Evening Express

JAMESON RAID DEBATE. The attack on Mr. Chamberlain over the Jameson raid inquiry opened very tamely on Tuesday night, for Mr. D. A. Thomas, who led it, had a good House when he started. Long before he had finished there were many empty benches. The many questions were largely by ;he Irishmen, who are showing their usual •jack of humour and sense of proportion in the fuss they arfe making over the war. They would be something to exasperate. Englishmen if the whole performance were not so puerile. Fancy a sensible man suggesting that the War Office should send out to South Africa sprigs of shamrock for the Irish regiments to war on St. Patrick's Day! This is a sample of the kind of nonsense which Mr. Wyndham, who is overwor) ?ri enough, has to answer day after day; ann when he has answered, then Mr. Pat. Tick O'Brien instates the Hones wai other questions; or Mr. William Beclmond plays the buffoon with no greater regard to the suscepti- bilities of the Minister or of the House of Commons. Sir. John Gorst asserted himself in his peculiar way at the expense of Mr. C. P. Scott. The Education Minister, for suell he really is. has not had much chance this session of showing his sarcastic humour in the answering of questions, and, perhaps, was not sorry to have a chance of starting with the Lancashire member, who does not seem to be verv popular. He wanted to know whether, under Section 20 of the proposed statutes ol the University of Birmingham, degrees could be granted to students in affiliated colleges in theology or any other faculty not recognised in the charter. The hon. member, said Sir John in his very blandest tones, asks for a legal opinion on the construction of a public document which the Committee of Council are not qualified to give." It is the manner, not t!)", matter, of his answers which causes the House to burst into a loud laugh, as it did now. The member for the Leigh Division was a bit "huffed." and jumped up with a request that Sir John would tell him where to go for infor- mation. "To the Attorney-General." was the answer, and Mr. Scott wanted the law officer to get up at once and give an opinion. But lawyers are not usually in a hurry to do that. -Pat it down," remarked Sir Richard 'Webster, with a smile; -and rr, Scott said he would, with the air of a man who is bent on a desperate deed. He takes himself very seriously, and did not. at all like the cavalier way in which Sir John had treated his question. That the South Africa debate attracted much interest was clear from the crowded state of the galleries. The peers had a programme which drew a large house and three Royal dukes. Nevertheless, a good many left their own Chamber to take oare of itself, among them the Duke of Fife, Lord Windsor, Lord James. Lord Morris, Lord Harris, and the Earl of Selborne. The Colonial Under-Secretary thought he was in his own House and put on his hat. so an attendant had to approach and timorously tell the noble earl that he was committing a grave offence. As has been said, M' D. A. Thomas almost emptied the House. He was nervous, lost his notes, and generally was impotent. His seconder, Mr. Samuel Evans, a voluble clever barrister, soon filled the place again. He made it clear, if anybody wanted convincing on the point, that this -vho'.e movement is a "Cuamberlain baiting business, and that the people who so ecstati- cally cheered him cared very little about the Hawkesley letters, or anything else, but were trying to prejudice public opinion against the Colonial Secretary. Mr. Chamberlain was received with a mightv cheer when, after the Welsh- man had finished, he sprang to his feet his frock-coat tightly buttoned, a white flower slightly tipped with red in his button- hole. Throughout Mr. Evans's speech h had shown himself more nervous than is his wont. Once or twice he had risen to interrupt, and now that his turn had come he seemed to be relieved. With a scornful look across the 'table he said that so far as the motion was an attack on the Committee he would leave it to others, but so far as it "under the pretext of public interest," was a personal attack on him- self he would deal only with essential facts. "I confess," said he with almost a tremor in his tones, "that I have felt bitterly-I have felt it hard-that such charges should be made against me after having been for 24 years a member of the House." and the Unionists applauded sympathetically. "Charges." he exclaimed* with a ris'iig voice, "they are i.,ot, charges; they are insinuations based on suspi- cions and imputations, which even those who repeat them and publish them dare not pretend thema-olves to believe. The walls rang with cheering, repeated again "nd again when he declaraa that these insinuations influenced nobody but those "for whose good opinions I care not. a single straw." His trnducers talked about their duty to their constituents, "Lhose who have been foremost in this matter-in this dirty work-rand here again the plaudits rang out, while the shocked Nationalists and Radi- cals cried "Oh." and "Order )—in this conspi- racy against the reputation of a, single man- some of these seem to have a great ditllcuity in getting a hearing even from their con- stituents." After this spirited outburst the Colonial Secretary went on to examine the facts of the case. He narrated how from the first L wanted the fullest inquiry into the raid, how he favoured not. a Parliamentary Committee but a judicial commission, how even when he gave wiy on the point to Sir William Harcourt he tried to get a committee free from party spirit, how the then leader of the Oppo- sition insisted on having 't formed on the ordinary political lines, and how, even then, he toc-lt as little a part as he could in the proceedings, and in every point connected with the conuuct of the inquiry he allowed Sir William to have his way. All this the member for West Mon- mouth assented in a chorus of "Hear. hear." He repeated what he has al. ready said about the llawkesley tele- grams, and then he came to the letters published in the "Independence Beige," "a precious collection stolen by a clerk, hawked about the London newspaper offices, and none of them would touch it with a pair of tongs." "Then," he went on. "they found a customer in a. well-known friend of the Boers; he con- trived to transmit them to Dr. Leyds, who has paid, or promised to pay, -LIDO for them. Dr. Leyda never made a worse bargain in his life than when he paid L-100 for that rubbish. Loud cheers and laughter greeted this out- burst. He exposed in trenchant language, with his hand pointing to Mr. Evans, how flimsy is the monstrous web which is sup- posed to have been spun by those letters, a reference to Mrs. Richard Chamberlain—"a lady with whom I am connected by marriage, who does not share my opinions, and with whom I have never had any discussion about South African inatters"-e-,i using much amuse- ment. Finally, in an impassioned peroration, he declared that his opponents did not want an inquiry, but an execution. "What they want to do is to discredit the Minister whom they charge unjustly with being in a special sense responsible for the war, whom they desire, no doubt for good reasons, to exclude from any part in the settlement." It was a brief, a vigorous, a splendid defence; and when he sat down, after speaking for forty minutes, everybody felt that the last word had been said. Sir William Harcourt followed with an ap- proval of the motion, taking the line he indi- cated in his speech on the Address—that an inquiry was necessary to show the unscrupu- lous fashion in which the Chartered Company, in order to cover their own forgeries and lying, had sedulously put forward the idea that the Colonial Office was privy to the raid. As a member of the Committee of 1897. this was an ingenious line to take; but it had a boomerang-like operation, for it left Mr. Thomas and Mr. Evans open to the assump- tion that they were acting in the interests of the Chartered Company.

BELGIUM AND THEJAMESON RAID DEBATE. [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] BRUSSELS. Wednesday. The papers here devote considerable space to the attempt in the British House of Com- mons yesterday to re-open the inquiry into the Jameson Raid. Mr. Chamberlain's reply to the attack made upon him is received with anything but favour. The "Petit Bleu" says: —After last night's speech Mr. Chamberlain will stand condemned before Continental opinion. Any honest statesman would not refuse, but would call for, an inquiry under similar circumstances. 1

CARDIFF CONSERVATISM. At the invitation of their chairman (Council. lor J. H. Hallett, J.P.), the committee of the Cathays Conservative Club partook of a din- ner, and enjoyed a very successful convivial on Tuesday, evening'. Appropriate songs and speeches, relative to the war, were the order of the evening. A collection was made and useful presents given to a member of the club going to the front, Joseph Andrews, of the 41st Welsh Regiment.

