The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter

Carmarthen Bay ^ibhery Board. The quarterly m ating n[ the Carma-rtfleii Bay Fishery Board was id at olie Carinai- t-heji Guildhall Friday. were pre- sent jlr D. E. Se,pb2,n" Lanuairtneii j _\1r Morvy-n Peel, Danyi-niit: J>r B L. iiioxnas, ( -Ntervvii 1, Wdutfand: Mr !I>. Evans, -Manordatf; Rev A. Fuller Mills, Carmarthen: Mr Jos. Morgan. Carmarthen; Mr Hea^wrfc Peel, Taliaris; Mr J. L. Thomas, Caegla- Mr H. A. Lew it;. Carmarthen; Mi John Morgan, Mr L. D. Thomas, Carmarthen; the Deputy-Clerk (Mi C. H. Morgan Griffiths); and the Supt. of "Water Bailiffs (Mr H. O. Long Price). APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN. Rev A. Fuller Mills proposed, Mr W. N. Jones seconded, and it was unanimously carried that Mr Mervyn Peel be elected chairman of the Board for the ensuing year. Mr Dd. Evans proposed, Mr L D. Thomas seconded, and at was unanimously carried, that the Rev A. Fuller Alii Is be elected vice- chairmain for the ensuing year. THE LATE MR DANIEL STEPHENS. The Chairman moved that they place on record their deep sense of the loss which the Board had sustained in the death of its chairman, Mr Daniel Stephens, in October last. Mr StephenJ was a very old and faith- ful member of this Board, and at the time of his death lie had been chairman for nearly two years. During that time Mr Stephens had won not only their respect, but also their esteem and confidence for the ability and the impartiality with which he presided at the meetings. He was sure that they all deplored his loss; and their sympathy went out to his family in their sorrow. This motion was carried in silence by the members all .rising to their feet. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The Executive Committee was appointed with the addition of Mr John Morgan, and Dr Thomas. FISHERY CONFERENCE. The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries wrote that it was proposed to hold a meeting of i opr.recitatives of Fishery Authorities in i London. They asked that the Carmarthen j Bay Fishery Board should appoint a repre- sentative., The meeting would be held in Juno at a date which would be fixed later. Mr iicrbert Peel propocvd that the chair- man act as their representative. Mr J. L. Thomas seconded the proposition. Rev A. F. Mills asked what was the dele- gate supposed to represent. The Clerk The views of the Board. Rev A. F. Mills said that he never knew they had a,ny views. The Chairman said that they had some views regarding fishing in the Bay. L'r Thomas said that that was a very im- poitant question, and iL touched them very closely. There was now a proposal to open Carmarthen Bay to trawlers of any size. That was certainly contrary to the interests of the fishermen in the district. Mr Stokes, of Teniby, had put down for the next meeting of the Milford Haven Deep Sea Fisheries Board a propcsal which would open the whole of Carmarthen Bay to trawlers. This, he believed, was being done on behalf of the fishermen of Tenby. Being a member of the Deep Sell Fisheries Board, he (Dr Thomas) would I ke to be fortified by the opinion of the Carmarthen Bay Fishery Board Ol this question. He could give the views of the rod fishermen and of the net fishermen on the qllesion. The Newport fishermen had bridged the Board to take them und r the suprvisicn of the Bo.ard so that they could keep the trawlers out. The fact of the traw's being laid across the mouth of a river prevented the •salmon running up. They had kept the trawls outside limit in Carmar- then. and outside the limit on the whole sea- board fro,111 Glamorganshire bournclary right up to Aberystwith. There was no question that the fishing had improved in the district with the exception only of Newport. In the river Taf, with which he was best acquainted, it had improved 250 per cent. He begged to move that the Board protect agaim^t the proposal to extend the limits within which trawling was to be allowed. Rev A. F. M:s seconded the motion. Mr Joseph Morgan said that he repre- sontrd the ifshermen of Ferryside. The I fishermen of Ferryside1, Llansaint, and Llan- stephan had had a meeting the other night; there had also (been a meeting at Llanelly to protest against ;t. The-c men depended on the seine net and ground fishing, and they protested ,n the strongest possible inaniior against this proposed mew bye-law. Already 18 feet trawls were allowed inside the bay;, but this new bye-law would mean that 35ft. trawls with ten tons gross tonnage were allowed in. In the case of the smaller ones they had to take up their trawls every half hour; the result was that when they threw small fishes (back there was a chance that the fih would be alive. But these others were not obliged to pull up their trawls within a certain time, and the result was that the small fish would be dead when they weiro thrown Ihack. The system was also destruc- tive to the gcind fishing as the bed of the was grown ha,rd and the fish had no food. The celts now coming down to clean them- selves "w ould be snatched up by these trawls. Moist of these trawlers were owned bv men who did not reside in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire; they resided in Swansea. This Board received t55 in licenses from the seine net men who were poor mon, and had a very hard life. The Board ought, there- fore, to do what it could to protect their interests. These big trawlers could go all over the ocean., whereas the seine net men could only fish in the Bay. He moved tha^ they appeal against the proposed change in the bye-laws. Dr Thomas said that fi,, did not think uapIwal" was strong enough. He thought "prott'ist" ",as the proper word. It was en- tirely a personal question with these Tenby I men they (Ed not care whether thev ruined the fishing or not. Jfr D. E. Stephens said that he was one of those who had made a few experimental hauls in Saundersfoot Bay with the object of ascertaining the effect of