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BURIAL BOARD ELECTIONI I
BURIAL BOARD ELECTION RATEPAYERS TAKE INCREASED INTEREST IN THE PROCEEDINGS. The ratepayers of this district are slowly but surely awakening to the sense of their re- sponsibility, and are alive to the fact that import- ant business in more often than otherwise tran- sacted in the much-abused vestry meetings. Such was the case on Thursday evening as a Stav man found when he visited the Board School at Cadox- ton. More by luck than anything else he secured a front seat in the already crowded room, and fortunately for himself he was a little before time. As usual 7.30 was the hour announced] for the proceedings to commence, and with its arrival a large number of ratepayers came trooping into the small room. There were so many persons m present that it was found necessary to throw back a screen, and convert two rooms into one. At the solitary table in the room sat the assistant over- seer. Mr. Howe, with his assistant, but he was not left alone long. With an anxiety to get on some- one proposed that MR. COPP, OF BQRIAL BOARD FAME, should take the chair. Now this gentleman has had a little experience in publio affairs, and he suggested business fiom the moment he arrived L, 11 at the table. Mr. Howe, in response to the chairman, read the notice convening the meeting, which contained —(1) The appointment of a place to'hold the vestry meetings of the parish (2) election of two members to represent the parish on the Burial Board, and one person to audit the accounts of that body. WANTED—A MORE CENTRAL PLACE OF MEETING. The Chairman gave the key note with reference to holding future vestry meetings. He said he understood some gentlemen wished to alter the place of meeting from the Board Schools, and he Tenture to suggest that a more central place should be chosen, It was Mr. W. Thomas who proposed, Mr. B. G-. Davies seconded, that all Vestry meetings for the .Parish of £ £ 3 ox ton. be held alternately at the Cadoxton aii(I T --i-road Schools. No one was prepMed to oppose this, and so the motion was agreed to. THE TüG OF WAR came with the selecting- of candidates for the Burial Board. Mr. B. G-. Da vies was the first to claim possession of the chair, and with the object of submitting the name of Mr. Williams Thomas, auctioneer. That Mr. Thomas was a, good public man the proposer had no doubt, and added to his other abilities was the fact that he hhd already had three year's ex- perience on the Burial Board. New members, said Mr. Davies, would tn.ke some time to get into the routine of the business, and as a mark of respect for past services they should re-ebct Mr. W. Thomas. Mr. Owen seconded, and than NOMINATIONS CAME QUICKLY. Mr. Jones (registrar) was proposed by Mr. Williams, and seconded by Mr. Watkius. Mr. T. Thomas, proposed by Mr. Fisher, seconded by Mr. Hamson. Mr. J. Harrison, proposed by Mr. Irish, seconded by Mr. Spinks, and Mr. E. 0. Evans, proposed by Mr. Davies, seconded by Mr. Thomas. In order to put matters into shape, Mr. Burbidge and Mr. E. Phillips were appointed tellers, and these gentlemen promptly took their places by the side of the Chairman, with as much official air as possible. From a crowded corner near the door, Mr. Saunders asked whether they could speak on behalf of the candidates, but no one suggested that the CANDIDATES SHOULD SPEAK ON THEIR OWN BEHALF. The Chairman was quite prepared to do all in his power to give ratepayers an opportunity of ex- pressing their opinion, and forthwith Mr. Saunders led the way on behalf of Mr. W. Thomas and Mr. Jones. Both of these gentlemen, he said, could claim to know more of the district than any of the other persons nominated. Mr. Thomas had been bred and born within the dis- trict, and that was a great consideration. It was an essential qualification to persons taking any public office to know the locality, especially in Burial Board matters. While Mr. Jones knew the boundaries as well as any person present, Mr. Thomas deserved their votes as he had been there before and knew the duties. They had benefitted by Mr. Thomas's services on the Burial Board. With regard to Mr. Tones; he was in a position to help them. The Burial Board was of more benefit to the poor than the rich, and which of the two, the speaker asked, visited the registrar of births and deaths most ? Although someone reminded the originator of this oration that the rich visited the Divorce Court more than the poor, he did not take the least notice, but put in an extra good word for his -candidates. Mr. Jenkins was evidently FOND OF A JOKE, and asked the candidates to give their views on -cremation. (Laughter.) TAKING A BACK SEAT.