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WRECKS OFF THE SCOTTISH COAST. Before daylight on Tuesday, during the height of a violent gale, the ship Norman. 900 tons, bound from Mobile to Grangemouth. With timber, ran on the rocks near Cockburnspath, Berwickshire. The crew of fourteen were saved by the rocket apparatus. The barque Talus, 1,800 tons. drifted ashore near Dunbar about six o clock on Tuesday, and has become a total wreck. She was in ballast, and had been abandoned about 100 miles out in the North Sea the previous day.

CARDIFF TELEGRAPHIST'S EXPERIENCES. Sapper Chappel, a Cardiff telegraphist, writ- ing to his mother from Rensburg on January 28. says:—'As you see. I have had another shift from my last writing place—Potfontein—he reason for this being that all our section had to be together, as we have charge of the river. I was at a very nice spot before, there being a lovely lake just close to my tent where one cou1ù haye a lovely swim. which is a great luxury out here. This camp (Rensburg) is tha headquarters for the time being of General French's brigade, and. consequently, there is a. lot of work to be done in the office. We work twelve hours a day. and more is occasion re- quires. There is no town here, just merely a house, the rest being open sandy plains sur- rounded by hills. This is the last station up the line in our possession, but I hope we shall be in possession of at least two more by the end of next week. I do uot think it will be a very long job now, and think it will be over by April or May, as the enemy seem to be getting more tired of it every day. We constantly have people who desert and come over to us. They appear to be half starved, and are ragged and unkempt. Their supply arrangements seem to be in a very disorganised condition. Of course, they are not drilled to that pitch of proficiency as we are, and are chiefly farmers 1 who do not care about military discipline. One thins: in which our people excel is the transport arrangements, which is as nearly perfect as can be. It is a big undertaking to keep such a huge Army supplied with food such a long way up country. The country is very barren and hilly, and is not given over to cultivation much owing, probably, to the lack of water. It is a trifle too hot at times, but one could put up with thai:, were it not for the frightful sand. falls that now. and the flies worry the dife out of anybody. I killed a big scorpion the other night, in my ten! about ten inches long, and yesterday I killed a centipede over a foot long. The locusts are a sight to see in flight, looking. like a snowstorm. Then there are little rock lizards. They move about like lightning, and are perfectly innocent. There is a little black beetle whose antice are very amusing. He will get hold of a lump of anything and push it round as if he were havinga game. He stands on his head and pushes it with his hind legs. tumbles over it, gets up again, and makes another rush at it. The ant-hills are very wonderful. My orderly commandeered a lamb last Sunday, and we had an ant-hill to cook it in. I shall be able to spin some yarns when I return home again, which I hope is not very far distant. I am doing the counter duty here, and take in a good sum every day. They send a lot of press work from here. One hardly knows what day it is. and very often we hear somebody asking what day it is) and he gets various ansyers. some thinking it must be Wednesday, others Sunday, and so on.

A MUCH-COVETED BOX. Private John Regan, a Reservist, moving at the front with the Munster Fusiliers, has sent to his sister, Mrs. Margaret O'Niel, 6. Cross Sand-street, Dowlais, the tin box of chocolate which he, in common with the other soldiers in South Africa, received as a Christmas pre- sent from the Queen, together with a remit- tance £1. Mrs. O'Neil has had offers of large sums of money for the box, only a small por- tion of whose original contents has been used, but she declines to part with it on any con- dition. The gifts were accompanied by a let- ter, dated from Honey Nest Kloof on the 27th of Januawy, in which Regan 8ay: "We are all in good spirits, and getting on well. We will be home in about three months, or sooner still. We are in camp at present seven miles from Modder River. We have plenty of food, and we xre wideawake of aaithing that tarns up." -J

Viewed with Enthusiasm I from Ladysmith. [CENTRAL XEWS TELEGRAM.] LADYSMITH (by heliograph to Weenen, There is the greatest satisfaction here at General Builer's capture of Bloys Hill, which is plainly visible from Ladysmith. The garri- son watched the shelling of the Boer position all day on Sunday with intense interest.. Even the British infantry wzre observable from here making the ascent of the hill. There is a splendid position on this side of the Tugela. immediately opposite Bloys Hill—Asvogel Krantz—which, if seized, would command the railway to Nel- thorpe. It would also command the back, and, perhaps, the summit, of Bulwana Hill.

NO OFFICIAL NEWS. No official news had been issued by the War Office up to 11.45 a.m. on Wednesday. The, only activity observable at the War Office on Wednesday morning was with refe- rence to the re-enlistment of the Royal Reserves, a number of inquiries being made by exsoldiers as to the methods to be pursued for re-joining.

Rumoured Relief of Ladysmith. A STOCK EXCHANGE REPORT. Intense excitement reigned in the Stock Exchange on Wednesday morning, in some quarters it being confidently asserted that Ladysmith had been relieved, but there is no official news to that effect. Prices in the South African department opened with dis- tinct strength, but are now somewhat easier. Band Mines now up i on day at 36J; Modder- fontein good market up i. to 9¡, East Rands 1-16 harder at 6t Randfonwins same amount up at 3. Goldfields at 7 5-16, Chartereds at 33, each the turn harder. In Diamonds. De Beers fractionally up at 27l. A generally harder tone is shown in the Westralian Deuartment, but there is nothing special doing. Associateds up 3-16 to 6i. Kalgurlis | to 9. Hannan's Brownhills 1-16 to 10J, Golden Horseshoe? firm at 14å,

The Position. B TILLER'S NEXT STEP. Sir Redvers Buller's cue (says Mr. Spencer Wilkinson in the "Morning Post") is now to advance rapidly, and so soon as the junction with Sir George White has been effected either to push-on to Laings Nek of to send back two divisions to reinforce Roberts, retaining two in Natal to complete the recovery of the northern triangle. The centre of gravity has now been trans- ferred to the headquarters of Lord Roberts. and there is the point where the British forces should be concentrated. The telegram from Lord Roberta from Paar- deberff proves that the bulk of his force is on the straight road from Jaoobsdal to Bloem- fontein, and that, therefore, everything pos- sible is being done to deal with Cronje. It must not be inferred that the Seventh and Ninth Divisions aro at Paardeberg. but that they have moved eastwards from Jacobsdal. One or both of them may been thrown across the Modder- to join* in the attack on Cronje. or both may be pushing forward to intercept his retreat. Meantime the main Boer Army from Natal and the bulk of the Beer forces south of the Orange River are hurrying to the oentral scene of action. It is to be hoped that Cronje's resistance will be overcome before the arrival of these new bodies of Boer troops on the ground. If not. Lord Roberta may find -himself facing a Boer Army equal in numbers to his own, and in that case, and, indeed, in any case. all reinforcements that can reach him. provided that they are duly equipped in the matter of transport and supplies, will be welcome. There seems no reason to dpubt that the Boers are transferring troops both from Natal and from Colesberg to strengthen the forces arrayed against Lord Roberts. In any case, therefore, the British comman- ders in Natal, at Dordrecht. Strckstroom. and Colesberg, ought to make the most of the opportunity now afforded them. If they do Natal and Cape Colony ought in a few days to be freed from the enemy, and a. consi derable number of British troops to be available to be sent on to Modder River to the assistance of Lord Roberts.

