The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

J. G Williams, COACH & MOTOR-¡- CARRIAGE WORKS, Chalybeate SI., Aberystwyth High-class Repairs in all departments. Private Address Tel. No. <4. 27, Chalybeate-street. v414 THE GREAT WELSH REMEDY RELIEF FROM COUGH IN 5 MINUTES. I T^ ttiric-'e For Coughs, for Colds, for 1 dt V ltJo b Asthma, for Bronchitis, lor Hoarseness, for Influenza, for Coughs,for SoreThroat. Hoarseness, for Influenza, for Coughs., tor Sore Throat. /I Most Soothing, Warms the V^OUiiU. Chest, Dissolves the Phlegm For Singers, for Public Speakers. By Chemists Mixture 13'and 3,s Proprietor HUGH DAVIES, Chemist, MACHYNLLETH. MOLRAT The Poison for MOLES. Put Earthworms in a pot and sprinkle the Powder over them, then place in the path of the Moles. In Packets, 1/6 each. Proprietor HUGH DAVIES, Chemist, MACHYNLLETH. Aberystwyth Agents: Wynne & Sons. Chemists. mmmtmmam■■■ FAIRBOURNE, S.O. THE NEW SEASIDE RESORT. Merionethshire, N. Wales. Ynysfaig Hall Hotel. OPPOSITE BARMOUTH. 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Workmen's Compensa- Sickness Disease. tion, including I Fidelity Guarantee. Accidents to Burglary. Domestic Servants Plate Glass. LOCAL AGENTS— ABERYSTWYTH Mr HUGH HUGHES Aberayron Mr Thos. Pugb, Paris House Bala Mr R. L. Jones Mount Plaee „ Mr J. R. Jordan Cardigan Mr D. Thomas Davies Dolgelley Mr Thomas P. Jones-Parry „ Mr J. Haydn Morris, N. & S. Wales Bank Llandyssul Mr J. R. Harris Llanon. Mr John Thomas Lampeter Mr Wm. Davies, 26, Bryn Road n Mr H. W. Howell Llanbyther Mr D. Thomas, Blaenhirbant Newquay Mr D. Meredith Jones. Sarnau Mr J. Nicholas Talsarn Mr Llewelyn Davies To way Mr E. H. Daniel. x979 S STEAM LAUNDRY | I IKHITITrl, 1 B B. JONES I M BEGS to Inform hie numerous Customers \K H that owing to the increase of business sgr 5 ha has put down additional St ■ NEW AND MODERN MACHINERY K B to enable him to execute all orders with ■ 8 and despatch, and hopes to £ ? ■ still merit your esteemed patronage and | g S H$LEL8 AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS 5 K SPECIALLY CATERED FOR. ■ 8 SHIRTS AND 0OLLAR8 A SPECIALIST. ;H B All Goods Collected and Osllveiad krea ol ffi OiaJg" 19 lend a Postcard and the Vtn will cull. |S g Particulars and Prloaa on application. M Under Distinguished Patronage ESTABLISHED 1900. J. LEVENSON A Be to draw the attention of the Residents and Visitors to the Up-to-date Commodious Hairdressing Saloon Adjoining his HIGH-CLASS TOBACCO ESTABLISHMENT, TERRACE ROAD, First-Class Artists employed and prompt attention given. ——— :=: :#t i: ;s: :¡: r; :r :¡. EVERYONE BENEFITS by the use of things which experisnce has.proved to be valuable and helpful S EVERYONE BENEFITS 1 to humanity. All are liable, in a greater or lesser degree, to the same gj; troubles, and even the strongest person will suffer occasionally from w. tr. ailments due to an irregular action ot the digestive organs. Whenever € £ you are troubled with sick headache—biliousness—constipation—pains in ;9S; I the back, accompanied by want of tone, it is safe to conclude that the stomach is deranged, the bowels out of order and the liver sluggish. You or can, however, correct any irregularity of these organs and restore Si yourself to good health m BY TAKING | the required doses of Beecham's.Pills. Taken as directed this famous !as! medicine will eliminate the excess of bile, regulate the liver and cleanse ix the kidneys. The feeling of lightness and brightness experienced after the elimination of impurities from the body is a convincing proof of the SB efficacy of Beecham's Pills. There is no other household remedy just jjg as good. The people who remain the healthiest take BEECHAM'S PILLS! 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MACHYNLLETH.lst, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays in each month, at Mrs Trevor Jones, Arosfa, Railway Terrace. I Scientific Sight-Testing and Frame Fitting Qualified Sight-Testing Optician. W MIALL JODIES, I M.P.S. 1 Pharmaceutical Chemist I i?aiinar the Worshipful Company 5 | Spectacle MaKeis, £ «,w- Tncfitute 0f] I Ophthalmic Opticians. | j 33, TERRACE RD., ABERYSTWYTH | I Ophthalmic Opticians. | j 33, TERRACE RD., ABERYSTWYTH | I GUINEA GOLD WEDDING RINGS AT E. J. MORGAN, Jeweller and Watchmaker, TERRACE ROAD, ABERYSTWYTB Handsome^present given with every Wedding Ring. y42 £25 — at works Manchester — T*^ f O T~^ <la^ntessence of I J comfortable, economical, reliable motoring service. FORD, the Universal Car. Agents—The Merioneth Motor Co.. Telephone, No. 2. Lion Garage, Dolgelley.

