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A Cardiff Soldier's Mother.…
A Cardiff Soldier's Mother. ¥ • "1 INTERCESSION TO THE QUEEN. Mrs. Penrose. of Moira-street, Cardiff, has tot the free discharge of her son from the Army by direct intercession to the Queen. The lad joined the 7th Lancers last October, and was drafted to Cork. His mother had de- pended upon him. Mrs. Penrose told a reporter on Saturday how she was distracted vitla grief. She declared that she heard a voice say, "Write to the Queen." She penned a letter to her Majesty, address- ing it to Windsor Cast'e. Mrs. Penrose ap- pealed to her Majesty to discharge her son. as he was the supporter of the household, adding she knew her Majesty would feel for her, her Majesty being also a mother. In a weak or two Mrs. Penrose received the following — War Office, London, 9th Dec.—The Adjutant- General, in acknowledging the receipt of a letter <LUed the 1st inst. from Mrs. Penrose, has to acquaint her that the same has been trans- mitted to the general officer commanding Cork district." The young man returned home on Saturday, having first of all signed an undertaking that ile would support his mother.
Cardiff County Council, --.----
Cardiff County Council, THE WATCH COMMITTEE AND •• FREE SPEECH" PRESENCE OF POLICE EXPLAINED. A monthly meeting of the Cardiff County Council was held on Monday, when the Mayor lAlderinan T. Morel) presided. Cathedral Road. Mr. Veall asked when Cathedral-road was last cleaned, and why it was such a quagmire. Mr. Woosey (superintendent of the health department). It was cleaned, this morning and Saturday morning. Mr. Veall: Can Mr. Woosey tell me how many cartloads of mud were taken away? Mr. Woosey: I cannot say 1 have not had a Teport yet. The Right of Free Speech." When the minutes of the watch committee came up for consideration, Mr. Chappell referred to letters which had been received from Mr. Charles A. North, Newport-road, and Mr. W. T. Lee (organising secretary Welsh I'rotestant Union), and asked whether there Was anything in those letters to cause the )\"atch committee to apprehend any disturbance, teeing that it was stated in public meeting and the press that a cordon of police was drawn across the council-chamber door to keep the deputations at a respectful distance. Mr. Veall: They were recruits. (Laughter.) Mr. Chappell: I want an answer to my ques- Vion. What were they there for? The Mayor: They were only the usual police ecruita waiting to be appointed. Mr. Chappell: Then they were not there fcr he protection of the watch committee? (Loud nughter.) Llandaff fields. Mr. p. j. Veall aike(I why cycling had been prohibited on the footpaths through Liandaff lpifJs. Alderman E. Beavan said it was for precisely the same reason that it had been J'-opped on the footpaths in Roath Park. The lootpaths were made for pedestrians, and ladies l'ot B0 t^lere aIld walk with comfort and a y if cyclists were allowed to go to and fra on the footpaths. (Hear, hear). Pier-Read Encroachment. v Jenkins asked when the action the Cardiff Railway Cornpr.ns ht.ri corPoration in regard to the pier- in'™ 1 ul'lnSs was likely to come on for hear- thL^etu°Wn"^er^ rePliecl that it was expected this,:lction w°uld be tried at the end of onth or the beginning of the next. Lord Kitchener's Visit. <lie01 explained that by an oversight enterte"er0US af:tion of Mr- J- H. Hallett in the visit1'11? t'1e veterans on the occasion ol jookeri ^ord Kitchener, had been over- vas ,nil treat wllich Ml-- Hallett had given >y rh^se(''),te:J- not ou'iy ,IV the veterans, but ■n IH"vf 11' w^° went round and shook Worsbir. ti nuni0er of the old soldiers. His Bille^t -lei\ '5roJ30scd a vote of thanks to Mr. carried was seconded by Mr. Brain, and achpir^00^ ProP°sed a resolution expressing 1 !°n t'le non-commissioned officers ■won dn RU<* wll°- untler Lord Kitchener, <r' V!e °f the flepj-ive battles of the world, and Hear, hear.) teVnAn^ion? include the newspaper cor- respondents? (Laughter.) Good i1 m°7,e -l/ote of thanks to Mr. wine R J^PT, the„fBriU?h under his Wing. <Kenewert laughter ) J?e"ayfor in,formTefd Ml" G(>od that his motion five notice of he should
* SC AUE IN WHITECHAPEL.
SC AUE IN WHITECHAPEL. .A nifn''eWs a.genc,- states that considerable exeiU- dav ft'lS occ-a'ioned in WJiite.-hapel on Satur- to tT00011 a v'idclA--cIicul:it-e(l reoort OIUI "teuect tllat another "Jack the Ripper ofj- "ad heen committed i:i a small street ')ft. (-oni tier a(], *o th»mm?r°ial-rodd. a woman having reported Sown ,iJ°i ? a' ('°n»table had taken her 'Wet iU f at' the end of Devoriport- rhe a?; n "Mutilated her with a knife. 'Uri-eai?111^? tTUS c*aai»ned by the divisional »n hpi- J' ,OHC;h'n. wiio foiuid blood rtaitis Inches •,erc "I'd a wound about two ioWewiv,t lCll?th, which had been bleeding reinovii' tr, Ffi at °!K'e ordered her v'ound' "oru'on Hospital, where her Ft. She was then sent to the letained* 8 ion Inflt'mary, where she was dopfni' i Va- taken t m'10 su)v the wcman when she '*omm i- Pol'.cs-itation, said that the toeans aai ,T Verv treely, but was not by any >onie sharv!6'^US- heen inflicted by :nciies ion» "'trument, and was-just over two t:mo tag v,°'ni,10us^ not very deep. At the decidedly s au wai ft'' £ t examined she was spoke "VE' M ,;nflucaoe °F drink, and Bcatsitient that l!c^'ly- She adhered to hgr a*;id that he (1a po)i( pman had stubbsd her, ft'ards. Ulsappeared immediately after- T3etective-=,Pro.» sf the cas€ <•„ anJ pnl*en. who is in charge tomeone liaj ,,on Saturday night that, tailor very late o onf woman with a drunken however, had now .Urst^aJr night. This man, are diligently sen -'>een found- but the police tion Jiat the YV«,S.ns for him. The allega- stable is looked un"1 Ta8 stabbed by a con- case as being altr-V^'A, V a" eiIfe"aged in the A laie report was .e,, r without foundation, not in a dah^P^0 effect that the woman 4 r°u> condition.