WHERE, DULLER WILL HAVE TO FIGHT. The crossing of the Tugela (aYB Mr. Charles Williams in the "Morning Leader") was scarcely opposed, but that is not to say that fierce resistance may not be looked for before Onderbrook works are negotiated. Still, there are several ways of getting at Onderbrook. and it might even be masked so as to allow troops to work past it on two roads. Besides, it can be turned by the thorny jungle to the east of the railway, and the Boers are not likely to let themselves be caught between the fires of Buller and White. A very high authority on Tuesday agreed with the opinion expressed here on Tuesday morning that two- thirds or three-fourths of White's force will be available for anything for which they may be wanted in the course of a. week. But will they be wanted at all? We cannot see how the advance through North Natal is to be stopped till the Union flag flies at Charlestowu and on Van Reenens Vass. The whole of British soil must be cleared from what used to be indignantly called "the hoof of the invader" before Buller can consider his share of the work done. As for the question of his invasion of the Transvaal a practical diffi- culty exists. Our information is that his transport is utterly insufficient for such a £ «nd«rtaWnff nniess the enemy obliged him by fighting along the rail- way. which he can repair as he advances. but not a yard of which he can control ahead of his vanguard. Therefore, his role may be played out when he has cleared Natal of the enemy. But a good proportion of his troops -about 40,000 counting White's—will oertainly be sent under somebody, with what transport can be spared, to swell the lesions of Lord Roberts 111 his advance on Bloemfontein and Pretoria, for the Government long ago made up its mind not to cease moving until the blsr for over Pretoria bears the British ilag. Meanwhile Buller is not yet manually greeting his brother Victoria Cross man. There may be pretty heavy firing in the vicinity of Pieters Station before that, historic scene is enacted, But we are glad to see Sir Redvers has already sent a portion of his strength by another route, and thus he will have an alternative way of dealing with the enemy. However, he thinks,they are only covering their retirement with a weak rearguard; but he is not likely to abate any of the usual precautions when he is so near his goal. We, on the other hand, look for one fight about Pieters, and then a departure in two bodies, the Free Staters to the Dr.ikensberg passes, and the Transvaal Boers setting their faces for Majuba, and ex- tending their east flank away towards the Buffalo River. We should look to Sir George White to pay one or both of these wings some attention as they go past him at Ladysmith.

AUSTRALIANS BUSY. (PRESS A.S,S(X'IATJOX SPKCIAL TKLKGltAAl.j ARUNDEL, Tuesday (2.50 p.m.). We have had a very busy day. The enemy arid all round UII, but they have kept a.t a. respectable distance. Before eight o'clock this morning a gun, which had been brought round, on' our right flank behind the ridges, snddenly opened fire from the south-east on Arundel camp at a distance of 3,000 yards.. Shells fell far short. Our artillery soon replied, and the gun was withdrawn. A small force, possibly 200 strong, having threatened our communi- cation with Naanwpoort. we sent. out 200 Aus- tralians, consisting of New South Wales men, under Captain Legg, Victoria Mounted Rifles under Captain M'Leilh, and South Australians under Captain Howland. They were supported by two field guns, which remained out all day, shelling every kopje on which the enemy showed k. self. Meanwhile a Boer gun from the enemy's old position on Taibosch Hills began shelling our outposts on the north-east. It was silenced ere long by our 40-pounder, firing at a range of about four miles. Soon heavy musketry fire and the loud banging of the .pom-pom were heard about five miles to the eastward, where the Western Australians were reconnoitring and had drawn the enemy's fire. Indeed, the pom-pom was very busy all day. At the time of despatching this message it was impossible to give details of what took place. During the morning brisk rifle fire was heard to the westward at one time, and from the top of the hill at Arundel musketry fire was heard crackling in three direcions at once. Our posts to the westward were fired upon, but on the approach of the Worcestershire Regiment the enemy retired. A squadron of Inniskillings undsr Captain Haigh also went with two guns to support our posts to the west. The day's casualties were one man wounded and one horse killed. Some hundreds of Boers have been visible during the day moving about Rensburg Camp, but nothing that has happened warrants the sup- position that the enemy in the neighbourhood number more than 1,000 men. Our men are gradually learning to take cover cleverly.

THE CAPTURE OF A BRITISH CONVOY. [PRESS ASSOCIATION SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] CRADOCK. Tuesday. Details have been received here of the capture of the convoy of wagons on the Riet River. The wagons were laagered at the drift, where they were attacked by 1.800 Boers, with four guiis. Shelling continued all day. One hundred and eighty wagons were captured, containing pro- visions and forage. Half the drivers and leaders were killed and missing.

Modder River. TRAINS FROM KIMBERLEY. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] MODDER RIVER, Tuesday. Two trains from Kimberley have arrived here.

Gatacre's Column. [PRESS ASSOCIATION SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] STERKSTROOM. Tuesday. Montmorency's scouts surrounded 100 of the enemy yesterday, but for want of reinforcements could not capture them. They made two prisoners, however, and brought them into camp. A British subject who escaped from Burghersdorp states that the Boers are still iu large force with many guns. -1

MR. RHODES. [REUTERS TELEGH.AM] CAPE TOWN. Tuesday. Mr. Rhodes is expected to arrive here on Saturday.

BR. LE YDS. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM] YIENA, Wednesday. According to a telegram from Fuime, published by the "Wienner Tagblatt," Dr. Leyds ig reported to have addressed a protest to Count Goluchowski, the Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Aifairs, agaiust the delivery of Hungarian horses pur- chased by the British Government. No authentic information on the subject is available.

FRENCH OPINION. [REUTEK'S TELEGRAM] PARIS. Wednesday. Although the Paris newspapers still acknow- ledge the importance of the successes gained by Lord Roberts and General Buller, they are generally of the opinion that 'the retreat of the Boers into the Orange Free State and from Natal does not materially lessen the diffi- culties which the British have to faoe. and express great doubt as to Lord Roberts's ability to asadre fhe provisioning of his troops. [DIALZIEL'S TELEGRAM.] PARIS. Wednesday. Comments on the war are less numerous this morning, though much uneasiness and annoyance are displayed at the continuance of British successes. The Libre Parole says:—If w-e were in the place of the British generals we should feel some anxiety at the extraordinary ease of our successes. The Boers are not the kind to elude fight without good reason, and we imagine we shall soon learn that they are preparing some disagreeable surprise for Roberts and Buller. "Where is Cronjc?" asks the "Figaro," adding, Tiiot is tha great point of to-day." The Gaulois says:—The vaunted victory of Kimberley very much resembles that of Spion Kop and also Vaal Krantz. We may expect some surprising news before long (it 'adds). The Journal says it can only regret for the sake of the Boers that they have not made a more determined effort to cut Roberts off from his base. The Autorite" says that apparently the Boors have renounced the capture of Lady- smith and General White's forces, which they were so nearly effecting. This is a most unfor- tunate decision, for they leave the substance for the shadow. The samf paper prints a blasphemous article on the issue of a prayer for the use of troops in Africa. On the lips of the Boers it says the prayer would tc in ita proper place, but on the lips of the British it is nothing but sacrilege. It is not the God of Christians that such pirates as the British should invoke, but the devil of peace—Mer- cury, God of Thieves. The Matin says the success of the British during the past few days cannot be gainsaid. The nation is wise, moreover, in not triumph- ing too soon, for if a period of reverses is over the era of difficulty has begun. ———————*——————— i •'•V

