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- SWANSEA V. BRIDGEND,
SWANSEA V. BRIDGEND, PREVIOUS RESULT THIS SEASON September 28th, a.t Swansea—Swansea, 5 goals, 4 tries (:)7 points); Bridgend, 1 drop- J>eci goal (4 points). Swansea played their hist Welsh match of the aeaaon at Bridgend the Asy- lumites being uhtir opponents. in the early par1; of the season—it was as a matter of fact, the third match—the All Whites, al- though they had a weak and experimental team out, had not the slightest -liificulty in gaining a victory. The Bridgend side of tfiai day was a young and inexperienced one, and they made no sort of a show against the champions. D. H. Edwards was the "star" man of tne Swansea Lacks, scoring femr of the nine tries, the others bemg gained by Owen, ELuold Thomas, Ivor Mor- gan, D. Davies, and Ben Davies. Since j that time., however, Bridge-nd have strength- ened their team very ooosiderabiy, and dur- ing tile last pact of the season have not done so badly. They took the precaution of getting specially prepared for to-day'» stfaggle, for although they did not antici- pate a win, they were yet anxious to put up a good fight. The final match last season, at Bridgend, ended in a fairly good ■win for the All Whites, who scored 1 goal 4 tries, as against 1 penalty goal put on by their opponents. Results generally, how- over, until this season have not been so much in favour of Swansea. Only a ^aso r; or so ago the Bridgend team played with such surprising daph that it wa«s only in the tinal few minutes that Swansea were able to gain the ascendancy, and then by mean#- of drop- ped goals. Thanks largely to the interest displayed by Mr. T. D. Schotield, who can "well be called the father of the Bridgend players, considerable interest was created. So as to attract the largest possible crowd the kick-off had been delayed until after j four o'clock, and it was a further advantage that the Ogmore Me v. D.?unygraig match had been abandoned. S^an^ea, unfortun- ati-ly were unable to field at their strongest, the absentees including Ivor Morgan "Port Tennant" Davias, and D. Griffiths. Until tike last moment there was no certainty as to whether Dr. Teddy Morgan would moke the journey, a statement having gone the rounds that he had finished football for the sea-son. Freddy Lewis, the Treorky flier, had been asked to malco the journey, so that it was anticipated that Trew would have a good partner. The Bridgend team was the best which could ho put ant. A large crowd of eni-ausi&sks accompanied the Swansea rner?. The teams weve:— SWANSEA.—Back, Jack Bancroft; three quarters, W. Trew, H. Toft, Phi) Hopkins and Freddy Lewis; hal?-aeks, R. M. Owen and R. Janes- forwards, A. Smith, P. J. j Thomas. H. Hunt, Ben Davie?, G. Tf.iv- ward, Tom Morgan, Ika Williams, and Evan Davies. BRIDGEND.-Back, R. Daviog; three- quarters, T. Matthews /'captain). D. Da vies D. Griffiths sixl T. Evans; half-hack-. A.' Paimerr and T. Wilson; forwards, P. James, B. Grocow. J. Deerman, H. Ham (i. Dlewelhrt, W. Da.vies, T. Thomas, and D. Thomas. Referee: Mr. D. 1:1. Bowen. i After the kick-off Swansea, with a bout of passmg uivaded the homesters' 25. From a scrum the visitors' three-quarters, with a| brrfliant bout of parsing, crossed, AND FRED LEWIS SCORED. •Tack Bancirofr, failed to convert. Loose } lay followed near hall- 00 »y. Griffiths found teucn in Sw ansea territory. From the Une- ■' • thre"3 quarters each hand- a, .Ptul Hopkins going into touch at half- way. Toit secured and made a tine burst, •Hit Griffiths collared. and nicking up made for the Sw&rise^ line, to be groini-dod lw Bancroft Bridgend -.v)e<r-3 now pross-n^. Matthews nearly scored in the cone:r. Bridg- end were now holding the visitor; in then- own 25, but the Swansea defence "3:; too good. A fine dribble by th, Bridgend for- wards resulted 111 PALMER SCORING FOR THF HO.MESTER.S. 2? nCJ k^k"Cat near the Bridgend 25 and the homester wens again placed on tho defeTiKrre. A burst bv the home forwards relieved the pressure. f A scTturi "wns fortaea in fclio Swansea 25 "m which tne isitor^ three-quarters were g^i^g> a»rai f reddy Lewis ixaiing the do- » noe soared a try, which was not convector' ne homestef* witfo a rush inv*lm rh- Wea 25, Toft picking V to Hopkins. T)io latte^r ^as cokared w-hen he was -angerouslv neai- homastefrs goal lme. Frorh a scrum Phil fclopkms ran round and scored behind the posts. Banopoft converted. Swansea now ippeaired to be warming to their woÚ, and kept their opponents on the defensive Few I i.outs of brilliant passing followed cr«7 a HALF- TIXE SCORE SWAZV^E^i—1 goal 2 tries. BRIDGEND—-1 t ry. FINAL SCORE: ? SWANSEA—1 goal 4 tries. i BRIDG END-I trv. I t
I NORTHAMPTON V. LLAN-! ELLY.
NORTHAMPTON V. LLAN-! ELLY. SCARLETS DEFEATED BT A CON- VERTED GOAL. "<Q)BBGERBH PUTUP A VERY WAR:\11 DISPLAY. ¡ •team leit for Northampton by the 1..30 team 011 Friday morning, and ^frreed at tft»e Midland town at 7 o'clock. Af0 £ *? <^m*i 1confiiderabie interest, as ,^T6 aiways been great favour- ites amongat the boot operatives. Both wdes woe aide topiaco representative team- m the fieid. Jack Auckland was unahlo t" a«wy, and Rhyv Williams was indeed in the pack. The teams were. as follows:- I ( LLANELLY.-Back, C. R. Lewis; three- qwartecs Willie Thomas, Harvey Thomas, í T. Williams, and Martin Jenkins; half- backs, D. Lioyd and D. J. Reos; foi wards, J. Watts, T. Evans, W. J. Thomas, G. Stagg, W. Cole, Is»ac Lewis, Harry Cole I t jod Williams. Playod in fair weathor bf>fore 2,000 spec- tak»ra. The home team fully r*?pro seated, except that Bob Beasiey played for Burton. ^LiaueHy were without Lock man *°d Tom £ van& Nocthampton won the cosa :md Iiaodly started agarinst [.he wind ¡!.Ii d attacked at the outset. Thomas intercepted t paas and made a fine run. A dribble by tha '■ oiiid forwards put Llaaeiiy on the defensive .J1.e Wetslmtsn scon regained ground and ¡.b&n semtxaly tested the home defence and Panting, however, got the ball LianeiJ5' again, and fcrced Northaanpton to touch down. Mobb* in a eood ™' »<i marl° for Panting, but ha ril w81' ■'•i'lMrw pulled hetterm wie game, and wene sever il hetterm the grone, and were Fleveral ^L^'a ?f but UanSlv put, „p^^ry fine deW. At len^hlS trig DARTED OVER, BUT WAS RECATTFn a ?™8-. Ua"«"y s thmytrm £ *ntor; where -"■crircr'. r>irt >f^bb-i replied to tiie kiot ,^1, ch efFect that Lb.nelly lost!(llOttnd by it. A lot of forward play m mmtral jmHind fnl' V„ved. Coh'^ hvl the bail placed^?J^i «t goaf 00 one occasion) frryrn nearly half- <ny, but Ms kick was disallowed, a.nd half. time came wffJj no srore. HALF-TTME SCORE: 1 NORTH ampton—X LLANELLY-Ni1. Early m the seoc.nd haJf Cole missed a. ./T*alty fram haJf-way, and then Noi-thamp. -*n attacked strongly, and twice tbe Llan- By line narmwij ere.iprd. Jenkins, who ad marked Mobbg most trucceK'fuIIy, re- wwd m\ injury to his knoe, ami had to tire. The homesters were having all ttie better of tJle game, but could not finish tbeir r**k against the riuick breaking l.IP and i-ons tackling of the Welsh-mem. In soother attack hy Northampton Be,toy icd a drop at goal, but the shot went wide, ¡,' ae kicking by Lee was tie feataxo of this t.{\u.. Mobbs stopped a good effort by the i 'tcedh fewwards, and a. penalty kick taken iguCfeto aoac ta naught, bat -paasiu^ t,: Northampton caased. Lkmefty to defend tbear goal-line. The visitors touched down ofE- side, and the ba. wa« scrummaged at the twenty-five. Play after tikis went in favour of the homesters, and Jenkins sustained an of the homesters, and Jenkins sustained an mj-ury to bis knee and had to retire. He was afterwards attended by Dr. Miligan, but recovered later. Bob Beasley threw away a magnificent opportunity by pa-ssing when he had opened for Hill with not two! strides to go. Llanelly went to the other end but were repulsed, and Northampton scored in the last minute through. M'obbs. Coles kicked a grand goal. FINAL SCORE: NORTHAMPTON—5 points. LLANELLY—Nil.
