The Carmarthen Journal and South Wales Weekly Advertiser

LOCALWEDDINrS COULTER—TEMPEST. A wedding1 of much local interest, t place at St Nichols Church Dundalk, Ireland, on Wednesday last when Miss Nor ah Tempest, formerly cookery mistress At the Carmarthen County Girls' School., daughter of Mr,'and -Mre, Tr-mpest, Doug las-place, Dundalk, was married to air. p Arthur S. Coulter. ,r .'0( DAY IKS—D A VIES. On Tuesday last a pretty wedding. was solemnised at Union-street Congregational dreNpcl when Mr. David Arthur Davies, Trefechan Farm, near Carmarthen, was married to Mies Ada. Davies, Pentremeurig Farm, College-road. The bridesmaid was Mi«s Annie Lodwick, Pentremeurig Farm, while the best man was Mr. W. Scurlock, Pentremeurig. The pastor, Rev. Oliver Stephens, B.A., B.D., officiated.

LOCAL OBITUARY MR. ALFRED GEORGE, NEATH. We regret to announce the death of Mr. Alfred George, of 11, Cresswelbterraxe, Neath, which event took 'place on the -lytn inst., in his 54th year. Deceased was the second son of the late Mr. Thomas George, woollen manufacturer, Waterloo-terrace. Carmarthen, and brother of Mr. Hill George, 81, Priory-street, Carmarthen, and of Miss Elizabeth George, 68, -St Catherine- street, Carmarthen. He leaves to mourn their loss a widow and five children, and a host of relatives. Deceased was well-known in Carmarthen and was much respected. The funeral took place on Saturday last at Llanwit Cemetery, and was very largely attended. The Vicar of St. David's Church, Neath, officiated at the house, the cemetery, and at the graveside. Amongst the chief mourners were Mr. Percy and Mr. Harry George (sons); Mr. Hill Geopge, Carmar- then (brother); Mr. John Da.vies, Priory- gjfcreet, Carmarthen (brother-in-law); Mr. David Jones {cousin:) and Sons, plumbers, King-street, Carmarthen. Mr. John Johns, Pontardawe (son-in-law); Mr. Wm. Richards Tumble (son-in-law); Mr. Sam Jones, Lan- dore (cousin). Large numbers of costly wre«th? were sent. Amongst them being: From wife and children: his sister Eliza- beth; Mr. J- Morgan, J.P., his employer; Rechabites of the district; Postmaster and staff. Deceased's father wa a prominent figure at St. David's Church, Carmarthen, at one time, and held the post of church- warden tfor a great number of years, and was a liberal contributor to the funds of the thtir,ch. Heddwch i'w lwch. —

ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.'S DEMAND CARMARTHEN'S REPRESENTATION ON COUNTY WAR PENSIONS' COMMITTEE. SOLDIERS AND '"PAUPERISM." A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Carmarthen Town Counoil was held at the Guildhall on Wednesday night, the Mayor (Mr. J. Lewis) presiding. There were also present: Dr. Gibbon. Rev. Fuller Mills, Messrs. L. D. Thomas, H. S. Holmes, Dd. Williams, Wm. Evans, D. J. Davies, Thos. Davies, Oliver Jones. W. J. Martin; together with the Town Clerk (Mr .H. B. White) and his assistant (Mr. J. Gifrord), and the Borough Surveyor (Mr. Finglah). TRAINING CORPS' SPORTS. On behalf of the Volunteer Training Corps, Mr. C. Haydn Williams applied for the use of the park to hold sports on Bank Holiday, August 7th. The Mayor—What about the charge? Mr. Dd. Williams-Grant it free on this occasion. The application was granted. The use of the park was also granted on Thursday, July 6th, to hold school sports in connection with the Model School. ELECTRIC COMPANY'S ACTION. Correspondence was read from the Car- marthen Electric- Light Co., stating in reply to the council's letter, that they could not depart from the terms of their offer to allow £35 in respect of the 24 lamps discontinued by the council as a matter of war economy, on condition that the council allow them during the war to charge one penny per unit extra on private consumers. As they asked for an immediate reply as to whether the corporation agreed to this offer, the Town Clerk said he wired to the company's office in London stating that he could not give an answer before consulting the coun- cil. In reply to this the company now wrote stating- that negotiations must be closed, and that the council must pay the full amount. Mr. Dd. Williams—We must wait and see what is the next step. Mr. L. D. Thomas moved that the 24 dis- continued larnns be replaced, and Mr. W. J. Martin seconded. Mr. H. S. Holmes said he could not see that it was the business of the corporation to look after the private consumers. It was the private consumer's business to look after himseff. Mr. Dd. Williams-I think we are here to protect the private consumer. Mr. Holmes—I don't object to it, but I thought I might say that. The Mayor saicf he thought the council would have to pay the company tne £ ?i). Mr. Wm. Evans—We shall have to pf the JB70 now, and that is the full amount. Mr. W. J. Martin said he did not think the oomi>any could claim the whole amount because the standards and the wires were beflng Used for private lighting. Why. should the council pay for their maintenance when others had the use of them? Mr. Wm. Evans said he did not with Mr. Martin. The council had paid for counsel's opinion and they could not go be- yond that again. Mr. Dd. Williams—By paying this money due to them, can the company raise the price of current to the private consumer? The Clerk-No. Mr. Dd. Williams—Are they going to have a try at it? The Clerk-How can they try? Mr. Wm. Evans-The company cannot do that without the consent of this Council. That is counsel's opinion. The Mayor explained that the contract made allowed the company to charge 5d. pe" unit, nad they could not alter it without ll e consent of the corporation. Mr. L. D. Thomas—Why should we con- cede anything to the company? They are looking after their own interests. They will not concede anything to the corpora^m. Mr. Dd. Williams said that as counsel's opinion was against the corporation, tbey should adhere to the contract and pay v. hat they were supposed to pay. He rot be a party to the company charging ab^ia 5d. per unit. Mr Oliver Jones—If the company break the contract in one way owing to the 1'. we can break it in another wav. Whnt is sauce for-the-goose is sauce for the gander. Mr. Wm. E-vangr-Wllat is the other w«j ? Mr. Oliver Jones—If they charge the extra P<MrT Wm. Evans—But they cannot charge it without coKiing* to us. That '• for us to docido* Mr. H. S. Holmes said £ 70 would mean a half-penny rate, and he objected to paying a half-penny rate to protect the private consumer. Mr. Wm. Evans said it would be more M profitable to the company if the council paid the £70. Mr. Dd. Willims—Oh dear no, not more profitable than if they are allowed to charge the extra. penny. Mr. D. J. Davies—Counsels opini, is against us, and we have got to pay the £ 70, but can they, without the council's consent, increase the príoé to private consumers? The Clerk-No. Mr. Holmes—Counsel's opinion is against them on that. Mr. Oliver Jones said he had been tokt bv a director of the company that they were going to press for the extra charge of a penny per unit. Mr. Wm. Evans-We ought to have lumped at the offer of the F,35 at the start. Now the ratepayers ha<ve had to pay for counsel's opinion aa wall. Mr. Oliver Jones-I don't agree with you on that. We are paying them now over J325 for doing nothing. Mr. L. D. Thomas—They are gettiny £ 70 at the -expense of the ratepayers. They are depriving the ratepayers of this six months of public lighting, and we are paying them for nothing. Mr. Thomas Davies said that really speak- ing. the council would only suffer the loss of lighting. They were in the same position now from a financial point of view as they were before the discontinuance of the 24 lamps. The Mayor said the JB70 covered a period of twelve months, and the six months ui question would mean 235. Mr. Thos. Davies-We must not study economy in the future (laughter). The motion of Mr. L. D. Thomas, that the Company be asked to replace the discon- tinued lamp9, waa carried, and the question of payment was postponed, pending the Com- pany .sending in their account. Mr. Wm. Hvarur-They will be sure to send their bill in. It will be all right about that. Rev. Fuller Mills said it should be made clear to the publio that the Council were making a stand against the increase of a penny per unit to private consumers. SOLDIERS' WELFARE. In reply to the Council's resolution ex- pressing the opinion that the proper repre- sentative of Carmarthen on the County Committee, under the Naval and Military Pensions Act, should be the Mayor, the Statutory Committee in London wrote stating that there was no provision in the scheme for the appointment on the County Committee of a representative of the Town Council. The Statutory Committee pre- sumed that this had been a. matter of ar- rangement between the Town Council and the County Council, and they could not in- terfere. The Mayor pointed out that no arrange- ment had been made between the Town Council and the County Council. Mr. Dd. Williams proposed that they send a reply stating that the Town Council had not been consulted in any way. RelY. Fuller Mills seconded, and stated, that the County Council had conceded a separate committee under the Act to Llan- elly in order to shut Llanelly's mouth, be- cause it agitated in the matter, but he did not think they in Carmarthen were entitled to a committee because the population was not over 10,000. Mr. H. S. Holmes-What I want to know is whether the officials and this Council are 11 fraid of Nicholas? I am not. This is not the first time. The County Council, if only as a matter of courtesy, ought to appoint the Mayor of Carmarthen as the representative of the town. Rev. Fuller Mills said the Town Council could not do too much to push on this mat- ter. "Here we are talking like nineteen to the dozen, said Mr. Mills. There are men coming home from the front disabled and the administration of the funds has not commenced, and the London Statutory Committee is referring the matter continu- ally to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Association. By that means, hundreds of our men are suffering—and suffering tremendously. In T,o'v-|on there are disabled men who are ob- liged at the present time, having come from the front. to earn a living for themselves and families by playing an organ on the streets. Others are receiving nothing- on < technical medical point. The Medical Board say that the ailments they are suffer- ing from have nothing to do with the war, but the men were good enough to be sent to the war. Men will be coming back from the front by the hundreds after the sweeping movement which the Allies are contemplat- ing, and here is the County Council moving at a snail's pace." It was decided to Doint out to the Statu- tory Committee in London that the Town Council had not been consulted at all ;n the matter of the town's representation on lie County Committee, and that they sti.l thought the Mayor should be the borough representative. "PAUPERISM." A letter was read from Brigadier-General Owen Thomas, promoter of the Welsh na- tional movement to look after the interests of Welsh soldiers and sailors during i-ud after the war, stating that a great deal of misunderstanding seemed to exist as to the relationship between the movement and the War Pensions' Act. He stated that there was no reason for any antagonism between the two schemes, because there was plenty of room for voluntary effort. Mr. David Williams said that at the pre. sent time disabled soldiers who had not been discharged had not been paid what they were entitled to. They were at their parents' mercy. Rev. Fuller Mills said he wag a supporter of General Owen Thomas' scheme, which was a voluntary effort to raise £100,000, and it would be administered by an independent committee representative of every district throughout Wales. The object of the War Pensions' Act was the same as that of the Board of Guardians. In reality it was pau- perism, and their soldiers and sailors would be given what was really charity.

PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, CARMARTHEN ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. The session at the Presbyterian College was brought) to a close on Wednesday after- neon when the prizes were distributed to the successful students in the presence of a numerous gathering. The chair was occu- pied by Dr. Dawes Hicks, Professor of Philosophy in the University of London. He was supported by three other members of the Presbyterian Board: Rev. Bertram Lister, M.A., Mr. James Waters, and the Rev. William Wooding, B.A., together with the secretary, Mr. Howell Clennell, and by the Rev. Park Davies, B.A., B.D., of Nant- wich, one of the external examiners. Tre Principal reported that notwithstand- ing the losses they had sustained during the year owing to the voluntary enlistment of many of their men, there were still 20 students left, one of whom, Mr. Hendy Davies, B.A., was sitting for the final B.D. examination of the University of Wales. It had been an agitating session and the examination results were somewhat short of the usual standard, but he had nothing but praise for the general behaviour of the students who had attended to their duties with great regularity in circumstances of unusual difficulty. Amongst the losses which they had yet to face was that of his patriotic colleague, Professor Morris Owen. who had offered his services to his country at an early date and would shortly be in training for the fighting line. PRIZE LIST. A.—'Order of merit as determined by examinations:— 1;7]R Honddu William^ (year I.) Z-J: P.Martizi (IIII. 3.—G. H. Humphreys (II.). 4.—J. C. Jones (I.). 5.-Daniel Lewis (Ii! and Ebenezer Davies (II.). 7.—Gwilvni Nicholas (II.) and John Jones (II.): < 9.—D. J. Morris (II.). 8 10.—E. Cvnlais Williams (III.) and E. R. Vaughan (il.). 1I2.-D. Mynvddog Evans (I.). 13.-Ismael Lewis (LU.). 14.—D. E. Peregrine (H.). 15.—Stephen Phillips (III.). 16.-Evan T. Jones (II.). 17.-G. Cen Evans (III.). 18—S, B. Samuel (in.). B.—Bursaries o.f %110 each. Thirds year: J. P. Martin and Daniel Lewie. Second year: Gwilym Nicholas, John Jones, G. E. Humphreys, D. J. Morris, and1 Ebenezer Davies. C.-Class Prizes. First year: R. Honddu Williams (£4 10s.), and J. C. Jones (£.3 14s.). D.—Special Prizes. Sharpe Prize for Biblical Studies: G. H. Humphreys ( £ 3) and Gwilym Nicholas (£21. Bailey Prize for elocution: J. C. Jones. (£1 Is.), and G. Cen Evans (21 Is.) E.The ordinary leaving certificates were given to Stephen Phillips, E. Cynlais Wil- liams, S-. B. Samuel, Ismael Lewis, J. P. Martin, Daniel Lewis, and G. Cen Evans. jttev. Bertram Liister said that he looked forward- to his visit to Carmarthen with pleasure. He congratulated the students who had joined the Army. It was a great thing which had happened to them; their ministry would benefit by the experience they are now getting. Many of them would like to be in their places, and are not kept back by the fact that they wear black or have their collars tarred the wrong way. but are wanted by more serious difficulties. He also congratulated the students who were there. They would have opportunities of work which they would not have had it an- other time. It will take years to get over the effects of the war, during that period of reconstruction there would he great work for the young ministers who are now com- mencing their work. Processor Morgan Lewiis (AberystNN-vtiil expressed his gratification at seeing'. Dr. Hieks in the chair again. If Dr. Hicks were not present it would be li,e the play without Hamlet." He sometimes asked himself whether any new evil had appeared in this war. He came to the conclusion that all the evils had existed before. As no new evils had aippcared there was no need of new methods for combating them. We want the. same old guidance and the same old safeguards. The students of different denominations learned respect for each other's .work when at this oollege. Mr. Clennell said that he had had a letter from Mr. Bailey who said that he had done 4,000 miles motor-driving in Malta convey- ing wounded soldiers to hospital. Mr. Bailey had met out there Mr. Ben. Davies, an old Carmarthen student, and the Rev. Waldo Lewis, Baptist minister, of Carmar- then. The Sharp prize was continued by the sister of the late chairman. He (Mr. Clennell) congratulated the congregation which had invited Professor Stephens to become their minister. He also paid a tribute to Professor Owen for the labour he had expended on the library. The College was th £ outcome of what it was called the "Happy Union'' when after the Toleration Act, the Nonconformist congregations felt that differences should be sunk and that in the cause of tha ministry there should be a happy union. One of the fruits of the happv union was the Presbyterian Fund. Although this particular happf union had come to an end. the Board and the College were still in existence. He had had from the senior student a ligt of those serving in the Army, and he hoped to have it exhibited in a permanent form in the College. Rev. Park Davies said that the Bible seemed to judge from the papers he had seen, to speak to the studente, with renewed power. The Bible was not written in time-. of peace, but in times of trial and stress, and now that we are passing through a similar crisis the Bible seemed to speak with renewed power. Mr. Waters said that he had thoroughly enjoyed his important duties as examiner In English. He advised the students to cultivate English literature, and they would find ita treasure beyond value and beyond price. Mr. Wooding said that when looking through the library he w struck by the fact that many books which had once re- presented a great amount of mental activity were placed aside and only possesse-d an historical value to-day. We are in a state of transition from generation to generation. There had been a great deal of excitement in London over a proposal in favour of a united English Church. The idea which had been mooted was a revelation to some of those who discussed* it. etc. Here at this Oollege the idea was in operation. The students worked together without any dis- content with each other. Here they real- ised that the, churches had no separate in- terests, but are branches in the great com- mon endeavour for the furtherance of God's Kingdom. Professor Moora said that he hoped the spirit of the College would animate students who had enlisted, and he believed that they would not spare themselves in their highest duty. Professor Owen paid a tribute to the work of the students, and said that their best work was done in the olass-room and not in the examinations. Professor Stephens said that he regretted that the members of the Presbyterian Board never saw- much of the results of their work Two of the students were being ordained for most important stations in Madagascar, and another to a most impor- tant. town in Monmouthshire". I The Mayor (Mr. J. Lewis) said that it gave him great pleasure to be there and to see Dr. Hialcs looking even better than ever. The Rev. John Davies (Alltyplaca) said that,-it gave him great pleasure to visit his Alma Mater. All his class fellows had teen takeiy from this world, but the College atili went: on doing splendid work. Dir. Dawes. Hicks then delivered an addrtes. a. report of which will app^'ir in our tijcxt week's issue. At the close of the proceedings the com- pany adjourned to the library where light refreshments were served. Later in the day the students sat down to an excellent dinner at the Central Hotel provided by the Pres- byterian Board.

