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FOOTBALL NOTES AND NEWS.
FOOTBALL NOTES AND NEWS. A correspondent writes as follows, and his timely note deserves space :— To the Editor. Dear Sir,—In regard to the combination of Rugby footballers about to sail from this country for a tour in New Zealand and Australia, you may possibly have observed the unanimity of the London Press in styling same the" English team for New Zealand," Englanti's Chosen," &c., utterly ignoring the large proportion of Welsh players in the side, viz., Gibbs and Williams (Cardiff), Harding, Williams and Morgan (London Welsh), Dyke, Griffiths, E. Morgan, Thomas, Green, and J. P. Jones, and being apparently ignorant of the fact that the team will be captained by Harding, of the London Welsh. Should the side, however, meet with an early defeat, the London dailies would probably report the news something like this:— Defeat of the Anglo-Welsh Combination." But what can one expect from the English Press, which has always proved so "sports- manlike," in such matters ?—I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully, S. TREVOR JONES.
Cleber y Clwb.
Cleber y Clwb. Nos Fercher. 'Roedd rhyw hanner dwsin o'r aelodau Seneddol wedi taro i fewn heno er mwyn cael mygyn, ac ymgom gyda rhai o aelodau y Ddirprwyaeth Eglwysig oedd wedi ceisio ail ddechreu'r eisteddiadau am unwaith eto. Hawdd oedd gweled eu bod wedi cael awr lawen cyn i Syr John a minnau fyned i'r ystafell, oherwydd 'roedd y lie wedi ei lenwi ag arogldarth y sigara goreu. Ni ddywed- wyd pa un a'i Dafi Dafis ynte Syr Alfred oedd wedi talu am danynt, ac ni waeth i ni pa un yr oedd y ddau yn ddigon llawen, ac yn barod i dalu am rai wedyn pe bae galw am danynt. "Holo, ap Shon," ebe Syr Alfred, yn siriol, "Shwt ma chi: gym'wch chi sigar"? "Dim 'nawr, thenciw," meddwn innau, yn foesgar, "'rwyn gorfod gyrru llith i'r CELT cyn y boreu, felly rhaid ei ysgrifennu cyn bo bir." "Y CELT"? ebai Osmond, yn syn, "A odi fe byw o hyd ? Ydi, fel ma'r gwaetha'n bod," ebe Gruffydd, ac mae ef wedi bod yn gwneud sport o'r cyfarfodydd wyf i wedi bod yn annerch ar gais John Huw." 'Does bosib," ebe Llewelyn, mewn llais taranus, a chyda golwg a gyrhaeddai'r galon gan gydymdeimlad. Wel beth ga' i ddweyd wrth ycyhoedd," meddai, fel esponiad ar absenoldeb y fath nifer o honoch o Ginio Gwyl Dewi y noson o'r blaen ? Yr oeddwn yn teimlo, gan fod cymaint o siarad wedi bod ar hyd a lied y ddinas, mai gwell fyddai gofyn iddynt ar goedd fel hyn, ac yna ni chai yr un o honynt esgus i ddweyd nas gwyddai ddim am dani. Yr oeddwn wedi clywed gan Arthur Griffith fod ef a Llewelyn Williams wedi gofyn i amryw o honynt ddod, ac iddynt oil hanner- addaw, ond ni ddaethant. Ac yn awr yr oedd yn ddoniol i glywed eu hesgusodion. Yr oedd y fath alwadau am eu hamser, a'u presenoldeb yn y Ty mor angenrheidiol, fel y teimlent mai prin y gellid dwyn y gwaith ymlaen heb eu cynorthwy hwy bob un. Yn eu barn hwy, nid oedd neb, heb eithrio na Lloyd-George na Sam, yn y Ty mor bwysig ag ydoedd yr haid fechan hon. Ar ol i bob un ddweyd ei stori yr oedd yn hawdd gweled nad oedd yr un o honynt yn rhyw bybyr iawn dros yr un mudiad ymhlitb. Cymry Llundain, a dyna f a'n achos i Syr John dorri ar draws yr ymholiad. 'Rwyn synnu atoch chi i gyd yn y Senedd yna," gwaeddai yr hen batriarch. Dyna ddeg ar hugain o honoch yn honni bod yn bleidiol i bopeth Cymreig ac i bob sefydliad daionus, ond pa nifer o honoch sydd yn aelodau o'r clwb hwn. Yr ydychyngwneud eich goreu dros y clybiau ereill yma, ond paham na wnewch yn gyffelyb a'r clwb hwn, dod a ffrynd yma yn awr ac eilwaith, er mwyn ychwanegu at rif yr aelodaeth. Ond i ni gael hynyna byddai'r lie yn llawer mwy hardd a mwy o lwyddiant iddo ddeng waith nag sydd iddo yn awr." Bravo," gwaeddai Syr Marchant, yr hwn oedd newydd ddod i'r ystafell ynghwmni'r Prifathro o Goleg Aberystwyth. Dyna'r ffordd, Syr John, i ddod a hwy i'w syn- wyrau, yw difrio tipyn arnynt yn eu hwyn- ebau Digon gwir," ebai'r Prifathro Griffith, ond paham y rhaid i chwi ym- ddwyn yn wahanol a rhedeg pobl i lawr yn eu cefnau"? "Dim erioed," ebe Mar- chant, yn sarug. Celwydd Dafi Dafis oedd y cyfan." Ac ar hyn dyma'r aelod tros Faldwyn yn neidio ar ei draed yn wyllt ac yn bygwth taro Marchant ar ei glopa onibae i Roberts ei atalmewn pryd. Wnes i ddim ond ail-adrodd eich iaith chi," ebe Dafis, a phan glywodd y cwmni fod blaenor parchua fel Dafis wedi beiddio ail-adrodd yn gyhoeddus yr hyn a ystyriai Marchant yn siarad cyfrinachol aed i ameu ei grefydd- oldeb, ond wedi i Marchant egluro mai iaith amser brecwast ydoedd, ac nid iaith amser swper chwarddodd pawb yn iachus, ac ym- wahanwyd ar ol cael ymgom siriol ar werth Mesar y Trwyddedau er lleihau meddwdod mewn pentrefi gwledig. Ap SUON.
