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To-da/s Short Story. AN IRISH LOVE STORY I Sore. I waa but & lad of aeveTitecTi at the time said Captain O'D):. ,;?!lue to me)..inti &n eneigTi in [he Royal Irish, and there I waa strutting about the streete of Limerick a.s proud as a. pea-cock. Faith, how I ogIoo the darlings a.s they tripped along. and h-ow they used to titter when I gave them. a, sly look! I was asked to all sorts of jpartiee, s.s the oSicers were—save the mark I—so genteel? We had dinner parties. and tea parties, and dancing pajti&s. and parties up the river to Castle Connel, and pic-nics down the rivor to Garrick Gunnel. and dry drums;. m short, the f rollicking lads of the'lStti never lived in such clover. I was seventeen times in love, aye, and out ttgain, m the &rst fortnight; auch eyea as one gu'1 had. and. such ankles another. Ethel had such lips. ajid Kate such Bhoulners. Norah laughed so heartily to &how her and Fanny held her petticoats so tidiiy out of the mud—to chow her anÁl. 1 wag fairly bothered with th&m all, and nearly ruined into tne bargain by the amvUllL or my wiu! I)-Îll :lL tne me1it1. Every frel1 cabled for a fr'.&h bottle. and eacn new poetical t.nought cried out lor more hot .ug..l.i', wnisKy. and iemon juice! The more I made love, the more feverish j I grew, and it was absolutely impossible tJ keep my pu-satioue and wine bUia under control. Fortunately. or pernaps. unior- tunateiy. young lady &eg-m to usurp the place of the many. I wao determined to instal ner as prime and permanent mmtreae M my anections. Accordingly, Miss Juliana. Hen.1e,y was I )fazettcd to the post, vice a score dismissed. Juliana nad beautiiul ankies, beautiful bust, beautiiul snomders; ngure plump, smooth. aod showy; notning to boast ot. for her nùtie a, snno. aad she was a. trine marked with Uhe smail-pox, bat her teeth were generally cican, and her eye languish- lug; "°, on tlle w hüle, J uli:wa, litmnerisy w:s not to be sneered at. Half a. dozen of our youngster were alr&ady nirting with her. ChM boasted that he had a look of her hair, bat honour forbade him to suow n. ai-'otner swore that he had kissed her in her father a acniiery. mat sne waa notning loth, ..nd. only said. Ah, now, Mr. Uascy, can't, you stop:' V/hat. a nirt you are!' Mft no'body believed him. Juliana, Hennessy had a. swsceptib-le mind, and was partial to a.illH;att) ..¡,LL.eLltWTh;, o.j the nrst thing I did, 10 show that my respect for .her wao pa.rti<;(.ha.r, was to caii oat. Uasey about tne scullery story, and after three shots dor i was new to the tilen, and my piBtole none of the best;, 1 t0ij)cned him up in tne left knee, and spoilt bic capering in rainer an oR-hahd style, considering I wad but a novice. I now basked in my Jtuian.a a love, and was happy a.nd pleasant ao a pig in a potato garden. I begged Uagey'B pardou for having hurt him. and he pitched juiiana. to Old j<icit, for which, by the way, I wad near lia.ving him cut, again, I was now becoming- quite a milksop. I got drunk not more than a week. 1 ducked bat two watchman, and broke the head of but one c.ha.rma::1 during the period of my loving JuÜ""u.a .ueunesbY. Juliana, returned my love, and plenty of billin'g and cooing we had of it. Mrs. Hennessy as charming a. lady of her years as might be seen anywhere. She used to malic room for me next Juliana; make ûèst¡¡.nd back to back to see how much the taller I was of the two. Juliana and I became thicker thicker, till a.t length I had a.lm06t made up my mind to marry her. I was very neajr proposing to her at a. large ball a.t the Custom House, when, unfortunately, Coiomel Gaomlet clapped his tnumb on me, ajid said, &top'" and Da,WS()Il stepped np to me ajid said that 1 must march next morning a.t ten o'clock for that famous citadel, Clare Castle. I was very near calling out both Da,wson a.nd the colonel, but Julia-na. requested me not. for her ea-ke. Prudence came in time. Gau'olet would ha-ve brought Tne to a court-martial, and I ahomid have gone back to Ba-llybeg with a nea in my ea.r. Leaving the Hennessys without wishing them. good-bye would ha-ve been unkind aJtd nnha.ndaom<e; so at nme next mox¡¡in.g I left the new ba.rrac'ks, jiaving told the sergeant who was to accompany me to ca.il a Arthur s Quay en his way, I eca.mpered aJong George's-etreet. and in a. few minutea ajTived at the Henne&sys. How my heart. be&t aa I lifted kTM<.ker! I fa.nc.ied th&t, tnatead of the usna.1 cheerful ra-t-tat-too. it; had a a<Mnbre hollow aound. a.nd when Kitty Lynch, the .handmaid of my beloved. ca.mo! to the door a*d hesitated about letting me in, I darted by her. and entered the dining- TooTn.. Here the whole family were assembled, bo.t certainly not expecting com- pany, not one. of the genteel omcera," at least. The paterfamilias, who waa an ¡ a-ttomey. was arranging his outward man. Coat and waistcoat had be none, and at the open breast of a dirty shirt appealed a. atlll dirtier vest. H$ atood in fron.t of a- hajid- some pier-glass between the windows and waa rasping a. thick stubble on his chin. -Mies Juliana—Juliana of my love—waa sitting by the nre; her hair in curl pa,pers, a Ttovel in her hand. Her lady mother was alternately busy in combing her grizzled locks &n-d makLng breakfast. Aa for the g'a,nnentti in which the two ladies were aJTayed, my native modesty forbMJe, my entering into p-articulars. I stared about me as if chacs was come a-gain. but I could not ha/ve beeTi more taken abaok than they were. Tne father stood opposite the mirror, with his a'n)ib noee held between tne nnger thumb of his left hand. his right hrnily grasping the razor. Hia a.m.a.zement was so great, that he couldn't stir a muscle. Mrs. Henne'ssy shifted her Beat to the next Cthair. and my lovely Juliana raised her hands to get rid of the curl pa-pers. Bach individual would have taken to nig'ht. but the enemy was apon them, so. like majiy another body, when they couJdTi't run away, they boldly stood their grou:nd. I apologised for my untimely Tieil, plead- ing, as an excuæ, that in half an hour I should be oc my way to dare Castle. and aoon I had them at ease. Mr. Hennessy let go hit; n06e, his wife wreathed .her fat face into smiles, and Juliana oiew her noee in I Bilent an-godsh a.t my departure. Kitty brought in a plate of eggs and buttered t.oast, apologias innumerable were offered I for the st.a.te of aS'a.irs—the sweeps had been to the hou&e—tjte child had beeu sick—Mrs. Henneaey waa poorly—Juliana had a nervous headache, -&uoh a oo-mbination of oircTim- etances aurely had never fallen upoTi so aoLaII a family at the same time. I began to &Bd my lorve evaporating rapidly, jtr. Hennesey then dMtappeaj'ed. observing that he woald ba back in the peading o< an onion," and soon returned, lugging into the room a tall. loose-made fellow in a pepper- and-salt coat, "Sit down. Jerry." eaid Henneeey. "sit <to-wn and tagte a diah of tea. But I don't believe you know Ensign O'Donoghue; let! me mtrodnce, &< I bowed accordingly, but Jerry came for- ward witn o'ut&treM'hed paw. Good morning to ye. air. and indade it's nughtly glad I a.m to see ye. and wish ye joy of ao soon becoming my relation." "Your relation, sir? Not tha.t I am' aware." .Not relatio'n." renamed Jerry, a. ooTi- nection by marriage." I am not going to be iB3.n-ied." said 1. "Ah, be aisy. young gintlefman," said Uncle Jerry; "sure I know aM about it— aren't you goinc to marry my mece. Juliana. there?" A pretty diMlQUement this! My love ooeed away like Bob Acres' valour—so I answered: I rather think not. trir." "Not marry Jultana?' ejaculated tue father. "Not marry my daughter?" yelled the EM-ther. "Not marry my niece?" shouted the uncle; bat by Saint Peter you shall. Didn't yoj propose to her last'night?" "1 won't marry her. that's nat; ajid I did 'not propose to her last nig:ht? I roared, for my blood waa up. "You shall marry her, and that before you quit this roo.m, or the devil is not in said Jerry, getting up and tocking the door. "I swear by this. and by that. and by everything eLae from here to Clare Cattle that I a.m not in the humour, and I'll marry no one—good. bad, or indiRenent—this bleased day. I'm in a hurry for Clare Castle, 60 I H wish yo'u good morning." And I made a spring for the door. but it WTM double locked and bolted. I seized the poker. Jutiana and came to-wa-rds me with extended arms. "Ah. now Mr. O'Donog'hue! dearest ODonoghue! dearest Con! Do prevent bloo-dahed, for my sake, prevent bloodshed; yon know I love you beyond' everything. Can't you be led by my relatione. who only want yorur owTi good? ¡ Ah! now, do.' "Ah. do now." said the mother. ? Listen to me, now," cried I, "listen to me ?ow all of you for fear of a miataJte. JTtliama Hennesey. I would not marry you if your eyee were diamonds, your heels gold. and' you were dressed in nve pound notes. Are yoa atMisoed? Now have you any answer, Juliana Henuessy. I do not think they thought me so de- termined—)±e father seemed to hesitate, and Jttliana blubbered aloud. Jerry, whose face was livid with rage. tevelled a pistol as long as your arm at my head. Just then. came a loud r&p at the door. Before Kitty oould be told not to admit any- one, I heajd Sergeant O'Gormaa asking for me. "O'Gorman," I yelled, "they are going to murder me." "Then, by St. Patrick, yer honour, 'well be. in at the dearth," responded the sergeant, a. thorough-going Irishman, who loved a row better than his prayera. "Kitty, shut the door. roared Jerry: but before the order could be obeyed the oerg'eant had thrust his haibert between the door and the potst, which etTectually it and in a E-c-cond whole of his party had forced their way into the hail. "Brea.k open the door, my lads," I shouted; "never mind the consequences." Immediately arv.>e a eledg,hammer din- a.nd Mrs. H.e'nnessy calied "Fire! aJid "Rcbbery;' JuLia-aa. tried to faint; Jerry made a spring' for Uie window, but I caught mm by the h-ee), and handed him over. bawling for mer<y, into the arms of my light-boc ad they rushed into the room- "Is there a pump in the neighbourhood, my lads?" I \a.ked.. Yes. sir, in ;,he ba.okyaj'd, answered O'Gorman. "Then don't duck him." ".Xo. yer honour, they a.11 sa-id, as I -.valked out of the hou; but, stra-nge to &ay, my orders were not obeyed, for Cncle Jerry was du<,ked within a.n inch of his life. At the corner of the i-.treet I met my party, and Casey. "Ca3eY," said 1. "Juilia,na Hennessy is at your aervice. a.nd I a.m nLore than ever sorry for your misfortune." Juliana can go to Old Nick." saye Caaey, and off we went to Castle Clare. i ———————————————

