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SPEED OF DESTROYER Mr. BELLAIRS (R., Lynn Regis) in the House of Commons on Wednesday aisked whether the Admiralty adhered to the official statement that the sixteen destroyers of this year's programme would be completed next year. Mr. M'KENNA said the only statement he could find to Which his hon. friend oould refer was an uncorrected report of a i speech of his made on July 13 last. It was obvious from the con- text of this speech that it was not con- tf-inplated that the destroyers in this year's programme would be completed before the end of the calendar year 1910. Mr. HUNT (U., Ludlow) asked what steps were being taken to secure that the new British destroyers, which would be slower than the new destroyers of other great foreign Powers, should be able to gain the necessary intelligence about liostilo fleets, and guard our own battleships and big cruisers with- out being cut off and captured or destroyed by the greater speed of hostile destroyers. Mr M'KENNA said it was not possible within the limits of a Parliamentary ques- tion and answer to discuss the various requirements and contingencies for which the new destroyers were designed, even if it were in the public interest to do so. His hon. friend might rest assured that they had been designed with a complete appre- I ciation of the purpose for whioh they would be required in war, as dictated by the recent experience in exercises at sea.

I KILLED ON THE RAILWAY I Mr. D. Rees, coroner, conducted am inquest on Wednesday on the body of Wm. Ford, an elderly man, residing at Maesmaiwr-cottag'ea, Upper Boat, who was killed by a Taff Vale Railway train on Saturday afternoon between Treforest and Upper Boat. The evidence was that the engine-driver saw Ford on the line about twenty yards in front of the engine and walkin.g in the same direction as the tra in. The driver thereupon blew the whistle and was under the impression thatdeoeased had got out of the way, but the latter wag I struck by the footplate, and amongst other injuries sustained a fracture of the log and arm. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.

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e|^ YHE r  a u of Silence )  A STORY OF CARDIFF, I I Sp€C!?? ?nttenfor tbe ?pcmn? £wress" I  By SIDNEY WARWIM I jj AUTHOR OF I I I "The Angel of TrouW Through a Woman's Heart," No Past is Dead, I *) Cat's Eyes: A Mystery," Shadows of London," &c., &c. M Cat's Eyes: A Mystery, I CHAPTER XVIII. I I NOT A HARD WOMAN—USUALLY. I For a moment Beatrice Sarrol stoea mere rtL the darkness of the room with her ear to he door, listening1 feverishly. Then very cautiously she opened the door an ificih; a VJorsg", narrow slit of light from the corridor outside fell elantLnigiy across the room, touching the grim thing on the floor. From the billiard room came the sound of voices, following a click of the balls-Alfred's precise, TineTiiotkraal voice: "That was a flttke; you can't eay you played for that etot, father!" And a burst of laughter from Stephen Mruir-bringing an almost overpowering relief of re-assurance to the listening woman. From further away in the house stole very faintly the sound of a piano-Elsie playing in the drawing room. fcut no other sound. It seemed almost beyond belief to thda Woman: the dead man lying hore--and yet in all this great house, about which to-morrow all Penarth, all Cardiff, would be speaking, no other aownd but Stephen Muir's laughter, Alfred's dry, protesting, clerkly voice, Elsie playing at the piano. No alarm in the house yet. The billiard room was the nearest room to the library- aDd father and eon had heard nothing, BBspeeted nothing, as if by some miracle. Solid wells and doors and a thick carpet had conspired in the keeping of the secret. The servants' hall was remote, on the other fide of the house. Safe so far! Beatrice closed the door softly; noiaelessly the turned the key, and not switching on the light stole acroes to the window, whis- pering re-assurance to the majt whom she could Oftly see, very dimly outlined, stand- ing supporting himself by the table, as she passed. At the window as at the door! nothing to alarm her-nk) sound of hurry- ing feet, no surge of white, scared faces bursting in on her, of startled, questioning voices, as her imagination had at her first eight of the dead man pictured ae inevit- ably following the tragedy almost at once. Silence outside as within. She stepped out on to the verandah and looked up and down; no one about. lie-assured, she paseed into the room again, closed and fastened the windows, pulled the heavy curtains across them. Then she switched on the electric light. "Philip." She touehed his arm gently. "No one suspects anything yet. Pull yoow- eelf together—we must think of some way to save you. Pull yourself