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PONTNEWYDD v. MOUNTAIN ASH. This match was played on the new grounds at Mountain Ash in very wet weather. The teams were itp; rented as follows: Pontnewydd Back, J. Daniels three-quarters. C. Brown, D. Francis, F. Wheeler, and C. Wood halves, Bodies and Phelps forwards, G. Evans (cap- tain), J. l-'ieMiug, J. Edwards, J. Jenkins, W. "Wells, R. Uogers, J. Powell, and G. Jenkins. Mounrnni -ksh Back, G. Jefferies three-quar- ters, J. Necheiway, J. Da vies, W. Bradford, and B. Tiley halves, Phillips and Parfitt forwards, S. Fryne s (oupt;ur.), W. Edmondki, T. Perrott P. Jackson. E. Eddely, R. Mills, J. Phillips, and Allen. Referee. Mr. W. Thomas, Aberdare. Evans kicked off for Pontnewydd, and the home baek returned to neutral ground, where the first scrum was formed. The visitors then gradually worked ;o their opponents' ground. The home- .-sters were given a free, by which they gained a lot of giouud exciting play followed in the ctnire, after which the visitors made a rush to the lie-, and a minor was registered Play was Tfeumed on the home side of the division line. Perrott got away with a dribble, which left the play near the visitors' 25. Phillips got possession, but Rogers charged his kick, and the visitors again crossed the division line. Open play fol- lowed. Francis picked up, and, by making a feint, bauiked his opponent, and romped over. T. Hodges took the place kick and landed a goal. Davies re-started, and open play followed in neutral ground. The home pack started a rush, but Wood saved, and the visitors retaliated. I Passing by Phelps and Brown took the play to the visitors' ground, and light scrums followed on the line. J.Jenkins picked up, but, as he was falling over, the ball slipped from his hands, and a minor only was scored. After the drop- out, passing by Phillips and Tiley took the play to the centre. The visitors, however, soon re- turned to their opponents' ground, and the third minor was registered. Half-time score :— G. T. M. Po. tnewydd 1 0 3 Mountain Ash 0 0 0 I After restarting, Allen led off with a short kiffe. and the home pack took the ball to their opponents' 25. Netherway dribbled to the line, where a hard game was fought for a few minutes. T. Hodges then kicked to neutral ground, and the visitors' pack took the ball with them to their opponents" line. The homesters .dribbled back to the centre Some smart Work by Wheeler and Wood took the play back to the homesters' ground. The homesters again got away, but Wood saved at the centre. Rogues •tarted a dribble, but Phillips saved, and forwards took the bail to the visitors' ground. Hodges hciulsd a rush back to the centre. The homesters however, seemed determined to get something, and returned with a rush to the Pontnewydd territory, and a kick by Phillips re- Baited in a minor. After the drop-out, Francis kicked to the centre, the forwards followed with arwn to the home 25, where Tiley saved. The iwmesters retaliated Daniels saved, and Fielding leaded a rush back to the homesters' line ana kicked over Jeiieries falling on the ball only just in time to save a try. Shortly after time was called. Final score G T M Pontnewydd 1 0 4 .I Mountain Ash 0 0 1 BLACKWOOD 2ND v. NEWBRIDGE 2ND.—Played at Newbridge on Saturday. The visitore were poorly represented. Newbridge bad the best of the play and scored 2 tries to nil. S. Catley and JBLjMoore got the tries.

PONTYMOIL 2ND v. BLAINA "A." This match was played on Saturday last at the Polo Grounds before a comparatively small number of spectators. Pontymoil, winning the toss. elected to played up with the wind. Blaina started, and a good return being made, play settled down near the centre. Even play followed for some time until Jones got posses- sion from the scrum and passed to Wens, who transferred to Fawdry, who after a short run handed the leather to George Davies, a splendid bout of passing winding up by Evans scoring in the corner. W. Jones failed at the place. Following the drop-out Pontymoil again pressed, and Wehs getting throuch a line-out dribbed over the line. where Tom Stone fell on the ball and scored the second try, which Jones con- verted. The kick off brought no relief to the visitors, who were unable to get over the half- way line. Play continued for some time near the half-way, until Fawdry (who had been play- ing a splendid game) got possession, and clearing all his opponents grounded the ball over the line, but the angle was two difficult for Jones to con- vert. Pontymoil continued to have the best of matters until half-time, when they were leading by- G. T. M. Pontymoil 1 2 0 Blaina 0 0 0 After lemons, Stola, kicked off for the home- sters, but Blaina speedily returned to the centre, and for a time managed to keep the enemy at bay. It was pretty evident now that the visiting halves were outplayed by Jones and Wells, who got the ball out from every scrum, and it was only the greasy state of the ball that prevented a heavy score being put on. Time after time was the ball sent out to the third line, who were unable to hold the ball until George Davies got possession and passed to Fawdry, who made no mistake in gathering the ball this time, and scored near the posts. Jones converted, but the goal was disallowed owing to the ball not having been brought out straight. Following the drop-out, the visi- tors invaded the home 25 for the first time dur- ing the second half, but were soon driven back to their own quarters, but Pontymoil failed to score. Time was shortly afterwards called, the score being — G. T. M. Pontymoil. 1 3 1 Blaina 0 0 0 NOTES ON THE GAME. Pontymoile being unable to come to terms with Pontardawe for a match to be played on the Polo Grounds, the fixture was declared off, consequently the only match in this district was with Pontymoil 2nds and Blaina 2nds. The weather was anything but favourable, rain falling in torrents throughout the match, and the greasy state of the ball prevented a lot of passing, but the game was not a forward one, as three out of the four tries were gained after bouts of passing. Palmer 'at full back played a safe game for Pontymoil, and should be kept there. He is, I think, the fourth that has been put in that position this season, and as this changing about must interfere with the play of the team, I would suggest that he be kept there. The Blaina back kicked well, but did very little stopping work. Of the threequarters, Fawdry was- far and away the best man on the field, running and kicking well, and his handling of the greasy ball would do credit for most three-quarters in first teams-local I mean. Should an accident occur to any of the three-quarters in the first team, he should certainly have a chance. The other three- quarters on both sides played a good game, but I must single out Fawdry as being the pick. The Blaina halves were no match for Jones and Wells, who got the ball out from every scrum, and passed out to the third line in their old way. Considering this game to be the first played by Jones this season he was quite a success. Of the forwards, Blaina held their own in the tight, but once the ball was given air they were easily beaten in dribbling and following up. D. Davies and James were the pick of the homesters.. Next Saturday, Pontymoil will journey to Aberavon to play the first team of that town. This is the first time Pontymoil have been granted a fixture by Aberavon but I shall depend upon them to make a close fight. The following have been selected to represent the locals:—Back, Tom James; threequarters, G. Yaugban, W. Davies, A. Yasey. J. HiiJ hajj backs, Wm. Jones, W. Welis: forwards, John frrnvy, It Evans, D. Davies; A. Moxloy, G, | Moxley, E. Waters, R. Davies, W. Ball,

