The Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser

EN PASSANT. Fine feathers do not make fine birds, but, in the eyes of some people they make a picturesque congregation, and fine fortunes for the milliners. Hundreds of birds, says a correspondent, must have been slaughtered to decorate the hats in one Haverfordwest Chapel on Sunday. We know of somp ladies who object on the ground of "humanity" to wearing a bird on their hats, but, all the same, they have no scruples about a wing or two. II- II- II- An enthusiastic Pembrokeshire antiquarian came across a Latin inscription the other day which ran as follows:— "I sabilli hreres ago Fortibus es in aro, Noces Mari Thebse trux Votis innem pes and dux." The said antiquarian wasted a tremendous quan- tity of midnight oil in endeavuoring to solve the riddle. So, pale and worn. he went to consult a friend, who posed as an equally enthusiastic de- cipherer of mystic inscriptions. This was the savant's translation, which has been handed over to us:— "I say, Billy, here's a go, Forty buses in a row!" "No," says Mary. "they be trucks What is in 'em? Peas and ducks!" SCOTCHWELLS. When the shades of night have fallen, And the stars fond vigil keep, When the cares of day are over, And thy glade is hushed in sleep, Then I love to idly wander, By the stream that ever is Awak'ning in my freighted breast Life's sweetest memories. Fair glade. in thy enchanting bow'r By the miller's whisprmg stream I saw within the twilight hour Phantoir,8 in a golden dream: Said Love: "Begone, prosaic soul "And thou scoffer of my law!" I hastened from that wond'rous land Where love is all aglow. "My house is haunted," said a woman at the Haverfordwest Police Court last week. But do ghosts exist? Are those stories we often hear of midnight apparitions and strange weird rap- pings. of mysterious nocturnal noises issuing from underneath the bed, of unseen fingers hav- ing the temperature of the grave, seizing the victim's hair, and pulling it vigorously, and of the vanishing of dim ghostly outlines into mist really true? "Yes," says the woman at the Haverfordwest Police Court. "Yes," says Car- lyle, "there are nigh a thousand million ghosts walking the earth at noon tide." We now know the reason for the rumoured petition by local lovers to the Haverfordwest Improvements Com- mittee to have Scotchwells lit up! » Mr. Isaiah Reynolds, the well-known singer, and Mayor of Haverfordwest, etc., is apparently much concerned about the authorship of the let- ter which appeared in the "Herald" a couple of weeks ago. and which created so much sensa- tion. There is an old proverb, which runs: "Magna est veritas, et praevalebit." What's in a name? A great deal it seems, for a number of people who attended the ceremonies in connection with the opening of the Neyland new fishing industry last week, and who thought they were somebody else, are mightly indignant with the newspaper reporters. Pressmen are said to be lynx-eyed, but we are afraid they will be black-eyed when they next turn up at Ney- land. These "important" folk failed to see theii names in the papers, and that is the cause oi their indignation. Another thing which is agi- tating the minds of some Neyland people—the -ninority of them—is the fact that no mention was made of the banquet which took place in the evening. The explanation of this is that no invi- tations were sent to the newspaper representa tives who, after all, are only human and cannot, on account of shyness and other afflictions, re port functions to which they are not invited. < At the last meeting of the Pembroke Town Council. Councillor Rogers in moving a resolu- tion convening the monthly meetings of the Council for seven o'clock instead of some other "hour. charged the Council with spending a "lot of time in talking about nothing." There was a lively discussion after this, says a contemporary, during which, v#a gatner from the report of the ni*rv>fle^ino<3, fHa mambarc tollroH !I. 00 nt then1- selves. "Mae y nofel yn darllen yn llithrig, a chafwyd cymhorfh i chwerthin ac wylo bob yn ail" This sentence appeared last week in a contemporary which devotes a column or so to Welsh affairs. We will venture a translation for the benefit of our readers:—"The novel re-ads smoothly, and assistance was obtained to laugh and to weep alternately." We wonder what assistance the reviewer obtained. We should be glad for any advice which would assist us in reading some of the dry books that reach this office. Has any reader seen a man with a tin whistle ? If any has, will he or she forward particulars and thereby assist an anxious correspondent? "A mere man" writes:—"Last Saturday I was busily engaged on may profound literary study of 'The Descent of man and the Ascent of Woman' when somebody started playing a whistle outside my house in —— Street (we have omitted the name o'" the street.) The first three minutes only lightly distracted my thoughts, the second three minutes disturbed my nervous system, the fol- Ij.ving six minutes positively harrowed my soul. It was raining hard at the time, and I thought he would not stay long. but he did.. I opened my window with a bang and discovered a man with a tin whistle. Directly he saw me he played a few bars of "I would'nt leave my little wooden hut for you." I remonstrated, said I didn't want him to, and told him to go, but he only replied with "Tell me the old old story." In despair I put my coat and hat on, and rushed into the street. But the demon of the tin whistle saw me and started. "I see you've got your old brown hat on." I told him to mind his own business, but he only answered with "Teasing. teasing, I was only teasing you," and "Up I came with my little lot. and the air was blue for miles." Can any of your readers give me a clue to the identity of the man. I had no change on Saturday night." Sarcasm (says a philosopher) is a complaint re- seihbling dyspepsia. He means, of course, that J sarcastic people are those who wear long faces with long lines for decoration, and who write with a long pen with a point like a spear. To be sarcastic about the weather is cruel, because the weather cannot defend itself. That is how we deprecate the action of the "County Guardian" in inserting advertisements referring to "sum- mer clothing."

THE NEW CHAMPION. .f George Armstrong, Bart., R.N., is an ideal lJckyard constituency candidate. There have een many distinguished names in the role of lime of those who have represented or sought io represent the Boroughs, but none have been s essentially the right man, in the right place d. the breezy naval officer who has during the las. few days done the constituency the honour ü, oecommg its prospective Conservative candi- date. The Conservative Party in the Pembroke ■and Haverfordwest Boroughs are fully compen- sated for the loss of their channpion, Sir Reginald Pole Ca.rew, by the advent of Sir George Arm- strong. Sir George paid his first visit to the con- stituency on Wednesday, when he was adopted at a meeting of the executive of the Conservative Association for the Pembroke and Haverfordwest Boroughs as their candidate at the next election. Since then the new Conservative candidate has addressed two great meetings at Pembroke Dock and Haverfordwest, and has been received with the utmost enthusiasm by two great gatherings of electors. The addresses which he delivered and which were received with the utmost mani- festations of approval, afford abundant justifica- tion of the action of the party leaders in bring- ing him forward. He is sound on the various questions which occupy the leading position in current political controversy, his training and career fit him admirably for the representation of such a constituency in Parliament, and he has views concerning the dockyard and haven which, while most satisfactory and encouraging to the residents of the county, stamp him as a mlan of keen insight into the pressing questions of national defence. At present the chief points of naval detenu are concentrated between the Nore and Plymouth. On the East Coast a naval dockyard is being formed at Rosyth, but on the West qoaet, though Milford Hav^n is a place of splendid potentialities, it is undergoing no de- velopment. So fa? as construction is concerned the dockyard is kept almost at starvation limits and nothing is done to render the haven of ade- quate value as a naval headquarters in the event of war. It is, of course, a question for the Bristol Channel and its great mercantile com- nvinities, as well as for Pembrokeshire, and it is encouraging to know that the cause of local de- fence has so able a champion in Sir George Arm- strong. As stated the new candidate announced himself to be sound on all the points of the £ ao«ervative programme. Naturally he declared fiscal reform to be the first plank of his plat- form, as the true remedy of unemployment, and not a meare palliative. Sir George showed him- self to be fully alive to the fact that one of the most dreadful features of the present day is the vast increase in the number of people on the verge of starvation, and he himself quoted some figures pregnant with meaning, showing that J.. <

St. Mary's Church, Haverfordwest Bunday Noyember 29th, 1908. 1st Sunday in Advent. Holy Communion, 8 a.m. Matins, 11 a.m. Benedicite, Miller; Hymns, 47, 53, 49. i Evensong, 6 p.m. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, Smart; Hymns, 203, 217, 260, 51.

