South Wales Daily News

LATEST MARKETS. I LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. ntr.rr.ool Saturday.—Bacon—There is still a firm feeling amongst holders, and the hardening tendency fee^?g Cumberland cut middles, which are continues fo ise(i in price, whilst recent quota- SrtiUe; cuts are well sustained. Business Sne though rather quieter than yesterday owing parsing, luoag observed, is of moderate to a waitinj, P 2tent Waterford and Danish bacon r UesVmiefc of sale, and late values are barely upheld, ^nlders continue firm at previous figures for Shoulder?, co y0Iks again show an upward squares, whils nove moderately well, aud yester- d^currencies for long and short cuts are steadily d y- +o?^d Lard has a quiet market, and c.i.f. maintained. La, previous quotations are ^ric «S+ Jri for crime We stern and refined American, repeated for piime prices. Butter meets Cheese m fan d !ate rates are scarcely only a quie CL change to note. Beef sells SfiS^ioiSSSS" Kela for l..e quotations. NT QUOTATIONS, Beef.extra Indian mess,per 304lbs 77; 6d to 86s M Pork, prime mess West,en, p g2^ M 2001bs Bacon, per 1121bs.: 54g Qd t0 57s od Watertord 50s 0d to 51s Od Continental 443 0d to 46s Od Canadian singed sides American— n t, JO,: ot Long clear, 35-451bs average u Short clear. 4if-501bs ditto 35s Od to 0a Short rib, 18-231bs aiHo. 0(j Cumberland cut, 2W81bs ditto 38, 0d to "Btaffordcut, 3M0Ibs ditto. 36, 6(1 to SI* ™ Clear bellies. 14-20J)»sdituO Q J Short clear backs, 16-201bs ditto 3b^ o t Shoulders, N.y cut ll-131bs 3A* 0 Ss 6d to 34s Od H^^f|-erage Ihor t c ut'ski nless,' 14-16 .■ '• 52s 6d to 55s 6d Lard per 112Jbs.-PrimeWesteru Steam, 31s 0(1 to 31s 3d. American Refined Lard, 281bs, pails, 32s 9d to 33s Od ii9ih lirkius, 32^ Od to 3d. lb?-—finest, 61s 6d to 64f? Od. Sutter' per 112!b—Danish choice, 104s to 105s Buttei, pe j „ 94sta 963; States, —s.to—s, Canadian creameries, g0, od to^f Odftoest colomaj', 'l°0s to 102s; colonial FinesTSlnii^STs0 to 60s Od medium 47s to low, 32s to 40s- hheni7s0J t0 7,. Gd Contineu- 0d to Ys Od Canadian and States, 4s 3d to 4s,9d. fjiVERPOOL PRODUCE. i c .turday.—Sugar—cane descriptions are Liverpool, uiry wa3 experienced, but busi- steady, and a-u <1 t tQ Uie ]imited scif;c. ness has lemaineu i i rfc] 416 tous. Messrs tion available > CrVstala—No. 1, 13s 6d small, Tate's quotations ^n^te^gtandard. 13s ljd 13s 4Jd No. 2,13-. ft'n^ 14s ijid. Beet—11.30 a.m., coarse, J 4s vidae; April, 9s 10*0 value; quiet i'i'i 'v^ne "uuc. 10s value July, 10s 0J-d May, 9s Ud va 1m. Talne 0ctober-N< member- value August, J vafUP. Coffee quiet but steady, December, as 0gering at 41s oar cwfc. Cocoa with elephant, on .p flrm afc gR ga to gs 10^d for S q_ remains slo^^ ^x cWc. for No. 2 Rangoon; yester- on spot, and js tw i g Caicat,ta and Rungoon. day's import, 3d t0 9s 6d per cm. spot. Sago flour fete^ ,v;a quiet demand for the Tapioca flour ^adJfcwwi^ quiet_Sea Igla,ld limited olTerinS-ton yesterday's import, 5,830 quoted at £ 6 Kb H^_arvseed continues steady, at 33s bags Savannah. d qvuet—Kiver Plate quoted at 6d per 4&4ihs. jd Tur;aRtl fit 49s, and for shipment \Z nothiUK ^0"- Ca9tor 0,the tuere « but quotations remain steady, continues quie■» ieb without change m Tallow remams -mportf 7g5 packages. ^1(im o0i? continues in "fair request, and full rates are 1'1- the business passmg; yesterday's maiD,!iiB-(li 01ive oil steady—Spanish on spot, to £ 36 per tun. Linseed oil steady at 25a 1 f 25s 6d in exports. Cotton oil steady at 23s 6d to 94s 6d per cwt in exports, according to make and hrLd Petroleam steady-American refined, Wd to oid-Russian, 7?«d to 7jd per gallon. Resin steady, n| 5s to 10s 6d per cwt. Tarpentme steady-spot, 4ls 3d per cwt. CORN, Cardiff, Saturday.—English and foreignwhe^ firm^ with in inward tendency m v-ilue^. r lour ia sellers favo"utf Beans o-nd maize unchangea. Oafcs Scoadier and a shade dearer. Barley slow and unchanged. ^6rfou-estn-edSaturday.-English wheat-reds, 3s 3d toT°4d; white. 3s 6d to 3s 7d per bushel, foreign whpat 3d dearer—No. 1 hard Manitobas, 31a 9d to ?2 3d • Plat«s 27s 61 to 29s 6d. Small round maize SmW 23SV Yellow Plate, 19, M ^to 20s. Azof! barley, 21s to 21s 3d per qr. Weather bright. DEAJJ MJjAL. London. Saturday.-Very few fresh supnhes.but trade closed very quietly. Englishi beef, 3. 6d tc 10d Scotch sides, 3s 8d to 4s shortR 4s -J.t ito w 6d American, 3s to 3 9d infenof, Is 8d to 2s 8cl British mutton, 4s 4d to 4, IOd; foreign 3s 4d to 4s lamb, 6s 4d to 7s veaJ. 3s 4d to 5s pork, 3s 4d to 43 ..d per glb. PRODUCE. London, Saturday.-Sugar^home refined remiain^ steady, but demand was quiet and saleE =malt cane 'steady and quiet-foreign cubcs slow a.^ate lates, Australian and Dutch crushed idle G«man ^aia i l.ted slow, and prices in ^^d^ Beet'duU- active; quiet nnd easy, May done at F block, D Dock. Dundee sold at "IH- and 250 bales red N circle, spo- Hamburg, fos Hemp slow-200 bales Manil good brown February, done at £ 44. Qu^ine firm-spot sold at Is 5id, Turpentine—spot, j9» 10*«. (ilaseow, Saturday.—Market closes atea,dy with a fair demand. The official report states Market steady fair business done prices show little change for the week. BUTTEB. Carmarthen, Saturday.—The quantity of butter in orir market had not increased, and prices seemed to be flattening. To-day we paid Is to Is O^d per lb,, and the market closed flat. Cork. Saturday.—Ordinary—seconds, 56, thirds, 77s. Mila-CUled-fine, 92s. Fresh butter, 98s to 96s. In market-36 firkins, 12 mild. 1 box. CHEESE. Carmarthen, Satorday.Vair demand; best sold at 35s to 40s per cwt. FISH. Grimsby, Saturda.y.-Abont 24 vessels landed fair catches brisk demand. Soles, Is 9d to2s3c7 turbot, Is 6d to 2s; brills, la 3d per lb.; plaice, 6s to 7s; lemon soles, 7s to 10s; live halibut, 8s to 9s; dead, 6s to 7s; whitches, 5A per stone live ling, 3 to 5s dead, 2s to 4s; live cod, 6s to 7s; dead, 4s to 5s 6d lire skate, 4a 6d; dead, 2s Gd- each; kio haddocks, 16s to 18s gibbed. 24s live, 25s per box, HAY AND ST HA W. Iiondon, Saturday.—Average supplies, and trade fairly steady at the following prices — Good to prime hay, 70s to 87s 6d; inferior to fair ,10.. 55s to 65* good to prime clover, 75s to 100s inferior to fair do., 60s to 70s mixture and sainfoin, 60s to 85, straw, 24s to 36s per load. WOOL London, Saturday.—Catalogues comprising. 10,035 bales of wool were brought forward this evening, including 3,704 bales New Zealand, 1,866 Queensland, 1,763 New South Wales, 1,543 Victorian, 597 South Australian. 545 West Australian, 12. Western Cape, Good attendance of buyers, and bidding was agtiin active, previous prices being fully maintained. HOPS. Worcester, Saturday .-(From Messrs Piercy and Co.'s Circular.)-A fair business continues to be done on our market for the time of year, and orders from brewers are beii.-t; executed partly from merchants stocks and k few parcels of growers' hops, yrh:ch are being weighed occasionally at the public screes. Prices keep very firm for all good use ail qualities, with very few offers of fine lots. HIDE, SKIN. FAT. AND WOO;j. Cardiff and District Butchers' Hide, Skin, and Fat Market, Ferrv-rd., Cardiff. — Prices—.March ) 2th to 17th. Market hides: 951bs, and upwards, 4d 1st class, 41d 2nd class 851bs. to 941bs., 41d 1st class, 4d 2nd class; 755bs. to 841bs., 4%d 1st class. 4d 2nd class; 651bs, to 741bs., 4d to 31d 561bs. to 641bs-, 4d to 3gd 551bs. and under, 4d to 3Jd; cut and warbled, 3rl to 3Jd cows 651bs. and up, 3%d to 3d: cows 64Ibs. and under, 3«d to 3|d cut and_warbled, 3Jd to 3|d bulls, 3~d to 3d irregulars, ^Jd. Calf—17 and up, 5d; 12 to 16, 6jd 9 toll, 6Jd light, 5 £ d. Cuts, 4-M. Wools, £ s 3d, 5s 6d, 4s 9d, 4s, 3s, 2s 6d; Welsh, 2a, Is 6d; lambs, 2s 3d, is 6d, Is. Fst— best beef, 2±d; do. best mutton, 2id; seconds, l £ d; C0111111011, l1>d. The Rhondda, Pontypridd, and Aberdare Hide, Tivllow, and Wool Company, Limited, Treforest, Friday.—Hides—Ox hides, 135lbs and upwards, 4Jd, 4gd; 8Slbs to 94lbs, 4d, 4Jd; 751bs to 841bs, 3jd, 4d 651bs to 741bs, 3jd, 3Jd 561bs to 641bs, 3Sd. ojd; 551bs and under, 3|d, 3jd. Heavy C0W3, 3Jd, 3Jd; light do., 3Jd, 3Jd; bulls, 3Jd; heavy cuts and warbled, 3d medium, 3gd light, 3 £ d"; cows, 3id. Horses, 15s, IZs, 10s, 6s. Calf—171bs and upwards, 5d; 91bs to 61bs, 6d; light, 5d flawed, 4Jd. Wools, 6s, 5" 2d, 4s Id, 3s, 2s 6d, 2s, Is Gd. Fat best sweet clean beef, 2d seconds sweet clean mutton, 2d; seconds, lid common. Id. Bristol and Western Counties, Saturday. — The prices paid were as follow -.—Hides, 931bs and up- wards, American hides, 3Jd to 3Jd O. t, 4d w.f.,4&d 831bs to 921bs, American hides, 3?,d to 3Jd; o.f.. 3Jd; w.f., 4d; 731bs to 82lbs, American bides, 3 £ d ty 3|d o.f., 3Jd; w.f.. 4d 631bs to 721bs, American hides, 3Sd to 3^d; o.f., 32-d; w.f., 4d; brands, American hides, 3|d to 3Jd 541bs to 621bs, o.f., 3Jd; w.f., 4d; 531bs and under, o.f., 3%d; w.f., 4d. Cows, 631bs aud above, o.f., 3gd; w.f., 3Jd; light, o.f., 3Jd. Bulls, 3Jd; lioavy uts and warbled, 3Jtl: light, 3d; and irregular, 3Jd. Calf skins — 171bs and upwards, 5%d; liibs to 16).bs, 6gd Slbs to lllbs, 6j^d uuder 91bs. 5Jd; and cut and irregular, 4Jd. Horse hides, lis 3d, 13s, 15s 6d, 16s 6d, and 18s 1st Kips, 3Jd 2nd kips, 2Jd. Fat—Mntton, 2Jd; beef, 2Jd rough, ljd sweet, 2^d. Wools—A, 4s; B, 2s 4d; X, 4s 6d XX, 5s id XXX, 6s Lot, 6s 9d and 7s 8d. Forward price to Thursday :-Wools-A. 4s B, 2s 4d: X, 4s 6d XX, 5s Id XXX, 6s Lot, 6s 9d and 7s 8d. Fat Mutton, 2§d beef, 2Jd rough, l%d sweet, 2gd. "IO'