. PONTYPOOL V. NEATH.I
PONTYPOOL V. NEATH. I CASTELL NEDD HAVE TO WORK HARD TO WIN. The visit of Neath to Pontypool was eagerly anticipated. Sweet revenge was a. factor which raised the interest to boiling point. For it must be remembered that at Neath on the 2nd of November the All Blacks won by seven points to nil; ajxi that on that occasion tbe Pontyites were sadly dpappointed. They were cockmue of win- nnl;, you know. But they didn't. To-day, however, they fully expected to wipe those æven pomts off the siate. They bad made special preparations for the event., and they fielded their strongest side. But there was a rfuiet feeling of confidence pervading tho Neath men, and they and their supporters expected victory. The G.W.R. arranged an excursion, and a la^ge number of Nmthites accompanied their favourites. At the tome of wirxting there were no announced altera- tions in lie All Blacks' side, which was ex- pected to turn out as follows —■ NEATH.—Back, W. M. Edwards; three- quarters. T. Davies, Idris .Jones, Frank Rees, and J. D. Davies; halves, Vew. Evans and Jack Phillips; forwards, W. Jones, Fred David, Howel Jones, T. iiea-scvn, W. Sandham, Re*^s Phiilips, D. H. Davies, and Rev. A. E. C. Morgan. Referee, Mr. H. J. Taylor. Neath were at full strength, but Pointy- pc-ol fielded with two substitutes in the rear division and two in the front rank. The ground was in excellent, condition, amd Howel Jones started for Neath, and the haI: rolled over the line for a minor. The drep out left play at Pontypool twenty-five, wnere it re-mained until Thomas, the half- b,u-:i:ï:, raced to mid-field. Edwards regained lost ground with a good kick, but Ponty- pool, by pretty passing, recovered until "Ponty" Jones wa<s well tackled by P. Davies. Play hovered near the centre until Jack Davies broke away, and made a. fine open- ing for Bees to score wide out. The Kick failed. Ne& h were awarded half a dozen penalties in qirrk succession, but Ponty- pool had the better of play till the inter- val. Edwards nearly landed a penalty gOrtl, HALF-TIME SCORE: NEATH -1 try. PONTYPOOL—Nil. FINAL SCORE: NEATH—1 trv. PONTYPOOL—Nil.
. ABERAVON V. TREORKY.
ABERAVON V. TREORKY. RED AND BLACKS HAVE PLENTY TO DO. AND CAN ONLY MAKE A DRAW OF IT. The return fixture between Aberavon and Treorky was played on Saturday on the Port Talbot Athletic Ground. The beauti- ful weather which had prevailed throughout the week was broken this morning by rain setting in, but there wa-s some parcispect of it clearing before the game started. The visit of the Rhondda League champions was looked forward to with some interest, as they defeated Aberavon at Treorky by a penalty goal ami a try to nil, but on that occasion Aberavon had to fiedd a very poor team. To-day, however, the prospects were mucij brighter, as the Red and Blacks have being doing well lately, and were con- fkientiy expected to brinp; oif a substantial { victory. It was doubtful if the visitors would have the .vf-rvices of Fioudy Lewi?, I as he was reserve for Dr. Morgan in the Swansea team. The t^wiih were:— I ABERAV ON.—Back, W. J. Rees; three- quarters, Willie R. Thomas, Alby Davies, Arthur James and Will Thomas; half-backs, D. A. Davies and Jim Donovcui; forwards, Wiii Jones (captain), E. Pugh, George Vic- keiy, Will Gregory, Gwyn Jones, Ivor Jones, W. J. Davies, and H. Evans. TREORK1.—Bac:k, Dalv James; three- quarters, J. Bebb. T. 0. Jones, D. Evans rwnd George Lewis; half-bacLs, J. Davies and D. W. Jones; forwards, J. Poison, J. Thomas, D. Lewis, P.C. Moore. C. Evans, J. Curtis, R. Wise, and D. Wiiliacns. The only cnange in the home side was! Hendra, instead of W. R. Thomas. The! field was in a terribly sloppy condition when Vickery started operations for Aberavon, and Treorky replied well to the centre, where the first scrum was tormed. From here Hendra cleared beautifully to the visi- tors' line, but Gwilym Jones replied in fine style to the centre, which was well followed up by Jerry Be-dd. The Aberavon line wag placed in danger, but Donovan kicked out of bounds. For a few moments Aberavon were penned up in their own territory until Will Jones took the ball beautifully and got back to t he centre where he was floored in a pool of water. Donovan improved matters considerably with a well-judged kick, but Curtis replied with a smart forward rush, and the Treorky forwards rushed into the home twenty-five. Treorky got the ball out from the successive scrams, but Davies, the, inside half, was well tackled by D. A. Daviesi before he could get th.e bail away. Good kicking and short rushes by the Treorky for- wards put them on the aggressive again, W. J. Rees made a fine mark, and Aber- avon got back to the centre. From a scrum here Vicery got away and sent a long pass ¡ t) Hendra who took th" ball with one hand and gained tbo Treorky twenty-five line. The visitors replied with a good forward rut.ii, and T. L. Jones took the ball fpoci the line-out and made a fine burst. He kicked instead of trying to get through, but W. J. Rees cleared splendidly. Aberavon carried plav to the Treorky territory, but l' the visitors were playing a smart game and their forwards heeling out well showed up Cl. advantage. The game was chiefly oon- tlctod by tho forwards. Poison broke away here grandly for the visitors, but Rees' made mark ri^ht on his own line. Dai James !r Tnt^v-i^ the next moment and dropped "»« J°? miTg srjf inrw After this the voters had sightly hfStter of the argument, and Dai James the better hat trie ball was ersayed a sh j Rhonddaites again at- clwgM down J be I'relievo(, pnKm W another «b.«, HALF-TIME SCOEE: ABERA YON-Nil. TREORKY—Nil. Poulson jvftnrTxd to.- the visitors, -who gradually got av .v, but a knock-on spoilt the attack. Treorky ,however, soon resuai- the aggressive, bus, Arthur Jarr.os cleared back to the centre. Treorky backs started passmg, but AJby Davies tacklied Gwilym Jones in fine style. The home forward? now followed mp Vofcter and had. mora of the play. Donovan sen: out a sroa.rl pass to Alby- Davies, avI-o doiobled thr.^igh several visitors., but repassed to Donovan, and the ball went into toadh. W. J. Rees saved well from a long kick and rush, but Williams was deliberately fouled by one of the visiting forwards, who came in for some booing. Arthur James kicked over the line, and Treorky conceded a minor. Aberavtm were now piayrng a better game, and the forwards wane getting the beH ont, but Treorfcy were soon in Aberavon territory ono^ more, and a, scrum was held on the lime, but A. James raKetved the pressure. D. A. Davies broke away for Aberavon, and play again settled in the centre. Vickery and Alby Davies both ina.^e good attempt* to get over, and the homesters made one final rally, only to meet with another repulse, cod play wsaas badk in tito-centae wibrn <j«e &ni wae coBad. J FINAL SCORE; ABERAVON—Nil. TREORKY—Nil. NOTES ON THE GAME. I Aberavon had a.nothe: off-day to-day1 T ry as tb:jy would they could not do the right thing, but I must say they had a| gcoa toe against them in the Treorky men. Ihe forwards were a powerful lot of menj who seemed quite at home in the puddle m! which they played, for the ground was in a terrible state. Both in the line-out and scrums, t)o.> visiting forwards had the bet-I ter of the argument, but the defence on both1 sides was sound. There were, two or three! occasions when the Aberavon line was placed! in danger, and only off-side tactics by the visitors spoilt their efforts. For Aberavon, Vickery, W. Jones. Gwyn Jones and Davies; played a conspicuous game in the forward j line. The two halves did well, and A'.hyj Davies and Arthur .ïa:nes were the best, of the three-quarters, whilst. Rees was sound at full !»ack. For Treorky. D. James, the custodian, played a g"r.3.i, game. In the three-quarter line BOOb and Jones wero| prominent. BRA VON."
