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For Women Folk I HOMELY rllNTS AND DÆINTY DISHES I The finest remedy for getting rid of fleas in beds and also on dogs and cats is to apply a good sprinkling of strong eucalyptus. An excellent stimulant is made of coffee and egg. Separate volk from the white, and beat the latter until it is a stiff froth. Sweeten coffee and boiling milk to taste, then pour it gently on yolk, beating it well. Lastly, stir in the white of egg and serve at once. Indian Trifle I Boil 2oz. ground rice in a pint of milk until quite thick, add piece of butter, sugar to taste, and any flavouring preferred. When cooling put a Jam pot in the centre of a glass dish; pour rice around. When stiff remove Jam pot, filling up its place with custard. Lay little prices of currant jelly ,?ces of curr-art jelly over all. Watercress Soup Soak a bunoh of watercress in salt and water; dry it in a cloth, chop it small, place in a saucepan with a sufficient quantity of thin stock, s-eason to taste, add loz. of butter, snd simmer for three-quarters of an hour. Just before serving take off the are, add the yolks of one or two eggs beaten up with a gill of cream. Mix well, and the soup is ready to serve.

Passing Pieasantries I A young club member met a fellow member the day after he had been made a happy father. "Congratulate me," he said, "we have the finest baby in the world at our house." So," the other returned, "there is a new little boy in the worid, eh?" No, it isn't a boy," grinned the young man. "Ah," replied the other, "so it is a girl." "Get out!" guffawed papa. "A girl! Who told you?" I h-- d been working for a manager who was better known for his artistic ambitions than for paying salaries. There were over five weeks' salary due to ine, and I needed it. After many fruitless attempts to collect, I became unusually' persistent, and the mana- ger said things. So I went to a lawyer and ot.ated my case. "'What did he say to you?' asked my legal friend. 'He told me to go to the devil.' We 11, what did you do then?' queried my friend and attorney. Why, I came to you. I replied." The following letter, addressed to The Postmaster," was received at a certain post- office Kind air,-I am a Middle aged Gentle- man corresponding with a Lady of your town, Matrimonially inclined, am neither looking for beauty nor wealth but for Grace; Virtue; Unquestionable Character and Cleanliness in person and work. A per- fect lady, A Motherly woman quiet and reserved. Please write me if Miss fills the requirements to the best of your know- ledge. Now, my Dear Friend, I ask you as a friend to mankind do not ask her any ques- tions to arouse her suspicions, but just write me in regard to what has come under your personal observations."

MME.CALVE'S LOVE ROMANCE I It is persistently rumoured at Nice that I Mine. Calve has consented to mar-ry Mr. Eugene Higgins. The latter is so well known at Nice that- every one is interested. He is 38 years cld, dark, handsome, and atliletic. He is a, first-class fencer, ajid is keenly interested in tennis. Mr. Higgdns is reputed to be worth two millions sterling, and his yacht Varuna, so well known to visitora at Nice, is a floating palace.

FELL OFF THE SCAFFOLD Allen Anderson, a bricklayer, was admitted to the Merthyr General Hospital last night suffering from a broken leg, ca.?<-d by falling from a scaffold at the Cyfarthf? Works.

THE FOREIGN MAILS I To be despatched from London to-morrow Dec. 25 OUTWARD-Mornlng- Supplementary mails to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Venezuela., Panama, Colombia, Pacific, &c., by French packet. To Mauritius, via Marseilles and Colombo, paTcel mails, per s. Britannia. Evening- To Madeira. Teneriffe, Gra.nd Canary, and West Coast of Africa, via Liverpool, per s. Fantee. To Egypt, by Austrian packet. To United States, parcel malls, via Liverpool, per 9. Teutonic.

