Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder

NEATH A v. ABERAVON A. FINAL SCORE: G. T. 1! NFATH A. 4 3 0 ABERAVON A 0-0 0

'1 NEWPORT v, CARDIFF. FINAL SCORE: G. T. M. I CARDIFF 3 2 4 K:EWPORT. 0 1 0

I MUMBLES v. SKEWEN. The above match was piayed at Skewer, on Saturday in fino weather. It was the second League ma.tch for Skewen, who dc-feated Briton- ferry away tho Saturday before. The home team nz-, ft) U w?7- were pretty confident of success. The follow- ing fifteen represented Skewn :-Back, D. Richards; three-quarters, J. Evans, C. Morris (captain), W. Richards, and LI. Wat kins; half- backs, A. Handford and D. David forward*. J. Hughes, T. Hughes, A. Curtis, H. Curtis, C. Curtis, D. Frankiiam, R. Williams, and i). Evans. Skewen won the toss, and piayed up the slope. Mumbles kicked off, the ball being finely returned into touch by Morris. After the line-out a scrum was formed, and then Handford kicked up the iield, taking play into the visitors' f wenty-five. Skewen were penalised, but Morrl failed to hold, and D. Richards kicked well back to the half-way line. Soon after the Mumbles halves were penalised, and Evans shot for goal, but the ball feil short, and INettel returned, but Richards a.^oin finely seat the leather into touch. A round of passing by the home quartet took play to the visitors' line, where Evans nearly scored. The visiting forwards now rushed down tite field, and play took place for a. while in the home quarter. Here Ncttel made a. mark and shot for goal, The leather fell short, but the referee allowed a goal on the claim of the Mum- bles team. Williams kick3d out, and a minor soon followed for Skewen. Play tuen settled at half-way, where Richards made a shot for goal, but only a minor resulted. The visiting halves were a^aia penalised, "and Evans kicked a fine goal. Skewen were soon after penalised, but a shot for goal failed, and Watldns returned to the centre. A rush by the Skewen forwards took play to the visitors twenty-five, where one of the Mumbles backs intercepted a round of pas- sing by the home: men. He looked dangerous, but Evans and Richards saved finely. Hill- time was soon after called, with the scire:- Skc--iven-I penalty goal 2 minors. Mumbles—1 penalty goal. Changing ends, the homesters now had the advantage of the slope. Williams kicked off, the ball being returned to half-way. The home quartet were soon put in motion, and Evans was tackled near the line. From a fine rush by the Skew ui forwards, Frankham picked up near the line ard scored, but no ggal-resulted. Rich- ards returned the drop-out, and Evans, follow- ing up well, took play to the visitors' line. From a serum near the line David threw to Moris, wrho doubled his opponents and scored another try within two minutes from the first. 1118 place-kick failed. Kicking out, the visitors got to tho centre, where Richards put in a fine kick. A free to the Mumbles was replied to by a good round of passing by the home three- quarters, which ended in Evans kicking over the line, a. minor resulting. Final Score: Skewen—1 goal 2 tries 5 minors. Mumbles—1 goal. 4

I BRIDGEND v. COAYBRIDGE In ideal weather for a football match this d Groun d tai game was pkyed (.n the Bridgend Ground tai 1 Saturday. There was not a great crowd, but considerable interest was centered in the en- counter. Th", following were tha teams: — J Bridgend: Book. G-. Pratt; three-quarters, E. Ecisry ^oa^tainj, T. Emery, J. Collins and J. Llewellyn; half-backs, II. Williams, and Bevan; forw&rcs, J. Matthews, T. Hayman. H. D?vic?, E. Davies, j. Duggan, T. Bennett, D. Bay?s?. ?nd D. Evdm. Ouwhi-idge Ba?k, C. H. EUhLe; thr&e-qusL'?s.s, C. HoweKs. F. GOU1Ù-éll, G. Lewis (œptain), and C. Williams; half-backs, C. Thomas and W. Fitzgar?J<i; forwards, T .Thomas. J. Davits, A. L. Vauglian W. Davits, J. Kitt, W. Russell, A. Kitt, and Bevan Referee: Mr. Ted Thcrogood, Swansea. Nva-, iie-y haif hour alter the adver- tised time before Tucker, for Cowbridge, who had lost the toss, kicked off towards tho town goai. oliins did not mala? a smart return, and ploy settled in the home ground, but the for- wards gut away to in. Pratt cleared a forward ru^u of the visitors, and then the home front line got iui.0 the Cowbridge ground. Collins bad a kick charged down, and Russell dribbled to the home twenty-five. TVm Emery was next tackled not far from hie goal, and Cowbridge began to look dangerous, their for- wards playing with great dash and vigour. The ball was kicked over the line-, where it went dead. The return to the Lick-out was badly miiil-ed, and tiie home forwards rushed to tHe other end. cmiy to see a return rush, in winch led Emery and Pratt were collared in quick suocc;r;,ion, the home side again being placed on the defensive. Tom Emerv, how- ever, got the ball away over the central li:ie, but bv downright hard work Cowbridge reached the home ground gain. They looked like- getting tlirough, but rash by the home for- waids re-Jovcd the pre.??r?. Bad passing by t!? h&?3 backs marly let the visitois in, Thomas bMig VI-Icf ?sc-kr; lig. A re- lief wa? neutralised by a return rush, Cowbrjjga paying up in surprising fa-kien. Thomas dribbkd thr-ngh from a HM-cut and than picking up threw to George Lewis, who, though tackled, got over and scored. HL.ghg failed at goa.L A penalty for c?-side plav ?w the ?? taken into the C?wbridge balf. but the vss-tmg^ forwards rushed back. By a couple of free kicks Bridgen dgainecl considerable ground, -then a loose iiisli by the home forwards took the ball over the lins, but they were beaten in the race by one o fthe visiting backs, who kicked deaa. This encouraged Bridgend, who continued to attack. Thev got. a free kick, but Emery's kick -wsress the ground availed nothing, as ]?? Tn?? ff.i!ed to ?et th, bail. A fine rush into the iK^rne ground c-nd?i in Co Hits being floored by Thomas, and Bridgend wer° ag.im on the derive. Ccvbrid?? were at.- to.c;ng strong?y when the interval was an- nounced. Half-time score O. T. IT. COWBRIDGE 0 1 1 BRIDGEND 0 1 0 Hayman resumed operations 0:1 behalf of Bridgend. It *-ooked as though the home aide meant business, but Rue11 headed a rusih of the visitors to tho centre. By hard work the homo side got. on the aggressive again. The bull earn out- to CoiLans, who dropped well for goal, although surrounded by opi.i.->n,-T. th3 ball j ptssea wide. Bridgend continued to attack and Hughes was hard pressed, but he managed to kick into touch at the twentv-five hag. The line-out was rushed by Bridgend, but breaking away from the scrummage P..ss8Il dribbled well along the field. Then kicking past the horns custordian he raced for the 0,111 and roll on it in the cam! securing Cow- bridge's second try amid applause. The kick at goal wis a shoonsng failure. On kicking out Bridgend reached- the Cowbridge line, but, do as they would they could not get over. The scrimmaging nn the liriie became quite monotonous. At. aoL Hughes, in kicking avvav, sent the ball tc Tom Emery, wbo got over in the œrr.r, The kick at fi?.I. tho?-h ?ood ??d no resut A mnMr ?.'nt next folJowed. Amid excitement and exhortations from tlieir respec- Q, I, .>t °' tive smpf?rs each sid" phycd up vig?-ou&iv. good fo?brdi bdr? at a discount. Du??n f?ro?d a minor by a, fm kick a.t ?o?. Ia the ?<i minntc C?wbrid?o n?bad to the other end of tha ?.d where p?y ws? blDg contested when the "List:e blew. Final Score: T. X,, G. T. xc, I n- '7¡' ,) 1 cn r B.:R!J?G-1 0 BRIDGEND 0 1 4 I Dillwyn Seconds v. Britannia (Plasmarl). This match was played on the ground of t1 former, and after a good game ended in a "E d i- win for the Dillwyn by a. try to nil. The secretary of the Dillwyn Scconds (E. Carkr, 62, Penvika-rcad, Bryniiyfryd) 11.28 some open d'ltes. At Allanse.toit on Saturday Glantawe played Clifton, and after a well contested game the former club won Ly 2 goads 1 try to u, dropped goa l. A makh wa., played on Saturdav between Trinity aud Neath Y.M.C.A. at Neath, and after a, onesided grime ended in a win for the former by 3 goals 3 tries to nil. Danygraie: Reserves F.C. will be glad to arrange matches with good junior teams, aires 13 to 1. years. Write to the secretary, J. Hughes, GS, Richmond-terrace, Port Termant. !a'»t lield v. Castle.—This match, was played on the ground of the latter, and ended in a draw. Rutland v. Seaside.—This match was played on the ground of the former, and ended in a well- desrrved victory for Rutland by 2 tries 10 minors, to nil. ————

