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BRECON RURAL TRIBUNAL. Definite Action on the Badge Question. The Brecon Rural Tribunal met or Friday afternoon, Mr Jenkin Williams in the chair. Others present were Messrs John Smith, Daniel Watkins, John Jones (Llanfihangel-nantbran), William Morgan, J F Ricketts, Tom Morgan, the Revs Thomas Griffiths and T C Richards, with the Military representative (Lieut C H deWinton), and Mr J L Davies (representing the Board of Agriculture). CONDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS. Conditional exemptions were granted the following :— Thomas Thomas, Halfway Farm, Llandovery: Wm Phillips, Troedyr- harn, near Brecon Wm Llewelyn Williams, Park Farm, Sennybridge; Wm. Richard Price, Wernddu Farm, Libanus: and David Davies, Penygarn, Llanspyddid. VARIATION OF CERTIFICATE. The meeting var;ed the conditional exemption certificate of Thomas Evans, Cathedine Fawr Farm, to one of temporary exemption to November 1st. "EVADING SERVICE." The Chairman remarked that there was a good deal being said about two young men from Sennybridge who had evaded all the Tribunals and gone to the back door, so to speak. He had been given a resolution and he wished to know if it was their wish that it should be passed with the view of approaching the authorities on the matter, to get these men unbadged. Mr J Smith It is my very strong desire, because they are men who can be spared. They were, most distinctly, before they went to the timber cutting, in occupations from which they could be spared. It is hard lines to take chaps from farms and allow others to evade service without protesting or taking any action. As a matter of fact I read an article in the County Times this week that some .other Tribunals bad sent deputations to the War Office with the view of getting fellows unbadged. I should like to see a deputation doing the same thing here, as the article suggests. Mr Tom Morgan: We are taking away persons from agriculture and leaving cowards like these to get everything. The Rev T C Richards instanced a case of a man who bad failed to get exemption at Pontardawe going to Glasbury to the timber cutting and being badged. Mr Smith said they were stripping farms of useful men and leaving others who were shirking. The Chairman read the resolution. It memtioned the names of three persons who had been refused exemption by the Tribunals and gone to timber cutting and been badged, and urged that steps should be taken to get them unbadged because they were evading service and had defied the Tribunals. The Chairman added that he thought the wording of the resolution could be left in the hands of the Clerk and Lieut deWinton. Mr Tom Morgan: We want to word it as strong as we can. The Chairman said they could insert the history of each case in the resolution and the decisions of the Tribunals. Mr Morgan: Yes, and state that the trade they are following now is foreign to them. It was agreed to send the resolution to the Local Government Board.

IV ■> I If GOLDEN RETURNS 1,d( -S:i REGISTERED r=FE-: | W- li- ■ >L- ■ -pyM" K Facsimile oj One-Ounce Packet. Archer's Golden Returns The Perfection of Pipe TobacrO. < j COOL, S T II f Hay Guardians. The monthly meeting of the Hay Board of Guardians was held on Thursday last. Present the Rev WET Morgan (chairman), Mrs Parry, Revs H G Griffiths, G Leigh Spencer, D Morgan, Messrs E George, J Davies, D F Powell, W V Pugh, Chas Butcher, E D Weaver, W Jones, W Thomas, and R T Griffiths (clerk). Mr Hy Davies (Glasbury) was unanimously appointed assistant overseer for Glynfach. The Guardians also resolved to appeal for the exemption from military service of Mr G P Weale, their relieving officer for Talgarth district. FRIENDLY SOCIETY Secretaries will find it pays to send their Printing Orders to be County Times" Office, Brecon. The Charges are reasonable, and the benefit of oar experience in the leaking up of Reports and Statements of Accounts is freely theirs. containing valuabli Hrforautioii Row all IrragHlarttlM ■ o EVERY,&Wm containing valuabli Hrforautioii Row all IrragHlarttlM ■ o and Suppressions may bt •ntJrely avoHM er rMMVtf ■ §; bysimple means. Recomnwwtealayenrtnent »fcy«t»Uns ■ ybi as tlit anly Safe, Sure aril Semrine ReiMrfy. Navtr ■ Falls, Thousands of TastlMMNate. EaUMftMISSc fl 11 P. LANCHARprl,ntDalston-lanefLendon