—SPECTACLES WANTED. Mr. Westcott, by way of a change, asked if there was any specified time required for the notices of such meetings to be posted on the church and chapel doors. He then told the meeting that the notices of that meeting were not posted until Mon- day morning. Naturally such an assertion raised the ire of Mr. Howe, and he stated,' rather forcibly, that the notices were posted in time for Sunday. Mr. Westcott was determined to carry his point, and stated that there was no notice on the Baptist Chapel on Sunday. Mr. Davies, with an expression of sorrow, con- tradicted that statement. He could believe his own eyes, and saw it there on the Saturday. It was the Chairman's turn next, and he in- formed the meeting that a friend told him he saw the notice on Saturday. He hoped, in the face of the overwhelming evidence, that Mr. Westcott would give way. But Mr. Burbidge had been quietly taking in the situation, and as soon as the chairman finished he commenced. He said he knew for a fact that he -signed about 18 notices at one o'clock on the Saturday, and the messenger left immediately to post them. There was no necessity to argue the matter out, as the law only required notice to be fixed to the Old Church door. It was evident that the meeting sided with the assistant overseer, and when Mr. Howe stated that lie made it a rule to post a notice on the door of every place of worship those assembled ap- plaused. It was a fact, he said. that in windy weather a notice was posted on the Wesleyan Chapel door on Sunday morning. Mr. Westcott tried to make his position as clear as possible. He said he passed the chapel three times on Sunday and did not see the notice. He had also spoken to some who had worshipped there and they said the same. But on Monday he saw the notice. Did you go with a purpose to see whether the notice was up or was. it only n, causal observation ?" asked Mr. Jenkins of the gentleman who had brought up the question. It is impossible," began Mr. Westcott, but Mr. Jenkins assured him that nothing was impossible. Something might be improbable, he suggested. Mr. Howe was preparing to produce the person who posted the notice when the Chairman saw the danger of continuing such a discussion, and there- upon gave Mr. Howe best, and proceeded to business. It was decided to take a show of hands, and the NUMBER OF VOTES given for each candidate was as follows Mr. W. Thomas 65 „ L. G. Jones. 57 „ E. O. Evans 42 „ T. Thomas 25 „ J. Harrison 7 The Chairman having declared the two first- named gentlemen elected to the Burial Board for three years, Mr. W. Thomas assured the meeting that he Twould do his best for the ratepayers in return for the honour they ha.d again conferred upon him. Mr. Jones hoped that he would be able to do good service on the Burial Board. He was often asked question-, concerning matters, and had been unable to answer them. TO AUDIT THE ACCOUNTS. Mr. Jenkins proposed Mr. Jones (Bank) as the auditor, but that gentleman, although present at the meeting, replied that he was not a ratepayer. Mr. T. Thomas, of the South Wales Star, was then unanimously elected to the position of auditor. A TIMELY QUERY. Mr. Saunders asked if the last auditors had re- ported to the Vestry. Mr. Harrison replied, as one of the auditors, that although he had spoken to several members of the Board about the matter, no notice had been given him of the books being ready for audit. „Mr. Howe informed the meeting that, according to the rules of audit, the auditor should give notice to the clerk of his intention to audit the books on a certain day, and the clerk was bound to supply him with the books. Mr. Harrison asked whether Mr. Williams had sent in his resignation before leaving- the district. Mr. Howe did not know, but he understood there had been no