ø. A'. iTOgggjfe ¡ 1 |gj^ Eating richer food and eating more freely than usual is the cause of many people being out of sorts || to-day. Headache, coated tongue, "wind," bad breath, vomiting, §« dizziness, jaundice, and pains near i t the left shoulder blade and across the stomach, always yield to a few doses of Bile Beans after the mld. day meal and upon retiring. Bile || Beans dispel these wretched gymp- toms; they restore the vivacity and brightness of renewed health. They differ from all ordinary pills and medicines in that they are com- posed of certain valuable extracts from roots and herbs, and can be relied upon to cure. I 219 lage 8llOe.. A ORIGINAL FOOTBALL COMPETITION. How to Find the Ideal Welsh Inter- I National Team. Players Selected by Popular Vote. £20 FOR CORRECT FORECAST If all the supporters of football in South Wales had the selection of a Welsh International Team, what players would they choose? This is the question which we want our readers to answer. There is always some grumbling when the Selection Committee has done its work. Would a team chosen by popular vote be a better team? We want to test this point. First of All, Choose Your Ideal Welsh Team. To enable you to do this we shall, in the first week of the New Year, publish a Coupon in the "Evening Express" every day. This coupon will contain fifteen spaces for the names of the fifteen players in the ideal Welsh International Team. Select your ideal team, fill in the names on the Coupon, and return it to the 'Editor of the Evening Express," at our Cardiff Office, in time to reach him on the morning of MONDAY, January.7. No Coupon received after the first post will be considered. Writo "Ideal Welsh Team" on the top corner over the address on the envelope. All these Coupons will be placed (unopened) under lock and key till the completion of the public voting WHICH WILL NOW BEGIN. HOW TO VOTE. The eight forwards are to be selected first, and this is the way to do it: — Every day during the week commencing January 7 we shall publish in our columns a Voting Coupon containing eight spaces for the names of the eight selected forwards of the Ideal Team. Choose your eight forwards, fill in their names in the Coupons, and return the latter immediately to the Editor of the Evening Express," Cardiff. Write Ideal Welsh Forwards" on the top corner over the address on the envelope. The votes given will be counted immediately they are received, and the eight forwards who receive the largest number of votes will be published day by day for three days. The eight forwards who receive the largest aggregate number of votes on the three days' poll will be the eight forwards of the Ideal Welsh Team. Then we take the two halves and the full-back. For the week from January 14 to 19 we shall publish a Voting Coupon containing three spaces for the names of the back and two half-backs. The votes in this case will be treated in precisely the same manner as in the case of the forwards. Write on the top corner over the address on the envelope, Ideal Half- backs." Finally, we shall go to the selection of the three-quarters. The Coupons for the three-quarters will be published from Monday, January, 21, to Saturday, January 26. These Coupons for the three-quarters will be arranged to enable our readers to vote for a right wing, a left wing, a right centre, and a left centre. The right wing player who gets the largest number of the votes given to the right wing will be the right wing three-quarter in the Ideal Welsh Team. And so on till we get the ideal four three-quarters for the Ideal Welsh Team. When sending in the three-quarter Coupons write "Ideal Three-quarters" in the top corner over the address on the envelope. All the voting has now been done, and we have completed the Ideal Welsh Team as- selected by popular vote. • Every player has gained his place by a majority of the votes polled by the readers of the Evening Express." Everybody can participate in voting for the Ideal Team. That is to say, the voting is not confined to those who send in forecasts before January 7. The only condition is that the votes must be sent on Evening Express" Coupons in the manner described above. The WINNER of the PRIZE. We shall now bring out the forecast Coupons, which have been under lock and key since Monday, January 7. These Coupons will be carefully scrutinised, and the reader who has forecast the actual Ideal Welsh Team as chosen by the popular vote will receive A PRIZE OF TWENTY POUNDS. If more tnan one correct forecast is received the Prize will be divided. If there is no correct forecast the whole of the Twenty Pounds will be divided between the senders of the three nearest forecasts. In case of dispute the decision of the Editor is final. This is the must novel method of discovering a perfect international team, and we feel sure our readers will enjoy the scheme as a new and original winter's evening pastime. "WESTERN MAIL" PLEBISCITE. Arguments for and against compulsory Welsh in the Schools of Cardiff. NOTE TO THE BURGESSES OF CARDIFF. Read the arguments on both sides before registering your vote on the postcard sent to every burgess. These cards must be reposted not later than Monday night, the 31st inst., so as to reach this office by the first post on Tuesday, January 1, 1907. FOR BY ALD. ROBERT HUGHES, J.P (President of the Cardiff Cymmrp- dorion Society). The teaching of Welsh as a compulsory, that is, an ordinary, subject of instruction tin the Cardiff schools, To the Citizens of Cardiff,- I have the honour to direct your attention to the following, among many, reasons for the present system of making Welsh a compulsory, that is, an ordinary, subject of instruction in the Cardiff sChools:- I.-THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. (a) What is meant by compulsory Welsh is the placing of Welsh in the same position in the time-tables as Eng- lish and the other ordinary school subjects. (b) Every optional subject is invariably either ineffi- ciently taught or abandoned. ¡c) The pricUcas bellefit of the mental training which result from the learning or a second language are universally admitted. In Wales only can the chil- dren of the working classes obtain these benents. Why should the parents of thy children in tho elementary schools of Card; if throwaway this great privilege and inhentallce (d) There is no conflict between French and Welsh, because French cannot be efficiently taught in the elementary schools of this country, but v\ eih can be efficiently taught becd.use- it is the living lan- guage in the country. (e) The Welsh language has distinct commercial value jn Wales, for it is demanded of persons holding offic:¡,J nd other positions m the Principality. For example, it is necessary for county-court judges, stipendiary magistrutes, and other persons holding Government appointments. It is also necessary in banks, in schools and colleges, in the Churches, in commercial and industrial circles, &c., &c. (f) The learning of Welsh in the elementary schools will v&ry materially help those who are being prepared to eater the secondary schools, and there to acquire a knowledge of other modem languages. (g) The reports of Ii.u Majeety's Inspectors on the present method of teaching Welsh as an ordina,ry ort compulsory subjeot in the schools of Carditf are highly satisfactory. (h) Weisu is not a difficult language to acquire. English-speaking children lea-m it in school with the greatest ease. Many of the leading officials in Walee to-day are Engltehmeai who have acquired Welsh, ouch as Dr. lioodall, in Carditl, and Mr. Darlington, M.A., his Majesty's inspector of schools. II.