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POHTARDAWE POLICE COURT j Friday.—Before Messrs. G. H. Strick 1 (presiding), F. R. Phillips, H. J. Powell, D. T. Williams, and Vi. T. I Jones. BILLIARDS AT CWMTWRCH. I Mr. J-cstyn Jeffreys, Neath, applied I, for a billiard licence for Edwin iiolt, Lo.ver Cwmtwrcli. Holt owned a room at t:io rear of the. old Golden Lion b I,. The plans had been before the i>wu..uil, and approved. Holt was in iL-nealth on account of ilia being I asthmatic, and he waa responsible for the maintenance of his widowed Uaother and a young brother. In other parte of the county applications for milliard licences were favourably con- sidered, provided they were properly conducted luid gambling and other evils discouraged. 1 he playing of bil- liards tended to good. rather than to bad results. Applicant had also lost a brother in the war. Supt. Letheren add he raised no objection provided the house was pro- perly conducted, and the house closed at the licenced hours. Mr. Morgan Davies, Pontardawe. applied for a billiard liot-nec, flr Daniel Thomas, also of Cwmtwroh, who had lost a limb in a colliery accident three I years ago. His plans had also been approved by the Council. Mr. Davies I said it was the better place. I That may be, but the premises ikr- not half so good. (Laughter.) I Mr. Davies said there waa room for two bilu-ird houses at Cwmtwrcb, as the nearest licensed room was a mile and a half away. One of the magistrttm remarked that Mr. Davies would provide short "cues." (Laughter.) Both applications were granted sub- ject to the h -uses being closed as or- j dered. GUN WITHOUT LICENCE. j John Jones, GWUU'V.H^ i n, w p charged with carrying a gnu without a licence. liflis was the sü(\olld upon which the defendant had not ap- peared. and on the application of the superintendent, the magistrates grant- ed a warrant. ) MILK ORDER OFFENCES. Llewelyn Morgan, Coedgwilym, wag charged with selling adulterated milk at Clydach on Feb. 22. Inspector David said he pi*chased half a pint of milk j of defendant for the purporse of anal- • YSls. The report stated there were nine parts of added water. j Mr. Edward Harris, who appeared for defendant, said he had to plead to a technical offenoe, as defendant did not purchase under a warranty. Dc- I fendant was supplied by two farmers, 1 one of whom delivered to him in the street. The milk for delivery that day was in two cans, and two samples had been bought ,one from each oan. The two rr J out to be the bad sample, the one se- lected by the inspector was proved to be good. If the man had added water he would not have offered milk from the can with the added. water; he would have selected from the better quality, with no water. Mr. Strick said the magistrates did not think there had been a deliberate offence. They would accept Mr. Harris' statement, and inflict a nominal fine of 10s. William Williams, Alltwen, was simi- lar. ly charged with selling milk at Pontardawe that was alleged to con- tain 12 parts of added water. Mr. Ed. Harries again appeared, and Inspector David proved the case. Defendant submitted that he col- lected his milk from Cilybebyll. farmers and delivered it on the way down. Bo mixed the good with the bad. iv,l r. Strick The better with the best you mean. (Laughter.) Mr. Thorpe: I think that applies more to bner, sir. (Renewed laughter.) Defendant admitted he was without a warranty. A fine -of 30s. was inflict- ed. Mr. Strick suggested that farmers should provide themselves with an in- strument that would enablo them to find in a rough manner, the specific i gravity of the milk. This would tend to make the wholesalers more careful. Hannah. Rosser, Pontardawe, was similarly charged, but the hearing of the case was adjourned to enable the wholesaler to appear. EJECTMENT ORDER. Mr. Purser, Swansea, appeared for L p poare d for W. H. Moss, house agent, who applied for an ejectment order against Mrs. A us tin, now resident at Tarreni-ter- raco, Godre'rgraig. Applicant contend- ed that the woman, who had been a]- lowed two weeks' occupation without the payment of rent, had failed to fulfil her obliga,tionto clear out of the house. She was also a little in ar- rears. Defendant said she had cleaned tho house and painted and papered part of it. She was a widow at the time of her occupation in October last, her husband having been killed in aotion, leaving three children to provide for. P..ho had now married again, and her present husband was also with the colours. Defendant was now getting 26s. 3d. a week, and was making an effort to wipe off the arrears. The case was accordingly adjourned for a fortnight to see what defendant would do. I John Jones, Gwauneaegtirwen, was summoned by P.C. Jenkins for carry- ing a gun, and OR the result of en- quiries, it was found that defendant was without a licence. He was fined LI, Mr. Strick remarking that he would .0 saved 10s. by taking out the licence. Defendant said lie had got the gun to sho'-tt "some old pigeons" that troubled his allotment. He however, admitted he had failed to shoot any. NO LIGHTS. Mr. Griffith Morgan appeared for Richard Lewis, who Wà8 seen by P.C. Carpenter driving a brake at Godre'r- graig without a rear light at 8.30 in the evening. Lewis in defence said the oord attaching the lamp to the wag- gonette had broken and the lantern lost. He also maintained that the bad I condition of the roads was responsible for tb* accident. For this tragedy of the "Lost Cord" Lewis had to pay I 10s. I CWMTWRCH COAL THEFT. Margaret Ann AUen, Annie Wil- liams, and Eliza Evans, Upper Cwm- twrch, were charged with stealing coal to the value of about Is., tho property of the Colliery Investments Trust, Cwmllynfell. Mr. D. J. Clarke, Swansea, for the prosecution, said the women had been warned both personally and by a notice exhibited at the colliery. They how- ever defied the men who warned them, and one of the women even returned on the day of the offence after being cautioned. J. Morris, manager, and Dd. Jones, .surface foreman, corroborated, and de- nied they had ever given permission to anyone to take coal. Mrs Allen was find 30s. and the others 20s, as their husbands were working away.

