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MUNICIPAL WORK ATI PEMBROKE…
MUNICIPAL WORK AT I PEMBROKE DOCK. THE COUNCIL, THE MAGISTRATES, AND THE RATE DEFAULTERS. MR. MORGAN EXPLAINS HIS BLD. A meeting of the Pater Ward Committees anu the Pembroke Town Council was held on Monday afternoon, when there were present: Aldermen W. Smith, W. Jones, and W. PhiHip, Councillors, J. Grieve, B. Hancock, Yv. Evans, J. Morgan, J. Lawrence. C. Young, and Ví. Robinson, with the Town Clerk (Mr. R. D. Lowless), the Surveyor (Mr. K. McAlpin, and the Inspector (Mr. P. Morgan). MAGISTRATES AND COUNCIL Prior to the commencement of the committee work Mr. J. Grieve said that they would re- meniber that the Estates Committee had had a list before them of the persons who had no paid their rates. They had as a matter of dutv to go through the list, and a special evening was appointed for the purpose. Oa •+hat occasion they spent a considerable time -going through the list, and he understood tnac that^list of names had not been befcTe the magistrates. He found it reported in the Press" that at a sitting of the Pembroke Dock Bench on Saturday week, a certain gentleman stated that a number of cases had been brought before them three weeks before. They had then excused certain persons, who, however, had been brought before them again by the instructions of the Town Council, and at a consequence the borough had been put to a let of unnecessary expense. If this report was correct—and he had no reason to suppose tnat it was not—there must be) someone at fault. These names ought not to have been before the Council if they had already been before the magistrates. It must have been somebody's fault that they were not informed of it. As for putting the borough to unnecessary ex- pense he repudiated the idea. He should like some one to give an explanation. Aid. Jones said that he knew nothing a.join it. The Clerk also said that he knew noiAnU^ about the matter at all. He knew that the Council had the right to excuse persons from paving the district rate, and persons so ex- cused were not liable to pay. They, however, had nothing to do with the poor rate. Mr. Lawrence said that the question (Ld crop up at the Sessions. Some of the people who had been before the magistrates before were brought up again on Saturday, and some of the magistrates spoke up and said these cases had been before them before. The magis- trates had made the necessary inquiries as to the means of the people, and felt that they were not justified in making the orders. Mr. Hancock: I take it that the magistrates had already heard these cases before they were submitted to the Council. Mr. Lawrence: The cases which came beiore them, came before them previously under a different aspect. They came before them on behalf of the poor rate, and the magistrates knew what their circumstances were when they were summoned for the district rate, and they considered le same statements applicable as was in the case of poor rates, they having made the necessary inquiries with reference -to these persons when they were summoned for poor rates. They thought it really was not necessary to go into the cases again, as there were only ten days between them and when they came before the magistrates before, and their circumstances would not have altered. Aid. Smith said that as a matter of fact the list which had previously been before the magistrates was the poor rate list, and one list that came before the Council was the dis- trict rate list. Therefore the borough had not been put to any additional expense through their action. A long discussion followed, and Mr. Smith suggested that the collector should send the list before the Council earlier. Mr. Evans drew attention to what he termed the farcical thing in the list." The com- mittee had submitted a list to the magistrates of the people whom Ley considered were able to pay, and the magistrates considered that their discrimination was groundless. The sitting of the committee in deliberation on these cases was really a farce. Aid. Phillips did not like the remarks which were made by the Chairman of the magistrates. He considered that the members of the Coun- cil were as much in a position to know what people could pay as were the magistrates. People had been excused by the magistrates who were better able to pay than some of the Dockyardmen. He thought the Council should go a step further and insist upon these people paying, if they had the power to do so. Mr. Lawrence pointed out that the list was this year before the Council before the poor rate cases came before the magistrates. It was decided that in future the list should come before the Council before August 20th each year. NO TENDERS ASKED. Mr. Lawrence asked why no tenders