FARM INDISPENSABLES NEW INSTRUCTIONS TO MILITARY TRIBUNALS. In a circular to military tribunal^ the President of the Local Government Board announces that it has been agreed that as far as possible the War Office will not with- draw from farms men who are shown, after careful investigation, to be indispensable for the cultivation of the land and for the maintenance of the head of stock upon it. The following scale has been agreed upon upon between the Army Council and the Board of Agriculture as a general guide for determining the number of men to be re- tained on farms, viz.:— One skilled able-bodied man or lad (wher- ever possible not of military age) for each of the following: Each team of horaes required to cultivate the land, every twenty oows in milk when the assistance of women or boys is available, every 50 heads of stall or yard stock when auxiliary feeding is resorted to and the assistance of women or boys is available; every .200 sheep (exclusive of lambs grazed in enclosed land), every 800 sheep running on mountain or hill pasture. Mr. Long points out that while it is ob- vious this scale cannot be undeviatingly fol- lowed, owing to varying circumstances in different parts of the country, and does not embrace all descriptions of men employed on the land, it is circulated merely with the intention of affording guidance as to the minimum number of certain classes of men who are required to preserve the farming industry, and tribunals in determining cases must pay due" regard to the importance of maintaining the food supply, as well as of releasing for the forces any man not essen- tial for that purpose. -No--