BRECON "CONTROL" CASES. Licensee and Customer Fined. At the Brecon Borough Police Court on Monday, before Messrs E. A. Wright and Evan Morgan, several cases under the Liquor Control Order were heard. The first summonses heard were against Esther A. Wotton, Kings Arms Hotel, who was charged with (1) selling intoxicating liquor during prohibited hours, (2) permiting consumption of intoxicating liquor during prohibited hours, and (3) allowing treating on the premises. Mr A Jolly (from the office of Mr H F W Harries) appeared to prosecute for the Police and Mr J P Jones Powell defended. P. C. Charles Price, stationed at Cwmtaff, said that at about 10-45 a.m. on Tuesday, the 5th inst., he visited the Kings Arms in plain clothes. Within a few minutes after he entered two men named Williams and Davies came in and stood by the bar. Williams asked Davies what he would have to drink. He said M Glass of whisky" and Williams said "I will have Brandy" Mrs Wotton, the licensee, was standing behind the bar, and she served them with the liquor, which she drew from two stone jars on the shelf, one of which was labelled "whiskey" and the other I brandy." Williams paid for the two drinks, aud Mrs Wotton returned him the change. Williams tendered a silver coin, but witness could not say what coin it was. He told Mrs Wotton that be would report her for supplying intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises during pro- hibited hours, and also for permitting treating. Mrs Wotton replied, I thought he was ill," referring to Williams. Witness told her that the man never told her that be was ill, and asked about the other man named Davies. She made no reply to that and walked out of the bar. Witness took the names and addresses of the two men. He had to threaten Williams three times that he would take him to the Police Station unless he gave him his address. Mrs Wotton and Davies persuaded him to give his address, and witness then told them that they would be reported. Williams then put his hand to his side and said he felt ill. Witness asked him why he did not go to see a doctor, and he made no reply. This was the second public-house he had visited that morning. He got into the King's Arms just before the entrance of the two men. He asked for hop bitters and was given war beer. He I saw the two men consuming the liquor. Question by Mr Jones-Powell, witness denied that Williams, as soon as he came in, complained to Mrs Wotton that he was ill and asked if he could have a drop of drink. This conclud-ed the case for the Police. Addressing the Bench on behalf of the defendant, Mr Jones Powell stated that his client had committed a technical offence, but he submitted that it was not an offence against the spirit of the order under which the proceedings were taken. The order I specified that no intoxicating liquor could be supplied during prohibited hours unless it was given on the certificate of a medical man, but he contended that it could be given to a person in immediate need of it. He men- tioned a case which came before a London Coroner's Court, where a licensee was censured by the coroner for refusing a man some spirits on the ground that the stimulant might have saved the man's life. Mrs Wotton gave Williams the brandy quite openly because she really thought he was ill and required it. The defendant gave evidence. She said that Williams and Davies came in together, and Williams said I am very ill, can I have a brandy?" He looked ill and she gave him the brandy. Williams asked Davies what he would have and he said beer or lemonade, he was not particular what he would take." Witness gave him war beer. It was quite wrong to say that she gave Davies whiskey. Williams paid for the drinks. She denied that the constable mentioned anything about brandy or whiskey when he said he would report it. Cross-examined by Mr Jolly, defendant said Williams was very ill and the reason she did not send to the police station or the doctor was that she had nobody to send. Mr Jolly: Did you know the police constable.—No, never seen him before. Then that is additional reason that you should be cautious?- Yes. The Deputy Clerk (Mr Jones-Williams) He might have been a special constable. (Laughter). David Davies, Trehenry Farm, said that on the 5th inst he met Mr Williams, Plough and Harrow, Felinfach, at the Market. Williams complained that he was very poorly, and asked him to go with him to have a drop of brandy. He eventually went with him to the Market Tavern, but rs there was no place to sit down they went on to the King's Arms, When they got in Williams asked Mrs Wotton if he could have a drop of brandy, as he was very ill. Mrs Wotton said she did not think she could give it him, but as he was ill she served him. Witness was asked by Williams what he would have, and he said, Anything; a bottle of some- thing." "I think I said," added witness, I would have sober beer." (Laughter.) Questioned by Mr Jolly, witness said he had had a little conversation with Mrs Wotton about the affair. He asked for a bottle of war beer, and was quite clear that he had war beer. Mr Jolly Did Williams go back to the Market ?—Yes. Did be go back again to have another drink during prohibited hoars ?-Not that I know of. (Laughter.) Wm. Williams, Plough and Harrow, Felln. facb, also gave evidence. He said that be was going on 82 years of age. He was very ill at the Market the previous Tuesday, and asked Davies to go with bim for a drop of brandy. They went to the King's Arms, and he told Mrs Wotton that he was very, very ba3, and asked for a brandy. Davies had this foreign beer added witness. He tendered a shilling for the drinks, and Mrs Wotton gave him 6id change. Mr Jolly: Did you go to see a doctor?—I was very, very bad, and I could not go. Yon went to the King's Arms ?—Yes, by degrees. But why didn't you go to the doctor ?-I was very very ill. (Laughter). About thia beer, was it in a bottle ?-Really, I am not sore, I was so very ill indeed. (Laughter). How many coppers did you get in the change?—It was only a sixpenny bit and a half penny. There wore no coppers in it ?- Well indeed, I was very ill and when a person is ill —— (Laughter). W J G Wotton, baeband of the iioenBee of the King's Arms," said he went into the bar just b< fore the Constable went out. He mentioned the glasses in front of each f he persons in the bar. The Benob reserved their decision till they bad beard tbe other oases. Wm Williams, Plough and Harrow Ion, Felinfach, was then charged with consuming intoxicating liquor at the "King's Arms" during prohibited hours and also with troatiug. When the charge was read over to him Williams pltaded guilty to drinking tbe brand y and added that it was because he was iil. LanRbter). He pleaded not guilty to the ssooud charge. Henry Davit^, Trehenry Farm, Feiinfacb, was also obargLd with consuming liquor and with consuming liquor which another person bad paid for. He pleaded not guilty. Mr Jolly again appeared for the prosecution and Mr J P Jones Powell for the two defendants. The evidence in these eases was identical with that given iu the first case. The Chairman said the Bench ficed Mrs Wotton 258 for supplying liquor; the cse of permitting treatiug would be dismissed, and she would be fined 5s for pecmitting intoxi- cating liquor to be consumed. Williams would be fined lOa for consuming intoxicatiug liquor, while the charge against biiii for treating be dismissed, and both caees against Davies would be dismissed. The Chairman added that that was a very serious case and the possible penalties werp very heavy and they trusted that licensed persons would take very great care in fature 80 that no cases of that kind would come before tbem again.