these bye-laws in preserving the fish. Incidentally, he might mention that as they came up with a bag of small fish, they were hooted by the fishermen of Tenhv. The result of these hauls tended to show that tbe,bays were useful as a nursery ground for small flat fish. He would not lay much on the numher of celts which these trawlers could catch but he would lay stress on the fact that they were not com- pelled to pull up their bags within half an hour. He thought that this Board ought to be represented before the enquiry which would take 'place into the proposed bye-law. A resolution of protest was unanimously carried. THE CLOSE TIME. Mr E. A. Rogers asked if anything further had 'been heard of the proposal to arrange a uniform olese time for the rivers. If they took the weekly close tame and the annual, close time. there were not more than three month.s fishing in the year. The Chairman said th -t he had no further information on the sublet. TAPPING THE LOUGHOR. The Board of Agriculntm and Fisheries wrote askinc for the opinion of the Board 011, the Bllrrv Port amd Lhnellv UrhaIL Water Bill. v Rev A. F. Mills .-aid that as that matter was under the consider;.tion of the COlldlty Councd, they had better let it lie on the table The Chairman: We ought to take a little notice of it. Rev A. Fuller Mills said that the County Council had taken certain steps to conserve the water of the county. He d'd not Fee how they could deal with a bill like that when the matter was under the consideration of the County Council. He moved that the letter lie on the table. Mr D. E. Stephens moved a committee be appointed to consider the bill. He thought it was a matter of which they should take cognisance. • The Cic-!rk said that the proposal was prac- tically to abstract all the water of the Louignor and^to provide a water supply which would a!, ow 500,000 gallons to go down every 24 hours. They had to cons'ider their riiorhts as a Fishery Board Mould I)- aff(,Cfe(i I)v taking all the water of the Loughor to the extent of 500.000 gallons every day. Rev A. F. Mills said that the appointment of a committee from the Fisherv Board could have DO effect, as the County Council were ge-jng to conserve the whole c.f the water of the county. Mr David Evans said that the County Council Mould act as a Water Board to supp'y the water to the miner authorities. It wa, possible that thp. vows of he Counrty Council would not meet with the oppi-oral of tli,at Board. The Board had to take a view ,)t the water supply as it affected the fishing. The Chairman said that it was quite 1), ia possible that the views of the County Council might clash with those of the Fishery Board. So long as Uiey saw that there was sufficient water runmmg down rthe L/ughor at the lowest period for the purpose of the fisheries that was quite sufficient. It would do no harm to appoint a committee. He did not see ho. they could get the information they desired wihout a smaU c-omniittee Dr Thomas said that if they did not pro- test they would have no locus standi. The following committee was appointed to consider the matter: Chairman, Vice-Chaitr- niaii, Mr D. E. Stephens, Mr B. A. Lewis, and Mr J. (Morgan. RIVER POLLUTION. The Clerk of the County Council foiwarded the replies which he had received from the various tinplate manufacturers. They all stated that they did not pollute the rivers. They nearly all said that they manufactured he discharge into green copper. The Supt. said that they all manufactured the stuff into green copper. They did not wish to lose this valuaible stuff, but what happened was that M he.ii a flood came it got swept into the river. He believed that they were doing the best they could; but to say there was no pollution was all nonsense. Mr Herbert Peel asked if ,anybody caught fish in the Loughor. Mr J. L. Thomas said that he had seen one caught in the Loughor; but the fishing of the Amman was quite gone. Dr Thomas moved that they take samples, and if they found pollution they should take proceedings. The Chairman said that they had no power to take proceedings. If pollution actually existed, they could only report it to the County Council. Mr J. L. Thomas said that the samples ought to be judiciously taken. There were times when the river was running as red as a fox. The Supt. was instructed to take samples from the Amman and from the Loughor. Mr Joseph Morgan said that the 'best place to take samples would be just where the dis- charge entered the river. BICYCLE ALLOWANCE. The Executive Committee recommended that the allowance of the bailiff's for their bieyeles be increased from 2s (id to 3s 4d a month. SUPT.'S REPORT. The report of the Supt. (Mr Herbert Long Price) M as as follows:- "In presenting my quarterly report, I have the honour to state that, on the whole, the spawning season should have been a good one. In October and November there was a continuous run of fish; since then the rivers were so bight that it was almost impossible to make any observations. Most of the weirs were continually watched during the flooods. Several sew in and salmon beds have been seen. but not so many as usual. Very few dead salmon have been found; this I attribute to the absence of frost during the greater pad of the M'intec. One diseased fish was seen between Conwil land Llanpumpsaint (apparently he had 'spawned). The trout should be in good condition as there has been plenty of water in the brooks. Bailiff Walters was assaulted, and your Board ordored the prosecution, which proved successful. I have taken an extra man for the winter (John Alban) and he is giving every satisfac- tion. During the year 72 cormorants' heads have been paid for. All the bailiffs continue to do their work to my satisfaction." Mr Joseph Morgan Capt. Thomas, of the Deep Sea Fishery Board told me that he would like to come into contact with Supt. Price. The Chairman: Then perhaps, sir, you will take the earliest opportunity you can of introducing them.