NEWPORT V. LEICESTER.
NEWPORT V. LEICESTER. BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF THE AMBER | AND BLACKS. [THE 'TIGERS" VERY MUCH BEHIND. At Newport. l>eicester were the Lsksiders' opponents. The "Tigers," who did net anticipate victory, did not have I, their usual strong side, amongst those a.b- sent. being Jackett aud Jack&on, who a.re < eu route to New Zealand with the British We-a.m. The home skle were {airlv strong. n-,c teams were :— i NEWPORT.-Back. W. Burt; three- NEWPORT.-Back. W. Burt; three- qtjart-ers. Stanlev Williams. M. Baker, H. J. Rowlands and W. Wintield: half-backs. T. H. Tile and C. Frands; forwards, G. i G. Themes, K. Jenkins, -T. Hodges. P. Walier, H. J. Pritchard, G. S1-a.ite, and ■ Johnson. LEICESTER.Back. J. W. D. Smiah: three-quarters. L. Kirk, K. B. Wood, F. 1\. Tarr, and P. l-av-Tve.; half-backs, ( j. W W «x;d imd ,r. R. Watson; forwards, S. Matthews (captain). S. Penny, A. Oocdnch. C. Crimson. A. J. Hobbp. J. Hwbba.rd, A. Mills, and N. V H Bingham. Referee>: Mr. J. Hague. Nov.port at. the. outset gained a good po sition. but Leicester r peiled, and Vile nearly score*?. After this W. J. Winfieid secured, and ^rored between the posts. [ Rowlands converting- N-WDOTf, continued to nress. and Hedges score-d wide. After this Percy Jones crossed for Newport. I>vi- ( cester did better after this, but there was no cohibination. HALF-TIME SCORE NEWPORT 1 sroal 2 tries. LFTCESTEP.—Nil- ()n the restart N"WTort -sv^re soon on the attack, a- d, and (reorge Booths forced 1 his way throuch. Leio? £ 't?r then woke up. and Wood dropped a 'ovelv croal. New- port were again on the aggressive, and at- talked. F. Baker made a fine run, but was tackled just outside the line. He srab- sequent!v srwed w-i.-i .e. After this Baker arrain secured the bail and scored again, the try being converted by Bird. FINAL SCOHE: I NEWPORT—2 Rods 4 tries. LEICESTER -1 drooped goal.
___I -.----4----I DEVONPORT…
I -4- I DEVONPORT ALBIONS V. CARBIFF. j TIGHT GAME: WELSHMEN WIN BY ¡ FIVE POINTS. Cardiff paid their customary visit to Devonport today, where they :rrte.t. the Albicns on the Rectory Field. The defeat of the Albions by Swansea last week onlv helped to make the interest already felt much greater, and the general opinion was I that Cardiff would be beaten. The ex- j Welfh champions, unfortunately, were short of several cf their best players, including G-1oo. thbir captain, but the homesters .wera at their Strongest, When the Cardiff team eventually fielded it wap found that Win- iieki and Gwynn Nicholls had also failed, j The third line Lherefore was Idris Thomas, W. A. Jone^, H. C. Thomas and T. 11. Spencer. Frank Woods played full-back, | and Percy 15ush occupied his usual position. Played in dull weather before a large numbef of speciatone. 'Hie Aibions were at full strength, but Cardiff had Winneld, Gabe, Williams and Gibbs away. The A!- bions started, but for some t'me play was I of a scrambling nature. Then Cardiff at- tacked. and after Wood.3 had sent dead, Lillicrap h«d to save from Idris Thomaf• Following the next fCT'im Idris Thoma.a scored a try which Woods converted. Car- diff continued to press and at the inter- val the score was — HALF-TIME SCORE: I' CARDIFF—1 i,-oal. ALBIONS—Nil FLNAL SCORE: I CARDIFF—5 points, ALBIONS—Ni. ——
SWANSEA SCHfOLS' LEAGUE.I
SWANSEA SCHfOLS' LEAGUE. I TWO MATCHES OFF: THE LLANELLY FIXTURE. The two matches which were to have been plaved at Swansea. Recreation Ground on ¡ Sai'urdav, between Hafod and Cwntbwrla, and Terrace-road a.nd Brynmill, in connec- tion with the schools league, were past- poned owing to the unfavourable weather. II SWANSEA SCHOOLBOYS TEAM. The Swansea Town team to meat the Llanelly schoolboys on Easier Monday at Swansea. follows (kick-off au ll.i!>0 a Swansea schoolboys. — Back, Nir-holson (Brynmill); three-quarters. Short! and Whit-mere (Thfatty), L. Palmer (Higher Giade), and Bemnett ilndnetrial); half- backs, Lloyd National) and Flyrm (Indus- trial); forwards, Fii«her (Brynmill), Bowen (Hafod), Edwaiid^ (Terrace-road); Jonas (Higher Grade), Howeils (Intermediate), Wheeler (Higher Grade), Charles (Dyfattv), and Nicholas (IndturtTial*. I'
LLANELLY "VETERANS" v. HOSPITAL…
LLANELLY "VETERANS" v. HOSPITAL RANGERS. The Llanellv veterajis who play the Scar- lets on Tuesday, turned out for a practice match on Saturday against the Hospital Rangers, but found the youngsters too ama-rt for them. FINAL SCORE: HOSPITAL RANGERS—2 goals 1 trr. VETERANS—Nil. The scorers were Hopkirt Thomas, W. Jones, and March, two of the tries being converted by Morgan. _I
. MERTHYR- -PONTARDA WE MATCHI'…
MERTHYR- -PONTARDA WE MATCH POSTPONED. To day's match between Merthyr and Pontardawe, on the ^rourvi of the former was postponed, and will in all probability be played at Merbhyr on Easter Tuesday. ) The match is postponed in consequence of an:,iteu' footbaH sports being held at Merthyr.
.. fina;, SCORES.
