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CWBTWBCH'C'.VIiLLYMFELL I A rcvption eom-erc was held t the Hail, Cwrullynioli, on Thursday l(s,*t, when Pte. Jee Davies, A.S.C., who iia-d out in Sill. nie\, was pr<- sented by the Rev. G. n. Davids on -italf of the reception committee. Mr D. E. "ïJ!ia.m¡; wa: ¡ tht. accompanist, •nd programme was contributed r-c by the followingSt>k)«; Misses Ueiiv.u J. Devies, Hannah- Rintirirds, Jennie Boyce, Ami Walters Messt.?. Pervy Jones, T. Tomlins, i i i Thonjas; recitations, Mis«es Mary Davies. Ethel Thomas, Minnie Wil- liams, Maggie Eilis, Mr*. 'i'rf.nthnrd, and Mr. D. J. Kvans. Mr. Tom Rich- ards read verses which lie had mkvi'il- ly composed lor- the occasion. A 8 held -if Beulah Cha[>el "on Saturday, lyhen" Che ReY. W. T. Hughes filled th0 role of president. Mr. Ja,5. Powell eonduct<Ai; Mr. J. Ha+ris-Thomas, A ,H ad indicated the music, and Mr. G. T. Levi (Gweledydd) the literature. E. 1-1. ."rlugh-sou, A.R.C.O?, Ystradgynlais was the aceonrpani.,t. Awards: Children's solo (under 10), Mioses May Williams, Pantt. and Mary Ann Joiif>s, C\vm- tlynfelf; instrfumenfcU solo'(stri ng), Mr Horatius* Jenkins. Ammanford; esaav, Mrn. TydviT Nicholas, Penygroes; reci- tation (children). 1, divided between Misses Be.ssio Roderick, Rhiwfawr and Annie Miriam Harries, Cwrntwrch; 2, Lizzie Llewelyn, and Bessie Jones, Brynamman soprrino solo, Miss Han- nah Williams, Ynist'iwe contralto, Mrs. Agu.s The.ma*. Tirydnil htkJ Mrs. -e in wen T h o i n ■ s. G -,v auu-'svirurvven. Champion ujln (female), .Vies Esther rgr.'iif?;, and Mifs J-Iai'tia?; V. dliarj.s. >'nisf've < j>cn re- eitet:on. Miss Annie Jame- Glann/u- inaii and Mr. Tom Flurry, Gornanv • 'a.rit-one .^Ir. Ben J one*, Velin- dre, Clychchj instrumental wIm (wind) Mr. Rv? n W illim^s. fitiilyfera tenor ,,)10. Mr. Ystnultrvn- 1,[: char.].ion f'.u1,) (rn.de) Mr. Gwiiym

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Jones, Ystradgynlais. The proceeds were in aid of the chapel funds. Xe-arly a hundred of the wounded soldiers now at the Pontarda we hospi- tals wert< etiterttirim at the Gurnoa Schools on Saturday afternoon, wIkmi Mrs. G. H. Strick and Miss Strick acted as hostesses. An excellent iea was provided,, after which a miscel- laneous concert w,)s given by the men, assisted by local artistes. The death took place at Gfaigtwrch on Saturday night, after but a brief illness, of Mr. Owen Jenkin Owen, a local farmer, at the age of 51. De- ceased, who \va* a bachelor, had only been ill for ^m-'x flays, suffering from pneumonia, was well-known and highly respected in", the district, and was a. regular attendant a.t Bethel Chapel. The funeral, which was for gentlemen only, took' plate (-)n Thurs- day v afternoon, the remains being I taken to the Ystradgynlais churchyard for burial. On Tuesday night next Mr. R. C. Phelps. of the Board of Agriculture, will jvddress a meeting at Boidah un- der the auspices of the Gardening As- sociation. Councillor Lewis Thomas, J.P. was the preacher at Ebene»er, Brynamman on Sunday, whilst the Rev. Daniel Aubrey, Penxhos, preached at Gwys. On Sunday next the Rev. T. Tawel- fryn Thomas, father-in-law to the R-ev*. T. M. Roderick. Cwmgorse, will preach at Ebenezer, Gwys. -()it Stip(lty morning next the Rev. W. T. Hughes, Beulah, will receive about sixteen new members into the j ehnrchtiirough baptism. Mr. David Rees (postmin), upper Cwmtwrel;, has left to join the forces. Signaller Jones, son of Mr. Henry Jones, Graigtredeg, has been on fnr- lough. He is a brother of the late Sea- man Albert Jones, who went down with his ship some time ago. Pte. Jacob Owen, of the Cameron High- lander, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Dvfrig Owen, has returned to Scotland, after a short furlough at home. Pte. Willie Eva us, of the Engineers, son of Mr. lid. Evans, Upper Cwmtwrch, and Mrs. Evans (district nurse) has been on leave. Gunner Morgan Price Morgan, Garrison Artillery, who is now in train- ing, has been on furlough at his home, Gwilyin-road. Cwmllynfel!. He is the so n of Mr. and Mrs. l)d. Morgan. Miss Mary Annie Jones, Cwmllyn- fell, again took half the prize at tho Cwmtwrch competitive concert- on Saturday in the children's solo com- petition. Although only 13 yea rs of f I age, Miss Jones has already taken over fifty prizes.