LOCAL FAIRS DURING MARCH. Tregaron 6 Penybont (Radnor) 16 St. Clear's 6 Letterston 19 Llangyfelach 6 Whitland 20 Knighton —. 9 Haverfordwest 20 Mae°nclochog 10 Narberth 21 Lampeter 11 Newcastle-Emlyn 22 Clvnderwen 12 Llandovery 24 Llangadock 12 Gclligaer 25 Nelson 13 Crymmych 27 Ivington 13 Llandilo ^7 Senuybridge — 13 Neath 28 I Carmarthen 15 Rhavaaer 28 Tregaron 16 Llangyfelach 29

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KEMPTON (NATIONAL HUNT) MEETING. KEMPTON PARK, SATURDAY. ,.1.45-The ASMFOJRD SELLING HANDI- CAP HURDLE RACE PLATE of Cloo; winner to be sold for £ 50. Two miles. Mr Mowbray's Sais, 4y lOst 7 B. Woodland 1 Mr Moffatt'n Midsummer, 5y list 12Ib.G. Morris 2 Mr Allen's Liebensfcein, 4y i0sc-131b kV. Taylor3 Mr Seton's Blarney, a 12st 51b Matthews 0 Lord Decies-s Blyth and Tvne, a 12st R. Chaloner 0 Mr Colwyn's Eclipse. a list 131b H. Driscoll 0 Mr Thompson's Minster, 5y list 101b Box 0 Mr Barnett's Royat Douglas, a list 101b Eames 0 Mr F. Pitton's Monseigneur, a list 8lb .T. Fitton 0 Mr Mowbray's Meuelik, 4v list lib .T. Lane 0 Mr Sheppard's D'ebonuair,5y lOst 131bA.NiKhtingall 0 Mr Fox's Rustic Beauty, 5y lOst 121b.Mr A. Wood 0 Mr G. Moore's Barras, 4y lOst 121b Mr Hartigan0 Mr Van Hoboken's His Reverence, a lOst 101b Dollery 0 Winner trained privately. Betting—5 to 1 agst Royal Douglas, 6 to 1 Sais, 7 to 1 each agst Blyth and Tvne, Midsummer, and Lie- benstein, 8 to 1 agst Dsbonnair, 10 to I each agst Blarney, Barras, and His Reverence, and 100 to 8 agst others. On fairly settling down Rustic Beauty carried on the running from Eclipse, Royal Douglas,and Barras, with Midsummer. Monseigneur, and Blyth and Tvne next and Debonnair, who refused the first hurdles out of the straight, last. After gong half the journey Sais drew out with a long lead, and never after being caught won by six lengths four lengths divided second and third. Blarney was fourth, and MOll- seigneur last. Barras fell at the final hurdles. 215—The KINGSTON HURDLE HANDI- CAP of £ 200 second receives C20. Two miles. Mr Cairnes s Friary, 6y list 101b Owner 1 Air J. Hare's Teviot II., by lOst I31b D. Read 2 Mrs badleir-Jackson's Saintly Songstress.a list 61b n* 4 Mr Cullen 3 Hr Ma;ilei's Bowline, a list 111b T. Lane 0 f,' on^i- ^a s Sail, 5y list lOlbStudart 0 It k- ?: RsevesJacobus, 6y list 71b W. Pulleu Mr E. Benjamin's Bar of Gold, 6y list 71b rT A. Nightingall 0 Capt. H. S. Browning s Boris, a list 61b .„.Eames Mr T. Cannon s Oceanus, 5y list 41 b Strong 0 Mr W. iMghtingall's Gallatin, 5y lOst 131b R Nightingall 0 V* inner tramed bv Shannahau, ° Beuting-o to 1 agst Friary, 103 to 30 agst Saintly songstress, 9 to 2 agst Bar of Gold, 6 to 1 agst Galla- ^Itpst others eVi0 '10 to 1 a3st Boris,aud 100 to Jacobus settled down in front of Stnddinf <^nil Bar of Gold, Gallatin, with Friary Boris -ml Bow line next, and Saintly Songstress in' the rear, until five furlongs rrom home, where Fri^y took UD the running from Gallatin, Saintly Songst?eV and ?nyth* 2^el <keW into ^cond place n b.it lTiary conung on won by two lengths six lengths divided second and third Bar of Gold was fourth and Studding Sail last. 2.45—TheN A TION AL HUNT JUVENILE SI liEI LfaC&Slj of £ o00 'i.40J to the winner 7 to the second horse, and k30 to the third horse) for four year olds. About two miles and a half. Mr R.Williams's Full Flavour,lOst lOlbMr Hartigan 1 Mr F. R. Hunt's Ammunition, lOst 101b„ W Tnvw v Mr J. Hare's Bucklent, lOst, 101b j) nV-wi i Mr F. Bibby's Colon, 10sb 101b Galvin 0 Mr T. Cannon's S outhboume, lOst 101b Sticulig0 Mr D. S. Hodge's Dr. Nikola, lOst I01b Lane 0 Mr J. Horton's Holly htirst,10st lOlbMr Cuthbertson 0 Mr H. Osbome's Ilarnak, lOst 101b Sir A Wood 0 Mr Parr's Orange Pat, lOst 101b Mr M. Bletsoe 0 Mr Swan's Carscaiilla, lOst 101b Mr II. Fitfc 0 Sir Peter Walker's Carnmore, lOst lOlbMr Garnett 0 Mr W. Walker's Wellesley, lOst 101b Six Fer^usson o Mr A. Yates's Monotype, lOst 101b jjox Q Winner trained by Sentence, Winchester. Betting—2 to 1 agst Wellesley, 3 to 1 agst Full Fla- vour, 7 to I agst Ammunition, and 10 to 1 each agst Bucklent and others offered. °" At the sjecond fence Monotype and Orange Pat.fell, and Wellesley carried on the running from Carn- more, Full Flavour, and Colon, with Bucklent next- but at the second fence after the water Southbourne Colon, Wellesley, Oascarilla, Karnak, and.Dr. Nikola rob, after which Full Flavour drew away with a Ion" lead of Bucklent and won by fifteen lengths; three lengths divided second and third. Hollyhurst was fourth, nothing else completing the course. 3.15—The SHEPPERTON SELLING STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP of £ 150 winner to be sold for £ 50. Two miles. Mr Perase's Peg a Lantern, 5y list 121b Covrley I H- Brassey's Palais Royal, a list 3lb Box 2 Mr Christie's Rosemallow, a 12st lib. Own^i- Mr Lysaghfs Real Shamrock, 6y 12st llb W Nye 0 Lord Decies's Blyth and Tvne, a 12st R. Chaioner 0 Mr Swan s Baslow, 6;y 12st Mr H Fil t n Mr Habit's Ashling, 6y list 111b Masou 0 Mr 8 CJronborg a Ust Ulb Morgan 0 Mr £ r> n?w0^" ? -!St 7inb, Morohy 0 Mr U. D. Hill s Morglcttc, a list 71b Lane 0 „ „ Winner traired in Ireland. ? A^Si-^e^rTa ^an^ern, 5 to 1 each Jo4 «7 ?lld 7 UV each agst Real Sham- ■' "h r-nd acd 10 to 1 agst others. r,iii?,'L ^,n,Tri"C i was f.°i!owed by Cronborg, Rose- vI?fjh Pe«a Lantern next, and tfefrw the rear, until reaching the railway side, ^n^ern assumed the command, and mr,kmg the remainder of the running won by one Slx-engtlis divided second and third. Mor- waR, II<;urfcl1', Cronborg fifth, Blyth and Tyiie I'SiiV, i ,al ^hiunrock last. Baslow fell aiici Ashling did. not complete the course, 3.45-The SURREY AND MIDDLESEX HANDICAP of X200 second u 4 Three miles. -T T GomPton's Tours, a list 31b Dollery I Mr iJ. Cannon's Barcalwhey, a lOst 81b Lane 2 ^sori b Mill Girl, a list 41b G our ley 3 iir G. Edwardes's Breemounfc's Pride, a 12st r.T„ tt o o- „ W. Puilen 0 4 r Sl<iney s Gaugbndge, a list 61b Owner 0 ™ a^'s ^neen Beo' a 10sb 121b Williamson 0 £ r S" Barsac, a lOst lllb Halsey 0 Mr B. W. Parr's White Kill, a lOst 91b Mr Bletsoe 0 Cdr O. E. Mason's Snape, a lOst 61b Hassall 0 Winner trained privately. Betting-3 to 1 agst Barsac, 100 to 30 agst Queen Bee, 5 to 1 agst Barcalwhey, 6 to 1 agst Breemouut's Pride, 7 to I agst Gangbride, 8 to 1 agst Mill Girl, 10 to I agst Tours, and 100 to S agst others. Tours settled down in front of Queen Bee, Barsac, aud Breemonnt's Pride to the straight, where Snape went on second, and the pair was followed past the I stand by Quecu Bee, Brecnioant'a Pride, a.nd White Kill, with Gaugbrklge iu the rear, to the fence, after the water. Here jBreemouaVa Pride fell, aud Tours in-iking the remainder of the running stalled off the I challenge of Barcalwhey and won by a length and » half; the same distance divided second and third 4.15 The STRAWBERRY HlTX HURDLE RACE PLATS of £ 100 weight for age, etc. Two miles. Mr Cairnes's Castleblake, 5y list 31b Mason 1 Mr J. Kendall's Jo 1 So I. 4y lOst 71b C.James 2 Mr W. Dawtrey's Sallins. 5v list 31b. Mr J. Widger 3 Mr F. Hardy's Privado. 6y list 71 b .Mr M. Bletsoe 0 Lord W. Beutinck's Dismay, 4? lOst 7IbWilliamson 0 Mr A. Hayhoe's Kilometre, 4y lOst 71b.A. Madden 0 ML- C. Levy's Glenchoran; 4y"lCst 71 b.R.Woodland 0 Mr G. Menzies's Roderic, 4y lOst 71b .Matthews 0 Mr J. Terry's Russet Brown. 4y lOst 7ib .J. J,)ne¡.; 0 Mrs Yates's Magic Box, 4y ldsfc 71b Box 0 Winner trained fey Shanahan, Findon. Betting—2 to I agst Glenehoran, 7 to 2 each agst Dismay and Jo-I-So-I, and 10 to 1 agst others. Roderic made the runnin.g from Castleblake, Pri- vado, and Jo I So I, with Russet Brown and Sallins next and Magic Box in the rear, to the first, hurdles out of the straight, where the latter fell, and Castle- biake drawing to the front after going half the journey stalled oS the challenge of Jo I So I and won by two lengths a, bad third. Privado was fourth, and Glenehoran last.

