Evening Express

Passing Peasantries Hibbier: Does year wife help you in your w<)rk? Scribbler: Yes, indeed! She goes oat calling on her friends whUe I am -writiDg. Mrs. Muggins: I wooder why she ever maj'- ried him! Mrs. Buggina: She had an idea that one of her dear girl friends wanted him. TOO ANTICIPATORY. Two young women mot in a Regent-street shop recently. Aftar they had declared how glad they were that they had mot, this com- vera action proceeded: "Oh! Blanche is down-" "You don't say so!" "She had a. burning——" "Poor girl!" "Ae I was going to say, Blanche ia——" "Ah! ahe a.Iwaya was delica.te!" "Yes; but P.9 I was going to aay——" "Give her my love ajid tell her I hope e&je will aoon he out." "Pardon me, but I was going to say——" "Who is hef doctor?" "Pardon me, again; I began to say that Blanche is down in C'ornwa.ll with her a.tint. She had a burning desire to go there, a,nd she went yesterday."

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MtSCELLANEOUS. ENTERTAINING AND CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. Burial by tnstaiments A company has been organised in Chicago whicsh contracts to bury people, a-nd lets them pay on the instalment plan. Th.o instaJ-m.eEts must aJl be paid before the ftinera.1 occurs. however. ManforanEtection. Lloyd Conway, of Baltimore. Maryland, ha.s is&ued a challenge for a talkmg cocteet. open to the world. He aaya he is the CihaBGpioo. ta,Iker, and he insMta that he ca,n speak 65,Ot1O words in an hour. He is a cJerk in a railroad of&ce, but ho ought to be in Congress. Battle of Bird and Rodent There was a light, in Nottingham lace market the other day between a rat and a pigeon, the latter being attacked in a ven- tttator near the top of a tall building. After a. vigorous contest, the pigeon nuttered to the etige of the ventilator and fell into the street, carrying the rat with it. The pigeon waa nearly dead when picked up, and. the m.t, darting off along the street, -was killed by a witness of the incident. Romping Room Bristol, with 11,030 acres of public parks and open spaces, is proportionately better supplied with "lo.ags" than any other city in. the kingdom. Some time a.go, when the towiL-cIerk hadgriven tbeaemeasurementa by post in rep'y to a.Ti application, he received from his correspondent a, farther lettee: "There is evideittly a 'nuaundersta,nding. It was the a.rea, of tJie open apa<'ea, not the a.rea of the whole city, that I desired to know." Robert knows Robert's Whistle. "Never there when wanted!" is the com- ment of civilians on policemen whom they have fa.il.ed to bring up by the blowing of potice whistles. The real reason of the con- stable's &baen<-e is t.hat (though his whistle has no poculiarity of constraction) policemen have a whi&tlin? cede of their cede, which not only sunimoas help, but indicates df neces- sary) the nature of the trouble. It is said that, in nine cases out of ten, police whistles blown by unauthorised people are Mown ouite needl€"?sly. Many Uses The "Great House," which has just dis- appeared from opposite the Es9ex County Cricket Ground, and is to be replaced by private dw€'nin?a and shops, had an interesting .history. It was built about 1700 by Sir Thomas Fisber, Ea.rt.. and being famed for its magnificent g-,oiinds, was purchased in 1750 by Thomas Oliver, a famous London ajdermaj!. Sine-e than it has had French and RnEsiaD owners. and beosll u?ed aa a private school, a boarding-house, and a private asylum. Poor Peasants. The bad economic condit-ion of Russiaji pea<- ea.ntry may b-3 shown by tho statistics of farm animals. Statistics compiled by the zemstvos 01 the central provnMes show that, even before the agricultural crisis became as acute as it is now, 20 to 30 per cent. of the peasant far- m0t's in tlt9 formerly rich provinces of Cherni- got, Vorom'ezh, Potta.va., Sa.ra.tof, Kursk, and Tambof did not have even a single horse, while nearly one-third of the entire populat-ion of Vorunexh ha.d neither horse nor cow. In the province of Riazan 32.000 peasant proprictora otit of 80,000 had no horse, and 21.COO had neither horse nor cow.

H WILL HAVE Vt-COCOA." Yonr grocer, and every other grocer, too, can tell yo of men and women who woek after week regularly use Dr. Tibbies' Vi-Cocoa. and who, to use a common term, "swear by it" as a nourishing and stimulating Food Beverage. Are you a regular arinksr of Vi-Cocoa? If not. why not? Dr. Tibbies' Vi-Cocoa-. by takic? the place of stimulant.s of an ardent nature, has made happy many a home which otherwise to-day would have been wretched, and the ultimate efTecta of which it is impossible to foresee. For breakfast, dinner, supper—indeed, at any hour of the twenty-four—Dr. Tibbies' Vi-Cocoa. will be found light and refreshing; it leads the way among all beverages, and nothing can equal it. el2222

