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All Rights Reserved.] TO-DAY'S STORY. "EVENING EXPRESS NEW SERIES. The Dhobi. i [COMPLETE.] "Here, you boy' Give me a clean handker- chief!" Xo more clean haukchif got it. sar!" "What do you mean, you idiot?" --aid John Denbigh, impatiently. John had just finished dressing for dinner, with the assistance of his own particular native servant, commoulv called in Madras a "boy." He lived in a "chum i?ry," with fliree other y <ung fellows like himself, a doctor and two young men belonging to one of the grea" merchant nrm". He hitnself was an accountant in one of the bank3. These four had made a very comfortable bachelor home for themselves after a fashion common erough in Madras. They shared a roojiiy, white-pillared, flat-roofed bungalow. where each man had a spacious bedroom and bathroom to himself, and a handsome drawing- room and dining-room in common. They bad &ii excellent cook. a portly, dignified, and attentive butler, and a boy apiece, who looked *.ftr.r their clothes. dressed them. and put on their boots for them. stood behind their chairs at dinner, and looked after them generally as a nurse looks aftes a child. There was a long row of open stables at the bottom of the large compound, where they kept their horses and polo ponie?, and the smart little high pony-cart that the- drove every morning into Black Town to their offices. They had as much society, as many dinner parties and dances, as much riding and racing and paper- chasing as they cihose, and what more can the heart of man des-ire? For is not India "the Paradise of the middle c'ass?" John Denbigh was going out to dinner, his pony-cart was at the door, and he was a little late, as usual. To his impatient question the hoy answered: "I telling no, more hankchif only-all done fin;»b!" "Hasn't that confounded dhobi brought them home from the wash?" asked John. "He very bad man. that dbobi, sar." the boy answered. "He never coming. I tell him. master give order you bring clothes Frisdays only. I telling, you no bringing proper master making fine." "And so I shall," said John promptly. "Ton csm tell him I fine him one rupee for not bring- ing home the clothes in pr >per time. All.t now. go and ask Mr. Saviile if he can lend me one." The boy harried away, with a great show of aiacrity. and came ba -k after a few minutes ",jth a very crestfallen connt^nan.-s. "Saviile doray no got it." he said. "Well, ask the other dorav3, cant yon?" "I done .1sk, sar That dhobi never coming, all the boys telling!" "Oh, bother the dhobi! What am I to do?" anti John looked he'piessiv at. his nurse. "I look in clotbes-hastik? Sometime one hanchif nearly c ean. I think." the boy sug- gested depreciatingly Hr 1. new tint his master had an unaccountable aversion io things being disinterred lrom the dirty lothes- basket to r ndergo a se"ond term of service. "I must borrow one from Sullivan when I get there." sail John. "I shall kill that dhobi when he does come! I have a good mind 'o fine you as welt. Tiow is it I never have enough po?kethandker.;hiefs? I am always buying new ones." The boy said nothing. He and the other hoys allowed the masters committed to their charge two handkerchief a day-one to take to the office in the morning and one when they dressed for dinner; any- thing superfluous they appropriated to their use, for the wiping of glasses and teacups and saucrs. the polishing of spurs, the clean- ing of lamps, and other necessary household offices. There were dusters and cloths pro- vided for those services, but they were re- quired for a thousand and one otli-'i uses con- nected with the boy's own establishment, in the hut at the oack of the compound, where he lived, with his wife and three or four dark-eye'd. brown-skinned babies. They were useful as market-baskets when the wife went to the bazaar to buy the family rice: as bath- ing towels when the family heads were washed; in lieu of chests of drawers and wardrobes in which to secure the family treasures and the holiday garments, and for many other purposes. John Denbigh went out. handkerchief Ie!'s, to drive furiously to his friend's house, anathe- matising the dhobi. The next morning there was an outcry in the chummery. No clean socks! No clean pockeiihandkerchiefs! One of Saville dora.y's gocka was at that moment being used as a. '^elly-bag in the kitchen to strain the curry aspic for dinner, but that was neitner here nor there, and only in the ordinary run of service. service. A horsekeeper in a dirty, white turban and a loincloth was sent running to the dhobi's house with orders to bring him back, .live or dead, to answer for his neglect, or, at any rate, to bring the clothes. Another horse- keeper, in the correct livery of khaki knicker- bockers and belted tunic, blue and khaki turban, and white horsetail over his shoulder. was despatched to the English shop in the Mount Road. with a note requesting that a dozen handkerchiefs and an assortment of socks might be sent at once by bearer. At dinner the portly butler whispered dis- creetly in John's ear as he put the ice into his tumbler: "Horsekeeper coming back, sar." "He has been long enough gone," Eaid John. "Hns he killed that dhobi?" Dhobi not in his house, sar," the butier answered; "Gopal running very far, to wash- ing-place only. Dhobi's wife telling, 'I know nothing. He not come hottle-I never see him.' And Gopal telling, 'Give my master's things- dirty things or clean things you give.' That woman, crying very much. sar. and telling, 'I no got those things. I cannot give.' "And what do you think, Ramasamy?" John asked. "I think that dhGibi running away into the jungle, sar, taking master's clothes only," said Ramasamy respectfully. Saville burst into a rpar of laughter. "There must be a fine company of them in the jungle hy this time." he said. "There was that fellow who was making my pyjamas. He decamped into the jungle and took them with him— three pairs." "And the cobbler who was going to mend my boots 'very better.' He also withdrew into the jungle." said the doctor. "Well, they will have plenty of clothes to wear, this chilly weather, that is one comfort," said John. "Did the dhobi take anyone else's wife with him this time, to keep him from feeling lonely in the jungle. Ramasamy?" asked Wilson. "Gopal not hearing that. sar," said Rama- samy. with a shade of added dignity, a little offended at the laughter. "Native mans very bad mans, sar. Very thief, I think.' "All except the butlers, Ramasamy," said Saville. "Butler very honest man, sar. Serving very well all English master only," said Ramasamy. He looked, indeed, like a man incapable or dishonesty or untruthfulness, or any su-ch mean and petty sins, in his carefully-folded white turban and immaculate long wbite coat, with his calm face and dignified bearing. But everyone knows that in the "Para caste." as he chose to call the Pariahs, the mothers tie a little bag round their babies' necks as soon as they are born in which to put what they pilfer from the English dorays. The next day was Sunday. Still there was no dhobi. His wife came. and cried and howled in the compound, beating her head with her fists and crying that hei husband was dead. till the dorays sent out a rupee to comfort be^ Ramasamy gave her four annaar and drove hec out of the compound, keeping the remaining twelve annas for his trouble. "Who's for the swimming bath this morn- ing?" asked Saviile. Everyone was, it seemed. It was very hot. The sun was pouring down streams of burning rays out of a cloudless sky. as his custom is in Madras in the month of June. The canvas hoods were hooked on to the pony-carts, and the four chums drove down to the club. "They don't change the water here half often enouijh," grumbled John, as he stood on the edge of the great cement -winiming bath, looking down into its depths. "I shall write a complaint to the committee. I don't half cars for the look of the water. I believe I can see bubbles, and ail kinds of things." "Here. boy!" called SaviJle to the attendant of the bath. "When was this water put in?" "YesTerday afternoon, sar," the boy replied promptly. "No one coming here yesterday. Water very clean, sar." "What's' the use of asking him?" said John, crossly. "You know well enough he won't tell you the truth. I wonder he didn't say the men have only just gone from filling it. He would, only that it is Sunday morning, and he thought we should not believe him." John took a header off the spring-board. Saville went down to the other end and slipped quietly in from the steps; he was trying to lea.rn to dive in the water and pick up things from the bottom, and he despised spring- boards. "I say. you fellows, there is something very funny at tflie bottom there." he said, having. after several attempts, forced himwlf down to the bottom of the swimming bath. He came out of the water. and sat down on the steps to impart this information to his companions. "Oh, don't listen to him. you know what he is cried Wilson. 