THE .tl5h tilimtro, Hascttt Friday, Feb. 18th, 1916, CARDIGAN, Saturday Turkeys were bought in for Ilid per lb, geese and ducks Ilid per lb and fowls 9d. Batter in lumps, la d per lb, in lib roils la 3d. Poultry (retail)— ducks and geese Is per lb, fowls lOd and lid per lb, Egga 2d each. CARMARTHEN BUTTER, Saturday Prices at the weekly market here to-day were again abnormally high. Quot&tione-Butter in pats, Is Sd, and in caske, Is 6d to Is 7d per lb. Eggs 6 for la poultry- chickens la 6d per lb, fowls Is Id, and geese Is 2d cheese 5d per lb, and Caerphilly cheese Is potatoes, 4s 61 per cwt. LLANDILO PROVISION, Saturday. — Butter in lbs, Is 6d to Is 8d in tub), la 6d to Is 7d. Eggs. 6 and 7 for la. Welsh cheese, 6d. Fowls. Is 2d per lb ducks, la 2d per lb. Rabbits, lOd to lid each. NEWCASTLE EMLYN, Friday. Thera tvaa a large attendance, and business was- srisk. Butter-small supply, selling well at following prices, viz-fn unsalted lumps for factory blending Is Oid, ditto in oasks salted far retail purposes la and la Od per lb, ditto in pound rolls Is 2d per lb eggs, 7 for lo Welsh cheese, 5d to 5 £ d per lb rabbits, 6d to 14 eaoh. OSWESTRY CORN MARKBT, Wednes- Uy.-New white wheat, 8b 2d to 8, 4d per 75 ibs ) new red wheat, 8a 2d to 8' 4d per 75 lbs new oats, 19a Od to c. 20a Od per 200 The malting barley, 32s to 341 per 280 lbs. OSWESTRY GENERAL MARKET, Wed. anday-Fowle, 48 6d to 58 6d per oouple; lucks. 6s Od to 7s Od per eonple rabbits, la to Is 8d par oouple; butter. Is 7d bo Is 8d per lb eggs, 6 and 7 for Is potatoes, is 2d per score the tomatoes, 5d to 6d per lb cabbages, Id to 2d each apples, la to 28 6d per hundred carrots, Id per bunch. BIRMINGHAM, CATTLE, Tuesday. A moderate supply of beasts and sheep, with a quiet demand—Herefords, Sid; sborthorua, 4 9d wather sheep, lid ewes and rams, 8d to Sid per lb. Fair show of pigs, and steady trade reported—bacon pigs, 14s 6d small pigs, 15s to 15s 6d sows, 13s 6d to 139 9d per soore. LON I)ON PROVISIONH,;Mfnday.— Messrs Samuel Page & Sen reportBatter ingsbeady demand-Siberian. 96a to 137a Australian, 140s to 148s New Zealand, 144a to 152) Argentine, 138a to 144s. Bacon—Irish and Danish firm on small supplies. Canadian in good demand Irish quoted 96s to 1058; Danish and ISwedish, 96s to 105a Canadian, 8Ss to 939. Hams continues quiet-American long cut quoted 888 to 92s, and do short cut 86s to SSs. Lard L-.steady American ptls quoted 62a Od to 62a 3d, do boxes 60a 6d to 61s Cheese firm-Canadian quoted 95s to 98. and New Zealand 93s to 95s. Eggs quiet and values rather easier-Danish quoted 26s to 27a :Irish, 23s to 24s Canadian, 193 to 20s. < LONDON DEAD MEAT, Monday.-Good oupplies and trade quiet, though prices are rather firmer English beef, 3a 8d to is Od Soetob sides, 4a Od to 48 2d shorts, Ia 6d to 4a lOd; extreme, fiB Od Deptford and Uverpcel killed, 3s 6d to 3a 8d refrigerated fllndqnarter—best, 3a 2d to 3s 6d do naoonds, aladquarter-beet, 3s 2d to 3s 6d do naoonds, 21 Id to 38 4d do farequartcra, 2s 3d to 2a 4d Argentine chilled hindquarters, 2s lOd ba Is 4d; forequarters, 2a 3d te 2e 5d. Hutton Scotch wethers, 4b 4d be 4a Sd litte begs, 4a 8d to 5a Od do ewea, 2a 8d te So ad I English wethers, 4s Od to fa 4d ( do ewee, 2e 8d te So Od; Dutch ihesp, 31 8d to 4a Od Soetch lamb, 58 4d to Ie Od I English lambs, 4a 4d te 5a Od veal, la 8d to 5a 8d extreme, 5a 8d English perk, la 4d to 4s 8d Datoh clt, 48 8d 110 4s IOd per 8 ibs.