Onr Boy's Food. j A HOUSEFUL OF ROMPS. A happy .mother—made happy by finding a food her delicate boy can cat and enjoy— writes as fol!o'ws from Newcastle-on-Tyne:— "I must te'ilthe great 'benefit our eldest boy lia, received from Grape-Nuts. He was for a long time far from well, and we tried him with nearly evoiv kind of food and yet could not tempt him to eat. "One day, however, I saw an advertise | ment of and bought a packet He took to this food at once, and his fathei and I were delighted.to knoin. that ive had at last found something that he could eat and enjoy. In a few days this Monderful food seemed to put new life into him, and change him altogether. "He is now a bonny ae little fellow as you could wish to see, land S ofnll of life, it's a trouble at. times to keep him out of mischief. We are quite sure we owe this great improve- ment in this health to nothing but Grape- Nuts. and are so ple,ased with what the food has done for him that we are I ringing tb. younger ones up also on Grape-Nuts. Tli, are all bonny romps, and I have my hqA(Is (Itiite fiii] at times. But they do enjoy their food-it's aINA-ays more! more I-and nothing Mill do but Grape-Nuts." Name given by Grape-Nuts Co., G6, Shoe Lane, London. E.C. Cases Like the above are happening every day! Children and adults alike take readily to this nourishing appetising food. Grape- Nuts is the wholesome food starch of the best whea-t and barley, converted by twenty hours of special cooking into an easily-digested form of sugar. All the nerve and brain building phosphates of the grains, and all their.valuable tissue 'building substances are also present in Gria'peNnts. Tlici,e is, in fact, only one easily-digested and energising bodv and nerve food—that's Grape-Nuts. There' a reason.. A ten. day's trial on or adult will prove it. Everyone will relidi the fresh crispness of th" food as taken from the packet, now coveied with the special moisture-proof paper. Take no other kind of packets.

Big Blaze at Pontardulias. A fire. of alarming proportions broke out at Ponta.rdul.ais in the smaHhonrs of Friday nir>iniing last, resulting in the premises of the Portardulais Co-operative Society, a very thrivrnig concern, being gutted. The scci cty's sjieps form a block of business houses, an the danger threatened to neigh- bouring premises jvas so great that goods were removed from the stores of Mr J. Thomas, grocer, and Mr David Brace. A section of the Swansea Fire Brigade, under Inspector EdM ards responded to a call., iinti their efforts, with the aid of the local police, and P.C. Francis, Gorseinon, and hundreds of the general c, prevented the con- flagration from involving other premises jn: the ruin which Mas overtaking the co-opera- tive stores'. The damages at the Co-opera- tive Society's premises is estimated at con- siderably over £ '2.000, siderably over -t2,000,

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Llacdilo Board of Guardias s. The fcrtuiglitly meeting of this Board was held at the Shire Hall, on Saturday, under the presidency of te chairman, Mr J. G. Davies: There were also present: Mr L. N. Powell (vice-chairman), Mrs M. A. Jones, Mrs E. A. Roberts, Major Spence Jones, Rev Alban (Davies, and Messrs H. Herbert, D. W. Lewis, W. Hopkins, T. Thomas, W. Lewis, John James, W. Griffiths, Jacob Da v*ies, D. Watkins, Kvan Davies, J. P. Davies, W. W illiams, R. Thomas, J. Harries, J. Llewelyn, Pritchard Davies, W. It. Thomas, R. Evans, D. Davies, Dan Davies, J. P. Griffiths; together wiiih the Clerk (Mr R. Shipley Lewis) and other officials. The Master repotted the imniber of in mates to be 64 against 55 in the correspond- img period last yeai-1. Vagrants for the fortnight 161 again^i»153 in the correspond- ing fortnight last year. The Rev D. T. Thomas (Methodist) and the Rev D. M. Davies had preached at the house. The members of the Baptist Sunday ^School had given the inmates an entertainment, Oranges, etc., were given the children by Mrs James, Walk Cottage. The Treasurer's report showed there was due in respect to calls C351 12s lid; balance at. the bank, C270 10s.—Mr Llewelyn referr- ing to this accpunit said that at the last meet- ing it had been stated that only the Llandilo calls had been paid in.. He had found Oilt since that Quarter Bach Iiad sent in the money on the Friday afternoon in time for the proper report to have bee,n presented to the meeting.