together." He was shuddering, convulsively; his eyes stared down as if fascinated at the upturned {ace on the floor. He was utterly shaken. unnerved, helpless. The woman saw it; real- ised that if anything could be done it must be the to plan it, to carry the plain out. I swear I never (meant to kill him I just struck blindly, as be was rushing at me again how was I to know it would kill him?" he said in a dazed, helpless way. "Philip, you must pull yourself together The woman's tames were decisive, resolute; all the weakness and tears of a few minutes ago gome. The situation had made a call on her self-reliance, and some unsuspected, latent quality of strength, amazing in this ordinarily shrinking, fragile womaJL, responded to the summons. "Don't let yowr mind dwell on what is past, on what is irre- parable—it's the f-Lit-ure we must think ot; it's the next few minutes that count Don't waste time or words in justifying yourself to me; it isn't needed, Philip. Oh. I blame myself most of all—I blame myself for my weak- neas that brought this thing about! We must be quick and think of something, form some plaoi. For the moment no one suspects —but for how long are we safe? Owen Hufifbes was to come here, to this room, to see my husband at half past nine; it must be nearly that now! Oih, surely, there must be some plan by which we can prevent suspicion falling on you t" She swept her eyes desperately round the room, as though out of the present seouraty and secrecy of drawn curtains and closed doors she would evolve same future safety. Her wild eyes aligfoted on the big four-fold oak screen standing in one corner. I "The first thing to do is to hide—it." A little shudder ran through her voice. "Help me, Philip—oh, nerve yourself; you must nerve yourself unless suspicion is to fall on you; and it must never do that. Philip!" the whispered in an agonised tone to the mawoo stood as if dazed and stupefied. But he was beyond the power of helping bel"; the physical repulsion of the task made him helpless. With surprising strengthand nerve in one so frail, the wemaa dragged the lifeless figure over the Boor, behind'the Screen in the far corner of the room, stirred tfcith a dreadful, remorseful horror and pity. "Often—often I have wished myself free- feat, God knows, not in this way!- she whis- pered as though to the dead ears. Something was lying on the carpet near the window, a crumpled envelope; her rest- less eyes feU on it. Beatrice Sarrol stooped and picked it up. It was the envelope addressed to the superintendent of the police- station at Pemarth, that she had seen before dinner. The letter was inside. Evidently the dead man had been holding it clenched in his hand at the moment when he first heard their voices on the verandah, and unconsciously it had fallen from his grasp then as he stepped out to reveal himself. She had seen the envelope before, but the letter John Sarrol had prevented her from seeing. She tore it open, and read the lines written in her hvsbaad'a big, sprawling, unmistakable hand: I can furnish proof that Owen Hughes of —— Street, Cardiff, went to Mr. Detanold's house shortly before the murder, and that a fierce cfaarrel took place between the two men, and that Hughes threatened Detmold. Unless you arrest the man at once he will probably bolt." And then the big, sprawling signature, "John Sarrol." She read it twice, staring ajnazedly at the words, aa though at first her overwrought nerves oould, pot grasp the faot the note stated. Then a gleam flashed into the woman's eyes. You say Hughes is coming here to the library, at half past nine?" Philip's voice came to her, falling with a strange appoeite- nese across her thoughts, as though the significance of that statemment of hero a moment or two ago had only just come to him. Yes; Owen Hughes—who killed Mr. Det- mold at Llandaff!" she cried. "Read thetl" She thrust the letter into Philip's hand. "Do you see, my husband had discovered -his guilt, was going to inform the police— this letter proves it! If my husband had lived the man would have been arrested. charged with murder. Do you understand, Philip?" she cried. "Listen! He's coming now—those must be his footsteps!" She snatched the letter from his hand. Hide- hide behind those cartam-al He mustn't see you-&bove everything, he must not see you now; no one must see you! I'm going to I save you, Philip!" What plan had she? The wheels of his I bram seemed to move too sluggishly for comprehension. Philip obeyed her mechani- cally, but what ahe meant or what she PuT- posed doing he did not know; the effort even of speculation was beyond him. His mind seemed only capable of one tbough-t-the thought of the dead man behind the oak screen in the far corner, the man he had hated so in life. He moved out of sight behind the heavy curtains of the window, like a man in