audit for 12 months. Mr. Harrison did not consider he was to blame. He was ready to audit the books when the Board chose, and his colleague had left the district with- out sending in his resignation. Mr. Jenkins was again to the front, and desired to know if it were necessary to publish on the church door the duties of the auditor. The matter here dropped, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. VESTRY MEETING- FOR MERTHYRDOVAN PARISH. On Thursday evening a vestry meeting of the parishioners of Merthyrdovan was held at the Barry Board School. The business for the meeting was the election of two members for the United District Burial Board in the place of the two retiring members, Mr. R. S. Robinson and Dr. Powell, the election of an auditor, and the nomina- tion of two overseers. There was a very good attendance, over which the Rev. J. Price was elected to preside. The notice convening the meeting, and the minutes of the last meeting were read by the assistant overseer, Mr. Howells, after which the Chairman explained the business of the meeting. Mr. Thomas Murray proposed Mr. Frank Burgess, as a member for the Burial Board. Mr John Meraton seconded, and remarked that he believed in Mr. Burgess they would find a good representative. Mr. David Gibson proposed that Mr. James should be a member of the Burial Board. Mr. Frank Burgess seconded, and said he believed Mr. Jones would be a splendid colleague to Vt OrK with, and a man who would do his duty to the ratepayers. Mr. Hagan proposed Mr. F. Collier as a member. Mr. Gammon seconded. Three candidates having' been proposed for the two vacancies, it was necessary to take a vote of the meeting. It was decided that the voting should be by ballot, and Messrs. John Williams, David Farr. and David Gibbon were appointed scrutineers. The voting resulted as follows:- Mr. Frank Burgess 26 Mr. James Jones 21 Mr. F. Collier. 19 The first to gentlemen were therefore elected. Mr. Benjamin Thomas was re-elected auditor for the ensuing year, and Mr. Thomas was thanked for hi" sfirviofis dnrins" the nastvear. NOMINATION OF OVERSEERS. Mr. David Gibbon proposed that Mr. J. Meraton be nominated as an overseer for the ensuing year. Mr. James Jones seconded, and the motion was agreed to. Mr. John John, one of the retiring overseers, not having evinced any disinclination to remain over- seer, it was decided that he should be nominated again this year. A vote of thanks was accorded the Chairman on the proposition of Mr. Collier, seconded by Mr. James Price. This concluded the business.
LOCAL BOARD./!
LOCAL BOARD. ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS. Now that the Local Board election is upon us, perhaps it will be well to give the number of attendances of the members for the year. The following are the ngures :— v BOARD MEETINGS. Possible Attendance—19. Mr. Ba,rstow IS Mr. Cory 2 Mr Lewis 18 General Lee 15 Mr. Meggitt 19 Dr. O'Donnell 17 Mr. Robinson 13 Dr. Treharne 15 Mr. Thomas (Hayes) 10 Mr. G. Thomas 14 Mr.Thoma-s (Barry) 19 Mr. Williams ] 8 FINANCE COMMITTEE. Possible Attendanco-12. General L,e 7 Mr. Lewis 8 Mr. Meggitt 6 Mr. Robinson 5 Dr. Treharne 5 Mr Williams 9 PUBLIC WORKS. Possible Attendance—20. Mr. Barstow 18 Mr. Meggitt 13 Dr. O'Donnell 18 Mr. Robinson 11 Mr. G. Thomas 11 Mr. Thomas (Barry) 18 HEALTH COMMITTEE. Possible Attendance—11. Mr. B. Lewis 7 Dr. O'Donnell 11 Mr. Robinson 1 8 Dr. Treharne 4 Mr. Thomas (Barry) 10 Mr. Thomas (Hayes) 3 STANDING COMMITTEE. Possible Attendance—2. Mr. Robinson 2 Mr. G. Thorn .is 2 Mr. Barstow 2 General Lee 1 M.rB.Lewis. 1 v UIIIC'V1I
DIN AS POWIS MEN'S LITTLE…
DIN AS POWIS MEN'S LITTLE JOLLIFICATION. John Gueret and William Morby, of Dinas Powis, were charged at Penarth Police-court on Monday with being drunk whilst in charge of a waggon and horses.—Police-constable David Hall said that at 3.30 on Saturday he was on duty on 1 ho high- way at Bn,stbrook.. He saw a waggon driven by two men approach. Morley fell out of the waggon and the other fell over into the waggon. He went up to them, stopped the horses, and found they were both drunk 3fnd unfit to be in charge of horses.—Police-constable Herbert Evans. gave evidence as to the drunkenness, and defendants were fined 10s. and coste each.