had been asked for the work at the Council offices in accordance with the resolution on the books. The Cleric said that the work had been carried out by the Corporation men. Mr. Lawrence asked how long it was since they had had a carpenter working for the Corporation. They had employed extra men to do the work, and that was not in accord- ance with their resolution. MR. MORGAN EXPLAINS. Mr. Grieve said that the market had beeli let and £317 10s. had been offered for one year. It was his duty to ask the Council to confirm this or otherwise. They did not get quite the price they hoped, but they were fairly satisfied. It Was decided to accept the offer. Mr. Morgan said that an account of what occurred on that occasion had appeared in one of the local papers, and he nad been blamed for what he did then. He should like the auctioneer to explain exactly what trans- pired. What he did he did to try and the sale of the market rather than db iq harm. Mr. Lawrence said that there was not much- to explain. Every person in the room had a perfect right to bid. Mr. Morgan had made a bid at the sale and one of the aldermen pre- sent spoke rather sharply, and said Mr. Mor- gan had no right to bid. As auctioneer he had a perfect right to accept a bid from any person—the responsibility rested upon that per- son. He accepted the bid. He must say that he had had no communication whatever with Mr. Morgan, and knew nothing about it. They had positively refused to allow L anyone to make a bogus bid. He thought at the time that Mr. Morgan was acting as agent for some person. Mr. Morgan: My whole reason for making the bid was this. The auctioneer was asking .someone to give him a start.. and it seemed to be hanging fire. So I mentioned £100 to give the sale a start.' The matter then dropped. ALBANY STREET AGAIN. Aid. Smith brought up the question of the making up of the road at Albany Street, and in reply to him both the Town Clerk and the Surveyor said that they had received no further communication from the Bush Estate. The former said that Sir Thomas Meyrick had agreed to make up the road, but the work had not been commenced yet. It was decided, upon the proposition of Aid. Smith, that the Clerk should serve notice requiring the work to be done at once. Aid. Phillips: If we serve a notice on him it may mean going to law. Aid. Jones: Let's go to law then. Aid. Phillips said that if they did so they might have to proceed against. other people as well. IS IT A RIGHT OF WAY? Mr. Grieve asked if there was a right of way from the Upper Road to the old Reservoir, and along Waterworks Lane to Gwyther Street. Mr. Robinson, the chairman of the Water Com t-tee, replied in the affirmative, and Mr. Grieve said that he believed if it were known the path would be used considerably. The Clerk said that he was- not sure the public had a right to use the path. He be- lieved that only the Corporation, their servants and workmen could go over it. Mr. Grieve said that the path had been used by some people, but some others were more timid and thought they had no right to use it. He should like to have it settled. Mr. Hancock said that the Corporation paid rent for the land, and suggested that they should only close it one day a year in the same way as the War Department did with re- gard to some of their property. The Clerk said that was hardly the point. The point was whether they had the right to do this, and he did not think they had. They had the land, he believed, not for general use, but for use in connection with the waterworks. He would, however, look the matter up. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. Nathan Roberts, the caretaker of the Municipal Offices, wrote asking for increased remuneration, and upon the proposition ofAld. Smith, seconded by Mr. Lawrence, the matter was postponed until the next meeting of the Estates Committee. Mr. Grievo (chairman of the Market Com- mittee) referred to the proposal to screen off a portion of the Market House to form a hall. The Surveyor was preparing plans and a sketch, and lie hoped to put these before the next meeting of the committee. The Town Clerk reported that the Globe Engineering Co. had come to an agreement with the Council with regard to the enforce- ment of the penalty clause in connection with their waterworks at Milton Waterworks. They had agreed to zE20 being deducted for the de- lay. He also reported that he had received letter from the Admiralty with regard to the water supply of the Dockyard. They offered to renew their agreement on November 1st upon the same terms for a further period of three years. It will be remembered that the Admiralty had previously written asking if the Corporation could not reduce the rate per 1.000 gallons at which they supplied the water.
