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ROADMEN AND WAR BONUS. YSTR?DGYNLAIS MEMBERS' DISSAT]SFACTION. The Iain Hoads Committee in their report said -that application was made to the Road Board for -the following grants for the year 1916—1917 :— "Tar surfacing, 41,631; surfacing with improved materials, £ 1,237; grouting with Bi-Taroo, £ 186 -£3,054. Intimation had since been received from the Board that, aubject to the sanction of the Treasury, they were prepared to make a grant of X600 towards the cost of the works proposed, such grant, however, to be allocated to the work of ( surface tarring. The county .roads surveyor re- ceived application from the roadmen in the Ystrad- gynlais district for an increase in their war bonus I from 2/6 to 51- per week. The committee care- fully considered this application, and recommend that it be not acceded to. The committee re- commend that the war bonus to council's roadmen of 2/6 per week be continued until October next. Mr -Prosser Jones (Ystradgynlais) referring to the refusal to grant the application from Ystrad- gynlais. said it bad always been the custom in their district, tha.t the district and county road- men should be paid the same rate of wages, and now the district roadmen had had their advance, while the county roadmen had not. Local mem- bers were all agreed that the increase should be paid the men. These men lived in a district where the cost of living was exceptionally high, and it was hardly fair to compare it with that at Brecon or any other place in the county. He moved that the increase be granted. Mr David Powell hoped the council would not agree to the motion hastily. Their sympathies were with the men and they would be pleased to grant the increase if they thought it consistent. i'stradgynlais were already better treated now than any other part of the county, and they did not want to pay such a rate of wages so as to make it unbearable to other trades in the county. They were now paying roadmen in Ystradgynlais some- thing like 4/11 a day, in other districts it was 3/9 and 3/11. Now they were asking for an in- crease in war bonus from 2/6 to 5/ He did not take the Ystradgynlais Rural District Council as a pattern at all. Aid. M. W. Morgan said he had been told that an old man who was earning 5/- a day was on strike because he did not get an extra 6d. (Laugh- ter.) Mr Prosser Jones (warmly) That is a false statement and a very unfair statement to make. It is utrue. There is no man on strike in Ys- tradgynlais. I maintain I represent somebody here. Mr James Powell (Ystradgynlais) said that one of them told him that morning that if the increased bonus was not forthcoming they were going to- (a voice "strike")-yes, strike. (Laughter)— which he thought they had a perfect right to do. He felt very sorry that this class of workmen were outside a strong trade union. He represented the working classes and he was sure they would be quite willing to bear an extra. burden of rate in order to give these men 2/6 a week more. He did not know, but thought, there was a resolution passed by the council that the rate of wages of the county roadmen should be the same as the district roadmen. » The Clerk No, sir. Mr James Powell Well, it is very awkward that men working in the same district should from one body get 2/6 more than those working for another, whereas they are doing the same work exactly. He seconded the amendment. Prof. Joseph Jones said if it was justifiable to give a war bonus at the beginning of the war it was justifiable to raise the bonus at present, for prices had gone up according to the Board of Trade returns by 43 per cent. It should apply to the whole of the county. Mr Boucher Have their wages been raised? Mr Dd. Powell Yes by war bonus. After further discussion the amendment was de- feated by a large majority and a further amend- ment that the matter be referred back to com- mittee was also defeated.—The report was adopt- ed. I Local Taxation Licences. I The Local Taxation Licences Committee report- ed that most of the licences due for 1916 had been paid. During the past year considerable assist- ance had been rendered by the Chief Constable and his staff in securing the revenue from licences. This had been done without any unnecessary inter- ference or causing any undue friction. The usual dog exemption certificates were in course of pre- paration, and they were posted as soon as pos- sible after receipt of the declarations from the magistrates' clerks. About 600 had already been despatched. I Mental Deficiency Act Committee. I This committee reported having under considera- tion several cases and were of opinion that they were suitable for detention in a. home. The com- mittee made exhaustive enquiries for accommoda- tion but had been unable to obtain it. Under the circumstances they are of opinion that no ac- tion be taken with regard to obtaining Institutional treatment for them at the present time, but that they stand over until it is known whether the pro- posed union for asylum purposes with the counties of Brecon. Radnor and Montgomery will be car- ried through or not. If carried through it is hoped to establish a home for mental defectives for the three counties. They recommend that the clerk write to the Board of Control placing the whole of the facts before them, and make sug- gestions with regard to the cases as stated in the report. Is Greek Necessary? j The Education Committee in their