, The Saltmead Swamp. .--
The Saltmead Swamp. DISCUSS ED BY THE CARDIFF COK-POKATIOX. At the monthly meeting of the Cardiff County Council on Monday, under the presidency of the mayor (Alderman T. Morel), Mr. F. J. Veall referred to the report of the sub-com- mittee on the condition of Saltmead, and said he should like some explanation from the mem- bers of the committee. Alderman Jacobs said the report sjjoke for itself. It was open to criticism, and lie was prepared to answer any question. Mr. Veall asked whether in the course of the discussion the committee discovered, that a bye-law existed providing for subsoil drainage on low-lying ;and a.nd that it had been ignored by the public works committee. Alderman Jacobs said reference was made to I ho fact thai, such a bye-law did exist. He did not know that the public works committee had ignored such a bye-law. It was for them to answer. Mr. Veall asked the town-clerk whether there was any such bye-law. He believed Saltmead came under the old Canton district bye-laws, and he wanted to know whether there was any bye-law providing for subsoil drainage. Alderman David Jones said he should like to know what subsoil drainage wa;, and how it was to be carried out. Alderman Jacobs said he took it that sub- soil drainage meant land drainage. He was not. the franier of that bye-law, but, sis he understood it, it meant draining the water off the land. Water and Gas. Alderman Jones said he wanted to know what this drainage was going to be, and into what they were going to drain. It seemed to him there was only one rlace to drain into, and that was the sewer. In the course of a long ^pell of dry weather it was very likely that the gas would pass back into the openings of the land. It might be that thsre was a possi- bility of putting in a syphon, and he was told that one of a peculiar kind had been patented which would hold water for two or three months. Experiments, however, had been made for the purpose of testing the yower of resis- tance that water had to gas, and it had been found that after a certain point of impregna- tion gas passed through water as speedily as through a sieve. If that was so, then there was no syphon which would keep the gas back from spreading into the back-yards and the houses, and tke cure would be worse than the disease. The conditions of the backyards themselves lay in great measure in the hands of the tenants of the houses. If the traps were not low enough to take the water from the yard they should be 'owered. He asked the borough engineer whether he would advise a connection between, subsoil pipes and the sewer, and whether he thought that would be a healthy course to pursue. What is a Suosoii Drain s Mr. Mildon asked what was the definition of a subsoil drain. Surely, it was not for the purpose of draining the surface water? Alderman Jacobs thought it would be better for the matter to be discussed by the proper committee—the public works committee. The health committee did not claim any originality in making these suggestion-. They were con- tained in the model bve-laws issued by the Local Government Board, who had specialty provided for low-lying land such as Saltmead. I They stated that in the absence of subsoil drainage that land should be raised to a proper level, and so forth—(hear, hear)—and that no building should be erected without a damp course. The health committee were not dic- tating to the public works committee. They were simply embodying in their report what was contained in the bye-laws of the Local Government Board. He suggested that the whole matter be left in their hands to be dealt with. Mr. Allen said several questions had been asked Mr. Harpur. Was he going to reply to them? Mr. Veall said the committee must have ignored that bye-law or allowed it to lapse. Which authority was responsible for allowing those houses to be built in the manner in which they now were? About Bye-laws. Alderman Sanders said he should like it to be clearly stated whether there was such a bye- law as had been spoken of. The Town-clerk said he had tlle bye-law there. It was passed by the old Canton Local Board in 1872. Alderman Ramsdale said the Canton bye-laws I did not affect Saltmead. Alderman Jacobs asked whether there was a I similar Cardiff bye-law in existence. I Alderman Sanders said his impression was ] that these bye-laws woud exist for Cardiff. Mr. Brain said 'jrangeto.vn was part of the Canton district, and always had been. j Mf. Harpur said the question wa? a very simple one. The Saltmead district would not come under Ihe Canton bye-la^s, but under the Cardiff bye-laws. The land would cerne under the bye-laws of the old Cardiff borough, in which there was a similar byc-law providing for subsoil drainage where the dampness of the site rendered it necessary. Mr. A;tlen Explains. Mr. W. H. Allen said, as one who was respon- sible for the report referred to, he had not the slightest objection to accept the responsibility. and would endeavour as briefly as he could to tell them what he understood by subsoil drainage. lite had visited this si-t4 several times, and had found varying depths of water under those houses. He submitted that if a projer system of subsoil drainage had been I introduced when the propwty -was built, the water could not remain there. 'Alderr'ian Jones questioned whether such a scheme wa'. practicable. He did not think for a moment that Alderman Jones would contend that such a system was not necessary. He (the speaker) contended that such a scheme was thoroughly practicable, although they had to carry the drainage into the sewers. He maintained that it could be done without any fear whatever of the dangers to which Alderman Jones had alluded. He had pointed out that water in certain traps absorbed an amount of gas, and were in time rendered useless. That. un- doubtedly. had been proved to be so. and it applied to every drain trap in every house in Cardiff. If. however, a proper arrangement of disconnecting pnd ventilating luanhole- were provided with these subsoil drains, the risks referred to would be reduced to a minimum. There was no reason why a spot like SIltiiietd, although on clay bed, could not be properly and effectively drained, and be should be pleased to go into the matter with Alderman Jones and the borough engineer, and he was satisfied that he could submit a scheme which would make it thoroughly practicable. (Hear, hear.) The aldermsn had said that, the condi- tion of the back-yards was in great measure due to the tenants, but he contended that they could hardly expect tenants to cart stuff in and raise tha level of their yards. That, surely, was the proprietors" work. (Hear, hear.) While lie sympathise:! and pitied the property owners of the district, and tlio, who were annoyed and vexed by the scare that had been created, he pitied those who had to live there under these circumstances very much more. (Hear, hear.) While it was their duty to protect the property owners, it was their duty to protect the people who were there. He trlisted no side issues would be raised, but that they would grasp the nettle firmly. If anything was wrong, let them blame the proper people, and rectify it in future, so that the errors of the past might not be repeated. The Alderman's Advice. Alderman Jones contended that the same danger of gas arising from traps in houses did not ensue, because the water was being con- tinually renewed. He, however, gave this advice for the public good. Whenever a house was left for two or three weeks, the tenant on returning should first of all open all the win- dows, and take care tha. every trap wac; well flushed before the family took possession of the house. Mr. Veall said he wanted to get at who was *? hlame, and the question could be answered e'f-lel' hy Mr. Harpur or the ex-cliairman of the public works committee. Under what cir- cumstances way the bye-law which Mr. Harpur had now admitted exists, ignored? Mr. J. H. Hallett suggested that they should diop the question of who was to blame, and try and out the matter right. Mr. Harpur said he had never denied the existence of the bye-law. Mr. Veall rather sug- gested that he had tried to keep it secret. He told the sub-committee when they were con- sidering their report that there was such a bve- law in existence. Mr. E. Thomas asked whether it was not a fact that the committee first became aware of the bye-law by the information given them by the engineer. Mr. Harpur said that was so. Mr. Veall: Did the public works committee ignore the bye-law on the advice of Mr. Harpur. or on their own initiative. Mr., Harpur: I know nothing about it. I was not the borough engineer at the time the plans were p.isvad. Mr Mildon stated that he sympathised with the owners of good property in Saltmead, who suffered because of the scare which had been raised. He complained that the condition of affairs had been exaggerated in the newspaper. ¡ Mr. Brain as "Patience. Mr. Brain pointed out that notwithstanding its sanitary condition, Grangetown was as heaithy as any other part of the town, and he thought it was a great shame that the property should be damaged. He was surprised to hear that plans had been sent in for houses to be built on Tiifr Mead, and he hoped the public I works committee would not pass a plan until the sites of the houses were filled up level with the. roads. If he were a member of the public
Great Britain & France
Great Britain & France THE MADAGASCAR nLljE HOOK. A Renter's telegram from Paris on Monday says:—The "Figaro" says that neither in Lord Cromer's recent speech at Khaitoum, nor in the publication of the Madagascar Blue Book can it find proof that the present British Government is not animated by unfriendly in- tentions towards France. Great Britain, the joural continues, in her relations with us can indulge in proceedings which show her ill- humour. That is her business after all, pro- vided she does not go so far as aggression or insult, and this she will not do, because her interests prohibit her from embarking on use- less adventures. Let us wait. Neither. Lord Cromer nor Mr. Chamberlain happily repre- sents anyone but himself in England. The Value of Britain's Friendship. The "Gauiois" observed—At the picsant moment Great Britain feels her old colonial empire disturbed by a separatist ferment, and is striving by the incorporation of fresh ter- ritories in Africa and Asia to prevent the loss which she would suffer by the eventual disloca- tion of her American and Oceanic possessions. To postpone this moment she is ready to resign herself to all the necessary concessions to her Newfoundland colonists, but on condition that these concessions cost her nothing, and that Francebears the expense. Were we to decline this role her wrath would be tile more excited, since we have accustomed her to more obling- liess. and hence have arisen difficulties, inter- minable Quarrels, and perpetual conflicts. To grieve a friend, however exacting he may be. is always painful, and the friendship of Great Britain has always been so useful to us that it would be a pity to expose ourselves to losing it for colonial trifles.
West End Tragedy.