Imperial Yeomanry, SEND-OFF AT NEWCASTLE- EMLYN. Trooper J. D. Mathias, of the Glamorgan- shire Company of ths Imperial Yeomanry, was at Newcastle-Emlyn on Sunday and Monday, wishing his friends farewell before sailing for the front. He was out with the Tivyside Fox. hounds on Monday, and the gentlemen at the meet looked with envy at the smart young trooper in his khaki uniform. He is the beau ideal of a mounted infantryman, carrying no superfluous flesh, with a keen eye, and as hard as nails. The Send-off was one of the most enthusiastic that has ever taken place in the town. He was drawn in a break by hundreds of willing hands to the station, preceded by a fife and drum band. the townspeople turning out en masse in the pouring rain to wish him God-speed and a safe return. PRESENTATIONS. A smoking concert was held in the Drill-hall of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion South Wales Borderers. Pontymister, on Monday evening for the purpose of making a presentation to Sergeant Howell Edwards, of the Glamorgan Yeomanry. The chair was occupied by Dr. G. B. Itobathan, who in a suitable speech pre- sented Sergeant Edwards with a Webley revolver, lanyard, ammunition, pair of Silver compasses, sun-glass, whisky flask, and silver cup, and Swan foun- tain pen.—Sergeant Edwards, who was enthu- siastically received, feelingly responded, and said that thoughts of Risca would be always present with him in South Africa.—The toast of "The Army. Navy, and Reserve Forces" was proposed by Mr. W. P. Nicholas, and responded by Captain Cross.—Sergeant Edwards, who is a lieutenant in the "G" (x'ontymUter) Company of the 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers, is the eldest son of Alderman and Mrs. Edward Edwards, Risca. Mr. Forbes, a member of the Cardiff Work- ing Men's Conservative Club, was on Tuesday evening, in the presence of a large number of members, presented with a. pair of field-gl;*ss?s and a cheque on the eve of his departure from the town as a member of the Gloucestershire troop of Imperial Yecinnnry. The presenta- tion was made by Councillor Robert Hughes, on behalf of the ciub. A smoking concert was held at tile Red Lion Ilotc<i, Ban-vilstonei, the wausioii being a "send off" to Trooper E. Roberts, of the Im- perial Yeomanry. The trooper was presented by Mr. Crab with a, purse, subscribed by many friends and acquaintances. Troopar R. Jones, of St. Fagan's, was also present, and he was the recipient of a sum of money collected at the meeting.

I Hockey Notes. (By "RED DRAGON.") As was anticipated last week, Wafes was not quite good enough for Ireland, feuflfering another defeat of five goals to one. There is some gra- tification in the fact that at last Wales has succeeded in notching her first goal in interna- tional ma tches. This was all I hoped for when writing after the test match. There is further pleasure in stating that it has fallen to the lot II of a South Wales man to achieve this distinc- tion. and I heartily congratulate Dr. Griffiths. As representative f nd captain of the oldest club in South Wales, it is ciuite in the fitness of things that the genial doctor should be the happy individual. Now that blood is drawn it is to be hoped that the oxieration will be fre- quently repeated. Except that James (West Cardiff) stood down, the team turned out ad selected, and was as followsRoberts (Dolgelly), Baylis (West Car- diff). Baier-Gabb (Abergavenny) Carnegie (New- port), Gunner (Rhyl), Breese (Portmadcct. A. H. Davies (Newport), G. Davics (Newport), Dr. Griffiths (Milford Haven), H. T. Thomas (Swan- sea). and Pearson (Newport). Ireland: O'Brien (Ulster), Lunham (Queen's College, Cork), O'Connor (Donnybrook), Iiarrison (Dundrum). M'Call (Banbridge), Slevin (Corinthians), Peter- son (Palmerston). Dunlop (Dundrum). Army- tage-Moore (Antrim), Lyons (Cork), and Ster- ling (Monkstown). It will be noticed that the famous crack c'ub—the Three Rock Rovers—was without a single representative, and an Irish team seems incomplete without that idol of hockey spectators. Dr. Carton. But his club has gone to the wall somewhat this season, and other times other heroes. The Llandudno ground was in good order, although a bit soft, and a very fine afternoon contributed to a pleasant game. In the first half no great superiority was shown by the Irishmen, and it took them fifteen minutes before they could break through the home defence. Carnegie held his wing very well indeed, but Breese, on the left, was letting them come along frequently, practically unchecked. He was, besides, unable to feed Pearson and Thomas, and they had mostly to help them- selves. With our most brilliant wing pretty well out of action, our scoring power was seriously crippled, and our defence was too often tested. It was no surprise, therefore, when the Irishmen were getting the better of the exchanges, and, after a stubborn resis- tance, they scored a second goal. But Carnegie was playing grandly, and A. Davies was ably scconding him; and. although such a splendid back as O'Connor had to be out-manoeuvred, our right wing were doing so excellently that fiiey quite beat the defence, and enabled Dr. Griffiths to send a real hot one at O'Brien. He saved, but did not clear rapidly enough, for the doctor, following up, scored from his feet. This was the first goal for Wales, won by a, grand piece of work, and when half-time was called Ireland led by only two goals to one. Nothing daunted—in fact, with great confi- dence—the Welshmen resumed operations, and fa'rly held their own for nearly twenty minutes. Then the Irish forwards got going irresistibly, and scored three more goals in about five minutes. It speaks volumes for the plucky, determined manner in which the remained of the game was contested Lhat no further score resulted. For Ireland Lyons scored two goals, and Dunlop, Annytage- Moore. and Sterling one each. Roberts saved many hot shots. Ireland d d not play quite so finished a game ;'8 wae expected, but it was strong, sound hockey. They must improve or be altered to hold their own with England at Belfast on March 10. The following team was selected to represent Wales v. England at Man- chester on M'rcb Baylis, John- son (Llandudno), Carnegie, Gunner. Clegg (Swansea), A. Davies, G. Davies, Dr. Griffiths Thomas. and Pearson. Baker-Gabb and Breeje have been substituted by Johnson and Clegg Respectively. In ideal hockey weather the ladies' test match —North v. South Waks—was played at Aberga- venny on February 10 in the forenoon of that day, which brought a blizzard to spoil the men's test match in the afternoon. The teams wer-2 as follow: —North: L. Jones (Portmadoc), A. Jordison (Greslyrd), L. Roberts (Portmadoc), E. Holland (Gresford), Mis. Breese ePortma-doci, M. Jones (Portmadoc). F. Jordison (Gresford), M. Jones (Portmadoc), Miss Wybergh (Gresford), Miss Holland (Gresford), Miss Llovd Jones. South: Miss Jones, E. Mardon, S. Smith (Chepstow). E. Walford (Nevill). A. Baker- Gabb (Nevill), E. Clay (Chepstow). D. Bate, Miss Baylis (West Cardiff). G. Jones (West Cardiff), H. Stratton (Newport). M. Wotton (Nevill). The North were first to attack, and kept up the pressure for a long time. Miss Baylis bring- ing relief by a run to the other end. The South from now on were gradually collaring the attack, Mrs. Baker-Gabb being especially promi- nent. She. Miss Walford, and Miss Mardon were responsible for keeping the North from scoring. It was doubtful whether they could have done so had the wings returned Miss Wybergh's passes better. Although play was even towards half-time, the South could not get any chances of scoring because of the superb defence of Miss A. Jordison. Changing over, with no goals scored, the siruggle for supremacy became very keen and d-etermilled, The North had been showing splendid science and combination, much superior to 'the South; but the latter were tackling and working extremely well, and their grand efforts were beginning to tell. Having a shade the better of the game it was very galling for them to see their goal-keeper let the North score through a glaring error of judgment. Bnt this proved the turn of the tide, and North afterwards had few chances. The South did nearly al! the attacking, and not long before the final whistle, equalised During this period Miss Baylis and Mills Bate played too South must have won. On the play, the score of one goal each fa riy represents the merits of the teams. After the match the following team was selected to represent Wales v. Ireland at Dublin on February 24 ;-L. Jones. A. Jordeson, L. Roberts, E. Walford, Mrs. Breese, E. Clay, F. Jordeson, Miss Baylis, G. Jones, and Miss Lloyd-Jones. On Saturday last Abergavenny played their return match with West Cardiff on Llandaff Fields, and suffered their first defeat from that club by three goals to one. West Cardiff ara to be congratulated. They have truly done soma splendid things this eeason. They com- menced by defeating Newport, being the first Cardiff club to do so Then they were the first team to defeat Swansea, and now they can record their first victory over Aber- gavenny. When the club doings for the year come to be reviewed. West Cardiff will have a proud and gratifying record. On this occa- sion they were without, Baylis. while the visi- tors were playing three reserves, but had a team that would hold its own against most clube. It was not. bad play lost the match: it was downright good play that won Ü. The West halves and backs were excellent, and played a great game, and were superior to the visiters in these lines. The home forwards were somewhat better than their opponents, especially in combination. Gough. in goal. for the visiters was the only one of them who asserted h:8 superiority. From the bully Abergavenny's left wing got away, and very nearly scored. Then the homesters had thp better of matters for some tinle, when Absrgavenny once m,orc became aggressive on the right. Soon afterwards a corner was conceded West, and from it play was carried to their half. They, how- ever. returned, and from centre from the right a tricky goal was scored about twenty minutes from the atari. The West continued to have more of the play to half-time, their defence being equal to all demands on it. On resuming the visitors hit too hard and straight for a down-hill game. and wefe constantly de- prived by their backs, who gave their forwards many chances. Several combined runs resulted. and from a nice game on the right the ball -was centred and a good goal shot. The Aber- gavenny forwards, though hard working, were now playing as if they never heard of combi- nation. and, strangely enough, from a hard, straight drive from outside the 25 they got their only goal by following up. The goal- keeper injudiciously stopped the shot, and was too dilatory in clearinf The visitors were now having a good deal of the game, and got several corners. The "hotJ were un- lucky, and play was carried to the other end. Here, after being e-everal times repulsed, a centre from the right enabled Baylis to shoot a very pretty goal. This decided the struggle, for. though the visitors played grandly to the finish, it was a bit hopsless, and the score-sheet was not added to. From complaints received of lofting the ball in this match, it is as well to once more urge upon players the dangerous nature of this stroke. It should be strictly tabooed, and captains should endeavour to eradicate it from their teams. There was also a great deal of charging, and both teams ought now to have advanced beyond this stage. A r?feree, on the first symptoms of such a rough game, must sternly enforce the rules. It is very often the only way to stop it. A player should be so dealt with that he would feel ashamed of Ilia conduct.