Lloyds Bank. SATISFACTORY YEAR'S WORKING. The fifty-eighth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Lloyds Bank (the balance sheet of which appears in our advertising columns) was held on Februaiy 2nd in Birmingham under the presidency of Mr R. V. Vassar Smith, the chairman. In moving the adoption of the Director's report, the Chairman said that at the pre- vious annual meeting he mentioned the financial precautions and the remedial measures taken to meet the difficulties created by the war. They proved of great value and enabled the directors to solve the constantly-changing problems of 1915 with comparative ease and lessened anxiety. Of the remedial measures adopted in 1S14, that of the bills discounted by the Bank of England for the relief of the accepting houses, the amount of 3C0 millions has been reduced to about fifty millions; that the pre-moratorium loans to the Stock Ex- change have been to a large extent repaid; that many of the minimum prices have been removed; that the assistance given to the exporting houses has been satisfactory; and that the more general use of currency notes has contributed to the maintenance of the reserves of gold. Dealina with the items in the balance sheet, the Chairman pointed out that the net profit for the year is shown after the income tax has been deducted, the tax being clearly a, charge against profits. Allowance should be made for that in comparing the amount this year with last year. With the £ 250.000 voted last year, the Bank's in- vestments will be written down by £ 660.000, and further provision has also been made in the contingency account. After re- ferring to the matter of exchanges which had been a source of difficulty and anxiety during the year and how the matter had been dealt with by the Treasury, the Bank of England, the joint stock banks, and the Bank of France, the Chairman said that last year he mentioned the number of the Bank's staff who had joined the colours. The number is now much larger. For national reasons, in common with nearly all banks. Lloyds allowed all its remaining eligible staff to be attested under Lord Derby's scheme. Obviously a great strain is placed upon the permanent members of the stnff who remain, and it is fitting to recognise ttuiL uiai sn.iu rnoct willingly, and is deserving of gratitude and praise. (Applause). Up to the present time. five of the Bank's directors and no fewer than 1.662 members of the staff have ¡ left the Bank for military duty. The latter number show that over thirty-eight per c?nt. of the total staff, of all ranks and ages, at the beginning of the war. and over fifty-three per cent. of those who were eligible for active service, have already gone. Others are about to go, and it will nrobnhly'not be long before it could be said that the Bank is represented by the equiv- alent of two battalions. And they are making good soldiers too. Some thirty- nine of the number have already made the supreme sacrifice, by giving their lives in their country's service, and some eighty- six have been wounded. One member of the staff has had the great honour of re- ceiving the French military medal and the English distinguished conduct medal for carrying a wounded comrade out of action under heavy fire, while badly wounded himself. Still another of Lloyds men has been awaided the military cross, four have been mentioned in despatches, including two directors (C'apt. George Lloyd and Capt. Moreom) one has been specially com- mended by his commanding officer, and one has received the medal of the Royal Humane Society. The Directors were con- tinuing to give to those who are away the difference between their service pay and their salaries, making special allowances to many who take commissions. Applause). From the commencement of the war, tho Directors had to carry on business without guidance from the experience of the past, with many financial theories broken down, and had been meeting, with what judgment they had. the daily changing course of events. He thought, however, lie might claim, on behalf of the general banking community, that they had managed not to lessen the stability of their banks. Questions affecting the finaiielti, com- mercial and economic position of the empire after the war were receiving serious attention. Thev' wanted not only to maintain present financial superiority, but largely to extend commerce, at the same time wresting -what should have belonged to us—the business carried on by our enemies. The Chairman concluded by moving the adoption of the report and the declaration of a dividend for the half-year ended 31st December at the rate of 18j¡' per cent. per annum, to be paid on and after February 8th. less income tax. (Applause). Mr J. W. Beaumont Pease, deputy chairman, seconding the proposition, re- ferred to the statement that banks ought to be somewhat more venturesome, and said a point of comparison drawn between English and German banks, to the disad- vantage of the former, was that German J tanks were much more ready to identify themselves with German commercial enter, prises. In considering that criticism it was necessary in the first place to decide what was the pre-eminent and paramount duty of a bank. To his mind. it was to safeguard the interests of the credit customer—the man who entrusted his money to the bank—on condition that lie should have no difficulty in obtaining it hack when he wanted it. He had no hesita- tion in saying that unless shareholders' in- terests and those of every other class wero subordinated to the interests of the de- positors their bank was being run on un- sound lines. He could not help thinking that danger and harm rather than good was likely to accrue to the trade of "the country as a whole if banks became identi. fied with 'Particular companies or enter- prises. It might be verv well, say, for an electrical company in Germany to rejoice in the assistance of its powerful parent bank, and with its help it might be able to obtain, not only in Germanv but in foreign lands, good contracts which bring profit to itself and help to strengthen the commercial ties which bound Gemianv so closely to ether countries. But what about the smaller and less-favoured rivals of the German company? The bank was natur- ally prejudiced against them and preferred to helo tile concern to which it was allied and whose shares it held. All that seemed to him to tend in the direction of big trusts and monopolies. Did it, however, to him to tend in the direction of big trusts and monopolies. Did it, however, altogether depend on the banks whether English trade could successfully compete with German? Did it not depend chiefly on the trader himself? "The gigantic cost of this war," added Mr Pease, will have to be largely met by renewed energies in every direction of trade and enterprise, amongst banks as well as by merchants and traders themselves, and he did not think Lloyds Bank would be behindhand in taking its part. The report having been unanimously adopted, the retiring directors re-elected, the auditors re-appointed, and the usual votes of thanks given to the Chairman and I the staff, the proceedings terminated. At a subsequent extraordinary meeting a resolution was passed sanctioning an in- crease in the directorship from twenty to twenty-four.