report re- commended the council to appoint a delegate to attend the conference at Llandrindod to discuss the teaching of Greek in the schools in Wales. Mr Dd. Powell, in moving the appointment of Professor Joseph Jones, as delegate, said he would rather that the conference discussed the advisabil- ity of teaching science or some such subjects that would be of use in future, rather than dead languages. (Hear, hear). Mr J. T. Boucher agreed and said -he would like to know Professor Jones' opinions with regard to the matter. (Laughter.) Prof. Jones I shall be very glad to give them privately to Mr Boucher after the council is over. (Renewed laughter). _H- W H. Mr J. T. Boucher asked how Professor. Jones would know he represented the views of the council unless some expression of opinion was given there. He agreed they wanted something of more prac- tical use to the country taught than Greek. It would not be long before they were face to face with the most determined commercial competition from the Germans again. Prof. Jones said he thought the conference was brought about because certain representations were made to the C.W.B. by public men in Wales that the present county school system was not suffi- ciently organised to meet all the needs of the children. The point about Greek was only one of the points to be discussed. The point about agri- culture would be another and perhaps if a confer- ence was held on that subject they would send Mr Boucher. (Laughter). He was very glad Mr Boucher had mentioned the need of education to meet the coming commercial competition. The only way they could hope to beat the Germans commercially after the war was by making their education system as perfect as .possible and he only hoped that this conference would be one of the means. (Hear, hear.) Mr J. T. Boucher I should like it to be an instruction to our delegate to oppose the teaching of Greek. Prof. Jones I cannot oppose very well what I get my living by. (Laughter.) Mr Miller suggested that Mr Boucher should accept the amendment that their delegate should be instructed to say that Greek should not be made compulsory? Mr Boucher That is too mild. (Laughter.) But I will accept Mr Miller's amendment rather than it should be lost altogether. Mr Miller said he was thoroughly in sympathy with Mr Boucher. These dead languages had their uses and were no doubt very interesting, but for practical purposes he did not see their use. They were educating their children for the battle of life before them and while he did not want to veto Latin or Greek absolutely, he thought that for a. scholar to be compelled to take them was sheer nonsense. If scholars were going in for the professions that required them by all means let them take the languages. Prof. Jones That is what the conference is for. Mr Miller However interesting these languages may be they are practically of no benefit in the or- dinary careers. Prof. Jones I shall take care to give expression to the views of the council. (Hear, hear and laughter.)

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SMALL HOLDINGS. I MR. MILLER'S OPINION. I In the report of the Finance Committee appeared the following Smal 1 Holdings Neuaddau Scheme.—Your committee report that the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have intimated that for the purpose of repayment of the loss on the work- ing of this scheme up to the 31st March, 1915, they are prepared to repay one-half of the loss of £ 86 10s 2d, subject to their receiving a resolu- tion passed by the county council that one-half of this amount— £ 43 5s Id—will be paid from the county funds. Your committee recommend that a

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PRESTEIGN COUNCIL. I THE RATE. I SUPPORT FOR DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL. At Presteign Council, on Friday, Mr G. W. Preece (chairman) presided. A general district rate at 2/8 in the £ was signed and sealed. With reference to the paragraph in the M.O.H. 's report, complaining of the pollution of the source of the company's water-sup- ply, it was decided that the Water Company should be written to and asked for an explan- ation. Mr G. W. Preece, the new chairman, thanked the council for the honour they had done him in electing him chairman. He regretted his in- ability to be present at the last meeting, but had not intended the slightest disrespect to the coun- cil. and he did not think it would be wise for any- one to shirk his responsibilities in any public ap- pointment in the present crisis. He hoped his term of office would be as pleasant as that of the late chairman. The council decided to re-affirm their support of the Daylight Saving Bill by sending a copy of their resolution, passed by them some time ago, to Sir Francis Edwards. M.P., and the Home Office. Mr J. H. Wale was appointed a member of the Governors of the University College of Wales. The surveyor asked for instructions with re- gard to the repair of the Old Pound, which was dangerous to children playing htere. Mr Philip Davies raised the question of the ownership, and said they had no right to sell the property. The chairman said the question of the sale of the Pound was not before the council. The mat- ter was whether they should repair. Mr Philip Davies asked if they were going to repair other people's property? If it belonged to the county, why repair it? The matter was referred to the Streets' Com- mittee to inspect and report.

