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---.-LONDON LETTER. I i
LONDON LETTER. I SPECIALLY WIRED, j [W ore. r:A .1.EI:Y OORHF.SPON'DTJNT.] I Loxpoy, Sunday Night. Tin* inpronitvms weather rendered the Bishop of London's funeral a. cheerless cere- mony. -V .f.tr:.»!ig wind, heavy with rain, -v;>3 bor-v ;> i .Ms ifuihani Churchyard as the last. triburo respect was boing paid to the ir.fjiiioiy «>i" deceased prelate. Notwith- s>Unchi[< unfavourable atmospheric con- diSor.s, l-.ov.-cvi'v, a numerous assemblage ^iUiioved at be grave sides, including the iJishops of Manchester, Lichfield, and Uipon, a'.id several colonial pre- iaies. The burial service was con- •'•jcse.' by the Archbishop of Canterbury a v..1 r.:« Biriop of Bedford, who is really t!:o sulIYagau Bishop for East London, to Vr'hoin Dr. Jackson assigned a great part of 1, routine episcopal work in that populous part of the capital. Fulhani Palace, the :ate bishop's residence, adjoins the church- yard, so tjlJ. the mournful procession was a walking one. Happily for the comfort of rhose who had come to witness the obsequies, the service was not unduly prolonged, and they were not called upon to protract their stay on the saturated earth, in the face of a bitterly cold wind. One of the members to disappear from at the closing of the present Parliament will be Alderman Sir liobert Garden, who is eighty-three. Barn- staple, which returned the venerable city knight, is to cease to have an independent political existence, and Sir Robert's Liberal colleague. Lord Lymington, v.ill contest the South Molton division of DevoM. The Earl of Portsmouth, his lordship's father, is one of the most popular noblemen in that pleasant shire, and has been far more stedfast to his political prin- ciples than the noble owner of Castle Hill, Earl Fortescne, the narlical Lord Ebrington of a generation ago, and the very attenuated Liberal of to-day. Mr Charles Pelhavn Villiers is a fortunate mar. He has had a statue erected to him in his nfett^ne, and has witnessed the com- pletion of the 50th year of his representa- tion of the same constituency. Mr Dis- raeli once described his membership for the county of Buckingham as having extended over a period marked by the passing away of a generation of men, while Mr Villiers has beaten this by twenty years. The subject mentioned by Sir Edmund Hay Carrie in the letter which he sent yes- terday to Mr Nathan Robinson, who, like himself, is a member of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, will occupy the attention of that body at its next meeting. The alleged ill-treatment of small-pox patients at the convalescent camp at Darenth has been denied, or, at all events, the statements have been explained away, and Sir Edmund Carrie now objects to Mr Robinson as a member of the Darenth Committee, making public as a vestryman charges against a board of which he is a member, and which, if they existed, would render him liable to public censure. With such matters as this, however, the public have nothing to do, but there is little doubt thai a much more searching inquiry will yet be made. On Tuesday, according to present arrange- ments, the technical point raised on behalf of Mr Edmund Yates will come on for hear- ing. It will be remembered that some months ago, in the case of Lonsdale versus the World, Mr Yates was convicted of libel, and in a very savage speech sentenced by Lord Coleridge to four months' imprison- ment. The conviction was at once chal- lenged upon a point of law. In the News- paper Libel Act the good work of Mr Hutchinson, late member for Halifax, it was stipulated that no action of the kind levelled against Mr Yates could be taken, unless the assent of the Attorney- General were first obtained. This was obviously designed to frustrate those fussy and malicious actions with which newspapers are constantly pestered. The act was overlooked by Lord Lonsdale's ad- visers, and the necessary consent was not obtained prior to the action being heard. It seems an extraordinary thing that with a dictum thus peremptorily laid down within iiarrow lines, the case could, in the circumstances, have been heard at all. But everybody, including the judges, seems to have forgotten it. Now that it has been recalled, there appears no alternative but that the conviction should be quashed. It is said that of the five judges two are distinctly in favour of taking that course, and the other three are doubt- less open to conviction. The sentence and the speech in which it was conveyed were regarded at the time as not altogether free from vindictiveness, and every one will be glad if the whole falls through. Miss Fortescue has confirmed the estimate formed of her character by all that was made known in court in the breach of pro- mise case. She might have retired from the stage on the £ 10,000 awarded her by the jury, but she preferred to earn her living as before. Of her fortune she settled £6,000 upon her mother, and went back to the stage. After her provincial tour she will return to London, acting here during the season. In September she sails for the United States, intending to remain there playing in ail the principal cities over a term of six or eight months. One singular result of the Winter Exhibi- tion of the old masters is that it very fre- auentlv prepares great surprises for the owners of pictures. Most of the oi.d col- lections were made a hundred or a hundred and fifty years ago. Neither art nor artibts were then fashionable. Noblemen laid in pictures just as they laid in wine, only they were pretty good judges of what filled their cellars, but they filled their galleries with less certainty. The portraits were always genuine, but most Venuseswere by Titian and mostwbitehorses were by Wouvermans. The canvases hung undisturbed upon the walls, and when ampler knowledge came, it was neither good taste nor good policy to be wiser than one's ancestors. But the modern art critic is very learned indeed, and has his doubts upon most things, except his own capability. He has seen galleries, read books, and is not to imposed upon. The result s that many poor picture owners have got rude surprises. On critics' day the critics- have it all their own way in the gallery. They hold inquesh on certain of the pic- tures, hear the evidence of one another, and come out then with wonderfully unani- mous verdicts. There is no one to con- tradict them, and once a thing appears in orui* there is no out. y:<-o»uKvaicfc 'v. L;f>pl ig e. rt»inly ft Botticelli, the Ymci Luuu, the Luino a Cesede da Se*lo, and "the general tendency of the critic-. <« to reduce rents."