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TO CORRESPONDENTS. "J. A. P." iBlaciiavon).-Loi,d Roberts is of Irish extraction, and was born at Cawnpore, India, in 1832. You should send your full name and address when writing to newspapers. "Scotia" (Chepstow).—HOWt can you hope to force the G.P.O. to do what fhey don't want to do. They make their miles to suit them- selves. and they interpret those miles aiso to suit themselves. We only know of one man who tried a bout with the G.P.O. and suc- ceeded. and it took him about nine months to do it. If they say they will re-pay you in July next be content and look pleasant; you are a good deal better off than most people.

THE NEW CAVALRY. « WHY NOT A WELS-tl REGIMENT? Too the Editor of the "Evening Express." Sir,—Now that the Government intend increasing the Army by raising additional battalions. I beg to ask whether it would ];0; be feasible to ri-e a regiment of Welsh Guards? Why not constitute the Grenadiers and Coldstreams as English and Irish Regi- The Scots Guards we already have. I am well aware that there are a large num- ber of Welshmen in the Guard.he Grena- diers especially—and, according to a letter from the seat of war. there are several Welshmen in the Scots Guards. I am sure I am only one out of thousands who would be glad to see this taken up by the authorities. However, there is no harm in the suggestion, especially at the present time.—I Ltm, &c., CEITEL. Builth Wells. Feb. 20.

ALLEGATION AGAINST A CARDIFF GROCER. A meeting of the property and markets com- mittee of the Cardiff Corporation was held on Wednesday mjrning, Mr. W. Evans presiding. —Mr. Major, chief inspector of weights and measures, presented a report from one of the inspectors in his department to the effect that a grocer named David Rees, of Cariisie-street, East Moors, had attempted to bribe him. One of Rees's Ecales had been seized by the inspec- tor (named Owen), and when Rees came to the office about it he put a half-sovereign into Owen's hand, saying that he would pay any amount to "hush it up."—The Chairman said that it was a matter that ought not to be allowed to pass unnoticed. It was the sort of thing that would imperil the position or the inspectors.—The Town-clsrk: It is a serious matter. There was an Act dealing with this sort of thing passed not long ago, and it is your duty to do something if you want the officials to be pure. There is nothing to do but to take proceedings if you want to protect your officials.—The committee decided that the tcwn-clerk should take the necessarv proc»ed- mgs. Mr. Hallett'B ^Joke. Mr. J. H. Hallett. chairman of the electric light committee, held a party at the Town-hall recently, anrl the electr c light failed during the evening. In sending a cheque to pay the charges for the hall he wrote to the borough treasurer:—'Enclosed pleise find my cheque m payment of the accompanying" account wmch I pay under protest. You are aware of the inconvenience and loss. I have no doubt, I was put to on the night ofFebruary 2 through the electric, light failing. In consequence of this, it spo It my arrangements for the even- ing, and I think I am entitled to ask the cor- poration to pay my out-of-pccket expenses, so that I can have the dance over again. At nv rate, I should like to know what they are pre- pared to do to recompense me for tha negli- gence of their servants. I think they ouebt to pay it, and then recover the amount from their staff, who are respons ble. I would thank you to lay this before your committee. I may Puint out that I have use for grievance and a very good case. "-Mr. Henry White proposed that the letter should be sent to the electric light committee, and this was agreed to.

Sporting Intelligence. NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS. WARWICK, Tuesday. At present there it every probability of tlie Warwick Meeting being brought to a success- ful issue. The arrival list is a good one, and the programme for the opening afternoon should furnish interesting sport. My selec- tions for to-morrow are: County Hurdle-IDALUS. Upton Steeplechase—SIR VASSAR. Fourth Pool Steeplechase—BOA Warwick Stteplechast-WOODPIG EON. Avon Hordle-ALOXE IX LONDON. Bndbrook Maiden Hurdle-QUEEN'S WAKE. VENATOR. WARWICK MEETING. Order of Ruiiiiing.-Collnty Hurdle. 1.30; Upton Steeplechase. 2.0; Warwick Club Fourth Pool Steeplechase, 2.30; Warwick Steeplechase, 3.0; Avon Hurdle, 3.30; Budbrook Hurdle, 4.0. ENTRIES. UPTON STEEPLECHASE. aMr G Miller's Miss Morrison, aged aMr Grazebrook's Norval, aged aMr G S Davies's Icilia, 5yrs aCaptain Goldsmith's Red Friar, 6yrs aMr H Peel's Loughran, 6yrs aMr Wilson's Sir Vassar, aged aMr H; Sidney's Fairy Light, aged ARRIVALS. Abbeywood, Alone m London. Boa, Cosv Nook, Clock Tower. Carable. Dick Deadeye Fairy Light, Firefiend, Hagiolite. Hetairia' Icilia, Idalus. Kaireen, Little Norton. Lough- ran, Marathon, May Queen, Marcellus, Methuen. Miss Morrison. Morganwg. Nor'Easter. Norval. Nothing. Proud Chieftain. Queen's Wake, Red Friar. Sequel, Sir Vassar, Spring Dew. Stalker, Walnut, and Wood- pigeou.