MERIONETH SHIRE HORSE SOCIETY. This photograph of "Wormhill Pro- fessor" (31,989) was taken when, as a two- year-old, it was commended at London in a strong class of eighty entries. It has been hired for season 1916 by Merioneth- shire Shire Hcn-e Improvement Society and chosen by the Selection Committee appointed by the Society out of eighty shire horses offered for sale at Peterborough last month, and finally bought by Mr G. Dale Williams, Penllyn Stud Farm, Towyn. It was foaled in 1912 and is a bay standing 17.1 hands. "Wormliill Professor" is a horse of exceptional size, length and scale, with the best of legs and feet, absolutely sound, and a certain foal-getter. It has won the following prizes:—1912, 1st and re- serve for champion cup, Bakewell, and 4th Ashbourne; and in 1914, commended at the London Show in a class of eighty, Sire: Buns more Professor (25,164) winner otj prizes at London, at the Royal, Derby, Peterborough, Ashbourne, and numerous other important shows. At the recent Dunsmore sale on February 3rd. 1916, the three highest prices obtained for two-vear- old fillies and yearling filly were by "Dunsmore Professor" (25,164) winner of "lnsmore Jameson" (17,972) which won firet and reserve cup, Shire Horse Show, London; ten other first prizes and three championships. It sired the largest num- ber of prize winnerlt at 4 successive London sl&me. At the 1S00 show it sired more winners than any other three horses com- bined. Dam; Buscot Smart" (38,377) winner of thirty first prizes and champion cups at the principal shows and sold at the Buscot sale for 260 guineas. Sire:" Mark- eatou Royal Harold" (15,225) twice cham- pion of the London Shire Show, Great sire: "Harold" (3,703) London champion and the greatest sire of its time. ■

MYDROILYN. Cbitua-ry.—he death took place early: last week of Mr. John Danie] Jenkins, only son of Mr. and Mrs Daniel Jenkins, Felin- cwmpandy, Ciliau Aeron. (Deceased, v ho had been ailing for a considerable time, was twenty-eight years of age and was esteemed by all he came in contact with. -nie i funeral took place on Saturday at one o'clock, interment being made at LlanerOh- ayron Churchyard. At the house, where, a large congregation had assembled, the Hev Gwilvm Evans, Aberayron, officiated and preached. At the graveside the Vicar of the parish officiated. The deepest svm- path". of a wide circla of friends and rela- j tives is extended to the bereaved father and mother in their soi-roii-At wiber, Dihewid, the death took place rather suddenly of Mr. John Williams. Deceased was held in high esteem in the district. On Monday afternoon, burial took place j at Dihewid Churchyard. In the house the Rev. T. Cennech Davies preached, and at the graveside the Vicar officiated. | Joined the Colours.—News has been re- ceived that Mr. Samuel Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas, Ffynoniwan. has joined the colours. He was in business with his brother in Porth, Glamorgan. This is the fourth son of the same family who has joined the army since the war broke out. Forestry.—The trees which adorned the boundary hedges and sites of the Inde- pendent Chapel and Mydroilyn Church have been felled by the woodman's axe, and the vi'lag? appears somewhat bleak and deso- j late. It is intended to substitute orna- mental trees and shrubs. A sale of timber took place on Tuesday afternoon, the j auctioneer* being Messrs. Thomas Jones and Sons. Garthowen Llandyssul, when satisfactory prices were realized. Evening School.—On Thursday of last v. eek the evening school broke up for the i-ession. The attendance throughout bad been most satisfactory. Eight pupils attended almost pori'eccly and cfmsequentlv i had their fees returned. The pupils on the whole worked well and conscientiously and the majority derived much benefit and education from their attendance at the classes. As was previously mentioned, bookbinding was the subject taken this session. The Weather.Tlie weather still con- tinues cold and rainy. Hail and snow fell during the early part of the week and tho" adjacent hills of Whilgarn, Tvehryg, and Moelfre are ocvered with snow. The weather has hampered agricultural opera- tions and practically no gardening has yet been done bv the villagers.

SWYDDFFYNON. Tsmpsi-ance Address. Mr. Williams, well known throughout Wales as Plenydd, vis Itt-d the village on Monday. The chapels had united their efforts for the occasion and a large audience was expected at the Calvinistic Methodist At seven o clock a procession of school children, led by Mr. J. D. DaN-ies, Bc.ot Warehouse, I paraded the village and then entered the ■ sacred building. Mr. Williams, The I Ali 11. conducted the singing of the children in a temperance song, and Plenvdd addressed the meeting. He made an in- teresting reference to the action of the Czar of Russia in abolishing the sale of vodka and showed the tremendous result of that great reform, lie contrasted that drastic action in Russia with the apathy of the British Government, and its worse than apathy in supplying soldiers in the trenches with a rum ration. He called on the churches especially to grapple with the evil. Tlie children were catechised in Rol wvdcl t), Dirwestol" by Mr. J. D. Davies, and appealed to know their work thoroughly. A vote of thanks to the speaker was proposed by rr. Morgan, Tyn_ Ion, and seconded by Mr. Tregoning. The meeting terminated bv the singing of "Marchog Iesy. yn Llwyddianus." Recrui-iin.g. tie notices to the army reserve men under the Derby scheme are now beginning to arrive. Notices have also been served upon what are locally known as "The Fireside Battalions" or the Royal Standbacks," i.e., the un- attested single men of military age. There arc now very few in the district, and even they are beginning to think it would be wiser to attest. Automatically the groups and classes of military age will be called up as from March 18th. and there will be no escape for men who are in reserved or starred occupations unless they have re- ceived certificates of exemption. i

