The North Wales Express

FOOTBALL NOTES. (BY EN AY ANT). I must say at once that I did not expect to see Wales defeated and to put it strictly, they really were nw defeated; but they lost the game for all that. I think anyone who saw the game would say that a draw would have been the real representation of the play, and it was very hard lines indeed for Wales that at the very end of the game, by a bit of pure unhappiness, they should have had a goal scored against them in the man- ner it was scored. At the same time, it would ha,ve been beastly hard lines, for Ire- land if they had been defeated, and yet it might have happened with a little luck. Taking the winners first, in my opinion they were a far better balanced set of fel- lows than ours, and, taking them altogether, they were both heavier and a speedler Jot than the natives. They had another ad- vantage in their favour. It is often pointed out that one of the drawbacks from which Ireland suffers in the matter of Internation- al Ass6ciation Football is that she has such a restricted number of clubs from which to select players. In itself that is undoubtedly a disadvantage, esp3c.;Ily if the ould r, y counthry" had to play both England and Scotland, and Wtifs on the same day. But that state of things has, its compensations, and one of them was very conspicuous on Saturday. Among these is the fact that owing to the-limited number of teams avail- able for selection, the Committeo are bound to select from four to three men from the same club very often. In the match under consideration, for example, there were no fewer than five Cliftonville men in the Irish team, and three Distillery players, with two from Linfield, and one from Glen. In the Welsh team, though there were three men from the same team (Chirk) all the other players came from different clubs. Anyone can see at a glance what an advantage a preponderance of players accustomed to play together would confer on a team pitted against another, composed practically of scratch men, and on Saturday, this advan- tage lay with Ireland, as for many years it of necessity must rest, and it was the Irish team, and for this reason, which gave us the only bits of combined play that were seen during the game. Yet is was not this that gave them their victory, which, as I have said, was to a, largo victory, which, as I have said, was to a, largo extent an accident, and I would not even say that it constituted them the superiors of their opponents, in itself. But it was an important element in their superiority as a team, for I am free to admit that as an eleven, they were the most likely lot to win though as a matter of fact, they shaped no j better than did the other side at close quar- ters. But in my opinion their 'deciding quality was the splendid elan and dash of j each man in the team, and their excellent condition, which enabled them to keep up a rattling pace right to the end of the game, j Man for man, their front rank was far ahead of the Welsh lot, with the single exception of Meredith, who, in my opinion, wos the best and most dangercus forward on the field. On the other hand, I think the Irish halfs were inferior to ours, though Lytic wanted some beating. In making i comparison of backs I am in a difficulty, for practically CnEJ would have to compare Cochrane and Gibson with Parry alons, for, for some reason, it appeared as if Charley was doing all the back work on the Welsh side, and I am sure he never played better. Yet it would appear outrageous to say that Charley was better than the two Irishmen, while for my part, I am not prepared to say that in comparison, the Welsh defence suffered any- thing. If anything, I should say that the Welsh defence, taking that to include Parry, I Arridge, and Morris, was superior to that provided by the Irish trio. But for brill- iancy I should give the palm to the latter set of backs, awarding the merit of brilliancy for custodianship to Morris, for he was tested many times in a manner which never hap- pened to Scott, whose work nevertheless was ) of the smartness and cleanest character. Turning to the losers, it may as well be said at once that the front rank, with the I exception of Meredith, was a failure, and that in spite of the fact that Scott was I troubled with perhaps twice as many shots as reached Morris, for it must be remembered that several of these came from the splendid I halfs and even from the backs in the Welsh team. None of the other four played up to their abilities, whatever the reason may be. Of the Welsh halfs I have nothing but praise to write, Williams being undoubtedly the pick, as he was the best half on the field. Of Morris' work it has to be said that he did it under the fierce light of a comparison with Trainer, and as far as my judgment goes, I don't think Trainer could have kept gcal better than Morris did, and Trainer or any other keeper would probably have been beaten in just the same way by Peden's shot as Morris was. His failure to stop that shot is no detraction from his merit at all, and ought not to affect his chances of another cap. Of the game itself, it is impossible to say otherwise than that it was, from beginning to end, of the must interesting description. I One was never sun, of what wcizld happen. For a time Ireland would be pressing hard, and then lie a whirlwind the Welsh forward I would race away to tre other end, and keep up an assault there, to be driven