The Merthyr Express

THE NORTHERN UNION; GAME EBBW VALE'S EASY VICTORY OVEll TREHERBERT. The conditions juatkr whicji the match between Ebbw Vale and Treherbert was played at Ebbw Vale on Saturday, were wretched. Hain fell in tor- rcnts all the alitrnoon. Dai Maile played at lull. bad for the Valians, Davies taking Smith's place at centre. The homesters started, and several tight scrums ensued on the Treherbert line. Eventually Treherbert cleared. The visiting forwards, headed by Devan, became prominent, but the rush was well stopped by Bowen, who got down to the ball. Tho- ma put his backs ill motion, and it bout uf pass- ing took place amongst the Ebbw Vale tliree-ijiiur- ters. Llewellyn, who was the last to receive, went well, but tailed when he ;ot to Scltou, the lull-back. The reward soon came when lliirjrins made a grand opening, and sent the ball out with fine judgment to Dai Davies, who scored. Jenkins converted. The re- start brought relief for some time to the Rhondda side, but it was not long before Higgins again be- came conspicuous, and, after a beautiful Jun, he passed out to Llewelyn, who took the ball in excel- lent style, and raced behind. The kick failed. Just after this Dai Davies failed with a drop for goal. 7: After the interval, the home team immediately took up a position near the line, where they settled down for several minutes. ltiggins became conspic- uous for fine play, and it was a pity that his pass to Billingham was dropped when the latter had the j line at his mercy. From a scramble in front of goal Williams gathered in a bunch of players and scored behind the post. Dai Davies failed with the kick. gbbw Vale again took up the attack, and Dillingham dribbled over, but it was found that the ball had gone out of bounds before he touched down. In the end Ebbw Vale won by a goal and three tries to nil. The game was a remarkable one on account of it1/ faultless way in which both sides played under the conditions whicll were really not fit for serious foot- ball. The Valians were certainly the better side in all departments. Their superiority being most pro- nounced amongst the backs. It can be set down as Higgins's match. The brilliant Pill man was never seen at greater advantage, his clever cork screw runs being a revelation, while the first, two tries were due to his unselfishness. The wing three-quarter. Llew. ellyn and Billingham, played well and proved to be men of great speed. Dai Davies shaped well at centre three-quarter, while Maile played well at back. Treherbert were best served by Bsvan, Fran- cis, and Selton, the full-back, who played a remark- able game throughout.

RHYMNEY VALLEY RUGBY LEAGUE. meefjng of tbe sub-committee of the Rhymney Valley Ilogijy League was held on Monday nigivt it the General Picten Hotel, Pontlortyn, Mr. T. H, Weweiiyn. 1'ocfcriw, in the thai?. A scheme for a "knock-out" competition was drafted. It whs( de~ •ided that the competition should commence surly in "February and be open to Second Division teams L « well as senior tea ma-that isj ope& t* l»t]» ^ivi- i; Lfijiifufii ,*r. '• -J

EVENTS OF THE WEEK. The Tsarina has had a severe fainting fit, losing consciouijiccs for a long time. The French possessions on the Congo are to be called in future "French Equatorial Africa." Mr. Lloyd George spoke at Newtown on Tuesday, and was presented with an address from 1,588 old age pensioners. Sentence of seven years' penal servitude was parsed on William Jones at the Old Bailey on Tuesday for burglary at Upton Park Friary. King Edward on Monday sent a telegram of congratulation to Mrs. Ann Spead, of Ileighington, Lincoln, on the attaiumeQt of her 100th birthday. The Lu-:itania, which has just arrived in New York, encountered torrixiic seas on 112r voya60, a 90-fcot wave doing considerable damage to the famous liner. Mrs. Mctcalfe. wife of the Rev. A. Metcalfe. Rector of St. Peter'?, Dorchester, was found on the railway at Monkton on Monday cut to pieces. She had been in ill-health for somo time. Thomas Jenkinson, aged 60, an Inskip farmer, has been drowned by flood on his farm. His storm lantern was found a quar- ter of a mile away. lie had nearly £13 in his pockets. The President of the Board of Trade. :\1: Churchill, speaking at Dundee on Saturday, said privilege and class interest afraid, of the cruel sufferings of poverty, had invented a lie to palliate the claims of suffering. Thai lie was Protection. There :s a. prospect of important additions b;ing made to the North Atlantic Steamship service. The Anchor Line is calling for renders for a large-sized passenger steamer •o complete the quartette employed in the messenger trade between Glasgow and New tork. Mr. Lloyd George 3.t Grimsby on Saturday. ridiculed the scare of a German invasion, and ■contrasted the war fleets of Germany and Great Britain to the advantage of the latter. Tho Chancellor after his spe-ech walked along the railway line to avoid the attentions of a hostile crowd. Sir John Bigham, on Monday, in the Probate Court, gave leave to presume the death of