'It's just like that time he swore there was a dead rat at the bottom of the bath, and made them turn out the water I and empty it, and, after all, there was nothing but a dead leaf with a long stalk, that he took for the rat'" tail, making us all lose our swim for nothing. Why don't you stay on the top. like the rest of us. instead of exploring down there among the dead rats?" "You are always wanting to dive down and fetch things up. Why don't yoa fetch that no. if there is anything there?" suggested the doctor. "I can't get it up," said Saville. "I did try, but it's too heavy and too slippery. I believe it's a calf that's tumbled in. It isn't at all pleasant down there either, I can tell you." "You said the same about your dead rat that other time," Wilson objected. "You look, Johnny," said Saville; "perhaps they will believe you." John got out of the water and walked along the high edge of the bath, peering in. It was always very dim in the swimming bath; the sun had to be so carefully excluded that very little light filtered mio it. "I can't see anything but the reflection of the roof." he said. "Whereabouts is it, Saville?" asked one of the others. "Over there, against the wall." said Saviile. pointing to the spot where he had risea from his dive. "Oh, jump in and see, Johnny," said Wilson impatiently; "nobody wants to be bathing with dead calves, but we can't have the water all emptied out for nothing again." John dived in. The other three sat on the .steps and waited. John had to come up to the surface and go down again several times before he hit the right spot; then he came slowly swimming towards them. "I believe there is something there," he said, "but I don't think it is a calf. I can't make out what it is. Anyhow, we may as well have the water let out." John's sunburnt face was rather pale as he spoke, but no one noticed that. Wilson made room for him on his step, and Saville called loudly for the boy. "This bath has not been emptied for a week." he said, with a fine air of authority. "Fetch the watermen, and tell them to turn it off." "Master, please." said the boy.. not attempting to support his former assertion that the water had been changed the day before. "I shall wait and pee what it is," Saville added to his companions. "Of course," said John. "Shall we have a bet on it?" asked Wilson. "I think not," said John. There was no office that morning, thank goodness! And it wps as cool. sitting in wet bathing things on the marble steps, in the dim quiet of the swimming bath, as it would he anywhere else in the Presidency on that Sunday morning. The boy brought them cheroot?, and they sat and smoked and watched the water slowly sinking in the bath. The water was fifteen feet deep, and it went away—it couldn't be said to run—in a leisurely manner that was quite Oriental; but at last it was gone. And there, acainst the opposite wall, lay the "something funny"-a brown heaD. with a. thin, onv leg stretching along the wall towards them, and one c-aw-Zike^hand up- raised, as though to grip the wall." John and the doctor went down the rest of the steps and walked across the bottom of the bath. The other two stayed where they were. Th3 doctor turned the body over-a thin, brown native, with close-cropped grey hair. "Did you ever see him?" the doctor asked. "Yes. once. I think." said John; "but all these natives are so mnch alike." He raised his voice a little, "Seville. will you come here a moment?" he called. "No, I can't," said Saviile. John came back to the steps. "Did either of you fellows ever see that dhobi of ours?" he a'ked. "I've "een him often enoush." said Wiison sulkily; "I was always having to row him about my collars." "Would you mind coming over there for a moment to see if that is the man?" John asked. And Wilson went over and looked. There was no doubt it was the missing dhcbi. Wilson would have known him any- where. "But what, in the name of goodness, was he doing in the c'ub swimming bath?" he asked. There was a little sheaf of soiled handker- chief in the dhobi's clenched right hand that seemed to answer that question. There was an inquiry, of course, and then everything came out; or, rather, from much conflicting evidence the magistrate evolved a certain theory which might or might not have been the true one. The club dhobi Wf!" the brother-in-law of the dead man. The two between them paid the tny who kept the key of the swimming bath three rupees a month to lend them the key at night, when all the dorays were gone awav. a thing which was strictly forbidden. The dhobi, having obtained entrance in this manner, was standing on the steps beating his clothes, when he mirsed his footing and tumbled in and was drowned, his struggles having carried him across the narrow end of the bath. The bundles of washing he must. have brought there with him had disappeared; bnt then, whoever first saw them there the next morning would have appropriated them f- a matter of course, without asking any questions. The club servants, boys, and dbobies swore thev knew nothing about the clothes, and had seen nothing of tbem. The brother-in-law suggested that the devil who lived in the water had been offended with the dhrbi for washinc bis clothes there, and h*d pushed him into the bath nnd made off with the clothe3. which he would bury in the compound. Everyone knew, he said, that 3 devil hnd lived th°re ever since the night, when the doray had dived in bv mistake when the bath'was empty, and broken his head on the cement floor. "It may have been the devil, or it may have been the brnther-in-law," s^ifl John, "bnt I shall never think the poor little man fell in by accident. Why, be mus' have been washing his clothes there for years."

Passing Pleasantries. It was a cause of assault hy a husband on a wife, and the solicitor for the complainant said to her: "And now. Mrs. Sullivan, will you be kind enough to tell the court whether your hus- band was in the habit of striking you with impunity 0" "Faix. he was, sir. now and thin." said the witness, "bnt he struk me oftener with his Usht." ATE HIS BONNET. An English driver persuaded his employer to buy a straw hat for the horse during the recent hot spell, and on Tuesday the horse appeared without the new headgear. What has become of the horse's bonnet, Harry?" asked one of the firm. "Dont you think it is hot enough this morning?" 'Ot enough? That it is, sir, but the bloomin' '03s ate the 'at afore I could put it on im this morning," said 'Arry. Office Boy (t,) editor)- There's a lady outside, sir, with some poetry. Editor' How old is she? seventeen." Show her in. Parson: I am astonished to hear a man with three married daughters say that marriage is a failure! Parishioner: Well, sir. when you have three families beside your own to support you will learn that marriage is positive bankruptcy. "It's a long way for a shilling." remarked cabby, looking sulkily at his proper fare. "I know it is," said the iad >quietly; "if it had not been I should have walked." I don't believe you love me a bit," sobbed his wife. But I do, darling. I Don't tell me. It's unnatural you should. No man could love a woman who wears such old hats as I do. A man of artistic temperament never worries about the money he owes." "No; but it nearly kills him when he doc.n't get money that is owing to him." I thought you said your husband could swim." He can. but that pretty grass widow from Kentucky seems to prefer to jUilt lie around I on the beach." UNDER NOTICE. Widowed Father (to his ten-year old daughter) Do you know, Minnie, that your governess is going to get married? l' Minnie: I'm so glad to get rid of the hateful thing-I was afraid she was ntver going to leave us. Who is she going to marry? Widowed Father: Me. WHAT HE WANTED. A. belated traveller once arrived at the door of a country inn, and after much difficulty succeeded in rousing the proprietor sufficiently for him to put his head out of the window and ask what he wanted. "I want to stop here all night." "Well. you can do so," was the answer. And the irate innkeeper slammed the window down and went back to bed.