—THE MUNICIPAL SEO&XDARY SCHOOL, (a) There is no intention to make Welsh compulsory for all the scholars in this schooli but only for those who are being prepared to become teachers. (b; There is no conflict between French and Welsh. The time-table can be made to include both languages- tM a large number of the sec4= schools of the Prlnc¡palit Welsh and French are now being taught to the same pupils. (c) French its not taught in elementary schools any- where, and a knowledge of Freuch is, therefore, not necessary for teaching appointments in such schools. (d) Wefch is taught in practically all the schools of Wales, and, therefore, a knowledge of Wei £ h is an irnpor"ant qualifioitiDn for teaching appointments in Wales, and a knowledge of Welsh does not pre- vent anyone from obtaining a teaching appoint- ment in England. (e) In practically all the pupil teachers' centres in Waits Welsh is now treated as an ordinary, or compulsory, xibiect. If it i6 not so treated in Cardiff, the pupils from Cardiff will be at a dis- advantage in obtaining positions in v\ ales. (f) All students in the pupil teachers' centre are being prepared for admission into training colleges for the positions of elementary school teachers, and for such positions only. I Finally, may I draw your attention to the fact that, UirdifT being the chief city of Wales, it is not only desirable, but essential to her future pre-eminence, that !1M .5haU be the educatil),nsi centre of the Principality, the headquarters of all the national institutions, and the nursery 01 aD mtional aspira- tions. AGAINST. BY COUN. F. J. VEALL, J.P. (Chairman of the British League of Cardiff). The case against compulsory Welsh. In stating the case against compulsory teaching of Welsh in Cardiff schools, I will contend it is unfair, tyrannical, and bound to handicap children, teachers, and parents. Take elementary schools. It is unfair because lessons in more useful subjects must be cur- tailed to make time for Welsh, and whatever may be thg value of that language as taught in school, it cannot be effective teaching unless Welsh is habitually spoken in the homes, which is. not the case in Cardiff. It is 'tyrannical because a parent in a free country should have an inalien- able right to say what language other than English-the Empire language- his children should be taught. It is bound to handicap the children, since such subjects as drawing, history, or geography must be cropped, one entirely or all partially, if three hours weekly be devoted to Welsh, which cannot be learned effectively in so short a time. In secondary schools and pupil teachers' centres it is unfair because it is almost impossible to teach two modern languages in addition to English without detracting from the science or art subjects. It may be desjraole to make one modern language other than English compulsory litre, but parents should decide whether it should be French or Welsh. It is tyrannical becaus3 it will force parents who have educated their children for the teaching profession either to drop the idea. or to send them into England to complete their course, or, in order to keep up French ajid other subjects, the children must overtax their brains by giving up spare time which should be devoted to recreation to make up for those school houis occupied by the Welsh teaching. It will handicap those teachers who wish to take honours a-t London University or elsewhere, because their rivals in Englajtd whom they will meet in the examination-hall, not having had to learn Welsh, will have had more time for the study of those more useful and practical subjects which tell in such examinations. This was admitted in the replies from certain training colleges to the Mountain Ash Education Authority. Parents will be handicapped in many instances through their children being taught many subjects by second or third rate teachers with a knowledge of Welsh, who will have th-i preference over first-class teachers without that knowledge. Wales itself mil be handicapped when its public appointments are closed to monoglot Englishmen, because, on that being recognised, England will reta- I liate upon Welshmen, and the smaller country, with a. surplus of native candidates for It own appoint- ments, will suffer most. I It is said Cardiff may lose the loca- tion of certain Government buildings in the future should a separate Educa- tion Department for Wales be formed unless the citizens fall Into line on the compulsory Welsh question. I do not see how this can happen; but, if soa better lose them than purchase the official recognition of the city as capital of Wales at so dear a price. In conclusion, since Montgomeryshire claim to have made satisfactory arrangements for teaching Welsh effectively where required and have no wish to make it compulsory in all echools, surely Cardiff can do the same Optional Welsh means Welsh taught under beet pos- sible conditions by Welsh tewher3 to Welsh children, with the parents in sympathy. Compulsory Welsh means Welsh taught under worst possible conditions by teachers, meetly unsympathetic, to English children, with parents hostile to the whole proceedings. Mr. David Davies, M.P., publicly condemns the com- pulsory te" ching of Welsh as a grave mistike, certain to react upon its advocates, and says: "A nation can- not be compelled to learn a language any more than. to believe in a certain form of religion." This is common-sense, and I hope all Cardiff citizens will vote In this plebis- cite according to their true convic- tions, and I appeal to those Welshmen who have not had, and do not intend to have, their own children taught Welsh not to vote for making It com- pulsory in the council schools, to which so many have no alternative but to send their children. Fairplay and no favour is all that is asked for.