ABEROAEN v. RISCA. I Played at Abercarn on Saturday. The visitors kicked off with the wind. Evans returned into touch at the centre. From the line-out the forwards rushed the ball down to the 25, where scrummages ruled for some time. Risca gained relief by touching down. After the drop-out Richards made a fine run for Risca, and was stopped by J. James. The home forwards again using their feet well took the ball over the visitors' line. J. Jones scored what appeared to be a fair try. The referee, however, decided otherwise, and a scrum was formed fiTe yards out. Aberearn soon forced another minor. After the drop-out Risca penned the home team near their own line for ten minutes, but were unable to break through the defence. Davies re-started after half time, and a return being prevented, a scrum took place in the visitors' 25, Payne charging down. A kick of Hodges' gave Aber- earn an opportunity which they availed them- selves of, Edwards getting over with a try. Evans's kicking, however, was off. Beacham well replied to Richards's drop out,finding touch near the line. The Risca men, however, relieved, and transferred play to half way. J. Games fielding a kick of the visitors, ran from half-way, through the visitors' backs, and passed to Thomas, who re-passed to Games for a line. The latter, how- ever, was tackled ere he could get over. From the ensuing scrum Tom Davies got across. His place kick, however, was unsuccessful. Final score:— G. T.f M. Aberearn 0 2 3 Risca 0 0 0 Abercarn Team Back, W. E. Games three- quarters, J. Games, W. E. Beacham, W. Evans, and A. Thomas half-backs, T. Probert and E. Syrett; forwards, W. Payne, J. Edwards, T. Lewis, T. Brace, T. Davies, E. Beard, J. Ellesley, and J. W. Jones. Referee, Mr. J. C. Phillips, Newport. NOTES ON THE GAME. For the visitors Hodges' kicking was not up to the usual standard, beinsr too well marked. Richards did some very smart following up. Of the forwards Jim Broackes, Beadle ana Walters were prominent. All the home backs did fairly well, Arthur Thomas making a very creditable first appearance. With little more experience he will become an acquisition to the team. The half-backs were better than the Risca men, but Probert clung to the ball rather too much. All the home forwards were off in the first half but played grandly in the second, wheeling, dribbling and tackling in grand style. Payne was the best forward on the field and led his men very finely. J. W. Jones, Davies, Lewis and Beard were the best of the others, though every man did his utmost.

EBBW VALE v. PONTYMISTER. On Saturday last the above teams met on the grounds of the former in miserable weather. Pontymister kicked off, the return, however, being feeble. Play was in the home ground for a few minutes, but the home team, by some good play, removed operations to the visitors' terri- tory, when the home forwards, breaking through the scrum, all but scored, Windsor James kicking a little too hard. Play was 8f a give and take nature for some time, the visitors' forwards bringing off some fine rushes, in which Jewett was conspicuous. On crossing over, the visitors went away with a rush, and for some time looked like scoring, but the defence was very sure. From a scrum in the home 25 the ball was kicked to the home back, who failed to hold it, and they seemed likely to score, but Tom Jones succeeded in kicking the ball dead. For some time the homesters had the upper hand, and, from a pass from Childs, Tom Jones made a clinking run, and when about to be tackled by the full back he passed to his supposed wing man, but who unfortunately wu one of the Pontymister men who wore the same colour as the home team, and who it need hardly be stated lost no time by a short sprint and feck in transferring it to touch below the half-way flag. By this means Ebbw Vale was deprived of a certain try. However, nothing tangible was scored by either side, and the game ended in a draw. NOTES ON THE GAME. The visitors' forwards were smarter in follow- ing up and in the open than the homesters, but were not equal to them in the tight scrums. The half-backs were very evenly matched and played a hard game, but the three-quarters had very few opportunities, Jewett and Basham for Ponty- mister, and F. Davis and Tom Jones, however, being most conspicuous. The backs were evebly matched, but the home back should return a little smarter.

BLAENAVON v. ABERSYCHAN. This match was played at Blaenavon on Satur- day last. The Abersychan men not arriving at Blaenavon till 4.10 it was 4 45 when the game commenced. Lewis kicked off for Blaenavon, and 'short passing by the forwards carried the ball to the visitors' 25. The Abersychan back relieved with a fluky flying kick, and the for- wards rushing up, a minor resulted. From the drop out, a visiting threequarter secured, and with a long punt, landed another minor. Blaen- avon then got to the half-way Bag. but Abersy- chan rushed down to the 25, where Langley made his mark and dropped a very pretty goal. Another minor was added by a long punt of one of the visiting three-quarters. The game up to this point being all in favour of Abersychan, half time arrived with the ball in midfield. Score :— G. T. M. Abersychan 0 3 Blaenavon 0 0 0 ^Penalty goal. Abersychan kicked off and Maniey returned. the ball being held on the half-way line. From the scrum Jones passed to Maniey, who made a splendid attempt to drop a goal, the ball striking the upright. A minor resulted. About this point, Whitcombe received a kick and had to retire. Abersychan dropped out, the ball being held at half-way. From the scrum Lewis and Davies came away with a fine dribble, and crossed the line, but only a minor was conceded. The blue and white were, however, not to be denied, and Lewis scored in the corner. Whatley failed to convert. Directly afterwards, Price crossed, but only a minor resulted. Following the drop out, Manley dropped for goal, the ball going about a yard wide. The full back ran out out was upset about 5 yards from goal, and from the scrum Cockeram ran in with a tricky try. The Abersychan men, however, appealed, and when Maniey kicked for goal left the field, only about 10 minutes of the 2nd half having been played, the score at that time being G. T. M. Blaenavon 0 2 3 Abersychan 1 0 3 "Penalty goal. The following represented Blaenavon :—Back. Mat Whatley three-quarters, T. Fisher (capt.), H. Manley, A. Taylor, Joe Whitcombe halves, Tom Jones, J. Corcoran forwards, John Davies, John Lewis, Jim Watkins, J. Evans, Evan Jones, David Thomas, W. Price, Roger Jenkins. NOTES ON THE GAME. The game iB the first half consisted of scram- bling play, but in the second half a little more real play was shown. It was a great pity that a dispute should arise, but the tr" in question was plainly fair. What- ley at back had little to do, but did it well. The threequarters of both sides lacked combi- nation, although the individual play was good. Manley's drop for goal was a splendid attempt. Abersychan should not waste their powers on long kicking, which only gave them minors. In the forwards Jenkins was conspicuous in the line-out, while in the open, Lewis, Davies, and Price, did well. In the scrum all worked, but lacked combina- tion. The two pairs of halves played a good game, the Blaenavon pair being rather the better.

