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F r\ T "5 i JL kJ 1 ,j •(.- Si 1 Y i:l':l:A x ."j Newtown had than one seoro to wipe off on Saturday against Whitchurch and they s-ucceedc?d to some extent. The match was played on the Cunnings and after one of the must nuiiitcresiiug games ever seen, the home team won easily by four to none. If the h-->mo team had pHyed their own proper game they s'jonld have wo:) by seven or eight to uoue but here was too much "going for tke man." Considering the amuui.; of r-.ugii p'.ay in- dulged in at Whitchurch in the first match the visitors must naturally have expe-aed a iilily re- taliation and in this it was perh.ips lucky for them that ore or two of the ..Mm were absent on Saturday. As iG was, t110 return element otJ Saturday did not umciiw to ma en, una probably friend liclllwrai* was the can.-c v., game opened w> li a; the .v ii, a nice lot of passing t'-n- a few minutes, bur i !r •••.mbina- tion was early ntr ot by the good p!!M Gt: rt!t, home havles. Evan 11 :e-t played centre-:i u„j u rare good centre-forward he ma-ie ihe. a Unlo slow. He obtained rho be; s>tn'! ,» "•»?-li i,v a lovely bit of pa,r,g b. tw-e" ZisvJ. Ic was done in KMC.') a C-M!. Kowr W.-v r- a>- 'he defenders we-e complexly tlnbh.-r-ast •-Cn rj,e bal' round m>r, |\)?. M f. flnke as ic rolled ■" -'U.i.ne jj.jii. ivt-ocr nanus. Swettenham obtatr.ed t'ae third an,' •. -l-w one. Pryce-Jones took f! bad iv, down rU-right to tue touchline ::r.d then put ir -v. w„,i mouth where Sw.-ttenham met it and b-mgeu kin. The defence of JSewtown was, ail i-. -u- >mer Taylor showed as good form hi. partner. The haives too were very -rood i)U, were all anroad owing to the grotir amoimr of ^Hishness shown bv one of them. This pi. seemed to think that there was only one forward in i.e team anc that it- devolved on this on-- «• d- a'i to- •coring.^ Poor Sw».t.-T,ham was ..is ev fed and L. itees in the second half was in too »'ime lis. Pryoe-Jones always sets il: i- e-■ -t;rn n1' selfishness and 1 cannot understand h-selii>hTiesa should find a place iu his tea; Ni-y ,-eason I trust we shall -ee none of it. but beau: if.il combina- tion by the whole of the team. Tin- proceeds of this match were set apart for the Leildit of the Infirmary. The gate was a fair one. but consider- ing the v: at generosity of the club and the worthi- ness of the cause there ought to have been a better attendance. The rumours wo have heard of si ne-v W-dsh and District League are not without round,it:o!i, and a Weetirig will shcrtiy be held, m Oswestry 1 believe, tosettle the matter. My readers, i atn sure, will heartily welcome the prospect of tomet lung better in the shape of League matches hail ho very poor affairs we have had this season. Through the kiad- ness of an old friend I am able to give my readers a few particulars as to the proposed League, it is ■aggested there shall be 10 centres, probably Wrexham, Chirk, Dvaids, Newtown, Brymbo, Oswestry, Rhostyllen, vVhitclurch. linos, West- minster Rovers, or Nantwich. If Aberystwyth could only secure train service and desire to enter, they would, I am sure, be heartily welcomed owing to their deserved popularity. The Management Committee is to consist of gentlemen not connected in any shape or form with either of the clubs so as to form a fair and impartial tribunal. Another capital suggestion is to try aud arrange fur an annual International League match between England, Ireland, and Scotland. This will brin all young Welsh players more promim-nrlv b-f-re the Welsh Council with a view to seiertiou fur the Internanonats. An attempt will be made to pro- Tide a cup or shield, and medals for the winning team. Here I may add that while they are abuut it tl e committee snould try to get medals for the second team, as in point of merit they will often be nearly equal to the first, probably being one point below, or they may be equal as to point* and onlv lose on goal averags. To receive no recognition for such work as this must be very discouraging. I B, like to surest to the committee the desir- abuity of appointing neutral linesmen. The ques- tion of expense will crop up here 1 know, but if people find they get good play for their money the gates Bwill put this right. The suggested rules seem all rJght but I am sadly afraid the talent in the proposed League will not be enough to cope with any probability of success with England and Scotland. However, there is no harm iu trying. Nantwich, in my opinion, should be struck off the list, and if Aberystwyth be considered too far, then Shrewsbury ought to be substituted if they can find room on their programme. The Aberystwyth players wound up a first rate season with a brilliant victory over the Welsh Cap hold rs. The Sangormen have played 33 matches and have only been beaten twice. Last Saturday they played Flint and were beaten by 5 to 2. Here there was a good reason for the defeat, as in order to fulfil their engagement with Aberystwyth five of the first team were unabie to play against Flint, and substitutes took their places. On Wedneday, owever, they had the full Cup team and the Cup, and were fairly and squarely beaten. The kick- o took place at 2-30 p.m., and his Worship, the ft.vor, with a vigorous kick, started the game amid loud cheers. For the first half hour the ™e,'va8 a very ^3t one and most evenly con- rn^ 6 ,8Teat brilliancy being sho wn by both sides, hml JlsItors early became dangerous, and Eoose all py! SalVe fe0Tlie verJ' u*?ly shots. He coped with with thf 0ne\when » dropping «hot bothered him Se 111 Tn ;mDg f,UU ia his fa^- From this tune the home team played with renewed energy and hrd quite two-thi-ds of t 1 -V ,gy' but the forwards were sadlv at faH" f P They often worked the b^Ii n'n to ,r°UDd charming manner, but then vore >J1.0St' owing to their poor rushing tactics Th eafn much dallying and hesitation in f--ontof* the Bongor backs and goalkeeper bad anv of time to clear. On manv occas^or^ a cJmou,Jc the boras forwards most have favour, as J. 1. J ones on the right and J. the lem sent in some beautiful centres which came to nothing. It was late on in the first half ere the l:omE. team scored, through the individual efforts of Moms. He received the ball in the centre of the ground, and passing the ball quickly with head and feet passed all opposition, and at the second attempt scored the finest goal I seen for sometime. Arridge nearly succeeded in saving, bur. be was only just able to stop it and Morris pouncing on the bal! again made no mistake The spectators had beeu particularly quiet up to this time, but real Aberystwyth cheers greeted this fine performance, in the second portion of the game the home team had much the best of it and ought to have scored four or five times. The exertion of thp flrst half seemed to tclion