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NAVAL AND MILITARY NOTES. Capt. Owen, of Pembroke Royal Field Artil- lery special reserve, has left the service. He was formerly an officer of the regular army, and served as a second-lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, becoming Captain in what was then the Pembroke Royal Garrison Artillery Militia in December, 1904. The 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment is due to leave Pembroke Dock for Ireland next Wed- nesday, and will take over quarters at Dublin in place of the 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, which will then go to Bordon camp to replace the 1st Battalion Welsh Regiment, which is coming to this district, to be located at Pembroke Dock. The 2nd Battalion Wilt- shire Regiment, on moving to Ireland joins the 13th Infantry Brigade, under Bragadiar General C. C. Monro, C.B. The corps has been about three years at Pembroke Dock, and was transferred to this centre from Longmoor Camp, in the Aldershot command, relieving at Pembroke Beek the 1st Battalisn Shropshire Light Infantry. The 1st Batalion Welsh Regiment is due to arrive at Pembroke Dock from the Aldershot command the same day that the Wiltshire Regiment leaves this district. It came home from South Africa in 1904, and after remain- ing for a time at Gravesend was transferred to Bordon Camp. The battalion, which is the old 41st, and is recruited from Pembroke, Car- marthen, etc., is commanded by Brevet-Colonel Parkinson, with Major Schofield as second in command, the other officers of the battalion staff being Capt. and Adjutant Derry, D.S.O., and Lieutenant and Quarter-master Gain. It served throughout the South African war under the command of Colonel Banfield, C.B., who is now chief of the Sbuth Wales Territorial In- fantry Brigade, and it participated in the re- lief of Kiinberley, the action at Paarde- burg, etc. It has been notified that the training year for territorial units in Pembrokeshire will commence on the 1st of next month, and the training for the present year is to be completed by the last day of the month just commenced. It has been been decided that under the new system the 4th (Pembroke) Territorial Batta- lion Welsh Regiment shall have but Sergt. Instructors, and that number will be allotted 10 every territorial battalion in the service. Strong representations are being made to the authorities to set aside this decision, and it is pointed out that scattered corps, like the 4th Territorial Battalion Welsh Regiment, with no more than one or two companies at a parti- cular centre, need more members of the per- manent staff than a battalion recruited from a large centre of population, like Cardiff, where the c-ompau ies are together. Capt .Stoddart, commanding the first-class battleship Ca?sar of the Home Fleet, has been appointed to command the first-class battleship New Zealand, of the Channel Fleet, and he succeeds Captain Sturdee, who vacates the command on promotion to the rank of Rear- Admiral. Capt. Ansthutlia replaces Capt. Stad- dart in coAmand of the Casar, and he has of late been unemployed. I As at present arranged one or two of the vessels of the Channel Fleet, under Lord Charles Beresford, will visit Milford Haven during the autumn cruise, now in progress. It will, however, be quite the end of the month before the fleet makes its appearance off the Welsh Coast, and the cruise will terminate on 5th of November. Capt. Bacon, D.S.O., Director of Naval Ord- nance and torpedoes, has been appointed a naval aide-de-camp to the King in place of Rear-Admiral Gamble, who has vacanted on promotion, and Capt. W. L. Grant, command- ing the first-class battleshiup Cornwallis of the Atlantic Fleet, has also been appointed a naval A.D.C., in the vacancy caused by the promotion of Rear-Admiral Sturdee to flag rank.