CROESYCEILOG v. CAERLEON. Played at Croesyceilog in very muggy weather. Slade started the ball for Croesyceilog, which was returned by Young in touch. After the line-out the visiting forwards rushed up the field when Davies was run out by Young who scored for Caerleon, which was not improved upon. After the kick-out the home team played grandly. Waterfield tried for drop goal, but only a minor resulted. Half-time score :— G. T. M. Caerleon 0 1 0 Croesyceilog 0 0 1 After lemons Young started the ball for the visitors, which fellinto the hands of Lewis, and after ,a short dodgy run returned into touch near the 25 flag. From the line-out Davies got over with a try, which was not converted. After the drop-out the visiting forwards followed on, and well stopped Lewis from returning. After the scrum the home forwards rushed away when Davies again got over, which was converted by Waterfield. After the kick-off played settled down in the visitors' 25. A pass from Davies to Waterfield found the ball over the post. Row- land kicked off, which was returned by Watkins. The homesters rushed up well, and J. Davies got ever, which was not converted. Final score G. T. K. Croesyceilog 03 2 6 Caerleon 0 1 1 °1 dropped goal.

CWMBRAN v. CARDIFF RANGERS. In reference to this match a correspondent writes This match which was to have been played on the-ground of the former, did not take place, the home team being kept waiting until the advertised time for the kick off before a wire was received from Cardiff stating that they were unable to raise a team. This is a state of things which is especially deplorable, as it leaves a team in doubt right up to the last moment, and very effectually does away with any chance of filling up the vacancy by making arrangements with other teams. Moreover, it is getting of such frequent occurrence that more stringent measures should be taken in regard to cases where a team is so unprincipled as to wilfully mislead another with whom they have previously made arrangements to visit. If you ask me for a remedy, I sav go into tbe Union (not the workhouse), and then some chance of stopping this treatment will be found. Of course there are isolated cases where the course has been justified, but how very rarely they occur and how often the reverse. For instance, I know a team who, a couple of weeks ago, were to play a team from just above Pontypool, but on Fri- day night a telegram was received by the home sec. stating that a team could not be got together to visit them on the next day. Thus they were without a match on Saturday. The papers on Monday, however, shewed that a team ceuld be got together to play a match at home, which, doubtless, was arranged before the despatch of the telegram. This is a case of wilful mislead- ing which speaks for itself.

MOUNTAIN ASH A v. PONTNEWYDD A.— Played at Pontnewydd, and resulted in a win for the visitors by 1 goal, 1 try to nil. BLACKWOOD 1ST v. NEWBRIDGE lsi,This match was not played on Saturday owing to the inability of Newbridge to get up a team. ABERCARN 2ND v. TREDEGAR 2ND.-Aberearn 2nd visited Tredegar on Saturday. The game after a close contest terminated in a victory for Abercarn by 1 try and 1 minor to nil. The try was scored by Jim Jones. ABERCARN 'QTJINS V. CRUMLIN 2ND.—These teams met at Abercarn on Saturday. The visitors were assisted by 3 or 4 of the Crumlin First XV. The 'Quins had the best of the play right through. D. Lavender got a try near the Corner from which A. Williams kicked a grand goal. ? Final score 1 goal and 3 minors for Abercarn Quins, to 1 minor for Crumlin 2nd. ABERSYCHAN (THURSDAY) v. PANTEG.— Played at Panteg on Thursday week. The result of the above match must be considered very satisfactory to the Thursday team, who had a very strong 15 opposed to them, selected from the liest local teams. The game proved to be a very even one, neither side having an advantage, although both sides experienced hard lines in not scoring on several occasions. Result: Aber- sychan, 5 minors Panteg, 1 minor. BLAENAVON THURSDAY TEAM V. PILL- GWENLLY.-A match was played on the Coffee Tavern Grounds on Thursday last. A grand game was witnessed by about 300 spectators, and ended in a win for Pillgwenlly. Score: Pill- gwenlly 1 goal, 1 minor; Blaenavon, 1 try, 6 minors. Blaenavon: Manley, Back; Three quarters, Baddick, Millard, Roberts and Francis; Half-backs, A. J. Price and C. Price Forwards, H. E. Williams, M. Frank, (capt.) D. A. Thomas, D. Thomas, J. Godfrey, B. Morgan, F. Peppin and J. Pugh.

