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TEE TIMES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1911. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA, STRALIA v. M.C.a VlCTOBT OF ArSTBAUA. 8 YD ET. Dc.

11. RACING. THE NEWBURY DECEMBER MEETING, thrvatenirur momiM fulfilled iU mv I comfortable promise, and a wretchedly wet ult. The turf heavy, and none of the events ended TV tint Tost Match of the M.C.C. tour ended eoordin to expectation.

a Tctory for Australia by 146 not. Small doubt neemed to be entertained that vit half an hour's play to day waa enough Mr. ragman's Briery would win the Berkshire to hrrnR the game to an end. Mr. Douglas and Hurdle Race in the absence of Mr.

H. Wootton'a Karr.ee ww hoth bowled by Dr. Hot darn, Laee, Mr. G. A.

Prentice's Tibet Chief, and 1 wickets in the first Australian others ho had looked hardest to boat; but las Match in which ho plnywd. This foat has Sir Peter Walker's Lord Ninian. trnin.d reer BSSMsfHsM only onee beore. in MM his own park in Derbyshire, took the prise Oval, when F. Ma1in, the Kent without much difficulty.

In the Moderate MaaVawSMa1 bowler, took 12 wicket 102 Handicap Hurdle Race it waa thought that I the late Mr. W. L. Murdochs Lord Siulolk's 11. had seme advantage Au traliaii team.

in the matU'r of class as class in such contests TV re were only frw spectators present to oay goes, for it is. of course, relative which would ta. mnutOT mcu inning, on counterbaliinco his 12st 4lb. In this iM the wicket l.v i v. farmed of him.

He never looked Mr. totter were the bowler, and Bnw likely to win, and finished unplaced thr Utter to the boundary with fine off drive. Behind Mr. (i. Parker's Grab, carry in a BBS iycr followed up by soring a couple I Karnes had made 1 1 when Mr.

DoucW Colonel R. L. Birkin's Sorincbok. 01 lag added to hi howled Phh1 horse and brotli. to famous steeple i rata mad two rut to the totindarr Mr.

KHr exhibition in tli Itandicr.p. I sg before Dr. Horde brought thr 'ut for a lad blunder at tho last fence Mr. h. Austen's Creole would almost certainJy isve won as the race was ridden.

This mshap, houever. destroyed his chance, and lr. (J. L. Flaeu then permed to liave i on until Mr.

J. I.anirlev's Tokay was tardily the front and, cullopim; TENNIS. THE FLOURISHING CONDITION OF THE GAME. EVENTS OF THE TEAR. The end of the year 1911 finds the game a more nourishing condition than for some time past, in the sense that there is now on the whole more play and general interest in the game.

The inc of play is mainly found in the club inly Ifjassj mates to fM tt Sl by bowling' AtTOnULIA. tasir ta uteW. ft I r. awl tVWn i "'pjw "1 IS i una Bt A randbBannS l. bwTb.

ft ta Bm sc. TOW 4.7 TMsl BI" Seead lrmlTc JCL 'rr? HarSn' WhlUr norten rmHTb. stSsssV'k Hot "Vlu fcHnThB1'L ArawoBs.W3ctt Tou. 3H Tou' 21 POWLTtO AN ALVS'S ArSTRALIA. Fim ioun CX.

FVa laatasa nmowJ taaisc. COURSING. THE NATIONAL, COCRSING CLCB. National Oasming Hub wa. held Sli iiaWi.

htTwpottl. TwU courts there i 1m: Ih lub and at Prince' instance, during the last few months en no easv i en escepi ior many days ahead. love, ft A. 61. 61.

Mr. Miles thus won the Gold Prise for the 13th time. Tax UinvKBaiTY Matches. The form shown in the University matches, which, according to custom, were played in July at Lord's, was up to the average. Mr.

A. Windsor Clive (Camhridsei. who has the ad vantage of a court at his home at He well Grange, was by far the most advanced player in experience and knowledge ct tne pam his actual execution and return were fault; Mr. J. X.