Captain J. E. Ilbery, Master of the Waratah, of the Blue Anchor Line, which disappeared last July, with 215 passengers, after leaving Durban for Capetown. Counsel said insurance to the extent of had been paid on the ship and cargo. A six-storey warehouse, containing- 3,500 bales of cotton, in Cos tain-scree t, Liverpool, was practicaJly gutted by fire on Monday. The outbreak, which is believed to have been due to spontaneous combustion, was first ob- served on the fourth floor, and it speedily spread to the other. Tho fire burned fiercely for several hours, and thz damage is estimated at £30,000. The Birmingham Corporation are very hope- ful that the result of the inquiry by Major Norton, R.E., will result in the granting of a provision order authorising the extension of the City boundaries, so as to include Handsworth, 1 Aston Maner, Yardley, King'3 Norton, and Erdington in the city. It- is estimated that be- I fore the proceedings are concluded, something like £75,000 will have been expended by the various authorities concerned. About 10,000 Durham miners marched into Gatee-head to oppose Mr. Johnson, the Labour candidate, who is the agent of the Durham Miners' Association, on account of his attitude on the Eight Hours Act agreeing with the employers. On the way they attacked Marley Hill colliery, near Newcastle, wrecked the weigh-house, smashed the window of the ofSoe, and threw books, etc., down the .shaft. let down the bottoms of several waggons. The colliery was not stopped through the affray. A special posse of police were drafted in to pre- vent a. similar riot last night. A violent struggle with a man, armed with a loaded revolver, was described on Monday at Rampstead Police Court, when Frederick Fraser was charged with being a suspected person Got Langland-gardens. Detective Young vstated that for an hour" on Sunday night he followed the man, and with assistance arrested him On the way to the police sta- tion Fra/ter asked to be allowed to get his handkerchief, and upon being refused flung three policemen to the ground. He then attempted to pull something from his inside breast pocket. Before be could do 80, how- ever, the officers managed to get from his pocket a loaded: six-chamber revolver. At the police station he was found to be in possession of 29 cartridges. Accused was remanded. The "Board of Trade Labour Gazette" issued on Monday contained an article on unemployment, wages, disputes, and prices in 1S09. It is stated that a general decline in employment began during rhe second half of 1907, and continued throughout the -fallow- ing year. In the early part of 1902, how- ever, there was a slight upward movement, and during the later half of that year there was continuous improvement. With the ex- ception of the cotton trade all the principal industries showed improvement at the end of 1909 as compared with the end of 1908, and in many cases the improvement was consid- erable. The net increase in percentage of the unemployed as between November and December was, according to the memorandum of the Labour Department of the Board of Trade, 0.1 only, as compared with an average increase of 0.6 in the ten years 1899-1908.

FUN AND FANCY. Mistress: "Cook tells me, Mary, that you wish to go out with a friend to-night. li it urgent?"—"Mary: "Oh, no, ma'am—it'e my gent" "George," said the maiden aunt reprovingly, shaking her finger very solemnly at her small nephew, "there were two minoe pies on the larder shelf this morning, and now they have disappeared. I didn't think it was in you."— 'Tisn't all in me," blubbered the wee boy; "one of 'em is in Gwennie." Bachelor: "Before the wedding you told me that married life would be one grand sweet song."—Benedict (gloomily): "Yes, and since then I have found it one grand, sweet refrain." —Bachelor: "Retrain?"—Benedict: "Yes; my wife insists that I refrain from cards, refrain from smoking, and refrain from the club." Jack once met a friend of his, and noticing the glum look on his friend's face, said: "What's the mtter, Harry?" — "A burglar visited our house last night, and stole our three-guinea clock," said Harry.—"But didn't the dog prevent him" asked Jack.—"That's j just the point, growled his friend. "He stole that, too!" "Santa Claus doesn't go round in a motor- car, does h, mamma?" a..<;k-ed litule Elsie.— "Why, certainly not," replied her mother. "He still drives his reindeer, darling."