Stomach Trouble Due to Acidity I SO SAYS EMINENT SPECIALIST. I So-called stomach troubles, such as indigestion, wind, stomach-ache and inability to retain food, instead of indicating that the stomach is out of order, are in nine cases out of ten simply evidence that fermentation is taking place in the food con- tents of the stomach, causing the formation of gas and acids. Wind distends the stomach, and causes that full, oppressive feeling sometimes known as heartburn, while the acid irritates and inflames the delicate lining of the stomach. The stomach, however, is not at fault. The trouble lies entirely in the fermenting food. Such fer- mentation is unnatural, and acid formation is not only unnatural, but may involve the most serious consequences if not prevented. To prevent or stop I fermentation of the food contents of the stomach and to neutralise the acid, and render it bland and harmless, half a teaspoonful of bisurated magnesia, prdbably the best and most effective antacid known, should be taken in a quarter of a glass I of hot or cold water immediately after eating, or whenever wind or acidity is ifelt. This stops the fermentation, and neutralises the acidity in a few moments. Fermentation, wind and acidity are dangerous and unnecessary. Stop or prevent them by the use of a proper antacid, such as bisurated magnesia which can be obtained in the original powder form or in convenient 5-grain compressed tablets from Charles and Gwillim (late R. E. Charles), Medical Hall, Brecon, T. A. Coltman, Builth Wells, W. W. Johnson, High iStreet. Llandrindod Wells, and, taken as directed, will enable the stomach to do its work properly without being hindered by poisonous gas and dan- gerous acids.—M.F.P.

HAY'S COUNCIL. I TOWN AND TROOPS. I THE MAY FAIR. I Hay Town Council met on the 1st inst., when ) there were present Messrs. D. Morgan (chair- man), J. Evans (vice-chairman), E. Powell, E. George. T. J. Stokoe, J. Cater, T. E. James and J. Morgan. A letter was read from Rev. J. J. de Winton, expressing thanks for the kind remarks the mem- bers made on his retirement from the chairman- ship. He also wrote about a tar-spraying machine, a new dust-cart, the concreting of Mill Pond, the placing of the weir at the Oxford Road end of Lion Street, and the new methods adopted in connection with the town's water-supply. The chairman said the townspeople had asked him to secure the approval of the council to ad- vertise the May fair. Mr J. Morgan brought up the lighting question and asked if the fair had to be closed at 10 p.m. The council resolved that there should be no lighting-lip. and that the shows be closed at 10 p.m. The surveyor said he had gauged the water- supply that day, with the followin, results :-New Forest, 19,440 gallons; Hay Common, 64,800 gallons; and Llangwathan, 36,000, making a to- tal of 120,240 gallons in 24 hours. The supply was twice as much as that for the correspond- ing period last year. The council's attention was then directed to the dangerous state of the pitch- ing at the Broad Street end of Chancery Lane, but the matter was referred to the Works Com- mittee. The question of troops for the town was dis- cussed, and Mr Stokoe, in proposing that every effort be made to secure them, said Brecon had persisted in its efforts until troops had arrived. Hay was a suitable town for troops, and they should now continue their efforts to get some. Good camping ground was obtainable near the town, and their presence would do the district a, great deal of good. Mr Cater seconded, and the clerk was in- structcd to obtain the necessary information from the authorities in Brecon. Mr Cater asked if the annual checking of the council's stock had yet taken place, and the sur- veyor replied in the negative. I Questioned by Mr J. Morgan if the leakage at the reservoir had been rectified, the surveyor said that it had not. -——— ——

WOMEN FOR THE FARM. MEETING AT NEWBRIDGEON-WYE. j ——————— Newbridge meeting, on Thursday, was of an enthusiastic character. Mrs Venables-Llewelyn presided, and was supported by Miss A. Garland, Miss Hilda Vaughan (Castle," Builth), Miss B. Maitland Jones (Builth Wells), Mr Walter Wil- liams (Brecon) and Mr David Thomas (agricul- tural organiser). Mrs Yenables-Llewelyn said they had met to consider how women could help in a small way to bring the war to an end. and read portions of a speech made by Lord Selborne. She impressed upon the audleiice the need for increasing the pro- duction of the soil. They were all proud of the way in which the men and boys of Newbridge had responded to the country's call, and she was sure the women of the district would not De slow in doing their part. Some of the women had been attending to the wounded at the hospital, and they had come there to learn how they could as- sist in some other way. Referring to the arrange- ments for a local