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e n COPmSES OF THE WAR. Divisional Council Formed for Breconshire, Member? of the Comrades of the Great War." from various parts of Breconsbire assembled at Church House, Brecon, on Saturday afternoon to meet Capt. J. Arthur Jones, organiser for South Wales, and to form a divisional council for the county. Col. Stuart Morgan, president of the Brecon branch, presided, and amongst those present were the Mayor of Brecon (Mr W. F. Parry deWinton), Capt. M. F. Thomas, Messrs W. H. Jones-Parry (hon. treasurer of the Brecon branch), T. Maund, W. R. Prosser, W. H. Larkin, W. Morgan, Robert Lewis (hon. sec. of the Brecon branch), W. T. Taylor (Crickhowell), Lancelot Henderson (Hay), Wm Owen (Ystradgyulais), E. C. Parry (Talybont), Pugh (Llangynidr), &c. Col. Stuart Morgan, before commencing the business, expressed his thanks to the Mayor of Brecon for honouring them with his presence, and assured him they heartily welcomed him. (Hear, hear). Capt. Jones, in the course of an ex- planatory address, said that the Comrades of the Great War had made very rapid progress throughout Wales, and the time had come when they must redeem the promise made in the early days of the movement to give the rank and file full representation on county and national governing bodies. This had been done in England, and they had already estab- lished in Wales nine divisions, and hoped the tenth would be secured from that meeting. In South Wales they had a Cardiff division with over 0,000 members, there was Glamorganshire, one in Pembrokeshire, and one in Radnorshire. The divisional councils in their turn would have the right to elect six repre- sentatives each on the national body, the Welsh National Grand Council, which would hold its first meeting at Cardiff on ) July 25th. Each division had a divisional commander, deputy commander, secretary, treasurer, and executive committee of ten members, with a quorum of seven. It was hoped those officers would be elected that afternoon, also six repre- sentatives to go to the Welsh National Council meeting on July 25th. Lord Glanusk was the representative of Breconshire on the Provisional Grand Council which was formed in January, and he ventured to suggest that his lord- + ship would be a good commander for the Breconshire Division, but wished to make it clear that this was entirely a matter for the meeting. Generally the deputy commander was chosen from the rank and file. Sooner or later the I' divisional secretary would have to be a full time official, because the work would become rather arduous but the time had not yet arrived when they were in a position to offer a living wage, and some temporary arrangement would have to be made for n em til remuneration. They hoped to receive a large contribution from the Army and Navy canteens fund, in proportion to their numbers, well over ¡' 2,000,000. and then they would be in a position to pay full time divisional ,I secretaries. The Mayor remarked that on behalf of the town he should like to say how very glad they were to know that the Comrades of the Great War Association was such a thriving institution amongst ex-Service men ttiat the timfe had come when they had To form a division for Breeonshire. As the mayor he welcomed the Comrades there, and he hoped the county town would be the headquarters of the new division. It would be a great pleasure to bim to help the move- ment in any way in his power. If at any time during his period of office it was desired to hold a public meeting, he would be glad to put the Town Hall at the disposal of the Comrades and if I any assistance was required for organi- zation, he hoped he might be privileged to give them a helping hand. (Applause). On behalf of the Welsh National head- quarters. Cai-L Joi.os thanked the Mayor for his presence. They attached great importance to the assistance and support of the local authorities, in attaining their ends-fair treatment and justice to the ex-Service man in civil life. Mr Henderson seconded a formal vote of thanks, and this was cordially endorsed by the meeting. The Mayor, replying, said he fully ap- preciated what the nation owed to the Comrades and others who had served their country, and he hoped that deep gratitude would be shown for what they had done for the British Empire. It was an interesting fact that they were meeting on the day when the repre- ki"&) ,J "¿.v ,v put their signatures to the Treaty of Peace, which, after all, when it was signed, would be kept as far as we made the Germans keep it. Our Service men had secured a great victory over brutes and infidels, and it was due to them to acknowledge it. (Applause). His Wor- ship then withdrew. It was decided to form a divisional council for Breconshire, and on the motion of Mr Owen, seconded by the Chairman, Lord Glanusk was unanimously elected commander. The Chairman proposed that Capt. M. F. Thomas be appointed deputy com- mander, remarking that Capt. Thomas was Lord Glanusk's adjutant for a long time in the Brecknockshire Battalion, and he was sure his lordship would be very glad to have his help. Capt. Thomas reminded the meeting of Capt. Jones's statement that it was usual to choose the deputy commander from the rank and file, and urged that that custom should be followed. The Chairman Would you rather ¡ appoint one from the rnnk and file ? I Voices No. I Mr Owen An officer who was good enough to lead us in war is good enough to lead us now. (Hear. hear). Capt. Thomas was unanimously elected. Mr Jones-Parry proposed Mr Robert Lewis as divisional secretary, and spoke of the satisfactory work he had done for the Brecon branch. Mr Henderson seconded, and Mr Lewis agreed to act. Mr Prosser moved the election of Mr Jones-Parry as treasurer, mentioning that he had been a most efficient treasurer to the Brecon branch.—The Chairman .T'ccndcd a::rl it wus carried The next business was the re-election I of the executive, and Capt. Jones took the opportunity of thanking Mr Maund for the valuable assistance he had ren- dered in establishing the Comrades movement in Breeonshire. The Chairman, Capt. M. F. Thomas, and Mr Jones-Parry bore similar testimony, and it was pointed out that Mr Maund inaugurated the flourishing Brecon branch, and had done a great amount of work for the Comrades in other ways. The following were appointed on the Executive Committee (the officials are ex-officio members) :-The Rev. R. W. Jones, rector of Llangynidr (who has served as a chaplain of the Forces), Lieut. Sparrow (Talybont), Messrs J. E. Price (Beulah), W. T. Taylor (Crickhowell), E. C. Parry (Talybont), W. Owen (Ystradgyulais), L. Henderson (Hay), W. Morgan, W. R. Prosser, W. H. Larkin, and T. Maund (Brecon). Capt. Thomas and the Treasurer and Secretary were appointed an appeals sub-committee and Capt. Thomas, Lieut. Sparrow, Messrs Maund, Hender- son, and Lewis were appointed repre- sentatives on the Welsh National Council.