a dream. Presently, no doubt, the element of personal fear would sweep in on him, but in those first few minutes the shook of horror seemed to have left him dased. Don't speak, don't move," she whispered insistently. "laave a.11 to me." She went out of the room. Beatrice had hefurd footsteps on the gravel path, then an the vexamdah- footsteps thait could only be Owen Hughes's. She walked quickly to the garden door that was. at the end of the corridor close by the library as she opened the door she eame face to face with Hughes, as she had expected-the man on his way to see John Sarrol. You have ootme to see my husband, I think?" she said, closing the garden door behird her as she stepped out on the dark verandah. "Yes, Mrs. Samel." Naturally, she was far from being a hard woman; rattier, indeed, the reverse, a woman whose sympathy and compassion were easily touobed, and more than super- ficially touched; a woman who hated cruelty and suffering in amy form: not a bard woman, until now. Now, she seemed to have been re-moulded in the crucible of alroumstanoe. She was going to be pitiless to a man who had never injured her; only it was lees tbart. Øbe was ignoring the suffering she wouM entail on this man than that she was ihardly conscious of it. In the supreme selfishness of a woman desperate to save someone she lows, he hardly stood in her thoughts for more than a mere instrument faote had put into her hands; her mind was too utterly filled with the one fixed idea of saving Philip, to have room for estimating another's suffering. And was not this man a murderer? John Sarrol's letter said that he was a mur- derer, and evidently John Sarrol if he bad lived had meant to denounce him to the police. V "My husband, cannot see you to-night. I have come in bis steed, with a message from him. He has decided to send that letter you know of to the police authorities," she said. I The man's face went a shade paler. "You can't mean that?" he cried un- steadily. She was hardly 4conecious of the pain and dread in his eyes and voice; it was almost as though a second sulvoonscfous self, obsessed with the one fixed idea that made her deaf and, blind to all other considerations, was speaking. She spoke almost mechanically, as though repepttng a lesson: "You know this stubbornness—just as you know. beat what words passed between you and him to anger him so: you know how unforgiving he is. That is the final word. As .we drive haak to Newport to-night he is going-to infomn the police about your oon- nection with th^t crime at Llandaff. Until t;hen--weU- you have an hour's grace. Make the most of yorar bcmr! I tell you words are y nsefess; they csunt move Mm. It is tor you to hams made swab good use of that hour that when the police look for you they may look in vradn." Sarrol, I told husband how it happemed-he must know that, in spite of appearances, I—" b-ebegan brokenly, desper- a.tely, with 3;gOny in his voice. "Oh, won't you intercede with him for me? It can do him no good to speak—and it meaaio my ruin. I can do nothing. No appeal or inter- cession of mine would help you now." Not a hard woman-tm.til now: the appealli-nig agony in his faoe cut even through that o,ne absorbing idea that seemed to have drugged her mdmd and left it sealed to pity, she could not look into his face. But she steeled herself. It was thia man or Philip-and had her husband lived this maID would have been charged with the death of Detmold. It was this man or Philip! "Oh, why won't you take my advice, and make the most of your oour? When my husband makes up his mind he is implac- able; nothing can alter his determination Go at oraoe." She spoke in a fever of impatience, desperate to be book, before anyone should go into the library a.nd stumble on the secret before the time was ripe—a very fever of impatience that made her voice thin and strained. She seemed to hypnotise him—she or the definite falling of the blow that he bad hoped desperately against hope might yet be averted. Hnghes thought of the girl to whom not so many hours ago, here in this very garden, he had whispered his dream—what an awakening from that dream! No more to touch her hand, or listen to her voice! Without a word, almost like a drunken man, Owen Hugihes turned as if dazed by the blow and walked blindly away. [TO fiE CONTINUED TO-MORROW.]

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MISHAP TO ENGJNE An unusual mishap occurred to a trajn on the Great Western Railway just ouitsdde Potrtnewynydd Station on Wednesday even- lug. The train leaving Blaenavon at 9.25 had Mopped to set down passengers, and when leaving the staltton at Powtnewynydd a piston rod of the engine broke. The train was delayed about half an hour while too engine, with only one cylinder working, went on to Pontypool, Crane-street, and another engine was attached.