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GRYNAfiT- Judge Bryn Roberts gave a reserved judgment in an action brought by Mr E. L. Pegge, colliery proprietor, Neath against the Neath branch of the Capi- tal and Counties Bank and two youths n;- ;r:>d Gwyn Jones and Ivor Curtiss, j of Crynant. The action was in respect of a £ 20 note which had been stolen, and on being presented to the bank by Gwyn Jones was innocently cashed by the bank. It was stated that after J-: cashing the note Gwyn Jones gave £.') to Curtis, whose parents had refunded this sum to the owner. His Honour gave judgment for the bank with (st.; but against the other two dfendnllt3. I)tit against tli(, otli?,r two (Iifkiidiiit-i. ?_

PONTARDAWE AUCTION MART. j T 11 order to meet the convenience of Swansea Valley people a mart was opcnoS at Po«tard<uve on Monday, and efforts will bo made to continue it fortnightly. Unfortunately, there were only three bullocks to be disposed of. They were weighed and allocated to the local butchers. A cow and calf which were put under tlu- hammer j were sold for £ 26 lOs. Mr. J. E. Wil- J Hams, Ystradgynlais, was the auction- < eer.

POXTABDAWE FOOD COX. TROL OFFICES. OBJECTS TO BEING BULLY-RAGGED' BY AlAN WITH SOFTER' JOB. At Poiitardawe Food C<nitr?! Com- mitn?-on Monday, Mr. 1)1. T. Jones, J,P., presiding, Mr. Morgan Davies, j Poutaraawe, the Executive Officer, re- plied to tile attack made upon him at the Council ou Thursday last by Lieut, and Councillor R. A. Jones (Clydach) in reference to his appointment as ex- ¡ executive officer. Mr Jones alleged tha.t the appointment was not carried out legally inasmuch as it had not been proper!/ advertised. Mr. Davies said that h., was an applicant for the job in the first place when Mr. Noah L. Davies was appointed. Some weeks later, however, Mr. Noah Davies felt that the work was too much for him and he resigned. The Food Committee thereupon asked him t* take on the work as he had been runner-up for the position, and he assented. Mr. Davies said that as far as lie was concerned there was nothing wrong in taking over the position as it was the usual practice with the District Council and II the Guardians to appoint a contractor to oarry out work, or a nurse for an appointment provided they came second in the ksts. He referred to a I, case in Cardiff quite recently. Person- ally he was not in love with the job, but he was doing his best to do the work properly. If the committee felt that they had done anything wrong in appointing him, and if they wanted to put matters right, he was quito pre- pared to .hand in his portfolio that very day. He failed to see that it was in the national intorest for Mr. Jones to oome 49owia from Cardiff simpler to have a "dig" at him, and vent his ill- feeling against him. When the post was advertised in the first instance there was not a single application from any discharged wounded soldier or sailor, and even if there was in the district at prosent anyone who was prepared to take on the job, he could come there at onoe, or he was even prepared to call Mr. Jones' Class C3 solicitor friend to come in and do it. Mr Jones, to his knowledge, had called in that gentleman's office before he came to the Council meeting to make his attack, and both knew exact- ly what was going to be said. He did not like feelings of that kind to be exhibited against anyone who was try- ing to do nis beet, and he failed to see why the committee should be criticised to that exigent by Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones had a much "softer" job than he had, and unless this waa right he could not have come there on Thursday last to make his. attack. He objected to the "bully-ragging" in- dulged in by Mr. Jones. In conclusion j Mr. Davies said it did not pay him to keep on with the job, as he would be out ef pocket by it. Nevertheless, j he was quite prepared to continue to do what he could to preserve the coun- try. (Her, hear.) County Councillor D. D. Davies con- sidered that the committee had done what was right and at the proper timo in inviting Mr. Morgan Davies to take on the job, and Mr. Davies had been very kind. He considered that Mr. Jones should be told to mind his own business, and that they as a Commit- j tee were quite capable of looking after themselves. j Mr. Daniel T. Jones, J.P., said that Mr. R. A. Jones came to the District Council meeting on Thursday and asked for permission to bring forward his resolution, as he wanted to catch the 1 o'clock train. As soon as he made his speech he cleared off and did not even wait for questions. He quite agreed that there was no application from any wounded soldier or sailor, and Mr. Jones had simply come down from Cardiff to have a "dig" at Mr. Davies. He had noticed that Mr. Jones had been at loggerheads for some time, but he did not think that Mr. Davies had anything against Mr. Jones. In his opinion they should not take any further notice of the matter, as he oonsiflered that Mr. Davies had done a kindness to the committee in taking over the work when they were in A dilemma. Mr. D. D. Davies said this was the only chance they had of replying to Mr. Jones' remarks. Mr. Morgan Davies further said that the remarks of Mr. Jones were inclined to lead people outside to bo- lieve that there had been some favour- itism in regard to the appointment. He did not want anything of that kind. He was quite willing for any- j body to have the job, as he was obliged at present to work 15 hours a day. Mr. D. D. Davies: You'll have to work more bye-and-bye. It may oome to working 24 hours a day. A member remarked that Mr. Jones' solicitor friend—C3—had never applied for the job. On the motion of Mr. D. D. Davies seconded by Mr. Wm. Davies, Allt- wen, a vote of confidence was passed in Mr. Davies. On the motion of Mr. D. D. Davies, 1 seconded by Mr. Wm. Davies, a vote of confidence was passed in Mr Davies. J