A Story of Arson. I HOW CHEMIST'S SHOP WAS SET ON I FIRE FOR THE iNSURANCE The hearing was rc&umed at Nottingham om Wednesday of a case in which William Thompaon. a member of the Pharmaceutical Society, and his former employes. Richard Lee ajtd Edward Bradbury. are charged with conspiriTig to defraud by setting fire to a. chemist'a shop tenanted by Thompson. On the last occasion it was ultima, fed that Bradbury would be tendered as a witness for the Crown. Giving evidence oc Wednesday. Bradbury said that on the Sunday before the nre (which occurred on the following day) Lee aa.id that he had arranged with Thompson. who had previously gone to Scotland, to fire the place that night, the reason being that Thompson was heavily insnred, and that the insurance would put him out of his diaiculti-es. After supper that night. Lee expia-iaed that be was gcin,- to start the fire m the basement. After well soaking the noors. Lee emptied the contents of a can. whioh witness believed contained turpentine. Lee had previously expressed his intention to cut the gas pipes in the cellar, where there were also two large bags with resin to make the fire complete. Lee' poured the con tan ts of the can over the desks in the shop, and used resin. Lee alleged Thompson had sent him an express letter asking him to send a telegram as &oon aa the job was done. and had promised him .E100, and would take him back to &cot.la.nd if he would help. At three o'clock m the 'mcniing Lee went with witness into the cellar, ignited the straw and other materials, and aaoending to the &ho'p, naed the can containing turpemti'ne for the purpose of spreading the names. They jumped from the wmdow on the a.rri&l of the fire brigade. Witness ha-d not ccm-cluded his evidence when the hearing was adjourned until to-day (Thursday), t

Passing P(easantrie$. I Lawyer (to burglar client): Xow, tell me honestJy, did you rob that honse? Bo.rgla.r (in disgnst): Of conrse. I did. Do you 8'pose I shooed be able to engage yer if I hadn't? I wish to see a boTiact, said the elderly Miee Antique. "For youteelf, mise?' inqiured the French i nuLU.n'er. Yes." Ma.rie. ran (towoetBUrs a.cd get me hata for ladies bet-ween eighteen and I Bonnet eo-ld- Now gttpponee," suggeet-ed the 'master. that you took a piece of beefsteak and cut it into haJvee. then cut the halves into quarters, tJM) cfia-rtere ioto edghte, a.Qd the eights iBto sixteenths, into what could the euct&eiiths be cut?" i Haah," reepooded Tommy, whose mother kept a. b(mrding-bou&e. PROOF OF EIS INNOCENCE. I .A cux%L' e Ttp North, says rumour, has ur- msn'ed a-nother dajmple of pseudo apoity.,y a- his <ywTi expanse. Havijl,- pfea<cbed a very; oLeTer se.rmo'n c.a the S'u.nda.y, he cabled upon a cer.a.in calonel on the Monda-y eap€<:ia.Hy to ai?k bis opinion. How did I like the aer'aia.n?" &a.Ki the oolonfl. Very jmuich. indeed. It's one of: my fa-voantee." "O'ae of Y,(>mr favo'u'ritee?" &tajmm<-(red the curate, slightly puzzled. I do not und,r-i eta,'nd." The col'onel re,arded him with a twinkle. a-t t,,he btaa of t.ts eyes. Of coua'se, I; sa-Y 3. he aaid," "but I know: T€try well that yoa stole it, and a,!ao where! you &ttfle it from." "S'T'" said the ou.Ta.te, and he cpoke from. o.ut tthe whirlwind of his rig'ht-eous indig-na-I tion. I a.m Tict in the ha'bit. sir. of etea.iin? my senaone. I fea.r you are laboirring under a mistake, and--er-fq-getti-ng yourself, sir. I must ask you to a.pologiee." The colonel w.ao &iient a moment. Theo he sadd: "It may M that I have m-ade a nua- take. Wait a, mom'eat. I will make errrp." Going to hia bookcase, he took down a.! ma.s&ive tome of sennjcfas—a ra<re and a.Im'ost fo)rg'otten worJ:. He turned to a certain pace, and an apoo.1ogE.tic, httrnMe took cajne upon his faoe, as he g'la.nced up at t.be curate. I bes your pardon," he &a.id. I atpol??i?e. You did not &t?al it. :?t,er fcf I nnd it is still here. Xy miz-ta-ke, sir:

FELL OVERBOARD I The trawler Bellerophon, which went to sea on Tuesday, returned to Grimsby on Wed- nesday and reported the loss of a trimmer. nfuned Baldwin. Th€ deoea&pd man wa.3&een to f&il overboard early on Wednesday through soTDe anexpwned mishap, a.nd. though every effort wae made at reecue, he sank before he could be reached, owing, it is beueved. to the 'weight of his heavy oi&thins-

A NEW METHOD I of creating Nerve Strength. ) ADVOCATED BY D<X7TORS. 1. Without doubt, the advent of Dr. CaescU'e Tablets marks a new era. in medical resea,reh Mid discovery. Thia ?rea,t medicine lately evolved from the prescription of a noted specialist, is absolutely the laet word in body-building and invig'orating apeciRos. and the hundreds of cures of so-called hopelees of nervous prostration, anaemia, loss of tlesh, debility, premature decay, indiges- tion. kidaey and stomach troubles, every j day being etf&ct<-d through its medium, bear i witneee to its emoacy and undoubted value: aa a household medicice, and are causing dootoi's to advocate its use. For safety. reliability, and power of restoring the jaded l acuities and building up Resh, health. t;tr,L-ugth, and vitality in young and old, Dr. Gelrs Tablem have never been equalled, and it t<ays much lor progreseive medical s<-ience that a remedy eo eminently safe and efFeetive has been brought to light and per- fected- A box of Dr. Caasell's T-ablets only co<?te !<%d., obtainable at all cheniiste. B343

I CARDIFF MUSICAL SUCCESSES. The following' p-upiJs of Mr. J. H. Morga.n Rama. silver medalist B.A.M.. 8. Bnthin- gaj'dens. CardiS, were successful in gadning ceiti&ca.tes for pia-Qoforte-playing at the examination of the Aseocia.ted Board R.A.M. and B.C.M.. ioca.i centre:—Advanced grade: Gwen FoMey. Local school: Higher diviBion. Hi [da Powell; lower division. Phcebe Charles a.nd Gwl&dya Hughes; elementary. Sibyt Jonea and Alice Simmons; prtmary. Lilian Smith. Incorporated Society of Musicians: Grade 2, Gladys Hughes and Lilian Noot; g-r&(Ie 2. Stanley Ellis, Evelyn Grimtha, and Emma Williams; preparatory grade, Ger- trude Baker. Evan Jamee, and May Wilt-

GLAMORGAN WINTER ASSIZES. t Mr. J notice Bray aod Mr. Justice A. T. Lawrence will open the Glamorgan Winter I Aaeizee at Oardiff on Saturday. Mardh 14.