THE BIRDS OF QUEBEC.-It is not generally known that out of thl twelve thousand species of birds scattered over the globp, the Province Of Qaebec reckons nearly -300 wbicb pass1 through or make their home in its territory, Among these 800 species there are birds wboee only role is to provide pleasure for the. sports- wan, birds which possess eooncmic atilily, birds which protect the crops against insects, birds whiob adorn the landscape by their colouring or their songs, and lastly birds whose importauce is rather vague. Altbongh sports- men wortby of the name almost always hoot for the sake of hunting, it often happens that the game whioh they kill comprises wild birds from which a profit of some kind is derived. With regard to the partridge it may be re- marked that this name is applied amongst Canadians not to the bird which bears that designation in the United Kingdom, but to three speoies, the spruce partridge, the ruffed grouse acd the ptarmigan. Docks comprise ten different species. The memory of the wild or passenger pigeon, for it is only a memory, shonld be reoalled. At one time it abounded througbtout the Province, though a single specimen cannot be found to-day. The pass- Rrines constitute a very important groap be. cause they are nearly all insectivorous and Protect the trees and crops against the hordes of noxious insects. Nearly all the warblers be- long to this group including bumming bird, that winged Bower of the garden. There are quite a number of more or less large birds whose sole role appears to consist in enriching the ornithological section of the fauna. Amongst these come the Golden Eagle, Owl, Raven, Crow, Falcon, Hawk, Jay, and Heron etc.