Manners, the Oxford first string nuite a beinnner. hut he has many natural gifts for tennis great agility of body and The of attain "from" few vmm ImLtU h. only learn the gome in the nent in the middle of the week at any rate, there beccme a first class amateur, were very often vacant hours. of matches were This increase in play is the more satisfactory Kojir handed. Oxford IMr.

in hut Uie year lias been rather ,1 i VarahVid fjji If he mam, Ktrm Windsor ntre. all for Cli.ui.yionj.bip. Tnmt yi 1 thne the HOSPITAL SUNDAY FUND. eitlu American or I "nd the Amateur Cliampionahip ilv resolved itself into miLtoh lw.wn Mr. Miles and Mr.

Lytton. The standard of amateur ploy in England apart from Mr. Lytton. the present Amateur Cnampion. and a fow others is not very hiph, but there appears to be a fairly general desire among amateurs to play the game in tho proper style; to study the more difficult arts, such as service and first hard hitting, the" easy road to mediocrity.

Past akd Present Players. The standard of professional nlav on the is particularly High. It is almost that at no time during the history since 1800 hit snv rnnntrv would have been' ur contemporary professional! of 'such skill erv unfortunate for tho own r. In the champion. Telex Andover Handicap Steeplechase Mr.

W. R. Kdward Jolmson. and G. F.

Covey Clarke's M. Umiu at an to he irresohitelv 1 lee four are not only tlw four b.t tn England, handle! l.v his rid. r. SuftoiU utt is prooanio that neith it. n.

a his CRITICISM OF THE GRANT TO ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL Loan HAToa presided rn the Mansion Boos anal meeting or tne Hospital report recorded the receipt of places of worship. ith a of the total of the fund was 153 hospitals. appliances. After the payment of remained to be carried forward.

The BtsBor of LoXDOrt. in moving that the report be received, expressed regret that there should bare been a falling off of 3,000. He always looked on the fund as one tit the great golden bridges between rich and poor, and as a wonderful bond of union between all religious people and all peop! of good will. Mr. U.

S. Stow; asked wl mitlee bad accepted the at medical school from the far CHRISTMAS APPEALS. SOME URGENT CLAIMS. have received1 the fallowing appeals than the mare, just contrived to catch her corary in time and mok the post first by a neck. I tie jockey hesitation nearly led to a tleleat.

te sold of lus Oenand Fox. Detail The Wltill UTON KI.I.IM'. of 100 lapUut It. lli IVuii n. Thrush I re, l'r 4 yrs, list.

71b. (llr. J. It. 1 Vr.

p. rr Tin Mink. r. l'. t.

1 (ear. lflau lllh.l (W. Payne) 5 Mr. V. fh.irt.

nis Xoktox, 4 rrs, 1UU Tlh. fr. Kelly I Alas nui T. rrinptn Maenongsl, 6 yrs. list.

ilxrd ToTinpt. n) Sir. It. Wnpht's Siher Bay, yrs. list.

IV. Kocrrsi Mr. J. lingers Finner. fig.d, list.

(W. Garry) Mr. f. Piggott'a VTeltonu. 6 vrs.

11 t. Mh. vAlr P. Hol ertsi Vr. 0.

f.Jlrj's li.e Gre. k. aged. 1 Ut. 4ll.

(W. Earl); tear. l'0st CIl'in .) '(Owner) Chil (Wui (Racc start el a "tl. 'l. 1 lengths ivtween nd Weltonia last.

as bought in The WILTS HELLING STKHPLKOIVSE Mr. r. S. Murmy Jar XysUTiiatie. 4 yrs.

a Kmley ICKKT. aged. ISat. 3lh. (T.

Mr. Rich's Niunr Wiim, aged, list. Mr. W. rfsillWiSjil' aged.

12sU 31L. i It. tiordon Chaff. 5 yrs, ISst. (P.

Dainty Avila's Nimirsl VI lr. H. M. Hartigan' Rett in: (Rare started at 2 to 1 agst Nimmd the Exchange 1 Mr. Harold i Mugtiston.

Mr. MLHearn. The BERKSHIRE HTRXiLB RACE of JOO W. Wrng. Mr.

