a proud man with the colours placed in his custody. There were no names on those flags yi. But it would proud day for the regiment whep it cuuje 7 back to claim those colours, and to have names emblazoned upon them, to be hanged down to history, representing freedom and justice for people in South Africa won at the expense of the blood of the Empire's sons. (Cheers.) The great. Napoleon never addressed his troops with- out using the word "glory." The word "dtitN-" did not seem to he in his vocabulary. On the other hand, Wellington never said anything about, "glory." but always spoke to his man of "duty'"—duty, the characteristic of the nation duty, that. would show the might of the greatest- Empire that the world had ever seen. (Cheers.* He wished Colonel Perkins and his olficsrra and men "Good luck, God-speed, and a safe return." (Loud cheers.) He w-ts sure that the men would do their duty, and equally sure, from the subscriptions that reached him day by day, that the people left at home would do their duty towards those whom the soldiers left behind. (Cheers.) He said that they would welcome the officers and men back. Yes; they would get a reception that would do their hearts good. But he did not say welcome them all back. He was too old a campaigner to say that. Some of the men would. uerhaps. have gone to their last- account, and have found a soldier's grave in that land far distant from kith and kin; but those kith and kin would hear ringing in their ears the well-known Biblical words. "Well done, good aud faithful servant." They would have done their duty to the country, and their country would bear in mind what they had done. (Cheers.)

DINNER TO THE OFFICERS In the evening the Mayor of Cardiff was the host at the Town-hall of the oftic-rrs who had taken part in the day's proceedings. His worship was supported by the clepuly-mpyor (Mr. Courtis), and among those present were Colonel J. Owen Quirk, D.S.O.. Colonel 3rd Welsh Regiment, Captain Forrest. Lieu- tenants Ryder and Ellis, Major Lucas. Colonel Bland, E.A., Lieutenant-colonel Gaskell. Lieu- tenant-colonsl Fry. Major J. A. Hughes, Colonel Cressweil, C.B.. Captaiu Giddy, P,.E.. Captain Elisor, Lieutenant J. H. P. Rayner (Anglesea Engineer Militiai, now attached to the Glamorgan Yeomanry; Captain D. C. Boger. Lieutenant Frank Gask-sli, Lioutenant- coionel Trick. 2nd V.B. Welsh (Swansea): Cap- tain E. H. Qrlebar, the newly-appointed adju- tant of the 3rd Welsh; Mr. Robert Forrest, Lieutenant Hobbs, Dr, Taylor, and the head- constable IMr. McKenzie). The only toast was "The Qun." but the officers present could not avoid thanking the mayor for the excellent arrangements he had made for the reception of the colour. The caterers were Stevens (Limited*, who performed their part of the work in a thoroughly satisfactory manner.

SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. DEPOSITING THE COLOURS AT BRECON. On Saturday afternoon the grand old Priory Church at Brecon was the scene of a simple, yet a strikingly impressive, military service when the ceremony was performed of handing over to the vicar and churchwardens the colours of the 3rd (Militia* Battalion South Wales Bordevers for safe custody until the return of the regiment from South Africa. The colours were brought to Brecon oil Wed- nesday from Wellington Barracks, Dublin, where the battalion is at the present time doing garrison duty. The proceedings on Saturday aroused a great. deal of interest in Brecon, and. although very short notice was given that the ceremony would be of a public character, the church was well filled. The colours were carried from the barracks by Captain James Diindai,. attended by Ser- geants Matthews and Kennedy, and a guard of honour, with fixed bayonets, under the command of Captain Morrill, of the 4th Bat- talion South Wales Borderers. At the church door the colours were uncased, and were met by the clergy and churchwardens and the surpliced choir, who formed in procession and proceeded to the chancel, the hymn, "Brightly gleams our banner." being sung. After a pause for prayer Captain Dundas handed the colours to the vicar ((he Rev. E. L. Bevan), who said that on behalf of himself and the churchwardens they accented with pleasure the trust committed to them. They would do their best to take care of the colours until the regiment camfe to claim them on their return from active service. They would fol- low with the deepest sympathy the movements of the regiment, and they would also follow them with what they believed to be more efficacious than their sympathy, their most earnest prayers offered up in that house of God. associated as it had been and was now with the South Wales Borderer2. They would look forward with joy to the day when the regiment would return in safety with the names of hard-earned victories to place upon their colours. The 121st Psalm was after- wards sung, and this was followed by special prayers and the benediction. The service was concluded by a hearty rendering of the National Anthem. The colours were pre- sented to the regiment in 1S84 during the annual training at Slwch Camp by Lady Ormathwaitc, sitter of the late Duke of Beau. fort.