RAILWAY TtCKET COLLECTION To the Editor of the "Evening Express." Sir.—I read with much interest your remarks ra the question of railway ticket collection outaide the various stations of destinations. You mention the case of a paa&enger who refuses to give up his ticket, Ac., and you say, "How is it to be known whether you are a pas&e'ng'er if you ha.ve no tick-et?" This is quite easy. Passengers should follow the fol- lowing rule. which n.fter many years' railway experience. I can i-yrrve its advantage. Simply enter in your note-book the number, class. and date of ticket, and points from and to. Should occasion arise in which you arc ques- tioned as to ticket, or if icat in travelling (which Eometimea happen), this will save a Jot vf kouble. The railway companies Be d all collected tickets to headquarters for t?,, purpose of checking, and, being entered upon a sheet, they can be traced at any date. It is a, very great advantage to the public at large to have the outeide system of collection of ticketa. Take, for instance, a Ia.rge foot- ball match a.t Cardiff, say l.OK) passengers by one train, and all tickets col- lected at the door. What orowtung and delay and inconver'it'nce aratbus saved by the system now carrJed out; and how comfortable to ha a.bl'3 to wa.Ik off the stations, as we now ca* Respecting the old style of collecting tickets at the door of tha stations, I well re- member some years a.go. at Stafford, a case in which a hard-up sportsman managed to get from Shrewsbury races to that pla.ce. Just cutsido Shrewsbury he asked a feHow-pata- (-'eng-er for the loan of his ticket, and was seen to make note", and hajjd same back. At Staf- ford, in the rush and crowd at the door, our sharp friend was stopped by the collector for his ticket. "Why. man, I ga.ve it you." "Oh. no. you did not." sELyo, the hands him over to the pohce. The station'TYaster is caJle< and our sporting friend pays that in his travels he at, all tim-ae takes number, Ac.. of tickete, and gives same to stationma.ster, who. upon going through collected tickets, nnds the number, and gives collector a, blowing-up and expresses his regret to our sharp friend, who lea,v'ee, chuckling inwardly. —I a.m. Ac.. JOS. BTSHOP. 87, Roiailly-crescont. Cardin'. tfar. 50.

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LITTLE GtRL IN FLAMES. A little g'irl named Hilda Smith, who was found CM fire in her parents' honse at Hall yesterday, subsequently disd in the innrmary. A neighbour, hea-ring acrea.ms in the houee, looked through the front window, and saw three chiMreu, while near them, on the Qoor, some pa.per was burning. Both the front and ba.ck doors were foun dto be locked, but an ontrajico was ultimately effected. The yonngast child was discovered to be in nam-sa, ajtd waa ta.ken to <tbe inRrmary, where, as already sta.tcd. abe succumbed.

SUPPOSED PLOT AGAINST KAtSER Rome, Thursday.—The newspaper Berico" states that the police are searching for an alleged anarchist, named Arthur Pretti, who is STts-p-octod of being ccnoerued In a. plot against the Kaiser.—Cent-ra.1 News.

CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXT URE. i This Famous Me<Ue<ne w31 Blood from all impu- ritieE from cause A. sate Bamcdy for Fiema. Bad Legs, Scrofula, Blood Poizeu, Sores of all kinds. Boils, Erap- t.1Gns, Uleem4 Glandular Swel. lings, <tc. Of all StMea, te. party y*B'* «xe<*t. nowwo e< IL

LIST OF EASTER HOLIDAY BATCHES Teams of the Local Clubs The following marches will be played on tbe ground of the Rrst-najned olo'b during the Eaetsr holidays, a.nd. will be reported in the Evening Express :— WELSH FOOTBALL UNtON The folowin6- referees haye been ap¡>ointed to in the undermEntionoo matches, to be played on the grounds of the first-mentioned clubs:- Good Friday. Pontypoot v. Canton—Mr. C. SIade. Penygra.ig v. Ystiad Stars—Mr. V. ReynoMa. renarth D. H. Bowen. Merthyr v. Merthyr Thursdz-ys—Mr. N. Bright. Tenby v. Carmarthen v. XeMh Thursdays—Mr. D. J. Davtet. Pill y. Newport and'Di;;triet League. v. Llwynypi8-Mr. Hen Lewiõ. Bln.ina. v. Whitchurch—Mr. W. BLarri3. Trecrky v. CUt'vnvdd—Mr. W. S. Fell. M:J.eÜeg v. Briton Ferry—Mr. W. M. Reee. CARDIFF AND DISTRICT RUGBY LEAGUE. GOOD FRIDAY. Ma.ch'ntoah v. RomiUy (M-ptaver! aemi-ana.1 of the Ma.lIt:t.t Cup). At Ba'rr&cXa FjeM.—Mr. W. Bowen (\velsh Rugby Union). Saturday. Pontypool NTc-wpoit Reserves. v. v. R. Pollock. Cardjff v. Barbaxi-ams. Chppstow St. Mary's v. Yard-Mr. T. Ingledew. v: Ben. Lewis. M'-rthyr v. Mo'mtajn Ash-Mr. W. J. Moms. v. Brjol A. Hayes. v. T. D. New!>"rt v. John. v. G. H. Jones. Treh"rbert v. PS HarTi<;rs—Mr. W. Bowen. Abprdare v. 'London Wetsh—Mr. J. B. Mathew. BIaina v. Cwmhr&n—.Mr. R. W. John. CARDIFF AND DTSTP.TCT RUGBY LEAGUE RSf'RE.EES. Canton v. SpJott (league). At Sophia CTa.rdens.—Mr. J. Norton (CardM and Dtst-rict Rugby St. Patriok's v. 7histle (1œgue). At Jubil&H Pajh.—Mr. C. James (Caj-dje a.nd District Rugby Union). CUve thistles v. St. Peter's (league). At Sophia GsLr- åens.-Mr. S. Perryman and District RTIgby Union). Etoa.iajia v. St. BMnabaa (league). At Juhitee PMk Mr. W. John (3cmil!y Football Club). Y. WhItchurch NmadB (league). At Sophia G!u?d<?ns.—M'r. T. Rich (CardiS and District Rugby Uniola). SOUTTI WALES LEAGUE. TrehaITis v. T. Owen. Barry v. Ebbw VaJe-Mr. M. Morgan. .ki2rthyr v. IE[afod- .Ur. W. Evans. :a:' v;;r.Enrorgan. v. Matthews.

