Papurau Newydd Cymru
Chwiliwch 15 miliwn o erthyglau papurau newydd Cymru
12 erthygl ar y dudalen hon
ABERDOVEY.
ABERDOVEY. Things are quieting clown here now. A -good deal of inte- est was manifested by everyone in the application for a license for the proposed Trefedd-san Hote], find when the result became V>>p,wn it was received with "mixed" feelings. The golfers of course received the decision—metaphorically speak- ing-with exultant hurrahs, and there can "be no two opinions that it will be of advan- tage to that class of visitors provided it be kept strickly within proper limits. For the town, pure and simple :m additional hotel is not wanted. Still there has been a desire for many years now to have a good and well kept first class hotel for the place.
--TOWYN.
TOWYN. The weather has changed for the better again. There are stll a large number of visitors in the pluee but the rush is over. The weather is a goo-1 deal more enjoyable after the refresh in 7 showers we have had of late. The roads too are in a much better condition for cycling. There has been an unprecedented run' on our places of interest this season. Much move, however could be made of Hnppy Valley. If that delightful spot were better known thousands of people would visit it every year. $
BORTH.
BORTH. The village is stll fnirly full. The Golf Links are well patronized these days, and have proved a great boon to the place. It is to be hoped the will be better sup- ported in the future, sn as to enable it to carry out the requi; ed improvements in the course. = £ >-
WELSH THEOLOGICAL STUDENTS.
The Rev. Griffith Ellis, of Bootle, has been ap- pointed by the monthly meeting to bring out a history of the Welsh churches in Liverpool and the district. Mr. Peter H. Lewis, of Dolgelley, was last week ordained pastor of the Gwyddgrug Congregational Church, Pencader. The Rev. Z. Mather, pastor of the English Congre- gational Church at Barmouth, has just completed his biography of Hugh Owen, of Bron-y-Clydwr, the Welsh revivalist, upon which he has been en- gaged for some time past, and which is to be published this month in connection with the bi- centenary celebration of the death of Hugh Owen, to be held at Llanegryn, Merionethshire. Sir Christopher Furness has given a donation of 5,000 guineas to the Twentieth Century Fund of the United Methodist Free Church. The Revs. R. J. Rees, of Cardiff, and J. Evans, of Abercarn, the examiners elected by the South Wales Calvinistic Methodist Association, have just issued the result of the examination of candidates for the ministry recently held. Out of the 22 candidates the following 14 have passed, the names being placed in order of merit:—John Green, Penuwch; Morgan E. Lewis. Bethania; Stephen Jones, Bwlchyllan; John James, Cwm Merfyn; David Jones, Rhymney; G. M. Llewelyn, Tynewydd; W. J. Jones, Porth; and Howard Lewis, Bancyfelin, bracketed; Edwin Burgess. Aberavon Gwilym J. Williams, Cardiff; Arthur Llewelyn, Pentre,and B. J. Barker, Cardiff, bracketed; D. M. Davies, Aberystwyth J. C. Davies, Aberavon. WELSH THEOLOGICAL STUDENTS. According to the class list for 1899 of the Senatus Academicus of Associated Theological Colleges," the following students of the Welsh ,collegeshave successfully passed the A.T.S. ex- amination :—Cardiff Baptist College H. W. Jones, D. J. Evans, D. H. Davies. B. Williams, D. T. Morgan, and C. J. Pipe. Bala-Bangor Independent College P. H. Lewis, J. D. Jones, J. R. Jones, R. W. Jones, and Owen Davies. Brecon Independent College: J. T. Phillips, and J. X. Elias. North Wales Baptist College: Myles Griffiths. VISCOUNT HALIFAX' MANIFESTO. In his 11 manifesto" to the members of the Eng- lish Church Union on the subject of the Lambeth opinion Viscount Halifax reviews the history of the anti-Ritualistic movement, and offers some counsel to the lay members of the Union. He, as an English Catholic," recognises no infallibility as residing in any archbishop or archbishops." He condemns the opinion," and rejects the grounds on which it was based. Ha defends the use of incense, and calls upon the members of the Union to stand by their priests." He adds:—" We have been told that in the smallest as well as the greatest matters we are bound by an Act of Parliament 300 years old—an Act passed in the teeth of the bishops and convocation. If this indeed be the case, we will do our best to cut through such bonds and to reassert those inherent liberties of the Church of which, as Mr. Keble said long ago, no parliament can deprive her; but till that issue is made so clear that none can mistake it, we shall fight our battle as we have been fighting it for the last fifty years, by asserting without flinching the Church's rights, and, if need be, by suffering for them. The history of the past is full of encouragement." CONGREGATIONALISTS AND MONTGOMERY- SHIRE CHARITIES. Mr. T. Marchant Williams, assistant charity