fina;, SCORES. Woolwich 2. Birniing-ham 1. Emy 2; ibei^eld United 0. !'f(.tt.s tl'or^fct 3, M&oob:e3ter 1 3hukburn 4; B-ristol City 1. Acton Villa 1; 3fiddlesborourh O. N<itte Co-1-ty 1" Manchester United 0. '] Bioest-er 4; Bar^ley 0. OH ham 1: Gainaboroug-b 1. Buuflerland 3: bvorLon 0. West Broc.wich 1: Derby 0. P.tokc 2; Lincoln 0. BLiekt,oo> 2; F é!lham 1
----FARMER'S CLAIM AGAINST…
FARMER'S CLAIM AGAINST OOIp LIERY. At N ""a.ttJ on Friday Sarah Tooinwws, Bryn Farm, Port Talibot," was iMm-itmted in a. cla.im w'rich r^he brought agaartst Sanused Williams, efahrrn Colliery, Port Talbot, for ;15 dan:ages for the loss off a horse whidl had fallen down a. trial hole, in conse- quefre, it was alleged, of defendant ne^i- gently leaving open and unfeneed this part ni tIhe oeUwoy pcomMes. *0
! FINALS FOR THE "JOHN DAVIES"I…
FINALS FOR THE "JOHN DAVIES" I CUPS. I ) STARS CAPTURE THIS TROPHY. I 1 wo important cup tie matches were plaved a.t St. Helen's thi £ afternoon to cie- c^de possession of the silver cups presented to the Swansea arid District Rugby League by Mr. John Davies, jeweller, of Wmd- street. The teams engaged in the aanior Sniggle, Port Tennant and Mynddbach, had before met twice this season. It was a sin- guiar .act that Mynydd'hacJi, who held the championship of tbe league last season, had i be-an deposed this season by their to-day's j opponents, Port, Tennant, who had won vha two matches played for points. There was the keenest possible rivalry between the sides, and whereas general opinion favoured tli-i chances of the Mynydd men, it was [agreed that Port Tennant would not give in 1 I without a. struggle. Jf was too remembered that in the event of port. Tennant winning to-day s game they would create a record I by annexing both trophies and medals. In i the second division the teams were Pen. I J eiawdd v. Brynymor. Both had had a hard | fight for existence, but have done well in the League competition this peaeon, al- though each were beaten by the leaders of the second division, Dunvant. Penclawdd were particularly to be congratulated on getting into the final, for it is only a few getting into the final, for it is only a few seasons tince that they losit every match played. They, however, created an excel- I' lent record by fulfilling all their engage- ( meats. Brynymor are the only teajii in tha I | I^eagoe without a.n enclosed ground, all their matches having to be played on the Recrea- tion. groimd. They, in face of many diff) oiilties, have had a very successful season. and as the only town team in the League II; their many friends hoped they to-day would end up well.
MYNYDDBACH VTPOBT TENNANT…
MYNYDDBACH VTPOBT TENNANT STARS. COMMENTS BY "THE WATCHMAN." 1 The League had their u..su<t.1J ill-luck, for the day wa> one of the worst of the seaton., rain falling heavily, tnd therefore sencmsly intorfermg with the attendaJice. L'ee^ite this, however, there was a fair crowd -if en- thusiasts pTCfent, the stand being fairly tilled. It was nearly 3.30 before Mynydd- bach and Port Tennant. fielded. A torrent or rain was falling at, this time. The ground was in poor condition, e&peciaily in front of the stand, and piavers of both sides found it difficult to keey their ioot.. The opening stages were by no means interesting, II., being little else than a scramble. Mynydd bach were tha heavier side, and after the first five minutes the cleverness of their fOf" wards in the lcoee frequently put them in an excellent, position, but the backs were not as rood as the pack. Their missed transfer- were largely due to the state of the haJJ. ^'ynyddlhach enssad their ordinaly pa-ir halves, although their pack lieeleri fix Jy. The acrum-workers were not | qu c x lough to gain possession. There was J a totui absence of clever play, but if any- tubing Fort Tennant were slightly the better te am. They at Least made a.n attempt to play open football. Free kicks were, fre- quen;,]y given Port Tennant for the offside flay of Richards, the Mynydd inside half. J h■ attempted bo-its of parsing by Port- Ten- najii w""r(1 spoiled by their centres, and tak ing advantage of a mies-pass on one oi-ca sicn Mynydd rushed to the Port Ten rum t f Line. The be<&t feature of the whole game was the loose niching of the Mynyddhaeli forwards. Twice tihey had hard lines in not. scoring, tries being thoroughly deserved on these occasions. As the half-time neared Mynydd bad still meet of the game territor- ialh". but the difficulty of handling the bail a.t times handicapped the players on both sides. Although tbe Mynydd peek wc^e superior, the opposing hacks were much the cieverer jo>t. Mynycid were more often the attacking side, but thanks to olevec wodv 1 by their outside half Port Tennant became I -vfery datnfjeffous, and a try w'CKsld certainly have come but for a kn^'k-on right on the line. It WTks the Mynydd forwards who again averted dangiesr. but Davies again by rm!1y excellent kicking put his side on the attack, a,nd Toft all but scored. The St. Thomas met; were most certainly having the bettor of the game now, and they forc&i three minors in as many minutes. When J half-time arrived there was no poore, but cs' each side attacked in t-rjrn neitSyor could gain much advantage. HALF TIME SCORE: MYXYDDBACH—Nil. ,?ORT TENNANT STAPiJ—Nil. Port Tennant went at their WCTk, encour- aeod by the shouts of tl eir ,iiip{X>rtot's. with j plenty of dash in the second hair.; One very line rush led by Mugfovd and Helivxj was fully deserving 01" a score, but this was fol- lowed by an attempt at passing by Mynydd- bach. The Mynydd fulj-back was playing a very sate game and frequently saving, get- ting down in excellent fashion to rushes. Generally the game was being contested in j. excellent spirit, a fact largely due to the excellent way in which the whistle was con- trolled by Mr. Ned Roberts- Port Tervruant were seemingly lasting the better, but there was even now practically nothing to choose between the sides, the game being still of a kick-and-rush stylo. A clever bit of play by the Port, Trainant right wing, during which he ran clcverly, finishing tip by cross- kicking, gave tbe St. Thomas te^m the best opportunity they had had. Emmanuel c?jme I away grandly with the ball at his toes, tra- velling th.roe-pa.rts the length of the field before the laafrher was writ to touch. A moment later Ward saved brillsantl^ ami J then Burrows intercepting had a clear run to the >ine from half-way, but he hesitated j and a cortain try war. lost, aiter an e-ffort which was as good as anything seen during the match. Port Tennant were all over their' epporoents. amd eventually, after an openmgi made liy Toft, Poole scored a t hero ugh lv j deserved try by beating half a c'oaen men. This was unconverted. This put the sup- j porters of the St Thomas nijen in excolletic mood. ;.nd better sing-j mg than tl.at rendered by them has not boon heard at St. Helen's before. I The chief strength of the Port Tennant team j was at l'jalf-back, the two youngsters in that position playing very cleverly indeed. Port Tennant wora the cleveaser tea.fti all ronnd at this time, the fcrwaj-d:, even !>oin:g superior to tho heavier pack eppooed to them. It must be said, bowevar. that Mynyddhacii wye having the worst of the luck, there being one occasion when Ward, tho Port Tennant full-back, badly misfie'ded <ty> bal:, and when in the ordinary event a try woufd have resulted. It was a mis-kick whkvh | Inst Mynydd tl^eir chince. Young Toft, Oil the left wing for Port Tenr.ant, ws* plaving e.v: 'V !i|r. hu, towrds the end a pooi* at- tempt by one cf the Port. Tennant' centres to stop (t rush p.ut his line in very r.crious d-sng^-r, and Mvrrydd kept up a hot attack f soTno minutes; but eventually Toft briJ- liantly came away, beating everybody, but being badDy fouled, he would certainly have sewed had not the w'ustle went for a free- lrtck to' his side, when a better decision would have been a. try for obstraction. In almost, the last few minutes Lewis scored for j Mynyddbaeh after a Boose ruah. The seca-e was hardiv unexpected, for they ha/I kept up a hot attaak. The kick failed, and thus. both esdes were equ&l. In loss than a minute later the final whistle wen.. Kxtra.! time was thus necessary, and the play be- came fast- and fnrkras. Both teams were! playing rrn their mettle and had the hall:, and ground been in better condition good. football would probaWv have been GOOn" Once Mynyddbi\ch all but scored, tbe halI being kicked from the hands of a ma/1 sis he WM toufhing ckwni. The first ten min- Tibes ended m no score, but Mynyddbftch had more often attacked. Toft came into prominence within the next minute or so. running up to the full back before the latter ■f^yKkiektxi to touch. A grand run by I Hebnes, which waf quite the finest of the match, followed, and the game continued j near Mynyddbachs line. From a line-out j the ball suddenly came to Toft, who cleverly) kicked a/^oss. and Cook taking advantage j went over with a. beamafnj try which Ward 1 (xorroefced. Wijec donl whieMe blew] Port Tennant were left the possessors of the' League championship and t'ie John Davies' cup—a record for local iimior football. FINAL SCORE PORT TENNANT STARS—1 oonvertod goal, 1 trv. I MYNYDDBACH—1 try.