J. Hartley Ribby. Mr. J. E.

Dennis. i Mr. W. F. Laaoaby raretaryl.

iZmSmmS tbmtf Miiwista and the abnce of Lieutrnant Colonel Speneer ailuwanees. Two iW. Cw4jr. the adjourned eonstderation of new Kir P. alker's Loiui NlflAS.

by X'mus ian to licensing of officials was again Lady Grand. 4 yrs. lost. 1 (A. Newey) and it was decidrf to hold the next 1 ftm Bbikst, jb, list.

Tib. (Mr. tiat he and the flub rn Mr. J. ISst.

olb. (P. Dainty) it had been 4 rs. I t. (P.

ahoold meet T.lt Me. vrs. list, ram panic Mndalla Bat 4 vrs, on January i4 Mr. H. Trirniuer Fliek oursing raet JW DnWe of 'Lancaster, Charters Kdshy.

in) Captain H. H. )l'vu" (ir.r Anthonrt Mr. A. lOst.

Uh. (W. Ktrii 1 yrs, lUu (Winner trained by Latham, at Osmaston Manor. 1 (Race started at 2.0.) Betting. Kvrns line thcro onvonowho could defeat of tliem, altliouph Ferdinand Garcin court in Paxil is very pexd.

ltercd conditions, to speculate on tho relutivo Darve, to whom by tradition tiie rialm of tennis all tune must be awarded, harles Delahaye Hoathcote, who, although not quite contcm fsxary, were all pla in at tho same time during some part of their several carecr (for instance, ubout 1860), were no doubt a wonderful four. Apun. tivo such plants of the game as Tom lettitt. tieorco Ijinibert. Charles Saunders.

Mr. Alfred Lyltclton.and Mr. Heathcoto were playing BM especiallv for the former manners of tennis, many will not be found to believe that nest players ot to day fairs, Latham, My, donnson, ana uarvm unmii; prates. naLs, and Mr. J.

QaoJd and Mr. S. Lytton ionLT amateurs (allowance made for the differences of the very modern t'imis and of the tune preceding it) liavo ever txvu surpassed The two individual plnveTS of the year England, who have stood out conspicuously, arc Mr. Lytton among amateurs and Johnson among professionals. Mr.

Lytton lias improved a very great deal and is now nuite rank. Nothing of Mr. Mould's play has been scon in England since l'JOH. There, are many competent iudgn who believe Mr. Lytton to be as good as was Mr.

tlould then, and even if he is hardly to be rated so high as this ho is certainly not far behind that form. Johnson has played magnificently all the year, and MM lament ne is, perhaps, the best of all the Although it can only be a matter of conjec turc. it 11. int. listing to give an opinion as to the ten best Enghsh amateurs now playing fairly regularly, with the courts where they simlly play The Boa.

I.ytton (AmAteur Champion) (Crabb Park and Qneen Clobl. Mr. K. H. Milis (holder of tly Gold Prize) (Qnecn'i Professional Events.

The chiif professional event of tho year was the handicap in October at Manchester, in which eleven of the best professionals competed. The Manchester Club is greatly to be congratulated on the success of their entcrprij" in oromotinH this event. Manv of the matches proved very close and there was some excellent tennis. The event was won by Edward Johnson. vas handicaoDed at owe 1.1.

Hl were gained against 11. Lambert Lord's to whom he owed 13 and guv (86, 8 0) A. Smith (Petworth). to whom ho owed 15 and gave 30 (5 6. 61.

61. 16, 63); R. C. Dickinson (Prince's), to whom ho owed 15 and gave 15 and 1 bisque (Hampton Court), to whom he owed ve 1 30 (57. 61.

6 4. 6 1). It was ihing performance to be able successfully cede such odds on four succck iivo days. Johnson's Dlav was as good as anvthinc seen tennis. His return, his stre n.

th stroke, his ability to cut the ball from tho most difficult positions, and his accuracy of attack mo openings were au oi mo iir.rusi, ciiuss. has, too, in his underhand twist service formidable weapon of attack. White, who won the second prize, is a player the old fashioned school, and his graceful style was much admired. Otheb Matches. There is onlv snace to give bare details of a few other matches of the year.

in the early summer two games (in addition that already mentioned between Mr. Lytton and Fairs) were played at Prince's as a benefit the champion. Una was a lour handed game. Wiijjvm angMaj aaid that the Kings Pond eorRe a Mospiuil did not apply for one. The tarv of the H.ivT iL il vv Fund had received Qnci Victoria Cumt Itnm.