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-_-. THE WELSH FOOTBALL TEAM.…
THE WELSH FOOTBALL TEAM. — ,i ii i -> » I E. M. ROWLANDS S. GOLDSWORTHY E. S. RICHARDS (Lampeter). (Swansea), (owansea). L. C THOMAS H. S. LYNE T. J. S. CLAPP J. S. SMITH R. GOULD T. B. JOINES H. M JORD'AN C. J. TAYLOREWP°RT) W. H. GWYNN NEWMAN (Cardiff). -P-* F. ^HANCOCK (Newport). (Ruabon). (Swansea). (Captain, Newport). (Newport). (Cardiff). (Umpire, Cardiff). We publish this morning a sketch—taken from a photograph by illessrs Dando and Sons, Newport—of the team that repre-' sonted Wales in the match versus England, at Swansea, on Saturday, January 3rd. Of. the entire team no less than ten had pre- viously taken part in intarnational contests, these being the captain, C. H. Newman, who played against England in 1881, '83, and '84, and against Ireland in '32\ W. H. Gwynn, against England, Scotland, and Ireland in'84; C. J. Taylor, against Eng- land, Scotland, and Ireland, in '84; F. IAI. Hancock, against Ireland in '34; T. J. S. Z, Clapp, against England in 83 and '84, and Scotland '83 and '84; R. Gould, against Ireland, '82 and '84; 1. B. Jones, against Enpland, '83, and Scotland, '83 and '84; H. S. Lyne, against England '83 and '84, Scotland '85 and '84, and Ireland '84 S. Golds worthy, against Ire- land '84 and J. S. Smith, against England '84, and Ireland '84. The others are all well-known exponents of the game. A. J. Goukl is probably, now that Barlow has departed, the best full back in Wales, and in the match at Swansea fully justified his selection. He runs and tackles well, while in dropping goals from the field he has lately exhibited some start- ling performances. F. E. Hancock (three-quarter back) is another sterling player. Previous to settling in Cardiff he captained the Somerset county team. He can show a rare turn of speed at times, and passes unselfishly when pressed. His strongest, point, however, is his dodging. He frequently threads his way through a crowd and gains a lot of ground where many a man would come to grief before getting a yard. C. J. Taylor (three-quarter) who has the honour of serving her Majesty as an officer on board H.M.S. Marlborough, is about the best kick in the team. He pos- sesses that invaluable knack of being able to bring off his kicks with the utmost precision even when menaced by a host of opponents. If he has one fault it is that he kicks too much and pays too little attention to running. H. M. Jordan (three-quarter b#ck) is said to be the smallest man who ever played in a contest of so great importance. He is a first- rate sprinter and requires a lot of stopping when fairly under weigh. He formerly played for Newport, but latterly, having gone up to London to study at one of the hospitals there, he has been thought worthy of representing the United Hospitals—a fact clearly demonstrating his ability. C. H. Newman (half back and captain) is a grand player in-the best sense of the word. Under his captaincy in bygone days New- port attained a high position in the football world. Mr Newman subsequently entered the Church, and removed to a new sphere, his duties lying in Durham. He passes most unselfishly, and although no "great guns" I I as a runner, occasionally developed a sur- prising pace when he securcs possession. At half-back he has very few equals, not only in Wales,but throughout the entire kingdom. W. H. G- wvlii-i (half-back) astonished everyone in the English match at Leeds last year by the brilliancy of his play. He, too, passes uuselfishly, and when fit and well is a dangerous customer behind the scrum." The others, who play in the forward division, are as capable a lot almost as could be found anywhere. All were adjudged fit to play against Scotland on Saturday, with the exception of H. S. Lyne, E. S. Richards, and E. M. Rowlands. Of the umpire, Mr A. Duncan, it need only be said he possesses an intimate knowledge of the game, and his decisions, if they do not always please everybody and the foot- ball umpire has yet to arise of whom the reverse can bo stated—are at least impartial and free from local bias or prejudice.
---FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL. Scotland v. Wales. The first Rugby international match of the Scottish season was played at Partick, Glasgow, on Saturday. Some changes took place in both teams. J. P. Veitch did not play, and his place at back in the Scotch team was taken by R. Har- rower, of tlie London fccottish. Some doubt existed as to whether the celebrated Oxonian, A. G. G. Asher, would be present, as he was observed to be lame when playing for the Fettesian Lor- ettonians against the Glasgow Academicals on Thursday. He, however, took his place in the team. J. B. Brown. Glasgow Academicals, owing to dcmestic affliction, had to resign his place, which was occupied by J. Martland (In- stitution). Only one alteration is ^recorded in the Welsh team. J. S. Smith did not play, and E. W. Alexander, of Brecon, occupied the vacant post. Shortly after the advertised time both teams appeared on the ground, and were received with cheers. The turf was wretched in the extreme, being quite soft in some parts, but the players did their best to make the game interesting, and in this respect succeeded wonderfully. The number of specta- tors at the start did not amount to many hun- dreds, but long after the kick off they were pouring in, and the number on the field and those outside could not be fewer than 3,000. Scotland had the incline, and though they pressed Wales most of the time, the latter played a grand defensive game. Soon after tho start Berry had a place kick from a free catch by one of the Scotch forwards, but he failed in his efforts. The game consisted chiefly of scrimmages, but on occa- sions there were some very line pieces of play shown on both sides. The Scotch forwards gradually forced the Welsh back, but they could not get over. Once or twice Don Wanchope neaTly succeeded in gaining a try, but he was held by the Welsh backs. The Scotch compelled their opponents to touch down' once., in the first half, but no other advantage fell to either side. 10n change of ends the game still continued of a give and take character; the hold- ing all round was good and the quarter backs had great difficulty in making any ground. In- deed it was impossible to do S", as before many yards had been traversed they are sure to be held. A long drop by Stephens caused the Welshmen to touch down, and still £ tie battle went on and no definite point could be gained. At length the Scotch team had to give way back and the ball going over their goal line thej also had to touch down. These minor points wer e rm 1 U' incidents of a verv good game, which, there- fore, ended in a draw. The state of the weatner and the greasy condition of the bail was much against good play. For the Scotch, MacLagan Stephen, and G. Maitland played best, and Reid K. Maitland, Jamieson, Robb, and Tod' worked hard in the scrimmage. On the Welsh side, Gould played a sound game Kfc back, his drops being of great service. Jordan was decidedly the most effective of the three- quartei. Sacks. He tackled wçll, and was cool in ail he hadto do. One of his drop-kicks only just missed the Scotch cross-bar. Taylor kicked well, but he playtd his own goal in danger on more than one oce&on. Newman, at half back, was generally very wuart at his work, but Gwynne scarcely displayed the same aegree of ability. All the forwards pWedwell they stopped well, and had, if anything, »he best of 'it in the scrim- mages. Altogether, the match may be considered to reflect high credit on the%Velshynen, who, away from home, held their own 'h such powerful opponents. SIDES :-Scotland-R. Harrowei London Scot- tish back), W.E. Maclagan (London Scottish), A. F. Stephen (West of Scotland), and G. Maitland (Edinburgh Institution) three-quarter weks 1 R. Don Wanchope (Fettesian Lorettonians), and A. G. G. Asher (Oxford University) half-backs G. Reid (Edinburgh Academicals), Dr. Tod (Wat- sonians), R. Maitland (Edinburgh Institution), T. Ainslie (Edinburgh Institution), J. Ja- mieson iWest of Scotland), C. W. Berry Oxford -U, W. A. Peterkin (Edinburgh ) i*niverity), Mitchell (West of Scotland], and G. II. Robb (Gia^o>v Aci>i',ra.ca:;i. forwaiTPbka—A. J. Gould, (Newport), hi,\ I'. E. Hancock (Cardiff), O. G. Taylor 'R.mbonj, i.j.d H. M. Jordan (Nr'vport), three- quAter back* C. H. ><swr.i.m (Newpoit) mil W. H. Gwym (Swansea), ha;f-b.ics? ,1, b. Olayp (Newr ut'u R. Gould (Newport), B. Jones (Newport), A £ Hill iCardifxl, W. H. Thomas !Llaido«ery), D. Morgan (Swansea), S. Golds- -IOLthy (Swaiisea), L C. Thomas. (Cardiff), and K P. Alexander (Brecon), forwards. th" utepirts were