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——— « DEVON DEFEATED BY GOAL KICK. lff. T. P'ts. Glamorgan 1 1 8 Devon 0 2 6 A good many changes were made in both the Devon and Glamorgan teams, which met, at Plymouth on Wednesday in fine weather, but before a poor crowd, not more than 1,000 spectators being present when the teams fielded, as follows:- Devon: Back, Hockings (Plymouth); three- qnarter backs, Harvey (Devon Albion), Thorn- waite (Plymouth), D. Twining (London Devo- nians), and A. Cornhill (paignton and Ponty- Pool); half-backs, A. Jago (Devon Albion: and Manners (Plymouth); forwards, Sandford (Plymouth), J. Huggins (Paignton), W. Pope (Devon Albion), E. Ma.nn ^xeter). Captain Wilson iDartmouth Athletic), Lieutenant Oharig (Royal Navy), Gilbert (Devon Albion). and Gardiner (Devon Albion). Glamorgan Back, W. M. Edwards (Neath): three-quarter backs, Rev. Tom Williams (Llanelly), Jones, Frank Rees (Neath), and R. A. Gibbs (Cardiff;; half-backs. Shon Evans (Neath) and Percy Bush ;;rdiff;; forwards, F. Ca.sey (Cardiff), W. Sandham (Neath), J. Powell (Cardiff). Dick Thomas (Mountain Ash). T. C. Lloyd and Rev. A. E. C. Morgan (Neath), Jones (Aberavon), and Griffiths. Ileferee. Mr. La wry (Cornwall). The opening stages ot tne game were very evenly coTutesrted, with Devon holding a slight advantage forward For a time the home team were kept back, but steady for- ward pla.y beat the Welshmen, and the defence was hard put to, and a.fter Gilbert had failed at a penalty Devon took a big lead in play, Wilson scoring an unconverted try. Devon scored again before the inter- val. when they led hv two tries to nil. va'Vlv. -itli the change of ends the visitors, whos^ backs were the superior lot, soon forced Devon back, and after very pretty work they scored through Jones. Gibbs gave a fine display, and after another great burst the home defence was again penetrated, Rees scoring for Gibbe to goal. Nothing further was scored, and the visitors won by eight points to six.

KEEN SCHOOL CONTEST. RIVAL COLLEGES GIVE A GOOD DISPLAY AT CARDIFF. G. T. P'ts. S-hcrborM. 1 1 8 Llandovery 0 1 3 The annual fixture between Llandovery College and Sherborne wa4s played on the Cardiff Arms Park on Wednesday on a greasy turf and to the accompaniment of showers. The teams were:— Llandovery: Back, W. H. Thomas; three- quarter backs, H. Barker, J. E. Cox, J. W. Lewis, and W L. Williams; half-backs, R. T. Rhys (captain) and W. G. Evans; for- wards, W. D. Davies, W. E. Rhydderch, D. E. Davie.s, J. T. Davies, R. C Griffiths, W. P. Harris, T. L. Morgan, and D. T. Ladd. Sherborne: Back, R. C. Wilson; three- quarter backs, D. G. Smith, H. C. Terry, A. C. Master, and J. B. Pennifather; half-backs, T. V Cronahaw and P. R. Henn; forwards, P. L. Truencer, R. C. D. Carey, E. H. Parry- Jones, R. Homfray, C. B. Gibbs, H. G. Bartr lett. A. B. Read, and T. R. Taylor. Referee: Mr. ETan John, Pontypfidd. Sherborne bad the advantage in weight., but the play was pretty even and fluctuated considerably. The Sherborne forwards put in some strong rushes, but the Llandovery eight were smarter in heeling out, and got their share of the game. Oronshaw picked up after has forwards had overrun the ball, and, running at a smart pace between Cox and Lewis, the Llandovery centres, placed a try in the corner. This was converted by Mastei with a splendid kick. Subsequently Griffiths and Ladd broke away for Llandovery. Some good parsing, after a smart run, left Rhys with only the full-back to deal with. Barker was waiting to receive a pass, but Rhys kept poggecssion too long, and the effort was left fruitless aim oat on the Sherborne line. At the interval Sherborne still maintained their lead of five points. Sherborne pressed on restarting, and D. G Smith got over near the nosts, after a bout of p-ng, following a rush by the for- wards, who were admirably led by Parry- Jones and Homfray. The effort at goal failed, and Llandovery carried the game into the enemy's camp, when they only just failed to get over. The Llandovery boys made up for their lack of weight in pkick and speed, and their forwards, of whom Harris and Morgan were prominent, did some good things. Lewis and Williams all but scored, but Sherborne's defence was like a rock. A capital run by Barker was well checked by Wilson. Mid-fieid play was followed by Pennifather kicking mto the Llandovery territory, and Rhyt3 and Evans again tested Sherborne's last line. A little more smart- new would have goot Llandovery over. Llan- dovery made several dashing attacks after this, and Cox got over with two or three Sheroorne men hanging on to him right under the posts. Griffiths failed to add the goal. J. W. Lewis made a fine run on the right, passing several men, when he was pushed into touoep by Wilson just as the whistle blew for time.