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Tommy Atkins; at Home & Abroad.…
[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] Tommy Atkins; at Home & Abroad. A G-LIIPSE AT HIS PRIVATE LIFE. By SERGEANT "CROWSFOOT." II. t ON AND OFF DUTY. TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF. I should be aorry to lead one to think that all those men who took the pledge of temperance broke it again, as my pro- ceeding remarks may lead one to suppose. I will just mention one instanceoat of many that I am aware of, in which a man had been a total-abstainer for 20 years, who, before that time was a per- petual drunkard. The cause of his abondoning his ways was that he was refused sixpence by a man with whom he had spent all his money and now his favourite quotation- from Scripture is that which begins with, Put not your faith in princes." So much for drunken- ness in the Army. I will dismiss the subject with just saying that it is my belief that eight-tenth's of the crime in the Army is produced through drink and I hope I shall not be called names for saying so. To prove that what I say to you is correct, I will just state a curious fact. On a certain New Year's Day, owing to the action of a strong temperance party in my regiment, an immense number of men were induced to take the pledge, meaning, no doubt in good faith, to turn over a new leaf. As a consequence of this the Guardroom of the regiment was empty for 14 days. Not one single offence occurring in a regiment, 800 strong at the time. This, or anything like it, had never happened before in the memory of the oldest soldier. After that time visitors commenced to arrive at the Guardroom, but for about four months the conduct of the regiment was such as to satisfy the most exacting General. The next point which I shall touch upon is the general good humour which prevails among soldiers. I have said that TOMMY ATKINS IS A JOLLY FELLOW TO LIVE WITH, and to tell the truth there is no fear of one getting into the blues if there are any soldiers about. They always appear to be in the very best of spirits, and generally manage to adapt themselves to all circumstances in a very short space of time. As an instance of their wit—though not of good humour—I will picture a scene which I witnessed on board H.M.S. Euphrates when on my voyage to India. I was conducting the officer of the day round the ship to see if everything was in order, when I discovered the gang- way blocked by an excited crowd, who utterly disregarded my cry of Clear the gangway for the Officer." Arrived at the scene I discovered two men stripped to the waist, one lying on his back on the deck with his nose bleeding, the other standing over him in fighting attitude, his body marked with spots of blood. Hallo!" cried the Officer, what does this mean ?" When the man who was standing turned to him, and touching his sweating forehead smiling, said with a coolnsss that fairly staggered me, Oh, nothing, Sir, I was only clearing the gangway for you." The Officer overlooked his offence for his ready answer. BEHIND THE SCENES. But the humour of the soldier is most apparent in the barrack-room, where you will ihear nothing but good-natured badinage all day. Nearly everyone has a nickname which is more generally used than his propter one. I myself being nearly Gil. 2in. in height was known as the "Longfellow." I did not mind this, but all nicknames are not so euphonious. All Murphys are known as Spuds," whereas all Whites rejoiced in the name of "Chalky" and so on. A sergeant in my regiment was dubbed Blinky," on account of a habit he bad of blinking his eyes; another Jubilee," because he became sergeant in Jubilee year, and a third Chin Strap," because he was very strict. A private in my regiment named Booth was always called the General by his comrades after his great namesake. I well remember the astonishment expressed by the General commanding our column in Burmah, during a march one day at hearing several men who were skirmish- ing in the jungle at the side of the road repeatedly calling out u General." At last he turned to the officer who rode by by his side and said, "Who are they calling to ? Are they speaking to me ?" Whereat the officer laugned heartily, and explained tnat the men were speak- ing to a man named Booth, whom they always called General." The Major commanding ray company wan affection- ately termed Daddy by the men on account of his excessively nice dis- position. He was a perfect gentleman, and had a heart, to feel for every one who needed his sympathy. 