Messrs Alexander Duncan (Cardiff), ( (l Cross, president (if the Sottish Union i rG. Rowland Ilill, hon. ec, Euglish Rugby Union. In the evening the two teams dined together at the George Hotel, Mr M. Cross presiding. CORK T NEWPORT. Tiiasc teams met at Newport on '.unlay. The home team kicked against a i.trong wind, but soon pressed the visitors territory. A chaIlcn of drop-kick was lost by one of the Newport half- backs through the siipperiness of the ground, but the pressure was relieved by a splendid kick, and play for a t-v/ minutes was in neutral ground. •The Newportonians, amongst whom were several new and promising players, would not be denied, and the visitors had to submit to a touch- down. Almo-t immediately after re-starting the ball was sent into the Cork terri- tory, and from a line-up near the goal-line Briggs caught it and rushed over the line, scorinff a try. Macdaniel, however, failed, the position being difficult, C. Jordan was the next to dis- tinguish himself. He got the ball within a, minute or two after it was started afresh, and would not be denied, altilough another man was upon him as he scored the try. The major point, again entrusted to Macdaniel, was not made, although this time the position was slightly easier. Some loose play followed, but the visitors could not get beyond the centre of the field, owing to the capital work of the Newport forwards. C. Jordan and T. Lewis put in a capital dribble, but the visitors' back stopped it within ten yards of the line. This was unavailing, and the visitors had to submit to another touch down. Play continued thereafter to be decidedly in Newport's favour, and another touch was scored by them. Almost immediately after ends were changed, a third try was scored for Newport, who won the match by four tries and eight touches to nil. Throughout the game the winners' territory was never seriously threatened. CARDIFP RANGERS V. HEARTS OF OAK F.C. (NFWPOItT), -These teams met for the first time on Saturday at the Sophia Gardens Field. The home team played only five of their first team beside" being two men short. The visitors played one short. Matthews, by a good run, conveyed the ball to neutral ground, where a lot of scrimmaging t(,ok place. Mahoney and II. E. Thomas made a capital dribble down the field, and this advantage being maintained, the visitors soon had to save by touching down. The visiting captain (C. Prescott) about this time dribbled the ball over the line un- opposed. A unanimous appeal for off-side was after- wards disallowed by the referee. No gaol resulted from the place. T. O. Lewis and Edwards indulged in some dropping, the ultimate result of which to take tho leather into the visitors territory, A scrimmage ensued in close proximity to their ?oal line, but nothing more tnan a touch-in-goal resulted. After a series of scrimmages in the ceno-e, the visiting .forwards carried the ball into the htoTIe quarters, where it remalllcd for some time. ittey made a determined effort to get round i is opponents, but was pushed into touct after covering a little ground. No other -loticeablc item occurred up to the time when utilities cea.sed. The game thus ended in a draw. Score :—Rangers, one try and a few minor points- Hearts of Oak F. C., one try, reading slightly it. favour of the home team. Teams Cardiff Banger-; Back, T. O. Lewis; three-quarter ba.cks, 1'. W. Jones, George Matthews, and G. Attey Wf-baeks, W. Powell and H. E, "d homas; for war Q_ J. Mahoney, J. Arman, W. C. Wiilia-,iis H. J. c-riest, J. Still- man, J. V. Arman, and T. Morg<-1> Hearts of Oak F. C.: Back, W. Edwards 'iree-quarter backs, George Turner, J. Jordan, am -p. Wells, half-backs. J. Harrington. J. Parker. and G. Prescott; forwards, S. Rees, T. Edwan^ Thomas, T. Horton, W. Butler, C. Lippiatt, P. Brute. Umpires Messrs F. Arman and T. i Parkes. Referee Mr W. H. Morgau. CARDIFF 2ND. XV. v. CHEPSTOW.—On Satur- day a match was played between 14 of the Car- trflf second fifteen and 13 of the Chepstow Cllb. Thei. was a strong sou'-wester," accompanied by heavy rain, blowing up from across the Severn, which matia it impossible to play a good game. The local men kicked off, and although they had some excellent mCil in the team they were com- p- lied to ivot <.n the di;rensiv<> almost throughout c winch ended in a ;ctorv for the; *vv el-.hmfen hv 15 poi nt." to ml. CIKIJIF.? 11A3LIKIUNH v, Estsi-NT ABAB.S. This match was to have been played '11 iiaturday at Clifton, but although the Harlequin journey! to Clifton in the r"->st wrenched w tber, only C I, live of the gArab- team turned up. No game, j therefore, resulted. SWANSEA L C.U..