WALLABIES WIN AGAIN- LANCASHIRE FORWARDS PLAY A FINE GAME. G. T. P'te. Wallabies 0 4 12 Lancashire 0 2 6 The Australian Rugoy Union team, whose more recent matches have created quite a stir by reason of the simplicity with which they have won, appeared on Wednesday before a Manchester crowd at FallowfieAd, where they opposed Lancashire. Contrary to expectation, there was only a poor attendance, not more than 3.000 being present. Playing with the wirnd Lancashire, by fine forward play, had the better of the game in the first half, but the Australians were superior behind, and Ruapell and Daly scored unimproved tries. Bryning obtained an unimproved try for Lancashire. At the interval the Australians led by six poinlts to three. On resuming the Lancashire forwards again played a. great game, and consequent on a fine run by Entwistle Gallagher scored a try, which Singleton failed to improve upon. With the scores level, play wa.s keen to a degree. M'Ca.be and M'Xivatt_ in the closing stages obtained unimproved tries for the visi- tors, who won by twelve points to six.

VICTORIOUS KANGAROOS. THE LANCASHIRE TEAM'S RECORD SPOILT. G. T. p-ts. Australians. 4 4 20 Lancashire 0 2 6 If Wigan folk have not already had a sur- feit of Northern Union football, they had still another attraction in their midst on Wednesday, when the professional Australian team played Lancashire. Lancashire had a record to maintain. They beat the All Blacks, they are the champion county of the season, and they have a fair team; not the best, for miehapt) have occurred to prevent one or two players taking the field. Kicking exchanges marked the opening play, and a round of parsing by the Australian backs broke down. O'Malley, however, got over a moment later after fine play by the visitors, but no goal resulted. Hogg and Creevy scored for Lanca- shire, bat no goal resulted, m Cabe scored for Australia, Messenger goatling. The Aus- tralians thus led at the interval by eight points to six. On resuming, the Colonials again pressed, but a free kick gave temporary relief. A minute later Butler increased the lead of the Australians by a clever dropped goal. Dean again scored for Australia, Messenger goal- ing. Walsh also scored. Messenger again improving, the Australians running out victors by twenty points to six.