The Beauty Immortal. Goodness is God, wide as the sky is wide Deep as the ocean is deep as the air All-embracing; precious as morning light; Sweet as the warm smile of sunshine A chalice of joy to the satisfied soul Who has treasured and worshipped its beauty- The wonderful beauty of holiness The Truth is complete, itself it fulfils, Alive and potent in earth as in heaven, Confessed in hell, and stanch in the ultimate star Immortal, beyond decay or oblivion, How shall one know the good and the true? How shall one know the light from the darkness ? There is a light for every man's soul, And the soul of a man is not sightless Our success will be judged by endeavour. Wrong is the wrung thing, ünfi t and twisted, Tortured and wrenched from the straight and the true Unfit for the honest building of soul; Unfit, unsightly, unworthy Unrelated and doomed to perdition, It fits not the scheme universal. All things combine to help truth And all things conspire against evil. Midst the clashing of creeds, this I know I am sure that truth is immortal That goodness is truth in action Men call it God, amazed at its beauty. Who can doubt its ultimate triumph ? I believe in immortal goodness That truth must prevail, though we mingle Error with truth, and evil with goodness Error and evil are only transient shadows, Changing their forms in the lamp-light. T. R. PHILLIPS.

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LLANGYNIDR. Personal. We are pleased to see amongst us once again Capt. and Mrs Sparks, Glanyrafon, who are here for a short holiday.—Pte. George Watkins is also home on leave from the Army of Occupation, looking fit and well. G.F.S. Picnic.—On Saturday, June 21st, the members of the G.F.S. were entertained by Miss Smith, assisted by Miss Watkins and Miss May Francis. They had a picnic on the rocks of the Usk. There was a difficulty in getting the kettle to boil, but Mr A. D. Roberts (Breconshire Carnegie librarian) came to the rescue and all went well. Gift to the Church.—Miss D. D. Salt has kindly presented the church with a set of glass flower holders for decorative purpose. Her gift is much appreciated. Memorial Service.—On Sunday night last a service was held in the church in memory of the late Miss Doris Simmonds, of the Red Lion." The Rector (the Rev. R. W. Jones) gave a helpful and sympathetic address, which was closely i i i 1,. gregation. Treat at Gliffaes.-At Lady Salt's in- vitation members of the Llangynidr branches of the Mothers' Union and the Girls' Friendly Society went over to Gliffaes on Monday, June 23rd. After partaking of tea the members indulged in a hunt for hidden treasures' among the bushes, etc., and were all rewarded. Afterwards they were addressed by Lady Salt and Mrs Horace E. Lyne, of New- port. Mrs Evans, of Tretower Vicarage, on behalf of those present, thanked Lady Salt for the great interest she had taken in the Mothers' Union and the G.F.S. and the unfailing kindness with which she had treated them. They all re- gretted very much her ladyship's de- parture. Lady Salt then showed the visitors over the house and on to the roof, from which there is a fine view of the surrounding country.