COLONEL THRALE PERKINS ENTERTAINED. MASONIC PRESENTATION. At the Queen's Hotel, Cardiff, on Saturday afternoon, Colonel Thrale Ferliins (Bath), in command cf the 3rd Battalion Welsh Regiment (Militia), was entertained by the Ro Croix members of the Caer Daff. 118 (Cardiff), and Ivor Hael (Newport) Chapters, and presented with a valuable silver sandwich case and holster flask, together with an illuminated album containing the namCII of the members. Mr. H. B. Crouch (most wjse sovereign) pre- sided. the brethren present including Lieu- tenant-colonel Lyne (Newport), Dr. De Vere Hunt, Messrs. Best Ferrier, P.M.. E. W. Shackell, P.M., J. II. Taylor. P.M., James M. Gerhold, John Shaw, P.M.. J. Munday. P.M., George Ccleman. Henry Fraser. Sam Dean. and others.—The Chairman said they had met to do honour to Colonel Perkins, who for many years acted as treasurer, and who had taken an interest in masonry cf every degree, both in Cardiff and Newport. They wished him God- speed. and trusted he and his regiment might return from South Africa loaded with honours and covered with glory. (Applause.)—Speeches were delivered by Lieutenant-colonel Lyiie, Captain Williams, Mr. J. H. Taylor (Caerleon), Mr. E. W. Shackell, Mr. J. M. Gerhold, and others—all of whom dwelt upon the respect and esteem in which Colonel Perkins is held, and wished him God-speed and a safe return.In suitable terms the Chairman made the presen- tation.—Colonel Perkins, on rising to reply, received an ovation. In his remarks he said he was sure that whatever he called upon the brave Welsh lads to do they would do, and if he was not tli-ere they would then do it out of their own brave hearts. (Applause.)— The loving -cup was handed round, and the colonel's send-off was extremely enthusiastic.

Letters from the Front A WELSH F ARMER AMONGST THE BOERS. Mr. Edgar Stephens, son of Mr. Stephens, of Lan Farm. Hanstepban, Carmarthenshire, writes home to his parents, under date January 1. 1900. from Enville Stud Farm, Indwe. In the course of his letter ho iays :-On account of having had all communications cut off for the last five weeks, I could net send a word or laetr a word to or from anybody but these Boers. Since writing to you last I was on the road for fourteen days with 204 head of cattle, with four boys, and a wagon, sleeping at night on the veldt. We remained at our destina- tion fourteen days, and, takir. another four- teen days returning, were altogether away six weeks from home, all the time amongjt Kaffirs, meeting with an occasional white man. Our position was very critical a few weeks back. We are the only ones who have a good crop of oats. The Bo-ers threatened that they would commandeer our crops. We are now very busy harvesting. Below are the expenses of tha Transvaal compared with the cone- sppfldinf iuonth last year: — Sept.. 1893. Sept.. 1359. z £ Coffee 6,000 8.000 Sugar 8,000- 140,000 Tea 4,000 4,000 Flour 33.000 85,000 Ammunition 45,OCO 320,000 Guns ^S.QQO 928,000 Difference, £ 1,343,000. Now. who will say that the Transvaal did not mean war? The above I copied out of the Transvaal Blue Book. Every Liberal ought t8 be strung when they so slander and exagge- rate. because no one iq existence would be partial to ttle o.er if they only lived amongst them one month or had one transaction or deal with tllciu. Poor %tockingless Dutch- men' say they. Yes. too I:x;Y to work and earn money to buy stociiinSf- Sunday they rea.d their Bibles ail day, and pwll a long face. On Monday they put away the Bible and the face and study how to swindle and rob the next Englishman they come The war is in full swing here now. We were «nc:rcl«d the other day, and were told we were prisoners, but no one spoke to us. The Boers, however, stole six hsads of mixed cattle from us, but we hope the Government will compensate, as they promised, to al! who would remain, and we intend remaining.

Welshmen at the Front. Mr. William Edwards, late of Caerph'lly, au article fl am whose pui detailing his exre- riencei of Uk journey frca) Johannsebnrg t3 Cape Town, appeared in our clwlillllllr, a ejiort time since, is now stationed at Queenstown. ropr^eutina the South Alritaji Snanlv. alle.1 Cold Storage Company (Limited^ lie writes to say that. on November 8 he met at Cape Town Mr. D. Thomas, of Llantrisant. Mr. Thomas was leaving for the front with the Army Service Corps. Sir. Thomas's two brothers, viz,, William and Evan, had some time before been engaged in fig-hting the Boera, the former having joined the Imperial Light Horse and the letter the Kaffrarian Hilles, The Thomases arc sons of the late Mr. Til-:mas. postmaster. Llantrisant. The Kaffrarian Rifles Company :s composed of the refugees from Johannesburg.