NEWCASTLE EMLYN Bisti-ict Education Committer.A meet- ing of the Education Committee was held on Friday, there being present Miss M. E Evans, Brynderwen; Messrs. Thomas Davies, Bronwion; and Griffith Dayies Alltvcordde. Com- plaints against parents for non-attendance of children at school were considered and dealt with in the usual way. A letter vas read from Llandyssul Parish Council with reference to a certain water drain at Pont- garreg (Llangranog) Council School, and the flushing of closets, and the matter was referred to the Local Managers.—The Headmaster having expressed his desire to adopt gardening as a subject at Gapel ("nIOn School, it was decided that the Clerk nhould write the Director of Education as to unused garden tools, and if any were available to send them to Capel Evan and Brongest schools. Miss E. A. Jones, Brongest Council School's application for increase of salary was not entertained. Snowstorm.—Several inches of snow fell during Monday night, and on the following morning there was a strong wind blowing from a north-westerlv direction. Variety Entertainments.- The third of a series of entertainments was held at the Central Hall last week for the comforts of our boys who have joined the colours, Mr D. Roy Evans, solicitor, presiding. The building was crowded. Interesting cine- matograph films were shown. A laughable farce entitled "Whitebait at Greenwich" was performed by members of the Winter Entertainments Committee. The acting throughout was creditable and amusing. Mart.—Friday's Mart was quite up to previous Marts held by Messrs Thomas, the supply of cattle being great and the de- mand brisk. Pigs were scarce and those, offered sold at from lis. 3d. to lis. 6d. per score. Cows and calves made from £14P to E25- bullocks and he,fers 49s.; and cows of good quality from 35«. t £ 2. Weaners wont well from £1. to 27s. Young fowls sold at 7d. to 8',d. (i),er lb., and old fowls nt 3. 6d. to 4s. ner couple; eggs nine for 1s. Rabbits fetched lOd. each. Tho num. her of important dealers from afar was highly eratifving. Anglbl? As-vociaticn.O,ii Wednesday evening of last week a public meeting was held to Qom-:der the edvisabil'tv of forming an angling association. Having regard to the fact ithat considerable uneasi- ness is felt by anglers owing to restrictions constantly made and reservation of rights, etc., becoming so stringent, it is not at all tuirprising- thal, the public and especially tJ townspeople should, move in the matter. Dr Lloyd presided and there were present Messrs D. Davies, London House; J. E. James, Gwaiia; D. T. George, sol- icitor; J. Randell, Station-terrace; Henrv Evans, John Llewelyn, Tommy Davies, E. O.^lvans, Lloyds Bank; J. Jones, Dolcoed; Mr Angus, and others. The Chairman, Inuring briefly explained the object of the meeting, called on Mr Angus, the present ctiief \\ater bailiff and clerk under tlie Tedy Fishery Board, to explain ways and hSms of procedure with the view of ensuring a clear understanding on the rat^hg question and if possible prevent the p$88iB.lity of future unpleasantness. Mr' -Angus spoke at some length, giving his experiences at Carclisle and explaining how an association such as that proposed worked there. He produced a copy of the rules of that Association. Considerable in- terest is taken in the matter and a com- mittee of three gentlemen was appointed to approach certain landlords with the view of ascertaining their views on the subject. A further meeting was arranged to take place shortly. The Committee are Dr D. G. Lloyd, Mr D. T. George, and Mr J. E. James. A vote of thanks to Mr Angus for attending and fer his valuable help having been passed, the meeting ter- minated. County Court.—The quarterly sitting of the County Court took place on Saturday .beforc his Honour Judge Lloyd Morgan. K.C. The Registrar (Mr D. Roy Evans) disposed of uncontested cases numbering between thirty and forty. His Honour dealt with the followfllg:- Thomas v. Clarice, Danygribbin, Capel Evan, woollen manufacturer. This was an adjourned action relative to a dispute as to a bound- ary fence near Rehoboth Chapel, Capel i EYan. Ultimately, the parties consented to. the matter being referred back to the r-S/Hto go to the spot with thP arbit- rators and having heard evidence to fix the boundary. Jane Thomas, Glyncoed, Dre- fach, v. Edward Pugh, Brontryddenfach, and Rachel Davies, Ffvnonwen, Trebaeh. Plaintiff claimed for goods supplied to de- fendant R. Davies, step-daughter, she telling plaintiff that he was going to pay for them. The female defendant was over twenty-one. now married, and did not live with Pugh. Pugh denied all knowledge of tlie transaction beyond that he had given his step-daughter money to pay. Judg- ment was given for the full amount against R. Davies, and judgment for defendant as against Pugh.—Thomas Owens. Bankglas, Yeiindre, v. S. Davies, weaver, Red Lion. Brefaeh. Plaintiff, a grocer, claimed fJ4 13s. 4d. for shop goods supplied as he stated after defendant's bankruptcy which he had repeatedly promised to pay for. Defendant said he had never received a b'll.—Tlie case was adjourned for produc- tion of plaintiff's books.—Johnny' Jen- kins, Adpar, claimed £ 4 lis. 6d.* against Henry Evans, Penlan Villa, for damages sustained by defendant's alleged unskiful driving of his motor bicycle at Newcastle Emlyn and colliding with plaintiff's motor cycle. Interest was taken in this case, but the matter was settled out of Court. ,Tli- adjourned case of Thomas and Evans, drapers, against William Jones. (Ogof, Velindre, wollen manufacturer, for £ 3 damages alleged by reason of defend- ant's negligent driving of a motor car and injuring plaintiff's car was likewise, amicably settled.—William Jones. Plygy- rhiw, Llandyssul. v. John Rees Titus, Quarry bach, Llandyssul. In this action plaintiff sued for JB15. six year's rent said to be due from defendant in respect of Quarrybaeh. Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, from September 29th, 1909, to September 29th, 1915. at 50s. per annum. Mr James Jones, solictor, Newcastle Emlyn, appeared for olaintiff. Defendant, who pleaded that the claim was statute barred, conducted his own case..Defendant said he had lived at Quarrybaeh for eighteen years and had paid no rent. Plaintiff contended that de- fendant had rendered services, which de- fendant positively denied, adding that whatever jobs lie had done were always -aid for and that all transactions between them were ready-money transactions. De- fendant further stated that he had paid £ 20 for re-roofing and though he strongly cotitended that he was owner by law he Mould not mind yielding nossession in September on being paid back his expendi- ture. Pla ntiff seemed to be in a dilemma '8 the District Council alleged that the ho nse wis uninhabitable. His Honour sai, be could not decide adverse possess on in the present form of action. He made a not" of defendant's willingness to leave in Ser>tpint>ar if paid back the money spent, but he bad not the power to deal wtli ih!1t matter in the oresent case. He ofPoHinqrlv non-suited nlaintiff.