back, or I escaped from, in their turn, by an impulsive ¡ dash out by the Irish forwards. The.i play t would dawdle tediously on in rnidneld, sud- denly sparkling into brilliancy again by an denly sparkling into brilliancy again by au unexpected break away by one sde or the other, and through it all there was kept up a certain level of merit, all to the very end pointing, and pointing accurately, to a draw as the proper outcome of the struggle. And yet, such is the uncertainty of the game, at the very last moment almost, what cannot but be regarded as a bit of good luck for the Irishmen, and a bit of bad luck for the Wehh, gave one the cfficial siiprercacy, and Ireland won by a goal to nil. Well, they deserved it, for there is no mistake they tried fcr it all the time, and, I •;°rry as I am for Wales, I cannot but say sincerely, Well done Ireland" This is1 the first victory the Irishmen have achieved j against Wales in Wales. On their own midden they have done better, having scored four wins. The teams have also drawn three times; twice at Belfast, and once at Bangor. The total number of matches between the two countries, in- cluding last Saturday's is 17, the first having been played at Wrexham in 1892, when Wales won by 7 gciil- to one. From this it will be seen that Wales have still a clear lead on points, having won 9, drawn three, and lost five, the total unmber of goals scored on each side being Wales, 57; Ireland, 31. But I append a full list of games played and their results.

RESULTS OF PREVIOUS MATCHES. 1882—Wrexham. Wales won by 7 goals to 1. 188-Belfast. A draw—1 goal each. 1884-Wrexham. Wales won by 6 goals to nil. 1885—Belfast. Wales won by 8 goals to 2. 1886—Wrexham. Wales won by 5 goals to nil. 1887-Belfast. Ireland won by 4 goals to nil. 1888-IVrexham. Wales won by 1 goal to nil. 1889—Belfast. Wales won by 3 goals to nil. 1890—Shrewsbury. Wales won bv o goals to 2. 1891—Belfast. Ireland won by 7 goals to 2. 1892-Bangor. A draw—1 goal each. 1893—Belfast. Ireland won by 4 goals to 3. 13. 1894—Swansea. Wales won by 4 goals to 1. 1895—Belfast. A draw—2 goals each. 1896—Wrexham. Wales won by 6 goals to 1. 1897-Belfast. Ireland won by 4 goals to 3. A word about the crowd. It was one of the most orderly and impartial that I have ever seen anywhere, certainly in Wales, and. good work on either side was readily recog- nised and applauded. The referee did his work like a master, and so did the linesmen, and altogether, in every respect, the game, though it could not rightly be called a great one, was, as I think I have said before, from beginning to end, most interesting.

SCHOOL OPENING AT CON WAT. The Lord-Lieutenant of Carnarvonshire (Mr J. E. Greaves) on Monday visited Con- way for the purpose of opening a new girls' school as a department of the National Schcols. Representations made by the Educa- tion Department concerning the inadequate accommodation and defect:ve conveniences at the Girls' School rendered it incumbent upon the manageVs to set up new buildings, and the movement was initiated last year as a contribution to the Jubilee elebratiens. The Bishop. of Baneor attended the initial meet- ing, and the movement was at once promised a great deal of support by leading ladies and gentlemen in the neighbourhood. Mr Albert Wopd (Bodlondeb) came forward generously and provided the site, while others made substantial contributions. Of the total amount of ,C1500 which the school is ex- pected to ccat, £70C has already been sub- scribed. Messrs Grierson and Son (Liver- pool) were the architects, and Messrs Parry I and Son (Llandudno Junction) the contrac- tors. There s accommodation for 160 girls, divided into a spacious main olass-room, cookery-room, ana lavatory, all the struc- ture being cf a most substantial build, and ture being cf a most substantial build, and fitted np with all modern appliances. At the opening ceremony on Monday, the Mayor (Mr E. J. Wallace, M.A.) presided, there being also present the Lord-Lieuten- ant, Hon. H. Lloyd Mostyn, Revs Canon Roberts (Colwyn Bay), J. P. Lewis (Vicar of Conway), Bankes Price, Mr Albert Wood, Mr and Mrs Swinford Wood, Mr E. J. Fincham (Deputy-Mayor), Dr R. Arthur .Pritchard, Mr Humphrey Lewis, Mr Owen Rowland, and Miss Dutton. The Lord-Lieutenant, in declaring the school open, said he had to apologise, be- cause of indisposition, for the absence of I Mrs Greaves, who took the keenest interest in all movements affecting the neighbour- hood of Conway (hear, hear). He and siie were among those who believed tnat the edu- cation of our gilrs was as important at that I' of the boys. The well-being of the nation depended upon the intelligence and the soc- ial status of its women, and the character of the nation was formed in our homes and nur- series (applause). Education, too, must h<* founded on religion, for mere culture was of little avail when allowed to stand alone. He went on to refer to technical education, and; dealt with the benefits to be derived from L the teaching of cookery. The Vicar read letters of apology which had been received from Lady Augusta Mos- tyn, MrvKiieesha'-v, and Mr Daniels, and ac- knowledged m a special manner the noble work which in past years had been done for education by his predecessors at Conway. A vote of thanks was accorded to the Lord- Lieutenant. The Vicar acknowledged the valuable aid rendered by Mr Albert Wood, and the co- operation of all the school managers.