la ssakssg sa appeal this fTtad. as adaissstnters asssrs to make it dear that tnia ia made in no aease to charity but to plain Cbristiaa duty. By the dlstrttmtiaa of annual grants to the incumbents of pearly iimhmsd bear fires, they endeavour, so tar as the means at their disposal permit, to alleviate, at aD events in the the lateatrrtsras available there are still ia the die ream of Kagiaad sod Wales sosse 1,000 beneoees cow. of more than half of thssa see leas thaa II erred from entering the nxhnstry. it laipiswfMi for a rlrgymaa.

when weighed down by pecuniary trouble, to give bimaelf up whole heartedly to his sa.T I duties. It rrpnetantly happens that the bast man. for lack of private means, osnnot be appointed to a poorly endowed benefice. Will not earnest rm and loyal Churchmen, at this Christmas nmna, help to fulfil a truly national duty sad to wipe out. the in "nJ" degree at least, the reproach which must rt JIT ing el.

riry n. receive a Itviag wage 1 Cea iad lbut.oi i should be sent to the aeeretary. Church no Mouse, Dean 's yard. Westminster. H.W.

The Srxi.AY School Pmox. fiifU of clothing, nnd rwrar. t. kings, t.yv sod sweets are reqnesatd for the children's homes of the Sunday Sefcoed I'atnfi. 1 i.ifia mnv sent to the Hnndav School I nion i application to Kirut Edward' be.

icnnniinionsly refused, aaid he rballenir i that at oner "rfer to th Kuu; EJiranl Fund and St. a.iopte.1 with th eieeption elnins the said desired to submit Haeriein Manchester) Huh). M. Vr. M.

BnlJer (IrdV first i tol iuh over SO members, wiw intended to hold rn. etincv stn. tlv with the regulations. The appeal was Tbe LAMlim KN HANDICAP RTEKTLKCTTAPF. imititd twvj problems in breeding.

Mr. J. Laogh thr I and registration wa allowed. THE ALTCATt I "NIT ED CCP. h'rt card was got through early in the after Dve MHtitisai re better than on the da v.

when tho rain not only made the ground ii. greyhound, hu interfered with Mr ul tbeU ials. slake, the Cnit Cup. wa divided at the 1 roun 1 Mr. V.

P. Wormald' They ihle Streamlet) Hustings (Manoelos Faney rml 'ailolted aMihmertof Toe lr. Wormald is an officer in the 2nd ippoet er of all be south country iirea sUke was also divided, Mr. G. l'' lawortfs Fervent Feeling (Friendly Pee Bell lrving's Serpentine (Dendraspts tLug equal shares.

The Lydtate 8 TfaSft Wk1ow "Hi; NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. ear are as follows: The urand National Steeplechase (handicap) of 'uiS! bT SbSmS JnuJkpr 3 to Messrs. aw the third 1 00 mvl, and the fourth 70 aovs. Rn the race for five year olds sad upwards the Whu will be pubUahed oo January at noon Nuunal (oune (about foor miles and 3y ttoraioe may be reopened. ii i'eaalties hare been entirely abolished lor The moat important ohaage is, of course, that there future bs no psoahiea.

The other chaoses that the vatos ot the race has been increased 000 aovs. to LM the subscription being aovs. each, with SO nova, forfeit instead 2 ov. with 1 aovs. forfeit The aeeoad hone 1 Ja tut tree reeswee IM eeetk, the third 1 00 and the tUrd M0 sova.

saa the fourth 7 di i mUnz'at aublcrib ra 'tcTtbe Herttold1 tTmm iSBwatr AsokUd to appoint Mrdtjwna to the Mi ilm iof hnmidJm to whici tL JHuntCab have given ttoir yiMm to whtoh to sl toks over th. Mr. E. G. Raphael Competitions or the YitAJt.