both teams, especially on 1 he visitors, and the game was not anything bke co fast. Shot after shot was sent in to the Bangor goal, but the backs and goalkeeper did not seem much troubled and were equal to all. At last J. F. Jones, who had played an excellent game all through, dashed away on the right, finish- ing up with a good pass to Morris, and this tricky customer dodged round the left back and scored the winner for his side amid such cheers as have rarely been heard, even at Aberystwyth. The Bangor men persevered to the end but could make no headway against the perfect defence of Aberys- twyth. For the winners t hey have played a capital game, aud these three broke up the combination of Bangor Oil several occasions—what they failed W. R. and Biily Davies, with the mighty lloose behind them.accomplished easily. Koose kicked and fished with tremendous power. One spectator remarked to me, i would ruther he hit th«t ball than my head." Once he hit it from goal right back over the centre line. J. F. Jones and Morris were the pick of the forwards, and too much can- not be said in praise of their ptay. The others did well but for some reason or other were not quite up to their usaal standard. The losers all played the determined dogged game which has carried them through so successfully this season. The play of the outside left v.as very good, and ho fre- quently beat the defence opposed to him. The outside right was also good, but the other forw?rds seemed a little too slow. The defence was admir- able, and for a long time everyone thought that they would succeed in keeping the Aberystwyth forwards at bay. Arridge had some teasers, but he proved himself a most capable custodian. A more pleasant game was never witnessed, and if all matches were fought out as this was, football would soon become more popular than even it is now. The decisions of Mi. 11. T. Gongh, referee, were given smartness and impaitality, and the game never lagg.id from beginning to end. The visitors received a hearty welcome. The Band played them on to tho- ground and back again, and at half-time again gave a choice selection of tunes. The gate was a record one, amounting to £25 7s 9d, and was a proper ending to a successful season. Mr. Hon. Secy. Edwards beamed most benignly with delight as he studied the figures. On Saturday a capital match took place on the Osweslrv ground between the Government and the Opposition. The leader of the House was Mr. H. W Sabine, while the opposition were sent to their duty bv Mr. S. Parry Jones. A well contested a-ame took place, and though the season has nearly Phh#>d the Conservatives went in on the flowing tide finally winning a grand game by 4 to 0. For 'winners F. Benbow at centre was a shining the regular Balfour of the the opposition were powerless against his fearft.1 aud fearless onslaughts. Another good iiitel, I ain informed took place on Thursday with the object of lilting the cluo out of debt. Great praise; is due ,It i,3 ([tic cause. hnre^sbury lown finished the season in gallant fashion on Saturday last. Tirey wanted two points ro lai-^e them out of the last four in the Birmingham '.LLI(i With a stil)rk, Iit-, t.ffort this was' done as they defeated Halesowen bv 2 to 1, and are now liith irorn toe bottom. They intend remaining in tiie League and with all this season's piay^rs available, their s'^ond season should be a successful oae. Since joining the League they have been treated with fh« greatest courtesy, their only regret being that they did not join sooner. 'C'n- ('bib will enter for tho Welsh »»d Birmingham Cups next season, but it is not till likely tfiat th(- will again enter for the Shropshire as a large number of supporters tli, the Club, have been .x-tt upon not onlv this .eason but on the previous one two. However this will be decidtd ufc the rtei- t,lie Town and Halesowen mafoh o»: Saturday a capital (")-"Cert up -i course. The Dragons were deleated by i.ho V< olves Reserve for the Walsall Cup oil Monday by t to U, and for the first time for many years they hold no cup B^ter luck next time. pc,,plc Liverpool and >.h- Throstles* find their place in the 1st League. Manchester City cut up very badly i.4 the test and another yea-V. delay will do them tod. Manchester is such a grand centre that thorp should be a team from this town in the 1st League. I should be glad to receive the records of the seasons in ail clubs in this district for publication in our issue of Saturday next. The order of the Firs; League up to and in- eluding Wednesday last is as follows :— Gnal" I'l'd Won Lost Dr'n Sc: Agst Ft3 Aston Villa 30 23 5 5 73 45 45 Derby County 30 17 6 7 63 35 41 Evertoii 30 16 7 7 66 43 39 30 16 9 5 49 37 37 Sunderland 30 15 3 7 52 41 37 toke 30 15 15 0 56 48 30 Blackburn Rovers. 30 12 13 5 40 50 29 Sheffield Wednesday 30 12 13 5 44 53 29 Preston Nurth End 30 11 13 6 44 43 28 pu™loy 30 10 13 7 43 44 27 .30 12 E; 3 50 54 27 Sheffield United 30 10 14 6 43 50 26 Notts Forest 30 li 16 3 42 57 20 Wol ,-erhamnton W's. 30 10 19 1 61 65 21 Smali Heath 30 8 18 4 39 79 20 West Bromwich AFn 30 6 17 7 30 59 19 SHROPSHIRE AND DISTRICT LEAGUE. Results up to and including Saturday last — f—Matches—» Goals P. W. L. D. For Agt. Pts Hereford 17 13 3 1 65 20 27 Wrockwardine Wood 17 11 2 4 44 17 26 Wellington Town 18 9 4 5 54 37 23 St. George's 17 9 4 4 50 22 22 Newtown 18 10 6 2 43 29 22 Iron-Bridge .17 6 6 5 43 40 17 Market Drayton 18 6 10 2 31 41 14 Newport Town 18 5 12 1 29 58 11 Whitchurch Town. 18 3 13 2 19 78 8 Oswestry United 18 3 15 0 30 71 6 SHROPSHIRE AND DISTRICT JUNIOR LEAGUE. Results up to and including Saturday laat :— —Matches—^ ',G'ls, P. W. L. D. For A'st Pts Iiuabon Albion 10 7 3 0 41 13 14 Ellesmere Rangers. 10 6 3 1 22 24 13 We shpool 10 4 4 2 33 28 10 Oswestry rc.(trve 9 3 3 3 25 20 9 Whitchurch Victoria 9 4 5 0 22 38 8 Whittington 10 1 7 2 14 22 4 WELSHPOOL JUNIOR LEAGUE. Results up to and including Saturday lat:- G-als. P. W. L. D. For A'st Pts Welshpool Albion 8 6 0 2 34 8 14 Severn Valley Rovers 7 3 1 3 16 10 9 Powysland 6 3 1 2 16 8 8 Leighton Swifts. 7 2 5 0 1 31 4 Gnilsfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NEWTOWN AND DISTRICT JUNIOR LEAGUE. r. ( coals) r. W. L. D. For A'st. Pts Newtown Half H'ldy 10 7 2 1 21 8 15 Bettwl3. 10 5 2 3 22 12 13 Caersws 9 6 3 0 21 15 12 Cambrian N. End 8 3 5 0 22 17 6 Royal Welsh WTare'se 8 2 4 2 11 8 6 Kerry 7 0 7 0 4 31 0 CAERSWS V. CARO.- This matrh was played at Carno on Saturday, when the visitors won a one- sided game by 11 goals to none. In the first half a very hard and fast game was witnessed, the visitors only scoring once, but on changing ends they com- pletely ont-played tho homesters and scored 10 goals. The visitors wound their season up in grand ,o style during which they have played 16, won 10 lost 6, drawn 0, goals for 47, against 32. "GOVERNMENT" v. "OPPOSITION."