UNIVERSITY OF WALES. FIRST DEQRIiE DAY. The first regree d-ay in connection with the Umveitsity of VYaies took place at Cardiff on Friday, when a large and fashionable gatneiing filled the assembly room of the Town xiui.. Dr. Isambard Owen (the senior Deputy Chan- cd.tor) presided, and amongst tho&e prescnt were Mr. D. Biynnior Jones, v^.C., M.je., Mr. Tom Ellis, M.P., Principal Viraiutt Jones, Mr. Thomas and Principal Davia Salmon (Swansea), and ethers.—Expressions 01 sympathy weie voted with the relatives of the late Ltean of Llandaff and Archdeacon. Griffiths.—Various reports were then submitted, and subsequently, at the Park Bali, tho tirst batch of graduates reoeived Cicir degrees. The Senior Deputy Chaineallor was attired in acade- mical robes, and Mr. D. Brynmcr Jones, the senior standing counsel, was in the wig and gown of his profession. The officers of the University Court having at length token up their positions iu the arena, the opening bars cf the Degree Odo were struck by Mr. Alwyn on the organ, Pild in obedience to the peremp- tory signal of Dr. Joseph Parry^ the students on the platform rose lite one man, and sang. The title of the cde is "Ilail Auspicioue Day." The words are by Mr. Ivor B. John, and the mufiic was by Dr. Parry, and at the conclusion, of tiia ode, wliich was hcortily applauded, the. Senior Deputy Chancellor called upon the Re- gistrar to read the list of persons entitled to degrees. This Mr. Ivor Jamt-s did as B.Sc. Miss Maria Daweon, University College- Cardiff. B.A. Mr. Robert Seaton Forrcster, -Un.;versity College, Cardiff, with first class | honours in Greek and Latin; Mr. Ernest Nor- man Jones, University College, Cardiff, tmd Uiiivarsaty Col'tiego cf Waiss, Abcsrystwith, with first class honours in Hebrew; 1\ir. Chris- topher Thomas P. Reoce, University College, Cardiff, with first class honours in pure and applied mathematics Mr. Austin. Hedley Birch, C a d ff, L'nivcrsity College, Cardiff, with second cLss honours in Latin and third close hoaiours in Greek; Mr. John Reese Thomas, University College! of Wales, Aberystwyth, with second class honours in Greek and third-class honours in Latin; Mr. Sidney Charles Williams, Uni- versity College of Wales, Aberystwyth, with second class honours in philosophv: Mr. Thos. Howat, University College, Cardiff, and Uni- versity College of Wales, with third class honours in philosophy; Jir Horace Edwin Pig- gott, University College of W lles. w ifll third lasis honours in Mr. Jo-eph Isaac Oann, University College, Cardiff Mr Benjamin •James, University College, Cardiff..B.Sc. Mr. James Travis Jenkins. University College, j Cardiff, and University College of YValM Mr. I Stephen Jones. University Oc liege. Cardiff; jMr. Humphrey Owen Jo.nos, Universitv Col- i lege of Wal-A- and Mr. Charles Ernest Kemp, University College of Wales and University College, Cardiff.—Speeches followed, and the evening sitthng was resumed in the Town BaIl Assembly Itooirs.

Mr. Wentworth Bohemia recently drew the attention of tha secretary of the Royal HlUnane Society to the plucky conduct of young Tom Dowmen, son of Mr. Dowman, of tho Marine Hotel, Mumbles, in saving the life of a, com- rada on the occasion of the icgatta. The society leave recognised young Dowman's bravery by forwarding to him their certificate on vellum. The recipient of this distinction has been, it is interesting to note, a pupil of Professor Morris for two years. The usual monthly meeting of the Swansea i Chamber oi Commerce was heid at the Excb»nge Buildings on Friday af ten: oon. The question of the Norrh Atlantic lo?d line was discussed, and after a letter on the subject from Mr. F. E. Watson, Lloyd's representative, had been read it was resolved that in the opinion of the meeting it was desirable that all vessels loading North of Cp-pe Ma-ttaras should be placed, in regard to the load lino, on the same footing as those from Baltimore and other northern ports. A seaman, named Gilbert Francis, aged 20, belongiucr to the Sierra Columba, now lying in the Alexandra Dock, Newport, fell from the topgallantmnst of the above vessel onto his head. The poor fellow received terrible injuries to his head, and death must have been inetan- t«U0 £ »US,

lp "AD. EGLWY8BACH DEAD. REV, JOHN EVMS EXPIRES SUDDENLY. Eglwysbach is dead. Tiie mournful intelli- gence is so startling that it seems impossible to believe it, and yet the report is unfortunately true. Death has deprived the Principality of one of her foremost preadwrs-a prince of pul- pit orators—one of the most genial and loved of her sons. Tho distressing event, wliich has plunged the Welsh nation into grief, occurred on Saturday night at Liverpool, whither the r:Y. gentleman had jou-meved the sam0 day to fulfil an important pulpit engagement on the morrow, and where his gifted wife wee j'l :Ú;n&' 'Q'i.n to have lectured oii "P?estiHS/ ilgiwy.sbach—une Rev. John Evans, to givs ¡. tmm Ids proper name—was not a part. icuu, ar, iy! i robust m?m, though he possessed a commanding j | physique, and seemed! to be in the enjoyment ot ecMejJam, Le?t'?. He had, hc'?&ver, derived groat benefit from his recent, tour in the Holy Land., and on Wedsnsday, when he appeared. a,'i>or.gst the multitude of mourners thct. eongre- gated. round the open grave of Den Vauginse, he locked the very picture of-health, and was tcixinily congratulated by his many friends on his renewed health and vigour. On their <<r- rival at -Air. Evans pro- cœdE0 to 11?9 re&iJencc of Mr. E<?'?d Evans, oirctut steward, 96. St. Domingo Vale, whose guests they were. He had had. a heavy week's work, and, feeling unwelk, he consulted a doctor, who pronounced him in a very dangerous dith/n and advised him to avoid all excitement. He wed to bed a?r tea, and about 9.30 be- caNü alarmingly ill, and before the doctor ar- vfed expired, his wife and Mr. Joaics a?onp bmn? pr?s?nt. Death is tt,ibntal to heart disease, for which ho had. been treated for many j years. The sad event created a. profound sen- ? s?tion in. the city, and M most of the 1)laœs of 1 worsliip, sympathetic referteuces were made from Nyol-sliiT), we-re na  de ,roni BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. The deceased was bier, at Eglwvsbach, and it was as John Evans, of Egiwyshach, that he first became known 1:0 his fellow countrymen, a he name ocf the obscure little hamlet beyond the slopes of the Con way Valley, not far from Llan- rw&t. has ever since been associated wiui him, and it wa.s as .glwvsbach that ho was known and loved by liis fellow countrymen an the world over. His father, David Evans, of Tydu, was a farmer, anel tho deceased—born on the 28th of Septemlx r. It!40—was the second of six children. Hits perents were members of the Webb. Weslcyon Church in the village, and the children were veiy early brought under religious kn_uenoes. The. :ath: however, coøjdererl that the ordinaii ces oi the State Church^fchould respected, and hence it camo about that the future leader of Welsh Wesleyanism was bap- tised in the parish church, ard at the a.ge of 14 was íluly connr-aicd by the bishop of the diocese at the church at LIaTirwst. Refering to this incident in his autobiography, portions of "hi en have been pub lished, the deceased explains that, many ether N oncomormist boys were confirmed 1 1 o hu i i w t at the same t iine, but he auds. "No harm was done, as they contiinued to follow in the foot- I steps -of their fathers." He had tho advantage of six or sevt m education at the national schools of the district, a-nd this, it would appear, was th only training he ever enjoyed. In 1854, while in his. 14th year, he had the misfortune to be deprk -ed by death of his mother, a Godly woman, wlioso loss greatly affected the boy. Soon after* varcls lie liimself joined the "class" in the little e hapel, and in the course of time began to trie a. -proininent part in religious exercise. I Possessed of talents far above his fellows, he wan induced look forward to a. pulpit career, and he delive red his first sermon. in Garmon Wcs- leyan Q 1aptu, Lianrvvst, on a Sunday after- noon in his seventeenth year, and. the rev. giTrtilentttfi was often liea-rd to say in later life that he had. walk ad rrrt-ny miles during the early hours oi tltah morning to attend the services, and •tlist in his nervousness he so rushed through his section that it only took 13 minutes to deliver. In his subsequent studies he was gene- rously bdpfsd by tho ifev. David Owem, rector of Egiwysbach, and so great wa bis advance Of ho successfully &o glt,3,t, ivu.-i 11-dV?-.DC" mination d.m"'T!? i?lie of the dLstnet. at Llanfyilin in 1860. He was accepted as a stu- I dent at one of the English oolleges of the con- nexion, but. uiihappily a long and serious ill- ness deprived huoi Of tlse inestimable benefits that woaii have accrued to him frcm this train- ing. H) was a (Lmt student, and daily spent many hc?u's ?'bh h? bocks at home in d.e early mornhig, his desire fo? knowledge beiDg in?tia.tc. iii,cyrr.L,t2, hi- for beir c? ingtiticti?. i I An¡:,rlcsey, and afterwards waa removed to Mold, and during th<; period? notwithstanding L?a nusnerous disadvantages, ho passed creditably itiircugh each of the aoaua.1 exaiminations imposed 1 by the ooruiexion upon its pi-o.bationexs. It was • in 1865 that he was ordainod to the full work of tha ministry. This was at the Birmingham Con- ferenoe, and on that occeision the Rev. Dr. Os- born, oiino of the examineccs, presented tho young | minister with a copy of the works of John Howe las an exprc&s-ion of Ms appreciation with hj: work in the oonference eecamination. II is next circuit was Liverpool, then Bc-tliesda, and then I back to Liverpool, speiading in eacli place the j stipulated triennial pexic-i. For years lie suf- fered very poor health. indsMed too often by his close application to work. On the advice of his medaeal attendant, lie travelled wr-ciy. visit- ing ScathiKi and, Ire-hmd, and on cite occasion j undiertook an extensive tour through the United States and1 beyer.d the Rockies to Cahforniti. j His fame as a preacher soon spread, acd lie had not been, many y-uks in the ministry before his n-ans became literally household word in the Principality. Fcr the f! est few ycors his sermons wero of a distinctly sensational type. Endowed I with a quick ijiiaginaika, his oratory teemed with hcniely but tevling jllustratioiu?, and lie I became without apparent effort, a perfect master of his oongregitlon. He had a strong musical voice and a dramatic and eloquent deliverv. As a lecturer also he soon made his mark, and his addiressefi on topics as "The Force of Cus- tom." "Butler and Wesley," "The VV orld Jk- fore Adi-.un, and "S<r-V.ne? and- the Bible," were in remand all over Wales. EGLWYSBACTrs: LAST VISIT TO SWANSEA. Eglwysliacli, it wilt be reniembered, visited Swaiisea only VL-rytlv, when he preached at Wesley Chapel and Capel Gomer in aid of the Pontypridd* Mission, and his sermons on that occasion were listened to with atten- tion by large congregations. It will also be, recollected that he was accompanied on his visit to Swansea by his wife, who delivered an :1- mirable address at Wesley ChapeL Great regret will be felt in Swansea by those who wero privi- leged to hear him, and many expressions of sor- row wiil go forth to the widow in her sad and sudaen bereavement.

