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BIRTH. SMITH -On the 8th December, at The Bakery," South Parade, Tenby, to W. H. and A. F. Smith, a daughter.
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[TELEPHONE NO. 7.] W1?e iT'Clllbl? g) £ >sert>er. ic-,r [ESTABLISHED 1853.] Circulation guaranteed more than Treble that of any other Local Paper. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1909.
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LOCAL SIFTINGS. Ir Owing to exceptional pressure on our space this week several items of local interest are unavoidably held over. The BELGRAVE HOTEL, Esplanade, Tenby, is now open with every convenience and accom- modation for visitors. The Rev. D. F. Rittenhouse, M.A., B.D., of San Francisco, will open the annual sale in connection with the Tenby Presbyterian Church in the Public Hall next Wednesday afternoon. Anyone desirous of obtaining a pure and wholesome Mince Pie should not fail to book their orders with J. H. EVANS, Confectioner, Tenby. (Special price, 14 for 1/-). 0.00 A public meeting will be held in the Public Hall, Tenby, on Wednesday, December 29th, when an addresses will be given on "The Budget" by Mr Edgar Jones, of the Welsh National Liberal Association. s0 0 One of the eleven prizes offered by the London Weekly Dispatch for the best essays forecasting what the House of Lords would do with the Budget, has been awarded to Mr Morrison, Editor of the Tenby Observer. Mr Arthur Graham, The Dairy, Bellevue, Tenby, has for the present removed his busi- ness to the Market, where it will be carried on from a stall at the bottom of the Town Hall steps. Visitors to London for a few days will find excellent accommodation at the "NORFOLK SQUARE HOTEL," just opposite the arrival plat- form at Paddington Station. Moderate Tariff. Porter. At the Tenby Police Court on Monday morning, Mr E. Glover Thomas applied for and was granted a renewal of the music and dancing license for the Central Hall, Lower Frog Street. A similar license was also granted the De Valence Gardens. Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Clareston Road, Tenby, freehold cottages, let at a gross rental of S58 per annum, were disposed of by auction in the Public Hall yesterday (Wednesday), by Mr F. B. Mason, in three lots, for a total of J3662 10s. Mr Robert Clarke was the vendor. I At the Llanelly and County Fanciers' Asso- ciation's Great Open Show, held on Tuesday, Messrs. Richard Thomas and Sons, 4, Rocky Park, Tenby, took 2nd and 3rd prizes in working homer pigeons, bred previous to 1909 while Mr J. Hugh, Upper Frog Street, took two reserves in long faced tumblers. »>• A meeting of the Pembroke County Liberal Association will be held at Haverfordwest next Wednesday, when the candidate will be duly selected. Lord St. Davids and Mr Walter Roch, M.P., will address the meeting. On the following day a meeting in connection with the Boroughs will be held, for the purpose of selecting a candidate, when Sir Owen Philipps, K.C.M.G., M.P., will speak. hM At the Tenby Police Court on Monday the transfer of the license of the White Hart Hotel, The Norton, from Mr Cooper to Mr P. W. Dalling, was made permanent, the matter having been adjourned for the production of the tenancy agreement, which was now available and considered satisfactory. In reply to ques- tions from the Bench, Mr Dalling stated that the house was only "tied" for bottled and draught beer and that he was not there in the capacity of a caretaker, but as a yearly tenant. see On Tuesday evening an interesting presenta- tion was made to Mrs Nora Philipps, one of the teachers of the Penally Congregational Sunday-school, who was given a beautiful Bible, subscribed for by the teachers and scholars of the above on her departure for Egypt to-morrow (Friday). On behalf of the Sunday-school Mr J. W. Griffiths, the superintendent, made the presentation, remarking upon her faithful at- tendance and indefatigable work in the Church. Mr Gardner and Mr George Griffiths also endorsed what had already been said. Mrs Philipps returned her heartfelt thanks. »*♦ Mr F. B. Mason, proprietor of the Public Hall and Coronation Garden, Tenby, applying at the local Police Court on Monday morning for a music and dancing license, asked the Justices' Clerk (Mr G. Lort Stokes) if he would also mention the Coronation Garden as this was not in the notice to the police. The Clerk replied that he had not forgotten it, but did not know that Mr Mason wanted a license for this place of amusement. Mr Mason said that he ex- pected he would have to make arrangements for the Coronation Garden to be opened next season, and would therefore require a license. The Bench granted licenses for both places. go# We note in last Saturday's Fishing Gazette (Christmas number—which, by the way, is pro- fusely illustrated) a paragraph by Mr H. S. Harland, of Brighton, in praise of Tenby as a winter resort, and also in reference to the fishing. Mr Harland has wintered in Tenby more than once, so knows the place well. Mr Harland writes :—"Very little has been done by sea anglers for some weeks past. Local trawlers have been, and are, making fairly good catches of mixed fish. Tenby is an ideal place for the winter months—the weather is so mild and sunny, and there are good fishing grounds within two miles of the shore." After a stormy passage across the Atlantic the Mauretania reached Fishguard at three o'clock on Monday afternoon under calm condi- tions, landing 374 passengers, of whom 265 were saloon, and 24 were bound for the Continent. There were 2595 bags of mails and an enormous quantity of baggage for