OFFICIAL STARTING PRICES. (As published in Racing Calendar and Sporting Life.) KEMPTON PARK. Ashford Hurdle (14).—Sais, 6 to I agst. Kingston Hurdle (10).—Friary, 3 to 1 agst. Juvenile Steeplechase (13).—Full Flavour, 3 to I agst Shepperton (10),—Peg a Lantern, 6 to 4 agst. Surrey and Middlesex (9),—Tours, 10 to 1 agst. Strawberry Hill (10).—Castleblake, 10 to agst.

LONDON BETTING. Saturday Night. Sir Geoffrey remained firm in his position as favourite for the Lincolnshire Handicap, while Beraak had a genuine appearance. Strike a Light, London, and Downham remained at tiieu- iirmer prices. Romanoff closed in best demand for the Grand Ifational, with no change in the quotations of Manifesto or Hidden Mystery. There was n, movem favour of Ambush II., aud Dead Level had some friends. Quotations LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. (One mile. Run Tuesday, March 27th. 100 to 12 agst Sir Geoffrey, 5y 8st 41b (t & o) 12 to I — Berzak, 6y 8sd lllb (t & o) 14 to 1 Strike a Light, 4y 7st 121b (t) 16 to 1 — London. 4y 711t 101b (t) 16 to 1 Downham. 3y 7st 41b (t) GUANO NATIONAL. (Fonr miles 856 yards. Run Friday, March 30th.) 9 to I agst Romanoff, a lOst lllb (t) 10 to 1 Manifesto, a 12st 131b (t) 10 to I-Hidden Mystery, 6y 12st (t) 11 to I — Ambush 11., 6v list 31b (o, 12 to 1 t & w) 25 to 1 Dead Level, a lOst 41b (t) 40 to I-lotivarolt. u, lOst 61b (t) 50 to 1 Forll o' Fyne. a lOst 101b (t) [LATER.] Lincoln Handicap.—100 to 6 agst Oban (t & o), 25 io 1 agst Aq^ascutum (t).

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. [FtrPLiTSKD BY MESSRS Wr.AT ITKKBY.] Giazebrook Hurdle, Haydock—Valhalla. All handicaps where the weights have appeared- Sam.

NEWMARKET TRAINING NOTES. (BY OUR NKWHAIUTBT CoBRBSPONDENT.) Archer's Sir Geoffrey [IHoped a mile. Blackwell's Sligo, Ameer, and Clipstone gallopedt mile and a haifj; London rroing a mile. Lambton's Wantage covered a mile aud a quarter. J. Day's Forfarshire covered a mile and a quarter. Huggins's Berzak and Democrat went a mile. R. Marsh's Strike a Light negotiated a mile. 1 eck's Gerolstein galloped six furlongs. W augh's, sen., Stage Villain and Survivor went a niile and a quarter. Watson's Nil Desperandum and Bounebosq were stripped and sent a aood pace gallop seven furlongs w. Waugh's Forcett, Royal Whistle, and Aquascu- fcutn galloped a mile. Wishard's Royal Flush and Pedant had a similar gallop. J. Dawson's, juu., Pheon galloped a mile and a quarter. Gurry's Light Comsdy cantered fire furlongs. Jbeader s Capstan and Alvescot galloped two miles. Manser s Nippon went a mile. Cort s Heir Male galloped mile. r ti 'TRIAL. A ?lbfcQn's PEMSKON (Riekaby) beat St. Gall, n Artagnan, and Lourdes gelding at a mile. Won easily a length.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. m J LLANGIBBY HOUNDS. Tuesday, Mar. 13, at The Slades, at 10.30 a m. Friday, Mar. 16, at New Barn Wood, at 10.30 a.m. m „ CAKm RTHENSHI li K HOUNDS. Tuesday, Mar. 13, at Lianvbri, at 11 a.m. Friday, Mar. 16, at Carlleon Cross Roads, at 11 a.m. PEMBROKESHIRE HOUNDS. '\Io'lday. Mar. 12, at Neyland, at 11 a.m. 1<riday, Mar. 16, at Trecwn at li a.m. TIVYSIDE FOXHOUNDS. Monday. Mar. 12, at Peuboyr Clv.n.-eh, at 10.45 a.m. Thursday, Mar, 15, at Beulah, at .10.45 a.m. YSTHAD HOtJVOS. Tuesday, Mar, 13, at Bute Hotel, Pontyclun, at 10.30 a.m. Friday, Mar, 16, at Dymbatli, at 10.30 a.m.