WARWICK MEETING. OLD SAM'S FINALS. WARWICK MEETING. 1.30—HERMEGILD (if ab=ent COLYTTU8). 2.0—MISS MORRISON. 2.30—MAY QUEEN. 3.0—STALKER (napi. 3.30— ABBEYWOOD. 4.0-QTTEENIS WAKE. Best rning of the Day—STALKER. WATERLO OC'UP—PEREGRINE PICKLE.

PADDOCK FINALS. (LATEST FROM THE COURSE.) LOUGHRAN. MARCELLUS. BOA. and CURABLE The Champion's one-horse selection for to-day is LILIAN NOEL.(nap) ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS THIS MORNING. Overrated, White Lie, Lady Blayney. Mathioli Seaside, Glamorgan, Wood Pigeon. Marcellus. Royal Angus. Carsethcrne, Marathon, Royal Offspring, Malahide, Deeirsartagh, Lilian Noel, Castle Danger, Kaireen, Josephus, and Walnut.

SPORT OF THE DAY. To-day's lighting-up time for cyclists: 6.24. The amateur selection for to-day is Miss Morr'son. At Cheveley Park Stud La Fleche has foaled a filiyby Ladas. An offer of 5,000 guineas for a racehorse called Seahorse, in New Zealand, has been refused by the owner, Major George. This year's Austrian Derby is generally re- garded in well-informed Continental quarters as a match between Dan Jose and AUiia. Downhani is trained on the ground rear Bar- ton Hall. which belonged to Sir Charles Bun- bury. and the first Derby winner was trained on it. Duke, the trainer, whose horses arc at pre- sent located in the CdlanN. House training establishment, has had his string reinforced by several American-bred racers. The going at Newmarket is in a very sloppy condition, but though it was anything but, suitable for galloping work en Monday morning, nearly all the teams ea n: out. One of the shortest and yet mast successful careers ever known was that of Ceylon, who during eight w'.eks' activity on the turf won £ 7.000 in stakes, although an extremely moderate h'jrs'j -himself. £ 7.000 in stakes, although an extremely moderate h'jrs'j -himself. fr. Percy La Touehe has issued his pro- graiwaie for Puiieheslown. and it is pleas.-nt to see the names of the chasers, Dublin and Ambush IT., owned by the Vt-eroy and the Prince of Wales, ill juxtaposition, beading the lists for the Prince of Wales's Plate.

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CARDIFF'S PROSPECTS AGAINST NEWPORT. The dropping of W. Jones from the Cardiff three-quarter line in favour of Ivor Jones is all experiment that will be looked upon by many with some degree of trepidation by many ol the supporters of the Cardiff Football Ciub. Granted that W. Jones has of late been un- satisfactory. and has attempted to do toe much, he is still a very safe man in defence, and one whose claims are not likely to bt passed over. Ivor Jones, who takes his place, it will be remembered, filled the jiosition oi right centre whilst Nicholls was in Australia. He is smart without a doubt, and possessed ol just sufficient individualism to make his attack more than ordinarily dangerous. His ont fault is ihat he is too prone to drop for goal. During the early put of the season his defence, too, was a bit we.ik, but. possessing any amount of p:uck, that was more a matter ol weight than aught else. Lately he has developed considerable trickiness. and. his kicking to touch being very smart, his defence leaves little to be called for. Later on in the week—Saturday morning—I shall have something to say as to the chances of the game against Newport. For the moment. I cannot help thinking tha t Cardiff are likely to get another hiding. My reason for saying this is that the Newport forwards were quite as good as the Swansea forwards on Saturday last. Now. at Swansea the Cardiff eight were something too awful to think of. A Swansea forward said in my hearing after the match. "Why. the Cardiff forwards never pushed an ounce." I have no doubt the Car- diff forwards will deny the soft impeachment. But -f they should do so it will only make matters worse so far as Bex: Saturday's game is concerned, for it will. naturally, occur to one that if they "tried" at Swansea and were badly beaten the same thing must occur at Newport, and then heigho for the chances of the Cardiff backs. There is some talk, by he way. of Selwyn Bggs turning out at half. That would be something in favour of Cardiff certainly, for Biggs is still a lump in front of mot of our halves. Besides, Cardiff will re- quire all their smartness at half, for Lluyd and Phillips are playing wonderfully well. At three-quarter Newport may be handicapped, also at full bad; but the three-quarters can- not win the game unless they get the ball. and just now the Cardiff forwards are not, ae I say above, doing any better than they might do. At the Grand Hotel, Cardiff, on Tuesday- night the draw took place for the Malltett Cup Competition, with the following resul, St. Peter's v. Canton. St. Andrew's v. Roath. Grange Stars v. Mackintosh. Romilly a bye. The present holders arc Mackintosh, but they are likely to experience some difficulty in retaining the trophy, for St. Peter's and Can- ton. at least, arc likely to fight hard for the cup. Roath won the cup four yeara ago; Can- ton won it the year following; whilst the vcar tefore last St. Paul's, who are out of the com- petition this year, were successful. Speaking of the Grand Hotel reminds me that the Cardiff and District Cricket League hold their annual meeting at that hotel on Fridav evening next at eight p.m. Last year the com- petition for the Express Challenge Cup was not so keen as I should have liked to have seen it. This year I hope it will be better both from a numerical and representative point of view. Cricket in Cardiff during the past few seasons has been rather better than usual, and this has, in a great measure, been due to the advance of the junior clubs. The county cap is, of course, the ambition of all young players, and so long as that is kept in mind there is a chance for cricket in South Wales. It is upon the juniors that the future of cricket denende. Messrs. J. H. and W. H. Brain cannot be with us for ever, and, although I hops these rentlemen will assist the country for many years to come, yet it is necessary for their efforts to be seconded bv the youngsters. Junior clubs have, therefore, a duty imposed upon them, and I hope to see them strive to fulfil their obligations. The Monmonthshire Football League is a rather flourishing competition just now, and. presenting a rather open aspect, it naturally follows that the fight for the premier position is keen. Pontnewydd being last year's league champions and Brynmawr'climb- ing the league ladder steadily caused great interei, to be taken in the return match at Pontnewydd on Saturday. The game as a whole was not a brilliant exposition of the modern style, but it was a typical display of Monmouthshire forward play. There is no doubt that forward play in Monmouthshire savours more of the old style than the forward play of any other part of Wales. This was notably the case at Abercarn last year, when, by brilliant rushes and clever footwork, the Monmouthshire League beat the Glamorgan- shire League. On several occasions last Satur- day there were several beautifully organised rushes on both sides. At the same time, the heeiing out was very slow, with the reult, that the half-back line on each side was emothefed by the opposing line before the ball could be got. away. The result (two tries each) was very satisfactory. At the same time, the visitors were the better team, and scored their tries in a better and more deliberate manner. Walker, the mainstay of the home team, was not at his beat at lull-back, but, still, played a sound game. Of the rest no one calls for special men- tion. Of the visitors Vaughaa, on the wing, and Smith, at half, executed a pretty move- ment, which resulted in the second try. Of the forwards A. Evans was the best on the field, doing a lot of steady, hard work. Up to date the result of the competition it as follows:- ™ Score Club. p. w. L. D. For. Ag. P. Pont j-mister 12 8 4 0 102 35 16 Crumlin 12 8 4 0 82 57 16 Cwmbran 10 7 2 1 93 26 15 Owmcarn io 6 3 1 40 19 13 Pontnewydd 13 6 S 1 51 74 13 Tredeg.ir 11 5 4 2 62 43 12 Bvynmawr 11 5 4 2 40 71 12 Abertillery 8 3 5 0 25 48 6 B'aina 8 1 5 2 11 30 4 Abercarn 7 0 3 4 15 40 4 Itibea IZ 1 10 1 24 107 3 What is to be done to galvanise fresh life News"tm,Thp*" C-Vf,le raciEe? (a6ks T Ihe Question is one that is now beginning to exercise the minds of those who have tne welfare of the sport at heart. For some time past it has been but too apparent with Cthf raMlg has been soine out of favour with tne public, and that it no longer neo^Swian'V rPf1 Charm for the thousands of people who used to flock to sports meetings Saturday after Saturday. Not onlv haVe the British pnbhc lost- their interest in the sport but there are unmistakable signs that the racing men themselves are becoming more be the truth nevertLS Bv* but jt would be the truth iieverheless. Bi- a. --vsL'-em of ti-raiinical legislation. such as does not obtam Cyen.I hundreds. if not thousands, of young fellows who had too much self-retipect to gù fe'l°ws has to endure b»for». i„T „ t.vclut now pa* in his own country village spo^ts^ WELSH ATHLETE.