Monday. SOUTH WALES !,EAGUIC. Ton Peatre v. Trehan-iSr—Mr. D. W3!ia.me. Pontlottyn v. Mardy—Mr. jLj.. Williams.

Tuesday. Penygraig v. Trpor!ty—Mr. Ben Lewis. Swnsa. v. T. D. Schofleld. v. J. B. Newport v. Roo;,cliff-Mr. T. Williams. Trr:!i?rbert T. Durham City—Mr. W. S. FeU. Aberdare v. Ack At Junior League v. 'G1am()rga.n Times" L-ague. RogerstanE, v. M. Morgan.

Wednesday. Brynmawr v. Treorky-lir. Pollock. EMt v. West—Mr. T. D. SchoSehL

Thursday. Llwynypia v. CaerphPly.

Saturday's Fixtures. FIRST DIVISION LEAGUE. Stcka y. Sma.U He&th. v. Wanderers. United v. Notts Forest. Derby County v. West Bromv/ich Albion. Notts County v. Sheffield Wednesday. v. Liverpool. Manhester CIty v. Sunderland. Ne-castie TJo'ite'1 v. Blackburn BoveTa. Aston Villa v. Bury. SECOND DrviSION LEAGUE. Preston North End v. Bradford. Chestermid v. Lincoln City. Galn5boroh Trinity v. Burton Leicester Fosoo v. Manchester United. Burnley v. Woolwich Ar3enal. Grima by v. BJackpooJ v. Bristol City. St0:);¡pcn't City v. Bnrslem Port Vale. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Brighton v. Millwal1. Swdon. Brifltol Rovers v. Quoon's Park Rangers. Brentford Kettering. Posmouth Fulham. Northampton v. Tottenham Hot5purs Luton. Well -inborotg-)i v. Plymoritti. West Ham linHe1 v. New Brompton. SCOTTISH LEAGUE. Third Lanark v. liibernians. LANCASIHBE COMBINATIOtr. Ashton Town v. Bacup. Bolton St. Chorley St. y. Brynn C. Earlestown v. Clitheroe Hyd9 St. George's v. St. Helen's Becrea.tiTea. Newtüll-1e-\Viilws v Chory. United v. Southport C. St. Heien's Town v. Stockport Coujtty. NORTHERN LEAGUE. BI"ht>p A. v. St. Augustine's. Darlington v. Sunderland A. NORTHERN RUGBY UNION LEAGUE. DIVISION I. v. v. Hull. Hull Kiru;Aoil Rovers v. Widnes. v. Keighley. DIVISION II, Hornets v. Banow v. v. York. v. Millom. Dewsbury v. Soutlt Shields. BrighcIIse Rangers v. BrrkenhE-ad Park v. North of IreJMd. Stroud v. Broughton Albion v. Old Merchant Exeter v. Old Boys. Hart!qx>oi v. Plymouth v. Hsu'tequma. NORTHERN UNION CUP.—THIRD ROUNT). Broughton Rangers Y. Bradford. v. Pontefract v. Wajrington. HaJifax v. Leeds.

Monday. N&RTHERX RUGBY LEAGUE. DIVISiONI. Wigan v. Salford. Bronghton Rajigera v. Keighley. Y. Hull. O¡<ham v. Swinton. DIVISION H. Birkenhead v. Normantoix. R1¡norn v. S. Helell3. Bramley v. York v. D&w?bury. BriphMfM Rangers v. 'Rochdale Homett. Bath v. Broughton Park. Pivmotfth v. Castleford. Do\onport Albion v. Dublin Wesleyt. Kxbter v. OM Merchsmt Taylors. Britol Gloticecter. Xorthampton v. Aberavon. Y. Taenricx. K. C. P. 6:d Boys v. Stade FrMlcaia. Eadin- v. R.N.E., EX&LISH LEAGUE.-DIVISION I. qmall Heath v. Burr. Sundertand v. Xot.t.. ForMt. X0:tS v. "}!n'rhamptcm "A=derers v. Stoke.