—Two teams selected from the Conservative and Liberal Clubs of Oswestry played a grand football match on the Oswestry United Club Ground, Oakhurst Road, on Saturday last. The match was played for the benefit of the United Club, who have a deficit of £ 10 to face. There was a larse number of I spectators, the novel character of the teams attract- ing special attention. The "Government" team was selected by Mr H. W. Sabine, and was as follows :-Goai, S Powell backs. G Whitfield and A Grainger; half-backs, H W Sabine, T Price, ana J V Jones; riirht wing, J Price and J Edwards; left wing, E Watkin and II Goodrich centre, F Benbow. Mr S. Parry-Jones selected the Opposi- tion" team, as under:—Goal, R Jones; backs, w-o°neS aud D E Jonc3 5 half-backs, M Parry, W a 5;ms' ant* S Roberts; right wing, D Roberts an j Roberts left wing, N Jones and C Plimmer; centre, J Evans. Mr R. T. Gough acted as referee. ri^°U i-°Ufc t^le £ "ame wa9 of the most pleasant tinfi "1'v,jIOn' ^ot'1 sides playing well. The Opposi- dcfifio 'OTeVerwere weak in defence, and this 5 ^7 P1™! their downfall, the game ending ot the Government" by 4 goal.3 to0. ABERYSTWYTH v. BANGOR. WeSaTXrmioiT Gr°Und OD fine and there was a bio- cr^ I 7 beaut,fu% Mayor fCouncbbr T r.T t l° ;:rOUnd- The The teams were G*llilths) kicked the ball off. r ABERYSTWYTH. halib^krH!:SnS"'j\PpJ°neS,aml W" Davies forwards, J. F. Jones, J. Garner "t Owen aud J. C. Ilea. Morns, A. N BANGOR. WiSm.^Sicirfe H. ?onoest8TaBucW and S. Roberts; forwards, J. RoW, t Th Charley Jones R. Owen, and Walter Lewis Linesmen, Messrs Ramsey William8 and H shire. Referee, Mr Gough, Oswestry. Aberystwyth pressed at the outset and played well, Airiuge being called Upon to kick out of his goal. Bangor left wing got away from the drive off but the ball was dribbled behind. The play of the homesters was far superior to the strangers and their excellent passing gave the visitors' backs a lot of work. Roberts at right back was closely pressed, and Jones got in a soft shot which Arridge fumbled and the goal was cleared with difficulty. In this encounter Garnrr got a naity smack on the nose and for a little while was unable to take part in the game. Bangor were now pressing near the home goal and a corner fell to their lot. Smith in saving drove the bail behind and a second corner followed which the home backs cleared, the pres- sure being relieved by a huge kick from the goal by Roose. A foul against J. H. Edwards near the home goal out of which Roose saved a shot at the goal. Hands by a Bangor man let In the homesters and Ilea put in a neat centre of which Garner was robboa an the pass. A splendid pass by Morris to Jones gave the latter a. chance of scoring but ho was tripped in the mouth of goal. The homesters kept up the pressure and although playing with a hot sun beating down on their faces excelled their oppon- ents in passing. A rush upon the home goal as the outcome of a free kick called upon lloose to save and he subsequently cleared his lines by kicking out. Edwards at half-back has a tendency to dribble too much and consequently the ground of his forwards became crowded with the other men when tue ball was tipped to them. The runs bv the homesters were very creditable and Morris, Garner and Jones were particularly noticeable. Bangor with their usual luck scored the first goal under easy circumstances. S. Roberts sent in a soft shot which Roose attempted to kick out but missed and the ball stumped into the nei. The homesters returned the pressure but found their progress opposed by a crowd of Bangor men. The home half-backs were not sharp enough to support the forwards, and in this respect the home forwards suffered. There were few spells of rest in the game and a corner fell to the lot of Aberystwyth. The backs cleared the Bangor goal and with character- istic impetuosity the Bangor forwards were down the ground in a twinkling and Harry Smith managed to turn the rush in time. Morris and Garner got in a shot each, which ran outside the uprights and in the course of a minute, Roose had to save. The forwards by a brilliant bit of play got into shooting rarge, and from a pass by Garner, Jones sent in a low shot, which Rea by the merest chance missed ap he dashed up to the goal post. There was not an atom of combination in the Bangor play, a long- kick and a rush was the most remarkable feature of their play, and the neat passing of the home forwards without exception was all the clearer. A foul against the visitors let in the home I men, and Arridge hit the ball behind to save. A corner followed and this was followed by another, several shots from Morris and Garner being the outcome. llauds by Garner was followed by a rush upon the home goal, the ball being driven behind. Ilea was thrown whilst in tho act of ci n;reing, and Ilea was thrown whilst in the act of ci n;reing, and the play returned to mid-field, whence the ball was forced over the line. Jones received a pass and shot over the Bangor goal. Relying ou their long passing the Bangor men attacked the home goal, W. R. Jones relieving, and passing to Morris the last-ham- o r mming t lie whole length "f diP field, and held the ball with the exception of one short pass to A. Owen, and finally scored off a rebound from the foot of Arridge amid loud cheers. The goal was the finest scored on the ground for a long time, and the spectators were deservedly proud of the home centre. Half-time arrived with the score :— Aberystwyth 1 goal. Bangor 1 The first item of interest in the second half was a free kick following a foul by a Bangor man, and the s, -Itid item was a similar incident by an Aberystwyth man. The homesters started the game with a confidential air, which apparently was not to the liking of the visitors, and they re- doubled their spurts. Aberystwyth, however, were ùhe best so far, and a neat shot by Miles was headed into Arridge's hands by Garner. The free kick was not productive of much good to Bangor, and from a pass by Jones, Morris skimmed the front of the goal with a fast low shot. A run by Owen and Rea started another rush on the Bangor goal, and for some seconds the ball bobbed about in front of the goal on the heads of the homesters. The game now became tame. Bangor rarely crossed the half way line, and after a foul throw in A. Owen drove the ball against Arridge. who kicked hard to clear. A sharp run by Bangor forwards terminated with a shot by R. Owen, which Roose saved. This relief to Arridge was but temporary, for he was immedi- ately surrounded by the homesters, who plagued him with nasty shots, Owen driving the ball over. The play was ali in favour of the homesters, and the attack upon Bangor goal was only varied by occasional runs with long intervals by the Bangor outside men who were