debarkation. The work was expeditiously carried out, though the Mawetania was detained longer than usual owing to the passenger tender having to make two trips between ship and shore. A special Continental train was dispensed with, the liner being two hours later in arriving than pre- viously. Among the passengers was Mrs Vanderbilt. The Rev. D. F. Rittenhouse, M.A., B.D., of San Francisco, who has the reputation of being one of America's finest orators, will deliver his popular lecture "In Angel Meadows," in the Royal Gate House Assembly Rooms, Tenby, on Monday, December 13th, when a charge of Is. and 6d, will be made for admission. Mr Rittenhouse, who, by the way, is a relation of Mr J. P. Raynes, St. George Street, Tenby, has during his visit to the town, been in great request as a preacher, and has filled the pulpit of every local Nonconformist place of worship. As one of the Baptist missionaries in California, Mr Rittenhouse has achieved a remarkable success. As an orator, lie is the master of an eloquence which must be heard to be appre- ciated, while the subject matter of his various lectures is of the deepest human interest. Since his arrival in Tenby he has created quite a furore in Nonconformist circles, and his forthcoming lecture will no doubt draw a full house. V
ICOMIN(i=OF-AGE CELEBRATIONS.
COMIN(i=OF-AGE CELEBRATIONS. THE PROGRAMME. The festivities in connection with the coming- of-age of the Hon. Colwyn Philipps, elder son of Lord and Lady St. Davids, which commence at Lydstep Haven on Saturday, will be of an extensive and varied character. On Saturday afternoon, at one o'clock, there will be luncheon parties at Lydstep, when nearly five hundred guests are expected, among whom will be many local people. In the evening of the same day a supper party will be given to the Lydstep employes and others, while there will also be a dinner party to relatives and friends of the Hon. Colwyn Philipps. On Monday afternoon Miss Dilys Jones and the Welsh Glee Singers will give a concert at Lydstep, at which about two hundred are expected to be present, fol- lowed by a ball in the evening. On Tuesday there will be another luncheon party, to which the majority of the Tenby tradesmen have been invited, followed by a concert and reception to members of the Village Societies of Manorbier, Penally and St. Florence. An entertainment will also be given to the school children of these parishes. Many presentations from public bodies and private friends will be made to the heir during the festivities, among those who are organizing testimonials being the trades- men of Tenby and Pembroke, and the villagers of Penally. The catefiug arrangements have been entrusted to Messrs. Georges, Limited, of Cheltenham.
ANOTHER POLICE PROSECUTION.…
ANOTHER POLICE PROSECUTION. STATEMENT BY THE CHIEF CONSTABLE. NOT PERSECUTION." At the Tenby Police Court on Monday morning, before the Mayor and other magis- trates, Guetano Rupaciol, who manages Messrs. Rabaiotti Brothers' ice cream shop in St. Julian Street, Tenby, was summoned by Ser- geant Alfred Thomas for, according to the wording of the charge sheet, "exercising certain worldly labour and business on the Lord's Day, the same not being work of necessity or charity, on November 28th, 1909." Upou the case being called, The Defendant, applied for an adjournment on the ground that a solicitor whom he had in- structed to appear for him was not in court. In reply to a remark by one of the magis- trates, The Justices' Clerk (Mr G. Lort Stokes) said that the defendant had been summoned for a similar offence on a previous occasion, when the magistrates dismissed the case and ordered him to pay the costs. A Magistrate- Which have not been paid. The Clerk explained that the costs in the last case had been paid. The Chief Constable, addressing the Bench, said he would explain the case. The first case of the kind was tried at Pembroke-Dock. He had received several complaints about this Sunday trading both from Tenby and Pem- broke-Dock, and as the Act was still in force he had no alternative but to take action. The first case before the Pembroke-Dock Bench re- sulted in the defendant being convicted, when his solicitor asked that a case for an appeal might be stated. This was accordingly done by the magistrates, and the case went up on appeal, but same was dismissed with costs owing to the non-appearance of the appellant. The County of Pembroke was represented by counsel in London, and costs were given the county. The present defendant had been warned several times since that conviction, but he still continued to keep his shop open on Sundays, and as a consequence he (the Chief Constable) had nothing else to do but instruct the police to prosecute. The defendant was not being proceeded against without being warned. The conviction was still in force and remained so until it had been upset by a superior court. Mr Railton—How <to they keep open in other places ? The Chief Constable replied that the police took action in other places. Mr Railton said the shops were open in London on Sundays. The Chief Constable said he was bound to take action if he got complaints the law still stood, and stood until it was repealed. Mr Laws (to Mr Summers)—Did you ever buy tobacco on Sunday ? The Chief Constable-I may have, sir, it is quite fcrue. (Laughter.) He added that the present case was not persecution he was obliged to take action if he received complaints. The parties had had their chance of appealing, but they had not gone on with the appeal. Mr Railton—It ought to be settled one way or another. Eventually, the case was adjourned for a fortnight.