—Other guardians made similar complaints, and Mrs Roberts considered the matter should be gone into, and she gave notice of motion to that effect. RELATIVES LIABILITY COMMITTEE. The Rev J. Alban Davies said that as a result of their investiigatiiis, the relatives liability committee had secured contribu- tions from relatives of paupers amounting to £ 88 8s per year, or about P-1 14s per week, an amount which would be sufficient to pay the salary of one of their relieving officers. The rev. gentleman said the committee was hope- ful of receiving more still. He 'referred to several cases where the relatives were in arrears with their payments, and it was decided in one or two cases to institute pro- ceedings against t,lie-iii.-A-lr Hammond said it was verv unkind on the part of some of the Guardians not to take greater interest in the work of the committee. Out of a total of 13 members of the committee, only about four or five attended their meetlnisrs on an average. He thought that was a TQ^race to the board. They ought to attend and try to do justice to all.—Mrs Jones proposed a vote of thanks to the committee for the manner in which they carried out their work. —Mr Watkim; seconded saying the committee had dore well in the past and would do more in the future.—The Clerk said that in oases where proceedings were taken, against rela- tives, the onus of proving they had sum- cient means to cocrtribute lay on the board. MR WATKINS' SUPERANNUATION. The Clerk stated that ije' had written to Mr Watkins with reference to his super- annnation. Mr Watkins wrote acknowledg- ing the Board's offer of £ 59 without preju- dice. As he Jjclievod he was entitled to £ 96 13s 4d, he respectfully declined to accept less than that amount.—Mr Evan. Davies said that lie had suggested that day fortnight the appointment of a small committer, and to ask Mr Watkins ,¡:f ho would please meet them. As lit had not' yet left the country he (Mr Davies) begged to move in that direc- tion to-day. The might then in sionie way or another comie to an amicable arrange- ment .with .him.—The Chairman: Do you want him to reconsider his ..etfer?—Mr Evan Davies: Yes, and to come to meet us.—Mr W. Griffiths thought Mr Watkins ought to come to meet them. They had borju very kind to him in the past, £ 59 was a very reasonable offer. He seconded the motion. —Mr Herbert said he had had a conversation with Mr Wat-kins on the matter, and he replied that he could not see why he should accept less than was coming to him, a.nd he stated that he would not take less.—Mr L. N. Powell did not thi,nk it would be of the slightest use to appoint a coiiimiittee.-A-,tr Evan Davies said they might offer him some gratuity that would prove useful to him. He could see no harm in appointing a committee. —Mr Hammond said there was a rumour he would accept a lump sum and finish with it. Mr L. N. Powell moved as an amendment that the matter be now isubmitted to the L.G.B. for their decision.—Rev J. A. Davies seconded. It was very rich to hear people suggest that he would accept less than was legally due to him. Some one had said at a previous meeting that they should temper just.ee with meicy. Othere said that he should not be paid a penny more than was legally due to hiini. Mr Watkins retaliated and said that lie would not accept a penny less than was legally due to him. Had he ber-n offered the in the first instance he would have aceorted it. Mr EvarJl Davies wished it to be clearly understood that Mr A\ at kins never .gave them an offer to accept £ 59.—The Clerk expressed the orin inn that I he was legally entitled to the £96 13s 4d. a'rd in answer to a question., the Clerk said that Mr Watkins was entitled on the regis- trarship to superannuation on the average for the last five years. If they had any dis- pute with him, they must go to the L.G.B. The auditor was of the same opinion.—Mr I). W. Lewis said there was wo harm in asking him to reconscder hiis decision. If he would not, the L.G.B. could be written to. They ought not to go to the L.G.B. over the bead of the imam without first hearing his views.. Mr Llewelyn asked it they could give him a lump isuin. —The Clerk replied that they oou'd if he chore to take it. but he feared that he would not. Mr W. Griffiths held, in view cf what the doctors saxl, it would be dangerous to do that. -The .amendment that the whole matter be referred to the L.G.B. was carried,

LAMPETER. RACES. Councilor Tom James presided at a ge leral meeting of the commi ttee of the Lampeter Races on Friday evening held at the Lio Hot 1, Mr J. C. Harfo-r-d was ap- po'jated pn ide.it, Mr E. Lloyd Jones, Lon- don aqd Provincial Bark, treasurer; and Mr R. M. Davies, My.rvle Hill, secretary. The committee selected Wednesday, February 19th, as the date of the annual races..