promptly brought up by the home backg. Arridge was often compelled to save his goal, and Bangor have need to congratulate themselves upon the possession of a good goal- keeper, their full-backs often missing their kicks. The second goal that fell to the lot of Aberystwyth was scored by Morris from a neat pass by Jones, who alone rtii the ball up and centred. Time was now drawing to a close, and Bangor goal was be- sieged, Garner heading over from a corner. A. Owen followed with a shot which saved, and in striking out a third shot he gave a corner. Full time was now called with the score Aberystwyth 2 goals. Bangor 1 SHROPSHIRE LEAGUE. NEWTOWN v. WHITCHURCH. This game took place on the Cunnings on Satur- day last before a fair number of spectators, the proceedings of the "gate" being given by the New- town Club in aid of the Infirmary. The teams were as follows. KEWTOWX. Goal, A Edwards; backs, Taylor and C Parrv; half-backs, Tucker, Bannister, and Teddy Davies; forwards, W E Pryee-Jones, Miller, Rees, Nock and Swettenham. WHITCHURCH. Goal, Lea; backs, Chidgar and Kenny; half- backs, Walker, Wharton, and Sherbrook; forwards, Clayton, Walker, Fletcher, Mulliner and Jones. Referee, Mr Mclllwraith. Whitchurch won the toss, and selected to play down the incline with a strong wind in their favour. Rees started, and by some nice low passing the ball was brought well up, but Rees made a 1 feeble try. Miller next gave to Nock, who, how- < ever, misled a splendid chance in front of goal, the ball going over. Pryce-Jones made an advantage- ous move and centred when a scrimmage resulted. This way got away, and a smart run by Nock and Rees was next witnessed, and the play was brought to the visitors' goal, and the latter banged into the net, scoring No 1 for the homesters. From the kick- off, Fletcher made a start down the field, and Sher- brook was conspicuous for some very rough work. A foul against Rees was given, but the homesters still continued to trouble Lea, and hands for New- town resulted. Taylor nicely placed this, but it was got away, and Kenny sent well down the field. Hands for Newtown near their opponents' goal was again given, and C. Parry gave to Taylor who shot just over. Whitchurch again got down with the wind, but Parry stopped Clayton, and Teddy Davies kicked out. The same player was conspicuous soon after for some nice p'ay and sent the ball well up, and a short scrimmage in goal resulted, but hands against Nock momentarily relieved. The ball was got down and Clayton banged across the month of goal, when he had a splendid chance. Miller and Pryce-Jones were ,31 entrusted with the ball from Bannister, and brought well up the field, but the former made a mess of a good chance. A corner was next forced by Whit- church, which, however, went behind, and two or three throws-in for Newtown resulted, play gradually getting near the visitors' goal. Tucker very neatly passed to Nock, who banged into goal, and Lea failed to clear, and the ball rolled into the net. The visitors made efforts to notch a point, and hands against Bannister was given, but the ball went behind. Taylor gave to Pryce-Jones, who sent in a beautiful centre, but Lea was equal to the final shot. A throw-in for Newtown was next given, and Taylor very cleverly robbed Mulliner. A fpjul for Newtown followed, but it was got away. From a nice pass from Tucker, Swettenham got possession but gave to Nock, who shot across goal, missing by only a few inches. Mid-field play followed, after which the homesters pressed severely, but although the whole string of forwards had shies they could not increase the score, and half-time was called with the score—Newtown, 2; W bitchurch, 0. The play in the second half was of a one-sided character, the visitors very rarely crossing the half-way line, so well were the home backing it down. It was, however, far on in the last moiety before Swettenham scored No.'3, after which BallI ister was not long in adding No. 4. Lea was at this time making some remarkably good saves, and Kenny was also kicking out very strongly and coolly. Nock had one or two good tries, one of which hit the crossbar and deserved to score. Bannister also had hard lines from the corner of the ground also. However try as they would the homesters could not increase their score, and the fe>ame ended—Newtown, 4; Whitchurch, 0.
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CHESS. All communications for this department should be addressed to the Chess Editor, who will be glad to hear from Secretaries of Chess Clubs as to tournaments, matches, &c. All letters to reach this office by Wednesday morning. Local intelligence will be given the preference to other news. PROBLEM o. 24.—Solutions invited. BY A. G. FELLOWS. BLACK 4 Pieces. I WHITE—9 Pieces. Position: White-K at K2, Q at KBS, Bs at QRsq. and QB6, Kts at QR3 and K6, Ps at QKt4, Q6 and KKt3. Blac.-K at K4, Kts at KKt7 and QKt7, P at K2. GAME No. 34.—llcv LOPEZ. WHITE. BLACK. R. S. Gamble. R. Boyd. 1 P—K4 P—K4 2 Kt—KB3 Kfc—QB3 3 B—QKt5 B—B4 4 P—Q3 Kt-KB3 5 P-Q4 P x P 6 P—K5 Kt-KKt5 7 P x P B-QKt3 8 Castles Castles 9 P—KR3 Kt-KR3 10 B-K3 Kt-KB4 11 Q-Q3 P-Q3 12 B x Kt P x P 13 B,-Kt5 Q—Q2 14 P x P P x P 15 Kt—QB3 P—QR4 16 R-Ksq B-QKt2 17 P—Kt3 B-R3 18 Q-Q2 B-B2 19 P—Q5 P-QB4 20 B—K4 P—B3 21 B—B4 R-Ksq 22 R-Ksq 4 V-KKt4 23 B-R2 K-R sq 24 P-KKt4 Kt-R5 25 Kt x Kt P x Kt 26 Q-R6 B-Q sq 27 It-K6 B—Kt2 28 Q-R5 B-K2 29 Q-KB5 B-Q sq 30 B x P R-KKT F;q 31 Kt-K4 B—B sq 32 Kt x P RJx R 33 R x R Q-KB2 34 B—K5 B—QKt2 35 Kt-Rell B x B and wins. GAME No. 35. WHITK. BLACK. R. A. Williams. Lt. Col. Challice. 1 P-K4 P-Q4 2 P x P Q x P 3 Kt—QB3 Q x Qsq 4 P—Q4 Kt-KB3 5 B-K2 B-B4 6 B-K3 P-K3 7 P—QR3 B-K2 8 Kt—KB3 Castles 9 Kt—K5 Kt to K5 10 B—B3 Kt x Kt 11 P x Kt P-QB3 12 P-KKt4 B-Kt3 13 Q-Q2 Q-B2 14 P-KR4 P—KR3 { 15 P-R5 B-R2 16 P-Kt5 P x P 17 R-Kt B-Q3 18 Kt-Q3 P-B3 19 K—K2 Kt-Q2 20 R—Kt2 QR-KL, 21 P-R6 P x P 22 QR-Rsq K-Kt2 I 23 R x P K x R 24 B x Pch and mates in three moves. Chess was universally played by the ancient nobility of Ireland, and appears to have been an excedingly popular game. In one of the old laws that has been found mention of a tax levied by the Monarch of Ireland, which was to be paid in chess boards and complete sets of chessmen. Again in other laws affecting hostelries it was enacted that travellers were to be supplied with "milk, bread, salt, and the materials for playing the game of chess." In the South Kensington Museum there are four chess pieces (a king, queen, bishop, and knight) which are carved out of walrus tusk, and are sup- posed to have been manufactured in the twelfth century, Their history is curious. It seems that o le morning in the beginning of 1831, a peasani; of Uig, in the Isle of Lewis, was digging in a saudbank when he came upon a number of chessmen—altogether about enough