FISHING TACKLE.La.rgest Stock in Wales Trout Flies, 6d doz, -Chambers, Gunmaker, Cardff and Bristol 5709-127e ESTABLISHED 1886.—P. Lansdell, 24, Ivy-lane, Newgate-street, London, Turf Commission Agent. Telegraphic address, Floccus, London." Terms on application. 156 tfsnD WEBB'S (Owner) Selling wire coup, Sais. Sais (undreamt of by others), also Friary, following Sicily Queen, General Peace, Sfcyrinne (four days' racing). xi,ooo Denial. Weekly. 10s. Big selling coup to-morrow, 2s 6d. International Hurdle (Irish coup) nap, 29 6d. Lincoln, National, good. 2s.— belly Park, Birmingham. Twenty-second Seaon, iNO defrauding upstart. 477 A. E. ASTON AND Co., Turf Accountants, Harrogate (Late of. London and Glasgow), Business-transacted all. the year round. Liberal terms, free on application, -Telegrams—" Ajax, Harrogate. -1516

[ PLUMPTON STEEPLECHASES. j The war having caused the abandonment this year j of the Southdown Hunt (Ringmer) Steeplechases, Ithe National Hunt Committee granted another day to the Plumpton Executive. They fixed Monday, April 23rd, when it i proposed to incorporate in the programme several features usually connected with the Ringmer gathering,

The late DukeofWestmLnster when 62 years 1 of age rode Ormonde in a six furlong gallop. I Mr Brioe, the well-known coursing judge, has j secured two nominations to Flying Fox at 300gs. J. H. Martin, the American jockey, was at New- market on Thursday riding several horses at ¡ exercise. The French filiy Lucie, who is Lucie II. in England, has wintered well. The filly may run in the Prix du Jockey OlUb five da,ys before tak- ing part in the English Oaks. Mr Somerville Tattersali on Thursday gave out the opinion of John Porter, expressed to him only a few hours previously, th&t Ormonde was the best horse he had ever trained or ever seen. If, as in reported, John Porter has declined to train Flying Fox for the Ascot Cun for his new owner, there must be some very solid reason for the refusal. The Fox, it is notorious, has. a tem- per, and without he is a thorough stayer-of which we have as yet no satisfactory proof—the attempt to train him for a race rnn over two- and-a-half miles will almost certainly aggravate the infirmity. It does not look as if English horses are likely to be dangerous in the Grsmd JPrix do Paris, Ree. ing that Mr Pattoa's Longy, Mr Wallace John- stone's Captain Kettle, and Sir Ernest Cassel's Bonafosa are the best, and this will be the 14th Grand Prix in succession which will have been retained in France, T. Weldon, the jockey who will ride for Lord William Beresford, has arrived at Newmarket, ttud on Thursday had the leg up on the Lincoln- shire Handicap candidate Berzak, who covered one mile and a hatf at a nice pace with Jolly Tar, Old Buck II., and Dominie II. That Flying Fox will be an immense acquisi- tion to M. Blanc's stud is as near a certainty as one can find before the event, and as bis present owner possesses a number of high-class matrsns some from this country, he is by no means un- likely to send back in a few years' time some- thing better than either Gouverneur (who shied at the umbrellas that lined the course when Com- mon won the Derby) or Reverend or Ermak,

in. _1. WELSH CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP. ANNUAL CONTEST AT CAERLEON. The\seveuth annual contest for the Weish cross country championships, held under the auspices of the Welsh Cross Country Association, took place at Caerleon on Saturday afternoon. The meeting was favoured by springlike weather, and there was therefore a large attendance* meeting was favoured by springlike weather, and there was therefore a large attendance* of spectators. The locale was the Caerleon Race- course, and notwithstanding the heavy rains of over- night the turf was in excellent condition and the going was good. In all five clubs had en- tered teams, and it was anticipated that the con- test for honours would lie between Newport Harriers, the present holders of the championship, and the Roath Harriers and the Cardiff Harriers! Roath Club held the championship for three years in succession, and was then displaced by the Cardiff Harriers, who twice carried oifhonours, and then last. year the Newport Harriers took first place. The favourites for the individual championship were J. Lee, Newport, last year's champion; S. Hancox Roath Harriers andR, C. Brookes and W. Holt: Cardiff Harriers. The betting was 2 to 1 on Lee, 3 to 1 Hatscox, and 5 to 1 Brookes and Holt. At the last II moment there were a number of alterations in the different teams. Central Harriers, Cardiff put only six men in the field, Cardiff Harriers, nine, and other three clubs found substitutes. Amongst the principal absentees were Turner, Newport, a former chare nion and E. C. Whale, Cardiff Harriers. The o<ft--iu,ls ware ;—Referee, Mr A. W. Boucher, ewport; iudwca Messrs W. Fairlamb, H. D. Yorath. H. Packer ard J. Lanfear starter and timekeeper, Mr H. Cuiium ■ clerks of the course, Messrs li. A. Pritchard and F. L. Johns. It was three-quarters of an hour after the advertised time that a, start was made. In ail 51 turned out. In the first round of the course the com- petitors kept well together, although the pace was a hot one. In the second round the men tailed off and when they passed the grand stand for the second time they were well spread out. A. PaIIner, J. Lee, and Shore, three Newport men, were well ahead. 1 aimer, who was going strongly, was 100 yards ahead of all competitors the third time cast tne stand, Shore, Haucox, andpBrookes, who followed were then well together. A. Pilmer, Newport, rnaintainsd his lead, and won m 40mm 22sec., S. Haucox, Roath Harriers, being second, time, 4Imin., lOsec,; and T. W. White, Roath Harriers, third, time 41min. 20sec. Newport Harriers won the championship, Roath Harriers being second, and Cardiff Harriers third. The totals were Points. Newport Harriers. 44 Roath Harriers 54 Cardiff Harriers. 104 St. Anne's, Cardiff 171 Tnc following were the pcores of the clubs Newport-A. Palmer (1), J. Shore (4), A. Rces (7) A. C. Samuels (8), W. Palmer (11), and H. Williams (131 total, 44, v loa.th.-S. Hancox (2), T. W. White (3), J. Raymond (5), A. T. Sliackell (12), T. M. Johnson (14), and G P Elliott (18); total, 54. Cardiff—R. C Brookes (G), G, White (9), W Holt-, (10), H. Wallis (23), E. Phillips (25), and C. N. Man'e- stoue (31); total,jL04. The Central (Cardiff) Harpers did not qualify, a^afficieni number of their men not getting home.

T BILLIARDS. ROBERTS v. STEVENSON. The match of 21,000 np betwooll thsbe players iu which"Roberta conceded his opponent a styit 01 5,500 paints euded at the 'Egyptian Hail, Piccadilly, on Saturday in a victory for Roberts by 5,444. DAWSON v. DIGGLE. The third game of the week between these players-and the last ga,mo in the tournament— was concluded at Dean-street, Soho. on Saturday, Diggle (received 200) winning by 607 points.

HOCKEY. West Cardiff v. Swansea.—This was an excel- lent grams, and notable from the f«t that Swansea received their first defeat on their own yrouuri. West Cardiff were the first team ever to lower Swansea's colours, so on thisAiccaBion the home team determined to give the visitors a warm reception. This they undoubtedly did; scoring two goals in the first ten minutes How- ever, the West stuck to it, and eventually won one of the best games ever pla,yed on the St. Helen's Field by 4 goals to 3. Cardiff V. Redian'd Pari; (Bristol).—Final score • Carrtif, 3 goals Bedland Park, 1 goal. Caa-diff 2nd v. Redls.nd Park 2nd.-H,esult Cardiff, 2 goals Redlaud Park, 1 goal. Played at Bristol.

WOMEN WHO COULD NOT KEEP A SECRET. Judge Bacon had plenty of humour provided for him at Whifecbape! County Court on Friday. A builder sued for £20, the price paid for a, pony. The receipt stated that the pony was" socmd m wind and limb and fit for business purposes. Plaintiff said,the pony was fit only for a circus When you pat it in the shafts," he explained to the Judge, it begttis to cut capers. When, ever it sees a low wall it wants o climb it, cart and all, and when it tried to climb a lamp-post I thought it too much." (Laaghtar.) Defendant," added the plaintiff, sa.id he'd buy it back for £10. Ob, he's artful, he is. He gets his living selling this pony for £ 20 and buy- ing it back for.SIO." (Laughter.) The case for the defendant was that the words on the receipt were added after it was signed, and in support of this a Mrs Barstow spoke of a couvsrsation she had at teo. with the plaintiff's wife. She told me," said Mrs Barstow, that she didn't like the pony her old roan bought, and she meount to get rid of it, aud they bad added some- thing to it-I don't know whether she meant tho words or the money. She told me to keep it secret." And you did ?'' inquired counsel. Witness: Of course. I only told two lady friends in the strictest confidence, and they spread it all over the place. That's the reason I'm here to-day. It was a greftt stiatne of them. Some women can't keep a secret. (Loud laughter.) Defendant won bis case.

HAZELDENE STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED (65,262). This company has jjnst been registered with a capital of £ 11,000 in £100 shares to adopt an agreement with tbo Anglo-American Agency Company, Limited, for the acquisition of the s.s. Hazeldene, and to carry on the brsiness of steamship owners and carriers by land and water. The subscribers are :-R. Crocker, Bagbv-street, Leeds, electrical engineer R. H. Evans, Preston- avenue, Newport, Mon,, house agent; W. H. Thomas, 8, Dowlais Chambers, Cardiff, ac- countant 1. Crocker, 33, MouutRtuart square, Cardiff, shipbroker G. H. Radciiffe, Tynvcaia, Whitchurch, near Cardiff, accouuteklit ll. Murrell, 33, Mountstuart-square: Cardiff, ship- owner Miss Mary C. McMick, Eversley, Barry. The directors of the Anglo-American Agency Company, Limited, are the directors aDd managers of this company. Registered office, 33, Mountstuart-square, Cardiff.

CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS. The New York correspondent of the Morniny Leader telegraphs :-The public school system in general,and the laxity in the supervision of school- t eachers in particular, form the object of th latest serious crusade. New York and Penn sylyania teachers are paid badly and irregularly owing to the control of the pay-rolls by negli- gent municipal councillors. At present the school master of Steelton, Mr Updegraff, is under an indictment for systematically covering the chil- dren's months with stickiug plaster for trifling breaches of discipline. Three little girls were in jured thereby. This following the case of a schoolmistress who put cayenne pepper on the tongues of loquacious boys has aroused the indignation of parents, who are agitating for a general reform of the present defective system of primary edu- cation. Meanwhile the denominational schools are gaining astonishingly, convent and brothers' schools in particular beinsj taxed to their utmost limit with applications from pupils of all creeds

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THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF. "The Christian will be staged at the Theatre Royal this week, and it is more than probable ti,at there will be a repetition oi the crowded houses which greeted Mr Wilson Barrett's >Í3Ít. I An interesting feature In the production of Sir Hall Caine's play will be tne assumption of the part of Glory Quayie, the warm-hearted, irapetn- ons heroine, by Miss Lily Hall Cftine, the author's si3ter. The play will reftch Us 790th performance j! to-night.

GRAND THEATRE, CARDIFF. Current Cash will occupy the boards at the -Wfcstgate-stseet house this week. It is a fir.U-class piece, and will be performed by a company of re- pute.

GRAND THEATRE, SWANSEA. I This week Mr W. W. Kelly's excellent com- pany in the successful historical drama, A Royal Divorce," pays a netnrii visit. The cast includes Miss Margaret McDocalS Wilson as Josephine, and Mr F, Moyes as Napoleon.

LYCEUM THEATRE, NEWPORT. The boards at the Lyceum Theatre, Newport, will be occupied each night this week by Mr Walter Melville and Douglas Brace's company, which will appear in the realistic drama, The Worst Woman in London." The piece, which is from the pen of Mr Walter Melville, met with an exceUent reception when produced in the Metro- polis, and was praised by Press and public alike. The effect of the different acts is rendered highly ;realistic by tha splendid scenery which has been prepared for the staging of the drama. The title role will be Splayed by Miss Oiga Andre, whosa representation of the worst woman has.won high praise.

THE EMPIRES. CARDIFF. The brilliant and popular Miss Marie Loftus, vistis the Queen-street Hall this week, She will be supported by Miss Fiorris Porde. the well- known Colonial sillgr; Phil Herman, descrip- tive character vocalist the Three Keziahs, ou the silver ladders Colby ttnd Way, ventriloquise and lady impersonator the Almasios, in IIrllovel athletic act; Miss Alice Mapls, Manuel Woodson Regan and Ryan, and others. NEWPORT. Gus Elen will sing his latest success, 1: The Bore of Bef'nal Gre.en at Newport this evening. The Lomas Troupe, in their comic pantoaiime, A Traveller's Troubles in Monbeyland," are rare entertainers; while excellent fun will be provided by Arthur Llovd in the tragi-comic scene entitled, ilruget's Double." The Collius Trio and Miss Florence Esdaile are also billed. SWANSEA. That exceptionally clever troupe of acrobats known as the Frautz Family are among the great attractions at Swansea Empire this week. Forest and King will perform an eccentric dancing act, and Demaice's baboons and ponies will furnish one of the most entertaining turns of the evening. Other names include Martin Conway, Mdlie. Orbassany, and Bert Cass,

TRADE REPORTS. TINPLATES. Liverpool, Saturday.—The tone has been quieter (his week and inquiries for plates not so numer- ous. Prices remain the same, with every appear- ance of continuing firm, of perchance advancing. It is saii that an increase of wage^ has been con- ceded by tiopiate manufacturers in certaiu de- partments of their works which will help to main- tain the upward movement in prices. With the iron and steel trade of the country so flourishing, and every evidence of its continuing so for many months, we are not likely to experience any de- cline in prices of tinplatea. We believe prices are now at a higher level than at any other time, siace the adoption of the McKinley Bill by the United States. A few inquiries have reached us from Canada for direct shipment ou the reopening of navigation u>.xt month, for which basin 16J was quoted for good ordinary cokes and 17s for char- coals. Business has not so far resulted, but will no doubt follow later ou. Trade with the Con- tinent in black plate is fairly brisk, price for I.C. finished ready for trimming being iCI2 10s f.o.b. Wales. Prices may ba called;—Bessemer cokes —C 14 by 20, 15« lOjd (l^d rise) do. C 14 by 18i and C 14 by 197, 16s 1d to 16s 3d (11 to 3d rise); do. squares and odd sizes, 16s basis (ijd rise) Siemens cok^s—U 14 by 20, 168 (lcl rise); do. C 10 by 20, 23, 6d (3J do, squares and odd sizes. 16,¡ 3d basis (lid rise); charcoal tins, 17s and upwards, according to quality aud finish (3d rise) ternes, 31a 9d per double box (3d rise)—all f.o.b. Wales..

NEW YORK PRICES. [Renter's TelegriL-ens.1 New York, S-Iturtty.Ofl the Stock Market to-day tiadei-H ignored the poor Bank statement, and the market closed moderately active aDd strong with net gains on confidence that the Mcnay Market will tide over the period until the financial bill goes into operation. Beat covering helped the advance. Government Bonds were strong and Railroad Bonds firm. Baltimore Shares, Quincy, Louisville, and Union t'adfic Sh'AE^E advanced i; New jersey and Northern Pacific Common, 2; North-Western Ordinary^ 4 Milwaukee Common and New York Central, § Rook Island, c,nd Missouri Pacific, 1. Data- wtre Hudson declined li. Money and Sterling exchange steady. Silver—commercial bars un- changed. Wcok's imports of merchandise into New York amormtiu value to$10,508,575, of which$2,575,615 worth were dry good.?. The weekly return af the New York Associated Banks shows the following aggregate changes th A compared with ihe previous return :~Loans and discounts, §5,120,000 increase; specie,$5,450,000 decrease; eirciUtion,$353000 increase; net 1 deposits,$490,000 decrease; legal tenders, !$2,640,000 decrease. Cotton has had an active ^essicm, with frequent fluctuations under control of strength in Liver- pool, realising sales, bull maaipulatipa and shcits covering, and closed firm spot quiet at Vs dearer. Cottonoil dull, with crude ic. and yelioe Jc. lower—crude, 33c. yellow, 36jo. I')-! -ro' r (; Petroleum —refined steady.- Lard—cash linn a, 2.4 up. Wheat declined ou rather better bearish cables, reacted in sympathy with strength in cora, bat redeciined on realising, and closed easy; spot Flour firm. corn arivtrycei, on higher cables and shorts covering, and closed ptrong; spot strong. Sugar steady. Coffee declined under adverse cables, and cluscd easy spot strong. Tin dull. Iron seaày. Copper PC"- firm. Mar. 10 Ma.r.9 Cat) Moaey U 8, Gov. Bonds > 3 p.c. 3pc. •Ditto, otjwr Securities 3p c. 3 >».< Exelmugeoii'Gondcn.sJday.-i t: 4 82"^ *.J2^ Ditto, Cable Transfers 4 QG5" 4.N; Kxeb&iin* Pari*, 6tt days' sight 5.2l7j 5.21% Exchaage on Berlin D»y^ S+ <H' Pour par Cent. U.S. Funded li ,?n 118U ilS]; Western Union Telegraph Sh •«s 82% 32$ £ Atchison'Topeka. and S. BV 22jg 11% Do. "Do. 4 p.c. Mor 101 101 Do. Do, 5 p.c. Prs'a; 6665% Do. Dc,, 5 p.c. Pte[á" 6665% Baltimore and Ohio 62 61 Do. Do.S.W.tp.o. Ca7,atla Bout-iiern Shuxes 411# 43% Canadian Psidfle 94?; 94% Central New Jersay H6% 116 Geiitr&l Pacific Shares — — Cbasakyes-ke and Olilo Conm.> 28 2tP-i Ctaitage, Barll&gtou *ud Qalirtsy 123% 1'23% Chicago a-ud NorSh-Weiiora O- C. 160 156 Ohi-si^o and N-Wi^teru 195 195 Cine&ge, Milwan&ee, aad Si. I21U 120% Offlieago aad Rock lalausL, 1873-; its1-* Clevel'd, Ci»., Ch, it 8k Iis. OV- 59Ja Delaware ani Mud«oa 114 11434 Delaware IjswkawsmBR ]S0 180 Dsuvcr and Rio 6ra,xiuoJsii 1 s 19 19;4 DeBT«i- Preferred „. 7lii 71% XiiiHOis 03D»rai Shares 1125* 112^ Lako Shore A Michigan Sou>'i: n 194 191 Lunisrilie and Nashvf)ie SUJ, ?. Vl% j$IH Micliigan Central Shares 1C6 10s Luai,.Tilla and íJl al7. Micliigan Central Shares 1!ffi 10s Jlis«un[zi.KxB«M, aad-?dt*s 10VJ 10> £ Missouri e».ci{}c 46J4 45& New YorJcijakeKrie.aud'We :r a 12J6 IZr* Ditto, Lien 71 — New YorJcijakeKrie.aud'We :r a 12 IZr* Ditto, Lien 71 — York C6UJt;rsJ andHadeon'VT 1333i 132M New York Ontario <fc Wescei-M.Oid 23 4'3% N(,rt:,efn Pacific CoraTacn M'I 527 Northern Pacific Preferred 73; 'IS '-i Noriokaud V\reatsj.-ju PreierreU. 75 PoBu^ivauia and Philadelphia 134?g 13H.. Phiiad'ei^hia aud Blading 17 17 Phiiade:phift&Hsadmg5p,c.l3i.L-fS7% SS ]j(). do. tp.e.M:r! 85% 85!^ Union Pac^e Shares 49 48 T)0. Preferred 74 H% Wabash, St. ifouis, aud Paeiti-: *>4 6^ Wabash, St. Ijoais. etc.Pref.Su. 'i 20^ 20 Silver Bulllo0 60 60J& AND PHODUCJE MARKETS Cotton.day'sreeeipts at- U.S. ports 5.«30 12,e Cotton, day's receipts atG-nl ports 6,098 9M08 Ootton,day'sexportto G, Britain. 14,0C'j 2.60' Cotton,day's export to Continent; 4.60S 10,' <0 Cotton future April delivery 3 47 9.28 Cotton future June delivery 9.39 92 Cotton naddlint, upland N. York. 9ft 9{,;¡ Cotton middling New Orleans 91% 9}4 Petroleum.reflned, in cases i 11.10 Petroleum,sta'dard WhiteN.York ".8 9.90 Petroleum,st'd whitePhiladelphin 9.85 9.S5 Petroleum, Pipe Line Certs lt>tf 163 Spirits of Turpentine 55)J 55^ Lard. "Wilcox's spot 6.2ii^ S.20 Tallow, Prime City »/* Hugar, fair refining Moscevado .j 3¡ 3M Do. 96 p.c. Centrifugal 4h Carii,Newmixed, Western spot. 4374, 42;¡¡¡ Corn Futures May q17 40>a Do, July 41Jg 4lJ-» Spring Wheat, No. 1 spot 79 73 Wheat, red winter on the spot .| Ttsli 7834 Wheat delivery May i 72% riS Wheat delivery July i 72 7 £ Coffee Kio No. 7 1& 8A Conee ltio No. 7 Low Ord. April. 6.65 fc7i Coffee ditto delivery June £ .65 6.7a Flour ex State Shipping Brands.2.70 2.70 Iron. No. 2 Northern I 21.58 21.50 Tin, Australian 31.50 54.50 Copper 16 16 Steel Itaiis 35 Freight Grain Liverpool steamers: 3^' 3%,1 Freight Grain steamers Loudou 4}.. d 474.d Freight, Cotton to Liverpool 5-32 5-3. Wheat,Chicago, Mar. delivery 6b 65}^ Corn, Chieago, Mar. delivery 34>i 34^ Turpentine, Savannah 537 ) 53^