Llandilo Rural District Council. 1 Mr John Jones (chairman) presided. COMPLAINT AGAINST A MEMBER. The reading of the following letter caused some amusement:— •Llanegwad Parish. My Dear Sir,-Please read this letter to the District Council ,next time them meet in regard to 'building a bridge at Velindre ford near Drysllwyn. We saw in, the newspapers that Mr lB. Thomas, Twyn, District Coun- cillor,' Llanegwad, uses the name of the parishioners of that parish, and said that they were anxious to have a bridge built here We beg to say that it is quite the contrary. We are thoroughly against suoh a thing. It is only a mere waste of the ratepayers money. Mr Thomas wants the (bridge for his own sake as a milk seller. The road is only a small bye-road without much traffic. There- fore there i5. no need of a bridge in this small plaice. The irates siaJe high, enough now without wasting them in this way. If the bridge is built, we must call a meeting of the pai, Isli to protest aganist such a waste of the ratepayers motley for thebemdit of the milk sellers only. We shan't pay rates for this unnecessary thing (laughter) Let Mr Thomas do it himself. We need a bridge in Velingiwm, II)iit the rates are too high to talk about it now. But it is advisable to call the attention of the road surveyor to the ford at Velindre to put it in a passable oonditioJl and the footbridge with as little cost- ,is We are sirs, your truly, Win. Evans, Thomas Davies, Dd. Jones, and John Williams.—-Mr D. W. Lewis moved the letter be laid on the table.—The Chairman seconded, and it was carried.—Mr Evan Davies said that the letter was an anony- mous one, „and they could not therefore con- sider it. The writers did not give their addresses. AMJMANFORD WATER BILL. The Clerk was authorized to petition against the Ammanford and I knellv Water Bills. ROAD LABOURERS AND THEIR PAY. Tn accordance with notice, the Rev Alban Davies moved that tho payment to the road ■labourers by measurement be discontinued. There were, he said, only two parishes in the whole district who paid by measurement or chain work, viz., Talley and Llansawel. They wanted to put their menl on. the same footing as other districts. If it was fair to pay the other men by the day, it would be fair to do the .same with these. Payment by measurement had been done awav with at Llandovery and Tjla.nyby.ther. M.r Ban Davies seconded, and .Major Spence Jones complained that some of the men only started about 9 -111. and left about 3 p.m.— Mr Evan Davies said that there might be some who did do a full day's work, but he objected to the statement they were all the sine.—After further discussion, the Rev Alban .Davies said he would withdraw hi.8 mot:oci, provided they were all paid by measurement.—In the. result the motion was defeated. l N8AN1TA RY DWELLi NGS. Mr Evan Jones, in his sanitary report, drew attention to the fact that ho found in the parish of Quarter Bach on the mountain near the Rose and Crown, a woodeei shed of very limited dimensions, the living room being only divided by a cut tain from the place where the husband and wife and three enddren slept .at night. The floor was very wet, and owing to a bad flue in the room it was full of smoke Close by was anothew slied occupied by a young man, and his wife. in this case again there was only a ground floor, the living and bed room being attached without any division. The fire was placed in the. centre of the room in an odd iron boiler. The room was without a fire place or a flue. The floor was covered with crushed cinders. There was no privy accommodation to either oi these shedts. and they were quite tilifit for human haibitatiioin. The occupiers were in receipt of goood wages.—It was resolved to serve notices on the parties to quit.