AMMANFORD NOTES There was an alarming outbreak of fire at Hopkinstown on Thursday evening in last week, the two N antmelvu Cottages, straw thatched and semi-detached, being involved. One of the houses, tenanted by Mr. W. Hughes. was gfctted, and the adjoining house suffered considerable damage. Mr. 'J. Pritchard Davies, with the assistance of civilians, was early on the scene with several reels of hose, and a strong force of water was got to play on the flames. But the thatched roof burnt fiercely and an addi- tional difficulty was that it was covered with corrugated sheets. A large quantity of furniture was saved from the houses through the strenuous efforts of neighbours and piled up on the roadside, to be later removed to the St. Thomas' vestry. The fire started in the kitchen of No. 2 cottage, and soon after the alarm, Mrs. Hughes, the young wife of the tenant, cut an artery of the arm through contact with a broken window pane. She was muc.h weakened by loss of blood be- fore Messrs. W. H. Phillips and Pete Cooke (under-manager) arrived and applied a tourniquet. Mrs. Phillips, living next door, had to be removed from a sick bed, having only a few days previously undergone an operation at the Swansea Hospital. The damage is estimated at over JB200. The houses were owned, by Mr. J. Morgan, Heol- dwr. They were not insured. Once more the necessity of perfecting the arrangements for fire extinguishing is brought home very forcibly and the urban council is subjected to a deal of adverse iticism for its lethargy. Surely after the alarming occurrences of the last fortnight no time will be lost in putting the fire brigade on a proper footing and of devising some means of quickly communicating the alarm to the proper quarter. Thanks to the demo- tion to duty of the Captain (Mr. J. Prit- chard Davie,4 the brigade has proved itself, despite serious handicaps in the absence of appliances for fire-fighting, to be useful, and with proper recognition it ought to be- come an efficient brigade. There will doubt- less have to be a reward made for the fire- men's services. Congratulations to Mrs. M. M. Davies, daughter of Inspector Davies, Police Sta- tion, and Mr. Emlyn Thomas, son of Mr. Rhys Thomas, Brooklands, on their success in passing the King' scholarship. Miss Davies is on the staff of the Bettws Council School, and Mr. Thomas, following, the exa- mination. joined the R.N.D., and is now at H.M.S. Crystal Palace. The Christian Temple Sunday School held its annual outing to the B ettws Mountain -on Saturday afternoon, when several hun- dreds of young and old enjoyed an al fresco tea served on the summit of the mountain. This was followed by interesting diversions in the shape of games, races, tugs-of-war, etc. Two Ammanford men were wounded last week in France, namely. Pte. Geo. Dock- erty, of the Shropshire Light Infantry, who sustained a shell wound in the shoulder, and Pte. Ivor Davies, of the Welsh Guards, whose leg has had to be amputated.

TO OUR WELSH READERS. At the last moment we had to hold over "Llinellau Priodasol" owing to late news. They will appear next week.—Welsh Ed.

FERRYSIDE. Miss Elizabeth imunkley, of Maindy Cot- tage, Ferrvside. who died on May 2, has lert property of the value of £6,536, of which £ 5,105 is not personalty. Testatrix glved has interest in the the Blaentillerv and Gil- fach Farms, as to one-third to Rachel Wal- lace and two-thirds to Edmund Lewis and Lewis Lewis, and the residue of the pro- perty in trust for her sister Rebecca for life, and then as to one-third to Rachel Wallace and two-thirds to Edmund Lewis and Lewis Lewis.

HENLLAN. MOTOR MAIL SERVICE.—Mr. Williams. Port Office, Henllan, has commenced his motor mail service between Henllan and Llangranog, and the innovation pro- mises to be a boon to the dis- trict in many ways. The maiis will reach much earlier, posting time will be later, and the contractor is allowed to carry passengers and parcels over parcel post weight. Mr. Williams is an old and experienced motorist, and a oareful driver, so neither the public nor the postal authorities need halve any fear.

LLANSAINT. RED CHOBS.—Owing to lack of space it is impossible to publish the list of subsewbers, stall receipts, etc., of the bazaar recently held. The proceeds amounted to £ 118 14s. 9d.

LUANG YNLLO. EISTEDDFODIC. Congratulations to Miss Rachel Mary Jones. C.M., A.T.S.C. ("Garn- osa'), daughter of Mr. D. J> Jones, M.R.C.V.S. and Mrs. Jones, Nantypabty, upon passing the degree of Ovate (final) under the Examining Board of the National Eisteddfod

DREFACH. DEATH.—An account of the death of Mr. David1 Evans. Red Lion Hotel. LJandebie (Goitre Farm, Penboyr) appears under Llan- debie news.

TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. FOR SALE BY TENDER. CIL-LLECH FARM. 2 Miles from Newcastle-Emlyn Station. -.i- Large quantitv of excellent standing PrrWOOD TIMBER, consisting of about 830 La.rch. 300 Spruce, 965 Oak. and 5 Ash; Property of Davids Bros., Ang £ l House, Newcastl^-Emlvn. to whom Tenders should 'be sent on or before JULY 13th, 1916. (4481