CARDIFF QUEEN'S NURSES' INSTITUTE. I The fouowimc are the atatiaUce of the work I dome during December by the Caxdiff Branch of the Queen Victoria Jubilee lostitu.te for Nnrses. for NarsiQ? the Si-ok Poor in their Own Homee:—Convalescent. 114; died, 23; trMafeTred to boapita.1. &00.. 23: still on books, 17*2—total. 332; number of vieita pa.id, 5.181. JLtaadafF and Whitcharch:—Vieita paid. 256.

For Women Fotk. j 'HOMELY HtNTS AND OAJtHY DtSHES I To make tough meat tender, soak it in j vinegar and water for about twelve hours. Game Tmay be made &t for eating wheTi apparently a!poilt by washing it with vinegax and water. These who suSer from bad hands. €sp-eci<illy those who are continually dabbling with water year after year, and find their hands are in such a igtate that it is a, nutsery to do their d.a.ily work, will find a great relief and certaiu cure in time if they persevere with the folio-wing recipe: Purchase a bottle of pure g-lycenae -a,nd n bottie of spirits of ca.mphor, ini.x both together and apply before retiring to bed: w,E-,a,r a pair of housemaid's g'ioYPS to &a.ve spelling the bed-clotbes. Red cabbage is one of the most wholesome. a.s it ia one of the conimon&Bt. of pickles. Some people say th&t the ca,bba,ge should not be taken until the frx;t has touched it. If the cabbage is nnn aod aound, and freshly* cut, excellent pickle may be made of it with- out any consideration of frost. Remove the outer leaves from the ca-bbage, and elioe it acroes ae thinly and evenly as possible. Put it into a dish or bowl, and sprinkle it plenti- fully wnh powdered salt. Let it he for 48 hours, then squeeze the salt as thoroughly as possible from it, acd neariy fill jars or I glaSh'œ with it Intermix with each pound lof cabbage twelve peppercorns and one bay leaf, or, if preferred, loz. of black pe-pper- corns and loz. of whole ginger may be used. FiH up the jars with good vinegar to cover the ("a..bbag entirely, tie down with bladder. and keep in a cool place. The excellence of the colour in this pickle depends upon the thoroughness with which the salt liquor is squeezed out. and to improve the appearance of it a few slices of half-boiled beetroot added to it is nice. Curried Marrow Cut cold. cooked marrow into very small pint's the size of dice. Slice one !arg-c 0'D.ion, knead one t:able-,pooiLful of ca.rry po'wder and a saJt3p$onfu'l of ea,it with 2oz. of bu.M.er. and fry together till the onion is tender; then stir in the ma.rrow, and fry for another eisrht CT ten minutes. Thia dish nmst be served at OTice. Bartey Scones Take one quart of sweet milk, and put 4t on in a pan with a little eatt. When it boils sHr in b&ricy mea.1 uDt.il it is as thick -as porridge, pour out on the baking beard, and let it 3ta,nd till cold. Knead up with barley meal to a nice ac-ft dough, roli out and cat to the eize wanted, and bake.

ORPHANS COMPLAINT. I MERTHYR VALE CRUELTY CASE BREAKS DOWN. j George Cavil (40) and Jane Cavil (37) were a.t Gla.oMrg'an Quaj-ter Seaaions 011 Wednesda-y cha.rged with ill-treating a boy of thirteen. nam.ed. L<io'n<;l Ho-pkius. who was their wa.rd, at Merthyr Vale. The prisoners were des- cribed by Mr..Lovat-Fra&er, who prosecuted. as being "well-to-do people for ttieir station iu life," and Mrs. Cavil walKed into the dock wearing a smart seajskin jacket. Mr. Lovat-Fraser said that, while in many eases of the kind drunkenness and poverty were common elements, it could not be said of either of the prisoners that they were drunken or poverty-stricken. The boy was Mrs. Cavil's nephew, and had lived with the couple since the death of his parents. They had left him house property in two or three places. Thus he was no expense to the pri- soners. and spent his time in looking after their pigs. Re was ill-treated amd neglected, and nnally ran away to his grandmother in; Troedyrhtw. When the attention of an in- apector was called to him he waa very nithy and covered with sores, and he sAid that he I had not taken hia stockings on for a month. because it was too painful to do so. In his evidence Hopkins said that one day when he had lost a shilling, which belonged to his aunt. his uncle ran after him. and he was so afraid of the beating he expected that he hid in a gutter for an hour. He once asked hiA a.aht for some ointment for his tegs. but she said it was too de:u-. In cross-examination Mr. St. John Francis- Williams. for the defence, suggested that the boy often took his aunt's money and secreted it in the garden. Hia ancle, the boy said, naed to beat him with a strap. Witness presently contradicted his state,. ment about the ointment, a-nd said he waa given a box, which was prescribed by a doctor. He denied that at this time there was an epidemic of sores of the kind he had amongst the children at Merthyr Yale. í M&ry Jane Black, a former servant of the Cavils, next gave evidence of the state oE 'I the boy's lega. She said the Cavile did not treat the boy "hkc one of their own," although when she went to them nrst he was a spoilt boy. R&chel WiHta-ms. the boy's &unt. said his tt'gs were a.U sores. They loo&ed like a piece of raw meat. Dr. Allan said that the boy had snch sores as might be caused by the dirty work of cleaning pig-etyes. He seemed quite "cowed.' a.Tid he couJLd. scarcely be got to hold hia hoo.<1 up. He did not appeaj* to have been bathed for some time. The prisoners went into the box. George I CavH denied that the boy had ever been treated different ty to his own children. The boy was untruthful and dishonest The sore- neas of his legs was due to an outbreak of skin dieeaae in the district, which &lso &Sected both the witness and his children. These statements were born out by the female tMT.KMier. Thomm Jones, a neighbour, said the pri- soners were too kind to the boy. He was a regrda.r spoilt boy, and seemed: to be master of the house. Dr. Edwards gave the opinion that the boy sunered from aoabiee, which waa preva- lent at that time. The prisoners were fonnd not guilty and I discharged.

CARD PARTY SEQUEL I The story of the doings of a card party of colliers at the Onepool Imi, near Coleford, k-ept by Ann Kea.r, a. widow, was told at Coieford Poli<'c-court, reeultin? in a. &M. of JEl and 14s. costs. Twenty y<mng feUows, so the story wcat. played don" for beer, at the rate of a quart per ganre. When 8ergea.nt Price cabled on the defendant she declared she waa mcocent, bwt tha-t, at &ny rajte, there sho'uld I be no ca-rd playing at her house in fTtt.ure, I for sh& had bumt the ca<rd8.

FIVE PATRIOTS FINED I Messrs. New ell and Brown, resident BMLgd- stra-tee, were eagaged for four hours on Wed- nesda.y iu Latins evidence agni-nst &ix farmers cha4-&ed with rlOu.slY assaulting a police- mAQ on No\emMtr 5. On tAa.t date there had been c-atti-e driving on Muckioon FaJTn. and st crowd of aJctout a dozen were returning after esc<M't.ing atock to the grazier's pia-ce, cursing the Peelers" vnd the graziers, when the polioo ea-u tinned them. A dLgturbajice there- upon took place, ajid six ntcn were captured after a. nerce fighl-poiiee and civilians bein? b<bdly handied.-Five of the def€nda.nta were convicted, two nned JE2, and three XI, amd a.li were bound over. I

G. W.R. LEGISLATION. I DEVELOPMENTS IN SWANSEA DISTRICT. The Bill which has been deposited for next' saasion by the (.rrea.t Western Sa.ilwa.y! Couipa.ny is one of the leaat important pro-; moted by the company for some yea-rs. The Bill, which coTnpri&ee only 31 cla-uaes, pro- poses to extend the time for the co'aetruc- tion of certain railways fathorised by their AdditionaJ Powers Act, 1905, and their New RaÜ ways Act, 1906. Power is also sought to construct &bout ten niilee of railways in Staffordshire, being deviations of Railway" No.6 and Railway No. 9 authoritied by the new Badways Act, 1905. A branch rajiway, a little over one rurtong in length, iB alBo propoeed in Bir- mingha-oi, being a moditication oi the powers contained in the Birmingham, North War- wiebsiiire. and StratiLord-upon-ATon iia.ilv.ay Act.s, 1894 and 1895. The company also seek power to acquire two areae of additional l&nds, both in the o,>tlnty of G!a.mørga.u, and comprising two- a.nd-three-qoa.rt&r acrea of U&n.gyfelwbi Common a.ud one-and-a-quarter acre of com- mona,ble land tmown ae Mynydd Uiw both in the rural dietrict of 8wa.. The Bill does not ask for any power to cre&te new capita. but leave is eous'ht to uee for the purposes of the Bill any moneya which may cot be required "for the special purposes" for which such atock was authorised to be crea-ted.