West End Tragedy. SUICIDE OF AN AUSTRIAN COUNT. COUNT KAROLYIS SON FOUND SHOT DEAD. Details transpired on Saturday of the tragic suicide of Count Francis Karolyi, the attache to the Austro-Hungarian Embassy. The Embassy itself is situated at 18, Belgrave- square, but the deceased count resided at 125, Piccadilly, and it was in his chambers at this address that, late on Friday evening, he com- mitted suicide by shooting himself in the head with a revolver. It appears (says the London News Agency) that the count returned as usual from the Embassy about four o'clock in the afternoon, proceeding at once to his apart- ments on the third floor. At ten minutes past five o'clock his tea was served to him, his appetite being, apparently, much the same as it ordinarily was. Shortly before half-past seven his valet, a man named Novak, entered the sitting-room to remove the tea things. In accordance with custom, he then asked the count whether he would be dressing to go out in the evening. The count informed kis valet that he should not, but that, on the contrary, he intended going out in his ordinary attire. The valet thereupon left him. At eight o'clock, however, he returned to the sitting- room to render any service the count might require. He then saw the count lyingon the sofa, which was standing in its usual place close to the fire. Novak addressed the count. but receiving no answer (the count appear- ing to be asleep) lie immediately went out of the room. The electric light was burning at the time, but nothing seemed amiss. Half an hour passed, and the valet once more visited the room. He addressed the Count Karolyi the second time. but meeting with no reply be walked over to the sofa. The count lay dead. Blood was flowing from his ear, and in the right hand was a five-chambered revolver. Horrified at the sight, the valet inished from the room in a state of extreme agitation. Mr. J. Felan (the manager of the chambers) was absent at the time. in consequence of which Novak proceeded with the utmost despatch to the .Austro-Hungarian Embassy, when a mes- senger was sent to Dr. Harrer. the medical gentleman attached to the Embassy. Dr. Harrer. however, was out, and thus unable to at once obey the summons. In the meantime Mr. Felan had returned to 125, Piccadilly, and, hearing what had happened, fetched Dr. Manley Sims. On his arrival Dr. Sims found that life was extinct. Indeed, death must have been almost, if not quite, instantaneous. The deceased count had, however, managed to compose himself ere he expired, for his hands were crossed, and lie was lying in a very easy position. Only one chamber of the revolver had been emptied, and the count had, appa- rently, placed the weapon against his right temple and then fired. The bullet took a strsiiglit course, and remained embedded in the head. That its course was not a downward one was evident from the fact that no blood vas to be seen in the mouth. It is a remark- able circumstance that no one remembers having heard a pistol-shot. After the tragic occurrence became known the housemaid—a girl of fifteen years of age—mentioned that shortly after ha'.f-past seven, when she was in her room above the count's chambers, she heard a dull sound, as of something having fallen in the count's chambers. She. however, took no notice of this, but it is now thought that it might liavo been the muffled report of the revolver. At the Austrian Embassy the news caused the greatest consternation and distress, amongst the officials not the slightest suspicion had ever been entertained that the count would end his life by his own hand. At the same time no reason could be asigned for the sad event. Count Karolyi, who was twenty-five years of age, had only heen connected with the Embassy since December, 1897, when he was transferred from the St. Petersburg Embassy, where also he was the civil attache. His father is at present resid- ing at Buda Pesth, and he has been informed of the distressing occurrence. The late count wa, the nephew of the late Austrian Ambas- sador to the Court of St. James. He was very popular sit the Embassy. As far as was known the count was in no financial difficulty. INTERVIEW WITH ME. F'OLAN. In an interview Mr. J. Felan, manager of the chambers at 125. Piccadilly, stated that Count Karolyi only engaged his chambers at ths beginning of December last. He then took them on that date until August next. Before this he had lived at the Embassy. "From the com- mencement," said Mr. Felan. "the count appeared somewhat depressed and low-spirited, although for what reason he never stated. In addition to this the count also seemed to be suffering from a rather severe cold, and Mr. Felan fancied that he had an attack of influenza. But there was nothing whatever in his demeanour to suggest to anyone's mind that it was his intention to kill himself. The revolver wiUi which committed the unfor- tunate deed had always been kept oil the mantelpiece, but whether loaded or not it is not possible to say. Mr. Felan added that when he saw the count at ten o'clock on Friday he was lying on the sofa as if peacefully asleep.' The statement that a lady's portrait was found by the side of the deceased count was emphatically contradicted by Mr. Felan. No photograph was seen on the sofa or on the floor by the side of the sofa. Several portraits were about the room. The body of Count Karolyi was on Saturday night removed from Piccadilly to the West- minster mortuary to await the inquest. Special prayers were said over the body, the removal of which was superintended by Count Albert Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichsitein (first secretary of the Embassy). ILL-HEALTH THE PROBABLE CAUSE. A Central News telegram says:—In a letter to Count Mensdorff. ths first secretary at the Embassy, the deceased nobleman declared his intention of ending his life, but gave no reason. Ill-health is stated as the probable cause. From infancy ho had a weak constitution, and he had suffered greatly from lung and spinal weakness. He had returned only a month ago from his father's home in Hungary, where he had spent two months and a half's leave of absence on account of ill-health. It is officially stated that lie had no financial difficulties. For a long time he has worn ;t depressed look, but never hinted at suicide. At a post-mortem examination held on Saturday night a bullet was extracted from the deceased's brain. An inquest will take place to-day (Monday). THE INQUEST. Mr. Coroner Troutbeck ho!.d an inquest at 125, Piccadilly on Monday, on the body of Count; Francis Karolyi. civil attache at the Austro- Hungarian Embassy, who was found lying dead in his chambers at that address, late on Friday night. 'ith a bullet wound in his head and a revolver in his right hand. Mr. G. L. Win- gate. solicitor, watched the proceedings in the interest of the family. Evidence of identification was given by the Austro-Hungarian (Proceeding).
SUDDEN DEATHS AT CARDIFF -.
SUDDEN DEATHS AT CARDIFF On Sunday afcernoon Amrecta Humphreys, aged 60. was found dead in bed by her employer, Mr. J. A. Danes, of No. 15, Turber- ville-plaoe. Dr. Conrie was called in after death. Jane Thomas, aged 40, wife of Mr. Edwin Thomas, of 79, Richards-street. Cardiff, died suddenly on Sunday. Deceased had hem in .failing health for some time.
The Report Adopted.
NIMBLE DICK-Five Cigarettes for Id. Best now obtainable. e7291 | works committee he would sit for a weeld before he would pas: a single plan untilthe soil was filled up to the road level. Alderman Kamsdale stated that the public works committee, of which he was chairman, were striving to prevent a repetition of the state of things which existed at Saltmead. Mr. Brain talked about never allowing a hous3 to he built unless the land was filled up, but the committee had no power to con),,c; land- owners to fill up, and the Bute authorities had defied them to insist upon it.. He hoped that in another month or so the seal of the Local Government Board would be attached to the new bye-laws. Mr. Chappell stated that some portions of Splott were in a similar slate to Saltmead, and Mr. Mildon asked if the same state of things did not exist in Kiverside? The Report Adopted. After some further discussion Mr. eall with- drew his amendment, and the report was adopted..
The Dreyfus Mystery. .
The Dreyfus Mystery. REASONS FOR THE RESIGNA- ¡ TION OF )1. REAL REPAIRE RUMOURED DECISION IN FAVOUR OF THE CONVICT. —— A Renter's telegram from Paris on Monday I sav,. :_Tl>.e newspapers aie unanimous in say- n.01 that it. ;s absolutely necessary th.<t M. Lebret should furnish explanations before Par- liament regarding the resignation of M. Gues- nay de Beaurepaire. The entire press considers that the resignation arose solely out of the Bard incident. The Gauiois state that, after M. Guedwy De Beaurepaire had handed in a report oil matter-, tending to prove the existence of flagrant irregularities in the relations between Councillor Bard and l'icquarfc and his sup- I porters, M. De Beaurepaire went to M. Lebret's office, as did also M. Leowand M. Hard. M. De Be .urepaire earnestly begged the Minister of Ju-tice" to open a searching inquiry into the facts revealed. There was, however, no inquiry held. Hence Beaurepaire resigned. The "Echo de Parb" pjublishes a statement of M. iDe Beaurepaire confirming the information of the "Gauiois," and announcing that he will "•ive explanations to-morrow in thiit paper on the Burd incident. M. De Beaurepaire is abso- lutely determined (the "Echo de Paris" adds) to protest against the decision which is being prepared in favoui of Dreyfus- The "Aurore" denies that M. De Beaurepaire's resignation was due to the refusal of M. Lebret to receive his communication, as the Minister of Justice hail never declined to do so.