The marriage took place on Monday morning, a.t St. Michael's and All Anujcis' Cliurcii, Her- 1 field, Bishopiiton, Bristol, of Mr. John Gwyr. (better known to the sporting readers of the "Leader" as "Persinunon.") second son of Mr. W. Gwyn, Oxford-street, Swansea, and Miss F. M. T&bb, daughter of the lato Captain Tabb, of Swansea. The Vicar rRev. E. Evans) officiated, and the interesting ceremony was witnessed by a large circle of fr lends. The bride, wno was prettily attired, was jgiven away by her brother, Mr. J. H. Tabb, and Mr. Tom Hull, of Bristol, was the best man. T'ne wedding break- fast was ItÙd at the house of t he hridrc's motllir, the cake being supplied, by Messrs. Hicks and Co.. W alter-raad. ■ Mr. Lloyd George, M.P., is better, and it is hoped that in the course of a few days lie wiil be quits convalescent, and that in a fortnight he will be in a condition to take the South Wales Liberal Federation in. hand and squeeze it. It has transpired that th e following gentle- have been added by the 'orù. Chancellor to the Commission of the Peace, for the Borough of Aberavon:—Mi". Wiliam Williams, grocer, Conservative; Dir. Willia 1118, Conservative Mr. Llewelyn Howells. Hjery proprietor, Liberal; and Mr. Gus ?<:?I don. Conservative. The committee appoh at the last confer- ence of ;.s, and outside fitters employed in the South Wales coalfield met at the Grand Iffotel, liff. cui Saturday, when a schedule of wages fc all classes was further and exhaustively cons-'dcTed and pased for submission to another general confereDce to be "Wd in Cardi.R xLvm WT.jairi; litinca.

—.— 1Q LOSS OF A SWANSEa I  ''1) TRADER. S.S. HALLAMSHIRE GOES DOWN. News reached Swansea on Friday of the tote( loss of the s.s. Hailanoliire, a well-known Swa» ë-ca. trader, under the command of Capt. At Biown. The Hallamshire has been coining tc Swansea for the last half-dozen years, and slu and her captain are therefore well-known to the port. The information to hanei is at present very meagre, but it is clear that the Hallamshire went down ir- the neighbourhood of Tilt Cove on Thursday morning, about o o'cock English time.; She seems to have been completely lost, but the wire to hand say's that "all hands are saved." The Hallaniiihireleft Swansea on the 2nd of this month, with bailast for Tilt Cove, to bring back for the Cape Copper Company copper ore. Among her crew were several .ocal men: E. Morris, Swansea, second engineer; David Lewis Swansea, fireman; Henry Matthews, Swansea, fireman: Jr.o. Burton, third engineer, Port -al- bot. The vessel was owned by Messrs. Steel Young and Company, London, who during th. last 52 years have only lost five ships. No reason for the sinking of the Hallamshire is yet to hand, but it is assumed that it was due to a combination of fog and ice. Tilt Cove is not a very rice harbour, and if the,. Hallamshire has sunk right in the Cove itself, is; v-ill be rendered quite impassable for a consider- able length of time, as the way will be cum ete blocked. The harbour is a natural formation, and one sailing round tha coast of Newfoundland might easily miss it. It is jilst a split in the rode barely largo enough to allow a large vessel to enter, Originally it was a volcano, and the "cove" is the inside of this extinct volcano. The erirj trance is memciy a split in the rock, the cill of." which is so washed, over by the sea at high tidt. that it barely allows vessels of any cons:i.dern.bm i size to got inside. Therefore if the Hallamshiraj has gone down ia the mouth of the "cove it- sail, it will easily be seen that until she can be; etcher raised, or totally diestroyed that she will act as an insurmountable bar to the harbour. It' is understood thai, she was covered to some ex- j tent by an insurance, but not to a very larp degree.

A NOVEL APPLICATION'. 0 1 SWANSEA MAGISTRATES ASKED TO ISSUE A SUMMONS FOR ABSTRUSE MURDER." t At the Swansea Police Court on Monday I respectably-attired man named Francis stepped into tiie box, and, speaking with great delibesar, tion, said to Mr. Fowler "I beg to ask if YOu; will please to grant a summons which I applied, for?" The Stipendiary: What for? 1 Applicant: Against the Rev. W. Pritc-arA Williams, of Morriston. The Stipendiary: You mentioned this before.: Applicant: For engaging in a malicious, malignant, and murderous persecution injuriouf to my person and my sense. The Stipendiary I told vou before that, yoq must go to another court. \Ve cannot enterta.i. it as it is a, matter for compensation or damages, and you can only go to a civil court that ha4 authority. Applicant: I cannot obtain redress from thi( court'' The Stipendiary I am not aware of any fornf in which you can deal with it. Applicant: Not on the lesser charge of tin* malicious form of the prosecution. The Stipendiary: Consult a solicitor. I told you that you must enter an action for damage^ 1st the assizes or the county court. Applicant: I have sufficient evidence to con- vict them all as abstruse murderers; and really, as far as I have suffered the tormenting effects, I could, as a responsible being, order their arrest. Francis then left the court, and he subse- quently told a reporter that he had never seen the Rev. Pritchard Williams, but lie was im- pressed with the fact that threats were hurled at him through the door.