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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED,] British Civil Service. ♦ j HOW TO ENTER AND HOW TO SUCCEED. [BY A CIVIL SERVANT.] Examination with 150 Vacancies Two examinations are announced this week. Nearly 1.CaD candidates will be interested in the fact. The first announcement .that an open competitive examination for Second Division Clerkships will be held on the 22nd of October and following days. The Secretary, Civil Ser- vice Commission, London. S.W., must receive the filled-up official form of application to com- pete not later than the 3rd of October. Imme- diate application, therefore, should be made for the necessary form. On this occasion the number of vacancies is 150, but, judging from precedent, it is not improbable that a good many more appointments will be made. At the March examination the vacancies adver- tised were only 120, but situations were given to 200 competitors. The examination will be held in the following towns :-London, Edinburgh. Dublin, Bedford, Birming- ham. Bristol. Leeds, Liverpool, Man- chester, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Plymouth, Aber- deen. Glasgow, Belfast, and Cork. The limits of age are seventeen and twenty; that is. that on the 22nd of October candidates must be over seventeen and under twenty years of age. A fee of £ 2 will he required from every candidate attending the examina- tion. Directions as to the manner of the pay- ment will be received from the secretary. Competitors are examined in the following subjects:—(1) Handwriting and Orthogr.1ph.L including Copying MS.; (2) Arithmetic; (3) English Composition; (4) Precis, including Indexing and Digest of Returns; (5) Book-keep- ing and Shorthand Writing; (6* Geography and English History; (7) Latin or French or German (translation from and into the lan- guage); <8) Elementary Mathematics, viz.: Euclid. Books I. to IV., and Algebra, up to and including the Binomial 'theorem; (9) Inorganic Chemistry, with Elements of Physics. It is tf) be noted that not more than four of the subjects, number (4) to (9). may be offered. The scale of salaries (with a daily attendance of seven hours) is as follows:— £ 70 rising by aunual increments of £ 5 to £ 100; tb(ll £lM by £ 7 10s. to £190; then JE190 by £10 to £250. There is alw higher grade with salaries of £250 bv £10 to £350. It is se:n that there are two stoppages before proceeding to the ordinary maximum of £250. When a clerk reaches £10v he is reported on as to competcnce, character, and diligence. When the end of the next stage is reached (JE190). he may not proceed further unless h? is able to perform work ( f a superior and more advanced character. The stoPlmges are instituted in the interests of discipline and efficiency, but in effect they do not operate to prevent the regular progression to tho maximum salary of £250. Promotions to the higher grade are made on the recommendation of the Head of the Department. The promotions, therefore, depend, not on seniority, but upon merit. A promotion into the higher grade is made whenever a clerk reaches the maximum of £250. but it does not follow that the particular clerk who has reached the JE250 will be promoted. In excep- tional cases, a specially meritorious clerk in receipt of less than JE250 may be promoted, and many such promotions have been made. After eight years' service, Second Dhdsion clerks are eligible for promotion to the First Division; and certain Staff appointments, with salaries much higher than those of the Second Division, are specially reserved for clerks who are. or have been, members of the Second Division. Work of Second Division Clerks. Second Division Clerks are employed in 62 departments in their numerous sub-divisions of omcer-. The departments are not all in London. The actual allocation is London, 38; Dublin, 16; and Edinburgh, 8. Can- didatcij are allowed to choose the office in which to serve. The choice is exercised by the* c:1ndidates according to their place 0n the successful list. in order of merit. An alpha- betical list is supplied to the candidates, giving name of department and number of cicrks employed. Candidates are enabled, therefore, to a certain extent to choo-c con- genial surroundings. The following list of actual appointments made in July last will illustrate the system- of distribution. Thirty- three Second Division eJerkg were appointed during that month. Their distribution was as follows:—Local Government Board (Ireland), 9; Itegistrar-Generai's Office (England), 8; Post Office. 7; Foreign Office, 3; Inland Revenue Department. 2; Department of Agri- culture and Technical Instruction íIrelalld), 2; British Museum, 1; and Board of Agriculture. 1. The annual leave for the first five years is fourteen days, and afterwards 21 days. In mos. offices there is a half holiday every Saturday, Good Friday. King's Birthday (subject to the convenience of the office), and on the four Bank H'olidays. Sick leave for short terms is granted on full pay, and on half-pay for six months, at the dis- cretion of the Head of the Department. The retiring allowance i; personal, and is a minimum of oue-3ixth. and a maximum of two- 1hirds of the average salary received during the thrE"3 y<,c\rs preceding superannuation. I shall deal wiih the examination aspect of this situation in the ordinary course. Second-Class Clerk (Customs), The second announcement made is that of an open competitive examination for the posi- tion of Second Class Clerk. Lower Section, for Port Service in the Customs Department. There arc 30 vacancies to be competed for on th? 2nd of October and following days. The last day upon "hich the Secretary ,as aùove; can receive the official application for permis- sion to attend is the 3rd of October. The examination centres are:—London, Edin- burgh. Dublin. Bedford, Birmingham, Bristol. Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester. New- castle-on-Tynt, Plymouth, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Belfast, and Cork. The limits of age are seventeen and twenty, and the fee payable is £3. Til3 subjects of examination are (1) Hand- writing and Orthography, including Copying Manuscript; (2) Arithmetic; (3) English Com- position; (4) Precis, including Indexing and Digest of Returns; IS) Book-keeping and Short- hand Writing; (6) Geography and English History: (7) Latin, or German (translation from and into): (8) French (translation from and into); (9) Elementary Mathematics, vis., Euclid, Boolts I to IV.. and Algebra, up to and includ- ing the Binomial Theorem; (10) Inorganic Chemistry, with Elements of Physics. Not more than five of the subjects, numbered (4) to (10\. may be offered. The last examination was held in June, when every candidate who obtained the qualifying number of ha'f-marks was declared to be cuc- (^essfnl. Fit'ty-.one candidates competed on tuat oceasxm. and 32 received appointments. It i3 unfortunate that tli2 examination on this occasion clashes with tInt for the Second Division. Many of t'je best prepared- candi- dates will be in a quandary as to the situation for which to compete. The Clerks are employed in the various ports performing the necessary clerical work of the Collectors' offices. The salary is £70 by -65 for four years, and afterwards by JE10 to £200. On promotion to the' upper section the salary i;; £200 by £10 to £.00: to the First C!aEs the salary jJ £320 by £15 to £40: and to Principal Clerkships the salary is £1\20 by £20 to £50J. The post of Collector is also open to the Clerk. and the salary ot a Collector varies, from £?50 to £1.200. according to the importance of the port. I shall, also, in its order, deal with the exa- mination part of this appointment. Recent Successes. At the examination held on the 25th of June for junior appointments in the Admiralty (Supply and Accounting Depart- ments), the fol!owing are the successful candi- dates:—(1), P. D. Sykes; (2). S. Morris; (3). H. Pare; 14). F. Wawn; (5), H. V. Brooks; ?nd .6;, A. J. Rutherford. The following candidates are successful at the examination held on the 2nd of July for appointmeiits as Assistant Civil Engineer (Second Grade) in the Admiralty (Department of the Director of Engineering and Architec- tural Work3) at the Head Office and the Out- posts:—). A. J. Young; (:?,) A. L. Bell; and (3). H. D. Dormor.