BRECONSHIRE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. Annual Meetings at Brecon. The annual meeting and preaching services in connection with the Brecon- shire Association of Baptist Churches were held in the Kensington and Water- gate Chapels. Brecon, on June 23rd and 24th, and were well attended. The proceedings were opened with a conference on the Monday afternoon. I The President (Mr F. J. Hurley, Crickhowell), in his address, said he was probably the only man who had held ..on. r„„ ii, J-C: 'H i through any merits of his own, but through the cessation of their work owing to the war. In that war one of their ministers, the Rev. E. Davies, of Glas- bury, at the early age of 37, fell, in France whilst removing wounded from the firing line. Many of the churches had lost young men who had obeyed the call of their country in its dire hour. He wished to focus the attraction of the conference on the sustentation fund now being raised by the Welsh Baptist Union. Of the total of 1.50,000 aimed at some 930,000 had been received, which in- cluded a grant of £5,000 from the Bap- tist Union of Great Britain and Ireland. 930,000 was not enough, and a strenuous effort must be made this year to secure, if not the whole amount, at least another £ 10,000. Their one part in the effort needed to be further organised. Many of their churches had responded nobly, and 9308 had been raised but quite half the churches in the association had not yet taken the matter up. As a. denomination they were the last to take up the question of a sustentation fund, but the beneficent results were far reaching. He hoped by its aid the stigma of the poorly paid minister would be removed for ever, and he appealed to the laymen of the churches to make it their responsibility. In the evening the Rev. Evan Williams, of Newport, preached. On Tuesday morning there was a devotional service conducted by the Rev. Owen Evans, and sermons in Welsh and English. In the afternoon the Rev. D. J. Hiley, C.F. (vice-president of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ire- land), who has served three years as a chaplain in France, and who has a great reputation as a forcible and eloquent speaker, preached to a large congregation, and in the evening he spoke to a big pub- lic meeting on The Church and the Vo— A,, W;!P1{,: also gave an address, taking as his sub- ject The Day Epochs in the World's emancipation."