GOOD FRtDAY'S RUGBY MATCHES. PONTYPOOL V. NEWPORT SECONDS. At Fontypool. Pontypooi: Back, William Coleman; three-quarter backs. D. P. Jones, 1.. G. Coleman, Chick, Jenktn. and W. Martin; half-backs. Doyle and B4,rdon; forwards, Jim Price (captain), Tom Stone, W. Dowet!, wntlam Jones. Wallace Jones, Rees ThomM, Ivor Thomas, and Truman. MAESTEG V. BRITON' FERRY At hesteg. Maeste?: Back, T. HirLkm; three- quarter back:, W. Lewis, Nd Jones, E. Jones. M&thias, Md Mnrrav; ha.tf-backe, CMh Llewellyn and J. ThomM; forwards, J. Foley. J. Luke, D. Akerman, S. Hopkins, J. Gr:mths, T. jMaes, M. Colema.n, Rogers, and D. Lewis. CILFYNYTDD V. TREORKY. At Trcorky. Citfynydd: Back. W. H. Jame< three- quarter backs, St-ovie, jMikims. Croker. and E. Thomas; half-hack: D. Moms (oaptajn) ajtd Jim Bees; forwards, Winiams. Eyncn, Hookaway, Byaa, HeddJ&k, TaJbot, Stone, M'Guire, RedZ6S, and Parry. YPTRAD STARS V. PENYGRAIG. At nygra;g. Penygra.ig: Back, W. E. Lewis; HM'ee- qurter F. Simmonds (captain), W. D. Thomas, F. Xarchant, L. and D. ingraxa; half-backs, Jacky Da.vies and D. WiUiams; forf/arda, Harry Jones. F. Shu-gar, R. Thoma3, J. 1. Jones, J. Mort, Bowen, F. Osborne, George Matthews, D. Watkins, and D. Thomas. CANTON V. PONTYPOOL. At Pontypool. Canton: Back, H. Hardins; three- quarter backs, J. Mills, J. Thomas, G. Bird, and T. half-hacks, W. and W. BP.ddœs; for- wards (selected from), W. Richards, J. Hajdtng. E. John, H. Cheek. W. JenJums, J. Hawkins, W. Milts, H. Morgan, H. Miller, and Manderson. LLWY:NYPIA V. TBEHERBERT. At Treherbert. Trehcrhert: Back, Dan FitxgeraJd; back'J, Gwil. (captain), Abe Evans, Dal Davies, and LeWJS Lewis; h-alf-baclis, Er.11yn Lewis and John Lewjs; fonvards, W. H. P.C. Owen, J. T. Jon&a, J. Jcnkina, W. Morgan, GriS. David Galloway, and Sam Hawking. BARBARIANS V. PBKA.RTH. At Penarth. Back, E. M. Harrison; threc-qaartcr backs, Eo. W. Elliot, E. Watkhis-Baker, F. H. Pabner. and B. H. Wade-Gery; half-backs. A. Brown and C. G. Boosct; forwarda. B. C. Hartley, C. J. Xpwbold, G. Frazer, J. Ross, T. A. Gibson, E. C. Galloway, R. S. Wix, and A. R. Penarth: Back, J. C. Lewis; bocks, E. R. C. Thomas, D. J. Thomas, and J. A. Gibbs; half-bael-s, R. A. Gibbs and Syd. Smith; for- wa.rtts, E. Hamilton. W. Matthawe, T. Ba.rttett, H. W. Jenkins, H. Bayley, G. and W. Stickler. NEWTOCT ANT) DISTRICT LEAGUE V. PLLL EARRIERS. The Newport and League have ch08en the fol;owing Sfteen to meet Pi'l Ham&r?:—B.M:k, G. Bacon three-quarter backs, W. Gittins (Cross W. W. IUggins and J. Farrell (yewport CcIHc); half-backs, W. Leahy (Celtic) and C. Poole (Po!1tywain); forwards, T. Bac-on, H. Griffin, and H. Willias (Pontywain), F. Morgan and H. Fisher (Cross Keys), Ivor Gunter (Pontyifuster), J. Casey and M. Leahy (C-!ttic). The Newport District League earlier in the met and the Monmouthshire Jtmior Mackintœh v. Romilly.-At Field. Mackin- Back., W. Viney; backs, T. Hyde, C. Jones, D. and J. Ungers; C. Ross and F. StocMen fofwards, J. Davies, R. John, P. Lamey. M. Jones, S. BaHey, J. Ward, T. Keattn- J. \VUlis, and F. Priest. Barry Bachelors v. Vil1a.-At Barry. Bachelors: Back. W. Lewis, D. John, J. and E. Dennett; half-backs, T. Morgan and W. Williams, C. John, E. Jenkina, B. LetfTS, W. Rosstter, T. Harries, D. Lewis, and E. L0yshon. Back, three-quarter backs, F. Dwe, T. Satg, R. Cox. and T. White; half-backs. E. Chamberlam and T. Grif&ths; forwards, G. WiHiajns, J. P&n:, C. PoUard, L. Michael, E. Matthews, G. Matthews, E. Leaman, and J. Jeremiah. Dinaa Powis v. YorHey.—At YorUcy. Dutaa Powia: C. SWton; three-quarter bracks, Rowlt's tain), W. James, T. DowdesweU. E. Da.viM'. and E. Thomas; hatf-back, C. CulverwpII and A. N. Other; fO-w,ll,ds, T. Jones, J. Beer, G. Cotes, J. Cross, A. FrM't3, G. WessemdorS, J. WmiMM, T. Butler, T. M,Uden, E. Halt, aad D. Ford. The same tonn will TePM-lent PawLs Treorky on Saturday, and Chepstow St. Ma.ry on Monday, both away.