Peculiar American Plant. CURES COUGHS AND LUNG TROUBLES. ITS REMARKABLE EFFECT. The extraordinary healing properties of a little known American plant, used in the composition of Veno's Lightning Cough Cure e testified to lby the well-known analyst, VV. La-celh'.s-Scott, Esq., F.S.Sc. (London), who reports as follows "I have examined the preparation known as Veno's Lightning Coqg-h Cum, and I find it to be entirely free from metallic impuri- ties and irritants of every description, and the most delicate testis have failed to detect any -lace of morphia, opium, or other poison^ ous narcotics such as render, espeeiaMy for administration to children, many of the cough mixtures commonly sold so "Veno's Lightning Cough Cure appear* to owe its remarkable effectiveness, according- to my analystioal results, mainly to the joint action cf certain {alines and the fluid extract o a peculiar d litttle known American plant W tth this latter, however, I happen to be acquainted, and I regard the combina- tion just referred to as a novel and ingenious i one. V er.o's Lightning Cough Cure can be obtained for 9cl., Is lid., and 2s 9d., of all chemists, +

Mr. Mfc Kcnra's t WALES ADVISED TO ACCEPT. The opinion prevails in well-informed 1 quarters that the Welsh education authori- ties would do well to accept with as little delay as possible M..r AlcKeima's offer to place them on the same terms, su-Ujoet, to the same regulations, as Kng.Iamd' in the matter of -grant's, to secondary schools. In order to benefit by this offer—and the Ihenrfit iin- volves an increase in the grant to the extent of many thousands of pOUilJds-it is neces- sarv that flile revistd figures should be in- eluded in the estimates to be presented before the end of March. Wales has the^as,suran.ce of the President of the Board of "Educaticn, that the accept- ance of his offer would sin no way weaken the Welsh Department-, or interfere^ in any way with the working cf the Welsh secondary sonool kSy&,em. lire differences in the En- lish and Welsh regulations are insignificant, and it is considered that thev should not hinder fora. moment a settlement of the question on the lines of }1,r MeKe-.na's offer.

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A Visit to Ireland. ADDRESS BY THE MAYOR OF KIDWELLY. The memlbers of the Loyal Gwenllian, Lodge of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows were greatly entertained and edified by an address delivered to them Oil Saturday evening last by one of the fraternity, P.G. and Trustee W. AVilkins, Mayor, who took as his suibject, "A Visit to Ireland." He prefaced his re- marks by saying that his experiences during hisi years of office had 'been, quite an educa- tion, and had been the means of broadening his views oin matters in genera 1. Nothing, he added, was so conducive to a right appre- ciatioii, of men and things as travel—going amongst strangers and learning at first hand their customs, prejudices, and peculiarities. He then briefly described his journey in August of :last year to Dublin. How, accom- panied by his present Deputy (Mr D. Row- Lands), he proceeded to Fishguard, proceed- ing thence -by the s.s. St. David to Rosslare, which was reached after a pleasant, but un- eventful passage in three hours. The run by rail from Rosslare could not be described as exhilarating, but the tedium was relieved by the appearance on the scene at Kildare of an officer of the Royal Forces, who proved not only an agreealble travelling companion, but also a. friend. 1 hanks to his good offices, they secured splendid accommodation at the Ormonde Hotel, whither they were accom- panied by their new comrade. The journey had taken 14J hours to accomplish, and they • were quite ready to .avail themselves of the provisiollsma,de for satisfying the inner man. after which repose for the night was Soligilt. Next day was devoted to sight seeing, amongst the places of interest visited bein"- Trinity College, with its 1,600 students, the Museum and St. Stephens Park, with its wonderful orn.amentat grounds. Sackvi-lle street called for special attention it is the finest street in DuibiiQ and oontaiins several imposing monuments, including a Nelson column and a statue of O'Coimell. The exhibition 'was next visited, and all inspec- tion made of the various exhibits, particu- latiy that of Messrs Mansfield, whose patent lighting plaint it was at that time intended to introduce into xvidwellv. Everv facility was afforded the speaker to acquaint himself with the various appliances used in connec- tion with this method of lighting, and he was thoroughly satisfied with the system, which could be utilised in addittiom for cooking and heating p,url).o,s.e. His only regret now was that the Kidwelly Town; Council had not thought it advisable,to- adopt the Mansfield scheme. In Donegal, where it had been installed, he could say, on the authority of the local Roman, Catholic priest who was at first a decided opponent