GLAMORGAN COMPANY. DEPARTURE DELAYED. The keenest disappointment has been ex- pressed among the company of Imperial Yeo- manry now in training at C-irdiff at the receipt of news that they cannot leave for the front for at least another three weeks. The date of departure has not been definitely fixed, but will probably be about the end of February. The cause of the delay is assumed to be due to the efforts that are being made to get the cavalry brigade to the front as soor, as possible, and the transport service is, owing to this, occupied to its fullest capacity. PROMOTIONS TO XOX-COMMIS- SIOXED RANK. Major Wyndhani-Quin has approved of the I following promotions in Ill;, corps, taking effect from the date stated against 'heir names: Private F. W. Smith to be colour-sergeant; January 10. 5900. Private e. Thomas to lie sergeant and acting. colour-sergeant; January 15. Private H. Nell to be sergeant: January 10. Private R. G, Pritchayd to be tergeant; January 15. Private H. T. Edwards to be sergeant; I January 15. Private .1. H. Butler to be sergeant; Jan. 17. Private T. A. Applebee to be corporal; January 10. Private H. T. Hern to be corporal; Jan. 10. Private H. D. Biessley to be corporal; Jan. 13. Private E. G. Morgan to be corporal; Jan. 15. Private F. G. Griffith; to be corporal; Jan. 16. Private H. Green to be corporal. January 19 Private H. S. K. Wilson to be lance-corporal; Febrnary S. PEMBROKESHIRE C GMPAX i". I INSPECTION BY EABL CAAVDOR. Out of the 115 men required to complete He Pembroke troop of Imperial Yeomanry which is row being formed at Tenby, 54 men ha-e befn accepted and sworn in. the majority havmg been sent. down from the headquarters in London. On Saturday afternoon the m.?n paraded in Frog-street, and then marched to the Royal Navai Beserve Drili-hall. where they were inspected by Earl Cawdor, lord-lieutenant of the county, who was accompanied by Sir Charles Philipps, Bart., calonel of the Pem- broke Yeomanry: Sir Owen Scourfield, Bart., Mr. J. F. Lort Phillips, Mr. Crow Richardson, and others. His lordship walked along the ranks, but, addressed no remarks to the men. Th officers present were Captain Ernaal Richardson (who will take the company out to the Cape), Lieutenant Baail Jones. and Captain Williams, adjutant of the Pembroke Yeomanry. Uniforms have not yet been served out to the men. COMFORTS FOR THE MEN. The 3rd Battalion South Wales Bordered having been ordered to the front, the sum of at least £ 203 is urgently required to provid3 the men with extra comforts, such as socks, flannel pants, woollen earn. handkerchiefs, and vests. Donations should be sent to either of the following:—Mrs. Morgan Llandefailcg, Brecon; Mrs. n. Garnons Williams, Tymawr, Brecon; Mrs. Edward Martin. Dowiais; Miss W. Jones, Fronoiog, Cefn Coed, Merthyr; Mrs. Griffiths, The Rectory, Brynmawr; and Mrs. Goiigh, Yniscedwyn, Ystradgunlais. or to t-Ue National and Provincial Bank of England, Brecon, marked "For Breconshire Militia Com- forts Fund."

DISAPPOINTING WAR OFFICE NOTICE. Intense disappointment and surprise has been created among the Imperial Yeomanry by the War Office announcement, communi- cated on Saturday, that after the despatch tf the few companies having orders for embar- kation on the 11th inst. there will be a delay of three weeks before any more are sent. 0 the front. Som) of the companies thus being kept at home when their services are urgently needed at the front have already been embodied for nearly a month, and are per- fectly ready in every respect for service. RIFLE VOLUNTEERS AND THE COUNTY FUND. There is an unintentional uii.,airne-o in the way in which the Glamorgan County Fund is distributed. It was raised for the equipment. Ac. of a company of Yeomanry, and out of the money received tho men attested are paid 3s. per oay in addition to tllir Army allow- ance. The Rifle Volunteer Company which had to report itself at the barracks at Cardiff on Friday gets no assistance from the public. One of our representatives has pointed out the eireiiiistzuicer, to Major Wyndham-Quin and Mr. Robert Forrest, and we have good reason to believe that some addition will be made to the bare War Office allowance made to the infantry Volunteers.