OPENED TO-DAY. --
OPENED TO-DAY. The fine new premises erected by Mr T. P. Hughes in Upper Frog Street and St. Nicholas Lane, Tenby, as an addition to his already ex- tensive drapery establishment in High Street, were formally opened to the public to-day (Thursday) with a magnificent show of goods. The new premises, which are a decided archi- tectural improvement to this part of the town, were built by Messrs. Adams and Parsell, from plans prepared by Mr E. Glover Thomas and are replete with every convenience. In order to celebrate the opening of his new premises, Mr Hughes, whose enterprise is to be highly commended, is offering many remarkable bar- gains in the various departments, for parti- culars of which we would refer our readers to his striking advertisement which appears in our present issue.
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The directors of the Barry Railway Company, at their meeting in London on Friday, decided to accept the terms agreed upon for the sale of the passenger steamer Devonia to the Barrow-in-Furness Railway and Steam Passen- ger Boat Company, and in all probability the steamer will leave for Lancashire in a few weeks' time. Up to the present no definite announcement can be made as to the arrange- ments for the local service for next season, but there is no doubt that it will be maintained. Mr John Thomas, of Temple Bar, under- manager of the Bonville's Court Collieries, died on Saturday night from injuries sustained while on duty at the colliery on Thursday. Mr Thomas was 82 years of age and hardly ever missed duty. His knowledge of the Pem- brokeshire coal measures was extensive, and his employers as well as the workmen held him in much esteem. Before opening the Carmarthen Petty Ses- sional Court on Saturday, the chairman (Mr Dudley Williams-Drummond) moved that the deepest condolence of the court be tendered to the relatives of the late Mr W. Morgan Griffiths (the clerk). Mr W. J. H. Hughes, Middleton Hall, seconded the motion, which, having been I supported by Mr H. Brunei White, on behalf I of the solicitors, was passed.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS. I--
COMMITTEE MEETINGS. THE CULVERT PLANS. The usual weekly committee meetings of the Tenby Town Council were held on Monday after- noon, when the Town Clerk reported that he had sent all the plans in connection with the extension of the Culvert to Mr Chatterton, of Westminster, the engineer engaged to advise the Corporation as to the best scheme to be carried out, and had re- ceived a reply asking for a copy. of instructions given to the engineers who were invited to sub- mit plans. A letter was read from Mr J. Preece James, requesting that his two schemes should be sent to the referee; also one from "Ritec," which gave an explanation as to how they esti- mated the volume of water likely to pass down the Culvert during times of heavy floods. After some discussion it was agreed that the Town Clerk should acknowledge receipt of the letter and say that it would be submitted to the referee if he asked for correspondence which had passed between the engineers and the Council.—The Great Western Railway Company wrote to com- plain that a gaspipe had been laid beneath the rails of their siding which crossed the road by the old station without their permission having been obtained. It was understood that the pipe was laid in connection with a street lamp opposite the station, and the Town Clerk was instructed to reply that as the road was a public one the Council did not think that the consent of the rail- way company was necessary.—The question of repairs to the road in Lower Saltern was men- tioned, when it was stated that the road was no longer a private one, as it had been taken over by the Corporation, who bad decided to repair it at the public expense.—A suggestion that a few of the shrubs from the plantation near the Cemetery should be removed to the island plantation near the railway viaduct in The Green was agreed to and the Town Clerk was also instructed to write to the occupiers of the garden in front of St. Julian House, and call attention to the very un- tidy state in which it was kept.-A small com- mittee consisting of Councillors Lord, Farley and Palmer was appointed to go into the question of the charges made by the Tenby Gas Company for renewing mantles, etc., to the new lamps fitted with incandescent burners.—A letter was read from Mr Webb, the new cashier of the National Provincial Bank, agreeing to take No. 2, St. Julian Terrace on the terms quoted by the Council, and stating he would go into possession at once.-At the request of the Mayor, the Town Clerk was instructed to write Messrs. Beynon Brothers, Limited, and thank them for the loan of some joiners required to do urgent repairs at the Isolation Hospital.