of the new system, it had exceeded the anticipations of its most ardent supporters. Sunday morning was set apart for seeing the Dublin citizens at wor- ship. An. early cob brat ton, of the Mass in the Roman Catholic Cathedral drew form His Worship a tribute to the intensely reverent and devotional spirit of the mem- bers of that religious community. Would that more of the self-same spirit were introduced into Protestant, and particularly Noncon- far mist services, Lie was greatly impressed with the musical portion of the morning er- vice, the singing u about the best li has heard. The entire absence of class distinc- tion inside the sacred edifice was also a matter which could not fail to strike a Pro- testant stranger like himself. The after- noon of an Irish Sabbath is not devoted to religious observances, but all forms of recrea- tion are indulged in. and these might be wit- nessed in Phoenix Park, which he visited, and where his guide led him to the spot where that i,.otis crime—the murder of Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke-was perpetrateil. Glasnevm Cemetery, containing the tombs of Ireland's most renowned sons, v. as the next centre of attraction. Here he stood above the mortal remains of the two greatest Nationalist leaders—Daniel diaries Stewart Parnell. St. Patrick's Cathedral, a magnificent pile, claimed his attention, on Bank Holiday. The environ- ment. however, is a striking contrast to tho beauty of the structure, as here ho encoun- tered the lowest type of humanity he had seem in Dublin. Dublin Ca-tle a 'd the Law Courts wi-ee amongst the iiitorestiw Wooes seen and in connection with the former he could not refrain from exnmssino- his gnat surprise at the possibility *-of removing the Regalia, seeing how many soku-or, deiec- fives, and ether officials are o.u duty nio-ht and day guarding the place. The return I journey called for Ilo comment. A few eii-o anecdotes added to enliven the address, wnieh was listened to with interest bv the tairiv large audience that had .a.ssembVd. His Worship concluded with an appeal .to his young hearers to husband their resources, I and iii,-)t to squander their inoiiev on pa sine pleasures, so that they might. have theVopoi" tanity of tasting the real sweets that enlv he who travels can ever possibly enjoy. Tiie Secretary (Bro. Tiro. \t > ■■■) said that he had listened to tht- nd'l-c v. i "i <2>-oat interest, and he felt very gr;Ke'"ul i > i! e flavor for- giving them an hour o: his I able time as he had dene that ni-drr. H" j complimented him en boMie th • m:tf a d I manner üf hi, delivei-A-, and felt ;j j | present would associate themselves w'Ui th'■ compliment, Pro I). 0. Jones, like the pits-ions spaker, \\as pleased with -the i'ddress. He wnn a truck i with His Wor.ship'.s re-.euiti-ve memory, wh.ish ha(l-i -lit "I 1J to give details of everything lie had sei n. He was also a keen observer, and tin's. w.'Hi his other good qualities, was a i'ac or in a listing i him to attain his t -t-li-at )f Chief -Magistrate of h \s .isat-ive toivn Ho (the speaker) was glad to find the Mayor, strong Plot( sta.iit andNoriieonifoimiis.t that he is. broad minded enough to pay the tribute lie did to the Catholic wor- shippers. v present to hear fiueh an interesting- address i He hoped as_ a result of the Mayor's eJ.serv: tiolis tli-,it more spirit I would pervade our .serv K*es. A -III, desirable in ibis direct ion more os-pec-pally in, the -N :Hieonior'u- ist bedies, the Church of England being 'le-s giri-ty o.f this aok of .reverence. He t-lioueht j our Mayor ,should be made a Justice of the Peace, and felt sure if the powers that elevated hiim to the Countv Bench, they vvould be meeting the wishes" of aM classes of the community in Kidwelly. A heaity vote of thanks was given to the Mayor, on the proposition of the Secreta-rv! seconded by Bro. John Davie-. In reijuvid- ing;, His Worship explained he had only just returned from Cardiff, If(-, I'll a:cl I)e attending the functions in (-unecticn with the presentation of the fr-e; (lorn cf that eitv to the Right Hai. D. Lloyd George, He had been pressed by his friends to prolono- his visit over Sunday, but he would not dji- appoint his Brother Oddfellows on account, tpr j i

you make them, Mother ? Mothers who use the sure raising powder- 'JL3 Paisley Flour t,Fraà: Mark) can always supply the children with plenty of good wholesome scones, cakes and buns. 1 oz. of Paisley Flour" to 8 02;S. of ordinary flour, with other added ingredients will Successfully and quickly make the best of everything- in cakes, pastry, and tea table dainties. Id., 3A'd. and 7d. packcts contain- i/ig many interesting recipes, AMMANFORD. CONCERT,—G.i. Saturday, ihe Trsoiky Royal Maje Voice Party, under the c.1 Mr "TiILamT:oma: gav. an vxcellent rCH- t 'a, re t <at the Ivoivtcs Hall, Animanford. Dr. Hugh a presided over a (large audience. The proceeds were tin. aid of the AVelish We^loynn Church building fund.

