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G. tit R. 7TH (MERIONETH & MONTGOMERY) BATTALION ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS.. REGIMENTAL ORDERS By MAJOR R. LONGUEA ILLE (Commanding). Headquarters, Newtown, June 18th, 1910. !•—EXTRACT FROM BRIGADE ORDERS. His: Majesty the King has been pleased to announce his gracious intention to continue to be Colonel- in-Chief of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. 2, -COMMAND —Major R. Longueville, late Cold stream Guards, having been posted to the 7th Royal Welsh Fusiliers, assumes command of tha Battalion from the 9th inst. 3.-ENLISTM-PNTS.-Tho undermentioned men having enlisted into the Territorial Force are- taken on the strength of the Battalion posted in Companies, and allotted Regimental numbers as stated against their names: D Co., 635 E. Davies, 30/4 10. G Co., 2482 E. J Roberts, 5/6/10; 248g R. D. Roberts, 9/6; 10; 2484 J. E. Owens, 10/6/10 2485 R. Morris, 13/6/10 4.—RE-ENGAGEMENT.—The Commanding Officer has been pleased to approve of No. 17 Pte. A Mills, A Co., re-engaging to continue serving in the Territorial Force for a farther period of one year. 5.—TRANSFER—Sapper T. M. G. Coombe having been transferred from 2nd London Division En- gineers, is taken on the strength of the Battalion from the 9th inst., posted to C Co., and allotted. Regimental No. 636. 6.-DISCHARGES. The undermentioned men having been discharged, are struck off the strength of the Battalion accordingly: B Company, No. 143 Pte. R. E. Jarvie, Para. 95 (3), T.F. Regulations, 16/6/10; No. 432 Pte. E. Roberts, C Company, Para. 95 (4),T.F. Regulations; Authority, Colonel Cymmanding North Wales Brigade, dated at Wrexham May 25th, 1910. H. J. PHILLIPS (Capt. and Adjutant) 7th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers. 4 COMPANY ORDERS. 1 B COMPANY. DUTIES.—N.C.O.'s for duty for the ensuing week Sergt. A. Townsend and L.-Corpl. Powell. PARADES.—The Recruits will parade on Mon- day, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7 p.m. Trained men on Monday and Thursday, at 8 p.m., Sections 45 to 57 infantry Training, 1905. MUSKETRY.—The Range will be open for Class firing on Thursday rft 2 p m. (Signed) R. W. ARBUTHNOT, Captain, Commanding B Co, 7th R. W. Fusiliers. NOTICE. There will be a Sergeants' Mess Meeting at S- p.m. on Tuesday next. C. WOODYATT POPE, .13, Broad Street. NEWTOWN.. CHOCOLATES of all the Leading Makers always in Stock in great varieties. Sole Agent for CARSON'S Celebrated Chocolates- and other Confectioneries. Large Variety of FANCY BOXES Suitable for Presents. Biscuits, Fruit, and all kinds of Sweetmeats. Splendid Assortment, and Big Range of Prices to Suit Everyone. Dresses & Costumes ^ij 11 Ready-made uJ orto ti { order, II111 VÆJ, lik ill ar PATTERNS kVA ft!!1*/ FREE AV-plf SBORT BRIDGE mmmm THE PHEASANT INN, Market-Street, NEWTOWN. FINEST QUALITY WINES, SPIRITS & BEERS" WELL AIR'D BEDS. Good Stabling. A. H; BENNETT, (473) PROPRIETOR. COALS. BEST VALUE at LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES- MORRIS AND SON, COAL FACTORS, RAILWAY WHARF & PARK-ST., NEWTOWN Are prepared to quote to intending purebasois for all classes of Coals at lowest possible prices- either by the load or truck loads. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. N.B.—Morris and Son having had many years experience in the trade, solicit a trial. f15s EVAN REES, Monumental and Architectural Sculptor. LLANIDLOES. Monuments and Headstones in Marble, Granite, Stone and Slate. Designs and Price List on application. Memorial Wreaths :-A large assort- ment to choose from. (439)

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SMALL HOLDINGS IN MONTGOMERYSHIRE. COMMITTEE'S EXISTENCE NOT JUSTIFIED. ME. NEWELL'S CHARGES AND THREATS. Preparatory to an extended discussion, the following report by the agent for small hold- ings (Mr P. Wilson Jones) was read at the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday The selected tenants for the several holdings at Arddleen Grange 'have signed their agreements and are in occupation. A very decided improvement is already to be observed in the appearance of the farm. All the tenants are capable persons, and are likely to do well on their holdings. The fences and gates are now in order. Con- tracts have been signed with three different firms for the repaij of the house and out- buildings. When the work is complete, the County Council will possess a very desirable and valuable property. Penygelly farm has been divided into four holdings, and tenants are in occupation and agreements signed. Three more appli- cants have been satisfied by being allowed to send their sheep to the hill for summer pasturage. Men are engaged in doing the necessary repairs to the house and buildings, fences, drainage, etc. I hope to have the work finished in about four weeks, when the property will be very complete. The tenants selected are a hard working and intelligent set of men, and they show every indication of making their venture a success. DISTRUSTFUL CAERSWS FARMERS. Some days ago I met by appointment a large number of the applicants for small holdings in Caersws district, at the Council Schools. I placed before them what I con- sider the advantages obtained under a sys- tem of co-operation among small holders, but I failed to get any support in this direction. The spirit of independence, and possibly distrust of one another, apparently predominated. The Pendre scheme