—Councillor Mason stated that he noticed in the Corporation rental that 2s. per annum was paid by the Royal National Life-boat Institution for the old boat- honse; and as the Council some time ago in- structed the Town Clerk to look up the title of the boathouse below the Harbour Master's weigh office, bethought that this rental might be useful to him in h4 search. "The Town Clerk said he had very nearly completed his investigations into the matter, but that there were two old boat- houses, and it seemed to him that the 2s. paid was the rental for the one beneath the Seamen's Rooms, but he would shortly report fully on the matter.—The question of putting a new thatched roof on the old Dairy in The Green, at present used as Corporation stores, was discussed, but adjourned for report promised by the Borough Surveyor, who was absent through illness. Several members present were of opinion that the thatch would be appropriate and desirable, but were doubtful as to whether the old stores justified the expenditure which would be in- curred.-The Corporation Accountant had sent in a list of arrears of rent, but owing to his absence the matter was adjourned.—At the close of the meeting the Town Clerk produced the ballot papers and documents used in the Municipal Election of November, 1908, and Councillor Mason and Mr James Hughes were entrusted with their destruction. They were immediately placed in a large fire used for heating a boiler and reduced to ashes.
DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE AT ,MANORBIER.
DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE AT MANORBIER. In the scheme promoted by Lady St. Davids for creating a healthy interest in all that is beau- tiful and healthful, one of the sections in each district devotes itself to the dramatic and in the Manorbier district Mr and Mrs W. H. O. M. Bryant were given the charge to discover and mature the histrionic talents in those who lived in their immediate neighbourhood. The result was shown at the performance on Monday evening, when The Evergreen, Ici on Parle Fran- cais, and the farce Jack's Delight were given with the greatest success. Mr Bryant as stage and general manager had transformed the village hall into a bijou theatre, with quite it neat little stage, and the hearty and continued laughter and applause by a large audience showed very con- clusively that the fare served up met with general approval. It would be invidious to signal out one performer more than another, all were equally good, and, strange thing, for amateurs the prompter was not wanted. Among the audience were Lady St. Davids and party, and at the con- clusion of the second piece, her ladyship,- in pro- posing a vote of thanks to Mr and Mrs Bryant for the perfect manner in which they had produced the. entertainment and the capable instruction which had been given to the performers, said her idea and wish was, in promoting these Village Societies, to bring out the latent talents, and at the same time give amusement and brightness to village life. She had been more than gratified with what she had seen and heard, and gave the hint that at some early day she would ask them to enact a play of her own composition. Her ladyship disclosed the secret that she had already written two, the first produced in the Nursery Theatre Royal, when she was ten years old, the second at Lydstep about three years ago. She hoped in the near future, however, to appeal to a larger audience still. Mr Bryant in a few words thanked her ladyship for the appreciation, and declared it had been quite a labour of love, and how each and everyone of the members had given their time and earnest attention to make the performance a thorough success. The very pretty scenery was the artistic work of Mr W. Noble, junior, Tenby, while Mr J. Hodges was responsible for the effective "make-ups."
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LIFE-BOAT LAUNCHES AT TENBY. m i • i — About half-past seven last Thursday night some boatmen on the Castle Hill, Tenby, noticed a steamer in Caldey Roadstead appa- rently showing light siguals. As it was blowing hard at the time the fishermen hurried to the Seamen's Rooms to tell the news, after which a deputation informed Dr. Bryant, the local hon. secretary of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, with the result that the boat was launched and proceeded to the vessel believed to be in trouble, only to find, however, that the alarm had been a false one, the captain and crew not even condescending to reply to the inquiry by the coxswain as to whether assis- tance of any kind was required. The boat accordingly returned to Tenby and was re- housed.