THE RAILWAY TROUBLE. Position of Shareholders To the Sditor of the Evening Express." Sir.—I was very pl,eaee-I to read A DiS- satisfied Shareholder's letter with regard to our dispute in your issu-3 of yesterday, and trust that the other shareholdars of the Taff Vale will take the questions which he has put to them into earnest consideration by bring- ing the management to a sense of duty so as to settle the present dispute in a eatiefactory and speedy manner. Indeed, I do not under- stand Mr. Beasl-ey in refusing to accept our representatives. He puts me in mind of the spider and the fly-t-ver ready to take advan- tage of a poor individual. This has been tha case for some time, which I hope will be put a stop to now once for all, and not try to irritate us as workmen, seeing that we help to earn (as Shareholder" gays) the dividend for our shareholders, who are the company really. Our programme is a moderate one, We are only asking for that which we feel we are justly entitled to, especially we as signalmen. Our work as signalmen on the Taff Vale Railway has increased tenfold sinoe 1893, when the absolute block came in operation, bringing extra block instruments, extra. levers, tele- phones, &c.. in the signal cabins. But the peor signalmen have not received any advance in wages or reduction in hours. It is a great shame to the company, seeing the great respon- sibility that we as signalmen have on our shoulders. I refer more especially to the first class cabins, which should be eight hours per day and no more, and all increase of wage3 tj

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TO COHRESPOITDENTS. "A Welsh Imperialist."—Ycur letter shall ajipear to-morrow.