—"Oh, I'm so glad," said Elsie, with a sigh of relief. "Tommy Rankin told me he used a motor-car, and I've been in a terrible state ever since, 'cause I know the repair shops aren't open at night!' Scribb and his wife were going to the theatre. "Will you please go upstairs and get my goats off the dressing-table?" said Mrs. Scribb- "Your goats?" queried the puzzled Scribb. Then she' sailed away, and soon re- turned, putting on her gloves. "Are those what you mean? Why, I call those kids." "I ucpd to," replied Mre .Scribb, "but they are getting so old, I am ashamed to call them by th ? t nalU any longer." He took the bint. For the first time the new Puddleton police- constablo was on the job. An escaped prisoner —believed to be in his district—was "wanted" very badly by the authorities, and, in the or- dinary course of matters, they had furnished the police-constable with a series of six pictures of the runaway in six different positions. For two days the Puddleton police-constable search- ed assiduously He followed up footprinw, peeped round corners, darted out suddenly from behind cupboard doors and cried, "Boo!" and at the close of the second day was able to report to his superiors. "I duly received the pictures," he wrote, "of the six miscreants whose capture is desired. I have arrested five of them, and the sixth is under observation, and will be secured shortly." A young man of a very jealous disposition recently visited one of our most famous clair- I voyants. Being far from home, he wanted to know what his wife was doing.—"She is look- ing out of the window, evidently expecting someone?"—"That is strange, whom can she expect ?"t—"Someone enters the door and she caresses him fondly," went on the clairvoyant. —'It can't be!" cried the excited bosband. expect ?"t—"Someone enters the door and she caresses him fondly," went on the clairvoyant. —'It can't be!" cried the excited husband. "My wife is true to me."—"Now he lays his head on her lap and looks tenderly into her eyes."—" yelled the jealous husband.— "Now he tries to kiss her," added the medium. —"Does she allow him?"—"No. not quite; but she is playing with his head and ears."—"And he, what is he doing?"—"Wagging his tail for all he's worth."—The husband paid his live shillings feeling much relieved and determined not to be jealous again. "Johnny Samkin," thundered the school- master, "what is that you're playing with?" —"Ple3.se, sir, roared the class, "i t's a. little bit o' string!"—"A bit of string, is it?" ex- claimed the pedagogue, with beetling brows. little Johnny Samkin must learn not bo play with little bits of string in sehooltime. Bring it up here, one of you!' —The top boy, as leader, carried out the mandate, &nd the string was scornfully flung upon the fire. It was Johnny turn to read. But Johnny Samkin did not rise, neither did he ipeak. Two big tears rolled simultaneously clown his cheeks. "Why don't you go on with the reading, Samkin?" roared the master. "If TOU don't behave better, I shaJl have to m example of you! Well, what have you to •ay for yourself?"—"Please, sir," whimpered i: the infant, "I—I can't 'old the book if I re in me pockets, and if I don't 'old me j ands in me pockets I can't stand! That string II rou toek's the »triag k«ej?s me troupers 11 *El'4 —

Lieut.-General Sir L. J. Oliphant, C.B., Commanding the Northern Command, on Monday issued stringent orders respecting cigarette smoking by young soldiers, and re- questing medical offioers detecting cases of injury to health to send a special report to the commanding officer concerned. j

THE ASSOCIATION GAME. A GOOD GAME AT PENYDARREN PARK. Illy" Half-Back. "1 For this Western League match at Merthyr, on Saturday, the locals included three new players in Green (goal), Nicholls (back), and Jenkins (inside rht). The weather was unfavourable, heavy rain falling during the game, and the ground consequent- ly being heary. Despite this. there was a good gate, and spectators were treated to a capital dif- play of football. Green early in the game was call- ed upon to ShON his abilities, the Aberdare sharp- shooters losing no chances near goal. Whittaker and Fisher carried play to the other end. where they caused some trouble to the visitors' defenders, who. however, dealt with the attacks. By pretty combin- ation, the 'Darians again got into the home terri- tory, but off-tide spoiled a promisincr chance. Mel- vin and Jenkins got within range of the Aberdare citadel, and some exciting play took place in the goalmouth, the ball eventually being got away. w The play was fast, considering the heavy ground, both sides performing well in the mud. Jlerthyr fully held their own. though the forward play was somewhat disjointed. Tippett next tried his luck, but Green cleared his shot and away went the Mer- thyr boys, but off-side checked their career. How- ever, they kept up the pressure, Tyler getting rid of some hot shots from Whittaker, Fisher and Mel- vin, the ball eventually coming out to Llewellyn, who scored a pretty goal, giving Merthyr the lead. After some mid-field exchanges, Aberdare got with- in shooting distance, Toswell scoring for Aberdare, the ball going in off a player. A few minutes later, Tippett got away. and put in a regular beauty, which beat Green and gave the visitors the lead. There was nothing further scored before half-time, when Aberdare lead by two goals to one. -1:- After the interval, with the wind in their favour, Aberdare pressed for some minutes, the home goal having two narrow escapes. After Green had saved twice Bradbury put in a low shot between a crowd of players and registered the 'Darians' third point. Merthyr returned to the attack, but Goodwin