to make six sets. The figures were of excellent workmanship, and judging from the costume certainly of remote antiquity. At first the Scottish antiquarians were of opinion that as the pieces had been found near a ruined nunnery they were originally intended to beguile the tedium of cloistered seclusion; but it was afterwards determined that these chessmen had probably formed part of the merchandise of an Icelandic kaup-mann, or trader, who was carrying them to the Hebrides or Iceland when his vessel was wrecked and the pieces swept on shore by the waves. For the sake of distinction many of these chess- man were coloured red, but the action of salt water for seven centuries had almost washed this out; the pieces are about four inches high. -# Mrs. Bowles, the secretary of the Ladies' Chess Club, gives it as her opinion that, the early doubts as to the staying powers of their organisation have been dissipated. Their numbers are increasing every week, and their membership is recruited rather largely from the provinces. Lady Newnes, who is an excellent player, is their president. V GAME No. 36.-QUEE:S PAWN OPENING. Game played in the Masters' Tournament, 16th September, 1892, between Messrs. H. E. Bird and F. J. Lee. WHITE. BLACK. F. J. Lee. H. K Bird. 1 P-Q4 p-Q4 2 Kt-KB3 P—K3 3 P-B4 Kt-KB3 4 P-K3 QKt-Q2 5 B-03 B-K2 6 Kt—B3 Castles 7 Castles' R- Ksq 8 P—QKt3 ■ P-Bl 9 B- Kt2 B-Q3 10 Q B2 P x: P 11 P x P B-Ktsq 12 Kt-K2 Q—R4 13 P-B5 P—K4 14 B- B3 Q—Qsq 15 Kt-Kt3 P x P 16 B x P Kt—K4 17 B x Kt B x 13 18 Kt x B It 19 KR—Qsq Q-K2 20 QK_BSq B-Kt5 21 P-B3 B-K3 22 R-Ksq P-KKt3 23 P-B4 R-Q4 24 P-Kzl. P,(25 25 1'— B5 QR—Qsq! 2(j P —K5! Kt—Kt5 27 P x B R x B 23 P x Pch Q x P 29 Kt—K4 Q—KB5 1 30 Q—QB4ch K-Kt2 31 P-KKL3 Q—R3 32 E,—B2 U-.Q8. Good 33 Q- K2 R x R ch 34 Q x R Q-K6 ch 35 K-Bsq Q-KB6 ch 36 R—KB2 Q—R8 ch 37 K K2 Q x K8 ch Resigns. # ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Chess Editor will be pleased to answer correspondents in this column if their questions are received at the COUNTY TIMES Office not later than Wednesday.
CO lilt ESP O X DEN CE.
CO lilt ESP O X DEN CE. L E T T E R S TO THE E DITOR. To COKRKSPONDKNTS. Communications for th:- column should be addressed to the Editor, and r.iuft be written upon mus side of the paper onhj They should in all cases be accompanied by the namt; and address of the sender, not necessarily for p■uoiication but as a guarantee of good faith.
WELSHPOOL BUSINESS.
WELSHPOOL BUSINESS. To the Editor of the COCNTY TIMES AXD POST. Sir,—The many ways in which business is carried on in Welshpool and neighbouring towns, are of tho most antiquated description, but Hone morc so than that of neglig-ence in collectingaccounts. This matter has been so disregarded that 12 months' credit is quite the ordinary thing, and it is noiliipg excep- tional to have accounts for four or five years' stand- ing on th books. Many long-winded customers say, Oh, they know me," and seem to think that that that is sufficient for anv amount of credit. If the tradesman thinks the same, he finds that it is not sufficient when he comes to pay his travellers. A few good business men would soon dispel that idea, and by making thinks lively in the County Court would teach them that it is not enough t.o know them. It would be well for tradesmen to learn that the cash system is the best that, if credit is given it should not exceed three months iti any case, and that at the end of that time, measures should be taken which ensure payment..— Yonrs, (fee., CIVIS.
—« WELSHPOOL CORPORATION.
— « WELSHPOOL CORPORATION. To the Editor of the COUNTY TIIIES AND POST. SIR,—When will our Town Council rouse themselves and take action in the matter of a Light Railway to Llanfair Caerei lion, and thence to Llanerfyl and Dinas Mawddwy ? Early actio 1 on their part is imperative in order to stive us from a Four Crosses route. The parish councils of Llanfair and Meifod have already set to work to capture the County Council for the purposes of the latter route, and have called to their aid all the leading men of their respective parishes. It seems to be a time-honoured maxim of Welshpool people that the stable door should not be locked until after the horse has been stolen The Llanerfyl parishioners ate also bidding for a railway from Four Crosses to Dinas via their own Llan;" but it is refreshing to hear that they are unwilling to make the 10n9" and difficult detour through Llanfair, but wish their railway to cut straight ahead from Meifod to Dolgead, and so on to Llanerfyl. I hear that there are throe routes open for the railway to reach the main line in Welshpool direc- tion, viz., (a) through Castle Caereinion, the Lleluggy Dingle, Belan, and Coedydinas; (b) through Castle Caereinion, Trefnant, and White- house Bridge; and (c) through Dolarddyn, Nanty- caws. Raven square, Trelvdan, and Pool Quay, his latter route to accommodate the Oswestry i raiiic, with which Welshpool has no immediate concern. Of course an extension to Dinas Mawddwy means the opening out of a large tourist, traffic for Llanfair and Welshpool. I hope others will take the opportunity of venti- lating their minds in the matter of a local light railway, ^iour obedient servant, d UN HOMF. BE LA POLE. April 29, 1896. +— —
LLANGADFAX PARISH COUNCIL…
LLANGADFAX PARISH COUNCIL ELECTION. To the Editor of the COUNTY TIMES AND POST. SIR,—My kind regards to Ingram Tom and the other men of the world he refers to. I hope the energy, sincerity, piety, etc., we are told they possess will help them to bear up nnder^the mis- fortune that has overtaken them since your last issue. He very kindly offered to give me object lessons in connection with the Parish Council's Act. I should have been very glad to take advan- tage of his kind offer, but having read au account of an excellent lesson on the same subject, delivered at Welshpool on Monday last, I don't think I will trouble Mr Tom for the present. As for his ques- tions, numbers 1 and 4 were answered at Welsh- pool Town Hall on Monday. When he made the statement iu (2) that the Conservatives acknow- ledge their papers to have beeu wrongly filled up, I can only suppose his imagination must have been better than his information. In (3) he entirely agrees with me, for if the candidate, etc., lived at Garthbeibio or Llanerfyl then the name of the parish would be absolutely necessary, and if necessary in one case then it must be so in all, which is precisely my contention; (5) I am not aware of the exact date when the register was published, but it came into force on January 1st and I believe for Municipal Elections in November, 1895, so it must have been published before that date. But what the date of publication has to do with the chairman's total disregard of the register I cannot conceive. -Y ours truly, DICK. April 30th, 1896.