The Atlantic Gales. .
The Atlantic Gales. SHIPPING CASUALTIES. A Central News telegram from St. John's on Sunday night says:-The steamship Hestia,, with her tail shaft broken in the terrific gale which has been raging in the Atlantic, arrived off this port this morning in tow of the steam- ship Anglian. Tfie storm had by no means abated, and both vessels were dashed upon the rocks at the entrance to the harbour. The Vnglian slipped off again and floated, but the Hestia is lying in a dangerous position, with her broadside to the cliffs, and the general impression is that she will become a. total wreck. The steamship Damara, about which some anxiety had been felt, has arrived safely. THE ST. PAUL OVERDUE. „ A Central News telegram from New York on Monday morning says:—The American liner St. Paul, which under ordinary circumstances would have arrived at Sandy Hook some time on Friday night, has not yet been reported. Considering the heavy weather that has pre- vailed in the Atlantic, however, no anxiety is expressed. The steamship anchester, with general cargo, some time overdue, has reached Halifax safely. Still No News. A Central telegram on Monday morning says: —On inquiry at the offices of the American line oi Transatlantic steamers at a quarter to eleven o'clock this morning, we were informed that they have received no information as to the St. Paul, which was due at Sandy Hook on Friday night, but which has not yet been reported. They have no anxiety as to her safety.
~i THE LOSS OF A BARRY-LADE.…
THE LOSS OF A BARRY-LADE. STEAMER. STILL HOPE FOR THE MISSING MEN. Messrs. Steel, 'Young, end Co. have received confirmation of the loss of their steamer the Wooler off the coast of Portugal. They are without details except that four of the crew have been picked up by the Loch Etive. They are in hopes that the rest of the crew, number- ing nineteen, are safe. The basit was bound from Barry for Las l'almas, with a cargo of coal. The crew was mostly composed of foreigners, shipped at Bremen.
Cardiff Town-hall.
Cardiff Town-hall. THE PROPOSAL TO POSTPONE CONSIDERED. The question of proceeding with the erection of a new Town-hall and law courts at Cardiff at once or delaying the building for three or four years was discussed at considerable length at a meeting of the Cardiff Corporation on Monday. Th.e Mayor (Alderman Thomas Morel), who presided, proposed the adoption of the minutes ,of the Town-hall Committee, who /recom- iiiended tl-at the aifhitects be instructed to Proceed with the plans of the new buildings and submit the whole of the designs to an eariy meeting for final approval. The motion having been seconded. Mr. John Jenkins moved an amendment, to the following effect: -That, in view of the use,st recent alterations and, <-laborate accom- modation afforded to the vafious departments or the corporation through the acquisition of the old post-office building, and the absolute necessity for immediately proceeding wirfi such schemes are of the utmost importance for the health ard convenience of the public, and bearing hi mind the financial liabii-.ties oi' the bor .ugh, the question of building the 0, new Town-hall and law courts be defcired until the following works are completed, viz —The western sewer, new u-ylam, purchase of tram- ways, electric tramways and refuse-destiuctor
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-!THE LIBERAL LEADERSHIP.
THE LIBERAL LEADERSHIP. We understand (says the "Standard") that the meetin-r of Liberal members for the election of a successor to Sir William Harcourt in the Leadership of the House of Commons, has been arranged for Monday, February 6—the dav before the assembling of Parliament, The place of meeting will usost likely be the Reform Club, but t.his pois.tJus not yet been defilliteiy settled.
The Welsh Victory. -.--.----.----
The Welsh Victory. THE IN.inn TO E; AX JAMES. CONTINUED TO PLAY WITH A DISIOCATED SHOULDER. We learn from .Swansea on Monday morning that Evan James has since the match been suffering very seriously. It. would appear, from medical examination, that Evan sustained a dislocation of the shoulder early in the game, the opposite shoulder to that injured pre- viously. The way in which he played all through the match, silthough suffering ex- ciiici»ting pain, is another evidence of his in- (;(.¡i:;IÍ,dc pluck.
ENGLISH PRESS COMMENTS.
ENGLISH PRESS COMMENTS. The Sporting Life." The Sporting Life" says (joining to indi- ytdna) critic.-in. and dealing with the backs, we must premise our com.iients with the remark that. the KngJ-h division was never alowed any room or scope for their abilities hy the failure of their forwards, who collapsed in the most, unaccountable manner, and who wore beaten at the very point which we re- garded at, their strongest, viz. "crimmage work and propelling. We know too wet! what Welsh three-quarters' can do il you let them play their own game. We thought our forwsiriis would be able to stop this, but,( tmfoituiKuely, on Saturday such was not the case. Their performance was of the most cumbersome and rudimentiiry nature, and Towards the finish absolutely mutelike and funereal. The pruning knife will have to lie most, ruthlessly applied, and the claims of the Blacklieath forwards, who, when wanted, have always come up to the .'■cratch, and who are the only club who for '\YO years have been able to right Cardiff to a draw and a close finish. will have to be considered. In E. Tucker UiEy pos>e.s> unQue^iontibiy the cieveves' forward in the South, and in Hobb, a great hurdler, one of the finest-built stalwart forwards that we know of—two very strong contrasts to the cumoersonie bucolieisui of some of the forwards who gained on Satur- day an international cap. The place-kicking of Bancroft was ma*terly and some of his punts beautifully judged and placed, but, if we may say so. he is too prope to play to the gatiery, and during the game did two bits of play which in a man of his skill and experience were quite inescusab'e. Gwyn Kicholl- was masterly throughout, in running, passing, and kicking; and in Huzzey, Wales has a man who has reduced the latter art to a perfect science, and whose screw kicks into the centre when wedged iu on the touch in order to place the ball in front of the for- wards are a positive treat to witness as an exhibition of consummate headwork. Doubts were felt in Wales as to the capa- bilities of Skriinshire and Llewellyn, Both. however, acquitted themselves admirably, and the latter (a nephew, by the bye, of T. Williams), with great speed of foot, took his passes most neatly, and was always in the right place at. the right time. Of the brothers James we have spoken in full in our account of the game. The for- wards, much the lighter eight, outpaced and outmanoeuvred their opponents, and here began the mischief. Of a very level lot we should be inclined to single out Dobson, who has a true pugilistic physiognomy, Serines and Blake. On the beaten side Gamlin had so much wcrk of a very difficult character to go through that he was subjected to a very trying ordeal indeed. He emerged with credit, and some of his lengthy kicks were of great ser- vice to his side, but he stands a great deal too far back, and was at times barely dis- cernible on the horizon. He is, moreover, too slow at getting across the ground, and requires time and space to do himself justice. To our mind. J. F. Byrne is still some way ahead of him in agility, knowledge, and head work. The three-quarter line was a typical example of dislocation. Their passing, invariably, on the few occasions on which they had the oppor- tunity of indulging in this luxury, brake down. Royds has tackled very much better than lie did on Saturday. Forrest was by no means a •uccess, and P. Stout is not, as we have before lointed out. a centre, but a wing, and to this osition he will have to be moved. The ha'ivas Arely had a. look sit the ball, as the visiting -awards allowed their opponents to get pos- -assion of it in the tight time after time. because they did not, in these circumstances "ome off, they have been subjected to the isual anathematisation. but no other English halves would, under the fire of a continual bombardment, have done hotter, and we know, frolH the performances, of p. lengthened career, hat both are great masters of the game. It vould have been a very interesting problem to have seen them exchange places with the brother? James. Amongst the forwards, if we except F. Jacob. it is difficult to single out anybody for indi- vidual praise. Theyi failed where we expected them to succeed—hard and solid work. It remains to be seen whether, at the end of the month, this team can play the fc^me brilliant and characteristic game against the furious Scotch rushing forwards, or whether the latter -will be able to destroy the main- spring of the clockwork in the brothers James, who, we still believe, would not prove great defenders. The "Sportsman." It must not. be thought that the Principality iwes its victory (says the "Sportsman") entirely to the front division. By no means, for the whole team worked in magnificent' f ;shion. The pivot upon which the result depended was, without doubt, the half-backs. They were what might be called the medium. By their wonder- fully clever and tricky play. and feeding their three-quarters with unerring judgment, the brothers James not only upheld, but consider- ably enhanced (heir reputation, and demon- strated without