commissioner, last week concluded an inquiry into the charities of Montgomeryshire at Llanbrynmair. Out of a total of eight charities in the parish five were reported to be bequests to the Congregational Church, their total value being over £1,103, while the remaining three charities were under the trusteeship of the vicar and churchwardens, and yielded a total income of about £18 15s. Two of the Congregational charities provided for the support of their ministry and two for the education of poor Welsh children. Formerly, it was stated, the offices of schoolmaster and minister were combined. At the present moment, however, there was no resident minister, and the money had been allowed to accumulate. The members of the church at a public meeting had decided to apply for the approval of the Charity Commissioners to the application of the money to a neighbouring chapel.—The Commissioner said that the Charity Commissioners would not sanction such a proposal. He thought that the money should not be applied in support of the ministry of the chapel. It was originally intended for strictly educational pur- poses, and he therefore suggested that the Church I members should rise to the level of their responsibility and make an application to the Charity Commmissioners for the formulation of a scheme whereby the income of these charities might be applied to the maintenance of scholar- ships at one of the intermediate schools of the county, tenable by children attending the British school, which now represented the school originally attached to the Church. The Charity Commis- sioners would probably appoint some of the members trustees of the scholarships so founded. It was understood that the suggestion "of the ,g Commissioner would be acted upon. In the course of the inquiry it was stated, in connection with another charity of R100 left some years ago by William Brcese to be paid to the Congregational minister for teaching ten poor children to read in the Welsh language four months in each year, that this money was now in the hands of the Congre- gational Fund Board, who had withheld the payment of the dividends for some years because children were not taught in accordance with the terms of the will. The Commissioner said he did not see why the Board should be allowed to retain the money any longer. Steps would be im- mediately taken to secure the payment of the money to the trustees appointed by the Charity Commissioners, and its expenditure in aid of education in the parish.
DOLGELLEY.
DOLGELLEY. GOVERNMENT INQUIRY INTO THE PRO- POSED EXTENSION OF DISTRICT. An inquiry on behalf of the Local Government Board was held by Mr. Sandford Faweett,A.M.I.C.E. on Wednesday. August 31st, at the County Hall, in reference to the proposed transfer of the urban district and parish of Dolgelley of a part of the parish of Brithdir and Islawrdre in the rural dis- trict of Dolgelley. An order for the transfer was made recently by the Merioneth County Council. and all appeal against it was made by the rural districts affected to the Local Government Board. Mr. R. Guthrie Jones, solicitor, appeared on be- half of the Urban District Council and the follow- ing members of the Council were also present Mr. J. Meyrick Jones (chairman) Messrs. E. W. Evans, John Edwards, Thomas Parry, Richard Richards, Edward Williams, Daniel Meredith and Dr. John Jones; Messrs Richard Barnett, deputy clerk, W. Jones, surveyor and inspector, Dr. Jones, medical officer, and E. it. Jones, rate collector. Mr. Arthur Hughes, solicitor, Aberystwyth, appeared on behalf of the Rural District Council and the Brithdir and Islawrdref Parish Council. The fol- lowing members of the Rural District Council were present Messrs John Roberts, Henblas John Edwards, Tyddinmawr; H. Pugh, Llanfachreth; William Williams, highway surveyor, and the following members of the Parish Council were present:—Messrs Rees Pugh, Talywain: Owen Edwards, Bryngwin; John Roberts, Brynycastell (chairman), and John Edwards, clerk, the latter being also a member of the Urban District Council. Mr. J. Bryn Roberts, M.P., Barrister, instructed by Messrs, Griffith, Sons, &. Adams, solicitors, appeared on behalf of the following owners of the land in the area which it is proposed including in the urban dis tricts to oppose the order:—Mr. O. Davies Roberts Clogwyn (who was present), Mrs. Jane Reveley, Brynygwinisaf, Mr. Edward P. Jelf-Reveley, Bron- ygader; Mrs. Jelf-Reveley, Brynygwinuchaf; and Mr. L. N. Williams, owner in fee of a moiety of the Llwyn estate. Amongst others present were Messrs, O. Slaney Wynne, Edward Griffith (Spring- field), J. Charles Hughes, Richard Mills, Joseph Roberts, R. Wynne Williams, Hugh Roberts, Rd. Williams (Argoed), and William Williams. Mr. W. R. Davies, the clerk of the Urban District Council, being unable to attend owing to indisposition. Mr. Barnett, the deputy clerk, read the notice of the inquiry, which