MISSIONARIES AND WAR. DR. MOFFAT AND THE BOER. To the Editor of the Evening Express." 8ir,-Aftr what has appeared in your columns an-ent Dr. Livingstone and the Boers, the correspondence 1Jetw.cen Dr. Itigg and th I late Mr. W. E. Gladstone, and the resume of a lecture delivered by the Rey. 0, Watkins, who. we are told, has a son a chaplain with cur forces in Ladysmitii. and proudly reckons among his personal acquaintances Govern- ment officials of the highest standing. yon will, I am sure, allow the prime and prince of missionaries, vix., the Eev. Dr. R. Moffat, who spent nearly the first half of the present century in South Africa, to express his opinion about the much-abused Boer. I may say that Dr. Moffat. *vent out to the Dark Continent and pursued his missionary labours for a very long period, not a-, an explorer nor a semi-official of any Government, but simply and solely as a humble representative of Christ, which ihouid be the case with every missionary who has rightly interpreted the true meaning of his vocation. On Page 47 of his Missionary Labours in South Africa, written by years ago, Moffat writes:—"It might here be remarked, once for all. that the Dutch farmers, notwith- standing all that had been said against them by some travellers. are, as a people, exceedingly hospitable and kind to strangers. Exceptions there are. but these are few and. perhaps, more rare than in any country under the sun." Unfortunately, many of the missionaries, especially in South Africa, from Robert Moffat down to the present have endeavoured to serve in the dual capacity of a missionary of the Cross and. at the iame time, an agent of the Colonial or Home Government. This serving ■of Gcd and mammon ha- always and invariably proved most disastrous. It has confirmed the natives' worse suspicions. led to no end of frictions, and even fights, which have before now resulted in terrible bloodshed. Was net even Dr. Livingstone, whose memory is justly revered by Britons, looked upon by the natives, as well as by the Dutch, more, indeed, as a traveller—an explorer backed up by the British Government than like his father-in-law a misiionary and an Evangel ? To prove the mischievous and evil effect of this two-fold position of certain missionaries on the banks of the Vaal River in Gr>qaa- land, let me quote from Page 55 in Moffat's own words, which are as follow:—"It is not without- great reason, however, that many judicious persons deprecate the effects of what they consider an unhallowed union in the missionaries holding aent of the Colon;) 1 Government. There may be apparent advantages arising from this measure to tho,e who hold tbat the besefit effected by missionary labours to be more of a political than i religious one. and who hold it far more convenient for Government to arrange with the missionary than by appoint- ing district agents; but the fact is, it has no warrant in Scripture," Ac. Again, referring to what one may term the "secret service" policy of certain missionaries, this simple and single-hearted servant of God gees on to state:—"The cause of Mr. Ander- Ron's removal was his Government agency. The principal and consequence of agency can- not but be deprecated. Mr. Browniee, our missionary in Kaffirland, was the next who trod on that slippery path and resigned the office of missionary agent to the Government a incompatible with the position of mis- sionary to the heathen. Mr. Thompson, of the Kat River, followed him with stall less success. His political functions interfered very mnch with his religions duties. He informed the writer (Moffat) that it nearly cost him his life, and he would by no means advise missionaries to assume anything like diplomatic character among the people of their spiritual charge." The Rev. Stephen Kay. writing previous to this and on the same subject of the undesira- bility of the missionary assuming diplomatic character, and performing political func- tions. while he at the same time professed and endeavoured to Christianise the heathen, says to Sir T. F. Buxton, in reference to a particu- lar Kaffir case, and which, no doubt, was made, a subject of Government inquiry and recorded in a Blue Book: — "I trust." writes Mr. Kay that the Government will never again thing of committing the office of agency among the Kaffirs to a missionary. as it places missionaries in a position which might, by hostility, be construed into that of spies, and there would, in ail probability, bo and end put to their usefulness at once." I Ihave quoted enough to show how general this practice was in vogue, and the evil results of Huch policy. What is true in reference to the natives, L';tJch as Kaffirs, Griquas. &c., is equally true as regards the Dutch or any other nationality who have had reasons for suspect- ing missionaries, in very many cases, to be mere political pioneers to prepare the people for the control of a foreign power and special emissaries of some Colonial or foreign governor. The strong feeling: once evinced, and still raging against missionaries in China is, doubtless, caused by this FUspicion, that the missionary Is a scout, paid agent, or in some way connected with foreign Power. which have their eye upon their vast country, and that, he assumes the missionarj role simply as a matter of tactics to disarm prejudice, and secure his political end. It is much to be regretted, in my opinion—and I I write as a traveller and a missioner of some experience—that certain missionaries, and notably among our Wesleyan brethren, who have never yet. as a Christian body, been con- sidered very progressive reformers, and advanced Liberals, notwithstanding Dr. Rig¡(1 given assurance, have thought fit to favour, if not, indeed fan. the petty jealousies and deepen the already strong hatred which have culminated in one of the most unfortunate wars of modern times, and which hap already cost so much to this country in men and money and morale. The missioner should feel far more anxious to see the flag of Christ waving triumphantly over South Africa than even that of his own country, although he might be thought in wishing so to be very unpatriotic. and called "little Englander." The secretary of the London Missionary Society informed us the other day that one of the society's missionaries had received a cheque from Mr. Rhodes, who a few years back and of his great bounty gave some land to Baptists, CongregationaliBts, and Wetleyans. This fact in itself is enough to stamp the re- cipients, although otherwise excellent men, as the vassals of the Chartered Company, and blight their profcpects for many years in the estimation and confidence of the natives and Dutch population. It ili-becomes those who clamour so much against Church and State to be only too glad at any cost to secure semi-offi- cial recftgnition at the hands of Colonial offices and chartered speculators. It is a sad spec- tacle in my opinion to see the Bride of Christ in South Africa walking arm-in-arm with gold- grabbers, reckless, exploiters, and, in many cases, dishonest gamblers. This being the case, it is not to be wondered at that the natives and Dutchmen refuse to accept every missionary as the harbinger of peace and goodwill and t.he representative of the humble Nazarene avi a person who wishes to confer upon him the chiefst good. I trust that, in fairness to natives and- Dutch in >outh Africa, the testi- mony of one of the world's greatest micitioncra. and as affording seme side light on the causes of the suspicions reception of missionaries, and the rough manner some have been dealt with, you will allow this contribution to appear in one of your earliest issues.—I am, *c., L. TOX EVANS. Barry, Feb. 1.

The annual general meeting jjf the Barry Association of tao National Union of Teach:rs was held on Saturday at Barry Dock, Mr. J. Bennett (president) in the chair. Mr. R. T. Evans.was inducted as president for the year, and Mr. H. Wood, headmaster of St. Helen's Roman Catholic School, was elected vioe-pre- fident. Mr. T. Iligijtan and Mr. J. Lloyd Jones re-elected representatives of tbe association on the Soqth Wales District Union. On Saturday the Geiligaer and Rhigos Rural District Council appointed Dr. W. W. Jones temporarily, for three months, as their medical officer, in succession to the late Dr. Dyke. The annual meeting of the Swansea Salisbury Club was held on Friday. The report showed an improvement in receipts and a balance in favour of the club of JE553. The Chairman afterwards referred to the resignation by Mr. Boger Beck of the office of president, but tlw subject was left in abeyance ior the present. Mr. Christopher Yorath. one of Swansea s most highly respected tradesmen, died alter a very brief illness, from pleuro-pneumonia. on Satuniay afternoon. Mr. Yorath. who was n Briùg-e-ud man and belonged, to the veil-known Yorath family located at Cardiff. Bridgend, and other part of Glamorganshire, had in business in Swansea for 23 years. He leaves a. widow and four grown-up children. Sixteen candidates competed at Pontypridd on Saturday for the three cookery scholarships £3;1 a yfat for eighteen months at the Car- aiff University Coijqe and School ioj Do»«*tic J*1*