+ BI-METALLISM VERSUS FOREIGN…
+ BI-METALLISM VERSUS FOREIGN COMPETITION. To the Editor of the COUNTY TIMES AND POST. SIR,—Correspondents, while recognising the necessity for sufficient metajlic redemption money as a basis for a credit and money system which will honestly maintain staple prices, ask whether our industries will not be restored by the increased gold supplies from South Africa and Australia. 1.—"Japan finds no difficulty in getting new markets, aud snatches from us those which have hitherto been ours." These words, addressed to Cincinnatus by me lately, are the all-sufficient answer to those who think that British industries require new markets, and the all-sufficient proof that British industries do require a parity (steady value) in exchanu" between the 300,000,000 gold money users and the 700,000,000 user3 of silver money. "Cincinnatus" seems to imply that increase (if it occurred) of the quantity of money would be all that British industry requires, while, as a matter of fact, the first aim and greatest benefit of Bi-metallism is the maintenance of the parity—unvarying value—in exchange between the two moneys of the world—gold and silver. The most perfect form of enabling those who use silver, those who use gold, or thobe who use b -Mi, to buy and sell with confidence in the steadiness of value, the purchasing power of their money, is this system called Bi-metallism, which was practised in the French Mint from 1803 to 1873. The French Mint would freely accept either gold or silver, giving, rousrhly, lOOfr ( £ 4) for 1 oz. of gold, or lOOfr. for 15J oz. of silver. The result of this was that all men everywhere bought and sold gold and silver at the rate of 151 to 1. Bi-metallism ended in 1873 by the closing of tho French Mint to silver. The history of the century," says General Walker, tne greatest of "he American economists, whose book on money is the text book at our Universities, will be searched in vain for a political blunder of equal enormity." Since this closing of Bi-metallism in 1873 men have fallen into two great sets, one of silver money users, the other of gold money users. Between them there is J10 commun mouey. There is no common money between them because there is no Bi-metallic system to link the two precious metals with an unwavering rate of exchange and substitution. Can anything be more ridiculous, more suggestive of barbarism, more destructive of the pretensions of our boasted civilisation ? Here are some 700,000,000 men using silver. Here are some 300,000,000 men using gold who once also used silver. Between these men all sorts of formsof wealth are exchanged. Money endeavours to exchange impartially these commodities, products, &c. But in the absence of Bi-metallism there is no money common to all men. Since, in 1873, the trench Miut was closed to silver no harness of legal recognition and acceptance of the two metals, as money, binds the two metals into a steady interchangeable value. The absurdity of this monetary chaos is soon evident to an impartial observer, more especially when he realises how deadly this want of system proves to Britain, whose hesitation alone delays an Inter- national understanding. It is this which excites the ridicule as well as the scathing condemnation of clear intellects such as Sir David Barbour, and Messrs Arthur Balfour, Leonard Courtney, II. S. Foxwell, Shield Nicholson, &c. Tha protection against us given by our unstable and foolish money standard to all our industrial competitors, whether thev use gold or silver standard money, has been shown by me lately in your columns. There is no disputing it. It would be much wiser for British protectionists and free traders to combine and (after studying the Bi-metallist arguments sweep) away the ridiculous monetary confusion due to our gold standard which has assisted the industries of our rivals to crush the industries of our own producers at the crisis of their struggles against what Mr Balfour rightly called the deadening and benumbing influence" of a paralysing monetary shrinkage. Mr W. E. Bear's lecture (Dec. 5,1895), Agriculture and Currency," published and obtain- i ,) á.-)m the ;II ê League, j>; iw. ifwsness of Protect iv< j as a bar i.o .< • -i -niu^t the exports of .?<.i, i i. lavoui't i.i i. m ou their sii. or procia.t.eit • •> .aase he H'U;OV. ■ (dearly la> i silver-using Eiv: i■ u• i.- disastrous1 tm-.t.vure the depreciV o«i pa;-•!<•- money us; • t.na and Russia are, -• ■ v i of this pM o .>•■ :ci to break down our pno « j a level, IMUI to us and thus to absorb our industries. • 4 Cio.ury's Fortnightly :'el;" October • in the of Janunr; -8 vost 3d) is obtainable ioin from mt c, f.„d leaflets. Mr. )Il,'¡:, gives most oi r->btin« fajts and figures illu.- ;i-a;.r>g the rapidity o i wim-h silver money u-ters »'••• dovelopin • v or industries, large nod sm-ui. to the Ics- owl. producers. Corn, .-ot., i coal, siltc, ia « •. o- Ou ild iug, beer, shiris, -.voolU'-i goods, luino, i,u he-s, Glasgow dyes, umbivi -is pianos, btx.nx, paper, petroieu i, ..ia, cement, por. m i,ee-.ufe, pocket handkerchief*, i Tlii. r< ■ ••io-rs' < by several Oini ,ti j clea in t.o- i and Januar -J, Co.^uiar reports and a «vcai;ii ought to be read a-id <. culated by v Superficial speakers »>"i writers to r. mini, t rod Statist wh--o c-impj.. ing statistic* oar in-le respectively to gold standard countries fail to rcaiiau lihU n.v ;II;'UQ,I. cuuuuli-s' duts ■>. These is unvarying will, the price oom.no.Uty). They, a-> M. Do Laveleye p, --led, have been put up in all gold standard c-.<o. •» New South Wales* since the ad v n of the Go d Standard In 1873 (ill "Western Euro; .ll!, America) appreciated (increased the v aide ot) the standard money, is gold, flull;" -c-. s u,ud caused producers to force proteci on upon their statesmen. Huteaeh fall in price- f: about 18 years since duties were erected. ,i c .U'-se, virtually raises these duties j against u& iv :• a smador (if any) margin oi profit to our pr-Miiic»rs in their exports to gold standard countries. Again, the depression of trade between gola .s< aodard countries naturally decreases the expansion of trade between goJd standard coun- tries which >1; u.ioer a stable money standar i have oceurro. llt has been checked sii ce the fatal 1873. 2.—The South African and Australian gold out- put, though uow larger than any annual outpu in history, yet is utterly insufficient to fill the vast gap-the void—caused by the disqualification of silver in rn Europe aro! North America, and to keep pace with the requirements of rapidb growing vast populations and business needs. The much talked of revival of trade is due to the recovery of confidence by capitalists, a confidence which begaa la-t winter after a sequence of Unionist victories, and, of Course greatly increased after the General Election. The absurdity of all the exaggerate 1 talk about the revival of trade can easily be verified by those who will look at a diagram showing the depth of the depression and the ridiculons little upward ripple cf general prices, which in November again paused and again declined.—Yours, &c., ELPHIXSTONE V. A. MAITLAND. 10, Emperor's Gate, S.W. .2'- tÆ';
DEATH OF CHARLES WATKIN WILLIAMS…