At a meeting of the Tenby magistrates, follow- ing the public sitting in the police-court on Tues- day, Mr. Robert Lock handed in his resignation uf the office of clerk to the borough justices, which he has held for a period of over 31 years. He was pressed to re-consider the matter, but declined, and his resignation was accepted with very great regret. The salary attached to the office is fixed by the Town Council, but the ap- pointment lies in the hands of the justices. A meeting of the Town Council to consider the matter was held this week. The torpedo gunboat Spanker arrived at Pem- broke Dockyard on fron} Portsmouth to be refitted. This craft is one of a series recently ordered by the Admiralty to be repaired at that establishment, so as to ensure employment dur- ing the present financial year for all the work- men at the yard, the programme of new con- struction allotted to the yard being inadequate for that purpose. The topedo gunboat Halcyon and the coastguard tenders. Thrush and Fancy, are due to arrive at Pembroke Dock for repairs next month. On Friday, Mr. John Clarke, of Burton, was ejected from his holding at Burton. It will be remembered that at a recent sitting of the Roose justices, an application was made on behalf of the landlord. Sir Owen Scourneld, for possession of Mr. Clarke's holding, consisting of a house and three fields, for which a rent of £6 per an- num was paid. Mr. Clarke declined to accept an offer-a most generous one—of £72, equal to six years rent, which was offered him if he would go out, and not put the owner to the trouble of executing the warrant. The new Haverfordwest Rugby Club sustained their first defeat on Thursday at Pembroke Dock at the hands of the Welsh Regiment. Consider- ing the great reputation of the soldiers the Hav- erfordwest men put up a very creditable perfor- mance. In the first half the soldiers had the best of matters, and the interval arrived with the score: Welsh Regiment, 1 converted goal 2 tries—11 points; Haverfordwest, nil. In the sec- ond half George Adams scored for the visitors, and the game was very much in favour of the visitors. Final: Welsh Regiment, 11 points; Haverfordwest,, 3 points. The Neyland "Smart Set," under the able lea- dership of Mr. A. Rees, gave an excellent enter- tainment in the Steynton Schoolroom on Nov. 18th. The singing was of a very high class, show- ing the great care that had been taken in train- ing the voices, which were all of remarkable quality and sweetness. It would be invidious to [ mention particular artistes, which were all so prorqinently good. For two hours the audience was kept thoroughly amused, and at the close r felt that it had seldom had the opportunity of f enjoying such a musical treat, and hoped the Neyland "Smart Set" would pay another visit be- fore very long. 1 The Rev. W. Cory James, who has just left the curacy of St. Issell's (where he has been working for five years)) for that of Rhayader, was last week the recipient of a testimouial from his nuany friends and well-wishers in Saundersfoot. This took the form of a handsome silver-moun- ted dressing case, a pair of candlesticks, and a travelling clock, the two latter bearing the in- scription, "Presented to Rev. W. Cory James, on his leaving the curacy of St. Issells, by th« par- ishioners, October, 1908." An album, w-th^ the names of the subscribers, accompanies tie testi- monial. Mr. James was also presented with sev- r eral handsome gifts from individual friends. t Averse to bazaars, as inconsistent with the pur-1 1 nose, the idea of raising funds fo: the repair of > Robeston West Church by meanS of a booklet, i Dublished at Is. 6d., with photographs and some interesting facts about the kittle place of wor- ship in <1. leuyjte corner, came to the mind of the energetic rector the Rev. T. G. Marshall, I M.A., rural dean of Roose, Pembrokeshire. He is appealing to people everywhere, and is send- 1 ing out 3,000 copies of the booklet far and wide, and the jwttor has received a large number of letters highly commending his venture, both • with regard to the very excellent way in which the publishers have issued it and to the origin- ality of his method. Commencing on Monday next and until fur- ther orders, the Havetfordwest Boys' Brigade will assemble at the Drill Hall at 6.30 p.m., for physical drill with rifles 'no uniform to be worn). Members of the band will assemble at the same time and place every Tuesday for band practice. Members of the band msy also attend on Mon- day nights for physical drill with other members of the Brigade, and will be supplied with "rifles from headquarters for that purpose. Every boy should be set up and made smart. Boys absent from these parades will count against them for medals and shooting competitions at their mini- ature rifle shooting. The "Welshman" states that while on the question of improvements. a number of residents would like to know why it is the committee do not enter a protest to the Town Council who are tenants against the unsightly building now in course of erection on the river side. Visitors to the town and the townspeople themselves were always delighted with the beautiful view of the Cleddau Valley, the railway and river bridges, to be obtained from the New Bridge. The un- sightly structure new being erected has quite hidden the grand view. When the Council sub- let this portion of the Marsh there was no talk about building on it. It is stated the matter is to be brought before the notice of the landlord. Sir Charles Philipps, unless the Council will or- der its removal. St. Mary's is apparently following the example of St. Martin's. A whist drive was held at St. Mary's Schoolroom on Tuesday evening, when upwards of sixty ladies and gentlemen were pre- sent. Mere men, however, were in a minority, and four ladies had to represent gentlemen. The highest and lowest prizes offered were won by ladies, who showed superior skill. Prize win- ners:—Ladies—1st prize, silver backed hairbrush, given by Mrs. F. R. Greenish. Miss Mills, 175; 2nd prize, given by Mrs. H. James, mother of pearl pen tray, silver mounted, Mrs. Hewitt, 173; lowest score, 134, Miss G. Barham. Gentlemen. — 1st prize, silver match box and stamp case combined, given by Mrs. H. J. E. Price, Miss Falconer, 174; 2nd prize, leather cigarette case, given by Mr. E. White, Mr. Brown, 170; lowest 134, Mrs. Watkins. In the House of Comnjons on Thursday, Mr. Walter Roch (L. Pembroke), asked the President of the Board of Education if he could give the number of Council and voluntary public elemen- tary schools respectively, in Wales, and the num- ber of scholars on the registers attending at such schools respectively for the ytjar 1907-8. Mr. Runciman writes:—The figures for 1907-8 are not yet available. Those for 1906-7 are as follows: Council schools 1,066, with an average number on the registers of 324,607; voluntary schools, 720, with an average number on the registers of 102.957.-In the House of Commons on Monday, Mr. W. Roch (L., Pembrokeshire), asked the Pre- sident of the Board of Education to give the number of scholars on the register of the 307 single-area Voluntary schools in Wales.—Mr. Runcirnan-Twenty-three thousand six hundred and ninety-two. The Dungleddy Sessions were held at Clarbes- ton Road on Friday before Dr. Owen (chairman), Mr. R. LI. Lloyd, and Mr. Victor Higgon.-W. Lee, a gypsy, whose address was given as Wall- ace Common, Ambleston, was, at the instance of P.C. Lewis, fined 2s. and costs for allowing two { horses to stray on the highway.—For a similar ofience, James Price, also of Wallace Common, was fined Is. 6d. and costs, while Mary Lawrence of Little Mill, Bletherston, was fined 6d. and costs for allowing a sow to stray, and Job Butler, of Pedlar's Inn, Wiston, was fined 6d. and costs for allowing two ponies to stray.