COMMERCIAL FAILURES. According to Kemo's SlerccMtile Gazette the number of new bankruptcy proceedings in Eng- land and Wales gazetted during the week ending March 10th was 82. The number in the corres-- ponding week of last yer was 91, showing a de- crease of 9, being a net decrease in 1900, to date, of 3.

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CARDIFF CORPORATION BILL. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Adverting to the report in yor-r paper of ,this day's date of the proceedings of the Parlia- I meutaryCommitiee of the Cardiff Corporation publiclv discus-dng the matter affecting the interests and position cf my clients and myself, I i shall be much obliged if you will allow the e: closed copy cf my letter to the town clerk, written under the instructions of my committee, ito app(-r in t,)-c[Ly's issue of roar paper.-I aiii, &c H. WESTYR-EVANS. 17, Quay-street, Cardiff, 10th March. (Enclosure.) CARDIFF CORPORATION BILL, 1900. March 9th, 1900. Dear Sir,-If I may take as accurate the reports in the local newspapers this morning of the proceedings at a meeting of the Parliamen- tary Committee of the Town Council, held yester- day, it would appear that certain charges of a very serious character were made against my committee and their representatives in connection with the recent poll on the Corporation Bill. I am instructed to meet such charges with an instant and emphatic denial, and to ask that 1 may be furnished forthwith with particulars of 'these charges in order that they may be met and refuted. I may add that I personally indignantly deny 'I same. If all investigation-as suggested by a member of the Parliamentary Commlttee-jg adopted, any and every person against whom charges may be brought or suggested of misrepresenting facts or committing other irregularities in connection with the poll, will be produced for examination. Of course, an inquiry such as that suggested must, to be complete, deal with any similar charges which may be brought against partisans of the Bill. As this queation has been publicly discussed I am sending a copy of this letter to the •local papers.—Yours faithfuiiv, J. H. WE ST Y BE V AN 8. J. L, Wheatley, Esq., Town Ulerk, Cardiff. TO TUE EDITOR. Sir,—With your permission I shoula like to answer Councillor F. J. Veall's letter through your pa.per. He claims that if it had been one man one vote the Corporation would have carried the day. Granted that such would have been the case, the result has been more ]ust—the one that pavs the piner has called the tune. Mr Veall also says that if he thought the voting .vas a censure on the Corporation he would resign his seat. That would be useless unless the whole body were to resign, and [ think that is what they ought to do aftor what has happened.I have spoken to a num- ber of tradesmen iri the two chief streets of Cardiff, and the., are of the same opinion as mv- self, and it is this-that you could count the good, busiuesslike men on our Corporation on the fingers of your o--qe hand.-I Prn, &,c., HERBERT MOO RES. 124, Queen-street, Cardiff.

UNITARIANS AND THE Y.M.C.A. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Mr Price, in his reply, seems to misunder- stand try idea in waiting to your paper. There ie nc intention of complaint, but simply an epistle of my experiences. My idea was to show that the Y.M.C.A. is sectarian. I am glad he has quoted that ancient resolution which was passed at the Paris Convention of 1856, and which says, The Y.M.C.A. seelJs to unite those yonng men of good moral character, who regarding the Lord Jesus Christ as their God," etc., etc. Now, sir, if precluding from active membership anyone who does not accept this idea of Jesus is not sectarian- ism, may I ask Mr Price what it is ? May I also suggest that as we are now living in an age of advanced thought and reli-,ions liberty, it is Dearly time the Y.M.C.A. passed another resolu- tion which shall regard Jesus as their Master, and whose broad teaching they would do well to fol- low. Apologising for again troabliug you.—Iam, &e„ C. H. LEGASSICK. 70, Cowbridge-road, Canton.

THE CHURCHES. At a r-pecial service, held at the B&l&ce Chapel Llandaff, on Saturday moruiog, the Lord Bishop of Llandaff licensed the Rev. Richard Jones to the perpetual curacy of Holy Trinity, Pontnewydd, and licensed the following curates — Rev. John Gwyther Clunn, to Maindee, New- port, Mon.; RlW. John Alired Rees, B.A., to Bedwelliy Rev. Edward Wood Edwards, to St. Andrew's, Cardiff; Rev. John Charles Bey- non, B.A., to Ystradyfodwg. Lay readers' licenccs were granted to Mr Robert Henry Holmes for the parish of Holy Trinity, Pillgvvenlly, New- port, Mon., and to Mr Frederick Ronald Jones for the parish of Pentyxch, near Cardiff. Mr W. Rhys Watkin, one of the senior students of Bacgor Baptist College, has received a unani- mous and heatty invitation to the pastorate of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Maesteg, which he has accepted. Mr Watkin also received au invi- tation to the pastorate of Morla. and Nevin Churches, Carnarvonshire. He will commence his ministry in July next. Mr Myles Grffiiths, A.T.S., a student of Bangor Baptist. College, has received a unanimous a.ud hearty invitation to the pastorate of Gaerwen and Pencarneddi Churches, Anglesey. Mr G-riffiths intends sitting for his degree of F.T.S. next J uue. The Rev. D. Stephan Williams, of Ebenezer, Merthyr, on request of his church, has declined the invitation to undertake the pastorate of Tabernacle .Baptist Church, Pwllheli, North Wales. LENT ORDINATIONS. LLANDAFF. The Lord Bishop of Llandaff held a general ordination in Llandaff Cathedr.il on Sunday morning, when the following gentlemen were ordained :— DEACONS. Frederic Arthur Davis. Bt. Aidaa's College, Birkenhead. Thomas Charles Evans, a literate. Samnel Rowland Hosbons, B.A., St. David's College, La.mp21,er. Jolin St. John's'.College and Wycliffe Hali, Oxford, Frederick Linden Caulson Parkyn, Hatfield II*!i,.University of. Durbltm. Henry Recs, B.A., St. Da,vid's College, Lam- peter. PRIESTS. Alexander Johnston Chapman, St. Aidan's College, Birkeahead. John Gwyther Clunn, St. Aidan's Qolleg;, Bir- kenhead. Edward Wood Edwards, a literate. Wilfred Griffith, B.A., St. David's College, Lampeter, aud St. Michael s College, Aberdare. David Thomas Jones, B.A., St. David's College, Lampeter, and St. Michael's College, Aberdare. Ernest Llewellyn Miles, Queen's College, llIr- mingham, and St. Michael s College, Aberdare. David Morris, Lie. Div., St. David's College, Lampeter. Mr Thomas Charles Evans was the Gospeller, and the sermon was precbed by the Rev. Chas. F. Reeks, M.A., vicar of St. Mary's, Monmouth. The Bishop afterwards licensed to curacies as follows- Frederic Arthur Davis, to St. Margaret's, .Roath, Cardiff. Thomas Charles Evana, to the Garw Valley. Samuel Rowland Hosbous, B.A., to Bassaleg. John Arthur Morgan, to Holy Trinity, Pill- ,wenlly. Frederick Lindon Godson Parlryn, to Blaen. avon with Capel Newydd. Henry Rees, B.A., to St, George. Owmparc.