DEATH OF CHARLES WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN, ESQ. General was the sympathy manifested by all classes of the community throughout- Montgomery- shire and Oswestry when it became known early this week that the venerable and popular Mr. Charles Watkin WHliams Wynn had passed away, which sad event took place on Saturday afternoon last, he being surroaudod by all his family with the exception of his second sou Captain Henry Williams Wynn, R. A., who is stationed at Malta. By his demise one of those very few remaining links which connect the Montgomeryshire of to-day with the Montgomeryshire of fifty years ago is snapped, and the county deprived of one of its brightest and best known figures. The announcement of Mr. Wynn's death, notwithstanding his advanced age, he being iu his seventy four year, created quite a sensation, and it is with extreme difficulty that the fact of his demise can be realised, since it came after all with such painful suddenness. A little over a fortnight ago Mr. Wynn travelled from Welshpool to London on Tuesday iu last week he contracted a cold, pneumonia unfortunately super- vening on toe following day, and although every- thing was done for the sufferer that medical aid could suggest or that affection could prompt, he peacefully passed away on Saturday, as previously stated, at his London residence 2, Lower Berkeley street, to the inexpressible grief of his family and we are certain that his decease will be deeply lamented by his numerous friends and acquaint- ances. By his death the public life of Montgomery- shire and the adjoining county of Salop has suffered a heavy loss, for his genial presence, his courtesy his sound business capacity, his tact, and his clear, judgment made him respected by all. By lr. Vvynn's death the inhabitants, and especially the poor of Meifod, where he lived the greater part of his life, will lose a kind friend. There were few gcod|objects with which his name was not connected, and though he might have been classed amongst those who do good by stealth and blush to find it fame," his warm and practical interest iu philan- thropic objects made his name known as one ready at all times to alleviate the sufferings of tbe deserving poor. In him they bud a powerful and constant friend, for he always hud a sympathetic ear for honest need. At Meifod he annually dis- I tributed quantities of flannel and coal to the poor, and the school children were year by year the recipients of his bounty. He took a great interest in the Church, aud served the office of warden for many years. A fortnight last Sunday he read the lessons, reading the 21st chap. Genesis, and the congregation were struck by the impressive mauuer in which he uttered the words, "Hast Thou not reserved a blessing for me." When the sad news of his death reached Meifod on Saturday evening it was received with the greatest regret. MEMOIR, Ir. Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, Coedymaen, Meifod, Montgomeryshire, was the only surviving son of the late Right Hon. Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, l'entrego, who for many years was member for Montgomeryshire, by Mary, eldest daughter of the late Sir Foster Cunliile, Bart.,andwas born in 1822. Mr. Wynn was educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated B.A., in 1843, and proceeded to M.A., in 1845 the following year he waS called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, and for some years afterwards he acted as Revising Barrister. In 1860 he succeeded his father in the possession of the estates, and in 1853 married Lady Annora, l'ierrepont, second daughter of the second Earl Manvors. "Lady Anuora died some years ago. Since her death in 1888 his health had been far from strong, but he was unwilling to relinquish his usual occupation. and it was only his increasing- deafness which induced him a short tune ago to give up the Recorder-ship of Oswestry. A Wynu U survived by his eldest son Lieut.-Col. Arthur yVatkin \vilhams Wynn, burn in 1856, who now succeeds to the estate, aud by six other children. Mr. Arthur Williams Wynn who is private secretary to jjord Cross (Lord Privy Seal), married in 1892 Mary, eldest daughter of the late Hon. George Wentworth 1 itzwilliam, of Milton Home, Peter- borough niece to Earl Fitzwilliam and the Marchioness of Bristol. His oddest daughter Miss Mary Sv ii!tains Wynn married Mr. C'hetwvDd Stapylton, barrister, son of Mr. H. E. Chef.wynd fctapylton. The; second son Captain Henry Williams Wynn is in the Royal Artillery, and is stationed ah Malta; and (V.plain Frederick Williams Wynu is one of tho oi rk- of the House of Commons. Three other dau/iiK rs ;o e un- married, the Misses Agues, Annora, aud Cousfanee Williams Wynn. Mr. Wynu was for eighteen member of Montgomeryshire, which he represented from 1862 until 1880. His father had been member for the county for fifty-one years, from 1799 to 1850, when he was succeeded by Colonel H. W. Williams Wyun (the father of the present Sir Watkin), who was killed by failing from his horse in 1852, when the seat was contested in the Liberal interest by the Hon c. C. C;, Hanbury Tracy, afterwards Lord Sudeley, and Mr Charles Wynn was elected bv a majority of 310. There was no further contest until 1880, when Mr Stuart liendel (now Lord Rendel) came down to the county and engaged in one of the most important political struggles of that memorable election. The county had been held by the Wynns continuously for a very Ion"- period, until Mr. Rendel succeeded in gaining the seat, the numbers being;—-Rendel, 2,233; Wynn, 2,041. Mr Wynn although he was a staunch Con- servative, and devoted to the interests of his party. was never a very active politician, either in the House of Commons or outside, and since the election of 1885 his namo has scarcely been heard in connection with the politics of Montgomeryshire. In 1885 he attempted to regain the seat, but he was defeated by 655, and that was the last time he engaged in a parliamentary contest. For the later part of his career he lived the quiet life of a country gentleman, and took comparatively little part in public affairs. He was a justice of the peace and deputy lieutenant for Montgomery- "'C- Miigotnery t r ■ p. ;■> < and one time r ed ;ti t. e M ..itgomorfsjj^ • =rship ii ('of I radoe. llV iiiness, ana -VImco h io v !i.'• iini Mr his duties. ■ t. ,„ou hnu b/ senior .i.i.;is:i- jir-ent and ,evt-ral other genUe- men. wme' iv- -pom- at m time, wa9 8 -vro ay m which Mr. i. office. I"i' ul" fones, O; ,»«■>, Which, waianci- ;il u2ihe C'?! *r.ur.ii,rd of Control, 18^ vvJrjSX J- y feels ..ed iB u.!V ooioicai rejotced to V d ,ou,h he « £ M-10* »■ j.. ii \j ,ii f tToin -ry-h o'e up to thee i.i' t-;s ;i»-. is ii. ad-iiii.; Aiill Soiltuey lS j know. i, K.I .i-cL-f -.nemtuuar.es also i»o i.-ioier, lit a:i, oio uaeunuos' Ol ma chil_ ilis.- Cmo lo. .v vo.i was he best known, an .o-o ..M iJ e.e.ei., v.er oor^ po itionc? .v o -overa! of the famous men da A lorh.-r o:>o-;htei was Mrs Milnes Gasfce > aad auoU, :ty i; ,yie. Grert h i. ()-<v °v We^ern it,- -v y on t a ;ay ar-ernootl.and taken to Liau-atii tf-au by ti e cii'teruoou train. Lii F L A Jii it.v Li a '.o'- r v -en his mortal rera*#» ■' .o Chii>->viy:ir-I '('!)•• KI>rvic»*, whi -h WKH very sive and solemn, was conducted in cauroh J C nion Trevor Oweu, ijev. J. Wilvm-Jones, and Arehrb-acm i'homa. As the body was *a out of oh.:rob the Dead Marco »\a« plaved- -i-rj-aS toe v.r.i.v; aau a tier .varus U' hy uiu u _,j- our heip in ag^-s past was snngby the ch'<ir. mcrners wt-r" Mr. Arthur Wynn and Mr. Wynn, s-ns, Mir* Constance Wviiu. Aliss Ag° Wynn, Miv.nnora Wynn, aod Stapylton, daughters, Me. Chetwynd Stapylton,8, j, the Dowager Lady Wynn. Amongst those Prese-a at the ceremoov were Mr. Lom ov, Bodfach, Luxmore, Mr. iv.io-n-t vVynu, Cein, ."sir Watkin Wynn, Mr. Gill, Brynderwen, Mr. Marshall f0? dale, Oapiam tfay iiurst-r ranee, Viscount Rev. Mr Gritli! -in (C. M.,) Sir dverard Doyle, tain Doyle, Mr. Charles Lgerton, Mr. lIngn Kgerton, Mr. Milnes Gaskell, Mr. R. Lloyd Kenyc: Dr. Felix Jones, Mr. A. Jure-s, the tenants, b A large numftor of beautiful wreaths were sent j friends of the family, including Capt. and Mv Uon, Mr and Mi s Thomas iJuadas, Lady Kgerton, Mr and MrN J. Dugdale, Mr and sr Longueviile, Mr aud Mrs Hay hurst-France, Pryce and Lady Pryce-Jones, Ma,or and Pryce-Jones (Newtown Haj,), Mr and frs S. A j no, F. an i too jL.ses PàlglaV, Il Charles li. tlofham, Miss Lloyd, J. and Ifi. TIn Rev. J. and Mrs Wilym Jones, and Mr and. b Jehu (Rose Villa, Meifod), and not a few VVIC ø showed the esteem in which the late Mr Wilha. Wynn was held by the poor of the neighbour^100
THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE.
THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE. The great annual gathering of the Prirnrosø League was held at the Royal Opera B Covent Garden, on Wednesday. The attendant was numbered by thousands, limited virtually o by the seating capacity of the house. A profUSI0 of spring flowers adorned the front of the tge, festoons of pVinnoses depended from the celhn of the boxes, and many scores of splendid hanne were hung along the fronts of each tier l'j? During the interval of waiting a concert was glV. by the Loudon Military Band, under Mr WarIC Williams. Amongst the company were f Poltimore (the Chancellor), Mr G S LaneO (Yice-Chn.nceHor'X, th.o JdLarquess ot AiwroaV (Grand Kc^n-ar), tf.e Duke of Norfolk master General), Sir F Dixou-ilartland, Lord Harris, Sir W T Marriott, Q.O., Wharton, M.P., Sir F Milner, M.P., the Hon F D Smith, M.P., Mr H F Bowles, M.P., ViscOfl Curzon, M.P., Mr Ian Malcolm, M.P., Colouel 0' M.P., Mr Hayes-Fisher, M.P., Mr Penrose J gerald, M.P., Sir Howard Vincent, M.P., L?rrl Edmund Talbot, M.P., the Larl of Selborne, Amherst, Mr K Flower, M.P., Mr Lennox Ii'^1^ (Westminster Conservative Working Men's tior), Mr J II Hiley, Mr Grey P3 rn, M.P., Mr R M'Kerrell, Captain Walter .James, Air Gerald M.P., and many oilier prominent members of 1 g League. The wf ole of one half of the ftage occupied by ladies. Lord Salisbury, who at a few minutes past three, was accompanied his Private Secretary.(flon Schomberg K M'ÐoIl- nell) and was received with enthusiastic The Countess of Ancaster presented the chainPl0j banner and the prizes awarded by the GraJJ" Council. I he champion banner is a beautiful of art in white silk, with gold "rnaments, and arms of the League in embroidery. This, with £ first prize, was presented to the Secretary of Llswick Habitation, Newcastle-on-Tyne. second prize went to the Harvey Habitation, ton, Beds, and the third to the St Geoi' £ ej Hanover square and Oldham Habitations, Lord Salisbury addressed the vast assemblage, after referring to the great, check which those wore attacking the House of Lords sustained uS General election, he touched UDon rehglO n- education and the incidence of rating. lie »■' nonnced that he had received a telegram that the sentence of death passed the He(O:w leaders at Pretoria had been cancelled, the nouncement being received with uproarious c^ irig. He expressed the belief that PreH t'j,e Kruger would not make any unworthy use of L 0- circumstances which bad.placed his political oPO" nents in his hands. Having answered Lord K° bery's reproaches for his action in Armeni* alluded to the advance of troops to Dot>?c t() observiug that the Government were boUn relieve Egypt of the danger of incursions froif^(l most fiendish despotism that ever curbed any P1'1" of the earth, and that in doing this they were anythi^gat variance with the trust t hey had recei p., -On the motion of Lord Edmund Talbot, of seconded by Mr. II. F. Bowtes.M.P., a .vot^aV- thanks was passed to Government for tiOJ1 a and approving of its principles.—Replying gc- vote of thanks proposed by Lord Harris, alld Lord unded by the Hall. W. F. D. Smith, M.P- ^e Salisbury said that the language used abonttiotJ. Primrose League was not touched by ]Ísl1 •it had been a great transforming force in ^v^0&e so. politics. He was old enough to remember forty or more years ago the Conservative Pa{ y&s it was. He saw tho Conservative party a3 lC oCe at the present time, and the enormous in" 0f which that party had obtained over all class oue the oonimunity, was due more than to aDd factor to the extraordinary power, prosperity^ last activity of the Primrose .League during t,e tht1ú fifteen years (cheers). He earnestly hoped in weapon for good would not be allowed t-J' its sheath, but that they would go forward hg tho constant battle for the Iristituti-8 o ,Lers), country, cotiquoriug and to conquer (loud,C^U( —The meeting W¡¡8 then brought to a conc'ub
CAMEBIAN TRAIN .sEiiVlCS-^…
CAMEBIAN TRAIN .sEiiVlCS-^ ,0 There are uumerons aud important alterat^0oS the Cambrian train service for May, und a?-0 which are tho followingA new train "d Builth lload at 12.25 p.m., connecting with 'evyth» and tj 25 ex. Pwllheli, which will connect WQ;irdiff Rhytnney liai'ivvaj' Company's train due at 3 51 p.m. The 5.25 a.m. mail train *u1.e Lane to Brecon is accelerated, and in fu UIeCtion arrive at Brecon 8.4 a.m., forming a c<^1^aT1se»» witn the ^Midland Conmany's train to arriving at -Jiat place at
NORTH WALES*""PRIZE HORSE…
NORTH WALES*PRIZE HORSE SHOW AND SALES. thi Nearly niue hundred horses are entered y, Show, which will be held on Thursday) N'orth and Saturday, May 7th, 8th, and 9tli, at t, a\l Wales Horsu Repository, Wrexham. *YValcs' a are from the hillside farms of North good many prize-winners, and from ul*sd^y stables. The heavy horses entered for and th are a very good lot from regular woik, d g^toi'" light horses, cobs and ponies on Friday ahe galeS day fully maintain the high reputation Chester have obtained. Friday, the day aLe Cup, is devoted to hunters, hacks, anc jveftise' horses. For further particulars see a ment.