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Destruction of Farm Vermin. In view of the necessity for maintaining the supply of home-grown food, efforts must be made to reduce the damage done by rabbits, rats, sparrows, rooks, wood pigeons, and other forms of farm vermin. Rats are responsible for more waste on many farms than any other kind of vermin. They will not remain or increase in places where food is not easily procured, and therefore so far as possible all buildings and receptacles for food should be made rat- proof, and waste food should, not be left in stables, cow-houses or poultry runs Garbage and refuse of all kinds which might harbour rats or provide food for them should be burnt or otherwise disposed of. When farm buildings are properly looked after and cats are kept, rats seldom increase rapidly. When rats are present in numbers systematic and persistent efforts should be made to destroy them. Three main methods may be employed. The rats may he ferreted out and killed with dogs, stick and the shot gun. When corn ricks are thrashed a special endeavour should be made to kill, every rat turned out. The rats may be caught with greater certainty if the ricks are surrounded with galvanised iron sheeting or wire netting, four feet in height sloping towards the rieks. In addition to the spring trap, the wire trap on the eel-basket principle, the sunk pit or well-trap, and the large barrel trap with slit paper or hinged wooden cover may at times be found effective. Rat poisons are to be obtained from most chemists, and are likely to be effective if the appearance and form of the bait are varied at inter- vals. The chief objection to the use of poisons is the possibility of injury to other animals. According to a note in the "Scottish Farmer" (October 2nd, 1915), the following: method has been found effective and safe:—Shallow trenches are dug about 12 to 14in. long and 4in. wide, and covered, ever with a board, straw or sticks. A mixture made up of loz. of the coarsest moist sugar with 4oz. of drv flour, oatmeal or barley meal is then left in the trench" each night until the rats eat it readily. The process is omitted for one night, and the following night loz. of finely powdered barium carbonate is thoroughly incorpor- ated with the mixture. As the whole mixture is in a dry state the rats cannot carry it away, but eat it on the spot. In the case of burrows in the open. fumig- ation with carbon bisulphide mav be employed. A large wad of cotton 'wool, rag. or similar absorptive material should be !soa/ked with the liquid and at once inserted in one of the main burrows, and the outlets and inlets closed up. Care should he taken in using the bisulphide, as it is both poisonous and highly inflam mahle. and no lights of any kind should be brought near it. As the bisulphide is heavier than air the wad should be in- serted at the highest point of the burrows so that the vapour moves steadilv down- wnrds, Mice often do considerable damage in gardens by destroying peas and other seeds. To protect peas against the attacks of mice the seed should be steeped in a solution of bitter aloes (1 oz. to 2 quarts of Water) and allowed to remain for a night beibre sowing. ^Ordinary baUed mouse traps placed near the rows will also be found useful. In the case of many birds there is room for doubt as to their true economic posi- tion in relation to agriculture, but in the ease of the sparrow there is none. Sparrows do most ekimage during the few weeks before harvest. Later on they live mainly round dwclhng houses, taking grain from the stacks and poultry yards and various waste material. Their depredations, how- ever. are not confined to grain crops, and they da much damage among garden croiis. To reduce the numbers or sparrows their eggtS and nests should be destroyed in the breeding season. On dark nights the birds >nay be driven into nets trom their roostui«; places in ricks, hedges, or ivy-clad houses. Shooting with smail shot during frost or snow, when the birds arc readily attracted by grain, is useful. Rooks and Larks oft-en do much damage to sprouting autumn-sown corn, especially wheat. Wnere they are unusually trouble" some some farmers adopt the' plan or stringing whole fields with cotton. Treat- ing the grain with preparations of tar and petroleum (a pint cf coal tar thinned down with paraffin to six bushels of seed afterwards uried with, powdered lime) has met with success in some cases, and it is claimed