SUNDAY SERVICES AT SWANSEA. YEARLY MEETINGS AT TRINITY. The yearly meetings in connection with Tri. nity Chapel, Park-sweet, Swansea, wc-re heW 001 Saturday and Sunday last. Sunday mom tn? sermons were preached by the Revs. Jobi ing__ liams, of Liverpool, and Evan P!dllips? Newcastle Emlyn. In the afternoon the Re James Owen preached an English sermon. Hi took as text, I John, i, 5-6 This then is the mea sago wnich we hc.ve heard of him and declar^ unto you, tliat God is light and in Him is r.3 darkness ac ail, etc., which he described as t epitome of the message which John brought. It was a message worth the telling; in it Jesus Christ was spoken of as the revealer of God. In of a ,I it the apustle was mot speaking metaphorically.. God was light, not, figuratively but truly, and the light with which they were familiar, instead of being the realty to which God was likened, was onlv the reflection of Him. Often they imagined the material real, whereas it was onlJ: tho the s hadow of the substance, the reflection ol the things of heaven. The rev. gentleman wceU on to say that, in this age of science, enlighten, mert and progress, the question heard was Wat God know hI ? Scierjce had to do with t known, and because with their telescopes, micros scopt s and crucibles scientists could not find G-Ail they said He was not to be found They did not deny His existence they were not athiestj but. agnostics. That was the conclusion t-4 which .some learned mem had arrived, thai God was unknowable, ln-ut to say tliat was absurd. In that "assertion they contradicted themsatves, for even to make it they showed they possessed at least some knowledge of the subject. Be couid bow before a great mysterv, before the great unfathomable mystery of God, with re- verence, but to i-ay that He was absolutely un- knowable was to leave tiie mystery an utter But the mesage of Christ was that He was know- able, knowaLJe through ssnd through. It was really strange tliat prorsJo should be content with agnosticism. It seemed to be the fashion non that the less one knew the greater the evidence 0,1 inte:!lig.?nc3. the j:maB«r the knowledge th* greater tho credit foif'inertal ability. If thai was so, tho -i-Oxcl,.dm-ed, what genius</ those who knew r..e>t!iiftg at all must be Durin, t'he service Mis? Owen Mang, and in the evening powerful and eloquej^t sermons were jjrachfic to a ku-ge 05.«d apprsuMtive congregation. The air-nuaj preacliiiig meetings in connect!o; with Trinity Uhapcl, Park-street, were liela on Saturday evening, Sscttday, and Monday even ing last, when very atle amd effective sermon were preached to c--o fd congregaiicHtis by th Rev. James Owen. M-ounfc Pleaitant, Swansea t-bo Rev. John WKiojaa, Liverpool, and the Ite-i E. Phillips, NewcastSe Eniiyn. The fine ar. them "Gwyn fv i'l^flwylwyr dy Ih-" (W. 1 Samuel) was giveirj a go«xl rendencsd by the ehoii under the leadersliip of Mr. D. Robertis, 81 Id eien's-road. G, T. Reea pe-esided at th organ. Toward the olosia of the service o. Monday night, a vote of condolence, pioposc bv tho Rev. W. E. Pr'1:hTeh and seconded the Rev. E. Ph?L-p?. wa? sUcntIv passed wH the relatives of t?M Rev- Jcim iKvans, m.c< popularly known as jilgl-wysbacli, whtA sudden dea.th at Li?rpo?i caused such,te. t?. in the Pnin.;ipaiHtY. ST. A^;DRE\At'S CHURCH. T The special mission held in the ot. Andrew Presbyterian Cliurcii during the pastJGrtnigJ closed" on Sunday, wiica the Rev. Jl Dough Watters, M. A-, prc-a(I-cd to full con^regatio. in-oruing aixi evemng. In tiia aaaning tJ rev. irent] email took as his text the wocd "And w.ús kt fe dOrINLl, tb,t t:lwy might knc Thee, the only true God" (Johui xvii-, 3 They would, I10 said, see from those.word;? th no one put such a high value on tlill knowled no one such a, oil t i L & d of God as Jesus Christ. Some, inlThJoments deep despair, Itwd said they would give ail tlx possc-esions for such knowledge. In da moments some had. been guihy of wishing th were no God, but that was only a pissi unbelief, that went like a dark clcua over t soul. George Macdotiald hold truly snid, there exist such a being as God then the. gn^.ti superstition in the world is unbelief in liin In the progress of this great inquiry therew. sevenal distinct steps. First, the elemental where they acknowledged existence, by kind of intellectual dedu cticn; secondly, passing from that cu to the knowledge of H as a certainty, (is a real being, entering ir their lives: thirdly, by an act of faith, trusH in Him and finding He way real and true, a then committing unto IS m the cares, neces tics asid. sins of life: fourthly, the believf communion with God -j.itering into the VI life of God. The musioii service was up to usual liigh standard. Mr. D. T. Williams I sided at the organ, ami Miss Ida Jones s; the solo, "Come unto Me

FOOTBALL. SATURDAY'S MATCHES. SWANSEA v DEVONPORT ALBION. The Devonshire Albion team were Swansea's opponent* at St. Helm's ground on Saturday. The visitor?, who left Plymouth on Friday even- ing and broke their journey at, Cardiff, arrived in Swansea, shortly before noon, and put up at the White Ros> Hotel. They brcugilt tii-em « very strong fifteen, inclndic-g Cliff Boswen and Percy Llovd, the old Lfaneilyites. The owswi- sea team was greativ different from that wnich itk defeated by Glaneily. the most note. ble alteration being that of Bancroft vice Austin. Bancroft received the dc-c-Wiq intimation that be was fit to play on Friday e ight, and so he turned out, and was, of course, accorded an en- ihrasiastic reception. The team were POSITION. SWANSEA. DE*. ONPORT. Back Ba Rcro? Gloyns Thre-qu?npr Drew ('1? Bowen iEiffi.i; Tarft?-o?t.?rter.. D. Rces "Vivian ''I'ièarter.D,m Davies Pe?c-v Lloyd Ha?-back D. Tair-e? Bildfngs ?atf-hack .?. E Jamas .?.J?ow?i f*CT-,V, Ird r. iswk-")u .JOll:1S Forward 8. Rice I. Forward A. Jones .Gllb.rt .Forward Bob Thoma" Ward Forward Jim Harris Spiers Forward H. Davie? Beard Forward "W. Parker Berry 9ia ward L. Davies W iiitewell lieree: Mr. D. H. Bowen ?LLuaily). Pearae kicked off ar.d Bancroft, after pre- tending that he was going to give a minor, rushed the ball out, and kicked down the held. There followed an exchange of kick.-) between Drew and Bildings, after which Bancroft made i into the visito-.s' a mark and got the bail into the visitors Twenty-five. Downs dribbled out but Bancroft in another good kick, the effect of which was spoiled by Davits getting too near to Gloyns, who claimed a foul, and had it alloweel. j. rem a scrrmmage an the centre line, Vivian came thro, ugh. and there was brought off by too visi- ters a dangerous round of passing, which carried the play into Swansea s quarter. It wa. lmooked on then and a. good chance was home forwards, ted by Jack pen. rushed the next scrim- mage and worked the play to the centre, where Cliff Bowem sought to get awa-, but was ciownea by G-rvdori. Evan James got the boil away is his biv>tiv\r and tne latter to Rees, but nothing oanro of the bcU!t, because t.he latter held too tang. A k ng kick by Idoyd allowed Bancroft to agin obtain possession, and he. in excellent style, brought about another invasion of the visitors' grtwmd. where Arthur Joned gamed cinch applause by a really plucky run. Rees had a chance to stow hes mettle here, but he p&^axl so wildly that Drew Quite unable to. tike the bal I. After that the Whites pressed prstty body, and Evan Jamas, bottndatg the ball out of* touch, got over with a try. The angle woo a bit difficult, but Baaicroft managed to ztvike tho and the bail dropped on the righ* side of tfie bar. and the point was improved On tin resumption Rice distinguished lamscif by a renily useful run. and we witnesse d one of the prettiest rounds of passing that we have seen MT a long time. Rees, Gordon and Davies tfenuled in quick succession., and tne latter seemed making a bee-line for home wheal he was collared by VVoodh"-u?.e. Another attempt to force the 1. tot-j defence TO made by Rees and Drew. >r>t tie, latter was brought down by Lloyd, when he was within a few yar £ s of the line, and yet another opportunity of going in was lost by Gordon, who over-ran Eva-n James. Sammy Rice once lost the team -some torty yards, by interfering with Gl<oyns, but the ground was soon regained by a good forward rush. Ar- t-Hur Jones, Rice and Daw-s carried tiie bill ove" the line, but CSoyns to drop on it in ti« niob of time, fund only a minor resulted. There JoSknved ,y a fine bit of play between Eran and David James. The latter feinted to pass, and ha.Wng thus m?.de an -opening, got right on to the line, where he was belt1 up. Thfiiw a lot m haro: scmmriasiging Viwre, but Xtevid James, failing to rake a pass from Evan enabled Erine Down to qmrt, i dribble, which took the plav to the centre. T h ere wa &wm interesting back 1)!;W en tiie pi,rt of the Whitps. but they made little gronrul until Parker, rushing the ball from the line- out. got into the lr-w a quarter. Co won and Llcyd, playing into ono another's hands, tried to bring relief, 'It Bancroft was in such excellent form that as tie ball out he sert it back. Drew once rfot a good chance from Evan James, but he was kaocked into touch by Cliff Bo iron. From the next scrum, however, Evan James passed to Dai. The latter gave it t& Drew awl he sent it back to Parker, who ran over with a try. This was in a comparatively eMY position, but Bancroftfailed. Harris had to leava the field in con&eqi^ence of an injury, but '.vansea maintained ,he lead, and Bob Thomas, following-up a 'Tee luck Bancroft had secured gave .J rkson a pasjs the latter -ufiMng over lad scoring. This try was m an even easier position, but Bancroft could do no more than drive the ball against the bar. Half-time was shortly after- narda called, with the score: 4t. T. U. SWANSEA .< 1 2 0 fJEVONyORT 0 0 0 Bancroft re-started the game, and Percy Lloyd Iftade a really smart tecum, trickily eluding t'iree men who sought to tackle him. He goi tho ball down again to Bancroft, and lie, mooing well, put the bail into touch near the qiKVter flag. Spiers and Forster got away then to the centre, where the Albion iwks started a rrjnrai of passing, wu«h an eminent degree of success. Biidings got the bail, and threw it to Bowen. The latter ran a neck and neck raca ~w<\h Davies, and -wtlen he was threatened by Bancroft pi-ed to Woodhouse, who scored lifter one of the fiiitc-t bits of pkiv of tbf"; day. He nn the ieanicer almobt under the pest, but -ey th<nigh it seenwd to eon vert—Peaiee did not suoceed. A fei" roirod of pars: ig be- tween Evan Jamefi, Dai Davies and Reee v> as spoiied by Grord<m'« iulnre to taka the leather and the game oontinifed to be contested in neutral TitoIT. Spiers made one gocxi at- tempt to gain ground, Iwt it wIR soon regained by the hcane for-rards. Bancroft was penalised for not playing the tntl. but Arthur Jones, making a mark off the kiak, sent the bell up the ground, and Rice, folkrwing up, got the ball into the vwdtors' quarters. Then there WV"4 some lorce piav. Tnp ball went over the lino, and Vivian, racing up for it. kicked de'IA. After tfo dr<>p-f>nt Swanstn work e d themselves into a ^a-voimihlfs posibion, but Gordon seemed qijite anabiV to play bite ball, aa d kept knocking it or. The seven forwarifc. too, were scaroeJy holding their own against the eight, I in the secctid, and came within measureable I ciibtancs of defeat. Making suliicient allowance for the fact that in the second, period they were i —owing to an accident to Harris—playing seven j men ?c'.in?t eight, it was astonishing to we J how on some occasions they alk-wed t?emseivea I to be rushed. Tho Albion, sem d «psi5nst t.hre? ¡ k.l' in the first period, had most discouraging odds to contend with, but they pkyed with a dash and determir.aticm v; liich one ctinnot too I highly praise. Some of their efforb1 were really brilliant and deserved to be attended with a greater degree of success than they obtained. I I have not too much to say in praise of the forwards—they did some good individual work, but collectively were verv so-so—but of the play behind, well, of all the incapable shows that I've seen Satuwday's about takes the biscuit the new man, is an acquisition of real value, and Dai Davies gave a display which 7 a v,- makes one glad of his return, and, having said that, one had better remain mum. Gordon, let me say, did one or two good tilings. He tackled Cliff Bowen once when the Llan&ily flyer had a good lead and looked like going in. and c<n another i oca.s;on he pluckily prevented a forward rush carrying the bill over the line. But, taking his play on the whele, it about as indifferent as any game he has piayed, which is saying much. Time after time he was given passes—they were given him, not peltad at luirn—but he failed pitifully to take titcni, and the whole euorts of the rearguard were consequently a series of irritating blunders. The best comment that one can offer of the work of the home three-quarters is contained in -1. simple statement of fact—the hoiso forwards had by far the best of the game in the initial liatr. and yet the three tries were obtained, two by forwards and one bv a half-back :a: re*.Urn Good though Austin's (i3p1.w at full-back h? been during the SGaaon, Bancroft's return was haded with some satisfaction. He piayed a capital -inie qualifications. He kicked wonderfully well for a man who has had no training, and he fielded with astonishing ac- curacy. But—and here cernes the oualification —lie ran frequently when he might have kicked with profit, and he permitted himself on no less than three occasions to be tackled in hi.? own quarters with the ball hi his possession. "Safety," it has always seemed to me, should be the chief consideration with a full-back. Now, with the "play th? ball" rule so rigemr ously enforced, it is doubly dangerous for a back to tempt a. tackle, as was evidenced when Bank's was penalise almost in front of his goal-Tins becau«e, being collared, he hugged the ball. The James* I thought, played well. They made no end of oDanings for the backs, and they did tackle efftctivelv. « «" To sum up, the match was a much closer thing than the score im3i";1.te, Swansea had a strong lead in the first half, and in the second !;he visitors mere than held their own. Their backs were better than ours, and Woodhouse was the best of the lot of them. SPECTATOR. I

