The Cambria Daily Leader

ALEXANDRA PARK., Small Fields. -j i r—BEOOMFIBLD PIT'E of 200 99\5. ..) One a,nd-&-h?if miles Md '?10 yards. UII.J"D 4 a' 1 Mr Dick's BBITGE-ND, 4 8-12 (iriggs 1 itlr H. nartigan's itOIsSYL. a 3,4, Wins ? Mr M. FUHIA 4 7-1 i Bobbins 3 it;- W. Wren's Loxley, 4 M Spear 0 Mr Bottomlty's PromGte, 5 7-11 Crickmere 0 Mr i'ottev'e Potentate 5 7-4. Stock 0 on 1.17 Trainer: Griggs. It etting: 2 to 1 on Bri(I.L-iict. 7 to 1 Puria. 10 to 1 Loxley and Promote. 100 to 8 others. Half a length; four. O A—FINCTiLKY ?ELLI?& t'L?TE ■ 2. 20? ?ova. One nn't ?J yarde Mr JohnsonFAIE OAKS a 8-8 Colliac: 1 4L- Hale's PRJNCE DANILO. 5 7-ll.gpear 2 Mr W. Curt:e's FLOR, DE SOLAR, a, 7-8 Stock 3 Mr R.hodes'. Grlenflnttan 5 7-5 Crickmere 0 Off 2.1. Trainer! Johnson. Bottins. ti to 4 Fair Oak& 2 to 1 Prim-e Danilo. 7 to 2 Plor de Solar. 100 to 8 Gleufin- ao-i. Three-parts; four. 2Qr\~MAIDEN TWO TEAE OLD PLATE •Ovr PLATK of 200 sove. Five fur. ?OHS?. Sf,, F Irgram's WRITS BELL. 8J) I>onoghue 1 Mr }ff'r; J{A ppy GTjKAM 7-II. V. Smyth 2 Nr Johnson s WABBURTON, 8-1! Leach 3 Mrs 8-11 Sfcott 0 Lovd QtaneJ-y'e Bosedoon 8-0 Hulme 0 Mr Lone-nmir'ssWitch Doctor 8-0 Whallcv ti Mine. Varipatig Gina. 7-31 Shatwell 0 Off 235 Trainer: Poole. Bettiajr 6 to 4 Hanoy Gleam. 2 to 1 White TicII. 0 t f 2 Roeedoon. 5 to i Witch Doctor 10 to 1 other.. Three lengths shatf. O A WOODLAND KUR8EBY ?.AJ?I- O.U OAP of MO !!OV 011e mile 56 :rar, Mr Hugell'ft SAVILE BOW. 7-8. M. iane I Lt.-Cot Jcbicon's AEBOLPTF 7-11 Donoghue 2 T Ijord Lor«dales BELLE-F1LLE 7-4 Weston 3 Mr Picbardooa!a Sveqt I)oroth y 8-7.Fox 0 .x)rd fjt>wjlliam# Deuce of Clubs, S-4 Robbins 0 Mr P. M.?y. Ural. 8-4 Pjper 0 Mr Rhodes' Hi boa-ilia 7-12 Whalley 0 H- Dust-cmbe's Earn Combe. 7-10 I T W. Bajdmc 0 <M, J? nrn&n« O?rseM. 7-S.V Sfanh 0 Mr' BMtomIfy'a Gift of th(! Gab. 7. Crickmere 0 Official Scratchi nas. I T?p?ow.. Autumn Cun—Chnette Duchv Platfc LivcrBOoI—Morcinp Star I .Kn<]?aley Nursery p?.tc Liverpool—A.T N I I Trench Warfare Disqualified. I I Trench Warfare, the secpnd horse I in the Croome Plate at Worcester I .)-el-temla,v in the 3.30 race was subse- quentlv d'^nalified. the rider hav- ing diemenmted in the wrong place. Stortey Jacket becomes second, and G wen ever e third.

I DASTARDLY. I Lightning Attack on I Police Barracks. I I The Pross Association's Navan orro- I spondent says:— A daring attack was made on Fridiy night on the Lismallen police. At 30 o'clock a party in a motor drove up and fired several shots at the barrack. The station is a. small one, some seven miles from Navan, on the main road to Dublin. The harrack contained only a sergeant and two constables, and they returned the fire. LONG ATTACK. The attack lasted a long time. Sergt. Matthews received a serious shot wouid, and the loss of his left eye is feared. The attacking party then made off. The Navan Police Station was aifced for help, and the const-ibularv are pursuing inquines. The injured sergeant, who is a, Cou.rev Louth man with 22 years' service, was I conveyed to a Dublin hospitn1, where be was attended by a doctor and priest.