FOOTBALL CLUB FIXTURES. ABERSYCHAN ALBIONS. Oct. 21-Talywain '0 Away „ 28-Pontnew-ydd 2nd Home Nov. 4-Abergaveuny. Home 11—Cwmtillery Away „ 18—Talywain Home „ 2rr-pontymoi12nd Away Dec, 2-croeffyceilog Away 9-Abergavenny.. Away 16-Pillgwenlly. Home 23—Abertillery Home 26—Chepstow Away „ 30—Varteg Dark Bines Home 1894 „ Jan. &-Croesyceilog Home 13-Pontnewydd 2nd Away 20-Talywain Away 9.7-Garadiffaith United Home Feb. 3—Varteg Dark Bines Away • „ 10—Pillgwenlly Away „ 17— „■ k » „ „ 24—Brynmawr Home March 3—Talywain Home „ 10-Blaemvon Wknderm Home „ 17—Abertillery Away M 24-Usk Away 31-Usk Home April 7-Garndiftth United Away .1 Jmbs PONTYMOIL. DATE. TEAM. PLAYED 1893. AT. Oct. 21.-Aberavon Away 28.-Abergavenny Press Rome Nov. 4.—Aberearn Home „ 11.—Ebbw Vale Away „ 18.-Pillgwenlly. Home „ 25.-Machen Greys Away Dec. 2.-Pontymister Home „ 9.-Mountain Ash Home „ 16.-Aberearn Away „ 23.-Newport 2nd Home "6. -Penarth Away „ 30.—Maindee Home 1894. Jan. 6.—Pontnewydd Away 1-0.'— „ 27.—Newport 2nd Away Feb. 3.—Scotland v. Wales Newport 10 Away "H.-Pontnewvdd Home „ 4,- Pontymi,tr Awny March 3—Abergavenny Press Away 10.-M-tchen Home 17.—Llandaff Home 24.— 31. Mountain Ash Away April 7.—Ebbw Vale Home PANTEG JUNIORS. Oct. 21—Caerau Harriers, Newport Home „ 28—Abercarn Harlequins Away Nov 4- Blaena" on Excelsiors Home 11—Cwmbran 2nd Away 18-Ilontymole:,Ind Home „ 25-Aber-sychan 2nd Away Dec. 2-Newport Crus'Htiers Home „ 9—Pontnewydd 2na Away „ lô-Blaenavon Excelsiors Home 23-Caerau Harriers, Newport Away „ 26—St Helen's Swanseti Away „ 30—Pontnewvnydd Blue Stars Away 1894 Jany 6—Cwmbran 2nd Home „ 13-Blaenavon Excelsiors Away „ 20-Kensin,-ton. Maindee Home „ 27—Pontnewynydd Blue Stars Home Feby 3- „ 10— Away „ 17—Cwmtillery 2nd Home „ 24-,Nev,polt Crusaders Away Mrch 3-Abercarn Harlequins Home „ 10—Abercarn 2nd Away „ 17—Cwmtillery 2nd Away „ 24—Kensington, Maindee Away j, 31—Abercarn 2nd Home April 7— Home PONTNEWYDD.—FIRST XV. Oct. 21—Machen h Home „ 8-Abercarn Home Nov. 4—Cwmbran Away „ 11—Crumlin Home „ 18—Maindee Away „ 25—Cathays Home Dec. 2-Ebbw Vale Home „ 9—Maindee Home „ 16-Cwmbran Home „ 23-Aberearn Away it 28—Caerphilly Away „ 30—Machen Away 1894 Jan. 6-Pontymoil Home 13-Cruralin Awav „ 20—Mountain Ash Home 27—Cwmbran Awav Feb. 3—Scotland v. Wales Newport „ 10—Ebbw Vale Away „ 17-Pontymoil Awav „ 24-Barry Home March 3-Cwmbran Home „ 10- 17- „ 24-Brynmawr Away „ 31- April 7-Barry Away „ 14-Caerphilly Home PONTNEWYDD- SECOND XV. Oct. 21-PontneWYllydd Blue Stars Away „ 28-Abersychan Away Nov. 4—Newbridge Home „ 11—Macintosh (Cardiff) Away „ 18-Pontymister 2ad Home „ 25—Cwmbran 2nd Away Dee. 2- Away 9-Panteg Juniors Away „ 16-Newbridge Away „ 23-Newport United Home „ 26— „ 30- Home 1894 Jan. r,-Pontymoil Away „ 13-Abersychan Home „ 20-Ifountain Ash 2nd. Away 27—■ Home Feb. 3—Scotland v. Wales Newport „ 10—Pontnewynydd Blue Stars Home 17-Pontymoil. Home „ 24-Newport United Away March 3- Away „ 10—Cwmbran 2nd Home „ 17—Pontymister 2nd Away „ 24-Macintosh Home 31- April 7— Home 14- NEWPORT. Oct. 21-Cardiff Home „ 28-Bradford Away Nov. 4—Gloucester Away .„ 11—Cardiff Away „ 18-Salford.. Home „ 25—Swansea Home Dec. 2—Welsh Trial Match.. „ 9—Manningham Home „ 16—Oxford University. Home „ 23-Penarth Home „ 26- RockclilIe Home „ 27-Barbaxians Home „ 34-Gloucester Home imj Jan. j—Watsonians Home „ 6—England „ 13—Cardiff Home „ 20—Blackheath Away „ -Llanelly.. Away Feb .3-Scotlaud Home „ 10—Liverpool Home „ 17—Swansea Away „ 24-Bradford Home March 3—Cardiff Away „ 10—Ireland Away „ 17-Swansea Home „ 24-Blackheath Home „ 26-Runcorn Home r 31-1;alford Away April 7-Penarth Away „ 14—Llanelly Home TALYWAIN. Oct. 21-Abersychan Albions Home „, 28—Croesyceilog Home Nov. 4—Cwmtillery Away „ 11—Newport Raglans. Home „ 18-Abersychan Albions Away „ 25-Pontnewydd 2nd Home Dec. 2—Blaenavon Excelsiors 1st Home „ 4—Cwmtillery Home „ 9—Blaenavon Excelsiors 1st Away „ 16-Newbridge Home „ 23—Varteg Dark Blues. Home „ So-pontymoil. Home 1894 Jan. "wratillery Away „ 13—Newbridge Away „ 20—Abersychan Albions Home „ 97-Blaenavon Wanderers Away Feb. 3-Scotland v. Wales Newport „ 100Croesyceilog. Away March 3-Abersychan Albions Away „ 6—Blaenau Gwent Away „ 10-Newport Raglans. Away „ 24-Pontnew-ydd.. Away BLACKWOOD. Oct. 21—Blaenau Gwent Away „ 28—Pillgwenlly Home Nov. 4-Brynmawr Away „ 11—Canton Home „ 18—Pillgwenlly Away „ 25-Caerphilly Home Dec. 2-Tredegar Away n 9—Cathays Home „ 16—Canton Away „ 23-Blaina