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BRYNMAWR COUNTY SCHOOL Central Welsh Board Results. Honours Certificate. Horace Abraham D .vie", ifi Eoglisb language and literature with distinction, history and French. Higber Certificate.- H y win David Isaac (with two distinctions), Clara Norwood, Emma OlivA Rowlauds, Todor Joseph Evans, and Jessie McDonald Taylor. S nior Certificate.-Rc-ginald Cable (with distinction in chemistry), Jepn Brown, John Pesoival Davies (with diatit etioo in chemistry and geography, passed in subjects equal to Welsh matriculation), Sirab Gongb, David Henry Gunter, Penry Morris, Phyllis Margaret Simon, Thomas R. So bPihnd (with distinc tion in arithmetic, passed iu subjects equiva- lent to Welsh matriculation), and Mattie Doris Webb. Junior Certificate -Clara. Colin, Elizabeth Evans, Herber Evins, Max I->&ao (with two distinctions), Wm. Morgan Jonws (witb three distinctions), Eunice Lewis (witb one distinc. tion), Olive Lswis. Eina Looker, Gladys Madt ley, Agnes Miles, Clarence Miles, Frank Morgan (with one distinction), Jospph Lewis Morgan (with ODe distinction), Stanley Morgan, D--Isy Catherine Morris (with one distinction), David Cyril Moses (with four dis- tinctions), Annie O'Brien, Henry Phillips, Winifred Probert, Ken Prosser, Armit Prothero, Euid Rowlands (with three distinctions), Mar- garit. Caroline Simpson, and Robert Taylor (with one distinction). Supplementary Cerlificate,-Gladys Lewis in geography and Joseph Morgan in Latin.

Winter Oats. In view of the uncertainty of the spring oat crop in many parts of the coantry the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries desire to suggests to farmere, in suitable distiots, who have not already grown winter oats, the desirability of giving winter oats a trial this autnmn. In the southern and south-eastern counties, in particular, winter oats are, generally speaking, much mor reliable than spring sown oata. Further particulars concerning winter oats will be found in the Board's Special Leaflet No. 36, and information as to the moat suit- able variety for any particular district may be obtained from the Agricultural Organiser at the County Education Offices, or from the head of the local Agrionltural College, as out- lined in special Leaflet No. 25 (Teobnical Ad- vice for Farmers). Copies of the leaflets may be obtained free of all charge on application to the Secretary, Board of Agriculture and Fisher- ies, Whitehall Place, London, S.W.

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BEAUTIFUL WEDDING CARDS.—THE Specimeus of Wedding Cards at the County Times" Offices, the Bulwark, Brecon, have been again carefnliy revised. A number cf New Designs have been added, remarkable for their style and eqaally remark- able for their Low Pries. Thete is now a range of Beautiful Wedding Cards at the "Times" Office which could be nowhere I excelled