DEATH OF AN UNKNOWN MAN AT BARRY. Early on Sunday morning a man, apparently a ge&mau, who had been previously seen in a drunken stato lying asleep beneath one of the coal tips, fell into the water of the. deck at Barry. Assistance was at once given him, and although but afewminutes elapsed he was found to be dead when picked up. The police have at present failed to procure any ovidence of identification. A bottle of whisky and £ 2,ia money were found in the deceased's possession. He was a man of about 5ft. 9in. in height, with black hair, mons- tache, prominent Roman nose, and apparently about 35 or 40 years of ago. Deceased wes dressed in woollen underclothing, dark grey tweed vest, brown tweed trousers, blue serge jacket, laced-up boots, Rill were a. glazed pealg

DEATH OF MR T. W. YEO, OF NEATH. Tba death is announced of Mr T. W. Yeo, draper, which took place at his residence. South- terrace, Neath, on Saturday night. Mr Yeo suc- cumbed to an attack of rheumatic fever, his ill- ness covering a period of only ten days. He was 45 years of age, and he has left a widow and three children. The deceased removed to Neath abont 20 years ago, when Messrs Howell, of Cardiff, purcha.sed a business in the town, Shortly after- wards he bought the same business from Messrs Howell. He was a much-respected tradesman.

CARDIFF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES COUNCIL. The second annual dinner of the Cardiff Friendly Societies Council was held at the Mar. chioness of Bute Hotel on Friday evening, when Mr N. B. Hosgood, president, presided over a fall attendance of members, which included Mr Coun- cillor Crossman, Mr H. 13eavan, Mr Charles Evans, hon. secretary, and others. The toast of The Council was submitted from the chair, and Councillor Crossman and Mr Charles Evsag I responded. The last-named gentleman reported a very flourishing state of things, and made some pertinent remarks on the question of adequate representation of the working classes on the Man- agement Committee of the Cardiff Infirmary. An exceptionally strong musical programme was sub- mitted, one of the features being a recitation by Miss Cane, clad iu khaki costume, of the Absent-Minded Beggar." Mr Hockings accom- panied.

SCHOLASTIC. The following pupils have passed the Cam- bridge local junior examination from Christ's College, Blackheath :—Second class, Howard third, class, Lakeman. Satisfied examiners—P. Bretherton Wright. Averttge-E. Avelmg, -B,, Stevens, and E. Turner.

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STRIKERS AND RELIEF. THE RECENT DECISION. I REPORT TO MERTHYR GUARDIANS. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW. On Saturday, at the meeting of the Merthyr Board of Gnardi&ns, under the presidency of Mr D. P. Davies, J.P., the Clerk (Mr F. T. James) reported the effect of the judgment given iu the Court of Appeal in the actioo of the Attorney- General against the Merthyr Board of Guardians. He said :—" I be to report the result of the appeal against the decision of Lotd Justice Kcmer in the tet;on brought against yoa by the Powell Dnffryn Co. By the judgment delivered by the Master of the Rolls the Court reversed the judg- ment of Lord Justice Romer, the costs of the appeal to be paid by the board. This means that the board will have to repay the plaintiffs the taxed costs paid by 'hem, and alro pay the plain- tiffs taxed coats of the appeal. The following is the declaration made by the Court taken from the transcript of the shotthacd writer The main point in Lord Jualics Isomer's judgment, which the Court of Appeal disagree 1 with, was that a workma.u on strike was in. no better or worst posi- tion than any other subject of her Majesty, who, for reasons which seem to him sufficient, will not work. The Court of Appeal have held that upon the true construction of the Poor Law statutes from the days of Queen Elizabeth such a man is not entitled to relief out cf the poor rMes unless through waut of food he was so reduced in nealth that he was unable to work, but the declaration made by the Court did not include the relief given to or for the wives aud chiidren of the colliers out on strike.' This latter exception, ii my opioiou, is of the utmost importance, and uiil prodnee &a extraordinary situation in the adminis- tration of the Poor Law aaring any great strike, for in any future strike the guardians will be at liberty to grant relief to the wives and children of "strikers who are destitute upon their applying for same. Meanwhile the (.husbands and fathers will be able to exist in idleness, living upon the scanty relief granted to their wives aud children, Now under Section 56 of 4 and 5 William IV., c. 76, reiiei to the wife McLshifdreE. must be considered as given to the husband or the father of the children, so that the result will be that the moment the wivss and children become chargeable the husbands and fathers are liable to be prosecuted under the Vagrancy Act, as pointed out by Lord Justice Romer in his judgment. This emoaruusiug Romer in his judgment. This emoaruusiug state of affairs is therefore created if the judgment is to hold good, namoiy, that all labour teat for able-bodied men who can get work and won't take ii/s abolished, the colliar on strike will be in a better position than the ironworker, who is oct through no fault of his OVin, yet he is bound by law to be set to work at a labour yard of-some kind as a test of destitution, while the striker will bj able to sit at home or stroll about the streets doing notbiog, and living on the scanty relief which his wife and children inav i-,e getting from the guardians. E can hardly imagine that the Master of the Rolls conld have realised how wide he was opening the door to strikers by delivering the judgment he has delivered, neither can 1 imagine that the relators in this action cau be overjoyed at this result of their appeal, for in my opinion the declaration, wheu acted upon, will prove most disastrous to the ratepayers. The labour yard was some kind of test, although not sufficiently severe. Under the ut-w dispensation the relief would be applied for and given much more freely, and would necessitate a small array of assistant relieving officers to cope with the applications and make the nscsssaxy inquiries, &a. 1 have had a good many Press cutting? forwarded to me bearing upon the judgment of tha Court of Appeal, and they all a,pprove most strongly of the law as laid down by the Master of the Rolls, but the gentlemen who write tiis newspaper articles have entirely missed the importance oi the exception of the wives and children from th" declaration, with the sf-rions consequences to which I have before referred. The guardians adopted the course they did at the urgent request of the Poor Law inspector, and upon my advice after my attention had been drawn to the Outdoor Relief Prohibitory Order, and the Labour Test Order applicable to this Union. The Court of Appeal have held that this course was iiiegalso far as the strikers themsfelyes were concerned, I still think that as a matter of Poor Law administration, it is far batter to insti- tute some kind of labour test than to give relief wholesale to the wives and children without any test at all. It will doubtless be within the recollec- tion of the board that one deputation least of Coiiiaes appeared before the botrd and aked the board to relieve thair wivas and children, and this application was refused on the ground that under the Statute of 4 and b William IV. the husband or father was the proper person to make the applica- tiou, clad not the wives or children. Dealing with tha remarks of the Master of the Roils during the coarse of his judgment, I must confess my sur- priss—and I ha ve n J doubt the guardians will share it with me--that the Court found as a fact that during the whole period of the strike there was no case of emergency, no case of urgent necessity, and indeed no necessity at all. Why, the Court have admitted the emergency, de- claring thai, all the relief to the wives and chil- dren granted by the board was legal. What were the real facts ? All the big collieries in the Union, with few exctptions,werc- idle,thousands of men came out, the labour yards were not opened for about a month after the termination of the contracts between masters and rnen. it was admitted that the men as a body had very little money ia hand when the strike commenced. Hundred*, and subsequently thousands, of applications for relief were made to the board, and the situation had to be faced. Surely under those circumstances an emergency had arisen The judgment of the Court of Appeal must tufect the decision of the Divic-ional Court in the proceedings which are pending, and also the appeal 01 the I-luarulans to the Local Government Board against the Etlr- charge of the auditor of the relief in maney granted in the labour yards and it iz, therefore, in my opinion, of the greatest imnortance ths^t the question of all appeal to the House cf Lords should be referred to the Litigation Committee to consider aud report. with power to take coun- sel's opinion. The board have 12 months from the date of the judgment within which to appeal, if they deem it necessary to do so. "With regard to the surcharge which the auditor has already made, and any further surcharge which he may be directed to make, I feel certain that the Local Government Board, acting nnder their statutory power, will remit the surcharge, so that no guardian need have any fear that he will be made "personally liable for any portion of the relief granted. This statutory power of the Local GoTerntneut Board is expressly stated to be in no way affected by the judgment." The Rev. James O'Reiliy, Aberdare, said it would be better, perhaps, if they had a committee of the whole board to take the matter into con. sideration. In discussion, the Chairman reminded the board that there were other proceedings pending, and Mr David Evans commented upon the ful- ness and the fairness of the report presented by the clerk. The Rev. Car-on Wade thought they should leave the matter where it wa. Any new appeal to the House of Lords would-im c-lve an enormous expense to the ratepayers, and he did not see why the Union of Merthyr should be put to this expense for obtaining a principle for the whole of the country. The Cha/irman suggested that it was for the Local Government Board to forward legislation upon the subjecs as might be desired. The Rev. J. H. Davies moved, Mr W. Lewis secoudcd, and it was agreed to refer the report to tho Litigation Committee. Mr K. F. Hankey I say no. The Clerk a«ked the board to sanction the pay- ment of zEi26 15s 4d, which they bad to rep. v upon taxation to the Powell Daffryn Company.