I SWANSEA SECONDS v. BRITON FERRY. Swansea Seconds journeyed to Briton Ferry on I Saturday, and had their record broken. A great crowd witnessed the match, and the proceeds are! to be giver, to Charley Thomas, an o:d Briton i Ferry forward, who has been ill for some time! past. Swansea kicked off, and soon pressed, a j goodround of passing nearly letting them in. The homesters, however, worked out, and from a melee on tho Swansea lino YTu Jones scored a try which Arthu Davey converted. The homo halves, S-va Daviec in particular, were playing a really fin game, and beat the Swansea pair. They got th -y ?A- t,i ball away to their tLree-qmvrteis every time, bu' the latter did not seem take advantage of it Half-time Score: I 6-. If. M. BRITONFERRY. *1 'o 0' SWANSEA. SECONDS 0 0 0 Davey started the second half for the Ferry, i and again Swansea agmmed the aggressive. A big rush by the homc-st-ers, however, brought relief, and from a scrum on the line, T. Williams passed to Arthur Lewis will) dropped a goal. Swansea seconds now warmed up to their wwrk out the ho-tie defence was too good, and a nil by I Evan Davies put Ferry cut of danger. The visitors again worked back through, and at length I ? and at 'enr Harris crossed over. The point w io not improve! upon. I FINAL SCORE: G. T. r. BIGTON FERRY. 2 0 0 1 SWANSEA SECONDS 0 1 0

I BRYNTAWE ~vT SWANSEA RESERVES. Prior to the match between the Firsts and the Albion there was a. game between the ?c?'iy- orgamsed Swansea Reserves and Bryntvwe. It was a very close game, but although Bryntawe I had rather the better of the game, the Reserves I scored a try, secured by Rets and wen by three points.