—Mr. E. J. Thomas, school attendance officer, summoned D. James, of Waundelyn, Llanfallteg, foT neglect- ing to send his child to school. The returns showed that the child had made 54 attendances out of 190, and was now working in Standard V. The case was adjourned for two months, as was also a similar charge against Elizabeth Bevans, whose child had made 105 attendances. out of 179 A meeting of those ladies interested in the for- mation, or the resusitation, of a local branch of the Women's Liberal Federation was held in the Bethesda Schoolroom on Friday evening. Miss Jane Phillips presided, and Miss MacClaren Rarriisey, the organising secretary of the Womens Liberal Federation, who had come down for the purpose of forming a branch at Haverfordwest, delivered an extremely interesting address. In- spiring addresses were also delivered by Miss Jane Phillips and Miss Ada E. Thomas. It was unanimously resolved to re-organise the local branch, and that it be affiliated with the Central Women's Federation. Mrs. Webb-Bowen was ap- pointed hon. secretary, and Mrs. Wm. Williams, of Goat Street, the former treasurer, consented to act until the end of the year, when she will be succeeded by Miss Jane Phillips. Miss Ada Thomas was appointed one of the vice-presidents On the motion of Miss Jane Phillips, seconded by Mrs. Wm. Williams, a resolution was passed urging on Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Owen Philipps, and Mr. Walter Roch to use their influence with the Government to see that provision was made in the promised Electoral Reform Bill for grant- ing the yote to women on democratic lines, | At the Salutation Hotel, Newcastle Emlyn, on Friday, Messrs. J. Howell Thomas and Son, (of Carmarthen, offered by auction a number of lots of growing timber on the Penylan estate, near Llechryd. Cardiganshire, and all the lots bought for JE450 by Mr. E. Robinson, of Boncath, Pem- brokeshire. Earl Cawdor was elected president of the Na- tional Union of Conservative Associations at Car- diff last week, but owing to a command from the King to go to Windsor he was unable to pre- side at the mass meeting addressed by Mr. Bal- four on Thursday evening. On Sunday afternoon some two hundred mem- bers of the Church of England Men's Society at- tended St. Martin's Church, when a most elo- quent address was given by the Vicar, Rev. A. Baring-Gould. » The Pembrokashire Hounds with meet on Mon- day, November 30th, at Steynton on Wednesday, December 2nd, at Paonybank on Friday, Decuni" ber 4tli, at Valley Farm, Wiston Wood. Each dav at 1030 a.m. A special service will be held at the Wesleyan Church Haverfordwest, on Sunday eveuing next, I November 29. Preacher Rev. Jolin Ward. Sub- ject "The Sin of Achan." Soloist: Miss May Williams. J PEMBROKESHIRE AND Haverfordwk^t IN- FIRMARY .-N umber of patients in the above insti- tution for tne week ending November 21st, in- patients, 18; discharged, 2; admitted, 7; out- j patients, 71. The Matron begs to acknowledge I with many thanks the following gifts Mrs Jeffs, magazines a l'atient fish. For the vacant seat on the Pembroke Town Coun- cil oaused by the death of the late Councillor Jos. Lewis, there were three candidates, and polling took place on Monday, with the result following :—Mr Thomas John Griffiths (C.), 313; Mr George Griffiths (L.), 250; Mr Jos. Lewis (C.), 31. The first gentleman was declared duly elected. At his 3rd recital, last week, Jiolian Hall, London- Mr. O'Neil Phillips confirmed the good impression which be had already made at his previous recitals. He presented a programme which was calculated to test his qualifications to the utmost, as it included works by no fewer than nine composers, ranging from Bach to Busoni. That Mr Phillips was able to accomplish so much good work in such a satisfactory manner testifies to his ability. If his interpretations occasionally were a little deficient in imagination, there is no question as to his executive skill, as his per. formance ot such works as Bach's Toccato and Fugue in D minor, a Liszt group, including Lfegende— St. Francois de Paul (marchant sur less llots)," and Cesar Frank's Prelude,, Aria, and Final was dis- tinguished by strength and fluency. The latter work was among his best achievements, as his ex- position of the Aria was eloquent, while the Final was played with convincing clearness and power. Mr Phillips is a grandson of the late Rev. — Williams for many years rector of Llangwm. Here is a London correspondent's breezy sketch of Lord Cawdor at work in the House of Lords:— Lord Cawdor is a peer of outstanding individuality. His attitude is combative, his voice is lund, his tone is that of a man saying the last word on the subject under discussion. He insists upon being taken at his own valuation, and practically he has made his terms so far as the House of Lords is concerned. In an Assembly whose members speak with subtle reserve and suave deference to each otner this belli- cose method has a value of its own. There are no calculated pauses, no soft qualifying parentheses in the speeches of Lord Cawdor. He calls a spade a spade-perhaps something rather more than a spade. Probably to him the clever irony of a Lansdowne, the delicate wit of a Crewe, and the broad, genial blundering of a Gorrington are meaningless. Lord Cawdor has no humour. He does nut laugh himself, and does not ask for laughter in others. But if thete is bold, straightforward, bludgeon work to be done, he is the man to do it." His Lordship's bludgeon will, no doubt, be available to put the finwuiug toaches to the Welsh Disestablishment Bill-if it ever gets :.0 far as the House of Lords. Shortly before his death the Rev. James Phil- lips, of Little Haven, Pembrokeshire, had com- pleted a "History of Pembrokeshire," upon which he had been engaged for many years. Ar- rangements have now been made for the publi- cation of the vork at an early date, and it is pro- posed by his sisters to devote any profits that may arise oat of the sale to some object that would have met with his approval, such as the establishment of a scholarship. Mr. T. C. Rees, Barn Street Council School, Haverfordwest, has undertaken to superintend the publication. The late Mr. Phillips was for many years a member of the General Purposes Committee of the Welsh National Liberal Council, and one of last jour- neys he took out of his beloved Pembrokeshire was to the annual meetings of the Council at Khyl. The annual banquet in connection with the Haverfordwest Cricket Club was held at the Mari- ner s Hotel last night and proved more popular than ever. The Mayor (Mr. Isaiah Reynolds) occupied the chair. After ample justice had been odne to a recherche repast, the toast of "The King, the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Royal Famjiy" was proposed by the Chairman, and loyally honoured.-Mr. J. D. Jones gave a pianoforte selection "Cavalleria Rustican," in good style.-The Rev. D. Akrill Jones proposed "The Army, Navy, and Territorial Forces," which was responded to by the Mayor (Admiral of the Port), Major Burnard on behalf of the towel a MrC **oward for the Territorial forces. A son|r, The Veterans' Song," was ren- fnd Mr7 to? I^.Reynolds' in an admirable styK y j Emails was heard to advantage in Richard of Tainton Dene."—The toast of the evening, the Haverfordwest Cricket Club, was ad. mirably proposed by Mr. R. T. P. Williams, and responded to by the Rev. Akrill Jones The songs, "Go to sea," and "For the Noo" were well given by the Rev. T. A. Hatries and Mr. A. P. "J ♦ „toast' "The Town and Trade of Haverfordwest, was proposed by the Rev. Akrill Jones, and ponded to by the Mayor and Mr. J. Evans.-Other toasts were "The Officers," pro- posed by the Rev. T. A Harries, and responded to by captain Akrill Jones, and secretary Mr. F. T Pw'ir Chairman," proposed by Mr. R. Oitt and responded to by the Mayor; A P S"bscnbers and Visitors," proposed by Mr ,P" Meares,and responded to by Mr. A. J Wright, and the Host and Hostess was proposed Jones1"' i^UiT ^omas; S.on^s were *lao rendered Jones A. H. Howard, A. B. Williams. Mr. J. D. Jones discharged the duties of accompanist.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. On the 1st iost., at 91, Hazari Bagh, Rajpntana. India, the wife of George Frederick Siddall, formerly <>f Neyland, of a daughter 011 the 21st inst.. at Wateratone, the wife of Mr George Evans, billpo-ter, ot a son. MARRIAGES. On Sunday, the 22nd inst., at the Tabernacle Congregational Chnrch, Milford Haven, by the pastor Kev. I j. Girr., Jones, Niab, third son of Mr and Mrs John Evans, Gwili House, wili, to Caroline (Car), youngest daughter of the late Mr Arthur G. £ °re11; „and Mrs Lowell, 147, Robert Street! Milford Haven. On November 12th at St. Mary's Church, Steynton by the Ven. Archdeacon Williams, Mr W. E. Smith. Cortleys, to Miss Elizabeth Picton Phillips eldest daughter of Mrs Phillips, and of the late Mr Benjamin Phillips, Harineston. On November 21st, at the Parish Church, Chelten- ham, by the Rev. Courtney Downman, Thomas Lawrence Wright, M.A., the only son of the late Dr. Thomas Wright, M.D., F.R.S., of Cheltenhalll, to Winifred, eldest daughter of the late Henry Whiteside Williams, F.G.S., of Solva. DEATHS. On the 16th inst., at Wateraton, Mr Isaac Thomas Merriman, aged 51 years. On the 14th inst., at St. Thomas Green, Ge< .ra- the beloved husband of Fraoce. Hooper, a«i-i'jS yeais sadly missed. On the 17th inst., Martha, relict of Mr Jit ,,e. Butler, of Clarbeaton Road, aged 64 years. ♦—