Away „ 30—Aberbeeg Home 1894. Jan. 6—Newport Raglans Away „ 13-Blaina Home „ 20—Risca Away „ 27—Brynmawr Home Feb. 3—Tredegar Home „ 5—Caerphilly Away „ 16—Risca Home „ 17-Newbridge. Away „ 24-Blaenau Gwent Home March 10—Treorky Away „ 17—Newport Raglans Home „ 24-Cwmbran Heme April 7-AberBeeg Away CWMBRAN—SECOND XV. Oct. 21—Blaenavon Athletic Club. Home „ 28—Abergavenny Rangers Home Nov. 4—Crumlin 2nd Away „ 11—Panteg Juniors Home „ is-Machew43i-eysled Away „ 25-Pontnewydd 2nd. Home Dec. 2-Cefn Juniors Home „ 9—Risca 2nd Away „ 16—Croesyceilog 1st Home „ 23—Pontnewynydd Blue Stars Away „ 26—Cefn Juniors Away 30-Risen, 2nd Home 1894 Jan. 6-Panteg Juniors Away „ 13—Pontymoil 2nd Away „ 20—Machen Greys Home „ 27—Newport Crusaders Away Feb. 3-Newport United Homo „ 10—Newport Cruraders Home 17—Crumlin 2nd r Home „ 24—Blaenavon Athletic Club. Away March 3—Caerleon 1st Home „ 10—Pontnewydd 2nd Away „ 17—Caerleon 1st Away „ 24-Blackwood 2nd Home „ 31-Pontnewynydd Blue Stars Home 0 April 7-Blackwood 2nd Away „ 14-Pontymoil 2nd Home ABERCARN.—FIRST XV. Oct. 21—Canton Home „ 38—Pontnewydd Away Nov. 4—Pontymoil Away .6-Bina. Home „ 11-Risca Away „ 18-Blaina Home „ 25—Cwmbran Home Dec. 2-Cathays Away „ !114-Blaena.u Gwent Away „ 9—Pillgwenlly Home „ 16—Pontymoil Home „ 23-Pontnewydd Home „ 30—Abergavenny Away 1894 •Tatt. I-Blaenau Gwent Home „ 6-Blaina. Away „ 13-Ebbw Vale Home „ 20—Pillgwenlly Away 27—Machen Home Feb. 3—Scotland v. Wales llewport .5-Newbridge Away „ 10—Brynmawr Away „ 17-Abergavenny Home „ 24-Dowlais Home March 3—Cathays Home „ 05 -Aberbeeg Home „ io-Grangetown Away „ 17-Bbbw Vale Away „ 24-Machen Away „ 31-Dowlais Away e.A.pril 3—Aberbeeg Away „ 7—Newport Juniors Home „ U-Tred.egar Away 21-Gmngetown Home 38—Caaten Away SMa&Qg&Xte?.. CWMTILLERY. Oct. 21-Cramlin AWay „ 28—Cwm Home NOT. 4—Talywain Home » 6—Blaina Away 11-Aborsychan Home 18-Aberearn Home 2,3-Blaenetvon Away Dec. 2-Newbridge. Away „ 4-Talywain Home 9—Ebbw Vale Home )> 16—Aberbeeg .Away ii 23-Newport Raglans Away „ 30—Brynmawr Away 1894 Jan. I-Blackwood. Home 6—Talywain Away 13-Aberbeeg Home 20-Aberearn Away 27—Newport United Away Feb. 3- 5-Blackwood. Away „ 10—Cwm Awav „ 17—Blaenavon Home „ 24—Caldicott Home March 3—Cross Keys Away „ 10—Brynmawr Home 17-Criimlin Home i, 24—Cross Keys Home 31-Victoria Home April 7-Caldicott Awav „ 14—Newport United Home BLAENAVON EXCELSIORS. Oct 2.1-Aberearn Harlequins Away 28-Abergavenuy Away Nov. 4—Panteg Juniors Awav „ 11—Kbbw Vale Away „ 18—Caerau Harriers Home „ 25—Newbridge 2nd Away Dee. 2—Tredegar Rangers Home ^ewbridge 2nd Home 16-Panteg Junion Away „ 23—Abergavenny Home Zo—Chepstow Home „ 30—Ebbw Vale Horde 1894 xxuiuc Jan. 6-Blackwood Rovers. 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WELSH LADIES CHOIR. THE DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK. A correspondent says :-The Welsh Ladies' Choir, on their return to Southampton, are to have a hearty welcome at that port. They arrived in New York on Tuesday, and at once sent a cablegram to that effect. On their arrival at Southampton on October 25, they are invited to give a concert at the Philharmonic Hall, but whether they will be able to do so depends entirely upon the time of the arrival of the boat. A hearty invitation was sent from Southampton, and the manager of the choir at once replied that the choir would gladly give a concert, fixing the remuneration at JE50, Southampton to pay concert expenses. The mayor of the town, has come forward with a hearty invitation to the choir to become his guests during their stay, whilst the concert would be under the immediate patronage of the American Line and the clergy (many of whom are Welshmen) of the town and neighbourhood. Several well-known representa- tives of the shipping companies have written to the authorities expressing their desire to aid in giving the Welsh Choir a reception worthy of their name and position in the musical world. The promoters of the reception are desirous of securing two evening concerts, and have wired to New York to that effect, but it is not believed the choir will be able to wnnin at Soathamptoa 4-0 nigb-t, They embarked on the Paris on Wednesdry, and the voyage will be marked by special concerts, the proceeds of one of which will be divided between the Seamen's Orphanage in New York and the proposed orphanage at Southampton, the establishment of which is at present exciting great attention at the latter port.