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I Good Friday's Association Matches I LONDON WELSH V. ABSRDARB. At Aberdaj-e. London Welsh: Goal, F. A. Roberts; backs. A- Partridge and F. MiUa; half-bajcks, C. T. Dav:M, W. Jones, and R. Evans; forw&rds. J. 0. Owen, R. Evans, S. EvMt9. W. Hudson, and W. Evaim Aoonbre: GoaJ: S. Scward; Dacks, A. Davies and W. GOliling; half-bacJis, W. We<Hcck (ca{)tajc), Sam Parker, and Haydn Price; for-rds, O. BoneD, Percy Lloyd, T. D. Jones, W. Eaed. and A. J. Westacott. I 0d.erleon v. Crindau Caer- leon: Goal, J. Coleir-an; backa, T. Demt and J. Hopiuna (C?-Ptain); half-b&cks, W. Edwards. C. JonM. a.nd Frank Morgan; forwards. Fred. Morgan, Dai Jones, F. Brown, C. Cajd<-y, and B. Mosa. HolKlay Facturea of the Bafry Football Club.—<tn Good Friday BMry District will play Barry Dock on Satll1'day Ebbw Vale; and on Easter Mon- day Mertjiyr. These three matches will be played at Bnrry. TBam: Goal. J. Sutton; backs. Green and Holmœ; J. Mason, Farr. and Lewis; for- wards, 1. Green, A. Germon, A. Stillraan, P. T1"a<:ey, and G. Radcliffe. Reserve, À. Lewi3.

SATURDAY'S RUGBY MATCHES. BARBARIANS V. CARDIFF. At Cardiff. 3.0 p.m. Teams:- r-arha-,I.ns Back, E. W. three-quarter backs, S. F. Cooper, F. H. Palmer. E. W. Baker, and E. W. EUjott: h3Jf-hcks, A. Brown and C. G. Robson; forwajds, F. M. Stout. G. Fraser, D. R. B. Sit-nght, J. Boss, T. A. Gibson, W. L. Rogers, C. J. Nwb.ld, and B. C. Hartley. Cardiff: Back, H. B. backs, C. F. B!gga, E. G. MchoUs, R. T. G-LU)e, and J. S. WHIiams; half-backs, R. David and Percy Bush; for- Brtce. W. Neill, A. Spaceman, F. Smith, W. J. Brown, and W. MOUNTAIN ASH V. ABEBTILLEBY. At Mountain Ash. Ash- Back, Tom Hors- man; A. Weare, A. W-illiams, E. and W. Sage; half-baeks, A. W. Jones (cap- t&m) and G. W. Edwards; forwards, D. Fryer, G. Mears, Alf. Pnce, G. Ca.ple, D. levies. Alf Fryer, E. MorgM, and T. Lmton. A-bertiIIcry: Back. Lloyd Eyans; backs, R. L. C'I Hodge9, D. Francis, and E. W. Watkins; haif-backs, James and A. N. Other; fcrwards, J. Win-ill, Aba Jones. T. Dykes, J. Webb, H. Daviea', 0. WmmiU, G. EAans, and P. George. BBYNMAWR V. TREDEGAE. At Bry-nmawr. Bryn!D3.wr; Back, J. Giles; three- quarter backs, J. A. Evajis. J. Roberts, L. Thomas, and J. Davies; half-backs, D. Beynon and W. Thomas; Cooper J. Lynch, D. J. Br&in, J. Arnold, A. Rodway, D. G. Harris, ana J. HitcJiiM. BLAINA V. At BJatna. Cwmbran: B3.ck, R. Baker; three-quarter bactM, T. SpiDanc, J. Leyshon. Wimaja Ga.y, and D. Cunningham half-backs, W. LawJer and C. Hewings; forwards, D. Thomas, W. Willia-ns, J. Jones, R. Jenminga, C. HoUoway, B. DewfaU, H- Evans, amd J. Fask. Senghenydd v. Aber 8eng-henydd. Seng- hpnydd: B&ck, W. B. Davies; three-qmutfr backs, W. H. Da.vies, E. Evans. and J. Davies; half-hacks, E. Jones and J. Gould; forwardf, J. Bryant (captaiJ1), James, D. Daviw, Tom Lew, H. Jonkint, J. GemVe, O. Jmes, and P. Edwards. 'LI&nhiUeth v. Crumtim.—At HanMIeth. Ltar*MHeth: Back, A. backs, W. Bowen, G. Simmons, J. Smith, and A. LaM; W. Holy- field and J. Price; forwaxds, N. Powell, W. W. Hale, J. Edmunds, D. Williams (captain), W. Tottle, C. Lane, and E. Harris. Williamstown Rovers v. DiMs Williams- town. Back, O. Evans; backs, T. Lewis (captajm), J. Richards, D. Lewis, and J. Cross; half-backa. T. Hurley and W. Cross; forwards, W. Jones, E. Mithan, A. DawÐ, J. Morgans, T. Evame, T. FIetchers, J. DaviM, and T. Keefe.