POLICE AT PLAY. I MATCH IN AID OF BRIDGEND CHARMES. I G. T. PI t43. Bridgend Wednesdaya 1 2 ll Glamorgan .Police 10 3 1 A large crowa was attracted to a. match at Bridgend on Wednesday between the local Wednesday team and Glamorgan Police, arranged by Inspector Benjamin Evans, of Bridgend, on behalf of the funds of thelocal Cottage Hospital and Nursing Association. Early in the game the Wednesdays were penalised for offside, and F. Smith opened the sooring for the Police with a goal from near the halfway line. Clem. Lewis got away prettily, and after some brilliant inter- passing among the Bridgend backs, Evans scored, A. P. Thomas adding the extra points. At half-time Bridgend Wednesdays led by five points to three. Play in the second half was of an exciting nature. Tom Evans (Penooed) got away with Dai Griffiths in attendance, the latter scor- ing. Griffiths gathered smartly in a scramble, and gave a long pass to Clem. Lewis, who dashed over, the Wednesdays claiming victory by eleven points to three. I INTERNATIONAL TRIAL. I LONDON AND MIDLANDS HAVE THE BETTER OF A POOR GAME. U. T. ±» ts. I Looidon, Midlands, amd East 0. T. p.ts. Midlands 1 0 5 T^e West 0 1 3 The second trial match at Richmond on Wednesday was less satisfactory than the first at Blackheath. Play was often dull and uninteresting. West went off with a rush, and Richards scored under the poets, Lillicrap1 missing an easy place-kick. At the interval- the West led by one try to nil. In the second half the London forwards pressed. Palmer got away from Heale's pass, and, beating everyone for pace, scored, and himself kicked a good goal. London then had the better of the game territorially, but no further scoring resulted. CARDIFF WHARTONS V. CANTON WEDNESDAY. Played at Sophia Gardens on Wednesday. The Whartons held an advantage forward, a.nd from the start of the game indulged in several bouits of passing, but fine defence by the Oanton backs prevented them from scoring until near half-time, Sdgar breaking away from a line-out in ftne style and feeding hds backs. Tnofcer scored behind the porta, 3infler ftrfteng to goaj. Im too second moiety Botiv sldee-aUeefced I in turn, and Jenkins buret over with a, try, I wti-oh Deint goajed. Dent got a ifne pass in the Canton territory, and ran over behind I the posits again, Jenkins goalimg easily. G. T. P'ts. I Whartons 2 1 13 Canton Wednesday 0 0 0 SWANSEA'S WESTERN TOUR. I The reserves selected to accompany the Swansea. team to Devoirport and Plymouth are:-Bacli, F. Rees; half-backs, J. Rapsey and T. Bateman; and forwards, A. Smith and B. Davies. The selection of Rees instead of Harold Thomas has created some surprise. CARDIFF WEDNESDAY LEAGUE. I Post-office, 2; Barry Shop Assistants, 1. Maypoleons, 0; Barry Romilly, 0. Thistles, 4; Penarth, 0. Hants, 2; Surrey, 0. Olare Gardens, 5; Direct Trading Com- pany, 0. Canton, 3: Centrals, 1. Penarth Parish Church, 2; Ivye, 0. Cardiff City Wednesdays, 6; Cardiff Ivy Reserves, 1. Brynmawr Wednesdays, 2; Cnjmlin Wed- nesdays. 1. Haverfordwest Grammar School, 3; Haver- fordwest Bank Clerks, 3. Roath Dairymen, 1; Canton Dairymen, 0. ROUGH PLAY. To tne Editor or the Western Mail. SiT,—Rugby football was instituted, I believe, as a ?ame for gentlemen. It demands in the highest degree the qualities of generous sportsmanship and self-restraint —the playing of the game for the game's sake, win or lose Now, sir, in Wales there is too much a matter of winning the zatne at eny cost- fairly, of course if possible, but in any case winnin.g it. Hence the thousand and one little trick? and artifices so many Welsh players are prone to indulge i--n-, whichhave nothing to do with Rugby football, and which by their nature often escape the referee. So seriously have Welsth methods of nlaying football in many instances come to be regarded that I believe the Welsh Rugby Union are actually taking the matter Un. It is to be hoped they will, and remove this reproach, both in Wales and in. some pairts of England, from a noble pastime.—1 am, &c., IMPARTIAL. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "F H. (Grange).—Dicky David dropped his goal for Cardiff against Swansea at the river end of the Cardiff Arms Park. "Inquirer."—Both the Cardiff and Swaneea teams entered from the pavilion end of the Cardiff Arms Park. "Catbays." —Percy Bush. "Cory's" (Docks).—M. Ryan was 6ft. 2in. in height and w?d?hed 14st., and J. Ryan wa& 16ft. 2in. in height, and weighed 15st. 41b.