committee, Mrs Llewelyn said Mrs Pritchard (Post Office) would act as registrar for the district, and it would be impossible to get anyone more suitable. Miss A. Garland added if they were short of lab- our on the land at present, she was quite sure they would soon be much shorter. Farmers said they could not conveniently manage farm-work with women, but they should remember it wa,s war time. Mr Walter Williams also addressed the meet- ing, showing what women were doing and what women had done and could do in this trying time. Miss B. Maitland Jones, who had been working on the land for some time, said she had harrowed and rolled the ground and had been working a two-year-old colt. Women were able to do lots of work on the farm, and all that was required was to break down the prejudice of farmers. Miss Hilda Vaughan appealed to farmers to give the women a trial, and observed that Women- workers wanted to be treated, while working on the land, the same as the men—the same food and under the same conditions. They were taking the matter up with the object of helping the country and to prove worthy of the brave men who were fighting for them. The chairman invited questions, and Miss Grif- fiths (Yicarage) said she had been working the garden at home for many years. Mr Woodings (Penvbont) assured the meeting that he would be willing to find work for women on his farm. Thanks were tendered to Mrs Venables Llew- elyn for presiding, and, also, to the speakers.

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Welsh National Memorial. Breconshire County Council's Attitude. I "POOLING SCHEME" DISPUTE. I CONFERENCE DISCUSSION. ———— i The full particulars of the dispute which has for some time obtained between the Welsh Na- tional Memorial Association and the Breconshire County Council, respecting an agreement with re- gard to a. rate contribution, were disclosed in a report presented to the council last Friday by the Finance Committee and the Special Committee re sanatorium benefits. The committee reported that at the request of the Welsh National Memorial Association they met several of the members of the Association in conference. The conference was attended by Mr D. W. Evans, Mr Hopkin Morgan, Aid. Tutton, Dr. Murray, and Dr. Johnson, on behalf of the Association, and Dr. H. M. Richards, the deputy chairman of the Commissioners for Wales under the National Insurance Act, was also present. The conference was called at the request of the Memorial Association to discuss the coun- cil's repeated refusals to execute an agreement with the Association in the form submitted by the latter for the treatment by the Association of Bre- conshire people suffering from tuberculosis. This refusal has been chiefly based upon the objection of the council to accept the so-called national basis of the Memorial Association's Scheme, under which it is proposed that the councils of every county and of every county borough in Wales and Monmouthshire should contribute towards the Memorial Association's yearly income account each year, to meet the expenditure on revenue ac- counts, the proceeds of a fixed rate, entirely ir- respective of the amount that may have been ex- pended in that year on the treatment of patients from any individual county or county borough. This scheme of the Memorial Association is known as the pooling scheme, which the council has al- ways refused to adopt, while at the same time ex- pressing their willingness to pay to the As- sociation the reasonable cost of treatment of Bre- conshire patients, and of the expenditure incurred in relation to the incidence of tuberculosis in the county of Brecon. It has been the settled policy of the council that before they make any contribu- tion to the funds of the Association it must be shown that the expenditure of the Association, so far as the county of Brecon is concerned, has not only been actually made in respect of Breconshire people but has in itself been reasonably incurred. In this connection it has been the duty of the Finance Committee to scrutinise with care the ac- counts presented by the Memorial Association in order that they may be satisfied that the moneys provided under Act of Parliament for sanatoria benefit and other moneys, outside rate-raised moneys, available for meeting the cost of treatment of tuberculosis have been rece.ived and properly ap- plied. There are two main points which have presented themselves on examination of the Me- morial Association's accounts to which your com- mittee have taken strong exception, viz. :—(1) The fixed allocation of 6d per insured person for the cost of domiciliary treatment; (2) The free treat- ment afforded by the 'Memorial Association to un- insured persons irrespective of their ability to themselves contribute to the cost of such treat- ment. These two points were fully discussed at the conference, and