THE LADY AND THE DONKEY CART. A familiar figure in the little Hertfordshiro village of Redbourne, is Mrs Ann Markham, who drives about in her little donkey cart, as comfortable and happy-looking an old lady as you could wish to see. She resides in her well-appointed house. North Place, Redbourne, and told a pleasant life story to the representative of the "Herts Advertiser," from which we reproduce the portrait of her. "In the first place," she said, "I must tell you my age—sixty-seven yr s. I suffered from sciatica for twelve months, and could not get down to the door without a stick. Doctors told me I should have to lie in uo(i continually. I could net put my boots on, and suffered very great pp; v: if I had to do any work I had to put my leg on a stool. I Sometimes my leg would g;ve away and let [ me down, and I had a terrible job to get up I and down stairs. As I had been a healthy I woman I felt this confinement to the house ver. much, though my husband bought me I r!7 a donkey and cart so that I could get out a little. Ono day I received through the nost a book telling of the remarkable euros effec- ted by Dr Williams' Pink Pilis for Pale People, and read it through. I resolved to try the pills, and did so, with the result that after taking four boxes I was able to walk about once more free from pain. Now I can walk a couple of miles, for I went to the school treat yesterday and felt no worse for the exertion. I feel confident it was the pills that cured m ?, and I've taken no other medicine since I took them." At this moment, the neat little donkey and conveyance came into sight. "Of course," said Mrs Markham, "I shall keep the donkey and cart, and enjoy occasional ddves now I am well, but if I had not seen that book I should have been no use at all now." The book which Mrs Markham received is one of the many ways in which the useful- ness of Dr Williams' Pink Pills is made known to the public; but the news of their great cures is constantly being reported in I the papers. They are famous among the highest and the lowest in the land for the cure of anaemia, palpitation of the heart, in- digestion, general muscular weakness, rheu- matism, sciatica, chionic erysipelas, and +o restore pale and sallow complex'ons to the | I glow of health. They are also a splendid I nerve and spinal tonic, and thus have enred many case-. of paralysis, locomotor ataxy, neuralgia, St. Vitus' dance, and neivous headache. They are aow obtainable of all chemists, and from Dr Williams' Medicine Ccinpany, 46, Holborn-viaduct, London at 2 gel a box, cr six fcr 13s 9d; but are genu- ine only with full name, Dr Williamd Pink Pills for Pale People. Pink pills sold leose or from glass jars cannot be Dr Williams', and won't euro you substitutes never cured I anyone!

SWINE FEVER IS CARNARVON- SHIRE. The. "London Gazette" of Friday contain an order issued by the Board ci .ricultn' notifying that on and after the h irishm- an area comprising the parishe1- Pentir. Lianddeiniolen, and Llanfairisg« •», in tJ" county of Carnarvon, will be d "ared in- fected with swine fever for the p'<q*>se', oi the Swine Fever Infected Area Order ot 1896.