aoo Lewis were suond Whittaker was next prominent, with a capital run, but shot wide with only Tyler to beat. Play was kept near the visitors' goal several well-directed shots being cleverly saved; D. V. ] Davies eventually beating Tyler, reducing the 'Da- rians' lead to 3-2. Whittaker and Melvin were put- ting in a lot of capital work, but their efforts W1Jre not rewarded, and an interesting game ended m favour of Aberdare by three goals to two. -x- The game throughout was well contested, Aber- dare showing the best combination. At times, their play was scientific, Toswell. Bradbury, and T. n. Jones always being In evidence. On the home side Whittaker eot in plenty of capital centres, which were not taken advantage of. but in the second half of the game he was given few chances of shininc. The other forwards all did good undivid* work, but lacked the all necessary combination. The hair- i backs were not up to their usual form, Churchill being the pick. Nicholls played a creditable back game, as did W. Davies, who made his re-appear- ance after long absence. Green. in goal, shaped well, stopnintr some very good shots. He had no chance with those that passed him. i To-morrow (Saturday) Merthyr meet Mardy in the i Third Round of the South Wales Cup, when a close game may be expected. The kick-off is timed for 3 o'clock. 'A friendly match was played on the Station Field ground between Abercanaid United and Pentrc- j hach. The United gave a trial to H. Evans, of Troedyrhiw. The visitors kicked off against the wind and rain. After twenty minutes Hughes scor- ed a goal for the homesters from the left. There was some fine passing befcveen the home forwards. which ended in the same player scoring again, and j the homesters won by two eoals to nil. Aberdare and District Notes. [By "Wanderer. j At the Aberdare Park, on Saturday afternoon, a match was played between the Trccynon Windsors t and Abernant. The Windsors demonstrated their superiority from the outset, and in the first half I they scored through Pntchard. In the second half Austin and Mitchelmore brought their score up to three. 'A still match was witnessed at the Aberaman j Park between the Church Lads' Brigade and the I Aberaman Wanderers, who occupy positions next to each other in the Aberdare and District League table. The Wanderers gained the advantage of the wiud in the first half. but failed to score owing i to the excellent defence of the Brigadiers. The I latter's forwards played in surprising form, but they failed to score. In the second half the referee was given plenty of work, for the game was fast throughout. Time after time each side attacked. In the last miuute the Wanderers were given a penalty kick. It was taken by Dd. Davies, but Neads cleared finely, and the game ended with the j score sheet blank. | Mid-llhondda, the leaders in the Thursday League, j visited Aberaman on Thursday last. The visitors having obtained the advantage of the wind, played the kick and rush game, with much profit. After! fifteen minutes' fusillade, their inside right put in I a shot which found the corner of the net. This led to spirited play on both sides, and Aberaman equal- ised from a shot by D. E. Davies. From a stinging shot by the visiting captain, Munday failed to hold, and the bali rolled into the net. Another goal was obtained through the faIlure of Munday for thn second time to hold. Then, ere the spectators bed time to look around, a melee in front of Mid-Rhon- dda goal led to a second score by Aberaman. The shooter was D. E. Davies. Ail five goals had been scored in the remarkably short space of seven min- utes. The change of ends came with Mid-Rhondda leading by three goals to two. The contest was fu- riously carried on in the second half, and rarch rough play ensued. A foul on the Iwrder of the forbidden line gave the homesters a free, which all but en- tered the net. A moment later, the same Rhondda player infringed the laws-this time within the pen- alty area. The kick was. entrusted to Silverthorne, who equalised. The visitors nearly got in once or twice through their smartness in the forward line, one shot rebounding from the bar. In the last min- ute of the game. a long shot from Ben Jones was only cleared in the nick of time by Elliott. This left the final issue a draw, both sides being credit- ed with three goals each. Ystrad Mynach failed to put in an appearance at Michael's Field, on Saturday, to meet the Aberaman Windsors. The Windsors' committee, it is said, will claim the two points. Glamorfanthir* Association Leagvo Notes [By "the New Boy."] Several important engagements were brought to a definite issue last Saturday. Although Mardy had, owing to ground difficulties, withdrawn from the Western League, Trehariis generously decided to play the fixtures already arranged as friendly en- conntcrs, hence the visit of the All Whites to Mardy. The first half, despite the heavy going, was very keenly contested, Jack being as good as his master. Trne. Bailiff, the visiting custodian, dominated the proceedings