FIRE ALARM BY A CAT The mewing of a cat peoenifcly attracted the a/ttemtion of a. poliofmaiii in New York, and cm making an investigittion he found that the h<yuse was on fire- When he broke open: the door the cat carried her three kittens to safety.

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TGUARDIANS AS PUDDING SAMPLER s During the progress of business at the last I meeting of the Truro (Cornwall) Board of Guturdians a. huge workhouse Christmas pudding was cut up by. one of the lady guar- dians, and slices passed round to the mem- bers on pdatas in order that they might pronounce on the quality of the fare.

BEKMALISI! BRFAD-  BZRMAl Gave lUe an inauence I '•to their whole being." i } d= Timon of Athm4?, Act-S. SoeM 1. I

'Carrying on with a Girl' I I MARRIED MAN'S DOINGS I The inquest on the victims of the Leyton I tragedy was held to-day, when the jury found that Walter Sudul murdered the girl Henrietta Howard, and afterwards committed suicide. The evidence showed that the pair became acquainted eighteen months ago, and it was stated that the girl was aware that Sudul was a married man. Mrs. Sudul knew that her husband was "carrying on with a girl," and had been trying to find out who it was. She found a letter from her, and when her husband recently left for a week end she startled him by saying, "I suppose you are going with Ettie?" On Thursday night the pair were heard talking at the front door, and shots were heard Sometime Afterwards Then the body was found. The girl was in stockinged-feet, and had her haid down, showing she had been indoors. The share out of the slate club, of whion Sudul was secretary, was to have taken place on Saturday. The money was not forthcom- ing, and none was found at Sudul'a house. The amounit involved woe not stated. The Coroner said that, apparently in a moment of despair, Sudul resolved to put an end to the whole thing. It was noteworthy that he obtained a gun licence just when his wife began to find out more about his doings.