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TOPICS OF THE HOUR. The Peace Treaty itself provides no masrie power to change the face of Z, Europe, says Everyman. With Germany disarmed, and the- League of Nations in being, the road is clear for making a new world. It is the spirit of this new v.orl'i; nvi no amount of diplomatic document and autographs, that will make Europe tolerable for the next generation. Our victory rests, rot upon having forced a group of reluctant Germans to sign the Treaty, but in our determination to I create a European polity in which me nielliods of German diplomacy will be of no avail. In view of history there is nothing' sur- prising- in the alleged readiness of Ger- man officers to stand by the Kaiser, says ihe-Manrhrxier Guardian, for there have been very few kings in history so bad ts to retain no devoted servants, and those who have so failed are certainly not among the flamboyant monarchs of the Ka,iser'g type. Only a devot-ed remnant now claims that Charles 1. was a good king; his talent for double-dealing is generally admitted, but no monarch had ever servants more devoted. It was the same with his two sons. No ingratitude could quite alienate the old Cavalier families from Charles II. neither bigotry nor folly could rob James II. of a similar devotion. The worst prince and king of "he modern era in this country was George IV., but he could always recapture some measure of popularity when he liked, and he involved Sir Walter Scott in one of the few silly actions of his life. As even Chatham proved, and as courtiers of more recent times have confessed, there is something about the atmosphere of Courts which has a curious effect on the human character. It may be called enervating; it certainly does produce in those ex- posed to it a point of view quite its own. And the most democratic upbringing is not always proof against it. It may have been foolish to leave the German Fleet, as it was on the day it was scuttled, unguarded, but the Admiralty is not to blame, says the Nation, for the decision to intern the ships with their own crews on board, instead of in- sisting on surrender, with British crews on board. That was a political decision, taken against professional advice at Paris, under pressure from America and possibly plcn frwm France. Our idea. had always been to sink these ships, but the French, who wished to add them to their own Navy, a.re naturally very angry, and rather against us than against the Ger- man sailors. A good story is told of the late Mr. William Martin Murphy, the Dublin mag- nate, who will be chiefly remembered by his stand as a large employer of labour against the great Dublin strike in 1913. r1.uix^ lcOiis uLu uniiu lie was also possessed of a considerable amount of obstinacy, an instance of which was given in connection with the Dublin Exhibition of 1907, of which he was chairman. His critics said he was after a title. He de- med it, and declared that he wanted and would take neither title nor profit. King Edward opened the exhibition, and after the ceremony was handed a sword by an A.D.C., and turned to give the accolade to the chairman. This, of course, was a blunder of the Dublin Castle people. Mr. Murphy's attention was called to the fact that the King was waiting for him, and those around urged and en- treated him to go forward. Most men under such circumstances would have re- lented, but that was not Mr. Murphy's way. He had said that he would not be knighted, and all the king's horses and all the king's men, and even the King him- self, only a few feet away and looking obviously impatient at the hitch, could not move him. One occasionally hears of remarkable ooinoidences concerning birthdays, such as members of a family being born in the the same month of the year, or being born on the same day of the week, but recently, writes "Hebe" in the Gentlewoman, I met a lady who has four children, the eldest being fifteen years of age. She astounded me by saying that her four chil- dren, born at intervals of one or two years, were not only born in the same month, November, but all were born on the same date, the 11th. This must con- stitute a record. She did not tell me how they celebrated it last year, which it will be remembered was the date of the sign- ing of the Armistice. Officers complain of the long delay in the payment of their war gratuities, and the difficulty of discovering whether the War Office or their Army agents are re- sponsible for the delay. I am glad to hear, writes "Diarist" in the Westminster Gazette, that recently there has been an acceleration of payment; but I am told that the notice by which certain agents warn their clients of the receipt of the gratuity ia misleading. It is a formal paper giving the amount of the gratuity, less various incomprehensible deductions, all expressed in bankers' hieroglyphics. If the demobilised officer gaily draws cbequee for the full amount stated on this paper he may easily get an unpieaaani shook when he finds that his actual money in hand is low than that which it seems Co promise kim. Every officer should have bis pass-book made up before be draws wwqw on Iù8 gratuity. osrs fair ntv MMI

TASKS OF ViCTORY. What the Joy Loan Means. "The Banks," said Mr Sydney Walton, director of the Victory Loan campaign, in reply to an enquiry, are doing magnificent work. Victory Bonds are. indeed booming in the banks. People are consulting their bankers more freely these days than they ever did in the past. "I think it is owing to a strong national feeling—a feeling that even bankers are human beings, with a real flesh and blood interest in the British 'T" 11. u ijcjji/oxtuis uic incijviag tueir bank a sort of Victory Bond enquiry bureau, where they can learn just exactly how their particular amount of capital stands in relation to the Victory Loan. "Very soon the British public will De fully awake to the unique possibilities of the Victory Loan it cannot be other- wise. Victory is the one great overwhelming fact. We are living in the most wonderful hour of the world, and with this wonderful hour has also come tne greatest imanciai opportunity of the age. The Victory Loan does, in 11 -Y an economic sense, really represent the most remarkable climax to national effort the world has ever seen or is likely to see. Think what it means. Here we have the Empire actually inviting all its citizens to participate individually in its wealth-to become a vital part of its economic resources. It is asking for the confidence of every man, woman and child. It is asking that a great national unity may be created for the Peace, just as a great national unity was created for the War. "This loan is, in short, a moral and spiritual force expressing itself in economics. It is something so much more than merely commercial-it is national. It means the British Empire and all that is finest and best therein. It means better conditions of life for everybody it means social sanity and social security it means an assured future for our children and for our children's children. My deep concern is that we should give the future no possible chance of judging against us. Let us not be found guilty of apathy, indifference or lack of vision. It would be a sad day for England if, now victory has Come, it should find us unequal to its tasks and unworthy of its glory."