•.■AHIUKS.—These "dam" MET on the Carmarthen ground on Saturday afternoon, and played a tig' game ir, sho^kin^ weather, The teams weie --Swansea Back, J. Roa. ai three-ijuarter bad- Bishop, Colquhou and D. Bowen (captain); half-backs, Reed nnd Walter Jones forwards. Ball, Betts, W. Bowen, Humphreys, Meredith, Williams, Payne, and one other. Back, Willitnis three- quarter backs, J. Gwynne, Milne, and R L. orton; half-backs, J. S. Thomas, D. P. Morgan (captain), and E. W. Da vies forwards, Walter Jones, Joshua, T. O. Edward, Hnides, D. Smith, D. Lloyd, J. L!oyd» and D. Davies. The wind was high tbroughout'che game. In the first half Swansea had to conteud with this drawback, and also a rising ground, Sit that soon after they started the leather their own territory was made the scene of the struggle, and it was continued there almost without intermission. Two touches down were rapidly scored by Carmarthen, and these were followed by a. try, obtained by Walter Jones. The place kick was a difficult one, and the ball did not rise. Playing well together, the home team still kept their place in the Swansea half, and secured three touches down further before half-time was called. When ends were changed the visitors made up to some extent their lost ground, though not before they had been severely pressed. They at length got two touches down, and followed up by placing a try to their credit, through the instrumentality of Walter Jones. The place kick failed. Though the match was continued with great spirit, nothing further was scored, and Carmarthen was left the winner by a try and five touches down to a try and two touches down.
-_-_._-I RETURN OF THE CHANNEL…
RETURN OF THE CHANNEL SQUADRON. Collision in Plymouth Sound. Narrow Escapeof H.M.S. Agincourt On Saturday morning, at seven o'clock pre- cisely, the two ships of the western division of the Channel Sauadron, consisting of the Agincourt, the flagship of Rear-Admiial W. H. White, second in command, and the Achilles, slipped from their buoys in Plymouth Sound, and proceeded to join the eastern division, composed of the Northumberland, temporary flagship of Vice-Admiral De Horsey, Commander-in-Chief the Sultan and the Neptune, which were seen off the port, bearing S.W. course. The Aginconrt took the lead to carry ouc the orders of formation, viz., columns of divisions, line ahea.d. No sooner had the western division entered Caw sand Bay than a signal was hoisted for the Northumberland to proceed to the previous anchorage. The eastern division having experienced the full force of Fri- day night's gale, and the admiral having conse- quently, as he announced subsequently by signal, to make the sound as a place of shelter. The Agincourt and Achilles returned to the sound first, and the former, which previously had been fast to the buoy, near tie breakwater fort, proceeded to take up her position at the easter- most buoy, near the Cage. As the wind was astern of her, she proceeded along the sound very slowly. The Achilles was to take up her former berth at the westernmost buoy, and consequently had to slew," so as to bring her up head to wind. To do this the engines were worked at a high rate of speed, and miscalculating the headway of the Agincourt when being put about, the Achilles had a narrow^ escape of striking the stern gallery of the flagship. As it was, the men in the stern of the Agincourt cut away the cator life-buoy, which was hanging off the ship, but this was recovered subsequently bv a boat from H.M.S. Reindeer. The perilous closeness with which the vessels approached e, other was shown by the fact that a portion of the Agincourt's headgear was carried away. On returning into the Sound, a chapter of aCvidente ensued, commencing with the Achilles cnlhijng with the Agincourt, when picking up their Uovs, luckly little damage was done, beyond the cafc-ying away of the stern davits and for, buoy of the Agincourt, and breaking a shoct length of the stera railing of the ^resseh while the A«hilles was undamaged. The North- umberland, Ncptuna, and ultail next caine into the harbour "n ti-s -rd,r n'1I"d and anchored, and just as tie N«unncberiar.d i:-itriv up to the anchorafci- mteaded fm something went wrong with hsr ma:kirie;y, and another anchor had to' be let go. in consequence all the experienced pi-fmt. difficulty m getting into their right berths, while those directed to p'ck up buoys, found too task no easy matter with ;:l;e wind, ile, pea to combat with f-t the same time, and the space to m,.uc\uvre ia &cmcwhat I, limited.