THE DIOCESAN CONFERANCE AT…
THE DIOCESAN CONFERANCE AT TENBY. The St. David'sDiocesan Conference will be held at the Royal Gate House Assembly Rooms, Tenby, on Wednesday and Thursday, October 21st and 22nd. As this is the first time that the conference has been held at a nearer centre than Carmarthen, Pembrokeshire Churchpeople will do. well to attend the meet- ings. Members alone will be permitted to take part in the debates, but the general public will find seats in the hall. The conference begins each day with a celebration of the Holy Communion at St. Mary's Parish Church. On Wednesday, the 21st, the Bishop, as presi- dent. will give his address at 11.30. A discus- sion on Clergy Pensions" will follow, the opener being Mr. R. :.ove, secretary of the Clergy Pensions Institution. At 2.30 Colonel Everitt will open a discussion on "Lay Minis trations in Churches and Other Places." In the evening at 7.30 there will be a service at St. Mary's, when a sermon will be preached b the Rev. T. G. Gardiner, rector of St. Michael's, Paternoster Row, London. On Thursday, October 22nd, at 11, a discussion will be held on Parochial Church Councils," fol- lowing the reading of a special committee's report by Mr. Frank Gilbertson. At 2.30 the Dean of St. David's will give a retrospect of the Pan Anglican Congress. At 8 in the even- ing a public meeting will be held, with the Bishop in the chair, the subject being The Church in Wales." This meeting will un- doubtedly be an important one, and those who will be able to attend will not be likely to for- get, it. An effort is being made to induce the G.W.R. to run a motor train to Pembroke Dock,.each evening after the day's proceedings are over. Enquiry should be made at the r al railway station on this point.
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Unemployment.
Unemployment. Sir,—Not one of your readers can be indiff- erent to the very serious state of the labour market just now. In August, when trade ought to have been in full swing, unemployment was at lt verv worst. Injury. 1907. the percentage was 3 III January. 1903 ,,6 In July, 1908 „ 8 Iji August, 1903 9 (nearly) A dreadful state of affairs, one working-man in every twelve out of work; and what will it be when winter comes? We are told that unemployment is due to depression in trade: but what is this present depression in trade due to? Undoubtedly there' are several contributory causes: strikes, finan- cial stress in America, etc. But there is one cause which afflicts this country with painful regularity, and that is "want of confidence"- the men who have the capital are afraid to in- vest—the purse strings are tightened (not only of the wealtny, but also of the middle-class). And these periods of "want of confidence" come in the second or third year of a Liberal Government. Go to any Liberal meeting, and you are always told to tax and rate the well- to-do: that seems to be the main aim of the Radical, and he makes such a noise about it. The Chancellor of the Exchequer talks of "robbing henro,)st-i, it surprising: that everyone w-o has a hen keeps her tight under lock and key. No wonder that capital is shy of home investments. No wonder that people are holding their money to see what will hap- pen. No wonder that hundreds of millions of British money has been invested during the last twelve months in foreign countries, giving work to foreigners, while our men get out of work, and their families sink to poverty and starvation. Walk through the streets of Pembroke Dock. on every hand you see signs of depression of trade: there is no doubt about it. What has caused it? Is it not merely that a few hun- dred mei have been discharged from the Dock- yard. There are probably as many men em- ployed in the yard now as there were 15 years ago (at which time the town was doing a roar- ing trade). The cause is "Want of confidence." No one knows what is going to. happen next. Every man thinks that he may have his notice next Friday, and if he has a sovereign by him, he keeps it. fearing that a rainy day may come all too soon. A Liberal Government always creates a simi- lar want of confidence. It frightens the man who has anything to spend to invest, it frightens the poor man who has saved his pound), and they both sit tight). It talks loudly of high Income Tax, Estate Duty; and it seems bent upon taxing the well-to-do out of existence. This is quite enough (for in- stance) to prevent a millionaire from building himself a mansion, which would give a couple of years' work to-seorF.q of men; he waits to see what is going to happen, and scores of men remain out of work. He keeps his wealth in a fluid state: he won't sink it in brick and mortar, or in some British venture, for the Radicals threatens to tax all these things to death. He waits, or he invests it in Russian oil wells, or German chemical works, or on some agricultural venture in the broad lands in the West, and thousands of British work- men who might have been employed by his capital remain unemployed, because everybody with a pound to lose is afraid of the pilfering propensities of the present-day "Progressive." The rich man will not invest his money at home, where Radical talk threatens all his ventures, and all his profits with ruinous taxa- tion, and if things come to the worst, he transfers his capital (and he can do it by simply writing a cheque) to some saner coun- try. Meanwhile the British workman is out of work, and wiseacres wonder why the per- centage of unemployment is rising-at so terri- ble a rate. A-FRIEND OF LABOUR. P.S.—Colonel Ivor Philipps, speaking at Pem- broke on September 26th. expresses my senti- ments exactly, only in other words. He says that the present Government by its legislative programme "were bound to set great interests against them, and to make others nervous." This "nervousness." which a Radical Govern- ment is bound to create, makes men afraid to run risks; they hold to what they have for fear of loss. The Colonel's "nervousness" and my want of confidence" are the same thing, and in it you have a great and avoid- able cause of Depression in Trade and Unem- ployment. The Colonel, as a man of business experience, would be the first to acknowledge that commercial nervousness is a great producer of Trade Depression with its accom- panying unemployment. To remove this un- employment you must remove the cause (the "nervousness.") To remove the "nervous- ness you must remove the present Radical Government, which the Colonel (a firm sup- porter of that Government) tells you is, by its very nature, bound to create "nervousness."