Y DYFODOL.
Y DYFODOL. Hoed i Ysgrifenyddion y gwahanol Gymdsithman unfon ar fyrder restr o'u cyfarfod/ydd arbennig i'w gosod yr y Golofn hon. March 19— Gunnersbury Eisteddfod. Cy'ngerdd yn Capel Stratford. March 21- Glamorganshire Dinner to S. T. Evans. Mawrth 21- Cyfarfod Trefnol Cymdeithas y Tabernacle. Mawrth 23- Cyfarfod Terfynol Undeb y Cymdeithasau yn Castle Street. Ebrill 2- Te a Chyngherdd Blynyddol Capel Moor- fields, Little Alie Street, E. Shirland Road. Cyngerdd. E brill 9— Cyfarfod Te Blynyddol y Tabernacl. Eisteddfod, East End Mission. Ebrill 30- Te a Chyngerdd Blynyddol Wilton Square. Shirland Road. Eisteddfod Flynyddol. Mai 2, 4— Cymanfa Flynyddol Radnor Street. Mai 7— Eisteddfod Flynyddol East Ham. Cyngerdd Mr. T. Vincent Davies yn y Queen's Hall. May 14- Tea, Grand Evening Concert and Solo Com- petition, Capel Mile End Road. May 28- Harlesden Eisteddfod. October 23 to 30— Lewisham Bazaar at Falmouth Road.
Advertising
LONDON WELSH Rugby Football Club DATE. FIXTURES. GROUND Mar. 7 Rosslyn Park Home OJ 14 Blackheath. Away 21 Leicester Away 28 London Irish Home Apr. 4 Catford Bridge Away „ 11 17 Gloucester Away 18 Newport Away 20 Bristol Away The 1st XV. HOME matches will be played at Memorial Athletic Grounds, West Ham. Frequent trains from City. Nearest Station: West Ham. Fifteen minutes' run on the District Railway, Fenchurch Street, &c. Ground adjoining Station- Also from St. Pancras, Dalston Junction, &c. Admission, 6d. Covered Grand Stand 6d. extra LADIES ADMITTED FREE to all parts of the ground. Hon. Sec.—W. H. TRICK, 103, New Oxford Street W.C. Telephone 3853 Gerrard. "Mor o Gan yw Cymru i gyd." NEW TOWN HALL, WOOLWICH. -<=:<r:r:7-C=: The Ninth Annual Welsh Concert (on behalf of Bethel Welsh Church, Woolwich), will be given in the above Hall ON THURSDAY, MARCH 19th, 1BOB, under distinguished patronage, By the following eminent artistes:- Soprano, Miss JENNIE ELLIS (of the Royal Albert Hall, Queen's Hall, and Provincial Concerts, Winner of the Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano at Rhyl National Eisteddfod and Carmelite Competition). Contralto, Miss GWLADYS ROBERTS, A.R.C.M. (of the Hereford and Leeds Festivals, and all the Principal London and Provincial Concerts). Tenor, Mr. JOHN ROBERTS (winner of National Eis- teddfod Prizes, and of the principal London and Provincial Concerts). Baritone, Mr. W. J. SAMUEL (the new Welsh Baritone). Violinist, Mr. PHILIP LEWIS (the World-renowned Violinist). THE LONDON WELSH MALE CHOIR of 100 voices. Conductor, Mr. Merlin Morgan. (Winners of International and Semi-National Prizes in Wales), of the Queen's Hall and Albert Hall, and the Male Voice Competition, Queen's Hall, 1903 (which Test Pieces they will sing). Accompanist and Solo Pianist, Mr. MERLIN MORGAN (Challen Gold Medallist). Doors open at 7.30 p.m. Commence at 8 p.m. Dress Circle (numbered and reserved), 4s.; Area and Balcony (reserved) 3s.; Front Seats, 2s., and a limited number of Is. Seats. BOOK EARLY.—Tickets may be obtained from, and seats booked thruogh, the Secretaries- Mr. R. Grier Thomas, 3, Dallin Road, Plumstead. Mr. A. Lockyer Griffiths, 1, Wrottesley Road, Plumstead. NOTE.-Advertisements must reach the Office by Wednesday morning for insertion in the current week's number. Advertise- ments for insertion in THE LONDON WELSHMAN AND KELT will be trans- lated into Welsh free of charge.
Notes and News.
SPEAKING at the Swansea Welsh Society's Dewi Sant dinner, Prof. Levi, of Aber- ystwyth, said that the old preachers of Wales were the country's heroes. They always heard the people talk lovingly of Taliesyn anwyl," Christmas Evans anwyl," and so on, but where had they heard them speak of "y cyfreithiwr anwyl" (laughter). MR. DAVID THOMAS, Mus. Bac., the com- poser of Llyn-y-fan," which was produced at the National Eisteddfod at Swansea last year, received his degree of M.A. at Oxford this week. He is a native of Pontardulais. DR. WESTLAKE MORGAN, the well-known organist of Bangor Cathedral, has been ap- pointed organist of the historic church of St. Bride, Fleet Street. It was at this church that the late Dr. Turpin was organist, and it is a high compliment to our countryman to be appointed as successor to so eminent a musician.