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A SECOND LAUNCH. The following (Friday) afternoon Mr F. B. Mason, Lloyds' Sub-agent at Tenby, received a telegram from his chief at Milford Haven to the effect that a trawler was disabled off Linney Head and drifting to the eastward. Mr Mason at once showed the wire to the local secretary of the life-boat, but as Dr. Bryant said he didn't think it concerned him the message was sent off to the captain of the trawler Snotodrop, then lying at anchor in Tenby Roadstead, who immediately got his vessel under way and pro- ceeded to the westward in search of the disabled trawler. Shortly afterwards, as the result of a telegram from the coastguard station at Flim- ston, stating that a large steamer was in distress near the Stack Rocks, the Tenby life-boat was launched, but was unable to find the vessel. The Angle motor life-boat was also launched. The disabled trawler proved to be the Siluria, of Neyland, and managed to get to Tenby Road- stead under her own steam, although her rudder was damaged, the skipper handling her very cleverly stern first.
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A heavy gale blew from the sou'-west last Thursday evening and night. Two or three steamers were sheltering in Caldey Roastead, and on board one of these* about half-past seven, the crew were probably engaged in giving the ship more chain cable, being assisted in the dangerous operation by a couple of deck lanterns. Under the lee of the Castle Hill walls' two or three Tenby boatmen were spinning yarns, with an occasional glance seaward. The flash of the lanterns on the deck of the steamer were at once noticed and mis- taken for flash lights, which form the signal of distress at night for vessels at sea. Hurrying down to their club- room the news was told, and after several ancient mariners bad passed judgment on the mysterious lights, a message was sent to the local Secretary of the Life-boat that a steamer was in distress in Caldey Roads. # Dinner over, Dr. Bryant, the ener- getic local Hon. Secretary of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, decided that the boat should be launched and sent on her errand of mercy to the steamer on which the mysterious lights were appearing. A smart launch fol- lowed, and the fine boat with her plucky crew was in a very short time alongside the ship. Alas! for the gratitude of those who go down to the sea in ships, the proffered services of the Tenby Life-boat were not even re- warded by a reply from the vessel as to whether any help was required, and so the gallant boat with her dis- heartened crew returned to Tenby. It was a bit of bad luck still, as I have often argued in years gone bye, better much that the Life-boat should be launched half-a-dozen times without her services being needed than that money should be saved by keeping her in the house when it is impossible to ascertain the exact peril of a ship's company. The prompt launch of the Tenby Life-boat compares most favour- ably with the bad look-out on the Devonshire coast, where twenty lives were sacrificed owing to the signals of the crew of the Thistlemor not being seen. *#* Although one often hears ashore of the rapacity displayed by boatmen or the crews of steam tugs when making demands upon vessels to whom they may have rendered more or less assis- tance, one does not generally know that very often the ingratitude and chica- nery of the masters and mates of ves- sels to whom services are rendered equal the faults found in boatmen. Captains are always extremely keen to escape payment for anything that can possibly be avoided and I have per- sonally.a grievance against the mariner in charge of a schooner named Latunga, which dropped anchor in Tenby Road- stead a few years ago, short of provi- sions and absolutely without cash. i(. The skipper came ashore and was piloted by a friendly Tenby boatman to my place of business, where he told me the tale of hunger and poverty, with the result that I advanced him 914 to enable him to obtain provisions and proceed to his destination. He promised to return the money in two or three weeks at the most; but I am still awaiting that German rascal's re- mittance. The name of the owners, the port of destination, and register of the ship given me are apparently false, as even with the assistance of the Consul-General I have been unable to trace the schooner Latunga. Should another German seaman apply to me for pecuniary assistance, I promise my- self to be more wary in my dealings with him. I am glad to be able to say, however, that of all the vessels I have been called upon to assist in my capa- city as Lloyds' Agent for the district, this is the only case of barefaced cheat- ing I have experienced. fr One good lady who resides at Saltern has had a plain talk with me over the remarks I made last week. She was firmly convinced that the neat and prosperous appearance of Quarry Cot- tages was due to favouritism on the part of certain members of the Town Council, and not, as I stated, to the in- dustry and expenditure of the owners of the houses. The information that the Saltern lower road was private A L 1- "I 11 £ J property, su quite ueyonu tine lxuiuenee of the Town Council, came as a great surprise to her, and she went off roundly abusing the owners of the property for their indifference to the welfare and comfort of their tenants. if Since writing the previous note there has been a Town Council committee meeting, and on bringing on the ques- tion of the repair of the Lower Saltern roadway, I was surprised to find that the Corporation consider they have taken over this ail de sac; and conse- quently the owners of the property are to escape their liability to repair and maintain same. The taking over is said to have been done some time ago, before I entered the Council, in fact; and for this reason I shall have nothing further to say on the matter, beyond that in future I will do my best to ensure that the town shall get a return for the expenditure caused it by having the Ritec Stream kept free from objec- tionable matter. The condition of Lower Saltern, de- plorable as it may be, is no worse than some buildings in Upper Frog Street. At the rear of one of these ruins is an abominable refuse heap hidden by a wall, but still only a yard or two from the noses of pedestrians. This abomi- nation can be viewed very nicely from the windows of Mr T. P. Hughes's new show-room on the upper floor, which are opened to public view to-day, and I venture to think will surprise a good many who pretend to believe that the public interests of Tenby people are being satisfactorily attended to. I F. B. M. THE TATLER."