having been abandoned, I hope to place before the Small Holdings Committee very shortly a scheme that will, I trust, meet with their approval, and one that will satisfy a large number of applicants who are at present dissatisfied because their demands have not been met Several farms will be offered for sale during the year in the county, some of which, it is hoped, the Council will be able to acquire, as there are nearly 150 appli- cants still requiring land." At the foot of the above report appeared the following supplemental note from Mr A. W. Williams-Wynn, chairman of the Small Holdings Committee Your 'Committee regret that they are not at present in a position to put forward any further scheme for the approval of the Coun- cil. They can only hope that their efforts to obtain land acceptable to the applicants, at rents which are within their means, may meet with more success in the future." In response to the Chairman's invitation for any remarks,— Mr C. J. Newell said I see there is some property coming forward for sale in the county, and I think it would 9 GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY of providing small holdings. Particularly I am thinking of the Caersws district, where there are such a number of applicants. If we let this opportunity go off our hands, and if we don't very shortly take some action in this matter ourselves, then we shall be compelled to do so by the powers above. I am very anxious that we should do what we can ourselves, and not ask for compulsory powers. In some Welsh counties they have asked for compulsory powers, and I should be sorry if we were compelled to do the same. It is quite clear though it will come to that. There are still 150 applicants for holdings, and as a Small Holdings Com- mittee we have done very little to supply them. As a committee we have scarcely justified our existence. We have now come to a condition of things that we must move forward. Our county is going down in popu- lation, and a vast amount of property is also being allowed to go down, and while providing accommodation in towns,, we have been losing accommodation in the country. If a farmer's servant desires to marry HE CANNOTf GET MARRIED, because he cannot afford a reasonable home in which to go to live. I was only told to- day of one place somewhere in this county where there was a house with only two rooms and a family of something like eight living in them. I think that kind of thing ought not to take place. Mr Edward Powell I don't think Mr Newell could have been present at the last, meeting of the Small Holdings Committee, when a small committee was appointed for a purpose which I do not wish to mention too specifically. We are all disappointed at the small number, and we are all agreed that something ought to be done. At pre- sent we have reason to believe that an opportunity will shortly arrive when some broad scheme will be submitted to us. Ob- viously it is what is required here. Mr Lloyd I notice that the Director of Small Holdings says in the very excellent report which he has presented to us to-day, that he hopes to soon place before us a scheme wihch will meet with our approval and satisfy a large number of applicants. I think this is rather an intimation to the Council for some suggestion as to the pro- cedure of the Committee as regards the land in question before we have another meeting. If there is land to be sold where it would be very desirable to have small holdings, and where there are a number of applicants, it is important that before steps be taken the views of this Council should be made known. Mr Williams-Wynn saide he welcomed the observations and criticisms of Mr Newell, who had been one of the MOST ZEALOUS WORKERS on the Committee. Unfortunately at the last meeting of the Committee he was unable to be present, and so he was only. aware at second hand of the circumstances which had been alluded to about the supply of land in the Caersws neighbourhood, and it gave him much pleasure to think that they might satisfy some of the numerous appli- cants in the district As to what Mr Lloyd had said about the Council determining the course which the Committee should take he for one would be glad of anything which would take the responsibilities off his shoul- ders. He believed the County Council had delegated all powers, except that of raising money, to them. With regard to the difficulty of obtaining land, to which Mr Newell alluded, the difficulty had not been so much to obtain the land as to induce the applicant to take it after it had been obtained. When the thing was worked out, the rents came to so much that the applicants would not take the burden of them. Either the applicants wanted land in their immediate vicinity, or they wanted houses and buildings placed on the land, and these made the rents prohi- bitive. He did not think that their apparent tardiness was due to their being unable to find land in the immediate neighbourhood. He hoped the supply of land they heard of was likely to come their way, but the more it was talked of the higher the prices were likely to be. Mr Newell We are authorized to find land for the people, and that must be done. If we don't do it voluntarily ourselves, then the people above will step in. Mr W. P. Jones But' what if the people won t take the land ? The Chairman (Mr Hugh Lewis) We have taken the only step possible, to appoint a small committee to interview the owner and agent of the property.