1.. shall never forget his frequent visits when I was lying in hospital with the fever, and the comfort I derived irom his con- versation. Sick and ye visited me." ANYTHING BUT THE HIGHT WORD. In-the same way soldiers always avoid if they can using the proper words in conversation. This fact I have utterly failed to account for. When my regiment was lying in camp at Barcilly on the plains of Bengal in 18:3\1, an incident occurred which I cannot resist the temp- tation to relate as it serves to emphasise my statement that soldiers seldom call a "spade a spade" if they can give it any other name. I was lying asleep on a camp cot in my tent about 12 o'clock one .night when I was awakened by hearing angry voices in altercation just outside. Two drunken men were quarrelling, and they were shouting loud enough to be heard half over the camp. The quarrell had nearly come to a climax whenuone of the men simply yelled very well then, what are you chirping about" ? This was too much for me, so putting my head through the tent door, I said, look here you two little birds, if yen don't stop chirping, and go to your nests I will have you both put in a cage "-meaning the guard tent. Angry and drunk ^as they were I think they saw the joke for they walked away laughing. If a man wanted to say that another talked a good deal, he would remark that he chewed the rag" or mop," as it suited his taste. To get married is to get anchored," planted," or "tied up," whereas if soldiers wish to make known the fact of a comrade's death they would say, not, irrevently that he had pegged out" or "sniffed it." I do not think they should be judged too harshly for using these expressions it is their custom to speak so, and therein they somewhat resemble the Chinese, who say that a man has gone a long journey," or joined his forefathers," and the Arabians, who say that when a man is dead "that he has paid his debt." A soldier would scorn to use such a common-place term as going to sleep." He would say he was going to have some shut eye," or get his head down." Should any project turn out a failure they say that it is a wash out" or a "bake." The "dty up" means to stop talking, whilst chuck it," being trans- lated, reads stop it." If a soldier is so unfortunate as to get a blow on the nose hard enough to cause the blood to flow, he is said to have his claret tapped. The nose, by the bye, is referred to as the "beak eyes," paepers" and ears are "lugs"; "douse the glim" only means to put the light out. When a man is determined to carry out some project he is said to be "dead n-uts on it"; the origin of this is hard to discover. A man in the hospital is said to be in "dock"; this is merely a parallel to a ship under- going repairs in a dry dock. A young girl in India is spoken of as "Kiskee"; now, the origin of this peculiar term, I take it, is this: Kiskee is a Hindustani word, and means" whose," being the femine of Kiska"; and as there are no European ladies in India who live alone, they must naturally belong to someone. Hence the the term Kiskee,"—"Whose is she, who does she belong to ?" (To be continued.)
THE BARRY AND DISTRICT jNiTTjUSINCx…
THE BARRY AND DISTRICT jNiTTjUSINCx ASSOCIATION. THE NECESSITY OF A HOSPITAL FOR BARRY. GENEROUS OFFER OF THE NURSING ASSOCIATION. On Thursday afternoon the second annual meeting of the Barry a.nd District Nursing Associa- tion was held at the Barry Hotel. There were present Mrs. and Miss Lee, General Lee (hon.' treasurer). Miss Allen (secretary), Misses Allen, Mrs. Jenner (Wenvoe Castle). Mr. O. H. Jones (Fonmon Castle), Mrs. and Miss Maxwell, Mre. Alexander, Miss Daniels, Rev. Canon Edwards, the Misses Edwards, Miss Mabel Edwards, Rev. Mr. Morgan. Miss Small, Mr. Alderman Meggitt, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Robinson, Mrs. and Miss Jayne. Miss Savours. Mrs. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jones, Dr. Powell, Dr. and Mrs. Treharne, Captain and Mrs. Whall, Dr. Neale (chairman of committee) and Mrs. Neale, Dr. Sixsmith, Miss Williams, Mrs. Sibbering Jones, Miss Evans (superintendent), &c. On the proposition of Dr. Neale, seconded by Dr. Treharne, it was decided that Mr. O. H. Jones should preside. Mr. O. H. Jones took the chair, and called upon the hon. sec. (Miss Alien) 10 read the second annual report, which stated :— THE WOHK HAS STEADILY INCREASED since the Association started, and is still far more than can be properly done by the present staff. In April a fresh nurse was engaged, which then con- sisted of two nurses and a saperintendant. From July 1st and