LIVELY GUARDIANS MEETING. MR. J. LL. DAVIES'S BROADCAST ALLEGA- TIONS. WAS HE PLAYING TO THE GALLERY. VAGUE RUMOURS AFFECTING OFFICIALS. At an ordinary meeting of the Haverfordwest Board of Guardians, held in the Board Room on Wednesday, Mr. S. W. Dawkins occupied the chair and there was a large attendance. Mr. J. LI. Davies moved his resolution, of which he had given notice, that all reports of special committees be printed and circulated be- tween the members of the Board at least 24 hours before each Board day. At a Board meet- n g a special committee reported, and the pro- ceedings were not made public., The committee was appointed to consider two important mat- ters-the union accounts and the costs of pauper funerals. That day month a report of that com- mittee was brought before the Board. Only the jiodai aill jo uotTBiuasaid aiu jo uopeuinui was plaoed upon the agenda, and that was all a number of the members knew about it. The re- port of the committee contained a lengthy refer- ence to the cost of the burial of paupers. Mr. Bowen objected. When that matter was discussed they went into committee, and the Press was excluded. He did not think Mr. LI. Davies ought to make public the facts in the re- port. Mr. George James said the committee had not completed their report, and it was important that the facts should not get into the public Press. Mr. J. LI. Davies: Why should the Board have been resolved into committee to consider the re- port of a committee expressly appointed for a certain purpose when this committee brings up a. report? Mr. George James said the committee had not completed its labours, and the committee was re-appointed, with the names of three additional members. Mr. LI. Davies: I maintain that the committee had finished its report. Mr. Eaton Evans said the report was referred back to the committee, which would complete its labours and report to a future meeting. He did not think Mr. LI. Davies ought to have made that matter public. Mr. LI. Davies said he was extremely pleased some of the members of the Board were so sensi- tive as to matters being brought before the public. Cries of Withdraw. Mr. George James said that in the report there were some reference to public officials, and it was not thought just in the interests of those individuals to make the matter public before the report was complete. Mr. Vincent John s&id that Mr. LI. Davies was playing to the gallery, and Tie asked that no no- tice should be taken in the Press of that dis- cussion. The Chairman ruled that Mr. Davies must not make public the contents of fhe report of the committee in his speech. Mr. J. LI. Davies siid he bowed to the ruling of the chair, and he would not mention any fur- ther matters in that jeport. He did not wish to hurt the feelings of his friends. He did not know whether there were good reasons why the report should not be made public. That Board appointed the committee to go into certain mat- ters, and that committee ought not to go into matters quite outside the range of its instru- tions. They ought not to spite people behind their backs and then bring it before the Board and endeavour to get n secretly disposed of. That committee had gone into matters which they were not entitled to, and they had brought charges against officials of that Board without examining their books or calling upon them for an explanation. The Chairman: Kindly confine yourself to this motion. mr. J. iji. Davies said he found it necessary to nvike those remarks in bringing forward his rtSO j^°,n reP°rts of special committees sn°"!d. be Printed and circulated. He asked if cpnnming members to secrecy was a proper way to treat that Board. He said that the committee concealed from. the Board the facts of -their re- port. The Rev. Henry Evans seconded the resolution without associating himself with all the poll's raised by the speaker. Mr. Baker remarked that the report was' not completed. Mr. Davies said that officials names had cropped up, and that was all the more rea- son why the committee should complete its work Mr. j George James said the committee had not exceeded its instructions. It was instructed to go into the question of the Union accounts, which practically covered everything. Mr. Eaton Evans moved a direct negative to Mr. Davies's proposal. No other public body hv ?i rePorts committees to be considered by the members beforehand. It would make Prem.aturely public in cases where it t agalnst the best interests of the rate- payers to do so. Mr. Vincent John said they had enjoyed Mr. Sin6!™ v,eTy much- His remarks had been exceedingly funny. .^nn^1"g P"1 meeting, 22 members voted Thl pi i Daviess resolution and four for. +r. Kf U J reported applications for children to be boarded out from Mrs. Ann Williams and Mrs. Herbert, Solva. It was decided to board out two children with the people named. C1Krk, sai £ he had received a letter from Beva? Tnd her i]10n reference to Mai7 Ann t ? x c*»W*en. rue woman had h ? in Pembroke. She formerly re- fordweat °har8eable to the Haver- Mr. Ll. Davies said the case had been before the Milford magistrates on several occasions. a!?d k been granted a separation order hi k h«3band ordered to contribute. Her nn'3ba"d0had deserted her, and was said to be now at Swansea. It was decided that an order for the House be given in the case of Mrs. Bevan. The Medicai Officer of Health begged to draw iumtriT r1°f the .Bo|rd to the fact that the number of beds was inadequate. The House Committee also reported to the same effect. It was resolved that sib bedsteads be obtained for the sick ward and six for the children's ward. n/thlw • Haverfordwest members m .Committee to obtain the betfs. Mr j. T. Fisher begged to move that the usual Honfp"^3 £ ranted to ^e inmates of the relief b« granted! "SUal addilional relief be granted. reHfif ^lerJC:nThatJis Is* per week extra out-door if £ adults and 6d. per week to children. -the Rev Henry Evans seconded the resolu- TU' vv^lch was unanimously agreed to. Mr. George James said the agenda contained n nor,ice to rescind the resolution passed by the Eg°'i ^he notice was to the ef- lfef nf 1 ^solution fixing a minimum re- lief of is peT child to widows with children de- siXred nrf rSCind!d'a^d fhat each case be con- sidered on its merits." He thought that now the members of the Board had had a month to con- sider the resolution they would now have an idea as to how the new arrangement would work. The Clerk had also received an intimation from the inspector of the Local Government Board to the effect that that authority were not in favour of any fixed scale, but every case should be con- sidered on its merits. They had cases even in which Is. 6d. should not be granted. He was in favour of giving Is., Is. 6d., 2s., or even 2s. 6d. so long as the Board considered every case on its merits. They were satisfied that a fixed scale of Is. as a minimum was not desirable, and he did not think they ought to have even a fixed minimum of Is. 6d. The Guardians were ap- pointed to consider every case on its merits. He begged to move his notice of motion. Mr. Eaton Evans seconded. He had spoken to the same effect as Mr. George James at a previ- ous meeting. If they had no fixed scale, and considered each case on its merits, it would be fairer to the ratepayers and to those poor people. They had all decided that the old rule of one shilling as a minimum was abolished. Mr. LI. Davies said it was rather curious the Board should be asked to rescind a resolution which had been nassed that dav mnnfh TTo uran I however satisfied with the fact that he had abol- ished the rule of one shilling a month. When he brought forward his resolution at the Board meeting he was prepared to accept an amend- ment. He carried a resolution that the mini- mum should be raised to Is. 6d. He did not think that Is. 6d. was too much to grant in any case of a widow with a child or children which might arise. He was very pleased to see that Mr. George James had suddenly become so gen- erous, and was prepared to grant Is. 6d., 2s., or even 2s. 6d. He hoped that gentleman would not go back on that in the future. He would not move a direct negative as he was satisfied that the Board would be more generous in future. Mr. George James, in reply, said it was all very well for a man to be generous with his own money, but it was a different matter to be gener- ous with other people's money. They were there to administer the poor law in the interests of the ratepayers. No one could ever say that he had been hard on the poor. Mr. Lewis said, as one who seconded Mr. LI. Davies's resolution, he came there that day pre- pared to support a direct negative to the re- scinding of the resolution. It had been said that the one shilling a week had never been the scale but a minimum, but on one occasion when he brought a case forward he was told by the chair- man that Is. was the scale. He was strongly of opinion that the minimum should be fixed at Is. 6d., and they could deal with the cases on its merits. Mr. George Davies said Is. a week was too low for any case which might come before them. Mr. J. LI. Davies said he would move a direct negative to the resolution in order to test the feeling of the Board. Mr. Owen thought they ought not to have a fixed scale. The Board of Guardians were not a penny-in-the-slot machine. They did not work autimatically. Mr. George James asked the Clerk to give them the opinion of the Local Government Board Inspector on the matter. The Clerk said that since that day month the Local Government Board Inspector had 'been Paying his annual visit to the Workhpuse. He had had his attention drawn to the resolution passed a month ago. He said the Local Govern- ment Board did not approve of any fixed scale of relief whatever. Mr. LI. Davies said 'he would withdraw his amendment. The resolution proposed by Mr. George James was then adopted.