Answers 1o Questions. "Male Sorter."—The pamphlet containing the papers set and the marks obtained at the May examination for Male Sorters may be had for 6d. through any bookseller. "Navy.The examination for Engineer Stn- dents is usually held in April. The age is fourteen and a half to sixteen and a half. You provide uniform, clothes of oth-er kInds, Ac., and £110 a year for five years. Ultimate salary is £1(}) to JE474 a year. If selected to be a constructor, salary ranges from JE140 to £1,Qf10. "Post-oiffce."—The age of girls for the new Poat-office Telephone System is between seventeen and nineteen. Application should be made now. as the system comcs into operation in October. The salary will be lis. a week in the first year. 14s. in the second, and the highest will be 20s. in the fifth year If, however, certified for superior work, 25s. a week may he reached.

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Yesterday's Cricket t ♦ 1 GLAMORGAN V. SURREY SECONDS. Two very strong elevens faoed each other in the match between these, clubs at the Cardiff Arms Park on Friday. The teams were:- Glamorgan: H. E. Morgan, A. Osborne, A. Whittington, J. H. Brain. Bancroft, W. H. Brain, Russel. R. Lowe. G. E Cording, Creber, and S. Lowe. Surrey Seconds: Goatley, Gooder, Montgomery. Kersley, Thompson, Penfold, W. T. Graburn, A. C. von Ernathausen. Nice, Smith, and Strudwick. The last match between the clubs, at the Oval in June, ended in a draw, Surrey Seconds declaring with 268 for five wickets in the first innings and 129 for five wickets in the first innings and 129 for seven in the second, whilst Glamorgan put on 1n all out in the first innings and 62 for four wickets in the second. In that match S. Lowe did the hat trick. There were only two changes from the Glamorgan eleven which played at the Oval. young Whittington. of Neath, taking the place of W. Morgan, and Herbert Morgan playing instead of Dr. Cameron. Glamorgan lest the toss, and the Surrey caotain sent in Goatle.v and Gooder to bat on a soft wicket at 11.40. Creber starting the bowling from the pavilion end and Russsl bowiing from the racnuet court end. After half an hour's play the 30 was telegraphed, and both batsmen were hitting out freely, though once or twice they gave chances. Gooder hit Creber away sky- wards. and R. Lowe, running from the long field, just missed the catch and strained him- self. the hit bringing the score up to 40. me next ball. however, Gooder hit high and almost perpendicular, and he was easily caught by W. H. Brain, the wicket-keeper. The retiring batsmar had made a quick 30, and he was fol- lowed by Montgomery, who early gave a chance to S. Lowe, which was accepted. Kersley came next. Hp, however, did not appear comfortable, and when he had scored 5 he gave a hot chance to S. Lowe, who held cleverly—54—3—2.. The batsmen were being dis- missed now almost as fast as the runs were coming. Thompson went in to partner Goatley, who had been batting carefullv for nearly an hour. but before the score was advanced the latter was cauzht by Bancroft at point off Creber. Penfold followed on, and onlv four runs were added when Thompson sent the ball to Whittington. who did net fail to hold, the score reading 58—5—2. Graburn was the next comer, bat it was evident that. sometning in the nature of a rot had set in, and a little over an hour's play six wickets had fallen for ad runs. A. C. von Ernsthausen followed, and the game continued to ba very slow. Creber, bowling on a alow wicket, was getting a lot of work on the ball, and the batsmen had difficulty in dealing with his deliveries. Penfold even- tually suffered the same fate as most of his predecessors, being caught by Osborne with the score at 64 for seven wickets. Nice joined the German player, but W. H. Brain had been care- fuilv watching his chance, and at last stumped him. the eighth batsman going out for 77 runs. Nice and Smith batted very well together until the adjournment for luncheon at 1.30. when the total was 94 for eight wickets. Nice had stopped the rot in the team, hut it was rather late in the day. During the morning the attendance of spectators was not very large, but when the game was resumed after Inn- cheon the zate was a lot more encouraging. Nice and Smith continued their partnership, which,, so far. had been the best. of the innings, but in Russet's second over, with only fuur runs added. Smith was clean howled, and ho gave place to Strudwick. The last pair also hatted well, and at 2 30 the cent.nrv went tin. Strndwiek soon afterwards gave S. Lowe a hot chnnee. but the Cardiff pro. failed to hold. Oniy a few more runs were added however, when W. H. Brain sniartlv stumped Strudwick, Survey's innings closing for 115 at 245. Creber took six wickets for 64 runs. At three o'clock Glamorganshire sent in H. E. Morgan and A. Osborne to hat. and Smith Parted the howling from the navHion end. The start was discouraging. With the second hall of the first over Morgnn's wicket fell: with the fifth young Whittington's fell. the young 'Varsity piayer being unable to plav Smith's fast, shooting bulls on a wicket which, since the morning, hnd become a lot more difflen't to play on. With the score standing at 0-2-0, J. H. Brain, the Glamorganshire skinper. went in to nartner Osborne, but„still bad luck attended the nnm-P county, and off Kersley's fourth ball of his first over Osborne wns very smartlv caught by S+rudwick, the wicket-keener. Bancroft came in next, and when. at la"t. J. H. Brain snatched a run. off Smith, the <nectatnr" apnlauded heartily. Bancroft was also snatching runs. nerilouslv, but successfully, for runs iver- bfully wanted. Tfers'py was bowling at snlend'd leneth. from the jR^ftnet Court end, nnd Bancroft, timed one of them. Strudwick. a narticulorly smart, wicket-keener, held, and the score