Air Rifle Shooting I SATURDAY'S MATCHES I EASTERN VALLEY LEAGUE. I Masons' Arms, Panteg. -Comynercial, Talywain. I F. T. Bence .5 4 3 5 3 4 3—27 J. Williams .5 4 3 4 4 4 4-28 D. Owens ..4 5 5 4 3 5 3—29 A. Watte .3 3 2 3 2 4 3—20 D. Groves .3 5 3 4 3 5 5-28 S. Ludgay ..4 3 4 3 4 4 4-25 D. Cook 5354344-?8 J. D2.vies .4432422-211 G. Vann 4 5 5 4 5 3 ?-29 T. Green 33 3 4 2 3?-21 J. g::e; j t=; J: ii¿' n I W. Wilcox ..3 4 3 4 5 5 4-23 W. Williams 5 5 4 4 4-28 W. Griffiths 3 3 5 5 3 5 5-29 T. Eason 3503032-16 W. Price 5 4 4 4 4 4 4—29 R. Williams 44343425 H. Boucher 4 3 4 3 3 5 2-24 W. Waite ..3 2 2 3 3 2 3—18 C. Lloyd .4 4 3 4 4 4 4—27 S. Smith.4 4 2 5444-27 W. Bowers ..3 4 4 3 4 4 4-26 J. Excell .3 4 2 3 4 3 5—25 Total 329 Total 279 *Six Bells, Garn. Unicorn, Abersychan. T. Deacon ..5 4 4 5 4 4 5—31 B. Flvn .3243543-24 J. Maggs .4 4 4 3 4 3 4—26 T. Flvn 3 4 3 5 3 5 4—27 D. Leok 3 4 3 3 4 5 3—25 J. Prlng .3334344-24 G. Brown ..4 4 3 5 4 5 4—29 G. Watkins .3 3 3 4 4 5 5-27 W. Pike 4 4 4 4 3 5 4—28 J. Stephens .0 0 2 0 3 3 0—8 J. Burrows..3 3 3 5 5 4 3-26 J. Trollope .4 4 5 0 3 5 3—24 G. Wall 4 3 4 2 3 3 4—23 W. Stephens 3355434-27 J. Lockstone 5 5 4 3 2. 4 3-26 W. Davies ..3 2 5 3 3 5 3—24 J. Flower .3 3 4 3 5 5 4—27 T. Stephens 0 3 0 3 4 4 4-13 J. Brown .4 4 3 2 3 5 3—24 W. ProudfootS 5 4,3 4 3 4-26 G. Weaver ..2 35 3 3 4 3—23 J. Furlong ..3 5 4 4 3 4 3—26 T. Banks 4355454-30 S. Rhodes ..0 2 3 4 3 5 3—20 Total 318 Total 275 *White Hore,, Talywain. New Inn, Abersychan. J. Barber .2 3 4 5 3 3 4-24 J. Hall 4 4 4 4 3 4 4—27 W. Cook 5 4 45 345-30 H. Jones .3 4 4 5 5 4 4—2J B. Evans .3 4 5 4 4 3 5-23 A. Wcorabe 3 3 4 4 3 5 5-27 F. Mead 5 3 4 4 3 5 3—27 Badmington .4 44 3 5 4 3—27 W. Jones .3 4 4 5 4 3 4-27 E. Wcombe 3 3 43 4 3 4— W. Hopkins 4 2 3 4 3 3 3-22 T. Hall 4 5 5 5 3 5 4-31 E. Davies ..4 5 4 4 5 4 4-30 T. Twig 5 3 5 4 3 5 5-30 S. Finch .5 4 44 5 3 5—30 H. W'combe 4 4 44 4 4 3—27 P. Curran ..2 4 4 4 4 4 4-26 S. Watkins .33 4 3 5 5 3—26 J. Keen 5 4 3 4 4 3 3—26 J. James 5 4 4 45 3 4—29 E. WiUiams 453 5 5 5-32 J. 'romas ..4543344-27\ G. Luce 3454544-29 G. VMper ..4444344-27 Total 331 Totid 331 Union. Abersychan. ♦Rising Sun, Garndiffaith. Lewis Gough 4 4 4 3 4 4 3-26 Wm. Tucker 4 4 3 4 5 4 4-28 R. Holmes ..5 3 4 4 4 5 4-29 W. Parry..3 3 3 3 454-25 H. Branch ..5 4 3 3 5 4 3—27 A: Powell ..3324534-24 Wm. Holmes 4 3 4 5 4 3 5—28 Rd. Powell .4 2 4 4 4 4 4-26 Thos. Rees ..4434440—23 Ed. James .443354 5-?81 F. Arsbell ..5454535-31 FredBi?gs ..4 2 4 4 3 3 4-24 Rd. Holmes..5 3 3 4 5 4 3—27 J. Williams 43433 3 -251 G. Branch ..5534443-28 J. Hitching 5443453—28 Walter Needs3 4 3 5 3 3 4-25 Wm. Lewis .5 4 2 3 4 2 5—i5 Wm. Griffin 3 5 4 5 4 4 3-28 Rd. Bright ..3 4 3 3 4 5 5—25 Wm. Gilman 5 5 4 4 4 3 3—28 J". Taylor .2 3 4 2 4 3 0—19 G. Bullock ..4 4 4 5 4 5.3-29 George Diss 5 3 4 5 3 4 4-23 Total. Z29 Total 305 *Garndiffaith White Hart. Abersychan White Hart. 1. Harding ..4 4 4 4 4 4 5—29 T. Davies ..3443343-24 W. G. Jones 4 4 4 5 4 4 4-29 W. Jenkins .4 5 4 SP 4 4-30 S. Williams 452344.. 27 W. Hillier ..3433444-25 S. Barnfield 52344 3 24 B. Sulway ..4 5 5 4 4 4 5-31 J Williams 5434444-28 W. Davies .5 2 3 3 4 4 4—25 Thos. Riley 3 4 4 5 4 4 4-28 T. Franklism3 2 3 3 4 3 2—20 J. Chivers ..5 4 3 4 3 a 5—29 C. Jones 4 4 4 3 5 3 3—26 Fred Parfitt 4 3 4 3 2 4 4-24 O. Jones 3334355-26 H. Jenkins ..44 4 5 4 4 3—28 J. Smith.5 4 4 5354-30 Jos. Higgs ..4 4 3 5 4 5 i—28 T. Williams 3354445-28 E. Kenealy .4 3 3 4 5 3 4- -6 J. Parfitt ..3 333 5 4 3-24 Thos. Jones 3 3 5 5 2 3 4-2,3 D. Cremins..5 4 4 4 4 4 4—29 Total 323 Total 318