that naphthalene mixed with sawdust and distributed over the surface of a newly-sewn field will keep aU birds away for some time. The following plan J" considered by some to be effective in the ease of the rook: Immediately the seed is sown and before the rooks have discovered it, the caicass of a rook is torn to pieces and distributed over the field (a few dead rooks will be sufficient for a considerable area). As a general measure to keep down the numbers of rcoks. rookeries may he raided at nesting time, but as the nest- lings are largely fed on insect food it would bp well not to destroy the rooks until the young are nearly ready to fly. In many districts wood pigeons nrove a most troublesome pest to the farmer and take large quantities of grain, cabbages, turnips, clover leaves, etc. Wood pigeons may be kept down by shooting and trapping. The best time for shooting is at sunset and before dusk when the birds are coming back to roost, or they may be shot at their feeding places. The shooter should be in some prepared shelter, such as a conical hut of branches or a covered shelter in a ditch or hedge. Decoys will also be found useful these may be stuffed birds placed on branches of trees, or newly killed birds in cases where the shooter is lying in wait at some feeding place in a stubble or turnip. field Rabbits do most damage to young crops, cspee.ally to late own corn, turnips and cabbages. Where farmers are unable to keep down rabbits by shooting, wire netting may be resorted to. or ferrets, nets and snares may be used. Where rabbits are a pest in gardens, the only effective remedy is to erect a fence of wire netting right round the garden; the net- ting must be let into the ground to a depth of six inches and bent outwards. Though the various hunts will no doubt take what measures they can to reduce the number of foxes in their respective districts, poultry keepers may still sustain much loss among their stock owing to the depredations of foxes. Where foxes are bold and determined it is difficult to sug- gest any really effective means of keeping them away. A little asafoetida sprinkled about once a month round the entrance to each poultry-house and round each gap in the fence or hedge where the animals enter the field is said to be effective, while wire netting, especially if roughly brushed with tar, will often act as a deterrent. As a precautionary measure care should be taken that the fowls are safely secured in their houses at night. The destruction of vermin is essentially a matter for local effort, but this should not be isolated or unsystematic. The most determined efforts to keep down the num- hers of vermin on a particular farm may be of little avail if the pests are allowed to multiply on neighbouring farms.! Occupiers of farms or buildings should therefore join together with a view to making a systematic attempt to reduce the pest/, over as large an area as can be con- veniently dealt with. Clubs for the de- struction ot' sparrows might be formed, and local agricultural and hort cultural societies of all kinds should take advantage of their favourable position for initiating concerted action among their members, I and introduce schemes for the destruction of vermin.

Bwrdd Amaethyddiaetb. Awgrymiadau i ddelliaid allotments ynglyn a chodi cnydau yn ystod misoedd y gwan- wyn ar haf. Y mae'r awgrymiadau canlynol wedi eu darparu ar gyfer y rhai sydd yn dal darnau bychain o dir. megis allotments a gerddi, a'r rhai a ddymunant yehuanegu at eu cyflenwad o lysieu-fwyd yn ystod y tymor dyfodol. Cyfarwyddiadau at blannu a hau'r gwahanol gnvdau. Pytatws.—Dylai'r tir fod wedi eu balu a'i fforchio yn drwyiadl yn ystod y gaeat a'i weithio i gyflwr man. Y mesur cyffredin i blannu pytatws cynnar yw 4' mod. o ddyfnder, 12 mod. rhwng yr "hâd." -to oddeutu 20 mod. rhwng y rhesi. 1 fathau ail-gvnnar a diweddar gall yr "hâd" fod 15 mod. oddiwrth eu gilydd, a'r rhesi o 24 i 30 mod. Ffa.—Dylid pLaiinu ffa o 3-& i 4 mod o ddyfnder, ynghyda 18 i 24 mod. rhwng y rhesi, a 4 mod. rhwng yr had. Kidney Beans.—Dylid eu plannu oddeutu 2 fod. o ddyfnder, 2 i 4 mod. oddiwrth eu gilydd yn y ddaear, a'r rhesi o 18 i 27 mod. ar wahan. Y mae pwvs yn ddigon i blannu o 150 i 200 ti-o-edfedd o res. Pys.—Gellir hau pys oreu mewn rhesi gwyneb.wastad o 2 i 3 mod. o ddyfnder yn 01 natur y tir-mewn tir trw m yn fas, ac mewn ysgafn yn ddfwn. Dylid plannu cor-fathau (dwarf) yn rhesi 18 i 24 mod. oddiwrth eu gilydd. a phys cyffredin yn mhellach yn ol eu hyd. Gofynna pys evn- nar bwys i 70 troedfedd o res, a rhai diweddar bwys i 85 troedfedd. -Itaip.