SACRED CONCERT AT MI8KIN. I The aacred concert held at St. Da-Tid'a Church, Miekia, on Tuesday after the dedi. c&tion service was, as a-iready sta4ed, a. I cc'mplete 6C<)oe68. Each artiste did well. but there were no entree, altbouch th<:ee present would have been pleased to have heard the oontribo'tione of the artistes more than once. The reoeipta were aJeo gTatLfying.

Kitted by Brigands. A TERRtBLE OUTRAGE IN MOROCCO. The Central News has receive from a French correspondent a graphic story of the manner in which M. Maurice Kunzer. an Alsatian, met with his death &t the bands of Moorish brigands neaj' Casa Bianca. in Octo- ber last. M Kunzer, who was a coouncrciaJ agent, left Casa BIanoa on the afternoon of October 18 OQ mulebaok in order to take photon. AB he did not return in the evening his friends communiea.ted with General Drude. who on the following day despatched a reconnoitring party to ma.ke a search. ThM reconnoitring pany was surrounded by .itLoore near Tad- dert. a.nd a desperate b<ittie was fought, the troops eventually returning in the evening without having obtained any info'nna.tioa of the miSRing man. Two da.ys later the di&covery of M. Knnzer's mu;e lent added colour to the theory of foul ptay, but it was r-o't until more than a fort- nig-ht had elapced that his body was found, terribly mutilated. The head had been severed from the body and taken away by tlJle and the he3.dleSõ3 trunk had been stashed all over with sharp knives. There were more than a dozen bullet wounds. and one of the balls had lodged in the hea.rt. The right arm wa,s torn almost ooenpletely away fron. the Rhoaldcor. and there we<re indications that the unfoTtunate man had been dragged behmd a horse, but left behind wh-mi the robbers took to flight.. It was subsequently ascertained that M. Kunzer did not die without making a brave aght. and that he killed two of hi? oppo. nents with his revolver before falling him- &elf.

LORD KELViN AND RADIUM The British Weekly" to-day (Thursday) publishes the following letter from Lord Kelvin on the age of the earth. addressed to Professor Orr, of Glasgow, and believed to be the distinguished ecientiNt'e latest utterance on the subject:— Netherhall. Large. January 29, 19C6. Dear Profoaaor Orr.—Absence from home la&t week ,haa prevented me from sooner answering your letter of January 19th. I do not think there is any serious probability in the suggestions of Professor Darwin and Mr. Whetham that either the heat of the eun or the underground heat of the earth is practically due in any considerable pro- portion to radio-active matter, 'the gravita- tional theory is amply eumcient to account for the heat of both bodies and of all the stars in the universe, and it seema almost infinitely improbable that radium auds prac- tically to their energy for the emission of heat and. light. It may be, indeed, more probable that the energy of radium may have come originally in connection with the excessively high temperatures which we know to have been produced, and to be at i present being produced, by gravitational action thronghoat the universe. Yon will! find a good deal more on the subject of later date than the pa-eeage to which you refer. In Pages 10 to 131. Vol. II. of my popular lectures a.nd addresses, and in the PhiL tfag.. 1890. nrst half-year, page 66, making a strong body of evidence that the age of the t earth ao an abode, ntted for life. cannot, probably, be vastly greater than twenty I million years. Moat of this evidence would not be seriously aB'ected even if radium concurred appreciably with gravitation in t producing the heat and light which we have) a.t Dreaent in the universe. (Signed) KELVIN." )

POLICE AND PUBLIC I Sir Albert de Rutzen conttnued at Bow- street on Wednesday the hearing of the l charge of wilful and corrupt perjury againet Ernest W. Sexton. William J. Church, and his wife, Beatrice Church. The proceedings arose out of the arrest of Sexton and Church for obstructing the police in Ctremcester-et-reet, Harrow-road, in the, earty morning following the August Bamk Holiday. They were convicted at -arylebone Police- court. and sabseauently, on the intervention of the Police and Public Vigilance Society, proceedinga for perjury were taken against Constables Adams and Jenldn. After a long hearing both the otncere were acquitted at the New Bailey, and it is upon the evidence given Ly the accused in that trial that the present charge is based. The prisoners were remanded on baiL

ELOPER BROUGHT BACK I On arrival at Plymouth from New Yort of the White Star liner Majestic on Wednes- day. Detective-aergeant West, of Scotland Yard, apprehended John Henry Parrott, who is described as a. chauSeur, and who dis- appeared a few weeks ago with Miss Grace Lawrence, of Brompton-ro&d, London. On arrivsl at New Yort. he was detained by the American police, and hae been cent home fo<r 4Ueged fraud in comjection with the di-spceal of a motor-car in London. TTie girl is stilt in New York. The imotor-ca-r referred to is stated to belong to Mr. A-ndrew Fletcber, the heir to the Port Talbot Estates in Glamorgan.

THE MISSING BARONET I News of Sir Gentile Cave-Browne-Ca.ve, the I cowboy baronet, for whom it is- reported a I search is being made, has been received by a friend in London. I have had a tetter' from him within the laat few days," said this gentleman to a I press representative. in which he makes 00 secret of hia address or his movements. Sir Genills succeeded to the title some time ago, but he is not the eort of man to ¡ aettte down in BngJan<L He is too fond of travel and adventure." The cowboy baronet hae been eohKe<r, sailor, and r<yaghrid'er in the course of hia career, and recently, according to an American newspaper, ne rode two winnera at a race meeting hold in the district in which he is now staying. Arrangements for the control of the estate, which consists of 1/XM acrea in Yorkshire, have been made by the baronet through the post.

BARCELONA HAND GRENADE 1 The bomb which exploded at Barcelona. on Tuesday was a artillery hand grenade. The man who was killed was a policeman who had picked up the bomb, and was carrying it. wrapped in a mattress, to the police- station. He was blown to pieces, and the mattress was torn to shreds. Another policeman and a shopkeeper were severely injured, and the former is dying. The splinters from the bomb penetrated the iron fronta of the neighbouring shops. and buried themselves in the walls. &o great was the nervousness caused by the explosion that at midnight when a foreign vessel in the harbour nred a salute to welcome the New Yeaj a panic ensued.— Router

JAPANS NEW COLONY I A Russian paper contrasts the inertia displaced in the Rossia-n portioTt of Sakhalin with the oeaseless efforte M the Japa.nese to dc*elop their half of the ista.nd. The Japanese Gove'rnment have opened t popular schools in ecHne of the villages, and are piamnn? the construction of good roade. Considerable eums have been spent on hospitals, TacftorM'e, the exploitation of forests, and the fishing and mining industries. ¡ The Japanese popuIa.ti<Mi is oomoiderably iTicrMhaing.—Router.

HEREFORD BYE-ELECTtON I At a meeting at Hereford on Tuesday aftemooTi of the Liberal executive to consider the vacancy in South Herefordshire. oeaused by the death of Cokaiel Alan Gardner, a vote of condolence with the widow and family of Colonel Gardner was unanimously parsed. Mr. E. F. F. Bn,Imer. cider mercha/nt, Hereford, and Mr. Fre<i BaUa,rd. of C-olwall. were invited to stand aa candidates, but both declined. The najnee of several other gentlemen were then suggested, and the meeting was adjourned to Saturday. Captain Percy CUve, a former member, ie the prospective Conservative candidate.

ARREST OF A REFORMER Among the English frienda of Nicholas TchaykoTSky, who was recently arrested m 8t Petersburg and is now confined in the fortress Of 4st.Peter and St.. Pa,ui. a. petition is being prepared on his behalf. During 20 ycaja' reeidence in, England and in the United States M. Toha-ykovaky won for him. self a high poeition m the esteem of people of all shades of politioa.1 opinion, and hia frtends feel that his f&te cannot be a matter of indifference in the countries in which he is so well known.

CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURE. TMt tMMM andtailm wOt et*)tn« U'e blood from an lwpm- ttUee from wtm<T<r eiMMe arw tne. A Mf< retoedy for K4rAma6 Bad Legs, SetofuttL, Btood PoXoc. Sofe* ct tN ktad*. Bouak JttupUojM, meett, &t<MMht)? SweUiree, *c. 0< an ttet* *<L sweuini ?Mt'?oeeott. y-VM* Forty

t Aberavon and N.U. WELSH FOOTBALL SENSATION Active Steps Taken for Pro. Active Steps Taken for Pro." Club Notwithstanding the supreme efforts made in connection with amateur Rugby football in Aberavon and Port Talbot to place the club on the highest appreciative statua from a purely athletic standpoint and the great success which has been attained and which has met with the unqualified approbation of the Welsh Rugby Union, there is. neverthe- le.ss (writes our Abera-von representative), an undercurrent working- to eftabiish a Nor- thern Union club in the district. So far, the efforts to this object have been kept a profound secret, but with the recur- rent yis!tg of important Northern Union players and omcials—notably Wigan—to the town, a spirit of miroet has been made mani- fest. In the &rst place, to make the position more acute, there is no other district in the country which at present has more pro- min-eiit players in aa-tive in Union football. It vould. perhaps. be inte- I resting to give a. bst of these: Rack: Ponty Tbomaa (now pitying for Mert-ayr). Throo-qnarter backs: Alby Freea.r (Hull). W. Tbomae (galford), and Tommy Thomas (WigM). Half-ba.t'ks: Willie Harris (Wi?a.n) and Daj Davies (Sho.p) (Warr-ington aild Ebbw Va.Ie) Forwards: Howet FTancM (Bradford and Wales). Builer R<M*a Bradford), T. Upton (Bradford), Val Jones (Salfordl,, W. Watkina (Wiga.Q), P.O. F-ord (Warrizigtoii), and W. Moles (Wigan and Merthyr). It will, therefore, be seen that the quiet agitation hjM a Yi>.ry substantial backing. a.cd, if the m?v?ment proves a success, they have pro-bably one of the strongest teams in WaJee at their disposal So far n.o reaiiy active steps have been taken, but it has become known that a private meeting has been held in the sport- me locality of the district, viz., Sandnelds. to further the project, which was well attended a.nd the idea enthusiasticaily backed up by prominent tradesmen. At present, the dimculty is the procuring- of a suitable ground, but it can be accepted as authentic that overtures are beiD'l made to landowners for the acquirement of* a plot of land on the &andnelds. SOME INTERVIEWS. Wadded upon by our representative. one of the supposed promoters rema.r&ed, "We have a traitor in the camp. No, no, nothing in it." "No idea of professionalism?" "Well, just a bit of chat—everything is going to Port Talbot." "Any serious intention? "Don't know. Let you know later. We are not guing to be sat on by you aristocrats." Mr. Humphrey Ijeyshon. secretary of the Aberavon and Port Talbot Boot ball Club, in an interview remarked:—"I have heard rumours, but I think as far as our club is concerned that no player or supporter— which is very material to the success of & club—would, at all events at present, coun- tenance a change, and especially so that after years of eiforts we ha\e been able to arra-nge home-and-home natures with Hie Leading teams of WaJes." "Why not now?" "Because in the past, and to a certaiTL extent at the present, the premier clube of WaJ<ea—notably Cardijf—are in the ha.bit of givin: nxturea to outeide clubs in preference: to Welah clubs." Mr. Lewits Thomas (ahajrman of the com- mittee and member of the county committee): "I cannot conceive any idea that could better the present oonditiom of footbaR and a.thletioa in general than the present oondi- tions. We have the appreciation of the beat! people of the ddstrict, and those who compLajn &re no spoft&men. That's a.ll!" Mr. D. W. Jones (treasurer): "I am not a.t all surprised at a certain section attempt- insr to undermine the splendid work acccom- plil'h.ed by the present committee. I &n old player amd s!Upporter of the club, &nd! emphatically eta-te that with the splendid' eupport anorded am&tecr athletics in the district by Miss Talbot and her enterprising and courteoua a&ent. Mr. Lipscomb. in pro- viding such a ma?ni&oent ground as the PoTt Talbot Oe.ntraJ. Ground and the oon- tilLUjed support of the greatest "friend" of pure athletics in the district, Mr. S. E. Byaæ, there is no room for nier-cenary athletics. MARCH OF PROFESSIONALISM. A few Northern Union amenta were this week in the Rhymaay Valley, and on arrival at Bargoed they were m<-t. by a. j prominent eportemani. who toared the district with them. whilst one field was measured with a view to leasing it for the esta-blishment of a- tea.m. It iB a Btriktn? sign of the times that most of the members of tJie Aberbarg'oed team journeyed to Aberdare on Wednesday to see I the profeseionaJs play.

"RUGGER" IN FRANCE. ENGUSH TEAM WIN; THREE I FRENCHMEN DISABLED. PARIS. Wednesday. The annual football ma-tch under RU¡;by ru'lfH between FTench and English teajne took place to-day at Stade du Matin at Oottmbea The gTound. which is generally 8liM)€Ty. was rendered more so. in spite of the precaati(>nb ta-keo by the Unjon dea Bociie-tiea Fra,ncenB€6 dea Srtee At-Metiqucs, by the 8DOW wtu.ch fell this morning. The Emgliahmaen played a very open g-ajne, amd (ha<d some dimculty in aconn:? two tries, which made taw total at the cad of the &rst half. Three members of the trench team were rather eeri<yualy injured, Maunat (Lyons) Md Sajgot (Sta<de Francais) having- each a. knee-ca.p put out. a.nd Ma-ysonnier (Stade Toulouse) a eprajTied ank e. Portua (Blackheath) secured the fonrth try. which Roberts converted, bringing the English Bcore to eaxteen points. Three minutes ia,ter Hudson ((rioucestershire) obt&ined a tfy, which waa not converted. FinaJ score: England 19 points. I Fra-noe .Nil. FRENCHMEN TO PLAY IX LONDON. I At th€ dinner to whicn me lea.ms were I entined oordia.1 toasts were excha.ng-ed. a.nd it was agreed that the tourth match should be pla-yed in London next season. I WATSONIANS V. GLASGOW HIGH I SCHOOL. Played at Edinburgh. Tbo Wat-?li?,ns I had the better of matters, Robertson doing- ha.rd work, while rM.w, for GIasg-ow, secured their only poimt. Ttie ?o'?d WM fairly hea.vy. a.ad tojd against the West play. Fina.1 soore: G. T. p'ts. I Wat&ocia.TM! ..—— 5 ? 37 GIaegow High Sohoo? — 015 WEST OF LLANELLY LEAGUE V. I TENBY UNITED. These teams met a.t Tenby, a.nd a, weM- comtested ga.me ended in a victory for the I United by nine points to thr&e. GENERAL RUGBY RESULTS. I Leicester, 14 points; West Hartlopool. 7 points. Birken.head Park. 47 points; Cheltom&Ds, 3points. Otdhiajn. 12 pornte; Leeds. 7 pomta. HaJifa-x. 32 -n<n.nts; HaJl Kingston Rovers. 3 pointe. Barrow. 23 pomts; Bromley. 3 pomte. Wiga.n. 10 points; Leig-h. 5 points. Hunslet, 34 pqint.G; St. Hdeas. 7 podnts. Sa-Lford, 18 points; Wa,k&Reld Trinity, 12 points. ?, Rumcon!. 8 -poiTttR- Warrtng-t.on, 2 points. Bradford. 10 poimtB; Dewabu.ry, 0. .Rochdale Honicte, 6 pomta; Swutton, 5 Broutg'h.ttm RangeTs, 26 points; Rudders- ftdd, 6 pointB.

GOLF. I AMATEUR OHAYl'ION8HIP OF LDIA. I OALCUTrA. Jan. 1. 1 The amateur golf championship of India was concluded to-day on the Tollygange links of the Oa.tcn.tta duo. The finalist<> were Messrs A. Ia-an and C. Col Title. the Ia.tter being defeated by 8 up amd 7 to play iTi a 36 holes mxtoh. Mr Ma.r'B. who is attaobed to the Ca-leutta. Ctub is a player of considerable merit. Re headed the qo.aJifying competition in the championship a yea-r a.?o with a eoore of 160. Mr. A. Oonnack being seooTjd with 164. In the first ronnd of the c.h&mpion&hip, however Mr. Mann -*as defeated by Mr. Cormack, the uitima.te winner, by 2 holes. TOURNAMENT AT R06S. I The handicap tournament on the Foes Alton C<mrt hnk9 hje just been completed. There were twenty entries, and the winner was A. G. Hcndereon. with a score of 10, the second prize being taken by Ra!p-h Grea-trix Yatea, with 20. S. Grea-trix Ya.te8 was third.