Saturday's Association Matches. Abercynon United v. Aberdare Thisties.—At Aberdaro. GQal, H: backs, T. t?.m) and D. Eva.ns; hatf-baoks, F. Botcher, J. EUery, and C. forwards, J. Tb<>m&S, T. M. White, C. and C. Floob. Abrcynon United Scconds v. Porth Aber- cynon. Goal, R. M. backs, J. Winter Mtd W. Richards; haff-backs, IV. Jones J. Edwards, &nd T. Bamdell; forwards. J. Lewis, J. Osborne, W. PhiHips, Ted N'i<-hoUs, and W. M. DaYipa. Barry Intermediate Old Boys v. Pena.rth Parish Church.—At renarUi. Old Boys: Goal, S. J. DMimg; backs, D. aoo A. HowelIE; half-backs, J. David, H. Dsvies, and W. Warren; forwards, 0. John, D. G. John, T. Lewis, L. J. Rees, and E. O'DonneU. Barry West End v. Rtverside Wes!py&M (Cardiff).—At Cardiff. West End: GoaJ. A. Evans; backs, E. Davfd and B. W.. Lewis; ha.lf-backs, A. Lee, J. Gilbert, and W. Lee; iMw&rds. F. Wakefield, J. D&vtea, a. Grant, J. Lewis, and J. Dunn. London We]sh v. Hambradach.—At L'Mibradach. Lon- don Welsh: Goal, F. G. Jtoberta; backs. W. Jones and J. 0. OiAvn; C. T. H. Hudson, and L. R. ans, S. E. Evzns, and G. Goal, E. Bissett; backs, W. Grundy and A. Corn- ford; haJf-backs. A. J. MU)s (captain), J. Reynolds, and G. Watkins; fonvards, A. Thompson, H. F. Bev&n, E. Brown, and T. GriBBths. Cardiff Singleton v. -Pare Gwytit (Bndsend).-At Bridfr- end. Singleton: Goat, H. Pritchard; backs, E. Gaccom and W. Lark; half-)KM:)H', B. Smith, S. J. Morris, and A. N. Other; forwards, W. Pntcha.rd, A. J..Pritchard, W. W. Wright, G. Webb, and R. EvMs. Boath v. Canton Pariah Church.—At Jubitee Park. Eoath: Goal, F. St. Leger; backs, D. Watson and P. Hardmg (capt&m); half-backs. G. J. M&ckie, and A. Btackmore; forwards, J. Lewis, W. Brady, J. Poole, C. Court, and P. South Wales Junior Cup—FinaL—At Forth. Milford United v. Pontlottyn. Referee, Mr. CoHey. Linesmen, Mewn. Mercer and E. T. JontS.

IBROX PARK DISASTER. I FOOTBALL ENTHUSIASTS' GENEROSITY. I The clofing epide of the terrible dtsa&ter at Ibrox Park. Glasgow, in AprU. two years a,go, when the wooden terracing collapsed during the prog!,g of an international foot- ba.H iBa.t'&h between England and Scotland, was reached yesterday afternoon, when the report of the committee was submitted to a meeting at Glasgow. The report showed that 625 c.a.ses were dealt with from all parts of S&otla-nd and England. Of these there were 26 deaths. learing 41 children, widows, and parents unprovided for..The tot-al sum expertded on ca-s-ee was .E23.140. The ayerage a,mount paid to injury cases was £31 per case, and for deaths £264 for widows and .E107 for parents. Sir Samuel Chisholm. in inoTing the adoption of the report, referred to the generosity of footba.11 enthusiasts all over the world, especially referring to th-a goneroua action of the English Association.

GRAND ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL MATCH. FINAL CUP TrE—JUNIOR. MILFOBD UNITED V. PONTLOTTYN. LLWYNCELYN &ROTIND. POBTH, Oa SATURDAY, APRIL 2nd. Kick-cC 4 p.m. Admission M. el2S90 CARDIFF SCHOOLS RUGBY UNION. CARDIFF ARMS PARK. LLANELLY BOYS V. CARDIFF BOYS. EASTER .MONTOAY MORNING. Kick-oC 11.15 a. m. el289! FOOTBALL.—CARDIFF ARMS PARK. E.ASTER MATCHES. SATURDAY, ArRIL 2, CARDIFF V. BARBARIANS. Three o'clock. EASTER MONDAY, CARDIFF V. ROCKCLIFF. Ktck-oC 2.30; Gates Open 1.15. Sea Ropes for 8ither match may now be Booked (ls. each). as usual.-Socreta.ry 5õ Queen-street. el2M6