I LLAJSiELLY v PENAliTH. That on paper form Llacielly should be held much superior to Penarth goes almost without saying. TIle Scarlets behind, the packs are much superior to the easterners, being speedier and much better at fie passing game, dodging from the result of the encounter between Swan- sea and Penarth a fortr.igiit ago. Llacielly should be much the better too in the scrums. At this point the All Whits* did almost whet they liked when they met Penarth at home. At first their superkrriiy was practically marked —a somewhat surprising thing, for it was ex- pected tha.t the easterners would shine in just this particular pkca. As a week ago the Scar- lets managed to ocfc-nssnceiivre the Whites at tiie for "ard game, and as i lieir second and third line is much wrpertor to the vi-sitors, an easy win was geeieiauy anticipated for Lianelly. The tosuns lined up as follows — posrriox. k^aneli.t. r":>AEra. Back J-vor Llovd Three-qnai^er-.Morjj^n Williams .-H. Ala.-ai;. ler ThLrec-, juarter.. -L?va n L,)yd. VV. J. Evania Three-ciiiarter Ba«?.ffer E. C. Thomas Three-quarter.. ^ea kins _.Xxii^-iifc Half-back Ben Davies G. Hughes Kalf-baek D. 'tfor^an .C. Sveet-Escott ??r?-?rd .?. W. Moms T Mvrris Ferward Beo James It. Blake Forward J. i'eues Matthews forward K. Morei Forward B. llioxcas T. Cochrane Forward » 8. Stomas F. Kirhy f:S:jl!f;.ïftLgS Forward .P. J. Daviea W. Gibbs Kefes-ee: Mr. Gil Evans (Swansea,. Fur some reason or other the appointed re- feree did not ourn up, and Mr. Rowley Thomas, who was on the ground, took his place. In conseq ueeoe of tiiis there was a delay of haif an hour. Badger set the ball in motion, and the Lianeiiy for-^ards, following up grandly, went right up to uie Penarth twenty-lire. The vidtcra worked out and gradually pkiy was taken to the otl -er end of the field. Passing bttween the Pfjaarth backs alnicist ena bled Knight to score., ne being pushed into touch ionly just in th, nick of time. A long kick by Morgan Willis res was mulled by Thorrdey, and Bob Thon ;aa, following up well, scored in i the corner. I;adger failed to convert. Son* exchange kicks fallowed after the re-start, and Llanelly gain ed a few yardfi. I-rom a scrum in the centra Swest-Escott got away. Being ffloilared he d,roppeci the ball amd the Penarth men dribbled up in fine style. Ivor Lloyd pluckily saved and put in a good kick, w hid. found touch near the twenty-five flag. From the line-out the Llanelly men were aim-.»( over again, font were called ba«k, and a scrum fanned. The Penarth mn worked back, to the centre, and Ben Davies got cw-ar in fine style, but w?.s not backed ulp A pretty bit of pass- ing between Ben Davies and Morgan Williams armost let the latter score, he being only held > en the line. A moment later Ben Davies "sed over, and Rsdger ea.-ilv convert ed], rby liMftsrted. and: Besi jai-nes. charged the kick. TVm tlije LJanellv forwards a little passing on their own, and got haif-wBT. Knight made another run at tnr sp<eed, but Badger ran 'd brought him down. Some wed in mid-field. The Scarlets i,g;un. and Badger ma.de a goal. A minor only Badger, Ned Jen- qbkd the latter to > touch in the r,pursi ble which ide play were 'n[!e ?d g amd for a time Llanelly were placed on the | defensive. Morgan Williams brought his side I relief, however, with a long kick and again getting possession, he parsed to Lloyd, who was tackled before he could get away. The Penerth men were soon in the Llanelly twenty- (five again. and Alexander all but got over, being pushed into touch near the quarter flag. From a line-out the ball rolled over the line, and Penarth secured another minor. The visi- tors were now having distinctly the better of matters, being const mtly on the line. From a. scrum near the line the home forwards got rhe ball away and, headed by Ben James, took play to midway before they were stopped. Kirby put in a long- kick which was taken by Ivor idoya. The Llanelly custodian ran down tlC field, passing' han a Ucz.n of the visitors men, and then threw to Ben James, who was collared with the -In his hands. Ned Jenkins next got away with a good run, but was collared before he could pass the leather, and a scrum ensued on the line. Hughes got possession, and kicked into touch at half-way, and then the Penarth men were penalised time after time for off ride play on the part of their halves. Thomiev put in a really fine reply and found touch near the 25 If! 1 1-- D' flag, and a moment later 'en DLtvi??s was laid out and was forced to retire, returning ap'?in. however, j?t.' before the call" of time. Lloyd, the fall back, in the meantime. went to the centre, Evan Lloyd took Dwies' place, and Ned Jenkins piayed at full. On the re-start, Badger fent the ball over the line, &nd the rac for popeession ended in Thomley getting the ball, and touching- down. The remainder of the game was princi- pally confined to the forwards, though just before the whistle went Evan Lloyd m&d e 'a' splendid -Ila C, WIL t b ?,- run down the ueld, and was collared only on the line. From the ensuing sc-un the home forwards rusliel over, and scored, but the try was not improved upon. FINAL SCORE: G T. 7Z. -e>- r LLAX?LY *? ? 4 PENARTH 0 0 4 JOTTI'" .¡,j-p -1' 1\ "-7 JOTTINGS BY THE WAY. it is scancLaious, and Iloi fllag at all short of k, that a match^aavertised to start a four o'clock should no see the kicx oil until nearly four. Should a match ever commence in time at IAan- elly it will create a record, for it hrL become so uhoroughiy famous for its dulay. There must be some blame easily appomonable somewhere, t and Llaneiiy cannot expect to escape a snare ui Hi. ihe last thing that could reasonably be acne would be to. lay it at the door of the visitors. The visiting forwards were much heavier than Lie: iionie pa £ _fc, but at tue start of the game the _-e of 1).allle the Iai i_er showed thtim^lves to be much more re- .ioui'ceful. It was not very long before itht, Scarlets notciied a point, and this was due wholly to the apiendid open pay cf the Lianeilv iorwai-ds. It was one of toe most sensational pieces of scoring ever seen on add. Pe,nai*th ore pressing hard, when the Llanelly forwards broke away on tntir own luae with a rattlinp diibble. < The ball went righi up the field with a grand rush without being handled until after it haa been taken over the Penarth line, where Bob lhomas picked up and scored a tiy. The way the Scaiiut forwards broke away and maintained too continuity of the rush wa.3 a splendia and pretty effort, Ihere was no break in the rush at uli, aud a better piece of loose wcrk it would iiiue^d be very hard to conceive. In the set pacss the visitors did not have such a lot the best of matters tliab they were j pariculariy anxious to keep to th,ti. therefore, obliged the Scarlets much by laying j u&i the itientioal game suited to their particulai- Style, and the result \+as tnat the gcuiiie was very fast. Tills wa-* just the ndstase that Penartn should by no possibility have fallen into, if I t;Ùr forwards liao. be £ n ligiit and very last the game would bye suited them; as it w?s it showed bad generalship. b?vd gerieral-iiip. At the coimnenccmout of the second half the Penarth forwards livened up cccsicsrably, and they did some excellent work in the wav both of wheeling the scrums and in heelings out smarey. Ajc the latter game they compared there tlOl e twn favourably at times witli the iiome paok. When the baildid cocao out it in no aimioss fashion, but with a good c-em of jud??nt a<ttadi.&? to it. < At hiaii Penarth had quite aa good a3 they wore giveoi, ochetwiso W.y would have beea wiped out. Truth to tell during the second pcr- tioa of the gazno they hwd more than a bit the beat of matters at tins point. Ben Davies roas enabled early in the second moiety, said Dai Morgan ditp^yetl fai* too much tendency to ling tiie bail. Several times there would have been a good opening had he got ridi of the leather sharply, but he stuck to it and tried an II mtpaearbfe of getting a^vay liuii^eli. ♦ There vas more- than a touch tco much of this spin; throughout the game, but there wtro tunes it was glaringly marked. untii Ben Davies huct his knee he was playing a capital game, both offensive amd d^tenoive, some of his breaks oaWb.Y being particulariy tricky. He wars time after time past the mar. waiting to- tackle him before the poor fellow knew w hese ne was. At three-quarter the Scarlets uad a tidy pull over their opponents, but not s much as had been generaaiy assicipated. Badger put in '¡some ?M'?as of splendid work. but his play was iiiot m?'kcd by tl?t onuine consistency we œve oo:.? to look for fnom him. It was in and out kind of play—sometimes brilliant, s0methr.c.3 0nly mediocre. A good strong bit in a jugful C1 wishy?washv stuff. For this, under the circumstances, I would jbe the la-st man to bkme Badger. As a, matter j of fact, he wan too unwell to play, and the w-onder is that he like as "good I a garlic as he did. It wae siteer pluck that kept Urn gering, and one could not of times lielp feclimg sorry for him. He wouki gladly ha-vo been r-ixt of it, but as there wa^ some difficulty about fiibng his place he turned out, and did his level best under trying cir- cumstances, like the trump he is. » » It wan at centre-three-quarter that Llanelly did not sln-ct to QxtraordiriAiry a^lvantpge. Badger n cage has been explained, but Jenkins also failed on Saturday. Fe never seemed etrre at j viking a pass, and he was a bit under par at giving them away. He lost several oppor- 11unities for Evan Llovd by. in tIll.) fit t)lace. fumbling when rweiving a pas^, and. in the next, being too liewrant when sending it on. < Both IMorgan Williams ant Evan Llovd played good games, the Latter shewing on th« whole, better form than he ba. hitherto displayed, so far this season. He seemed surer at getting I away, and more reliable with his kicking. The first named piayed a rattling consistent game and Rome of his sprints wero somethinc ntor; thftn merely useful. More than once Penarti. discovered 111m to be a deadly dangerous man. » Three 1 nmcrs were awarded Penarth in quick succession during the second half of the game, but two of theee were nat of the slightest value in appcrtiojiing the balsnee of the play. They were from long kicks with nothing pressing at he backof them. The third of the series, how- l ever, c?ruc o,F at the end of a well-directed 18t3.Ck on the L.'ianelly -,).n attack that de- served to have been ;ucœs8Îul, so weil was it ausmincd. I a Ivor Lloyd pkyed the best full-back game that the Scarlets have had rhi" season. Not only did ■ he kick juda?mati?dly.'but he put In some useful run? too, with a turn of speed that fairly astonished tiie visitoTS, who were apnarentlv not aware taat a full back can be a e?r'inter. His tackhn?r, too, was very cffetn'e. If the man wcm n?ar hi:n he was sent to find the roots of the nearest daisies without any hitch or delay. It would have earned success with it, too, had it not been for the splendid defence offered to the attack by the homo backs, and the gallant way in which the Scarlet forwards stood \ip to their heavier oppenents. Still, notwithstanding the gallantry or the defence, the visitors were sub- ject to hard lines in not registering a half-major instead of merely the intangible minor. Taking. the whole of the IJhy tog,HJcr, from beginning to end, it would be imposed lo to deny the ocailets bad nearly throe-IOUrtbk; on tue play, and that they deserved to win by a very substan- tial margin. At least, three tries during the game when nothing but hard Uneaweia sccred, thav acsei?'ed to notch a tangible p\iint, bm ihd they wo did never experience hard lines is no? antici- pated by THE BOUNDER.

