The Telegram. — 1896-01-21 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SOMERSET SENIOR LEAGUE CUP COMPETITION.  YKOVIL CASUALS V. INOANTON.  These teams encountered one another under the rules of this competition on the Yeovil ground on Saturday afternoon, the importance of the fixture drawing a large pate. At the outset both sides made strenuous efforts to score, and a corner was soon conceded to the visitors. This, however, proved unavailing, and was followed by a foul in favour of Yeovil and " hands " for Wincanton. from both of which nothing of importance resulted. A determined rush on the part of the visitors was stopped by the homeaters' goal-keeper, Palmer, whose play throughout the paste was of its usual excellence. Mune then took the leather down the field and made a creditable attempt to score ; but the shot was somewhat erratic mid the ball bounded over the uprights. Vassall, who had in several instances been in dangerous proximity, then scored the first goal for Yeovil. Half-time was soon called, and on the resumption of play. Stone, who had beets working hard, secured another goal for the homeater.. The remaining portion of the game was almost exclusively in favour of Yeovil, who often experienced hard lines in not scoring. The visitors had a formidable opponent in Vassall, whose play throughout the game was of the greatest assistance to the home leant. Palmer, the Yeovil goal-keeper, was only called upon to save hi two or three instance,. Bail it rot been for time valuable services of the Win. canton custodian the sCOIC must have been utuch more in favour of Yeovil. The game resulted as follows : Yeovil, two goals; Wincanton, nit. Trains Yeovil God, Palmer ; backs, Bond anti Slug ; halt-backs, Davis, Brooke, and Moon ; forwards, tight. Vassal! and Stone ; centre, Wyatt ; left, Arnold and Beare. Wineonton—Goal, Phonier ; backs, Stagg and Mister ; half - backs, Matthews, Bassett, and Warren- forwards, left, Shaw and ti (7hapinn ; centre, Collar ; right, it. and .1. Player. Referee, Mr. Procter, Slicpton   Tueaday wail the fourth anuivereary of the death of the Duke of Clareace.  - Mr. Justm,e Cave will complete his 15 years' service eu be Bench in March. .  Odessa harbour is completely ice-blockaded fto S distance of five miles aeaward.  A colour-sergeant in the Queen's Royal Weal Surrey Regiment got a divorce on Tuesday. Owing to the prevalence of rabies in Middlesex, the tuirszl,ng order has been extended to tile whole county. . .  It was stated in a divorce caw, on Tuesday that the respandent was only 15 years of age wtien he married.  Judge French on Tuesday ordered a solicitor, woo wee absent when his case was called on, to pay the WSW of the day. . •  The heat in Australia is terrific, the temperature being the highest on record. Many deaths from sunstroke have occurred.  The largest cargo-carrying vessel yet built in England wan launched on Tuesday afternoon from the yard of Messrs. lloxford, at Sunderland. Mrs. Simmons, the Mayoress of Henley-on Thames, wan fined at Maidenhead on Tuesday for tiding • bicycle on the mot-oath on the Henley Road.  At the Old Bail-y, on Monday, the Grand Jury were directed to return • true bill against Alfred Gamble, woo I, indicted for attemptiog to murder the little boy Cattle at Islington.  As a German countess was walking on the promenade at Nice she was suddenly attacked by three men, who knocked her down and robbed her of several hundred Irani in gold and a valuable ohs in.  In the Westroinater County Court, on Tuesday His Honour Judge Lumley Smith, Q.C., made a committal order agxinst Mr. Horace Sedger, lessee of the Lyric Theatre, for the norppaymeut of his cigar bill. An elderly maiden lady, named Amelia Mary Yrybe wax fled £3, or 21 days' imprisonineue, at the South Wexixru ("voodoo) Police-court, on Tuesday, fur it Istiirbing the service at St. Saviour's Church, Clapham.  At the Old Badty, on Tuesday, Edward Purkess 34, manager of a brauch bank of Woodford Green, Was sentenced to five years' penal servitude for emhezzlmg £19,000 belongmg to the London and Juiot Stuck