considerably, and thus enabled his side to hold a. goal lead at the interval. The restart, how- ever, soon saw Mardy m the ascendant, and the equaliser was not long materialising. The visitors, from the centre kick, set up a strong attack, which shortly cuimina'ed in another goal. Again. Mardy presscxi, and Macdonald converted a penalty kick. The closing stages favoured the home brigade, but no further scoe was recorded, the game ending honours easy. In the .Glamorgan League fifteen engagements were down for decision, of which thirteen were duly played to a Iinisl1. The second division, which is now becoming very interesting, chiefly owing to the close proximity of several clubs near the head of the table, provided four games, all of which will ulti- mately have an important bearing on the finalplar- ing of the clubs concerned. Possibly, Pcntlottyn, by virtue of their victory over Aberdare Reserves, on the Ynys Meadow, deserve pride of place. The home team opened full of promise, and ere long were one up. The visitors, however, plodded along, and only good dcfence prevented them equalising on several occasion. Eventually, for a sin in the sacred area, the 'Darians were penalised, and'Huxtable equalised. After restarting, Ponty soon took con- trol of the proceedings, and only after Ilnxtable had added another three goals did they slacken down. Aberdare scoring their second point near time. For the winners Huxtable, if only by reason of scoring all four gaols, deserves special mention. Louis Jones, forward; Cliff Hawkes and E. George, half, also performed well, while Gamage, a recruit back, hail- ing from Hereford, made a. very promising debut. Treharris Tteserves added another victory to their credit at the expense <■( Gilfach by the odd goal in ihree. Jack Thomas Isd off with the first goal for i the Reserves, Evans equalising Inter for the visitors. MeUi ) j ) The visit of Merthyr Reserves excited considerable interest at Nelson, chiefly because in the recent cup-tie the borough team got the better of the Nelsoians and for Saturday's encounter a feeling of reciprocity was felt in the home ramp. Unfor- tunately the visitors lackcd Lev. is, their brilliant custodian. it was a fine, fa?t dashing game throughout despite the miserable cofiditione under which it was contested. Nelson were the more dan- gerous near goal, hence their victory by twogoal3 to one goal. For the borough team Smith, the skip- per, A. Owens, and Williams were always in evid- I ence, while for the winners Moses Owen, at half, was the most conspicuous, Drown and Gray also doing much to gain a victory for their side. Tre.'iafod visited New Tredegar, but although both teams fielded and played for some time, the treacherous and persistent drip, drip of the heavens rciit! r- :-U».v out of the question, hence another meetfii^ • neccssary. v.* "X" In the third division Cwmbach mnst be accounted to have done exceedingly well in running L!an- bradach Rovers to a goal on the latter's own sward. The gamo throughout was keenly contested, but, as A. Evans scored for the Rovers while the visitor* failed to respond. natifrSfly the spoils go to tllO victors. Pontloltyn Soath are rapidly becoming known as the champion drawists of the League. Their most recent appearance in that role was against New Tredegar Thistles at home. Indeed, on (he run of the play, the visitors deserved the full brace, but in extenuation for Ponty's lack of form it should be stated that they lacked the services of five men good and true. Iiiii Thomas, wok alternates between the oval and the, round ball, played well at back for the home brigade, while the brothers Cresswoll were also in (xcelen form. Winstone in croal did not reproduce his Pcngain display. TroedyThiw Preserves visited Treharris to meet the Rovers of that ink and secured the full margin of points by two goals to one goal, which perform- ance places them well in the running for one of the leading places in the tourney 4.- Pentrebach, although only numbering eight men, pluckily visited Pengam, and as could only lie antici- pated, suffered defeat by two goals to nil. Probably had the visitors fielded their full complement a good game would have been witnessed, but. as matters went, there was nothing to enthuse over. A hurricane favoured Pengam from the outset,, and Summers only three yards out missed an open goal, while a succession of corners only produced a series of hard lines, which do not count. Eventnaliy, however, Turner led the way, Royal, and Drin lrf'tn-; following with two other points. The second Pengam although not scoring, showed to heUe^ advantage, possibly the one back game indued in by the visitors put them off their game. The resultant two points, however, places Pengam well up in the centre of the table, which is certainly very creditable seeing this is their first season In League Football. 11- In the "B" section Quakers' Yard strengthened their grip on the leadership with a two goals to one victory over their rivals, Merthyr Vale. 7.