NORTH CENTRAL R.F.C. (Second Division C. and D. R. U.) want Awiy Match for Sat. Next; guarantee preferred.—Apply W. G. White, 1, Norman-streeit, Cathays, Cardiff. el781d27 TREFOREST ROVERS R.F.C. require Fixtures with Junior Toxins (average 15-17) on Nov. 23th, Dec. 12th 25th, Jan. 2nd, 16th, 23rd, 30th.—Write Sec., 5, Rees- terrace, Treforest. el766zl ARGOED FIRSTS R.F.C. require Home Match Sat. Next, Nov. 28th, or Accept Guamntee; Open Dates, Dec. 12th, Jan. &th, 23rd, Feb. 6th, 20th, March 8th, 15th.—Write or wire Ford. Sec.. Argoed. el780d27 SPLOTT OLD BOYS A.F.C. (affiliated) require Match Sat. Next, Nov. 28th, Away; also a few other dates.— Write or wire Churchill, 3, Lead-street, Cardiff. ed27 BARGOED ATHLETIC A.F.C., average age 17, want a home match for NOT. 28; also Dec. 26 open; will accept gua.rantee.-Apply, early, to J. H. Loft- house, 49, Gilfach-street, Bargoed. el727d26 SPLOTT BAPTtST A.F.C., average age 164 years, have next Saturday open (away); also several other dates.—write or wira, 1. L. George, Secretary, 28, Mflford-street, Sptott, Cardiff. el754d26

LORD TREDEGAR'S SHOW. + IMPROVEMENT SHOWN IN THE HORSE CLASSES. Lord Tredegar's Show, which was con- tinned at Newport on Wednesday, was admitted to be one of the best and most suc- cessful in ite record of 00 years. Wednes- day's weather was flclkle, but the periods of bright sunshine very much exceeded the times of rain. When the horses were under review there was a large attendance of spec- tators, which was considerably augmented wlwn, soon after two o'clock, the grand parade of the winners took place in the large open space. Lord Ti-edeg-ar's party included Colonel the Hon. F. C- Morgan, Colonel Oourtenay Morgan, Sir George amd Lady Porestier-Walker, Sir Henry Mather-Jackson, Col-onel Morgan Lindsay, Major IAbcloay, Mr. D. Lindsay, Mr. L. Foroatier-Walker, Captain R. Forestier-Walker, and Mr. W. H. P. Jen- kins The judges of horses w-er-e:ghii-es: Mr. Edward Green, The Moor, Welshpool, and itr. T. S. Mioton. jilontford, Shrewsbury. Cobs, hunters, and Cwmkeys: Captain R. Foreetier-Walker and Mr. W. H. P. Jenkins. There can be no dout)t about the great improvement in the class of horses as a whole. Heavy mares were a wonderful lot. There was, naturally, a good deal of inte- rest taken in the class for thoroughbred stallions restricted to the counties of Mon- moata, Glamorgan, and Brecon, lard Tre- dega,r entered (in a claas of three) two—one by his Majesty the King's well-known Derby winner, "Persimmon," and the other by that other wonderful horse, ■" Donovan." The former of these (" St. Pamoras"), a magni- ficent dark brown (on the black side), was an easy winner. As he showed himself in the big ring it was clear that he was of the true St. Simon" type. Lord Tredegar has owned him since last spring, and it is expected that he will sire Rome good stock. | The old thoroughbred stallion, Red Hat," which had stood at the Tredegar Stud for a long time, was represented at the show by a lot of good horses. In the yearling hunter class the seven entrants were all by Red Hat." Just, before the pomde the mayor (Mr. Graham White), who was accompanied by a number of members of the corporation, attended to present to Lord Tredegar the Corporation Plate give11 for the champion buii. The prize was a very nice centre silver fruit bowl, with three smaller bowls as supports, all standing on an oaok plinth. The Mayor, in making the presentation, alluded to hi- lordship's well-known interest in agriculture. The public had been told that day that the world's best cattle were in the how, and he (the mayor) could quite believe it. His lordship had, he understood, tried to win the Corporation Plate himself, but had not yet done so. They all hoped, however, that he would yet be spaaed to capture it His Lordship tb,anked the mayor and members of the corporation for having given so excellent a prize, which he regarded as one of the special attractions of the show. And in one sense it was an ideal spot to makeSJUJeh a lyresentation-in the middle of the show-yard, and almost within sound of the lowing of the animal which won it. He had tried for many years to win the cor- poration prize, but bad not yet succeeded. One of the reasons whioh made him wish to live a. little longer was that he might still have the chance of winning it. The show, which was now one of the best as regards pedigree- cattle in the kingdom (hear, hea.r)-had been growing with the growth of Newport. When it was first founded, in 1824. it was a small affair if a farm-yard. New- port at that time was also a small affair, with no docks, no railway, and none of those road nuisances, the motor-oars. They had to look to their own Colonies and to the Argentine Republic for the big prices which were given for pedigree stock, afld the winner of the corporation prize would be very much improved in price.