ABERA VRON WE heartily congratulate Mr. Percv Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Jones, in obcaomng his B.A. Degree at St. David'a Coilege, Lampeter, this term. Mr. Jones is only 22 years of age. and having obtained his „ B.A. Vegree in such short time speaks well of his abilities. L FRUIT &c., FOR THE NAVY.—The organiz- ing secretary, Mr. C. Denham Evans, reports that a consignment of rhubarb and cabbage was sent off last week to the naval base at Aberdeen. The contributors were: Rev. Evaii Evans, Parage (rhubarb); Dr. Ed- ward Williams, North-road (rhubarb and cabbage); Re,v. T. Meredith Wifiams, The Rectory (rhubarb). The Secretary hopes to be able to send off a weekly consignment of n^t' etc., and would be glad to receive con- tributions to enable him to do so. We hava no doubt but what there are «jfcot of people who oould spare some fruit or ifig-etables foe this noble cause, and while wJgiive peace* fuilv under the wing of our we should certainly appreciate the efforts 'M our bravA men m the Navy by doing alfvwe can for them m this reepeofc. SUXDAY SCHOOL MEETINGS.—The annual Sunday bchool meetings were held at Peniel (C.) Chapel on Friday. At the morning ser- V**9 !meI &und?y 8011001 and ot Neuaddlwyd repeated a part of the Scrip- tures, and the former was catechised by the R*v. Ben Davies. Llandyssul, and the JW* n School was examined by the Rov. D. D. Jones, Capel-y-Wig. In the afternoon, the Mydroilyu School was cate- chised by the Rev. D. D. Jones. In the ,°, the,reyerend gentlemen de- livered very able and powerful sermons to a large congregation. Jf.10,™ T'RiBUN-AL.-This Tribunal met on Saturday, when 14 cases, were to be ad- prw''din? "with the work, the members present unanimously de- cided to adjourn all sittings pending the de- cismn of the Central Tribunal upoS a case which in their opinion should be placed be- fore the higher tribunal. It appears that the local tribunal had previously glinted temp°rary exemption two or three times in Particular case, and upon a further ap- pea being made to them, it was dismissed. to thAPrlfant a £ I>taled, against this decision to the County Tribunal, who reversed their decision and granted a further temporary exemption to the end of August We the cSm t TathUP°? I>roVlous occasions s ons of /fi Tnbunal had reversed the deci- 1 ?/ u i003-1, tnbunal- and it is felt bv the latter body that in each case their deci- sions should have been UDheld bv County Tribunal as no frefh evident ha!d £ dv m eitiTr case uP°n which that bod^ should grant the appeals. It is under- _oo(, tha, tue_ io al tnbnnal will abide by the dec^on or the CentraJ Tribunal upon this particular case and resume their sit- tings. and upon the findings of that tribunal the local members will be able to base their future decision?, ulnch it is worthy of not have not ,n the past in any single instance .iir" a'"i°st & OLD AGE —Mrs. M. A. Lewes. of Llan. ■ajron ce ebrated her 103rd birthday on Saturday last. The tenants and workmen of the estate were given a free tri i to Aber vstvryth to celebrate the happv event GOOD Ws.-Driver J. J. Evans who a" ?Peratlon ffor appendicitis at Salonika is making satiefactorv progress to- v, ards a complete recovery. Driver Evans is the grandson of Mr. John Jones 5 l faoner, and has been on active service in months. elsewhere for nearly eighteen DEATH I\- EAST AFRICA. An intimation has been received from ,he War Office, bv Mr. John E\ans, Alban-square. that hi"s diS off' vaIe. J°hn Morgan Evans, had r-L* of,fever- Private Evans, who was 54 MWV 3ge 1 watchm»ker bv trade, c ihl.s,<?>l,ntry about nine wars' ago for i>outh Africa and for the last few years re- sided at Johannesburg. When the war broke out, he immediately joined the Armv and served for some time under General Smuts as a signaller. The deepest < SVm- with"Vh £ K hls,a^d father, and also with his brother and sister. One of hi<« brothers ,s the Rev. T. Harold &-ans. B 4 curate-m-charge of North Taunton. Devon'' CHURCH FESTIVAL. The annual ein £ ng ni.S £ Monday at the Holv Trinity Church. There was a large atten*- dance from the churches in the district, and the singing throughout was excellent. The local conductors and organistr. in each parish J^° 6 hlgllIy congratulated uoon their efforts ,n framing, etc., their respective choirs during the winter months. Among nrL™°* promment churches from a distance present, we may mention Llanarth, Llan- saintffraed, and Llanrhystyd. and though W"ar! 7L- he midst of terrible time*, the £ 'va[ this, year appeared to be more flourishing than ever, which verifies the old saying that "music hath charms."