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------..__d-''---ATHLETIC…
.d ATHLETIC NOTES. By an Old Stager. Great and manifold were the rejoicings in Car- diff on Saturday evening upon the fact becoming known,through themeuiumof the special edition of the South Wales Echo, that Wales had succeeded in making a draw of their encounter with the sturdy northeners at Glasgow. A gentleman who wit- nessed the game has wired me the following parti- culars regarding the play. He says the match was a tight one, waged mostly between the for- wards. The Welshmen were lighter than their opponents, but nevertheless held their own well in the" serums," L. C. Thomas played splendidly and was admirably supported by A. P. Hill 'and n. Gould. C. Newman won the highest encomiums from all by his grand passing and plucky tackling, whilst his confrere, imme- diately behind the scrimmage, W. E. Gwynn, showed a remarkable improvement over his form at Swansea last week. Taylor again did good service, and at one time nearly secured a victory fcr the principality, a magnificent drop from him passing just under the bar. The Scotch baclcs, always dangerous, put forth the most deperate efforts to make tracks," but in the face of the brilliant tackling of the Welshmen were com- pletely out of court. Summing up, my informant says the Welshmen all round were far and away a better team than last week succumbed before the "pick" of England. The widely diverse results attending the matches played between Queen s College, Cork, at Cardiff, and Newport may perhaps incline some people to the belief that the Monmouth- shire town still maintains its old-time superiority over the sister port. I don t think it would be wise to jump to any such conclusion, for although Cardiff was able to face the collegians with some- thing approaching its best team, while, on the other hand, Newport had to take the field minus the greater portion of their leading players, it must be remembered that the latter had the aa vantage of meeting the irishmen on the day fol lowing the very gruelling game at Cardiff. Suck a contest as that at the Cardiff Arms Park onfrida-r would go a long way in the direction of settling a much stronger lot than our late visitors. i witnessed this match and must say that I never felt more convinced of the folly of taking the field without the presence of a duly qualified referee. I know that when about two-thirds )f the time had elapsed a gentleman was induced a> act in this capacity, but by that time matters had got too considerably "mixed to allow of lis decisions being acquie3C0d in with anything li'^e readiness. If a'recereehadbeenappointedatthemt- set much unpleasantness would have been avoid4d, There was but little in the play meriting notict if I accept the good rushing and dribbling of be College forwards and the rattling form displaced by W F. Evans—an old international man. Collegians in the initial half sraine'l plent'ot friends bv their determination and dash, put ti-ir subsequent conduct completely upset this siort- lived popularity, and probably everybody preent would have been delegated to see them souidly thrashed. Their wrangling and disputing tc use no harsher terms—were most reprehensible. To meet a long-felt want, as the advertisenents say, an effort is about being made to fiiata Harriers' Club at Cardiff. There can be iio.nore delightful pastime than cross country ruming, and from what I know of the promoters #f the new venture, its success should be a dead certainty. That genial old athlete, Mr T. Hook, mine host of the Bine Anchor, Wharton street, in his day one of the best sprinters, ia the district, "and who has since done such good service in the direction of trotting-out" rising talent, asks me to say that a meeting in con- nection with the proposed club will take liace at his hostelry on Thursday evening next, 3t eight p.m, which all interested are cordially in/ited to attend. A well-known Sheffield Association club, Lockwood Brothers, narrowly escaped earning to grief in the recent disastrous railway collision at Penistone. They had purposed traveling into i Lancashire by the very train to which heo acci- dent occurred, hut, luckily for, s, turned up too late to secure p-eats. Uupunct-iality de- cidedly -f^rcd on thin occasion. The fojl'»v.'iu?, letter speaks ior itself Dear Sir,—Allow m" to thank you (fur one) for YOilr valuable Athletic Notes which in your paper from week to week, and e; :•». :Hlly lor which appeared a few weeks ug*, anent a public gymnasium f')r Cardiff. Surely the nit-tropoiis of Wales, with its college and other kindred institutions for the culture oi the mind, should hot be without one of these gymnasiums for the development of the muscular powers. Cannot some of our athletic friends take this matter up at once, and call a public meeting such as you suggested, and so set the ball rolling in the ri",ht direction ? Honing this will be the I case.—I am yours faithfully, W.T.L."