THE YOUNG HOPES. Naval Brigade Notes. As the majority of people have dis covered, the mind and body require Nilial nourishment to sustain tnem otherwise if the brain is nt supplied with the neceosary fuel the human machinery becmes useless and refuses to act in the authordox manner because the directing power has failed. Yet even in this age of enlightenment a small section of the community still re- gard reading-except neii-spa i-s-u wast-e of time even when there is nothing more profitable to occupy youth's leisure hours Thp- resAiJt oi this is a starved mind, which gradually dwarfs the faculties as the process goes on, until the possessor becomes incapable of rising to a nigher level. A determined step in the right direc- tion, however, has now been made ,as a number of free libraries hare been es- tablished in outlying districts to pro- vide facilities for recreation of useful study. For the past two or more years the earned wMes^re'd oulcritv by ing exclusively for the younger genera- tion. Wholesome yet exciting tales of adven- tures in foreign lands, elementary science, life stories, wonder hooks, gar- dening, true tales and fiction all occupy a plaoo en the shelves at Headquarters. VALUE OF GOOD BOOKS. I rim lifts undoubtedly prevented a number of youths from reading lurid periocVcals that suggest evil to their un- suspicious minde. A' the outlet one boy told the librarians (Mrs. John Bod-gens.) and Mjes Parry Haw'es) that he hated books, as the only ones in his home wore Carlyle and Buskin's works which he wao incapable of undemanding Upon the recommend*t''on of one of his companions he ultimately borrowed an intere-jting story of Africa, with the result that he soou demands books of ad- venture as eagerly ae; any of the other | bay. Tiiore 6 no hard and fast rule about reading, as clever thinkers ar* always remarkable for the amount of light literature they ataeorb with that of more solid character. Books ane our teachers, ae there are few volumes penned that do not give fresh food for thought, or ideae that will ultinaately lead to new developments. The Naval Brigade library is doing good service, but many of the volumes through sheer hard wear are now giving out. Caifte of bright stores and instructive volumes will, therefore, be very accept aWe. BOXING. U'TrSTfB Instructor A. Miles very kindly acted as referee iin the boxing contests that took place at headquarters iaet week, and on the eMne occasion gave wseful hints to thoee anxious to beeme skilful in tbe art of seJ^defance. f "ANCHOR'S WEIGHED." I -?

? 3S £ Um4> -1 'ALEGE=IItG. I At Swansea Police Court on Saturday, ,-Idriey Williams, collier, vrm charged with cutting and wounding C, Fiaher by striking him on the head with ewne instrument in the Morfa Inn, Landore, on October 31st. The ta" was adjourned for a weekt