PEDE8TRIANISM. I POWDERHALL HANDICAP. LATEST BETTING. A.t the ca-Najng over of the card a.t the Bad- minton Club on Wedne&"Y nig-h-t Walker iof Oapaf) was estajblishcd a nrm fav-on-rite. He was backed down to a.n odds on favourite. L&te&t betting:—Walker, 5 to 4 on; MackLnnon, 7 to 2 aest: Graham. 4 to 1 ag-, Bees, 4 to I 1 agot; Miller, 4 to 1 a-gst; .M'Kenna, 20 to 1 agst; Wylie, 20 to 1 a.gst; S'untar, 24 to 1 a-gst; O1&rk, Z4 to 1 a.gst.

CARMARTHENSHIRE FOXHOUNDS. I Owing to severe frcet. these hounds did not meet in GmMh&U-s<ma,re. CajTneu'thMi, aa is the afBornaJ custom, on New Yea.r'sDa.v. i,

N.U. )NIERNAT!ONAL WALES V NEW ZEALAND } Played at A'be'rdafre yesterday. Final score: G. T.P'ts. WaJes. 0 5 9 1 New Zealand. 1 2 8 I COMMENTS. The spectators were exceedingly jnMJa.nt at the victory of Wa.lef3. and tin the afternoon's play it cannot be gainsaid that the men in red thoroughly deserved their success. They played better football than the New Zealan-: dCl'S all t.hrjugh the piece, aud in omy one respect did they not show 80 as the C-oloniats—that was, that the New Xealanders showed more variety iu their pas&in movern0llts than the homc baok. On the oUier hand, the Welsh rear division played a typical Welsh ..arne, and had tne ground permitted of the taking of the riaKa i feel convinced that \Va,les would have won by more than a single point. The home three-quarters were at least as fast as their and, haudii-m- the ba.11 a,s tiley did with great skill, it deemed likely that under different conditiona they would hmc put on a fairly su.bst:mtial score. WaJe<3 was well served by her forwards, who eont.rolled the bali in the scrÜu.m¡:,ge most a.dmira,bly. and heeled out cleanly from two out of every throe scrums. Beyw}il and Johnny T/.ho'maa. at ha,lf, were a. pair, and there is no doubt that amateur footba.il lost a brilliant sta..r when t,he .Ma.eeteg j man we;<t to Wigan. (.hi Wednesday he was -Ls conspicuous as any ptayer on the netd, and compared with the famous .Messen- ger in point of merit.. In fact. these two wore the outstanding players on the Sold. (retting the ball frequeMtly from their for- wards, th'a home halves always made the be&t use of it, and out out a number of clever openins's for the men behind them. Unfortunately, the hard ground did not permit of dashing burcte when there were severa) opponents about, because a severe tackle always meant the prospect of an injury more or less serious. MR. LEWIS I (Acting Loc&t Secretary for the Wales r. New Zealand in-tch). It was a- curious fact that no fewer than six of the New Zealanders were injured, whilst not a- single Welshman wM laid out. '['his ma:y be acoepted as a testimonial the hardihood of the Cymric race. To deal now more particularly with indi- viduals. it ma.y be said tha-t "Ohick" Jen-kins) wa., a C:O'lllpl£:te success at fuil back for Wales—in fact, he did not make a sin-gle error all through the game. His abiding and kicking were both cleanly and skilfully done, and be stopped many a Colonial attack. In the three-quarter line Tom Llewellyn a.nd Daj Thonnis were the beat. Thoma.s's try was a grood one, gained by dash and speed. Llewellyn made &overal clever runs. a.nd on one occasion went practicably thjong'h the I whole Kew Zealand team, and ha,u. the hardest of hard luck in being palled down only a yard out. Bert Jenkins and L. Tre- harne also did well, but were not ae promi- nent as the other pa.ir. I Dad Beynon worked the acrums cleverly, a-nd was in every sense a thoroughly good inside half. Johnny Thomae. the outside half, was unquestioTia-bly the beet man of the Welsh rear division. He was ooasta,ntly something clever, and imprdl3ed the Rpecta.toj's by his remarkable skill and a,ll- roand play. In the forwards O'BoTgha.m and G. Thomas were the mo&t prominent for Wales, but Dai Jones and D. Rees a.!so did well, these four being ably supported by- D. B. Davies (Mer- thyr) and Francis (Bradford). In fact, the whole team played well, and did their share towards securing the Welsh victory. In the New Zealand team Ttirtill and Mes- seng,er were the best of the backs, and it was surprising in view of the leader's sprightly play that be was not knocked oat. He was constantly doing risky things, but never s&emed to have any bad luck in being thrown on a hard piece of ground. H. Rowe, the clever centre three-qaa-rter, had a piece of misfortune in sustaining an injured knee early in the game. and later on he changed pla.oee with Messenger. W. Wynyard also had a cut on the head, but it did not seem to aSect his play. The Colonial back division were wonder- fully tricky, but their parsing was not characterised by the rhythm of the Wel&h handling game. The Colonial forwards, aa a pack. were beaten by their opponents. THE GATE. As faj a.s ooum be a?certa-ined ?just t after the ma-tc-h. the ga.t<i ajnount?d to between JE800 a.)id JE900. of which the New Ze&land-ers, as usua. will take 70 oor cent. TEAMS ENTERTAINED. After the match both tea-ma were enter- tained a.t the Boot Hotel, Mr. Ashton (presi- dent of the Northern Union) in the chair. There were no speeches, aa the Northern Union omciaJs were anxious to leave by an early train. The telegraphic and telephonic a.rra.nge- ments were excellent, amd reflected great credit <m the lo,-al &taffs of the Post OSic'e and National Telephone Company. NEW ZEALANDERS' DEPARTURE. The Northern Union: oalcials left Aberdare on Wednesday evening by the 6.30 train, and the New Zealanders leave to-day (Thursday) for Hull, where they are playing on Satur- day.

ASSOCIATION. I LEAGUE FINALS. DIVISION I. Blackburn Rogers. 1; Preston North End, L Bolton Wanderers, 2; Manoheeter City, 0. Middlesbrough, 3: Chelsea. 1. Shemeld United, 1; Newcastle United, 1. Sunderland. 5; Woolwich Arsenal, 2. Bury, 0; Manchester United. 0. DIVISION II. Leeds City, 2; GIossop, 0. Wolverhampton, 3; Stockport. 1. Bradford City. 2; Barnsley. 1. Blackpool. 1; Oldha-m. 0. Ohesterneld, 1; Full-am. 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE. Damdee, 3 goals; Port Glasgow. 1. Motherwell, 3 goals; Clyde. 0. Aberdeen, 1 goa-1; Airdrieoniajis, 0. Kiimamock. 2 goale; St. Mirren. 2. Third La.nark, 1; Hamilton Academicals, 0. Hibarnia-ns. 4; Hearts, C Queen's Pa/t'k. 4; Bohemiams, 0. Fa,lkirk. 4; Greenock, 1. Celtic, 2; Glasgow Rangers, 1. MONTGOMERYSHIRE DEAGUE. Aberystwyth, 8; NewtoTi WaretLotise, 1. CARDIFF PUPIL TEACHERS V. CARDIFF THISTLES. At Handaa Fields. The Thistles early obtained the lead through Hisgar, while Jen- Id.nf! soon after netted a second. At the interval the Thistles were leading by two goals. lo the second half Hisgar again 'netted for* the homesters, and they eventuaUy ran out easy winners. Final score:—Carding Thistles, 3 goals: Oaj'diS' Pupil Teachers, nil. GENERAL MATCHES. 'E-vcrton. 1; St. Bern.aj'ds. 1. Reading, 3- West Ham. 2. Bra,dford, 4; Leyton, 0. Liverpool. 0; Notts Forest. 0. Plymouth Argyle, 2; Portsmouth. 1. OhesterBeId, 1; Fulham. 1. Vale of Leven. 4; Pilgrims. 0. NEWPORT DISTRICT ASSOCIATION. DRAW FOR SECOND ROUND OF THE WOOIXX)CK CUP. Oaerleon v. Hjgh Cross Stars. Newport Baj'ba-naT)e Orb Working Men. Caidi'oot v. Culdiool Oactle. Maind.e Albions v. Newport Recre-atives. To be T)laye<i on the gro-'nd of nrst-naaned on Ja.Ti'uary 18.