GOLF. I CORPORATION COURSE PETI- TIONED FOR AT SWANSEA. A petition, originating at Swansea docks, has been numerously signed, asking the Swansea Corporation to lay out a nine-hole golf course on the Town Hill Estate, uxginw that the total oost- £ 200—cofild be recovered in two years. I GOLF AT RADYR. Mixed focBrsomes were played at Radyr on Wednesday, and nine couple competed. The winning- score was returned by Mrs. Shoeen a.nd Dr. Boyd, with 88—9J=78J. The Radyr ladies have just completed a "knock-out" tournament, of whaah Miss Isabel Thomas was the winner and Mrs. Sampson the runner-up. I SOUTHERNDOWN MONTHLY I BOGEY. I This competition took place on Wednesday I I in a gale of wind, which was responsible for I the poor cards returned. Details: — Strokes received. Result. H. Lewis 12 5 down. t.. i: 1 i d G. Summers .1 8 6 „ H. F. Lambert 7 7 J. S. Gaskell 9 7 •> D. 8. N. Oarme 1  9 „ D. 0. Evans 7 9 >.

I CARDIFF CAGE BIRD SHOW. I The twelfth annual show of the Cardiff District Oage Bird Society was opened on Wadmeaday at the St-acey-road-hall, and will be continued to-day. The entries this year, though somewhat less than previous exhibitions, numbered 520, but the quality on the whole was far above the average. The two special prizes in the canary classes were won, in the Norwich section, by Mr. G. L. Harber (Merthyr), and in the York- shire section by Messrs. James Sheara and Harry Owen (Cardiff).

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LOCAL WEDDINGS. I LOCAL WEDDlNGS. I SCOTT—PTTTARD. A smart wedding was saiommised at St. I John's Church, Cardiff, on Wednesday between Mr. Walter Gilbert Scott, eldest son of Mr. Walter Scott, solicitor, and junior partner j in the firm of Messrs. Morgan, Scott, and Scott, Cardiff, and Miss Lilian Annie Peers Pittard, eldest daughter of Dr. Marmaduke Pittard, Cardiff. The Rev. Sidney Thomas, B.A., I officiated, éAld the ceremony was wit, I of the Rev. Gwilym Smith, B.A.. son of the late Mr. David Smith, TTesaetie, and Miss Ida, Gwendoline Paull, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John ^paull, Branwen, Linn- badarn-road, Aberystwyth, and formerly of Llanidloes. The officiating clergy were Archdeacon Williams, the Rev. William Williams, vicar of Llangeler, and the Rev. W. Gomer Jones, vicar of Wingates. The bride, who was given away by her mother, wore a gown of ivory white satin, made Empire style, trimmed with Limerick laco and silk embroidery, witn veil and orange MR. W. G. SCOTT. [Photo. Mallia, London. MISS PITRARD. ill t, [Photo. Wills. JL _————————— jveesed by the members and friends of the families of the bride and bridegroom. Mr. G. 0. Common acted 3s best man, and Miss Ena Pittard (sister of the bride) was the bridemaid. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charm- ing in a travelling costume of mole-coloured cloth, with a mauve Corday hat, trimmed with mauve chrysanthemums and mole- colouTed feathers. The happy couple left Cardiff by motor-car for London, where the honeymoon will be spent. There were up- wards of seventy handsome presents. SMITH—-PAULL. At ijoify Trinity onurch, Aberyebwyth, on Wednesday the marriage was solemnised I blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of I lilies of the valley, roses, and otrange I blossom, the gift of the bridegroom. She was attended by Miss Janet Williams, Aber- I geldie House, Aberystwyth, and Miss Florence Archer, Heaton Oha.pel. Manchester. The Rev. J. T. Davies, curate of St. I Michael's Church, Aberystwyth, acted as best man. The wedding breakfast was provided at the Waterloo Hotel, a.nd was attended by a large number of guests. Mi-, and Mrs. Smitih left by the 1.10 p.m. train for London, where the honeymoon will be spent. Mr. Smith, who has been curate of Holy Trinity Church for some time, will shortly take the sole charge of Dunvant. Sketty.