doubt that they are the cleverest pair behind a pack playing at the present. time. Some will say that thev were performing behind a winning set of forwards. ranted, but. on the other hand, when at times their front division were overrun, they showed unmistakably sterling defence. Time after time, when the English serimmagers broke tniough, they dropped on the ball in fearless tasuion. Their detractor will, therefore, have now to withdraw the insinuation that thev lack defence. Their passing, too. was clever in the extreme, and the manner in which, time after time, they opened up the game for their three- quarters, completely baffled their opponents. AS previously mentioned, the forwards one and all Pta.yed so well, that it would be un- iair to single out any for individual praise. far the three-quarter* are concerned, Gwyn Nicholls stood out head and shoulders above any man on the field. His punting, tackling, and general all-round headwork were perfect, and, in the first ten minutes hl par- ticular. he saved his side more than once. There is no doubt that at the present moment he is the finest centre playing, and is running closely upon the heels of the famous Arthur Could. Huzzey, 011 Ins right, was also fast and speedy, and thoroughly understood his confrere, ,,{ale, though Skrimshire in ths opening half made one or two bad mulls, it was entirely due to a bad wrench of the knee which lamed him for about ten minutes, but directly he recovered he shone conspicuously, particuly in 'lie s^oond half. Llewellyn, the Lhvynypia captain, on the left wing, more than justified his selec'icn— indeed, next to Nicholls, to om. way of think- ing. he was the best three-quarter. He took his passes beautifully, and ran with greut sj etd and judgment. At fall back, B uicroit onto more demonstrated the fact that a" a kicker he is without an equal in the four cajmtries. The four goals that he laiuled in the second half were marvels, and obtained from all sorts of angles. He more than once indulged in whnt must be termed absolutely foolhardy antics, and on two occasions he placed his side in serious jeopardy, but, fortunately fcr him, Lome other player in the team got Ùôm out of trouble. To meet Scotland at Edin- burgh this month, the Welsh executive will not, perhaps, have to make more than one alteration. Turning to the English combination, they cer- tainly proved intensely disappointing. At the start the forwards went away with rare a ash, and made the pace so hot for the first fifteen minutes that they looked like beating their rival-: hands down. As they my in racing parlance, however, "they soon came back to thei rhorses." with the result that before half-time they had "shot their bolt," and were afterwards pushed all over the field. When they first appeared they looked a bigger and heavier lot than the Welshmen, but there was a great disparity in the size. The home brigade were a far more level and muscular lot and, as it proved, cleverer in the packs and loose rushes, an dmuch better trained. The Englishmen fought bravely against a. superior foe, but there were several palpable passengers, and so as not to cause any unpleasantness, we refrain from mentioning the names of either ot those who were prominent or oil .ise. With their front division beaten, Hotherham and f-ivetay, at half, had little chance of d atinguish- ing themselves, as the ball only now and then came their way. Their principal work was defence, and to their credit it must at once be said that in this department they were ex- tremely plucky in stopping fierce rushes, and fully justified their selection. Of the three- quarters, Royds was by far the best. lIe tackled in his usual deadly fashion, and spoiled many a good bout of passing on the part of the Welsh third line. Stout did a splendid lot of defensive work, but in attack he in- variably found Skrimshire a stumbling block. On the left, wing Kobinson was completely neglected, but was no match for Huzzey, while on the right, Forrest proved a dead failure, as he allowed himself to be completely beaten four times <iiy Llewellyn, who ran round him almost as he liked. Gamlin fully upheld the high opinions previously formed of him. us he kicked in grand fashion, and tackled well. It cannot, however, honestly be said that he was hesponsible for any of the tries scored. Eng- land will have to make radical alterations in 1 heir next fifteen, A Triumph for the Welsh Team. England's defeat by Wal«* hv the striking score of four goals and two tries to one try 'says the 'Daily Mail") comes at last as the vindication, long expected, of the Welsh system. Experience has shown over and over again that, vindication, long expected, of the Welsh system. Experience has shown over and over a,in that, granted forwards of sufficient- strength and skill, the scientific style developed by Welsh backs is much more productive of free scoring than the older and more haphazard metliod" adopted by English players. The only wonder is, seeing how very slightly and poorly the Welsh example has been followed in England, that the great triumph of Saturday was so long delayed. Time alter time Welsh experts have predicted it, only to be disappointed and stuititied by 'the result. The reason has been that we have put into the field against them pad", of forwards composed of men bigger and more dashing than theirs, and for the free exercise of their it is essential that ¡ their forwards shall secure the mastery. This I they succeeded in doing on Saturday, with the consequence seen. Perhaps a- closer study will now be made of the system which has always been regarded as attractive to onloookers, and has now been proved effective in operation. Arthur Gould's Successor. In the first half. it must be confessed, the Welsh backs performed indifferently. The brothers James, who, by the way, were fre- quently penalised, made several dreadful t passes; Skrimshire «eemed nervous, and Huzzey was more than once at. fault. The Englishmen, however, took no advantage of their opponents- bluntiers, which were generally retrieved by Gwyn N'icliolis, who was the mainstay of the three-quarter line. The Welshmen are un- ¡(üuhí èclly fortunate ill so readily find- ing ill Nicho'lls a successor to Arthur Gould,- whose retirement threatened to create a great void in Welsh football. Xicholls has at once stspped into the position held by his famous predecessor as the finest Welsh three-quarter: indeed, many people hold the opinion that he is a greater player than Gould, feuch a view, however, is obviously a iiltie prtmuture. That, however, to-day X! wyn Niclioils is the host three-quarter in the four kingdoms is :u assertion that will hardly be questioned. On Saturday in the early stages of the game, when the Welsh backs war;- si little shaky, he was as steady as a rock. extricating his colleagues from muddies and kicking with line when his side settled down to their winning game, lie par formed jus! as brilliantly in attack as he had previously done in defence. 'En Passaflt," writing in the "Athletic News," saysConsiderable preparati ons had been made to ensure victory' for Wales, and the fact that an international team had be-<!D got together and put through a drill by ex- perts on Thursday marks without doubt a departure in the methods of international pro- cedure. The end. perhaps, justified the menus, and possibly England will follow suit on the next occasion they may have to meet a "national" foe. On their form of Saturday they could have done with a week's rehearsal and some acquired ability. They were about I the worst lot that 'ever sported the English Rose, and that is the depth of adverse com- ment. It was nothing but si rout. and that rout was a sad blow to the "amour propre of several Southern members of the union, for they had confidence that they had selected not only a good team, but a team good enough to meet Wales. It is now apparent that not only were the forwards not strong enough, but not fast and active enough, not to say not clever enough. At half-back the play seen oil the English side was the worst we can reniem- ber from an English team, and Royds and Stout had simply no notion of combining to- gether or with their wings. Probably Stout was the only one of the four three-quarters who is worth retaining, and he should be, played on the wing. At full-back, Gamlin did not prove a Fred Byrne by any means. The Welshmen, on the other hand, gave a fiuished display of liigh-cla^s football, and have never been seen to such advantage for many years They were simply irresistible when they had settled down to work, and the passing and running were beautiful to watch. Ihe nimble halves and the clever three-quarters not to mention the excellence of Bancroft it full back, sent the spectators into a state o' ecstacy every time the ball vas handled Llewellyn, who scored four tries, is a smart lad light in appearance, but wonderfully spry an quick to take a chance. He is likely to be h London next season, and will be a treasure t the London Welsh. The Welsh journalists ar nothing if not enterprising. In fact, they sir aggressively so. and the ubiquitous pencl pushers were in great force at on Friday evening and Saturday. Every man who came from outside the walls of Wales was buttonholed and asked for an opinion on the uisitcli. The most trivial answer was duly re- corded, and si stranger who happened to pick up a Welsh paper on Saturday morning would come to