T.V.B. ENGINE BREAKS DOWN. The 10.40 ex-Cardiff Taff Vale Ra,il'wa.y tram arrived a.Ti ho-ur la,te a.t MertJiyr on Wedmes-! day, tibp engine having broken down outaide Tr€.f<M't!8t.

NEW POST-OFFICE FOR CAERPHJLLY. A new post-office is being built at Caer- philly adjoining the Pite of the old one. The building wiii be <yn a large and up-to-date model, to meet the great incre;6e in postal work.

A BAD RECORD. I William F. Reed, labourer, was charged at AbertiUery on Wednesday with stealing an overcoat. value JE2, the property of George Watkin6,Abertill€Ty,<Mi Aug'ust31. Defendant now admitted the theft. an<i. having a bad record, was sentenced to a month's imprison- ment.

FINED FOR COMPLICITY. I Frederick Edwarda and Thomas Griniths. colliers, of Trehafod. were fined .El each at Pont<yT)ridd PO-lice-cOurt on Wednesday, the former for travelling on the TafF Vale Rail- way from Ponty-pridd to Trehafod withont a ticket and the latter for aiding and abet- ting. I

NEVER QPtT CKRTAIXTY tOR HOPE." When ENGLAND'S GLORY MATCHES you have I Ton buy eertajm!ty" the Beat. moat Belia.bie, and for a Cheapest match you can ever "hope" to get. Far smperior to any foreign nuke. Made at England'w (iriory Nlawh Worts. Ctwcester. e22M—3

TWO PLAYERS ORDERED OFF PimaJ score: G. T. Pts. Oa.rdiS. 2 1 13 Fon.typool. 0 0 0 COMMENTS. Pontypool's performance did not come quite up to expectations, although tbey aj-e entitled to every credit for na.vii)g' pia,yed a eleajt, open gramme from staj't to !inish. 'ihe incident Ahi,.h led to Ra.ipn. Thoma-s and J. P. Jones being ordered off wa.6 so trivial tna,t M-w pcopie à-t:.tLtcd it, a.ud it 8-0aroelY juti'tiiicd the drastic actiou of tbe r,-teree. Tho MonmoutJish.u'e men wcrfi cl<'&riy lx'atel1 at all l1oiut.s, the Cardiff torwai7,cif; being cleverer m hoeuug and s]j3<j,rtcr in the l.ia'e-oat, while they gave nothing a.wa.y in Ltw open. The home ba,clM alEoO shaped better than their opponents, bMng quicker off the ina.rii a-rd more a.cc.urate in trik,ir pa.s.>in.g. Johniily 'rooma-í!, the r<Mruit outride ha,If, pl&yed a Wever, resourLetui anie, and i5 iikuiy to retain ¡Tis plaice a. Bush's deputy. .piher gave a fujrjy g<;cd :M)count of hiL.wl:;[f ai'ter hi.s long abt't'noe iro'n the 6'e.d, ill;" gla-riug fault Leing thf &Iownt-s with whiüh h,is to who is playing' on the top of his 1'orm just now, s,nd M &,zd certain of being capped a.gainRt Engiaad. C,&be a.nd Ra.ipn. Thomas put in a lot of souiid, u&eful work, former espc. showing a lot of his old f'Jl"m. th.3 home t'ornardn Neil', Brown, and üasey were a.galn conspicuous. For Jack Evans the most ser. viceable ga.me in the baok d-ivision. "Porny" Jones had pra.ütically no an the right wing. With their for- VI'l:U'dfi Visiting haivea had nothing iiite a fair chance to keep their three-quarters going. and supe- riority in this pi-iage of the play was the foundation of Ca.rd)n"s victory. I "PONTY'S" RISE TO FAME. Pontypool's upward trend towards the highest etanuard of cish 1votbaH lia,, come about (writes our Pontypool dent) from halt-a-dozen ,ery OOIl\S.lSk.nt seasc>ns, for since their inauguration in 1901 tne club has Iiliown a 8t.ea.dy improvement, towards the goal of scientinc combluatlOu. I First, under the captaincy of the late Jim- ujer i}t'10,. t..ey during their five seasons' association with tAe .(J'llliùutllsi1ire League Aere gVH1 twice, in 190.).4 and 19(A-7, an.n silver medalliBts twice. The B-rst year they were in the league they occupied sixth position, and eince t-LDeir formation tney n<i\e a'(;J1¡\ e. mli,ny notable periorma;nce.s, tor on Chiist- mas Eve, 1904, they nrst met .D0vcinport Albion at the Rectory Ground, and ran them to a try. On the iollowing Christmas ENe they i)ut up a good pM-iorm.ance against Newport, on the Usk6ide enciosure. and were only defeated after a strenuous game uy two trios to a concerted goal. Since then their progress has been more marked, and in the early part of last seaso-n they obtailic-d that memorable tie.tory o\er Heyonport ALbion by twenty points to ei-g-ut, having defeated Newport at the end ol the pre\ ions season by two tries to nil. For manv years the claims of the Ponty- pool players went by the board, but last season the club was the proud poa&e&ser of two "oaos in J. H. E\ans and D. P. Jones. Ano-tber diBtineuon which haB fallen to Pontypool has been tha-t of having the top scorer for \Yalec; in their ran&s. "Ponty Jones occupied that position in 1903-4 and 1904-5, with 41 and M tries _Ctively. This season the team's programme iB the st-in'est in their history, and they ha\e aiready m&de some \ery creditable shows against ftrst.cla& opponente. ibe cLose ga.mea which they ha\e p,layed-D<Yon port, one try each: Gloucester, lost by n\€ tionts; and Swa.mjea. lost by three points-soow that their oladnns for fLrst-class nxtures are not without justincation. Even better than these was th-eir rec.ent brilliant victory over Bristol on Boxing Day. They have always been noted as a prolinc scoring t-eam. and in the last four seasons have always topped s 400 point aate. whilst th.ree seasons aco they came out with the wonderfml total of 5C6 points in 37 matches, an average of nearly fourteen points per match. BRITISH VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND. THE PONTYPOOL CAPTAIN INVITED. I J. P. Jonee. the Pontypool ca.pKua. hM I received an invitation from the English Rugty Unica to a<ccomps,ny the British team to New Zea.lAnd

NEWPORT CHARITY MATCH. I MB. MAT HANNAN'S XV. V. MR. C. M. I PRITOHARD'S XV This maftoh was in a.id of the Roman OaAhjolM Presbytefy Buijding Fund. Great interest was taken m the g-ame, by reason of the fact that Mr. Ma.t HajM)an's teajn was composed of the Pill Harriers tcajn. Mr. Ma.t Hannan's team had the better of matters in the &rst half, Ltl'ewellyn. the Pil! Sier, sooring two tries, which were not o<m-' EaK-time sco-re: G. T. P'ts. Mr. Ma,t Hannan's XV. 026 Mr. C. M. PTitcba.pd's XV. 000 Mr. Ma,t H.amma.n's team scored two further tries in the second ha-If thjoush .Llewellyn ajid Ike WiIIia.irts. neither being oonTerted. Final score: G. T. P'te. MT. Mat Ha.nnaji'a XV. 0 4 12 Mr. C. M. Pritchtu-d'a XV. 000