The Man in the Street f- ». 1 The letter of the Rev. L. Ton Erans. which appears in another column, is a striking contribution to the discussion of s 'lit one of the ultimate causes of the present war in South Africa. Mr. Evans, on the str-ength of something which has been told him or which he has read: impugns the testimony of eye-witnesses to the brutalities of the Boers, and seeks to dis- count the value of the evidence of those witnesses by insinuating that their judg- mel11: has been warped by gifts which some I of them have received from men like Mr. Cecil Rhodes and others who are opposed to Boer policy. The Rev. L. Ton Evans feek so strongly in the matter that he is moved to make these charges of voluntary blindness against men of his own clas-s and persua- sion. though, perhaps, not of his own denomination, and he does this in full view of the tenour of the exhortation bound up in the leaflet which he recently issued. asking. "What would Jesus do at Barry! The position Mr. Evans appears to assume seems to be that. because Mr. Cecil Rhodes has made gifts to certain missionary societies, therefore the testimony of any agents of those societies which may coin- cide with what are believed to be Mr. Rhodes's views musl be rejected as having been bought by those gifts! Th-e Rev. L. Ton Evans abominates specu- lators as a reference to his aforesaid leaflet will demonstrate. Land grabbers and iiioiie)- grabbers arc his pet aversion while liquor sellers and dealers, are to him anathema maranatha. The cause of truth will be materially served by the Rev. L. Ton Evans's letter to-day, for all open- minded people will be put on-.their guard against the testimony of those people whose judgments have been warped by gifts from men who are opposed to the policy of the Boers. It may be taken fcr granted that the Rev. L. Ton Evans's judgment has not been warped in the slightest degree. He would take the most stringent measures to prevent such a thing occurring even sub- consciously. Thus, if he found that any of the land speculating companies which have made the Barry district their happy hunt- ing ground; .or any of the speculative builders who have been in league with the company, or any of the liquor sellers who have fattened at the expense of the tenants of the companies, had by any chance been permitted to contribute towards the erection of his chspel or the raising of his salary, he would immediately search out the men and the items and restore the ill-gotten money. If Mr. Evans's views coincides with those of any of his principal supporters, that fact. readers may be quite certain, is merely a coincidence and nothing more. According to information to hand. it appears that the Rev. L. Ton Evans's chapel at Cadoxton is mortgaged to Alderman R. Cory. Mr. Cory holds strong views with regard to the liquor traffic, and so does the Rev. L. Ton Evans. Those views coincide, but it would manifestly unfair to suggest that the afore- said financial relationship (if they exist) have anything to do with that agreement of views. It is only in South Africa or China that such agreements have more significance than a coincidence. And: even there, the fact that the only Nonconformist minister allowed to remain in Pretoria, under the especial protection of President Kruger. is a Baptist (one of Mr. Evans's denomina- tion). is a coincidence and nothing more. The strange infatuation of the natives for British rule, their eager desire for the suc- cess of the British Army, their turbulent demands to be aHowed to fight for Great Brit-ain-all these things are but evidence of ignorance as to the identity of their real friends. If they opened their eyes to truth, as it appears to the Rev. L. Ton Evans, they would see that the British are but "gold- grabbers. reckipss exploiters, and dishonest gamblers," and fit only to be swept away with the besom of destruction. Truly, the Rev. L. Ton Evans's letter is a notable con- tribution to an important discussion. W.J.X. 4

A CHAPTEK OF ACCIDENTS AT CARDIFF. On Sunday afternoon a man named William Watts fell down in Queen-etreet, and sustained .i fracture of the r'hl. irm. He was taken by a constable to the infirmary. Shortly after four o'clock on-Saturday Mary Drawty, aged eight, re-ziding at 12. Love-lane, was playing with some matches in a room downstairs during the temporary absence of her mother, and set fire to her clothing. She rushed into the lane, and a couple of women. who were passing at the time, succeeded in extinguishing the flames, but not before the child was badly burned abcut the face and body. She was subsequently admitted into the infirmary. Mrs. Hayward, of 31. Milton-street, was admitted into the infirmary on Saturday suf- fering from a severe cut on the right arm. It is alleged that during an altercation with her husband she threw a basin at him. The missile, however, struck the wr.il obliquely, and in the rebound struck the woman.