MORE HINTS FOR GOLFERS.
MORE HINTS FOR GOLFERS. When expressing your opinion on the vicis- situdes of the game, see that you have a clear course. ——- Otherwise, in an overcharged atmosphere, it may be a case of spontaneous combustion. If your language is blue," that is no reason why you should make the atmosphere "red." When bunkered, remember that whilst speech is silvern, silence is golden-to the caddy. When beating the air," be careful to select a fine day for the operation as this method, which has been successfully adopted in America, causes rain. —— Remember that simplicity of language is pre- ferable to involved sentences—caddies are keen judges in this direction. If by any chance a ball should strike you in the neighbourhood of "Mary," remember that j you are supposed to be a gentleman, and don't relapse into the habits of primitive man. When you have mastered the rules of the game, it is just as well to keep the fact to your- self. Gulf encyclopedias are apt in these days of hustle to become just a trifle tiresome. When "approaching" do not adopt the backward step too much it has a tendency to wear the carpet. —— When "in a hole," the best way to get out of it is by getting into another; it means points, and after all this is the first and last word in golf. —— If the "medal" you should be fortunate enough to win is not quite up to Government assay, be sure to acquaint the Committee of the fact, when it is certain they will make an ex- change—for the worse (sic.) When your subscription is due, remember that "cash payment" is a "capital" "prin- ciple," and act accordingly. Besides the hon. sec. is not always overburdened with super- fluous postage stamps. Even if you are a "green" player, please remember that the Green Committee are not allowed an unlimited banking account to keep the turf in order. —— If your fair partner attempts to execute a master stroke by praising yourjailures in the same direction, be careful-particularly if there is au extra day in February. Golf partnerships have been known to lead to others of a more or less permanent nature, but the cautious will play the game warily. If the captain is a good player, it is not always wise to boom the fact too loudly. There are reasons why silence on this point is some- times advisable. —— If you should happen to be in a minority on the Committee, it is not always advisable to take things lying down one is apt to feel a draught, and catch a cold. If you have an inclination to make things fly," why not try aviation? The player who is no good at "putting," had better retire from the game before he is put down with a stern hand. When making the round the preservation of an equable temper is desirable conversation on the Budget or the House of Lords will be found to have a tendency towards keeping the mind from brooding on failures. Remember that in golf, as in everything else, a "straight course is the best. A choice of "clubs" should be dependent upon one's "hands." A mild striker is generally a hard swearer. Caddies invariably possess keen penetration, and it is not always wise to acquaint them with your inmost thoughts by too much declamation. When in difficulties remember that your only course is to appeal to the Committee true they may not always possess the wisdom of Solomon, but a word from them may put you on the right stroke. —— "Clocks" on one's hose at golf are some- what out of place the player will do all the "striking" necessary. Teas in the club house are sometimes more edifying than those on the course. Linguistic attainments are all very well in their way, but an exhibition on a public golf course is not always desirable plain language does just as well. Tenby, December 4th, 1909. BOGEY.