RHONDDA VALLEY LEAGUE Cambrian. *New Inn, Clydach Vale. John Evans .4 4 5 3 5 4 5—30 J. Campbell .4 4 4 4 5 4 4—29 H. Williams 5 3 5 3 5 4 3-28 Will Lewis ..3 4 3 5 4 4 3-26 Hitchings .3 4 5 4 4 3 4—27 M. Howells .4 3 3 4 4 4 4—26 Rees Evans ..5 5 5 3 4 5 4-31 T. Wilcock ..33 4 4 4 3 3—24 Patsey Grant.4 3 0 4 4 3 4-27 J. Cahlll.4 4 3 4 434-26 J. Thomas ..4 5 4 4 4 3 4-23 W. Davies ..44 4 5 4 4 5—30 Tom Jones ..4 4 4 5 4 5 4-30 M. Thomas ..3 5 4 4 5 4 5-30 John Price ..4 4 4 4 4 4 5—29 Tom Rees ..4 4 4 4 3 5 4-28 Dd. Bowen ..3 4 5 3 5 4 4-28 D. Evans 4 4 4 3 4 3 4—26 T. R. Davies 3335334-24 J. B. Jones ..3 4 3 3 43 4—24 J. T. Jones ..4 3 4 3 43 A—25 E. Alexander.4 5 4-6 5 4 4-31 Frank Hill..3 4 4 4444-27 T. Alexander.2 4 4 4 5 4 4-25 Total. 334 Total 325

FRIENDLY MATCHES -Masons' Arms, G'town. Labour in Vain, P'pool. F. J. Bence. 32 S. Tate. 28 N. Lewis 26 S Jeffries 27 D. Owena. 30 R. Price 26 O. Sneyd 29 E. S. HigMey. 30 J. Vodden 28 IV. H. Brown. 29 T. Tremblctt 25 W. Hainea 26 N. Price. 31 E. Wills 25 J. Bowers. 28 G. Price 28 C. Lioyd. 30 E. Williams 25 D. Groves 29 J. Griftiths 21 F. Jones 25 C. Sims 23 W. Wilcox 28 A. E. Jones 25 Total. 341 Total 515 Anchor. Rangers. B Moon .54 4 45 44—30 W. Patterson4 4 4 4 3 5 4—V8 F Breddy ..5 3 4 4 55 5—31 G. Allen 4 5 4 5 4 4 3-29 W. Burris .4 4 4 5 4 5 4—30 K MiUer ..54 4 3 5 5 4—30 W. Shirt .4 4 4 4 5 44—29 J- Proctor ..33 4 45 3 4—26 T. DHVIS .4 4 5 5 4 4 4—30 W. Piousa .4 4 5 5 5 4 ;>-O J. Nicholas .4 4 44 5 4 4—C.9 T. Tudor .34454 4 4-n D. Rhodes ..5 4 4 4 5 4 5—31 F. Casper .5 454444-30 A. Stone 5454444-30 G. ThOfr-as ..44 4 5 4 4 4— US J. Jones .4 4 4 55 4 A—;0 S. Willum .0 4 4 2 4 5 3—22 M. Tavlor ..545454 [r-32 H. Taylor ..4 4 4 4 5 43—26 T. Crojs 5344443-27 F- CTosser ..4 3 33 3 4 3—23 W. J. Hart 5545445-;)2 G. Dawkms..5 4 5 5 4 5 4—32 Total 354 Total 535 Mr. J. Davies, The Bear, Brynmawr, the secretary of the Brynmawr Football Club and of the Brynmawr Rifle Club, has won a silver cup put up by Mr. Tambling, Rhyd-y-Blew, Beaufort. As many of the crack shot8 of the neighbourhood competed, Mr. Davies is to be congratulated on a good performance. The asterisk (*) denotes where the match took place.

SKITTLES The following m'embers of the Commercial Sklttle Club, Talywain, bowled off on S&tuiday for the highest score with three balls. Result:— I. Powell 9 T. fiason 9 J. Carrey 7 T. TrfhMne 8 J. Pinchin 8 W. Powell 5 W Roynon 6 H ?''y 6 D. Cecil 7 W. Barrett 6 A. FritchMd 7 E. Martin 5 S. Tudgay 9 T. Sulway 7 E. ?ewis 5 R. ?'?'?a. 5 S. Smith. 6 M- H?vey 0 J ExeeH. 7 ?. Eason 5 T. Green. 5 The three men who made nine each then bowled one ball each. Result 1. Powell 3 S. Tudgay 4 T. Eason 5

THOSE ROADSIDE LAMPS I Another raid was made upon the lamps belonging to the Liandaff Parish Council at Haindy, near Cardiff, after midnight last night. Previously the thieves have stripped the lamps of all that was valuable, and left the glass and the frame; but last night they carried off two lamps altogether, the only portion traced up to the present being the one piece of wood which is fixed, at the top.