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NOTTINGHAM MEETING. S-cke Hnrdle-LIXHOPE, Leen Selling Hurdle—hOPHO?. Nottinghamshire S t eepl echase—ITS^ GKD vui Atneslev Maiden Hurdle—S WAKE. Selling Xational Hunt nll-LOLLARD, Plodders' Steenlechase—THE SAPPER. YEN ATGR.

OLD S AM S FIN ALS. NOTTINGHAM MEETING. 2.0—THE SLI-G. 2.30— PERIPATETIC map'. 5.0—BEATTY'S SELECTED. S.3-5-CULLY.S SELECTED. 4.0—CLANSMAN II. 4.50—GANGBRIDGE. Best Thing- of the Day-PFRIPATETIC. Double Event—PERIPATETIC and CLANS- MA-N 11.

PADDOCK FINALS. ("LATEST FROM THE COURSE). FANCIFUL, IND, DO ALOXZO. and LADY BOUNCE. SPORTING CHRONICLE—"KETTLEDEUM. 2.0—Helen Margaret or Sobieski. Z.:ïa-U0docnel. 5.C—Mrs Grand; 5.50—Queen"? Wake or Lilian Noel. i.O—Clansman II. 4.50—Piccantiinny cr Match Ilare. "CLIFDEN." 2.0-Pickled Berry tif r.b»em, 8bi"ki)_, 2.3G-Car8etllorn. (),-For Shame. 5.50—Liiiari Noel. 4.0Rugby Cement. 4,30-P.ican.inny. TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT. 2.0—The Slug or Hermegild. 2.30—Ca ri: et horn. 3.C—Mrc Grundy. selected. 4.0-Clan-imaii II. t .30-Gangbridge. 4.C-G anguridgE. DAILY MAIL- ROBIN GOODFLLLOW." 2.0—The Slug" 2.5C—Peripatetic. 3.0-FaneifnJ. 3.50—Sty ritnne. 4.3C—Ganjbridge. DAILY TELEGRAPH—"HOTSPUR." 2.0—The Slug. I 2. 3D-Peripatei ic. 3.50—Lilian Noel. 4.0—Clansman II. 4.50—Gangbridcre. MORNING LEADER- UNO." Z.O-The Slusr. 2.30—Lady Bounce. 3.50—Lilian Noel. 4.0—Lollard. 4.5C—Gangbridge. SPORTING LIFE.—Ind or Siliybody. Peripa- tetic or Rodomel, Mr* Grundy or Eanc+ful. Queen'» Wake cr Lilian od, Don Alonsto cr Loliard, and Gankbrwlgc. MAN ON THE SPOT.—Fiorio Rubattino. Peri- patetic. For Shame. Patrick"? Ball or Lilian oel. Lollard, and Piccaninny. SPORTSMAN.—Liuhope. Peripatetic. Mrs. Grundy, Queen's Wake, Clansman II., atMi The Sapper. MAN OX THE SPOT.-The Khedive, Peripa- tetic, Mr>. Grundy. Styrienne, Don Älonzo, ADd Gangbridge. LONDON FINALS. The Snia-Ind; The Star. TJie Khedive. The Sun ard Star—Peripatetic.. -——-— The Sun-Fanciful (nap); The Star, Mrs Grundy nap The Sxiii-Lilian Noel; The Star, Styrienne. The Sun and Star—Don Alonsio. The Sun and Star—Gangbridge. SPECIALS. SPORTING LTJQfc. 2.0—The slug. 5.0—Lede-san or VTo Grundy. 3.30-Lilan Noel. 4.3O-Shannon Las-s. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' MIRROR. 3.36—Lilian Noel* JOCKEY SPECIAL. 2.0-The Siog- 3.0-Ledessan. RACING WORLD. ..O-The Slug* SPORTING WORLD. 2.0—Minstrel. 3.0-Fanciful. 3.3J-Lllan Noel. 4.0-Cangbridge. "— EACTNG WORLD. 2.0-Sob-iez,rli. 3.0—Ledessan. 3.30-Queen's Wake. — 4.0—Ford of Fyne. THE JOCKEY. 2.0—The Slug. 3.0—Lsdcisan. 3.50—Styrienne. 4.30—Shannon Las. DIAMOND SPECIAL. 2.0-The Slug. 3.0-Lede-sau. 3.53—Queen a Wake. TO-DAY'S RACING. Order of Running.—Stoke Hurdle, t-.I I-en Belling Hurdle, 2.30; Nottinghamshire Steeple chase, 3.0: Annealey Hurdle, 3.33; Selling National liuntulat Race. 4.0; Plodders' Stecple- chiite, 4.30.