'FERRY FOOTBALL. League Champions Lose Their Record. (BY FERRET.") The Britonferry Rugby tft4n were to have met a selected teeni of the Neath and District League on Saturday last on the 'Ft!'I'ol'Y ground, but instead, Crynant, the champions of the League, who had not been beaten this season, fulfilled the fixture, and there was a big crowd to wit- ness the match. The home team wore white bands on their arm as a loken of respect to the president of the club, Mr. A. J. Jones, whose wife had died during the week. Britonferry were without their cent re, Mr. W. H. Rees, who was ill, but other- wise they had their full team out. The game proved rather one-sided a.- regards the score, the Ferry netting one converted goal, two dropped goals aaid two tries (19 points) to nil, but it must be confessed (hat, they were not that much ahead of the visitors on the run of t h plar. A MAN SHORT. It mutft also not be forgotten that Cry- nant were without Smith, their centre, for a good part of the game, 4e having had to retire owing to knee trouble, and his absence made a deal of difference to his side. The Ferry were distinctly the better side, however, and at forward they had a big pull. The Crynant lot were on the light eide, and were beaten almost every scrum for poo-ess ion, but in the open they showed up well, especially in the latter stages of the game. What came uver the home- sters during the concluding part of the game it i impoe:ble to say, but they seemed to fall to pieces, and it was exactly the same, so a spectator told me, as when they played at Swansea. They mis-fielded times galore, and many good opportunities went begging. This won't do boys if you wrsh to keep up your repu- tation. You must play well r;ght up to the final whistle, or you will again be caught napping, just as you were at Swansea. It was pleasing to find in Saturday's gamfo that the forward' bad taken o hear* the tip giren in these note-s to give th,. r backs a chance of opening out the game. BRIGHT PASSING. In the initial half, especially, the for- wards got the ball out to Bevan, and he slung it out to D. L. Thomas, with the result that the spectators were treat-ed to iome decent passing bouts, which pleased tho spectators much better than the ever- lasting scrums. It was evidenced by the play of the backs on Saturday that. given the chance, they could play the game» and two of the tries scored were the re- sult of bac.k play. No doubt the backs have a lot to lw.-n. but while the ball was confined forward, which had been the case up to tbv last match, they had very little opportunity of showing what they could do, but for the future we shall have more open Raines. Let us hope the backs will prove as formidable lot as our forwards. Adey was the pick of the third line, while Arthur Edward.. who came out of the forwards t. take the place uf R-ees, also did well. and his dropped goal was a beauty. Tuan Thomas d'll a few smart things, but Reggie Davie a power- ful wing. often overran the ball and his man. and a couple of chance. were lost owing t.) this. TODlGriffithftll fQ-ik,; âän did well, and «om> c* his 'touch-finding WtU, excellent. The halves, Bevnn and D. L. Thomas, appeared to play Leuer in this match than in a.ny other-ol I course, they were playing behind on winning pack, so that they had every chance for distinguishing themselves but I liked the way they carried out the interpassing game and getting the ball í1 way ;;(1 the backs. FRUITS OF TRAINING. Of the forwards a lot might be written, but there is little need, other than to say they are a very fine, pack, and a great deal of their succesj must be attributed to the r systematic training and with their sticking together. During the whole of the games this season there has hardly been a change in their ranks, and they have come to know one another* play exactly. I will not single one out in Saturday's game, ah they all played well. By the time these notes appear the Ferry will have met > a est eg away, and there is no doubt the struggle will be a keen one, but I think the 'Ferry will not be defeated, hut will just get home. Am I correct? The supporters of the Ferry Club are very pleased that the Sports Editor of the Leader has contradicted the report in a London paper that the play of the Ferry team at Swansea re- cently was marked with roughness on their part. Unfortunately, I was unable to eee the match i yself, but I have seen the Ferry, play all their other matches, and hari not seen rougher play on their side than their opponents. Keen, I know, the Ferry players tire-keeu as mu.t,rd- but undue roughness I have not seen, and I am sure the remarks of a certain ecr;bA in a contemporary were quita uncoiled for. GIANTS WHARF. Giants Wharf Soccer team played a friendly agaiuat Port Talbot at the Wharf on Saturday, and won by four goals to nil. The whole team, into wh'd\ has been brought some new blood, played much better than in their previous games, and their combination was better all round. The Giants have done badly in their sarlv games, but it is hoped they have now turned the corner, and will go on from victory to victory. The Giants second string were away playing the Smelters at Swansea, and they also registered a win of a goal to nil. There were a lot of supporters watching the Ferry Juniors playing the St. Stephen's Seconds Swansea, in the first round for the Swansea and District League Cup. but they were beaten by 3 goals to 1. They lost the raxtch through opportuni- ties not being taken advantage of. They had muoh the beot of play, but their finishing touches were poor, and the forwards left their shooting boots at home. The Britonferry Steelworks Bowls Club are determined to have a bowling green seooftd to nOQein the district, and ar- rangvmsate Are in hand to have the old green taken up and re-laid. Mr. Bliag, of Swansea, is superintend- ing the job, while Rea, the groundsman of the Ltandrindod Greens, will finish the job off, 90 that next season visiting players will not have cause te coraplairl of the Ferry greens 813 has been the oaae clur4ag the pest eeajMO I