WANTED. Antique Furniture, Coloured Engravings, Old China, Glass, Silver. Complete Libraries of Books. Good Prices given. i CI BUilal V AOifc Ail • AiUgcUi D- WILLIAMS, Old Curiosity Shop, CARMARTHEN. oamg tmngs than for frills and fwbolons, declares "A Woman About Town iD. Sketch. They mast be good at tSBBBS oc golf, be conversationally interesting aod framing, be graceful aÐd easy danow% be good pais, or be something. The I,, a male, so snob in a minority, Am ool iIiI what a giii as lifce now; he wants to ftBSP whet abe does. war has bim flb joys of pkfteaat companion ship, apd Ii8 wents Ms girl tote his pat v do is D" 60 knit at, 8r) xaobti the betNr; but fif lDMIIly good to taefr ImlH

LLANAFANFAWR. Peace.—The signing of Peace was duly celebrated at Llanafanfawr by a display of bunting and the joyful peal of the church bells. Special services of thanksgiving were held on Sunday, suit- able hymns sung, and special lessons read by Mr Edwards, C.M. The Vicar preached a sermon in the evening which will long be remembered by those who heard it, reminding the congregation of those who had given their lives and won their victory. He pointed out it is now our duty to win ours, and referring to the unrest at home, showed that we must have "peace with righteousness." At the close of the service the congre- gation sang the National Anthem. Shearing.—The annual shear is in full swing and the sheep are reported to be shearing well. This is a very important consideration at the moment, because the "sheet anchor of British farming" depends for its value very largely upon the wool produced. Since the beginning of the great war an immense demand has been made upon British wool, the price is very nigu ana tnere appears no likelihood of it falling for a long time to come. Therefore the work of the shepherd is responsible, he has to be continually on the watch for aught that will injure the fleece and skin incessant with his tar-bottle and medicaments to deal with those simple diseases that he understands. Most shepherds, at least in this part, know their flock so well they can tell every member by headpiece. In the south machinery is used for shearing, but though even a skilful shearer may not get through quite so much work as a machine, it has yet to be proved that hand shearing is not in all respects superior to the machine work. Last but not least there is the shearing feast. At a large farm, where the writer was present last week, at least 40 friends and neighbours had assembled for the great event. i i

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BOWLS. BRECON v. DOWLAIS. Played on Saturday last- on the Dowlais ground. Scores :— Rink No. 1.—Dowlais D. Jones, D. Hicks, D. B. Williams, F. Rees (skip), 19. Brecon Capt. Best, -M. Blower, Lt. Cannon, E. H. S. Hughes (skip), 17. Rink No. 2.—Dowlais T. Morgan, D. J. Davies, E. Roberts, J. Llewellyn (skip), 26. Brecon T. Jones, 0. Watkins, E. A. Watts, C. Blank (skip), 13. Rink No. 3.—Dowlais M. Jones, S. Hoskins, 0. C. George, J. H. Harris (skip), 29. Brecon W. J. Knight, G. Herris, A. Quarrell, S. Garratt (skip), 22. Rink No. 4.—Dowlais D. George, D. R. Davies, T. Williams, H. Meadows (skip), 22. Brecon E. Cooke, W. TT TVf nr«Vtr>ll n- H THrlwfirrltj tskip), It). I The visitors were afterwards enter- tained to tea in the pavilion.

( PEACE SIGNED. Brecon Took the News Calmly. The signing of the Peace Treaty at Versailles was made known at Brecon j soon after the event by ilio resting of a j telegram in the window of the "Brecon I County Times" office. The news was welcomc. but had been so much antici- pated that nobody got excited, and there was nothing in the way of a public demonstration. In the evening the Llanfaes Boy Scouts bugle band paraded the 1 own V F'V ■ TK-T"]mors people in the streets than usual but the historic occasion was allowed to pass off very quietly. Probably the only enthusiastic reception of the news locally was amongst the German prisoners of war at Brecon Gaol. They showed their delight by ringing the prison bells, and making a great noise with any metal instruments that came handy. Col. J. Going. D.S.O., commandant of the 24th Regimental Area. arranged for a rifle salute from the Keep of the Brecon Barracks, but this was not given until an official communication of the signing of Peace was received and consequently did not take place till eight o'clock ori-I-londay morning. The firing was followed by hearty cheers from the troops at the Depot. An hour's .ringing of merry peals on the bells of St. Mary's Church, arranged by the Mayor, also took place on Monday morning. On Sunday appropriate references to the great event were made in all the churches and chapels of the town. At the express wish of the Mayor all schools in the town were closed on Monday afternoon.