WALES V. IRELAND.
WALES V. IRELAND. The first international match ever played at Aberdare was decided at that town to- I day, the competing teams being representa- tive of Wales and Ireland, and the code be- ing the dribbling one. This was the first time, indeed, foi a.ny game ot the kind to be played outside the big towns of South Wales, and as a consecfiience much interest was created in the immediate districts. It was most unfortunaie that several very inv pc;i tant changes had to be made in the clsh team. The captain of tr" side was to have been Lot Jones, the Manchester ("ity piayn. but ho nw unable to make the jour- re; Row. the great g<v>lkeeper, was re- r|uired to assist Sunderland, whilst the other absentees included C. Morris, W. "Tinker" Davies, A. G. Morris, a.nd R. Evan.°. Thus there were only fomrof the original'y selected side able to turn out. They wore Blew, Parry, Peake. and Meredith. The Irish- men. on the other hand, had a. strong side, the half-back line being considered one of I the strongest of the season. Both 1 teams had lost a couple of matches this sea- eon- The teams lined out as follows: — I IRELAND- Goal, Scott (Ev-rton, backs, Craig (Glasgow Rangers (captain 1 and Mc- Cartney (Belfast, Celtic) half-backs, Darling (Lir.gfiekl), Harris (She!bourne), and *Mc- Connell fSiunderland) forwards, Hunter (Belfast Celtic), Hamilton (Distillery), bl. A. Sloan (Bohemians), O'Hagan (Aberdeen), and Buckle (Bristol City). I WALES.—Goal, R. 0. Evans (Blackburn Roverp); backs, -leffrey Jone^ (Liandrindod Wells), and Horace Blew (Wrexham) ha it- backs, M. Parry (Liverpool). K Peake (Abeiystwyt-h), and Haydn Price (Aston Villa) right wing, W. Meredith (Manchej= ter ITnited) and R. Morris (Plymouth Ar- gvle) left. wing. T. D. Jones ( Aberdare) and H- Hodgkinson (So«it.hampton) centre, Mark Watkins (Stoke). Referee: Mr. J. T. Tbbotson (Derby). WIk' the gw7r>e began there were 10.000 on the ground, and the Irishmen, in bright, hit-' and white, were cheered on 'heir arrivfll. The Welshmen were captained by M^rk Lewis, and followed sorrn after, to the accjooiipqniment of cheers. Ireland won the toes, but this was no advantage, as the ground wap perfectly flat, a.nd there was no wind- Watkins kicked off, but the ball •was f.oon borne to the Welsh quarters. From a. mis-kick by the Welsh back Sloan scored. HALF-TIME SCORE IRELAND- 1 goal. W ALES.-Nil.. The second half opened tamely, and Meredith was forced into touch. Tricky work between Morris awl Meredith left Parry in possession. The Welsh bombarded the goal, but, the defence -• too good. Be- fore long the Blues ciin attacked, and Har^'lton flashed in a beautiful long kick, whkh Evans, hcn.vevc-r, saved. Tiie final was then whistled. FINAL SCORE IRELAND- goal. WALES-Nil.
EAST SIDE V. MOND (CLYDACH)
EAST SIDE V. MOND (CLYDACH) Meed Nickel Works eleven paid a visit Meed Nickel Works eleven paid a visit to St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon, when I they met the East Side combination. Mend have not done so well of late, as they went down rather cheaply before Swansea Villa last week. On the other hand East. Side have maintained consistent form this season, and were quite confident of victory, al- though last Saturday's defeat of their visitors did not depreciate the homesters' opinion of them, and <ii->, not take the game by any means as an ea*y one. Tne teams were :— MOND-—-Goal. F. Davies; backs, W. J. Davies and C. France; half-backs, F. Tur- ner. J. Barnes, a.nd C. Rich arils; forwards, W. Law, A. Eaton. E. Turner (capt.), A. L. Pearson, and H. England. Moud nad the better of the opening ,tagœ of the game, the homesters gcal for a while being: Placed in danger. Fisher fished 0ltt a hot shot in good style ami following a nice ^aVe by Kift, Arnold cent across to JKewiauda, who passed nea.t!y to Hardy. The latter sent the leather well up 1 tic field. "be vi«ting backs were safe, 1 however, and pluj ruled for a while in I midfield A pretty p' s'-e of play between VauS-han an<l Toxu Williams ssiav Eaet Side attacking' b it. the visitiug backs were again l equal to tbj call upon thern. Eaton and J..ow came down prettily for the Valley- ites, but J.e Kift checked them effectively and once more East Side attacked, but ware agam driven back. The homesters returned t the attack, a yoal kick beang the result The kick-out brought no relief to Mond, effective work by Aubrey Morgan I and Survey leading the Kastaiders on to attack again lie lief canM through a free kick and Jw Kift misfiring Fieher had to run out of goal to save. Tom Williams in- 1 itiated. a cioe bit of play by East side and sent across to Turvey, who shot from far out but the ball went wide and play was transferred to the: centre. Holbrook btoppcd a dash which looksd prinking for the Yal- leyites and led his forwards with precision, but Williams' shot for the net was a weak one. Vaug-han had u chance a minute later I but his effort was a iutile one The at- tack was mainiairt-d for a good while, Ford haying hard lines in not openiug t.he storing, his shot ju^t going outside the off £ .ost Immediately afterwards East Bide had a splendid chance of taking the lead, but three or four players mulled the oppor- I tunity aad tho visiting centre half taking full advantage cf it Jtfond came down to tho attacn. Kift 1 cpelled the-m, however, with a splendid teckle by Law. Mond then tried to get through ou the other wing. E.i€rland making a sple-ndid attempt, but be could not IlN, past Solibrooke. Excel- lent heaj:uvork by the Mend halves looked promising-, but Ecgiand was offside and, a;.df:ù by the consequent irea kiek Eafct Side went up tLe field in good style, but Davies saved cievcfiy. a ff."dt which he repeated a second later, a corner kick ensuing, This did not prcve advantageoud to East Side, the visiting defenoe being sound. Follow- ing a repiarkable save by Joe Kift, Ecst riide ha-c! a hot ohance to score, but no- thiflS? came o it and Mond swept down the field, Fish'-i- agai.i havng oeoaeon to clear bs goal. The home ttadel was not plaoed out of danger for a while. however, until JCifi, with a huje kick, sent play to the centre Mond c;tme back again mainly through i.agland and Fisher was hard pressed, 11,0 just managing 1.1) turn the leather out of the net A minute afterwards and East Side were on the aggressive. A corneir Jt1;+ canw- to t.hein and Hardy aerding in baautifuliy, rillla^8 headed into the net. prettily. HALF-TIME SCOEE. EAST SIDE—1 goal MOND-Ni). >,n^lD^^vy/fter ,rfl6Uminp Totn Artlold g* Sum^i 1 t0 th'3 floid- He soon returned, however. a.nd following this a prettv pteoe ot work by Rowlands, an. East Side right attackir,S- He sent in a magnificent shot, but the visiting back v>m it behind. Thea Mond ^Ucked, but EnSJd mulled a good chance, aad Ea»t Side, maintlv through the agency of Rowlands and Hardy aealn got. ou the move. Ford followed np a pretty i/iece of work m mid-field, and with f stinging shot, which gave the Valley goal- keeper no chance, but East Si-is further ahead. Moral relieved for a while, but rwjfcty inter-play between Hardy and Rawlands again placed East Wde on the nfienslYoe. and after the visdting goai-keejjer' bad once fisted ou*, !«r>rd again bent, him with a neat shot in the corner. FINAL SCORE: EAST BIDE—0 go.-Us, MOND—Nil. NOTES ON THE GAAtK It was an In<t.e.res1)::r¡g encounter, el though spoilt oona>iderably r y th", heavy state of tfce gTound. MODd miB500 sewera lohanoes in the ftrvt half, as did Bast 3kfe aa through the I 1 game; and the latter, although the cleverer team, should have won by many more goals. "RAMBLER" CLYDACH CHURCH CLUB V. ST. MARY'S, SWANSEA. Piayed at Clydach CD Saturday afternoon. FINAL SCORE; CLYDACH—2 goals. ST MARY'S—2 goals.