nrogressed to four wirkets for 8 runs. W. H. Brain came im. but the partnershin of the brothers, which nftpn been "rnfitahle for I1hrnnr(,l.l1- shire. nili not. come off this time. With his first hrt1; W. H. was e'ean howled by TCcslev, and Russel went in ins.ead. After half an hoar's may the 10 was telegraphed—at the sorpewhat sensational "05L however, of fi"e wickets., Russel imnrcved matters to the "xtent of hitting the fir*t boundsrv. and b-^h batsmen proved smart at snatching runs, the 20 being reached ;It fnrty-fiv minutes past fbren. by means of singles. It v.as decidedly harrl to penetrate the close arrangement of he fielrl TCersle-r bad to retire with an Injured finder, a*nd M^nt^omery went on to insir-nd. whilst W IT. Brain went out to 1\1(1 for th? v'oitors. Runs continued to come slowly, bit both batsmen were hitting out with -reate- freedom, v-h-en Smith, who bad several times beeten Bre'n. found a tbiough his rlef"uea, the pivth falling frr 3o ■R. T owe joined Ru'?el. whose batting bad so far been very sound, and together they carried the t-core to 44, when Love was rriven out to a I b w apnea1. Although a follow on had been naved. the chances of Glamorganshire E'Q'I1:'1li"ing' with SSnrrev in their first inning-? were 1.1 ()pn1e>i. wh".n G. F Cnrdin" went in tr) nprtno,r 50 anl1!11'd at ten minutes pest, four, and "even runs later Corn- ing. who had made a few bad was ceugbt h" A. C. von Ernsth^u^cn. off }\pr..Jev. who had "ome Inek to the fieln. Rus«»l. when joined hv Creber. appeared to t ¡, r¡rol1'!h 1y understand the howling, and œ"re than once h" senf the. ball we1,1 away to line houndarv. Witli the score at 66. he.. was finely caught., and retirprl after a useful and faultless innings of 3? S Lowe's stay at the wickets was very brief. Before another rLU had betjn added he was caught h" Goetlev .t- third man. and GI;1mnr:Z:1nslJire innings closer] for 6r, at, balf- oast four. Surrey rormponH their FjpnOn rl innings bedlf. Gontlev bpino^ con"ht by Ban- nro(-f r-ff ('r>n"r' first hall Wifh fli- seo.-c at "7—4 S. T.1Wê went on to howl vice Russel. and "J"'1 a run pact the 50 J. TT. Brain finolv eaugb* Gooder at sillv poi-nt. Ker='ev's wicket was to fall to a fast-pared ball from Lowe. When Penfold aim Graburn were at th* wickets Oeher e'ave over th" howling t, Osborne, and when wickets were drawn at six ')'1ock had > "or;»d 75 for 8:X wickets. 1"lav will be resumed at eleven a.m. to-day. Score:— SCKKKY srAJU.N First jn"i"e:¡: Second i"nings. Gcoder. •• W. II Brain. e J. IT. Brain, b Creber .4. 30 b Creber 25 Goat^y. c Bancroft. b c Bancroft, b Creber 30 Creber 0 Montgomery, c S Lowe, b Creo-r .i 2 run out 7 K»rslev. c S. Lowe, b Ru"sel 5 b S. Lowe 9 Tliomr.son, c Whittington, h Rr.=sel 7 h Russel 0 Penfold. c Os-borne. b 7 Creber 7 not, out 19 Grphurn. h Russel 0 mot out 10 A. f". von Ernsthrusen. St W. H. Brain, b Creber. 7 Nice, not out 29 c JVhittip^ton, b Russel 1 Smith, h Russel 8 Sf "ud"7!clf, gt W. H. p.riin. b Creber 7 Extras 7 Extras 3 Total 115 Total (6). 75 GLAMORGAN. First innings. Second innings. II. E Morgan, b Smith. 0 A. Osborne, c Strudwick. b Smith ••••• JJ A. 'Whittington, b Smith 0 •T. H. Brain, b Smith Bancroft, c Strudwick, h Kers'ey •> W. F. Bra in, b Kersley.- Itu.Fsel. c Montgomery, b Kersley 3o Lowe (P.) b w, b Smith 2 ) ■•■'•ntr. c A. von Ernst- hausen, b Kersle'- 2 Lowe (8.1. c Goatley, b Smith 0 Creber. not out Extras Total 66 BOWLING ANALYSIS. SURREY SECONDS.-tirst innings. O. M. R. W. Creber 29.2 9 64 6 Russel 29 13 45 4 GLAMORGAN-First innings. O. M. K. W. Smith 15.1 3 27 5 Kersley 12 2 28 5 Montgomery 3 2 2 0 ESSEX V. YOKivalllUJii. Delightfully fin- weather prevailed on Friday at Levton when the mat-ch between Essex and Yorkshire was resumed. The overnight state of the game held out promise of quite an early finish, as. with only four wickets in hanri. Essex still required 59 runs to avoid all innings defeat. To»setti (the not out) was joined by Reeves at 11.35. Rhodes and Hirst bowling. Both batsmen made some good hits, and the score waa up to- 32 before Reeves was out. Then. at 39. Russell retired owinif to an injured finger. Tossetti was fineiv caught and bowled at the same total, and at 12.5 Yorkshire had won by an innings and 33 runs. Complete score: E3S&A. First innings, i Second innings. Fane, h Hirst 1 h 3 Carpenter. b Hirst 0 b Hirst 0 Perrin, c Hunter, b Hirst 0 c Hawlce, b Hirst 9 M'Gahey, b Hirst U Ihw. b Rhodes 1 Douglas, h Hirst 0 b Hirst 0 Lucas, run out 3 c an^ h Hirst. 0 Tossetti, b Hirst 3 c and b Rhodes 9 Reeves, c Denton, b st, Hunter, b Rhodes 10 Rhodes 12 Russell. c Taylor, b Rhodes 0 retired hurt 1 Young, not out 1 not out 0 Mead, b Hirst 0 st Hunter, b Rhodes 2 Extra-a 1 Extras 4 Total Total 41 -1. 1. YORKSHIRE- First mnings Second innings. Brown, lbw, b Mead 3 Tur.nieliffe. b Meril 10 Denton, Mead, b Yoinrg 5 Taylor, b lleeves 44 — Mitchell, 1) Mead 10 Hirst, c Reeves, b Mead 0. Wainwright. c Young, b Reeves 4-. Smith. c Fane, b Reeves 8. Hawke. b Mead 7 Rhodca. not out 9. Hunter, lbw. b Mead 4 Extras 0. Total 104 SURREY V. LANCASHIRE. On a slow wicket, Lancashire did remarkably well at Kennirrfor. Oval on Thursday to score 364 for the loss of only seven wickets. On Friday when play was resumed, at thirty-five minutes pa-st eleven, bright weather prevailed, and there were three thousand spectators. Ward (86) and Cuttell (23) were opposed by Jephaon and Richardson. Both players showed extreme caution, ten runs only coming in twenty-five minutes, while ten minutes elapsed without the score being increased. At length Cuttell drove Richardson to the off boundary. So Brocltwell went on, and Cuttell got another 4 in the same direction. In fifty minutes 25 runs were added, when Brockwell bowled Cuttell, the partnership having altogether realised 75. Webb came in. Ward completed