indicated that under sub-section 3 of section 57 of the Local Government Act, 1888, as amended by section 41 of the Local Government Act, power was given to the council of any district affected by the order, or to any number of county electors registered in such district, not being less than one-sixteen of the total number of electors, to petition the Local Government Board to disallow such order. Mr. Arthur Hughes gave the reasons for the petition, and read the arguments advanced by the Urban District Council in favour of extending the district at the inquiry held by the County Council. The Urban Council argued that important build- ings JJad lately been erected on the immediate borders of the urban district whicn their sewers into the present, and that the intro- duction into the local sewers of the drainage from these premises would necessitate larger provision for the disposal of sewage from these premises that it would not be equitable that the ratepayers in the present district should bear the additional expense of providing the sewerage for these premises unless they contributed ratably to such expense-, and that with the object of improving the sanitary condition of such buildings, it was desir- able that the district should be extended as suggested; that the district proposed to be included was so situated as to derive the advantages which would arise from inclusion without contributing to the expense of the urban district; that with the exception of three buildings, all the buildings situate within the proposed extended district, discharged their drainage into the district and thus caused ad- ditional expense without contributing towards the urban rates: that the lands in the affected area were mainly held by persons resident, and carry- ing on business in the present urban district and that the produce from such lands was mostly dis- posed of to residents within the present district that part of the lands within the affected area was eminently adapted for sites for building purposes; that if Dolgelley was to develop at all as a residential town, such extension would naturally be in the district now proposed to be included; that the roads leading to some of their residences in the proposed extended district were for the most part repaired, naintainedand lit at the expense of the urban district; and that the ratepayers of the extended district would be under no additional taxation for the past loans. Mr Hughes continuing said the area of the proposed extended district was put at 143 acres, the rateable value at P-1,241 10s. and the assessable value at P-975 15s. 5d. Two in- quiries into the matter had been held by the County Council. The first inquiry held in May, 1896, resulted in the application for extension being refused. An amended application was after- wards made and, following the second inquiry made in July, 1898, the Council granted an order on March 16th., 1899, for the extension of the district. Not the slightest interest was taken by the in- habitants of the urban district generally in the proposed extention for, despite the publicity given to the matter, not a single public meeting was held in the town to support the proposal. Probably the reason for the inactivity of the inhabitants was the fact that they recognised the imprudence of alienat- ing the people of the parish of Brithdir and Islawrdref for the small benefit which would be conferred upon the urban district by the extension. When the Dolgelley Local Board was formed in 1864 the dwellings in the proposed extended district which included the Workhouse and the Board School drained in an open ditch leading to the river Wnion. As the result of a consulta- tion between the Local Board, the Rural Sanitary Authority, and the School Board in 1890, a pipe was substituted for the open ditch at the joint expense of the three authorities, each paying a third. From 1890 up to the present time the pipe had effectually dealt with all the properties in the affected area. Since 1890 only two new buildings had been erected in the area, the Cambrian Brewery and the Intermediate School. The sewer had proved quite adequate for the additional buildings and there was no suggestion that the river Wnion to which the pipe led was not able to take the sewage. The Medical Officer of the :Urban District Council had not reported the sewer as unsatisfactory and therefore they had to take it that the sewer answered the purpose for which it was intended. Even if the extension took place the Urban Council were not prepared with a scheme to provide a perfect system of sewerage for the affected area. The Council had talked and talked about carrying out a scheme, but he believed they were not in earnest. They moved in the matter in order that it might serve as a bait to secure the extension of the district. At this stage the Inspector asked Mr. Hughes whether he suggested that