- Abcrcynon, at home, divided the goals and the points with Mountain Ash Darran Villa. "X* The meeting of Abercanaid Stars and Aberfan was of a very even character, no score resulting. The visitors attacked frequently, but the sterling de- fence of Seymour, in goal, and Butler, at back, | saved the situation. For Aberfan Jenkins at centre forward did well. In the fourth division Rhymncy Crescents added another splendid victory to their credit at the e.x- pense of Bargoed Athletics, which gives them a vety commanding- lead. W. Hall and W. J. Griffiths were the scorers. D. Peters at full-back got through a lot of work for the winners. Aberbargoed St. Peter's secured their initial vie- tory at the expense of Phillipstown by one goal to nil, the visitors, however, fielding a poor side. Ebbw Vale South End visited Pontlottyn and defeated the Lads' Brigade by two goals to one, Tom Fisher scoring for Ponty. A meeting of the Third Division, B Section, was held at the Commercial Hotel, Treharris. Mr. H. Williams presided. Hoolgerrig (Merthyr) made a I pressing application for admission, and eventually it was resolved, seeing it was desirable to foster tbe code in the Merthyr district, to admit them to mem- bership. Owing to the League match, Mountain Ash Darran Villa v. Abercynon, terminating with thirteen minutes still to play, it was decided to or- der a reply on cup-tie principle. The Abercanaid Stars v. Abercynon match was also ordered to be re- played owing to the ball bursting and another not ùeiuí" procurable. Merthyr Vale successfully pro- tested against their League game with Mountain Ash Darran View standing as played, owing to the latter club not marking the field. Abercanaid United claimed the points in their League match with Mountain Ash Darran Villa, alleging that the latter club had played an unregistered professional against them. After some discussion, the matter was deterred for further evidence. Monmouthshire Association Notes. I -By "the, New Bov."] j In wretched weather those old rivals, Biaina and Ebbw Vale met at Biaina in a Senior Division game last Saturday. Blaina/were the first to press. Collier and Belbin coming iJfto prominence with some well executed work. Later, the latter again secured, and made no mistake with the final shot. From the ccutre kick the Valians came away strongly, and Larry Wright equalised. Not to be outdone, the home forwards again made matters warm tor the Valian defence, and eventually a round of passing enabled Collier to again give them the lead. Kick and rush tactics ruled afterwards, but near the interval Bowker again made the scores equaL After restarting, Biaina, for a time, forced matters, but after play bad been in progress some ten minutes, Mr. Batty, the referee, stopped the game owing to the heavy rain, and the Held resembling a veritable quagmire. Rhymney Valley Ruffby League Notes. ¡ [By "the Old Wag."] As far as local Ruggef 'was- concerned, last Satur- day proved to be an entirely blank day. Probably '!)<' continued effects of that footballers' bogey, the Right Hours Act, prevented the various teams mak- ing their respective journeys, or possibly the greater attraction at. Twickenham, where thousands of ar- dent Welshmen witnessed the great victory of the baxons over gallant little Wales, might be advanced as an excuse Macben wired their inability to visit Pontlottyn, this being the latter's fourth disappoint- ment this season. Maesycwmmer could not be pre- vailed upon to visit Rhymney through dissension in their camp, while Deri failed to raise a team to visit Caerphilly. In the Monmouthshire League Blackwood enter- tained Newbridge, a bright and exciting- encounter In the Monmouthshire League Blackwood enter- tained Newbridge, a bright and exciting- encounter resulting. Blackwood attacked first, and took play near the visitors' line, the latter, however, by good touch finding worked their way back to the centre. During the second half the visitors attacked strenu- ously. but could not circumvent the strong home de- fence- Later, Coleman initiated a strong burst for the home team, and nearly scored. Even play mark- ed the final stage, a pointless draw resulting. w Llanhilleth met Abergavenny at home. a very poor game resulting. Harvey scored the only try of the match for the homesters, who won by a narrow margin. For the winners, Dai Morgan, Haines, Bafeu, Williams, Price, David and Harvey were best, while for Aber, Tanner. Cousins, and Williams did well. Machen Seconds visited Aberbargoed in a. friendly encounter, Dawkins scoring the only try of the match for the home team. who won by a narrow margin. Merthyr and Cardiff University met at Cardiff, last Thursday. The game opened in vigorous fashion., but the muddy condition of the ground spoilt the play, the players floundering about in all directions. One of the 'Varsity backs intercepting, run in a good try, which was not converted. Mer- thyr had more of the play after this reverse, Dess Jones scoring an equalising try. and Corsi made a good attempt to convert. After the interval Merthyr penned the homesters in their quarters up to the finish, but failed to add to their score, the game resulting in a draw of three points each. "X" x At the meeting of the committee for the selection of the team, an ardent politician proposed the selec- tion of the four Parliamentary .candidates tor the threequarter line for the next match. The two Lib- eral candidates in the centre, and the Socialist and Conservative on the wings, but as it was feared there wouldn't be much combination, and the wings would certainly get starved, the idea was abandoned, Had it been carried out it is certain several spec- tators would have wanted "Protection before the game concluded. GLAMORGAN LEAGUE TABLE. Division I. Goals Pd. W. L. D. for ag'st. Pts. Mardv ..tit.