Nov. 1st the superintendant had the voluntary valuable help of her sister, an ex- perienced district nurse. As much work had daily to be neglected for wan b of a larger staff of nurses, it was resolved at a meeting of the Executive, held 3rd Nov., that the superintendant should be authorised to entertain an additional lady nurse for three months. Up to the end of the year the superintendant was unsuecesful in obtaining a suitable nurse, but she hopes shortly to do so. She also hopes that the funds may be forthcoming to enable the committee to extend their permission at the end of the three months, as if the work is to be done A LARGER STAFF IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. The district over which the nurses' work extends is a. very large one, comprising the parishes of Michaelstone-le-Pit, St. Andrew's, Dinas Powis, Wenvoe, Cadoxton, Barry, Sully, Merthyrdovan, Porthkerry. and Penniark. eontaining- a population of 15,000 people, very few of whom-are well to do. There is at Barry a large and increasing population, consisting mainly of the people likely to be in need of the aid which the Association has to offer. The kind of manual labour carried on at the dock, the railways, building of streets and houses, unfortunately entail a large number of accidents of every degree of gravity, and this dis- trict, which contains many classes of workmen peculiarly liable, from the nature of their occupa- tions, to aecidents. is also lamentably deficient in the hospital accommodation which such casualties .demands. and some accident cases have still to undergo the torture of the long, trying journey to the Cardiff Infirmary. The Committee of the Nursing Association feel this so strongly that they are prepared, as they stated last year, to undertake the management of a small hospital for accident cases if the funds were forthcoming. A total of 462 persons were nursed during 1892, and. the "0 nursing resulted as follows :—Recovered, or con- valescent, 317 transferred to hospital, 4 died, 3G; removed from books for other causes, 65 i carried forward to 1853, 40. It has been calculated that the cost of each case averages 17s. B.d.. and each visit Slid. The class of persons nursed was— Labourers, 143 sailors, 5 servants and char- women, 13: railway servants, 21; carpenters, 5 tippers and trimmers, 10; masons and plast :-rcra, 40; gardeners, 8 others, 170. The report acknow- ledges the great help rendered by the li Odd Minute Society," as it provided bedding and garments for lending during ^illness, and warm clothing for patients who are convalescent. THE COMMITTEE TENDERED THEIR VEln GRATE- FUL THANKS to Miss Katherine Evans for her' kind efforts in helping the Superintendent and the other sisters, with the aid of other kindly interested friends in getting up a sale of work in October, and to Mrs. Richard Robinson, the Cadoxtoll Choral Union, the Barry and Cadoxton Histrionic Society, the Barry Football Club, the committee of the Working Men's Regatta, The Hope of Barry" Lodge (Hearts of Oak), the Barry Trades' Union, and others, the result of whose efforts is shown in the treasurer's report. The Chairman said they had heard the report read, and it seemed to him distinctly encouraging. A great deal of good work had been done, more work than the year before, and although a great deal more remained to be done. it was a good thing to find the Association had increased in its efficiency instead of going back. The main point arising out of the report was the point referring to the need of a hospital. As long as there was no hospital in this district, so long would people have to he taken to Cardiff in the event of an accident. In a large district like that it seemed to him some efforts ought to be made to establish some sort of a small hospital for accidents or things of tha.t sort. When that was done the Nursing Association had offered to manage it, which would lessen expenses, and tend to the further efficiency of the associa- tion as well. He thought they would all feel that the thanks of the inhabitants of the district were due also to the Association for the excellent nurses they had had. The nurses had been most indefatigable and devoted to their work, and he only hoped they might see the number of members increase and their finances increase in such a way as to extend the area and efficiency of the Association. He begged to move the adoption of the report. Dr. Powell seconded, and the motion was unani- mouslv carried. mouslv carried. Major-General Lee, hon. treasurer, read his financial report for the year 1892, which was as follows :—Receipts Balance in hand, Jan. 1st, 1892, £ 90 9s. 9d. donations and subscriptions from private individuals, £ 312 is. 9di. other contributions, proceeds of concerts, &c., £ 149 10s. Id. cottage nurses fees, £4 12s. total, £ 5fW 18s. 7^d. Expenditure:' House-keeping and servants'wages. £ 157 3s. Vd washing. £ 241<>s. 2d.; coals and gas, iL-23 12s. Id. uniform, £ 16 -is. Sd. rent of "Home," £ 39 8s. Su. furnishing and home requisite, £ -12 15s. OJd. nursing appliances, £ 8 10s. lAd. salaries, nursing staff (sisters, £ 9G (is. Gd.), nurse helps, A,15 11s.). £111 17s. 5d.; travelling expenses (railway), .