the present scheme of sewerage in the urban district was unsatisfactory ? Mr. Hughes in reply said there was no suggestion of that nature. There was an outbreak of fever here in 1888 and an inquiry was held by the Local Government Board into the matter, but the outbreak was not attributed to the drainage. Continuing, Mr. Hughes referred to sections in the Public Health Act which empowered the Urban District Council to carrv out. with the sanction of the Local Government Board, sewerage works in conjunction with the Rural District Council; and in the event of the Rural Council declining to carry out such works in their district, the Local Government Board could authorise the Urban Council to do the works and charge the Rural Council with the cost. However, the Rural Council were willing to pay for any benefits conferred by them, but as no benefits had been conferred upon them, nor was there any likelihood of benefits being bestowed, they considered it extremely tinfair that they should be called upon to pay urban rates to the amount of 2s. 6d. in the pound. Mr. Hughes said the Urban Council could not prove that the rural district derived any advantages from the sewerage works of the urban district. They would have to show that they pro- posed giving something in exchange for rising the general district rate of the area from 5d to 2s. 6d. Dolgelley had not developed in the slightest during the past thirty or forty years and to his mind it would be a pity to alter its characteristics and natural beauty. The only road leading from the urban district to the affected area was in the direction of Llanelltycl, and this road was only connected with one house in the area. The fact of the matter was the Urban Council wanted to reduce the general district rate, and they hoped with the proposed extension to reduce the rate from 2s. 6d. to Is. 8d. John Edwards, clerk to the Brithdir and Islaw'r- dref Parish Council, in his evidence said that the inhabitants of the parish generally were strongly opposed to the extension. In cross-examination by Mr. Guthrie Jones, Mr. Edwards said he had been a member of the Urban Council for several years. The question of exten- sion had been discussed by the Council since 1895. He had been nominated on a committee to consider the matter, but he was not desirous of being put on that committee. Mr. Guthrie Jones You supported the principle of extension when it was first broached. on Mr. Edwards Yes, on it being suggested by the Clerk that it would be an advantage. I never sup- ported the extension of the district as ordered by the County Council in March. It would be impossible, however, to extend the urban district in any way without taking in part of the parish of Brithdir and Islaw-rdref ?—Quite im- possible. Mr. Edwards in further cross-examination, said it was true that certain houses situated in the rural district had land attached thereto in the urban district. He was not aware that this fact caused the assistant overseers any trouble in collecting the rates. He could not admit that houses in the rural district were benefitted by the lighting of the urban district, except perhaps in the case of Bryn- marian. He was aware that there were three lamps on the borders of the rural district. He had not heard of any proposal to erect new School Board buildings. He could not say whether if new houses were provided in the proposed extended district it would be necessary to improve the present sewerage system. He could not agree with Mr. Jones that all available lands in the urban district had been exhausted. Since 1864 only eleven houses had been built in the affected area and only one house had been built during the past eleven years. There was available building land in the area, but he admitted that great difficulty was met with in securing building land in certain portions of the proposed extended district. It was a matter of opinion whether, if the town increased it should extend in the northern direction. That direction was no doubt the most preferable. The Council were already overdrawn to the extent of £ 180, certain legal expenses having cost the town about Z260. Recently the Clerk submitted an estimate provid- ing for a 3s 5d rate, but despite the estimate the. Council fixed upon a rate of 2s 6d. The Council had talked about going in for a loan and ultimately it was resolved to secure a loan, but the purposes for which the loan was necessary were not specified. Mr. Guthrie Jones Did the Council not resolve to pay for certain land for widening a street out of the loan ? Mr. Edwards: Yes, it was decided to pay between P,200 and Z300 for such a purpose out of the loan. In cross-examination by Mr. Bryn Roberts, Mr. Edwards said the only ground which prompted the Urban Council to make the application in the first place was the fact that the rate would be decreased in the event of the extension being granted. He