BRECON GUARDIANS. No Experiment with the Vagrancy Question. A meeting of the Brecon Guardians was held on Friday, Mr John Jones, Llaufihangel Nantbran (vice-chairman) in the chair. Others present were Miss Adelaide Williams, the Revs Thos. Griffiths and A. E. Evans, Messrs Daniel Watkins, Jenkin Williams, John Powell, John Jones (Glyn), Thomas Daniels, Rees Williams, John Price, David Davies, W. C. Davies, Wm. Morgan (Llan- frynach), John Jones (Battle), Daniel Phillips, C. W. Best, J. F. Ricketts, A. A. Mitchell, Tom Morgan, and John Thomas, with the Deputy Clerk (Mr E. J. Hill), and other officials. VAGRANTS AND INMATES. There were 127 vagrants relieved at the workhouse during the last month, being a decrease of 43 as compared with the corres- ponding period last year. According to the Master's report there were 50 inmates in the house at the end of the last fortnight, a decrease of 7 as compared with the coi responding period last year. NOT ENTERTAINED. The House Committee recommended that the Master should purchase a drilling machine and a spraying machine for use at the workhouse. Miss Williams, in proposing the adoption of the report, said labour was scarce at the house now and it was essential that the Master should have these machines in order to assist him in his work. Mr Jenkins Williams seconded. Mr Best opposed the proposition, saying that it was not necessary to go to such an expense in war time, and Mr Daniel Phillips also spoke against it. The recommendation was defeated. The question, adjourned from the last meeting, of joining the Monmouth and Glamorgan Vagrancy Committee came up for consideration. Mr Best opposed the Board joining the Committee, saying that they would make it hard for men tramping the roads and give them an excuse to beg from door to door if they adopted the new system. He proposed they leave the matter until after the war. Mr Mitchell seconded, and it was agreed to. CONDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS FOR OFFICERS. The Deputy Clerk stated that he was asked by the Chairman to say that at the Borough Tribunal the previous night the Master and himself were granted conditional exemption. The Chairman I am sure that we are very pleased to hear that. Mr Best I think it is only right to say that one case will go to the Appeal Tribunal. DRIFTWOOD OF THE WAR. In the course of an appeal made by Mr Daniel Phillips on behalf of a family for an increase in relief, it transpired that the head of the family had been in the Army and had been discharged as medically unfit. Since then he had become mentally deficient and was now at the Talgarth Asylum, and his family were chargeable on the rates. Mr Best thought there was a strong case for them to submit to the Local Government Board. The State should make some pro- vision for dependants of soldiers and sailors who had been in the Army or Navy and were disabled. It was agreed to write to the Local Government Board on the matter.

Loss of Appetite. Loss of appetite is usually traosable to some form of stomach or liver trouble, and may be taken as a sign that the digestive system is in need of a stimulating tonic. When you oan't eat, or when food is distasteful, just try the effect of taking Mother Seigel's Syrup after your meals every day. Tbis splendid herbal remedy tones up and strengthens the digestive organs, sharpens the appetite, and regulates the whole system. Then voo not only eat your food with a relish, but, more important still, the food you eat enriches your blood, nourishes yoor body, increases your strength and vitality, and makes you took well, feel well, and keep well.

Hay Rural District Council. At a meeting of the Hay Rural District Council, held on Thursday last, there were present Mr W Thomas (chairman), Rev W E T Morgan, Messrs W V Pugh, W Jones, E D Weaver, Chas Butcher, W L Powell (surveyor), W Gunter (inspector), and J Gunter (clerk). Mr Butcher drew the Council's attention to the fact that there were no motor notices in or near the, village of Velindre. He said that there had been many narrow escapes at some of the dangerous corners and some signs were badly needed. —Members were of opinion that the County Council could not be approached on the question because the road on which the signs were needed was not a county road. They therefore decided to ask the Motor Union to take some steps to make travelling on that part of the road less dangerous in future. There were insufficient members present to form a quorum at Bredwardine Council on Thursday and therefore no meeting was held. Mr J Davies (chairman) presided at a meeting of Painscastle Rural Council on Thursday, and the other members present were the Revs D Morgan, H G Griffiths, and Mr D Price. There was no business of public interest.