INGENIOUS LANDLORD I A Devonshire landlord exposed those tenants w:ho were backward in paying their rent by wdiitewaishing the fronts of the houses occupied by those who paid their rent, while the others remained unwashed. This treatment soon had the desired effeot.

STOLL'S PANOPTICON, CARDIFF I The programime at Stoll's Panopticon this I week is one wTiicsh will appeal to all classes, I and especially the youngsters. Aladdin and hds wonderful lamp, the Clarion Harmony Fouir, Mise Edna, Lewie, and a dozen other I attractions are provided.

GOOSE CAUGHT BY ANGLER I While fishing at Dover on Saturday aID. angler captured a fine solan goose, which swooped down and swallowed a fish he was landing. The goose 'was thus hooked in the throat.

3,000 LEPERS I The increase of leprosy in the Argeontine Republic has caused great atewm. It is esti- mated that there are more tiban 3,000 oases in the Republic.

AT WORK AT 121 An ex-slave who is 121 years old, and who is still able to walk long distances and engage in mauual work, is living at Santa Catherina, Brazil.

PUBLICAN AT BAND OF HOPE The principal ■attraction at a band of hope meeting in a village in Cornwall was the local publican's gramophone-in charge of Boniface himself.

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Husband's Insinuations —————- I "DON'T TALK NONSENSE" Charles Reed (40) was charged on a warrant at Cardiff Policencourt to-day with neglecting to pay JB1 6s. 6d. arrears a.nd ooats due under a maintenance order. Prisoner "a a farm labourer. Complainant, his wife, a respectably-dressed woman, had given evidence of her claim, when prisoner said: Hasn't, the man who is living with you bought a gun to shoot me with? Complainant: Don't talk such nonsense. Prisoner professed to he afraid to go to pay his instalments; his wife said that when he did come to see her he always kicked up a row." Mr. Ingledew (to the woman): Are you living with a man?—No, sir. I am in service. Prisoner persisted with his charge about the other man. "Don't tell stories!" said the wife. "I am not, Dora," remarked the prisoner. He also expressed his determination to go to prison rather than paybalf of the money in a fortnight. The ultimatum was a month.

WARNING THE BUTLER A well-known lady in society had engaged the services of a butler who for many years had waited in this rapacity upon one of the chief republican embassies. He had acquired an unsuitable habit—born of long and honoured service under a republican Ambas- sadress—of addressing his mistress as Mrs. So-and-So. This tiresome and, as yet, un-English habit so got on the nerves of his new mistress that she could put oS the evil hour no longer. "Brown," she said nervously, "you are so excellent as a butler in every other way that I must ask you to discontinue calling me Mrs. Gordon-Conquest." Then a. sudden terror of possible conse- quences seized her. "Nor," she added, "do I think it would be suitable for you to call me Henrietta!"

WHO PICKED UP THE PURSE P Kezia Payne, 21, was brought up at Cardiff Police-court to-day charged with stealing a purse containing about 8s. in silver, from Mary Jane Pedler, on the 22nd inst. Detective Harris said that at 7.30 on Satur- day night he was on duty in Trinity-street, and saw prisoner in the crowd. <e watched her movements until 9.15. He saw her in the public market near the penny bazaar stall, which was thronged. She went to the side of the prosecutrix and opened the satchel (produced). Witness acquainted prosecutor of what had happened, and arrested prisoner and conveyed her to the police-station. I The case, on the application of the police, was adjourned until Thursday to, if possible, recover the purse, which, it is alleged, was I picked up by a man who was passing.

MOTOR-CAR AGAIN I A terrible accident occurred late on Satur- day night, a few miles outside Wolverha.m.p- ton. A farmer named Barnabas Cox, of Bon- ding ale, Shropshire, was driving home from. market, when he accidentally fell bead first l out of the cart il11t,o the road. Directly after a motor-car hove in L-ight, and in the darkneiss was driven, over the fallen, man. When picked up he was quite dead.

"LAME DUCK" TOWED INTO SWANSEA The steamship Conception, 770 toc?. v?hich st?rt-ed down Chamnel from F?rt Ta,l00t yes- terday, with a cargo of ooal and coke, has been towed into S-wansea, with, her machinery disabled. The trouble commenced soon after she paseed the Mumbles. Sihe was first taken in tow by the coasting steamer Iron. Duke, and then by two Swansea tugs, which subsequently brought her into. the East Dock, Swansea, where she now ilea.