his 100 in four hours and thirty-five minutes, and was altogether batting just over five hours for 117. He hit a 5, ten 4's. eight 3's, and eight 2's. He and Smith were out at 428, the innings lasting six hours and three-quarters. Abel and Jephson began Surrey's innings, to the bowling of Sharp and Webb. Runs came fast from the start. Jephson hitting two 4's in the first over, while Abel punished Webb severely. Cuttell and Hallows were tried, but the 50 went up in thirty minutes, and at lunch the score was 56. Abel scored an excel- lent 56. Hayward scored 27 out of 33 in 50 minutes, and waa then stumped, a tea interval of fifteen minutes being taken on his dismissal. Crawford was batting ten minutes without scoring. Brockwell hit Hallows for three 4's, and the game brightened. The 200 went up in three hours. Brockwell scored an excellent 45 out of 70 in 55 minutes. xcL Score:- JjANOASttJLKl! First innings. Second innings. MacLaren, b Hayward 64 Garnett, b Brockwell 12 Ty)dea)ey. c Jephson, b Dowson 58 Ward, c Hayward, b Richardson L17 Hallows, b Brockwell 41 Eccles. b Jephson 43 Ilibbert, b Jephson 0 Sharp, c Crawford, b Jephson 0. Cuttell, b Brockwell 43 Webb, not out 9. Smith, b Richardson 0. Extras 41 Total .428 SURREY. First innings. Second innings. Abel, b Cuttell 56 Jephson, b Sharp 50 Holland, c Eccles, b Ward 26 Baker, not out Z5 Hayward, 'st Smith, b Hallows 27 Crawford, h Sharp 0 Brockwell, c Tyldesley, b Hallows 45 Dowson. c and b Sharp 17 Stedman. not out 0 Extras 18 Total (7 wickets).264 NOTTS V. MIDDLESEX. Glorious weather prevailed on Friday when Kotts. who had scored 16 without loss en Thursday, went on batting. Jones and Ire- monger had Hearne and Rawlin against them. Seven runs had been slowly added, when a catch at slip dismissed Iremonger. Shrews- bury, wh followed, shaped well, but at 42 a splendid break-back from Hearne took Jones's middle stump, and two overs later Hearne followed up his success by taking John Gunn's middle stump. With Dench in Hearne con- tinued to bowl finely, but Wells relieving Rawlin Shrewsbury with a fine pull sent up the 50 when the innings had been in progress seventy minutes. Shrewsbury was stumped at 60, and, Cartwright and Carlin being caught in the long field, six wickets were down for 73. Anthony, being misled by Bosanquet, hit up 19 o it of 23. The innings closed for 121, and Middlesex entered upon their second ven- ture. Bosanquet was leg before at 141. He had hit np 76 out of 98 in an hour and a quarter, his innings including six 4's, seven 3's. and eleven 2's. Douglas completed his 50 in two hours and a half, and afterwards 1..t freely. Wells was finely caught at mid-off by Harrison neld'.ng substitute. Score;- MIDDLESEX. First innings. Second innings. Warner, b J. Gnnn 7b Anthony 9 J. Douglas, c Carlin, b Gunn 34 c and b Gnnn. 21 R. Douglas, b Gunn 15 not out 82 Robertson, b J. Gunn 11 b Gunn 0 Bosanquet, c Jones, b Fallam 45 lbw, b Hallam.. 76 Wells, b Gunn 18 c sub, b Gunn 33 More, lbw, b Gunn. 3 b Gunn 3 Nicholls, c Dench, b Gunn 17 Wyld. b Gunn 0. Rawlin, b Hallam 2. Hearne, not out Extras 10 Extras 9 Total .167 Total (6).233 NOTTS. First innings. Second innings. Jones, b Hearne 23 Ireironger, c Nicholls. b Hearne 6. Shrewsbury, st R. Doug- las. b Wells 24 J. Gunn. b Hearne 1 Dench, not out 17 Cartright, c J. Douglas, b Wells 8 Carlin. c J. Douglas, b b Wells 5 Anthonv. c Wyld, b Hearne 19 Pepper, lbw, b Wells 5. Hallam, c Bosanquet, b Wells 0 Wass. c Bosanquet. b Hearne 4. Extras t 7. Total .121 SOMERSET V. KENT. At Taunton on Thursday Kent, hatting all day. scored 4.V, for the loss of four wickets. The game wa3 resumed on Friday in warm weather, and the Kent batsmen, doubtles* having orders to get out quickly, the innings was finished off rapidly in less than half an hour. The six wickets fell for an addition of 29 runs, the total thus reaching 464. Three batsmen were caught at deep square-leg. Hearne. who was ninth out. reached his 100. He was batting for three hours and a half. and hit fifteen 4's. Somerset went in at 12.15 and fared bndlv At 13 Brtund was taken at mid- off. at 26 Palairet was caught at the wicket, and one run later Phillips was caught at slip. Matters continued to go badlv with Somerset, two men being badlv run out. Blythe and Mason bowled finely, and at lunch eight wickets were down for 73. The Somerset innings closed for 74. and. following on 390 behind, lost two wickets for four runs. Three wicket.s- those of Palairet. Robson. and Daniell-fell at ?û. and. after a little hitting- by Phillips and T-Till, the latter was stumped at 47. The innings closed ro-r 73. leaving Keni, winners by an innings and 312 runs. Complete score:- M.iM. First innings. Second innings. Bnrnup, st Newton, b Cranfield 134 Dillon, b Braund 12 Day c Daniell, b Cran- field 46 Hearne. c Daniell, b Braund 103 Mason, c Daniell, b Cranfield 145 Blaker, c Daniell, b Biaund 7. Baker, c Daniell, b Braund 0 Humphries, at Palairet, b Braund 0. Murrell. c Braund. b Cranfield 4 Blvthe. st Palairet. b Cranfield 4. Bradley, not out 1 Extras 11 Total 464 SOMERSET. First inning3. Second innings. Palairet, c Murrell. b Blythe 12 b Mason 1 Braund. c Baker. b Blvthe 2h Mason 4 Lewis, run out 15 c Biaker, b Mason 0 Phillips, c Baker, b Mason 1 h Blythe 26 Robson, run out 13 c Murrell, b Mason 0 Daniell, b Blythe 5c Blaker, b Mason 0 Hill, b Mason 2 st Murrell, b Mason 11 Gill, c Murrell. b Mason. 