CARDIFF WAIFS AND STRAYS I THE ANNUAL TREAT IN ANDREWS' I HALL. The third annual dinner to the waifs and strays of Cardiff was given in Andrews'- ball, Q-ueeu-street, on Wednesday. The treat is one which is due, to a very large extent, to Mr. W. J. Tatem and others who are acting with him in this very charitable movement. The hall presented a very bright appearance, and there were about 1,000 children who sat down at the ta'blea to a very substantial dinner. The Lord Mayor, who presided, was accompanied OTi the pla.tform by the Lady Mayoress, ttbe Rev. Alick Henderson, and Miss Edith B. JoTies, the secretary of the dinner fuTJd. The Lord .Mayor wished the boys a Happy New Year, and in response they wished him the same. He hoped they would enjoy the dinner, and then wa.rm-hea.rted refe'ren.ces were made to 'the generosity of Mr. W. J. Tatem. The Rev. Aliek Henderson said grace, the thousand boys standing with their little hands clasped. Then the feast opened—a feast of English roast beef and Christmas pudding. The hall was kindly lent free o<f any charge by Mr. Oswald Stoll. and Mr. C. H. S. Dring arranged an excellent entertanuDent. to which a number of the Empire artJBtes gladly contributed. These included Miss Hilda Playfair. Mr. Barrmgton, Mr. Keaton, one of the Riogoku Japane&e Troupe, Mr. Harry Lewis, and Master Harry Ha-ll, and a number of illustrated songs and bioscope pictures were also given. Mr. Beddoe Roes pro'posed a vote of thamks to Mr. Stoil for the use of Ue haJl and for allowing the Empire artistes to give their 6ervi<t€a. Mr. Reea also pro'poaed a vote of thanks to the artistes for the admirable manQer in which they had entertained the ohildren aind all otheTs gathered together that afternoon. BotJi votes were oa<rried witA a.œ1a.moa.t..ion. The boya were entertained on Wednesday. and an equal number of girls will be feted to-day (Thursday), when the balcony will be thrown open to the public. Miss Edith B. Jones, as secretary, has done epiendid work iu connection with these annual dinners, and so have also Mr. Beddoe Reee, Mr. T. Seth Jones, the school attendance oIBoers, and a score of lady workers. Mr. Tatem is the president of the committee, as well as a generous subscriber. 1,200 CHILDREN OF SOUTITWARD I ENTERTAINED. The Christmas treat to the school-children residing in the South Ward, given by Alder- man W. H. Re'n.wick arDd C'&unciHors Edward NichoII, J. A. Eidd, and H. C. Vivian, was held in the South Ohurch-etreet Schools on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Altogether about 1.200 children were entertained to tea,, ¡ followed by an entertainment. The following ladiea and gentlemen kindly assisted:—Mrs. Renwick, Mrs. Kidd. Mrs. Vivian, Messrs. J. T..King. Waters. Herbert Crabtree, Valentine Waleon. E. W. awards, R. G. FarreII. W. Milward, and I. Ambrose, Miss A. E. Lewis, Miss B. Mowbray, Miss Munn, Mrs. Dacey, Sister Lilia Mary. and other ladies and gentlemen from the staffs of the various schools, who rendered invalu- able aid in controlling the children. The Revs. Thomas Dtavies, A. G. Ru,ssell, and Gilbert Heaton were also present. On leaving the children were presented by Mrs. Renwick. Mrs. Vrvia-n, Miss Nicholl. and Miss Kidd with a bar of chocolate each. At the concerts which followed the tea. musMal items were rendered by the Misses Nichotl. Mr. NichoII. jun., Miae Sparkee, Mr. 8&m Taylor, Mr. Owen, Mr. Barron. Master I Harry Hall, and others, with a nrst-class variety entertainment by Mr. Hiam Lang, their efForts being much appreciated by the cMldren. The accompanist was Mr. G. B. Harrison. The eecreta-rial duties were carried out by Mr. W. L. Lawrence.

COMPLEMENTS FOR THE BABY. J Edith Farmer, Treforest. sommomed Thoa. Jones, collier, Pantygr&igwen, Poatypridd, to show oa.u&e. Ac.. &t Pomtypridd on Wednes- day.—Mr. J. BTYa.nt,. who a-p-peared for the a,ppliczat, read a letter which defendajit had written to MMc FajTner, in whioh he wished the latter and her "the compliment4s of the season and a happy New Year."—An order for 38. 6d. & week wae mtade.

ROBBING A FEM/OW DODGER. I Harry Davies, labourer, no nxed abode, was charged at Aberda-re on Wednesday with 8toaling a pair of trousers, value 5s., from Fred Mason, a. fellow-lodger, at Hooper's lodging-hoaae.—He was sect down for seven days' hard labour.

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I SEQUEL TO ELOPEMENT. I AMMANFORD WOMAN'S TRIP TO LONDON. I Ann Davios (29), a married woman, of 29, Pentwyn-road, Bettws, Ammanford. was charged on a warrant at West Ham on Wednesday with stealing a gold brooch and a quantity of underclothing, Ac., valued at JE6 10s., the property of Charles Lewis, a soda. matter, of 42, Butchers-road, Cannijng, Town. Mr. Da.ybe.ll, who pro&e&uted. stated tha,t' in April last the prisoner left her husband and children in Wales and came to London with a num named Copp. The couple took apaj-tmente at Mr. Lewis's house as Mr. and Mrs. Copp. and after a time the man left the woman. She. however, remained in the house. From a chinbnniere had been taken a number of t-rinkete, including a nugget gold brooch, in which were;: set a pair of lion's claws, which Mr.! Lewis had bought in South Africa from a Boer prisoner for JE3, but which was worth -ElO. Prisoner, it was found, had returned to Wales to her husband, and she had written to the prosecutor admitting the theft of the linen, but denying all knowledge of the brooch. Detective-sergeant Reed, who arrested the priso'nea- at Amjmanford, said her husband was a coal miner, and she had five children beaidee the one (only five weeks' old) in her arms. She was a cleanly, industrious woman, but rather extravagant. Her husband through this had been several times at the oounty-co'urt, and he had advertised that he would not be reapoBBibLe foa' her debts. He was, however, willing to'have her back, "and that sort of thing." Mr. GiUespie said it was a sad case for the man. but it seemed to be the woman's &rst slip in a criminal way. He would, therefore, p-ut in force the new Probation of 08'encea Act, which came into force that day. She would be bound over in her own reoognisajices of -ClO to come up for judgment if caJled on within twelve months.

C.M. MINISTERS TO BE I INSURED. I UNDER THE WORKMEN'S COMPEN- SATION ACT. The West Glamorgan Oalviniatic Methodist Monthly Meeting wa? held at Tabernacle, Cwmavon, on Wednesday, the Rev. W. Samlet Williams presiding.—A resolution was carried reooTnmending the Churches to have a more stationary ministry. Several Ohurc'hes reported having cleared their debts. The sum of .E250 was distributed from the auxiliary fund to the weaker Churches. The following appointments were made foT the yea.r:—Presidents, the Rev. D. Picton Evans, B.A., and Mr. J. Howell, Maesteg; aecreta.ry of Sunday schools, the Rev. Lewie Richards, Gowertcn; secretary of monthly meeting, the Rev. D. Mardy Davies, Ponty- cyTnmer. A resolution wae unanimously carried urging the GoveTn'ment to press forward a temperance measure. It was resolved to insure under the Work- men's Compensation Act all ministers and othera who receive payment for services in the connexion.

PENARTH JUSTICES NEGLECT DUTY. Great incoTivMuenoo waa occasioned at Pe'narth Police43OUTt on Wed'nesda.y as the cheers of the c<mrt coald not proooed with the bueinees owing to there bei ng only one jis-! t-ioe on the bench, viz., Mr. Sa-mnel Thomas. Scvera.1 eolicitors were in attendamm, tbe&e. includins Mr. Harold Lloyd, Mr. H. J. tTsher, and Mr. Morgan Rees, all of whom had press- ing engagements eiaowhere. One gentleman had been sutmmoned from London, ajid he will have to appoj on a' future da,tc, but is not entitled to compen"tion.

I. NOT FIT TO APPEAR. Before the Cardiff magistrates on Wednes- day James Reed, 40, was charged with violently assaulting and wounding John Upha.Tn by kicking him on the head and face at 3, Scott-street. Police-constable John Wootton said he saw prisoner held up by a large crowd in Scott- street. On going into No. 3, he found Upham, who is an old man. bleeding from wounds on the h<!ad and face. PriBoner. when chajged, denied the assault. Dr. J. J. Buist (poIice-STtrgeon) proved that Uphain was not in a nt eta-te to a.ppear. Under those circumstancee. a rema-nd was ordered for a week.

PREFERRED TO BE IN GAOL. Fcmr Pa.ria apaches have selected prison as the most coniiforta-ble quarters in Paj-ie..Leoii Sauteur, aged 45, and Enmie Oudelte, aged seventeen, entered a r&tm-ur=t in the Rue St. Honofe and had a hca.rty dimner. after which they told the proprietor that they had no m'Mtey, and asked to be arrested. Vector Gauthier took the same course in the Rue de Bajn.bea.tu. while the f<mrth, Gaston Dodenil, preferred to sniaah an eic-otric g'lobe. All four told the coin.mis- sary of police that they were deterniined to spend bhoe winter in prison.

ABERTYSSWG MAN'S MANY TBIAJjS. The Arat meeting of creditors of the estate of William Prosser, of 22, Wa.lter- etreet. Abertyaawg. Moo., a collier, was held at Newport. The Iia'bilitias were set down a.t dB62 ajid the assets at JE13. Debtor alleged the cauees of hie failure to be injury in his work, fifteen months' illness, innuenza. for nioe weeks, sickneae of wife and ten children (two dead), and two other injuries to hinMelf. The debtor, who is 33 years of age, nied hie own petition, in consequence of a creditor havmg oommenced proceedings. The o<noia<l receiver remains trustee.