JOHN HODGE S WARNING.
JOHN HODGE S WARNING. PROPHESIES LIBERAL REBELLION. At Heywood on Friday r.ight, Mr. John Hodge, Labour M.P. for Gorton, said he did not think there was one of them who hailed with much satisfaction Mr. Asquith as Premier. If Mr. Asquith adopted the same methods a.s Premier as when he led the House, there would soon he a rebellion even among mem- bers of t.he liberal party itself. If Mr. Asquith was Jeps sympathetic than his predecessor the Liberal party was doomed for ma.ny years to come.
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BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH'S BILL. REJECTED BY CHURCH CONFER- ENCE. The Archbishop of Canterbury presided at a meeting of the Church National Society's Consultative Committee in London on Friday. The Bishops of St. David's and St. Asaph a.nd Mr. Eden (Swansea) were also present amongst a large attendance of Churchmen, and a resolution was passed ex- pressing the opinion that no educational settlement could secure permanency or peace if it was either unjust or educationally un- round; and expressing the opinion that Churchmen oouJd not be recommended to accept the Bishop of St. Asaph's Bill ae a. satisfactory contribution to a peaceful settle- ment. The conference also passed a resolution welcoming a conference between Church- men, Roman Catholics and Nonconformists, with a view to adjusting grievances and maintaining religious teaching.
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GLAMORGAN TRUSTEE. BANKRUPTCY DIVISION COMMITTAL ORDER. (Special Report to the Daily Post.") In the Bankruptcy Division on Saturday (before Mr. Justice Bigham). Mr. Hansell, on behalf of the Board of I Tiade, applied ex parte for the committal of the trustee, John Darid Morgan, in W. J. Bevan. It was a Glamorgan case. Counsel stated that his lordship had made' the order on July 29th, directing t.he trustee to comply with an order of the Board of Trade to give accounts, the order of the Board having been served on him on Ma.rch 1st. His lordship's ordeT was served per sonallv on October 29th last. The papers were all in order. He did not think there wa~- a.ny appearance. The Clerk called the name of the trustee and there was no response. His Lordship made the order for com- mittal, with onsifl, and directed it to lie in the office for a. fortnight.
CARMARTHENSHIRE WIDOW.
CARMARTHENSHIRE WIDOW. COMPLAINS OF ASSAULT ON ROADSIDE. At Carmarthen on Saturday Wm. Owens, Blr-enmeJlion, Liang en deirno, was charged with indecently assaulting Jane Amos, widow, Cilgate, between Halfway amd Pon- tantwyn. Prosecutrix said she met defendant a.nd Daniel Thomas, and briefly spoke to them. Defendant came back and threw her down on the ground, said nothing, but interfered with, her drees. He threw hex down a sec- ond hrne, pushed his cap in her mouth, and endeavoured to assault her. 800 sea-earned. Cross-examined by Mr. White, prosecutrix said Daniel Thomas asked her to have a drink, and offered her a. sovereign to settle the case, and said he would bi-ing the money cn the fo Mo wing Wednesday. Defendant was committed to the As- Defendant was committed to the As- sizes, bail bMug allowed.
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**mni ^rmm 1 ■cnwujwMI ilMjM immnmmtstmm.1t BBITON FIRRY TRAMWAYS. WITNESS' ILLNESS: EVIDENCE ON COMMISSION. In the Chancery Division on Friday morn- ¡ ing, Mr. Henry Terrell, K.C., again men- tioned the case of Mouchel v. the Briton Ferry Works, Ltd. He said he had a mo- tion to restmin the defendant company (until the trial or further order) from in- terfering with a certain tramway, as detailed on several previous occasions. The plaintiii was most anxious to get the case over, and Ml Mouchei'S evidence might' have to be taken on commission, as he was seriously ill in Pturis. Mi-. Cave, K.C., M.P., assented to this, and the judge directed the case to be put down for early trial, making no order on the motion, except that the costs be costs in the ensuing action.
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DASHED TO HER DOOM. COURT MARTLAL ON THE TIGER'S LOSS. The Portsmouth court martial on the loss of too Tiger was resumed on Saturday, and after evidence had been given ae to the engine-room telegraphing Oil the cruiser Ber- wick, on April 2, Captain Nicholas, of the Hecla, who drew up the orders "in general" for the attack by the deetroyer flotilla on the night of the disaster, deposed lie never sent out officers on this particular serrio9 unless satisfied in every respect to their competency. The deceased Lieutenant Mid- dleton WEiS an experienced officer. He had since received a. complaint from Engineer- Lieut. Vinning that Gary's lights were too dazzling for use in destroyer attacks. In such exercises the destroyer was to keep in touch with its leader, and not afct«mpt to touch with its leader, and not afct«mpt to paw. through the lines of the fleet. Lieut. Innes (who organised the particular scheme) swore this order was well known. His theory was that the Tiger made a mis- take ae to the exact course the fleet was steering. I
SWANSEA CLERK'S -FAILURE.I
SWANSEA CLERK'S FAILURE. I The ftr&t meeting of creditors of Charles Louis Va-nderpamp, :;4, Bryn-road, Swan _I sea, oolliery clerk, was held at the Official Receiver's office, Swansea, on Saturday. These were no creditors present. The gmeg liabilities are returned at JE278 7s. 7d., all of which is expected tora-ok, and the assets £14 10s. deficiency, JS263 17s. 7d. The cause of failure is stated to be "speculation on the Stock Exchange." The Official Re- ceiver remains trustee.
NEATH THEFT CHARGE REMAND.
NEATH THEFT CHARGE REMAND. At Neath on Saturday, Charles Dicken- son, alias Smith, no fixed abode, was charged with stealing a baeiket and china value 6s., property of Thomas Edwa-rdf, Wind-street. He wa.s remanded until Wed- nesday.
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TENBY'S ONE-MAN ARMY, An attempt is being made to rais#, at Tenbv two companies of garrison artillery for tbe territorial army; so far, however, only one man has given in his name a^ a recruit, and the town is to he canvassed for volunteers.
MUMBLES PIER SEASON OPENS.
MUMBLES PIER SEASON OPENS. The Mtwvbles Pier 'season-' .'tarts on Palm Sunday, the 12th Üwt.. when Han- ney's reioct milita^ band, under the baton of Mr. Sam Ranney. will play both after- noon and evening. On Raster Sunday and Monday t.he Artillery Band will piay.
NEATH POLICE COURT CAftE.!
NEATH POLICE COURT CAftE. At Neath on Friday Patrick Walsh, sea, I man. received a month for steeling- a- watch from John Williams, No. 6. Davies-terrace, Revolver. Michael Nooraan and Thomsae Jones, colliers. weore fined 30s. and ooste each for causing a disturbance at the Great Western Raiiway. SUtaom, Sfceweo.