the opinion was expressed, and generally agreed to, that as far as the payment of 6d per insured person to panel doctors in respect of domiciliary treatment was in question, the final decision as to this and the payment for domiciliary treatment should be deferred until the termination of the present war. As regards payments by non-insured pat- ients for sanatoria treatment, a promise was made that this should receive the consideration of the finance committee of the Memorial Association. It was mentioned to the committee that owing to the council not having entered into a formal agreement with the As- sociation the latter had been unable to obtain from the Treasury a grant equivalent to the council's contribution towards the revenue account. The committee, after obtaining the views of Dr. Rich- ards, instructed the clerk to write an explanatory letter to the Association stating the contributions made by the council and the basis upon which the council had agreed to make their payments. As regards the future services to be rendered to the council in respect to the treatment of tuberculosis as affecting the county of Brecon, and any pay- ment out of rates in relation thereto, it was stated that the Association would consider any independ- ent agreement submitted for this purpose by your council. The committee, therefore, ask for in- structions to prepare and submit to the council for approva.l the draft of an agreement to be entered into with the Association, which shall enable the council to avail themselves of the organisation and accommodation provided by the Memorial Associa- tion upon such terms ifld for such period of time as your committee may deem expedient.

Derogatory to Recruiting. I HEAVY PENALTIES AT CEFN-COED. I C.O.'s AND PAMPHLETS. I Great interest was again taken in the adjourned hearing of the case at Cefn-Coed police-oourt, on Thursday, in which Thomas Morgan Thomas (24) and David John Evans (20), school-teachers, Cefn-Coed, were charged under the Defence of the Realm Act with distributing pamphlets likely to prejudice recruiting. Mr Edward Roberts, Dowlais (for whom Mr R. Edwards James appeared at the first hearing), was 'for the defence, and Capt. W. H. C. Llewel- lyn (Brecon) represented the military authorities, who were the prosecutors. Mr Roberts, at the outset, said it was customary for the Public Prosecutor to attend in such cases, and objected to the military representative address- ing the bench. Captain Llewellyn said the press, which pub- lished these pamphlets, had been suppressed. Deputy-chief-constable Hand remarked that the defendant Evans admitted having distributed pamphlets about Cefn, but did not consider he was doing any harm, and added that he was a conscientious objector. Three pamphlets were produced in court, one bearing a cartoon which, Mr Roberts stated, had appeared in a London periodical. Witness, in cross-examination, said he could not object to that pamphlet, and, on being handed a second one, sa.id he did not think it would affect the people of Cefn in any way. Mr Roberts said it was a true account of early Roman days. Captain Llewellyn remarked that he would waive those two pamphlets. Mr Roberts then explained that the third pamphlet was an account of the case of Ernest F. Everett, a conscientious objector, who was sen- tenced to two years' hard labour for refusing to obey military orders. The circular, apparently, was nothing more than a justification of the con- scientious objector. He submitted that it could not affect recruiting, as there was now compulsion for all. Agnes Davies, daughter of the late Police-sergt. Davies, Cefn (whose death took place the prev- ious Monday), said on Good Friday last she saw the two defendants putting pamphlets under peo- ple's doors, and 'Thomas gave her the three pro- duced. Mr Roberts submitted that if there were any- thing wrong with the circular action should have been taken against the publishers. If they could be printed and published in London, why should they not ibe distributed in the streets of Cefn? There was not a word about recruiting in the cir- cular. and it was nothing more than an appeal to the public of this country to grant .these men the relief which the Act of Parliament was supposed to give them. The position of the conscientious objector was a perfectly legal one. The magistrates having retired, the chairman (Col. J. J. Jones) said they had come to tke de- cision that defendants were guilty of an offence against the regulations, and, from several points of view, it was a very serious offence. Even putting aside the want of patriotism, with the ap- peals we got from the men at the front it seemed very difficult to him to think that -anybody could try to prevent others from doing their duty. De- fendants would be sent to prison for a month, with hard labour, and fined £ 10 each.