the conclusion that Wales had got a very bad attack of football fever. What the papers will be like to-day we shudder to think, but after the laudatory sketches of the EHg" lish players which appeared on Saturday morn- ing it will be curious to compare the criti- cisms after the match with the praises lavished before. The rather pre-historic plan which the Rugby Union has conservatively hung on to of not publishing the names of the reserves ought to be thrown to the winds now. There was a probability that another forward would be wanted at the last moment, and, accordingly. Pierce, of Liverpool, was wired to on Friday morning. Whether Piefrce was in condition or not did not apparently concern the powers. All they could do was to hope for the best, and Pierce did the tame, which was that he trusted he would not be called upon. That hope was realised, and the smart Liverpool player, who ought to have been one of the origiual selections, was doubly grateful Yorkshire Sting Absent. "Old Ebor" says:—Writing with the impres- sions of the rout at Swansea still fresh upon one. the first remark one is inclined to make is that the performance of the English team was disgraceful. To say this seriously would, how- ever, convey the insinuation that the Welsh victory was not as brilliant as it looks oil paper—that it was not so much the transcendent merits of the Welsh team as the incompetence and weakness of the English fifteen that led to tho making of a black record against England. I do not wish to convey any such idea, and would, therefore, say that England, while play- ing worse than I thought they could play, were beaten by a side which, with ordinary luck, would beat them every time they met them. It is not my province to go over ground which will be covered by other writers, but I must say that I doubt if ever such a fine exhibition of scientific, football has been given in an inter- national contest since the general introduction of the four three-quarter game. The display of Ireland at Leeds showed us, perhaps, better forward play and greater individualism in the back division, but for "aH-roundedness," if I may use the word. or collective smart- ness and finish, the game played by the Welshmen on Saturday was the best I have seen in internsitional foot- ball. England's form was really too bad to be true. The forwards, after the first quarter of an hour, were not only bustled and pushed in the pocii scrimmages,. but out- manoeuvred in the struggle for possession of the ball and outpaced in dribbling. They had not many chances of making footway. but the few they had were spoiled by the slow and ungainly style in which the men lumbered about their business. There w,is an entire absence of the fiery rush by which Welsh teams have been beaten again and ssgain; the English forwards were mere plodding pushers, unable to steer the bal! or get up a gallop. For the next match there will have. to be a good many change?, and it is just as well the Rugby Union Committee have more than a fortnight in which to make up their minds as to who ought to be chosen. As to the English backs, we know that several of them are good men, yet not one of them showed international form on this occasion, and the half-back and centre lines might lAvc been in charge of non- entities. I hope those who sficeessfully tried to write E. W. Taylor out of the English team are satisfied with the result of their labours. Personally, I think Rotherham was nearly the worst man on the field. Unwin and E. W. Taylor ought to be the half-backs for the next. team, sind for three-quarrters I would remind the omniscient Rugby Union authority that there was not a three-quarter on the English side on Saturday equal to J. Taylor and E. F. FooUes. The former can at least kick, and th? latter knows no fear on the defence. This will. of course, be said to be "Yorkshire again!" My retort to the remark is that England sadly lacked some old Yorkshire stingy on Satur- day. The Winners and the Losers. "Philistine." in the 'Athletic News." ex-, presses his opinion as follows"Wales are entitled to the heartiest congratulations. They have thoroughly vindicated themselves. and proved that. with good forwards. their system of thrae-quartt.r back play is the most dan- gerous to opponents. It took them some twenty minutes or so to get going, but once they did start scoring England never had the lightest. look in. True, the English team was not io food, nor so brilliant as some con- tingents which have represented the Red Rose of England, and the peculiar inability of the English backs to rise to the occasion gave the Welshmen just the opportunities they so ardently desire. I don't think England have ¡ been so badly represented before. It was generally conceded that all depended upon the I vigour and talents of the scrimmageri of either side. The Welshmen were qaite alive to the fact. and they had selected forwards who could hold tbeir own with the lustiest of pushers, I sind who could screw a orum sind gain posses- sion of the leather, despite all the fierce rush- si nd-kick methods which it was presumed would characterise the English plan of campaign. There is no doubt that the Ifo-.e wearers had received their instructions to prevent, sit all hazards, the Welsh bucks from getting hold of the leather, but instructions are one thing, and carrying them out is another. For the fir-t fifteen minutes it looked as if England would score. They got two chances to place goals from a mark and a penalty, but. Stout I was not equal to the tjisk, and after failure had attended those effort* i,t, yw of »?ic for- wards weakened. The Englishmen** i'Veblis Defence. Then came the opportutil'y of Welshmen. The front men began to fed tiieii- fc- t, so io speak, and by gentle screwing and dexterous heeling they gave the nimble Jameses the desired, chances. GradaaFv they got to the I English line, and, after a severe struggle and a fierce attack, a kick was charged down, and in a trice Llewellyn was over. Thus the siccount was opened, and it did not close uafSI five other tnes were registered, from which Bancroft placed four goals. Certainly. two of the tries were not particularly hard efforts, a fact which made the difference between the teams more apparent, and which proved beyond doubt how terribly weak in defence the English backs were. They were out- manceuvred at every point by the clever Welshmen, and the beautiful passing which distinguished the efforts of the backs thoroughly demoralised the visitors. Having obtained the upper hand, the Welshmen, in winning humour, seemed irresistible. Every- thing they attempted came off. They could do nothing wrong, and it was an exhilarating sight to see the pretty play of the Jameses, and the accurate and agile demonstrations of the three-quarters. Much as the exhibition may have given can-c for despondency to the Englishmen assembled, they could not. if they loved good football, have been otherwise than Ii I, delighted with the work of the Welshmen. It showed to what si pitch of excellence the Welsh idea has attained, and how deadly dangerous it is when opponents have a poor notion of tackling, or lack the power and speed to suc- cessfully compete with fleet men who are finished footballers. With the English for- wards beaten, the mediocrity of the backs became painfully obvious. Even Gamlin, good as he was, did not yerfona in the style he did at Bristol, and it is clear that the Somerset man needs time and room in order to show to lie best advantage. He is a very deliberate young man, and was evidently not prepared to resist charges of light cavalry such as the Welsh backs proved themselves. It was a disastrous day for England, and a great triumph for Wales. The Lcsers. On the Engiiih side, and referring to their forwards, one may compliment Oakes, Harper, Davidson, and Dudgeon fur gallant efforts to retrieve the honour of England, but what were they among so many? At half-back, the Red Rose was considerably left. Livesay was a failure, and Rotherham, who carried the cap- taincy. was overweighted with his responsi- bilities. It is even more saddening to say anything about the three-qusirters. Robinson did try hard with whatever came his way; but alas for the others; they were hopelessly out- classed. Gamlin's reputation has suffered by Saturday's exhibition. What the next English team wiil be like rests with the selection com- mittee. but I fancy some of the new interna- tionals of Saturday will have to be satisfied with the honours (?) they have already gained. Bancroft's Great Run. Bancroft, ought to fell proud of his men. He was confident before he went on the field, and he was a conqueror when lie left. Though he I was inclined to be showy, he never made a mis- take, and his running and kicking were admir- able. He is a deceptive sprinter, and si clever dodger, and a feature of the game was his big 'I ran in the first half, when he took the ball in his own hall and sprinted right round the Englishmen was a superb individual effort which made the spectators yell with excitement. Pra.se can be laid with lavish hand upon the three-quarters, and especially upon Nicholls aud Huzzey. This pair were brilliant in the extreme, and the men worked beautifully together. Skrimshire was good. and Llewellyn, though -Hg-ht. was extremely speedy, and the four tries o his credit were the outcome of pretty and •Tective play. Of the James at ilf, one could wax enthusiastic. They ;ive been under it. cloud for some lite, and their virtues have been ex- iled in years gone by. Yet to-day they are •roes, and their cleverness is praised on every uid. Past masters in ail the arte that make < Uf-back- the keystone of combination, they ill retain all the excellencies which won for lem a distinguished name in the history of ■ elih football. While Evan worked the enmmage. his brother stood well back, and ao sooner was the ball out than those sharp 1 and swift transfers took place which ended so disastrously for England. The opposing halves < could not find them. As quick as cats, and as sure in their methods, they completely mys- tified their opponents, and it was a real treat to see them dashing along and feeding their three-quarters with unerring accuracy. The 1 Jameses are joyful to-day. To uame any of ] the forwards, when all did so well, may seem i invidious, but in praising the bulk one may 1 single out Serines, Blake, and Hodges for ] special mention. A New Ballad of "The Mumbles. ("Swansea does Hot smile on its incoming visitors. but. if the visitor perseveres, and passes on to the other end of the town. he gets the Mumbles for his rew.ud,Loyett'" "Welsh Pictures," chap. X.) To try and baffle Sir Taffy's,power In warfare fierce and hot. Sir Bull made tracks for the Land of Cower: But ere lie to Swansea got. The smoke that rose from the reeking flues Of Landore appeared so black That it. gave him a dark attack of "blues," And be said, "I had best go back. Ere repelled, with a dreadful repulse, I be: Since Swansea has nothing but frowns for me." But his Guardian Angel cried, "Pas.s on! For though Taffy's smile be faint, Yet the chivalry which, in ages gone. Distinguished his patron saint- With such chivalry he'll thee receive! Nay. though courtesy he should lack, Yet. till good Judge Turnbull gives him leave, He dare not turn Bull back!" So Bull pressed on to the war, and found That the fighting-place was St. Helen's Ground. "Ha-ha! 'tis an ominous name!" quoth he. "And my aim 111 no longer follow! Sir Taffy may here manufacture me Too bitter a piil to swallow." But his Guardian Angel her digits placed On the scruff of his neck. "Not so! Though a. pill from St. Helens don't suit your taste, It. will tend to your good, you knew! Pass on! pass oil! And, when ends the fight. I swear that your hour? you will wile to-night In as pretty a scene as Sir Taffy boasts Through all the stretch of his rugged coasts!" So Bull passed on—and better passed— And the prettiest passes made: But still, though his lance flew keen and fast, Sir Taff y outplayed his blade. Apd Sir Bull s good armour, when war-laws strict Cried parley, was found to be In twenty-six places empierced and priclied- And Sir 1 aff s but pierced in three' Then groaned Sir BuJl-then moaned Sir Bull— And wry mouths at his Guardian Fay did pull. "False jade! why swore ye I'd pass niv time This sad night, in a pretty Welsh scene sublime? And his Guardian Angel cried: "How now? \Vould you doubts of my s'.iill express^ I ve alr.-pd. -and amply—redeemed my vow, As I'll make you at once confer! Just take a, look at Dick Lovett's book. Aud you'll find that, in Swansea, lie Who keeps passing on. by hook or crook, Shall surely rewarded be By reaching The Mumbles arion, anon! And really you cannot deny. Sir John While you vex my soul with your groans and grumbles— That you're passing your time, e'en now in The )fuw!)les E. Scotland v. Wales. Jonathan O.dbuek," the well-known Scotch critic, writing in tho "Athletic News, sav< Tlle preparatory to our meeting with Wales ori the 28th takes place on the Wc* of Scotland C.C. ground on Saturday One or two of the men have sent refusals-A. R. Smith of London Scottish, who is said to have gone abroad, and J. M. Dykes, who cannot. leave London, whither he went only a few days ago. 1 of Cambridge, is to take Smith s place. He got hurt in the inter- ■ Varsity gim? between Cambridge and Dublin, and could not play in the representative game Anglo-Scots v. South of Scotland. He has be-a spending tn-vacation in Glasgow, and when I saw him in Buchanan-street the other dav he seemed all right. Rottenburg comes with a glowing reputation, and I notice an English writer places him on a evel with H. B. Tris- tram. Ihis is very high praise, indeed, and it is cau.ing us to look for big: things from him. The teams as selected are:-Rest: A. R. Smith (London Sottish,, back; T. Scott ILaugnodnl. W. Oltver wTed ioresO, T. A. Neilson (Oxford University^, and G T. Campbell 'London Scot- ttsh) (caiiisun! tnree-quurter?; J. T. Mabon (Jed iorest) and F. H. Fasson (Cambridge!, hall- backs; It. C. Stevenson 'Northumberland), G. L. Kerr (Durnam). T. M. Scott (Melrose), A. i-lsickinnon (London Scottish), D. Elliott. (Lang- holm). A. Sti)he 'Langholm), R. Miller (Melrose), and J. R. C. Greenlees (Cambridge University), lorwards. Cmes: J. M. Reid (Edinburgh Aca- demicals), back; R. T. Neiison (West of Scot- laud). A. B. limms Wanderers', G. W. Lamend (IvelMiiside), and J. Tnlioch (Kelvinside), three- quarters: W. P. Donaldson r\Vesèl (captain) ami J. W. Simpson (Royal High School), half-backs; M. ATEwati (Edinburgh Academicals.. M. Harri- son (Royal High School), 1. (i. Oouper (West of Sootlarut). W. J. Thon^on (West oT Seoilund), L H. 1. Bc.1 (Fa'i'iburgh Ac.idemic:iisi. If. O. Smitli HVateonhnHj. Wingate (Ivelviii^iue). and J. 31. Dykes (Glasgow Academicals), for- wards. wards.
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Welsh Miners as Unionists.…
Welsh Miners as Unionists. NEW ORGANISATION FOR I SO. TK WALKS. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. WHERE IS ALDERMAN D. MORGAN I I TIY OUR MINING CORRESPONDENT.] The miners' delegate meeting held in the Cory iiemorial-liall, Cardiff, on Saturday was a remarkable one in many senses. It was not the usual representation of Souih Wales and Monmouthshire collieries, but a gathering of the accredited delegates of lodges forming the South Wales Miners' Association, convened for the special purpose of transacting: tiie busi- ness of the "first annual conference" of that body. All lodges connected with the associa- tion had been requested to appoint delegates, "in accordance with Rule 16," and the 182 present, representing 69,883 men, may, there- fore. be taken as indicating the present strength of the new organisation. It lias often been said that the people who agitate and act the part of firebrands in times of dis- pute are not the men who settle down to work when organising has to be done, and one notable feature of the conference held on Saturday was the enormous preponderance of new faces. The delegates who so complacently voted themselves into a "second chamber" to direct the provisional committee during the late strike were not present. They have probably- had to make room for better men, and few- very few—of the well-known extremists among them were retained as delegates now. Still, I do not know that this invokes any change of polity, ice the policy initiated in the troublous ■times of the strike is distinctly followed in the course adopted by Saturday's conference in its determination to apply for affiliation with the Miners' Federation of Great Britain. But it is one thing to pursue a policy and quite a different thing to follow the method of extremists, so that, even with the affiliation effected, it is possible that the method laid down by "Mabon'' in his presidential address on Saturday may to a great extent, be that of the new delegates of the new organisation, viz.. "negotiation and conciliation." If it be so, then the sooner the broad outline of that policy is laid down the better, for four years will soon run out, and if the general fear of another strike to take place when tile sliding- scale expires is to be calmed and confidence in the South Wales coal trade restored, it is by a, clear, definite programme on the part of the men and their leaders of the action to be taken to keep trade going when the present wage-regulator has been abolished. However, the deputation who attended the fede- ration meeting having reported the result of their -plsit, -and explained the conditions upon which, pending the abolition of the sliding-scale, they might affiliate, it was unanimously decided to apply for affiliation; and Messrs. Abraham, Brace, and J. Williams were appointed to go to Edinburgh to lay the application before the Federation Conference. Briefly put, the conditions are two, viz., (1) that there shall be uniformity of action on all questions except the wage Question, and (2) that, untie the s'idiug-scale operates (precluding such uniformity 011 the wages question), any provisional assistance or financial aid from the federation towards a trade dispute in South Wales shall be of a voUinUuv character. Thus it will be seen that tile decision to unite with the federation is tentative and partial for the current four years, and only to become a full and unreserved affiliation with the usual financial benefits when and if the sliding- Sjcale agreement is abolished. Therefore, not much time should be lost in producing the pro- gramme I have alluded to, and then entering upon ''Million's" indicated policy of "negotia- tion and conciliation" if the public mind is to be set at rest as to what will mark the end of the four years' period Now, to come to the constitution of the South Wales Miners' Asso- ciation il-tlf, it may be as well to remark that the be-i proof