was sure that no building bad taken place in the district of Bryngwinuchaf and Bryngwinisaf during the past forty years. There was no available building land in this locality. The Parish Council were unanimously against the application. Mr. Bryn Roberts said that as a rule applications for extension of districts were due to the fact that there had been an enormous increase in the popula- tion and that the towns were already overlapping into the areas which it was proposed including in the district. This, however, was a totally different case. Only eleven houses had been built in the affected area since 1864 and the population had been almost the same since that year; if anything, it had decreased. There were no indications of Dolgelley developing as an industrial centre; in fact, there was absolutely no necessity for extension as far as business interests were concerned. Mr. Guthrie Jones, interposing, said since between the years 1381 and 1891 there had been an increase of ten in the population and it was believed that since 1891 there had been a substantial increase. Mr. Roberts, continuing, said an increase of ten in the population in ten years amounted to no increase at all. As regarded the locality in which he was interested, GiogWyn, Bryngwinisaf, Bryn- gwinughaf, and Llwyn, there had been no building there since the year 1816. The four properties were the country residences of people Who had no businesses whatever in Dolgelley and therefore they had no pecuniary interest in the town. The drains of the properties were also almost entirely private, the drainage being conveyed to the cesspool and thence to the river. If the Urban District Council proposed carrying out an elaborate sewerage scheme for the urban district and for the proposed extended district then he submitted that the present application for ex- tension was premature. But there was no such scheme mooted. If there was to be a scheme ultimately, all he could say was that at present it was in the clouds. The question of extending the sewerage system had been under consideration by the Urban Council. When first discussed it was proposed that the system should be extended, but there being no seconder to the proposition the matter dropped. Later on, the question again cropped up when it was agreed by six to four to leave it in abeyance. Even supposing the Council resolved to extend the sewer to the affected area the cost would be enormous. The only sewer in the affeejud area had been provided at the joint expense uf the Urban Council, Sanitary Authority, and the School Board and the present drainage system was satisfactory. The Inspector: You cannot say satisfactory, seeing that the drain pipe discharges into the river. Mr. Roberts said there was not the least argu- ment for extending the urban district in the direc- tion of the properties of his clients. Mr. Owen Edwards, caretaker of Bryugwynisaf, stated that the last house built in the locality, Brongader, was erected in 1816. Mr. O. Davies Roberts, owner of Clogwyn, gave evidence to the effect that Clogwyn drained into a cesspool and thence to the river. In reply to the Inspector, Mr. Davies Roberts said there was no available building land in the locality of his property. The Inspector said he would not require further evidence as to the drainage of the premises, as he would inspect the affected area after the inquiry. Mr. Guthrie Jones in setting forth the case for the Urban District Council said he raised the question of the legality of the inquiry. He stated that under sub-section 3 of sec. 37 of the Local Government Act it was necessary for a petition to an order of that nature to be lodged with the Local Government Board within six weeks after such order had been made by the County Council. The order was made on March 16th. The notice of the order was dated March 22nd and it was posted in the district on March 28th. The Rural District Council forwarded the petition on May 10th, whereas the six weeks immediately after March 28th expired on May 8th, so that the Rural Council had failed by two days to fulfil what was required by the Act. Proceeding, Mr. Jones dwelt upon the grounds prompting the Urban Council to make the application and he embodied in his remarks the reasons advanced by the Urban Council at the last inquiry held by the County Council and which had been referred to by Mr. Arthur Hughes in his ad- dress. Mr. Jones laid stress upon the fact that all the available building and in the present urban district was exhausted and that there was plenty of land forming excellent building sites in the area included in the proposed extension. He enumerated the properties in the area draining into the urban district consisting of the Board School, Workhouse, Brewery, Intermediate School, and eleven other dwellings and added that there was every likelihood of further dwellings being erected there. Having