NEATH v ABERA VOX. Few matclies that are played on the Bird-in- d Field, Neath, have greater interest m j locality than tinse between Aberavon and a home tifteen. For years the rivalry between two combination has been of the keenest ole nature, special efforts being put for- on both sides regarding training, etc., jr to obtain a victory. The ezioedent of IN ^coith last, week Treorky raised '):>3 of their supporters that they wculd to do so on Ssttwd&y, if not by such tre. at lea-t by a rcepectable number p. other hand Aberavon I", vE been going so strong this wa--oii-in fact, not having lost a match up to the present—ilefoat was not for a moment th-ought of. providing their full team were able to turn out. This, unfortunately, was not the case, there being a I few absentees. A huge number of people ac- companied the Aberavon team to witness the gUíLê. and there was the bast attendamce of the season on the Neath ground. A keen easterly wind blew down the ground, but the turf was in excellent condition and suitable for a fast game. The players took the field j about 15 minutes late in the following order: rcrIIOX. ABEEAVOX. NEATH. Jie Davie? j Three-quarter.Will Rees W. Jones j Three-quarter.Evan Jone.s O. ,Steer ThrpH-f;Hn.rte)'D. II. James J. R?es Tr.re^-quarter.B. Thomas J. Bailey Haif-hMck J. liopkhis W. Harrig f.J:irjj¥ê; it Forward Jack Jones J. Reynolds Forward .TIm ;\fdden .I. Reyno!d9 Forward C. Bi-icf.J. Thomas Forward Hairy Luke W. Jobi soll Forword Evans S. Davies Forward "Will James E. "Vigor* Forward Keiiefick D. Evans i Forward O. Banssy.. J. i,innar<S Referee: Mr. P. Phillips (Newport). THE GAME. Neath were short of Vigors in the forwards; Aboravcn- being unfortunate in having to take the field without the international half Dm Jcnes, who is laid t:p with a bad leg, and Sella- way. who has joined a club under the Northern Union. Jack Jones started for Aberavon, Bill Jones being tackled before he could put in a. | return. From the first scram the Neath for- warch broke away in fine style. Steer picked | up and jxot through but was called back for being off-side. Aberavon were awarded a free to which Joe Davies replied with interest to beyond half-way. A pretty piece of play en- sued a moment after. Hcpkins and John passed well out to James, and the btter handed to ?wc-11 out to James, andthe latter handed <o Thcci? who made a grand opening, but the pass to Will Rees went into touch. Aberavon looked dangerous for a moment, but the home forward- quickly worked their way back to mid- | Held. Billy Thomas was then awarded a free, landing the oval into touch. Another grand bit of play by the Neath forwards ended in the I visitors' back, Davies, being called upon to save, which he did in good style. Play at this juncture was very fast, both teams endeavouring to play an open game. Frorfi a. scrum Harris j passed out to Steer, who dodged several of his opponents and cleverly got in a screw kick to which the 'Bravan full-back replied to half-way. Joe Davies was collared before ho could get his kick in, and a tight scrum followed on the homesters' line. The visitors made frantic efforts I to score, but Joe Davies relieved by a grand punt. A very unexpected bit of play followed. One of the Aberavon forwards da-imed a free a knock-on. He kicked across the field and BiH Jones -Gelded, but in trying to. drop out Sil1 Rees clc>erly charged it down, and, pick- j nig up in the loose, score d a splendid try. The kick at goal failed. Following the drop-out. Neath had slightly the better of the plav. From a scrum Charlie Poweli picked up. He dodged his way through the midst of his opponents, and, after getting tackled a yard from the line, scored, however, very cleverly a moment later. Joe Davies foiled with the kick. Neath con- tinued to have the best of matters after the drop- out, plav- hovering near the visitors' twenty-five. I Charlie Steer,, who showed better form in the centre than at half, made a couple of strong attempts to get through, but the Aberavon backs roade no irvafcake in tluar tackling. Charlie I .Powel^ l again got away in fee style, but James brought him down. Joe Davies Jet his s;de down by failing to pick up, but his forwards dribbled out of danger. A i:ice, promising bout of passing between Brailev, Jack Rees, and Hands ended in a lot of ground being gained. The visiting backs got under weigh, but a for. ward pas3 prevented Thomas getting through. IS. ot to be denied, Hopkins got away from a scrum, and, after a plucky run and dribble, took t-he ball over the Neath line. Joe Davies, how- ever, kicked out- of bounds in the nick of time. A lot of even play followed, neither side obtain- ing any great advantage, and play was at half- -v y when the interval arrived. Half-time score G. T. lr. NEAT}I 0 1 1 ABERAVON 0 1 1 EvatiB re-started for Neath. James returned well, play settling down at half-way. Bill Jones nearly let his opponents in by a bad miss, but the home forwards, headed by Johnny Thomas, not j away in tnd 'IhF--y kich'd rather' hard, however, and this enabled Bill Rees to kick aarosa the field. Play at this juncture was fast and furious, Baailey being knocked out in stopping a rush of the visiting pack. Neath got well down to their opponents' territory, andlcokedlike scaring, when ,t b- .1 t, 'Iun( er, on the pa- blender, on tho part of their centres, enabled James to get through. W hen nearing Joe Davies he passed out to Will Rees, who went for all he was worth from near half way, and, although chased by Bill Jones, the latter" failed to overhaul him, the smart Abeia\on wing scor- jing a brilliant try amidst great excite- irent. Police Constable Brice took tho kick and although the position was an easy one, failed to convert. This reverse was the means of wak- ling the Neath men up and following- the drop out, a grand dribble oi abont thirty yards was put in by the Neath forwards. The paesing of the backs was, however, poor, and their attack lacked method. Play of a very calm natm'c followed until tho Neath ups | obtained possession in a scrum. They sftnt the leather cut xifartly to Harries, who promptly gave to Hopkins. The latter sluntr it out to Steer, who doubled his cant-e beautifully, and a grand passing bout ensued, ending in the wing- mau being collared five yards from the line. Some exciting scrams followed, Neath making ctreiruous efforts to score, but the defence was capifal. Bill Jones made a brilliant diisli for tile hue, and crossed. Amid the loud groans of the j spectators the referee only awarded a minor. This was decidedly hard lines for Neath for Jones appeared to have grounded the ball before being roiled into touch in goal. The X eath forwards passed very hotly after this, and a, grand run by Jeek Rees was followed, by a bad pass ,to Bill Jones. The latter lost tua Leather, and thus a certain try with it. A few wartu scrimmages followed on the Aberavon liiia, and amid thun- i ders of applause Bailey crossed with a try for Neath. The angle wjs a difficult one, and Joe Davies made an trasu-cceuKful attempt at goal, After tins play was fast and furious, and the Neath wards brought off some strong dribbles which were not st opped till (.11 the verge lof the line. Ciiarley Steer here made a drop for goal, the ball narrowly r.isriing the j cross-bar. and a minor resulting. Neath now ap- peared to have the upper hand, and scrum alter | scrum followed cr,) the visitors' line, asd all j effort** to cross were unavailing. The home i three-quarters had plenty of openings, but thev wore much too aD-x-, Itlie result being that certain tries were lost by wild passing. The II Abera von forwards raised' the siege, and getting I to midfield, a bad miss bv one of the Neath 11 canticS near the lino nearly let P.C. Brice in. '■ Joe Davies however, over Joe D?i v ,iz l  Jjin the nick of time. The Neath forwards t/jok play back to the Aberavon line, where some 5 sci-imnvaging took place, but nothing further re- 1 suited. The gsme ended thus — I FLiAL SCORE: o T. Y. O T. M. NlATH 0 2 5 ABERAVON. 0 2 2 NOTICE ON THE GAME. There is an old saying that Further the dis- tance better the friends," which could be very appropriately be applied to football organisations who play within a few miles of each other. For many years the rivalry between N cath and Aberavon has been as keen as possible, but without, however, the slightest ili-feeilng between them although the play in their games at times is very apt to be of a rather rough nature. < The match on Saturday was an exceptionally good display of football on both sides. The play was very vigorus throughout, but it was a good exhibition considering that beth sidea were very evenly balanced. The Aberavon pack contains a few fine specimens of Welsh forwards, but although they were a trifle heavier in the tight scrums and. heeled out cleaner and quicker, yet they did not show the same cleverness in the loose as the homesters, who dribbled in fine style on many occasions. < w On tho Aberavon side, Bansey, P.C. Brice and Madden did a heap oi good work, both in the tight scrums and outside. They were ably as- sisted by Jack Williams and Lake, whilst the others also did their fair ahare. « • There was little to ohoose at half, Hopkins and John passing out clearly to their three-quarters, but they were not mo smart individually a.s Harris and Powell, who played remarkably well .iltroi>gliout. At three-quarter the visitors were slightly hotter in their pass-icig, handling the ball in smarter fashion. Rees and James were per- haps the pick. Ri-& second try being a very (grand one. Davies acquitted' himself fairly well ] at full-back, getting out of some warm corners with credit.  « • • Coming to the honK-stcrs the forward s work0å like horses throughout, Reynolds, Davies and Evans being the pick. I have alren.dv referred w the halves who are a smart oo1:ph Steer plowed alØVET1Y in the centre, but the passing !ph-<c,-pd oleveriy in tne c<'r.,tre, but the passing ?LMe for either ot MM tri<?. o?thcugh be failed to- get his kidcs in on several occasions. The re- jsuiit is entireh* consistent with the play, there ;.ng very li&uk; to chose between, the teama.