NEW QUAY t Gomer Davies, Awel- Yte. P5nry Davies, Emrys; Pte. Jenkin Evans, Maenygroes; Pte. G. Griffiths, firyn- gwyn, and Pte. D. Michael, Wern, were home on furlough last week. BAKtlfifir-At a recent entrance examina. tion to the National Provincial Bank of Ene- land, Mr. D. C. Jones, son of Mr. Jones, station-master, Aberayron, was successful, and he has-been appointed to the Aber- gavenny branch of same. He was a pupil at the Tutorial School. Congratulations. SHELLED -The sad news was received early last week that Pte. JMk Thomas Evans (Royal Motor Transport), son of Mrs. Thomas, 3, Marine-terrace, had been shelled m France. Nevertheless, he is at present stoaddy progressing towards recoverv # MATRIMONIAL.—On Thursday, June 22nd at the Registry Office. Aberayron. the nuptial knot was tied between Mr. Thomas Richard Jones, Llwynon, and Miss Maggie Morgans, Rhvdygweision. EXAMINATION'S.—The College of Preceptors examinations are on this week at the Taber- nacle vestry, the Rev. G. Williams, B.A., supervising. Results will be pubished in a few weeks. WAR SERVICE. Weare glad to be able to report that a number of women have en- rolled their names for work in connection with the above movement. They are pre- pared immediately to undertake such duties as hoeing, weeding, hay and harvest work. Miss Longcroft, Llamna, is the district re- presentative of the movement, and all far- mers who are in need of labour are invited to communicate with her ais soon as possible. ON Friday night, the 16th inst., a meeting was held at the Council School, New Quay, to deal with the problem of "Lady-workers on Farms." Mr. J. Thomas, Vrondolau, took the chair, and Mre. Silyn Roberts., who had been appointed bv the Agricultural Board to take this vicinage, clearly stated I the necessity for women to work on farms nowadays. At the close of the meeting about two dozen ladies gave in their names for farm work. NEWCASTLE-EMLYN. M.RT.-The fortnightly sale by Thomas Jones, Sons and George, auctioneers, was held lfssct Friday. There was an unusual sup- ply of Wock on this occasion, including some very fine specimens. The prices realised were very satisfactory considering the islig^ fail in the trade. Quotations:—Cows and calves, up to £ 29; fat bulls up to £ 40; fat cows up to £ 28; fat heifers and bullocks up to £ 23; store cattle up ta £ 18; fat lambs up to 47s. apieGe; fat ewes. 55s.; .porkers, 12s. 9d. per score; baconers, 10s. per score.

BIRTH. KIBBLER.—June 25th, at 52, King-street, Oarmarthen. to Mr. and Mr H. T. Hamilton Kibbler( nee Annie Griffiths), a son. DEATHS. EV ANS.-June 26th. at Red Lion Hotel, Llandebie, David Evans, aged 62. GEORGE.—June 19th, at 11. Cresswell-ter- race, Neath, Mr. Alfred George, second son of the late Mr. Thomas George, woollen manufacturer, Waterloo-terrace, Carmarthen, in his 54th year.