"WAS FURIOUS." "W A IUS. c' 1 Miss Glubb Denies Allegations. Colonl Janson, the commandii>5 o fficer of the W.R.A.F. camp at Ruret Park, ag&nist -1dtl1 allegation* of improper con- duct had bt-eii made, was the principal witness yesterday before the Lords Com- Hiittoe, which is inquiring into the cir- craufttances that led to the of Miss Douglas-Pennant for the posi- tion of commandant of the W.R.A.F. Heplying to questions, Colonel Janson denied ail allegations of immorality made by Miss Pennant either at Hursf JPark or Wormwood Scrubs, and the sug- gestion that be bad connived atmy such conduct. He a k;o denied the allegations of misconduct at Mrs. Stewart's house. .Witness recounted his war services and bis grcasotions from 2nd lieutenant in the A.S.C. to iieutenant-colon £ l. When he was appointed to Hurst Park he sd it .woe cleaily understood that he 1\S not (responsible for the girls after (f p.m. The camp was frequently inspected by staff "officers, and no adverse report was ever made against it. He lineiv that )1rs. 7Kitto had dealt with people for beins out 3ate. He denied that he had ever granted night passe* to girls, and he said be had no recollection whatever of the alleged incident in his room described by e witness Tut-nhill. In March last year witness said he met Alias Olubb's father General Sir Frederick Vllubb, and her mother. They eaine down to the depot, and had tea in his room. He had since dined with General and Lady Glubb in London. He had never wllowed Miss Glubb to sit on the table in this room. Referring to the allegation that Miss Gluhb and he had occasionally ridden x<ound the camp on horseback, lte said il-at he rode over the camp on horseback, ,ns it was the best way to inspect the place, and also gave exercise. Miss Glubb jht*d been allowed to ride one of his ponies many t iwes out of duty hours, and so had others of the officers. WOMEN AT MESS. I The attendance of women officers at mess on guest nights was sanctioned by 1-ho authorities. He denied most em- phatically that he had ever permitted im- moral relationships to exist between the men and women in his camp. Witness further stated that he bad suffered for months froizu the result of a speech made by Lortf Stanhope in the House of Lords, but although his solici- tors had to ask for details a* to tho,alle- gations none had been forthcoming. He had been called before a number of staff officers, who asked him about certain rumours of immorality, but after inquiry they were satisfied there was not enough evidence to warrant even a formal in- quiry. Witness was later sent to a camp at Shrevehiiry, and then back to Worm- von,d Scrubbs. WORMWOOD SCRUBBS STORY. I In explanation of certain incidents at -the house of Mrs. Stewart at Wormwood i&jrubbs, witness said he went there be- etsM of the scarcity of accommodation. In the house were Major Carey and Miss Olubb, who at that time was employed at (Whitehall. One evening, on arriving after dance, he could not gain entrance, and unsuccessfully attemped to get in by iolimbing up the portico. Bventually the aioor was opened by Mrs. Stewart. The ■hail was in darkness, and lie saw Miss .Glubb, who was in a dressing-gown, and standing on the staircase. He spake to Mirs GIU the staircase for about ten minutes fa quarter of an Jwur. That -wa& all that happened that evening. On a subsequent evening he saw a light under ■!Miss Glubb's door, and he knocked and 'asked for a match. Miss Glubb said Go downstairs and I will bring them." :H6 did so. and Miss Glubb brought the 'matches. He told her he thought ne was q to have an attack of trench fever. "She insisted on getting a hot water bot- tle. He did not go into Miss Glubb's broom. She had never called him -darling or any endearing name. Next 3norning, while he was in bed, Miss Glubb brought him a thermometer. Major Carey, who was second in com- iraand at Wormwood Scrubs and stayed in Mrs. Stewart's house, denied, in re- plying to counsel, that Colonel Janson ame to his room and said, You must get me out of a mess somehow. That woman has found me with Miss Glubb at 3 o'clock in the morning." He recol- lected that Mrs. Stewart said to him My house is not going to 00 a dis- orderly house." Mr. Harold Morris, counsel for Miss Glubb, called Dr. Alexander McGregor Sharpe. of' Finsburv-sqnare, London, who gave certain evidence in favour of Miss Glubb. MISS GLUBB FURIOUS." Mjss Glubb said she bad worked in the Intelligence Department at the War Office, had been to Russia with the Scottish Women's Hospitals, had driven dolors in the Serbian Division of the Russian Army, and was in the Dobrudja retreat. She later became an instructor of motor driving at Hurst Park. She confirmed in dctaH the evidence given by Colonel Janson, and denied all the alle- gations made ag ainst ber. iwitness said that one morning Mrs. Stewart asked her why she was in Colonel Janson's room so late at night. Witness was furious and asked her what she in- Mrs. Stewart replied, "Oh, notlnng, but people might talk." NOVELISTS'. EVIDENCE Mrs. Flora Annie Steel, the authoress, was then called. She remembered, she said, that in 1918 Dame Furze said to her that Mies Douglas-Pennant was ruining the W.R.A.F., and was so- unpopular that ..he had better leave. The witness had re- plied that anyone who had tried to do light would be unpopular. Dame Furse said that that was so, but that Miss DouglM-Pennnnt had a great lack of tact and did not give the latitude that ought •to be allowed to young boys. She said it wax impossible to judge by ordinary stan- dards the boy who knew that probably the g&xt morning he might be killed in air fighting. Witness demurred, pointing out that if the night was spent in roystering the boy could not go out flying in the moraijog with safety. She attended in the interests of truth. The Attorney-General then opened his statement. Seldom, he said, had a seripe of such grave charges been made with snch a complete absence of evidence. The chairman intimated that the evi dence of Ledv Rhondda might be taken on November 10 and 11, and the Committee adjourned until

EX-INSPECTOR EYNON. I eath of Octogenarian Swan- I sea Police Veteran. We regret to learn that the death took place at his residence, 58, Brunswick, street, Swansea, on Saturday morning, of ■Hx-tnspeotor Benjamin Eynon. The deceased had been superannuated Oom the Swea C"natabularv about 20 J?M-t's or so ago For the pa?t few years Sx tw been in f<.UiB? health. He woe about 80 yearn of age, and lwves 4 widow, eon, and two daughters, end for whom the (ieopest sympathy is extended.