€5 lis. Id. medical comforts for sick poor, £ 8 7s. advertisments, postages, printing report for 1891. CI3 19s. 8d.; balanca in hand, Jan. 1st, 1893, £ 104 12s. 11M. total, £ 55f> 18s. 7id. The receipts included sub- scriptions from the Trades Union of £ 50 Cadox-. ton Choral Union, £ 8 9s. 3d. Mrs. R. S. Robinson (proceeds of concert), £ 13 12s;. Gd; sale of work at the home, £ 50 los., ice. The subscrip- tion list had kept up well, and this was due to Mrs. John Cory, whose LIBERAL HELP HAD BEEN GIVES to the society. Mrs. Cory had told them that she could not guarantee her help more than another year. He thought they should make a special appeal to her to continue her help. The expendi- ture included a sum of £-1:2 15s. for furniture for the home, and further disbursements under this hcild was not likly to yccnr. Then through the kindness were of the Barry Railway Company in granting passes to the nurses another item of expenditure would be for the future considerably lessened. The Association ought, if possible, to have a house of its own, as at present they had to pay £ 9 2s. per quarter for rent. The G-eneral concluded *by referring to. the debt the Association owed the committee for their earnest and successful efforts. THE ITEPOET- TO BE PUBLISHED. The Chairman moved that General Lee's treasurer's account and report be printed along with the report of the committee. This was carried unanimously on the proposition of Mr. W. L. Jones. The committee was reap- pointed for the enauiag year.. General Lee proposed that Miss Edwards (Dinas Powi-s) ziild Dr. be :n the. com- mittee. Mr. Meggitt seconded, and the proposition was agreed to. On the proposition of General Lee, seconded by Dr. Treharne, Miss Daniel and Dr. Sixsmith were elected members of the Executive Committee. Mr. Meggitt proposed that the best thanks of the meeting be given to Miss Allen. who had for some considerable time—he believed, since the forma- tion of the Association—acted in the capacity of hon. sec. It had given him great pleasure to hear of the continued success of the Association. He believed it was chiefly owing to Miss Allen, and the way in which she had devoted herself to her duties, that the Association's work had been so admirably carried out. There has been also a great deal of spirit thrown into the work by the Executive, and A VAST AMOUNT OF USEFUL WORK carried out during the last 12 months. The pith of the report was contained in almost the last sen- tence, which urged that the public should associate themselves with that movement. The Nursing Association formed in this district was really an admirable institution, and those of them who moved about from day to day by railway trains, often met the nurses, and must bear testimony to the faithful way in which these ladies were doing their very noble, charitable and Christian work. He trusted that the report would be circulated, and that one result would be that the fund would increase to a greater extent through the year they had just entered. Alluding to the great need for a small hospital in case of accidents, Mr. Meggitt eaid this had been mentioned previously, and the Local authority .had been endeavouring for some time past to find a suitable site however, un- fortunately, so far nothing had come of that endeavour. He suggested that an intimation be sent to the Local eoard. asking if the matter could be further inquired into, or if something could be done. THE HOSPITAL WAS URGENTLY SEEDED. He did not know whether any help could be ex- pected from the rates, as their rates were net in the most flourishing condition in tho locality. He had much pleasure in moving that the hearty thanks of that meeting he given to Miss Allen for her work as secretary of the Association. Dr. Neale seconded. The Chairman acknowledged the compliment on behalf of Miss Allen. HONOUR WHERE HONOUR IS DUE. General Lee said that much of the success of