D.lTH OF A WEIL-KXOWX SUBVETOK. J V' Thoma^51-0^' Gwylfa' Wrevham Mr. died' JfW aX e7'nc.er surveyor, ha; uiw. atter a long and pa nful illness of Ur-ThMu" ™ fess ona C1|?a!i!y both in P»'°- -hicehl l',PfrUy a,H' as a wnler- was of fL €ai!y avenues connected with most f rnnfi, riW3y in and was a wh^!G Parliamentary Committees, wnen the various Bills were being fought for and °Nonhdw" thC Gpa-1, Western aad London ana rv.oilh Western Railway Companies. Hit J°°, ~,n the "Mineral Resources of Wales' and The Rocks of Carnarvonshire are ch'»f vn0? £ st a uuniber ct wbich he was the author Mr- Thomas at one time was a. resident of Wenyoe. near Cardiff, and held an official appointment as surveyor under the old h¡h" way board. He was ths engineer for the bour- tiful and exceedingly pure water supply which is now postured by Aberyetwith. and ni-mv urainage schemes in the Priucipahtv were carried out by him. Mr. Thomas leaves one sun aud three daughters to mourn his less.

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The Man in the Street 1 These are days when the disillusionising process runs very strongly. We are un- learning many things, and acquiring items 'I' before undreamt of in our philosophy. Amongst others we are learning that the Regular military strength of the nation is not so invincible as we had been persuaded by inefficient advisers, and we are al-o learning that the British soldier is as capable of adapting his innate dash and courage to changed conditions of fighting as ever was the case. We are learning that. while Colonial Empire constitutes in time of ueace a burden almost too great to be borne, in war it furnishes a recruiting held whence come its sons for the defence of the interests cf the Mother Country: and. to compare small things with great, we are learning to appreciate Mr. D. A. Thomas. M.P., at his true value Probably, even in Cathays. Cardiff— which is alive with patriotic sentiment— the most ardent admirers of this hon. member now realise the monumental folly, in view of the present position of affairs in South Africa, of his action in the House of Commons last night. Sometimes a foolish man is able to acquire a reputation for wisdom—by holding his tongue; but even this form of wisdom seems to be denied to Mr. D. A. Thomas. M.P. Two correspondents discuss at some length in another column the ouestion. "Are Our Children Prorperly Educated This controversy has grown out of an article which appeared in the "Evening Express" of Thursday last, and the impor- tance of the question discussed seems. even in these days of military pre-occupa- tion. to have attracted the attention jt deserves. So far the discussion has been ma.i 0 connned to school teachers. but one of ow correspondents to-day. to wit, Mr. Edward John Davies. carries the matter bevond the schools, and. by reflections upon the home life of the children, gives an opening for parents to take a hand in the contro- versy. Beyond this. Mr. Davies s letter does not call for comment. He is distinctly pro-teacher-inspector in his argument. while his incautious reflection upon the grammatical construction of Mr. Morris's letter (which appeared in the "Evening Express" of Saturday) finds its Nemesis in his own production. The affairs of the Cardiff Infirmary are once more under review. The present Management Committee may be relied upon to keep them well to the front. If a surfeit of public attention necessarily secured popularity, the Cardiff Infirmary should be in a most prosperous condition. I But, alack and also alas! the committee of that unfortunate Institution always con- trive to rub the public the wrong way. There is a right and a wrong way of doing most things, and the committee nearly always adopt the latter method while if there is any exceptionally stupid way of doing anything the committee appear to pride themselves in discovering and adopt- ing that way. For example, can anything be more stupid than the device of refusing to let subscribers know the manner in which the members-of the committee have discharged their duties daring the period for which they have been elected? Is anything more calculated to nurture distrust than the attempt to conceal matters of vital interest from the public which finds the funds for the maintenance of the Institu- tion ? Yet these are only some of tha ways in which the Infirmary Committee appear pre-determined to run counter to all sound principles of administration. To attempt to follow the Infirmary Com- mittee through he windings of its subter- ranean career would be a wearisome task. An exposure of its latest devices, and especially of the manner in which it mocks the legitimate demands of the labour sec- tion of the community, appears in another column. The one hope for the recovery of popular interest in the fortunes of the Institution appears to lie in an almost complete clearance of the members of the present committee. The majority, dominated' by the medical board, must go. and those professedly pro- gressive memb«rs. who have allowed them- selves to be overshadowed by this domina- tion. and have contented themselves with occasional namby-pamby protests, also go. With a new and: democratic- committee the Infirmary would enter upon a period of unparalleled prosperity. But there is no hope of success until the canker worm is removed. W.J.K.

THE PHILIPPINE BAILWAVS New York. Wednesday—The Cabinet at Hs meeting yesterday discussed the claims for meeting yesterday discussed the claims for compensation made by the owners of the Marila-Dagupan Railway, which has been takeu over by the American authorities.

SUNDAY CLOSING FOR MON- MOUTHSHIRE. A public meeting was held ai. the Lion-street Baptisc Chapel. Blaeuavon. on Monday even- iUg" for the purpose of considering the besi means of helping forward the Bill shortly to he brought forward by Mr. A. Spicer. M.P.. for Sunday Ciising for Monmouthshire.—It was decided to appoint a committee to be formed to get resolutions from the various chUlThes and public bodies in the town to show their sympathy with the movement.

SWANSEA SCHOOL BOARD, A meeting of the building and sites com- mittee of the Swansea School Board was held on Tuesday. With reference to the complaint of Mr. M. J. Hughes on the overcrowding of the infants' room in the Penllergaer School it was decided to refer the matter to the clerk and Mr. Kirby.—In reference to a proposed teachers' room at Dylatty Schools it was esti- mated by Mr. Lawrence, architect, that i would eoct about £300 to build.—This matter was referred to Mr. Roberts and Mr. Halden (the clerk, to report upon.

