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"I .¡j. i BRECON COUNTY SESSIONS. I Friday.—Before Mr Jos. Price (in the chair"* and Mr J. L. D:U'ies.

Hi;KA( i! K- OF OHIH-jRS AT TAI.YHO.NT. Ernest- J. Hood-Williams, baker, 18 Ship street, Brecon, was summoned by James Campbell, comity inspector of 0¡. aiidmea^urQsand food and drugs, foi'—• P exposing for sale at Talyoont- on-Usk bread of a weight other than. 1 lb. or an even number of lbs. (2) delivering bread from a vehicle without having a proper scale or 'weights so that the bread sold might be weighed; and (3) exposing for sale bread which had not been made 12 hours previously. He pleaded not guilty. Mr Lewis Jones, Brecon,appeared for the prosecution, Mr Campbell stated that on May 11-;th he was at Talybont-on-Usk testing weights and measures, and saw Albert Oweu, a servant of defendant, delivering bread from a motor car at Mrs Steele's shop. Witness asked him for his scales I and weights: a:ld he replied I ha \"e not J got them, I have left them in the other van, this is a hired car." Six 2 lk loaves were taken into Mrs Steele's shop and weighed on the scales there Two of them were 1 oz. light each. two oz. light each, one about oz. light, and one was slightly over weight. Five of them were warm. Witness then asked Owen to come to the building where he was examining weights and measures, and there he weighed twelve 4 lb. and twelve 2 lb. loaves. All the former were light, as follows :—2, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5 12, 4, 3 and 4 oz. Of the latter eight were light, 2s, 12, H. L t, 1, h and h oz. two were 14c correct weight,. one wast oz. overweight, and one was i oz. overweight. The total deficiency of weight in 25 loaves was 3lbs. 7 oz*. All the loaves weighed were warm with the exception of three (including the one in the shop) and a few were quite hot. When wit- I ness drew Oweu s attention to the fact that the loaves were warm he replied Yes, they are warm I don't know when they were baked I am simply taking the bread out to oblige Mr Williams, I do not work for him regu- larly." Owen wanted to know if he was to go on delivering the bread, and wit- ness told him that was a matter for him to decide. Gross-examined He could not say how old the stale loaves were. It was not a fact that shortage was allowed in bread over ;3() hours old. That regula- tion had been cancelled. Mr Hood-Williams gave evidence. He said he had a breakdown with the motor car three or four days before, and was unable to do the Talybout round on the Thursday, the rlar day. The round had to be done on the Friday, and it I being market day he could not go and he ai ranged with Owen to go in his place. In the rush of getting him off the scales j and weights were left on the shop counter. They had been removed from the I' other van, but when that was in use they were invariably kept in it. The fresh bread was put into the van for shops, and he understood bakers were allowed I to deliver such bread for resale, provided I they informed the shopkeepers when it was baked. The shopkeepers could not re-sell while it was fresh. The rounds I were only made twice a week, and the consumers would have very stale bread indeed it it were not delivered fresh to the shops. With regard to the deficiency the shops. With regard to the deficiency I in weight, all the shopkeepers lie supplied J were empowered by him to make up any i shortage and he made allowances accord- ingly. He contended that the sale to cl Mrs Steele did not constitute a case of short weight, because she was the re- tailer and was supposed to weigh the bread over the counter. Croayexamined He was not aware that i^was necessary to be licensed by the Food Control Committee to soli fresh bread for re-sale. Mr Lewis Jones pointed out that the bread orders required a license for such a purpose and also that the fresh bread should be kept separate in the vehicle from other loaves and labelled. Defendant wanted to know in what daily paper he could have seen that order. He knew nothing of it at the time. Mr Lewis Jones also stated that it was not permissible to make up short weight in a loaf. Defendant Then wlut am I to do with the bread ? There is no man living who can guarantee to make a batch of bread exact weight. The Bench fined defendant Y,2 on the first charge and on each of the two other charges, and also allowed a guinea advocate's fee— £ 3 11s. in all. A TlIlg"TY i'TRIKEI{ AT \OELIX.F.\CH. Anthony Lewis, licensee of the Plough and Harrow Inn, Yelinfach, was sum- moned by the Police for supplying intoxicating liquor during prohibited hours on May 28th and also for per- mitting consumption. • Defendant said he admitted selling a pint of beer to a man who was his striker he was a smith himself. Fined £ 1 including costs in the first case and 5/- in the second. Albert Davies, of Yelinfach, the striker refem-ed to, admitted that lie had the beer. He said he was helping Mr Lewis to band a wheel, it was a very hot day, and he got verythirsty and had one pint of beer. He was very sorry. The Clerk (Mr D. W. E. Thomas) But you see what you have let Mr Lewis in for. Fined 1 0/: including costs.