-Gellii- hau un wns i 200 troedfedd o res, yn ol dyfnder o mod. Dylai'r rhesi fod 12 mod. oddiwrth eu gilydd, ac mae'n ofynol teneuo'r planhigion gan idael 5 i 9 mod. rhyngddynt yn ol y math. Moron.—Y mae yn angenrheidiol cael un wns o had i 300 troedfedd o res. Dylid eu hau I mod. i 1 mod. o ddyfnder mewii rhesi 12 mod. oddiwrth eu gilydd. Gellir teneuo'r planhigion yn raddol gan adael 5, 6 neu 8 mod. rhyngddynt yn ol y tymor a'r math a dyfir. \Vynwyn.—Gofynnfr ii-nii-ns o had ar gyfer 200 troedfedd o res. Dylid eu hau 1 mod. o ddyfnder, a'r rhesi o 9 i 12 mod. bddiwrth eu gilydd. Xi raid teneuo mathau a heuir yn yr hydref os mai ar gyfer gwneud salad y byddant, ond gellir eu trawsblanmi a'u gosod yn ol y pellder uchod os byddis am eu tyfu ymlaen at ddibenion erauT. Lett tice.. -Gellir biu lettuce vn 011 wns o had i 150 ti-oedfedd o res. yr had yn 4 mod. o ddyfnder, a'r rhesi 9 i 12 mod. oddi- wrth eu gilydd. Gellir trawsblannu'r plan- higion neu eu teneuo gan adael 6 neu 8 mod. rhyngddynt yn ol y math. R,idisli.Y mae un wns o had yn ddigon i 75 troedfedd o res, a dylid eu hau i fod 1 fed. o ddyfnder mewn rhesi 6 i 9 mod. oddi. wrth eu gilydd. Si-);liaeli.-Y mae vn ofynol cael un wns o had i 65 troedfedd o res. a gall v rhesi fod oddeutu 1 fod. 0 ddyfnder a 12 i 15 mod. oddiwrth eu gilydd. -At gael persli erbyn yr haf dylid jeti hau ym Mawrth mewn rhesi I mod. » [ddyfnder, ac yn ol | o wns o had i 90 troedfedd.o res. Lie mae nifer o resi yn angenrheidiol dylent. fod o 10 i 14 mod. oddiwrth eu gilydd. Spinach Ibeet.—Gellir hau'r enwd hwn fel y gvyneir spinach crynion, ond teneuo'r planhigion, gan adael 8 i 10 mod. rbyng- ddyint yn y rhesi. Cabaits cynnar.—Dylid plannu plan- higion ifeinc cryfion yn rhesi 18 mod. oddi- wrth eu gilydd, gan adael 15 mod. rhwng y planhigion. Llwydda mathau-bychain o gabaits, fodd bynnag, heb end 12 mod. rhwng y planhigion a 15 mod. rhwng y rhesi. Gofynna mathau cryfion diweddar 18 mod. rhwng v planhigion a 27 mod. rhwng y rhesi. Dylid priddo'r planhigion fel y byddant yn tyfu. Cauliflower -Dylid plannu mathau bychain cynnar o 12 i 15 mod. oddiwrth eu gilydd a 18 mod. rhwng pob rhes mathau ail-gynnar. 18 mod. rhwng y planhigion, a 37 mod. rhwHg y_ rhesi; ac i fathau diweddar ar dir da, geuir rhoddi 3 mod. |yn ychwaneg bob ffordd. Dylid priddo'r planhigion fel y gwneir gyda. chabaits. Broccoli. —Dyli^ plannu planhigion ifeinc cryfion yn rhesi gan adael 18 mod. rhyng- ddynt, a 27 mod. rhwng y rhesi. Dylid priddo'r enwd fel y gwneir gyda chabaits. Borecole neu Kale.Planner yn rhesi fel y gwneir gyda broccoli. Cennin.-Gellir hau oennin yn rhesi fel yn gwneir gyda wynwyn. Gellir eu teneuo neu eu trawsblannu, gan adael 4 i 6 mod. rhwng y planhigion a 12 i 15 mod, rhwng y rhesi. Celery.—Gellir pljinnu rhes ddwbl 9 mod. oddiw rth eu gilydd bob ffordd mewn rhych 9 mod. o ddyfnder. Dylid claddu digonedd o dail da ac wedi pydru yn briodol yng ngwaelod y rhych trwy ei balu i fewn. Dylai'r pridd o'r rhych gael ei bentyrru ar yr ochrau a cliael ei aaefnyddio yn ddiweddarach at gannu'r planhigion. Fe briddir v planhigiou yn gyfIredin deirgwaitll yn ystod y tymor. Dylid trin y tir rhwng y cnydau yn fynvcli a thriniwr (cultivator) neu fatog bwttpasol (Dutch hoe). Y mae tiroedd trvmion yn dueddol i galedu a mynd yn dalpiog. a gall y bydd yn angenrheidiol eu llacio a. fforch unwaith neu ddwy yn jyjtod y (tymor. Pwysig iawn yw fod gwvneh v tir yn cae] ei gadw mewn cyflwr man a rliydd ar hyd v "tymor. Yn y dull yma mae'r lleithder yn cael ei gadw yn y tir a ehwyn yn cael eu difodi. Gellir rhoddi sugion tcmennydd i bob enwd gyda. mantais yn ystod tymor eu tyfiant, ond yn arbennig- felly i gabaits a wvnwyn a'r cnydau a berthynant i'r un teuluoedd. Y mae dyfrhau cnydau ar dywydd sych vn fantais, ond ni ddvIid dechreu eu dyfr- hau onis gellir parliau i wneud hynny hyd nes y bydd y tywydd wedi newid. Gellir rhy ng-Wiannu yn am]i ,gydat mantais, megis trwy blannu Brussels sprouts, neu ryw gnwd arati perthynol i deulu'r cabaits, rhwng y rhesi pytatws cynnar, neu. os 11a fydd eisiau'r cnwd i gvd ar un- waith, gellir 'c'adi'r pytatws hob yn ail drvsgen a phlannu rhyw gnwd o deulu'r cabaits rhwng y* pvtatws a adewir. Ceir Iil gnwd fellyi i ddod ymlaen tra y bydd i'r iwtatws fyddis wedi adael vn y ddaear roddi ychwaneg o gnwd na phe wedi eu tyunu yng ngliynt.

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