SCHOOL CHILDREN AND CIGARETTES. At & meeting fif the Bockeuham School Board yesterday the School Management Committee presented a recommendation that ons of tiieir medical officers 31iozild be asked to draft a circn. lar for distribution among the parents explaining the injury caused to children by cigarette smok- ing, The Chairman (the Rev. li. F. Woolley) said the recommendation was the result of the growing practice of quite small boys attending their schools of smoking cigarettes However fond the members of the board might be of cigarettes themse'ves, they knew they were ex- ttemely injurious to small boys.—The Rev. Charles Green And to adults as well. (Laugh- ter.)—The Kev. R. Stewart Fleming said he though boys adopted this habit irom the false idea that it was manliness. Mr Wardle wished they could have a crusade to convert the fathers iu this matter.-The Rev. Ciias. Green The fathers smoke honest tobacco, not mischievous cigarettes.—Mr Dymond What they call fa.gs about here. (La-ughter.)-The Rev. R. Stewart sFleming thought they ought to ask the teachers" to bring the subject very specially under the notiSe of the scholars. The recommends tion was adopted.

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BRIDGEND COUNTY SCHOOL. j VALUE AND ADVANTAGES OF 8 CENTRAL WELSH BOAtiD CERTIFICATE. | At a meeting of the governors of the Bridgend ( H County School held on Saturday, the Vice- 1 < Chairman (Rev. Evnou LiViis) drew attention to fl thr; following statement, which he had prepared, 9 of the several advantages which the Central w Welsh Board certificate conferred upon students. ■ especially on tinse intending to become pupil I teachers 1-—The senior certificate of the Central 9 elsh Board, provided it contains the same sub | ■ jects as the Welsh Matriculation and has three ciistiuctious, is recognis'j.d by the Education De- | I partmeat under Article 115 (cil) of the Code as J 9 equivalent to the Fjrjt Division of London or ? 1 W elsh Matriculation, tae Oxford and Cambridge IS Higher ocal or Senior (honours), and the Oxford J| and Cambridge Higher Pioard Certificate and. like these, admits the holder into a training col- 9 lege without taking the Queen's Scholarship 'i fl examination. ([0. the case of Bangor Day Train- 1 ing College, preference is given to those in tho ■" H nr&t or second class of the Queen's Scholarship I B who have passed Welsh Matriculation wholly or j| in part, or an equivalent examination). (a) The 'i(~J| senior certificate obtained in any subjects is fi recognised under Article 51 (b) as equivalent tG |- all the examinations specified in Schedule VIII., and persons over 18 years of age possessing it are Qualified as assistant teachers, just as if they had passed the Queen's Scholarship. (b) The senior sertifieata is recognised by the Welsh Uni- I versity Court as equivalent to Welsh Matricula- 1 tion. provided it contains the proper subjects, (c) 1 The senior certificate is recognised by the 1,1 Giueral Medical Council as equivalent to its pre- ]p liminary professional examination 1 2.—The junior certificate of the board is J recognised under Article 40 of the Education | Code B.s equivalent to the Oxford and Cambridge I. Jnnior Local ana the second cHss of the College | of Preceptors, and enables the pupil teacher to la shorten his term of apprenticeship from four to 1 th rco, two, or one yaar, provided his or her ago f at the end of this time be over 18 yearB. '• There are some other examinations in coarse | of being recognised." On the motion of the Rev. Eynou Lewis, > 1 seconded by Mr T. C..Jones, it was unanimously j resolved to have thesa particulars printed in ex- tenso and circulated among teachers and parents *? throughout the school district. ;j PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSAKIES. At a meeting of the governors of the Bridgend County School held on Saturday a draft of a circular letter to be addr^-ed to the gentry and j large employers 0" labour, etc.,in the district,with < the view of inducing such persons and companies to subscribe towards private scholarships, open or limited to certain districts, was approved of, and the chairman, vice-chairman, and Mr T. O. Jones were appointed as committee to provide a list of likely subscribers. A vote of thanks was passed to the Bridgend Music Lovers for their donation of £3 as a scholarship. The new regulations by which bursaries are to be granted in future were finally adopted. In future the maximum bursary granted will range •, between one-Iourth and three-fourths the train fared the pupil,according to the distancefrom the school.the proportion increasing with the distance. On the motion of Mr Jones, secondsd by the Vice- chairman, it was resolved that no bursaries for any previous term be granted unless an/applica- tion for the same be made before the next meet- ing of the governors. A communication was read from the County Governing Body stating that the tender of Mr Phylip Gaylard. of Bridgend, at £ 2,S40, had been accepted for alterations and additions to the school. It was resolved, subject to the approval of the Couuty Governing Body as to Bsymeiif, tc advertise ior a clerk of the works at n per week. Mr George Siuger Litchard was approved of as 1 security for the contractor. jî

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' J ASSOCIATION. j BANQUET OF THE SWANSEA BRANCH. The fir«t annual dinner of the South Wales | and Monmouthshire Commercial Travellers' 1 Association (Swansea division) was held at the f Royal Hotel, Swansea, on Saturday evening. Mr B. Evans, J.P., High Sheriff of Carmarthen- j shire, and first president of the Swansea division of the association, presided, and was supported by Sir John Jones Jenkins, M.P., Mr Griffith Thcmae (chairman Swansea Harbour Trust), Mr R. Martin (ex-Mayor), Mr Joseph Hall, J.P., Mr John White, 3fP. (Ben Evans and. Co.j, Mr Isaac D. Williams (chairman Swansea Division Committee). There was a large attendance. The Chairman submitted The Queen and Prince and Princess of Wales in a happy speech, j and the toast was received with great enthusiasm. < The Chairman read a telegram from the chair- man and executive of the Cardiff division, wishing their Swansea friends a plaiaQt evening, and 1 hoping that the banquet would be the forerunner i of others. j Sir John Jones Jenkins, M.P., gave "Her, Majesty's Forces." HeferClng to the war, Sir f John said it had been forced upon us by the L obstina-cy and sinister designs of the Boars. British arms had suffered reverses, but the dash t and bravery of onr troops and the skill of onr | generals had turned ths tide in England's favour. j Our Volunteer and Reserve forces had risen to the occasion, and had demonstrated to the world the inherent strength of the British Empire. I When we saw the Colonies rushing to our side, prepared to fight and die for light and liberty, it was no wonaer that European Powers looked on with envious eyes CJnfortnnate as the war undoubtedly was, England would derive from it great lessons from which she would most certainly profit. I The toa.st was received with musical bonours. Lieutenant G. A. Stephens responded. Mr Thomas Jones in a newt speech submitted f; The County Borough and Trade of Swansea." The Ex-Mayor (Mr Richard Martin), respond- ■ ing. said the order for the amalgamation of the |, Swansea parishes would eventually effect a il saving of a penny rate. The removal of the IJ glaring inequalities in rating would affect the | j rates beneficially, and in a few months the Cor- | poration would be in a position to uell at a cheap | rate electricity for light and power. F j Mr Griffith Thomas (chairman oi the Harboar I Trust) also responded. Shipbuilding, he said, r j had overtaken docks, and it was imperative that j Swansea should provide accommodation for the 1 j largest vessels afloat or on the stocks. The trade [ j of the harbour had increased hy over 30 per cent. | during the last three years. fl The President submitted Our Institations -1 1 and I- The South Wales and Monmouthshire I Commercial Travellers' Association." Mr Evanc »■' referred to the growth of the institutions and to §% the splendid work they were doing. He walt. proud of the honour they had conferred upon him I | m electing him president of their association. The commercial ambassadors" of Great Britain ■ j j were an indispensable body of men, and although engaged in the worry oi business they carried ou a noble philanthropic work—a work wisely con l dueled, and which had already been produetive oi > most beneficial results. (Cheers.) j Mr W.'G. Davies, in responding, referred tc the memorable gathering of commercial travel- lers in Swansea a few years ago, when 1,00(1 [ guineas were subscribed to the beneyolent insti- I tutious. Mr Owen Owen and Mr Isaac D. Wil- j liama also responded. ] Mr Morgan Williams submitted Our Presi- ] dent." He said that Mr B. Evans bad not only | effected a great town improvement by erecting 1 the fine premises of Messrs Ben Evans and .1 Co., but he had come to the rescue of suffering humanity by erecting a fiue operating theatre at the Swansea Hospital. (Applause.) As an old friend of Mr Evans's, be was proud of the honour t he Qffeen had conferred upon him in electing him High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire. It was not everyone who was a prophet in his own county. Mr B. Evans was enthusiastically applandeo on rising to respond. He said the honour thej bad done him found him both proud and grateful He yielded to none in admiration for the spirit that animated the association, and he was stead- i fast iu bi6 determination to continue his eupporf i of it to the end of his days. (Applause.) Other toasts followed. During the evening ai excellent programme of vocal and instrumental music was gone through.

PONTYPRIDD CYCLING CLUB. A meeting of the Pontypridd Central Cyclini Club was held on Friday night at the Greyhount Hotel, Mr J. R. Evans presiding. The followin were elected officials for the season for the Thursday team Captain, Mr T. Lake vice- captain, Mr Howell Da-, F,, Imperial Hotel. Porth. It was arranged that the first run should take place on Good Friday to Cowbridge. A resolution was passed expressing eatisfactior that the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his re- cent Budget did not propose to tax cycles.

COLLISION OFF GOODWIN. Lloyd's Dieppe agent on Saturday telegraphed that the Norwegian steamc-c Dover Battisiand, for Dieppe, with coals, had arrived, with considerable damage, having been ia collision off Goodwin Sands with a steamer supposed tg fre »;pafwpgw boat.