SINGULAR CONDUCT OF A WELSH MINISTER. THROWS A BRICK THROUGH A PLATE-GLASS WINDOW. The Rev. John T. James, who got notoriety by smashing liquor exhibits at the World's Fair, has been hauled up at Washington Police-court charged with throwing a brick through a 300dols. plate-glass window, destroying about 150dols. of stock in the liquor store of Charles Kraemar of Seventh-street, and very nearly inflicting serious injury upon Kraemar's wife and child. Why did you do this ? the Court asked the prisoner. Because I am opposed to the rum traffic, and I want to break it up if possible," was his response. Do you think this sort of business is going to stop it ?" asked the judge. Yes, sir it will stop it if it becomes a general business throughout the country." Well, it won't." I only obeyed the spirit of God in my heart," the prisoner said, But there is nothing in the spirit to shew that you have the right to destroy the property of others," said the Court. I don't recognise whisky as property." The Court committed the prisoner to the Workhouse for examination as to his sanity.

MEDICAL MEN AND THE NOTIFICATION OF DISEASE.—At a meeting of the Rowley Regis Local Board on Monday, it was agreed to sum- mon before the magistrates Dr. O'Dowd, of Netherton, and Dr. Rhodes, of Dudley, for fail- ing to notify the existence of infectious diseases in cases where they had been called in. The former pleaded ignorance of the law in the par- ticular ease in which he was interested, and the latter refused to give any explanation except in a court of justice. The late Mr. Alexander Stewart, whose death at the patriarchal age of eighty-seven was recently recorded, wastherepresentativeofonetlieof oldest families in Scotland-the Stewarts of Appin. He was for a long period a distinguished member of the Indian Civil Service, and was for twenty-nine years a director of the North London Railway, Mr. Albert Chevalier is said to contemplate re- tiriirg frum the Inusic hall stage, as lie finds that the stress of travelling from one music-hall to another in the course of an evening tells injuri- ously upon his health. He is credited with the. intention of returning to the playhouses in a piece cf his own composition. Mr. Frederick Cowen is on the point of start- ing for Milan, in order to be present at the re- hearsals of his opera" Signa," which is—according to present arrangements, we should be careful to add, considering how often the production of the work has been deferred—to be given in the course of next month. The Medical Officer of Health at Glossop has informed the Sanitary Committee" that a large number of houses in that borough are unfit for occupation. The doctor's description of the con- dition of some property he had visited moved the committee to take action, and it is to be hoped that they will act vigorously. 11 The Belfast papers a few days since contain details of a sad boating accident at Kesh, county Fermanagh. A man named Taylor was rowing his mother across the river Erne, when the boat capsized. Taylor and his mother were saved, but remain in an unconscious condition. The child was drowned, and its body has not yet been re- covered. There has been a remarkable decrease in the consumption of intoxicating liquor in New Zealand of late years. Since 1878 the consump- tion of spirits per head has decreased 48 per cent., of imported ale and beer 64 per cent., of wine 61 per cent., and of New Zealand ale and beer 22 per cent. There has been a decrease of 45 per cent in the convictions for drunkenness.

THE SCOT ABROAD. In the "Pictures from Punch"-a reproduction in monthly parts-there is one of the river Tweed, with a repre- sentative of each nationality on either side of it. An English angler, whose line, extending to the Scottish bank, suddenly tightens, calls accross to a kilted Scot: II Hi, Donald! come over and help me to land him-a 20-pounder, I'll swear-" To whom Donald makes answer It wull tak' ve a lang time to lan' that fush, too, d'ye keh, sir, whatever—ye hae heuket the king- dom o' auld Scotland." That opera- tion would seem to have been reversed in the sphere of politics and of Govern- ment, and the energetic Scot to have heuket in a very effectual manner the British Empire, on which the sun never sets, and over which thb vocal Sir Ashmead Bartlett-we follow the natural history orthography of his first name-waves his preternaturally long ears. For, as the Scottish Leader says, the appointment of the Earl of Elgin to be Viceroy of India put the coping stone on Scottish appointments abroad. At this moment Greater Britain is virtually ruled by Scotsmen. Canada has the Earl of Aberdeen for its Governor, Cape Colony is under Sir Henry Loch, a Mid-Lothian man New Zealand is under the Earl of Glasgow, Victoria under the Earl of Hopetoufi, South Australia under the Earl of Kintore, New South Wales under Sir Robert Duff, British New Guinea under Sir Wm. Mcgregor, TheMauritius under Sir Charles Cameron Lees, St. Helena under Mr. Grey Wilson, an Ayrshire man and the Barbadoes under Sir J. S. Hay. All in their turn are under Mr. Gladstone, whose father was a Leith man. Our foreign affairs are entrusted to the Earl of Rosebery, the army is controlled by Mr. Camp- bell-Bannerman, and home affairs are managed by Mr. Asquith, a Scottish member of Parliament." This, adds our contemporary, should go some way to avenge Flodden! In former days our Scottish nobility went abroad through an adventuresome spirit; now they go as the controllers of empires. Unto us is given the fatness of things. In India the annual salary is 125,000, Cape Colony is worth EII,000 annually, the Mauritius £ 2,500, St. Helena £500, Canada £ 10,000, the Barbadoes 13,600, British New Guinea £ 1,500, New-South Wales £ 7,000, New Zealand £ 5,000, and Victoria £ 10,000. It wouldatoapiy be a glorifica- tion of the Scottish race to add, the millionaires in America and elsewhere who are either Scottish or descended from Scottish parents. If the Scots are not the chosen people of the present age, it is not. for want of push or ability on their part. But to enlarge on this topic might bestir old feeling across the Border. Altogether the race has not dope badly, as affairs go." I

DEATH THROUGH SWALLOW- ING NEEDLES. Mr. D. Wightman, coroner, held an inquest on Saturday afternoon, at the South Yorkshire Asylum, Wadsley, on the body of Keziah Jones, aged 27, an inmate of the asylum, whose death occurred on Wednesday. Deceased was a single woman, and lived at Mill- houses, Eccleshall, prior to her removal to the asylum, on October 12, 1892.— Dr. Walter Smith Kay, medical super- intendent of the asylum, stated that when deceased was admitted she was suffering from melancholia. She was also of a suicidal tendency, and was paid special attention. He saw her on the previous Sunday, and she was then in a dying condition, and death took place on Wednesday. A post-mortem examination was made on Thursday, and the cause of death was exhaustion, arising from melancholia, inflammation of the lungs, and an abscess on the liver. The latter was due to the pre- sence of three darning needles, and one smaller needle, which were found partly in the liver. Another darning needle was in the adominal cavity, but that had caused no damage. The needles causing the abscess no doulxt- contriMiTdV TO rare °"wwth.3 The probability was that she swallowe4 the needles in the asylum, but it was possible that she swallowed them before being admitted. When deceased was able she was employed with others in sewing, and may have abstracted, the needles then. Deceased said once or twice to the attendants that she had swallowed several things, amongst them being a thimble, but no trace of that could be found. The needles must have been in her body several months, judging from the condition of the abscess.—The jury returned a verdict! in accordance with the medical evidence.

THE "MORALITIES" OF BETTING. In the City of London Court, Thurs- day week, before Mr. Commissioner Kerr, the case of Bradley v. Lincoln was heard, in which the plaintiff, Mr. Arthur Bradley, trading as A. Bradley and Co., turf commission agents, Warnford-court, Throgmorton-street, E.C., sought to recover the sum of 1:12, for money due from the defendant, Mr. E. Lincoln, clerk, 52, Lombard- street, E.C. Mr. George Butterworth, solicitor for the defendant, said the money claimed was for bets which the defendant bad lost. The defendant was called as a witness for the plaintiff, and he said that he telegraphed to the plaintiff to put some money on two horses at Hurst Park Races on April 4. The horses lost, and accordingly he owed the plaintiff JE12. On previous occasions when he had won the plaintiff refused to pay him, and now he (defendant) had raised the Gambling Act to evade paying. He emphasised his request for payment when he won by pulling the plaintiff's nose. (Laughter.) Mr. Commissioner Iverr said ne had nothing to do moralities of the case- Morality was at a very low ebb in these transactions. He could not find for the plaintiff, of course. He would give judgment for the defendant with costs; but if both plaintiff and defendant were treated in a different way it would be better for society.