regard to the benefits already conferred on the affected area by the urban district in the matter of sewerage, lighting, improving the roads, and the probability, or, he might say, certainty of further advantages, he thought it was but right that the area should be added to the urban district. When this would have been done the Council would become re- sponsible for the sewerage of the district, the lighting, and the proper repair of the roads which were already in much use by the public. In con- cluding Mr. Jones said it was most advisable that the roads should be taken over by the Council. Replying to the Inspector, Mr. Guthrie Jones said the lighting, the drainage, and the repair of the roads would be at once taken in hand by the Urban District if the extension was granted. Mr. Richard Barnett, deputy clerk to the Urban Council, said that if the extension was granted, the general district rate for the whole district would be about Is. 8d. The total liability of the Council was now only about iC120 which would be wiped off before the order for extension, if confirmed, would be put into effect. Mr. Arthur Hughes: Is it not a certainty that t Council went in for extension because they would gain by it at the expense of the affected ) irea ? ) Air. Barnett: Not at all. You repudiate the suggestion ?: I do. Mr. Hughes asked why the Urban Council did not co-operate with the Rural Council in carrying out sewarage works as they were empowered to do under the sections which he had mentioned in the Public Health Act ? Mr. Barnett: The Rural Council and Parish Council have absolutely no sympathy with matters of sewerage. Replying to Mr. Bryn Roberts, Mr. Barnett said it was not true that the number of workmen at the gold mines had decreased. If anything the number had increased. Dr. Edward Jones, medical officer of health, then gave evidence. He said he was present in the interests of sanitation. One portion of the urban district was properly sewered and drained, but the portion in the direction of the county school, work- house, public elementary schools, the brewery, the slaughter-house, and Derwen House were not so, inasmuch as the sewage was discharged into the river Wnion close to the town. The Inspector: But the whole town drains into the river. Dr. Edward Jones: But the portion which I said was properly sewered discharges the sewage lower down the river at a good distance from the town. The other portions, together with the Great Western Railway property and the district embrac- ing Brynmarian, Staylittle, and Fronclirion Rectory discharge close to the town. Dr. Williams' School, which is tenanted by 120 pupils, teachers, and servants drains into the river. As to the drains and sewers of the urban district as they stood, he considered they were good, but he objected to the discharge of sewage into the river close by the town. The water supply of the town was on the good. During droughts there was a scarcity. Replying to Mr. Arthur Hughes, Dr. Jones said the sewerage question had been discussed by the Urban Council, but nothing definite had been done. The Council evidently wished the extension question to be sold before taking steps. Mr. Hughes asked if the sewerage system on which the extension appeared to be based .could not be carried cut under the sections of the Public Health Act he had referred. Dr. Edward Jones It is not for me to express an opinion on that matter. Mr. Hughes That was the answer I expected (laughter). Mr. Bryn Roberts asked if it was not true that nearly all towns in the county, including Festiniog, adjacent to rivers discharged their sewers thereto?' Dr. Jones said it was so in many cases. Mr. Roberts: The farmhouses along the rivers also discharged into them. Dr. Jones There is no pipe conveying the sew- age. however, in the case of the latter, which discharge direct into the river. Dr. Jones in reply to Mr. Arthur Hughes said that since writing the report be had read there had been an outbreak of diphtheria in the town. It was difficult to trace the outbreak to the sewerage system, but in his opinion it was due to the connec- tion with open drainage. Dr. Jones then asked rr. Hughes how was it that he had the original report which he had made to the Council ? How came it to the hands of the opponents of the Council ? Ir. Hughes said it was handed openly to Mr. John Edwards by the Clerk of the Council. Mr. Barnett (the deputy clerk) But not with the intention that he should keep it. William Jones, inspector to the Urban Council, said that if the present sewers of the urban district were extended there would be a sufficient fall of water. Replying to Mr. Bryn Roberts, he said he could not say whether the sewerage of Clogwyn, Bron- gader, and the other properties were satisfactory. The Inquiry over, the Inspector visited the area which it is proposed including in the extension.
A LAMPETER BANKRUPTCY CASE.