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v LOUGHOR LANDLADY'S RENT. LIVELY DIALOGUE IN SWANSEA POLICE COURT. SPIRITED PROTEST AGAINST I EJECTMENT PROCEEDINGS. Just as Swansea Police Court business was concluding on Saturday, a determined woman in brown entered with a pamphlet in her hand. This is my rent book," she informed the astonished court. "My landlady is going to apply for an ejettment order against me." I Clerk: She can' do it now, she's too late; so you had better go. But the lady, who turned out to be the wife of Mr. John Edwards, Yeoman House, Castle-street, Loughor, was not to be put off like that, ind presently her landlady en- tered—Mrs. Edith Alice Butler, to wit. She formaily gave evidence of notice to quit, and said she couldn't get the other pferty ouU Mrs. Edwards (defiantly) Can't you. You've got. that to prove. Continuing, the applicant said she served too summons on defendant. Mrs. Edwards: No, you didn't; it was your son. Clerk (to Mrp. Edwards) If you can't be- have yourself you'll have to be put out of court. You may say what you please di- j rectly. Airs. Edwards cooled off till the formali- ties had concinded. This is my book," she then saidj wav- ing the pamphlet defiantly in the air. Clerk said they had nothing to do with the book. Mrs. Edwards: They served my notice when my little child was lying ill. I had two of them with measles at the time, and my child had pleuro-bronchitis, inflam- j mation, pneumonia and whooping cough. (She rolled off the catalogue of diseases with palpable pride.) Then they put the bailiffs; on me. There's a month thev have cheated; me for. and I won't pay. The bniliff went: in to offer to come to terms, and that man there (complainant' son) said he didn't, care what expense he put me to. They sold up I my home for a pound, a few cnairs and a couple of tables. Chairman; Was that pound what you owe? Mrs- Edwards: If was paying the bailiffs out. Oerk What have you got to say about not turning out of the house? That's what; we are trying. Mrs. Edwards then said her husband lost, four turns. They were helpless, through, the, child having pneumonia. Chairman We shall make an order. You'll have te go out of the ho'ist? in twenty-one! days. Mrs. Edwards: Very well, sir. Weve been promised a house. Of course, we can t get in till the others have turned out. She continued the d?br>\ getting wore and more excited, but the mag'sf rates didn t wan* to hear zji? more, and. while Mrs. But- ler, who felt faint swallowed a glass of watN, Mrs Edwards was escorted to the door by Sergt. Davies, still loudly gesticulating.
LLANDILO JOKE.
LLANDILO JOKE. BROOM TO SWEEP THE COUNCIL OUT. A. the result of the remarks made by the iurv at the Cardiff Assizes in the Davies v. i Jones slander action, where they advimd the inhabitants of Llandilo to get ? 'roori] to effect a clean swaco of the members .f the Llandilo Council, the clerk on Saturday j morning received by post a broom with which, presumably, to d" it.
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BADLY CRUSHED FINGERS, SWANSEA HAULIER'S PAINFUL INJUKY. Evan Jones, haulier. N 0. 25, Fisher-street, Swansea, had eocne of his fingers badly crushed whilst leading a horse and cart on the Quay-parade on Friday. He w&s coming from St. T1 nas behind an clectrie car, which stopped suddenly, aid one of Jones' h-inds, which was resting on the shaft, was crushed against the car. He was treated at Swansea Hospital.
RESOLVEN WIFE'S SAD STORY.:
RESOLVEN WIFE'S SAD STORY. BULL IF I), NAGGED AND THREAT- tNED BEFORE CONFINEMENT. A ^painful story wns toid at Neath on Friday when Maggie Davies, summoned her husband Evan John Davies, a Resol- veri oo'lie.r, for a .separation order. Mr. Hanlir. (for plaintiT). said defendant had bullied, nagged and threatened her two weeks before plaintiff's firet baby was born, threatened, to throw a lamp at her, and to'd her to ek\ out of the house to her mother's. lien laid up after her confine- ment. defendant-started again., and grumbled about the oo&t of the milk provided for his wife, and prevented anJ fire heing put in her room. Witnesses were then called. The benc'i granted a separation order, the husband to contribute 10s. per week, and the mother to have the custody of the r.h Lid.
YSTRADGYNLAIS COLLIERY ! !OWNER.
YSTRADGYNLAIS COLLIERY OWNER. WIFE'S ACTION AGAINST MR. DEPEAUX. In th.e Court of Appeal on Friday ihe in- terlocutorv list included the appeal of the defendant" in the action or Depeaux r. De. peaux from an order of Mr. Justice Neville.. The case was somewhat peculiar Mr. Deprfiaux and his wife, of Rouen, were se- parated by an order of the French courts, which directed a division of the property oommunite- The wife alleged that the In- teruational Anthracite Mining Ce., strad- gynlais, in the county .jf Brecon, was part of the property acquired subsequent to her marriage, &nd therefore it fell within the i jurisdict ion of the French courts. lust ice Neville had appointed a receiver, tnd tho; husband now sought to set that appointment i aside on the ground that the proceedings were never properly served upon him, and that the order for service out of the juricdk- tion wajf obtained by the suppression of materia! facts. The name of Lord Tredegar was mentioned, he being tho owner of the mine, and it was stated there was a prospect of a bale of the colliery to the company. The Court dismissed the appeal, affirming1 the decision of the Court below.
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TARIFF REFORM AND SOCIALISM MR. J. LITTLEJOHNS AT MUMBLES AND PONTARDAWE. A public meeting was held at the Odd- fellows' Hall, Mumbles, on Wednesday evening, to hear ?-n address by Mr. J. Little- johns, of Pontypridd, on Socialism and Tariff Reform." Mr. J. R. Leaver, J.P., presided, and a representative attendance included Messrs. Roger Beck, Charier Richardson, Beddoes Nath, Manning, Smith, and reveril ladies. The speaker delivered a most able sd- dress, and received a hearty vote of thanks, on the proposition of Mr. Beck, seconded by Mr. Eiehardeon. SPLEWDID PONTARDAWE MEETIN' A very large audience gathered at the Eeobabiter.' Hall, Pontairdawe. on Thurs- day, to hear Mr. Littlejobns' lecture on the same subject. Mr. F. W. Gilbertson pre- sided The speaker devoted t.he greater part of an hour and a half's address to Tariff Re- form, and demonstrated forcibly- that the 1 bad old dayt; before the repeal of the Corn Laws were not what Free Traders represent- ed them to be. Th-a object of Cobdon and those who believed with him was to make England the workshop of the world and to secure for her a monopoly of the commerce of the universe. That object not having been achieved, the followers of Cobden, to be true to and consistent with his first prin- ciples, must seek another means towards the end at which they aimed. The only road they couid toead WM that of Tanff Reform.
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NOT SO QUIET AS LANDORE. I "LIBERATOR" LF/TUR.ER'S WARM TIME AT CARMARTHEN. UPROAROUS EVENING. ATTEMPTED COUNTERBLAST. A mo&t uproarious meeting in connection with the Liberation Society campaign was held at the Carmarthen GuildhaM on Thurs- day night, Rev Ungoed Thoma.'j presiding. Mr. Howard Evans, secretary of t.he Libera- tion Society, who spoke at Landorc on Wed- nesday night, delivered a. long address on "The Established Chinch, an established injustice." Rev. Griffith ThonMA, the Church Itefence lecturer for St. David's diocese, propounded, as he did at Landore. a long list of ques- tions, which traversed nearly through every point made in the lecture. The fourteen questions began with the Council of Aries and wound up with t he Diseeteblishment cf j the Irish Church, and h- read these ques- tions out aJi m one string. Mr. Howard Evans thereupon dealt with several of them, saying he thought that cov ered the lot, btu. the statement was received with ocisivo iauqhtor and shouts of "An- swer the quertion answer the question." Rev. G. Thomas went back again to an other question about tilie canons passed in the seventeenth century excommunicating those who denied ths Thirty-nine Articles. He asked if tihey v.ct^c binding on the clergy. Mv. Evans said nilist emphatically -.hat I they were. Rev. G. Thomas said he must really con- tradict that. Mr. James Davies fa-id that Mr. Howard Evans mid emphasised the fact, that the peo- ple of Wales wanted Disestablishment. Up supposed that Mr. Howard Evans would agree that Christ ought to be crucified be. cause all the people of Jerusalem cricd out, "Crucify HiTn Rev. G. Thomas wanted to speak again, and the Chairman declared the meeting at an end. Rev. D. W. Thomas, the diocesan mis- siorter, took the chair, lie and a few friends proj>osi.ng to hold another meeting to reply to Mr. Evans, but the a-udience howled. Lliem- felves hoarse fo: about 15 minutes, .nid the hill-L'oepsr came forth and informed them that as they Icid ivrt. had permission au- thoritatively to hoici tl:e meeting they could r.ot proceed. The assembly thereupoti broke up in dis- cider, dining which the hall keeper extin- guished the lights, leaving them to find their -n way out in the darkness -<
SWANSEA MATE'S DEATH AT SEA
SWANSEA MATE'S DEATH AT SEA EXPIRES WHILST TALKING TO THE f SKIPPER. The trawler, Comus, returned to Milford Haven on Friday from sea, when Skipper Garnish reported that the mate died sud- denly whilst talking to him in the wheel- house on Thursday at six p.m., whilst on the fishing grounds. The man's pipe fell from his mouth, and be fell against the skipper, who turned him over aid found him dead. ) Deceased (Collins) was married, and ) his home at S-vansea. I Deceased, who was formerly mate of the Narberth Castle, and who had also been on the Manorfcier Castle and other Swansea trawlers, was 43 years of age. His family reside at 10, Castle-Jane, Wind-street, Swan- sea, and an extremely sad feature of tHe ca:;e is that his wife, who is naturally pros- trated at the woeful news, is left with five little children, absolutely unprovided for. It is such a case at, furnishes an immedi- ate objective for the charitable-minded of the town. ACT OF KINDNESS FROM THE STAR." With characteristic generous impulse, Mr. t Coutts, of the Star and Palace, no sooner heard of the sad case than he paid Mrs. Collins' fare to Milford to see her husband's body, and will see that she does not want, from the funds of the Star Sunday evening services.