the association was due to the committee of ladies, and he was sure Miss Allen would allow them to connect their names with the vote of thanks. Their Association had attached to themselves a. body of ladies who had taken such an interest in. the Association that they were in the flourishing condition he had explained. He had, therefore, much pleasure in proposing their heartiest thanks be given them. This was unanimously agreed to. Dr. Treharne moved a vote of thanks to the nursing' staff for the excellent way in which they had carried out the work of the Association during the past twelve months. The work had been done in a most satisfactory manner, thanks to the very energetic superintendent. He would like to point out the necessity for increasing their staff. It was a matter Or gre..$t urgency, and he hoped they would soon be able to engage a nurse who would be able to devote the whole other time to the nursing of infectious cases. They were con- tinually having cases of infectious disease occurring in the neighbourhood, and they were unable to nurse them. He trusted the funds would enable them to overcome that, and meet the extra ex- pense, Dr. Powell, in seconding Dr. Treharne's motion, said he did not think it was at all necessary for him to add more than what had already been said. It was well known in the district that the nurses were doing- a great work, and it was easily seen that there was mare work to be done than the pre- sent staff could do. He thought, however, there was ONE ilOSE IMPORTANT POINT than increasing the staff of nurses, to see if they could not rig up a sort of little hospital in their home—just a little ward for accidents, until they had a proper hospital. If they could see their way clear to take a larger house they could work very cheaply, and the nursing could be done by their present staff. If they could increase their subscriptions it would be more impcrtaut to apply those subscriptions to this purpose than increasing their staff. The motion was carried unanimously. and the superintendant (Miss Evans) replied. Canon Edwards proposed a vote of thanks to the auditor, Mr. Sprent, and suggested that collecting boxes should be placed at all the railway stations, and in public institutions. General Lee seconded. Dr. Neale proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, and alluded to the necessity for in- creased support on the part of the people of the district. The contribution of the Trades Council was very far from small, but not at ;all adequate. The contributions in this district ought certainly to be far greater than they were. Mr. Meggitt seconded. The Chairman responded and said he took a, great interest in the Association, and anything he could do to help the Association he should do with the greatest, pleasure. Mr. W. LI. Jones proposed a vote of thanks to- the treasurer, General Lee. The Chairman seconded, remarking that nobody deserved thanks better than the General did. ALWAYS READY TO HELP. General Lee responded. He could only say as heretofore that his best services were at the dis- posal of the Association. The succes^of the Asso- ciation depended upon the united working of all* and their treasurer could not have made the report of the monetary success of the Association if the members had not given the subscriptions. The meeting then concluded, and tea was par- taken of by the company before separating.
PENARTH POLICE COURT.
PENARTH POLICE COURT. —,— MONDAY.—Before Mr. Pyke Thompson and Major Th ornley. LOOK AFTER YOUR CHIMNEYS For allowing the chimney of his house to become on fire on Wednesday last George Mitch-ell, of Penarth, was fined 2s. (id. THE PONY STRAYED. Mary Jackson, residing at Penarth, was charged with allowing a finny to, stray on the highway on the 4nd inst.—Police-Constable Charles Brown proved the case, and defendant, who had been pre- viously convicted, was fined 5s. and costs. NO MOXEY rORTHCOlnYG FOR THE RATES. Mr. Llewellyn, rate-collector, prosecuted Charles Jones of Penarth, for non-payment of rates amounting to £ 2 4s. Od. Order mad e.-Edward Hexton, of Penarth was charged with a similar offence, tbo amount of rates owing being £ 2 7s. 8d. Order maths.—An order was also made against Thomas Williams, who likewise had not paid his- rates, amounting to £ 3 2s. Gd. HE WAS DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Charles Johnson was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Cogan on Saturday.—Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s.
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