As has been said, thorn has been DO Championship match durine the year, but one is I pnimusod for next April, when C. Tunch agst Lord Mnian. 1 tn'' holder, will defend his title at IVincf 's each Euttead and 'luh ii joinst G. F. Covey, who last played him at Krioht.in in Muv, 1910, and wus then at.

onlv after a eat tight by seven sets t.i six. icker The Amateur Championship was decided as usual at Queen Club in May. Tho entry was neither large nor representative, and it was obvious that no one would have much chance of extending Mr. Lytton in tho preliminary ties. Captain H.

K. Price, always a good mat. iliiycr, alone made much of a fight against him. The match for the Championship between Mr. Lytton and Mr.

E. 1L Miles, the holder, aroused Mr. Ormrod's Tureo 111., 6yrs, 1 1st. 21b. great intercut.

Kverybody knew Mr. Lytton nlond Kirkto'k Bpriigsak, agid had improved the questions were, had he im Xcwlv'rMVTvr proved enough, had the holder dotcrioratod, 1 Drake) Mr. J. 8 Austen's would Mr. Lytton fail, as so many have Creole, aged lOst.

(Mr. P. Holrte). i failed, against Mr. generalship and his (EaV suited at 2 20.) ebe'g 1 The answer was conclusive.

Mr. Lyt Mhc 'others WO" mStch thrW lOW 631 62' ur five" lengths between second and I frames to 8, and so became Amateur third. Creole was fourth. Walnut Tree fifth, and hampion for the first time in Ills career. Springbok last.

Tureo III. ML Mr. Miles was not in the best of practice, but The MODERATE HANDICAP HTBDLE RACE of 1 he had obviously lost some of that pace of foot car olds and upwards that have not won a hurdle He could not get to many of Mr. Lyt ton's Mr. G.

Parker's Gbab, by Eager Arrlere DCBl. oiF: gei Dickinson (Prince's) and H. Lambert (Lords), which Lambert won by three sets two (6 4. 62, 2 6, 3 6, 64). A rctt match to this was played at Lord's in tho su mer, Lambert winning easily by three sets love (61.

61. 61). At Lord's also Latham and Mr. Miles played an exniDition game. L.tttnum gave la ior bisque and was beaten by three seta to one (50, 6 4, 6 2.

0 i). Latham and Fairs played an exhibition match at the opening of Mr. Marshall court at Hayling Island in June. Latham, receiving 15 for a bisque, won by three sets to two (7 Ii. 3 o.

30. 64. 02). Jolmson and Fairs met at retworth. in Octo ber.

TV former, receiving 15 for a bisque. won oy inroo sets to lovo (o I A. Twinn (Cambridge) beat F. Andre (Queen at Cumbridgo in November, level, by three sets Finally, in November, Johnson beat Latham, to whom he gave 1 15, at Prim'o's, by threo sets to love (I 1,1 liti 1 Tlus match was played in novel conditions of service. A lino was drawn 4 ft.

from the gullery wall, and no service was delivered nearer tins wall than this moreover, the service line on tho nentrhouse waa moved to a spot over the second gallery on tho hazard Trvrsw Comrrft. Tho building of a new tennis court is always an event, una mention must be made ot very beautiful one which has been added to bst. Mr. Marshall's new court at Sea Co ling I. lund.

was opened at tho end of J' hi entertained a number of tennis iil.iv.rs, and ninny g.u: w. rmces iiud ivnigntsnndge i courts Lord's courts have been thorouirhlv hopnl that the demand will soon be great At present no club court is of later date than 1S90, which means that none is built and best conditions. A public court i erytnuig oi viv very latest design no miK'n to encourage and S. Pine's PlAXKN, aged lOst. 101b Mr.

H. Hart igan's OKOBO, 6 yrs, lOst 21b. up (HsstonbsSh half backs: uted Serviiesi (raotain). A. II.

Maellwine II eKennas Blcs Aims, 4 yrs, lOst. Sk. (G. IruUer) It. l.

Beauchaxnp's CkXTJC LSO, 4 yrs, lOst. 91b. Smith) Mr. J. Bennett Exclusive, yrs, 1 (M.

Tighe); 1 thing and this made a world of difference, for off Mr. Lytton's overhead railroad ser-vice, Mr. Miles had little chance of winning a 3i Mr. Lytton's play was of a high class he 3. strikes tne Daii correctly, aitnougn not grace fully, and ho cuts it far more heavily irru I accuracy oi uirccuon naij' lenrv inktii r.