STUDIES IN SHORTHAiNDI being a series of Lessons arranged for the Benefit of PcrsoajJK desirous of Learning without a Teacher. '1 [COPYRIGHT.] (By permission of Messrs Isaac Pit man or With the prefix in write :-ínscribed, instructor, inheritance, inhumanity, inherent, inhibition. With the affix aliiy, ility write the following words ac- ceptability, credibility, culpability, legibility, responsibility, capa- bility, excitability, notability, indelibility, irritability, no- bility, J, suitability, </) gentility, generality (see gramma- logue for genirz,), similarity, y/ plurality, liberality I neutrality, juvenility. The plural s may be added to this %s to most of the other prefixes and affixes, thus: ,:V responsibility. The primary word ability or abilities must be written in full; thus, 'VI, With the affix ly write :-Constantly, diligently, finely, fer- vently, evenly, fondly, friendly, faintly, flippantly, -( indig- nantly, confidently, improvidently, 'ý- indolently, r inso- lently, negligently, prudently, sternly, obediently, un- interruptedly, sioveniy, inelegantly (/ down). With meni ( ) write :-Announcement. defacemtxt, confine- ment, accon^oaniment. The word mental should be written in full, thus, but as an affix it may be written thus, rudimental. F With the affix ship write :-Apprnticehip. char p, | clerkship, coliejtorship, companionship, hardship, generalship, ladyship, judgeship, heirship, leadership, 4 wardship. The following are examples of logograms and grammalogues used as prefixes or affixes (refer to pages 56-7):— M after- crop, afterthought, afterward, understood, un- derwood (as a general rule the logogram under should be written under the after part of the word, as in underground, but, where convenient it is allowable to join them, as in understand, under- stood), .9 underground, e- undergo, ^C\ underwrite and similarly with undervalue, under-let, underhanded, undermine, under-current, underbid, underaction, underbred, undamcne, underlie, underneath, undersigned, Y understand, (y' particu- larly, "f gentlemanly, —T goodly, greatly, firstly, spiritually, shortly, merely. The foregoing examples are to be well practised. They afford s ample exercise on the prefixes and affixes and, indeed, in conjunction with Exercises 13-16 in the "Manual," form the best i means of learning them properly. The GRAMMALOGUES on pages 54 and 55 should now be ? taken in hand. They seem a formidable task; but. in reality, are not so. Before commencing to learn them, paragraphs 1. p 7 a p.-a 162-164,- 167-171 should be read. You will there find the rules foir writing them ABOVE, ON, and THROUGH the line. In going through the list on the pages already mentioned votf will nonce that many of them are words in pjsiuon, the vowel being omitted but indicated by its p6s!t,Vw» wttti respect to the line as, happy being represented by J- done, by J; L down, by J- There are a few gram- malogues not written in accordance with the above method- These are divided into two classes-(i) Words of frequent oc- currence written on the line for the sake of convenience and (2) words which, if written in their proper position, might be mis- read for some other,grammalogue. These are given on the top of page 59 of the Manual," and it would be well that you should carefully examine them and, with regard to class 2, en- deavor to ascertain why they are not written in position i-n ac- cordance with their vowel; for instance, any is written above the line because no is written on the line me above be- cause him is on the line. It is absolutely necessary to dis- tinguish the foregoing words, which are dissimilar in meaning, by difference in position. Many other grammalogues, you will observe, are represented by the first letter or syllable of the word; as, different, J general; others again by the final letter or syllable as, large, pleasure. If you take the trouble to analyse them in this way you will the more readily commit them to memory. Another way of learning the grammalogues is to construct J sentences in which they occur. If you find difficulty in con- ] structing sentences which shall contain a goodly number of them, you may, perhaps, find the following an easy method of learning them namely, Take a sheet of paper and copy out all the I grammalogues, pronouncing, them alcud, and writing next them in full Phonography the words for which they stand then lake a strip of paper and cover over the column in the Manual con- taining the grammalogues ana write them out as nearly as.yott can from memory. Do this two or three times and you will get them pretty well by heart. v THe alphabetical arrangement on D?.ge> is convenient -—u. ,i.n—1y tn$oubt as to whether a certain word is a jniiiiinalogUv or not. In the course of your practice you may occasionally meet w:tk word that contains more voiv-.s tha i consonant;, as Ohia y Icwa; or with np consonant at all. Paragraph 174 is ¡!le Manual will show you how to write two or mora vowels Allowing each other. Paragraph 175 states that a vowel at th; beginning of a word nay be joined to the first consonant; the same canvor.ience is illowed to some of the grammalogues thus, A" and if ) how much, how many,hciv will, <»—S you may, can, will, must, too many, I to-day, (lo, have, etc. The examples of CONTRACTIONS gdven in raragranh 179, ire to be repeatedly written nut until you are famiiiar'with them, ;n paragraph 180 several examples are given of the mode of ex- ir«ssing the connective phrase •' of the by contiguity. This is une of the easiest and most useful of all the contra *ti;>n3 employed 'n the system. The principle of contiguity is also employed for the expression of the prefix or con. as explained above, and t is found that this double meaning cauie:- no difficulty "1 read- ng. Sometimes of the and com 01 con occur several time* hi iuccc"ion, as in the sentence, U fn (wr-equence of Ihe continuance of the cholera, and the unsani- of thi t,)wn., etc. With re-p-v "t to the words on pages 64-5, you wili have vfrf ittle diiffculty in committing them to memory if you bw** im .und lh:"t the following methods are adopted in hel11 :-(i) The latter part of the word is omitted^' 211, ( for 7 Catholic, c for c "j character, f2) The middle icrtion of the word is omitted; as, for %,ytormcitiont for t satisfactory. Soqietimes this method only affects r single-stroke or a hook as) L for danger, ~—9 v for manuscript. (3) The firstpartoi the word is omitted as, .1- for ,1 large, ) for pleasure. Both these words are grammalogues. In the subsequent book to the Mnual we have such contractions as J for 7 circumstance. 1,4) By intersections, as Y for ,_j-4 enlarge, Temperanca Society, etc. The following sentences, which exhibit not oaly thcjcomtrac- tions on pages 64-5, but also short and easy phrases, should be practised until every contraction can be y«i«eft without hesita- ion from memory. jt" EXEltCISE 17. .'c1 Wards that may be joined at p*r**es, are linked by a hyphen. The peculiar character si-parliamentary govemmeui\ tbjtf-it-is-now altogether and essentially repre^'aiive. A popular reformer desire*. nothing mote-than to influent*farltame.nt by giving information on- tli^-subject of especial tnter?" tOphim. By subscription to a marati* r;r.d by-the publication of-ms doctrines in-it, the public are influenced Respected, and Catholics, and influential strangers, immediately d'scp.^ the object as something remarkable and probably not understood, n^rthstanding information has-been published, and-th* ('fte r,f U -y' established. We-may remark that kntnuUdga no £ %t llSt W thus 3Pread Phonetic .Society. p £ i ZJ fracf 'ce was first cely in manuscript, and transcripts wera IVis~DOW Practised and printed throughout-th« kingdom with satisfaction by phonographers. The traas^'on is satis- factory; nevertheless objection to-tho peculiarity i3^° he extorted. Uniformity of opinion is impossible, naturally, for thing new- pecially for anything irregular in-the domestic_&l-hment, w& must expect surprise. Instruction is essentialXa "'ivlhing whatever. We should rather be thankful to-those-«»«r mistake*. Architecture was refo-rmed thus. J'h^fand that •vMsenetftT ▼iews are enlarged architects rcspect them- /sjevted Uangey is less the next step is-to acknowledge the refc*>f«. We-liave rerr.arke On-the representative representation 1>X^ ''kingdom is. gtruerueit. To represent it as a republic woulA-V* _•»> usctmsistent tramsgression. Yesterday the messenger from-theJ?.niade tMs mistake. A regular trick was perjormt d to't i 'i-tctioti o. a»l good- will, togetherwith-tbe immediate an, entire loss of a.l help to ,ern well. Those.-who per/"™ transgress well-known rules. A neglected iter lur-'f' f t<vmlarge his sphere ot-work by transferring himself to Paper,, where-the pay was better and more uniform, rather thatt retrain wheie he-was. His friends, vvno-ara interested in-his welf.,m wtll remarkable unanimity, agree tt-bis prospects have p rat tied 'f? ? ro v>d, and-have advised him to-write some articles for-the PhoncHc J^rnal. It-is hoped that, being unanimous, they-are-not mistake*. will neglect no opportunity of-makiog himself known to-the ",QT. better thaw he-is-now. The contraction for the oft-recurring phrase more-than is, like most contractions, exhibited as a model upon which other phrases compounded of than and a preceding word may be formed. Than in this case is expressed by hook n io likewise it may be in the phrases n lower than, smaller than, sooner than, C other than, 11-14 rather than, etc. This last form also stands, of course, for renter, ranter, rounder, as well as for rather than but the context will sufficiently indicate which is meant. Paragraph 184 requires attentive consideration. We are there told that we must for any given word choose that form which is most easily and rapidly written, and is capable of being vocalized. Manifestly the novice cannot decide that choice the only way to determine it is.by trying as many ways of writing any word that presents difficulty as you can think of—adhering closely to rules. That outline which you can write most easily and quickly is, be assured, the test, and most likely to be the correct one. Consonant, for instance, may be exhibited in two ways, -%s> and The latter is more in accordance vyith the rule, For- ward," than the forager; and is, therefore,- to be preferred. You will insensibly 'Acquire a knowledge '6f, the_best forms by practice and observation, and especially by jewrnig some book printed in Phonography of which 'tnere is iww no scarcity. And vfe advise you to read the advanced rather than the elemen- tary styles of Phonography, although you may not be able to write up to that style Read the Corresponding rather thaa Jjir-nSRV. ERJRTK' IIIT GRVWAAR ;i¿¡;i.s :jfL"