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BEARER COAL. F4 Consumer and Taxpayer to Pay. Rationing to Continue, but I- xeiiiption Limit Raised. In the House of Commons last week, Sir Auckland Geddes (Minister of Re- construction) made an important state- ment with regard to the coal industry. He said that as far as it was possible to judge from the latest information available, the estimate of the output of coal for July, 1919, after the reduced hours of work had come into force, was 21-1,000,000, to 217,000.000 tons per annum, as compared with the pre-war out- put of 1913 of 1287,000,000 tons. The consumption of coal for inland purposes and for bunkers, which was in 1913 210,000,000 tons, had fallen to 190'000,000 for the year 1918. The ex- ports of coal in 1913 were 77 million tons. and in the year 1918 they were 34 million tons. In order to preserve approximately the I same quantity of coal for inland con- sumption and bunkers for the twelve months from July, 1919, all present restrictions on consumption must be fully maintained, and, in addition, ex- ports must be reduced from a rate of 34 million tons per annum to a rate of 23 million tons. It was estimated that the deficiency 011 ( the working of the industry on the basis of the estimated outputs given for the period of twelve months from Julj next, after providing for the guaranteed profit to the owners at the late of 4s. 2d. per ton would be about 946,600,000, equal to about 4s. 3d. per ton of output. This meant either an increase of price to the consumer of about 4s. Gd. per ton (to provide a small margin), or that the deficiency would fall on the taxpayer. With regard to the future of rationing, although the quantity of coal available I for inland consumption and bunkers would be no more than in 1918, the Controller of Coal Mines hoped to in- troduce modifications in the present system to the extent that all consumers of below five tons per annum cf coal, 12,500 cubic feet of gas per quarter, and 400 B.T.U. per quarter of electricity would be exempt from rationing. It was proposed that above these limits the present assessments should continue in force for another twelve months from July 1. Consumers would be allowed between July 1 and September 30 to stock up to their present assessment so far as the coal might be available. It was also under consideration to modify to some extent the present transport reorgan- isation scheme with a view to giving it greater elasticity.

Property Sale at Brecon. Messrs. Miller, Powell and Co., auc- tioneers, held a succcasful sale of small lots of freehold property at the Castle Hotel, Brecon, on Friday afternoon. Tredomen Farm, Llanfillo, 66 acres, and two detached fields of 922 and 3 306 acres respectively, were sold for £2,425 to Mrs Williams, of Manest Cottage, Llanhamlach. Mr Parry, Upper House, Tredomen, paid H340 for four fields of 13.439 acres Mr W. J. Jones, Brecon, 150 for a field of 1.437 acres and Mr Jno. Morris, Llanfihangel-Talyllyn, 941 for a plantation of .634 acres. All these lots are at present held in one tenancy by Mr W. J. Price, at £ 132 p.a., and the tithe for 1918, paid by the owner, was £ 14 lis. Messrs. Cheese and Armstrong, Hay, were the solicitors for the vendors. For Fedw Farm, Llandefalle, 45.019 acres, the tenant, Mr David Price, Lower Duffryn, Llandefalle, paid £800; and for Danyrallt Farm, Llanfillo, 9.738 acres, Mr Evans, Tyrug, Llanfillo, gave £ 405. Ty-Clay, a cottage at Llangorse, was withdrawn at £ 125. Mr Lewis W H. Jones, Brecon, was the solicitor for these properties.