-__-SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF MEASLES…
SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF MEASLES AT CARDIFF. Meeting of Members of the School Board, School Managers, &c. The outbreak of measles, which commenced some time since at Grangetown, and which has from time to time spread to various places at Cardiff and Canton, has now again ap- peared in an epidemic form, but this time at Roath. The mortality from this disease last month was so excessive as to place Cardiff in the unenviable position of giving a higher death- rate than any of the other typical towns in the country whose mortality returns are published by the Registrar-General, and the death-rate at Roath last week from this disease was so alarm- ing that the medical officer of the borough (Dr. Paine) considered it necessary to take immediate measures to suppress it by en- deavouring to procure the closing of all the elementary schools in the borough, and for this purpose a meeting was held at St. John's Vicarage on Sunday afternoon. There were present the chairman and vice-chairman of the Cardiff School Board, Revs. C. J. Thompson, W. G. Hanford, G. A. Jones, F. J. Beck, Father Richardson, &c. The medical officer attended, and strongly recommended the closing of all elementary schools for a short time, but the chair- man and vice-chairman of the school board and the school managers were averse to the suggestion, and the question was left open for future consi- deration, instructions being given to the scnoo attendance officers to use all vigilance in prevent- ing children from infected houses attending school. It may be stated that measles appeared first In Grangetown, in an epidemic fo™a» » out the middle of October, 1881, and in the twelve vveeks that followed 56 fatal case? occurred, which, in a; population of 3,500 or 4,000, gives the enormous death rate, from this disease alone, of over 60 per 1,000. it subsequently appeared at Canton, where there were 13 fatal cases before the close of the year. Afterwards it appeared at Cardiff, where there were 26 fatal cases, and then at Roath, where there were 23 deaths from it up to the end of the quarter but this number suddenly sprang up last week, when 15 deaths were registered from this disease. It was, we believe, the fearthat a similar spread of the disease would take place at Roath, as was the case at Grangetown, that induced the medical officer so suddenly to call those who had the management of the elementary schools together. That the disease was spread by means of their schools there seems no doubt, as in one locality where there were 27 houses infected with the disease the other children not actually ^suffering were, on the visits of the inspector, attending "°There is something singular in the spread of this disease. It appeared first in Grangetown. It appeared only in the south part of Canton, and has continued on the south sides of the Cowbridge and Newport-roads, only one death being on the north side. Here there is a clay soil, the damp and cold from which produce inflammation of the lungs after the first attack, and this is the immediate cause of death. There is also another singular feature that not a single death has been registered from it in the great centres of the Irish population. And at the Ely Schools, where the disease as- sumed alarming proportions, not a single case I occurred, but the warm, dry atmosphere that was secured here in the large dormitories could not be obtained in the small and often ill-ventilated homes of the poorer residents of the district.
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I The French in China.I
I The French in China. I I BLOCKADE OF FORMOSA ¡. I RENEWED. I Arrival of French Reinforcements] t" TDIES" SKCOND EDITION TELEGRAM.) J HONGKO, Saturday. The Governrnf' Gazette notifies that the blockade of the oast Formosa between the South Cape and Ezka havinf been suspended, is now renewed. No notice ,i suspension having been given, this ii unfair neutrals and injurious to trade. I IBEUTER'S TELEGRAM. 1 I PARIS, Saturday. — The Paris this evepil confirms the report that M. Ferry has ordered the French diplomatic agents now in Shanghai f leave China. At a Cabinet Council, held th morning, Admiral Peyron announced that L transport Cholon arrived at Keelung the bth instant, with troops Smd war tnaf rial. General Lewal gave explanations regardid 1 the organisation of the fresh reinf.cement! amounting in all to about 6,000. The troop* added the minister, will leave for the East -it tb beginning of February. After the capture Langson, news of which is hourly expected, tbf troops would advance to occupy -he Thatld Ppss, thus closing the entrance into Tonquin fro the north. A Foreign Office announcement on Saturdaf says:-A telegram from Vice-Admiral Dowel Naval Commander-in-Chief on the China statioi states he has received a notification frnn Adrairf Courbet that the blockade on the South-Wd Coast of Formosa was re-established from Lhe 7 inst. PARIS, Sunday.—The Minister of War has r' ceived-a telegram from General de Li announcing the arrival of reinforcements to number of 3,200 men. The man ;1\1 :n tbe beS of health and spirits, and the general dds thal he is ready to march upon Langson.