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ARMENIAN RED CROSS AND REFUGEE FUND. Sir,—Will you let me thank those of your read- ers who so generously responded to an appeal for our fund in your columns some time since. The needs of the 200,000 Armenian refugees in the Caucasus are greater even than ever, for now the problem of repatriation is presenting itself. "The entire country (of Turkish Armenia) is completely ruined and nothing is left to buy or sell," to quote a letter just received from Till is. Ploughs, seed corn, horses and materials for building are needed, and have to be conveyed long distances by road, .as there are no railways. Able-bodied men are all longing for work. A workroom has been opened at Tiflis, where the women and girl refugees sew, knit, make rugs and are taught to earn a.living. There are thous- ands of these destitute women. A few thousand roubles would ensure the success of this enter- prise. Who will help these people to help theIXl" selves? Any sums entrusted to us for the abow purpose will be ca.bled on without deduction* All our work is voluntary, and we have no offico expenses. We will gladly send a copy of our re- port for 1915 to anyone who is interested. I am. &c.. EMILY J. ROBINSON (MISS), 35a., Elsham Boad, Hon. Sec. & Treasurer. Kensington, London, W., 5th May, 1916.

BATHING AT BRECON. .1. Sir,—After a long severe winter we genera-II]1 get something like a fine summer. Should it our lot this year, there win be a very large nulPJ ber of bathers this season, with over six hundr?* extra men in the town. To prevent any ooJØ' plaints, would it not be advisable, for those "VVb are responsible, to have the swimming stage Newton Pool put in order, so that there will be nO excuse for men using the river bank as an covered dressing space? A good service "11 ø be done to a number of people if we c? mutually get the Corporation to do the necessa repairs to the stage. Vnilra Mrs* Brecon. JH

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BRECONSHIRE COUNCil-Continued. resolution be passed by the council to the effect that one-half of the loss of R86 10s 2d on the work- ing of this scheme up to the 31st March, 1915, namely, zC43 5s Id, will be paid from the county funds. Mr Dd. Powell in moving the adoption of the report expressed the pious hope that they had heard the last of the Neuaddau Scheme. (Laughter). If the members of the Small Holdings Committee -who were mostly agriculturists—were going to run these things at a loss to the county—although he did not blame them in this matter entirely-he thought it would be better to bring "some of us business people into it, to see if we cannot man- age. ("Oh" and laughter.) Mr Miller There is no agriculturist on the committee who would not resign his seat to any "business man" you may like to put on. (Laugh- ter). Of all the committees I've served upon the Small Holdings Committee is unspeakably the most difficult. (Renewed laughter). Proceeding, Mr Miller said the committee were not directly responsible for this matter. However, it was past now. He believed that what the committee had done on the whole had turned our fairly well. It was very little they had done altogether. (Laughter.) More worry than result. (Renewed laughter.) He could assure them that this Neuadd business would not turn up every year. (Hear, hear and laughter.) The report was adopted. I Weights and Measures. In the report of the General Purposes Commit- tee, the report of the Inspector under the Weights and Measures Act (Mr James Campbell) was sub- mitted. From this it appears that during the six months ended March, 1916. he examined and veri- fied weights and measures and weighing instru- ments. Of the latter 546 were examined, 28 were erified and stamped, 424 found stamped and cor- rect, 91 incorrect and sent back for adjustment. and three condemned. Of the weights 84 were verified and stamped, 1930 found stamped and correct. 1287 incorrect and adjusted, and 27 con- demned. There were 479 measures examined, 462 were stamped and correct and three con- demned, 14 being verified and stamped. In his visits to tradesmen's premises, the inspector said he found weights and measures and weighing in- struments on the whole satisfactory. He also dealt at length with other inspections connected with liis duties. Other business, including the debate on the bud- I ,-let, will be found in other columns.