SWANSEATUG'S LONGTvOYAGE  LONG VOYAGE The Swansea tug Tartar left Swansea on Sunday for her long, and probably record, voyage of 16,000 miles to Vancouver. She is in charge of Captain Street, contractor, [London, and will go via the Stradts of Magollan, and coal at five places on the way.

RAILWAY STRIKE I dispatch from Dallas, Texas, says that A dispatch from DaUas, 'Texas, says that. a gener.d strike of fltwuan on the Southern Pacific Railway commenced at four o'clock yesterday afternoon. The entire system from El Paso to New i Orleams is paralysed.

MR THAW'S LAWYER THREATENED I Mr. Clifford W. Hartridge, counsel for Mr. Harry K. Thaw, who is roon to be tried in I New York for the murder of Mr. Stanford White, declares that he has received letters threatening him with death if he tries to I blacken the reputation of any one.

MOVEIMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. I Adh'by left Pomta Deilgada for Bilbao 20th Casbleflord left Bilbao, for Carditi' 22nd Oangianian ard Algiers 23 fm Swansea. 21 Gyif'artlh'fa arrived Barry 24th Coiliiviaad arrived Newport 23rd Derwen arrived Rotterdam 22nd. DuillvexVou arrived Portland 23rd Dougtos Hill arrived Barry from Bayonne 24 Duke of Ooriiiwa/lil arrived Port Surd 20th Devonia arrived Swansea 23rd E'U.irtxm passed Gibraltar for Cardiff 22nd Ethel Rsndioliffe left. Algiers for Gibraltar 23 Ely Rise arrived Swiansea ZZnd Eniidwen arrived Nicolaief 23rd GwentHianid aa-rived St. Najnaire 20th GwaiLia left Passages for Newport 22nd Jiane RaddMffe left Oorcubion for Barrow 22 UlandUdno arrived Port Said from Barry 22 Lilauberis left Odessa for Gibraltar 22nd Merviniian ard Ely Harbour fm Liverpool 23 May wood leift Swansea, for Rouen 22nd Penoa-lleiDiok arrived King's Dynn 20tih Patntaron arrived St. Naaaire 22nd Penwith psd Constantinople f Kustendje 21st Renanount arrived. Constantinople 23rd Sihaaidon left Port S-aid for Constantinople for orders 22nd Siegontian left Marseilles for Bastia. 24th Thorn-aliy arrived Beyrout from Bari 20th Sidmou llfi left Portland for London 23rd. Silurian I Valencia f Bristol and Cardiff 24 WvmotJlOnle left Barry for Port Said 22nd Westigate arrived Brake from Taganrog Ofth Treherbert arrived Bilbao 23rd Westargiate arrived Bilbao 23rd Wellington arrived Rotterdam 22nd

EQUINE MOURNER I The funeral of Mr. Robert Yaxley, an octo- I genarian cab proprietor of Yarmouth, was ,attended by his pony, Dot," which he had driven for twemty years. It was led behind the hearse by two grooms.

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LOCAL AMUSEMENTS CARDIFF. r NEW THEATRE-Pantomime, "Red Riding Hood," opens on Boxing Day, a-t-two and 7.20. THEATRE ROYAL.—" The Ugliest Woman on Earth." EMPIRE -Dean Tribune's pantometta, "Little Bo Peep"; Wilson and Waring, and others. I At Wood-street Congregational Chapel on Boxing Day the Cardiff Blue Ribbon Ohoir are giving- their annual concert. The "Hymn of Praise" will be performed, and well-known local artistes will provide the latter half of the programme. Mr. Paul Draper will con- duct tho orchestra. NEWPORT. I THE LYCEUM. Opening performance to-night of the pantomime, Dick Whitting- ton and His Oat," which has been specially prepared on the spot, and arranged upon a lavish scale. EMPIRE.-Fred Karno's Company in the Dandy Thieves," the Monte-Myro Troupe, &c. Printed, and puDiiaii&d by i'Qomae Jones tor the Proprietors at 68&, St. Mary-etreet, in the City of Cardiff; by W. Biatohford, Castle Bailey-street, Swansea; by R. G. Wil- liams, Glebeland-etreet, Merthyr Tydftl; at the shop of Mr. Wesley Williams, Bridgend -all in the County of CIl m,)rgam: by H. A. Parker, 22, High-street, Newport; at the shop of Mr. J I'. Caftrey, ii011 mouth—both in the County of Monmoutfe; at the shop of Mr. David John, Llanelly, in the County of Carmarthen: and a.t the offices of Mr. T. A. Daviee, The Bulwark, Brcecm. in 1011. County of Brecknock. H>AY. DEOEMBER» S4» 1906. J

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