A LAMPETER BANK- RUPTCY CASE. At a special sitting of the Carmarthen County Court on Saturday, the 26th day of August, 1899, before His Honour Judge Bishop, Mr. Rees Davies, Spring Gardens, Lampeter, the trustee of Mr, Wm. Jones, of Cwm, Llangybi, Lampeter, farmer, a ,y bankrupt, moved the Court to order Messrs. David Jones and Cor., of Lampeter, bankers, to refund to the trustee the sum of E116, paid to them by the bankrupt on the 20th of October, 1898, and within three months of his bankruptcy. Mr. J. Lloyd Morgan, M.P., instructed by Messrs. D. Lloyd & Son, solicitors, Lampeter, appeared for the trustee and Mr. Arthur Lewis, instructed by Mr. D. Wat- kins, solicitor, Lampeter, appeared for the re- spondents, Messrs. D. Jones & Co. From the open- ing statement of Counsel and the affidavits of Mr. D, Lloyd, Solicitor, Lampeter, Mr. E. J). Rees. Lampeter, solicitor's clerk, Mr. David John Davies, Lampeter, solicitor's clerk, and of Mr. John Jones, a servant of Mr. T. Jones, auctioneer, New Court, read in support of the motion, it appeared that the bankrupt had sold everything on the 20th of October last, and had paid the proceeds to Messrs. D. Jones and Co. and a sister-in-law leaving the general body of his creditors without anything. When made a bankrupt shortly after his debts amounted to P,641 18s. 8d., whilst his assets were nil. It was also alleged that the Bankrupt had inf0rned several of his creditors that he was inso ;ent, and that Messrs. David Jones & Co. had no', ice of this before the payment made to them on the 20th of October. The trustee contended that the notice given by the bankrupt to his creditors, amounted to a notice of suspension of payment within the meaning of s.4. of the Bankruptcy Act, 1883, and as the respon- dents bad notice of this in a letter written to them by Messrs. D. Lloyd & Son, Solicitors, Lampeter, on the morning of the 20th, the payment made later in the day was null and avoid. If that were not so the trustees further contended that the payment amounted to a fraudulent preference within s.48. of the bankruptcy act. On behalf of the respon- dents affidavits deposed to by Mr. David Jones, Bank Manager, Mr. David Evans and Mr. D. A, Fox, Bank Clerks, Mr. Samuel Davies, Auctioneer, all of Lampeter, and by the bankrupt were read. These denied the declaration of insolvency alleged to have been made by the bankrupt and counsel for the respondents argued that the statement alleged, even if made did not amount to notice of suspension of payment within the meaning of s.4. As to the alleged fraudulent preference the pay- ment on the 20th was claimed to have been made in pursuance of a written agreement entered into by the bankrupt three days previously. And this agreement, it was alleged was entered into by the bankrupt to avoid threatened legal proceedings against him by Messrs. D. Jones & Co., and the dominant object of the bankrupt in signing was it was claimed not to prefer the bank, but to be allowed to proceed with his sale. The deponents to David Lloyd, John Jones, William Jones, and David Jones were crossexamined upon their affidavits. After a hearing of six hours his Honour found that the bankrupt had not made the state- ments alleged by the trustee and that therefore no act of bankruptcy could have been committed within the meaning of s.4. His Honour further found that the bankrupt entered into the agreement of the 17th of October, and made the payment, he did on the 20th under pressure from Messrs. D. Jones &: Co. Upon these grounds he dismissed the notice of motion.
TRE'RDDOL.
TRE'RDDOL. PRESENTATION TO THE REV. J. ROWLANDS.— On Saturday, August 26th, an interesting meeting was held at this place, when the Rev. Rowlands, Wesleyan minister, was made a handsome presentation on the occasion of his depar- ture for his new pastoral work at Llandilo. Mr. Rowlands' services during the past three years at this place have been much appreciated, and his numerous friends in the district were anxious that he should not be allowed to part without making some tangible recognition. The means to carry out the wishes of the friends was readily found by an active committee. The presentation took the form of a valuable gold watch and chain with an ap- propriate inscription. Mr. Ellis, Pantglas, pre- sided at the meeting, and addresses were given by Messrs. E. Jones Williams, Cynullmawr, Dd, Isaac Goitre; L. Edwards, Taliesin; D. Isaac, Taliesin'. W. Jones, Taliesin, and D. O. Edwards, Taliesin. The Chairman referred to Mr. Rowlands' work amongst them during the past three years. He had been very successful in all he had taken in hand. The arrangements he made in connection with the ) recent district meeting at that place was most creditable. During his pastorate the chapels and the minister's house had been renovated and the expenses paid. Mr. Rowlands bad not only col- lected towards these objects but he bad also secured a loan and grant from the chapel fund of the South Wales District. The presentation was made by Mr. Lewis Edwards, as senior leader. References were also made to the good work done by Mrs. Rowlands, especially in her Sunday School Class and with all that did for the welfare of the church. Mrs. Rowlands was presented with a memento by the members of her Sunday School Class. Master J. M. Rowlands and Miss Gwennic Rowlands were presented with suitable books by their Sunday School teachers, Mr. David Isaac and Mr. Evan Pugh, Post Office, Taliesin. At the service on Sunday evening Mr. Rowlands gave a farewell address and left on the following Thursday for Llandilo.