BLAENAVON WANDERERS v. ABERSY- CHAN ALBIONS. Played at Long Field, Blaenavon, on Saturday last. BlaenaTonist;rted the leather wltb a short kick, and immediately picked up, and attempted passing amoug the forwards, but the ball was carried outside. From the line-out W. Parfitt intercepted a pass and romped in but the referee having blown his whistle, the try was disallowed. Abei>y-:l;a'a now pressed, enacting 6 minor- in a shovt time. Wbatley punted out. and Lanuley obtained a fair catch, dropping a splendid goal from the same. Several scrums were aow formed, neither team gaining any advantage. After t:h;u:ge of ends, ( kicked off for the Albions. well. T. Davk-s ii.ivir o- mulled, a scrum was formed in the visicois' territory. Taylor, obtaining pos- session, transferred to Maniey, but the wing three-quarter failed to take the ball from Maniey. Parfitt losing the ball, one of the Blaenavon forwards scored a try. which was not improved upon. From the drop-out Blaenavon rushed down, forcing the visitors to touchdown three times from a scrum. Price obtained and ran over the lir e, but. in attempting to get be- hind the posts, was collared before lie-could touchdown. Biaennvon claimed a try, but the referee disallowed ir. the game ending in dispute. Mr. R. Webb was referee. Scores :— D.G. T. M. Abersychan 10 6 Bia enavoa 0 1 3

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A STORY OF CARLYLE. One evening at a small. literary gathering at which Carlyle was present, a lady who was somewhat noted for her muslin theology was bewailing^ the wickedness of the Jews in not receiving Christ and ended her diatribe against them by expressing her regret that he had not appeared in our own timiY. How delighted "said she," we should all have been to throw our dooM open to him and listen to His divine precepts. Don't you think so, Mr. Carlyle ? No, madam, I don't. I think that had He come very fashionably dressed with plent. of money and preaching doctrines aable to the higher orders, He mi i t have bad the honour of receiving from you a card of invitation on the back f which would be written "To meet our Saviour" but if He had come •i ■ < i His sublime precepts and denouncing the Pharisees and associa- ting with the publicans and lower orders as He did, you would have Him much as the Jews did and have cried out, take him away to Newgate and hang him." JILTED.—A driver in the Army Ser- vice Corps, named Bertie Grey, at Aldershot blew his brains out on Mon- day morning, owing, it is stated, to his sweetheart jilting him. TuE MESSAGE Of PEACE is always appreciated and respected by all true men, for many of us hope the time is not far distant when it may be univer- sally adopted by all nations. Wheo this comes to pass, happiness and prosperity will be the rule-and not tne exception. In the meantime, Holloway 8 Pills and Ointment have largely neipea to make foreign nations understand that Englishmen delight in alleviating pp.in ana suffering. These wonderful remedies have Men in.many lands for the relief they have affprdea and the cures effected. They are specially adapted for all complaints affecting the liver; stomach and kidneys, and at this season no family should oe