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THE 1ST. WELSH REGIMENT ARRIVE. The 1st Battalion of the Welch Regiment left Bordon on the 7th inst. in two trains, travelling all night via Salisbury and Bristol, and arrived at Pembroke Dock between 4 and 5 a.m. on The 8th. The strength of the Bat- talion is 23 officers, 697 other ranks, with 43 families. On September 30th, 1908, the battalion was inspected by Major-General J. M. Grierson, C.V.O., C.B., C.M.G., commanding 1st Division, and afterwards by Lieut.-General Sir H. L. Smith Dorrien, K.C.B., D.S.O., commanding Aldershot Division. The G.O.C. 1st Division, in bidding good-bye to 14ic battalion, said:—"Colonel Parkinson, officers, and men of the 1st Battalion the Welcii Regiment. I have come here to-day to wish you good-bye on your leaving the 1st Division. I am extremely sorry to lose you. I have held your battalion in the highest admiration since I saw you get in with the bayonet at Driefontein, South Africa, which was the first occasion on this side (i.e. outside Natal), that the bayonet had been used; and it was you who led the way, showing that you were still able to carry out what your fathers did at Inkerman. You are now going to the 4th Division, and I wish you good- luck. You take with you a most excellent report. Colonel Parkinson, I congratulate you on your fine battalion." The Lieut.-General Commanding-in-Chief, in his address to the battalion, remarked that he was very pleased to be able to see the battalion on parade, as, owing to the short time be had been at Aldershot and the calls on his time, it was rarely he had the chance of seeing any battalion individually. He had been closely acquainted with the 2nd Battalion in India, and only a few years ago said "Good-bye" to them on their leaving India for the Cape. On being shown the goat by Colonel Parkin- son, it reminded him that about two years ago he was instrumental in getting a goat from the same herd of the King at Windsor when the 2nd Battalion goat died. The battalion was leaving the Aldershot command in a high state of efficiency, and the conduct of the men had been excellent throughout their stay. He hoped that they would be happy at Pembroke Dock. He concluded by saying that he hoped he should at some future date again have the honour of having the battalion in his command, and congratulated Colonel Parkinson oh the high state of efficiency of his battalion.
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Pembroke Dockyard, I Sir,—Sitting down here at Llanelly, 60 miles from Pembroke Dock, and looking at the ves- sels that are built in the yard now, and not much notice taken, I am reminded of a song made in the place in 1852:- These hearts of oak they gained their fame In September, fifty-two; By the launch of the noble vessel. Named after the hero of Waterloo. A finer vessel was never stocked, Nor rode upon the sea. As from bold Pembroke Dock They tin Wellington free. Chorus'—To drink success to Pater town, And the Pembroke Dock men true. Search England, Ireland and Wales around, Their equals are but few. Is not this song as good to-day as then? Now I consider that it excels; let others think as they like. True it will not do for us to see the same down here, or else we may all wish to be up-above, where all are of one mind. WAl. EVANS. 4,Swanfield PI HOC 1.1M nelly.