U.K.C. T.A. 1 To-day's Eisteddfod. I The Semi-national Eisteddfod, arranged by the Swansea branch of the United Kingdom Commercial Travelers' Associa- tion was opened at the Albert Hall, Swan- sea, on Saturday afternoon. The adj udicators wer^;—Music: Dr. David Evans, of Cardiff, and Mr. E. T. Davies, of Merthyr. Elocution: Rev. DyfnaHt Owen, Carmarthen. The conductor was the Kev. J. Ddnalit j Owen, and the accompanists Miss Gertie It Thomas (National Eisteddfod winner), and Mr. J. Elwyn Daniel, R.A.M. GOOD ATTENDANCE. I The Eisteddfod wag in aid of the As- c,o,t.-iatioit ehariues. There was a good attendance at the start. The Vicar of Swansea (Rev. J. Harrington Lees) pre- sided, in the enforced absence of Sir Alfred Mond, Bart., P.C., M.P. Dyfnallr, in preserting the Vicar, said they were all pleased to see him presid- ing at such a festival. Thf'S after- noun," he said, "the Vicar is going to be initiated into the rites of bardis-m, music and literature, and I hope that by the time he leaves this hall he will understand the spirit of Welsh mo-flic- WeLahmen are known by their atmo- sphere, by a great ring the atmosphere of Celtic mu«c. THE ENTRIES. I The entries were very good. Five chairs Nantyffylkm Juvenile Choir, Ymgeiswyr Llwynbendy Children's Choir, Bfrttws JuveTiile Choir, Cwmllynfell Juvenile Choir, and Cor Plant y Tabernacl, Llan- elly, complete for the prijse of £ 10 pre- sented by Mr. W. Turpin, of Langiand, for the best children's choir. The prize of ,£50, presented by Sir Alfred 3Iond, for the chief choral, at- tracted three ehoirs, the Maesteg Male Voice Party, Tredegar Orpheus Male Voice Party, and the Swansea and Dis- trict Male Choir. For the soprano solo there were ten entries. Four entrants competed for the baritone &olo, six for the contralto solo, six for the tepor solo. CHAMPION RECITATION. I There were sixteen entrants for the ohnjnpion recitation and seventeen for the champion solo (any voice). The con- tralto solo opened the proceedings. It was a prize of three guineas, the test piece being" Boreu'r Pasg (Dr. Car a doe Roberts). In giving his adjudication, Mr. David Evans said that one perform- &nee stood out as the most finished and intellectually delivered, and he awarded the prize to Mrs. Mattie Davies, (Thr Crosses). (Proceeding)

BERESFORD'S WILL. I Legacy to Wife. The late Lord Beresford left un- i settled property of the gross value of £ 13,122, with net personalty £ 8,2-57. He desires letters, memoranda, ftd private papers with certain exceptions, to be published by his wife, to whom he leaves the residue, of his estate.

WILDE SAILS. Welsh Wizard's American Trip. Jimmy Wilde's genial manager, Mr. Teddy Lewis, in an interview with two prominent American sportsmen, was in- formed that the only tipic of conversation which wasn't dry in the United States, was the coming of Jimmy Wilde. All the clubs were bubbling over with excitement 1 at the prospect of the visit of the Welsh boxing wonder, of whom they had heard so much. The American Press are sitting up end taking notice and guœing about the ability of Wilde to "piit it over" America. Aoompained by Mrs. Wilde Jimmy left Liverpool for New York on Friday after- noon by the White Star Line steamer, Baltic. Bidding good bye to a host of press representatives, Jimmy was confi- dent that he would maintain his reputa- tion when he got the other side.