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BIRTHDAY HONOURS. More Local Awards. O.B.E for Lord Glanusk. A further list of King's Birthday honours includes the following :— C.B.—Brigadier-General H. Burleigh Leach, C.M.G., South Wales Borderers, who went to France with the original Expeditionary Force as coloncl of the 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers and was severely wounded. His wife is the Chief Controller of the Q.M.A.A.C. C.B.E.—Col. Lord Glanusk, C.B., D.S.O., Grenadier Guards (Reserve of Officers), Lord Lieutenant of Breconshirc, and chairman of the Breconshire County Council, took the l/lst Brecknockshire Battalion of the South Wales Borderers to Aden and India as colonel commanding. O.B.E.-Col. J. G. Bishop, 3rd Mou- mouthshires, solicitor in practice at Abergavenny, and clerk to the Brynmawr magistrates Lieut. G. H. Buchanan, South Wales Borderers, a Cardiff solicitor; Capt. A. G. Maitland Jones, M.C., R.A.M.C., of Builth Wells, son of the late Rev. H. Jones, M.A., and of Mrs Jones (well-known as the writer "Jeanie MaitICLiid,") M.B.E. — Major S. Cope Morgan, South Wales Borderers; Capt. A. P. Percival, South Wales Borderers Capt. W. R. Wilson, South Wales Borderers To be Brevet-Major.—Capt. H. W. Beor, South Wales Borderers. FOR SERVICE IX SALOXICA. M.B.E.—Capt. A. J. Morris, South Wales Borderers. M.C.—Capt. J. B. Harris, 7th South Wales Borderers Major W. Webb Humphreys, 7th South Wales Borderers Lieut. F. A. Stephenson, 7th South Wales Borderers; Major P. L. Villar, South Wales Borderers. M.S.M.—Company Qr.-Mr.-Sergt. R. H. Jones, 7th South Wales Borderers Company Qr.-Mr.-Sergt..M. T. Phillips, 8 th South Wales Borderers Company Sergt.-Major G. Hadley, 7th South Wales Borderers (Abercrave) Sergt. F. H. Hiley, 7th South Wales Borderers Sergt. W. M. Traylor, 7th South Wales Borderers Sergt. R. Livesey, 23rd Welsh (Cefn Coed).

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.=-=-. THE LIFE Of A SOLDIER IN INDIA 1h OE OF THE OLD Gl-.U;;). I consider my hnppiest days as a soldier were passed in India, where I served for nearly ten years. Some people are of the opinion that the climate in India is unhealthy, but this is not so, as a man has every advan- tage and chance to keep himself fit amidst beautiful surroundings, and with plenty of time at his disposal for sport. Personally, I never had one day's sickness during the whole time I served there, simply on account of the fact that I indulged in plenty of spert and exer- cise, which is encouraged by those in authority. I will give a flight impression of a day's service during the summer months. I am an Artillery man myself, but the Cavalry and Infantry service are practi- cally the same as far as hours, advan- tages. &c., count. Reveille would sound at 5 a.m., in order to get the drill and military duties over before the heat of the day, which is at its height about mid-day. To continue At 5-30 a.m. a mounted parade would be held, my horse saddled and groomed up ready for me beforehand by my Syce (groom), who is paid the small amount of 8 annas (8d.) per week to look after the horse, clean equipment, &c. After this parade I would water and feed my horse, have breakfast and go to stables from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. From 10 a.m. until 5-30 p.m. I would be free to do as I wished, if not detailed for guard. This spare time was generally passed with a few hours' sleep, a game of cards in the R.A.T.A. (Royal Army Temperance Association), billiards or water polo and swimming, which is very popular with the troops in India. All facilities and conveniences for sports being provided by the military authorities. The even- ings also were devoted to sport, generally hockey, football, polo, cricket, tennis and five-courts. Another popular form of sport out there is shooting, game being very plentiful. Each unit has its own sporting guns," and one can enjoy good shooting wild duck, doves, pigeons, &c. Every Thursday was a general holiday, when sports would be properly organ- ised, tournaments, &c., taking place. Every man has the privilege of two months' furlough in each year and can travel to any part of the country, within reason, free of cost. The winter is also quite pleasant, being warm all day, getting colder y 11 towards night-time, but is tlever excessive. During the winter months field training is the general form of military duties, combined of course with drills, but sport has its place all the year round. The life in the service in India is never really hard, as for a small sum about 8 annas (8d.) per week, one can employ a native servant who will clean up one's kit, make the bed and look after about four men. Out of sixteen years' unbroken service my happiest memories are of the days I enjoyed during my ten years in India.

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