- 5 3 1 1- 10 7 7 Barry 5 P. 2 1 9 10 5 Treharris q 2 0 U 7 2 4 Cwo 3 1 1 1 5 3 Kbbw Vale 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 Cwmparc 0 3 0 1 9 0 Division II. Troedyrhiw 3 7 0 1 23 3 15 Pontlottyn 7 fc 0 1 19 4 13 Treharris Reserves 7 4 1 2 13 10 10 New Tredegar 6 4 2 u 14 6 (J Nelson 9 3 5 1 Jr, -3 7 Trehafod ti 3 3) 0 9 14 6 Gilfach 5 2 2 1 3 6 5 Merthyr Reserves 6 2 3 1 9 15 5 Llan bradach 2 2 0 0 6 4 4 Aberdare Res. 5 1 4 0 14 la 2 Trelewis 7 0 5 2 6 13 2 Brithdir 9 0 8 1 3 30 1 Division Ill. Aberaman Wand. 15 14 1 0 53 13 28 Troedrhiwfuch 12 8 2 2 26 10 18 Llanbradach R- 12 8 22 24 12 ]8 Troedyrhiw Res. 13 8 3 2 31 18 18 New Tred. This. 13 8 4 1 31 16 17 Gilfach Reserves 12 6 2 4 38 20 16 Aberaman Wind. 12 6 5 1 2o 17 13 Pengam 15 5 7 3 23 26 13 Cwmbach 12 5 6 1 28 17 11 Pontlettya S.E. 12 2 4 6 14 20 11 Brithdir 14 5 9 0 21 33 10 Treharris Rovers 11 1 7 3 15 26 5 Treharris Albions 13 2 10 1 10 50 5 Pentrebach 13 1 9 3 9 51 5 Ystrad Mynach 11 0 8 3 14 27 3 Note Trelewis Reserves points' deducted.. Section B.-Division III. Quakers' Yard 6 5 l 0 24 10 10.. Aberfan 3 4 0 I 14 7 9 Nelson Reserves 3 3 0 0 8 0 6 Merthyr Vale ..4 3 1 0 16 3 6 Mountain Ash Darran Villa 6 3 2 I 20 10 5 Abercanaid Stars 6 0 '5 "l 3 37 3 Abercanaid United 3 2 1 0 9 2 4 Abercynon .5 0 4 1 4 10 1 Mountain Ash Oak Juniors 3 0 3 0 0 12 0 Heolgerrig o 0 0 0 o 0 0 Division IV. Rliymney Cres. 9 8 o 1 33 10 17 Pontlottyn Brigade 9 0 l 2 21 9 14 Abertysswg .7 4 3 0 16 13 8 Bargoed Athletic 4 3 0 I 12 3 7 Greenfield Rovers 6 3 2 1 10 6 7 •] Phillipstown ..6 3 3 0 8 6 6 Aberbargoed 4 1 2 I 3 6 3 New Tredegar N.E 7 1 6 0 11 18 2 Troedrhiwfawcli 6 1 5 0 7 20 3 Brithdir 5 II 5 4 17 Q

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REVIEWS. "Tong's Brynmawr Almanack" has made its fourteenth appearance, and we understand the demand for it is as great as ever. It. is full of information, which will be found very useful for residents in the Brynmawr District. "The Lords, the Land, and the People" (Messrs. Hodc-r and Stoughton, Warwick- square, London, E.C., price sixpence). A pre- vious volume has been issued giving the sub- stance of Mr. Lloyd George's speeches in the House of Commons on the Budget, and this volume contains extracts from Budget speeches delivered on the platform. This will be found very useful to keep at hand for reference. "The People's Sacred Songs" provide for a penny a wonderful collection of the best ex- amples by both British and foreign composers, in every instance the music being given in both notations, with the words clearly printed. Twenty-three pieces appear, including such favourites as "Ave Maria" (Schubert), "Beth- lehem," "Elizabeth's Prayer" ("Tannhauser"), "The Guardian Angel," "He shall feed His Flock." "If with all your hearts," "I know that, my Redeemer liveth," "0, rest in the Lord," "Remember now they Creator," "An- gels ever bright and fair," "As pants the hart," and "Sun of mv Soul." "Spiritualism and Insanity" The Ambrose Co., Ltd., 55, Wigmore-street, London. W.). The author of this brochure, which is published at Is., is Dr. C. Williams, author cf "Insanity: Its Causes and Prevention." It is an essay in which the doctor describes the disastrous conse- quences to the mental health which are apt to result from a pursuit of the study of spiritual- ism. The author is not only n. medical man professionally devoted to mental and nervous diseases; he has for many years made a close study of cpiritualism. To the question, "Dcaz the pursuit of this &tudy produce insanity?" hf says- there can be but one answer, and that, is that it does, and in very many cases. Apart altogether from moral and theological aspects, he says the pursuit of this subject ought to be discouraged in every possible way. "lliigion and Insanity" (The Ambrose Co., I' 55, Wigmore-street, Cavendiacf-square, London, W.). The author of this work, which runs to about 120 pages, is Dr. Charles Williams, Fel- low of the Royal Society of Medicine, and member oE the Societv for the Study of In- ebrity. He has made a special study of the subject cf insanity, and is. therefore, well qual- ified to speak on the question. Now that spiri- tual methods of healing have been- found to be of such great value in other diseases, the au- thor expresses the hope that we shall