Waterhou: chV king! 1 I fourth. Bakers and third. Lsd fifth, Tig The ANDOVER HANDICAP STEKPLECHVSE Two miles and about 60 yards. Lord Suffolk ch Gkcehax Fox, by Shamrock or Tebtsinus Pet Vixen, aged, list. lib.

(A. Th LcitcHKR, aged, list. 81b. (p'. Gardkw.

aged. list. 101b. BlackSea. 5 yr.

lost 121b. (F. Morgan)! only this that improvement was notice's King Mae, yrs, 1 Oat. sib. (R.

Met able. It was so, too, in the delivery of his overhead railroad service. which, however rtined by Psrker, at Morestead.) much one may hate this form of service, shows I to 4 each agst Tiger H. and Blue i itseU "uJt indeed, does all his garffc) n. nry inkfi.cld.

6 to 1 Giab. 7 to 1 of long and careful practice. In absence of to I Fxclu ive. loo to the others. mistake, too.

in know led of how sssysnjj bi lengina aeparatea second attack and tn general match play he was far better than any former year. And even in return, although he can never be the equal of such players as air. Miles or Mr. rt. enneii.

who was extraordinarily gifted in this respect, he has made himself a formidable antagonist. Later in the year Mr. Lytton played two matches against the champion, C. Punch Fairs. At Prince Club in May, receiving 15, Mr.

Lytton won easily by three sets to love, 0 4, 0 4, 6 4 at Lord's July, receiving only i 15 and a bisque very short odds from a champion ne was oniy just Denton hv three seta to two (4 6. 4 6. 04. 01. 0 2), and his play in these matches confirmed nis reputation.

Tax M.C.C. Prizes. Mr. Lvtton did not enter for the M.C.C. challenge prizes it is to be hoped he will do so in 1912 but in June he won the French Championship.

La Coupe do Pans, open sll amateur olavers. beating that most thusiastic of French amateurs, M. Bazin. The competition at Lord's received a very fair entry, and there were some close matenes. Mai or A.

Cooner Kev wan the creliminarv ties and then beat Captain R. K. Price, the bolder of the SOrer Prfate, after a very long Abelard. aged. ltoWTlb.

uvi.h. i.m.) Mr. W. Clark. list.

(W. Payne); Mr. W. Nelson a Click Clack, vrs. list.

lib. (J. W. Esst). (Winner trained hy F.

Uartigan. at WeyhiTL) (Kace started at Betting. Evens Pleasure Garden, 1 to 1 ass Melamsr and General Fox, 20 to 1 the others. Won easily bv four lengths three lengths divided OFFICIAL SCRATCHT5CG8. Hootok Fajuc ENGAiiBJttatra Chck Clack and Hoc ton Pah).

Lamas' Gou Cmow. Tbs Ladies' Golf Union haw arranged to bold their competitions for the Hsndlosp Challenge Bowl Oof fag (up sad III, Bsrnehurst Chsllenge Brseelet, sad Lo.C. sold sad alvsr rasdals at ParklantVy cm Monday, Apnl itl. could, however, do httto Major Cooper Key clothing. Sunday Sehonl nt and Holiday Homes, 54, ondon.

E.C. is requested for the work oiicty for Teaching and Training: Wmlta the Kinc natron. The Blind in IS38 by Mr. Lucas, of an wa orrn il .1 all parts. Sul.

nptioo. fun for r.tinir i. I'n'iuetini; I i.i. of whs I he kit AleiHiidra are p.itrons. Levst rv de nomination and from alf of the Incorporated l.rn ral Welfare of ig and Queen and Queen jit year 104 btbri men such a matter fui the II.

si it.il Sunday Fund! itn rn Hau. Mistox. The officers and teneheev rf t.ilTor Hall MisMon. Bamshnrv. appeal lor help to to vn rr tiTwi dinn rs to the at en Christ it.t lav.