A spirited yonng horse caused a sensation in Penarth-road, Cardiff, close by the Great Wes- tern Railway Station, on Tuesday. The animal, which was harnessed to a spring cart, the property of Messrs. H. Woodley and Co.. meat salesmen, CardIff, got scared at some- thing while at the cold stores, in Dumballs. road, and dashed along Tresiliian-terrace into Penarth-road. Just after it got there and was proceeding up towards the railway bridge it collided with a horee belonging to Mr. Henry tureen, agent and carrier for the Taff Vale Railway, Mill-lane, and one of the shafts of the snring cart pierced the breast of Mr. Green's animal. The latter fell, and soon bled to death, and. happily, the severe contact stopped the runaway. A fire broke out on Tuesday in a cellar at the rear of Messrs. Cross ironmongery establishment in St..Vary- streat. Cardiff, where some packages containing nails and other material had by some means fieconie ignited. The reel, I in charge of Chief-engineer Geen and Superin- tendent Hayward. with the brigade, vas quickly 011 the s"ot, and. with the assistance I of some of the employes, the outbreak was soon got under. The damage done was of a f trifling character.

RICH and DELICATE in FLAVOTTR. CVUAMV.S "REX" OX TOXGlTES-and LUNCH TONGUES. Try them, and yon will be delighted. Ask your Grocer for REX Brand. e79.7E,-2 "LINSEED COMPOUND" (Tride Mark) gives Expectoration without strain, 91d., 13id. Sold I Of all Ohemisv e791i-7 I-

Waterloo Cup. Committee: Sir T. Brockiebank, Sir R Jar- dine. the H' u. O. C. Molyiieux, MpQsrs. A. Brisco. G. F. Fawcett. and R. F. Gladstone, Stewards- Messrs. S. AN. I'aterson. R. V. B Jurdine, T. Quihamptoli, and F. Watson. Field stewards: Messrs. J. E. Dennis, W. Dewir. T. Graham A. J. Humphrey. R. V. Mather, W. H. Smith Kj. J. Treor. and T. Tyler. Hon. secretary. Mr, J. Hartley Bibby. Judge, R. A. Brice. Slipper. E. Wilkinson. (Postponed from Wednesday. Feiimari- 14.) THIS DAY WEDNESDAY) AND FOLLOWING DAYS. The WATERLOO CUP. for 64 subscribers, at £25 each: winner £ 500, second £ 20C. two dogs £ 50 each, four dogv £ 30 each, eight dogs £ 20 each, sixteen dog> £ 10 each, the Waterloo Purse and Waterloo Plate. £ 36C; total £ 1.600. Waterloo Plate. £ 36C; total £ 1.600. W T, T. ROUND I. Mr HDl orath s Hawthorn VI. beat Mr Darlin- son's Dora Trevcr. Dr. Hopkins s Hillyjimitit beat Mr A H Jones's Money Bag:. Mr T Baxter s Gentive beat Mir F Alexander a •> Animosity. Mr S Swinburne's Wild Irish Lad beat Mr Hut- chison's Blen Tongue. i Sir T Brocklebank's Border Song boat Mr J 3 Russei s Dick Burge. j Sir R Jardine's Mrs Grundy beat Mr A J Hum- 1 phrey s Hampton Court. | Mr Crowe's Cherry Whiskey beat Mr Pilkine- 1 tons J-'eregxine Pickle. Mr Fawcett's Father o' Fire beat Mr W H Smith's Sweet Remembrance. Mr T Tyler's Happy Position beat Mr Nicholl s Nightmnre. M''s Get Hold beat Mr G W White's White Ivory. MDombevelllliS 4 Glenwrlie beat Mr W De war's Mr Alec Browne's Why Wonder beat Mr A Bris- coe s Gutta Perelin. THIS MORNING'S BETTLNG. Io to 1 agst Black Fury. t and o 10 — Mr. O'Shca. t and w Iv:) to 7 Father o' Fire, t ini — Pereg' jne Pickle, t and o i00 10 b Pike Law. t freely '■a l0 1 — Dick Burge, t freely fl a, to 1 — Lavishly Clother. t 1 j.0 to 1 — Genetive. t and o I 2o 10 1 — Winter Pastime, t g 2D to 1 — Dick Burge, t freely fl a, to 1 — Lavishly Clother. t 1 j.0 to 1 — Genetive. t and o I 2o 10 1 — Winter Pastime, t g 2o 10 1 — Winter Pastime, t g 5() to l — High Credential, t freely TiLTATF^T;00 PFKSE of taken from ] the Cup Stakes, lor the 52 dogs beaten in the j first lound oi the Cup; winner £ 75. second 1 F.4/*o uogs £ 1D each, lour dogs £ » each, eignt dogs £ □ each; total. £ 215. eignt dog., £ □ each; total. £215. rnn PLATE of £ 145. taken from the tie! 16 (i°Ss beaten in the first dne iin up,: £ 75- second £ 30. two I oog- £ 10 eacn. four dogs £ 5 each: total. £ 145. J ORDER OF RUNNING FOR THE WEEK. I THIS DAY-WEDNESDAY. ? W aterloo Cup (first round) 32 Courses aterloo Cup (first ties- f6 Mr • SECOND DAY-THURSDAY Hat en 00 (.up (second tics! g Courses Waterloo fc* 16 ix- i t } first round) s Course- Uater 00 Cup (third ties) < U aterloo Purse (first ties) g Ccni* „ THIRD DAY -FRIDAY. aterloo Purse (second ties) 4 Conh«* ^aterloo Plate (first ties) 4 Co^' H ater oo Cup (fourth ties) 2 M aterloo Purse 'third ties) 2 Cours«s ST ,"CMd -■■ f^. Waterloo Pu' -e Tw 3 g ^onrse- vat„l00 R.U zrrrrr: &g!gg5K:

A TRAVELLING DRAPER'S FAILURE. A meeting of creditorf of Mr. Morris Gurvioh, travelling draper, of 5, Monmoutb-street. Cardiff, was called to be held at the Official Receiver s Office. St. Mary-street, on Wedoeg- day forenoon, but there wae no quorum. and the Official Receiver remains trustee. Accord- ing to the statement of debtor's affairs. the gross liabilities are L73 lis. 6d.. all of which is expected to rank for dividend, the assets b £ iDg £ 13 and the deficiency 169 11.. 6d Debtor alleges the cause of his insolvency to have been slackness of trade and illness of hit ^nd himself. In his observations tbo Official Receiver states that the receiving order was made upon debtor's own petition in con- 6"cjuence of having several judgments against hun. Bankrupt had beep in business in Swan Eea, and on NoTembet-jao. Mg. agreed to salt his book debts, amounting to £ 32 17s. 10d., for' £15, to his brother Isaac, who was then in his employ, and that sum was paid in three instal- ments., the last being paid on January 5 this year. Bankrupt is now employed by I Gurv:ch; and the Official adds. "This is a transaction which will require investigation. He nake6 no offer for a composition. He has kept no books of account except those showing arouuts due to him, and these were kept in Hebrew. Backing Bills for Other People." A meeting of creditors of Mr. Xoah Morgan. of Cefn Carvan Farm, Bryncethin. Llansant- fraid Minor, was appointed to be held ot the office of the Official Receiver, but a- quorum dif1 not attend, and the Official Receiver wil. remain trustee of the estate. Debtor e state ment of affairs showed gross liabilities to the amount of X549 5s. tOd., of which SAiri 5s. lOd is expected to ronk for dividend, while th< assets are stated at £143, the deficiency being L344 5s. lOd. The cause of insolvency, at alleged by debtor, was backing bills for othei people.' The Official Receiver, in his obserra-< tions. remarks that debtor seemed to hav«* been rather careless as to the way in which he became surety for other people, and had to pay up £ 100. £ 80, and 4105 on behalf of persons from whom he has )-),ee nunable to recover anv of the money he has paid. In order to do that hs had to borrow money at interest, which he. was unable to pay when due with hie own money, and had to borrow money again at further interest to do so. There has been no offer of composition, and debtor had been J adjudicated bankrupt in consequence of distress having been levied by his landlord.

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