A number of Members of Parliament interes- ted in Dockyard questions, including Sir Hudson Kearly, M.P., Mr. Owen Philipps, M.P., Mr. Barnes, M.P., and Sir John Benn, M.P., received a deputation of Dockyard workmen at Committee No. 15 at the House \of Commons on Wednesday, and discussed a number of questions affectiDg the Dockyards, t

NEW CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE. SIR GEORGE ARMSTRONG, BART., R.N. ADOPTION BY THE HAVERFORDWEST AND PEMBROKE BOROUGHS. ENTHUSIASTIC POLITICAL GATHERINGS. CANDIDATE DEFINES HIS POLICY. NAVAL MATTERS TO THE FOREFRONT. Sir George Elliot Armstrong was on Wednesday adopted as Conservative candidate for the boroughs of Pembroke and Haverfordwest. The question of seeking a strong and live candidate was forced upon the Central Conservative Coun- cil, owing to the fact that Sir Reginald Pole- Carew, who had been selected by the Council to fight in the interests of Unionism, had been ap- proached by the head organisation in London with the object of being adopted as Candidate for the representation of his "home-' constitu- ency in Cornwall. Wednesday's meeting of the Council, held at the Conservative Club, Pembroke Dock, was an enthusiastic one, and the decision in favour of Sir George Armstrong's adoption was absolutely unanimous. There were about eighty delegates present, under the chairmanship of Mr. G. H. D. Birt, who presided in the absence 01 uoionei Saurin, the president of the Council. Am<ong those present were Colonel W. R. Roberts, Major M. S. Wynne, Lieut. Saurin, R.N., Messrs. C. W. R. Stokes, G. S. Kelway, S. B. Williams, T. E. Thompson (Pembroke Dock), J. L. Adams (Pem- broke), J. Hall (Pembroke Dock), J. Moodie (Haverfordwest), Harold J. Evans, Thomas H. Lewis, T. G. Hancock, T. P. Robinson, and F. W. Stephens (Milford Haven.) About a dozen names of well-known politi- cians had been under the consideration of the Council, but bearing in mind the essentially naval character of the constituency, Sir George Armstrong's adoption will certainly be hailed with great satisfaction, and moreover, the selec- tion of such a distinguished gentleman is a testi- mony to the sagacity of the Council. UNANIMOUS ADOPTION. Mr. Birt, in the course of his remarks to the delegates, declared that Conservatives in the Borough should congriatulate themselves upon having secured the services of such a distin- guished gentleman as Sir George. (Applause.) His adoption would be absolutely unanimous, and his election, he trusted, would be by a "sub- stantial margin. (Hear, hear.) Colonel Roberts proposed the following reso- lution. :— "That this Meeting heartily endorses the action of the Executive Committee in securing the services of so distinguished a gentleman as Sir George Armstrong, and pledges itself, when the opportunity is afforded, to use every legiti- mate effort to return him to Parliament." The motion was secoifaed by Mr. Richard Col- lins, and carried with acclamation. SIR GEORGE'S POLICY. Sir George was then conducted into the Coun- cil room. He was accorded a rousing reception, and in addressing the Association said that when he received an invitation from the Execu- tive Committee to become the Conservative can- didate for the boroughs, he confessed to being greatly pleased firstly because he was deeply con- scious of the great compliment paid to him, and Secondly because he felt that Pembroke was essentially a naval constituency. (Hear, hear.) At the same time he was deeply conscious of the fact that it was absolutely necessary tnat every Conservative elector in the borough should make every possible effort-individual as well as col- lective effort-if they wanted to achieve success at the next general election. (Hear, hear, and Applause.) Proceeding to explain his policy, Sir George said: First of all I am an out and out supporter of Tariff Reform. (Loud applause.) It must re- main the first constructive work of the Unionist party. With regard to the question of Home Rule, I lieartily assure you that I am absolutely against granting Home Rule to Ireland. With reference to the Licensing Bill (laughter) I think it can be properly described as a scheme for re- ducing the number of licenses, and for secur- ing a monopoly for those that remain. This is a grossly dishonest method. (Hear, hear.) Since the Government came into power the Upper House has been brought into prominence, but the whole agitation fizzled out because the cen- sorious resolution passed by the House of Com- mons received its quietus at the bye-elections, which prevented the Government from referring to the matter any longer. However, there are undoubted signs that the agitation is going to be revived, and the Government are doing every- thing they can to incense the electors against the House of Lords. Well, gentlemen, of course, such a subject is a complicated one, because it involves very obstruse constitutional questions, and is depending very much as you know on the Speaker's ruling, and also upon the great ques- tion as to what extent the House of Lords is, or is not, allowed to exercise its revisionary powers. But the great question we have to remember is that our policy, I maintain, is to see that nothing is done to impair its position, namely that of a bulwark against Viaety legislation. (Applause.) With regard to the Navy: Mr. Asquith's state- ment of last week crystalises any naval policy. I may say that I have touched upon all the chief points of my policy, and I can assure you that since you have paid me the very great compli- ment of adopting me as your candidate, I shall leave no stone unturned in bringing victory to our party at the next election, when I hope to prove to be a live candidate in a live constitu- ency. (Loud cheers.) A vote of thanks was accorded Sir George for his address, and to the chairman for presiding. EVENING MEETING. The Tem/perance Hall was crammed to its ut- most capacity in the evening, with an enthusias- tic audience. The Hall had been beautifully decorated with flags and banners, and the recep- tion given to Sir Georg, Armstrong was exceed- ingly rousing. Mr. G. H. D. Birt presided in the absence of Mr. F. Lort P'hillips, who was absent owing to the death of his relative, Mr. Henry Allen. The Chairman ,in introducing Sir George, said that Unionists in the Boroughs 'had been singu- larly fortunate in securing Sir George Armstrong as their candidate. He was a man who would make a good fight, and who would do all in his power to secure a victory for the Unionist party at the poll. (Applause.) Loud and prolonged cheers greeted the pros- pective candidate, who dealt in a masterly mian- ner with advantages of Fiscal Reform, and ex- plained away the fallacies of tho system of so- called Free Trade. Tariff Reform, he declared, was the remedy for unemployment, it was not a mere palliative. The Radical idea of dealing with unemiployment was to attack capital. That was a predatory policy which was simply killing the goose that laid the golden egg. He went on to state the policy of the Unionist party in res- pect to the alleviation of unemployment and de- clared, amid cheers, that it was the only means by which workingmen could be protected against the increasing competition of foreign hations. It was a weapon which they could use in order to meet other countries on equal terms in the matter of trade, and it was a medium for invi- ting the colonies to the mother country, a union which would strengthen the loyalty of the Em- pire. On the question ot Home Rule for Ire- land he said that they could not afford to grant that until Irishmen showed a better sense of af- fection and loyalty for this country. Sir George then referred to Education, the Abolition of the House of Lords, and the Navy, and generally on the same lines as 'he did in the afternoon. The meeting concluded with the usual votes of thanks, and the singing of the National Anthem.