Football Notes. [BY "WELSH ATHLETE. '] From the Welsh poiEt of view matters inter- national may be considered in a particularly satisfactory condition. One chine is certain, we cannot gain the wooden spoon even if we lose our came with Ireland/ for, supposing- each of the other country should win their remaining; matches-and that ie, of course, an impowiibility-we should still be as good a8 any of them. So far as matters have gone, the position stands as follows — Score Score for. agst. Country. P. W. L. D. G. T. P. G. T. P. Wales 2 2 0 0 3 4 25 0 2 o England 2 1 1 0 -2 3 18 4 0 17 Ireiand 1010 10 4 22 15 Scotland 10 10 Ola 0 4 1& I A Scotland and Ireland have each two more camel to play. They canno*. of course, w-n each ef these two, so that our position at the head of the list of countries is assured even now. for either Scotland or Ireland is bound to lose another game or draw it, which means the same thine when the table comes to be worked out again. Judging from Saturday a performance, I should say England will have very little difficulty in beating Scotland, and that will, of course, bring them second on the list. Between Scotland and Ireland it should be a< very near thing; neither pack will care about. scrimmaging, and the result will, I should ima. gine, be a fast, loose game, ic which luck will play a most important part. As to our own — chances against Ireland, they certainly seeia J rosy. for not only did England beat Ireland badly forward, but they fairly out-classed them behind the scrimmage Now. if Wales at Gloucester could, so badly beat England tore and &it, and England do the same thing with Ireland, surely Wales has a great chance of beating Ireland. i~ Of course, in this respect two matters have to be considered. The first is, how far the in- clusion of the new men in the English side im- proved the team from that we met at Gloucester. And. secondly, what resources Ireland have to re-place the palpable weaknesses on their side. Against Scotland it is pretty certain that Ire- land will make a number lol. changes^ V cially in the forwards. I should think. too. that there will be one or two alterations irt the backs. Whatever changes are made, how- ever. I should hardly think iiat Ireland will be able to put a side on the field against Wale3 that can hope at the very outside to do better than make a draw. Harking back for a second. I may give expression to the opinion that the-new men in the English team strengthened the side considerably. The for- wards, for example, played a much sounder game than they did at Gloucester. Further. they played a more meritorious game. Tn saying this, I am gg-g upon the „ statement made to me on Saturday by one of the English forwards. To- day." he said, "we had no shirkers in the pack, as we had at Gloucester, and the result was that, meeting eight forwards considerably inferior to the Welsh eight, we did pretty much as we iiked with them. That they did to anyene who saw the game at Richmond on Saturday was bound to admit, for they pushed the Irish forwards all over the field. Still, at I say above, Ireland will be sure to improve her forward line for the match with Wales, a.nd although it will not be,-indeed. cannot be-the pack that represented Ireland! in the days of C. V. Itooke. Walsh. Jameson. Roche, Ac., it is sure to he a bit stronger than the eight who were to badly beaten by Eng- land on Saturday. I am pointing this out because I do not wish our Welsh forwards to tliinli they have a soft thing on at Belfast. There is a long and trying journey before them. and that '& not in their favour. It evi- dently affccied the Irish eight on Saturday, and it will affect the Welshmen when they have to make the journey—indeed, it would' lie a wise move on the pan of the Welsh coufi- luittee to make the journey on the Thursday, as they did when they went to Limerick. This would allow our players plenty of time to recover from the effects of the sea Toyage. We shall he all right ut three-*uari.«i-. but it we hope to win the triple crown—and we have a. fine chance of doing so—then our forwards must get fit again, and make up their minds for a big fight. We have won our m«tche?-1e<»"" far this season practically at home; conse- quently, we have to make our mind; np for hig fight away, aad rcniejnber that Ir?rfiiui .»r* alvay* ind to beat ia tfrcjjr ow»

consolation in a war with France. Prudence and reserve better servo the interests of France at the present moment than the vio- lent attitude of the Nationalists.