Q Q r" r'i A T-;ro' I ASSOCIATION. SWANSEA v, ABERDARE. I Swansea on Saturday* e r e engaged hi bv far I th:'l1)x;i:;l:;J rp to t.: pnelL-the first round m the Welsh Cup. The game, haa created no little excitement in seeker circles in the neighbourhood, for the home lot have been doing so well up to da.tc that it was more thon anticipated tha they would come out of this contest with flying colours, especially when it is considered; they were playicg on their own tLid. They were more fortunate in tcin respect in their fork match in the Wcish Cup than they are in the South Wales Cup tie, tor on Saturday week they have to meet Aberystwyth away from home. Saturday's fight, therefore, afforded opportunity of seeing whether crp form was anything like their previous ordinary displays. Thero was one change in the visiting team, Francis taking the place of Rowlands at; centre forward. The weather was perfect, and the ground in splendid condition. The teams were punctual to cime. Mr. Edwards, Aber- i ystwyth, lad the following players under his I control: — Swansea Goal, Thomns; backs. Johnson and Evans; half-backs, Edwaixfs, Rarty and .Rees I forwantc, Brown (right), Newton (centre), and Robinson aiad Jones (left). Aberdore: Goal, Ben. Morris; backs, A. Davies and F. Deacon; hd.f-baeks, F. J. Caldi- cott, R. D. P-ees end G. DMicrs; forwards, J. I Thomas (captain), J. Stockton, Francis, A. Jones and I). IVees. Francis was the first to play the bail, and after touching it to the right Robinson inter- cepted and sent across to Jones who foiled to get aroun d iL clearly, and it went into •touch. After this the Aberdare men went away a.t a very lively rate to the home goal, where a comer followed. Nothing resulted from this, and Swans-e. p got well up into the visitois' half, but the visitors' becks were very saf, and had no difficulty remüvlng to the centre. Here Thaiafs want, alotig and pUt in a centre, but it did not avail them much, for Evans stepped in nnu cleared. Then Swansea made excellent progress by a. bo-ut of passing, and Jones, getting it (-in, the left swung the bail to the centre, where Robin- son iust missed the ena-rk with a fino eifc-it, tiie ball going a foot ovr tbe cro,3,b,.ir. afterwards kept up the att2ck and afkI' a wui?e T<?n Harry F*?? in a iine drooping shot on the le"t of tLe go%l from which Jonas only just missed scoring. There was mid-field play after this in which. Evans nobbed Thomas as he was spinning along c-n the right, and sent up-field. An exceedingly pretty bit of passing between Brown, RitklttLl, Newton and Jones thai saw Swansea right 1n front of the opposing goal, Moms having to bang out it shot from Newtcn. An- other shot from Edwards at long range wont outside. A fojil against the visitors at the centre was taken by Johnston, and this en- abled the Blak and Whit&s to (.nee mere F(ss. A comer followed for Swansea and the ?kiel, wa? so well tabn t1nt Ben Mcrna had to concede an-other in. saving. Brown soon after thhs liad hard lines with a good shot about twenty yards out. A rush was mode by the Aberdarians from the goal-kick, Stock- ton, Francis and Thomas going along at top speed, and Edwards only just managed" to avert a certain goal by kicking behind and giving Aberdare a corner. The comer was, however, fruitless, and once more the home lot made tracks for the visitors' goal, Morris having to kick out a shot of Brown's. Immediately fol- lowing this Jones put in a regular scorcher, which rebounded into p?y from one of the visiting backs. A corner was conceded!, and Riddell receiving from Jones lost a good chance through seeking a better one, its he evidently thought. There was eome. pretty work at the centre then between Tom Harry, Riddell and Brown, and the latter, getting possession, dribbled up and sent in a long shot, which went far out of range. Almost before the players had once more got the ball in play Riddell, Brown and Newton made a rush for the goal, and had Morris been the least off colour the goal must inevitably have fallen. He cleared very cleverly by turning the ball round the pest. The first poimt for the home- sters was not hue in caimi^r after this, awl was the outcome of a masterly shot from Jones from near the touch-lint. It was a grand effort, one of Jones' best, and the spectators —of whom there were a fair number present, did not fail to appreciate it. Swansea had now tasted the fortunes of war and were no sooner in plav again than another well conceived seige was laid, but this time it did not come off. the visitors making a spirited attack on the home goal. They got a corner, but the kick was sent behind. Swansea then went along, and having gained the desirel position, Newtcei got the bail right in front from a scramble and banged it past Morris. Half-time was im- mediately afterwards ajnno.unced, the score reading: Hali-time Score: SW XSE_ 2 Goals. ABERDARE Nil. With a, minority of two points the visitors played up splendidly and Jo?son and Evans had all their work cut out to kaepj out Jones and Rees. Finding themselves hard pressed, Swansea put forth an additional effort, and by good footwork managed once more to bring about and invasion. They were driven out after Riddell had put in a very clever overhead kick, and the visitors managed, by the aid of Francis and his partners, to gain the centre. But they were not alio-wed to remain there long, for pretty passing between Newton, Robinson. ar.d Jones brought the homesters within shooting range. Jones having obtained on ihe wing, rushed in and put in a grand shot which was: going a little wide when Brown, put it into the net. Brown was clearly off-side, however, and the referee spotted it. immediately disallowing the point. Aberdare then made a well combined effort, their forwards showing up grandly, but they were not allowed to pass Johnson and Evans, who were playing in rare form. Swansea once more got their left winger to work, and Newton sending across to him, he skimmed along the line. and, getting well in, added another goal. Swansea were still playing in rare fettle, and after a few manoeuvres in front Robinson had the ball all lo himself, and senti it bang into the goal-keeper's hands. It was a. bit too swift for him, however, and, having only partially cleared it, it went slowly into the net, registering the fourth point- Just after the resumption the referee gave a foul against Bees (Aberdare) for hustling Robin- son in a rather ungentlemanly manner. The kick brought, them nothing of value, being sent far over the gross-bar. Swansea, were continu- ally having the best of the deal, and Davies and Deacon were constantly called upon to save. A pretty dribblo on tbe part of lteaa and Jones carried the leather to tho Swansea half, where utey were easily pulled up by Johnson, who relieved by kicking into touch. On tho throw- in Swansea were soon back in their old position through an individual dribble by Brown. He. was followed closely by one of the Abedare mer. and failed to put in his kick by the visitor using his hards and pushing him off. Mr. Edwards awarded Swansea a free for this, but they failed to score. Immediately afterwards, however, a corner fell to them, and Riddell. getting his head at the ball on its way to goal, put it in, scoring the fifth point. Before the game had been in progress another minute or so another bully occurred in the visitors' goal-mouth, and from this Riddell again did the goals. It was fortunate for Aberdare that a seventh was not added just after, for Jones put in a grand shot on tho left, right from the goal- line which rebounded twice on the cross-bar bcfcre it went out ef play. Very IitMn time now remained for play, and Swansea were con- tinually pressin g 't eii- oi)popeaits. Just as the whistle blew the vi'4tt) managed to re??ch half-way, where operations were proceeding when the close came. FINAL SCORE SWANSEA 3 6 goals ABERDARE Nil. KEATH v- ST. PAUL'S. co This League Association match iras played on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in a win for 1 St. Paul's by 3 goals to 1.

SIR JOHN LLEWELYN IN I THE HIIONDDA, 1 171. i HOW EDUCATION IS TO BE PAID FOR. A crowded pliblic meeting was held on Tliurs- j day evening at the Public Hall, Ferndale, under the auspices of the Conservative Workmen's Club. Sir John T. D. Llewelyn, MP., arrived at the hall, escorted by a procession ncd brass band. Admission was confined to ticket-holders. Mr. Thompson, Femdale, presided, supported, by Dr. Parry, J.P., Mr. Thomas Jones, J.P., Mr. Miles t of the Xatioap.l Collieries), Mr. Littlejobns (Femdale), and others. Sir John, who was well received, spoke on jwlitical affairs. Dealing with education, he said he thought there was a growing conviction in the cmintry that the time would come hefore long when tho w.olc of the education rate would be imposed upon Im- perial instead of local taxation. Touching on the Workmen's Compensation Act and Lord London- derry's threat to retire from be Conservative party, the speaker said he rega-ded the measure as a just and beneficient one. (Cheers.) In con- clusion Sir John referred to Disestablishment, and in passing paid a compliment to Mr. w. Abraham, M.P. (Mabon), as a, most, able repre- sentative of labour in the Hor.se of Commons. A vote of thanks to Sir Jchn at-(I to the chair- ma.n brought the proceedings to a close.

There were ctrv»vdc:l <wngregatiens through the clay at Capal Gomer, Swansea, on Sunc when eie,e|uent -axsanom were pi-^ached by Rev. John Davias (Po>r:h) amd the -W-r. D. Davie.s (Login), while attmctifw mtisic rendered by an orcheatjfa, under lie dSreetfoi Mr. T. Turn cr Mr. Willie Eva as preside*, the organ, and Mr. Jenkins c onducted the e ing. At the crtose cf tie evening "erviae, v .Z'Iic d witit t e Iter. of sympathy were p^scd with t 9 Rev. James, of Eb fnezer, Mr. David f 'sbrook, Mj-_ Mniiaim AvAuve.