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY'S MEDAL…
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY'S MEDAL AWARDED. PRESENTATION AT THE POLICE COURT. A pleasing little function took place at the Tenby Police Court on Monday morning, when Mr Joshua Richards, of Culver Park, a well- known local fisherman, was presented with the Royal Humane Society's bronze medal and cer- tificate for saving life at Tenby. The presenta- tion was duly made by the Mayor, who was ac- companied on the Bench by Messrs. C. Farley (Deputy Mayor), E. Laws, Clement Williams, J. Leach, D. A. Reid and F. N. Railton. Among those in the body of the court were several members of theTeuby Corporation, who included Aldermen Griffiths and Chiles, Coun- cillors Stokes, Lord, Sandercock and Mason. The Chief Constable of the County (Mr F. Summers) was also present, being accompanied by Superintendent William Thomas, of Pem- broke-Dock. The Chief Constable, through whose efforts, ably seconded by those of Police-Sergeant Alfred Thomas, of Tenby, the case was brought with such gratifying success to the notice of the Royal Humane Society, addressing their Wor- ships, said he should like to mention the cir- cumstances under which they had kindly con- sented that day to present the medal and certificate of the Royal Humane Society to Mr Joshua Richards. The recognition was for an act of bravery performed at Tenby on Sep- tember 17th of the present year, under the following circumstances. On that date two boys (Read and' Squibbs) were fishing from a rock on the Castle Hill, known as Butler's Horse, and whilst thus engaged the boy Read accidentally fell into the sea. At this time Richards was working on the Pier Head about 400 yards away, and hearing shouts for help he ran a distance of 400 yards, and without the slightest hesitation, fully clothed and with heavy boots on, he plunged into the sea and succeeded in keeping Read above water until a boat came to their assistance and rescued them both. This was the third occasion upon which Richards had saved life. He (the Chief Con- stable) heard of the matter when he was in Tenby, made enquiry, wrote to the Royal Humane Society and sent them reports on the case, and asked them to consider it with a view to giving Richards their medal and he was glad to tell their Worships that the Society had forwarded the bronze medal, which the Bench were so kindly going to present that day. (Applause.) The Mayor having addressed a few appro- priate remarks to Richards, amid applause, pinned the medal to his breast and handed him the Society's certificate. The recipient, acknowledging the medal, said he was not much of a speaker, but everyone knew his career in the water, and with regard to what he had done he only considered it his duty to do it. (Applause.)
TENBY LICENSING TANGLE. ..r
TENBY LICENSING TANGLE. r The difficulty which has arisen in regard to the licensing of the Royal Gate House Assembly Rooms, Tenby, as a theatre entered upon a new stage at the local Police Court on Monday morning. It will be remembered that the license, which had hitherto been issued by the Tenby borough justices, was this year granted by the county justices of the Castlemartin division, sitting at Pembroke, and thereupon Mr C. F. Egerton Allen, one of the county justices, who sits at Pembroke, proceeded against Mr Max Krempl, the manager of the theatre, on a summons for permitting stage plays to be per- formed without proper license. The case was dismisssd by the Tenby magistrates on the ground that Mr Allen had failed to prove that the house had been "kept open" for such a purpose. On Monday the matter again came before the Tenby Bench, when Mr Krempl made application for another license. In reply to Mr Edward Laws, Mr Krempl said that he applied for a license to the two county justices who were sitting on the bench, namely, Mr Clement Williams and Mr Laws. Mr Laws remarked that this was an occasional court-house for Narberth, and so it was a petty sessional court. On that consideration he, as a county magistrate, was prepared to sign the license. The license was granted. and was signed by the two county justices present, Mr Laws and Mr Williams.
TOWN COUNCIL OPEN NEGOTIATIONS.…
TOWN COUNCIL OPEN NEGOTIATIONS. Pembroke Town Council have decided to enter into negotiations with the War Office with the view of acquiring Llannion Pill for use as a refuse tip. The pill, which has an area of 38 acres, is at present partially submerged at high tides, but it was stated by the surveyor (Mr K. McAlpine) that a barrage could be erected and the land gradually reclaimed, and that in time it might become a valuable asset to the Corporation. Pembroke Town Council have also decided to negotiate for the purchase of other land near the town for the purposes of water, allotments, and recreation. Pembroke-Dock County School govern- ors some time ago acquired five acres of land for a recreation ground.
DEVELOPMENT OF FISHGUARD.…
DEVELOPMENT OF FISH- GUARD. v- The announcement made by the Cunard Co. that commencing with the New Year and during the remainder of the winter season their vessels from New York will steam direct to Fishguard, omitting the call at Qneenstown, is another phase in the development of the former port. Since the inauguration of the quicker service via Fish- guard more than 2000 passengers have made use of the facilities provided, and it is a striking commendation that these passengers have with- out exception expressed themselves in terms of appreciation of the advantages derived and the saving of time effected. On December 13th, as at present arranged, no less than three ocean liners are due at Fishguard, viz., the Booth liner Hilary, from South America, and the Lusitania and Car- pathia, of the Cunard Line, from New York.
NEYLAND MEN'S PREDICAMENT.