6 b Mason 5 Newton. c Murrell. b Mason .i 7 b Blythe 10 Fowler, lbw, b Blythe 0 b Mason 10 Cranfield. not out 0 not out 0 Extra6 11 Extras 2 Total 74 Total 78 HAMPSHIRE V. SUSSEX. When play ceased at, Portsmouth on Thurs- day evening Hampshire were in a very bad position, as. in face of their opponents.' total of 159. they had lost six of their liclt wickets for 55 runs. The weather was beautifully fine on Friday, when Barton (not out 13) and Hill went on with the innings to the bowling ot Tate and Killick. Without any addition to the score Hill was bowled, and at 64 the eighth wicket fell. Barton being then taken at mid-off. Lee and Soar improved matters somewhat, adding 33 in twenty minutes, but the side were all out at 12.10 for 99. Tate, who bowled with great skill and judgment, took <even wickets for 52 runs. Holding a lead of 60 runs, Sussex entered on their second innings at 12.30. Fry and Vine being faced by Liewellyn and Soar. At the outset runs came very slowlv, but Fry and Ranjitsinhji made a great stand. The total was up to 132 before the batsmen w-ere parted, Ranji being then bowtbd. He was batting for an hour amd forty minutes, in which time 99 runs had been addfl for the second wicket. Ranii hit five 4's. rnd made no mistake. Fry was bowled at 181 He played faultless cricket for three hour? and a quarter, and bit twelve 4's. seven 3's. ant nine 2 s. After Fry left the last six wickets fell in thirty-five minutes for the addition cf 31. and the innings closed just after five o'clock. Hants had nftv-five minates' batting at the close of the day. Hill was howled at 34. Sprot and Greig then played out time. Score:- SUSSEX. First innings. Second inning#. Fry, c Greig. b Llewellyn 68 b Llewellvn .106 Vine, b Soar 4 c Robson, b Lle- wellyn 2 Kiilick, b Llewellyn 10 run out 8 Brawn, c ariri b T.lewe'lyn 1 b Llewellyn 16 Ranjitsinhji, st Robson, b Llewellyn 33. b Grejg 55 Latham, b Barton 4 lbw, b Greig. 0 Eelf, c Sprot, b Llewsllyn 0 c Barton, b Llewellyn 3 Sullivan, c Robson, b Llewellyn 0 b Greig 3 Butt. not out 1 not out 3 Tate, b Barton 1 c Steele, b Llewellyn 4 Bland, c and b Barton 7 c Webb. b L'eweilyn 4 Extras 6 Extras 8 Total 159 Total .212 HAMPSHIRE. First innings. Second innings. Robson. c Ranjitsinhji. b Tate. 6 Greig. c Tate, b Killick.. 12 wot out 25 Smot, b Killick 2 not out 11 Webb. b Tate 3. Barrett. c Relf, b Killick 1 Barton, c Bland. b Tate 18 Llewellvn, st Butt, b Tate 16 Hill, b Tate 0 b Tate 21 Lee. b Tate 26 Soar, not out 13 Steel, c Relf. b Tate 0 Extras 2 Extras 0 Total 99 Total (1). 57 WARWICKSHIRE V. DERBYSHIRE. Fine weather prevailed on Friday when this game was resumed. The wicket was tricky, and half an hour finished off the Derbyshire innings for an additional 30 runs. Charles- worth took all four wickets for 18, and had six in the innings for 45. George, the Villa goalkeeper, and Devey made a capital start for Warwickshire, the former hitting extremely well. The 50 went up in 35 minutes. Fishwick and Santall also made a big stand, and with the score at 361 for the loss of seven wickets Warwickshire declared their innings. At the close of play Derbyshire had lost^hree wickets for 41 runs. Score: — DERBYSHIRE. First innings. Second innings. Wright, c Hargreave, b CharJesworth 0 c and b Quaife.. 2 Lawton. c Fishw/ck, b Kinneir 53 Storer, c Charlesworth, b Hargreave 48 not out 8 Chatterton, c and b Kinneir 1 not out 5 .Curgenven, c Lilley, b Kinneir 0 Locker. c D"\cy, b Charlesworth 13 b Kinneir 13 Needham. b Charlcswrth 20 b Quaife 12 Burton, b Charlesworth 0 Hulme. c Hargreave. b Charlesworth 21 Lawton. b Charlesworth 0 Bestwick. not out 1 Extras 6 Extras 1 Total *?.163 Total (3). 41 WARWICKSHIRE. First innings. Second innings. Devey. c Wright, b Chatterton 52 George, c1 Needham. b Bestwick 65 Fishwick, not out.140 Charlesworth. Ibw, b Chatterton 9 Santall, c Ctirgerven, b Hulme 73 Field, c Curgenven, b Hulme 1 Bainbridge, lbw, b Storer 0 Hargreave, c Lawton, b Storer 1 Extras 20 Total (7 wiclicts) *36t Innings declared closed. GLOUCESTERSHIRE V. SOUTH AFRICANS. The South Africans gained a noteworthy victory over Gloucestershire on Friday. Sin- clair, making full use of the treacherous pitch, bowled magnificently, his record for the match being thirteen wickets for 73 runs. Complete scores:- SOUTH AFRICANS. First innings. Second innings. Ttfttred. c Burroughs, h f»<<iwn 3. Shiilders, b Paish 90 lleid, c Wilkinson, b Tovev 27 Sinclair, c Fowler, b Tovey 20 Hatliorn, c Burroughs, b Paish 27 Murray-Bisaet. h Push.. 4. Hailiwell, st Burroughs, b Paish 1 Colley, c Jee sop, b Roberts 11 Graham, c Rice. h Paish 29 Rowe, c Wilkinson, b Paish 18 Kotze. not out 2 Extras 2 Total 234 GLOUCESTERSHIRE First innings. Second innings. Rice, b Sinclair 0 c Hathorn, b Rowe 4 Tovey, b Sinclair 8c Hailiwell, b Sinclair 0 Wrathall, b Sinclair 13 c Reid, b Sin- clair 23 Brown, c Colley, b Sin- clair 4 lbw, b Sinclair. 27 Jessop, c Hathorn, b Itowe 8 b Sinclair 10 Taggart, b Sinclair 0 b Jlowe 10 Fowler, b Sinclair 3c Shalders, b Sinclair 4 Paish, b Sinclair. 0 b Rowe 3 Roberts, b Rowe 011 Sinclair 1 Wilkinson, run out 2 b Rowe 0 Burroughs, not out 1 not out 0 Extras 1 Extras 2 Total 40 Tota! 89 SWANSEA TOURISTS V. CREDITON. The Swansea Tourists met Crediton in lovely weather on Friday. The home team commenced batting to the bowling of Griffiths and Hum- phreys. and wen all out for 109. The Tourists eaeiit.- topped this total passing the 100 when they had five wickets to fall. Score:- CREDITON. A. P. Roe, b Long 40 J. Symes, b Humphreys 2 H. J. Roe, run out 7 J. Hoyland, b Griffiths 12 Rev. — Knight, c Rees, b Griffiths 0 A. Symes. c Goodward, b Griffiths. 10 Gregory, b Humphreys 2 R. Sharpe. run out 16 Lane, b Humphreys 1 D. Roberts, b Long 1 Parry Jones, not out 3 Extras 9 Total 109 SWANSEA TOURISTS. H. Godward, b Roe 0 A. Jones, run out Q Stanley Rees, b Hoyland 27 'J'. R. Griffiths, b J. Symes 9 G. L: Thomas, C and b Hoyland. 37 'Thissen, not out 38 Daviea, Ibw, b Symes. 24 Long, b Symes 0 H. G. Solomon, not out 14 Extras 12 Total (for 7 wickets) 170 YORKSHIRE V. SURREY. The Leeds "Daily News" has the authority of Lord Hawke for stating that the new fixture made with Surrey for Loekwood's bemefit will not count in the County Championship.