RUGBY SCHOOLBOYS Scrappy Play by Both Sides. Team to Oppose Grammar School. The Swansea Rugby Scbools' league Committee had selected sides for a trial game at St. Helens this morning as a preliminary to choosing an inter-town team. Tiie.foothill displayed by the lads this year had been above the averagt-, i and a good game was anticipated. A.Copus (Mun. Sec.); Woolley (Dyfatty), E. Jones, G. Williams, F. Morgan (Brynmill); W. R. Davies, G. Thomas; Bevan, Ridd, Cann (Mun. Sec.), Head, Williams (Brynmill), Mavne, Morgan (Dyfatty), Lewis (St. Helen's). ,U.T. Howrard (St. Thomas); Elias (Danygraig), Short (Dyfatty), Allen, Rees (St. Thomas); Burrows, Kift (St. Thomas); Holes, Walters (National), Drick, Grubs (St. Thomas), Tin by, Smith (Danygraig), Brownette (St. Helens). The "A" team opened strongly and the forwards, by short, sharp rushes, soon gained a favourable position near the B's line. Although the forwards were geod in the rushes, they failed badly in the tight scrujjiages, and it was evident that too many wanted to ehine in the open. Consequently the B's" had no difficulty in warding off the attacks. Howard was prominent in clever fielding, and by a judicious use of the touch line repelled every effort of the "A's".for- wards to score. Afterwards the game be- came very scrappy, and was mainly con- tested between the forwards, who adopted kick and rush methods. In a melee near the line Morgans went across near the posts, and although G. Williams made a good attempt to convert, the ball struck the posts, and no goal was added. The kick-out brought temporary relief to the B's" and Elias fielding in the open had a chance to equalise, but kicked to touch when he should have gone through. The A" forwards again rushed to the opposite end, where G. Williapis eecured and handed on to E. Jones. The Brynmill wing ran well, and after cleverly eluding Howard scored in the corner. Half- time: "A's." 2 tries; B's," nil. After the change of enfli the BV bad the advantage of a stiff breeze, and a series of long kicks carried play to their opponents' line. The ragged packing of tlie forwards, however, prevented the ball getting to the backs, and play be-, came rather uninteresting. Burrows was easily the pick of the but was poorly supported, and the efforts to score were frustrated more by selfishness rather than by exceptional defence by the "A" backs. W. R. Davies brought relief by barging through a bunch of forwards and finding touch near the centre. For some time afterwards the "A's bad the better of the play territorially, but slip- shod methods prevented any score. Elias brightened up matters by a nippy run, while Rees, on the other wing, had hard lintre in net crossing. I Final Scoret A"—2 tries. B "—Nil. The trial game was very disappointing, and the selection committee were in a quantary when called upon to select a team to oppose the Grammar School at St. Helens on Monday afternoon. The team selected is purely an experimental one, hut it is hoped that they will riee to the occasion and give the Grammar- ians a good game. G. Williams (Brynmill); E..Tones (Brynmill). G. Thomas (Mun. Sec.), W. R. Davies (Mun. Sec.), Rees (St.Thomas); Kift (St.Thomas), Burrows (St.Thomas); Bevan, Rirld (Mun. Sec.), Morgan (Bryn- mill), Morgan (Dyfatty), Truby (Dany- graig), Allan (St. Thomas). Walters (National), Trick (St. Thomas). Reserves: W. Jones CDvfatty). Cann (Mun. SP(,.). Sid Thomas (St. Thomas), Wilde (Danygraig).

SWANS/v, NEWPORT COUNTY I For the first time this season the Swans and Newport Connty met in a Southern league engagement. The two teams may be said to be the Cinderallas of the Southern league, and much depended on loony's result, for a win to either side would change their respective positions on the table, and indeed if the Swansea- side lost they would almost- ecirtainly find themselves, at. the bottom of tho table. Both leai-np have experienced a r-ather rough time since the season opened, but Newport, aupear to be solving their troubles, whereas the S-mang are "till battling with misfortune. During the week it was confidently expectedvthat the Swansea side would have been strength- ened by the si cm ing on of new players, but. these hopes had not been realised, and the side to do dnt-r "'n. much the same as that which nlayed against Brighton last Saturday. The absence of Durnin, who hlis been suspended for two weeks, made matters worse, as the intermediate line for the pact few weeks had been eminently satisfactory. On top of that the directo" in their wisdom had decided to drop Hewitt. The fact that Nicholas, who re- places him. is a reliable back, does not minimise the folly of the directors, for it has lieen aoparent to all that tho defence has left nothing to he (lesired. It would be far better had they retained Hewitt and concentrated their attention upon the need for srengtheping the forwards. The teams were:— SWANSEA TOWN.—Denoon; Robsen and Nicholas; Collins. Brown, and Ogley, Harris, Sheldon, Rfill, Evan Joneo, aina "Tich" Evans. -4.

THRER TO TWO. Tbo Ystalyfera Association (1st) teem journeyed bo Pofttyeates last Saturday and came away victors. Pontyeates had a fine record fot the ofts=-reaut a leant to contend wftb-tllorafmo Ystalyfer* win is *,U the more an achiersreent to 1)f, pv i:d of. Last Saturday's fiq.l ncore was yfera 3: Pontyeetes 4- .«—•-

ABERAVON v. PONTYPOOL. I Aberavon played their third successive I away match on Satur<iay, when they jour- neyed to Pontvpool. The otber two away matches, against Neath and Llanelly, were lost by very small margins, and the Red and Blacks were indeed on both occa- sions unlucky. It was difficult to forecast tho result of Saturday's match, but from all accounts of the Pontypool team, they were a stiff proposition, and had had a very successful career. Aberavon were confident of putting up a good fight. Those who witnessed their performances at Neath and Llanelly reported a dis- tinct improvement, the team having cer- tainly profited by their experience. They had a practice match on Thursday after- noon. The team was be same as that which did duty at HanpHy. PODstord. the vice-captain, who injured his shoul- der early in the Llanelly match, was fit once more, so that the forward line was a formidable one. PONTYPOOL.—W. Price; W. Reed, J. P. Jones, J. T. Mathias and T. Probert; 3. Coleman and G. Lewis; T. Davies (capt.), R. Thomas. G. Bater. Hayward, J. Williams, G. Oliver T. Bees and F. Phillips. ABERAVON.—J. Davies; J. Ring J. O. Davies, A. Waters, and E. B. Rees; Con. Evans and II. J. Hopkins; W. Hopkins (capt.), T. Ponsford. R. Randell, J. Jones, George Mears, Dan Tobin*, J. Atkin- son. and W. J. Thomas. Referee: iCr. Rees Dixon, Cross Keys.