ANNIVERSARY SERVICES. — The Rev. Gwilym Edwards, M.A., Oswestry, a :former pastor, officiated at the anniveraary service at Zion Church on Sunday last. The rev. gentleman delivered powerful isermoiis-in tlae morning and evening. The president was Mr. T. M. Thomas, Richmond-terraoei THBHB was a remarkably heavy downpour of rain in this district on Monday afternoon. The streets and' roads were swept by torrents and many houses and buildings. i c flooded out. There was great excite- ment at the County Girls' School, where the water mvaded the hall owing to the clogging1 of a grating. PERSONAL.-Mr. B. T. Stephens, imple- ment merchant, who sustained a bad motor- accident recently, hopes to be out of the Infirmary within the next week, and will be able to attend to business as usual. He wishes to thank his many kind sympathisers. In the meantime Mrs.. Stephens M. attending his business. OUTING.-On Thursday in last week the wounded soldiers of the Carmarthen Red Cr05& Hospital and the Red Cross nurses went to lYndine. The weather 'W8I'õ unfor- tunately rather unfavourable, nevertheless the party thoroughly enjoyed themselves. AUCTION MART.—There was a large entry at the. weekly mart of Messrs. Lloyd asM Thomas, on Wednesday last. The demand was good. The prices were as follows:- Cows and calves, J619 to £23 15e.; fat bulls, JE21 10s. to JB44 10s.; fat cow, and heifers, £ 16 5s. to £30; fat lambs, 24s. 6d. to 47s.; ewes, up to 60s. small pigs, 40s. to 90s. SUCCESS.—Miss Edith Gwyn, ELDEST daughter of Inspector G. H. Gwyn and Mrs. .(w:vn, 6, Morley-street, has passed top in the Geology examination in preparation for the Geography Diploma of the University of Wales, out of the three universities of Wales. Miss Gwyn is fat present a student at Aberystwyth College, and was formerly a pupil at the Carmarthen County Girls' School. We heartily congratulate her upon her success. PRESENT An ox.—At Laugharne Congrega- tional Chapel, the pastor, the Rev. J. James, has been presented with a purse of gold, on the occasion of his recent marriage. The rev. gentleman, who was formerly a student at the Carmarthen Presbyterian Col- leo-e married Miss Annie Thomas, eldest <l>Mi,glhter of Mr. Thomas, formerly of Richmond-terrace, Carmarthen. STUDENTS AND ENLISTMENT.—Speaking at the prize-giving ceremony at the Carmarthen Presbyterian College on Wednesday, Dr. Dawes Hicks referring to the enlistment of students, said that it was not all students of theology who felt themselves able to take that step, and for his own part he quite appreciated the con- scientious reasons that induced men to for- bear. It Mas a matter, it seemed to him, solely for each man's. own conscience and not a matter in which the governing body of the College could exert any pressure what- soever. An extended report of Dr. Hioks' address will appear in our next issue. SCHOOL SPORTS.-In order to help the S fund for the relief c»f school children in Bel- gium. the teachers and boys of the Model Boys' School are organising school sports to be held in the Piark on Thursday next, July 6tli. The programme is a very interesting one ancil includes the following100 yds., 220 yds., relay. Victoria Cros,?, Bunny, three- legged, potato, pock-a-pack, hoop, flower- po.t. sack and obstacle races, together with tu-g-of-war, tunnel ball, and Swedish drill competitions. This deserving object should command the hearty support of the towns- people. VorNTKER TRAINING COIRPs.-Or(ers for the week commencing Monday, July 3rd:- Companf drill in the market on Friday at 8 p.m.. and Sunday afternoon at 3.30. Will members pleajse attend so that they may know their own sections. Rifle instruction and practice on Monday evening at 7.30. A new recruit squad is being formed, drill on Monday and Friday at 8 p.m.. and Sun- day afternoon at 3.50. Recruits can be enrolled' before any drill. All those who have passed the sixteenth birthday are eligible. — All exempted men ought to. join.— By order, Lieut.-Col. F. D. Williams- Drummond, Officer Commanding.—The above corps contemplate holding a fete and rustic sports in the Park on August Bank Holiday to assist in providing equipment for the corps. MODEL SCHOOLS.—At the Model Schools, on Monday last, a collection of eggs etc, Was made in aid of the wounded soldiers at the Red Cross Hospital. Carmarthen. The number of eggs received was as follows:— Boys' department, 60; girls' department, 86; infants' department, 76. Besides the eggs, vegetables and groceries were received for the same purpose, and the goods were sent up to tho Hospital in the course of the after- noon. It was a fine sight to see the little ones carrying their little presents to our wounded soldiers. Bravo, Model Schools. We understand that the other schools will fallow suit. FI'NKRAL.—On Mondliiv, the 26th inst., th-eq funeral of Mr. Richard Jones, of 52, St. Catherine-street (whose death was reported in our last week's issue), took place at the Carmarthen Cemetery. At the house the Rev. D. T. Glyndlwr Richards, B.A., B.D., conducted a short- service. Mr. Richards conducted the 1ast rites of burial at the Cemetery, where he referred in touching terms. to the excellent character possessed by Mr. Jones, and deplored the loss of such a, faithful member of a Christian Church. At the graveside, the hymn "Frvniau Caer- Salem, was effectively BCIlg, and the service was c,o'\ed by the Benediction. The follow- ing were the mourners:—Mrs Jones (widow); ,Afes'qrq.. J. B. Jones, Abardare, and W. B. Jones, Tonvpandy (sons); Mrs. J. B. Jones and Mm. W. B. Jones (daughters-m-luaw); Mrs. Charles Morgan (sister); Mr. Charles Morgan (brother-in-law): Mrs. T. Bowdler, Shrewsbury (grand-daughter); Miss K. Ber- row. Shrewsbury (grand-daughter); Mrs. W. Williams. Carmarthen (eietor-in-law); Mr. D. J. Williams (nephew); P.C. William?, Car- marthen (nephew) Mrs. Lewis, Llanstephan (niece).. Floral tributes were sent by Mr. J. Berrow. Shrewsbury (son-in-law): Miss P. Berrow, Mrs. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. T. RowdIer. Kit and Bob. Mrg. Jones and familv wish to thank all for their kind ex- pressions to them in their sad! bereavement. CORPUS CHRISTI AT CARMARTHEN. The annual festival of Corpus Christi was celebrated at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church on Sunday afternoon. This is one of the chief feasts in this church, and has always been an event in which great in- terest has been taiken by the public, but this Year it attracted more than the u*ual measiiro of public attention. The beautiful weather was undoubtedly a great factor in its success. The church had been beauti- 10 fully decorated for the occasion, the altar, in particular, being very artistically done by the Mother Superior and the nuns- When the afternoon service was over the pro- cession, of the, Blessed Sacrament took place. A cro bearer headed the proceedings and was followed by children carrying banners, while the younger children scattered flowers on the path. Then came the Blessed Sacra- ment enclosed in a brilliant monstrance and borne aloft by the Rev. Father Kevin C.P., under a, gorgeous silk canopy, while the choir and the congregation followed, sin- inig appropriate hymns as they marched along. This year the procession was seen to better advantage by the eight-seers as it took place along the path leading to the church through the field below the rectory, and back into the church grounds Miss Cook. L.-R,A.M.. (the organist), presided at the organ.