soon see j an extension of their beDcfiffi to a class who seem so far to have been somewhat overlooked, J namely, those afflicted with mental disorder^. There is. he says, some justification for the i opinion that religion is the cause of & good flea] of insanity in this country, but he ron- I tends that religion is not nosrly so often re- j sponsible as would at first sight appear. Be- cause an occurrence lisppens after a certain I event it is not always in consequence of that I event. Then he gees on to show how the insane should be treated by the reading of the Bible, by prayer, the laying on of bands, eic- The book, which is published at Is. 6d., is well worth I reading. "Facts and Figures of, and for Tariff Re- form" is a pamphlet (48 pages) published from tbe offices of tho "Investor's Chronicle," writ- ten by "A Business Man for Business Men." It makes just the non-partisan appeal likely to j be effective with the silent voter who remains I undecided at the last moment. The writer, a. leading member of the London Stock Exchange, pjrevJouslv identified with the Conservative I Party, has made independent research into the intricacies of the Fiscal problem and the Budget ) proposals, and he sets forth the results of his I inquiry in full detail, exposing the faked char- acter of the figures of Tariff Reformers in a I manner which will be most useful to the heck- ler. It is, however, to the quiet voter who may be alarmed by the Socialistic or some other red herring that this pamphlet—indicating clearly why the business man should support the Bud- get which taxes idle capital—makes its earnest and powerful appeal- It is issued by a non- political journal the editor of which in a fore- word states that lie is actuatod in undertaking publication solely by realisation of the far- reaching effect which the result of the election will have upon the interests of investors who now-a-days comprise so large a section of the middle class. Single copies can be obtained from the office of the "Investor's Chronicle," London Wall. E.C., at twopence, or post free two-pence halfpenny. We have received a pamphlet explaining Sir John Pilter's Old' Age Pension Scneme. The object of this scheme is not only to ensure a comfortable old age, but to influence for good the whole life of the individual. A Bill has been laid on the table of tile House of Commons, backed by both Liberals and Conservatives, for carrying into law the scheme, which provides: (1) That, every boy and girl oil attaining the age of 15 years shall receive a pension book of the value of L30, to form part of the capital which at age 55 shall produce his pension. (2) That a further sum of L30 shall be added to the pen- sion capital as an encouragement for betterment in education, technical knowle,\t.!8, and good citizenship. (5) That all military and naval ser- vice accomplished shall be acknowledged and JE5 added to the pension capita-I for each year's service.. (4) That married women shall have their pension accounts credited with 25 for each of their children attaining the age of five years. (5) That every act of heroism and every- thing to the advantage of the individual be re- corded in the pension book. The assured will be expected to increase the amount standing to his or her credit by paying in weekly or monthly any sums, which will be added to the account, and these sums will be at once increas- ed by compound interest at the rate of four per cent, per annum to the age of 65. To encour- age the paying in of premiums the State will al- 80 for a time add a sum equal in amount to that paid in by the assured. That. briefly, is the scheme, concerning which further informatior; may be obtained from the Contributory Old Age Pension Committee, 13, Southampton- { street, Holborn, W.C. j ii i n.

ITCHING BURNING SKIN. For about eighteen months or two years I suffered from eczema which first attacked me on the ankle, then gradually spread until it nearly coveted the whole of one foot and leg. The skin became much inflamed and rough and came out in pimples which itched, discharged and burned so much that I could get no rest, night or day. I was treated by a doctor for several weeks but received no benefit. The eczema got the upper hand and I thought I should never get rid of it. For months I tried all manner ofthingø but got no relief. I had quite given up hope but made up my mind to, make one more efiort- to- cure myself. I got a full set of the Cuticura Remedies and after the first application I felt relief. This put new life into me and I persevered. In less than a week I had the disease under control. It is now three months since I started using Cuticura and I am just as well as ever I- I wa& Cuticura does not cure eczema, and leave something else but clears the whole system and gives new life—at any late it has done so in my case." All that I used to sure me did not amount to a fortnight's doctor's bills. Mrs. C. Barnes, 85, Oakfield Road, Pwge, itoattooi Mar* 2, tDd 1 Wi.ti

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