I C.L.B. NOTES. I By Obserarer. I I am now able to give the date and probable programme for the visit of the Rev. Edgar Rogers to Swansea. He will arrive on Thursday, November 16th, when it nts expected a Battalion Parade will be ordered, whom he will address. On Friday a conference will be ad- dressed by the rev. gentleman, who h. b. the way, had the working of H.Q. esnce the death of Col. G, until be re- cent appointment d Chief Staff Officer of Lt.-Col. T. Martyn Ffoulkes. whose ap- pointment was confirmed at ftming of the Governing Body a short time ago. Lt.-Col. Ffoulkes has had a long ex. perience of C.LJ3. work at Chester and Ipswich, and h-as served throughout the war, being on one occasion "unded, He 1Ï6 a very keen worker, and we tthall no doubt beer much of him in the near future. I see that the 16th K.R.R. (The C.L.B. Batt.) hait been eantrusted with a very high mission, and together with a; crack unit of French Amy, hu been sent to Denmark for epecsW eemoe. The re-union of old members of that famous Battalion took plAce in London laet week-end, when a dinner and a vieit to the Battalion's old hatlnt at Ray,. lei gh, Denhem. etc., proved a big attrao tion, and many gathered from all over the country for the occasion. A number of Swansea old CL. Bailee made the journey, which they had been looking forward to fur sooie time.