Carmarthea iiorousfli POIICG Court. MONDAV.—Before the .Mayor (Mr John Lewis), Mr C. W. Jones, Dr Deuzil Harries, Mr T. Thomas (Harddfan), Mr H. E. Blag- don-Richards, and Mr W. Spurrell. EXTENSIONS. Ali, H. Brunei White applied for ail exten- bicm until midnight for several houses on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday night on the occasion of the races. The extension was granted to the following: Ivy Bueih, Boar's Head, Plough, Nelson, Spread Eagle, and the Angel (N-ott Square). AN OLD OFFENDER. P.C. Walters charged Ada Thompson with being drunk and disorderly. The Constable said: At 5.30 p.m. on tho 13th inst., I saw the defendant in Mill st., very drunk, molesting the landlady of the Albion Inn by cursing and swearing, and using the most disgraceful language. I asked her to go away. After a good deal of trouble I got her to go. She went away cur-sing and swearing. Defendant was understood to say that she had met her son after sixteen years, and he had given her a glass of brandy. Supt..Smith proved 21 previous convictions and the Mayor said that the defendant would have to go to gaol for a month. TWO MORE-OLD OFFENDERS. Daniel Rae was charged by P.C Walters with being drunk and disorderly. The Constable said: At 8 p.m. on the 20th inst. I saw the defendant in Nott Square, drunk and disorderly, cursing and swearing and using obscene language. 1 went on to the defendant- and asked him to stop using such language. Supt. Smith proved 3o previous convic- tions. In answer to Mr Spurrell, the defendant said that lie got most of the drink for nothing The Bench fined defend,ant 5s and costs. George Rae war^similarly charged. P.C. Daniel Davies said that on Tuesday, the 21st., he saw the defendant making a di turbanee in Friars Park. Defendant went into the lodging house. The Clerk asked if there was a registered lodging house there. The Constable said that there was. Supt. Smith proved 78 previous convic- tions. I3e,fen.da:iit was fined os and costs. NO LIGHT. Charles Sutton was called. A geiiile.ili,aa-i appeared who sai that he was named "E. F. Sutton." He did not raise any technical objection oil that account. The defendant, who lives at St. Helens road, Swansea, was charged with not- carry- ing a tail light !O as to illuminate the identification plate of his motor car. P.C. Bilirubin said that on the 14th inst., at 9.40 p.m., he saw a motor car in King st., without a tail light. It was coming from the direction of Priory street. He saw Mr Sutton light the lamp in Queen street. Defendain t said that he too-k every precau- tion he could. He had come from Cardigan. He ^refilled^ the lamp at Newcastle Eiiilvii. Ho re-lighted it at Comvil. It was a good lamp but it WNlt. out. The Mayor said that the- case would be dis- missed on payment of costs.

Carmarthen eounty Pcty Fessiops Tins court was held on Saturday before Mr Dudley WiUi'ams-Drummond (chairman); Mr C. 'V: .IGnes. G\\THfrryn (rice-dwirman); 1\:11" Ali- AY. J. Hughes, I Brv.n.haiwddgar: ai d Air J. Uovd Thomas, G,¡!.fa ell, THE DRINK. Edward Griffiths and .Edward Thomas, b 'th colliers, cf Ivy Cottage, Llaaiybri, Llaiiistepban. were each fined lis inclusive <'f costs, at the instance o-t P.C. John Lloyd Thomas, for having been drunk. XO LIGHT. III the employ o. Ate. ieuby. v. as charged with having no rear light -to his motor car at Couwil. Defendant pleaded guilty, and said be wisvs net aivtaro that it had gone out. The lamp was lit when ho left Carmarthen town, ;ie l :> eeut a nrrf" out ho had oeension to attend to his brakes, aind it was lift then. P.O. 1), J. Davies proved the case, and the defendant^ was fined 10s and costs, his license being also endorsed. BAD LANG FAG E. P.C. Joseph Reyncn charged Thomas Senklron. coil er, Tumble, with using obscene language at Porthyrhyd on the previous Sunday. J here was a large crowd around hum, and he was using vile language. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s and costs. BEEUSIXG TO QlTf. Wil/iam Thomas, Whitehall Cottage, Llaiv- ^crdnirue..was summoned by his landlord, Mr David Owe: for re!using to quit, and an ejoc'ment- order was app'ied for. There was a/i agreement that Thomas should pay the if tl every two months. The Bench leiuscd to make the older.

Will of Aklermai. Daniel Stephens Kidu eliy. Probate was granted in London on Thurs- day of the will of Alderman Daniel Stephens, of the Arlais, iv dwelly, head of the firm of Step,liens and Siiicia brick manufacturers tw:ee mayor cf Kidwelly, county and borough elderinaiii and magistrate, who died on the 19th of October, aged 62, leaving property {3.GÐ5 gross and tlO,285 -net personality to his soi, Alfred -Stephens.- of BroomhriI:1, KiJd- we.ly. and 1 homes Oriffihts, ef Bllrry Port, to each ef whom was left a legacy of £ 50 for e>oeutor: bin. TI I f' testator left'the residue lh> properly to lis uii, life, and The Arbes and ;i!i iiiii'ii!y < L'-l'iO to his daugh- I r, I< •<»!•« iic Stephens, ami 3Iountairr 'M « imonies, and all a,' nni-ity ol t'300 to las daughter, Ann.ie Pris- ciilla Smart, and the ultimate residue to his sou, A^'rcd.

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