THE PROPOSED CATEOLIC UNIVERSITY. Opposition by Mr Lloyd Gecrje. During the debate on Mr Dillon's amend- ment to the Address that the Catholics of Ireland have long suffered, and still suffer, under an intolerable grievance in respect of University education; that the existence and the oppressive character of this griev- ance have been recognised by successive Gov- ernments; and that it is the duty of the Government immediately to propose legisla- tion with a view to placing such Catholics on a footing of equality with their fellow- countrymen of other religious denominations ;n all matters concerned with University Edu- cation t Mr Lloyd George deeply regretted that he would have to vote against the amendment. It would be the first time he should votA against the wishes of the majority, of the Irish members on an Irish question. He couloj not admit that the amendment should i be supported on Home Rule grounds, for v support of that principle did not mean a committal to every movement the Irish mem- j bers were in favour of. The mere fact that hers were in favour of. The mere fact that Liberals were prepared to confer the fullest I powers on Ireland ought not to pieclude Liberal members from examining into the merits of every Irish proposal brought be- fore that House. Neither the Irish members nor Mr Morley acted upon Home Rule prin- ciples when the last Education Bill was be- fore the House. If they had they would have supported it entirely on the ground that the majority of English members were in favour of it. If the Government asked him and his colleagues on Home Rule priii- ciples to support a denominational Univer- sity for Ireland, they ought net ( c Horn > Rule principles to have foiced upon Wale- I a system which was veiy obnoxious to the great majority. He could rot quite under- stand what it was the Irish Catholics wanted, The two great difficulties in Ireland were poverty and the preponderance of a Roman Catholic population. The poverty c \sti<; r uld not be justified. There was poverty ir Wales (n voice: "And in Scotland too"). It the proposal was to establish a University where the Catholic creed would be on the j basis of perfect equality with any other creed, he had no objection to it, but he felt theB J was something behind this. If it was to V a, University Catholic in tone, in atmosphere and generally to be described as a Catholic University, the great majority of the mem- bers on that side of the House who represen- ted Nonconformist constituencies would be o{ posed to it. He did not, however, believe that this proposal would ever be taken up by » the Unionist party (laughter). He wished they would, because nothing would better advocate the cause of Home Rule. But h I had great doubts about his own leaders (Ministerial lautrliter). Mr Morley, who bad written a most uncompromising essay on "Conpromise," had been trampling upon his own philosophy in every sentence of his speech. If his leaders did commit them- selves to a movement of this kind, ttiey would simply wreck the party, or mahe 1" a worse wreck than it was at present. He was glad, however, that Mr Morley spc"w only for himself. He protested against the State setting up a Catholic University, the obiect of which was not to give fair play and equality to Catholic students. Such a Uni- 't versity would be based on the assumpviou that it was dangerous to send Catholic stu- dents to universities where they were com- pelled to associate with Protestants, and where Protestants were treated as a kind cf contagion, as a kind of leprosy from which they must get the disinfecting intluence of I a board of management and all the parapher- nalia of the Church. The Catholics had no right to come to a Protestant nation-(Na- tionalist ironical cheers)—and ask themt- (Mr T. Healy Give us back our country)- to the funds (a voice: Irish money). At fttiv rate, the responsibility was Imperial. The- were being asked to agree to a policy which was virtually abandoned in End and years ago. The curse of Ireland had been the religious difficulty, and that fact had kept the ptv.pi. apart. It should be tho .liiii of the Ni lonalists to break down this b.-rrior and tr"1 both Catnohc and Prot?^- tant into one strong union, rather than at- tempt, to keep teem permanently apart =md I trv to instil thi< filing into thnir children it the mot susceptible period of their career. I —The amendment was negatived.