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H.B." RUM)NATES* HOW LLANELLY SMASHED BRIDGEND. Tom Schofietd's Smite: Jack Tay!or's Voice. SPECtAL TO THE "EVENING EXPRESS" I That little defeat at Bridgend is forgotten at Uanelly now. A converged goal, a dropped goal. and four precious crossings take a lot of explaining away. The terrible home chWtaJu was there to &ee it all done, too. Grim and stall he looked as he paraded the tou<;h-Iine. What thoughts were passing through his mind as score after score was added to tSie last total, none can tell. I have asked a dozen people! who saw the match whether Tom looked pleaded or other- wiae. The majority were of the opinion that I he smiled at infrequent intervals during the first half. 'Twas the amjie timt came oT with the lemona though, for no one, man. woman, or child, sighted it at all during- the second half. With the death of hie first hope Tom, like Henry I., mad.e up his mind to never smile aga.in." He had coma intent on victory. If by some were registered, he thought it would ba a narrow one, and easily explainable. But one converted goal, one dropped gca-1, a.tid four crossings was ea.d business. It wore a/way the emite and left no trace even. of explanations. What could bo say when he met the M.an of Many Motions:' Remembering' Tom SchoSeld reminds me of the fajOt that he is the appointed referee for' the East v. West match of next Wednesday a.t the Cardiff Arms Paj.'k. Tom has been coming on in lea.pa and bounda in his refcrG-eing. If IM gives another example of the gentle art of guiding them such m be treated us to in the Swansea v. NtMth match at St. Helen's on Boxing Day, I can assure my readers that they could not have better. Hia friends, and they are legion, wish him good luck <tnd a. decent day. I'm groping on from my last remembrances, The last paragraph remdnda me that Messrs. Bowden and J. V. Evans (" lbrwatd ") were using their after-work moments on East v. West behalf at Swansea on Saturday la,st. Sir John Llewelyn had been seen, his promise I to distribute the medals had been obtained, the local arrange'mfents had been certiSed, and tha msulta had satisfied these men of energy tha.t with anything like weather another gr&at success was assured. Jack Taylor waa not there. The extreme simplicity of the silence wae proof of that. Had Jack been there East v. West would have been the instant topic. Not amongst a feW'jl but all. He has such a way with him. And that way has a voice as part of its power. I cannot conceive of Jack being ever asked to say his recitation a.loud when a very little lad in school. Other organisers when they want to attract attention throw out their cheats. run their nngera through their hair or over their hearts (according to the presence or absence of hair), then cought a loud cough, and start with Gentlemen." Jack does nothing of the sort. He just eays, "What I say is this!" And then folks are forced to look and to listen. They see most impassive eyea behind most impassive glasses, looking for all the world as though the owner could never poases.s the voice that did the rousing. And, having just obtained that im- pression. they are forced to listen to the voice uttering sentiments too axiomatic to be dis- puted, yet put forth with a force that makes them feel a brand new strengthening of inte- rest in the things the voice talks about. But ¡ that reminds me Jack Taylor waB not there. Newport's score of four goals and five tries to Blackheath's one converted goal, one dropped goal. and one try is difference enough to show that that there was only one team in it as far aa victory was concerned. I notice that the referee of the match, in his remarks on same, is very save<re on the tdkee-talkee habits which players past their prime indulge in to cover up their lack of football ability. Whether this was very marked during the course of this particular game or not does not injure the point that the remark is undoubtedly true. When playing days are nearly done talking days are come. I can instance several well-known players who, when in their prime, were of the game too full for words. When the bloke with the sickle had chunked their calves the other order held good. Words' words' words' and yet words' There seems also to have been a little display of forgetfulness on the part of the spectators, who could not see eye-to eye with the referee. Well. there's a horrible squint in one of them. And one the ofteneet, though not always the same one. Swansea's inability to take advantage of the numerous chances that came her way on Saturday mu-st have been very gallmg to the Swansea onlookers. The backs had at least three times the number of chances for attack that the CardiS backs had, and at the end of a game of such an open character as the whole game turned out to be they could only rcgM.ter a single try. Giving Mr. Nerves a little of the credit for the failure at the nnish" of the passing bouts, the great re- mainder of the credit gees to the splendid defence of the Cardiff bae. They have sel- dom given a better di&plny in this particular at St. Helens. The result of the game makes it clear t'baA the whites were a trifle fortu- i na,te to have met Cardiff at Cardiff in their last match there, when the home team were short of Nicholls and TTjmms and Brioe. With a. full team on. it wouM have been a case of Fortune's wheel. I don't think the choosers of the team just about to set out for Australia aje setting about their work in the beet possible way. To leave out a ha.if like Owen, a. three-quarter like Trew, and a forward like Hedges—all threa of whom, I understand, were prepared to go if selected—is indeed unexplaina'bLe. IgTMra-nce of their abilities cannot be the cause. Ga.be, Morgan, and LleweUyn will sigh many a sigh for ?uy.,f, Dicky Owen. The little man should ha.ve been first choice, if merit stands for anything. The three-quartera chosen are great attacloers. But the best of them will be useless or next to it with a weak man at inside half. Leicester and Moe&ley. eo often left to fight out the final for the Midlands Cup, are just once more to occupy the same position next Saturday at Burton-on-Trent. The Leicester v. Nunea.ton match, which Mr. Evan John, of Pontypridd, refereed last Saturday, pesuited in the "Timers" being triumphant by 25 points to nothing. The halves who operated. for Leicester were Bra.ithwa'ite and Hill, the latter taking Fo'remaji's place. Jomes is given as having played well, while Black- burn. at fnJI-back, played a fine game. The Moseley tea-m got the better of Rugby by a goal. The game was of the strong forward sort. The game of Saturday next should pro- vide a good. hard oon1..