... FOOTBALL NEWS.— The team selected to play Walsall Reserve on the Cunnings to-day, is as follows :—Goal, A. Edwards; backs, E. Rees and C. Parry; half-backs, H. Tucker, W. Parry and E. Davies; forwards, W. E. Pryce-Jones, E. Morgan, A. Swettenham, R. Morris, and H. E. Moore. APPOINTMENT.— We are pleased to note that Mr T. Howell, Assistant Superintendent to the Pearl Life Assurance Company, ...

... MAINTENANCE CASE.—At the Borough Police Court on Thursday, Richard Owen, relieving officer to the Newtown and Llanidloes Hoard of Guardians, applied for a committal order against Albert Jones, Llanidloes, for not complying with the order of the Bench to pay 9d a wees towards the support of his father. Defendant was 12s. 9d. in arrears. In defence he pl«adad scarcity of work and sickness in ...

... WEDNESDAY. Present: The Rev L J Lee (chairman), Mr E R James (vice-chairman), Messrs A C Humphreys. Owen, M.P., J Whitaker, Stafford D Price-Davies, J Pryce Jones, J Davies, W P Jones, T Rogers, F Langford, W Pritchard, W Rogers, J H Stephens, R Jones (Court House), R Jones (Pentre), J Jones, E Hughes, J Holloway, E Davies, D Gittins, and G Davies, J Edwards, with Mr C S Pryce (clerk), and Mr ...

... NEWTOWN. WELSH FooTBALL CocKcii.. On Wednesday evening nve additional members were added to the Council, the nominations at a previous meeting ba- ing invalid. Mr T J Pugh, Newtown, beaded the poll. PRESENTATION.—On Wednesday last at & meeting of the omcers c.f the 6th Volunteer Battalion Soeth Wales Borderers, held at the headquarters. New- town, an interesting presentation of a silver ...

... PARLIAMENTARY. FRIJW. DEFEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT. f In the House of Commoni, Sir W. Harcourt, in the course uf au. answer to sfeveral questions on the subject of gold, mining in Wfeles, said in his opinion no mining leases ought to bi granted without effec- tual conditions- to secure the working of the minerals, so that the miniig industry might be properly developed and employment be found for ...

... AGKICULTITRAL NOTES. Still the drought and every day it be- comes more serious. crops cur i'p light, although sjicli crops as there be are being got in prime ordju-. In many parts barley j ami out.s begin to languish for want of rain, both j mangel and swedes shi>w extensive; gaps in the! rows, while second sowiigs have to be resorted to, and spring beans are ktunted bevond l-eco-very. Wheat ...

... BENEFIT CONCERT.—On Friday and Sunday even- ings the Bethesda Male Voice Choir gave concerts in the Public Hall for the benefit of the distress fund in connection with the Penrhyn Quarry dispute. Mr R. Lloyd presided on Friday evening. There were good audiences on both evenings, and entertaining programmes were gone throngh. THECOLLEGIATB SCHOOL, ASHLANDs.-The follow- ing pupils were ...

... WELSHPOOL. PRESENTATION TO MR JACK ADDIE. On Saturday a very large gathering of officials and workmen on the Powis Castle, Lymore, and L xmystvn Estates, met at the Estate Yard, W Islipool, to make a presentation to Mr J. H. Addie on the occasion of his attaining ms twenty- first ear. All were entei-tiii ed to luncheon by Mr W. Forrester Addie, who presided. Among those present were Miss Addie ...

... FOOTBALL MATCHES. ABERYSTWYTH TOWN v. ABERYSTWYTH COLLEGE. Last Saturday was a terrible day for football, for it rained incessantly. Notwithstanding this there was a good attendance of spectators at the match on the Vicarage Field, Aberystwyth, and the enthusiasm of the clubs' supporters was not damped by the chilling influence of the rain. The following were the teams :— COLLEGE. Goal, Roose; ...

... THE ADVENTURES OF CAKADOC AP ALAN, CYMRU SOLDIER- BY CHRISTABEL HARDY. ALL BIGHTS RESERVED. No. IV.-HOW CARADOC SAVED THE PRINCE OF ARGOED. It was a wet autumn afternoon the sky grey with clouds, the mountain tops veiled in mist, the rain pouring down without ceasing. It pattered on the forest of pine trees, it Bplashed into the little hillside streamlet—by this time swollen to a torrent—it ...

... STRIKING THINGS FROM A CHURCH CLOCK. To the Editor of the COUNTY TIMES AND POST. Clock (loquitur) Hallo are you there Ceiliog Gwynt ? Ceiliog Gwynt: Yes, of course I am. Clock Why do you say of course ? Ceiliog Gwynt: Because I am always here, though I do not always look in the same direction. Clock Don't tell stories, Ceiliog Gwynt, you are not always there. I called you last Friday week and ...

... REPRESENTATION OF NORTH SHROPSHIRE. To tho Editor of the COUNTY TIMES AND POST. SIR, In \our last issue appears a letter under the above heading, signed by one who alleges him- self to he a Tine Blue, but who is evidently too much ashamed of himself to sign his name. All I have to say as secretary of the Oswestry Conserva- tive Clnh is this, that True Blue's assertions are entirely false, 15 ...