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ROMAN CATHOLICISM IN WALES. New Welsh Bible and Prayer :a" Book INTERVIEW WITH FATHER JONES, OF CARNARVON. The following appeared in the "Western lai! -The Roman Catholic Church has! long had its eye upon Wales. The recently- appointed Vicar-Apostolic and other d'igni- j L'Ies nave under consideration certain schemes for the conversion of the people of the Principality. Great as is the influence of these dignitaries, none can influence tlie j new movement more than the Rev J. H. { Jones, Roman Catholic priest of Carnarvon, who possesses unique qualifications. The Rev J. H. Jones is closeiy in touch with the Vicar Apostolic; he is'a born Welshman, and an old-fashioned Conservative. There are priests in Wales—English and Irish-such as the Rev Father Hayde, of Cardiff, who have acquired an excellent knowledge of .< Welsh, but Father Jones, in his church at I "arnarvon, is the only priest in Wales who j regularly preaches to his flock in the verna- | cular. The rev father is an erudite scholar and a voluminous, translator of standard I Catholic works. He arrived in Cardiff on Wednesday, and will stay there fcr some J day as the guest of the Rev Father Hayde, < of the Order of Charity. The immediate ob- ject of his visit is to arrange with the com- mittee ov St. Teilo's Society for the publica- I tion of a Reman Catholic Weush version of t I

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r the Collects, Epistles, and Gospels for the Sundays and greater feasts of the ecclesias- tical year. The biblical p—on of this work will be translated by Fathe. ones direct from. the Latin Vulgate, and the whole will be in- eluded in the new Welsh Roman Catholic Grayer Book, which has already been Lom- piled by Father Jcnes, and will shortly be published. This will be the only work cf ti\e kind extant; Father Metcalfe's, printed afc. Liverpool in 1837, being now out ot print. A "Western Mail" representative on Wed- nesday had a chat with the rev g ntleman, whr S the personification of kindness and courtesy, and a veritable Welshman of th& Welsh. Yes, he had no doubt that a new Weisti Bible would be brought out in time. ""Vha is the matter with the present Welsh version?" "Well, for one thing, it is a not a sufficient- ly accurate translation cf the original Uroek and Hebrew, although more accurate man the English authorised version." "Were you, father, ever a Church of Eng- land clergyman?" N o. 1 was preparing fcr the ministry, and I 'turned" at Oxford in 186,. L was re- ceived by the late Cardinal Newman at the Oratory at Birmingham." "is it your experience that there are many Welsh conversions?" "Not many." "Will your translations, think you, help the propaganda ?" "Yes, they will acquaint people with Catholic doctrines and practices, and will specially strike converts, being written from their point of view." I "And what are the prospects of the future ?" "Very good, indeed. Although conver- sions have been few numerically, the Welsh people are fast coming round to us." "And, I suppose, there is much less pre- judice p" "Oh, infinitely less. I don't think there is now any prejudice—not in Carnarvon, at any rate. The converts, I may say, have I I come from all sections of the community." I Have you a bardic name ?" f r, but I live next door to Mr Beriah Uwynfe Evans." i i l iHueVe ,were assorted with tho t i J t Howell W. Lloyd, F.S.A. ? L!°yJ a Welsh litterateur of the first rank, and Father Hughes was a Dominican missionary who established a monastery for native Welshmen on the is- land of St. Tudwall, off the coast of Carnar- von, near Barmoutli. The monastery was abandoned through the death of Father Hughes, which was the result of the hard- ships he had endured. I was with him at his death." "The Vicar Apostolic, I suppose, is a great factor in your Roman Catholic 'forward move- ment'?" "Yes, and he is very popular." "There has been much talk lately of stu- dents in Brittany studying Welsh to equip themselves as priests in the Principality ?" "Yes you refer to the Benedictines, who are preparing to come over. A good many of the Bretons are learning Welsh, and pray- |f ing for the conversion of Wales." Jm "Are you on friendly terms with Anglicans |1 and Nonconformists in your neighbourhood « Yes, very. The vicar of Carnarvon and 'jjj myself are great friends. I am on the Car- fl narvon School Board." I narvon School Board." Father Hughes is a man with a sanguine i temperament. The conversion cf his fellow- countrymen to the creed of his adoption is & his mcst e. 'shed dssire. Herculean as j the task is, Father Hughes is hopeful of ha success. In the evening the reverend father was ,1 enterLned to tea at Barry's Hotel by the ioca! members of St. Teilo's Society, amongst those present being Father Havde (Dresi- ^9 dent), Air Story (vica-president), Mr F. W. Lewis, hon. secretary, anu Mr J. Hobson 'Js Matthews. :Mi On Thursday and Friday Father Jones was M the guest of Mr H. Ferrers Ferrers, at The m Hill, Abergavenny. j|