of the absence of any very revolutionary spirit is the desire shown to have unbroken continuity in the personnel of the staff, as well as in the policy initiated, for. notwithstanding the number of the nominations for official posi- tions, the men, who were provisionally elected president, vice-president, treasurer, and secre- tary were without exception re-elected by Saturday's conference. As to the members of the executive, their election lies in the hand- of the districts, and as four of those districts had not exercised their rights, the final deci- sion of the ballot could not be taken, and will not be made known until a. conference to be held Oil the 2ord inst. The other matters of minor importance dealt with will be found recorded in the detailed report and the official account given below: — [BY OUR OWN REPORTERS ] The annual conference of the South Wales Miners' Association was held on Saturday at the Cory-hall, Cardiff. Mr. W. Abraham ("Mabon"). M.P., presided, Mr. W. Brace occu- pied the vice-chair, and there were present the following members of the council:—Alderman D. Morgan and Messrs. T. D. Isaac, John Wil- liams, Evan Thomas, T. Thomas, D. Beynon, John Danes, P. D. Rees, Ben Davies, Alf. Onions (treasurer), and T. Richards (secretary). Amongst those also present was Mr. D. Morgan, Wattstown, the new sub-agent for the No. 1 (Rhondda) District. President's Address. Mr. W. Abraham, M.P., in the course of his presidential address congratulated the dele- gates on the promising prospects of the New Year, the indications being that it would be an exceptional one for good prices. If there should not be a shortage of tonnage, he had every confidence that it would prove a record year. The recent dispute in South Wales found the miners sadly wanting in organisation and finance*, but it had taught them such a lesson upon that point that by to-day they were found in a very different state. (Hear, hear.) That struggle, he hoped, would be the last of its kind that they wouid ever witness, for, notwithstanding the failure of the attempted conciliatory measures, he hoped that the workers of the country would bring such force to bear upon Parliament as would com- pel the sidoption of such legislative measures as would render such suicidal struggles impossible. (Cheers.) There was cause for congratulation also in the fact that they met that, dav as a compact body of Trades Unionists. (Applause.) The real object of Trades Unions was to secure for the workmen a fair and equitable share of the results of their joint production. Where Unions were strongest strikes were less fre- quent, and the Union funds were mainly spent in a better way and for ether and licnehunt purposes. (Hear, bear.) Still, colliery workmen in the South Wales cosil- field were now determined that if another con- flict of the naLure of the last one should be ever forced upon them they would not again be found, to say the least of it, without adequate provision to meet any ordinary emergency. Well-paid labour was the most remunerative to the capitalist, whilst shorter hours almost invariably meant better work. To obtain the foregoing objects they called to their assistance the grades of Unions, viz., the local, which would comprise lodges and districts, and the general organisation, comprising the whole of the South Wales coalfield. The latter they hoped to see affiliated to the Miners' Federation of Great Britain within the coming week. (Hear, hear.) They hoped to see the whole body of colliery workers throughout the United Kingdom joined together in one gigantic organisation. (Loud applause.) Speaking of the colliery workmen, the engineiuen, and stokers, "Mabon" said that body of men, after their extraordinarily good conduct and special service to their employers during the strike, did not at present receive from their employers that consideration which their good conduct, warranted. The proposal made to them, and which they had so far wisely refused, was distinctly calculated to create dissension among them as workmen and to weaken their organisation if accepted. The present was a most opportune time for this class of colliery workers in South Wales to determine oil whose side—employers or workmen—they would be found in all future mining events. He hoped the delegates would pass resolution instructing their executive, and inviting the enginemen's executive to meet as early as convenient to both, to try and arrange si satisfactory basis of co-operation. Dealing briefly with their policy, he said that must be one of negotiation and concilisi- tion. He then briefly referred to the oues- tions to be discussed that day, and. inciden- tally referring to the aged and infirm work- men. lie said that nothing had ever disgraced the mining community of that Principality more than the manner in which the employers treated those men. Affiliating With the Miners' Federa- tion. Alderman D. Morgan and Mr. W. 'Brace (laving reported the result of their visit to the Federation meeting and stated the conditions upon which they would join, it was unani- mously resolved to affiliate, and Messrs. W. Abraham 'president), W. Brace (vice-1)resioenti. and J. WiUismis were empowered to :i/ttenf! th" conference of tlie Miners' Federation of Or- -.it Britain in Edinburgh during the coming week. The proceedings were private, tmt at the close the following oBicisil report was fur- nished by Mi-. T. Richards, the secretary: — Conditions of Amalgamation with the Federa- tion of Great Britain. "1. Uniformity of action upon ail questions other than the wage question. 2. That while the sliding-scale agreement and the concilialion agreement at present ill opera,- tion in ,-outn Wales and the Midlands are run* lung su;v provisional assistance required in either of these areas is to be of a voluntary, character. A long discussion took place upon the harsh treatment of aged workmen by the employers. It was reported that the association had already sent out in relief of these workmen nearly £ 1,700.—It was unanimously decided to instruct the council to arrange a scheme for supporting those workmen, and submit it to the next conference, on January 2o. Relief Fund.—Mr. Jenkin Howells, public accountant, Aberdare, attended the conference, and reported that he had examined the accounts in connection with the gigantic fund. raised during the late dispute. He was glad to be able to say that the manner in which this fuad had been administered by the com- mittee. and especially the clerical part pe". formed by Mr. D. Beynon (secretary) and Mr. Alfred Onions (treasurer), reflected great credit. not only upon themselves, out upon "fo t whole of the South Wales colliery workmen. Every letter received with money and every receipt asked for was produced very promptly indeed. He (Mr. Howells) had examined all letters, vouchers. and books, and found them correct. The receipts were— £ 118,095 14s. 8d.; disbursements, £ 117.992 4". lid., leaving a balance of £103 10s. &U1. There were a few more bills to be paid. The conference unanimously adopted the report of Mr Howells as highly satisfactory, and tendered him a hearty vote of thanks for iha able manner in which he had conducted this audit. Considerable attention was given to No. 6 on the agenda, dealing with the division of di9. tricts, the chief difficulty arising from th» Mountain Ash and Merthyr Vale collieries having formed a new district, and the Ply- mouth and Cyfarthfa another district. Ulti. mately the matter was postponed to the next conference. Election of Officers. The election of officers was then proceeded wiih, and the following were re-elected ^Pre- sident, Mr. W. Abraham ("Mabon M.P.; vice. president, Mr. W. Brace; treasurer, Mr. A. Onion-; secretary, Mr. T. Richards. The ere- dential committee's report showed that the delegates present numbered 182. representing 69,833. The Eng-ineme^ and Stokers. On th" motion of Mr. Evan Thomas (Rbym" ney it was unanimously passed that this COD. ierence contemplates with pieasure the proa< pect of the emrinemen and stokers joining- the miners in organisation, and sincerely trust. that the amalgamation of the two bodies will take place in the near future, and that it be an instruction to our executive to arrange a meeting with the executive of the enginemen as early as possible. The best thanks of the conference were accorded to the chairman for presiding, and the proeeedings were brought to a close. Miners' Federation Conference. 1 The an nun I conference of the Miners' Fe(iera- tion of Great Britain will Le opened in the Odd- fe at Edinburgh to-morrow (Tuesday) morning, and remain in session during the week. Mr. B. Pickard. M.P., the president, has sufficiently recovered from his recent illnesg to attend, and will preside over the deliberations of the conference, delivering his inaugural address to-morrow morning. The wage question. will be raised by the Lancashire and Cheshire Federation on a proposal to make application for a further advance of n per cent. in wages, and this proposal has already secured the sup- port of Derbyshire. Nottingham, North Whiles, and other branches of the federation. If the proposition is adopted the secretary will be instructed to write to Mr. T. Ratcliffe Ellis, the coalowners- secretary, for the convening: of a meeting of the new conciliation board. whose powers came into active operation on the 1st of January.
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