CANDIDATE'S GREAT RECEPTION AT HAVERFORDWEST. The Masonic Hall, Haverfordwest., was well- filled last night, in spite of counter attractions, on the occasion of the first visit of Sir George Armstrong, Bart., R.N., who has been formally adopted as the Unionist candidate for the Pem- broke and Haverfordwest Boroughs. Sir George, who was repeatedly cheered to the echo, delivered a great fighting speech, and the unanimously ex- pressed opinion was that an ideal candidate has at length been secured. Mr. W. Howell Walters occupied the chair, and he was supported by Sir Gecr .iiistrong, Mr. Comyns Platt, Arch- deacon l-liluers, Messrs, G. H. D. Birt, R. T. P. Williams, Ei White, q. E. Carrow, E. Ellis, Mer- chant Phillips, Mr, and Mrs, R. LI. Lloyd, Penty- park, Mrs. W. Howell Walters, Miss Samson, Mrs S. B. James. The Chairman said he felt that his duties were very light that evening, because they would be anxious to hear Sir George Armstrong, their prospective candidate. It was his pleasant auty that night to introduce to them Sir George as their future candidate for the next election, whenever that might occur, and they would all say the sooner the better. Most of them were heartily sick of the present Government, and he felt sure they would be glad to get rid of them. He was not going to detain them long because their object in coming there that evening was to hear Sir George Armstrong. Whenever they drank a glass of beer in future they would have 1 to thank the House of Lords that they could get it for lld., instead of twopence. They felt they were living sufficiently neafto Treland to know something of what was transpiring there. They recognised that the present Government had reduced Ireland to a state of rankness, but fhey did object to being taxed a quarter of a million for those law-breakers. Sir George Armstrong was a man who had served his country well in the Navy, and he now wanted to serve his coun- try in the,capacity of their representative in the House of Commons. He was sure they would be only too glad to have the opportunity of sending their new candidate to Parliament. (Applause.) Sir George Armstrong, who was received with the utmost enthusiasm, said before he com- menced his address to them that night, he asked to be allowed to thank them very much for the kind way in which they had received him in that Hall. It gave 'him very great pleasure in deed to accept the invitation to come to Haver- fordwest so soon after he had accepted the in- vitation to become the candidate for the con- stituency. He would commence "his statement to them by referring first to the subject of fiscal reform. That was as Mr. Balfour had recently reminded them was the first constructive work of the Unionist Party. He wanted them to re- member two things in regard to that. In the first place the fiscal policy would improve the position of the workingmen of that country to a. very considerable extent, by methods to which he would refer to later, and secondly, the adop- tion of that line of policy would bring about the fiscal union of the Empire. He wanted them to remember that in the first place when Mr. Chamberlain inaugurated his great policy their Empire existed only in name. Their colonies were scarcely inhabited at all. Canada was in- habited entirely by savage races, and with the exception of a few large towns Australia was in the same position. Hong Kong was a very small place, and so was Singapore. That empire had not then the machinery for welding an empire together as a whole. They were now in the un- fortunate position that their empire had grown to vast dimensions, but the machinery for weld- ing the empire together as a whole remained practically the same as it was in the old days. Under Mr. Chamberlain's great policy they could go forward and make their machinery up to date. When Mr. Chamberlain made his first speech in regard to his policy, Canada was just about to enter into a reciprocity treaty with the United States. If that treaty had been carried through financial engagenlents would have been entered into between the two countries, which would have seriously interfered with any arrangements which the mother country might have desired to enter into with Canada. The very moment Cana- da heard of Mr. Chamberlain's proposals they put a stop to the treaty with the United States. An hopeless feeling had since come over Canada in regard to her relations with the old country. Canada had already entered into a reciprocity treaty with France which cut into the preferen- tial treatment given to the old country. That cut into the British trade. With regard to un- employment, that fearful condition of things was growing worse and worse in that country every day. That was the question in w'hich every man and woman in that country most interest them- selves in more than anything else at the present day. Protected countries like Germany, in spite of what their opponents might tell them, did not suffer to anything like the same extent from un- employment. Germany, according to the Board of Trade statistics, which were avatlable to every- one, showed for the month 2.7 of unemployment as against 8.2 for that country. They could not get away from that argument. Now what was the remedy of the Radicals? How did they pro- pose to bring prosperity to the working classes? By relief works, and by putting men to follow occupations they had never been brought up to I at all. They proposed to employ the engineer on the road, and the shipwright at navvy's work. What they wanted to do under the fiscal policy was to employ every man at his own proper trade. The Radicals proposed the degradation of labour, but under fiscal reform they would re- spect the dignity of labour. At present in Lon- don, there were hundreds of men seeking work at their dockyards. Their sons were employed as porters running the streets, and their wives and daughters were employed in the sweating dens of Mile End. Their policy of fiscal reform would strike at the root of such a condition of1 things. Another point was that the Radicals kept grabbing money from anyone who possessed money. The whole history of the world showed that no enterprise or industry could prosper without capital. During the United States Presi- dential election all work ceased. Everyone in the States was waiting to see whether Mr. Bry- ant or Mr. Taft was returned as President. Business was at a standstill, and everything was stagnant throughout the country. But upon the very hour' that a safe man and a safe party were returned to power, trade began to boom. Con- fidence had been restored to America by the elec- tion w'hich had just taken place. And such a policy in that country could only have beneficial results also. It was very well known by every business man that the fact that no one knew exactly what the Radicals were going to do acted as a deterrent to people who had money to in- vest, and who would not put that money into British enterprise because they feared it would be swept away. Fiscal reform aimed at five great objects. First of all it aimed at the shift- ing of the burden of taxation on to the goods which could be produced in that country from the goods which they could not produce in fhat country, such as tobacco, tea, coffee, cocoa, etc. Secondly, it aimed at protecting the home indus- tries against the productions of protected coun- tries. Thirdly, it aimed at forging a weapon to be used to obtain better terms from the protec- ted countries .Fourthly, it aimed by reciprocity treaties with the colonies, to give them a united empire. Fifthly, by putting a tax on wheat. Tariff Reform proposed to benefit their own far- mers, and increase the wheat growing areas of their colonies. The fifth object he wished to deal with at length, because at the last general election the Radicals made it the subject of the bogy of the big loaf and the little loaf. They knew now that that was all rubbish. Mr. Cham- berlain proposed to put a shilling a quarter tax on foreign wheat. Mind, foreign wheat. What did that mean? One quarter of wheat would make 100 to 200 quartern loaves. The average consumption of an agricultural labourer's family was eight loaves a week. That worked out at a tax of a penny a week. That was on the pre- sumption