Mew to Sot) rhil.lr n. and er attire remforts ed ajai and nec.lv. on tnbu lions will be ive.1 an.l ac hy Mr. II. condemns, and wishes it to be with 'ii id I I 'awrd'Fund'on" seconded by Mr.

fTOWE. Uy happened in tm Gorge's Hospital revolutions of the Kinp largely upon public a that exist td among would undertake Vewrv Strong, Mr. Arthur 1 Andrew Motion. June 9 wi I Hospital Sunday La 112. This hospital, which a the oaly peeia! ho in Indon for the treatment of r.

was feeireled in 1S1 by the late r. WiWla a 3Iarden. Not only is th' treatment of patients i kyM on. t. it i iren ions efforts are being mode to solve the mytery of the eau of cancer sod to funds or I B.

serreh Fund may be 1m. i iUl in Kolt iwn roa.1. hckdv Cunaaa Pm OaMM Allen Edwstds writes Ml MM South Ijimbeth rood. S.W. I I should indrbt.sl to any of your readers who SfffsJ I ds of my Sunday School childreii.

who lothihg. Th. poor. child that is useful among IftdM poor hat elottv taat will pass master on Sunday will be a great help, have over 3,100 children in my Sunday Schools, and a very large part of them look to lie for help of this kind, and every other kind. too.

It la brers1 clothes rhicflv that I want Right sbiUiias will clothe a tocbxamrnt. The heat of 000 up between Stevenson sad Beece ras continued at the Soho scfuarr Hall yesterday. In tbo afternoon Stevenson showed Utile improve tent. and scored only lit points with a best break points included breaks of 69 AOl 0 00, and 5S (unfinished i. At the interval the scores 1.500) (In play), 6.87S 2,310.

At night The Ixoeeeter nepiarr Hall yesterday. In the afternoon, aa the result of two hears' Roberts scored 777 points and Newman 648. Bo mude breaks of 87, 79, 64. 73, 115, 88, 88, and 78 to From Cl)t CfrneS of 1811. of the local EVK1J HoSTTTAt Evelina Hospital, founded During the last few years there hi loss in jMinna rontribeltossjrwtag as o(b.

Dior ind s'in TS aeeoNingly. It deals aon uilfy ray 1.000 ia patienta and about OJttt the attemlsarni ot the latter numh nag 55.000. Contributions win be room Teal by re tare. Mr. IL C.

Stsniland Smith, mt the hospital, south wark bridge roaJ. S.E. rmnrvro.T Srx ibtt or r. Paru RUGBY FOOTBALL. KNGL.AND v.

THE R1NT. The following teams have been chosen for the Ii the English International Trial Matches at Twieki am on Saturday, January 6 Hrougham (Ilarlcquine), Ut. W. IV.olt. 1 1).

Lunhlvt (Harlcqninsi. Lhn qtiar kley). Pym (Hlackheath) a 11 nel. I'illman (Hlaekhoath), L. Q.

Brown (Oxford Cm lersity), and V. Holland Albion THK llEST. .1. Bell ICarlislel h.ek A. II Hobertj.

iNorthemi. I. Sln.nih Fat laoUfl (Blarkbesth). C. dleneowe I Me.uJinirle.

(Seaton). J. If. Eddison (Ueadingley). W.

1 Cnlversity). K. Ijihble (Newport), (csptau. iin.l it. i ijlden (Oxford I'nlvendty), QCKETS COLLEGE fB ELF AST) T.

EDINRCBGH NIVERS1TY. Edinburgh Cniverslty beat Queen's College at HOCKEY. TTLriE HILL v. DUBLIN LNIVEBSITT. Hill at Kent House yesterday by two goals to one Rain fell heavily during the match, and one side of Dcntn CxrvfcRsrrr.

o. Brown." roaT: Jones and W. T. Piggott, backs H. D.

Hanbury, and J. G. Bonaa, forwards. Ttise Hnx. B.

Chamberlain, goal J. A. LoveH and H. H. Gregory, backs G.

Lindsay Holt, H. L. anu c. na ju hall backs K. H.

Pearee, Uickmott, BLOODHOUND TRIALS. Trials In bunting the clean boot a January iu, ana we louowing day. Lord Ailesbury, a member of the hat elected a course over which the Unes are to be laid and local arrsnga Is are being looked alter by Mr. W. N.