MARTIN" SHIELD. MARTIN. SHIED. Industrial and Sketty Do Well. The sixth series of Martin Shield games I were played at the Victoria Park on Saturday morning and resulted ff follows.-— CWM v. MUNICIPAL SECONDARY. CWM.~Griffiths: Price and Rees; Phillips, Fillis, and Decay; Harris Evans G. Jones, 0. Decav, and A. Phillips. MUNICIPAL SECONDARY .—Lloyd; W- illl*tnni, apd Thomas; Chiseett, Thomas, and Coker; A. Rogers, F. Gard, Wat kins, D. Bell, and W. Davias. Referee.—Mr. Richards. Mun. Sec. combined and Griffiths saved cleanly from Bell. Later tricky footwork by Davies resulted in Watkins scoring the first goal, Willie Davies quickly followed with the second, the same player scoring the, third after a fine run. In the second half Cwm did very much better, Griffiths in goal being particularly good. Dacey and Phillips also did well, and the Muni- cipal Secondary defence was frequently tested, ever-eagern«ss proving ''inn's big filure. Gard scoj-ed the fourth goal for Municipal Secondary. Final Score: I Municipal Secondary—4 I Cwm—Nil. DANYGRAJG v, INDUSTRIAL. j Danvgra-ig.—Rees; E. thoma-; and h. Burgess; Seward, Budge and C. Davi; Evans, Nekrews. PipeT, Uoyd and Hancock. Iridii,-trial.-CoAi,n.s; Buckley and E'. Thomas; R. Jones, ll&ine; and J. Griffiths; (4,. T)aves, lliberstraw, W. Lewis, M. Williams, and Lloyd. Referee: Mr. C. M. Meyrick (Terrace- road). Danygraig oepned strongly, C. Davies playing splendidly on the right. Buckley brought off a fine clearance, and at the other end Willie ],ewi,.3 failed before an open goal C. Davies again rau magni- <?)v,en goal (- Divies a perfect efn?re. ficently, and sent n a Cairns saving a warm drive from Piper. Haines was in gieat form, and Iklgar Thomas was fully extended, Llovd prov. ing a rare worrier. Danygra;g re-started well, and after exciting moments in the Industrial goal-mcuth IJaines cleared, and lewis; ran the length of the field, and sent to Lloyd, who headed 'n a splendid goail. Danygraig again persevered, and certainly deserved a score. Towards the close Davies scored again for Industrial. Final Scoro: Industrial—3 goals. Danygraig—N.U. OYFATTY v. HAFOO. I Dyfatty.—Richards^a; King and Main- waring; Lewis, Craig and Bevan: Ilenson, E. Hughes, Poole, Richards and L. Wil- kins. Hafod.—E. Richards; H. Thomas and G. Walters; W. Thomas, Pride and Brooks; Carson, D. Griffiths, Baptiste, Stevens and Landick. Referee: Mr. R. C. Williams, Rutland- street. Hafod attacked for the opening 15 minutes of the game, but there was little method in their movements. The Dytatty backs mis-kicked frequently, bur ftioh- ardsoti kept an intact goal. Event\;aily Hughes and Henson relieved the mon- otony with a pretty burst on the right, but Stevene saved the situation and Wil- fred Thomas again set his forwards in position. From resultant play Stevens fitored a well deserved goal for the Blues. Dyfatty replied through Craig, but Hafod were not to be denied, and Griffiths scored the winning goal after determined play. rrowards the close Dyfatty were "all out" for a draw, but no score wag registered. I Final Scorc: I r ITafod-2 gdals. I I)YfRtty-I gea,]. < I- NATIONAL v. TERRACE-ROAD. I Xat,ional-hattock; Price, Fetors; Meredith, Hunter, .Tories; Johnson, Greenslade, Beck, Johns, Fender. Terrace-road.—Lamprey; Hawk-n-s and Whitlock; Dallipg, Pimm, and YM). mans; Fursman, IT. John, A. S'nions, T. Evans and' T. Marchanr. Referee: Mr. Poole (Mun. Sec.). Terrace-rond attacked resolutely, but the National defence held out, and the Oxford-street forwards transferred pla.v to the opposite end, where Johns scored with a fine drive. Fursman opened the scrum for the Hill lads, and a few moments later the same player put his p;de> ahead with a well-judged shot with Shat>iOck hopelessly beaten. In the second half National played m deter- mined fashion, but the inside forwards let them down on epi-cral oceie,,on,. Johns played a hard game, and Johnson was always a trier, but all movements broke down when nearing the goal- mouth. On the run of the play Terrace- road were somewhat lucky to carry off both points. Final Score: I Terraoo-road-2 goals. t Rtional-l goa l. ST. JOSEPH'S v. WAUNWEN. I St. Joseph's.—Rowe; Lane and Collins; Juinn. Holley And Hughes: Brophy, Con- nell, Clarke, Sullivan and Kelly. Waunwen.—Stroud; S. Beynon and- A. Wrav; J. Butler, W. Harris and S. Rees; A. Evans, C. Bennett, T. Adams, C. Nor- man, and J. Davies,. Referee: Mr. A. Griffiths (Danygraig). The Waunwen championship was at stake when St. Joseph's and Waunwen l opposed each other, and play was keen from the start. The Saints wt-re, awarded a free kick, and Holley scored their first goal, Strond making no attempt to save. Saints were the more aggressive side, but they were badly off-side when Sullivan mirl.t-. the leather into the net. On the change of ends the Saints went away with a determined burst, but infringements were frequent, and a brace of g(m13 were disallowed Waunwen improved, and Davies equalised. Play was keen and ,u .g kepn all(, eveai throughout, and Waunwen showed considerable improvement in the second half. Final Score: I Waunweii-I goal. I St. Joseph-s-I goal. 1 RUTLAND-STREET v. SKETTY. I Rutland-street. —W. Jones; Murgess, Robinson; W. Norman, R. Norman, Huntley; Squires, 0. Jones, Elsey, Clement, Hargreares. Sketty.—-Hoskjns; Green, Charles Arthur Hughes, Alfred Hughes and Will liams; E. Griffiths, A. Mogridge, Furni- val, Evans, Wilkie. Referee: Mr. W. Bevan (Waunwen). In the first half Sketty were generally attacking, and Rutland set up a deter- mined defence. Alfred Hughes opened the scoring witl\ a neat shot, this baing the only goal of the first moiety. In the second half Sketty had the adavntage of the strong wind, and but for a few rushes by Rutland the game develop* into a prolonged attack by Sketty. Ft)r- nival scored the second goal and Jrectn rushed through with the third. Grif- fiths put in some be centres, and Mo;. ridge Mid Evans gare greatly improrod exhibitions. Rutland were imjmU'i/e. and,, must do better in combination if they wish to gain points. I Finol Scor*c [ skomm-8 goals. [ jtutland-streei—Nil. MONDAY'S GAME. I Keen ?ntnn?-wu is bm go displayed by [I &U concerned in Monday-'s  I struggle. The District have chosen a ] strong eleven, which appears in another column, and their supporters are confi- dent of victory. The Town lade, hoiveyer, are prime fai-oiirites, and I am convinced that theyVill win fairly comfortably. It is hoped that Mr. T. J. Ree-s, Director of Education, will kick off. The Town will field the following eleven: Town Division.—Sliallock (National); Price (National) and Edgar Thomas (Dany- graig); Craig (enpt., Dyfatty), Alf. Hughes (Sketty), and Coker (Municipal Secondary); W. Lewis (Industrial), Gard (Municipal Secondary), Fnrpivat (Sketty), Bell (Municipal Secondary), and W. Daviee (Municipal Secondary).