SEVEN SISTERS. A successful eisteddfod was held at Salem Baptist Chapel on Saturday and Monday last. The awards were as follows Solo for girls under 14 .years of a.ge, Miss Isabel Rowlands recitation for boys, under 15 years of age, Master W John David; Champion solo, Mr W. Richards, Bamven darn heb atalnodau divided between Beatrice Davies and Lily Lewis; solo for boys under 14, Glyn Williams, Dvffryn, Onllwyn; contralto solo, "O'r niwl i'r Nef," di- vided between Beatrice Davies and E. Phillips; open recitation< Master W. John David: love letter, 1st prize, Miss Isabel Rowlands; 2nd prize, di- video between Miss N. Griffiths and Mr T. J. Lewis soprano sol, Miss E. Phillips; bass solo, Mr W. A. Hughes, Bryndulais Avenue; tenor solo, Mr D. Wilfiams, Martin's Avenue; quartette Mr W. A. Hughes and friends; choir, "YnyKxwen," ccxnducter, Mr John Hughes, Martin's Avenue. The ad- judicators were: Mn?ic, Mr D. Price. A.T.S.C. Crynant; recitations, "Creunantvdd," Crvnant. The ac- companist was Mr Evans, Arfryn. The I s.ecretarial duties were ca.rri?d out by Mr Sidney Bowden, and the treasurer was Mr David Williams. There were over 100 entries for the various competition, and as it was im- possible to finish the programme on Saturday, the unusual course was adopted of continuing the eisteddfod on Monday evening. A vote of sympathy was unanimous-. ly carried with Mr'David W. Davies (Dnlais), who was the appointed ad- judicator of recitations. but who as annuon-eed last weekmet with a ser- ious accident a few day previously. Creunantydd. who acted in his place, expressed himself as follows:— 'I I Salem .ar frvs hwyliais—.i'r lie hwn Er llanw lie "Dulais" Dyn o glod yw dan ei glais A dolur i Gwm Dulais. All prizes were given bv friends, and the prize for the love letter was given by Mr Bennett. ,)iini of B16 was cleared as the i?.??Ic of the children's eisteddfod at II'lL."i,.I? <)f the (-Iilldi?ei's 4e,,St(-ddf (, d at Arrangements have now been com- pleted for the stop-watch competitions for Thorton and Potter. It is earnest- ly hoped the public will give a helping hand in these oases. Master Wan. David John is making a mark as a reciter. He carried off two prizes for recitations at Salem. He is only 11 years of age. Another Eisteddfod is to be held soon at Salem Chapel. We hope th:s will be Commenced sooner, and that a tmt will be liald, if necessary. Ten o'clock is late .enough to firfish. a The death has taken place of a child of Mrs. Williams, Bryndulais row, widow of the late Wm. Williams, who was killed at Brynteg some months ago.

SKEWEN EISTEDDFOD. I A successful eisteddfod was held in i connection with Calfaria (B.) Chapel, Skewen, at the Gwyn Hall, Neath, on Saturday. Mr. T. J. Williams, M.P., presided, and Mr. J: Clement (Alarch Qgwy) conducted. Adjudicators: music, Messrs. E. T. Davies, F.R.C.O., Mer- thyr, and T. Baggridge, A.L.C.M., Skewen; literature, Mr. Jas. Clement. Awards Solos—soprano, divided, Mme. Thomas, Alltwen, and Mme. R. Per- kins, Pontyeymmer; g irls', Miss Jessie Follard, Skewen; under 12, Miss Elsie Hutchison, Glyn Neath; boys', Donald Rosser, Llansamlet; under 12, Victor Morris, Llansamlet; open recitation, Mr Thomas John, Neath Abbey; under 14, Victor Morris. Llansamlet; pianoforte solo (open), Miss Winnie Bowen, Skewen; under 12, Miss Han- nah Bendle, Skewen; prize bags, Miss I M. A. Morgan, Tonna; tenor, Mr. W. Tanner, Swansea; baritone, Mr. Eras- mus Morgan, Pontardawe. Children's choir, Neaijh Abbey (Mr Dick Evans). Male voice choir, Skewen (Mr. Ivor Francis). Chief choral. 1, Neath Abbey I (Mr. Dick Evans); 2 Trebooth, Swan- sea 3, Skewen.