THE COMING FOOTBALL SEASON. "Evening Express" Office, Cardiff. August 16, 1901. Our Series of "Specials" on what we may term 'Summer Sports terminates with Mr. Beach Thomas's eighth article to-day. For the next fortnight or so athletics shall be, so far as "Specials" are concerned, taboo; but, with the coming of golden September, readers will be called upon to brace uo, for then we shall commence, not one series, but three of the finest sets of Football "Sp2cials" which have ever appeared in this or any other paper. September 6 is the fateful date on which these "Specials" will start, but the order in which they will line up has not yet been decided. All three clamour to be let loose 011 Saptember 6, but, as there are still con- siderable numbers of the reading popula- tion of these Isles of Britain who do not eat and drink and sleep and dream, as well as talk. Football, the risk of a social cataclysm, if we yielded to the pressure of our "Specials," would be too great. Readers must keep their eyes peeled for September 6. for we shall have Rugby "Specials" by the best known men in the game; and "Soccer" "Specials" by men who have distinguished themselves in their fol- lowing of the Association code; while another series is conceived on entirely new lines, and will consit of eight exciting and graphic Football Sketches. In the Rugby lot, A. J. Gould will con- trast 1876 with 1901; Leonard Rees will dis- course sweetly on Rugby Internationals; E. Faber Fookes will relieve himself of a surcharge of wisdom" on three-quarter back play; Edgar A. Johns will yarn out his Reminiscences of Welsh Football; while Wellesley Pain, oddly enough, has selected "Humours on the Football Field" as his theme. In the "Soccer" Series. W. Campbell will let loose hints on Goalkeeping; John Devey will indicate proprieties on and off the field; W. M'Gregor feels he must part with his estimate of the League and its effect on the game; while Mr. D. Nicholson will tell us about football on the Continent. The other group of "Specials" is of an entirely different type. The authors whose co-operation we have secured are Captain Philip Trevor, Guy Boothby, C. E. Benson, C. W. Alcock, Horace G. Hutchinson, H. A. Bryden, and Harry Trevor. The contribu- tions by Captain Philip Trevor and H. A. Bryden will be unconventional papers on important phases of the game: the remain- ing contributions are intended to give enjoyment rather than to instruct.

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POPULAR SONGS WITH MUSIC. j r "EVENING EXPRESS" SERIES I The "Evening Express" published the following songs on the dates named:- "Victoria" February 1 "Eileen. My Qu en" February 6 "Bv the Silver Sea" February 13 "Then I Understood" February 20 "Are We to Part Like This?" February 22 "John Bull's Little Khaki Coon" February 25 JOB Anderson. My Joe" February 27 "Good Nisht, Daddy" March 4 "One Always Loves You. and that One's Me" March 6 "When -Your Ship Comes "Home. Love" March 11 "What Does He Take Me For?" .March 13 I "Where the Flag of England Flies"March 18 "Without a Word" March 20 "Who'll Mind Us Wnsn You're Gone, Daddy?" March 25 "Whei Wo Are Saying Goodbye"March 27 "Plenty of Water" 'April 1 "John Bull, Get Your Gun"April 3 "The Sweetest Words" April 10 "The Huntsman" April 15 "All Earthly Ties" .April 17 "The Cockney Coon's SwftetheartV..April 22 "Cockney Piccaninnies' Serenade'April 24 "Let's be Friends Once More" April 29 "Dear Old Mother's Wedding Ring" May 1 "Only One England" May 6 "The Diamond- Ring" May R "All Scotch" May 13 "The Bootuian" May 15 "The Story of a Shilling" May 20 "Oh! Belinda" May 22 "Sv»ethcnr;« Still" May 29 "I Was Wanted" June 3 "Don't- Make a Mountain Out of a Molehill" June 5 "Salutations" June 10 "Oh! the Agony!" .Tune 12 the Rose <^f Kenmare" June 17 "Jack to the Fore" Jun-e iq "Circumstances Alter Cases" June ?4 "Ha!" .Tune 26 "Smoking His Pine of Peace" July 1 "Silver nnd Gold" July 3 "Show Me Another Girl J,ilŒ Mine".Julv II "TIle Fire Was Burning Hot" Julv in "The Old Veteran"July 15 "At the Corner of the Street" July 17 "«weet Genpvieve" .Tulv 9% "What, is a Lndv" Jnly 24 "Within a Mile of Edinburgh Toon" July 29 "Wlipt is a Gentleman" July 31 'ThP Lost T,u<rgaee Man"Ausrust 7 "I Dremnt I Dwelt in Marble Halls August 12 "God Bless Dear Mother" Augu3t 14

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Truth or a Lie P . MR. RHODES AND THE LIBERAL PARTY. The Mystery of a je5,000 Cheque. To-day's issue of the "Spectator" contains the following better from Mr. Cecil Rhodes respecting Sir Henry Ca mpbe 11-Ba rinerm an's flat contradiction of the statement made by a correspondent in the "Spectator," who signed ) imself "C. B. to the offect that Mr. Rhodes several years ago contributed a sum of money to the Liberal party in consideration of the agt cement of the Liberal Government to iemai-1 in Egypt:- "Sir,-I have seen in your paper the contro- versy between C. B.' and Sir Henry Camp- bell-Baunern.an. The correspondence referred to is in Africa. I have sent for it. On its arrival I shall forward it to you. It speaks for itself.-I am, &c., "C. J. RHODES." The "Spectator' also prints a signed letter from Mr. Charles Boyd (the original correspon- dent), who, writing from Homburg, repeats his former assertion that Mr. Rhodes contributed £5,000 to the party funds after being assured that the Liberal party would not evacuate Egypt. He says:- Mr. Rhodes, a Liberal Imperialist, and in touch with Mr. Schnadhorst, gave the latter a certain subscription to the Liberal party funds. He was doubtful only about the party's policy in Egypt, and here Mr. Schnadhorst re. assured him. Presently came a speech of Mr. Morley's, recommending that Egypt be evacu- ated. Some phrase of Mr. Gladstone's about the same time struck Mr. Rhodes-I dare say very wrongly—as pointing the same way. He wrote at once to Mr. Schnadhorst, provisionally diverting his subscription. In the first of two letters, which I have seen, Mr. Schnadhorst replies that he is much embarrassed by Mr. Rhodes' communication, and generally dis- cusses the evacuation as if, as a question of Liberal policy, it were still open and undecided. In the second he writes cheerfully that Mr. Rhodes may set his mind at rest: he has seen those in authority (the names, even if I could be quite certain of them, might still, I think, be left unpublished), and that he is enjoined to assure Mr. Rhodes that the policy of the Liberal party does not embrace the evacuation of Egypt; conse. quently, there will be no necessity to return Mr. Rhodes' subscription. It is three years since I read those letters, and, though I should be sorry to swear to a single phrase, there is simply no manner of doubt about their substance." In its editorial references to the matter, the "Spectator" says:- "It may be worth while to warn any of our readers who may be inclined to think that the correspondence, when it arrives, will dis- prove, not prove, Mr. Boyd's original allega- tions, that there is very little likelihood of that. The correspondence has been seen by several persons, and they agree as to its general tenure. There can be no doubt as to what Mr. Rhodes means when he says the correspondence will speak for itself.' The "Spectator" also expresses the hope that the matter will make Sir Henry Camp- beil-Banherman more cai-eful in future in regard to the language used by him in political controversy. [It will be remembered that Sir H. Camp- bell-Bannerman characterised the allegation as a lie."]

f J POPULATION OF CANADA. According to the last census, the popula- tion of Canada is 5,338,883. Quebec shows the largest gain of any province, namely, 132.439. The incre lse in Ontario is 53,658; in British Columbia, 91,827; in Manitoba, 93,958; in the Nortll-wf-st Territories, 78,201; in New Bruns- wick, 9,830; and in Nova Scotia, 8,720; while in Prince Edward Island it has increased by 5,820.

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