The Earthquakes in Spain -—
The Earthquakes in Spain -— I VISIT OF KING ALFONSO. I I [REUTEh TELEGRAM. 1 J MADRID, Saturday.—King Aiionso through Cordova this morning on h;s way Malaga and Granada, where he will visit tll towns which have suffered from recent eartb quakes. His Majesty reached Grumla in tb evening. His Majesty, who met wah entbtt siastic reception at all the stations along route, will continue his journey to -v V Alhama. A slight shock of earthquake was felt at Raj early this morning. It is believed the Marqui de Molins or Count Cosa Valencia will succefl^ Don Manuel Silvela as Ambassador to the h Republic. The students of Madrid University have returned quietly to the classes at the reques of the professors who signed the protebt againS the invasion of the university by the authorities. I [CENTRAL NEWS TiSLEGRAM-1 J ALBANIA, Sunday Night.—King Alfonso an his suite attended mass at the Church of S» Augustine, at Granada, this morning, and a.f wards proceeded to the railway-station, where < special train was in waiting to convey the party to Loga. Leaving Granada at half-past ten, LogO was reached at noon. The king stopped but A few minutes at the latter place, roni which bt1 drove in a carriage and pair to Alhama, where b* arrived at half-past three, wncre he was received with great demonstrations of delight on the par* of the suffering inhabitants. His Majesty waJ.' visibly affected at the terrible aspect of the towlif and at once commenced a round of the tentS in which the poor people are encamped* The weather was of the most miserab'e descripj tion, being damp and foggy, but the King visits'' | every tent, addressing comforting word ■> to occupiers, while he distributed money with a frep hand. Some very affecting scenes were witnessed, II the people crowding round the Xing asking for his blessing, and praying to be allowed to kisa hiS hand. It had been arranged that his Majesty should leave for Zaiarraga to-night, but in order to show his deep sympathy with '-he sutferers» the King has decided to spend the night here, an<* to sleep in one of the tents.
A WELSH BARQUE LOST AT SEA
A WELSH BARQUE LOST AT SEA I Fate of the Crew Unknown. I I [REUTER'S TELEGRAM ] I AMSTERDAM, Sunday.—A telegram from Tel Schelling, of to-day's date, states that the British barque Carmarthenshire, from Bangor to Bremen, has run ashore 'on the island and sunk- The fate of the crew is unknown.
————— .) THE SUICIDE OF A…
————— ) THE SUICIDE OF A NEWPORT 1 SOLICITOR. Mr Martin Edwards, coroner. held an inquet, on Saturday evening at the Tnres Horsesbce» Inn, Malpas, on tho body of George Edmund Lock, junior partner in the firm of Messrs Gibbs. Llewellyn, and Lock, solicitors, who committed suicide at his lodgings, Yewberry Cottage, Malpas, as already reported.—Mr Lloyd Jones, deceased's fellow-lodger, repeated in the facts which have been published of hjar.ng noise in deceased's bedroom shor^l> after mii'J night on Friday morning. A, tirst W door of the room appeare-. i0 be tened, but bo pusned it open, aiU' found the deceased ]ymg upon the fLor. Witness called Mrs Prust, tho landlady, an« ■when she came it was discovered that deceased was suspended bv the neck to the foot of tii^ bedstead, his hearl. being about 18 inches only from the floor. A. necktie had been used i.,r th^ purpose. Witness added that the deceased h»o suffered from indigestion for some time, and appeared low spirited on the afternoon preceding:- Mr Gihbs, the senior partner, volunteered Ii statement to the jury, in which he mentioned that the deceased joined the firm on the 1st J anuarv, 1882. On Wednesday last he met him in London, and talked over the withdrawal from tbe firm of Mr Llewellyn. Deceased asked for a half sharoot the business, and although witness at first demurrea to this, he subsequently conceded the point. Deceased was accompanied by Mr Cotton, a friend, and the arrangement was cordially approved of. They dined together, and after- wards went to one of the theatres. Witness agreed to meet deceased in Newport on Saturday. parting the best of friends. He did not again see him alive. „T < .■ In answer to Mr W. H. Look, brotner of the deceased, Mr Gibbs said that a letter had been written by the deceased to his father informing him that *il business matters had been ratisfactorily settled, but asking him to come over to Newport a-id see him at once, as his mind was somewhat unstrung. His father itaci arranged to comply with this request. The coroner bn'efly summed up, and pointed out to the jury ;hat deceased had indicate* m the letter to his father that he was much disturbed in mind. The probability tvao that hp was labouring under temporary insanlt, anr] he ad- vised inefn to return a verdict to this effect. TJie jury concurred in this view of the painful a/fair, and returned a verdict accordingly.
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