NEYLAND MEN'S PREDICAMENT. At Roose Sessions, Haverfordwest, on Saturday (before Mr W. Howell Walters, in the chair, Mr J. T. Fisher and Mr G» S. Carrow), Annie Davies, Mariners' Hotel, Neyland, was summoned for keeping open her house during prohibited hours. Mr F. S. Reed, Pembroke, defended. P.C. Bassett said that in company with two other constables he entered the hotel and found Thomas Peters in the sitting-room. Mrs Decan. dier, who was in charge in the absence of the landlady, and a neice named Lottie Fields, told him that no one else was present. Witness threatened to go upstairs, but Fields objected, on the ground that the bedrooms were private. He persisted, and the girl then called out Charlie" and "Jack," with the result that Charles Morgan and John Button came down from the upper storey. They said they were friends of the family, and were there by invitation. Witness was assured that no one else was upon the pre- mises, but P.C. Morgan went upstairs to a bed- room and there found a man named Heskins, who explained that he had come to fetch brandy for an invalid wife. The defence was that intoxicants were not sup- plied to the men. The men said they were frightened when the police called. Mr Reed (to Heskins)-And you remained upstairs shivering all the time they were there ?-Heskins-Yes, like a dog in a wet sack. The case was dismissed.
MAENCLOCHOG FAIRS. —^
MAENCLOCHOG FAIRS. —^ In the London Gazette the Secretary of State for the Home Department gives notice that a repre- sentation has been duly made to him by the N arberth Rural District Council to the effect that it would be for the convenience and advantage of the public that the fairs which have been held orntlnlK. of TWqot^I^oV. V,; „„ 4-1- wuuuanj 01" X 't:iJ..1.JUL\nv:tU.l.1.t: VU CIAC 10th day of March, the 20th day of April, the 22nd and 23rd days of May, the 5th day of July, the 5th and 6th days of August, the 16th and 17th » days of September, the Monday preceding the 29th day of October, the 21st day of November, and the 22nd day of December, should in future be held on the Tuesday following the third Mon- day in the months of March, April, May, July, August, October, November, and December respectively, and on the Tuesday and Wednes- day following the third Monday in the month of September. On the 3rd day of January, 1910, the Secretary of State will take such represen- tation into consideration, and any person who may desire to object to the alteration of the dates for the holding of the said fairs should intimate his objections to the Secretary of State before that day.
A TENBY MAN'S PATENT.
A TENBY MAN'S PATENT. To the Editor of the Tenby Observer. Sm,-There is a rumour circulated in the town to the effect that I have patented another man's device for folding seats. This is absolutely un- true, as no man had seen mine at the time it circulated whilst as to the idea or origin, it is not of recent date. There is no other in existence the same design as mine.—Yours truly, ISAAC THOMAS. South Cliff Gardens, Tenby, December 8th, 1909.
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The annual distribution of prizes of Narberth County Intermediate School took place last Friday. The Rev. T. Lewis, B.A., rector of Lampeter Velfrey (chairman of the local governors of the school), presided. The head- master (Mr John Morgan, M.A.) in his report stated the school had made such great progress 9 11 that there were 42 more pupils than there was accommodation for. Lady St. Davids, in dis- tributing the prizes and certificates, said she now understood how Narberth School stood so high. She was glad to tind that cookery, laundry and woodwork were taught. The funeral of Mr W. Morgan Griffiths, of the firm of Messrs. Morgan Griffiths, Son. and Prosser, solicitors, Carmarthen, and holder of several public appointments, took- place last Friday, the interment being at the Town Cemetery. The obsequies were strictly private. A goodly few had gathered at the graveside. The Rev. T. R. Walters, M.A., R.D., vicar of St. David's, assisted by the Rev. D. L. Prosser, vicar of Pembroke-Dock, officiated, whilst the following were the mourners :—Messrs. C. Hubert Morgan Griffiths, Gerald W. Griffiths, and Vernon Griffiths (sons), Aiderman W. Gibbs, J.P. (brother-in-law), Mr Ivy Gibbs (nephew), Mr Wilfred Maybery (son-in-law), Mr W. T. T. Prosser, solicitor (partner in the firm). Dr. Parry, together with Mr Jeremy and the clerical staff. There were also at the grave- side :—Alderman Walter Llnyd (mayor of Car- marthen), Mr H. Brunei White (solicitor), Mr H. o. Long Price (superintendent of water bailiffs), Mr C. N. Phillips (County Court Office), Mr D. N. Evans (Probate Office), and Mr D. Jones, Lammas Street (undertaker). There were many beautiful floral tributes.