JUDGE BISHOP JOKES.
JUDGE BISHOP JOKES. "HE MARRIED A WIDOW AND KEPT THE INN." LLANELLY SOLICITOR NOT "DONE CUT OF HIS WHISKY." I Ae Neath County Court on Thursday an interpleader action was tried in which, the; parties were James Williams, wine merchant, i Narberth, plaintiff; F. Ashford, Three! Cranes Hotel, Neath, defendant; a«d Mrs.' Annie Ashford (wife of the defendant), claim-! ant M'r. L. M. Richards (instructed by, Mr. Jeffreys) appeared for the claimant, and I :ff Mr. W. Howell (Llanelly) for plaintiff. Mrs. Ashford claimed value of goods I seized under an execution, stating that they were purchased with her moneys prior t a I her second marriage with defendant in 1906. Claimant, cross-examined, said that her husband vva^ the licensee, but she had baen: a licensee years ago. Mr. Howel] :We have been done out of oui money. His Honour N(- you have been done out; of your whisky. (Laughter.) Mr. HnweH ;0, i haven't, your Honour.; I wjJj always have my whisky when I want. it. (Renewed laughter.) His Honour: You have been done out of j your whisky, which cost money, and you ask this ladv to pay for it. Mr. Howell (to claimant) What did your; husband ha.ve at, the time he married you? Witness A situation. (Laughter.) His Honour Then he gave up his situa- tion to marry you?-—Yes. M. Howell He did a very wise thing. Mr. Richards: Yet he had the furniture and the ladv. His Honour, in finding for claimant, with, costs, remarked, "You have probably beard the old song, He married a widow and kept the Inn.' (Loud laughter.
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SWANSEA ARBITRATION AWARD
SWANSEA ARBITRATION AWARD WIDENING OF CASTLE STREET AND COLLEGE STREET. THE "EL DORADO FISH SHOP In January, 1907, notice to treat was served in respect of the claim of Mrs. Elizabeth Harris, fishmonger, No. 4, Col- lege-street, Swansea, for £ 3,820 in respect of the acquisition by the Corporation of her premises for street widening purposes. Ar- bitrators appointed were Mr. W. J. Rees, F.S.I., for the Corporation, "nd Mr. David Roberts, J.P., for Mrs. Harris. The claim sent in wae £ 3.820 for the premises held for a term of 65 years unexpired and for her business, but at the hearing the claim- ant ha.d somewhat modified her claim, the amount having been reduced to £ 2,750. The Town Council were advised and made an offer of £ 1,001, in order to govern costs. The two arbitrators having failed to agree, they referred the matter to their um- pire, Mr. Douglas Young. the well-known London auctioneer, who sat. to hear the case at the Council Chamber, Swansea, on March 26th, when the claimant was repre- sented by Mr. Sankey, and the Corporation by Mr. Morten. The umpire has now (as reported in Fri- day s "Daily Post") made his award, amounting to J3844. being a reduction on the original claim of nearly £ 3,000. This emphasises a matter which we lave repeatedly alluded to, viz., that if the Coun- cil had in previous cases engaged inde- pendent advisers, two results would have been effected, the first, and most im- portant, being that they weald have saved years of time and trouble; and secondly, which is equally important to the heavily- rated town of Swansea, a saving of much money.
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VALUABLE HORSE DIES. TWO LLANELLY MEN ARRESTED An entire horse, owned by Mr. John Davies, Brynhiret-b farm, Llanelly, recently died under peculiar circumstances. The animal was insured for £150. As a result of inquiries John Davies, junr., son of the owner. and Thomas Gather, oetler, Llanelly. were arrested on Friday morning, and charged with maliciously kill- ing the animal. They were brought beforr Ike Bench ajid formaliy rounded.
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P- MAN WHO KILLED WHITELEY. THIRD .ATTEMPT TO CO MM ITT SUICIDE IN PRISON. Horace George Rayner, who is under- going a life sentence for the murder of Mr. William Whiteiey. again endeavour ad to commit suicide on Friday in Newport Gaol, Isle of Wight, Smoke was seen issuing from his ceil early in the morning, and a number of offi- cials ran to the cell to find the bedclothes on fire. Rayner was promptly removed to another cell pending investigation. This makes the third attempt Rayner has made to commit suicide in prison. On the last occasion he was sentenced to solitary confinement for three weekp.
SWANSEA WEDDING.
SWANSEA WEDDING. QUICK—ANDREWS AT BRUNSWICK CHAPEL. At Brunswick Chapel, Swansea, on Sat- urday, the marriage took place of Mr. Chas. Leslie Quick, H. M. Customs, son of Mr. and MTS. Quick, Bryn-road, Swaceiea, and brother to DT. Quick, House Surgeon, Swansea, Hospital, and Mise Ethel An- drews, daughter of the late Rev. P. Nevill Andrews and Mrs. Andrews, Mirador-cres- cent. Revs. C. W. Andrews, B.D., and T. Dixon officiated. The ceremony took place at 8 o'clock in the morning, and was very quiet owing to the serious illness of the biide's bro- ther. Th-a bride wore her travelling cos- tume of goblin blue, relieved with ivory, and hat to match with plume. Trie honey- moon will be spent on the South Coast.
"FRESHER THAN I WAS."
"FRESHER THAN I WAS." NEATH DEFENDANT AND THE OFFICER. Hairy Goodall, a middle aged Yorkshire- man, proved an "amusing cuitomer" when charged at Neath on Friday with, being drunk and disorderly at Briton Ferry. He appealed to the bench "as gentleman, b6. cause you are gentlemen," to say a few wards, and, addressing the officer, said :— Was I drunk?—Yes. Was I siHy?—Yes. if,aughter). The Defendant Your Worships. I simply to Id the officer that, in the first, place, lie was fresher than I was. (Laughter). 'I h;. constable Nothing of the sort. The Defendant I asked you why you did not lock me up as a gentleman. (More laughter). The Chairman 7s. 6d. and costs. Defendant Then you want to have 7s 6d; very well. (Laughter).
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POSTAL CLERKS AND LABOUR PARTY By 60 votes to 12 the Post Telegraph Clerks' Association, in confeiencc at Glas- gow, on Saturday, decided to maintain its affiliation with the Labour party. The .e- solution under discussion was that, the Labour party, having declared for Socialism, the association's continued affiliation would lead to disintegration.
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l'ONTARDAWE BAR CTTTTSB. f> AWARD. At Neath County Court on Friday, T;idge Bishop held in the case 01 W. Williams, a Pontardawe bar cutter, v. the Bryn Tin- plata Co.. cf Pontardawe (suit for termina- tion of compensation order), that Williams was no longer suffering from his injury and tba' payment- under the award must c,eeae from rfate of application.
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The Duke and Duchess r); Heaufort we entertaining a is.rge party r.t Badminton for the races, which take p'a<? at Shareton, in connection with the Duke of Beaufort's hunt.