If aii election was pending and a soldier was a candidate, special fur- lough would bo granted to him to pro- mote his candidature, says Mr. Mac-

W. A. WILLIAMS, Phrenologist, fan >»o consulted dailv at ?i? Vir?!t"a 1-,911 '?)o )t fli,? 8 0 SIAREDIR CYMRAEG. £ + a n i !E. S. Chappellf s THE GREAT LADIES' AND ° o GENTS' TAILOR. o B B SPECIALITE— Mourning Orders r a to any extent executed in eight F4, + hours. + ———— a □ Agent f h + ?Sole Agent f?r the g 4 CELEBRATED SUNSEARAIN + f SERGE. J On receipt of Postcard, eur fe Representative will call upon nj + customers. + u [] ? ? I 237. HIGH STREET, J ? —— SWANSEA. —— ? TEACHERS' MINIMUM SALARIES. A minute of the Board of Education dated Jan. 14, proscribes minimuDI rates per annum for the salaries of ele- II mentary school teachers. As from April 1 it will be a condition of the supple- mentary grant that the salaries paid by an authority throughout ita area I, sh aH oomply with the following: Men. Women Certified teachers £100 £99 Teachers recognised un- der Schedule I.B. LIOO £00 Teachers (full time) of domestic subjects £100 J'99 U noortified teachers C65 f,6,3- D. JASPER JONES PHRENOLOGIST, Can be consulted by appointment at BRECON RD., Y8TRADGYNLAIS. Advice on Health and Diet. Natural treatment for all diseases. All Parents having the welfare ..f their children at heart should ccnsulfc a phrenogolist before deciding upor a trade or profession. Jy7 JOHNSTON For NEW VEGETABLE AND FLOWEB SEEDS FLORAL DESIGNS AND EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN. ALEXANDER JOHNSTON. SWANSEA Telephone: 567 Central. PIANOFORTE AND OBGAJT TUNING. REP AIRS of EVERY DESCRIPTIO. Firdt Class Work, Moderate ChargeL PIANOS TUNED FROM &.6<1, I JAMES TARR, Corapton Honsf Y«ttlyfer# FOR THE CHILDREN ) Teapots an the Right. Why what are you looking so gloomy about ? You're Win- the-War Teapots, aren't you? Teapots on the Lff.-('No, they won't let us be. They just shovel in the tea, though they know perfectly well how scarce it is,—and they don't put a penny into War Bonds or War Savings Certificates! We're Lose-the-War Teapots, that's what WE are, though of course we don't WANT to be!" niiiooooaasaiaiit

IMITATION* TEA. George Amies, Si-rntiord, was at i West Ham on Tuesday on | charges of manufacturing 501b. of used tea leaves in imitation of tea, and of 1wing in pos.sp",ion of 33,5001b. of tpa. leaves manufactured in imitation of tea. He was liable under tho Adultera- tion of Tea Act to a forfeiture of £ 168,000. Tho defence was that the leaves were sent to the firm by the Army Waste Products Company, and that they were used only for the ex- traction of tannin and ciffein.

C O. CONVICTED POR CRUELTY. I I A man convicted ot cruelty to an animal ought not. to be allowed exemp- tion on conscientious grounds, said the National Service representative at the I South Yorkshire Appeal Tribunal at Doncaster. He appealed for the certin- cate granted to a Christadelphian to i ho cancelled. The latter had been fined for knocking* a horse's eve out whilst working on a farm. This view was np- held and the certificate of exemption was withdrawn. "0#.