PENLLWYN.
PENLLWYN. THE PROPOSED TELEGRAPH.—As stated in our last week's issue, a movement is on f oot in this district to secure a telegraph office in the village. A wire would be a great acquisition to this neigh- bourhood, and it is to be hoped the promoters, Messrs. J. E. James, Parry, Tyllwyd, and Jones, the Exchange, will be well supported in their efforts. READING ROOM.—It is proposed to establish a Reading Room in this village as soon as possible. Now that the days are getting short already it is to be hoped no time will be lost, and that the village will not see another winter pass before it be opened. It would be a great boon to the young men of the neighbourhood, especially during the long and tedious evenings of the winter. A village institution of this kind is worthy of general support, and we trust it will be readily given to the one proposed to be opened here. SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.—The inhabitants of this quiet village have a solid ground for complaint about the way their peace and quiet is disturbed by the people who invade the neighbourhood on Sundays in large and noisy crowds. We have a real grievance even on purely hurnanitariangrounds, to say nothing of the wanton desecration of the Day of Rest. For health and goodness' sake let us at any rate have one day in seven. That, surely, is not asking too much for man or beast. Indeed, some of the poor quadrupeds we see here of Sundays plead pitifully for a short respite from labour and drudgery. How heartless the man must be who will not pay held to the eloquence of the tired and jaded horse. Ill fed, ill groomed, it is mercilessly driven week in, week out, for long hours until its every every bone is aching and every fibre shattered. In view of these facts it would be well if some pro- vision were made in the licences of these car pro- prietors who run for seven days to prevent their over-working their animals if not to respect the observance of the Sabbath.
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Boating accidents attended by loss of life oc- curred on Saturday at Beaumaris, Dunoon, and Felixstowe. At Beaumaris a punt in which tferee young men from Birkenhead were seated capsized while they were on their way to a yacht. Two were drowned, but the other man was saved. In the accident at Dunoon two men were concerned. One man was drowned and the other was saved. At Felixstowe four lives were imperilled. Two men and a women were rescued, but the boatman was drowned. »
LLANYBYTHER.
LLANYBYTHER. ORDINATION SERVICES.—The ordination services of Mr. Davies, the Pastor Elect of Rhydybont Chapel, has been arranged for October 1st and 2nd. A large number of local preachers are expected to be present. LECTURE.—On Friday, September 1st, at the Rhydybont Independent Chapel, the Rev. O. R. Owen, Glandwr, delivered a very interesting and instructive lecture on Fy Nghenedl" (My nation). The Rev. H. 1. James, Aberduar, presided. There was a large gathering of young and old. and all er alike seemed to appreciate the very excellent remarks made by Mr. Owen. The lecturer very ably dealt with the excellencies and defects of the Welsh as a nation, and the dangers which tend to weaken the Welsh and the Welsh Language. Mr. Owen greatly deplored the fact that the Welsh were too much devoted to music, to the exclusion of literature. A vote of thanks having been given to the lecturer and chairman, the meeting was brought to a close by the singing of a hymn. The proceeds were devoted towards assisting a young man of the district on his entrance to the Ministry. CRICKET. On Wednesday, August 30th, a match was played on the Highmead Grounds, between Llanfynydd and Llanybyther. The Llan- fynydd team under the captaincy of Mr. D. Delme Evans, was made up of the workmen of the Pantglas estate. The visitors played well, considering that this was their first match of the season, and that they had only a few practices. The home team which has never been in such good form as this season, phyed a splendid game with one of the chief players absent. The game which was exceedingly good, resulted in a win for the home team which scored 60 runs in the first innings, whilst Llanfynydd made only 60 in the two innings.
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