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The Case of Daisy Lord. Sir.—I shall esteem it a great favour if you will insert this letter in your paper. A few weeks ago I sent for a few petition:; on behalf of Daisy Lord, and on September '-19th I jiisited Haverfordwest to try to secure as many signatures as possible. The majority of people whom I asked to sign did, so; but there were a few who refused. One of these was a medical man in whose opinion Daisy Lord, having committed murder, was a for- tunate girl to be alive. Just so. but notice what Dr. Gardner says about abortion: The attempts against the life of the child which are committed'at the present day, are almost always by seduced girls, and the motive is not one of systematic calculation, but the shame and misery which follow their abandonment. It is unfortunately true that abortion and in- fanticide are common, not only in Paris, but in all great capitals wf Europe, as well as localities of less importance. One lady, to v/hom ) was called in consul- tation six hour," before her death, confessed to me that she had produced abortion upon her- self twenty-one times previously. The certi- ficate given I afterwards learned was "dysen- tery." Another* gentlem-an who refused to sign it was a clergyman. The rev. gentleman told me that he had not read the case, but after per- using the petition, he had no sympathy with the unfortunate girl. I hope the next time he preaches Faith, Plops and Charity," he will remember the petition that was presented to him on the 19th of September. The following (lay I canvassed part of Llan- gwm. I was rather amused at one lady, who told me that the young women now-a-days were given too much scope, and if they were brought up in the same manner she was, they would never have the opportunity to bring shame upon themselves. Marvellous! I I could see that pleading was useless here, so I changed the subject and commented upon the weather. Very wet weather Mrs. li.; bad for harvesting I should think." There," she replied, "that is something to talk about now; we have such a lot of corn out. Oh, dearie me. I am worried." Very sad said I." and kept repeating to myself, "I hope it will rain without ceasing until Daisy Lord is released." Again I paid a visit to another gentleman, and asked him if he would be good enough to read the petition. He started its perusal, and then exclaimed. What do you want me to do"? "Just sign your name please." I am at my tea," says he! Of such is the Kingdom of H.—I am, sir. vours faithfully, » PAGAN. • Ben Adhem," the nom de plump of the I wrfter of a weekly column in the Weekly Post," has something to say upon the case of Daisy Lord. "As." he says, "in pitiful cases like hers all the trouble falls en the woman. It would only be just to stand the seducer in the clock by her side to share her I, punishment, and all thinking people will unite in profound thanksgiving over the promise re- ceived this week from the Home Secretary of a reform in the laws. Can it be that these blackguards, who have legally been allowed to escape from all efforts of their perfidy, are at lact to be tracked down? Surely it is only in accord with the barest outline of the British code of justice that the betrayer should suffer with the betrayed. Not very long ago Me usea to hang all such betrayed maidens as iaisy Lord; indeed, to our shame, we hang some still. A hundred years ago (as I have been reading in a little pamphlet entitled "Some Notes on the Punish'ment of Death "—pub- lished by the Society for the Abolition of Capi- tal Punishment) we used to hang people for several things we only deem comparatively trivial to-day. The death penalty for forgery, coining, cattle-stealing, sheep-stealing, stealing from a dwelling-house, was only abolished in 1832, by the efforts of Mr. William Ewart: while it was five years later before capital punishment for cutting and maiming and rick- burning was abolished. From this pamphlet I gather that fifty years ago five our of twelve of a Royal Commission would have totally abolished the death penalty, while even the other seven were in favour of classifying homi- cide in grades, and only inflicting death for the worst. We don't seem to have improved much in this matter since then. As I have said before in this column, capital punishment is barbar ous and utterly out.of tune with our Christianity and civilisation: though, consider- ing what penal servitude for life means, pro- bably hanging is preferable.