œt. Pena-rth's defeat of Neath by a dropped goal and a try to a try was a little unex- pected. The sweet suburb's victory should do tho. team a. bit of good. They've provided the lnn.b in the mint sauce festival for many t-ea.m: this season, a.'nd foT many times besides. If any grudge them the victory, then they have grunts by Kature and not by pToduce. Turc about is go-xl for sport. I often think that defeat does good. Any com- mon body can stand a. victory, but it takes a inun to stand defeat. According to this, then, Penarth should be full blown. Let her up- lift her puissant arm next season. The Easter holidays are upon us. ajid there is ample football fa.r'e. At Penarth on Friday the Barbarians will air themeelves. 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MU8GRAVE MURDER CASE. (CONTINUED FROM COLUMN 9, PAGE 1). she would be proved guilty of the awful crime with which she was charged. The fact that he himself had given her the bottle of creo- sot-8 found in her room BOOmd hut a further nail in the comn of hLs hopes, for it pointed to collusion, there having been no secret made of the fact that he was her former lover, and that there had baen recriminations on the subject between Beatrice and her husband. Beatrice said she had used the poison as a. remedy for tbothacbe; but the prosecution alleged that this was only a blind to account for the creosote being in her possession. In fact, the case against the prisoner seemed to be unanswerable; and, much as Frank Oal- verlcy believed in her innocence, he saw no possible way of proving it. Even Mr. Red- mond, the private detective, was nonplussed, and gave it as hia opinion that the case was hopel'css. He bad left no stone unturned in his endeavocr to find oat the truth; but the more he tried to trace the affair to its root the more the conviction was forced on him that he was only stirring up muddy water, and doing—if his evidence was to be used— more harm than good. The facts seeemd so appaUingly plain. Mark Musgrave had been aeen to take a, dose of his medicine at a cer- tain hour, and no harm had resulted. Four hours later Mrs. Musgrave had given him another dose, and he had died from creosote poi&ofiing shortly afterwards. Added to thia was the fact that not only had the accused given the fatal doee with her own hands, but she had fetched the medicine from her hus- band's room. which, in the opinion of Mr. Red- mond, was itself one of the most damning features of the case. Indeed, the prosecution laid special stress on this point, as proving couclusiTely that no OM hut Mrs. Musgrave could have tampered with the medicine. It was known that Mark Musgrave had left his fortune to his wife. The prosecution averred that this was important, as showing a motive for the crime, and Mr. EedTNond. was compe)Ied to admit the force of the sugges- tion. In fa.ct, the experienced detective, in making hia final report on the case to Frank Calviey, said it was, in his opinion, useless to disguise the fact that the case against Mrs. Sinsgrave looked as black as it well could do. And the opinion cf Mr. Redmond was the opinion of everybody else, the only question in the public mind being whether the beau- tiful young widow would be hanged or impri- son;d for life. The eminent counsel who had been engaged to defend the fair favourite cf society had just sat down after doing his best, in a aplendid address to the jury, to tone down the case against Beatrice Musgrave. The judge was about to suju up. when there was a sudden commotion in court, acd it was noticed that rrank Ca,lverley and Mr. Redmond were in earnest consultation with the counsel who had just resllmed his A moment later the coundoi rOde a-nd addressed the judgs. A startling suggestion had just been made to him, he said, and he desired the opinion of the judge as to the poaciibihty of its being realised on behalf of the prisoner in the dock. It had just come to light that on the day he was poisoned Maj'k Musgrave had given to his confidential clerk a letter, a.cccm- panted by instructions that it was not to be opened until two years after his death. Thia, it was now suggested by those interested in the case for the defence, might throw some new Light on the ci-rcumstance of Mark Mus- grave's extraordinary death, and it was desired that the judge should give an order for the production of the letter, ajid, disre- garding the dead man's instructions, have it opened at once. The sensation caused by this suggestion was imm<=n&3, and when the judge acquiesced in it, and'ordered the letter to be fetched and opened, those in court felt that something totally unlocked for was about to happen. Nor wero they disappointed, for when the letter was opened it unfolded the history of as dastardly a scheme of revenge as was ever revealed in a court of justice. There was a thrill of horror in court as the counsel for the defence revealed the vile and atrocious scheme, by means of which .Mark MilEgrave's scheme of vengeance had been most carefully thought out previous to its execution. The taking of the dose of m&di- cine prior to given him by his wife was all part of the dead man's atrocious and ghastly plot. Ho knew the poison by which he died was in hia wife's possession, and he intended, by putting part of it into his medi- cine ere it was given to him by Beatrice, to so &x the crime of murder on her that she would not be able to refute the fearful charge. To give further complexion to the affair he told how he intended to send Beatrice for the -m.odtcine. thus making it appear-as it did- that she had put the poison into the medicine era she returned with it for the purpose of giving har husband the dose that killed him. Mark Musgravc's heartless vindie'tiveness was further proved when he confes&ed why he had left his money to the wife on whom he had desired to be avenged. He knew, he said, in his confession, that it would provide a motive for the crime for which he desired her to suiFer, a.cd further it would be gall and wormwood fnr her to know that she would never be able to realise the pleasures it was capable of producing. What added further to the horror of the confession was that in it Ma.rk Musgrave admitted that he knew his days were numbered, and that his death, in any case, was only a matter of weeks. It was. indeed, a dastardly and subtle scheme, and but for the accident of Mr. Red- mond overhearing Mark Musgrave's confiden- tial clerk discussing the letter with a friend in the corridor of the court, it would, in all proba-bility. have succeeded. Hrvd the law, which is not infallible, taken its course. Beat- rice Musgrave would either have been hanged or imprisoned, and even had the contents of Mark Musgrave's confes3ion come to light in due course, they would have been but a shal- low recompense for her shattered and blighted life. Aftar the reading of the confession ao strangely discovered by Kr. Redmond, the result of the trial was a foregone conclusion, but it was many a long day ere society forgot the sensation caused by the Musgrave murdar case, and its unexpected and extraordinary endicg, and whenever Beatrice and Frank, now happily married, thmk of it they offer up a silent prayer of thankfulness that the ends of an unscrupulous villain were so strangely frustrated. (The End.) SATURDAY—"PRAYER SAVED HIS LIFE."