I I j W. A. WILLIAMS, Phrenologist. I eRn be consulted daily git the Victoria Arcade (near the Market), Swansea.

FROM THE AMMAN VALLEY. For allowing tlie carcase of a gelding to be unburied Isaac Jones, Ysgubor- fach Farm, Bettws, was fincd Cl at the Ammanford Police Court. The car- case was found by P.C. Edwards in a, brook which ran past a farm. It was partly e:tteii by dogs. It was still un- buried, and the chairman of the magis- trates told the defendant to see to it at once. At Ammanford Police Court, on Monday, Mr. T. C. Hurley applied that a. separation order granted in that court in Novo-utter last to Ruth Jones, Llwynyrhaf■ t" .eh, Ammanford, against her hush-i: 1, Edward Jones, Brynam- man, be ispended, as the marriage was not a legal one. When the separa- tion order was made, the wife stated that her first husband, Fredk. Alfred Green, with whom she lived in St. Thomas, Swansea, was drowned at sea in Glasgow in 1903, and she was mar- ried to her present husband in 1910.— Mr. Harley stated that the Registrar- General at Edinburgh had failed to trace any record of the man's death in Glasgow during the years 1903 to 1907, and he therefore asked that the order be suspended until the wife furnished such information as would establish the legality of the second marriage. —Mr. Hugh Williams, for the wife, • said tho onus was upon the applicant, j and he had failed to produce any de- finite evidence. — The Bench refused to state a case.

BRYNAMMAR- Dr. William Corkey, of Bryna-mman, brought an action in the King's Bench Division on Tuesday against the Great Western Railway Company for dam- ages for ,personal injuries on August 2nd. When crossing over the bridge at Llandilo Station plaintiff slipped on tho steps, fell on the back of his head, and sustained serious concussion, which for a time incapacitated him from pro- fessional work. The stairs had just been soused with water, converting the dirt into slippery mud. Plaintiff al- leged negligence. His Lordship, in summing up, said plaintiff had been to the county court at Llandilo, and those who knew Wales would know that oounty courts in Wales were of the same kind of festivals as bull fights in Spain, where people were sometimes toased.-The jury returned a verdict for defendants, and judgment was entered for defend- ants with costs.

Foxes on Baran and Gwrhyd Mountains. A correspondent writes: A 171 number of foxes have settled down in the districts of B?Mn and GWrliYd,! near Pontardawe, and have destroy.edI a great number of poultry, many people having lost all the fowls they possessed, and one well-known farmer in the Baran district had 28 full-grown turkeys killed in one night (a loss of some £ 40). Having been suggested that the im- porting of some foxilounds to scour the district would be the beset means of getting rid of the vermin, representa- tions have been made in certain quar- ters, with the result that a well-known pack of nine couples of hounds have been offered for use in the district' for the full season, with the services of the huntsman, all gratis, the only con- dition being that a cottage should be secured for the huntsman, rent free, and hunt clothes. In view of the serious loss which it is feared will be caused by the foxes to the lambs in the approaching lamb- ing sti.sicn, it is felt that this generous offer should be immediately accepted by the whole district, as it would mean the upkeep of the hounds for the season i naddition to the cost of cot- tage mentioned. In view therefore, of tho loss that will be suffered in staple food if the foxes are allowed to con- continue their ravages—and they will multiply and increase—it is hoped that the whole district will heartily join to carry out the necessary arrange- niont8 for importing the hounds. [This correspondent appears to sug- gest that the comparatively small cost of the hounds should be a public charge. But what of the farmers of the district? Aro they not able, amongst themselves, to finance thi* undertaking which, after all, would directly benefit them ? As a body we believe it is not too much to say that farmers are not doing so badly these days!—Ed. L.V.]

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TO OPPOSE MR*"STANTON." w The Rev. T. E. Nicholas, Llan- gybi. was on Saturday, selected by the I.L.P. section at Aberdare to be- come their Parliamentary candidate, in opposition to Mr C. B. Stanton, at the next election.

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