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ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A MILFORD…
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A MILFORD MINISTER. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING." The Rev. John Ward, Wesleyan minister stationed at Milford, has been the subject of considerable abuse and of misrepresentation. It was alleged against him that in a recent sermon he made some serious reflections upon the character and conduct of our soldiers and sailors, and following this the rev. gentleman has had at least two anonymous letters of an abusive character. The rev. gentleman has had more than two years at Milford, and pw- vious to coming here he spent three years at the Mumbles, so that for five years he has been in pretty close communion with soldiers and fishermen. Moreover for the last two years he has acted as chaplain to the garrisons at Hubberston and South Hook. To charge him, therefore, with going out of his way to insult either our sailors or soldiers, seemed so un- accountable that a reporter of this paper inter- viewed the rev. gentleman on the subject. He at once produced the M.S. of his discourse, and from this he read the passages to which objec- tion had been taken. The subject of the ser- mon was the parable of the mustard seed, and one division of the subject was, of course, to show how the mustard seed as a type of living energy and victorious power is typical I of Christianity, which delights in exhibiting itself in difficult and perilous places. We did not build lighthouses on lovely wooded hills, in quiet secluded dells, or in carefully culti- vated gardens; but near dangerous sand banks, on the edge of high frowning cliffs, or on peri- lous places exposed to the wroth of the sea, and all the winds that blow. In like manner Christianity delighted to exhibit its wonderful vitality and power in the most unlikely and difficult places. Then came the crucial pass- ages. On the sailing vessel, where the cap- tain and crew aye ignorant and profane, coarse and brutal; in the barracks where the soldiers mock and scorn; in the shop or office of the great city, where the atmosphere is laden with impurity, dishonesty and selfishness. In all these places it quietly takes possession, and commands the resuect and even homage of those who are most exposed to it." In the name of fair play we ask any of our readers do these words bear the construction which have been placed upon then) ? We answer that none but a very oateless hearer can see in them any cause of offence.
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL. On Saturday the Wiltshires played their last Match in Pembroke Dock, when they met the "Scots Abroad" on the Bush Street Athletic Ground. The soldiers had a good team in the field, but were without Henslow, their capable back. The Scots had strengthened their team from that which on the previous Saturday drew with .Milford Priory, Liard coming in at left half, and the forward line being re-arranged as follows:—Thomas, Williams, Harris, Fowler, and Tweed. The game was well contested, but the soldiers had slightly the better of the ex- changes, and won by 2. A team representing H.M.S. Greyhound on Saturday journeyed to Milford. and beat the Priory by 2-1. Mili'ord United on Saturday journeyed to Mardy to play a South Wales League fixture, and lost by three goals to nil. The teams were :—Mardy—Goal, Ingrain; backs, H. Jones and Golding; half-backs, Cox, Griffiths, and Tom Jones; forwards, Wollacot. Abley, Giles, Lock, and Holland.. Milford—Goal, Hoggins; backs, Smith and Hooper; half-backs, Blackwell, Thwaites, and Sanderson: forwards, Warr, M. Davies, Evaps, Davies, and Walters. Neyland Rugby team on Saturday opposed a team picked from the other clubs in the West of Llanelly League. A good game was wit- nessed, Neyland winning by 11 points to 5. Neyland this year undoubtedly have a fine side, and should have a successful season. Rot only are nearly all the old players available, but they have also plenty of new blood to draw upon. On the Barrack Hill on Saturday Llanreath met Royal Garrison Artillery in a League match. The soldiers proved to be the better at combination, and also at shooting. Under- wood in goal for Llanreath put up a strong defence, and Jones and Griffiths backs also did well. Eventually the soldiers won their first League match by 5 goals to 2 goals. On Saturday last the Dockyard Apprentices journeyed to Milford to meet the Milford Re- serves in a League match. Mr. McBean acted as referee. The Royals did not seem to be able to combine together. It was close on half-tin^ when the Reserves netted their fit goal. The Apprentices had hard luck several tunes in front of goal, and seemed to get downhearted, and the homesters won by 5 goals to nil. On Saturday last Pembroke Dock A.C. were at home in a League match with the Depart- mental Athletic, and won easily by 6 goals to 2.
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