that all the, wheat used in that coun- try was foreign wheat, which they knew was not the case. Secondly, it excluded the very im- portant fact that taxation was going to be re- lieved on other articles they used, such as the very heavy taxes on tea, coffee, cocoa, and to- bacco. That small tax on wheat would give the colonies the benefit of a preferential tariff. What the Radical tried to tell them about the big and the little loaf was pure rubbish. Let him turn to the question of Home Rule for Ireland. It was extraordinary that so many people should ask that Ireland should be given a measure of Home Rule for Ireland, because they had noticed the disorderly behavious of the Nationalist Party in the House of Commons. Especially was their coudutfc Ucplowalolo during Who rcccnfc Doer War when thousands of gallant Irishmen were lavine down their lives for Queen and country, and every British reverse was cheered by the Nation- alists in the House of Commons. Those were the same people who had the egrontery to ask for the control of their own national affairs in their own Parliament. They could not agree even Amongst themselves. The O'Brienites were always fighting against the Redmondites, like Kilkenny cats. Home Rule for Ireland would be very much alive at the next general election. At the last general election the electors were mis lead by false statements as to Chinese Slavery which appealed to British sympathies with an alien race. That was dead now. At Manches- ter recently, Mr. John Redmond addressing a meeting said that Home Rule would have to be granted by the Radical Government after the next general election, because the Irish Party would allow no other measures to be enacted in the House of Commons until they obtained it f// Winston Churchill had also stated that the Liberal Government would grant some measure Frhw™ irejand- Now, in regard to nn^ptl tv,' Radical Government had had no less than six ministers and subordinate minis- ters of education, and they had already brought au eThevtf1011 ,BilSl Which had faiIed> fonrth in were.noi°Pen to compromise. The fourth Bill was in the natn TA r\f o • and he hoped they would not allow the exW mists on either side to interfere and prevent peaceful solution to a -very diffioult problem. With regard to the Licensing Bill, the Radicals were doing away with a large number of pubHc mained ^Th/T^rr mo™p,y to those whrch re- /j- nf- dispoiled a certain class and wouldTS aZ,l°i Cliass 0f the immunity In sW thf r • 6 of that country, in short the Licensing Bill was the man whn did not go into a public house endeavouring tn regard 7o ^he^H f°f ™en who did" With tafj very big ^"to &?g?y ^Sfto'^o them their ardour in that direction had cooled. The House of Lords did not oppose the will of the people, but it acted as a brake on the wneel. nf I a member of the Church he was strongly opposed to t'hp Hie establishment and disendowment of tbp pk i!" either in England «r WaleJ tL? k ^u.reh> to the last "great queSto?'ofTft *Zfch I'S Navy, and as the subject of w'hich he S he Intended to*deal their executive*^<ieta.i1' he explained to J j he Previous day, when he nc to do so because the Haverfordwest and Pem- broke Borougns was essentially a Naval constitu- ency. A constituency where they regarded all interest. Although the town of J 4 was some few miles awav from ,averfordwest breathed the breezes of tL w CoaSt' the-v the efficiency of their Navv w 1^ ar\tlc" With prosperity o/the ojuntry /„ The firsTLUP m" Asquith's statement in the House of Commons SSriea'dt 2dd't fhaeValHouseCyof r™0 mons only a few days previous t l. ( Com" ment, i„|e„ded to maintain the ^vv uD to',h"; two-power standard, plus 10 per cent. That was a declaration which the whole country ap- proved. He personally, however, refused to rest satisfied with that declaration of the Prime iviin- ister, until he had had the opportunity of care- fully examining the next Navy Estimates,- as to f%- ^uvexujneni intended to nnt thoiv hirOItKSeS iri 0 °Peration. They had to remem- ber the past record of the Radical r'ruro Nobody would assert Wat sinceThe Gov^nmenV Navy upVuJTta lhe2 mai°Wned (he that when they the Dreadnought class Hattleships that other warships would be out. classed, so that when they considered Mr. As- quifh's declaration regarding the maintenance of eZded°n He ^noK^ think that the- King Edward VTT 'r>i examPle. placed "S in March, 1912, Germany would have 13 Dread- noughts, America 6, Brazil 3 and Tt 1 made 24, and necessitated 1. ■ a,Iy L That seven battleships of that type 3 1™* If r°er gards Pembroke Dockyard itself 5 h v. 1 splendid record ThJ had shown a larger share of wnri ^l y rd was entitled to a present Pemhrok^ W&S ,assi £ ned to it at position Tpn 1 had 'a sPIendid strategical France as a nos<?iW ag° we Iooked towards diale had altered fhlt^T^ but ,the entente cor' <w mierea tnat. Now we looked Fact ih li' P but8 west £ awe°l°keaMn« «1SJT aS came th ■ s n?vaI P°rt> and Whether he be- press that* m-eT or not he sboulfi always P s that point a$much as possible. 6 S?nd building warships ^ag wagfefj STa 27 mieht' h<7T,r' iust ™ we" ay nat a irjan owning valuable pronertu money when he injured it. aoSd and longed cheers.) ( Ud and Pro' Other speeches were delivered by Mr. R. T P Willams, Archdeacon Hilbers, and Mr. Comyns Platt (who contested the Louth Division.) c°nfldence was carried with aecla- £ h»'n? H, It terminated with the singing of the National Anthem,

PEMBROKESHIRE CHARGES. WEST WALES ASSIZES. SEVEN PRISONERS FROM THE PREMIER COUNTY. INDICTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER, HOUSE- BREAKING, WOUNDING AND FORGERY. HAVERFORDWEST BIGAMY CHARGE. The West Wales Assizes were opened at Car- marthen Shire Hall on Tuesday morning, before Mr. Justice Bucknill, who first attended Divine service at St. Peter's Parish Church, where the officiating clergyman was the high sheriff's chap- lain (the Rev. J. M. James, B.A., vicar of Llan- stephan). His Lordship's escort to the court comprised the High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire (Major T. H. Dowdeswell, Llanstephan), the Un- der Sheriff (Mr. D. E. Stephens, solicitor. Car- marthen), the Mayor of Carmarthen (Mr. John Crossman), and a contingent of the Carmarthen- shire constabulary under the command of In- spector John Jones, of Llanellv. The calendar is an exceptionally heavy one, and includes 21 cases of a criminal character. There are no civil causes at this assize. Chief interest is centred around the murder and at- tempted murder trials from Llanelly. The calen- dar includes two charges each of arson and per- jury and housebreaking and larceny from Cardi- ganshire; two, charges each of sacrilege and in- decency, and one each of larceny, perjury, mur- der and attempted murder from Carmarthen- shire two of housebreaking and one each of manslaughter, forgery, cutting and wounding, and burglary from Pembrokeshire, and one of bigamy from the town and county of Haverford- west. CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY. His Lordship, in his charge to the grand jury, f of which Mr. Mervyn Peel, Danyrallt, was fore- man, said the work to be performed was greater than usually fell to the lot of grand juries in that part of the Principally at this time of the year. He read in a Cardiff paper that m.orning that it was a record assize, and yet, except in re- gard to a few cases, most of the work was of a trivial or comparatively unimportant character. Referring to a Cardiganshire case, in which Edward Hughes and Elizabeth Davies were charged with having committed wilful perjury and of having conspired together, the judge asked the grand jury to investigate it very care- fully. as its features were very peculiar. Some- times people swore to that which was untrue be- cause they wanted to make better a good case, and sometimes they swore to that which was un- true because they wanted to make a bad case good. Let them. his Lordship said, take his ad- vice and not encourage two many prosecutions for perjury if they thought the prosecutions were the outcome of unsuccessful litigation in the lower courts and were brought for the purpose of punishing people. His Lordship said there were two other very sad cases that called for particular notice, name- ly, the alleged murder at Llanelly and the alleged manslaughter of a newly-born babe by its mother in Pembrokeshire. As to the latter, he said the charge in the indictment was one against Eliza- beth Chambers, a respectable girl, who had been in service, and on the 2 th May a fellow-servant visited her bedroom and found a fully developed child in a chest of drawers. According to the doctor the child had clearly had a separate exis- tence. There were one or two red lines on the babe's skull, w'hich had been fractured in one or two places. HAVERFORDWEST BIGAMY. James Jones (37), a ship's cook, pleaded guilty to committing bigamy by marrying Helen Augus- ta Watkins at Haverfordwest, on July 24th last, whilst his former wife was alive. To the former he was matried at Carnarvon on April 13th, 1892. Mr. Marlay Samson appeared for the prosecu- tion. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Samson thought it would be desirable that the judge should have some information about the prison- er's statement to the second woman. The Judge: You mean to say that he said he was single when he had seen his real wife within two years ? Mr. Samson said that, in reference to the in- jury done to the second woman, it might be material that the judge should have information. The Judge (to prisoner): You have been in prison three months awaiting your trial? Pri- soner: Yes. Couldn't you find bail?—No, I asked for it, but it was refused. The young woman Watkins was called to the box. She was becomingly attired. She told the judge that she went through a form of marriage on July 24th, and prisoner had been very kind to her. Inspector William Evans put in a document in which the N.S.P.C.C. spoke well of his con- duct and attributed neglect of children entirely to his real wife. The Prisoner: She has been a cruel wife to me He said he had been in prison three months, and asked his Lordship to deal leniently with him. The Judge, in passing sentence of three months hard labour, said he did not know what would become of society if every man deserted a wife addicted to drink and married another. PEMBROKESHIRE WOUNDING CASE. James Owen, and Abercych fisherman, Pem. brokeshire, surrendered to his bail on an indict- U1 #11 ar=iug kim with maliciously wounding a fellow fisKerman, Benjamin Williams, with in- tent to do him grievous bodily harm, on July 11th last, in the parish of Manordeivy. Mr. Marlay Samson appeared for the Crown, and Mr T Lloyd Morgan, K.C., M.P., defended. Prosecutor alleged that, after asking the de- Si^nn r he could Join their company, prisoner picked up a stone and struck him in the tace, causing a very serious wound which necessitated his being laid up for eight days. ul JT wa„s, described by the doctor as a laceiated one, inches long.- Replying to Mr. Ll.jyd Morgan, complainant said he was not go- ing,down the river that night to poach As a matter of fact he had been to chapel that night listening to Mr. Walter Roch, M.P., in regard to his electoral campaign. He denied that he was intoxicated that night either with drink or poli- tics. (Laughter.) He further denied that he fell down a bank that night and received the wound by coming in contact with a jagged stone. The suggestion of the defence was that the com- plainant had encouraged a quarrel, and that he accIdentally fell. The jury found the prisoner "Not guilty of Malicious wounding," and submitted that he struck the prosecutor in self-defence. The Judge: I think that is a sensible verdict. HOUSEBREAKING AT ST. ISSELL'S. Henry Miller (43), fitter, pleaded guilty to housebreaking m the parish of St. Issell's Pem- brokeshire, on October 23rd last, and to stealing six eggs and a quantity of bread and butter MrU Marl a v^S pr°Perty °f Ge0rge Thomas.' stlipd twyf?amS°n' Wh° aPPeared to prosecute, stated that the prisoner was an ou*of-work man knew the premises well, but did not steaK anJ Ile Sa? Served terms of three months at Birkenhead for burglary, and 12 months at Exeter for a similar offence. Having regard to the prisoner's antecedents, the Judge, in nas- smg a sentence of three months' hard labour said it was a very light one. PEMBROKE SAILOR'S BAD RECORD. Robert Dwyer <19), a sailor, who had been awaiting his trial in prison since July 4th nlea- to, disposing 'ot ,-nStSce Of withdrawal from an account in the Post Office Savings Bank at Pembroke in the name of his Captain, William Kinch, and forging his siena- Sr £ °nuMay 7th last- Mr- Llewellyn WilSs M.P., who appeared to prosecute, stated that the' prisoner had been on a vessel which put into Pembroke. Prisoner had a very bad record He v-ice in mied"dth ign°nUny, from H.M.'S ser- ice in 1906, and had since been convicted for laroency at Queenstown, Ireland. A sehtence of six months hard labour was passed, the Judfre I ve'ry 'Zean^hL^rV Z captafn ta afs mganSr J°U,lg '° Kb hiS .erred t^Ste^s ,°f relief wS leS'ved tS X provided "him'Son casion were small, but the lodgings they provi. comfortable n\ ,'h plMinL'"isit werc extremely comiortable. He thanked them for the exnedf duties.Way m Whlch they had discharged t'heir morning00"" then adjourned until Wednesday ACQUITAL IN MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE. At the West Wales Assizes, which were re- sumed before Mr. Justice Bucknill at Car mar then on Thursday, Eliza Maud Chambers a ^re- ^possessmg young woman, surrendered to her bail on an indictment charffin? hpr nnth last P g aQd S,laying her child on May 26th last. Pnsoner pleaded innocence. Mr. Hill Kelly appeared for the Crown, and Mr Marlav ?iTTfe £ T™cte4 m H' D- ™ia™i the defence. The Judge, before the case was opened, said: ThS,°ITy t0 iee girls in court- Let them go. While a police-sergeant was scrutinising the theWJndL t laches' gallejy, which was packed, the Judge sternly observed, "If women like to come here to listen to the horrors of such cases allowed hSey"anJthinB' CUldren caDQot allowed here." Mr. Kelly, jn opening, stated that prisoner waa a singie woman, in service as a housemaid at oIe inaithpn HTSC' ?U5ton' Pembrokeshire. No was m wrnn fnCe had any idea f^t the girl Tence Dr CHffi^W°-SerVantS reP°rting an occur- j Gnffith' Junior, Milford Haven was iw Sne^' ,arid i?1 reply to him prisoner 'stated in thpG p,lt her child in a cheSt of drawers n the bedroonv There the dofctor discovered a female child's body in a red flannel petticoat On examining the body he found « if,. right round its neck. The akin S it F lm? on the sides of the head there were several dark wounds. He and his father, who was also a doctor, made a post-mortem the a!!?, strangulation accelerated bv inim-io* head, and that the strangulation and in- • were such as could nn+. u u and injuries an accident. n Ule resulfc of Helen Harman, the head housem^^ m reply to Mr. Samson that stated> engaged to be married to' Isaac Hook11801161 JSS keeper at Williamston next ChS^an Under" soner told her, when she went Tn/^L ,Pri" room, that she found herself on i fr«tur?s on thensMeSaof a*' ?PinJ°n":the were too severe to of the The jurv with! J1 oaUsed by accident, The jury, without leaving the box, returned a verdict of "Not guilty." and I honp that tha *^1 lesson to you, it will make you an hXes^wtfe^Tt^6 °f and I am tnM tiT„* Wlle- It is hia duty.

ast year in this country 36 out of every 1,000 workmen were unemployed, and this year the lumber had increased to 69. And what have the Radicals to offer as a solution to the most pressing problem of the age? As Sir George so ibly pointed out, the Radical idea of dealing with unemiPloyment was to attack capital. That was a predatory policy which was simply killing he goose, which laid the golden egg. The Unionist policy aimed at protecting the working- men; forging a weapon which would enable us to meet other nations on equal terms in matters- of trade, and granting to our colonies such facili- ties as would promote not only fiscal, but politi- cal union throughout the empire. So that as the electors of the Boroughs have been so fortunate in their candidate, it only remains for them to avail themselves to the fullest extent of his ex- pert knowledge of naval and dockyard matters, by seizing the earliest opportunity afforded of re- I turning Sir George Armstrong to the House of Commons.