Cnwin. who has a flnekTbloodhoanoW ArWi Oourt, near Cltonham. Captain CyrUStaoey registered bloodhounds andthehern owners and bloodhounds which have not competed at any field trial. If there are el in the open event the Kennel Club champ be offered and a cup added by the Aasocial Aileaburr ass offered ana aa a. 1 in the early spring over Unas at kaat six hoars cold.

hona fcnaahU Liverpool. She is said that the negotiations between Th. (uutver, from Bo Lhe 25th ult is arrived lo bring intelligence, thi proceeding amicably. Cos closed doors. Our paper of this day contains what.

In broth. by the transatlantic Editors, in handing over the documents, from paper to naoer. ty serve. The correspondence period of about four months. publication of the ss space and opportunity took place during July till October, both inclusive.

The subject dispute is tolerably well understood, and rightly lighten minds, and SB's part of the tiegoeiation will, wc si nceivod to be satisfactorily upheld. 1 en fully informed, of tho Order of 1804 was issued i r. MrsBOE an happy occasit nduct and character of the a be terminated, while this is the negotiation, at the point brought, that the Americans of oar Orders in Council we. Non importation Act. revocation of their AUCTION SUMMARY SALES.

Estate Exchange Official Report. Br KOSTKKaodCRAXVrKLn. a'lirtoavjwa eetiUa of a Trust ruao. ottaated Sjffsjm fiw iao Br JtADPISOS. MtUS.

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tx Tkm arc worth it time St. I KE The eommHtee appeal for bv Queen Vxandra tel hurch of England, thesr wives, widows, aad ch Ur n. In necessitous rases no payment whatevtT i. received; 2,300 patients have been received from 1 12 home, Indian, Colonial, aad sskasoaary dniiusus, the great majority being free rasas. The committee Putr 'b't wm ruT7 0r bne bnnT ff''r'nT' nationalities.

The headquarters are The Abbey, Hants, and the branch booses are The Mam Barry. South Wales, sad The Priory. Hyde Vale, Greenwich, la the year ended January 31. mil. 83.889 meals ware arvan aad the income waa 1 1 sto Cheques and postal ordei The Abbey Gateht South London Ins Alton.

Hants. si uu if. roa thk Bun. The lite for the Blind, 83. Borough I iird Southwnrk prsi.ent the repayment of the loan of CI.

878 to the b.mkrrs. VtrmniA Docks. R. The vicar, rt Smyth, writes stating that the Ik, will be a Dockside district VjeioT Dock mite HovB roa Bot Waivs. gathering ot 80 bovs and old boys cl had the allotting of a donation either to the purchase aaa wnsxa would they TheJousc.

There a their only home. the boose that the boys val Nor bury, S.W. Royal National Mdwiok WiUiarn GodseU JUaavarer) a their temporal and spiritual needs for generous help in maintaining to Dirrr SmA Fnsrnv a vriuurmanl sn.1 Sir Ppel "on behalf of orkTf uitional institution, which is under the patronage ot he King and Queen aad Queen Alexandra. Beyond he comparatively small sum earned by fishing the Rotai. Nav.u.

Frxn. The King is patron of thin osUtution. the object of which is to afford rebef to be widows, orphans, or other dependent relatives of eamen and Marines dying whilst the servicr of he Crown who are not eligible lor pension or gratuit rom the Admiralty owing to death not being direetlv to the Service. Although much h.n been by the fund to alleviate distress iu tisefulnesa care of Royal United Service I sa of toe arervtar losUtuLwo, Whitetu Henry Tyler Extension of 40 beds to the hospital a now occupation, aad there a a dairy number at occupied bed. of between 140 and 180.

For nearer three quarters of a century the hospital baa done awful work in the west central district of London. In alCtSC woaeJ bourne, and it hoped to extend the home to JZZ mxUte merDonationa lot eithsr the hospital ar at OtaxJaMr" BrUrT prssidsnts. hospital. Ore TBTB ROVAX DWTAL Ho of interest oa which Thnmpwr. In T'l'7'! tu 12..

4.5. There is aao la tail tsarpitojswvesWjTZ? Daaanax 19. part men for children, aad lastVwsrtbn their vsuta exceeded 7,000. Tfc, jZZJ 2.